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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
DEMOCRATS OPEN
TRAFFIC BUREAU

rbicoro-A new departure IN pol'H-
oa, convention management mas oeen
l,rnched nv the Democratic Na'loha'
~ommittee. which has opened q trans
nnrtation bureau here to care !of VIZ
delegates. alternates ana Spo',"''+
who will go to San Francisco = "'
fond the convention June -.
The shortage OF railroad eQulpnlen'
and the flood of traffic on all roauS y
rasnonsible for the innoVa} ION
see America First tours 70 polll9
of ,,terost in the west, including >el-
lowstone Park. the Grand CANYON
Ioe Angeles and others, are pcthE
MANNER BY the democrat as l"fe -
attract at least part OF the t'"N
org westward two or three weeks ht
fore the convention, thereby SpFedu'
ing the burden on the railroads oNei
n longer period.
For the return trip from san Fran
cieco q system has been worked ou'
whereby the visitors can buy cas-
bound tickets within thlrtN-aN ho"i
aftar the convention closes. Inc Dig
eost problem in convention uahap''
tation has always been the return Trip
as the day and hour for the close i
always uncertain.
Il X BiXby, transportation ol1icid
Of the Pennsylvania railroad system
has been loaned to the l)emocfa'i
committee 10 take charge OF the tfahs
portation bureau He has obta'he
the cooperation Of the ASSOCIATION @
western passenger agents, ana IN
Pullman company has promised mn
first call for its parlor car equlpmen
The transportation committee OF ~
national democratic committee "hl'
is directing the work, includes |harl'
Boeschenstein. Illinois, chairman. lS'
dore b. Dockweier. Cant; W. Y
March, Iowa. Fred b, lNhch, Nliih
and Patrick II Quinn, Rhode lS'@h'
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
THREATENING NOTE IS
BEING ISSUED FOR
BERLIN GOVT.
TREATY IS IGNORED
FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN ''A@'
AND BELGIUM TO JOIN DtMANo
rHAr VERSAILLES AGREeMtN'
aE FOLLOWED OUT TO LETTER.

Paris, April l6,~The repfese'''".
tjves in Berlin Of France, Great l'TH-
ain ltalv ana Belgium VIII JON ~
- farming to Germany that she must
ayacnte without delay the dIaafai@.
men, and demohilation clauses G tn'
neoce treaty. according 10 lses'"'
plans.
II is understood that me ch1I -
d,affaires will also say to the n"'.
nnn government that nease t1e ~
surrectionary movements III Hei'''aps
are not suppressed the allieS ''la'
refuse further deliveries OF looo7'"''
Move Pleases England.
London. April 16.-'rhe London 'F'
an,na newspapers today lea'"''
prominently the semiofficial Sta'eihen' -.
,ro,n paris that the allies on the III
;tiatjve of Great Britain are ABOUT u
take energetic steps to enforce w
man disarmament, even to the eA''"'
of cutting of food supplies II hteeH
a,,v Most Of the Journals IN t''e''
editorials welcome the news nhq"'''
tiedly. ;. /. et,tad
In official quarters here 1t is S'aleo
,hat the final decision regarding l''
situation will b. taken at san 'e'''0
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
USES BLOW TORCH ON
PAINT: FIRE STARTED

The residence OF Fred !. Mullen,
3OG East Lafayette street, was tN'
scene of small blaze about noon -
day. Mr.. Mullen was taking the var
nish off a door in the hall with a
blow torch Clothes were hanging
on the wall in the hall and the loren
WAS accidentally turned toward them.
They caught fire and threatened the
building. An alarm was sent into tae
fire department and a quick response
was made. Chemicals were used 70
extinguish the blaze. The damage
will not exceed $40.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
CROWD FIRES UPON
IRISH CONSTABULARY

Limerick, ireland. AprII Nv hh'
c0n.t1bularN We're escorllh2 Ild' >
from the postoilice to the railway Ia
nigAt crowds peltcd them with stones
ana it is alleged shots We're tired y.
civilians. The police returned the
fire, wcunding aWo civilians
Start New Hunger Strike.
Dublin. ireland April Another
hunger strike il reported to have beeN
begun in Mountjoy prison, the pom
ical prisoners, both convicted ana M
convicted, who are stu detained lheI
refusing to take i0oG last night
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
SAL -VATION ARMY TO
HAVE SPECIAL SERVICE

The salvation Army is preparing
for special mcttin2S to be heId III tHo
army hall Saturday and SUNDAY
nights. Staff Officer Mcliarg and ms
wife OF Chicago VIII attend the meet.
ings and give special talks, Tine ON
ccrs here are making great 1rt pat''
tions and hope to make tae meetings
a zig success.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
MEXICO ASKS TO MOVE:
TROOPS THRU u. S. A.

Washington. April lG.-MeNico has
asked permission from IN" 'hl,rH
states 20 move troops through Amer
lean territory so as to attack 9onof|
from the north. No action has heen
taken on tlc request as Yet,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
Train Kills Decatur M. u.
tEY The Associated Fr0SsD
LII Anril g --Dr. 4

Decatur. H.. April lG,-'Dr A. !,
Wilhelm, who served as n major ~
the medical corps at Camp Dodge,
Iowa, was killed here this mornln2
when his automobile was hit hy an
Illinois Central train.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
1000 Back On Job.

Toledo. April 16-Four thousand
switthm voted this afternoon to
reiuln to work immediately.
Florida Men Quit.
Jacksonville, Fla, April l6.--
Switchmen of the Florida East Coa6,
railroad walked out today.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
Cincinnati mayor, chair
man and c. Wallace
Hanger, of this city, sec

Hanger, of this city, sec
retary. Both are members of the pub
lie aroup Sever of the nine members
Of the board were present The alb
sent members are expected today
The wage dispute, as it stood with
the breaking up of the bipartisan
wage conference here two weeks ago.
ana which affects 100000 railroad
employees, was submitted to the board,
Mr.. Hanger announced, and the board
will begin consideration Of it 1T once.
The board will meet again tomor-
row after arrival Of the absent men,
bers and probably will be made per
mauent. Secretary Hangers an
uolmcemnnt made it clear that the
board would not consider separately
the wage demands of the railroad men
now on strike Both administration
and rail officials believe prompt as
semblins of the board will have it's
influence Oh the present strike.
Trace i. w. w Move.
Chicago. April lG.--Plans of the IN
dustrial Workers Of the World to ad-
yocate the one big union movement
during the present unrest among
railroad workers, We're revealed In
aatment by VIM. d. Haywood, for
! mer general secretary and treasurer
| Of the /. w W. and John Sandgreh.
editor of the one Zig Union monthly,
published here today.
The two leaders We're quoted as TO
denying any connection between the
II W. W. aud insurgent railroad organ
i2aiiona now on strike but said ef-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
Treasury Official Quits.

Washington, April 16-R. G. Lei-
fngwou. assistant secretary Of The
treasury, has resigned ana ms teS,E'
nation has been accepted by the
President,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
The mo Contest" Vote,

Fred Sterling received 3,l3l votes
for delegate to the national Repub-
lican convention, and W. H, Johnson
&.4G1. G., A. Darneli 2,S26 votes rs at
terna.e and Frank 5. Whitman 2,'o'
Two delegates and two alternateS az"
to be elected from each congressionol
district SO the men had no oppoNl'
ton.
y. j. Lacey got 800 votes as dele
gate 10 the national Democratic CON
gention, while his team maie, Charles
lnscctt, received Az votes. G. H.
FITZGERALD ROLLED i2l votes as altcl
nate and Robert al4rkin 420. These
four had no opposition.
loWden carried Off sal mems Not, s
in Ottawa and l39 Womens; Wood
20S men and 95 women. In South o.
tawa the tormer received iI6 mat'
votes and g. Womens vCtc and Wopt
got IS mems and q W0menS votes,
The official canvass Of the preclnr
commit emen for the city of OttaW'
disclosed that the following ballot
! had been cast.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
Rail l[R0hD BOARD HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING
ClMCIMATTl MAYOR
IS NAMED CHAIRMAN:
LAUNCH WAGE QUIZ
(By the Associated Press)

Washington, April 6.-1he railroad board
perfected a temporary organization at its initial
meeting today by electing Henry Hunt, former
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-16
WEATHER.

Unsettled tonight and
Saturday, probably show
ers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
BILL READY TO
STOP GAMBLING
COTTON TRADE
Prohibitive Tax On Fu-
lures Sales Of Grain
And Staple Proposed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Senator
Capper, of Kansas, today made pub
lie his proposed bill to stop gambling
in foodstuffs and cotton. A tax of
ten per cent, designed to be prohib-
tive, on futures trading in grain
and cotton. except by actual owners
or limited class of traders under
federal license" is the basic feature
of the Capper bill, which will be in
troduced in the senate next week
by the author. and in the house by
Representative Tincher, of Kansas.
The ten per cent tax would apply to
options and the measure would af-
feet grain products as well as raw
grain.
Penalties of fifty per cent of the
proposed federal tax and a fine of
$4,000 and one years imprison-
ment for violations of the bills pro-
visions are Incorporate in the bill.
In a statement outlining the bill,
Senator Capper said that only about
one per cent of futures" trading
in grain and cotton was bona fide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
WRECKSDELAY
TOURIST TRAINS
FLYERS Come From At.
lanta By Way Of
Opelika

Early morning Atlanta mail was
delayed until after 10 o'clock Sat-
urday morning, and the Macon morn
ing mail did not arrive until this af-
ternoon as the result of freight
train derailment Friday night on the
Central of Georgia near Griffin,
which caused the regular Atlanta
Montgomery train, as well as the
south-bound Dixie Flyer and South
land trains to be sent out of Atlanta
over the Atlanta and West Point via
West Point, Opelika and Columbus, to
Americus, where the regular route
was resumed. The Dixie Flyer and
Southland arrived about 10 o'clock.
only five minutes apart, and the At
ta-Montgomery train rolled in
shortly thereafter.
The detour by way of Opelika re-
suited from wreck also on the
Southern between Macon and At
lanta, near Juliette, which precluded
the use of that line. Both were
freight train derailments, in which
no one was reported hurt. About
ten cars were reported off the track
on the Central. The line was clear
ed in time for the afternoon trains
to make schedule time on their reg
ular routes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
PEACH GROWERS
MASS MEETING
TO FIGHT PESTS
To Hear Experts At F ort
Valley Wednesday
Afternoon

OF important interest to peach
growers of this community was the
visit here Saturday of Z. r. Sci
kregg, of Washington, one of the
party of government experts recent
ly sent to Fort Valley to investigate
peach pests and diseases, ara his an
nouncement of mass meeting of
peach growers from all parts of the
Georgia peach belt in Fort Valley
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 8, at
2:30 o'clock. The meeting is sched-
uled for the Chamber of Commerce,
but if the attendance is too great
for the accommodations there, the
theatre will be used. Mr.. Selkregg
impressed the great Importance of
all peach growers attending this
meeting, at which the fight to eradi-
cate the pests so that this years crop
may be saved will be outlined. He
declared that the insect and the brown
rot can be overcome if proper steps
are taken in time, and it is to get
this work under way and let the
growers know what must be done
that this meeting will be held. Said
Mr.. Selkregg:
"A definite program of practical
work to reduce curculio and brown
rot will be placed before the peach
growers by men from the United
States Bureau of Entomology at this
meeting. DR.. A. L. Quaintance,
leading authority on fruit insects in
the United States, will be present 10
address the growers on the neces-
sity of adopting a plan OF work as
outlined at the meeting. 1t is prob
able that two prominent representa-
tives from the U. S. Bureau of Plant
Industry will also be there to pre-
sent facts concerning the chief fun
gus disease of peaches.
''The feature of the peach indus
try in Georgia depends on the con-
troll of insects and diseases that have
caused such tremendous losses t.
peach growers during the past two
seasons. Superintendent and fore
men should also be present, for they
are the ones who will directly take
charge of the work in and about the
orchards. Their interest in the
campaign will be deeper seated il
they attend the mass meeting and
hear the program of work first hand.
"Several entomologists fl Wash
ington have been making a survey
of the situation in or1cr to become
more acquainted with conditions. A
permanent corps of trained men will
be maintained at Fort Valley and
will at all times hold themselves at
the service of Georgia peach growers
in any part of the peach belt"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
DIXIE FLYER WRECKED
NORTH OE ATL LANTA.

ATLANTA, Dec. 4.-The north
bound "Dixie Flyer" the fast
through train from Jacksonville to
Chicago, which left Atlanta at s
o'clock Friday mroning, was wreck
ed three miles south of Rlnggoldi
Ga, and the engineer, julius E.
Boston. of Atlanta, was crushed to
death. No passenger was hurt. A
mail clerk suffered broken arm ana
the fireman was slightly hurt.
1t was the first section Of the Fly
or tfat was wicked. Tie locomo-
tive, mail and baggage c.rs, diner
arI two dead-head sleepers went into
ditch. At the offices of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railroad here, no cause was assigned
for the wreck.
A special was made up in Chat
tanooga and rushed to the scene.
The passengers were taken to Dal-
ton, Ca, and will be carried to Chat
tanooga as soon as the wreck can be
cleared up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05

success. Every one of my colleag-
ues will assure you that 1t was net
genius on my part, nor was it a mir
acle; it was just study and hard
work"
Louis Joseph Vance, known the
world over as the creator of the bril-
liant and popular Lone Wolf" sto-
ries, and who has lately turned his
talent to the screen drama, voiced
his approval of Steck's advice to the
young writer, and added: Conf
dence in ones ability is an invaluable
asset to the aspiring screen author. y
Louis Stevens held that contest
ants in this scenario contest should
cultivate the paramount personal art
of reading.
"Read good literature" advises
Stevens.
"Read the daily newspapers to
follow the trend of current events
and the editorial for themes.
"-.ut do not read simply to be read
ing. One must absorb and mentally
piegon-hole information.
''By reading and concentrating
one will cultivate an art which con-
tributes to successful screen writ
ing"
Come on in-the chances are fine
Write a scenario.
Fame and fortune is the stake!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
F anne and Fortune
BeckOn In $4,000
Scenario Contest

L3AVE you enrolled in the j..
Il \ Parker Read, Jr.,- r.,-Times-Record-
er scenario contest?
If not, do so today.
You have only a comparatively
short time left, and prize winning
scenario can't be written in an hour
or a day except by a genius,
Everyone has an equal chance at
the three big prizes-$2, 500 for the
best, $1,000 for the second best and
$1,000 for the third winnig scenario
written for the film star, Louise
Glaum.
But even if you should not win
one of these big awards and the fame
that will go with it, it is possible your
story may be so good that Mr. Read
will want to produce it anyway. In
that event, he agrees to pay from
$400 up for eevry story he selects
from this contest as suitable, after the
apply yourself to the task in
hand" writes Robert Steck, who,
with Stanley c. Morse, created the
scenario for Stewart Edward White
The Leopard Woman" in which Miss
Glaum starred.
"Little did I realize that I could
create a successful screen story un-
til I concentratively applied myself
to the work.
"It was just such an opportunity
as you have before you now that pre-
sented itself to me many years ago
and which resulted in offering me
a career.
81 put my shoulder to the wheel
and before l realized it l found my
self acclaimed the author of a screen
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05

NEW YORK, Dec. Mrs. Muriel
MacSwiney, widow of the late Lord
Mayor of Cork, who died on hunger
strike in a London prison, stepped
quietly down from the gangplank on
the steamer Celtic this morning,
landing here to testify before the
Committee of One Hundred investi-
eating conditions in Ireland. She was
accompanied by her sister-in-law,
Mary MeSwiney y-a...4s-
immediately on landing efforts
were made to form a parade to es-
cort her to the hotel. Quiet mark
ed the reception of the two women,
Her taxicab reached Twenty-third
street, seven blocks from the pier,
before it was halted and the welcom-
ers fell into line. A band struck up
the "Star Spangled Banner" and
''Irish Republic" cheers were rails
ed and the narade got under way.
The city officially welcomed Mrs.
MacSwiney through Grover Whalen,
Commissioner of Plants and Struc-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
BIG STORE FINDS
PEOPLECAN BUY
Sale Starts Off With
Rush-Chain In
Contest

''The Americas store of Church
well Brothers chain is in the big sale
contest being put on by these stores
to win first place this time," said W.
E. Taylor, manager of the Americas
store yesterday, after he had sized
up the crowd of eager purchasers
that filled the store all day, from the
hour of opening in the morning. 1t
was the first day of the big holiday
cut price sale, which will continue for
goods in these 18 days, and if they
had been announced, in four Iun'
pages of advertising in the Times
Recorder.
"Churchwell Brothers stores have
started out to sell $300,000 worth of
goods in these 18 days, and if they
all do as well as we, they are going
to do it" said Mr.. Taylor. "ro make
the contest keen and interesting for
the employees of the various stores.
$4,000 in cash prizes have been Of
tered by the owners, to apply to all
from managers down. The Americas
store stands to have a good chance
to take first place and many of the
sales force to share prominently in
the distribution of this money. There
fore they are all eager to have their
friends bear this in mind when think
ing of buying.
"We are out to make record, and
have reduced prices to a point where
they will move the goods. We are
actually selling many lines below
cost and down to present wholesale
quotations. This means that for the
people of Americas bed rock prices
have been reached and that there is
nothing more to wait for in the way
of low prices. We decided we just
as we'll get to the bottom at once,
since neonle were determined to wait
the limit. So we have dropped to
present wholesale prices to move our
stock-and it is moving.
"This bears out the contention OF
the more optimistic minded ones that
people can buy and will buy when
they get ready. Churchwell's store
Saturday proved that And they are
going to keen buying, because they,
need the goods and we have made
tie prices they have been waiting
for"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
SEVERAL CASES
OF INTEREST TO
TRIAL This WEEK
Four Americus White
Men Indicted By
Grand Iury

The names of four Americus
white men appear on the Sumter Su-
perior court calendar for trial this
week, the second criminal week, un-
der indictments recently returned by
the grand jury. B. C. Vaughn, To-
cal taxi driver, is charged with as
sault with intent to murder; Wise
Parker is charged with larceny from
the house and misdemeanor; G. E.
Underwood, Cotton avenue shop
keeper, is charged with making and
having whisky; and ]. G. Macarthur
is charged with embezzlement.
Parker's case is set for trial Tues
day, Vaughn's and Underwood s
Wednesday, and McArthur's Thurs
day. A large number of other GRIM
inal cases are also set for trial dur
ing the week. Judge Littlejohn
stated yesterday he would continue
court until the docket was cleared.
The Indictment of Vaughn grew
out of an altercation between him
and Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
Sumter county fair, at the grounds
which he is alleged to have struck
Mr.. Perkins. The case against
Parker is an old one, he having been
bound over in justice court year
ago on the charge of taking a sum
of money from another man at To-
cal rooming house. The case
against Macarthur is brought by the
American Railway Express company
and is an outgrowth of the wide
spread express looting investigation
which has centered in Macon and ex-
tended up and down the Central and
other roads. Mr.. Macarthur was
formerly an express messenger on
the Central running through here,
and it is alleged by him that the
charge brought against him is in re-
taliation by company officials for his
refusal to inform on other express
employees, he blaming conditions on
loose methods used by the express
company in handling business. He
denies the charge and will fight il
vigorously, it is understood.
Following are the indictments not
heretofore announced:
Gus Eeverett, stabbing.
John Brown, assault with intent
to murder.
Clarence Stevens, same and carry
ing concealed weapons.
Lorenda Ford. assault with intent
to murder.
]. R. Peters, same and carrying
concealed weapons.
Sidney Ware, Jr., misdemeanor.
7 R. Noble, COW stealing.
Tim Tucker, making and having
liquor.
Wise Parker, larceny from house
and misdemeanor.
Willie Patrick, burglary.
Will Woodward, making and hav-
ing liquor.
Sirg Clark, same.
Will Williams, same.
B. c. Vaughn, assault with intent
to murder.
C. E. Underwood, making and hav-
ing liquor.
Eugene Walker, same.
J. C. Macarthur, embezzlement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
DOESN'T MEAN
LEAVING LEAGUE
SAYS DELEGATE
Elimination OF Article
Ten Moved By Can
adian

GENEVA. Dec. 4.-Honorio Puey-
rredon, Argentine foreign minister,
today, handed Paul Hymans, presi-
dent of the League of Nations AS
sembly, letter announcing that the
Argentine delegation had ceased its
participation in the League.
Pueyrredon's note, officially
withdrawing the Argentine delega-
tion from the Assembly, pointed out
that the delegation regards its pres
ence in the Assembly as useless, fol-
lowing the refusal of the Assembly
to permit the discussion of amend
ment of the League covenant.
Pueyrredon later told the Associated
Press his action does not mean that
Argentina has withdrawn from the
League Iof Nations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
Wife Here. Gets News
OF Husbands Death

A telegram was received in Amer
icus Friday afternoon, announcing
the death IT hospital in Memphis
Tenn, of W. F. Jones, who has for
years been employed on the News
Scimitar.
Mrs. Jones, his wife, who had been
spending the past three weeks with
Mrs. J. E. Logan at her home on
Brooklyn Heights, left at $40 Sat-
urday morning for Memphis. Nm
funeral ARRANGEMENTS will be made
until she reaches Memnhis.
Mr.. Jones was we'll known in
Americus, having resided in Savan-
nah where number of years ago he
uoarried Mrs ,Tov Fet'll. a member
of a prominent family in that city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-05
Frank Hooper Here
In Work On Paroles

Attorney Frank Hooper, of AT,
lanta formerly solicitor geenral OF
this circuit, and who was leading
council for the defense in the Wade
murder trials. was in Americus Fri
dav and Saturday 1t was said his
presence here had to do with the
preparation of matters in connection
with the hearing this week in At
lanta of the application for paroles
for DR.. C. K. Chapman and W. l.
Johnson, now serving life sentences
at Milledgeville.