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Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
SILVER ADVANCES.

London, June 1S.-Silver advanced
nearly five pence an ounce Thursday in
the local market on large American buy
ing and local speculative demand. Sup
plies were not large and the trend of
the market at the close was somewhat
easy.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
WAR ORPHANS SUPPORTED
BYU. S. FUNDS PARADE JULY 4

This demonstration has been ar
ranged in gratitude for Americas part
in the war and also in war relief work.
Ambassador Wallace will also visit
Pispus cemetery. where American dead
are buried, and he will place wreath
on Lafayette's tomb.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
SEATTLE JURY FINDS BRIDE, 21,
GUILTY SECOND DEGREE MURDER

band as he was leaving their power
boat following a long quarrel between
the couple. On the stand she said she
had shot because she believed he in
tended to kill her. Her formal plea al
legged temporary insanity at the time of
the shooting.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
Baseball Betting
Causes ; Arrests
at Louisville, Ky.

Louisville, Ky, June 1S.-Three
men were arrested in the grandstand
of the Louisville baseball park during
this afternoon double header with
Toledo. charged with betting on plays.
It was the first step in what was
announced as crusade to wipe out
baseball gambling here. This was said
to be the first time in the history of
the American association that an
arrest has been made for gambling
on the games.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
WATER POWER BILL
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT

bill has been ssned ny president
OF
conts espionage anu
other
failed the Joint resoon aunor,g the ap
of
United
forces EnQlsh SPEAKING oltkens AND ahses
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19

Seattle, June 1s.-Madge Ann Saw
yer. q, was found guilty of second
degree murder by a jury here Friday.
for the killing of her husband, Howard /.
SAWYER. on the night of May 10 The
iury deliberated more than two hours.
Mrs. Sawyer shot and killed her hus-
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
LOSS At SEA is CONFIRMED.

Portland. June 1S-The lheboat OF
the steamship West Jester, picked up in
mid d-Pacific by the steamer West Cad
ron. June 4. according 10 San Francis
GO dispatch. was lost on a recent trip
TO the Orient by the West Jester. ac-
cording to messages to the merchants
exchange here.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19

Paris June 1S-Thirty thousand of
the 100000 French war orphans sup
ported wholly or in part by America.
will parade in review on July before
the American ambassador, Hugh G.
Wallace. and high French officials in
the Place de la Concorde.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-19
WILHELM REPORTED ILL.

Berlin. June 1S.-The Nunen Badsche
Landzeitung learns from trustworthy
source that the former German emper-
or is critically III.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Free Travelling Libraries
Maintained by Seaboard

The Seaboard Air Line free travel
ing Libraries which sustained a serious
loss in the death of the former super
intendent, Mrs. Eugene B. Heard, is
still operating under charge of Mrs.
]. Y. Swift, daughter of the later sup
erintendent, at the former headquar-
ters, Rose Hill Plantation, Middleton,
Ga.
A reference branch is also being
started at the S. A. L. Railroad Y.
N. C. A. at Hamlet, N. c., in charge
Of the general secretary, D. W.
Glover, where employees of the line
may have access to considerable
collection of books for their own use
and the use of their families.
It is part of the plan of the Sea-
board Air Line free travelling libra
ries that its facilities be made availa-
BILE to any employee desiring them and
application for the use of books may
bemade through any station agent.
The facilities of the libraries have
also been extended to clubs, commu-
nifty organizations and schools where
members of the families of Seaboard
employees are included and applica-
tions for the use of libraries by such
organizations may be made through
the nearest station agent to Mrs. J.
Y. Swift, superintendent Seaboard
Air Line Free Travelling Libraries,
Rose Hill Plantation, Middleton, Ga.
The libraries have recently been
the recipient of a gift of a consid-
cradle number of books of the high
est grade from the American Library
Association from the collections re-
naming when the work of the Lii
brary War Service at the camps and
cantonments was formally taken over
by the War Department and is ac-
cordingly in a better position than
previously to serve the Seaboard ter
ritory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
NO new TRIAL
FOR DUCKWORTH
Ben Daniel, Convicted
Of Burglary Gets Re-
Hearing

A new trial was refused Sam
Duckworth, white wife slayer, and
new trial was granted Ben Daniel,
colored, convicted of burglary, in de-
cisions handed down late Saturday
afternoon by Jude Littlejohn of the
Superior Court. The decision in the
Daniel case did not state on what
ground the new trial was granted.
Both men We're convicted at the
recent term of court, Duckworth
sentenced to life Imprisonment and
Daniel to several years in prison.
Dan Chappell, attorney for Duck
worth, asked for a new trial large
ly on the ground of newly discovered
evidence, which he outlined to the
court and which he contended COM
pleted the alibi defense which was
set up in the trial. Daniel, who was
represented by W. T. Lane and son,
was convicted on the robbery of the
home of j. W. Mosteller last fall, in
which valuable papers and bonds
were stolen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
PACKING HOUSE
MASS MEETING
TO Be CALLED
Citizens Caucus We'd
nesday To Work Out
Program For Session

Arrangements were put on foot
Saturday for early organization of a
local. packing company to build a
small packing house in Americus,
and 1T is expected that mass meet
ing of interested citizens will be call
ed within few days to "put the pro-
ject over 1t was announced late
yesterday afternoon that an informal
caucus of citizens known to be most
interested in the project, including
those men who made the trip to Chip
ley, Fla, few days ago to investi-
gate what the packing house plant
has done for that community, will
be held Wednesday at the Chamber
of Commerce headquarters for the
purpose of working out plans and de-
tails for the mass meeting and ar
ranging a program for presentation.
The preliminary gathering is being
arranged by L. A. Morgan, delegated
to perform that task at a meeting of
the officers and directors of the
chamber yesterday at noon. At this
meeting drawings and specifications
of plants of the size proposed f r
Sumter county, with definite figures
on cost, etc., will be ready for in
spection, and the caucus will deter
mine the amount of subscriptions
needed to finance the proposition.
Because of the great sentiment
favoring the erection of a packing
house at this time, on account of the
benefit it will be to the farmers of
the surrounding country, it is expect
ed that the mass meeting will be a
rousing affair. The purpose of the
preliminary caucus is solely to work
out program for presentation to
the mass meeting so that time may
not be lost there on unessentials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
BUSY WEEK IN
SUMTER CIVIC
DRIVE AHEAD
Second Mass Meeting
Called For Tuesday
Evening

The program of activities in con-
nection with the expansion campaign
of the Chamber of Commerce for the
coming week, will be full one.
At the community conference
which was held in the auditorium of
the Library Friday evening there
was a representative group of the
leading men and women of Ameri-
Gus and vicinity who came togeth-
er to hear presented an outline of
the general scope of purpose of the
better organization now proposed for
the citizenship of Sumter county.
Those present were very much i'm
pressed with the general principles
and philosophy underlying the type
of community organization which IS
contemplated and manifested this in
terest by unanimous rising vote in
which they pledged their cooperation
to the campaign committee in putting
the movement through to a success
full conclusion.
In order tht the application of
these general principles of organiza-
ton may be understood as they are
practically applied in the machinery
of the modern type of Chamber of
Commerce, a second mass meeting
of citizens, both men and women, will
be held Tuesday evening, February
IT, at 1880 o'clock.
1t is particularly desired by the
group of business men who have ac-
cepted the leadership in this cam
paign that there be the largest possi-
BILE attendance at this meeting and
particularly is it desired that citizens
of Sumter county residing beyond
the limits of Americus shall be pres
ent and become acquainted with
what is proposed and with the possi-
bilities of this organization as an in
strument for serving efficiently the
entire county.
On Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, there will be a meeting of
women held in the Carnegie audi
torium to learn something of the
part which women can take in a
Chamber of Commerce such as is to
be set up here in Americus.
A big civic dinner is to be held in
the Windsor Hotel on Friday eve
ming. At this gathering there will
be interesting out-of-town speakers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
BY RUSS SIMONToN,
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. a.
The acrid scent of carbolic acid is
in the air of Federal Judge C. w.
Sessions court. Here, Truman H.
Newberry and 134 others, charged
with conspiring to elect Newberry to
the senate by fraud, are on trial.
Influenza, alias flu, an unsummon-
ed participant. has been active since
the trial started. Stringent health
rules have been devised to check its
spread. Despite them, influenza
frightens defendants, lawyers, wit
nesses, the jury and the judge.
No smoking is permitted in the
corridors at any time.
The windows are open wide even
when the snow flies.
The courtroom carpet is upside
down to allay dust.
There are no recesses during the
sessions because the health officer
thinks they add to the dust menace.
Sneezes and coughs must be muf-
fled, Judge Sessions has announced.
Despite precautions, influenza is
causing trouble. Each morning de-
tense lawyers announce defendants
unable to appear because of infiu-
enza and waive their constitutional
rights so that the trial may proceed
in their absence.
Everybody Chews Tobacco.
Chewing tobacco is the popular
preventive among the defendants.
solutions are in evidence and the
floors are sprinkled with disinfect-
ant each night.
1t is the fear of the government
that some one of the jury will con-
tract the disease and that the trial
will be delayed. A new trial, in event
Of long sickness, might be necessary.
The government does not wish a
new trial. it is said. This one has al
ready taken thousands of dollars and
it is estimated that its total cost will
be nearly $1,000,000. At least 40C
witnesses, drawing $1.50 day in
fees and 5 cents mile for travel
will be called, it is believed. This
was the number before the grand
jury which returned the indictments
against Newberry and his workers
The defense has announced that il
will summon hundreds of character
witnesses.
Three's a Crowd.
Two is company, but three is very
often crowd in the Grand Rapids
hotel Hobbies now. The defendant:
gather in the evenings to discuss tbs
day'1 proceedings. Let an unrecog
nized man stand nearby for more
than an instant and there are mur
murs of "TIush," and "pussyfoots."
Judge Sessions declined to issue al
order forbidding government agents
I to sit among the defendants during
the trial and the result has been mucF
! less whispering in the court room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Sumter Mems Brother
Dies at Camp Upton

VIM. W. O'Hearn, aged 20, broth
err of P. D. and j. M. O'Hearn, of
Sumter county, died at Camp Upton,
near Brooklyn, N. Y, Feb. 8. The
body arrived in Americus Saturday
afternoon and was taken to the
home of P. D. O'Hearn 5 miles east
of the city, where it will remain un-
til this afternoon when it will be TAX
en- to the Parker cemetery, on the
Ellaville road, where the funeral will
be held at o'clock, conducted by
Rev. J. E. Daniel.
Mr.. O'Hearn's home was in Ash
burn, prior to his enlistment in the
army last September. He is surviv-
ed by his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. O'Hearn, of Ashburn /;
three sisters, Mrs. H. L. Watson, of
Shingler, and Misses Omer Lee and
Irene O'Hearn, of Ashburn, and four
brothers, P. D. and J. M. O'Hearn,
of Sumter county; Cleve O'Hearn, of
Worth county, and j. 7. O'Hearn, of
Macon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Bread Tickets May
Back In Style Again

PARIS, Feb. 14.-Those famous
bread tickets which became so well
known to members of the A. E. F.
stationed in Paris or who came here
on leave are likely to come into fash
ion again this winter. On top of the
fuel shortage the threatened shortage,
the danger of the meat supply run
ming low, and a few other curtail-
ments there is fear that the flour
shortage will make bread rationing
necessary.
Two months ago, when the rumor
first gained circulation, the authori-
ties laughed at the idea. Now they
are not nearly so numerous and ad-
NIT there is a possibility of "yard
sticks" being rationed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
GREAT RAILROAD
STRIKE AVERTED
BY. PRES. WILSON
Unions Agree To Accept
Proposal To Hold Up
Demands

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
railroad employees representatives
have agreed to accept the recommen-
dation of President Wilson to hold
the wage demands in abeyance tenn
porarily, it was announced this after
noon. A convention of federal COM
mltteemen will be held at Washington
February %.
The reply of the railroad brother
hoods to the Presidents decision in
the wage controversy was present
ed to the President today. Imme-
diately afterward the Union officials
sent kilograms to locals all over the
country which B. NJ. Jewell, of the
Federation of Labor said, would serve
to STEADY out men" until they re-
ceived the full correspondence COW
ering the negotiations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
LANSING AND PRESIDENT
LONG In DISAGREEMENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Rebuk-
ed by President Wilson for. calling
cabinet meetings during his illness,
Secretary of State Lansing has re-
signed. The president has accepted
his resignation with appreciation"
and Lansing becomes the second sec
retary of state to leave the admins
tration over disagreement with his
chief.
Although the correspondence as
published makes the calling of cabi-
net meetings the couse leading direct
ly to Mr.. Lansing's resignation, per-
sons on the "inside" of the admins
tration say it is only an incident. Dis
agreement between the president and
the secretary even antedate the entry
of the United States into the war.
Later in Paris other differences of
Importance arose.
Since the presidents breakdown.
Secretary Lansing never saw him and
did all of his business with the chief
executive in writing. Their relations
remained strained, and then Mr.. Lans-
ing's action in calling the cabinet to-
gether brought them to the breaking
point.
Frank L. Polk, under secretary of
state, today became secretary ad in
terim.
Mr.. Polk and Ambassador John w.
Davis at London are being discussed
for the place, but no information was
available at the White House on the
matter.
There will be no more designations
from the cabinet as result of the
Lansing incident, it was said at the
White House.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
LANE SAYS CABINET
THOUGHT MEETINGS GOOD.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Secre-
tary Lane declared today that he con-
sidered himself ''just as much re-
sponsible" as Secretary Lansing for
calling the cabinet meetings during
the presidents illness. He said Sec
rotary Lansing called him on the
phone and obtained his approval of
the idea before calling the first meet
ing and presumably secured the ap-
proval of the other cabinet members
also.
I'VE all thought the meetings a
good thing" said Mr.. Lane. "They
often were attended by Admiral
Grayson and messages transmitted to
the president on questions discussed"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
WORKERS NAMED
FOR RELIEF FUND.
Friday Set for Canvass
for Near East
Destitute

Announcement was made today by
the committee chairmen, Mrs. Gate
wood and Mrs. Turpin, of committee
personnel for taking donations to the
Near East relief fund on Friday Of
this week The chairmen ask that
those whose names appear who find
it impossible to aid in this work to
let them know in order that others
may be substituted. They also re-
quest that this list, with territory as
signments, be kept for reference.
Following are the appointments.
Spring Street-Miss Jessica Ply
sioc
East Americus-Mrs. A. D. Gate
wood, Mrs. w. G. Turpin.
Brooklyn Heights-Mrs. Charles
Davis, Mrs. L. P. Gartner.
Cotton Avenue-Miss Elizabeth
Eldridge, Mrs. A. B. Turpin.
Jackson st. at Church, North
Miss Kat Hamilton and Isabel
Wheatley.
Horne Street-Mrs. Jim Harris.
Fielder St. and Rees Park-Mrs.
Eugene Cato, Miss Lois McMath.
Lamar Street-Miss Mary Parker,
Miss Sara Sheffield.
Forsyth Street-Mrs. T. F. Gate
wood, Jr., Miss Annie Ivey.
Hancock Avenue-Misses Brady.
jefferson Street-Mrs. Emory Ry-
lander, Miss Maude Sherlock.
Harold Avenue, Mrs. H. o. Jones,
Mrs. T. H. McLendon.
Jackson Ave. and Forrest St.-Miss
Merritt, Miss Kate Thornton.
Hill and Bell Streets-Mrs. Geo
Duncan, Mrs. Anderson.
Hampton and Dudley Streets
Mrs. Geo. Riley, Mrs. F. H. Turpin.
College Street-Miss Louise Mar
shall, Miss Annie Bailey.
Taylor Street-Mrs. S. R. Heysi
Mrs. Walter Rylander.
Lee Street, South to Taylor-Mrs.
E. B. Everett, Mrs. Charles Burke
Lee Street, North-Mrs. Nix, Mrs
Lawrence Brown.
Barlow Street-Mrs. R. P. Stock.
house, Jr., Miss Louise Williford.
Elm Avenue and Glessnes, Street
Miss Louise Rogers, Miss Darier
Pinkston.
Furlow Street.-Mrs. Chas. Gam
mage, Mrs. Goolsby.
Church Street, East-Mrs. Fay
Mrs. v. H. Gaines.
Church Street, West-Miss Emma
M. Borum, Mrs. l.. Stapleton.
Jackson Street, South at Church
Mrs. Neon Buchanan, Mrs. Bynum.
Continued on Page Five.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Americus Census
Figures To Capital

The census returns for the city of
Americus have been completed, seal
ed, and forwarded to Washington, ac
cording to announcement of T. M.
Furlow. census supervisor for the
Third congressional district. This is
believed to be the first city of Geor-
gia from which the returns have been
sent to Washington. The remainder
of the records for the district are be-
ing closed as rapidly as possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
SUMTER BOOSTED
TO FRIDAY MEETING.

"ONE new member jumped
right on another new
members back,
AND another new member jump
ed right on another new
members back,
AND that new member jumped
right on the other new
members back,
When the other new member
jumped right on the first
new members back.
But THEY were only boosting
Americas
THEY were only boosting Amer
icus
THEY were only boosting Amer
icus
Continued on Page Four.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
DR.. Schurman Quits
AS Head Of Cornell

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 14.-Dr. Ja-
cob Gould Schurman, president of
Cornell University for the past 28
years, rendered his resignation today.
In letter to the board he said he
had always held the head of the great
institution should not retain his post
more than twenty-five or thirty
years. He added his resignation
would free him for other duties he
much desired to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Requests AS To Kaiser
Unwelcome To Dutch

THE HAGUE, Feb. 13 (Friday)-
Holland probably will not be willing
to accede to a polite request from
the Allies to put the former German
emperor farther from the German
frontier than he is at present, it has
been learned here, but would un-
doubtedly resent any dictation as to
sending him to a Dutch island or any
particular place
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Judge w. T. Newman
Of Atlanta, Dies At rs

ATLANTA, Feb. 14.-Federal
Judge William T. Newman, of the
northern district of Georgia, died at
his home here today after a brief i'll
ness, aged 76. He had occupied the
bench 81 years, having been appoint
ed by Grover Cleveland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
BOX SUPPER TUESDAY.

An evening of merriment is plan
ned for Pleasant Grove school next
Tuesday, the occasion being box
supper, starting at 1880 o'clock. 1t
is announced that the public is in
vited and urged to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Bill For Regulating
Packers Is Favored

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA fsv-
orable report on the revised Kenyon
Kendrick bill, providing federal reg
ulation of the meat industry, was
ordered by the senate agriculture
committee today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
NOTHING WARRANT CALLING
OFF STRIKE, SAYS BARKER.

DETROIT, Feb. 14.-President
Wilson's proposal to the representa-
tives of the railroal unions contained
nothing that would warrant with
drawal of the strike order to the
members of the Brotherhood of
Maintainence of Way Employees,
President Barker said today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Ex-King's Plot To
Come Back Is Barred

BUDA PEST, Feb. 14.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-Circumstantial de-
tails have been revealed of a plot by
which it is alleged Former Emperor
Charles made a futile attempt to en-
ter Hungary under false passport
and re-establish himself on the throne.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
Hungary Given s Days
To Agree To Treaty

PARIS, Feb 14.-Hungary has
been granted delay of eight days by
the Supreme Allied Council in which
to agree to the treaty with the AL
lies, and one Of the Allied Powers is
inclined to make "appreciable atten-
uations" in the terms of the pact, the
Matin says.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15

For Georgia-Sunday fair and
colder.
Fair with temperature below nor
NAL is forecast for the first of the
week, rising to normal by middle Of
the week and remaining normal or
above last part of week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-15
FIRING LANSING SENSATION ABROAD
LANE SHARES
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR MEETINGS
Polk and Ambassador
Davis Talked of For
Place

LONDON, Feb. 14.-The after
moons papers print the news of
Secretary Langing's resignation un-
der variety of prominent captions,
such as Omitted States Political
Bombshell," Washington Sensation"
Great United States Sensation"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-02-27
DETECTIVE AGENCIES

WANT TO BUY AN IMPROVED FARM
in the Inland Empire, either wheat or
diversified II wheat farm not less than
i60 A. and preferably from 800 A. up.
II a good diversified will consider small
farm. Have substantial cash payment to
make. Write me fully as to soil, build
ings. terms. etc. A. H. Henry, 2918 W.
Boone Ave. Spokane Wash.