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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
$4,000 Of Ga. Liquor
Goes To u. S. Hospital

SAVANNAH, Feb. 5.-About $15,-
coo worth of liquor has been turned
over to the United States Marine hos
ptal in Savannah by direction of
Judge Beverly D. Evans, of the Unit
ed States District Court. He has
signed an order for the United
States marshal to deliver to the hos
pital 126 cases. II quarts to the case,
and eight suit cases of "contraband, y
which officers had seized here.
While most of the liquor is not of
the very highest grade, such as nor
mally commands the top prices, IN
these dry days-not meaning the
weather, of course-any old kind
commands top price. Conservative
" estimated this liquor must be
worth at least $40 quart. At this
rate, the 1876 cases alone would rep
resent a marketable value of $15,-
12O. The suit case will Argument the
lot.
Since the demand for stimulants
IN the army and navy hospitals dur
ing the flu epidemic in the service,
during mobilization, the government
has set a policy of realizing as much
value as possible from the contra
band stocks.
Judge Evans recites in his order
mo one has claimed the liquor"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
RAILROAD BILL
NEARLY READY
Anti-Strike Provision Is
Cut Out In Conference
Agreement

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Chair-
men Cunmins and Esch, of the senate
and house conference committees, re-
spectively, bagan today ironing out
minor differences ON the railroad bill
on which virtually complete agree
ment was reached late yesterday by
the conferees.
In reaching the agreement the con-
ferees, casting aside the anti-strike
provision of the Cummins bill, against
which labor has leveled protests, and
modified the rate making clauses of
the same measure. For the anti-strike
provision the joint conference COM
mittee of the two houses agreed to
substitute what in effect amounts to
compulsory submission of wage dis
putes to a federal board appointed by
the president.
A final report on the legislation is
anticipated late this week and efforts
will be made to expedite considera-
tion of the report in both houses in
order to insure the bills passage be-
fore March /, the date set by Presi-
dent Wilson for return of the roads
to private ownership, Senator Cum
Minis said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05

Top to bottom: Miss Ida Hinton,
now Mrs. Hoffman, who wanted a
home; William Hoffman, who wanted
wife so he could get $4,000; Miss
May Gertrude Dean, who wanted
love.
CANTON, O., Feb. 5.-One girl
dreamed of a home with love.
The second girl dreamed of home,
but didn't underline the love part
of it.
The man had to have wife by
Feb. l to inherit $4,000, left by his
mothers will.
The result was a whirIwind leap
year courtship, which began when
William Hoffman, 81, railway re-
pair shop plumber, advertised for a
wife and ended when he married Miss
Ida +. Hinton, %, a waitress, after
Miss May Gertrude Dean, 16, a rub
Der factory employee, gave him the
cold shoulder because he talked mon
ey and not love.
Breaks all Records.
The Hinton adven-
ture in machine-gun matrimony
breaks Ohio records, it is said for
rapid proposals and speedy cere-
monies
Hoffman wrote to a newspaper. He
received 10 letters from Canton las
sizes. He called on Miss Dean and
she says he metaphorically "jingled
the money he would get" Dazzled,
she says at the promise of riches, she
accepted Hoffman and the next day
called with Rev. Ira D. Warner and
license.
But Miss Dean with her wedding
gown across her shoulders, orange
blossoms in her hair and the usual
tears in her eyes, called down the
stairs and told him to go the way he
came.
Was Shy on Love.
81 don't love him. | never would
love him and he doesn't love me" +"
she walled to her rather peeved
mother.
Miss Hinton telephoned Hoffman
at 6 o'clock the following morning.
"If you are not married yet, I'll
wait in the lobby" she said.
Hoffman and his bride sat in the
lobby until the county auditors Of
fee opened two hours later. The
Rev. Warner wouldn't marry them for
another hour.
The o'clock courthouse chimes
were the Hoffman wedding bells.
81 wouldn't have been happy with
money and no love-" says Miss Dean
''I wanted home and sensible
husband and I got them," says Mrs.
Hoffman.
Marriage is what you make it, =
Hoffman thinks. "We'l learn to love
each other. Miss Dean wouldn't do
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
DEATH CLAIMS.
ROY CRAB3, HERO.
OF RIVER RESCUE.
Succunnbs In North To
Pneumonia After Flu
Attack

A telegram received in Americas
last night announced the death at
Akron, Ohio, of John Roy Crabb, one
of the best known young men of
Americus, and who recently attained
widespread fame through his feat of
heroism in rescuing Miss Louise
Wright from the flood waters of Flint
river at the site of Murray's Ferry
bridge. For this feat his friends here
had started movement to secure for
him Carnegie Hero Medal, which
they still hope will be awarded him
posthumously.
Only meager details concerning the
death of Mr.. Crabb are known here.
He was i'll with influenza, and Tai
madge Crabb, his brother, had pre-
pared to go to his bedside when the
telegram announcing his death was re-
ceived. Emmett Stephens and Henry
Dan Stephens, two Americas boys,
who went from here to Akron with
Mr.. Crabb, were with him when he
died
AhOy SldbO was Vic sun VI Mis-
Fannie Crabb, of Americus, who be-
fore her marriage was Miss Fannie
Stewart, Of Lovett, Ga, and who
survives lin. His father was the
late John Roy Crabb, who died sew
eral wears ago. Surviving him be-
sides his mother, are five sisters, Mrs.
Bessie Crabb Ragan, of Portsmouth,
Va; Mrs. Corinne Crabb Tucker, of
Amcricus; Mrs. Willie Cra5b Grims-
ley, Of Cordele; Mrs. May Crabb Will
liams and Miss Annie Belle Crabb,
of Ameficus, and n brother. Robert
Talmadge Crabb, who also resides
here In 1910 he became a member
of First Methodist church Of Ameri-
Gus, being received into the commun-
ion by Rev.. W. p Wardlaw, then pas
tor of that congregation.
He was a mechanic by occupation,
and received his first mechanical
training in the establishment of the
Americus Vulcanizing Co. In 1917
he enlisted in the navy and was as
signed to the United States Ship Vir-
ginia, on which he served throughout
the war, and after the armistice, be-
inC discharged as a first class sea-
man. Returning to Americus, he was
employed for a time by the Americus
Automobile Co Three weeks ago he
went to Akron to accept position
with the Goodyear Rubber Co., and
he was taken i'll with influenza Feb
ruary 2. Pneumonia developed quick
/ w, and death ensued last night. The
body will be brought to Americus for
funeral and interment, and is expect
ed to reach here Friday morning on
the Seminole Limited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05

Old H. C. L. has hit the politician
along with other folks and it will cost
more to seat the delegates and visitors
to the Republican convention in the
Coliseum next June than it did four
years ago. incidentally, more peo-
pie will be crowded into the big hall
than ever before. This will be the
fifth national convention held in this
building. In 1904 seats were pro-
vided for 1910. In 1908, 1929 were
seated; in 1912, 11,719; in 1916, 12,-
265.
This year, Manager c. R. Hall ex-
poets to seat 1887.
"In figuring out the money needed
to fix the Coliseum for the conven-
tion," he says. 81 found that we
needed 100000 feet of lumber. This
is more than we used in 1916. The
cost of lumber has gone up 110 per
cent while common labor has increas-
ed 100 per cent. Skilled labor is 43
per cent higher. The cost of INSTALL
ing seats in 1916 was $4,000, and
the estimated cost this year is $48,-
00O."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
CAMP PAICN FOR
EXPANSION OF
CHAMBER OPENS
Trio Of Experts Here By
Invitation To Conduct
Drive

J. c. K. Forster, Herbert F. Sher-
wood and John F. Fitzpatrick, of the
American City Bureau of New York,
have arrived in Americas on the in
vitation of the Americus and Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce to
conduct campaign for the expansion
of the chamber. Mr.. Forster will be
in charge of the campaign, Mr.. Sher-
wood is director of publicity, and
Mr.. Fitzgerald will have charge of
Office work. They will be here up
wards of four weeks.
"We have felt for some time" said
John Sheffield, president of the
chamber this morning, "that the work
OF the body should be expanded to
meet the needs of a progressive COM
munity. Following the war there
has been widespread feeling that
communities should endeavor to util-
ize for community welfare the spirit
of service and cooperation develop
ed by our great international struggle
for the principles of democracy. Ev-
erywhere this stirring of spirit mas
found expression through bodies like
chambers of Commerce fully repre-
sentative of the various interests, ci-
vic, commercial and industrial, in the
city and surrounding country. Like
other communities, we have problems
connected with all these phases of
community activity. The co-opera-
tion and service Of every one in the
county ought to be mobilized.
Remembering that "a prophet is
not without honor in his own country
we have looked abroad with a view
to securing aid in conducting an ex-
pansion campaign. A great deal of
consideration has been given to meth
DDS of accomplishing the desired OBJ
ject. All things considered, the SER
vice which the American City Bureau
could perform for us, seemed to meet
our needs best.
"The American City Bureau will
not only conduct a membership cam
paign but in addition will organize
the expanded membership into a
smoothly working machine prepared
to perform a useful service to
Americus and vicinity on broader
lines than have been undertaken
heretofore. When this task is COM
pleted the chamber will have def
mite program of work, a goal in other
words, which is very important fac
tor in success, a form of organiza-
ton, which will give every member
an equal voice in the affairs of the
chamber, share in the preparation
of the program of work, and respon-
sibility for carrying it out. The or
ganization will be modelled on the
lines of the most successful chambers
of commerce in the United States.
"The wide experience of the Ameri-
can City Bureau will continue to be
at the service of the chamber for
three years. Inasmuch as the princi-
Piles which the American City Bureau
considers to be fundamental to the
success of body like ours are coop
Grafton and service for the common
welfare and they have been success
fully applied in upwards of two hun
dred cities, we look forward to the
establishment of an organization of
greater usefulness here. Let US all
work together for the accomplishment
of the things we need for the welfare
of Americus and Sumter county"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
ROTARY CLUB BEHIND
CHAMBER CAMPAIGN

At the weekly meeting of the Ro-
tary club this afternoon at the Tea
Room, the coming expansion cam
paign of the Americas and Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce was
the main topic of discussion. The
guests of the day were J. G. R. For
ster, who will direct the campaign /;
Herbert F. Sherwood and J. l. Fitz-
patrick, who are associated with him,
and Major Earl S. Schofeld, of the
supply depot, Souther Aviation Field.
Mr.. Forster and others discussed va
rious phases of community activity
which can be undertaken and accom-
pllshed through such body as a
chamber of commerce, which repre-
sents the entire community.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, The problems of read
Justment encountered in passing from
war to peace basis will be more
satisfactorily met and solved if they
receive the benefit of organized lead
ership, and
Whereas, Americas is certain to
become bigger and better place in
which to live and conduct business,
and
Whereas, A movement has been
started in Americas and Sumter coun-
tv to expand and reorganize the
Chamber of Commerce into a body
equipped to take advantage of the
great opportunities for the promotion
of the social, civic, commercialy agri-
cultural and industrial life of our
city and nation. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Rotary Club
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Thad Glover To Open
Elm Ave Saw Mill

An addition to the manufacturing
enterprises of Americus will be made
Immediately, at was announced to-
day. A sawmill, to be known as the
Elm Avenue Saw Mill and Wood
Yard. is to be erected on Elm ave
nue., near the city limits. The mill
will be logged, to begin with. with
timber from H. H. Glover's planta-
ton south of Americus. by gasoline
motor truck. 1t is proposed to man
ufacture and sell lumber and stove
and fire wood, the wood to be manu-
factured from the by-products of the
timber and mill. The enterprise will
be in charge of W. Thad Glover as
manager.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Illiteracy Campaign
Progressing In Schley

ELLAVILLE, Feb. 4.-Gratifying
progress is being made in the illitera-
cy campaign in Schley county, A
number of classes have been organ
lied, and old men, who did not know
their A B C's, have been taught to
read and write. Several, who for
merly signed their names with a
cross-mark, can now write their
names legibly. County School Su-
perintendent j. F. Stewart is pushing
the work with vigor. He is ably as
sisted by the teachers of the coun-
ty, and others who have volunteered
their services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
OFFICIALS DENY
WILSON KNEW
OF GREY LETTER
Belief Exists He Should
Have Been Advised
OfContents

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Various
intimations and reports that Presi-
dent Wilson might have known in ad-
vance of the contents of Viscount
Grey's recent letter in London on the
status of the peace treaty in the U.
S. senate were met by administra-
ton officials today with the state
ment that, while they did not care to
assume the position of denying them.
there was no foundation in fact for
such conclusions. There were indi-
cations that the government here was
rather inclined to feel that the Pres
ident should have been advised of
Viscount Grey's expressions before
they werS published.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Rev. C. L. Yates Wife
Dies At Texas Home

ATLANTA, Feb. 5.-A telegram
to friends in this city last night
brought news of the death of Mrs.
G. L. Yates, wife of Rev. DR.. G. L.
Yates, at Mckinney, Tex.
DR.. Yates was formerly pastor of
the First Baptist church in this city.
He gave up his pastorate here be-
cause of his wife's illness and hasten
ed back to Texas hoping that the
change of climate would improve her
condition.
The funeral and burial of Mrs.
Yates will take place at Tyler. Tex,
on Saturday morning, the message
stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
500, $40 Fine Given
City Treasurer-Thief

WARREN, o., Feb. 5.-Charles B.
Kistler, formerly city treasurer,
pleaded guilty to charge of embez-
zling city funds and was fined $780,
$40, double the amount of money
embezzled, and sentenced to one to
twenty years in the state peniten-
tary.
Kistler said he gave the bulk of
the money to Mrs. Lillian Jane Will
son of Cleveland. for whom a war
rant of arrest has been issued
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Camp Gordon's Sale
Ordered BY Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Imme-
diate sale of Camps Eustis. Va, Cor
don, Ga, and Taylor, KY, is provid-
ed for in a mouse bill passed by the
senate and sent to conference. Pro-
vision was made for the purchase of
the Curtiss -Elmwood airplane plant
at Buffalo, N. j.
Other appropriations in the meas
ure were $835,0O0 for the infantry
school at Camp Benning, Ga, and
S1,173,000 for Camp Brass, n. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Fills Two Vacancies
On State Committee

ATLANTA, Feb. Secretary Hi
ram L. Gardner announced the ap-
pointment by Chairman Jim Flynt of
John w. Andrews, of Carnegie, and
l. L. Price of Swainsboro, to fill the
two vacancies on the state Democrat
ic executive committee caused by
deaths.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
$3.50, 900 Asked For
Bubonic Plague Fight

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Secre-
tary Houston today asked congress
for supplemental appropriation of
$250,000 for the present fiscal year
to enable the public health service to
continue its work of controlling the
outbreak of bubonic plague discovered
at New Orleans last October. Un-
less an appropriation is made the
work must be discontinued March Is,
he said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Asks South To Lead
In Memorial Trees

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-An ap-
peal to Southern states 'to show the
rest of the country something big in
memorial tree planting" was issued
today by President Charles L. Pack,
of the American Forestry Association,
who called attention to the fact that
Arbor Day will be celebrated in Flor
ida tomorrow and in Alabama and
Texas February o.,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Banks May List Liberty
Bonds At Prices Paid

WASHINGTON, Feb, 5.-Nation-
al banks will be permitted to carry
Liberty Bonds in their lists of as
sets at the price paid for them, and
not at the prevailing market prices,
under ruling today by the Comp
troller of the Currency. 1t was ex-
planned the ruling might not be per-
manent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
FAVOR END OF
WHEAT CONTROL
Senate Committee Re-
ports Gronna's Bill Re-
pealing Act

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Favora-
BILE report on Senator Gronna's bill
repeating the war time measure un-
der which the government controls
wheat prices was ordered today by
the senate agriculture committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Well, Mates, Here's
Real CHEEKY News!

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Market re-
ports show that eggs recently put in
cold storage at fifty cents per dozen
are being thrown on the market at as
cents down to II cents wholesale. The
decrease is explained as due to the
fact that the expected European de-
mand did not materialize
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
NAUGHTY! NAUGHTY!

LONDON.-Slowly, but surely and
painfully, the world grows enlight-
ened.
Robert Louis Stevenson is vulgar
and rude, not to say immoral ard
Treasure Island" can't be read by
a class of girls at the Halifax Second
ary School.
Fifteen men on a dead mans
chest
"Yo-ho-ho, and bottle OF rum!
Drink and the Devil had done for
the rest
"Yo-ho-ho and bottle of rum!"
Thus sang the piratical gentlemen
in Stevenson's yarn.
What should young girls knew of
rum?" the good governors of the
school board demanded, one Cf an
other, "and why should they be pol
luted by thoughts of dead mems
anatomy. Away with Stevenson! LIE
bas Treasure Islandp ?"
PARIS-French physician declares
he has saved the lives of dogs, suffer-
ing from loss of blood, with a solu-
ton of sea water and gum arabic.
He wants a human subject for the
same experiment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Work Not Done, Says
Southern w. G. T. u.

MACON, Feb. 5.-The work of the
Women's Christian Temperance Un-
ion was not finished with the passage
of the national prohibition legislation
according to views expressed at to-
days session of the South Atlantic
conference of the organization. It
was declared the organization would
be maintained for other lines of ac-
tivity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05

BOSTON.-It hurt the dignity of
John Borbes to remove his lid in
court. 81 stand on my right" said
John "He couldn't stand on any-
thing else," added the cop. Forbes
got 80 days for being liquored up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
NEW GERMAN NOTE
TO WARN ALLIES

LONDON, Feb 5.-The German
cabinet has decided to Send another
note to the Allies calling attention to
the fatal consequences which would
ensue upon the extradition of the
Germans demanded for trial for war
crimes, according to Berlin dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
F arm Loans Held Up
Pending Court Ruling

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Further
loans from the federal farm loan
act has been determined by the United
States supreme court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05

CAPE TOWN.-A plaintiff told
the judge she's kill her husband
''stone dead" the next time she met
him. Said husband was advised to
leave town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
Severe Snow And
Gale Paralyze East


NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-New York
today started to dig itself out of the
most severe snowstorm of the winter
Snow, hail and sleet, carried on fif-
ty-mile gale, fell steadily during the
night and early morning hour, and
traffic was demoralized. Harbor craft
was generally tied up to moorings.
Nearby seashore resorts reported
considerable damage to docks and cot
tages along the shore.
Reports from Atlantic Highlands
and other marine observation points
along the coast were that the worst
storm in years was raging. No ma
rine casualties have been reported,
but ships are holding off in deep wa
ter to ride out the gale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
FALL IN LINE. GIRLS!

LONDON.-Of course, lads, this
isn't a tip, or hunch, or hint,
but
An American, "a years old, told
a London newspaper he'd like an
English bride. The paper forward
ed him 500 replies and then stopped
re-addressing the letters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
MoULTRIE LIVE STOCK MARKET

MOULTRIE, Feb. 5.-Hogs 165 lbs
and up, II 3-4@13 lac; 1876 to 165
lbs II 3-4@12 Lac; 110 to 1875 lbs,
10 3-4@11 3-4c; 10 lbs and down,
s 3-4@9 1-4c.
Roughs and skips are priced on ba-
sis of quality. Piggy sows docked 40
lbs. Stays docked 10 lbs. Prices f.
o. b. Moultrie.
Cattle.
Fat steers, 800 lbs and over, &c
and up; fat steers $50 lbs to 80 Obs,
a 1908 1-2c; fat steers $50 to $50
lbs, 607c; fat cows over 500 lbs,
607c; yearlings 5 1905 1-2c; Cam
ner and cutter cows, 1-204c; Cam
ner and cutter steers, 4@5c; bulls,
700 lbs and over, 5 1-2@6c; bulls un-
der 700 lbs, A 1-2O5c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
CAN'T GIVE UP CHIEFS, SAY GERMANS
UTTER PHYSICAL
lMPOSSIBlLITY.
MINISTER'S PLEA
10 Point Out Fatal Con-
sequences In New
Note

BERLIN, Feb. 4.-(Wednesday.)
AT the conclusion OF tonight's cab
met meeting members of the govern
ment informed the Associated Press
correspondent that the ministers were
unanimous in declaring the surrender
OF the men demanded by the Allies
was an utter physical impossibility.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
IT IS TO LAUGH
The Worlds News Gives Cause
for Many a Good Smile.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." was the
excuse of Ivan H. Cool, Cambridge
student caught stealing bicycles.
Psy-etc. is exhaustion of the brain as
a result of study, he explained.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
HEY! PAGE FDO!
science prog

LONDON.-Ain't science prog
ressive and useful?
An English inventor has discov-
cred bona fide and valuable use for
Sam Browne belts.
Make 'em into dog collars,
says he.
LONDON.-Scotland Yard is on
the trail of 40 miles of olive drab
stolen from Uncle Sam. Anyone see
ing the 40 yards loose is requested
TO notify the yard sleuths.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia-Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday; not much change
in temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-05
SENATOR sTEED STRICKEN.

CARROLLTON, Feb. State
Senator E. T. Steed, well known over
Georgia, is suffering from an acute
attack of appendicitis, and will un-
dergo an operation.