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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
new LIFE SAVING
APPARATUS HERE
Firemen Receive Safety
Net And Two Smoke
Helmets

The city fire department has re-
ceived and placed with their appara-
tus for instant use the two smoke
helmets and life net which the city
council purchased a few weeks ago.
And now Chief Naylor feels that
conditions are much safer for the
lives of the people of Americus than
they have been, and the efficiency of
tire, department also has been materi-
ally added to.
Heretofore the department equip,
ment has not been complete enough
to insure the saving of lives in fire
in the tallest buildings in the city,
should exit through the buildings
themselves be cut off, because of the
fact that the department tallest
ladders would not reach quite to the
eop-story windows. The purchase of
longer extension ladders would have
required the expenditure of a great
deal of additional money, as the next
larger size manufactured is of the
aerial truck type. Hence, the deci-
sion to buy the life net. This is a
circular net, 9 feet in diameter,
made of stout hemp rope, with
springs about the edges, which is held
stretched out by the firemen and into
which persons may leap with safety
from almost any height.
The smoke helmets are very SINH
lar in appearance to the familiar gas
masks brought back from the war by
the returned soldiers. They are
donned by firemen and used for en-
tering buildings to fight fires in which
the smoke is too dense to permit a
man to live without the use of one.
These masks cosat $40 each and the
life net 800.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
Legion S To Play
In Albany Tuesday

The American Legion basket ball
team of Americus will go to Albany
Tuesday for a game there Tuesday
night with the fast Y. M. C. A. FIVE,
In a return match with the team
which won from them here Monday
night of last week, Shrine day. And
they are expecting a different result
from that of January 10. That the
Albany team is also expecting hard
game is indicated by the following
from the Albany Herald:
'The next game the Y. M. C. A.
team will have will be played here
Tuesday night, when the American
Legion team of Americus comes. The
game will be started at s o'clock
aad promises to be hard fought. AL
though the score of last Monday
nights game doesn't indicate it, the
American boys have the best team AL
bany has met this year With lit
tie more practice, they will be able to
make Albany or any other team in
this section go full speed to win. Last
Mondays game was the first the
Americus boys had played this year,
and it is practically certain that they
will show vastly improved form when
they appear here Tuesday night"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
LEGION WANTS
PEOPLES
FOR DEFENSE
Leader Tells How To
View Military
Program
BY GEORGE B. WATERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The
American Legion wants it understood
that it is looking at the military pro-
gram as civilians, not as professional
soldiers; that the veterans are against
military caste from start to finish. !"
declared Thomas w. Miller, chairman
OF the American Legion legislative
committee, an ex-congressman, and an
ex-oyerseas veteran.
ut should be a peoples army, for
the peoples defense"
Miller said the most important fea-
ture of Senator Wadsworth's bill,
endorsed by the American Legion, is
the section for compulsory military
training.
Let US not confuse compulsory
military training with compulsory
service" Miller emphasized. eve
are against compulsory service in
time of peace.
The period for compulsory train
ing should be four months, beginning
normally in the eighteenth year.
'The military training should in
clude vocational training in appro-
pirate trades, including scientific
agriculture.
Miller figures that the regular army
should have 281 900 officers and men.
He has figured that it costs on an
average of $1,000 per man per year
to maintain an army-and under the
Wadsworth bill the cost would be
S449,60O,O00 year. Then there
would be another item of $135,O0O,-
600 to conduct the training camps
total, $685., 100000.
The house bill provides for 3O0,-
600 men and officers, but no compul-
sorry military training. To maintain
this army would cost $508, 900.
The American Legion is against this
bill unless universal training is in
serted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
6MISSINC ONLAKE
VESSELICE-BOUND
Airman Takes Supplies
To Crew Miles From
Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Six men who
tried to reach the steamer Sidney o.
Neff, stuck in the ice four miles out
in Lake Michigan, were unaccounted
for early today and the Goodrich
Transit Company's flagship, Alabama,
carrying crew of fifty, is fast in the
ice banks six miles out. The missing
men had made their way to shore,
but were returning to the Neff as
they believed she would not be crush
ed in the ice.
The crew of the Sydney o. Neff sat
down Sunday to a dinner brought
them by airplane Saturday. 1t was
dropped onto the decks of the ship,
which has been fast since last Mon
day in the ice of Lake Michigan, by
a daring aviator, who braved fierce
blizzard to bring relief to the ship.
Since Monday numerous efforts
had been made to reach the ship,
but open spaces in the treacherous
ice prevented. During the day the
ice hardened sufficiently to permit the
six members of the crew to walk
ashore. The ship was reported in
good condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
Defunct Rat Thrower's
Spite Costs Her SIS

Carrie Williams and Mary Lassi-
ter had not been on speaking terms
for three or four months, so when
Carrie repeatedly showed her spite
by throwing defunct rats across the
fence between their home in Drane's
rent, off North Jackson street, Mary
just naturally had to have the law
on her. So Carrie was in Record
er's court this morning as defendant,
while Mary and her husband, Ed Las
sitter, were present to tell about the
trouble.
Mary said she was afraid the rats
were poisoned and that her chickens
would be killed by eating them. She
explained that she didn't tell Carrie
to stop such practices because Car
RE didn't allow anybody to talk to
her. Carrie vehemently denied the
charge, declaring she didn't have any
rats in her hoIse-she wasn't that
kind of a housekeeper; and, besides,
she could prove she hadn't bought
any poison by the druggists books.
'Fiye dollars" said Record Fort.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
Ex-Soldier in Hospital
Long After Wars End

Word has been received by rela-
tives here that that Hines Hammond
who is in hospital in Macon, where
he underwent an operation a week
ago last Saturday as result of an
abscess forming in his head produc-
ed by his war experience, is improv-
ing and will probably be able to re-
sumo his work as an M. D. & S. rail
road fireman next week.
Mr.. Hammond whose former home
was in Americus, went to France as
q member of the 151st Machine Gun
battalion, of the Rainbow Division,
and saw great deal of action. The
abscess, which was said by his ply
sicians to have been caused by smoke
and dust of the battle front broke un-
expectedly as he was going to work
one morning, producing deafness and
for a time blindness. It was to re-
Geve these conditions that the opera
ton was performed.
Mr.. Hammond's mother is said to
be residing in Leesburg at present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
FLU FATAL TO
WILL c. MILLER
Former Americus Young
Man Succurnbs on
New York Trip -

Word was received here today of
the death at the Waldolf-Astoria
hotel in New York Sunday of Will
Cox Miller, formerly of Americus,
son of DIR. G. T. Miller, of that city,
also former resident here. Death
was due to influenza, He was 81
years of age and married. The body
is expected to reach Macon Tues
day for funeral and interment.
Mr.. Miller was taken i'll a week
ago while on a business trip. His
wife reached New York at midnight
Saturday, and he passed away about
8 hours later.
Mr.. Miller is survived by his wife,
who prior to their marriage little
over six years ago, was Miss Jose
phine Jones; William c. Miller, Jr.,
son, between four and five years
of age; his parents, DR.. and Mrs. G.
7. Miller; one sister, Mrs. Andrew
j. Lyndon; and four brothers, Law
ton, Tim, Righton and Charles, all
of Macon.
Mr.. Miller went to Macon in 1908
when his fathers family moved from
Americus where the family was of
prominent connections.
The oldest of the children, Will
liam Cox Miller, almost at once took
leading place in the business and
social life of Macon after his gradua-
tioq from the University of Georgia.
A short career in real estate was fol-
lowed by activity in the organization
of the Peoples Bank and Trust Com
pany of which he was cashier until he
purchased the Flournoy Grocery
Company, which as president he ex-
panded into the first chain store en-
terprise Macon had known This bust
ness he disposed of following a re-
organization and returned to the real
estate field associated more or less
actively with G. Troup Howard
During the last Bridges Smith ad-
ministration in Macon, he was city
alderman, one of the youngest ever
elected to that office, running close
to the leadership of the ticket, and
entrusted with the Craftsmanship of
the committee on streets established
record for the administration of
that department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
HOW BRITISH PRESS
VIEWS DUTCH REFUSAL

LONDON, Jan, 26.-"The Allies
are firm in their intention to get the
ex-kalser and will likely ask the Dutch
government co appoint a legal COM
mission to discuss the matter" says
the Evening News in discussing the
refusal of Holland to surrender him.
The Globe expresses the belief that
the next step would be request to,
Germany to join in the demand, the
inference being that Holland would
not refuse to turn William over to his
native land.
The Daily News suggests that all
the grave and solemn plans for the
trial was mere farce, gotten up for
poiltlcaE purposes" 1t concludes
That there will probably be no diff.
Guilty in drawing out the tedioua
game of diplomatic give and take nm
III events provide an easy escape for
all parties, including the ex-kaiser
himself.
Complete indifference to the case is
being shown by some sections of the
press. The Telegraph, Chronicle.
Post and Times did not even com.
ment editorially.
The Graphic takes the governments
to task for what it calls "dallying
justice"
"The whole matter has been mud
died." said the Globe. The demand
should have been made immediately
after fighting ceased in November.
1918. But possibly the Allies are not
altogether displeased."
The Pail Mall Gazette took the at,
titude that Hollands action in shield.
ing the author of the war renders
Dutch nationality a term of disre-
pute
"The cleansing of the worlds poll
ties demands an exposure of the
whole conspiracy which brought about
this calamity in Europe" said this
newspaper.
The Manchester Guardian believes
that the idea is widely spread that
the most of the Allies will be grateful
TO Holland for the position she took.
"This relieves the Allied statesmen
of their wartime electioneering
promises to hang the ex-kaiser," ac-
cording to the Guardian. "The Allies
feel on second thoughts that to be
prosecutor, judge, jury and hang
man all in one would put them in
position not altogether to their moral
advantage. Perhaps they feel also
that the disturber would be visited by
poetic justice if left to write his third
rate memoirs in a damp little house
in Holland after being exiled as the
chief figure and the greatest of the
great by the most anomalous of all
states"
The Evening Standard believes
that the Dutch reply is mot very con-
vincing"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
TRANSPORT POWHATAN IN BAD WAY

message, intercepted here late yes
terday from the army transport Pow
haitian, which has been disabled off
the coast since last Sunday, said the
water was gaining slowly and that it
might be necessary to take off all the
crew except a few volunteers. Re-
lief was requested as, soon as possible.
The message said that the United
States coast guard cutters Gresham
and Acushnet, and the Canadian gov
ernment steamer Lady Laurier, were
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
Survivor Of Family Of
Five Saw Cabin
- Slaughter
BY ROBERT TALLEY

AMORY, Miss, Jan. 26.-The only
surviving member of the Miller fam
lily, victims of the swampland massa-
ere, is Pearl, 13 years old.
She will be the chief witness against
Charlie Marshall, charged with
slaughtering four persons, including
his own 8-months-old son, to avoid
trial for the crime of which he was
accused by Fannie Miller, 18 years
old, the mother of the baby.
Pearl Miller is a dark, unsmiling
child of the backwoods, hardly to be
judged by ordinary standards of age.
In everything but years, she is ma
| ture.
/ She can plow and do the heaviest
/ field work; she can ride, and she has
known nothing but the crude, simple
life of elemental loves and hates; of
feuds, moonshine and fanaticism pre-
vailing in section of the south al
most untainted by civilization as it
is known in big cities.
Pearl has beauty of grave, prim-
tive kind. She is not "pretty."
She trembled at times as she recited
in the home of Chief of Police Boil
ing, her story of what happened on
the night of horror in the Miller
home.
Tells Her Story.
1--WE were sitting around the fire,
and Fannie was holding her baby.
That's about all she lived for, after
her breakup with Charlie Marshall,
was Burley, her little boy. All Of a
sudden the dogs ran out from under
the verandah and commenced barking.
Pa and Len went outdoors. Len, he
was 16, had shotgun. Just As they
left, there was an awful explosion
and one end of the house was blown
! in. Ny ankle was hurt pretty bad.
T Pa and Len rushed back indoors and
as quick as they stepped into the light,
pa was shot down from the window.
Then, from another window, Len was
shot dead. Both shots came quick
together, and that's what makes me
know there was two men, anyway,
out there with guns.
"Fannie started to cry and said,
''They might as we'll shoot me now"
And no sooner had she said it than
another shot came and she fell, with
the baby. The baby started creeping
around and crying.
''He Beat The Baby"
"T hid behind a door, which was
splintered by the explosion. l saw
Charlie Marshall, as plain as day.
He came in and looked to see that Pa
and Len and Fannie were dead, then
he-he beat the baby on the head till
it didn't cry any more.
"I saw him get coal oil and pour
it over everything, and l climbed up
the ladder behind the door into the
loft, and ran across into the other
side of the house. Then l climbed
down and ran outdoors to Mr..
Wright's place"
The neighbors and county officials
declare that the bravery and re-
sourcefulness displayed by the girl
would have been remarkable in any
adult. She had to pass within ten
feet of the murderer in leaving the
house, yet she paused long enough to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The
wrecking tug Relief, under charter to
the war department, has reached the
disabled transport Powhattan. it was
announced today. The latest report
said the Pownattan was in a bad way,
but officials hoped the tug, with pow
erful pumps, could keep the ship
afoat until she could be towed to
port.
BOSTON, Jar 26.-A wireless
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
COP. REFUSESTO
YIELD ON TREATY.
REPORTS
Won't Change Reserva.
tons on Article 10 or
Monroe Doctrine

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-No
change in the reservations affecting
article 10, or the Monroe Doctrine
provision of the peace treaty will be
acceptable to the Republicans, Sen
ator Lodge today informed Senator
Hitchcock and other members of the
informal Democratic committee which
was comforting with Senator Lodge S
committee in effort to reach a
compromise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
FIRST BUSINESS
OF new COUNCIL
OF AMBASSADORS
French Legal Experts to
Work Out Details of
Note.

PARIS, Jan. 26.-The reply to
the refusal of the Dutch government
to comply with the demands of the
Allies for the surrender of the for
mer German Emperor was the first
subject discussed today at the initial
meeting of the council of ambassadors
created to carry on the unfinished rou-
tine work of the supreme council of
the peace conference. 1t was de-
cided that the French legal experts
available should go into details and
prepare the reply.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
ALLIES REPLY TO DUTCH IS ORDERED
DEBTS OF WORLD
NOW2OOBILLIONS.
BANK ESTIMATES
Increase From 40 Billion
Since Beginning of
Great War.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The worlds
debt is estimated by the National
City bank today at two hundred bill
lion dollars, compared with forty
billions in 1914. Paper currency
throughout the world has increased
600 per cent since 1914, while the
gold reserves behind it increased only
40 per cent, according to statistics
compiled by the bank.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26

standing by, and that the United
States coast guard ship Ossipee, was
near. In stating that he might re-
move the crew, Captain Randall said
ne would "take no chances"
An earlier message from the Gres-
ham, intercepted here, reported the
Powhattan as drifting helplessly be-
for an east-northeast gale, with the
steamers that were standing by un-
able to put two lines aboard. The
position at noon was given at about
$50 miles southeast of Halifax.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
RED GOVERNMENT
FLEES FROM PLAGUE.

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 26.-The
members of the Soviet government
have left Moscow after a renewed
outbreak of plague, and have gone to
the city of Tyor, on the upper Vol
ga, according to advices received
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
BOLSHEVIK CORPS
REACHES CHINA.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-An official
statement by the Soviet Government
at Moscow says the Bolsheviki peas.
ant corps has reached tae Chinese
frontier in the vicinity of Kobdo, on
the western border of Mongolia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26

latch door which would check his
pursuit Of her. Her escape was moth
ing short of miraculous, as it is appar-
ent that the slayer was determined to
wipe out the family After leaving
the house, she ran for a mile through
flooded fields, crippled by a sprained
ankle.
Sheriff John Lewis estimates that
about six sticks of dynamite were us
ed, in the expectation Of wrecling
the house completelv and killing its
inhabitants. This failing. the muir
derer. or murderers, resorted to rifle
bullets and flames.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
24-Hour Dock Strike
Ordered In France

PARIS, Jan. 26.-The council of
the Federation of Port and Dock
Workers, which met in Paris yester-
day, decided to call 24-hour strike
at an Atlantic ports tomorrow, with
the view of supporting the strikers
at the Port Of Torrent, Brittany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
SOVIET Able TO
FIGHT WORLD, IS
MARTENS BOAST
That's Why Internation-
al Revolt Is Not
Urged Now

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The
Russian Soviet organization have be-
come strong enough to fight the
world" Ludwig Martens, Soviet agent
to the United States, told the senate
investigating committee today. Be
cause of this, he said, the Soviets
had ceased to urge international rev.
olution to support them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
Scandinavian Labor
Condemns Bolshevisrn

PARIS, Jan. 26.-The Scandi-
navian Labor Congress has adopted a
resolution condemning Bolshevism,
which was introduced by Socialist
Leader Branting, according to Co.
penhagen dispatch to the Eco De
Paris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
$50 Veniremen Called
For Centralia Trials

MONTE SANO, Wash, Jan. 26.-
The regular venire of 80 men and a
special venire of 800 had been sum-
moned today for the opening of the
trial of the II Industrial Workers of
the world charged with murder in
connection with the shooting of four
ex-sevice men at Centralia, Wash,
on Armistice day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26
GERMAN MINISTER
ERZBERCER SHOT

BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Mathias Err
berger, German minister of finance,
was wounded by shot fired at him to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-26

WEATHER FORECAST.
For Georgia-Rain tonight and
Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
The border vidette., 1920-11-13
THE RAILROADS.

The sporadic demand for gov erument ownership of railways, com bined with a constant cru sade of legislation kept the rail road question fresh in the minds of the people before the war.
 During the war the govern ment took control. The regime was not popular. Nothing has transpired in a long time that has so discredited the project of government ownership as the things that happened under gov ernment con ntrol.
 What the people want is hon est and efficient private opera tion. If they get it by an awak- ening of conscience on the part agement, so much the better.
 President Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern Railroad, says: Tt now remains for private management to resume the prac tice of competitive efficiency and self reliant initiative which dis tinguished the American rail- roads during so many years and to justify the preference of the American people for that form of administration by making possible not only the success of individual companies and the pros perity of their loyal en- ployes, but constant and pro- gressive reduction of rates ac- companied by an enlargement of service to the public such as may be traced through the old fashioned railroad statistics. No one can expect this to be ac complished over night, consider | ing the practical conditions, but l a start can be made at once"
The border vidette., 1920-11-13
MORE ARIZONA LAWYERS.

Phoenix, Nov.-Twenty candi- dates for admission to the bar in Arizona took the law examina, tions given by the state board of examiners at the capitol build ing here. yesterday and today and nineteen passed the examin- ation, according to Selim Frank lin, of Tucson, chairman of the board. He said the majority of the successful candidates would be named in the supreme court room tomorrow.
 The following were said to have passed the examination Frank Gary, Tucson, secretary to Judge William Fl. Sawtelle of the United States district court; Frank de Sousa, Phoenix; J. L.. Baker, Tucson; Margaret E.. Darrow. Prescott; Harold F. Left, Phoenix; Joseph c. Furst, Prescott; Kirkwood Huber, of Prescott; H. J. Janson, Phoenix {; A. T. Laprade. Phoenix; George Lupeis, Jr., Phoenix; B. w. Mo Farland, Phoenix; Ben B. Mat thews, Tucson; Scott l.. Nor viel, Phoenix; Jack l.. Pollock, Tucson; George l.. Taylor. Bis bee; Arnold T. Smith, Tucson Charles l.. Strauss, Tucson. By ron J. Walters, Yuma; William B. Watkins, Phoenix.
 The board of examiners con sists of Selim M. Franklin, of Tucson; Walter Bennett, of Phoe- nix, and P. w. O'Sullivau of Prescott.
The border vidette., 1920-11-13
GARDENS BLOOMING.

Despite the fact that Pata- gonia has been visited by sew eral heavy frosts, the flower gardens display no evidence of the fact. Roses. chrysanthe, nuns and other rare and beauti- ful flowers are still blooming in the open, and present a most re- marka ble and fascinating ap- pearance. Patagonia could be made a. veritable flower garden if the citizens of the town would only wake up to the importance of the matter. Nowhere do flowers and shrubbery thrive better than in this enchanted little valley, and it is the duty of every public spirited citizen to assist in making it so attractive that families will come from far and near in order to dwell in the midst of such delightful environ mentS. -PatagOnian.