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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
LEAGUE COMMITTEES
TO WORK IN PRIVATE

GENEVA, Nov. 17.-(By Assoc
ciated Press. )-Plenary session was
held by the assembly of the League
of Nations This morning to consffer
the report from the council of the
league relative to its activities since
its formation.
The work of the assembly meet
ing began speeding up today with
the organization of six committees
appointed at the opening session
and theelection of chairman. It has
been decided that these committees
shall work in private, subjects to be
referred to them by the assembly
without debate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

the world. This was the view e.
pressed by the fifth Episcopal synod
of the Province Of Washington
now in session here
The bishop does not oppose the
League Of Nations, but bel ewes an
alliance between the three greqtes5
powers would be strong enough to
prevent future wars. He said Boil
shevism is on the wane in Russia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
Commercial Cong ess
Pre-Inaugural Event

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. - The
southern commercial congress will
hold its next meeting in Washington
March l to 3, Immediately preced-
ing the Inauguration of Harding, it
was announced today by Thomas R.
Preston, president of the congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
Alcohol And Exposure
Caused Actresses Death

CHICAGO, Nov. II. - Confes-
sions from two men held in connes-
tion with the deaths of two &c ress-
es, Marie Nancy and Lillian Thomo-
son, found in Grant Park Sunday
morning, have cleared up nearly al
details, the police said todav, and
have established that the girls died
from alcohol and exposure and with
out violence. The police still pr
searching for two ether men who are
said to have been with the girls ear
Saturday evening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
SNOW FOOT DEEP
IN BUFFALO, N. Y.

WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-The
southern storm moving rapidly north
ward and gaining greatly in intensity,
this morning centered in the vicinity
of New York City. 1t has been at
tended bv General heavy rains in the
South and snow in the Ohio valley.
accompanied by strong winds and
gales on the entire Atlantic coast.
The snow was twelve inches deep this
morning in Buffalo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
HARDING MAY
VISIT MEXICO
ON TRIP SOUTH
To Decide On Invitation
At Once State De-
iartment Speaks

BROWNSVILLE. Tex, Nov. II.
-President-elect Harding's reply to
his invitation to visit Mexico during
his southern trip probably will be
determined upon during the next "a
hours, as he travels from Browns
vile to New Orleans. He left here
at 10 O'Clock this morning at the end
of 9 days vacation. He is exepcted
to reach Now Orleans at10 o'clock
tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

League Of Nations, DR.. Sunha, Bra
lillian representative to the assembly
declared today.
The Brazilian added he was firmly
convinced the United States would
enter the league.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

RICHTFUL KING,
SAYS LEADER
lntimates Effort Will Be
Made To Restore Him
To Throne

ATHENS, Nov 17.-Q0:3 a. m.)
-Queen Mother Olga, widow of
King George who was assassinated in
1914, probably will assume the rec
ency today, it was learned here this
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
German Statesmen Find
No Hostility In Japan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.--Mors
than sixty German merchants arriv-
ed recently in Japan to solicit trade,
according to advices to the Depart
ment of Commerce from Kioto. They
met with little hostility, it was said,
anti-foreign feeling being confined
largely to Toxic and Yokohama.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
BRAZIL SURE U. s.
WILL ENTER LEAGUE

GENEVA, Nov. 17.-Germany is
understood to be planning to pro
test to the assembly of the League
of Nations against the ALLEGATION of
the Euppen and Malmedy districts
to Belgium by the council of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
BANDIT BELIEVED SHOT

DENVER, Nov. II. = The po-
lice are searching today for the arm
ed men who last night attempted to
hold up and rob a Union Pacific
passenger train at Sandow, six miles
east of here. In an exchange of
shots with the train crew one of the
bandit is believed to have been
wounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
BATUM TAKEN BY
REDS, IS REPORT
lndescribable Confusion
In Caucasus Told
Of

CONSTANTINOPE, Nov. II. -
Reports that Batum had been cap
tured by the Bolsheviki have been
received here, but thus far they have
not been confirmed. Supplies col
lected in the city were removed
some time ago and the Georgian di-
vision was sent to the south for the
purpose of checking advance by the
Turkish nationalists.
The confusion existing in the
Caucasus region cannot be described.
Trains between Tiflis and Batum
are running badly overcrowded.
WARSAW. Nov. 17.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The Ukrainians have
evacuated Kiev and other towns they
have occupied and are fleeing de-
feated before the new Russian Soviet
offensive. The Bolsheviki cavalry has
swept through the Ukrainian lines at
various points. Three of General
Petlura's divisions were surrounded
by Soviet troops when the Ukrainians'
left wing broke because of bad com
munications.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

have been received by the German
government, says the Lokal Anzei
ger. The attention of France,
Great Britain and Italy has been
called to the situation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
POLES CONCENTRATING
ON GERMAN FRONTIER

BERLIN, Nov. II. = Confiden-
tial reports that the Poles are con-
centrating large masses of troops
near the frontier of Upper Silesla
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

A new source of gum, from the
sandlewood of Arizona, is said to
have all properties of rubber and to
vulcanize properly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
Weather

Forescast for Georgia--Fair to-
night and Thursday; frost on the
coast and freezing temperatures in
the interior tonight; rising tempera-
ture Thursday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

A machiss lust invented makes
Mexican h5e tamales at the rate OF
100 a minute.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

A LIQUID forming an artificial shell
has been compounded by a Michi-
gan inventor to preserve eggs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17

From a nucleus of 80 in 1892, the
reindeer in Alaska have grown to
100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
No Ruling To Prevent
Obregon Taking Office

MEXICO CITY, Nov. II. - Re
ports that the Supreme court of
Mexico had issued an order restrain
ing the authorities from issuing a
formal decree declaring General OBJ
regon the next president were de-
MED today by officials of the court.
Formal PRONUNCIATION of the decree
declaring Obregon the next president
will be made on Thursday, it is ex-
pected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-17
COTTON.

ArGERIcUs SPOT COTTON
Good Middling II 3-4c.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Bankers Take
Steps to Avert
A Money Panic
Continued from pngo 1

the dollar to the largest premium in
marks. definite turn in the market
took place yesterday. Exchange bank
ers thought the Improvement might
last for time. but saw no reason
why any substantial rise in the dollar
value of the European currencies
should come at this time. The en-
hancement, they said, was due largely
to causes psychological
The opening quotation for the pound
sterling was $3.23A to 1924, but this
was largely nominal, because bankers
were unable to execute any substan-
tial orders without Immediately push
again thin and sensitive to sales and
purchases which in normal times
would have no immediate effect on
quotations.. Buying orders reached
the Wall Street banks yesterday from
importers in various parts of the
country who desired to take advan-
tage of the low rate to get sterling to
pay future obligations to British sell
lers. Moreover, bankers reported spec
ulatlve buying and also some small
purchases from Scandinavia, evidently
Tor the purpose of arbitrating.
Sterling Exchange Rallies
This accumulation of buying power,
which was conspicuously lacking earlier
IN the week, reacted on quotations and
had its effect on persons across the
seas who previously had been throw
ing their sterling bills on the market
wildly without regard to price in their
scramble for dollars Believing a turn
in the market had come, at least tenn
pEorarllyy, holders of sterling bills put
less selling pressure on the market,
and at the close of trading yesterday
the pound sterling, which had gone as
high as 1892. closed at 1928, COM
pared with $3.2275 at the close on
Wednesday and 1919, the new low
record established earlier in the day
French and Belgian francs, which
had fallen with the pound sterling,
rallied with it yesterday, but lire
moved still lower. At, the close of
trading the dollar would buy 1882
units Of Italian currency, compared
with 5.18 at par.
In commenting on the exchange sit
uation, w. L. Saunders, president of
the American Manufacturers Export
Association, said: "The present de-
moralization of the foreign exchange
market, while the result of economic
factors which have been clearly in the
view of American exporters for several
months, points to the imperative ne
cessty of putting into operation at
once one or more of the plans we have
been discussing in this country for the
buying of European securities"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
" OrId Must Work
And Saue, Smoot Says
Quit Spending and Produce Is
Utah Senator's Remedy for
the ErchQnee Situation

From The Tribanc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The people
of all the world "must quit spending
and go to working, producing and saw
ing" before the foreign exchange situa-
ton can be corrected, Senator Smoot
of Utah, Republican financial expert in
the Senate, declared to- day
THE international exchange and
trade situation simply shows once moro
ever in one direction" said Senator
Smoot. Gold has flowed to us and we
are inflated with both gold and paper
Europe is inflated with paper. The
world has $250,O00, 900, 900 of paper
money out. France alone has $780,
000 900 of uncovered paper Is it hard
to explain why the franc is so cheap ?
"The sudden widespread agitation
about the suspension of foreign trade
owing to the depression of European
exchange, is merely the realization 81
must happen. The inevitable is upon
us; that is ALL
ut is trite and anything but sensa-
tional, but it is everlastingly true that
the only way to save the world is for
people to quit spending and go to work
ing, producing and saving. Nothing
else will correct the exchange situation
If Europe does not produce what it
uses, and something to exchange for
what it must buy outside Europe, j.
must pay in gold; and it has not the
gold 1t must go to working and saw
ing, and it shows no disposition to do
So. Neither does this country, for that
matter.
"The people in Europe got, during the
war, into the mental attitude of relying
upon their governments to take care of
them. If there was not food enough
the governments would bring it for
ward from abroad. That cannot 90 on
longer, but the people are still relying
upon it to continue.
There is perfect orgy of specula-
tion, spending, get-rich- quick enter
prise. A maelstrom of extravaganza is
thing before, but have it now, are wild
ly spending, without thought of the
morrow
"We have come to the end of efforts
to correct the inequalities in exchange
through international financial arrange
ments. For a European government to
maintain it's exchange at figure above
that dictated by the free operations OF
commerce means that in one form OF
another we must lend it the money
with which to pay it's balances due on
this side. That cannot go on any
longer.
"Some Of the European governments
are rehabilitating themselves in most
encouraging fashion. Belgium is nearer
back to normal than any other Great
Britain is doing splendidly, and Ger
many shows the right spirit. But
France, Italy, Russia, Austria--they are
not coming back yet"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Canada to Reduce amount
OF Notes in Circulation

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
MONTREAL, Feb. 5.--Gradual reduc-
tion OF Dominion notes in circulation,
it is understood, is planned by the gov
ernment as means of improving the
financial situation
The last return issued by the
nnance department shows that on Jam
uary ~ there were Dominion notes III
circulation amounting to $318,69O,0S9.
They were secured in gold to the ex-
tent of s114,S21 ,062, and in improved
securities to the amount of $154,237,-
600. The gold is therefore about 35.9
of the total issue. At the end of the
last financial year, total Dominion notes
outstanding were $29S,o58,697. Gold
amounted to s116,014,o34, or 38.9 per
cent of the total issue, and Of the
Dominion notes outstanding $144, ,428,-
900 we're secured by the deposit OF ap-
proved securities.
The ratio Of gold reserve to note
circulation, it is suggested, might be
improved in two ways. On the one
hand, gold might be bought; on the
other, Outstanding notes might be re-
tired from time to time from the pro
ceeds of loans or from revenue.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Baker Gave ID. S. M.
To Civilian Over
Protest of Board
War Secretary Told Action
Was Illegal, Col. Spaulding
Tells House Committee;
Conferred Honor ANYHOW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Secretary
Baker awarded Distinguished Service
Medal to D. G.. Jackling, of Salt Lake
City, after the Board of Awards had
ruled that such an award could not be
made legally, Colonel Thomas M.
Spaulding, a member of the board, to-
day told a House investigating COM
mittee.
Jackling was granted contracts for
the construction of the government
nitrate plant at Nitro, W. Va. and SUBJ
let the contract, Colonel Spauldine said
Secretary Baker suggested an award
for Jackling, and the board stated that
1T could not be made legally, since
Jackling was not connected with the
military force.
MIR: Baker, however, overruled the
board, awarded the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal and asked the board to write
a suitable citation, the colonel said.
Only one recommendation of an
award, that Of Brigadier General Sam
uel McRoberts, was disapproved by
Secretary Baker, Colonel Spaulding
said, adding that no reasons were given
for the action.
The recommendation that General
McRoberts be given Distinguished d
Service Medal was not disapproved, but
merely put in suspended file, Secre-
tary Baker said after reading Colonel
Spauldings testimony. General Nc
Roberts, d New York banker, was in
the procurement division of the Ord
nance Department during the war, and
the award was suspended. the Secre-
tary said, because among the army ex-
penditures being investigated by Con-
gress were contracts bearing his sig
nature. The suspension of the award
was in no way reflection, he said
adding that General McRoberts's serv-
ices were of very great value, and he
undoubtedly may get medal"
Referring to the award to D. C. Jack
ling, Mr.. Baker said he differed from
the board in its legal Interpretation
of the act authorizing the award of
medals.
General March "stesred clear" of any
recommendations for awards, Colonel
Spaulding said.
"Too many officers and highbrows
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Monarchist Move Seen
In Berlin Newspaper Deal
Group of Capitalists Obtains
Control of Several Daily and
Weekly Publications
By William G.. Dreher
Special Gable to The Tribune

Special Cable to The Tribune
(Copyrlgh 1920. New York Tribune Inc)
BERLIN, Feb. 5.--According to "Vor-
waerts" to-day, Herr Hugenberg, form
erly one of the directors of the Krupp
factories and now prominent as a Ma
tionalist member of the National AS
sembly, and Hugo SHINES. one of the
foremost Industrial magnates, have ell
tered the publishing business here on
large scale. The newspaper reports they
already have bought the great Buexen-
stein printing house and acquired a
controlling interest in the August
Scherl Company, which owns "Die Lo-
kal Anzeiger," DER Tag" Die Woche"
and several other publications.
According to the story in "Vor-
waerts," the same group has invaded
the field of comic weeklies and has an
nexed two of the most widely known
organs of political satire. "Simplicis-
sinus" and "Kladderadatsch."
"Vorwaerts" interprets the operations
as part of great monarchist cam
paign in which the Berlin capitalists
are joining in an effort to mold public
opinion. The newspaper expects further
purchases will be made or new publca-
tions established.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Ousted by Hotel, Wins Suit

A verdict for $4,000 was rendered in
the Supreme Court yesterday against
the management Of the Hotel Biltmore
in favor of Mrs. Robert w. Herwie.
wife of an army captain, who asked
$4,000 damages for the disgrace and
humiliation she suffered when she and
her husband were ordered out OF the
hotel.
Mrs. Herwig was a guest at the hotel
on June q, 1918. Captain Herwig fol-
lowed her to New York on a troop train
from Fort Oglethorpe. While his regi-
ment was at Camp Mills he went to the
hotel and joined his wife there, but did
not register.
1t was alleged that at o'clock in the
morning the night manager and house
detective entered the room of the Her
wigs and ordered them from the house.
although they protested that they we've
husband and wife.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Finance Head Yarns
France TO EcOnomize
Appropriations Must Be Cut
and Var Extravaganza Orer.
come, He Tells Budget Makers

PARIS, Feb. 5.-Negotiatons relative
'ofhe exchange situation with the prin-
cipal Allied nations would be facili
.ated If the necessary efforts were made
oy France to restrict expenditure, both
pubic and private, said Frederick
i;taheols- Marsal, Minister of Finance,
"a statement issued last night and
addressed TO the Budget Committee Of
sne Chamber of Deputies. The state
i!ent ment asked parliamentary support for
,is ms policy, which he said was along the
'ne pursued by his predecessor.
!, new efforts to cut down appropria-
uoAs IN 1920 should be made, the Min
's,er asserted and the "habits contract
cd during the war must be overcome"
expenditures, even for the most inter-
eestlng subjects, must be brought within
'ne strictest limits possible, and, what
ever the results of cutting down appro-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Jusserand to Speak Here

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Ambassador
Jusserand will speak tomorrow in New
York at celebration of the signing
between the United States and France,
February s, ITS, of the only alliance
ever entered into by this country.
Many Americans of French ancestry
and many French citizens are to attend
the anniversary banquet, and the am
bassador will speak in French
The alliance was directed at Gl eat
Britain and drawn to protect the "nde-
pendence absolute and unlimited" of the
United States and invited other nations
"who may have received injuries from
England" to join in it and make COM
mon cause with the signatory powers.
Benjamin Franklin was among the
American SignerS.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06

priations might be, the resources Of
the state must be increased by con-
siderable proportion. The most urgent
task was the consideration and adop-
tion of new fiscal measures while i'm
proving the system of assessing and
collecting outstanding taxes.
M. Francois Marsal declares no finan-
ciai agreements have as vet been con-
cluded with Allied or neutral coun-
tries, and affirms the determination of
the government to obtain payment of
reparations in full from Germany.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Is Die i'm French Train Wreck

DION, France, Feb. 5.-Fifteen per-
sons were killed and thirty injured to-
day in q head-on collision between an
express train and a freight train stand
ing at Perrigny-sur-FOgnon, about
twenty-one miles east of Dijon.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06

working for the War Department re-
ceived medals, and very few soldiers
who did the actual fighting" Repre-
sentative Bland, Republican, of Indiana,
commented.
The courier-index., 1920-01-02
PUBLIC WHITE HOUSE
 RECEPTIONS ARE NO MORE

Old-time residenters of the capital city, as well as the thousands of newcomers since the war, lament the passing of the popular public recep- tions that were given by the presi- dent and by cabinet officials at their homes at the beginning of each New Year. It was the one time of the year when official Washington and the public met in common way. anyone and everyone was welcome visitor at the executive mansion, and thousands of folks stood in line foi hours awaiting their opportunity to grasp the hand of the president and to catch glimpse of the diplomatic corps, the supreme court and othe, high dignitaries, with their wives
 who were always in the presidential
 receiving line. The wonderful pub
 lie receptions of Mckinley, Roose
The courier-index., 1920-01-02
Wagons and Farm Machinery

to the public of the Lincoln Memo rial will take place on February l2 next, the anniversary of the birth of Lincoln, or on April 15, the fifty fifth anniversary of his death. This magnificent structure is destined to become one of the most frequently visited public buildings in the United States and fully as many people will enter it's portals each year as now visit the United States Capitol build ing, Washington Monument and Lii brary of Congress. Americans will soon grow to feel that their lives are not complete until they have made a pilgrimage to this worthy shrine erected by Americans in memory of the martyred Lincoln. It has re. quired five years to complete the marvellous building at a cost ot
 nearly $3,000,000. The dedicatory exercises will be attended by con
 gres in body and by all officia
 Washington, as well as by noted citi zens from all over the country ant from many parts of the world.
The courier-index., 1920-01-02

welt and Taft still live today in the memories of those who had the pleasure of attending them. With the coming of the Wilson regime public receptions at the White House were abolished. Perhaps it was a wise decision, although severely criticized at the time, because the events of the past two years would make public receptions now dan gerous practice, in view of the safe guards that must constantly be thrown about public officials, due to the undesirable element in the popu- lation.
 The census bureau now awaits re- turns from the enumerators who are active in every city, town and ham, let in the land. All runs smoothly a' the Washington headquarters of the census mill and the wheels are all 1T readiness to turn as soon as the fig ures come piling in from the S5,OO( men and women who are in the field Everything is set to run like clock work, and with so many old hands a the head of the various departments those who had charge of census worl ten years ago, some even twent.
 years ago, there is every confidenc that the work authorized by con
 gress will be turned out pretty muc
 on time. |.