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Evening journal., 1920-12-18
PARTIAL BAN ON
CITY BILLBOARDS

Building Inspector Preston an
nounced this morning that no per
mits for the erection OF billboards. or
signs OF any description, viii be IS
sued hereafter until plans. sDecin-
cations and location Of the proposed
work have been fled IN his Oilce.
The object Of the ruling Is b. pre-
vent the erection OF such signs as
may prove 20 be a nuisance in the
neighbOrhood in which they are
erected, or adding 20 the fire risk.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
SEARCH CITY FOR
MISSING JERSEY GIRL

Mrs. Eula Slnes, 1871 Harrison
street, Carney's Point. has asked the
local police department 10 try 10 To-
cate her f6-year-old daughter, Elaine,
who has disappeared and Is sup
posed 10 be In this city.
Tho girl. who Is large for her age.
has brown hair. blue eyes and car
RIGS a scar down teh center Of her
forehead as the result OF a burn.
Elaine was at frst thought 30 be
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Morrow, 1875
Walnut street, but when n was
learned yesterday that she was not
there. the appeal was made 10 the
police.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
BOMB EXPLOSION
NAGURATES STRIKE

I CHICAGO, Dec. is. UNITED Prcssl-
a bomb explosion shatiering all the
windows In an apartment house build
pg ushered in the strike OF janitors
n 1000 buildings here, early today
The strike was called by William
Oucssc, business agent OF the Jani-
.Ors' UpiOn, who was bounced out Of
led by a bomb explosion sometime
& go. Quesse called a general strike
IN all Chicago ianitOrs. 20 start
sanuary l. The strike started today,
Was called against one firm OF real
estate agents. who Quesse said gave
fhe ianitOrs unfair treatment"
Real estate men do not regard the
strike as serious and claim that
messe Is "bluflng"
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
VITAL STATISTICS.

Fifteen new eases OF transmissibl
diseases were reported 10 the Board
Of Health during the past week. ac-
c0rding 10 the report issued at noon
today bv Secretary Frantz. and two
deaths from transmissible diseases.
Two eases OF chicken pOx were re-
ported, a disease the city has been
free from for a number OF months
Other new cases reported were
WhoOping cough, 6: diphtheria. B:
scarlet fever. 2; measles. 4; typhoid
fever. 4.
There were 90 deaths. f6 MARRIAGES
and 30 births during The week. as
compared with 30 deaths. . mar
riages and "a births during the cor
responding week Of last year.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
IAN NM ron NON-SIiPpOnT

Frank Bugenskl was scntcnced 10
:. \ months I'm the wOrkhOuse, on a
G clarge OF non-support OF his wife. by
Teputy Judge Finger. In Municipal
Court this morning. During his In
d clrceratiOn. fifty cents a day will be
deducted from his earnings for the
Support OF his wife.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
SIS FINE on RECKLEss DRIVER.

Commenting That The defendant, 40
cOrdlng 10 the evidence. was not only
driving az an excessive rate OF
speed, but was also driving recklessly,
Deputy Judge Finger. In Municipal
Court this morning, Imposed a fine
OF $50 and costs on Robert r. Tildon,
Negro, charged with speeding. The
case. the Judge felt, called Tor a lne
h iEher Than the usual penalty.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
SNOW ON CHRISTMAS,
ORACLES PREDICTION

HACKENSACK. n. J. Dec. "a UNITED
Press andrew J. Dovoe, who has
been the local weather oracle for -
ycars, predicted today that Christ
mas day would be wet turning n
snow" that the flrst blizzard OF the
winter IN this vicinity, would occur
December u, and that New Years Day
wll be clear and cola"
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
ORDER RESTORED
In CZECHO-

PRAGUE, Dec. is. Omitted Press.)-
Order has becn completely restored
throughout Czecho-Slovakia, accord
ing 10 Official announcement today
Even tho communist press Is advls-
ing resumption OF work.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
MCCORMACK BACK no OPERA.

PARIS. Dec. As United Press.l-
John Mccormack, American tenor,
Will return 10 grand opera next
month. when ne begins a Two months
engagemeni with the Monte Carlo
Opera COmTany. lie will leave Tor
the United States In April.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
LOST AND FOUND.

n OST-PAIR OF GLASSES IN CASE,
IL between 23rd and Pine sts. and Rich.
nrason Park School Reward. Return
70 223t Pine ST. Phone 5i42-J. decls-1t
CONTINUED on Page Ten).
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
T0DAY's TEMPERATURE

At Tie Evening Journal Office.
800 A. M..-....24 1900 p. M....... 81
1000 =. Md 100 p. M......3i
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
10 nIsluSs IAPAN

Walter Haviland. principal az
Friends Central school. OF Phiiades
at Tenth and Harrison strcetsRt2
"Wednesday evening at 7.s5 0 o'clc>~xS
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
WATCH FOR m. q. WALTFnS.

II. G Walters, superintendent OF the
National Life Insurance Company of
the United states, was presented with
gold watch by the company In ap-
probation OF his work. Mr. Walters
Is 10 become manager of'the Phila-
delphla branch.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
NnN-sIIPPORT CASE GOES OyEn.

OpDUTY Juule FInYtf, IN Municipal
Court this morning, continued until
Friday. the case OF Samuel Gordon.
charged with nOn-suppOrt OF his wife
ana child. and referred n 10 Detee
tive Mcdaniel for investigation. The
question involved, William ;. Prickett.
Gordon's attorney informed tho court.
Is as TO the amount 10 be paid.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
AFFLICTED wOMON
WANDFRc AxVAy

George Gaines, Negro, q Hickman
Road, has requested tho MID of the
police in locating his wlfo. who
y-sadered away from his home We'd
nesday night. The woman Is said 70
be fceble-mndcd.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
TOOK BONDSFOR
STOCK DABBLMG
HC. T. EAST7MAN,S
STORY OF THEFT

Young Man Refires As Assistant Treasurer
of Hercules Poroder Company After S40,-
900 Shortage Is DiscIosed-ConferS To-
day With First and Central Church Off
cidLs Relative to Violation of Their Trust
Evening journal., 1920-12-18

Glover Dairy Safe MIX makes robust
children. Phone i5l0.-Aa~.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18

s25 worth OF Records free. Alroni
Plano Co.. 2i0 W. 9.h St.-A4v.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
sun AND TIDE.

sun rises commandment III A. VI.
fun SETS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i.36 p. NJ
Head Of Christiana.
High water o.. $50 A. NJ. 5f5 p. NJ.
Low water 1920 4. NJ. 1875 p. NJ.
Evening journal., 1920-12-18
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday. not much
change In temperature; moderate to
fresh west winds
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
Shoots Vie With
Babv In Her Arms

DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-Crazed from
whisky, Marshall Bass, young
white man, early last night shot and
mortally wounded his wife while she
held in her arms her eighteen-mpnths-
old baby and with her five-year-old
son, Arthur, clinging to her skirts.
One of the shots penetrated the leg
of the baby, breaking one of the
bones.
Mrs. Bass was rushed to the Dub
lin city hospital, where she died
shortly from wounds in her abdo-
men.
Fearing serious trouble might re-
suit from the shooting Bass was
rushed from the jail at Dublin to
the Bibb county jail in Macon for
safekeeping. The prisoner, still in a
stupor, was taken to Macon by two
deputy sheriffs by train
Accounts of the shooting from eye
witnesses are that Bass was seen
following his wife up the road to-
ward a neighbor's house, where she
seemed to be going with her baby in
her arms, abusing her. He first
struck her over the head, knocking
her into the ditch beside the road
When she had recovered her feet
and started on again, he shot at her,
the full load from the shotgun going
! into her abdomen. She attempted to
rise again and he shot second time
He then ran, and parties who came
by in an automobile just a few mo-
ments later. found the woman lying
in the road. wounded, still holding
to her baby, the other boy standing
near.
Bass was drunk and had ran his
wife awav from home, leaving sup
per hot on the stove.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
3PLEAD GUILTY,
z TO CHAINCANC
Judge Lttleiohn starts
Criminal Grind With
Stiff Pealties

Two straight chaingang sentences
were handed out by Judge Little
john in Superior court this morning
out of three passed by him upon
pleas of guilty entered BY negroes.
Only one of the three pleas was in a
liquor case. They were the first
cases handled on the CRIMINAL dock
ct.
The accused and their sentences
were:
Lee Simmons, making and having
liquor on the first charge, IL
months on the gang or release under
parole after serving A months or
payment of $10O; on the second
charge, six months or $50 fine, in.
cluding costs, after serving first SEN
tence.
Cliff Floyd, assault with intent ta
murder, carrying concealed weapons
and carrying pistol without license
on first charge, IL months on chain
gang; on second charge, IL months
or $10O after serving first sentence
on third charge, six months or pay
ment of costs.
Wade Monroe, burglary - IL
months or $100, including costs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
SHEPAR CASE TO
Be HARD BATTLE
Prominent LAWYERS Re.
tanned On Each Side
In Poison Charge

Following the announcement of
Solicitor General Garrett yesterday
that no more arrests are contemplat-
ed in the Shepard poison case, an
nouncement was made by him that
W. A McClelland, well known Grim
inal lawyer, had been retained to as
sist him in the prosecution.
R. L. Berner has been engaged as
counsel for Mrs. Cults, to assist her
husband, who is well known South
Georoia lawyer. Mr.. Berner is wide
ly known and wac former candidate
for Governor. He has figured in a
number of important criminal cases
in various parts of Georgia. The le-
gal talent on both sides indicates a
hard fought case.
DIR. Elmer, who reached Macon
Monday, following his wife's arrest,
left yesterday, supposedly for Jack
sonville, but reserving hotel accom-
modations for himself and chauffeur
for next Saturday.
Before leaving the city, Dr. Elmer
made some serious accusations against
other persons in the case He de-
clared that there would be counter
arrests and predicted that one of the
persons now under arrest would make
confession which would clear up
the matter.
Friends OF the Elmers point to the
fact that the will which was anony-
mously mailed to Mrs. Alice Crandall
Shepard's sister, only few days be-
fore the bodv of Fred D. Shepard was
first exhumed gave the bulk of the
estate to Ernest Hopson, son of
Mrs. Elmer by her first marriage,
The will provided $4,000 cash and
an allowance of 500 a month as long
as she lived for Mrs. Elmer, and
gave Mrs. Alice Crandall the Shepard
home place at Fort Valley in which
she had an undivided interest as heir
to the monev of the late Alfred Shep-
ard.
Ernest Cults, of Savannah,
brother of Eldridge Cults, whose wife
is one of the four accused, reached
Macon yesterday to assist his brother
in the case
General Walter A. Harris. who rep
resents Mrs. Elmer, and Judge John
P Ross, who represents Mrs. lone
Henry and Ernest Hopson, who are
under arrest at Perry. declared that
thee would be no development in the
case until the hearing on the app1i-
cation for bail which will come up
next Tuesday.
It was stated that Mrs. Cults is not
related to anv of the others in the
case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
READ THIS LETTER---THEN
WRITE YOUR PHOTO-PLAY
Editor Times-Recorder, Americas,

Editor Times-Recorder, Americas,
Ca:
1t gives me pleasure to learn
that Americus folks are to have a
splendid chance in competition for
the $4,000 scenario contest which
the Times-Recorder has so effect
lively launched.
Reports from other cities indi-
date no less enthusiastic start of
the national scenario competition
of which the Times-Recorder-J.
Parker Read, Jr., contest is the ex-
elusive local part.
This bears out my assumption
in arranging the contest, namely
that there are in Americu; hum
dreds, and throughout the country
hundreds of thousands of folk who
are eager for self-expression, who
have message, a story to tell, and
who have longed to use the motion
picture as their medium.
1t insures not only keen compe-
tition for the prizes | have offered
through the Times-Recorder, but
will serve as a sort of national ref
erendum by film playgoers on
what the screen should present and
stress, a commentary on screen art
that should prove of inejtimable
mutual value to producers and the
public.
Also, it will undoubtedly reveal
to the contestants themselves and
to us a great deal of latent talent.
say in all sincerity that | expect
Americus to offer new and striking
ideas in the scenario contest.
My star, Louise Glaum, for whom
the scenarios must be built, is
equally enthusiastic, and hopes to
receive material for many plays
from accepted scenarios. We are
all tremendously excited here over
the prospects.
Ideas, as you are impressing your
readers, are the thing most desir-
ed. The form of the story doesn't
matter so much.
AS you have announced, | am
prepared to pay the author of the
FIRST prize idea or story $4,000,
and for the second and third prize
stories suitable for production,
$500 and $1,000 respectively. ]
have placed that sum in escrow,
subject to the decision of the.
judges.
In addition am ready and eager
to purchase other available scenar-
los entered through the contest, at
figures from $40O to 81, 1000 each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
ACCEPTANCE OF
WILSON PROVES
BIG HEARTENER
Spain And Brazil Offer
To Ioin Armenian
Mediation

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Secre-
tary Baker today refused TO discuss
Geneva dispatches stating that Major
General Leonard Wood had been
mentioned as a possible selection by
the League of Nations Armenian
committee to lead the proposed cam
paign of the Armenians against Mus
tapha Kemal, the Turkish nationalist
leader.
GENEVA, Dec. 1.-(By Associat-
ed Press. Austria was unanimous
ly voted member of the League or
Nations by the commission for ad-
mission of new states here today 1t
is expected the assembly of the
League will ratify this action.
A letter to President Wilson ac-
cepting his offer of yesterday TO act
as mediator in Armenia was being
drafted by the council of the League
of Nations here today.
President Wilson's note was read
to the council this morning and was
received with marks of the livest
satisfaction. It was announced this
afternoon that Spain and Brazil had
offered to join Wilson in the role
of mediator ard the offer has been
embodied in the reply to Wilson
fromed by the council.
"Poor old Europe will feel less
bandoned," was the remark made
by member of the French delega-
, cation while discussing the Wilson
acceptance. The prediction was
made here that in the end the Greeks
may pay the price for saving what re-
mains of the Armenian people.
Lord Robert Cecil declared "Presi-
, dent Wilson's acceptance is COM
mendanble and worthy of the best
traditions of the United States, which
have always been friends of Ar
menia and taken the lead in alleviat-
4 ing her sufferings. The decision i:
not in any sense political from my
point of view"
Reply to the American. it was stat
ed, expresses deep appreciation of his
acceptance. The Allied high com.
misisoners at Constantinople. it saws
are being consulted as to the best
wav for Wilson to proceed. The coun-
ell it is added. believes there will be
no great difficulty about the pre- 81
/ dents mediators conferring with
I Mustapha Kemal Pasha, Turkish na'
tionaIist leader. who has been MIX
| inr war on the Armenians.
The council of league today unan-
| imously approved the invitation
drawn by the military commiss' 1r
calling on the United States to name
representatives to sit on the comm IS
sion, the text Of which was cablet
in news dispatches last night, ex
pressed the view that general con
sideration Of the subject of disarm
ament would be "greatly facilitated
If the United States government
could see way to send represen
rat;ve To sit in aconsultative ca
pacitv wit .hthe commission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
OBREGON TAKES,
PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1.-The in
duction into office of president to-
day of General Alvaro Obregon
means peace for this republic
peace, the condition little known
here for 10 years.
Of course it may mean progress,
it may mean wise craftsmanship and
prosperity, but the people of Mexico
want peace and they elected the most
popular man in their realm to give
it to them.
Ever since the election General
Obregon and Provisional President
de la Huerta have been busy pacify-
ing all factions. His aim has been
peace at any price, for Mexico new
er had a president or leader that
couldn't make war, but it has had
few that could establish peace.
So the new regime took up with
General Pelaez, in the oil district;
in the state of Morelas; with Pancho
Villa and the Yaqui Indians in the
north, the question of 'peace."
1t literally went into the market
and bought peace. Pelaez ahd caus-
ed much trouble in the oil district
of Tampico, and he is now settled
down to quiet life; General Zapata
"died in action" six months ago, but
his followers were still menacing
things, so conference was called
and the story of how General Villa
was put on a ranch in Zacatezaez and
given life time job being good is
too familiar to repeat. The Kaquis
are quiet for the first time in years
in fact, it is said nobody but Obre-
gon had been able to get them to
abandon the war path.
So the man who takes office here
today bids fair to become the
worlds champion peacemaker.
One of President Obregon's first
acts win be to float a large loan, if
that is possible. What Mexico needs
now is money. The public debt is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
MOB AND NEGRO
BOTH MISSING
THOMASVMLE
Believed Prisoner Was
Lynched For Attack
On Young Girl

ALBANY, Dec. Reports from
Pavo state that the negro who is al
legged to rave attacked a white girl
has been captured and is in the hands
of officers who are trying to elude
the mob seeking to lynch the pris-
oner. The report also said the ne
gro had confessed his guilt.
THOMASVILLE, Dec. 1.-Consid-
cradle uncertainty prevails over the
fate of a negro captured last night
at Favo, believd to be the one who
attacked the 18-year-old daughte
of a prominent Thomas county far
mer Monday. Neither the posse nor
the negro has reached Thomasville
and it is generally believed the
prisoner was lynched. He had been
Unidentified by the girl.
The girl was attacked while alone
in her home in the Barwick section
of the county.
The young lady, one of a large
family, had gone from a place where
most of the members of the family
were at work, reshingling a roof,
making tic SIdt6ulcIlI tudt BIG was
going to sew for while. The work
ers were about two hundred yards
down the road from the house and
in another direction about an equal
distance was a school house.
The girl went inside the house and
only about thirty minutes later was
found by her sister, lying near the
door of the sitting room, her throat
securely tied with a piece of strong
rope an in an unconscious condition
She reused up sufficiently to give
evidence of the nature of the crime
but was in a stupor for some hours
This occurred at 2:30 O'Clock and a
about midnight she was sufficiently
recovered to give a lurid account o
the crime.
She stated that she went i'm
mediately into the house and insteat
of picking up her sewing started
PLAYING on the piano. After only
short time a negro suddenly appear
ed at the door, closed it and with
pistol level at her head and piece
of rope dangling from his arm, or
dered her to hands up and not tc
scream at the pain of instant death
Realizing the nature of the lnva
sion by the negro she Immediately
made a dash for the door screaming
but before her screams had hardiS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01

The above letter will serve as
brief introduction of j. Parker Read,
Jr.. prominent Los Angeles motion
picture producer, who through the
Daily Times-Recorder is offering So
600 in prizes for the best scenarios
to fit his star, Louise Glaum. 1t also
sets forth the motive which prompts
him to come particularly to amateur
writers and story-tellers of Americus
in his national search for suitable
and novel film material.
You go to the movies. You crltl-
cize them. perhaps. You are infiu-
enced much or little by them. In
deed, YOU are beginning more or less
to think in terms of the motion pic
ture-that most popular medium of
entertail. .ment and education in which
the love, the hate, the intrigues, he
roic and cowardly EXHIBITS of the
World and his Wife are reeled off for
you.
You saw of some character you
know, of some experience or episode
you observe-"Just like movie
plavw
That's just it: The motion picture
has already created among its mil
lions of "fans" a habit of measuring
life, of visualizing and dramatizing
it. in terms Of the film.
Almost every person has had some
experience, has observed some every
day drama, or knows some character
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
Scenario Contest Conditions.

Read,
prizes $4,000 The FIRST award cash sum OF
awarded SECOND
motion In
of of shall the
of the eprizef 70 which they tied
he all
ideas All scenarios VIII be con-
sidered from quality OF ideot of form
The January L. 1921
will announced the Recorder
of
possible
Editor
enroll the blank
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01

whose "big hour" is "Just like in the
movies!"
Here's your chance to write that
episode or that character down, with
pc good an opportunity as anyone to
win the $4,000 prizes in the Times
Recorder. Parker Read scenario
contest.
Tomorrow the Times Recorder
which is handling the contest in this
city, will give you some instructions
as to how your scenario should be
prepared, what to do and what to
avoid.
Today-just spend few hours Wis.
ualizing that character or experience
maybe your own-which has the
''makings" of a photoplay which
would be suitable for Louise Glaum
Parker's Reads screen star.
AS formality, you must enroll in
the contest by filling out and mail
ing the registration coupon to the
Scenario Editor of The Times
Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
Italian Attack On
Fiurne Is Tdicated

FIUME, Dec. Military action
by Italian regulars against the Le-
gionaires of Captain D'Annunzio in
this city apparently was foreshadow-
ed in an order of the day issued yes
terday by General Cavillia comman-
der of the regulars outside Fiume.
"We are faced with a sad task at
the present moment, but I rely upon
your complete cooperation" the or
der said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
2OSTORES BURN
In JASPER, ALA.

JASPER, Ala, Dec. Fire orig,
inating early today in the Crawford
Mercantile building, destroyed twen-
tv business houses and ten resi-,
dences before brought under control
at 9 o'clock. The loss is estimated
at $500, 900 The principal business
block and portions of three other
blocks were wiped out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
Proposal For Peace
In Ireland Is Sought

DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-Proposais for
terminating violence in Ireland are
desired by the Labor Commission OF
Inquiry, comprising representatives
Of the Labor party in the British
parliament and the labor legislative
BODY of Great Britain, which arrived
here last night. The members as
serted they are willing to give all
assistance in their power to any re-
sponsible suggestion for the re-estaD-
lishment of peace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-01
WILLARD SIGNS
FOR TITLE FIGHT

NEW YORK, Dec Tex Rick
ard announced today he had received
contracts signed by Jess Willard, Jack
Dempsey and Bill Brennan for a
championship bout on March II next
between Willard and the winner of
the Dempsey, Brennan fight here De-
cember ID.