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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
PERKINS HANDS
OVER CHAMBER
TO MARSHALL
Farm Agent Accepts
Secretaryship And
Takes Charge

Announcement was made today
that George o. Marshall, county farm
demonstration agent, had accepted
the offer recently made to him by
the board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce, to become secre-
tary of the Chamber to succeed JOS
eph Perkins, resigned. Mr.. Marshall
took charge of the Chamber head
quarters in the Rylander theater
building this morning. Mr.. Perkins,
who is a district Boy Scout official
engaged in organization work, Mon
day evening moved his belongings in
to an office upstairs in the theater
building which he had obtained temp
orarily, relinquishing all connection
with the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Marshall will be employed
jointly as secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce and county farm agent.
The offer of the directors Of the
Chamber was conditioned upon his
being able to arrange the joint posi-
ton satisfactorily with the board of
county commissioners by whom he
is employed as farm agent locally.
1t was stated that the matter has
been So arranged, a majority of the
board-all of those seen-having
agreed informally to the arrange
ment, the understanding to be rati-
fled officially at the next meeting OF
the commissioners.
The arrangement was readily
agreed to, it is understood, because
of the recognition of the mutual val
ue to the farmers and the Chamber
in combining the two positions. The
normal activities of the Chamber are
said to be approximately 80 per cent
rural in communities such as this
where the prosperity Of the city is
wholly dependent upon the farmers
and their prosperity, this involving
activities largely similar to both po'
sitions. Combining the two under
Mr.. Marshall's direction is expected
to result in greater interest local
ly in the Chamber of Commerce anC
greater cooperation of the rura
population with the city in its actlVl
ties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17

tically as much as they did during the
preceding thirty years, the report
shows.
While home and foreign missions
have been the leading beneficiaries
of the gifts of women heretofore,
they have also fostered the causes
of Christian Education, church
building, ministerial relief, hospi-
tails and orphanages in the homeland
and have carried on an extension
work in foreign fields as well.
The women contributed $100,0 900
worth of clothing to needy families
of Hungary last winter and each
year they send supplies to Sic II
hospitals maintained on foreign
fields. Other lines of activities fos-
tered by women in their organized
capacity include the conduct of the
Woman's Missionary Training school
at Louisville, KY, for the training
of women missionaries and other
special Christian workers; the oper-
alton Of Good Will Centers in com
munities where there is large
foreign born population; the provi-
sion for the education of the older
children of missionaries on foreign
service, and other forms of social
service, including the conduct of
daily vacation Bible schools in pop
ulous centers.
In their local work the societies
seek to bring about the full educa-
ton and inspiration of the women
and Young people of the churches
on all lines of Christian activities,
the making of every woman and
Young person a tither being one Of
the practical aims.
Memorial services honoring two
former weep presidents body, ]. NJ.
Darlington, Of Washington, and Dir.
sly. Jameson, Of Atlanta, who died
during tie rast year fe1tured the
final session Of The convent \. today.
Selection Of the text meeting mace
is left to the e%c.I committee
Savannah nay b. Sc, '..,!
Fstabfshment of another theol e
ical seminary by the convention was
provided for yesterday afternoon anC
proposals from states desiring il
We're requested. The convention viii
select site at its next session. Prop
ositions already have been made in
formally nv Georgia, South Caro-
lima and Virginia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
ROGERS QUITS
MANACERSHIP
OF LIGHTING co.
r. P. Ewing Comes From
New York To Sue
ceed Him

w f. Eo2.1s, who sill :e last July
has been manager of the Americus
Lighting company, has resigned. His
successor, who arrived this morning,
is R. P. Ewing, who has been as
sociated with the H. L. Doherty in
terests in New York. Mr.. Rogers will
remain here probably a week while
Mr.. Ewing is familiarizing himself
with the plant and conditions, and
until he completes his own arrange
ments for moving. He will go to
Leesburg, Fla, to become manager
of the municipal electric plant there
Mr.. Ewing is a young man, but
has had experience in public utility
work of this kind elsewhere, he men
tiohing Toledo, O., and Bristol
Tenn, as places where he had been
engaged, although not in the capacity
of manager in either place. The
Doherty interests are the largest in
the country of their kind, operating
gas and other public service con-
Germs in more than score of Ameri-
can cities, particularly The lager
cities.
Mr.. Ewing was accompanied here
by j. B. Wadsworth assistant gen
eral manager of the General Utilities
company, of Baltimore, of which the
Americus Lighting company is a
subsidiary. Mr.. Wadsworth has spent
much time here since the first Of the
year
Although not generally known
heretofore, it was said today Mr..
Rogers resignation has been in the
hands of the officials of the compa-
ny for some weeks. 1t is under
stood he resigned to accept bet
ter paying place.
Mr.. Rogers came here from the
North last July as the successor of
J. E. johnson, who resigned to take
a similar position at Lakeland Fla.
He is a charter member of the
Lions club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
BY JACK JUNCMEYER.


WASHINGTON, May 16.-Selfish
interests temporarily have blocked
the governments most important
step toward American independence
from foreign nitrates.
This is the significance of cessa-
tion of work, through lack of con-
gressional appropriations, on Wilson
dam at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Adequate supply Of nitrates is one
of the basic military and agricultural
needs of any country. IN powder it
speeds bullets. In soil it speeds
crops.
Today the United States is largely
dependent upon Chile for this fertil-
izing element.
The air, however, contains an in
exhaustible source Of supply. This
atmospheric nitrogen, together with
what is recovered from The by-pro-
duets of coal coking. must he the fu-
ture source for the United States.
At Muscle Shoals the government
has erected two large nitrate fiXa-
ton plants, costing some $85,00O,-
600. They are capable of turning
out great quantities both for military
and agricultural purposes. And they
are ready to operate-waiting only
on cheap power.
Wilson dam, when completed, will
furnish, that power.
Until it is completed, however,
these plants will lie idle and useless.
Approximately $15.OO0,OOO has
heen expended on the dam and from
S17.0OO.00O to S2O.OO0,OO0 more is
needed to finish the project, accord
inp to en0ineers.
Meanwhile farmers in evervs sec
ton of the country are pleadino for
ntrates at reasonable nrices. Meet
ing their apneal would lower cost of
food production and reduce food
prices.
''Fror the military standpoint it
is essential that orr government have
its own denendahle supnlv Of nj
trafes." asserts Senator Underwood
of Alabanoa. one of the champions of
Muscle Shoals development.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Ex-Americus Lad, IA,
Saves Sisters Life

Eugene Cannon, IA years old, and
y son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Cannon,
formerly of Americas, now residing
in Albany, saved the life of his D.
vear-old sister last Saturday.
The little girl had been PROMISED
bv her mother that she would make
them some candy, and little Mildred
thinking it would be great fun to
make it campfire style in the back
yard went out and built a small
blaze under a pot. In some manner
her clothing became ignited, and she
began running wildly about the yard
and screaming. Just as she was pre-
paring to 90 under the house, Eu1
gene. who was in the house and heard
her screams, rushed out, and throw
ing the little girl on the ground
roilnd her in the sand until her
clotbing was extinguished. She will
recover from her painful burns.
The parents of the lad are thank
full that he is a Boy Scout, ana un-
der the direction Of the Albany
Troop No. 3 Scoutmaster, ne learn
ed how to render first aid and to con-
duct himself in a crisis.
Americus friends of the family
will lea/n of this heroism. with inter
est, for during their residence mere
several wears ago, when Mr.. Cannon
was connected with the Cannon
Screen Company enterprise, they
made many friends who regretted
their removal to Albany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
CREAMERY MAY
BEERECTED HERE

A meeting of all persons interest
ed in the development of dairying
here and the possible establishment
of a creamery are asked to meet at
the Chamber of Commerce with Geo.
o. Marshall Thursday morning at
$50 o'clock. At that time DR.. P. F.
Bahnsen. state veterinarian and
dairy herd owner here, and also a
dairy expert will be present to help
discuss the subject.
DR.. Bahnsen is anxious to see a
creamery established here and will
add ten cows to his herd to help
support it, and will take stock in
such an enterprise, he says. The
other leading dairymen of the com
munity are also reported favorable
to the idea.
A committee of citizens will go
to Selma, Ala, next Monday, it is
said, to inspect dairying conditions
and the success of the creameries
there, to report to the farmers here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
BAPTIST LAYMEN WRITE
WILLS TO HELP CHURCH

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May IL
(By Associated Press) An increas-
ing number of Baptist ,laymen of
the south are writing their wills and
including in those wills bequests of
at least one-tenth of their estates
to religious causes, DR.. j. T. Hender-
son, corresponding secretary of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement
among southern Baptists, declared
last night in his annual report to the
Southern Baptist Convention. The
last year has shown the largest in
crease in the number of bands of
men who give at least tenth of
their income TO religious work. it al
so set forth.
A new line of work undertaken by
the Laymen's Movement this year,
and which has accomplished large re-
suits, the secretary declares, is the
organization of laymen's teams in
strong churches. These teams visit
weaker pastorless churches, conduct
services and assist those congrega-
tions in finding pastors and then
providing support adequate for them.
Many of these teams do evangelistic
work also, and have won many con-
verts, it is reported
Laymen's conventions were held in
eight states during the last year,
and large progress was made in eff
fecting local organization of Broth
erhoods, the aim of which is to en-
list men of the congregation to all
phases of Christian activity.
In his efforts in behalf of the
Movement during ethc year, Secre-
tary Henderson visited all of the
states of the Convention territory,
travelling a total distance of 41,-
$50 miles.
During the thirty-three years of
the organized work of the Baptist
women of the South they have con-
tributed, through the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union approximately 81 l.
100000 in cash and boxes of sup
plies to the various interests fos-
tered by the Southern Baptists, the
annual report of the Union stated
The women subscribed more than
S22,00000 to the IS Million Cam
paign and during the last three
years they have contributed prac-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
BANKS VICTORY
ISONLY PARTIAL

WASHINGTON, May H. The
Georgia state banks have won an
initial victory in their fight against
the par check collection lorder of
the Federal Reserve Board, but a
careful study of the opinion Of the
Supreme court yesterday shows the
court did not go to the extent of
declaring Illegal par collection by re-
serve banks of checks drawn upon
non-member banks, as at first un-
derstood.
The Supreme court specifically re-
versed the Federal district court of
Georgia on refusing the injunction
sought by the state banks and dis
missing their complaint as wanting
in equity" The case goes back to
the district court for further pro-
ceedings.
Governor Harta-ng takes the view
that the decision doesn't affect the
boards collection policy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Husband Is Held For
Death of Ala. Bride

FLORENCE, Ala, May IF
w Seay, department store clerk,
was arrested at 3 o'clock this morn
ing when he approached his mothers
home here and is being held in con-
nection with the death of his bride,
whose mutilated and partly burned
BODY was found Sunday midnight on
the outskirts of this city. He was
turned over to the sheriff who tooG
him to an unknown destination.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
QUIET ON FRONT
ACTIVE IN REAR

WILLIAMSON, W. Va, May IT..
Preparations have been made here
to anticipate any untoward activi-
ties on the Mingo fighting front next
Thursday, the anniversary Of the
battle Of Matewan last year, when
ten persons were killed, including
the mayor of the town ana seven
Baldwln-Felts detectives.
Although hostitilities practically
ceased today on TIE border, activi-
ties we're increasing behind the bat
tie lines. according to authorities
here.
State police have been placed at
strategical points throughout the fir
ing zone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
No Additional Cash
And No Diamonds
Found on Premises
Sheriff Insists He Is Still Without Clew-Mrs Nor
gan Stevens Named Temporary Admins
tratrix of Estate-Some Diamond Stories

"Bi Scarborough whose body with crushed head found his
store at the edge of the city Sunday evening
by robbery This
by Interested the following
Monday afternoon in effort find the
supposed to be kept about his Nothing addition
and coins found the cash register Sunday evening
coins lying nearby rich
of diamonds discovered.
The by Harvey Deputy Tom L. Summers
Attorneys W. P Wallis and Hollis
neys for the heirs and Morgan Stevens
only two relatives of the slain
spent about three hours the going thoroughly as was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Ternplar Grand Prelate
Leaves For Conciave

Rev GNyton FISHER, who IS grand
prelate of the Knights Templar of
Georgia, left Tuesday afternoon for
Macon to attend the annual conclave
of the order. While Marshall, high
priest of the local chapter, will
leave tonight. DR.. Carl w. Minor,
who also is a Templar, will stop in
Macon tonight on his way home from
the Baptist convention at Chatta-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Mexico To Expel 2
American Agitators

MEXICO CITY, May 17--Frant
Seaman, alleged to be an American
agitator. another American whose
name was not announced and two
Spaniards were ordered expelled
from Mexico last right lon the
grounds that they were "pernclous
foreigners"
The charge was the result of par,
ticipation by the four in the radical
invasion of the Chamber of Depu'
ties last week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
DR.. Minor To Tell Of
Greatest & Convention

DR.. Carl W. Minor, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, postcards The
Times-R Recorder from Chattanooga,
where he is attending the Southern
Baptist convention, that he will
reach home in time for prayer meet
ing Thursday night at 7:45 ''to give
an account Of the greatest conyen-
ton we have ever had"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
SEARCH OF MURDERED MANS STORE
REVEALS NONE OF RUMORED RICHES
2 Biscuits Save a Life
THE leftover biscuits from the

THE leftover biscuits from the
i breakfast table of many
Georgia home would save a life in
China today. There IN the famine
district hundreds are dying daily
with absolutely not a crumb of
food to eat. Two dollars will save
a person until harvest. Without
this they will surely die. No per-
son in Georgia is so poor but he
can help some. Literally millions
are starving They need only two
biscuits every day to keep body
and soul together.
Send your check to C. F. Gid
dings, Bank OF Commerce, local
treasurer, or to Walter T. Can
dler, Atlanta, Ga, State Treas
urer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
$4,000 Baggage Thefts
Believed To Be Cleared

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE po-
lice here believe that baggage
thefts covering period of years
and from which claims aggregating
$4,000 have arisen, has been clear
ed with the arrest of Ebert C. La
mum, conductor, and Lisle Payne,
baggageman, both employed by the
Southern Railway. Payne is said by
the police to have admitted the
thefts,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
NOUS. TROOPS
FOR Mine WAR

WASHINGTON, May IT. - The
federal government is not disposed
to declare martial law and employ
regular troops in the Mingo County,
w. Va, strike region merely to an
ticipate a situation that may get be
yond control of the state authorities,
Secretary of War Weeks said today.
He said the latest reports to the
War Department indicated the situ-
alton to be more quiet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Gigantic Shoe Factory
Merger Announced

BOSTON, May 1.-THE merger
of the International Shoe company
of st. Louis and the M. H. McIlwain
company Of this city, shoe. manufac-
turers, was announced today. The
merger brings together companies
whose combined sales aggregated
13O,000,000 last year. The merger
takes in forty-two shoe factories, five
tanneries and four shoe materials
factories
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17

soft-brained church people keep on
mixing with and mollycoddling the
younger generation of negroes
conditions will grow worse and worse
until our mistakes will cost US more
to repair than we want to pay.
81 count myself a most loyal
friend of the negro race, but I am
a white man. Almighty God set
boundary lines to our cooperation
that l will not and the negro must
not pass"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
$1OO,OOO,OOO IN NITRATE ~
PLANT1GOING TO WASTE

Economically, too, cheap ferti-
lizer FOR the production of less costly
food is imperative.
"The house failed to appropriate
money asked for completion of the
work on Wilson dam, largely because
of opposition from private interests.
The next opportunity for supplying
funds will be in the sundry civil bill
next winter, unless the administra-
tion should take the initiative for inn
mediate action"
Farm organizations are making a
determined effort to secure indus
trial operation of the Muscle Shoals
and Sheffield federal plants, as a
proper and urgent governmental
service"
Following are the estimates by
Major d. P. Gaillard, Nitrate Divi-
sion, us. Ordnance Department, of
peacetime consumption and supply of
inorganic nitrogen in this country
in 1924, a condition now rapidly be-
ing approXimated:
Estimated Pcacetime Consumption.
For agriculture ----.- -----.172,0O tons
For industries 10000 tons
Military explosives as
D.. sumed) $500 .---...-.-...- $500 tons
Total consumption .294, 800 tons
The Estimated omestic Supply.
From the coking of coal 22,500 tons
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Richard w. Child To
Be u. S. Envoy To Italy

WASHINGTON, May. 17.-Rlch-
ard Washburn Child, author and
former editor of Golfers Weekly,
has been selected by President Hard
ing as ambassador to Italy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
BLAIR PASSES COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, NAV II. - The
senate finance committee today, or
dered a favorable report on the
nomination of David H. Blair, of
Winston-Salem, to be commissioner
of internal revenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
Chinese Relief Fund
Here Passes $4OO

New contributions to the Chinese
famine relief fund announced by C.
F. Giddings, local treasurer, bring
the total received here to more than
$500. The list follows:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
WEATHER

Forecast for Georgia = Partly
cloudy and continued cooler tonight
and Wednesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17

No sensible man in Germany todav
doubts that Germany was partlv tn
blame for the war.-Paul Scheffer,
writer for Berlin Tageblatt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
NEW YORK FUTURES

Pc Open liam 1pm Close
July 1884 1897 1900 1896 1901
Oct. 1916 1854 1862 1856 1866
Dec. 1881 1890 1897 1896 1899
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17

Deficiency if govern
ment plants do not
operate .,..., ...,...,..,..172, 900 tor
Estimated supply from
government plants --- $4,000 tor
Deficiency if govern
= ment plants do oper-
ate -. .-.........-...'..-...127,O 900 tor
Estimated imports from
Chile and Europe and
and Canada needed if
government plants
are operated $4,000 ton
If government plans are
not operated ...........172, 900 ton
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
MARKETS

AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling .-..--.-...-..--11 3-4c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17
DASH 'EM OFF, SAYS DAVE

A dip Of the pen, a drop of ink
A verse is written in wink
Quite as simple as it seems
Three laughs. a chuckle and a SC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17

Total consumption --.294,500 tons
The Estimated omestic Supply.
From the coking of coal 122, 500 tons
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-17

$4,000 tons
$4,000 tons