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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
FRANCE AND BRITAIN REJECT OFFER
He S Sheriff AS Well AS
Preacher-Ouotes
Bible

DES MONIES, Ia, April 28.-Des-
pite the fact that the sixth com
mandment specifically says Thou
shalt not kill" Rev. Winifred E.
Robb is going to hang two men.
AS preacher-sheritf of Polk cOun-
ty. Iowa, It will be his job to spring
the trap that will execute Eugene
Weeks and Orrie L. Cross, convicted
Of the murder of George A. Fosdick,
a Des Moines grocer.
God is a God of Justice as Well as
of mercy" says Robb, and he points
to other Biblical verses that he says
justify his act.
Although the law permits him to
pass the grim duty along to one of
his assistants, Robb has no such in
tent:on.
1T would be cowardIy," he says
sadly, "fcr me to let others perform
the duty that the voters of the coun-
ty entrusted to me. The task of hang
ing Weeks and Cross would be equal
ly revolving to any citizen, whether
he be a preacher or a merchant. If
| cannot carry out the duties of
sheriff | will resign. But | assure
you | have no intention of quitting.
81 find justification in the Bible
for the work that | am called upon
to do and | will do that work even
though it means the taking of Il hu-
man life"
Mrs. Robb endorses the stand tax
en- by her husband Although she re-
grets that it falls to his lot to hang
the men. she says it is his duty to do
as the law directs.
Robb, chaplain in France with
the 16Sth Infantry was elected She
riff last November On the night of
Feb. Fosdck was murdered, and it
was not until two months later that
the sheriff after a chase through
many of the larger cities, landed the
two murderers in jail.
81 expect to spend a great deal of
time with Weeks and Cross before ]
am called upon next April to hang
them," says the preacher-sheriff.
Il want to see them both repent
| do not mean the shallow repentance
that follows the arrival of man
within the shadow Of the hang
mans moose but the real repentance
of the Souf TOT the awful sct they
have committed
"I believe l can help them to see
the light As a minister of the g9s-
pei that is my duty just as much as
it IS my duty as sheriff to hang
them"
By chance April 15-thc date set
for the hanging of Weeks first of the
pair to die-falIs on Saturday And
so Robb as sheriff one day will stand
in the death house at Fort Madison
and srring the trap that snuffs out a
human l;fe and on the next will re-
turn to Dcs Moines where as pas
tor he will enter his pulpit and
preach the gospel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
ATTACKSONGA
Stir ROTARIAN

At the noon luncheon of the Ro-
tary Club today John Sheffield eX-
pressed himself as opposed to fed
eraI Interference in the inyestiga-
tion and trial of peonage cases in
Georgia. eve don't want any out.
siders mixed in this we are capable
of doing the job ourselves" he said.
Prof. J. E. Mathis had just read Il
clipping from a Baltimore paper in
which the state was violently attack
cd.
Prof, Mathis read a paper recent
~ written by one of the AmerlcuS
public school girls and the club by
resolution requested that the essay
be reproduced in The Times Record
Ell. The essay with detailed explain
alton will appear in an early edition.
E. NJ. Viquesney, at request, told
Of the reception that is being given
the Viquesney statue, "The Spirit OF
the American Doughboy," which has
been officially adopted by the AmerI.
can Legion. He said that his office
was "swamped with orders from all
the smaller desk statue.
L ne notary iluU mas DCCti ulNlNI Il
into two teams, headed respectively
by Frank Lanier and Carr Glover
and a contest is on. for 100 percent
attendance of the club in May, The
losing team, pays for the dinner Of
the winner.
Among the guests Of the club were
Jack Mccartney, of Savannah, assist
ant general passenger agent, in
charge of publicity Of the Central Of
Georgia Railway, and Dr.. JordQn, Of
Ellavillc.
Secretary Silas Johnson announced
that SeGgent York, Of World war
fame. will lecture in Americus Tues
day, June IA, in the Rylander thea
ter, the proceeds of the lecture to be
equally divided between the Ameri-
Gus Boy Scout troops and a school
for mountain children which York IS
assisting in financing.
Miss Cecile Ryals was elected Of
ficial pianist of the club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28

ed it right in the eye. One thousand
refugees died from the cold in a
single night in Kalgan. | went to
Tientsin. / couldn't sleep on ac-
count of the groans of the men, wo-
men and children who were lying
on the stone pavements," says BIsh-
op w. r. Lambuth, upon his return
from China.
A Camera With a Heart.
Conditions were so pitiful that |
did not have the heart to take pic
lures of such utter misery. Two
things from which / turned away my
camera were thirty thousand people
in the last stages of starvation gath
cred in a great bare field just out
side of Tientsin; and a roadside with
the bodies of a whole family-fath-
er, mother and five children
stretched along it" says E. 5. Gllnes,
of the engineering firm Of Lam,
Glines Co., New York City.
81 have seen large numbers Of per
sons of every age, still clothed as
during the summer, miserable, pale,
aciated-bearing on their faces
the signs Of long privation. ! have
seen these poor people staggering
and hardly able to stand-mothers
carrying babies crying from hunger,
children in rags, old men and women
who have nothing more to eat. Mis-
sionaries report hundreds who have
died of starvation. In one month in
ii, villages, 255 died Of hunger,
is the word of Rev N. Baroudi, gen
eral privicar of Catholic Mission at
Chengtingfu.
There is snow on the ground and
there are no leaves on the trees OF
weeds left for food The doomed
throng my doors daily and have to be
sent away with kind words but ne
food" saws Rev f. j. Griffith, Pro
testant Missionary as An Ping
/ China.
81 am haunted by the memory ot
the dying people | saw from the rail
way train. The tragedy of the scene
was deepened by the way they looked
at us-always with a pathetic smile
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28

never in resentment That is the
Chlueac nature, to be patient under
the deepest advcrsity, said Mrs.
Carl Grow, only woman member oil
the American Chamber Of Commerce
in Shanghai, upon her return TO
America.
"One awful fact pushes everything
else into the background. That IS
the famine. In our one district
alone we will need 10000 tons ,oi
grain before June, if wholesale star
vation is to be prevented. Our DIS
trict is only one of dozen such, and
not the worst one in the famine
area" writes Robert w. Clark, 7 Nj.
c. A., Paotingfu, China.
Organization Formed.
To gather and transmit as speed
lily as possible such relief as the
American people extend to China
President Wilson proclaimed the
plight of China and called upon
Thomas w Lamont to, become chair
man of the American. Committee for
China Famine Fund President Hard
ing added his appeal 10 the country
eight days after he entered the white
house.
The American committee has ap.
pealed to every possible agency to
assist in its mission Of mercy; and
the press, the churches, the banks,
the civic, professional and business
organization Of America are respond
ing.
Remittances received are sent i'm
mediately by cable through the ASA
Banking CORPORATION and the Inter
national Banking Corpopation with
out cost 10 the AmeritaE COMMITTEES
in Peking, formed to receive, ail9caate
and account for all funds transmit
ted from the China Famine Fund in
the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
AMERIClJS MANS
DOUCHBOY Wins
NEW HIGH HONOR
Viquesney Statue Select
ed By Legion For Cen
tralia Memorial

Another high honor has come to
an Amerlcus man and through him
to Americus. The man is Z. NJ.
ViQuesney. He has Just received
word that his statute, The Spirit of
the American Doughboy," has been
accepted in competition as the Off
cial American Legion memorial de-
sign for erection as a national men,
orial at Centralia, Wash, the city
where several Legion men were shot
down from ambush by |. w. w. mem
bers during parade marking the
first anniversary Of the armistice.
The statute will be life size and d re-
pIlca of the large statue on display
here, now in the lobby of the Wind
5or Hotel, and soon to be erected as
a war memorial at Nashville, Ga.
The contest which resulted in its
selection was entered by some 500
or 400 designs The selections was
made by the National Memorial com
mittee Of the American Legion, its
choice being recommended to the
Legion National Executive commit
tee for official adoption as the ma
tional Legion memorial design Mott
fication came to Mr. ViQuesney in Il
letter from Attorney T. Semmes
WaImsley, Of New Orleans, chair
man Of the National Memorial com
mittee, who wrote:
q think YOU should feel quite
pleased, as this really is a signal hon
or, but the committee felt that your
work was the most natural piece of
work that has been submitted to it.
The long sleeve Of the shirt, the tilt
Of the hat, and in fact everything
is about 100 percent perfect"
Mr.. Viquesncy reports that his
dOughbOy's fame has spread all over
the country, and his office is now
flooded with inquiries concerning the
larger statue and with orders for the
smaller one. In fact it was neces-
sary to employ two stcnographers
for two weeks recently to handle the
rush of correspondence concerning it.
--''b duplicate Of the large statue VIII
he erected al Furman University as
Rq memorial to four university men
Swho. died in the great war, the un-
yelling to take place June 7. In
ouiries concerning if have come
from 100 counties throughout the
United States which contemplate
the erection of war memorials.
The small duplicate Of the Dough
boy statue, a bronze cast nine inches
high, will be ready for distribution
June I. 1t will sell at Sc, and many
orders are in Mr. Viauesny's hands
waiting filing All indications are
that the Doughboy statue will become
nationally, and perhaps information
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
Unsatisfactory, Says
LloydG dGeorge;Afford
NoBasis, French View
l Wish 1t Had Been Possible To Say They Alter
The Situation, British Premier Tells Com
mons-Geddes Sees Hughes

April 28(By Associated Pres)-Premier LLOYD George
regarding much
regret they thoroughly unsatisfactory and wish had been
possible for they alter the situation
had that had
Washington the United States
that the United would deliver
the reparaions without approval Of the Allies"
added the that could the proposals
o in them the basis for possible settlement
attempt clarity reraaon proposals
resulted confusion Brit
explanations nranges
formally
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
SENATE ALTERS
TARIFF BILL

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Tho
emergency tariff bill was ordered
favorably reported today by the sen
ate finance committee.
The measure differs radically from
The house bill, the anti-dumping and
currency valuations provisions hav-
ing been sharply revised. The tar
iff provisions are not changed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
-FOUR MORE irish
ARE EXECUTED

CORK, April 28.-Four men con-
victed Of making war against the
British crown forces were executed
by firing squad at the military bar
racks here this morning, This makes
a total of eleven executed in the
past few months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
GERMANY EMBASSY
AT PARIS EXPLAINS.

PARIS, April 28.-The German
embassy here has issued a lengthy
explanatory statement regarding
Germany's reparations offer. 1t
claims that the difference between
the sum offered in Berlin's last pro
posal of OO,000,O00 gold marks and
the 226, ,00O0OO,OO0 gold marks un-
der the Paris terms is "but small" "
The statement also says with re
gard to the conditions relating to the
suppression of penalties that "it ap
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
WILSON ATTACKED
IN RETCHSTAC.

BERLIN, April 28.-ln the debate
in the Rcichstag yesterday on the
statement made Tuesday by Foreign
Minister Simons, Herr Reisser, in be-
half Of the center, the Peoples party
and the .Bayarian party, expressed
with heavy heart agreement with
the government in taking the path to
secure President Hardings media
ton" which, he said, if obtained,
would open a world prospect of peace
and untrammellcd development.
"The proposals transmitted to
Washington" >" continued Herr Ries-
ser, "hold out for us a terrible pros
pect, but the German people are
prepared to carry out scruplously
what it is possible TO perform. Ii
this attempt also fails, it will go
down in history that Germany did
everything in her power to obtain
peace for an exhausted and deyastat-
ed world"
Former Chancellor Mueller de-
Tended Dr. Simons, despite the pro-
test of the National party, and
aroused great excitement among the
Rightists by his vigorous attacks
against the Pan-Germans. DR.. Helf-
ferich. former vice-chancellor, said
that his party not only opposed the
governments appeal to America, but
also the spirit whics prompted, 1t;
The peace of Versailles had resulted
mercilessly, he declared, through the
intervention Of a man who came to
Europe from America bringing a
trunk filled with the most remark
able ideals regarding the reconcllla-
ton of the nations. -,
president Wilson" he added
"solemnlv pledged bis word, but fait-
ed to redeem a single promise. | do
not hold the American people re-
sponsible for this, however"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
Gov. Harding To Make
Farm Credit Survey

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Gov.
G. 2. c. Harding, of the Federal
Reserve Board announced today he
would begin next week a survey Of
the farm credit situation in the mid
dIeWcst and southwest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28

WASHINGTON April 28By Associated Press) British Ambas-
Hughes Belgian
archienne the Department Geddes
American concerned the situation with
to
laid before the Allied ambassadors
Secretary stated authotate that the
had ntmaon the of Allied
ments with the proposals
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
No Daylight Savinq
Bill To Co To House

WASHINGTON, April Is Inc
house interstate commerce COMMITTEES
voted today against reporting ous
any daylight saving bill at this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28

parently means the penalties decided
upon at the London conference
should be cancelled, but certainly not
that the territories occupied by vir-
tue of the peace treaty should be
evacuated. ."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
4 Picture Of Industrial Georgia

Extract from speech delivered by w R. Critics Savannah,
ria Tech State Industrial Tour:
The Georgia farmer gets up the alarm of Connecticut
He buttons his Chicago suspenders to Detroit overas
Washes his face in Pennsylvania pan with Cincinnati
Sits down 10 a Grand Rapids table
Eats Chicago and Philadelphia hominy fried in Kan
lard d St. Louis
Puts New York bride a Missouri mule fed with Iowa
Plows field with a South Bend plow
When bed time he reads chapter from a Bible
printed in Boston and says prayer written in eusalem
Crav under New Jersey blanket to be kept awake by
Cracker dog, the only home product on the place.
The above sounds like exaggeration but when you go
to stores and Offices you take little
The light will streaming in through Pttsburg plate
glass window,
AS you sit down to your Michigan or Pennsylvania desk
you will turn n a fan made in Schncctady, New York.
Write out your correspondence typewriter made in
Hon. New York and sign it with New York City fountain pen
ing scale.
Ring up your sales on a Dayton cash register
Add up your accounts a Detroit adding machine
If run Department Store your cash carrier system
will be made by Lanson of Boston.
When you through with your day work you will lock
your vauabes in a safe made in Marietta Ohio.
You will crawl into Detroit automobile.
Roll home Aaron Ohio, tires
Let yourself into your home via Connecticut lock.
And sit down and your dinner from plates made in
East Liverpool Ohio
Some DAYS ago one of our local hardware called
into his and told he had by the that felt
that Georgia did not pay enough manufacturing.
admitted and suggested that go his sock of hardware
what he had that made in Geogia We took hur
ed inventory and found three arhcles-lWO BKOOMS AND
AMAP
On the day worked up the data for this talk looked
through The pages Of the Saturday Evening Post what
articles advertised being manufactured in Georgia
THERE WAS NOT NOEI
And Georgia's State Capitol built of Indiana Limestone
Does Sumter county stronger appeal for Georgia Tee
mpe it to do duty in the Five Million Campaign now on?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
AT HE r :.
AMERICus TEMPERATURES

FURNISHED by Rexall Pharmacy)
Forecast for Georgia Fair to
night and Friday; cooler in east por-
lion tonight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-07

BAYFIELD,, Wis.,, July Cat the
first meeting of the stockholders of
the Farmers and Merchants State
bank of Bayfield,, the following Off
GERS and directors were elected.
C. M. Olson, president of the Cou-
deray State bank of Couderay, Wis.
president; d. w. O'Donnell, agent
American Express company, real es
tate, insurance and fuel dealer, vice
president; R. H. Wiezorek, cashier
of the Peoples State bank of Angus
ia, Wis, cashier Capt. Charles Leihy
retired lake captain anu wealthy
resident, and Douglas S. Knight,
postmaster and manager for the Bay
field Fruit Growers association, son
of ex-banker William Knight, were
elected directors the board consist
ing of five directors, including the
officers. The bank is capitalized at
$25, 1000. All the stock will be held
by local men, with the exception of
one outside stockholder.
At present the city has no state
bank, having had the First Ma
tional bank for seventeen years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-07
YEGGMEN AT
WORK AGAIN
Safe Blowers Made Attempt to
Blow Herman & JOhnsOn's
Safe Last Night-SecOnd Job
In 80 Days

For the second time in 90 days
safe blowers made an unsuccessful
attempt to blow a safe in this vii
lage last night. That the attempt
last night was not successful was
due to the fact that. the burglars
were seen at work and We're fright
ened away.
About two o'clock this morning
James Fox, who rooms in the Eau
Claire House, heard some pounding
that attracted his attention. He
looked through his open window and
saw the form of a man moving
around in the front part Of Herman
& Johnson's grocery store. The
light which is usually kept burning
in that part of the store, was turn
ed off, but the burglar could be
quite plainly seen from the reflection
of the street light nearby. To get
a palmer view, Fox stuck his head
out of the window and then he no
ticed a man standing by the rear
side door evidently acting as look
out. The lookout saw him and hol-
Tered to his pal on the inside. A
moment later two men were seen
running northward down the alley
Policeman Mineau heard the holler-
ing, but arrived on the scene just
too late to. get glimpse of the
buglars.
An investigation revealed that
entrance was gained to the building
through rear south side window
The dial had been knocked off the
safe, and the pin beneath driven in
That the burglars were prepared tc
blow the safe was evidenced by the
fact that burlap had been placed on
the floor in front of the safe to dead
en- the sound ofthe expected ex-
plosion. The cash register and 8
cash drawer had been rided and few
dollars in silver taken. The pennies
of which there were many there
were not wanted evidently, for they
were not taken. Some orange peel
ings on the floor of the back room
showed that the burglars partook Of
"a lunch before engaging in thei'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-07
APPOINT new
SCHOOL BOARD
AT ADJOURNED MEETING
OF COUNCIL
Mayor Takes Weeks Time to
Make His Appointments to
Fill Vacancies now Appear
ing.

The regular meeting of the City
Council was held last Tuesday even.
ing. The resignation of the school,
board members, who quit their posts
bcause the Council refused to levy
sufficient funds with which to run
the schools, was presented to the
Council and accepted. The resign
ing members were hauled over the
Goals because they refused longer
to act. When the question Of the
appointment of new school board
came up >the Mayor stated that he
decided to take weeks time to
make new appointments and and
adjourned meeting will be held next
Tuesday for that purpose at cost of
more than $36 to the taxpayers.
The council devoted most of the
time from eight to nearly twelve
O'Clock discussing school questions,
the illegality of paying teachers
wages and the school superintendent,
but there seemed to be a difference
of opinion over the question of
trying to escape payment of the
teachers wages.
A motion was finally passed in
which the Clerk was instructed to
ask for the resignation of the City
Superintendent Of Schools, the
Council evidentally feeling that this
was matter which they should de-
eide, taking the matter completely
out of the hands of the school board.
A few minor matters of business
were transacted.
When claims against the city were
presented Alderman Johnson made
objection to a claim presented by
Attorney Warden for services rem
dered to Hans Swanby in a suit
started against the city, Mr.. john
son holding that this was no matter
in which the Council was concern
ed, but the bill was finally allowed
by the Council. There is some talk
Of issuing an injunction stopping
payment of this order on the ground
that Swanby hired the attorney as
an individual without authority from
the council.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-07
New Boat is Launched I'll
! on Afternoon of. the 4th
AUTHORIZED
THE PAYMENT
No Money to Run Schools but
Plenty of Money to Pay At
t0rney Fees for Individuals.

Because he was disgrunted over al
action taken by the school board il
authorizing the clerk to issue ord
ders for the payment of school teach
er's wages, Hans p. Swanby, mem.
ber Of the school board and also q
member Of the city council, hired
an attorney and secured a restrain
ing injunction against the Clerk and
President of the Board to prohibit
them issuing the orders, Mr.. Swan
by claiming that their act was illegal
an dthat the orders were void.
The case was heard before Judge
Risjord at Ashland last Thursday
and Mr.. Swanby was informed that
he was misinformed and the Presi-
dent and Clerk of the School Board
were unheld in their action. That
was last Thursday.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Swanby
was not such a sticker for legality
when he sat upon the council and
permitted a bill to be allowed and
an order drawn for attorney fees for
the attorney which he employed as
an individual, to fight for what he
thought was an illegal act. chat
bill will be saddled unto the tax
payers unless some individual OBJ
jects.
There seems to be plenty of money
in Washburn to pay attorney fees,
yet when the question of education
comes up Hans Swanby, with others,
wants to cut down the schools and
allow the school board less than
enough to run the schools. Legal
advise seems to cme ahead of educa-
ton in Washburn, when the council
members do the hiring.