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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
Would Turn State Farm
Into a Peach Orchard

ATLANTA, July 2ca-And now
the state prison farm is under two
fires, The penitentiary committee
of the house is investigating the es-
cape of Abe Powers, Atlanta bunco
artist, several months ago. while
Representative Ennis, of Baldwin
has come forward with another prop
osition. He has introduced meas
ure providing for an appropriation Of
$4,000 to convert the state prison
farm at Milledgeville into a peach
orchard.
Maybe he doesn't intend for the
bill to read this way. But it does
all the same.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
MELON MEN ORGANIZE
MIDDLE GEORGIA BODY.

MACON, July 20.-The Middle
Georgia Watermelon Growers assoc
citation was organized at meeting of
representatives of growers from
seven counties here Tuesday. The
membership books are to be kept open
open until Saturday night, twas an
nounced.
j. L. Jones, president of the South.
west Georgia Melon Growers 'associa-
tion of Adel, addressed the meeting,
outlinine the features of the associa-
tion. He predicted that the associa-
tion would control rs per cent of the
Southwest Georgia crop next year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
REINFCRCEMENTS FOR
ALLIES DEMANDED

PARIS, July 20.-(By Associated
Press.) The British, French ano
Italian commissioners in Upper
Silesia have sent in report in which
Jointly they demand that reinforce
ments be sent the Allied troops o4
occupation, it was announced here
his afternoon. #
On the ins.stence Of the British
government meeting of the Allied
supreme council may be held about
July 27, probably at Bologne.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
.5l-2HR WELCOME
TO ALBANY ROTES
Antericus Club To PLAY
Hosts Entire After
noon

All members of the Americus Ro-
'tary club are asked to be at the Cen;
tral of Georgia station with their
cars Thursday at / 80 p. m. to meet
the members of the Albany Rotary
club who are coming on special car
to be the guests of the Americas Ro-
tarians at luncheon and continuous
ly thereafter during the afternoon
and until departure at 1885 p. n,
a period of 1-2 hours.
The occasion is a return visit at
the invitation of the Americus Ro-
tarians in courtesy for similar hos
pitaiity- extended by Albany some
time ago. The Albany club being
the parent Of the Americas club, q
bit closer feeling exists between
these two than between them and
other clubs, and the visit Of the Al
bany men Thursday promises to be
a pleasurable affair.
The Americas Rotarians will be
continuous hosts until their guests
leave for home. At the conclusion
of the luncheon the members of both
clubs will motor to the Playground
where Albany and Anericus will
meet in baseball game. After the
game they will return to the Tea
Room where supper win be served
at 6:15, this gathering to continue
until -tfain time.
Some surprises both for local mem
bers and visitors are promised b,
President Frank Lanier, and it hal
leaked out that one stunt has beer
Imported for the occasion from ;
city some distance away.
Ie Albany Rotarians making the tril
are expected to number 30.
Telephone operators in Egypt ar
lreduirea to- speak English. French
. Italian Creek and Arabic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
RECOVERY

u slowly but surely the French nao
ercon;i m ny courage and industry are ov-
wb;at b,oiu'ng the great handicaps with
ina ''H Vhe war burdened them. Dur
ras ns the first four months of this
;r5a eal their exports exceeded their
a,,istI' y,ip4ltS' a condition which has not
listed :" 3 Tor many years. The exports
mont5 tg united States during this four
Of ''.I.S aL period showed an increase
viii HOout 4oO per cent as compared
"'Ih like preiod in 1919
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
Huar.dsman q Again To
Trial For Lynching

gea,4 HAMILTON, Ala, Jr,,v 2o.-ser-
eiob. ' ROBERT L, Lancaster, who with
Nstiath tstit other members of Company M
f,a'ional f"' Guard, is under Indictment
l,'a top murder in connection with the
noa, ming 4g OF William Baird miner
.ear ro: jasper last January, was ar.
EIa,Elled e. ,l today heforei Judge Curtis.
day. =" 'iiai next Mon
vio,.. a mistrial resulted in his pre-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
INTERVENTION BY
u. S. In SILESIAN
ROW PROPOSED
Open Hostilities Threat
ened Reinforce
ments Demanded

LONDON, July 20.-(By Associat-
ed Press. 1T is stated in authori-
tatiye circles today that informal
suggestions have been made for
American interveption in the Upper
Silesian trouble, which it IS feared
ed will threaten open hosti.ities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
BOMBING TESTS DELAYED

WASHINGTON, July 70. = A
message from the U. S. S. Hender-
son to the Navy Department today
said the bombing tests against the
former German warship Ostfries1and
off the Virginia Capes had been post
poned because of unfavorable wealth
er condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
MEXICAN OIL
FIELD ON FIRE

MEXICO CITY, July 2O.-(By AS
sociated Press.) - Zamatlan oil
fields are on fire, reports received
here describing it as the greatest
catastrophe in the history of the oil
fields"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
BETTING.

@ A Texas national guardsman, ar
#rested for accosting a girl in the
street, was sentenced by his troop
commander to dig a deep trench with
a spoon.
Ridiculous?
Yes, ridiculous enough to hit the
masher IN his most vulnerable spot
his conceit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
MARKETS

MONTGOMERY LIVE STOCK
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 20
Hog market, tops, 9.25; lights, 9.25 +;
pigs 500; light pigs, 700; roughs,
1926.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

LIVERPOOL. July 20.-Market
opened steady Fully middling, $40
Sales, 10000 bales. Receipts, 5000
bales, of which 4,519 are American.
Futures: Oct. Dec. Jan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
ENGLISH FEUD.

The Lloyd George Northcnffe fent
has broken out again and the tive
mos5 powerful men in Grea5 Britain
are at each others throats. North
cliffc's newspapers attacked Lloyd
George as being unfit 10 represent
Great Britain at the Washington dis
armament conference. The premier
centered by barring the Northcliffe
newspapers from his office and the
British foreign office.
Northcliffe may or may not have
enough influence to keep Lloyd
George away from Washington, bur
it's a hundred to one shot that
no one favored by Northcliffe will
come.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
YOU AND
MAY GET INSPIRATION
FROM HOOVER'S DISCUS
<vYx1 nn@nV rkHc
SECRETARY HOOVER may mo-

~FCRETARY HOOVER may not
- have the wisdom that his en-
thusiastic friends give him credit
for. But when he takes the public
into his confidence in speech as
he did in Boston the other day, the
reaction certainly is that he knows
what he is talking about. He dis
cussed the industrial and financia!
situation of the world n general and
this country in particular at some
length, and wound up with~the fol
lowing:
But when all is said and doce, the
real cure for all depressions is
courage and applied intelligence anG
hard, Conscientious toll and economy
IN living. On every side there is evi-
deuce that the vast majority of OIL
whCle nation is making again an ef-
fort in those directions equaled only
by that of 1918. While our recovery
NAV be slower than some may ex-
LSCl, hOIHlIB IeiAA plCFCiI Ci'C PA Oo-
pcfuy Of a country where the people
nave enlightenment, visa TO work,
wish to produce, and wish to do right
by their neighbOrs.
I'VE are a nation of men, women
and children. Our industrial system
and our commerce are simply lmplc-
ments for their comfort, and happl-
ness.
when we deal with these great
problems Of business and economics
we mus. be inspired by the knowt-
edge that we are increasing and de-
tending the standards of liv.ag OF
all cur people. Upon this soil grow
those moral and intellectual forces
that make our nation great
That IS about the most statesman
Ike and inspirational utterance we
nave read Tor some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
De Valera And Craig
May Meet At Belfast

LONDON, July 20.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. "A meeting between
Eamonn de Valera and Premier
Lloyd George tomorrow probably will
be the last before the return of the
South Ireland delegates to Dublin
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
WEATHER. .

Forecast for Georgia.-Partly
cloudy: local thundershower to-
night OF Thursday.
AMERICUS- TEMPERATURES
furnished hv RegaIli Pharmacy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

LONDON. July 20.-T prob
ability of a meeting in Belfast be-
tween Eamonn de Valera, Irish Re
publican leader, and Sir James Craig,
Ulster premier, was foreshadowed in
some political quarters and several
newspapers this morning.
General Smuts, South African pre-
nier. was doubtless responsible for
this and similar optimistic specula-
tion, which has survived since Mon.
day when Premier Craig departed
suddenly for Belfast after making q
forceful statement on self determi-
nation as applied to Ulster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20

Telephone operators in Egypt are
REQUIRED to speak English. French,
Italian. Greek and Arabic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-20
AMERICUs SPOT COTTON
LIVERPOOL. COTTON.

Good MiddIing, II cents. Market
weak
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-08
w e AT n.

Fair tonight and Sun
day; moderate tempera
ture.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-08

OTTAWA JOURNAL.
Established 1880
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-01-08

CONTINUED on Page s. Col, 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
DUST IS FILM
METHOD or
DENOTLNG ICE

HOW TO make new things look old ls
IL ono vi the problems Of th" prop
erty and scenic artists around tlm
studio. An example of Whist can be
done in this respect is shown in Agnes
Ayres' first starring picture, Tho Laue
That Had No Turning" by Sir Gilbert
Parker.
A missing will is found by the star
hidden behind family portrait in the
old manse. the Seignoury OF Pontiac.
Moonlight playing OF projection in the
frame attracts her attention. She
presses the button. releasing the can
vas, which swings aside. revealing the
hidden receptacle where liz the will and
an ancient silver pistol.
The mecha niSm Of the frame and can
vas is ingenious but simple. The real
problem was to make everything look
old. To do this dust. or an equivalent
therefor, was plCntfully sprnked over
everything. 4 piece of old and faded
parchment represents the will, heavily
coated with dust. Cohwcbs were affixed
and the little pistol was powdered
tbickly with dust. AS the door opens
the accumulated dust pours out and gin
gerly the bcroinc removes the will anc
the weapon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
Chs DaiyMovie Magazine
TOURNEUR FILMING
LORNA DOONE' WITH
FRANK KEENAN,
SsT ORNA DOONE," ono Of the most

ssT oRNA DooNE," one of the most
IL popular and enduring novels Of
English literature, will be Maurice
Tourneur's next, according TO an.
nouncement just received from the pro-
ducer directors headquarters in Culver
City, Calf, putting an end to more
than year of rumors.
Preparations have been actively
under way for the last ten months for
the screening Of X. Il. Bluckmore =
classic. Many of the most spectacular
scenes Of the story have already been
filmed, several thousand feet for the
prologue having been made early this
summer. Arrangements for the nlmius
Of the remainder Of tho drama are 80
far perfected that Mr.. Tourneur OK
poets to complete the entire picture
within the next two months or ton
weeks.
Frank Keenan,. noted dramatic star
of both silent and spoken drama, will
return 10 the studio stages aftcr an
absence Of many months as Sir EuSor
Doone. picturesque chief OF those
Doones of Bagportby Forest, the ave
Of all Devon and Somerset. outlaws,
traitors aud murdcrcrs.
Madgc Bellamy bas bCcn selected for
the titlu role Of Lorna Uconc. and
Mr.. Tourneur has chosen John Bowers
for the role of John Ridd, the stall
wart hero of tho novel.
Mr.. Tournrur is actively directing
every sccuc Of tho story, assisted BY
Scott X. Bcsl. Milton Menasro has
designed the settings for Lorna
Doone," In collaboration with Mr..
Tourneur. Among the gigantic settings
designed by Mcnasco are a rcpltrn of tue
vestibulc Of Westminster Abbey and the
picturesque Doone Village.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
Uncommon Sense
by JOHN BLAKE
The Unpaid Debt

TN RETURN you gave it---whatT
i A little useful labor, perhaps just
what you we're compelled to give 1t to
get along" =,
But the debt remained, and probably
will remain, yours TO the end OF your
lifc.. For only by supreme effort con
any one give the world as much as the
world gave him.--and thus get square.
Shakespeare and few thousand
others left the world still their cred
itors. But the most Of us, though the
world may have owed us n living at
birth, soon become burdened with debt
to IL that we never discharge not even
BY paying the debt TO nature
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
May Sd,o Men Get
Enough to Eat for
First Time in Life

"T7OR once" says May McAyoy,
II Eve seen men get enough to
eat!
"You see, i'll a Homeepun Namp,'
my new picture, there is a sequence
where have to prove my matrimonial
fitness By my ability TO cook corned
beef and cabbage. It took two whole
days to film these scenes. AS We had
20 take each scene several times. It
meant that Guy Oliver, Charles Oglc
and Lincoln Stcdmau were doing n lot
of damage to numerous loaded plates.
"On the first day the three men
sdid noble They attacked tue sue.
cessive plates Of Irish turkey without
o murmur. On the second, however,
their enthusiasm began 10 diminish
and by the third day ! caught Charles
Ogle surreptitiously samplinS a box OF
digestive tablets!'
"a Homespun Vamp," In which the
corned beef and cabbage exploits take
place, is by Hector Turnbull.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28

EoRGE ABE, author, and Jcsse
" Lasky. film producer, bad never
met. They went west 10 Hollywood on
the same train.
\ Mr.. Lasky was reading one of Mr..
Ade's Fables in Slang when the
author took the same seat in the smoker.
"Clever chap, this nun Ade, OBJ
served Poramount's first vice president.
''Think so?" GuilEed the other
Sure. Haven't you read his stuff"
.'Oh, yes. I've read all of il. by
the way, do YOU know where the Lasky
studio In Hollywood!
-im going out there to write motion
pictures for Tom Mcighan. Happen to
know him."
"why, Ses-but--orc YOU George
Adeg"
That's my name" responded Ade
With grin.
MIR. Lasky took a telegram from his
pocket from Charles Eyton, general
studio manager, and read it:
Meet George Adc. lie Is on your
train.
s'weu. IN be darnsd," they griuned
IA chorus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
PUBLIC WOULDN'T PAY
$3.50 FOR 81 lNGeRS0ll
Dollar Reputation Forces Watch
Company TO the Wall

New York, Dec. "s,--Thc rcputs-
ton which the Inccr.oll watch built W
years ago as Il dependable dollar time
piece is believed largely responsible for
tho pre,ipitatiou yesterday Of its MAX
trs into the hands Of u receiver in bank
Although oil concerned crinced u
disposition TO allow the court papers
10 speak fer themselves, and although
causc behind tho financial tGnSir, i
is understood the rompany's trouble
lies in tho fact that the watch be,
came - widely known At it, original
rricc that wbon altered Ccond;ti"n;;
forced the makers 10 ask $50 ana
more. 4 substantial number OF would
be buvcrs baked.
They ,,ould not get th" rdCa cut OF
their heads that the 1nGcrsoIl was 7
dollar watch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
MAE DESMOND AS TESS
crac. MiIlers "Storn Country
Story Well Produced

Metropolitan-A delightful holiday
perforraurc was given az Yesterday
matinee when Mae Desmond and b"r
players presented Grace Miller drama
''Tcss Of the Storm Country, ap yer
popular novel and one OF Mary 'icS-
ford's first film successes.
Tho story Of adventure and Scnti'
mont, With its setting around Lake
Cayuga. proved an id"ol stock vehicle
and although 1t gave non" Of the play
H "rg e1cept Miss Desmond worry trying
parts, it scrv"d as q pleasing enter;
tainmeut. especially for women ana
children. The famous tccn" who're
Tess" brings her unbapt'zcd ,ch1'd 70
the church was acted Nltb feeling hn"
sympathy by the star.
~ Tello Webb. as the fotbcr OF
Tess" and Frank Fielder, as Erred
erick Graves, gave nicely balanced per-
formancC6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
BARRIERS PLAN CAMPAIGN
viii Educate People to Proper Use
OF Tonsorlai Shops

In an effort TO educate the people Of
Philadelphia TO the proper use of a
barber shop, plans for an extensive
advertising campaign will be formulated
tonight, at meeting of the Philadcl.
pbia Master BARRIERS Association in
Columbia Hall, 1895 West Columbia
avenue.
The educational campaign, which will
be launched soon, will lsy emphasis on
other features of barber shop than
the customary hair cut and shave" A
trademark has been adopted and will
be displayed in all the shops partici-
pating in the campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
DANCING MASTER RhPS JAZZ
Tells How It Demoralized Young IN
His Own Academy

Chicago, Dec. 2S.--(By !. T. Tue
movies, jazz dancing and the cigarette
as they affect public morals, we're de-
bounced at today : session Of the Inter-
national Purity Conference. -,
the National Reform Association, ad-
dressed the delegates on "The Menace
Of the Movies, while ]. Louis Guyon.
n dancing master, also of Chicago, told
the truth about jazz" Mr.. Guyon
described experiments III his own
dancing academy about the manner in
which jazz music dcrnorali2"d the
young.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
MORE PAY FOR OFFICIALS
Salaries Of seranton's Mayor and
Cabinet Increased

Scranton, Dec. 2S. - Scranton city
officials arc to receive more pay next
year.
Tho City Council decided the Mayor
and the members of his cabinet needed
more money and took action making
increases of from 5000 to $1,000 a year,
effective January /.
The Mayors salary goes up the most,
with nm increase from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Director Of Public Safety will set
$4,000, an increase Of $500: the Di
rector Of Public Works. $500, 5000
increase. The City solicitors salary
is increased from $4,000 to $4,000, and
the assessors salaries are raised from
$500 to $1,000. The City Clerk gets
n 5000 increase, from $4,000 to $500.
$1,000 10 S2500.
A new Mayor will get the benefit OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
philadelphlan Arrested in Reading

Reading, Dec. 2S.---Charged with
nisaprropriatins money said to have
been paid him as probation court
officer, Howard Myers, of Philadel.
phia. formerly Of Reading, was ar.
rested yesterday while visiting this
city. John Z. Wanncr, County Con-
trollcr, Is the prosecutor. Myers fur
nishcd $500 bail for hearing before
Alderman Cconcy. Lost week Myers
was defendant in court hero In non.
support suit brought BY his wife, the
Court directing him to pay her $l2
weekly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
FAIRY TALE PRESENTED
Cast Of Children Presents sleeping
Beauty" At Broad

Broad--That beloved classic Of Ch'I"'
hood, Tho Sleeping Beauty, wao Trc-
scntod in pantommo form by "ompany
of children under tho direction ot ;
FiIwood Carpenter last night and proved
to be a performance Of rcai skill and
4 cast Of 40 participated IN the play,
which showed tho gorgo"us "'ur'
scenes os q back ground for the story
of the Princess who was put 10 Hl""p
by the " Itch aud stayed so until Prince
Charming uwoke her with Kiss.
Songs. dances and bulI"ts were inter
spcrsCd throughout and gave tho y"unG
actors and artrrsses plenty of opp"r'
tunities to display th"tc unusual talrn'.
along hjNtri0ui" lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
20 HORSES HAVE SANTA
w. S. p. c. A. Distributes Blankets
20 Anlmals=More Tomorrow

Twenty scruggly old horscs. "ho'"
only coverings were rcmusnts of
blankets and comfort"rs pieced to-.
gcthcr, lined mp, with their owners. in
front Of the W. s. =. e. A., 2@@ North
Broad street, yesterday. Each received
q Christmas blanket sufficient to Warl
of the chillicSt Of winds.
Al the men who brought their Lorsrs
to the sorietyw hcadqunrtor" were
known ns approved Their "asc9
have been investigated aud were known
10 be worthy. There viii bc another
distribution tomorrow.
Those yesterday are, for the most
mart, men who ill 10 regular function
with their horses ana wagons, but make
what living they can from such Jobs as
as come their way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
the increase, John Durkin having b.s.
elected In November, to succeed Ars..
apdcr T. Connell.
reading Kitchen sam aala.a

Reading, Pa, Dec. 2s.--Police yes 4.
terday raided the home of Jacob Bare,
and found stu on HIS kitchen stovs
with two barrels Of mash. Baros wa
arrested. Two mon told the police bO %
sold liquor at 81 pint. Allen WernlcL
and Stephen Girot were arrested ala
after a policeman fred four shots y,
them as they. fed from the saloon az az
Frank Oltweski after n shooting anal
there. No one was injured,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
EXPECT ZITA JANUARY 8
Former Austrian Empress to Attend
Son at Operation

Berne. De-. 2S.--CBy \. Pl--
Former Emprcss Zita Of Austria Hun
gary is expected to arrive IN Switzcr-
land about January S, coming by way
Of l'ariS tlom the Island Of Nadcirn.
where she aud former Emperor Charles
are exilrd.
Zita is going TO Zurich under special
permission Of the Allied Council OF Am.
Lassadors and the Swiss Government 10
be present when an operation Is per-
formed on bcr son Robert.
4 dispatch from Funchal, Madeira,
on December II stated that Zitn OK.
pcctcd to start for Switzerland. Deccm' .
Der ~ Adyiccs 10 the London Morn
ing Post from Funchal. December Is.
said that the Governor of Madeira had
received orders from Paris to prevent
her departure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-28
6irdsboro Mine Work Resume,

Reading, Dec. 2S.--The Brooke Jro,,
Company yesterday put into opcratio,
its big furnace nt Blrdsboro, Idle sinea
last April, giving work to 130 men. I1to Tho
iron ore. mines Of the company n,
Trcuch Creek also resumed work. ~