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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
PASTOR TOTELL
ABOUT VICE HERE
Gambling Hole Uncover
ed Since Grand Jury
Quit, He Says

DR.. Carl w. Minor, pastor the First
Batist church and member of the
Sumter county grand jury which has
just completed an investigation of
vice conditions in this community,
will deliver at his church Sunday eve
ming his postponed sermon, "The
Banquet of Death" He promises a
frank discussion of conditions in and
around Americas.
DR.. Minor Saturday indicated that
he would have some new vice topics
to discuss in addition to those which
have come out in recent investiga-
tions.
Gan Americas woman came to me
since the grand jury adjourned" "
said he, "and informed me that
her husband had lost $500 gambling
in a certain well known place in
side this city. If l had known
earlier this and some other things
I have learned since the grand jury
adjourned there would have been
something doing on the subject be-
fore that body"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Finds Rush to Buy in Markets of
East---Slump Past, Says Bailey

mems suits of just the sizes, grades
and patterns | wanted, but ! was too
late, as | was informed that a dealer
from Mexico had snapped them up
Just ahead of me. That's the way it
was everywhere.
THE buyers are most active From
the north just now, but Southerr buy
ers are coming into the market. tco,
and they will continue to come IN
stronger. The one big reason for
the heavy opening in buying, of
course. is the fact that retail stocks
everywhere have been permitted to
run down, in anticipation of lower
prices. Shelves are bare, stocks at
the old high prices unloaded, and now
the retailers are stocking up and abb
sorbing the goods which have been
stagnant in the hands of the manu-
facturers.
TRADE seems to be increasing in
the South A shoe salesman was just
in our store and informed us that his
sales this year, as a result of re-
Gently increased business, were rs
per cent greater than the same period
last year in quantity although not in
money value.
Il feel extremely optimistic. The
slump seems to be at an end. | have
bought goods for our store and this
$4,000 worth of clothing
that | purchased while on this trip
by parcel post. We are going
to sell lots of goods this summer and
fall. know, and we are getting ready
for the demand"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
CAUGHT MAKING
CROC DELIVERY
Young Man Arrested; 5
Quarts And Car Are
Seized

Five and one-half quart bottles Of
moOnshine liquor on a table in the
police station at noon Saturday con-
stituted haul made by Chief Bragg
and Officer Redmond shortly before
when they arrested A. T. Pedigo,
well known young man, prominent in
social circles, in a downtown alley
Just as he was about to deliver part
OF The cargo of liquor from sales
mans automobile which he had in
his possession, but. which, he said, he
had taken from his brother without
the latter's knowledge. He had pre-
viously made delivery Of liquor at
the home of we'll known citizen. it
was said, and was in the act of dis
tributing the entire amount when
nabbed. A warrant was taken by
Chief John Bragg for him before
Justice Carter, and also one for e.
F. Bell, charging him with having
liquor.
A brother of the accused young
man declared he was the victim of
other parties, and that he would
come clean" and tell all about the
liquor affair, involving one of the
most prominent men in Americus.
81 know someone else is in on this"
said the brother. because my
brother had only $40 when he left
home this morning. and he couldn't
have gotten all that booze with $40
these days"
The car was seized by the officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
MISS MOSTELLER
Wins new HONOR
Essay Awarded Second
Place In State High
School Meet

In the state school contest just
decided at Athens, Miss Sarah Mos
teller, winner of district honors at
Ashburn in the girls essay contest,
was awarded second place. First
place in the essay contest went to
Winder. W. M. Rogers, one of the
judges, telegraphed Miss Mosteller
Saturday announcing the result. Miss
Mosteller is the daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. .sW..4Mosteller, of. AHlefieusy
and one of the two first honor grad
yates of the AmericuS High school
class Of 81.
In addition to being a first honor
graduate, she won the distinction of
completing the usual four-year course
in three years, besides winning the
Times Recorder medal offered the
Americus High school senior making
the highest record in English and
composition.
The graduating exercises of the
Americus High school being in con-
flict with the date of the state meet
at Athens, there was no representa-
tive there of this school. Miss Mos
tellers composition was in competi-
tion with others which had won hon
ors at the various meets throughout
Georgia.
Miss Mosteler is very enthusiasts
tic over the prospect of attending
Agnes Scott college this fall, and
her friends will follow her progress
with interest in that institution. Her
record throughout her preparatory
school course promises still fur
her college course promises still fur
ther honors to this gifted young girl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04

Imbued with spirit of optimism
of good times Immediately ahead, and
an era of good business already en-
tered in the wholesale markets, which
will be reflected everywhere shortly,
W. D. Bailey returned early Satur
day morning from New York, where
he went several days ago to ma g
special purshases of summer ahu
fall goods for his clothing store here.
Il have never seen so many buyers
in New York in all my trips to mar
ket there" he said. 'There were
buyers everywhere and all the deal
ers were swamped 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that | was abfc
to make any purchases of goods at
all, and the buying | did required
visits to dozens of houses. I was
greatly surprised. as not so long
ago buying was at standstill
Il found Hart, Schaffner & Marx
sold out, but | was taken
care of by telegraph from the New
York office to the factory in Chica-
go, and so we will be provided with
of that line. However, |
was not able to get any cut prices.
The clothiers told me that prices were
still up and would remain up, as the
strike of the clothing workers had
been settled with only slight reduc-
ton in wages. Also, the strong buy
ing from every section is absorbing
all the stocks and the makers do not
have to sacrifice their goods now to
move them.
"In one place | got track of 25O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
RRIBlE
DISASTER
OCCURS IN
COLORADO
Rains Continue With
Arkansas River On
Rampage

PUEBLO, Colo, June 4.-(By
Associated Press. 1.-THE loss of
life from the great food at las
this afternoon was variously es4
tirnated at from 1900 to 5000.
and the property loss to exceed
ten million dollars. According to
estimates at this hour hundred
families lost everything. The
identification Of the dead is a slow
process.
All the fires burning at day
light have been extinguished.
DENVER, June "A dispatch to
the Denver Times from Pueblo this
morning contained the statement that
Hundreds of lives have been lost. "
1t was the first direct dispatch from
Pueblo since last night.
The message added that most of
the lives lost were in the grove dis
trict southeast of town.
The fines announced it had no
way of verifying the dispatch, which
came from its regular Pueblo cor
respondent.
Another report which came from
railroad sources, said there had been
"considerable loss Of life ttnd prop
erty."
Continued heavy rains early to-
day in eastern and central Colorado
gave little hope for relief from the
floods which yesterday swept those
sections. Meager reports indicated
the loss running into millions, with
the heaviest at Pueblo, where a large
part Of the business district and sew
eral residential sections were inun-
dated by waters from the Arkansas
river.
Marshall, a town of two hundred,
was threatened by a break IN the
Marshall Lake dam Louisville was
inundated with several buildings
washed away.
At Loveland the dykes of the lake
were broken and part of the town
inundated, the flood putting out OF
commission the electric power plant
which supplies the Weld county
towns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Pastor To Continue
Discourses On Devil

Last Sunday evening Rev. Il. T.
Brookshire. preached on the "DeHil
and His Works" to a large and at
tentive audience in the Central Bap.
tist church. He will continue the
discourse Sunday evening. showing
the deceptions of the devil as taught
in the Bible and everyday expert
ence. The public at large is invited
to hear these great addresses.
The male quartette will sing one
of their pleasing gospel songs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
County Officers Of
Georgia End Meet

SAVANNAH, June 4,-Barbecues,
shore dinners, boat rides and other
entertainment given by the local
county officers completed the two
days session of the Georgia Coun-
tv Officers Association. On boat
ride around the harbor the associa-
ton elected officers for the next
year: E. G. White, Dublin, president ;
w. L. Grayson, Savannah, yice-pres-
ident, and J P. Cooper Milledge-
Vile, secretary treasurer, the last
named being elected over his pro
test. The convention has been the
largest in attendance ever held. They
will meet here next year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Gasoline In Moultrie
Cent Under Americus

MOULTRIE, June 4.-Automo-
bile drivers are putting out eight and
a half cents a gallon less for "whizz
water" now than they had to back
a few month ago. Gasoline is be
ing sold retail in Moultrie. at 25
cents a gallon. The highest point
it ever reached here was 33i 1-2
cents. There have been several
drops 49, the price within the last
few weeks, the latest decline being
two cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
JAP NAVY GUARD
WILL QUIT YAP

TOXIC, June 4.-(By Associated
Press The minister of the navy, it
was officially announced, has order
ed the withdrawal of naval garrisoons
from islands in the South Pacific,
including Yap, leaving all the pro,
lection to the police force attached
TO the civil administration. So
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
CENTRAL HOTEL
HEAD INDICTED
J. c. Dodgen Charged
With Operating Dis
orderly Resort

An indictment was handed down
by the grand jury shortly before it
finished work this week against J. G.
Dodgen, proprietor of the Cen
trail hotel, for misdemeanor, charging
him with operating disorderly
house. The Indictment is said to
have followed information that dis
reputable women frequent the place,
and on the specific instance of a cou-
pie being arrested in the place few
months ago. Other indictments
were:
Ben benson, larceny after trust.
Joe Love, making liquor.
Jess Holman, misdemeanor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Second Cotton Bloom
Sent In BY G. 0. White

The second cotton bloom of the
season reported in this community to
the Times-Recorder reached this of
fee Friday evening by mail from
Smithville, 1t was grown by G. O..
White of the farm of G. B. Dell,
near Smithville and was fully de
veloped, normal blossom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Alabama Sheriff Is
Absolved By Ruling

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June a.
The Supreme court of Alabama to-
day dismissed the impeachment pro-
ceedings brought by Attorney Gen.
eral against John Strength, sheriff
of Elmore county, returning a decis-
ion of not guilty. The sheriff had
been charged with wilful neglect OF
duty and misconduct in office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Barring Of Socialists
On Streets Is Upheld

NEW YORK, June 4,-The APP
pellate division of the Supreme court
decided today in Brooklyn that the
city of Mount Vernon was within its
rights when it refused to allow Soc
ialists to hold street meeting on Oc-
tober. 1920. The Socialists had as
serted the action abridge the right of
free speech
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
Soldiers Beat Chinese
Crowd Seeking Premier

PEKING, June 4.-(By Associat-
ed Press) Several hundred students,
teachers and others seeking an inter-
view with the premier regarding ar
rears in pay we're attacked by soldier
guards at the gates of the cabinet
grounds. The soldiers used the butts
of their rifles and several persons,
including a director of the national
medical school and the vice-minls-
ter of education were reported to
have been seriously hurt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
GUARDS KEEP ALL
FROM FLOOD DISTRICT.

PUEBLO, june a. NaJlOnaI
guardsmen are patrolling Pueblo to-
day. permitting no one to enter the
sections flooded by the waters from
the Arkansas river. Early this morn
ing the flood waters began to recedea
but it was still raining and several
small fires started by lightning we're
ahlaze
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
SCHOOL BONDS BRING PAR. =

VALDOSTA, June 4.-VaIdOsta's S
school bonds, amounting to $15O,-
900, were sold Friday to A. J.,
Strickland of this city and j. IL.
Of Atlanta, jointly The
contract for the new high school
building, for which this money will
be used, will be let at an early date
and the work pushed to completion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
HOSPITAL SHIP
SINKER ISFREED

LEIPSIC, June by Assocat-
ed Press.) - Formal acquittA of
Lieut.. Karl Neumann, charged with
sinking the hospital ship Dover Cas-
tie while he was in command of a
German submarine during the war,
was announced today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
CLEANUP IS ASKED.

Fire Chief Macarthur. who is also
sanitary inspector, asks that citizens
clean up their weeds and trash about
their premises without waiting for
the inspector to call, Inspection of
residence properly is now going on.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
u. S. Tennis Champ
Wins New Laurel

ST. CLOUD, France June 4 - BY
Associated Press. William Th Til
den, Of PPhiIadelphia. worlds grass
court tennis champion, won the
worlds hard court tennis singles
championship here today defeating
Washer, of Belgium, in straight sets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04

Forecast For Georgia.-Cloudy to-
night and Sunday probably unsettled
on the coast; little change in temper
ature.
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great Importance to the welfare of
the community Other members voic
ed similar sentiment, and not a
word was raise in opposition in any
respect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
WHAT CARP WILL NEED.

Admiring friends have sent to Carp
A rabbits foot for luck
But what he'll need most July 2
Will be the we'll known duck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-04
HERE'S ANOTHER EASY ONE.

25 men build a factory in So days each laying
1900 bricks per day. If bricks were hauled BY l6
cams and there were 975 bricks in each load, how
many loads did each team haul?
Answer to yesterdays. So boxes.
Evening star., 1921-03-18
BUREAU HAS NO LOSSES
FOR SIX-MONTH PERIOD
Director Wilmeth Gives Methods
by Which Material Is Kept Un-
der Rigid Supervision.

There have been no thefts in the
bureau of engraving and printing
during the past six months according
to James l.. Wilmeth, director
He stated today there have been
misplacements and losses of sheets Of
partly printed and printed currency.
such as will occur in handling the
volume of paper that is handled daily
at the bureau. but that no loss has
been occasioned the government. He
said the employees. through whose
hands the work has passed have made
good the shortage.
This practice is customary in all
institutions of this kind" said Mr..
Wilmeth. THE most recent loss en-
tailed an assessment of $3.50 upon
five plate printers. There have been
no thefts and no losses since war
times that have not been fully met
and made good by bureau employees.
ANY displacement or loss of a
sheet of distinctive paper or partly
printed currency paper in the bureau
of engraving and printing receives
the immediate attention of secret
service operatives and of the officials
and employees of the bureau, and no
division or section employe in the bu-
reau in which a displacement or loss
occurs is permitted to leave until the
sheet lost has been recovered or the
face amount of the sheet made good,
either by collection or by the giving
of receipt by the employe respon-
sible or the chief Of division"
Evening star., 1921-03-18
Holla.ders Find i
Closed Doors When
Called "Dutchmen"

AMSTERDAM, March 1S-
Citisens OF Holland should refer
to themselves, when abroad, as
ssH0llanders" ra her h N
"Dutchmen," rules the Amster-
dam Handelsblad after . long
debate ON that subject in its
columns.
The correspondence in the
HandeIsblnd has been vOlumi-
nous. Especially since the war.
says one writer, those Holland
ers who forget that many Amer
leans and Englishmen term
Germans "Dutch" find scant
welcome in the United States
and England when they say
they are "Dutch."
.If in England" writes this
correspondent, "n Netherln nder
says he is n 'HOllander' doors
are Open to him that arc closed
to 'Dutchmen.'
..Dutchman" is an OpprobriOus
term in America. writes an
other.
Evening star., 1921-03-18
|DEBS BALKS AT PLANS
TO PICKET WHITE HOUSE
Socialist Leader Refuses to Allow
Steps to Demand His
Release.

ATLANTA. March 1s.-Eugene "
Debs. socialist leader. has halted the
plans of socialists to picket the
White House in an effort to attract
attention to their demands that he
be released from the Atlanta federal
penitentiary. his attorney, Samuel NJ
Castleton, announced here.
A nationwide campaign to obtain
Debs' release will be undertaken
however, the attorney said.
CHICAGO. March 1S.-The socialist
party. through its national office here
issued the following statement upon
receipt of information that Presiden,
Harding had instructed Attorney
General Daugherty to review the case
Of Eugene v. Debs:
I'VE are satisfied that both Mr.
Daugherty's recommendations and
the Presidents action thereon will
be favorable and that Debs will be
released. However. this will not alter
the plans of the party for general
amnesty campaign.
There is no logical argument for
the release of Debs that does not
apply with equal force to the other
political prisoners"
Evening star., 1921-03-18
LABOR'S PART IN LEAGUE.
International Body Will Be Repre-
sented in Council.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-The inter
national labor Office will hereafter
be represented at all meetings of
the council of the league of nations,
the leagues news bureau announces.
Albrt Thomas, former French minis
ter of munitions. and now director OF
the international labor office, will
represent that body at sittings of
the council.
The news bureau said negotiations
for establishment of closer relations
between the two bodies had been un-
der way for some time. and that be-
fore the labor organization had made
any definite request the council in
formed NJ Thomas that any pro-
posal for labor representation on the
council would be welcomed.
NJ. Thomas will be the first repre-
sentative of labor within the central
authority of the league.
In India it is common for a Judge
to indulge in smoking while on the
bench,
Evening star., 1921-03-18
GIRL STUDENTS POISONED.

MADISON. Wis. March 1S.-More
than 200 woman students at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin were poisoned
by food served at dofmitories Tues
day night. it was learned with an
nouncement that suspected food was
under examination. With few excep-
tons. the girls affected are Wiscon-
sin girls. DR.. n. X. Tenney was sum
moned on an emergency call and all
the victims responded to treatment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-15
"VAMPS" WHO
MADE HISTORY
THE WOMAN PoIsoNER.
By JAMES c. YOUNG,
eg By Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)

IF EVER woman deserved the name
of vampire that woman was the
Marquise de Brinvilliers. Her mis-
deeds shocked even medieval Europe
in a day when terrible crimes were
not unusual This Marquise was
pretty little woman with an air of
youthful innocence. One day she was in
PRODUCED by her husband to GOdin de
st. CrOix, a young cavalry officer of
gay ways. The scandal of their rela-
tons soon became topic of the hour.
When the husband of the Marquise
failed to interfere, probably because
of his flight before creditors, her
father had st. Croix put in the Bas-
tile. There the young blade medi-
his hand through an acquaintance
made in prison with one Exili, a man
skilled in the methods of the Italian
prisoners.
When st. Croix was released year
later he plotted with the Marquise to
be avenged on her father. He told her
of the prisoners recipes, and she tried
their effect on poor people who came
to her door in search of aims. And
by watching the results she decided
that it was safe to attempt the life of
her parent. This she did with COM
plete success in 1866.
st. Croix had been avenged. But
more pressing matters weighed upon
him and his mistress. They needed
money. Then the natural question
arose: why not poison her two brothers
and sisters so that she would inherit
the whole estate? But these guilty
lovers were crafty. They waited four
long years, when the two brothers
were despatched, with the aid of a
valet. An investigation followed, show
ing the method of their death, but
without directing attention to the
Marquise Then st. Croix suddenly
died. He had no heirs, so the police
were called in, and found among his
papers documents which incriminated
the Marquise and the valet. The latter
was caught, tortured, and confessed.
Then he was broken alive on the
Wneel. But tne MdrqulSe ndu taken
flight TO England. Afterward she
went to Germany and finally to a
convent at Liege, where she was de-
coyed by police official disguised as
a priest When arrested it was dis
covered that this unnatural woman
had kept a full account of her life and
crimes. She returned TO Paris pris-
oner. There she underwent the torture
in her turn and finally was beheaded
July 49, 1875 and her body burned
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-15
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

Notice of the Expiration Of the Time for Re-
demption Of Lands Sold for Taxes for the
Year A. d. I9 8.
MARATHON COUNTY Wis, OFFICE OF
the County Treasurer.=SS
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the following
lots or tracts Of land sold on June 10. a. D.
1919, for the taxes due and unpaid for the
yesr 1918 remain unredeemed in the office Of
the County Treasurer Of Marathon County
Wis, that opposite the description Of each
tract or lots or part thereof IN the folio Ming
list is the name of the person, if any TO whsm
assessed and the amount Of taxes, interest and
charges calculated to the last day OF redemp
ton due each.
Now, therefore. unless the taxes interest and
charges set opposite the tract described shall
be paid on before the 10th day Of june
1922, the said tracts OF land will be forfeited
and win be conveyed TO the purchaser in pur-
suance Of the statutes in such cases made and
provided.
Dated. Wausau. Wis, Sept. 8. 1921
w. r. HUMBER County Treasurer.
Marathon County Wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-15
BIG GAIN IN U. S. CORN CROP
Indicated Production of s,tse .ooo. 900
Bushels, According to Fed.
erai Forecast.

Washington, Sept. 9.--Preliminary
estimates Of this years production Of
winter wheat and hay and forecasts
for other crops, based on their con.
dition on September 1, were announced
by the Department of Agriculture as
follows:
Winter wheat, 544oo0.O00 bushels.
Spring wheat, 210,0o0.O0o; all wheat.
Tt4.000,000.
Corn. 3,1S6.0O0,0o0.
Forecasts for other crops are:
Oats. 1,o00oo0,o00 bushels: barley,
167000.0o0 bushels; rye, 64So0, oOO
bushels; flax. s.3oo,ooo bushels; rice,
90. 100000 bushels.
Hay (tame), T9.Soo.oo0 tons: hay
(wild). 14,soo,0o0 tons.