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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
KIWANIANS TELL
OF CORDELET TRIP
Report Delightful Occas-
ion At Charter Pre-
sentatiOn

A score of Americas Kiwanians
and their ladies, who were guests of
the Cordele Kiwanis club Thursday
night, reported Friday at the regular
weekly luncheon of the local club
that the affair, which was the oc-
casion of the presentation of the
charter of the Cordele club, was one
one of the most enjoyable affairs
in Kiwanis history in Georgia, and
surpassed any similar occasions at
tended by Americas Kiwanians eX-
cept their own, and proving a rival
to that affair.
Americas being the parent club of
the Cordele organization, the cid
was off" in invitations to it, where
as all other invited clubs were limit
ed. However, as result of rain
and bad roads, only half of the eX-
pected number from here made the
trip But there were other guests to
take the places of those who remain
ed at home, Macon, Eastman and
Hawkinsville all exceeding their limit
set The Macon delegation arrived
in private car, furnished by a Macon
railroad official who is a Kiwanian,
in honor of Governor Bob" Wes-
sells, of Atlanta, who, because of the
uncertain weather conditions, can
celled his arrangements to come to
Americas and accompany the party
from here to Cordele.
The affair was held in the Su-
vance hotel-which was built by an
Americas man, Col. J. E. D. Shipp-
and the dining room was filled
to the limit. 1t was said plates were
laid for 225. So many guests had
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
Girl, Aged 3, Severely
Bitten By Vicious Dog

Virginia Wellons, the three-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Broadus
Wellons, of Plains, was bitten by a
vicious dog Wednesday morning
while she and her mother were visit
ing A. S. Mills, grandfather of the
little girl girl, residing in the 18th
district.
The child went on the back verari-
dab to battle her face and hands ear
ly in the morning, and was standing
before table on which rested the
water basin when a dog belonging
to Mr.. Mills sprang at her, biting her
severely on the face, and bruiing and
cutting her arms. The child's nose
was split by the onset of the dog, and
she was frightened almost seneless.
Hearing her creams. Mr.. Wellons
rushed out and released her from
the clutches of the animal.
Immediately the child was rushed
to the Plains sanitarium, where DR..
Wise attended her injuries. Her con-
dition is said today to be very salts
factory.
The head of the dog was sent to
Atlanta for examination, the re-
port being furnished that the animal
showed no signs of rabies. The Pas
teur treatment is being given the lit
tie girl, despite the information that
the animal was not regarded as mad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
Col. Shipp To Talk To
Plains Bereau Class

j. E. D. Ship. of Americas, has
been invited by the Bereau class of
Plains Baptist church to lecture, to
the young men composing the class
at the Sunday school hour next Sun
day morning.
Col, Ship has accepted the invi-
tation, and will be the guest of the
class for the day. His lecture will
be along the line of Sunday school
methods for training young men for
teachers in Sunday schools, and also
mention will be made of the study of
citizenship of Americans.
Mr.. Ship is intensely interested in
matters pertaining to education, both
in the day schools and in the Sunday
schools, and his talks which he has
given from time to time to these in
situations have been attentiyelv
heard by young men and young wo-
men. An important work is being
accomplished by these talks and the
benefit is large.
Ninety-seven per cent of Ameri-
cans die without making a will.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11

Nancy screamed. "Oh, Nick, it's q
bear Where shall we go?"
whats the matter?" exclaimed
the polar bear gruffly. 81 won't hurt
you. My growl is worse than my bite.
Besides Pm not hungry. I've just
eaten large fish. But look out for
my friend the walrusp
The walrus overheard and gave
a sort of a sharp bark. "Just wait,
I'm coming" he snorted. my eyes
are too little to see what you are,
but you smell good, and my teeth
are sharper than my eyes. Are you
seals or fish. or sea-birds? I think /
saw you flying"
"We're twins,' Nick told him.
"TwinsW snorted the walrus flop
ping nearer "Are they tender?"
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11

travelled so miles across muddy roads
to be present, and which was repeat
eddy encored. Many of the clubs put
on impromptu stunts, which, added
to the set program, stretched the
evenings entertainment out to near
ly four hours in length, bringing
adjournment shortly after midnight,
Cordele time.
The scene of the banquet was one
of beauty. Flags and bunting in ma
tional colors were draped in profusion
throughout the dining ball, with
smilax, blossoms of various kinds,
and potted palms and ferns adding
to the effectiveness of the scene,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
PUT CREAM In NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh will be gone.
Your clogged nostrils will open. The air
passages of your head will clear and
you can breathe freely. No more dull
ness, headache; no hawking, snufHing,
mucous discharges or dryRess; no strug-
Cling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want {" small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let it penetrate through
every air passage of the head; soothe
and heal the swollen, infamed mucous
membrane, and relief comes instantly.
1t is Just what every cold and catarrh
sufferer needs = Don't stay. -stufed-up
and fmisersble.'l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
Arrive Leaves
11.5e am Columbus-C hgo 8 40 am
1928 pm Albany-Montg'y 5:l4 am
1885 pm Macon-Atlanta 6;37 am
@715pm Columbus $40 am
1852 pm. Albany-Montg'y 2:15 pm
215pm Macon-Atlanta 1:52 pm
*1l:45 am Columbus $3.50 pm
1000 am Columbus 10 100 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:35 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atlanta 1898 pm
$40 am lbany-Jaxville 1859 pm
1858 am Albany-Jaxville 1886 am
2:13 am Albany-Jaxville 4:21 am
1896 am Chgo, st. L. Alta 2:58 am
4:21 am Gin, Atl-Macon 2:13 am
~ Daily; O. Sunday.
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
Arrives Leaves
SIS pm Richland 1000 am
$40 pm Cordele-Sav'h 1891 pm
81 pm Richland-Montg'y $40 pm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
1ReadanA Advertisement
the Other Day.

How many times have you heard those seven
words spoken in the course of ordinary con-
versation!
The speaker then goes on to tell about new
invention to tighten housework-or a new ia
bic product-or a new farm mplement-or
a new idea in clothing
Always something new!
Advertisements are an endless source of in
formation-much of it directly interesting and
important to you.
Read the advertisements. They tell you what
is going on in the world. They tell you how
you can live better. They tell you how you
can live more economically.
Read the advertisements as
you do the news columns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
Try 1t Now-Today. Costs Little
At Amy Drug Store

When your child has a cough or
cold or startles you at night with
spasmodic and sitting Group, give
Cheney's Expectorant in doses as in
dicated on bottle. In cases of whoop-
ing cough, few doses of Cheney's
Expectorant will ease up the whoop,
relieve the cough and help restore
the victim to perfect health. Che
ney's Expectorant is the best medi-
cine for all kinds of colds, or coughs
of grown-ups Try it.-(Adt.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11

Ninety-seven per cent of Ameri-
cans die without making a will.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11

is the frts meeting in the Friendship
Baptist association, and already
large number of workers have sign
nifed their intention of being pres
ent. A great spiritual get-together
meeting is assured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11
MEDICINE
FOR COUGHS,
COLDS

Group, ChiIdren's Colds of All
Kinds, Sore Throat, Sneezing,
Cheney's Expectorant, Famous
For Past Two Generations.
Soothing to the Throat. Stops
the Whoop and Group at
Once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-11

Guaranteed Dental Work
At Reasonable Prices.
DR.. N. S. Evans, Dentist
H o u r S s TO 5 d.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
O PROGRESS A DE IN SOLVING PRESENT GERMAN CRISIS
POLES ARE REPORTED TO BE CALCULATING UPPER SHESIA
FL YERS WILL TAKE PART IN RACES
ATTACK MADE
ON THEORY OF
"LIVING WAGE''
Representative of the Railroads
/ Says Idea is Purely UtOp-
ian and Impracticable.
fex The Associated Pre..,.

CHICAGO, May ITO adopt the
theory of the living wage as a basis
for determining railroad wages would
be ito accept an untried theory OF state
socialism or to countenance creation
of a super privileged class according
to John c. Walber, summing up the
testimony of the carriers in the wage
reduction case before the railroad la
Dor board today. Mr.. Walber, who rep
resented the eastern roads, completed
the roads rebuttal and brought their
fight for lower wages to a conclusion
in lengthy argument in which he at
tackled the whole theory of the living
wage, urged by the employees as the
fundamental principle in the wage
case.
The living wage, according to the
railroads Investigations, Mr.. WalDef
said. was not an amount necessary to
maintain an employe and his family,
but represents standard on which
certain persons would like to live Ihe
theory of the living wage is not new
Walber said. 1--WE did not intend TO
ignore. but we believe the American
peoples should know it's real pufport
and the ultimate effect of such So
cialistic theory as that laid down by
the railroad employees.
"The railroads are anxious ana Will
ing to pay employees a just and reason
able wage for just and reasonable ser
vice. We are not ignoring humanl-
tartan considerations, but on the other
hand. we are up against practical
problem and utopian ideals. however
pleasing to contemplate will not sat
isfy the railroad men nor any one else
on pay day..
Mr.. walber reviewed all the evl-
dence presented by the railroads, de-
cIaring that the railroads had clearly
(continued On Page Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
AMENDMENTS TO
THE EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL

The Mississippi senator asserted that
the republican membership was not
solidly behind the bill and read speech,
delivered by Senator Moses. republican.
New Hampshire, at the last session at
lacking the measure as being afflicted
with 'congenital economic ricketts,
Mr.. Harrison then turned to what he
described as constructive program for
relief of the farmers. He argued that
railroad legislation which would make 1t
possible for the American people again
to use the transportation systems was
urgent and that the farm loan system
should be made to do it's full duty by
changes that would make loans easier
for the farmers. Chairman Fordney of
the ways and means committee an
nounced today that subcommittee Of
his committee We're practically through
with their work on the permanent tariff
bin and that the whole committee prob
ably would begin consideration of the
permanent schedules within weak
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
POSSE CAPTURE
NEGRO SUSPECT
Black Is Charged With Killing
Police Officer at
Greenville, S. c.
fey The Associated Press.)

GREENVILLE, s. c., May, 7.-Wil-
liam Thompson, negro alleged to have
shot and fatally wounded City Po-
liceman George Burroughs last night,
was captured by a posse of officers
and citizens about o'clock tonight
about three miles east of the city,
after an exchange of shots in which
one of the posse was slightly wound
ed. The negro was brought to jail
here. Officer Burrough died about
o'clock this morning.
Trail of the negro was picked up
a about o'clock this afternoon in the
neighborhood of the Camp Sewer site.
The negro opened fire upon officers,
but none of his bullets took effect.
The chase was Joined in by several
hundred citizens of the surrounding
vicinity, patients of the United States
Public Health Service hospital, and
city and county officers to whom the
alarm had been sent. Shortly after
6 o'clock the negro was forced out of
the woods to the railroad track. John
SheIlnut a farmer, was struck In the
scalp when the negro opened fire
again. The negro was hit in the leg
but again got away, and his trail was
lost until about o'clock when he
was captured without resistance by a
CITY police officer and two citizens
while crossing a road.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
GROWERS OF
PACIFIC ARE
IN TROURI b
High Freight Rates Makes the
Marketing Of Products
UnprofitabIe.
(By GEORGE II. MANNING,

WASHINGTON, May THE Cali
fornia growers of fruits and vegetables
are having the same troubles as those
of Florida and Georgia in getting their
products profitably to the market be-
cause OF the present high freight rates.
The citrus fruit growers of the Pa
cific coast face financial ruin because
OF the present high freight rates" w.
}. Carr. chairman of the agricultural
committee of the California State
Banking association, declares in a
plea to the roads and the interstate
commerce commission to lower trans
continental rates on fruits and vege-
table products. The statement was
made public here today in conjunction
with the conferences being held on
the Pacific coast.
Growers cannot sell their groves for
sufficient to pay their mortgages and
current debt Mr.. Carr declares The
banks of the community are exhausted
and have drawn on the federal reserve
to the limit. They are afraid to tell
the growers the complete truth
Packed lemons are not considered
liquid assets and orchards are not re-
garded as good assets"
The same facts exist relative to veg
etables and cantaloupes, representa-
tives of the growers today told the
roads and the interstate commerce
commission.
Z The cabbage and spinach industries
are entirely wiped out, and other veg
etables face the same fate, Thomas
O'Neill, president of the California
Vegetable union, testified. Increased
freight rates put tax OF $185 per
acre on lettuce, o'NeiI declared. He
pointed out that the diffe1ential with
Florida competitive rates, formerly
fifty cents, has increased to S1.25,
Continued on Page TWo)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
SHORT SESSION
OF HOUSE HELD
(BY JOHN c. TRICE.1

TALLAHASSEE, May Z The
house of representatives met this
morning at II O'Clock. Immediately
after the correction of the Journal. a
motion was made to adjourn until
o'clock Monday afternoon, and for
thirty minutes the body wrangled
over various motions to adjourn until
some hour, ranging from this after
noon until Monday afternoon. Fin
ally it passed a motion to adjourn
until Monday at II o'clock and many
of the members Immediately left for
their Wakulla Springs picnic.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEAR CHARGES AGAINST BLAIR

charges that since he had been victor
in the North Carolina primary three
DAYS before the republican convention
he was legally entitled TO Biair's vote
at Chicago. Mr.. Blair and MIR. More
head were said to have contended that
they never received any official re-
turna from the primary. whereas
state convention had instructed them
to vote for another candidate. Sena-
tor Johnson was reported, however, to
have insisted vigorously that their
information and subsequent action at
Chicago were basis for following the
primary choice
Conflicting views also We're said to
have been given as 10 the income tax
case. involving j. w. Cannon. father
in-law of Mr.. Blair. and the nominees
wife. Refund claims. 1t was said,
amounted originally to about $1,000
900. Ii was reported that the treasury
required increased tax payments by
Mr.. Cannon. and his chairman of
more than ss00,00o. A final claim OF
ss37. 600. ii was said. was made by
Mr.. Cannon and denied by the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
ADOPT FOREIGN
TRADEPROGRAM
National Foreign Trade Council
Forward Recommendations
to National Capital.
(ey The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May with
the unanimous adoption of the for
eign trade program for the coming
year, as recommended by the general
convention committee, copies of which
will be sent to President Harding.
members of his cabinet, senators and
congressman the eighth annual con-
vention of the national foreign trade
council closed a four day session here
this morning.
The report of the committee is Il
composite embodiment of all practical
recommendations brought forward by
international experts at the general
and group sessions of the convention.
Every phase of the worlds export
business-credits, exchange rates. tax
alton, tariffs, mercantile marine, do
mestic transportation, consular ser
vice and other problems of importers
and exporters-is covered in the re-
port.
Broad principles on which the con-
vention made declaration inclnde:
Immediate creation of financial in
stitutions under the Edge Law to fa
cilitate extension Of long term foreign
credits and promote free exchange OF
imports and exports.
Economies in cost of production un-
til a stable balance of all values of
all commodities and productive effort
is established.
Reduction of costs in railroad trans
portation for domestic and export
shipment.
Encouragement and development of
the American merchant marine revi-
sion of shipping laws to place Amer
ican on an equal footing with foreign
competition and enactment of the ma
rine insurance measure now pending
in congress, which is characterized as
"a model upon which uniform state
legislation may be based"
Creation of international machinery
to prevent future violations of the
sancticy of contracts.
The establishment of national
training academy as part of re-
organization plan on the United
States foreign service. - ..
Enactment of the China trade act
Abolition of double taxation to ex-
empt American investments in foreign
countries from domestic income tax
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
fey The Associated Press).

WASHINGTON, May Further con-
sfderation of the emergency tariff bill
TODAY by the senate was marked by the
introduction OF two additional amend
ments and an attack on the measure by
Senator Harrison. democrat. Mississippi.
Senator Ashurst, democrat. Arizona
nronosed that the duty of seven cents
nound ON long staple cotton be increased
fo twenty cents. while Senator Jones,
democrat. New Mexico. moved for
tariff of fifteen percent ad valorem on
all importations of hides. The amend
,,an+s will be taken up later.
In his attack on the bill. Senator
Harrison told the senate congress was
nursuing the wrong course in seeking to
remedy the eountry's economic Ills by
use Of a .scure- -a1'' tariff He declared
that the average farmer desired the gov
arnrner,t TO make more available such
agencies for his aid as ii now has rather
than OF waste further time on such
questions fH~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
(6y The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, May Testimony
for an against senate confirmation OF
David III. Blair, of Winston Salem, y.
c., to be internal revenue commits
sioner today by the senate finance
committee in secret session, but a de-
cision was deferred. The committee
will meet again Thursday to resume
of the matter
Charges of Senator Johnson. repub-
lican. California, that Mr.. Blair vio-
lated the North Carolina sprimary law
as a delegate to the republican ma
tionaI convention at Chicago last year
and that because of federal tax refund
claims of members of his family. he
should not become internal revenue
commissioner We're aired thoroughly
today. Senator Johnson in opening
The hearings, was said to have de-
tailed his charges, while MIR. Blair and
John M. Morehead, republican nation
al committee for North Carolina. de-
MED the charges and submitted evi-
dence in support of their refutations-
In rsolv 10 Senator Iohnsnn 9
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
TROOPS
READY TO MOVE
Plans for Occupation of Addi-
tional German Territory
Are Completed.
tey The Associated Pre.s).

DUSSELDORF, May THE French
military plans for the occupation OF
additional German territory are vir-
tually complete and, with the move
ment of General Degoutte from May
ence Monday, troops will be ready to
march at a moments notice on receipt
of word from the government. The
army which is concentrated between
wesel and Mouth of the Wupper river
on both banks of the Rhine. number
approximately 100000 men.
SOLINGEN, May "A brigade of
British cavalry has occupied the Ruhr
frontier near SoIingen. The British
are ready to take part in the occupa-
ton of Solingen, Eberfeldt and Bar
men, should that be necessary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
BERTON BRALEY, POET,
JOINS JOURNAL STAFF

Berton Braley. the Peoples Poet
and Singer of the Romance of Today,
who has been an occasional contribu-
tor to this newspaper, today joins
The Journal staff
Hereafter Braley will write poem
a day for the thousands of Braley
fans among The Journal readers.
Berton Braley for 10 years has been
one of the snlost popular of American
writer's. He has published more than
5000 poems, $50 short stories. scores
of essays and sketches and two
novels.
Braley has worked as Great Lakes
deckhand, a farmland. janitor. an
elevator man. ditch digger, re-
porter. coal passer and miner.
Braley sings the song of humanity,
a warming. cheering, lifting song, in
verse that is neither highbrow nor
lowbrow-but that somehow sfreshens
up your spirit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-08
Is to Decide the American En-
tries for International
Races in Belgium.
BOTH FLYERS RECEIVED
TRAINING IN PENSACOLA
1t Is Expected Ralph Upson,
Former National Champion
Will Participate.

Lieut.. Commander Louis J. Roth.
Z. S. n, has been ordered as pilot
and Lieut.. Hermand E. Halland. L. :.
n, as aide. of the navy racing bal
loon at the national races 10 he held
at Birmingham May 81. This race
is TO decide the American entries for
The international races to be held in
Belgium September Il, 1921.
Lieut.. Commander Roth received
his training at the Pensacoia Naval
Air Station. Lieut.. Hal1and j. 1T
present senior lignter-than-a off:"cr
here and also received his training 1T
this station.
The Navy racing balloon is IN n
900 cubic foot balloon nnilt ~ r-.,-
ing purposes and rreparaiio"s aie
being made for transferring Il an
Pensacola to Birmingham. An adj
tional party CT Ia mel will go to as
s;st in Initiating and riGgire the nal
loon
In the last nalion4l h1llroe zee
Lieut. Frank T. sloma9, L. s y r.
F., acted - aide ana was ordered
from the Pensacola station.
recent telegram from Secretary
Denby stated thai as rearIy all Of :he
naVys free balloon activities had
taken place from this station the
commandant, Capt. Christy, should
make recdmmen" ations for pilot and
aide for the nat onaI race
There will he 10 o. - entries in the
race, the army Eayin~ three. Good
year Rubber Co, Kansas City cham
Der Of cOnme-ce ard others. 1t is
expected that Ralph Epson, former
national champion. VIII participate.