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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
5000 CELEBRATE
BRIDGE OPENING
Many Notables At Dedi-
cation Of Short Line
Link

Fully 5000 people attended the ex-
ercises in celebration of the opening
Of the Holmes ferry bridge over the
Flint river between Upson and Taylor
counties Friday, marking the inaug-
uration of the short line Atlanta
Observation-Disclosures highway, Amer
icus visitors reported Saturday
There were large delegations from
Spalding, Pike, Schley and Sumter
counties, with nearly all Of the popu-
lat,ons of Taylor and Upson counties
taking part
A big basket dinner and barbecue
was used to feed the immense crowd
and there was plenty for all. One
hundred and twenty-five carcasses
were prepared.
The Thomaston Cotton Mills band
furnished the music for the occasion.
The new bridge, which is an S85,-
600 structure, IS magnificent piece
of work and opens up an entirely
new territory of Upson and Taylor
counties and affords highway for
travel north and south which short
ems the distance between Griffin and
Americus by forty-fve miles.
Dr.. Lincoln Mcconnell, of Upson
county. acted as master of ceremon-
les and introduced the following
speakers: Colonel W. Y. Allen, Of
Thomaston; Colonel w. S. Steed, of
Butler. Judge ]. j. Flynt, of Griffin:
Colonel Joe Hill Han, Of Macon; W.
R. Neel, state highway engineer; l.
E. Patterson. of Griffin, of state pris-
on commission; w. A. Grassland,
senior highway engineer of the Unit
ed States highway work in Georgia.
All of these made short addresses.
State Engineer Neel in his talk
showed that the distance from Amer
scus to Atlanta via the Dixie high
way is III miles and by way of the
new bridge only 1872 miles.
The roads the entire distance from
Americus to the bridge were in eX-
cellent condition, and it is the state
highway Departments plan to have
the entire route maintained in first
class condition eventually. This will
make it possible, it was pointed out,
for Americus people to motor to At
Ianta in four or five hours any morn
ing IN good weather, spend several
hours in that city, and return home
by early evening of the same day.
The Americus people attending the
opening celebration were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Harold, Thomas Har-
rold, Frank Lanier, Frank Sheffield,
H. E. Allen and son, Henry Allen,
Robert Lane. J. 7. Warren. James
Lott, District Engineer W. C. Caye,
Henry Christian, Mrs. J. W. Harris,
Jr. and Mrs. J. Ralston Cargill,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
Ex-PoIicen7an Grows
2O-Pound Cabbage

The prize cabbage Of the season,
so far as reported, was brought to
The Times Recorder office Saturday
afternoon by ]. T. Stubs. 1t weigh
ed 20 pounds, and was grown by W.
R. Drane, of Grovania, about 60
miles from Amcricus in Houston
county. Mr. Drane was formerly 4
member of the Americus city police
force and is well remembered here.
Mr.. Stubbs, who was reared in this
county, is residing with Mr. Drane,
''Mr Drane put out about 1000
plants last November" said Mr..
Stubbs, but this is the finest head
produced. There is a good market
for cabbages there, as there are
many saw mill camps in that vicinity
and the cabbages are in big demand
for the commissary, particularly by
the negroes, who find them a chcaI
and highly liked article of food
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
Lee Bunch Bitten BY
Moccasin Fishing

While fishing at Hubbard's Lake,
on Muckalee creek, about two miles
from town, Saturday forenoon, Lee
Bunch, Of Brooklyn Heights, a night
car Inspector for the Seaboard, was
bitten by snake, supposed to have
been a water moccas;n. At first he
thought the snake was a rattler and
he sent his young son, who went with
him, on the run home to summon a
physician. The little fellow reached
home about II o'clock and DR.. Cham
bliss hurried to the lake and brought
him home after giving emergency
treatment DR.. Thomas was then
called and they continued the treat
ment, apparently very effectively as
he showed no symptoms of poison
ing Saturday evening, declaring at
his home that he merely felt nausea
from the antidotes given. The
wound was between the knee and an
kle. The snake, blunt headed rep
tile, crawled into the water after
striking him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
Legion Head Tells
About Negro's Case

Rev. Frank P. Anderson, COM
mander of John D. Mathis Post,
American Legion Saturday gave out
the following statement concerning
the case of Ebert Powell, the unfor-
tunate negro ex-soldier about whom
an article appeared in The Tlmes-Ke-
corder Friday, Mr.. Anderson point
ing out that the negro is beng taken
care of and was given attention as
soon as his need was known OF here:
Gilbert Pow eli, a negro, from De
Soto, who is in bad shape as result
of injuries while in the recent war,
a week ago came to Americus to see
the Red Cross about getting hospltalN
zation and compensation from the
government. He reported to Miss
Clark on April 25 and she at once
set to work to help this man who
would have been helped before if he
had applied for it. DR.. Allen exam
ined the man and found him in bad
shape and while getting in touch with
the department in Atlanta began CIV
ing free treatments, while the local
Red Cross looked after his expenses
of board and lodging The matter
has in my judgment been handled by
the Red Cross and DR.. Allen in a
commendable way. Very soon they
hope to get Powell in a government
hospital.
''No one in particular is to blame
for PowelPs not getting. assistance
sooner. His need was not known in
Americas until a week ago. The case
shows the Importance of every one,
who knows of an ex-service man IN
bad shape physically reporting the
same to the Red Cross. From that Of
flee it will be given careful atten-
ton"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
SUMTER'SFIRST
PEACHES TO GO
sABOUT MID-WEEK
Car Shipments Not To
Start Before Next
Week

Sumeter county peaches will be
moving in small crate shipments by
the middle of this week, but 1t Will be
the middle of next week before car
lot shipments start, according to To-
cal peach growers. The fruit here
is now swelling and taking on good
color, but 1T is said none Of it will
be fit for market before about Wed
nesday.
The first shipments in Georgia 50
far reported were made Thursday
from Shellman, one shipment going
to New York and one to New Or
leans. Both were Mayflowers. The
second shipment reported went Fri
day from Bradley, being shipped to
New York.
Growers of this vicinity are of the
opinion that none of these shipments
were sufficiently matured to be real
ly ready for market, and express
themselves as preferring to wait un-
til the fruit is really ready to pick,
knowing that otherwise the sale Of
the product on the distant markets
will not benefit the fame of the Geor-
gia peach any.
The outlook here continues favor.
able for a crop of fine quality, but
the yield of early peaches in many
orchards will be light, owing to cold
damage. Price prospects are good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
GERMAN MINERS TO
KEEP ON WORKING.
BY MILTON BRONNER

ESSEN, Germany, April 30.--Ger-
man coal miners in the Ruhr region
have made up their minds to continue
at work under French occupation,
provided:
First, wages are not cut.
Second, unions are not interfered
with.
Third, enough coal is allowed Ruhr
PLANTS.
have been on strike several weeks
French threats to seize the Ruhr
Fourth, miners are not drafted to
work.
Fifth workday hours are not in
creased.
Regardless of the steps the French
take to collect reparations, the Gee
man miners must work or go hun
CRY. Cost Of living has been so high
that they have been unable to fill the
union treasury to finance them dur
ing strike.
At important meetings Of labor
leaders held within the past few
days it was decided that the miners
should stay on the job and await de-
velopments.
The busiest man in the Ruhr ter
ritory has been Otto Hue, head of the
coal miners. He was summoned to
Berlin to advise on the situation and
rushed from the German capital to
Holland and England where miners
territory transformed the buoyant
optimism of German manufacturers
and mine owners into deepest de
pression,, However, in the face of
the reparations controversy business
has doomed and there is little evil
dence Of unemployment III Essen and
other towns in the district.
The enormous Krupp plant here
has turned to making peace products,
and at present is employing more
than $4,000 men.
A Krupp director told a Swiss
business friend of mine that the
Krupp concern had landed half a
contract for 100000 tons of steel
rails which Russia had let in the Ruhr
valley.
Also. this Krupp official said the
works had received large orders
from OOuLu AllltIiCd ana Hc was COIi-
fident that within five years Germany
would completely recapture this
market from South America.
His main worry was that the
French might take 50 much coal out
of the Ruhr district that the factories
could not be fueled.
Throughout all the cities in the
district manufacturers have made
rapid progress, despite communist
outbreaks. Essen is well policed by
500 men, mostly former non-commis-
stoned officers. These men wear trim
green uniforms and all are heavily
armed.
Essen doesn't worry outwardly.
Movies are packed with pleasure
seekers The spenders' only worry
seems to be that if the French sh q
occury Essen they would declsSe a
curfew hs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
u. S. Submarine
Reported Aground

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 30.
United States submarine DO-1O was
reported aground off Montauk Point
Saturday. Captain Frank D. Berrien,
commandant of the submarine base
station here Immediately sent to her
assistance the big naval tug Lykens.
A later report said the Lykens was
held up by heavy fog.
DO-10 was returning from the re-
view of the Atlantic fleet at Hamp-
ton Roads bv President Harding on
Thursday. The crew is composed OF
three officers and twenty-siX enlist
ed men. under command of Lieuten-
ant Carr.
Members of the coast guard sta
ton at Napague Beach, who went to
the aid of the DO-10 said the under
sea craft was in good condition and
that the crew refused to leave here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
OCCUPATION OF RUHR
TO TAKE 25O.OOO MEN

PARIS, April 30.-It will take
100000 soldiers to accomplish the
French occupation of the Ruhr dis
trict.
This district is called the 'power
plant Of Europe" Ruhrort, at the
confluence of the Rhine and Ruhr
rivers, has the largest river harbor in
Europe 1t is comparable in indus
trial Importance to Pittsburg.
The Ruhr basin in many respects
is like the western section of Penn
sylvania. 1t is rich in coal lands
and contains Essen, Duisburg, Mdl-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
EATHE r.

Forecast for Georgia-Sunday fair
and somewhat warmer IN north ana
central portions.
Predictions for the week begin
ming Monday for the South Atlantic
and East Gulf Sta. 2s: Fair and cool
first half of week and generally
cloudy; normalA temperature and
probably showers latter half of the
week. Frosts over north portion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
BRADLEY SCORES
SECOND HONORS.

BRADLEY, April 3U.-Peach sea
son has begun in Jones county, the
first crate of the early variety hay
ing been shipped Friday by W. W.
Barron and Son, of this place. This
variety is well matured and will
doubtless bring a fancy price. 1t
was shipped to a New York firm
This promises to be an unusually
early fruit season, as all varieties are
advanced from ten days to two
weeks. There is a good crop IN this
section. y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
Men Only Invited To
Hear Strong Sermon

A great meeting for men only will
be held at the First Baptist Church
at A o'clock this afternoon, with the
evangelist, DR.. w. H. Sledge, who is
conducting a series of revival meet
ings in the church, preaching on the
subject, Dead, Yet Living" A pow
erful and interesting talk is prom
ised. All men are urged to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
GERMAN RESERVATIONS
AWAIT REPLY FROM u. S.
Chancellor And Foreign Minister To Step Out,
Says Berlin Dispatch-AIes In
Session

PARIS, April 3O.-A Berlin dis
patch today quotes thew ossische lei
tung as declaring that the resignation
of Chancellor Fehrenbach and For
eign Minister Simons will follow the
preaentatiin of the reply from Wash
ington to the German separations
note.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01

One of the youthful entertainers
for members of the diplomatic corps
in Washington is x-year-old Carmen
Diaz, daughter Of Senior R. c. Ca
milo Diaz, Honduras envoy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
LEGION MEETING.

John D. Mathis Post No 2, Ameri-
can Legion, will hold its regular
meeting Monday night May 2, 1880
p. M, at Carnegie Library. New
members initiated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01

helm and Witten, all factory cities
producing most Of Germany's steel
and iron products. The French plan
Ito collect in coal"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01

Australia claims to have unearth-
ed running horse who is as speedy
a nag as the Man o. War.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-01
MARKETS

AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling I'LL 1-2c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29
Pickpocket Trust Exists
In City, Magistrate Says
Warns Girl Who Accuses Man
of Stealing Her Purse
on Subway

The existence of "pickpockct
trust in New York City was charged
yesterday by Magistrate Peter 4. Hat
ting, sitting in Yorkvlle Court, when
Joseph Enkel, alias Joseph Rosenbe. @,
twenty seven years old, who said he
was chemist living at 1853 Simpson
Street, was arraigned before him on
a charge Of sgand larceny.
The charge against Enkel was made
by Elizabeth Yaczko, twenty-five years
old, factory worker, 1913 Huron Street,
Brooklyn, who declared that the man
had cut the straps to her handbag Sat
urday afternoon on Lexington Ave
nue. subway train, taking S. her week
wages.
After holding Enkel in $4,000 bail for
the grand jury, Magistrate Hating
warned Miss Yaczko not to permit her
self to be influenced in any way by
the "pickpocket trust" no matter how
much money it might offer her to with
draw the complaint.
Enkel pleaded not guilty to the
charge, but admitted that he had served
three and half years in Sing Sing
for grand larceny. and that he had later
received suspended sentence on a
charge of assault
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29
Oil Conferences
La Mexico CITY
ToBegin To-day
All Branches of Oregon
Government Expected to
Take Active Part in Adj
justing Nexatious Issue
Court Action Predicted
Supreme Tribunal to Hand
Down Decision Soon Aim
ing to Clarity Article p

MEXICO CITY, Aug. % BY The As
ISOLATED Press This is to be oil week
in Mexico City. Petroleum in all it's
vexatious phases, embracing taxation
and alleged property contiscation, will
be discussed by various branches of
the Mexican government with q view to
removing this stumbling block to re-
sumption of diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Mexico
The five heads of large American oil
companies, en- route here to take up oil
questions with the government, are ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow. Coupled
with their visit is announced the de-
termination of the Supreme Court to
render larifying decision, not later
than September Is, on the alleged
retroactive and confscatory Article 27
of the Mexican constitution
There also is possibility that the
Chamber Of Deputies may take some
action amending Article 27 during the
last hours of its extraordinary session.
which will close Wednesday.
Conferences to Begin at Once
The visiting American oil men are
scheduled to arrive here in the morn
ing, and conferences with Secretary Of
the Treasury De la Huerta relative to
the tax on oil exports are to begin i'm
mediately. These conferences prob
ably will continue for several DAYS at
the Secretary's office, and then are ex-
pected to shift to the National Palace,
where President Obregon Will partici-
pate.
1t has not yet been disclosed mere
whether the conferences will extend
beyond a mere discussion of the recent
taxation DEGREES, but it is regarded as
highly probable that the end of the
week will see some definite understands
ing hed-either a compromise on
the tax question or an agreement to
disagree.
A new phase to the situation has
eral American oil companies to pay
into the national treasury their July
taxes, which fell due on August 25
President Obregon's recent decree
imposing an increase of approximat ely
rs per cent upon oil export taxes be-
came effective July 1. and the vigorous
protests against this levy were in
creased last week when the govern
ment ordered new tax upon oil stored
within the country. Representatives
Of some Of the oil companies asserted
that this last tax was imposed so sud
denly that immediate compliance was
impossible, and they therefore post
poned all tax payments
High Officials Vcxed
Rumors were current here to-day that
this deferment of payment had caused
an unfavorable impression among high
government officials, who were report
ed to be considering a possible cancel
lation of the approaching conference
with the American oil men until paw
menta have been made. So far as can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29
Ctll'ran Is Greeted
AS Next Mayor by
Servants of CITY
Toilers Who Regard Borough
President as Their Chief
Stage Big Demonstration
for Him at Their Picnic

Borough President Henry H. Curran
was cheered as the next Mayor of New
York yesterday when he appeared at
the annual picnic at Whitestone of the
city asphalt workers and street con-
struction foremen. The gathering was
in Duer's Park, which is the clambakc
capitol of the world.
AS Borough President Mr.. Curran
supervises the work done by these men
in Manhattan. He is the "big boss"
as far as they are concerned. and when
he appeared just as they sat down to
dinner they began to clink their knives
and forks against the sides of their
plates and yell at the tops of their
voices.
"Well," began President Curran,
when he had been lifted to the tor Of
one of the tables and commanded to
speak, IL wish everybody in New York
could know as | do about the fine work
done by you men who keep the streets
in such shape they can be travelled
over. It's big job you do and hard
one and I take off my hat to you"
Mr.. Curran let it be known that he
had come to eat and not to make a
speech and climbed down to make way
Tor James Riley, the head of the or
Ganlzatlon. Mr.. Curran before his de-
parture for Manhattan presented
prizes to the winners of sack races,
baseball games and other contests.
o-day and tomorrow Mr.. Curran
will be busy with his campaign ad-
visers, but from Wednesday until pri-
mary day he will be making half a
dozen speeches day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29
Lockwood to Make Active
Campaign After Primary
Candidate for Comptroller, No
Opposition in 3 Counties.
Assured Manhattan

With no opposition in the primaries.
fifteen days off, in Brooklyn, New York
or the Bronx Senator Charles c. Lock
wood, the Republican-c coalition candi-
date for Comptroller, will make no ac-
tive campaign. he and his lieutenants
reserving their energies for the No.
vember election. In the counties
named there are enrolled 5000 of the
100000 of the Republicans in the
greater city.
Senator Lockwood has, however, the
active volunteer support Of rent payers
IN every one Of the five boroughs. at
tracted to him by the Lockwood com
mlttee Investigating housing condi-
lions, and he has the aid of BROOKLYN
trends, with whom he is very popular.
He has been four times elected a
Senator in enc of the most populous
Senatorial districts in Brooklyn-the
first time by $780, the scond time by
4,500, the third time by $500 and the
fourth time by 1900 majority.
Senator Lockwood's friends expect
that he will lead the Republican pri
mary ticket in Brooklyn by many thou
sand votes and viii carry all five Dor
oughs. One hundred and five thousand
votes were cast in the Republican pri
marles last year. Following the Sep
TENDER primaries a very active cam
paign will be begun on the Senator's
behalf for Com ptroller
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29
pen Murphy Platform
Gets Laugh From Hines


'aMeS j Hines, anti-Murphy candi-
'a'e ior the Democratic nomination for
resident OF the Borough of Manhat-
u, lass 9'@ht scotTed at the proposed
.atiorm making IA the open which
Aaries f. Murphy has ordered. He
0tca t,}atlcl' much to MIR. Muir
VINO wrote the platforms so long
ne WaS permitted to name the can
1ates
Il notice" said Hines, who is the
tsMmany leader Of the xlth Assembly
District, that COMMITTED has
been appointed to hold meetings in
pubic and receive suggestions for a
? 'atlOrm. Doesn't Boss Murphy know
yes what the people in this city need ?
" nat can this committee learn that the
people OF this city do not already
But 1t is just like Murphy He
doesn't care who makes the platform
Sc long rs he dominates the candi-
eates: had supposed that the people
~ thus city knew what the Democratic
rarty stood cor in this campaign, and
Waat the majority of the people in this
city wanted
i am not surprised. however. that
Murphy does not know. This NAV ac-
count for the committee holding meet
ngs to find out what the people want.
j t IS Just this sort Of Murphy thinking
mat the Democrats of this CITY on
pose"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29

that whatever defalcations have been
committed in connection with Mari
ner's Harbor National Bank they do not
directly or indirectly involve or effect
the stability of other financial insti-
tutions of any description whatever in
Staten Island or elsewhere"
Robert Magruder, an officer of the
Johnson Shipyard Corporation. has
been admitted to bail in the Federal
Court, in Brooklyn, ana is now waiting
trial under an Indictment which in
effect charges him with having coerced
Biddle into honoring certain overdrafts.
Biddle is charged with honoring these
overdrafts issued by the shiphuildlng
corporation.
The Mariners Harbor National Bank
was established about ten years ago,
and daring the war was the main bank
ing house Of many shipbuilding con-
Germs on the island and elsewhere It's
depositors include most Of the business
men of the north shore of Staten
Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-29
900 Lbs. Of Small Arms
Sent by Plane From Colts
Craft Built of Corrugated Metal
Also Carries Four Passen-
gers From Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 2S.-An air
plane built of corrugated metal YES
terday afternoon carried 900 pounds
OF small arms and four passengers
from the plant of the Colt Patent Fire
Arms Manufacturing Company to New
York, thus proving that speedy trans
portation of firearms can be made in
case of an emergency.
Announcement of the fight was made
by the Colt company to-day. The pas
sengers were H. E. Hartney and George
5. Wise, of Washington; John Petro
and Harry Larson, of New York. The
lIane was equipped with a 1SO-horse
power motor. The trip was made in
fast time.
Inc arplane started from the Hart
ford Aviation Field, which is near the
Colt plant