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Evening star., 1921-02-23
HARDING DEVOT|NG
TIME TO ADDRESS
AND APPOINTMENTS
ONLY Few FormaIities Remain
to Close Up Cabinet
Selection.
AWAITING ACCEPTANCE
FROM THREE CHOSEN
Hoover Expected to Accept, But
Still Declines to Make Known
His Attitude.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0c14teQ tEeSS.
ST AUGUSTINE. Fla, February 23'
With only few formalities remain
ing to finally close up the selection OF
his cabinet, President-elect Harding
gave his attention today to other i'm
mediate appointments and to the prep
aration of his inaugural address.
The chance that changes will be
snade now in. the cabinet personnel is
considered remote, although Mr.. Hard
ing realizes that contingencies re-
curing last-minute shifts are easily
within the range of possibility.
Formal invitations and acceptances
have not yet been exchanged IN regard
% three of the ten places, but the at
dtude of all the men selected has been
felt out Indirectly.
Three Still to Reply.
The three from whom formal accept
Rnces are still to come are Edwin Den
by of Michigan. Herbert Hoover of
California and ]. j. Davis OF Penn
sylvania, slated, respectively. for the
portfolios Of Navy. Commerce and La
Dor.
There have been published reports
that Mr.. Hoover might decline, but
they manifestly are not credited by MIR.
Harding and his advisers.
Another selection understood to have
been decided on is that OF George B.
Christian. jr.. to be secretary to the
President Mr.. Christian has been Mr..
Harding's private secretary since he
entered the Senate six years ago, and
although there has been no formal an
nouncement every indication has point
ed to his retention.
NefEhbOrs for Years.
Mr. Christian is forty-seven years
old, and has been a neighbor of the
Hardings' in Marion for years. He is
a graduate Of Pennsylvania Military
College, with the degree OF civil en-
gineer, and before he became secretary
to Mr. Harding was general manager
of Marion lime and stone company.
He has a wide official acquaintance
gained during his six years in the Ma
tional Capital and in the course of his
confidential relations with Mr.. Harding
during the 1920 campaign.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
REGULATE COAL BY RAIL.

HAMBURG, February 23.-Trans-
portation of American coal arriving
at this port is permitted to be made
by railways only if it's destination
does not exceed 100 kilometers zap
proximately 60 miles), under de-
cision of the imperial coal commits
sioner. Coal consigned to cities which
may beireached by waterways will
be excluded from shipment by rail.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
FIRE DESTROYS PLANES.
Army Investigation Sought al to
Damage by Grass Blaze.

FORT MYERS. Fla, February 23.-
Two Army airplanes from Carlstrom
Field, Arcadia, Fla. were destroyed
at the landing field near here yester-
day when fire started in the grass
swept over them.
The machines, one a new De Hav-
land, were flown here by two lieu
tenants and it was said here an in
vestigation as to why the machines
were not removed from the path Of
the flames will be asked.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
STORM WARNINGS ISSUED.

NEW YORK. February 23.-warning
of more storms along the Atlantic
coast was ISSUED today by the weather
bureau. A northwest disturbance from
New York TO Norfolk. Va, was pre-
dicted. and southwest storm from
Bridgeport, Conn. to Eastport, Me.
The warnings, given out at $3.50 am.
said the storm centered over Lake
Huron will move rapidly eastward
attended by southwest shifting to west
and northwest gales today and to-
night"
Evening star., 1921-02-23
FRENCH WARSHIPS FIRE
ON REDS IN BLACK SEA
Bolsheviki Said to Have Suffered
Heavily From Bombardment
by Destroyers.
By the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press
CONSTANTINOPLE. February 22.-
French destroyers cruising along the
western coast of the black sea have
been engaged with soviet force at
Gagry. a. town fifteen miles north
west OF Sukhun-kale. Reports here
state that the bolsheviki suffered
heavily from the fire of the French
warships.
Tiflis appears to be still in the
hands OF the Georgians, who have
however, suffered quite heavy losses.
Dispatches received in this city state
that the advance of the eleventh So
Wet army against Tifis has been dis
avowed by the bolsheyiki government
in Moscow.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
THREE IRISH GUARDS SHOT
Citizens Kill Two and Injure One
Beside Dublin Castle.

DUBLIN, February 23.-Three men,
bers of the royal Irish constabulary,
employed in Dublin Castle, were shot
today. two of them being killed and
the other seriously wounded. by
civilians, almost at the castle gate
at midday.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
DENBY LEAVES DETROIT.
Going to St. Augustine to Confer
With Harding.

DETROIT, February %. - Edwin
DENLY. President-elect Harding's Sc
lection for Secretary of the Navy, left
here early today for st. Augustine,
Fla. to confer with Mr.. Harding. Mr..
Denby was in telephone communities =
tion with Mr.. Harding last night,
when the conference was agreed upon.
Asked il he planned to accept the Sec
retaryship, should 1t be formally ten
dered him. he indicated that he would.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
s6OO,OOO is CLAIMED.

NEW YORK, February e23.-An in
voluntary bankruptcy petition was
filed here today in federal court
against the Leslie-Judge Company. 5th
avenue publishing corporation, on be-
half of three creditors with claims to-
taling more than 100000.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
Kern Here Eight Months Ago.

Kern Here Eight Months Ago.
Everett b. Kern. lieutenant junior
grade, U. S. N, son of Charles r.
Kern. an attorney. 1928 Harvard street
northwest. has been in the Navy since
his graduation from Annapolis in June.
1913. He was born in Washington
and attended Central High School, re-
ceiving an appointment to the Naval
Academy from North Dakota in June.
1915.
During the war he served on de-
stroyers off the French coast. and
following the armistice he was sta
toned in Paris for several months
He was in Washington about eight
months ago, and left here for Con-
stantinople. where he has been on
duty. since, aboard the U. s. s. Scor-
pion, q gunboat.
The Navy Department has received
no word of the incident mentioned
IN the Constantinople dispatch.
Charles E. Kern, Lieut.. Kern's
father. was forn5Rrly employed on The
Evening Star fifteen years.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
TW0FLyERS KILLED
NEAR AUSTIN, TEX.
Plane From Kelley Field
Crashes When Men Take Off
for San Antonio Flight.

AUSTIN. Tex. February 23.-Cadet
Lee Allen and Virgil w. Beach, both Of
Kelley Field. No 2. San Antonio, were
instantly killed this morning when
their plane crashed on Penn Field. one
mile south of Austin, as they were
taking off in it for San Antonio.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
CITIZENS WANT REDUCED
D. C. STREET CAR FARES
Will Petition for Five Cents
Straight, Capital Traction; Four
Tokens for Quarter, W. r. & E.

A 5-cent fare Tor the Capital Traction
Company and reduced rate Of four
tokens for 25 cents for the Washington
Railway and Electric Company after
April !. will be the petition of the citi-
gems associations. William Mex Clay
ton, in charge of utility questions for
the Federation Of Citizens Associations,
predicted today.
Mr. Clayton said that as soon as the
street car companies file their petitions
with the Public Utilities Commission he
will call a conference of the utility COM
mittees of all the associations to decide
definitely what the citizens will contend
for at the hearing.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
HOOVER STILL SILENT.
Probably Will Make No Statement
for "a Hours.

NEW YORK, February 23.-Herbert
Hoover today declined to make known
his attitude toward the invitation by
President-elect Harding to become the
next Secretary Of Commerce. rendered
to him last night by telephone from
St. Augustine. II was indicated at his
menf to make for at least twenty-four
hours.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
EX-SPEAKER CLARK ILL.

Representative Champ Clark, demo-
cratic leader OF the House. is i'll with
a cold at his home here but 1t was said
today his condition was not serious.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
MADE KINGS COUNSEL.
Robert N. Crane Is First American
to Hold Position.

LONDON. February Rober,
Newton Crane. an international law
yer of long residence in London and
n member of the English bar since
1894, is the first American to become
kings counsel
Mr.. Crane was born in New JERSEY
in 1S4S. He was educated at Wes-
leyan University, Middletown, Conn.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
WHISKY STAMPS SEIZED.
officers Raid Electrically Equipped
CounterfeiteringP Plant.

NEW YORK, February 23-sev-
enty-seven thousand strip stamps. for
use on whisky bottles. besides thou
sands of case stamps, were seized
yesterday by secret service operatives in
a raid on an electrically equipped
counterfeiting plant on Oliver street.
Three persons were arrested and an.
other detained as a witness.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
D. C. Naval officer Near Death
Trying to Pull Do1n Red Flag

to the commander of the Barker at
Satum. and 1t Is expected that they will
have to stand trial by court-martial.
Evening star., 1921-02-23
WEATHER.

Rain this afternoon, followed by fair
and colder tonight and tomorrow.
Temperature. for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 40, at
pm. today; lowest, 81, at l am today.
Full report on page 2.
Evening star., 1921-02-23

Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-02-23

mCtuOST u 1ue ASSOCb8Ie0 frSo8
The Associated Press II exclusively entitled 70
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published hereia.
AL rights Of publicatioa Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
PARROT

PARROTT, May 4.-The P. H. S.
Junior-Senior reception at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Pinkston was
one of the most enjoyable events of
the past week. The entire classes
and several visitors were pres
ent. Strawberry cream, waters and
cake were served Those present
were; J. A. Hays, Wayland Bolton,
Arnold Cole, Malcolm Nc Kinnon,
Hanson Pritchard, J =. L. Cochran,
Paul and Woodson McNiel, Frank
Cook, w. J. Tarvin, and Chambiss
McGill, Misses Matte Belle Pink
ston, Ray Herring, Annie Alice
Hays, Lora Kenyon, Francis Wade,
Gladys Kirksy, Charlie Pinkston and
Willeen Mitchiner. The senior class
is composed of J. A. Hays, Wayland
Bolton, Arnold Cole, Malcolm Me
Knnon, Joe Cochran, Frank Cook,
Misses Mitchiner, Kirksey and Pink
ston, are to be entertained at g 6
O'Clock dinner by the faculty at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Sam Var
brough May 6.
Miss Carrie Abrams returned to
her home on Wednesday after Wis
ting friends in PARROT few days
DR.. j, T. Arnold and son, Noble,
with W S. Flowers, went up to At
lanta to grand opera on Friday, re-
turning Sunday accompanied by
Mesdamcs Athold and Flowers.
Quite a crowd from our town Wis
tied Dawson during the community
sale, especially on Friday night,
when the entire younger set went
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

, spend today with her in Macon, and
may return tonight alone, through
no fault of his own.
Governor Gambler has appointed
delegation Of fourteen prominent
Georgians to attend the American
Tax Conference at Buffalo, N. Y, on
the 70 inst, Among the number
thus honored is Col. W. A. Dodson,
of Americas.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times Recorder, May
5, 1891)
Several days since the Davenport
Drug company purchased from DR.,
W. A. Cook his stock of chemicals
drugs, etc, in the Slappey building
on Lee street. Since that time the
company has arranged with w. j.
Slappey for an exchange of stores
the company taking the SlappeyN
grocery store on the corner and he
moving to the store formerly occu-
pied by DR. Cook. The change will
be effected in a few days.
John w. Oliver came over from
the Plans of Dura yesterday to look
after important business matters.
Edgar Dunlap, the efficient gener-
al manager of the Americas Guano
company, went to Atlanta yesterday
on important business, to be gone
a week.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the S. A. & NJ. railroad was held at
Glover's opera house yesterday NOR
ming. The object of the meeting was
to ratify the action of the board
Of directors in having the charter
so amended as to increase the CAPT
tai stock of the company as may be
required.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
DR.. BARTON'S
DAILY LETTER
BIGGER THAN THE SUN.

We have learned the size Of it, and
that is triumph We have no.
| measured all the stars, only a few Q!
them; but we do know now how big
is BetelgeuX. You pronounce it Bet,
ei-juZ, with the accent on the last
syllable. Or perhaps you prefer to
spell it Betelgeuse, and pronounce il
Just the same. Take your choice
1t is one Of the stars of the first
magnitude There are 20 such
stars, of which we who live north of
the equator can see IA. BeteIgeux
Is seventh in brilliancy, and is a vel
.owish red star in the constellation
of Orion. You know the three stars
in a row that mark the belt of Orion
here are two stars of the first magni-
tude, one below the belt and the other
below BetelguX is the one nearer
the North star,
Find it and look at it. It varies
IN brightness; but is always one of
the most brilliant of the stars. Say
to it:
Twinkle, twinkle. little star,
How | wonder what Won are"
The more you know the more you
will wonder.
What they tell US now about Betel-
geauX is that if it is were to move as
near to us as the sun it would appear
to US much larger than the sun. How
much larger. So much larger that
at the suns distance. it would cover
the whole face of the sky.
OF course we should not be here
under those circumstances. A thous-
and years or more before that time
we should have died of warm weather.
Perhaps you are able to imagine
a star that large; | do not think |
am. | am ready to believe that some
of the large stars make our sun look
smaller than thirty cents, but
tWinkling star that at the distance
of the sun would cover the whole
sky bewilders my imagination.
Just by way of giving us some
thing else to think about, the as
tonomers now suggest that when
they hear from all the back counties
IN Campus, that star is likely to be
as much larger than Betelgeux as
is larger than the sun.
But | stop at Betelgeaux. Whoever
wants star large enough to cover
The whole sky and lap over as much
IS Campus, is too greedy. Our own
title sun is good enough for me
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q. | Decide am a Fool and Forget
My Suspicious

my SuSplcions.
| had hardly gotten inside the
apartment when Dot demanded:
Il thought you were so busy al
the office. How did you happen to
be out this morning."
"Why, dear, | was fearfully busy
| wasn't out a minute except to get
bite Of lunch"
We'll, Edith called up and they
| told her you were out"
] This fairly staggered me. I had
] had my own suspicious of that call
and had been wondering whether to
say anything about it to Dot Evil
| IDENTIFY, had merely made a fool Of
! myself.
well, | was terribly busy and |
| simply couldn't be disturbed" I
tried to explain. "What did she
want, anyway?'
"Ah, it's too late now, Things are
always too late with me. They're
giving dinner at the Bonnycrest
Country Club tonight, and she
wanted to find out if you could get
away in time to take me-"
But why didn't you 'phone?"
Clearly ! was a bigger chump than
| had ever before suspected
"Bobbie was crying, so / was
hurrying to get his lunch ready
Rosa was cleaning and couldn't at
tend to him"
Pm mighty sorry, dear. l would
have liked to go, too. If you had
called up, Of course | would have
come to the phone"
81 must say that's sweet of you
The whole things Just like you. You
never are nice to my friends-you
said this morning that you didn't .
like her. And you don't care a Bit
whether ! have a good time and 90
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~ - - 49,
to the street dance, accompanied by
several chaperones.
c. A. Hays and G. H. Kenyon
made a business trip to Dawson Sat
urday afternoon accompanied by
their daughters, Misses Alice Hays
and Iowa Kenyon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cannon spent
Sunday at New Bethel, the guests Of
her father, Steve Sims.
A hard rain Monday caused de-
lay il cottta- shopping. Some farm
ers are behind with their cotton on
account Of replanting.
Mr. and Mrs. jim hall and daugh-
ter, of Smithville, We're Sunday visi-
tors here. Mrs. Hill is still at the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. Avera.
Misses Francis and OdeIle Marsh
all and Mesdames Wade and Marsh
all spent Friday in Dawson,
Harris Marshall was a Sunday Wis
itor at ChamblisstoWn.
S. c. Yarbrough is attending the
M. W. A. convention in Augusta.
Jud Kirksey and family, with w.
D. Arnold and family, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Kirk
Sey.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY

(From the Times Recorder, May
), l9ID
Americas old favorite twirler
Jesse Wolf, will pitch for Column
bus this afternoon, and hundreds OF
ardent Americas admirers will see
him.
The excellent work of the Ameri-
Gus fire department at the midnight
blaze on jefferson street Wednes-
day night prevented a spread of
flames which started in the two
story dwelling next to the home of
Mrs. j. NJ White The house was oc-
cupied by Mrs. Jennie Cheek and
children, on the top floor, and Mr.
Collins and family occupying the
first floor.
The big annual picnic, barbecue
and fish fry of the Lannahassee
Club at Wells mill, west of Ameri-
Gus. yesterday was the usual gala
event, and no more enjoyable occa-
sion has been held at this favorite
pleasure resort.
The tennis enthusiasts of the city
met at the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday
and arranged for championship
series to be played on the associa-
ton court, beginning this afternoon
at three O'Clock. The following will
take part in the contests; Messrs.
Youmans, Austin, Crockett, Law
renee, Harvey, Stokes, Taylor, Bry-
an, Smith and Strang.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
Confessions Of a Husband!
THE MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE

with the people ! want to 90 with.
| / tried to apologize. but | knew 1t
would take a little while to smooth
! things over. / couldn't blame Dot
for being angry. It certainly look
! ed as though l had done it on pur-
pose, especially after | had told her
IN the morning that | didn't like her
new friend.
Having made such a fool of my
self, | was less inclined than ever to
give Dorothy any hint as to what my
suspicious had been. They were
surely dead now. As l washed |
swore softly at myself and called
myself a conceited jackass ever to
have had such ideas
1t was plain that | had behaved
Ike a cad to q woman who merely
was fond of my wife and who was
dong everything in her power to
show it. The fact that | had con-
fined myself to my thoughts didn't
excuse me a bit. | resolved to be
especially nice to Edith to make up
for it.
After getting into a clean shirt
went into Boobies room Dot was
there but she paid little attention
to me. Bobbie was standing in his
little bed, holding firmly to the side
He was just beginning to talk. For
a week | had been trying to teach
him to call Dot sweetheart" but as
yet my patience had borne no fruit.
Who's this?" | demanded, point
ing to her in the vague hope that
the baby would come to my rescue.
''Feet-art," said Bobbie, his face
bursting into a broad prin at his own
cleverness.
you old dear" exclaimed Dot,
turning to me with trimming eyes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

IFfom the Times Recorder, May
), 190D
Tax Receiver Raiford was as busy
yesterday as a ticket taker at a cou-
chez couchee show. Hundreds came
in to make tax returns.
And now Dame Rumor has it that
a prosperous and popular bachelor
of Americas and most charming
lady will wed shortly-in fact, with
in a month.
Dudley Gatewood is going to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
SHOES WEAR LONGER

When you walk IN comfort: so do stockings A
package OF Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic
powder to shake into the shoes and sprinkle in
the foot-bath, gives you that "Old shoe" comfort
and caves wear, Aliens Eoot-Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. Ladies can wear
shoes one size smaller by shaking some Allen's
Foot=EasS III each snos In the Easrntng. Sold
everywhere
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-05
NOTICE.

City books for returning 1921
tax are open from date to July /.
Clerk and Treasurer.
f. J. ELDRIDGE,
12-tf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03

WATCH--Found in Winthrop. Owner
may have same by proving property
and paying for ad. Earl c. Nelson,
Palermo, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03
Time loans steady; so days, 80 days
nd six months 5SM 6 per cent
New York Produce Market
New York. Sept:


WHEAT-Spot easy; No. 2 red 1856:
No. . hard winter 1877; No. Manitoba
14S; No. 2 mixed durum 133 all i
track New York to arrive.
C0RN-Spot. easy; No. 2 yellow H..
No. white rs. No. mixed 76l, all
C f New York To-day shipment.
OATS--Spot steady; No. white 494.
LARD-Firmer; middle west 1885
d1245.
BUTTER-Steady; receipts 1000
tubs; creamery higher than extras Al
q Az; do. extras 90 score 10000; do.
firsts SS to 81 score 36@39a: packing
stock current make No. 2 27@273.
EGGS-Irregular: receipts 20,425;
fresh gathered extras firsts 3S@41:
fresh gathered firsts 34@37; state. Pa.
and nearby western hennery whites
firsts to extras 47@ 60; do. browns ex-
tras 46 q 49; do. gathered browns and
mixed colors irsts to extras 35 q As /:
refrigerator special marks So q 81; do.
firsts 33A q 34k.
OTATOES-Steady; unchanged.
BBAGES-Steady; unchanged.
There was a little more activity in
the raw sugar market today, involving
sales of about 10000 bags of San Do
mingoes at $50 C f in port to refiners.
This did not change centrifugal, which
remained at 4.61 for uncontrolled
Raw futures were little easier
owing to weekend realizing sales and
closed one to five points net lower.
October closed 2.S2 December 261,
March 2.4S. May 252
Refined was still quoted at $50 for
fine granulated with no Improvement
in demand
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03
Stock Markets
NEW YORK MARKET
'A'ures OF the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

s,rs YORK. Sept. 2.--Further extern
AZ REDUCTION of the short account
lily v5sSed IN the stock market today
soin. resultant gains of one to three
stsnsi. stS among leaders and more sub
Ths advances in special issues.
;Hsti ;Hioh seemed to be prompted by fear
ntrh. events over the triple holiday
ts,ss,, prove detrimental to their in
thu es a'' suffered a sharp setback at
to s outset, Mexican oils reacting one
ssstne points on advices which sug-
undsr mitch in the negotiations now
ernmen. way between the Mexican gov
st,.n ms was Offset. however, by the
stsei OF other oils. as we'll as
bacno equipment. motor, feathers, to-
issras sugar. shipping and chemical
recsn.' rails also throwing off their
heaviness.
,,s sSeinng for profits caused an irreE-
dssl,ss ssaadlng of quotations in the Anal
martaSs put many substantial gains
izrs oeing least affected in the real
Ning movement.
SSsies amounted to $4,000 shares.
thai loan ioans again held at So per cent.
moa.tiaa.e a.e applying as we'll to accom-
Tuesdavh extending over to next
vith onaltered but in freer supply.
boz " some demand for commercial pa
stare a reaction Of almost four cents in
points and declines of five to 80
cesinr IN continental remittances oc-
fofeisr no surprise among dealers in
Ers.,so advance was regarded as
key speculative.
sRs IN bonds diminished. but
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
Summer Places for Rent

summer Races TOT neHt oU
FIVE ISLAN:S-FurniShed cottage
for remainder of season from Sept. ,.
Mrs. K. M. Brown. Five Islands
ISLAND PARK-Lake Cobbossee con-
tee. up-to-date cottage after Sept. l.
Inquire Casavant & Cloutier.