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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
RoMA,s FLIeHT DELAYED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. / = Minor
trouble to engines caused the aban-
donment today of plans to bring
Americas largest airship, the Roma,
from Langley Field to Washington
on her first cruising flight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS,
NOTED COMPOSER, DIES

PARIS, Dec. 17.--Music lovers to-
day mcurned the death in Algiers,
Africa, yesterday of Charles Camille
Saint-Saens, noted French musician
and composer, aged Sc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
UNION HIGH DEFEATS
SHELLhdAN FIVE 1920

LESLIE, Dec. IT, The Uni1n
High seneol basket bali team added
another to their string Of victories
/ riday, defeating Sha.iman High on
Their own court by The count of 2G
t. 80
The game was fasf, clean ard hard
fought. The Sumter county boys were
Handicapped by being on the nd ,or
court and cur,ner ~ having one of
their regulars cut Of tte line-ur. The
leslie team seems to be back IN form
after two weeks slump. how they
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
GUAM FEELS QUAKE

GUAM, Dec. t6.-Friday)-A
severe earthquake shock was felt
here at noon toda. No damage was
done.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
TWO WEEKS FOR wAYcRoss.

WAYCROSS, Dec. 1.-THE City
Council of Waycross will have two
weeks vacation for the Christmas
holidays, according to decision
made by the board of education. The
holidays start on Dec. 21, and ena
Jan. 8.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
coRDELE 2s, MARsHALLvILE 2s

CORDEE, Dec. 17.-CordeIe High
school cleaned up with Marshallville
High school last night and got even
for the fray which they lost to Mar
shallville week ago. The score was
/ to %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
Speeds Tax colIectIon

Washington.-Collection Of back
taxes are to be speeded up in line
with the policy of cutting down new
taxes Secretary Mellon announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17

DR.. Z. L. Thurman returned this
morning from Atlanta where he spent
the week attending lectures and eli
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-17
WEATHER FORECAST:

For Georgia--Rain and colder to-
night; Sunday fair and much colder !:
4resh to strong south shifting 10
northwest winds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
BOMB EXPLOSION
MAY Be SOLVED
SOLUTION OF MYSTERY MAY
COME THROUGH WISDOM
SIN CONVICT.
FOREIGNER is SUSPECTED
Government Secret Service Men and
Private Agency Detectives Hurry To
Wisconsin Penitentiary in Hope
Of Solving Mystery.

Milwaukee, Wis.-In the hope OF
solving the mystery of the Wall
Street bomb explosion, which killed
30 and MANNED 100. government Sc
cret Service men and private agency
detectives are hurrying to Waupun
penitentiary in Wisconsin, according
to the Milwaukee Journal. There they
are to interview a prisoner who al.
ready has given to the Journal infor-
nation which may lead to the arrest
of the perpetrator Of the blast, the
paper declares.
This prisoner. who is serving long
sentence in Waupun, has told a story
which tends to accuse former pris-
ON pal of having caused the explosion
from q radical motive for revenge. He
claims to have information which
would positively identify the suspect
to the police of several Eastern cities.
Il served two years with him In an
Eastern prison." said the Waupun
prisoner, whose name is withheld.
This man, who is foreigner, con.
fded to me many crimes. He was an
expert in explosives. He was always
cursing Wall Street and financiers and
was an avowed anarchist.
although cursing Wall Street and
financiers continually, his first direct
threat came following his receipt OF
money from his aged mother in Eu'
rope. It consisted of an amount
which she said she had made great
sacrifices to obtain for him. The ex
change, however. cut the amount
down to almost nothing.
my friend told me that Wall
Street and its financiers were direct
ly responsible for his loss. He con
fided that he intended to get even
when he was released. At the Wall
Street explosion I thought immediate
ly my friend had gotten his revenge
II am willing to give government
men or representative of the Burns
detective agency additional facts.
believe I know where this man car
be found now"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
EXPENSE ESTIMATE
GIVEN Big CUTS
MUCH REDUCED CIVIL APPRo-
PRIATI0N BILL TO BE RE-
PORTED ON At ONCE.

Washington. Just how far the
Republican leaders in Congress pro-
pose to 60 in cutting appropriations
for the coming fiscal year will be dis
closed when the House Committee on
Appropriations reports to the House
the annual sundry civil appropriation
bill. This Is the FIRST Of the large
supply bills to come from the commit
tee.
Advance information is that the
bill as reported from committee will
total less than half the amount Of the
departmental estimates. The esti.
mates for such agencies Of the gov
eminent as are included in this bill
totaled $S03. 100000. The total car
ried In the bill will be about 1886. 000..
900. The appropriations for the same
agencies during the current year were
435,S4S. 900.
The Shipping Board. the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the FEEDER.
al Trade Commissions are among the
Independent agencies, appropriations
for which are carried In the sundry
civil bill. The, Shipping Board has
asked for $147 100000 for the coming
fiscal year. The committee IL under
stood to have made . considerable re.
duction below this amount.
The estimates for all government
departments and agencies totaled 81,
| 700,000.000. 1t Is the program Of the
Republican House leaders to cut this
to less than $500. 100000. Officials
of the various departments are al
ready at work lining up. their friends
in the House and Senate In an effort
to obtain action on the floor restor
ing items which are hold to be essen
tial for the performance of effective
work. Under the policy Of the Re
publican leaders. however, estimates
of each department will be chopped
regardless of the merits of many oi
the requests for additional funds.
Up to date two Of the 10 annual ap
preparation bills have been passed BY
the House. They were tht Distric'
of Columbia and Pension bills.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

SHIPMENTS FROM ENGLAND
NEARLY BALANCE EXPORTS
TO SOUTH AMERICA.
CREDIT POLICY REFLECTED
Holdings Of Paper Decline 1855, 0o0r
600 During the Past Year, But Gold
Reserve 10 Kept Up-Preferen.
tiaI Rates Abrooated.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Federal
Reserve banks Of paper secured by
government war obligations declined
from nearly $500, DOT. 900 at the open
ing Of the year to $1,141. 000,0 900 on De-
cember 81. said the annual review is
sued by the Federal Reserve Board.
AT the opening of the year." 1t add
ed. "out of $2,719,100.000 Of discount
cd bills, about ~ per cent was COM
posed of paper secured by United
States war obligations. against 81
per cent of q total of $2.231, zoo. 900
held on the first Friday OF the year.
The goh reserve shows little
change at the end Of the year as com.
pared with IL months earlier. Al
though considerable gold was export
ed to South America and the Orient
early in the year. gold shipments
from England in anticipation Of the
maturity of the Anglo-French bonds
on October Is were responsible in .
measure for subsequent recovery.
30 that on December 80 the amount
was only ss,s00.0o0 below the total
shown on January 2.
Increases in capitalization Of ex-
listing member banks and accessions
Of new members were responsible In
part for an increase in the paid-in cap
ital of the Federal Reserve banks dur.
| ing the year from $S7 ,4oo.OO0 to $685.
100000. This corresponds to an IN
crease of over $411, 100000 in capital
and surplus of member banks.
Changes in the condition Of the Fed
eral Reserve banks during 1920. &C
cording to the review. reflect to q
large extent the changes in the credit
policy originated about the last Of
1919.
Preferential rates ON paper secur.
ed by Liberty bonds and Victory
notes." the review said. were sbro.
gated by some reserve banks and rails.
ed by others to . level more nearly ap'
proximating the rate level for ordi.
nary commercial paper. In the case
of paper secured by Treasury certih'
Gates. the rates adopted were in most
cases, identical with the higher cou.
pom rates fixed by the government
thus holding out no indncement to the
member banks to carry these securi
ties among their own Investments and
use them as collateral for loans at the
Federal Reserve banks. but rather
providing stimulus to place them IN
the hands Of ultimate investors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
D'ANNUNzI0 SAID
TO have QUIT fight
IT IS SAID THAT CAPT.. DANNUN'
ZlO LEFT FlUME BY
AlRPLANE.

Rome.-DAnunzio has issued pro-
clamation declaring 1t is not worth
while dying for Italy. He said he was
leaving Fiume by airplane.
Settlement of the Fiume question.
based on recognition of the treaty OF
Rapallo, disarmament of dAnnunzio's
DICTIONARIES and general amnesty Is ex
pected soon, following receipt Of late
advices from the blockaded area. The
suspension of hostilities previously
ordered has been prolonged.
Negotiations for surrender are pro
ceeding with the Municipal Council of
Fiume, to which d'Annunzio has coded
his powers.
DAnnunzian legionaires set fire to
q powder magazine in the REGINA val
ley, southeast of the city, according
to a report from Azbazia. The explo.
sion, which occurred toward midnight.
set fire to the woods surrounding
Fiume to the east and great clouds of
black smoke rolled down over the
city. In some quarters the belief was
expressed, the dispatch states. that
q petroleum refinery near the powder
magazine had also been set on fire.
Italian regular troops surrounding
Fiume continued to advance west and
north of the city, while on the east
ern side the situation was unchanged
as the regular troops remain on one
side of the Enco river and the legion.
aires on the other, and 1t is impossi
BILE to cross this stream because the
bridges have been destroyed. The
fercest fighting occurred west Of
RUNE, where Alpini, advancing from
Castro, reached the public gardens.
When they had forced their way
that far they found all the houses
surrounding the gardens had been
transformed into machine gun nests
from which q terrific fire was poured
upon them.
An armored car advanced. against
the regulars and inflicted heavy
losses, the Alpini throwing themselves
on the ground and continuing the
struggle for some time. Major Dam
bara, in command of the Alpini, rode
through the gardens on horseback and
rushed toward the car, but was wound
ed twice and his horse shot dead
When the fire ceased Major Dambars
was able to struggle toward the cal
and upon it found three dead legion
aires and two seriously wounded com
missioned officers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Cyclone In Spain.

Ovitdo, Spain.-A cyclone has caus-
ed enormous damage in the province
of Oviedo. Forty houses were de-
stroyed in the hamlet of Sauna de
Langreo. and buildings in many min
ing sentiments of that region were
unroofed. The potato, corn and chest
nut crops are said to be destroyed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Rio de Janeiro.-A decree reorgan'
txing the Brazilian Lloyd Steamship
line as q limited company was signed
by the president recently. The gov
eminent will hold approximately 80
per cent of the shares Of the company.
while the, remainder will be turned
over for public subscription.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Sacramento, Cal. = Chester H.
Rowell of Fresno, CAL. recently ap
pointed by President Wilson to be a
member of the United States Ship
ping Board, announced that he soon
will resign from the Shipping Board
to become a member Of the Californis
Railway Commission.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Fort Lee. N. J.-Four armed men
who attempted to hold mp Police Com
missioner Arthur Kerwin, of Fort Lee.
ON the highway surmounting the Pal
isades. exchanged shots with two par
ties of police who cornered them on
the river bank and then, outnumber-
cd, escaped in motorboat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Orangeburg. 8. C.-Fire destroyed
500 bales of cotton and part of the
building of the Orangeburg Bonded
Warehouse Company. The loss is es-
timated at practically $4,000. Christ
mas fireworks are supposed to have
caused the fire.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Dock Workers Laid on.

New York.-Approximately 1000 Of
the 10000 workers in the Industrial
departments at the New York Navy
Yard, will be laid on next month. 1t
was announced. Reasons given were
lack of appropriations and the fact
that no ships now were laid up for re-
pairs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
More Quakes In Chile.

Santiago, Chile.-Reports from
Valparaiso state that the city was
shaken by nine earthquakes on Sun
day, one of which was violent enough
to cause a panic in a theater. Sew
eral quakes were felt in towns around
Valparaiso, but no damage has beer
reported.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
erooms to Be Lower.

Fort Worth, Tex.-President Court
ney Of the Broom Makers Associa-
ton of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Louisiana, in statement, an
nounced prices of brooms will fall.
but that the drop will not be as great
as housewives expect.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Fire Damages Mayf,ower.

Washington.-Th mess room ant
several staterooms in the officers
quarters on the presidential yacht
Mayfiower were burned out while the
yacht was tied up at the navy yard
here. A board of inquiry was organ
lied to determine the origin of tho
fire.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Extra Session In Mexico.

Mexico City-President Obregon
has issued a call for an extra session
Of Congresh in January to discuss I'M
portant measures affecting labor. the
agrarian problem and the new bank
ing system
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Hannibal. Mo.-Twenty-dve per
cent reduction in the working force
OF the Hannibal division shops of the
Burlington railroad was authorized.
Officials say more than 200 men viii
be affected.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
rrade Shown Increase.

Observation-Disclosures Of 24o per
cent in American exports to Spain
from 1914 to 1919 is noted in q re-
port on the growing importance OF
the Spanish market" made public to-
day by the Department Of Commerce.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
1as1o Join Church.

Nashville. Tenn.-According to ~
ports ofthe evangelists Of the South
ern Methodist church in annual ses
sion here. with four bishops in at
tendance. 1890 persons were receiv
ed into the church during the past
year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
civ Forces Price cuts.

Portland, Ore. - Price reductions.
in some cases approximating so per
cent from recent quotations, prevailed
! In the public market here. following
restoration of municipal fixing Of max
imum prices.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Fir Loss s2.soo.ooo.

Wilmington, Del. = Fire which
broke out in the plant Of the Whining
ton Leather Company caused damage
estimated at $2.50O.O00. The intense
heat ignited a row Of dwellings oppo-
site the plant, and they burned
quickly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Natchitoches.-The Sunday School
OF the Methodist Church gave a
Christmas tree in the social room at
the church. while the Elks Club gave
q tree in the afternoon for the poor
children.
Natchitoches. Notwithstanding
the hard times, the holiday trade has
been good, and owing to the good
weather the town has been crowded
with shoppers.
Donaldsonville. = Pupils and teach
ers of grades four undseven Of the
Donaldsonville High School have TAX
an up the standardized drill work in
arithmetic by using the Curtis Practi.
cal Tests In Arithmetic. The high
vchool students have organized them.
selves into q regular athletic associa-
ton and have elected th6 following
officers: Clarence Casso. president:
Harris Crawford. vice president; Lin
den Goette, secretary. and Percy lie
Blanc treasurer. A committee Of i've
members will have charge Of making
the schedule of games to be played.
whileanother committee takes care OF
proyiding transportation OF the team
and cares for visiting teams. PROBES.
nor Pecot of the faculty Of the school,
Il general adviser Of the association
The members OF the senior class OF
the high school have a school newspa'
DER, which win be printed and circu
lated at an early date.
Pointe a la Hache.-The smallpox
situation is well under control at City
Price. here and at other points In the
parish. The parish health officer with
four assistants from the State Board
of Health went to Scooba canal and vi
cinity. where more than $500 vacci
nations were made and the infested
houses placed under quarantine. The
local Red Cross branch is furnishing
patients with fruit and orange juice
Three deaths have occurred In the
scooba section in the twenty-five re
ported cases.
Hammond.-The canneries buying
cucumbers in the locality have mott
mad the farmers that they will In
crease the price paid for cucumber
over the 1920 price. The price Is fol
vat run picles and where the prizes
vas 30 cents for q bushel OF ffty
mounds in 1920 the price for 1871 VII
he 81 20 for bushel Of nifty pounds
This is done to encourage the RAISING
Of this crop and 70 allow the farmer
g uurchase Z higbce grade Of fertiliz
= and to give more attention to tn
azowins q cucsnhen
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Boy Killed by Bomb.

New York.-One boy was killed and
several others injured in the explo-
sion of a bomb in Brooklyn. The po-
lice report the boys found the bomb
and the explosion occurred soon after
they picked it up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Two Children Burned.

Macon, Ga.--Two little children in
the home of Tom Lowe, at Gordon.
near here, were burned to death on
Christmas eve in fire that destroyed
the Lowe home, according to infor-
nation brought here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Steel Rate Held Up.

Washington.-The Interstate Com.
MERGE Commission suspended from
January "a until May "a the opera
ton of certain schedules increasing
the rates ON manufactured iron and
steel articles In carload lots from
Houston and Galveston, Tex, tt
points in Louisiana.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
shIopIno Records Broken.

New Orleans.-With the entry Of ~
ships and one tug into this port. all
former records were broken. TWEEN
ty-four arrivals were reported at Port
Eads, only two or three Of which
have as yet entered the harbor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Miner.. eonus stopped.

Altoona, Pa.-Bituminous coal ope.
rators in the Central Pennsylvania
field havt decided to stop paying a
bonus to miners to stimulate produc'
ton and 60 back to the scale. FAN
ing prices are said to be the cause.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
child KILLED In Unset.

San Antonio. Tex.-Ruth Roesli,
seven years old, was killed and three
other persons seriously hurt when an
army motor truck en- route from Camp
Stanley to San Antonio skidded in
the mud and turned over.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Man Killed By Explosion.

New York.-One man was killed
and two others injurtd, one probably
fatally. by the explosion of an oil
tank in the frowardend of the Vacuum
Oil Company tanker Charles M Ever
est, in Brooklyn dry dock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Money To Aid Bank,

Madrid.-A large sum of money has
been sent to Barcelona to facilitate
the payment Of current accounts BY
the Bank Of Barcelona, which sue
pended payment recently.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
Countess Is sente need.

Dublin.-Countess Georgiana Mar
kieviecz, who was tried by court mar
tial on a charge of conspiracy to or
ganize a seditious society. was sem
fenced to two years at hard labor in
prison.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Fort Worth, Tex.-Three dry goot
stores and q drug store, constituting
half of the business section Of Lake
view, Hall county. were burned. The
loss is $4,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
COLLEGIATE THOMAS
ADVISES ECONOMY
olMPLIciTY OF. GOVERNMENT is
ADVOCATED BY BIENvILLE
DELEGATE.
WOULD AID AGRICULTURE
Would Abolish Police Juries and
Would Create Commission OF Three
To Supervise and Control.
Parish Affairs.

Arcadia--Abolition Of police juries,
and the creation in their stead of a
commission of three to supervise and
control parish affairs, reduction of
land assessments so as to aid the az.
r1cultural industry; the dropping Of
OF useless jobs; and requirement
that every public officer earn his sal.
airy. and brief, simple constitution
are among the things that o. @. Thorn
~. delegate to the Constitutional Con.
vention from Bienville parish. will adj
-ocate.
Mr.. Thomas Is one of Bienville's
most successful business men. He has
been active inthe parish for many
yesrs, but this practically is his first
venture into politics. In fact, his en-.
try - q delegate was not his own
choosing. Ne was drafted to serve in
the convention. and had no opposition
When asked for q statement of his
views. Mr.. Thomas wrote the follow.
ing:
In answering your request as to
my ideas and plans a. q delegate to
the Constitutional Convention, I want
20 say that never had any desire to
gst into politics, but appreciate the
honor conferred. and the confidence
placed in me by the good people Of
6tenville parish, I having been elected
without opposition.
while some changes must be made
IN keeping with the time the conven
zion should avoid any completely in
framing the document, giving future
Legislatures a sound, common sense
Foundation on which to base the laws
Of our state. which laws should like
wise be brief and simple, so that the
average person can understand them
y think that our present taxing sys
tam should be improved, SO as to give
SoDao relief to the farming people
which ID 80 badly needed in our sec
tioa. / think this can be helped by
reducing land values. which are en-
tirely too high. This would tend te
encourage the farming industry
which II the foundation of our coun
try. ! also am of the opinion that all
offices which have proven to be non
essential should be abolished, and ev
cry officer should be given enough
work to do for him to earn his salary
Would 'also favor a change in the
administration Of parish affairs by
abolishing the present police jury
school board and assessors offices
and creatinga commission of three
men, with salary sufficient to enable
them to give their time to the work
This commission would take over the
duties Of the police Jury. tax collector
school board and assessors offices
Would favor . delegate to be elected
fromeach ward. to meet at regular in
tervals with the commission, and tt
assist ia the direction of affairs In
general. The commission would re
ceive and disburse all funds. the of
ice to be conducted along the lines
of q banking iIs,titution.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14

Los Angeles, Cal.-The Los Angeles
Russian Progressive Club has adopt
ed resolutions asking President-elect
Harding to obtain safe passage to
Russia for about 500 Of its members