davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1921-07-29

Unless a further Is made
there viii he s25e.eoo rail- due on lands
this fall The farmers on these lands
because OF crop and finaneia- condi-
tons. ave applied Tor other exten
sion Of time.
, 1921-07-29

cotton acreage this year Hss been re
duced le.tss,eee scre=. or = per cent
while corn showed q gain Of A~seI.eeo
acres or - per cent.
, 1921-07-29

hay. potatoes aud other crops \
larger acreage sill II in cultivation.
however. than before n war.
In the To leading cotton statcg. the
, 1921-07-29

Jeweiry and watch repairing bysex-
pert workmen. All work guaranteed.
Casper Jeweiry MFG. Co, o-s BIDS.
35-tf
, 1921-07-29

Word vas received Yesterday by
Lloyd Lpp. secretary OF the local
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
Petition For Debs To
Be Handed Harding

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March O.
Petitions asking amnesty for Eugene
V. Debs and all political prisoners
now confined in the United States
are to be presented to President
Harding.
Signature to these petitions are be.
ing collected by the .Terre Haute
Post. The Post says:
"You may not agree with Debs
politically. Certainly the Terre
Haute Post does not. But if you
are fair minded you cannot say fur
ther Imprisonment Of these men and
women is not woefully unjust"
Tere Haute is the home of the
Debs family and has been for many
years.
Mrs. Debs awaits here the re-
turn Of the Socialist leader from the
Federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
where he was sent on a charge of
violating the espionage act in a
speech he made in Ohio during the
war.
Recently she was denied the priwi-
lege of writing to her husband, or
of receiving mail from him.
"But we think of each other con-
stantly," she says. eve never can
be actually separated"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
Ownership Of Hound
Established By Court

John G. Bray, of Oglethorpe, was
awarded a decision in Justice Car
ter's court today against E. JJ.
Young, of near Americus, in a dis
pute over the possession of hound
dog.
The case grew out of a misunder-
standing of u trade between the two
men concerning two dogs. Young
stated that he bought Spot" the dog
in question, and another, from Bray
for $3.50 and paid $l10, taking one
of the dogs, and as Spot" had dis
appeared, was to pay the remainder
when "Spot" returned. Bray said
that he had not sold Spot" and had
repeatedly refused to sell him. Young,
he claimed, came to his home in his
absence and without his knowledge
or consent took "Spot" and shipped
him to a man in Pennsylvania. ater
Young came and traded with Bray
for the two dogs, paying part down
and agreeing to pay the remainder
when Spot" came back, knowing all
the while that Spot" was in Penn
sylvania. The man in Pennsylvania
sent Spot" back, however, stating
that he was no good, and when Bray
heard Of it he reported it to Sheriff
Harvey, who seized the dog, the
trial following. The costs were
charged to Young.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
CAPT. CRANSTON
WILLIAMS CITED
Former Americus Man
Honored For Bravery
In France

The following dispatch to the Ma
con Telegraph will be pleasing to the
many friends here of Capt. Cranston
Williams, secretary to Senator Har-
ris and formerly editor of the Times
Recorder: Washington, March g.
The following citation in general or
ders of the Seventh division was pre-
sented today to Captain Cranston
Williams:
For exceptionally meritorious
and courageous service in the face of
the enemy. Lieutenant Williams dur
ing the period from October 8 to
November II. 1918, in the Punven-
ellie sector, France, while serving as
the commanding officer of the Ma
chine Gun Company, seth Infantry,
by his courageous conduct and ex-
cel1ent example at all times before
his men, by his well organized and
properly functioned company, by his
leadership and his devotion to duty
under great stress showed excep-
tional qualities and was an inspira-
ton to his men, thereby greatly as
sisting in the success of his Regiment,
Brigade and Division
Williams served avith the 56th In
fantry, 7th Division, throughout his
army service, and is now secretary to
Senator William j. Harris. His home
is in Greensboro, Georgia"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
BOND ISSUE CARRIES

ATLANTA, March 9.-The $3,-
100000 municipal bond issue for wa
ter and sewer extension, schools and
a viaduct over the railroad tracks at
Spring street in the heart of the city,
passed at yesterdays election by a
safe margin.
>~00~~~~~~-~>0~o~~~~~~~ W.
the highway department of Georgia
for distribution. among the various
counties in road building from a war
department order put a stop to such
disposition of this equipment. have
been in storage for six months or
more at the Agricultural college, un-
der the supervision of Division
Engineer Caye. These trucks are
shielded from the weather in barns
at the college, and are therefore not
deteriorating as rapidly as those left
out in the open elsewhere. These
trucks are TO be 'apporticned to coun-
ties in this district when they are pre-
pared, to make use of them in Federal
aid work. Sumter county has num-
ber Of the trucks, allotted when the
county. paving program was under
taken a year or more ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
USE OF LIQUORS
LEFT TO DOCTOR
is u. S. OPINION

WASHINGTON, March 9.-(By
Associated Press The govern
ment is without authority to pro-
hibit or limit the manufacture and
sale of liquors, wines and beer for
non-beverage purposes, accord
ing to the opinion of the attorney
general, made public today by the
internal revenue bureau.
The opinion, one of the most
comprehensive dealing with the
question of prohibition, expressly
states there must be no limitation
of the use of liquors except as
prescribed by congress in limiting
the sale of spirituos liquor to one
pint for ten days. The question
of limiting, thus, the opinion
said, is left to the good faith of
the physician.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
Central Baptists To
Talk Coming Revival

Mid-week prayer services at Cen
trail Baptist church this evening at
1880 o'clock will be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. Henry 7. Brook
shire, who will speak from the fifth
chapter of James. A spiritual song
service will be included in the
prayer services.
Following the closing of the ser
vice, plans will be discussed by the
members of the congregation for the
coming evangelistic meeting which
will be held in Central Baptist
church.
A cordial invitation is extended
all the friends of the congregation to
meet at these mid-week services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
ICE CREAM MEN
SAY CONE SHOULD
SELL AT NICKEL

SAVANNAH, March DIVISIONS
Of the lowly nickel coming back int6
its own were held out Tuesday al
the annual convention of the Tri-
State Association of Ice Cream Man
ufacturers held at the DeSoto Hotel,
when it was voted to advise dealers
to restore the "jitney plate" and the
five cent cone.
The manufacturers claimed that
the "sundate merchants" could af-
ford the sell cones and small plates
Of cream for a nickel" and make a
good profit, 1t was accordingly
agreed that the members should in
struct their statesmen to inform the
retailers of the sentiment of the
manufacturers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
START MADE TO RESUME SERVICE ON A. 3. & A.
NOT MURDER TO
KILL GIRL DYING
BY OWN WOUND

BRUSSELS, March 9.-(By As
sociated Press. THE question of
whether one person is guilty of a
crime in fastening the death of
another VINO is suffering from a
mortal wound has been decided in
the negative here in the case of q
married man who shot and killed
a girl who attempted to commit
suicide. His plea was that she was
dying and that ne killed her rather
than to watch her suffer. lie was
arrested but acquitted Of the
charge Of murder by the Brabant
court of Assizes.
The man in the was Jerome Her
mans, 50 years old and the girl was
.Coline Vandyck, age 18. They had
love affair and the attempt at
suicide resulted. The shooting oc-
CURED in the Bois De Cambre,
Brussels largest public PARK.
"Coline ran from the path into
a thicket" said Hermans. Il
nedEu ShoC ana ran aIlef nef.
She had shot herself in the temple
but was still alive. | could not
see her suffer and l took her re-
volyer and shot her in the neck.
Then she was still, and | shot my
self"
Kermans recovered from his
wound and was in prison for eight
months until acquitted. Medical
testimony given at the trial was
to the effect that the girls suicidal
wound ultimately would have been
fatal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
HARDING TO PAY
OLD CANAL DEBT
7. R. DENOUNCED
Former President Called
It Blackrnail In 1903
Session

WASHINGTGON, March g. Rat
ification Of the long pending Col
ombian treaty was urged by Presi-
dent Harding in his first formal
message, sent to the senate today.
Immediately on receiving the mes
sage the senate went into executive
session.
Although Roosevelt called the
proposal international blackmail,"
the new administration will ratify
the agreement, which consists chiefly
of the payment of $25,000,000 to that
nation for acquisition byb the United
States from Panama OF the Panama
Canal Zone.
incidentally this will be the first
overtures Of friendship from the
Republican administration to the ma
tions Of South and Central Amer
ica.
Eighteen years after Panama, in
a bloodless revolution, seeded from
Colombia, the United States fill as
suage the wounded feelings of the
Colombians.
Often Attempted
Efforts were made on several oc-
casions to put through this treaty
President Taft made repeated over
lures to Colombia without result.
Early in the Wilson administration,
while Bryan was the cabinet pre-
mier, pact was negotiated with
Colombia and admitted to the SEN
ate for ratification.
1t failed of passage and now near
ly eight years later some of the same
senator's, led by Senators Lodge and
Fall, who then opposed the agree
ment, are advocating it. Their OBJ
jections to the treaty were based
principally on clause which this
government apologized.
The treaty will contain no apol-
ogy to Colombia. The $25, 100000
will be paid in five annual install.
ments.
Here, briefly, is what caused the
treaty and why the. United States
wounded the feelings Of the South
American nation:
Roosevelt, in seeking a right OF
way for the Panama Canal, after
long negotiations with Colombia fl
nally agreed to pay Colombia $1O,-
100000 for the strip. The Colom-
bian congress after dillydallying
around adjourned in 1908, without
ratifying the treaty. The people of
Panama were anxious to have the
pact approved.
Colombia Loaea.
When their congress proved iself
politicians instead of statesmen, the
people of Panama seeded. The
Washington government thereupon
served notice to Colombia that it
must not land troops within SO miles
Of the Panama Railroad. Four Am
erican warships were dispatched to
the isthmus to enforce the mandate.
A few days later the New Panama
government was recognized by Presi-
dent. Roosevelt and the $10,000,00O
was paid to Panama instead Of Co.
lombia.
The result was Colombia having
lost 100000 in American gold, al
so valuable strip of territory, felt
deeply Inundated and blamed the
United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
FATE OF $4,000
COAL STRIKERS
Up TO JURY OF ;
Outcome OF Alabama
Mine War Left To
Commission

BIRMINGHAM, Ia, March s.
The case of the coal operators of
Alabama versus the United Mine
Workers of America has gone to the
jury.
It's verdict will decide whether
there's to be ultimate peace or re-
newed warfare in the great industrial
fields of this district, shaken for nine
months by struggle between oper-
ators and 10000 striking miners.
II will decide, also, whether 1hous.
ands Of miners and their families
now living in tent colonies establish
ed by the miners organization, will
thus continue to live in the open or
will be permitted to return to cont
pany-owned homes from which they
were ousted by state supreme court
ruling. The jury consists of:
William T. Sheehan, newspaper
editor, chairman.
John W DuT, wholesale drug
gist.
Richard NJ. Hobbie, wholesale gro
Ger.
They were named by Governor Kill
by to "get the facts" in the mine
war.
All are from Montgomery, far re-
moved from the industrial fields and
are disinterested third parties.
Truce In Effect
A truce was declared while the
jury investigated. Van A. Bittner
international officer of the mine
workers, in behalf of workers in the
district, agreed unreservedly to ac-
cept the findings of the commission.
Operators made a similar promise.
The entire issue hinges upon the
recognition of the right of the min
ers to bargain collectively through
state and national officers. The quar-
rel over wages figured negligibly.
The jury IS now in session at Bir-
mingham. 1t has asked for briefs
from both sides. 1t will hear what
witnesses it wants OF call and any tes-
timony either side cares to offer.
Then it will report to the governor.
Meanwhile, throughout the strike
zone, added tent colonies are spring
ing up daily. @
Union leaders say $500 men, wo-
men and children are living in tents
in the district now, and that by spring
this number will have increased to
10000.
Use Army Tents
Eight thousand army tents have
been bought from the War Depart
ment to care for miners and their
families, compelled to leave company
owned homes by court order. One
tent is given to a family.
"The United Mine Workers of
America had made all arrangements
to care for the strikers until this
fight was won" says Bittner. ala
bama is crucial field in the nation
wide attempt to strangle union la
Dor, and we are ready to spend any
amount of money needed to defeat
these plans"
The mine workers, Bittner says,
spent more than $1,80O,0OO during
their nine months fight.
Operators decline to give any fig
ures on what the war. cost them, al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
MEANEST THIEF
TAKES MOTHER OF
.DAY-OLD BIDDIES

DAWSON, March ga recent
phone message from Graves noti-
fled Sheriff Woods that sus-
picious character had been seen in
that vicinity. The sheriff. with
Deputy Tom Jennings, left at once
seeming big game. When the ne
gro was rounded up a crocus sack
he was carrying on his shoulder
was found to contain a live hen.
On investigation it was found that
the hen had been stolen from Eel
Grimes Just after coming off the
nest with brood of chickens
which were left motherless,
The negro, who gave his name
as VIII Davis, was brought to
Dawson and placed in Jail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
TROTzKY TAKES
REFUGE BEHIND
FORT
Street Fighting Continu-
ing, Says Helsingfors
Message

LONDON, Mary 9. - (By Asso-
ciated Press.) "A Central News dis
patch from Helsingfors, dated today,
says street fighting is continuing in
Petrograd and that War Minister
Trotzky and Soviet Governor Zinc
vieff, Of Petrograd are reported to
have taken refuge in the Fortress
st. Peter and St. Paul, surrounded
by large number of protective
troops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
Baseball Game Set
AS Equipment Benefit

The Americus High school will
start the baseball season in Americus
Friday afternoon with game at the
Americus playground with the Ameri-
Gus Aggies. The proceeds of this
game will 60 toward purchasing the
equipment so badly needed by the
boys and they state that If as good
crowd turns out as is expected, it will
give the additional cash to their
fund to allow them to secure this
equipment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
THEATERS CLOSED
IN DUSSELDORF.

DUSSELDORF, March 9.-(By
Associated Press.)-Allied soldiers
patrolled this city last night. So far
as known there were no untoward
incidents.
The theaters and moving picture
concerns We're ordered closed late
yesterday by General Degouette,
commander of the French forces, but
he promised this order might be
modified in few days.
Hhe provincial authorities were in
vited yesterday to meet the COM
manders of the Allied troops here.
A state of siege has been declar-
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
AUSTRIA FEELS
ALLIED HANDON
TREATY TERMS
Notified She Must Fulfill
Live Stock Feature
Of Pact

VIENNA, March 9. - (By Asso-
ciated Press.)-Formal notice that
it will be required to fulfill the live
stock provisions of the treaty of St,
Germain was served upon the Aus
trian government yesterday by the
Allied reparation commission. 1t in
wolves the delivery of twenty thous-
and head Of cattle including six
thousand milch cows, to Italy, Ru-
mania and Jugoslavia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
LOCAL FREIGHT
SERVICE BEGAN.

ATLANTA, March 9.-Announce-
ment was made today that local
freight service had been established
on the Atlanta, Birmingham and At.
lantic road between Birmingham and
Lineville, Ala, the first since the road
was tied up by strike last Saturday
w. }. Tinney, president of a lum-
Der company ct Tyriton, Ala, is us
ing his own engine.
Efforts looking to a partial re.
sumption OF service on other sections
of the road are being made by of
ficials.
The conferences between the Fed
eral mediators and both faction con.
tinued today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
TO Sell AUTOS
ANDINVENTORY
ALL MATERIAL
Harding For Making
Statement Public When
1t Is Prepared

WASHINGTON, March ga COM
plete inventory of all leftover ma
terials in possession of the War De-
partment as of March will be or
dered by the new secretary of war
at once.
This inventory is planned not only
to show the amount of these war
materials stored from. coast to coast
but also to show their physical con
dition.
Former Senator John L. Weeks is
the new secretary of war. He has
discussed this inventory with Presi-
dent Harding, who has not only ap-
proved it, but has suggested that the
data be made public when completed.
War department officials admit
they have no accurate information
concerning the hundreds of millions
OF dollars worth of supplies left on
the departments hands at the armis-
tice.
The .situation is described thus:
The wires are down between the
outlying depots and the central de-
pots and Washington"
The Harding administration plans
to send into the field experts who
will make actual inventories on the
ground.
Vast quantities of supplies are i'm
properly stored.
Often these supplies are thrown to-
gether IN great heap, helter-skelter,
like so much junk, in \the open with
no protection.
The consequent depreciation has
cost the government hundreds of mil.
lions Cf dollars and each day this
condition continues the loss increas-
eS.
Congressman C. Frank Reavis of
Nebraska, has frequently called at
tention of congress to the loss in
automobiles, auto trucks, tractors,
mobile mahcine shops and other mo.
tor equipment.
The Nebraskan who eharacterizes
this situation, has introduced a bill
to compel the War Department to
turn over to the Bureau of Good
Roads of the Agricultural Depart
ment all motor equipment which can
be used in highway construction.
This equipment in turn will be dis
tributed among the e states.
The Reavis bill has been endorsed
by highway commissioners through
out the nation, who are wiring their
congressman and senators, urging
that the bill be enacted.
In defense of the automobile
wastage army officials claim that
when the armistice came the depart
ment found itself POSSESSED Of thous-
ands of trucks and autos with no
place to 60" Some had accumulated
at ports, some WSre on the seas,
some were en- route to the seaboard.
Because the equipment had to be
removed from the ports to make room
for returning soldiers, it was found
necessary to store it in any way pos
sible.
Army officials also claim uncer-
tainty as to the future size of the
army made it unwise to dispose of
the motor equipment.
Thousands of the tractors were
shipped to the Texas border for open
air storage, with most of them at
Ell Paso and Galveston.
Automobiles were shipped to Camp
Jessup, Ga, Fort Sill, Okla, Camp
Holabird, Md, and to Columbus, O.,
Indianapolis, Ind, and other places.
Thousands Of cars were left to rot
in the open.
Efforts will be made to dispose
of all marketable automobiles at ar
early date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
Big Baraca Class To
Use Tent On Lawn

The yong mems Baraca class of
the First Methodist church voted at
its last meeting to purchase a large
tent, as they have outgrown their
classroom, and pitch it on the lawn
of the church for class use.
The class has more than 60 mem
bers and expects to increase this to
rs by next Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
New Cardinals Get
Red Hats Thursday

ROME, March 9-Pope Benedict
today imposed upon the cardinals
created March z the biretta as the
first tangle proof of the supreme dig
nifty conferred upon them This will
be completed by the conferment of
the red hat in public consistory to-
morrow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
SOVIET REPORTS
MUTINEERS SPLITTING.

LUND, March 9.-(By Assoclated
Press. Workers in Soviet Russia
unanimously are indignant over the
revolutionary uprising at Kronstadt
and are begging to be allowed to
fight against the forces engaged with
The Soviet troops there, says a wire
less from Moscow.
The dispatch says "Friction is be-
ginning to be noticeable among the
the mutineers."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
PENNS YLVANI
ORDERS WAGE CUT

PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-Di.
rectors of the Pennsylvania railroad
today adopted a resolution directing
executives to "give as promptly as
possible, proper notice of the inten-
tion Of the company to reduce sal
aries and wages to accord with eco
nomic conditions"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09

though their financial loss is known
to have been heavy. j..
Governor Kilby says the strike
cost the state $42O,000 for mainte-
nance of troops in the strike dis
trict and for other expenses
o. Alabama, overjoyed following the
truce and the end of bitterness and
violence in the strike zone, is await
ing the outcome of the governors
experiment with intense interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
WHITE RUTHENIANS
QUIT RUSSIA.

WARSAW, March 9.-(By AssoI
ciated Press.)-The white Rutheen-
ians have proclaimed the independ-
enc from Russia, according to a
Minsk report received today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09

MANS ENGINE
PULLING TRAIN
Passengers and Freight
Hauled Out Of
Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, March 9.-Tfain
% ON the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic left here on schedule time
for Lineville, Ala, this morning, calG
rying mail and passengers.
The engine was in charge of A.
II. (Rick) Woodward, millionaire
member Of the board Of directors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
NEW YORK FUTURES
MONTGOMERY LIVESTOCK

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March O.
Hog market, tops $500; lights $8.25;
pigs .$8.25; light pigs $7.25; roughs
$3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09

Forecast For Georgia Rain prcb.
ably tonight and Thursday; colder.
AMERIcUS TEMPERATURES
Furnished by Rexall Store.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-09
NJ A RK EFT S.

AMERICAS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling, II 3-4c.