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New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
BRITAIN DEFEATS SPAIN.

Tendon. Eng. May 24.-tBy Asso- ciated Press)-RandoIph Lycett and Mir. Woosman. representing Great Britain. defeated Manuel Alonso and Count de Gomar. the Spanish pair. in the doubles of the preliminary match es of the Davis Cup series here today. The score was 2-6: 10-S: 6-2; G.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
ptIS or INJURIES

Mhy 24.-Mrs. Michael vicz. of south Coventry. who 'ured In an automobile acci- Ire Sunday night. died in St. u hospital today of her i'm
 Peter Gounek. driver of the B has a fractured skull and Is danEeroua list.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
DIVIDEND Is CUT.

New York. May 24.-The Central Leather Co. today passed it's quarter ly dividend of 1 A per cent on pre- ferred stock. The company had maintained dividends on the basis of I per cent annually since 1906 a year after its organization.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
n .OaO sENI.SI,INs SOLD

,ouls. May 24.-Thc United |Soverument received s359.Ti5 sale of lO.0GO Alaskan seal bore yesterday. II was an-
 h today. The highest price paid
 F and thu average S35.15.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
rpsoN APPEARS WINNER.
Birmingham Scmi-Contincntai Prob
 ably First fin Balloon Race.

Birmingham, Ala. May 24.-The landing Cf eight of the nine balloons in the national race which started here Saturday within a circle Of very small radius in north central Ten ncssec. will neccssitate official calcula- ttons before the holds of second and third places in the contest arc known. Ralph IT. Upson. piloting the "Bir- mingham Semi-Cuntinental." won first place. according to unofficial anounce- mcnt. his bag having traverscd a dis tance greater by approximately 400 miles than any other entry and landed in Virginia.
 Unofficial calculations indicated that II. F.. Honeywell. flying the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce." held second place and Lieut. Col. Lahm, of the army entry. third honors.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
Greek Smash Attacks
 @ By Turkish NatiOna

Athens May 24.-Attacks agaiT Greek lines in northern Asia MiU3, Turkish Nationalists have beei pulsed with heavy losses, says an 'o ficial statement issued at the VI office Further south bands of I regular Turkish soldiers have bel driven out of positions which tn have held in front of the Greek lin(
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
6H. CHAMP RESTS
 $ AMERICAN RIVAL
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 r. k. Wtkes nf Inc Royal rfcik by ' to g. Wright of fioston boat n. F.
 of Grow borough Beacon . i Harris of ttnrev Nod Downs. lsh intsrnntionalist. beat r. Kerr. of whttecraiEs, j and
 will meet Bobby" Jourr tsrour.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24

LAPS LINE STREETS AS MIKADO RETURNS-Great crowds turned out in Tokyo, hoping for a glimpse of the sick mikado, when it was announced he would return from Hayama where he spent. the winter. But they were disappointed-all they saw was his carriage (arrow) and that from a distance as police kept the crowds back. The emperor has been ill for two years.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
DOWN TO as

|o. Conn. May 24.--A tempcra- 2s In this section early today
 |ved to have done considerable to vegetable crops.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
FIRENIEN ON VACATION

Captain William Watts and JOI Brophy, today commenced the annj vacation, and Captain Michael SounI Lieutenant Frank Gilligan and Hal Parsons, have resumed duty.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
GOES TO NEWARK, N. J.

F R. Schneider has resigned hns position ps advertising manager for The Faif and has accepted a similar n1ac "A xuiti, n Nawark N II departmrut
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24

ENVOY TO ITALY-A new picture Of Richard Washburn Child. New York lawyer and writer. who has been chosen by President Harding to be U. $. ambassador to Italy.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24

Alexandria. Egypt. May 24.--Quiet prevailed here last night after the scrious rioting Of Sunday night and Monday morning. The casualties were officially reported today as l2 Euro pcan8 and 36 natives killed and l91 persons wounded.
 Tho banks. the bourse andl the merchants shops were reopensd to- day. but the street cars are not yet running.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-24
ELEVEN MORE DEAD
Recurrence or IIostiIitics at .AIcxan- lria Is Accompanied Ky Bloodshcd nnd Loss Of Life.

ondon. May 2t.--A dispatch 10 the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Cairo says there has been slight rccur- renee of the trouble in Alexandria, and that demonstration has now been begun in the provinces.
 The message adds that the cas- ualtg lists show II more Egyptians dead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
HELENA joins IN
FIGHT TO BLOCK
TRAIN CHANGE.
Chamber There To Fight
To Maintain Present
Schedule

The Helena Chamber Of Com
merce has written to Americus offer
ing to join with the Chamber OF
Commerce here in fighting the pro
posed change in schedule on the Sea
board Air Line disseminating the Sis
p. m. train east of here in the after
noon and substituting therefor a {
a. m train.
A letter has been received by w
NJ. Jones, director Of the Chambe,
Of Commerce, from IA. E. Pittman
president of the Helena chamber
stating that the mutual interests OF
that city and Americus demanded
the maintenance Of the present sche.
dule, and that the Helena body stood
ready to cooperate to that end.
This letter was read before the Ki
wants club at its luncheon Friday al
noon and the club went on record a
once as opposing the proposed alter
alton. in schedule,
The Americus Rotary club at it.
Thursday luncheon also took similar
action opposing the proposed change
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
Two Local Fives
Play This Afternoon

ThG Amer;cus High school basket
bah quintet went 10 Ellavilc today
TO play The fast Glenn Holley five
from near there. The Amcricus lad,
we're defeated here two weeks age
W the Glenn Holley boys and were
after victory. The cause CT hts
loss Of The game here was the local
lads inability to shoot goals whcr
they had an chance For the PAST
few days they have had stiff practice
in throwing and expected their shoot
ing to be more effective this after
noon.
The lineup for Americus will be
Herkins and Dudley, forwards; GLOW,
er, center; Johnson and Fetner
guards Bob Lane probably WI! ref
cree the came.
The Bow Scouts five journeycd tt
Cordcle this afternoon to battle l;
Scout five there. The Scouts have
had several weeks of good practice
and wcro in good shape. The line
up viii be: Buchanan ana Broad
urst !orwara,, FC1d center; Elkcr
t',i ILon, GU s..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
TF4EATER BUILT BY DIRECTION
OF MEN OF BRAINS AND SKILL

him elsewhere. Mr.. Rawlings moved
his family to Americas and has mad >
this his no 1s during the year AMI a
half of construction.
The architect, C. X. Howell, of
New York, with Southern offices in
Atlanta, is recognized By amusement
signing and building and the pres
men as the l'1dcr in thea.rica, de-
ent time he aas 25 theaters uader
construction in the South, some of
them reaching cost as high as ST.
100000. He possesses genius
with his art, which is exemplified in
the finished Rylander theater. The
design of this house is on the gen.
eral lines of standard houses en-
ployed elsewhere.
The vast amount of ornamental
plaster work, which was the first of
the fine finishing work to be placed,
was installed under the direction of
Bob Clark, of Macon. Mr.. Clark
has been an ornamental plaster work
er all his life, for many years an
expert, handling jobs in many cities.
He declares the Rylander job to be
the most elaborate he has ever in
stalled.
The decorating was done under the
supervision of VIM. Sailing, of New
York, expert mural painter, interior
decorator and scenic painter. Mr..
Sailing did all the hand art work
about the interior, including the
beautiful, soft-toned painting just
below the procenium arch, and the
mural decorations in the foyer. Mr..
Sailing pronounces the Rylandor the
finest theater he has. ever worked
in.
The great task of electric wiring,
including the intricate, stage wiring,
has been in charge of Bruce CLARK
of Charleston, a spe&anst in tbs
atrical wiring. Mr. Clark possesses
an uncanny gift in handling great
groups of wires. sorting out from
bundles by an inexpainable sense Of
touch the ends of small wires
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
BALI. AFTER PLAY
TO CONCLUDE OPENING occasion

ance of 'Lightnin'" are expected al
so to be present at the ball in large
numbers.
The ball is primarily given for the
entertainment and pleasure of the
visitors who come to Americus on this
gala occasion, and cordial invita-.
tion is extended to the public to at
tend. 1t is the purpose of the Elks
to make this ball the most enjoyable
Of the many which it has been their
pleasure to arrange for the enter
tainment of Americus people and
their visitors. Dancing will continue
as long as the guests desire.
The members of 'Lightnin' have
been specially invited to be guests
of the Elks on this occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
V0LSTEADL.AW
TEST IS FILED
Recent Construction O.
Prohibition Act Is
Under Fire

CHICAGO Jan. 21.-A suit to tess
the constitutjonality Of the recent
construction Of the Volstead act pro
hibiting the manufacture Of hom,
brew, was filed today in the federal
court here The petition Of DaYjd
C. D. StansbUry, an attorney, ASSERTS
that the government cannot both col
lect revenue taxes on homemade IL
quors and assess fines for violation
Of a law forbidd:ng their manufac
ture. More than 500 Chicago saloon
keepers have been assessed both fines
and tares, according to Stansburg
on charge Of selling beer contain
ing more than the legal percentag,
Of alcohol.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
$150,O00 RYLANDER THEATRE OPENS TONIGHT
A Telegram

Albany, Ga, Jan, 21, 1921.
Americus Chamber Of Commerce,
Americus, Ga.
The Albany Chamber of Com
mcrcc most heartily congratulates
you and the City of Americas
on the completion and opening, OF
your magnificent new theater. We
are, sincerely proud of cur sister
city and share with you the pleas
ure you feel over this evidence
of splendid progress. Our best
wishes for every success.
ALBANY CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE, John H. Mock, Sec
retary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21

With the completion of the mag
nificent Rylander theater. the public
will find some interest in the per-
sonnel of the men who actually
handled the construction work the
men whose brains and skill were re
sponsible for the complete and splen-
did job which stands as marvel for
any town the size of Americus.
Of course, there were the Ry-
landeIs, whose faith in Americus was
backed by their capital; who had the
courage to make the investment and
to see through to a finish the gil
gantic task that, because Of the un-
usual times, was often almost hope
less. But this will deal with the men
''on the job" the builders.
First was Evan Mathis, young
Americus engineer and Tech grad
uate, who from beginning to COM
pletion was personal representative
of Waiter. Rylander. 81 don't know
what we would have done without
EVan ,,,2-said Mr.. Rylander. "He has
carried the load of six men all the
time apd had it not been for him
the huEndens of the job would long
ago have crashed me-" Mr.. Mathis,
besides employing his engineering
ability. had charge of all labor en-
ployed during construction, which
.was9 a gigantic Responsibility and un-
derts4ss4asgs-.-&fd most Of the buying
Of materials, and was general as
sistant to the builders.
The superintendent of construc-
tion was E. w. Rawlings, of Monte
yuma, who has been on the job since
the, wrecking of the old buildings
that stood ON the site began. Mr..
Rawlings, who for years has been
general building contractor, han
died this big job so thoroughly as to
win from the New York architect,
probably the gretest theater archi
tect in America, the statement that
he had proved the best builler in
his experience in theater building,
and that another theater JOB awaits
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21

After two hours spent in thorough
enjoyment of the play this evening
at the RyIander theater, the climax
Of the day will be realized in the
brilliant bali to be given in the Elks
hall, with the Americus Elks them
selves as hosts of the occasion. The
BAH room has been appropriately dec
GRATED for the gala occasion with
southern snilax and growing ferns,
gay pennants and streamers.
Guttenberger's orchestra from Ma
con. which will play at the theater.
will furnish the music for the ball,
with perhaps a program of specials
introduced in the intermissions.
Visitors from far and near who
come to attend the opening perform
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
Coolidge Family To
Winter At Asheville

ASHEVIILE, Jan. 21.-Vice-
President-elect Calvin Coolidge and
Mrs. Coolidge have chosen Asheviile
as their winter vacation point and
viii arrive here about January l, com
ing from Atlanta where he viii at
tend the ccssion of the Southern Ia
riff Congress. January 1929. Cool
idge was invited to winter at Ashe-
vile by Mayor Roberts and the Ashe-
vile Times, and replying to their in
vitation the vice pres;dent-elect an
nounced that his party will consist
of himself. Mrs. Coolidge, Frank w,
Stearns, his secretary, and Mrs.
Steam.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
u. s, Woman Writer Is
Freed By Bolsheviki

BALTIMORE, Jan. 21.-Mrg. Mar
guerjto Harrison, a Baltimore news
paper correspondent imprisoned
weeks ago as spy by Bolshevik au-
thotities at Moscow has been re
leased according to a letter received
yoterday by Dr.. Hugh Young, secre-
taTy to Lord Beaverbrook, owner Of
the London Daily Express. Assur-
ances Of Mrs. Harrison's release
were sent to Lord Beaverbrook by
NJ Krassin, former Bolsheyik minis
ter of trade to England, who has re
turned to Russia from London.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
SUMTER near
TOP PINlCOTTON
YIELDFOR 1920
Few Georgia Counties
Grew More Bales
Than This

Cotton ginned in Sumter coun-
ty up to January l totalled 23,432
bales, counting round as half bales,
occording to announcement Friday
by w. P. Persons, government cen~
sus taker. This total compared
with 1878 bales ginned to the same
period year ago.
This is the last report to be issued
until the final report in March, and
represents almost the complete 1920
crop.
The only other Georgia counties
having larger cotton yields this year
are: Burke, 35,646; Carroll, 25,384;
Ebert, 24,312; Oglethorpe, 27,251
Walton, $1,000; Wilkes, 2712O;
Franklin, 1,794; Madison, 28,9lG
and Morgan, 28,883. All of these
except 0gIethorpe showed decreases
over last year.
Moa1,hy oOI11tiop chow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
1 800 In T'o!edo's
First Free Feed Line

TOLEDO, O., Jan. 2I.-Thc first
free meals to be served to unem-
p!oycd men here today, were taken
advantage Of hy more than 800 ap-
p!icant~ it was announced at the
Offices of the Social Service Fedora
ton, which gave out 1890 tickets.
The meals were served in the public
market place. Tickets were also is
sued by the federation for 1000
pounds of fish and 1000 pecks Of
potatoes for unemployed mon to take
home to their families.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NEW STRUCTURE; ALL IN
COMPLETE READINESS
Reservations Taken From All Surrounding
Towns-Two Night Performances Are
Practically Sold Out

Americas $15OOOO theaer the Rylande win
night presentation great play
the New York headed by Milton Noben event for which
the surrounding territory waiting
expccanty year during length
has been under construction
The last touches the thaer last night
o'clock this afternoon ghtnin company Seaboad
from Jacksonville where the had
been cancelled, 0 open
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
II MILES OF WIRE,
2.618 BULB LIGHTS
IN NEW THEATER

Here are some interesting facts
concerning the construction and
equipment of the Rylander the
ater, the South's most modern and
complete combination playhouse: {:
There were $4,000 bricks used
in the construction of this build
ing, and it required 761 barrels
of lime and 2,378 bags of cement
to lay these brick and put the
floors and foundations in, In ad-
dition, $4,000 pounds of structural
steel weReaAaseds t0gaasaeas----~ssaisla
100000 feet Of lumber and 81 900
pounds of nails. In lighting the
thea er and he electric sign the
front, 2,0I8 elcctr light by. hi
are used, totalling 243,435 watts
To furnish this current there are
over II miles of electric wire in
conduit, ending at three switch
boards containing SO switches.
The walls required 1648 bags
of plaster, I'll barrel3 of lina
314 bags of plaster of Paris, to-
gether with $500 feet of cast orna.
entail plaster. There are three car
loads of carved and polished Geor-
gia marble, and one solid car load
of plumbing fixtures in the build
ing
To provide for patrons comfort
there are installed immense twin
boilers, furnishing 10000 square
feet of radiation. That this the
ater may be absolutely sanitary,
three ventilating fans, seven feet
in diameter installed above the
cei-ing, completely change the air
every two minutes.
1000 square feet of canvass
were necessary for the painting of
the scenery on this stage, and it
requires six miles Of rope to swing
and handle it. Eleven dressing
rooms, each equipped with hot and
cold water, furnish space for the
largest theatrical attractions.
Every provision has been made
to make the building as nearly
fire-proof as possible. There are
six 2 1-2 inch fire plugs in the au-
ditorium and four on the stage. all
connected with the city fire mains.
Directly over the stage thera is
set of eight fire windows. In
case of fire on the stage all of
these windows automatically open
thus creating a draft for the
flames forcing them through the
roof of the stage, preventing the
fire spreading to the auditorium.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
Small Income Tax
Blanks Ready SooD

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Forms
for filing income tax returns upon
inc) Of $4,000 and less will be
ready for distribution Monday, the
bureau of internal revenue announc-
ed today Copies of these forms will
be sent to all persons who filed re-
turns last year, but failure to re-
ceive conv will not relieve anyone
from making a return by March Is,
it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21

The regular seats for the perform
ancc tonight have been sold out for
several days, but Walter Rylander
announced at noon that fifty indiyid-
ual chairs had been placed in the
rear, Of the last row on the lower
floor which are available for those
who were unsuccessful earlier in Sc
curing reservations. These are
choice seats on raised section Of
the floor, and corresponding in COM
fort and desirability to the side box
es or loges These extra seats will
also be available fer the other per-
formances of "Lightnin'
Play-lovers from all the surround
ing towns and country will be. rep
resented ct tonight's opening and at
Saturdays matinee and night per-
formances. Fifty reservations have
been taken from Albany alone. Daw-
son, Cordele, Montezuma and other
nearby towns have bought reserva-
tions literally, and, with the excel
lent weather today continuing, there
was every reason to believe thas
there would not be a vacant seat
when the curtain arose for any per-
formance. The only available seats
left today in any quantity were those
for Saturdays matinee, And the
house has been half sold out for that
performance, il was announced. Wal.
ter Rylander reiterated today his
previous warning that late comerS
will not be allowed TO interrupt the
performance. The curtain will rise
promptly at 8:15 O'Clock each night
and 2:15 for the matinee. All par
ties not in their seats at that time
will be forced to wait to be seated
until the end Of the act All ushers
have been forbidden to break this
rule for anyone, it was said, and the
rule will be a permanent policy OF
the house
Tonight, for the opening occas-
ion, short dedicatory exercises, the
details Of which have not been an
nounced, will take place between )
and 8:15 p. M, replacing the over
ture for this OCCASION
The new theater is lavishly beau.
tiful house, which will stage only
the best road productions and high
class motions pictures, the pictures
to be shown daily except on dates
of road attractions. A number of
other high class productions hava
been booked to follow 'Ljghtaip', :
announcements Of which will abe
made shortly.
The theater itself is house of
standard dimension, and equipment.
-''ording Accommodations sgd com
frn- 20 actcre that VIII make 1T q
pleasure for them to play in Ameri
Gus. Besides a modernly equipped
stage, with polished hardwood dane
ing floor, it has many dressing rooms,
each provided with running hot and
:, I'd water, steam haat, ne ors, spe.
ca electric lamps and makc-ap Ia
HES.
Among the Qut-of.owa rcscrva-
tions, it was said this afternoon are
so from Albany, an equal number
from Cordele, and many from other
towns of similar 4istapces.
Among the box occupants tonight
viii be Frank Laniar and party J. w.
HiGhtower and party. Carr S. Glover
and party, Henry Lumpkin and party,
Evan Mathis and party Lovelace Eve
and ,,a14yr Inby r. A71elav and nartv
and j. A. Hixon and party.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
Ad Clubs Of World
Plan Atlanta Meet

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.-Thc Ma
tional Commission of Associated Ad-
ycrtis'ng Clubs Of the World met
here today to discuss future policies
Of the organization and to make ar
rangemcnts for the annual conven-
ton to be held in Atlanta next June.
The annual conference Of the board
Of directors of the Financial Adver-
tisers' association, an allied body,
was held in conjunction with the
meeting of the commission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
Woman Grows Turnip
Measuring 30-In Round

A large turnip grown by Mrs. K
D. Little at her farm at ASles is
on display at the Planters Seed More
here, The turnip is one of tAs
largest ever grown in Sumter coun-
ty, measuring 80 INCHES in circum-
ference and weighing II pounds, 5
ounces: 1t is of the Purple Top,
White Globe variety.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
6 Irish Constables
Slain BY Sir2r, Fein

DUBLIN, Jan 21,-Eight men
sovca Of whom were constabes, were
shot aad-kiFed in engagements witt
Sim Feincrs near this city during
yesterday Six OF the constables met
dc2th when their motor car ran into
an ambuscadc, while the body of an
other was found near the barracks OF
his squad. The one civilian killed wa,
shot by several men who entered his
home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-21
EnqIi8hznan Sticks To
Prize Fight Contract

LONDON, Jan. 21.-The origina.
contract for the Carpentier-Damp
scy boxing match IS still considered
valid bv Charles B. Cochran, English
boxing promoter. who was a party Il
She agreement it was declared in q
statement authorized by his atficc
this mornin. Cochran's associates
here said they had TO knowledge of
any authority for William A. Brad
Of New York, TO speak in Cochran's
behalf.