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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
BOYOF 1ODRUNK
ON BOOZE FOUND
INGRAVEYAR

ATHENS, March 23.-First
physicians were extremely puz-
zled over the case of Jeff Bates,
a 1O-year-old boy who was found
asleep on the banks of the Oconee
river about o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon, and who continued to
sleep for some time in spite of the
efforts of DR.. A.. c. Holiday and
DR.. S. S. Smith to rouse him. The
physicians shook their heads.
There were whispers of Sleeping.
Sickness. Finally the boy walked
up after the two doctors had work
ed with him for quite awhile. The
Sleeping Sickness theory had to be
discarded.
And now the prohibition Off
GERS are puzzled, and likewise ex-
tremely so, for the little fellow
confessed Monday that he had got
ten drung from liquor found Gin
fruit jar in a hole in the ceme-
terry" Other than the usual eff
fects Of the morning after" Jeff
was all right, but "Never Again"
for him, he says.
After the confession the brother
of Jeff went over to the cemetery
and found, exactly where his
younger brother had indicated
fruit Jar that smelled of corn
liquor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
Americus Newspaper First Of
Collection Of Over 10000
Saved In 40 Years By Hermit

Most of the collection are agricul-
tural journals with newspaper fol-
lowing second. 1t is needless to say
that there is hardly a question per-
tanning to agriculture that ME-. Rar-
grove cannot answer. And with his
40 years of reading he can talk in
terestingly of any happening of the
day during three years.
There are paper-bound books !;
paper-bound magazines and no doubt
newspaper men bound to their jobs,
but Mr.. Hargrove is the real and
original paper-bound man.
Here is a man who has always
been ambitious to travel; man who
is likeable and who possesses many
social qualities. But if he.traveled he
would get behind with his reading
and then good money would be
wasted which would otherwise pay
for subscriptions to papers and mag
azines.
Mr.. Hargrove is almost hermit
He lives alone and has never mar
ried. Once there was a lady but
she borrowed paper and catelessly
destroyed it. Then a Woman would
want to, tidy up his house and 10 ar
range his papers in neat array and
this he could never stand for.
Before he began to read he mixed
more with the world than at the pres
ent time but becoming absorbed in
his papers he gradually drifted away
from it, finding more of interest to
him between the covers of periodi-
Gale than in the society of others
Lately he has fallen. behind with
his reading, for during the past year
and half his eyes have been on the
decline.
The paper-bound man-yes, but
his has beer. most pleasant bond
age and he has no doubt derived
more pleasure from his hobby than
many derive from the pursuit of
riches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
Clara Harnon Signs
2-Year Movie Contract

ARDMORE, Okla, March 23.-
Clara Smith Hamon has signed con-
tract with the Oklahoma Motion Pic
ture Company, with headquarters in
Oklahoma City, Okla, and studio at
Los Angeles, Cal, to produce motion
pictures for the next two years, she
said in an interview here.
The pictures will be styled, "The
Clara Smith Hamon Pictures, Inc. >"
she said, and the principal release
will be a modified story of her life,
written by herself.
"I'm going to leave some parts
OUT. she said, "but leave enough in
to be warning to all young girls.
l don't want people to thing Pm do
ing it for the money, alone, either"
A reception was held for Clara
Hamon Monday night at the First
Christian church here, where she was
Baptized Sunday.
The Oklahoma Motion Picture
Company was incorporated at ST.
100000 about year ago. B. E.
Turner; it's president, completed ar
rangements with Clara Hamon, she
said. Arrangements for a SO per
cent royalty and cash advance were
made in the contract, Mrs. Hamor
said.
She said she was leaving for Cali.
fornia in a week or ten days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
BY EMORY CHARLES PHARR

This newspaper has the distinction
of being the first one of a collection
of over 10000 periodicals accumu-
lated during the past 40 years by J.
M. Hargrove, of Sycamore, Turner
county, Georgia.
Mr.. Hargrove lives on the edge of
swamp near the town of Sycamore
in little one-room cabin, and dwell
ing with him in the cabin is his COL
lection of papers.
Born near Americus he went in
early manhood to an adjoining coun-
ty to work on farm. One day four
years after leaving his home he was
ploWing field near the fence which
bordered on the road. An agent for
the Americus-Recorder approached
and sold him a years subscription to
The Recorder, then a weekly paper.
Before this time he had read but
little. Now he began to read and
to subscribe for various publications
until at one time he was taking as
many as 43. He has every copy of
the Americus-RecOrder for the first
year he was a subscriber.
In his house papers are to be
IOulIu III DOACSS III pdieoJ III DuIu@eSJ
on the rafters, on the floor, the man
telpiece on shelves and under and
on. the bed. Would he part with one
of them? Yes, just as quickly as
you would part with your right arm.
Among his collection are papers
ten years old, off of which the wrap
pers have not been torn. Haven't
got around to them yet" he says.
there are newspapers giving accounts
of famous events, such as the sink
ing of the Titanic, the declaration Of
and the ending of the war with Spain
and with Germany. One paper
which he priced very highly was de-
stroyed; a paper giving an account
of the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
CITY DISPUTES
ACCURACY OF
CURRENT COSTS
Officials Pleased With
Showing Made In
Street Light Case

The application of the Americus
Lighting Companf for an increase III
street lighting rates for the city OF
Americus, amounting to 100 percent,
which was heard by the Georgia
Railway commission in Atlanta Tues
day morning, was taken under ad-
visement by the commission, decision
to be announced later. The several
Americus men attending the hearing
were able to catch the 1890 train
out of Atlanta yesterday and reached
home at 20 last night.
The Lighting Company offered
numerous financial statements and
compilations of cost figures to the
commission in support of the appli-
cation, but the city's representatives
were well pleased with the manner
in which they were able to combat
the showing, City Engineer Tiede-
man, on the stand before the com
mission in resisting the petition
showed that the old rate which the
city paid the companyfor street light
ing, when reduced to a rate per kilo-
watt hour amounted to a IA cents
per kilowatt, which meant that the
rate Of 8 1.2 cents per kilowatU
asked now by the company amount
ed to an increase of 100 percent. In
addition, the proposed service is less
than that heretofore rendered, in
that under the rate asked the com
pany limits itself to replacement of
3 street lamps per year, whereas it
has in the past borne all replace
ment of lamps without limitation.
The n cent rate proposed provided
for no maintenance of lamps or line
by the company.
Produces Old Letter.
Engineer Tiedeman produced a
letter from the city files from ]. E.
johnson, until recently manager
here for the Americus Lighting Com
pany, written in previous rate dis
pute, in which he declared that the
cost of current to the company was
2.G per kilowatt. The present man
ager of the company, W. f. Rogers,
asserted that this figure represented
the cost of producing current, and
did not include distribution, etc. He
declared that the present cost of
current is So cents per
kilowatt, and that the balance of 1.9
cents in the n alternative rate for
city street lighting asked represent
ed distribution cost, interest, other
expenses and profit.
The city's representatives, how
ever, contended and offered city
bills paid in proof, that the cost of
coal, lubricating oil and labor, the
principal items of cost in producing
current, are now comparable to the
period of 1919 cited by former Man
ager Johnson in his letter stating
that the cost was 2.16 cents per Kill
owatt, or less than half the 5.8 cents
declared by the company to be the
present cost per kilowatt.
The company offered several fin
Continued on Page Eight)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
U. S. MAY OPEN
RUSSIAN TRADE

WASHINGTON, March 23.~-Ear-
ly consideration is to be given to re-
lations between the United States
and Soviet Russia, it was indicated
today at the State Department.
Formal announcement iof any
change in relations between the two
countries or in any rulings by the
Wilson administration may not be
made for some tine, but it was made
clear already certain notifications
either are under consideration Or
have been made.
The decisions reached will be indie
pendent of the appeal from the Sa-
Wet government to President Hard
ing for resumption of trade relations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
TERRELL CITIZEN
AT 88 FELLS TREE
OAND SPLITS RAILS

DAWSON, March d, 23.-"Uncle
Johnnie" Foreman, Dawson's old
est citizen, who is 88, sets all an
example for a cure for the pres
ent hard times. "Uncle Johnny"
recently hired hand, shouldered
him an axe and cross-cut saw and
downed a big tree which made so
rails to the cut, doing most of the
mauling himself. "Uncle Johnnie"
takes mule and does plowing that
would shame most young men. He
and his good wife, Aunt Dollie,
live at their happy little country
home near here, and while they
have not tried to get rich they can
give You a good dinner and then
owe no one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23

savage temper over going away from
France at the present time.
President Millerand and ex-Presi-
dent Poincare are at sword points,
but Viviani has been the bridge be-
tween them. 1t is generally under
stood he fixed up peace, whereby
the next vacancy in the premirship
was to go to Viviani again, with
Poineare minister of forcing affairs
But Premier BRAND not only car
ried parliament by his eloquence but
astutely reminded Viviani of his
promise to go to America and urged
immediate departure.
BRAND thus outgeneraled the
three most important men in France,
and at the same time sends to Amer
lea her most eloquent son during the
next three crucial weeks in French
politics.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
TOPAY
GOLDDEMANDED
NOW OR MAY |
Say Treaty Pledge For
That Date More
Than Paid

PARIS, March 23.-(By the As
sociated Press. Germany in her
reply today to the recent ultimatun.
of the allied reparations commission
refuses to pay one billion marks gold
due this date and disputes the com.
MISSIONS figures showing a balance
OF twelve billion marks due on May
/.
The Germans contend that the
twenty billion marks which the
treaty of Versailles pledged should
be paid by May has been more
than paid.
The note asks tina ia joint commits
sion of experts fix the value of the
German deliveries on reparation ac-
count, but it declares that, in any
event, it would be impossible for
Germany to pay 2,000,000,00
marks by the first of May.
The note concluded as follows:
'If after the experts have confer
red, it is established that there is a
deficit in the payments by Germany
she is ready to begin negotiation
with the Preparations commission re.
garding the floating of a loan
abroad"
The reparations commission met
Wednesday morning to consider the
German reply which was transmitted
from Berlin Tuesday night.
The Germans failure to pay is
deemed violation Of the treaty of
Versailles which the commission will
report to the allied governments. The
allies will then determine what meas
ures shall be taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
Refusal IS Germanys Reply To Ultimatum
BIG SENSATION SPRUNG IN
STILLMAN DIVORCE CASE
Millionaire Banker Accuses Wife, Who Asks
$4,000 Monthly Aim onv and $500 At
torney' S Fees
tOrneY S F ees

WHITE PLINS N. 23The charge that Mrs Anna
slman wife of James slman millionaire president of the National
New mother child by Indian guide
made in the by counsel for Sman during
mnary the divorce suit the bank president has brought
Delaney Nicol chief for Stman, declared h criminal in
began 1915 continued through 919 and Mr. SIman feels
his fathers his family and to his children to
this matter to a conclusion"
decision motions for $4,000 rmonh amony
and counsel fees for Mrs. StiIman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23

negroes were at work, loaned them
money and when they could not pay
it he would threaten them and try to
make them leave Mr.. Webb and work
the money out with him.
Mr.. Bivins stated that he had been
having trouble with Mr.. Webb about
his hands ever since he has resided
near him and that the trouble came
to climax when Mr.. Webb hired
Hart when Hart owed Bivins money
and had worked for him from the
beginning of the season. He stated
that he had never had trouble with
a neighbor until he met Mr.. Webb
and called on Judge Griffin and
Frank Carey to testify to his good
character. He said that when his
negro returned from the Webb plan
tation without Bob Hart, the negro
told him that someone had threaten
ed to burn the mule and buggy if he
didn't leave the place. Several ne
groes testified they feared Mr.. Biv-
jnS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
'MUTINEERS' TO
GO TO new YORK
Probe Of Connection
With Wall St. Bomb
Continues

WSHINGTON, March 23.-The
five men held in New Orleans by
the Department of Justice on a
charge of mutiny will be brought to
New York next week, it was stated
today. The investigation into the
possible connection of the men with
the Wall Street bomb explosion is
still continuing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
WORLD LEAGUE
TOO EXPENSIVE
SO Nicaragua Starts Ac.
ton To Resign Mem
bership

SAN SALVADOR, March 23.-Ni
caragua has begun negotiations for
permission to resign it's membership
In the League of Nations, says dis
patch here from Manangua, be-
cause of the expense attached to
membership.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
8 ARE KILLED
IN POLICE AMBUSH

DUBLIN, March 23.--A police in
spector and eight men were ambush.
ed near Dingle yesterday and a fight
ensuing lasted three hours. The bat.
tie ended disastrously for the at
tacking party, eight of whom were
killed and twenty wounded, according
to official announcement today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
BAVARIA WILL NOT
DISSOLVE MILITARY.

PARIS, March 23.-Decision to
dissolve the military organizations
and the Einwohnerwher, or citizen
guard, in Bavaria has been reached
BY luminous vote by the Bavarian
government, says a Berlin dispatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
Patriotic Meetings
Planned Bv Legion

INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-Pa-
triotic mass meetings in every state
are planned by the American Legion
IN the near future, starting with one
at Philadelphia April 4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
"a IRISHMEN
DIE EINATTACKS
Two Assaults On Police
Disastrous To Civil
IdnS

CORK, March 23.-Six civilians
were killed in Blarney district, coun-
ty Cork, this morning in battle
when crown forces were fired upon
from a farm house. The military
were conducting a search for want
ed man when attacked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
Settlement At Hand
In Packers Dispute

WASHINGTON, March 23.-With
the two sides understood to have
been brought to practical agreement
on ali major issues, Secretary Davis
today resumed his efforts to effect
settlement of the dispute between
the five big packers and their union
employees. The question of hours
still remained to be settled, but it
was believed final solution would be
reached today.
Labor department statisticians
were called into this mornings con-
ference between Secretary Davis and
the representatives of packers and
their employees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23

adorn the entrance to his palatial
apartment.
My question brought the only
smile to his face during the entire in
terview. He said the cherished flags
were presented to him at Philadel-
phia in 1917.
1t is generally recognized in Paris
that Viviani's trip is for something
more important than formal greet
ings.
Frances pride will allow no pub
lie expression on the subject of her
financial obligation to the 6nited
States, but Viviani will undoubtedly
feel out President Harding, Senator
Lodge and Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon on the subject in private con
versations.
In well-informed political circles
here it is said that Viviani was in a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23
WEATHER. .

Forecast for Geofgia-Unsettled
weather with probably showers in
east and north portions tonight and
Thursday: warmer in north and GEN.
tral portions
AMERIcUs TEMPERATURES
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-23

Queen bees, each accompanied by
IL droRes, are being mailed in large
numbers from Italy to England,
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-28
Tribute of Respect

Whereas God in his all-wise provi-
dence has seen fit to remove from
our midst Bro. J. S. F. Adams, a dea-
con of Salem church,
And whereas Brother Adams was
an earnest Christian, loyal to his
church, therefore be it resolved:
1st. That while we regret the death
of our brother, and shall miss his
life of conservation, we bow in hum
BILE submission to him who doeth all
things well;
End. That we extend to the be-
reaved family our deepest sympathy
in the bereavement that has befallen
them.
3rd. That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the family and The
Union Times and page in our minute
book be inscribed to his memory.
Committee.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-28
OPERATOR MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH

Branchville, Dec. 27.-Monday night
about 1870 o'clock H. H. Cauthen Of
Fort Motto fell in large hole about
10 or IL feet deep on the side of the
Southern railway track between the
coal chute and water tank. Mr.. eau
then was working third trick" op-
orator here and went down to get
some water from the flowing well. /,
is supposed that he walked into tn"
hole in the dark
This hole was dug few weeks ago
for the purpose of putting in re-
serve water tank in the ground. The
negroes who work on the chute heard
Mr.. Cauthcn when he fell in and
went to his assistance quickly but
when they got him out he was dead.
He had several bruises across the
nose and forehead. Supposition is
that he was stunned or knocked un-
conscious when he fell in.
j. n. Williams, agent here, also had
narrow escape Saturday afternoon
while hunting squirrels with three
others. The dog had trecd a squirrel
and he was going in hurry through
thicket and in some way his gun
was discharged inficting a painful
but not serious flesh wound across the
back. IF the gun had been elevated
an inch it would have taken off the
back Of his head
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-28
Monarch

Mr.. and Mrs. William Shirley, on
Railroad Avenue, celebrated for their
children and grandchildren at their
home Christmas Day, by giving them
a huge birthday dinner. A fine table
was spread and all enjoyed the day
very much. Besides Mr.. Shirley and
family We're the following: Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Shirley Of Lockhart, Mrs.
Frank Wade Of Chester Mr.. and Mrs.
Barth Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Frazer
Shirley, Mr.. and Mrs. Algie Craig, Mr..
and Mrs. West Mitchell, all of Mon
arch, and Mr.. jim Taylor of Fairfield,
together with all their grandchildren
except Virginia Shirley, who is in a
sanitarium in Atlanta taking treat
ment SO she can soon use her little
foot to walk on. She was remembered
with good box EXPRESSED to heIapaw
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-28
Heavy Fire Loss
For Campobello

Spartanburg, Dec. 27.--Fire start
ing about $50 o'clock tonight wiped
out the business section of the town
of Campobello, 1S miles northwest of
Spartanburg, on the Southern rail-
ways line to Ashevillc, destroying the
postoffice, telephone exchange, Cog
gins & Gosnell's store, w. f. Jack
sons store, II. L. Deshield's store,
MaEry'S stables and other smaller
buildings. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The burned district is some
distance from the station but forms
the center of the towns business dis
trict.
The fire loss is estimated at more
than 100000 with insurance cover
ing a large part of it. Among the
first buildings to go was the telephone
exchange and as result the town has
been cut off from communication by
the railroad wires.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-28
SOCIALIST LEADER
HAS GONE HOME

Washington, Dec. 27.-Frced bv
President Harding from the Atlanta
federal penitentiary, where he was
serving ten year sentence for max.
ing speeches III violation Of the war
laws Eugene V. Debs, Socialist lead
er, was reprmanded tonight bv the
Union Station police here for making
speech without permit. before
leaving for his home in Tcrrc Hautr
Ind.
Before boarding his train Debs ad
dressed crowd of several hundred
persons in the station, includinv adj
mirers who HAD come to say goodbye
expressing his gratitude for the r..
ception in Washington and closing
with a reitcration of his oppoS ;ion t,
war and belief in the force of love in
the redemption of the world.
No effort was made by m;form"A
police in the crowd to Interfere with
lis address but immediately upon its
conclusion plain clothes man rusl,I
up to Debs and demanded if he had 4,
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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-28
Rural Police Busy

Thos. Mcdaniel, V. E. Lawson and
Sam Garner, rural policemen, got 12O
gallons Of beer on the Peter Hawk
branch, near Kelton, December 23.
Thos. Mcdaniel, V. E. Lawson and
Jack Greer captured a 100 gallon cop
per still, also steel drum used for a
still. They got cap, copper worm and
the whole outfit with 420 gallons of
beer on the Ed Littlejohn place, near
Skull Shoals bridge, December "a.
Thos. Mcdaniel, V. E. Lawson and
Jas. G. Faucet, rural police, and Jack
Greer captured two copper stills and
four or five hundred gallons beer, caps
and everything belonging to a still
near Red Point station on the u. & G..
S. railroad December 26th.