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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
OLD CHIEF CLERK.
ONCE SMITHVILLE
RESIDENT, is DEAD

ATLANTA, Dec. 27.-Joel F.
johnson, chief clerk of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture for more than
twenty years, died Monday at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. M.
D. Reybold. He became chief
clerk of the Department of Agri-
culture on November Is, 1900,
when o. 3. Stevens was commits
sioner of Agriculture and has serv-
ed continuously in the position.
Since he became chief clerk five
different men, 0. B. Stevens, I.
G. Hudson, ]. ]. Common, j. D.
Price and j.. j. Brown have served
as commissioner of. agriculture,
and each appointed Mr.. Johnson
to the position he filled.
Born at Philadelphia, Tenn, Oc-
tober 20, 1852, Mr.. Johnson moved
in early boyhood to the town of
Smithville, Gao and resided there
until he joined the Department, Of
Agriculture. He was engaged in
the drug business at Smithville for
more than a quarter OF a century.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
Tiedean To CO To Philippines For Rockefeller Service
Woman Sheriff Is Ready To
Hang Man; Viii Do Her Duty
Captures Slayer And Gets His
Confession-Now Awaits
Court Decree

WAUKoN, Ia, Dec. 27.-"Im
ready to do my duty"
The speaker is Gunda Martingdale,
woman and mother-and sheriff
of Alamakee county.
"Her duty" my be hanging man
"a man accused of staying one of
Mrs. Martingdale's best friends.
If Earle Thorpe is convicted of the
brutal Staying of his former sweet
ESaTt, Miss Inga Magnuson, young
school teacher, Mrs. Martingdale will
have to spring the trap that will
send Thorpe to his doom.
Thorpe is said to have confessed.
Officials declare he plans to plead
guilty. That is taken to mean the
death sentence, so high does public
sentiemnt run.
Widow of Sheriff
Mrs. Martingdale is the widow of
a sheriff. On her husbands death
the board of supervisors appointed
her to fill his office.
A woman could do it easily, they
said-even frail woman like Mrs.
Neutrality-suspicious. Alamakee. county
was law-biding community.
Then
Miss Mgnuson's mutilated body
was found in the basement of her
rural school house.
The woman sheriff was informed.
She telephoned for bIoodhounds.
She asked neighbor woman to care
for her children.
Leads Pursuit
She clad herself in rough service
able clothing. She started the
hounds on the scent.
Over country roads ankle deep in
mud, across frozen hills and fields all
night the little woman followed the
bloodhounds until
The trail led into the next county
and Sheriff Martingdale placed
Thorpe under arrest as he was about
to board a train in the next county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
GEORGIA TO AID
IN WILSON FUND
To Play Prominent Part In Rais-
ing $1,0O0,OOO Memorial
To Ex-President

ATLANTA, Dec. 27.-Beginning
January 1G, a nationwide effort. IS
to be made, according to announce
ment made here, to raise $1,000,OO0
to institute a Woodrow Wilson Foun-
dation, which annually will award a
prize to some distinguished accomp-
lishment in the interest OF world
peace or along the lines of the great
ideals which dominated Mr.. Wilson
as president Of the United States.
Georgia is to have an opportunity
to participate in this great effort. An
organization has been perfected with
Pleasant A. Stovall, editor of the Sa-
varnah Press, as state chairman, to
have in hnnd the proposition as 1t re-
Iates to this state and it will be the
task of this organization, it is stated
here, to procure Georgia's share OF
the fund which this state is expected
to raise.
The feeling was voiced here when
the movement was first proposed
that Georgia ought really take lead
crshin in this enterprise llnasmuch
as 1t was in this statc-in fact IN Al
Iarta-- that ne studied and was ad-
mitted to the legal profession and
started bis practice; that his flrst
wife was Georgia girl and that the
state may well claim to have aided
in the laying OF foundations OF tha'
wonderful character which has made
Mr.. Wilson'S name to link with those
Of Washington and Lincoln.
It is stated here by prominent At
lantans that there are. some intimate
friends of the former president wno
are SO interested in this effort and
who believe it so worthy of the man
in whose honor the Foundation is to
be established that they will see tha'
the necessary financial support Is
forthcoming, whatever may be the
nonular response to the enterprise
The idea in the minds of the organi-
zation leaders, however, IS that az
many as possible Of the people should
have part in the endeavor' III Is
believed that they will want to nave
part no matter how small 1t may
be in order to attest their own es-
TEEN for the man and IN order to
share in "a movement that will per
petuate his most worthy enterprises
1t is for this reason alone that the
81. 900 900 is to be procured by pop
ular subscription. Contributions, 1t
is stated, will be received and appre-
ciated in denominations of even
dimes and nickels in order to allow
even little children and those OF ord
mary means to contribute some part
of the fund.
State Chairman Stovall has declar-
ed that insofar as Georgia is con-
cerned, he could ask leading men fol-
large contributions and raise every
cent of this states quota, but he
wanted to give everybody an oppof-
tunity to contribute something. To
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
HOW EUROPEAN
BUY Low COTTON
Need To Export Only Half Of
Manufactured Goods, u. S.
Department Shows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. - That
Germany and Poland, as well as 9TH
er European COUNTRIES where wages
are comparatively low, can continue
to purchase and manufacture cotton
if they can export slightly less than
half their manufactured product is
evident from careful survey of the
facts made by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The mills
in these countries can use an av-
erage grade of strict low middling
American cotton which should cost
them, laid down at the point of man
ufacture, about 10 cents a pound, or
$95 bale. An average of 85 per
cent of each bale of cotton can be
manufactured into cloth of hosiery
yarns. This means that 425 pounds
of cotton cloth can be manufactured
from one bale of cotton. The coars-
est of this cloth should sell for about
33 cents a pound and finished print
cloths and hosiery at so cents or
better, the average for all being full
. ly AS cents a pound. At this aver
age price, total Of $191.25 would
be received by the manufactures for
the products derived from one bale
of cotton
If slightly less than half of the
goods can be exported and paid for
4 in dollars or other COMPARATIVELY
nigh valued currency it would keep
! the mill owner supplied with suf-
| ficient money to purchase the new
/ stocks of cotton necessary to keep
| his mill in operation and he would
be independent Of the fluctuations in
the rate of exchange Of the money
Of his own country. In addition,
profits can be derived from sales in
his own country where he and his
employees live and purchase the ne
cessities of life with cheap money
ard thus add to the favorable posi-
ton of those manufacturers who con
duet their business in countries hav-
ing deprecated currency.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
2 BOTTLES OF LIQUOR ON
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN

CORDELE, Dec. 27-J. A. Morris,
az years of age, formerly resident
of Mount Vernon, was run down and
killed by freight train on the South
ern railway just out of Grovania
Saturday night and On Monday the
body was taken from here 10 his old
home for funeral and interement.
The train crew saw him, but could
not stop the train in time to save
him. Two bottles Of liquor were
taken off his person. he was un-
married.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
NEWPARLEY
SUBMARINE Seen

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. - (By
Associated Press.) - Suggestions
that the whole submarine problem be
left to future world conference
gained increasing prominence today
while the delegates to the Washing
ton arms conference awaited formal
replies from France and Japan to
the American compromise proposal
for submarine limitations. There was
no meeting today of the naval com
mittee.
The general impression that the
question of land armament will not
again come before the conference for
detailed consideration was strength
ened by the departure of the Italian
military staff and the announcement
that the British military experts will
leave the last of this month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
MRS. GAhiEdAGE GRANTED
$50 MONTHLY ALIMONY

Temporary alimony of $50 per
month beginning January I, 1922,
and attorneys fees of $3.50 was
granted Mrs. Fannie Gammage
against her husband, Ed Gammage,
local railroad engineer, whom she is
suing for divorce, in an order just
handed down by Judge Littlejohn on
her application, which was heard at
some length recently. Mrs. Gammage
asked $125 alimony in her petition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
GOLF CLUB OPENING
TONIGHT GAY AFFAIR

All The members of the Americus
Golf club and members of their
families, together with list of invit-
ed out-oftown guests and the visit
ing college set, will attend the ball
opening the golf club home tonight
beginning at O'Clock. The Watson
Bell Hops jazz orchestra of Colum-
bus, will furnish the music for the
dancers and gay affair is expected.
The club house has been beautifully
decorated for the occasion. Refresh
ments will be served during the even
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
DOLLAR WATCH
FIRM INVOLVED
Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
Filed Against Robt. S. Inger-
soil & Brother

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-An invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy was
filed in federal court here today
against Robert S. Ingersoll &
Brother, manufacturers of the Inger-
soil watches. Tine firms liabilities
are set forth as three million dol
lars with assets, not including good
will, at two millions. The concern
admitted its inability to pay its
debts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

She took her prisoner bck to Wau-
kon.
An angry mob of farmers and
townspeople gathered. There was
talk of lynching.
Mrs. Martingdale stood off the
crowd.
Il shall see to it that my prisoner
gets justicep she said.
She took Thorpe to the Jail. All
night she cross-questioned him.
She gathered the evidence on
which the state will base its case
when Thorpe's case comes up.
Then-at last--she went home to
sleep and to "catch up" with the
housework.
Next April, the Rev. Winifred E..
Robb, a clergyman and sheriff of
Polk county, will be called upon to
hang Eugene Weeks and Orrie l..
Cross. convicted of murder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
ACCUSED MAN RESIGNS
CABINET OF OBREGON

NEAICU CITY, Dec. 27.-IHy
Associated Press.) Rafael Zabaran,
secretary of industry, commerce and
labor, has resigned, but President
Obregon has not yet acted on the
resignation. Zabaran's action fol-
lowed recent attack on his honesty
IN the chamber of deputies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
DEBS TOSPEND
FUTURE MAKING
WAR TOEND WAR
Socialists Gathe In His Home
City For Great Welcome
Wednesday

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 - War
against war is to occupy great part
of the future activities of Eugene V.
Debs, Socialist leader who was freed
from the Atlanta prison on Christ
mas day and who visited Attorney
General Daugherty and President
Harding here Yesterday Debs ex-
pressed the opinion that President
Harding at heart was against all
war, but described the president as a
representative of the system that
made war possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
9OPERCENT OF
IRISH SENTIMENT
FAV0RS TREATY
Overwhelming Support For Rati-
fication Of Pact Sweeping
Southen Part

LONDON, Dec. 27.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Sentiment throughout
Ireland, as reflected in dispatches to
London newspapers today, is over
wheImingly in favor of the Irish
peace treaty.
Reports from various provinces in
dicate that fully ninety per cent of
the people in twenty-six counties of
Southern Ireland want the pact rati-
fled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
ITALY AND SOVIET
SIGN TRADE PACT
Terms of Temporary Agreement
Published-General Treaty
To Follow

ROME, Dec. l27.-(By Associated
Press. THE teens Of the CONNER
cial agreement between Italy and
Soviet Russia, which was signed yes
terday, were published here today.
The agreement is merely temporary
and provides for the resumption Of
trade between the two countries,
pending negotiations for a general
economy treaty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

this end, means have been devised by
which the movement will be popular
lied to as full an extent as is prac-
tical and possible allowing everybody
the opportunity to participate in the
endeavor.
The idea behind the movement is
ito outdistance history" as one lead
ing man expressed it. GAS to what
we want to do now is not to wait on
history, but to write the verdict now
while he is living and before he dies
let him have some tangible token of
the nations appreciation of his
ideals,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
TERRE HAUTE SWARMS
WITH SOCIALISTS.

TERRE, HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 27.-
The city was aswarm with Socialists
today, leaders Of the organization
coming from all parts of the country
as the advance guard of thousands
expected to welcome Eugene Debs on
his arrival from Washington Wednes-
day afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
RAILROADS FLOOD BOUND
AT CINCINNATI STATION

CINCINNATI, Dec .27. The
Ohio river was stationary here today
at 55.9 feet. and the weather bureau
expected recession soon. All but
two railroads, the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Louisville and Nash
vile, were forced to abandon The
Central Union depot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
$500, ,O00 SCHOOL SET
AFIRE WHILE BUILDING

FALL RIVER, Mass. Dec. 27.
Fire of alleged incendiary origin de-
stroyed the Henry Lord Grammar
school today with loss estimated
at $500 600. The building was III
process of construction Z
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
ONE MAN KILLED IN
CLASH IN BELFAST.

BELFAST, Dec. 27.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-One man was killed
and several wounded in clash be-
tween a constabulary patrol and a
number of men in the Narrow Bone
area today. Order was restored with
aid of an armored car.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
HEAR ABOUT THIS WAR?

MECCA Dec. 27.-Fighting has
been going on in this region between
two rival sultans, Ibn 5aud and Ibn
Rashid, Saud has captured Hail,
capital Of Rshid's territoky, say
latest reports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

LINCOLN, Ncb., Dec. 27.-Kath-
ryn Marie is the most carefully look
ed after baby in the world.
Because she's the practice baby
of the domestic science department
Of the Nebraska State University
here.
That means that she has all the
care and love and coddling that all
the girls taking the domestic science
course can bestow on her.
And that she has a new mother
every week! For a different girl has
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
FEAST OF HOLY INNOCENTS
AT CALVARY CHURCH

Wednesday, December 28. being
the Feast of Holy Innocents, there
will be celebration of the Holy
Communion in Calvary church at II
a. M.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
MORE WED-LESS BORN.

PARIS. Dec. 27.-Since 1913, the
marriage rate in France has increased
from $50 to 295 to every 10000 in
habitants. But the birth rate has
fallen from 1873 to 165 in 10000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

The "baby" manager job every seven
days.
This practical training in mother
hood is making for better babies and
lower baby death rates." says Uni
vcrsity Chancellor Samuel Avery,
who got the baby from juvenile
court.
eve don't give Kathryn Marie
purely scientific care; we mix it with
love-" says Miss Fuller, university
baby expert
"Ah-goow says Kathryin Marie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
WEATHER FORECAST:

For Georgia-Generally cloudy to-
night and Wednesday. Not much
change in temperature.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-21
EX-SERV|CE MEN
ARE NEGLECTED.,
It IS ALLEGED
tRy The Assoclated Press.l

Washington, June 20. - Repre-
sentatives Of the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
protested today against the alleged
treatment of veterans to the sem
ate special committee dealing with
activities affecting former service
men. J. T. Taylor. vice chairman
Of the legislative committee of the
American Legion, complains of the
failure of the government to pro-
vide adequate hospital facilities"
asserting there are now $4,000 for
mer service men who can not be
given needed medical treatment.
The bureau of war risk insurance,
he also charged, had failed to as
sist those entitled to government
aid and he appealed for more
sympathetic treatment of veterans,
many of whom, he said, suffer
because they do not know their
rights or how to obtain them"
"We ask you to humanize- the
bureaus dealing with former serv-
ice men," e. S. Bethlehem, Jr.,
chairman of the legislative COM
mittee Of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, said, urging that congress
compel the bureau of war risk in
surance to help the veterans.
Especial criticism of the board
of appeals of the war risk bureau
was voiced by Mr.. Bethlehem,
who demanded that it be reorgan-
lied and that former service men
he placed upon 1t.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-21

dent Gompers has had since 1894,
when he was defeated for re-elec-
ton by John Mcbride, mine
worker. Since that time he mas
been reelected year after year by
an almost unanimous vote.
Published reports that represen-
tatiyes of certain anti-Gompers In
terests are operating among the
delegates with a 100000 "slush
fund" has created considerable eX-
element. Attempts, however, 10
get the convention to make an in
vestigation of the matter failed to-
day because Of point of order,
but it is expected that the motion
for a committee inquiry will be
made tomorrow.
Anti-Iobby Plan Beaten.
Disapproval of plans to prohibit
lobbying at washington was reg
istered by the convention. 1t was
pointed out, in support of report
of the executive council which was
adopted, that such legislation
would. serve to isolate members OF
congress from persons they repre-
sent. The convention favored a
system of registration of lobbyists,
however.
The convention adopted the ex-
ecutive councils endorsement of
establishment of conference boards
of organized workers, thoroughly
voluntary in character" as a means
of promoting the democracy of
labor Through development of CO.
operative effort"
Cost of Manufacture.
"Co-operation should be encour-
aged as an effective means of curb
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-21
JOHN |. LEWIS
ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY FOR
A. F. OF |. HEAD
President of the United Mine
/, Workers viii Attempt to
Wrest Office From Vet
, eran Labor Leader,
BOTH FACTIONS ARE 80
WARSHALING FORCES
Convention at Denver Regis
ters Disapproval Of the
Proposal to Stop Lobby
Ing at Washington,
tav The Associated Press)

nanver Colo, June 20.-Sup-
norters of samuel Gompers ana
John L. Lewis, president OF the
I1rited Mine Workers, tonign'
were marshalling their forces iol
tbe contest which will oecluo
wbether the veteran labor leader
shall be returned to the presidency
of the American Federation u
Labor. voss
Both sides are making canvass
of the situation and ALREADY u
clare that they have mustereu 'u-
r;cient votes to win. ,u4o+,or
The Gompers administratiaUil
forces went into action immeu1t leort
atelv following the announoeGJ eanJi-
~ lewis that he would be ;at cam a
ATE for the presidency VIII ~. q
pJeclaration that the veteran iapo, =
upias would be candidate ana mao mao
no % intention Of Withdrawing from
the race. c..o,+
Mr. Gompers stated, howe'el;. y;
tbat "I consider the poslIiohs ,,O VI
nresident of the American Feaeis req CO
tion of Labor so exalted ana 81
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-21

President of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor and Candidate
for Reelection.
dignified, I would not stoop to
politics to attain it.
mo man in this convention, nor
out of it, can truthfully say, and l
do not believe he would untruth-
fully make such statement, that
I discussed the presidency with
him or asked him for his vote
Except for his brief announce
ment that he was a candidate Mr..
Lewis, who heads the largest union
in the United States, declined to
make any statement. His support
claimed that they had pledged
votes in the convention.
Announcement Surprise.
Although electioneering on be-
half of Lewis has been in progress
here for the last week, his an
nouncement came as a surprise TO
many of the delegates. Many had
believed that the miners chief
would formally withdraw from the
Mace instead of being a candidate.
Labor leaders pointed out to-
night that the candidacy of Lewis
would change the whole politicai
complexion" of the convention.
They said that there would proba-
bly, be candidates put into the field
in opposition to those of the admin
istration's forces now on the eX-
ecutive council Up to tonight,
however, there had been no indi-
cation of such a move.
Many Lewis Workers.
Mr.. Lewis has established cam
paign headquarters at one of the
down town hotels and is being aid
ed in his campaign by large force
of mine workers officials from all
sections of the country. Practically
all of his executive board members
are in the city working in his
behalf.
Reports that he would not be
able to control the votes of his own
organization were denied tonight
by his supporters, who announced
that the 4,257 votes of the miners
would be cast in favor of their
leader.
The machinists' union, the sec
ond largest union in the federation,
have already swung their support
to Lewis.
W Both Gompers and Lewis sup
porters claim majority of the del
Aagates from railroad organizations.
G0mpers' Long Service.
The candidacy of Lewis Is the
first serious opposition that Presi-