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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
COAL MINERS TO FIGHT TO HOLD WAGE
YOU AND I
LIVE ON A STAR THAT
D o ES IA DIFFERENT
DANCES IN SPACE.
MOTHER EARTH is a dancer per-
AVA fotY1,i,,c. A l;fez-.L

MOTHER EARTH is a dancer per-
ava forming IA different movements
as she whirls onward through space,
says Camille Flammarion, ,,French as
tronomer.
Mother Earth has good skin, or
crust, and will support human life
for another billion years, says Lord
Raleigh, at a convention of British
scientists.
An Italian professor says he soon
Will have a screen that will free us
from gravity and enable us to leave
the earth and fly off into space
among the stars.
Why speculate about Mars when
we are just beginning to learn about
the mysterious earth, mother of us
all, who brings our bodies out of
her soil and claims US when life has
run its course?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
MEXICAN TROOPS
SLAY AMERICAN
Carl r. Tabb, Employee OF Oil
Concern, Shot And Killed,
Consul Reports

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Carl
R. Tabb, an American employee of
Mexican petroleum company, was
shot and killed Sunday night "by
Mexican soldiers" in the oil fields
near Tampico, the American consul
at rampico reported today to the
State Department
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
LLOYD GEORGE
IS NOT COMING
Domestic Politics To Keep Pre-.
mier And Lord Curzon From
Conference

LONDON, Sept. .-(By Asso.
ciated Press 1t has been definitely
decided that neither Premier Lloyd
George nor Lord Curzon will attend
the Washington conference on dis
armament, IN view of impending de-
velopmehts in domestic politics, it
was learned this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
NARCOTIC

The Senate Finance committee de.
cides to continue transportation tax.
es. though freight, passenger and
Pullman taxes may be cut in two for
the next year.
Admittedly, the government has
ia raise money somewhere. But
taxes on TRANSFORMATION are narcotics
for business. They handicap export
cf fam products and shipment OF
manufactures.
Income tax makes the big people
yelp, but it doesn't narcotize general
prosperity like penalizing movement
Of freight and passengers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
GRAVE APPREHENSION
OF GREAT STRIKE.
Nv Row Gibbons.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 20-Grave
apprehension is felt at headquarters
Of the United Mine Workers of
America that there will be another
national coal strike next spring.
Every present indication points to
walkout Of 10000 unionized an
thracite and bituminous workers
This forecase is besad on these dis
closures:
That miners are dissatisfied with
the present working and wage scale.
That they will demand more mon
ey from the operators.
That the coal operators will re-
fuse an increase and insist on a re-
duction Of The present basic wage of
$3.50 a day.
That every agreement and contract
in the country between the miners
and operators expires March 81,
1922, which is unprecedented.
That the miners almost without ex-
cer+io-' consider they were treated
unfairly by interference of the gov
ernment during the last strike, when
an increase of q per cent in wages
was granted, compared to their de-
mand for a 60 per cent advance.
National Convention.
Today miner delegates assembled
here from every section of the Unit
ed States and parts of Canada.
They have made known their de-
termination to fight TO the last ditch
for preservation of present wage
scales and an increase above the bas-
ie $3.50 day rate.
According to President John L.
Lewis, never was there period IN
the coal industry when miners were
so aentirely wrought up over the
WAGE controversy.
Some of the proposals call for
enactment by the convention of de-
mands on coal operators for wage
increases of 70 per cent.
Bv contrast, certain operators IN
various parts Of the country have
posted notices that their mines, after
resuming operation, will run on re-
duced wage scales.
Some operators have even sent
delegations to the miners headquar-
ters here, entreat;ng President Lewis
to sanction paw cut.
10 IheSe Lewis naG GSpllCu tiiaC
the miners will never consent to
lower scale and will fight to- the last
ditch any attempt to bring about
such reduction"
Resting On Dynamite
In the opinion of one high officer
of the mine workers organization,
the probability of national coal
strike is very imminent. He says:
"The entire situation is resting on
a load of dynamite. Not very much
is needed to set off the charge"
Some other reasolutions received III
advance of the arrival of delegates
who formulated them, call for:
Government interference with the
import of Mexican oil, which is COM
peting with the coal industry, by. IN.
stitution of high protective tariff.
Naturalization of all coal mines in
the United States as means Of pre-
venting such disorders as those which
recently occurred in West Virginia.
Steps to bring about the amalga-
nation Of transport workers, rail-
road employees and miners into ma
tional body, each to cooperate With
the others in event of strike.
Release of Eugene Debs from
prison.
Recognition of Soviet Russia.
six-hOul. daV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
JAGS

More drunkenness in America than
anywhere else in the world, says Gas.
ton Monnett, travelling investigator
for a French brandy concern.
Come back in 10 years, my dear
Castor. Drunks will be rare then.
An evil thousands of years old can't
be wiped out overnight.
Most jags now come from home,
made hootch. After the novelty
wears off, cellar chemists will decide
it's more bother than it's worth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
CHINA

DR.. Sun Yat-Sen says that his po.
litical party, ruling from Canton,
South China, is the real Chinese gov.
ernment. Not so, says the official
government at Picking, where Japs
lobby. Now third Chinese govern
ment" sets up shop at Hankow, in the
interior.
Will China eventually split up into
several countries, each with more
people than the United States? Not
if Toxic can help it. Keep the Chinese
fighting each other and they can't
fight us, is Japanese policy. The Chi
nese Giant will take care of that
when he gets the opium and bribes
out of his system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
SEEK SOURCEOF
FATTY'SLIQUOR
Federal Grand Jury To Start
Grind Tonight-Tampering
Inquiry Delayed

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. go. =
Charges that four persons, one of
tehm a prominent figure in the Ar
buckle case, have discussed the like
lihood of their benefitting financial
ly by means of tampering with i'm
portant prosecution witnesses, were
made today by District Attorney
Brady.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-The
county grand jury early today adj
qourned until next Monday might its
Investigation of alleged tampering
with the prosecution witnesses in the
Arbuckle murder case. The jury, it
is said, also heard the testimony of
DR. W William Rumwell, who is alleged
to have performed the autopsy on
Miss Rappe's body. No action was
taken.
The liquor served by Arbuckle at
his death party will be the subject
of an investigation by the federal
grand jury here tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
MILLIONS

Steel works, mines, farms, foresta
the entire Austrian estate of the
Archduke Frederick-are taken over
by bankr Charles H. Sabin, publisher
Frank A. Munsey and other Ameri-
cans.
The property is worth $2OO,000,-
900.
A big deal. but it's only the be-
ginning. American brains and capi-
tai will salvage Europe, which, when
it tries to salvage itself, seems like
man attamnting to lift himself by
his cwn bootstraps.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
CITY COUNCIL OF
CHICAGO TAKES
RAP AT XII KLUX
Condemns Atlanta Organization
Says Police Need No Secret
Help
ATLANTA COUNCIL ASKS
CATHOLIC ORDER PROBE
Klan Imperial kleagle Tells OF
Arrest With His Woman
Assistant

CHICAGO, Sept. O.-Resolutions
condemning the Ku Klux Klan and
declaring sit is no. necessary to
augment the police force of the city
of Chicago with a secret organiza-
ton" was passed yesterday by the city
council.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
ORDERS

Franklin Automobile company
says its recent price cut increased or.
ders "a per cent.
An eastern textile company flood
ed with orders, experimental by rails
ing its prices. Orders stopped com
inP.
Business revival awaits only low
ering of prices-especially rents and
freight rates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
MARKETS
AMERlCUS SPOT COTTON
Good middling 20 cents.
LIVERPOOL. COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2O.-Market
opened steady, 60-70 up. Quotations.
Fullys 14.2S. Sales, $4,000 bales.
Receipts, $50 bales, of which 265 are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-20
WEATHER FORECAST:

For Georgia = Partly cloudy to
night and Wednesday; no change in
temperature.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Red-Blooded Missionaries
One Who Has Killed Man-Eating
Tigers Fighting Parsons"
o the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Concerning the splendid edi-
torial, entitled "a Matter of Manners"
on the ridicule heaped upon the clergy,
let me register profound approval. 1t
SO happens that for the last two years
l have been intrusted with interview
ing several hundred missionaries from
far parts CT the earth, maintainedsby
the Board of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church My own
opinion of this class of men has
changed radically in that time, and I
wish to testify that l have found them
very human, likable and distinctly red
blooded men.
Among them I recall offhand the
Rev. Harry R. Caldwell, of Yenping.
China, the famous tiger hunter and
friend of Roy Chapman Andrews. 1t
was this clergyman who killed the
largest bjghorn sheep known last year
on the third Asiatic expedition of the
American Museum of Natural History.
AT its request his organization sl-
lowed him leave of absence to accom-
pany Andrews. He has many man-eat-
ing tigers to his credit, which he has
killed with .22-caliber rife, the same
weapon with a difference in bullets)
which he uses OH smaller game while
collecting for the American Museum Of
Natural History. He is also a natural
lst of note and has a collection in the
museum.
There are many other men Of the
same type and with exploits as
picturesque among the American
ministers from abroad, men who have
passed through thrilling experiences
among cannibaI tribes in darkest
Africa, head hunters of interior
Borneo, bandits in China, criminal
tribes in India and with wild beasts
IN every jungle country on the globe.
AS an outdoor maa myself, let me say
that l have gained a profound respect
Tor the clergyman who goes abroad;
and those who go abroad are recruited
from the ranks of those at home.
The missionary, at least, is rot
moilycoddle. Take that statement
from one who gave three years Of
military service recently, and whc
thinks he knows red blood when he
sees it. The story of the thirty-six
"hghting parsons" of the A. E. F.
would make volume in itself, and
the number of chaplains cited for con-
splcuous gallantry under fire speaks
loudly IN approval of your editorials
HENRY CLAY FOSTER.
New York, June 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23

routine OF an ocean voyage. Some
one gets out a squeaky concertina
and sings the songs of the old coun-
try. Strange smells fill the hatch
ways and quarters down below,
Night falls, and the ship plows sn.
AT dawn the watches change again
The sun rises out of the eastern
ocean and sets again in the west
And SO the routine goes.
What follows is beyond our ken
Shipwreck,, derelicts, floating mines
pirates, Flying Dutchmen--time
alone may give the answer. Some
persons always ready to blame tho
Bolsheviki for anything say they
have spirited away these ships. VIII,
not telegraph Moscow to see if they
have arrived?
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Ocean BoIshevists

Where is the modern pirates
cove? To what unsupported haven
have the unknown disciples of Cap
tain Kidd taken their prizes?
information about this will be well
coined by the State, Commerce and
Navy departments and by Lloyds
agency.a So far there is no mention
of a reward per ship, but any one
knowing the whereabouts of this nj
rate gang will earn the gratitude of
the Washington government by
sending word.
1t is a strange tale, this. A sea-
going ship--there are hundreds w.
ing in New York Harbor to-day
clears SANDY Hook with matches bat
tened down and coal and supplies to
make distant destination. 1t passes
out of sight of land, setting its
course over the rolling ocean, sail
ing steadily toward the horizon,
through fair weather and foul. The
watches change, mess follows mess,
every one settles down to the dull
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
with the intellectual progress Of the
world. Founded almost in counsel
Of despair, it has attained an honor
able place among the nations.
Postmaster Morgan

The reappointment of Edward
Morgan to be postmaster of New
York is welcome. 1t means better
mail service, for if there is one man
more than another who knows what
should and can be done with the
facilities under his control it is Mr..
Morgan, with forty-five years of
postal experience.
But for other and even better rea-
sons the reappointnent is well
come. 1t tends to humanize employ
ment which has been too much de-
humanized. 1t puts courage and
new hopes into hearts which have
been chilled by cold, bureaucratic
spirit. 1t makes for a better morale
by arousing thoughts of the posi-
bility of promotion. Men are not
merely eager for more money, al
though this is pleasing enough; in
every breast is an aversion to inius-
tice and desire for recognition
when duly earned. No faithful
worker would be pushed aside not
once but many times.
Mr.. Morgan began as letter car
rier. From the bottom up he has
filed about every position in. the
local postoffice. This makes his re-
appointment of high social value
What he has done others can do. AS
Napoleon ascribed his victories to
making his soldiers know that any
one of them might yet carry mar
shals baton, SO career like that of
Postmaster Morgan multiplies itself
and is stimulus to thousands.
The merit system has been toe
often described as fence to keen
the politicians out. 1t is this, but
it is more. 1t relates. to human
psychology in one Of it's most famil-
lar aspects.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
The Business of Being an Author

There is something quite pathetic
in the recent admission of Mr.. Ber-
nard Shaw that he had taken to
authorship to escape business, and
now found himself overwhelmed with
business. Only a few hours before,
he said, he had been offered 100000
to put his name to a film. The
suggestion that he might accept and
turn the money over to authors less
busy did not, however, meet with
any pronounced Shavian en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Shaw stated that he had to
spend most of his time arranging
for the copyrights on his various
books. But why bother? There is
no law compelling him to register
his works. Surely Mr.. Shaw has
money enough. Possibly he protects
his works to avoid misprints and
garbled editions. We prefer to be-
lieve that this is his reason.
But why does not Mr.. Shaw hire
an authors helper for the children
OF his brain? If Mr.. Shaw would
only come to America we would
show him how to conduct his busi-
ness so that it would not bother him.
Think of what Henry Rogers did
for Mark Twain!
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Sim Fein Victories

If the republican army of Ireland
is an army, as it claims, and its
night-riding is legitimate warfare,
its headquarters staff might estab-
lish a communique service to de-
scribe it's victories.
An opportunity was lost yester-
day when no bulletin was issued,
saying: "On the Cork sector we
struck a great blow by kidnapping
a seventy -year-old earl and burn
ing his residence. Our detachment
wore their new masks and presented
as terrifying an appearance as the
old Ku-Klux of America"
Or the day before this might have
been the communique: "Another
great victory. At midnight, near
Ballycomn.on, we dragged farmer
from his bed and killed him before
his wife. The execution was per
order, the dead man being a mis-
creant who had said that he stood
with Parnell and favored accept
ance of Home Rule"
Or on another day the bulletin
might read: "This morning, near
Bantry, James O'Rourke, of the con-
stabulary, was shot. He was COM
ing from mass and was unarmed,
and the opportunity offered was not
neglected"
1t is sometimes asked why Amer
lea does not sympathize as much
with Sim Feiners as with former
Irish patriots. Perhaps it is be-
cause many Americans remember
the saclling of Lawrence, Kan, and
recall who and what was Quantrill.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Liberia Is ON the Map

The conservation of the Rev. DR..
Theophilus M. Gardiner as bishop
suffragan of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church seems to merit remark.
DR.. Gardiner in his childhood was a
member of a wild and savage Afri-
can tribe, living in the jungles of in
land Liberia, and was civilized and
educated and prepared for entry into
holy orders in the negro schools of
Cape Mount and Cape Palmas. Thus
he is purely product of African
negro culture.
Soincidentally comes the announce
ment that the President of Liberia
has just selected four American mis-
slonaries, of the Protestant Episco-
pal, Methodist Episcopal, Baptist
and Lutheran churches, respectively,
TO serve as advisory members of the
Liberian Board of Education; indi-
eating purpose not to disregard all
external aid, nor yet to be wholly de-
pendent upon it, but wisely to make
avail of it.
The present year is the centennial
year of Liberals existence. For.
while it was not until 1922 that
Jehudi Ashmun began his great
work, and not until 1924 that R. r.
Gurley invented the name Liberia !"
it was in 1921 that the American
Colonization Society selected the site
of Monrovia for the landing and set
tiement of the first company Of eman-
cipated negroes from the United
States.
Liberia, relying chiefly upon itself,
has maintained it's place ON the map
and has made creditable progress in
the arts of civilization. Its govern
ment has been far more stable and
orderly than that of many a white
republic, and in producing, in it's own
schools and from pure negro stock,
statesman like Arthur Barclay and
a scholar like E. w. Blyden it has
shown capacity for keeping pace
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Getting Ready

The explanation is furnished that
the President delays summoning a
disarmament conference to make
sure that the gathering will effect
something and not pass into history
as another failure.
The explanation Is reassuring.
Haste in such matters often means
less speed. All the public asks is
reasonable evidence that the work of
preparation goes forward diligently
and that postponement is with the
sincere desire of getting good rs-
suits. The President is wise to dis
regard the impatient appeals of
those more interested in seeming to
do things than in doing them.
But the public expects, and has a
right to expect, action. We shall, Of
course, not throw down our arms, no
matter what others do. The ability
to provide national defense is basic.
But it must be clear that this coun-
try is willing and eager to go as far
as others in reducing war burdens.
This always has been the policy of
America. There is now a statute
authorizing the President, and in ef-
feet instructing him, to summon a
1ic x-y,, q ~,
Some of the irreconcilables Of the
Senate are said to be alarmed by
fear that something will be done to
lessen war expenditures. If such is
the case the group may get new
name-may be called the incorri-
gibles. But, whether irreconcilables
or incorrigibles, their antagonism is
to be ignored. Germany made a
business of blocking disarmament
plans. This country would not take
up the German role.
The British Prime Minister has
gone far in extending an invitation
to this country to take the lead in
promoting a disarmament confer
ence. France is OF similar mind, and
so is Italy, and so are the responsible
statesmen of Japan; and it would
would seem as if no very long period
would be necessary to carry through
the preliminary negotiations and to
get within sight of common pro-
gram.
1t is by no means impossible that
the Harding Administratio will be
rated as a success or a failure ac-
cording as it satisfies American pub
lie opinion by achieving something
that will at once lessen the dangers
of war and tighten the weight of the
military preparation which the
future must carry.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23

ingly cooperate. They may not even
pause to point out that the league they
did set up with such pains and mis-
givings was made in America" If
the then American President had not
insisted upon this league it would
never have been created in the face of
French suspicion and hostility-to say
nothing OF the Indifference of Italy
and the lukewarmness of an infuen-
tial section of British Official opinion.
But the American people. having
banned and damned Wilson and all his
works, naturally will have nothing to
do with his league. And we should
remember that if President Harding
were to decide that this attitude i'm
piled complete American isolation from
all Old World problems he would in
fallibly be supported by his people. If,
on the other hand, President Harding
and Secretary Hughes decide that it is
their patriotic duty to give the Amer
lean nation a lead in the direction of
sharing in the government of the
world, Old and New, they will be
swimming against possibly not set.
tied current of opinion but certainly
against vast and contented inertia
which does not want to be bothered
about Europe, except in the way of
charity and trade.
Still, the Harding Administration can
lead the United States into far closer
and more responsible relations with
the Parliament of Manly whatever
name it may be called--than now exist
Intelligent and informed Americans
know that their country has very real
interests at stake in hundred foreign
fields.
Canada, for her part, can hasten to
make it very clear that she welcomes
the United States back into the inter
national field. In many respects our
interests are identical. American CO.
operation within the world councils
will be of untold help to British policy
even where it enables what may be
termed the democratic influences in
the British family to draw the policy
of our empire nearer to the line of q
broad humanitarianism There is far
too much narrow and even acerbated
nationalism in the Old World. The
calling in of America-in which term
we include Canada--will help redress
that omminous balance, to the vast ben
eft of the human race.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Americanisrn Asserting Itself
TO the Editor of The Tr;buno

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I congratulate you heartilv on
your editorial this morning on "Keen-
ing History Straight" 1t has the richt
ring about it and will do much good.
Admiral Sims's Naval Record" by
"Quarterdeck," is an Illuminating COM
mentary on the conduct of those who
are opposed to the fighting admiral
and who seem bent on bringing on a
conflict between the United States and
Great Britain. There can be no doubt
IN the minds of those who read The
Tribune and other great daily Journals
that American sentiment is Yapidly
rising to high pitch.
Perhaps the time has come to call
meetings In every part of the United
states similar to the meeting held
some weeks ago in Madison Square
Garden, which was an inspiration to
all who attended. What the United
States needs is less foreign rule and
more home rule. If Admiral Sims is
rebuked for his London speech and
makes trip through the United States
he will be hailed as conquerine hero.
DAVID G. WYLIE.
New York, June 81, 1921.