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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-13
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
UrOm The Times-Rec0rder, June J
Il. 1917

-, 1910
AT Il called meeting Uf the Joard
of education yester lay. teachers were
1 chosen to FL the vacancies made by
\ the designations from the faculties
of The public schools at the close CT
the last session. MI Bradley Ches-
\ ter, a recent graduate Of Emory Col
4 lege, was chosen to ill the place Of
/ instructor Of science at the high
school, which place was made va
cant by the shifting of Prof. You
mans to fill the place as instructor
/ Of mathematics. Miss Elise Gibbs,
of Madison, and Miss Lila Galloway,
of Rayles were elected to fill the
vacancy in the faculty at the gram
: mar school. Miss Gibbs was for two
years in charge Of the Muscogce Ele-
mentary school at the State Normal
school. Miss Galloway is also a
proficient graduate of the State Nor
NAL school, who comes highly recon-
mended.
Americas is to have a recorders
court, if the action begun at last
nights session of the city council
reaches fruition. With Acting Mayor
Bolton in the chair, Mayor Mathis
introduced a resolution asking for
an amendment to the city charter so
as to allow the establishment of
recorders court, instead of the pres
ent's mayors court.
The sale Of the Dodson's Pharma-
cy, which was currently reported Sat
urday afternoon, is of general inter
est to the public, eliminating as it
does name 50 long identified with
the retail drug trade of Americas
and this section. But it brings into
the arena one that will meet with
equal favor - the Hooks MURRAY !
Pharmacy, which begins business to-
day The purchasers of the phar-
macy are Messrs. Thos. B. Hooks and |
Emmett l.. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. J. Kalmon and
daughter, Miss Marjorie Kalmon, will /
return today from a visit of week |
to relatives near Lumpkin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-13

safer than that rascal. Old Man
Flood. And you're the only one who
can undo his work. Now go around
and hunt up all the little streams and
blow your breath on them. Instant
Iy the ice-stoppers will fly back into
place and the water will stop, and
Old Mar Flood will see that his
good time is over and sneak back up
to the sky where he belongs. We
shall take good care that he doesn't
get out@again this year"
(To be continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-13

IN MEXICO WHEN public and the public
asked to buy tickets, official is bull
ght or circus tent to that the carried
OF the duties oil the and aldermen Mexican city
Inc time o
F"0 itself the best censor They know that when speaks
he has practical deliver and his patrons rely what
ne says They know when another speaks there
air his bulletins
story A. r. Stewart who was the largest drv
goods merchant in New York just after the He
meet and the prospect of bright He
with the cronicler
He made advertising drive city bargain
He told with
he proposed sell He promised public only bargains
that article would be
took New York by His crowded with suspicious
hafbeevng search bargains
carefully
them They only they
They filled pavement
Long before the limit
cleaned out The troublesome paid handsome balance
foundation which reached thirty millions
dollars This colossal in those days that time he consd
cred the wealthiest man the United States
You can't fool all the all the The
demorng unreliable Advertising dmhe the influence
daily himself
When prohibition papers
the sale Of ontaband articles because against the drift of
hghtened opinion.
TIE TIMES RECORDER is glad join welcome of the A. A.
C. W. Georgia They represent of the vital fac
presentday business we-beng To high
and the of them the world and
dculaIy country much Welcome Ad Men of the
World.
Tip manufacturers If he in his sleep he
probably dreaming about the good old cost-pIus days
Temperance says Carpenter lose the fight because
ne drinks wine Guess he thinks can't punch of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
ttfom the Times-Recorder, June Il
and Is, 1917

and 10, 1919
The last grand jury paid Judges
Fort and Pilsbury high compliments
and they deserve them, and more.
Never will two men be given up more
reluctantly by any people. sThey
made model judges and the neople Of
Sumter county are proud of them.
Next week lodge Of Odd Fellows
will be established in Americas.
M,ssrs. John T. Argo. W. T. A. Damn.
Q. A. Osborne and w. H. r.
Schroeder went over to Columbus
yesterday and were made Odd Eel
lows. In connection with the nom
bcrs Of that organization already IN
Americus they will organize the
lodge here.
Capt. Nick Gilmore, of the S.. A.
d NJ, railroad, the youngest looking
man to his age in Georgia, and one
OF the very cleverest men who ever
PULLED a bell cord, returned yesterday
from a visit to his family in Mont
gomery.
Wishing to get rid Of some chick
ems which were a nuisance to her
husband, an Americas lady sent the
hired boy out to sell them yesterday
The husband, who is one Of the best
known men in Sumter county, saw
the boy and bought the chickens He |
sent them back to his wife with the
compliments of a friend, who wanted
the husband to have them for din
ner But he didn't have them, for
when he went home he found that his |
wife had sent the chickens off and |
sold them again. !
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-13
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
By Stanley

RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leaves
1859 am Columbus Chgo $40 am
1928 pm Albany-Montg'y 5:14 am
1928 pm Macon-Atlanta 6.37 am
#7:15 pm Columbus *6:50am
1852 pm Albany-Montg'y 2:15 pm
2:15 pm Macon-Atlanta 1852 pm
"11:OO am Columbus *2:30pm
1000 am Columbus 1880 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:25 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atlanta 1898 pm
3:40 am lbany-Jaxville 1859 pm
2:58 am Albany-Jaxville 12:41 am
12:41 ann Chgo, St. L. Alta 2:58 am
g. Daily; CD Sunday.
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
Arrives Leaves
Sis pm Richland-Cols. 1000 am
$40 pm Cordele-Sav'h 1881 pm
1921 pm Richland-Montg'y $40 pm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
AMBUSH GUNMEN FIRE INTO HOMES
 OF LOYAL MINERS
Midnight Terror Reigns In Brookwood Camp When
 Three Houses Are Bom- barded From Darkness

Tuscaloosa, March Especial. 1.-TWO houses were "shot up at Broolzwood, a mining town, in this county, at midnight last night which resulted in negro woman getting painfully shot in the arm. Sheriff Hughes was notified of the trou- ble this morning and dispatched deputy sheriffs to the scenea No others were injured in the fuslllade of shots fired into the houses.
 This afternoon the officers rounded up eight union men on warrants charging them with taking part in the trouble. Those arrested and brought to jail here are Jim and Newt Hughes, white men. and Prince Simons, Buck Paine, Cole man Thompson, Jim Taylor. Jim Wright, Newt Deaton and Van Horton, negroes They will be tried in the county court next Monday. The sheriff has other war rants which will be served tomorrow.
 All was reported quiet in the little min . ing town tonight. The roads are in a bad shape to Brookwood due to the heavy rains, and the officers had much trouble in getting to and from the town. Sheriff Hughes has several officers at Brookwood to prevent any further trou- ble that might occur.
 The attack on the Brookwood commit nifty was described as "a night or terror"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL.


 RaiI workers lay conference plans before President.
 Change of venue for Williams IS asked ny counsel.
 AIlmony decision to be rendered ,n StiIImnn case today.
 Germany releases Americans con- yicted in BergdoiI case.
 Three million men may join in coiOs- sal strike in England.
 Full protection for farmer in tariff policy is urged.
 High court will hear independent bank case April Il.
 Further declines in stocks; British labor situation influences cotton. Stockman closes experiment wttn hogs and peanuts. Majority Woodmen lambast minority at Annixt0n
 Alleged baby killer Is given six months.
 Fort nayne bank to reopen within go days.
 Dekalb citizenship declares for law and order.
 Miner is killed by son. who shoots to snvc mother.
 Mode of disposal of bond cases under siiscussiVn.
 Stenogrnpher makes officiaI report of Bittner's speech.
 Preparing to get foreign trade in motion shortly. E Chemists do not make analysfs for bootleggers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
CONVENTION ORDERS RE CALL ELECTION
 IN NORTH DAKOTA
Action Is Aimed at Governor, Attorney General and State Commissioner of
 Agriculture
R Associnted press

Devils Lake N. D., March H.-Polit- icai factions opposed to the non-par- tiEan league in North Dakota, in con yention here today, ordered that re- call, aimed at certain state officials. be held cn or before November 8. The re- call election, as ordered. is directed against Gcs Lynn J. Frazier, Attorney General William I.emke and Commis- sioner of Agriculture John N. Hagen.
 The action of the convention came after an ail-afternoon debate on q reso- lution by Treadwell Twitchell of Fargo proposing tha attempted recall Of the three officials named.
 This is ti first time hi tie h.ste-1 oi the United States that a recall cleo tion has been ordered against gover- nor or other high state officials. dele gates to the convention asserted
 .'1he brain child of the, socialis- tic regime-the recall-having been placed on the statute books of North Dakota by the on-partisans has, grown up in four years and threatens to de- stroy it's parent" Theodore c. Nelson secretary of the independent Voters as- sociation, and a member of the anti' non-partisan forces steering committee said.
 R. A. Nestoes of Minot was unanl- mously nominated by the anti-non' partsans as their candidate for gov ernor. He will run against Frazier at the recall election.
 Sweinbjorn Johnson of Grand Forks chairman of the state democratic cen tral committee was nominated as z candidate for attorney general to TUT against William Lemke, incumbens
 D. E. Shipley of Dickerson. declined nomination as candidate for commits sioner of agriculture and labor. Ht insisted that it would be given to ar American legion man and the selection will be made later by committee. While there was no recall on th' question, there were not more than { half dozen votes against it out O nearly 400. The vote followed al afternoon of debate between two fac tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
NORTHERN SECTION
 OF ALBANY, GA, IS
 SWEPT BY STORM
One Man Is Killed, Sixty Per- sons Injured and Heavy Property Destruction Is
 Wrought By Tornado
By Associated Press

Albany, Ga. March 3l-The northern part of Albany was swept by tornado late today that killed one man. injured caused property damage estimated to- night at several hundred thousand dollars
 Jerry Dallas negro employe of the Virginia Carolina Chemical company, was reported missing tonight, and it was feared he had been killed inrthe practical wreck of that plant.
 The single victim of the storm was a negro carpenter, John Mccoy. 45 who was helping build bungalow and most of the injured were negroes. The tornado destroyed or partially wrecked approxi- mately hundred dwellings. but it's great est material damage was to dozen or more large industrial plants which were in it's path.
 The most seriously injured of the II persons taken to hospitals are:
 Henry Bennett. negro, probably fatal injuries.
 Laidrick Shaw, negro, probably fatal injuries.
 Grady Halstead.
 Mrs.. J. C. Morgan
 Mrs. Anton Huber.
 will Malard. negro
 Tom Thomas, negro.
 Hundreds of persons will be thrown out of work as a result of the wrecked plants and scores were homeless tonight, but it was believed that local relief meas ures would be sufficient to care for all.
 The storms swept stretch of territory about hundred yards wide and mile and d quarter long, sometimes passing over a building only to descend with crushing force a few hundred yards far ther on. Escapes that verged on the miraculous were recounted tonight Dy survivors of the tornado. and it was re- gardea as remarkable that only one lite was lost in the wreck of buildings and homes.
 Many beautiful shade trees, long the pride of this city of 12,90o inhabitants, were destroyed, and the grandstand at the baseball park was wrecked Charles Inman, young white man who took .tContinn~S Page TweIvsi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
Today's Thrillers
Rx Associated Press

Budapest. March G-Government officials who directed that an arsen- ious compound be used in the print ing of Hungarian currency aimed ver-table knockout blow at the rat, which has cultivated a, taste for paper money Peasants in the commune or Soroksar, near this city, have found the money a first-class poison, bul it is not probable they will continue experiments with currency in an ef- fort to exterminate the rodents.
 Repeated seizures of bank deposits recently aroused the suspicion of the peasants, who began hoardng their money, preferring to keep it in theT cellars rather than trust it to banks The money attracted hordes of gray rats, and 1t is claimed currency hav- ing a face value of 100000 kronen was destroyed Many rats died from the effects of the coloring matter in the money. and the rats are said 10 have taken al4rm by the mortality attending ,heir operations and to have left the village.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01

Montgomery March 31-(Specal )-Fearing disorder m inc mining district of Jefferson and adjoining counties suit of series of speeches being by Van Bine inter national representative of the United Mine Workers of Amer ca following coal strike, Governor kiby held officials officials of Jefferson county and Steiner commanding officer of the Alabama national guard today with view of determining whether criminal charges may be brought against Bittner
 Dispatches Thursday morning quoted Bittner making the conduct of the state during strike The speech made be- fore striking Blocton said Bne advised the
 iess get jobs back from the miners who the strike called 'et their science be their guide" in doing it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
FEDERAL FINANCES
 IN BETTER SHAPE Tax Payments Exceed Expec- tations, Officials Declare In
 Announcing Figures
By Associated Press

Washington. March 3l--Government fi-
 nances have been placed in much better
 shape as result of tax payments of
 ury officials said today in announcing
 nearly complete figures for the first quarter when slightly more than s70o.- 900 was turned into the treasurer.
 Because of this condition the treasury
 is able to begin redemption of approx;-
 mateiy si250o0.oOo in treasury certificates of indebtedness which will not mature
 until April 15. and authorization has a!.
 ready been given federal reserve banks hy Secretary Mellon to retire those cer- tificates where offered.
 In, connection with the announcement of the plan for retiring certificates nos yet matured. MT. Mellon called atten-
 tion to the steady market for this class
 of government securities. Federal re- serve board reports and marker quota tions. he said, show the demand for the certificates to be constant while bank re- ports reveal that less than $190, COG, 600 of S, zoo C01.000 in certificates outstanding are now pledged with reserve banks n0 security This indicated. Mfr. Mellon de- clared, that investors have absorbed mill lions of dollars worth of the short term government obligations and that future
 issues will be quickly taken up when offered by the treasury
 The treasury also has begun the re-
 trement of certificates of indebtedness issued under the Putnam act as war time measure 10 conserve the gold ani silver stocks. Certificates of that ssus totailing $5.0oo,00o were retired on Feb-
 ruary 23 and like amount March 2. Mir. Mellon reported, Two million doi-
 lars in these certificates were retired to- day.
 Approximately 900 in Pittman act certificates were s6lth by the treas ury in 1918 after passage of the act en- abling the treasury to use federal re- serve notes without going into the mar
 ket to buy silver at the then prevailing prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
|GHTN|NG KILLS
 { FATHER AND SON
HI.'I!,'es W Nof Two Negroes, Horse
 andNMuIe Snuffed Out by 1is Electrical Storm

alma March Special. )--Light- ES played grewsome prank this lining, when it struck Jack and
 lIsrew Cufpepper, negroes. as they M down the pike road, a short dis Me this side of Martins station, kill M the negroes, and the z horse and Me. attached to the wagon, but
 ssiing no scars on abrasions about
 i.1bodies. The ear of Jack Culpepper, jiler of Andrew, was torn off, as a NV of sinister warning of the dread
 #er of the elemental force. which Nick the men and mule and horse WI in an instant. i#Hae grewsome find of the four dead .ases was made by a Lamison farmer i8Hiis way to Selma. The heavy ram Him which visited this section tnis i#ning was not particularly severe Martins station, it was said, and |H, one loud clap of thunder was
 #sd. shortly before o'clock. The
 sroes were believed to have been
 iisd by the lighting at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
MARINE CORPS PLIERS
 REACH PARIS ISLAND
By Associated Press

Charleston. s- e. March sl.-Marinc station on Paris Island, near Beaufort. s. C.. this afternoon at 4:15 o'clock, hav- ing left Fayetteville, N. C., in the fore noon.
 The fliers are scheduled to leave Paris Island tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for Daytona, Fla. listed as the next re fueling station. The aviators reported that the FayetteviIle-Pari Island flight was without incident. Maj. Thomas C. Turner, chief of marine corps aviation, has charge of the flight which is due to end in the Virgin Islands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
.UNCERTA|NTIESOF BUSINESS PERSIST,
 DECLARES REVIEW
Commerce Apparently Waiting Developments Before Mov- ing Toward Anything Like
 Normal Conditions
By Associated Press

Washington, March 31-Business showed little indication this month of getting away from the uncertainties of the last year according to the isnonthis review of conditions made public tonight by the federal reserve board Increased activities were noted in some trades but with those : waiting further developments before moving toward anything like normal conditions federal reserve agents re- ported.
 fer side. including automobiles tex tiles and footwear, the board hesi- tated in saying they had experienced more than temporary advances due to the spring season. Whether the ;lctiv> ities of such lines portend a general revival of business, the board declared no definite statement could be made.
 BUYERS STILL ON STRIKE Without exception, the boards ob- servers reported that the buyers l strike, felt first last summer still showed an almost solid front. So great has been the influence of the public's refusal to buy at high prices that where heavier sales are reported in wholesale and retail trade they are ascribed wholly to local condi- ] tions
 The only optimistic expression was 1 in connection with the employment situation which, : the review said, re- fiected slightly improved conditions during the last thirty days, attributed l to the increased seasonal activity in the three lines of manufacturing men, tioned as showing more life. | Reports from reserve banks touch \ ing agricultural communities indicate that the cry of the farmers for labor is being answered by persons driven out lof cities through unemployment. Here i again, however. future conditions could not be forecast by agents of the board because of uncertainties in gen. leral conditions.
 1 WHOLESALE PRICES DROP :, i Reductions in wholesale prices con l tinued during March and on this basis the hoard declared that postwar re
 adjustment had not been completed but declined to hazard guess as te how long prices might continue tt drop. In retail stores the drop has not been as rapid as in wholesale l trade, but reports indicate the retail declines has been steady
 The combination of conditions in al lines has forced continuation of liq. uidation it was stated Frozen credits continue to be released, yet there was only slight reduction in the tota
 amounts of bank credits outstanding
 An attitude of greater hopefulness on the part of the business communit,
 and the expression of opinion, on ths
 part of commercial leaders that dis ltinct improvement in domestic condi tions is in sight" the board said, rep Iresents a forecast rather than an an
 alysis of actual facts. The extent tt
 which these conditions are warranted can not now be determined.
 A gloomy picture of the shippinf tsituation was presented It showed more than 30 per cent of the govern lment owned tonnage tied up iIarcl 14, for lack of remunerative cargo Regular ocean liners throughout tn,
 world are carrying most of the tfaffi
 with curtaiIed sailing schedules. thu
 review said-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
DISREGARD COURTS

The dispatch quoted Bitt-
 ner aS telling the striking miners
 not to vacate the houses belonging
 to the coal operators, although
 they have been ordered to vacate
 by decisions of the lower courts
 which have been affirmed by the
 supreme court. An investigation
 is being made now to detcrmine
 whether Bittner's statement wns
 not in contempt of the supreme
 court of Alabama.
 State officials also are Investigating to determine whether certain Of the utterances did not conflict with the law which prohibits a person from making utterances which might incite persons to riot. It is now alleged in that Bittner made sim liar speech at Pratt City and that the next day one non union miner was killed and another seriously injured by union miners,
 Reports From Birmingham Thursday also said that several homes of non- union miners had been dynamited by union miners during the past l2 hours.
 AS TO TROOPS?
 Governor Kilby declined to discuss Bitgners speecises. but did not seek ta suppress tie fac that he and other state officials were looking Up the law. Among those who conferred with the governor in addition to Gen eral Steiner, were Harwell G. Davis, at torney general; Hugh H. White. assist ant attorney general; Joseph R. Tate, solicitor of Jefferson county. and Chris Hartsfield, sheriff of Jefferson county, and c. ", Austin, head of the state constabulary.
 Asked the direct question whether state troops would. be returned to Jeff ferson and adjourning counties. Gov ernor kilby only replied that he did not know, but that the state would take such action as would protect life and property
 The conference with state and Jeffer- son officials continued a greater part of the day. As soon as they were in ished Governor Kilby left the capitol However, 1t is known that if there is law for further action something will happen in Jefferson county during the next few hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
Hearing Is Postponed

Montgomery, March S1.--t tSpecial1 1-An- nouncement was made by the public serv- ice commission today that the citation to all railroads in Alabama to appear Aprtl 4/ and show why lower rates should not be established ,,n velvet beans and velvet bean products had been postponed until the May session at the request of those interested. The citation was issued two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
7. 5.IHTNING BOLT H'ITAGES ACROBATICS

#Hatchechubee March 3l.--A flash of SiBtning played singular prank here WI o'clock this afternoon when 4 jVse red oak tree in front Of sae Me of Albert Hixson was struck by
 lash almost like ball of fire. Hitting the. huge trunk of the tree.
 linen followed limb and flashed #a willow tree 65 yards distance a tore it almost to pieces, scatter " it's bark for many yards. There Hs but one stroke and it was during Night shower of rain.