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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
FRANK HAROLD, JR., SEES
REAL SPANISH BULL FIGHT
And Calls 1t Cruel Sport With Almost No Sport
In It-Takes A Look At North Africa On
His Trip

Frank Harold, Americus' Rhodes
scholar, at Oxford, England, in hi
last letter home, describes a bull
fight witnessed at Seville, Spain, and
also tells Of little trip to Africa
when he saw the Sultan of Morocco
His letter follows:
Narbonne, France, Jan. 6, 1921.
Dear Father: have tried for four
or five days to write you and will
start this now before the train leaves
Marseilles and Nice which are the
next stops on our journey back to
Oxford. VIII write on the train.
l think the last letter | wrote you
was on Sunday. Dec. 26, from Sc
vile, Spain, just before going to see
a bull fight there.
It is my first, last and only bull
fight. 1t is the kind of thing you
would never want to see again, but
wouldn't take anything for seeing it
once. I think the old Moorish blood
must still flow in those people if
they get real enjoyment out Of it us
they seem to do. They must be the
most cruel people in the world and T
am glad we ran them out of Cuba
There is one thing very noticeable
about Spain and that it that nothing
you hear can be depended on, no
matter who you hear from. We had
heard for a week that this bull fight
was to take place and then we heard
that it wasn't. No one seemed to
know. The same is true about
trains. The train officials can never
tel you anything definite about them
You sure have to shift for yourself.
But back to the bull fight as be-
lieve all of you will be interested
in hearing about it. We were real
ly very lucky to see it as it was the
only one in Spain from November
till May, and it just happened for
some benefit.
Opens With Procession.
| think described the ring in a
former letter. The fight began with
a procession of all the fighters, the
officials, the horses and the mule
team that drags the dead bull off the
field. After the procession the ring
was cleared, the bugles blewland in
rushed the bull. The performance
divided into three parts. The FIRST
of the first part is the only real sport
in the thing and that is sure enough
sport. The bull rushes in and looks
around the ring They are beautiful
black animals raised from fighting
stock just for The purpose. He be
gins to paw the ground and. suddenly
sees one of the red rags or cloalls
held by the picadors, as the men OF
the first part are called. The way
he does tear after that red cloak,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
WILSON REFUSES
TO PARDON DEBS
Recommendation or De-.
partraent OF Justice
Flatly Denied

WASHINGTON, Jan 31. presi
dent Wilson today refused to COM
mute the l0-year sentence imposed
the espionage act. Debs is now con-
the espionage aet. Debs is now con-
fined in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta.
Communication Of the sentence Of
Debs, effective February IL. was rec
commended to the president by the
Department Of Iusticce several days
age, It wac stated at the White House
but no announcement Of the recon-
mendation was made until after he
had refused Debs' pardon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31

never charging the man at all Thase
fellows are some clever side steppers
and you can just see the horns miss
them by inches. They never turn
loose their cloaks. About six Of
them furnish targets for about ten
minutes. When hard pressed, they
jump a wall fence about neck high
with the bull charging into it at full
tilt.
The picadors still in possession Of
the ring, they bring on the horses
which is absolutely the most cruel
thing / ever expect to see. The hors-
es are blindfolded and led in front
Of the bull who just kills them as
he pleases. A bull can pitch a horse
and his rider clear off the ground
The attendants then pick the horse
up and make him stand as long as
he can. It is awful. All this time
the bull is simply wearying himself
down.
Spears of Torture.
The bugles blow and the banderili-
eros take the ring. They have
sharp little spears which can only
penetrate few inches and which
have a fish hook effect on the end
so that they stick in the bull. The
bull goes at the banderilleros full
tilt, then the man steps aside and
stick the banderilleros into the bull
as he passes. 1t is just to torture
the poor animal and although the bull
is practically worn out, he fights like
a tiger at the red cloaks about him
They stick probably eight banderill-
eros in him. They are about three
inches long and worry him to death
The bugles blow again and the
last act commences. Espada, the
man who kills the bull comes out with
a red cloak and a sword fully three
feet long. He dedicates the death
Of the bull to anyone he pleases, d
girl, an official, the king or some
body else. He goes and bows to
them. He then goes out and leases
the bull a few minutes with his cloak.
The bull by this time is all tired out
but still fighting. Awaiting his op,
portunity, he lets the bull rush and
plunges the sword in his neck to his
heart, probably two and half to
three feet deep. Only this after
hoon did The first attempt succeed
1t usually takes three or four ef-
forts. The best bull fighters take
one plunge The bull falls over
dead. He fights till he dies.
The people cheer the bull fighter.
Only the last man is real hero. All
the people throw him their hats which
he returns. The mule team comes
out and drags the dead bull off, the
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
COMMISSIONS
ARE. PROHIBITED
Old Custom in Shipping
Trade Declared To
Be Unfair

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31,-The is
suance of orders requiring that thir-
ty-fve ship chandlery and repair com
panies of the South Atlantic and Gulf
ports refrain from giving "cash COM
missions and other gratuities to in
duce trade" was announced today by
the Federal Trade commission.
The orders were issued as "con-
sent orders" The announcement
said, each company having agreed to
accept the order without opposition,
after expressing willingness to dis
continue the practices.
The ports affects include Port Ar
thur, Tex, Galveston, Texas City,
Tex, Gulfport, Miss, Mobile, Nor
folk, Savannah, Charleston and Jack
sonville.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
INDEMNITY SUM
JSCALLED FOLLY
Manchester Guardian Is
Thankful Never Can
Be Executed

LONDON, Jan. 81, - Allied rep
aration terms decided upon by the
Supreme council in Paris last week
described "as folly by the Manchest-
.er Guardian today. The paper said
we may be thankful taat the theirs
never can be executed" In the
opinion of this paper Germany will be
able to pay the indemities asked only
by exported goods. If she ex-
ported every year an additional
300,000,000 pounds worth of goods
to France, England and Belgium, the
outcry raised by competing manufac-
turers of those countries would be
heart-rending.
ut is already audible"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Exchange Rates Tie
Up Much Merchandise

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 31.-Ad-
vancing exchange rates and deereas-
ing prices during the past few months
have resulted in dispute over the
payment of between $40,O00,000 and
$45,000,000 for American mer-
chandise, which is now either tied up
in the Argentine customs house, or
on its way to this port, according to
2 statement by Poaratoon Varela, a
prominent Argentine lawyer. in an
address last night at the United
States Chamber of Commerce ban
quot. He declared that the only So
luton of the problem is to be found
in private agreements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Fort I'm Recorders Court
Cider Drunks' Before

Cleve Harvey, negro arrested Sat
urday by Chief Bragg, was fined SIS
or five days in recorders court this
morning ON a charge Of being drunk.
Cleve declared that he wasn't drunk,
'Jes had a swimming in the haid,
yer honor"
Drunkenness. usually causes that, 7
said the Recorder.
Give dollars or five days"
Three negroes were summoned for
being drunk. They stated they on
ly drank a little cider purchased on
Cotton avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
ALA. GIjARI)SMEN
PLACED ON TRIAL.
FOR LYNCHINC
Sergeant Lancaster First
OF Nine Indicted To
Face A Jury

HAMILTON, Jan. 81 The trial
of Sergeant Robert l.. Lancaster, one
of~the nine members of Company M,
State Militia, indicted in connection
with the lynching Of Villa mBaird,
miner, is set to begin here late to-
day. The men will be given separate
trials, the states attorney having de-
cided against a group trial
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Two Sunday Runs
For Fire Department aS

The fire department was called to
the home of DR.. E. L. Thurman Sun.
day in answer to a call there. They
found the house filled with smoke
caused from defect, in the chimney
causing the. occupants to think there
was fire. No damage was done.
A second call carried the department
10 the home of Al. ]. EasDa On Il.
Lamar street where there was d small
blaze, caused BY the flue burning ouf.
The damage was small.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
MARSHAL DENIES,
RICIHIILAND STORY
ON ROBBERY
Arlington Uses Short,
Ugly Word To De-
nounce z SWANS

j. G. Arlington, night marshal at
Plains, who recently reported an al
legged attempt to rob the Plains bank,
was visitor in Americas today, and
denounced emphatically the story
sent out from Richland that the "bur-
glars" seen by him were trio of
Richlapd swains, calling on young
ladies at Plains and Americus, aud
meeting by appointment near mid
night in the business section of
Plains. "The boys who told that
story led" said Mr.. Arlington to-
day, "and they lied maliciously."
Previous to the appearance Of the
would-be yeggs, who wore masks
and ordered him to throw up your
hands" Arlington says, he met up
with German Pickett, French Smell
,ng and Mr. Bryant al residents of
iAchland, who were in Plains calling
IN young ladies that night, and that
lie and Chief Marshal j. E. Barker
questioned all of the youths, who ex.
plained their presence there salts
factorlly, and asked to be permitted
to come inside the bank to get
warm, a request which Arlington de
med, 1t being under rule imposed
on the police by bank officials when
permission was given them to make
their headquarters in the ban1
building.
Supporting his statement, AIRING
ton asserts, Mr.. Bryant, one of the
party Of R:thland visitors, has since
corroborated his version of the af-
FAR, telling number of Plains peo-
PIC that he and the young men with
nm met and conversed with the two
Fla!hs policemen, and that they left
Plains and went direct to Riehland
before the alarm had been given bv
Arlington. 1t was some time after
he and Marshal Barker had talked
with the Richland visitors before the
masked men appeared at the bank
window, according to Arlington. ana
he is convinced that it is impossible
that the figures he saw were in real.
lty the three Richland boys. He is
Very positive that Che men he saw
wore masks, and that only his alert.
ness in falling backward in his chair
prevented the bank being robbed, as
each Of the men held a revolver lev
cled at h:nl. The men were evident
~ amateurs, in the opinion of Ar
flngton, as they would have waited
for him to come out of the bank to
catch him unawares, had they been
professionals.
FURTHER supporting his version of
the incident, Arlington states Jhat
Conductor Bowers of the Seaboard
has since told him a special agent of
the railroad trailed three suspicious
men from the vicinity of Sasse7
where a bank robbery recently OF.
Cured to Columbus, where they nul,-
chased tickets for Birmingham. Ala
and the trail was lost. These men.
Arlington says, went from near Sas.
ser to one of the South Georgia
counties following the Sasser bank
robbery, and thence to Savannah.
One of them wa sin Plains Friday be-
fore the incident at the bank ther4
the following Sunday night, end
three strangers went from Plains to
Columbus about that time. according
to the information of the Plains
night marshal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
$4,000 BOOTY TAKEN
AT DETROIT.

DETROIT, Jan. 81. - Three de-
tectives were shot and seriously
wounded by three bandits who this
morning held up and robbed the
Morton Bond company's offices in a
public square down town. At the
hospital it was said that two of the
detectives may probably die. The
bandits escaped with $4,000 in Lib
erty bonds, according to police re-
ports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31

Wilson To Act On
Closing Hour Bills

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Presi-
dent Wilson is represented today as
having decided to go to the executive
room at the capitol building on the
morning Of March to sign bills
passed in the closing hours during
this session, and WHICH could not be-
came laws unless approved before
the adjournment of this congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Hotel Deatla List
Now Totals 30

H0BOKEN, Jan. 8I-The death
list resulting from d fire which de-
stroyed the Hotel Colonial here to-
day totalied thirty, with Z women
and men dead, and two others in
a serious condition The bodies
of five of the fire victims were un-
identified at noon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
WOMAN KILLED;
$500 JEWELRY GONE.

JLhV ELAND, MISS, Jan, II =
Miss Gretchen Brandt. 81 years o.
age, was found beaten and stabbed
to death in her room at the home of
her brother-in-law, DR.. Lester Sic
men, with whom She lived, today.
Her head was crushed by blows
fro ma bunt instrument and there
were numerous knife wounds on the
body. Robbery. was evidently the
motive, as $500 worth Of jewelry is
missing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
To Reduce Enlisted
4 Personnel OF NAVY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--Reduc-
tion Of the navy's enlisted personnel
to maximum of 100000 men as
compared with $4,000, the present
possible maximum, is provided for in
the naval appropriation bill to be re-
ported in the house tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
$4,000 HAUL
BY BANK BANDITS
Banks Held Up AT Reed
vile, Va, and Detroit
During Day

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. = The
Commonwealth National Bank at
Reids7ille, Va, a village 100 hundred
miles from here, was robbed of cash
and securities totalling $4,000, and
then set on fire, according to reports
received here today by Washington
police.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Eagle And Phoenix
Mills Resume Operation

COLUMBUS, Jan. 31-Two of the
largest cotton mills IN this cetion,
the Eagle and Phoenix and the Swift
Manufacturing Company, resumed
operation on full time today, after
running on half time for the past
two months. An announcement said
there would be no wage reductions
at present, but that all bonuses are
to be discontinued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
300 Answer Ad For
Five In Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 81. A.
crowd estimated at 500 men, at s
o'clock this morning iammed the en-.
frances of a local five and ten-ceu.
store in answer to a newspaper al
verti1ement for FIVE persons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
$4,000 JEWEL ROBBERY
AT JACKSONVILLE.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 31.-Dia.
monds valued at $4,000 were talk
On from a ring on the finger of hrs.
Helen Beals, a wealthy woman Of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, as she slept
here last night, according to a re
port to the police here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Eastman Company
Withdraws Appeal

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Fhe
Eastman Kodak Comp ny today
Withdrew its appeal to the Supreme
court from the lower courts decis-
ion in the governments antitrust
suit against it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
z Coaches Overturned;
Is Passengers Injured

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 31.-Two
Passenger coaches were overturned
and twelve or fifteen passengers in
iured when southbound train of the
Pennsylvania railroad was derailed
near New Comerstown, Ohio, this
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
CAREFUL STUDY
Being GIVEN TO F,
u. S. Oil NOTE.
Mexican Officials Be
lieve Demands Will
Be Abandoned

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 81. A
careful study is being given the lat
est states government note regard
ing, oil properties in Mexico, and the
Mexican government will probably
answer it during the present week.
Washington demanded, according TO
Excelsior, a revision of permits to
drill oil wells which was granted by
Former Secretary of Industry Com
merce Trevino, and was included with
the note. to list oil companies whose
interests will be seriously affected
if the permits are allowed to stand.
1t Is the opinion among government
officials in the United States not
to insist on its demands, but will
await development of President OBJ
regon's petroleum policy.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 81. VIII.
liam G. McAdoo is not coming to
Mexico on a mission of political
character, a high official Of the for
eign relations department said last
night.
He said further that McAdoo as
representative of an American
stakeholder in the National Railway
company, he would take part in the
negotiations with the Mexican gov.
ernment regarding the return Of the
National lines to their owners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
Lewis Banking Co.
Starts Liquidation

MONTEZUMA, Jan. 81. - All de
positors in the Lewis Banking COM
pany, which was closed after
meeting of the directors, are asked
in notice just published TO present
their pass books to w. D. Lloyd, ex-
aminer in charge, tc be balanced and
compared with the banks records
All claimants are also called upon
to present their claims, properly at
tested, within 80 days. The notice
is signed by T. R. Bennett, state su.
perintendent of banks.
The decision to liquidate came aft-
er a conference between the direc-
tors and state bank examiner, and
will be received with much interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31

Baled cotton may now be treated
with q chemical compound to rem
der it freproof.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
CHISHOLM PREACHE.s HFRH

Dr.. j. J. Chisholm, daposed pastor
of Big Bethel BAPTIST church, VIA
IN Americas yesterday and deliver
ed tWo seInons at he Union Bay
tist church. Dr. Chisholm is one
OF tie best known negro preachers
IN both Alabama or Georgia. He viii
preach here on the FORTH Sunday
Oh each meath. He IS Now pastor
Of Bag Bethel church at 0pelika.
Ala.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31

The city of Denver haa n1aae pro-
vision for the construction Of an
auto-baadit ehaser, q pogveraal ar-
mored car with racing ability
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31

The "stovepipe hat" style for men
began in 1915 in France.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31
w e A II E r
ARfERicUS TEMP CREATURES

(i7urnished By Rexall Store.}
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-19

n AFTER County has be proud
closed Saturday night Many people who make their business
that have better
the exhibits here
The paid off and left
better treated where and without pledged
themselves come back
The building which could filled
ing with exhibits and must be made larger another
Some There
all
lion that will people while the being
coliseum needed There should be place where all the
gather for lectures subjects that people,
Agricultural arranged neghbong
and and gradually build the Southern Oklahoma
State Fair.
Ardmore has heard the command GO Forward"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-19

'HE Admoree pleased today than
words with accorded The classified
advertisement department that
classified handled published
yesterday
from the circulation department that sold
the of ArdmO yesterday than have been sold
within period the
added mailing
the city.
The reflects
community which published sensitive the thought and
the other
warmly commended when
bitterly condemned when
We grateful for helps
of people, grateful for
and for reader have lists.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-25
UNIVERSITY NEWS

UNIVERSITY " OF ARIZONA, TUG SON, Sept 24.-It is not known ex- actiy how many students have regis tered up to the present time, but ac- cording to Registrar Neal there will De an increase of 10 per cent over last year. At the close of registra- tion Monday there were S60 regularly registered students, as compared to SIT last year.
 Several professors have been added 70 the faculty this year. Miss Mayme Mcdonald. Kappa Alpha Theta from Washington university. is assistant in physical training. Mir. Graham is Professor Thorpe's successor in pub lie speaking. Professors Merritt and I.awton have been added to the social science staff. Miss Forshaw, Pi Beta Phi. is assistant in Spanish:
 Professor Crosse has returned to the university after an absence of five years in the East and will be a pro- lessor in mathematics. Professor Curtis from the University of Mis- souri has been added to the law de-
Arizona republican., 1921-09-25

November and will accommodate 40 men.
 Professor Thornber, who has here tofore been head of the biology de- partment, is now director of the ex- pertinent station.
 Dean Jameson held a reception for the university girls last Sunday after noon in her cottage. In the reception line were Dean Jameson, Dr. and Mrs von KleinSmid, Dean and Mrs. Lock wood, MT. Harris of the |. M. c. A. and Elizabeth Donnelly, president of the Womans Self Government or ganization.
 A great many books have been add ed to the library, a large number of which are law books consisting of su- preme court reports of the various states.
 During his summer trip to Mexico Professor Turrell made collection oi Mexican literature, some volumes oi which were gifts to him from the authors themselves. He has donated t,.ese books to the library. Two new librarians have been add ed to the staff, Gilbert Doane, first assistant librarian, and Miss Laura | Gray from the New York public H- brary school
 Last Saturday night get acquainted party for the benefit oi
 the freshmen girls was held in Mari
 copa hall. The girls sang university
 songs, gave college yells and played
 games. Punch was served later il i the evening.
 The officers in charge of military 1 training this year are Major Parker
 commanding officer; Major Tillson l in charge of the cavalry, and Cap
 tains Conner and Williams. Prof. J e. Brown, state phyto pathologist. has returned to the uni vr,sity after a months vacation spen l in California. He attended the Pa 1 cific coast meeting of the American l Association for the Advancement o
 Science, where he presented a pape on the results of his researches ol
 date fruit. He also represented tn
 University of Arizona at the meetin: of the research council.
 Prof. Arthur Hamilton Otis, wh'
 was absent last year on his seventl
 year leave, has returned to the uni versity. He has been attending Co lumbia university
Arizona republican., 1921-09-25

partment. T. F. Buehrer from the University of California is professor of quantitative chemistry this year. Professor Hanson is to have all the botany classes, Professor Caldwell teaching only the zoology courses
 An addition has been made to the south side of the dining hall which will seat twice the number of the old hall. The kitchen has been enlarged and a new refrigerating plant, big enough to accommodate good sized hotel, has been installed.
 Besides the regular mess hall, dining room with Is tables and seating capacity of 120 is being oper- ated in Maricopa hall.
 Louis Slonaker. captain of the foot ball team last year, injured his collar bone in practice but will be able to play the latter part of the season.
 The third floor of Maricopa hall has been furnished and is being occupied this year.
 The new dormitory for men will be ready for occupancy the early part of