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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22


Cliff Clay, Macon, Dudley, Walter
Ben Hollis, Charles Buchanan, Har.
ry Burt, Allen Fort, Shelton Harris,
John McLendon, Fisher Raiford, Sam
Clegg, Pauline Bosworth, Yona Buc.
hanan, Matte Burke, Jennie Glen,
mons, May Davis, Mary Davenport,
Genie Glover, Ray Hinton, Lucy
Merritt. Jessie Morgan, Daisy Oliver,
Louise Pugh Annie Poole Nellie
Stone, Fanny B. Snider, Suzanne
Simmons, Glen Warren, Callie Con-
ey, Dora Turpin, Annie Council,
Louise Turpin, Maud Mathews, Liz
zie Schl oeder, Harry Cater, Ed Har-
rold, Will McGarrah, Ed Mize, James
Riviere, Philo Smith, Fred Market,
Fred West.
In the primary grades, flee rooms,
certificates for good lessons, depOrt.
ment and punctuality were given
during the last two months to the
following:
Rosa Coleman, Tom Bosworth,
James Lark, Oscar Klnard, Hudson
Mathews, Josiah Mize, Tom Robin
son, Wade Robinson, Crosskeys Roy
al, Kate Fry, Arthur Lloyd, Rosa
Cohen, Bessie Hawkins, Lizzie Boone
Harold, Lucia Rees, Eva Bulloch,
Ruth Glover, Leila Carter, Johnnie
Cobb, Kate Hollis, Daisy Cobb,
Brown McLendon, Eugene Seig, Ru-
pert Baisden, Mamie Query, Bessie
Harris, Matte Stapleton, Willie Da-
vas, Monteen Smith, Sam Carter, Sig
Solomon, Emma Anglin, Linda Mar
kett, Frank Mclaughlin, Nell Coun-
ell, Belle Ansley, Jessie c. Cobb,
Mary Royal, Butler Burke, Isaac Col
Inns, James @. Jones, Cliff Nix, John
ME Lewis, Harvey Weaver, Albums
Virgins, Celeste Clarke, Johanna
Schroeder, George Cobb, Allen
Hill, Alice Chapman, Louise Bah
cock, Maud Harris, Mamie Merritt
Myrta Poole, Percival Raiford, Eula
Speer, Mary Taylor, Mary Tower
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22

Bessie White, Ina White, Willie Bell
Mathews, Robert Adams, Neva Bell,
Emmett Cooper, Kenneth Bass, Tom
Lane, Robert McLendon, Alfred
Mack, E. G. Simmons, Howell Per-
kins, Edwin Purviance, Anna Royal,
Annie Lane, Hinkle McLendon, John
Argo, Julia Mayo, Horace Lowe,
Ethel Baisden, Mabel Sawyer, Rob.
ert Anglin, Jessie Mathis, Lula
Brown, DIN Mathews, Queena Butch
er, Walter Glover, Laura L. Burt,
Gussie Rivers, Hollis Fort, Ellis
Clements, Bertha Dodson, Gussie
Morris, Katie Harris, Mamie Argo,
Esther Morris, Willie McLendon,
Matte Bragan, Pauline Sullivan,
Edith Cooley, Sallie Mae Bagley,
Lydia Cobb, Lizzie Taylor, Bessie
Harper, John Fielder, Mamie Clarke,
Charlie F. Broadfield, Bessie Knauth,
Beatrice Barrett, Rose Mize, Fancy
Cobb, Edith Marshall, Eddie Dunn,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
C GORGE WASHIN GTON
By DR.. WILLIAM E. BARTON.

The title "Thc Father of, His
Country was rather freely applied
in Roman histoly. Almost any king
or consul who cared or seemed to care
for the interests Of the state was call
ed Pater Patriac.
The. title was not held to mean
that his genius had created the
country. The title meant only that
he treated his subjects in a fatherly
spirit.
But in Washington's case the title
meant much more than this. In 4
true and noble sense he was, and is,
the Father of His Country.
He won its liberties upon the red
field of battle; and what he had won
with the sword he established in 4
free and durable government.
We judge Of a mans height by the
shadow which he casts. Across the
whole period of Americas history as
a nation has been flung, like the
mantle of prophet, the shadow Of
George Washington. Herioc, digni
fled, incorruptible, wise in counsel,
sound in judgment, fearing God and
fearless of man. he stands related to
American history as no other man
stands or ever can stand.
America must continue to produce
great men, and each of them will de-
serve more honor than he gets while
he is living and quite as much as he
tardily obtains after he is dead.
But before them all, and in some
respects above them all, will tower
the majestic figure of George Wash
ington, the Father of His Country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22

achievement in leading the Colonial
forces to victory stands we'll to. the
front among the military triumphs of
history.
When the Revolutionary War had
been fought, and the nations of Eu-
rope stood aside and waited with lit
tie faith or sympathy to see how
IS impoverished and contentious col
onies would fare in their attempt to
govern themselves and each other,
and all depended upon leader
whom all the colonies could trust,
and who being trusted would prove
equal to the trust reposed' in him,
there was but one man toward whom
the thought of the American republic
turned. They had their leader, and
had already tried him, and knew he
could be trusted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

grades of the High school:
Emma Council, Ida Merritt, Maud
Lingo, Genevieve Adams, jamie Ans
ley, Lucille Benton, Emma Chapman
Nella Davis, Lille Lockett, Kate
Mize, We've Morgan, En- Prince,
Jennie Stapleton, Callie Windsor,
Clyde Williams, Thad Bell, Frank
Harry, Harry Dunn, Shelby Myrick,
Lillian Bolton, Mamie Dudley, Maggie
Dunn, Lou Hamil Lizzie McLen-
don, Rosa McLendon, Mamie Rothe,
Maud Stokes, Ruby Stokes, Louis
Allen, Charles Galloway, John Ed
Chapman, Will Harold, Walter
Stewart, Tom Bell, Ed Gyles, Glen
ME Dodson, Albert Harris, Annie AL
len, Matte Ansley, Nora Burke,
Matte Cameron, Mamie Carter, Bella
Hill, Nettie Lockett, Susie Lingo,
Inez Miers, Nell Morgan, Rosalyne
Royal, Winnie Stone, TeXie Sheffield,
Ora Clarke, Minnie Greene, Maud
Livingston, Minnie Rivers, Emory AL
len, Harry Harger.
Certificates were also granted dur.
ing the last two months to Grammar
school pupils as follows:
Lolita Lloyd, Jennie Carter, Kittic
Cobb, Eva Horne, Evelyn Horne.
Floyd McElroy, Bessie McLendon,
Annie Bell Raney, Amos Schrumpert
Florence Turpin, Gertrude Harris,
Tim Furlow, Charlie Harold, Willie
Stewart, Caro- Adams, Halle Allen,
Charlie W. Baisden, Maggie Glenn
mons, Bertha Crisp, Bette Council,
| Florence Hirsch, Helen Huntington,
Carrie Lockett, Julia Pugh, Rosa
Stanfield, Lou Lee Salter, Amzie Will
liford, Frank Burke, Elijah Lee,
Robert Methvin, John Mccormick,
Joe Roney, Eugene Riviere, Bernard
Solomon, Florence Babcock, Mary
I Cobb, Flossie Dunn, Lucia Hawkins
Lille McGarrah, Maggie Rees, Rosa
lac. Smith, Minnie j. Williams, Sey
more Catchings, Emory Mathis.
Certificates of good standing il
lessons, punctuality and department
have been awarded in the immediate
grades to the following pupils in tht
past two months:
Lula Greene, Willie Baisden, Co
rhine HerndOn, Edna Horne, Minni'
Harper, Nellie Hirsch, Mary Hawkins
! Maud Lester, Annie Mathews, Ethe
, Prince, Nella Rowland, Gertrud
, Smith, Jessie Stokes, Bessie Walters
, Floyd Williford, Verno~. Wlliford
Bessie Warren, Mamie McLendon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22

The military gen
Jus that could make
an army out of =,
mob, and free his
land with a blunt
sword, is not to be
despised even when
compared with the
leaders of vastly
larger armies in
the subsequent dec
AIDES. When we con.
slider t h G condi-
tons under which
W a S h j n g t 0 n
w + O II O h + his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22

Laura Mayo, Beulah Chambliss, Edna
Chambliss, Nuna Roberts, Charlie
Robinson, Flora Colson, Ely Jordan,
Fort Mitchell, Claude Davis, Edwin
Reed, Henry D. Solomon, Minnie
Kinard, Arthur Rodgers, Charles
Smith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

From the Americas Times, Tues
day morning, Feb. %, 1919
The Americas public schools are
on boom. Up to date l ,467 pupils
have been enrolled, and that number
is being increased every week. 1t
is thought that before the end OF
the present term the enrolment will
have reached 1900, or maybe 1000
All the children are getting down
to their studies in earnest, and every
one of these in attendance upon the
Jackson street school is doing his OF
her level best AS an earnest of thi:
the following is published. For goot
standing in lessons, punctuality an,
department, certificates have bee,
granted in the past two months t,
the following pupils of the four
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(From the Times-Recorder, We'd
nesday, Feb. %, 1917
The Clarke & Anderson garage
here, the local agents for the Ford
and Buick cars, sold yesterday to w.
0. Easterlin at Andersonville, a
handsome fve-passenger Ford tour
ing car,
Smoldering fires will burn tonight
in the peach orchards near Americas.
This may tend to ward off the blight
ing touch of frost.
While in New Orleans this week,
DR.. ]. G. Dodson will Establish a
depot there for the distribution of
Liver-Tone, the popular preparation
put up by the Dodson Medicine COM
pany here.
Yesterdays blizzard proved the
swan song for hundreds of fat pork
ers in Sumter county as farmers were
glad of the opportunity to thus dis,
pose Of their hogs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

tFrom the Times-Recorder, Fri
day, February %, 1901.)
Thornton Wheately and the Misses
Wheatley have taken apartments at
the Windsor until they can secure a
residence here.
Mayor Fielder left yesterday on Il
short trip down the Seaboard Air
Line.
Miss Minnie Strother, one of AL
bany's charming social favorites
came yesterday and is the guest OF
Mrs. E. D. Sheffield, sill Church
street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22

The Washington who energies
from the smoke of the Revolution and
the fogs of our early experiments
in self-gOvernment is a noble failure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
o SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOESa

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder TO be
shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot
bath, The Plattsburg Camp Manual advisesmer
in traningto use Foot=Ease in their shoes each
morning. 1t prevents blsters and sore spots and
relieves painful, swollen, smarting feet and takes
the sting ont of Corns and bunons.@ Always
use Aliens Foot-Ease to break in new SHOES.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
TlHETHOT AERONAUT
FOLLOWING rhymed reply A. c. l. oOrehinG

rhymed reply of A. C. S. to C. L. WIS scorching of
70:
THAT literary Bolshevik.
G. L.. der captain, so to speak,
Into the ring has rushed to squeak,
In leaden rhythm rough and weak,
Some goosey gable.
Asinine in his concet,
He planned that he'd perform a feat,
And give the town a clownsh treat,
And win the plaudits of the street,
And of the rabbe.
His pen he dipped in mud and mre,
And flushed with fine poetic fire.
He started on his sour satire,
Prodding Pegasus high and higher
Into the sky.
Such altitude he did attain
He never will be seen again,
Unless he hits the ground in Maine,
Or in some spot in sunny Spain
Twas his goodbye
So, dear old sauer-kraut G. L.,
We call to you, Farewell, farewell"
We hope you do not land in-weu,
We hope you live the tale to tell
1t will be great.
Wen store your acid and your gall;
For you We'll keep bedded stall,
And hang your halter on the wall
Wen neer forget your lines at all
Your hymn of hate "A. G. S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
MANY ROADS
PREP AIRING TO
REDUCE WAGES
All Big Rail Lines in
w e S t Announce
Cuts Coming
New Haven Calls Conference
April Is to Discuss Reduc-
tion-Wages $4,000 Workers
on N. Y. Central to be Cut
April Establishing Offices

Chicago, Mar. 1O-Wage reduction
proposals affecting thousands of men
were officially announced today by
practically every western railroad
with headquarters in Chicago,
among them being the Santa Fe,
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul:
Chicago and Great Western; Chica-
go, Rock Island and Pacific and the
Chicago and Northwestern.
The roads will hold meetings with
their employees in an effort to reach
some agreement, regarding a reduc-
ton in wages. If the roads and
workers are unable to reach agree
ments, the disputes, it was an
nounced, will be allowed to 60 be-
fore the United States Railroad La
Dor Board.
wages must come down." said A.
G.. Wells, vice president of the Santa
Fe system. Everybody knows that.
We will in few days start in gen.
eral readjustment, ask representa-
tives of maintenance of way and shop
workers, especially the unskilled
workers to come to Chicago and
agree to a more seemly wage scale"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
NEW HAVEN TO
CONFER ON CUT
AT BOSTON APR. Is

Boston, Mar. 1O--The New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company today announced confer
ence Of additional classes Of en-
ployes to discuss a downward revis-
ion of their rates of pay effective
April is. Employees affected in
clude supervisors, maintenance OF
way, shop, Office and station forces,
and dining car and restaurant en-
ployes. The date of the conference
will be set later.
Approximately $4,000 employees
will be affected by this revision, rail-
road officials said.
In the announcement of the con-
ference the attention Of the men was
called to changes in conditions since
the preset rates of pay were made
effective.
These changed conditions justify
and require reductions in the exist
ing rates., the notice said
Officials Of the road will meet rep
resentatives of the unskilled en-
playes in New Haven, Conn.,, tomor-
row to discuss the revision of pay
whach has been announced for April
4. d. About 1000 men on the New
Haven lines will be affected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
Method of Approach in Keeping With
Presidents Idea of How Subject
Should Be Handled No Definite
Action Pending New Administra-
! TONS Settling Down to Working,
Basis Many Diplomatic Appoint
ments Still in Air
NOT YET READY

Washington, Mar. 10.-As the new
administration settles down to a
working basis both President Hard
ing and his chief advisers are giving
increasing attention to the country's
foreign relations.
For the moment, selection of a new
set of diplomatic corp representatives
aboard, relations with Mexico, the
Rhine situation, the League of Ma
tons and the Panama Costa Rica
controversy are subjects in the fore
front OF consideration although there
are no indications that any of them
have reached a stage forecasting i'm
mediate action.
So far as diplomatic appointments
are concerned, it was said author
atively today that no final selections
had been made but that in several
cases the field of availables was mar
rowing toward a decision. The near
est approach to anactual choice is
understood to be Myron T. Herrick of
Ohio, for ambassador to France, a
post from which he resigned early in
the first Wilson administration. An
other woh is regarded as very GER
tain to return to the service is Henry
Lane Wilson of Indiana, former AM
bassador to Mexico, who is mention
ed most often in connection with
the Enthusiastically to Italy.
The OueStion Of Meyicap rala fio0S
hangs upon the ability of the new
administration of President Obregon
to establish regime that will win
American recognition.
Just what the requirements for
such recognition should be are occu-
plying the study of officials here and
1t is possible that some pointed in
timations on the subject may go
forward soon to Mexico City. Much
as the White House and the state
department hope for a full restora-
Continued on Page EcoI. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
Plenty of Meat
in Event of Strike,
Packers Promise

Chicago, March 10-Assurance that
the nations meat supply will not be
interrupted, regardless of any action
that may be taken by the unions on
the recently announced reduction of
wages and readjustment Of working
hours was given today by the pack
ers.
Despite the strike threats being
made by the agents of the union we
do not expect any trouble that will
interfere with the nations meat sup
ply" said statement issued, by
Armour & Company. "A survey of
the packing plants indicates that the
individual employees understand the
situation and do not want to be
foraed to idleness or to be asked to
go on strike. The union leaders who
are talking strike do not represent
25 per cent. of the packing house en-
p1oyes.
1.-THE nation is engaged in an eff
fort to get back to normal. which in
the main means reduction of prices.
Those who are talking strike in or
der to uphold inflated war; time
wages are obstructing the nations
return to normal. We stand with the
public in the fight against war prices
in time of peace"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
Lenine Confident
KrOnstadt Revolt
Will Be Crushed

London, March 10.-(By the A. P.).
-Nikolai Lenine, the Russian Soviet
premier, speaking at the opening Of
the 10th All Russian Congress of the
Bolshevik party in Moscow Tuesday
with reference to the recent events in
Kronstadt, predicted that the revolt
in that city would be put down quickly,
says a wireless message from Moscow
today.
THE rising, organized by France in
conjunction with social revolutionaries,
will be crushed in a few days." Lenine
declared. Nevertheless we are forced
to consider most seriously the internal
situation Of Soviet Russia"
Lenine said the difficulties were
bound up with the questions of deniob-
ilization, food and fuel, and stated
that the fuel crisis was due to the fact
that the Bolsheviki had attempted to
restore Industrial life too rapidly aft
er the war. A mistake had been made
in the distribution Of the food stocks.
he declared. although they were consid-
erably larger than in former years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
Firemen's Efforts
Save Big Oil Tank
Works in BROOKLYN

New York. Mar. 10-Timely and eff
fective fire fighting today thwarted
repetition of the. spectacular and
disastrous oil fire that swept through
the Stone and Fleming works of the
Standard Oil Company in Brooklyn in
September, 1919.
Flames that for a time threatened
to lay waste scores of $4,000 gallon
tanks broke out at ten o'clock, but
before three o'clock inthe afternoon,
the preventive measures taken by
the fire companies had restricted tn.
conf1agration to five tanks and lad
stopped its spread.
No official estimate Of the damage
had been given out by the company
late tonight, but the unofficial esti-
mate was $150,00o. Six fire. fighters
were seriously burned.
The FIRE started, 1t was understood
from the ignition Of oyerheated IL
quid flowing from the stills into the
tanks. Huge pillows of black smoke,
almost binding firemen, hung over
Brooklyn.
The fire died out almost as sudden
ly as it started, by keeping the other
tanks soaked with water, there be-
ing nothing left, to feed the flames
when the original tanks had been
consumed. s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
Minister Held
for Violation of
White Slave Act

Passaic, n. j.. Mar. 1O-The Rev.
Cornelius Densel. former pastor OF
Netherland Reformed church here,
will be arranged on an indictment
charging violation of the Mann White
Slave act before the April term or
the United States District court at
Newark. This announcement was
made today by Assistant District At
torney Pearce who said that the IN
dictment was returned last week. the
minister is now out on $1,000 bail.
Densel is charged with taking MISS
Tina Hanenberg, a singer in The
church choir. from New Jersey 10
New York state for immoral purposes
on November H. last. Densel is al
legged to have promised the g1ri tnat
he would marry her and desert his
wife Densel and the girl were away
from Passaic for three weeks and on
their return he was expelled from tho
church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
DIR. Swain on Waterpower


Dr. George F. Swain, head of the
Harvard Engineering School of Har-
ward University, who made the Sec
ond survey of the water powers of
Maine for the census of the United
states in 1880, followed Governor Bax-
ter In an address on water power.
He was introduced to the members
OF the House and Senate by Presi-
dent Quincy following the dissolution
OF the joint convention and was re-
ceived with applause from the floor
and gallery of the hall of the House.
After outlining the Importance to
the people of the country and of
Maine of. water power, DR.. Swain
plunged into his address in a BUSH
ness-like manner. He stated that
man has passed through three ages,
the stone age, the bronze age and the
iron age, but for the last $50 years it
has been an age of power. There are
but two source sof power known at
the present time-that of combustion
Of fuel, such as coal, oil, etc, and
water power .>
Every pound of coal that is burned
is gone forever, it is not recoverable,
and coal is needed for other import
ant purposes than for the generation
of power. The heating of buildings
for the comfort and health of the peo-
pie Of the earth, the use and conser-
walton Of chemical by-products.
There is great hazard faced by the
people of the world in strikes of men
employed in the coal industry when
a few thousands of men may cause
irreparable damage and suffering.
"In 1917 100000 tons of coal We're
used by the people of the United
States and today that figure has prob
ably increased to more than 10000
600. Eight per cent. of the world s
population is in the United States and
we have so per cent. of all the coal
deposits. Of the immense amount OF
coal used in the United States the
railroads use one quarter and more
than 35 per cent. of the railroad trad-
fic is in COAL"
Referring to oil as a fuel, DR.. Swain
stated that in 1918, $4,000. 900 barrels
were produced in this country ana
this enormous quantity was not sui
f,cient for the needs of the country
that it was necessary to call upon
the reserve quantities and to import
oil from foreign countries.
..The source of water power Is un-
der favorable conditions. inexhaustl-
h,a said DR.. Swain. at is force
however. that must be developed ana
we must bear in mind that every >:
Mound of water that is not used Is
tween 80 ooo, 900 and eo,ooo,ooo horse
nower undeveloped at the presen'
time and 5000, 900 horse power is SUI.
ec;ent to the needs of the country. Az
nresent we are using Al, oU,"o nof ooo
power from coal and but t'ovv,ooo
rom developed water power. W. t.
,tirds Of the available water power Is
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