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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
NEW EXPRESS
SERVICE STARTS
6OUbfe DAILY Truck Ser
vice Between Macon
And Americus

The Georgia Highway Express
Company, with headquarters at Ma
con, is now operating regularly Civ.
ing Americus two deliveries each
day. Glenn ?. Davis, has been an.
pointed the Americus agent.
The express trucks with trailers
arrive in Americus at II q. M. and
$3.50 p. M, the trucks leave Ameri-
Gus for Macon at a. m, and 2 n
m. each day of the week.
The route taken is owe rthe Dixie
Highway, from Amercus to Ander.
sonvllle. Oglethorpe, Montezuma,
Marshallville, Fort Valley, Byron
and Macon A. B. Crump, of Ma.
con, is president, and II. J. Gewin.
ner ,ot Macon, manager of the con
Cern.
Our rates .are just 20 percent
cheaper than express rates" Mr..
Gewinner said to a representative Of
The Times-Recorder today, eve are
handling a great volume of business
now for the jobbers and have Sc
cured the contract for the L. W.
Rogers Company and are transport
ing their goods from the Macon
warehouses to Americus daily. Our
plans are to extend this route
through Americus to Albany. The
Leosburg road is now delaying this
extension.
These auto truck express routes
are growing very rapidly over the
country now. Just as fast as good
roads are constructed, just SO fast
we can grow. Out of Charlotte, n.
c., we arc now running 16 lines.
The same will be true of Georgia in
time. We are organizing under the
Georgia Highway commission and
our success 50 far has surpassed our
expectations. Mr. Glenn P. Davis is
our Americus agent and our office is
at bis place on Jackson street"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
WITNESS DESCRIBES STOCKADE ON WILLIAMS MURDER FARM
To
AL SIHAH PARADE.
HERE THURSDAY
Macon Shriners To Be
Here For Concert
And Dance

The famous band and patrol or,
CARNATIONS of Al Shah Temple N.
A. 0. M. S. of Macon, will visit
Americus tomorrow for concert in
the Rylander Theater, to be follow
ed by dance in the new Ryander
building adjoining the theater. In
compliment to Americus Shriners and
friends of the fraternity here, the
AL Shah Shriners will give a pa
rade during the afternoon, which all
are invited to witness.
The Macon Shriners will assemble
at the Rylander building at 5 o'clock
and march up Lamar street to Jack.
son, thence along Jackson to FORSYTH,
thence to Lee, along Lee to Lamar
and thence to the Windsor hotel
where the band will give an open-air
concert and the patrol an exhibition
drill.
Every Shriner in Americus, ire.
spective Of what Temple he many be.
long, is requested by the Al Sibah
Shrlners to assemble with them at tho
Rylander building at o'clock, brine
ing their fez and Joining in the pa.
rade.
Following is the program of tbc
band and vaudeville acts which will
ne rendered in the Rylandel' Theato,
during the evening, the performanc,
beog,nnjrg promptly at 8:t5 o'cIorI.
Vaudeville-By Al. Shah Patrol
and Band Association A, A. O. N, M
>, OF Macon, Ca; Noble ]. Lane
mutually, president; Noble Harry
Eooefts, &c s4 stage manager; Noble Gus
It's N. Guttenberger, director
,., ,Program-1. "On to Frisco" All.
Slhad Band and Drum Crops. 2,
overture, Most Beautiful Southern,
Melodies" Al. Shah band. 3. Sc,
iiectIons from Carmen. Al. Shah
6and. a. Miss Grace Laramore. the
South's sweetest contralto. 5. Al
S'hah Jazz orchestra, featuring Mr.
Ed; Ward. premier xylophone artist
3. Mr., John Hamilton, baritone, of
] the Savage Opera COMPANY. assis,.
ed by Al, Shah Mandolin Club. Z
Miss Blanche Neeh the innitabt
artist. 8. Fancy drills. AL. Shah
! patrol drill team. 9. Coe and
Brooks Sketch, "Just Breaking In
TO- Overture, King of Diamonds, "
AL Shah band. II. "Stars and
Stripes Forever" AL Shah band.
Immediately after the vaudeville
there will be DANCE given in the
new Rylander building, next to Ry-
! lander theatnr- Ml1eie ezz7------7I7
will be furnished by AL. Shah TEN.
pie band of forty musicians and Jazz
orchestra. Noble Custis N. Gutten-
berger, directing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
.BICHAM NOT
; WADE'S SLAYER
T. CHAPMAN SAYS
But He Knows Woman
Fired Shots And Help
ed Dispose of Body

DR.. Charles K. Chapman, serving
a life sentence in the state penitenti.
ary at Milledgeville for the murder
of Walter Wade. has written rela.
tVes here saying he does not believe
Edmund Bigham killed Wade, and
asserting Bigham knows all the de.
tails of the tragedy having helped
dispose of the Wade's body. Dr..
Chapman, in his letter, re-asserts he
Is innocent of the crime for which. he
IS serving time at the state farm.
The Chapman family here recently
announced Bigham's connection with
Wades' murder would be investigated
IN the hope of throwing new light on
the mystery surrounding the murder,
which caused some to believe Bigham
mad been accused of Wade's murder
Miss Emma Chapman, sister Of DR..
Chapman, today explained this was
not the attitude either of the two de
iendants convicted of Wade's mur
der or the members of their families
The contention of the Chapman fam
lily IS that Wade was killed in Lois
Reeves bagnio on North jackson
street, in Americus, and that thc
body was later taken to Flint river
where it was thrown, weighted, into
the stream from the bridge at Mon.
tezuma, The shot that killed Wade
they allege, fired by woman inmate
OF the Reeves woman's bouse
named Thelma Smith, whose alleged
death-bed confession of her ouiIt hoe
already been told of in The Times.
Recorder
The Chapmans allege, however
that Bigham helred the woman dis,
pose of Wade's body and they hone
ne VIII confess his connection with
the IN murder before his electrocution in
South Carolina, DR.. Chapman be.
Heyes still that the Smith woman
h,Ied Wade: he says, and this is the
plea set up in petition for his par.
don' now PENDING before the pardon
board f'''"'''
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
COMMONWEALTH AUTHOR
CYNICAL CRITIC

iEBtSidJuTe5 IS que 10 the quality Oi
the men who fill them, few Of whom
are superior in knowledge and III
| tellIgence to the average of their fell
loW-citiezns, and many of whom are
| Tin some states) below tha. average
/ in point of character.
TWO. The civil service was re-
cruited without regard to compc-
| tence, and the anoils sMsteHl ell
disregarded fitness, but taught the
Official that his party organization
had the first claim on his loyalty.
THREE, The mediocrity of most
state judges, and the deinquences
of few, are the natural result OF
popular elections, short terms Of of.
flee, and low salaries
-FOUR. The delays and uncer-
tainties Of criminal justice are due
partly to the weakness of the judges,
partly to an antiquated and cumb-
rOus procedure which provides end.
less opportunities for delay and
technical quibbing. Why is not the
procedure amended? Because, while
nobody in particular has the duty of
amending it, the selfish interest OF
petty legislative groups discourages
reforms.
FIVE. State laws are ill-admin-
lstered, partly because some of
them, having been passed at the in.
stance of small but insistent sec
tion, are found hard to enforce;
partly because elected officials (m
cities and counties) are slow to pros.
ecute offenders who can influence
their reelection; partly also because
in many states there is no rural pO-
lice force.
six. The scandals of city gov.
enment may be ascribed (a) to. the
voting power of masses of immi-
grants ignorant of the institutions
of the country; (b) to the faulty
frames of municipal government
which SO divided responsibility that
it could not be definitely fixed OIL
a few persons; (G) to the failure of
the respectable taxpayers to select
and support by their votes trust,
worthy candidates; (d) to the pow
er Of party machines.
SEVEN. PARTY organizations,
long neglected by the great bulk OF
the members of each party, fell into
the hands of persons who made per-
sonal gain out of them, and whose
sins were ignored because the null
tiplicity Of elections created a heavy
mass of work. and they performed it.
EIGHT. The men of fine quality
who entered politics were, after the
first 80 years, too few to maintain
a high tone, while the ordinary pol
iticians were liable to be dem0ralized
by machine methods and by the inn
punity which the negligence of a
busy public accorded TO deliquents.
NINTH. The power of wealth
has been immense, because the bene-
fits which rich men and corporations
sought 10 buy from legislatures were
worth a high price, because secret
bargains could be easily made with
either bosses or with obscure leRisla-
tors, and because these recipients Of
money or whatever else was offered
were below the fear of social cen
sure since they had no social posi-
tion to lose.
" Ten. The comparative rarity of
well-stock and thoroughly trained
among politicians Of the sec
ond rank-they are of course to be
found in the front ranks largely
due to the attractions, greater here
than in most parts of Europe, which
other occupations offer"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
Library Committee
Before Commissioners

=, a committee from the Americas
library appeared before the Sumtoy
county. commissioners in regular sey.
SION Monday and asked that thn
!9- 00aL!-l+fef1 1zr!7V the cOunty'S appro-
pHation for the library from SIS to
800 month. Several members Of
the committee address the commits.
s,!!oners regarding the need of add
nonal funds for the libraryS stating
mat unless more money could be
raised it would be impossible 10
maintain the library and that the in.
Stlttutlon would be closed.
1t was stated Americus was fhc
the only city in the state Of Georgia
that did not live up to it's contract
with the Carnegie library fund in
supplying each year 10 percent of
the cost price of the Library build.
ing for maintenances of the library
The board took the propositio7
under consideration, but did moi
act on it at the meeting.
The committee will appear before
the city council when it's meets
Thursday night and will request that
the city increase It's appropriation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
BY Burton Rascoe,

NEW YORK, April c." Modern
| Democracies," a two-voume study
Of contemporary republican forms oi
government, by Viscount James
Bryce, former british ambassador tc
the United States, is published today
by the Macmillan Company.
Those who remember Lord
Bryce's sympathetic study, The
| 4 tG5FTT commonwealth VIII be
surprised to find that the former
British plenipotentiary at Washing
ton, Is become cynical toward demo-
cratic Ideals in practice.
Where once he viewed Congress
with an amused tolerane, he now
looks upon the whole operation Of
political theory in America with Il
dissatisfied eye.
He sums up the defects in the
working of popular government in
America as;
"ONE State Legislatures do not
enjoy the confidence of the people,
as is shown by the restrictions i'm
posed upon them, and by the trans
fer, in many states, of some of their
powers to the citizens acting direct
Iy. Congress maintains a higher
level. yet one below that to be eX
pected in 4 nation proud of its insti'
tutions as> whole.
1.-TWO. The civil service with ex.
ception of the scientific branches OF
the national government is not yet
equal to the tasks which the exten
sion of the functions of government
is imposing upon it.
THREE. The state judiciary is,
in the large majority of the states,
inferior in quality to the better part
of the bar that practices before it,
and has in some few states ceased
to be respected.
-FOUR. The administration of
criminal justice is slow, uncertain,
and in many states so Ineffective
that offenders constantly escape
"FIVE. The laws are in some
states so imperfectly enforced that
the security for personal rightst and
to less extent for property rights
also, IS inadequate,
"SIX The government Of cities,
and especially Of the largest cities,
has been incompetent, wastcful, and
corrupt.
in theory and in their
form, have become selfish
worked by professional
politicians.
EIGHT. The tone of public life
and the sense that public service is
an honorable public trust, thought
now rising, arc not yet what they
should be in SO great nation.
NINE. The power of wealth; andi
of great incorporated
to influence both legio-
Iatures, and the choice of persons to
sit in legislatures and on the judicial
bench, has. been formidable.
''TFN. Though there arc and al |
ways have been in public life some
men of brilliant gifts, the number Of
such persons is less than might be
expected in a country where talent
abounds and the national issues be-
fore the nation are profoundly inn
portant.''
Causes Of Conditions.
Bryce asks, "To what cause shall
we attribute each of these failures
IF democratic practice to attain the
standard required by democratic
-heory?" And answers:
"ONE. The want of respect for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
Death of Ed Dudley
Causes Investigation

Ed. Dudley, negro shoemaker,
died Monday afternoon after being
iii for several days from the effects
of pint Of whiskey. Wednesday
the negro drank pint Of whiskey
and Immediately became. violently
III.
Examination of the stomach re-
vealed necrosis and peTforations Of
the bowels and stomach caused by
some corrosive substance and tissue
specimens Of the bowels and stomach
are being analyzed to ascertain the
substance. Some of the whisbley is
also being analyzed.
Another negro took two swallows
Of The whiskey at the time Dudley
did and became very i'll but recov-
cred the next day, as he did not
drink much.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Cary Of
Americus, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
bradley were visitors at the home of
Mr' and Mrs, NJ. c. Veal Sunday
g Mr.. and Mrs b. j. Nc cal spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Lula Griffin.
.. B. Hartsfield, Of West Balm
Beach, IS spending several days
WIN ms sister, Mrs. W. P. Persons,
al hef home ON Jackson street.
Salad oil is obtained from fruit
stones and pits.
Cotton plant seeds, which once
were burned, are now sources of 4
variety Of food oils.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06

G. B. McClelland, of Albany, was
a visitor in Americus Tuesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-06
M A r K TS.
AMERICUS COTTON MARKET
Good Middling -.................-11 10,

Chas. B. Powers, of Macon, was q
business visitor in Americus Tues
day.
j. Y. Cook was visitor in Amer.
icus Tuesday afternoon from Co.
lumbus. p
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Elght Slain and Many
Hurt at Italian Polls

ROME, May 1s.-The general elec-
items throughout Italy we're marked hv
comparatively small vote and d;r,
orders In several places, particularly in
the provinces Of Pisa, Novara and
Parma, where altogether eight psrsona
were killed and many wounded in CON.
hicts between the Fascist and Social
lists.
Incomplete returns indicate that che
Socialists will lose minimum of 6ftv
seats and the Catholics twenty Pro-
portionateiy, however, the most seriou.
losses are suffered by the followers Of
former Premier Francesca Nitti, whose
seats have gone TO swell the numbers
of the Constitutional bloc. Returns for
Rome show a gain of one seat by ths
Constitutionalists at the expense Of the
Catholics and the Socialists have the
same number as before.
II ia reported that Premier Giolitti
heads the list for the Constitutions
bloc in his constituency and that ex-
Premier Orlando has been elected in
Palermo by big majority.
Signor Gio1itti already is preparing
q governmental statement, which will
Includes Legislative program that he is
eonadcm, he can carry out in the new
raPlisrsfnt.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Wade Must Die Thursday
Communication of Sentence Re.
fused by Board Of Pardons

HARTFORD, Conn, May t6.-The
State Board of Pardons to-day, after
thirty minutes of consideration, denied
the petition for the communication of the
death sentence of Elwood Wade, of
Bridgeport, to life imprisonment He
will be hanged in the state prison at
Wcthcrsield, Conn, a few minutes
after midnight on Thursday for the
murder of George Z. Mott in Bridge
port, Conn, last August.
Judge William H. Comely, Wade's
counsel, in his plea for communication,
said that Wade was mentally deficient
and under Mrs. Motifs influence at (te
time of the murder. Judge Comely
presented Dr.. S Arnold Gessell, of
Yale University, and DR.. A. r. Diefen-
dorf, of New Haven, as alienists in sup
port of his claim. Both doctors told
the board that Wade was mentally alb
normal and growing worse. Wade did
not appear before the board.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Reorganization of Chinese
Cabinet Is Announced

PEKING, May IA CTy Tic issopia.. !
Press ).-Seyeral changes in the 60
net Of General Chin Yun-pepv 71a..
announced tonight. ii Sh;-woi 1.
comes Minister Of Finance in plaea ~
Chow Tszchi; Chang Chi-tang becor..
Minister Of Communications in 49,.
IF Yeh Kung- -chao; Gil Yao-sha1 :.
comes Minister Of the Interior jn -.
cession TO Chang Chi-tang: Geps-.i
Tsai Cheng-h hsung takes the War M.
istry, which post Chin Yun-peDg t5fs
concurrently with the PremicrsS,.'
Admiral Ii Ming-hsin becomes Nin;g,ss..
of the Navy in succession In Adrrir-t
Sab Cheng-ping. Chin Yun-peap VII
retain the Premiership and the o.Ie.
members Of the Cabine. remain -.
changed.
Reorganization Of The ministry T.,
lawed long conference in Tien-ts;.
Of the three most powerful war lo.5
General Chang Tsao-iin. Governo,
Manchuria; General Tgao-Kpo i.
spector general o. Chill ebsn.,,.
and Honan, and Narr Chan-ypen wi,
tary governor Of Hupeh. with tho D..
nier and other members OF the csbira.
who journeyed there to meet them
The most significant feature of Il.
reorganization Of the ministry ;s .I'. ..s
inclusion Of Ii Shi-wei, a former r,s..
Der Of the Anfu group which /,
strongly pro-Japauese. Chow Tezot
and Admiral Sab Chang. rinr rat;r..
because Of iA-he8lth: tic otbers ~.
political SidpratIo9x
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Noyes Fears Fsance Will
Draw U.S.Into Rul1r Move
Says Invasion Is Inevitable and
Our Forces VIII Have TO Take
Part or Depart under Fire.

PRINCETON, N. j., May 16.--Pierre-
pont B. Noyes. American Rhineland
Commissioner. in an address tonight
before the Polity Club Of Princeton
University. said that French invasion
of the Ruhr district is inevitable and
that American troops will have to
participate in the movement or "sneak
home under fire" Mr.. Noyes returned
from the Rhineland a short time ago.
"The French military party" be said,
"is determined to invade the Ruhr.
They have been so determined for at
least eighteen months, and they will
yet find an excuse. Our army on the
Rhine is a trail of powder leading
from the point where sparks of Euro
pean military adventure are falling
thickest straight to our own military
magazine. The least we can do is to
break that connection while there is
yet time.
Germany has surrendered, as she
did in June, 1919, with a pistol at her
head, and there will still be plenty of
chances to charge her with treaty
breaking. Soon our army, like Vie
gsnd Is French organized Polish army,
viii have to play a part in the new
Napoieonlc conquest or sneak home
under fire.
'1f we will not assist England to cali
halt in the new war the least we can
do for our own peace and prosperity is
to drop further military determination
with the Chauvinists of Europe.n
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Polish Premier Goes
To Border of SiIesiin
Seeks to Communicate Wjtla
Korfot,ty TO End Uprising;
PapeyS Criticize BrizSs h

WARSAW, May 1s (By The Associ-
ated Press).--Extraordinary measures
have been taken by the Polish govern
ment in an endeavor to clear up Siles-
ian affairs, which have taken a turn
for the worse owing to Mr.. Lloyd
Georges recent speech accusing Poland
of backing the movement which
brought about the uprising.
All efforts to communicate with
Adelbert Korfanty, leader of the Polish
insurgents, having failed, Premier
Witos himself, accompanied by Min
lister OF Interior Skulski, proceeded TO
Sosnowice, just east of the Silesian
frontier, from which place they are
trying to communicate with Korfanty
TO induce him to end the insurrection
and permit affairs to take their natural
course toward peaceful settlement.
The government asserts that it has
had no communication with Korfanty
since the insurrection began.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges speech is bitterly
criticized by the Warsaw press, which
interprets it as virtual invitation to
German troops to invade the disputed
districts. The press considers Eng
lands attitude as unfair to the young
republic, which, it says, has been
handicapped by Great Britain from the
beginning. The newspapers strongly
oppose any move which might bring
Poland even to the brink of war with
Germany. In Polish diplomatic circles
the view is taken that an invasion by
German troops of Silesian territory
claimed by the Poles would result in
clash between the Polish and Ger
man forces, as the government would
be ~unable to restrain the Polish SOL
diers from going to the assistance of
their Silesian brothers.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
German Press Opposes
March Into Silesio

BERLIN, May 16-German news
papers express pleasure over declara-
tions made Friday by Prime Minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain regard
ing the situation in Upper Silesia, but
they give warning against German
march into Silesia unless such a move
ment should be requested by the En-
tente powers. They declare that such
an advance would result in war with
both France and Poland. This view
Is voiced by the Lokal Anzeiger, the
vosslsche Zeitung, the Taegliche
Rundschau, the Volks Zeitung, the
Vorwaerts, the Freiheit and other
journals.
''If Adalbert Korfanty should pre-
sumo to take possession of any dis
puted territory without permission
from. the Entente" said the Lokal
anzelger, I'VE shall be exempt from all
cur Obligations and duties"
Pending decision in the matter "a
declared the Freiheit, neither German
Imperial troops nor disguised military
organizations have any business in IN
per Stlesia. Germany does not want y
new var and mobilization of govern. o
ment troops would be playing the game
OF the French Nationalists !"