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The daily times., 1921-08-22
CHILDREN COMPETE
WITH SANTA CLAUS

u
Boston, Aug 9.-Hundreds of
boys and girls of the Mary Heming-
way public school in the Dorchester
district have gone into competition
with Santa Claus in an open air
workshop here and Christmas time
will find their handiwork scattered
in many gift packages.
With work benches set up under
fragrant liz trees in natural park
on Lonsdale street, the youngsters
whittle and saw away making toys,
furniture and unique gewgaws out
of any material that comes to hand
Toy ducks, horses and pigs or
tanks, soldiers, chairs, dolls, guns,
and airships-all are products of the
expert hands of these young enthu-
siasts. Even the refuse heaps fur
nish material A Sardine can becomes
cooky cutter, salmon can shapes
into cruller cutter and beer bot
ties tops make excellent caps for tin
soldiers. jig-saw in the hands of
a capable youngster produces a mon
key on a trapese that rolls around
| like a performer in a circus.
Chair Gaming is a fascinating job
and mothers old arm chair gets
many a new seat.
Work is carried on from nine until
four under the supervision of Miss
l.. Gertrude Howes with two manual
training teachers to show the stu
dent how to manipulate the tools. A
house that is used for bad weather
shop has been equipped with furni
ture made by the children.
The daily times., 1921-08-22
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

BY virtue of the provisions of
chapter 81, Public Laws, Extra
Session 1920, and pursuant to a petit
ion Of the committee of Saratoga
Township School District submitted
to the board of county commission
ers on this date, an election is hereby
ordered to be held in the said District
on Sept. 26, 1921 on the question Of
issuing not exceeding SIS. 900 worth
of the school building serial bonds of
the said Spring Hill Township School
District and levying a sufficient an
nual tax to pay the same, both rrin-
cipal and interest. Thess Sho favor
The daily times., 1921-08-22
COTTON EXPORTS DECLINE
IN QUANTITY

Washington. Aus. c6-Cotton ex-
2orts during the past fiscal year
showed decline of 21 per cent in
quantity and Il decrease of 81 per
cent in value due to the lower range
IF prices. according to the report
rom the Department of Commerce.
Exports of cotton, the reports
said fell hHm 3,544,O0O.0OO pounds,
valued at $1,3S2 900 in 1920 to .
100000 pounds valued at $780,
100000 in 1921.
The daily times., 1921-08-22
PASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULE
Norfolk Southern r. II.

Corrected to June 21, 1921.
Published as information only;
not guaranteed.
LEAVE WILSON
8:45 A. NJ. Daily TO Greenvills
Washington. Edenton
Elizabeth City, Norfolk
ParIOr car Washington
to Norfolk.
$50 P. NJ. Daily for Greenville,
Washington. Belhaven.
1926 A. M Daily for Washington,
Edenton. Elizabeth City,
Norfolk Sleeping car
Wilson to Norfolk.
5:O4 A. M. Daily for Raleigh. Fay
etteville.. Charlotte and
points west and south.
Parlor car to Raleigh.
1915 A. M. Daily for Middlesex,
Zebulon, Wendell. Raj
.eigh.
5:45 P. NJ! Daily for Raleigh
and points west and
south.
The only North Carolina line,
running it's trains into Norfolk City.
ROUND TRIP
EXCURSION FARES TO
Virginia Beach, Va.
Morehead City, N. c.
Beaufort, N. G..
Northern. Western and Pacific
Coast Points.
For Rates. Routes and other In
formation call on or write to
K. G. WINSTEAD,
Wilson, N. G.
The daily times., 1921-08-22
ACQUITTED OF MURDER

OF FATHER.
Gibson, Ga, Alton McLane, IA,
was acquitted by jury here late yes
terday afternoon after twenty min
utes deliberation. He was charged
With the murder of his father, r. t.
McLane, prominent farmer, Feb.
25.
The boy claimed the shooting was
accidental, but that he became
The daily times., 1921-08-22
CITY BANK
ARANDONS BRANCHES

New York, Aug. 19.-Because of
business due to chaotic
in South and Central
nounced it had decided to abandon
branches in Bogota, Medelin and
Barranquilla. Columbia.
The daily times., 1921-08-22

frightened, tied rope around his
fathers neck. tied the body to a plow
to which mule mas hitched and
drove the plow into a ditch where
the body was found two days later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
USED
 AS ANT|DOTE FOR
 S|NN FEN HERESY
Intensive Publicity Campaign Is Waged In South Island In Behalf of Home Rule
 Act
By Associated Press

Dublin, April 9-An intensive cam paign of publicity to convince the people of the south of Ireland that it would be to their advantage to accept the new home rule act will be launched shortly
 Opposition to the measure, centering in the south is believed in official circles to be due largely to ignorance of the powers conferred by its provisions Sir Hamar Green wood, the chief Asecretary, is said to be determined that every one the length and breadth of the island shall have full opportunity to study the i law.
 1 Thousands of copies of the act have been printed for gratuitous circulation. The country will be flooded with these | circulars accompanied by memoran- dunn explaining the effect of the meas ure Particular efforts will be made to see that the publicity reaches persons 1 iE position to influence public opinion | Copies will be mailed to school teachers priests and others prominent in commu nity life. It is planned to make the campaign an effective weapon directly aimed at the Sim Fein movement.
 No important section of Irish opinor has shown any willingness thus far tc regard the act as even basis for peace negotiations with the British officials All southern parties object to participa I tion and, while willing to accord sepa. rate treatment to northeast Ulster, ob ject to separate and equal Parliament 1 for that section. The northeast Ulster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

in the jurisdiction of the railroad labor board, so far as employees are con- cerned. The labor board is to have q hearing on the Sth of this month. It is likely that the board will consoli- date the cuts on the various systems at one time. Under title three of the transportation act. the railroad boards in wage adjustments were to take into consideration the cost of living, the amount of wages paid in private indus try along similar lines. the continuity of the employment. and the hazards.
 If it can be demonstrated to the railroad labor board by statistics gath cred by the bureau of the departme of labor that there has been a reduc- tion in the cost of living, those will be pertinent facts that should be laid be- fore the board I believe that some re- auction will have been found. and that these facts and figures as presented may have the effect of causing the labor board to authorize some reduc- tion in wages in certain lines of rail- road work.
 However, in my judgment, the most essential thing today in regard to transportation is to obtain the proper spirit of CO operation between carriers and employees, who in their deal ings with each other must constantly keep in mind the interests of the gen eral public. I believe we have made headway already in fostering such CO., operation. If we can have conservative leadership on the part of both forces the country may hope to get this.
 CHANGE UNNECESSARY
 T do not believe, in general, that there is any necessity for a material change in the transportation act itself, as the law has not yet had a fair trial under normal conditions. The broad in- quiry into the subject, proposed by Senator Cummins, 1. think, may have beneficial effects, and give the country valuable information which it seems to lack
 ''The impression prevails among some people that there is waste and ineffi- ciency in operation on the part of some of the carriers. Let them have the op- portunity to demonstrate how honest, economical and efficient they have been."
 Commissioner Esch is optimistic, counseling deliberate judgment and patience. The. end of the first year of the new law may bring up the question of rate adjustme ent before the interstate commerce commission in a new light. The rates fixed byl that body last Au gust will have. been tried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
NO HOUSE FAMINE HERE
Birds Winging Northward Have Am
 pie Shelter
By Associated Press

By ASSOciAteu fIepS
 New York. April 9--Birds winging their way northward this year will find 175,000 new houses built for them durir.y the past year by boys and girls over the entire United States and parts of Canada. These youths are among the 1,500, 900 members of the organiza- tion planted in kindergardens. gram mar schools and among groups of young Americans by the National Au- dubon Society. Each club member af- ter paying ten cents as an initiation fee, starts acquiring knowledge of the appearances and habits of both song sters and the unmusical types of birds. Through picture books and hikes to woodland spots they learn to distin- guish one kind of bird from another by the kind of feathery clothes they wear. and how also to tell them by their eggs, their nests, and sometimes by their chirps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
FAIRGROUNDS HELP
Four Thousand in America Lessen
 Juvenile likeness
By Associated Press

New York, April 9.-More than A. 900 piaygrounds apd recreational cen ters in the United States are helping to keep boys out of mischief, teach ing girls swimming and other athlet- les and showing adults how to benefit themselves physically and mentally by play.
 The effect they have in keeping boys phasized in the reports which have come to the playgrounds and Recrea- ton association from all over the coun- try as one of the most important re- suits of the establishment of play grounds in cities.
 These facts are given in the year book of the association just made put bile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
SEPARATE HEARINGS


 When it does come up the board will consolidate the proposals for about D carriers and consider them all at once. That means each railroad will be per mitted to make it's own case. It also means that the employees of each road will be allowed. of course, to present in detail their opposition.
 Nobody knows how much time it will take to get the cases in The railroads, presenting the extremity of their situa- tion. have pleaded for speed. They have sought to show that their emergency Is real and not a fancied one, that they are in the position of the man going down in deep water for the third time. However impressed the board may have been by such pleas they have no choice but to hear both sides with as much deliberation as may seem required And as it has taken three months to present the situation as to the question of a national agreement, there is no tell ing how many months it will take to discuss wage cuts. Meantime, the deficit grows; business continues to labor un- [ der the handicap of an out t-of-gear trans portation lnaehipe; and interest on the bonds must be paid.
 LOSSES RUN HIGH
 Meantime. also, the big railroad sys- tems continue to lose money. In Jan uary, for instance, some of the losses were as follows:
 New York Central. s25s.SS7; Pennsyl- yania system sl15S. .667; Louisville and Nashville. s5S7, ,42t; New Haven, s1,ss6,- 494 Rock Island, s15s 4s2 Erie, s256, ,B5; Southern, s626,055; Lehigh Valley, $452,- 542 Great Northern, s1,5B,157: Northern Pacific. s4sa,S16: Wabash, $145,114; Chicago and Northwestern Si,27s,55f; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, $i,214,004.
 Cuts proposed by the railroads thus far (for not all roads have proposed them) vary rom 121a to ? per cent, ac- cording to the class of employees affect 1 ed It would be hard to estimate an average that would apply to the entire ] pay roll but some of the statistcians calculate that on the basis of proposed reductions the wage cuts, if applied throughout the country, would reduce wages about $500, GOO GOO year. Last year the roads paid out in wages B. 73S, 900 600. i This year. with lessened traffic and less employment the amount will be far less. l President Harding has heard represen- ! tatives of the labor board. the interstate commerce commission and the employees. | Soon he is to hear representatives of the railroads. If he or Congress doesn't act promptly after hearing them, the execu- tives say, the railroad crisis of the coun- try soon will reach a definite and dis i tressins climax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
Myriad to Pay Homage

New York, April s.-Thousands of Knights of Columbus in the United States and Canada will join in a pilgrimage on April IT to the crypt of St Joseph. on e-des-Neiges at Montreal, where they win pay homage to Frere Andre, sacris- tan of the shrine and known as Canada B ''miracle man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
REMARKABLE VETERANS
These Five Brothers, All Confederates
 Still Survive
Rx Associnted Press

Richmond, Va, April 9-Five broth CTS, all of whom served In the Confed crate army, recently attended re- union of their combrades in Chris lianburg They are: Adolph Moore S3 of Spanishburg, w. Va; Mansfield M Moore, 80. of Cambrai, Va; o. M. Moore, 7S, of Elliston, Va.; E. T. Moore 75, of Bradshaw, Va, and Benjamin Moore, 73. of Shawsville. Va. The two eldest of the Moore brothers have abou. seventy descendants each and the third Is childless. They are probably the only five brothers. natives of Vir- -ginia, still living. who served in the rSivil war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
RAIL PROBLEMS AT ACUTE STAGE;
 ATTENTION NEEDED
American Railroads Broke" and Remedy Must Be. Quick and ACCurate-AII Are
 Losing Big Money
By HARDEN COLFAX Special Correspondent of The Age-HeraId Copyright, 1921 by The Age-Herald)

NNUU8 tIEiIl1 IJTI' 3l III0 71B -IItItlIslI
 Chicago, April 9.-(Special.) 1.-The rail- road crisis, overshadowing for the time all other domestic problems, has reached the acute stage. Unless President Hard ing and bis advisers speedily perfect a plan for relief and speedy apply it, the chances are that help will come too late In the words of a member of the Presidents cabinet, if things are allowed to go on as they are going now, the railroads will be ebroke" by July 1.
 Between now and then most of the railroads will have. to pay the semi nual interest ntheir bonds. Ninety-five per cent or more of them haven't got the money to do it. The roads can with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

men are equally determined in their po sition and declare they will oppose sucn extension of the powers of southern Ire land as would enable it to set up tariff against either England or Ulster
 The publicity campaign is expected by the British authorities to clear up many Of the sectional differences by giving the people a thorough explanation of the exact powers and requirements for which the act provides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

CT. joint ' author with Senator Cum mins of the pres ent transportation act, and a rec ognized authority on railway econom- ics, who canvassed the railroad situa- tion in an inter- ie W. Congress meets Monday and Senator Cummins is preparing to intro duce a resolution providing for a full inquiry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

This is the opinion of John J, Esch, low interstate commerce commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

Apply to every piece of
 reed wicker or fibre. You'll find real values at Haverty's from the most humble sort of home furnishings to most exquisite patterns that can be obtained. Come in this week and inspect our stocks. Wen be glad to have you. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
Railroad OUners and Their Employees Must Cooperate
 Or Collide With Trouble
Commissioner Esch Insists the Esch Bill Meets Situation, But Officials and Brotherhoods Have Totally Failed to Develop Harmony.
 Wages Is Chief Concern
By ELIZABETH KING STOKES. Special Correspondent of The Herald. Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald.

Washington April 9The most important factor in the rail- situation today the thing the country must have to help solution of the transportation problem is the de- veopment of cooperation between carriers and ployes for the sake of public interest Without difficulty lies ahead.
 of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

private operation under the h-Cum- mins act is over. President Harding and the cabinet at this writing are deeply concerned over the result. Com missioner Esch. formerly chairman or the committee on interstate and for eign commerce of the House, in analyz- ing present conditions, speaks not only from the legislative viewpoint but also from the administrative side. MT. Esch built the framework of the law, and now sits on the berch studying it's op- eration.
 The transportation act of 1920 has been characterized as "the greatest failure in American history. The writer put that statement directly to Commissioner Esch. His reply was that such assertions are not based upon a comprehensive consideration of the facts. and are short-sighted.
 "The country fails to realize that the present economic slump. involving the railroads is not confined to, or charac.. teristic of the United States, but that it is a world condition" said Commits sioner Esch. We can consider our selves fortunate that we are not as poorly off economically as are the other nations of the world. In nearly every large country the railroads are running behind. One need look no farther than the Canadian systems, the French lines and those of England, which have been affected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

hold dividends, as most of them have done, and get away with it. They can put off the people they buy their coal and rails and ties and other supplies from, as they are doing now, and get by with that, too, for a time. But they can't refuse to pay the interest on the mortgage. That means bankruptcy.
 WAGE IS KEY
 As most of the roads see it. the way out is to reduce wages to approximately the same levels as the wages in other in dustries About 50 carriers have pro- posed wage cuts to their employees. All most unanimously the employees have re- jected the proposals. Under the jaw the proposals go before the railroad labor board for decision. About 90 carriers have placed their proposals before that board
 Tn theory the board said act quickly. Tn practice it can't. 1t has been sitting now since January 10--three months lacking q day-and the man who reads only the headlines is prepared for de- cision on the wage question. But that decision is weeks away. Meantime the roads are losing millions of dollars every month. Returns for February for 195 roads operating 229,0O0 miles (about 9S per cent of the main line) shows losses totaling s7,60O.oo0.
 As a matter of fact, the railroad labor board. save for solitary exception. has not considered the wage problem at all What it has been considering during the past three months is another phase Of the railroad situation: Whether there should be one nationwide agreement as to working practices or whether there should be separate agreements for each road. The wage question won't come ur at all till April IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
WRONG VIEWPOINT

Moreover, I think mistake is being made throughout the country right now, and that a wrong impression has been prevalent for months past be- cause a so called failure of the trans portation act is being enormously based upon the report of recent small finan- cial showings of the roads. not realiz- ing that December, January and Feb ruary are the leanest months of the railroad year. From that fact, critics jump to the conclusion that the rail roads are not producing revenues ac- cording to the per cent provision of the law
 These two points should be realized by the public Our present condition, believe, is more or less temporary. The country is not normal and in the turn of events will not be for some time-just when I would not under take to say. A wrong impression is created again, and unjustified criticism made it seems to me, when the pres ent law is condemned because of the alleged high rates, blaming them for the present business depression. Again 1t must be remembered that our busl- nes reflects the world condition and could not be chargeable to high rates in America, immediately. following August 26, when the new rates deter mined by the interstate commerce com mission under the law went into ef- feet we had the largest tonnage and the heaviest railroad business ever ex- perienced in the United States. For the months of September, october and No vember, the record exceeded in most respects even that of 1918, which was the heavy year in transportation when we were rushing everything in the in terest of the war.
 WAGES PARAMOUNT
 But one of the great economic ques- tions that requires adjustment now Is the matter of wages, and that Is with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04
FALLFATAL TO
VETERAN OF 81
Brad Tell, Long Coroner
Of Schlev, Is Laid
To Rest

ELLAVILLE, March L. - BraI
Tecl, one of Schley county's oldest
and most highly respected citizens
died at his hcme near here Thursday
afternoon from pneumonia following
injuries he sustained in a fall he had
a few days ago.
Mr.. Teel was 81 years of age
and had lived his long and useful Ilf9
in this community where he reared
a family of three sons and two
daughters who have made good men
and women. He was veteran OF
the Civil war and as long as he was
able, attended the reunions Of the
Boys in Gray, always wearing the
Confederate uniform.
He was a member of Camp Sum
ter, u. c. v, and of County Line
Methodist church For many years
he was coroner of Schley county,
holding the office until his extreme
old age misfit him for service in that
capacity. Interment was in the
cemetery at County Line church Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock. The fun
eral services being conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Marvin Vincent. He is
survived by three sons, Charlie Tee,
of Schley county; Bob Teel, OF Wells
Mil and Will Teel, of South Geor,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04
MEMORIAL FOR
DR.FORTSUNDAY
Special Services To Be
Held At First Baptist
In Evening

Memorial services will be held Sun
day evening at 1880 O'Clock in the
First Baptist churc1 for Dr.. Allen
Fort, Of Nashville, whose untimely
death has cast a pail Of sadness over
the entire community.
Special musical numbers will be
rendered during The services chosen
from among songs which he loved
Talks will be made by J. +. Shep
pard, Rev. James B. Lawrence, rec
tor of Calvary church, and DR.. Carl
W. Minor, pastor Of the First Bap-
fist congregation.
The services will be entirely open,
and those who knew and loved DR..
Fort as a boy in Americas, and later
as a great preacher, will be given the
privilege of expressing their deep
sorrow at his removal from field
of usefulness in which he was so pc.
tential.
Last summer Dr.. Fort attended
the reunion CT the Americas High
school graduating class cf 1898, OF
which he was a member, when were
gathered together a number Of the
boys and girls of that class in one
of the happiest reunions ever OK
perienced in this community. Da
Fort was one of the happiest Of that
glad group, and his brightness AMI
cheerfulness premeated the period
members were together. Amerlcus
members Of this class will attend the
memorial services Sunday evening to
nringle their tears with others wh2
revere his memory.