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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
FAMINE PERIL
WITHOUT AID TO
FARMERS SEEN
Senator Warns Of Dire
Prospect Unless Con
gress Acts

WASHINGTON, Aprn ..-"Eith-
er Congress must give to agriculture
the same attention it gives to com,
merce and industry, or we're going
to face hunger in this country"
That is the message brought to the
United States Senate by f. F. Ladd,
new Nonpartisan League senator
from North Dakota
The problems that the North Da-
kota farmers have been trying to
handle within that state through the
Nonpartisan League, Ladd says,
must have the attention of Congress
and be handled on a national basis. ;"
These include problems of mar
lSeting, transportation and credit.
'The day has come" he says
when agriculture must be stimulat.
cd and encouraged if were are not
TO face famine or be forced to i'm.
! port a large part of our foodstuffs
Falling Off.
Agriculture is the nations larg-
est industry. 1t is the largest en-
ployer.
"Yet it is growing less and less
productive and profitable.
"The present lack of proper mar
| kcting accommodations must be rem.
edied. Today the average farmer
must dump his crop on the market
| in the few weeks of the harvest
! period. The market is glutted.
Prices are depressed.
THE farmer must be put in posi-
| ton to market this products through
out the whole II months. Today the
man who simply buys and holds the
farmers products makes a greater
! return than the man who labored to
raise it.
This marketing problem involves
directly the question of finances.
'Put the farmer in position to be
his own financial manager, TO mar
ket his products systematically and
economically, and the chain of mid
dlemcn which now so largely increase
the prices of foodstuffs can be short
ened The result would be lever
figure to the consumer and reas,
enable price TO the producer.
Must Organize.
Transportation and an unecO'
I nomc system of distribution further
complicate and increase costs.
"The producer and consumer must
be brought closer together. Congress
must be made to see and realize it.
"If the consumer and producer will
pull together they can reduce the
cost of living"
Eddd IS a qUlet-Spoken, IntellGctu'
al man of 62, who has spent his life
in studying agricultural problems
and teaching farming He has been
for the last five years head of the
state agricultural college in North
! Dakota.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
MOTHER ARRAYED AGAINST MOTHER
IN TRIAL OF BOY / FOR LADS MURDER

tie sympathy-if they'd just say they
didn't want to see Benny die!
"That wouldn't give my baby back
to me, but it would make it easier
to stand
Scene Of Crime.
The Burkett cottage stands on an
eminencc above the Slavin home. A
low fence separates the properties.
1t was in the. Burkett yard that
Benny SIavin was fatally shot
Thanksgiving Day.
Benny was shot with Cecil Bur
kett's rifle Cecil says Benny was
playing with it, ttfat he (CeciB aid
not sec Benny at tffe time he was
shot
CeciPs mother says he is innocent
ST am his motlfor and ] know in my
mother heart that my son would not
deliberately kill another"
Mrs. Burkett is of medium height
and generous proportions. Her main
occupation in life has been the rear.
ing of 4 family. Seven children arc
living.
She cooks for them, washes their
clothes, takes pride in their small
accomplishments.
"Loola at My Cccilr'
"They say the state can take my
boys life for Benny Slaviu's death.
don't believe it," she exelaims.
"LooI< at that boy Does. he looh
like a murderer? | don't know much
about law I've never been moro
than 20 miles from this house all
my life.
"But l know they're NOT going TO
harm my boy. They can do a
thing to bin. Ee didn't shoot Zen
ny Slavin, and all the lawyers q the
world can't prove that he did.
Fire flashes from her eyes, 'toa
But she is smiling, instead OF weep,
ing.
s'Ive worked hard, but I've al
WAYS smiled, she says. S.;hiilgs
turn out better when we smile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
E.F.LANIER dies
AT West POINT
Relative OF Frank La
nier Was Prominent
In Iroup County

Frank and Hollis Lanier left
Americus Sunday by automobile,
for West Point to attend the funeral
of E. f. Lanier, one of the most
prominent business men and citizens
of Troup county, who died at his
home in West Point Sunday morn
ing following brief illness He
was an uncle of Frank Lanicr, of this
city.
Mr.. Lanier, who was 81 years of
age, had lived in West Point for
the greater part of his life, and had
been associated with all progressive
and civic movements of his section.
He was a confederate veteran, serv-
ing with distinction during the war
between the states. Up until the
time of his retirement from active
business, on account of his advanced
age few years ago, Mr.. Lanier was
connected with practically all bust
ness development of his native city,
and had other large interests
throughout the state. He has hum
dreds of friends who will feel keen
regret at the news of his death.
Surviving him are his widow; four
sons, Phil Lanier, j. C. Lanier, Hor-
ace Lanier and w. c. Lanier, all
prominent business men of West
Point, and three daughters, Mrs. +.
c. Branson. of Chapel Hill, N. c.;
Mrs. Allen F. Johnson, of New York
CITY, and Mrs. Belle Barker of Wet
Point
Funeral services were held at the
home in West Point Monday after
noon at o'clock, with the Rev. S, B.
Spiegel, pastor of the Christian
Church, officiating.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
HARDING CHIEF
SEES need FOR
IMMEDIATE HELP
Rates, Wages and Man
agement Problems All
Horns Of Dilemma

WASHINGTON, April 4-'Un-
less some relief is found for the rail
roads, they are headed straight for
receivership, possibly by July 1.
This opinion, voiced by member
of the Harding cabinet who probably
understands the railroad tangle i'll
all its aspects better than any other
man in the official family, indicates
the serious concern the nations
transportation problem is giving the
new administration.
What can be done to avert that
result?
Cut wages say the railroad ex-
ecutives.
But an offhand slashing of wages
Is out Of the hands Of either the
railway operatives on government
officials
Wage Machinery.
Definite machinery was set up by
The Esch-Cummins bill for the set
tlement of railroad wage disputes.
To date its functioning has not
promised the roads any great relief
through the reduction Of wages,
At the White House the statement
is made that nothing the administra~
ton or The cabinet can do can clar-
ify the situation. The only recourse
is to impress the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the Railroad
Labor Board with the Importance of
finding some way out. And that
President Harding has done by con-
ference with Chairman Clark of the
commission and Chairman Barton OF
the board.
More efficient management, labor
leaders contend, win bring relief. In
disputing the statement Of the rail-
road executives that lower wages
will save the situation, they point
cut that these same executives not
long since contended increased rates
would turn the trick.
Three Horns.
Rates, wages, management-those
are the three horns Of the railroad
dilemma,
The administration, despite reluc-
tance to see the roads thrown into
receiycrship, will keep hands off the
wage issue That will be left with
the Railroad Labor Board.
At tho White House, it is indicat-
ed that the whole issue of wage
agreements may turn on question
raised by B. NJ Jewell Of the rail
way employees, in telegram to the
president, urging the chief executive
70 call a conference between the
railway executives and employees
Jewell raised the question whether
or no. the national agreements in
volving wages extended beyond the
period of national control, This, Of
ficials studying the situation declare,
touches the very fundamentals Of the
questions involved.
Growing Worse.
Since January I, the railroad situ-
alton has been growing worse, with
the likelihood that the present year
will see operating and other expen-
ses more than wipipg out all revenue.
Despite Senator Cummin's decla-
ration that no more railroad legis-
lation is needed, it seems certain
that the situation will be the subject
Continued on Page Eight.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
100 Are Arrested For
Wholesale Grain Thefts

VIENNA, April 4.-Wholesale
looting Of grain BRACES bound from
Jugoslavia to Vienna has led to more
than 100 arrests. According to the
newspapers the sailors have an ar.
rangement with. the illicit dealers.
They sound the siren to indicate
what kind Of cargo they carry, the
smugglers put off in boats and buy
all they want, which is resold through
the left hand trade at an advance.
More than 80 carloads of food
stuffs is reported to have been thus
looted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
athletic Figures Center
Of Most Unusual
Case

KNOX, Ind, April 4.-Mrs. Lena
Slavin is heart-broken because her
seven-year-old son Benny is dead.
Mrs. Anna Burkett holds her IL
yearold boy Cecil to her and defies
the state of Indiana to take his life
in payment for the son Of the other
mother.
Cecil Burkett was to 90 on trial
for murder in the first degree, at
Knox today. The state charges that
he shot Benny, his playmate, with
malice aforethought."
The two mothers. will face each
other in court.
Mrs Slavin will testify against
Cecil, telling of her own sons death
and of incidents that preceded it.
Mrs. Burkett will go to court to
say she knows her boy is guiltless
of killing Benny.
There is tragic sadness in the face
of Mrs. Slavin. Her hair is dark
Her eyes are dark-somber with the
tragedy that tears. at her heart.
See, his toys. That's where he
played. There on the floor"
Verse She Repeats.
Tear rim her eyes. She has read
and fead again the verse:
"rhe little toy dog is covered with
dust,
But sturdy and staunch he stands;
And the. little toy soldier is red with
rust,
And his musket molds in his hands,
Time was when the little toy dog
was new,
And the soldier was passing fair;
And that was the time when Our
Little Boy Blue.
Kissed them and put Them there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
Lobeiun, First German
Town To Bankrupt

THE HAGUE, April 4.-The lit
,le town of Lobejun near halle is the
hirSt town in Germany that has gone
bankrupt, according to the Hague
Nicuwe Courant.
The municipality had a deficit Of
100000 marks and the communstic
majority of aldermen refused to GOV.
or 1t by new taxes. No salary was
paid to anybody in the employ of
the town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
U.s.. HOPES ALLIES
WILL HEAR PLEA
American Attitude On
Reparations Set Out
In Statement

WASHINGTON, April "A for
NAL statement of the attitude of the
attitude of the United States on Ger
man reparations is contained in an
exchange of communications made
public by the state department here
today
The COMMUNICATIONS were in the
form of memoranda transmitted
Lorlng D. Esel, American high com
missioner at Berlin, and they express
the hope that negotiations may be re-
opened between Germany and the
Allied nations, which will lead to a
prompt settlement of the whole rep
arations problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
Kilxer Quits Groceries
For Battery Business

j. E. Killer, who far the past q
years has been with the Glovcry Gro.
Gerry Co, severed his connection with
that firm on April ! to enter busi.
ness for himself. He has purchased
an interest in the Americus Bat.
terry Co., of which Asa Pittman and
himself are now sole owners. Mr..
Kiker is well known in Amcricus for
his genial business qualifications, and
success is predicted for him in his
new venture by many friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
Stillrnan Must Pay Wife
Alirnony In Thirty Days

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April A.
Justice Morschauser today signed an
order directing the payment of ali
mony and counsel fees in the divorce
proceedings brought by James A
Stillman, New York banker, against
his wife, Mrs. Anna Stillman, shall be
made within thirty days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
Sandy Thompson
Hanged At Brandon

BRANDON, Miss, April 4.-Sandy
Thompson, a negro who shot and
killed B. E. Dobson, white planter,
near here Friday afternoon, was
lynched near Langford some time
during last night. His body was
found swinging from the limb of q
tree there this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
Charles To Leave
Hungary In 48 Hours

VIENNA, April 4.-(By Associat,
ed Press The Austrian cabinet has
notified the Hunna4.ie-,4- -e444t+e44-,4+1+14,44
that unless an early hour is set for
the certain departure Of former En-.
peror Charles, the Austrian gov
cnment will cancer his safe conduc.,
This notification has evoked a prom
Use from Hungarian authorities thai
Charles will leave that country with.
IN AZ hours from Sunday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04

"see. His picture" It is one Of
those baby photographs cherished by
nearly all parents. Fat wrinkles
the knees and dimples the wrists Of
a bare baby. He lies outstretchel
with head perked up to "see the blr-
die"
The mother takes il, holds it close
to her. Then fire jumps from the
black eyes,
"0h, if they'd only say they were
sorry. Oh, if they'd only show hit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
LET'S FIND OUT

The Times Recorder has secured
a series of articles, telling the
facts of the City-Managcr plan,
written by II. S. Gilbertson, a
Chicago business man and student
of city governments. The series is
introduced with an article by
Prof. A. X, Hatton, noted lectur-
er on political economy,
READ PROF. HATTONS AR
TlCLE ON THE EDITORIAL
PAGE OF TODAY'S TINES
RECORDER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
WE ATHER.

Temperature will be near or above
normal for the week. Generally fair
n weather will 9 prevail e1cepts rains
AMERICUS TEMPERATURES
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04
% u. s. RAILROADSFACEEA RLYRECEIVERSF4IP?
If HAmeriiicusHad
aCity Manager

This Municipality of ours might
possibly make faster progress
get better results for taxes we
pay-be run like the really big
business it is.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04

Th' best way to bust up
bridge whist party is t tell some
woman you've hired 'er cook away
from 'er. Life seems to be pretty
much one cheap magazine after
another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-04

IFurnished by ReXalI PharmacyO
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04

Armistlce Day win be observed
as holiday Ia Phoebe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
ART ACORD At
electric MOVIES

Art. Accord, dsservedly popular on
account of his clever work in the
movies, received an enthusiastic re-
ception on the occasion of the per-
sonal appearance at Thompson
Opera House last Wednesday even
ing. Art Accord is the son-in-laW OF
of Phoebe, with whom he is staying
on a visit, accompanied by has wife,
at the Bar N ranch, near Wilson
Creek.
Art Accord did a regular turn at
the Special Show, displaying great
skill with the rope and amusing hrs
large audience with stories, and
last, but not least, presenting the
children, both boys and girls, with
two large fancy boxes of candy, the
recipient being in each case thu
guesser of the lucky number.
The Art Accord films, one OF which
! "The Moonriders," is now bein'
shown at Electric Movies in Phoebe
are clean manly pictures whlcl
afford a good lesson to the childre
and are in direct contrast to tn
doubtful problem plays too often dis
played before young children
Phoebe appreciates and will remen
ber, the courtesy shown by Al
Accord in making this personal al
pearance, especially when on bri'
vacation from his arduous work
Los Angeles.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
SOUTHERN NEVADA
HAS BIG future

e. w. Griffith, president pro tenn
of he Nevada state Senate, who came
to Reno from Las Vegas to attend
the state republican meeting but was
delayed behind the snow shed fire
at Blue Canyon and did not arrive
until after the meeting, declared to-
day that the people of Clark county
are confident that the development
of Gle Boulder Canyon power project
will be the principle instrumentality
in making Las Vegas the ultimate
metropolis of Nevada,
with millions of recently dlscov-
cred borax deposits, substantial
agricultural field and the proposed
development Of the Boulder Canyon
project which will bring large in
dustries to the southern part Of the
state, the inhabitants OF my county
feel that the states most importan
industrial center is assured, tn
senator said. "It is my own opin
ion that in ten years Las Vegas vii
be one of the largest cities in tn
state Its present population is abou
$780,"
Senator Griffith said that La
Vegas has not taken stand for Q
against the move of the city OF Lc
Angeles to acquire the power site
Boulder canyon, but its citizens haV
given the Los Angeles public servit
commissioners to understand thu
they will not support any action th'
does not contemplate preferen'
power rates for Nevada and submit
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04

The foregoing figures show rates
21 cents lower than in 1920 In
Douglas county, seven cents in Eu-
reka and about fifty cents in Lyon
county. The increases approximate
II cents in Churchill, 16 in Clark,
Il in Elko, 80 in Esmeralda, in
Humboldt, 13 in Lander, 10 in Lin
coin. 36 in Mineral, ,$1.19 in Nye, "a
in Ormsby, s cents in Pershing, 10
cents in Storey, 8 cents in Washoe
and 27 cents in White Pine county
Changes ordered by the tax COM
mission from the initial rates made
at the time the budgets were made
up were decreases of 2 cents in
Douglas and Eureka, A cents in Lyon
and s cents in Washoe county. Due
to the fact that valuation totals were
f lower than estimated the commission
f ordered Increases Of 80 cents in Es
yoeralda county ard cents in Lin
coin count decrease Of cent
was oraered in the rate Of the cit,
Of Fallon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
TO SLAY ANTELOPE
TO TEST new LAW

County officers, especially the
game warden, have their official
eyes on l.. X. Gregory, former Was
hoe county game warden and mem
Der of the 1919 assembly, since
Gregory has served notice upon them
of his intention to kill an antelope
out Of season for the purpose Of test.
ing the county ordinance which this
gaar limits hunting OF antelope to
thirty-minute period.
This became known today with the
/ statement Of Harlan Heward, deputy
district attorney, that Gregory will
/ be prosecuted TO the full extent q
/ The law II he Tna6es good his threat
1t is understood that Gregory con.
tends that the recent action Of tht
county board of commissioners II
legislating the antelope season dowi
to q single half hour, Is Illegal, u
spite of the opinion of the attorne,
general to the contrary.
BY this action, the commission r
contem lated full protection fer tn
ld ras That roam the norther
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04

sion 20 taxation, Southern Nevada
will insist on power rate from any
interests, public or private, who de-
yelop the project, that will Offset
freight rates to seaboard, he said.
Senator Griffith fathered the bill
providing for a Colorado river power
commission which passed the last
session of the legislature and has de-
voted considerable time to power
matters. He is also giving special
attention to good roads in his sec
ton of the state, 1t is essential, he
said, that something be done to es-
tablish direct communication be-
tween. Northern and Southern Ne
vada. To make the trip from Las
( Vegas to Reno it is now necessary t6
I travel by way of Los Angeles, a dis
tance of 1000 miles, or through Sal
Lake City, greater distance
Las Vegas Age.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04

Development work is being push
cd in the Black Metals Mine at Jack
rabbit and the rich ore recently dis
covered in the northerly incline
stone heading on the 325 foot level
still persists in the face. As addi-
tional ground is opened up 2 la.ec
stoDing area is being made available,
steady production OF about $50
tons weekly is now being maintain
ed which assays indicate will contain
over IL ounces in silver. bonus be-
ing paid by the smelters to the Black
Metals company on account Of the
favorable fiuxine analysis of the ore.
Superintendent James Quirk, who
was in Phoebe last Saturday from the
mine, is greatly elated over the re-
cent disclosures of ore and eIEects
to be able to maintain, IL not in
crease, the regular shipments of ore
to the Salt Lake smelters. Devel
opment work will be continued dur
ing the winter, but it is not anticipat
ed that the force will be increased
until geological examination, nov
being undertaken, is completed, tn
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
PRISONER ESCAPtS--HAS
BRIEF SPELL OF LIBERTY

Last week Claude Reid, serving
a six month term in the county bas-
tile, when out on road repair work
made quick getaway towards the
Flat. Sheriff Culverwell and Deputy
John Ewing, however, were on his
trail within few minutes and track
ed him to his hiding place in the
high brush on the edge of the Flat,
four miles below Phoebe. Reid sur
rendered into custody without any
resistance, remarking however, that
il the officers wished to keep him In
| iail that they had better confine him
therein" road labor did not appar'
entity interest him.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
SILVER
RESUMES AFTER
SHORT SHUT DOWN

The Bristol Silver Mines company
have now resumed shipments after a
brief shutdown caused by the sud
den breaking OF the tramway cable,
this tramway transporting the ore
from the mines at Bristol to bins at
the Jackrabbit terminal of the Phoebe
Pacific railroad. The sudden part
ing of the cable did considerable
damage to the tramway and buck
cts, not however of a serious nature.
The mine bins are full of ore and
this tonnage skoald be moving over
the mountain today at latest, ae-
cording to e. H. Snyder, general
manager of the Company, who is
personally directing operations at
the property Later underground de-
4 ve1opments are proving most salts
factory and cleaner grade of ore Is
now being mined. Machines are be
ing gradually discarded in favor o
single handed work in the slopes, a.
ribs of lime occur in the ore shoot
and such ribs tend to lower tn
Grade. With hand work the vast
can be easily eliminated but the ma
chimes, it has been found, break to
much fine lime which is expensive
sort out.
Operations will be continue
throughout the winter and a dali
production of from go to rs tor
should be maintained.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
MANY FARMERS TO
TRAP THIS WINTER

The fur houses are now sendlng
out over the northern states their
first price list of furs and are an
nouncing that the fur market gives
every indication of high prices. The
hardware merchants say that they
are selling more traps this fall than
for years, and thai many Of the farm
ers are turning Aletr attention to
capturing the bearing animals,
such as the ms 1. the mink, the
otter, the coyol s.s even the odor-
GUS skunk. Tvp years ago some Of
these far made more money
running line of tftps than they did
with their summers work, and with
good prices for furs t.ley are again
turning to the lowly varmits to buy
bread and meat for their families,
says the Free Press.
Last year very little trapping was
done in this section of the ate oW-
/ ing to the low price of furs, and the
animals increased until this year
they are as plentiful as ever. The
coyote is in full pelt and their hides
will bring a good price, and there
are thousands in the country. Most
of the fur bearing animals live along
or adjacent TO the streams, and IN
this part Of the country the streams
are distributed everywhere, so the
fur harvest should be good.