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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
CRISP WILL NOT
OPPOSE KITCHIN
ASHOUSELEADER
Congressman, Urged F or
Place, Will Support
Incumbent.

Congressman Chas. r. Crisp, of
the Third Georgia district, who has
been prominently urged for the po-
sition of minority householder in the
next congress, will not be a candi.
didate for that place, he announced
today. On the other hand he will
support Claude Kitchin, the leader
in the last session, to retain the
place.
While l deeply appreciate the hon
or conferred in the suggestions that
| seek the leadership" said Judge
Crisp, my relations with Congress-
man Kitchin have been very close,
and l could not do otherwise and
have no desire to do otherwise than
support him. 1t has been assumed
that because of, Mr.. Kitchins fail,
ing health he could no longer serve
in the the capacity of leader, but he
seems to have practically recovered
from his stroke of some time ago,
gets around without the use of a
cane, and believes he is strong again
and able to continue in the post.
Kitchin is popular and able, and,
were a contest to arise he could not
be defeated.
"Kitchin's father and my own
father fought together in the Civil
war, and there are other personal
ties between us Therefore l could
not thing Of contending with him for
the leadership"
Congressman Crisp is son of for
mer Speaker Crisp, and was former
ly parliamentarian of the house
serving under Speaker Chap Clark
for time, and is regarded by many
as better qualified for party lead
ership and the speakership than any
other man on the floor Of the
! house.
Judge Crisp will leave for Wash
ington Saturday of this week by au
tomobile, taking his car so he nay
! have it for use in the capital
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
2oCRUCIFIED BY
RELIGIOUS SECT
Artists Bring Wierd Sto-
ry From North New
Mexico

ALBU QUERQUE, n. NJ, March
3O.-Two men were crucifed al the
penitent vlla~o of Ablque, in north
ern New Mexico on Good Friday in
observance Of Holy Week in rites, per
formed by members of the Hermanos
de Luz Brothers of Light, a religious
order according 70 B. J. .NOsfeldt
and Gustave Baumann. artists of
Santa Fe, N. NJ, who arrived here
today.
Norfeldt and Gustave say they
were members of a party of two
dozen tourists who witnessed the cru
cifxion and the fiagellation ceremoa-
les contained with it.
For more than half hour. the ar
lists say, the two human sacrifices
were tied to huge wooden crosses, at
the end of which time they were tax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
War Time Prisoner
Legislation Planned

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Leg.
islation to solve the problem Of
prisoners confined for violation OF
wartime laws is now under consid,
Grafton, Attorney General Daugh.
erty said today. Senator Sterling,
King and other members of the SEN
ate judiciary committee have asked
Daughtery to confer with them and
present his ideas on the question.
Daugherty said published reports
that Eugene V. Debs recently was
offered his freedom on promise to
abandon the spread of bolshevik doc
trines were without foundation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
DENNY'S ASSISTANT
10 AID PROSECUTION.

COV1NGTON, March 30.-Fol-
lowing the announcement here last
illght That Governor Hugh NJ. Dorsey
mad authorized Assistant Attorna1
General Graham Wright to take
ehaIge OF the prosecution of the sem
satlonal eleven negro murder eases
IN Jasper county and seek indic+-
ments for murder against John 8
Williams and his three sons ON An1;i
- When a special term of the su-
g'iCr court Is convened, Solicitor A
W. brand declared that he would CO.
operate with state officials, but that
"uilams would first be placed on
TRIAL In the Newton county sunerior
court within the next three weeks
6otn Judge John b. Hutcheson ana
Ihe sollcltor were to go to Atlanta 10
nold conference with Governor
! Dorsey to decide on the date of tho
special term.
A request to Judge Parks. who is
holding court at Sparta, to convene
a special session of JASPER superior
court on Monday, April II, in order
I. That bills of indictment against {Vil
! llams, his three sons, and the negro
manhlng might be presented to the
Jasper county grand jury, was Tues
day teiegraphed by Governor Dorsey
Solicitor Campbell and Assistant
Attorney Graham Wright will iointfv
prepare the bills of Indictment. Gov
ernor Dorsey states that he will re-
gard the action Of the grand jury as
an indication of the sentiment of
Jasper county people toward the al
legged peonage and murders on Will
llams' farm. The governor has been
assured by many of the representa-
tive citizens of Jasper county that
/ the sentiment in that county is sol
idly In support of the prosecution of
these cases.
Judge John E. Hutcheson and So
licitor Alonzo M. Brand have been
requested by Dorsey to at once place
Williams and Manning on trial in
Newton county, where some of the
bodies were found, and where mur-
der indictments against Williams and
the negro Manning have been return
ed by the Newton county grand jury
Solicitor Campbell declared fol-
lowing his conference Tuesday with
Governor Dorsey that he wished it
distinctly understood that there was
in his relations with the defendant
Williams nothing which would cause
him embarrassment in the prosecu-
Continued On Page Four -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
Costs And Wages To
Remain Up 90 Pct.
He Says
Ry BURTON RASCOE.

CHICAGO, March 30.-The bot
tom level of the decline IN the price
of commodities will be reached in
May, according to Halbert P. Gil
lette. editor of Engineering and Con-
tracing.
Gillette has devised mathemat-
ical formula for determining the
average price of commodities and
for predicting prices several years
in advance.
Prof. E. W. Kemmerer of Prince
ton and Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale
mhad previously worked out formu-
Hlas for determining the trend in
prices.
Gillette's formula gives the index
or average price of commodities. His
method involves the use of only five
variable factors, the data for every
one of which may be found IN the
Statistical Abstract of the U. 5.
Census.
He has tested his formula by ap-
plication to prices extending back
80 years. In each instance, one is
able to "predict" the average price
of commodities for any year during
the nast 80 years.
Hence it is a demonstrable form
ula, which has had added confirma.
ton by the fact that nearly year
ago he did predict the prices which
are row prevailing.
THROUGH a systematic study of the
per capita production, bank deposits
and clearings, labor wages and com.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
Eloper With Pretty
Choir Girl Admits
His Error
ny r. J. GIBBONS

PASSAIC, N. j., March 30.-With
the date of his trial on a charge OF
violating the Mann act less than a
month away, Rev. Cornelius H. Den
sci has come out of the secluslon in
which he wrapped himself after being
ousted by his church to make public
statement.
Il am going to see this thing
through to the end like a man" he
said. "Tell that to the world, and
saw that | am sorry for what | did"
Densel, for II years pastor of the
little First Netherlands church here,
disappeared on Nov. IL, 1920, with
Miss Triana Hanenberg, 26year-old
member of his church choir. The two
were found together in Buffalo a
month later.
81 loved him." said the girl, who
will be called by the government to
testify against him next month. She
was busy hanging clothes in the back
yard of her home.
"Dominee Densel and | understood
each other as no one ever can guess
We were to have been married. For
many years he had written to me and
told me of his love. Every day while
we were in Buffalo | looked for the
divorce papers to come that would
make him single man. But they
did not come.
81 thought only of my great love
It blinded me to the injury / was in.
ficting on Denseps wife and hi;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
NJ ARK EFT S
AMERICUS COTTON MARKET
Good Middling u 1-2c.
NEW YORK FUTURES
PRICES TO HIT ROCK-BOTTOM IN MAY
ECONOMIST SHOWS; GOOD TIMES NEAR

wages will be so percent higher
than it was in 1913.
"The peak of the high prices was
reached in May, 1920" said Gillette
in an, interview. prices at that
time were at the index figure 272-
as compared with the 100 normal of
1918. That is to say that prices
cost 172 percent more in May, 1920,
than they did in 1918.
During February, 1921, statistic
just received show. that prices had
dropped to 167. My calculations
show that prices will continue to
drop until they reach so percent
more than in 1918, and will remain
at that level as an average unless
affected by extraordinary circum-
stances for 10 years or more.
"Wages, which are governed by
the same conditions, will also be so
percent higher than they were ir
1918.
Cut for Labor.
"In the nature of things, common
labor must accept a 20 percent cut
from the average scale now obtain
ing-that is, the scale must be re-
duced to 100. or 60 percent above
the 1913 scale.
SIN some branches Of work, such
as teaching and office work, which
did not advance as did common labor
during the war, the wage scale will
be increased in bringing things back
to normal"
Gillette pointed out that there arc
number of fallacies current about
the causes of the high cost of living.
They are that the conditions is at
tributable to (D profit eering, (2l
extravaganza, -(31 inefficiency Of
workers, (4) scarcity of commOdi
CONTINUED on page ive.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
JASPER COUNTY
NEGROES MOVED
FOR PROTECTION
Former Workers Taken
10 Atlanta, Says
Alexander

ATLANTA, March 30.-With in
Vestlgatlons by the Newton county
grand jury at Convington continuing
today into alleged attempts to in
cite racial trouble following the dis.
closures on the Williams farm, where
the bodies of eleven negroes were
found plans are being made for the
April IL. ~ Ai0e'
United tSates Attorney Hooper
alexander said today that a number
oI negroes VINO formerly WORKED on
the Williams plantation and other
IN Jasper county are now in Atlanta
under the protection of the govern
4ent' which Is investigating peonaga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
I'M GOING TO SEE THIS THING THROUGH,
SAYS PREACHER, READY~FOR TRIAL

children. | realize it now. You can
not know how my heart aches, how
ashamed and miserable | am"
Rev. Densel is SO, the father Of
ten children and grandfather of
three. He speaks with voice quiet
and cultured.
81 did wrong " he says. AT the
time / went away my vision was
clouded. | did not see the harm and
injury which would follow my act.
Now that it is over | thank God for
bringing me back to my senses. My
wife has forgiven me. What more
can a man wish? l will go to trial
like a man.
Are Taken Back
Both. Densel and Miss Hanenberg
were turned out Of the church, bu'
have been taken back on probation
A call has gone to Holland for a new
minister.
The congregation of the church is
all of Dutch descent. Stores in the
settlement which is one and apart
from the rest of the city, have
wooden shoes on display in the win
dows. Even the neighborhood is
quaint and reminds one of Holland.
Many of the women wear kirtles and
flowing white dresses.
Sentiment among the church mem
bers is divided. Many condemn Den
sci. Others want to give him q
chance. But scarcely anyone feels
bitter toward the girl. Sympathy OF
all of the 400 members is with her.
In Seclusion.
Since Densel was admitted to $5,
900 bail, pending trial, he has lived
in seclusion. He seldom leaves his
home and only after dark.
Suits for breach Of promise by the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
New Masonic Officers
To Exemplify Degree

A communication of Americus
Lodge, No. Is, has been called by
Worshipful Master E. ]. Witt for
Thursday evening al 8 O'Clock. Al
this communication the newly elect
ed officers will put on the Master
degree work for the first time.
Much time has been spent in prep
aration by the new officers, and a
large attendance of the members is
expected
''This will be one of the real
events in Masonic work this spring. y
said Mr.. Witt. at is earnestly
hoped that visiting brethren will be
present. And tell them to renrem-
ber the time is Thursday evening
and the hour o'clock"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30

Iy not to the pre-war level, That is
impossible.
Here are some facts that reflect
the tremendous increase in railroad
operation expenses.
'"The cost of maintaining ways and
structures during 1920 was $780,
100000 more than in 1919.
"The equipment bill was $780,
100000 more in 1890 than in 1919:
"The transportation ,item-the
cost of transportation operations
was $3.50, 100000 more in 1920 than
in 1919. Approximately $400,0O0,-
600 of this was due to the wage in
crease, effective from last May.
Federal Orders.
There is difference of opinion as
to what accounts for the rest of it.
My own judgment is that it is the
fruition of the Standardization or
ders promulgated during federal con-
troll, and the system of extra pay for
overtime.
81 believe that a man who works
hard for eight hours has done pret-
ty good days work and that for any
thing over eight hours he should get
extra pay.
"But it is absurd to apply this to
every man whose time happens to
run over eight hours.
There are thousands of station
agents in little towns who don't &C
tually work more than three hours a
day. Two or three or four trains
pass through the town and the agent
is on hand for little while before
and after each train. 1t is absurd
to give him overtime just because
his last train at night passes
through more than eight hours after
Continued on Page Four)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
.C,CII, COLI ,lJMBJJS Mill.
WORKERS STRIKE
Must Have More Pay
AND Time To Live,
They Say

CnLUMPTg. Ga, March 80
Sc, e~al h-adred textile workers Of
me ,-,.2lo e Phoenix cotton mills
walked out today after making de.
aaad For q 80 per cent increase in
wages and more time.
The operatives declare they are not
max ny enough to live on and that
it is absolutely necessarT that their
pay he increased AMI mills run on
longer hours.
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en- down, bleeding and exhausted.
The condition of the men is said to
be serious and their recovery is in
doubt.
With the return of Alsace, it is es-
timated that Frances annual produc-
ton of sole leather is increased by
100000 to 900 900 hides.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
Americus Flagman
Loses Arm On Track

7. M. Laney, who resides on Jack
son street, flagman on the Sea
board Railroad, had his right arm
cut off by train in Helena Saturday
night. The accident occurred when
Mr.. Laney slipped as he was uncoup-
ling cars in the yard at Helena and
fell with his arm across the track.
The limb was severed a few inches
from the shoulder.
Mrs. Laney returned from Helena
yesterday where she went to see her
husband. He was to have been
brought home at that time, but it
was decided best not to move him.
Mr.. Laney moved here about three
years ago from Bronwood and has
since been employed on the Sea-
board. He was placed at Helena
temporarily just few days before
the accident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
ALL RAILWAYS
NEED IS GOOD
MANAGEMENT
So Says Senator Cum
minis, Author of Trans
portation Act
BY H. B. r. BRIGGS.
4 CHIMCTON AGoroL on

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-"Tne
railroads will not go to smash dur.
ing the next few months-and there
won't be any more legislation to help
them"
This is Lhc plain declaration of
Senator Albert u. Cummins, Of Iowa,
chairman of the senate committee IN
interstate commerce, and one of the
authors Of the transportation act CT
1920.
Most of tnc roads will be ale to
pay operating expenses at least, even
if a revival of business is deferred
until next fall or winter" Cunumins
said.
And then the senator gave MS
diagnosis OF the railroad crisis and
prescribed hls cure.
''Just two things have to be done, "
says Cummins.
"FIRST, the cost of operation has
got to come down.
"SECOND, if railroad manage
ment is not efficient it must be
changed so that It viii be efficient.
"This change cannot be brought
about by law. 1t must come by the
opening of the eyes of those who own
the railroads, the real owners, the
stockholders.
81 take it for granted that when
their eyes are opened they will select
men to manage their property.
'If it turns out after fair trial
that we cannot get efficienc yin rail
road management, there will be moth
ing to do but resort to government
ownership, which / do not believe the
country wants, but may be forced to
adopt.
No further legislation is required
for the successful operation of the
railroads, assuming that. the manage
ment of the roads is efficient.
! "It may be that additional legis-
lation will be called for later, but 1t
hasn't become pecessary yet.
THE transportation act of 1920
was not perfect, but we provided the
roads with all they needed if they
are properly and wisely managed.
"The difficulty with the railroads
at present is due to tremendous
falling off in traffic.
"About one-sixth of the freight
equipment of the roads is idle.
"This slump began about the mid
die of last November, 1t was the
result of the general collapse of the
country's commerce, a result of the
war, felt in every country. Rail
business naturally must be less on
a falling market. Everything had
been going down.
Costs Far Too High.
"That, however, doesn't account
for the entire situation, or even for
the greater part of it..
"The railroads condition is due to
the fact that the cost of operation IS
far too high. It must come down.
"Steel products must come down,
and wood products. Judge Gary was
mistaken when he said that the price
of steel would not come down. 1t
will, at least as soon as labor comes
down. And labor, too, must come
down. ,
"But l don't believe that labor
ougt to come down except as the ac-
tual cost of living drops, and certain
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
Bob Edwards Father
Succumbs At Lagrange

The Edwards Grocery store was
closed today because of the death in
LaGrange late yesterday of the faith
er of "Bob" Edwards, proprietor.
Mr.. Edwards, who spent most of last
week at his fathers bedside, return
ing Friday night, has gone to La
Grange to attend the funeral. His
father had been i'll for a long time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
County Officials Are
Express Trial Witnesses

Sheriff Lucius Harvey, Court
Clerk H. E. Allen and T. F. Gate
wood were in Macon today in fed
eral court, appearing as character
witnesses in behalf of Jack Near
thur, of Americus, one of the many
defendants in the express >~conspir-
acy cases. Attorney W. A. Dodson
appeared there yesterday as a char
acter witness in behalf of Captain
Smith, another of the defendants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
CHARLES VISIT
TO REGAIN HIS
THRONE FAILS
Trip To Budapest To
Regain Crown Proves
Fruitless

BUDAPEST, March 30.-(By the
Associated Press.) Former En-
peror Charles made a visit to Bu-
dapest Monday with the idea of tax
ing possession of the Hungarian
throne, but was unable to induce the
government to fall in with mis- plans,
it was learned today from excellent
sources.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
Macon Kiwanians Hear
]. E. D. Shipp Tonight

Col. j. E. D. Shipp left this aft
ernoon for Macon where he will be
the principal speaker before the
ladies night dinner of the Macon XII
wants Club at the Hotel Dempsey at
s o'clock. His topic will be, "Wit
and Grit, or the highbrow, Lowbrow
and Browbeaten." The president of
the Macon club is DR.. C. c. Harold,
formerly of Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30

girl and for damages by the girls
parents have been dropped
Money can do no good" says Miss
Hanenberg. What is money when
your heart is sore and your good
name is gomez"
- Mrs. Densel is aiding her husband
since the reconciliation
Il will stand by him." she says
Further than that l have moth
ing to say"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
CAMBRIDGE WINNER.

LONDON, March 30.-Cambridge
won the annual boat race from Ok
ford today oversa course about four
miles and quarter on the Thames,
from Putney to Mortlake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30

modities during 80 years, Gillette
predicts:
Good Times Near.
THAT good times are near al
hand.
THAT the lowest point in the
slump in prices will be reached in
May.
THAT the new average level OF
prices will be 60 percent higher
than it was in 1913.
THAT the new average level Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-30
w e AT Fl E r T..

Forecast for Georgia-Probably
showers tonight and Thursday
warmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-23

at the ]. o. Kane home on Wednes-
day.-Westport World.
Mrs. Cassius Clark and baby left
Saturday for Burtrum, after visiting
with the ladys parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
u F. Rosenberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cleveland re-
turned home Saturday after visit of
several days with their sen, M. J.
Cleveland in st. Cloud. Mrs. Cleve-
land also visited with her daughter,
Mrs. w. E. Dobbs at Robbinsdale.
OPENING DRESS MAKING PAR
LORS ON CORNER OF MAIN AND
FOURTH STREETS IN FISHER
BUILDING ON MONDAY, JUNE
~. WILL BE PREPARED TO Do
PLAIN OR FANCY SEWING. MRS.
]. F. COYLE.-ADV
Mrs. Geo. Bishop, a former resident
Of Sank Centre arrived Monday from
White Plains, N. Y, and will be the
guest of Mrs. J. H. Simonton during
the summer months. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Henry Johnson of
New York City, also former Sank
Centre lady, who will spend several
weeks in this city with friends.
A number of delegates from the st.
Paul's and Our Lady of the Angels
Catholic churches attended the dio-
cesar convention in ST. Cloud Tues
day. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Schoenhoff and son
Anthony, Mrs. John Mondloch, Mrs.
II. G. Wakefield, Ben Otte, Mrs. Jos.
Wesiner, Mrs Jos. Cardinal, T. F.
Myott, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Unger and
daughter Regina, and Father John
Fearon.
Among the members of the G. A.
R. and w. R. C. of this city, attending
the state emcampment at ST. Paul
last week were, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Norris, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Shaw, c.
M. Bryant, Mrs. Sam Chenwoth and
Mrs. David Cleveland. The G. A. R.
meeting was held in the old capitol
building and the w. r. c., met in the
Central Methodist church. The dele
gates returned home Friday evening,
reporting a very nice time.
Miss Laura Mcintyre, who with
Mrs, George Goth, is making a tour
of the western states, in letter to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Nc
Intyre this week, states that they
stopped off in Winnipeg, Canada last
week and were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hen
drys, former Sank Centre residents
The ladies took the northern route to
the coast where they will tour for
several weeks before returning to
Sank Cntre.