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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
WASHINGTON STILL
WATTS FOR NOTE.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Thcre
has been an unexplained delay in
the transmission from Berlin here Of
the German courier proposals on
reparations, which were handed to
American Commissioner Dreseh last
night at Berlin. State department
officers had expected to have the doc
ument before them at the beginning
of business today, but it had not
reached the department,
The German memorandum Is ur-
dcrstood to be lengthy Adrrrnistra-
ton officials declined to comment
on its reported contents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
Atlanta Grand Opera
Season Opens onight

ATLANTA, April 25.-Atlanta's
annual Metropolitan Grand Opera
season will open at the auditorium
tonight.
Benjamine Gigli, the new operatic
tenor, who is taking the place of En-
rico Caruso during the latter's ill
ness, will make his Southern debu!
in Andrea Chenier. This opera and
Mefistofele, which will be sung
Wednesday evening, will be heard
here for the first time.
All the operas here during the
week viii be sung in italian except
Maron, Thursday afternoon, in
French, with Lucrezia Bori in the
title role. The remainder Of the
program includes La Boheme, Tues
day matinee; Aida, Friday evening:
Rigoletto, Saturday matinee; and
Tosca. Saturday evening. Florence
Easton will sing the title role III
ToSca. - -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling .-..------..-.11 1-2c
NEW YORK FUTURES
FAMILY HUNGRY,
MAN ASKS WORK

The Times-Recorder received an
appeal this morning from well,
known citizen.
My family is hungry" said he.
81 am out of work and haven't
been able to get any. God knows
l am not idle because | have not
tried to find employment or be-
cause | do not want it. If some
one will give me work that is all
| want"
The citizen in need is a paint
er, paper-hanger and decorator by
trade, but wants WORK. The
Times-Recorder will be glad to
communicate to him any offers Of
employment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
Still No Peace In
British Coal Strike

LONDON, April 25.-( (By Asso-
ciated Press.) Renewed efforts to
find a basis for settlement Of the dis
pute between the coal miners and
mine owners were made. this morn
ing when their representatives met
here in joint conference with repre-
sentatives of the government. Short
" after noon the conference adjourn
ed until tomorrow when Premier
Lloyd George will preside over the
deliberations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
Col. Dodson's Reply.
Mr.. Dodson's card follows:

Editor Ilmes-Recorder.
In re Alderman Masnburn' card
Of the Z4th Instant
1t was a faverite expression OF
Sam Jones, the noted evangensJ that
'''lhe hit dog Away yeIps.s
In my StaJementS DeIorc the HI
WanlC Club / stated the budget OF
the mayor and ciJy council or Amer
icus tor the year OF 1921 shows 1:
will cost the city over $4,000 to
pump water for The city for the year
1924 when the Amercus LlgnUlng
Company was willing to pump 1t tor
$12,UOU, thus saving to the tax pay
ers at least $4,000 annually, which
would pay interest on $4,000 of the
city bonds at the rate OF 5 percent
per FaaTlnuFtFsasssssl'sssss-
Now let us see if this statement
is misleading information and
full of glaring inconsistencies" The
law requires the city council OF
Americus to make up their budget
and it was from this source that got
the information.
According to the published budget
of the mayor and city council for the
year of 1921, there is appropriated
IN the budget for the expense tor the
water department $26,365.
| quote the section from the city
budget, headed water Department. IT,
as published in The Times-Record-
er of January 26:
WATER DEPARTMENT $685.,
Q6E m oonSiStipCr of tnn TOIfOWinP.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25

their own figures that will be saw
ing annually TO the taxpayers Of ST.
600 In my statements before the
Kiwanis Club, | contended that the
city would save at least 50 900, The
city having failed to contract with
the Americus Lighting Company had
to buy new pumping machinery at
cost of at least $4,000, and this
amount would also have been saved
to the taxpayers. AM AUTHOR
IZED BY THE AMERlCUS LIGHT
ING COMPANY TO MAKE TO THE
CITY THIS PROPOSITION: THAT
THE AMERICUS LIGHTING COM
pANY WILL GUARANTEE TO
PERFORM THIS WORK AND
PUMP THE WATER INTO THE
RESERVOIR AND STAND PIPES
FOR $4,000 ANNUALLY LESS
THAN IT Is NOW COSTING THE
CITY, AND WILL, FURNISH A
/ FSOLVEfTr 5f3CrfJfJ TO 10 so. Row.
Alderman Mashburn, either PUT UP
or SHUT UP. The trouble with AL
deman Mashbufn, "who has handled
the city negotiations with the Light
ing Company" he was misguided,
and his prejudice overcame MS nor
NAL business judgments, and he now
finds that the thinking and calculat-
ing taxpayers of Americus, when
the facts are presented to them, can
not understand why it is costing the
city SO much more to pump this
watef than it could have been done
by contract.
Company Books Open.
AS to the figures Of the cost OF
coal and labor tor January and Feb
ruary 1916 and January and tebru-
ary 1921, my proposition is open for
him or any reliable expert to exam
inc the books Of tho company, and II
desired the company will furnish the
receipted bills where it has actually
paid the amount in cash for same and
that my figures are correct In
other words 81 am from Missouri"
in any statement | have made or now
make.
It was a very unfair statement IN
Mr. Mashburn and not warranted by
the facts wherein he stated u ann
satisfied that if the city had made
contract with the Americus Lighting
Company they would have been be-
fore the railroad commission two or
three times getting Increase" l
challenge Mr.. Mashburn to cite a sin
gle instance that this company, that
has annually contracted with the city
of Americus for a number of years,
wherein the Americus Lighting
Company has failed to live up,
either to the spirit or the letter
of any contract it has made with the
mayor and city council. His city at
torney win advise him that there is
law in the state of Georgia, WHICH
compoIs solvent people to observe
their contracts, and the Americus
Lighting Company is solvent up to
this good hour. This statement Is
on all fores to other statements N
his card and is merely "clap trap"
and not facts,
reiteratc all my statements made
before the Kiwanis Club and stand
ready and willing to prove the cor
rectness of them.
w. A. DODSON,
Attorney of Lighting Company
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
HUNS PATENTINC
U. S. GUN IDEAS
Weeks Asks Laws To
Limit Activity-20l
Taken Here

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Thc
activity of German citizens in OBJ
tanning patents from the American
government embodying many princi,
pies of American railroad artillery,
and other ordinance, led Secretary of
War Weeks to ask congress today
for legislation limiting the granting
of patents to foreigners.
Secretary Weeks said 201 patents
had been obtained by Germans since
last July and a.! transferred to
Frederick Krupp, great ordnance
manufacturer of Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
LIGHTING co. OFFERS TO BOND
ITSELF TO DO CITY PUMPING FOR
$4,000 BELOW PRESENT COST
After Making Offer Calls On Council Chairman To
Put Up or Shut Up'-Cites City Budget In
Defense of Former Statement

The Amercus Lighting stands by its Col W Dod-
that published Sunday the H. Mabun chairman of
the city councils light and committee that the company
ciy for $4,000 less than
is now costing the city to do the work
He Mashbus
than $4,000
pumping Of $4,000 will result
Of previously
Mashburn He farther and insists
city sctua the be costing $4,000
stated by him After making his offer
for the company perform less
doing its for he challenges Chairman
Mashbun to either put shut up"
His reply vigorous places challenges Mahbu show
where company failed perform in reenng
implication the would
respected when applications for fire.
made.
Mr. odsop,sc car1f q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
J. A. Pinkston Buys
Lot To Erect Home

Announcement was made today Of
the purchase by j. A. Pinkston, Sr.,
from Miss Marian Harold, through
Frank Harold, of a choice building
lot of Harold avenue, on which he
expects to erect a home. The lot
lies between the residences of W. c.,
Caye and DR.. M. II. Wheeler, on the
east side Of the avenue, and is very
desirable. The purchase price was
given as 81 800.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25

stated in COMMONS this Afternoon
that if the new German proposals,
which have not yet been received,
proved unsatisfactory, Great Britain
would support France ut next Satur-
day. Allied conference IN her propo-
sails for occupation If the Westphal-
ian coal fields Of GaAa1any .~-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
Miss Stirling Has Bad
Day On British Links

BROOKWOOD, Eng, April 25.-
(By the Associated Press) Mrs.
Temple Dobell, former British wom-
an champion, won the scratch, prize
in the golf match for women on
WestbilI course today with a score of
80. Miss Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta,
American woman champion, tied for
ninth place with 80
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
Seven From Americus
Attend Grand Opera

Miss Susan Stallings. Miss Editn
Nelson. Miss Alice Harold; MISS
Martha Johnson, Mrs. Eta May NIX
and Rev. James B Lawrence are
Americus people attending grand
opera this week in Atlanta.
Miss Harold and Miss johnson
secured season tickets offered by
the choir guild of Calvary Chqrcn
for the best attendance in the choiiF,
for one wear, dating from last April
These young ladies missed only a
few times, thus securing the award
offered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
Grand {,

This amount was for the operation
of the plant only. SO according to
their own figures it cost the mayor
and city council to pump water $l9,-
600 .u.
NOW THE AMERICUS LIGHT
ING COMPANY OFFERS TO PUMP
WATER IN THE RESERVOIR AND
PIPES FOR $4,000, and for thai
sum to relieve the city from all eX-
penses up to the water going into the
reservoir and pipes. According to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
EIGHT ON TRIAL.
FOR LYNCHINC
First Cases OF Kind Are
Begun In Mitchell
County

CAMILLA, April 25.-The trial of
eight of the nine men indicted by the
Mitchell county grand jury last week
for murder and mob violence in CON
nection with the lynching of, JiH
Roland, a negro, near Pelham, was
called here today.
The indictments are said to be the
first in the state under what is
known as the mob violence act"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25

PAICN
LAUNCHED HERE;
LITTLE IS ASKED
Average Of Less Than
Price Of Four Sc Drinks
A Year Goal

The campaign for a Greater Gcor-
gia Tech, to train more Georgia boys
technically and enable them to take
the leadership and make possible
greater Industrial Georgia, began to-
day in AmericuS and Sumter county.
Determined that this community
must de its part in this great move
mcnt, regarded by leading GeOrgians
as probably the most important to
the future welfare and development
of the state ever undertaken, a com
mittcc of enthusiastic men met this
morning, mappd out the plan Of ac-
tion, and this afternoon started out
after the subscriptions. Working in
teams, they hoped to finished the job
by Tuesday night, raising Sumter's
quota of $685. 900 in pledges Malcolm
Lockhart, of Decatur, Tech field or
ganizcr, assisted the committee.
They expected to finish the job
quickly for the reason that the pay
ments will cover a period of five
years. For instance, if Il man sub
scribcs 500 to the movement it
means that he will be required to
meet payments of only $40 per year
for five years, or $l.66 % per
month, a simple and easy matter for
most men. So small is the quota,
when considered on the basis of pop,
uIdCloh ana wealth. 'lldO ~ Co"lu ~
raised II every person OF me coun-
ty S "0'Vo0 poput2Ilo!h WoGtu Fly
the price OF . 10 hlchle SolI q 1llilH' IN,
per year t0r the i've years. 90 az az
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
w WEATHER.

Forecast for Georgia-Fair to-
night; probably becoming unsettled
not much change in temp
crature.
AMERICUS TEMPERATURES
l. L I l.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
BRITAIN BACKS FRANCE
ON OCCUPATION PLAN

LONDON, April 25.-(By Asso-
ciated Pressy-Premier Lloyd George
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25
What II Show

What It SHOWS.
Now let us see how much Of this
amount goes to the operating eX-
penses of the water department as
shown in this budget:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25

When you see two farmers wives
together they're talkin' about what ar
easy time city women has. Tears
comes from th' eyes-not from tn
heart.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25

lFurnished bY ReXaII PharmacY.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-25

OUR YORK CORRESPONDENT
Finds more things of interest in his
home town in South Carolina than
you'd ever dream Of Note his
DAILY FEATURE
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04

cases, one of which will be lighted by electricity.
 East Berlin Items.
 At the special town meeting held Wednesday evening a tax of twenty and one-half mills was levied. This is one-half mill higher than last year The taxes of quite a number of East Berlin residents were reduced on ac- count of depreciation of automobiles, etc.
 Mrs. C. Bougeois of New Britain and Sylvan Bourgeois of Leominster, Mass have been visiting his nephew, Amos Bourgeois and family.
 Mrs. George Pollard is confined to her home by illness.
 MT. and Mrs. James Holigan are visiting Mrs. Holigan's mother. Mrs. Coren in Middletown.
 Pupils from here who attend the
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04

extinguished easily. There was slight damage.
 Church Services
 The regular midtweek service of the Advent Christian church was held last evening.
 Rev. J. G. Ward has for his topic at the services last night, Wanted: Alabaster Boxes.''
 Lenten services were held at the Methodist church last night in the place of the usual cottage prayer meetings.
 Devotions and Stations of the Cross will be held at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Rev E. G. Reynolds of Glastonbury will preach at the Church of Our Saviour at 7:3O o'clock this evening.
 Petition Out.
 With the withdrawal of the peti- tion that had been presented at the meeting of the Town Plans commits sion, for the esta ablishment of build ing line on the east side of Whiting street, last Monday night, a new one has been made out to take it's place. This one has been started by Henry Trumbull and other prominent busi- ness men of the town, and calls for the establishment of a 1ine> on both sides of Whiting street, from the Neri block at Central Square to Broad street. The petition was prepared to- day and will be presented to the peo- ple interested in a few days. The proposition of establishing a building line started some weeks ago when the new addition to the Tani block across from the postoffice began. The street in that section is very narrow, now being 5S feet wide, and plans are under way to establish a line that will make it 73 feet across This Will necessitate the moving back of seV- eral buildings, but the main NobJect Is to govern the erection of buildings in the future. When there is no definite Q line by which houses being built may be guided, the tendency is to crowd them out towards the curb and make a ragged appearance, it is argued. The Town Plans commission is un- able to take action on the esta blish- ing of a building line unless a peti- ton to that effect is brought forward. Many of the residents think that the commission has the authority to place such a line when the proposition is brought before them. This is not so, and therefore matters broug ght to the commission on street lines must be presented by petition only. Only then can action be taken by the board.
 FOreSfyiIyf, NoHvS
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04

things which happened at the meet ing and were approved, although there have been one of two which disagree with the way things went at the meeting and how certain few think they should have gone.
 w. D. Dunham of Berlin, although present at the meeting did not say or express his opinions be- fore the public. He did however con- fide them to a certain few yesterday. Although he is willing and will pay his taxes and it not issuing a com plaint, he thinks that the town taxes should not be levied as they are."I believe that the people in Berlin as we'll as other cities should pay the taxes according to the size of the family MT. Dunham said, mot on the basis that they do now. Some tax payers have no children or have small families and have to pay the same rate of taxes as the man with a. large family who sends his children to the public school and is getting more out of the town" When asked if he really thought this should be so. MT. Dunham replied in tue affirmative, but he added that he knew it would never be done.
 ? Mir. Dunham also brought up the question of paying extra taxes for sidewalks and the like. He thought that if the residents of Berlin street could have sidewalks he did not know why the people on Hudson street could not have them or why they had to help pay for something which was not a direct benefit to them.
 Both of Mir. Dunham's questions were heard by others who Ventured to make replies. In regards to the second question it appears that tho sidewalks were laid by the Berlin Village Improvement society several years ago and the property owners on Berlin street only paid most of the expenses.
 A prominent citizen in answering MT. Dunhams first statement said that if he had his way the taxes would be laid vice-versa and the man with no family would pay the most
 Rendered Shower.
 About 50 employees of the hand folding department Of the American Paper Goods company rendered Miss Janet Thompson miscellaneous shower at her homo on Kensington road last evening. Miss Thompson was the recipient of many beautiful
 
 ware and linen. musical and en- tertaining program was carried out Miss Thompson will become the bride of John B. Miller of New Britain. Wednesday. March 9.
 Sunday School Social.
 A social and entertainment will be held in the Berlin Congregational church this evening for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior departments of the Sunday schools. Games will be played and refreshments will be served. All members of these depart ments are urged to be present. "A surprise feature is also in store for those who attend.
 Berlin Bits.
 The house committee of St. PauPs Y. M. T. A. & B. society will hold meeting in their hall this evening at S:30 o'clock.
 At the meeting of Court Matta- bessett. Foresters of America. held in Foresters' hall last evening, speak CT was present from Court Syracuse, Of Syracuse, New York.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04

lunch will be served at 7:30 o'clock this evening at the parlors. The public has been extended an invita- tion to attend.
 Lenten devotions and Stations of the Cross, will be observed at St. Matthew's church at 7:35 o'clock this evening.
 Tie Dorcas society held a meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Eugene Potter of kenney street
 The regular meeting of the Boy Scouts will be held at the fire house this evening.
 The Forestville Athletic team will play the East Hartford basketball team at the Firemen's hall tonight.
 PIainviIle Briefs.
 PenitentiaI service of the A. M. F.. Zion church, will be held at the home of Miss Jessis C'Neil of Whiting street at 7:45 o'clock this evening.
 Ruby Miller of the invoice depart ment of the TrumbuIl Electric Man ufacturing company, is confined to her home on East street with a slight illness.
 Mrs. John E. Lamb of 67 Broad street, is resting comfortably at the Hartford hospital after undergoing an operation yesterday.
 A son was born yesterday to MT. street.
 Mrs Fife Sands of Broad street is attending the inauguration exercises at Washington, D. c.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04

in the State of Connecticut at the time of their enlistment and who feel that they need financial assistance from the state, to attend this meet ing. They, will be asked to make known their situation to the commit tee which will later take the matter up with the state officers.
 The committee also wishes to em- phasize the fact that all ex-service men, whether members of the Amer ican Legion or not, are asked to come before this meeting if they have complaint.
 Legion Meets Thursday.
 The entertainment committee of Bolton -Kasica post of the American Lekion held a meeting in the T. A. B. hall last evening to complete plans for the semi-monthly meeting which will be held iu Foresters' hall next week. Thursday.
 At this meeting the election of or ficers will take place. The commit tee will also make an attempt to secure few we'll known military men in the state to address the men. A smoker and social hour will follow and all men who served in the late war, whether members of the post or not nre asked to attend this meet ing. This is the second of a series of social gatherings being arranged by the post to revive interest in the local organization.
 "If Were Ruler"
 Major Frank l.. Wilcox was ap- parently correct when, at the town meeting on Wednesday evening, he said that is was best to bring any question of importance relative to town affairs before the mo eting and not talk about them around the corner on the next morning. although several do that. Since the town meeting there have been several "corner gossips" which have been brought to the at- tention of many. The majority of them however are discussions of the
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04
|ATE AID FUND
 |FOR SERVICE MEN
hInittee on Relief Mill ! Take Action
iW MEETING THURSDAY

gers for the Year Win Re Elected
 -rax-Ratc Should Bc Fixed by Size
 k Family. Says Dunham--Bcriin bits of Interest.
 Inc committee on relief for tho ex- tice men in the Town of Berlin hold a meeting tonight at 1880 )bck. In the IT. A. F. hall and all k arc asked to be on time as there sanother meeting in the hall at
 H o'clock. Several of the ex-serv- men of tho town have sought in- Smation as to what sources they )Hd apply for money from the state fund.
 NC the last meeting of the men, Sl In Foresters' hall some time ago, .ommittce headed by Arthur Ben was named to look into the af- 4. Mir. Benson has sent out q ncd in which he asks all ex-service |n in the town, who were reside nts
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04

RAISED MONEY
 The local police hal by the United States tl that $1 and S2 bills raised to $10 and $2I lation throughout thd
New Britain herald., 1921-03-04
STORE IS EN

John Kosko who c at 40 Dewey street, police this morning tha been entered during ! considerable amount d stolen.