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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
BALES
NOW SIGNED Up
INCOTTON POOL
Campaign Has Two Weeks More
To Go In Georgia, With
$4,000 More To Sign

ATLANTA, Mar. 20.-With eight
out of rs counties, in which the
Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association is concentrating its eff
forts, already over the top, and with
$4,000 bales Of cotton signed up to
Saturday noon, workers for the asso-
Ciation started today on the semi-final
week of the campaign, known in the
organization program as ''Follow-up
Week"
The minimum goal for the state is
100000 bales.
"Victory Week." with 1900 farm
ers in addition to the regular organ
izing force of the association active
ly taking the field on behalf of the
cotton pool, netted the organization
a sign-up Of approximately $4,000
bales Of cotton, it was announced
at the association headquarters.
This entire machine viii be kept
in tact and will forge steadily ahead
to the close of the campaign on
April /.
"The volunteer machine" Mana
ger j. f. Conwell said, was a little
slow, through ineXpericnce, in get
ting started early last week, and
Victory Week itself has not netted
the association quite as much cotton
as we expected. 1t is absolutely ne
cessary that every farmer already in
terested in the association keep his
shoulder to the wheel in order to put
the campaign over"
The eight counties which are now
over the top, in the order of their
crossing their quota line are: Hart,
Banks, Wheeler, Clay, Dodge, Clarke,
Franklin and Bulloch.
The largest sign-up numerically to
date is that of Franklin county,
which has signed l2,000 bales.
For a county to go over the top
with its quota, it was explained at
the association headquarters, means
that it has signed over one-third of
the entire cotton production Of the
county.
The quotas OF the counties ON
which the association is concentrat-
ing total s. 1900 bales, and if the
campaign goes perfectly the associa-
ton expects to sign that amount.
ain no place will the drive be
allowed to let up for an instant,
said Manager Conwell, until the end
Of the campaign, and we are hoping
that the drive will develop one or
TWO 100 per cent counties in the
state"
"FolIow-up Week." which will
come to close March rs, will be
followed in turn by Cleanup
Week." which will bring the whole
campaign to a close ON Saturday,
April l.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
SNAC ISSTRUCK
BY FORD DEAL.
Muscle Shoals PROPOSAL Up Blind
Alley AS Results OF
Politicians

WASHINGTON. March 20.--Hen-
ry Ford's proposal to lease Muscle
Shoals is in a political blind alley.
With elections looming Congress
considers the subject dynamite. Fear
Of alternating the farrJtr vote by
killing the Ford project has led the
House to seek safety in delay
The forthcoming report of the mil
itary affairs committee may even be
favorable to Ford But it will be a
mere gesture, siglifying nothing, be-
cause the Senate's present program
frankly is ,ostile / She proposal.
The political tang.e is complicated
further by the fact that Is of the
senators who voted to seat Senator
Newberry are among the II up for
reelection next fall. Because they
are afraid of the Newberry bareback
they are afraid to show hostility to
Ford by killing the Muscle Shoals
plan.
Prospects are that the Alabama
Power company's 'moral option" on
sections of the Muscle Shoals devel-
6rment will be pounced upon as a
means Of keeping the Ford proposal
in the debate stage until after the
fall elections.
War probably will continue a long
time between Ford and the farmers
on one side and the anh-Ford fac
lion on the other Meanwhile a pub
lie investment of S80,000,200 in the
Power and nitrate plants at Muscl"
Shoals stands idle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
r. FL. WISE HOME BURNS
AT MAGNOLIA SPRINGS

PLAINS, March 20.-About 200
o'clock Sunday morning r. H. Wise,
who resides at Magnolia Springs, was
suddenly awakened to find his home
being rapidly destroyed by fire. The
blaze had already gained such head
way that the family barely escaped,
saving only few articles of cloth
ing and some bedding. The house
and contents were totally destroyed,
and were only partially covered by
insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
SHIPS HIS FOURTH CAR
OF CARRAGES TO EAST

NALDOSIA, March 90. A.
Dasher has shipped his fourth car
load of Lowndes county cabbage to
eastern markets during the past
week The cabbages are very fine,
but the prices are not altogether en-
couraging after the enormously high
freight rates ARE paid. Otherwise,
the industry would prove very at
tractive one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
MIAMI BANKERS
BACK BOOTLECCERS

MIAMI, March Evidence that
bootleggers along the Florida coast,
especially at Miami, are being assist
ed in their operations by certain Mi
ami bankers has been uncovered by
prohibition agents working under
Colonel Mutt, chief of the narcotic di-
vision of the Internal Revenue de-
partment, according to the latter's re-
port to Commissioner Haynes, at
Washington, made public here to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
ALIENS GIVEN EXTENSION.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Ap-
proximately $500 aliens admitted to
the United States under temporary
permits which would expire March
23 and leave them liable to immediate
deportation, have been given an in
definite extension of time for their
stay, Commissioner General Husband
Of the immigration Bureau announc-
ed today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
MUSCLE SHOALS BODY
GETS UNDER WAY.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 20
Every section of the State was rep
resented today at the formal initia-
ton of the Alabama Muscle Shoals
Association, the announced object of
which is to back Henry Ford's offer
for Muscle Shoals properties. 1t was
the first meeting of the general com
mittee named under the authority of
the recent Montgomery mass meet
inc,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
MIAMI BANKERS
BACKING BOOZE
So Says u. S. Chief Hunting
Liquor SInugglers; Arrests
Reported Near

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Tho
imminent arrest of number of in
diyidustls, some Of them prominent in
Florida commercial circles, was indi-
Gated in the preliminary reports from
Colonel Mutt, in charge of the cam
paign at Miami against liquor Smug-
Cling, Commissioner Haynes said to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
BISHOP URGES COTTON
MILL STRIKE BE SETTLED

MANCHESTER, NJ H., March 20.
Bishop Cuertin, in letter read IN
all the Catholic churches in this city
yesterday, urged speedy settlement
of the strike that has kept the cotton
mills here closed for five weeks. He
suggested arbitration of the questions
of wages and working conditions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
NO RAILROADINC
FOR BONUS Bill.
Speaker Gillett Not To Permit
Passage Under Suspension
OF Rule

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.-Speak-
er Gillett announced today that he
would not entertain a motion to sus-
pend the rules Of the House to put
through the soldiers bonus bill, with
restriction on debate and without op
portunty for amendments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
MINERS TOFIX
STRIKE POLICY
Committee Called BY President
Lewis To Meet In Cleveland
Friday

WASHINGTON, Mach 30. 80 The
general policy committee of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America was
called to meet Friday in Cleveland
to formulate the policy to be fol-
lowed by the bituminous miners when
work is suspended in April. The call
was issued by President John l..
Lewis and announced here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
3-FOOT FALL CAUSE OF
DEATH OF BROKEN NECK

ATLANTA, March While he
was watching rock battle among
neighboring, children, Percy Diggs,
4G, fell from a 3-foot stone wall,
breaking his neck. He died instant
ly Mr.. Diggs was standing on the
wall, which surrounds his home at
As Garnett street, when he became
so interested in the game of the chill
dren that he lost his balance. Physi-
clans found he had died from a
broken neck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
BOARD COESINTO
GA. PHONE RATES
General Inquiry Of Southern Bell
Rates To Be Started
. Tuesday

ATLANTA, March 20.-General
inquiry into the rates of the South
crn Bell Telephone company through
out the state of Georgia will be made
by the railroad commission beginning
tomorrow, it was announced today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
DOLLAR DAY SPLENDID
SUCCESS, SAY MERCHANTS

Dollar Day last Saturday was
splendid success, with most OF the
merchants participating in it with
special dollar offers. A. K. Royal,
manager, Churchwell's, reported that
Saturday was one of the biggest days
in point Of cash business done IN a
long time. There were many people
in town from elsewhere and most of
them were buying bargains.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
CASES NOT READY AND
COURT TAKES RECESS

The regular March term of the
City court convened ttis morning
with full docket, but inasmuch as no
cases were ready fer t,.al for one
reason or another, Judge Harper de-
clared a recess until Thursday morn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
$3.50. 600 THEATER FIRE.

PIITSBURG, March 20.-Loss
estimated at quarter Of a million
dollars resulted when fire gutted the
Literary Thdater building at McKees-
port, near here, early today, and for
a time threatened an entire block.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
UNIVERSITY GLEE.
CLUB HEREAPR is
Georgia Singers And Musicians
Booked For Appearance AT
The RyIandar Theater

Arrangements have been complet-
ed for the appearance in Americus
on April Is at the Rylander theater
of the Georgia University Glee and
Mandolin club. The college alumni
heer are already making prepara-
tons for the event to assure its bic
success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20

John W. Wheatley, now of Chica-
go, spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home of his father, George d.
Wheatley, here and returned to Chi
cago this morning via Atlanta to see
his sister, Mrs. Joe Hawkins, who is
seriously i'll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
WEATHER FORECAST

For Georgia-Fair tonight and
Tuesday; colder tonight; probably
light frost; strong northwest winds,
diminishing tonight.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18

1t plan that she would not be the
 easy mark" again, not just now, The
 disposition of the United States to
 maintain her right to repayment Of
 the allied debt, made England see that the action which would straight en things ont in Europe must be of European inception, II is possible that England and France in q lesser degree. hope that any leniency such as that contemplated in Europe. will have its effect tn this country, and that the United States might be in- duced to shave the debt after seeing what France and England have done to aid Germany and after seeing the good resulting,
 There should never be forgotten the fact, however, while considering the fairness of any plan to relieve Ger many, that Germany Is doing far bet ter than she admits or than England or France, with all their wisdom, have any means of ascertaining Germany's recuperatlve power, due to her skill and efficiency, should not be forgotten. The words Of New Britain authori- ty, lately returned from Europe, that Germany should be made to pay every farthing," should be remember ed and when the matter of leniency Is discussed, the old words "Enoush's enough should be called to mind.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18

They may as well know nov that any plan will cost some money, Their votes will not be changed because that amount will be more or less, The op- position to the plan, or the opposi- ton to adopting 1t now, will be the broad one that the city cannot afford 1t "at this time" No matter how in- expensive 1t may be, the same words will be used,
 Plans made now. for use next year or the year after, will be useless. probably If the o-platoon is not to be adopted soon the deliberations of the committee are practically useless 1T the mayor has made up his mind to veto the plan there will have 10 be strong support for 1t In the council to carry it. Members Of the council should come out into the open and take their stand as the mayor should take his stand, Enough Of talk about the plan Some decision should be reached at the first opportunity.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
GERMAN INDEMNITY

The fact that France is seriously considering agreeing to reduce Ger manys one hundred thirty-two billion mark debt to fifty billions, if the French debt to England is cancelled indicates that France is looking with sane eyes on the situation which con fronts her. She must, finally, con sent to something that will relieve Germany, if she is to get anything at all out of that country within any reasonable time.
 England. favoring the plan, makes no secret of her desire to aid Ger many England's prosperity will be hsstened s Germany improves indus trially-up to certain point Frances reha abilitation depends almost entirely on Germany's getting back to solidity in industry Frances present reported attitude shows that she is veering off from the danger of demanding too much with the result that she will get nothing continuation of her insist ence upon full payment, according to the strict terms, would have increased the embarrassment of the Wirth ad- ministration-the best administration in Germany that France could have at the present time.
 It is to be noted that England did not advocate this plan Of cancelling Frances debt to her if'France would thus reduce Germans debt to France, until after the United States had made
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
1921 PIRATES ARE ID BE TRIED THURS.
Capture French Ship, Rob Pas
 Seneers, But Arc Captured

Paris, July 1S,-(By Associated Press, )-Eight citizens of the Geor- gian republic are to appear in the assizes court at Aix-ea- Province Thursday to anhwer to a charge of piracy on the high seas which nc- cording to reports from eyewitnesses could not have been carried out more perfectly had 1t been rehearsed a doz- en times.
 At s o'clock In the evening of May 6, 1920, the following events occurred on board the French steamer Suirah:
 Take Over ship.
 Two men appeared on the captains bridge. One levelled revolver at the officer on duty and the other pointed his weapon at the man at the wheel. Two others took possession of the telegraph office while shots were heard in various parts of the ship, throwing the passengers into panic.
 The captain rushed to the aid Of his second officer and found him struggling with four men who turned their attention to the captain while two more appeared
 Pirates Escape.
 The band went through the pas sengers' possessions placing jewels and other valuables in sacks. The captain was compelled to order the crew to steer for Khoper. where the pirates expected to be met by a mo- torboat. which failed to appear
 Thereupon the captain was forced to order two boats lowered to take the pirates with their booty ashore.
 The pirates proceeded with a pre- iminary division of their spells, which yielded 200, 900 rubles apiece.
 Thirteen of them went 10 the near est villages and eight remained in the forest, where they were captured by Turkish volunteers who handed them over to the authorities, by whom they were delivered to the French and brought to France for trial.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
HASTEN A DECISION

The two-platoon matter is an i'm portant one and much time should be given to a consideration of it. But much time has been given to a con- alteration of 1t already. It's import ance, great as it is, does not excuse wasting time forever on it. Meetings are being held about it; special committee is considering plans all ready submitted and has called for more. The point of the situation is that every member of the common council knows what he is going to do about it, or if he does not know, he should.
 Some may say that they want to see what the plan is before they decide.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
UMPIRE IS KILLED
"Kill Him" Is the Yeh at Exciting Game and Youth Yields Baseball Bat on His Head

St, Louis, July is.-Putting Into ac- ton the thought which is often reck- lessly expressed at baseball games a spectator at a game in Fenton. St Louis county sundayq killed the urn pire.
 The umpire, Charles Bouzek, s3 years old, deputy sheriff of Jefferson county having four children. was struck on the head with a bat wielded by dissatisfied spectator and fell un. conscious, He was taken to Lutheran Hospital, St Louis, and died there yesterday morning.
 Charles Woolesey IS of Valley Park, is held In the Clayton jail, charged with the fatal assault. The prosecuting attorneys office said he would be formally charged with first degree murder,
 A Valley Park base runner took a long lead off first base, and when the ball was thrown to first and the Val ley Park man tried to regain the base Bouzek declared him out. The Valley Park players and some spectators who favored the visiting team raised an uproar
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
STUDENTS COMING TO U. S.

Warsaw, July 1S.-Six medical stu dents from Polish universities have been selected to go to America to finish their studies preparatory to en- tering the new Institute of Hygiene recently established here by the Rock efeller foAadation.
 Professor Selskar Gum, represent ing the Rockefeller interest, has made the final choice of the students after a competitive examination organized by the Polish ministry of health. An endowment of s250,0oo has been given for the establishment of the institute by the Rockefeller founda- ton.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
VET OF THREE WARS DIES.
Timothy Quinn of Wi!limantic Served
 in '61, '9S and Wanted to in 1917.

Wilimantic, July 1S.-Timothy Quinn, who as a lad out of school, marched away with Company K. 11th Connecticut Volunteers. and fought all through the Civil War and served II year more in the Indian country wars, died yesterday aged 70. He was in Company E. Third Connecticut regiment in the Spanish war, and wanted to fight in the World War, but lacked the needed physical strength. He was 8 survivor of Andersonyille prison. and we'll known among the war veterans of the state.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
pEBS PROCLAIMS,

Eugene pebs, acknowledged leader
 Of radical thought in this country, Is
 hardening, it appears, to the call Of
 the presidential election some two years hence and is preparing. evident
 ly 10 make another shot at the high office. In a highly characteristic tor
 rent of investive and for no particu-
 lar reason, unless 1t is the presence of the railroad shop workers and the coal strike, he came forth in a sweep
 ing indictment against capital, which
 sent the sweating millions to the
 other side to be shot and gassed, and
 against labor leaders who aided in
 the arch conspiracy to kill off the
 proletariat. Grab them, leaders and capital, by the slack of the britches and run them off the earth, Is the
 meaning back of his words. Going further, we anticipate that once this has been accomplished the proletariat may then elevate one Eugene Debs to
 power at the head of the government, such as it is, and to the leadership of the gang, Run them out and give me the job,' might easily have been the word of MT. Debs. On the eve of his removal to a sanitorium for treat
 ment for nervousness, or for "a rest"
 he came forth with his exhortation. Long live the Maxian philosophy of blood and thunder for the sake of another leader who would probably be as autocratic as any despised for, bears. Call forth the minions of dis
 order, rampage and mental unrest, create chaos out of which justice will come. Ignore the fact that man must
 work with his hands or his brain
 spread the doctrine of idleness and
 lust, let us live if we can, produce not
 dispense justice for force and other
 wise revert to the animal. The beauty
 of socialistic argument is that it
 sounds theoretically perfect to the
 wanderer with no home ties and no
 family. Its fallacy is that it will not
 work. Someone has to keep the cows while the other fellow gets the cream,
 the COW keeper could not live on cream alone.
 Possibly it is a good thing for this country that we have such person as Debs. Possibly the queer convolutions of his fantastic brain will some day given vent to an idea that may be con- structive, possibly their present pro- ducts furnish an admirable safety valve for the country. He may have the next election that they are large In number. which we doubt. If he does he has finished an accurate index of the trend of the times, he may have demonstrated the fact that there body polite, Then our move should | be toward the curing of that illness, the elimination of the cause that pro- | duces the symptom according to a | sane process.
 There are individual capitalists in | this country of ours who are guilty of | indiscretions in their handling of men who work for them there are labor unions and labor heads that are just as guilty of indiscretnos in their lines. 1 But all together, the vast proportion of the country can balance right and wrong and make their choice accord ingly, Let the minority howl, it is in- teresting, anw it may be good safety valve, as we said before.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18

elected a director Of the New Britain Saving Bank
 Professor F, F. Lauhin is preparing program 10 be held at the First Con eregational church this Sunday eve- hing, Organ selections will feature the evening,
 Red Robin, the fast roadster, lately owned by II, l.. Mills. has been sold To D. A, Carmichael of Springfield,
 Court Charter Oak met last evening and reports showed that the lodge has membership of es9 and the treasury contains the sum Of se,90S,
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
GERMAN "sUBv IS SOLD.

Liverpool, July 1s.-The former German super er-submarine Deutsch- land has been sold at kellock's sale room, Liverpool for 200 pounds to Messrs. Robert Smith and Sons. Birk- enhead. She will be dismantled and sold as scrap. The Deutschland ran the blockade during the war and made two commercial voyages to the United States.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
TWO LADS DROWN
Are Dumped Into River As They
 Played on Raft in New Haven

New Haven, July 1S,-Dumped into the Mill river when a raft upon which they were playing tipped to one side, Frank Roman, 14, and John Genty, IS of this city. were drowned here yes- terday afternoon. Genty who was un- able to swim grabbed Roman around the neck, preventing him from saving himself or his companion. Several men with grappling irons recovered Genty's body after two hours of hard work The body of Roman was not located until after o'clock last night
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
Facts and Fancies
 tBY ROBERT CULLEN

Impossible happenings No. 2 Look, John. That woman has on a hat just like mine wish all women would wear them"
 Why should we think much about posterity? It probably won't think much of us.
 The saddest thing about republic Is that people always get the kind of government they deserve
 Fortunately, however, Uncle Sam won't be importuned to supply the need when Europe runs out of crises.
 Another little fault Of our civiliza tion is the popular opinion that the roll of honor is bank roll
 Some men have a chance to sue ceed, and some are content to sit and cuss the people who have succeeded.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18

The scars of war are healing. AL most any former buck private can now say second lieutenant without pre- fixing explosive adjectives.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18

Edison may ask poker questions, but he hasn't yet required applicants to make d three ball combination for the side pocket.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-18
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The old fashioned man whose horses were never more than eight years old in the spring is now offer ing used car that has run only three thousand miles.