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IRISH RETURNS COMING


DUBLIN, Ire, June 17-Com-
plete returns from yesterdays
parliamentary election in South
Ireland are not expected before
next Tuesday night. Meanwhile
such reports as can be CLEANED
are taken by observers as a fore
cast that Notwithstanding the pact
between the Collins and De Valera
forces, resulting in the nomina
ton of a panel of agreed-upon
candidates, the Republicans will
suffer losses.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17
OVERCAST SKIES ON
BUNKER HILL DAY

Bus IUN, june I1-OVercast
skies frowned on merrymakers in
the Charlestown district today,
who had the day off to celebrate
with the usual festivities the battle
of Bunker Hill. Business was
generally suspended throughout
Boston.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17
Game Postponed
Because of Rain

The game between the Fair
banks A. A. and Lyndonville
scheduled for 315 o'clock this af-
ternoon was postponed at noon to-
day by Manager Charles HoernIe
because of wet grounds.
Next Wednesday the Fairbanks
A. A. play the strong Barre team
and on Saturday have as their op-
ponents the fastest colored team
in the ccunTy-the Cleveland
Giants.
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board with the charge that the
dissenting members presented
"incendiary arguments in a strain
ed and exaggerated effort to in
flame the employees to strike
against the decision of the board"
The minority, constituting two
of the three labor members were
accused of Sowing some of the
tiny seeds that have germinated
and blossomed into industrial
anarchy in Russia"
Accompanying yesterdays order
carrying reductions from two to
six cents an nour was a lengthy
opinion from the members repre-
senting the railways, and the pub
lie, and the dissenting opinion by
the labor members condemning
the order.
CINCINNATI, June 17-Strike
ballots to stationary firemen and
oilers and instruction to general
committees of signalmen to decide
whether to take a strike vote will
be in the mails by night following
the decision of the Railway Labor
board last night cutting wages of
these workers.
Clerks and station employees will
not take a general strike ballot.
There will be no walkout on j
number of roads which made an
agreement which bound them to
accept any wage slashes made by
the Labor board.
CINCINNATI, June Liza
boris Interpretation of the Su-
preme Court decision in the
Coronado coal case, holding inter
national unions subject to damage
suits under the Sherman anti
trust law, was presented today to
the American Federation of Labor
convention by the Federation'5
executive council composed Of its
eleven officers.
"The Supreme Court cannot
crush the labor movement without
endangering the foundation of So
ciety,' declared the report. "The
workers will not accept slavery;
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17
DEER JUMPS
INTO AUTOMOBILE

ATLANTIC CITY, \. j.,
June 17-Blinded by the head
light, deer jumped through
the windshield of an automo-
bile on the Pleasantville land.
ing road last night, causing
serious injury to Mrs. Carl
Moberg of New York, who
was riding with her husband.
Mr.. Moberg was also slightly
cut by glass and was kicked
several times by the deer.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17
NINETEEN ARE
GRADUATED At
NEWPORT HIGH
Brilliant Closing Scenes at
Exercises Held at State
ArmOry

One of the largest graduating classes in the history of
the Newport high school that of 1922 Nineteen were
awarded their diplomas at the closing exercises last even
in the presence Of several hundred interested friends,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17
Majority Of Railway Labor
Board Score Minority Members
American Federation To
Resist Decision Of
Supreme Court
{By the Associated Press)

CHICAGO, June l7-Majofity members Of the United
States Labor Board, who yesterday ordered another
S28 100000 slash from wages of the nations Railway Work
today replied to criticisms Of minority members of the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17
The Weather

Showers this afternoon
and tonight. Sunday fair
with westerly and south
westerly winds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
RECIPROCITY Is
ASKEDBY COHEN
Asks Workers For Jewish Relief
Campaign AS They Have
Asked Him

Sam Cohen, chairman for Sumter
county of the Jewish Relief cam
paign. for starving, Jews Of Europe,
today announced the appointment Of
various canyassing committees for
the city, The canvass will take place
early in March, the date to be an
nounced later. The committees fol
low:
Lamar Street and Windsor Av-
enueJoe Bryan, chairman; While
Marshall, A. r. Royal.
Forsyth treet--George O. Mar
shall, r. E. Allison, w. w. Dykes.
Cotton Avenue Stephen Pace,
chairman; w. 7. Lane, Fl. B. Ever
EFT.
jackson Street Egbert Allen,
chairman; Bob Edwards, H. M. Sci
lers.
Mr. Cohen was notifying each of
the men appointed today. Il am do
ing what these men do to me when
they want me to work on a commit
tee-they merely tell me and expect
me to do it, said Mr.. Cohen. And
| do it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
FINE BEEF HERD
GOES TO BLOCK
John Sheffield's Splendid Young
White Faces Sold To Local
Butcher

What is said to be the finest herd
of beef cattle in Sumter county.
all young white faced Herefords, has
just been sold by John Sheffield
from his model farm southeast Of
Americus. The herd consists Of ID
steers and heifers and calves, all
in prime condition. The purchaser
was Mathews & Co., meat market of
Americus, who announce that the
animals will be slaughtered gradual
ly for home trade. A premium over
the current market price was paid,
it was said.
The animals were purchased by
Mr.. Sheffield from Marion county
and have been well taken care Of
by him. For some time they have
been stall fed on the best of feeds
and are now in prime condition. Be-
ing Of the best eef type grown by
the western cattle raisers for market,
and being in the best of condition,
butchers say the meat should be equal
to the best western product, with
the advantage Of being absolutely
fresh.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
MOULTRIE RAISES $1,000
FOR CHAMBER IN 80 MIN.


Moultrie business men: J. r. Hall,
/. Al, Heard, M, IabLee, q. /. West,
K. j. Corbett, Fl. T.. Ashburn, z. @.
Bryan, S. P. Turnbuil, G. B. Allen,
r. B. Wright. W. S. Stokes, F. r.
Pidcock, w. M. Barber, G. w. Pid-
cock, Va J. Vereen, Roy Barber,
w. G. Vereen, ]. S. johnson, Ben
VanDalsem, ii. Mcdowell, C.G. Wat
son, Sam Weischelbaum, ]. I. Killen
and w. A. Covington.
Swift & Co., owners of the pack
ing plant here, led off in the sub
scriptions with pledge Of $1,000
two hundred dollars more than the
corporation gave last year, and the
largest single donation ever made for
the support of the local Chamber OF
Commerce. There were q number
Of $500 subscriptions.
The principal address at The ban
quet was made by Roger Miller, Sec
retary Of the Macon Chamber OF
Commerce. Mr.. Miller took occasion
to pay high tribute to the local or
ganization, charaeterizing it as one
Of the best supported and most inteili
gently managed commercial bodies in
the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
Three Thousand More In Sight
For Budget To Keep City
On Map

M0ULTRIE, eb. 23.-At the an
nual banquet Of the organization held
here Tuesday, Mouitrie business men
in less taan half an hour subscribed
more than $1,000 for the support this
year Of the work of the local Cham-
Der of Commerce. Several large
business firms were not represented
at the meeting and the committee APP
pointed to wind up the subscriptions
think that it will be no trouble to
run bae total to $4,000.
The banquet was one of the most
largely attended affairs of it's kind
ever staged here. Even the most
sanguine were surprised by the en-
thusiasm evident and gratified at the
ease with which the money to carry
on the work Of the chamber this year
was raised.
New officArs elected for the year
follow. President f.. Z. Pidcock; (;
Vice pres id ttls, "a Huber and Fl. Nc
DoWeiI Z gi'he board of directors is
composed of the following leading
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
SMOKE OF BURNING LOG
CAUSES BAD AUTO CRASH

Triton, Feb. 28.--H. D. Robert
son, travelling for an Atlanta artific-
ial limb company, was knocked un-
conscious and severely bruised; Mrs.
Porter, of Valdosta, had her right leg
broken near the ankle, and sustained
other cuts and bruises; her husband
was cut in the face and below the
knee, and his sister sustained cuts
about the face, when Ford car
driven by Robertson collided head-on
with a Chandler driven by Porter at
the Beckham farm, between LenoS
and Sparks on the National Highway.
Smoke from burning log heap blew
across the road and neither driver
saw the other until the cars were to-
gether.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Feb. 23.-It
was an old cotton plantation run
down, and about ready to pass out.
And then, along came Mrs. N. G.
Dresback just one Of the 224 WON.
en- in Oklahoma who are credited
with being farmers and farm man
ayers.
But she was just the one this farm
needed!
Today it is a fruit, chicken, hog
bee and dairy products farm. Incl
dentally some cotton is raised !,
Mrs. Dresback is the manager. She
supervises each branch Of work anc
even tends to the sales end of the
business.
Everything is modern CHECKER
houses, hog pens, barns, etc.
One of the prize possessions is Q
herd Of purebred Berkshire swine
believed to be the largest in the coun
try. These have brought many first
prizes home from county fairs.
Mrs. Dresback's pet hobby is rails
ing baby chicks. Last season shs
sold ever 5000,
She also boasts a prize herd Of. Hol
stein cattle.
Changing this farm from failure
to success was simply business
proposition" says Mrs. Dresback.
II aim to prove conclusively thai
Oklahoma Is not dependent on cotton
to become famous agriculturally.
ut hasn't been just luck. We have
carried on many experiments in farm
activities to determine the most prof
liable sources Of income" "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
1921 FAIRS BEST EVER
IN STATE-HARDWICk

ALBANY, Feb. 23.-Gov. Thomas
w. Hardwick was the principal
speaker at the opening session yes
terday of the Association of Georgia
Fairs which convened at the court
house here for a two-day session.
Governor Hardwick visited a major
ity of the fairs in Georgia last fall
and has been visiting them ever since
he entered public life at an early
age, he says, and the fairs of the state
in 1921 were the best Georgia has
ever had. He ascribed this to the
diversifcation which he said was
practiced to greater extent than
ever before on the farms of Georgia
in 1921. He declared that the fair
associations of Georgia are perform
ing distinct public service in en-
couraging diversified and better farm
ing in the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
10000 RAILWAY FIREMEN GET PAY. SLASH
SPLIT TRICK And
AFTER
10TH HR., ORDER
New Rule OF Labor Wage Board
To Be Effective March II
Roads Ask General Cut

CHICAGO, Feb. %. Another pay
slash, this time hitting ten thousand
railroad firemen and oilers, was
made by the Railroad Labor Board
today when it announced. effective
March /, rules eliminating extra pay
until after the tenth hour and set
ting up a "split trick" of eight hours
with spread to twelve without any
overtime pay.
More than It's railroads, including
every big transportation line in the
country except the Pennsylvania
railroad, had field petitions for wage
reductions for all classes OF employ
es when the wage docket was closed
at the United States Railroad La
board Board last night. Unexpect-
cd counter proposals for wage IN
creases were filed by seven labor
organizations in additions to the M
crease of 13 cents an hour over pres
ent wages asked by the six railway
shop crafts union as announced two
months ago.
Hearings on the wage disputes for
all classes of employees except the
five train service brotherhoods, the
engineers, firemen, conductors, trains
men and switchmen will begin March
O, the roads submission generally
seeking restoration Of wages paid
prior to May /, 1920, when the
boards first wage award, amounting
to 5000, 100000 became effectives
The cross-petitions for more pay
varying in the amounts sought
ranging from six to thirteen cents
an hour.
Although announced as n general
policy by the federated shop crafts.
the 13 cents increase actually APP
peared in only about one half OF
the submissions. Requests for in-
creases for clerical workers was made
on one-third of the submissions by
the brotherhood of railway and
steamship clerks, freight handlers,
express and station employees. On
twenty roads, the maintenance Of
way workers who were cut ten cents
an hour by the boards wage reduc-
tion order last July, petitioned for
reinstatement Of the former wage.
The Order Of Railway Telegraph
ers asked an increase Of six cents an
hour on about fifty roads, the sig
nal men filed three requests for IN
creases, the international brother
hood of firemen and oilers put in Six
in and the American train dis-
patchers and the international union
OF steam operating engineers had
scattering submissions seeking more
pay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
CORDELE
HOTEL VICTORY
Only $4,000 Yet To Be Raised,
Check-Up After Drive
Reveals

CORDELE, Feb. 28. Wednes-
days campaign for the new hundred
room hotel in Cordele revealed that
there is money in sight to accomp-
lish iIas task The fight made dur
ing the day resulted in volunteer
stock amounting to. over $4,000.
There is more than that in the site
subscribed and in the blocks Of stock
tiaat were not listed for the days task
The campaign committee has now to
go after Approximately $4,000 and
The money will be pledged.
The day was closed with kiwanis
carousal unlike anything the business
men have seen in many years as
show of enthusiasm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
TAKES LEAD AS
CENTER IN DAIRYING

CORDELE, Feb. ga The little
town of Arab, ten miles below Cor-
dele in Crisp county, hes forged to
the front as the leading dairy center
for the Ashburn creamery. It has a
dairymen's association with j. C.
Hamilton as president; DR.. Y. 6.
Harvard, vice president, and Coantg
Commissioner NJ ID. Mikei. secretary
and treasurer
This association meets every two
weeks at the home Of one Of the
members, this member being the
faost Of the occasion.
+ Tuesday night was d brilliant af-
fair at the home OF G. W. Culver
house. There the first spread and
the first speeches on practical prob-
lens Of the dairyman by these mem
bers occurred. When April comes,
they expect to meet ali the noon hour
and thus have opportunity to inspect
the herd and barns Of each Of the
members.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
SENT OUT FOR COAL BY
MOTHERS, FOUND ii

There was great CONSERVATION
Wednesday afternoon at the Council
coal yards on the Central of Georgia
right t-of-way when Sheriff Harvey
and Chief Bragg sWooped down on
seven negro children with bags pick
ing up coal to carry home. Agent
George Anderson had reported re-
peated trouble in protecting coal
piles and asked for aid. The children
were rounded up after a chase-six
girls and boy. They said thei-;
mothers had sent them out to find
coal and they had found it. The
mothers were then rounded up and
after severe lecturing told that the
next offense would mean that they
and not their children, would be
brought to jail They were warned
not to whip the children for obeying
their Instructions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
VICTIM WROTE HOME
ROMA WAS UNSAFE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Lieut. Cliff
ford E. Smythe, of Chicago, killed
In the Roma disaster, wrote to his
father just after the dirigible's re-
cent trial flight to Washington that
IL would be "criminal negligence to
flv her again without making changes
IN her construction" according to
DIR. ]. N. Nicholson, a friend OF the
smythe family, who has made pub
|lic the letter.
"The Roma behaved so badly on
her first trial over Washington that
she was declared unsafe" said the
letter. according to DR.. Nicholson.
"and majority of those on board
svere advised to make the return
trin hv train. If anything has been
done to alter her, except to change
fhe engines, don't know what 1t IS.
II looks to me like criminal negh-
lgence to fly her without making
changes in her construction. but'
what can / do?
"The dirigible seemed sluggish and
! slow to respond to her controls. While
| she ended the trip all rights sne
disobeyed her rudder- several times
! in a way that was alarming. The re-
cult was that on her return trip from
Washington unnecessary passengers
I II aIl members of the crew who
c,u1d be spared were advised to go
hack hY train"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
Triton SHIPPING CAR
OF HOGS EVERY DAY


Triton, Feb. 2S.-Many hogs are
being sold in Tifton now, shipments
during the past month running to q
total of about As carloads. One OF
the three lines of railway reports
80 carloads month or more than a
car day. Four or five carloads OF
cattle are shipped each week. FARM
ers are cleaning the hogs out OF
their fields preparatory to planting
and during the past few weeks have
fed lot of cheap corn to their hogs.
Some are shipped to Moultrie ano
some to Atlanta and north Georgia
points, but the great majority OF The
hogs sold are shipped outside the
state, some going to Tennessee ana
Alabama for breeding purposes, Pc
ing inoeulated before they leave
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
FORD's ENGINEER TO
GET ANOTHER HEARING

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, = Ihe
rival offers of the Alabama Power
company and Henry Ford for tne
Muscle Shoals projects were Officials
" before the house military commit
tee today. Chairman Kahn estlfiat-
ed that actual work on the Alabama
offer would begin next week. i no
said a few remaining requests loI
hearing on the ord proposal wouia
be disposed of today and tomorrow. .
These included w. B. Mayo, cnleL
engineer for Ford and Thomas W.
Martin, president of the Alabama
Power company. 44--l.lIs 70
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
MORECOAL MEN
DECLINE PARIEY
Refuse To Meet Lewis on Wages
And Say Situation-Hss Not
Changed

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2s. Thirty
five members Of the Pittsburg Vein.
Operators Association in session to-
day adopted resolution affirming
the coal situation had not changed
since January 6 when they first re-
fused to meet with the representa-
tives Of the miners, and declined to
meet with John l.. Lewis to arrange
for negotiations on the present wage
controversy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
AGED SISTERS BURIED
WITHIN 48-HR. PERIOD

oGLETHORPE, Feb. %. Withiu
48 hours two aged sisters were bur-
led at Red hill cemetery. near here
Mrs, Mary Webb, So, Of Macon coull-
ty, was buried Sunday. and on Tues
day her sister, 10 whom she was de-
voted, was laid to rest by her Side.
The death Of each occurred at Snow
of old age.
Mrs. Webb was the grandmother
of prominent merchants and farmers
in this community She also leaves
two sons, w. e. Webb, ST.. and 4 g.
Webb, and daughter, Mrs. Fannie
Woodruff. of Snow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
AT LEE STREET TONIGHT

The first quarterly conference Tor
the Lee Street charge will be held
tbis evening at 7 o'clock. DR.. W. G.
fovett presiding elder of the Ameri-
crs district, will be present and pre-
.ide Al the session of the conference.
A f,dI attendance of the official mem
hers is requested and the entire mem
bership Of the church, together with
friends. urged to attend. Reports
will he made from all departments OF
the church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
DOUBLE HEADER
AT PLAYGROUND
RichIand Girls And Montezuma
Boys To Meet High School
Fivcs Friday

Americus will have athletics galore
Friday afternoon when the girls bas-
iketball team Of the high school will
meet the girls of Richland on the
Americus Playground at $3.50 o'clock.
At the same time the boys basket
ball team Of the high school will play
the Montezuma team at the same
place.
Admission will be % cents, and the
girls and boys are expecting a large
crowd Of enthusiastic fans to be pres
ent to root for the home teams.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
ROMADISASTER
PROBE EINSECRET
Victim In Letter Home Told or
Blimp Being Shown In First
Trip Unsafe

NORFOLK, Va, Feb, %. - The
members of the army investigating
board. continued today their efforts
to determine the primary cause OF
the disaster Of the dirigible Roma
in which 81 met death Tuesday. The
inquiry is proceeding behind closed
doors and no details are known OF
the testimony given by the surviv-
irs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
ENGLISH MOB CIIASES
MORMON MISSIONARIES

PLYMOUTH, England, Feb. 2S.--
tBy Associated Press.) "A number
of Mormon missionaries were pursued
through the streets yesterday by a
mob because Of their utterances in
Market Square. The police rescued
the Mormons with difficulty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
BROWNSVILLE ELEVATOR
MARKETS CHICKEN FEED

TOWNSVILLE, Feb. 23.--A To-
cal elevator has about matured plans
for putting on the market very de-
.sirable, brand Of chicken feed. The
elevator is owned by w. Fl. Burch and
Son and in the lack of general meal
demand it is devoting time to the new
business. A special machine has been
installed for cracking the corn and
the majority of the contents will be
raised in Thomas county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
$1,000 ACRES OF
MELONS PLEDGED
BY SINGLE BODY
Southwest Georgia Association
Prospective Yield Over
1000 Cars

BROWNSVILLE, Feb. 23.-over
twenty-one thousand acres of water
melons have been contracted for by
the Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers association, said Mr.. Parish,
of Adel, the moving spirit in the or
ganization here yesterday, The yield
from this acreage should run well
over seven thousand cars.
Over a thousand pounds Of seed
were treated here for anthracnose
during the visit of the disease preyen-
tion squad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
BALK BLANKET
RESERVATION ON
4-POWER TREATY
Both Republicans And Democrats
Voice Opposition When
Lodge Reports

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. The
modified blanket reseryation to the
four-power Pacific treaty, laid be-
fore the senate foreign relations COM
mittee today by Senator Lodge after
a conference, with tae president, met
with immediate opposition from sew
eral Republicans, as well as Demo-
cratic MEMBERS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
TEXTILE MILLS
OPEN GUARDED
Few Pickets Are Kept Moving
No Disturbances Reported
During Dav

PAWTUCKET, R. l., Feb. 29.--
Under military guard, the mills here
affected by tile textile strike OPEN
ed today without a disturbing Incl
dent. Comparatively few pickets
were on duty and these were obliged
to keep moving.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-23
BLIZZARD FROM ROCKIES
MOVES soUTEaE4S 4STNARE

CHICAGO, Feb. 23The east and
west continued ice and snow bound
today and the blizzard which swept in
from the Rockies with thunder and
lightning, spread its influence east
ward and southeastward. Tempera-
lures were falling rapidly today,