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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13

TIME TO PROTECT HOLDERS
OF POLICIES, SAYS FORT
Points Out That Every Suggestion OF Underwrit-
writers Has Been Met By City And
Rate Have Been Advanced

The little city of Griffin with a
population Of 824O enjoys fire in
suranee rate on dwelling of 62 cents.
Americus with population of 90l0
pays at the rate of 81 cents.
This difference is pointed out for
the information of policy holders,
Past experience with the old South
eastern Tariff association shows the
necessity of giving publicity to the
facts prior to revision of rates and
not after a revision.
The reason for having the next re-
vision is to reduce rates.
We can best determine what will
happen if we let things drift, by
briefly reviewing our experience with
the Tariff association for the last
twenty years.
First, the cid Southeastern Tariff
association, some twenty years ago,
|required that the city buy an extra
pair of hrsoes and a truck with the
promise that the city would then be
in line for a greatly reduced fire
rate. The city bought the truck and
paid John Jordan $500 for fine
pair Of horses. BY that time the
representative of the Tariff associa-
ton had gone and nothing happen
ed.
Next the Tariff association decid-
ed that the water pressure up town
was not sufficient To meet this re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13

actual accomplishment has come out
of all the conferences of recent
years?
II don't know, do you?
''But l do know that the words
of President Roosevelt, when he
broke in on the first agricultural
conference held at the White House
during the administration, has more
meaning to the average conferee
than all trite eloquence of the
speakers.
"The talk had been running true
to form; the farmer was the back
bone and the mudsill and the main
stay of the nation, when Teddy in
terrupted with
Come on, boys" let's go eatr
Look back over the recent era of
conferences. How many things have
they settled? 1t takes deeds, not
words to effect solution of given
problem or difficulty.
"And the trouble with the average
man, and the average conference, is
too many words and too few deeds.
And | ought to know I've heard
enough of EN-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
5GTY BLOCKS
CAVERN OF Mine
Score Of Miners Believed To Be
Caught Behind Trouble In
Scranton, Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 13.-About
twenty mine workers are believed to
have been caught behind cave in Of
the National mine Of the Glen Elden
company in South Scranton today.
The cave in affected the surface area
Of about five city blocks.
Several hundred men left the work
ing without injury when the trouble
occurred.
The disturbance was 200 feet be-
meath the surface. Every effort was
made to reach the men. The pupils
in a large city schol were dismissed
and the Simpson silk mill closed for
the day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
GEORGIAN HAS SPENT SIX
YEARS AT CONFERENCE
Action, Not Words, Will Solve World Ills, Says
Charles S. Barrett, Head Of National
Farmers Union
BY HARRY HUNT

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. The
champion long-endurance conferee of
the world.
That's the title claimed by Chas.
IS. Barrett, of Union City, Ca, presi-
dent of the National Farmers Union.
But he asserts it merely as a fact,
not as mark of honor.
.In the past 20 years. says Bar
rett, 81 have put in over 1900 days
or total of more than six years in
conferences.
Labor conferences, unemployment
conferences, conference of capital
and labor, agricultural conferences,
conferences of any and all sorts have
summoned Barrett as a member.
Just now he is a member Of the
advisory council on the conference
on limitation Of armaments. AS soon
as that is over, or perhaps before,
he will have to participate in the
conference on agricultural prob
lens, called by Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wallace for Jan. 23.
81 can just about tell you, in adj
vance with my eyes shut, what will
happen at given sort of confer
ence," says Mr.. Barrett.
''If it's a conference on agricul-
ture, it will be: The farmer is the
backbone of the nation. He produces
our food and the material for our
clothing.
"'He is the muds i'll and founda-
ton of all our industry and our pros
perity. Without a prosperous and
contented hubsandry, there can be
mo real prosperity or security for
any of u.s.
''If it is conference on labor, the
formula is only slightly changed.
Labor is the source of all wealth,
Without it capital can accomplish
nothing. Labor must have square
deal, fair play, opportunity to de-
velop brain and initiative as well as
brawn.' And so on.
SIN 90 years of conferences all
these things have been said over
and over again until they have be-
come meaningless. But how much
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
ROTARIANS HEAR
JOHN W. RANSONE
Star of Three Wise Fools Tells
Stories At Ladies' Night AZ
fair of Club

An unusual opportunity for unus-
ual entertainment caused last min
ute shift in the program arranged
for the ladies night dinner Of the
Rotary club at the Tea Room last
night ard ten lacmbers who had pre-
pared 2-rlinute talks were notified
by PreSidcnr Frank i anier that they
would he heard at subsequent
meeting. The talks were abandon
CO because If the presence of John
W. Rarsome, star Of the "Three Wise
Fools" company, and Miss Hazel Sex
ton, leading woman of the company,
as the guests of Walter Rylander.
Mr.. Ransone consented to entertain
the club and their guests with some
of his experience abroad when The
Prince of Pilsen," in which he star
red, was taken to London. For fif
teen minutes he kept his hearers con-
vulsed in laughter, telling stories
mainly dealing with the ability of the
British mind to appreciate the
American humor. He told his stories
with the same art that later in the
evening characterized his work on
the stage. Miss Sexton was present
as guest and did not entertain.
The Rotary dinner was held from
6:45 to p. M, ending in time for
the diners to attend the play. Among
the guests of the occasion was Rev.
L. A.. Harrell, of Talbotton, who will
succeed Rev. Silas Johnson as pastor
of the Lee Street Methodist church.
Mr.. Harrell responded to his intro
duction with a few words, expressing
appreciation of the sorrow of
Americus in losing Mr.. Johnson, but
personal delight at the opportunity
Of making his home here.
Feeling tribute was paid Mr.. John
son, who is secretary of the club, by
President Lanier, and Mr.. Johnson
responded with an eloquent tribute,
warm from the heart, to the people
of Americus and of love for his fell
low members of the CLUB.
Mr.. Lanier also introduced Joseph
Perkins, who will soon move to
Jacksonville and expressed regret at
his loss Mr.. Perkins told some of
the things that Rotary had done for
him in three years of his six years in
Americas, declaring it to hold first
place in the experiences of his whole
life.
Lott Warren, resident here for
forty years prior to Is years ago,
who is now visitor here indefinitely,
was present as a guest and declared
that Americas always has been and
always will be home to him; that he
loved it and every person in it..
Mrs. Bessie Churchill read an orig
inal paper on her sensations when
called upon to make talk before the
Rotary club, and ended II with dis
sertation on what Rotary really is.
Miss Melva Clark sang splendidly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13

quirement the city put down an eX-
ira main on Jackson street. We al
ready had one on Lee street.
Horse drawn vehicles went out of
date and VIC bought motor trucks.
Later the Tariff association found
that we needed a Gamewell fire
alarm system. The city bought that,
Then to complete the job and make
our fire fighting equipment equal to
the best, the city bought the newest
thing in fire pumps, mounted On a
motor truck, with force enough to
knock in the side of an ordinary
house
All these things are fine and show
that tire city has tried to do its part,
and now after all these years it seems
only fair to ask that this equipment
protect the policy holders to some ex-
tent 1t has protected the fire COM
panies long enough.
This is said to refresh our mem
orics on the subject and to call to
mind the fair promises heretofore
made and ignored. With these things
fresh in mind it will be more diff
cult for the representative of the I'm
derwriters to dismiss the matter by
making unreasonable demands, skill
full explanations and fair promises.
Americus is entitled to a material
reduction in fire insurance rates.
JAMES FORT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
MISTRLAL IN SUIT FOR
$500 FROM NEGRO

A mistrial resulted in City court
in the case of w. l.. English VS.
Josiah Crawford, in which Mr.. Eng
lish was suing the negro for $4,000
commission on the sale of the Marion
county farm bought couple of years
ago by R. L. McMath, of Americus,
for 5000. The case consumed most
of two days in the trial The jury was
said to have stood to 4 for the de-
fendant.
The sale was made directly by
Crawford, who is wealthy negro
farmer, but Mr.. English contended
that he had previously taken Mr.. Nc
Math to inspect it when the place
was listed with him for sale and that
the sale really resulted from his own
efforts earlier to sell it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
WAYCROSS TAX
SEEKS TO CUT
ice And SHINES
Sliding Scales Of Licenses Impos-
ed, Based On Retail
Charges

WAYCROSS, Jan. 13-On account
of the recent action of the city
council, Waycross patrons of the To-
cal shoe shine parlors may again en-
ioy the old time price of five cents.
The council placed license of SO
the year if they charge ten cents for
IS the year if they come down half
price.
Several other changes were made
in the ordinance fixing the license for
the coming year, notable among them
being the tax on companies deliver
ing ice within the city limits. A slid
ing scale tax was applied to this par
ticular business. For the company
or companies that sell and deliver ice
for fifty cents per hundred pounds
or less, tax of $50 per annum is
imposed, for those concerns that
charge from fifty to sixty cents per
hundred, a tax of $4,000 is imposed
AID thos that sell for over sixty
cents and up to seventy cents, $4,000
is to be paid.
A license on "private and invest
ment bankers, dealers in stocks and
bonds and cotton contracts" makes
its appearance among the licenses of
the city and is assessed the sum. OF
$50.
The work of revising the license
fees for The year was completed last
night and will go into effect imme-
diately.
The money brokers license was
aised from $3.50 to $500 per year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
LLOYD GEORGE MAY
STOP IN PARIS.

CANNES, Jan. l3 (By Associat-
ed Press. Lloyd George, of Great
Britain, will leave Cannes for Lon
don at : o'clock, this evening. He
may step in Paris to confer with
President Millerand and Poincare, it
is stated.
The supreme council today exanlifi-l
ed the situation created by the de-
palture of the French delegation and
ruled that decision on which com
plete agreement had been reached
should become operative. especially
that regarding the Genoa conferences
for which Premier Bonomi, of Italy,
was charged to issue invitations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
AGREES TOTAKE
PARLEY IF HE
FORMS CABINET
Former President Of France Seeks
To Form Ministry To Sue
ceexi BRAND

PARIS, Jan. 10. (By Associated
Press, Raymond Poineare, former
president of France, today was seek
ing to form new cabinet to succeed
that of Aristide BRAND, which resigns
ed yesterday
President Millerand and Poincarc
last night decided that if the latter
forms a ministry, the conference
broken off at Cannes win Re resura
ed by the new premier often ansufl-
derstanding is reached between the
heads of the governments of the Al
lied powers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13

bles, while the only articles of diet
purchased during the year were a
small quantity of sugar and coffee,
which are not produced in this eli
mate. There are now at the college
including faculty members and stu
dents approximately $50 persons, all
of whom are fed from the school farm
which provides plenty for their needs
and many articles Of diet to spare.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
SARRAUT CONTINUED
AS DELEGATION HEAD.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-- (By As
sociated Press President Miller
and, of France, has directed ~ Sar-
raut, head of the French delegation,
to continue in that capacity until the
end of the Washington conference,
in a cablegranl received today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
BABY GIANTS WIN OVER
CUTOFF BASkE lEERS

ANDERSONVILLE, Jan. 13.-The
Baby Giants" representing the third
team of the Andersonville school,
easily defeated Cutoff here Thurs
day afternoon in a slow game Of
basketball. The final score was Ia
to g.
The features of the game were the
guarding of Williams of Anderson
vile and the all around playing of
the Peek brothers for Andersonville,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
NOTICE!

Because of other engagements on
the part of three members of the city
council interfering with the called
meeting of that body for tonight, the
meeting was changed to o'clock
this afternoon. All persons interest
ed in attending are asked to note the
change.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
u. S. TRADE BALANCE
OFF BILLION DOLLARS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-A de-
crease of nearly a billion dollars in
the favorable foreign trade balance
of the United States during 1920 was
indicated in foreign trade statistics
for December issued today by the
commerce department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
LONDON JAILS OPENED NN
TO IRISH PRISONERS

LONDON, Jan. by Associat-
ed Press. The Irish political pris-
oners in London jails were released
this morning under. the amnesty
proclamation issued by King George
yesterday Instructions were sent to
provincial jaiIs for similar releases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
COLQUITT BOARD
KEEPS STEWART
Refuse To Remove County Po'
lice Chief and Pass Inquiry
To Grand Jury

MOULTRIE, Jan. 13.-Thc county
commissioners today tabled the petit
tion urging the removal of J. O. Stew
art as chief of the county police. They
held that they were under no legal
obligations to go into the charges and
that the grand jury was the proper
body to make any investigation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
CARPENTER MAY
TRY JACK AGAIN
Deschamps Says He May Seek
Another Fight, After De-
feat of Cook

LONDON, Jan. l3.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) Georges Carpenter,
who decisively defeated George Cook,
of Australia, here last night, may ask
another fight with Jack Dempsey, af-
ter meeting Ted (Kid) Lewis, the
Evening Standard was informed today
by Descamps, the Frenchman's man
ager. Carpenter knocked out Cook
in the fourth round
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13

TREATY Barred

PARIS, Jan. 19.-(B (By Associated
Press. The Anglo-French treaty,
made public today, provides that
Great Britain will come immediately
to the aid Of France. in case Of ag-
gression by Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-henry
Ford, accompanied by William B.
Mayo, his engineer and adviser, ar
rived early today from Detroit pre-
pared to confer this afternoon with
Secretary of War Weeks on his pro-
posals for the Muscle Shoals pro-
jects. The Ford party maintained
silence regarding all phases of the OF
fer.
Ford told Representative Bank
head of Alabama, and other house
members who called on him that he
was every confident" of reaching an
agreement today with the government
Ford talking to newspapermen
later said, "if l can't prove to the
people that my lease on Muscle Shoals
won't cost them anything, | don't
want anything to do with it."
He added, somebody is spending
money to defeat the Offer
Ke said if the offer was accepted
he would make Muscle Shoals an OBJ
ject lesson for the people Of the
country, proving that tremendous
economies could be effected through
economy Of the waste carried away
by the nations waterways.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good middling, II Ia cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Jan. IS. Market
opened quiet $40 down. Quotations,
fullys 11.05. Sales, 5000 bales. Re-
ceipts, 9,o36 bales, of which 579 are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
FORD AND WEEKS
CONFER: SURE TO
AGREE IS WORD
Detroit Man Tells Congressman
He Feels Confident OF Reach
ing Understanding

WASHINGTON Jan. 13-(By AS
sociated Press. )-The French gov
ernment has cabled Henry Ford ask
ing if he will consider the purchase
of battleships. In announcing the re-
quest, Ford said he replied that un,
less he could buy the entire French
navy he would not be interested in
job lots.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia-Cloudy in north an
fair in south portion tonight; freez-
ing temperature tonight; Saturday
fair.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-06
NEGRO MUTE HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

Harry Williams, IS Year Old Negro
Mute, Charged with the Murder OF
s Year Old Negro Child. Grandfa-
ther Held as Accessory.
Harry Williams, IS year old negro
mute, is being held in the county Jail
as suspect in connection with the
death Of Etfie Halter, s year old orphan
negro girl, whose dead body was found
Saturday afternoon in clump of
weeds about half a mile north of the
Laurens Cotton Mills village after a
search which had been going on for
her since about two o'clock the day
before. Joe Williams, grandfather Of
the mute, is being held as accessory
after the fact, peace officers connect
ing him with the effort of the mute to
hide the body of the girl and cover
up evidence OF the crime. Harry Will
liams was arrested Saturday night
and Joe Williams Sunday morning.
The Halter child was first missed
from the home Of Sam Griffin, her un-
Gle, some time Friday afternoon. A
search began then which lasted until
Saturday afternoon when police Of
ticers were lead to the dead body of
the child by Harry Williams, who
lived with his grandfather nearby. His
peculiar behavior at this time and tho
subsequent finding of bloody axe and
blood-staned clothes on the premises
OF Joe Williams lead to their arrest
The indications are that the girl
was killed by blow on the head with
blunt instrument and that she was
murdered in the yard Of Joe Williams.
The opinion prevails that the Will
liams boy, who is said to have a bad
reputation, flew into rage and
struck the girl down probably over a
trivial difference, as it is said that he
has an ungovernable temper. Blood
stains were found in the yard and in
the path that leads from Joe Will
liams' house to the little swamp where
the body was concealed for "a hours
there were traces Of blood according
to the officers who investigated the
case today and made the arrests. rhe
presumption is that after the killing,
the mute and his grandfather carried
the body Of the child to tho weeds and
hid it.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-06
BOBO MAKES GOOD
Wins Second Full Game Pitched for
Sparfanburg and Gets Big Hand
From Sports Writer.

from sports Writer.
Louis Bobo, alias Lefty, alias "Old
Man" Bobo, star pitching ace for the
Laurens team in the Carolina League
and who was taken on by the Spartan
burg crew Of the Sally about the close
of the local season, has had fine be-
ginning in higher company, according
worked in several times in part games
to get used to higher company, Man
ager Kelly put him through the full
pace with Greenvillc Friday afternoon
and the local boy walked away with
the game. The following comment in
the sports column Of the Spartanburg
Herald Saturday shows how he is go
ing with the Kelly Klan:
"Bobo, Laurens county's contrbu-
ton to Manager Kelly's pitching staff
has made an impressive beginning in
Glass B ball. The little southpaw has
pitched eXcellently in nearly every
game in which he was assigned, has
had the grit and stamina required Of
pitchers in the Sally, and can go the
full route. While undoubtedly devel-
opment will help him and improve his
mound work, at the present time his
unusual steadiness and coolness, to-
gether with his ability to toss EN-
where they ought to go, ranks him as
a real pitcher"
Moseley, another OF the Laurens
hurlers has also been take on for a
try-out with the Spartanburgers and
was worked in the outfield for several
innings Thursday. He copied several
nice ones in the field, besides making
a hit out of two times up, the sports
commentator saying that he looked
extra good.
Howard the locals star short-stop,
has also signed the dotted line with
the Spartans, but has not been given
an opportunity to show his goods yet.
Local fans are counting on him MAX
ing a big showing when Kelly besides
to stick him out between the keystone
sack and the hot corner.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-06
MAMMOTH BAND MEETING
Bands from All Surrounding Counties
tO'Gatllcr mt Watts Mills Saturday,

I Through the efforts of w. f. Nick
erson. leader Of the Watts Mills band
mammoth get-together band meeting
Is to be held at Watts Mills Saturday
afternoon beginning about 2 o'clock
and lasting until night. The object
of the meeting Is to bring the bands
or the upper part Of the state into
closer relationship with each other
and to promote musical atmosphere
In the mill villages.
A program has been arranged by
which each band will play several Sc
lections and then the combined bands
will play program together. Among
the bands already invited, most Of
which have accepted the invitations.
are those from Greenville, Spartan
burg, Whitmire, Clinton, Newberry,
qAaurens, Pelzer, Piedmont, Union and
Columbia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-06
REV. S. III. TEMPLEMAN
RESIGNS CHARGE
Pastor OF First Baptist Church Hands
In Resignation TO Take Eject Oc-
tObcr 1St.

Ill RcSlEnatl0n 10 Take EHcct 0r-
tObcr 1St.
The resignation of the Rev. Samuel
H. Icmplcman as pastor Of the First
Baptist church Of Laurcns, was Of
fered Sunday at the conclusion of the
morning service. With regret and re-
luctance, as expressed by more than
one member Of the church in the dis
cusSion of the motion to ACCEPT the
tender, the congregation voted the re-
quest Of the pastor. The resignation
is effective October 1St. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Tcmpleman has a call
to Elizabeth City, \. G., and his resig-
nation from the Laurens church is for
the purpose Of accepting the invita-
ton to the North Carolina city.
MI. Templcman has been pastor Of
tho Laurcns Baptist church six years.
lie came to this work from Rich
mond, Va. The pastorate here has
been attended by marked strides in
advancing the interest Of the church
and the denomination, for he has been
a recognized leader or organizer in all
the departments Of the work of the
Laurens association, almost from the
first year Of his pastoratc here. In
the civic life Of the city and county
he has cvinced the interest of a pa
triotic citizen that has been far reach
ing in it's effect for law observance and
law enforcement. His influence will
be missed, not only in the city, but
throughout the county.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-06
Joins Advertiser Star

Miss Eleanor Ball, daughter of w.
w. Ball, editor Of The State and for
many years editor OF The Advertiser,
has Joined the force Of The Advertiser
In the capacity Of local reporter and
has begun her duties. Miss Ball is a
graduate OF Radcliffe University and
desires to expand her education by
entering the field in which her father
and grandfather, tho late Col b. wv.
Ball, made signal successes. Miss
Ball is making her home with her
grandmother, Mrs. b. w. Ball, and
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. M,
Il, Copeland.