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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
FROM
THE PEOPLE

Editor Times-ReCorder: In an
article in your paper of 31st inst,
written by Nh. w. a. Winburn, pres
ident of C. Of G. railway, he claims
that the railroads have through this
the railroads have acted through this
strike controversy solely in the inter
est of the public. We differ with him
in this statement, but agree with him
when he says that nothing is settled
until it is settled right. No doubt, IN
his mind it would have been settled
right had We accepted the offer OF
the railroad executives. But what
about our side of this question? He
had in mind a settlement whereby we
can't strike, but behind every can't
strike scheme is the purpose to re-
create a depent spirit in labor; 10
have workers look to their employers
and state, rather than to themselves;
to have us again accept the inferior
mark that was their badge for ages
to have all progress come from above
from a kind and gracious master
or a benevolent ruler Mr. Winburn
has never felt the pangs of hunger,
nor the cold Of winter, and 10 doubt,
he would like to see us out Of a JOB
and begging for existence. He says
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06

DO all bonds Of natri-
mony have divorce coupons
attached ? See Divorce Cou-
popo." Al Rylander Theater,
Thursday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
Pure BRED HOG
SALESCHEDULED
Hawkins Farm, One of Best In
South, VIII Put On Big Sale
Sept IL

One of the biggest sales of breed
ing sows ever staged in Georgia will
take place September 2 on the haw-
kins stock farm, about four miles
north Of Americas, and hundreds of
breeders from all sections of the
country are expected to participate.
The Hawkins farm is one of the
best stocked farms in the state, COW
ering more than 500 acres and con-
tanning more than 600 pure bred
hogs, including several grand cham
pions, among the Orion King Orion
4th, Scissors Monarch and Oakland
Jack Orion.
The farm is we'll laid out and all
of the stock is fed from the land en-
braced in the big plantation. Each
sow has comfortable half acre in
which to Craze and rear their young
and on Sept. IL there will be 40
sows of pure blooded stock put on
sale.
In 1920 and 1921, the sire of the
champion boar Orion King Orion,
has gotten a grand champion and it
is from such stock that the sows have
been bred that will be sold next
week, 80,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
Adams Comes Back Strong

Mr.. Adams vigorously denies thf
statements of Mr. Blalock, in the fcl
lowing signed card printed in Tx
Constitution of August %:
Editor Constitution: | note in
recent issue of your paper a card
from A. o. Blalock attempting IN
justify himself in having mlsap.
propriated one hundred bales of co..
ton l had placed with him as ss'
curity.
"As to the affidavit that Blalot
refers to, l wish to say that II va
made of my own free will. NJ
solicited by J. J. Brown, and is tT.>
to make the same affidavit oe!t.'
any court official in Fayette couA-
ty.
"Blalock says I was not regular
customer at his bank. This is On,
true. | have been customer 0,
his bank for the past five yeai'
Blalock says l was obliged to Esfe
of a lien on my farm. This IS uh'
true. I needed money, but / Ta
in no way facing a foreclosu;s
Blalock says that. I. agreed that ~
could sell my cotton at any ttIe
he saw fit. Blalock knows TINS
untrue. Nothing was further tsoig
my mind. l could have sold III!
cotton myself if 1 had wanted !.
sold, but with thousands of othtr
farmers / borrowed this money 70
keep this cotton off the market
Blalock is a banker, and was care,
fui to see that l signed a note anu
delivered him bonded warehouse re-
ceipts as security for the loan why
did he take no writing from mo
giving him the right to sell M,
cotton, if such was the intent OF
the transaction? Blalock knows that
this was a straight loan and tna1
ne did wrong to sell my cotton
BIaIoek's Claims.
Blalock says that he sold luJ,
cotton for % cents per pound, sne
only offered to give me II 81 cents
per pound when / demanded my
cotton. Blalocck says that NOT G n:
bank on my cotton. Will he ther
tell the public who got the diherenes
between IS cents he got for my ooti;
ton and the IL "a cents he otfereo
me in settlement for my Cotton..,,
"Blalock saws twelve jurors WEE
pass on this case. That may be true;;
# my attorneys are ever successfa..
IN getting a trial. In every atteim LiS
TO have this case tried Mr.. Bialoea
has rendered a sick certificate Im
his son as a witness to prevent tts
twelve jurors he mentioned fro'a
acting on this matter. -
: Il paid Blaloek every cent ,oWss
him in May, 1921. Yet BlalocK r.
ceived for my cotton in NoVenlpyI
1920, S12.02S.24, which money rign-.
fully is mine. and which l have os ya
out of the use of now nearly w.
years, and unable to get a trial,
Il had no desire to make n!Ss ~.
an issue in this campaign put ~
ing farmer and knowing the nary,
ships they have undergone. l "a "a
it duty to my fellow fargfers
protect them from man WIG
seeking to get central Of tins fa' -
ers' department of agriculture I.
Respectfully, ,rsn
81. r. ADAMS
Fayetteville. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
PRESTON

Miss Mary Souter left Friday fol
rlenvipe where she VIII each in
the Chenille school,
Gordy Christian, of Triton, was
the weekend guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Christian.
Miss Louise Thayer, Of Americas,
and Miss Rosa Bell, OF Preston, were
delightful guests of Miss Edna Shan
non last weekend
Mr.. and Mrs Parrot Poole, Jas.
Poole and little Miss Louise Poole,
of Americas, were the delightful
spend-the-day guests of hrs, Z. j..
WEIGH Sunday.
Miss Julia Muliigan, of Chenille,
was the guest of Miss Mary Souter
recently.
Mrs. Willard Russell has returned
to her home after spending several
days pleasantly among friends at
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Willis Drew, of Savannah, is
spending several days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Drew.
Miss Lila Jones, Of Weston, spent
Sunday and Monday with Miss Sadie
Lunsford.
Miss Eleanor jenkins, OF Column
bus, has returned to her home aft
err spending several weeks pleasantly
with her grandmother, Mrs. I. }.
Wells
Miss Evelyn Hilsman has return
ed to her home after spending sew
eral weeks among relatives and
friends in Athens.
Mrs. Geo. Drew and little Miss
Georgia Drew spent last week among
relatives in Tampa, Fla.
Services were held at both church
es here Sunday
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BIalock Tries to Explain

In attempting to explain the fore
going affidavit, A. o. Blalock admits
the transaction. He denies certain
details in an explanation that does
not satisfactorily explain. He seeks
to defend himself as follows, in a
signed card published in The Consti-
tuition of August %:
I'm November, 1920, Adams came
to the Bank of Fayetteville to solicit
a loan of $4,000. or whereabouts. with
the statement that he was obliged
to have the money to prevent the
foreclosure of a lien on HIS farm.
He offered as collateral 100 bales
of cotton. Money at that time was
hard to secure. and Adams was not
a regular customer of our bank,
but, to save his farm we agreed to
make the loan. .
His collateral was accepted with
the distinct agreement that the
cotton SHOULD be subject to our sale
and shipment at any, time we saw fit:
that If we solo the cotton we must
retain samples of each bale and
a record of the weight of each bale,
for his projections; that he should
have the right Ito demand a settle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
WHY THEY PARTFn

II WIS down with pain in ~.
side which at times almost or.,.,
Most all of the doctors said ona,.s
But what I want to tell You is tn. s, .'
disappeared with the first dose a. '
medicine. and l never see anv !.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy b,.
right name-gas, sour stomach
dyspepsia have left, too" # i. 'la
pie, harmless preparation that 'li'
moves the catarrhal mucus fro, =
intestinal tract and allays the ina
nation which causes practicsIIn ''l Z
stomach, liver and intestinal aiIn, y
including appendicitis. One does : :,
convince or money refunded -
sale by Howell's Pharmacy and ~
gists everywhere. = =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06

naent oa any day he saw fit, rsuvGI
ing us to pay him for the cotton i,
the market price on that day.
"A short time later we sold and
shipped the cotton. retaining III.
samples and weights as per agree.
ment.
'In April, 1921. about five months
after the loan was made. Adams re.
newed the loan by making new
note covering principal and interest,
and continued to stand on his right
to settle at future date.
In May, 1921, Adams decided to
settle. He came to the bank and
got his samples, went out among
the buyers and ascertained the price
bank offered to settle on the price
of that day as per agreement, but
he refused a settlement and de-
manded the return of his identical
cotton, although he well knew that
his cotton had been sold and shipped
BIames Brown for Loss.
Cotton, in the meantime, had
dropped from % and odd cents in
November. 1920, to II and odd cents
Element. Evidently he had fol-
lowed the disastrous advice of J.
j. Brown and held off his settlement
on the expectation of future rise.
as thousands of other farmers did,
all over Georgia, to their everlast-
ing sorrow, and their permanent
disgust with ]. J. Brown.
Not one dollar of profit was made
by the bank on the sale of Adams
cotton which was sold along with
other cotton. The bank at all times
throughout the entire period of this
transaction kept on hand the full
amount of cotton put up by Adams
and other borrowers on cotton col
lateral. This was necessary to pro-
tect the bank and the borrowers
against fluctuations in the market.
"On the day Adams decided TO
settle we offered him either the
value of his cotton at the then
prevailing price, or 100 bales Of
cotton of the same weight and cor
responding grades. He refused to ac-
cept either and brought suit. which
IL jurors of Fayette county will pass
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06

so that we might educate oru child
rem and raise them in a decent man
ner, sat that they might make good
men and women, or the ones trying
TO put US in the class of the Chinese
cody, where the yoke of slavery will
be about our necks the longest day
we live. Let Mr.. Winburn read a
few lines from Frederick Robertson.
A sunny, cheerful view of life,
resting on truth and facts co-exist-
ing with practical aspirations ever to
make men, things-self, better than
they are, this is the true healthful
poetry of existence. J. T. ADKINS,
112 Elm Ave.
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Makes Affidavit That Man
Who Wants to Succeed
J. ]. Brown Has Appro-
priated One Hundred
Bales of His Cotton.

One of the most sensational fea-
lures of the present campaign comes
to light in Atlanta in the shape of
sworn affidavit signed by ]. R.
Adams, member of the Board of
County Commissioners of Fayette
county, Georgia, farmer of that
county and a resident of Fayette-
vile, Ga, to the effect that the firm
of S. T. and A. o. Blalock, bankers
and cotton dealers at Fayetteville,
have appropriated to their own use
one hundred bales of his cotton.
Mr.. S. T. Blalock is dead, and the
surviving partner of the firm, Mr.
A. o. Blalock, is executor of his
estate.
Mr.. A. o. Blalock is a candidate
for Commissioner of Agriculture.
The affidavit follows: 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF AMID
ICUS PLAY GROUND AsSo N
CITATION SWIMMING Poor
BONDS

Interest on these bonds dre g..
TENDER 1st, 1922, will be paid r. " y
holders on presentation of bor$. '' C
my office. a.
FRANK P. HAROLD, Treasure,
Swimming Pool Bond Commis.;..
,tn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
STATE OF GEORGIA.

County of Fulton. IS,
Personally appeared j. K. Adams,
who deposes and says that he IS
farmer residing in Fayette County,
Fayetteville. Georgia, and that on the
LIST day of November, 1920, desiring
to borrow some money on One Hun
bred bales Of cotton, he went to the
bank of S. II. < A. o. Blaloek, of
Fayetteville, Georgia. and borrowed
the sum of Five Thousand Eight
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($5, $4,000
and gave his note therefor, and turn
ed over as. security warehouse receipts
for one hundred bales of lint cotton
stored in the Fayette Bonded Ware
house. Fayetteville, Georgia.
Affiant further shows that on the
following LIST day of April, 1921, at
the request of the said s. II. < A. o.
Blalock. he renewed said note by TAX
ing up his original and delivering
another in lieu thereof, in which was
included another note due them and
the interest on the original note, max
ing, in all, the sum of Six Thousand
Four Hundred and sEighty-four Dol
lars and Forty-three Cents ESQ.,
'4S4 49,, which last note affiant paid
off and discharged in full on May 10,
1921, at which time affiant called for
and demanded of the said s. 4. &
A. O. Blalock the cotton hereinbefore
set out and described; and the said
S. T. & A. o. BlalOck refused to de-
liver the same, stating to affiant that
said cotton had been sold, and that
same could not be delivered to affiant
for this reason.
Affiant deposes and says that the
said s. T. & A. o. Blalock sold said
ho 9Th pF No,
1920. at and for the price OF Twenty
four and Onc-eighth Cents (.241-Sc)
per pound, or for the aggregate sum
of Twelve Thousand, TweHty-eisht
Dollars and Twenty four Cents
($12.02S. 24).
Affiant says that said sale of the
cotton WAS made without the consent
of himself. and without his knowledge.
and was made by the said S. r. &
A. o. Blalock without giving affiant
any notice whatever of such sale, and
shat the said S. Z. & A. 0. Blalock
concealed from affiant the fact that
they had sold said cotton until after
he had renewed said notes on April
LIST. 1921, and mover gave affiant no
tice OF said sale of said cotton until
about the 10th day of May. 1921.
Affiant further says that the sale
u SRtiu tO!lQu Wy lHe Salu y. J.. @
A. @. Blalock was a conversion of the
same to-. sheir own USE and that same
was Unlawful and wrongful, and
against the interests of affiant.
Affiant further says that he has
paid the said s. 7. & A. O. Blalock
every cent that he owed them. and
that they sold his one hundred bales
of cotton in five days after he Dor
rowed the money from them, apd
without his knowledge or consent. and
yet they refused and now refuse to
pay him for his one hundred bales. OF
cotton Which. they converted to their
own use.
Affiant further says that he has
demanded of the said s. T. & a. O.
Blalock his money represented by the
sale of the said one frundfed bales Of
cotton. and that the said S. T. & A,
Q. Blal9sk have refused, and still re.
fuse to accede to his demand, and that
suit is now pending in the Fayette
County Superior Court for recovery oil
the proceeds from the sale of said one
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06

What happened at Ii.
gate OF the country club ? Ses
Divorce Coupons" AT Rv.
lander Theater Thursday,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06
verise met)
Fayette County Farmer Makes
Serious Charges Against BlaIock

hundred bales of cotton-said, suit
having been filed or the Goth day of
August, 1921.
Affiant further says, for the ben
eft of those who may be interested,
that he is a native of Fayette County,
Georgia, born and raised on the farm,
and that what little property he has
accumulated has been made by his
own work and efforts, and that the
people of his county have honored him
by electing him one of the tWo County
Commissioners of his said county, and
he refers anyone who may wish to
know Of his standing in his COM
munity to any County Officer of
Fayette County.
]. Il. ADAMS, Affiant.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this the 18th day of July, 1922.
II. J. r. JOHNSON,
Notary Public,
Fulton County, Georgia.
From The Savannah Hawkeye,
! July 10, 1922.
The foregoing affidavit makes clear
how Mr.. A. O. BlalOCk, candidate for
| Commissioner of Agriculture, treated
one of the best farmers in Fayette
County. Mr.. J. r.. Adams, substantial
| farmer and County Commissioner Of
Fayette County, needed some money.
| He went, on November list, 1920, to
Blalock's bank in Fayetteville, and
put up as security bonded warehouse
| receipts on one hundred bales of cot
| ton. The loan of Five Thousand. Eight
! Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($5,S50.OO }
was obtained. -Four days later, A. d.
r1nNn III a Il
| his knowledge or consent, and received
therefor Twelve Thousand. Twenty
| eight Dollars and Twenty-four Cents
! (S12. 02S.24).
On the first day of the following
| April, BIalCCk called on Adams for a
renewal of his note. Adams renewed
the note as requested. Later Adams
discovered that his cotton was not
! then stored in the bonded cotton ware
| house where he had put it. MIR. Adams
! then demanded his cotton from Bla-
lock, as he had entrusted him with
/ the cotton warehouse receipts. The
cotton was not Forthcoming. Biaf0clI
claiming that Adams had given him
verbal permission to sell the cotton
when he chose. Mr.. Adams then, on
the advice OF Counsel, raised money
| from other sources and paid BIalOcli
the full amount he had borrowed and
renewed his demand for his cotton
WhereupOn HlalOck offered to pay him
eleven and three quarter cents
(11 3-4c) per pound for his cotton, in
face of the fact that BIalOCk had re
ceived for THIS cotton twenty-fOur an6
One-eighth cents GA 1-Sc) per pound
Adams brought suit in the Fayettt
Superior Court on the 29th day OF
August, 1921, and. when, the case was
reached fer trial, Mr.. BIaIOcl1 submit
ted sick certificate and had the casf
postponed. And so, Mr.. BIalock has
had the use of this farmers one hun
dred bales of cotton for now nearly
two years, and the farmer cannot. il
seems, even get trial. o..
This is the conduct Of the man
who asks you to make him Commits,
siOner of Agriculture.
A man who does business this Way
Is not the man to take charge of the
farmers department Of the State Gov
eminent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-06

NOTE: Mr.. Blalock is criti-
cising the defensive cotton
holding movement of the fall
of 1920, when it was just
such acts as his above that
helped to break the market.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-24
BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY, JULY "a, 1922.
The Weather

Fair tonight and Tuesday; moder-
ate temperature; moderate north and
northeast winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Turnbull's Green Mountain ice cream
at Red Cross Pharmacy. adv.
Have you tried Royal Yum Yum al
the fountain? Red Cross Pharmacy
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Owens left yester-
day for Old Orchard, where they plan
to spend week.
Tango parfait- something different.
If you like pineapple you will like
this at the Red Cross Pharmacy's foun-
tain.-adv
Frank Gladding of Nelson street re-
turned Saturday from Greensboro,
where he has been camping for the past
two weeks.
Amedeo Ronca of Cottage street re-
turned this morning from Greensboro,
where he has been camping for the
past two weeks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilcox Of
Elmore street returned yesterday from
a two weeks vacation spent in Boston,
Albany and New York.
Edward Bruce returned to New York,
where he is employed, after visiting for
q few days with his mother, Mrs File
Bruce, of North Main street.
Miss A1bra Leslie of Washington
street left yesterday for Boston, where
she has obtained position as ste
nographer with the Bethlehem Steel
company
Mr.. and Mrs. Roderick Cameron Of
street returned last night
from Sherbrooke, p. O., where they
have been visiting Mr.. Cameron's par
ents for few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-24
ORANGE

Charles Wood Of Somerville, Mass.
has been visiting his sisters, Mrs. f
G. Richardson and Mrs. H. r. Whit
comb.
Miss Carrie Pelkey Of Montpelier
was recent visitor at J. B. Emer-
sons.
Mrs. r. A.. Gale and son, Harold, and
daughter, Doris, of Lowell, Mass, have
joined Mr.. Gale at their summer home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay whitcomb Of
White River junction have visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs Fl. s. Clark. Mrs.
Whitcomb was formerly Miss Lena
Philbrick of this place.
The contractors on the federal road
job have begun the work by starting
the cement forms for several of the
bridges and they have little of the
stone road bed laid. While blasting
was being done on the road job fey
days ago a stone few and hit valua-
BILE horse belonging to Calvin Jackson,
breaking its leg.
4. n bhie anu ihuiiiN sPfut the
week end in Plattsburg with their
daughter, Mrs, Il. E. Angel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Cate and son
and Miss Mildred Bates Of North Cal
ais were recent visitors at +. X.
Boards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lenford Miner are Wis
iting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger Miner.
Miss Bernice Flanders has been chos-
en- leader Of the local Home Economics
club Miss Randall, the county leader,
and Miss Potter, the state leader, were
in town last Wednesday.
w. j. Chamberlin and family of
Barre were visitors in town Sunday.
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BETHEL

| Harold G. Moore, his wife, sister
Maud, and niece were here Wednesday
He is manager Of the Vermont Marble
merly he and his sister lived here.
| Sawyer & Mitiguy have flower
garden at the G. +. Whitney place and
are in the flower business.
| DR.. and Mrs. Walter Crabbe Of Mont
real visited at G. A. Batcheller's
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Batcheller is with her
cousin, Rev. W. Parkyn jackson, al
his summer home inn Dummerston.
The men painting the White river
bridge placed red flags at each end OF
the bridge as warning to driyersr OF
vehicles to 60 slowly over. This has
not deferred numerous chauffeurs from
driving over at full speed and imper-
illing the men high up above them
engaged in hazardous task at best
The numbers of several local cars have
been taken and the drivers may find
themselves in court if the offence is
repeated. What would happen TO
such a man in the civil courts if he
should shake down painter and break
limb or neck?
J. A. Mayer Of Nashua, N. H., for
mer resident, was at the Bascom house
yesterday.
Miss Rosalinda Markham of Dewey's
Mills is visiting her sister, Mrs. Free
mont o. Brown.
The Bethel baseball team won in
Rochester Saturday by score of ID
to 8. Lee Lavere pitched wonder
full game, allowing no runs until the
eighth inning. Swinyer pitched his
usual strong game until the fifth in
ming, when his arm went wrong. 1t
was rumored he wrenched his arm in
the Bethel game last Wednesday. Max
Davis succeeded Swinyer in the box
for Rochester and was hit hard.
Mrs. Margaret Parker returned
Saturday to Quincy, Mass, after two
weeks visit at her farm here.
Mrs. NJ. r: Vail of Rochester is Wis
iting at Mrs. f. f. Miller's.
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WEBSTERTILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. William Thorn of Man
chester, n. H., spent the week end with
the formers mother. Mrs. w. j. Coxon
returning home today.
Joseph Simoneau, who has been EN-
ployed in Greenfield, Mass, returned
home Saturday
Mrs Arthur r. Edwards and daugh
ter, Helen, returned Saturday from
Kinnear's Mills, p. O., where they Wis
tied relatives for several weeks.
Misses Doris Wilkiegand Grace sar-
gent returned to Hartford, Conn, Sat.
urday, after spending a two weeks va
cation here.
Mrs Joseph Rivard visited her par
ents in st. Adams last week, returning
home Friday,