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tween the two countries. The Germans
feel that France is bent on crushing
them under the burden of reparations.
And the French accuse the Germans Of
a determination not to pay and thus to
bring France down into bankruptcy.
France Could Cut Arms
With reparations cut to a reasonable
amount. France will no longer have
reason to maintain it's army at It's
present size. And she may begin to
balance her budgets.
The Administration will undoubtedly
be embarrassed by having the debt can.
collation. problem put up to it. but it
cannot do other than welcome steps to.
ward the cutting of German rcpara-
tions. This country has always op-
posed the rcparations total as too high
and has always hoped that the Euro-
pean nations involved would get to-
gether and voluntarily reduce that to.
tai. The time is approaching when that
will be done.
And the question of cutting or cam
ceiling the allied war debt will be put
up to us piccemeal. instead of all at
once. which will be the easiest way for
us TO face Il.
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WIFE AND NINE CHILDReu'
GREET El0PlNG MiNisraI
Ohio Pastor Who Fled WI, :.
Back Home and In Ian

Xenia. O.. July 1S.-(Dy A ~,
Mrs. w. w. .Culp. wife Of tbs b LOS
pastor Of the Methodist ~ iofne|
Church at Spring Valley. .sccpd|
nine youthful children. deserteS" S"S ~ h@1
minister almost month aro Wy ~ vi
and Miss Esther Hughes cIono~du ~duea NJ
ut the station mere last eyenins M
probation Office J. r. Watts xnN|
from Port Huron. Mich, with thuiSd nv ~
mer preacher, who will have n y
OH a charge Of desertion in ne est
court here today. He was care pVOee
In company with the girl lay IrpTt9
In the county jail last nirb, ~
snid he was willing to 20 bnct w,
VII wife and and children despite statement
81 am willing TO return 10 M, =.
and children he said. "and I viii NJ
up the girl. I did not love mv @ " ~
when | married her. She wns sM]
Christian, and although I attemr,a.yS 10y
convert her, I could not do so pISH ~ =
she would get angry she wouid ., wa
which / do not think Christian sh..:, Ihu
do. l want to go back to INV VIII ,ffaVcl(
cause, she is the mother of nv NV .ss.
dren." "y enk
Mrs. Culp said she was readr % -
give her husband. provided bo
return to her and net as n father ,ksu WI
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FRENCH STEAMER
PREY OF PIRATES
officers overpowered, vaIu-
ables Taken From Passengers
and Landing Forced
EIGHT TAKEN PRISONERS
Bu Associated Press

Paris. July 1S.-Eight citizens Of Tho
Georgian republic are scheduled TO ap-
pear in the Assizes Court at Aiken.
Provence next Thursday, TO answer tc
a charge Of piracy on the high seas
which. according to reports from eye
witnesses. could not have been carried
more perfectly had It been rehearsed
a dozen times.
At = o'clock in the evening on May
G. 1920. the following events occurred
on board the French steamship Souirnh,
which two hours earlier left Batum for
Trebizond:
With absolute simultaneity. two ner
appeared on the captains bridge. Ono
Of them leveled a 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 pas.
sengers into panic.
The captain rushed to the aid Of his
rscond officer and found him struggling
with four men. who turned their atten-
tlon to the captain. while two more ap-
peared just behind him.
The band went through the pas
sengers' possessions thoroughly, plac-
ing jewels and other valuablcs in sacks.
The captain was then compelled to
order the crew to steer for Khoper.
where the pirates expected to be met
by a motorboat, which failed to ap.
pear.
Thcreupon tine captain was forced to
order two boats lowered to take the
pirates with their booty ashore. When
these bonts returned. the Souirnh was
able to resume her journey to Trebizond
at . o'clock the next morning.
The pirates. after landing. proceeded
with preliminary division of their
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high contrast TO that Of the accuser
when the latter testified at the inquest.
Peggy followed Fred a. Tremaine.
father of the dead woman. and Foiicc
man William A. Corcoran OF the stand.
Peggy was dressed in white except
for II blue sports sweater. She looked
like an over grown baby. She was
rougcd and powdered. but not enough
to conceal the pallor in her face. she
slumpcd forward. her shoulders sagging.
She began her story in n voice that
seemed calm. repeating the same de-
tails she related to the Grand Jury,
but when she came to tell about the
murder itsclf-how Mrs. Phillips struck
with the hammer again and again ana
again--nnd how the blood spurted-she
Chokcd she began to tremble violentl! )
her face took on a look of agony.
She was given n glass of water. Inc
Coroner tried to soothe her. just as
he would soothe n child. She could
not control herself. She could not stop
the shaking of her limbs.
Don't make me talk about the
blood" she begged. please don't make
me talk about the blood
Ii was some time before she was
calmcd. She went on with her story :;
Phillips had caught up with her; how
she. the witness. had run. sick at her
stomach how she had turned and seen
the hammer raised and lowered. raised
and lowered. how she turned and ran
on again until Mrs. Phillips overlook
her in the auto and forced her to get
in: how "she looked fierce and l was
afraid
Name OF Gossip "Untold'
The Coroner made an effort to learn
the name of the gossip" who told
Mrs. Phillips "her husband was rum
ming around" with Mrs. Meadows.
The witness did not know the name.
Trcmalnc. sitting with his daughter.
Genera. asked Mrs .Caffee if she had
been with Mrs. Phillips all day We'd
ncsday. She answered yes" The
shattered handle Of the hammer WAS
then introduced in evidence. Genera
Trcmain" shuddercd and closed her eyes
and then began to sob.
A policeman told how he had found
the body. He said there was a rock
on top of the right arm. rock weigh
ing thirty or forty pounds. The rock
had blood on it and It was the opinion
of the policeman that it had been
rolled there by the murdercss.
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protest. Other members say that fines
collected by the Government under a
law substantially declared illegal should
be given back.
The suggestion of returning the fines
was made officially to the Department
of Justice when Senator Capper for
warded n copy Of the Elkins bill. with
a request for copies of papers from the
files relating to the subject and another
request for an opinion on the bill.
In response to this letter Judge 1.ovett
wrote that three actions had been insti.
tuted in the United States District
Court for the Western District of New
York at Buffalo, in which the petit
tioners sought to recover the amounts
of the fines imposed and paid under sec.
tion Of the Lever act.
Fine Ordered Returned
'In one of these suits said Judge
Lovett. "the District Court rendered
Judgment in favor of the claimant and
directed the United States to pay the
claimant the sum of $4,000, which was
the amount Of fine which had been i'm
posed and paid. In two Of the suits the
Government has filed demurrers to the
petitions, with view Of determining
whether the United States District
Court. sitting as a Court OF claims, mas
jurisdiction of suits Of this character,
and it is expected that the argument
of these demurrers will take place In
the near future.
The Department has given very care
full consideration to the legal ques-
tions involved in this class of litigation,
and It is very questionable whether the
Government will be able to interpose
successful defenses to these suits. /
further beg to advise that. even II the
Government should prevail In these
cases. the time and labor Of the Court
and counsel would be taken up In the
numerous trials and the expenses of the
Government in defending these cases
would be thereby considerably increased.
There is also the further possibility that
many applications will be made to your
committee for refund Of the amounts Of
the fines which were imposed and paid.
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FIND SLAIN WIDOW
GU|LTLESS VICTIM
Bought Own Auto and Tires
With Husbands Legacy,
Bank Finds
HAMMER USER INDICTED

Los Angeles. Iuiy 1S.-Mrs. Clara
Phillips. accused of brutally numbering
n Young woman she suspected Of steal l.
ing her husband. learned yesterday she
had no cause for murder. no cause even
for suspicion
This was after roroner's jury had
found her guilty of "the prcmcditatcd'
murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows. a
widow twenty years old. who was beaten
TO death with hammer up in the hills
to the north of the town.
Ohcials Of the First National Bank
for which Mrs. Meadows had worked,
announced that after an exhaustive In =
vestigation II had learned t:at Mrs
that Mrs. Meadows had bought her
automobile and the tires for Il out OF
this fund and that she had also spent
her own money for II wrist watch.
Mrs. Peggy Caffec. the only eye
witness 70 the murder. stated that
Clara told Mrs. Meadows: II know
my husband bought the tires for your
car 9n,d that he bought YOU n wris,
Mrs. Meadows denied It and tho ham =
m"r fell. II fell many times. accom- :
panied by the shrill words. He Ger
tninly did and the cries for pity that
grew faint and fainter.
Had Casual Meeting
Tho bank officers also announce that
il has proof that Mrs Meadows spent
Tuesday night. not with Phillips. as
Mrs. Phillips b"Iicvod but with n girl
friend who worked IN tho bank. They
had casual meeting with Phillips that
night. but that was all
Tn" bank made the investigation that
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TO CONTRADICT WITNsss
ManhandlIno Of Cantor In on
chain Trial Denied i

Los Angeles. July 1s.-tBv 4 70,
Witnesses to contradict Abe Cart.
who testified for the defense. wii, y Y
called by the prosecution in tho t.,N
Of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain n, ~ Y.
said today. VI"
Cantor testified Yesterday that m.u.
bers of the District Attorneys | ~
had ''manhandled" him and demanSsi
he change testimony he gave AZ ~
first trial Of Arthur G. Burch, Joint,
indicted with Mrs. Obenchain.
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GREAT ICEHOUSE BURNS
Plant Of American Company at
Pennsburs Set on Fire by Lightning

Pcnnsburg, "a, July 1S.-TWo anu
n half hours after lightning struck the
large icchouse of tho American Ice
Company. of Philadelphia. at Palm last
night flames broke out and destroyed
the huiding. which was 300 feet long
end 90 feet wide. with heighth Of AZ
feet. Ten thousand tons of natural ice
ready for shipment for use in Phila-
dclphia were destroyed.
The loss amounts to more than $780,
600.
The fire was visible within n radius
Of twelve miles. and thousands of per-
sons came by automobile. with the re-
suit that traffic was blocked for more
than an hour.
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spcils. which yielded 20, m ]. b
apiece. Thirteen of them w~r. ~!
nearest village and eight rsT.,I rT,
the forest, where they we're nsd can,ssd
Turkish volunteers. who bsnss..!red
over to- the authorities, by eo wheo tnl
were delivered to the F,snom Z
brought to France for trial enen q
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Entertains Children on Birthday

In celebration of her birthday. Miss
Matilda SilvermaH. superintendent of
the Prison Welfare Association, 'hiS
afternoon entertained 800 children ar
the "movic>' and then treated them +"
lee cream. Formec Judg" Patterson.
vie" president Of tn" Prison Assocln.
riun. and other officials aided Miss Sill
vOruan.
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Relieve L. s. VIII Follow

The dispatches from abroad all in
dicate Il belief thCre that the n't"t
States will soon follow Great Britain :
lead IL the present negotiations looking
to reduction of German separations
and n viping out Of the French debt 30
through.
Probably nothing will be done here on
the subject Of the foreign war debts
until fer election. The Admini>tra.
tion hns its hands full with the Strikcs
and with coming campaign. The public
mind will have 10 be educated to un-
derstand and approve tn" objects "f
cancellation. And all this will tax"
time. The Administration will not
care 70 60 tn the polls in November OK
planning and defending debt cancel,a.
ton
The only way in which II sensible
adjustment Of all the paper claims
which the war left can be brought about
is by England taking the tlr>t step
with France for an annuling of it,
claims against hcr in consideration Of 4
corresponding cutting down of Frame :
claims against Germany. hngiand has
had this in mind a long time. bat
hoped for Joint action with the United
States toward this end.
But the people Of this country VIII
only be brought 10 soc the advantages
Of debt cutting If the English French
program produces the good results
which it Is expected will spring from
them
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Putting House in Order

On this question the Administration
attitude has been that Europe must
first set it's house in order and then
that this country would help. The pro-
posal TO Cut reparat!onS and debts is
the first serious step toward putting
the European house in order
The first result thar may b" expected
to spring from it will be the stabiliz-
ing of conditions in Germany And no
doubt the danger of revolution there aS
a result of the cOuntry's virtual bank
ruptcy is one Of the main factors lead
Ing 70 the movement just now. \
sma up in Germany would cautc SER
tous economic consequences in Great
Britain. And a revolution in Germany
will occasion grave anxiety in France.
Another gain viii be- improved rclu-
lions between France and Germany.
The great debt of Germany tn France.
rather than the fear of war Of re-
yonge Is whnt is promoting hostility be-
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DEBT Cancellation
I BY j. S. Up AGAIN.
Prospective Writing OF Of
French Obligations to Brit
ain Revives Question
WILL AWAIT RESULT ABROAD
BY CLINTON W. GILBERT


Copyright. 1921. bu pubhc IcdpCr Comrdrt
Washington. July lS.--Thc plan to
cancel the war debt of France 70 Great
Britain in consideration "f France
reducing the rcparations due from Ger
many to herself will bring up sharply
the question Of what this country Is
going to do about the Allied debt to it =
self.
II will be difficult for the Admins
trntion to maintain long It's position
that this debt must be paid after the
first steps have been taken abroad to-
ward wiping ont Tn" utterly unreal
claims under which the world j. just
now staggering.
The first form in which this question
will present itself will hp whether we
shall not also cancel the French war
debt 10 us In consideration OF a fur
ther reduction in German PREPARATIONS.
Morally il will be hard to hN a harSh"r
creditor of France than Great Britain
has been.
And virtually, economists say. a can
collation. of Great Rritain's loan %
France. which will undoubtedly be fol-
lowed hv similar cancellation of the
debts Of l.alv and the other financially
weak countries of Europe t" Gr"nr
Britain. will have 50 unfavorabIc an
effect upon rates Of exchange tctw"rh
Europe and this country that we Shodld
be forcel n n matter Of self .prot"cttoM
TO cancel the debts Of the same countries
m lis
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MAY return FOOD
PR0F|TEERS' FINES
Law Under Which Firms Were
Convicted Has Been Declared
Unconstitutional
BILL WOULD RESTORE SUMS

Washington. July 1S.---1f the advice
of the Department of Justice is fol-
lowed. all the fines imposed upon food
profiteers through the agency Of the
Lever law will he returned to the men
and firms convicted Of profiteering
Acting for Attorney General Daugh
erty, Robert II. Iovett, assistant at :
torney general in charge of, claims. has
recommended to the Senate Committee
on Claims that bill Introduced by
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia. re-
turning the fines. be enacted.
Judge Lovett takes the ground that,
as the United States Supreme Court
has declared Section of the Lever law
unconstitutional. it will be impossible
for the Government to defend its right
to hold the fines imposed under the
law.
As It now stands. the profiteers who
were fined are allowed under the law
to sue the Government for the fines.
The total amount Of fines and costs i'm =
posed ON the profiteers was S2TT.
1S5.05. Of which S121 ,SS5.35 has been
collected.
no Action Yet Taken
Senator Capper said last night that
no action had been taken on the FL
kins BILL There is considerable opposi :
ton to the measure. and also to the
suggestion Of Judge Lovett. Some
members of the Claims Committee take
the ground that. even though the sec
tion Of law has been declared uncon :
stitutional. the evidence in some of
the trials showed that actual profitecr
ing in foodstuffs existed in time Of
war. and therefore the Government
should not return the money without
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-11
ARE THE CROP YIELDS OF
SUMTER PROFITABLE?
SWEET POTATOES.

The average yield of sweet pota-
toes for Sumter county in 1919, as
shown by the census report of 1920,
was SO bushels per acre. Of all
crops this yield appears to be most
profitable. The analysis of cost of
production shows that the costs of
production per bushel rapidly de-
creases as the yield increased. The
profits also increased with increased
yields. Under 1914 conditions an
average yield of 20 bushels per acre,
cost per bushel to produce So cents
and gave profit of $14.18 per acre.
With a yield of 100 bushels per
acre the cost was reduced to % cents
per bushel and the profit increased to
$27.27 per acre. But when the aver
age yield was 1862 bushels, the cost
per bushel was % cents and the profit
per acre increased to $65.01.
From the above figures it appears
urgent that the acreage yield of all
crops be increased to a profitable
point. The farmer we'll knows what
it takes to make high yields per acre.
He knows the value of good seed,
building up the soil with organic mat
ter, the intelligent use of fertilizers,
cultivation, etc, and now is a good
time to practice these measures to put
the farm on profitable yield basis.
Some reader has in his mind the
question of markets. All marketing
associations well managed will GER
tainly help in the matter of distribu-
ton and prices. However, no mar
keting association will be able to turn
high costs per bushel or pound on ac-
count of low acreage yields into a
profit. Marketing is no substitute
for low acreage yields and high costs,
nor is it a substitute for good seed,
good fertilizers or good farming.
But above all, consider carefully
if your average yields are profitable p!
If not, plan to make them profitable.
If they are, plant to keep them profit
able or to increase the profits per
acre. Fight the boil weevil.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-11
THE GLASS MOUNTAIN

NANCY and Nick were getting
along finely as they journeyed
across the Glass Mountain.
They took the advice of the Rub
Der mountain and went up back
wards, so that when they took a
step forward they would slip two
steps backward, all the time getting
nearer and nearer to the top.
Finally they reached the tip top
summit, which, if you look in your
geography book, you will learn is
the highest point.
"Hurrahw cried Nick. Here we
are! Now for jolly slide down the
other side" he clutched the phono-
graph record tightly, for it would
never do now to lose it after they
had come SO far, and had had such
a hard time to get it. Of course, the
record had forgotten its message, but
the magic red feather pen in his
pocket had written on the magic
paper that they had better take it
along anyway. The Princess Therma
would know if it was the right rec
ord---if it was the message from
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-11

Longhead, the Wiseman, who lived
at the third end of the earth.
But something happened.
At the very top of the Glass Noun
tain stood large glass prism with
sharp corners. Suddenly the suns
rays, or something equally bright,
struck it and it flashed out like a
thousand streaks of lightning,
straight into the eyes of the Twins.
ooh, / can't seer' cried Nick,
blinking hard.
I'm blind" screamed Nancy, rub
bing her eyes with both hands. -.
But no matter how they blinked
and rubbed and winked and twisted,
the binding CLEANS dazzled them SO
completely that they couldn't tell
east. from west or north from south.
Even the magic red feather pen
couldn't help. Any message it
would write would be useless, for
the Twins couldn't see the words.
Small wonder then that when they
stumbled down the mountain the
took the wrong path.
Ito be continued.)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-11
OBSERVATIONS
BY TOM SIMS

q
Zap Island is settled; but the other
yaps are not.
Only national bonus 50 far is ali
mony.
Bootleggers have made more alb
stainers than prohibitionists.
College students claiming goods
are cave women mustn't judge the
girls by their clothes.
Lots of theories would work if
those who have them would.
Amateur gardeners use hoes; anna
teur golfers use clubs; the results
are about the same.
Vesuvius is breaking out. This
spring fever is everywhere.
America mas tWo-thlrdS OF the
worlds telephones and four-fifths of
the worlds wrong numbers.
Road hog: A man who keeps in
the middle and leaves you both sides.
U. S. checker champion is beaten
by Scotsman. Keeping our firemen
busy is running checkers.
Bet the girls building a house
drive nails with flatirons.
Censors claiming our movies are
stupid" don't say if they found
them that way or left them that way.
One way to make the day turn off
fine is decide to stay at home.
Southern farmers would be rich
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

w LlN LAM fANS ASSAh
(From the Times-R Recorder March
II, 1929
THE condition of Query Addcrton,
who has been i'll for the past
two weeks with typhoid, was pre-
carious in the extreme, and grave
fears are entertained for his recov-
cry.
NJ. S. Harper and W. W. Taylor
left this week via the Seaboard for
New Orleans, from which point they
will make an extended trip into
Texas
Mrs. Beulah Martin is a charming
visitor here from Columbus, the
guest of Mrs. James f. Cargill at her
residence on College street.
Miss Sarah Turpin left yesterday
for a visit of several days to friends
in Macon.
Thirteen families arc trying to rent
two small vacant houses in Ameri-
Gus, which shows the shortage of
houses here at this time.
DR.. Charles Harold, after spend
ing day in Americas with home
folks, returned yesterday via steam
er for New York, where he will en-
gage in his special study.