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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-24
LAS OPERACIONES EN- WA
TERFORD SIGUEN SUS-
PENDIDAS

DUBLIN, julio 23.-Las. operaciones
en- Waterford han sido .suspendidas con
motive de las recientes nuvias.
Las tropas provisionaTes esperan rea
nudar mafiana los combates.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-24
PARA LAS DAMAlS

Lea en- Ia pagIna No. z de este
peri6dico las condolences del
Concurso de RegaIos que ofrece
'sLa CoIectiva" en- ell anuncio de
los cigarriIIos finos marca
SPORTS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-24

a los nilos de las escuelas en- facil
contacto y en- completa familiaridad
con los hechos mas importantes sig
niicados de toda la Historic 6e su Pa
tria.
Ell senor Pichardo tiene publicadas,
ademas, las siguientes obras: "Reli-
quias. Historicas de la Espanola", "Mi
nutos Literarios" Y "Lecciones de
Instruction Moral Y Civica'', esta Ill
TINA aceptada tambien como obra de
texto.
AL pretender entrar nosotros en- la
presente situaci6n politica por que atra
(Continda en- la Ga. pag.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-24
UNA COMISION DE FINANCIE
ROS JAPONESES EMBARGO
PARA SUR AMERICA

Omitted Press via All America Cables)
TOXIC, julio 29.-Hoy ha embarcado
en- esta capital, con direction Sur
America, una Comision de financieros
japoneses para estudiar las oportunida
des mercantires que ofrece Hispano-
America los productos del Imperio.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
SIiANTUNG AGREEMENT
PRAISED BY HARDING

WASHINGTON, Jan 81 (By AS
Isociated Pfess,) Much gratifiea-
tion that Che Shantnng controYersg
had been settled was expressed todav
at The White House where offiicsls
said President Harding feit tiip
agreement reached was one Of the i'm
|portant accomplishments of tne
Washington negotiations. The White
House comment was the first offieial
expression confirming formally that
the Japanese and Chinese had reach
ed complete accord.
The basis Of the settlement IS un-
derstood to have been the plan sup
ported by President Harding. provnE
ing that China pay for the Shantuug
railroad IN treasury notes and that
Japanese experts be retained III TIE
operating personnel during the ps-
riod of payment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
NEGRO HELD FOR
STOPPING WOMAN
Caught AT Tazcwell And Jailed
Al EllavilIe, Then Taken
To Columbus

ELLAVILLE, Jan. 31.-Following
the arrest of negro named Flour
noy by a posse at Tazewell Monday
afternoon and the jailing of him here
for insulting a white woman Sunday
afternoon near Ellaville, Sheriff r. e.
Battle and Marshall George Diilard
took the negro to Columbus last
evening ndsplaced him in. the Musco-
gee county Jail for safe keeping The
negro was jailed on $1,000 bond
The incident occurred Sunday af-
ternoon, and the woman in the case
was Mrs. John DeVanc. Mrs. De-
Vane had been to the home of her
father-in-law, Joe DeVane, about 3
miles north of Ellaville, and was
walking home down the road alone
She met the negro Flournoy, who was
driving a mule TO a buggy The ne
gro was alone. He halted the buggy
and asked Mrs. DeVane to ride. She
indignantly replied that she did not
ride with negroes. and continued
walking. According to her story,
Flournoy got out of the buggy and
she ran, reaching home in few
minutes, where she told what had
taken place. The negro had not
touched her nor pursued her, she in
dicated. A posse was organized and
search made for the negro. He was
finally located Monday afternoon at
TazeWell, in Marion county, some
8 miles from the scene of the of
fense. He was brought to EllavilIe
and locked up.
When bropght to Ellayille he was
questioned about the stopping of
Mrs. DeVane. He. is said to have
replied that he had been accustomed
to have white ladies' ride with him
around Buena Vista. He has been
employed on the farm Of Ed Pickard
at TazewelI. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31

YOU AND |
DON'T KNOW WHAT
HARD LUCK is, SAYS THIS
FORMER MULTI-MILLION-
ARE, NOW SHOVELING
COAL.
\ $4,000 auto and six brownstone

A $4,000 auto and six brownstone
mansions in Petrograd were owns
ed by Oscar Payor a few years ago.
He was multimillionaire, the lcath-
er tanning king of Russia.
The boslheviki seized his property
and money.
Payor arrives in Boston. Worked
his way across the Atlantic, shovel
ing coal in the engine-room of the
Norwegian steamer Corona.
Americans who think they have
had hard luck during depression,
should compare their iot with
Payers.
Is he discouraged? No. He washes
the coal dust off his hands, announces
he will begin working at the bottom
and zone of these days may be an
American millionaire
You never can tell. Payor is only
80. And America is young man s
country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
WOMAN ,S7, BURNS TO
DEATH AT OPEN FIRE

VALDOSTA, Jan. 31.--From
burns inflicted in some unknown man,
ner, Mrs. j. S. Carter, aged 81 years,
was burned to death at her home lif-
teen miles south OF Valdosta Sunday.
The aged woman was living with her
son, S. l.. Carter, and for some time
she has been in bad health owing to
her advanced age. Sunday morning
she was assisted in dressing by her
daughter-in-law, who left Mrs. Carter
sitting by the fire. While the
younger Mrs. Carter was getting
breakfast and Mr.. Carter was at his
barn feeding his stock He looked
out and saw an unusual smoke about
his house and rushed back. entering
he found his aged mother on the floor
with all her clothing burning fiercefy.
Mr.. Carter extinguished the flames
and called medical assistance, but the
victim died a few hours later after
suffering great pain.
1t rs supposed that she either got
too close to the fire or fell into it
and lgnited her clothing. From the
moment Mr. Carter found his mother
she was unable to speak, and no one
ever knew the real cause. She was
a member of the extensive Carter
family of South Georgia and a
pioneer of the Lowndes and Echols
county sections.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
HIGHWAY BOND
ISSUE WHISKY
lO-llN ALABAMA
Soldier Poll Tax Amendment
Also Adopted By Similar Ma
jority, Is Report

MONTGOMERY, Jan. 81. - An
early complete but unofficial returns
today indicated that the $25, ,000,-
600 highway bond amendment and
the soldiers poll tax amendment car
ried in yesterdays election by ten
to one maiorities, according to Off
cials of the Alabama highway inn
provement association.
The amendments provide for a
bond issue of $25 100000 to match
federal highway improvement funds
and to exempt veterans of the World
War from payment of poll taxes.
Geneva was the only county, out of
sixty-seven voting, against the two
amendments. The state was practi-
cally united for the two amendments
and the good roads bond issue victory
was received with enthusiasm
throughout The state, where there was
no organized opposition and only a
few scattering votes against.
Under the program of the high
way association, $2,000,000 of state
money will be matched against a SIM
liar amount from the federal gov
crnment for highway work this year.
The association plans to issue bonds
cqualling the federal appropriation
each year until the entire issue is
taken up, The first step will be to
link all the county sites of the state
with paved highways. After this is
dane the building of new trunk roads
vii begin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
THEATER DEAD
In WASHINGTON
REDUCED TO 81
Probe OF Catastrophe Pushed
While Burial OF Victims
Begins

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. While
the city began the burial of its dead
today, District of Colunibis authori-
ties pushed their Investigation of the
knickerbocker theatcr disaster and
the senate was expected to take ac-
ton on the resolution Of Senator
Arthur Capper, proposing an inde-
pendent inquiry by that body.
Rechcck of the death list by the
police today showed the final total,
outside of expected death of injured,
of which there are now three, was
reduced to ninety-seven.
Of The 1873 injured, siNty-twp re-
manned in hospitals today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
HARDING RID OF
LEADER OF BLOC
Names Senator Kenyon to u. S.
Bench, and Iowan VIII
Accept

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8t.-Presi-
dent Harding today sent to the sem
ate the nomination Of Senator w. S.
Kenyon, Of Iowa, leader Of the agri-
cultural bloc, to be Judge Of the
Eighth circuit, succeeding the late
Judge Walter |. Smith
Senator Kenyon announced he
accepted the appointment.
The senate soon after receiving the
nomination confirmed it in open ses-
sion, an unusual homer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31

NO TYING OF HANDS
OF DEBT COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-An-
other effort to limit the authority Of
che proposed Allied Debt Refunding
commission to defer interest pay
ments on the eleven billion dollar for
eign debt failed today in the senate.
An amendment by Senator Simmons,
which would provide that interest
payments could not be postponed for
pere than three years without the
consent of congress, was rejected Al
to q.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
BY HARRY HUNT.
DIR. HUBERT WORK.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-'FWork"
is not only the name but the creed
of the man most likely to succeed
Postmaster General Will H. Hays
when Hays steps out ta boss the
movies.
his full name is Hubert Work. His
professional title is doctor. His hob
by is Holstein cattle and his reere-
ation-if it can be called recreation
dabbling in politics,
Work is now first assistant post
master general. It's his responsible
ty to pick the men who are to be
named postmasters.
. That he has been able TO do this
and still rcmtain the support large
majority OF congress for his proposed
elevation speaks loudly for his. tact
and diplomacy.
His Cards on Table.
A quiet-spoken, low-voiced man Of
thoughtful appearance. Work is the
sort thfe. inspires and holds conf
dence. That is no small part Of his
strength,
He plays no game of craft or
finesse.. He puts his cards on the
table, explains the why's and where
flores of each decision and frankly
states his conclusion,
A doctor-a real honest-to-good-
ness doctor would be something
new in cabinet, although many a
cabinet has needed doctoring.
And Works status in the medical
profession is not inconsiderable. lie
was former president Of the Ameri-
can Medical association. and during
the war served as lieutenant colonel
and then as colonel in the Army
Medical Corps.
Born in Pennsylvania, married to
an Indiana girl, Work settled down
TO his profession at Pueblo, Col
There he founded the Wooderoft
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
WHAT 'SA FL,APPER?
1000 OF THEM AT
ONE UNI We SITY

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 3l,-Ap-
ll,roXlmatcly 1000 "flappcrs" are on
'ne University of California student
lo'is' Miss Mary Ide Bentley, former
secretary of the San Francisco Young
"omen,s Christian association, de-
Jared IN an address here
=, 'Flappers,' Miss Bentley said,
usually are girls who believe person
'I'y Is physical, who consider all
'oTlce as abstract, who love contin-
uai change, who converse in gencrali-
ucS and who are in many higher in
SulutIons of learning.
10 present picture Of the nor
'i,'al grl as she exists today is a dar-
."G .,s, venture Miss Bentley added.
one has no average, she has no
Soup tie, She is stranger to her.
5Sc't-sometimes especially to mem
pcrS OF her own family cannot
os compared with her kind of pre-
We are tempted to think of her
III spirit OF masquerade
90 rapidly and completely can she as
oume different and difficult roles of
accomplishment.
one tantalizes US by the simple
,,eSS OF her artfulness and yet unreal
MSS: MSS We find her light-hearted,
L,. %lich Is the privilege of youth. She
oeleves with Stevenson that to have
.,iSsed M the joy is to have missed it
@n We find her harboring secrets
%;S ':,u lmbedded emotions which are her
" "auden treasure in the mysterious dis
rGjJIery of herself as a private indi-
ttl. y.uoal. + we do not understand
Use Use symptoms we call it tempera-
an lene and try to dispose of the girl
Iin H. uiitlenlt = or as needing discip.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
CONSCIENCE

-Four years ago a man got aboard
"a ferryboat at San francisco without
paying his faye. Now he sends five
cents to the conscience fund"
Next to ones shadow, conscience is
the hardest thing to dodge.
The Southern Pacific's Conscience
fund" however, is less than 500 a
year The railroad unquestionably is
beaten out of many times that much.
Some folks have vocal paralysis Of
"the still, small voice"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
STIMULANT

Cuts in freight rates have not in
creased the tonnage Of grain and 9TH
CT farm products handled by the rail
roads, complains Lewis, j. Spence, di-
rector ofstraffie on Southern Pacific
lines.
Maybe mot. But tie freight rate
reductions have helped check the
falling-off in shipments. And con
sumers are benefiting,
When all freight rates get down to
the same level as other things, and
the whole works settles to normal,
low prices will start consumers buy
ing and business will boom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
R.SIGHTED

A year ago you read that The
oceans were glutted with ships, too
many produced during the war.
Now comes word that the worlds
shipyards launched 4,341, ,679 gross
tons of vessels during 1921, or a
third more than in 1918, a normal
year.
Ship-building requires capital,
which is cautious about backing the
wrong horse during depression. Ship
builders, by their steady activity, re-
veal that clairvoyant capital sees
tremendous business activity some
where ahead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
GREAT QUAKE,
ESTIMATED IN
MEXICO, FELT
Most Severe Registered In Is
Years, Denver Observer
Reports

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. An
earthquake Of unusual severity was
in progress at 9Tf5 o'clock this morn
ing, according to Rev. Francis Ton
dorf, chronological director Of the
Georgetown University observatory.
Weather bureau officials roughly
estimated Southern Mexico as the
center of the earthquake disturbance,
The great volcano, Popoeatepetl has
been in eruption there recently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
PRICE

A price cut averaging % per cent
lis announced in the window glass
trade by the largest American manu-
facturcr.
This is the result of foreign com
petition. A price war is on be
tween importers and our own manu-.
facturers.
A tariff would keep the price up
which has advantages and disad-
Vantakes, depending on what side OF
the fence you are on, consumer OIL
producer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
FIFTEEN YEARS.
MOST SEVERE IN

DENVER, Jan. 3l.-The scismo-
graph at Regis college here today
registered. the most severe earth
quake recorded in the last fifteen
years, according to Father Forestall,
The disturbance was estimated at fiji
fteen hundred miles south of Denver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
BLUE .BLooDs

The birth rate among New York
City's "first families" is so slow that
the family names are headed for ex-
tinction. SO reports DR.. Royal S.
Copeland. health commissioner.
New York's fashionable residential
section last year had only seven
births for each 1000 residents.
In the districts where pa carries a
dinner-pail. 81 babies were ushered
into the world for each 1000 foreign
born mothers.
The descendants of these foreign
born mothers will be the blue-bloods
Of future New York society" Fur
peddlers, saloon keepers and fisher
men of 800 years ago are well repre-
sented in what New York now calls
its "400."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
0MAHAPACKERS
VOTE STRIKE OFF

OMAHA, Jan. 31-More than
thousand members Of the Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen at union mass meeting
last night, voted to call off the strike
which started Dec. 5. The resolution
ending the walkout passed almost
unanimously, it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
ALADDIN UP TO DATE.

LONDON, Jan 80.-A mania FOR
collecting bicycle lamps resulted I'll
the appearance before the Kingston
magistrates Of Edward Stradling, is.
The policeman said Edward had five
lamps at home and had decorated his
bicycle with lamps. He was placed
on probation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
Starts Political Career.

I :
Work first showed UP in national
politics iii 1908 when he was chosen
delegate-at large from Colorado to
The Republican convention. -Four
years later found him chairman of
the Colorado State Central Cum
/ mittee.
Another four years put him as a
Colorado member on the Republican
National Committee And from there
he moved, when his party came into
power, into The first assistant post
Inlaster generalhsip,
Rather stockily. built, Work has
taken on weight in his new Juo.
Though past 61, his hair is still dark
and heavy in front. he wears it
reached back from his forehead lie
has sizable bald spot at the back
which he makes no attempt to
camouflage.
His mustache probably would be
lgray if it were long enough TO show
color. But he keeps it clipped to
|what amounts to a stubble of less
THAN weeks growth.
1 His suits usually are dark, relieved
| by pin-stripes of white or gray. A
slash of color brightens his fore-in-
hand ties. Narrow, horn-rimmed
Eglasses, held by light gold bows over
the ears, add to the habitual serious
mess Of his expression.
How did you come to get into
| politics?" Work was asked.
| ITS everyone's duty to take all
interest in politics. he answered,
That's all | ever did
i From membership on local com
imittees it was natural enough
| thing to move on to state and ma
tional committees. That's all, had
only the natural interest every citi-
zen should have"
/ What do you do for recreation
lwhat do you play, what do you do for
irelaxation?"
/ II don't hunt or fish or golf or
| dance. violate all the rules of what
Is necessary In recreation, and yet
am never SICK" he replied "Some-
now / never seemed to nave eltner
the time or inclination TO play"
| Which seems quite proper for a
man whose name is Work"
Holsteins His Pride
However, friends says he gets most
pleasure out at his stock farm with
his blooded Holsteins He admits he
likes them.
| Works two sons are grown and
bnarried and he and his wife are
alone here at an apartment hotel.
Unlike the dynamic, jack-in-the-
box activity of the present Post
master General Hays, Work always
moves quietly, speaks slowly and
thoughtfuHy and follows carefully
reasoned processes instead of ap-
pearing to jump at things by deduc-
tion.
In only two things is he like
Hays
Both are Republicans and both
Presbyterians.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
BIG DOCK FIRE CHECKED

SUPERIOR, Wis, Jan. 31.-A
spectacular fire at the Great North
ern Dock No. at Alloues, a suburb,
which for time threatened other
ore docks, was brought under con-
troll this morning.
The loss may reach $2,o00,0oo
The cause Of the fire is unknown.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.--Geologists
in New York seeking to locate the
earthquake which today shattered
seismographs in farious parts of the
United States, estimated that the
shock originated along the west coast
of South America, somewhere be-
tween the Panama Canal Zone and
Eculdor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
SMALL GETS SEPARATE TRIAL.

WAUKEGAN, Ills, Jan. 31.--Gov.
Ben Small today was granted sep
arate trial by Judge Edwards on the
charge of conspiracy to embezzle
state funds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
SHOCKS ARE FELT
ALONG PACIFIC COAST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81. -
Earthquake shocks were felt early
today along the Pacific coast from
San Francisco to the Canadian line,
according to reports received here.
No damage was repored.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
LOSS

The bigger they are, the harder
they fall The largest mail order
houses financial statement shows it
lost $16,435, ,469 in 1921,
It's sales for the year were $178,-
.O14,981, compared with $254,595,-
'059 the year before.
Falling prices are back of it all.
Lean years follow fat years. Small
chance to survive unless surplus is
laid aside in good times.
Business is roller coaster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31

The gas rates in Amcricus, as well
as other Georgia cities, were raised
several times in 1919 and 1920 be-
cause of the. increased price Of coal
and other costs of manufacture, but
the railroad commission at the time
of passing the raise orders, made it
plain that when costs were reduced
rates would be lowered Coal has
returned almost to pre-war levels, ex-a
cept for freight costs, and Other costs
of manufacture have likewise de-
clined
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
HEARINGS SET
ON REDUCTIONS
FOR 10 CITIES
Companies Ordered To Show
Cause Why Change Should
Not BE Made

ATLANTA, Jan. 3I- The state
railroad commission issued an order
today requiring the gas plants in ten
large George cities to show cause why
the rates now il effect should not
be reduced Hearing dates were set
as follows:
Savannah and Macon, March 1s:
Wayeross and yaldosta, March III;
Athens and Augusta, March 15;
Americas and Brunswick, March 16s
Columbus and Griffin, March IL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling, 16 cents.
LIVERPOOL coTroN.

{, LIVERPOOL, Jan. 81. Market
opened quiet. 2-5 down. Fully 9.55.
Sales, 5000 bales. Receipts, 12,090
bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
Work 6t5t
ahc@sd up in national
.3sitic.S IN lo08 -----<

Hospital for mental and nervous dis
eases. The major part Of his pro-
fesisonal work has been in this line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-31
WEATHER FORECAST,

For Georgia-Cloudy tonight We'd
nesday; probably rain. Not much
change in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
OAKLAND NEWS
Notes and personals by BIre. H. d.
Wadleigh. Call Blue 1921 or $3.50.

Mrs. VIII Griggs is seriously i'll at her
home in Green street
Oakland Rebekah lodge. No. GIG. will
meet this evening i'll the Oakland I. o.
9: +. hall. Initiation of new members
will be part Of the program for the even
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Swan. who have
been quite i'll with grip the past two weeks
at their home in Winfield avenue, are
slowly improving.
Mrs John Van Ripper and son, George CT
Arkansas City are spending a few days
in Oakland with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott f. Kelsey of 12i
AFTER avenue are the parents of n son,
born SUNDAY. January % at st. Francis
hospital. They have named the baby,
Samuel q.
Miss Bernice Thomas of Hoyt Kan. is
the guest of her sister, Miss Beryl Thomas
in AFTER avenue
The choir of the Oakland Methodist
church will meet for practice Saturday
evening in the church
Martha Jane and Sarah Margaret Lep-
per. who have been i'll the past week with
Influenza at the home of their parents.
MI. and Mrs. II. a. Lepper in Forest ave
nue., are improving.