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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
AGEO SOLDIER CLAIMS
LIVINGSTONE FATHER
Matt Green Asserts He's Son
OF Famous Diplomat Who
Arranged Treaty

BATON ROUGE. La. Aug. 80
,,.'o,.,vbclmed by the kindnesses
o'S ,In him by citizens of Boston
s.v ~ he arrived in that city from
s s-, soldiers Home at Bath, N. Y. to
W. -tt,,d the Grand Army conven
49, a'', Matt Green, who declares that
I W. has kept his real iedntity hid
,Sn for the past seventy SIX years.
w. ,4e,'ooIed it to a representative OF
- MAYORS office, who was visitor
W.T., VI the Relief Hospital and present
Cd him with a key to the city, &C
cording to letter to j. f. Dene-
o-aud state auditor of Louisiana,
from his brother, a resident of the
Massachusetts city.
INV real name is Robert R. LiN-
ingstone, and my father was the
famous diplomat who arranged the
Louisiana treaty." the aged man,
who saws he will reach the one hun
dretb year of his life in January,
told visitors who sat at his cot.
The story told them by the aged
Civil War veteran, who has been
decorated many times for bravery,
was thrilling one, and a touch Ct
pathos was given when he told them
that he did not want to pass this
world "an unknown man." and
therefore that he wished the public
to know his true name. He was
brought to the hospital here when
q niece of meat, which he had eaten
in a restaurant, became lodged IN
his throat.
"My name is not Matt Green
the old man continued with h's
story. "To everyone since | joined
the United States Army back in
1848 I have been konw by that
name, but that is not my true name.
For the first time since that year
-1848-I will reveal to the world
through the people of Boston, who
I am"
He adopted the name of MAJ
Greene when he joined the Army,
according to his story, en!isting af-
ter he had been Tilted by his boy
hood sweetheart, who eloped with
another after taking all of Green's
earnings-the money which he had
saved in which to be married. Since
that time Green stated hat he had
hated women" and has wanted to
hide his real identity because of the
social position of his family
1T was the kindness of the people
Of Boston that led me to reveal who
! was. | will be one hundred years
old in January and I do not want
to go to my grave an unknown
man. the old war veteran said.
In addition to his service in the
Army, Green stated that he had
served seventeen years in the Uni.
ted States Navy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30

storm apparently hit at Opelika,
Ala, telephone and telegraph wires
being reported down at that point.
The severity could not be ascertain
ed last night.
The rain cane a little too late to
do the cotton crop here much good,
according to men interested in this
product. A few weeks earlier and
it would have been worth thousands
of dollars in the opinion of authori-
ties on the subject.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
KIWANIANS ASSIST IN
TEXTILE DAY EXERCISES

COLUMBUS, August 30-Textile
Day was observed at the Kiwanis
club Friday afternoon with approx
mately a score of the leaders in
Columbus leading industry present
as speakers and guests.
Harry Williams was the first
speaker introduced by Frank Gar
rard, chairman of the program. Mr..
Williams told of the early start of
the Swift Manufacturing Company,
beginning back in 1887, and Of it's
growth now. The company now
manufactures products valued at
S2,5O0,0QQ.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
QUARTZ is USED
FOR WATCH LEVERS

BERLIN, August 30.-Successful
experiments have been made in
using quartz for the levers Of high
grade clocks and watches. Advau-
tage is claimed for the quartz
levers because the mineral is said
to have the lowest coefficient Of
expansion and levers made Of it
need no fabrication.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
Patches Called
To Aid Youths
Continued from page l

Continued from page l
when we went together he should
have every dance but one"
If there was anything insane or
abnormal or indicating deficient
emotion about her two friends,
Bud doesn't recall it.
My family thought it was joke
when they heard the boys had been
arrested and leased me about hay
ing date with a jailbird,' she mar
rates,
Dick was at the house two
evenings after the murder. He was
just the same as always. He started
talking about how terrible it was,
and mother said she didn't like to
think of it.
He called me up the day after
the murder. When l said / didn't
know anything about it, he got a pa
per and read me the account over
The phone.
The only queer thing about
Dicks disposition was his mood
lshness. He would take SPELLS of be-
ing silent and distant, sometimes
two or three times in an evening.
i think Babe, though was pretty
cold and Unconditional. Dick was I'M
usually affectionate. He is the kind
mat likes petting whenever he can
get any encouragement from the
girl.
Dick tried to conceal his educa-
'Ion and acted like a high school
freshman. Babe wanted to impress
you with his. But neither one para
ded his wealth.
One thing that surprises me, now
mat everything about the boys has
come out, is Dicks drinking. He
TOOK drinks three or four times
"hlle was with him. But l told
nm didn't like it, and it was very
seldom he ever did.
4 used to think he was unusual
~ truthful. He had the most con
Nvincing way you ever listened to,
Some of the things he told me have
turned out not to beso though.
Dick did not like animals.
brought in a little Pomeranian dog
once, and Dick climbed up on the
piano bench so it couldn't touch
him.
Both of the boys were greatly
impressed with their fathers. Dicks
father was more strict than M,
Leopold. Babe would drink liquor
at home, but Dicks father wouldn';
stand for it. Whenever Dick was
going to be out late, he always
called up to let them know at home
'ur at least he said he did.
One funny thing about Dick was
me way he used to say, every day OF
TWO, 4 don't see why you want to
90 with me. You must find me bore
'ome.' And he was not boresome al
AL But sometimes Babe was"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
MANY TOURISTS
IN SWITZERLAND

BERNE, August Switzerland
has had such an exceptional season
n the number of tourists that it is
expected that the records for pre-
vious years will be surpassed 4
large number of Americans have
been included among the travellers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
CONTINUED DROUTH
MAY STOP MILLING

BROWNSVILLE, August 30
(SpeciaD Unless there is very much
of change within the next few
remaining days of August the
month will go out with a large
minus before its rainfall here so
little has it rained during the
month. All vegetation is dry ard
the streams are getting low in Tho
mas county. Sawmills may be OBJ
liged to shut down for lack Of
enough water to run them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
CAROLINA OFFICIAL. is
REELECTED TO OFFICE

CHESTER, S. c., August 3d.
Few public officials in South Caro-
lima can approach the record of
W. H. Knox, county superintendent
of education of Chester county, who
has just been re-ncminated without
opposition in the democratic pri-
mary and next January &ili enter
upon his forty-firSt year of ircum-
bency.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-30
Il
OWEN D. YOUNG NAMED
AR PREPARATIONS AGENT

PARIS, August 3O.-The appoint
ment of Owen D. Young, Of New
York, as agent general of the repara
tons payments ad interim, was an
nounced by the reparation commits
sion today.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
COLD WAVE FEARS
LIFT COTTON PRICES
December Closes 56 Points Net
Higher After Fridays Sharp
Break.
Ey ms Associated Press.

Ey ms Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 4-Apprehen-
sions of another cold wave in the
Southwest started covering or rebuying
by recent sellers in the cotton market
today. and sent the price of December
Up TO c5.56 or 30 points net higher.
That delivery closed at 25.i5. the
general market closing steady az net
advances of As to 20 points.
Private cables attributed the frmness
of Liverpool to spinners' calling and
buying partly for continental account.
which suggested a more optimistic view
Of the German loan outlook. Trade
interests were credited with buying in
the local market. particularly Of
January. but otherwise the demand
was attributed chiefly to covering by
shorts.
Three more private crop reports were
published, with condition figures rang
ing from So TO "a. and Indicated crop
figures from 12.=0o,0oO up to 12,636. 900
bales.
The amount Of cotton on shipboa rd
awaiting clearance at the end Of the
week was estimated at 81 600 bales
against $1,000 last year.
According TO cable advices received
in the trade here from Bombay. cotton
crop prospects in the United Provinces
Of India have been damaged - per cent
by excessive rains.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK.
pecial Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. October 4.-The
general live cattle market rules
steady to firm under light receipts
both on the wharves and at the stock
yards. The demand is more active,
but centered on cattle of first quality
and very little demand for common to
ordinary grades. Handy weight veal
calves are scarce and wanted, but
heavy rough calves are slow sale at
irregular values. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf
Beef cattle-First quality, pound,
I to 8; medium, 4 to 6. Bulls, as to
quality, to 5. Cows. choice to fancy,
to 5; common to fair. 2 to 8. Oxen,
as to quality, to 5. Milk cows, choice
to fancy, head, 5000 to 1900; common
to fair, 5000 to 5000. Calves, veal,
choice. pound. IL to IL L: ordinary to
medium. to 10; heavy fat, Z to s.;
rough and common, to 5. Sheep,
choice, to 51a old bucks. to 4 !;
common, 1 u to .. Lambs, Spring,
choice, 13; fair to good, 10 to IL; COM
mon. thin, to 9. Hogs, straight, 9H
to 10Y; sows. to s; stays and boars,
to 6. Live pigs, as to size and quail
ity, to 10: shoats, as to size and
quality, to S.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
EXCHANGE RATES STEADY.
South American Currencies Rally
Briskly During Week.

NEW YORK, October T. Sensa
tional advances in grain prices over
;hadowcd all other developments in
The financial and commodity markets
This week. Excited buying Of grain
futures prompted by the heavy for
Ign demand for Western farm prod
ucts sent May wheat to Sl.537s a
huShcl: May rye to Sl.40. and May
corn to $1.1I%s. the high prices repre-
SrntinG extreme gains Of As to 20a.
cunts a buShcl over last week s clos
ing figures. Profit taking sales
brought about some recessions from
tho high levels.
European foreign exchange rates
held relatively steady despite the
heavy offerings of grain and cotton
pills. South American currencies rail-
lfcd briskly on the theory that the
higher grain prices here would slim
uldte exports from the Latin Ameri-
can countries.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
FREIGHT BUSINESS NOW
SMASHING ALL RECORDS
Sner.a1 ni.natch 10 The Star.

Stcr,aI Dispatch To- The Star.
NlW YORK October i.--"NIthout
any strain On the trdnaportat1o ma
chime thu. railways probably at the
present time. arc loading and moving
NOR. freight cars each week than
ever before in history. says tn"
HALLWAY Nr, The number of cars
loaded III the week ended September
- was r.076.5J3. This WAS lJ..i2
more than in tn" CORES sponding week
uf l9@;. and only = per cent less than
the record figure "f l.o9I. 80. which
was reached in the last week of
September. 192%. The record Of cars
loaded made in the week ended Sep
tenn Ucr % this year WAS never equal
II before f"@@3. and was exceeded III
only four weeks OF last year. Total
ioadingS increased almost lJl,o0O
cars week between the fourth week
in July and the third week in Sep
trrbtr. There is no reason to doubt
there has been Il further increase
sine" then.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
GILLETTE RAZOR UP.
II POINTS IN WEEK
Various Issues Reach New
High Levels During Curb
Market Trading.
~ ,hr Associated Press.

~ ihr Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 4.-Today's 5
market on the curb exchange gave
..vidcnCc of confidence in its ability
10 absorb offerings following Friday S
reaction. Speculative interest heSl-
ratcd at the opening, but in the
:,hsencc of any selling pressure the
tendency was too firm up and numer-
Gus recoveries We're noted from the
low levels reached on the recent
slufnp.
Gillette Up 1. Points.
During the week the curb market
included many mixed movements. but
With most Importance attached to
renewed accumulation of Varlons
stocks which carried some issues TO
new high records. Gillette SafetT
Razor was a feature in this respect
advancing early in the week II points
TO 333 and then losing most OF TINS
gain on Il reaction.
The new stock ranged from SO to
%. Lehigh Power securities made a
new bi..h record on an advance OF
{ pnfntS to above 40. and Consolidated
Gas Of baltimore rose more than Z
,,oiptS. crossing - and also making a
new high record Dubii"r ros" )
r,oirt~ 10 the nv higher record OF
-. Thcsc Saius were partly offset
1,N LOSSES in otitr issues. Singer
manufacturing dropped from II, to
i66I. and Middle West Othtles
sIumued from SAL to 14i&. Inlted
Light and Power. after selling at
,6i.. yielded TO is.
Oil stocks Irregular.
OIL stocks were irregular Vacuum
uIl attracted special attention because
,f persiStent accumulation. on Whlch
II ros. from sass TO I3'f. standard
oil Of Ohio moved up from 20 70 81 =.
Eureka Pipe Line was unsettled og
,ba diyidend reduction and dropped
from u to a.
Mining stocks were heavy during
IN. week Engineers Mining l. ! from
l%.s To- - aud Consolidated copper
,,,..g fr.,,,, = !, tp -,
Evening star., 1924-10-05
BOND PRICES UNEVEN.
Lack of Demand Causes Narrow
Changes in Quotations

NEW YORK. October 4-Uncertain
price movements characterized the clos
ing session of the week in the bond
market. The downward trend OF prices
continued. but narrow changes reflected
a lack OF demand rather than any de-
sire to sell.
Foreign obligations We're relatively
firmer than the rest of the list. The
statement Of J. p. Morgan in London
that negotiations for the German loan
virtually had been completed. with all
signs pointing TO a successful fotation.
gave 4 firm undertone to the European
group Belgian 6 6l2S again eclipSed their
previous high record, selling at %. four
points above the offering price of Sep
tember.
Buying and selling orders We're about
evenly divided among railroad bonds.
Semi-speculativc issues continued to
yield to profit taking. with st. Paul Is
of 1925 experiencing another sinking
spell and Rock Island general As losing
a point. Liberty bonds were irregular.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

dies and by housewives, in place of
lard. In some places the oil is now
employed for lamps and peanut cake,
residue from the oil, finds sale as
cattle food.
only the poor children of Eng
land relish this popular American
food. In Manchuria and Siberia a
handful of sunfiower seeds replaces
the American bag of peanuts. The
mystery of large imports of peanuts
received OF the port of Marseille is
explained by the fact that much pea
nut oil becomes olive oil after il
arrives there. 1t is said very little
olive oil is received in the United
States which does not contain some
peanut OIL"
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Secretary WaIIace's Hobby.
COFFEE FUTURES OFF.

NEW YORK. October 4.-The mar
ket for coffee futures was lower to-
day. Selling was attributed chiefly
to realizing after recent advances.
The market opened at a decline OF 3
TO i points and sold off from 1900
to 1870 for December, the close
showing net losses of II to 20 points.
Sales were estimated at $4,000. Clos
ing quotations: October, 1887; De-
cember. 1881; March. 1920: May,
1864; July, 1927: September, i 90.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Centenarian Gives Formula.

John A. Breslin of New Orleans
La, who recently attained his one
hundredth year. gives as his formula
for long life: Hard work and no
rum: early to bed and early to rise"
He is very active and possessed of all
his mental faculties. He has a slight
recollection of the coronation OF Queen
Victoria. having been born in Dublin
and a a boy run away to Liverpool
Evening star., 1924-10-05
B. & O. EARNINGS AHEAD
OF SEPTEMBER, 1923
Present Increase Expected to Con-
tinue Throughout Remainder
of Year.
Rx tl,c A.snc,atcl Pros.

NEW YORK. October 4.-Septem-
Der MT operating income OF the Bal
timorr and Ohio railroad was slightly
ahead OF September, 1928, and this
increase is expected to continue
throughout the year. according to
Walter l.. Galloway, passenger traf-
nc manager. and newly elected preSi-
dent of the American Association OF
Passenger Traffic Office. He sailed
today on a months tour OF Europe
with II party of railroad passenger
officials and their families. since
August he said. freight business of
the Baltimore and Ohio has been
running considerably ahead Of last
year. Passenger business also has
improved.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
CHANDLER MOTOR DROPS.
Stock Forced Down to Lowest Lev
els of Present Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, October 4-The SELL
ing in Chandler Motor forced the
stock down for the lowest of the
year, was not hard to explain. In
comparison with at least two other
motor stocks, paying the same divi-
dends and earning them twice over,
Chandler is considered too high. Hud-
son Motor and Jordan Motor each
pay S3. Their balance for dividends
is around s. to s6 a share. Chandler's
distribution to shareholders was cut
from IS to So year and it is earning
about Sc.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Housing Problem Most Acute.

The housing problem is SO acute
in Vienna that a judge there has sus-
pended sentence in the cases of thou
sands of Divorces who remained in
their former husbands quarters. in
some cases after they had remarked.
The court took cognizance of the
acute situation involved in the short
age OF houses and admonished the de-
PENDANTS to endeavor to make other
arrangements.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
FLOUR PRICES FIRM.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, October r.
Flour unchanged; shipments, 45,645
barrels. Bran, 24.o0a25.O0. Wheat,
No. 1 northern, 1.45a1.4S; December,
Las; old May, 1.50Sa1.50h. Corn,
No. 3 yellow, 091Aa1.1o. Oats, No.
white. 50A a5oa. Flax, No. 1,
228lsa a2.30lk.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
CLOTH GOODS ACTIVE.
Demand Shows Improvement in
Several Lines.

NEW YORK, October Cotton goods
hid steady in unfinished lines today,
with the best demand reported for goods
L. so into manufacturing lines. Yarns
'Ilcd tirmcr. Buriaps were firm and the
local demand continued steady. New
SIX lines viii be opened next week.
Household lIncS Were in better call.
i,rcsS lines We're under order in a large
way. Wool and worSted goods showed
Improvement as production increased.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Hen Tracks Whitened Sugar.

The secret of making sugar per-
fectly white was discovered through
accident, when a hen that had been
walking in muddy place perambu-
lated into sugar house and left
tracks on pile of sugar. When the
tracks dried it was noticed that the
sugar beneath them was whittier than
elsewhere. In this way it was dis
that sugar could be refined by
the use of wet clay.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
COTTONSEED OIL UP.

NEW YORK, October 4.-Cotton-
seed oil closed strong. Prime
Summeri yellow, 11.00a11.1o: prime
crude, 9.37]1 nominal; October, 11.16;
November, 1922; December, 1895;
January, 11.06; February, 11.1o;
March, 1929; April. 1929: May. 11.4s.
Sales, 11,6Q4 -.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
auditors Report Stirs Echoes
Of Bank Run Here II Years n 90
United States Trust Company Had
s6,000,O00 in Deposits-Cot Hearty Sup
port IN Crisis From Leading Bankers.

Bank of Chicago. for an address be-
fore the A. b. A. on Wednesday Of
last week. Mr.. Reynolds concluded
his address as follows:
There is a growing tendency to give
attention TO larger production and larger
national income. 1t should be source
OF qualification to us that the national
income of the United States is the larg-
est in the worlds history. and the per
capita income is higher than in any
other country. But, looking forward.
we need not be-, so much interested in
this or SO much concerned over it as
over larger production and larger ma
tional income through better manage
ment. better use of capital. more efficient
labor, the elimination of waste There
will be income enough if we will look
after the other things. There will be
bank profits enough if We are good
managers.
'And so we are brought again to the
bankers obigation-the one that he
cannot shirk dodge-the one of
gathering and distributing capital. He
must do il in a way that brings profit
TO him, of course, but, more important,
it must aid in increasing the national
income; il must work for more effective
production il must be 50 done that ii
will bring greater wealth.
worthy cause. ii bringing to the
people the things they desire IS
worth while, there is no place in our
scheme for socialistic experiment or
communistic blah. For myself. |
wish to live where economic forces
operate. where private property is
protected, where enterprise is free
and competition is under no restraint
save that of justice. ] could not come
before you on a platform of social
distress. unrest and dissatisfaction. 1
wish to build confidence. not impair
or destroy il. l would rather be an
appraiser of the things that make for
prosperity-of the things that make
for good. for comfort, for intellectual
and moral progress. not for a day or
week or a year, but for all time.
Absorbed by illinois, Merchants.
The old Corn Exchange Bank of
Chicago, once presided over by "Old
Hutch" and dating back about 10
Civil War days. has been absorbed
by the Illinois Merchants Bank. 1t
also did some absorbing itself in late
years
Evening star., 1924-10-05

Though she is only Il years of age,
Miss Helen Linquist of San Fran
cisco is an expert taxidermist, max
ing specially OF mounting deer
heads.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
BASE BALL
AID, FIRST IN BRAZIL
China Now Enthusiastic Over
Goobers-NorfoIk Principal
Export City.

soon tens of thousands Of fervid
base ball fans will throng to world
series games. root for their league
teams-and eat peanuts.
Economically. base ball sells the
peanut as surely as the circus sells
pink lemonade. DevoteeS at one
major league park consumes some
10000 peanuts a season.
According to q bulletin from the
National Geographic Society. the pea
nut probably originated in Brazil.
AZtecs knew Il and the Spanish car
ried it to Europe and Africa. Slaves,
brought from the West Indies to the
Southern States. are believed to have
introduced ii into the United States.
-Four quarts OF American peanuts
taken to China 81 years ago by Arch
deacon Thompson, are the ancestors
or the Chinese peanut crop. which
now exceeds American production.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
New York Stock and
Be- Averages.
SATURDAY. October 4,
STOCKS.
Saturday. October 4

Total stock sales. 356,j0o
shares.
Twenty industrials averaged
10l.Il: net loss, IL.
High, 1924, 1913: low. 9021.
Twenty railroads averaged
9o.14: net loss, IL.
High, 1924, 93.15: low, Sl00.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
BONDS.

Total bond sales (par value),
$i,607 900.
Ten first grade rails averaged
S9.36: no change.
Ten secondary rails averaged
SS.1S; net loss, .0I.
Ten public utilities averaged
90.9S; net loss. .0S.
Ten indUstrialS verag d
95.lo; no change.
Combined average. 90.91; net
loss. .04.
Combined average month ago,
9o.30: year ago, 1924.