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THE AMERICUS TIMESRECORDER
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
THIRTY-EIGUTH YEAR.
MILITIA HANDLES THE
RIOTING BY STRIKERS
IN YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO
Stee 1 Workers
Struck For an In
crease in The |
Wages
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
IN STREETS OE CITY
Dead and Wound-
I
ed Follow Riot
ing of the Men
Who Struck
YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Jan. B—Follow
ing last night’s disturbances it devel
ops that laborers employed by the Re
public Iron and Steel company here
struck for an increase in wages from
19 1-2 cents an hour to 25 cents. The
Youngstown company offered to grant
an increase to 22 1-2 cents an hour,
but the laborers refused to accept the
offer and inaugurated a strike, with
the resultant rioting. Reports are prev
alent this afternoon that strike lead
ers deliberately instigated the trouble
The mob tried to attack the Toungs
town Sheet and Tube Company plant.
They were dispersed with bayonets.
A call for help was received! from
Struthers and two companies of mil
itia were sent to stop the rioting
there. The situation is under control.
Militia Controls Situation.
YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Jan. B.—At 8
o'clock this morning the municipal au
thorities of Youngstown expressed the
belief that the rioting and looting
which prevailed throughout last night
bad definitely ended. The situation,
at that hour continued serious, how
ever, and considerable excitement pre
vails in every section of the city.
Three regiments of the Ohio Na
tional Guard are patrolling the streets
oi Youngstown today and energetic
efforts put forth during the early hours
shortly before dawn brought maraud
ing bands to a realization of the meas
ures being used to establish respect for
law and order. Only one life, so far as
could be ascertained at noon, was sac
rificed during the roiting, but the list
of wounded will probably reach one
hundred.
Fully ten blocks in the heart o f
the business cetion of Youngstown,
were gutted during the progress of the
disastrous fire started early during the
rciting, and the property loss will be
enormous. Many of the finest build
ings in Youngstown are among those
destroyed, and stocks of merchandise
worth millions have also been con
sumed. The amount of insurance car
ried is unknown, but in the aggro
gate will total a large sum. This is ex
pected in a measure to recoup Youngs
town merchants and property owners
for a portion of their losses, but it is
known that the insurance carried will
scarcely cover half the losses sustain
ed. Insurance adjusters are already
here, but a settlement of diaims against
various companies is Bfot anticipated
for perhaps a week yet®
Thousands of homeless persons are
(Continuedr cn p a g c 8.)
CITY COURT WILL
BEGIN CRIMINfiL
WORK MONDAY, 10
The regular January term of the
City Court will meet Monday morning
with his honor, Judge William M.
Harper presiding, and Zach Childers
in attendance representing the inter
ests of the state.
The calendar for the criminal busi
ness to occupy the attention of the
court for two weeks has been arrang
ed. Criminal proceedings will con
tinue from Monday through Saturday,
January 22nd.
On Saturday, January 15th, Judge
Harper will meet with the Americus
tar and arrange the calendar for the
civil cases to be called for trial be
ginning Monday, January 24th.
Much business is scheduled for at
tention at the approaching City Court.
ALLIES BDMRARbING AT
THE DARDANELLES FRONT
LONDON, Jan. 8. —The Russion of
fensive still occupies the most im
portant place in the war news. The
capture of Czartorysk is the latest
achievement reported. The Russians
claim full possession of the village,
while the Austrians deny that they
1 ave advanced further than the cem
etery.
The Austrians are apparently fight
ing desperately in this region trying
to hold the positions to screen Kovel
and the line between the Galician
armies and those farther north in
the Risk neighborhood, which the
Russian advance threatens to envel
op.
On, the British western front the
British claim to have repulsed an at
tack near Lille and the Armentieres
railroad.
Constantinople reoprts that the al
lies are again bombarding the nar
rows from the land to the sea.
A SCENE FOR EVERY FARM IN GEORGIA
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This i icture is being used on the advertising matter of the Third District Agricultural Fair, to be held in Americus on the grounds of the Third
District Agricultural and Mechanical College, with tentative dates Octob; r 2nd to 7th, 1916.
All Georgia, and especially the Third Agricultural District, should make this a true scene on every hillside. Georgia must have it.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 9, 1916
AMERICUS BAR
RECOMMENDS A.
G.KING ONBENCH
The Americus bar has recommend
ed the appointment of Alex C. King,
of Atlanta, to the supreme court bench
cf the United States, to fill the vac
ancy caused by the death of Justice
Joseph Rucker Lamar, of Augusta,
Ca.
The petition favoring Mr. King was
circulated Saturday among the mem
bers o fthe bar by E. A. Nisbet, T. O.
Marshall and Stephen Pace. Numer
ous signatures were obtained, and a
strong endorsement for Mr. King will
go to Washington from Americus,
probably Monday.
Mr. King is recognized as one of
the strongest lawyers in the state, and
it is currently reported 1 that he was
strongly mentioned for Justice La
mar's position when President W. H.
Taft named the Augusta jurist.
Friends throughout the state of
Judge Horace M. Holden, of Athens,
are urging his appointment by Presi
dent Wilson. The Athens Banner
first suggested his name and since
that time many petitions and letters
have been forwarded President Wil
son.
Judge Holden was formerly on the
bench of the Northern circuit of Geor
gia, and later a member of the Su
preme court of Georgia. He resigned
to return to the active practice of law,
and is now prominently engaged in
the legal phases of the Western & At
lantic Railroad matter, representing
the state.
President Wilson has announced
that he is giving the matter of an ap
pointment to succeed Justice Lamar
very careful attention, but because of
the large amount of work before the
high court it is expected that the ap
pointment will be made in a few days.
It Can Be Done
Often there are heard murmurings when the Chamber of Com
merce undertakes to pull off some good stunt for the town. The too of
ten repeated words, “It can’t be done ” are heard from the fellows who
don’t want it done. But the fellow who goes to it and has the interest of
his town at heart, sings:
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he, with a chuckle, replied,
That “Maybe it couldn’t” but he would te one
Who wouldn’t say so till he'd tried.
So he bucked right in, with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried, he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be don.?, and HE DID IT.
♦ DUBLIN COUPLE MABRY ♦!
♦ IN DARKENED CHURCH ♦
♦ DUBLIN, Ga„ Jan. B—There is ♦ j
♦ no let-up in Cupid’s doings in this ♦
4 burg. Last night Miss Mabel ♦
> Jean Barnes and Mr. H. Clay ♦
♦ O’Neal were married in the ves- ♦
> tibule of the Baptist Sunday ♦
i* school annex. Darkmess pre- +
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♦ vailed, and only a couple of ♦
♦ friends were witnesses while ♦
Rev. T. F. Callaawy tied the *
♦ knot. 4
BIS LAND DEALIS
HANDLED WITH A
LARGE JLDING
Two of the most prominent real es
tate deals in the history of Americus
aeffcting local people have been con
summated.
Maurice Hudson Thatcher, of Ken
tucky, former head o fthe department
of civil administration in the Canal
Zone, together with several associates
have purchased from A. P. Brown, of
Americus, and several parties of Sen
eca, S. C., 4,000 acres of land in Cal
houn county, Georgia.
Mr. Brown and his associates have
secured from Mr. Thatcher and his
associates the famous Olymphia
Springs property in Kentucky.
It is estimated that the two deals
involve about $175,000.00.
It is likely that Governor Thatcher
and his associates will subdivide the
Calhoun county lands and sell to in
vestors and home-seekers.
The well known Olymphia Springs
property in Kentucky was established
and owned by the late Henry Clay,
famous in Anierican public affairs,
a;.d has been the scene of many pol
itical meetings and conventions.
These deals were handled by W. S.
and G. W. Andrews, real estate men
of Americus.
FINE CHANGE FOH
THUNK FACTORY
SITUATED HERE
Many and many times over it has
been said by citizens here that Amer
icus needs pay rolls or factories. Thin
is true. Small factories pay the best
as? they grow to big ones when given
co-operation and support of the cit
izens in the cities in which tihey are
located.
A trunk factory wants to come to
Americus . This factory was not sup
ported or given co-operation in the
town in which it is situated, and
when two of its citizens sought to
get control of it, by forcing it to close
down, thinking that the plant would
-be sold by the bank that owns it,
they were very much disappointed.
This factory has assets amounting
to $6,535.00. The bank owns it out
right and they have the say aibout its
moving. The Americus and Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce has a
proposition from the bank, that they
will take $2,900.00 for the entire
plant, and this can be arranged on
long time payments covering two or
three years with 6 per cent interest.
This factory has SI,OOO worth of
trunks already manufactured in
stock ready to sell. They also have
$i,250.00 worth of brass and other
hardware that was bought twelve
months ago and it has increased
forty per cent in price. They have
also enough material on hand of all
kinds with the exception of lumber
ti’iat would start the ball to rolling
manufacturing trunks at once.
They have sold hundreds of satis
fied customers all over six Southern
states and they are one of three fac
tories in the South, the other being at
Atlanta and four at Petersburg, Va.
Freight rates and other savings to
the merchants in the territory cover
ed by this factory gave it a good pat
ronage, but the bad fall of 1914, wihen
they could not make collection, and
then the want of co-operation, com
pelled them to shut down last spring.
I This is a fine chance for some good
I man to go into the trunk business.
I Pays big profits. A capable manager
I-s ready to help take over the factory
land invest some money in it, al
j though 1.2 lost $1,200.00 in it when it
I shut down. This shows his faith in
i the factory.
if anybody is interested and can
i rove that Americus wants factories,
i they can call at the office of Secre-
I
| tary-anager Hyman and he will
■shew the entire ar.ests and a list of
' the customers and also trunks that
I were manufactured by this factory.
Oldest Elk
In America
Celebrates
COLUMBUS, Miss., Jan. B.—People
from several states came to Columbus
today to join Col. Harrison Johnston
in celebrating the one hundred and
first 'anniversary of his' birth, and to
wish him many happy returns of the
day. He is not only the oldest and
wealthiest citizen of Columbus, but is
the oldest Elk in the United States. He
is a member of Columbus Lodge No.
555, B. P. O. E. and carries a life mem
bership card of solid gold, on which
is engraved his name, the names of
the officers of the lodge and the date
of the presentation of the card.
Mr. Johnston was born in Frederick
county, Virginia, Jan. 8. 1815. At the
age of twenty-one he joined the Rich
mond Hussars, and with this famous
command participated in the Seminole
war.
UNCLESAM"TELLS
BRITIAN EAGTS
IN A NEW NOTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B.—At the
state department this afternoon an
nouncement is made that a note vigor
ously protesting against British inter
ference with and censorship of mails
passing from the United States to neu
tral European countries, has been dis
patched to Ambassador Page at the
Cort of St. James ,for delivery to the
British foreign office.
The sending of this protest to the
British authorities created little sur
prise here, it rather being anticipated
m view of the fact that numerous com
plantg have recently reached the state
department regarding alleged unwar
ranted interference with mails. Sec
retary Lansing several days ago in
formally requested Ambassador Page
to furnish the Washington authorities
with details in two instances where
complaint had been lodged against
mail seizures by the British. These
seizures were of mail bound from New
York to Holland, and ships carrying
the pouches seized and carried to Fal
mouth by British warships, d7d not
touch at British ports. Whethe • the
seizures were made in English terri
torial waters is unknown, but this may
have important bearing upon the issue.
Germany Would Arbitrate.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B.—Ger
many’s note accepting the American
contentions that the mere placing ,of
r on-combatants in life boats wihen a
prize is destroyed is not under all
circumstances to be considered as as
suring them a safe place, has been re
ceived. Persons will not be placed in
life boats when the general weather
conditions of the sea and the neigh
borhood coast does not afford abso
lute certainty that the boats will
reach shore.
Germany declines to have the com
missioners representing her in the
Frye case damages to meet in Wash
ington, because the Germans are li
able to capture by the Bditish.
It is suggested that the matter be
settled by correspondence or by di
plomacy. The note proposes a spec
ial court of five from th.? Hague to
settle the dispute over the Prussian-
American treaty.
Peace Party Passes Frontier.
OLSENZAAL, Holland, Jan. B.—The
Henry Ford peace party arrived, at the
Dutch frontier here this morning, al
ter having been in Germany eleven
NUMBER 1
EHANK HOOPER IS
ENGAGED TD HELF
STATE IN TRIAL
He And Attorney
Hoyle of Lees
burg Are En
gaged
BRILLIANT ARRAY
OF COUNSEL NON
Forrester, Wilker
son and Yeomans
For Defendent
Frank A. Hooper, of Atlanta, and J.
B. Hoyle, solicitor of the City Court oC
Lee county, will assist Solicitor Gen
eral J. R. Williams, of the Southwest
ern circuit, in the prosecution of GL
W. Chance, Minter Kennedy, and the
negro, Ike Carter, charged and indict
ed by the Lee county grand jury for
the murder of A. D. Oliver, the fam
ous “shoestring" financier, who was
shot and instantly killed in front «g
his bank building in Leesburg in Feb
' ruary 1915.
Mr. Hooper was formerly a resides!
' of Americus, and for several years wm
the brilliant prosecuting attorney of
the Southwestern circuit. Recently be
las become more prominent as the
great single force and brain in tbe
prosecution of Leo M. Frank, in At
lanta, whose trial and case attract**
nation-wide attention.
Mr. Hooper has been in Americus
and Leesburg this week, and from re
liable sources it was learned th**
(there was a likelihood of his lieing
connected in the case. This rumor
was verified from reliable parties Sat
urday night by the Times-Recorder.
Trial Likely Fifth Monday.
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, of the South- ■'
western ( circuit, has made no official
call for the special term of Lee Sw-, /
perior Court to try the four indicte* »
men, but it is known almost beyond
doubt that the special term will he
convened on the fifth Monday in Jan
uary, which is the 31st.
It is known that the state has sub
poenaed their witnesses to be preseat,
at court on January 31st.
R. R. Forrester, of Leesburg, and
Attorney Wilkerson and Yeomans, of
Dawson, are associated as counsel for
the defense of the four indicted men.
The array of counsel which han
been, engaged on both sides is one of
the most brilliant which this sectioa.
of the state has seen in recent year.
The case has attracted attention
throughout the south ,and when court
convenes it. is expected that one of
the largest crowds, which ever gather
ed at a court proceeding will be pres
ent at Leesburg.
State newspapers and preis assoc
iations ar? already making prepera
tions for handling the report of the
trial.
hours. During the passage through
Germany members of the party were
locked in their cars, with drawn,
shades, and reached here somewhat fa
tigued. They! are bound from Cop* -
hagen to The Hague, and will *
their destination this
tiip through
order to avowTpa Ssin J
dar germ’s ucin;d waten-'fer; fit'
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