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I FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO.B7.
GERMAN NATION MUST PAY 25 BILLIONS;
' BRITISH DISPLEASED BY LEAGUE CHANGES
144 MILLIONS
! QUOTA FIXED
FOR DISTRICT IN
VICTORY LOAN
Most of Communities Expected to
Raise Three-Fourths of Fourth
Loan Amounts
TOTAL FOR WHOLE NATION
IS PUT AT 4 1-2 BILLIONS
Bonds to Bear 4 3-4 ftr Cent, to
Mature in 4 Years, and to be
Convertible
WASHINGTON, April 14.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —The quotas of most
of the communities for the Victory
Liberty loan will be three-fourths of
their quota for the fourth Joan, treas
ury department officials explained to
day, following announcement last
night of a total of $4,500,000,000 for
the loan.
The federal .eserve district quotas
by percentages and amounts include
Atlanta, 3.2 per cent, $144,000,000.
Terms of the Victory Loan were an
nounced yesterda yby Secretary Glass.
They are:
Amount $4,500,000, oversubscriptions
to be rejected.
Interest 4 3-4 per cent, for partially
tax exempt notes, convertible into
3 3-4 per cent, notes, wholly tax ex
empt.
Maturity, four years, with the
treasury reserving the privilege cf re
deeming the notes in three years.
The 3 3-4 per cent, notes to be is
sued later, also may be converted sub
sequently back into 4 3-4 per cent,
notes.
he 4 3-4 per cent, securities are to
be exempt from state and local taxa
tion, excepting estate and inheritance
♦axes and from normal rates of fed
crab income taxes. The 3 3-4 per cent
securities are exempt from all fed
eral, state and local taxes, except es
sate and inheritance taxes.
The size of the loan was much small
er than had been anticipated by most
of the close observers, who looked
for an issue of about $6,000,000,000,
particularly in view of Secretary
Glass’ past utterances that the loan
would be five to six billions.
This will be the last Liberty Loan,
Secretary Glass explainel, although
there will be other issues of govern
ment securities to finance belated war
expenditures. These will not be float
ed by popular campaigns.
60 Cents Left of His
Wages,andHeSwung
Brad Dean, a negro, was up in Re
corders court this morning for rais
ing F disturbance in his home late
Saturday night, as the result of which
his wife called a policeman. When
arraigned before Recorder Fort, Brad
offered a plea of guilty, but couldn’t
explain what he was guilty of, where
upon his wife, who was in the audi
ence, was called.
“He come home Sat’day night ’bout
11 o’clock,” said she. “First thing he
ask is ‘How much change you bring
home?” I starts to tell him I paid $7
for shoes and $3 at the store, an’ ’en
he broke in find says, ‘How much
change you brin ghome, I asks you?’
“ ‘Sixty cents,’ I says.
“ * says he, and wid
dat he swung at me and hits my arm
where dis bump is at, and another
place on my neck, just as I wuz goin
out de door.”
Recorder Fort didn't rule on the de
gree of Brad's provocation, but fined
him five days or |5 for assaulting his
t wife. The court room, crowd, however,
could see where Brad had suddenly
Been a week’s wages disappear.
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AUTOISTS HAVE
CLOSE CALL IN
RURAL WRECK
V-
A miraculous escape from death in
an automobile accident occurred Sun
day afternoon at the junction of the
Andersonville road and the road lead
ing to Souther Field when a large
car, filled with Montezuma people, was
struck by another car driven by a
party of negroes and rolled over sev
eral times, without any of the occu
pants being seriously hurt. Two of the
party, a woman and a were .re
ported bruised, but not dangerously.
The Montezuma car contained
members of two families, named Rich
ardson and Cheeves, according to
fragmentary reports. It was traveling
north on the Andersonville road when
the car in which the negroes were
riding, which was traveling east at t
considerable speed, struck it in th<
side, turning it over.
The negroes’ car was said to have
been driven by a son of Zack Daniels
a well known negro living in that sec
tion. As soon as the occupants ot
this car realized what had happened
they leaped out and fled. Mr. Richard
son gathered up his party and brought
them to Americus in the negroes’ car
which was then turned over to Deputy
Sheriff Summers. The part} 7 proceeded
to Montezuma by train, after having
their damaged auto brought to a local
repair shop.
Greeks Fired on by
Bulgarian Police
SALONIKI, April 14.—(8 yAsso
'ciated Press.) —Greeks engagji in
demonstrations near the city of Strum
nitza have been fired upon by Bulgar
ian police sent from Strumnitza, ac
cording to reports reaching hero De
tails as to casualties were not learned.
BOY FALLS INTO OLD
WELL AND IS KILLED
MACON, April 14.—Preston, the five
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Wynen, of Hillsboro, was killed yes
terday mornin gwhen the sills cover
ing an abandoned well on his grand
mother’s place gave way. His neck
was broken, his skull crushed and the
body badly bruised.
When found, the boy’s body was at
the bottom of the well fifty-five feet
below the top, in a foot of watnr.
PUBLISHED IN THE jMfeW HEART OF DlXiET’flftfr 5 ?
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APR L 14, 1919
Georgia Lieutenant
Weds a Vanderbilt
At Newport Home
ALANTA, April 14. —A Georgia
man, Lieutenant Paul Fitzsim
mons, has just been married to
Mrs. Helen French Vanderbilt, at
her home in Newport. He is the
son of the late Dr. Paul Fitzsim
mons, of Georgia, surgeon in the
United States navy; his mother
was Miss Sallie Whiteford Russell,
of Augusta. She now lives on her
country estate not far from Wash
ington.
Lieutenant Fitzsimmons has just
returned from war service in the
navy, where he acquitted him
self with honor. He represents
old and prominent families of the
South, and has many friends in
this section who are interested in
the news of his wedding to Mrs.
Vanderbilt.
PROVMSOF
GEORGIA’S DRY
LAW UPHELD
WASHINGTON, Aprill 4.—<By As
sociated Press^ —In'disposing of the
proceedings involving the interpreta
tion of the Georgia state prohibition
law, the United States supreme court
in effect today held that possession of
intoxicating liquors in excess of she
amount permitted bv statute, even
though lawfully acquired before its
enactment, is prohibited by law.
The transportation of intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes through
a dry state is not prohibited under the
Reed prohibition amendment, the su
preme court held today in an opinion
interpreting that act.
ALABAMA TROOPS HOME.
NEW YORK, April 14.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.)—Casual companies, in
cluding Alabama men were on the
French liner Rochabeau and the
transport Floridian, whien arrived to
day with about 2,500 troops.
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For Georgia: Generally fair to
night and Tuesday. i
Generally fair weather will prevail
during the week, although there is
some prospect of rain about the middle
of the week. Temperatures will be
nearly normal.
SOUTHER PLANE
IS DAMAGED AT
TALLAHASSEE
SOUTHER FIELD, AprT 14.—A
slight accident befell one of the Sou
ther Field Victory Loan planes aS it
started to leave Tallahassee, Fla., yes
terday afternoon for the home field,
resulting in it being forcid to remain
for repairs. The plane was piloted by
Lieut. John M. Mcßae, with Master
Electrician Dale W. Smith ns passen
ger. In taking off at Tallahassee,
where the field is too small for safety,
the plane caught on a barbed wire
fence and was tipped over onto the
ground, suffering some damage. Nei
ther of its occupants was hurt.
The other of the two planes on the
trip piloted by Lieut. Alexis B. Mc-
Mullen and Lieut. Edward A. Berg
torff returned to Souther Field Sunday
afternoon.
Lieut. Alfred W’. Vance, officer in
charge of flying, returned from
Charleston yesterday, having complet
ed arrangements for the flight of the
second Victory Loan aviators from
Souther Field. The formation, proba
bly four airplanes, will take off Tues
day morning for Savannah and
Charleston and at the latter place will
be joined by the Flying Circus from
Mineola. The Souther Field flyers will
be a part of the Mineola contingent
during their stay in the southern
states.
Clean Your Cemetery
Lots, Asks Sexton
All lot owners in Oak Grove cem
etery are requested by Sexton Raiford
to have their lots cleaned at least
one week before Memorial day so as
to give |iim time to clean up the
walks and drive ways. "Don’t put
the matter off until the last day when
it wil Ibe impossible to give our
cemetery a decent appearance” says
Mr. Rayford.
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BIG AMERICUS
PARTY TO BACK
UP CLAIMS FOR
ROUTETO FLA.
Many Citizens to go to Columbus
Tuesday to Meeting for Fixing
of Highway
A large party of Americus citizens
will go to Columbus Tuesday after
noon to attend the meeting there
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
locating the Florida Short Line High
way route from Gadsden. Ala., to Al
bany. The party will leave the Wind
sor hotel at 2 o’clock, reaching Col
umbus at about 5 o’clock p. m.
The promises of as large a number
of leading citizens as possible to
make the trip were obtained by Presi
dent Hightower and Secretary Per
kins, of the Chamber of Commerce,
because of the rivalry of two possible
routes and the necessity of making a
strong showing at the meeting to as
sure success. One of the routes lies
through Dawson and the other
through Americus, he Americus route
is said to be under somewhat of a nat
ural handicap by being some eight
miles longer than the other, but it has
the advantage of offering the An
dersonville National cemetery, an at
traction of great importance to Nor
thern tourists, who mainly will use
the route, and Souther Flying Field,
which will be one of the permanent
aviation posts of the army, as side
points of interest of easy access.
The meeting will be held in connec
tion with .a banquet, following the en
tertainment of the visitors by the
Columbus Chamber of Commerce,
which plans an automobile tour of the
city and its environs between 5 and 7
p. m. It is understood that at this
meeting the claims of the various cit
ies for the route will be set forth, fol
lowing which selection will be made
by directors of the highway.
Following are Americus citizens
who have signified their intention of
making the trip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hightower, J.
E. Mathis, John Sheffield, N. M. Dud
ley, Frank) Lanier, W. A. Dodson-, E.
A. Nesbit, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Joy
ner, W. T. Maynard, E. Y. Andrews, J.
D. Hooks, Mr .and Mrs. Lovelace Eve,
C. H. Burke, W. E. Taylor, Lee G
Council, L. A. Morgan, Walter Brown,
' A. C. Crockett, W. C. Carter, Joseph,
‘ Perkins, Frank Harrold, Thomas Har-
I rold, S. F. Howell and S. A. Daniels.
Child Falls From
Fast Running Auto
An unusual accident occurred Sun
day afternoon on the road between
Americus and Flint river when a
Vienna family, whose nam ecould not
be learned, were coming to Americus
by auto. While the car was speeding
along at a fast clip a small child,
which was' playing in the car, loosen
ed a side door ahd fell out headlong,
striking on its forehead. The parents
hurried with it to Dr. Lewis, who
found no hurts, except bruises.
Man Killed in Fight
at Concord,N.C.,Mill
CHARLOTTE, N. C., April 14.—(8y
Associated Press.) —In a sigh; between
:extile workers and mill employees at
Concord this morning one man was
killed and others injured, according
to information received here.
1,500 at ,Qpening
of D. A. R. Meeting
WASHINGTON, April 14.—(8y As
sociated.) —Probably 1,500 delegates
are here today for the opening of the
annual congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Engagement Ring
Restored to Widow
of Flyer, Maj. Butts
The diamond engagement ring,
which was lost by Mrs. John W.
Butts, widow of Major Butts on
her trip to West Polar, N. Y., with
the body of her husband after his
fatal fall in an airplane at Sou
ther Field recently, nas bee i re
stored to her. This information
was brought to Americas by Miss
Clara Bowen, ’ who has just re
turned from West Point, where
she went in company with Mrs.
Butts. The ring was found by a
Fort Valley woman and was for
warded to Mrs. Butts, who is now
with relatives at New Rochelle,
N. Y., to whom she discovered it
belonged.
The ring was taken off her fin
ger by Mrs. Butts in the dressing
compartment of the Pullman car
t just as the funeral party was
reaching Atlanta, and was left on
the washstand. She did not dis
cover her loss until she had left
the train. Major Cousins, of the
air service, was escorting her cn
the trip and he at once appealed
to Governor Dorsey, who is his
cousin. The governor dispatched
his jsecretary to search for the
ring, but without success, follow
ing which the lass was given wide
spread publicity, resulting in its
recovery.
RAINBOW DIV,
ABOUT TO SAIL
IS EULOGIZED
BREST, April 13. —(Sunday J —(By
Associated Press.) —Vice Admiral Mo
reau, governor of Brest, reviewed the
American Forty-Second division here
today and read a letter from Premier
Clemenceau in which the achieve
ments of the division were eulogized.
Postoffice Vacancy
Examination Coming
The U. S. Civil Service Commission
will hold an examination for clerks
and carriers on May 24, at Ameri
cus. The entrance salary is now
SI,OOO a year. The examination is
open to all who meet the require
ments. Application blanks and full
information, including sample ques
tions, can be obtained from the Secre
tary, Local Civil Service Board at the
Postoffice, Americus.
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Georgia May Have
Many Goat Farms
ATLANTA, April 14.—American sol
diers returning from France have be
come so accustomed to goat’s milk in
stead of cow’s milk tbit they are con
sidering the idea of establishing goat
farms in the state; and it is alto
gether probable that such farms will
be established throughout (he coun
try.
In France a daily milk vender makes
his rounds delivering goat milk just
as cow’s milk is deJivdred in this
country. It has proven to be of be
utmost nutritive valus, and even tn
this country physicians often prescribe
it for ailing babies when nothing else
will agree with tlcm, because goSt's
milk is the nearest approach to
mother's milk that can b Mound. It is
difficult to secure such milk regular
ly, however, except at larger nosp.’-
tals that specialize in the care of in
fants, these having provided their own
herds of goats.
If enterprising soldiers from over
seas who have become familiar with
the French system establish ' roat
farms, for the vending of milk, the
milk problem in the country may be
solved much more easily than at
present.
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NO OBJECTION
TO SAFEGUARD
OF U.S.RIGHTS
IN COVENANT
Difficulties Seen in Requirement for
Unanimity in Reaching of
Decisions.
JAPANESE AND FRENCH MAY
RENEW CLAIMS NOT GRANTED
Peace Congress Expected to be
Summoned at Versailles Between
April 26 and May 5
LONDON, April 14. —(By Associated •
Press.) —The summary of the amend
ed covenant of the League of Nations
evokes no enthusiasm In the London
morning papers and it is declared by
some commentators to be less satis
factory than the first draft.
The Chronicle, for instance, points
out certain points which it thinks
makes the new draft “distinctly, per
haps decisively, inferior to the old?*"'
It condemns the policy of requiring
unanimity for decision of both coun
cil and assembly and also condemns
the terms upon which the covenant
may be amended and the permission
given any member to withdraw on
two years notice. It regards the cove
nant unharmed by the Monroe doc
trine amendment.
2S BILLIONS FIXED FOB
GERMANS TO PAY ALLIES.
IPARIS, April 14. —By Associated
Press.) —Germany, under the peace
treaty, must pay five billion dollars in
cash or commodities before May 1,
1921, and also issue Immediately to all
the Allied and Associated governments
twenty billions of interest bearing
bonds. The interest up to 1926 will
be two or three per cent., and after
that date 5 per cent, according to the
plan.
The status of American, Japanese
and French amendments to the coven
ant of the League of Nations has
been definitely established, so far as
the League of Nations commission is
concerned, with the American amend
ment concerning the Monroe doctrine
the only one given place in the cov
enant by the commission. Final decis
ion is still open, the French and Jap
anese having made reservations which
entitle them to renew the discussions
at the plenary session conference.
The sommoning of the peace congress,
as it is to be called, Instead of “con
ference,’’ at Versailles will, according
to the present understanding, take
place between April 26 and May 5.
These sessions, it is expected now, will
be attended by President Wilson.
The Council of Four did not meet
this morning. Instead President Wil
son had a long conference with Pre
mier Orlando and other Italian'leaders
on the Adriatic problem
OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF
AMENDED COVENANT.
PARIS, April. 14.—Following is the
official summary of the covenant of the
league of nations:
“(1) The league of nations is found
ed in order to promote international
co-operation and to secure peace. The
league will include: (a) the belliger
ent states named in a document an
nexed to the covenant; (b) all the
neutral states so named, and (c) in
the future any self-governing country
whose admission is approved by two
thirds of the states already members
of the league.
“A state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept its ob
ligations to date, on giving two years
notice.
“(2) The league will act through
an assembly comprising not more than
three representatives of each of the
members states, each state( having
only one vote, and a council compris
ing for the present one representa
tive of the flve great powers and each
of four others powers as selected from
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