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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO.II7.
HAWKER REPORTED NEARING IRELAND
TOWERS AND U. S. PLANE FOUND SAFE
EQUAUUZERS OF
COUNTYTOLDTO
RAISE VALUES
‘ALL ALONG LINE’
“Go to It and Do The Best You <
Can," is Message of County Com
missioners as They Start Work.
Sumter county tax valuations are to
be raised “all along the line,” ac- '
cording to an understanding reached ’
this morning between the board of
county commissioners and the board
of tax equalizers at a conference at I
the court house previous to the equal- 1
izers by the commissioners, and they
were told to “go to it and do the best <
you can.” <
It had been understood prior to the 1
meeting that a program for a definite <
increase in tax values within the t
county would be adopted or agreed up-I1
on it being the belief of members of 11
both boards that Sumter county’s to- s
tai assessed valuation of $9,500,000;
was lower in proportion than other 1I
counties in t>e state. This impress- i
ion was dispelled at the beginning of
the meeting, however, by Dr. E. T. (
Mathis, a member of the board of <
equalfe..tion, who was subsequently (
chosen chairman of the board. Dr. •
Mathis produced a letter he had just £
received from State Tax Commissioner (
Fullbright giving the valuation in con
tigious counties and stating that Sum- i
ter already is paying a just share of ,
taxes toward the state. This being offi- i
cial information, neither the commls- ’
sioners nor the equalizers were willing | (
to endorse a wholesale increase of val- |
ues which would cause the county to .
pay an unjustly great proportion to '
the state, the state tax being raised
on a flat rate of 5 mills for the whole
state.
Alternative.
One alternative suggested, but
which was not passed upon, was for
the comnyssioners to increase the
county tax rate of 12 mills, leaving the
valuations undisturbed except for,
equalizing, thus producing more rev-1'
enue for the counfv witbcuc pr
d>°y’vporcionate share ’
income. JorV f
Dr Mr •* v '. J -ue board that
la'V n “ cUI secured from Tax
Commissioner Hart the information
that at that time Sumter county was
paying its full proportion of state ,
taxes.
“Last year,” said he, “the county
board of equalizers increased values
throughout the county 36 to 37 per
cent, over 1917. Recently I wrote to
the present tax commissioner, Mr.
Fullbright, as to whether Sumter '
county was still paying her just per- 1
centage of state taxes'. I have a letter
here stating that Sumter- is doing her
share.
Dr. Mathis then read statistics fur
nished him by the tax commissioner 1
of the average assessed valuation of
lands for the last two years as fol
lows, showing Sumter to be close to
the top of the list:
1917 RETURNS.
Valuation
County— Per Acre
Sumter ■ • .$3.56
Webster ■ 5-14
Schley 6.04
Macon 6.04
Dooly 8.97
Tee 6.99
Terrell 7.03
Crisp 8-52
Marion 4.10
1918 RETURNS
Sumter ~.511.75
Webster 7.35
Schley 8-15
Macon 6.41
Dpoly 11.90
lu;e 7-14
Terrell 7.58
Crisp 8.30
Marion - 4.49
"These figures show,” said Dr. Ma
this. “just what Sumter has actually
been doing in proportion to the re
mainder of this section of the state. It
is true, of course, that many of these
other counties have much poorer land
than Sumter county’s, but it is also
(Continued on Page Five.)
GERMANY WILL
NEVER SIGN, IS
DECLARATION OF
LEADER EBERT
Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzan Re
turns to Versailles With
Other Delegates.
BERLIN, May 18.—(Sunday.)—Pres
ident Ebert, addressing a demonstra
tion here today, said Germany would
“never sign the peace terms.”
BRDCKDROFF-RANTZAU
RETURNS TO VERSAILLES.
VERSAILLES, May 19.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) —Count Von Brock
dorff-Rantzau, head of the German
peace mission, who left for Spa Sat
urday night, returned to Versailles
this morning. He waj accompanied
by Ministers Landsberg, Geisberts and
two others members of the commis
sion.
CREDENTIALS EXCHANGED
WITH AUSTRIAN DELEGATES
ST. GERMAINEN-LAYE, May 19.
(By Associated Press.) —The exchange
of credentials between representatives
of the Allied and Associated Powers
and the Austrian delegates .took place
at 3:20 o’clock this afternoon. The ses
sion lasted 4 minutes.
COUNCIL OF FOUR
TAKES UP MORE PROBLEMS.
PARIS, May 19.—(8y Associated
Press) —The Council of Four met this
morning. The German note o n the
status of German religious missions
and further details of the Bulgarian
and Turkish affairs were to be consid
ered.
PADEREWSKI DUE IN
PARIS THURSDAY.
PARIS, •''May 19.—(8y Associated
Press.)—Premier Igrtac? Paderewski,
of Poland, is expected in Paris Thurs
day Conference ' ■ s believe the
cris’e '■ *** compromised
Laac Paderewski will
.„i. premiership. It is said he
may seek release from the promises
made by Poland regarding hostilities
with the Ukraine.
State Fair to Stage
St. Mihiel Battle
MACON, May 19.—The Battle of St.
Mihiel, in which many Georgia sold
iers took part, will be reproduced at
the Georgia State Fair next fall. There
will be several hippodrome acts,
horse races and all kinds of agricul
tural and mechanical exhibits. More
than 25,000 in premiums will be
awarded. Counties not winning prizes
will be awarded SIOO this year to de
fray expenses. There will be 4,500
cattle, 4,000 swine and the government
display will be much larger than last
year.
MACON WANTS CREDIT MEN.
MACON, May 19.—Efforts are be
ing made to bring the next convention
of the National Credit Men’s associa
tion to Macon. The convention meets
this year at Detroit, June 9, and a
strong pulling delegation will be
present from this city.
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LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling 29 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES,
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FORECAST, j
For Georgia.—Local showers and
thunderstorms probably tonight and
Tuesday, Not much change in tem
perature.
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CONTROL WHEN
CONGRESSOPENS
WASINGTON, May 19.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) —Promptly at noon to
day the extraordinary sosiaen of con
gress got smoothly under -way.
With the republicans in the major
ity in*6oth tho f lenders
plunged into the work of organization.
The programs were well arranged in
advance, the election of Representative
Gillet as speaker of the house andl
Senator Cummins as president pro tern
of the senate following as' the first
, preliminary.
The session marks the return to
power of the republicans. Organiza
tion of both the senate and house is |
today’s principal business.
All of the Georgia representatives. >
with the exception of Lee and Larsen,
reached Washington Saturday, and
with Senator Hoke Smith attended the
democratic conference. The represent
atives held a conference in the office
of Congressman Charles R. Crisp and
endorsed him for membership on the
ways and means committee. He was
instructed to make the best arrange
ments possible towards securing com
mittee assignments-to be had for the
new members of the delegation. The
old members will retain their present
leading committee places.
The Georgians also voted to support
H. W. Ketron, of Cornelia, who was a
candidate for one of the seven minor
ity places in the house organization.
Later at the democratic caucus Crisp
placed Ketron in nomination and he
was promptly elected.
Senator W. J. Harris has not return
ed from Europe, and was not sworn
in when the senate convened. He miss
ed his boat last week and was unable
to sail until May 15. Senator Harris
and sih brother, Gen. P. C. Harris,
are expected to arrive in New York
are expected to arrive in New oYrk
the last of this week.
Mitchell County to
Vote on Pavingßonds
THOMASVILLE. May 19.—Mitchell
county will hold a bond election for
permanent roads July 3, $500,000 be
ing the amount voted on. Os this
amount SIOO,OOO will be used to build
a new courthouse and $400,000 for
road improvement.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA,.'ONDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 19. 1919
[ LET’S WELCOME OUR BOYS
HOME RIGHT ON JULY 4TH |
Sumter county’s soldier lads are coming home rapidly now,
and in a few weeks they will practically all be home —at least
the most of those who are coming any time soon will have ar
rived.
And Sumter county hasn't turned its hand yet to give these
boys a welcome fiu.Ke or do them public honor in the slightest
manner.
Wouldn’t it be a splendid thing to have a great celebra
tion for the boys right hetwin Americus on July 4—A Welcouy* i (
Home, with all of our returned boys present in uniform, with 1
business absolutely suspended for the day and everybody here
from al! the country around to tell the boys how glapl they
really are that they are back home again, sound and well, after I
offering their lives for us who stayed at home —and trimming the
Kaiser to a fair-you-well.
The Times-Recorder does not offer this suggestion as some
thing to replace a permanent memorial to Sumter’s heroes; a per
manent memorial we must have, something that will perpetuate in
the memory of coming generations the heroism and true Ameri
canism of our youth. But let this be a great jollification; the
most joyous celebration of the birthday of Independence and
Liberty the South has ever seen. Let’s have a gigantic barbecue,
and free lemonade, with patriotic speaking and fun and frolic,
ending the big day with a great fireworks display.
What do you folks say about it? The time is short enough
to demand immediate preparation and action.
You may count The Times-Recorder in with its share of
the cost.
Col. James Furlow Awarded
Distinguished Service Medal
Colonel James Furlow, of Ameri
cus, was today awarded the Distin
guished Service medal, according to a
telegram received by the Times-Re
corder this afternoon from Congress
man Charles R. Crisp, in Washington.
6 More Divisions
Are Ordered Home
!
WASHINGTON, May 19.—(8q Asso
ciated Press.)-The Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh regular divisions,
and the Ninetieth and Eighty-First
National Army divisions have been re
leased for return to the United States
in June.
Col. Furlow is a son of Mrs. Lou ,
Furlow, of Americus, and a brother of [
T. M. Furlow, while he married an j
Americus girl, Miss Maggie Buchanan, j
a sister of Neon Buchanan. He re- j
cently visited his old home here. 1 ;
12 More Steamers
■ J
for Southern Ports
WASHINGTON, May IS.-'ißy Asso
ciated Press.) —The allocation of
twenty-four new wooden steamers by
the shipping board today included 9
to Jacksonville, 2 to Brunswick and
1 to Pensacola.
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SOPWITH PLANE
MAKING NO-STOP
ATLANTIC FLIGHT
LONDON, May 19. (By Associated Press.) —Hawker has
been compelled to land in sea within a hundred miles of Dinoe Bay,
according to a Central news dispatch.
LONDON, May 19. (By Associated Press.) — Harry G.
Hawker, in a Sopwith airplane, has been sighted off Ireland, ' ac
cording to an unofficial report received by the American navy here.
The Sopwith Company received a report at 5 o’clock this even
ing that Hawker was 150 miles off the coast at 4 o’clock.
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CRAFT RIDES ON
SEA TO WITHIN
7 MI. OF SHORE
Plane Believed to Have Made Prob
ably 500 Miles on Surface
of Water.
WASHINGTON, May 19.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) —“NC-3 located seven
miles north of Ponta Delgada, under
her own power,” said a message to
the navy department this afternoon,
from Rear Admiral Jackson, at Ponta
Delgada.
The message was filed at 12:10
o’clock this afternoon, Washington
time. While it made no mention of
Commander John H. Towers and his
crew, naval officers were certain all
five-were safe.
Admiral Jackson’s report was taken
here to mean that Commander Towers
after being forced to alight on the wa
ter by fog, had been driven fiorthward
and eastward by the storm until he
was able to taxi, his craft to safety on
the surface, probably five hundred
miles from the point of aUghting on
the water. I
The NC-3 had been unreported since
Saturday morning.
New Director for
War Risk Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 19.—(8y Asso- j
ciated Press.) —R. A. Cholmeley Jones,!
a colonel in the army’s war risk in-I
su rance section in Fance, who was for
merly a New York business man, to
day became director of the war risk
insurance bureau, succeeding Col.
Henry D. Lindsley, who retired after!
charging the treasury with interfer
ence in details of the bureau manage
ment. A complete shake-up in the bu
reau is expected to follow.
TWO BROTHERS CAUGHT
OPERATING WILDCAT STILLS
Arthur and Mathis Corley, brothers, |
and evidently congenial in other ways I
as well, are in Jail here, charged with
illicit distilling. The two brothers I
each had a still of his own, and each |
burned a quantity of leaves and trash
in the vicinity of their cabins Satur-1
day night. Burning the leaves is what>
| caused their arrest, for Sheriff Har-
I vey knows the odor of burning leaves
will disguise the odor of boiling “beer”
and he made an investigation. Both
brothers, busy making a “run” for j
Sunday sale, were captured and >
brought to Americus, and their lard- j
can stills destroyed. The two outfits I
were found tn the 27th district, only a j
short distance from the city.
(APT. COBB RETURNS.
Ordinary John A. Cobb returned
this afternoon from a trip of ten days [
during the latter part of which he
visited his son, George Cobb, who is a,
Y. M. C. A. secretary in an army hos
pital at Biltmore, N. C., near Ashe
ville, N. C.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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: EXPECTED TO COMPLETE
I FLIGHT IN 24 HOURS.
TREPASSEY, N. F„ May 19.
Hawker and Grieve took the air at
5:55 p. m. Sunday, Greenwich time
1:55 p. m. New York time) and ex
pect to reach the Irish coast in 24
hours, unless some accident forces
them to plunge into the sea.
When the Sopwith biplane passed
from view beyond the hills to the
northeast, headed for the open sea, ft
left behind with shattered hopes Haw
ker’s English rival, Frederick P.
Raynham, who had hopeed to be the
■ grst across in a Martinsyde plane and
I win glory and the 250.000 prize of the
London Daily Mail.
Rynham was tuning up the engine of
his machine when Hawker flashed over
the Englishman’s airdrome dropping as
he went the under carriage of his Sop
with to lighten the load he must carry.
Raynham and his navigator, Charles
W. Morgan, realized then that the Aus
tralian was on his way. Instantly
they determined to follow him for all
their preparations had been made
weeks ago, but misfortune inter
vened.
As the Martinsyde “taxied” along
the uneven surface of runway prepara
tory to the take-off, a rear axle broke
under its heavy Ibad and the machine
ploughed into the ground. Pilot and
navigator were jammed in the wreck
age but apparently neither was se
riously hurt.
• If the daring Australian wins his
gamble with death It will bring him
first honors in the non-stop trans-At
lantic race, undying fame and a rich
1 prize. He decided to risk everything
when he heard of the arrival of the
United States seaplane NC-4 at Horta
and rt’terated his statement that the.
t would “beat the Yankees across” al- ”■
though the venture of the navy air- .;
1 craft has no beayfng on the-Daily Mail
contest, nor did they attempt a n u n-.
stop flight.
Hawker got away in a lurching 800-
yard run. bumping hazardously over
the uneven field. The little plane ca
reened and rocked recklessly until a
hummock lifted it and its wing “took
the air” for a low. swinging start.
Hawker was at the control.
The Sopwith began to speed up as
soon as it floated into the air and
Hawker headed straight into the
northeast. When he dropped his un
der-carriage he and Grieve waved a
- farewell. 1
Hawker’s start was made in the
face of weather conditions which he
characterized as “not yet favorable—
but possible,” He and his navigator
gravely considered the hazards of the
attempt and decided to stake every
thing in an effort to “beat the Amerb J
cans." i
Overnight reports to the meteoro- ?
logical station had shown increased at- •'
mo.pheric pressure and fair barom
eter conditions. Although winds and
pressures were not all they hoped for.
Hawker and Grieve ordered their hand
; satchel packed and made ready for the
j start.
Hawker considered weight as of ut-
■ most importance. Lifting Mackenzie
Grieve’s bag he found it heavy and in
quired sollcitiously if he couldn’t dis
pense with “pajamas on the trip.”
When asked if he thought he would (
have a chance to sleep during the
vbyage, Hawker replied, "WeTI have
a long sleep coming at the end of it.*’