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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 131.
BOMB PLOT DIRECTED BY RUSSIAN REDS
FLYNN HEADS BUREAU TO CRUSH ANARCHISTS
GERMAN PEOPLE WANT U.S‘PROTECTORATE’
TELEGRAPHERS IN
ATLANTA STRIKE
TO AID WALKOUT
OF PHONE GIRLS
Spread of Wire Strike to Nation-wide
Proportions Expected by
Head of Union.
ATLANTA, June 4. (By Associated
Press.) —Union telegraphers employed
by the Western Telegraph Co at At
lanta went on strike at 11 o’clock this
morning in sympathy with the striking
telephone operators of the local com
panies who left thir switchboards Mon
day. The strikers were greeted with
cheers as they Left the building in
small groups.
The union leaders claimed between
300 and 400 operators went out, but de
clined to give a definite statement un
til the strikers registered. The Wes
tern Union officials stated that 92 went
out, on strike, but that substitutes
had been put in their places and busi
ness was being handled as usual.
Telephone officials declared that
0 more girls had reported for duty to
day and that service was improved.
KONENKAMP SEES SPREAD
IN NATION-WIDE PROPORTIONS
VASHINGTON, June 4.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—President Konenkamp,
of the Commercial Telegraphers Un
ion of America, said today that lie be
lieved the Atlanta strike would spread
to nation-wide proportions.
WILLYS-OVERLAND PLANT
TIED BY STRIKE; 2 KILLED.
TOLEDO. June 4.—(By Associated
Press.)—Operations at the Willys-
Overland Automobile Company’s plant
were at a standstill today as a result |
of rioting last night in which two per. ;
sons were shot to death and seventeen I
injured. Officials announced that |
there would be no attempt to operate j
the plant, which has been affected by
labor disturbances involving 13,000
employes, pending word regarding the
appeal of Mayor Schreiber for troops
to handle the situation.
Fast Driving Negro
Overtaken by Fate
S. Edwards, a negro living near
Huntington, was arrested last night I
and brought to the city police station
by D. K. Brinson, after the latter had
been deputized by Sheriff Harvey to
pursue and arrest the negro on a
charge of reckless driving in an auto.
It was said the negro, who was driv
ing through the city at a high rate of
speed, hit Mr. Brinson’s car, damaging
it slightly, and kept on going. On
the north side of the courthouse he
was making such speed that Sheriff
Harvey was bespattered with mud by
him, which put the sheriff in a mood
greatly to desire the arrest of the
negro. He will be tried in Recorder’s
court.
SIMMONS HEADS DRIVE OF
BOY SCOUTS FOR DUBLIN
Organization for Boy Scout Week
is now being perfected in Dublin and
E G. Simmons, formerly of Americus
and son of Mrs. E. G. Simmons, who
resides here, has been named director
for the drive. There has been a flour
ishing troop of Boy Scouts in Dublin
for several years, whose members have
done splendid work in war drives in
the past. A campaign will be put on
for associate members to the troop
here in recognition of the service the
boys have rendered in the past.
DIRECT ( ABLE SERVICE.
NEW YORK, June 5. —(By Associa
ted press.)—Arrangements for direct
cable service between the United
States and Brazil, thence along the
entire eastern coast of South America,
has been entered into between the
Western Union Telegraph company
and the Western Telegraph Company,
of Great Britain.
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HEALTH OFFICER
GIVES 1,693 FREE
SHOTSINMONTH
Some of the duties of a health offi
cer may be gained from a perusal of
the report of Dr. B. F. Bond, commis
sioner of health, just turned over to
Dr. J. W. Chambliss, chairman of the
county board of health. The report is
only a summary, and does not include
a number of matters attended to with
in the city, such as meat inspection,
one item of which was a recent order
by him to farmers, forbidding the sale
of meat of animals killed by lighting.
Following is Dr. Bond’s summary of
activities for May, as made to Dr.
Chambliss:
“Wrote three sanitary and health
articles for newspaper.
“Examined 245 school children.
“Mailed notices of defects for par
ents or guardians of 120 school child
ren.
“Installed thirteen sanitary privies
at Arles Plantation adjoining Sou
ther Field at a cost of $93.63, paid for
by the company.
"Administered piixed typhoid vac
cine at Cobb, DeSoto, Leslie, Sumter,
Thompson's School, Plains, Hunting
ton, Andersonville and Americus.
“Gave l.fc'3 inoculations against ty
phoid fever, 296 first doses, 717 sec
ond and 680 third doses. Vaccines fur
nished by the States Board df Health.
“Investigated reported cases of hy
drophobia in animals. Individuals
bitten by rabid animals receiving Pas
teur treatment furnished by the State
Board of Health.
“Collected morbidity reports from
physicians. Report weekly to State
Board of Health and Public Health
service. Washington, D. C., for Sou
ther Field zone.
“With the closing of schools more
time can be devoted to anti-venereal
work. It is probable that all cases
are not reported and treated as the
law directs.”
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 4, 1919
Anarchist, Just
Out, Off to Serve
Second Sentence;
A TLANTA, June 4.—Having just <
> completed a 2-year sentence in ?
> the federal prison for refusing to >
) register in New York for selective
S service, Louis Kramer ,a self-con- <
< fessed anarchist, yesterday was t
< taken in custody here by a federal <
? marshal and left for New York to ?
) serve a sentence in that city.
? When asked his name and nation- ?
> ality, Kramer gave this startling >
S reply: •
( “My name is Louis Kramer. 1 ’
) have no nationality. lam an inter- ;
; nationalist—an anarchist, if you ?
> will. I am being persecuted be- >
< cause I believe with the great Jesus s
—who -was nothing more than a <
[ philosopher—that war is all wrong. ?
J; And now you may leave me to my >
> meditations.” 5
( The marshal left him to his medi- ,
< tations.
Vote on Suffrage
in Senate Today
WASHINGTON. June 4.—(By Asso
ciated Press) —With its advocates con.
fident of its adoption before adjourn
■ ment, the woman suffrage amendment
resolution was taken up in the senate
as unfinished business jtoday. Chair
man Watson, of the committee in
charge of the bill, announced that he
would insist on holding the senate in
session until a vote was reached.
j WEATHER JORECASTJ
For Georgia.—Unsettled; probably
showers tonight and Thursday.
By Morris
COTTON DROPS
HALFCENTMORE
ON MONEY RATE
The cotton market was down again
today, dropping half a cent below the
previous day. The drop was attributed
to the raising of the call money rates
in New York to 11 per cent, the high
est figure rince the beginning of the
war. This announcement caused a
near panic in the New York stock ex
change yesterday, and resulted in the
sale of more than 2,000,000 shares of
stock. The effect of the increase was
felt proportionately in the cotton mar
ket. ' The drop is technical, and a re
covery and further rise are expected.
Hixon’s Farm Hand
On Trial as Slayer
The criminal calendar of the Su
perior court was called this morning,
the case of Jack Saylor, negro farm
hand employed by J. A. Hixon, charg
ed with murder, being the first for
trial. This case consumed nearly all
day, going to the jury after 3 p. m.
Jack was charged with the murder of
Lovey Barnum, another negro, on the
A. F. Hodges place, in May. Self de
fense was the plea set up, but the state
attempted to show the murder unpro
voked.
Great Strike Sets
Paris to Walking
PARIS, June 4.—(By Associated
Press.)—Paris walked this morning,
no subways, tram cars or taxis being
in operation. It was said 500,000 men
might be on strike before night.
WIDE DEMAND
FOR LIMITED
PROTECTORATE
NOW REPORTED
Want Financial Assistance and’ Pro
tection, With Bulk of Profits
Going to Us.
PARIS, June 4.—(Bq Associated
Press.) —A report has reached peace
conference circles that Gustav Noske,
the German minister of defense, re
cently made a tour of the German
coast defenses and directed the per
sonnel to be prepared for emergen
c es.
BERLIN, June 3.—(Tuesday.)—(By
Associated Press.) —There seems to be
a widespread demand on the part of
the German people that efforts be
made to induce the United States to
enter some sort of a limited alliance
with German, or take a protectorate
over this country; giving Germany fi
nancial asistance and protection, and
taking in return the lion’s share of the
profits.
REPARATIONS AN TERRITORY
UP BEBFORE BIG FOUR.
PARIS, June 4. —(By Associated
Press.) —The Council of Four met this
afternoon, experts on territorial ques
tions and reparations meeting with
the council.
It is understood the clauses of the
Austrian treaty dealing with repara
tions have been completed.
U. S. Marines Land
in Cost Rica, Report
SAN SALVADOR, June 4—(By Asso
i elated Press.) American marines
have been landed at Punta Arenas and
Port Limon, Costa Rica, because of
the revolution there against the gov-
I ernment headed by General Tinoco, ac-
I cording to dispatches published in
■ newspapers here.
Cooks Leave; Labor
Agent Believed Busy
Labor agents are believed to be se
cretly at work again in this commun
ity recruiting negroes for shipment to
northern states, where the lure of
high wages is being held out. The re
cent disappearance of a number of
cooks and house servants simultane
ously from the homes of prominent
families has added to the evidence of
the presence of a labor agent. Although
, little is said or heard about the sub-
I ject, it is declared by persons in a po-
I sition to know that negroes are still
, leaving this section for the north in
I considerable numbers causing labor to
lemain scarce.
Anti-Saloonists Plan
a World Dry League
WASHINGTON, June 4.—(By Asso
ciated Press.) —The formation of an
international prohibition league is to
be undertaken at the national conven
tion of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, which opened its sesison
here*today.
r FHE COTTON MARKET i
Good Middling 30 1-2 cents.
LOCAL SPOT.
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
July .30.91 30.50 30.65 30.20 30.40
Oct. .29.95 29.60 29.72 29.25 29.50
Dec. .29.60 29.40 29.45 28.83 29.11
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I 5 ’T’HE United States postoffice de- )
■* partment, which has already s
done great service in assisting re- (
turning soldiers, sailors and ma- <
rines, has arranged to go still fur- ?
ther in this service and each rest- )
master will prepare a directory to >
display in the postoffice lobby s
where these returned service men <
may get information at al’ hours ?
of the day or night.
Postmaster Davenport today re- >
!ceived a form card which he will ?
fill out after securing the authori- >
zation from the individuals or S
organizations interested, and post <
in the lobby of the Americus pest- <
office. This directorv will inform ?
the returning man in need where ?
he may obtain the free services of >
a physician, lawyer or other ad- (
visor on matters of importance; <
where he may apply to obtain a <
job, where he may get a meal and <
find a place to sleep, etc. 2
Mr. Davenport asks any doctors, $
lawyers and other individuals or <
organizatiqps in a position to give <
free services to these returning t
men to notify him, so that their >
nes may be placed in this directory >
for posting. J
LASSIE IS COMING
TO BOOST DRIVE
OF SALVATIONISTS
Miss Rheba Crawford, of Atlanta,
daughter of Brigadier Crawford, and
a child of the Salvation Army, will
speak at Leslie and Americus next
Saturday in the interests of the Sal
vation Army drive, according to an
nouncement today by Rev. Silas John
son. chairman of th edrive for Sumter
county. The speech at Leslie will be
made in the forenoon and at Americus
in the afternoon. The drive in Leslie
DeSoto and Cobb will be put on Satur
day morning. Miss Crawford recently
returned from service in France.
Details were not complete today for
the drive in Americus and, Plains, but
Mr. Johnson stated that he would
make an announcement covering this
tomorrow. Mr. Johnson has received
a telegram announcing that if Sumter
county raises $4,000 in addition to the
$2,500 for the benefit of returning sol
diers, it will all be spent here, and a
Salvation Army corps will be sent to
Americus by June 15 to take up work
here.
“Interest in the drive of the Salva
tion Army Home Service campaign
is steadily increasing but there is a
great need of more -workers in order
to put this drive over the top,” said
Mr. Johnson.
“We believe that this is a great op
portunity for this county to bring
into our midst the most effective ag
ency for the uplift of humanity that
we have had for some time..
"The Salvation Army wired me yes- j
terday that if this county would raise I
$4,000 in excess of the $2,500 for the
benefit of returning soldiers that
every dollar of this money would be
spent in this county. It also stated
that if we raised this amount that
an army corps would be sent here by
June 15. We need this corps in this
city and now is the time for us to
act. »
Miss Rheba Crawford, a Salvation
Army lassie will speak in Leslie Sat- ;
.urday morning at 11 a. m. and in
Americus Saturday afternoon. Other
announcements will be made tomor
row.
“The Leslie committee announces
that they are ready to go over the top
in their district which includes Leslie,
DeSoto and Cobb. The committee there
is composed of Dr. L. M. Hawkins,
chairman, K. H. Hines, W. W. Webb,
W. T. Anderson, Mrs. F. P. Jontes,
Mrs. Lasco Harvey and Mrs. R. D.
Winchester, of Leslie. Mrs. S. H. Fer
guson. E. F. Ferguson and J. T. West,
of DeSoto, and Mrs. W. J. Hill and
G. C. Thomas, of Cobb. This committee
will put on their drive Saturday morn.
Ing. They urge all to hear Miss Craw
ford at that time.
“Announcement will be made to
morrow concerning the drive in Am-
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EVIDENCE FOUND
TRACINGPLOTTO
HEADQUARTERS
OF BOLS IN N. Y.
Name of One Bomb Maker Reported
Learned in Partial Consionfes
of I. W. W. Officials.
EFFORTS TO CREATE TERROR
STIRS GOVERMENT TO ACTION
Paramount Duty ofjNew Bureau of
Department of Jnstice to Stamp
Out Radicals.
PITTSBURG, June 4.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Evidence that anar
chists responsible for the bomb ex
plosions here Monday night, were
working under orders from the Rus
sian radicals’ headquarters in New
York is in the hands of the police here
today.
John Johnson, the local I. W. W.
official arrested yesterday, In a partial
confession is said to have named a
Cleveland man as the maker of the
bombs exploded here.
WIL J. FLYNN HEADS NEW
BUREAU TO HUNT REDS
WASHINGTON, June 4.—(By Asso
ciated Press.) —The efforts of Ameri
can anarchists to create terror by
their bomb plots has not only failed,
but has resulted in action by the or
ganized government that is expected
to wipe out the anarchists themselves,
it was evident here today. The crea
tion of a new bureau by the Depart
ment of Justice, with William J. Flynn,
former secret service chief, at its
head, was announced. Its paramount
duty will be the crushing of the anti
government movement in this coun
try.
Eleventh Rainy Day
brings No Promise
This is the eleventh consecutive
day that rain has fallen in Americus,
and the end is not yet, according to
the government weather forecast to
day, which said: “Unsettled; proba
bly showers tonight and Thursday.* 1
Farmers are greatly worried over
their field crops, which are in bad
condition, especially cotton, many of
the fields being yet unchopped and full
of grass.
The wet weather is said to have
ruined a great deal of the wheat crop,
h. large part of which is standing in
the field in shock,. Much of the wheat
is reported to have sprouted and will
now be fit only for stock feed. J. M.
Bryan, government weather observer
here, today reported an excess of rain
fall of 8 inches in the 12 months end
ing June 1, but he had no figures
available on the amount of rainfall
during the last few days.
Contract is Let for
Postoffice Repair
The contract for repairing the
Americus postoffice building was let
in Washington on May 31 to J. P. Sul
livan, of Chicago, who recently com
pleted a similar job on the Macon
postoffice, Postmaster Davenport was
informed today. The contract calls
for the installation of a new outside
front door, cleaning and refurnishing
the interior walls, repainting the roof
and other items, the price being sl,-
440. The work is to be completed by
44. The work, is to be completed by
ericus and Plains.
“If you can assist in this drive you
are requested to phone your name to
the Chamber of Commerce and we will
i notify you w’hen to report for ser
vice.
"SILAS JOHNSON,
“Chairman Sumter County.*’