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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 144
GERMANY WILL SIGN
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“On Your Right, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Sargasso Sea; On Your Left—”
BRYAN TO DENY
LABOR STANDS
FOR WET NATION
In the First Baptist church tomor
row afternoon William Jennings
Bryan, thrice presidential candidate
and former secretary of state, will
speak in behalf of prohibition, war
time, constitutional and world-wide.
He will urge that war-time drouth be
kept unimpaired, with no exemptions
for beer and wine, and strengthened
so that violation of it will not be
healthful for the violator. He also
will insist that congress and the
states shall back up constitutional
prohibition, effective January 16,
next,, by enactments calculated to
make prohibition prohibit.
This is the announcement of J. H.
Larimore, a Columbus, 0., newspaper
man who is in Georgia ot. a publicity
mission. Mr. Bryan, he said, is ex
pected to say that in spite of the ut
terances of Samuel Gomj.ers and the
aition of the Federation of Labor at
Atlantic City the other day, labor is
not against prohibition. Further, he
will assert that the wet stories about
how the soldiers are against prohibi
tion are untrue, and that, on the con-,
trary, the majority of the men wear
ing Uncle Sam’s unform are against
the liquor traffic.
Mr. Bryan still further will preach
the new doctrine of world prohibi
tion, declaring that even dry United
States and Canada will not be safe
from the designs of the liquor men
unless other nations also banish in
toxicants as beverages.
For World League.
But he will depart from the prohi
bition topic long enough to give
strong endorsement to the proposed
League of Nations, and will say that
unless that matter is settled now it
will bob up as the leading issue in
the presidential campaign of 1920.
With Mr. Bryan will come Rev.
Howard H. Russell, of Westerville,
0., founder of the Anti-Salo6n of
America, and recently was elected
one of the four presidents of the
World League Against Alcoholism.
Dr. Russell will speak briefly. Rev. R.
R. Cooper, of Westerville is with Rus-
sell and Bryan in charge of traveling
arrangements. The party will come
here from Waycross and will go to
Columbus for an evening meeting.
The Bryan itinerary began at Wash
ington June 8 and will conclude at
Memphis June 22. It covers several
Southern states.
Joseph M. Bryan Is in charge of
local arrangements. The Georgia
metings were arranged by Rev.
Dr. Charles O. Jones, of Atlanta, sup
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon Lea
gue of Georgia. •
According to Mr. Larimore, the
League has entered on a campaign
which has two purposes—one to see
that necessary enforcement meas
ures are passed and officials elected,
together with educating the people
as to what prohibition is and isn’t,
and to do its part in the world prohi
bition fight.
World Dry League.
At Washington, June 6 and 7, in
connection with the conventon of the
League, there was organized the
World League Against Alcoholism,
with temperance societies from 20
nations composing the membership
Dr. Russell was made president to
represent America, and Ernest H.
I Cherrington, of Westerville, general
! manager of the Anti-Saloon League’s
i publishing interests, was elected ex
; ecutive secretary. Every nation has
a vice president. Headquarters will
be in Washington.
The World League does not in any
way merge the constitutent organ
izations to the impairment of their
own individuality, it is explained.
What it hopes to do is comparable to
the program of the League of Nations
among the peoples of the earth.
, The Anti-Saloon League has offices
in London, Paris, Lausanse andelse
where and expects to open an office
in practically every world capital.
A luncheon will be given Mr. Bry
an by a reception committee of
citizens at the Windsor hotel at 12:30
o’clock Friday.
675,000 TROOPS HAVE
SAILED FROM BREST
BREST, June 19. — (By Associat
ed Press.) —The sailing of the trans
port Harrisburg this morning with 2,-
500 American troops brings the total
eaving this for the United States
since the armistice was signed up to
675,000.
E RIC U
THE TIMESBrECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
BELGIAN CITIES
RECEIVE WILSON
AS GREAT HERO
BRUSSELS, June 18.— (Wednes
day.)— (By Associated Press.)
President and Mrs. Wilson, with the
king and queen of Belgium as guests
today saw the devastation visited up
on Belgium by the Germans. The
first part of the visit deeply affected
the Americans, but was o' an en
tirely different character in the fore
noon, as almost no residents were
encountered in the afternoon.
The appearance of President Wil
son at Ppres, Ostend, Zeebrugge and
Brussels was made the occasion for
demonstrations that might have been
accorded a conquering hero.
KING SHOWS PRESIDENT
DESTRUCTION BY HUNS.
BRUSSELS, une 19. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —President Wilson be
gan the second day of his visit to
Belgium this morning by motoring to
Charleri with King Albert. The king
i expected to show him the destruction
I wrought with mines by the Germans
I and to supply documentary evi
dence of the wholesale and system
atic destruction practiced by the in
vaders.
CLIFF WHEATLEY NOW ON
STAFF OF CONSTITUTION
Cliff Wheatley, son of George
Wheatley, who recently returned
from France as a Lieutenant in the
U. S. army, has accepted a position
on the staff of the Atlanta \Consti
tution and entered upon his duties
there Monday.
ALBANY TO PLAY LESLIE.
LESLIE, June 19.—The Albany
baseball team will come to Leslie
Friday afternoon June 20, to play
Leslie. The game will start at 4
o’clock.
I WEATHER FORECAST?
For Georgia—Probably showers
tonight.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSPAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, 1919.
DISREGARD OF
INJUNCTIONS BY
COURTS URGED
BY UNION LABOR
Violation of Guaranteed
Rights; Declares
A. F. of L.
‘USURPATIONS’ OF
POWER CHARGED
Resolution Condemns
Judiciary in Decrees
Affecting Labor
ATLANTIC CITI, June 19.—(8y
Associated Press. >■ The American
Federation of Labor, in a resolution
adopted in convention today con
demned what were declared to be
“usurpations by the judiciary” of
a government’s legislative and exec
utive powers, and recommended that
organized labor disregard injunc
tional decrees of courts against or
ganized labor, on the ground that
such decrees violate rights guaran
teed under the constitution.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 19.
(By Associated Press.) —The
American Federation of Labor today
adopted a resolution favoring the re
striction of immigration during the
reconstruction period.
TWO AMERICUS BOYS ARE
HONORED AT UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, June 19.—Frank Ha
rold, Jr., and Wllie Dews Miller—
Honored Sphinx—both attained this
coveted honor at the University of
Georgia recently, and the announce
ment will be read with pleasure by
the many friends in Americus of
the two young men.
To attain this distinction is the
ambition of all, and the realization of
a favored few at the University, and
the fact that two of the hree men se
lected this year are counted as Am
ericus boys is being widely com
mented upon.
The initiation is one of the annual
events of the commencement season
and the recipients of this distinguish
ed honor are being congratulated
from all sides.
Frank Harrold is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Harrold, of Americus
and the latest triumph was only one
of the many he has won this year.
Only a few days ago he “walked
away” with the junior oration at the
school, and was elected a itiemtfer
of the Senior Round Table some time
ago. Frank is a member of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and is one
i of the most popular members of the
I college set in Athens.
Mr. Miller is the son of Prof| A.
G. Miler, of Waycross, but for many
I years superintendent of the city
i schools in Americus.
MORE PRAYER MEETINGS
IN HOMES FRIDAY NIGHT
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I More than a dozen community
■ prayer-meetings in preparation for
the coming Central Baptist revival
iwere held in various parts of the
! city on Tuesday night. Reports indi
cate that they were all well attended,
; and the interest is deepening.
Meetings will be held on F riday
night as follows: At the home of
I Chas. Gammage, 214 Furlow street;
i J. R. Britton, 616 Harrold Ave.; Mrs.
: Lucius Harvey, on Lee street; C. S.
j Farris, on Forrest street; J. H. Ross,
502 Barlow street; Mr. Bradford,
1208 McGarrah street; E. L. Cars
well, 401 Lee street; J. W. Harris,
947 Felder street; J. T. Bragg, 529
Hancock avenue, and Mose Purvis.
521 Elm street. All except the last
to be at night, the meeting at Mrs.
Purvis' home to be in the afternoon.
Beside these other meetings will be
held, but at this time the places have
not been decided on. A most cordial
welcome to all.
“TO BE A SECOND WIFE SEEMED LIKE
HAVING A WARMED OVER DINNER—
ONLY it was affection instead of love that was
warmed over.”
So reasoned Sandra Courtney, with all the inno
cence of just-eighteen. Never, never, would she
marry a man who had been married before!
And yet Everett Graham, rich and handsome,
forty-one and a widower, persuaded her to marry
him. So she put aside the persistent little doubt
that would creep into her mind, even on her wed
ding morning, and went trustingly away with
him.
Her chum said the ghost of his first wife would
haunt her. But Sandra laughed at that idea.
Didn’t she love Everett, —not in the overwhelm
ing fashion the novels painted, to be sure, but that
sort of love would come in time. Did it come?
And did she have reason to be jealous of that
earlier wife? Read “Sandra the Jealous,” begin
ning next Monday in The Times-Recorder.
COTTON BACK TO
32 CTS; VIOLENT
RISE INFUTURES
Local spot cotton touches 32 cents
again today on the strength of a vio
lent rise of more than 100 points in
the future market. Very little cotton
was reported sold here during the day
the farmers still holding, expecting
at least 35 cents.
The greatest rise for the day was
October option on the New York ex
change, which soared 151 points, at
the high point, touching 31.93 against
a previous close of 30.42. The same
month closed at a rise of 126 points
over Wednesday’s close. December
closed at a net increase of 133 points
July was up for a net rise of 98
points. Local spots buyers were of
fering July quotations for good mid
dling spot.
Cotton conditions have continued
adverse throughout the cotton belt
most of the season and the truth of
this fact is believed to be dawning
upon consumers and speculators
alike. The continued wet weather has
been a great handicap to proper cul
tivation, and is said to have caus
ed the boll weevil to flourish. Many
experienced cotton men are now talk
ing of a half crop, at double normal
prices.
LOCAL SPOT
Good middling, 32 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
July 31.10 31.10 32.40 31.10 32.08
Oct. 30.42 30.65 31.93 30.50 31.68
Dec. 30.13 30.35 31.10 30.25 31.46
ONLY ONEFOURTHOF
CITY TAX RETURNS IN
July 1 is the last day for making
city tax returns, the law p4>vid |ig
for double taxation after that date
but City Clerk and Treasurer Eld
ridge today announced that not more
than one-fourth of the returns had
yet ben made although the tax books
have been open for several months.
A great scramble to make returns
is expected during the last few days
of the month, to avoid the penalty,
resulting in a swamping of the city
clerk’s office.
9 U. S. DREADNAUGHTS
DROP ANCHOR AT N. Y.
NEW YORK, June 19. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —Nine dreadnaughts of
the Atlantic fleet, with accompanying
destroyers and supply ships, arrived
in New York waters today and will
remain until after July ...
PENN. SENATE FOR SUFFRAGE.
HARRISBURG, June 19.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —The Pennsylvania
senate today passed the joint resolu
tion ratifying the federal woman suff
rage amendment. It now goes to
the house.
RANDOLPH FOR
SENATE. IS HINT
FROMJAPITAL
ATLANTA, June 19.—The many
friends over the state and the south
of Hollins N. Randolph, well known
lawyer of Atlanta and a partner of
Edward T. Brown, relative and per
sonal adviser cf President Wilson,
will be interested in a current news
dispatch from Washington, where
Mr. Randolph has been for some time
on business, suggesting his name in
connection with the United States
senatorship from Georgia next year.
The suggestion is said lo have
originated with several of Mr. Ran- '
dolph’s Georgia friends in Washing- ‘
ton, for Mr. Randolph himself has i
said nothing about it, not even to his
closest friends in Atlanta. His At
lanta friends received the first in
formation in the newspaper report
from the national capital.
Mr. Randolph has always taken a
prominent part in Georgia politics,
but always on behalf of his friends,
and never for himself. He has never
asked for an office, nor even sug
gested that he would like to have
one; but he has been of great assist
ance to his friends who were in the
running. ,
He is widely known over the state
and, regardless of what may or may
not develop as a result of the sugges
tion, it will be a subject of much in
teresting speculation.
NO MORE ORDERS FoA
NITRATE TO BE TAKEN
“Please tell the people that no
more orders for government nitrate
! will be received,” was the request
made of the Times-Recorder today
by W. T. Lane, Jr., who has been
assisting County Agent Marshall all
season in handling of government
fertilizer.
According to Mr. Lane a number
of farmers had given orders for ni
trate failed to take it when the last
shipment arrived, resulting in em
barrassment for the men handling it
and considerable effort to dispose of
it without waste and tying up cars.
UNCLE SAM PAYS FOR
LAND AT CAMP GORDON
ATLANTA, June 19.—Six men :
sitting about a table in the confer
ence room of a local title company,
yesterday afternoon distributed more
than $300,000 to a line of about 36
persons. The transactions concluded
the purchase by the government of
the site of Camp Gordon. Several of
the checks were for sums exceeding
$60,000. One for about $50,000 went,
to Walter and Asa Candler, Jr., for
about 300 acres. The average ptice
paid was S2OO an acre. The full cost
of the camp will be more than $600,-
000. The money was paid over by
1 Captains W. B. Ashby and A. F.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
‘BE THROUGH
WITH AGONY,’
NOW IS CRY OF
BERLINPEOPLE
Citizens Appear To Have
Resigned Selves To
Inevitable
U. S. DELEGATES AT
PARIS OPTIMISTIC
British Grand Fleet Is
Ready To Sail On
Short Notice
BERLIN, June 19.—(8y Associat
ed Press.) —“Sign the treaty and be
through with the agony,” is the gist
of the comment of the people of
Berlin today.
After wrath provoked by the moral
indictment contained in the covering
note of the Allied answer to the
German counter proposals, the resi
dents of Berlin seem to have re
signed themselves to the inevitable.
GRANO FLEET READY IF
GERMANP SHOULD BALK.
LINDON, June 19.—(8y Associat
ed Press.) —The morning newspapers
feature the British naval and other
preparations for action in the event
of Germany refusing to sign the
peace terms.
The grand fleet is again placed on
a war footing and ready to sail at
a moment’s notice. It is also stated
that the dirigible R-34 diverted from
' its trans-Atlantic trip has been
■ equipped with bombs and machine
| guns and has been sent or is going to
the Baltic, w’hile the R-33, similarly
equipped, left Wedntsday nieht for
a cruise which will include the Kiel
canal.
AMERICAN DELEGATES
OPTIMISTIC OVER PROSPECTS
PARIS, June 19. (By Associated
Press.) —Whle admtting it has little
direct or comprehensive information
regarding the German attitude to
ward signing the peace treaty, the
American delegation is optim.stic in
view of the situation. In commas
with peace conference circles gen
erally the delegates are not disturb
el by newspaper reports f'.mi Ger
r... ny of unfriendly nature toward
the revised terms.
HUN DELEGATES HOME,
ANGRY OVER ATTACK
lune 18.—(Wednes
day)— (By Associated Press.) —Ihe
special train br.nging Count Von
Brockdorff-Rantz i;i and colleagues
fiot'i Versailles arriveo this morning
The delegation was grimly angry
o’, er the hosti.e attack made upon
it at Versailles, in which a consider
able number, instead of three as at
first reported, were more or less se
riously injured.
LLOYDS OFFERS 5 TO 3
THAT GERMANS SIGN
LONDON June 19—Around Lloyds
and other betting places today odds
' of 5 to 3 were offered that Germany
i signs the peace treaty. There was
some brisk betting at these figures.
LESLIE BEATS PARROTT
IN SNAPPY GAME 2-1
LESLIE, June 19.—A gocd game
of baseball was played on the Leslie
diamond June 1 with the clean snap
py bunch of Parrott boys. Leslie won
the game by the score of 2 to 1.
Duncan and Stewart, of Camp Ben
ning, formed the battery for Par
rott, and Ned Johnson and Walter
.Johnson for Leslie. Parrott secured
rfhree hits off of Johnson and Leslie
secured four hits off Duncan. Dun
can struck out 14 wn and Johnson 3.
IDershimer, disbursing officers, from
Washington.