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ORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 148.
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SOUTHER FIEUT
PURCHASE NOT
TO BE HELD UP
The purchase of Souther Field by
the government appears less in dan
ger, the military affairs committee
having amended the House amend
ment to the army appropriations bill
in such a manner as to permit the
secretary of war to pay for lands
leased and improved prior to the
signing of the armistice.
Word to this effect was received
this morning from Congressman Crisp
at Washington, who has been hard
at work trying to get the transac
tion closed before July 1, the date
of the new fiscal year, when the
house resolution would have becom
effective.
“I am doing everything in the
world I can do,” he writes, “to ex
pedite payment for Souther Field. I
have the assurance of the War De
partment officials that they will de
all in their power to hasten the clos
ing out of the matter, and feel sure
we will get it arranged
“The Senate Committee on Mili
tary Affairs amended the House pro
vision, tying the hands of the War
Department by providing that the
Department could pay for lands pre
viously leased and improved prior to
the signing of the armistice. Should
this provision become a law, modi
fied in accordance with the Senate
amendment, it would in not way
affect Souther.”
Congressman Crisp has notfied G.
R. Ellis, who drew the abstract for
the transfer of the camp site, that
certain alterations were demanded by
the war department before the deed
would b accepted and the transaction
completed.
DARKNESS THREATENS
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, June 24.—(8y Associ
ated Press.) — A strike of 250 elec
trical workers who operate the city’s
lighting system may make Chicago
dark tonight. The call is effective at
6 o’clock. .
§ WEATHERFORECAST.
For Georgia—Showers probably
tonight and Wednesday.
BEER WINS VICTORY IN
PENN STATE LEGISLATURE
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 24.
(By Associated Press.) —The Ram
sey house bill permitting the brew
ing and selling of beer containing
two and three quarters per cent al
cohol was passed finally by the sen
ate today by a vote of 29 to 19.
KAISER TURNS TO
ARCHAEOLOGY TO
FORGETPOSITION
AMERONGEN —(Correspondence
of Associated Press.) —A resumption
of his former interest in archaeology
is one of the means adopted recently
by the former German Emperor to
keep his mind from dwelling con
stantly on his position. Professor Du
erpfeld, one of the most eminent
archaeologists of Germany, came to
join the Hohenzollern circle a month
or so ago and since his arrival has
spent several hours every afternoon
in his former monarch’s company.
Every phase of archaeological re
searches is discussed during these
conversations, in the course of which
the professor entertains the exile with
details of the discoveries made by
him and his companions in Palestine
Syria and other sections of the Near
East. The professor is an old com
panion of Hohenzollern with whom
he spent some time on the Island of
Corfu, where the one-time Germa
ruler owned the Castle of Achilleion.
Even at the dinner table archaeol
ogy is now the main subject of con
versation, for reference to War i:
tacitly taboo when the erstwhile em
peror and his consort join the family
circle of the Bentincks. On these oc
casions both Hohenzollern and hit
immediate suite, including the both
physicians, Dr. Forrester and Prof
Duerpfeld, wear military uniforms.
The Bentincks, although some of the
members of the family have the right
to wear uniform, always appear in
civilian dress.
At present the entire suite excep'
the Marshal of the Court Von Gont
ard, reside outside the castle either
in the village inns or in rented ‘cot
tages. All of them have full liberty
of movement about Holland, but their
appearance passes entirely unnoticed
as they never travel in uniform.
ERIC U S
THE TIMES'-RECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
SENIORS READY
AT HIGH SCHOOL
FORGRADUATION
Final preparations were being
made at the high school today for the
graduation exercises which will take
place at the high school auditorium
Wednesday evening. The class of 44
members will be addressed by Judge
Walter F. George, associate justice of
the Supreme Court of Georgia. Ad
mission will be by complimentary
tickets, which were distributed by the
members of the graduating class.
The salutatorian of the class will
be Chas Smith; class orator, Neill A.
Ray, Jr., and valedictorian, Miss
Quenelle Harrold.
1 The class officers are: President,
Chas. Smith; vice-president, George
Ball; secretary-treasurer, Miss Agnes
Gatewood; historian, Miss Quenelle
Harrold; poet, Miss Gertrude Daven
port. The class colors are green
and white, and the class motto,
‘‘Climb though the rocks be rugged.”
! The class roll follows:
Girls—Mary Elizabeth Bolton,
I Katherine Broadfield, Mattie Lee
1 Buchanan, Lollie Chapman, Ger
trude Davenport, Anne Ellis, Frances
Harper, Queenelle Harrold, Marj
i Will Harvey, Grace Home, Florence
Israel, Laurie Johnson, Mary Merritt,
Evelyn St. John, Mary Slappey, Eliz
abeth Stevens, Rosa Mae
Irma Tooke, Mary Walker, Alma
Webb, Varina Webb, Winnie Lou
Webb, Cora Westbrook, Mabel Ellis,
Agnes Gatewood, Anna Herden.
Boys—George Bail, Lauren Cham
bliss, Charles Culpepper, Finis Dun
away, Hudson Fetner, Rufus God
win, Joe Fred Hamrick, Louie Hans
man, Walter Hayes .Robert McNeill,
Robert Monohan, William Pearlman,
Neill Ray, George Riley Charles
Smith, Frank Webb. Bennett Wil
liams, Lloyd Witt.
: THE COTTON MARKET !
LOCAL SPOTS
Good Middling 32 Cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
July 32.59 32.50 32.70 32.15 32.53
Oct. 32.42 32.48 32.48 32.03 32.36
Dec. 32.33 32.45 32.45 31.91 32.21
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 24, 1919.
Y.M.C. A. HOME
ORDERED SOLD
AT AUCTION TO
PAYS6,OOO DEBT
Judge Littlejohn Issues
Order on Creditors’
Application
STATE SECRETARY
CONSULTS CITIZENS
Making Effort to Interest
People to Rescue
Structure
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, of the Su
perior court, in chambers today grant
ed an order, applied for by Shipp &
Sheppard, attorneys for the creditors
and bondholders, to sell at receiver’s
sale, at public auction on the first
Tuesday of September next, the prop
erty of the Y. M. C. A., located at
the corner of Church and Jackson
streets and now occupied by the War
Camp Community Service as a Sol- ,
diers’ club. The court authorized i
sale of the property at private sale
prior to the advertised date, subject
to the approval of the court. The
terms of the sale were fixed at 10
per cent, of the purchase price to be
paid on the day of sale, 10 per cent,
more to be paid when the sale is con
firmed by the court, and the balance
i within 12 months from the date of
“ the sale, with interest at 8 per cent.
It appeared in the showing to the
! court that there is only about $6,000
j of debt on the association that need
ed to be cleared to save this valuable
i property. The creditors stated, how
ever, that no interest had been paid
to them within thv last three years.
State Secretary Johnson, of the Y.
M. C. A., came here from Atlanta and
appeared at the hearing. He remain
ed in the city to confer today with a
number of prominent men to see if
the property could not yet be saved
from the block. Judge Littlejohn set
the sale for September, instead of
August, as prayed for by the credi
tors, in order to give the people of
Americus another opportunity to pay
the debt and save this property. Sec
retary Johnson stated to the court
that if the property was put on the
block it would probably sell for a
small sum, although in his opinion
the building could not be replaced for
less than $75,000.
The Salvation army a short time
ago, when contemplating the es
tablishment of a corps of workers
here, made an effort to procure the
Y. M. C. A. property, but for some
reason the effort was dropped. It
has been suggested lately that the
property is well suited for a sanita
rium. The Masonic Lodge of Americus
has been discussing the purchase of
the building, but it has been decided
that, on account of the arrangemen
of the architeture a large room couk’
not be made of the upper story a:
the Masons desire.
T. O. Marshall who has been re
ceiver for the property for some time
will conduct the sale as ordered.
2 NEGROES HELD AFTER
FIERCE FIGHT AT CAMP
Two husky negroes, who have been
working at Souther Field, are held
at the county jail tod::/ on charges
of assault with intent to murder
each other, having been bound over
to the higher court this morning by
Justice of the Peace Griffin after a
hearing. The negroes were Arthur
Jones, held under S3OO bond and
William Turner, bond fixed at S2OO.
According to the stories told, Tur
ner and Jones were riding on a truck
near the camp yesterday when a con
troversy arose over whether the truck .
should stop for a white man who
called to the white driver to wait and i
let him ride. Turner picked up a piece
of scantling and hurled it at Jones
; who grabbed a rock, and threw it b !
i Turner. The latter dropped flat onte
the truck in time to permit the rock
to go sailing over him and strike
James Harvey, another negro in the
head, inflicting injuries from which
it was feared today he might not re
cover.
The negroes were given a severe
lecture by the court, who declare ’
that in his many years of experience
HANIEL REFUSES TO SIGN
IFOR HUNS AND MUELLER IS *
NAMED DELEGATION HEAD
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Liberated Cities of France, as Well as Paris, Cele
brate Peace—British, Distrustful, Want Signa
tures Before Beginning Any Celebration.
PARIS, June 24. (By Associated
Press.) —German Foreign Secretary
Mueller will head the German dele
gation to sign the peace treaty, La
Liberte says. He is expected to ar
rive at Versailles Wednesday morn
ing.
DR. HANIEL RESIGNS
RATHER THAN SIGN
WEIMAR, June 23. /Monday)
(By Associated Press.) —The German
delegation to sign the peace treaty
probably will be named tonight or
tomorrow.
Dr. Haniel von Haimhausenj who
on Sunday was designated as the
German representative to sign the
peace treaty has telegraphed his res
ignation from Versailles rather than
to attach his name to the instrument.
LONDON TO CELEBRATE
AFTER HUNS SIGN
LONDON, June 24. (By Associa
ted Press.) —Profound distrust of
Germany is the predominant note ir
London press comments on the Ger
man’s decision ft> sign the peace
terms. It is contended that the Ger
mans proved themselves treacherous
throughout the war and therefore it
would be premature to celebrate
peace until the treaty is actually
signed.
LIBERATED CITIES OF
FRANCE REJOICE
PARIS, June 23. (Monday)—By
Associated Press.) —Celebrations
I over the German decision to sign
the peace treaty without reservation
were nowhere more enthusiastic than
at Lille and other cities and towns
! in the territory wrested from the
Germans.
In Paris the city hall was brilliant
| ly lighted, jazz bands appeared and
informal balls began, only to be stop-
I ped by unsympathetic poilus who
declared that dancing was not au
thorized except on July 14.
It wasn’t long after the reply had
been opened before the supreme
| council that guns began to boom
■ from forts around Paris and rejoic
ing crowds began to stream througl
the streets. Allied flags appeared as
if by magic from windows.
Plans for Jhe ceremony attending
the signing of the treaty were con
sidered by the council today. The
plenipotentiaries will be seated on the
dias in the Hall of Mirrors of the
Chateau at Versailles. The program
doesn’t contemplate any set addresses
but it is believed possible that Chair- ;
man Clemenceau and the German I
representative may make short
speeches.
COUNCIL OF THREE
DISCUSS SINKING
PARIS, June 24. (By Associated
Press.) —The Council of Three today
discussed the sinking of the German
fleet at Scapa Flow, according to
French conference circles and consid
ered measures to be taken as the re
sult of this violation of the armistice.
I It was decided to await the results of
j the British inquiry before taking any
action.
! Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd
George visited the palace this after
noon to inspect the arrangements for
TRAIN CRASHES
INTO AUTO AND
PAIRAREKIUED
GRIFFIN, June 24—<By Associa
ted Press.) —J. J. Fisher and wife,
prominent residents of Miiner, in
Pike county, were instantly killed at
a railroad crossing in Miiner today
when a passenger train ran into the
automobile in which they were rid
ing.
including sitting on 12 grand juries
he never yet had seen a negro as
sault or murder case in which a mo
tive appeared.
the ceremony of signing the peace
treaty.
GERMAN PREMIER FOR
HUNS’ DAY OF REVENGE.
BERLIN, June 24. (By Associa
ted Press.) —Addressing the Ger
man National assembly at Weimar
yesterday in reference to the uncon
ditional signature of the peace treaty
Gustav Bauer, premier said that a
“defeated nation was being violated
body and soul, to the horror of the
world.”
“Let us sign,” he continued, “but
it ies our hope to the last breath that
this attempt against ou honor may
one day recoil against its authors.”
Premier Bauer added that he as
sumed the national assembly still au
thorized the sibnature of the treaty,
upon which there were protest from
the Rightists.
Konstantine Fehrenbach, the pres
ident of the assembly, then spoke
briefly, saying that he hoped the
people would unitedly undertake the
great burdens imposed and commend
ing “the unhappy fatherland to a
merciful God.”
The sitting was suspended for an
hour, after which it was announced
that the party leaders had agreed to
issue a proclamation stating that “the
nation expects the army and navy,
whose honor is chiefly affected by
the treaty, to give an example of
self-denial and self-sacrifice, and co
operate in the rtbuilding of the fath
erland.”
GERMANS, ACCEPTING
STILL DENOUNCE TERMS
PARIS, June 24. (By Associated
Press.) —The signing of the peace
treaty is not likely to take place be
fore Thursday. This announcement
was made last night by Premier Cle
menceau and Secretary Dutasta.
In declaring its intel don to accept
and sign the peace terms, the govern
ment of the German republic has
sent the following note to M. Clem
enceau, president of the Peace Con
ference, through Dr. Haniel von
Haimhausen:
“The minister of foreign affairs
has instructed me to communicate to
your excellency the following:
“It appears to the government of
the German republic, in consterna
tion at the last communication of the
Allied and associated governments
have decided to wrest from Germany
by force acceptance of the peace
conditions, even those which, without
1 presenting any material significance
aim at divesting the German people
of their honor.
“No act of violence can touch the
honor of the German people. The
German people, after frightful suf
fering in these last year?, have no
means of defending themselves by
external action.
“Yielding to superior force and
without renouncing in the meantime
its own view of the unheard of in
justice of the peace conditions the
government of the German lepublie
declares that it is ready to accept
and sign the peace conditions im
posed.
“Please accept, Mr. President, as
surance of my high consideration.
“VON HANIEL.”
CLEMENCEAU TO
RESIGN, FEEHNG
HIS TASK IS DONE
I
PARIS, June 24. (By Associated 1
Press.) —Premier Clemenceau has ex
pressed his intention to resign from
office as soon as the peace treaty
is promulgated, feeling that he has
accomplished the task for which he
assumed the Premiership, says Mar- I
cel Hutin, in the Echb de Paris.
It is expected that parliament will
ratify the treaty late in July.
HOME |
EDITION I
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HINES, VETERAN
OF SEABOARD, IS
BADLY CRUSHED
AND SCALDED
Engine of Train No. I I,
Turns Over Near
Alamo
I
RELIEF TRAINS GO
TO WRECK SCENE
Few Details Available—
Negro Fireman Re
ported Hurt.
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A Ed Hines, of Americus, veteranr
passenger engineer of the Seaboard
Air Line, running between Americus
and Savannah, was crushed and scald
ed perhaps fatally, this forenoon in
a wreck of train No. 11, due here
at 3 p. m., a short distance east of
Alamo, in Wheeler county. His en- ,
gine is reported to have turned com
pletely over. His negro fireman,
name unreported, was also badly hurt.
Details of the accident were mea
ger at Seaboard offices here today,
but it was stated that a relief trair
with physicians and nurses and mem
bers of Mr. Hines’ family was made
up here and sent to Abbeville as
quickly as possible. At Abbeville it
was to have met another relief train
bringing the injured from Alamo.
It was not known here whether any
persons besides the engine crew were
hurt or not, or whether any of the
passenger cars left the track. Net
ther was the cause of the accident
known.
Mr. Hines has been in the service
of the Seaboard for 25 years, and is
well known and popular here, where
he has lived so long. The news of the
wreck quickly spread about the city
this afternoon, bringing gloom to Mr.
Hines’ wide circle of friends.
SUMTER PEACHES AGAIN
MOVING OUT BY CARLOAD
Sumter county peaches are moving
to market again in considerable quan
tities, as the various varieties begin,
to ripen. W. 0. Easterlin, who has
more than 20,000 trees beyond South
er Field in what is considered one of
the very finest orchards in Georgia,
not being surpassed even by the fin
est in the Fort Valley section, is ship
ping Carmens at the rate of a car
per day, and John Council’s new or
chard is reported yielding heavily.
J. E. Poole is shipping some fancy
Carmens in lots of 75 to 100 crates
per day,* for which he is getting
$2.50 per crate.
The Carmens are of fine size and
quality this year and in good demand
being among the very earliest of the
free stone peaches and of better fla
vor than the earlier varieties.
AIR SERVICE RECRUITING
CHIEF AT SOUTHER FIELD
Major W. H. Frank, an officer on
the staff of General Menoher, ( chief
of air service in Wash’ngtorr, ar
rived at Souther Field Monday after
noon from Carlstrom Field, Florida,
in a DeHaviland four, piloted by
I Lieut. John C. Kell.
Major Frank is in charge of air
; service recruiting in Washington and
is making a tour by airplane of all
the air service stations in the United
States. He will remain in Americus
several days and will confer with
the Americus Chamber of Commerce
regarding air service activities here.
He expressed himself as well pleased
with the wonderful co-operation and
assistance given by the people of
thi§ section to the air service.
Major Frank will be taken by air
plane from this field Montgomery
Ala., by one of Souther Field's pilots
upon completion of his work here.
FLYER AND MECHANIC
KILLED, BODIES BURNED
RYE BEACH, N. Y., June 24.-
(By Associated Press.) —Lieut. Shel
ly Watson, of Texas, and M. Ireland,',
a civilian mechanic, of Westbury,
were killed and their bodies burned
when an airplane fell with them sev
eral hundred feet here today.