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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 166.
GEORGIA LEADS U. S. IN ROAD FUNDS
President To Summon Republican Senators For Talk
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HUNHORDERSOF
FOOD IN PANIC;
PRICES CRASH
EtERLIN, July 16. (By Associat
ed Press.)—Prices on all' foodstuffs
have fallen with a crash here as the
result of the lifting of the blockade.
The real drop came only when illicit
dealers with huge concealed stocks
brought them out, in virtual panic, to
unload them before competing sup
plies entered Germany.
SAYS U. S. RAISED WAGES
BUT PROVIDED NO MEANS
WASHINGTON, July 16—(By As
sociated Press.) —Labor costs and
the marketing of electric railway se
curities were the outstanding phases
of the present chaotic street railway
situation touched upon today by wit
nesses before the Federal Electric
Railway commission. Col. Joseph
Alexander, of Cleveland, pointed out
that wage increases granted to labor
by the government during the war
sometimes approximated 100 per
cent, and no means for recovering
this additional outlay had been fi
nished to the companies.
railway signalmen
NOW DEMAND RAISE
KANSAS CITY, July 16—(By As
sociated Press) —Questions of wages
and classification are among the sub
jects upon which the Brotherhood of
Railroad Signal Men, in convention
here, desires to reach a speedy agree
ment with the railroad administration
it developed today.
If an answer is not received be
fore the convention closes it was
stated a strike vote will be taken.
SPANISH CABINET, IN
ON APRIL 15, RESIGNS
LONDON, July 16—The Spanish
cabinet, headed by Premier Maura,
which was formed April 15 has re
signed, according to a Madrid dis
patch.
Wise Matrons, 20,
Don Army Khaki
and Lana in Jail
A TLANTA, July 16. “They
-‘"“let us fight in Russia, they
made traffic cops and conductor
ettes and shell makers out of us in
western Europe, and they’re beg
ging us to vote right here in At
lanta—why on earth can’t women
enjoy some of the comforts men
have when it comes to clothes?”
Mrs. Jennie Hughly and Mrs.
Florence Fitch, both pretty and
less than twenty, both fetchingly
garbed in Uncle Sam’s khaki cut
man fashion and both becomingly
defiant, expressed themselves at
the matron’s ward, police head
quarters.
They had spent the night there.
They were arrested by a mixed de
tail of provost guards and city
deficiencies at Mrs. Hughly’s
home on Conley street, af
ter they had donned Uncle Sam’s
for motorcycling. Military reg
ulations say that nobody out of
the service may wear any part of
a uniform. After explana
tions the two young women were
given their liberty.
SAYS 2 3-4 BEER WOULD
DEFEAT DRY ACT’S AIM
WASHINGTON July 16—(By As
sociated Press) —The authority of
congress to fix one-half of one per
cent as the maximum alcoholic con
tent of beverages in its prohibition
enforcement legislation is clear,
Wayn e B. Wheeler, general counsel
of the Anti-Saloon League, declared
today before the senate judiciary
sub-committee. He said to allow the
sale of two and three-quarters per
cent beer would keep alive the li
quor trade and defeat the purpose of
national prohibition.
j WEATHER J
For Georgia—Thundershowers
this afternoon or tonight; Thursday
fair, except showers on coast.
E RIC U
THE TIMES7 RECORDER
frftf} PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
COMMITTEES TO
PLAN 2-DAY FAIR
ARE ANNOUNCED
“Tlje Sumter County Fair Associa
tion” was the official name adopted
for the organization which will stage
a two-day Sumter county fair this
fall at another enthusiastic weekly
meeting this morning of the officers
and directors. At this meeting Presi
dent C. C. Hawkins announced his
committee appointments for planning
the agricultural and live stock show in
all of its phases, and these commit
tees immediately prepared to get to
work so that results may be counted
upon. These committees and the
personnel follow:
Premiums, Rules and Regulations:
—L. A. Morgan, John T. Methvin,
Sam Jennings, J. W. Hightower.
Live Stock: —J. W. Hightower, C.
D. Brinkley, Sam McGarrah, S. A.
Rogers.
Buildings and Exhibits:—Geo. O.
Marshall, A. F. Hodges, J. L. John
son.
Publicity and Amusements:—Jos.
Perkins, Floyd P. Jones, N. A. Ray.
Finance:—J. A. Hixon, W. T. An
derson, W. M. Humber.
To start the ball rolling in a finan
cial way, it being realized that some
funds will be needed to promote the
project properly and thoroughly, the
ten men present volunteered $lO
each. It is understood that it will
be the policy of the association to ask
for no contributions of more than
$lO each.
It was stated that the committee
on premiums, rules and regulations
will be ready to report at an early
date, they fixing very largely the de
tails of the fair. It is planned to
announce these details just as soon as
possible for the information of the
public. It is also planned to prepare
and publish the premium list at the
earliest possible date.
The officers and directors will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce
again next Wednesday.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 16, 1919.
TO ASK LEADERS
TO WHITE HOUSE
FOR CONFERENCE
ON PEACE PACT
Wants To See Lodge,
Head of Foreign Rela
tions Committee
SHANTUNG DEBATE
TO BE CONTINUED
Stormy Session In Upper
House To Be Resumed
Thursday
WASHINGTON, July 16.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —President Wilson
has decided to invite a number of the
republican senators to call at the
white house for a discussion of the
peace treaty and the League of Na
tions, Secretary Tumulty announced
today. Senator Lodge, chairman of
the foreign relations committee, is
understood to be among fifteen re
publican senators with whom the
president desires especially to con
fer.
With the senate in adjournment
until tomorrow the foreign relations
committee had an opportunity today
to devote several hours to continua
tion of the reading of the peace
treaty, section by section. About
one-fifth of the text was gone over
yesterday.
Several senators are understood to
be preparing to take pai’t in the de
bate on the Shantung agreement,
which began in a stormy session yes
terday and will be continued tomor
row.
The president today inaugurated a
plan of devoting a number of hours
daily to receiving senators and rep
resentatives. His first callers in
cluding Senator Swanson and Owen.
RUSSIAN BLOCKADE
BEFORE COUNCIL OF 5.
PARIS, July 15.—(Tuesday.)—-
(By Associated Press.) —The Council
of Five met this afternoon, the chief
topic of discussion being the Russian
blockade.
REV. AND MRS. FISHER TO
BE HOME FOR SUNDAY
Rev. and Mrs. Guyton Fisher, who
have been sightseeing in the north
east, after attending the Methodist
Centenary celebration at Columbus,
0., will be home in time for ser
vices Sunday, according to a note re
ceived today by the Times-Recorder.
The note, written by Mr. Fisher,
from Buffalo, N. Y., says:
“Here for two or three days, hav
ing taken in ‘The Centenary,’ which
was great—the biggest thing I ever
saw in the way of an exposition—
Detroit, Toledo, Niagara Falls — and
expect to start tonight by boat for
Cleveland and home via the “Mam
moth Cave.’ Expect to be in Americus
for next Sunday's services. Mrs.
Fisher and I are kuite well and hav
ing a big time.”
300 COAST VESSELS
TIED UP AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, July 16—(By Asso
! ciated Press)—The failure of coast
wise steamers to leave port on ched
ule time, owing to the srike of fire
ment, water tenders and oilers, has
resulted in a great accumulation of
freight here. It is estimated 300 ves
sels in the coast wise trade are tied
up here.
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LOCAL SPOTS
Good middling, 33 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES
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Page of Air Circus Photos
To Be Published Thursday
*T’ HE Times-Recorder, in collaboration with the
1 Atlanta Georgian, will offer the readers of The
Times-Recorder an unusually fine feature in
Thursday’s edition—a page of pictures of the
aerial circus at Souther Field, as caught by the
Georgian’s staff camera man on the ground and
in the air last Saturday.
These pictures will be attractively arranged
and well printed, and the feature, being published
on the same day the air circus is repeated, will
make a fine souvenir for mailing to friends at a
distance.
For the accommodation of those who may
want copies for mailing, a limited extra number
will be printed, which may be obtained at the
Times-Recorder office at the regular price, 5
cents per copy.
CLEAR SKIES FOR CIRCUS
WEATHER MAN’S PLEDGE
While the men at Souther Field
seeing gloomy visions of rain falling
all day tomorrow and ruining their
eir circus, which they are to repeat
bigger and better, were cj nmiser
ct’ng this afternoon on the’r tough
luck, the weather man was out with
a prediction for fair weather Thurs
day. The thunderstorms prevailing
over this section today, he promised
would move eastward tonignt, and
tomorrow would be fair all over Geor
gia, except along the east coast. And
Souther Field should worry about
the kind of weather experienced to
morrow along the east coast.
But while the rain fell today, there
was no giving up on the part of the
officers and enlisted men. From. Col.
onel Rader, the commanding officer,
down, the wheels were buzzing and
everything being gotten in readiness
to put on their full show even if they
have to perform all afternoon in the
rain. But they realized that there
was a good chance that clear skies
would follow before the day was
done, and that the big show would be
hunky-dory after all.
Preparations were being completed
this afternoon for caring for a
greater crowd than attended the
show Saturday. Wide publicity has
been given the planned second per
formance throughout South Georgia
tlirough the daily newspapers of the
section and by posters dropped from
airplanes which have flown over ev
ery community within a radius of
nearly 100 miles. The trains today
brought several persons from a dis
tance who came specially to visit
the circus, utilizing the opportunity
to visit friends or relatives who live
here.
Lieut. Rema J. Henderson who is
managing the event, today summed
up some of the facts and features
of the show. Said he:
“The aerial circus held Saturday,
TO ENLARGE JOURNALISM
CLASS AT GIRLS’ SCHOOL
ATLANTA, July 16—Elizabeth
Mather college, of Atlanta, a noted
school for girls which established a
department o’ journalism some time
ago, has announced that this depart
ment will be greatly enlarged next
session. It has been found that many
students, though taking the full
course in practical, fine and liberal
arts, have evinced unusual interest
in the study of work and
already several talented writers have
been produced. The college publica
tion, which is issued regularly dur
ing the school term, shows a number
of meritorious contributions. It is ex
pected that the college class in jour
nalism will visit the various depart
ments of the Atlanta newspapers at
an early date and arrangements will
be made for the girls to try their
hand at local reporting.
Elizabeth Mather is probably one
of the most novel institutions of its
kind in the Southern States, every
thing being taught there from milli
nery and dressmaking to classical
dancing and grand opera. Miss
Blanche G. Loveridge, its president,
July 12, at Souther Field was a suc
j cess, except that owing to weather
I conditions and other reasons there
' were thousands of peopte who were
, unable to attend. So many expres
i sions of regret were received that it
was decided to repeat the entire per
i formance on Thursday. All the stunts
of the air which were given the first
! time will be repeated and some addi
tional features will be added.
“The same band from Fort Ben
ning will be in attendance and they
i can play. The dance floor will be
improved and a larger crowd than
; before is expected to participate.
“The society lady who flew in Sat
i urday’s circus declines to take part
again, but her mother says the fam
ily will be represented because she
I will fly in her daughter’s place. This
! will be better than the original per
| formance. It will be thrilling and it
! will be funny.
“The circus will start at an earlier
'hours this time, that is at at 12:30
! p. m. to allow for the features which
; will be added or the revised pro-
“The only feature advertised on
' gram.”
; Saturday, which did not materialize
was the parachute drop. I his was
due to the fact that the parachute
d: l not arrive in time, it had been
slipped but was mi“!ii<i in transit.
Efforts have been made to trace same
ard there is scarcely a dojl't that it
vid arrive by July 17, and this
event will be given as advertised.
“If you want to know whether or
not the circus of Saturday was good
ask any one who was there, or read
what th e newspapers said. Then think
of all that list of thrills and fun, add
at least one-fourth more to it, re
member the price is still the same,
■ 50c to everything, and 25c for au
tomobiles and you Xvill realize that
I you positively cannot afford to miss
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GEORGIA CHECKER FANS
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET
ATLANTA, July 16.—Checker
players of Georgia, as well as others
over the South who engage in this in
nocent pastime, will be interested in
the announcement that the Georgia
Checkers Association will hold its an
nual tournament at Newnan, Ga., on
August 4 and 5.
Fuller Mynatt, of Columbus, is
president of the association, and T.
J. Thurman, of Newnan, is secretary.
J. Spriggs Hall, of Atlanta, has re
linquished the state checkers cham
pionship and will n<» longer defend the
title. It is expected that there will
be a lively contest for the honor at
the tournament next month.
EKATERINBURG TAKEN
IS BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM
LONDON, July 16—(By Associat
! cd Press) —Ekaterinburg, 160 miles
| southeast of Perm, has been captured
i by the Bolsheviki, according to a
. Russian wireless dispatch. The town
■ was occupied Monday.
. is a lecturer and educator of national
| reputation.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WILD SCRAMBLE
OFCOUNTIESFOR
FEDERAL FUNDS
ISDUETHURSDAY
Only Tenth Enough
Available To Supply
Wants.
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SUMTER ON JOB
TO GET A SHARE
; Slices Now To Be Small
But More Is
Expected
ATLANTA, July 15—(Special)
—Delegations from every section of
Georgia are in Atlanta for the meet
i ing Thursday of the State Highway
Department, when $2,190,000 of fed
eral road funds will be apportioned
to th e counties qualified to receive
it. The offices of the commission and
of the chief engineer are crowded
day and night. It is almost impossi
ble to get the ear of the state high
way engineer, W. R. Neal.
Forty counties of Georgia are pre
pared to absorb $20,000,000 of fed
eral road money. Since only $2,190,-
000 is now available, there is going to
be a merry scramble.' Some counties
are to be left out entirely, it is said
around the capitol building. Those
counties that have been apportioned
funds and which have not yet taken
advantage of these funds will not
be granted additional funds at this
time. Other counties that have se
cured very large sums in previous
apportionments will be left out in Hie
cold on the 14th it is rumored. It is
said however, that these counties
have delegations and will put up a
terrific fight for funds at this time.
Sumter County on Job
Lovelace Eve, who is here repre
senting the Sumter county commis
sioners, secured a conference Tues
day with State Highway Engineer
Neal and Federal Engineer Cross
man. Present at both these confer
ences were Joseph Hawkins and his
associate, Knox Thomas, highway en
gineers in charge of the Sumter coun
ty project. Every effort was put forth
to secure favorable recommendations
of the Sumter county road projects.
Mr. Neal lunched at noon with the
Sumter county representatives.
Mr. Neal said that in April Geor
gia led all of the state of the union
in number of road projects submit
ted and accepted by the federal road
department. The month of May was
almost as good, for Georgia tied Ohio
in leading the United States in road
projects submitted and accepted.
“They used to laugh at me in
Washington,” Mr. Neal said, “when
I went up there and said something
about building roads in Georgia. Now
they realize that Georgia is making
greater progress in its preparation
for hard-surface road building than
any other state in the union.
Leading in Mileage
“Georgia is also leading in actual
mileage of road projects submitted
to the Federal government for its
0. K.”
Judge J- A. Hixon and Judge R.
L. Maynard, the two other represen
tatives of Sumter, will arrive in At
lanta Wednesday morning, and will
interview the members of the State
Highway Commission. Judge Hixon,
Judge Maynard and Mr. Eve will re
main in Atlanta until after the hear
ing Thursday. It may be late in the
afternoon before Sumter will be
heard from. It is the plans of the
commission to throw down the bars
and let every county delegation pre
sent its claims, it is said. The coun
ties will be called in alphabetical
order. Sumter is away down the list
and may not be reached until late in
the day.
“It now looks as if any county that
gets $50,000 out of this apportion
ment will be a lucky county,” an of
ficial said Tuesday. “This road build
ing program has gone far beyond
; our fondest dreams. Every engiaeer-