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WILSON, STARTS
ON WAGE CRISIS
WASHINGTON Aug, 2—(By As
sociated Press) —With their propos
ed five weeks’ recess abandoned at
the request of President Wilson, who
asked that they remain m session
to consider the new labor crisis pre
cipitated by the demands of railway
employes for increased wages, mem
bers of the house today set about
re-arranging plans to meet the un
expected development.
Although the formal request by
' president was that the creation
0 a commission to determin’ all
Questions concerning the wages of
rai way men be considered as it is
generally recognized that th e real
Problem before the house will be
" at , of , the high cost of living ™
le ihe claims the railway men
?,^ ed and lowering of which
uation be CXpected t 0 solv e the sit-
expected that agreement
to no u- reached today on a plan
a thrp a memberS t 0 g 0 hom e under
gram e<ay cont ‘ nuous recess pro-
STGP^ ND TO ENF °RCE
pfA? E regl, lation
-11M0RE, Md., Aug. 2. (By
Baltim^* 1 P re . ss '>—Maryland and
taki officials today began to
wprofiteor lve A teps t 0 prosecute food
will r * S ' Attorney Genera] Ritchie
are n force the thir ty-day cold stor
result 10V1S1 ° n ' He believes this will
Prices whn C ° ple refusin R to pay top
or finine- V” tUrn the ™prisonment
storage Persons who sell such
< h goods in violation of the law
W! ” »>d the situation.
todav , tl ‘ ,nd J ' ur y Baltimore city
cutino- °° ' UP tbe of prose
cut 'ng profiteers.
wa?hi g °4 Vern ? r Said toda y that it
and ni ecis ’on to go to the limit
dis Dos j C % a I availa ble funds at the
probe'l},° tbe Stron £ committee to
e th e wholesale situation.
PLEnr^ ND M,CH, GAN
cm CO o peration
««iate<Fpr ßUS ; °X Au «- 2 —(By As
have r>i a ti 8 ’ Ghio and Michigan
Ve Pledged co-operation in the food
Entitled to Plane
Clock as Souvenir,
Is Ruling of Justice
j Private Flannagin—now Citizen
Flannagin, he having just been dis
charged—said he was only intend
ing to take a souvenir from the
air service home with him, just as
I the other men and officers leaving
j the service do, and Justice of the
' Peace Griffin decided that his story
; coincided with the circumstances,
and refused to hold him on a
; charge of larceny from the house,
' hearing on which was held before
■ him Saturday.
The warrant was sworn out by
Lieut. W. T. Clark, depot supply
officer at Souther Field, who charg
ed him with the theft of several
clocks of the type used in air
planes for the use of the pilot.
Flannagin, who w«s defended by
Hilliard Williams, admitted hav
ing one clock, which he had taken,
but no more, and explained that it
was the habit of men and officers
leaving the service to take a sou
venir, and that the clock was what
he had taken to carry back with
him to Tacoma, Wash., as a re
minder of his days at Souther
Field. There were numerous wit
nesses for both sides from Souther <
Field.
NEBRASKA 14TH STATE |
TO RATIFY SUFFRAGE
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 2 —(By As- ;
sociated Press)—Nebraska today
ratified the women suffrage amend- ]
I ment, making the fourteenth state.
RIOTING IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2 —(By Asso
ciated Press)— Looting and riots oc
curred throughout the night as-a re
sult of the police strike. The lord ;
mayor has appealed to the military ,
authorities for
price investigations which hav e been
launched in both states.
Attorney General John G. Price,
of Ohio,' and assistant Attorneys
General S. D. Pepper and Clare
Retan of Michigan at a conference,
not only pledged this co-operation
but expressed the hope that the en
tire group of central western states
may join hand-in-hand in the invts
l Ligation, it was announced today.
ERIC ys>4^
(teQ PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DlXiE~l?^£ ,
SENATE WANTS
REPORT ON ‘TOO
MUCH CURRENCY’
WASHINGTON Aug. 2—(By As
sociated Press)—Without a record
vote today the senate adopted a res
olution requesting the senate bank
ing committee to report whether leg
islation to reduce the amount of cur
rency in circulation was an advisa
ble means of reducing the cost of liv
ing. The resolution has been under
debate two days.
JUNIOR B. Y. P. U. MAKES
HERMAN HOWARD, HEAD
A Junior B. Y. P. U. was organiz
ed last Sunday evening at the Cen
tral Baptist church with fifteen mem
bers. The following officers were
elected:
Herman Howard, president; Mar
tie Poole, vice-president; Ruth Co
mer, secretary; William Mathis,
treasurer; Donald Hunter, chorister;
Eleanor Ross, pianist.
The captains and lieutenants will
, be appointed at their meeting this
I evening at 7 o’clock. All money was
i raised to order their Junior quarter
i lies which will be distributed this
evening. This organization can have
three classes of members, active as
sociate and honorary, so any one
may jcin, yet only boys and girls
from 12 to 15 years are allowed to
be active members. It is hoped that
many of the parents will become
honorary members to encourage these
boys and girls in the great work
they have undertaken.
YORKSHIRE MINERS NOW
DISCUSSING SETTLEMENT
LONDON, Aug. 2—(By Associa
ted Press) —The Yorkshire miners’
council, representing more than two
hundred thousand miners who re
mained on strike refusing to accept
the government’s offer of settlement
decided today to submit to its branch
the question of continuing the strike.
CHICAGO CAR STRIKE ENDS
CHICAGO. Aug. 2—(By Associa
ted Press) —Street car service was
resumed today after afour-day strike
of .surface and elevated car men.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1919.
By Morris
U.S.FOODOFFICER
PLAYED BIG PART
IN HASTENING OF
HIS RETIREMENT
Red Leader Resigns, Pale
And Back To The
Wall
MOVE BEGUN FOR
PEACE WITH ALLIES
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New Socialist Govern
ment Formed, Presid
ed Over By Peidll
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VIENNA, Aug. l—( Friday)— (By
Associated Press) —Bela Hun
garian communist dictator, has re
signed and has been succei ded by a
socialist government, acci rding to
a telephone message from ludapest.
On receipt of news from the front
that created consternation in Buda
pest, Bela Kun at a meeting of the
Soviet Socialist, turned „ Rale, and
I with his back to the wall cried:
i “Very well, if you demand it, I
I must resign. I made the best fight
I could.”
Capt. Thomas C. Gregory, United
States Food Administrator in this re- i
gion is credited with a large share
in hastening Bela Kun's retirement.
Capt. Gregory arranged tonight for
food relief for Budapest.
It is stated overtures for peace
with the Allies will be made by the
new socialist government.
Bela Kun has been furnished safe
conduct by the Allies and is expected
to seek refuge here.
Peace overtures have been made
by Jacob Weltner, president of the
soldiers and workers soviet of Hun
garia. Arriving in Vienna from Buda
pest, Weltner asked representatives
of the Allies to recognize the new
government and treat for peace.
The new Hungarian cabinet is pre
sided over by Jules Peidll, formerly
minister of people’s welfare in Count
Karolyn’s cabinet.
CHIEF TASKS TO BE
ORDER AND PEACE
LONDON, Aug. 2—(By Associat
ed Press) —A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company from Co
penhagen says it is officially report
ed from Budapest that the govern
ment of Bela Kun has resigned and
that the trade unions have formed a
socialist government under Hie lead-
I ership of Herr Peidel. The new gov-
I ernment has issued a manifesto, dis
patches state, declaring its chief task
to be to preserve order and enter ne
gotiation with the Entente.
CARL ANSLEY SELLS HIS
INTEREST IN DRUG HOUSE
A business change of interest an
nounced here yesterday was the sale
of a one-half interest in the Prather
Ansley Drug Company, Carl E. Ans
ley, junior member of the firm, dis
posing of his interest therein to J. Ed
Prather, who will continue the busi
ness in its present location. The
Prather-Ansley Drug Company was
formed here about two years ago,
succeeding the Howell-Prather Drug
Co., which concern moved out of the
quarters subsequently occupied by
the Prather-Ansley company. In
creasing business interests in other
lines requiring more of his attention
'nduced Mr. Ansley to dispose of his
interest in the drug concern, which
ranks high among Americus’ retail
business houses.
LOST MONEY AT CRAPS,
RAZOR ‘WON’ IT BACK
Luther Hargrove, alias Jaybird, a
negro cotton mill employe, was bound
over to the city court by Justice Grif
fin Saturday on two charges, gam
bling and robbery.
According to the evidence, Jay
bird had been in a crap game with
John Sheffield, another negro, and
John had won all of his money,
whereupon he drew a razor and hold
ing it to John’ throat, robbed him of
$8.35.
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A7MIRAL«WM S. SIMS APMIRAL W» 5. BENSON
President Wilsou has recommended high honors for the men who
directed the land and sea forces of the United States in the world war.
In a message to congress he has asked that tbg permanent rank of gen
eral be given to General John J. Pershing, of the
American expeditionary forces, and to General Peyton C. March, chief
of staff. He also asked that congress give the permanent rank of admi
ral to Admiral William S. Sims, com mander of the American fleet in Eu
ropean waters, and Admiral William S. Benson, chief of operations. The
president recommended that General Pershing be given preference over
General March. Some opposition has been voiced in congress in giving the
proposed honor to General March.
SUMTER SOLID
FOR LOCAL TAX
FOR EDUCATION
1 “Over the top” for local school tax,
was the record of the Shiloh and Con
j cord school districts which voted on
the proposal Friday at special elec
tions. The vote in the Shiloh dis
trict was unanimous for the tax and
in the Concord t district the issue
passed with a safe margin over the
necessary two-thirds. The proposal
I was defeated in the Shiloh district a
year ago by about half of the total
i vote cast going against it.
1 “This puts Sumter county entirely
i on a local tax basis, except one small
; district, the Williams district, which
| does not have school all of the time,”
I said County Superintendent McMath,
| who was enthusiastic over the result
; because of the high interest taken by
him in the issue. Some fifteen dis
tricts in Sumter county have adopted
the local tax since he became super
intendent two and a half years ago.
Previous to that time only nine dis
tricts had local tax.
The local tax permits the individ
ual districts to levy special taxes for
school purposes to meet their own
needs, enabling them to pay suffi
cient salaries to attract competent
teachers, and to make whatever im
provements may be needed. It has
be on a forerunner of consolidation,
which is declared to be the greatest
impetus to education the South has
even seen, bringing the high school
to the doors of the rural inhabitants.
3,000 MADE HOMELESS
IN BIG CHICAGO FIRE
CHICAGO, Aug. 2—(By Assncia-
i ted Press) —Half a dozen fires tioke i
j out early today in a six-block area j
| west of the stockyards inhabited ,
■ chiefly by foreigners. It was ueces- ■
sary to order several compares of
militia to that section. It was stated
nearly 100 homes were destroyed
and three thousand made homeless.
| WEATHER j
For Georgia—Sunday probably j
I showers.
[FIREMEN’S KEEN
SCENT PREVENTS
BIG COTTON FIRE
The keen scent of members of the
fir e department picked up Friday
[ night as they were sitting about
| their headquarters preparing to re-
I tire, saved what probably otherwise
■ would have been a disastrous Lire in
. the L. G. Council cotton warehouse.
| Catching the odor of burning cot
! ton Chief Naylor sent several of his
ir en out with search lights to inspect
the neighborhood. Shortly the alarm
w;s rung and the department hurried
to the warehouse, where smoke was
pouring from every crack, although
no blaze could be seen.
Knowing the tendency of enclosed
cotton to burst into fames in a flash
♦n exposure to outside air, the hoses
were all attached and in position for
instant action before the door was
opened. When the opening was made
the heavy smoke pouring out nearly
suffocated the men, but luckily no
blaze still appeared, and the origin
of the smoke was sought. It was
quickly located in a pile of waste
cotton, which painteig who had been
working about the premises had used
to wipe their oily hands and brushes
and thrown into corner where spon
taneous combustion had occurred.
The pile was blazing and it was re
ported that the flame had reached
within 6 inches of a bale of cotton
and that a delay of a few minutes
more would have resulted in the
whole interior, containing more than
a thousand bales being in flames.
ARREST OF BOYS AT
HIGH SCHOOL ORDERED
The destruction of somi| thirty
; window panes since the closing of
’ school little more than a month ago
I has resulted in the board of educa
tion having the property of the High
school posted and instructing Chief
of Police Johnson to arrest al Itres
passers on the grounds.
It is said certain boys have been in
the habit plaving and in the
building and bringing about a serious
situation, resulting in police protect
i tion for the building being called for.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SHOPMEN QUIT
IN VIOLATION OF
CHIEFS ORDERS
FROM CAPITAL
! Fold Not To Strike
While Negotiations
Were Going On
WORKMEN STILL ON
JOB IN AMERICUS
Walkout Protest Against
Delays, Says Chicago
Union Secretary
CHICAGO, Aug. 2—(By Associa
ted Press) —It is asserted that the
union Railway Shopmen who went on
strike’ Friday acted against the in
structions of the international offi
cers, who are in conference in Wash
ington with Railroad Administration
th e strike under an agreement that
had already been reached between Di
rector General Hines and the union
representatives.
Local leaders of the Federated
Railway Shopmen’s Union today pre
dicted that th e strike would spread
and become nation-wide. Early today
the strike was for the most part, con
fined to points in the Middle West
sni Southeast, with—srnne craftsmen
out rt points outside these generally
described sections.
In the Middle West, chiefly the
Chicago district, some thirty thous
and men wer e reported out, with a
lik e number in the South and South
east sections. They demand a wage
increase from the present scale of
68 cents an hour to 85 cents an hour
with 60 cents an hour for helpers,
and the increase to be effective from
January 1, 1919.
‘Every railroad system in the
country will be effected by night,”
John D. jjecretary of the
I council directing the Chicago strike
situation, said: “The strike was
ordered as a protest against the many
delays in meeting our demands. Ne
gotiations in Washington have been
without avail. We will make a clean
sweep of road in the country.”
NO STRIKE HERE IN
SEABOARD SHOPS
It was stated last night at the Sea
board shops that the strike had not
taken effect there, every man being
on the job as usual. The men would
not discuss the dispute in authority
for calling the strike, but it was in
timated that there was little like
lihood of a walkout here unless it
wag authorized by th e international
officers of the union.
2.000 TO BE OUT IN
ATLANTA IS PREDICTION
ArLANIA, Aug. 2—(By Associa
ted Press) —Representatives of the
union shopmen employed by the rail
roads entering Atlanta declared today
that their strike would reach full
strength today, when approximately
: 2,000 members in this city will have
joined the walk-out. On the other
' hand, representative of several rail
roads, including the Atlanta, &
West Point, the Georgia railroad, the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic,
and Central of Georgia declared the
roads not seriously affected.
BOSS CARPENTER AT
SOUTHER FIELD HURT
J. H. Hare, boss carpenter at
Souther Field, while using one of
the electrically-driven cut-off saws
Friday, had three fingers on his
right hand badly cut. Mr. Hare fears
that he will lose one o' the injured
; fingers. He said that though he had
! been doing this sort of work for the
government for three years, this was
I his first accident. Mr. Hare’s home
| is 209 Mills street.
COTTON MARKET.
LOCAL SPOTS
Good middling, 33 cents.
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