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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO 182.
LG. COUNCIL MAN
BEHIND OFFER TO
GIVE T BUILDING
AS CIVICCENTER
Will Donate SIO,OOO In
Cash To Purchase
Structure
building easily
WORTH $60,000.00
Citizens Asked To Put
Up Funds For Needed
Improvements
L. G. Council is the man behind
the offer to present th e Y. M. C. A.
building at th'e intersection of
Church and Jackson streets to the
city as a civic center. Announce
ment of his name was authorized late
yesterday by T. O. Marshall, who
permits The Times-Recorder to pub
lish th’e full details of ,the proposi
tion made by Mr. Council is offer
ing to present the building to the city
for use a s civic .ggnter. Th e proposi
tion is perhaps the most generous ev
er made in the history of Americus.
The only condition attached to the
gift is that citizens here raise $15,000
to pay for needed repairs, including
the installation of a swimming pool,
a heating plant and necesary addi
tional baths. The letter written Mr.
Marshall by Mr. Council, making the
offer, publication of which is auth
orized for th e first time today, fol
lows:
Americus, Ga., August 9, 1919.
Mr. T. 0. Marshall,.
Receiver Y. M. C. A.,
Americus, Ga.
Dear Sir:—One e.f the most serious
problems confronting the people of
Americus, to my mind, is the solution
of the Y. M. C. A. A proposition,
as I believe to a great extent, the
future welfare of the city depends
upon th e disposition which will be
made by the people of Americus of
th e building.
The building and equinment rep
resents an actual investment by the
peopl e of Americus of at least $40,-
000 and is today worth not less than
$60,00.0. This $40,000 has been
paid by the people of Americus for
the purpose of maintaining a Y. M.
C. A. building in this city.
While I am of course aware of the
fact that the record of th e Y M. C.
A in Americus in the past has been
far from what it should have been,
yet I am convinced in my own mind
that it would be for the best inter
est of our city that it should be re
organized as such and operated as it
should be, under th e direction and
control of a Board of Directors com
posed of the minister and one lay
man from each church in the city
with a wise and sufficientsecretary in
charge, and I am confident that such
a secretary can, and will b e secured
if necessary.
To this matter I have given a great
deal of very careful thought and at
tention, and in order that it may he
saved I am willing, and hereby make
the people of Americus the following
proposition:
I will give SIO,OOO, cash, to pay
the indebtedness on the building,
provided other citizens will giv e a
sufficient amount to put in a swim
i‘-mg pool, a modern heating plant
and certain other needed improve
ments such as renovating the build
ing and putting it in first-class con
dition in every respect, which in my
judgment, owing to the present cost
of material and labor, will require
something like $15,000.
r Along the line of a Community
. itei umlei th e management which
av e already cut-lined, oth’er Civic
’°die s would be allowed the use of
' le building, and expected to us e it,
°r al! matters of a public or semi-
Pnblic nature. Space cou< 1 be pro
'' led in the building under this plan,
a - a fair rental, for the use of hous
-11 ? suc b Civic Organizations Us
m - be approved by the Board of
" vernors of the institution, and the
!i ding used as a Community Cen
-er.
J 1 ■ how the additional amount
w °Jld be raised, I would not of
p ,tn p presume even to suggest.
f ''.v ( .v er , j am w iiiing to pay the
''•(100 which T hereby pledge, in
h when at feast $15,000 additional
■->0 been pledged in cash, or its
'."talent in advance by our own
! Man Who Investigated
j Alleged Army Cuelty ;
1 Wl
Representative Royal C. Johnson I
of th e Congressional Sub-Committee
that is investigating conditions in
American Army Prison Camps in
France from which almost unbeliev
able stories.of cruelty have come.
FIRST BALE NEW
COTTON BROUGHT
IN BY FORREST
The first bale of Sumter epunty
cotton to be brought into Americus
this season was weighed today at
L. G. Council’s warehouse, being
brought in by A. A. Forrest .The bale
weighed 482 pounds, and classed
Liverpool middling. It was purchas
ed by Janney & Company for 35
cents a pound. Forrest is one of
Sumter county’s most progressive
farmers living in the 28th district,
and has already established a repu
tation as a “first bale” farmer, be
ing known throughout the county as
“First Bale” Forrest.
G. W. HOLMES PROPERTY SOLD.
Real Estate Agent, C. C. Giles,
sold Tuesday to Carroll J. Clark, of
Americus, Ga., the beautiful resi
dence and grove of Mr. K. W. Hol
mes, just outside thp' city limits, on
Lakeview avenue. This property,
known a s the Oaks, comprrises a
11 1-2 acres grove and a lovely and
commodious residence, with large
comfortable porches, and one of the
most beautiful lawn in the city.
Possession will be given this fall. Mr.
Clark is to be congratulated upon hi?,
splendid purchase. W’hile in th e city
Mr. and Mrs. Clark were registered
at the Grand View hotel.—Eustis,
(Fla.,) Lake Region.
SENATOR HARRIS VISITING GA.
WASHINGTON, August 9.—Sen
ator William J. Harris will arriv e in
Atlanta today to be there a few days
on official business. He left follow
ing the recess until Monday taken
' by the Senate after the President’s
address to Congress.
people for the construction of a mod
ern swimming pool, putting in a heat
ing plant, installing new plumbing
and baths and renovating the build
ing throughout. However I would
not care to put anything in the propb
sition until all the churches of our
city, by their official action, have
pledged their support to the active
management of the Association which
I believe i s absolutely essential to the
proper conduct of the same.
I have absolutely no desire what
ever to push this proposition on the
people of Americus, but I have giv
en to it in the past, as well as have
many others, and I want to save it
if possible. The time for action is
now very short, less than thirty days,
and I suggest that you place this
proposition before the people through
the paper in order that their wishes
may be ascertained.
I would not accept representation
on the Board of Governors a s out
' lined above, and my proposition is
made solely for the benefit of the
young men and boys of Americus
and the future welfare of the city.
Yours for the good of Americus,
L. G. COUNCIL.
ERIC
THETIiHgpECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
A. L. I. SOON TO
BE RE-ORGANIZED
WAR VETS BEHIND
OLD GUARD UNIT
American Legion Names
Committee To
Investigate
AMERICUS WANTS
MILITARY UNIT
Plenty of Old Members
Will Volunteer To
Instruct Recruits
“John D. Mathis Post,” of the
American Legion held its first regu
lar meeting in the auditorium of Car
negie Library, with a large attend
i ance present. John G. Holst, who was
i chosen temporary chairman at the
organization meeting, held several
weeks ago, called the meeting to or
der and presided until after the
election of officers, when Commander
James A. Fort assumed charge.
Among the visitors present at the
meeting were Judge Z. A. Littlejohn,
Prof. J. E .Mathis and G. ester
Williams , the later having had
some sixteen years service in the
Americus Light Infantry, in which
he rose from the rank of 'private to
that of captain.
The matter of re-organizing the
A. L. I. was brought up and Judge
Littlejohn being called upon for a
few remarks thereon, requested Prof.
Mathis to address the meeting, be
cause of his familiarity with the sub
ject.
Prof. Mathis then explained his
views on the subject of the local mili
tary organization, mentioning the old
pleasant relations that have always
existed between the organization and
Americus people; the pride felt by
all in its reputation and rec or 1 in the
Great War, and the resultant disap
pointment .of Americus people should
this only apparent means of local pro
tection and efficient backing of the
city and county officials he lost perm
anently. He announced his belief
that the people of the city and coun
ty would co-operate heartily with
members of the post, and felt sure
that the proper fir;anc.ul backing
would be speedily forthcoming. He
referred to the ever-Inere ising men
ace to this section of the country . e
' suiting from conditions brought on
by the war and the consequent need
of efficient protection should the time
ever arise. It was ca'le.l to li’c at
tention of those present that the 87
Krag Jorgenson rifles of the H’gh
School cadets were available until
the proper equipment could be requi
j sitioned through the regular chan
nels.
L. G. Williams spol-.e at some
■ length on the subject, along the same
! lines as Mr. Mathis, commented on
his unusual length of service with the
organization and the resulting inter
; est that he felt in the re-organization
of the military company. He stated
; that only recently a prominent wo
man here had inquired of him as to
i the possibility of getting the military
I company re-organized, declaring that |
the ladies of the city and county
would be thoroughly interested in
j the project, and that she expected at
I the first opportunity to speak to the
members of the post relative to the’
I matter. In concluding his remarks,
I Williams suggested that a machine
gun squad be added to supplemer.’- ti e
proposed company of infantry.
James A. Fort,, who was cotnmand
: ing officer of the company at the
| date the A. . I. was called into fed
eral service in June 1916, and who
returned from France recently «’th
a major's commission, then took the
floor. He stated that while he hadn’t
talked the matter over with old
members of the company, sc.l! die
idea of n.-establishing the company
had been uppermost in hit mind since
his return, and now thnt the matter
had been broached, he considered it
an opportune time to commence at
once .tips leading towards the re or
ganizati »i of the company lie said
further that he had recent! z re?<i.erl
a letter '’rem the adjutant general of
Georgia rtating that authority w<
be granted to re-organize the old
company. He said also that in prev
ious years the old company had not
received the entire co-operation of
the people, and invited attention to
, tho fact that while ther e are suffic
ient of the old men available to or
ganize and instruct the company that
new, young blood would be required
I to make it successful, and that the
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1919.
SPECIAL AGENTS
OVER COUNTRY
HUNT PROFITEERS
IN NECESSITIES
Only Most Pressing
Cases In Other Lines
Will Be Noticed
TRAINED SLEUTHS
SEEKING EVIDENCE
Much Evidence Against
Extortioners Already
Secured
WASHINGTON, August 9.—(By
Associated Press.) All special
agents of the Department of Justice
over the country have been ordered
to assist district attorneys in un
covering evidence of profiteering in
foodstuffs and other necessities.
Attorney General Palmer’s in
structions were that the agents
should drop everything but the most
pressing cases pending. The result
will be to put hundreds of trained
investigators in the search for men
who have inflated prices exorbitant
ly-
Numerous reports received by the
Department from district attorneys
indicated much evidence against
profiteers is being accumulated.
matter should be talked over among
the young men of the city and county
who have not had military training in
an effort to interest them in enlist
ing. He also advised those present
that the new National Guard for the
State of Georgia, when organized
would be on a pay basis and conse
quently would expect real soldiering
from the members during the ‘ime
they were engaged. In short he said
he considered the re-organization of
the A. L. I. as very necessary, tut
wants the matter gone into thorough
ly and intelligently in order that toe
company, once established, may be
thoroughly successful.
Walter Rylander suggested at the
conclusion of Fort’s remarks that
the matter be referred to a commit
tee to be appointed later, which com
mittee shall have *ull power to go
into the matter fully, both with ti e
adjuant general of Georgia and the
leading citizens of Americus and
Sumter county, and that the report
of this committee be read at the next
meeting of the post, which suggestion
was adopted.
The election of regular officers for
the post followed the discussion, and
it was decided that the titles of chair
man, vice-chairman and secretary be
changed to read commander, vice
commander and adjutant; the office
of treasurer to be combined W'th that
of vice-commander. The election re
sulted as follows:
Commander.—James A. Fort.
Vice-Commander and Treasurer—
Gordon Howell.
Adjutant.—Harry Schneider.
Chaplain.-—Hilliard Williams.
After the election, the meeting pro
ceeded under charge of Commander
Fort.
After the matter of local dues was
disposed of, Commander Fort ap
pointed a steering committee, which
will investigate and report on the
subject of “Club Rooms and Dues”.
This committee is composed of Harry
Williams, Evan Mathis, John G.
Holst, John Westbrook, B. C. Hogue
and Harry Hawkins.
Other committees appointed were
as follows: ‘
Constitution. John G. Holst,
chairman; Harry Hawkins, John
Wheatley.
Investigation.—B. C. Hogue, chair
man; McCord Prather, C. E. Guerry.
Entertainment. —Dr. H. B. Allen,
chairman; W. Rylander, E. T. Mur
ray.
Enrollment. Gordon Howell,
chairman; Harry Williams, T. M. Mer
ritt, Jr., John Westbrook, Ray Bran
nen, R. Johnson, Geo. Bagley.
Hom Defense. —James A. Fort,
chairman; Walter Rylander, Harry
Havkins.
Club Rooms and Dues.—E. T. Ma
this, chairman; Dan Chappell, Jap
Pinkston, J. E. B. McLendon, Dr. IL
A. Snrth.
| WEATHER I
For Georgia—Fair in north; local
showers and thunderstorms probably
tonight and Sunday in north portion.
RAILROAD UNIONS
OBJECT TO USING
VIOLENCE: RESORT
TO OTHER MEANS
Leaders of Fifteen Union
Organizations Unite
In Statement
WAGES INCREASE IS
ANOTHER QUESTION
Men Will Seek Solution
Only If Congress Fails
In Its Effort
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 9.
(By Associated Press.) —Lead-
ers Os fifteen organizations of rail
road employes united today in “defi
nite association said they ‘had no de
sire and have had none, to impress
upon the public by violence or threat’
their proposal that the railroads be
nationalized under “tri-partite con
trol.”
Declaring that the request that liv
ing costs be reduced or wages in
creased was aside from th e question
of future disposition of the railroad
problem, these labor leaders said if
■ President Wilson and Congress could
‘ not meet this request the men would
i “ have to find another solution.”
; “To prevent any riiisunderstanding
as to the policy of the organized rail
road employes,” said the statement,
“we unite m a definite assertion that
we have no desire and have had none,
i to impress upon the pub .c, by vio
' fence or by threat, our proposal that
' the railroads be nationalized under
tri-partite control.
“To disr.hn.tly separate * iiiidera
t tipns now confront the people, the
! wag e requirements of railroad em
ployes and the Sims bid (embodying
the railway employes’ plan for re-or
ganaization of th e railroads.)
I “In the matter of wages we have
submitted an eminently just proposi
tion. We have said that if we are to
1 continue to. live as Americaans should
live, and are to care for our families
i as American families should be car
'• ed for, the profiteers must be re
strained and our wages increased.
Every fair-minded man, and every
intelligent housewife, will recognize
the reasonable ness of this request. If
congress and the president cannot
meet this request, it is a living ques
tion and we shall have to try to find
another solution.
“This, however, bears in no way
i upon our sponsorship of the Sims
bill. We do hold to our conviction
that the railroad employees are in
no mood to consign themselves fin
ally to the autocratic control of fi
nancial dictators, but in proposing
the elimination of capital and the
tri-partite directorate, we have no
purpose of intimidation. We appeal
to the statesmanship of America and
to the common sense of American
manhood. We all are voters, and
unless our democracy in govern
ment is a failure, our democracy in
industry need not be. We believe in
the native ability of American labor.
What. we ask is the Americanization |
of the railroads.”
VICTORY LOAN INSTALLMENTS
BECOME DUE TOMORROW
The next installment, amounting
' to 20 per cent on payment of the
| fourth Victory loan is due on or be
fore August 12.
The banks of the city request all
those interested to call promptly and
make prompt arrangement.
These four mammoth loans have
been handled by the banks, at great
sacrifice, and it is felt by the bank
ers that the public should meet these
obligations as promptly a possible.
PRICE ON MANUFACTURE OF
COTTOS YARNS TO BE ASKED.
WASHINGTON, August 9.—Rep
resentative Byrnes, of South Caro
lina, on Friday introduced a resolu
tion directing the federal trade com
sion to ascertain and report to con
gress the cost of manufacturing the
cost of manufacturing the various
grades of cotton into yarns and cot
ton cloths for the 1919, the manu
facturers price and selling jfrice.
STRIKE SITUATION
MUCH IMPROVED;
MEN IN PLACES
DESERT LEADERS
Railway Shopmen In
Central West Return
ing To Work
ATLANTA DIVISION
MEN ARE STILL OUT
Strikers At Denver And
Little Rock Obdurate;
Won’t Return to Jobs
CHICAGO, August 9. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —While signs of im
provement of the strike of railroad
shopmen here indicated by reports
from central western points today,
others showed at some divisional
points that the men are disinclined to
heed the advise of Pres. Wilson and
their own grand lodge officers to re
turn to work pending a wag e settle
ment.
TO TAKE UP DOMESTIC
PROBLEMS.
WASHINGTON, August 9.—(By
Associated Press.) Domestic prob
that are now facing the coun
try may be taken up directly with
the people by President Wilson dur
ing his forthcoming trip in the in
terest of the peace treaty.
This was indicated today at the
White House, where it was also said
that plans for the tour are going
forward.
MACON SHOPMEN GO BACK
TO WORK MONDAY.
WASHIN ETAOIN ETAOINETAO
MACON. August 9. (By Associat
|ed Press. Striking- railroad shop
men here voted at a mass meeting
today to return to work Monday
morning at eight o’clock.
Round house men and other whose
duty “it is to keep trains running”
returned to work immediately after
th e meeting which adjourned at 12
p. m.
A legal strike vote will be taken.
It will be returnable at midnight on
August 24. The railroads have
been given thirty days notic s as re
qiured by contract and the men say
unless their demands are granted
they will strike again on September
2 if the vote i s in favor of another
strike.
It was the consensus of opinion,
however, that the differences would
be adjusted without another walk
out. President Woodrow Wilson re
cently said that th e demands of the
men would be aken up if they return
to work. He declared no nego
tiations could be conducted while
they were out.
RED CROSS ASKS
SERVICE MEN TO
GIVE WAR RECORD
The Americus and Sumter County
Chapter of the American Red Cross
is preparing a record of the Sumter
county boys who have served in the
late war, and ask that each returned
soldier call at the Red Cross rooms
on the second floor of the Postoffice
building and give his military record.
On each record will be space for
tb« 1 fiery of the man’s services from
the time he was inducted until the
date of his discharge, along with a
personal account of many other im
portant facts.
The authorities of the chapter ap
peal to every Sumter county soldier
to comply with this request, cv n
though he be not special!/ interested
in preserving the history of the war
in such form. As years pass it will
be a source of gratification to many
of those who served to know that
there is on record a complete story
of the part played by each soldier
who went into the army from Sumter
county.
The record, when completed, will
be placed in steel cabine'.s in som<-
convenient public place in Americus,
where it will always be accessible to
any former soldier or other interest- ,
ed person, who may desire to inves- |
tigate the war record of various in
dividuals.
HOME I
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS
READY
TO ACT ON HIGH
COST OF LIVING
SAYS MONDELL
Majority House Leader
Says Legislation Urged
By Wilson Will Pass
SOLONS BUSY
ON MESSAGE
Senate And House Heads
Gave President Close
Attention
WASHINGTON, August 9.—Re
publican Leader Mondell declared in
the House today that Congress is
ready to act promptly on such legis
lation as is needed to carry out the
suggestion made yesterday by Piesi
dent Wilson for reducing the high
cot of living.
Congress got down today to analyz
ing and digesting President Wilson’s
recommendation for a reduction of
th'e increased cost of living.
Members of the Senate House
Interstate Commerce and Agriculture
committees which would have in hand
framing legislation to extend the
food control act and regulate the
shortage of food stuff, give particu
lar attention to his address.
Neither branch of Congress is in
Session today .
BUSINESS SURVEY
MADE BY EXHIBIT
ASSO. OF FAIR
ATLANTA, August 9.—(Special)
—Announcement was made at the of
fice of the Southeastern Exhibit As
sociation, Saturday of the comple
tion of their business survey of the
State of Georgiij, through sixty-six
counties, and it shows that in sixty
six counties there are exceedingly at
tractive manufacturing opportunities
requiring a minimum investment of
$14,370,500. The survey is being
conducted with the most painstaking
care and all unsold business ventures
are being eliminated, and all others
which the rough investigation do not
show would be profitable the par
ticular line in which it is to be lo
ci, ted.
The survey also shows that in the
sixty-six counties the local citizens
are proposing to make special induce
ments for the establishment of the
various enterprises in the way of
free sites, cash donations and free
taxes to the value of $1,191,600. The
survey has also canvassed the mat
ter of how much stock the local citi
zens are prepared to take in the va
rious enterprises, and .the total
amount of local stock now offered
to be taken in the sixty-six counties
in Hie various enterprises is $6,961,-
560, or approximately one-half of
the total amount necessary for theit
establishment.
The survey being conducted by the
Southeastern Exhibit Association will
continue until every county in the
state has been reached and a definite
knowledge gained of the actual man
ufacturing opportunities now exist
ing in every county in the State of
Georgia.
Big Deals Completed.
The executive committee of the
Southeastern Exhibit Association to
gether with its working officials are
preparing for an extensive effort to
secur e additional seven or eight
million dollars capital necessary to
establish the enterprises above men
tioned.
The executive committee of the As
sociation is composed of the first
vice-presidents, who are J. C. Mc-
Auliffe, of Augusta; Homer F. Mc-
Clatchey, Columbus; Hugh Rowe,
Athens; L. P. Hillyer, Macon, and P.
W. Jones, Albany. Edward Young
Clarke is president of the Associa
tion, Z. R. Upchurch, secretary and
Elizabeth Tyler, treasurer. On the
board of directors are some of the
strongest business men in State of
Georgia.
On July first the Southeastern
Exhibit Association sent out ten -
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