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FORTY-FIRST YEAR,—NO. 185.
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SCHOOL BONDS WIN
IN THALEAN DISTRICT
AMERICUS TO PLAY AT
ALBANY ON THURSDAY
The Americus baseball team will I
go tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock i
to Albany for the first of the series
of games to be played w ; th that city,
the game scheduled for Tuesday at j
Leslie having been called off owing;
to heavy rains at Leslie, Albany and
Americus.
Friends of both teams regret that
the game yesterday had to be post-1
poned, as they had practiced hard to
"in “that old ball.game.” The Amer
icus team, however, will revive its ;
spirits and journey down to Albany,
with the purpose of “bringing home
the bacon.”
It i s hoped her e that a couple of
games can be arranged with Albany
far next wefek. The Americus team
>s newly organized and the initial
showing made in tomorrow’s game
will decide whether the team will
he able to meet a few other outfits
this season. The fact that the first
game will be played on the other
' How’s home grounds is rather a
a .dicap, but Tommy Hooks states
s bunch of ball tossers Tike to be
a" ay from home, and they all say
T ’at nothing short of a win will bring
t-’em back to Americus satisfied.
Ail Americus people who have bus
mess in Albany this week should
■aake it a point to arrange their en- I
g igements so they can attend the j
game and help the Americus boys ■
go over the streets of Albany “all
smiles.”
Br EWERS to confer
UPON PROHI SITUATION
ATLANTIC CITY, August 13.
‘ Associated Press.) —Believing
’’ it revulsion of feeling against pro
-11 ntion can be concentrated f6r re- |
of liquor statutes, the brewers
' ' *he nation have called a confer
-1 nee here for September 20, to last ,
one week.
WILSON TO AGAIN
VETO REPEAL OF
DAYLIGHT SAVING
I WASHINGTON, August 13.—(8y
I Associated Press.)—President Wilson
I will veto the law proposing a repeal
I of the daylight saving act, it was
said today. He expected to return
it to Congress before the end of pres
ent week.
SENATE COMMITTEE
FINISHED WITH TREATY
WASHINGTON, August 13. — (By
Associated Press.—With the hearing
on the peace treaty completed, the
Senate Foreign Relations comfnittee
turned its attention to Mexican, Col
ombian matter, while in the Senate
it was also the plan of leaders to
lay aside temporarily the issues of
the treaty fight to take up other mat
ters.
GERMANS TO BUILD
BIG MERCANTILE FLEET
BERLIN, August 13. — (By Asso
ciated Press.) —“We must proceed
immediately to create a mercantile
fleet and help the German abroad
with stat e advances,” said Mathias
Erzberger, Minister of Finance,
speaking before the national assembly
l at Weimar vesterday. He promised
i the assembly that a bill carrying out
’ thes e projects would be presented in
a few weeks. _
THE TIMESZ RECORDER
teO PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
Although the election was held on
one of the worst days of the whole
recent rainy spell, the bond election
in the Thalean school district to de
termine the question of issuing $60,-
000 in school bonds for building a
modern new school house, the issue
carried. A resident of the district,
telling The Times-Recorder the de
tails of the election today, said “As
Thales of old was the first to carry
literature to the Greeks and to intro
duce geometry among the ancients,
so the Thalean school district of
Surhter county is the first to vote
bonds to introduce this great move
ment into the school of the county.”
Ther e are 66 registered voters in
the district, of whom 44 cast their
ballots, all of these being for bonds
and thus recording the unanimous
progressive sentiment of the com
munity.
Immediately following the closing
of the polls the trustees met and
passed resolutions to have the bonds
validated by Sumter Superior court,
and they will begin at once to ar
range for erecting the building, the
construction of which will be .pushed
to early completion.
A competent faculty has already
been secured with Miss Sarah Wal
ters as principal. The school will be
prepared to accommodate all the us
ual Georgia school grades up to and
including the Tenth. Conveyances
will be arranged for and these will
carry all pupils who live shore than
three miles from the school house
site too and from their various
homes. The board of education is
now feady to consider bids for the
transportation of these pupils.
Other schools which are adopting
progressive policies are those at
Friendshin and Concord, which re
cently consolidated and will open
a three-teacher school as soon as the
new building is completed, while
Mossy Dell school has petitioned to
unite with Plains school. This con
solidation, together with some terri
tiy north of Plains, will give Plains
between 50 and 75 pupils in addition
to the number already attending the
splendid school at that place.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 13, 1919
ABSENT DEPUTIES
SUMMONED TO AID
TOTTERING TOCA
MADRID MINISTRY
Government To Attempt
To Stay in Power With
Aid of Alfonso
FATE OF CABINET
NOW IN BALANCE
Fate of Toa Government
To Be Decided By
Thursday
MADRID, August 13. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —A ministerial crisis
is impending in Spain. The govern
ment has summoned all absent depu
ties to Madrid. At the office of Pre
mier Toca, it is stated, the fat e of
present cabinet will be determined at
a meeting to be held Thursday.
GEORGIA SENATE ASKS SIX
MONTHS’ PAY FOR SOLDIERS
ATLANTA, August 13.—Th e
House concurrent resolution asking
the United States Congress to pass
the bill giving six months’ pay to
honorably discharged soldiers, sailor s
and marines who served during the
late war was unanimously adopted
by the Senate late Tuesday after
noon. The resolution was introduced
by Representative John W. Bale, of
Floyd, and met no opposition in eith
er branch of the General Assembly.
In addition to urging upon Con
gress the necessity of passing the bill,
Georgia representatives and senators
serving in Washington were instruct
ed to use their best efforts in behalf
of the measure.
The resolution as adopted by the
Senate follows:
“Whereas there is pending in the
Congress of the United States a bill
which proposes to pay all honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who served during the late war
a sum of money equivalent to six
. mon thss’ pay; and.
“Whereas it is just and desirable
and that these discharged soldires,
sailor s and marines be provid d with
this sum in order that they may tide
over that period of time required to
readjust themselves in civil life;
“Now therefore be it resolved by
the House of Representatives of Geor
gia, the Senate concurring, that we
indorse such a bill providing for six
months’ pay as aforesaid and rec
ommend that Georgia Senators and
Congressmen support same.”
RAILROAD OPERATION
NORMAL WITHIN WEEK
CHICAGO, August 13.—The call
ing off of railroad shopmen’s strike
in the Atlanta district caused rail
road Officials today to predict that
i the entire rail system of country
would be operating at normal within
a week. In Chicago district, howev
er. there was no break in ranks of
the strikers.
BULGARIA TO GET
ACCESS TO OPEN SEA
PARIS, August 13.—(8y Associat
ed Press.) —Supreme Council, Echo
de Paris says, is preparing +o give
Bulgaria opening to Mediterranean
I Sea through either Dedeagatch or
Kavlaa. The territory surrounding
port selected to be neutralized under
status similar to that of Danzig.
GREY TO REPRESENT
BRITAIN AT WASHINGTON
LONDON. August 13. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —Viscount Grey, form
er British Secretary State for Foreign
Affairs, has agreed to represent the
British government at Washington,
pending appointment of a permanent
ambassdor.
J WEATHER I
For Georgia—Showers and thund- j
erstorms probably tonight and Thurs
day-
WASHINGTON SCENE
OF ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
GEORGIA STATE AGGIE
SOCIETY BEGINS SESSION
The Georgia State Agricultural so
ciety met today in Americus in an
nual session with between fifty and
seventy-five delegates representing all
parts of the state attending.
The session of the convention,
which continues through Thursday,
is being held in the’ Superior court
room auditorium nt the eourthuse.
The session was opened this morn
ing with addresses of welcome deliv
ered by Mayor J. E. Sheppard, on
behalf of the municipal authorities,
and Joseph Perkins, representing the
business interests of Americus and
the Americus and Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce. The invoca
tion was by Rev. Guyton Fisher, pas
tor of First Methodist church here.
J. H. Wills, of Jenkinsbutg, res
ponded to the welcome addresses on
behalf of the society, instead of Hon.
James D. Price, former commissioner
of agriculture of Georgia, who was
unavoidable detained at his home nt
Farmington. Wills’ address was one
of eloquence and appreciation, and
was graciously received by nis hear
ers.
Following the response to the wel
come addresses, Capt. John A. Cobb,
of Americus, who enjoys the distinc
tion of being the oldest livng mem
ber of the Georgia State Agricultural
society, addressed the delegates, his
talk being heard with interest by all
present. A recess was then taken,
and the delegates registered with
the convention secretary.
The first business of the session
following the recess was the annual
address of President Hammack, and
the program for the day as printed in
The Times-Recorder yesterday was
then carried out in deatil.
EXPLOSION AT SELMA
DOES $1,000.00 DAMAGE
SELMA, Ala.. August 13.—A num
ber of persons narrowly escaped seri
ous injury yesterday morning when
a vulcanizer at the Hooper Motor Co.
blew up, scattering debris over the
shop and causing a terrific blast. The
damage is estimated at about $1,200.
Persons fifty feet away from the ex
plosion were struck by flying debris,
and slightly injured, whil> persons in
the vulcanizing department wer e un
hurt. A gasoline tank of an automo
bile sixty feet away was torn to
pieces by a flying piece of hot sheet
iron the siz e of a dinner plate.
It is considered remarkable that no
one was seriously hurt, while parts
of the machine weighing as much as
400 pounds were being blasted about
that part of the shop.
The explosion caused considerable
excitement and was felt a block
away.
DEATH OF MISS RANEW
FOLLOWS LONG ILLNESS
Miss Jennie Ranew, 85 years
old, residing 6 miles north < f
Americus, died at 12:30 o’clock
this aftcnoci', her ilemi,.' follow
ing an extended illness.
Miss Ranew was a native of Sum
ter county, and having spent all of
her long life in this community, was
widely known and universally lov
ed. She is survived by three broth
ers, L. W. Ranew and J. M. Ranew,
with whom she resided, and H. W.
Ranew, of Schley county, besides
three sisters, Misses Harrietts and
Mary Ann Ranew, of Schley county,
and Mrs. Bessie Burte, of Leslie.
The funeral services were held at
3:30 o’clock this afternoon at the fam
ily residence with Rev. Leßoy G.
Henderson officiating, and interment
was in the family cemetery.
AMERICAN STEAMER HIT*;
LOOSE MINE IN NORTH SEA
DOVER. August 13. (By Asso
ciated Press.—The American steam
er Englewood struck a mine in the
North Sea. off Thames river this
morning. She is in no immediate
danger, as tugs are standing close
by.
SUPREMECOUNCIL
CALLED TO ACT
ON NEWEST CRISIS
PARIS, August 13. (By Associat
ed Press.) —Following receipt of re
plies from Premier Bratiano, of Ru
mania. to notes of the Supreme Coun
cil, concerning activity of Rumanian
troops in Hungary, the Council hast
ily called a meeting for two-thirty
this afterqoon to consider the Hun
garian situation.
committeeto o
EXPEDITE HEAR-
MB
INGS ONiTREATY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—(8y
Associated Press.) —At a stormy ses
sion today the senate foreign rela
tions committee agreed to expedite
consideration of the peace traty. The
re-reading of disputed sections and
consideration of possible amend
ments will begin tomorrow.
Senator Hitchcock, ranking demo
cratic member, it is understood, told
the committee that unless there is
| early committee action an attempt
I might b e made to force a vote on the
I treaty on the floor of the senate.
I Senator Lodge and others, are under
■ stood to have favored the proposal
to hasten consideration of the pact,
but Senator Fall, of New Mexico, is
! said to have taken the position that
. any precipitate action at this time
would be impracticable.
STRIKE OF SHOPMEN
UrrICIAjLLY CALLED OFb
ATLANTA, Aug. 13.—The strike
of allied railroad shopmen in the
southeast was officially called off at
a convention here late yesterday by
representatives oi the various unions.
Decision to end the strike pending
the adjustment of matters by Presi
dent Wilson and Director General
Hines came in the form of a resolu
tion which was unanimously adopted.
The men were ordered to return to
work Thursday morning.
The resolution adopted by the shop
men provides that all now on strike
return to their work at the usual
hour Thursday morning. The decis
ion of the convention was announced
at a mass meeting tday of union
shopmen. It was agreed that all strik
ers would abide without question to
the decision reached by the con
vention.
With the return to work today of
striking shopmen employed at the
Central of Georgia shops here and
the assurance that all shops would
be in operation Thursday, the situa
tion throughout the southeast today
was regarded as normal.) It was stat
ed it would be necessary to continue
limited freight embargoes for a brief
period, owing to the amount of ac
cumulated repairs necessary to cars
now in shops. •
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
HUGE SUM ASKED
BY AMATUER BAD
MAN WHO TURNS
GUN ONHIMSELF
Bullet Sent After Cashier
Went Wild But Aim
At Self Was Better
THOUGHT~HOLD-UP
EASY IN CAPITAL
Robber Gave Name of
John Fetzer and His
Home Defiance, O
WASHINGTON, August 13.—(8y
I Associated Press.) —A robber enter
ed the Hunsey Trust Company, near
police headquarters, and pointed two
pistols at the teller, demanding $150,-
000. Then, after firing one shot at
a clerk, he turned the pistol on him
self and attempted suicide by shoot
ing himself in the jaw. When taken
to a local hospital the man gave his
name as John Fetzer, of Definace,
Ohio. He told the police that he
I picked out Washington because he
understood that there was plenty of
money in the capital, and that a hold
■ up would be easy.
FIRST PROFITEER
ARRESTS IN SOUTH
SOON AT MACON
MACON, August 13.—Sufficient
evidence has been secured against
certain parties in Macon to make ar
rests on the charge of profiteering
on foods, United States Marshal Joe
Davis declared yesterday. He de
clined to comment upon w’hen arrests
would occur.
“When the lightning is going to
strike,” he said. “I am not at lib
erty to say, but it is going to strike
and will cause a considerable shock,
as most lightning bolts do.”
The Bureau of Investigation, com
posed of secret service men, have
been at work in Macon and other
South Georgia towns under the di
rection of District Attorney Donald
son, it develeoped yesterday. The
investigators are on the war path for
merchants who make illegal profits
off their customers. As soon as ad
ditional evidence has been secured,
and warrants sworn out, arrests will
be made, according to the marshal.
District Attorney Earle M. Donald
son, who returned yesterday morning
from Savannah, where he has been
in conference with members of the
Federal Board of Food Control, was
busy yesterday formulating plans for
taking action against profiteers in
Macon, it was understood. Mr. Don
aldson said he was too busy to see
a newspaper reporter.
Since receiving orders last week
from A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney
General of the United States, that
the Bureau of Investigation, which
was in operation during the war, get
busy again to put an end to profiteer
ing, District Attorney Donaldson has
been having conditions in Macon and
other cities in his district investigat
ed.
NO MEETING OF SUPREME
COUNCIL HELD TODAY
PARIS, August 13.—8 y Associated
Press.) —The Supreme Council of
peace conference held no meeting to
day. It discussed the Thracian ques
tion yesterday.