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“Germany Badly in Need of Raw
Cotton”is the headline on a news
dispatch from Washington which
says: “The cotton industry of
Germany is suffering from a lack
of raw materials, according to in
formation reaching the depart
ment of commerce. Before the
war, Germany required 2,000,000
bale’s of raw cotton annually, but
the loss of Alsace-Lorraine will
reduce this quantity to 1,500,000
bales.
“Prior to the war Germany was
the second largest consumer of cot
ton in Europe.”
* * *
And right on the heels of this
dispatch comes this one, also from
Washington: “There has been a
rapid return to normal conditions
in the cotton industry in Lanca
shire, England, since the settle
ment of the strike there, according
to department of commerce ad
vices. It is reported that 30,000 op
eratives are working full time and
many manufacturers are advertis
ing for weavers.
“Orders from the far east are
reported to be increasing.”
♦ * *
Which two dispatches inspire the
comment that the demand can’t be
too great this year to suit the far
mers of Sumter county. With wet
weather and the boll weevil cutting
this season’s yield to half of last
year’s rather low yield, the higher
the price paid for what has been
grown the better off we will be.
* * *
Maybe the foes of President Wil
son believe there is such a thing
as going a bit too far. Whatever
the reason, it is now announced
from the national capital that there
will be no organized tour of Re
publican speakers following the
president on his coming trip in the
interest of the peace treaty as had
been planned. It was said, how
ever, that a sort of sniping war
fare would be engaged in; that
individual speaking engagements,
many of them in the territory
through which the president will
travel speaking for the League of
Nations, were planned.
Senator Johnson, republican, of
California, will speak in Indianapo
lis a few days after the president’s
:isit there and later will speax in
California. Senators Reed, demo
crat, Missouri; Poindexter, repub
lican, of Washington, and others
opposed to the league, also are
making speaking engagements.
A hot time is in prospect.
Here is omnious news conveyed
in a dispatch from Austin, "the
capital of the great Lone Star
State: “Formal permission to im
port 150 German families into
Texas is asked of Gov. W. P. Hob
by in a letter received from a for
mer resident of Texas, who had
taken out first papers in 1892 and
returned to Germany. The letter
is from Goeritz On Oder, Germany.
“A similar movement of French
families to Texas also has been
brought to the governor’s atten
tion. The applications have not
been passed on.”
Texas is a large state, and, even
with its great population, is still
sparsely settled. However, our
recent experience with citizens and
aliens of German birth should
prove to us* that tjiere is no room
even in Texas, for even so few as
150 German families. A place
might easily be found for the
rrench immigrants, however.
* * *
The press inimical to President
Wilson has been making a great
deal of capital the la_st few days
of magnified rumors of a break
between the President and Colonel
House, it being hinted that Colon
el House had been cast adrift as
had Colonel Bryan and others
who were held up more or less in
the role of victims of the Presi
dent. But Colonel House says if
any rupture in the ; « relations has
occurred he is unaware of it.
Here is his authorized statement
given out in Paris:
“So far as I know there is no
truth in the report. If there has
been any change in the relations
between the President and myself
I am not aware of it.”
Colonel House pointed out that
the President had appointed him to
serve on the Allied mandate com
mission, which will meet here
again next year.
• « •
FLAMES WRAP CAR
AND FILLING STATION
A government automobile, which
was being driven through the 'oun
try on a snec ; al miuia, was badly
damaged *•< fire v’hile being retl'm
ished with gasoline at the Hooks fill
ing station about noon today, The
gasoline ca"ght fire in some man
ner, and soon the car and filling sta
tion were all ablaze. Before the fire
department arrived several nervy
men had practically put out the
flames with hand extinguishers. The
car was in charge of Ed Johnson, a
n <’gro driver.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO.2OI.
Local Physicians Get Y. M. C. A.
NE# REGIONAL
RAIL SCHEME
SUBMITTED AS
SENATE'S PLAN
Provides Private Owner
ship With Government
Control
WOULD OUTLAW
RAILWAY STRIKES
Proposes Committee For
Settling Disputes With
Workers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—(By
Associated Press.) Private owner
ship of railroads, under a number of
regional systems under strict gov
ernment control, with strikes and
lockout of railroad employes prohib
ited, is the plan for railroad legis
lation submitted to the Senate to
day by the Interstate Comrierce sub
committee.
The tentative bill, embodying, tlje
sub-committee’s recommendation-,
which bear no resemblance to the
rlumo plan was introduced i.y Chair
man Cummins, of lowa, wno stated
m his explanation to the Senate
that the plan provides for the estab
lishment of twenty or twenty-five re
gional rail systems.
The bill also proposes a new meth
od for the settling of labor disputes
through a committee on wages and
working conditions, which wdl be
composed of eight members, four
representing labor and four for the
railway companies.
VETS OF ALL AMERICAN
WARS MAY BE MERGED
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.—A
movement looking to the amalgama
tion of all organizations of veterans
of American wars may be started at
the twenty-first annual national en
campment of United Spanish War
Veterans, which opened here today.
Resolutions proposing such merger
have been prepared for presentation
to the convention. Proponents of the
plan favor limiting each town to one
camp or unit of the central organiza
tion. Other matters to come before
[the Spanish War veterans are:
Reolutions memorializing congress
to grant age and disability pensions
to Spanish War veterans and to make
'pensions payable monthly, instead of
I quarterly.
Requests for absolute preference
to honorably discharged service men
and their widows in federal, state and
municipal employment.
i Proposed amendment of the'hopie
' stead laws.
The annual election of officers is
[scheduled for September 5, the clos
ing day of the encampment. Milton
A. Nathan, of San Francisco, junior
I past department commander, has
been given the endorsement of the
Califronia camps for the office of
commander-in-chief of the national
body.
MISS ESTES GIVEN
PART IN NEW PLAY
Miss Ellen Estes, who has been
studying dramatic art in New York
during some time past, will be with
a road company presenting “Some
time,” a Kammerstein production the
current season, her capabilities hav
ing attracted an agent of a large
theatrical corporation, who offered
her a part in one of the season's new
plays. Miss Estes, who is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Estes, yester
day advised her parents of the offer
made to her in New York, and they
imemdiately wired their consent for
her to accept. She will therefore begin
training for the part at once, and
during the winter months will visit
many Southern cities, Americus prob
ably being included within the itin
erary of the “Sometime” company.
The Weather Forecast
For Georgia.—Fair in North,
showers jn South portion tonight and
Wednesday.
THE RECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
17 MILLS FIXED
AS COUNTY AND
STATE TAX FOR
SUMTER AGAIN
Commssioners Adopt
Same Rate As For
Last Year
SCHOOL DISTRICT
LEVIES ORDERED
Rates Run From 2 to 5
Milles Besides
Bonds
The tax levy for Sumter county,
as fixed at yesterday’s meeting of
the commissioners, remains the same
as yast year—l 2 mills for the county
and 5 mills for the state, a total of
17 mills.
At the same time the school levies
for the various districts were fixed.
The following order, setting forth
the levy in detail was passed:
It appearing from the tax digest
of Sumter county for the year 1919,
that the value of all taxable property
[in said county amounts to $9,572,-
, 939.00, and it appearing that the
state tax for the year 1919 has been
fixed at 5 mill or $5.00 on every
$1,000.00. It is ordered by the
Board of Commission.ers of Roads
and Revenues of Sumter County,
Georgia, that for the purpose of
raising necessary funds and revenues
to defray the various expenses of
Sumter county for the year 1919, the
following assessment be, and same
is, hereby levied upon all the taxable
property within said Sumter county,
as follows:
First: For legal indebtedness for
the county 75c on each $1,000.00.
Second: (a) For courthouses,
12 1-2 cents on $1,000.00; (b) For
jail, 12 1-2 cents on $1,000.00; (c)
For bridges for general purposes, 25c
on the $1,000.00.
[ Third: For sheriff’s jail fees, 65e
on the $1,000.00.
Fourth: For coroner's fees, 2 cents
on the $1,000.00.
Fifth: For court expenses, 23 cents
on the $1,000.00.
Sixth. Jury fees, sl.lO on the
$1,000.00.
Seventh. Support of he poor of
the county, 50 on the SI,OOO.
Eighth: For educational, noth
ing.
Ninth: For roads, $4.00 on the
$1,000.00.
Tenth: Special briodge, $4.25 on
the $1,000.00.
Total $12.00 on the $1,000.00.
It is further ordered by said Board
of ommissioners that the following
rates be levied in the school districts
Tor school purposes as follows:
Friendship and Concord, rate 4 mills.
| Plains and Mossy Dell, rate 5
mills.
Shiloh, rate 4 mills.
Thalean (New Point, Fidelity and
Benevolence) rate 4 mills.
Thompson and Pine Grove, rate 5
mills.
Sumter, rate 3 mills.
Johnson, rate 2 1-2 mills
New Era, rate 2 mills.
Gammage, rate 3 mills.
Union High School (Leslie, New
| Hone, DeSoto and Howell) rate 5
mills and 4 mills for school bonds.
Huntington, rate 4 mills.
Andrew Chappell, rate 3 1-2 mills.
Cobb, rate 5 mills.
Pleasant Grove, rate 2 1-2 mills.
Pennington, rate 4 1-2 mills.
Andersonville and Mount Mary.
| rate 4 mills.
FORD PLAN RELEASE
IS URGED BY HARRIS
ATLANTA. September 2.—Re-
I lease of the Ford assembling plant
in Atlanta by the government has
been urged upon the War Depart
ment by United States Senator Wm.
J. Harris, of Georgia, following nu-
I m'-rous requests by telegrams and
( letters, according to advices receiv
ed here. The demand for the pro
ducts of the plant and the employ
mnpt of a large number of people
have been advanced as the reasons
and Senator Harris expects early ac
tion by the government.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1919.
The Life Preserver By Morris i
W : . T " •-
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ALLIES DEMAND
GERMANS ALTER
CONSTITUTION
PARIS, September 2. — (By Asso
' ciated Press.) —The Supreme Coun-
■ cil of the Peace Conference decided
j today to send a note in forceful
terms to the German government
pointing out the contradition with
the Versailles treaty of a provision
i in the new German constitution pro-
I viding for representation of the Aus
trian-German reichsrath. The Coun
cil demands suppression of the ar
ticle within a fortnight, declaring that
otherwise the allies will be compell
ed to undertake further occupation of
the left bank of the Rhine.
The Supreme Council today dis
! cussed the failure of Rumania to
make written responses to the Coun
cil’s notes. It is likely the Council
will send an admiral in the near fu
ture With an emphatic note demand
ing an immediate response from
Rumania to the Council s communi
cations.
i The Aegean seaport, access to
which the allies have decided to give
Bulgaria under peace treaty, is Ded-
> eagatsi, together with a (railroad
.’ leading to that port.
ALBANIANS MASSACRE
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
BELGRADE, September I. (By
Associated Press.)—Numbers of
Italian soldiers have been massacred
in severe attacks by Albanian clans
men, according to the Ponittka. The
remainder of the Italian troops re
tired toward Durazzo and other
strong points.
PRESBYTERIANS CALL
YOUNG ARMY CHAPLAIN
The Presbyterian church of Amer
icus has extended a call to Rev. F. P.
Anderson, of Greenville, S. C.,’ and
a reply either accepting or declining
the call is expected at an early date.
Rev. Mr. Anderson paid the con
gregation a visit last Wednesday,
coming here for a conference with .
the officers of the church and con-
■ ducting the prayer meeting. He is a
a young man, who had held only one
pastorate before entering the army
as chaplain. He was stationed for
a time and later went to France.
MARINES AND YOUNG
CIVILIANS IN CLASH
ATLANTA, September 2. —Ten
l marines and six or seven young
[■ civilians of Decatur had a near riot
last night, when the former descend
led upon the town thirty strong
I sworn to get revenge for the rock
■ ing two of their number had receiv
; ed tre week before.
It seems the “home boys’ had ob-
I jected to the marines coming there
( to visit the young ladies of the town
and set upon two, chasing them back
■to Atlanta. A small crowd was at
tacked by the marines who came
I to town, related their mistreatment
I and recruited themseives to “war
i strength.”
1 Cases were made against eleven
i but dismissed last night by the may
lor of Decatur upon the promise of
I both sides to obey the laws of the
city, which make it illegal to fight
on the streets.
COTTON DROPS
100 POINTS ON
CROP REPORT
1 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—(By
Associated Press.) —A cotton crop of
11,230,000 bales, was forecast by the
U. S. department of agriculture to
day, based on an estimated condition
of 61.4 per cent, of normal on Aug
ust 25.
The condition by states included
Georgia, .55; Alabama, 55, and Flor
ida, .38.
The government estimate was
higher than the trade had expected,
j and resulted in an immediate drop
of 100 points in the market, from
[which there was little recovery. Lo
cal spot, good middling, was quoted
at 29 cents.
LOCAL SPOT.
' Good Middling'29 cents.
I
NEW YORK FUTURES.
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U. S.CAPFAININ
PLANE SHOT BY
MEXICAN BAND
LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 2.—(By As
ociated Press.)- T >”o American avi
ator officers, Capt. Davis McNabb
and Lieut. Johnson, on patrol duty,
were fired upon today by a group of
Mexicans while flying upon the R'o
Grande near here. Capt McNabb was
wounded in the head end taken to a
farm house and an airplane, with a
surgeon and medical supplies, was
rushed to his aid.
The officers were flying low when
the Mexicans, numbering about
twenty, attacked them, pouring vol
ley after volley into their plane.
AMERICAN MINER’S
SLAYER IS KILLED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ?--(By
Associated Press.) —The bandit who
murdered Aaam Schaeffer, an Amer
ican citizen in Zacates, has been kill
ed by Mexican federal troops, accord
ing to advices to the state department
today from Mexico City.
stonemountain jurist
SUCCEEDS JUDGE WADE
ATLANTA, September 2.—Gov
ernor Dorsey has appointed Judge
Charles Whiteford Smith, of the
Stone Mountain Circuit, to succeed
the late Judge Peyton L. Wade of
the Court of Appeals bench the ac
tion being taken Monday night when
Greene S. Johnson, of Monticello,
to whom the governor had tendered
the vacancy earlier in the day, defi
nitely declined it. Judge Smith has
a<_ • pted and w .1 be sworn in immed
iately.
At the same time Governor Dor
sey appointed John B. Hutcherson,
of Jonesboro, to the judgeship of the
Superior court of the Stone Moun
tain Circuit to succeed Judge Smith.
Mr. Hutcherson was a candidate for
the court of appeals in 1916 and poll
ed a very heavy vote; it is understood
that he will also accept his appoint
ment.
BUYS LEE STREET PROPERTY.
J. W. Hightower this morning at
sheriff’s sale bought the old Smith
property, at the norfhgsst corner of
Lee and Church streets for $2,000.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
$31,050 PAID
FOR PROPERTY
AT SPIRITED
SALE FOR DEBT
Dr. Prather and Asso-
ciates First And Last
Bidders
$8,500 MORE THAN
DEBT IS REALIZED
Question Now Arises As
To Who Gets The
Surplus.
In the presence of a crowd of 200
representative citizens of Sumter
county gathered at the court house
steps, the Y. M. C. A. property was
sold at public outcry at 11 o’clock
this morning by T. O. Marshall,
ceivr, for $31,050. The successful
bidder was Dr. W. S. Prather, rep
resenting a syndicate of local physi
cians, composed of Drs. Prather,
Glenn, Grubbs and Smith. The sale
was conducted under a court order
to satisfy debts totalling approxi
mately $23,000.
| The sale, which was keenly watch
. ed by the interested gathering, was
, attended by spijiUng biddmg on the
: part of Dr. Prather, who stood at the
■ side of Mr. Marshall, Lewis Ellis, rep-
I resenting the Drs. Wise, of Plains,
and John Sheffield, representing the
unnamed party. Dr. Thad Wise
stood at Mr. Ellis’ side and Mr. Elljs
ceased bidding when the figure passed
$25,000. Mr. Sheffield’s final bid
was $31,000. When Dr. Prather an
nounced an offer of SSO higher than
j that figure Mr. Sheffield announced
I “I’m through” and the property was
| knocked down by Mr. Marshall.
Dr. Prather reiterated today that
j the sole purpose of himself and his
| associates in buying the property
was to protect the city hospital, al-
I ready struggling, by keeping a pri
. vate and competing concern out of
1 Americus.
‘ Edward Young Clarke, of Atlanta,
was present at the sale a representa
tive of the Salvation Army, but was
not a bidder, he having negotiated
with Dr. Prather for taking over the
building in case he succeded in secur
ing it.
Ellis First to Bid.
The sale was opened by Mr. Mar
shall, after reading the official no
tice of sale, announcing that he held
a private bid of $23,000 and that he
would now receive public bids. The
$23,000 bid had been made Monday
by Dr. Prather. Mr. Ellis was first
i with a bid of $23,500. The bids
I climbed SIOO at a time to $24,000
i and $25,000, when Mr. Ellis ceased
j bidding. With only Dr. Prather and
j Mr. Sheffield then competing, the fig
| ure went to $25,300, when Mr. Shef
i field announced $25,500. Dr. Prath-
I er raised the bid SSO, and Mr. Shef
j field made it even $25,600. When it
' reached $25,700, Mr. Marshall, evi
dently confused, announced the bid
to be $27,700,* but no one objected
and the next bid was $27,800, then
$28,000.
During the climb of the next thou
sand dollars the tension grew and the
jumps were greater. From $28,100
■ bid by Dr. Prather, Mr. Sheffield
jumped to $28,250, and was answer
ed by a $250 hike. When $29,000
was reached fifty dollars raises were
in order until after Dr. Prather an-
; nounced $29,550, when Mr. Sheffield
called $30,000. The bids then jock
eyed slowly up the ladder SSO at a
time until Mr. Sheffield announced
at $31,050 that he was through. .
May Go to Salvationists.
Dr. Prather this afternoon, speak
ing for himself and associates, gave
out the following statement:
“The Salvation Army, which sent
a representative here from Atlanta
this morning, is negotiating with us
to take over the Y. M. C. A. proper
ty, and it is more than likely that an
arrangement for this disposition of
'it will be reached. If the Salvations
' Army does take it over, they will
make extensive improvements, and it
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