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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 206
WELCOME PERSHING AS HERO
President Wilson Answers Reservationists
SAYS MONROE
DOCTRINE HAS
WORLD’S 0. K.
FOR FIRST TIME
Any Reservation Regard
ing It Wholly Unneces
sary, He Asserts
LABELS OBJECTORS
AS ‘LATE JOINERS’
Simply Don’t Want To
To Come in Now, He
Says
OMAHA, September 8. — (By Asso
ciated Press.) —Discussing for the |
first time on his tour the proposed '
reservations to the League of Na
tions, President Wilson replied in his '
address here today to arguments ad- j
vanced by tho e who favor reserva
tion.
“A reservation is an assent with a
big but, we agree but’’ said the Pres
ident.
Any reservation regarding the
Monroe Doctrine was unnecessary, he
said, because the Monrod Doctrine
was accepted by the peace conference
and authenticated by the big powers
of the world for the first time.
Those who wanted a reservation
to article 10, he said, simply did not
want to come in now, but wanted to
be “late joiners.”
So far as reservations about do
mestic questions were concerned, he
declared it to be work of superoga
tion.
BIG WAREHOUSE FIRE
IS NARROWLY AVERTED
A carelessly thrown cigarette butt
came near causing a serious fire at
the Commercial warehouse, in the
rear of the Commercial City Bank,
Sunday afternoon, shortly after 3
o’clock. The odor of burning cob
ton coming from the rear of the
bank caused a fire alarm tri be turn
ed in. and the firemen found a
smouldering fire in the bagging of a
bale stored in the driveway between
the bank and the warehouse proper.
It had not gotten headway, but was
spreading and soon would have been
blazing. Chief Naylor, in searching
for the origin, found the ashes of a
completely burned cigarette butt,
which evidently had been thrown
from an upstairs window.
A few months ago several bales of
cotton were damaged by a fire of sim
ilar origin. The warehouse now con
tains approximately 1,000 bales.
MISS FINLEY HEAD OF
DOTHAN, ALA., HOSPITAL
The following, from the Dothan,
Ala., Eagle, discloses the fact that
Miss Ada Finley, formerly superin
tendent of the Americus hospital,
has been made superintendent of Dr.
Frasier’s hospital at that place:
“Miss Ada Finley, former superin
tendent of the Americus, Ga., and
Sumter Co. Hospital, has become the
superintendent of Dr. Frasier’s Hos
pital.
“When Miss Finlby resigned at the
Americus hospital in the early sum
mer she immediately went to the
Lake Side Hospital, of Cleveland, 0.,
with which Dr. George Crile is asso
ciated, and took a post-graduate
course.
2CO DIE OF CHOLERA
DAILY IN PETROGRAD
STOCKHOLM, Sept. B.—From 200
to 300 persons are dying daily in Pet
rograd from cholera, according to
advices from that city. Owing to
lack of medicinbs and food, many
hospitals have been closed.
The Weather Forecast
For Georgia.—Fair tonight and
Idesday except probablv showers in
the extreme south portion.
PLAN BELIEVED
FOUND TO SAVE
Y HOME FOR
SALVATIONISTS
Sunday Meeting Agrees
On Program To Meet
Conditions
WOULD FINANCE IT
FROM EXCESS FUND
Committee Named To
Interview Trustees
And Creditors
A scheme whereby it is hoped the
Salvation Army may be able to take
i over the Y. M. C. A. property to
; turn it into a community institution
. under supervision and operation of
, the Salvation Army, was worked out
j tentatively at a mass meeting at the
, “Y” building Sunday afternoon.
Briefly, the plan developed is this:
I Provided certain matters are work
ed out in advance, the Salvation Ar- ;
: my proposes to ask Americus to put :
up $7,000 or SB,OOO. The national i
headquarters of the Salvation Army >
1 will finance the remainder of the >
building. It was agreed at this meet- i
ing that a solicitation campaign for *
, this amount of funds at this time ’
; would be hopeless, but it was brought|
1 out that when final settlement of the :
recent sale of the Y. M. C. A. build-
I ing is made in court, and all indebt- !
i edness paid, there will be at least
$6,000 remaining to be turned back
I to the directors of the Y. M. C. A. In
i the settlement also will be the re-1
' funding of contributions to several|
i hundred contributors to the Y. M. C. ■
I A. and the payment of several bonds. '
The meeting voted to appoint a com-
i nrittee whose duty it should be, after'
Mr. Baum had reported- the success ■
of the preliminary details, to inter-
1 view the trustees of the Y. M. C. A.,
i bondholders and to as- (
| certain whether they would not, be
willing to turn'into the fund to'meet
the requirements of the Salvation '
Army this residue and part of the
money which will be refunded.
Hopeful of Success.
Although the entire project is in
definite, awaiting the putting through
of the preliminary requirements, it
was the opinion of the men at the
meeting that the committee would be
! able to work out its part of the pro
gram without difficulty. This com
; mittee is composed of Rev. Guyton
i Fisher, R. E. Allison} and C. C. Haw
t- kins.
The meeting was opened by Mr.
I Baum, a ministe? for 15 years who
I outlined what the Salvation Army
is, for the benefit of those who do not
know, by telling something of what
it has done. He explained its place
in the community and finished by ask
ing:
“You say you want the Salvation
Army to have this building. How
much do you want it? Will you help
us?
He explained that it was the plan
of the organization, in case it took
over the building, to make it avail
able for all legitimate public uses
which were not out «?r harmony with
the Salvation Army ideals. “I want
it understood, however,” said he,
“that the Salvation Army is distinct
ively religious.”
“I that block of marble
cornerstone of thin building states
that it was erected for the glory of
God and the good of men,” he went
on. “Gentlemen, if you turn it over
to the Salvation Army you will real
ize this object, for the Salvation Ar
my is a maker of men and women.
Some folks may say that you have
plenty of churches here, and there is
no need for the Salvation Army. In
answer to that I will say that I have
never heard a minister of the gospel
say that there was no need for the
Salvation Army.”
Capt. Knox Tells Plan.
Captain Knox, who has been in
charge of the Salvation Army work
since the corps was established two
months ago, was called to tell what
she had in mind for the building in
(Continued on Page Eight.)
'' ERIC U S
THE TIMIsSRECORDER
PUBLISHED IN HEART OF
The Reception Committee
MAKE COTTON
PAY OR QUIT IT
URGESSENATOR
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. B.—Blunt
ly diagnosing the cotton situation and
advising the Southern producer of the
staple that he should turn to other
crops unless an adequate price is re
ceived, Senator Hoke Smith, of Geor
gia stirred here today the delegates
to the convention of the American
Cotton association.
“I earnestly hope that, the farm
ers will quit rasing cotton in America
unless they receive a better price
for it,” was one of the vigorous and
frank statements of the senior Geor
gia senator. A moment previously he
had declared that “the Southeastern
states today would be in a vastly
more prosperous condition if they
had never raised a bale of cotton.”
As startling as these statements
seem when isolatedi from the balance
of Senator Smith’s address, he elab
orated upon them to show the
Southern cotton farmer he must con
tinue to conduct an uphill fight for a
better price for his product, and must
let the world know that fair prices
are imperative, or the South will quit
producing cotton.
Senator Smith declared that the
farmers should stamj together collec
tively, organized by counties, and
hold their cotton until It brings a
price that compensates for the labor
put into its culture, and that means
a reasonable profit to the producer.
Independent Now.
Senator Smith energetically as
serted that no longer must the South
ern farmer feel compelled to rush
to market with his cotton as soon as
it is produced. Instead, he advised,
the producers should let the world
know that next fall they “will meet
the situation independent and own
ing their own, cotton.”
“I view the situation with confi
dence,” Senator Smith said near the
close of his address, “because I be
lieve in the nerve, the courage and
the intelligence of <»ur people when
once aroused. It is for the American
Cotton association to bring them into
action.”
Diversification of crops was urged
by Senator Smith as a chapter in the
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBERS, 1919.
Wk A ' tT '
— ’E'lllirr 11.
.notification to the consuming public
i that the Southern farmer does not in
tend hereafter to be entirely depend
ent upon the cotton crop. Unless cot
ton brings a remunerative price, he
said, it were better for the farmer to
. turn his land to other products.
| “The culture of cheap cotton im
i poverished the Southern farmer and
depreciated his lands,” said Senator
Smith. “I hope they will quit rais-
- i ing cotton unless they can receive a
I better price for it.”
5 The Georgia senator then related
r how the farmers of the Middle West
had grown rich by producing food
■ stuffs. Their lands, he said, mounted
> in value to $150.00 per acre, while
i Southern lands remained at less than
$20.00 per acre, because the South
- was wedded to the production of cot
i ton.
j One of the striking and epigram-
I atic expressions used by Senator
- Smith in his speech here today was:
• I “It is useless to cry ‘back from the
i cities to the farms’ unless the prices
; \ for farm products offer opportunities
/ of farm life reasonably equal.”
Better To Quit Cotton.
s Although the Georgia senator con
e' vin.cingly asserted that the cotton
-1 question is not sectional, but na
e tional, he brought the matter home
-1 when he said to the applauding delc
i ? gates : “The Southeastern states
t would be today in a vastly more pros
s perous condition if they had never
t raised a bale of cotton. Their farm
lands are splendidly suited for raising
» food crops. In no section can cattle
- and hogs be raised at less cost. In
j these states pasturage is good nine
i months out of the year. Corn can be
r > produced in limitless quantities. Pea
s i nuts and velvet beans fatten hogs and
1 cattle at nominal cost.”
Senator Smith hade a. plea for the
- “financial freedom” of the Southern
- farmer. The hostile influences of
(1 i war time, he added, werd now at an
: end. The cotton producer has only to
desire his independence, stay away
i from markets that offer unsatisfac
t tory prices, and serve notice on a
. world waiting to be clothed that the
producer of cotton must be compen
. sated.
» He explained that before the war
. began 12-cent cotton meant an in
i come of about $325.00 per yeai* to a
i family consisting of a man, his wife
j and three children. Three times that
> price today, with after-war conditions
prevailing, would mean with the in-
l creased cost of production, an income
> | (Continued on Page 5)
COTTON RALLIES
AT CLOSE AFTER
LOWGIN REPORT
Despite a very low ginners’ re
port this morning, as compared with
past years, the cotton market failed
to respond early as had been expect
ed, and, instead of rallying sharply
on the strength of the figures, exhib
ited weakness that resulted in a
slight decline. However, a sharp
rally set in before the close. Cotton
men declared the market had gotten
firmly into thef hands of the bear
crowd of gamblers in Wall Street,
who were hammering it to the limit,
bent on their speculation profits,
which they were taking from many
small farmers who are forced to sell
their crop at picking time to liqui
date debts against it.
The government gmners’ report,
showing bales ginned up to Septem
ber 1 was 138,993 bales; the report
for the same period last year was 1,-
038,087 bales. The latter, however,
was one of the largest reports on re
cord .
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling 27 1-2 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
Oct. 28.30 28.25 28.93 27.95 28.93
Dec 28.55 28.45 29.18 28.18 29.18
Jan. 28.42 82.45 25.19 28.12 29.19
CALENDAR IS ARRANGED
FOR CITY COURT TERM
In preparation for the opening of
the regular September term of the
Americus City court next Monday,
the members of the bar met with
Judge Harper this morning for mak
ing up of the calendar.
The September docket will be un
usually heavy, it is said, the number
of cases having piled up because of
the indisposition of Judge Harper for
several months. He recently return
ed from a rest in the mountains and
expects to be able to go’through the
grind without difficulty this time.
By Morris
BAKER WAITING
AT GANG PLANK
WITH HONORS
Greetings of Nation Extended With Commission
As Full General—Thousands Line Shore of New
York Bay As Leviathan Brings Commander Tn
Home Soil After 27 Months Abroad.
NEW YORK., Sept. B. (By Associated Press.) — General
Pershing is home again.
Standing on the bridge of the huge Leviathan, itself symbo&e
of victory over Germany, the commander of the greatest host ewer
gathered under the Stars and Stripes came slowly up the bay today,
world famed and hailed as a conquering hero, as he should be.
When. General Pershing slipped away to France twenty -seven
months ago he went as a major general. He came back today w&K
four stars on his shoulders, the fourth man since Washington to wear
them under the American flag.
The welcome given Gen. Pershing would have quickened tibe
pulse of a hero of Roman triumph. There was a hint of tears m ft.
as his fellow countrymen remembered his own life's tragedy. The
shores of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan were lined with
thousands who shouted greetings. These made the vanguard of a
vast army that packed Battery Park, overflowing into the streets be
yond.
General Pershing stepped ashore
at 9:20 o’clock. Secretary Baker was
waiting at the end of the gang plank
with out-stretched hands and accom
panied by a large reception commit
tee composed of notables.
After informal greetings, Secretary
Baker extended a formal welcome.
He read a letter from President WiT
son telling his regret at being ab
sent, and handed him his permanent
commission as full general.
The commander bowed acknowl
edgement, leaned over the platform
and handed the scroll to his son.
Other speeches of welcome follow
ed, and the commander of the army
responded briefly.
After the first greetings were over,
General Pershing made this state
ment to the Associated Press:
“There isn’t anything of conse
quence to say in circumstances like
these. It is overwhelming, overpow
ering. To say that lam glad to be
home is superfluous. I accept this in j
the name of the brave fellows who i
came over and served to the best i
of their ability, making our success !
possible.’’
As General Pershing was escorted i
to the upper deci: of the pier on his i
arrival, a guard of honor from the i
First divison stood at present arms, !
while a large detail of officers salut- ■
ed. Along the length of the pier !
there was a double line of soldiers i
and welfare workers who had seen
service in France. As the comman
der approached there was a fanfare
of trumpets.
Gazing proudly upon the soldiers
of the First Division, General Per
shing, in response to the various
speakers who welcomed him, declared
the affectionate words of greeting
overwhelmed him with emotion. He
was happy to be once again on Am
erican soil, he said. The warmth
of his reception made him fee], he
said, that “if this is to continue I
believfe that before many days I
might wish that the war had not
come to an end.’
HOSPITAL LADIES TO
DISCUSS DINING HALL
The Hospital Association will hold
its regular monthly meeting Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. C. C. Hawkins on College
street.
All members are urged to ’ •> pres
ent for the discussion of plans for
operating a dining room at th'' coun
ty fair which will be held in Oc
tober. ,
COUNTER OFFENSIVE
BEGUN BY KOLCHAK
LONDON, Sept. B. (By Associat
ed Press.)—Admiral Kolchak, head
of the All-Russian government, be
gan a counter offensive against the
Bolsheviki September 1, an official
dispatch from Omsk.
HOME
EDiTiON
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ROUMANIA TO
SIGN, BUT WITH
RESERVATIONS
PARIS, Sept. B. (By Associate!
Press.) —The Supreme Council of Hie
peace conference today inforntei
Roumania that she must sign
peace treaty with Austra
reservation .or abstain altogether
from signing.
PARIS, September B. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —The Rumanian dele
gation has sent a note to the peace
conference declaring its intention te
sign the Austrian peace treaty witfe
reservations. It appears unlikely
that such signature will be per
mitted.
TREATY TO GO TO
SENATE WEDNESDAY.
WASHINKTON, September B.
(By Associated Press.) —The peace
treaty will be reported to the Senate
next Wednesday noon, ChairntKK
Lodge of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee announced today. It is plan
ned to call up the treaty for debate
next Monday.
DENY U. S. - BRITISH
GUARANTEE TO BELGIUM.
PARIS, September B. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —Members of the Am
erican delegation to the peace confer
ence deny all knowledge of any
agreement as reported in the Brit
ish press, by which the United States
and England are to guarantee
gium against German aggression.
CORRECTING ERROR IN
COHEN’S ANNOUNCEMENT
A regretable error in Cohen’s adL
vertisement in the Sunday Times-Re
corder made their announcement of
their big fall sale, opening today,
read “20 per cent discount,” when it
should have read “10 per cent.”
| “We are very anxious never t»
mislead the public in our adverlise
ments,” said Sam Cohen, of the firm,
| today. “We want to the people t®
know that when they see a statement
in our advertisement it is true. But
this was an error, as we have been
explaining all day. And we believe
that people have felt the 10 per cent
saving is entierly worth while.”
BRITISH FORCES ARE
QUITTING ARCHANGEL
LONDON, Sept. B.—(By Associat
ed Press.) —Evacuation of Archan
gel by the British Expeditionary
forces is in progress, it is officiary
iannounced.