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K Southern Newspaper for Southern People FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 208. POLICE STRIKE, ANARCHY GRIPS BOSTON How Far Does It Reach? By Morris X Ktzpcz» ff- g?sz?z' , . u ! - <Wfe/i tJ i; Js hS gUfex 4g»( / C ~S> -js he —7MXr , W% > .-, ewIOS? , <SS ■ rWm W W/wMWA w 4 Lr wfW &vi ® ffO>w & fell yL-fl 5£ ■ I @ TREATY GOES TO SENATE iVITH 45 AMENDMENTS NASHINGTON, eJept. 10.—(By Associated Press.) —Characterized as an alliance and not a league, which would “breed wars, Instead of secur ing peace,” the German peace treaty and covenant of the, League of Na tions were formally reported to the senate today by the foreign relations committee with forty-five amend ments and four reservations. The re port was accompanied by a minority report. The majority report was signed by every republican member of the com mittee, except Serlator McCumber, and explained the amendment and reservations. All of the signers, it was declared, were “governed by a single purpose, and that is to guard American rights and sovereignty, the invasion of which would stimulate breaches of faith, encourage conflicts and generate wars.” NEW VETERINARIAN HERE TO WORK WITH FARMERS Dr. Homer Wise, veterinarian working under Dr. Bahnsen. state veterinarian, has arrived in Ameri cus to succeed Dr. J. H. Coffman, who recently was recalled to Atlanta. He will make his headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce, where Dr. Coffman was frdmerly located. Dr. Wise will co-opetate with the stock growers of the community in fighting cholera and other ailments of hogS and all kinds of stock. REV. T. E. DAVENPORT HERE FOR WEDDING Rev. T. E. Dvaenport, of Ashburn, brother of J. A. and D. F. Daven port of Americus and himself a form er Americus citizen, he having been reared here, was in Americus today, coming to perform the Davenport- Melton wedding ceremony this ev ening. Rev. Mr. Davenport is a member of the South Georgia coneference, and pastor of the Ashburn Meth odist church. He was fondly greet ed by a number of old friends and acquaintances about the streets to day. , WILSON AT BISMARK ON WAY INTO WEST j ON PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL, iSept. 10.— (By Associated Press.—- ! President Wilson is heading due west I today on one of the longest legs of his country-wide speaking tour. Near ly the whole day was given to travel, the only stop on his schedule being a short one at Bismarck. N. D. BISMARCK, N. D., Sept. 10.—(By Associated Press.)—The president’s special arrived from St. Paul at 11 o’clock this morning. After short welcoming ceremonies, the president was driven to the auditorium. NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE FOR ATHENS KILLING ATHENS, Sept. 10.—(By Asso ciated Press.)—Obe Cox, negro slay er of a farmer’s wife, who was cap tured this morning by a posse of 11,000 men, was taken to the scene of the crime and riddled with bullets and burned at the stake. NUMEROUS BIDDERS FOR SCHOOL BONDS Bids for the bonds of the Union High school district at Leslie, and the new Thalean district, west of Ameri cus, were opened this morning in the office of Shipp & Sheppard, but up to a late hour this afternoon no an nouncement had been made as to the successful biddets. It was reported that a number of bids had been r?ceived, one bidder I offering par for the Leslie issue bearing 5 per cent. NEW CHAMBER MEMBER. The Schneider Marble company, of Americus was elected to membership in the Americus and Sumter County (Chamber of Commerce at the regu lar meeting of the commissioners of the chamber yesterday afternoon. II The Cotton Market Markets closed for Pershing cele bration. ERIC THE TIMESpRECORDER tfrftfl PUBLISHED IN THE~><>/k HEART OF MACADAM NOT ROAD WE WANT SAYS CHAMBER It appearing to be the concensus of opinion of the men present that asphalted macadam was not satisfac i ory for building permanent roads in Sumter county, action was taken by ( the commissioners of the Chamber of ! Commerce at their meeting yesterday afternoon, asking the county com [ missioners that, inasmuch as the per [ paving material until there had been [sufficient time to investigate the ex periences of other localities with this material. It was felt by the com- I misisoners that, inasmuch as the per manent road campaign was initiated by the Chamber of Commerce and [sponsored all the way through by it, [the request was entirely in order. [Letters to all of the county commis sioners asking delay in deciding on paving material were mailed this morning. It was pointed out by some of the commisisoners that the voters were given to understand during the bond campaign that the roads were to be paved with concrete, and that there should be no substitution. Others told of macadamized highways which they were familiar ahd not stood up. • W, R. Neel, state highway engi neer, on his visit here recently told ithe commissioners that the asphalted ' macadam was the best type of road ;that could be laid here, giving it his j unqualified endorsement, and pointed [to several examples of the proper i laying of it. MRS. IVEY CALLED BY DEATH OF HER MOTHER Mrs| W. D. Ivey is in Cedartown, I having been called there the first of [ the week by the death of her mother, , Mrs. J. O. Waddell, who was also I grandmother of T. O. Marshall, of A<nericus. Mrs. Waddell, who was 75 years of age, had been living with Mrs. Ivey here for some time until June, when she went to Atlanta to visit another daughter, and from there went to her old home at Cedartown, where she was residing with Mr. Marshall’s mother. The funeral was held at Cedartown this afternoon. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919. PERSHING LEADS FAMOUS FIRST DOWNSTH AVE, THRONG-LINED ||. -X- Vast Numbers See Goth am’s Most Notable Military Spectacle PICKED REGIMENTS HEAD PROCESSION Troops In Line Repre- sent 47 States of The Union NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—(By Asso ciated Press.) —Countless thousands of Americans, flashed with the pride of victory, paid tribute here today, in what probably was the city’s most impressive military spectacle to the nation’s leader in the world war. Gen leral John J. Pershing, coffimander-in ' chief of the American Expeditionary [Force, and to the far famed First division. The sun-burned MissAirian, look ing as fit as a youthful Iridian despite ! his 59 years—the soldielj who said to ■ the shade of Lafayette ? at his tomb in Piepus “Lafayette, we are here!” and whose army of 1,250,000, the 1 largest force of Americans ever to 1 fight on foreign soil, turned the tide of possible Allied defeat into victory j today led down Fifth Ave. 22,000 1 men of the First Division in a proces sion which stirred the blood of every spectator. Pershing’s Own At Lead. Ahead of the bronzed veterans, mostly “regulars” who been i abroad nearly two years and a quar- I ter. and whose fighting was th e ad miration of every poilu and British I Tommy, was General Pershing s i guard of honor, a regiment of 3,000 ‘ I men picked from all seven of the ! American reguar army divisions in j France. This unique contingent, 1 i known as “Pershing’s Own,” and i composed of two companies from I each regiment of the division rep j resented, the companies in turn be ( ing formed of one squad from each company in the regiment, was a spe cial feature of the par. de. Accompanying General Pershing at j the head of the division rode Major j General Edward F. McGlachlin, I commanding, and with him two oth i er former commanders of the I* irst Major General William L. Sibert, who took the troops to France and Lieutenant General Robert L. Bul lard who took them into action and later relinquished command to take a higher post. With them were a host of officers, including Brigadier General Frank Parker, of Charleston, S. C., and other commanders some of whom saw their first active serv- I ice with the division in I' rance. > , 47 States Represented. ; The troops in line represented 47 ■ | states of the Union and several of 1 ■ the insular possessions, and among I I the marchers were more than 4,000 1 ! old time doughboys whose only ie -1 } corded home is the United States ar- ! my. Trudging along under the ■ 1 weight of full combat equipment, ev- I [ ery pack in place, rifles clean and 1 ‘ bayonets gleaming in the sun, the ■ fighters presented a picture of ag ' gressiveness and force. From 110 Street, where the parade started, to ’ the Washington Arch, where it dis [ banded, the throngs along the curbs ! kept up almost tumultuosu cheering. “There come the Sixth Field Ar i tillery!” someone shouted. A few ; moments later this famous orgamza . ' tion, Battery C of which on October • 23 1917, fired the first shot at the , Germans, came and was i I wildly acclaimed. > ' j An epitome of America's fighting machine in Europe, the First Divis ' ion present what millitary men say was the first parade of its kind in the country’s history. That is. not only were the doughboys equipped with rifles, bayonets, jacks, helmets, canteens, belts and ammunition, but every piece of the Division’s artillery ‘was in line, as well as the American (Continued on Page 5) Here’s a Real Chance for Six \ Sumter Lads to Be Partners . In Operating Sheffield Farm WANTED —Five or six young men who believe in themselves and have faith in Sumter county along with their brawn: who love soil; who know that hard work is the basis of wealth; who have brains and want to use them along with their brawn and love the farm and are looking for their “chance.” That is the way John Sheffield might have worded a want ad, had it occurred to him to use one. But it hadn’t occurred to him to use one. Besides, he didn’t know ex actly what he wanted. He had the idea, but he hadn’t worked it out yet to the point of getting in touch with the right lads. Mr. Sheffield confided his idea yesterday to several of his friends. He thought he was on the right track, but wanted to be sure of it, so he asked several of them how it sounded. They all liked it. And they decided Mr. Sheffield had the biggest idea that had come to any man in Dixie in many a day. But let him tell it: A Farmer’s Plan. “1 was reading the other day of the experiences of a farmer who had three sons,” he said. He was a poor farmer, and the boys were getting ready to leave home, as so many boys do on the farms. Ru ral home life is utterly unattrac tive in so many cases. But this farmer devised a plan. He* took his three boys into partnership with him. He told them that they would all operate the farm as a business enterprise; each would have his line of work; he would supervise and do certain tasks, an other would keep the machinery in good repair at all times and be head mechanic for the farm, anoth er would look after the live stock, and so on. At the end of the year, after deducting expenses of every sort, they were to divide the profits. This man summed up the success of his undertaking by making the statementthat he was becoming wealthy, whereas before he had been barely making a liv ing. And besides he kept his boys at home and made successful men of all c? them. “I think this ilTustration embod ies a princ ple that this country and the world are .rapidly cominfe to —I mean profit-sharing by the employes—the men who do the work. It is coming because it is right, and when it comes I some how believe we shall be better off. Wants to Try It. “If I can find the right kind of young men—and the success of the whole undertaking is depend ent upon finding the right young men—l think I shall undertake to operate my farm south of Ameri cus on the profit-sharing plan the coming year. Down there I have a farm of something over 200 acres under cultivation, now operating eight plows, with an overseer, Mr. M’Garah, I have taken a great deal of pride in this farm; it is tight ly fenced, well improved in every respect, with good tenant houses nearly new on it, and plenty of modern machinery, good stock, and every thing needed. “My scheme is to get a half dc j n husky, ambitious young men, who have at least a high school education so as to able to study scientific farming, and understand what they read or are told, and make them my partners in operat ing that farm next year. I say half a dozen because $ am sure that many industrious young fellows, working in their own interests, would easily do the work of eight hired negroes. A Farm Club, Too. “I.would take these young men under some such contract as this: I would renovate the present ten ant houses, which are nearly new, and turn them into comfortable and pleasant living quarters for them. I would arrange for them to board at the home of the over seer. I would build an addition to the overseer’s home for a sort of a club or headquarters for the men, where they could have books and magazines and all the impor tant farm journals and other ma terial of benefit to them in their occupation. This room would be well lighted, comfortable and at tractive,' and would be so arrang ed that a frequent intervals, as they chose, they could have friends I out from the city for a dance or a frolic, letting them keep in touch with social life. “I would board and lodge these young men all the season, and in additon pay them a nominal wage, enough to buy clothing and other necessities and incidentals. I would stock the farm with good live stock of all kinds—as at pres ! ent —and all kinds of modern ma chinery in whatever quantity they i could make use of, such as trac [ tors, plows, etc., would be at their disposal. They would merely form the crew of the farm and carry on its operation, under the direc tion of the overseer, who would be a sort of foreman. Would Split Profit*. “At the end of the season we would check up. T would deduct the expenses of the farm and we would split the profits, half going to me as owner and financer of the project and the other to the men in a common fund. From this common fund I would deduct the amount of wage they had ‘been paid during the season. This farm represents an investment of some $55,000. A profit of SB,OOO to i slo,ooo' per year can reasonably be expected from it. Assuming it is only SB,OOO, this would mean $4,000 to the men. Deduct SI,OOO i for wages paid to the six during the year, and we have $3,000 or SSOO net for each man at the end j of the year over and above his ’ living expenses. Which wouldn’t [ be bad for any young man, and [ it wouldn’t take make years like that to enable every one of them to get out and buy farms gs their own. “A profit not to be calculated in dollars and cents would be the knowledge of scientific and up-to l date farming which would be ac i quired by actiyil practice and un i der every advantageous condition. “I know this idea sounds Utop ’ ian, and is, but I have faith in folks—and I believe it can be made a profitable venture from my [ own standpoint, for I know a man will do a great deal more conscien i tious work when he is sharing the ! profits from his labors than other ; wise—it’s only human nature. Un- . ; der such a plan the actual farm operators would be making a dol lar for themselves every time they made a dollar for me; they would take care that the stock was prop- I erly attended to; that the land was | properly cultivated and kept built up instead of being scratched and allowed to run down. , Old Order Changing. “Finally, we’ve got to realize that that the old order is changing, ■ i and the South no longer is able i to rely upon the negro labor; the white man, with the aid of power machinery, must learn that the bur den will fall largely upon his own shoulders. And when he does ful ly realize the South has taken a : long step forward. Mr. Sheffield asks that any young man interested in going into farm ing partnership with him on such a ‘ plan for the coming season call at his office at the Sheffield Hard ware company and talk it over with ■ him. Or they may consult George O. Marshall, farm demonstration j agent of Sumter county, if the prefer, he says. Mr. Marshall says the plans is great, and has volun teered to assist in finding the right ! young men to carry it through. And here’s a tip: If Mr. Shes- I field finds the right six he’s going ! to set the pace in farming in this i community. And, while it will be only the beginning of farming on [ the profit-sharing basis, it will not ’ be ths end of it, by any means. Mr. Sheffield is right. The old i order is changing . I |! ; The Weather Forecast X • I For Georgia.—Fair tonight and (Thursday, except probably showers iThursday in southwest portion. HOME JEDiTiOM PRICE FIVE CENTS. TROOPS CALLED OUT TO CHECK i WILD REIGN OF LAWLESSNESS Ihree Hundred Stores Reported Robbed First Night < MANY ATTACKS MADE ON WOMEN Situation Appears Grow ing Worse—Crowds Throng Streets 4 BOSTON, Sept. 10.— (By Asso ciated Press.)—Governor Coolidge this afternoon called out three regi nents and a machine gun company of state troops, and ordered them to re port at once to Mayor Peters. BOSTON, Sept. 10.—-(By Asso ciated Press.) —Lawlessness was ram pant in'Boston today as a result of the police strike which started late .yesterday. The situation which last night approached anarchy, today ap peared to grow more serious. Orders were given to troops to be prepared to be called out. The mayor announced at noon he had taken over control of the police de partment from Commissioner Curtis, a state appointee. It is estimated at least three hun dred stores were robbed during last night. Reports that sailors were rominent in the disturbances brought armed guards from trie navy yard. Attacks on women throughout the light were frequent. The atrocious, ! vicious element suffered most, but ac cording to reports, no woman was afe in little frequenetd districts. Today crowds surged through the down town streets, but generally had he spirit of merry makers. RECRUITS SOUGHT HERE FOR ARMY HOSPITAL A special army recruiting party ar rived in Americus Tuesday and will remain until Sept. 14. The partv is desirous of obtaining applicants for one year’s service at (the U. S. A. General Hospital No 6, Fort McPherson, Ga., to help re lieve men of the draft army who will be ieleased shortly. There are now over eighteen hundred wounded sol diers at the fort who require constant [attention. Any man. regardless of experience, will prove valuable in re -I'eving the situation, and aside from ;g : “ing patriotic service to the wound ed heroes they would gain valuable knowledge of hospital work and would become better fitted to fill good paying position after their year of armv life. While desirous of obtaining appli cants for the medical department, ap plicants for other branches will be received, it is announced. The re cruiting party can be found at the W’ar Camp Community Service build ing, Forsyth street. TROPICAL HURRICANE DOES LITTLE DAMAGE JACKSONVILLE, Fla , Sent. 10. can hurricane apparently had littfe . —(By Associated Press)— The tropi effect on southern Florida. Advices state that trains are running to Key West over the overseas extension and comparatively little damage was done • anywhere. MISS CORR GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY | It was announced today that Miss I Martha Cobb, who had been elected Ito the faculty of t’-e Third Di=tricfr I Agricultural school, had resigned and accented a similar position in the [faculty of the Amorims High sehxwtt. ilf wm stfl+ed that thoro iv«>ro •ewal' i applicants for the nosition vacated by Miss Cobb, and that no announce ment could be made at this time.