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rORI Y-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 210.
TREATY RATIFIED BY CANADA
PLANTER KILLS
NEGRO TENANT
IN ALTERCATION
Evan T. Smith, Jr., Sum
mons Sheriff Had
Been Threatened
Sheriff Harvey was called this
morning to the home of Evan T.
Smith, Jr., in the 17th district, to
verify the facts in the killing of a
negro tenant by Mr. Smith at his
home late yesterday evening. The
request for the sheriff to go to the
scene was made by neighbors of Mr.
Smith at his solicitation.
Word of the killing was brought
to Americus by Messrs. Walter and
R. L. Thomas and J. J. Dozier. Ac
cording to their version of the affair,
the negro, who was known only as
Abe, after having made a threat that
he was going to “kill somebody,” at
tempted to draw his pistol during an
altercation with Mr, Smith, but the
latter, who had been warned of the
negro’s threats, proved quicker with
the trigger, and shot the negro, who
fell dead.
The trouble originated, it was said,
over a bale of cotton grown by the
negro tenartt. It was said he was
badly in debt to Mr. Smith, who haul
ed a bale of the negro’s cotton to
market a few days ago, it being own
ed jointly by them. The negro want
ed sls cash from it, and Mr. Smith
insisted that he should have only $lO.
The negro became surly and on sev
eral occasions was Ijeard to remark
that he would kill somebody.
Men who heard him make this re
mark in the hayfield yesterday told
Mr. Smith to be prepared for trouble.
The negro drove up to Mr. Smith’s
house last evening cn an errand and
when he encountered Mr. Smith he
renewed the quarrel about the money
he should receive from the cotton
sold. It was said he became very
abusive to Mr. Smith, who is a much
smaller man than he is, and continued
to curse even Mr. Smith’s
mother and sister appeared on the
scene. When Mr. Smith asked the
negro if it were true, as he had been
told, that the negro intended to
"kill somebody,” the latter. w ; th an
oath, said, “Yes, it is,” and reached
for his pistol. He was in his wagon
at the time, and Mr. Smith fired be
fore he could remove the gun from his
pocket.
Arrangements were being made
this afternoon for the holding of a 1
coroner’s inquest over the negro’s
body.
‘ITCH POWDER’ PRODUCES
HAVOC IN NEGRO MOVIE
ATLANTA, Sept. 12.—1 n the semi
darkness of the “81” theater, a ne
gro motion picture house on Deca
tur street, one of the ushers yester
day afternoon halted in the middle of
the aisle and began what appeared
to be a cross between the shimmy and
the St. Vitus dance.
A dusky maiden nearby began to
lose interest in the picture and to
twist about in her seat in most un
lady-like fashion. Her escort tagged
at his collar and others in the house
speedily became exceedingly rest
less with the type of restlessness
known to the cootie inhabited dough
boy.
Pretty soon the spectators began
to file out by ones and twos, scratch
ing industriously. Finally the source
of the trouble was traced to Prince
Swan and Henry Brown, two negro
boys, who appeared to be enjoying
the situation immensely.
Henry and Prince, it developed, had
scattered “itching powders” over the
seats and on the floor and awaited re
sults. They drew fines of $26 each
in recorder’s court, and H. C. Ar
chie, a clerk, at the Trick Novelty
company, was fined sll for selling
the powders.
< The Cotton Market
LOCAL SPOTS.
Good Middling 27 1-2 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
wt. 28.77 28.90 29.01 28.65 28.70
I’ec. 28.90 29.00 29.32 28.88 28.88
Jan - 28..80 29.00 29.20 28.78 28.80
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MASS MEETING
AGAIN SUNDAY,
IS PLAN OF S. A.
Rev. Fibley Baum, whoiwas here
several days working in the interests
i of the Salvation Army taking over
the Y. M. C. A. building, wired
Capt. Knox, of the local corps, from
Americus next Sunday afternoon,
Atlanta today that he was arrang
ing for a mass meeting to be held in
time and place to be announced,
for the purpose of putting the Sal
vation Army’s proposal squarely be- J
fore the people of Americus. He ■
wired that Judge Reynold, of At- '
lanta, who was a zone speaker in I
th’e Salvation Army fund drive a few j
months ago, and who is said to be |
an orator of ability, will be present ■
to tell"’ the gathering of the work j
of the organization.
Details of the meeting will be an- I
nounced in Sunday morning’s Times- ■
! Recorder.
!
NEGRO, SENTENCED TO
DIE, RUSHED AWAY
BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 12. (By
Associated Press.) —Lee Watts, a
negro charged with the 'murder of
David Simpson, near West Point,
Ala., was found guilty yesterday at
LaFayette and sentenced to be
hanged October 24. Following the
!sentence, he was rushed to Opelika
I for safekeeping, as lynching was
I feared.
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FILIPINOS TO TAKE
FREEDOM TO PARTIES
MANILA, Sept. 11.—(Thursday.)
| —(By Associated Press.) —Renewed
j efforts to obtain independence for
I the Philippines will be made next
year by the Filipino mission,
which will visit the United States :
and lay before th'e national conven
tions of the republican and demo
cratic parties the matter of inserting
independence planks in the party
platforms, it is announced.
THE
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
NO TAMBOURINE PASSING
BY SALVATION ARMY HERE
The Times-Recorder has been ask
ed by Capt. Knox, of the local Sal
vation Army corp, to inform Ameri
i cus citizens and firms, who have been
I solicited regularly during recent
i months for funds by persons wear
; ing a garb similar to that of the
! Salvation Army, that the latter or
| ganization some time ago abandon-
I ed tambourine passing, and that any
I one making this kind of solicitation
( is not connected with the Salvation
■ Army.
Captain Knox and Captain Guess
■ are the only representatives of the
I organization here regularly.
BOSTON CALMER
WITH DEATH LIST
IN STRIKE AT 7
BOSTON, Sept. 12—(By Associat
j ed Press.) —The local situation grow
[ ing out of the strike of th e police
j force assumed a calrper aspect today.
‘ The state guard continued in charge
| of the streets.
The death list, as a direct result of
• the strike stood at seven.
Application for reinstatement has
been made by “a number” of strik
i ing policemen. Superintendent of Po
, lice Crowley said today.
EVENING PRAYER HOUR AT
CALVARY CHURCH EARLIER
The hour of service at Calvary
I church tonight will be 8 o’clock.
| This is half an hour sooner than
| heretofore. After the service there
will be a meeting of the Vestry,
| Building committee and congrega
i tion.
WEST POINT CADETS
WELCOMED IN GENOA
GENOA, Italy Sept. 10.—(Wed
nesday.)— (By Associated Press.) —
: The West Point cade|s, on their ar
rival here today, were greeted en
thusiastically by government and mu
( nicipal authorities, while a company
of infantry rendered military honors
I at the station.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919.
BIG WELCOME
AT WASHINGTON
FOR PERSHING
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—(8y
Associated Press.) —General Persh
ing will arrive in Washington today
on the anniversary of the beginning
of the great St. Mihiel drive, Ameri
ca’s first big effort »n the war. The
commander’s special train, after a
top of several hours at Philadelphia,
was due to arrive at 4 o’clock this
afternoon.
Vice President Marshall, acting
for the president, Secretary Baker,
members of the general staff, con
gressional committees and others will
greet the commander.
HALE ASKS AMERICUS TO
JOIN EXPORT COMPANY
At the conclusion of a brief talk
( at the Chamber of Commerce yester
( day by Matthew Hale, head of the
I Southeast shipping organizations, a
: committee of five Americus business
| men was appointed to take up Mr.
Hale’s proposal for this city to be
ome identified with the organiza
tions which he represents. This com
mittee, appointed by President John
Sheffield, of the Chamber of Com
merce, who presided at the meeting,
is composed of L. G. Council, G. W.
Riley, J. E. Hightower, Frank La
nier and W. M. Jones.
Mr. Hale, who heads the South At-
Imtic Maritime corporation and the
South Atlantic Export company, j
pointed out what these two organi- 1
zations are doing for the develop
ment, industrial and commercial, of
the Southeast. He showed how Am- |
ericus might profit by having a part
of the movement and asked that ship- s
pers here tak e $2,500 in the
Export company. This is a part of
Georgia’s allottment of SIOO,OOO of
the total of $400,000 stock. It is
the aim of the company not only to
draw midwestern shipping to the
ports of this section, but to develop i
the Southeast industrially so that
the goods which are to be exported i
to South and Central America and
other parts of the world through
these ports will be manufactured in
their immediate territory.
TURPINS START
$25,000 SHOW
ROOMAT ONCE
One of Finest Auto
Plants In South To
Be Built
Ground will be broken next week
on the new Turpin automobile build
ing at the corner of Lee and Lamar
streets, on the site of the old “Buz
zard’s Roost” which has been wrecked
and cleared away. Announcement
to this effect was made by Will G.
Turpin, for the members of the firm.
Building permit for the structure was
taken out yesterday, showing the
estimated cost to be $25,000. It is
considered likely the cost may run
considerably beyond that figure.
Detailed plans and specifications
have been prepared by the architect
and are ready for handing over the
workmen. The construction will not
be done by contract, Mr. Turpin said,
but by day labor under the supervis
ion of a superintendent who has al
ready been employed.
The structure planned will be one
(of the handsomest automobile build
lings in the South. It will not be
| limited to show rooms, either, there
' being a great deal of storage space
in which will be utilized for stock, re
pair and other service work. The
I new structure, which will connect
with the already very large building
(adjoining the lot in the rear, will
have a frontage on Lee street of
| over 41 feet and on Lamar street
'of 83 1-2 feet, with an ell extending
in the rear of the water tower for
la distance of 78 feet from Lamar
I street.
The building will be two stories
(in height, with two very ornamental
fronts. The entire frontage on the
lower floor will of plate glass, with
prism glass above it. Either white
pressed brick or red vitrified brick
will be used. The interior of the
show room, which front on Lee
street, will have t’le floor, white
.pressed steel ceiling, and otherwise
I be substantial and attractive in de
sign and finish. In the rear will be
1 a large electric elevator for the lift
|!ing of autos to the second floor. The
ientire second floor of both the old
and the new buildings will be utiliz
ed for the storage of cars and other
[purposes. The repair and paint shop
will be moved to this floor, among
(other things.
. 1 “And when we have finismd we
are going to ghe service,” said Mr
Turpifi. “It will be the highest class
service that can be obta.ned. \\ e
are going to have the best men ob
tainable—experts in all their lines —
’ (regardless of what they cost. Only
yesterday I offered a man we want
led SSO per week to come with us.
We are going out after only high
■ class men and intend to get them.
With that kind of men we’ll be able
to give a brand of service never be
fore known in this section.”
SEVEN MORE DWELLINGS
TO HELP RELIEVE SHORTAGE.
I Seven pieces of rental residence
property are being ndded to Ameri
cus in the present shortage of hous
es by two citizens—Crawford Wheat
; ley and Hugh Mize. Mr. Wheatley
is erecting five new cottages on the
east side of the city, and Mr. Mize
remodeling and putting in good con
ditions two places which have recent
ly been vacant because of needed
repairs.
Mr. Wheatley has begun the con
struction of two cottages on Reese
street, and will begin construction at
an early date of two others on Mayo
street and another on Crawford
street. He is using lumber which he
had sawed from his own timber,
j “But they are already rented,” said
Mr. Wheatley “rented far in ad
vance of their construction. Please
;state that, so that people will not be
wasting time and ringing me up at all
hours of the day and night wanting
(to secure them.’
The houses being remodeled by Mr.
(Mize are on Elm avenue near Hill
istreet and were formerly owned by
iL. Witte. He is putting in water and
sewerage, among other improvements
being made on the property.
‘ The Weather Forecast
; For Georgia—Partly cloudy tonight
| and Saturday; probably local show-
I ers.
By Morris
Prosperity Keeps >
Offenders Out of
j >
Courts in Atlanta ■
A TLANTA, Sept. 12.—Officials I
> in the city criminal court of j
i Atlanta said today that prosperity ?
'5 is' liavirig' a big effect in that )
<1 tribunal in keeping away defend- 5
I ants. \
? “It seems that people are now <
> getting so much money they pre- ?
J fer to pay bonds rather than take /
; the trouble of appearing in court” i
1"' said Clerk Charlie Huber, as he I
recorded thirty bond forfeitures
for this week. These bonds rep- <
resented several thousand dollars. /
S “This is a remarkable record— )
i I have never known so manyf )
( bonds to be forfeited in all the (
; '> time I have been connected with
j the court,” said the clerk.
45,000 MEN OF
KOLCHAK’S ARMY
REPORTED TAKEN
LONDON, Sept. 12. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —The remainder of
Admiral Kolchak’s southern army, in
the region of Aktiubinsk and Crik,
has surrendered to the Bolsheviki, it
i is claimed in a Bolshevik wireless dis-
I patch from Moscow today. This
| raises the total of Bolshevik captures
from the Kolchak forces within a
week to 45,000 men, it is declared.
U. S. CONSUL AT OMSK
REPORTS NO DISASTER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—(8y
! Associated Press.) —Dispatches sent
from Omsk this month by the Amer
ican consul report that the Northern
Siberian army has stopped its re
treat and is now west of the Isham
river and it is generally believed
Omsk is out of Bolshevik danger. No
mention was made of disaster to the
southern army reported in the Bol
shevik dispatches from Moscow to
London.
SMI FHVILLE LAD IS
NAMED TO WEST POINT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—(8y
Associated Press.) —Southern candi-
I dates designated for the United
(States Military Academy at West
! Point to take examination in Feb
l ruary for admission next June in
| elude: Georgia, by Senator Harris,
James Dickerson, of Sommerville, and
! Thaddeus H. Parker, Jr., of Moultrie;
1 Third district, George C. Clark, of
1 Smithville.
MACON STRIKERS SHOOT
2 NEGRO MILL HANDS
MACON, September 12.—(8y As
’ sociated Press.) —A negro woman
| and a negro girl, non-union workers
f in the Bibb Cotton Mill No. 2 were
shot this morning by strikers who
| fired twelve shots into a truck load
of forty employes on their way to
work.
The reign of terror instituted last
night in the district near the mill
continues this morning.
HERE’S CH ANCE TO BOOST
A. L I. RE-ORGANIZATION
117 ANT to help the re-organization of the Americus Light Infan- >
” try? If so, fill this out and mail it to Major James A. Fort, or,
if you can’t sign it yourself, see that some eligible young man i
does sign it: )
I agree to enlist in the Americus Light Infantry and will 5
report at such time and place in A.mericus as may be des
ignated by proper authority for muster into service of said
company.
i Applicant Sign Here.
Applicant recommended by Age
Entered the Service Discharged
Military History
Company and Regiment.
Address, Telephone No. Etc-
When filled out mail to JAMES A.FORT, Americus, Ga. $
HOME I
EDITION j
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NO RESERVATION
TO WORLD PACT
IN ACCEPTANCE
BV PARLIAMENT
President, In Idaho,.
7 akes Long Ride In
Rain
LANSING QUOTED
AGAINST TREATY
Said It Would Be Defeat
ed, If People Knew
Its Meaning
OTTAWA, Sept. 12.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) —The house of com
mons assented without reservation,
oday to the German peace treaty.
Both houses of parliament have
now ratified the treatyy.
WILSON MAKES IDAHO
STOP IN DOWNPOUR.
RATHDRUM, Idaho, Sept.. 12.
(By Associated Press.) — President
Wilson arrived here shortly after &
o’clock this morning in a downpour
!of rain. He started at once on a
fourteen mile automobile trip to
| Couer D’Alene, Idaho, where he was
j to speak.
QUOTES LANSING IN
FIGHT ON TREATY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.— (8y
) Associated Press.) —William C. Bul
litt, of Philadelphia, formerly attach
ed to the American peace mission,
testified before the senate foreign
j delations committee today that Sec
, retary Lansing told him in Paris last
May that if “the senate and the
American people knew what the
treaty meant it would be defeated.”
TROPICAL HURRICANE
MISSING GULF CITIES
WASHINGTON, September 12.
. (By Associated Press.) —The tropical i
I hurricane this morning was apparent-
I ly central over north central gulf,
probably in vicinity of latitude 27
ongitude 88, the weather bureau
nounced. This would indicate that
the disturbance had advanced Kt
j tie toward northeast and its move
ment was slow.
PENSACOLA, September 12.
i (By Associated Press.) —With the ba
'rometer at 29.79 at 8 o’clock this
morning, four points above the mid
night reading, there was little indi
cation of the approach of the gulf
torm. Pilots reports the tides above
normal and shipping continued ob
erve the utmost precaution.
MOBILE, September 12. (By As
sociated Press.)—There was little in
dication of the approach of the trop
i cal storm here today. The baromet
er has been slowly rising since 5
o’clock this morning.