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FORTY-SECOND YEAR —NO. 10.
U. S. TO LEAVE SIBERIA TO JAPAN
TWO ASPIRANTS
FOR GOVERNOR
HERE TOGETHER
Speaker John N. Holder
Greets Old Associates
—Walker Stays In
Americus had a monopoly on gub
ernatoral aspirants today with the
presence in the city of both Attorney
General Clifford Walker, of Madison,
and John N. Holder, of Jackson,
Speaker of the Georgia House. Both
are avowed candidates for the office,
and the only two openly in the field
at the present, although two or three
others have indicated their intentions
to come into the race.
The simultaneous visit here of both
of these candidates appears to have
been accidental. Mr. Walker came ■
Saturday night to spend a few days '
visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Frank Harrold, and rest a bit,
at the same time renewing old ac
quaintanceships, and Mr. Holder just
dropped in between the morning and
afternoon trains on a little trip to
look over the situation in this part of
South Georgia, He left on the 2:17
train southward, intending to go as
far as Fort Gaines and then return
northward, spending only a short
time in this section at this time, but
vowing that he would be back a cou
ple of .months from now, when he
fiopeccTo visit all of the surrounding
counties, especially those west of
here, including Stewart and Webster.
Greets Old Associates.
Mr. Holder, who was piloted about
the city by Stephen Pace, one of Sum
ter county’s representatives in the
Georgia house, found his time here
occupied entirely in greeting
former associates in the legislature
and classmates. His law classmates
athe University of Georgia include
R. L. Maynard, J. A. Hixon, W. T.
Lane and W. P. Wallis.
For the last 18 years Mr. Holder
has been a member of the legisla
ture, serving at times in both nouses,
and for the last eight years has been
speaker of the house. During his
service in the legislature he has serv
ed with the following representatives
and senators from Sumter county:!
J. A. Hixon, W. T. Lane, W. W.
Dykes, E. A. Nisbett, J. E. Sheppard,
Urawford Wheatley, T. G. Hudson,
F. W. Griffin, J. J. Wilson, W. A.
Dodson, M. B. Council, E. Timmer- |
man and Stephen Pace. In addition ;
to these are two other Sumter coun
ty mtn who have served in the legis- '
lature from other counties before
moving here, they being Dr. B. F.
Bond, a member of the house when
the war began from Franklin county,
and E. E. Cook, a new comer, from
Chattahoochee.
Got An Xmas Shower.
“Pm not talking much politics,”
said Mr. Holder ‘‘just getting around
and meeting my old acquaintances
and seeing how the land lies. Things
are looking mighty good, though.
One of the best indications, I believe,
and one that pleased me most, was
the great number of letters and post
cards I received at Christmas time.
I'll wager that I received more than
any other man in Georgia, including
the governor himself. They came in
such large numbers that it became
a joke around my home and the chil
dren took great delight in remarking
about them when they continued to
pour in for several days after Christ
mas.”
Mr. Holdei’ is editor and publisher
of the Jackson Herald, a progressive
weekly of north central Georgia. He
is too busy, however, to spend much
time at getting out a newspaper, he
soys, and leaves that to his efficient
partner while he is out calling on
folks over the state.
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President Challenged
By Rival To Debate
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 12—President
Wilson has been challenged under the
Richards primary law. to come to
South Dakota and debate the issues
of the coming campaign with James
O. Monroe, of Chicago, who recent
ly filed as an independent Democratic
candidate at the March primaries.
Huns ToPilot U.S. Ships
Through Mined Sea Area
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12.—German
pilots in the future will take Ameri
can ships from Rotterdam through
the North Sea mine field, according
to the Handelsblad.
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Mrs. Geo. W. Deinecke, Miss Rose Moriarty, Miss Elizabeth Hyde, Miss Marian Parkhurst and Mrs. Amanda Miller.
OLDARSENAL AT
SELMA BURNS
Structure Used By Con
federates Destroyed—-
Not To Be Rebuilt
SELMA, Ala., Jan. 12.—The fa
mous old Confederate arsenal here,
used in recent years as a cotton ware
house, was destroyed by fire last
. night at a loss estimated at $70,000.
J It was said today no effort will be
! made to restore the building, which
was regarded as an architectural
' gem.
New York To Bid Old
John Sad Farewell
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The cele
bration of “prohibition ’eve,” Janu-
I ary 16, promises to surpass any New
I Year’s eve event in the history of
i New York, judging by the rush of
‘ applications for reserved tables at
hotels. Managers ,of the Waldorf-
Astoria. Claridge, the McAlphin and
| other hotels, announced that patrons
who wished to be present when John
| Barleycorn’s official “swan song” is
■sung have deckled that they intend
I to celebrate his “wake” in the man
| ner that has come into vogue since
j the advent of war-time prohibition.
The patrons will carry to the tables
their own wines and other alcoholic
liquors, and celebrate in public for
the last time, “the passing of the old,
the coming of the new."
Shortage of Autos
For Year Predicted
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-—A shortage
of motor cars this year was predict
ed here by members of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
although they estimated that the
■ passenger car output for the year
would exceed two million. The short
age at present was placed at one mil
lion cars.
One of the most prominec manufac
turers, it is said, is preparing to dou
ble the factory capacity this year be
cause of the steadily increasing de
mand.
Great Hotel To Be
‘Women Only’ Affair
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The larg
est hotel in America exclusively for
women, designed for business wom
en and those of moderate means, will
be erecte 1 in the heart of New York
on a site just purchased by the pro
moting company.
The building will havfe seventeen
stories and contain approximately
seven hundred rooms to be rented at
rates of $1 and $2 a day.
600 Arrests Check
Chicago Crime Wave
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—More than
six hundred alleged criminals, police
characters and vagabounds are under
arrest today, and crime here tempor
arily has been nullified by the police
department’s two-day drive. For the
first time in weeks not a hold up was
reported from noon Sunday to mid
night, and only five automobiles were
stolen.
THE TIMEsOrECORDER
OCgJBLISHED INJl!g_J^jr^7-HE A RT OF
TOWN IS STIRRED
BY A ‘WRACLE”
Picture of Dead Woman
And Child Appears
On Ceiling
PRINCETON, Mo., Jan. 12.—That
j a “miracle picture” of a dead woman
and her child suddenly appeared on
{the ceiling of the woman’s home and
i remained there ninety hours, during
' which time it was seen and recognized
j by hundreds of her former friends
' and neighbors, is attested by the lat
ter and has greatly stirred the people
of North Missouri. Many inaccurate
reports of what occurred having gon
out, J. M. Donelson, husband of the
dead woman and a respected citizen
of this community, who first saw the
apparition, makes the following state
ment in this week’s Princeton Tele-
graph:
“Friday night, December 19, be
j tween 9 and 10 o’clock, while in my
I home sitting reading the Bible it
I seems as though a voice said ‘Morg,
look up,’ and gazing up I saw the
picture of my wife and little infant in
her arms the same as they were when
they were buried, October 8 last. My
father noticing my gaze, asked me
what I saw. I asked him and my
mother if they saw the picture on the
ceiling and my mother said, ‘Yes.’ I
asked her what it was and she says,
‘What do you think it is?’ and I said,
‘lt is the picture of Anna and the lit
tle one.’ She says, ‘lt sure is.’ We
then asked God to leave the picture
on the ceiling. When we got up my
little girl climbed upon my lap, lifted
her arms and said, ‘Papa, that is
mamma.' The little girl is 6 years
old.
“My two little boys, 10 and 14
years old, were sleeping upstairs. I
asked my father to call them and
when they came down I asked them if
they could see the picture on the ceil
ing. They both said, ‘lt is mamma,’
and sitting down in their chairs be
gan to weep.
i “The picture stayed upon the ceil
ing as it appeared until about 2 or 3
o’clock the afternoon Tuesday, the
23d, when it disappeared. I prayed
again and asked God if it was of the
evil spirit or of spiritualism to remove
it from the ceiling, as I want nothing
I in my home but what is of God.
“There were as many as four or
five thousand people saw the picture
in the ninety hours it was on the
ceiling, and many who were acquaint
ed with my deceased wife recognized
it as her picture. Some four or five
tried to remove the picture, but it
still stayed until we asked God to
take it away. The room was full of I
people when it disappeared. During
its stay I was never led to ask it any- ■
thing.
“AU these circumstances appeared
as a mystery to many, but not to any i
who read anti beFeve the Bible. I be- ,
lieye in the days in which we are liv-:
ing we may see many great wonders i
and signs.”
Senator Newberry’s
Indictment Upheld!
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 12. I
—The validity of indictments against I
Senator Newberry, of Michigan, and
134 others charged with violation of,
the election laws, was upheld today
by Federal Judge Sessions.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 12, 1920.
Liquor Dealers
Find Poor Luck
In Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The
” Supreme Court today denied
permission for the New Jersey Re
tail Liquor Dealers' Association to
bring original proceedings in the
Supreme Court to test the consti
tutionality of the national prohi
bition amendment and enjoin its
enforcement in New Jersey.
CARS CRASH AT
CURVE; 2 HURT
Clyde Webb, of Sumter,
Loses Several Teeth
In Accident
Clyde Webb, of Sumter City, lost
several teeth, a brother riding with
him, suffered cuts, and (two autos
were badly smashed in a collision in
the sharp turn of the Plains road at
Stewart’s Mill site about midWay, be
tween Americus and Plains this morn
ing.
The report of the accident was
brought to Americus by J. C. Ar
rington, of Plains, with Oscar Wil
liams, of Plains, and two other men
was coming to Americus. The Webb
auto was traveling toward Plains.
The scene of the collision was on the
fill, Mr. Arrington said, and the cars
were so close together when the
drivers saw each other that they could
not stop and they chcse to crash ra
ther than risk running over the em
bankment. The result of the Collis-
, ion was two badly smashed engines,
■ and injuries to the Webb brothers.
I Clyde Webb, Mr. Arrington reported,
I vas thrown against the front of his
| car and had several teeth broken off.
I Mr. Arrington and the other occu-
I pants of the Plains car were badly
shaken but unhurt. He continued on
to Americus in a passing car.
$914 Disbursed In One
Year By Baraca Class
The Baraca class of the pirSt
Baptist Sunday school disbursed
$914.46 for various charities and
other purposes during the past year,
according to the report of Ed Argo,
its treasurer, just announced. The
report shows there was a total at
tendance for the year of 1,641, of
whom 207 were visitors. The average
attendance each Sunday was 33, with
the dumber enrolled 74. Two mem
bers of the class attained the distinc
tion of being placed on the Sunday
school honor roll, and three of its
members were converted during the
year. Disbursements by the class
were as follows: Sunday school,
$66.99; relief, $207.85; state mis
sions, $250; Bessie Tift. $171; mem
orial tablet, $33; banquet, $43.35;
barbecue, $68.50, and .'undries,
$44.80.
'he officers of the class were
Charles Lingo, president; W. A. Join
er, teacher; Edgar Shipp, secretary,
and Ed Argo, treasurer. New officers
just elected are: James W. Lott,
president; E. E. Schneider, vice presi
dent; W. A. Joiner, teacher; Edwin
Ryals, secretary, and Thad Reese,
treasurer
MINERS ACCEPT
IN ADVANCE ANY
ACTIONOF BOARD
Leaders See Headway
Soon Personal Con
ferences Resumed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The
first normal session of the President's
commission to investigate wages and
prices in the coal industry today was
expected to be followed by announce
ment of the plan the commission will
| follow in its inquiry.
The bituminous coal miners will ac
cept unreservedly any decision made
by the President’s coal commission in
settlement of the coal strike, John L.
Lewis, head of the United Mine
j Workers, declared at the opening of
j the hearing. He said the miners’
representatives would assist the com
mission’s inquiry.
Nobles’ Wives Asked To
Meet Dance Committee
Edwin Murray, the chairman of
the Shriners dance committee, urges
that the wives of all Shriners meet
I with him at Y. M. C. A. lobby on
Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. The
meeting is in connection with the
dance to be held at Windsor Hotel
Monday night. It is urged that these
women be present tomorrow at 3 p.m.
whether they dance or not. The
meeting will last only a few minutes.
“We are going to ask for the ad
; vice and just a little co-operation
in order that the dance of the com
ing ceremonial will be “pulled off”
properly,” said Mr. Murray.
Ask 250 Millions For
Louisiana Reclamation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Legis
lation authorizing the appropriation
of $250,000,000 for us'e in reclaiming
swamp, overflowed and irrigable
lands was proposed by D. W. Ross,
of Louisiana, at a conference over a
period of 25 years through a sinking
fund created by the sale of collater
al bonds issued on reclaimed land by
the Federal Farm Loan Board.
Glass For LefFingwell,
His Aide, As Successor
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.
—President Wilson today summoned
Secretary of the Treasury Glass to
the White House. The appointment
of a successor to Mr. Glass as secre
tary is expected soon so Mr. Glass
| can take his seat in the senate.
Secretary Glass is known to favor
the selection of Assistant Secretary
Leffiingwell.
Ship and Crew Seized
With Booze At Mobile
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 12.—The j
I Shipping Board steamer Lake Linden '
has been seized by the sheriff hen?,
and Capt. Goldshorough and thirteen :
members of the crew arrested after
a raid on the vessel on charges of vio-,
lation of the prohibition law. One
hundred seventy cases of whisky were
seized.
PACE DECLARES
HIMSELF OUT,
HAWKINS RUNS
City Court Solicitorship
Situation Clarified By
Announcement
The race for the solicitorship of the
City Court of Americus, in which
H. O. Jones and Dan Chappell have
been avowed and active candidates for
several days, took on added interest
today when Harry Hawkins, whose
name had been mentioned as a proba
ble candidate, declared it his intention
|io run, and Stephen Pace, whose name
; has been mentioned in connection
i with office from the first, announced
: positively that he was not a candi
date.
. It had Ir en known for several days
; that both Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Pace
were considering entering the pri
mary for the place, but it was not be
: iieved that both of them would en
ter. The definite statement of both
jof them today tended to clarify the
situation and give a definite line-up
lof candidates. No other names than
the foregoing have been mentioned in
| connection with the office, and it is
’ generally believed that there will be
i no other entries.
Mr. Hawkins made p.Q formal Hn>
I nouncement, but in discussing the
I matter with a reporter said:
j “I am figuring on running. lam
not ready, however, to make a formal
announcement until the date for
i holding the primary has been set.”
In announcing that he would not
be a candidate, Mr. Pace authorized
the following statement:
“I will not be a candidate for solic
itor of the City court. I have given
the matter some consideration, and,
while receiving very hopeful signs of
success, I prefer not to enter the race.
To those gentlemen who have assur
| ed me of their support in anticipation
i of my candidacy I am sincerely grate
: ful, and trust my future actions will
i merit their continued confidence.”
Georgia Negro’s Auto
Blown Up By Dynamite
CAIRO, Ga., Jan. 12.—Cleve Price,
a negro living on the farm of T. W.
Curies about 9 miles from Cairo, had
his automobile blow up with dynamite
by unknow parties last week. The
car was an Apperson Six, and was
completely wrecked, the engine being
torn completely to pieces by the ex
plosion.
Mr. Curies on whose farm the ne
gro lives has offered a reward of SSOO
for the arrest and conviction of the
parties guilty of this offense and also
SIOO expense money to be used by
anyone desiring to hunt the guilty
ones. The County Board of Commis
sioners have also offered a reward of
SSOO for their arrest and conviction.
BRITISH HURRY
ENVOYTO HUNS
Lose No Time In Getting
Trade Relations
Reestablished
LONDON, Jan. 12.—Lord Kilmar
i nock left London today to act as the
I British diplomatic representative in
Berlin.
His departure marks an important
step in the re-establishment of dip
lomatic relations between the two
countries. The consuls and consuls
I general will be appointed by the two
• governments shortly.
The Cotton Market
LOCAL SPOT COTTON
Good Middling 40 1-4-40 cents.
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News of Th<Whole
World By
Associated Press
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
8,000 TROOPS
TO START HOME
IN FEBRUARY
Railway Commission To
Come Out Before
That Time
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—(8y As-
I sociaieu rress.) —Eight thousand
American troops in Siberia will be
gin their homeward movement soon
after the middle of February, leav
ing to Japan the protection of the Si
i berian railroad and loyal Russians in
Eastern Siberia.
I he American railway commission
i will come out before that time, it was
i learned today.
2 Overcoat Thieves
Given Quick Justice
Arrested, given a commitment
hearing, bound over to the City Court
; and sentenced by that coifrt after
pleading guilty, all in four hours was
the record made today in disposing
of Gene Frazier and Walter Chap
man, two young negroes, accused of
the theft of an overcoat belonging
to T. C. Poole, of J. H. Ppole & Sons,
I They were each given 6 months or
a lino of? 50 by Judge Harper.
‘ It was New Year’s day that Mr.
[ Poole’s overcoat W asj stolen from one
:of the delivery trucks standing in
j front of the Poole store opposite the
I court house. Since that time Mr.
Poole had kept a sharp lookout for
his coat. This morning he spied it be
ing worn by a young negro who later
proved to be Chapman. He prompt
ly ordered the negro to take the
coat off, and a refusal resulted in
him taking it from the negro forci
bly. Chapman denied it was a stolen
coat, and declared he had got it
from “Gene.’’ The search then be
gan for Gene, who was found shortly
by Officer Kimsey. The two negroes
were taken before Justice McMath
where they were bound over and tak
i en straightw y before Judge Harper,
! where they entered pleas of guilty.
“That’s what I call quick justice,”
said Mr. Poole.
Bakery Changes Plan;
To Make 12c Loaf
Following the announcement yes
terday of the two Americus bakeries
of the necessity of raising the price
of bread because of increases in the
price of flour, and their intention to
make 10 ounce loaves at 10 cents and
16 ounce loaves at 15 cents, the
Model Bread Company today an
nounced that it had changed its plans
and would put only one sized loaf on
i the market, it to be of 13 ounces, the
i size hertofore sold for 10 cents, and
that the price would be 12 cents.
“We did this to avoid corfu-ion,'*
said a representative of the firm to
i day. “With orfe standard loaf being
made, as in the past, there can bo no
i confusion, for every housewife will
I know just how to order her bread.
“We found, too, that there was a
misapprehension, that the old 10
cent loaf was being raised to 15
cents, despite the clear statement to
the contrary. The 13 ounce loaf has
been selling at 10 cents; we proposed
to sell a 10 ounce loaf at 10 cents
and a 16 ounce one at 15 cents.
Now, however, we have decided to
continue making the 13 ounce loaf
and sell it at 12 cents.”
Money Pours In To
Aid Assembly Socialists
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Money to
aid in the defense of the five Social
ist suspended by the state assembly
continued to flow into the Socialist
party headquarters today. Some
checks have come from Democrats
and Republicans.
Bulgarian Socialists
Aid Revolt Movement
SALONIKI Jan. 11, (Sunday)—•
Bulgarian socialists are oiganizing
successive demonstrations, according
to dispatches, in order to bring about
a change in government.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Georgia—Probably local rains
tonight and Tuesday; warmer Tues
day in interior.
Fair weather will prevail until af
ter the middle of the week, when oc
casional rainh are probable. ’Nearly
normal temperatures are indicated.