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A Southern Newspaper For Southern People FORTY-SECOND YEAR.—NO. 47. FIRST DAY’S DRIVE IS BIG SUCCESS TURN TO M’ADOO TO HALT HOOVER TREND IN SOUTH Party Leaders, Alarmed, Push Ex-Secretary’s Interests WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The growing Hoover sentiment in South ern states is giving Democratic lead ers great concern. It is feared by them that many voters will be lined up for Mr. Hoover before their plans for the San Francisco convention are completed. There is no doubt in the minds of those conversant with the situation here that the name of William Gibbs McAdoo is being invoked to counter act the Hoover sentiment in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. When here recently, Mr. Mc- Adoo talked the situation over with close friends in congress and execu tive departments, paying particular attention to the Hoover talk. Im mediately after his visit leading Southern democrats began to organ ize to further his interests. Mr. McAdoo has had a long lead in the South over all other persons mentioned for the Democratic nomi nation. But the launching of the Hoover movement, coupled with the uncertainty as to whether Mr. Mc- Adoo would run, has given Mr. Mc- Adoo’s friends concern. To fore stall the crystallization of the Hoover sentiment, friends of Vice President Marshall, Attorney General Palmer, Gov. Cox, of Ohio; Senator Pomerene and Mr. McAdoo have begun to appeal to Southern voters. - In Georgia Primaries. In Georgia the name of Mr. Hoover will be put before the April prima ries. An organization for that pur pose has been effected. Senators Smith and Harris of that state refused to comment on the action of 300 Gainesville citizens in taking the nec essary steps to properly present Mr. Hoover, but Mr. Harris said that the men behind the movement are prom inent in Georgia affairs. A. W. McLean, Democratic national committeeman from North Carolina, thinks that it would be a great blun der for the Democrats of his' state to send a Hoover delegation to San Francisco, without knowing where he stands. He is one of the leaders in the movement to counter act the Hoover gains in the South is friendly to Mr. McAdoo, and will work for his nomination. Here are the principal reasons giv en by Southern congressmen for their opposition to Mr. Hoover, and which will be spread through the South. First.—That Hoover is not a Demo crat, but a life-long Republican, hav ing voted that ticket at every elec tion that he has been in America, ex cept that possibly he voted for Wil son in 1916 when he was holding a position under the administration. That even now he declines to state whether he is a Democrat or a Repub lican. Even his statement with ref erence to the League of Nations, they say, does not make it clear whether he favors the Democratic position or the Republican position of Senator Lodge. Charge Wall Street Backing. Second.—lt is said that Hoover’s candidacy is* promoted and fostered by a few Democrats in the North who are connected with the big financial interests of New York, and that their effort is to control the nomination for President of both the great political parties, so that they may exert their influence whichever party wins. Third—lt is said that Hoover has practically expatriated himself, hav ing been a resident of Great Britain for practically twenty years; that he has amassed a tremendous fortune of from $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 from investments in British enter prises, and that all of these invest ments are still in existence. It is estimated by Democratic con gressmen that the McAdoo strength in a majority of the Southern states is greater than that of all other can didates combined, except Hoover’s. Census Figures For Americus Due Soon The last census reports for Sum ter county are expected to be in his hands tonight or tomorrow, Super visor Furlow stated today, and they will be forwarded at once to Wash ington. In none of the counties of the Third district is the work com plete yet, owing to the fall-down of enumerators here and there. Mr. Furlow has received from Washington receipt for all of the Americus re cords, and he is, expecting official an nouncement of the census result from this city at an early date. United Effort For a Finer City and County Must Succeed Plebiscite Sends Population of Denmark Soaring SEA/ j A 1 cy _ —.... 'HELS/NQ&ORG | ■■■ X 'vp —f A-y, "A COPe/mAGEN ----- ; Y J [ Fa G>D£MSE v'a Z F ZONE)"; \ 11 TOHDEKrj\ ITYH| ■■—l '"A \- • "'* ‘' y .■y - - ZONfeSx Am ' .... -S-E-/F Denmark will get an addition to her population of 225,000 people as a result of the plebescite held in Zone I of northern Schleswig under the terms of the peace freaty. The people of this zone voted 75,000 f.r Danish sovereignty to 25,000 for German. The plebescite was held under the terms of the peace treaty. A plebescite in Zone II will be held March 14. The territory was taken by Germany in 1864, the people were promised a plebescite, but Germany has always refused it. An area of 1050 square miles, the size of the state of Rhode Island, becomes Danish by the addition of Zone I to Denmark. Os this, 57 per cent is tilled, 22 per cent is S. A. AUTO FUND REACHES $575 Contributions Coming In, But Are Still Short Os Goal The fund for the purchase of a car for the use of the Salvation Army in carrying on its work in the rural , districts of Sumter county had reach i ed nearly S6OO today, but was still ; short several good donations. Fol lowing are the newest givers to the fund: H, B. Mashburn $ 5.00 ■G. R. Ellis 10.00 i J. L. Sparks 2.00 Jno. T. Taylor 5.00 G. A. Turpin 2.00 I A. D. Gatewood 20.00 G. A. Perry .. 1.00 L. F. Grubbs 5.00 J. J. Wilson .... 5.00 G. W. Walters 5.00 W. R. Walker 1.00 J. S. Stevens 25.00 Frank Sheffield 5.00 Cash 5.00 E. L. Wilson 5.00 Joe Bolton 5.00 A. S. Johnson 5.00 Dr. L. M. Hawkins : 5.00 W. W. Webb 2.00 SIIB.OO Previously acknowledged 457.50 Total . $575.50 Red Cross Nurse Here Returns To Pittsburg Miss Lola Flenner, who came to Americus a few weeks ago to be resi dent. public nurse under the Sumter county Red Cross chapter, has ac cepted a position as head nurse in a large hospital at Pittsburg, Pa., and : has already left to assume her duties. Miss Flenner’s home was formerly in I Pittsburg. E RI T H ETIMESBRECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE f HEART OF in meadows and 7 per cent is in forests. On the east and west coasts are rich agricultural lands, with al luvial marsh lands on the west. * Three important ports, Haderslev, Apenrade and Sonderburg on the Bal tic coast go to Denmark. On the west coast the land is marshy and protected by dikes in the same way that Holland is protected. Here the fishing industry and the oyster beds are valuable. The “first zone” produced grain, cattle, horses, fish and oysters. There are no mines or canals in any part of Schleswig, but the new territory is a veritable network of railroads, built by Germany for war purposes. Two main lines run along the east and west coast 30 miles long. « RAIL BILL NOT TO BE SIGNED NOW President Decides To Re fer It To Palmer First WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The railroad bill was passed last night by the senate after similar action by house Saturday, and, unanimously condemned fcy organized labor, goes to the White House. President Wilson will not act im mediately on the railroad measure. It was announced at the White House today he had directed the bill be re ferred to the Department of Justice as soon as it reached the W’hite House from congress. The executive has ten days in which to pass upon the measure before it can become law without his signature. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—Threats of a break in the affiliated railroad employes’ organizations militated to day against an immediate solution of questions before the representa tives of two million railroad work ers who are now here conferring on President Wilson’s wage settlement proposals. Because of a wide divergence in by committeemen, execu tives of the workers’ organizations admitted this afternoon that they do not know whether they could hold the strength they gained when it was agreed ten days ago that the various organizations should affiliate for con sideration of the proposals. ! father 111 !!■- Forecast For Georgia. Local rains and somewhat colder tonight; Wednesday, partly cloudy and colder in south portion. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 24, 1920 REAL HARMONY IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY SEEN Conference Report, Due March 1, Will Point Way BY HARRY B. HUNT. N. E. A. Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The most specific recommendations, point ing toward industrial harmony, that | have yet been made, are expected when the final report of the industrial | conference is announced, probably, I some time before March 1. The conference, convened by Pres- ! I ident Wilson in Washington Dec. 1, ito frame a program by which rela tions of capital and labor could be ■ harmonized, and the welfare of the public protected, is now drafting the i report. Present expectations are that the j report will carry th® unanimous en- j | dorsement of the 17 members of the ; conference. It will outline new ma- i chinery by which it is believed the relationship of employers and em-I ployes may be restored to a more per sonal basis than now exists in large : j industries and develop a sense of re sponsibility on the part of both capi tal and labor toward each other and toward the general public that has in recent years largely been lost sight of. Specific Recommendations. For most part, it may be stated, ; the report will present special recom- i mendations, not generalizations. It will present in detail the design and specifications for machinery of ad ' .lustment which it will recommend to ; be set up to weave industrial har- I mony from the woof of capital and , the warp of labor. In touching on the human elements involved in our present industrial | tangle, however, the conference has ' been unable to formulate any such definite rules of action. In general terms, it will hold that ' : the development of the human rela i tionship is the most important factor jin every industry, will urge that “leadership be substituted for mas ' tership,” that the public interest be j recognized and consulted as a guid , i ing factor in every dispute, and that ; capital and labor alike recognize their community of interest and pull to ; gether as a team rather than as op | posing rival forces. Need Sincere Effort. It is on the basis of these general s ties“lhat the machinery of adjust ment to be presented in detail is I founded. It is admitted that if this machin : ery is to be effective there must be a ■ sincere effort for mutual understand ing.—-which today is largely lacking. The plan recognizes labor’s claim that labor is not a commodity and does not question the right to strike. It also recognizes the employer's right to maintain an open or closed shop as he may decide, and to hire and fire as he sees fit. But, within these unquestioned rights, it attempts to furnish a means Iby which all interested parties may I give calm and cool consideration to : any questions arising within a given shop or industry, but without direct interest in the outcome, other than the public welfare. Follows Wilson’s Plan. For most part, the machinery to be recommended will be that outlin ed in the preliminary statement of the conference late in December, which followed closely a plan present ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson to the round table conference last fall. It will provide for a national in dustrial tribunal and regional boards of inquiry and adjustment. All ex isting machinery for conciliation, ad justment and arbitration would be left in force. When ever disputes arise which are not settled by agreement of the parties directly interested or by ex isting machinery, it could be brought before the regional board of adjust ment, the membership of which would be chosen equally from panels of em ployers, employes and public respec tively. Decision would be only by unanimous vote. When a unanimous vote could not be secured, decision could, by agree ment, be left to an umpire, whose de cision would have the force of a unanimous decision by the board. The national tribunal, consisting of nine members, equally representing employers, employes and the public, would constitute a board of appeal. Boynd to Decision. Decisions, either by the regional board or the national tribunal, would have the force of trade agreements, which the parties in dispute would be bound to carry out. Probably no conference ever called in Washington, certainly none ever extended over so long a period, has LATE PHOTO OF ROBT. E. PEARY ja“ -‘ix' -E.. PEARY. The above picture of Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, who died last Friday, was taken in February, 1919, when he introduced Vilhjalmur Steffanson, explorer, to the National Geographic society in Washington. This was Peary’/ last public appearance. ALLIES DEAF TO SOVIET UNTIL HORRORS END No Resumption of Rela tions Now By Coun cil’s Policy LONDON, Feb. 24.—The Allies will decline to deal with Soviet Rus- Isia “until they have arrived at the ’ conviction that the Bolshevist horrors have come to an end,” it was an nounced after a meeting of the Allied j Supreme Council today. The decision ! it was recognized precludes diplomat ic relations between the allied gov ernments and Moscow administration in the near future. NO RECOGNITION OF SOVIET PLANNED LONDON, Feb. 24.—Recognition of the Russian Soviet government by j the entente nations is not contem plated by the Supreme Allied Coun cils, but trade relations may be re sumed and mutual engagements rela tive to aggression agreed upon, as a result of yesterday’s conversations by the council, according to news papers here. ALLIED FLEET AT CONSTANTINOPLE. PARIS, Feb. 24.—Great Britain I took the initiative in sending a fleet to Constantinople, says a London dispatch to the Petit Parsien, quot i ing Premier Millerand, who is said to have added that thftre are other Al lied warships in the Golden Horn. Gen. Wood In Yankton To Open His Campaign YANKTON, S. D., Feb. 24.—Maj. i Gen. Leonard Wood, republican can i didate for president in the March 23 ; primary, arrived here today to make ; the first speech in his South Dakota ' campaign tonight. SHIP INJUNCTION SIGNED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Assok ciate Justice Bailey, in the district supreme court today signed the for ' mal order of injunction against the U. S. Shipping Board to prevent the sale of the thirty former German I liners? PHILLIPS GOES TO HOLLAND WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—William Phillips, of Massachusetts, at present assistant secretary of state, was to day nominated to be United States minister to the Netherlands and Luxumbourg. been so effectively* insulated from publicity as this industrial pow-wow. It has been in session for two of the three months since it convened. Secretary of Labor Wilson, as its chairman, has presided over about half its sessions. The remainder have been directed iby Herbert Hoover, vice-chairman. ! Former Attorney Generals Gregory and Wickersham, both members, have served as legal advisors. Special recommendations will be made covering the fields of public utilities and of public employes. 190 Memberships Are Reported by Workers at Tuesday Luncheon “Immensely Encouraged,” Says Gen.Fos . ter; Full List of Opening Subscrib ers As Reported One hundred and ninety memberships to the reorganized and expanded chamber of commerce at $25 per year were reported by the various team captains at the luncheon at one o’clock at the Tea Room, the first meeting for report since the campaign began yester day afternoon. “1 am immensely encouraged by the fine work done by the com mittees, both in the number of calls made and the memberships sign ed up, said General Foster, campaign director, after the figures had been tabulated. The bulk of the subscriptions were for one each, although there were a number of plural memberships reported. There were also several memberships which were not reported by the committees, having been referred back because of not being properly signed or for other reason. The committees will continue their work today and tomorrow and report on their second day’s progress at luncheon Wednesday. Among the larger membership subscriptions reported today were: Americus Grocery Co., 10; Glover Grocery Co., 10; J. W. Harris, 5; Moreland-Jones Go., 6. The reports of membership signed up, as reported by the various team chairman, follow: Capt. R. E. Allison .* 19 Capt. L. G. Council tL Capt. C. A. Culpepper IT Capt. W. W. Dykes 15 Capt. G. R. Ellis 22 Capt. Lovelace Eve 17 i Capt. B. C. Hogue 20 I Capt. W. M. Jones 18 Capt. W. E. Taylor 18 Capt. T. C. Tillman 22 Capt. G. L. Williams 14 199 Following were the memberships reported today, the numbers in pa renthesis indicating the membership if more than one: Americus Groc. Co. (10), Glover Groc. Co. (10), A. F. Hodges, Pink ston Co., (3), Morgan & Co. (2), Paul Lee, T. G. Hudson, Peter Bahn sen C. O. Niles, E. J. Witt, F. L. Al lison & Co., Windsor Pharmacy, P. B. Willford, Geo. Anderson, J. A. Davenport, Carswell Drug Co., High tower Book Store, W■ J. Josey, A. C. Crockett, A. B. Howard, Allison Fur niture Co. (3), Allison Undertaking Co., Allison Realty Co., Herbert Haw kins (2), J. Ralston Cargill, T. O. Marshall, E. A Nisbet. John A. Cobb, I. B. Small, R. L. Maynard, Moreland-Jones Groc. Co. (6), H. D. Watts, Edwards Music Co. J. A. Hixon, Americus Undertaking Co., Times-Recorder (4), Mrs. E. R. Andrews, W. A. Dodson, Thos. L. Bell (2), Claude Mauk, H. G. Stan fi< Id, C. J. Clark, Americus Battery Co., Mrs. J. E. Johnson, T. J. Seig ler Gatewood & Tpdd, J. G. Holst, ‘Turner Electric Co., B. C. Hogue, Jno. W. Shiver (2). B. H. Allen (2), Howell Sheet Metal Co., Georgia Groc. Co. (2), J. jT. Bragg, Gordm 1 Howell, R. L. Craw ■ford, Standard Dry Goods Co., L. L. ! Lester, Americus Confectionary Co., I ’ W. H. C. Dudley, Planters Seed Co., i Americus Fish & Oyster Co., G. L. ! Williams, Bragg’s Meat Market, R. S. | Broadhust, J. C. Berry, Edwards ’ j Grocery Co., J. Lewis Ellis, Bradley | ' Hogg, Manrv Bros. B. L. Naylor, i Otis M. Physioc, Payne Pressing & Cleaning Co., A R. Royal. W. D. Tiedman; M. H. Wheeler; Westbrook & McDonald: Williams- Niles Co.; W. P. Wallis; R. M. An-i drews; W. M. Andrews; 11. B. Allen; A. J. Harris; E. Pearlman; H. H. Glover, Jr.; E. A. Bailey; J. T. Stukes; H. B. Graddy; Jno. W. Oli ver; J. W. Mosteller; G. C. Webb; W. A Joyner; Empire Loan & Trust Co. (3); G. R. Ellis; J. E. Gyles; S. R. Heys; J. J. Hansley; Thos. B. Hooks; Jno. W. Wheatley; Hooks Mo tor Co.; J. W. Harris, (5); C. H. | Burke; W. M. Humber; Ruben, Hoff man; J. W. Hightower; Americus Steam & Vulcanizing Co.; B. F. | Clore. GateWood-Cogdell Co.; Edgar Shipp; Sherlock & Co.; J. W. L. Dan iel; Percy W. Hudson; E. B. Hill; J. M. Macey; R. W. Buchanan; R. P. Stackhouse (3); L. F. Grubbs; V. H. | Gaines; Southern Printers (3); Wind jsor Barber Shop; Herschel A. Smith; W. A. Ayash (2) ; Mike Thomas; Americus Seed & Supply Co.; Model Bread Co.; Americus Coca-Cola. Bot tling Co. (2); Tillman & Brown, (2) ; A Cohen & Sons, (2) ; Evan T. Ma this, Jr.; J. H. Shumake; L. L. Mc (Continued on Page Eight.) News of The Whole World By Associated Press PRICE FIVE CENTS. GOING UP! 'n 600 SSO 500 450 400 r 350 .■ - - 300 r 250 . 200- ■ - 1 150 100 -= . |- 50 LOCAL SPOT COTTON. Good Middling 39 cents. NEW YORK FUTURES Prev. Close Open 11am Ipm Close Meh. 36.52 36.80 36.37 36.49 36.78 May 34.34 34.35 34.10 34.12 34.30 July 32.13 33.17 32.00 32.92 32.00 NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. Prev. 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