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FORTY-SECOND YEAR —NO. 49.
SPRINT FOR CHAMBER GOAL OPENS
LEGION WEARY
OFU.S. DELAY IN
AIDTOSOLDIERS
States Has Outdistanced
Nation In Honoring
Men
WASHINGTON, Feb 26.—The
states have outdistanced the federal
government in aid and honor to serv
ice men.
Thirty-seven states have made pro
vision for ex-soldiers and sailors.
Monuments are being raised, bronze
medals have been voted and in many
states the way made easy for the man
who wants to own a farm or home.
Seven states have given bonuses
amounting to an average of SIOO
for each man. It is estimated that
$70,000,000 will be paid 550,000 men
from these states.
Legislatures have delayed action
in some states waiting for congres
sional action. The government is
tardy. To date it has done no more
than given the following:
A S6O bonus for each man.
Preferred civil service standing.
Permission to keep uniforms and
personal equipment.
Partial relief to the disabled
through the vocational training laws.
Incorporation to the American Le
gion.
Permanent rank to Pershing.
Ten obsolete rifles to legion posts
for funeral ceremonies.
Service men 60-day prior right to
settle on homestead tracts opened.
These benefits do not satisfy the
American Legion or a majority of
state legislators eager to co-opetfate
with the government in any aid pro
gram.
“We want a square deal and less
delay,’’ say the members of the
•American Legion national beneficial
legislative committee.
Congress should give ex-service
men choice of the following forms of
aid by the passage of a law within
the next 60 days, according to Com
mander Franklin D’Olier of the
legion:
I—Land settlement rights in all
states.
2—Aid in purchasing city or rural
homes.
3—Vocational training for all ex
service persons.
4—Adjustment of compensation or
extra pay based on length of service.
Champ Clark To Go
On Ballot In Georgia
ATLANTA, Feb. 26. Champ
Clark, former speaker of the house of
representatives and candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination at
Baltimore in 1912, has been entered
as a contestant in the Georgia prefer
tial primary. A petition headed by
Colonel William H. Beck, of Griffin,
and containing the requisite number
of names has been filed with State
Chairman J. J. Flynt and by him for
warded to Hiram Gardner, at Eaton
ton, secretary of the state committee.
In addition to the entrance of
Former Speaker Clark, it is reported
that friends of Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer are circulating a pe
tition in his behalf. It is stated that
this petition will be filed within a
i day or so, and that General Palmer’s
friends will push his candidacy in the
H preferential primary.
Citizens of Milledgeville already
have filed a petition entering William
G. McAdoo, former secretary of the
H treasury, as a candidate in the pre
; ferential primary, although Mr. Mc-
Adoo has formally declined to enter
\ the race.
7 Adriatic Notes To
Be Published Tonight
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The
■ final decision to publish the exchanges
I between the American government
I and the Entente premiers on the
K Adriatic question was reached today.
I Seven notes in all will be made pub-
B lie late today at the State Depart
fynent. Officials estimated the total
would run 12,000 words.
Mr
Walt Mason To Leave
Kansas For Pacific
EMPORIA, Kas., Feb. 26.—Walt
®|| Mason, Emporia’s famous prose poet
Hand author is going to leave Kansas.
■ Mr. Mason expects to move to Cali-
Igfornia in May and may spend more
Kthan a year on the Pacific coast. He
will rent a bungalow at LaJolla, near
San Diego. Mr. Mason will take his
big touring car with him. Mrs. Ma
son already has gone to California.
Sumter County’s New Civic Spirit is Growing Fast—Have You Caught It?
Attention, Puppy!
Look at Sights
of the Capitol
If “ of Washington, by rea
v. £§ son of their parents’
connection with the
embassies of many
SOVIET ‘OFFERS’
AMERICA PEACE
Japan and Rumania Also
Sent Notes, Says
Moscow
LONDON, Feb. 26.—The commis
sary of foreign affairs has dispatch
ed notes to the United States, Japan,
and Roumania offering them • peace
with Soviet Russia, according to a
wireless message from Moscow, re
ceived here today.
Drouth Hits Criminal
Courts; Little To Do
CHICAGO, Feb. 26—Two branches
of the Chicago criminal courts have
been closed because of lack of cases.
Chief Justice Olson said the number
of criminal cases had decreased con
stantly since the prohibition law be
came effective. The judges were trans
ferred to civil courts.
PROHIBITION FORCES
JUDGE TO SEEK CHANGE
MINEOLA, N. Y., Feb. 26—Police
Justice George A. Little announces he
has resigned because prohibiton pre
vented him “from making a living”.
Since the ban went into effect last
■July his revenues from the office
dwindled more than 50 per cent, the
justice said, while there had not been
a single case of drunkeness and only
a few minor cases to be tried.
Martens Admits.
Meeting Socialists
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The
relationship of Ludwig Martens and
the Russian Socialist federation was
the subject of inquiry today before
the senate committee investigating
Bolshevik propaganda in this country.
Martens admitted he met on several
occasions in conference in execu
tive session with the federation and
its leaders, and admitted also that
the federation had tried to control
him.
THE RDER
GSrfi PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE~U^?
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY Y 26, 1920.
REED DENOUNCED
!IN HOME STATE
i Jasper, Mo., Democrats
Against Him For
Delegate
JASPER, Mo., Feb. 26.—Jasper
county democrats, in convention at;
Webb City yesterday, unanimously
1 1 adopted resolutions denouncing Sena
tor Reed as a “disorganizer of the j
i democratic party,” and instructed j
i the delegation to the state conven
: tion to vote against Reed for dele
i gate to the national convention.
NEW YORK’S ‘BIG FOUR ’
TO GO UNINSTRUCTED.
ALBANY. N. Y„ Feb. 26.—New
York democrats held an unofficial
; : convention today to select delegates
jat large and alternates to the na
! tional convention and adopted a plat- j
'; form. It was expected the “Big j
Four" would go uninstracted.
County Treasurer 79;
Spends Birthday On Job
Capt. H. D. Watts, Sumter’s veteran j
county treasurer, had a birthday the j
other day, and like, Samuel Gompers,
Thomas A. Edison and other remark- i
able men of mature years, he spent j
the day working—at his books in the j
court house. Capt. Watts was 79
years of age. He has been a resident j
, of Sumter county 72 years and of j
Americus for 52 years, taking up his j
residence in the city immediately as- j
ter his return from the war.
Capt. Watts is a candidate for re-1
election, without opposition.
Armed Guards Patrol
Rich Wyoming Oil Field
CASPER, Wyoming Feb. 26.
; | Armed guards last night patrolled the
oil fields of the Salt River field, said
t jto be the richest oil region in the
S Rocky Mountain states, to prevent
I claim jumping on first night after
I the release of lands under the nation
j al oil land leasing bill, signed by the
i Pres'dent yesterday.
HOOVER FIGHT
ONLY BEGUN IN !
GA. SAYS PERRY
Declares His Reply
Identifies Him With
Party
ATLANTA, Feb. 26.—Colonel H. j
H. Perry, of Gainesville, who circu- ;
I lated the petition requesting the j
State Democratic Committee to put
Herbert Hoover’s name on the bal
j lot in the Georgia preferential pri- j
i mary, announces that the fight to
I place Hoover’s name on the ticket
| has just begun. Colonel Perry de- !
i dares that in the light of Mr. Hoov- !
1 er’s telegram, the committee can not
j refuse to permit Georgia Democrats !
to vote for or against Mr. Hoover.
Col. Perry declares that an analy
| sis of Mr. Hoover’s telegram shows j
that he is appreciative of the honor
which the Democrats seek to bestow
upon him and that it shows unmis
takable that Mr. Hoover has been
i identified with the Democratic party
ever since the war, although he
claims no credit for this connection
on account of the fact that his was a
war service. Col. Perry further con
tends that while Mr. Hoover an- i
nounces that lie personally has no in-;
tention of filing his name in the }
Democratic primary, Mr. Hoover of- j
fers no objections to Georgia Dema
ciats putting his name on the bal
lot.
Mr. Hoover’s Reply.
The text of Mr. Hoover’s reply j
to Secretary Gardner's letter, which j
| he sent by telegraph, follows:
“New York, February 26, 1920.
| “Hon. Hiram L. Gardner, Secretary
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Eatonton, Ga.
i “I feel confident that it is not
I necessary to dwell at length tfpon
my gratitude to you for the honor ;
implied in your letter of February
22d.
"I especially appreciate it, since j
I was not identified with the demo- i
cratic party before the war, and my i
official connection with the govern- j
ment has been solely a war service,
and consequently not of a partisan
character.
“I have not been able to persuade
myself at all that any real public
service will be performed by inject
ing myself into the race for the nomi
| nation to the greatest honor at the
disposal of the American people.
“Therefore, aside from any other
reason, I do not intend to file my
| name.
“HERBERT HOOVER.”
Strengthens His Friends.
! Hoover’s telegram to Hiram Gard
ner, Secretary of the State Democrat
■ic Executive Committee, respecting
| the forthcoming preferential primary,
| has confirmed and strengthened his
j friends in their determination to press j
him as candidate before the Demo-1
crats of Georgia. Far from rernov- j
! ing or eliminating Mr. Hoover from
the field of Democratic eligibles. His
I telegram to Secretary Gardner is j
construed as leaving the situation
wholly unchanged, although its publi
cation has developed diametrically
opposite views among members of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, who were present at the first
meeting of the subcommittee.
Colonel H. S. Perry, of Gaines
ville, whose name heads the list of
100 Hall county Democrats, who
filed Mr. Hoover’s name as a candi
date, is insistent in the demand that
Mr. Hoover’s name be placed upon
th.‘ ballot.
Judge James J. Flynt, of Griffin,
chairman of the state committee, “re
grets that Mr. Hoover' did not see fit
to qualify under the rules” which he
declares with emphasis were formu
lated -without having in mind the
name of any candidates or possible
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SOTHE PEOPLE MAY KNOW
An attempt was being made today in some quarters by
persons opposing Sheriff Harvey in the primary race, in which
he is offering for re-election, to use to his disadvantage the edi
torial endorsing his candidacy appearing in Wednesday’s Times-
Recorder, it being charged or hinted that he was either the
author of the editorial or inspired it.
In reply thereto, and in justice to Sheriff Harvey. the
Times-Recorder desires to state that he had not only nothing
whatever to do with the appearance of the editorial of endorse
ment, but no previous knowledge of it. Only two persons knew
that it was to appear or even contemplated, these two being the
editor of the Times-Recorder, who wrote it, and the linotype
compositor who put it in type. No other member either of the
management or staff knew of it until it appeared in the printed
page. The endorsement was entirely spontaneous, without obli
gations of any kind.
j Packing Plant |
| Here Interests |
Men of Schley j
| pLLAVILLE. Feb. 26.—J. C. \
| King was in Ellaville Monday 5
? soliciting subscriptions for the <
I< Americas packing plant. Mr. ?
King is one of our most progress- (
ive citizens and it is believed will (
have no trouble in securing the ap- >
portionment for Schley county. <
Schley citizens are deeply inter- $
ested in the progress that is being S
made by the Americus Chamber (
of Commerce. Whatever helps >
j Americus will help all contigious (
j territory, and they are suie to be ?
) benefited by whatever enterprises i
| are launched there.
RY. UNIONS ASK
WILSONS VETO
Joined At White House
By Farmers Council
Leaders
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Repre
sentatives of the railroad brother- j
hoods called at the white house today '
to present a memorial to President (
Wilson urging that he veto the com
promise railroad bill. They were
joined by representatives of the Far
mers National Council, who supple
mented their previous request for the
veto with written arguments.
Dixie Ports Plan Trade
Ad Trip Into West
SAVANNAH, Feb. 26.—The Five
Ports association, composed of reprte
\ sentatives of Savannah, Brunswick,
| Jacksonville, Charleston and Wil
mington, met here today to complete
i plans for sending a special train
i through the middle western states on
j an advertising and trade building mis
i sion. The co-operation of the states
of Georgia, South Carolina and Flor
i ida will be sought, it was stated.
Every Candidate
Qualifies For Race
Every man who has announced as
I a candidate for county office in the
i primary next Wednesday has quali-
Ified, according to announcement today
j by Fred. B. Arthur, secretary of the
county executive committee. Yester
day was the final day for qualifying
under the committee’s published rules,
and up to that day a number of as
-1 pirants had not paid their entrance
j fees.
$25,000,000 Oil Pipe
Line To Be Constructed
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—A pipe line
to carry oil from the Kansas, Okla
homa and Texas fields to Chicago,
with distributing center at St. Louis ;
will be constructed at a cost of $25,- \
000,000, it was announced today. It
is expected to be in operation with
in a year.
Vice President’s Young
Adopted Son, 3, Is Dead
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Mofl
rison Marshall, young adopted son!
of Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall,
died early today after a brief illness
from acidosis. The child, aged three !
had been a member of the Vice-Pres- J
ident’s familv since June, 1917, but
was never legally adopted, it was
stated today.
With 387 Members
Signed, Workers Out
to Pass Mark of 500
Final Reports To Be Made At Friday
Supper—Country Districts Respond
Splendidly
With 387 memberships reported signed up in the Americus and
Sumter County C hamber of Commerce s reorganization and expan
lion campaign, the membership drive entered its final phase this af
ternoon. The campaign will come to a close at a supper of the
workers at 6:1 5 o’clock Friday evening at the Tea Room, at which
the results of the last intensive effort to pass the goal of 500 member
ships will be reported.
A feature of today s reports was the addition of 31 membership*
from two rural communities. The interest the farmers are showing
in the reorganization movement came in for warm commendation
from General f oster, director of the campaign, who declared that it
showed an awakened interest in community affairs. Chairman W. A,
Chappell, working in the Dawson Road section, reported 12 mem
berships. and Captain J. T. Methvin, working in the 28th district, re
ported 19 memberships.
Most of the memberships reported
by the city committees were for sin
gle memberships, the two largest be
ing six taken by Chas. L. Ansley and
five by the Americus Lighting Com
pany.
Dr. N. S. Evans, a new member,
was present and issued a challenge
to twenty other men to each guar
antee four additional memberships.
While the proposal was recognized as
indicating an intensely interested
spirit on his part, it was also pointed
out that all of the workers were do
ing their level best already and would
continue to do their best. This was
proved, it was stated, by the fact that
| so/nany had left their private inter
| ests for three days and given their
: whole attention to the drive.
Today’s team reports of member
ship signed up follows:
Reported To- To-
Previously day tal
Capt. B. C. Hogue 25 2 27
Capt. Lovelace Eve .21 13 34
i Capt. W. M. Jones ...24_ 9 33
5 Capt. G. L. Wiliams .20 1 21
Capt. T. C. Ti11man....32 .... 32
Capt. L. G. Council ....32 11 43
Capt. W. E. Taylor ....32 2 34
Capt. C. A. Culpepper .24 .... 24
Capt. W. W. Dykes ....29 2 31
Capt. R. E. A11i50n....24 8 32
Capt. G. R. Ellis 28 8 36
Plains 7 .... 7
Dawson Rd., Smithville
Rd., Capt. Chappell . 0 12 If!
| Methvin Rd. Roach Rd.
Brown Mill Road
Capt. Methvin 0 19 1°
Total 383
The new memberships reported |
were:
CAPT. B. C. HOGUE.—C. G. Gam-;
mage, E. L. Thurman.
CAPT. LOVELACE EVE. —Chas.
L. Ansley (6); Rylander Shoe Co,
(2) ; Mrs. Mary B. Clay; E. J. Eld
ridge; N. S. Evans; Taylor Lewis; R.
P. Glenn.
CAPT. W. M. JONES.—Americus
Lighting Co.,' (5); United Grocery)
Co.; Dr. C. P. Davis; C. J. Marshall;!
G. M. Dudley.
CAPT. G. L. WILLIAMS—EIks’
Club.
CAPT. L. G. COUNClL—Farmers’
Cotton Oil Co., (4); Americus Con
struction Co. (2); J. R. Statham;
Easterlin Bros., (2); J. H. Poole &
Sons.
CAPT. W. E. TAYLOR—L. L
Compton; Geo. D. Jones.
CAPT. W. W. DYKES.—J. S. Ma
thews, R. S. Pryor.
CAPT. R. E. ALLISON—E. M.
Prather, (3); Mrs. Wallis Mott, Mgr.,
Western Union Telegraph Co.; W. T.
Lane; O. L. Dixon;, S. A. Daniels; G.
W. Walters.
CAPT G R ELLlS—Americus Drug
Co.; Frank J. Payne; L. E. Woods, J. |
A. Feagle: H. E. Allen; James P. j
Graham; H. F. Comer; George D. j
Wheeler.
CAPT. JOHN T. METHVIN—Chas. i
S. Hogg; U. R. Murphy; W. H. Hous-!
ton; M. E. Morgan; C. R. Morgan;!
W. L. Chambliss; John T. Mcthvn;!
J. C. Carter; G. H. Doster, Jr.; C. C |
Griffin: A. A. Pressley; R. D. Mc-
Neill; W. L. McNeill; Carl Hawkins,!
T. G. Heys; Dr. H. A. C. Bagloy; N. j
A. Ray, J. G. Chambliss, W. S. Mor- \
gan.
CAPT. W. H. CHAPPELL—J. B.
Bryant, H W. Wiggins; Emorv Griffin I
W. W. Davis; S. E M tchell; Jeff
Dean; George C. McDonald; R. C. i
Markette; E. C. W.>bb; W. A. Chap 1
Sectional News
Covered By Special
Correspondents
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GOING UP!
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500
450
400
350
300 - \
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200 ~
150
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pell; J. L. Hall; J. H. Myers.
The keenness of interest in the re
organization of the Chamber of
Commerce w: s indicated by one or
two incidents this morning.
Captain Dykes of Team No. 10,
came into the Chamber of Commerce
office about 10 o’clock drawing in
with him a farmer from the borders
of Lee county.
“Here’s a man from over in Lea
county who wants to join,” said
Capt. Dykes, introducing the new
prospect to General Foster. He
“scribbed his name” on the “dotted
line.’’ This was his second prospe.t.
Shortly before he had come in with
another to sign up. This was before
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father
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Forecast For
Georgia Fair
and continued cold
tonight jHreezing
temperature in th#
extreme south por
tions; Friday, fair.