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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO. 148
WILL PRESENT M’ADOO’S NAME. REGARDLESS
NORTHWEST U. S.
FACES ITSWORST
FAMINE IN COAL
Lake Shipments Only
Quarter of What They
Should Be
This is the second report from
Times-Recorder investigators, getting
for you the facts of the runaway coal
market which has created a prof
iteer’s paradise for the operator, al
though giving nothing but trouble to
• the retailer.)
MILWAUKEE, June 22—(Spe
cial) —Extortionate coal prices and
the severe fuel famine will apparently
(strike their hardest blows next winter
in Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas
and other states of the northwest.
This section depends for its fuel
, on the coal shipped by Great Lakes
vessels and dumped at Milwaukee and
other ports.
The supply now arriving at these
ports is only about ONE-FOURTH
what it should be to keep the north
west warm and its industries operat
ing.
Up to June 1 the season’s shipments
of coal by lake boats totaled only 1,-
497,304 tons. This*is a shortage of 3,-
216,730 tons compared with the same
period of 1919.
It is actually worse than that—
really a 75 per cent shortage com
pared with requirements.
For, like other sections of the
country the northwest didn’t have ,
the customary carry-over of surplus i
coal from the year previous.
At this rate, less than 10,000,000 I
tons of coal will travel up the Great i
Lakes this year against 30,000,000 ■
tons needed.
There are isolated cases in which
lake vessels, at present high market
prices of coal, are paying MORE for
fuel than they can get out of their
frei«ht.
Ixpo, in the main, lake shippers are ;
idle" 1 because the railroads have fallen ;
down on getting coal to lower lake I
ports for shipment.
Ore Shipments Slump
A lake boat takes coal up the Great
Lakes and loads with ore fd*r the re
turn trip. Since few boats are arriv
ing with coal in the ore region, ore
shipments down the lakes have slump
ed.
Up to June 7 the season’s ship
ments of ore by boats totaled only
3,096,837 tons against 5.736,856 tons
in the same period in 1918. Thus a
fuel famine is being sown at one end
of the lakes and an iron and steel
famine at the other end.
To help relieve this situation, the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
June 11, sanctioned the formation
of a coal pool centered in Cleveland.
Under this arrangement coal consign
ed to the pool for shipments up the
lakes has right of way or priority over
all other freight on all railroads
touching Lake Erie.
The I. C. C. has also placed an em
bargo on coal shipped to Lake Erie
ports for destination up the lakes ex
cept when consignee can show that
the cars can be unloaded fast.
Costly Mistake
The transportation ball-up was well
illustrated by conditions prevailing
at lower Lake Erie ports June 14,
when 74 vessels with 576,421 tons of
ore were at the docks waiting to be
unloaded, with 23 more vessels due
within 24 hours.
Nearby stood 6328 cars loaded with
an average of 60 tons of coal each.
This coal was waiting to be loaded in
to the boats as soon as they would be
emptied of ore.
But “by mistake,” the cars that
ghould have hauled the ore away were
taken back to the mines empty, so the
ore vessels and the coal cars had to
wait until empty cars showed up.
Says H. A. Adams, head of the ter
minals committee of the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce:
“Failure of lake shippers to move
coal is traceable directly to the short
age of coal cars at the mines. The ter
minals are gradually being cleared,
but more emptv cars dispatched to the
mines is the only solution to the coal
problem. To accomplish this, cars
must be unloaded faster and used
more efficiently.”
I Grain Crop in Schley
| Best in Many Years
I ELLAVILLE, June 22—The grain
■crop that has just been harvested in
■this county is said to be the best in
■many years. It is said that some of
■the most progressive farmers will
feverage 80 bushels of grain to the
fecre. This is one way to combat the
Savages of the boll weevil and effect- '
■vely make farming a success.
|l The heavy rains of the past few
Bays will greatly help the corn crop
Bind cane at a most opportune time.
I father
II Forecast for Georgia—Generally
■ir tonight and Wednesday.
SHE MAY SECOND!
PALMER SPEECH <
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Mrs. W. T. Cotnam, Arkansas suf
frage worker and a delegate to the
Democratic convention at San Fran
cisco, may second the nomination of
Mitchell Palmer.
DEFIESDEATHIN
AIRPLANE STUNT
Former Instructor Here
Coming For Exhibi
tion July 5
Flirting with death—changing
from one airplane to another in mid
air while flying at high speed, and
without the aid of a rope ladder or
any other device —is a thriller which
is announced as an added attraction
at Souther Field’s big Fourth of July
celebration at the flying field Mon
day, July 5. The act will be put on
by Roger Q. Williams, formerly a
flying instructor at Souther Field,
who was discharged from the air
service a few months ago and who
since that time has been making a
specialty of these thrilling aerial e :-
hibitions. Because Mr. Williams
found it impossible to fill other en
gagements which he had on that date
he was able to accept the offer of
Souther Field for the exhibition here.
Mr. Williams’ act is said to be the
most hazardous in aerial dare-devil
annals, outdoing the famous Lock
lear and others. Standing on the
upper wing of a plane speeding 100
miles an hour, he grasps the under
braces of another plane flying just
above his head and swings onto it,
with no safety appliances, and no
assistance whatever.
This will be only one of the many
thrilling and entertaining events of
the day’s celebration at the field.
Announcement was made again to
day that all intending to make ex
hibits of any kind on the day of the
celebration notify the commanding
officer at the earliest possible mo
ment so that space may be arranged
and allotted.
WAR CONTINUES
ATLONDONDERRY
Outbreaks Renewed Af
ter Night of Quiet —
One More Death
LONDONDERRY, Ireland, June 22
—Firing was resumed in several parts
of the city early today after a com
paratively quiet quiet.
Several persons were killed in the
rioting yesterday and scores injur
ed. Military patrolled the streets
during the night.
Civil war continued throughout
the day with one more death, bring
ing the total up to eight.
General suffering is expected if
deliveries of foodstuffs are not re
sumed soon. Cross-channel sailings
have been suspended.
Palmer Plans New
Drive Against Reds
WASHINGTON, June 22—Armed
with the broadened powers provided
in the recently enacted alien exclusion
act the department of justice officials
today announced a new drive against
radicalism. “Theoretical Reds” and
“parlor Bolsheviki” are to be espe
cially objects of the campaign, it was
said.
THEIBiSHRECORDER
Eftll PUBLISHED IN THE . HEART OF DIXIg-ftSa?
INDUSTRY READY
WITH PLATFORM
FOR DEMOCRATS
To Offer Same Planks
Submitted to The
Republicans
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.—Ably
; represented by a committee of six
; teen of the prominent heads of indus
. try of the Pacific Coast, the nation’s
! manufacturers are ready to present
their platform for American indus
! try to the Democratic National Con
vention which assembles here on
Monday. As soon as the convention’s
resolutions committee is organized,
industry’s representatives will ap
pear and present their platform as
one that was formulated to meet the
desires, not only of productive indus-
I try, but of general business.
While the National Association of
Manufacturers numbers 6,000 mem
bers, employing more than 6,000,000
persons, the platform is offered as a
combination of suggestions that have
come from productive industry, from
editors of prominent newspapers all
over the country and from persons in
business and professional life all ir
respective of party and association
affiliations.
Following a preamble in which,
I among other things, the fundamen
! tals of the republic are set forth
j productive industry’s platform com
i prises nine planks, summarized as
! follows:
Government and Industry.
It is not the function of our gov
ernment to own or operate industry,
but to protect and encourage its legi
! timate development under private
ownership and management. Busi-
■ ness men should be able to ascer
tain, in advance whether their con-
■ teraplated conduct or practices are
! permissible or forbidden.”
Regulations of Combination.
“Every association, whether of em
ployers or employes, must be eqyal
|ly subjiect to public authority, and i
I legally answerable for its own con
duct and that of its agents. The;
] right to strike or lockout, which is
i merely an exercise of the right to act
in combination,* must be defined and
limited wherever it conflicts with the
community’s paramount right of self
preservation. The paramount com
mon interest in continuous public
utility service empowers and obli
gates the government to control all
combinations to paralyze or obstruct
it and requires the ultimate submis
sion of disputes threatening the in
terruption of such service to impar-'
tial adjudication without depriving f
the community of it.”
Private Employment Relations.
“It is the duty of the government'
to protect each person in his liberty,
to select and pursue any lawful oc
cupation without molestation, freely
to further his interests by legitimate;
I agreements and to be secure in the;
i reward of his efforts.”
Taxation and Finance.
'“The excess profits tax is a mis
nomer; it continually inspires ex
! travagant business expenditures. Its
repeal and the substitution for it of
a tax on gross sales of goods and
merchandise would serve the public!
interest.”
T ransportation.
“We favor the development of a'
definite and constructive plan of na
tional trasnportation, inter-relating
the railroads, waterways and hard
surfaced roads.”
Immigration.
“We should supervise the distri
bution of the immigrant through
systematized official and private co
operation that the needs of the na
tion may be met. Through official
foreign agencies of our own we
should systematically secure accu
rate information of the character
and qualification of alien apolicants
for admission and to the fullest ex
tent practicable approve or reject
them before embarkation.”
Merchant Marine.
“Successful commerce and national
security require an adequate private
ly owned and operated American
merchant marine composed of ships
built in American yards, of Ameri-!
can material, by American labor, I
manned, officered and owned by I
Americans, and sailing without handi
j cap under the national flag.”
Foreign Trade.
“We must by every means facili
tate and not discourage foreign
trade. We favor a definite liberal
policy toward our allies in the great
war, with respect to the payment of
their indebtedness to us, to the end
that there may be a prompt re-es-!
tablishment of foreign trade ex- j
change and trade conditions on a
sound basis.”
War Bonus.
“Generous provision should be
made for dependents of those who |
died for their country; speedy and;
adequate relief should be provided
for those in whole or part physical-'
ly incapacitated for military service
and for their dependents. While
favoring reasonable governmental as
sistance in the case of proven direct
loss incurred through militarv serv
ice in individual cases when applied
for, we consider the general and in- (
AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 22, 1920.
CALIF. TOWN IS
BADLY DAMAGED
BY EARTHQUAKE
21 Business Buildings
Near Los Angeles
Destroyed
LOS ANGELES. June 22.—A sur
vey early today of the damage done
by the earthquake last night indicat
ed that Englewood, ten miles north
west of here, suffered more severely
than at first reported. Twenty-one
business buildings in the town were
practically destroyed, the town de
prived of light and gas and scores
of dwellings seriously damaged.
In Los Angeles many plate glass
windows were shattered. The uake
was confined to Los Angeles county.
Another slight shock was felt in the
Englewood district at 5 o’clock this
; morning, but there was no addition-i
al damage.
The earthquake shock was felt at
Los Angeles at 6:47 last night, and'
according to the Pacific (’oast Tele
phone and Telegraph comapny, also i
at Long Beach, San Pedro, San Mon-1
ica and Redonda Beach, but Whittier !
and other inland points did not feel
it.
Several buildings here were damag- i
ed including the jail, which had sev
eral cracks in it. Falling bricks in
jured one man. Office buildings were
’ shaken severely and many persons
fled. Officials of the fire and public
I works department said that there had !
i been no serious damage reported.
The business loss and damage con-!
si sts largely of plate glass windows.
The Edison building and the seven
story Laughlin building, formerly sep
arated by several inches, were jam
med together. A slight tremor was j
felt Friday morning.
NEW REGIME TO |
FULFILL TREATY!
German Cabinet to Be
Headed by Fehren
bach
BERLIN’, June 21 (Monday) I
The official announcement that Kon-;
stantine Fehrenback has been ap-!
pointed chancellor definitely pre-;
sages the construction of a bour-.
geois cabinet in the next forty-eight'
j hours. The government’s platform
will affirm that the new regime pro
poses to loyally carry out the Ver
sailles treaty.
SUPREME COUNCIL
DELAYS DECISIONS.
BOLOGNE, June 22.—-(By Asso
! ciated Press) —The Supreme Coun
; cil of the Allies, after holding a
three-hour session today, adjourned
to meet in Brussels July 21, leaving
• most of the questions on the pro
gram unsettled.
The problem of German repara-;
tions was referred to experts whol
I will meet in Paris and endeavor to j
; conciliate the conflicting viewpoints. ;
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Plains Pastor Gives Up
Charge at Ellaville'
ELLAVILLE, June 22—Rev. L. B. ,
Johnson, of Plains, preached his fare-I
well sermon at the Baptist church !
here Sunday. For more than a year |
Rev. Mr. Johnson has filled the pulpit
of this church and the people have ;
been greatly pleased by his splendid .
sermons.
Rev. Mr. Clark of Buena Vista has !
been extended a call to serve the
church as pastor for another year and
has accepted the call. He will begin
his services in July.
U. S. Trade Balance
Reaches 17 Billions
WASHINGTON, June 22.—(8y
I Associated Press.) —Since the begin-;
I ning of the World War in 1914 the
i United States has rolled up a trade j
balance of approximately seventeen;
billion dollars against the world. This!
exceeds by several billions ’ e total'
balance in favor of the United States
frbm 1875 to 1914,
discriminate distribution of a casl I
bonus unjustifiable.”
As the eague of Nations is to form;
lone of the pivoted subjects before
the resolutions committee, much in-'
terest is taken in the position of in
dustry on this subject here today. It
was explained by 1. B. Humphrey !
!of Pittsburg, one of the committee!
I which presented the platform to the'
! Republicans in Chicago, that this!
was not included in the platform fori
industry, because the subject was
considered too broad and general. I
The National Association is not out!
and out against the League of Na-1
tions, but favors a considerably mod
ified form, one that will be one hun
\ dred per cent American.
“ES IST WUNDERBAR!”
IS WHAT FRAULEINS
THINK OF YANK RULE
Peace and Harmony Prevail in Coblenz, Says Bron
ner—German Folk Look Up to
American M. P.’s
BY MILTON BRONNER
Coblenz. Germany. June 22—Believe me! The Yankee M. P.'s
are keeping the peace in Coblenz.
This is the best policed town in all Germany today.
"Es ist wunderbar!”—"lt is wonderful."
1 heard a pretty German girl sigh in a happy tone to her Yankee
soldier escort as they strolled along the beautiful embankment gar
dens along the Rhine in this town.
The girl was right—it is wonderful. The whole thing is wonder-
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"ES IST WUNDER BAR!" "
ful, the warm, fine, June nights, the soft shining moon and the myriad
of stars reflected in the swift current of the storied Rhine.
Far overhead and across the river on the steep rocky
shone a light that meant that Yanks were keeping the watch along
the Rhine keeping watch and ward m one of the one-time kaiser's
greatest fortresses.
But the wonder went further than this—
Here in the capital of the wine country of the Moselle, and the
Rhine, a rich and proud city, held in occupation by American crusad
ers, the lift o nights flowed as smoothly and peacefully and evenly as
the River Rhine.
There was no unseemly revelry. There were no unusual noises. I
no drunken shouts and cries, no scuffling and no fighting.
Women and children felt perfectly safe to walk without escorts, i
I he native and stranger alike, were safe in the narrow streets.
The reason for this wonder.
Maj. Gen. Allen and his officers have impressed upon the of
ficers and men that each and every one of them is a direct represen
tative of Yankeeland and that it is up to him to show that “this man's!
army” can comport itself with model behavior.
To back up Maj. Gen. Allen’s admonitions there is the best mili-!
tary police force that ever wore Uncle Sam's khaki. There are be |
tween 350 and 400 of them. They are all picked men who have!
been in the regular army a long time and have a record for contin-j
uous good behavior and unexceptional grit and bravery.
That's the "why" of the wonder of Coblenz!
That’s the why the German girl with her Yankee soldier can
stroll the gardens and she can goo to him of the wonder and peace
of the night.
If you want a real thrill thousands of miles from home, you
should hear the Yankee military band playing "The Star Spangled
Banner," and Dixie,” on the banks of the Rhine.
GERMAN BANPS PLAY' RAbTIME FOR THE AMERICANS-
This town isn’t solemn under the Yankee occupation. There is
much music—three kinds of it.
One kind Germans play for Americans, another they play for j
Germans and the third Americans play mainly for Americans.
The American zone of occupation circles some miles about this
town and comprises about 3,000 square kilometers (I 1 18.3 miles).
No workman, physically capable and willing, is out of a job in this
area.
Order prevails in the towns of the district. The main problems
are the difficulties of obtaining food and fuel.
The coal situation is improving. In Neuwied and Benndorf, the
main industrial centers, an apparently normal supply of coal has been
obtained recently.
But in Coblenz two marmalade factories are operated only four
days a week, and then only six hours, because of coal shortage.
The serious part of the coal shortage from the American view
point is that it throws men out of work who are eager to work.
The food situation is improving, too. Fresh vegetables are com
ing in. There is plenty of poultry, and eggs are becoming cheaper.
American foodstuffs arriving also but the rise in price due to the
low exchange value of the mark, prevents ready sale among the poor
er classe.
The big agricultural business of the zone is the cultivation of the
vines, ,from which are made some of the famous brands of Moselle
and Rhine wines. Coblenz is situated where the Moselle flows into
the Rhine and our zone is situated for some distance on both sides of
both rivers. The grape outlook is good. All around this place every
inch of valuable soil on the steep hillsides base been utilized for vines.
The German small town opera troup will tackle anything from
Carmen to Wagnerian operas.
American officers in the boxes and loges found much to laugh at
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blond german girls togged out as Spaniards
in the chorus of blond German girls togged out as Spaniards and
, Gypsies and the blond German chorus men, dressed as Spanish sol-
I diers, marching to the most pronounced kaiserist goose-step.
The Germans in the dress circle saw nothing funny in it.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
BURRIS JENKINS,
PUBLISHER, WILL
NOMINATE HIM
Ex-Secretary Wires Re
quest, However, to
Desist
KANSAS CITY, June 22.—Dr.
Burris A. Jenkins, clergyman and
newspaper publisher, issued a posi
tive statement today that W. G. Me
Adoo’s name would be placed before
the San Francisco convention, with
or without the consent of Mr. Mc-
Adoo.
McADOO ASKsTjENKINS
NOT TO OFFER NAME.
NEW YORK, June 22.—W. G. Mc-
Adoo today telegraphed Burris A.
Jenkins, of Kansas City, requesting
that his name not be suggested for
the Democratic presidential nomina
tion. The message was sent on re
ceipt of the news that Jenkins had
announced McAdoo’s name would be
presented with or without McAdoo’s
consent.
FRISCO TAKES ON
CONVENTION APPEARANCE.
SAN FRANSCICO, June 22
While hotel lobbies began today to
take on the appearance of a nation
al political convention, only a few
Democratic chieftains had reached
the city.
The direct developments of day
were confined to physical preparation
of the auditorium for the convention.
WARNING: ORDER
FOOD WEDNESDAY
Grocers and Markets to
Observe Thursday
Closing
Falling in line with the dry goods,
clothing and other stores of the city
which now close their places of bu-i
--ness Thursday afternoons during the
summer months to give their em
ployes additional recreation, all of
the markets and practically all of
the principal grocery stores today
signed aggreements to observe the
same closing regulations. In this
connection housewives were asked to
get in their orders for Thursday to
morrow.
The markets signing the agree
ment were the United Grocery Mar
ket, Bragg’s Market and Morgan &
Co., Sherlock & Company, although
not signing, stated that he would
make no sales, but it would be neces
sary to keep a force on hand to re
ceive fish shipments.
The grocers signing were the Unit
ed Grocery Company, Edwards Gro
cery Co., Harris Grocery Co., Cash
& Carry Store, Sparks Grocery Co.
and Mize Grocery So.
Dr. Butler Apologizes
For Wood Accusation
CINCINNATI, June 22—Colone'
Proctor, Gen. Wood’s campaign man
ager, made public today a telegram
of apology he had received from
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, a Re
publican candidate, in answer to
Proctor’s demands to know whether
Butler was accurately quoted in the
interview in which he was reported
to have declared that gamblers and
stock market players were General
Wood’s principal backers in the cam
paign for the Republican nomina
tion.
Abercrombie Quits as
U. S. Labor Solicitor
WASHINGTON, June 22.—John
W. Abercrombie, of Anniston, Ala.,
solicitor of the Department of La-
I bor, has resigned and Roland B. M.
Mahany, of New York, has been
named in his place by President Wil
son.
Fried W. K. Neilson, of Nebraska,
has been appointed solicitor of the
Department of State.
North Georgia Counties
Show Census Decrease
WASHINGTON) June 22—De
creases in population are shown in
nine of the southern counties an
nounced today by the Census Bureau.
Greene and Perry counties, Ala., had
the largest decreases. The North
Georgia counties of Dawson, Fan
ning, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin and
Milton all decreased, while Chattooga
county had a 5.2 per cent increase.
Since 1890 the Indians in the Unit
ed States have increased from 230,-
000 to 350,000. .
A po'und of diamonds represents
2,270 carats.