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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NUMBER 208
U. S. SUBMARINE CREW MIRACULOUSLY SAVED
OFFERS PLAN TO
save an wood
BLOCK PAVING
Asphalt Coating Propos-
I al Made by County
Road Contractor
A proposition for saving the city’s
wood block pavement, which is rap
idly going to ruin and costing increas
ingly to maintain, was made to the
city council last night by R. D.
Kneale. Prof. Kneale was formerly
an instructor at Georgia Tech and
member of the state highway com
mission, but is now connected with
Sam Finley, of Atlanta, originator
and operator of the Finley methods of
asphalt paving, which is doing ' the
surfacing work on Sumter county’s
paving project. The props : tion
appeared most attractive to Mayor
Sheppard and all the members of
the council, who stated that they
realized something must be done soon
to save the old pavehient, and a con
ference was held today on the matter.
The oniy obstacle in the way of en
tering into an agreement with the
Finley concern at once for the work
appears to be the city’s financial con
dition, but a possible way out was
seen in Prof. Kneale’s assertion that
the Finley company would accept the
city’s warrants for the entire job
at 7 per cent for a period of one
or fcwo years, provided actions is
taken shortly. He said the ability of
his company to absorb paper is lim
ited and that as the same thing is
being done on several other large
projects this offer cannot long stand
open. The total job here, as pro
vided in the proposition made to the
council, would cost about $21,000.
This provides for a coating an inch
thick on top of the present block
pavement. Prof. Kneale said that a
half inch might be satisfactory for
a number of years and be laid for
considerably less, but the cost would
be more than half the inch cost.
The Process.
Prof. Kneale stated that the wood
blocks would make as good found
ation for an asphalt surface as any
other material and advised that they
be left, as they are, except that the
bad bumps be removed. He explain
ed the process by saying that over the
blocks, as they now lie, a heavy coat
ing of hot asphalt is sprayed, which
penetrates the crevices and blocks
to the depth of a half inch Nex,
while the asphalt is hot, is placed a
3-4 inch layer of stone screenings.
Then another application of hot as
phalt is made under high pressure,
forcing the oil into the layer of stone
screenings, and on top of this is a
layer of fine crushed stone or coarse
sand is placed, following which the
whole is rolled.
“This will form a surface imperv
ious to' water and of wearing ability
that will stand up under many years 1
of hard service,” said Mr. Kneale.
If properly laid so that there are no
leaks in the sufrace the blocks will
never bulge again, and w e are willing
in taking the job to enter into a guar
antee against bulging for two years.;
We might make the guarantee longer,
but if there is no bulging within two
years there will never be any because
Ft will have been proved water tight.
“We have our asphalt plant now
installed here on the Sawyer site for
the county road work. Because of
weather conditions work has been
7eiy slow and our overhead expenses
are going on. We can take this con
tract to surface the city’s streets be
tween times now at a far less figure
than we could possibly do under any
ohter conditiom We are making a
proposition to do this woi
cents per square yard, whic is a
close price and will permit only a
small profit for us. We have been
l?ked to come to Albany to apply
this method of covering to their wood
blocks but it would cost S7OO or ssuu
to install our plant to start the job,
and we couldn’t undertake it even
at SI 25 per square yard.
Prof Kneale said that the surfac
ing of ‘ the wood blocks would give
the city a pavement good for lo
Srs after which, if. the surface had
worn ’down to the point wh<^ e repair
"“Ai »•“
STrnto. would »ol h.«. toteUlled
to the first coat as at present and
-j“u'».tCTbow
wood pavement is when it is laid,
except that the crevices between the
blocks will be filled. That is the
reason I suggest that , y ’
fore the work should be done, go
over it and remove the '? rger ?™mps
and rougher places, which can bei
quickly and cheaply done '
“We have done some of this work
in Atlanta and the results have been;
perfect. Following the great fire;
there some of the wood blocks on
North Boulevard were badly burned, t
the creosote being evaporated out and |
swelling and buckling exteremely
when it rained. We coated these and
they have stood up perfectly under
heavy traffic for three years, with
never a buckle. Some of them were
burned down a half inch or so and
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HUNGER STRIKER
SINKS RAPIDLY
Irish Lord Mayor Much
Weaker in
Jail
LONDON, Sept. 3.—Terence Mac-
Sweeney, hunger-striking lord may
or of Cork, was reported this morn-j
ing as showing signs .of sinking rapid-!
ly. He was very much weaker, ac
cording to a statement by his broth
er, after he left Brixton prison.
If he lives through today Mac-
Sweeney will have broken the Eng
lish hunger strike record.
7 Mobile Shipbuilders
Declare for Open Shop
MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 3.—Declaring
it was not their intention to fight
union labor, but to “stop union
domination of our shops,” seven of
the largest shipbuilding plants here
have announced an “open shop” pol
icy. It is announced all the union
men desiring to remain will be kept
at work.
Harding For Farmers’
' Co-Operative Agencies
MARTON, 0., Sept. 3.—Senator
Harding in an address to a committee
of national board farm organizations
today . advocated co-operative asso
ciations for the distribution of farm
products, if food prices are to be
reduced. /
State of Colorado
Has Under Million
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 The cen
sus of the State of Colorado was giv
en out today as 939,376, an increase
I of 17.6 per cent.
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the surface is therefore rough, but
'the pavement was saved for many
i years.”
Prof. Kneale offered to do a speci-
I men job in front of the court house
I and city hall if the county would
| furnish the stone, and this offer is
I under consideration today, along with
I the whole proposal. According to City
Engineer Tiedeman, who favors the
surfacing plan, there are about 36,-
000 square yards of block paving in
the city which, at 60 cents per yard,
would result in a cost of more than
$21,000.
M E RIC U
THE T>ESW?eCbRDER
Ea£pUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
AMERICUS, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 3, 1920
France Orders Irish
‘Ambassador’ to Leave
LONDON, Sept. 3.—Georg? Gavan
Duffy, so-called ambassador of the
Irish Republic to French, has been
given 24 hours by the French govern
ment in which to leave France, it
was officially stated here today.
GERARD TO GET
FUNDS FOR COX
Heads Chairmanship of
Democratic Finance
Committee
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—James W.
i Gerard, former U. S. ambassador to
I Germany, has accepted the post of
chairman of the finance committee
of the Democratic national commit
tee, it was announced today. He
; will have general supervision of col
! lection of the Democratic campaign
! fund.
Roads Seek Raise in
Cotton Freight Rate
ATLANTA, Sept. 3.—Application
'has been made to the State Railroad
commission by all the steam roads
in Georgia for a reconsideration of
that part of the commission’s recent
order, which excluded from the 25
per cent increase in freight rates all
cotton, linters and brick. The com
mission granted the other increases
asked, but expressly excluded these
articles. The railroads now ask that
the increase now go on these also.
It is believed the filinig of this ap
i plication is the forerunner of an ap
i peal to the Interstate Commerce
. commission.
The case will be heard by the com-
I mission next week.
State Road Trucks
Will Get Free Tags
Motor trucks donated to the state
iof eGorgia by the federal govem
! ment after the war, and allotted by
■ the state highway board to the coun
; ties for use in the construction of
I highways, will not be required to pay
the motor vehicle license tax, but
j will be required to have identifica
! tion tags, and the same will be is
sued by the secretary of state.
Sumter county has several of these
trucks in use in the county paving
work.
LITHUANIANS TO
FIGHT JNVADERS
‘Only Withdrawal o f
Poles Will Avoid
Bloodshed
BERLIN, Sept. 3.—Lithuoania will
; defend herself with all means possible
I against any invasion by Polish troops,
i and will prevent any further viola
: tions of her territory, says a Kovno
; dispatch. A statement signed by
! the Lithuanian foreign minister says
! “bloodshed will be avoided only if
■ the Poles withdraw.”
TOWN GIVES POLES
JOYOUS WELCOME.
WARSAW, Sept. 3. —Polish troops
have entered the city of Sumwalki,
nineteen miles north of Augustowo
and have been given an enthusiastic
welcome, according to an official
statement today.
The forces of General Budenny,
bolsheviki commander, are reported
retreating rapidly.
Print Paper Raised
Another sls a Ton
NEW’ YORK Sept. 3.—An increase
of .sls a ton in print paper prices
is announced by the International
Paper company in its scale for the
fourth quarter of the current year.
The price for the current quarter
was slls a ton and the increase as
announced will make the price $l3O
a ton for roll newspaper in carload
lots, f. o. b. mill. Contract prices for
newspaper are adjusted each quarter
by the International company.
These figures compare with S9O a
ton for the first quarter of this year.
Rain Not Prevent
Dempsey-Miske Bout
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Sept.
; 3.—Rain will not cause the postpon
ment of the Dempsey-Miske fight
set for next Monday afternoon, Pro
moter Fitzsimmons .announced to
day. The referee situation is expect
ed to be cleared up today.
Saltier
Forecast for Georgia—Cloudy to
night and Saturday; probably show
ers in south and centarl portions.
COX STARTS ON
WESTERN SWING
‘IN FIGHT TO WIN’
Tells Station Crowd He’s
Campaigning For
Peace of World
ENROUTE WITH GOVERNOR
COX, Sept. 3—The western “swing”
of Governor Cox opened early today
with a before-breakfast rear plat
form address to a station crowd at
Toledo, 0., while the nojninee was
en route to Michigan.
“I’m starting for the coast,” Gov
ernor Cox told his audience. “We’re
in the fight to win and will win be
cause our cause deserves to win.”
In his first address in Michigan
today, at Tecumseh, Governor Cox
told a crowd ow several hundred from
the rear of the train that he did not
want to be regarded as the candidate
of any political party, that he is
making a campaign in the “interest
of the peace of the world.” He in
jected local color by references to
the conviction of Senator Newberry
of Michigan.
BY LORRY JACOBS
NEW YORK, Sept. 3—ls James
M. Cox and the Democratic party ex
pect to carry the west, Governor Cox
must show himself in an extensive
way. He must conduct a thorough
and vigorous campaign.
The west is in an extremely recep
tive attitude toward the Democratic
candidate for president. But—
Times without number, while I
have stood among audiences that
have heard Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Democratic candidate for the vice
presidency on his tour through the
Middle West and Northwest I have
heard these two sentences:
“We don’t like Harding hat w 1
don’t know Cox.”
“We don’t like Harding and we
don’t know Cox.”
There is but one word different
in those two sentences but that one
word spells a great deal.
The first sentence —“We don’t like
Harding but we don’t know Cox.”
comes from a great mass of people
who are not Democrats, Refubl’cans
or Progressives. The sentence means
that they, the independent voters of
the west, for whom the greater part
of every campaign in that section of
America is conducted, are certain in
their disapproval of the Republican
candidate. It also means, that they
want to see Cox before they go to
the polls.
The second sentence — We don t
like Harding AND we don't know
Cox,” comes almost entirely from the
mouths of a somewhat smaller but
far more closely associated group
the Progressives of the west who still
cling to the memory of T. R.
That sentence means: “There are
objections to both men, as far as we ;
are concerned. We want to see them
both."
It is often said that “Progressives
can’t but choose Cox and Roosevelt
because of the reactionary tenden
cies of Harding.”
But I have found that the Progres
sives of the west are not convinced
and will not be convinced that Cox
holds views acceptable to them until
they see and hear him.
It is true that Roosevelt on his tour
has literally made thousands of
friends; that his League of Nations
arguments have been effective; that
he stands high even in the Republi
can communities; but that is not
enough.
The west wants to be “shown
—convinced that Cox is its kind of
man; that his principles are its prin
ciples.
The editor of an independent
newspaper in the Northwest express
ed the gist of the situation in a few
words:
“If neither candidate convinces us
as we should be convinced, we will
vote for the party whose candidate
for congressman or governor we like
best.”
Tolen and Holloway
Joint Barbecue Hosts
James Tolen and R. J. Holloway
were hosts to their friends and rela
tives at an old-fashioned barbecue
Thursday at Mr. Tolen’s farm near
Andersonville. Friends were pres
ent from all parts of the county and
enjoyed barbecue, pickles, cake, chick
en and many other delicacies found
at such feasts.
Refinery Puts Sugar
Down to 15c Pound
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—The Fed
eral Refining Co., today announced
a reduction of one cent per pound
in sugar, making fine granulated 15
cents.
The Quest Os
The Golden
Slush!
s A Day With Senate Coin
Sleuths
By EDWARD M. THIERRY.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—Room 653, in
the federal building. That’s the
newest political arena.
It’s the room—ordinarily a court
room—in which some think the pres
idential election is being decided.
Right now.
Room 653’is the scene of the senate
“slush fund” committee session.
Bales of—Talk.
Senators, congressmen, other
politicians and mere laymen are
swapping yarns and accusations that
deal with bales of money.
Everybody talks nonchalantly of
millions —like Liberty Loan speel
binders working up trade. Stenog-
*
what's a FEW BILLION
W \ MORB OR LESS Q
„!®©/K<taA
raphers are rapidly reducing the
white paper supply, putting the testi
mony into the deathless records of
congress.
In the center of a big open space
stands a long, massive table. Be
hind it rises a majectic line of stern
faced senators —Kenyon, the chair
man, in the middle, flanked by Reed,
Pomerene, Spencer and Edge.
Other tables are strewn around,
of stenographers, reporters, lawyers.
And there is the witness chair. But
no prisoner’s dock.
The jury box is crammed with
privileged spectators.
Sergeants-at-arms guard the door.
And Charles F. Nagi, custodian of
the building, sits around worrying
about ventilation, wastebaskets, sun
light and cigar butts surreptitiously
I DARN IT ’ * f
100/y . L.
carried into the sacred chamber.
Everything Bpt—
Ther are clerks laden with ledgers
and records and sbbscriptions lisits
and check books and vouchers —with
everything except the actual cash
that everybody is fuss tig about.
The spectators, notably some wo
men who have been sitting all day
in the front row taking their new
places in politics, look outraged and
disappointed —■ as if something is
being hidden from them They want
to see the campaign gold in a pile
on the table!
Laughter semi-occasionally greets
a joke or near-joke creeping into
the otherwise heavy and statistical
testimony.
But usually the atmosphere is,
somewhat thick and ponderous.
Rather tomblike.
One imagines it a vest-pocket edi-j
tion of the senate.
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good middling, 28 cents; receipts
yesterday 186 bales; receipts for sea
son, 732 bales.
NEW YORK FUTURES
PC Open 11 am 1 pm Close !
Oct. 26.95 26.50 26.65 26.95 26.35
Dec 25.25 24.90 24.98 25.33 24.65 !
Jan' 24.50 24.00 24.14 14.50 23.65!
Meh 24 30 23.60 23.80 24.10 23.30,
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
PC Open 9 am 11 am Close,
Oct. 25.40 25.00 25.10 25.47 24.76
Dec. 24.25 23.80 23,96 24.30 23.65
Jan 23.84 23.35 23.50 23.24
Meh 23.60 23.00 23.15 23.56 22.90
MONTGOMERY LIVE STOCK
UNION STOCK YARDS, Sept. 3.
Choice But. Steers, 1000 lbs. up,
10 © 11; 800 to 1000 lbs. 9 @ 10;
600 to 800 lbs., 7 @ 8 1-2; butcher
heifers, 6 @ 7 1-2; common light
yearlings, 4 @ 5; choice but. cows,
6 1-2 @ 7 1-2; medium fat cows,
4 1-2 @ 5 1-2; cutters, 4 @ 4 1-2;
canners 3 @ 4; choice stock cattle,
6 1-2 @ 7 1-2; common to medium,
4 1-2 @ 5 1-2; choice veal calves,
8 © 10; common veal calves, 5 @ 7;
bulls, 4 @ 7.
Hogs, 165 lbs. up, 14.15; 130 to
165 lbs., 13.75; 90 to 130 lbs., 11.50;
90 lbs. down. 10:50; roughs, 10:75.
MOULTRIE LIVESTOCK MARKET
MOULTRIE, Sept. 3.—Hogs 165
lbs. and up, 14 ® 14 1-2; 135 to
165 lbs., 13 © 13 1-2; 110 to 135
lbs., 12 © 12 1-2; 110 lbs. down
10 © 10 1-2.
Roughs and skips priced on basis
of quality. Piggy sows docked 40
pounds. Stags docked 70 pounds.
Prices f. o. b. Moultrie.
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I VOTES X Oz ry JL>
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
30 MEN SPEEND
2 DAYS UNDER
THE ATLANTIC
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Small Buoy, Invention of
War, Proves Their
Salvation
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3—A ra
dio message flashed from the army
transport General Goethals to the
Philadelphia navy yard today said
the officers and crew of the sub
marine S-5 were rescued shortly af
ter 3 o’clock this morning after they
had spent nearly two whole days
locked in the disabled vessel beneath
the Atlantic 55 miles south of Cape
Henlopen.
Lieutenant Commander C. M.
Cook was the last man to leave the
submarine and be taken aboard the
steamship Atlanthus, nine hours af
ter the plight of the vessel was made
public through a wireless call pick
ed up by an amateur operator at
Farmington, Conn.
It was a small buoy, development
of the world war that attracted at
tention of the lookout on the trans
port General Goethals and gave the
thirty men on the submarine their
chance for life. The buoy* was
equipped with a bell and buzzer. A
small boat from the transport ran
alongside the buoy, an officer cut in
to a connection and got a message
from the submarine, then the plea
was sent broadcast by the General
Goethals’ wireless.
The radio was received by David
L. Moore, who has a wireless outfit
at his home in Farmington. It read as
follows: “On board U. S. S. General
Goethals at sea, Sept. 2. Send de
stroyers with gear to relieve crew in
submerged submarine S-5. Been in
this condition thirty-five hours.
Bring material for cutting through
hull.”
Capt. Boyce Miller
Kiwanis Club Guest
Capt. Boyce Miller, of Macon, for
merly of Americus, and who suf
fered severely during the war as an
officer of the 151st Machine Gun
battalion, was a guest of the Kiwan
is club today at its r gule.r weekly
luncheon and given o climcc to
express his appro ation of the oppor
tunity to be back home again Oth
er vis--, were Prof. R D. Kneale
former member of the state hgbuuy
commiss’m and instruct ir at Tech
and Rev liana P. Andersen, of the
Presby'.eria.i c» urch. Miss Anna Mur
ray and Miss Hi aa Sha-n, of Com
merce, her guest flighted the club
with a numbs’, cf songs.
Vets to Meet to
Plan Reunion Trip
Camp Sumter, United Confederate
Veterans, will hold a meeting at the
court house at 10 o’clock next Tues
day for the purpose of planning for
the general reunion at Houston in
October and the transaction of what
ever other business may come up.
Representatives of the railroads will
be on hand to present the advantages
of the various routes by which the
trip to Houston may be made. Data
will also be available on hotels and
rates, in Houston. In announcing the
meeting Capt. Joe Day Stewart, ad
jutant, asked that a full attendance
be present.
Carrollton Minister To
Preach Here Sunday
Rev. Jesse M. Dodd, of
will be in Americus to fill the Cen
tral Baytist pulpit at both morning
and evening services Dr. Dodd is
: a well known minister throughout
; Georgia, being a close personal friend
I of Rev. R. L. Bivins, for twenty years
' pastor of this church, and is highly
recommended by him. Large crowds
will hear him at both services, and
a special musical program is being
prepared by the choir.
Thompson De f eats
Regulars at Plains
The Americus Regulars met defeat
at the hands of the strong Thompson
baseball team yesterday when the
two aggregations clashed on neutral
grounds at Plains, the score being
7-2. The batteries were: Regulars,
Clark and Dodson; Thompson, Wal
ler and Gibson. The two teams
play in Pl
Lee Street Teachers
At Bible School
The Lee Street Methodist Sunday
school is well represented at the Bi
ble training school this week at Wes
leyan college, Macon, those teachers
in«attendance from this church being
Mrs. J. E. Prather, Mrs. J. B. Ansley,
Mrs. Bowen and Mrs. T. M. Furlow.