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SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1920
GAMBLES WITH
SANDPIT ARENA
✓
Benton Harbor Promot
er Expecting $1 50,000
i Gate
By DEAN SNYDER.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Sept.
4.—The business end of the Demp
sey-Miske championship match sched
uled here for Monday is finding
plenty to do in anticipation of hand
ling the largest crowd of fight fans
that have ever visited the quiet and
serene village of Benton Harbor. The
fans began pouring in today in large
numbers.
It is the opinon of Promoter Floyd
Fitzsimmons, who has already sunk
SIOO,OOO in the card, that his show
will draw at least 150,000 shekels.
That is the gambling chance which
he is taking. The gate receipts of
the Leonard-White bout, which ran
around $50,000, will have to be more
than doubled on September 6 or Fitz
will be out a bunch of kale.
He hopes to have an advance sale
that will cover the cost of the show
and pick up the rest of it on the day
of the fight.
Jack Kearns is getting a flat guar
antee of $50,000 with a privilege
of a cut in the influx of coin as the
champion’s end, while Jack Reddy is
to get $25,000 for Miske, the con
tender.
Although his arena has nothing for
a covering except the Michigan skies,
he says the milling will start prompt
ly at 3 o’clock in the afternoon,
rain or shin<t
The reserved section of the out
doors arena will take care of 18,000
people and bleacher seats will ac
commodate 2000 more. Prices of
reserved seats range from $5.50 to
S3O.
Sandy Floor.
The sandpit arena is one of the
best in the country. It is a circu
lar thing with the outside tier of
reserves being but 125 feet away
from the ring. The sand has been
excavated from the center of the
MEN’S
NEWS
JHIS store caters
to the shoe
wants of every
man and at pres
ent, our men’s
department i s
showing com
plete assortments
of New Fall hi
shoes.
ENGLISH |
and
BLUCHER
—Cordovan i
—Russia Calf
• —Black Calf
—Vici Kid
Everyday Shoes
of
Hardyhide
tfynhtitorito
I
site and the benches rise on the slop
ing sands, giving the same effect as
circus seats. Every fan will have
h’® on t * l . e san( iy floor. There.
i will be no accidents unless the bot-
- tom of the world should happen to
OQt * n this particular section
of the country on that day.
In sizing up things at Bention Har
bor now and Toledo,- scene of the last
heavyweight championship go, a big
' difference can be noticed.
: Things were more pretentious in
the Ohio city than they are here. The
I Toledo atmosphere was very tense
and strained. Tex RickaiJ was a
•, hard man to see. He was smothered
-.with interviewers and one had to send
_ in a card to get a chin with him.
, At BentionHaruor anpoiie, whocan
’ keep track of Fitzsimmons’ red road-
- ster, is welcome to confab to his
s heart’s desire. The Wtllarri-Demp
-1 sey fight was an “on-again-off-again”
e affair until the day they went on.
e Here every thing is jig.
Things Switched.
j In Toledo the Willard camp was
j aloof from the crowds. There were
?( no hangers on about the premises,
I while Dempsey's training quarters
j were clouded with camp followers,
f At Benton Harbor things are re
versed with Dempsey as the champ
j ion. While in his cottage is an open
s house arrangement it is quiet and
secluded in away. Only Kearns,
> the sparring partners, the coloredchef
f and his wife and a few of the champ
, ions friends are there.
I Over in Miske’s camp there is more j
Jor less confusion. There’s quite al
5 bunch of cmfwy mfwyhrdfwyhsrl
> bunch of boxers, fans and otherwise j
s stopping at Ike Bernstein’s summer;
hotel. In other words, . Dempsey’s
camp at Benton Harbor is more like:
r Willard’s was at Toledo and Miske’s:
is very much similar to Dempsey’s;
. surroundings at Toledo.
J Willard used to hold court for an
hour at the Secor hotel in Toledo!
.'daily fhen he was training. As reg
j'ularly as the clock jngled high noon
. Willard popped into the hotel to be
i stared at, admired and questioned. '
Dempsey isn’t pulling that stuff,
| here shrdlu etaoin shrdj shrdl shrdll
: cards, picking big blue plums in the
> back yard, playing with the kids who
happen along and occasionally tak-
f ing a spin to the downtown head
r quarters in the Fitzsimmons road
i ster.
> Also there are no signs of grafting
here yet as there was in
Toledo. You can still get
a drink of water at the town
well if you can push a pumphandle
up and down.
Such is the life of a village that
i entertains celebrities.
NEW CITY CLERK.
MONTEZUMA, Sept. 4.—James
I Harrison, who for several years has
i been city clerk has resigned and Geo.
IT. McLendon has been appointed by
! the council to fill the unexpired
’ term.
The Lumpkin public schools will ■
open next Monday.
- j
Much concern is being felt by the i
sugar cane growers of Thomas coun- I
ty over the appearance of the Mosaic I
disease in their sugar cane.
CLASSIFIEDAWERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE
FOR SALE —Three pounds good
stew meat, 50c. Soup bone 5c per:
pound next ten days. Bragg’s Mar-!
ket. Phone 181. 25-ts
FOR SALE or trade. One Ford truck. I
Good shape. Just the thing for
I hauling wood. Bragg’s Market. Am- |
ericus, Ga. 19-ts I
j
HOUSEWIRING and Electrical work. |
T. J. Wallis, Jr. Phone 556. 21-ts
FOR SALE—Pot plants. Phone 341
or 510, East Church street. —3-4 t
j PHONE 303 for good dry pine stove
wood. Prompt delivery. 16-ts
i.- - . !
FOR SALE—I model 6-39 Paige
club roadster. Absolutely first class i
in every respect. Good tires. Phone i
742.—5-lt.
FOR SALE—4I6 North Mayo, nice
| 4-room bungalow, 1 1-2 acres; im
mediate possession. $1250 cash
buys it at once. John E. Oliver, of-
I fice at Bee Hive.—s-lt.
I
I FOR SALE—36 acres just inside city'
limits, good barn, good six-room
house known as the. old
Furlow place on Brown’s
Mill road. $7,500, good liberal
terms. John E. Oliver, office at Bee
Hive.—s-lt.
1 FOR SALE—S-room house, 2 acres
of good land, good wire fence
'around premises, good barn, good
I outhouses. If sold at once goes
at a bargain. John E. Oliver, office
Bee Hive.—s-lt.
FOR SALE —One practical
ly new six-cylinder Bosch
Magneta. Cheap. See B.
B. Kent, at Gatewood Motor
Co., Jackson street. —dh-tf
FINE GRANULATED SUGAR 20
l-2c per pound, delivered Amer
icus in 100 lb. lots and above—Cash
with order. Thomasville Ice & Man
ufacturing Co., Thomasville, Ga.
3-2 t
FOR SALE—Ford touring car in
good condition. J. T. Warren, Co
ca-Cola Botling Co. 30-ts
WANTED TO RENT—Four, fiive or
six-room house. Would consider
one just outside of city limits. Will
sign 12-month contract. Address,
C. C. H., care Times-Recorder. —dh.
ALLEN, THE AUTO RADIA
TOR MAN. PHONE 703. 122
i SOUTH LEE. ts
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS
I Paragraphs Picke up Here and I
There, From Exchanges or
Other Sources.
■ —... _, ■
Miss Rosebud Lewis, of Brooks
‘ county, and Levi J. North, of Stock
, ton, were married sitting in an auto
i in the heart of the business section
I of Vaiaosia weanesday. After the
ceremony t.rey drove about the city
then started for Stockton, where
they will reside.
. B. P. Lake of Laurens county who
has 300 acres of peanuts says a
price of S6O per ton will make’ him
a splendid profit and that the grow
| ing of peanuts will largely offset the
• 1 es from cotton this year.
Tne carpenters’ strike of a week
at Dublin has been settled Under
the agreement the contractors may
hire non-union men when the union
cannot supply the demand. The strike
caused a citizens’ mass meeting early
m the week to declare for the open
shop in Dublin.
The bulk of the estate of Mrs. Mat
tie Mongin, who died in Albany
luesday, was left to Henry A. Tar
ver, to be held in trust" for his
daughter, Miss Dorothy Tarver. Mrs
I Mongin accumulated a fortune of
more than $75,000 through a peanut
I 1 starte< l nearly 40 years ago.
| rhe Tarver family has always been
kind to her and were the closest
friends she had.
The price of milk in Macon has
'advanced to SI.OO a gallon, the price
'the. dairymen claim was set last
spring by the fair price committee.
; the price was 80 cents.
The drowned body of M. Dixon,
67, was found in a clay pit Friday
by a negro water bov. Little is
I known of the man but he is thought
.to be a native of England.
I E. M. Mooney, of Memphis, Tenn.,
has arrived at Albany to assume his
duties as physical director at the Y.
M. C. A. Albany was able to secure
him only through his inability to se
cure a passport to Poland to coach
the Polish athletes for the Olympic
games.
Placing of coal for household use
on the Interstate Commerce commis
sion’s priority list with public utili
ties and manufacturing plants has
been approved by members of the di
rectorate of the Georgia Mahufac
l turers’ Association, according to a
communication sent Chairman Henjy
18. Kennedy of the Chamber of Com
merce special coal committee, by
President W. B. Baker of the former
body.
Approximately 650 school teachers
out of a personnel of 750 teachers
,in the entire Atlanta system, will
I get salary increases of $5 to $lO a
month, effective September 1, ac
cording to anfnouncement from W. F.
Dykes, superintendent.
Bob Jones of Atlanta,was picked as
i a member of the American golfing
team of nine men facing the Ca
nadians in the curtain raiser to the
: National Championship tournament
WANIE MISCELLANEOUS
| WANTED Plain -ewing. Prices
reasonable Mrs. A. Morgan, 401
| Barlow street.—s-7t.
WANTED—IOO shoats from 75 t
JOO lbs. each. Jeptha Tingle, R
IF. D. No. B, Americus, Ga. 6-60 t
WANTED TO RENT—Bungalow or
j 5 or 6 room house unfurnished,
i Occupancy desired Sept. 1 or as soon
I thereafter as possible. Address Box
293, Americus. 30-ts
I CASHIER WANTED—Must be ac
curate with figures. Apply at once
I to S. H. Kress & Co. l-4t
| WANTED—To rent a piano. Tele
phone No. 40.—2-4 t.
WANT TO DO YOUR fine watch,
clock and jewelry repairing. Ex
pert service and reasonable charges.
R. S. Broadhurst, Jeweler, 110 La
me St., directly in front of post
office.— (S)
WANTED—One or more rooms,
I furnished or unfurnished. Call
, 856.—3-ts.
WANTED TO RENT—House or
rooms for light housekeeping. S.
J. Snyder at Pole's store.—s-7t.
WANTED—AGENTS
EXPERIENCED OIL, PAINT and
Roofing Cement Salesman wanted
by reliable manufacturers who share
profits with their salesmen. Commis
sions paid in full promptly. Ship
ments made promptly. Buckeye Oil &
Paint Co., Clevealnd, O. 5-lt
I WANTED—Lady or gentleman agent
in the city of Americus for Wat
kins Famous Products. Known ev
erywhere. Big profits. Write J. R.
Watkins Co., 56, Memphis, Tenn.
5-4 t.
WANTED—Man to sell highest
quality trees, shrubs, roses, plants.
Weekly pay. Permanent. Brown
Brothers Nursery, Rochester, N. Y.
5-lt
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—One front room fur
nished. Call 239. 3-2 t
FOR RENT—One seven-room house.
Close in. Phone 572. —2-ts.
FOR RENT—Two front rooms. Pre
fer renting to gentleman, or will
rent for light house keeping. Phone
765, 320 South Lee Strreet. —5-ts.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’
cur the course of the Engineers’!
club of Roslyn, L. I. The matih
was played Saturday.
It is unlawful for two or more
persons to ride one bicycle in Colum
bus at the same time, according to
an ordinance adopted by the city
council. I.
The Washington Memorial Library, '
erected by Mrs. Ellen Washington
Bellamy as a memorial to her broth
er. the late Hugh Vernon Washing
ton, in Macon, will be opened to the
public within the next sixty days.;
The building cost $60,000 and is built
of tile with a marble finish.
The resignation of the Rev. J. F. I
Roberts, pastor of the Methodist i
churnh at Greensboro since the fall of i
1918, has been accepted. He will ■
engage in business. The Rev. J. L. J
Gerdine, a returned missionary from
Korea, will fill the pulpit until the ’
general conference meets in Novem-H
ber. ' 11
Alleging the act of a motorman in i <
blowing his whistle scared his mules
into a runaway from which he re- j 1
ceived injuries, J. C. McConnell filed;
suit Thursday for SIO,OOO damages ■;
Alcazar Theatre
TOMORROW
REAL ART PICTURE
Beautiful MARY MILES MINTER
IN
44 Ann of Green Gables”
From the Famous Novel and SUNSHINE COMEDY
“Ten Nights Without a Barroom”
ASK A USER ABOUT
Nearly everywhere you will find
Ila satisfied Delco-Light user. These
llusers in expressing their satisfaction
j" Bshow that Delco-Light is the electric
! flight and power plant for anyone
i wanting good,, dependable electric
[service.
R. A. McLarty, Dealer
I Service Station, Cordele, Ga.
> H. K. Ertzberger, Salesman,
P. O. Box 281 Americus, Ga.
There’s a Satisfied User Near You
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WATSON MEN
STAND FIRM
Pre-election predictions give Mr. Watson approximate
ly Ninety-Three counties. Desperate efforts are being
made to becloud the real issue.
Mr. Watson is the Only Formidable
, Candidate Against the League
of Nations.
Vote your honest convictions. Frantic efforts are be
ing made to get the Watson men to vote for a second
choice in Sumter County- Do not heed this silly prattle.
There is a possibility of his carrying this county. We re
peat —STAND FIRM, you anti-league men and
VOTE FOR THE WINNER-HON. THOS. E. WATSON
Tom Watson Club
against the Georgia Railway and
Power Company of Atlanta’. W. F.
Brown, who was also injured at the
time, filed suit against company for
$5,000.
The recent death of W. T. Staten,
leaves C. K. Jones, of Valdosta, un
opposed as a candidate for state sen
ator from the Sixth district. Mr. Jones
is a member of the lower house
from Lowndes county.
Greene county will have a big club
fair in October, according to Miss
Ruby Thompson, domestic science in
structor, and W. H. West, county
farm demonstrator.
The price of gasoline in Macon has
advanced 1-2 cent to 32 cents gallon,
now paying 32 cents a gallon. Deal
ers claim increased freight rates is
the cause.
In the crew of the submarine S-5
which was disabled and submerged
for nearly two days off the Atlantic
coast, was Andrew Jackson Nobles,
of Jeffersonville, Ga.
Miss Anna Young, a member of
the Agnes Scott college faculty, at
Decatur, died Friday morning at a
sanitarium in Pittsburg, Pa.
Boys
SCHOOL
OPENS
NEXT
WEEK
MONDAY,
THE 2Oth.
GET
YOUR
SCHOOL
SUIT
HERE.
WE
HAVE
A BIG
NEW
STOCK
OF
NICE
SUITS
TO
SELECT
FROM.
Ansley’s
‘Sells the Best’
PAGE SEVEN
THESTANDARD
MONDAY AND TUESDAY BAR
GAINS
Silks at lower prices. One thous
j and yards pure silk crepe-de-chine
in black, white and every staple col
or. This same grade has sold up to
$3 during the past few months. Here
Monday and Tuesday yard .... sl-65
All silk Georgette crepe, 40 inches
wide, in black, white and every staple
color. Here Monday and Tuesday at
yard $1.50
I, Yards Pepperell sheeting,
guaranteed 40 inches wide, finest
finish, lengths from 5 to 20 yards,
pieces, value about 39c. here Mon-
; day and Tuesday yard 25c
Boys’ all wool school suits, full
lined trousers, fabrics woven for both
style and endurance. Careful cut.
Thorough tailoring. "Can’t rip” sew
ing. Strength everywhere. All sizes,
8 to 18 years Monday and Tuesday
two special lots will be sold at per
suit $12.50
The last sale of organdies and
voiles will be held here Monday and
Tuesday. Every piece of colored
voiles and organdies that formerly
sold up to $1 is on big center table
and offered for your choice here
Monday and Tuesday yard 39c
J. & P. Coats Spool cotton, all
numbers, black and white, 150 yards
spools, with other purchases in any
reasonable quantity, Monday and
Tuesday, spool 7c
Men’s fall and winter union suits,
very elastic, medium weights, made
to sell at $2.50. Here Monday and
Tuesday, all sizes, per suit $1 98
New fall percales in light and dark
patterns, every yard guaranteed fast
color. Here Monday and Tuesday
yard 39c
Special prices on Pepperell wide
sheetings for Monday and Tuesday.
Unbleached, 72-inch, 76c. 81-inch,
84c. 90-inch, 92c. Bleached, 72-inch,
84c. 81-inch, 92c. 90-inch, 99c
100 PIECE DINNER SET TO BE
GIVEN AWAY DURING WEEK OF
Sept 6 to 11. NO GAMBLING, NO
GAME OF CHANCE. This set will
be given to person buiying the lar
gest amount from us at retail during
the week of Sept. 6 to 11. A cash
ticket will be given with each pur
chase. If yours amounts to the moat
you get the dinner set. All tickets
must be brought in by Saturday.
Sept. 18. We sell thousands of small
bills, but very few large ones, so
don’t fail to save your tickets. You
will be surprised when you hear the
amount of purchase that gets the set.
STANDARD
DRY GOODS CO.
Forsyth St., Next Bank of Comerce
AMERICUS, GA.