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Newspaper Page TextASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS OF THE WORLD FORTY-THIRD YEAR.—NO. 36. ‘Germany Not To Be Dictated To’ On Reparations WAR CLAIMS IN U. S. PILE UP; TO REACH BILLIONS Special Court Swamped And This Is Only Start > N . . WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. (By Associated Press.) —Millions of dol lars —and promises of billions—are represented in the great tide of law suits which is beginning to pour into the United States Court of Claims as one of the results of the world war. The court was expressly created to determine legal controversies be tween private citizens and the gov ernment. The attorney general says the 'amount of war claims is enormous and that indications are the influx of cases has only begun. Actions upon claims involving approximately $124,- 000,000 have been filed already. The ultimate aggregate of claims, it is estimated, will reach between two and three billion dollars. The person nel of the Department of Justice hav ing charge of the defense of these actions has been doubled to enable it to cope with the flood of new liti gations. These war claims are brought into the court by plaintiffs having claims against all departments of the government. The War Department has claims involving approximately $2,500,000,000.. The Bureau of In ternal Revenue now has pending claims for refunds and rebates ag gregating $650,000,000. The Ship ping Board has cancellations of con tracts involving over $850,000,00 Claims for patent infringement are estimate by the attorney general at $100,000,000. The Railroad Ad ministration has differences with the railroads amounting to approximate ly $750,000,000. There are also claims proportion ately large in amount arising from the Housing Corporation, the War Risk Bureau, and the Food and Fuei Administration, and it is known that there is a large amount of other claims of miscellaneous character which have not yet been filed. Among the claims already filed in the court are $60,000,000 for ship ping; $20,000,000 for railroad requi sition, $26,000,000 for patent in fringement; $2,200,000 for aircraft engines and guns; $2,000,000 for transportation of troops and supplies, and $2,500,000 in suits commenced by the packing companies. Lucas Tackles Police Job In Savannah SAVANNAH, Feb. 12. Marion Lucas, postmaster for several years at Savannah, has accepted the ap pointment from Mayor Stewar* as superintendent, of police, a position created when recently the chief of police was abolished. The appointment was announced Friday and its acceptance confirmed. The selection came after steady ef forts of two weeks to find a man, who would tackle the job in the cir cumstances existing:, the salary of the new superintendent will be consid erably more than $5,000, twice whai the former “chief” received. In a signed published statement, Mr. Lucas declares that he will at once reorganize the. force with a view to its future through effiicency and will stand on his own record and omit the “passing of the buck,” de claring that he is doing what the mayor desires. He assumed full re sponsibility of the place. He will go into office March 1, surrendering the opstoffice to his assistant. A, L. San ders, the term of office of postmaster does not expire until 1922. Mr. Lucas is a native of Savannah and was city editor of the morning paper here before taking the post mastership. He is a brother of Ar thur Lucas, prominent theater man ager of Atlanta. R. L. Kennedy Engraved As Watchmaker Here G. M. Eldridge, jeweler, announces that he has secured the services of It. L. Kennedy, formerly of Columbia, S. C., as watchmaker and repairer of watches. Mr. Kennedy has had more than 30 years experience in his line. He has been in Americus be fore and has a number of friends here. WEATHER, . Forecast for Georgia Fair Sun day; not much change in tempera ture. . Generally fair, with temperatures near or above normal, is predicted for the south Atlantic states the com ing week. HARDING’S MAR. 4 ADDRESS MAY BE HEARD BY RADIO WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. jejnSnsui s.Suipaejj address may be heard from Wash ington through the wonder of wire less. Harding is considering a plan to have the address recorded on talking machine records and then transmitted by radio phone from the naval wireless station here on the night of« March 4. A thousand amateur operators in the east and middle west are equipped to receive it and it is being propos ed that such amateurs organize par ties for hearing the address. FALLS DEAD ON ATLANTA STREET Mrs. Mary Cato Black, Formerly of Ameri cus, Stricken A telegram was received Saturday morning by Dr. Frank Cato from Dr. Harvey Black, of Thomaston, carry ing the sad intelligence that Mrs. Black, who was Dr. Cato’s sister, had dropped dead on the street in Atlan ta, while on a shopping trip there with her daughter, Miss Kathleen Black. No other details were receiv ed, Dr. Black stating that he was leaving at once for Atlanta. Later the word came that the funeral would be held at Thomaston at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, and Dr. and Mrs. Cato and Mrs. John Cato left for there Saturday afternoon. Miss Black was to have been mar ried in April, and it is believed that she and her mother were in Atlanta making preparations for the wedding when death overtook Mrs. Black. Mrs. Black, as Miss Mary Cato, was born and reared in Sumter coun ty, as was her husband. She was about 52 years of age. She an(| Dr. Black, then an undergraduate in medicine, were married here probably 30 years ago. She remained here until he completed his medical education, when they, went to Thomaston and there they continued to reside. Miss Kathleen Black was their only sur viving child, another daughter, Miss Mary Will Black, dying last fall. Mrs. Black was one of a family of five Cato children, three brothers and two sisters. All of these except Dr. Frank Cato, of Americus, the others being John Cato and Dr. Robt. E. Cato, of Americus, and Mrs. M. L. Hudson, of Plains, have died with in the last four years, the last pre vious death in the family was that of John Cato, of Americus, late last year, and the occasion of his final illness was her last visit to her old home here. She had maintained con tact with her old friends and rela tives here through many years of her residence elsewhere, never failing to visit Americus once or more times each year. She was a woman of fine qualities and great charm, and her death came as sad news to many. Georgia And Lincoln Day Observed Jointly LESLIE, Feb. 12.—The following Georgia Day-Lincoln program was rendered by Union High school Fri day afternoon: Song, “Battle Hymn of the Re public,” by School. “Sketch of Life of Lincoln.”—Ev elyn Ranew, Charles Womack, Jan ette Sims and James Harvey. “Lincoln’s Favorite.” —lone Stew art. Chorus, “Georgia Land” (Derry) —Antoinette Green, Daisy Sims, Helen Dell, Lucile Kinard, Thelma Bolton, Esther Stewart, Geraldine Ryals and Frances Sims. Anecdotes -of Lincoln’s Life.—H. C. Deriso, Howard Cox, Carl Pollock and Liston Glaze. “Settlements of Georgia.”—Rubye Bass and Grace Hammett. Interesting Facts Concerning (Georgia.— Addie Laramore. “Geoirgia Land” . (Staton) —• By School . Much intrest has been manifested in Union school for the Armenian orphans and the school has already pledged' for the Near East Relief fund $59.15. The Union basketball team has played seven games this season and won five. iVww W/7< b E xMfa’r-’ *1 <aw«r > fit „ '•t'ivw z> <Si a JRjysx? \ 1 **** |\x i 3 I j THE fIIIISPtf&RDER foot] PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DlXiE~ifeo7 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1921. DAWES’ VISIT TO HARDING NOT BY SUMMONS All Mum At St. Augus tine Regarding His Testimony ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 12. Charles G. Dawes, Chicago banker, who is prominently under considera tion for the secretaryship of the treasury, headed President-elect Harding’s appointment list for today. It was said at Harding’s headquar ters that the call was not the result of a formal appointment made at” Harding’s request. Dawes is in Florida to visit rela tives, having come directly from Washington where he created a sen sation last week by publicly condemn ing the methods of the Republican majority in congress in its investiga tions of the war. j Concerning his course in that re gards, Harding and the officials close to him have had nothing to say. Others with whom Harding had an appointment today included Henry A. Wise Wood, of New York, inter ested in aviation projects, and a com mittee of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, who came with an in vitation for the president-elect to visit that city. Illustrious Relative Os Mrs. Leo V. Veates Dies Word has been received here of the death in Montgomery on Jan uary 28 of Herman Ross, beloved citizen of that community, who w.rs the grandfather of Mrs. Leo. V. Veates, of Bainbridge, formerly of Americus, where the parents and oth er relatives of Mr. Veates still reside. Mrs. Veates was Miss Rossie Anita Ross, of Birmingham, before her mar riage. Herman Ross was one of the most prominent men of Montgomery. He was a native of Frankfort-on-Main, a soldier of fortune under four dif ferent flags, a student of internation al affairs and prominent Mason. In 1863 he left his native city, not to return for 47 years, sailing as a sol dier of the French Foreign Legion for Africa. Later he fought with Maximilian in Mexico. From Mexico he came to Montgomery in 1886, where he resided until his death. He ; left three sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren and four great grand children, the latter children of Mr. and Mrs. Leo V. Veates. Prayer Day Set Aside For General Missions February 18 has been designated as a day for-prayer for general mis sions throughout the world by the Methodist church, and the women of the various missionary societies in the First Baptst church here are ask ed to observe the day in their homes. Because of the revival services be ing conducted in the church this week, the usual program will not be given. Instead Dr. T. D. Ellis, who is conducting the services, will be ap prised of the mission of the societies, and he will be asked to incorporate the occasion into his prayers for the day. The Mission Study class will also postpone its meeting Wednesday aft ernoon because of the services, and, announcemetn of the meeting will be given at a later date. Kilby Asks Removal Os U. S. Conciliator WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. A tele gram from Governor Kilby, of Ala bama, asking the removal of William C. Liller, labor department concili ator in the Alabama coal strike, on the ground of bias, was received to day at the White House and referred to Secretary Wilson. Liller now is in Washington and he conferred today with labor department officials. Thieves Take Bank’s Safe Off On Truck TOLEDO, Feb. 12. Thieves broke into the Bank of Temperance, Mich., a few miles north of here, early today, loaded the heavy safe containing SII,OOO into a waiting truck and made a getaway. DEPORTATION ORDER IGNORED BY LORD MAYOR O’Callaghan, However, Cancels Speaking Trip —No Arrest WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Labor department officials said today they had no official information as wheth er Lord Mayer O’CaPighan had left the United States yesterday as order ed by Secretary Wilson.^ PLANS DEPEND ON ’LAWYERS’ ADVICE. BUFFALO, Feb. 12 Lord May or O’Callaghan, of Cork, was said by friends to have left for New York this morning. His speaking tour has been temporarily abandoned and his future plans depend on the ad/ice of his lawyers. The chief of the immigration de partment of this district said he had no orders from Washington to arrest O’Callaghan for failure to leave the country within the time limit. BASKETEERSQUH GAME HERE AGAIN Walk Off Floor When Plav Gets Too Rough The basketball game Friday night between the Americus Athletic Asso ciation and Buena Vista went to the Americus five by forfeit, the Beuna Vista boys leaving after the first half, with the score standing 18-18. The Beuna Vista lads, who, by the way, were the same whom Glenn Holly played as her tednf against the Americus High school a few weeks ago, quit, they stated because the game was too rough. It was the opin ion of many of the spectators that it was the Buena Vista boys who start ed the rough playing and Americus followed suit. It will be remembered that these players when playing the High school here recently nearly started a fight by their rough play ing and fouling, and quit at the end of the thir quarter. No return game will be played in Buena Vista by the Americus lads. The game in Shellman Friday be tween the Americus High lads and the Shellman High went to the Am ericus lads by one point, the score standing 22 to 21. This gave Ameri cus two victories over the Shellman ite's. Saturday afternoon the Americus High girls journeyed to Richland to play the Richland High girls. The lineup played by them was: Georgia Lumpkin and Marie Bell, forwards; Frances Sparks and Louise Thayer, centers; Julia and Minerva Allison, guards. Miss Elizabeth Sheffield,; side center, did not play. Miss Thay er taking her place. The next game to be played in Americus will be between the Am ericus girls and a team from the Unadilla High, at the Salvation Ar my gym. Chicago Bomb Laid To Political Battle CHICAGO, Feb. 12—The explosion at the Nineteenth Ward Democratic headquarters last night, which seri ously injured six men, was attributed to politics today by Anthony D. An dres, candidate for city council from that ward, who had a narrow escape himself. Alderman Johnny Powers, who for 33 years reprsented the ward in the city council and state senate, and is a candidate for re election, said he hoped no one would believe he “would countenance” such action by his followers, and that he had agreed with Andrews 'ast Sat urday to conduct a clean-cut cam paign. Coal Goes Down To $9.75 Ton In Atlanta ATLANTA, Feb. 12. A rduc tion of $1.75 a ton for the best grades of lump coal by retail deal ers here today, making the price $9.75 a ton. Little Boy Bravely Lets Sore Tooth Be Pulled For 50 Cents As Martyr To Help Starving Lynwood Croxton, sop of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Croxton, who reside on Forrest street, has not only Riven his all to the starving chil dren of Europe,- but he has suffer ed for them. Lynwood has been saving his pennies for some time for purposes other than charity. Lynwood is al so a reader of the Times-Recorder, and has been tearing of pathet ic conditions among the children of destitute Europe. He immediately asked that he might be permitted to give his savings to this worthy cause. Not only that, but Lynwood was ready to under real physical suffering as well. A tooth has been causing the little lad a great deal of trouble lately, his mother often admonish ing him to have it extracted. But Lynwood had maintained an ob stinate refusal to have the molar attended to. Wishing to add to his stock of change on hand, he however agreed that if his mother would, pay ihim 50 cents for having the tooth extracted so that he might add that mite to his contri bution, he would have the opera tion performed. This was done, and Saturday morning Lynwood came into the office of the Times- Recorder with 70 cents, all in bright coins, 50 cents earned by the tooth pulling and 20 cents from selling vegetables, and laid his contribution on the altar of charity to help feed the little chil dren of Europe. According to computation, Lyn wood’s mite will feed a child for nearly five days, and his little bank is empty. montlzDmato HAVE NEW BANK Citizens National Organ ized—To Pay Off First National Depositors MONTEZUMA, Feb. 12.—The Cit izens National Bank of Montezuma, with a capital of SIOO,OOO, is to take the place of the First National Bank and liquidate the affairs of that in stitution. W. M. Lewis, W. L. Mc- Kenzie, C. L. DeVaughn, Marvin T. Brown, Frank Holt, J. L. Harrison, J. D. Lester and others of the lead ing business men of this section are the organizers of the new institution. A largely attended meeting of the depositors of the First National Bank wa§ held at the Liberty theater Friday at which the plan of the Cit izens Bank to take over the assets of the First National, issue certificates to all depositors in the old institution and pay them off within several months was explained in detail by John B. Guerry and C. L. DeVaughn. A motion was made that the propo sition be accepted, the same being unanimously adopted by a rising vote. The Bank of Montezuma, which has been doing the business of Montezuma in a most acceptable way since the closing of the other two banks, has added George M. Chas tain to its official family, as active vice-president. He was formerly in the banking business here, but re moved to Atlanta with the F'isher Fertilizer company early last year. This institution will also increase its capital stock from $25,000 to $50,- 000, giving Montezuma two good banks. Train Fired On At Cork; Soldier Slain CORK, Feb. 12. —One soldier was killed arid a number injured today in an attack on a .passenger train out side the Mill street station by a hun dred armed men. The attackers fir ed on the Cars, which contained thir ty soldiers, from both sides of the line. TARIFF BILL SIDETRACKED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The emergency tariff bill was shoved aside in the senate today to permit further consideration of the legisla tive, executive and judicial appro priation measure. FINE SUPPLY OF PRODUCE STARTS RELIEF FUND SALE Many an Americus home will be feasting today on countrv-cured ham, Sumter county meal, and a dozen or more other delicacies bought yestei - day at the Hightower Toy Store on North Jackson street from among the supply of fine farm produce donat- j ed by good people of Sumter county for the European Relief fund to feed the starving children of Eu rope, and offered on sale for the purpose of turning it quickly into money. The supply on hand yes terday, the first day the gifts had been gathered together, was sur prisingly large, and many house holders availed themselves of the opportunity to purchase needed pro duce. The list included cured hams, shoulders, side meat, sweet potatoes, flour, meal ,peas, peanuts and other supplies. The sale will continue in definitely, while the gifts come in. In a new appeal, and acknowledg ment of liberal donations already made. County Chairman W. W. Dykes yesterday gave out the fol lowing statement: “If every man, woman and child in Sumter county would miss just j one meal, and contribute the value thereof to the European Relief fund, Sumter county would feed 1,000 chil dren until the next harvest. “We are asked to feed only 400 children until the next harvest. We will not refuse. Every individual who has given one minute’s consid eration to this worthy appeal for bread is not only donating money but giving his time to the cause. One sdfious question, will we indifferently neglect this appeal and permit these children to starve to death? Sumtef has never failed, will wo now? “Three of the county high schools are aroused and have contributed liberally up to date. Concord High school, Thalean High school and An dersonville High school have all giv en liberally of money and farm prod ucts to save little children. “These splendid schools following the lead of their principals and teachers who are blessed with real hearts, are responding in time to help. The teachers and the pupils are working and giving of their funds as they work. “Housekeepers of Americus will i call at once at the toy store of J. E. Hightower, where they will find the finest of cured smoked meats and other good things to eat, the pro ceeds of which goes to the relief fund.” It is again called to the attention of the public, that every cent of cash donated, and every cent received from produce sold, goes to the Euro pean Relief fund, of which Herbert Hoover is the national head, and that all expenses are borne by those doing the work. The coupon again printed on this page may be utilized by those desiring to aid. Senate Report On Cotton Is Favored WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The resolution of Senator Smith, of South Carolina, for investigation by the senate agriculture committee into the question of available cotton and wheat supplies still on hand, was reported favorably today by the sen ate expenditures committee. FATAL SHIPYARD BATTLE. LONDON, Feb. 12.—-Two were killed today in a conflict between Communists and Extreme National ists at the naval ship yard at Mon falon, Italy, says a Rome dispatch to the Central News, which quotes a report to Epocha. TO SAVE STARVING CHILDREN OF EUROPE (100 Cents of Every Dollar Donated is Used For This Purpose.) ; I AGREE TO DONATE: Cash $ ; Wheat, sacked, bushels Corn, sacked, bushels, ; Peas, sacked, bushels ; Peanuts, sacked, bushels, ; Potatoes, sacked, bush els ; Syrup, gallons ; Hams ; ( Shoulders ; Sides Will deliver to J. E. Hightower in Americus, or to | School house on day of Feb. 1921. (Sign Here.) - j. — htC PRICE FIVE CENTS. WILL MAKE OWN PROPOSAL, SAYS FINANCE CHIEF Says Newspaper Reports On Offer Are In correct BER_TN, Feb. 12. (By Asso ciated Press.) Germany is not go ing to the London reparation confer ence to be dictated to, Minister of Finnace Wirth declared in a speech to the Bremen Chamber of Com merce. The great economic ques tions could not be solved in that wav. he added. “We are prepared to accomplish all we can,” said Wirth, “because we feel that under moral obligation to assist in reconstruction and will make reparation proposals of our own in London. > Newspaper reports on this subject are incorrect. Our offer will not be a small one. The nation must learn to realize that what we offer cannot be extracted from national wealth, but must produced by work, and this has raised th<? question whether in these circumstances all the fruits of revolution can be safe guarded. “Work will have to be organized on the merit scale, and what we of fer must be made good.’’ GERMAN EXPORTERS TO APPEAL ON TARIFF. BERLIN, Feb. 12. Representa tives of German export manufactur ers at a meeting here today voted to memoralize American government al bodies dealing with tariff matters, setting forth the present conditions among German workingmen and in dustries and supplying all available data on German production. This documentary matter is intended as an argument that there is no pur pose to dump cheap German wares on the American market and also that it will be imposible for Ger many to do so. Committees were named to collect data from every im portant export industry for submis sion to America. 3 INDICTED FOR ATLANTA FRAUD Health Insurance Con cerns Accuse Doctors And Two Negroes ATLANTA, Feb. 12.—As a result of the investigation of alleged frauds in connection with the collection of health insurance, the Fulton county grand jury today indicted Dr. I. S. Tyson and two negroes, E. L. Gore, and John Banks, representatives of insurance companies which recently complained to Solicitor General Boy kin that more than $600,000 was paid out last year on fradulent cer tificates purporting to show that poli cy holders were incapacitated by ill ness. NO RICHMOND BRANCH. RICHMOND, Feb. 12. The establishment of a branch of the Richmond Federal Reserve bank at some point in North or South Caro lina will npt be undertaken at this time, it was announced today follow ing a meeting of the board of direc tors. 4 DIE IM MEMPHIS FIRE. MEMPHIS, Feb. 12.—Four per sons, two women and two children, were burned to death in a five which destroyed the upper story of a two story building on Potomac avenue here today. COTTON MARKET. Exchanges closed; Lincoln’s birth day.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, February 13, 1921, Image 1