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STATEASSEMBLY
HONORS A POET
LICOLN, Nebr., June 4. Of
ficial recognition of an American
poet by a law-making body came
during the present se luon of the Ne
braska legislature wtien the senate
and house of representatives passed
a joint and concurrent resolution
naming John G. Neihardt poet laure
ate of Nebraska.
This official action on the part of
the state was taken byway of recog
nizing the significance of the Ameri
can Epic Cycle upon which Neihardt
has been working steadily for seven
yaars, and which William Stanley
Braithwaite, literary critic of the
Boston “Transcript,” has characteriz
ed as “one of the profoundly notable i
and one of the few original things
in the development of American |
poetry.”
Two pieces of the Epic, “The Song
of Hugh Glass” and “The Song of
the Three Friends” have already ap
peared, the latter having won the
prize of the Poetry Society for the
best volume of verse published by
an American in 1919. The author is
now working upon the third section
of the Epic, “The Song of the In
dian Wars” which will be completed
in 1923.
The entire collection when due will
consist of five pieces and the comple
tion of the task will require more
than a decade of the life of the pofet.
The epic deals wholly with the ma
terials of western history during
the first four decades of the nine
teenth century, and all the scenes
lie in the region between the Mis
souri river and the Rocky Mountains.
Neihardt holds that this material
is as truly epic in its nature as were
the wars of the Greeks over Troy |
or the adventures of Ulysses, and
they are infinitely more interesting
to Americans.
Striking Seamen Beat
Up Crew On U. S . Vessel
NORFOLK, Va., June 4.—A party
of thirty men, said to have been
striking seamen, early today boarded
the American steamer Mitchell, ly
ing off Sewalls Point, overpowered
the guard and beat up fifteen mem
bers of the crew. They made their
escape before a naval relief party
coula reach the vessels. Eight of the
crew were badly wounded.
Hardings Gueste Os
Knox At Valley Forge
WASHINGTON, June 4 —Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding left here at
8:30 this morning by motor for a
week-end visit to the Pennsylvania
home of Senator Knox, near Valley
Forge.
—
POLES EXECUTE TRAITOR
WARSAW, June 4. (By Asso-1
dated Press.) —Lieut. Henry Iwan
ick, of the Polish flying corps, con
victed by court martial of high treas
on in disposing of military secrets
to British agents, was executed Fri
day by a firing squad at famous War
saw citadel.
CONGRESS NOT IN SESSION.
WASHINGTON, June 4.—Con
gress was not in session today, both i
houses having adfioizrned yesterday |
until Monday.
QUICK LOANS
On Improved Farm Lands at 6 L 2 Per Cent
Interest. Reasonable Commission.
Middleton McDonald
Exclusive Correspondent for the Atlanta Trust Company
33 Planters Bank. Americus Phone 89
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FOR SALE—One small Case Grain
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G. Beavers.—22-ts.
FOR SALE —Six room house, and
6 3-4 acres, in good location. Ad
dress “Acreage,” Tomes-Recorder.—
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For Sale—One overhead ceiling
electric fan; one large iron safe; one
8-ft show case. Gatewood-Cogdell
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FOR SALE— One overhead ceiling
electric fan; one large iron safe,
1 8-ft floor show case. Gatewood
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LOST AND FOUND
LOST—Thursday between the ar
tesian well and Tim Furlow’s, blue
serge coat with adjustable buttons.
Return to TimesTßecorder.—3-3t
FOUND—SmaII gold pin. Owner
may recover by describing and
paying for ad. Call at Times-Re
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LOST—Small Shrine emblem, plati
num set with four small diamonds.
Phone 979, or Times-Recorder. Re
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Local ttrieis
Edward Mathis, Jr., left for Fitz
' gerald, where he will accept a posi
, tion with a large concern, his duties
beginning immediately.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coman and
• Baby Frank, of Leesburg. Fla. are
‘ spending some time with Mrs. J. P.
I Chapman at her home on Forrest
! street. They arrived Friday after
| noon by motor from Leesburg, and
! report a splendid trip through the
; two states crossed.
I Rev. C. N. Rainey, of Mcßae, Ga.,
I is in Americus and is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Furlow at their
home on Lee street. Mr. Rainey will
be in Americus each Sunday for the
next six weeks, having been invited
to fill the pulpit of Lee Street Meth
! odist church during the absence
abroad of the pastor, Rev. Silas
Johnson.
Charles Culpepper, Jr., is in Amer
icus for the summer vacation period
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Culpepper, at their home on I Lee
street. He was a student this year
at Emory University, and success
fully passed his final examinations
for the junior course next season.
Mrs. J. E. Stevens of New Castle,
Penn., is the guest for some time of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Wild
er, at their home on Hampton street.
Miss Mabel Calloway left this week
for Cannon City. Colo., where she
will spend several months with her
brother, Leon Calloway, at his home
in the West.
Misses Emilv and Elizabeth Zell
ner, of Forsyth, are spending some
time with Mrs. R. L. Maynard at
her home on Lee street.
Miss Mary Pryor, of Smithville, is
the guest for several days of Mrs,
i George O. Marshall at her home with
Mrs. Frank Cato.
Mrs. R. L. Maynard attended the
graduating exercises at Bessie Tift
college this week, and spent a few
days with relatives in Forsyth.
Miss Annes Pilsbury is visiting
Mrs. A. J. Logan at her home near
Plains, and upon her return to Amer
icus, she will resume her class in
private instruction.
Miss Clara Kimbrough, of Indian
ola. Miss., is the house guest of Miss
Isabel Wheatley at her home on Lee
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Crabb are
spending a few days with Mrs. Duf
fy Grimsley at her home in Cordele.
Buster Grimsley, who has been
spending several days with Mrs. Fan
nie Crabb at her home on Jackson
avenue, returned today to his home
in Cordele.
Mrs. Armand Carroll will arrive
in Americus Tuesday from Atlanta
for a visit of a few days to friends
here. »
I. David S. Mayo, of Local Union,
507. Macon, Ga., wish to announce
tha+ I no longer hold the position as
projectionist with the Alcazar Thea
| ter of this city and have been away
from same three weeks.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—Nice bungalow, 713
Forrest street. G. M. Bragg.—3tf
FOR RENT—Five room house on
Lee street. See R. S. Broad-
hurst—3-tf.
WANTED—MISCELLANEOUS
CLERKS—(Men, women) over 17,
for postal mail service; $l2O month
| Examinations June. Experience un
necessary. For free particulars of
' instruction, write R Terry (former
i civil service examiner) 744 Continen
tal Bldg., Washington, D. C. 5-3 t
WANT TO DO YOUR fine watch.
11 clock and jewelry repairing. Ex
. pert service and reasonable charges.
R. S. Broadhurst, Jeweler, 110 La
; mar St., directly in front of post
ll office. (s)
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- FOR prompt transfer service and
i heavy hauling and country trips,
’ ‘ telephone Clark’s Transfer, 303. 4-ts
LIST YOUR HOUSE RENTS with
us. We handle them successfully
at very small per cent. O. M. and M.
M. Powell. Office upstairs, 125 W.
Forsyth street. Phone 837, Ameri
cus, Ga.— (a) ts.
W r ANTED—One dozen day laborers
Monday morning next, at Sawyer’s
| shop site.—W. C. Carter.—4-lt.
•; WANTED To coach grammer
. I school pupils in any study. Mrs,
Marvin Everett, 116 Furlow Street.
| or Phone 348, 4-ts
i WANTED—To show you our Mid
summer Hats at reasonable prices
Americus Millinery Parlors. 30-6 t
MONEY TO LOAN
FARM LOANS —Low Interest rate
and good terms, W. W. Dykes.
Who Remembers Danville, Site of
First Brick Building in County
and River’s First Steamboat?
BY C. M. HALL I
“Who of your readers in Sumter
couiiiy snows auout Danville?” asked
an old Americus citizen as the Times- ■
'Recorder rcpiesen T ative was digging
I into musty i ecords at the court house ■
I for another Sunday stcry. No one as
sembled about the clerk's office knew j
' anything about Danville except the I
one in Twiggs county.
“That’s queer,’ remarked the old:
j citizen, "and right here I want to
! say that tne present generation and
generations to come in this garden
i spot of Georgia nave suffered a ma
’ serial loss by not having a record of
the grow th and development of this
county. Some one should have writ
ten a history of Americus and Sum
ter county in order that its land
marks might be kept green in the I
memory of Sumter county’s children. ■
‘ Danville was once a thriving little !
town in Sumter county. It was locat- 1
ed on the bluff just this side of the
new river bridge to the left of the
road about 3-4 of a mile as you ap
proach the bridge. On this bluff lies
a pile of brick, the remains of the
first brick building erected in this
county. It is the silent reminder of
the little village that once teemed
with life and business activity. At
one time fully 100 persons kivi
there and enjoyed all the pomp and
glory of the old South. It was a com
munity of wealthy farmers and plan
tation owners who came together to
enjoy the benefits of closer associa
tion and school facilities.
First Steamer Built
On this spot, in 1840, she first
steam boat for Flint river was built.
Three brothers by the name of Butts
came to Danville and traveled all over
this section raising money to finance
the building of the boat. They to >k
money, chickens, eggs, meat, cows,
meal, corn, wheat, or anything of
value on subscription to the fund
After much time had been spent in
collecting material and constructing
the boat, it was finally completed and
ready for service. It was necsssary to
wait for a freshet to bring the river
to high water mark to launch the
boat. When the water reached the
proper height the boat, loaded with
merchandise, floated out toward Al
bany, and the citizens of Donville
and this section were very proud.
The boat never returned. It reached
the shoals just this side of Albany
and stranded. There was never
enough to bring it back.
“This was the beginning of the
avigation of this river. Later a
mrany was organized in Albany
1 the river was used to Newton
and other southern points for a num
ber of years. Montezuma also start
ed a smaller craft traffic on the riv
er as far as the shoals at Albany,
which proved profitable until the :
Southwestern Railway was built
through this part of Georgia.
"The railroad also sapped the life!
from Danville and it soon became a ■
deserted village and is now only a
memory treasured by the older citi
zens of the county.”
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’ bines at the electric plant hum the song of tremendous
f power. They are driving the heavy wheels of industry, I
lighting office buildings and stores, illuminating the streets / /*U '''
and making possible conveniences in the home which rival [KI- // j
the wonders of Alladin and his famous lamp. j
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builds it prosperous and efficient. And so, as a member ■*"
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' This ttory of Danville brought out
i other qquestions of old land marks.
me one wished to know where the
first brick building was erected in
Americus.
I “Right where the Americus Drug
i company now stands, is the sight of
the first brick building in Ameri
! cus,” said this old citizen. “There
i was a double store on this corner
i facing Jackson street. For a num
ber of years it was the only brick
building and is now the only one of
the first buildings remaining.”
“That,reminds ~ e,” the old citizen
went on. “When I came to this sec
tion in the year 1840, old citizens us
ed to tell of the wonderful deer hunts
in thei valley to the south of the city.
i Deer would stray out from the creek
! swamp and feed up the valley about
| where the S. A. L. depot now stands,
iAn immense boulderv stood where
Hightower’s store is located and this
boulder was used as a look-out by
the hunters. Os course this was long
before Americus was started.
At one time in the history of Amer
icus,” continued the speaker, “the
leading hotel stood where the court
house now stands. I recall that at
one time Sunset Cox, who was a
citizen of Ohio, later marrying a
rich lady in New York and elected
to the U. S. senate, came to Ameri
cus to see Gen. Phil Cook who board
ed at this hotel. I went to General
Cook’s room one day and had the
pleasure of meeting Sunset' Cox. In
those days nearly everybody of any
prominence in the South, was called
major, or colonel or general. Sun
set was commenting on this and said
to General Cook that when he reach
ed Augusta they called him major,
and before he arrived in Americus
he was called colonel, and that be
feore he could reach his final desti
nation at Anniston, Ala., he was quite
sure that he would be promoted to
general.”
What a heritage memory is! And
what a loss when memory of impor
tant places and events are not re
corded for the benefit of those who
follow in the wake of the advance
guards of civilization! Immersed in
the busy turmoil of the day we are
all making history and do not give
it a thought. Later generations fol
low and walk on hallowed ground
unaware of it. Old land marks are
torn! away by the ruthless hands of
progressive men and the memories of
events surrounding these land marks,
made sacred by associations, are
lost, or kept green in the minds of
older citizens to be> taken out like
old lavender, or a battered flag to
be displaved to only a favored few,
sion fund.
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THE INSIDE
NEWS OF
WASHINGTON
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BY B. B. HUNT.
WASHINGTON, Jur.3 4.-—Pres
sure from the “folks back home” to
cut down taxes, expressed through
thousands of letters received daily
by senators and congressemen—some
pleading, some threatening—is caus
ing congress mere worry and per
plexity than did the. problems of war.
In the face of fixed charges on
national debt and the expense oi
maintaining an adequate army and
navy through the period of readjust
ment following the war, it seems im-j
possible to make a reduction in taxes'
sufficient to satisfy public clamor.
Pressure for relief from heavy
tax burdens caused the senate to cut
out of the navy appropriation bill
money for the proposed navy base at
Alameda, Calif.
It was the same pressure that
lined up the senate in favor of Sen
ator Borah’s proposal that the pres
ident be requested to open negotia
tions with Great Britain and
for an agreement to limit laval con
struction.
The same pressure is causing the
administration to view favorably the
proposal to fund the government’s
floating debt through a new bond is
sue so it will not have to be met out
of current taxes within the next three
years.
* * *
Next to reducing taxation, Con
gress is interested in disguising tax
ation. Any plan that will raise mon
ey with the least irritation to the
man who pays it finds strong sup
port.
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Close friends express concern for
the health of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, chairman of the Foreign As-
CLOCKS
Baby
Bens
Big
Bens
THOS. L. BELL
Jeweler
' fairs Committee and leader m tp.e
anti-league of nations fight.
Lodge, at 71. appears worn mid
frail. He has put in many strenu
ous days in the past three years. He
i still sticks close to committee work r
and to proceedings on the floor.
“He ought to be home in bed, ’ one
i friend declared. “He's a sick man.
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The Senate Finance Comnutte .
presided over by Boies Penrose. ha»
attempted to give first shape t 1 ’he
I new revenue bill by holding ■ .'Tend
ed hearing and transmitting its con
clusions to the House Committee on |
Ways and Means, in which, unde Hie
constitution, revenue legislation must
originate.
The .House committee, however, is
not satisfied merely to reflect Senate
recommendations and will go ahead
| “on its own.” To date there is little
evidence of real progress.
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' What are a few strong words be
tween friends? Senator Frelmghuys
‘en went to see Attorney General
Daugherty the other day about some
patronage. The senator was report-
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1921.7
1 ed to feel that he had been walked
on by the cabinet member. Loud
language. Somebody swore. Some
body called somebody else strong
I names. The story was printed and
1 later Daugherty was asked about it.
“Frelinghuysen and I are good
friends,” Daugherty answered. “We
! understand each other.”
True, strong names are sometimes
used as token of affection between
bosom pals. Maybe that was how it
happened.
Llniversalists To Hold
Annual Meeting Sunday
The annual meeting of the Uni
.versalists of this community will be
'held at their church di Taylor street
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
The Rev. Thomas Chapman, su
perintendent of one of the Univesal
ist churches in Kentucky, will conduct
the services. He is well known and
beloved in Americus, having in pre
vious years served the Univesalitst
congregation here, and many friends
will attend the service to hear him
in his message.