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WANTED—INDOOR TANS.
With Paris named as the next spot
For the Olympic games,
It will encourage many “drys”
To build athletic names.
FORTY-THIRD YEAR.—NO. 128.
ARKANSAS RIVER FLOOD SWEEPS ON KANSAS
NORRIS SHOWS
HOW BILL WILL
SAVEFARMERS
Senator Explains Fin
ance Plan For Export
Os Products
Agricultural intereats are unit
ing to force quick action by Con
gress on the bill by Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska for the creation
of a federal corporation to finance
exports of farm products. It will
be given right of way in the Sen
ate Committee on Agriculture as
soon as headings on the grain ex
change bill are concluded—proba
bly by June 10. Just what the bill
provides and the relief it is ex
pected to accomplish is set forth in
the following article by its author,
written especially for N. E. A.
*ewspapers.
BY SENATOR GEO. W. NORRIS
The bill which I have introduced
is intended to provide a method by
which farm products in America can
be sold in fpreign markets.
We are confronted with a condi
tion here that makes it impossible
tor farmers to dispose of their prod
ucts for a price that will pay the ac.
tual cost of production. In Europe
there are millions of people suffering
for these products, but they do not
have the money with which to buy.
The bill in effect provides for a
■middleman between the producer in
America and the consumer in Europe.
It follows the legislation in Congress
creating the War Finance corpora
tion, urfder which the manufactured
products of America have been sold
in foreign markets, and if enacted,
would do for American agriculture
what the War Finance corporation
did for American manufacturers.
The corporation would deal only
in farm products. It would have a
capital of $100,000,000 (double the
original suggestion) subscribed by
the government of the United States.
The secretary of agriculture would
be chairman of the corporation and
the other four members of the board
of directors would be appointed by
the president and confirmed by ' the
Serrate.
Cooperative Plan
The corporation would be empow
ered to buy farm products from pro
ducers and associations of producers,
and it is expected “hat it would work
through farm organizations and in
co-operation with them.
It is authorized to secure lower
freight rates for these farm products
and the Shipping Board is directed to
utilize some of its ships that are not
in use for the purpose of carrying
these products across the ocean at
the cost of operation.
It is expected that purchasing op
erations will be formed in the vari
ant countries of Europe where they
are in need of these products, partic
ularly Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Bel
gium and Germany.
I have been assured by representa
tives of foreign nations that there
will be ni diiculty or delay in organ
izing cooperative institutions, the ob
ligations of which will in turn be
guaranteed by organizations of banks
and in some instances the guaranty
will be further indorsed by the gov
ernment under which the organiza
tions are formed. #
It is intended that the agricultu
ral corporations organized under the
bill, will sell products to such foreign
corporations, on time, upon such obli
gations thus guaranteed as are in the
judgment of the board of directors
ample security.
These securities will be held by the
corporation, and on the strength of
them, the corporation will issue its
debenture bonds, at a rate of inter
est that will enable them to be sold
in this country, at par.
The money received from the s>*e
of these bonds •will then be reinvest
ed the same as the original capital
stock and the same operation can be
repeated until the amount of bonds
issued by the corporation is equal to
ten times the capital stock.
Tax-Exempt Bonds
The bill provides that these bonds
shall be exempt from taxation to the
same extent and in the same way
that the bonds issued by the War Fi
nance board are now exempt.
In my judgment, the enactment of
the bill into law will result in a mar
ket to American farm products at a
profit to the American farmer.
The American farmer is entitled to
the use of this much federal money
because in the operation of the grain
corporation there was a net profit of
60 or 70 million dollars, all of which
has been naid into the treasury of the
United States, and every dollar of
which was contributed by the grain
growers of the country.
In addition to this it is expected
that the corporation will operate on a
safo margin, and in doing this there
probably will result a profit in its
op-'-atinn.
The bill provides that the original
capital stock contributed bv the gov
ernment. together with all profits
thereon shall, when the affairs of the
'•ornorst'on are wound tn. be naid
m to the treasury of the United
States.
Mrsc-Grace Beck Belcher, of Ma
con. is in Americus on a short visit
to n er narents Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Beck ,at their home here.
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eorder.
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.winners will be published in Thurs
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corder, announcing the winners. >
175 RAILWAYS
ASK WAGE CUTS
CHICAGO, June 6.—One hundred
and seventy-five railroads today pe
titioned the Railroad Labor board for
reduction in wages of one or more
classes of their employes “equal io
that given to any railroad by the
board s decision effective July 1.”
Rotarians Will Go To
Thomasville By Train
A rush message, just as the paper
went to press, from Frank Lanier,
president of the Rotary club says:
‘‘Please tell all the Rotarians that
because of an impassable stretch of
road between Pelham and Thomas
ville, we will go to Thomasville by
train. We will leave Americus over
the Central at 2:15 Tuesday after
noon. The Albany bunch will join
us at Albany. We will leave Thom
asville Tuesday night and return to
Americus on the Dixie Flyer, arriving
here about 2 a. m. Wednesday. Spe
cial arrangements have been made
with the railroads to make necessary
connections.
“George Reynolds, president of Al
bany club, phoned this message and
said that Albany would go and re
turn on the same train with us. I
want every Rotarian to go, and he
can go now, for we do not leave
until after lunch and will return for
business Wednesday.”
Estate Tax Allowed
As Income Deduction
WASHINGTON. June 6—An es
tate tax is “allowable deduction”
from the income of the estate in com
puting net income, the Supreme court
ruled today. The court affirmed the
decision of the court of claims in the
case brought by the executors of the
Alan H. Woodward estate, of Ala
bama, which held that the govern
ment erred in refusing to approve
such a deduction in 1918.
GAS 24 CENTS IN SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, June 6.—Savannah
motorists are delighted at the an
nouncement of dealers that gasoline
has got back to before-the-war prices,
retailing at 24 cents here.
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THE TIMESBrECORDER
PUBLISHED IN HEART OF
REPARATIONS
BOARD SPLIT
PARIS, June 6. — (By Associated
Press.) —The Allied reparations com
mission has presented to the council
of ambassadors a proposition that the
commission be authorized to refer to
a neutral arbitrator questions upon
which it is unable to agree.
The proposal has evoked consider
able criticism in French quarters,
since it virtually amounts to decisions
being given on important questions
concerning reparations by a neutral.
Boy Quickly Recovers
From Accidental Shot
Wilson Ryals, 17-year-old Leslie
boy, formerly of Americus, was
brought to the city hospital here Sat
urday suffering from a bullet hole
in his side said to have been fired
by accident from a pistol in his own
pocket while he was fishing. It was
thought at first that he probably
could not survive, the bullet having
ranged close to his heart, it was said,
but his condition improved so rapidly
that he was taken home Monday af
ternoon.
House Substitutes
Disarmament Plan
WASHINGTON, June 6.—As a
substitute for the Borah disarmament
amendment to the naval appropria
tion bill, the house foreign commit
tee reported today a joint resolution
concurring in the “declared purpose”
of the president to call an interna
tional conference to limit armaments.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 6, 1921.
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PUEBLO; RESCUE
OF DEAD BEGUN
No Accurate Estimate
Os Devastation Yet
Possible
TOPEKA, Kans., June 6. (By As
sociated Press.) —The first wave* of
the Arkansas river flood today was
sweeping down from Eastern Colora
do upon Kansas. The river at Syra
cuse was bankful at midnight and
farmers and ranchmen were moving
their stock to the highlands.
The Amity dam, five miles west of
the city, was reported to have given
way and the town of Amity complete
ly washed away with possible loss of
life.
The crest of the flood is expected
to reach Dodge City during the day.
PUEBLO, June 6. (By Associat
ed Press.) —Flood-stricken Central |
Colorado today surveys the havoc of
the most disastrous flood in the his- ,
tory of the West. An accurate esti
mate of/ the loss of life and prop
erty damaged is impossible at this
time. It seemed early today that all
danger of a repetition of the flood
had passed, barring another cloud
burst, as every dam. either on the
Arkansas or Fountain rivers, from
which danger might be expected, al
ready had gone out as the result of
the first flood Friday night and its re
newal three times' yesterday.. In
none of these renewals did the wa
ters reach the level of Friday night.
Reports from Las Animas, Colo,,
early today said a score of lives are
believed lost in the flood there.
Pueblo awoke this mottling to find
the waters in low sections of the city
receded to below the five-foot mark
and the work of removing the bodies
from the Grove and Peppersauce
Botton districts was begun.
Today there will arrive from Den
ver. according to Colonel Hamrock,
enough tents, bedding, cooking uten
sils and medical supplies for two
thousand of Pueblo’s homeless. The
work of establishing a refugee camp
is under way.
Book Shower At Union
High Great Occasion
LESLIE, June 6.—The book show
er given Friday evening by the Par
ent-Teacher association for the school
was a great occasion in Leslie. The
management was well pleased with
the donations received, there being
about 150 books given and a substan
tial purse that can be used to pur
chase a number more books.
The large crowd gathered from the
district and several visitors from a
distance enjoyed a splendid program.
Those taking part in the program
were Prof. E. L. Bridges, Dr. L. M.
Hawkins, Prof. J. M. Prance, Misses
Mary Wilson, Lota Speer, Ella Mae
Ranew, Ruth Ranew, Juddie Turner
and Loyace Williams.
After the program refreshments of
cream and cake were served.
WEATHER.
Forecast for Georgia Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not
much change in temperature.
The weather will be cool during
the first half of the week, and nor
mal thereafter. It will be generally
fair.
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POTATO CURING
HOUSE LOCATED
Carter To Build On Site
Os Sawver Machine
Shops
- W. C. Carter announced today that
his sweet potato curing house, which
will be erected in time to care for
the fall crop in this community, will
be located on the, site of the burned
Sawyer machine shops near the Sea
board shops on East Furlow street,
he announced today. The selection
was made after several proposed sites
had been considered, <
satisfactory all around. It is easily
accessible to farmers and it is be
lieved will be found entirely suit
able for the plant.
The curing house will be erected
during the summer. The plan calls
for the building of a house of 25,000
bushels capacity, on the unit plan
so that it may be enlarged as need,
ed.
Pedigo Pays $260
For Liquor Episode
A plea of guilty was entered by
A. T. Pedigo before Judge Harper
in City court Saturday afternoon,
following his arrest shortly before
noon by Chief Bragg.and Oficer Red
mond with 5 and one-half quarts of
liquor in his possession, when a pen
alty of two months or S6O was assess
ed he quickly paid the fine.
The salesman’s automobile which
was seized with the liquor in it and
which was condemned, was bought
in at specially ordered sale at. S2OO
by him and his brother.
Veterinarian Here
For Hog Inoculations
Dr. W. B. Hirleman, of Atlanta, an
assistant state veterinarian, is in Am
ericus to spend this week performing
hog inoculation work, giving simul
taneous treatment, etc. All farmers
desiring his services are asked to
get in/ touch with him immediately
at the' Chamber of Commercf, as he
will remain only through this week.
WILD WEST IN ITALY.
MANTOVA, Italy, June 6.—Train
tydups in approved American style
are becoming common here. Mem
bers of an organized band of train
robbers have been seized. Some were
government railway employes.
DR. MINOR FLAYS
GAMBLING HERE
AND OTHER VICE
Whisky Traffic, Immorality, Parlor Gaming And
Pool Hall Practices Scored In Strong Sermon
Urging Cleanup
A crowd that filled the First Baptist church to capacity Sunday night
heard the pastor, Dr. Carl W. Minor, who served as a member of the
recent Sumter county grand jury, expose vice conditions here as he said
he hud found them to exist. Speaking on “The Banquet of Death.” taking
his text from the scriptural story of the feast of Belshazzar in Babylon,
he flayed—
First—The illegal making and sale of whisky in this county, which he
said endangered the safety of every woman and child of the countryside
which do not have police protection;
Second—The practice of ‘‘a few men and women here living together
who are not married”;
Third—Gambling in a local well known organization, which he did not
name but which he said everybody knew, and by boys in local
pool rooms;
Fourth—Gambling in the home, in which he said a parlor game of
chance for a pair of silk hose was as bad as a game for SSO or SIOO.
Fifth—Gambling on Muckalee hill and the operation of dives by negro
wenches, than which, he said, there are no lower places on earth;
Sixth—The juror in Superior court,who last week standing out against
11 other jurors caused a mistrial in the case of one of these negro women
who had robbed a man in her dive, declaring this juror, whoever he is,
■ ■ 11 s i 12 £ 11. - 2.. 4-Vici zrzxil'vif'Sr’J
“should be kicked out .of the jury box «
Dr. Minor was listened to intent-1
ly throughout the 30 or 40 minutes
he spoke. Without names or men
tioning specific place, he let His ]
hearers know that he knew whereof ;
he was speaking. In the ease of the ;
big gambling game which he said 1
was running in Americus, he stated ,
after his sermon he has specific evi- j
dence which is available tor officers j
of the law to proceed with prosecu
tions. He stated that this iniorma-;
tion came to him after the adjourn- ■ -
ment of the grand jury, otherwise he
would have presented it to that body
while it was in session, and that un
less a clean-up resulted he would
have some further things to say from
the pulpit.
Not Seeking Sensation.
“1 am not seeking a sensation in
taking up this subject tonight,” said I
Dr, Minor as he began his talk and
thanked the large gatherings for its
presence, drawn, he said he realized,
by a desire to hear what he had to
say. He informed all at the outset,
however, that if they were seeking a
sensation they would be disappoint
ed. “I naturally shrink from such
things,” he said, ‘yet there are some
things that need attention and I feel
it my duty to give them my attention.
“In preparing this discourse I did
not have in mind that Americus is
any worse than any other city. On
the other hand, I believe it is just as
good as any other town of similar
size. And 1 want to commend to the
entire citizenship of this community
the efforts of your sheriff and his
deputy, your chief of police and the |
men who serve with him. I appre-*
ciate their efforts in uncovering!
crime and bringing offenders to j
justice. I want, also, to commend'
the work of your solicitor general,]
and any loyal citizens who have ren- j
dered service toward upholding and I
enforcing the law.
Indifference of Late.
“But of late there has been some
tendency to neglect and indifference
toward the enforcement of law, as a
result of which people are losing
their respect for the law. The large
audience before me tonight is as
surance of the great interest in the
consideration of the topic which I
have announced. Every worthy citi
{ zen will agree with me and endorse
everything I shall have to say on this
subject.”
Dr. Minor here announced his'text, ■
from Daniel s:l—“Belshazzar the!
king mada a great banquet to a |
thousand of his lords, and drank;
wine before the thousand.” He dwelt j
upon the Biblical story of the feast,
the handwriting on the wall and the |
fall of the city, death of the king
that night, although Babylon was the j
most powerful and most wonderful
and beautiful ancient cities, declar
ing that Babylon had reaped as it had '
sown, and that all other cities always
reap as they sow. He said that this '
great banquet was divided into three |
couses the course of gaiety, the j
course of disaster and the course of [
death.
“The course of gaiety is being;
served in and around our city,” said
he, “in the making and sale of whis
ky up and down our highways. In
our rural communities, with no rural
police and with the liquor traffic con
tinuing, no woman and child is safe i
from the rum-maddened demon of I
the highway. Belshazzar drank to
the death of his sc.**. So, in our own
land, men who drink liquor drink to
the death of their own souls and to
the menace of the peace and safety
of their communities. Let us get
together and put a stop to this Hellish
traffic. We can stop it if Xve want
to. Let’s do it.
Couples Not Married.
“Another course in gaiety is being
served here. A few men and women
are living together in our city who
are not married. Such a condition is
a shame and a blot on the citizenship
of any community,'especially such a
God-fearing community as this. The
condition has become so notorious
that it is the common talk even of
J the school children.
‘ “I now come to the gaiety course
of gambling. The gamblers are no
respecters of the laws of our land.
I NOW HERE’S A CORKER
What number can you multiply by from one to
ten and have the sum of the figures in each answer
equal the number itself?
Answer to Saturday’s: 150 loads each.
and the county.
We have come to a pitiful condition,
indeed, when our boys are allowed
to go into the pool rooms of our city
and lose money at gambling by the
hundreds of dollars. I know of cases
where minors have lost more than
SIOO in a game in this city. There
have been cases of the boys who fre
quented these places unlawfully hav
ing permit cards actually signed by
the proprietors themselves. I want
to see the recommendation of the
recent grand jury carried out in this
regard; I want to see every pool
room forced to publish in the Times-
Recorder the names of the minors
having permits to play in their
places.
Another Gambling Place
“I thank God that efforts are be
ing made from the inside to clean
out gambling in another place in this
city which has become notorious. I
have known for some time of this
continued gambling going on there
by men of families who leave their
wives and gamble far into the night,
losing money by the hundreds of dol
lars. Recently a traveling man, rid
ing on a train, was telling his com
panions of losing more than SI,OOO
in a game in Americus. It was the
blackest eye I ever heard of Ameri
cus receiving when he told of the
shrewdness and slickness of the
Americus gamblers. His statement
of conditions here was being parad
ed before the passengers on that •
train. And I want to say to you
that' if we have got any manhood left
in us, if we have any respect for
law, that condition will be stopped
within the next few months.
“The place to which I refer you all
know—it isn’t necessary to call any
names.
When a citizen was approached not
long ago to become a member of this
organization he refused because of
the condition here, but frankly told
me that if the invitation had come
from the same organization in anoth
er city he certainly would have join
ed.
Gambling in Homei.
“And now I want to say to you, t
that the birthplace of the gambler
is in our homes. To me there is no
difference between a game of chance
in our parlors for a pair of silk
stockings and a skin game in a back
alley for SSO or SIOO.
“And now another item in the
course of gaiety. Go with me to
' Muckalee Hill. In Februrary, last, a
i room was flushed there in which im
| pure women and gamblers gathered.
. This gathering having been inter
| rupted, in a little while a room was
i built as a place for the gamblers,
j There impure women gathered and
men indulged in impure things. And
i soon there was a murder.
“On the same hill, in the same 10,
, cality, are disorerdly resorts kept by
1 negro wenches. These are the last
step on the stairway to Hell. There
; is no lower place on earth than this
I kind of houses kept .by negro wench-
I es. Are you going to tolerate things
| like this in your community?—these
: Hell holes for your boys to be abso
. utely ruined in?
Scores Lcne Juror.
“I have heard it commonly report
ed that in the trial of the case of
one of the wenches a petit juror
■ would not vote to convict her, when
i she had confessed her character, for
robbing a man, holding out against
eleven men who were for conviction.
Such a man ought not only be kick
ed out of the jury box but out of the
county, for he is not worthy the name
of citizen.
“In this outline I have given you
the first course in the banquet of
death. As sure as disaster and gloom
settled over the feast of Belshazzar,
so disaster and gloom will settle over
that city that allows these things to
go on. Fox whatsoever a city sow
eth. that shall it also reap.’’
Dr. Minor at the conclusion of his
1 talk asked all who endorsed what he
had said and were readv to stand
' behind him in his efforts for a clean
; er city to stand, and practically the
entire congregation arose.
‘ H. S. Walker has gone to New
1 York on a business trip of ten daya
• or two weeks.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.