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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. HAVE YOU DECIDED * YET ABOUT THAT I FREE BOAT TRIP TO NEW YORK FROM AMERICUS VIA SAVANNAH? WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE TIMES-RECORDER. Boys and Girls ' ARE you getting ready to try s ( ■‘“for that $5 prize, or the new < 1 bathing suit, or the week of free J movie passes to be given away s next week by Manager Emory Ry- S lander- of the Rylander theater, i through the Times-Recorder? If ? you’re not, make up your mind ; right now to see Jackie Coogan < at the Rylander Friday or Satur- > day of this week, then write a < 250 word or less paper on “Whv ? ; Peck’s Boy Was Bad,” and mail ( Or bring it to the Times-Recorder. < j Here are the rules: S < I—Story must not excec.d 250 < L words. t ' 2—Must be written on only one ( side of the paper. < 3—Must be in the hands of the > editor of the Times-Recorder by ? j Wednesday, June 15, at 6p. m. > !4 —Address your story to 5 Peck’s Bad Boy,” care Times-Re- ) eorder. The stories written by the prize ! .winners will be published in Thurs day’s edition of the Times-Re- ? 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. m eric 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. PUT THE WHEEL ON Th btARKETifiB AJ4 RyE ZX dimF I’ f CO/? Y £ARI-Ey / J S 7 & jS». i® oats X 2___ _1 DANGERPASTAT 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. CARTOONETTE , AftUCuT «. \ s ? ) \ i y JK.) Tee (w WWLwj NEXT! 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.