Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, January 23, 1922, State Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI ) for Georgia—Unsettled weather > I „ _th probably, rain tonight and Tues- > i day; colder tonight and in south pur- ( I tion Tuesday. ! i . .... ' forty-fourth year.-no' DEATH THREAT AS LYNCHING PROBE OPENS RAIL CLERKS AND, AGENTS GET PAY CUT IN RULING Penal Overtime Until After Ninth Hour Abolished, And “Split Tricks’’ Restored _ CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—Abolition of lu-nal overtime payments until after - W ' \ I tho ninth hour of work and authorizac ti'in of “split tricks” instead of coim pelling overtime payments or twd Lifts for intermittent work over a pun of more than eight hours are im portant changes in rules governing railroad clerical and terminal employ? i issued by the United States Rail road Labor Board last night. The new rules, which become ef fective February 1, supercede the na tiotial agreement made by the federal administration with the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, I-1 eight Handlers, Express and Sta- I s ii Employes, which has been in ef icl since January 1, 1920. About im.mm employes are affected. AI plication of the new split trick ml- ; and elimination of time und one half pau for the ninth hour are < peeled to save the railroads mil lion’s of dollars, labor board stat*’*- tician:. estimating that the amount would reach .$15,000,000 annually, during the rule hearing, many roads iestified that baggagemen, train an nouncers and other employes doing intermittent work, many of them young hoys or aged men formerly paid $7-' a month, were receiving 175 to S2OO due Io operation of the overtime rule. This overtime will now be eliminated. The eight hour day was retained in principle, however, aji were col\ Iccfive bargaining and union recog nition. The new rules cover all I'iint in clerical working agreements not covered by rules negotiated be tween individual roads and their em •loyes., lime and one half pay now applies ■nly to the tenth hour of work or thereafter, and to hours worked if held on duly more than two hours when called for extra work. Sunday and holiday work will be paid at trail','- t time, except where the rail road agrees to do otherwise. Reopening of small railway sth lions, improvement of service to all mail towns and on suburban lines is expected to follow the adoption of the m-w rule as to intermittent work. It will now be possible for the railroads ■o place responsible employes at the mailer stations at all train hours '"heut tiie expeitse which they ' laint now is prohibitive, and which h:r resulted in the closing of many tations and the handing of others over lo* care takers and janitors, at ome hours of-the day. Ihe new rule announced by the board provides that where actual serv ice 's intermittent, eight hours actual time on duty within a spread of !2 hours shall constitute a day's work’, hen employes actually work more 1 mn eight hours within the span or '"ben held longer than 12 hours t* !"iloini their work, they are to be ‘ aid time aijd one half for the extra time. Lnder the old national agreement, n ’> employe received overtime pay 'l■ er expiration of eight hours from, be tune he first went on duty, al-j "Ugh he may have had several j bi'i'i’s of idleness due to the fact that “ic was no train service nor ■any ' her duties' to perform. PELHAM 5 ON WAY TO SO. GA. CHAMPIONSHIP ALBANY, Jan. mol s last quintet moved Peg nearer the championship of ""Uh Georgia among high school emu. when it defeated the Albany iigh here Saturday night, 23 to 20, being the fourteenth straight: ' oiy over high school teams Pel- ! has won. Her only defeat didi <ou;it against her, being at the i v’"nt thp iunio '' tealn bf Albany ! . here Friday night,. A| Ihe victory of tlje juiiior < ociatiod team caused Coach Floyd '’he Albany High, to start his see d'd team against Pelham and prob ' to lose the game, as Pelham had W . ned al3to 2 lead before the sac-I end team was yanked. : held day at ty ty draws large crowd • TIFTON, Jan. 23.—Ty Ty’s first d Day Saturday was quite a suc- • a good attendance coming in ' ! iom the country surrounding to take |,;ir! in the races and other athletic nts. field sports, horse rices, nnic contests, 6tg. The occasion 1,1 be made a regular’Tevent if the ','“ ns of the promoters go through, he purpose is to bring the country -md town closer together in social and business ...... . - ‘ . LOOKING AHEAD WITH HENRY FORD Trying I o Make 3 Dreams Come True In Pro- jects BY NORRIS QUINN. (Copyright, 1922.1 DETROIT, Jan. 23.—-Henry Ford is trying to make three dreams come true. Those dreams have been behind .every massive business move Ford has made or planned in the last year - —even his bid to buy the undevel oped power plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala. And if you watch closely you'll see these three dreams behind every Ford enterprise in years to coke. One.—Doing away with the neces sity for great cities and getting the people—even industrial workers—- back to the soil. Two—Hastening the arrival of an era when heat, light and power will be so abundant that “it will be waste ful not to use them”—this by inten sive development of water power. Three —Revising our financial sys tem so “money won't have the power to stop things.” Ford told all about his three dreams and how he hopes to make them come true in an interview here. Doom of Great Cities. “The great cities are doomed,” the auto magnate said. He made a ges ture as if he were actually sweeping the cities away. “I don’| mean they’ll fall into ruins immediately. But they’ll go sooner than you think. A few will stay. They will be big distributing and as sembling points—not congested cen ters. t * “The people will go back to the farm and small town. They’re head ed that way now. “The city’s served a' useful pur pose. It’s taught people how to live in groups and close communities. When they go back to the country they won’t tolerate unpaved streets, badly equipped schools, defective san ifalTo’n. The coming small town will have all the advantages of the big city and none of its drawbacks-.” ‘ Then will factory workers com mute to and from their work?” “Not at all” Ford answered. “Their work will commute to and from them I They'll complete the work in their village workship—then it will be sent to cine of thy big as sembling and distributing points. BRITAIN MOURNS VISCOUNT BRYCE —— ' | Former Ambassador Was Called Greatest Authority On Ameri can Constitution LONDON. Jan. ’A3.—Civilian and . official England today mourned the J death of Viscount Janies Bryce, who I I passed away at Sid mouth yesterday. /I'lii* end came suddenly due to weak- . ues~ of the heart. • : “Lord Bryce, who was formerly ambassador to Washington, was the author: of ‘The American weajth,” probably the finest work on American government, now used as n text book ih many American uni versities. • Tie was once'referred to By Eormer Premier Balfour, if Eng land, a . “the greatest living authority on teh American constitution.'’ He was born in Belfast May 10, 1838. Til TON CHURCHES IN ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN TIFTON, Jan. 23.—Sunday was the first day of Tifton’s Go-To- Church Campaign which began with the niornriig service and Will run through six Sundays, closing with the ■ last Sunday in February. The atten dance at the morning service was fix- : ed upon by a joint committee front the different churches and tellers had been appointed to count the congre gations at this service. The attend- I ance will be • counted each Sunday | morning and this will be figured out ; on a basis of the total church m£m- ; bership and the church having the ’ largest percentage of its membership in Attendance will be counted winner. ’ AMERICUS HIGH GIRLS BLANK ASHVURN TEAM i —.— In a splendid played game Satur- ] day afternoon at the Americus Play- i ground, the Highschool girls basket-J ball-team defeated the Ashburn High team by a score of 41 to 0. The fea ture of the Anipricps team's playing was the brilliant work of Marie Bell, which swept the s4>posing team com pletely off its feet. Nfhe next game will be played Fri- I day afternoon at the Playground be-1 tween Marshallville and Americus., i THE TIMESHRECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HE AR T * - FT w ■ , - i a i - w <« / ■■■ I "W JHy HENRY FbRD. “Now I want to hear some one say if can’t be done — “Because I’ve already done it! “I’m experimenting in several small Michigan towns. Not 30 miles , from Detroit I’ve established a small | | shop run by water power in an old ; mill. Work is sent dovVn there, fin - ished and brought back here. “The workmen live under semi-rn ! ral conditions. They have gardens. I They may keep chickens and cows, if they wish. * “Entertainment? The social life of Hu- small town will adjust itself all | right. People will get up their own ! s hows, develop their own entertain ment. There’ll be Jewer spectators’ I and more actors. Water The Golden Fluid Ford paused. He’d been talking i rapidly. Then— i “I spoke of using water power to I operate the little experimental plants I I in Muehigan,” he went on. “Let me tell you, water is the gol i den fluid .of the future. It will give j 1 U 3 our light, our our power, j “And we can’t exhaust it. As Jong as it rains, rivers will flow and they’ll I supply power ceaselessly. “When water power possibilities ; really are developed, the, supply of i heat, light and power will be so great | BUENA VISTA DEFEATS FAST SHELLMAN TEAM I• I ’ BUENA VISTA, Jan. 23.—Buena | Vista . “Hi” redeemed itself Friday p I night-on the home court by defeating | ! the fast'Shellman team, known tis the I ‘ : “Golden Tornado,” by the. score o{ i i 48 to 11. The game was full of i thrills from the beginning to the | enid, although Buena Vista High had ! the game well in hand through the I , j encounter. J L. Benson starred for Buena Vista | i from the standpoint of guarding; the I ■ little boy was seen all over the court 11 AMERICUS, GEORGIA,.MONDAY AFIERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1922 DELAYING THE COMING OUT PART Y! r VIECAHTGO ' I J I'fcKio'/ DHTiuTHeTwLORS get r • IftffOOGH WITH MY \ X “-—I ' J / ? // / \ 'A / ft ■ ■- ■ - - - - - -■ Seeks To Hasten Era Os Abun dant Heat, Light And ( Power 1 it will be wasteful not to use all you can. “And it will cost little. A river charges nothing for flowing. And if c sts but little to make the power and deliver it to the user.” Then Ford turned to currency re form, the one of his three projects that’s had wide publicity. “Money’s valueless, except to move things,” he said. “You can’t eat money. It’s useful only as medium —just like this wire.” And Ford seized the wire that dangled from his tclephonb. But money doesn’t fulfill its func tion. When you want to use it, you have to go to a money lender to buy it. “What does ‘deflation’ mean? That bankers are trying to make the sup ply of money approximate the supply of gold. ( * “Why, to make business run on gold is like making passenger traffic ■on a inwin line dependent on facili ties of a local branh line with one train a day! “That’s why I believe ip issuing currency backed by ’public wealth.” Opportunity At Muscle Shoals. Ford paused again. “Now, at Muscle Shoals,” he sai<T “there’s a chance to wdrfc out all of these things. “That whole country could be laid out in semi-rural communities. “And water power possibilities are just waiting to be developed. The Tennessee river is second in power possibilities only to the Niagara. “That power should he used to manufacture Southern raw products right there, instead of shipping them half way across the continent and back again. “And Muscle Shoals could furnish opportunity to, sjiow the government how to develop public works without paying .three times 4,hei¥ -uust in in terest charges. But our public offic ials xVill have to see the idea clearly first. “Right now every farmer shouH be encouraged to harness whatever vfcater power he may have, if it isn’t any more than a rill. Even that will heat the farm home and run the farm machinery. , “Diagrams and plans for small de vices of that kind are being made now.” and he also made a few’shots from center which were worthy of men tion. Parker was in his old place at left forward, and was the highest scorer of the evening, with a total of 25 points. Watts played the best game fur the visitors. Buena Vista would like to play any high tchool in South Georgia. ROOBIN’S REMODELING. CORDELE, Jan. 23.—Roobin’s De partment Store, one of the oldest business concerns in Cordele, is re modelling the laiilding and within a short period of tinte will have a front that should be indeed attractive. HARDING URGES I NEW FINANCING ■ FOR FARMERS Advocates Putting Industry On Basis Os Own. As He Opens Conference ■ ■ i WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The de velopment of a thorough code sis law and business procedure, with the pioper, machinery of finance, to as sure tin 1 farmer as generous a supply of, working capital on as reasonable terms as is granted to other indus tries, was advocated here today by President Harding in opening the na tional Agricultural conl’erence. “An industry,” the president said, “more vital than any other, in which nearly half of the wealth of the na tion is invested, can be rejied upon for good security and certain in re turns.” The conference, attended by ap proximity three hundred delegates representing agriculture in all its phases and industries related to farm ing, was called to’’order by Secretary Wallace. In his address President Hard ing outlined half a elozen broad ques tions to the consideration of which* the conference might well give at tention. He included the formation of loaning, buying and selling asso ciations; the creation of instrumen talities for collection and distribu tion information; practical develop ment of the water resources of the country; 'methods for bringing about further reclamation, rehabilitation and extxension of agricultural areas; and the promotion of a new concep tion of the farmer’s place in the na tional social and economic scheme. Five days have been allotted for the conference which is expected to first consider the emergency facing the country’s producers and then, to take up the -matter of a permanent agrrerrttunrt policy. Over half of the personnel is composed of “dirt" farm ers, the remainder comprise repre sentatives of state , agricultural of ficials, slate agricultural colleges, edi | tors of agricultural papers and indus tries dependent on agriculture for their existence. Twenty-six women, several of whom own and operate their myn farms, were included in the list of invited delegates. The present agricultural situation and suggested remedies will be laid before the conference at the after noon session through reports by rep resentatives fr'om the leading farm regions of the United States. MORE CONTRIBUTIONS TO WILSON FOUNDATION The following additional contribu tions to the Woodrow Wilson Foun dation have been received ami remil led U headquarters: Re. . E. W- Gray,, Smithvilles 1.00 J. G. Puett' ~. i oo Benjamin Dav.is j gp freviously acknowledged .. 11.00 - ,$14.09 PRICE FIVE CENTS, r ONE OF THIS T RIO MAY BE NEW POPE "’ll Raphael Cardinal Merry Del Vai. « I i I ' iz I Viiirent Cardinal VaiinuteHi. • w " t,; W ~ I Peter Cardinal Gasparri. . Cardinal Merry Del Vai is now the Vatican, where he is dischargiiig tae popg’s duties temporarily. He 's of Spanish descent. He was born iii 1865, and made a cardinal in 1903. Cardinal Vahnutelli ranks high, in the college of cardinals, but by some is considered too old to bear the bur dens of tne pontificate. He was born De ■. 5, '8.?0, and has been a cardinal sine 1889. Cardinal Gasparri is papal secre tary of state. He is an Italian, born 5, 1852. He was made a cardi nal in 1907. CARDINAL SANTOS DIES AT MADRID. MABRfD, J'an. < ardirid- Al maraz Santos, 74, archbishop of To ledo, died here last night. He was created a cardinal in November, 1911. CHATTANOOGA IN PERIL OF FLOOD Lowlands Inundated, People Driven Out—Street Cars Put Out Os Business CH4TTANOOGA, Jan. 23.—Ten nessee river reached a stage of 34.6 feel here this morning and is rising rapidly. Much lowland is already inundated and many families have been driven from,xheir homes. Ross ville Boulevard i under water and the street car line out of commission . I WANTS CERTIFICATE TO HAND DOWN TO CHILDREN CORDELE, Jan. 23.-%- T want to get certificate of membership in the Wilson Foundation that I may hand it down to my children as their great est treasure in future,” is the way a donor to the fund talked when he pledged his dollar today. Cordele has given a very creditable amount [of money-to the cause. illTt SOUOTOR IS TOLD HE WILL BE DEAD BY MONDAY NIGHT Sheriff And Deputy Os Ocbnea County All Get Threatening Letters, They Report WATKINSVILLE, Ga., Jan, 23. “You'll be 'dead before Monday night," was the message Fred Gil len, solicitor of Oconee county, said he received yesterday on the eve of his convening of the grand jury to investigate the lynching of three ne groes in this county several weeks ago. The sheriff and one deputy also received threatening letters, they said. DEATH TAKES S B. BROWN, LEADING ALBANY CITIZEN ALBANY. Jan. 23.—8. B. Brown, in maliy respects the most‘prominent citizen of Albany, died at his home on Jefferson street here Saturday afternoon following an illness of two months. He was thought to be de cidedly better the early part of last week and was down town a week ago today, but Friday afternoon tn-ere was a relapse and he sank rap idly afterwards. Funeral Services held at his home this morning and conducted by Dr. E. A. Landau, rab bi of Temple B’Nai Israel, were large ly attended. Mr. Brown was president of the Al bany National and of the Exchange banks here; vice-president of the Al bany Trust & Banking Co.; president of the S. B. Brown Co., a large gen eral merchandise firm; president of the Planters Oil Co., perhaps the larg est cottonseed and peanut crushing concern in this section; a stockholder and director in inany other, conuner cial and industrial firms of Albany ;yid elsewhere; one of the largest land owners in this county; president of the congregation of Temple B’Nai Israel and president of board of gov ernors of the Kincliafoonee Country * club. While he was n it a seek'®- of pub lic office, he was always interested in politics and some of his enemies had accused him of being the political < zar of Albany and Dougherty coun ty for years. He served on the city j county here, was mayor one term, / and served as a waler-, light and gas / comissioner from the creation of the / board until the last annual meeting of / ‘ the city council, two week:, ago to- / day, when he asked to be refieved/ and his son, Paul J. Brown, was elect-/ ed to succeed him. f He is survived by three sons an< ? Two daughters, his wife having died’ 7 a lew years ahead of him.'. His sons •/ are: Paul J. Brown, of Albany; E, ’ - D« Brown, of New York, who a'» former law partner- of Bainbridge Colby, and L. H. Brown, of New York. Hi daughters are: Mrs. Har old Kirsch, of Atlanta, and Mrs. E. Strati: , of Louisville, Ky. David Brown, of Albany, was*, his only ’brother, and Mr .- Rosa Brown, of ! Albany, and Mrs, Jake Browfi, of Patterson, N. J., are iris sisters. GINNINGS REACH 7,913971 BALES Total Remains Under 8,000,000 Mark; 818,502 Total For Georgia WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--ddotto n ginner prior to January 16 amounted to 7,913,971 runhing bales, the Cest.-. sus Bureau announced today. This* includes by Stalos. Georgia 818,502 Ami Alabama, 585,143, e | AMERICUS SPOT COTTON. Good Middling, 17 cents. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIV ERPOOL, Jan, 23- Market opened quiet, 7-10 down. Fully 10.59. Sales, 6,000 bales. Receipts 45,347 bales, of which 27,954 are American. * Futures: Feb. April June Prev. Close . .... 10.32 10.28 10.20 Open .... 10.22 10.18 10.11 Close 10.10 10.06 9.9 S NEW YORK FUTURES March May July Prev. Close .17,70 17.34 16.89 'O|>en .17.65 17.28 16.81 10:l!j am 17.61 17.26 16.81 ’ 10:30 17.5,6 17.18 16.73 10:45 ..17,53 17.16 14.67 11:00 ....,.17.51 17.18 16.72 J 11:15 .. r ... 17.48 17.14 16,67 11:45 17.47 17.14 16.6">f| 12:00 17,49 17.14 16.67 1215 pm 17.52 17.14 16.67 3 12:30 ...17.52 17.16 16.70 | 12:45 17.50 17.13 16.68 |

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, January 23, 1922, State Edition, Image 1