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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 98.
FRANCE INSISTS ON FORCING RUSSIA’S HAND
BLALOCK SAYS
EE ffICW.ES
• WATSON VOTES
Declares Interview As Published
Monday Inaccurate And
I Misleading
At the request of A. O. Blalock,
candidate for commissioner of agri
culture, who returned to Americas
Monday afternoon-after spendin,'; the
day in Buena Vista >n the interest
of his race against J J. Brown, the
following statement by him is pub
lished :
M ‘ Editor Times-eßcorder:
“Dear Sir: In the interview you
publish in today’s paper, there are
inaccuracies and your headlines are
inaccurate and misleading.
“First, the headlines state that 1
want no W..i.:on aid. 1 made no
statement to that effect.
“Second, when asked whom Mr.
Watson would support, I stated that
Mr. Watson and I had not always
.men aligned politically in the past
and that 1 could not claim his sup
port, but I had had no communica
tion nor have I visited Mr. Watson.
“As a candidate for commissioner
of agriculture, it is but natural for
me to desire the support of every
voter that 1 can possibly obtain, and
I am counting upon thousands of Mr.
Watson’- friends to support me in
the race for commissioner of agricul
ture.
“While Mr. Watson and I have not
always been aligned politically, oui
business relations have always been
most cordial. 1 know of no reason,
except past political differences, that |
would prevent me from having Mr. ;
Watson’s personal support. Certain- |
ly, Mr. Watson has not expressed j
one way or the other.
“I have no ill feelings against Mr.
Watson, nor do I believe he has .
against me.
1 “In fairness to me, I ask that you
give this letter the same prominence
you gave the story in your to
dav. Respectfully,
<5 “A. O. BLALOCK.”
Mr. Blalock in his dictated state
ment does not adhere exactly to
statements he actually made in his
first interview. In the first interview
he was NOT asked whom Mr. Watson
would support, but Watson’s name
came up when it was mentioned that
he senator in the last issue of his
japer had made a rather slighting re
mark concerning Mr. Blalock as a ,
. man “who thinks he will be the next i
commissioner of agriculture.’ It >
was then that Mr. Blalock said eni- j
phatically just as he was quoted, “I ■
am not going on my knees to Watson
for his support ... I have never been ■
a Watson man nor aligned with him
and he has no reason to support me.”
In the published interview Mr. Bla
lock was made to say that he did not
want the assistance of Mr. Watson.
This was the sense of Mi - . Blalock’s
remarks as gained from what he had
s aid. But apparently this impressio i
was wrong. Mr. Blalock would wel- |
come Mr. Watson’s support, as he in
dicates in his dictated statement. The
Tfmes-Recorder is pleased to convey
this message to its readers in ord?r
that no injustice may be done him.
however unintentional, and that our
readers may not be misinformed.
SONS OF VETERANTS TO MEET.
All son-- and grandsons of Confed
erate Veterans are urged to attend a
meeting of the Sons of Veterans
Wednesday at 9 a. m. at the court
house, for the election of officers for
the year, transaction of other'busi
ness, ami to accompany as an escort
of honor the veterans to the Rylander
theater for the Memorial Day exer
cises at 10:30 o’clock.
JOHN SHIVER, Commander.
GORDON HOWELL, Adjutant.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling, 17 1-1 cent'-.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL, April 25. Market
<,pencil steady 2-4 down. Fullys,
10:26. Sales, (>,OOO bale;.
Futures: April June Sept.
Prev. Close .10.19 10.21 10,13
“ First Call 10.07 10.10 10.03
Close 10.12 10.12 10.07
NEW YORK FUTURES.
May July Oct.
I rev. Close 17.99 17 64 17.06
/'pen . 18.07 17.0 S 17.70
10:15 am... .18.02 17.68 17.64
!(■::;() 18.02 17.68 17.(54
10:,5 17.94 17.59 17.60
] I :00 17.89 17.5'5 17.52
11:15 17.88 17.55 17.53
11- 17.85 17.53 1~.50
II ;45 ... .. 17.81 17.51 17.50
12- no m 17.87 1_ .55 17.54
j 2 -15 p i ...17.86 17.54 1 ,'.57
]•_! 20 17.92 17 59 17.59
12:45 .17.91 17.60 17.58
1:00 17.91 17.56 17.58
CURB MARKET WEDNESDAY.
May 6 Last Day for Women or
Men to Register for Election
Although the issues and men who
I will contest in the general election
in Georgia this, fall have not yet come
to the front, thore are indications
that there will be some lively con
tests, and all over the state the wo
men, who have been enfranchised by
federal amendment, are showing a
greater disposition to assume their
political responsibilities. At least to
the extent of registering so as to
be able to vote this fall, which most
of them might wish to do should some
great issue involving public welfare
or morals come up, as frequently
happens.
Ali persons, male and female, who
wish to vote this fall in the state
election are required to register with
the tax collector at the court house
before May 7, for that is the date
the registration books close by law
and there is no legal method by
which a name can be registered after
that date: —and registration is neces
ary to qualify one to
The law in Georgia says that reg
istration must close six months be
fore the election. The first general
election this year comes on the first
Tuesday in November, which is Nov.
7. Therefore, registration closes
May 7. As the date falls on Sunday,
registration wUI close Saturday night,
May 6.
Men or women who have previous
ly registered, need not register again,
but it would be well to be sure their
names are on the lists. If they have
moved into another county, er into
a new militia district, they must
register again, or have their regis
tration transferred-.
Women who have not registered
must register before May 7 if they
U. S. WORKING ON
PLAN FOR PEACE
IN COAL STRIKE
Separate Wage Agreements Ne- j
gotiated In Two States, Says
Farrington
WASHINGTON, Apr.il 25.—The j
government is working on a plan
looking to the ending of the coal
strike which it will submit soon to
the operators and miners, it was said
at the White House todaq.
SEPARATE STATE WAGE
AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED.
SPRINGFIELD, Tils., April 25.
Negotiation of separate state wage
agreements by the striking coal min
ers in Kentucky and Tennessee were
announced today by Frank Farring
ton, president of the Illinois United
Mine Workers. Separate wage agree
ments by locals in Illinois are immi
nent, he added, while in Alabama
the state union officers have in
structed the members to continue at
work.
ANTHRACITE MINERS
WANT UICK ACTION.
I NEW YORK, April 25.—The an
! thracite miners officials, returning to
| New York today to resume their con-
I ferences with the operators in an ef
' fort to end the strike, declared they
would add another demand to the
nineteen already submitted—a de
mand for more speed in the negotia
tions of the sub-committee on wage
contracts, as the 152,000 idle men
in the anthracite field clearly pre
tired of the vacation and becoming
j impatient over the delay in the set
[ tlement of the strike.
MORGAN ACCEPTS PLACE
ON REPARATIONS BOARD
NEW YORK, April 25.—J. P. Mor
tan has announced his acceptance
of the Allied Reparations Commis
sion's invitation to become a member
of the committee which will consi kr
flotation of an internat'onaWloan for
Germany. He will sail for- Europe
tire middle of May.
Mr. Morgan indicated that the pro
posed loan to Germany would he a
popular- loan to which the people of
the United States arrd other Allied
countries would be asked to subscribe.
With good terms and orr good secur
ity, he said he believed shch a loan
could be placed.
“America, of course, is very im
portant in this foreign loan situa
tion,” he said. "The question I ant
asked is whether, if so, on what terms
a German loan can be placed in this
country.”
25 G. O. P. SENATORS
ASK SHINGLE TARIF F
—»
WASHINGTON, April 25.—Res
toration of the house tariff bill duty
i of fifty cents a thousand qn shingles
; was asked of the senate finance com-
Imittee by 25 senators of the Republi
can agricultural tariff bloc. Shingles
now are on the free list.
THE TIMES -’ RECORDER
SHED IN THE HEART OF DlX<E~~ffz 5?
I want to vote in any election this year.
! They must pay poll tax for 1922
i hut poll tax is not required of them
for 1921, and therefore has no bear
ing on registration at this time. The
poll tax is $1 and goes to the pub
lic school fund. It is not payable
until after the tax books open in
October, and must be paid before De
cember 20. Returns for poll tax,
however, must be made to the tax
receiver before his books close April
30.
In Sumter county a few white wto
men registered two years ago prior
to the election, but the practice was
i not general. This year it is expected
l the number will be greatly increased,
I particularly in view of the fact that
1 various women’s organizations .of
this county have given considerable
time and study to civil government
and the duties and privileges of vot
ers in recent months in preparation
for the exercise of the right of fran
chise. The Woman’s Literary club,
among others, has a special program
on civil government for the year’s
study course and the weekly meet
ings are principally devoted to learn
ing the practices of Democracy and
woman’s new place in politics.
For the city election this fall the
registration date and rules will be
prescribed later by the city executive
committee, so this need be given no
attention by the women at this time.
But for the state election the last
date on which women or men not
registered may enroll is Saturday
evening, May 7. The time is short
and all women particularly, who are
interested in better government, are
urged to register with the tax collec
tor at once.
|NO SHOALS OFFER
NO WACCEPTABLE
: IN PRESENT FORI
That Is Reported View Os House
Committee After Considera
tion Os Proposals
WASHINGTON, April 25.—(8y
Associated Press.) Consideration
by the house military committee in
executive session of tile various pri
vate offers for the Muscle Shoals
projects has reached a stage, it was
said today on good authority, where
it appears probable none of the of
fers will be recommended by the
house in their present form for ac
ceptance.
WASHINGTON, April 25.—Inves
tigation by the senate agriculture
committee of private proposals for
the Muscle Shoals properties was
postponed today until Monday when
representatives of Henry Ford sent
w’ord they were “not prepared” to ap
pear and asking that they be excused
until Monday.
CURB MARKET WEDNESDAY.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 25, 1922-'
ROCKIN’ THE BOAT!
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U.S. COULD HAVE
PREVENTED WAR,
! SAYS PERSHING
Points To Nation’s Penalties As
Result of Failure To Recognize
World Envy and Hatred
WASHINGTIMyr April 25.—The
United States, adequate mili
tary preparedness and under strong
leadership” could have prevented the
occurrence of the World War, Gen.
John J. Pershing told the senate mil
itary committed today in testifying
in behalf of the war department’s
plan for an increase in the military
establishment over that proposed by
the house. Failure to recognize the
existence of “envy, jealousy and ha
tred” among nations hs among in
dividuals, he said, has invariably sent
the United States unprepared into
great crises and caused “unnecessary
loss of life and left us staggering
under financial burdens.”
A. C L. BUILDING 500 NEW
CARS AT MOULTRIE
WAYCROSS, April 25.—Fifty ad
ditional car repairers are being em
ployed in the local shops of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad this week
to facilitate the building of five hun
dred new freight cars during this
year. The men are being drawn from
all sections of the Souih and many
have arrived and are at work. The
employment of fifty car repairers
means that there will be two-thirds
that number employed as helpers and
apprentices and that the local shop j
force will be nearly 100 men larger !
than it has been.
Over a thousand new freight cars
are to be constructed during the
coming year by the Atlantic Coast
Line and over half of them will be
built in the Waycross shops.
SMALLPOX ENDED, JAIL
HAS AN ‘AT HOME’ DAY
TIFTON, April 25.—Sunday was
“at home” day at the Tift county
jail. Several weeks ago small pox
developed at the jail and quite a num
ber of prisoners broke out. Since
the outbreak visitors have not been
allowed and new prisoners were sent
to Worth county jail. These were
brought to'Tifton last week after
the local jail had been cleaned and
fumigated and Sunday was the first
day visitors were allowed since the
small pox came. There are about 25
prisoners in jail and their relatives
and friends gave Sheriff Shaw a busy
time.
$50,000 LIVE STOCK SOLD
IN S. GEORGIA IN 2 DAYS
CORDELE, April 25.—W. W.
Webb, field agent for the state mar
ket bureau, stated in Cordele today
that he had sold $50,000 worth of
live stock during the past two days in
South Georgia. Hog and cattle sales
in South Georgia have increased
' greatly in the past few w’eeks.
CURB MARKET WEDNESDAY.
,-Dairy s Houston L
was a piisoner op I
' speed-crampecL
- in a. runaway cat;
leaning with tense 3
Face out into the « J?
snow as he studied F “
to thorns
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White Desert
BY COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER
Here is a powerful adventure story in which a man with a past works
out his salvation atop the Continental Divide where Winter rules in
May. You must read this
THRILLING SERIAL NOVEL
Begin The Story Today.*
In The
TIM ES-RECORDER
SEAPLANE WITH
SIX IS MISSING
Craft Which Left Key West Early
Monday For Nassau Un
reported
KEY WEST, Fla., April 25.—The
commercial seaplane Santa Maria,
which left here at 6:10 Monday morn
ing for Natissau, has not arrived at
its destination.
It carried six persons, including
one woman.
Naval seaplanes of the Atlantic
squadron left here this morning in
search.
ATTENTION, CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.
Attend meeting of Camp Sumter,
642, at court house 9 a. m. Wednes
day, to take part in memorial exer
cises at the Rylander theater, April
26. Every member is urged to be
present.
C. S. S. HORNE, ,11. D. WATTS,
Adj. Com.
CURB MARKET WEDNESDAY.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM READY
Business Houses Exoected To
Close During Exercises From
10:30 To Noon
I The detailed program for Memorial
Day exercises-, to be held at the Ry
lander Theater Wednesday morning
at 10:30. o’clock, was given out to
day by Mrs. J. W. Harris, Jr. Al
though no closing agreement has been
entered into by the merchants of |
Americus, several of them have said
■they would close from 10:30 to noon,
I as has been the custom in past years
i when the exercises were held in the
■ forenoon, in honor oi the old veter-
I ans both living and dead, and it is
assumed the closing will be general.
i The program as announced fol
lows:
Music—Overture.
Medley, Old Southern Airs —Miss
Cecil Ryals.
Song, “How Firm a Foundation."
—Audience.
Invocation. —Rev. L. A. Harrell.
Reading, Selected. —Miss Susan
I Stallings.
Quartet, “Goodbye, Sweet Day.’’—
Misses Cornelia Shiver, Katherine
Turner, Agnes Wooten, Louise Thay
er, directed by Miss Ella M. Polk.
Introduction of Speaker by Stephen
Pace.
Address. —Judge Walter F. George.
Solo, (a) “Last Rose of Summer”;
(b) When We Were Young Maggie.”
—Miss Melva Clark.
Benediction. —Rev. Henry T.
Brookshire.
BANKS AND COURT
HOUSE TO BE CLOSED.
In accordance with custom, and it
being a legal holiday in Georgia, the
banks of Americus will be closed all
day Wednesday, as will the court
house.
SAW MILL MEN SEE
GOOD LUMBER MARKET
VALDOSTA, April 25.—Sounding
a note of optimism members of the
Georgia-Florida Saw Mill association
held a meeting in Valdosta last week.
The members who represent the or
ganized lumber interest of both
states declared that the lumber in
dftstry was much improved and the
market becoming more stabilized. It
was the opinion of the officers that
the demand would increase and re
main, very steady for some time ce
ca”se of the increase in the amount
of building over the country.
WOULD REGISTER AJp’TO
SALES LIKE REAL ESTATE
ATLANTA, April 25—The legisla
ture will be asked at the summer ses
sion to enact a law requiring the
registration of the sale of all auto
mobiles in the same manner that real
estate sales are now registered, it
was learned today. Auto men claim
it is a measure designed definitely
for the protection of automobile
owners against theft—and the steal
ing of automobiles,
STATE
edition
ENVOYS DECLARE
FOR ULTIMATUM
OR WITHDRAWAL
Poincare’s Speech Said To Have
Caused Great Consternation
Ae Genoa
LONDON, April 25. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —There is reliable in
formation which declares in a Cen
tral News dispatch front Genoa that
M. Barthou, head of the French dele
gation, received telegraphic instruc
tion today to insist at the conference
upon the terms contained in Premier
Poincare’s speech of Monday. The
French, delegation, says the message,
has declared it will press for a 48-
hour ultimatum to Russia or else
break from the conference altogeth
er.
Poincare's speech created great
consternation in conference circles,
it is added.
TCHITCHERIN BLAMES
EX-PROPERTY OWNERS.
GENOA, April 25. (By Assoicat
ed Press.) —Foreign MinisterTchitch
erin, of Russia, declared to the Asso
ciated Press today that the Allied
resistance to the Russian principle
bf nationalization was blocking the
economic conference.
“It is obvious,” he said, “that the
only serious obstacles to peace with
Russia and general reconstruction
are the pretensions of a few former
owners of property in Russia.”
Another new twist in the Russian
tangle causes inquietude in confer
ence circles. Seemingly the Russian
delegates have developed a new set
of proposals. It is understood that,
at the meeting of the experts on the
Russian question Monday afternoon,
the Soviet delegates arued for the
complete wiping out of the war debts
and also relinquishments of all ar
rears in interest on pre-war debts.
Simultaneously they asked for as
surances that the powers would grant
loans sufficient to enable Russia to
reorganize her national life.
As the Soviet had previously giv
en the Allies to understand that a
scaling down of the war debts would
he accepted, the demand of the dele
gates for a protocol cancelling these
debts caused great surprise to the
representatives of the powers, who
reported to the chiefs of their respec
tive delegations that the trend of de
day’s meeting with the Bolshevik in
dicated the possibility of insuperabel
difficulties in coming to some ar
rangement with the Soviet.
The Russian request for extensive
loans caused dissatisfaction because
it is recognized that it would ex
tremely difficult to guarantee credits
to Rusisa without some reasonable
assurance that they woud be handled
by a truly responsible Russian gov
ernment.
The Allied chiefs frankly express
ed their opinion that an arrangement
with the Soviet will be exteremely
difficult unless the Russian delegates
show a reasonable attitude.
The experts adjourned sine die be
cause of what they termed the ex
cessive Russian demands, which pi >-
posed also that the powers accept
non-restitution of the private prop
erty of foreigners.
The Russian Russian delagtes that
the terms they were w’illing to grant
were conditional, first, on the recog
nition of their government, and, sec
ond, receipt of a loan from foreign
! countries.
HOME GROWN MEAT CLOSE
ARMOUR CORDELE AGENCY
I CORDELE, April 25.—Armour &
Co. will close their agency in Cor
' dele on May 1, according to informa-
I tion given out by the management
I here today. The chief reason given
for the closing of the agency that
Georgians in this section have in
creased their home output of meats
and live stock to such a large extent
that the sales for the western pro
ducts are not large enough to justify
maintenance of an agency in this
community. Part of the local busi
ness go to the Albany branch and
part to Macon.
Morris & Co., another of the larg
er packers, who have for a, long time
maintained a branch here, will re
main in charge of their branch housa
in Cordele.
BIG ROAD EXPENDITURES
NEEDED, SURVEY FINDS
WASHINGTON, April 25.—Large
expenditures will be necessary to
being the two and a half million
miles of rural highways in the Unit
ed States up to a standard of effi
ciency comparable to their extended
use in motor transportation, in the
opinion of the joint congressional
commission of agricultural inquiry,
whose general conclusions orwthe sub
ject were announced today by Chair
man Anderson.