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WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Local rains tonight
or Friday; cooler in northeast por
tion.
FORTY’FOURTH YEAR —NO. 100.
350 FAMILIES FLEEING BEFORE LEVEE BREAK
FRANCEFORCED
TO BOW BEFORE*
NEW ALLIANCE
Unable To Thrust Her Will
Above That of 265,000
Other Europeans
BY HARRY N. RICKEY
GENOA, April 27.—Having sur
vived half a dozen crises in two short
weeks, Lloyd George’s alleged eco
nomic conference for restoration of
peace and industry in Europe still
lives. But that is about the best that
can be said of it.
The neet result to date is a treaty
between Germany and Russia—un
der protest and in open defiance of
the allies.
Admittedly this treaty draws Ger
many and Russia closer together,
nont only commercially but also po
litically. Potentially it is a threat
to western Europe that 225,000,000
Germans and Slavs are out to domi
nate the continent.
Assuming a generation of co-opera
tion between the Germans and Rus-[
sjans, with the formers’ genius for |
organization and the latters’ man- j
power and natural wealth, western
Europe will face at least 300,000,001 ,
organized and aggressive people.
France has visualiped this front. |
the fp’st and ever, since the treaty ’
was sprung has been making heroic i
efforts to circumvent it, threatening j
several times to leave Genoa and 1
break up the conference.
France Near Isolation
But, France has been unable to
change the course of events for the ,
simple reason that the rest of Eu- ,
rope is fed up thoroughly on the .
French policy.
France is nearer to isolation today j
than at any time since the war. Even |
England is showing less and less ;
sympathy and a marked disinclina- ;
tion to sacrifict, for France’s sake, I
her chance to get in with Germany I
on Russia’s “ground floor.’
England’s growing impatience with ;
France culminated when Lloyd ,
George said significantly Uiat unless
attempts to break up the conference |
were stopped he would make a state
ment to the world “putting the blame i
where it belonged.
A break with the British is the one ,
thing the French cannot afford if I
they hope to keep their position as ;
a first class power and collect repara- I
tions from Germany. So they* have |
submitted to the inevitable and con- |
sented not to press their demand that j
the German-Russian treaty be abro- I
gated.
This was a bitter pill for the ■
French, and they make no secret .
of it.
Co-operation Necessary
At the same time everybody in i
Europe, excepting possibly the
French, realizes that permanent
peace and restoration of normal in- j
dustrial and financial life is impos- ;
sible without the cooperation of the
Germans and Russians.
Together they comprise more than
hjglf the population of the continent, I
and a much greater proportion of or- |
ganizing genius,, industrial energy |
and natural wealth.
While the arrogant position they
have taken here has amazed and ;
shocked Lloyd George as much as it j
has anyone else, it has demonstrated |
the necessity of keeping the confer-I
ence together to work out an all- j
European compact including a non-|
aggression agreement.
Otherwise the net result of Genoa’s j
conference would be increased mill- !
tarism and financial chaos growing ■
out of fear of the German-Russian
menace.
The Germans and Russians are
perfectly aware that they have run >
diplomatic circles around the allies !
and have them in a corner.
They are no wopeniy playing the ,
game together. One day last week |
Tchitcherin visited Wirth and Ra- ■
thenau three times at the Germans’ j
hotel. Each time he was received
with almost royal honors.
Undoubtedly the Russians’ demand
that the Soviet government be fully
recognized by the powers of the So
viet guarantees payment of pre-war
debts, was worked out by the Ger
mans and Russians together.
The logic of this demand is unas
sailable, but it was a shot aimed di
recetly at the friendly relations be
tween the British and French.
13 HURT? TROLLEY RUNS
WILD IN BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, April 27.—Thir
teen persons were injured, some of
them seriously, here today when a
West End street car ran kild, left the
rails and Crashed into a trolley pole.
The nrfitorman and conductor were
thrown from the car while attempting
to Close a door as it began its descent
of the steep grade and without con
trol the car shot forward and left the
tracks. Os thirty apssengers aboard
only ten eseaepd injury,
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LEGION CHANGES
MEETING DATES
Waycross Convention Now Set
For July 13, 14, 15.—T0 Be
State Reunion
WAYCROSS, April 27.—0 n ac
count of a number of Legion posts
in the State of Georgia planning to
ceelbrate the Fourth of July with
elaborate exercises, tire state execu
tive committee of the American Le
gion decided at a meeting held in
Waycross Wednesday to postpone the
state convention of the American
Legion to be held in Waycross for
two weeks. The new dates were July
13, 14 and 15. It is expected that
fully 1000 legionaires jvill be pres
ent.
The committeemen also decided to
make the convention this year a re
union of all tile soldiers who enlist
ed from Georgia and to that end the
convention will be advertised as more
of a reunion than a convention.
General John J. Pershing will be
invited to be the honor guest along
with Commander MacNider and Vice-
Commander Berry. It is expected
that several others prominent in na
tional affairs will 'be present. The
committeemen also decided to,' in
vite the commanders of surrounding
states. •
The meeting yesterday wks presid
ed over by State Commander James
A. Fort, of Americus. The commit
teemen passe da resolution thanking
Commander Fort, Adjutant J. E. B.
McLendon and Treasurer J. A.
Bankston for the economical admin
istration rendered during their term
of office.
Misses Margaret and Isabel Wheat
ley and Annie Ivey are in Atlanta
attending Grand Opera. Mrs. J. D.
Hooks, who is the guest of Mrs.
John O. DuPre this week will join
them next week at the apartment of
Mrs. Joseph Hawkins, Gordon Court,
Ponce de Leon avenue. They will
remain in Atlanta until the first of
May.
Mrs. Joseph Hawkins, who has been
critically ill in Atlanta is slowly re
cuperating, although still unable to
be removed from the sanitarium.
The S. L. Sills bankrupt sloek will
be sold tomorrow, Friday, between
10 and 11 o’clock, H. 0. Joenes an
nounced today. Mr. Jones «t>ys he
will auction the stock to the highest
bidder - .
Mrs. Roy S. Bell, of Atlanta, is the
guest of het: sister - , Mrs. Lucius Me-
Cleskey, for a few days.
Charley Mauk, of LaCrosse, was a
business visitor here today.
Mrs. Thad Wise and Mrs. Willard
Jennings, of Plains, were shopping in
Americus today.
Mr .and Mrs. Robert S. Pryor and
daughter, Miss Mary Pryor, of
Smithville, were in the city city shop
ipng today.
THEfIiB§W<cbRDER
in THE HEART OF
WOMEN AGAINST
RADIO IN HOOSIER
SENATE CONTEST
Harry New Forgbt Ladies In
Laying Plans And Beveridge
Seized Advantage
INDIANAPOLIS, April 27.—Wheh
Senator Harry S. New, of Indiana,
first launched his campaign to suc
ceed himself in the upper house of
the national legislature he counted
on w’aging his fight, to a considerable
extent through speeches broadcast by
radio telephone.
Hi.- friends did not deem an organ
ization of women voters desirable in
support of his candidacy.
They have changed their minds.
Or rather, ex-Senator .Albert J. Bev
eridge, who seeks to go back to
Washington in Senator New’s
place, changed their minds so rthem.
Beveridge went, first and fore
most, after women’s votes. He spoke
and lectured through Indiana, and
for the most part in churches. Frank
ly he sought to enlist women espec
ially in his cause.
After about a month of this, Sena
tor New’s friends acknowledged
that their candidate's, women sup
porter.; must be brought more ac
tively into the contest.
The result is that much of the
most cfaective campaigning, as be
tween New and Beveridge, is being
done by women, and there are more
women speakers in the field than
mn.
New has not given up his light by
radio. Several of the halls where
he has spoken or is to speffk, are
fitted with radio telephones and the
senator hopes, in particular, to
reach thousands of farmers by this
means. Nevertheless, the impor
tance of the appeal to women is
fully recognized.
Two such practical politicians as
Senator Watson, Republican, and
Thomas Taggart, Democratic leader
in Indiana, say they think New will
be nominated, and aWtson adds
that the Republican nomination is
equivalent to election, as he consid
ers the Democratic party in the state
■‘greatly demoralized.” The Demo
crats take a different view. Their
version is that the New-Beveridge
rivalry has developed considerable
bitterness, which they predict will
divide the Republican party into fac
tions, whereas they say their own
contest is friendly, though they
have five candidates for nomination
in the field.
The Democratic aspirants are ex-
Governor Samuel M. Ralston, who,
the press in general seems to con
sider, is likely to get the nomina
tion; State Senator B. B. Shively, a
relative of ex-Vice President Mar
shall; Daniel W. Simms, Dr. Jesse
Sanders and Charles Howard.
The test will cime on May 2,
when .the Indiana primaries will be
held. It will be the first test of the
kind, of national interest, anticipa
tory of'the next election.
AMATEUR AUTO RACER
IS KILLED AT VALDOSTA
VALDOSTA, April 27. —Funeral
services were held today for Gordon
Ewart, aged 20, who was killed in an
auto crash at the race track late l
Tuesday afternoon. This is the first
tragedy on the Valdosta race track.
Young Ewart, only an amateur driver,
was speeding around the track at the
wheel of a Grant Six which was enter
ed for the Memorial Day races. Just
as the car swung into the home
stretch, it suddenly swerved and
crashed through the infield fence and
struck an embankment. The car
turned over several times and pinned
the driver underneath.. His body was
badly mangled, there being several
wounds, any one of which could have
caused death.
AMERICUS INSTITUTE TO
DEBATE MONTGOMERY
On Friday night, April 28, the
Americus Institute, and State Nor
mal school, Montgomery, Ala., both
negro schools, will conduct a simul
taneous debate uopn the subject,
‘•Resolved; that the United States
Government Should Accetp Mr.
Ford’s Offer for Muscle Shoals.”
The Americus affirmative team will
defend the honor of their school
against the Montgomery • negative
here, while the Americus team will
defend their school at Montgomery.
B. T. Kennedy, J. C. Hendrix and W.
A. Knighton will represent the school
at Americus, while Fred! Mitchell,
Wm. Peterson and Chas. Clark go to
Montgomery.
Mrs. Ida C. Statham, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Statham and little Robert Sta
tham, of Cobh, attended the memor
ial exercises in Americus Wednes
day.
Mis. E. C, Guerry is ill with diph
theria at her home on Felder street.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1922.
Hamlet Where Grant Was Born In 1822 Honored
POINT PLEASANT, April 27.
(By Associated'Press.)—The nation
turned today to this little hamlei. i,»
celebrate the hundredth birthday an
niversary of one of its presidents and
great military 'leaders, Ulysses S.
Grant. For the first time, though the
village gave to the nation a presi
dent, it was honored with the presence
of a president of the United Stat.-s.
Warren G. Harding, who delivered
the principal address.
memorial Dedicated
IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, April 27.—The
Grant memorial, dedicated here to
day, is one of the largest groups of
>tatuaiy in the world. The eques
trian portion oft it is said to be ex
ceeded in height only by the statue
of Victor Emanuel in Rome. Fifteen
years have beens required to bring it
to virtual completion.
The entire memorial which with to
day’s dedicatorylceremonies takes, its
place in the national capital with the
soon-to-be dedicated Lincoln memor
ial and the great monument which
has* stood for half a century as a
memorial to Washington, is a beauti
work of art. Occupying a position
of prominence at the east end of the
Botanical Gardens facing the capitol
grounds it has been approved by Au
gustus Saint Gaudens, Charles F. Me-
Kim, Daniel C. French and other
prominent American artists.
The marble superstructure on
which the various groups stand is
2G2 feOt long, 69 feet deep and five
feet above the ground. An eques
trian staftie of Grant stands on a
high central pede|tal at the west side
facing the Washington Monument
and Lincoln memorial at the other
end of the Mall. Lower pedestals at
the north and south ends support mas
sive groups of cavalry and artillery,
respectively. The infantry arm is to
he presented by bronze bas-reliefs
to be placed on the side of the main
pedestal—this being the only part
not completed.
Before the final memorial was com
pleted or contracted for, 27 designs
were submitted and the award final
ly was given to Henry W. Shrady, who
died a few weeks ago, and Edward
Pierce Casey, architect, of New
York. The erection of the statue was
authorized by congress 21 years ago,
but various causes contributed to the
delay in the completion of the mem
orial. Chief of these was the strong
opposition to the erection in the Bot
anic Gardens on the ground that the
site was on the axis between the cap-
TECH GLEE CLUB
ON FINAL TOUR
To Appear In Americus Saturday
Night In Splendid New
Program
The Georgia Tech Glee club is oh
its final tour through Georgia for
the 1922 season. The season thus far
has been highly successful, and the
last trip bids fair to be the best of
all. Barnesville, Macon, Savannah,
Valdosta and Americus are included
in the itinerary. The trip began in
Barnesville on Tuesday night, 25,
then Macon last night, Savannah, to
night, Valdosta Friday, and Americus
Saturday night.
Last week, the performance at Ag
nes Scott College, Atlanta, conclusive
ly proved the real worth of the club.
Time and time again special num
bers were called back. Dr. Johnson,
director of music at the college, ;>poke
very highly of the work of the Glee
club.
A number of new features have
been added to strengthen the pro
gram. Chief among these is the solo
of Russell Stokes. Stokes has a won
derful bass voice, and delivers “In
victus" in masterful fashion. Stokes
discovered that he had a voice while
guide in the military ranks. His
voice was so tuneful that the boys
could not drill for listening to Russell
count. Russell is also a member of
the famous Yellow Jacket Four, and
his bass puts the finishing touches to
the quartet.
Gaffney and Levy have blossomed
forth again in a little highbrow stuff.
Last season they were the hit of the
club. With Gaffney’s natural wit and
Levy’s musical instinct, they can not
help going over big. This year they
have a brand new outfit of original
stunts, some clever jokes, and a classy
line of stag patter. And they are
going over like a tent. Last season,
at the end ’of school, Levy and Gaff
ney were offered a position with a
vaudeville circuit. Since both boys
will graduate this year, they refused.
VALDOSTA OPENS SEASON
VALDOSTA, April 27—By a score
of 10 to 0 Valdosta’s 1922 baseball
st'ason was pried open yesterday with
the Waycross team as the victims.
The game was played before the
largest crowd ever assembled for a
game in Valdosta, it being estimat
ed that three thousand people attend
ed.
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Just 100 years ago, April 27, 1822, General Ulysses S. Grant wte born
at Point Pleasant, O. This picture shows the main street of the town and,
on the left, the stone steps where President Harding will deliver an ad
dress during the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of Grant’s
birth. A radio will carry the message to all parts of the counti-y.
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3his is the Giant memorial looking toward the capitol at Washington,
which was dedicated formally with elaborate ceremonies today. The cen
tral figure of Grant on his horse is of bronze and weighs 10,700 pounds.
itol, the Washington monument and
the Lincoln memorial.
In October, 1907, contractors be
gan making excavations for the foun
dations of the memorial, but hardly
had they started when an order from
‘the Supreme court of the District of
Columbia stopped the work, requir
ing the contractors to show cause why
they should not be enjoined from cut-
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling, 16 3-4 cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL, April 27. Market
opened quiet 5-6 down. Fullys 10.35.
Sales 8,000 bales.
Futures: June Setp. Dec.
I’rev. Close 10.2 J 10.18
First Call 10.19 10.13 10.06
Close 10.21 10.16 10.11
NEW YORK FUTURES
May July Oct.
Prev. Close 18.05 17.69 17.70
Openlß.os 17.73 17.72
10:15 am... 18.09 17.73 17.77
10:30 18.10 17.72 17.78
10:45 18.02 17.63 17.73
11:00 18.00 17.66 17.74
11:15 ... 18.01 17.63 17.72
11:30 18.06 17.65 17.72
12:00 18.08 17.70 17.76
12:15 pm .18.36 17.66 17.74
12:30 .18.06 17.69 17.74
12:45 18.06 17.65 17.75
1:00 18.00 17.62 17.68
1:15 18.00 17.61 17.64
ATLANTA AD CLUE HEARS
FAMOUS PRESS AGENT
ATLANTA, April 27.—Advertis
ing men had the opportunity today
of listening to a talk by one of the
most famous press agents in the
world, when William J. Guard, prses
representative of the Metropolitan
Opera company, addressed the Ad
vertising club of Atlanta.
An address on how opera is
staged also was made by Edward
Seidle, the technical director of the
company, sometimes known as "the
czar of back stage,’’ who is directly
responsible for the finished produc
tions which have delighted the eyes 3
of Atlantans for many years.
Orville Harrold, American tenor,
and his father were honor guests.
The ipvitation to Mr. Harrold was ex
tended as a mark of" respect and
esteem on the part of local ad men
for the place which he has achieved
in the operatic world as a distinctly
American product.
FGRT WORTH FLOOD
DANGER NOW PAST
FORT WORTH, Tex., April 27,
Trinity river was well within its batiks
this morning after a drop of sixteen
feet overnight. Street car service
was resumed in all the flooded su
burbs.
The dead and missing here are now
listed at
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ting down certain Jiistoric trees in
clearing for the site. It was not un
til May, 1908, that the contractors
were able to resume work. The orig
inal contract called for the completion
of the memorial within a period of
five years, but it became necessary to
extend that limit several times. The
cost of the memorial is estimated at
about $300,000.
5,000 AT ALEE
SHRINE FROLIC
Great Day Spent At Valdosta—
Imperial Potentate Cutts Is
Present
VALDOSTA, April 27.—More than
five thousand visitors from Georgia
and Florida took part in and witness
ed the ceremonial of Alee Temple,
Ancient and Arabic Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine in the oasis of Val
dosta yesterday.' It was declared to
have been the largest attended cere
■ monial in which the caravan has ever
taken part.
Nobles and their ladies from every
direction flocked here by thousands.
Alee Temple, Imperial Potentate W.
E. Cutts, of Savannah, the highest
Shrine official in North America, and
all the high officers and their gorge
•ous retinue from Savannah, with Alee
, band, Alee patrol and the Chanters
(and hundreds of Nobles from Savan
‘ nah and intermediate points arrived
here in six special cars and remained
I until this morning when this train
was carried back as a special.
More than half a hundred novices
were collected for the tortures during
the day, and according to reliable
underground reports, this was admin
istered in the most exquisite man
ner.
Automobile races, with ten fast
flying cars, was the opening feature
of the afternoon, followed by a game
of ball between Waycross and Val
dosta. The Shrine “pee-rade” was
an especial feature for the public,
also.
Following the Memorial Day exer
cise? the Shriners opened their frolic
by taking the Confederate veterans
to the fair grounds as guests of honor
lat the Shrine feast. The veterans
i shared honors with the several hun
dred students from the South Georgia
Normal college. The Shrine patrol
kidnaped college faculty and student
body early in the day and kept them
i until late in the afternoon. It wa s a
great day and Valdosta enjoyed hav
ing so many visiting friends here.
Mrs. W’illie Pickett is the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Williams, in Hurts
boro, Ala.
Robert C. Lane returned here to
day from Seale, Ala., where he de
livered the memorial address Wed
nesday. .
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ANOTHER BREAK
ADS TO FLOOD
NEAR N. ORLEANS
New Ctevasse Occurs Ten Miles
South of Crescent City—Sit
uation Is Serious
NEW ORLEANS, April 27. A
break in the Mississippi levtfe occur
red at Poydras, ten miles south of
here, today and approximately 350
families are fleeing before the flood
waters. Poydras is on the east bank
of the river and it si expected u large
area will be flooded.
TOWN OF 2000 IN ,
PATH OF WATERS.
Miss., April 27—Flood
waters of the Mississippi which late
yesterday broke through Weecoma
levee on Lake Concordia, today had
entered the town of Ferriday, La.,
which has a population of 500, all
of whom had ample to escape.
The town of Vidaffa, La., of 2000
population, is in the path of the re
leased waters and >2 expected to bo
reached today. Probably the greater
part of four parishes will be covered
by the flood.
RIVER FLOOD TO
BE INTENSIFIED
WASHINGTON, April 27. The
flood in the lower Mississippi and
Atchafalaya rivers will be intensified
and prolonged by the break in the
levee last night above Ferriday, La.,
said a special river bulletin issued by
the Weather Bureau.
The bureau declared that the crev
asse at Ferriday was 100 yards wide
at 5:30 tonight and said the <ver
“will overflow the greater portions of
Concordia, lower Kansas, and eastern
and lower Catahoula parishes. Water
will return to the Mississippi anu
lower Ouachita and Red rivers and
intensify and prolong the flood in the
lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya.
Bawl
MRS. BARBARA ELLEN METHVIN
Mrs. Barbara Ellen Methvin, 77
years of age, died at the family resi
dence near Pleasant Grove in the
28th district at 3 : 15 o'clock Wednes
day, death following an illness of
five days with pneumonia.
Funeral services were held from
the Pleasant Grove Methodist church
this afternoon at 4 o’clock, with Rev.
E. T. Moore, officiating. Interment
was in Pleasant Grove churchyard, a
large assemblage of friends and ac
quaintances attending.
Surviving are her husband, B. .1.
Methvin, two daughters, Mrs. J. H.
Hale and Mrs. W. H. Holloway, of
Pleasant Grove community; four
-sons, J. A. Methvin, of East Palat
ka, Fla.; J. T. Methvin and L. G.
Methvin, of the 28th district, and B.
A. Methvin, residing near Americus.
She also leaves a large and prominent
family connection.
Mrs. Methvin, who was one of th.!
oldest and most beloved residents of
that community, was the daughter of
J. A. Murphy, of South Carolina, who
temoved with his family to Sumter
county when deceased was a very
small child, and where she spent he
long and useful life. A member of
the Pleasant Grove Methodist church,
her (Christian influence was wifely
felt thr< ughout her immediate com
munity, as well as among a large
circle of acquaintances and close
friends. Her death has caused wide
spread sorrow, and the many and
beautiful floral offerings’ attested to
the love and esteem among her asso
ciates.
BELL POLISHER A Beasel
Hound who likes to linger in the ves
tibule at 1 a. m.
BIG HEARTED Complimentary
adjective describing a young man
who supplies the cigarettes.
BISCUIT—A petfalile Barlow or
Beasel, a game Flapper.
BL A AH—Apple Sauce, anything
that is no good.
BLOUSE—To leavg or take the
air.
BLOW THE JOINT—To Blouse
in a hurry. •
BOFFOS Dollars, berries or
jack.
BOILER FACTORY—An undesir
able boy or. girl.
BOOK LEGGER—A man who
deals in suppressed novels, sold most
ly to Dumb-Bells.
BOZARK—A stupid girl.
(Next —From “Brock” to “Cew.”