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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 BEFORf 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 net 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, not 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 sians, with the formers’ genius for organization and the latters’ man power and natural wealth, western Europe will face at least 300,000,000 organized and aggressive people. France has visualized this from the first and ever since the treaty was sprung has been making heroic efforts to circumvent it, threatening several times to leave Genoa and 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 than at any time since the war. Even England is showing less and less sympathy and a marked di inclina tion to sacrifice, for France’s sake, her chance to get in with Germany on Russia’s “ground floor.’’ England’s growing impatience with France eliminated when Lloyd George said significantly fn'at unless attempts to break up the conference were stopped he would make a state ment to the world “putting the Jdame where it belonged. A break With the British is the one thing the French cannot afford if they hope to keep their position as a first class power and collect repara tions from Germany. So they have submitted to the inevitable and con sented not to press their demand that the German-Russian treaty be abro 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 Europe, excepting possibly the French, realizes that permanent peace and restoration of normal in dustrial and financial life is impos sible without the cooperation of the Germans and Russians. Together they comprise more than half the population of the continent, 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 has anyone else, it has demonstrated the necessity of keeping the confer ence together to work out an all- European compact including a non aggression agreement. Otherwise the net result of Genoa’s conference would be increased mili 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 now oenjjly playing the game together. One day last week Tchitcherin visited Wirth and Ra thenau three times at the Germans’ 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 de'mand is unas sailable, but it was a shot aimed di recetly at the friendly relations be tween the British and French. Poincare’* Dilemma Most of this pre-war debt, amount ing to $3,000,000, is owed to French peasants, but the last thing the present French conservative government wants to do is to give full recognition to the Soviet. On the other hand, the British have no in terest in pre-war debts. Their big interest is in opening trade relations with Russia on as good terms as Germany got. Lloyd George would rather not pay the price of full Soviet recogni tio nfor this trade—but if he has to I— II - ___ G. O. P. RIVALS FOR SEAT IN SENATE HARRY S. NEW L ■ I Wr* *»■ ALBERT BEVERIDGE LEGION CHANGES MEETING DATES Waycross Convention Now Set For July 13, 14, 15.—T0 Be State Reunion WAYCROSS, April 27.—0 n ac- 1 count of a number of Legion posts , in the State of Georgia planning to ' celebrate the Fourth of July with i elaborate exercises, the slate execu ‘ five committee of the American Le ' gion decided ala meeting held in Waycross Wednesday to postpone the state convention of the American j Legion to be held in Waycross for i two weeks. The new dates were July I 13, 14 and 15. It is expected that fully 1000 iegionaires will be pres- | ent. The committeemen also decided to I make the convention this year a re union of all the soldiers who enlist- I cd from Georgia and to that end the I 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 i that several others prominent in na | tional affairs will be present. The ■ committeemen also decided toj in > vite the commanders of surrounding I states. The meeting yesterday was presid : ed over by Slate Commander James •A. Fort, of Americus. The commit teemen passed a resolution thanking ! Commander Fort, Adjutant J. E. B. ' McLendon and Treasurer J. A. i Bankston for the economical admin j istrrtion rendered during their term I of office. VALDOSTA OPENS SEASON I VALDOSTA, April 27—By a score |of 10 to 0 Valdosta’s 1922 baseball I season was pried open yesterday with the Waycross team as the victims. The game was played .before the large: t crowd ever assembled for a game in Valdosta, it being estimat ed that three thousand people attend- I ed. Miss Norma Johnson, of Donald sonville, who has been the guest of Mrs. T. E. Bolton for a few days, left Wednesday for Asheville, N. C., where she will spend the summer. he probably will. What the French will do is prob lematical, but under the pressure of millions of peasants holding pie-war bonds and the danger of breaking with the British, it is hard to see. how t'ie Poincare government 'can live if it refuses to follow suit. From the French point of view— and the point of view of those who know the great sacrifices Fiance made in the war—her position seems unjust. But, after ail, 38,000,000 Frenchmen cannot dictate the des tinies of Europe in which are 223,- 000,000 million Germans and Rus sians and 40,000,000 British who also insist on having something to say about how things shall be managed. THE TJMWWcdRDER bVayPUBLISHLD IN THE HEART OF AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1922. WOMEN AGAINST RADIO IN HOOSIER SENATE CONTEST Harty New Forgot Ladies In Laying Plans And Beveridge Seized Advantage INDIANAPOLIS, April 27.—When 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 waging his fight, to a considerable extent through speeches broadcast by radio telephone. His friends did not deem an orgau- I ization of women voters desirable in ■support of his candidacy. They have changed their minds. Or rather, ex-Senator Albert J. Bev eridgf, who seeks to go back to Washington in Senator New’s place, changed their minds so rthern. 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 porters must be brought more ac tively into the contest. The result is that much of the mos teffective campaigning, as be tween New and Beveridge, is being done by women, and there are more I women speakers in the field than men. New has not given up his fight by radio. Several of the halls where he has spoken or is to speak, 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 fufiy recognized. Two such practical politicians as Senator Watson, Tiepublican, and Thomas Taggart, Democratic leader in Indiana, say they think New will be nominated, and Watson 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. Then version is that the New-Beveridge rivalry has developed considerable bitterness, which they predict will divide the Republican party into sac ! lions, whereas they say their own contest is friendly, though they I 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 come on May 2, when the Indiajia primaries will he held. It will be the first test of the kind, of national interest, anticipa tory of the next electio.!. 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 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 coukl have caused death. AMERICUS INSTITUTE TO DEBATE MONTGOMERY On Fi'iday 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 Accept 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 tetim 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. BLIZZARD JURY FILLED. CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 27. (By Associated Press.) —The ,’jary to try William Blizzard, district of ficer of the United Mine Workers, on a treason charge, was selected to day. A majority of the talesmen are farmers. Hamlet Where Grant Was Born In 1822 Honored POINT PLEASANT, April 27. (By Associated Press.) —The nation turned today to this little hamlet t • 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 Starts, 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 statuary in the world. The eques trian portion of it is said to be ex ceeded in height only by the statue of Victor Emanuel in Rome. Fifteen years have been required to bring it to virtual completion. The entire memorial which with to day’s dedicatory ceremonies 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 capital 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 262 feet long, 69 feet deep and five feet above the ground. An eques trian statue of Grant stands’ on a high central pedestal 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 be 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 th* cap- AMERICUS LAD’S SONG PUBLISHED • “Those Cotton Blues,” By Ralston Ca; gill, Jr., Makes Its Apj_ pcarance On Music Counters The Timcs-Recorder has received a copy of “Those Cotton Blues,” a song jpst published, the words and music written by Ralston Cargill, Jr., of Americus, which is being put out through Jack Mills, Inc., of New York, music selling agents. The song, which is now on sale in Ameri cus at Thos. L. Bell’s jewelry store, promises wide popularity, especially in the South where its sentiments hit a sympathetic chord. The words fol low: There is a man whoiised to grow cot ton, and The man who tries it today— One time a crop can be gotten, But now it's disaster to pay— A little bug is the cause, so they tell me — Just another add to your list For the rest the toll of the weevil Once a cotton plant is kissed. (Chorus) I’ve got those mean cotton blues Sweetie, listen to sad news Shirts and collars now cost more dol lars, I’m ragged from my hat down to my shoes. Here’s what I call a naked fact: 801 l weevil’s .camping hard upon my track. When the weevil's on the boll That means there’ll be nothing sold. I’ve got those cotton blues. .Into Dixie land an army has marched The fields of white are its camp. “Old King Cotton” is being watched By a deadly cotton vamp. To sing a little song about all of your troubles— Here is one that will head the list— It’s worse than plagues and the South Sea bubbles, I must tell you I can’t resist, (cho) FQRT WORTH FLOOD DANGER NOW PAST FORT WORTH, Tex., April 27. Trinity river was well within its banks this morning after a drop of sixteen feet overnight. Street ear service was resumed in all the flooded su burbs. The dead and missing here are now i listed at forty-nine s WHERE HARDING SPEAKS TODAY few* "/'' ■ ■ -w ; \ $ A Just 100 years ago, April 27, 1822, General Ulysses S. Grant was 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 country. GRANT MEMORIAL AT WASHINGTON wo - wee This is the Grant 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 Sept. Dec. I’rev. Close ... 10:26 10.18 First Cail .. 10.19 10.13 10.06 Close 10.21 10.16 10.11 NEV/ YORK FUTURES May July Oct. Prev. Close . .18.05 17.69 17.70 Open .. . 18.05 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 18.06 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 1:30 17.99 17.59 17.64 1:45 .18.00 17.60 17.64 2:00 17.99 17.58 17.65 2,:15 18.00 17.59 17.66 2:30 17.99 17.60 17.66 2:45 18.01 17.62 17.68 Close 17.99 17.60 17.65 $7,000 IN HOGS SOLD IN A DAY Three Cars Go At Farmers’ Co- Operative Sale At Leslie And Two Cars Here Five carloads of hogs were sold In Sumter county Wednesday which .brought approximately $7,000 in cash to farmers. Three cars were sold at the farmers’ co-operative sale at Les lie and two were made up in Amer icus al private sales, all being han dled through George O. Marshall, county agent. The three cars at Les lie and one from Americus were bought by A. J. Evans, of Fort Val ley, who paid $8.71 for tops. The other car went to a butcher in South Carolina. Gordon Heys and R. P. Stackhouse furnished the two cars marketed in Americus. Harry Fain, of Atlanta, is in the city on business. Ke is the guest o fhis mother, 4 Mrs. Louise H. Fain, on College street. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ting down certain historic 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. AGREE TO ALTER FORD PROPOSAL Representatives Os Auto Matter In Executive Session With House Committee . WASHINGTON, April 27.—Fur ther modifications of Henry Ford’s proposal for the Muscle Shoals pro jects is understood to have been made by W. B. Mayo and J. W. Worthington, official spokesmen for Ford, in negotiation* before the house military committee in execu tive session. It was learned on good authority that one modification en tailed an agreement by Ford to pay the government four per cent interest annually on the money it will spend to acquire the flowage lands at dam No. 3. ATLANTA AD CLUB 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 Scidle, 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 of Atlantans for many years. Oreille Harrold, American tenor, and his father were honor guests. The invitation 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. SCOUTS AND CLUBS TO HEAR SCOUT SERMON The members of the Rotary, Ki wanis and Lions clubs and the local Boy Scout troops, will attend joint ly the morning services at the ?irsi Methodist church next Sunday, April 30, at which Rev. Guyton Fisher will preach a special Scout sermon at ,11 o'clock. Each of the Scout troops is sponsored by one of the three civic clubs. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■it HOME EDITION ANOTHER BREAK ADS TO FLOOD NEARN.ORLE.ffIS New Ct evass e Occurs Ten Miles South of Crescent City—Sit uation Is Serious NEW ORLEANS, April 27. A break in the Mississippi levee occur red at Poydras, ten miles south of here, today and approximately 350 families are fleeing before the fiood waters. Poydras is on the east bank of the river and it is expected a large area will be flooded. TOWN OF 2000 IN PATH OF WATERS. NATCHEZ, 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 amlpe time to escape. The town of Vida.Ta, La., of 2000 population, is in the path of the re leased waters aUd expected to be 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., 'aid 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 ami said the f7ver “will overflow the greater portions of Goncordia, lower Kansas, and eastern and lower Catahoula parishes. Water will return to the Mississippi ana Atchafalaya rivers through the black, lower Ouachita and Red rivers and intensify and prolong the flood in the lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya. BLIND OFFICE SEEKER IS HERE W. R. McDonald, Assemblyman, Os Augusta, Wants To Suc ceed Murphey Candler W. B- McDonald, of Augusta, who is a candidate to succeed C. Mur phey Candler on the state railroad commission, Mr. Candler - having an nounced his retirement, was an Americus visitor for a few hours Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Mc- Donald. They are on a tour of the various counties in Georgia by auto mobile in the interest of Mr. Mc- Donald’s candidacy. They spent some time Wednesday forenoon in Buena Vista, Mr. McDonald, who is only .30 years of age, is.blind, having been in that condition since 13 years of age. He is now a member of the Georgia assembly from Richmond county, serving his second t!rm. While here he called on Stephen Pace, who served with him in thu • house and who is his great admirer. According to Mr. Pace, Mr. McDon ald has a wonderful memory, stored with facts, and he is able to hold Lis own with the best of men in the dis cussion of public matters. He had with him here a beaptiful cane, silver mounted, and engraved, which was given him by the firemen of Augusta in recognition of serv ices rendered in their behalf by him. BELL POLISHER A Bea el . Hound who likes to linger in the ves i tibule at 1 a. m. BIG HEARTED Complimentary i adjective describing a young man . who supplies the cigarettes. BISCUIT—A pettable Barlow or Beasel, a game Flapper. BLAAH—►Apple Sauce, anything that is no good. BLOUSE—To leave 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 wno deals in suppressed novels, sold most ly to Dumb-Bells. BOZARK—A stupid girl. (Nert—From “Brock’’ to “Cow.”