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WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Unsettled, probably
local rains tonight and Saturday;
cooler in north and central portion
tonight and in south portion Satur
day.
FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 101.
RAIL LABOR BOARD’S DECISIONS HELD LAW
FLOOD REFUGEE
CAMP ROWING
WATERSSPREAD
About 700 Square Miles Os Lou
isiana Territory Now Under
Water /
NATCHEZ, Miss., April 28.—1 t is
estimated that approximately 700
square miles in Concordia parish, in
Louisiana, and possibly an equal area
in Catahoula parish, have been cov
ered with the flood waters from the
three Weecama crevasses and back
water which had previously covered
a large area. /
Officers in charge of the refugee
camp established at Natchez have
been informed of pressing need for
cots, blankets and other equipment
to take care of refugees pouring in
here from Louisiana.
A special program will be put on
by forty boys of the Christian En
deavor society at the Presbyterian
church at the 8 o’clock service Sun
day night in the main auditorium, it
was announced today by Mrs. F. B.
Arthur, their superintendent. The
program will take the form of a pag
eant depicting the life eof Joseph as
told in the Bible.
SAYSTECHGLEE
CLUB IS TREAT
Mrs. W. O. Kinneq Phones From
Macon That Program There
Was Splendid
Mrs. W. O. Kinney, of Macon, a
daughter of Mrs. DuPont Guerry, in
a telephone message to The Times
Recorder today asked that the word
be spread to the people of Americus
that the Georgia Tech glee and man
dolin club, which will appear here on I
Saturday night at the Rylander thea
ter, is a splendid organization and
has a delightful program.
The Tech boys appeared in Macon |
Wednesday night, and, according to
Mrs. Kinney, put on a wonderful en
tertainment, one which she said any
one would delight to hear.
Mrs. Kinney, who is related here
to the Davenports and others, took a
leading part in sponsoring the ap- ,
pcarance of the Tech lads in Macon, j
and is interested in seeing that their ;
entire trip this week is an unqualified :
success. Seats are on sale at the '
Windsor pharmacy.
D. A. R. URGED TO
SEND CONTRIBUTIONS.
All members of the D. A. R., who
have promised contributions for the
benefit party to be given by the D.
A. R. Saturday afternoon at the Com
munity House are requested to send
the contributions to Mrs. W. D. More
land or to the Clubhouse the earli
est possible hsmr Saturday morning.
This party will begin at 3:30.
Eighteen tables have already been
reserved, and the committee expects
others.
Mrs. W. D. Moreland and Mis.
James Hixon compose the decoration
committee; Mrs. J. L. Sparks is
chairman of the fcibie committee, and
Mrs. H. B. Allen is chairman of the
committee on dishes.
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MRS. CLEGG WILL BE
HOSTESS AT LARGE PARTY
Mrs. Sam Clegg will entertain at
a large party at the Community Club
house in connection with the D. A. R
benefit, ’fhere will be other small
parties making up the affair, which
promises to be one of the most bril
liant events of the season.
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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling cotton, 17 cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, April 28.—Market
opened quiet 5-6 down. Fully 10.36.
Sales 8,000 bales,.-
Futures: June. Sept. Dec.
Prev. Close .... 10.21 10.16 10.11
First Call 10.15 10.11 10.06
Close 10.13 10.09 10.05
NEW YORK FUTURES.
May July Oct.
Prev. Close 17.99 17.60 17.65
Open 18.03 17.60 17.63
10:15 a.m 18.00 17.59 17.69
10:30 17.99 17.61 17.66
10:45 ... 18.00 17.62 17.68
11:00 18.09 17.63 17.69
11:15 18.08 17.63 17.73
11 :30 18.10 17.64 17.73
11:45 18.08 17.64 17.7?
12:00 18.11 17.65 17.73
12:15 p.m 18.13 17.67 17.73
12:30 18.16 17.72 17.78
12:45 18.14 17.71 1780
I’.OO 18.15 17.72 17.84
1:15 18.14 17.71 17.79
1:30 18.18 17.73 17.82
1:45 18.17 17.71 17.82
2:00 18.17 17.70 17.79
ALL CONGRESS
EITHER FOR OR
AGAINST LABOR
BOSTON, Mass., April 28.—Sena
tor Walsh, of Massachusetts, in a
telegram to Mayor Curley today de
clared that “nearly every member of
Congress, the Senate particularly, is
today either for labor, and
the possibility of getting an impar
tial tribu’ial for a strike investigation
is unlikely.
The message was inreply to one
from the mayor urging congressional
inquiry of the New England textile
strike.
ALLIES’DEMAND
ON RUSS DRAFTED
Moscow Sends Orders To Make
No Concessions Interfering
With Workers’ Freedom
GENOA, April 28 (By Associated
Press). —The conference sub-com
mission on Russian affairs today had
under consideration the draft of a
document o!\the Allied powers’ fin
ancial proposals to Soviet Russia, as
framed at yesterday’s notable con
ference in Lloyd George’s villa.
The sub-commission was expected
to approve the document, which ex
plains exactly what the powers are
prepared to give and what they must
have in exchange.
MOSCOW ORDERS
NO CONCESSIONS.
MOSCOW, April 28 (By Associat
ed Press). —The Soviet Government
has sent a wireless message to For
eign Minister Tchitcherin in Genoa
embodying a resolution of approval
of the Russian delegates’ policy at
the economic conference and giving
instructions that no concessions be
granted the Allies which would in
terfere with the rights or the poli
ical freedom of the Russian workers.
2 RECOVER; 5 DIE
IN S. A. L CRASH
Whiteoak Pastor And Four More
Killed When Train Hits
Auto
WHITE OAK, Ga., April 28.
Following an accident late yesterday
that cost five lives when an automo
bile driven by Rev. B. C. Pritchett,
pastor of the First Methodist church
of this place, was struck by a Sea
board Air Line train, it was announc
ed that two of the surviving members
of the party, both injured, would re
cover, it was thought.
The dead are Rev. B. C. Pritchett,
Margaret Sarmon, aged 14; Pauline
Sarmon, aged 4; Vera Chaney, aged
14, and Evelyn Pritchett, aged 10.
The injured are Mrs. Pritchett and
her daughter Elizabeth.
Mrs. J. 1. Warren and her moth
er, Mrs. C. B. Jackson, of Albany,
will leave tonight for Atlanta, where
they will attend closing perform
ances of grand opera.
W. O. Kinney, Sr., and Guerry
Kinney, of Macon, were recent guests
of Mrs. F. D. Hollis.
Mrs. J. E. Mathis and Mrs. Willis
Hawkins left this morning for Atlan
ta, where they will attend grand
opera Saturday.
Miss Florrie Warren and Tommie
Warren went to Albany today, where
they will spend the week'end with
their aunt. Miss Rebecca Jackson.
Mrs. Frank Lanier is ill with influ
enza at her home on Taylor street.
Mr. and- Mrs. George Anderson
and little daughter, Mary Juliet, will
rpend the week-end in Atlanta with
Mrs. Julian Oglesby.
Mrs. Carl W. Minor has been call
ed to Milledge ville by the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. J. B. Fair,
who was stricken recently whit pneu
monia.
Mrs. Allen Burkhalter and little
daughter have arrived from their
home in Roanoke, Ala., to spend some
time with Dr. and Mrs. Carl W.
Minor.
Katherine Johnson, the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R.
Johnson, is ill with pneumonia at her
home on College street. Miss Min
nie Jones is the nurse in attendance.
Mrs. J, W. Frederick, of Marshall
ville and guest, Mrs. Edgar Paulin, of
Atlanta, motored to Americus yester
day and were the guests of Mrs.
Florence Hollis.
THE TIMEsHRfCORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
STORE’ SPECIAL
ALUMINUM SALE
DRAWS $lO FINE
Recorder Assesses Nominal Pen
alty On Churchwell’s Manager
As Odinance Violator
On a charge of violating the city
special license ordinance in selling
aluminum without having taken out
a special license for the sale of hard
ware, A. R. Royal, local manager for
Churchwell Brothers store, was fined
$lO in Recorder’s Court today by Re
corder Hollis Fort. The recorder in
formed Mr. Royal that the fine was
merely nominal and not intended to
compel him to take out a license, as
is the governing idea in most license
violation cases, he said, and he sug
gested that if there was any obpec
tion to his decision ordisagreement
with it he would be glad to permit
Mr. Royal to make bond and appeal
the case.
The case was made by City Marsh
al Pouncey and grew out of an alumi
num sale put on by the Churchwell
stere on Thursday. The store oper
ates under a license specifying the
right to sell dry goods, clothing, suits,
shoes, millinery, notions, etc. Theer
is no general or department store
l-'cense provision in the special ordi
nance, which would give such a store
the right to sell articles not generally
embraced within its regular lines.
Mr. Royal explained to the recor
der that there had been no disposition
on the part of the store to violate
the city law; that the sale was a one
day affair at which aluminum uten
sils were sold at cost or less as a trade
stimulator; that heretofore the store
had on various occasions sold soap,
brooms and sugar, although not em
braced in its lines, at cost or less as
leaders, and that the aluminum wear
was disposed of in the same manner,
purely as an advertisement.
Recorder Reviews Case.
Recorder Fort replied that if any
one wore permitted to sell articles
for which they had no license for one
day in the year, why could they not
do it for a week or any other num
ber of days.
“My mind is perfectly clear on the
matter,” said he; “if you violate the
law one day you are guilty as though
it were for a year. The question of
profits or motive does not enter into
it. The stores that pay lince, to han
dle hardware in this city are entitled
to the protection the ordinance gives
them; if you sell hardware, under the
ordinance you must come in on the
same footing. It is not a matter of
discretion with me. The law is plain.
The ordinance make no provision for
the sale of aluminum alone.
“If you desire redress the city
council is the body to give it to you.
I would advise you, if you are not
satisfied, to go before the council
and ask them to make provision for
such a license. And they can refund
your fine if they care to. It won’t
cause the slightest feeling on my
if they should do so, for 1 am merely
acting as I feel it is my duty to act
under the law.”
Mr. Royal, i nthe course of the
discussion, stated that in large cities
department stores all handle alumi
num utensils, it being part of their
regular stock of goods. He said he
would pay the fine rather than cariy
the case up, but would appeal to the
city council to remedy the deficiency
in the special license ordinance so as
to make it possible for merchants to
put on these special sales as advar
' tisements without violating the law
Cohen Case Dismissed.
During tne hearing it was mention
’ cd that another similar case was tried
I recently before Mayor Sheppard, who
had dismissed the case on the ground
that it was merely a technical viola
tion of the ordinance.
This was a case made a short time
ago against A. Cohen & Sons, follow
ing their similar aluminum sale. Re
corder Fort declared that this deci
sion had no bearing on his own, as
he was acting according to his own
interpretation of the law.
Mr. Royal stated that the Church
well store pays a special license of
SIOO a year in addition to city, coun
ty and state property tax and other
levies, which he believed should en
title it to sell any article it might
care to offer.
The city special license for hard
ware dealers is $75 per year, and sls
a year for dealers in stoves, ranges
and kitchen utensils.
Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Derrick, and
children, Howard, Jr., and Jessie
Derrick, of Oglethorpe, spent Thurs
day in the ftty and dined at the Tea
Room. Others registered at the Tea
Room were D. M. Hiers, assistant
manager of the Fairbanks Co., At
lanta; C. J. Cochran, manager of the
Fairbanks Co., Atlanta, and U. M.
Dailey, vice president of the South
ern Motion Picture Finance Co., of
Atlanta,-
ORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUPRIL 28, 1922.
AMERICUS,
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STATE PRIMARY
SET FOR SEPT. 13
Democratic Committee Holds
Meeting And Flans For Fall
Election (
ATLATAN, April 28.—The Geor
gia state Democratic executive com
mittee, in session here Thursday,
unanimously rejected a proposal of
the Georgia Federation of Labor and
the Atlanta Federation of Trades, for
a repeal of the existing primary rule
compelling candidates for Superior
court judgeships to announce against
a specific judge.
The state primary was fixed for
Wednesday, September 13, and the
rules committee in executive session
tentatively re-adopted all present
rules of the party, subject to final
action at a meeting to be called by
State Chairman William J. Vereen
during the second or third week of
May.
The rules committee was requested
to call the state convention to meet
in Macon. The convention voted to
add a new rule to the governing code
of the party which will provide a
uniform system of selecting county
executive committees throughout the
state.
Mr. Vereen was host to the entire
committee at luncheon. A dozen
leading women attended the meeting.
TRACK TAMPERED WITHi
SAFETY BUREAU FINDS
ATLANTA, April 28.—Malicious
tampering with the track caused de
railment of an A. B. & A. train near
Wocdbury, Ga., March 22, in which
three employees were killed and one
injured, according to a report filed
by the Bureau of Safety, Interstate
Commerce Commission, says a Wash
ington dispatch just received. The
report stated that official investiga
tion revealed that spikes and angle
bar bolts had been removed and a
rail displaced, causing the engine and
cars to drop off the rails.
GYPSY SMITH TO CLOSE
WITH HIS LIFE STORY
ALBANY, April 28.—The Gypsy
Smith evangelistic meeting, tn prog
ress since April 9, and admittedly
the greatest series of meetings of its
kind ever held in Albany, will come
to a close Sunday. Hundreds of per
sons have pledged themselves to
Christian lives and others have re
consecrated themselves in the serv
ice. In addition to the regular serv
ices Sunday night, the evangelist will
hold several special services, the sea
■ ture of which will be a special serv
i ice Sunday afternoon, when he will
I preach on “From a Gypsy Tent to
' the Pulpit,” dealing with his own
i life and said to be among his most
! impressive sermons.
Mrs. N. A. Anderson, of Atlanta,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred
B. Arthur, for some time. Mrs. An
derson, who was formerly Miss Lin
da McLaughlin, is recovering from a
recent severe attack of influenza.
CHRIST IS NEAR YOU’
INSCRIPTION ON EGG
ALBANY, April 28.—An egg is on
exhibition in a prominent show win
dow of Albany with the words ‘Christ
Is Near You’ perfectly embossed on
it. The egg is said to have been
laid by a hen at the heme of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Terry, four miles from
Albany, who are thoroughly reliable
people. The egg shell is white, but
the letters are light brown and
many people believe that they were
put there by some one who thought
to play a joke.
GEORGIAN TELLS
OF GERMAN RISE
Low Value Os Mark And Pay In
Dollars Gives Manufacturers’
Double Profit
ATLANTA, April 28.—“ Industry
in Germany has repidly recovered to
the same standard that was in evi
dence before the war,” declared
Lieut. T. M. Brinkley, who has spent
three years service in Germany, and
who passed through Atlanta on his
way to Warrenton, his home, for a
visit to relatives. During his three
years in Germany, Lieut. Brinkley
has had opportunity to observe the
readjustment to former conditions of
the German people. Said he:
“The low value of the mark has
helped German manufacturers, who
pay their labor in marks and receive
American dollars for their goods,
which gives a double profit. They
are reaping a rich harvest and many
new plants are being erected. The
German government gave encourage
ment and as railroads are operated
by the government, they are run for
the people’s benefit.
“As the people look upon waste as
one of the worst crimes, nothing is
wasted. A use is found for every by
product. Even the trees in their
forests arc numbered and when one
is cut, it is accounted for.
“Germany is America’s greatest
rival in foreign commerce, and if we
will follow German methods of es
■ ficiency we will eclipse Gerany in
j every way, as our resources are not
j to be compared.”
JULIAN REYNOLDS NEW
ALBANY ROTARY CHIEF
ALBANY, April 28.—Officers to
serve the Albany Rotary club during
the next twelve months were elected
at the regular meeting of the club
at the New Albany hotel yesterday
afternoon. Julian Reynolds was elect
ed president to succeed Gordon Rey
nolds; S. R. deJarnette, vice- presi
dent; Jerome Brown, secretary; J. P.
| Champion, treasurer; Gordon Rey
nolds, H. E. McCollum and W. H.
I Burt, directors. The new officers
will be installed next Thursday at the
Kinchafoonee Country club.
>
Miss Eunice Royal has returned to
Cordele after a visit of some length
here to her mother, Mrs. Eugenia'
Royal, and brother, A. R. Royal, on
Brown street.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TO PROBE WORK
OF ‘TAX AGENT’
Colquitt Grand Jury Calls On
County Board To Look Into
Stranger’s Record
MOULTRIE, April 28.—The grand
jury has called upon the commission
ers of Colquitt county to get the
facts and present them to the next
grand jury in connection with the
work done here last year ,by “one
Buchannon” in the collection of back
taxes, or taxes on property not re
turned. It is alleged that the special
agent collected more than $2,600 and
left without “any accounting with the,
proper authorities.”
Os the sum Buchannon is alleged
to have collected, more than SI,OOO
was from one wealthy property own
er of the county. He spent several
•days in, Moultrie investigating the
tax records and apparently was given
considerable authority. Prior to com
ing to Colquitt, the same investigator
is said to have operated in a number
of other counties.
The commissioners are expected to
formulate some kind of statement
concerning the taxes said to have
been collected by Buchannon at their
next meeting, which will be held on
the first Tuesday in May. The grand
juiy making the recommendations
said the facts came to it too late
I for it to make an investigation.
BOMB INTO MINE
BUNKHOUSE; 3DIE
Coal Company Quarters At
Apollo, Pa., Scene Os
Tragedy
APOLLA, Pa., April 28.—Three
miners were killed and one seriously
• injured when a bomb was thrown to
; day very early into a bunkhouse at
the Patterson mine of the Kiski Coal
Pompany, near here.
WAX SHOW STAGED BY
CORDELE KIWANIANS
CORDELE, April 28.—The mem
bers of the local Kiwanis club are
still laughing at the comical finish of
ia wax'model show which they put
j on last night at the auditorium for
Ithe purpose of making money to send
1 their representative to Toronto in
I June. They made the money, for
1 they had a good house. Some fifty
I prominent persons had part in the
i show. It was everything from a
Ziegfield Folly to a Rufus Rastus
! Brown and the home talent shown
; was specially good.
SHOALS ENGINEER HEARD.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—C01.
I William J. Barden, army engineer in
: charge of the Muscle Shoals district,
appeared before the House military
committee today when it resumed the
consideration of private proposals for
Muscle Shoals development with a
view to drafting a report for tho
House.
STATE
EDITION
CAN BE ENFORCED
IN COURTS, HOLDS
MISS. DECISION
More Than Public Opinion Be
hind Wage Decrees, Ruling
Holds
CHICAGO, April 28.—The United
States railroad labor board’s decisions
are binding as law and can be en
forced in the courts, according to a
decision by the Supreme Court of
Mississippi, received by the labor
board today.
The Mississippi court’s decision is
opposed to the popular conception
that the board’s decrees can be en
forced only by public opinion.
HOWART BEGINS
SERVING TERM.
PITTSBURG, Kans., April 28.
Alexander Howart, deposed president
of the Kansas miners union, today
began serving a one-year sentence in
the Crawford county jail at Girard.
The sentence grew out of his calling
a strike in alleged contempt of court.
Five other- former union officers have
been arrested and four incarcerated
for one year on the same charge.
poppiesare sold in
PRfcJSTUN AML>
RICHLAND, April 28. The
American Legion Auxiliary sold pop
pies on the streets of Richland Wed
nesday, in memory of the World War
boys. The proceeds, totalling S3O,
will be added to the fund for Stew
art and Webster counties’ World War
Memorial Library. The poppies
were made by the members of the
Auxiliary.
Poppies were also sold in Preston
for the benefit of the library and a
nice sum realized.
METHODISTS CONVENE.
RICHLAND, April 28.—About 125
Methodist delegates from the Colum
bus district arrived in Richland
Wednesday afternoon for a two-day
conference. Many noted speakers
and well known preachers were pres
ent from this district and other cit
ies. Dr. J. A. Thomas, of Colum
bus, delivered the sermon Wednesday
night at the opening meeting.
THURSDAY MORNING
CLUB MEETS.
Mrs. Henry Lumpkin entertained
her bridge club this morning at her
home on Lee street.
Bowls of sweet peas and spring
flowers were placed on the mantel
and on pedestals in the living room
where the game was playt'd.
Miss Mary Glover won the prize
for top score, a dainty handkerchief.
Only the members were present,
Miss Mary Glover, Miss Lois Mc-
Math, Miss Mary Sheffield, Mrs.
Stewart Prather, Mrs. B. F. Easter
iin, Jr., and Miss Gertrude Daven
port.
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MISS HORNE HOSTESS
TO 42 CLUB.
Miss Mattie Lou Horne was host
ess to the Wednesday Afternoon 42
club at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Willis Morgan, yesterday.
In the rooms where the guests were
received, sweet peas, nasturtiums and
wild lilies were used in baskets and
bowls effectively.
Sandwiches and punch were serv
ed at the conclusion of the game by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Morgan,
Miss Ethel Wells, and Mlis Sallie
Gardener.
1 hose present were Mesdames Fred
Smith, George Holston, C. M. Hale,
James Bynum, David Jennings, Kel
lette Heys, C. C. Carnes, Misses
Lallie Carter, Elizabeth Brown, Mary
Alice Lingo, Irma Tooke and Edna
Monahan.
JONES DELIVERS
CORDELE CHARTER.
CORDELE, April 28.—Interna
tional Secretary Melvin E. Jones, of
the Lions delivered the charter to
the new Cordele club in person last
night and with it delivered a very
impressive address for the attending
club members, their ladies and their
guests. There was also an address by
District Governor H .E. Allen, of
Americus. Delegations from Americus
and Macon helped to make the eve
ning one of pleasure for the Cordele
club. Rev. R. L. Benn is president.
The club is now a month old.
Mrs. Marvin Cooper, of Thomas
ville, who has been attending grand
opera in Atlanta this week will arrive
today to .be the guest of Mrs. Emmet
McNulty, at the home of Mrs. Bar
low Council. Many delightful so
cial affairs have been planned fir
Mrs. Cooper.
Mrs. Emory Rylander, Miss Ger
trude Davenport and Sam Cooney
motored to Valdosta Wednesday,
where they attended the dance giver,
by the Swatiska Club Wednesday
evening.
