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WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Cloudy and cool to
night; Sunday fair with rising tem
perature.
FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 101
RUSSIANS ISSUE OWN ULTIMATUM AT GENOA
PLEA FOR GREAT
U.S. LEADERSHIP
HEARD BY CLUBS
Michigan Banker Makes Splendid
And Effective Address At
Joint Luncheon
A powerful attack on government
by commissions, such as the Federal
Trade Commission, the Interstate
Commerce Commission and other
things, which throttle industrial de
velopent and penalize success, he
said, 7fas delivered last night at the
Tea Room before a joint meeting of
the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs,
by W. J. Smith, a banker of Battle
Creek, Mich., who was present as a
guest of Frank Lanier, president of
the Rotary club.
The occasion was arranged by the
Lions club, who had asked the mem
bers of the other older organizations
in as their guests on the first of a
series of joint meetings since the re
cent vote to confederate. It was a
delightful meeting, with the best of
good fellowship, good things to eat,
and good speaking and entertain
ment.
Mr. Smith was eloquent and bril
liant and spoke with great emphasis,
yet with great nicety. His talk was
an appeal for less meddling by gov
ernment with business so that busi
ness might have an opportunity to
develop as the welfare of the coun
try demands. He said the nation
needs now as never before great
leadership—not the leadership of the
brilliantly educated theorist, but of
the practically trained man, the man
of actual experience through rub
tirg up against mgn and events, the
man who has done things and knows
through having done them.
“This is not the time for anaemic
pessimist nor the overtrained optim
ist,” he declared, “but the time when
we need the leadership of the sane
thinking man.” He pointed to a few
of the men he characterized- as the
truly great men of today, men of
affairs, naming Otto H. Kahn, Chas.
M. Schwab, Chas. G. Dawes and
Judge Gary, men of high minds, lov
ers of art, music and sciences, but
withal great men of affairs.
Congre** Going Back.
Mr. Smith deprecated the decad
ence of ability in congress since the
coming of the primary system of se
lection of men for public office, de
claring this system had opened the
gates to the demogogue and eliminat
ed the masterful men who once had
the opportunity of leadership through
the convention system, lie assailed
the Federal Trade Commission and
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion as examples of the harmful ef
fects of government by commissions,
a tendency which he declared menac
ing to the welfare of the country
because of its throttling industrial
development. Os the Federal Trade
Commission he declared he was ac
quainted with the ability of every
member of it and made the state
ment that not one of them possessed
the ability to run an industry in
Georgia employing 500 persons with
out causing a panic among the stock
holders, “And yet,” he said, “we
have men of this caliber constituting
a board telling great business insti
tutions how they must run their busi
ness.”
He pointed out that the railroads
of the country fifteen years ago were
prosperous, with rates a third cheap
er than today. He contrasted the
present, following a period of gov
ernment operation, with control by
various government boards still ex
isting. “The reason for the present
condition of the railroads,’’ he said,
“is that no government can run a
private enterprise.” He state that
the reason why the government can
not run a private enterprise is that
it costs 35 to 40 per cent more to
carry on the same amount of gov
ernment business than it does an in
stitution like the'TJ. S. Steel corpora
tion, because of the politics involved,
the hangers on and the lack of in
centive to service. He called atten
tion to the fact that railroad rates
are limited by one body and wages
and expenses fixed by another and
then remarked, “No wonder you took
up 1,200 miles of railroads in Geor
gia last year.”
Call* for Action.
Mr. Smith called for participation
in government by the business men,
by the whole citizenship, instead of
leaving politics to the hands of the
demagogues. He declared it every
man’s first duty and the duty of
the civic clubs, such as the three lis
tening to him, and expressed hope for
better things in this country and in
our government through the close as
sociation of men through the devel
opment of the civic club movement.
Melvin Jones, secretary general of
the Lions Club International, with
headquarters in Chicago, was a guest
of the meeting and spoke briefly. He
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REVIVALISTS TO
ARRIVE MONDAY
Dr. Haymore and Rev. Marvin
Pharr To Conduct First Bap
tist Services
Rev. Marvin Pharr, who has charge
of the music of the First Baptist
church in Macon, together with Dr.
J. M. Haymore, of Decature, will ar
rive Monday afternoon. Rev. Pharr
will lead the singing and Dr. Haymore
will conduct a revival in the First
Baptist church here. The meetings
will be held at 4 o’clock each after
noon and 7;45 each night. Dr. Minor
announces the revival will probably
last for 10 days.
UNIVERSALISTS WILL
HEAR FORMER PASTOR
Services will be held Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock and again at 7:30
in the evening at the Universalist
church on Taylor street, with Rev.
Thomas Chapman, superintendent of
Universalist churches of Kentucky,
delivering the sermons. Mr. Chap
man was former pastor of that
church in Americus, and has many
friends here who attend the services
when announced.
M’DOWELL GOES TO
CONDUCTORS’ MEETING
J. J. McDowell left this morning
for Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the
convention of the Grand Division of
the O. R. C. He will visit Niagara
Falls and Canada while in Ohio, and
from there will go to New York City
to visit a brother. En route home
he will stop in Philadelphia to visit
other relatives, and in Baltimore and
Washington sight-seeing.
the nation. ‘When you find organi
zations working together such as
these here are working,” said he, “no
evil is going to come to our coun
try.” He said that the civic clubs,
intsead of waning, are here to stay;
that they are to our civic life what
„Me churches are to the religious life.
> He traced the origin of the Lions club
“novement from a small beginning a
few years ago V> nearly 500 clubs
at this time. His talk was informa
tive, interesting and inspirational,
and greatly enjoyed.
H. E. Allen, president of the Lions
club, presided over the meeting. Dr.
Carl W. Minor, president of the Ki
wanis club, and Frank Lanier, presi
dent of the Rotary club, were seated
at the speakers’ table. Among the
entertainment features were several
songs by a quartet composed of Mrs
J. W. Harris, Jr., Gordon Howell and
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ames, with Miss
Melva Clark assisting in part of the
songs and at the piano. Miss Susan
Stallings read several selections.
James Davenport sang Ralston Car
gill, Jr.’s new song, “Those Cotton
Blues,” with Mr. Cargill at the piano.
Just at the adjournment the two vis
iting clubs gave a rising vote of ap-
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LEE STIEVIVAL
TO OPEN MAY 7
Pastor To Do Preaching, With
Macon Man Leading
Singing
Plans have been made for a series
of revival services to begin at the Lee
Street Methodist church on Sunday,
May 7, and continue daily for two
weeks. The pastor, Rev. L. A. Har
rell, will do the preaching, and M. L.
Lifsey, of Macon, will have charge of
the singing, with Mrs. T. H. McLen
don at the piano, and Mrs. Cloyd Bu
chanan, the choir leader, assisting.
Mr. Lifsey is an evangelistic singer
with wide experience, having travel
ed for some years over the entire
South leading the singing in evangel
istic campaigns for one of the general
evangelists. The congregation is ex
pecting a good meeting ,as much
thought and preparation have been
given.
In preparation for the senes of
services, the pastor will speak tomor
row on, “What Doeth Thou.’’ and
the entire membership of the church
is urged to be present.
PORTER 35 YEARS WITH
ANSLEY STORE, VERY ILL
George Bartlett, a highly respected
old negro, lies in a critical edndition
at his home on North Lee street.
When the Wheatley and Ansley
company was organized 35 years ago,
George was made porter of the es
tablishment, serving employer ami
public faithfully during the many
years this firm was in business before
Mr. Wheatley retired, leaving M».
Ansley in sole management.
The faithful old negro was taken
ill three months ago, and regret is
widespread over his illness, which may
prove fatal.
During his leisure he has sur
rounded his comfortable home with
beautiful flowers, which he gives gen
erously to the sick of his own race.
LAWMAKERS TO VIEW
FLOOD AT MEMPHIS
WASHINGTON, April 29. A
congressional delegation will leave
tonight for Memphis to make a per
sonal investigation of flood condi
tionsjn thfc_MississjjMLjHMMLy*y*i'*..
HARDING BANS
‘CHIIMRUSADE’
Families Os War Offenders Re
fused White House Reception
—Refered to Daughtrty
WASHINGTON, April 29.—The
arrival in Washington today of the
“Childrens’ crusade” oemposed of
the children and wives of men in
fecdral prisons for violations of war
laws, was marked by the announce
ment from the White House that the
delegation would not be received by
the president.
The announcement said the party
would be given “every consideration
and attention” by Attorney General
Daugherty.
OPERA VISITORS IN
ATLANTA HONORED.
Mrs. Lee Council, of Americus;
Mrs. E. M. Lewis, of Macon, and Miss
Eva Hildreth, of Live Oak, Fla.,
shared hoonrs at the luncheon given
by Mrs. Coley J. Lewis at the Pied
mont Driving club. Pastel-shaded
snapdragons filled a silver basket in
the center of the table and pink can
dles burned unshaded in the encir
cling candlesticks. The place cards
bore little mottoes appropriate to
each guest. Covers were placed for
the three honor guests, Mrs. George
Brown, Mrs. Guy Woolford, Mrs. E.
E. C. Jones, Mrs. Paul Felder Vose
and Mrs. Lewis. —Atlanta Constitu
tion.
Mrs. Coley Lewis was formerly
Miss Annie Council. She lived
in Americus until her marriage
several years ago.
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MRS. GEORGE OLIVER
HOSTESS TO CLUB.
Mrs. George Oliver was hostess to
the members of the Friday Afternoon
42 club at her home on Church street
yesterday afternoon.
A profusion of Dorothy Perkins
rpses interspersed with larkspur and
sweet peas were used in decorating.
A delicious salad course with
orange-ade was served by Mrs. Oli
ver, assisted by Mrs. George Turpin,
Mis. Brown McLendon, and Mrs.
Guyton Fisher.
Playing were Mrs. Frank Turpin,
Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, Mrs. Herschel
Smith, Mrs. J. L. Wooten, Mrs. Law
rence Brown, Mrs. Joe Bryan, Mrs.
A. C. Crockett, Mrs. J. T. Warren,
Mrs. Sam Heyes, Mrs. John Sheffield,
Mrs. Elton Parker, Mrs, G. O. Mar
shall, Mrs. Kellett Heys, Mrs. David
Jennings, Mrs. C. M. Hale, Miss Mar
garet Edwards, Mrs. Cloyd Buchan
an, Mrs. W. H. Emmet, Mrs. Thomas
O. Marshall, and Mrs. Dan O’Connell.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO MEET MONDAY.
The Bible Study class of the Hor
tense Tinsley Misisonary society will
meet with Mrs. Guyton Fisher at hw
home on Church Monday aft
ernoon at 4 o’clock.
Mrs. J. W. Frederick, of Marshall
ville and guest, Mrs. Edgar Paulin, of
Atlag>4/ „ jdjo Americus t ves z er-
URGE FOREIGNERS
INTO PEKING AS
CANNONS BOOM
Fighting In Progess On 12-Mile
Front Government
Warned
PEKING, April 29. — (By Associat
ed Press.) —Fighting south of the
Peking-Eientsin railway still was in
progress at noon today on a front of
nearly twelve miles.
eHavy artillery firing was report
ed near Machang.
The foreign legations have advised
their nationals who now are outside
of Peking to hasten to the capital as
a measure of self-protection.
The foreign legations Friday sent
the Chinese government a joint warn
ing against possible fighting in Pek
ing between the troops of General
Chang Tso Lin, governor of Man
churia, and Gen. W. Pei Fu, com
mander of the forces in Central
China.
The warning said the powers rec
ognized the gravity of the military
movements in the vicinity of Peking.
It called attention to the severe con
sequences that might develop should
any bombardment or the dropping of
bombs from airplanes, damage prop
erty or endanger the lives of nation
als of the various governments. The
Chinese government was relninded of
penalties that had been imposed upon
it in the past.
28 GREEKS HELD
INTRIPLEKILLING
Beardstown, HI., Stirred By
Deaths of Sheriff And Two
Deputies
BEARDSTOWN, 111., April 29.
(By Associated Press.) —Out of the
worst flood in its history into the
greatest shooting affray this vicinity
has ever experienced, the city of
Beardstown and the village of Fred
erick, separated by the flooded Illi
nois river, joined today in an attempt
to exact justice for the killing at
ward Lashbrook and two deputies.
Frederick last night of Sheriff Ed-
Twenty-eight Greek section hands
have been arrested, charged with
the killing.
One unidentified Greek was shot
and killed by officers early today.
Those going to Cordele Thursday
to attend the organization of the
Lions’ club that night were Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Allen, Mrs. R. L. McLeod,
Miss Agnes Gatewood, Dan Chappell,
Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Saunders, Mr. and
Mrs. R. P. Ewing, Ferdinand Cohen,
and Sam McDaniel.
Rev. Guyton Fisher, who is grand
prelate of the Knights Templar of
Georgia, and W. Fred Smith have re
turned from New Orieans, where
they attended the tri-ennial conclave
of the Knights Templar.
Mrs. W. S. Roach and her brother,
W. H. Simmons, Jr., of Cleveland,
Ohio, spent the week-end with their
parents in Ozark, Ala. The condi
tion of Mr. Simmons, who has been
ill for many months, is unchanged.
Miss Mildred Clark has a slight
attack of influenza at her home on
Prince street.
Rev. J. B. Lawrence writes from
Atlanta that grand opera is fine. He
will be home to occupy his pulpit in
Calvary Episcopal church Sunday.
Friends of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur
J. Moore, who have been frequent
visitors in Americus, when Mr. Moore,
was in the evangelistic work, will re
gret to learn of the death of their
three-year-old daughter, Dorothy,
which occurred April 22, in San An
tonio, Tevas. Rev. Moore is pastor
of the Travis Park Methodist church.’
Judge and Mrs. William T. Town
send, of Cartersville, will arrive to
day to be the guests of their sister,
Mrs. Frank Matthews, at her home on
Felder street.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Yarbrough, Mrs.
Howard Arnold and Miss Bertha
Lee, of Parrott, were shoppers in
Ameroicus yesterday and dined at
the Tea Room.
Miss Verna Johnson is spending
some time in Virginia with friends.
Miss Susie Taylor left today for
Albany to spend the week-end with
Mrs. Agnew H'ilsman at her home
there.
Mr .and Mrs. M. S. Thurman, who
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PRAYER SENDS
MOUNTAINEERS
AFTER STILLS
MANCHESTER, Ky, April 29.
Twenty-five mountaineers of Clay
county yesterday confessed to have
been making moonshine liquor and
departed for their homes in the hills
to bring their stills to court when an
aged minister arose in the,court room
and prayed for lawlessness in the
mountains to cease.
Men, and women sobbed while the
minister prayed.
PRESBYTERIAL TO
OPEN ON MONDAY
Assignment Os Delegates To
Homes And First Program
Announced
The twenty-second annual meeting
of Macon Presbyterial will be held
at the Americus Presbyterian church
May 1, 2 and 3. The public is cor
dially invited to attend all of these
services.
The following program will be giv
en on Monday evening at 7:30, the
opening service:
Hymn.
Greetings.—Mrs. George Duncan,
Americus.
Response—Mrs. Katherine B.
Banks, Columbus.
Quartet —Mrs. James W. Harris,
Mrs. C. A. Ames, Carroll Clark, Jr.,
C. A. Ames.
Address, “An Old World Picture
and a Present Day Condition”—Mrs.
D. N. Richardson, China.
Offering.
Hymn.
Benediction.
Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s pro
grams will appear next week.
The following are the homes to
which delegates of the Presbyterial
have been assigned:
Mrs. AT C. Crockett—Mrs. B. A.
Hooks and Mrs. C. A. Pope, Dublin,
Ga.; Rev. John Goff, Macon, Ga.
Mrs. R. E. Glenn—Mrs. J. A.
Craig, Atlanta; Mrs. Houser, Ft. Val
ley.
Mrs. A. J. Harris—Mr. C. M. Pow
ell, Jr., Mrs. C. F. Petzuger, Macon.
Mrs. George Duncan.—Mrs. W. M.
Rowland, Augusta; Mrs. D. N. Rich
ardson, China.
Mrs. John Shiver Miss Wilson,
Macon.
Mrs. Linnie Brown—Mrs. Mozo,
Mrs. T. M. Jelks, Macon.
Mrs. J. T. Stukes—Mrs. Katherine
Banks, Columbus; Mrs. Penn, Ma
con.
Mrs. Will Dudley—Mrs. Grant Ful
ler, Mrs. S. K. Dodds, Macon.
Mrs. Chas. Burke—Mrs. Long, Mrs.
Chas. Woodward, Jr., Eastman.
Miss Edith Nelson —Mrs. Smith.
Dublin.
Mrs. C. P. Davis—Mrs. Earl Car
son, Mrs. Sam Dedman, Columbus.
SENATE TO START INTO
FORD OFFER MONDAY
WASHINGTON, April 29.—-Addi
tional data on the Muscle Shoals pro
jects was given the house military
committee today by Col. J. Barden,
army engineer in charge of the Shef
field district. Chairman Norris, of the
senate agricultural committee, an
nounced that body would begin Mon
day an inquiry into the Ford offer.
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 ami punch were serv
ed at the conclusion of the game by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Morgan,
Miss Ethel Wells, and Mbs Sallie
Gardener.
Those present were Mesdames Fred
Smith, George Holston, C. M. Hale,
James Bynum, David Jennings, Kel
lette Heys, C. C. Carnes, Misses
Lailie Carter, Elizabeth Brown, Mary
Alice Lingo, Irma Tooke and Edna
Monahan.
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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 played.
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
lin, Jr., and Miss Gertrude Daven
port.
The baseball game here Wednes
day Detwecn v-oi'dcic? aoc*
STATE
EDITION
DISSATISFIED AT
ALLIED DELAY IN
ANSWERINGNOTE
Threaten To Withdraw Document
Unless Assured Os Ample
Credits
GENO, April 29. (By Associated
Press.) —Russian Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin today sent to President
Facte, of the Genoa conference, a
note expressing the dissatisfaction
of the Russian delegation with the
delay in the reply to its not. of April
20, saying the note would be with
draw nand the Russians resume their
initial position unless assured that
credits necessary to restore Russia
would be granted.
Two historic documents dealing
with the reconstruction of Russia
have been submitted by France and
Great Britain to the economic con
ference and are in the hands of a
special drafting committee appoint
ed by the sub-committee on Russian
affairs, which will endeavor to har
monize the difficulties in them.
The special drafting committee is
to report to the full sub-eomimtteo
today and the sub-committee, after
approval is given the report, will sub
mit it to the Soviet delegation. The
French document sketched at length
means for restoring Russia’s agri
cultural and industrial activities,
while that of Great Britain devote
more attention to credit for Russia.
France insisted on the full pay
ment of Russia’s war* debts and the
restoration of private property to
foreigners; Great Britain favored a
reduction in Russia’s war debt and
was willilng to be satisfied if Russia
grants former foreign owners the
use of their property, instead of a
return of actual ownership.
The adoption of the twelve arti
cles in the agreement with Russia
which regulate the disposal of the
Russian debt was favored by France.
She demands that the Soviet con
clude, before December 31, an agree
ment with representatives of owners
of Russian state bonds in order to
provide for the payment of interest.
If an agreement is impossible, ac
cording to 'the French contention,
the Soviet must promise to accept
the decision of a mixed arbitration
commission, the president of which
will be appointed by the chief juste
ice of the Supreme .Court of the
United States, or by the League of
Nations, or by the president rtf the
Court of International Justice.
The French draft demanded in
case private property cannot be re
stored that Russia shall pay indemni
ties. These indemnities would be
provided for by an issue of new
Russian five per cent bonds.
Friday’s discussion of the two
drafts brought forth a duel of words
between Premier Lloyd George of
Great Britain and Louis Barthou,
chief of the French delegation, which
the auditors described as both witty
and satirical. Signor Schanzer, Italy,
as usual, took a leading role in the
discussion, urging conciliation be
tween the French and British atti
tudes.
aggies TROUNCED IN
■ CONTEST AT CUTHBERT
CUTHBERT, April 29.—The Cuth
bert High slhool team defeated the
Third District Agrirultural school
team of Americus in a one-sided
game here Friday afternoon by the
score of 13 to 4. The “Aggies,”
though using two pitchers, failed io
stop the hard-hitting of the local
boys. Pantone began the game for
the “Aggies’’ and was finally knock
ed out of the box in the 6th, while
Joiner pitched jam-up ball and al
lowed but few scattered hits. On
two successive occasions, when the
“Aggies’ had two men on bases, with
only one man down, the locals retired
the side on neat double plays.
Captain Lanier, of the High school
team, led the slug-fest affair with
four bingles out of five times to the
bat, two for two-baggers and one for
a home-run.
The locals play a return game at
Americus next week.
Batteries: Cuthbert, Joiner and
Johns; Aggies, Pantone, Early and
Gibbs. Umpires, Dunn and Bond.
10 INJURED IN MINE
RIOT; FIFTY ARRESTED
UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 2.9 —-
Four state policemen and half a doz
en strike sympathizers were injured
in a riot at mine No. 1 of the Towci
hill company, ten miles from here, to
day. Fifty or more arrests were
made and the prisoners brought here.
IRISH PARLEY FAILS.
DUBLIN, April 29. (By Associa
ted Press.)—The peace conference
called by Lord Mayor O’Neill, of
Dublin, held another meeting here
today but after a three-hour session