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WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Cloudy and cool to
night; Sunday fair with rising tem
perature.
FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. ! 01
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, v,as 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 cat,
and good speaking and entertain
ment.
Mr. Smith was eloquent and bril
liant and spoke with great emphasis,
yet with groat 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
®f actual experience through rub
bing up against men 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.
Congress 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. Ke 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 ” H e state that
the reason why tig government can
not run a private^. nterprise 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 U. 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
and expenses fixed by another,
then remarked, “No wonder you took
up 1,200 miles of railroads in Geor
gia last year.”
Calls 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
declared the civic club movement a
wonderful thing for the welfare of
ITS PA’S TURN NOW!
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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 i :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
the churches are to the religious life.
He traced the origin of the Lions club
movement from a small beginning a
few years ago \o nearly 500 clubs
at this time. His talk was informa
tive, interesting and inspirational,
and greatly enjoyed.
H. E. Allen, president of the Liojr
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
preciation to the Lions for their eve
ning’s entertainment.
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LEE SLREVIVAL
TO OPEN MAY 7
Pastor To Do Preaching, With
Macon Man Leading
Singing
Plans have been made for a serie,
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 series 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 condition
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 and
public faithfully during the many
years this firm was in business before
Mr. Wheatley retired, leaving Mr.
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
tions in the Mississippi river valley,
which have resulted in serious prop
erty damage.
HARDING BANS
CHILD CRUSADE’
Families Os War Offenders Re
fused White House Reception
—Referred to Daugherty
WASHINGTON, April 29.—The
arrival in Washington today of the
“Childrens’ crusade” composed of
the children and wives of men in
feedral 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.
SHERIFF HARVEY BACK
FROM ALABAMA COURT
Sheriff Harvey returned Friday
from Clinton, Ala., where he spent
the week as a witness for the state
in the prosecution of two young men
arrested here last August in posses
sion of a Buick car v/hich the own
er, Dr. J. E. Gower, of Clanton, said
they had stolen. The car was taken
when the men appeared at the Tur
pin garage here and proposed some
sort of a trade that aroused suspicion.
One of the men, George W. Kilgore,
was convicted but the trial of the
other, Oscar W. Giles, postponed aft
er Sheriff Harvey’s deposition had
been taken. aKilgore in his state
ment in the trial testified under oath
that Dr. Gower had paid the two to
take the car away so that he could
obtain the theft insurance on it. This
report was widely believed, it was
said.
SILLS STOCK SOLD Tor
$6,000 TO ALBANY MAN
The S. L. Sills bankrupt stock of
shoes and men’s frunishings was sold
by H O. Jones, receiver, at public
auction Friday afternoon to P Fein
gold, of Albany, for $6,000 cash, the
sale including stock, fixtures, notes
and accounts. The whole inventoried
$16,000 on the basis of war-time
prices. The sale was confirmed by
the referee in bankruptcy in Albany
today.
Fred Sills retains the lease on the
store building where the S. L. Sills
store was located and is planning to
open a business shortly in the same
location under his oyn name.
1.28 INCH RAIN FALLS IN
TIME TO SAVE CROPS
A bounteous rain that fell just in
time to be of tremendous benefit to
growing crops, although interfering
somewhat with the harvest of oats
and other grain crops which are fast
ripening, fell Friday afternoon and
night, the amount totalling 1.28
inches. The downpour was accompa
nied by a drop in temperature which
reached 48 degrees, according to J.
M. Bryan, local U. S. observer, and
a chilly, bleak Saturday. Indications
were for warmer weather Sunday,
URGE FOREIGNERS
INTO PEKING AS
CANNONS BOOM
Fighting In Progess On 12-Mile
Front Government
Warned
PEKING, April 29.—(8y Associat
ed Press.) —Fighting south cf the
Peking-Tientsin railway still was in
progress at noon today on a front of
nearly twelve miles.
Heavy 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 o’r the dropping of
bombs from airplanes, damage prop
erty or endanger the lives of nation
als of the various governments. The
Chinese government was reminded of
penalties, that had been imposed upon
it in the past.
28 GREEKS HELD
INTRIPLEKILLING
Beardstown, 111., 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.
FLOODS TO HIT
67,500 PEOPLE
Vast Destruction Being Wought
In Louisiana And Missis
sippi
NATCHEZ, Miss., April 29.—More
than 50,000 persons will be homeless
or suffer disastrous financial losses
and the total destruction of property
will mount into the millions in east-,
ern Louisiana as a result of the
floods, it is reported here today on
good authority.
Across the flooded Mississippi, l.ve
Mississippi counties are flooded with
back waters and officials announc
that plans would go forward to care
for 17,500 refugees from that terri
tory alone.
SWIMMING POOL PUMP
AND EQUIPMENT HERE
The pump' and other equipment
for the Playground well at the swim
ming pool, which was ordered several
days ago by the bond commission,
has arrived, J. Ralston Cargill an
nounced today, and its installation
will begin Monday morning. The
pump has-a capacity of 100,00 gal
lons per day and thus will be able
to care for the present and future
needs of the pool, it is asserted, the
capacity of the pool being only 180,-
000 gallons. The well has shown by
test a capacity of not less than 35,-
000 gallons a day. Should the sup
ply of water be increased to some
where near the capacity of the pump
it would be necessary to make only
changes in the equipment, it
is said.
TIFTON AGGIES WIN
STATE TRACK MEET
TIFTON, April 19.— Faculty and
stuednts of the Second District A.
& M. school were elated last night by
the receipt of a telegram from Ath
ens, saying that the aggies had won
the track meet of the state A. & M.
schools, scoring 261-2 points, 7
points above their nearest competit
or. The Tifton Aggies won the State
meet last year, and have won high
hoonrs in this meet for several years
past.
'■ " $
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 1
which delegates of the Presbyterial 1
have -AMMgned;
Mrs. A. C. Crockett —Mrs. B. A. I
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. Vai-!
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. Je.lks, 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.
DESERTED BY HIS WIFE,
NEGRO DRINKS ACID
TIFTON, April 29.—A negro did
the unusual last night, when he conir
mitted suicide because his wife de
serted him. Carbolic acid was the
route taken. His name was Wilie
Lee Parks, and he is said to have
come here from North Georgia a few
days ago, following his wife in an
effort to get her to go back to him.
Failing, he drank the acid.
SENATE TO START INTO
FORD OFFER MONDAY
WASHINGTON, April 29.—Addi
tional dhta 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.
WHISKY STOCKS SEIZED
BY IRISH REPUBLICANS
BELFAST, April 29.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) —Irregular Republican
troops today seized bonded stores in
Kilkenny and removed the whole
stock of whisky. Free State officers
issued an ultimatum that unless the
property was surrendered Free State
troops would take it by force.
6-INCH CUCUMBERS
SHOWN AT TIFTON
TIFTON, April 29.—Tifton grow
ers are showing cucumbers six inches
long and expect to begin shipping
early next week. A large acreage
is planted around tifton, and the crop
will be a good one if it gets rain.
TO PROBE OIL LEASES.
WASHINGTON, April 29.—Con
gressional investigation of the lease
of naval oil reserves in California an 1
Wyoming by the interior and navy de
partments was ordered by the senate
today,
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EDITION |
DISSATISFIED AT
ALLIED DEUY IN
ANSWERING NOTE
Threaten To Withdraw Document
Unless Assured Os Ample
Credits
GENOA, April 29—By Associated
Press.)—Russian Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin today sent to President
Facte, of the Genoa conference, a
note expressing the dissastisfaction
of the Russian delegation with the
delay in the reply to its note of April
20, saying the note would be with
drawn and 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 hqnds 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-committeo
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 pie
Russian debt was favored by Frauds*,
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 just
ice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, or by the League of
Nations, or by the president of 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 duet 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 hero Friday afternoon by the
score of 13 to 4. The “Aggies,”
though using two pitchers, failed to
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
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 Towel
hill company, ten miles from here, to
day. Fifty or more arrests were
made and the prisoners brought here. ■
IRISH PARLEY FAILS. S
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
dissolved without any agreement hav
ing been reached.
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