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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER FORECAST -> * I Fox Georgia—Showers tonight and Wednesday; little change in tempera ture. FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 103 MILLION FOR FLOOD VICTIMS RELIEF RUSHED BASIC REMEDY, NOT ENDING OF STRIKE, SOUGHT U. S. Goes Into Coal Industry Problem In Seeking Plan To Alter It ,• WASHINGTON, May 2.—lnvesti gation by the Department of Com merce into the underlying difficul ties in the coal industry, such as the intermittency of employment and ir regularity of production, is being ex pedited, it was learned today, with a vie wof obtaining data which might be used in proposed administration plans for reorganizing the entire in dustry. A hint of the administration’s plans as divulged today in high of ficial circles indicate d that these plans did not consider any specific proposal for settlement of the pres ent controversy, but rather were concerned with remedies for funda mental difficulties underlying the general coal situation. t PLEASANT DAY SPENT AT REHOBOTH CHURCH (Contributed.) A most enjoyable and profitable day was spent at the Rehoboth Bap tist church, 4 miles out from Ameri cus April 15 by a number of young peopel and older representatives of several Baptist churches in the Friendship association. They met for the purpose of studying the B. Y. I’. U. manual. Miss Louise Herndon, enlistment secretary of Central Bap tist church, taught the class and was very much gratified with the atten tion and interest of the large crowd of young people. The following names took tne written test and their papers have all been marked and re turned to them. Some made good, but most of them made excellent and they are awarded a B. Y. P. U. diplo ma and seal from the Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn., which Miss Herndon has in hand and w'll give to the presidents of the unions to be presented next Sunday even ing: Pleasant Grove: Louise Brad ley, Bernice Bradley, Claude E. John son, Geraldine Ryals, Griff Etheridge, Eva Gleaton, Tera Kinard, Sarale Ryals, Gleaton Johnson, Clarence Castleberry, William Murphy, Wood row Ethridge, Alton Bradley and James Frank Johnson. First Baptist; J. W. Mathews Cordelia Hooks, Lot tie Livingston, Ruth Schneider, Dor othy Witt, Helen Witt, Tom Gate wood, Henry Mathews, Ainsworth Gatewood, Louise Mabry and Martha Duncan. Central Baptist: Eleanor Ross, Caroline Mathis, Louise Reeves, Fred Comer, James McDaniey, Lizzie May Gammage, Yona Bell and Flora Surles. Rehoboth Baptist Baptist: Wilton Thomas, Donahue Thomas and William Brantley. U. S. ASKS FRENCH VIEW ABOUT PAYING INTEREST PARIS, May 2. (By Associated Press.) —The American debt funding commission has informed the French governemtn it will be glad to receive the government’s observations on what it has to offer concerning the payment of interest on the French debt to the United States and the amortization of the capital. The jatter will be referred to the min ister of finance, who is expected to prepare a reply to submit to the cabi net for its approval. AMERICUS SPOT COTTON. Strict middling, 18 cents. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, May 2, Market opened quiet. Sales 6,000 bales. Futures: June Sept. Dec. Prev. Close 10.24 10.22 10.20 First Call 10.37 10.36 Close 10.62 10.64 10.58 NEW YORK FUTURES. July Oct. Dec. I Prev. Close 18.09 18.28 18.32 1 Open 18.16 18.40 10:15 am 18.29 18.48 18.58 10:30 18.51 18.70 18.80 10:45 18.50 18.73 18.84 11:00 18.56 18.93 18.78 11:15 18.57 18.70 18.74 11:30 18.60 18.69 18.77 11:45 18.75 18.82 18.88 12:00 noon . .... 18.80 18.92 18. 12:15 pm 18.74 18.86 18.88 12:30 18.72 18.84 18.88 12:45 18.70 18.83 18.84 1:00 18.53 18.72 18.70 1:15 18.63 18.81 18.83 1:30 18.65 18.81 18.84 1:45 18.69 18.85 18.86 2:00 18.73 18.89 2:15 18.66 18.81 18.83 Mrs. Nora Parsons and Miss Ma rion Parsons were guests today of Mrs. C. C. Holliday at her home on Brooklyn Heights, en route to then home in Smithville. Toy Balloon Wins Promise Os Americus Girl to Wed; Now Swain Wonders About His sl7 Remember the story published in this paper a few months ago of a New Orleans man sending up a toy balloon with his name attached to it and of its falling at Moultrie, Ga„ the next day? That story brought about a romance between the sender of the balloon and an Americus girl —which romance has come to a mys terious stop, and the services of the Times-Recorder and chief of police have been drafted by the lonely swain to assist him in untangling the situa tion. The man’s name is Donald Gibson Reeves, of 3605 Tulane avenue, New Orleans. The name of the young lady about whom he enqquires he en closes, but it is withheld from the public for the present, at least. According to the man, of several girls who wrote to him following the finding of his balloon the letter of the Americus girl most appealed to him and a real romance developed, as a result of which she promised to wed him on April 24, his birthday. In order to save two railroad fares, he agreed to send her sl7 for her fare to New Orleans, he says, which he did on April 19, she receipting for the money here, but failing to arrive there as arranged, or send any com munication whatsoever. Now he wonders what has become of her— has he been “bunked” or is she for cibly detained? According to her letters, he says, she has told him • heretofore of ill treatment by mem-, bers of her family, and he suspects the money he sent her has been taken away from her or that she is being imprisoned at home. At any rate, Reeves is very much up in the air and he wants enlightenment and balm for his shattered heart—in some form or other. Here is his letter, which was addressed to “Any Americus, Geor gia Newspaper”: The Letter New Orleans, La., April 26, 1922. Any Americus, Georgia Newspaper: Dear Friend: Not so long ago I sent up a top rubber balloon which the wind gently carried over 600 miles to a point near Moultrie, Georgia. Several newspapers printed a small article about it, and through them many girls wrote to me, but above all one who lives at Americus ap pealed to me. We corresponded and both had a desire to marry—the girl, ■ however, was just (I supposed) a good home girl—from her letters — and didn’t earn any money at home, of epurse. She promised to marry me, but as it would cost three rail road fares if I came to Americus to jnarry her, I as well as she decided it best that she come to New Orleans and we would marry here. She told me that it was impossible fyr her to FINE GREETING FOR REVIVALIST Full House At Opening Night Meeting—Singing Leader Here, Too The revival meetings which open ed at the First Baptist church Sun day have started out with something of a record. The Sunady meetings were conducted by the pastor, Dr. Carl W. Minor, in preparation for the comign qf Dr. J. M. Haymorc, of De catur, Monday afternoon. With Dr. Ilaymore arrived Marvin Pharr, of the First Baptist church of Hacon, who is leading the singing, and they were greeted by a large congrega tion at the 4 o’clock meeting and a packed house last night, their first night meeting. The preaching of Dr. Haymore was forceful and effective, and promises to take a great hold on the community. Meetings will be held daily at 4 and 7:30 p. m. FORD’S OFFER AMENDED AGAIN TO CLARIFY IT WASHINGTON, May 2.—Henry Ford’s offer for the Muscle Shoals properties was modified again today by W. B. Mayo, chief engineer for Ford, announcement of the new change made before the senate agri culture comittee following the re quest of Chairman Norris yesterday that the language of the proposal clearly state what priced power would be used in the manufacture of fer tilizer. The new wording specifies using the “most economical source of power.” Dan Chappell was in Macon Tues day on business. Mrs. Henry Everett is ill with in fluenza at her home on Taylor street. TH E TIMEsJIRECORDER [Soil PUBLISHED IN THE HEARf~OF raise her fare, so as I wanted to marry her April 24th—which was also my birthday—l thought it would be nice to have her as my birthday bride, to complete our little ro mance. So I sent her $17.00 cash in a registered special delivery letter, so as to make sure tJhat our romance would not fall through. I mailed this on April 19th and received a return receipt, but to my disappointment so far she has never arrived. I firmly believe that some one forcibly took the money away from her, and I would like for you to publish this let ter—that in event she really has faked me her conscience will hurt her and the fact that others in the town know that she needs protection at home from her brutal relations —- that some one will help us to find happiness—by seeing her through to New Orleans. Kindly enquire of the chief of po lice of Americus to allow you to read the contents of a letter which I di- I rected to him—as it contains some of her own letters telling of this in ferno she lives in at home. I will thank you to publish this word for word—and if she really is the girl of the picture I now hold—instead of some one preying on the confidence game—“what Barnum said was born every minute”—but anyway I can’t believe that I have been “sucked in” —if I have, anyway I will be a good looser, as probably she needed a new dress and if she is really a poor girl I won’t be hard on her. But * am hurt because really I am so lonely and how joyful she could really have made I life for me —whereas it is terribly gloomy now. He rname as I know her is Miss withheld by editor) and calls for her mail efiare General Delivery. Kindly see her through to one who will give her kind treatment and.who will work hard for her. Thanking you to pub lish this. DONALD GIBSON REEVES, 3605 Tulane Ave. New Orleans, La. CHIEF BRAGG SENDS LETTERS BACK Chief of Police Bragg today ad mitted that he had received a com munication last week from Reeves, which enclosed letters he had re ceived from the Americus girl. He announced that he at once re-mailed them to Reeves by registered mail, and not only informed him that he would have nothing to do with the case, but that He wanted no more let ters from him concerning the girl. He declared such matters were none of his business and that, whether Reeves had been “picked up” or not, he was not going to take a chance on the pos sibility of assisting a white slave ring somewhere. The girl is said to be well known in Americus an dto have been mar ried. The name used by her was her married name, not that of her family. CURB MARKET TOMORROW. THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES HANDS * ~s * Take iT Dax/id, i haven’t Th' hear? S. To KEEP T ANY / LONGER A I ■ / ’ f AT, ( ) 4/ ,• \Mience J ' ‘j tWI I X'E w ' > * \ ' /7^'\ n V~A . r x a 1 V X n 'v-* wbK2‘N& ,f 4 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2, 1922. REPUBLICANS TO ASK HARDING TO APPROVE BONUS Senate Committee Members Seek His O. K. With Slight Changes WASHINGTON, May 2.—Presi dent aHrding is to be asked by the sehate finance committee Republi cans to approve the soldiers bonus bill differing from the house meas ure in only minor essentials. EVERY DELEGATE ATPRESBYTERIAL Boys’ Pageant To Be Feature Os Tonight’s Program Os Meeting With every delegate present for the firsts time in the remembered history of the organization, the Ma con Presbyterial opened its annual sessions at the Americus Presbyterian church last night. The occasion was interesting and participated in by the Americus members of the congrega tion with much enthusiasm. The meetings continued throughout to day according to the published pro gram. The meetings will end with Wednesday morning's session. The feature of tonight’s program wil] be the presentation of the page ant, “The Story of Joseph,” by forty local Christian Endeavor boys under i the direction of Mrs. F. B. Arthur. ! The program for tinght and Wednes- ‘ day follows: Tuesday Evening, 7:30 o'Clock Hymn. Scripture. Prayer Offering. Pagean—Christian Endeavor Boys, “The Story of Joseph.” Macon Presbyterey’s Work—Rev. John Goff, Macon. Benediction. Wednesday Morning, 9:30 o'Clock Hymn. Prayer. Consecration Service—Led by Mrs. B. A. Hooks. “Soul Winning in the Mountains” —Miss Ruby Ray. Hymn. Conferences for Colored Women —Mrs. H. B. Mazo, Macon. Young People’s Conferences—Mrs. G. F. Penn. Reports of Committees. Installatio nos Officers. Adjournment. WARE DRYER THAN EVER. WAYCROSS, May 2. ln his charge to the grand jury yesterday opening the May term of Superior court Judge J. I. Summerall stated that the prohobition laws were being better enforced in this county now than at any time since the passage of the dry laws. Man Who Built Shelter and Wall at Andersonville 44 Years Ago Here to Inspect Job The man who 44 years ago built the brick wall and care-takers resi dence at the Andersonville Natl »nal cemetery dropped off a Central of Georgia train at Americus yesterday to spend a day or two looking over the job and observing how well it had stood against time. The man was Wm. B. Marche, ‘of Washington, D. C. For 46 years a tinning and heating contractor in the capitol city, he is now 80 years of age and an inamte of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home, at Wahsing ton, one of the big Masonic institu tions of the country. His family and relatives arc all gone, and he en joys a comfortable home in the insti tution. He is an ardent Knight Templar, and is returning from New Orleans where he attended the tri ennial conclave alst week. Although white haired, thing of igure and rath er feeble, Mr. Marche still enjoys life and is a possessor of a fine memory of days gone by. “Americus, as I remember it, was just a village when I came here in the fall of 1878,” said he.- “It rain ed all winter and we could hardly get a start on the job at Anderson ville until spring. The job was com pleted in the early part of 1879.” The story of the work was drawn from him by a series of questions, and it was unfolded in something of this fashion: Lo»t $6,000 on Job. “I came here expecting to make about $6,000 and lost that much. 1 was living in Washington, where I was born and always lived and was asked to bid on the construction of the wall at Andersonville. I did and got the job. I had investigated and found I could make splendid brick on the ground. I had some of the clay shipped to Washington and burn ed there. It made beautiful brick and the specimen brick was used to get the contract. 1 cmfwy cmfwy get the contract. But I had been deceived by the people who sent me the clay; it had come from a hog wallow and had been tempered for years. When I set up a kiln in the woods near the cemetery and made a run of brick from the clay they wouldn’t do at all, there being too much sand in them. Afterward I did get permission to use them in the residence. “As a result, instead of making my own brick on the ground at $5 to $6 a thousand besides freight, and that made the difference between a profit and a loss. The brick was made by Peter Harris, of Macon, and I bought them from Tom Guerney. MosJ. of the lime and other materials used 1 bought from Hamlin Brothers, in Americus. All my labor I secured right here, much of it being colored. Graves Newly Marked. “The graves in the cemetery had been marked with stones and put in condition two or three yArs previ- CURB MARKET TOMORROW. PRICE FIVE CENTS. | ously by a man named Bridges, of Duuque, la. He also had the con tract at this time to erect the brick caretakers residence on the grounds. He told me it would not profitable for both of us to come down here and build these jobs separately, so I told him I would turn over my con tract to him for SI,OOO. He refused. His bid on the house was S4OO lower than mine, and we finally agreed that I should take over his contract at the price he had bid. Previously in the spring of the same year I had built a similar caretakers house at Beverly, N. J., and was familar with the work. “I had nothing to do with the pris on park. At that time a large part of the old stockade was still stand ing and the spring was not covered. Capt. Sullivan, who afterwards died at the park, was superintendent.” Yesterday afternoon Mr. Marche struck un an accidental acquaintance ship in a drug store here with Prof. J. E. Mathis, city superintendent of | schools. Ke announced his intention of arising early this morning and go ing to Andcrsonvlile by train to visit the cemetery. Prof. Mathis volun teered to taek him by auto that aft ernoon, which greatly pleased the old man, and together they made the trip, which was no less interesting to Prof. Mathis than Mr. Marche. The old man expressed much*.satisfaction at finding both pieces of work in perfect condition. According to Mr. Marche, the con tract price for the wall and house, as he remembers it, was about $20,- 000. He isn to a veteran of the Northern army, having always been afflicted with a stiff neck which caused him to be rejected both as a volunteer and when drafted. He left this afternoon for home, intending to stop at Macon, Augusta and Richmond to inspect sites with, which he was familiar nearly half a century ago, but which he has not seen since. BIG WRESTLERS TO MEET HERE Stevens And Olson To Stage Fin ish Go At Opera House Tomorrow The sport of wrestling, with men of championship caliber being match ed, will be given a try-out in Ameri cus at the Opera House tomorrow night, and if successful, if the lovers of the sport show their appreciation by their aptronage, it is announced that matches will be staged once or twice monthly, with some of the greatest wrestlers in the world being brought here. Tomorrow night at 8 o’clock Har ry Stevens, of Macon, and Neal Ol son ,of Cincinnati, the former 205 pounds and latter 210, will put on a finish match, two out of three falls. Stevens is a great wrestler who challenges all comers and has met some of the greatest men in the world on the mat. Recently he has defeated a number of noted wrest lers, including Joe Windell, Chas. Cutler, Paul Sampson and Ivom Smirnoff. Some time ago he met Zbyszko, ex-world heavyweight champion, in Macon, and stayed 1 hour and 12 minutes. Olson won the Swedish wrestling championship with the famous dou ble wrist lock and is now aspiring for the world championship. He challenges all comers of any weight. An added feature of the program will be the appearance of Frank Mc- Laughlin, of Jackson, who challenges any two local men for a 20-minute handicap match, offering to pay them $1 a minute for the time they can stay with him. The admission fee for the .whole wrestling program will be 49 cents so rail seats. Tickets are now on sale at the Windsor Pharmacy. JAP PREMIER ASKS CABINET TO RESIGN TOKIO, May Associated JPress.) —Premier Takahashi is re ported to have requested the resigna tion of his cabinet with a view of i forming a new government in sympa thy with his views. A break in the seiqukai, or government party, is pos sible in consequence. DRY OFFICERS AFTER DOCTORS, DRUGGISTS WASHINGTON, May 2.—The in auguration of a nation-wide cam paign against physicians and drug gists wha have been over-prescrib ing and supplying liquor for imagin ary ills'was announced today by Pro hibition Commissioner Haynes. STATE EDITION I FLOOD VICTIMS STICK TO HOMES BY THOUSANDS Suffering From Lack of Food Re potted Certain Unless Relief Is Speeded | WASHINGTON, May 2.—An ap propriation of a million dollars for the relief of sufferers in the flooded areas of the Mississippi valley is pro vided in a bill favorably reported in the house today by the agriculture committee. The measure will be reshude through the house. Senate leaders also have promis ed to give it imediate Consideration. The expenditure of the fund will be handled by the secretary of agri culture. ( VICTIMS REFUSE TO LEAVEHOME. NATCHEZ, Miss., May 2.—Thous ands of people in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, axe still in their flooded homes and will not leave them except I in the last extremity, flood relief of ficials stated this morning. Suffering from lack of food is cer tain unless relief arrangements are speedily perfected. No serious troubles on the levees have been reported from this district in the last three days. S. W. KNOX. WELL KNOWN SHOE SALESMAN, DIES Funeral services for S. M. Knox, 74 years of age, who died in At lanta Sunday morning at the resi dence, 19 Euclid Terrace, were held this morning at 10 o’clock at the chapel of 11. M. Patterson & Son. Interment was in Decatur cemetery. Mr. Knox was well known in AmeYieus, where for many years he traveled for a large shoe concern, selling to the shoe merchants in this territory, and visiting his grand daughter, Mrs.. C. C. Holliday, who resides in Brooklyn Heights. Failing health combined with advanced years was the immediate cause of his death. He leaves a large and prominent connection throughout North Caro lina and Georgia. LUNCHEONSTOWEDNESDAY ROTARY CLUB CHANGES The regular weekly luncheon of the Rotary club will be changed this week from Thursday to Wednesday, to continue during the summer months. The change was made be cause of the Thursday half holidays which will be inaugurated this week. The luncheon hour is 1 o’clock at the Tea Room. HONORING MRS. COOPER, OF THOMASVILLE. Mrs. John Council will entertain at her pretty country home this after noon, complimenting Mrs. Martin Cooper, of Thomasville, the house guest of Mrs. Emmett McNulty. Oth ers who have planned parties for Mrs. Cooper are Mrs. C. O. Niles, who will give a bridge party this evening; Mrs. H. B. Allen, will honor Mrs. Cooper at a luncheon at the Tea Room Wed nesday, and Mrs. Dudley Gatewood will entertain at bridge later in the week for Mrs. Cooper. GOLF CLUB HOUSE TO BE SCENE OF PRETTY PARTY Mrs. Will Green Turpin and Mrs. Charles Burke will give a bridge party Friday afternoon at the Golf club. This will be one of the largest parties < of the season. Over a hundred guests have been invited. Mrs. William A. Pierre left last night for Buffalo, where she will re main all summer. Mr. Pierre is a member of the Buffalo baseball club. Mrs. iPerre, who was formerly Miss Fannie Sargent has been spend ing some time with her mother, Mrs. Ida Sargent, on Lee street. Miss Vera Henry is the house guest of Mrs. S. H. McKee. Miss Eugenia Parker, who was an attractive guest at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house party during the “Little Commencement” gaieties at the University of Georgia in Ath ens, ha sreturned to her home here. Harris Council has returned to Americus after spending the week end in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Chappell, of Richland, announce the birth of a daughter at the Plains hospital Mon day, May 1, who has been given tho name Flora McDonald. Mrs. Chap pell was Miss Ethel Markette before her marriage several years ago, and visited friends in Americus at fre qpent intervals.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, May 02, 1922, State Edition, Image 1