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WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Showers tonight and >-
Wednesday; little change in tempera- I
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
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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 indicated 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.
COTTONRISES
ON CROP NEWS
Rises Os S7 a Bale Scored In New
York—Spots Go To 18 Cents
Here
NEW YORK, May i.— Fear of an
unfavorable start for the new cot
ton crop was held responsible for
greatly increased activitiy and
strength in the local cotton market
today. An advance of approximately
ly $7 a bale! compared with the
prices of last Thursday was regis
tered.
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.
Prev. Close 18.09 18.28 18.32
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 18.1*6
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
2:30 18.73 18.83 18.86
2:45 18.86 19.03 19.05
Close 18.87 19.00 19.03
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 H. M. Patterson & Son.
Interment was in Decatur cemetery.
Mr. Knpx was well known in
Americus, 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.
LUNCHEONS TO WEDNESDAY
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,
'rhe luncheon hour is 1 o’clock at the
Tea Room.
GASOLINE ADVANCES
TWO CENTS GALLON
Gasoline consumers awoke today to
a cruel realization that the price had
advanced two cents a gallon over
night, going from 25 to 27 cents. The
advance came as a result of an in
crease of that amount in the whole
sale price fixed by large refiners.
CURB MARKET TOMORROW.
THE
PUBLISHED IN THE HE ART OF
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 bee i 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 enquires 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 bepn “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
giy Newspaper”:
The Letter
, New Orleans, La., April 26, 1922.
Any Americus, Georgia Newspaper:
Dear Friend: Not so long ago I
sent up a toy 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 course. She promised to marry
me, but as it would cost three rail
road fares if I came to Americus to
marry her, I as well as she decided it
best that she come to New Orleans
and we woul dmarry here. She told
me that it was impossible for 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 Sunday meetings
were conducted by the pastor, Dr.
Carl W. Minor, in preparation for the
coming of Dr. J. M. Kaymore, of De
catur, Monday afternoon. With Dr.
Kaymore arrived Marvin Pharr, of
the First Baptist church of Macon,
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.
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
latter will be referred to the min
ster of finance, who is expected to
prepare a reply to submit to the cabi
net for its approval.
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, has returned to her home here.
CURB MARKET TOMORROW.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2, 1922.
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 that our romance
would not fall through. I mailed this
on April 19th and received a re.turn
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
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—#md if she really is the girl
of the picture I now hold—instead of
some one preying on the confidence
game—“what Earnum 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
life for me—whereas it is terribly
gloomy now.
Her name as I know her is Miss
, (note —Name
withheld by editor) and calls for her
mail care 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 hjfve 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 and to have been .mar
ried. The name used by her was her
married name, not that of her fqmily.
CURB MARKET TOMORROW.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES HANDS
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REPUBLICANS TO
ASK HARDING TO
APPROVE BONUS
Senate Finance Committee Mem
bers Seek His O. K. With
Slight Changes
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Presi
dent Harding is to be asked by the
senate finance committee Republi
cans to approve the soldiers bonus
bill differing from the house meas
ure in only minor essentials.
EVERYDELEGATE
AT PRESBYTER!AL
Boys’ Pageant To Be Feature Os
Tonight’s Program Os
Meeting
With every delegate present for
the first 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
Americvs members of the congrega
tion with laueh 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
will be the presentation of the page
ant, “The Story of Joseph,” by forty
local Christian Endeavor boys under
the direction of Mrs. F. B. Arthur.
The program for tonight and Wed
nesday follows: I
Tuesday Evening, 7:30 o’Clock
Hymn. g) |
Scripture.
Prayer
Offering.
Pageant—Christian Endeavor Boys,
“The Story of Joseph.”
Macon*Pres»^ter’ef^ —Writ—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. Moizo, Macon.
Young People’s Conferences—Mrs.
G. F. Penn.
Reports of Committees.
Installation of 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 Andersqnv:ht Nat' >ual
cemetery dropped off a Centra! 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 inmate of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, at Washing
ton, one of the big Masonic institu
tions of the country. His family and
relatives are 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 last week. Although
white haired, thin of figure and rath
er feeble, Mr. Marche still enjoys life
and is a possessor of a fine memory
of days gone by.
“Americus, as 1 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:
Lost $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. But 1 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
1 bought them from Tom Guerney.
Most of the lime and other materials
used I bought from Kamil Brothers,
in Americus. All my labor I secured
right here, much of it being colored.
Grave* Newly Marked.
“The graves in the cemetery had
been marked with stone-s and put in
condition two or three years previ-
CURB MARKET TOMORROW.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ously .by a man named Bridges, of
Dubuque, 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 be profitable
for both of us to come down here
and build these jobs separately, so
1 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 up 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 Andersonvlile by train to visit
the cemetery. Prof. Mathis volun
teered to take 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 is not 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.
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BIC 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 patronage, 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 Ivoni
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
for all seats. Tickets are now on
sale at the Windsor Pharmacy.
JAP PREMIER ASKS
CABINET TO RESIGN
TOKIO, May 2. (By Associated
Press.) —Premier Takahashi is re
ported to have requested the resigna
tion of his cabinet with a view of
: forming a new government in sympa
thy with his views. A break in the
I selyqukai or government party is pos-
I sible in consequence.
DRY OFFICERS AFTER
DOCTORS, DRUGGISTS
WASHINGTON, May 2.—The in
auguration of a nation-wide cam-
I paign against physicians and drug
gists who have been over-prescrib
ing and supplying liquor for imagin
ary ills was announced today by Pro
hibition Commissioner Haynes.
CURB MARKET TOMORROW.
HOME
EDITION
FLOOD VICTIMS
STICK TO HOMES
BY THOUSANDS
Suffering From Lack of Food Re
ported 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
rushed through the house.
Senate leaders also have promis
ed to give it immediate 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, are still in their flooded
homes and will not leave them except
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 levels
have been reported from this district
in the last three days.
WAITEDLONGIN
FIRE FOR RESCUE
Sam Williamson Had Difficulty
Giving Alarm. Being Cut Off
By Flames
While Americus slept at 1 o’clock
Tuesday morning fire invaded the
two story home on Jackson street, op
posite the Presbyterian church, of
Mrs. Pat Williams, crept up the stair
way and drove Mr. and Mrs. Sam
liamson and their son, who occupied
rooms there, onto a back porch,
where they stood for 25 minutes, Mr.
Williamson said, before rescue came.
According to Mr. Williamson, their
son was awakened by the odor of
smoke and culled him. He opened the
door to the room into the hall and
was greeted by flame coming up the
stairway, which had them cut off. Mr.
Williamson yelled fire and made as
much noise as possible, but it was ten
minute’s, he says, before he could get
even a sleep response. Finally some
one called the fire department by
phone, but gave na location and the
firemen spent some time racing about
town trying to find the blaze, which
had not yet broken out. Finally they
found the place .and rescued the Wil
liamsons from the back porch by
ladder.
All others in the house escaped
through windows or otherwise with
out aid. Robt. Hawkins emerged in
his night clothing, losing all his be
longings in the room and having to
find a friend for temporary replenish
ment of his wardrobe. The William
sons lost much bed elothiilg and other
possessions stored in the house, as
well as most of their clothing. The
house was badly damaged on the in
terior.
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
>e used in the manufacture of fer
tilizer. The new wording specifies
using the “most economical source of
power.”
ASKS $50.000 TO PUSH
ALL WAR FRAUD CASES
WASHINGTON, May 2.—A re
quest for a special appropriation of
$500,000 to be used in the prosecu
tion of war fraud cases was sent to
the house today by the president. The
communication explained that the
fund would be used for investigating
or prosecuting all eases whether civil
or criminal growing out of the war.
REPORT FREEING MORSE
GOT DAUGHERTY $25,000
■WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.—Reports
that Harry G. Daugherty, now at
torney general of the United States,
had received a fee of $25,000 from
Charles W. Morse for obtaining the
latter’s release from the Atlanta fed
eral penitentiary in 1912, was re
peated in the senate today by Sena
tor Caraway and denied by Daugh
erty’s friends.
CURB MARKET TOMORROW.