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THE HAGUE, July 12. — (By As
sociated Press.) - The conference
with representatives of Soviet Rus
sia here broke down at 1 o’clock this
afternoon without apparent hope of a
further meeting. Maxim Litvinoff,
o f the Ru ns, said on
leaving the chamber that further
meetings wer- unlikely, as the non-
Russians insisted upon the Russians
making yronn es with regard to
property compensation and giving
guarantees which were impossible un
lil the Rusinns knew what credit
and loans would be granted.
Litvinoff added that the peace
pact would hold for one month aft
er the last meeting.
The morning session of the confer
ence on Russian affairs, which was
devoted to consideration of the pri
vate property question, broke up
amid considerable confusion, many of
the delegates declaring the Russian
replies meant a collapse of The
Hague conference was inevitable. No
derision as to this, however, had been
taken to 3 o’clock this afternoon.
MORATORIUM FORMALLY
ASKED GY GERMANS.
PARIS, July 12. (By Associat
ed Press.)—The German represen
tatives .today submitted to the repara
tionsiwhmission a formal note re
questing a moratorium reparations
payments for the remainder of the
present year. The note stated that
32,000,00(1 gold marks due Saturday
were available, hut recommended
that this payment also be waived.
S.A.LTEAMTO
PLAY THURSDAY
Lolumbus Coming For Thursday
Holiday Game On Play
ground Diamond
The Seaboard baseball team has
arranged a game for Thursday aft
ernoon on the Playground diamond
for the amusement of the half holi
day crowd, bringing Columbus here
for a contest beginning at 4 o'clock.
A good game is expected, as both
teams are going well. The announc
ed batteries are Riddle and Chestnut,
for Columbus, and Parsons and Early
for Americus.
To help pay expenses an admission
ee of ;>o cents for adults will be
charged. Chilian will be admitted
free.
PLAYGROUND not to
BE COSED TO PUBLIC
The question has been asked
hether or not the general public
be allowed to enter the Play
i and the swimming pool there
p altern °on, the occasion of
ic-v " ' cb'bration. The answer
‘ Yes > an <l Welcome.”
’’cur -h a Shf,lt time after the noon
the pool will be reserved for
touts' 'and 'the 10Cal Rotary
sponsored by
ttbai- h e m anailS - But after
Onlookers'/ '“i? Vnl ‘‘ r the po°l
t, other
. '• their guests, will
a from the grounds.
KCK^XOURNAMen T
P °“ I PONED ONE DAY
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Rolf tourram.. h natlonal open
ed un
poss>ble to ~|.7 1 was tound ini-
ki »lg flooded? .7 the course after
neavy rain.
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sold TO E. F. CLORE
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L’. '‘We, o f ~’’i, been sold to B.
n ’bl occupy ,X .. heights, who
Portly, b ' lth his family very
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10 believe this.
Conference With Allies Breaks Down
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Here’s John D. Rockefeller, world’s richest man, as he looked on his
83rd birthday anniversary. He spent the day by going to church at
(Tarrytown, N. Y., and taking an auto ride through the Pocantico Huis.
SI,OOO REWARD OFFERED
FOR HERRIN MINE SLAYERS
ANOTHER DAY T 9
HIGHWAY FIGHT
Old Majority And Minority Re
ports Accepted By Elouse
As information
ATLANTA, July 12. The house
of representatives by a vote of 126
to 5 have adopted a resolution ac
i eepting as information the reports of
| the majority and minority of the spe
cial legislative committee which last
| year investigated the state highway
department. The resolution as intro
j duced by Representative Beckham, of
j Dougherty, was a substitute for a
I resolution by Mr. McMichael, of Ma
j rion, providing for acceptance of the
i minority report whic hseverely criti
i cised the department. The Be.’k
ham substitute which was adopted
I after consuming the entire session of
the day, also provided for the dis-
I charge of the investigating commit
| tee.
The feature of Tuesday morning’s
I session was the vigorous defense of
the highway department and strenu-
I ous denial of charges of inefficiency
i and extravagance made against it
by Representative McMichael, of Ma
; rion.
Among the bills introduced in the
j house was a bill by Representative
' Moye, of Randolph, creating a board
of five members to replace the vari
ous boards of trustees of the Uni
versity of Georgia and its branches,
including the boards of the various
agricultural schools. This was in line
with a suggestion made by Governor
Hardwick. Another bill introduced
bv Representative Lankford, of
Toombs would reduce the scale of
motor vehicle license taxes by fixing
a charge of 30 cents per horsepower
instead of 60 cents per horsepower as
at present. The following Tills were
introduced in the house:
Bv Mr. Hamilton, of Floyd—To
fix the fees of coroners.
Mr. Moye of Randolph, and oth
ers—To substitute a board of control
of five members for the . d'tferent
boards of trustees of the University
of Georgia and its branches.
By Mr. Valentino of Chatham —To
regulate the sale of drugs.
By Mr. Clark of Webster—Tdereg
ulate the manner in which county
tax collectors shall set'le with the
school authorities.
By Mr. Carswell, of Wilkinson
i To make it a misdemeanor to draw a
check with intent to defraud.
By Mr. Wimberly, of Laurens—
To amend the code as to the giving
of bond by surviving partners of
firms.
i Bv Mr. MeGarity, of Paulding
To make it a misdemeanor to follow
THE TIMEsBrKORDER
.£§JtPUBLISHLD IN THE HEART OF
Illinois Attorney General An
nounces Offer For Informa
tion As To Guilty
CHICAGO, July 12.—Attorney
General Brundage, of Illinois, today
offered a reward of SI,OOO for infor
mation leading to the arrest and con
viction of the persons who committed
the murder and assault in connection
with t’he strike of coal miners in Wil
liams county.
NO CONFIRMATION OF
IRISH REPUBLIC RUMOR
LONDON, July 12. (By Asso
ciated Press.) —A rumor that the
Irish Republic has been proclaimed
at Cork, is printed in several of to
day’s newspapers under a Belfast
date line. It is not confirmed from
any other source.
MRS. HARDWICK, AFTER
STROKE, IS IMPROVED
ATLANTA, July 12. News that
Mrs. Thomas W. Hardwick, who suf
fered a slight stroke of paralysis
a few days ago is greatly improved
and is able to be up and about, will
be gratifying to her many friends.
any ordinary calling on the Sabbath
day.
By Mr. Collins, op Cherokee—To
change the public school system of
the town of Canton.
By Mr. Carswell, of Williamson,
and Mr. Culpepper, of Meriwether —
To provide for the appointment of
special officiers to protect common
carriers. v
By Mr. Mundy, of Polk—To pro
hibit any person from offering any
thing to sectf'e trade with a city,
county or state.
By Mr. Davis, of Oglethorpe, and
others Resolution memorializing
the late representatives, J. A. Mon
roe, of Wilcox; Mark Tison, of Worth
and N. A. Bradford, of Whitfield.
By the Sumter Delegation To
amend the charter of the city of
Americus as to election of city clerk
and treasurer.
By Mr. Lankford, of Toombs -
To change the schedule of the motor
vehicle license taxes.
By Mr. Riley, of Sumter To
amend the code relative to bills of
lading.
By Mr. Lankford, of Toombs -
To abolish an independent school
system for the town of Lyons.
By Mr. Fowler, of Bibb To
provide for the appointment of rail
road policemen.
By Mr. Williams, of Millen To
amend thu-charter of the city of Col
quitt.
By Mr. Bentley, of Fulton To
pay veterans of the World War a
state bonus.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 12, 1922.
GEORGE PHILLIPS,
SCHLEY LYNCHING
FUGITIVE, TAKEN
Caught At Bartow, Fla., And
May Be Brought Here At
Solicitor’s Request
George Phillips, generally regard
ed as the ringleader in the lynching
several months ago in Schley coun
ty of Will Jones, a negro farmer,
and one of seven men under indict
ment whose arrest had never been
effected, has been captured in Bar
tow, Fla., and George Dillard, city
marshal of Ellaville, left Tuesday
night on the Seminole for that place
to bring him back for trial. News
of the capture was conveyed to the
marshal by Jule Felton, of Monte
zuma, solicitor general of the Su
perior court, under whose direction,
it is understood, a search for the
missing men, has been going on quiet
ly for some time. No details were
given out. The solicitor has request
ed that PMllips be brought to the
Sumter county jail, instead of being
held Ellaville, it is understood,
the supposition being that he con
siders it less likj ly the prisoner might
be rescued by his friends if held
here.
The other missing men under in
dictment are Arthur and John De
vane, Tom Brown, Clarence Robin
son, a’,’d two unidentified soldiers.
Benny De. Vane, Henry Harvey and
Henry Louis Fulford were convicted
on shooting at another in connection
with the case at the last term of
Schley Superior court.
WOODMEN CIRCLE TO HEAR
iWO DISTRICT DEPUTIES
Mrs. Drusilla Chastain, deputy for
this district of tne Wooamen Circle,
will arrive from Albany Thursday
to meet with the Minnie Vann Grove
here Thursday night in their regular
session. The session will be held in
the Woodmen hall at 8 o’clock, and
the entire membership is urged to be
present to meet .Mrs. Chastain, who
received her appointment recently.
Coming with Mrs. Chastain to the
meeting will be Miss Otis Crump, re
cently returned from the general
convention of Woodmen of the World
at Omaha, Nebr., where she made a
splendid report of her work in Geor
gia am! was promoted to the Savan
nah district for the fine showing
made under her direction. She and
Mrs. Chastain will tell tne Grove
here of the convention.
COTTON MARKET
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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Strict Middling, 22 1-1 cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, July 12. Market
opened quiet 5-9 up. Fullys, 13.48.
Sales, 8,000 bales.
Futures: Sept. Dec. Feb.
Prev. Close 12.47 12.10 11.96
First Cail .12.46 12.10 11.96
Close 12.48 12.12 11.98
NEW YORK FUTURES
Oct. Dec. Jan.
Prev. Close 21.94 21.81 21.50
Open 21.95 21.85 21.55
10:15 am 22.09 21.94 21.63
10:30 22.10 21.94 21.67
10:45 22.07 21.92 21.60
11-00 21.97 21.85 21.54
11:15 ...22.02 21.87 21.53
11:30 . 22.55 22.00
i 11:45 22.22 22.07
; 12:00 ..22.23 22.09 21.78
; 12:15 pm ..22,22 -22.05 21.74
112:30 22.27 22.13 21.81
12:45 22.13 22.08 21.81
1:00 22.31 22.16 21.84
1:45 22.17 22.01 21.71
2:15 22.15 22.01 21.66
2:30 22.13 22.00 21.66
2:45 22.21 22.08 21.81
Close ..22.31 22.18 21.92
PEACH MARKET.
ATLANTA, July 12. New York,
96 cars sold; Hiley, 1.75@2.25; Ga.
Belle, 50@3.50; Elberta, 1.65@
2.75.
Philadelphia, 22 cars sold; Geor
gia Belle, 1.50@2.75; Elberta, 1.75
@3.25.
Boston, 6 cars sold; Hiley. 1.50@
3.00; Georgia Belle, 1.50@3.00; El
berta, 3.00@4.00.
Cincinnati, 5 cars sold; Georgia
Belle, 1.25@2.00; Elberta, 2.50@
3.00.
Chicago, 15 cars sold; Elberta, 3.00
@8.25.
Cleveland, 5 cars sold; Hiley, 1.75
@2.25; Georgia Belle, 2.00@2.50;
Elberta, 3.00@3.50.
Number of cars out of state, 283;
total, 5548,
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Marie Curtis, swimming champ, smiles in relief. They’ve’' just
removed the clay from her face.. She nosed for a clay model for the
Chicago Ai t Exhibit.
ROTARIANS ALL READY
FOR BIG DAY THURSDAY
District Governor Pierpont, Os Sa
vannah, To Arrive On Early
Train
Americus Rotary club will have
as its guests /tomorrow—Thursday
—Rotarians and Boy Scouts and
wives of Rotarians from Albany,, Co
lumbus, Moultrie, Quitman, Thomas
ville and West Point.
Members of Troop 111 Boy Scouts,
which is the Rotary troup will as
semble at the Windsor hotel in full
uniform at 11 o’clock.
The wives of the Americus Ro
tarians are all expected to be at the
Playground not later than 11 o’clock
to assist in arranging the tables, each
woman bringing with her her own
basket.
Beside the local Rotarians and
their wives, there will be approxi
mately 300 guests.
District Governor Porter Pierpont,
of Savannah, will arrive on the Semi
nole from Jacksonville early Thurs
day morning and will go immediate
ly to the Windsor hotel where rooms
have been reserved for him.
The local Rotarians will gather at
9 a. m. at the hotel to welcome the
governor. Officers of the local club
and the governor will be in session
until about 11 o’clock when all will
go to the Playground, where the ex
ercises of the day will take place.
Visiting Rotarians are all expect
ed to arrive by automobile, going
first to the Windsor hotel where
rooms have been reserved for men
and for women to refresh themselves.
I’rom the hotel they will go to the
Playground where the fun will begin
with a song under the leadership of
Frank Harrold.
At noon a reception will be given
to Governor Pierpont by all visiting
Rotarians. (Dinner will be served
under the trees at 12:4J>. A barbe
cue has been prepared and the,ladies
of the club are supplementing it with
two fried chickens, one small cake,
12 deviled eggs and biscuits.
“Many of the Rotary women are
out of the city,” Mrs. L. F. Grubbs,
chairman of the basket committee
said Wednesday, “and those of us
that are left will have to fill this
request in full or we won’t have suf
ficient. Most of the Rotary women
have fallen into the spirit and have
promised all and more than we have
asked.”
Glover Toastmaster
President Garr Glover will act as
toastmaster and seated at the sepak
ers’ table will be District Governor
Pierpont, the president of each of
the six visiting clubs: Dr. Car} W.
Minor, president of Kiwanis club;
Lewis Ellis, district lieutenant gov
ernor, Kiwanis tdußs; Rev. JI. L.
Brookshire, president of the Lions
club; H. E. Allen, district governor,
Lions clubs; ‘Congressman C. R.
Crisn; Mayor J. E. Sheppard, Neill
A. Ray, chairman county ■commis
sioners; Past Presidents of Americus
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
' Rotary Frank Harrold, Bill Dykes, J.
I E. Hightower, Frank Lanier, and
i geenral chairman, J. Ralston Cargill.
A swimming and diving competi
tion will take place at 2:30 partici
; pated in by picked Scouts ; from each
iof the visiting Rotary club troops.
Ihore will be five events—high div
ing, lite-saving, back stroke race, 30-
I yard dash and endurance race. Peck
Rylander and Bill Caye have this in
charge and will award first, second
and third prize ribbons in each event,
and three handsome prizes will be
given the three highest scorers.
Those of the visitors who care to
will be given the opportunity to go
into the pool, while others will be car
, ried to the Country club to play golf
I and still others to the Rylander the
ater, thus completing the day.
Local Committees
Following is the complete list of
local comittees:
Basket Committee Mrs. L. F.
I Grubbs, chairman; Mrs. Wm. Green
. Turpin and Mrs. Lovelace Eve.
J. Ralston Cargill, General Chair
man; W. W. Dykes, finance; W. E.
Taylor, table and grounds; Frank
Lanier, reception; Tim Furlow, bar
i becue; Lovelace Eve, program and
' entertainment.
Reception Committee—Frank Ra
inier, chairman; Dick Allison, Frank
' Harrold, Bill Caye, Sam Coney, Jim
: Davenport, Dave Andrews, Carr
; Glover. John Prance, Walter Rylan-
I der, John Sheffield, Frank Sheffield,
George Ellis, George Riley, Dusty
Burke, Rev. English, Doc Grubbs,
( Doctor Glenn, Lagg Turpin, Luther
i Harrell, George Anderson.
Barbecue Committee—Tim Fur
low, chairman; Charley Culpeper,
Turk Harris, Doc Howell, Paul West
brook, Dusty Burke, Lagg Turpin,
IJS. E. Statham.
House Committee—Mrs. Frank
I Sheffield.
Park and Transportation Lagg
| Turpin.
Table and Grounds Committee—
W. E. Taylor, chairman; George An
i derson. W. H. Emmet, Frank Har-
■ rold, Doc Wheeler, Captain Stokes,
■ Charlev Culpepper, Cleve Tillman,
J. E. Hightower, J. T. Warren, John
Sheffield, Luther Harrell.
Program and Entertainment Com
mitiee—Lovelace Eve, chairman; J.
E. Mathis, Peck Rylander, Lucius
McCleskey. Bill Caye, J. E. Hightow
er, Frank Harrold. Doc Grubbs, Lagg
Turnin, George Ellis, Walter Ry
, lander.
Finance Commitee—Rill Dykes,
chairman; Carr Glover, Fess Mathis,
Registration Committee—George
I Anderson.
’CUE CI-UP Tn MFFT
FOR DINNER THURSDAY
The Americus Barbecue club will
(.serve its regular ’cue dinner Thurs
day at 1 o’clock at the Barbecue
"rounds on Glessnes street. All mem
,hers are urged to attend, the occas
ion premising to be an enjoyable
one.
HOME
EDITION
STRIKE TO
CONTINUE,
REPLY TO
HARDING
President’s Proclamation Brings
Declaration From Eastern
Committee
CHICAGO, July 12.—(8y Asso
ciated Press.) (Bulletin.) —No def
inite reply to the shopmen’s strike
settlement proposals was given to
Chairman Hooper, of' the Labor
hoard, by representatives of the rail
road executives at a noon-day confer
ence today. The executives said they
would notify Hooper of vneir answer
“later.”
CHICAGO, July 12. (By Asso
ciated I’iess.) Settlement of the
railroad sti'me se< i,.ed possibly l ia
step nearer today when it was dis
closed that secret conference had
been held between Chairman Ben
Hooper, of the Labor Board and
leaders of the six ..triking shop
crafts. No definite conclusions were
reached, but the disclosure of the
conferences, described as more per
sonal than official, raised hopes In
the railroad world.
PIVKETING VIRGINIA
ULER KIS KILLED
CREWE, Va., July 12.—Russell
Wiggins, a N. & W. yard office clerk,
was killed and an unidentified man
wounded when some one shot into a
crowd of picketing clerks at the sta
tion here last night.
NEW YORK CENTRAL
CONFERS WITH CERKS
NEW YORK, July 12.—1 n an ef
fort to prevent a walkout of 15,000
clerks and station employes on the
New 1 ork Central lines between here
and Chicago, company officials today
entered into a conference with rep
resentatives of t'he men, who are now
taking a strike vote on the question
of wage reductions, loss of vacations,
sick pay and contract labor.
ONE MAN SHOT IN
DENISON, TEX., CLASH
DENISON, Tex., July 12.—J. W.
I ike, Sr., said to be an employe of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road,
was shut and seriously wounded and
several other men severely beaten in
a, clash between strikers and their
sympathizers and men believed to be
strike breakers here today.
DOZEN KIDNAPED AND
BEATEN, DALLAS HEARS
DALLAS, Tex, July 12—Reports
to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
ia road office here stated that one
man was wounded and a dozen others
some of them deputy United States
marshals, knlnaped from the road’s
■ nop.- at Den.son by a mob of 1,060
and taken to the woods and beaten.
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STRIKE TO CONTINUE
MEN’S ANSWER TO HARDING
Jl.^p VV ? 0KR ’ July President
Holdings p rocianialion on the shop
men s strike resulted today in a pub
ic declaration by the ‘strike conduct’
committee of the Eastern railroads
that they would ‘continue on strike
until a satisfactory settlement was
H’ai’hed, even if every mail train in
the district were cancelled.”
HARDING CALLS FOR
ASSISTANCE TO TRAINS
WASHINGTON, July 12—Presi
dent Harding in a proclamation is
sued at the White House late last
night directed “all persons to refrain
from all interference with the law
ful efforts to maintain interstate
transportation and the carrying of
the United States mails.”
“Whereas, the United States Rail
road Labor Board is an agency of
the government, created by law, and
charged with the duty of adjusting
disputes between railroad operators
and employes engaged in interstate
commerce; and,
“Whereas, the United States Rail
road Labor Board has recently hand
ed down decisions, one affecting the
wages of the slop craft employes, the
other declaring the contract system
of shop craft work with outside agen
cies to be contrary to the intent of
the transportation act and, therefore,
that such practice must be discontin
ued- and
“Whereas, the shop cra f t empl»v n s
have elected to discontinue t.h»’r
work, rather than abide bv th 4 * de
cision rendered, and certain o»w<-n.
tors h.ive ignored ih«> decision
in" the abandonment of the j
shon nractice: and :«a|
‘'Whereas, the maintained jn
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