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TXrrZFQURTH YEAR.—NO. 205
FEDERATION WILL DISCUSS GENERAL STRIKE
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RAISE $90,000 FOR METHODIST CHURCH
FOUR MEN GIVE
SIO,OOO EACH;
MEET SUNDAY
Hold Mass Meeting Sunday And
Bishop Ainsworth .Will
Preach
The building fund of the I nst
Methodist church reached S9O,- .
000 last night. This was made
possible when four men contrib
uted SIO,OOO each and two others
$5,000.
Sunday night, Bishop Ainsworth i
w iH preach to the Methodists and
their friends in the Rylander the
ater and it is predicted that 1 the
entire $150,000 needed to replace
the burned edifice will be raised.
The meeting in the Windsor ho
tel Friday, night was one of the
nw<i remarkable gatherings held in
tin- city since the war days and re
sembled more than anything else,
those days, when th.e patriotic fervor
i f a community aroused, put across
Liberty loan after Liberty* loan and .
never reached the end of their re
sources. „ . •
To C. M. Council, as much as any
one man, perhaps, is due the success
that attended the early moments of i
the session. It was the well known I
banker, who, following the address |
by ißishop Ainsworth, an address j
that stirred men’s hearts and brought I
them into a common understanding
on a common project, that Mr. Coun- i
cil rose and stated that he would I
give SIO,OOO to the new church, his |
donation being made in the name of '
l his mother and to be used for the ;
r purchase of a pipe organ.
Immediately Frank Lanier was on |
hi febt, ‘i’ll call you on that, ■
( barlie," and the second! *slo,ooo I
was put down and inside of two i
minutes the church fund had started j
on its meteoric career, for he was '
soon followed by L. G. Council with.
SIO,OOO and R. L. McMath came in
to join the big four with an addi
tional SIO,OOO.
The total had reached $40,000 and
the subscriptions had just begun.
John Sheffield then put his name on
the rolls for SSOOO and was fol
lowed by Jolni Shiver with the sec
ond $5,000; and $50,000, one
third of the entire amount had "been
raised in less than 10 minutes.
I iom that point on, until the tell
ers had finished a poll of the entire
110 members and friends who were
present, the meeting was rapidly
gaining in headway, with subscrip
tions coming in faster than they
could be recorded until at the con
> hision of the evening session Bishop
Ainsworth, with, the light of victory
■hining in his face, announced that
'he total 4 >f $90,000 had been
achieved and that he would return
iiere Sunday night and that he con
fidently expected the balance would
fie forthcoming at that time.
The bishop in his address, follow
'.) .hi excellent dinner, which was
‘•njoyed by more than 100 members
■mil friends of th.e church, spoke with
~ieat feeling. He touched upon the
great need of the church in the
woi J today and sounded a warning
’mit unless the churches are built
-<>r the future, built so that the chil
can have competent instruction,
11 ,‘ e grave danger to civilization.
ihe meeting waxed enthusiastic,
Mt throughout it all there was an
undercurrent of feeling that made
o- I, a great religious' awakening
*--i. nought men to their feet who
‘i liiom seen in the public and
•jneh touched the hearts and the
Im 'etlnjods ot those who are anx
l!fo see their beloved church re
>tored.
-Sunday morning there will be a
caching service by Rev. J. A.
. o f Columbus, an old pastor
" 'ne church and one beloved by
J,, , the evening Bishop Ains-
* will return to Americus on a
* ‘a* mission to raise the needed
-'"’"'■ley to make the $150,000 church
an assured fact.
' ' Sunday night meeting will
... ? p ‘‘ Ue at the Rylander theater
1S expected that a record
' i- W'||| p acl< to
' '' ,l when the final victory for the
"eh fund is achieved.
( more
ilclhix M!LLION PERSONS
ba ch i ??’ Sept ' 2 -“ A dis
im f " i/ e . '-!P ,es s ?y s that accord
(? 1,1 official Bolshevist figures,
biforo T XV< ' Uted T-66.188 persons
■ 'Jiiica*' su P ren > e po-
adnnmstratfon ‘last
LARGE NUMBER
WOKEN SUPPORT
GOV. HARDWICK
John Sheffield Confident He WtU
Carry This Section
Easily
With Governor Hardwick’s cam
paign for re-election to the of lice
of chief executive of the state, com-
I ing down into t)fe home stretch, his
■ campaign managers have been elat
* ed during the past week with the
■ tremendous enthusiasm that bus been
I shown by women all over the state,
in his behalf.
Prominent women, who have had
an opportunity to study the political
situation and who understand tin
many reforms that vitally effect wo
men and children and to which the
governor is committed, not as cam
paign promises so much as because
he is in sympathy and intensely in
terested in their becoming laws, have
pledged him their unqualified sup
| port.
Mrs. Mary B. Clay, of Americus,
i is one of those leaders, who when ap
| proached on the subject of support-
I ing Governor Hardwick, added her
i unqualified endorsement to his fight
I for re-election.
John Sheffield, a prominent Ainer-
I icus man, stated today that he had
; found, an overwhelming sentiment
j for Hardwick in this section and that
' he had actually only conversed with
one man who was going to vote for
■ Walkerwhile on the other hand he
i had found a great many, who voted
for Walker last year, who intended
I to support Hardwick this time.
Among the women supporting
Governor Hardwick for re-election
■ are Mrs. Z.,L Fitzpatrick, of Madi
| son, , state organizer of the League
i of Women voters, formerly president
of the Georgia 1- ederation of Wo-
I men’s’cldbs and ide.nifi -d with many
j of the progressive educational and
philanthropic movements in the
state; Mrs. R. 1 . Berner, of Macon,
i chairman of the legislative depart
! merit of the Georgia Federation of
Women’s clubs and a niembi r of the
Legislative Council of Georgia; Mrs.
James,Y. Swift, of Middleton, state
! treasurer of the Woman’s Democrat
- ic party; Mrs. Edgar Dominick, of
Turin.
Mrs.’ Herbert M. Franklin, of Ten
• nille, former president of the U. 1).
(’.; Mrs. Dixon Williams, Milledge
ville, president of the Milledge Wo
man’s club; Mrs. J. B. Moore, wife
of Representative Moore; Mrs. John
N. Holder, Jefferson, a leader among
the elubwfcmen of the Ninth district
and managing editor of the Jackson
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FOLKS ARE ALWAYS BEING SO KIND TO US
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THE TIMEsSRECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE, HEART OF
COTTON MOVING
EARLY-MARKET
GETS 4500 BALES
Break In Market Starts First
Holding Movement Os The
Season
The conditio l ) of the cotton mar
ket during the past two days has ,
1 resulted in the holding of between |
, i 300 apd 400 bales of cotton that ;
have found then way into the local
market. Up to Friday the cotton
was moving along and being sold
■ as soon as it. was brought in.
The condition of the crop and the
I ( fact that' th? crop is moving earlier j
. this year, Ch'ere bfing a much great
er proportion of it picked now than I
i is usually the case September I, has
re. ulted in a total of about 4500
bales being placed on the local mar
ket to date.
The pric*e, up to Friday, had hung i
close about 22 cents but in spite
of the»short report, that issued
of August 25, the, inurkv.t broke and
today it had not recovered. -'
DRY WEATHER IS
HURTING CROPS
Wil! Be Labor Surplus After i
i Rush Os Cotton Picking
Season
ATLANTA, Sept. 2.—The Georgia
cotton condition during August i
showed a decline second only to
; the disastrous fall of last year. This
i very heavy drop is principally due
to the boll weevil, but weather con-
■ ' dition and lack of fertilizer are con- j
tributing causes, according to the
correspondents of the United States ;
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
I The report of the local statistician, |
■ i Z. R. Pettet, indicates a crop of con- j
, j siderably less than a million bales.
The deterioration was greatest in
: the eastern edge of the state, the
> I three districts along the eastern bol
der averaging a decline of some
• ; thing over fifteen points. In the
- ! western portion of the state the av
f ■ crage decline was about nine points.
i A fair understanding of the present
-| . atus of the Georgia crop may be
. * obtained by drawing- a line from
- i West Point, to Waycrqs-. Southwest
■ i of this line, it may be said that the
e 1 cotton crop is generally better than
I, ■ last year, and in some ease; very
g i good for a crop made under weevil
t ci Editions. Northwest of this lire
n ti e crop is “poor to fair.” There is
however, a band along the west of
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922
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Own Confession Only Evidence
Should it Convict Ward?
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BY EDWARD M. THIERRY
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Sept. I.—Can a mar. be convicted on
1 murder on his own uncorroborated confession?
That is the paramount question in the Walter S. Ward murder
mystery, which’ is no nearer solution now than it was more than three
months ago when the millionaire son of the president of the Ward
Baking Company rnadq the sensational admission that he had killed
' Clarence Peters as the climax of a blackmail plot.
* state, and a fringe o' mountain ter
ritory on the northern edge of the i
: state where the condition is still !
I quite hopeful.
The crop is the most spotted ever
recorded in this state, due to the
variation in the use of fertilizer, cal
c-urn arsenate, distribution of rainfall
and date of planting. In the good
sections numbers of fields can be !
found with practically no cotton, and i
; in the bad sections areas can be ]oeat- :
; ed which, have a good crop because i
I they were planted early, well ferr 1-
ized, poisoned with calcium arse tare ,
and had suitable rainfall with no ex
.ess moisture. These facts will ac
count for the extreme diversity and
■ range in crop conditions, and for the
difficulty in obtaining stable figures,
i The condition figure this month is
44G of normal, indicating a crop of
j 968,000 bales.
| These two questions focus atten-
| tiuii i
* If Ward stands trial with a plea;
of self-defense, will he disclose his I
secret?
Who, if anybody, is he protecting ;
in the murder-blackmail mystery?
Ward’s lips have been locked ever j
since his confession. His young j
I wife, sticking by him, is silent.
Westchester county authorities
! have spent thousands of dollars try
! ing to solve the mystery; but they
i have not shaken Ward’s story, nor
s have they uncovered a shred of evi
-1 denee to corroborate his confession.
* Meanwhile Ward is free on $50,-
iOO bail. “Charlie Ross” and "Jack,”
i named as black mailers, have not
* been found. The case is supposed
t to come to trial this fall.
POMERENF BILL PASSED;
REGULATES CAMPAIGNS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The
Pomerene bill regulating campaign
expenses lor candidates! for election
to the senate and house, was passed
by the senate today. The measure
takes the place of tl.e law held un
; constitutional in the Newberry case
j and now goes to the house.
GIN) DESTROYED.
TIFTON, Sept. 2—The cotton gin
nery and seed warehouse of I. W.
Bowen & Son, of Brookfield, 8
miles east of Tifton, was destroyed
by lire yesterday afternoon with a
loss of over 150 tons of seed and
a four-gin outfit. The total jloss
was about $12,000 partly covered
by insurance. It was only by hard
. work that the Atlantic Coast Line
depot and cotton warehouse near
by, in which were about 300 bales
of cotton, were saved. The fire is
supposed to have started from a
match in the cotton.
GREEKS TO CONCENTRATE.
ATHENS, Sept. 2.—-(By the As
i sociated Press.) - General army
headquarters has ordered concentra
tion of the entire Southern Greek
j army on the Unchak line in Asia
Minor to make a definite stand
against the advance of the Turkish
Nationalists. The maneuver is ex
pected to relieve the situation con
siderably.
SEVERE SHOCK FELT.
TOKIO, Sept. 2. — (By the Asso
ciated Press.) —A severe earthquake
wrecked Taiboku, Northern Formosa,
early today, according to advices re
ceived here. Considerable damage
; was reported and loss of life is
i feared.
I J. Ralston Cargill, Sr., returned
' home Friday after spending a week
in New Orleans on business.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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(Walter S. Ward (above), his wife
who is standing by him, and (below)
Clarence Peters, whom Ward confess
he shot and killed.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
MEETS SUNDAY
; Will occupy For Future New
Rooms In Lee Street
Church
The Epworth League of the Lee
Street Methodist church will hold
their first services in the. recently
renovated League room in the base
ment of the building, the exercises
to begin at 6:15 o’clock Sunday even
ing.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged by Miss Lucy Furlow, leader,
who will also read the devotional ex
ercises. Miss Furlow will be assisted
by other members of the society in
readings, special songs and short
talks.
Rev. L. A. Harrell, pastor of the
i congregation, will give a special talk
Ito the young people on what the
League stands for and why all youne
men and young women should affil
iate with the various organization
i of their church.
Miss Thelma Chunn, pianist, wil
, give a number of selections with Mr.-
Davis, a member of the A. & M
. school faculty, rendering special mu
sical features.
During the‘summer months, th<
large airy room in the basement ha
I been fitted up by the membership
and in this loom all the meetings o!
1 the fall and winter will be hel<
each Sunday evening. Comfortabk
pews, tables and chairs have beer
added, and special programs will bi
rendered from time to time to sup
plement the business sessions.
Already the membership has reach
ed 40 members, and with the opening
. of the schools it is expected this
number will be largely augmented
The personnel of the League is com
posed of: President, Harold Ahearn
vice president, Sephus Bffchanan; Is!
department superintendent, Miss Vir
ginia Bass; 2nd dept, supt., Miss Mai
tha Vaughn; 3rd dept, supt., Miss
! Orlean Ansley; 4th depat. supt., Miss
Thelma Chunn; secretary, Miss Lou
ise Ertzberger; treasurer, George
Walker; Era agent, Miss Hazel Pra
ther.
The League extends a cordial invi
(ation to the members and faculty oi
the Agricultural college to join witl
the members, and a welcome await;
all others who are interested in th<
movements of the organization.
Miss Ruby Graves, of Montezuma
is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Henrj
Glover on Hancock avenue.
HOME
EDITION
SAMUEL CONFERS
CALLS MEETING
FOR SEPTEMBER 9
Action Follows U. S. Injunction—
All Local Strike Officers
Are Enjoined
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2.—Under the ?
restriction placed, upon them by the j
federal government by means of the |
most drastic far reaching temporary
injunction ever issued, in an indus- j
trial crisis, railway shopmen, who
walked out July 1, it) protest against. ,;
conditions prescribed' by the Labor
Board, today entered a new era of .
'he nation wide rail strifie.
The executive council of the
American Federation of Labor is
prepared to meet Sept. 9. Samuel
Gompers said that communications
from labor organizations requiring
the federation to sponsor a general
strike in sympathy with the shopmen
would be placed before the council
“as a matter of routine business.”
WILL SERVE SUBPOENAS
ON LOCAL OFFICERS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2—The govern
ment acted swiftly upon the heels
of the injunction action yesterday
in which the United States attorney
general obtained a temporary in
junction which prohibits strikers
from interfering in any way with
the operation of railroads.
Notice of the order and pending
hearing was served on John Scott,
seeretai y-treasurer of the railway y
employees department of the Ameri- 1
can Federation of Labor, but B. M.
Jewell, the acknowledged lends-r of
Him strike, could not be found by
deputy marshals.
Some 5500 deputy marshals
throughout the country are ready to
receive and serve subpoenas on local
, federation officers ■ and other indi
i viduals named in the suit.
REPORT STRIKERS SEEK
SEPARATE SETTLEMENT
PITTSBURG, Sept. 2.--From au
thoritative sources today cams the re
port that rail strikers had approached
Baltimore A Ohio officials here, at
Connellsville and Newcastle, to dis
cuss a separate sett-lement of their
difficulties. The road executives le-
I fused to comment.
| STRIKE BREAKER IS
KILLED IN MEMPHIS. g
MEMPHIS, Sept. 2.—Charles La
nier, a non-union railroad shop work
er, was shot and killed today when
the automobile, in which he was rid
ing to work was fired upon. An
other man in the car with Lanier was
not injured.
SEE PEACE ON 155TH
DAY OF COAL STRIKE
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2. - A
prediction by Senator Pepper that
! the anthracite mine suspension will
be settled today and general ex-
I pressions among close observers of
the situation that before night a
resumption of the joint peace nego
tiations betwee union leaders and
mine operators is likely, marked the
beginning of the 155th day of the
■ : struggle.
i FRENCH WANT ALL TO
MEET AND SETTLE DEBTS
PARIS, Left- 2 (By Associated
Press.) -Proposals for n conference
of all interested nations to settle the
war debts question is embodied in
, the French reply to a recent circular
’ : pete sent to the Entente powers by
’■ the Earl of Balfour. Such a meetinr,
I the French note holds, will have a
most salutary effect on she repara
tions problem as until the question of
inter-allied debts is settled, there can
be no solution of the former.
TEMPERATURES
4 pm .. - 91
; 6 pm . ->2
8 pm 86
10 pm 81
Midnight 81
' 2 am 76
4 am 75
. i 6 am .74
; , 8 am 80
; j 10 am -86
. ‘ Noon ,92
. i 2 pm .» ,95
HERRIN JL'RY SEEKS
FACTS OF MASSACRE
i MARION, Ills., Sept. 2. The
; i grand jury investigating the Herrin
) massacre is also making a thorough
inquiry into the responsibility for the
apparent failure to call troops in
, time to prevent the slayings. A num
ber of prominent citizens have been
questioned, it was learned today.