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AMERICUS STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK
55 OLD MEN IN
SEABOARD SHOPS
AT 7:30 TODAY
Strike Breakers Leave The City
—l2 Weeks Strike At An
End
Fifty five striking shopmen re
turned to work in the shops ol
the Seaboard Air Line in Ameri
cus Monday morning, thus ending
a strike that began I 2 weeks ago
when the men walked out, rather
t | an accept a cut in wages order
ed by the roads and approved by
the Labor board.
11., men went back to work in the
.. . ,) (> , , the result of tele-
■ r . from thier leaders,
. , 4 , unday ordering them to
lt , . f 'fl,, v.'oi i. Munday morning.
•p. t.-rni'. oi' settlement of the
’like hi! <’ not been announced here,
i, t it i- believed that, the men re
’itrned on the basis of the Jewell-
Willard settlement plan, under
v.kcii a majority of the roads of j
th,- .otmtryt ate putting fche men j
bt. on the jobs,
i tidei tin plan it is stated that I
;h»- tii- ii an- guaranteed against any ;
ieih: lion iii nay.e; for one year. '
Oih. n, i e it 1 believed that the
. 1 a ntur.ud to work practically as
they left their jobs.
'I he * iti -tion <>! v. hat to do with
ii. i. v. me.'i, who Lave been at I
. i:l. in the shop/, i.a easily solved .
111 Americus for the men were all I
out of the ; hops. and the city whan i
the trii.ei, reported f t „ work to ,
day.
Ann l ii-its ha been particularly .
fortunate during the strike and its ;
high type of ihopmen have insisted .
u|.w law and order being maintain- j
I *' ; di time.: and there has never |
1 :i any occasion for any criticism I
'•f the men’s attitude.
Ihe imm expre ■ed pleasure be- 1
of th. ettlement of the strike '
; “d a i expe< ted that the few who I
returned will put in
at. appearance in a day or so.
H- M. Sellars, agent for the Sea- I
in Americus, staled
■■lm .lay that he was not in receipt of
an., information concerning the re
'lllll ol the Sh'oofly, the 2:10 after
nui'" train, which was’taken off dur
ing the strike.
I‘atrons are already seeking to find
"at how soon the Bain will be re
- ored as it has never beeh' taken j
" by permission of the Railroad '
'"“nn.-ston, but simply as an emere
.*7 a"'- during the strike, formal
1° the Railroad commission
■■‘"•'id have to be made to keep it off 1
permanently.
I men who have been at work !
A , Imai shops will-leave, those i
' ’ ' "' e not already done so, today,
• Ro to Savannah and other !
m °„ e Seab °ard where they
'■'i I ' N nT\ L / ania road
-■'gns agreement.
ne w ' DELPHIA » Sept. 18. _
71 cement, covering the wage!
Wol ’king conditions was
PeXl ° 3 ay ° ffidals Os the
(1.,. , ‘ ,n,il ’’arlroad and men in
The agreement
SRj R (J C W E pn° I VERNMENT WTH
I no\ 0 TESTIMONY.
f..1 th,, -i.""' Sl ‘- nt ' 18 —Attorneys
da. 1,.,;;' 1 craft leaders to
rn -j T T‘. t the,r "jotion for dis-
, Attorney General Daugh
. X Ctl °4 dudge.Wil.
-mi d
tmnev ’ , R ' Rlc} iberg, at-
onenin./W” declared >.n hi*
a nf e, ” e " t tha - fc ma ”y the
'V'.i hv f Vlolence Produced last
. ... ' ■ ,tle government are “hear
•],, ' s <’f ei, lation ’ and even
Pi a*/ ’ 1 ar r R A,LROAD PEACE
. •VAcrh ‘ ABA NDONED.
nnm H !1N . ,TON - W - Re
-Bf| 1 ne ß°tintions between
n :,; ' '.n ’tnlway officialsand chair
b . .he shop crafts toward the
cl , . , strike conditions were
? 7 y a,on Baders today to be
■diffevpn Un ', c . er t ai n fundamental
j.,., ', ' ' relating to Conditions on
and h. ° the item's short lines
satisfactLti” llo^” 1 shops could be
“tisiactonly adjusted.
FEAR FOR AMERICAN COLLEGE AT CONSTANTINOPLE
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Grave fear iso fedt by Americans who have ccrttriluti d thousands to the Support of the American college
at Constantinople for the safety of the ccllcge and its staff and stud ents. The Americnf) college at
Smyrna was burned. If the Turks seize Constanti'iuple, tL- sapie fate may befall the college there. Be
low, the college; ab ve a group of girl studem , who may be seized for Turkish harems.
GREEKS FLEE IN ROUT BEFORE ADVANCING TURKS
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Greek cavalry in Asia Minor, pre. sed by the Turkish, hordes, ford a river in their hasty evacuation
of the Smyrna region.
COTTON CROP IS
HALF PICKED
With 10,000 Eales In, It Is Ex
pected As Many More Will
Come In
It is estimated by these who have
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made a survey of the cotton crop in
Sumter county the past few days
that a conservative estimate will
place’ the crop at 20,000 bales, or
more than 2000 bales above the 1921
report.
Mr. Carpenter, field man for a
Macon bank, was through South
Georgia last week and returning
through Americus Sunday he stated
that one of the finest crops would be
produced in Terrell county and that
Sumter would run at least 20,000
bales, he believed.
Other reports from sources that:
are reliable seem to confirm this
opinion. •
In this case there is about half
th? crop yet to be picked; for the
10,000 mark in - receipts in the
Americus market was Reached Sat/
urday. Cotton is coming in earlier
i than last year and is of a good
! grade.
i FAty y attacked,
I > SUSPECTS ARE HELD
I . .
MOULTRIE, Sept. IS. Charged!
.with, attacking me'mbers of the Cadle i
home, several miles from Nashville,
■ Jack and Cleve CooTc, of Berrien
i county, are held under bond of $l5O
- each. Although the men are’ said
‘ to have had their faces 'blacked at
“ the, time, Cadle has identified them
' as the men who came to his home
I late at night and severely beat him
’ when he answered their knock. ' •
s His wife and son also were struck,
? Cadle said. A married daughter at
the house made her escape,
I
EdTPUBLISHED IN THE HEAFIt OF
WEBSTER PETITIONS HEARD
SATURDAY IN AMERICUS
Judge Z. A. Littlejhon took un
der advisement Saturday, two peti
tions, one brought by the citizens of :
Webster county against the sheriff
to restrain him from paying over :
funds-in his possession, to Harper j
Reeves, another from the county j
commissioners seeking to recover
money alleged to belong to the ;
school fund, which it is alleged Har- !
per Reeves has in his opssession.
The attorneys for the defendant
were G. Y. Harrell, M. A. Walker;
for the plaintiffs, J. F. Cowder, J.
E. Sheppard.
CHAPPELLGETS
PATRICK PARDON
Man Who Served 22 Years Upon
Chain Gang To Go
Free
After spending 22 years on the
chaingang, John T. Patrick, of < o- [
: lumbus, convicted of murder in that i
! city more than a score of years ago,
has been recommended for a pardon .
I by the Georgia Prison Commission. ;
The recommendation followed the
earnest pursuit of the case by At- •
. tcr'ney Han Chappell, of Americus, ;
and he ha he< i assured by .Gover
nor Hardwick Hint the latter will :
sign th.' order freeing the‘man.
• Patrick's case is unique in Geor ;
I ria criminal history and despite the ;
* fact that other men who have been i
convicted, of crimes far more brutal
j than his, have gone free, he has been
; kept on the chaingang for. 22 years, j
When, he froin .prison n
) job will be waiting for him and he
will be, helped back onto a good
■ footing again.
AMERICUS. GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18. 1922.
MAYOR ISSUES
CHARTER CALL
Announces That Election Will
Take Place Sept. 27—About
300 Can Vote
Mayor J. E. Sheppard Monday ad
vertised the fact that the election to
' determine the fate of the city man-
I ager charter will take place Septem
ber 27 in this -city.
There has been some doubt as to
whether the election would be held
or not, owing to the fact that sup
porters of the plan were willing to
pass the present charter by until a
more representative vote could be
had.
The members of the Old Charter
club have, however, insisted that the
law is an act of the Legislature and
only the Legislature can repeal it,
therefore it ’ is incumbent upon the
mayor to call the election.
faking this stand Mayor Sheppard
has called for the election, as pro
vided for in the charter as passed
by ti ■ last Legislature and on Sep
tember 27 approximately 300 voters
"f the city will vote on the question
of a change in government for this
city.
JESSIE WAS IN A HURRY
BUT COPS GOT HER
When the police raided the home
of Jo-ie Claret Saturday they were
passed on the way in by Josie’s
daughter, Jessie Lee, who was on
. her way out.
Jessie’s haste was a moment later
explained when the' officers looking
out the door saw her pouring whis
j by cut of a bottle which she had
. concealed in hei'j waist. The wo
men have been arrested and charg
ed with violation of the prohibition
j law.
UNITED STATES
j WILL RELY MOST
ON DIPLOMACY
SCOO Americans In War Zone
In Near East Look To Bristol
For Help
U. S. NAVAL FORCE IN
EUROPE
The total of Uncle Sam’s naval
forces in European waters on
Sept. 15 was as follows:
Battleship Utah, at Cherbourg, j
France.
Destroyer McCormick, at Gi
braltcr.
Destroyers Parrott, Lawrence
and Litchfield, at Smyrna.
Destroyers Edsall and Simp-
! son, at Constantinople.
Destroyer McLeish at Sam
run, Turkey.
Destroyer Bulmer, at Odessa. I
Station Ship Scorpion, at Con
stantinople.
Submarine f baser 96,. at Mu-
I dania, Turkey.
Submarine Chaser 338, at
Corfstantinople.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 18.—
Diplomacy, rather than force, is
America’s chief dependency in the .
boiling Turkish situation.
Five thousand Americans in the ;
nciw vrar zone depend for protection
on the small naval force under com- .
I mand of Rear Admiral Mark L.
Bristol--and upon Bristol’s 4M'°"
macy in his capacity of American
high commisisoner to Turkey.
Admiral Bristol, alone of the for .
eign representative here, has the full ;
confidence of the Turkish authori
ties. I
Meanwhile there has been much :
distrust among British, French and
Italians in this region. For a long
j time they were at loggerheads, in-
■ dividuals and cliques playing secret
games, politically, commercially and !
' financially.
Whispers of violations of neutrali
ty have been heard from time to '
time. America’s position has been
strong, for she is regarded as the I
only power which wants no special !
I favors.
i Uncle Sam’s naval forces in Eu- ;
i ropean waters are at a minimum.
Only one battleship—the Utah —is |
in European waters and she is far :
away at Cherbourg. Seven destroy- |
ers, one station ship and two little
: submarine chasers constitute the to-
I tai naval force of this government
within reaching distance of the j
scene of trouble.
No Force to Protect Property.
These vessels carry no landing j
forces of marines, to protect prop
erty. A small force of marines sta
. tioned as a consular guard at C.on
( stantinople and Smyrna is the ex-
■ tgnt of American land forces.
In addition to the lives of moj'e
■ than 5000 Americans, much vajtiable
American property is endangered/
i : by the present uprising. -j
I Among the- interests Uncle Sam
must safeguard is the welfare of the
■ representatives of American Relief
> Administration, the Near East Relief,
i Roberts college, Constantinople col
; j lege, the American Girl’s College,
Red Crdss, American Foreign Trade
■ corporation, Shipping Board, Stan
. dard Oil company, American Tobae-
I eo company, and the Guarantee
, I rust company, which has a branch
. there, and many others.
Communication Speeded Up.
1 j By a system of communication set
- j UP by the navy shortly following the
I atmistice, Washington is enabled to
- communicate with Constantinople i
; with a minimum „f delay. Three
> ! hours is a„ outside time for ante". ’
; ■ sage to get through. Under gpod
I"
Messages coming to Constantino
. Pic are w.relessed from the naw ra
dio stat.on at Washington to the
. navy radio in Paris. 'There the
' £ relay£ ‘ d b * navy
. wins to Vienna via Coblenz. From
, Vienna th« message goes -again by
I rad.o to a station established in Cmn
- , stantmople by the American navy' |
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COTTON SEED CUT IN HALF
I WASHINGTON, Sept. 18Cot-j
. ton seed crushed in August amount-
- ed to 48,816 tons compared to 99,-
, 508 tons in August last year, the
Census Burea uannounced Monday. |
r'RiCH FIVE CENTS
RESCUE PARTY
IN ARGONAUT
MINE SEEK MEN
Forty-Seven Miners Entombed
3 Weeks, May Still Be
Alive
JACKSON, Calif., Sept. 18.—(By
the Associated Press.) Rescue
I crews driving from the Kennedy
mine here into neighboring workings
j t > release the 47 men, entombed for I
three weeks, settled down today into
| what is believed the final struggle. I
I Connection between the mines was 1
established at an early hour.
Engineer." at the month of the
mine said that at least 24 hours
Would be required before the first
body or rescued miner could be !
boilight to the surface.
Several days may be required in '
exploiation work before any bodies
j of the men are found, it. i:, - aid.
EXPFCIZOOO
IN SCHOOLS
1932 Term Starts Today—Many
New Teachers On Hand To
Begins Tasks
Nearly 2000 pupils crowded into
the public schools today to begin the |
1922 fall terra. -The work of regis
tration had already been completed j
and the school \york swung into its i
. normal stride without confusion.
The teachers of the city’ held a I
meeting Saturday, at which time '
: Superintendent J. E. Mathis address- j
ed them and outlined the school work
for the ensuing year. Few of the 1
. teachers who were in the schools
last year returned for this year’s
work.
The high school registration was j
above *250 and the balance of about |
800 white children were distribut- j
ed in tfie other schools of the city, j
About 1000 colored children also j
entered the schools.
CITY COURT IN
SESSION HERE
Civil Casea Taken Up Today
Criminal Cases To Be Heard
Next Week
City court convened this morning I
with Judge. 'William M. Harper on
! the bench. The case on the
civil docket was that of J. W. Goens
i vs. Central of Georgia Railroad. The
next of kin of •!. ®W. Goens are the
! active participants in the litigation,
the man having been killed by a
train on the Central of Georgia
1 tracks.
The criminal docket of the City
court was set Saturday and will be
heard beginning next Monday. ’The
jury list was incomplete this morn
! ing when several of those who were
summoned for the term failed to
appear and the court officials were
forced to.go out on the street for
a jury to hear the cases.
DAUGHERTYCASE
IS POSTPONED
Judiciary Committee Puts Im
peachment Hearing Off
Until Dec. 15
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Hear
ing on thy. Keller impeachment
charges against Attorney ‘General
Daugherty were postponed today by
the house judiciary committee until
I December. 'Die motion to postpone
was adopted by a strict party vote,
j the three Democratic members op
i posing. <
A CORRECTION.
The matinee at the Rylander the- ■
. ater tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday)
is 25c and 10c and begins at 3 p.
ni.,for the showing of Weslty Bar-,
jry In ‘‘School Days.” In Saturday’s
advertisement a dollar (?) mark
placed in front of the time, 3, mak
ing it appear jhat the price was $3
j instead of 25c and ide.
Ki
j EDITION, J
MUNITION SHOPS
ORDERED UPON
42 HOUR SHIFT
British Atlantic Fleet En Route To
Dardanelles—T urks Are
Defiant
PARIS, Sept. 18.—(By Asao-
I ciated Press.) —The British gov
eminent has ordered all small
I arms and munitions factories of
the United Kingdom to work 24
hours full capacity in preparation
i for Turkish eventualities, accord
ing to news reaching private
sources here today.
CALLS ON JUGO SLAVIA AND
RUMANIA.TO HELP.
LONDON, Sept. 18.— (By the As
j sociated Press.) —■ Horrors over the J
| tragedy at Smyrna is losing some of
I its edge aX public attention is drawn
to the situation at Constantinople
and Dardanelles. England is tak
ing steps to repel the invasion of
neutral territory along the straits
and has called upon Jugo-Slavia,
Rumania and its own dominions for
i aid.
! France favors moral persuasion
rather than force in maintaining the
international character- of the
straits.
FLEET SAILS FOR THE
i MEDITERRANEAN SEAS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 18.
I (By the Associated Press.) —The en
-1 tire British Atlantic fleet is being
sent to reinforce the Mediterranean
squadron as a protection for Con
stantinople and the Dardanelles
straits. • ■ !il
SEEKTOLEARN
I PLACE OF CRIME
Police Unable To Get Clue To
Murder Os Rector And Choir
Leader
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Sept.
18.—The uue„stio>i of where Bev. Ed
ward K’. Hall, episcopal rector and
! his choir leader, Mrs. James MilW,
1 were slain shared equal interest with
that of by whom they were slain, as
I the authorities of two counties to
day began their third day’s inquiry
into the mysterious double murder.
Detectives are' now convinced the
rector and .Mrs. Mills met death be
neath the apple tree. Mills and Mrs.
Hall are expected to be questioned -
again today.
LEGION HEAD IN
PLEA FOR BONUS
Other Soldier Groups Join In Fi
nal Appeal To President
Harding
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.- Rep
resentatives of organizations of for
mer service men, headed by Han
ford MacNider, national commander
of the American Legion, had an eh- ,
gagement to ;.ee the president on
the bonus bill now before the execu
tive. Members of the delegation de
clared they’ desired to make a final
appeal to the president to approve
the legislation.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Strict Middling 20 5-Bc. Market)
closed down 10 points.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
i LIVERPOOL, Sept) 19. Market
■ opened 15-18 points down. Quota
tions 13.26.' Sates 13,071 bales. Re
| ceipts 132(1 bales, of which 8232 are
i Anierican. 1
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