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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 63
Ireland and St.
Patrick’s Day
1923
By MiLTGN BRONNER
DUBLIN, March IG.—“The Irish
Free State is rapidly coming out of
the storms. There may be a few
more squalls—dying squall—but un
der the leadership of President Cos
grave and his brave band of cabinet
ministers, I am very hopeful that a
few more months will see fair weath
er and smooth seas.”
It was His Excellency, Timothy
Healey, first governor general of the
Irish Free State, who was talking.
And it was the first time he had
talked for publication since he had
been sworn in.
Fact is, it is probably the first time
any governor general of a self-gov
erning natoin in the British empire
had thus spoken.
But then “Tim” Healey, great
lawyer, famous orator, noted wit, for
long years a fighter for Ireland in
the British Parliament, has been
breaking rules all his life.
We were seated in the handsome
library study in the viceregal lodge
that not so long ago had been occu
pied by British viceroys. British red
was the predominating color in all
the furnishings. They are predicting
that in the not dim future “Tim”
will have Irish green all over the
place.
Cause of Rebellion.
“The pity of what is happening
and what has happened since a
small number of men put themselves
up as superior to the the mandate of
their fellow citizens,” continued
Healey, “is the moral Hurt that has
been done to the name of Ireland
and the Irish people.
“Everywhere Irishmen are asham
ed of what is happening in Ireland.
They are ashamed of what people
are saying about us.
“This hurt is even greater than
the material and pei’sonal loss caused
to our people by the damage to prop
erty and the murder of our citizens.
“A few persons leading on
thoughtless boys have virtually said
to the mass of the Irish people:
“ ‘You say you want peace in Ire
land and that the treaty with Eng
land establishing the Irish Free State
is the way to peace with liberty and
self-rule. Well we will not iqj, you
have peace!’
“But that can’t go on for long.
You can't'Sef-yourself up against the
clergy, the press and practically the
bulk of the people.
“To murder fine old men, to burn
down houses, to destroy barn doesn’t
convert the Irish people. It simply
stiffens them in their determination
to see this thing through and sup
port orderly government. *
“I expect to see great things in
Ireland. We have a good climate, a
rich soil and an industrious people.
Give us peace and you will find Ire
land a rich and happy station.
“What little Denmark can do, wc
can more than duplicate because wc
will have the thing the world wants
—eggs, bacon, butter cheese, flax.
Cause for Satisfaction.
“As an old fighter for Ireland, it
does my heart good when I see them
changing-the guard here at the vic
ergal lodge, not because Tim Healey
is the occupant of it, but because
of what it all means —soldiers of
the Irish Free State carrying the flag
of that state, changing the guard of
this lodge occupied by an untitled
Irishman sprung from the plain peo
ple. $
“We have a splendid, honorable
peace with England. The Irish peo
ple are masters in their own house
and Irish soldiers in Irish green are
on guard.
“I ah convinced that most Ameri
cans, like most Irishmen and most
Britons, are delighted that at last the
old quarrel has been honorably set
tled and that Ireland on St. Patrick’s
Day, 192:!, can look forward to bright
hopes instead of backward to tragic
memories.’ ’
SIX BANDITS STAGE
810 UK HBEI
Hold Up Eight Employees And
Three Customers And Get
Away With $15,000
•
ST. LOUIS, March 16.—Six ban
dits held up the State Bank of Weils
ton, 'just west of the city limits to
day, **>ned up 8 employees and 3
customers against the wall and
scooped up between 810,000 and
$15,000 from the cages and escaped
in automobiles. The robbery was
executed in less than two minutes, it
is said.
AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMP
IS DEFEATED IN FRANCE
NICE, March 16. — (By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Suzanne Lenglen
defeated Mrs. Molla Mallory 0 to
0 in a tennis match today.
The American champion received
a severe beating from the world’s
title holder, not taking a single game
to deuce in first set, only scoring
8 points. In the second set Mal
lory took two games to dm ce but
scored only 11 points.
FORMER QUEEN MILENA DEAD
ANTIBES, France (By Associated
Press), March 16.—Former Queen
Milena, of Montenegro, the mother
of Queen Helena, of Italy, died at
1:20 o’clock this morning.
GERMANS WRECK TROOP TRAIN
MISSISSIPPI THIS
ISUFFIR HEAVILY WHEH
rsitt * KILLED
Eight Lose Lives And 50 Are
injured At Savage And In
Neighboring Countses
THREE DROWNED IN RIVER
Several Negroes Are Reported
Killed On Big Plantation
Near Lambert
Memphis, March 16. —Eight per
sons were' killed and 50 or more in
jured in the storm’which wrecked the
village of Savage in Take county,
Mississippi, late yesterday and swept
through sections of Panola and Quit
man counties according to advices
received here this afternoon, and
three other persons, a man and his
wife and their son, were drowned
when the trio were blown into Cold
water river.
Four ngroes were reported killed
on a plantation near Lambert.
ROTARIANS READY
FOB DISTRICT lEET
35 cr 40 Going to St- Petersburg
Next Week From Americus
By Train And Auto
At the invitation of the district
governor, Rotarian Pierpont, of Sa
vannah, Ga., the Americas club will
furnish the program for a model
luncheon during the convention,
when 1,000 or more Rotarians wili
gather from Georgia, Alabama and
Florida, March 23-24.
The full program as it will be pre
sented at St. Petersburg, follows:
Song by Club—“ America,” Frank
Harrold, song leader; Miss Cecile
Ryals, pianist and accompanist.
Invocation—Luther Harrell.
Song by Rotarians and Guests—
‘‘Old Folks at Home.”
Welcome Address—President Carr
Glover.
Solo by George Daniels.
“Scintillating Words”—Mrs. J. W.
(“Vi”) Harris, Jr.
Song by Club—“ Love’s Old Sweet
Song.”
Reading—“ Gems • of Wisdom,”
Miss Susan Stallings.
Solo.
Stores in Dialect by J- E. (‘Fess’)
Mathis.
Song by Club—“ Bubbles.”
Address—“ Noble Self-Companion
ship,” Lovelace Eve.
Songs by the Club.
Talks from Rotary Guests.
Among those who will attend the
district convention are r Mr. and Mrs.
Carr Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Rylander, Mr. and Mrs. John Shef
field, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shefifeld,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dykes,
Mrs. Henry Collier, Sr., and
Mrs. J. W. Harris, Jr.,
guests of Mr. and Mrs .Frank Shef
field, Frank Sheffield, Jr., Frank
Lanier, ChasTes Lanier, Sam Coney,
Paul Westbrook, Mr. and Mrs. Love
lace Eve, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Howell,
Hugh Mize, Luther Harrell, W. 11.
Emmet, John Prance, I)r. L. F.
Grubbs, Frank Harrold, J. E. Ma
this, Mr. and Mrs. George Ander
son, Arthur Rylander, Jr., G. R.
Riley.
Going as speciaKguests of the club
will _be Miss Susan Stallings, Miss
Cccile Ryals, George Daniels, of
Plains, and others.
Other members of the Americus
club are planning to go, but have not
definitely decided today.
A private sleeper will carry many
of the delegates frof: Americus,
leaving here Wednesday night on
the Dixie Flyer. The car will be
picked up at Jacksonville by the;
Pinella Special, arriving St. Peters
burg Thursday night.
A number of the delegates will
go by automobile, leaving this week
and early next week, Several of
the Rotarians, with their wives and
guests, will go from St. Petersburg
to Cuba- for a 10-day trip.
At Luncheon Thursday in the Tea
Room, Rotarian Ayers, of St. Peters
burg, gave the members a personal
invitation to go to his city next week.
The members of the Albany Ro
tary club were invited to use the
Americus sleeper to St. Petersburg,-
only six or eight of the Albany Rots
are to attend the convention .
Neal Ray, chairman board of coun
ty commissioners, was a guest of the
of the club Thursday.
I nspeaking of of the con
vention of County Commission
ers of the state that will meet here
soon, Mr. Ray asked the full co-op
eration of the Rotary club, which was
ficials would visit Americus, but also
given. He said that not only the
commissioners and other county of
the Governor and the Governor-elect.
About 500 to 000 visitors are expect
ed for the two-day session.
Mr. Ray said the Sumter commis
sioners would tender the delegates a
barbecue at the Agricultural school,
that a dinner would ho given by the
civic clubs of the city to them, auto
trips are being arranged, a theater
party at, the Rylander and other en-
THE TIMES- RECORDER
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LEW BARBECUE
DEUGHTTUL AFFAIR
John D. Mathis Post Did Honors
For Their Friends And
Comrades
The barbecue and entertainment
given by the local John D. Mathis
post of the American Legion to the
visitors from the posts at Albany and
Dawson respectively, was one ot trie
most delightful affairs from a social
viewpoint had this season. About one
hundred came up from Albany, while
the post at Dawson was represented
by about 25 boys.
‘ The meeting was called to order
by the local commander, R. L. Craw
ford, the address of welcome being
belivered by James A. Fort. Re
sponse was made by J. L. West, on
behalf of the Albany post. Songs
were led by Gordon Howell and A. C.
Daniel.
Judge C. R. Crisp, the speaker
of the evening, was introduced by
R. L. Crawford, who was master of
ceremonies. Judge Crisp’s theme was
“The American Legion, Its Aims and
Its Ideals.” He spoke of what the
Legion had already accomplished,
among which is the hospitalization for
ex-service men.
Among those who made im
promptu addresses were R. S. Rod
denberry and Sam Brown Lippett, of
Albany.
The barbecue and dance featured
the evening’s exercises, and both
were much enjoyed. Long after the
midnight hour the exercises*closed,
the boys having voted a most delight
ful time spent with their friends and
comrades in Americus.
MR. AND MRS. MILLER
VISITORS IN AMERICUS
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Miller arrived
in Americus from New York Thurs
day to be the guests through Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shiver, on
Lee street. Mrs. Miller Was Miss
Laura C. Brown before her marriage,
and was for a number of years a
resident of this community, where
she has hundreds of friends who are
giving her a cordial welcome on her
visit to her old home, Mr. Miller has
•large interests in New York.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
COASTAL HIGHWAY ASSN
CHARLESTON, March 16. —Frank
Miilev, of Jacksonville, Fla., was
elected president, and Brunswick,
Ga., formally selected as the next
meeting place at the closing session
of the Atlantic Coastal Highway as
sociation. [ G. C. Sn-fith, of
Brunswick, was chosen treasurer, and
F. G. Warde, of Brunswick, secretary.
tertainment feautres wall be accord
ed the delegates.
President Glover announced that
those Rotarians not: attending the
convention at St. Petersburg, will
hold the regular weekly luncheon
next week Thursday at 1 in the tea
room. J. E. Hightower will be,in
charge of the lurwh and the program.
AMERICUS. GA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16, 1923
KDNAFED BOY FROM
STATE TRAINING SCHOOL!
THOMSON, March 16. —-Two men,
said to be John Davis anl Collie Jones, I
of Augusta, were arrested here this
afternoon afternoon charged with
kidnaping Eugene Kitchens, 14, an
inmate of the boys’ Training School
at Milledgeville. Officers said the
men admitted they had kidnaped the
boy and left him in Macon
CAYE AND HAWSES
ARE WINNERS AT GOLF
First Game of Season Played On
Local Greens Yesterday—
Ladies Next Tuesday
Spring golf tournaments started
dff well on the greens of the Amer
icus Golf club yesterday when the
first tournament of the season was
held.
Fine weather and a good field fav
ored the local golf enthusiasts in
their first tee-off, yesterday being
men’s day, and many members were
on hand to witness this match. W.
C. Caye and Luther Hawkins were
the two winners.
Manager C. E. Byles announces
that a similar game is the event for
next Tuesday at the hour of 3 o’clock
when ladies only be the contestants,
good weather permitting.
Keen interest is maintained in
these events, and the Greens com
mittee states a number of others will
be arranged during the summer.
ROME SCHOOL CENSUS.
ROME, March 16. —School au
thorities here are awaiting comple
tion of the school census now under
way in Rome on which the state ap
propriation of funds for this city will
be based. A corps of enumerators is
combing the city and every effort is
being made to list every student. The
census may not be completed until
the latter part of next month.
CORDELE BIRTH RATE.
CORDELE, March 16.—The grim
reaper ran a poor second in his race
with the stork in Crisp county dar
ing February, according to statistics
made available here. Fifty-two banes
swelled the county’s population dur
ing the short month while only eigh
teen deaths were ••enovted. Crisp
county boosters declare the next
census should show a decided increase
in the county, if the February birth
record holds good.
PERRY BUILDING BOOM.
PERRY, March 16. —Hime build
ing here is expected to register a
sharp increase soon if members of
the Perry Commercial club are grant
ed a charter under the name of the
Home Builders, Incorporated. The
corporation promises to build homes,
four of which are expected to be
started soon for prospective buyers.
The corporation, according to the
petition for charter, will be capital
ized at SIO,OOO.
SO. GEORGIA MARBLE PLAYERS
zALBANY, March 16.—Boys and
girls under 15 years of age irt this
section of Georgia, followers of the
game of marbles, are expeeted to en
ter a marble tournament to bo spon
sored here by the Albany Herald.
SAY ARTIST S IDEL
TIK ill LIFE
Body of Dorothy Keenan Found
In Fashionable Apartment
Beside Empty Poison Bottle
NEW. YORK, March 16. A will
drawn recently by Miss Dorothy Kee
nan, who called herself Dorothy King
hinting at fear for her life, was tak
en today by the police as further
proof that the artist’s model had
been slain and robbed of her jewels.
The body was found yes erday with
an empty chloroform bottle nearby
in a fashionable apartment.
The negro elevator boy told the
police a man engaged in the tire
business in New York, Philadelphia
and Boston frequently visited the
model and showered her with pres
ents. He visited the apartment
Wednesday, the boy said.
SUIT AGAINST RUTH
FORMALLY FILED TODAY
NEW YORK, March 16.—The
$50,000 suit of Miss. Dolores Dixon
against “Babe” Ruth, in which the
young woman accuses Ruth of hav
ing attacked her during numerous mo
tor trips to Long Island, was led in
the New York county clerk’s office
today by George Feinberg, her law
yer. The complaint alleged Ruth is
th.e father of a child yet unborn to
Miss Dixon.
PELHAM BAPTISTS ARE
BUILDING NEW CHURCH
PELHAM, March 16.—1 tis re
ported that extensive improvements
are being planned on the First Bap
tist church here. The plans being
considered contemplate the erection
of a two or three-story brick struc
ture in connection with the present
church building, at a cost estimated
to be about $15,000.
CANE SUGAR PRODUCTION
1,184,000,000 LBS FOR YEAR
ATLANTA, March 16.—With the
production of 1,184,000,000 pounds
of cane sugar during the year ending
September 30, 1922, an increase of
thirteen percent over the production
of Hawaiian sugar milss in the pre
ceding year was registered, accord
ing to inforamtion received here
from the United States Dlpartment
of Agriculture. This production is
reported to be larger than the aver
age, for the past ten years. Cane
was cut from 124,000 acres, it is
stated, or nearly 7,000 acres more
than the eight year average. Nearly
all of the suger produced in Hawaii
is shipped to the UnUited States.
THOMASVILLE SCHOOL MEET.
THOMASVII.LE, March IC.
Thomasville won the county school
meet at Ochlocknee with twenty
eight banner points, Ochlocknee
came second with ten. The an
nouncements have not yet been of
ficially tabulated for the newspapers.
It is expected that a complete state
ment will be issued by Chairman J.
Gorham Gaiyison at once.
NATION WIDE HIT IS
IDE FOB E. y. CLARKE,
MISSING ENTIRE MONTH
Former Ku Klux Klan Head His
“Skipped” Bond To Answer
White Slave Charge
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
Houston, Texas, Federal Court
Refuses To Continue
Case
HOUSTON, March 16.—A nation
nvide search for Edward Young
Clarke, former imperial wizard of the
Ku Klux Klan, to bring him-to trial
here on a white slave charge, is in
prospect today after his failure to
appear in Federal court here yester
day.
Although under a SI,OOO appear
ance bond, Clarke disappeared from
his home in Atlanta early in the
month. His whereabouts are now un
known, even to his attorneys, they
told the court.
mums
BEFORE HUMS
Tells Civic Club Members Os
Centra! Railroad Block Sig
nal Installation Plans
Mem be vs of the Americas Kiwanis
c.ub heard a discussion of the trans
portation _ problem today at thoir
luncheon in the Windsor hotel from
J- D. McCartney, assistant to the
president of the Central of Geor
gia railway. He said that the busi
ness outiook was most promising, and
that all indicati ms pointed to a
period of uninterrupted prosperity,
in this situation he declared that
the need of the country was not so
much for cheaper transportation, as
for more adequate and dependable
transportation to handle the nation’s
business promptly. He quoted the
Interstate Commerce commission to
Lbe effect that the preseut scale of
rates did not interfere with the flow
of commerce.
Ke referred to the erroneous im
pression that the railways were
"guaranteed” a six per cent return
upon capitalization, and said that
this was really a limitation that pre
vented the roads from earning more
than that, but had no provision for
making up losses or deficits.
Mr. McCartney told of the Cen
tral’s plans to improve its roadbed
and equipment by the expenditure
of nearly $6,000,000 this year, and
said that the block signal system
would be extended from Fort Valley
to Albany, and new motive power
riould be put into service on this
division.
He congratulated Americus upon
its bright prospects for industrial
growth and pledged the aid of the
industrial and agricutural depart
ments of the Central of Georgia in
any project for the development of
the city and its territory.
WHITE FUNERAL SERVICES
TO BE SATURDAY. 10 A M.
Funeral services for Robert I).
White, who died at his home in Tal
lahassee, Fla., will be held from the
Central Baptist church Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. John
M. Outler, pastor of the First Meth
odist church, will condet the obse
quies, and interment will be in Oak
Grove cemetery.
Pallbearers will bo C. J. Williams,
W T . F. Bailey, W. P. McArthur, W. T.
Lane, Jr., J. F. Monahan, T. C.
Poole, John Shiver and Willis Mor
gan.
Mr. White was born and reared in
Americus, having resided here until
a few years ago. He was a Mason
and also a member of the Order of
Elks, the local lodge here having con
tributed a handsonje design, among
many others.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
ORDINATION SERVICE
Rev. E. N. Anthony, of Wrights
ville, will conduct the ordination of
service next Sunday at the First
Christian church. J. A. Baugh will
be ordained elder. Those to be or
dained deacons are M. O. Colston,
J. R. Walls, L. M. Norville, W. T.
McMath, A. W. Smith and A. Fort
Holt.
This is a beautiful, impressive
service of setting apart and conse
crating these men of God for their
exalted positions in the church. This
‘service will be at the 11 o*clock wor
ship hour.
Rev. Anthony is a young, forceful
speaker and is also superintendent
of the Wrightsville public schools.
The pubilc is cordially invited to
this sacred service.*
Friends of Mrs. W. S. Ivey will
be glad to learn that she has recov
ered from an illness of several days
at her home on Lee street.
WEATHER.
For Georgia Mostly cloudy and
colder tonight; probably rain on the
coast Saturday; fair and colder in
south and east central portion;
strong south shifting to northwest
winds.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IRENCR SOLDIER DEAD,
THREE OTHERS HURT:
TDAINMENARE INJURED
Other Serious Cases of Sabots 30
Reported From Parts Os Oc
cupied Territory
DYNAMITED RIVER BRIDGE
Military Wires Cut And De
stroyed Around Coblenz,
Reports Say
•DUESSELDORF, March 16.—(8y
Associated Press.) —One French sol
dier was killed and three soldiers and
three French railroad men were ini
jured when a French troop train was
Vrecked near Treves in the Rhine
land today as a result of sabotage.
This is one of several serious cases
qf sabotage reported by the French
from various parts of the occupied
territory.
The train was diverted from the
main line by a switch being thrown
and crashed into a freight train An
other case of violence wjs the blow
ing up by dynamite of the railroad
bridge over the Kalkum river be
tween Duisburg and Duesseldorf.
Near Coblenz, 3 miles of telephone
and telegraph cable which included
fourteen important military wires,
were cut and destroyed.
The French said it would take six
months to repair this damage.
BIG HOG SALE AT~~
PINEHURST ON TUESDAY
VIENNA, March 16. Twelve
Dooly county farmers and the St.
Paul community have co-operated, to
sell about 300 hogs, mostly number
one grade, at Pinehurst, at” 2 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon, March 20.
_ Stock cars for moving the hog;*,
will be placed the day preceding this
sale. Several buyers have signified
their intention to attend and bid on
the hogs offered. Hogs to be sold
must be in pens furnished not later
than 9 o’clock the morning of the
sale day. Any farmers wishing to
take advantage of this sale should
list their hogs with J. L. Peavy three,
days before the sale.
Barbecue dinners, prepared by the
ladies of St. Paul church, will be
sold at the noon hour.
Poultry and products will be sold
immediately following the hog sale.
HARDING PARTY STILL
FISHING BELOW MIAMI
MIAMI, March 16.—Using the
Cocolobo Coy Club, situated on h
little island 25 miles down the coast,
as headquarters, President Harding’s
fishing party put out to sea early
today in the hope of catching some
amberjacks, king fish, barracuda or
other deep sea fish that come up on
the reefs to feed.
The fishing party is expected to
return here this afternoon.
OFFERED LIFE EOS
SCIESCF; NEGLECTED
—• '*U»T— -
Spanish-American War Hero Gels
Pittance of 39 Cents Daily For
Life Os icerv and Pain
TOLEDO, 0., March 13—Hope
lessly crippled through performance
of one of the most heroic deeds of •
the Spanish-American War , John
Kissinger, Honor, Mich., father of a
family, is being rewarded by a grate
ful government—
At the rate of 39 cents a day!
Kissinger dids't charge a machine
gun nest. He didn’t capture a regi- |
ment of Spaniards single-handed. He :
didn’t carry dispatches through a rain
of bullets.
All those things, heroic though
they may be, are commosplace cow
pared to the supreme deed of self
sacrifice performed by Kissinger. .
For Kissinger submitted his body
to army surgeons as a human re
search laboratory that they might
discover a virus to half the speed of
yellow fever—a scourge more dead
ly than all the Spaftish rifle balls,
shrapnel, sabers and bayonets put to
gether!
When the yellow fever plague was i;
killing soldiers of the American ex
peditionary forces in Cuba like flies, ||
the medical branch of the expedition
asked for volunteers upon whom to J
try out their experimental virits.
Three volunteered. Kissinger was
° The three heroes were inoculated |
with the germs of the dread malady. |
CONDITION OF CRAWF. DUDLEY J
Americus friends of Mr. and Mrs. f
Macon Dudley will learn with relict j*
that the condition of their young son.
Crawford, is not so serious as was |
feared, the boy being ill with infan- ri||
tile paralysis at their home in Miami, I
Okln. Paralysis has not yet manifest- Jt
ed itself, though the diagnosis has -I
been confirmed, and attending phy- |
i sicians are of the opinion that the >
patient will recover, though his con- |
dition was serious,