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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 1924 *’ IGIO SOLDIER CM LIVINGSTONE FATHER ‘Matt Green’ Asserts He’s Son Os Famous Diplomat Who Arranged Treaty BXTON ROUGE. La.. Aug. 30 Whelmed by the kindnesses <wwll him by citizens of Boston J, ,- e he arrived in that city from jl‘ e Soldier’s Home at Bath, N. to nttcnd the Grand Army convcn .‘“o’ Matt Green, who declares that has kept his real ledntity “hid -cn for the past seventy six years, ’ revealed it to a representative of ... Mayor’s office, who was visitor aAhe Relief Hospital and present ed him with a key to the city, ac cording to a letter to J. h. Dene* chaud, state auditor of Louisiana, from his brother, a resident of the Massachusetts city. ■‘My real name * s Robert R. Liv ingstone, and my father was the famous diplomat who arranged the Louisiana treaty,” the aged man, who says he will reach the one hun dreth year of his life in January, told visitors who sat at his cot. The story told them by the aged Civil War veteran, who has been decorated many times for bravery, was a thrilling one, and a touch t f pathos was given when he told them that he did not want to pass this world "an unknown man,” and therefore that he wished the public to know his true name. He was brought to the hospital here when a piece of meat, which he had eaten in a restaurant, became lodged in his throat. "My nam c is not Matt Green,” the oid man continued with hi story. "To everyone since I joined the United States Army back in 1848 I have been konw by that name, but that is not my true name. “For the first time since that year —lB48 —I will reveal to the world through the people of Boston, who I am.” He adopted the name of Mat Greene when he joined the Army, hccording to his story, enlisting af ter he had been jilted by his boy hood sweetheart, who eloped with another after taking all of Green’s earnings—the money which he had saved in which to be married. Since that time Green stated that he had "hated women” and has wanted to hide his real identity because of the social position of his family. "It was the kindness of the people bT Boston that led me to reveal who J was. I will be one hundred years oid in January and I do not want to go to my grave an unknown man.” the old war veteran said. In addition to his service in the Army, Green stated that he had served seventeen years in the Uni ted States Navy. Patches Called To Aid Youths Continued from page 1 when we went together he should have every dance but one.” If there was anything insane or abnormal or indicating deficient emotion about her two friends. "Bud” doesn’t recall it. “My family thought it was a joke when they heard the boys had been arrested and teamed me about hav ing a date with a jailbird,” she nar rates. “Dick was at the house two evenings after the murder. He was just the same as always. He started talking about how terrible it was, and mother said she didn’t like to think of it. “He called me up the day after the murder. When I said I didn’t know anything about it, he got a pa per and read me the account over the phone. ' The only queer thing about Dick’s disposition was Jiis mood ishness. He would take spells of be "ig silent and distant, sometimes two or three times in an evening. "I think ‘Babe,’ though was pretty cold and unemotional. Dick was un usually affectionate. He is the kind that likes petting whenever he can get any encouragement from the girl. ’Dick tried to conceal his educa f,on and acted like a high school ' esiiman. ‘Babe’ wanted to impress ?”ii with his. But neither one para ded his wealth. One thing that surprises me, now D .it everything about the boys has come out, is Dick’s drinking. He ■'ok drinks .-three or four times wiule I was with him. But I ttcld him I didn’t like it, and it was very ■eldom he ever did. “1 used to think he was unusual ly truthful. He had thn most con vincing way you ever listened to. home of the things he ttoid me have turned out not to beso , though. “Dick did not like animals. I brought in a little Pomeranian dog once, and Dick climbed up on the piano bench so it couldn’t touch him. Both of the boys were greatly "pressed with their fathers. Dick’s lather was more strict than Mr. 1' opold. ‘Babe’ would drink liquoi home, but Dick’s father wouldn’t •id for it. Whenever Dick was going to be out late, he always called up to let them know at homo. I,r at least h e said he did. One funny thing about Dick was 'i <“ way he used to say, every day or T "’o. ‘I don't see why you want to with me. You must find me boic me.’ And he was not boresome at ai|. But 89mt?times ‘Pabe’ was.” BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES- News From the Farm ... -Hv Martin IQuoa. ■AtoJ'jO- ZZvvTX ZcTuX. TTv ZzKi. ■cAck crjwu. 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Brilliant flashes of lightning and heavy thunder accompanied the rain but no reports of accidents had been reported at a late hour. The rain seemed to be local, rail road stations »t Fort Valley, Ameri cus, Junction City, Oglethorpe and other places along the lines of the Southern and Central of Georgia reporting “clear.” Showers were reported between Macon and At lanta. The instruments at the weather bureau recorded rainfall of .91 of an inch and a wind velocity of 20 miles per hour during the storm. Th e temperature took a drop of nineteen degrees, falling from ninety-two de grees to seventy-three. While the rain was local here cit ies in other states reported thun dershowers to the weather officials last night. These occurred at Mo bile, Ala., Montgomery, Ala., Merid ian, Miss., and Birmingham, Ala. A • storm apparently hit at Opelika, Ala., telephone and telegraph wires being reported down at that point. The severity could not be ascertain ed last night. The rain came a little too late to do the cotton crop here much good, according to men interested in this product. A few weeks earlier and it would have been worth thousands of dollars in the opinion of authori ties on the subject. OWEN D. YOUNG NAMED AR REPARATIONS AGENT PARIS', August 30.—The appoint ment of Owen D. Young, of New York, as agent general of the repara tions payments ad interim, was an nounced by th e reparation commis sion today. MAY AUCTION MODELS 1 OF OLD INVENTIONS WASHINGTON, Aug. 39. (AP) What to do with all the old-time models, now in the . custody of the Patent Office, is awaiting solution, and efforts will be made at the coming session of Congress to clai<- fy the situation. The demand for space in the Patent Office ousted the models from their exhibition cases at the end of the last century, but the gov ernment has had to continue pay ing space rental for them. A pro posal now being considered is to have a commission appointed to sort out the models that might prove of historic intertest, and perhaps sell the others at public auction. The general requirement of hav ing the inventor submit a model With his patent application was discon tinued about 1880. Today the law directs that the commissioner of patents in his discretion may require a model furnished. . r THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER CONTINUED DROUTH MAY STOP MILLING THOMASVILLE, August 30. (Special) Unless there is very much of a change within the next few ; remaining days of August the I month will go out tarith a large ! minus before its rainfall here so ■ little has it rained during th? month. All vegetation if dry ar d the streams are getting low in Tho-j mas county. Sawmills may he ob liged o shut down for lack of enough water to run them. CAROLINA OFFICIAL IS RE-ELECTED TO OFFICE CHESTER, S. C., August 30— Few public officials in South Caro lina can approach the record of W. H. Knox, county superintendent of education of Chester county, who has just been re-ncminated without , opposition in the PemocraLc pri . mary and next January r.ilt enter , upon his forty-first year of incum- i . bency. KIWANIANS ASSIST IN TEXTILE DAY EXERCISES J ‘ COLUMBUS, August 30—Textile Day was observed at the Kiwanis club Friday afternoon with approxi mately a score of the leaders in L Columbus’ leading industry present f as speakers and guests. [j Harry Williams was the first | speaker introduced by Frank Gar . rard, chairman of the program. Mr. H. Williams'told of the early start of . the Swift Manufacturing Company, v| beginning baek in 1887, and of its ( growth now. The company now e manufactures products valued at ?2;500,00j), , _ MANY TOURISTS IN SWITZERLAND BERNE, August 30. —Switzerland has had such an exceptional season ui the number of tourists that it is expected that the records for pre vious years will be surpassed. A large number of Americans have been included among the travelers. i QUARTZ IS USED FOR WATCH LEVERS BF.RLTN, August 30.—Successful - experiments have been made in using quartz for the levers of high grade clocks and watches. Advan tage is claimed for the quartz levers because the mineral is said to have the lowest coefficient of expansion and levers made of it need no lubrication. KAILROAD SCHEDULES Arrival and Departure of Pussengei Trains, Americus, Ga. Central of Georgia Ry. Central Standard Time Arrive Depart 12:01 am Cols-Bghm-Chgo 8:45 am 12:37 am Chgo-St. L., Atl 2:53 am 1:54 am Albany-Jaxville 3:45 am 2:53 am Albny-Jaxville 12.37 am < 3:45 am Cin-Atl-Chgo 1:54 am 3:45 am Albny-Jaxville 12:01 am 5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 pm 6:34 am Albany 7:21 pm 10:20 am Columbus 3:15 pm 1:55 pm. Albany-Montg’y 2:15 pm 2:15 pm Macon Atlanta 1:55 pm 3:10 pm Albany 10:22 am 7:21 pm Macon-Atlanta 6:34 am 10:35 pm Albany-Montg’y 5:29 am 1 SEABOARD AIR L’NB (Central Time) Arrive Depart* 10:05 am Cordele-Hel’na 5:15 pm 12:26 pm Colo-M’t’g’y 3:10 pm 3:10 pm Cordele-Savh 12:26 prr till P* SJchiMid Qolj | CUSTOM HATCHING DIAMOND POULTRY FARM Phone 845 Eggs set in our Mammoth incubator every Tuesday at 3c per egg in tray lots; 4c in less than tray lots. Now is the time to hatch off your chicks for fifty and sixty-cents-a pound fryers and broilers. We have large orders for baby chicks, and we will help you sell your hatch, if they are of pure bred stock. Chicks hatched in the fall are easier to raise than at any other time of the year and grow faster. SHEAFFER’S PENS, PENCILS AND INK ARE THE BEST We sell them. Their Ink is as good at their Pencils and Pens. ONCE USED; ALWAYS USED AMERICUS JEWELRY CO., Phone 229 Wallis Mott, Mgr. A Beautiful Lline of Marinello Toilet Goods Now in stock. You know the quality Try the Drug Store First MURRAY’S PHARMACY TFie Rexall Store Opposite P. O. PAGE FIVE
