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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1919.
BETTER EXPRESS
SERVICE DRIVE
IS OPENED HERE
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
The nation-wide campaign taaugu
fated by the American Railway Ex-
press Co. to bring about better meth
ods of packing and marking express
shipments began In Americas yester
day with the first of a series of meet
ings of local express employee to be
held during the month of the drire. At
convenient periods throughout the
day Agent McDonald called together
groups of his co-workers and urged
them to put their full force behind the
comprehensive campaign now under
way and to work with shippers In ac
complishing decisive results In better
ing the express service.
Vehicle men, depot platform men
and claim bureau and office employes
were each addressed by the agent, or
his "Four-Minute Men” who
stirring appeals for their active co
operation and been Interest In the
drive.
The speakers told the express work
ers that they, individually and collec
tively, could give valuable aid in the
campaign ty bringing their work up
to the highest standard. There
room for .Improvement
they stated. Owl nr.
everywhere,
conditions
BRITON CALLED
GERMANS‘HUNS’;
JAILED A YEAR
LONDON.—(Correspondence of The
Associated Press.)—Because he re
ferred to the Germans as "Huns," Ser
geant EL A, Boyd, a British airman
who was captured, was sentenced by
them to a year's Imprisonment. He
has now returned to England.
With a lieutenant, Boyd was pa
trolling off the Belgian coast In
ne. They were shot down by
enemy destroyers, and while Boyd was
in the water he wrote this messago:
“Shot down at «:4I p. m. Being pick,
od up by Huns.” The pigeon to which
he entrusted the message was unable
to fly and fell into the hands of the
Germans. The two airmen were taken
to Bruges where they weresenl for by
Admiral von Schroeder.
‘He was frightfully angry over my
message," Boyd relates, “and began
to swear In broken English. The only
thing we understood clearly was that
on the following day one of us would
be shot. I had told him «»»«» i had
written the message.
‘Later I was courtmartlaled and
the court held that by calling the Ger
mans ‘Huns’ I had Insulted the officers
and men of the German destroyers and
I was sentenced to twelve months’ im
prlsonmcnt
“For the first six months I was ab
solutely starved. I gave away my
watch for a slice of bread."
Sumter’s PeaM H WILSON NOT TO
Fame Abroad; Item in Paris *
Paper Thrills Lt. Timmerman
Sumter county’s peanut crop has. Mr. William Allard, a Liberal or-
been heralded abroad, and the sight of enuixer and a former Mayor of King-
ffin fiama ■ . ntnn HfrwY nn fti,,ro —a «.*_
the name of his home county In
foreign print has brought a thrill to
the breast of Ernest W. Timmerman,
lieutenant of the 103d Field Artillery,
26th division, now In France.
It was In the American Paris edi
tion of the London Dally Mail
Lieut. Timmerman spied a paragraph
about Sumter's peanut crop. The Item
did not say the county named was In
Georgia, but the first line mentioned
poanuts and the last line Americas, so
there was no mistaking. And IieuL
ston, died on Tuesday, aged E8, at his
house at Kingston Hill, Surrey.
"Hie bulk of the money made In *m«
war has gone to the working classes,"
Lord Burnham at the Mile End Philan
thropic Society, London.
Two loaves which Thomas Sidney
1V)dd (45) a baker’s delivery man,
supplied to a German prisonor cost
him a fino of 325 at Saffron Walden.
A fresh epidemic of Spanish Influ
enza has hroken out and is raging vio
lently in Trondhjom and In the Hard-
anger and the Gudbrand Valley, Nor
way.
A woman who asked for a summons
against her husbanad was told by the
Timmerman Just had to sit down and h ° r w “ ^ld fay the
write a nete to Hie Tlmes-Recorder. JSSFiS
to accompany a copy of the Dally Mall, ~ ~
eachers Aroused b;
Charge of High Pay
brought about by the war, they ad.
mitted, the express service had not
been as good as the company had ex
pected to make it But with these ob
stacles removed and every expressman
doing his part, the way has been clear
ed for a marked change for the better.
In urging the men to seek the co-op
eration of the shippers In the driven
Mr. McDonald brought to the attention
of the drivers the necessity of giving
the shippers all tho aid possible in ATLANTA, Feb. 11.—The statement
bringing their pocking and marking: made by the chairman of the finance
methods up to the required standard. J committee of Atlanta's city council
It was acknowledged that the manner that Atlanta school teachers are paid
of packing and marking varies with proportionately better salaries than
the commodities, but the question of th° teachers of any other city approxl-
whether a shipment is In proper con-' mately Atlanta's size, has aroused thB
dltion for handling to destination safe-j teachers to a high pitch of indlgna-
ly must be left to the good Judgment tion.
of the driver, who has been thoroughly 1 They have prepared statistics show-
instructed on the rules and regula- leg comparative salaries paid teachers
Dons. , of Atlanta, Cincinnati, New Orleans,
After tho “Four Minute’’ speeches, Richmond, Dayton, Memphis and other
Agent McDonald announced the ap- cities, and these figures seem to dls-
pointment of a better service cam- P ro Y® altogether the assertion made
palgn committee, made up of the fol- b r the ohalrman of the city council
lowing, Miss LJllle Glover, cashier; H°*nce committee. Attention is call-
J. W. Short, transfer clerk; W. H. Pan- ed to the fact that the city of Augusta
tone, delivery clerk, representing each' year gave Its teachers a straight
branch of the local organization. He Increase of 25 per cent, while other
requested the men selected to keep dtles have undertaken to keep abreast
watch pn the conditions of business os °f the high cost of living by raising
It passed through the terminals and pay of their teachers,
to call personally on shippers whose 1
consignments needed attention.
One of the most serious problems
that an express company has to face
Is that of "No Mark” express matter,
Mr. McDonald stated. These ship- ..muciaira rress.j—curorts or cu-
ments which, because of their lnade- 1 bon planters to Import Porto Rican
quote packing or marking, lose all laborers for work in Cuban cane fields
trace of Identification, either of the apparently have failed. The Cabans
shipper or the consignee, and must offered 52 a day with no extra pay for
be sent to "No Mark Bureau," where overtime work. The Porto Rican Elm
an effort Is made to put them back on ployment service replied demanding
tho right track. , time and a half pay for overtime, free
The use of tags was discouraged, ex- transportation to Cuba and return,
cept where absolutely necessary, and free housing and no discrimination os
then two should be added. I regards color. The Cubans have re-
The present campaign Is regarded Plied characterizing these terms as
as one of the moat significant and tm- PSohlbltlve.
portant steps taken by a transporta-1
thmagency for the betterment of Its gg SUCCBSS
The local meetings here were held
simultaneously with similar gather- .
tags of express employes in every city Hl6 Wonderful Record of Dr.
and town In the country. A second Thacher’S Liver ffufl
Blood Syrup.
PORTO RICAN LABOR fOO
* EXPENSIVE FOB CUBANS
SAN JUAN.—(Correspondence o»
The Associated Press.)—Efforts of Cu-
meeting of the series will be held next
week and other topics of pertinent In
terest to the campaign will be taken
■P
Those medicines which live for even
a quarter of a century are exceptional,
and continuous use for over two-thirds
South Georgia Trade
n !• T •■ITT - Dr. Thacher’s liver and Blood Syrup
Bodies Invited riere eamo into existence in 1852, and from
that time to the present it has grown
' In the confidence and estimation of its
A movement having been lnaugurat- yearly Increasing number of users,
ed tor organising the commercial bod- Through all theso yam It has steadily
lea of South Goorgta, Joseph Perkins, grown In popular favor.
.bi5JS8KiS,iSJ5<SrK^
ooiinty Chamber of Commerces today Qhadwick, g ca ic. Ala. “I was all run
wrote a letter endorsing the idea of down in health, 1 * she says. “Weighed
O. N. Bartlett, president of the state only 104J pounds wd getting worse
association of trado bodies, and sug- xtamher“sLlver^dBloodByrup and
resting that the organization be held today, I am thankful to say, I am in
at Americas perfect health and weigh 155 pounds,
v a vim., w ._. I attribute my good health to the use
. s - secretary of the Way- ofthat m0 st wonderful medicine. I
cross Chamber of Commerce, who la firmly believe there ore numerous suf
fice president of the state body, has feringpeoplethatcould be sound and
asked that the organization meeting ? vcr I
fcs held there, but because ofthe loca- „ n< 3 # £ nlCt or a blood purl-
tlon of WaycTOss it Is believed that a flcr;if vourlivcrisnut of order, your
point more centrally located, as Is stomach troubles you, or you are con-
tho Initial meeting place. Syrup. It is purely vegetable and
It Is suggested that a South Georgia oonnot possibly injure any one. It has
May of promoting the Uve atock to- Uon . All dealers in medicines sell it
dnstry and advertising the advantages and will recommend it.
of this section. I For Bala by Howstl’s Pharmacy.
so the folks at home would know bow
truly world-wide was the fame of
Sumter county. Here is the item,
published to a column compiled from
American newspapers:
’News tor Circus Fans. The
nut crop of Sumter county last fell
was one of the largest ever produced,
and Indications are that this source
of revenue will add something like
$250,000 to the Income of farmers
about Amerlcus.
Mr. Timmerman’s letter, accompa
nying the paper, follows
“103D Field Artillery, American El
F.. 26th Division.
‘‘Rouconnlene8, France,
"January 12, 1918.
"Dear Editor: Gness the old home
county must be booming to get free
advertising to France from an English
dally. Regardless of this, even the
mention of peanuts wanned one South
Georgia lad’s heart I know they were
good peanuts. I thought this might In
terest you, to am forwarding Hie
Mail with this. Best wishes from
, "B. W. TIMMERMAN,
2d Lieut F. A."
Lieut. Timmerman’s letter was
written on stationery bearing tho
■crest" of the 103d Field Artillery,
which consists of a drawing of a hel-
meted daschund, running at full speed,
with a whizzing American shell clip
ping him fairly to the back. Under
neath Is the motto, "Accuracy and
speed."
The Dally Mall's Paris edition, which
Is distributed free to American sola-
lers by the Red Cross, Is a four-page
paper, with news closely condensed.
The front page Is made np almost en
tirely of news cabled from America,
the Inside pages of the paper, which
following are typical items found oa
covers the world news to a-manner
different from American newspapers:
Three thousand tons of honey are
awaiting export from Australia.
Strong ale, described as "barley
wine," Is being sold to Reading at 8d
‘ half-pint.
The King has sent his annual sub
scription of $6,000 to King Edward’S
Hospital Fond for London.
Ben Hlndle Benson (41) a soldier,
was hanged at Leeds for the murder
of Annie Mayne, a married woman.
The British Shipping Controller of
fers to consider proposals for the
sale to foreigners of British ships over
15 years old.
Mr. Jesso Colltags, founder and
president of the English Rural
League, was 88 yesterday and Is keep
ing fairly well.
On what Is understood to be the site
of George Eliot's "M1U on toe Floss,”
at Gainsborough, Lines, new mUls have
* built.
The Essex County Conndl has re
solved to buy 866 acres, with farm
buildings and 64 cottages, at Bolted
for toe settlement of ox-Sorvlco men,
toe price being $90,600.
Breaking his leg In a tall Mr. Ar
thur lampldge (60) acted as pianist
until toe end of a soldiers* ball at
Fenny Stratford, when he was taken
to hospital, where he died on Tuesday.
A tramway-car ran Into a loaded
wood cart on toe Qual do Louvre,
Paris, yesterday, and drove It through
the railings of toe Louvre Palace,
killing the horse and Injuring toe
driver.
$30 A WHEIK GIRL GIVING AWAY
GOLD IN LONDON STAHON.
Aged 17, a girl named JJUIan Rich
ards. who had earned $30 a week on
munitions, was sent to a home at Pon
typridd on Wednesday for stealing
$556, Including $200 In gold from her
father. The money was locked up In
a chest of drawers.
Tho money was stolen while her
parents were at the Mmena. The girl
made off to London, sleeping In a Pad
dington waiting room on tailing to find
lodgings. Sho was giving monoy away
when a detective arrested her. and
learned the story of her trip. She had
$495 left.
Tho girl’s mother said: "Lilian had
been earning too'much money at mu
nition work. She receiver) 130 a week.
There is no sense in giving to much to
a girl of seventeen. 1 ”
TARRY IN U. S
BUTHURRYBACK
PARIS, Feb. 1L—(By Associated
Press.)—Evidence that it is President
Wilson's Intention not to abandon the
peace conference upon ratification of
toe Society of Nations plan Is found
to toe disclosure today that he
to return to Paris by March 16.
This will give him such a brief stay
to Washington that It will permit only
to signing of bills during too closing
I congress.
Ddlay Armistice Decision.
PARIS. Fob. 11.—(By Associated
Pro8s.)—In view of toe complexity and
diversity of too problems raised by toe
armistice, says a Havas report, tho
suprome war council appointed a
committee of eight members to which
will be entrusted too task of studying
those questions. The council, there
fore, has postponed for a few days
adoption of toe conditions to bo Im
posed upon Germany , so as to be bet
ter .prepared tor tosnring their adop
tion. Norman H. Davis and General
Tasker Ik Bliss are . toe American
members of the committee.
AGITATORS GO
TO ELLIS ISLE;
FIGHT ON BOAF
NE7W YORK, Feb. 11.—(By Associat
ed Press.)—Fifty-four radicals—alien-
horn anarchists. Industrial Workers,
of tho World and others—arrived at.
Hoboken today from the West, en
route to Ellis Island, where they will
remain pending deportation. They
were heavily guarded, and when toe
Police separated the Industrial Work
ers of toe World from toe others on
too boat en route to toe island, a
fight started, In which toe police had:
to use their club*. "•
Soldiers Wearing 6-
Months’-Pay Button
ATLANTA, Feb. 11.—8oldlers In At
lanta have taken up toe campaign for
six months’ pay and are distributing
lapel buttons on which are printed the
words: "Six months’ pay for sold
iers." In toe meantime, however,
most of too soldiers awaiting demobil
ization at Camp Gordon seem a groat
I deal more concerned about securing
an early discharge from too service
than they are about the government
paying-them six months wages after
they got out All they soem to want
is a chance to work and earn an hon
est living.
Suffrage Defeat
Bitter to Leaders
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Woman suffrage by
federal constitutional amendment was
beaten again late yesterday In toe
Thus ended what leading suffrage
champions bad said In advance would
be too final test in this session of con
's- Tho suffrage advocates went
into toe test knowing that they
one vote, but hoping to too -last it
would be won over. The vote was 55
to 29.
The vote proved a bitter disappoint
ment to suffragists who had counted
on President Wilson and other demo
cratic leaders to swing Southern dem
ocrats into line.
SOLDIER'oS LIFE OF CRIME.
A remarkable list of crime convic
tions against Richard Leslie Stevens,
twenty-three, a soldier, was read at
the Old Bailey, London, when he was
sentenced to five years’ penal servitude
cheque forgery and obtaining goods
by false pretences. The official list of
crimes Included:
.Robbed his employer at Sheffield.
Reaerted from R. B.
Robbed an offertory box (wearing
Legion of Honour and D. C. M. rib
bons.)
Deserter from Hants Regiment
Several thefts while posing us offl-
CHAWLEY GANG AT
LAST UNDER ARREST
[ KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 11/—(By *
Associated ‘Press.)—George and De
catur Crawley and Blaine Stewart, I
members of a gang of alleged army de
serters wanted In Georgia on toe
charge of murder, were captured In
the Tennessee mountains yesterday by
Special Agent Glenn Young and.
brought to Jail here. |
If you have any lumber to bo dress-
,,. or ’ rlpped ' brln tf <t down to our
®77 wh«e we run it as you want Into
celling, flooring, etc., and give you
prompt service.. Full stock of Man
tels, both plain and cabinet, Window
Sash, Doors and Blinds carried at all
times. Mill work of all kinds our
specialty.
JNO. W. SHIVER.
Phone 117. Amerlcus, Go.
toUe* to Debtors and Creditor*.
GEORGIA, Sumter Count}.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons having demands against A. L.
Smith, late of said county, deceased,
to present them to mo, properly made
out within the time prescribed by
law. so as to show their character and
amount. All persons Indebted to said
deceased are hereby required to make
Immediate payment to me.
This 8th day of February, 1919.
T. L. SUMMERS.
T. Ia SUMMERS, Administrator:
Bogus officer with many ribbons, ob
taining money on worthless ~
at St. Ives, and also In Dublin.
At staff captain defrauded a woman
doctor. . „ , ,
There are six warrants still against
him.
$210 in Bills Paid
byWandefingCheck
The Debt Faying $5 check. Which Is
going the rounds paying bills all ovet
toe city as a feature et Pap-Up Week,]
at noon today had paid $210 In debts
and bore 42 endorsements. It spent
list night In toe hands of 6her!ock ft
Co., and started again on its rodnus
this morning. ,
Since Monday morning It has fallen
Into toe hands of toe same person
WHY SPECULATE?
. Agriculturists of international reputation are calling for
better fanning. Scientific fertilization is necessary. Use
a fertilizer that is manufactered of the highest grades of raw
for 1919 from 0811 ma ^ e no mista ^ e * n buying your fertilizers
L. GjCOUNCIL’S fertilizer works
AMERICUS, GEORGIA
staring i „
supervision of Mr. E. F. Wilder, w
experience.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
an expert of years'
Tha hn..- ..a. uanas or ine same person
Tne tanners who refused to supply <),..> _ . .. . .
milk at 8d. a quart to Bolton, Lonca-I ttmea * each b ©® n
shire, have been awarded 9<L by toe ued *° liquidate a part of an account
local food committee. , | at ‘
L. G. COUNCIL
the same store.
U. S. LIBERTY BONDS
BOUGHT and SOLD
Insure your property against
Loss or Damage by Fire with
N. M. DUDLEY
COTTON AVENUE AMERICUS, GA.
REPRESENTING AMERICAN COMPANIES
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Williams-Niles Company
HARDWARE
B. F. AVERY & SONS, PLOWS, PLANTERS,
FARMING IMPLEMENTS AND
REPAIR PARTS
TELEPHONE 701
FOR SALE
Nine Mules, One Horse
Al AUCTION
To Highest Bidder
SATURDAY, FEB 15, AT NOON
IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE
Because of the shortage of convicts*
Sumter comity has purchased an
Automobile Truck and Is reducing
the number of mules and horses.
HERE’S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP
SOME GOOD STOCK AT YOUR OWN PRICE.
By order of the
COMMISSIONERS OF SUMTER COUNTY
N. A. RAY, Chairman.