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ITALIAN PREMIER THREATENS TO QUIT PA
The Three Ages of Man
I
DOUBT SOM
RULE IN TURKEY;
BUDAPEST NOW
IN WORST CRISIS
British Warships at Constantinople
Fail to Hear of Reported
Red Revolt
LOOTING AND ASSASSINATIONS
NOW FEARED IN HUNGARY
Serious Disturbances Reported in
Hamburg—Plundering Mobs
Clash With Police
BURLESON BARS
USE OF WIRES
TON. Y. WORLD
NEW YORK, April 23/—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—The New York World
today charges that the postofflee de
partment prohibited transmission on
the wires of the Western Union and
Postal telegraph companies, an arti
cle In Monday’s Issue of the World,
analysing the activities of the depart
ment. It charges that officials decid
ed against sending It on the ground
that It "appeared to bo Improper."
BURLESON DECLINES
TO SHIELD IIIMELF.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—(By As
sociated Press.)—Postmaster General
Burleson announced today that he hod
issued Instructions to the wire oper
ating board to direct the management
of all telegraph systoma to suspend.
In so tar as manages referring to the
postmaster general were concerned,
their rule prohibiting the transmission
cl messages containing libelous mat
ter.
He said the order was Issued as soon
as be beard of the action of the New
York officials In regard to the matter
from the World bureau.
GrandOperaMakes
Chink Washerman
Burst Out in 'Pome
ATLANTA, April 23,-Even tho
street urchins nro whistling
tuneful arias from grand opera In
Atlanta tbls week. Music bos
soothed many a little savage
breast. The office boy has been at
It, too, and looking oVer . tho
shoulders of reporters as they
rack their brains for adjectives,
ho tendered tbls rhyme:
"Swing-tall coats and low-neck
gowns,
A world of them havo come to
town;
Screeching low and screeching
high
Sure those stars belong In the
sky."
A reporter sent for his clean
shirt, and even the Chinese laun-
dryman had a "poem” (a help nil
space. Here it Is:
"Caruso, de Luca and Poncelle
Sang together just like helly.
Made Atlanta shout and roar, j
Coming strong to laundry door.” \
Negro Bound Over
for Forging Check
Luther Harris, a negro farmer living
near Leslie, was bound over to the
City court by Justice McMath this
morning on a charge of forgery, fol
lowing a commitment trial which was
attended by a number of Leslie citi
zens, and numerous negroes from that
district.
Luther Is alleged to have forged a
l 'heck for $33 on J. J. Wilson, county
commissioner, ten'Maye ago, securing
goods and cashing on it at a store In
Leslie- No record of the transaction
was made by the store, and It was with
difficulty that Sheriff Harvey and
Deputy Summers finally located him.
Hoy O. Lucas, another negro ar-
rested several days ago on the same
R charge was freed, It being shown
that be had no connection whatever
with the transaction, having been ar-
re-ted because he answered the de-
*c: Iption of the man wanted.
[the cotton market j
M’CORD, HEAD OF
RESERVE BANK,
COMING FRIDAY
SUMTER GIRL
SLEEPS 4 DAYS,
FOLLOWING FLU
The second case of sleeping sick
ness. that mysterious malady which
has followed In the wake of ’no Influ
enza opldcmlc In Isolated Instances,
has been reported In Sumter county.
The victim Is bliss Bessie Williams,
living on Routo B, not far from
Plains.
Sbo suffered an attack of Influenza
thre'e months ago, from which she
had never completely recovered, al
though Bhe bad been ahlo to bo out
A week ago she was taken with the
sleeping sickness, losing conscious
ness, and remained In a comatose {on-
LO.VDO.V, April 23.—(By Associated
Pross.)—The rumor that a soviet gov
ernment lias been set up In Turkey
which attracted much attentlou yes
terday, remains entirely without con-
fimatlon, and now Is fretted with
considerable credulity.
it Is pointed out that the news canio
frutr. Odessa, which Is in the hands cf
the Bolshevlkl, while -British warships
at Constantlaople, equipped with wire
less, had not been heard from
VIOLENT ANARCHY IS ___
FEARE DIN BUDAPJEST.
BUDEPEST, April 22^-(Tue3tIey)—
(By Associated FresaJ—Thi 3 c'.ty Is
going through a crisis worse than that
of April 3. There Is apprehension
that there will be a violent swing to
anarchy, with socialists losing con
trol to Bolshevik leaders like Bela
Kun and chiefs of the Red Guatd,
General looting and atuisiittallon
of old political leaders and aristocrats
arc feared.
Reports uro current that the Rou-
trulans and Czechs have received or
ders from the Allies to inarm ?n Bud.
apt-st.
Want a Ride in the Clouds?
Flyers Will Take Champion
Bond Buyers and Sellers Up
Want a rldo In an alrshlpf
All right, here’s your chanco.
Major EX 9. Schofield, commanding
officer at Souther Field, announced
today that ho had received authority
from General Menoher, chief of nlr
service at Washington, permitting the
man or woman purchasing the great-
amount of Victory Loan bonds;
also tpe man or woman selling the
greatest amount of Victory Loan bonds
to tnko a flight as a passenger In
government airplane In each commun
ity when tho chips are sent to the va
rious towns on Victory Loan trips.
Such passengers are to be carried only
undor the prescribed conditions and
Instructions. The following rolcoso
must be signed beforo making tho
flight:
RELEASE CARD.
(Place.)
RIOTING AND PLUNDERING
REPORTED AT HAMBURG
BERLIN, April 22.—(Tuesday.)—
(By Associated Press.)—Serious dis
turbances In Hamburg during tho
week-end nro reported. A mob plun
dered the harbor quarter and clashed
Know All Men By Theso Pres
ents: That, whereas, I
am about to tako a flight or
flights on tho abovo mentioned
date In certain aircraft owned or
operated by tho United States
government; and whereas I am
doing so entirely at my own Initia
tive, risk and responsibility and
nm not acting upon the orders or
suggestion of the United States
government or any of Its officers
or agents; now, therefore, in con
sideration of the permission ex
tended to me by the United States
through Its officers.and tger.ts to
tnko said flight or flights, I do
hereby for myself, my heirs, exec
utors, administrators and assigns,
remise, release and forever dis
charge tho government of the
United States and any and all of
RADER ASSUMES
COMMAND AT
Its officers and agents from any
and all claims, demands, actions
or causes of action, arising cut of
any Injury or death that may oc-*
cur to me by reason of tho sold
flight or flights. Irrespective of
how such Injury or deata rnty
occur.
(Signature.!
(Address.*
LLOYD GE(
TRIES TO
ORLANDO
NEGOTIATI
Rome Delegation Reaffirms I
nation to Stand Firm on
Question
(Person to bo notlflcd In
caso of emergency.)
(Address.)
(Witness.)
Tho sixth Souther Flold Victory
Loon squadron, consisting of three
ships piloted by Lieut. Alfred W.
Vance, Lieut. Walter F. Sutter and
Llout. Wilfred B. Wardo and carrying
ns passengers M. S E Horace Hill, Dale
W. Smith and ChaulT. Harold I-aass,
left Wednesday morning at 8:15 for
Athens,, Elberton and Madison, to
distribute loan literature.
Towns and cities being visited by
airplanes In support of tho r resent
Victory.Loan are declared not to bo
getting tho fullest advantags from
these visits; the distributing of liter
ature and Vie aerial performances
aro mostly viowod with curiosity ra
ther than purchasing bonds Interest. It
has been suggested that the commit
tees place the selling of bonds la the
hands of tho visiting air men and to
announce that for every bond sold the
airman will put on another spectacu
Inr stunt, tho selling of bonds to be
dono after the distributing of tho lit
erature and before the demonstration
of aerial'acrobatics.
PRESIDENT WILSON RE
EQUALLY AS FIRM AS-fl
Versailles to be Ready
Delegates April 28, but'
Will Arrive May 1
LONDON, April 23.—(By .
Press.)—Premier Orlando t
return to Italy today unto
lnctory adjustment la
Fin me and Dalmatian qoo*d
mler Lloyd George Is ‘jpyll
suade him to remain in
while he continues his efforts I
die the opposing viewpoints!.
SUSPICIOUS STORE
FIRE IS PROBED
SOUTHER FIELD BY THE OFFICIALS
ditlon for four days. She wss taken w1th 11,0 P° llc *’ «veral being killed
to the Plains hospital, where she re- nnd woun tIod.
LOCAL SPOT
Good Middling, 27 l-2c.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Close Open Low Close
Prey High
.37A3 17as 37.01 n.n
" ol r 20 10 23.90 25.72 26.38
"c*- 21.53 21.20 21.12 21.87
Dcc - 21.06 23.63 23.31 24.10
Americus la to be the host on Fri
day of tbls week of J. A. McCord, of
Atlanta, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Sixth District Federal
Reserve bank, and the actual bead of
the Victory Loan In this district.
A telegram to this effect was receiv
ed today by O. R. Ellis, chairman of
the loan campaign for Sumter county,
from Haynes McFsdden, loan chair
man for tho Sixth Reserve dlstrtlcL
Mr. McCord, who Is one of the big
gest men in the southeast, will arrive
rriday morning, and will spend the
day here. He Is stopping over on his
way to Florida.
Arrangements were being made this
afternoon by Chairman Dlls for a
luncheon to be given Mr. M :C ird Fri
day at the Windsor, to which Mr.
McCord’s friends In Atvincui will be
Invited. Mr. McCord will leave Fri
day n(ght on the Seminole.
Mr. McCord Is the direct, representa
tive of the treeanry department In the
southeast, and aa such Is 'he highest
authority on the bond campaign, thrift
sumps and other forms of government
financing, and ho Is expected to hare |
some Interesting things to M/ a’, the
luncheon. ' *
gained consciousness Monday.
Her condition Is not regarded as se
rious, and her speedy recovery Is
looked for.
The Drat case of sleeping sickness
reported In the county was that of a
negro living near Cobb, who was un
conscious for live days a few weeks
ago.
A dispatch to Vocrwaorta says rott
ing was renewed today, arms being
distributed to mobs In the suburb of
SL Pauli. Several police depots were
attacked, and one captured by the
nobs.
Lieut. Col. Ira A. Railcr. tho new
commander of Souther Flold, arrlrod
on the 3:17 train this olternoon from
Texas and Immediately reported at
Souther Field, taking charge.
Colonel Rader, who has the rating
of MlUUry Aviator, wears a stripe in
dlcatlng six months’ service In France.
Veterans’ Pensions
•to be Paid Promptly
Reconstitution of Old
NationalGuardbegun
ATLANTA, April 33.—All anxiety
over the possibility of delay In pay
ment of Confederate veteran’ pen
sions has been allayed by the receipt
of more than 3600,000 In taxes by the
sUte treasurer, during the past day
or two. The reason of the sudden In
flux of funds la the fact that the
county tax collectors who have been
deUylng final settlement with the
state treasury, have just sent In their
accounts In order that they might not
be penalized for not getting In their
final settlements by April 30.
The veterans’ pensions are paid In
two Installments. The second
sUllment Is due May 1 and amounts
to about $626,000. There are also
due on that date payments amounting
to $160,000 to the University of Geor
gia and other state Institutions. It
had been feared that there might be
some necessary delay In meeting these
payments but the situation has been
clared up satisfactorily.
WASHINGTON, April $3.—(By As
sociated Preea.) —Reconstitution of the
National Guard was actually startsd
today when the war department,
through the bureau of militia affairs,
authorized tbs organization of seven
regiments of Infantry .one extra bat
talion of Infantry, one squadron of
cavalry and eighteen companies of
coast artillery. In four states—New
York, New Jersey, Ohio and Oregon.
Menoher Invited
to Visit Americus
Surcharge on Cotton
Replaces Demurrage
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Georgia.—Fair tonight and
Thursday; little change In tempera
ture.
Hoover in Berlin
With Big Staff
BERLIN, April 22.—(Tuesday)—(By
Associated Press.)—Herbert Hoover
arrived here today with a large staff.
Rotary Club Called
cents per hundred pounds on cotton
shipped from Atlantic and Gulf ports
to Liverpool and London was estab
lished by the Shipping board today.
In lieu of demurrage, because of so-
Following announcement in the
morning press that General T. (X
Menoher, disector of the United
States Air Service, would be In Ms-
eon May 5 for an address before the
aeronautical congress, the City of
Americus, by authorisation of Mayor
Sheppard and the Chamber of Com
merce, Jointly, through Secretary Per
kins,. today wired General Menoher
-an Invitation to extend bis trip to the
South and visit Americus .
It was believed likely that General
Menoher may be Inclined to accept the
Invitation because of the location here
of Soother Field and the aviation gen
eral supply depot/ this giving him at
opportunity to make a personal in
spection of the air service property
and personnel here.
In Business Session
rions delays la unloading at English
torts.
BISHOP WOULD LET KAISER
CRUSH ROCK FOB CHURCHES
BOSTON, April . 23.—Bishop Theo
dore S. Henderson, of Detroit, recent
ly returned from a tour of Europo,
speaking to members of tbe Boston
Methodist Social Union at tho Peopl
Temple,
The Americas Rotary club Is re
quested by Frank Harrold, president,
to meet him at the Windsor Thursday
at 13:15 o’clock, 1a tbe private dining
room, for a 15-mlnuto business meet
ing of Importance. Tbe regular
weekly luncheon will be served at 1
o’clock, as usual. Every member Is
urged by Mr. Harrold to be prompt.
Officers wero at work today In
tlgatlng a mysterious flro which oc
curred tbls morning at 3:10 o’clock In
the store of John Wesley, colored, on
North Lee street.
When tho flrement reached tho
storo they found It woll ablaze Inside.
Tbe front door was locked and had to
be broken In, but the rear door was
unlockea. Evidences of larpo quanti
ties of keroseno having bom poured
around tbe Interior of the store were
found by Chief Naylor, but tbe blaze
was extinguished before It bad de
stroyed more than half of tho stock,
which was declared to be limited.
Investigation showed that a bole
had been bored In tho front wall bo-
slde the door through which on arm
could be Inserted And through which
it was at first supposed tho bar to
the front door bad been removed, the
store robbed, and then set nflro to
cover up the robbery. Investigation
by Sheriff Harvey and others, how
ever, disclosed that the bond holo In
the wall was not located In such a po
sition that the bar would possibly be
reached, indicating that it had been
bored as "camouflage” by some one
having access to tho Interior by other
means and who In leaving the building
bad dono so by the back door, leaving
It unbolted, while the front door was
locked.
No arrests have been made In tbe
case, but It was Indicated that war
rants might bo drawn today.
11II,SON AS FIRM AS
H ILIAN DELEGATION.
PARIS, April 23.—(By
Press.)—Tho Italian dell
peace conference today i
determination to stand
question of Flume, Indk .
1©83 the council changcd'Hi
tho delegation would not 1
conference.
An early settlement of tht
versy is thought improbably i
dent Wilson is understood to 1
ly os firm as the Italians.
(• EH.HAN TOLD DELEGATES
1YILL HE RECEIVED APRIL IB
PARIS, April 23.—(By
•ess.)—The Allied gov*
informed the German
through General Nudant i
they will bo ready to recafot (
man delegates at Veraalllaa .
German delegate* to I
congress probably will leal
April 28 and arrive at Versailles |
1, according to a message 1
via Zurich.
FLIGHTS AGAIN DELAYED.
ST. JOHN’S, N. 8., April 23.—(By
. I if he had his way I Associated Press)—The weather today
the former kaloer would spend the again prevented the start of the Brit-
reat of his life cracking stone for ish planes on their proposed trans-
churches wrecked in the war
Asks Male Attire
for Florida Women
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 23.~
The prospect of Florida women kc
curing equal suffrage brought forth i
which has been introduced In tho
hou.se. regulating the wearing
parel by members of tho gentler
sex, providing that ‘‘from and after
equal suffrage has been established
In tho Htutt of Florida, It shall be
lawful for females to don and wear
the wearing apparel of a man as now
worn publicly by him.**
That Is to say. ah* may wsar tha
coat,
Ja»
7
Hogs Beat Chicag|j
Quotations aF
That the price of 17.60 cents
pound received for No. l hogs at 1
recent farmers ’co-operative
Plains was a far better
would havo been received . _
any subsequent date on the 1
market, where until recently
havo ranged around 5 cents
than In tho South, is shown by t
lions Just received by County j
Geo. O. .Marshall. Quotations'
Chicago market on April 17 i
ns typical of recent datee.
dato "very top” hogs sold
cents per pound, with $c
that price for hog« "not
corn fed.” Making this
average prlco for No. 1
hogs delivered In Chicago -
been 17.lt cent*, from wh
havo to have been deducted 1
3 cents per pound for frel
cago. Tile price of 17.60 .
Plains was F. O. B. Plains, i
that much net to the
Chamber to H
Election
Me
Tho annual meeting of
her of Commerce will be i
13, it was decided at a meet
board of commissioners of t
her Tuesday afternoon.
At this meeting, which i
tho chamber heudquar
dent, vice president, trea
four commissioners for te
years each will be
natlng committee •
posed of Frank
nnd Frank P. Harrold. ^
The auditorium i
Rotary club and
with tbe con
the audit,
without
the •