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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 22.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 29. 1919
' " PRICE FIVE OE
HUNS
HAV
El
CLAIM FOR 12 BILLION 5
m
?Ki
HUGE DAMAGE
FROM BLOCKADE
TO BE CLAIMED
IN PEACE REPLY
Plan to Offset Reparation Demands
of Victors With Own Bill
for Settlement.
Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters
VERSAILLES, May 28.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—The German peace del
rgatlon, It was learned today, will pre
sent a counter claim of 12,850,000,000
marks for damage from the Allied
blockade, as an olf-set to the repara
tion demands of the Allies.
GERMANY TO ABOVE FOB
lUGIITS IN TREATY.
BERLIN. May 27.—(Tuesday.)—(By
Associated Press.)—The German coun-
ter proposals to the peaco terms will,
in the opening section, argue for the
existence of Germany's contractural
right to peace based on President Wil
son’s fourteen points.
The second section will deal with the
contradiction between the treaty and
previous assurances from Entente
statesmen and general ideals of inter
national right
They will declare that the terms
completely ignore the fact that Ger
many has replaced the “Imperialistic
and irresponsible government’’ by a
strictly democratic one.
TRYING TO SETTLE
ITALIAN,QUESTION .. .
PARIS, May 28.—(By Associated
Press.)—The Connell of Four la mak
ing a determined effort to effect
settlement' o( the Italian question to
day. Col. House, Andre Tnrdleu and
Premier Orlando were present at the
meeting, and there was said to be
fair chance of an adjustment being
reached this afternoon.
AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY TO
BE PRESENTED FRIDAY
PARIS, May 28.—(By Associated
Press.)—The Austrian peace treaty,
the newspapers say, will Include
clauses on the League of Nations simi
lar to those in the German treaty. The
Austrian treaty will be presented Fri
day at noon.
Bull Club Members
Are Asked for Fees
All members of the recently organ
ised bull clubs of Sumter county at a
urged by County Agent Marshall
si-t'd In their money at unco for the
purchase of the four animals. The
assessment Is |5.00 for each cow in
the club. Mr. Marshall has sent out
tiie following letter to the 7G members
of the four clubs:
"The Bull association has been com
pleted and consists of four blocks. We
ure now ready to purchase the bulls
and aro asking all the members to
i-end check with which to purchase
bull. Please send me check not later
'ban Saturday, May 31. PleaBe attend
to this at once, as your delay will
bold up the whole association. This
money will be deposited In the Bank
of Commerce to be drawn on by W. H.
Howell, dairy husbandman of the
■'"ate College of Agriculture .who is to
purchase these four bulls for us.
"Upon the arrival of the bulls we
want a meeting of all members of the
association at which meeting wo will
perfect the organization.”
BOY, 8, ASKS JURY FOR $30,000 VERDR
AGAINST SEABOARD FOR LOSS OF
9-FOOT ’GATOR IS
KILLED IN CREEK
Anybody Here Lose
the size of the one killed Is raid to
a 20? Don’t Crowd! ,e wor,h ,8 or 1,0
I. H. Mohrman, residing in the
park section, thought he had
"id something valuable this morn-
when he plekcd up from the slde-
"•'Ik downtown a piece of paper
money bearlpg the marks of "20” and
<X". Examining It closely he
r and It to be a 20-peso Mexican note,
-lied by the state of Chlbna'uua,
' -'ring the portrait of Francisco Ma
im and the date of 1915 This issue
- said now to be vaiuelesr, and Mr.
M',hrma n left the note wit) the Tlraes-
1 1 '-order where It may be bad by tba
'"‘t if be values It enough to cell
Lr It
Come on boys, let’s go swimming
down In Mucks lee, Just below the Cen
tral of Georgia trestle. They say the
water's fine. And we might find some
company, too, for listen what the Cen
tral of Georgia bridge gang found
down there Mbnday.
A 9-foot alligator! And they killed
It too, and skinned it G. W. Speer,
bridge foreman, was telling about It.
You should have been down to tbe
bridge and eeen tbe fun,” be said. “We
were at work on tbe bridge Monday
morning when I noticed a ’gator play
ing on a sand bar that had been
thrown up across tbe creek near the
bridge. He acemed not to mind the
men at work very mneb, as he would
show himself frequently. Finally
sent for a shot gun and when he ap
peared again I let him have it In tbe
head. We dragged him out and one
of the men took off his bide.'
Henry Stanfield waa very much
chagrlnned when he learned today of
the killing of the 'gator that he was
not . present to get a steak from him.
“That was one of my ’gators,” he
said. “I have been feeding him beef
steak for the last twenty years—him
and his family—and I sure regret
It that I didn't get there in time to
carry homo part of his carcass, for
an alligator steak Is somethfrg worth
going miles to get. Tbe Seminole In
dians of Florida consider It the finest
delicacy to be obtained, and it Is
really very fine, having a ilavor he.
tween that of a fine veal steak and
fish.
I have been fishing for alligators
below that trestle for years, hut never
have been able to hook one. II iwever,
have seen them many times. Only
a few days ago I waa fishing down
there when a 'gator about two and
a half feet long came up within it' few
feet of me. The sildzs m Hie mud
which ’gators use are easily found tn
the hanks of the creek. Th-ra ore
plenty of these replllei up and nown
the creek in the swampy , !ae*s ”
The "green" hide of an alligator of
i Bishop Fails to
Keep His Lamps
Burning; is Fined
A TLANTA, May 28.—Bishop War-
ren A. Candler paid a line In
the recorder’s court of Atlanta yes
terday for not keeping hie lamps
burning. This is the literal truth.
It wae like thle:
Mrs. Candler's car. parked In
front of a church during tarvicee
one night recently, woe pounced
upon by tbe eagle eyed officers be
cause the tall lamp was not burn
ing, according to the city ordi
nances. A case wae made and tbe
bishop appeared for bis wife In
court, explaining that sbe had un
derestimated tbe amount of fuel iu
the lamp. It was burning when she
left it, but tbe fuel ran out before
tbe services were completed.
A nominal flue of 12.00 waa as
sessed against tbe distinguished
clergyman, which he promptly
paid. i
TWO SENTENCED
TO CHAIN GANG
WITHOUT FINES
FIREMEN, AFTER
RECORD,DRENCH
SmUTOPARTY
CREW OF NC4
IS DECORATED
BY PORTUGAL,
HAWKERBYKING
Grand Cross of Order of Tower and
Sword Bestowed Upon Yankee
Flyers.
LONDON, May 28.—(By Associated
Press.)—The crew of the NC-4, which
made the first trans-Atiantio aerial
passage yesterday, have been decorat
ed with the Grand Cross of the Order
of the Tower and Sword, according to
a wireless message from Lisbon. The
decoration was presented by the Por
tuguese foreign minister.
NO WORD OF WHETHER
TRIP IS CONTINUED
WASHINGTON, May 28.—(By As
sociated Press.)—Ndwword was receiv-
ed this morning as' to whether the
NC-4 had left Lisbon on the lest leg
of lie flight from Rockaway Beach. N,
Y., to Plymouth, England. Officials
said that communication with Lisbon
was exceedingly slow.
Shape and tbe flyers In excellent phy
sical condition.
HAWKER AND GRIEVED
DECORATED DY KING.
LONLON, May 28.—(By Associated
Press.)—Harry Hawker and Comman
der Grieve were received by King
George at Buckingham Pallet) this
morning. The king bestowed on tbcm
the Insignia of tbe Air Force Cross.
They were tbe first actual recipients
of this order.
Says Fate of League
Will Decide Wilson
Chaingang sentences, without alter
native of paying lines, were meted out
Tuesday evening by Judge Littljohn
in Superior court, upon two negroes
upon pleas of guilty. They were Frank
Moore, who last week stole a cow
from the farm of P. C. Eastcrlln, at
Andersonvilie and Cicero Vance, in
whose home near Leslie a lard can
still wns found by Sheriff Harvey Just
after it had completed a run of liquor.
Mooro wab given a straight sentence
of 12 months and Vance 12 months,
with the viprllege of obtaining his
freedom after serving 90 days by the
payment of a One of 3100.
The grand Jury, after recessing a
day, was In action again today, and at
noon handed 14 new indictments to
Clerk Allen, who turned them over to
Sheriff Harvey for arrests to be made.
Of course, ft was hard to explain
just at that time. When one le
drenched, and hit friends are soaked,
and hie auto tilled with water, and
the trip on which the party nos started
le epolled, and thinga are In a mesa,
one le not In a mood to lieten to ex
planation, however, plausible. But tbe
firemen declare It waa an aeledent,
pure and elmple, and that If there
were any way In which they could
make amende they would be more
than glad to do so.
It happened Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Naylor had ordered the crew of
the big lire pump to take a drive end
some practice In making foot cou
plings by dropping , off whenever
Are plug was reached and finding out
hie atop watch Juft how many sec
onds were required >by them for tbe
operation. They had made a number
of couplings when they reached the
fire plug at the corner of Lee and
aTylor streets, and their Ume at each
repetition of the operation had been
getting better. This] waa the last one
for the day, and they determined to
break all records, so,, while Chief Nay
lor held his watch the coupling was
made and tbe water turned on.
Now in the previous couplings, the
“gates” of the pump, through which
the hydrant stream I* usually directed
Into the coupling deulred, had been
closed, but somehow xme of them had
become opened, and at the instant the
water hurtled from the pump Into Lee
street. Chas. L. Ansley’s big touring
car, driven by himself and containing
four women passengers, collided with
the stream. The wrench man hurried \7ar\T Duv
to turn off the water when he saw V “*y *-'* IallC Uay
what was happening; but it was too
late. The party was drenched and the
trip to Mr. Ansley’s farm hsd to be
abandoned.
‘Young Man in Love,’
CHICAGO, May 28.—(By Associated
Prise.)—President Wilson’s candidacy
for tbe third term will be determined
largely by tbe fete of the League of
Nations, In the opinion of Homer
Cummins, chairman of the democratic Qavmnn C—T„_’
committee, who came to Chicago to- SemiOn OCTieS 1 OplC
day (o preside over the two-days* ses
sion of that body.
In the absence of definite word from
President Wilson, there is little gossip
of candidates, the names most fre
quently mentioned being those of Mc-
Adoo and Palmer.
Old Guard Allows
SENSATION IS
DEVELOPED
LAD TELLS
STORYONSTj
Jury Taken to Scene of Accide
Plan to Complete Testimony j
Tonight.
sg .
At the recent conference of Repub
lican senators in Washington the light
on president pro tefn. was compromis
ed by choosing Senator Albert E. Cum
Yesterday’s flight waa reported Jo m,n *. Progressive, pf Iowa. It bad
have left the-tWM’s engines ltf/ f good not been-expected that Iha Old Guard
wonid yield. Thle la the most recent,
photograph of tbe Iowa senator.
Verdict for $500
Given Mrs. Goldman
verdict of $500 against Franc
Mangum, but none against J. Martin
Meadowa, of Macon, waa returned by a
Jury in Superior court yeeterdey af
ternoon In the suit in which Mrs. M.
Goldman, of Macon, waa suing the two
for $5,000 for personal Injuries as a
result of an automobile accident
Macon in 1917.
The sum swarded about covered the
amount Mrs. aoldmun showed she had
■pent in doctor’s end hospital bills In
the treatment of the broken arm which
sbe sustained from the accident.
CHICAGO. May 28.—(By Associated
Press.)—The democratic national
committee began a two-days session
today, at which plans of organization
for the 1920 campaign will be mapped
out.
in Cotton Market
Daylight Saving Act
Hints at New Fight
On U. S. Prohibition
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28.—(By As
sociated Press.)—If the electorate of
Ohio refuses lo ratify the national
prohibition amendment at the general
election In November, the operation
of the amendment will be suspended
throughout the United States at leaat
until the main election in September,
1(20, Tbe&lore Bell, counsel for he-
California Orapo Protective associa
tion announced today.
Ruial Carriers to
r Meet Here Friday
The rural letter carriers of the
Third Congressional district will bold
their annual meeting in Americas
Friday, May 30. The meeting will
be held in the Carnegie Library at
10 P m.. Indications are that tbe
meeting will be largely attended by
the carrieri from the different coun
ties in the district. A good program
has been arranged and a treat la In
■tore for all those who attend, ac-
A very erratic duy was experienced
today In tbe cotton market, with spot
values, which followed the July New
York quotations, fluctuating three-
D 1 • P\ 1 11 fourths of a cent from 32 1-2 at the
Kepeal IS LfGlaycd' high point of the day to 31 3-4 at the
close, which was almost the low point.
„ _ The market was up and down all day,
- tWa T° X — M,y * 8 ~ <Blr .with no stability of price, July open-
“ ing at 32.20, or 42 points above the
Rev. Guyton Fisher has announced
that ho will commence a aeries of very
popular sermons to young people next
Sunday night at the First Methodist
church.
"The Young Man In Love," la tbe
general topic, which will be divided for
the next four Sundays as follows
"The Young Man In Love With Him
self His Work, His Sweetheart and
His God."
elated Presa.)—The refusal of
house rules committee to act Immed
iately upon tbe requoat that a privileg
ed status be given the proposed re
peal of the daylight saving law de
layed consideration of the proposal in
the house today.
previous close, going to 32.00 at one
time nnd dropping off as far as 31.05
at the low.
The shifting was regarded as a fur-
Belgian King May
Visit U. S. in Fall
PARIS, May 28.—(By Associated
Presa.)—King Albert of Belgium la
expected to visit Washington to attend
cording to announcement of tbe pros-1 the Initial meeting of the League of
Ident, O. M. Oammage, of Bronwood. I Nations next October.
Prev.
Close Open High Low Close
July .3182 32.20 32.80 31.05 31.75
Oct. .30.82 31.40 31.68 30.75 30.76
Doc. .30.52 80.01 3L47 30.37 31.37
Paderewski Fe^rs
Attack on Polanc
PARIS, May 28.—(By Associated
Press.)—Fears of a German attack up
on Poland were expressed today by
Polish Premier Ignace Paderewski,
who arrived from Warsaw last night.
He said the Germans are active In a
preparatory way and might strlko at
several places.
’Reports of pogroms were denied by
Paderewski as purely German prop
aganda.
ther result of the readjustment going \A/; ro I J n<ae D Q _’_
on following the sensational rise of *Y1IC 3-.111C& IU tJCglll
Monday and the heavy selling that the
^$es brought.
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling, 31 1-2 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES
WASHINGTON, May 28.—(By Asso
ciated Press.)—Consideration of leg
islation providing for tbe return of
the telegraph and telephone systems
to private ownership will be taken np
tomorrow by the Interstate’ Commerce
committee. Hearings of representa
tives of the union employes, compan
ies and the government will be held.
A lmndsomo tow-headed boy -oj
years, with his right leg
tho lilp nnd with a pair of dlmin
crutches in Ills hand, sat In the
ness chair in Superior court
morning and told the jury how
lost Ills limb by being run over
freight car while
id track on his blcycli
last year.
was Clinton James
f Mr. and Mrs. A. Jc
asking the Jury for a
9,000 against the rail;
I of his leg, a loss
n throughout life,
able with his lawyers
A. Johnson, formerl;
an for the Seaboard,
allroad In his own
one for $5,000 for e:
aguish on account of
his boy, and the other
personal Injuries rets
Ing cars some months _
which he was crippled,
rt of the room were
ir and two baby sisters. I
nsatlon Develops.
Itself attracted a i
ention about the i
alone because of the
iges asked. An unez.
i developed soon after
taking of testimony began when W.
Dykes, representing the defense,
cross examination of the lad
paper of some sort w]
lalned had been presei
to him In the absence of his fai
mother or other representin'
Tho boy denied he hud sign*
read or had read to
any paper, but said one had
presented to him. Ho could not
member when or where- It was. ai
know nothing of Its contents. .
ipmcnt apparently was
great surprise to the boy’s father
leys, and the latter
pared to mnko much of the incldi
when summing up before the Jury,
Tho boy’s father was highly Indi
nant at tho development, denouncli
to bis associates, what, according
his View had been an
to sccuro the signature
boy 8 years old to a paper for use
defending o damage suit brought
him.
Dykes explained to a i
porter that ho was attempting to shoe
somchtlng entirely different, as
would explain to the Jury in his
argument.
up Shown Jury,
is represented by
Boatright, of Cordele, as chief cou_
sel, and Ilixon & l’ace, of Americas. *
counsel. He told
story simply and directly in answe.
questioning by Judge Hlxon, and at t
conclusion was led before the
where tb 0 stump of the lost leg "
shown. According to his story he i
riding olio day in January, 1918, <
the Seaboard track at the point
’low street, with
Maul;, a playmate, sitting on the h*_
disbars. A freight car was standing"
tho crossing, and before
they coulil get across the track thw
car moved, hitting the bicycle and
^■throwing him under the wheels of thw
HearingsonReturnof The h,cyc,a
and tho other boy was uninjured. Oaa
Other boy who saw the accident waa
called and ho substantiated Clinton’s
story completely. But the Mauk lad
testified that they had dismounted
from tile bicycle and were attempting
to swing onto the freight car for •
rldo when the accident occurred.
Lato this afternoon the Jury waa ta
ken to the sceno of the accident ad
the request of Mr. Dyke, and with tW
consent of tho opposing counsel.,
ter tho return of the Jury it w(
ned to complete the taking of l
ny tonight.