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Newspaper Page TextTRAILING THE NEWS . OF THE DAY Wonder Buster. the young boar at the head of the Webster L. Clay herd of Poland Chinas, at Boon- ville, Mo., sold the other day at Mr. Clay’s disposition sale near Bunce- ton, to Head & Gray, of Palmyra, Mo., for $10,200. That is double what Wonder Buster brought two / years ago when he was sold at the V W. B. Wallace disposition salo. Wonder Buster was purchased by W. B. Wallace, Houston Harte, and F. C. Brickey, of Ambria, Ind., in 1917. He brought $1,500 at that time. He is recognised as being one of the greatest sires of the breed. Hog men from six states were on the ground bidding for him. Six men bid on him up to $8,000 and three stayed up to $10,- 000. • • • To back up their charges that some of their employers were profi teering, striking butchers of Chi cago opened a large retail shop and sold porterhouse steak at 18 cents a pound, veal chops at 16 cents and hamburger steak at 10 cents a pound. Other meats were sold at a correspondingly low price and the union butchers asserted that although figures charged by them were from 50 to 75 per cent, below the prices charged by a ma jority of retail dealers, the strik ers were making a fair profit on their sales. The union butchers are demanding an increase from $35 to $40 a week in their minimum week ly wages. • • • ML'RICIJS PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF PIXIE WEEKLY EDITION FORTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 45. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS,* I. w. w. Miners LEADER LYNCHED BY MO Returning To Work COTTON BREAKS $10 BALE AFTER STOCK ‘PANIC’ Present day styles of clothes worn by women were censured at the national training conference of the interchnrch world movement of North America, at Atlantic City a few days ago. “Tlie indecent dress of some women in our churches makes it tremendously hard for a young man to keep his thought clean and pure,” said the Rev. J. P. Crow- ther, of Seattle. "In public these days yon can scarcely tell the dif ference between a street woman and a church woman.” Great Selling Wave In Stock Market On Call Rate Students at Manual Training High school at Kansas City, will be taught social dancing, says the Kansas City Star. The classes will fct' under the direction of Miss Xowena Campbell, director of so cial activities at Manual Training High school. Miss Campbell has been watching the dances held by the students at Manual Building and has disap proved the various interpretations. She believes that dancing by students should be without wrig gles or shimmies. "Students will dance in spite of any order from the board of educa tion, the principal or instructors to the contrary,” Miss Campbell told Porter Graves, principal of the school. "We should teach them the proper kind of dancing. Many stu dents honestly believe the new wiggles and walks are the proper methods.” Mr. Graves agreed and brought the question before the manual representatives, a student organi- ration which consults Mr. Graves on questions of student welfare. This body was enthusiastic over the plan to eliminate the fashionable steps and voted to co-operato with Miss Campbell. It was decided to em ploy a reputable dancing instruc tor to teach the students. The in structor will be paid from funds of various clubs at the High school. The plan is to teach the seniors first in small groups and then the juniors. Those students who regu larly attend the school dances will be instructed first They will bo Ssked to teach the others who at tend school dances. Manual Training High school, *s well ns the other high schools of the city, has permitted dancing among the students. Manual stu dents hold a dance in the main cor ridor of the school each month. Student musicians furnish the mu- 8, e and the young men and women arc chaperoned by Miss Campbell and other teachers. • * a That American labor conditions are worse than German at the pres- ,n t time, while other war strick- en countries of southeastern Eu- arc still fighting, was the state ment of Maj. Leon Matassarin, of Wichita, Kans., former member of |ne American medical mission for the repatriation of Allied war pris oners. ‘The German laborers are work- "g longer hours and steadier than er before,” he said. "They work ‘ft time for the government to >>' the war debt and part time for ‘emselves. They blame America fthe defeat of Germany and the »ganda against this country is g carried on anmong the child- n jo that In thirty or forty years ® mav Pvnnaf iennLI. f.nn, f!a*. Cotton dropped 200 points, or $10, the limit for a single day’s trading, on the exchanges today in sympathy with the stock market which was in a demoralized condition, following" a tremendous wave of liquidation which was precipitated near the close of the session yesterday by the ad vancement of the-call money rate to the extraordinarily high rate of 25 per cent, The wave of selling at sacrifice prices in the stock market continued today, and cotton, specu lation in which always follows the stock. market, suffered as a conse quence. Owing to the 'extreme weakness of the market, and the tendency of spot holders to wait for their prices; there was practically no selling here today. The slump was regarded by cotton men as only temporary and as having no relationship to the law of supply and demand. LOCAL SPOTS. Good middling 37 1-4 cents. OPERATORS AND MINERS ACCEPT OFFER TO MEET Three-Fourths Of Men Back In Alabama District BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 12. (By Associated Press.)—At least three-fourths of the striking miners in this district will be at their posts again by tonight, and all should be in the mines by noon tomorrow, ac cording to Secretary Clemo, of the Alabama district mine workers. REPORTS ON RETURN OF MINERS ARE SLOW. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12 (By Associated press.)—Two outstanding points of interest in the coal mining situation today were the reception by the miners of the order .of their chiefs calling off the strike and the proba ble outcome of the conference of the miners’ representatives and operators with Secretary of Labor Wilson in Washington Friday. Reports on the number of men re turning to work'were slow reaching here, because the order rescinding the strike had not reached many districts as yet. LIVERPOOOL FUTURES. Market opened barely steady. Prev. Close Open Close Dec 24.63 23.98 23.73 Jan .23.99 23.38 23.13 Mch .....22.98 22.45 22.68 NEW YORK FUTURES. Prev. 2:45 Close Open High Low P.m. Dec. 38.17 37.90 37.93 36.20 36.20 Jan. 37.16 36.70 36.71 35.16 35.16 Mch 86.08 35.60 35.60 34.08 34.08 May 36.16 34.60 34.60 33.14 33.10 NEW ORLEANS FUTURES I Prev. Close Open High Low Close Dec. 38.60 38.25 38.41 86.63 36.63 Jan. 37.49 37.12 37.22 35.49 35.49 Mch 36.20 35.75 86.75 34.20 84.20 May 35.20 34.83 34.83 33.20 33.70 Heavy Liquidation Of Stocks Continues BOTH SIDES ACCEPT WILSON’S INVITATION. WASHINGTON,. Nov. 12.—(By Associated Press.)—Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the coal opera tors’ scale committee, announced to day that the mine owners had accept ed Seretary Wilson’s invitation to meet representatives of the miners here Friday to negotiate a new wage agreement. The miners officials al ready had notified the secretary of ac ceptance. MINERS TO PRESENT ORIGINAL DEMANDS. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 12.— (By Associated Press)—Thc-original demands of sixty per cent increase in pay, a six-hour day, and a five-day week, will be presented to the opera tors by the mine workers in the joint scale conference called for Friday, according to Frank Farrington, chair man of the miners' scale commit tee. FOUR LEGION MEMBERS DIE WHEN PARADE n IS FIRED 0N'| Centralia, Wash., Scene Of Armistice Day Tragedy; 19 Held CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 12 — (By Associated Press)—State troops today patrolled the streets here where four 'members of the Ameri can Legion were shot and killed and five others wounded during the Arx mistico Day‘parade by men said to bo members of tho Industrial Work ers of tho World, and where Brit Smith, secretary of tho local branch of tho Industrial Workers was hang- fed by a mob. Tho reason for the at tack on tho paraders has not been developed yet, but investigators said evidence had been obtained to show it was premeditated. Nineteen nllcged Industrial Work ers of tho World are in Jail todgy having been rounded up last night. There was no disorder hero this morning. ’ Assistant Fire Chief Hi By.Car Loses 3 Tee v * ; LEGION ENDORSES MOVEMENT HERE FOR PLAYGROUND NEW YORK. Nov. 12.—(By As- sociated Press.)—Liquidation of stocks was resumed at the opening of today’s session of the Stock change, but the declines were orderly, in contrast to yesterday’s demoraliz ed close. Measures taken by local financial interests, supplemented by the Federal Reserve board, were ef fective in stabilizing the general mar ket conditions, but as the session ad vnneed it became evident further en forced selling was under way. Doesn’t Know His Age, Must Serve 60 Days m ay expect tronble from Ger- any.” Weether Forecast Georgia—Pair tonight and . In north and west portions, * rort ,n wcst portion; F^-isy fair but cooler. ATLANTA, Nov. 12—Because he does not know how old he is Blaine Henry, a mountaineer, residing in Fannin connty, will have to serve sixty days in the Fulton county jail. Henry was tried in the United States court here on a charge of violating the selective service law by failing to register for the draft in Septem ber, 1918. He told the court he thought he was more than 46 years of age at the time, bat the assistant district attorney contended that he was under that age and should have registered. , Loss Of Teeth No Excuse For Liquor ATLANTA, Nov. 12.—Susie Davis, colored, lost her false teeth and as the direct result thereof became sorely inflicted with aching gams. Whereupon Susie took solace in n bottle of corn liquor and consequent ly faced the recorder. Somehow or other Judge Johnaon didn't consider aching gums any excuse for Having contraband booze whereupon ho bound her over under n bond of $100. MARTIAL LAW IN MINES OF NORTH DAKOTA. BISMARCK, Nov. 12— (By Asso- Tho playground movement here woa given the unqualified endone- ciated Press.)—Governor Frazier ear- men * tia local post of the Ameri- Methodists Of North Georgia In Session ATLANTA, Nov. 12—The North Georgia Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Cl useh, South, opened at Wesley Memorial church this morning with Bishop Warren A. Candler presiding. It is expected that the conference will close next Monday with the reading of appoint- ntonts. ly today declared martial law in the mining regions of the state and an nounced he would take over the lig- lite coal mines which have been closed several days on account of tho strike of fifteen hundred miners. Old Wound To Cost Sumter Soldier His Foot Luke Forrest, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Forrest, of near Americus, has returned to the military hospital at Fort McPherson where he has been a patient for several months, after a four-day furlough at home. A year ago last July Mr. Forrest, who was a member of the famous 151st Machine Gun Battalion of the Rainbow division, suffered an ankle wound when a concrete pill box was blown to bits by a German shell in the last battle of the Marne. Al though he has submitted to nine sur gical operations, the ankle wound has never healed, and he will under go an operation for the amputation of the foot next Monday. After his recovery, which Is ex pected speedily to follow the opera tlon, he plans to return home and en gage in farming with his father. 4rm* Consigned To W. Va. Mine, Seized CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Nov. 12— (By Associated Press.)—Deputy sheriffs, atlng on an executive war rant issued by the governor, today seized a quantity of arms and am munition in the express office at Dawes, a mining village in the Cabin Creek district They were consigned te a mine at Dawes and consisted of nine rifles and a thousand rounds of ammunition. can Legion at the Legion banquet last night in celebration of armiitice day, a reaolution to that effect being passed unanimously and turned over to tho citizens committee. handling the movement. The resolution drawn and presented without any previous knowledge of anyone con nected directly with the movement, it was said, and came aa a pleasant sur prise to the workers today. Follow ing was the text ft the resolution: "Be it resolved that we heartily en dorse the movement to acquire a playground for tho city. Aa soldiers in the world war we recognized the deficiencies in the general scheme of education that neglected physical training. “Be it resolved further, that we pledge our support individually and os a post to those who will give the city this greatly needed benefit to the children. J. E. MATHIS, JR., Chm'n. A. S. TILLMAN. H. B. WILLIAMS. The playground movement made further progress today, the workers being busy, and it woa stated that def inite announcement of developments might be expected late this afternoon or tomorrow. MOVE OPENS TO LIMIT SENATE PEACE DEBATE WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—(By Associated Press)—A movement te limit senate debate on the peace treaty by invoking a cloture rule, was inaugurated today by Democrat ic leaden. The petition for cloture, requiring only sixteen signatures for submission, circulated by administra tion leaden, soon had more than HIPPOPOTAMUS, SNAKE CHARMER, ALL WERE THERE Murray Dunn, assistant chief of the fire department, was painfully bruised and suffcred'the loss of three teeth when he was knocked down by a Fortj car in front of the fire station at l o’clock this afternoon as he ran from near tho postoffice where he w«a standing to answer an alarm that rang In. He was knocked to the street and bruised about the arm and loj, bo-ides being struck 1(1 the mouh_ He leaped to hi. feet as quickly as' possible and grabbl'd a fire truck as it left. He was sent back from Kbp scene of tho fire, when Chief Naylor' discovered that ho had been hurt. Ha remained at tho station during the day, however. Tho identity of the driver of tho car which hit him was not learned. Tho fire was in a negro house on Oglethorpe avenue occupied by San- . dy Harris, a street sweeper. The blaze was confined largely to the roof. The damage was estimated at $150. Due to a defective railroad car of their train, which held them in the Macon yards for several hour* early today, the John Robinson circus did not reach Americus until after 9 o’clock this morning, and as *a result it was after X o'clock before tho crowds which had Jammed the streets since early morning were rewarded with the sound of the bends of the approaching circus parade. But, late as it was, the complete parade was given. There were the hoxsemen and the ladies in brilliant uniforms, plumed hats and bespangled steeds; there were the dens of wild animals of many kinds, Including a hippo potamus there was the snake charm er seated in tho den of reptiles; there was the Inevitable clown band, be sides the two other bands; there were the two caliopes, one operated by double the number necessary. Some compressed air and one by ateaffi; Republicans said they would support there were tho camels hitched to a Honduran Ex-Coilsul Slain, His Wife Shot NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12 (By Associated Press)—Dr. Leopoldo Cordova, former consul of Honduras in New Orleans and Mobile, was shot and killed and his wife dangerously shot in an automobile last night. Their bodies were found in a ditch early today. The pockets of their clothing had been rifled and jewelry torn from the woman’s fingers and clothing. a cloture proposal. Macon Cotton Meeting Postponed Till Nov. 21 ATLANTA, Nov. 12—A» the re quest of the Georgia Baptist Conven tion which meets in Macon Nov. 19 and 20, the convention called by the American Cotton Association at that time for a conference on cotton pro duction has been postponed until Frl day. Nov. 21. Ex-Congressman A. F. Lever, au thor of the food control bill under ntiicli the coal miners’ strike was en joined and stopped, will be the prin cipal speaker. Other speakers will include President J. S. Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton Association Harvie Jordon, now cop- ducting the work of national organi zation, and others. The Georgia products dinner on Nov. 19 also would have interfered with the meet ing. . 4 i. circus wagon, and there were tho ten elephants, marching tingle file, each with hla trunk holding the tip of the tail of tho one Just ahead. It was a pleasing parade, and was followed by the usual trooping to the circus grounds to the tho big show. , Although, because of their latnc of arrival all was push and bustle at tho show grqunds to get the tents up, rings constructed and . equip ment in place for the afternoon’s performance, the show started al most at tho appointed hour of 2 o'clock, and went through without a hitch. The circus workerstand per formers had to do some close cutting of tlmo to participate in the parade and get their dinners at the big din ing tent in time for the big show, but they managed to make it aome how, and everything went off smooth ly. Tho circus will be repeated to night, beginning at, 8 o'clock, with doors open at 7. Gen. Forrest Speaks For Armenian Children ATLANTA, Nov. 12 Gen. Na than B. Forrest, of Biloxi, Miss!, commander of tho Sons of Confed erate Veterans, spoke for the Christ mas mail campaign for tho 400,000 starving children of Armenia, at, a-' luncheon at the Capital City club given today by the Georgia Division of the Near Eeaat Relief Committee. The following party of campaign officials came from Naw York to at tend the luncheon: , C. P. Burgess, national field director, who presided; John W. Mace, assistant national field director; Dr. H. C. Jaquith, as sistant general secretary; Mrs. Flor- cnce Duryca, national director of the woman’s division, nnd Dr. A. Yonan, a native Armenian lecturer. Among Georgians present were Charles A. Rowland,' state chairman; F. V. Dennison, state director; Dr. C. V B. Wilmer, Dr. C. O. Jones, state su perintendent of the Anti-Saloon League and Mrs. Frank Inman. In the evening at the Captial City club moving pictures showing the djs- * tressing condition of Armenians and Syrians were shown. General Forrest, who is also state director for Mississippi in the cam paign for the Anti-Saloon League and law enforcement conferred to day with Dr. Jones nnd other leaders of the movement. Goes To Market To Rush More Goods For Trade Eugene Bailey, of the W. D. Bai ley company, is in Chicago on a dual mission. He is purchasing additional winter stock,for tho firm and is hav ing other orders already placed'rush- cd to Americus to meet increased de mands made upon the Bailey com pany for .winter clothing and men's 1 furnishing goads. Mr. Bailey will re turn Friday or Saturday.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1917-1922, November 13, 1919, Image 1