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Newspaper Page TextAH The Home News | Fairly Told Truthfully Ando THE Tl PUBLISHED IN THE CORDER HEART OF DIXIE~ffft"a? WEEKLY EDITION forty-second YEAR—N 7. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 12, 19120 PRICE FIVE CENTS. WILSON NOT PASS ON ANSWER TOSHOPMEN Former Danish Province Wants To Oust Hun Rulers After Years of Kultur HINES TO TAKE RELIEF WORK RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEAR EAST FORREPLYMADE ORGANIZED HERE President Will Then Be Rev. Guyton Fisher An- COURTING— Asked to Approve or Disapprove Action nounces Committees For Campaign WA.-lllNG I ON. •of fi.qivrul llim-s .er known to the tvro million iponsil'iiity Feb. 11 -Direc- Tin NV rill make his ai vage demands of l | R . j.-, eh lie Last Relief i.vton Fisher, ident »r disappro Horctofo kas passed fore th t Methodist church, is general been fully organized ith the appointment of various coni- nced however, mpleted details of the paign to be conducted here, and e are to be announced later. Its. A. D. Gatewood and Mrs. Will Railroad Administration’s Given Turpin have accepted the joint iponsihility and from the standpoint of the Railroad Administration, then tin* appointment 01 vari k , w iij rcpuit to President Wilson, mitue chairmen, it was an tt was said today at the White House ' today. The local committee, I ill then appr ddent generally tnswer hail been given representatives. the union task of managing the local canvassing ( to he a feature of the effort, and is given for the change! others who will assist are: E. A. Nia- 1 bet, chairman speakers bureau; Lee Hudson, chairman community chests; T. M. Furlow, chairman Sunday schools; Rev. Silas Johnson, chairman colleges; Rev. James B. Lawrence, chairman high school; Rev. Frank An derson, chairman grammar schools; Wible Marshall, chairman lodges;Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, chairman women’s clubs Mrs. C. O. Niles, chairman or phans’ adoption; McCord l’rather, PuFiiro fihVpnfi nf Amer- chairman stereopticons and slides. future citizens or amer w g Kirkpatrickf treasurer of the fund, has received a number of ad ditional contributions, and these are acknowledge today as follows: Cash $ 5.00 the j George Lumpkin 1.00 STUDENTSSURVEY NOWIN PROGRESS! icus Hear Sherwoon On “Citizenship' America h, K h school in connection *“«. Jr ' — with the expansion campuign of the Mnl R M Andrews’.'."..'"!”™ s!oo Ohimlar of Commerce. As future j[ r3 K j Wurlick . 5.00 citiun« of Sumter county they arc MrB () | ivia Gral . am - a Sunday being E-ked to say what they think school class. Fix. I M. E. the Chamber of Commere! should church (total) 28.00 andertake first for the progressive Bland 2.00 divelopmont of Amcricus nnd neigh- Korc ^, ut Anidcys "!””!!”!!!!" I«!o0 borhood. Blanks were distributed y n jj {.' ca Hn . 1.00 *is morning containing three oues- j lut j l j.w ja ”“!””” .25 Sons, the answers to which arc like- Cornulia T- caKin 25 ly to be helpful to the chamber in Mr and M „ c j Pa( , 0 2.00 •etting a goal for its efforts when j qq it is reorganized following the ex- n »» liavis* Th r e rtTn^af* I U55n b^m";:ZZZ > ,° f *" e a . t 1 u<icn .^. “ f - Vivian Eastcrlin Mr. ami Mrs. W. T. Ande Katherine Smith McAHiste ptnsion drive to the intent _ Ut leaving school and the thin, •huh c«uld he done for the progre: «f Sumter county. Herbert F. Sherwood, of the* Amer- ic*n r:!y Bureau, spoke to the stu dents .n t J :» assembly hall on “Citi zenship and Service.” *‘l wish to .speak about two words this morning,” said Mr. Sherwood, [Tht> are *< itizenship and Serv W. S. Rf sly Acknowledgi Total to date What is l, center o that v«*u titled speaking thing #-!v Knpl: h ritiw r. i Upon Hu ng hi- law w *. Tobacco Acreage In Crisp and Dooly ship? That question a-ily answered than one ln-ve off hand. It depends ere you live as to what it If you had lived in the Kurope prior to the great would have meant chiefly and your property were en- protection. In English countries, it means some- In the lands where the f ... language is sp« ken each f ee j s suro that there will be enforcer of the law. J(>r tobacco crop by far in the Americus Tourists Praise Chipley Packing Plant Soldiers H Say Sumter Will Support One With Big Profits Continue Operating HOKESMTTH WILL ^ n, LEAGUECOUNCIL OPPOSE ALA. MAN turns in Sumter FITZGERALD, Feb. 11.— Eunice, tobacco agent of the A. railroad, states that tobucco grow ers over Crisp and Dooly counties will have as much tobacco acreage this years ns last, and maybe more. He Senior Senator Author izes Statement on His Attitude the task of protect- counties and is especially pie, •ighbor, of supporting the bet- WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—One of two the most interesting political devel- By W. S. KIRKPATRICK Special Staff Representative. CHIIM.KY, FLA., Feb. 11.—“If this kind of a country can support a packing plant. Sumter county ought to have no traublc maxing one go.” This was the statement today of E. Mitchell, one of the Sumter By Satterfield] J FRANK REYNOLDS DANES WIN IN HERE TOMORROW PLEBESCITE IN FOR TWO TALKS SCHLESWIG PROV. Public to Hear Him at More Territory Will Be Courthouse at 2:30 on ! Lost to Germany Thru Thursday Afternoon Action of Voters Frank Reynolds, Hold n«ent. of the ,t A, ’^ NRA R E > Sehl—wiK, Feb. 10. I Georgia Automobile Association, will J} u *»«ay, Overwhelming victory for | he in Americus tomorrow, and will .® Llanos in this zone of the pro- deliver two addresses while here. At v L nct *. Schleswig, the future status 1 o'clock in the afternoon he will be , which is to be determined by the , a guest at the weekly luncheon of Plebescite held today, is indicated by j the Americus Rotary Club, anil at incomplete returns today. | 2:30 o'clock will address a mass! . Country districts showed large ma- meeting of Sumter county citizens J or *ties for Denmark, while the vote I in the Superior Court room of the ,n the towns showed larger figures court house. ; than the Danish estimates. News of 1 Mr. Reynolds, who is one of the 1 the vote is being received with ths best informed good roads authorities wildest rejoicing by the Danes here. I in Georgia, will explain to his hearers | the details of the proposed Georgia GERMANS CLAIM good roads law which contemplates SUCCESS AT POLLS. .the issuance of $40,000,000 in state LONDON, Feb. 11.—Indications I bonds, the money to be used in the °f German success claimed on the construction of roads throughout the f»ee of the first reports from Schles- i state. The interest and principal of wig plebescite, according to the i these bonds, under the plun proposed dispatches received here. j by the Georgia Automobile Associa- tion and which will be discussed by I Mr. Reynolds, will be paid from j funds derived through taxes pluced i on automobiles. One of the outstanding advantages of the plan as worked out by the as- sociation is that it will make possible the immediate completion of a net work of hard surfaced roads through- Ppdarnl Dm/ A ffAn &. out Georgia, which will result in the UTy AgCIltS INOt almost immediate doubling of prop- “PpAnincr Trim* 99 erty values. In addition the con-j Tecpillg 101118, atruction of these roads will afford H© S&VB the surest and best as well as the quickest means of communication, ATLANTA Fob it m?lTnJ n mat F C | t | i0n t‘°.h th0 * tatO thUS A - Fort ’ of Americu., G^or- 2nd d ..nat^h h n° c ® nv * mence I Kia prohibition enforcement officer, nil.i? , l « h T 1 ? wh,c !l business has issued a statement setting forth may be transacted, aa well as afford-. the policy to be followed by repre- 2L U r!.‘ U hm!r/ aCI * pl- axure in .entativef of his office, nnd in which ,®r Hours. he suys that it will not be the policy It is also predicted that the build- of the Federal authorities in cnforc- n i r h 7° ro “' la W,U “ ttra< = t tho “- ' n *t the prohibition laws to violate Ji? f tourists annually who now the sanctity of men's homes. ‘™ v t l ,‘? m f lo , r ‘ da fr ° m ‘he north and] What the Federal Government is west using other routes and traverse- after and whnt it will attempt to mg other states and comn,unities break up, states Major Fort, i« the I which have already been made rich moonshine liquor n.uustry and tiie .‘"^h th*' tiinle of these annual blind tiger liquor trullle. It is going i M urS ' after the men who make a business of violating the prohibition law; who.se violations of the law are a source of pecuniary gain and profit. Major Fort says that judges, soli citors, sheriffs, et al, are elected by the votes of local constituents. They can either enforce the law or let it as the Governor’s au- It is a doubtful ques tion whether the Governor has au- of the .Soldiers' Home by tlloril >' to remove u sheriff from of- eunversion of that property, after hcc , u " ,k ''' ,ln >' circumstances. He this year into a school for the deaf ‘o bear moral suasion, but mill dumb and removal of the tires- l . 1,1 ahuut lllu extent of his au- '■»t school from Cave Spring. th, !r ,l > - - . . u ,. That proposition was advanced by .'.‘sterday he held a conference Board of Trustees of the Cave w,lh Governor Dorsey with regard to “ policy of co-operution between the DRY POLICY IS LAIDOUTBYFORT MEETSINLONDON ATLANTA Feb. 11.—There is n , real danger, in the opinion of Pres .lent S. I.. Olive, of the Georgia sell- su far » s ate, that the Confederate Veterans el the state are going to l>u deprived of th' “ Spring institution a couple of weeks ?, p , cy °‘ co-operution between the ago. in a meeting held in Atlanta, j’deral ami State authorities. So on the ground that the contract for , r “J thc t,ovc ' rn . or " authority goes. sed with opments in a long time thc-T. the p, ■ icttbv bt If On. a i .he ta4, ipp!. , fin •nforci nu'iit from abovi "t**t» talk about being goo ! I ask another question. a good citizen?’ When I ov, men were often pointe«l me as law-abiding citizens "lea that I should look upon oxumplars. An inmate of ’••ntiarv is a law-abiding citi- h not enough in America law-abiding citizen. Good require service. That is the citizenship. In the New fit is a verse about which rtnons have been preached-— I’radictory. Some have dif- ii understanding it. It says man would save his life he •• it. The explanation is than it a pears. Unless one all to follow the thing in • believes, he will be a fail- K’cess comes only to those willing to eliminate them- d do with their whole heart that lies before them. This dually well to studying Ics- fhool and to citizenship. ' »• 'lays of organization on •’ale, it is necessary that co-operation if the highest f success is to be obtained. •-'Mitial in the performance of citizenship ns ' "Mr Kunice flutes that tbc growers , irrct th . a ’ Scna, " r Hakc Smilh country. They arrived at Chipley h.,ve "their work better in hand and "> a > enter Ine presidential primary after 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, krnw far more about the important in Georgia in order to prevent his 1 two or three hours late because of Distinguished Assembly Present at Formal Opening Session ;«» the ground that the contract for u , . , . LONDON, Feb. 11.—The Council }| u ' s year^ind “he 0 property 1 then're- 1 |,Vl,cl ? 1 “ ulho . riti V s , but V point «if the League of Nations met today verts to the state. IMans were made • fact * th o constitution and laws of at St. James Palace. All of the nt the meeting of the school to go 1 «r°.?’ ,U ,i K ' VU executive and learn what it has «lone for this ambassadors and ministers of the J’. 1 ,K ‘ xl legislature and ask force me nt n ° UUl ° r ' ^ aW el> " ll,e,l nations, associated and neutral dun^'^hirLcau x^the prteit^ Thy £«der.l prohibition enforce- owers, ami other distinguished pub- stitution is wholly inadequate to nu l nt Ma J°f t , ort arc lie men and representatives of the meet the demands upon it. ,i JoinK uround like “Peepinc county tourists who are here to in- highly colored and artistically the builders’ experienc- and what it wj c arranged situation, is the deciding; had done for the town and thc cn- 1 O v^Ut ltOUT8 Ol ballot which Smith holds in the Dem-. tire community. for I lmmr ocratic caucus, seeking to elect a Since the plant has begun opera- Oaie lOr Li 4 senate leader, a ballot which the I tion two years ago local bank de- rge D. Wheatley today to a Chicago man twelve nne ga . . .... , , . , . cocks for which he received $120. . ..... e leader, a ballot which the tion two years ago local bank de- j They will be pitted, it is said, in some attempt Kian would transform into a ^lub posits have doubled, lan«l values have a f t j lo mium* fought annually at terly am . ans of which to drive the Ala- increased greatly nnd the whole com- thi> 8oason , n the Middle Western is made i lent Olive, making an cocks are of the Grice- ek, expressed the definite conclu- yesterday evening that any such pt to convert th.* home will ut- J ignominiously fail when it the legislature. Vienna Today ;1 till' •Iry pects. My associates and mules n. come to Americus to and strei this county to be dispo: ***•1 thL .'vrnixhej leader, LONDON. Feb. II.—The drink |,y° 11 k luestion was diseussed briefly in bama to cover. _ I niunity is knawing n prosperity never .s lat both houses of pjirlmment >i s * J'. ,,y ' Senator Smith a statement, author- experienced in the days of all cotton. J Grudy-Ruck .-tram, which arc raised p n ]|;_. , l . Karl f unon told the lords a bill to . Z ed by his secretary, follows: I Hogs and peanuts in two years have! exclusively by Mr. Wheatley, and UOllinS On 1 rial At be intro,lueed would eoiitnin prmi- "It ,, quite possible that thc Presi- r e P | at ed cotton; only 700 bales represent sonic of the finest birds -dons for shorter hours o > '. dcntial primary in Georgia will dc- having come in hen* of thc last crop m his extensive Mocks. Mr. Wheat- commons Sir I onald .1 velop in^ tlic ju*xt few dajrs^in^an^in- U jr a i MS t a normal prior to the boll ley, discussing the shipment today, weevil’s day of 2,500 hales. said that he had discontinued the The packing house experience has shipment of his birds to Mexico sev- not been all easy or profitable, Mr. »-ral months ago, owing to the dis- Alford explained, due to the fact turbed conditions in that country. , *. that no one here before knew any- hnnt thi »^ ubout P» ckin « h ° U9C * and a11 ir iu . „„ experience had to be bought. As a uons. If the name of Senator Un- ' _ i .....on i iu ninnnii „,, nn a.,. L,, result, thc plant for more than a iiirS'th—liew NVwW ' Smilh will then permit his^own name .“nd h! author? Jit«r W 2nd one of Z fou^ opposition to senator «io non i mnmv «. I 'b rs of the League to Enforce Peace, has been selected by President Wilson importa wx.exting manner It can be accept ed fact of the (l( j as absolutely certain that Sena- Great Brit- tor || oke Smith will not quietly sub mit to a scheme of his political cne- — — mies to capture the state convention TO SELL CITY MULES. with mot 'hairman .1 K. I*"«de. »f the M- League of Nations without rcserva- conimitte mtho depa •d the VIENNA, Feb. 11.—The case of ’ Robert A. Collins, charged with em bezzlement of the funds of a Una- dilla hank, is set for hearing in Dooly Superior court today. The court is busy this week with criminal business in the February term and the Collin'* eases are on thc calender. Up to noon today nothing had developed to ndl- 1 cate that it would not he take lawfully. The intent and purj>osa of thc* Federal prohibition law waa to break up the manufacture and sale of whiskey as a commercial en terprise. Congress did not intend to make a criminal of a man who has a few quarts of liquor in his posses sion which he has bet n keeping since the flays when he could buy it law fully. Neither did Congress intend to make a man a criminal for mix ing sugar with grape juir« and let ting it f< nnent ami bottling it oa MarketNewS ■ • »>.. .i common platform tory purchaser can he f° un ‘l the entire community, new mules will bo purchased b> tN- Ur ° f ,his co operation is a Icily ns soon as the mule, now ' in. >rJ ‘ r,(r "f Commerce whose key u«*d are sold. . j . , r ; ,,,0 ' r pcration ami service* ^ ‘ . . . 1 .tl, d upon the idea of render zens who have similar aims ami bung ^ -r. irr* for the general welfare about results of which nil may no munity—it can com proud. In order to bring this to upport and service of all. pnss, it is essential that the commun- a device by means of j ity have n goal. I am bore trus ,r y citizen who cares about. morning to ask ymi to help the com- iderwood in the primarv father However, it is operating under a skillful young manager now and is adifing some $30,000 of improve ments, paid for largely out of the . . - 4 earning, of the plant, eonxtituting »* ambas ' a ^ or Italy to xucvecl in actuality the company’s first' * homas Nelson I age, who resigned CHICAGO, dividend. n " ,ntha a t-' n - -trife in the The plant is doing a fine business, —- ! ,. a rlv t<> markets its product at good prices , plans of the tourists. Some had night st—ion. . nnd is now looked upon by its own-1 planned to return home today and hv 1 up. American League Holds Love Feast LOCAL SPOT COTTON. Good midfiling 38 1-2 cents NEW YORK FUTURES. ’■'inmunity can work with all citi- ■ munity to set its goal.' For Georgia—Cloudy and some-; ers as a “good thing.” 1 others to take an extra day on the what colder tonight preceded by rain Rain here last night and threaten-1 gulf coast. What they will do will on the coast; Thursday fair. ing clouds today have unsettled the be determined later. Close Open 11 am I pm Close Mch 34.65 34.80 34.60 34.80 34.72 May 32.30 32.40 32.15 32.35 32.33 F* h. 11.—Factional July 30.10 30.40 30.10 30.31 30.28 American League van- lav when, after an all- NEW ORLEANS FUTURES, oncc&sions put forward Prer. Ban Johnson anti his Close Open II am 1 pm Close “loyal” adherents anti the insurgents Mch 35.70 35.5u 35.64 35.60 ’omi-key, Frazee, Ruppert—were May 33.10 33.06 32.90 33.13 33.17 rpted. July 31.25 31.12 30.94 31.15 31.18

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1917-1922, February 12, 1920, Image 1