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forty-second YEAR.—NO. 10.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AFTERNOON, MARCH 4, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
COUNTY OFFICER RE-ELECTED
HAMBER-U.ANS
OUNTY ADVISORY!
0ARD_AS CHECK
uestions It Disapproves
To Be Settled By
Referendum
the interests of the county
,.f Amcricus in the norsan-
iisnber of Commerce will be
;;hi'll c<UT of and triven con-
... ;it all limes is rssured by a
in the propped by-laws of
Mzation as agreed upon yes-
:,y the special by-laws com-
tv’nich forpiulated a report to
EDITOR Y. M. C. A.
LOCAL SPOT COTTON.
flood middling, 40 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
I’rev.
Close Open 11am 1pm Clo
TRANSPORTA’ION
AND OTHER NEEDS
BUT LEE SHIPPEY’S WIFE SAYS HER SON COMES BEFORE UNBORN CHILD.
Basic Problems Reduced
•' :: - :i5 :!2 - :i,i :i2 - 85 :,2sr * To Terms Of Engi-
nf.w^orleans futukes. neering By Him
HtKNttUo W a NT 5 DIVORCE TO WED AGAI[N
M AN M’MATH LOSES
TO DUPREE; DAN
CHAPPELL WINS
Open llai
Clo*.
eii.ral
of th'*
SUMTER COTTON
MEN JO ELECT
Permanent Organization
Of Unit of Association
Fixed
BY H. P. BURTON.
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, March 3.—The
basic problems confronting the Unit
ed States are reduced by Herbert
Hoover to terms of engineering; to
be solved by that business efficiency
which industrial America has devel
oped strikingly along some lines, and
has, with amazing stupidity, neglect
ed to apply where plainly demanded
in big •emergenies. *
The outlook for fuel supplv. food
production, transportation and the
relationships between capital and la
bor, are among the vital issues tack
led by Hoover from the hard-head
ed, practical, yet highly ‘scientific
standpoint of the engineer, in an in
terview 1 had with him today.
Coal Engineering Problem.
“The coal problem in the United j
an engineering problem, 1
at thi
nembership of the new
day, March 9, at the
■ library. The provision is
be entirely unique in ('ham-
Commerce management. It
Tired, according to the com- •
lembers. by the desire to putj. A. F. Hodges, chairman for Sumter
nty upon an equal footing countv of the American Cotton Aa-
city in the management of sociation, has called a meeting for 10
;rs of the organization and o clock Saturday morning of this week
c members living outride of of all persons interested in the cotton
..... feel that the organization industry, for the purpose of electing States _ _
lly belonged to them os well as officers of the Sumter unit and per- he said in summing up America's
ople in side of the ctiy and fecting a permanent organization. | most pressing needs. “Broadly, here I
aims are to be of service { Recently a campaign for charter is an industry functioning badly j
as well as to others. j members of the county unit of this from an engineering and consequent-)
he provision which is expected to great Southern organization was con- ly from an economic and human •
t with unanimous and hearty ap- ducted here and a sufficient number standpoint. Owing to the intermit-1
1 by the membership when it acts of members signed up to permit of tency of production, seasonal and i
the by-laws report, provides the formation of the permanent or- local, this industry has been equip- I
an advisory board shall be creat-' ganization, and this will now be un- ped to a peak load of 30 per cent)
composed of three members of dertaken. These organizations are over the average load. It has been ,
Chamber from each militia dis- being perfected in the various coun- provided with a 30 per cent larger j
of the county which has five ties, and after sufficient have been labor complement than it would re-1
lore memberships in the body, to completed, the state organization will quire if continuous operation could ,
•h shall be referred by the board 1 be perfected by the county units. be brought about.
;ir*ctors all matters affecting the t Not only are all the members of the | "'1 here lies in this intermittency ;
rests of the county as a whole organization invited to attend the n °t only a long train of human mis-i
ide of the city. In case this! meeting Saturday, but all others af- er y through intermittent employ-’
rd acts unfavorably on the mat- 1 fected by the welfare of the cotton nient, but the economic loss to the'
mbmitted to it, n referendum vote grower—which means every man, wo-, community of 120,000 worKers who
■ntire membership shall be; man and child in Sumter county. “ *“
n to finally settle the entire quesr;
END OF TICK IN
j DIM SIGHT
Only 30 Per Cent of First
Quarantined Area
Infested
WASHINGTON, March a.—Only
der the proposed by-laws a board
directors shall be the govern-
body of the Chamber, shall elect
flicers and shall constitute
board directly responsible to and
ediately in touch with the mem-
hip. Under the plans, the Cham-
s first primary election, for the
ination of members of the board
>rs. will be held Wednesday i
ext week. The mass meeting for
adoption of the Chamber by-laws,
held on Tuesday, it is expected
this detail will be disposed of j
Z .SM ° ri *-
of the Chamber and that it may I mally quarantined for cattle tick -re-
i functioning mains under tick domination and it
he plan. f« the primary pro-! should be materially reduced thi.| ‘here is a shortage of cars
1 could be applied to other produc-
‘ tion, and the cost of coal could b-»
decreased to the consumer. This I Mrs. Lee Shippey
intermittency lies at the root-s of the
laat strike in ihc attempt of the
1 employees to secure an equal divi
sion among themselves of this partial
i employment at a wage that could
1 meet their views of a living return
j on full employment.
Transportation Inefficient.
"Adjusting our transportation
{problems in the United States is a
{ matter for the engineering mind also.
1 For instance, in the market season
when the farmers are all sending
their crops to the big cities, the peak
load is an increase over the average
.oad by at least 10D per cent. It
WILSON LEAVES
HOME FOR SPIN
PLAN TO SEIZE
KAISER’S RICHES
Move Made
German Diet By
Socialists
In
that within the next couple of; venr, the department of agriculture
n printed roster of the entirej announced today. It was said the
ibershin shall be mailed to every end of the long campaign begun in
of the organization with In. I 1901 ‘n sight. It is hoped in three
to select twelve members i years the South will be tick free,
omince*? for the board of directors;
alod ballot box will be prepared rp *|
cn Wednesday of next week the) Two Terrell rarmers
bership will cast their ballot*.: In Pnr AftnaratniW
Will be carefullv tabulated | LaO m T OT ASparagUS
the twenty-four names hnving the —~
t number of votes will be listed j DAMSON, March it. W. D. and B
few (lavs later the election held i M. Davison are leaving the beuten
came manner, the 24 name! be- track of all corn and cotton to on-
mn to the individual members, gago in the growing of other crops,
Will be asked to vote for twelve! their farms near the city offer ng
the li«t. The twelve having the 1 splendid facilities for the cultivation
r number will be declared elect- 1 »nd shipping of vegetables. Each or
Pbis hoard then will organize as these progressive farmers has set,
>vtn.ing hoard and proceed to! aside five acres on which the best va-
i* the president, secretary nnd ! rieties of asparagus are already grow
• rs and transact the ordin-; ing. The crop will be marketable in
usino;* of the organization, ex- two years, experts advising against
h matter as will he found -arlicr cutting of the tips. They also
*ary o r desirable to submit to the dan to grow Irijh potatoes on a lim-
bership by referendum. ited scale for shipping.
•j ** the plan of the American
Bureau for conducting the busi- m e «
« C hamber of Commerce. % 30 Per L-dlt OtOCk
"S h n eH-ninate^rmrts Sot I Dividend Paid By Bank
jf membership which .few attend .
meh always result in a small co-, ELLAVILLE, March 3.—At a re-
s controlling the affairs i cent meeting of the directors of the
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. March 3.—
l.oc Shippey, former country newspa
per editor and one-time candidate lev)
poet huicate of Mifsouri, was bouudj
for c. imtery onnai of Paris, or All i
First Time^From White «ndX;l Fir>t
House -Since Last -“ < X; se Rir „.. hc wa , toId .
OctODCr Offers Assistance.
Shippey hitched his shoulders a bit
WASHINGTON March 3 Presi-l straighter as he looked toward two. BERLIN, March 2 (Tuesday)
at this time that the speculator d ,. n , wj ,„ on W( . nt ' for a moti r ,. idB , h..„uliful French lassies who wore, A plan to deprive the former emperor
n food-tuffs gets in his work. If , , . L ,, r. en with flowers destined for the 1 of his property arjd fortune began in
here °is n -iiortageof can* in the , toda y- h-av.ng the White House of Fnlnce ., hero d<!ad . earnest today when a motion of the
country the farmer has got to sell to grounds for »h e first time since last He followed them fora time. Then, majority socialists of the diet to re
anyone who can provide him with j October, when he was ordered to bed i noticing their flowers seemed burden- fer the issue to the national ® a s e J n *
ransportation. Too often this per-, by Dr. Grayson, his physician, as a some, he offered to carry the great bly precipitated acrimonious debate,
son is the speculator. j “very sick man.’* He went in a closed 1 wreaths and boquets. 1 ___ ~ ” i
“And so it is that because of this car, accompanied by wife, Dr. Gray- Across the top of a huge boquet of j DOCK Worker8 Get
restriction in transportation facili-' son. urn! secret service men, for a j rose? the elder and more beautiful
ties the farmer is underpaid for his spin on the speedway along the Poto- girl smiled and surrendered the flow-
crops at one end of the line and the
consumer is overcharged at the other
end. Each is on the opposite end of BANK CALL ISSUED,
a devastating stricture of our na- WASHINGTON, March 3.—The
tiona! economic life. This was illus-! comptroller of the currency today is-
trated, for example, during the past sued a call for the condition of .na-
year in the case of potatoes. Due to j tio»>aI banks as of Saturday, February the 1<
(Continued on Page 5.) I 28.
Ultimatum From City
NEW ORLEANS. Mnrch 3.
Shippey used all his film taking Whether there will be a call for an-
pirtures of the ceremonies for Ameri- other strike of dock workers will be
can newspapers nnd borrowed a cam- decided at a meeting of union lead-
« rn from one of the girls. He prom- jers tomorrow night, it was decided to
ed to cturn it nnd thus leiTcd that, day, following the receipt by union
ml r was Madeline Rabin and men of a virtual ultimatum from the
(Continued on page five) I business interests of New Orleans.
QUEEN OF PACIFIC DRIVEN ON ROCKS IN JAPANESE
HARBOR AFTER CAPTAIN’S PROTEST; CHINA ANGRY
zation. Under this plan
n becomes a thoroughly demo-
oreanizatisn in which all the
rv have voice, nnd each with a
P'»\vor equal to every other,
0 nu mber is permitt°d to hold
more than one membership
v of how many he subscribes
n umbers of the by-law* com-
nr, ‘ W. W. Dykes, T. C. Tillman
nvr-lace Eve.
n* v members were added to
'J' r hrimber roll todav, they be-
1 Hozier and J. A. McCrea, of
Pins; P<nrd Ready
To Sell Hog Island
SHINGTON. March 3—The
* hoard is ready to sell Hog
the greet fabrications ship-
U| !t daring the war. Chairman
announced today, saving tho
the site had been perfected.
L rf . thc y ard by the state
'naylvania or city of Philadel-
use as a shipping terminal
Bunk of Elloville a fifty per cent
■itock dividend and an 8 per c ^pt |
cash dividend was declared. This j
-imount increased the capital stock to
$22,500 with a surplus of $10,000.
The affairs of the bank are in a most
ilourishing condition.
Soviet Republic In
Portugal Reported
MADRID, March 3.—Reports from
the Portuguezc frontier today declares
the workmen of Portugal have pro
claimed a soviet republic. Postal,
telegraph and other workers are raid
•o have joined the railroad men in
the move. The news has not been
confirmed.
PASTOR'S MOTHER ILL.
DAWSON. March 3 —Rev. C. 8
Durden has been for several days at
the bedside of his mother, who is
critically in at her home near San-
dersvlllo. No hope I* entertained for
her recovery and the members of the
family have all been summoned.
Contest In County Super
intendent Result Re
ported Likely
WednesdayDemocratic primary
in Sumter county resulted in the re-
nomination of nil of the present of
fice holders seeking re-election ex
cept one, that exception being the
del eat of E. J. Mcftjath by E. W.
Dupree for county superintendent of
j schuols, Mr. McMath losing by 111
vo.es, according to unofficial figures.
In the race for solicitor of the City
Court to succeed Zach Childers, Dan
Chappell won, with H. O. Jones sec
ond and Harry Huwkins third. W. M.
Harper wa? returned city court judge
by an unofficial majority of 119 over
Hollis Fort. Sheriff Harvey won
over J. L. Glawson by a majority of
287. Capt Jchn A. Cobb defeated
D. F. A. Thomas for ordinary by 196
votes. I. B. Small's majority for
tax collector ever G. W. Walters was
347, while George D.« Jones, tax re
ceiver, led the entire ticket with a.
majority of 1,078 over D. P. Murray.
Ihe vote cast was the heaviest in the
history of the county.
Following are the unofficial totals -
for each candidate in the contested
races:
The Unofficial Totals.
J? ud 8 e of the City Court—•
Hollis Fort, 958; W. M. Harper, 1.-
077.
For Solicitor of the City Court
D?" Cbappell, 848; Harry Hawkins,
470; H. O. Jones, 727.
For Sheriff—J. L. Glawson, 897;
Lucius Harvey, 1,184.
,on 0r I .°/ d iS? ry—Jno - A - Cobb, 1 r
122; F. A. Thomas, 926.
For Tax Collector—I. B. Small 1..
132; G. W. Walters, 768 '
t Far TaxReceiver—Geo. U Jonas,
ft P. Murray, 483.
For County School Superintendent
—E. W. Dupree, 615; E. J. McMath,
Contest Brewing.
There were indications today of a
contest brewing in the county super
intendent's race. It was reported
that friends of Mr. McMath, feeling
that a fight had been made on him
unjustly, were preparing to seek an
injunction to prevent Mr. Dupree's
name being certified as tho party
nominee because of the fact that the
voters inside the city of Americus
were prohibited from voting on this
office, it being contended that this
rule was illegal, the law excepting
voters of independent schools sys
tems from voting on county superin
tendent applying only to elections
imd not to primaries. They feel that
Mr. McMath was treated unjustly
and unfairly, his opponents arousing
opposition at the last minute to him
on the ground that ho is responsible
for rural consol dation which some
of them oppose, when os a matter of
fact schools can be consolidated only
by vote of the people living within
the districts affected.
N. Y. Governor Urges
New Attack On Costs .
ALBANY, N. Y„ March 3.—Ef-
forts to reduce the high cost of liv
ing have failed. Governor Smith de
clared in a message to the legislature,
today, urging a “patient and many
sided attack*' on the problem. He
urged the passage of a bill aimed at
withholding necessary foodstuffs
from tho market.
7-Cent Fare Ordered
On Nashville Cars
NASHVILLE, Term., March 3.—
The Tennessee public service com
mission today issued an order permit
ting the Nashvdlc Railway and Light
Co., to charge 7 cents car fare or
four tickets for a quarter. The or
der calls for numerous improvements
in service.
This i. the pictur. smuggled out of Japan, the only picture, according to Shanahai report, of the grounding of the Chin, by . Jnpence pilot. At
the right is th. J.p lighthouse. The grounded tleemer is et the left, behind her, end attempting to pull her off the reef it the American ship,
Greet Northern. Seemingly no Japanese vessel we, interested enough to eid the Great Northern in this teak.
N. E. A. Staff Special.
SHANGHAI, China, (By Mail) —
Fuel has been added to the fires of
anti-Japanese feeling in the far east
by the misadventure which nearly
caused the loss of the famous liner,
China, of the China Mail Steamship
Co., long known as the “Queen of
the Pacific,” the “Joss” ship, of ex
ceptional staunchness and depcndabil-
'Whcn, under the guidance of a
Japanese pilot loariag Nagasaki har
bor, the China was grounded on a
reef plainly .marked by the Nagma-
tasuki lighthouse, ugly rumors were
circulated. v
Four hundred feet from where the
liner grounded, the warning lights
were flashing when startled passen
gers, bound for Shanghai, stumbled
on deck.
The Japanese pilot had disregard
ed the pleadings of the China’a cap
tain, who insisted that his vessel was
being run lata dangerous water.
A few minutes before the reef waa
struck, tho captain, despite the pilot,
brought the vessel to a stop. The
pilot argued that the course he was der.
pursuing was safe, the China was
started and then came the crash.
Tho pilot said hc was "very sorry.* ’
Japanese authorities immediately
took full charge of the heiplcse ves
sel. Passengers were forbidden to
take photographs from the deck,
showing the proximity of the light
house.
Those who snapped their cameras
through port holes were later Beach
ed and films destroyed.
Wireless communication with the
China was cut off by a Japanese or-
The United States transport Great
Northern made every effort to tow
the China into deep water, but with
out success. The vessel was later
floated and is now in drydock.
Destruction of the China would
have been the most serious single
blow that could have been levelled
against Chinese maritime prestige.
It is pointed out that the trade
war between China aftd Japan is at
an acute stage. The Chinese boy
cott of Japanese goods is greatly
alarming Japanese exporters.
DR. EPTING, OF SAVANNAH.
AT PLAINS LAST SUNDAY.
PLAINS, March 4.—Dr. Epting,
of Savannah, preached at tho
Lutheran church Sunday, the
service being one of “installation.**
Rev. Mr. Wingard, pastor oft the
Lutheran church here, was formally
ins.ailed as pastor of the churches
in this parish—Plains, Bronwood and
Botsford. Dr. Epting’a sermon waa
highly praised by the congregation.
Little Mattie Ruth Wingard, infant
daughter of the pastor, was christen
ed at this service. Dr. Epting hu
morously reminding the audience that
the service coaid not bo cciobrated
again until 40 years had passed. At
the evening service John Jennings
was made a member of the council of
the the church.
Dr. Epting preached again in the,
evening.