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THE FOLLIES Of 1920.
Warren Impersonates the Dictaphone.
•NAMES DIAMOND
STARSJNAFFAIR
Tales of Huge Losses
And Winnings In
World Series Heard
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—Investiga
tion of the report that George M.
Cohan, the actor, and Hent Tennes.
of Chicago, lost *30,1100 and $80,000
respectively on last year’s world se
ries baseball games was understood
today to be under consideration by
the Cook county grand jury, which
next Tuesdav will resume the gath
ering of testimony of the charges
that the series was “fixed” so the
Cincinnati Reds would win.
In a statement published today
“Rube” Benton, New York Giant
pitcher f named Eddie Cicotte, Claude
Williams, Chick Gantil and “Hap”
Felsch as having been named to him
by aif alleged member of the gambl
ing ring in a discussion of the alleg
ed “fixing” of the series. Benton
said the men were named by a Cin
cinnati betting commissioner named
Hahn. He said Hahn told him five
White Sox players demanded $100,-
000 for “throwing” the senes and
this was paid them b” a group of
Pittsburg gamblers. He did not re
call the name of the fifth man. Ben
ton said he did not know a tip v{&9
sent out of Cincinnati to bet on the
Reds. He declared he was told in
New York Hal Chase won $40,000
on the series.
Counterfeiter At 90
To Get Home In Cell
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 23—Wil-
liairi Smith, alias Robert Bossom, 90-
year-old counterfeiter, was sentenced
to one year in Jail and pay a one dol
lar fine after his plea of guil.y.
Smith aaid he passed the bad money
in hone of getting to. jail aa he would
“be well treated there.”
Lower Price Drive
Sends Wheat Down
B CHICAGO, Sept. 24.—Big breaks
in the price of wheat took place to
day, largely as the result of the agi-
tation for reduction in food costs.
■ The smash amounted to as much as
tax. 3-4 cent* a bushel, and the mar-
19 closed in a semi-demoralized con
dition.
COTTON.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling 27 cento.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Pc Open 11am 1pm Cl«e
Oct. 26.85 26.65 28.60 26.65 25.95
Dec. 24.45 24.30 24.20 24.40 23.95
Jan. 23.65 23.35 23.50 23.60 23.30
Mch 23.20 23.25 23.02 23.12 22.85
MacSWEENEY
HIS 4 3 D DAY
LONDON, Sept. 24—Lord Mayor
MacSweeney was in a very exhausted
condition thia morning, according to
a bulletin of the Irlah Self-Determin
ation League.
PARTIES CONTROL
SOLDIER_PAPERS
Stars & Stripes Demo
cratic, Legion Week
ly Republican
WASHINGTON, Sept 24—Tho
right of Senator Edge of New Jer
sey, to participate in any investiga
tion by the senate campaign investi
gating committee into political ac
. - tripes," a
tivities by “Stars and Stripes,” a sol
dier publication, was challenged be
fore the committee today by Joseph
L.- Hcfferman, secretary of the pup-
lishing company, who said he had “in
formation" that Senator Edge was
involved in “some scheme, whatever
it is, against us.”
Hcfferman previously testified
that hia paper, despite 100,000 cir
culation, had been unable to obtain
advertising. Answering Senator
Edge’s demand Hefferman said his in
formant was Richard S. Jones, an as
sociate in “Stars and Stripes” office
and Jones was ordered subpoenaed.
R. P. Stewart, assistant attorney,
general whose name was mentioned
yesterday in connection with the
Democratic nat|omtf convention it
San Francisco, and his travel to that
city at public expense, told the com
mittee today he went to the Pacific
Coast in connection with the prose
cution of fraud cases. He was heard
at hia own expense. Ho said after
work on official matters he took an
annual leave beginning June 26 and
made no charge to the government
for the period following;
Hefferman testified that “Stars
and Stripes” was controlled by the
Democratic National committee and
the American Legion Weekly, anoth
er soldier publication was controlled
by the Republican National commit
tee. He said DuPont of the Republi
can committee was endeavoring to
J et control of “Stan and Stri ”
le said 51,000 of 100,000 sL„.
of stock in the “Stan and Stripes cor-
>ration” were in the name of Mix
u. M. Parks, secretary to W. D. Jam
ison, director of finance of the Dem
ocratic committee.
Jones denied the “Stan and
Stripes’’ was in politics and said the
paper was not controlled by the Dem
ocratic National Committee In any
way, although the stock was controll
ed by an employee of the committee.
He aaid the inf J “
aging.
FACTORIESTAKE
SPACE_AT FAIR
Big Milling Concern To
Send Expert Baker
/ > Here!
Applications from merchants and
manufacturen for space at the Sum
ter County fair this’ fall have been
pouring in for several days, accord
ing to statement* by memben of
the committee which has this feature
in charge. Arrangements have al
ready been perfected for demonstra
tions of flour, coffee, syrup, etc.,
and displays have atop been planned
bj* 'several manufacturers of such
artielsa as stoves, aluminumware,
farm machinery, gas engines and sim
ilar lines.
One of the largest milling concerns
in the country has taken space in
one of the buildings for demonstrat
ing their leading brands of flour.' A
letter received by W. Frsd Smith of
the Glover Grocery Co., who secur
ed this attraction, states that the mil
ling company will send to Americus
one of the most celeorated bakers in
the country to eondnet tho demon
stration; it is stated that this baker
has been employed by several pres
idents of the United States and rnn
turn out hot biscuits and pastries
fit for kings.
Other concerns which have applied
for spsce Include house furnishings,
phonographs, millinery, ladies wear,
automobiles, tractors, electrical
equipment, stock feed, etc .
Raich Glover Heads
High School Society
The Crisp-Lanier Society of thd
\mori-us Rieh school met vesterdn"
and elected officers for the first pe
riod and a program for today was ar
ranged.
The following officers were elect
ed: President. Ralph Glover; '•!"
president, Louise Dudley; secretary
EUzabeth Sheffield; critic, Miss Rus
tic
The urogram rendered today was
ai follows:
Song. “America”—Entire School.
Reading—Teress Andrews.
Music—Ann Heys.
Reading'—Louise Thayer.
Music—Cornelia Shiver.
Reading—Rossie Andrews.
Reading—Anna Belie Crabb.
Reading—Katherine Goodman.
Kiwanians To Make
October 8 Ladies Night
The Kiwenis elnb at its regular
luncheon today voted ito held their
next ladies' night affair Friday, Oc
tober 8, and a special committee was
instructed to prepare a suitable pro-
The club was entertained today by
Misses Margaret Wheatley and Cath
erine Hamilton.
ARISTOCRACY OF
TODAY IS SERVICE,
ROTARMS HEAR
Inspiring Address Made
By District Governor
At Banquet
“The new escutcheon of business
of today might be the picture of a
giant on his knees, washing the feet
of mankind, across bis back tho one
word ’Service’,’' District Governor
Dick Smith, of Atlanta, said in his
address to the local and visiting Ro-
tarians last night at the banquet giv
en in the Tea Room.
“The aristocracy of birth, the aris
tocracy of wealth, *ho or s’ovracy of
l ooo, the aristocracy of learning—
all have been weighed and found
wanting,” he continued. “The new
aristocracy of today is the aristoc
racy of service. ‘Hp profits most
who serves best’—his nation, his
state, his city, his fellowman. This
new spirit that is sweeping the
whole of mankind is and will con
tinue to correct many of the evils
of the past and is an insurance for
the future.
No Definition.
No man has yet been able to de
fine Rotary. Strange as the state
ment may seem, it means the same
thing to all men, and has yet a differ
ent definition for each of us. For
5'* or f e I e S, year l *>ave searched
for a definition of Botary, and yet
no man has been able to encompass
its meaning in a definition. When
the day copies that Rotary and what
Rotary stands for can be defined,
'hen I fear the usefulness of Rotary
will have passed.
’This year Rotary to giving much
thought to the public schools of the
land, to its boys’ work, for Rotary
recognizes that here is its greatest
opportunity for definite and lasting
service. Rotary clubs are seeking
and planning way* and means for
K&fb-M**** “htfea for
teachers. It is trying to ereate
iblic opinion that will bring ab
ese things.”
ti, Fo ^ 30 minu tea the governor held
the attention of his 130 listeners as
he delivered an address of inspire
tion and advice.
_ Crisp On Immigration.
Preceding the governor, Con
gressman Chas. R. Crisp, a -meat of
the evening, said:
m J' 1 ' h ® 8 h«n « great inspiration to
me to listen to you and enjoy with
you the entertainment of the even-
wnrH«“* 1 want D t0 . » few seriou.
words to you Rotarisns. It is you
who can do more than probably anv
others in creating public opInloA I
have in mind the question of foreign
b Camm .m nl " wil1 he presented
in Congress this year and It is yor
TS3„v ,l fi, he p t0 ,ecur f 'heir passage.
th» r « are coming Into this
country more than two million immi
grants per year. There are now in
mo / e ,‘han eleven mi"
lions of these foreigners who can
neither speak read nor write our
ItSF”*? 8, n£ h * *” at lnflnx must be
stopped. The safety and comfort
and progress of onr land is at stake.
W « h S’" f,° Blve th‘» eubject
serious attention.”
Steve Harris, president of tho Sa-
Y?""?h R ? t « ry . L c . lub . »«W manv
complimentary things about Ameri-
dus, Sumter county and the men
and women of this section.
Bouquet. For Local.,
ill,. ™ 5 0ap, ° do 'hings here just
like we do over at Savannah, and
we do things just n little better over
there than they are done anywhere
ift d he ’ . Thc open-handed
hospitality accorded us by the men
and women of Americus—Rotarinns
ana non-Botarians—has been a great
inspiration to all of us. No con-
vention has ever been better handled
?J“. d tr S5 te , d with "lore courtesy than
this. We hope to return again in the
near future.”
Morgan Richards, of the Selma
Rotary club; Frank Jones, of the
Macon club; Mrs. Frank Harrold and
Mrs. Frank Sheffield were others on
the program.
W* W. Dykes was toastamser. of
the evening; Frank Harrold fead the
singing. Hrs. Joe Johnson, Mrs. Dan
O Connell and Miss Fisher assisted
In the musical program,
musical program.
IJe delegates left for their homes
oij the night trains.
Council At Special Meeting
Orders Plan of Action Drawn
Up For Relief Of Citizens
Jolts Given Lighting Company By Officials—Coal
Can Be Had, Says Coal Man—Says Work
men Declared Plant Repairs Useless
IMMIGRATION TO
D.S. INCREASES
TO 3,000 DAILY
The citizens of Americus must be given gas service at once, if such a
thing is possible, and if the Americus Lighting company,/which owns and
operates the local gas plant, cannot give it at once, resort may be made to
the courts through the application by the city for a receiver whoso busi
ness it shall be to attempt to ijo what the company is failing now to do.
This was determined upon last!do; what we need to do to determine
eimihH* * “n *5 *k m m* n * "o?" clt ? up , on "I 1 *" of action that will com"
council, called by Mayor Sheppard pel good aervi *
to consider steps *- * **
And Not All Of Desira
ble Class Reports
Reveal
called by Mayor Sheppard
i to rent “
-—-— —r- — -wievo the pub
lic in the present failure of the gas
service. After some discussion of the
situation, and the use of some plain
language the council voted to refer
the matter to the public buildings
committee was ready to report prog
out a plan of procedure at once, In
conjunction with City Attorney Lane
and report back to another special
meeting of the council which Mayor
Sheppard said he would call wh6n the
committee was ready to erport prog
ress. It was deomed advisable that
the committee report back to coun
cil so thatrthe public might'be advised
in open meeting Just what the city
to doing to obtain relief. This com
mittee plans to meet late today.
'Coal Can Ba Had”
A feature of tho meeting was tho
statement of Gray /Tollman, local
manager for the Atlantic Ice and Coal
Corporation, who was present at tho
request of Mayor Sheppard, that gas
coal could be had by going after it
r. He also I
pel gooif service to be given tho pub-
he of this city, and continue to bt
given. The company will' not do it
unless compelled."
“The day of promises is passed,”
suggested Mayor 8heppard.
“I don’t know how it was prior to
that time, but I know tho gas plant
has been in a broken dorm condition
for the last two years, since I have
been living out on Lee street, because
I haven’t been able to get decent sdr-
vice in that time,” said 'Alderman
Burke. “And lately people haven’t
been able to get gns nt ail.
ting their
Neigh-
Meals on our
in the right manner,
> informed
C st had told him yesterday that ho
refused to make the repairs be
cause the condition of the plant was
such as to make them useless.
In Opening thc meeting Mayor
Sheppard stated thSt ha had receiv
ed a number of complaints from citi-
sons who desired to know what the
city was going to do to brltig about
relief for gas consumers.
bora are cocftL-a „„ uut
wood range, ana people all over town
I understand, aro doing their cooking
In, their back yards.”
At this juncture Mr. Tillman of the
Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation
walked in. Mayor Sheppard oxplained
that ho had invited Mr. Tillman to
be present for Interrogation, having
understood hii firm had had some
dealing with the lighting company In
the matter of supplying coal.
“Mr. Tillman, is it possible to so-
a man , sen ' hero from euro coal ’ tor" gas "purposes ?” U Mayor
“> tho gas Sheppard askej. P r
Coal Contract Refused
“fa the spring of 1019 we offered
Mr. Johnson, the former manager of
the local plant, a contract' to sup
ply, eas coal for that year," said Mr,
Tillman, “but there Mias a small dif
ference in price between us and he
turned us down. About conditions
i. right now, I do not know exactly. Gas
coal is an extra high grade'coal, high-
th;', I e , . UPP0 “ eac , h ,°. f ?°! have had or grade than” domosticr'but‘”’ tSy
r ifi a .“™, e fo^hUnts,’' ho. said. "So oughttto be able to got It Wo have no
tmilhla in naftinm ...I TM aL
New Record Made
For Canal Traffic
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24—A new
reconLfor a month’s traffic through
'h* Panama Canal was established
daring August when 266 commercial
•hips passed the canal carrying 1,-
040,000 tons of cargo, according to
reports here today. Tie toils collected
were *936,209. ;
Babe Ruth Knocks'
Fiftieth Home Run
NEW* YORK. Sept. 23^-Babe
*:th r nc '‘tie'll Lomu run to*
day in thc first inning of thc tramp
with Washington at thc Polo grounds.
I have called thfi meeting. lt“s up to
JJ*’J}J! d 1 **“* 'h’l ho^y t® «ay what
it will authorise. Briefly I will state
first what my views of the situation
are. as I have formed an ontiine of
a plan In my mind. If the eonncil sees
/ nJ propo »« '>>■>' it anthorlzo the
filing of a salt, In the name of the
council, together with complaining
citizens, who are users of gas, as a
result of which a receiver might be
ap P^ a ' ad . f °f ‘he gaa plant and it
operated by this receiver. This plan
u. c ?w e i em h™«a the considers.
Won that demand first bo made upon
the company to restore adequate sor-
vice, end this action bo taken ns a
«»ort upon their failure or ina
bility to do so,
.Ci'toan* A«ree To Suit
“This morning in my office a few
Jisens gathered to discuss this mat
ter and 1 drew up a statement which
several signed authorizing the nse
of their names in a suit, specifying
they were not liable for any attor*
eys fees and were to be liable only
for court costa which might arise with
the bringing of the suit. I think it
well, if the suit is briught. to make
it a joint'action between the council
and consumer! because offhand it oc
curs to mo that two or throe points
might be raised against us, were the
city to proceed alone, which might ho
embarssslng and mako onr case more
burdensome. One of these is tho
mint that the city has no ground to
jring suit, not bein^ a gas consumer
and therefore not a complainant;
that as long'as consumers bring no
action the city has no reason to pro
ceed. If consumers are made a party
to the suit this point Is eliminated.
The city, at least, would not have to
go to such lengths to establish its
case as it might were it suing alone.
There arc other points also, in favor
of making complaining consumers
joint plaintiffs.”
Alderman Burke took the floor, “I
was in Atlanta not so long ago,” he
said, “and was told by friends tnere
that some time ago they were having
somewhat similar trouble with the
gaa service. The city called on the
state railroad commission which reg-
nlates public service corporations, for
relief. The commission ordered an in
spection and found the gas company
was not giving the people the quality
of gas required and ordered it to re
bate ita customers. The rebate would
have been enormous and they were
not insisted upon when the compam
pledged, in lien of payment of the,
rebates, to give good service from
that time forward. Tho people got
service at once and they nave been
getting it ever since—and their gas
bills have dropped a third.
“Guarantee Failed'
“Some time ago I bought a Band
heater from the gas company here on
the guarantee that gaa would bo fur
nished to operate it. During the last
two or three months tho service has
been each that it would not stay
lighted and we have not been able to
nse it for bath purposes more than
two dr three times in that period.”
Alderman Taylor broke In. “The
gas company will make plenty of
promises of what they are going to
trouble in getting steam coal. If they
*~Mtth
were up against it they could get gas
coal. They ato on tho preferential
list—preferential to the ico man. Wo
can get coal, and thoy can, too, when
they havo to have it.”
‘‘Do you think the real trouble is
C °k'd A * derman Burko
“Well,” he ropield, “l will say that
I talked yesterday to a man who camo
from Macon to mako some repairs on
the plant. I knew they wore having
trouble down at tho gast plant dm
—- - r — I asked him what was tho matter,
[uate sor- Ho told mo that they brought him
hero to make repain but that he had
refused to make them because while
they might last a few days or a few
weeks, they would not do any good.”
At this Juncture it was moved that
Hie whole matter be referred to tho
"’iblic building and lights committee
-- ryport back as soon as progress
could be reported, the motion being
unanimously adopted.
MAYOR WAS ABLE TO
GET COAL FOR CITY
In conversation with Mayor Shop-
possibility. For some time the eity
h}*'ha d a contract with a company
of Tennessee which is a state owned
corporation, to furnish cost at some
thing like *3 per ton. A few months
ago shipments stopped and the city
was informed that because of a com
bination of circumstances over which
the company had no control it would
be impossible to supply the city anv
more coal at that tlma on contract.
It was stated that all tho firm’s ontl
put was required to supply the Ten-
nessee state institutions and be- 1
sides it was impossible to get cars. ,
Mayor Sheppard got Du?y. He went
'“ Be £ t ii e vlce *President of the South-
era Rallwny end was informed that
all the necessary can wonlu he fu--
nished Americus for the hauling of
its required coal. u e had shin-
ments from the mine cheeked up and
discovered that only a .small per
centage of the output was going to
he state institutions, the balance go
ing onto the market at around *8.50
per ton. He then paid a visit to the
manager of the mine, showed him
' hat he had the evidence, and came
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24— : The
tide of immigration through the port
of New York continues to swell. The
“‘“h Jreports to the Bureau of Im-
H 1 !#?' . ’h° w * daily average of
3,000 arrived at Elis Island last week.
The facilities of the station are ad
mittedly taxed to capacity.
Reports received at the state de-
lartment from immigration authori
ties concerning the class of immi
grants now coming to this country
may result in instructions to Amen,
can consuls in Europe to exercise
greater care in sifting out undesira-
ilcs.from the lists of those applying
for permission to come to the United
States. It was said foreign representa
tives of tho state department have
been able to check materially the
moves of known radical element to
enter America, but they were not
able to prevent a huge increase in
number of what were characterized
in the reports from immigration offi
cials aa ‘‘economic parasites."
Cook Made Biscuits
Of Poisoned Flour
GREENVILLE, Ala., Sept 24—
No motive for the alleged poisoning
of 24 guests at a local hotel; for
» i* 1 too negroes are held on sus
picion, has been assigned except pos
sibly a difficulty between the pro-
» ®£ or and a negro cook, Texanna
-JcChentico, who, with her husband
is under arrest.
Three of the five negroes arrested
n connection with the affair have
been released. It is understood the
woman claims she hadn’t enough
flour for the evening meal and went
into another room ignorantly and got
some. flour which had been treated
with arsenic some time ago to put
on potato vines to kill bugs.
Dr Midgett Asked To s
Preach Again Sunday
pf* J. C* Midget, of Macon, who
filled the pulpit at both morning and
evening services at Central Baptist
church last Sunday, has been asked
to return to Americus next Sunday
and preach again to the congregation.
His message last Sunday made such
an impression that the pulpit commit
tee desired his second coming. {
Dr. Midget is a man well advanced
in years, and hfs message was one
of encouragement especially to your.g
workers in thc service win are striv-'
mg for the bettcrmc!i f of the service.
Probe Start* Chicago
Meal Prices Down
CHICAGO, Sept. 24—The mana-
gen of five leading hotels and two
restaurant chains were summoned be
fore tho city council’s committee on
living costs today. An announcement
by Chairman Max Adamowski aaid
they would be asked to explain “why .
prices hadnt been reduced in pro
portion to the drop in wholesale food
prices. '
Adamowski announced E. J. Ste-
vents, manager of another big hotel
last night had promised an “immedi
ate downward revision of prices.”
2 Destroyers Crash,
One Badly Damaged
SANTIAGO, Sept. 24—The Unit-
cd ? t 5 tes destroyer Bailey was told
up today for repairs as a remit of
a cqllission with thc destroyer Swanay
during maneuvers off this port. The
Hailey s bow was curled back nearly
35 fcet by the impact but the Swan-
sy was only slightly damaged. None
of the crews were injured.
leather
Local show-
era tonight and Saturday.
away Vith a promise that the city’!
W00l , d be a * rried Coal
has been coming ever since.
A municipality or a public ser
vice corporation baa priority and can
get cool by going after it/ said the
moyor; “I know it for I proved it
But it means hard work and spend-
ing what money is necessary.”
ALMOST NO REQUIREMENTS
IN COMPANrs CHARTER
At last night’s meeting of the
council members turned reminiscent
!?.'h. e records to the charter of the
lighting company, granted six years
ago. A reading of its terms showed
that the company is required to do
practically nothing. The charter’s
term is 20 years and it is sclf-perpet-
uating, coriaining a clause specifying
II
may be renewed at its ex-
P‘™' ioa - Bt tho option of the com-
gateKs
railroad commission.
PRESIDENT PROMISES
£ ACTS MONDAY.
e^te R0 ? 0 f dert0day " ceiv -
TnJI 5win * taIe K™ m from Presi-
dent Lucas, of the Americus Light
ing company, who resides in Balti
more. headquarters of the larger
holding corporation controlling sev-
orai.pubhc service plants beside* this
“Yqor editorial on gaa situation i
Americus noted and full facta
gardmg your inquiry as to tki.
vice will be placed before you
Monday. J. c. M. LUCAB.
President Americus Lighting '