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EvenRefuae To Order
Union Men To Man
Mine Pumps
LONDON, April 7.—(By Associal-
id Press.)—The complete break-up
Ilf the conferences between represen
tatives of the striking British miners
the mine owners and the govern
ment, with the view of settling the j
coal strike, was announced in the
house of commons this afternoon by
Premier Lloyd George.
Leaders of the miners' union who
conferred with Lloyd George this
morning, refused to order pumpmen
and engineers in'mines affected by
the ntrike to resume work pending
negotiations with the m:ne owners
as a result of which refusal there was
no meeting of the miners and em
ployers today.
HOG SALE HERE
NETS $2,525
Sluft * & Company Buy
Sumter Swine At I c
Above Market
Two^thousand five hundred twenty-
I ive *i« ,, . ars . waa the r °und sum paid
for 176 head>of Sumter county hogs,
weighing 33,000 pounds ,and said
here yesterday to Swift & Company,
ropa brought 8:15, or approvimate-
$1 per hundred above the Moul-
ne market, where they were ship-
?ped for slaughter. Eight other buy
ers besides Swift & Company wore
represented at the sale. George O
Marshall, county farm demonstra
tion agent, and C. G. Garner, of
Athens, graded the hogs. In the lot
ottered, 113 graded No. 1; 32, No.
2; 2G No. 3, — * ** *
ATLANTA, April 7.-i-A ■deter-
mlp«Sl f<WWArd>teB.in.pCS)yUjite Ma
chinery for the better and mdre
profitable marketing of the cotton
ejoto, will be taken at the meeting
of Georgia farmers end busitiesa
men to be held Sext" Tuesday, April
12, in the hall' of the H6nse of Rep
resentatives in Atlanta.
ONSTANDTHAT
HE’S INNOCENT
Sumter county is especially urged
“* ** * E. Tate,
CHICAGO, April 7.—-An aban*
doned moil sack found by the po*
i v P r, y /Thursday and believed fu
he the registered pouch stolen bv
bandits from a mail truck late
Wednesday contained wrappers for
money, which the police said shoiw
that from $500,000 to $750,000 wM
obtained by the robbers. |t was tv
ported Wednesday night that tie
loss would not exceed $50,000. J
Thu abandoned pouch contained
wrappers including a shipment of
one package of $40,000 in one dol
lar bills, a package hoding $50,000
in currency; another containing ju
hundred-$1,000 bills and five large
racks consigned to branches of tHe
federal reserve bank, each sack con
taining* five smaller sacks which in
turn held currency of large denonti
nations.
to send a delegation by O. ...
president of the Cotton Growers’ As
sociation. Mr. Tate says: “There will
be reduced railroad fares. Farmers
the wheels are moving. Let’s speed
up and get action.’’
It is now assured that this meet
ing, the purpose of which has the
indorsement and backing of the
sjate department of agriculture, and
which was called as a result of the
recent Elbert county meeting of
farmers which indorsed the Sapiro
or California plnn, will be largely at
tended. Assurances reaching the
department of agriculture indicate
that practically every Georgia coun
ty will be represented.
Defense Stakes All On
Williams' Statement
Without Evidence
DUDLEY’S DEATH
DUE TO POISON
Wet* Losejn Fight On 1
unty Polic
Colquit County
MOULTRIE, April 7.—Citi„
fighting, for the removal of the t<
special prohibition enforcement if-
fleers put on in Colquit county pn
February 1 lost out before the grahd
jury as that body pained a resolu
tion highly commending the work ]of
officer
fleers and calling upon
ilaauni
DAUGHERTY
G1VESWARNING
and 6 No. 4; 30 farmer,
bad hogs in the sale. Another salt'
•S.-I't’® J?* d Wednesday^ April 13, at
tne Leslie pens,, it is announced.
U. S. Labor Begins
Drive On Congress
WASHINGTON. April 7—Amer.
ican labor leaders are facing the
r.pecial session of the new Republi
can congress primed to resist all
proposals that may threaten any of
the advantages secured by labor
during the war.
Although the American Fcdera
Uon of Labor claims a safe major- to
ity in the House favorable to labor
No More Slack Methods
To Be Tolerated By
Federal Authorities
WASHINGTON,-ttprtTT—A-gen' .^e^i^-Virtly
eral warning to harness men that
the department of jurtlce will coum
tenance no violation of federal wan
in business transactions, was sound
ed here today by Attorney General
Daugherty.
In sounding his warning, the
tarney general said that the country
should “take notice of a new day and
a new way," and that those who have
been guilty of illegal practices in
the past should “not close their eyes"
fact.
A°or , e h ndo^mc ra n e ttn e, The ha c V a i m' r Large Cotton Stock*
&s» n'ttempt^to sc! Carried h Spain
>|V«T
n "return to normalcy" wili Inyolve l WASHINGTON, April 7.-Spain
iictlon to lower wages, reduce livihg. Is apparently ahut off
iinniluriU nnH rnutrml nnl nn>ivn e t t ..u
tandards and restrict collective bhr-. for American cotton for the time
gaining. - . i being, according to Commercial At-
And against any and all such tache Charles H. Cunningham at
proposals labor will fight to the end. • Madrid, who informed the depart-
Labor s plans developed by con- ment of commerce Thursday that
farances. of-the executive committee Spain was overstocked with cotton
or the American Federation of La- and cotton textiles. Under normal
hor as well as the recent Nationat circumstances, declared, Spain
Trades union Conference, include would at this season of the year be
an aggressive fight for the enact-! able to consume about 200,000 more
ment of. new measures desired by la- bales of American cotton but there
‘‘ | is now a surplus which will probably
Chief among the measures to be last about six months,
urged is the absolute curtailment of. In discussing the purchase of cot
MARKETS.
AMER1CUS COTTON MARKET.
Good Middling 11 l-2e
NEW YORK FUTURES.
P.C. Oi “ - -
P.C. Open. 11 a.m. lp.m. Cloto.
May 11.84 11.75 11.68 11.68 11.78
July 12.37 12.25 12.24 12.20 12.33
Oct.' 12.94 12.85 12.78 12.77 12.80
Dec. 18.22 13.14 13113 13.00 13.22
„. . _ _ji*nrr
cloudy tonight and Friday;
change In temperature.
AMERICUS TEMPERATURES
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm —.67
by Rexall Pharmacy.)
...79 4 am <10
...75
G am
69
...70
8 am
6G
...67
10 am
72
...64
Noon ..
79
..62
2 pm
81
ROYAL PALM
WRECK PROBED
Four Killed In Accident
On Q. & C. Near
New River
LARGE YIELD OF
WHEAT EXPECTED
Fourth Largest Crop Is
Nation’s History Fore
cast By Department
WASHINGTON, April 7.—Tl’
this season’s winter wheat crop sfill
be the fourth largest yield in (he
country’s history, was forecast today
by the department of agriculture, li
The total production Is estimat
ed by the department at 621,000.000
bushels, this estimate being based |on
a condition April 1 of ,91 per cint
board of county commli.
keep them on “until the traffic !in
liquor was stopped in Colquitt
county.” The commissioners car
rying out the recommendation of die
grand jury have announced that the
work will be continued.
Protesting eitisens have announc
ed, however, that their side of the
fight has not been stopped. It! is
claimed that the county nas i
police protection without the
special officers. Complaint was
with the grand jury also bccai
Dr. Walter Finds Fusfel
Oil Responsible For
Negro’s Demise
the manner in '
the
.their work. It -was
uIp illegal i
That Ed Dudley, negro shoemaker,
who died after drinking a quantity
of moonshine liquor, died as a result
of fusel oil po,siloing has been defi
nitely determined by a pathological
examination of the dead negro’s
stomach. Dr. Waiter, who made mode
the examination discovered evidence
of excessive quantities of fusel Oil,
a' poisonous substance contained in'
most “home-made" whisky, to which
agency Dudley’s death was directly
traced. He made his report today 1 to
Dr, J. T. Stukes. It Is os follows;
The chemical examination of (lie
stomach and intestines of this mar.
giva the following resulta:
Mercury as chloride, a trace, j
seiilc oxide present, (embalming
substance.) Mcthylic 'alcohol
ant, —j*. . —
Hampton Revival Addi
Thirty To Church Rdll
... jg them
migration for two years. I Inn in Spain Mr. Cunningham said
Second lo prohibition of immigfa- that New York' has taken the place
'inn, and as a companion bill, is leg- of Liverpool as a buying center due
idation to nssijt the Americanization : In the establishment of American
and assimilation of immigrants nl- banks in Spain. Efforts are being
reatlyhere will be urged. made by tile British to regain their
Following these come n minimum lofet trade, he asserted, but Spanish
«Mge bill for federal employes, » importers sec the advantage of buy-
r "ntraet labor boll and a bill pro- ' Ipg their cotton with dollars and
tiding for the establishment Of an ’ making one conversion of excharige
rmpolymont service to lie maintain- instehd’ of two. To meet this situ-
• d by the department'of labor, uriftn, Mr. Cunningham said. British
:— banks are glvin gdtrect quotations: in
R. C. lame' has gone to Albany ' dollars and frequently at a better
an business. fatr thad ’American institutions.
SOMERSET, Ky„ April 7.—An
Investigation of the wreck of the
Royal Palm Limited, ot the Queen
and Crescent route, wrecked Wed-
needay near New River, Tenn., with
'ha .Ion of four lives and 30 in
jured. on Thursday was being push-
cd by officials of the Southern Rail
road. That the greatest damage
waa caused by rock ledges nesr the
track ripping open the day coaches
wsi) the opinion of survivors here
Thursday.
; The-train, bound from Jackson
ville, FIs., for Chicago, was on n
curve when spreading rails or buck
ling tracks derailed three coaches
and three Pullman cars. The Train
ran a' short distance before coming
Dr. J. E. Hampton, who has bicn
conducting revival services in C n-
tral Baptist Church for the past en
days, spoke to the largest crowd of
tho series last night in his farev ell
sermon. Not a vacant seat was t is-
ible, and every pew was fillad w th
teople to hear the last' message t at
Jr. Hampton had for them.
During the services 80 additii ns
have been made to the church, m »t
uf these candidates for baptism, a ad
the spiritual benefit' from the a le
mons has been of incaiucula tie
value. Dr, Hampton'a influence i as
been felt throughout the comr u-
nity, and ho has added many sine
friends -to his long list during
stay in Americus.
- The ordinance of baptism wilt be
administered Sunday evening in
Central Baptist Church at the' beg
qing of the ovening service* Frier da
uf th# congregation ore invited
tMs setrfice.' ■ - . - »~jf
to .a stop, the d,ead and injurejl. bee
mg hurt by flying debris and racks:
; “It all happened so, quirk there
wasn't time to think,’’ said J. CJ
wbiiu nine iv Minis, law v.j
Diggs, Olive Sprjhgs, Tenn.; who tits'
listed that they had made ...
rests and unlawful searches.
The movement to have tho
speceitl officers dismissed Wss coun
tered by laymen of the Moul
churches who told the grand
that the two officers had already
scores of blind tigers out of buainl
and had wrecked a large number
moonshine stills. The grand Jury
urged to recommend that the t
paign to stop the sale of whiakey 1
Colquitt couny be pushed more v
oronsly than ever instead of be!
called off. Some of the most pi
inont men of the county took
view of tho matter, but tho petition
urging removal of the officers con
tained hundreds of names, indical
that there waa widespread dlaatlt
lion.
principal ingredient «f ruse! oil..
The presence of this amyl alcohol
is undoubtedly the cause of dri
Americus Aggies To
Play Leslie Hejre
c ay
on-his way to Blackeye, Ky,
■ i AT-remember, I was in
coach just starting for the door
go up into tho smoker when-1 f|elt
She jerk and bump as the-car
I ft
the -Vails. 1 ' knew it- was a derail.
T!
to Bee mnch of anything,”
ivlng la
in I M-
' two Wt ks
The Americus Aggie
will battle the Leslie nine at he
Americus Playground Friday afl sr-
noon at 3:15. This is the sect nd
game of thre season between th so
two teams, the Leslie lads having, pa*
feated the Americus Aggli
lie by a score of 10 to 8 I
ago.
The Aggies have _.
practice all this week for this ga na
and expect to make a better show ng
agains-the-Leslie team' tomorrO'
The Leslie .bunch are- hard bitt n
but the Aggies are planning to ae
“Skinny” -Hines on tho Mound i nd
it is predicted that the long hits ^ilt
be few and far between. Childress
will be behind the bat for the / g-
«!<»• • : a 1 : .. . j j ^
Paul L«e.. has gone to Cinelniutti 1
and Columbus, .0., where he will'be
a very powerful com
poison. I would like to add that this
substance is present in small quan
tities In all raw spirits; but when'in
lets of a very small trace, Is dekd-
■y poison. In all standard brewing
plants this fact Is recognized dnd
the amyl alcohols of which thero arc
eight recognised forms, all coni
ing the same chemical formula,
presenting different physical <
aiterlstlcs, are removed by spec la L
processes which it is not ncccsskry
to elaborate upon in this report. •;
The pathological changes seen i In
this ease aro also typical of tho poi
sonous and corrosive effects of this
poison. That is—tho shrunken au
aoraic liver characteristic of the sec
ondary stage, congestion of circula
tory system, necrosis of tissues of ln-
tcktinal tract, paralysis and perfora
tion.
e baseball taa.m I trust this report will serve; te
definitely establish the esse as one
f acute wood aleohol poisoning.
Tho small amount of mereary
found was evidently duetto subse
quent medication and was insuffi
cient to give any of the physiologi
cal effects.
-he car filled'with dust and dirt i nilifor about ten days on basinet,
huge rdeks, so tbat It wasn’t possi >Icj fore leaving for his business tour:of
the Souths-•
COVINGTON, April 7.—TIu> hear
ing of evidence in the cose of John
S. Williams, charged with'
del' of one of eleven negroes win, met
violent deaths after a federal' inves
tigation uf alleged peonage
faint started, was concluded today.
The only witness for tho defcnstffl
was Williams himself, who told tho
jury:
“I am as innocent as any man can
be.”
On the stand, Williams told tho
jury, as lie had prcv:ously told fed
eral agents that he might bo techni
cally guilty of peonage, if llnir
statement of the federal statute,
was correct, and said that CIy.:e
Manning, his negro farm boss, hud
told him these agent', said ho (Man
ning) was just as guilty as lie (Wil
liams) was.
Williams canflned his romail.:: en
tirely to the cases of Lindsey t'eter-
eon Willie Preston and Harry Price',
tile three negroes who were drowned
in Newton county, aceordiug to the
testimony of Manning, who was on
the stand for the state yesterday.
Williams is specifically on trial; for
the dcatli of Peterson, though under
other lindictments os well.
The court recessed for lunch when
Williams left tho stand, and argu
ments were assigned to begin with
tho afternoon session, Ench side will
have three speakers.
Having introduced no lc timony,
merely letting Williams go >n the
merely ietuii£ yymuaris fro on th
stand and tell his story without briii|
sworn, the defenso won iho privilege
of both tho opening nnd closing ar
guments before the buy. 't'lie fnet
that Williams was not sworn, pre
vented bis being cross-examined by
counsel for the state, and he was
r<1 no miestiftn't'
ed no questions;
- In hia statement ■ *“■ in re, \v,’i-
linnts declared that on th. last night
either Potorron. Preston or Price had
boon : ■ • i -'li ■ . f v I hi'I come to
him snying they wanted tq vi*it their
respectivo homes. \but would re
turn sprain soon. They usJ.nl for and
were piven $6.00 eaeh, Williams aald
nnd he offered to take them to tho
train, but his offer waa not a coopted
Chisholm nnd Manning cot 50 cents
oaeh st tho same time. Will r-- , .i.|
and all of tho negroes then went off
where he did net kmw. ,C
“Whoever put those bodies Into fh-‘
r’vor, did it for a ntirre- " v/ i
Hams said. “So for as thi- , e->o 3-
concerncd, I’m absolutely innocent
Thai's about oil I cr.n say,” he -en-
eluded.
Special Services
Sunday Evening
A special. service of song and
iraise will bt-hold Sunday evening
n Presbyterian Church at 7i:tu
o'clock Id whichrthe' public Is'cofdi-
iRjp invited. ;
eny old'familiar hymns will‘bo
r, accompanied' by words of px-
intion by the pastor. Ref. Frank
leMAf. - The . congregation Will
he'asked to join in the singing of [nil
th* 1 ;oog<, and a-splritual service) is
^ihfnPed,
program .in fulh vHH be given in
tyday’* paiier". i - ,
Hears Rev. Dorluon
‘ Restoration of the Anoslolic
Church”'was tho subiect of the ser
mon delivered Wednesday nj'ht at
tile Courthouse by the Rev. II. C
Dodson, who is conducting it scion of
servicer this week for tho hen-fit of
the members of the Christian church,
which ho serves.
An attentive audience gathi,, ,1 to
hear the venerable minister, who ban
preached for 40 year* Just.phtki gos
pel truths, and . the subject eh,- ,
for Wednesday was filled with.con
vincing arguments for tho . fesiottuj
tion nf tiie apostolic church .1
The subject for this evening will,
be “Kinship to Tesus Christ.'* nnd m
this is to conclude the ceric.; of car
vice, it is cxnected that a largo i on-
grcgalion will be present to hear him.
Gospel hymns accompany the eetrttion
and those who have heard tho 'n-
mons this week pronounce them
splendid.
J. E. Mercer, state prohibition ,
fleer, was in Americus to r., (,
hours Thursday.
IF AMERICUS
UVE
j P| / ■ .
J^HICH ARE TO LIVE. Americus |les. or AmerP
cus Babies? . ,
TOMORROW fe CLEAN-UP
ICUS
it can't be both I •>
If the babies are to survive we must kill the
flics
And if we are to kill the flies, we must act
now. Swatting next summer will do little good. We
must swat the flies’ breeding places NOW—before
prolific reproduction takes place.
M6rc than 70.000 babies die annually in the
United States from diseases carried by flies. And
Americus has its share I
Thousands of adults have died and been made
ill bv thrse same diseases. Americus has its share
of these, too. _
Typhoid I Cholera I Summer Diarrhoea I Dys
entery l All these and others are spread by flies.
. Vpi fS.y'hik.
In order to ^ jftbeccii^Ully. ev*qr individual,
every civic organization and every official in A'mtri-
cus will have jo lend hearty co-operation.
Prompt petion i6 necessary. I
Let ever^r citizen ma|ce it his duty to screen his
own home ana to dean up his own yard, removing
rubbish, safeguarding s(i)bje refuse and outhouses
fjbm flies.' I r vj’jj .
Let c|ty officials collect garbage on schedule
and dispose off rubbish jVottiptly.-
And let Cjty Council gef busy at once and
instruct the p >{jde’to knake thd.laggards clean up if
they won’t. ,, s ilrir , • e
If there 4 a flies breeding place in your neigh
borhood, rep irt it to Dr. B. P Bond, county health
commissioner) at the court'house.
If Americus babies ego to live—and they
(be flies Vocf their breeding plpcea must gol .
— l ... —
MUST DIE
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