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THEY’RE BITIN' GOOD RIGHT NOW
He got his fishing tackle out,
And fished with vig and vim;
And yet the jqly "bite” he got
A skeeter gave to him.
WEEK
EDITIO
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2b, 1921.
AND BATTLE
AtlantaSpeaker Coming
a/r e , rcises Next
Monday Night
Announcement-Was made today by
officers Of the local post ot the
m Ei0n nnd thc local unit
of the Woman’s Auxiliary that
memorial exercises for those who paid
the supreme sacrifice in the great
ir would be held in the auditorium
• o’r »i Car f leK ' c Library at 8:30
by eiviSl° n t d h ay "-l? 1 ’ 1 ' Ma V :l0 ' thcrc-
E ' vin ? ‘be citizens of Americus
an opportunity to-pay tribute to the
memory of those whS gave their all
crisis^ C ° U y thc Breat World
. T Jj e speaker of thc occasion will
be Basil Stockbridge, of Atlanta,
former state commander of the
£™ r ' ca " Legion in Georgia. Mr.
Stockbridge is a very forceful spenk-
» eipccially on such occasions as
this will be. He served on thc bor
der with the Georgia troops and was
a captain in the Dixie Division, lie
has had wide experience in Legion
affairs both state and national. He
was one of the original delegates
from Georgia to thc now famous St.
Louis caucus in May 1919, where
the American Region first saw the
light of day.
_. Auxiliary to Participate.
Th* Woman's Auxiliary unit of
the local post will co-opcrate with
the officers and members of the post
in arranging a program and in mak
ing the .exercises a success. It is
sincerely hoped by those in charge,
that thc citizens of Americus and
Sumter county will turn out in great
numbers and join the post and auxil-.
Lad-ees and Gem’n—Batt’rees
for Thursday’s Game; Davenport
and Hixon; Pinkston and Ray
Well, folks, here's thp big news’chief of police will be invited
of the week—the lineups of the Hons
and Kiwanis baseball teams that will
“kick off” the big benefit game
to be staked at the Playground
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock to
ajd the Chinese Famine Relief Fund.
Stand back, don‘t crowd, There is
room enough for all, although it is
admitted tne event will be one of
the greatest clown acts ever staged
by a circus in these parts. Thc re
spective managers' have announced
that the opposing pitchers will be
Postmaster Davenport, for thc Lions,
“Uncle Jim" Pinkston, for the JCi
wanians. Judge Hixon will receivo
em for the Lions and Neill A. Ray
for the Kiwanis bunch. Rut what's
the use going through thc whdie list
in this slow fashion, when thc line
ups will give the whole range of tal
ent at a glance? Here they are
Lions' Lineup.
Judge Hixon, catch.
Postmaster Davenport, pitch.
Parson Brookshire, first base.
Dr. Keister, second base.
“Bud" Allen, short stop.
Will Dupree, third base.
Doc Carswell, left field.
R. It. Boyd, center field.
Nat LeMastcr, right field.
'Kiwaniant* Lineup.
Neill A. Ray, catch.
* Pinksti
Uncle Jim
numoers ana join tne post and aux.l- Rules. Marquise of Queensbury
tad* rulca . 10 *? vcrn - - Home run* may be
I who so gallantly fought and who
i willingly gave their lives for their
>untry and in defense of the princi-
x ole* of American Democracy in or-
* der that their loVed ones back home
might live In peace and happiness.
th old and
It behooves every one both
young to be present and participate
in these exercises.'
Besides the address of thc evening
by Mr. Stockbridge who will pay
tribute to to departed concedes,
there will be o-her feature.! on the
program which the ladies of the Aux
iliary are working on jointly, auch
aa quartets, solos, instrumental mu
sic. readings, etc. The full program
will be announced in these coluumns
later.
Popples to B. Worn.
Thc ladies of thc Auxiliary havo
arranged to have tile Shirlie poppy,
the official memorial flower of the
American Legion, on sale on the
streets of Americus on Monday, May
30, and it is urged that every man,
woman and child in Americus -and
Sumter county purchase and wear
one on thia date. Thc flower* arc
made of ailk by the French War Or
phans and are sold at 10c each in
thia country through the American-
Franco Children's League, the money
going for the support and education
of French orphan children under the
supervision of an organization known
as La Ligue Amcricaine Francaise
des‘Eufants, of which Mme. Miller-
and is president. Buy a poppy. Wear
a poppy.
... on, pitch.
Judge Littlejohn, first base.
"Stump” Shiver, second base.
Mayor Sheppard, short slop.
"Sky Pilot” Minor, third bnse.
"Lecco” Ansley, left field.
“Doogan” Lane, center field.
Loafer” Hudson, right field.
Substitutes, Kd Aiidrcws, “Ham-
bone” Bragg, “Pullcm" Davis, E. B.
Everett and “Rcxall” Murray.
r — ----- -J ®S ape-
cial guhsts to preserve order and act
aa body guafd to the umpire in case
of need. “*
The police patrol wagon
will he parked on one side of the
field And thc ambulance on thc other
for uso in emergency.
' StiR Other Teams.
Af(cr thc .aforementioned teams
have played a few rounds, two teams
:M| "
representative of thc younger and
mmf;. curie snapped at white house
ON TAX BOOKS
TO SHOW SHIP
Reduction To Be Consid
erable. Says Chair
man Of Equalizers
The tax rate In Sumter county will
have to bo raisc(l by the commission
ers this year, or the board will have
cX will'meett° f the get .Tong’^th'w£’money.'
to“l* a .hrtW Mhlhki^ n V ay |,rovo ■ That was the conclusion drawn
be a better exhibition of the na- f ro m statements made Wednesday by
tlonal game. Manager Bradley
Hogg of tho Kiwnnians, announces
his players as follows:
Hollis Fort and E. J. Eldridge, c.
Nathan Murray and Lewis Ellis, p
Alton Cogdell and Bob Edwardq
lb.
Steve Pace and Fred Smith, 2h
George O. Marshall and Mike Hol
loway,
With:
dr Smith and Jim Lott, 3b.
Evan Mathis and Asa Pittman, left
field
may _.
run in relays. Management not re-
sponsible for sore arms, torn
lonsible for sore arms, torn pants
other casualties. Tho iheriff and
W. D. Ticdcman and Emory By-
lander. cf.
Sam Heys and Hcrschcl Smith, rf.
The Lions team was announced by
Manager Dave Jennings as follows:
Lyons, ss.
Clark, lb.
T. Jennings, 2b.
Chappell, 3b.
Snow, If.
D. Jennings, cf.
Sanders, e.
McNeill, rf.
Williams, p. .
Substitute—Poole, Withers. Cut
ler.
The entire public is invited to at
tend this Thursday half-holiday fun
event and share the hilarity, at the
same time helping to swell the re
ceipts for this worthy charity. The
ndiqjssion .fee will be SO cents. Busi
ness houses and offices in Americus
will closo at 1 o'clock for (die after
noon.
members of the county board' of
equalization, who have begun their
work of equalizing the tax returns for
this year. From statements made by
members of tho hoard it Was ascer
tained that fully 90 per cent of tho
property owners of the couty have
made returns at figures below last
year s valuation!. Which had been
pretty generally famed by thc board.
In some instances thc reductions arc
as much as SO (fcr cent. In others
the cuts aro much smaller. Thc
board has begun *with return* in thc
Fifteenth district, and will proceed
mplcting each district separately.
“We arc gratified to learn," said
BOBBY JONESJS
Atlanta Golfer And
Brutish Champion Both
Eliminated
MOREGRISTBY
' BRAND JURY
Thc following additional grand
jury indictments arc given out by
Sheriff Harvey:
TClifford Harvey, seduction.
J. S. Mathews, white, concealed
weapons.
Rufus Bailey, concealed weapons.
James Chauioliss, forgery, 2
counts, and assault with attempt to
murder.
Jerry Gervin, making and having
liquor.
Will Hayslip, Fred Newsome and
Jesse Johnson, .car breaking. >
Wes Clark, making and having
liquor. ,
A. B. Carey, white, having liquor,
two counts, and furnishing liquor to
minors.
Annie May Ross, assault and bat
tery.
Lucile Brown and Avmeta Stal
lings, larceny from house.
Mel Singletary, concealed weap
ons, 2 counts.
J. C. Lail, white, making liquor.
Coleman Cain, seduction.
Frances Lee Morgan, assault With
Rent to ,
HOYLAKE,'May. 25.—Fred J.
Wright, one of the two American sur
vivors, in tho British amateur golf
championship, won his way through
the fifth round this afternoon, de
feating John Ball, royal Liverpool,
four, and three. Ball this morning
eliminated J. H. Douglas, of Chicago!
Dr. Paul Hunter, of Lo4 Angeles,
the other American, was eliminated
In the fifth round by B. Darwin, of
Woking, two and one, leaving Wright
the sole American representative of
thirteen originally entered.
HOSPITAL
To Take Treatment'For
Trouble Developed
In France
, HOYLAKE, May 26.—(By Aaao-
clatcd Press)—Only three Americans
were 'eft os compctitori in the Brlt-
tish geif championship tournament
here at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the
survivors then being Frr J J.'Wright,
of Boston; Dr. Paul Hunter, of Los-
Angelem and J.- K. Douglas, of Chi
cago. Bobby Jones, of Atlanta, was
eliminated in the fourth
ham, or Liverpool.
W. C. Fownes, Jr., of Pittsburg,
lost to hia team mate, Wright, rhree
and two.
Cyri! Trolley, British campion,
followed Jones to defeat, being beat
en by J, B. Bcddnrd, of Pcnnsylvnn-
nia, two and one.
Major Lawrence S. Churchill, com
mander of Souther Field, who an
nounced several days-ngo that he had
been transferred to Washington for
"temporary duty,” will enter the
Walter Reed General Agmy Hospital
there “for observation and treat
ment.” This information was con
tained In a copy of the order of trans
fer received by tho Timcs-Rccorder
today from Washington. Major
Churchill was reticent to discuss hia
reason for entering the hospital,
saying:
‘‘It's just a little trouble I de
veloped in France, really nothing
much.”
It ia understood Major Churchill
has been suffering from stomach
trouble as a .result of ids - strenuous
service in the aviation corps in
, France, and asked for relief froiti
ounJ this aettvo duty to enter the hospital for
treatment to restore hia normal
health;: He stated today that he ex
pected to leave in two or'three days
fare. C
Chairman Frank i\. Wilson, of the
board, "that values of realty in thc
returns have been maintained better
than thc values ef personal
ty, including live stock an
farm belongings. However, it ia ap
parent that there will bo a consider
able slump in the total valuation for
the county when the consolidatioh
is completed.' Just what this will be
we connot yet tell, because we have
only begun our Work. We are hand
ling each return separately, endeav
oring to give a fair and proper val
uation to each. In this we are using
last year’s valuations us a guide, but
-got as a criterion.”
The valuations for 1920 totalled
$11,309,672, of this 110.400,038 be
ing for thc white and $909,034 fof
tho colored.
Cards Now Ready For
f ...itwi
Methodist Workers
V.' GuytoV^Isiier, wSo !a~at the
of thc Methodist Education:!)
‘ Rev.'
head of the Methodist Education:!)
campaign in Americus and which is
being waged throughout thc
state, announces that thc distri
bution cards to be used in ths drive
Sunday nfternoon nro now ready to
giro out to the captains and ths tesin
workers.
He urges all those who have plodg
cd their support to the drive to meet
in tho auditorium of the-First Meth
odist 'church .Tbureda;
PRICE FIVE CENT!
CUSTOMSHOUSE
AND NOTED!
ARE DESTROY!
Soldiers, B&mbecJ, Fir<
On Crowds—Sinn
Fein Blamed
LONDON, May 26,—(By
nted Press.)—The customs house
Dublin, says a Central News dispa
burned this afternoon, the burp]]
being attributed to the Sinn 1
Flames broke out' simulta
throuRhout tho building which
wholly destroyed.
It was one of tile finest building
in Dublin nnd cost a million poan
Another account says the huildin
was fired through boipb* throw
UUry ' we
bombed as they drove up to the cet
Thc soldiers' fired machine
riflc3 and revolvers and several
sons were seen to fall. Three
pear to linvc been ki'Icd.
The affair seems a most <
ntely organized attach.
hortiy. afterward -Liberty,
headquarters of tho Jrisi Tin
Worker. - , w.T : •■I on fin* and Jo
cd.
ANDERSON HI
LESLIE COUNCI
Mrs. F- A. Wilson Vice
Chairman Of Commu
nity Body
spacer: ** ■—* *.
W. T. AnderBsn, Leslie ban
was elected chairman of thc
Community council, one of the >
ions of thc Sumter County Farm
reau, which ^ yet to be orfeani:
nt* the community .meeting at 1
Jio Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. F.
Wilson, one of the leading wo
of the Fifteenth district, was ■
vicc.-chairmiin ami B. A, Brad
secretary and treasurer.
.This was the fir* 1 community <
cil to be organized in Sumter <
ty, and will fie followed by othe
Sheppard, of Hunting
7:45 o'clock-: _ _____
and the' necessary instructions' for
the final campaign Sunday qfternoon.
REEVES BROWN
ENDS HIS LIFE
FEW CHANCES IN
TEACHERS'STAFF
NEARLY 50 DEAD
IN EGYPT RIOt
Mi
icon Merchant Lies
>°jwn On Track*
Ahead Of Engine
Several Not Applicants
—Three Places Yet
To Fill
county manager for the Farm
renu campaign, and County A
Marshall attended Hie meeting,
following committees were select
nnd the date of the next mectin
pet for Friday, June 3:
Program of Work- (). O. HurnetL
Leon Griffin, Cmi'mim Mass.
Mi min i.ship - J. W. Clopton, E. R,
Bolton, J. W. Peel.
By Lawn—J. T. Bolton, F. W!
llincs, JI, L. Speer.
Methodists Off For
District Conference
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May 26.—
•rare.)—7"
(By Associated Press.)—There was
only desultory firing in tho streets
Arbitrators Cut Wages
Of Hat And Cap Makers
Churchill will accompany him.
HUNDREDWAGE
DISPUTES FILED
of five thousand union .cloth hat and
cap makers of tho New* York district
were reduo^d -ten. yir emit by arbi
trators in a decision mhde public
today.. The reduction is effective
immediately.
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling :..ll 3-4c
Car Stolen In Fropt Of
Residence Of Mayor
uring
thc Americus Lighting company was
stolen Tuesday afternoon from in
front of 313 College street, the-apart-
menta of Manager Ewing.
The theft is considered an unus-
usually bold one, aincc it was done in
the broad open day time and directly
in front of the house of Mayor Shep
pard.
Manager Ewing left the car in
front of Ills apartment* when he went
to lunch and did not use it during
tlw afternoon. When he went home
early in tha evening the car was
gone.
The license number is 17668 and
the motor number la 4348413. The
car is • |920 model.
NEW YORK FUTURES
July Oct Dec. Jan
Prcv. Closo 12.62 13.36 13.76 13.85
Open 12.68 13.43 13.83 13.95
10:15 am 12.73 13.47*13.34 13.96
10:30 12.74 13.46 13.87 13.96
10:45 12.73 13.49 13.B7 1398
12.80 13.53 13.05 14.00
13.49 1398 13.97
12.79 13.45 1.1.89 1398
12.75 13.50 13.89 13.97
12.8, 13.58 13.90 14.05
12.80 13.65 13.94 14.05
12.80 13.56 13.95 14.04
12.R5 13.65 14.05 14.12
12.88 13.68 14.12 Jl.16
12.90 13.71 14)3 14.S6
......1292 13.7) 14.10 14.20
12.88 13.66 )496 14.20
200 12:90 13.67 14.07 14.20
2:15 ...12.87 13(67 14.08 14.14
2:30 12.87 13.67 14.01
2:45 ...12.85 13.67 14.0
Close 12.90 13.68 14.0!
11:00
11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00
12:15
12:30
12::43
1:00
1:15
1:30
1:45
CHICAGO. May 25.—More than a
hundred new wage disputes' submitted
by railroads all over the country have
been filed with the Railroad Labor
board in the last live weeks, it was
learned today.
r Every submission asks reduction in
wagda of Various classed. ‘The dis
putes will’lic heard bd#tining June
here last night following the recent
riotous disturbances in'which nearly
fifty were- killed and two hundred
wounded.
Looters and skulkers 1 xrere respon
sible for these disturbances.
MACON. Mav 25.—Reeves Drown,
vice president of tho W. A. Doody
company, was killed by a switch en
gine here today,
. According to the crew, Mr. Brown
took of his hat and Inid down oh thc
track when the engine was within ten
feet of him.
Friends say they believe his death
acc.dental and could ascribe no causo
ior his rfuicidc. '
Presbyterians, To Act
On Appropriations
ST. LOHIS, May 25.-—Final action
on thc recopimrndatione for foreign
miaBione, - systematic benefleienecs,
Christian education and ministerial
relief was planned at today’s session
ith'oi ~ '
of the Southern Presbytqrian General
Assembly. None'of the large appro
priations' for church activities during
next year have beeq deeded jin.
WILSON STRIVESTO
New Plan Proposed
For Silesian Solution
*Jay 26.—(By Associated
iatest pinn for settlement
or tne Upper Bifosian controversy,
supposedly a British suggestion, Is to
give Poland and Germany respective
ly tho communes that have voted
‘heir favorat the recent plebes-
cite, but to hold the entire under con-
tret of thc commission for ■ thirty
!'’’!)• - , j ' - ’ - *
Only a few changes were made in
,the personnel of teachers of the Am
ericas public schools when tho board
pf education elected officers at the
annual meeting Tuesday night. The
result of the election was given out
Wednesday by Superintendent Mn-
thla ns follows:
Hisf'i School.
C. M. Kale, principal; Mias Lily
Brooks, Miss Eleanor Murphee, Miss
Pauli Spelling, Miss Martha Cobb,
re-elected. New, Miss Edith Carter
Kuncy.
Former teachers not re-applying,
Rev. Guyton Fisher. Mrs. Law
rence Brown, Mrs. Sam Heya an-1
Lorln Smith are roprrsentives from
the First Methodist church hero to
thc Americur. District eonferonef
which will lie held in Arlington tut
dny' and Thursday. The do'egatea
left in Mr. Fisher's ear early thia
morning for thc conference, and will
return here Thursday nftoieoon.
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Heys and Mr.
Smith represent different depart
ments of tho church work, and will
make reports of their accomplishment
nt thc conference.
Jumps Ini
Of VsM
losfe Party
14.14 ho
14.12
14-27
LIVERPOOL COTTON -
_ _ July Sept. Dec. Jan.
Prey. Close 8.14. 8.47 8.69 8M3
Open — 8.61 -8.78 8.78
Clos ..8.31 8.62
nk in order to make some xd
ents. While the epgiue was
chugging nwaV causing a disturb-
ance In thc watep n big jack fish
W inlo thc boat, probably try-
jump over the boat into the
open' lake." The fish fell between
the legs of Welter*Wil
proceeded to
out again.
REGAIN HfS HEALTH
WASHINGTON, May 26—For-| many-letters from friends and ad-
mcr President Wobdrow Wilson |sj mirers (n all parts of the world.
‘ ‘ «« «ada a great,deal, a* «lernye,
, d the habit of reading aloud which
has long been cultivated In the Wil-
■On family circle is coniine— 1 '' *
Miss Hilda Blount, Miss Eunice Rus-'
tin, R. M. Smith.
Furlow Grammar School,
ncipal, Mils ‘Sarah Crtbb. Miss
Lhzabcth McLendon. Miss Foy Mott,
Mlaa Linda Mathia. Miss Jonnic Da-
vis, Miss Ciaudo McLaughlin, Mm.
Annie P. Walker, Mias Edith Crelgh
ton, Miss Genevieve Morgan, Misi
Clave More Kempt), Mila Annlo Me-
jAnrlln. MU* Ella Polk, music. Mias
Martha Wheatley, drawing, Miss An
nie Fulton, Mias Hilda Johnson, all
re-elected.
Mis, Annie Pcrka, new, to succeed'
Ml*s Sherman who did not • apply.
Mary
War Wounds Fatal To
Former Leslie Man
LESLIE. Mny 25.—Lon Frazier,
who wns n former resident of near
Leslie before joining thc army and
.received injuries while in France
which caused his^Icalh in a hospital
in Greenville, S. C., Sunday. His
body’ Is expected home today.' Tho
body will be buried! in the Pleasant
Grove cemetery.
About onco in every two and one-
half years, there are two full moons
in one month. :
Mias
, Unles* the weather hr entirely toh
bad, Wilson takes a motor ride ev-
i ry “»unlly accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson. His favorite route is
•i. -so . -- - favorite route is
through Rock Creek park, one’of the
Ihost beautiful parks In the world,’ al
though on occasion h '
trl] ‘
— ..'iliiams, who
kill it before it jumped
WA«^N B ^ K y^ M -i>reri-
dent Harding and party returned to
Washington today from New York,
tho yacht Mayflower docking two
hours: lato.VwIpg.'ta' i rbugjt voyage
WEATHER.
and
riMKiiCHkiiiiil
)recast for Georgia—Fair tonight
Thursday; warmer in north por-
keeping hia own counsel these days.. ~ -— — -
It is doubtful Whether there, ia any- . l J , *_ h f bl ‘ of . "5 d, . nE « 1 «« d
one outside' hia immediate family
circle who knows what the foriher
prezfdcnt thinks about the develop
ment of Wdrld affaire. It would not
l>e surprising if even hia Immediate
family doesn’t know. • ■,
Since the’ Wilson drove from thc
capitol to their new (home In S.
street on the day President Harding
was . inaugurated, the])' have lived
about the’tnost secluded life possible.
On occasion they attend the thea
ter ka quietly and Inconspicuously
aa it can be done, usually Occupying
scats in the rear of the bouse near
the entrance. This is to make the
walk from the motor aa short os pos
sible. The former president is still
quite lame and While hi* genera!
health ia said to be Improving, slow
ly but surely from week to week, it
la not likely that he over will be en
tirely relieved from the handicap of
Every detail of Wilson’* life is nr-
raftged with the single idea of build
ing up his health and strength. Mrs.
Wilton devotes herself unremittingly
to the labor of love which managing
tho household with this end in view
involvbs.
The former president receives
mmmmmo takes' longer
B i into thc country,
c receives very few
though many nr bis ot
friends would like to call.'. „
that-he would not like to havo
but tho doctor, advise af '
expenditure of energy. Invol
tcrtaimng them.
That thc former
ly interested in cvi
SfiSH-of-N,
the treaty of
aty Rambo, now, ta succeed
Mbs Hartsfield, who did not npply.
Mbs Annie Davis, new, to’succeed
Mr*. Annie-Bata, who did not apply.
E«»t Amtrfcti, SebAoI. -
Priniepal, Mias Susie Taylor; as
sistant. Miss Naomia Wright.
Prc-spect Heights School.
Miss Elizabeth Belcher.
JTwo vacancies remain in tho high
All teachers fn the McKay’ Hill
colored school were re-elected.
Macon, Too, Out Af
Odd Fellows In 1
)22
■ATHENS, May 25. — Macon and
Americus are the competing citfea for
r* grand encampment of
swa of Georgia. The cn-
ipment
pment opened yesterday with 2,
delegate*- present or on their
J! 1 ,* election of officers
ultcil ns follows
Tho most densely populated city in
the world is Bombay .
Americans aro eating 8 per cent
less meat than they did 2i> years ago.
IlmitSand girls disappear-
* in the United State*.
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