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YOU AND I
, MAY wonder where
T™ HOME SEARCH for
LIQUORMAY LEAD;
-
m
o
^|EW YO.BK' CITY arrests police-
™ e " t who «e»Mh home, for
'tov w thout * court order.
Wh.r‘ C 1" * man do ln hlB h «"neT
Whet can t he do? When should
oh a”, ”^ P 0Ter the threshold?
,' ^l a A »K‘°-S&xon common law said
.™« m .t n ’V; home ta bi " caatle - Nol
even the king can enter it."
"Se V ch or seizure” with or with-
"“t warrant, will soon be the real
battle of .the prohibition movement.
aeatalV *" h *,? P * n ,f * * ede ™* law
•gainst genrch. without warrant
tomes in conflict with state search*
and-seizure laws? The question of
states rights has never been settled,
‘hough the Civil War was fought
er It.
_ OLD TIMES
.n-MT* m °vmg furniture will be
old ““hawk & Hud-
«r jjfe» d ‘hwetabie, dated Nov.
-SSaspi ss* 1 :
ssawi'sraaffK
quarter cents per trunk or
FORTY-THIRD YEAR-NO. 37.
U.S. AUTHORITIES
TO PROBE ‘GIN’
FROUC IN’FRISCO
thoritiee To Act After Man
slaughter Verdict.
)' f PUBLISHED. IN THE
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1921.
MARKETS |2 MEETINGS MAY HATF1ELP ’ s ’WIDOW CLEARS SLEUTHS
AMER1CUS SPOT COTTON.
Good, middling cotton 19 1-2 cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 16.—Market
opened quiet 6-13 down. Quotations,
12.000 bales. Sales, 12.000 bales.,
Futures Nov. Dec. Jan!
Ptev. Close .... 13.37. 13.19 13.03
tare of.‘Bladder Caused by
Violence.
and
package, or 12 and a half centa for
ordinary traveling baggage.”
A d ° llar went a lot further in
those days. Trouble woe, getting
the dollar.
VANISHING
Fifty persons a day, on the aver-
age, disappear in Paris and a great
part of thd energy of the Parisian
police Is devoted to trying to locate
them. The Paris authorities hasten
to explain that these .disappearances
«e not an indication of the city’s
crime record.
Investigation discloses that the
great - majority of those who diaap*
?*" ? re .wives who have tired of
their husbands and choose this as
. th , e •“}**» way of solving their marir
tal difficulties.
LABOR SHORTAGE)
Hawaii is one of the few places in
the world, if not the only one, where
there is a labor, shortage during these
timn of world-wide depression.
The scarcity there is so acute that
tne loss of half tha sugar crop is
threatened because of inability to
harvest it. Unless the situation can
relieved before October the . sugar
“ Y lt V* * aco » 1° M of between $60,-
0,000 and $60,000,000.
Wiiat’s why Washington has been
ppealed to permit a suspension of
the law excluding the Chinese so that
26,000 of them may be brought in.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16-
Arrangements were being completed
today for the funeral of Miss Vlr-
ginia Rappe, the Aim actress whose
death in a sanitorium here last Fri
day’resulted in four charges being
made against Roscoe (Fatty) Ar-
Duckle, two of murder and two of
manslaughter.
The proceedings agsinst Arbucklo
todsy were the scheduled return of a I
manslaughter true bill voted by the j
county grand jury, the assigning of
tn® case «n court and a conference of
officials on both sides.
Opfn
13.04
12.86
12.66
j Close
13.12
12.90
12.73
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
ixi rev -
Close
19.90
20.10
19.86
Open
,f...
19.40
•19.70
19.4!
10:16
am
19.62
19.68
19.4!
10:30
pm
19.48
19.63
19.41
10:46
am
19.66
19.75
19.62
11:00
am
19.63
19(70
19.68
11:16
am
19.60
19,77
19.69
M :30
am
19.63
19.56
19.66
11:46
am
19.47
19.70
19.60
12:00
nod ....
19.48
19.71
19.62
12:16
pro
19.60
19.85
19.68
12:30
pm
19.61
19.70
19.66
1:00
pm
19.66
19.71
19.68
1:15
Pm
19,38
19.65
19.40
1:30
pm
19.51
19.63
19.62
1:45
pm
19.45
19.66
19.66
2:00
pm
19,50
19.62
19.60
2:15'
P*n
19.54
19,77
19.03
. 2:30
pm ........
19.73
19.83
19.72
2:45
pm
19.03
19.87
19.75
Close
19.68
19.62
19.62
Momentous Decision Depend* QA
Result of Meeting at Chi.
cago Sunday.
HALF MILLION SHOPMEN
TO ACT ON WAGE CUT
Engineers, Trainmen and Conduc-
tors Now Balloting On Atti
tude of Organization. ;
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—The decis-
iofi as whether or not the nation will
loop face a general railroad strike
may result from two important ntget-
ings to be held here next. week.
On Sunday representatives of ha|f
million shopmen, will meet, take
action on a proposed wage cut Snd
canges in working conditions, and on
September 22 heai-a of the brother
hoods of engineers conductors,
trainmen and firetaefi -will meet to
announce the result of, the ballot now
being taken.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16—The
SKf JTvffllfe late Futures, Which,Opened With Lots
Wetlnesday returned a verdict charg Regain-Positions and De-
ing Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle with
manslaughter In connection with the
actress’ death. The jury consumed
3 days in its investigations, the ver-
rlint vaadinni'
TREES,
Two-thirds of (he original timber
supply of tlie llnitcd- States is gone.
I.alf of west S left is west of the
Rockies. This is- the report of the
conferences at North Wood-
Americans have been prodigal of,
their natural sources, especially
hpfeh millions out) of work, now
%ould be an exceptionally fine'time
» re-forest. Washington has its
Hands full. Tree-planting should be
started, on a big scale, by the states.
, SONG
The. tune of “The Star Spangled
Banner” is that of an. old drinking
song, says a music historian.
The drinking song, "To l
in Heav’n,” was composed al
years ago for a. carousji '
met at the Crown-and-AnaMPRavero
in the Strand, London >n«ncis Scott
Kay used if to carry *Is famous pa
triotic stanzas.
This information should solve the
problem of getting Americans to put
much ptp and vigor into singing
, “Th» Star Spanglad Banner.”
diet reading
“We, the jurors, find that Vir
ginia Rappe came to her death from
peritonitis caused by rupture of the
bladder due to the application of
force, and the Jury further believes
the force which’ caused Miss RappO’s
death was blamable to one Roscoe
Arbuckle.'
“We, therefore, charge Arbuckle
with the crime of manslaughter.
"We; the Jurors, recommend to
the district attorney at San Fran
cisco county, to the grand jury and
to the federal prohibition officers
that they take steps to prevent the
recurrence of affairs similar to the
one in which this young woman los
her life, so that San PVancirco shal
not bo made the rendesvous of de
bauches and gangsters.”
dHIte.
Tbrh«
America)!
REAL MONEY
‘ has officially recognised that
AmeWca.has taken the place of Great
Britain as the world’s financial cen
ter by changing from the pound
sterling to the gold dollar as the ba
ste of the Italian gold lira. The rea
son, unofficially stated, is that “dol
lars are real money, the beat money
in the world.”
Rather jarring to British pride,
bnt these are days that governments
as well as individuals must, deal in
realities instead of traditions. And
certainly the British pound sterling
as the baste of international ex-1
change value* la a tradition.
evidence and it convinces us that
Arbuckle will undoubtedly be con.
victed when he cornea to trial in the
superior court.”
Arbuckle will not be allowed bail,
it was stated. With the murder
charge againat him, he cannot be
allowed temporary freedom. Brady
said. If thu manslaughter charge it
pressed he will be admitted to bail.
TODAY MAY INDICT SIX
EORREID MURDER
velop Strength
Receipts and sales alike were light
in the. Americas cotton, market to
day, with futures comparatively
quiet. October contracts, which- clos
ed Wednesday at 19.90, opened with
a : lass of -40 points, but within as
hour had regained part of this, being
quoted at 19.62, and at noon had
climbed to 19;48, After that hour un
til near the close this option appeared
to be strong. At 12:15 October cot
ton was quoted at 19.66 in New York
this being the high point to that hour,
and the,option closed at 19.48,
The cotton market suffered anoth,
er technical set back during the af
ternoon Wednesday following a swift
riao of 37 to 80 points in New York
the forenoon; Opening prices
t r ___ points higher to 3,points Iow»
number, submitted :! minority ver. or, while initial prices at New Or.
diet to the effect that "I, the under- leans were 10 to 20 points higher,
signed,, believe that Virginia Rappe . Liverpool cables were higher than
came to her death from peritonitis, due. with spot sales 16,000 bales. Iq
dut to the bladder being ruptured by addition to this the trade was furth-
some force, but from evidenco I urn supplied with buying incentive by
unable to. determine who was rc- » stream of pessimistic crop advices
sponsible for application of said from Texas and the Atlantic states,
force. together with the consumption report
* Arbuckle scemtd stunned when by ‘ho Census Bureau which reflect,
the verdict was read.The Jury had pd.the marked improvement in textllo
debated more than ‘ttreo hours, an Industry in this country. Buying was
unprecedented occurrence for a heavy during the first hour’s trad
coronr’s jury here. The defense was i[ >9. with October Irlsing to 20.26
hopeful that an open verdict would and December to 20.60. .October at
returned. , New Orleans rose to 20.08 and De,
The fat actor was the picture of comber 20.23,
dejection. He sat motionless when After holding steady around tha
the verdict had been finished. H« highest levtls during the late fore,
then reached for a handkerchief and noon the market weakened later in
mopped bis brow several times and the day as the result of a disposition
looked from one attorney to the on the part of longs to realise ant
other to find some sign of encourage, with holding, from the buying sidi
™*"‘ ‘h* r *. , • . hy those who had sold out. The week-
“I will moke a definite decision ly weather and crop report, which
Thursday on which charge Arbuckle was very bullish, di dnot prevent the
will be tried.” said District Attor, market from backing off below the
noy Bradv. “I am disappointed that previous close. Before l o'clock Oc-
the grand jury did not return a bill tober, New York, had reacted to 19,
* fin,t de * re * murder. 70 and December to 19.99. A similar
“This verdict was the only thing setback occurred) in other options,
the^jury could do- after hearing (he with October New Orleans, breaking
to 19.40 and December 19.64.
THe reaction was only natural tq
expect after the steady-rise of ap-
iroximately $7 a bale from Tues
day’! closo'levels.
Four Other Nttmes to Be Present
ed Grand Judy Besides South
’ and Myricb
MASS MEETING
CALLED FOR 7:30
MONDAY NIG
People Asked to Assemble At
Court House To Discuss
Memorial Plana
FUNDS NECESSARY
NOT YET SUBSCRIBED
Committee Believes People Waal
Memorial and Determined to
Put Project Over
FITZGERALD, Sept. 15—Indict-
men for murder will be sought bj
county authorities here today against
Alf Smith,*'former flagman on the
Atlanta t „ Birmingham and Atlantic
road nh<fi*Gerald C. Uyrick, former
yard cl£ik, on the reconvening grand
jury tojinvestigate their alleged con-
nectioftdlth the fatal snooting of en.
MRS. SID HATFIELD.
BYN6RRI8 QUINN - house steps when the shooting Btnrt-
gineer W. T.jReed. July 5, proprietress of the little icc cream
It is'understood today that four parlo
other names besides those of Smith
anlf Tdvrick will be presented to the
'Smith and Myriefc were arrested
■late veaterday in the witness room of
the Superior court, where both were
waiting to be called to testify for the
defense in the trial of O. C. Fair-
field, one of YB nersonr, under indict,
ment for alleged “interference with
emalovees of Atlanta. Birmingham &
Atlantic railroad. Both assarted-last
night that, they are innocent o(_th«
chargor.
The grand jury reconvened today
to begin a new investigation Into
trouble on the Atlanta, Birmingham
Atlantic railroad. It Is understood
six cases will be presented to it.
Out. of about 1.500 witnesses sum.
moned for the defense, in the Fair-
field trial, thirty were heard today
in an effort to refute the charges
of witnesses for the state.
The defense yesterday laid plans
in an effort to nrove that the.wreck
near Atlanta, which resulted in the
death of 'Joe T. Monte, engtnner,
Sept. 5,'was earned by agencies other
than high ernlosives. Witnesses who
testified in Atlanta the preceding day
in an investigation in conectlon with
that wreck Tiave been summoned tq
appear here. It is expected that the
case will go to the jury Friday.
Several witnesses placed on thi
stand hv the defense in the trial ol
O. C. Fairfield, denied the charges
of the prosecution and contended
that at no time had there been any
conspiracy by formfcr employees of
tho railroad to prevent the present
employees from working.
It was also contended by tha
witnesses that former employees of
the railroad had at all times tried te
malt
(Copyright, 1921).
MATEWAN, W. Va., Sept. 16.-
Twice a widow within 14 months I
Wife of two men, both shot to
death in West Virginia’s bloody.mino
feud!
That’S the tragic history of th*
ntain orderly picket , lines.
T.-R.
NEWS 'STORY
RETURNS STOLEN WHEEL
w)
Hudson’s Bay Company, for trad-
era for throe centuries, will develop
oil fields in Canada. This branching
out into a new line probably te nee-
esaary. Last year th* company lost
on Its fur business, though it paid
dividend* on land and liquor traffic.
'Die fur business, like others, went
to pot at its roots.
Hudson's Bay Company is tho old
est business organization on the
American continent. It operates far
out In the wilderness, but that didn’t
enable it to dodge hard times.
World Is knit closely these day*.
Lika a watch. Touch the works
with a pin, at almost any point, fni
the whqjle thing stops.
GOLDIE
Meet Goldie, Missouri cow.. She
gives 9,300-oeunds of milk and 628
pounds of butter fat a yeas. That
nets her owner- a profit of $267 an
nually, after paying,-'
Yet Goldie te. an
she has always been
and handicaps don t •
vent making a record.
AMERICDS MAN
WfopAveNolfWd
•t<K 5tnd Checks
Al Once
Jimmie Lott Aiks Court to Com*
pel Wtlcdx Comissioners Id
Pay Warrants
FALLEN
In MorqfCQ. Spain fights the Moors
irocco- Spain xignis tne mo
•ml no one pan much attention.
Time was when the world trembled
Kpn’n, tpen - . .. . .
la the world. On the scas Hm yras »-
rremc until England destroyed the
Spanish Armaria in. 1588. ^ ~ — .—•/ - ..uroauu*
P fj 0 iy the nUghty have fallen. Tjme solute^ should not be issued in
Bradley Hogg, at'ornev for the
Americas Steam Voicanizine Co.,
has filed mandamus proceedings in
the Superior court of Wilcox county
at Abbeville against the county com,
miMfoners there.
The petition sets out that J. Wi
Lott trading as*tb" Aim-m-n-t Stcan
Vulcanising company is thr holder ol
two county warrants on thi* county,
and that same have boen presented
for paymor* savers' :im*s. an,I that
there H not sufficient fun-ls it. the
trea-vry ’o pay sam»
The petition prays that tha county
commissioners ibe made parties to!
the mandamus, and that the man
damus be made permanent, requiring
the county commissioners to levy
enough taxes on the property of the
taxpayers of the county to pay thq
said warranto.
The petition was read and sanc
tioned by O. T. Gower, judge supe
rior coprt, of this circuit, and or
der signed fi»r a hearing of- Sam*
at the court house in Cordele, (la.,
on the 24th day of September, 1921,
to show cause Why a mandamus ab-
id
Buyers of swimming, pool, bonds
who have not-yet paid-for them are
being asked, for diet lt» by the Play
ground - committee. A number have
failed to send their remittances and
the work ntay be checked unless
these arrive promptly.
J. Ralston Cargill, who is at the
head of the movement,- said ills'com-
ittee had already paid for 2 car* of
cement and the initial shipment of
pipe for the artesian well, but that
Lilia for the steel ro-inforced bars
and other material aia unpaid. “We
need money for these bills and also
to take care of the labor payroll
promptly,” he said, ’’and.tha commit
tee will greatly appreciate delinquent
bond buyers sending their checks to
Frank P. Harrold, treasurer of tho
commission.”
RECEIVER IS NAMED FOR
AljrO ACCESSORY. CONCERN
NRW- YGBK, Sept. 16—Receivers
in equity .were appointed, today for
the Consolidated Diiitributors Com
pany, Inc., which; makes automobile
accessorius hero and sells them in 39
stores in various parts of the country.
'Liabilities are gives at $2,500,000
parlor across from the Matewan rail,
way station.
Thio woman of 24 was the wife of
Sid Hatfield, police chief of Mate
wan. Earlier she was the wife of C.
C. Tcstorman, mayor of Matewan.
,,,Hcr,deep black eyes sparkle with
life. Her dark brown hair is care
fully arranged in a modish coiffure.
She wears a plain black silk goWn.
“No.” she said today. ’’I’m not go-
ing to testify when they try tho teen
that killed Sid.
"That is, unless Sheriff Bill Hat
field and Governor Morgan promiso
mo safe conduct to and from tha
courthouse at Welch—
“Or unleis Uncle Sam’s troops
como into .McDowell county beforo
the trial starts.
"Why, otherwise,'I’m afraid they’d
kill me just as they did Sidl.”
Story of Shooting
Then she,told for the first time
lietl stoy of the Welch courthouse
shooting which resulted in the
death of Sid Hatfield and his friend,
Ed Chambers.
“You see, Sid went to Welch tq
answer a charge of being involved In
the Mohawk Vallsy shooting," she
said. “He was Innocent, but he went
to stand trial at any law-abiding cit
izen should.
ed -Pepplo say Sid saw C. E. Lively,
a Baldwin-Felts detective on the
steps; that Sid pulled Ids gun to
shoot Lively and that Lively shot
Sid in self-defense.
■ .“Well, I know that Lively didn't
shoot Sid!
- “Thirteen men on tho. courthouse
steps shot at Sid' and them wore more
thsn 25 bullet'holes in Sid's body
when'he fell. Sid never know what
happened."
That’s an.entirely new story. In,
every ntountalnoer’s cabin in West
Virginia, at every crossroads store,
you’ll-hear people nay tKat the Welch
shooting grew out of a feud between
Hatfield and Lively. Lively was-A-
rested in conection with the shoot
ing. Ha,Is now out under bond. He
wqs never indicted. The grand jury
has not met slnco the killing.
t„ ”
"I went with him and so did
Ed
Chambers and Mrs. Chambers,
want as a witness for Sid.
“Sid wasn't looking for any trou
ble. He didn’t carry any guns,
though he had a state permit to
carry weapons. K’e put one gun In
our suitcase , and gave the other to
the deputy who took us to Welch.
"We were walking up the court-
"I’U never marry again," Mrs.
Hatfield said. “You tee I married
Mr. Testerman when 1 was 13. He
was 10 years older.
1 "Ho • was. killed with 10 others in
the shooting, at Matewan Mtfy 19,
1920, after discharged miners were
evicted from their homos by Bold-
win-Felts detectives.'
“All Loved Sid."
‘Then I married Sid. J really
loved Sid and I can never love an
other man. Of course, I loved Mr.
Testermari, too, but ho, was more
of a father ‘o me, than n husband.
“Everyone loved Sid. ■ Ko was
noble and kind-hearted. He gave
half' ho madq to the sick and poor.
Ho loaned Jo everyone who needed
money. He gave Iregularly
church*
That s why the mine workers are
going ‘o put up a big mpnumont to
Sid in Charleston,, tho state capital,
where everyooa can see it. *
“I’m not afraid of Sid’n enemies
—*? Ipnr aa I stay here. Because—"
And Mrs. Hatfield glanced at a
revolver on the counter behind the
soda fount.
BQNUSBACKERS
STILL HOPEFUL
Sees Congressional Flections
Donuty Sheriff Summers, and Goo-
D. Wheatley had an exciting experi-
enc*.this morning near Sumter when a„j IWnl/w.mr.t,
they went to arrfst Joe Hurley, alias An “ Forcing
Charley Curley, a negro, who stole | Action Next Year
INDEPENDENCE
A mass meeting of Americus
‘Sumter county citizens will U held
Monday night at 7:30 o’clock at the
courthriuso to rietermin j the ntatpa.
of the proposed memorial to Sumttr’i
World War soldiers.
This was announced today by tha
memorial committee, in charge of
erecting the -memorial, and in . Una
with their previous statement that
unless sufficient funds were sub
scribed without delay the task would
be offered to others.
In making its call for a mass meet
ing, the committee states that it to
without authority, to further extend
the time for receiving subscriptions
°r to make any change in the origi
nal plans, which excluded all per
sonal solicitation of funds.
Thej committee’s card, addressed
to “Tho Public,” follows:
The time heretofore fixed for
tho raising of funds necessary to
erect the proposed memorial in
honor of the* soldiers of the Tat«
war having expired, including the.
ten-day extension, 1 and there be
ing insufficient funds in hand, the
committee, in keeping with the
statement made ten days ago, if
now ready to turn the undertak
ing over to more capable handa,
and resuectfully asks the people to
assemble for a ntiblic m.n«R meet
ing nf the courthouse next Mon
day night at 7:30.
The committee feels that it Is
without riithorily to further ex
tend the time or make nnv change
in the original nlnns, and therefore
urges the nublic to meet at th#
time and place named fnr th* pur
pose of discussing and adopting
ways and means for the erectile
of an nnnronriate m-moral. whf*
we still brlioyq jg. the pnrn-st
S.rc of the nennle o ffhls county.
memorial committee.
Thorn 11 positively no intention 1
abandoning the memorial project/
Stnnhen rare, a member of tho com-
mittec, said thin afternoon. * "*
•nurpot. to erect a suitable memo
is ns fixed and determined as wl
the committee accepted its task, .
only the method of raising necesi
funds remains, to he dPrided. Thli
Jo be rut squarely up to tie peo
thenuv:.^*?, who. the eommitteee
lievo-1, an vitally interested in \
memorial j-ioict. with full confidoi
that rdc.'unte funds will be rah
nnd the memorial comn • ed wit]
tiv.o unbraced .in the origin il •
LIONS ENTERTAINED
LADIES WEDNESDAY
Charley Ct
Wheatley's bicycle several, days ago,
The bicycle, which- was located
through a news story in the Times.
Recorder, wsu recovered, but the ne-
gro escaped, running, wjien the. par
ty approached where he-was picking
cotton in the fields of Joho-D. Webb,
a prominent farn)er. Webb read in
the Times-Rccorder where Wheatley
had lout a wheel, and recalling that
a strange negro had come to his place
riding a comparatively new Columbia
bicycle, informed Mr. Wheatley of
the circumstances. The wheel was
readily identified and returned to its
owner, although the negro after dis
appearing in. a nearby swamp, had
not been located thin afternoon,
MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT SHILOH CHURCH
A number of Americas people will
go to Shiloh church,.in Marion coun-
. ?
WASHINGTON, Sept. is..—The
pendulum in. Congress is ,swinging
back in fevor of a soldiers’ bonus.
There are two reasons i
FIRST: Congressional elections
next year.
SECOND: Unemployment'of' ex-
soldiers.
The American Legion is conduct
ing a survey of unemployment among
ex-service men. It is authoritatively
estimated this will show 600,000 to
700,000 out.of'work.
Hundreds of ex-service men7 be.
cause they are jobless jtSTd 'enlisted
under the Spanish flag and shipped
to Africa to fight the Moors,
The American Legion expeets to
have to do extensive charity work
this winter. .
Congressmen fear the wrath to
come next year.
So a new bonus bill likely will be
DeValera in Reply 1st Bntul, Fre-
raier Asserts Ireland; I* “Sov.
elgn State”. .
claimed the company
for its current expenses.
$3,500,000, but it is
impany lacked funds
orial services which will be held at
3 o'clock in memory of Rev. W. H.
Norton, of Fort Valley. The services
will be-conducted, by . Dr. Cart Wi
Minor, pastor of the First. Baptist
ebugeh of Amsrlcus.
Miss Frances Johnson, of Hunting-
ton, left Wednesday for Rome, where
shn to.attending .Shorter College.
Mrs. C. G, Giddings, of Atlanta,
Is spending a few days here with her
daughter, Mrs. W. C. Caye, Jr., on
Harrold avenue.
formulated is called, the
Men’s Pcnstpn Act. It.'contemplates
both a cash bonus and progressive
pension.
ARGENTINE ENDS EFFORT
TO FLOAT LOAN HERE
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 15.—Ne-
gotiatlon# between the Argentine
government and American hanking
institutions for a $50,0(10.000 loan
have been suspended, it fa learned in
authoritative quarters here today.
' DUBLIN, Sept; 16 ■ (By. Associated
Praia).—Enmonn De Valera, the Ir-
lsh f leader, Ji^ his reply p. premier
Lloyd Cqorge, accepts' h^t invitation
to the proposed conference at Inver-
ntis III thfc forms of tho tipal para-
graph of. L|Qyd George’* last letter,
bp) he reaffirms Ireland!* deputed foe
independence ai a sovereign state
Olid he deqiares that only as repre-
ssntotsves of such hqye the-Irish ne
gotiators any authcritn, • •
Jibe text of the reply says;
‘In this final note we deem it our
duty to* reaffirm that our position la,*
and can only be, aa we have defined
It through this correspondence that
thejprinoiple of government by con
sent of the governed must be the
basis of, any agreement ..which can
achieve «■ final reconciliation.
The Lions club entertained We
nosclay night at their regular Ladh
Night affair ab-the Windsor
with Fcrdinnml (Broadway),
in 'diorgc of tho program.
Tho gathering was one of the i
delightful yet given by this An
cus civic organization. The chk
speaker was Rev. Silas John
gave his Rotary lecture ”1
which was’ereatlv enjoy,I,
Tlic speaker nlso told hi, hearers
some of hi3 experiences in Europe,
whero ho went ns the representative
of the Americus Rotary club at '
international gathering. of that
panizntion. There Is a great, oh"
tion resting upon the American ,™,
Pi*,‘e aerve Europe, he said, and th
obligation can host he discharged t
giving tho ncoplo there the hene
of our ideals and our standard
living. At tho'conclusion of hl» t
dress hearty npplause was heard.
Others who assisted in entertoh
ng were Miss Marv Mcrrit. who rat
“Peek’s Rad Boy.” and Miss Meh
Clark, who sang "Jtv tho Waters
Min"ehshr> and “Standing in
Need of Prayer.” There were ab
one hundred present, including
number of guests of the.Llons.
W. VA. MINE PROBE
‘ TO BE BRIEF AFFAIR
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15-An in
formal inquiry into conditions in tho
West Virginia coal fields decided up
on by a Senate zub-committce will,
occuny only two or three days and
hearings will start Monday at Wil-
Iiamsor, Chairman Kenyon said today
after <i lurthcr conference with the
,■,■:n.-1l,: 1, members.
WEATHER.
Fpracaat for Gconrfa:—* Gen. rally
fair tonight and Friday; jio change
in temperature.
SPANIARDS WANT MANY
PROMISES FROM CHARLES-j
BERNE. Sort. 15 (By
Prrp.R) ——'Thi* Snnniah pove:
' noHt?rn1 nnd
guarantees before nermitiina
Emucror Charles of Austr
up his residence in Spain,
twice pptitioi'.ed the Madrid
ment to be permitted to do
AMERICUS TEMPERATURES
(Furnished bv Rexall Pharmacy.)
4 pm 93 4 am 76
6 pm. . .89
8 pm. “ fir.
10 pm. 83
Midnight 79
2 M. 77
6 am. 75
8 am. . ..
s'liitiadf Shi
HARDING ON YACHT,
VISITS WEST
NFW YORK. Sept. 15 -
Harding continued his
ay bv ram
where ho |
going up