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..'-rT-iSl _ - WEATHER FORECAST j FOR GEORGIA—Fair tonight and ■ Saturday; .somewhat wanner tonigh’.. { THETI fe&t? PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OT DIXIE WEE ,KLY El E>fHON 7ATSQN CHARGE .BASED ON TALE ‘LIZZIE’S TOLD TO SOLDIER Says Scaffold Guard Told His Informant Of Alleged Exe cutions Without Trial WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.—Senator Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, told the Senate today that his charge that 21 soldiers had been hanged in France without trial had been based on the statement of a soldier who said he had seen the gallows and had been told by the scaffold guard that this number of men had been Imaged. He read a telegram from this soldier, whose name was not diu- do. raying the gallows was at Gievus, France, and that the guard told him other men were to he hang ed on it- The resolution ordering a Special committee’ to investigate the charge of Senator Watson was adop ted unanimously by the Senate. The senate also unanimously adopted another resolution by Sena- j tor Brandegee, chairman of the spec- j i ll committee, authorizing the com- j mittce to subpoena witnesses documents, but left unsettled the question as to the exact charges of Watson which are to be investigated. One of the telegrams offered by Senator Watson yesterday to the • Senator Watson yesterday he said was from a former major in the army and said he could “assist in substan- £ing the charges.’' Another, from trident of Philadelphia, offered' BY jqhN W. RARER 'give two photographs similar to. i«oOUINC* ON HENRY FORD’S that presented recently by Senator. ••] iy/ic’s Big Watson, as showing a gallows. The j RAILROAD. Nov. 4.- l.tzztc b B g Philadelphian, whose name was not { Sister is the nickname railroad made public by the Georgia Senator, J workers—the men out along the line —have given it. Officially, in - the sister’ stirs ’em up! iREDS TO RESIST ! Americus Merchants ARMS DECISION Confciciicc Warned In Advance ; Russian Soviets Will Not Be Bound / ! ✓ Combine in Offer of Bargain Items for Day j MOSCOW. Nov. I.—(By Asioelat- j cd Press.)—Foreign Minister Tchit- j j chcrin sent a note to the Entente nn- ; ! lions and the United States today, | I saying that Russia did not feel her- j i self bound by the decisions at the j Washington conference and holds J JZ.— __ . „ ! herself free to take any necessary Everything *s in readiness for Americas’ first Golden Rule community ! steps to prevent their enforcement. \ l9 \ Ct which will be staged Monday of next week, Nov. ,7. Forty-right' • Americas merchants, members of the AmericUs Advertising club, have com- j bined in a gigantic offering of bargains for that day only, which aro bring Big Farmers Auction Sale At Court House At II O’clock To Be feature Event—Brass Band Tp « Play For Crowds-^Throrigs Expected From Radius of SO Miles For First Monthly Event COMMONS WARMLY APPROVES PAULEY. LONDON, Nov. I.—(By A:so p .... t t:.,. I,,common!;! miles from Americus. — ,. , today unanimously adopted a motion j .section of this edition of the Time,-Recorder, which is being given the wM**t presented by labor members "warm- circulation, and aim has gone out in the form «f circular,. It i, ly approving" the approaching! Hint tire announcement before Saturday night will have been In the lt . j announced far and wide tbruugh the territory within a radius of 30 to.50 Their combined announcement compost, a 4-fiogft approving Washington disarmament conference. The vote come after two hours’ dis cussion. Shows Shippers Sp?cd and Ser vice! Do They Like the Ford Idea? Let 'Em Speak For Themselves. The, most remarkabl*? railroml in a,M * ; the world—a money-making enter- l * u ‘ | prise which satisfies the public and “ f ‘ its cmpl°y cti —is the Detroit, To ledo & Ironton. owned and oper ated by Henry Ford. N. A. E, Ser vice sent John Raper and Boh Dorrrxn tq toll the story of the D., T. & I. with pen and camera. Here is the first article. record.! of tho Interstate Commerce Commission and in flic railroad guide; -Uk. of ledo & Ironton Railroad Co. In ull that the eye can see along the road, from one end of it to the other, answers the description of what commonly known in this country as a and wherever it must he spok- ^ wiiirP^ jlih*. juil'mis tlx itiririr TinrU nlhn- ,! i-fflf IornmWy<dV«4» ni5ntIll . j p wasted any more," says Stevens. Ami.how he lit said he saw one hanging on the Meuse of a negro in uniform, and could sup ply “positive proof’ of the hanging. The correspondent did not say wheth er the hanging was after a courimar- tial or not. In presenting his documents, Sena tor Watson, with much show of feel ing, clashed with several senators and v/as reminded by Vice President Gool- edge that he should “proceed in or- ( dcr" and observe senate rules. The a “jerkwater railroad. Rut - Vice President intervened when Sen- It’s Henry Ford’s railroad, utor Watson referred to Senator 1 that makes it something else. Moses, Republican, New Hampshire,; Henry Ford’s railFoad is the rrt ^’|7.;;; ish ”,':j oat ,j n directly, without use of the usual, tery 01 the transportation world, fmishctl lontnn terms, “the Senator from New liamp-j You hear more stones about it than thire ” In child hears about Sun la ( laua. But Senator Walton asked for inter- there Imvc been mi stories tubI about lion in the Congressional Record of how I:it: line is serving the shippers photographs of alleged hangings the; who use it, and to learn what kind A. E. F. published in a New Jersey; of service Henry lord is giving the newspaper, and Senator Moses, chair- public I load" n trip over his roa man of the prinilng committee, and questioned scores or men who started to say that printing rules did! transact business with hi; company, not permit publication of photographs And everywhere the shippers were when ho was cut off by Mr. Watson, cheering Henry Ford and Wm Do- who declared the objection was “to- trod, Toledo and Iron on. Cun you ward I v." The Georgiu Senator again imagine it shippers cheering a Mil- attacked Senator Wadsworth, Re- road and its owners? 1 found, too, publican, New York, who first called' that Henry Ford had star ed hon- hc Senate’s attention to Senator, fires under the big trunk lines that Watson’s charges. 1 hl ' ."Jcrkwntcr railroad and were hopping around with a Ford efficiency means hiippicr employes on the D.. T. Stevens wits a crossing watchman at Detroit when Henry Ford bought the railroad, lie tlprw *58 it month and worked overy (lay. Now lie makes $150 it mouth and ha , every Sunday olf. Since Ford showed Stevens how lie entiid-iln it, he nnl only tends the crossing, but. sweet* the walks, does elf useful, likes it! BOOK WINS DEBATE ON FIRST TIME CHECKED OUT • CORDELE, Nov. 4.—Tim Cat (lo gic library has the distinction of n<*v- ing won » debate with n hook, “The Johnstown Flood," and a farmer boy was the proud performer. There was a debate In one of '.he rural com munities in which the question urn whether fire or water was more dam aging. The enterprising father had been asked to call at the library to get some help. He did call and the librarian was puzzled. Searching a time, she found the book. It had never Hecn checked out before. The father look it and went away, the librarian doubting if she had render ed a real service. But soon he came hack, and with a smile he assured the librarian that the hook had served the purpose. It won a debate on its first round from the local library after its long wait. COMMUNITY" SERVICE AT CORDELE ORGANIZES CORDELE, Nov. 4.—At a tllree- | L. Bartholomew was named prcBi nan 1,0,000 persons. A Urge percentage of these people is ex- Americus Monday tu participate in the great community bargain ■ C. ami D. to Coluin itgrieh,' n , or 0 f city is honorary presi- 1 oou t....... i n. » ... and next morning. “ ‘You watch it and see if leaves,* raid I he II. and <>• man. “‘Young fellow, 1 don’t have * watch that car,* I told him. ‘I kno that it is going to leave tomorru morning.’ " Make* Good. j t | dent under the hy-PawK of the or- 1 utilization. An executive comniit- shipper. Bui n bridge pletcncss the bccauto population, few hours," said Mr. Watson, “since I was put on the rack in » most brutal, supercilious m.TiniV by the cx-ns.sociale of William, Barnes, a crook." Senator Wadsworth did not reply. Senator Edge, Republican, New Jersey, read from the New Jersey newspaper presented by Mr. Watson Hint the Eoldiera whose execution was portance there pictured had been found guilty entirely upon he D. I . and L, -- of attacking a 7-year-old French girl next closest_ railroad being the Balt - who had died. The discussion closed, more and Ohio a for the time at least, when Senator away. A plae Edge reiterated the hope that Senator Watson would present charges. - . where Then ‘•Great!” engine in waiting when a D. T. & L! Leipiie, and for New-York ov " {{j’l tors meeting Thursday afternoon F, train with either cant or westbound D, 1. and I., Nickel Plate to Buffalo, , ,,—,.—, ...—, —,i freight arrives. I and Lackawanna to New York. "The D. and O. agent at Thrifton Save. $40.00 on One Deal. | deJltond Rev. R. L. Bonn. secretary And telephoned me not long ago that the "I used toi ship pig iron over cilhei r and treasurer of Community Scrv- road was going to time one of my the N. and W or• C. and D.to Coluin-,, for thc in Cordelc The of grain L told him 1 had just I bus and from Columbus to Springfield I that the !>., over tho Big Four," he said, local would pick it up the'a shipper’s usual experiences in mg day ntlvr day. .N«»t ong ago» * j |ce j w h 08C hands much of this busi had a car shipped oyer thc I). J. and' - - I. That shipment was two day making the on the fr T and (. turned it oyer, here in Springfield, to '.he road on which my Make. Uooe. | factory is located and 'hanged If It ,„c cones or the ridge ohip-| didh’t take that road longer to de- pers arc typical of the stories told] liver it than it took the D. T. and I. nil along the line. Take, for in- to haul it from Ironton. Shippers A publishing house sends it; a car of printed output in carload lots to NcV.- from 24 : York over '.lie D. T. and I. Manufac- ' ttitural implements h" south and south- . T. and I. and re ivim than they hat re. U was the sane portant town to of more than ported in ovent. A big feature of this first sale, and a regular feature of these sales here after which will take place'on each first Monday in the month, will he u farmers’ auction sale to he held on tho north side of the courthouse at 11 o'clock sale day. This sale is open to all persons, both town and coun try, for the disposal of second-hand properly of any kind—articles of lit tle or great value about tho home place, hut which might ho now use less to the owner but of value to some one else, and would he better turned into tush. This property will lio sold by un experienced auctioneer each mouth. For the first sale Sher iff Lucius Harvey, who frequently of ficiates nt auction sales, hus been secured. The auction is held purely as a service to the farmer to enable him to turn useless articles into cash und Jhe charge is only 3 per. cent 7,t the talc price, this fee going to thc nuctionccr for Ilia services. The first euction sale is not expect ed to be ns large us later similar events will be after the farmers have dent; Charles F. Brown, vlce-prcsi-! seen thc opportunities nnd benefits. However, a number of farmers have already arranged to bring in goods | will he entrusted is to be cnin- . u,J! posed of the officers and the fol- ', ,P "7 I r ^ n W"* ; W. G. Hatcher, G. 0. Hen- ■ eight on thfl <-«• Th* D. rJ ,_ j T McArthurf Mis , Frances ' .Carswell, A. J. Whelchel, Miss Annie Ault, A. H. Kendall, Mm. T. K. Ar- vaiiiti and Mrs. C. D. Terroll. Springficldt Ohi» of the Henry Ford l ninglc out IhfM as not nuitc 1,000 •t a place of im- Iroad, is dcp«*ndent ' where thc vidcncc of his doubtedlv inak* SINGERS TO GATHER AT COURTHOUSE SUNDAY mlield, 11 mih l* of this charactc in* competition, ui s the test of servit in important poin 1 :ompetition. cry one of th freight will reach Chica;; to .'10 hours and reach New York ir 72 hours when shipped over the !» T and I. They u«cd to use the Bij; * before Ford bought the D. T. and I and heaven only knew when a <•«' to either point would reach its desti nation. Ford’s road promised then efficient service and made good tin promise, with the result that a heavj vv haves Springfield foi ( r the D. T. and I., which* He r to the Nickel Plate ut J tra shippinjr to 4 GEORGIA BROTHERS GET $500 FOR NEGRO portini; i be fo l»in;.>, D. id I.. village Ohio, Na tonna/rn here and Tecun: ti e allippe Fcrd as a turn? VALDOSTA, Nov. 4.—T\>ur Simp son brothers, living near Narncy. ir» Brooks county, have received $500 reward for the capture of a negro i wanted in Florida. The negro is S known as J. R. Boyer and was want 'd for killing a deputy ..iherifT in Detroit and at| Alachua county, Fla., Inst June. He •on and Wau&on.jwas working at a turpentine camp i-h, Mich. Evpry-jwhcn the Simpsons learned of his were talking of’identity and placed him under ar- *• miracle man” in rest. They brought him to Valdosta and Sheriff P. G. Ramsey, from GINNINGSHERE LEAD GEORGIA Only Wnllon County’* Figure* Up To Oct. 18 Greater Than Sumter’* Sumter county’s ginnings up to Oc tober 18, thc period covered by tho last ginnings report issued by tho U. S. Census Bureau, were thc larg est in the enure stale of Georgia with the single exception of .Walton county, tho figures by counties, just released by the bureau, reveal. Sum ter’s ginnings were 15,351 hales, and Walton’s 16,785. That Walton Lt, made it larger crop than Inst yeor, while Sumter’s crop i» smaller- by 10,600 bales, is indicated by the fket that Walton’* ginning* last year to thc 4nmc period wero only 13,951, while Sumter’s were larger than Gila Following the ginning figures for tho surrounding counties up to Oc tober 18: to lie sold at the first sale. A brass band which will bo on the streets for the big Golden Rule Sale, will piny at the auction sale. Thc Golden Rule Sale Is being conducted by the merchants of Amer icas co-operatively for the purpose of fostering a better and closer feeling between thc country people and tqwn people. In the bargains listed, all of which have been inspected by n vig ilance committee to mako euro’ that tho offers were as represented and were genuine bargains, thc governing principle has been that little or no profit should bo mado by the mer chant on thc specials he offffcrs, bn 1 Hint this should be n good-will affair, so far as thc bargains were concern- ed. Each merchant had tho privilege of offering-two bargains for this big event. Most of them have taken ail vantage of this and tho result if about 75 low priced items which the shoppers from near and far may find in Americus on that day which can not he duplicated elsewhere. Buclt a combination of offers is ex pected to induce people not accustom- kere^nei.l'ihe I C<1 to trade regular in Americus to here, paid the . ^ un ^ , c . merchants Crisp ! Dooly Macon Marion ....:.. Schley .......... Stewurt Sunder Terrell ........ AU Georgia v 1021 1920 6,721 7,120 11,520 13,007 ^ 8,228 7,927 21023 2,080 3,161 3,014 3,506 3,674 15,351 18,60(1 . 14,149 18,836 687,493 726,050 BAGS TWO DEER OUT OF 3 AS SEASON OPENS THOMASVILLE. -Nov. 4.—R. C. Balfour, Jr., was the lucky ono of nine deer hunters yesterday, when ho hngged two big specimens on the r!vcr In the Iianna place six milc3 from Thomasvillc. One of tho ani mals of tho threo that camo hit way got off, hut the other two were killed. One had one burkshot in hit body and that went to 'tho heart, the other was wounded with eight shot out of thc twelve. This is the firot hunt of the season. FOR COUNCILMAN * Gainesville, Fla THOMAS COUNTY PLANS BIG ARMISTICE DAY I othor *100 coming to men, .rom sne , { d comi monthly CO me 1 ■!“* "'.Florida when the negro is j ^ ^ ^ ^ 80 wel|> and h,. | come convinced- that tht Golden ' money and carried the negro back to . . , ... Florida. The Simpsons have an- i 'lun.nteil with America. to them from the “"‘ l Ameneus people, anil perhaps, MARKETS AMERICUS SPOT COTTON. Good middling 18 cents. Xn all-day singing will li Sunday, November 6, In the liouue here. In which tho public is cordially invited. el,,,,, the inauguration of the all- sii’.ging sessions some months thi" feature of gospel service rown until the proportions have _ uu ,,|i .taneed the anticipations of founders. ■ ai a recent gathering at Hebron \ truck. Jrhurcli. near Americus, probably 5U0 Miersons were engaged in singing the old-time religious songr. familiar li many from their youth, and many new ones. The Rchoboth church will enter- I jdn the convention of singers on the "cmnd Sunday in November. ^ the l tession beginning nt 2;30 o clock in (the afternoon. 1 c (j, cheek, of Leslie., ib president [of thc convention, with W. N. Steph en^ of Americus, s ice-president. bank runners robbed. PHILADELPHIA, Nov.- 4.—Five kion in an automobile held up two (uniters of the Corn Exchange Na tional Bank today shd robhed them |>f *5,900, and escaped- we red vice was. composite int I asked hippers in how t Ik* se held 1 Here is ; court these men: .“Before Henry Ford bought rood its freight service was sc tha" nobody shipped anything over It was 77; Persuaded To Offer Name When 11,1 J. E. Poole Refuses To with Rccomidcr THOMASVILBK, Nov. 4.—Kvcry ^pnvicted. chtiol in Thomas county has sched- iletr Arm J *’tice Day as a holiday ami j THOMASVILLE ROTARIANS ill school childim will he urged to 1 100 PCT FOR RED CROSS ml the exercise* at the Ochloch- i i**ver when the big bridge will THOMASVILLE, Nov. 4. — The ilcdiratcri v ,t memorial to the j Rotary club of Thomnsviile with a all Th" had r.nourtcemcnt of J. W for . member of th* if Americus appears the road if he could help it. it wus,| s!up jj r> j, arr i* was pentua juke. If a man ordered package^,. for ^ fcy Rule is actually practiced in trading here, not only one day, but every day i that they will continue to come in- | stead of going elsewhere. ! Outside of the band concerts up- ; town, there will be no special enter- the : hundred per cent attemlmicr en- j Ul | nnlcllt r „ r til0 ,| uy . It was judged LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 4—Market opened quiet 15-18 dawn. Quotations 12.51. Sales, 5,000 bales. Receipts, 12,927 bales, of whifh 8,975 aro American. Futures: Nov. Dec. Jan. Fob. Prev. Close 12.08 11.98 11.80 11.78 Open 11.07 11.71 Close 11.78 11.68 11.58 11.47 hoys who lo-t their lives in thu j hunaretl per cent attendance en- • lB | nmcn t for thc duy. lt was judged NEW YORK FUTURES It r-. Great War. Plsns ore being made I thusmslicnlly jomwl the Red Cro« , &t | ow . prlc e offers would be more p rev t 8 4 -t 18 27 18 Iff' 17 91 citv for I, n-.nn-.ier ..trade in Thomasvllle | for Thom« conn y one hundred per ^ by thc peopIo lhwe ^ - 10 '* }!” J*’” 17 - al * I . , ...j thnn .. t.aeKoniin tcent and tilcdffpd to Koeure a hundred! j .« » lo.xu io.it> lo.UU ... uncU in this iled to former resident goods from Columbus it came on an; V**" -' ;n,l ' 1 ' ra °M the dedication electric line to Chiliieothe nnd then tbe present city administration ami | uled. t«> Bainhridpe, 20 miles, on an nut And church servin’ and then a barbecue jtont and pledged to secure a nunured j ^ a y g l j ian entertainment, particular ui .speech by Hooper Alexander, n ,l»er cent mejnbenhip J'or^tlie lr ^ on* i jy a5 entertainment i» expensive and >f this county, when pxereisex are sched- otheis after J. E. Poole, one of those whote term will expire with the end »vp and three days and'often of tho year, had retused to reconsider (or a paekatee to make the'hi- amtotihced intention of retiring •rip. Now our shipments leave Co- f«m. city office. , iambus one dnv and arrive in Bain- Mr. Harris apparently will be bridge the next. They come via the without opposition, the only others Pennsylvania to South Chariest',., who .have announced for the three anti front there over the D. T. and I. betmrH. K. Allison nnd W. Freight from Cincinnati now make* L, Taylor to succeed them*«*lve*. The the trip to Balnbridge via li-.e B. anti primary will he h,ld next Thursday. O. und I). T. and I. in a third ofi^r. Harris the time it used to take. NC NEED IN INDIANA FOR COAL STRIKE ORDER firms. ThL was the first official action taken in the drive for 1500 members in the county. The Ameri can Legion is pledged to its success also, and is doing splendid work in presenting the campaign to the en tire county. Soeedt Shipments. “I used to ship grain over *he D. T. and I. nnd either the N. and W. or G^.and O., and it took a car five to ix wedks to reach rail water. Now TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. t.— D M |rpc TO Kvcry union miner in Indiana is idle; COLQUITT FARMERS TO today, according to District President' PLANT BIG GRAIN CROP John W K- 'ler., He :;ai*l for this ■ - ■ ■ — reason no'formal strike order would] MOULTRIE, Nov. 4. ColquiU i j MUC( j j county farmers are planning to plant . . ! the largest grain crop in the history t of the young busi- PETITION FOR INJUNCTION ' of the county. Wheat is going to nets men of the city who enjoys the ; .\ppeaL IS FILED ' b R tfied on a large scale for thc first complete confidence of the entire ' ‘ CHICAGO, Noy. 4.—Attorney* for time, although some wheat has been cmniunity. HAIR NIPPER CAUGT. CHATHAM, England, Nov. 4.— . ,x ween* 10 re.cn run ware,. .sow p „ 1|c ,’ Miwp , h h#vc th , man wh „ tt takes only four an,I five Jays for. hn , cut off th ,- hair uf girls a car of grain to go from Bambrldge thc nrrrit af william A. to Baltimore. It goes to Greenfield. Wright, a sailor. Wright ilenle, where the B. and O. always hn* an' knowledge of these acts. United Mine Worker* - of America today filed in the Federal Court of Appeal* a petition for nn appeal from the injunction issued by Judge Anderson at Indianapolis in which he barred the ‘"check off” lys- tem of deducting union due* from thc miners' wage* by the companies. produced around Moultrie for number of year*. No effort will be made to grow it for market, but score* of farmer* assert they will try to produce enough next year for home use. A roller mill recently built here stimulated interest wheat. ' its rost would have hud to bn added to tho prices of goods. As it is, costs of putting on thi, great sale have boon reduced to the smallest possible figure, amounting to *10 or less for each merchant, and all thus have been ; able to make special price* for this j occasion that they otherwise could not have done. /The Americus Advertising Club is organised ns an affiliated member of the Associated Advertising Clubs of tho World lt was organised with a Membership of 75 under thc direc tion of G. R. Lnwe, of Neosho,. Mo., originator of tho Golden Rule sale Ides, which has now been in practical operation for eight years and in 125 towns. The president of the Ameri cus club I* Arthur Mise; J. E. High tower is vice president, snd A. R Royal is the reeretary-tressurer. Thc complete membership of the club is printed on the first page of Second C, of this edition. 10:lo am 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00 12:15 pm 12:30 ... 12:15 ... 1:00 .... 1:30 .... 1:45 ... 2:16 .... 2J10 ... 2:45 ... Close 18.20 18.02 18.00 17.76 18.27 18.08 18.08 17.81 18.30 18.12 18.11 17.87 ^8.35 18.17 18.18 17.91 18.28 18.14 18.14 17.41 18.37 18.20 18.15 17.91 18 33 m.17 18.12 17.88 ..18.30 18.20 18.15 17.87 ...18.38 18.10 18.10 17.91 18.3V 13.19 18.10 17.85 18.38 18.20 18.14 17.90 18.42 18.28 18.20 17.00 18.18 18,33 18.22 17.93 .18.55 18.30 18.25 18.00 . 18.35 18.20 18.15 17.30 .18.48 18.28 18.20. 17.07 .18.45 18.35 18.24 18 30 18.40-48.22 18.10 17.«8 AMERICUS TEMPERATURES (Furnished by Rexnll Pharmacy I 4 pm 66 4 am 5 6 pm 65 8 pm ...00 10 pm 54 Midnight 54 2 am 51 0 am 4x 8 am 50 10 am 6(1 Noon 69 2 pm 71-