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Newspaper Page Text\ * Th* loading new* ♦ * and advertising modi- ♦ * “«> of the great Mid- ♦ * die Georgia Peach and •> *• Melon Belt. ❖ Volume XXXII, Number 31. ALLIES Will FOR GERMANY TO DEBT TO UNITED STATES NOT INCLUDED IN PLAN TO PAY OFF WAR DEBTS AArnivaaa CRtD TORS __ TO GFT ___ Nr FIT Wiihvi i VIU) IV ULI UL1IL.M Hr I Intimated That Thia Would Not B* Possible Unless U. S. Took Part In Conferences Hythe, England.—The Anglo-French combination which has succeeded the big four in the management of the al lh*j’ dealings with Germany, determln til here, upon the principles for the aeUleuient of both the German in demniiv and interallied debts. The principles are that the finan Ciaf i experts of the * two governments * ■ hall recommend a lump sum for the indemnity and that the payments of the inter-allied debts shall proceed parallel with Germany’s payments. This arrangement is a substitute for Premier Millerand’s proposal under wfc'-ch most stress was laid upon the immediate payment, of a large sum to France. The French delegation, however, appeared satisfied with the results of their mission. i he present purpose of the ’’big two” is to present the experts’ plan to the Germane at Spa. According to experts here, the question of the amount of time and the method of payment are yet to be considered. Tiie debt to the United States is not embraced in the new plan and the government’s spokesman intimated lhat this would not be possible with out tiie participation by the United States in the conferences, Kecogui tion of Belgium’s priority claims upon Germany still stands. The proportion al , allotment of . the . ,, German indemnity, . , . made eight months ago, by which France gets 55 per cent and Great Brit sin 25 -er cent, stands, according to th- laie-it agreement. The creditors of the allies are dls Unci sa'ners by the new plan, because ii vii iialiy makes German payments toward the Indemnity guarantee*) for the interallied debts. The French consider themselves gainers, on the oi r 1 and, because it now becomes dou¬ bly to Ureat Britain’s interest to press Germany for reparation* 1 ! while Great Britain, on the other hand, secures def Iniie . for . of , . her assurances repayment loans to France. Another Item of gain for France obtained from the conference is the bargain by which Great Britain allots tp France 45 per cent of all coal ex poned. 9,000,000 STRONG, THE HAILWAY WORKERS DEMAND ADVANCE - Workers _ td . - , , .. 4 epo ™ w,n 9 n \ pa len And That It Is Difficult To Keep Them At Work Chicago.—On the hearing of railway wage demands, opened here by the United States railway labor board, de pends the future of American trans¬ portation. i Presidents and other high officials of great railway systems, and the leaders of seventeen railroad unions were unalmously of this opinion. On the decision of the board will depend whether two million railroad workers are to receive demanded wage increases, which, roughly, exceed two billion dollars a year, or adjustments recommended not being acceptable to the workers, if transportation, already crippled, is to be further hampered by s general strike. Both the railroad officials and the anion leaders appear optimistic that the settlement will prove equitabel and the danger of a general railroad strike eliminated. Union leaders declare that a mini¬ mum of $2,500 annually for railroad workers Is imperative. The railroads confine statements to Informal announcements that the mat¬ ter is entirely in the hands of the wage board. The bearings will continue for two weeks, it is expecied, and a decision I* looked for in June . The brotherhoods’ statement was is¬ sued by IVarren Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi¬ neers, and W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of. Railroad Train men. ! There was a recital in music and j expression at the school auditorium; Thursday night. There will be anoth- | er one Monday night. -o Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hurst and Mr.. : and Mrs. John Allen were guests of i Mr. and Mrs. Alva Davis on Thurs- ! day at a fish fry at Houston Factory. ’ -o- i Mrs. L. C. Hartley was a recent visitor to Albany, the guest of *i*ter, Mrs, Chat. Gibson. SEMI-WEEKLY The ' N Leader-Tribune TUESDAYS AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FRIDAYS FORT VALLEY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920. EIGHT PAGES S!D£ WALK ^ REE The paving of the side-walks East Main street is now in full College street paving having completed and affording a contin uous concrete walk on the side from Macon street to the school annex and on the south side from M»con street to Green street. The work on East Main begun at the residence limit and P rocee d in K on both sides of the simultaneously toward town. All property owners on the south side of the street gave the city a five J^h w *demng ot their the street frontage to this to extent admit so that as side to straighten the curb line on of the street. The side-walks are When being laid five feet wide. this work is completed on both sides up to the railroad the paving forces will be moved to church street beginning at Anderson -^- ve - a, id going west until these walks are paved on both sides to Be f uty 8 '° X l le Street " lYL. 1 T I. b. b lournoy, who enthu^t^ is - super vising this work is about it, and is taking justifiable pride in the good work he is doing, ■o BARACA CLASS’S BARBECUE VERY LARGELY ENJOYED About 300 invited guests, includ members of the various men’s pu i School, u! ocd £]f ^atfy sses °J e^foyed P aad barbecue Sunday the given Wednesday night at G. L. Stripling and Company’s ga rage by the Baraca Class of the Bap tist Sunday School. Tt was intended to hold the barbe cua 0,1 the Baptist church lawn but recent rains made the church lawn rrSpg fair ... , i ,, h „ 3 ‘ct P r„rs.f- , was held in their commodious garage. The address of welcome was made b >' Prof. Ralph Newton and was res Ponded to asked by Col. C. L. Shepard, Grace was by Rev. C. C. After a most enjoyable and abun dant feast of barbecue, Brunswick stew itnd concomitants, talks were made by Judge A. C. Riley, Mayor H. C. Neil, Mr. O. M. Houser, Mr. W. L. Houser, Mr. A. B. Greene, Rev. J - w - Stokes, Rev. C. C. Pugh, Col. R. E. Brown, Mr. T. F. Flournoy, ^ J ' M ‘ AUen The mern bers G f the Philathea Class of the Baptist church assisted in serving, The affair was thoroly enjoyed and in every way was characteristic of the extensive interest --aken in Sunday by the School work and Bible study men of Fort Valley and of the splendid spirit of fellowship ex isting among the several denomina tiem of the community. -- p “GARDENSEED” FANTASY NETS D. A. R. GOOD SUM The “Gardenseed” fantasy at the school auditorium Monday night was witnessed by a gratifyingly large au¬ dience who manifested their enjoy¬ ment of the very creditable perfor mance of the 90 young actors. The door receipts amounted to about $125.00, not including outside sales which will probably bring the gross amount up to $135.00. Out of this amount the rental for the audi¬ torium and other expenses will be paid, still leaving a very substantial net amount for the benefit of the D. A. R. His Way. ”1 felt klnda lost for a spell after I gold the old place and esnie down to live with my niece." admitted tl e re¬ tired farmer. “1 missed the familiar tasks, and there weren’t enough new ones to keep me busy, Tiie famlllai sounds, too. were absent, and at first 1 couldn't get used to the new ones; the young lady on the left tinkling the piano, the folks on the right running their talking machine, the feller across the street practicing his clarinet., and so forth. They bothered me. But hi me by 1 took to going out on the hack porch and filing a saw to quiet my nerves, And It always done so; after a good spell of filing the noises of the neighborhood didn't pester me at alt. I* Kansas City Star, He Looked Musical, An officer of the reserve >vas tired after a hard day’s work, and thought he would like a cocktail, which tie or¬ dered. Then he bethought himself of tiie breach of discipline involved In serving a drink to a man in uniform. pretty soon tiie darky rerurned with the cocktail neatly “dolled up" In h cup surrounded by cracked Ice. ns orange juice is served, The officei looked sternly at the waiter and asked him if he did not know better than to serve a drink to an offieer in uniform. Is you an officer, sail?" said the darky. Innocence oozing from every pore of his face. “Fo, de l.nwd, I thought you was one of dem Sousa’s band." -o Ravens of Tower of London, ravens are an institution In rhe rower of London, although there is no record that they are one of Its historic one of the yeoman warders charge of the ravens, giving each , parth-uinr name, such as “Janies thief.’’ If it suits the character tits hlrdL ADVISED AGAINST j Secretary Daniels Qlvea i Wlleon'e Word* At The j Sime Hearing ; j Washington. — President Wilson ! bold and audacious” war policy j the ., nav v wtw ,aid before the - avaI investigating committee by Set tetary Daniels in continuing his pwer to charge* by Admiral I pgaiust the navy department’s e f the war. Mr. Daniels coupled the presentation of a counter that Sims himself had opposed . be,d ,, . back . «cution of the e i “bold and vigorous” naval against enemy submarine, the of the North eea mine barrage. The president laid down his In person to officers of the fleet, speaking aboard the Pennsylvania in August. 1917. He them he was not satisfied with progress against the submarines made by the allies and urged them Abandon prudence and eeek an audit clous solution to the problem at ever risk. He added that he was “will ing to sacrifice halt of the navy, Britain and we together have," to enemy submarine nests, “Do not stop to think of what is ' dent, for moment,” he said, a W ‘" win by the ftudaclty of your metb i ods when you cannot win by the 1 cumspection and prudence." When President Wilson advised j audacious policy, he spoke an comman - der-ln-chief of the navy, and, at time when the German menace was uncurbed. In laying th, : - «• »»-*■ *»* investigating committee. Secre ta ry Daniels said they showed bold an d vigorous” policy the presi dent had outlined for the navy. i “Do not stop to think what is prtr dent for a moment," the president "You will win by the audacity method when you cannot win by cir cumspection and prudence. “I think that there are willing t# kear I' 1 ' 8 * n th® American an< l the American army because that is the kind of folks we are. “There will have to come a tradition into a service which does not do new and audacious and successful things.” V LEVE R ACT VOID, WATKIN8 TELL8 SOUTHERN GROCERS Atlanta Attorney Advisee Grocer* To Disregard The Law In The Sale Of Sugar 6t. Louie.—Wholesale grocers were by Edgar Watkins of Atlan ta, general counsel of the Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association, to dis regard the Lever food and fuel ae in the sales of sugar, in his annual report made at the organization’s con vent l° n here. " Tlle sugar situation has been be fore you most constantly,” the report said. “The department of Justice has given you no definite or consistent ad¬ vice, but has left you in state of con stant uncertainty. The price fixing provision of the Lever act is, in my opinion, void. “The war is ended and officials and wholesale grocers should act accord¬ ingly.” J. H. McLaurin of Jacksonville, Fla., president of the association, charged that the canners were in part respon¬ sible tor the high cost of living. “After the eauner has taken orders," Mr. McLaurin declared, “he can eay the market is short and sell the larg¬ est quantity to those willing to pay the highest prices.” He said a committee of the associa¬ tion would be appointed to confer with Attorney General Palmer on the situa¬ tion. J. A. Ulmer of Toledo, Ohio, presi¬ dent of the National Retail Grocers’ Association, assailed the jobbers and declared they had different prices for different customers. He urged that prices be standardized as nearly as possible. Souther Airman Plunges To Death Americus.—Falling 1,500 feet from x German Fokker plane, which had tern surrendered under the terms of ,he armistice, Perry W. Biackler, a civilian employe at Souther Field, was instantly killed here. The accident Pappened only a few minutes after Biackler, flying alone, had ascended for a practice spin. It is believed the accident, was caused by the breaking of Borne part of the machine. «■ Lovers' Communication. When the petals of the great laurel magnolia are touched.- however light ly the result is a brown spot, which develops in n few hours. This fact is taken advantage of by the South American lover who pulls a magnolia flower, and on one of its pure white petals writes a motto or message. Then he sends the flower, the young lady puts it In a vase of water, arid In three or four hours the message writ¬ ten on the leaf becomes perfectly visi¬ ble. and remains *o. HUERTA AS CHIEF Matamoraa Has Been Added To Towns Controlled By The Mexican Rebels Washington.—Gov. de la Huerta Sonora, civil chief of the revolution, plans to go to Mexico according to advices to the state de partment. He Is expected to assume the thority of chief executive, and to tain it until governors of states lect a successor, or a president named in the July elections. would conform to a manifesto by General Pablo Gonzales, the oI " b i - cb , reat; bed , , Washington, . which It was said that ’on the occu pation of the capital and In with all the revolutionary which have taken or may take in the present movement, the rapid method for returning to tutional government’’ will be Troops under Gonzales first pied the capital. It was feared might be a lack of co-operation tween him and General Obregon, they are rival candidates for the idency, and apparently are the powerful military leaders in the public. Nothing has occurred to jus tify these fears. Co-operation is in dicated by advices that Obregon Gonzales conferred May 8 at Tacu baya, just outside Mexico City. It was said also Gonzales had natn ed ministers to take charge of th« foreign office, the department of ha ; clenda and has appointed directors general of posts, railways and tele graph lines. A report reached the state depart ment recently from Nogales, based on word received by way of Hermo-sillo. lhat President Caranza and General Marguia, with a portion of the 5,OOC troops said to have accompanied them from the capital, are hemmed in be tween Esperanza and Apizaco. Th* troops of General Obregon were said to be occupying both towns, making the only avenue of escape for the Car ranzistas over the mountains. Cap¬ ture of the federals was expected, the advices said. Late advices received by agents ol the Obregon revolutionists here said Obregon had Completely subordinated himself to de la Huerta, the civil leader. FORTY-SIX TEUTONS LISTED BY ALLIES AS WAR - Included Are Prince Ernst Of Saxony And General Von Buelow Of Th* Second Army Corps. Berlin.—Forty-six Germans, ranking from an army corps commander to a simple private, figure on the allies' first specified list of war criminals to be arraigned in the Leipsic supreme court. Prominent among them are Prince Ernst of Saxony and General von Bue low, commander of the second army corps, who, together with some of their subordinate officers, are accused of cruelties in the Namur district ol Belgium. General von Kirchbaeh and Colonel von Seydlitz will be tried for alleged cruelties conimitteed at Kalisz, Poland, and the well known commander. Arnauld de la Perriere, for torpedoing italian vessels. Three oth er submarine commanders, Neumann von NostiLz, Werner and Patzig, be tried on the charge of torpedoing respectively the English hospital ships Dover Castle, Tomngton . and . Hand , overy Castle. General Steuger of the infantry charged witii ordering that prisoners and wounded taken by the bijgade bt pul to death, A further number ol officers, non-commissioned officers and privates are accused of inhuman treat¬ ment of British prisoners Virginia Women Face Long Hours Washingion. Nearly half the women in industry in Virginia work ten bourn a day and many women workers are Din ployed under unsatisfactory sani tary conditions, the women’s bureau of the department of labor found recent ly, * In V. conducting a survey by request of Gov. m Westmoreland i i T~» Davis. In making public Its findings the bureau recommended that women should not be required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one day, nor more than half a day on Satr urday, be given half an hour for meals and not to be employed between mid night and 6 a. m. —o The Universal Color. The professional mixer of paints knows that fierce color discord can easily he created by a misplacing of green But Nature never misplaces It Even tdue stands without tying, cheek by cheek with Nature's greens Lark¬ spurs and lobelias go quietly artn in arm with their respective foliage. Any rose of any tint or color Is best set off by a green rose leaf. Every spring or fall color pale or florid, will simile pleasantly Into green on the very wane leaf. $2.30 Per Year In Advance LOCAL TICKET AND FREIGHT CLERKS Tuesday Simultaneously with the noon of members of Brotherhood of Railway Clerks offices of the Central of Railway and system the two local clerks two local freight be ^ e *14’* their positions, and tickets have been sold or cheeked or less than car-lot ments made from this point i that time until Thursday, when rangements were made by the ern Railroad to handle all in car lots and less intended their lines by special P la £ed here by that road, ,, ji n Southern was er ^ ban not involved tbat f freight r pj f and passenger , traffic was handled by the Central of g i a Railway. Mr. J. Petteway, . eling auditor of the Southern, , in Fort Valley Wednesday night j protect that road’s interests here, i ^he regular strike handling, has not interfered of the U. mails . here. -o FORT VALLEY WINS OVER MONTEZUMA IN GOOD In a ball game of unusual from the standpoint of good on both sides, played on field on East Church street day afternoon, Fort Valley bested Montezuma team 4 to 2. Line-ups and scores were as lows: Fort Valley | R H E Riley, S. S. 10 1 Gassett, C. F. 0 1 0 McMinn S. B. 0 0 1 Adams R. F. 1 1 Taylor 3rd B. 0 2 o Graham P. 0 0 0 Murrav^C B ' 0 1 1 ■ jL fjilev 10 0 vrmi: a I F 10 0 TOTALS 4 (5 3 Skellie Umpire ’ Neil Umpire Montezuma R j H | E Haslam C. S. S. q q q Felton 3rd B. 1 0 0 Haslam G. M. IstB. 1 2 0 Munford 2nd B. 0 0 0 Gibson R. F. P. 0 0 0 Westbrook C. F. 0 0 0 Hurdle L. F. 0 0 0 Wicker C. 0 0 1 Sharp P. R. F. 0 0 0 TOTALS Runs for Fort Valley were made one each, by Riley, Adams, Murray, and William ILley. Runs for Montezuma were by G. M. Haslam, Felton, ■o- - HOUSTON COUNTY MASONIC CONVENTION, TO BE HELD AT PERRY MAY 26, 1920 i PROGRAM | Convention opens at 6 o’clock P. M. i Song by Convention. I ! Prayer—Rev. J. A. Sconyers. Welcome address—J. W. Bloodworth. I Response—Frank L. Fincher. Reports from Lodges, Address by Past Grand Master F. O. T Inf ^ ma ‘ addresses b y other breth - r Adjourn for supper 8 o’clock, Return to Lodge 9 o’clock. Songs by Fort Valley Lodge Quar tette. Work in Master’s Degree by Houston Lodge. All Houston county masons and visiting brethren are most cordially invited. E. M. Sammons, J. R. Sammons, Secretary. Master, " -o- - mrs. EMMA M. EDWARDS OF MARSHALLVILLE DEAD _ Many friends thruout this section were greatly grieved by the passing away Sunday night of Mrs. Emma M Edwards, widow or the late Mr. J. A. Edwards of Marshallville. Mrs. Edwards died at the residence of her daughters, Mrs. W. C. Lovett and Miss Kate Edwards, in wh e re she had been residing for sev cral months , on account of declining health. The funeral and interment were in Marshallville Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Wm. F. Quillian of the Fort Val j e y Methodist Church officiating. Mrs. Edward’s death is especially f e i t by the editor of the Leader-Tri bune, for which paper she wrote the Marshallville column for about two years until her health forced her to U P tbe wor k and to go to Atlan ta for treatment. She was a woman of most admirable character, brilliant mind; splendid education and high cu iture. The sincerest sympathy is felt for the bereaved daughters and son, Mr. Joseph Lee Edwards of Washington, D. C. -o Valuable Spanish Products. Spain is an Important producer of i number of essential oils, Including (pike, rosemary, tli.vme. sage, penny •oval, and geranium. Tiie plants grow vlbi and distillation Is carried on by urge steam distilleries as well as by cany small direct-fire stiiis.—Ex fhange -o Fifty-Fifty Offer. Patient—“I tell you what I’ll do; HI toinprotrdse with you, doctor.” Doctor —“CompromiseT What do you mean?” ►atlent- Well. ’ll pay yog for vour nedlelne and return your visits."_ fudge. i ****«**»♦*•« ♦ The only newspaper ♦ ♦ published in the heart ♦ ♦ of the largest Peach- ♦ ♦ growing section of the ♦ ♦ world. ♦ + ♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ IRISH TROUBLES WORRY ENGLAND <S ERUPTING IRELAND KEERtNt BRITAIN IN NERVVOOS 8TATE ' GIVEN TWO ALTERNATIVES It la Claimed Brltatln Must Accept Challenge Or Content To Irish Republic London.—Decision by the govern ment to make an early appeal to the country by a general election la an ef¬ fort to fix up a definite Irish policy hiu been reached, according to ru¬ mors current in London. In well-in¬ formed circles, these rumors are rid/ culed, however, and as yet theVe baa been nothing to confirm them. It is said the government .feels it¬ self confronted with two alternative*— acceptance of the Implied challeoga of civil war in Ireland or acquiescence in the establlshmentof an Irish repub¬ lic—as a result of wide-srea-d disor¬ ders in the island, culminating Jn at¬ tacks on bararcks at fifty placet Some newspapers infer from state ments by Lord Birkenhead, lord high chancellor, that the government naa decided to send more troops to Ire land, as the chancellor Intimated that P°Bce officers in future will be accom¬ panied everywhere by armed soldiers. He did not indicate directly, how sver, that the troops now in Ireland were insufficient for this purpose. Although all the newspapers give prominence to dispatches telling of dis¬ orders in Ireland, only one, the Chron icle. comments on the situation. That Journal ascribes the new outbreak, to the release of hunger strikers from the - Jails in Ireland and England. I WILSON’S VETO OF THEF APPROPRIATION BILL WINS IN THE HOUBt 1 Aided By ndful Of Democrats, Re¬ publicans Fall To Obtain The Necessary Two-Third* , | Washington. — President Wilson’s veto of the legislative appropriation : bill as containing an infringement, on ; executive authority was sustained In ■ the house against the effort of the ' Republican majority to override It. Though aided by a handful of Dem¬ ocrats, the Republicans failed by 28 votea . t0 . obta , . , * n tbe .. necessary two thirds majority to repass the bill over the president's disapproval. The meas ure then went back to the appropi.a tions committee for elimination of the section objected to and will be return¬ ed to the houah for passage in L* modified form. The Republicans rolled up 170 votea to overcome the veto, but the Derao erats cast 127 votes to sustain the president. The vote carries with .it a denial ot opportunity for the senate to attempt offsetting the veto, for the redrafted measure will leave the house without the provision relating to pow ers of the Joint committee on printing at which the veto was aimed. While the house was considering the question, Senator Root of Utah, author of the provision and chairman of tjbe joint committee, told the senate that the president had been misinformed as to the effect of the provision which would ,, , bave . th .. committee ... coti Kiven * "ol of all government publication*. Roger Babson, formerly connected with the committee on public informatiou an d others attacking the joint com lnltte e, were accused by Mr. Bmoot of having misled the president. Wilson I* Backing Daniels’ Atta«k Washington.—White house official* said that President Wilson’s war-time address to the Atlantic fleet and me* to Admiral Sims were laid . , be- 3a BC fore the senate naval investigating committee by Secretary Daniels with the full consent and approval of the president, Admiral Sims robbed th* .merican destroyers of credit due-them by leaving the investigation of com bats with submarines to the British admiralty, Secretary Daniels told the senate naval investigating committee, Had he known lhat American officers -were not reviewing the circumstances of battles between American vessel* • and U-boats, he would have perempto¬ rily ordered the admiral to adopt that" course, the secreta v said. ■o- ■ The baseball game between mar* ried men and unmarried men of Fort' Valley for the benefit of the Salva- ; tion Army, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, was rained out. 0 “One Way to Dispense* A pharmacist was dissatisfied with a youthful assistant and requested him to look for another Job. remarking to a customer as the boy wa* leaving: “I can dispense without him. ” H e y* y*®.