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BILLM IN CREDIT
FOR FfflMS SOON
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Prepara
tions for advancing upwards of a bil
lion dollars In agricultural and live
stock credits under recent legislation
have virtually been completed by the
war finance corporation, officials said
last night. The corporation probably
will be ready within the next week or
so to function under its enlarged
powers designed to afford needed
credit relief to the farmers, it was
said.
To expedite the advances exec
tlve committees are being formed in
agricultural and stock-raising sec
tions of the west and south and win
attend to preliminary details of ap
plications, making the necessary in
vestigations and determining the
adequacy of securities offered. Ten
or fifteen such committees are being
formed now and others will be added
as the amount of business in the
different localities warrants.
The corporation’s policy for financ
ing advances, officials asserted, has
not yet been definitely decided, but
it is believed that little of the $400,-
000,000 balance with the treasury will
be used for agricultural credits. De
mands may be made on the treasury
to make the first loans, officials de
clared. but as soon as the volume of
needed credits can be guaged, it is
believed the corporation will begin
issuing its own bonds. Current op
erations of the corporation in financ
ing exports are being carried on al
most exclusively out of a revolving
fund automatically established by
the repayments being made on the
approximately $100,000,000 in ad
vances now outstanding.
Subcommittee Will
Study Mansion Lease
The subcommittee of the mansion
commission, which is charged with
the duty of disposing of the execu
tive mansion at Peachtree and Cain
streets, will meet at the governor’s
office Wednesday morning, to con
sider formal details of a proposal
to lease the property for fifty years,
tn accordance with legislative au
thority.
The proposal formulated by the
subcommittee will be sumbitted to
the mansion commission at a meet
ing to be held Thursday. If the
details meet the approval of the com
mission, bids will be asked fop the
lease of the property.
Taxicab Man Slain
At Nashville Prison
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 6. —Al-
len Schell, proprietor of a taxicab
company and a son of Dr. Henry A.
Schell, was shot and instantly killed
near the gate of the state prison at
1 o’clock this morning. Bloodhounds
carried to the scene a few hours aft
er the killing failed to take a trail.
A trusty, who occupied the guard
house at the gate of the prison, and
who was awakened by the crack of
the revolver, heard Schell exclaim:
“Oh, Lordy, Oh, Lordy, they have
Stolen my car.” These w’ere his last
words and were uttered as he ran
after his car, which was found
standing nearby.
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WORLD SHOULD WATCH ITS STEP
AS HUN URCHINS LEARN GOOSE-SEEP
Kaisers may come and kaisers may go, but not so the goose st,ep. So think the heads of the new
German government. Even very young school boys receive training in military tactics. The photo
graph shows a squad of German youngsters learning the goose step.
Q) U 0
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to any question by writing The At
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and financial matters. It does not
attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research
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New Questions
1. What causes lightning and
long continued thunder?
2 Are there any wild Indians
left?
3. What was the greatest output
of wheat in the United States?
4. Please settle a heated argu-
ment by quoting correctly and tell
ing where one may find the saying
that the ‘‘children’s teeth are on
edge. ...
5. Do deer shed the entire horns
each year, or merely shed the velvet
that comps during the period of their
growth? _ „
6. Has the number of foreigners
in this country increased since the
1910 census?
7. In which one of Shakespeare’s
plays does the character, Cobweb,
appear?
8. Who was the Man with the
Iron Mask?
9. How much money was spent
during the war?
10. How far is It around the world
by airplane?
Questions Answered
1. Q. Are watermelons and to
matoes classed as fruits or vege
tables?
A. Both the watermelon and the
tomato are variously regarded as
fruit and vegetable by the latest dic
tionaries. You will find directions
for their cul*”’’*' in bon'-’ -> fruit
raising and vegetable raising.
2. Q. Who wis the la-. Greek
modeler in clay?
A. Butades of Sicyon was the
first Greek to model in clay. The
story runs that his daughter drew
upon the wall the outline of her
lover’s shadow, upon which her fa
ther modeled the face of the young
man. He then baked the model along
with the clay tiles that it was his
trades to make. This was about 600
3. Q. Does the compass point to
the south below the equator? .
A. The naval observatory says
that the compass does not point to
the south in the Southern Hemis
phere.
OUR DEBT TO LAFAYETTE
IS ETERNAL, HARDING SAYS
Success of American Revolu
tion Largely Due to Him,
President Declares in His
Marne Address
MOUNT VERNON, Va., Sept. 7.
The dual anniversary of the birth of
Lafayette and the first battle of the
Marne was celebrated with impres
sive ceremonies Tuesda at the tomb
of Washington.
President Harding, who was un
able to be present, sent a message
declaring that America’s indebtedness
to the French soldier was eternal,
and praising the “dauntless courage’’
of American soldiers in the second
battle of the Marne. Similar mes
sages were sent by Secretary of
State Hughes and Myron T. Herrick,
American ambassador to France.
The president’s message said:
“To General Lafayette in no small
measure the success of the revolu
tion was due. With no sordid mo
tives, but Inflamed with ardent sym
pathy and a passionate desire to help
them, he espoused the cause of the
struggling colonies and hastened to
their support. He sought no selfish
end and asked no pay; but found his
reward in the thanks of congress and
the undying affection of generations
of American citizens whose gratitude
has been, and always will be suitably
shown on all appropriate occasions.
Not only did he render brilliant per
sonal military service, but through
his instrumentality much needed fi
nancial assistance and reinforce
ments of troops were obtained for
the Americans. Our indebtedness to
him is eternal.
150 Years After
“Similarly, nearly 150 years after,
these United States, grown to a na
tion of more than 100,000,000 free
men, women and children, disclaiming
any material advantages for them
selves, sent aripies of their youth
and gave largely of their wealth that
liberty and that freedom which
Lafayette cherished and espoused
should be assured to France. We
are pleased to believe and we know,
that these armies took no mean part
in securing that ultimate victory by
which the integrity of France and
human rights were preserved. By
their prowess, their dauntless cour
age, and their resolute valor, they
checked the German advance at
Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood
in the second battle of the Marne,
and started that memorable retreat
of the German hordes which a few
months later ended in final defeat.
“The friendly and cordial rela
tions which existed between the
United States and France do not,
therefore, rest upon mere senti
mentally or selfish Interests; but
rather are they built on the firm
foundation of historic mutual serv
ice which cannot be shaken.”
Secretary Hughes said:
Secretary Hughes Speaks
“I deem it most fitting that there
should be associated with this cele
bration that observance of the anni
versary of the first Battle of the
Marne, for through that battle, turn
ing seemingly irretrievable retreat
into a magnificent victory, the pres
ervation of those great principles of
human liberty and rights which
Lafayette cherished was ultimately
assured.
"It ia further gratifying that in
this celebration the friendship and
good will which we entertain for
4. Q. How are stamps applied to
stamped envelopes? Can one be cut
from an envelope and used on anoth
er one?
A. The postoffice department
says that the stamp is embossed on
the envelope at the time the envelope
is made and is a part of the envelope
itself. If the embossed stamp is cut
from the original envelope, it is not
good for postage if attached to an
other envelope.
5. Q. When is midsummer evn?
A. Midsummer eve falls on toe
night before tire festival of St. John
the Baptist, June 24. This used to
be observed in all parts of Europe.
Fires were kindled in the market
places and the young people leaped
over the flames or threw garlands
ffito them. Dancing and signing
played a part in the festival.
6. Q. What do the letters “R.
I.” mean after K’ng George’s name,
also “Dieu et mon droit?”
A. The letters ‘‘R. I.” after the
name of King George V of Eng
land stand for the Latin words
‘‘Rex et Imperator,” meaning “king
and emperor.” “Dieu et mon droit”
means “God and my right;” freely
translated, “God and my conscience.”
It is the motto of the English king.
7. Q. Please tell me what the
Byzantine period was?
A. The Byzantine period is an
era from 295 to 1453. On the death
of Theodosius the Roman empire
was divided, and his son, Arcadius.
took the eastern half with Byzan
tium as his capital. This ancient
city occupied the most easterly hill
of the modern city of Constantinople.
8. Q. How many bees are raised
in the United States and how many
pounds of honey do they produce?
A. In 1920, there were 3,476,346
hives on farms in this country. The
production of honey amounted to
about 55,000,000 pounds. As It Is
not uncommon for an artificial hive
to hold a bee population of 50,000,
the number of bees kept in the
United States approximates 170,000,-
000,000.
9. Q. Is mail being sent to Ger
many now, and if so, what is the
postage rate?
The postoffice department says
that at the present time mail is
being sent to and from Germany.
The postage is 5 cents for the first
ounce and 3 cents for each addi
tional ounce.
10. Q. How many fires are known
to be started deliberately?
A. The National Board of Fire
Underwriters says that about two
per cent of the annual fire loss is
laid to incendiarism. In money this
averages $2,040,666 yearly.
France will be appropriately em
phasized. The relations between the
two countries are built on a solid
foundation of service and of mutual
helpfulness in the cause of free in
stitutions.”
Ambassador Herrick cabled: “La
fayette and the Marne are names in
scribed forever on our banner, on
the banner of France and on the
hearts of our citizens and heroes.
“We rejoice that we stood beside
France for liberty at the second Bat
tle of the Marne, and gratefully
acknowledge our indebtedness to
Lafayette and to France, our ally in
the war for our independence and
the defender of liberty in the dark
days of 1914.
“As one to whom it was given to
be within sound of the firing at
the first Marne, and to witness Amer
icans battling for the common cause
of liberty on the same hallowed
ground four years later, I feel the
assurance that these two sisters in
freedom whose hands stretch out to
each other across the Atlantic will
continue in the future as in the past
to find ways to safeguard the liber
ties common to them both; and in
contemplating the splendid strides
which France is making in rising
from the ruins of invasion I find
the certainty that her virile and
courageous people will continue to be
worthy champions of that great
cause.”
MESSAGE FROM JOFFRE
READ AT CELEBRATION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. —A mes
sage from Marshal Joffre was read
at the LaFayette day celebration at
Mount Vernon.
“The name of LaFayette awakens
the same emotion in all Americans
and all Frenchmen; it recalls to each
the remembrance of the friendly na
tions and of their common ideal of
liberty,” Joffre wrote.
Recruiting for Army
Will Be Resumed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—The war
department has issued orders tor the
resumption of recruiting to the army,
Secretary Weeks announced today.
This action was taken, Weeks ex
plained, because the recent whole
sale discharges of enlisted men have
brought the total strength of the
army to below 150,000, the strength
authorized by the army appropria
tion bill.
Aviator Who Fell
Battles for Life
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Sept. 6
A game battle for life is being waged
against big odds by Corporal Alex
ander C. Hazelton, Wilmington, Del.,
only surviving member of the crew
of five of the gqve'rnment bombing
’plane which crashed at Twenty Mile
creek, Nicholas county. He sus
tained fractures of both legs and
serious internal injuries.
Columbus Food Inspection
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 15.—A rigid
inspection of all food stuffs in Co
lumbus is on this week and health
officials sgy local eating houses will
be forced to measure up to require
ments or get out of business.
All hotels, restaurants and other
places where food is served the pub
lic will come under rigid inspection
at once and such places as may not
measure up to requirements of the
law will be closed, according to Dr.
J. A. Thrash, city health officer, who
is back of the “clean-up” campaign.
FARM PRODUCTS
DUE FMCBEISE
The family man whose Income did
not increase between 1914 and 1918
was in a bad way. Everything he
needed, and all the things he and
his wife and children believed they
ought to have to be happy, became
so costly that a new system of liv
ing had to be adopted. Millions, per
haps, changed their diet by reducing
animal foods, and meats of all kinds,
and increasing the use of grains and
vegetables; and, Incidentally, a very
large number have not gone back to
the old schedules.
Compared with the five-year aver
age before the world war, wholesale
prices in 1918 had doubled, or were
represented by 200 as an index num
ber from which to figure. Many
commodities were higher and many
were lower than this figure would
indicate. However, any product that
had not'doubled in price in those days
was relatively cheap, and anything
that had more than doubled was rela
tively high priced. Prices, it will
be seen, are high or low entirely by
comparison. The man who went back
into history for his information and
guidance in preparing for what he
might reasonably expect to encounter
in 1918 or 1919 learned that the rise
and fall of prices in the period after
the world war bore a striking simi
larity to the same rise and fall after
the z war of 1812, and after the Civil
war. In each case the highest price
level was reached after the war
closed, and in each case there was an
extremely violent drop. Department
bulletin 999, just issued by the United
States department of agriculture as
a contribution from the bureau of
markets and crop estimates, shows
that the rise in prices during the
world war was much the same as
during the Civil war period, but con
tinued longer after the close of the
war, and resulted in a more violent
drop than occurred after either the
war of 1812 or the Civil war.
After each of the previous wars a
very violent drop in prices occurred,
followed by recovery in part and
somewhat stable prices for a year or
more, followed by a longer but less
violent drop, and again followed by
a period of somewhat stable prices.
The drop in prices Os farm products
after the world war, as shown in the
bulletin referred to, began slowly,
increased in rapidity, then dropped
more gradually, and by June, 1921,
had, apparently, completed its down
ward course, at least that part which
might be described as violent. To
judge by Civil war days and by the
slow rate of recession now, some
price recovery is to be expected in
the near future. This does V.qt mean
that all prices will rise. When more
products rise in price than fall, the
general price level will rise, but many
products will be going down. It is
to be expected that those that have
dropped excessively will rise, and
that prices of most things much
above the general price level will
fall.
The bulletin gives many pages of
comparison of wholesale and farm
prices. A cheerful forecast is found
in this sentence: “Many farmers
cannot avoid failure, but courage and
perseverance will carry many others
through seemingly impossible condi
tions, and will do much to bring back
normal times.”
Queen of Gypsies
Loses Her Crown
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EX-QUEEN ANNIE STANLEY
STICKNEY, Ill.—A sovereign
without a throne—a ruler without
scepter or subjects.
She is Annie Stanley, queen of all
American gypsies.
- ive years ago she ruled, with
King Gus Stanley, now dead, over
75,000 followers—a migrating horde
who obeyed her command.
And then came the World war with
its falling of crowns. The gypsies
likewise demanded freedom—and
Queen Annie abdicated.
She has laid aside her gold chains
of nuggets and is in retirement here.
Stickney, during the period of the
“gypsy dynasty," was tho capital to
which all American tribes sent
emissaries to pay homage, legislate
and receive instruction.
So the ex-queen has decided to
spend her last days here. She is 83
years old.
“The war ruined everything for
me,” she says. "The people all wanj,
freedom —but maybe it is for the
best.”
HARDING TH INSIST
ON REPEALJF TAXES
BY DAVID IAWKENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1921.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—The Har
ding administration intends to put
the full weight of its influence be
hind the original proposal of Secre
tary Mellon, that tho excess profits
tax be repealed as of last January,
so that when American business
makes, out its income tax next March
there "shall be only the corporation
tax of 12 1-2 per cent to pay.
The change made in the house bill
whereby the excess profits tax would
be reapeled beginning next January
was not made at the instance of the
administration and was passively ac
cepted by Repi-’bl can house larders
because of a conviction that the
senate could alter it and President
Harding would bring pressure to bear
when the conference committee of
the two houses finally had the mat
ter in hand.
If the house plan were to prevail,
not only would American business be
compelled to pay excess profits taxes
next March, but the full benefit of
the repeal would not be felt until
a year from next March, which
would be after the congressional
election. The Republican leaders are
mindful of the fact that they prom
ised in the 1920 campaign an imme
diate repeal of the excess profits
tax, and already leading Republicans,
both inside and outside of congress,
are saying that if the excess profits
tax is not repealed, to take effect be
fore the congressional election, the
pledge will have been futile.
Another argument being made in
favor of repealing the excess profits
tax as of last January is the fact
that this probably is the worst year
of the business depression following
the war, and that if business ever
did need assistance and incentive,
this is the time to render aid.
Furthermore, if excess profits
taxes should be collected next March
for the year 1921, it will put a
strong weapon in the hands of those
members of congress who are op
posed to the repeal at any time of
the excess profits law. They will
be able to say that if the excess
profits tax yielded so much in a bad
year, the chances are it will yield
more in* other years to come, and
that it should be retained. The 1921
yield would be looked upon as a
minimum that could not be ignored.
In other words, congress might be
put in the postion of repealing a tax
which might become t e basis
campaign controversy next spring
and summer when the congresional
primaries and elections will be in
full swing.
Incndentally, the idea of a sales
tax, or rather a production tax, has
not been altogether abandoned. Sen
ator Smoot is working on a substi
tute for the house tax bill and Has
announced that the entire tax pro
gram can be simplified by means
of a sales tax. Ownig to Senator
Smoot’s influential position in the
administration, it is obvious that
he would not be working incessantly
during the recess of congress if he
did not have some encouragement
from the White House. It is known
that in cabinet discussions a produc
tion tax, payable once and at the
course of manufacture, has been fav
ored,' and the only real obstacle to
the embodying of such a tax in the
new bill is the warning of the treas
ury department, that It woluld take
the income tax bureau at least four
or five months to acquaint itself
with the best method of administer
ing the new law, and that the col
lection of the tax would be an ex
pensive proposition.
Os one thing, however, business
men may be certain: The administra
tion intends to stand by its original
promise to repeal the excess profits
tax as of last January, and It Is
predicted by cabinet members that
President Harding will probablj’
have his way on this matter when
the tax bill is up for final consid
eration.
Louisiana Legislature
In Special Session
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 6.—The
Louisiana legislature convened in
special session today for the purpose
of passing such enabling acts to make
operative provisions of the new con
stitution adopted in June.
The session will continue for 75
flays and is unrestricted as to legis
lative subjects to be considered, but
a fight, led by Governor John M.
Parker, is under way to restrict the
legislation to subjects demanded by
the new constitution,
Governor Parker sent a short mes
sage to the legislature in which Ije
holds that the state, as well as the
nation, is suffering from “entirely too
much legislation.”
An effort is to be made by the Anti-
Saloon people to get a state-xvide pro
hibition law passed, regardless of the
position of the governor, according
to the announcement of A. W. Tur
ner, superintendent of the Anti-Sa
loon league. Many prominent Ami-
Saloon league leaders of the nation
are expected here to take part in this
fight.
The most Important measure re
quired by the new constitution is a
one-cent a gallon tax on the retail
sale of gasoline and a heavy tax on
automobiles for a state road fund.
Jacksonville Bank
To Liquidate Affairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 6.
The Guaranty Bank and Trust com
pany, of this city, failed to open its
doors today, having been taken over
by the state comptroller at the re
quest of the board of directors.
W. M. Bostwick, president of the
institution, said the bank was placed
in the hands of the comptroller be
cause withdrawal of deposits, due to
the indictment of several of its of
ficials in connection with the federal
investigation of the liquor situation
here, had exceeded collections.
It was stated that depositors would
lose nothing as the resources of the
institution were amply sufficient to
pay 100 per cent. The bank has $751,-
000 outstanding in loans and the lo
cal clearing house association was
requested to call in all loans imme
diately. Mr. Bostwick said the pri
mary reason for placing the bank in
the hands of the comptroller was for
the purpose of liquidating its af
fairs and reorganizing.
Pacific Fleet Begins
To Get Into Shape
V* ASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Admiral
Edward W. Eberle, of the Pacific
fleet, is today whipping his com
mand into shape.
Somewhere off the coast 'of South
ern California the fleet began the
drilling and maneuvering which is ex
pected to reveal the needs and pos
sible surpluses of that section <>r the
American navy. The drills will last
until November JI when the sea fight
ers will be ready for joint maneuvers
with the Atlantic fleet late this fall.
At the navy department it mas
stated that the Pacific fleet will car
ry on a regular routine similar to
that of the Atlantic fleet.
New Flour Mill
JULIETTE, Ga., Sept. 6.—A mod
ern flour mill with a capacity of six
ty barrels a day, is being erected at
Monticello by the Farmers’ Milling
company, a new corporation organized
recently with a capital stock of $lO,-
000. The mill win be one of the larg
est and most up-to-date .in this sec
tion. With its erection Monticello
will have two flour mills and farmers
of Jasper county and surrounding
territory will find adequate means of
turning into meal and flour all the
grain they raise.
Mattress Bank Fails
BOULOGNE. Miss Elizabeth
Crowld, said to be a rich American,
hid $5,000 worth of jewelry in the
mattress in her hotel room while
she went to play golf. When she re
turned the jewels were gone.
THURSDAY’, SEPTEMBER S, 1921.
FAIR DAREDEVILS OF AIR
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Mils, Andree Peyre, French aviatrix, was snapped in flight just
before the plane pilot did a tail spin. Inset is picture of Miss
Elsie Allan, American girl, on the top of a speeding plane.
Who is the champion woman dare
devil of the air?
A stunt contest between Miss Elsie
Allan, an aviatrix, and
Mlle. Andree Peyre, a French flier,
would decide.
Both have thrilled folks -with their
startling stunts on the wings of fly
ing airplanes, thousands of feet up.
Miss Allan hails from Grand Is
land, Neb., and is much prouder of
her prowess as a plane pilot than
she is of the spectacular feats that
she pulls off.
Her specialty is a
act. While an airplane is whizzing
along at ninety miles an hour, she
mounts to the top of the plane, via
a rope ladder, and takes a stroll
along the upper /wing.
Descending, she sits on the outer
edge of the lower wing, waves to
those below r , and then hangs on to
the plane braces while the pilot goes
through a series of tail-spins, loops
ai.d glides.
Miss Allan became a flier just a
year ago.
Mlle. Peyre, who learned to fly at
Two Franklin Cars
Here on Last Lap of
12,000-Mile Journey
During the course of a strenuous
test run, two Franklin automobiles in
charge of Ralph Murphy, assistant
general manager of the Franklin Mo
tor company, of Syracuse, N. Y.; Paul
Williams, special engineer, and E. S.
Marks, assistant chief engineer, ar
rived in Atlanta Monday from Ari
zona, looking little the worse for
wear from the long jump.
One of the cars is a touring model,
the other a sedan, and they are now
on the last leg of a 12,000-mile road
endurance run, during the course of
which, say the officials, every con
ceivable type of road and motor
hazard has been encountered.
“Our purpose,” said Mr. Murphy,
“is not to give the Franklin every
possible test, but to let Our engineers
see what conditions must be met by
Franklin owners. The trip has been
successful from the very start, the
cars holding up well, and we are con
fident of a quick run ot Syarcuse,
which is our destination.”
The party drove west, at the start,
from Syracuse, going through the na
tional parks of Montana to the Pa
cific coast, thence to Arizona and At
lanta.
Left-Hand (Mystery
GRAVESEND, Eng.—The severed
left hand of a young woman found
on the shore here has presented the
police with a grewsome mystery.
They believe the young woman was
murdered, but no trace has been
found of the body.
Thinks Her Silence
Worth $10,000,000
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Mrs. Beatrice Smith Nugent
has secured an injunction to tie
up the estate of William Van
Rensselaer Smith, valued at $lO,-
000,000. She alleges an uncle,
who inherits the estate under the
will, had promised her half of it
to remain silent about his mar
riage.
the Issy les Moullneaux flying field
in France, is at Pompton Lakes, N.
J., just now, showing the land-lub
bers how tricks of the air are turned.
She was granted a pilot’s license
when seventeen —just four years ago
—after Poulet, noted French aviator,
had tutored her in the arts of the
air.
A forthcoming movie production
will show her diving into water from
a speeding plane. Hence she has
been practicing her stunts in a bath
ing suit.
It was just three months ago that
Laura Bromwell, foremost aviatrix,
and holder of the loop-the-loop and
speed records for women, was killed
at Mineola, L. 1., when she lost con
trol of her plane.
And now France is calling Mlle.
Peyre “the most daring girl In the
world.”
And Americans, who have seen Miss
Allan perform, say the honor belongs
to her.
Police Break Up
Mutiny on Ship;
Captain Is Bitten
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Policemen
with riot guns, summoned by a radio
messag© telling of mutiny, today
broke up a fight between negro and
white members of the crew of the
shipping board freighter Chester
Kiwanis, anchored off Staten Island.
They found Captain Charles Booth
by barricaded in his cabin bruised
and bitten. He attributed his in
juries to white members of the
crew.
When the police boat John F.
Hylan approached, the officers heard
shots and saw negroes and whites
in a battle royal on deck. It devel
oped that twelve negroes were op
posing the rush of thirty whitey
toward the baricaded captain’s cabin.
The trouble was quelled in an hour
without the police firing a shot. The
police left the vessel after driving
tl”> whites below decks and waiting
till they had gone asleep. The ne
groes remained on deck guarding
the captain.
The fight had been almost con
tinuous since the freighter dropped
anchor Saturday night and had
been brewing since she left Boulogne
twelve days previously. Captain
Boothby’s version was the whites
had an erroneous idea that he was
favoring negroes in the distribution
of work and the trouble culminated
when they vowed to “get” him. None
of the combatants w T as seriously in
jured and the captain said he desired
no arrests made.
Manchester Asks
Fire Protection
MANCHESTER, Ga., Sept. 6.
Chas. L. Davis, chairman of the
I board of roads and revenue of this
county; J. B. Jarrell, sheriff of
this county and Hon. J. F. Hatchett,
solicitor of the city court of Green
ville, attended a citizens’ meeting in
this city with additional deputy sher
resolutions were adopted calling on
the county authorities to furnish
this city with additonal deputy sher- i
iffs for the purpose of furnishing
protection to the citizens and prop
erty of this city.
It was stated in the meeting that
there had been severa l residences
burned in this c .y tn the past ”'w
days and that the circumstances un
der which they were burned created
a strong suspicion of incendiarism.
Chattooga Fair
Association Formed
SUMMERVILLE, Ga., Sept. 6.
The annual Chattooga county fair
was formally organized at a mass
meeting of the business men of
Summerville at the county court
house at 2 o’clock Monday after
noon, and Thursday and Friday.
October 20 and 21, was selected as
the time for holding the event.
Judge Wesley Shropshire was
elected president and general man
ager of the fair association; O. J. i
Espy, secretary; Henry M. McWhir
ter, treasurer; Miss Shropshire, man
ager of the woman’s department.
The following citizens were select
ed as a finance committee; Dr. O. A
Selman, chairman; R. W. Ransom,
Fred Edmondson, C. L. Hale. The
premium committee is composed of
the following: Cicero C. Cleghorn,
chairman; L. C. Smith, the Rev. R.
H. Orr, E. A. Leonard, B. W. Farrar
and O. J. Espy.
The negroes of the county will be
invited to hold their fair on Satur
day, October 22, the day following
the close of the annual Chattooga
county fair.
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FARMERS ASK VOICE
AT ARMAMENT MEET
The American farm bureau fedeia
tion has asked President Warren • G»
Harding to provide proper represent
tation for agriculture in the diSarih-'
ament conference of the nations to
be held in Washington beginning No
vember 11. Farm bureau leaders .de
clare that it is essential that the
farmer viewpoint receive due consid
eration in this conference. Com
menting on the significance of -or
ganized agriculture’s request,. Presi
dent J. R. Howard of the American
farm bureau federation said: -
“Our failures to ratify the Ver
sailles peace treaty in some manner
in 1919 is largely responsible for the
slough of despond through which ag
riculture is struggling today. The
blame for agricultural stagnation
must be placed squarely at the door
of those who blocked peace ratifica
tions two years ago. If America had
in some way or other ended the state
of war in 1919, we farmers would be
50 per cent better off than we are. to
day. In the disarmament conference
President Harding has the greatest
opportunity ever presented to any
one man since Lincoln’s day to bene
fit the entire world. He can •: undo
some of the economic harm caused by
the ratification delays and the block
ing of world markets for the Ameri
can farmer. We view with most
hopeful interest the coming confer
ence. The need was never greater
and no cause more worthy of iha
most ardent endeavors of the world’s
greatest statesmanship. The .Uplt’ed
States through the sacrifices of a
Civil war struck the shackles from
a million slaves. Lincoln became
the great emancipator. Despite the
great war, despite Chateau-Thierry
and the Argonne, the world stil.l re
mains downcast and distressed, oin
irons of militarism. Now we need a
world emancipator, to strike from th*
hundreds of millions the galling
shackles of militarism. May our
president in this coming conference
have our most earnest and heartfelt
prayers of success, that the burdens
of humanity may be lightened and
the brotherhood of man throughout
the whole world become established.”
South Georgia Fair
October 17 to 22
ALBANY, Ga., Sept. 6.—Front *Oc
tober 17 to 22 inclusive, Albaiy’*
third annual exposition—the Albany
South Georgia fair—will be Meld,
and, according to announcements of
plans just announced, it will be the
biggest and best the local fair as
sociation has ever given.
The entire executive charge of the
exposition ti ls year is in the hands
of a new executive committee, com
posed of John A. Davis, chairman;
Dermot Shemwell, treasurer,
John H. Mock, secrc 1 >. y-manages. ■
The committee gives the public
full assurance that all premiums
will be paid promptly this year. Last
year there was some delay in this
matter, but checks for all -Hi 20
premiums were mailed before plans
for this year’s exposition were made
public. 7- ■
Polite Onions
CHERTSEY, Eng.—A suit dfyjo
rated with onions and the notice,
“Sorry I made you cry,” won first
prize in the annual fancy-dress 'h’os«
pital parade here.
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