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ttHIRTY-NINTH YEAR.
STANDADD QILGQ.
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR RICH PRICE
WASHINGTON, D. C-, April 24.
Domination of the gasoline industry
by Standard Oil interests, the federal
trade commission reported to the sen
ate today, has been largely responsible
for the high gasoline prices of last
two years.
The report declares interlocking
stock ownership prevents any real
competition among the various Stan,
c'ard Oil companies and the commis
sion recommends legislation to permit
re-oipening of the oil trust case to
obtain modifications of the supreme
court’s dissolution decree.
No conclusive evidence was found, it
is stated that collusion exists among
the Standard companies inviolation of
the decree, but the commission’s find
ings have- been transmitted to the at
torney general.
Prices are declared to have been
raised arbitrarily, although natural
causes contributed. Pronounced price
inequalities were found in different
parts of the country.
The principal findings of the com
mission are:
That in most marketing territories,
the Standard companies are dominant.
That the Standard companies have
maintained a distribution of territory
ir. marketing gasoline, and that no
substantial competition in the chief
petroleum products exists between the
Standard companies.
That the absence of competition is
due to a community of stock owner
ship.
That the facts disclose advances in
jirices of gasoline and differences in
price, corresponding to Standard mar
keting territories, which could not be
explained, except under conditions
charged.
That the combination of pipe lines
with other branches of the industry
has tended to establish and perpetuate
monopoly.
That there is no conclusive evidence
of collusion among the Standard com
panies in violation of the dissolution
decree.
The commission recommended these
measures as necessary to demedy con
ditions :
A law providing for the re-opening
of anti-trust cases on the application
of the attorney-general by a bill of
review for the purpose of obtaining
such modifications of decrees as are
required by new conditions.
Legislation to abolish in certain
cases common stock ownership in cor
porations formerly members of combi
nations dissolved under the Sherman
law.
Effective limitation of common own
ership of stock in potentially compet
itive corporations by withdrawing the t
power of voting and control.
Legislation, which recognizing the
common ownership would fix upon all
such common owners the responsibil
ity for the acts of each of the several
subsidiary companies which prevent
competition.
Segregation of ownership of pipe
lines from the other branches of the
petroleum Industry.
Congressional enactment to fix stan
dards for gasoline.
Federal collection and publication j
of accurate statistics and information
concerning the Industry.
Conditions in the gasoline industry
a3 uncovered by the Investigation are
declared to be:
Gasoline marketing is divided into
eleven territorial divisions, at least:
nine of which are said to be under.
Standard Oil domination.
Stockholders of the Standard com-j
panies to a great degree are the same
individuals or interests, with more
than half of the stock of the various]
companies in their hands. $
Leading officers of the Standard,
companies hold considerable stock in
two or more companies.
Standard Oil refineries produced
more than sixty per cent, of the gaso-j
line output In 1915, sold about 65 per]
cent of the total marketed and held]
more than seventy per cent, of gaso
line Btocks.
‘‘Correspondence of the different
prices in 1915 with Standard market
tig territories,” says the report, “it-
VOLUNTEER PLAN
COST MANY LIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 24.
Lieut.-Gen. Bridges, commander of the
British commission now in this coun
try to confer with the officials of the
United States as to its part in the Eu
ropean war, told newspaper men here
today that the British democracy has
become “almost fanatical” over the
universal military service plan.
He said that the volunteer system
under which the British empire enter
ed the war cost the lives of some of
the most valuable citizens of the na
tion, crippled the industrial mobiliza
tion and immeasurably retarded Eng
land’s efforts in the war.
Gen. Bridges declared that the war
is no longer one of expeditions, but is
a struggle of nation against nation.
TURKS DRIVEN FROM
IMPORTANT POSITION
LONDON, April 24.—1 t is officially
announced today that the Turkish
forces in Mesopotamia have been driv
en ‘ from their positions between Sa
mara and Istabilat, the pursuing col
umns of the British occupying Samara
station yesterday.
Great quantities of munitions and
food supplies were captured by the
British troops, along with 16 locomo
tives and 224 railway trucks.
HILL HEAR LIRE!
MOTION ON FRIDAY
Judge Emory Speer, presiding in
the United States district court, will
on Friday hear arguments by counsel
on the motion for a new trial of Ma
thew M. Lowrey, former cashier of the
defunct Americus National Bank.
Lowrey was tried in October, 1915,
jn the federal court for defalcation
which resulted in the failure of the
institution of which he was cashier
and was sentenced to serve 5 years in
the federal prison.
A motion for a new trial was made
by his attorneys, the late Judge W. W.
Lambdin hearing the arguments. The
death of Judge Lambdin makes it nec
essary lor a re-argument of the mo
tion, and Judge Speer will preside at
the hearing to be held in Macon.
STANDARD OIL HEAD
DENIES All URGES
NEW YORY, April 24.—President
Bedford, of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, stated today that his
company knows of no artificial price
inflations in the gasoline industry.
He asserted that his company has
“scrupulously obeyed" the dissolution
deerjee of the United States supreme
court and declared that the operation
of this decree had not interfered with
the growth of the new companies.
President Bedford claims that the
present gasoline prices are based on
the law of supply and demand.
self points to arbitrary price fixing.
But the arbitrary character of the in
j equalities in price is conclusively
i demonstrated by the facts that as be-
I tween most of the territories there
j were no such differences in demand
mnd supply, and the margin between
cost and price was widely different in
; the different territories.”
Wholesale gasoline prices rose be
j tween 75 and 85 per cent, in 1915, says
, the report. Retail prices kept close
j behind them. The part increased de
. mand and scarcity of the product play
ed in the increase is shown in figures
i giving the increase in demand 38 per
jeent. in 1915, and the production seven
, per cent, below the year before,
j The Standard books show large
• earnings, says the report, as also was
■jevidenced by the enhanced stock mar
ket value of Standard securities.
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR AMERICUS LIGHT INFANTRY IS|NOW OPEN IN THIS CITY—THE NATION CALLS
AMERISISMEStRECORDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
WILL CELEBRATE
MEMORIAL DAY IN
FITTING MANPIER
The celebration of Memorial Day in
Americus this year will be particularly
appropriate, the program as arranged
by the Daughters of the Confederacy,
who have the affair in charge, con
taining many features of interest.
Judge John P. Ross, of Macon, one
of the foremost figures in Georgia, will
deliver the memorial address at the
exercises to be held in the high
school auditorium. These exercises
will be preceded by a parade in which
not only the Confederate veterans of
camp Sumter 'will participate, but
also the members of A. S. Cutts camp.
Sons of Veterans, cadets from the
Americus High school and the Third
District A. & M. school and various
ether organizations.
The parade will start from the
Americus Auto Company’s building on
Lamar street, Hr. Arthur Rylander
having the management of the event,
which will move at 10:30 a. m.
The order of the parade will be as
follows:
Pupils of Furlow Grammar school.
Americus High school cadets.
Confederate Veterans, in automo
biles.
Third District A. & M. Cadets.
Americus Fire Department.
Sons of Veterans.
Judge John P. Ross, and escort.
Mayor L. G. Council and Members of
City Council.
Daughter of the Confederacy.
Members G. 1. A.
The parade will move to the Con
federate monument at the corner of
Lee and Forsyth streets, where the
school children will sing appropriate
hvmns and wreaths will be deposited
on the monument in memory of the
departed heroes of the Confederacy.
The procession will then move to
the High school auditorium, where the
literary exercises will be held, begin
ning at 11 a. m.
The program for these exercises is
as follows:
Music —Philathea-Baraca Orchestra.
Prayer—Rev. Leroy Henderson.
Song—High School Double Sextette.
Delivery of Crosses of Honor.
Music—Philathea-Baraca Orchestra.
Introduction of Speaker—Stephen
Face.
Address —Judge John P. Ross, of
Macon.
Song—High School Double Sextette.
Benediction—Rev. George F. Brown.
Music —Philathea-Baraca Orchestra..
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EXPLOSI OCCURS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 24—An
explosion at the Cowburg plant of the
Aetna Explosive Company here at noon
today killed three powder workers.
Several other workmen are missing
and may be either dead of injured.
The cause of the explosion is as yet
unknown, although officials of the
company are conducting an investiga
tion.
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TWO MORE RECRUITS TOR
AMERICUS LICRE INFANTRY
Zera A. Littlejohn, Jr„ of this city,
and Samuel R. Jennings, of Plains,
left yesterday for Macon, having en
listed in the Americus Light Infantry
at the local recruiting station estab
lished a few days ago by Lieut J. E. B.
McLendon.
Both men will be quartered at the
training camp in Macon until they
have become proficient in drill, etc.,
and then will be transferred back to
Americus- to join Company I.
Thus far there have been seven en
listments in the Americus Light In
fantry, every ma nmeasuring up to a
high standard of requirement. About
25 more men are needed to make up
the complement of 100, the maximum
peace strength of the outfit.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 24, 1917
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4 A PROCLAMATION'. 4
4 *
4 To The Colored People of 4
♦ Americus: 4
4 The period beginning with 4
4 Tuesday, the 23rd day of April, 4
4 and ending on Sunday, the 28th. 4
4 has been designated as "National 4
4- Negro Health Week," and I de- 4
4 sire to call attention of the col- 4
4 ored people of Americus to the 4
4 necessity of putting their prem- 4
4 ises in as cleanly condition as 4
4 possible. v 4
4 Therefore, I, L. G. Council, as 4
4 mayor of the City of Americus, 4
4 hereby call upon all colored cit- 4
♦ izens to commence at once to re- 4
4 move all trash of any kind from 4
4 their premises, to use lime w r here 4
4 it is needed, and in future to 4
4 avoid as far as possible any ac- 4
4 sumulations that tend to attract 4
4 flies and mosquitoes, which are 4
4 conceded to be prolific sources of 4
4 disease. 4
4 Nothing will so promote the 4
4 health of a community as clean- 4
4 liness, and I shall expect the 4
4 colored citizens to observe the 4
4 “Clean-Up Week”, and co-operate 4
4 in every way with the city gov- 4
r ernment in preparing our city for 4
4 the summer season. 4
4 The city’s wagons will remove 4
4 all trash placed in front of 4
4 premises. L. G. COUNCIL, 4
4 Mayor. 4
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BRITISHim
PRESS FORWARD
THROUGH FINE
NEW YORK, April 24.—(Compiled
by Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)—ln the face of
some of the most desperate fighting
the Germans have shown during the
war and which seems to grow in in
tensity as the British forces approach
the Hindenburg line of defenses, the
Britons continue to maintain their
steady advance.
The official statement from London
today announces that the British gain
ed ground last night on a wide front
south of the Bapaume-Cambrai road,
crossing the St. Quentin canal at one
point.
Further to the north the villages of
Beaucamp, Villers and Pluich were
captured.
The British maintained all the terri
tory gained during the fierce fighting
of yesterday and also made substantial
progress near Monchy and Royeaux.
More than 1,500 prisoners have al
ready been counted as the result of
yesterday fighting.
The French artillery is engaged in
hammering the German defenses, but
no extended infantry engagements have
been undertaken during the last few
hours, although there has been more
or less active patrol fighting. Two
German counter attacks, launched In
an endeavor to win back some of the
ground taken In the allied advance,
were repulsed without difficulty.
THREE CARLOADS OF
ANTIQUES STOPPED FROM
SHIPMENT TO THE U. S.
MEXICO CITY. April 24.—The tak
| ing from the country without govern-
I ment authorization of objects of art or
rehaeological interest which have been
in the churches has been strictly pro
hibited on the ground that such ob
jects are the property of the nation.
Copies or duplicates must be approved
before they can be exported.
Three carloads of alleged antiquities
and objects of art recently shipped
from here to the United States have
been stopped at under the rul
ing. The shipment will be examined
by an agent of the director of arts.
TO HAYE PARIS STREETS
LIT BY OIL LAMPS
PARIS. April 24.—Owing to the scar
city of coal, preparations are being
made to have the streets of Parts lit
by oil lamps. Should the coal short
age become more acute, further re
striction of the supply of gas and elec
tricity to private houses is expected.
MAY FESTIVAL TO
RE A FEATURE ON
NEXT TUESDAY
Elaborate preparations are being
made at the Furlow Grammar school
for the May Day Festival, which is to
be held on Tuesday morning of next
week, which is May Day.
Miss Lena Hardy, instructor in mu
sic in the Americus public schools,
has the program in charge and many
interesting features have been pro
vided for this gala occasion.
Each room in the grammar school is
to be represented on the program in
folk dances, which Include interpreta
tions of Indian Scotch and Swedish
dances, along with a Red Cross dance
which is in accord with the nation
wide movement now agitated by this
mighty organization. The May Pole
dance will be presented also.
Gymnastic exhibitions by the boys of
the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh grades
will also provid efeatures of special in
terest, while a military drill has also
been arranged as one event on the
program.
Miss Huleti Humber has been chosen
“May Queen” for the festival and Miss
Mary Bowers will represent the “Spirit
of America” in the dances and tab
leaux.
The entertainment is designed to
combine the spirit of spring festivity
with that of patriotic fervor and the
decorations will carry out the double
Idea, the Stars and Stripes being much
in evidence.
The patrons of the school are cor
dially Invited to attend the exercises.
On the same day the pupils of the
domestic science department, under the
direction of Miss Nina McKean, will
give an exhibit of the work done by
j them during the year. The art work
j done by pupils under the direction of
! Miss Martha Wheatley will also be
i placed on exhibition at this time, while
the manual training department direct
ed by R. M. Smith is to make an ex
hibit us well.
SPLENDID EXAMPLES OF
AZTEC TILE WORK ARE
UNCOVERED IN MEXICO
I
MEXICO CITY, April 24.—Recent
i excavations in Mexico City in Reloj
and Maria Teresa streets have uncov
| ered fifty-five epierdid examples of
• Aztec tile work. These liles form a
j portion of what once was a floor of the
, grand temple of Tenoxtiian and por
tray the mythological wars and dances
jof the Aztec gods. As the rainy seas
|on is approaching during which the
' tiles might be damaged they have been
removed from the ruins to the Depart
| ment of Archaelogical Monuments.
i
PREDICTS FAILURE
OF CONSCRIPT BILL
j WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.
Speaker Clark, receiving a delegation
representing the National Security
League, an organization opposed to the
Wilson administration’s proposed “se
j lective draft” plan of conscription, to
! day predicted the bill would never
! pass congress. Both houses of the
j law-making body are debating the
] measure today.
INSANE NEERESS TAXEN
TO STATE HOSPITAL TODAY
Bertha Lee Glover, a negro woman
about 19 years of age, was taken to
the state hospital for the insane at
Milledgeville this morning, haring
been taken Into custody of Sheriff Har
vey a day or two ago.
The woman was adjudged insane at
a hearing held yesterday before Ordi
nary John A. Cobb. She has periods
of violent insanity and is considered
dangerous.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Summers, ac
companied by Assistant Fire Chief J.
B Parker, made the trip by auto to
Mil edgeville to carry the negress.
WILSON SICK! IMA
BONO ISSUE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.
President Wilson this morning signed
the war bond bill authorizing the sale
of five billion dollars worth of gov
ernment bonds and the issuance of two
billion dollars’ worth of treasury cer
tificates.
This tremendous bond issue, the
largest in the history of the world,
was provided for in a measure, which
passed both houses of congress last
week.
Already arrangements have been
made by the twelve federal land banks
recently established, to subscribe to a
lerge portion of this bond issue, while
other banking institutions throughout!
the country have signified their inten-1
tion to take their share.
GERMANS PLAN TO
START REVOLUTION
RIO DH JANERIO, Brazil, April 24.
Telegrams from Parana received here
this afternoon confirm previous per
sistent reports that German subjects in
the south of Brazil are concentrating
in the state of Santa Catharina, where
a German insurrection against Brazil
ian authority is believed to be immi
nent. The government it is believed,
lias already dispatched a force of reg
ulars to Santa Catharina to handle the
situation there.
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OCCURS THIS WEEK
On Friday and Saturday of this
week will be held the Americus Dis
trict Sunday School institute, at which [
will be present delegates from every
Methodist Sunday school throughout
this section.
The gathering is to he held at El
lavHle and the two-day session has
been carefully arranged with a view
to including in the program features!
of extraordinary interest to Sunday
school workers.
Dr. J. H. Therrell, field secretary of,
]the South Georgia conference, will be,
!in attendance at the institute, while
1 other well known Sunday school work
ers will have prominent parts on the
program.
T. M. Furlow, of this city, is sched
uled to speak on “The Superintendent
and His Work.”
The various Methodist Sunday i
schools in the Americus district will
*he represented by one or more dele-1
! gates and plans will be discussed rela-
Jtive to the state Sunday school con-;
j vention to be held in Savannah next
J month.
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I “LITTLE BOB” JONES ADDED
NEW LAUREL TO REPUTATION
ATLANTA, Ua., April 24.—“ Little
I Bob” Jones, Atlanta's fifteen-year-old
I golf prodigy who created a sensation
lin the national championship tourna
: ment at Philadelphia last summer, and
| who bids fair to become a second
Chick Evans In a very few years, has
just added a fresh laurel to his crown.
In the Scott Hudson tournament be
ing played this week on the East Lake
course in this city, “Little - Bob” has
hung up a new amateur record for the
course, with a score of 70 for the
eighteen holes, going out in 32 and
coming back in 38.
j Every southern golfer who has play
jet. on the East Lake course will ap»-
: preciate the fact that this record is
.truly a wonder, not only for a boy,
i but for any grown-up golf player, as
.the East Lake course is probably the
most difficult in the South.
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! ♦ DAILY WEATHER FORECAST ♦
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♦ The weather forecast for Amer- ♦
♦ lew* and vicinity follows: ♦
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4 FAIR today and tomorrow. 4
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FRANCE SENDS
COMMISSION TO
DISGUSSJ LANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.
The state department announced this
morning the safe arrival of the French
commission which has been sent to the
United States to confer with repre
sentatives of the allied nations in the
arrangement of definite plans whereby
America will take an active part in the
European struggle.
The French commission includes
some of the most notable figures of
France, being headed by Minister of
Justice Vivian i, who embodies the
highest type of French democracy.
Marshal Joffre, one of the greatest mil
itary figures of the present war, is an
other member of the commission, while
Vice Admiral Choprat is also one of
the representatives of the French gov
ernment.
General Joffre is the only man In
France since the Franco-Prusslan war
to hear the illustrious title of "Mar
shal of France.” His services have
been placed at the disposal of the
United States, whom he comes to ad
vise as to the best way to organize,
discipline, equip and perhaps transport
to Europe the greatest army the Unit
ed States has ever called Into being.
Vice Admiral Choprat has a most
intimate knowledge of naval ordnance
and is said to know as much of sub
marine warfare as any man in the
French navy.
United States naval men are anxious
to consult him with regard to plans
for trapping German submarines.
The conferences between the repr
sntatives of the allied governments
and the United States commissioners
will be commenced within a few days,
as'soon as the other delegations arrive
in Washington.
The British commissioners, who
have taken quarters in the national
capital, have already made some pre
liminary arrangements and are ac
quainting themselves fully with the
exact status of affairs as regards the
entrance of the United States into the
European conflict.
The British commission announced
that its purpose in coming to this
] country was purely one of co-operation
and the direction of the conferences
would rest largely with the American
I government. At the same time Amcr
i ican officials convinced the British that
this country is fully dedicated to ev
ery possible effort against the com
mon foe.
Mr. Balfour, it also was stated, will
make several public statements during
j his stay as to the English point ot
1 view and will attempt to remedy any
! misconceptions he may find existing ,
i Vice President Marshall invited him to
| address the senate, but it is improba-
I ble he will appear before congress,
1 unless, perhaps, with French Minister
of Justice Viviani. Arrangements are
being made for him to see members
of the press W r ednesday.
Last night's dinner at the white
house was the climax of an eventful
, day. Mr. Balfour, British Ambassador
I Spring-Rice and all the ranking mem
bers of the British commission were
invited to meet the president and Mrs.
I Wilson, the members of the cabinet.
Chief Justice White, the advisory com
mittee of the council of national de
fense, Secretary Tumulty and Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, cousin of the
president. At the same time other
members of the commission were be
ing entertained at dinner at the Six
teenth street mansion occupied by Mr.
| Balfour’s immediate party.
Duke of Abruzzl Coming.
ROME, April 24.—1 t Is expected that
the Duke of Abruzzl will head the Ital
ian commission to be sent to the Unit
ed States to confer with the represent
wilted governments regarding the part
to be taken by America in the Euro
pean war.
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j SOUTH OBAN6E AVIATOR
KILLED IN BATTLE IX FRANCE
PARIS. April 24.— Corporal Ronald
j Hoskier, a native of South Orange, N.
J., and one of the star aviators of the
American flying squadron attached to
the French army, was killed in action
today.
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