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A Southern Newspaper for Southern People FORTY-FIRST YEAR—NUMBER 137. NATION-WIDE TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE ON WOMEN TO OPEN DRIVE FOR S. A.; $3,000 IS ASKED FROM AMERICUS Planes to Fly Over City When Canvass Starts at 9 A. M.. The drive for the Salvation Army in Americus will take place in the res idence districts of the city beginning at 9 o’clock Thursday morning, and the canvass of the business section will be undertaken by the Rotary club immediately folowing the club’s weekly mid-day luncheon, or about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Planes from Souther Field will fly over the city as the drive starts. Announcement to this effect was made today by Rev. Silas Johnson, chairman for Sumter county. The can vass of the residence section will be in charge of the women of the city, committees having been organized for the work by the Woman’s club, the Associated Charities and the Mission ary societies of the various churches. I If Sumter’s quota of $5,000 is to be realized according to Chairman John son, $3,000 must be raised in Ameri cus. It is expected that this will be attained in the one-day’s The following statement on the drive was issued today by Chairman Johnson, in which he called for sev eral more workers and cars: Chairman’s Statement. ‘The drive for funds for the Sal vation army and home service funds opens in the city of Americus tomor row, Thursday, June 12. Several planes will fly over the city at the beginning of the drive dropping lit erature and doing many other stunts in the interest of the drive. “The committees from the Wo man’s club, the Associated Charities and the Missionary societies of the different churches will meet at the chamber of commerce at 9 o’clock ' and will go from this meeting to the residence section of the city. The committees from the Rotary club will go from their noon luncheon to the business section of the city to complete the drive. “We have tried from time to time to make plain the purpose of this drive, but allow us again to state that if the quota is raised every dol lar o fthis money will be kept and used in the county. It will also be used so as to get the greatest return for the amount invested of any or ganization we know. The salaries of the Salvation army lassies being only $8.50 per week. “It is not the desire of the Salva tion Army to duplicate any work that is being done by an other organiza tion, neither do we want to work against any other organization, but we want to do a work that is not be ing done, and to do this is co-opera tion with the churches and the other organizations of the city. “The City of Americus will have to subscribe at east $3,000 if this quota is to be raised and we appeal to you to think over the matter now and be ready when the comittee calls upon you to give your subscription cheerfully. No kind of pressure will be brought to bear upon any one. It is and will continue to be a free-will offering. Many o fyou have the cards already; sign them now and have ready when the committee calls. This will help them so much. “We need at least ten more work ers for the canvass of the residence section. We need two or three more cars. Phone your name down to the Chamber of Commerce now if you can help or furnish your car. Remem ber the committee meets promptly at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. “If you desire further information call me at Chamber of Commerce. I will be in the office till 11 o’clock tonight. “Americus cannot afford to fail. We expect every one to do their duty. “SILAS JOHNSON.” EX-SENATOR SPOONER DEAD NEW YORK, June 11.— (By Asso ciated Press). — John C. Spooner, for mer United States Senator from Wis consin, died at his home here last night. j\x/ EAI H E RJO REC AST. For Georgia.—Fair tonight and probably Thursday. STATE HIGHWAY LEGISLATION IN PERIL, ASSERTS GA. PRESIDENT Henderson A peals for Quick Action in S. Georgia Districts It was announced this afternoon that J. Lewis Ellis has accepted the chairmanship for Sumter county of the Georgia State Highways associa tion, and would begin at once organ izing the county to line it up behind the Assembly Highway bill, which is being supported by the association. He will make a canvass for individ ual memberships in the association, following which a mass meeting is planned. That the state is in danger of ob taining no highway legislation at all at the coming session of the legis- j lature was the statement made at the I meeting of the commissioners of the chamber of commerce yesterday by ; I.eland J. Henderson, of Columbus, president of the Georgia State High ways association, who was here on a trip which he is starting through Sout’ Georgia in an effort to obtain I action on the part of organizers to whom had been delegated the respon sibility of arousing the interest of the public in demanding adequate highway legislation this year. After briefly presenting the high way bill prepared by the majority of the state highw’ay commission, which is backed by the Highways associa tion President Henderson said: “Up to the time of the recent or ganization meeting of automobile dealers in Macon, at which this pro posed legislation was indorsed, I was confident that there would be no dif ficulty encountered in getting action on this majority bill. Since then, however, I have visited four or five ; districts in the state and talked people to get their views, and I con fess that I am forced to the conclu sion that there is grave danger of no legislation being obtained at this ses sion of the assembly. There are sever al reasons for this, the chief of which is the failure of the people of the state to concentrate on one bill which we had hoped to put through. Inaction in South Georgia. “I find that a great deal of the danger is chargeable to South Geor gia. The North Georgia districts, with I one or two exceptions, are organized . well, but in South Georgia I find very j little has ben done. The time is ' short and we must have action at i once or it will be too late, for if we Ido not get a highway bill through ! early in the session, by July 15 at the latest, experience has shown that there is small ch?nee of get‘:ng one ; through at all. “We are now attempting to organ : ize every county in the state quick ly, before it is entirely too late. We (are circulating petitions which we I are askng the influential men of i the community to sign, pledging their support to the highway bill as pre ; pared and favored by the majority of I the state highway commission. All ; I the members of the legislature are J asked to sign this petition, which ! gives us in advance a definite line 1 ion the various members. Yesterday I we launched a promising organization in Looly county, and I am appealing to you gentlemen to see that Sumter county is organized at once. “This matter is of vast importance to your county. This highway bill proposes a state highway system which provdes for at least two per manent highways radiating from ev ■ ery county seat in Georgia, with four such highways in those counties hav ing two or more representatives in the assembly. Refund on Duplications. “These highways are to be built out of state funds and if they duplicate any of the highways which you have already paved, the money will be re funded by the state to be used else where in your county, thus greatly adding to your paved highways at no additional cost. “We do not claim this bill is per -1 feet, but it is the best we have been : able to devise. It has been submit ted to the highway engineer of ev ery state in the union and without exception pronounced superior to the minority report bill, which I is favored by Judge Patterson, the dissenting member of the highway E RIC U S;.Z thetimestrecorder fej] PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE Relief is Near By Morris , A fflli 1 mLj Hi v - i ' / Prohibit on i i ,L ' 1 I - ( w /j W. J. BRYAN TO SPEAK HERE IN LIQUOR FIGHT William Jennings Bryan, three times the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States, the first secretary of state under President Wilson, will speak in Amer icus Friday afternoon of next week, June 20, at 3 o’clock. The “Com moner” will appear at the First Baptist church under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League, speak ing on the subject, “Work Accom plished and Task Before Us.” Col. Bryan is touring the nation in the interest of the fight on liquor and this is one of a large number of speeches he is making. Former Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, of Tennessee, who recently spoke here, is a part of the same organization. Col. Bryan has been in American politics for more than a quarter of a century and has aided in every re form accomplished during that time. During all his life Colonel Bryan has been a total abstainer. During recent years he has devoted almost his entire time and attention to the advocacy of national prohibition. Although he has been before the public for a quarter of a century, he is said to be still without an equal for eloquence on the American plat form. No charge will be made for the lecture, the public being invited. The local arrangements are being made by J. M. Bryan. commission. It has been endorsel by the State Highways association, the Georgia County Commissioners, the Auto Dealers’ association, the Geor gia Automobile association, and other organizations. It is something definite and tangible to work for and the best that has yet been proposed. It is now too late to attempt to change it, and so we are building our organization to have it passed.’’ Joseph Perkins, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, is the vice president for the Third Congressional district, having been appointed at the organization meeting of the State Highways association in Ma con many weeks ago. He was urged by President Henderson to perfect an organization in each county at once. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 11, 1919. ( Lady Speeders of City Warned By Police Chief < rj LEASE tell the ladies of j > 1 Americus that they must 5 : > quit speeding or the police will ; ! s have to stop them,” said Chief of < ( Police Johnson today to a repor- < ? ter ' < < "A number of lady drivers have < < become very careless and run < > their cars at a very high rate of ) ) speed, which is very dangerous and ,) S a violation of the law. We would ) < very much regret to have to s < make a case against any of them, < ? and have refrained thus far, hop- ( ' > ing that they would stop it, but ? > the condition has become so bad > | s that if they do not stop at once we S j will have to begin making cases.” j BONDS DEFEATED IN DOOLY; TOO FEW VOTES CAST Telephone reports from Vienna this afternoon indicated that the highway bond proposal was defeated in Dooly county yesterday, the first Georgia county in which the federal aid pro posal has not carried. The failure of the bonds was said to have resulted from a too small number of votes be ing cast to give the required major ity of registerd voters. It was indi cated that more than two-thirds of those voting were for bonds. The commissoners were in session this afternoon to canvass the re turns. SMALL FIRE TRUCK IS INCAPACITATED A DAY A broken part in the c’utch has put the srr:“’.l fire truck, wbic.n is a combination hose and chemical wa gon, out of business for a couple of days. The new part has ben ship ped by express from Utica, N. Y., and is expectel to arrive by Thursday morning. In the meantime the truck is being given a thorough overhaul ing by Chief Naylor and his crew, a new gasoline gravity tank being in stalled and other improvements and repairs made. AUSTRIA IN GRIP OFDESPAIR.NOTE TELLS ALLIES [ PARIS, June 11.— (By Associat ied Press.) —Austrian Chancellor , Renner, head of the peace mission I has sent a letter to the peace confer [ ence, complaining of the “hard con i ditions” imposed on his country, I which he says, “is overwhelmed with [ despair,” and pointing out the’ com [ plexity of the Austrian frontier ques i tion. I NO FIXED SUM TO BE ; NAMED FOR GERMANS. > PARIS, June 11.— (By Associat ed Press:) —Reply to the German counter proposals as agreed upon | by the peace conference heads re fuses the German request for a mandate for the former German col" | onies, it was learned today. The reparations portions of the reply, which were completed, do not fix the 1 total sum the Germans must pay. EARLY DECISION IN 1 REPLY EXPECTED PARIS, June 10.—(Tuesday.).— (By Associated Press.) —Announce- ment was made after the meeting of ' the Council of Four this afternoon that there was hope of a compara tively early decision on the reply of the Allies to Germany. It was said an agreement in principle was reached on the reparation clauses to the effect that no denite sum to be paid by Germany would be fixed in the treaty. GERMAN TREATY DELAYS PAST WITH AUSTRIA. PARIS, June 10.— (Tuesday.)— (By Associated Press.)—-Little pro gress is being made in drafting the missing articles of the treaty with Austria, owing to the greater urgen cy of completing negotiations with the Germans. The same waiting at titude is being observed regarding the Hungarian treaty, parts of which are already in print. The text of the treaty itself is not changed but the reply contains assu rances to Germany regarding the method of the reparation process ex plaining its workable arrangement. President Wilson fought strenuous ly to inlude a fixed total sum in the TREATY BROUGHT TO NEW YORK BY DAVISON, ROOT TELLS PROBERS Got Copy Because of his Pro er Interest in the Red Cross WASHINGTON June 11—(By As sociated Press.) —Elihu Root, former secretary of state, appearing today at his own suggestion before the sen ate foreign relations committee, tes tified that for several weeks he had had a copy of the German treaty, giv en him by Henry P. Davison of the Morgan banking house. Mr. Root explained how Mr. Davi son got the treaty because of his le gitimate interest n the Red Cross, which is involved in the treaty. Mr. Davison also took the stand and said that only he and Root had read his copy of the treaty. J. P. Morgan, who followed, said he had never seen a copy of the treaty. Frank A. Vanderlip, former presi dent of the National City Bank, also testified he had never seen the treaty. SCHOOL GIRL WEDS AND IS DENIED DIPLOMA ATLANTA, June 11.—A pretty young Atlanta matron, Mrs. Harold Sweet, formerly Miss Thelma Phil lipe, must struggle through life without having a diploma from the Girls’ High school, where she has finished the prescribed course of study. Nothing the matter, it seems, except that the young lady secretly married a returned soldier some few months ago, and that the announcement was made prior to the graduation exercises. It seems that the secret came out when her husband contracted pneu monia and she went to the hospital to nurse him. His malady perma nently impaired his health and the prospect of having to work forced the young lady to apply tb the Board of Education for a diploma, which she thought might enable her to'obtain a better position. The strict rule of the Board of Ed ucation was invoked, however, and (she will not receive one. GEORGIA GIRLS OFF TO TOUR U. S. BY AUTO ATLANTA, June 11.—Two’ At lanta girls, Nell Paris and Bell Lee, cranked up their touring car Tues day morning and left Atlanta for their proposed tour of the United States, unaided, unchaperoned, and without escort. They expect to go direct to Washington, where they will see the sights and then visit New York, going west to Chicago along the Great Lakes route and to the coast along the Canadian Pacific railway. Returning they state that they will travel the sunset and gulf sec tions. Each of them state that they anticipate no difficulties along the way, as they have been working and studying the mechanism of their car in a local plant for some time. DISTRICT CONFERENCE MEETS AT SMITHVILLE The Americus Methodist confer ence met today at Smithville, to be in sesison for three days. Leading Methodists from churches in all 'parts of the district were present, among them being a number from Americus. The local churches were represent ed by the following: Rev. Guyton Fisher, Rev. Silas Johnson, Dr. R. P. Glenn, Neon Buchanan, R. P. Stackhouse and T. M. Furlow. COMMANDERY MEETING There will be a call meeting pf De- Molay Commandery, No. 5, Knights Templar, this evening at 8 o’clock. All Sir Knights are requested to be present. The Red Cross degree will be conferred at this meeting. Any visiting Knights in the city will receive a hearty welcome. W. F. SMITH, Eminent Commander. FRANK J. PAYNE, Recorder. reparation clause and the close of the decision leaves \him unchanged, it is said, in the belief that is the best plan. HOME EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. WESTERN UNION WIRES WORKING, BUT POSTAL IS BADLYCRIPPLED No Messages Being Re ceived or Taken Here by Mackay System The nation-wide strike of unioa telegraphers went into effect at 8 ’c’clock Central time this morning. The result, so far as Americus was con cerned, was that after that hour no messages were accepted or delivered by the local office of the Postal Tel egraph company which was involved in the strike today for the first time. There appeared to be no change in the service over the Western Union, however, the strike having already been on against this company in the South for several days. Locally there was no walkout of telegraphers, there being no mem bers of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America in the employ of either company here. Manager Wil liamson of the Postal, stated that while no business was being handled by his company in this section there were indications that the trouble between the Postal and the operators might be speedily adjusted, when nor mal conditions would be restored. NATION WIDE STRIKE EFFECTIVE AT 8 A. M. CHICAGO, June 11.— (By Associ ated Press.) —The nation-wide strike of Union Commercial telegraphers called by S. J. Konenkamp, interna tional president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America be came effective at 8 o’clock this morn ing Central time. The companies af fected are the Western Union, Pos tal and Ameriacn Telephone and Tele graph company and a number of smal ler companies in various parts of the country. Issues involved in the strike include the right to organize and bargain col lectively wages, and working condi tions. BUSINESS AS USUAL, SAYS J, WESTERN UNION HEAD. NEW YORK, June 11.— (By Asso ciated Press.) —Reports from the 7 divisions of the Western Union Tele graph Co., throughout the United States and maritime provinces, show ed a full force of operators on duty two hours after the strike was call ed, President Carlton announced to day. . , “We are handling business through out the country without serious in terruption anywhere,” he said. Edward Reynolds, general manager of the Postal Telegraph company said this morning that conditions were satisfactory from the company’s standpoint and that traffic was “mov ing along in good shape.” He said the strike was “not giving as much trou ble.” , Contrary claims were made by Per cy Thomas, vice-president of the union and in charge of headquarters here. He said that early but incom plete reports indicated the strike was u success. , 1 — 6 ATLANTA, June 11. — (By Asso ciated Press.) —Aside from the call ing out of the union employes of the Postal Telegraph company the na tion-wide strike of union telegraphers this morning apparently produced lit tle effect upon Atlanta and the South where the walk-out of key men had In Atlanta fifteen operators of the Postal company and twelve of additional employes of the Western Union struck, union leaders asserted- Reports from Tampa, Jacksonville, Augusta, Charlotte, Birmingham, New Orleans and other cities indicated that the Postal was practically the only company affecte d seriously and that it was receiving business “sub ject to delay.” j fhECOTTON MARKET | LOCAL SPOT Good Middling 31 1-4 cents. NEW YORK FUTURES. Prev. Close Open High Low Close July 31.40 31.20 30.60 31.17 Oct. 30.63 30.60 30.47 29.88 30.47 Dec. ..30.35 30.0 30.17 341.47 30.17