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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
Jokes on Army
Y. NJ. c. A. Are
Ordered off Stage

NEW YORK, May 23.-Vaudeville
performers on the Keith circuit must
in future eliminate from their roper
torres all jokes which might cast
any reflection on the work of the Y. NJ.
c. A. overseas, according to an order
just issuedb y Edward F. Albee, pres
ident of the B. F. Keith circuit.
simultaneously with the signing of
the official order, Mr.. Albee wrote a
letter to A. G. Knebel, associate gem
eral secretary of the National War
Work council, Y. NJ. c. A, expressing
his regrets that any of the members
of the Keith circuit should have been
guilty of such a practice, and ex-
pressing the highest regard COR the
Y. NJ. C. A, and its overseas work
Great events usually leave in their
trail some criticism writes Mr.. All
bee, but we are a broad-minded peo-
pie and to nurse unfounded and UNI
tried criticism would not become us.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
cations devotion, energy and self
sacrifice to the alienation of suffer
ing humanity and for the comfort and
welfare of the soldiers in every part
of the world has been so glorious and
of such magnitude that one cannot
believe that anyone would conscien-
tiously criticize its great work or re-
fer to it in any way. except in the
most laudatory terms.
Il have talked with hundreds of
soldiers-I might say through my en-
ployes we have talked with thousands
of them, who visit our theaters each
week, especially the wounded to whom
We give an entertainment one morn
ing of each week, and we have not
pu to the present time heard one adj
verse criticism.
"On the contrary there has been
nothing but unstinted praise for the
self sacrifice and the heroic deeds
performed as stretcher bearers and
other dangerous volunteer work by
those who went abroad in the service
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
City Marshal Sales.

GEORGIA., Sumter County.
VIII be sold before the courthouse
door in the City of Americas, Sumter
county, Georgia, on the first Tuesday
in June, 1919, between the legal hours
of sale, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property, to-
wit:
One storehouse and lot situated on
the west side of Hampton street, and
known as Number 1926 Hampton street,
bounded north by property Of the de-
PENDANT, Annie Bowden, south by prop
erty of Thomas Harold, west by
property of Thomas Harold, east by
Hampton street. Size of above describ-
ed property being 39x75 feet, and lev
led on as the property of the defend
ant, Annie Bowden, to satisfy certain
tax fl ia for the year 1918, issued
by E. j. Eldridge, Clerk and Treas
urer of Americas, Georgia, in favor of
the Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus vs.. Annie Bowden Tenant in
possession notified as required by law
This Sth day of April, 1919
C. B. POUNCEY, City Marshal.
Also at the same time and place will
sell one house and lot situated on the
east side of Dismuke street, and
known as Number Gil Dismuke street
bounded north by property of Evans
Bright, east bv property If ". r. Wal
lis, south by property of Sarah Smith
and Guss Grist, west by Dismuke
street ;size of the above described lot
being 4Sx115 feet, and levied on as
the property of the defendant, Matte
Cooper, to satisfy certain fl ia is
sued by E. J. Eldridge, Clerk and
Treasurer of the City of Americas,
Georgia, in favor If the Mayor and
City Council of An2r.cus. VS.. Matte
Cooper, for the cost Of installing and
the maintenance Of one Health
Guard Sanitary Privy Tenant in
possession notified a.; the law requires
G. B. POUNCEY, city Marshal
Also will sell at the same time AMI
place, one house and lot situated on
the west side of VIM street, and
known as Number 405 VIM street,
bounded south by property of the de-
PENDANT, Rocky Hardy, north 0y prop
erty of the defendant, Rocky Hardy,
west by property of G. NJ. Council, east
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Also at the same time and place
Will sell one house and lot situated
the west side of North Lee street.
and known as number 724 Lee street
bounded south by property of Carrie
Bartlett, north by property of Minnie
Harvey, west by property of j. W.
Sheffield east by Lee street.
Size of the above described property
being 60x237 feet and levied on as the
property of the defendant, Sherman
Barlow to satisfy a 1918 city tax fl ia
issued by E. J. Eldridge clerk and
treasurer of the city of Americas,
Georgia, in favor of the mayor and
city council of Americas We. Sherman
Barlow
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of the law.
This 9th day of April, 1919.
c. B. POUNCY, City Marshal.
Also at the same time and place
will sell one house and lot situated
on the south side of Peppermint alley
and known as number lit Peppermint
alley, bounded east by property of the
defendant, Celia Cotton, west by prop
erty of Marindy Daniel. northby Pep
erty of Marindy Daniel, northby Pep
permint alley.
Size of the above described lot being
54x105 feet and levied on as the prop
erty of the defendant Celia Cotton, to
satisfy two tax fl fas fer tae years
1917-191S and issued by e. j. Eldridge,
clerk and treasure of the city of Amer
les, Georgia in favor of the mayor and
city council of Americas VS.. Celia Cot
ton.
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of the law.
This 9th day of April, 1879
c. B. POUNCY. City Ma cshel.
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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1919.
GEORGIA, sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Under an order passed by the Hon.
orable Court of Ordinary at the NAV
Term, 1919, there win be sold before
the courthouse door in the CITY of
Americas. said state and county on.
the first Tuesday in June, 1919. be-
tween the legal hours of sale, the,
following property, to-wit: A certain,
house and lot at the northeast corner
of Lee and Church streets in the City
of Americas, said state and county,.
and bounded as follows: North bv
property of Hugh Mize, east by prop.
erty of Mrs. G.. S. Nix, south by
Church street, and west by Lee street
said property being offered and sold az
the property of A, L Smith, deceased.
Terms of sale, Cash.
T. L. SUMMERS,
AS Administrator of the Estate of A.
L. Smith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23

of the mayor and council of the city
of Americas VS.. Green Hawkins.
Tenant in possession notified as re-
CURED by law.
This 22nd day of April, 1919.
C. B. POUNCY, City Marshal
Also at the same time and place
[ will sell one lot or parcel of land
situated on the east side of alley run
ming from Lamar street to Mrs. w. G.
Barrows' property, bounded north by
property of Mrs. S. H. McGhee, south
by property of defendant, Mrs Ella
Clarke, east by property of the de-
PENDANT Mrs. Ella Clark, west by said
alley
Size of the above described property
36x90 feet and levied on as the prop
erty of Mrs. Ella Clark to satisfy Ger
tain tax fl fas issued by L. J. I3ldridge
clerk and treasurer of the city of Am
ericus Georgia, il ia ror Of the mayor
and city council of Americas VS.. Mrs.
Ella Clark.
To. ant in posses st@n ntificd as re-
quired by law.
lis It'll day of Ap ii 10
Also at the same time and place
will sell the following described prop
erty, to-wit: 20 cans May Day En-
glish peas, "a cans Star" brand Sar-
dimes, 80 cans Banjo" brand salmon,
I cans sugar" corn, 46 cans condens-
ed milk and cream, Is cans "Delicia'
brand sausage and hash, II cans of
"Hirsh's' tomato soup, 16 cans of
Gold Bar peaches, II cans Cain
brand potted ham, 5 cans of pie
peaches. I cans Bonita" corn syrup,
(pint cans). four half gallon cans
"Signet" syrup, Is cans "Danfuski'
oysters, II cans Armour's peaches, one
pair "Stubler' computing scales, one
show case, size of said show case being
80 inches high, 10 inches wide, 38
inches long, with wooler n"se. The
above described prop >-.v levie Lu :
the property of the defendant, Charles
Wesley, to satisfy a special license fl
ia issued by E. j. Eldiridge clerk and
treasurer of the city of Americas, Ga,
in favor of the mayor and city council
of Americas VS.. Charles Wesley.
Tenant in possession notified in
terms of the law.
This 23rd day of April, 1919.
C. B. POUNCY, City Marshal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
Officials Share Woes
of Awakened Ones

MACON, May 23.-True to their
word, indignant citizens living in the
Ash street section are calling alder
men and councilmen in the early hour
of the morning whenever passing loco
motives, awaken them with their shrill
whistles. When the mayor, council
man or alderman sleepily answered
his phone, comes this message:
Just thought | would call up and
let you know that a train whistle has
just walked me up These residents
insist that they will continue to waken
city officials until an ordinance giving
them relief IL adopted. tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
These DAYS of Hysteria,

1t is claimed that chess playing is
dying out. In the old days, when hys-
terra did not have possession of the
land and the inhabitants thereof, chess
playing was quite popular. Now we
are steam-heated civilization, with no
time for study for the mere delight of
learning Remember when Paul Muir
ply of New Orleans was the chess
wizard of the world?-Los Angeles
Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
PRESBYTERIANS
TO Get CHEAP
RATES TO MEET

ATLANTA, May Announcement
was made here today by the Southern
Passenger Traffic committee of special
rates OF one and one third rate for the
round trip for delegates to the great
parallel conventions Laymens mission
airy movement and Woman's Auxiliary
of the Southern Presbyterian church,
which are To be held in Atlanta on
June 10, II and y. Delegates will have
to take receipts from the railroad
agent when buying the full rate tickets
to Atlanta and these receipts will be
signed at the convention by designat-
ed official and vised by special agent
of the railroad all of which will be
arranged at the convention.
A program is being arranged with
speakers and conference leaders Of
national reputation in the Presbyterian
church and others both men and wom-
en-. 1t will probably be one of the most
brilliant arrays of speakers ever
brought together in the south at one
of speakers were announced today:
Rev. Theron H. Rice, professor in
Union Pathological Seminary, Rich
mond, Va; Rev Egbert W. Smith, d. d.
executive secretary Foreign Missions,
Nashville Tenn; Rev. H. H. Sweets.
D. D., executive secretary Christian
Education and Ministerial relief Louis
vile. KY; Rev Homer Mcmillan, D. d.
secretary of home missions; Rev. R.
H. McCaslin, D. D.. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Montgomery
Ala, who was recently appointed on a
commission by the governor of Alaba-
ma to consider conditions in the south;
Rev Chas. H. Pratt, d. D., secretary
interchurch world movement, New
York City; Rev. Lewis H. CHATTER D.
D.. Bible teacher, East Orange, n. j.;
Rev. w. r. Dobyns, D. D., pastor First
church, ST. Joseph, Mo. Mr.. Karl Leh-
man. southern state secretary of Chris
tian Endeavour: Rev. Gilbert Glass,
Richmond, Va; Rev. V. D. McGeachy,
Decatur, Ga: Rev. H. c. 0strum, To-
kushima. Japan; Captain NJ L. Swine
heart, Kwangju, Korea, treasurer of
the Korean mission; Alfred D. Mason,
of Memphis. Tenn, who as a member
of the executive committee of foreign
missions was recently appointed to
visit Mexico for the purpose of loca-
ting and establishing new work of the
Presbyterian church there: J. B. Spill
man, Columbia, S. C.;Rev J. Layton
Mauze, D. D. Huntington, W Va; DR..
Marion McH. Hull, Atlanta; Robert C.
McQuilkin, Philadelphia, Pa; J. Camp
bell White, New York City; w. F.
Doughty. New York. secretary of the
in.erchurch world movement for the
department of spiritual resources;
George Innis, Philadelphia; DR.. F. NJ
Poteat, New York City, one of the sec
retaries of the laymen's missionary
movement of the United States and
Canada: Capt, F. L. Slaymaker, secre-
tary of the laynen's missionary move
ment Athens; DIR. J. P McCallie, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; c. T. Paxon, Jackson.
yiiiefi Fla; Nat Harrison, Petersburg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
ainter PlaysHavoc
With Dalton Sign

DALTON, May ga sign over a To-
cal drug store has just become an
object of such interest because of a
partial change in it caused by pain
ter. who under contract to paint the
side wall, suddenly quit when a ques-
ton arose as to the party who should
pay for the painting
The old sign read:
MITCHELL'S PHARMACY
DRUGS AND PRESCRIPTIONS.
With the painters work only partial
ly finished it now reads:
HELL'S PHARMACY
DRUGS AND PRESCRIPTIONS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Martha Stanfeld Trammell VS.. Will
liam w. Trammell. Libel for Divorce.
Returnable to May Term, 1919, Sum-
ter Superior Court. To William w.
Trammell, Nonresident.
You are hereby required personally
or by attorney to be and appear at the
Superior court to be holden in and for
Sumter county, Georgia, on 4th Nom
day in May next, then and there to an
swer the plaintiffs complaint in aboev
couse, or in default thereof the court
will proceed as to justice shall ap-
pertain.
Witness the Honorable z. A. Little
john, Judge of said court, this 18th
day of March, 1919.
Fl. E,<=ALLEN.
Mch20-St Clerk Superior Court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

To All Whom 1t May Concern: Mrs,
Charlie Winn Smith having made APP
plication in due form of law to be ap-
pointed permanent Administrative on
the estate of Lorin B. Smith, deceased,
notice is hereby given that said appli-
cation will be heard at the next reg
ular term of the Court of Ordinary
for said state and county, to be held
on the first Monday in June, 1919.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 18th day of May, 1919.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
POLICEMAN WHO MURDERED
! CAyALRYMAN MUST SERVE

DALTON, May 23.-Perner Baxter,
the Dalton policeman convicted of the
murder of Sergeant Imbrioski, cav
alryman from Fort Oglethorpe. last
year, must serve his sentence, follow
ing the confirmation of his sentence
by the Georgia supreme court. Baxter
pleaded self defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
HOSTILE ARMY
IN FIFTY MILES
OF PETROCRAD

LONON, May 22.-(Thursday) -(By
Associated Press.)-The Esthonian
forces are rapidly approaching Petro-
grad from the west, according to an
official statement from the Esthonian
army headquarters. The army is now
within fifty miles of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23

Carelessness in the treatment of UNI
brellas is great factor in their rapid
deterioration. An umbrella merely
damp should be opened and left until
dry, while very wet one should he
put ~ drain first, handle downward,
and opened for the final drying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-23
Rain hN X-RaY.

An Australian inventor has patented
a method for producing rain by rails
higher strata of air that are filled with
moisture.
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
Dizziness Causes Fall--kead
 Injured.

year ago my stomach bloated so badly with gas that I fell unconscious and cut my head badly on corner of door. l had suffered from stomach trouble for several years and no medi- cine helped me to speak of. A drug gist patched up my head and advised me to use Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for my stomach trouble The results have been really wonderful have never had any sign of my former sym ptoms since" It is a simple, harm less preparation that removes catar
 hal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the intlammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, incuding ap- pendicihs. One dose will convince ol money refunded For sale by Boyer Drug Go. advt
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
FARMERS F SHORT COURSE
 AT THE UNIVERSITY
University of Arkansas Will Have q Profitable Short Course for alI5st
 Who Will Attend.

I County Extension Agent George M. i for farmers to be held at Fayetteville. i MT. Johnson makes the following re. port on the matter:
 "The University of Arkansas will 1 have a short course for farmers at 1 Fayetteville, beginning Monday, Aug. 18th, and lasting one -~eek; at the same time the annual meeting of the County Farm Demonstration Agents will be held.
 l qThe short course will be devoted 1 to presenting the Fundamentals of a Good Agricultural System for Arkan- sas. This will embrace clear cut in- formation on soil conservation, soil building, live stock production, horti- tulture, marketing. the use of legumes, etc. Each subject will be presented by the most able agriculturists of our own and neighboring states.
 "In addition to this, enough time will be devoted to the Experiment
 : +
 Station farms to give each visitor comprehensive grasp of the great work that is being done there for the farmers of our state. Also the ex- haustive experiments being conducted in hog and cattle production will be fully set out. Opportunity will be given to see the greatest apple or chards of tie world Some of the best stock farms in the South are located near Fayetteville and they will be visited.
 "The University dormitories will be open and free to those attending Meals will be furnished at cost. NO tuition or fees of any kind Will De charged The faculty Of the university and the Business mems League or Fayetteville will spare no pains to make this short course both pleasant and profitable for each visiting farmer. l oEach county in Arkansas is invited and urged to send delegation of it's progressive farmers to this weeks conference Valuable information and far reaching policies will be set out ! that no one interested in his own suc- cess and the future prosperity of Ar kansas can afford to miss.
 "Those farmers of Little River county who will attend this short course are reuested to file their names at once and confer with me for fur, l ther details
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
In the Chancery Court of Little River
 County.

A. C. Stephens, plaintiff vs. Jessie Skinner, defendant Notice is hereby given that A. c. Stephens has this day filed his petition in the Chancery Court of Little River county, Ark, praying the court to quiet and confirm his title to the following land in said county, towit: The south half of the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of section l9, township 12 south, range 29 west. Therefore all persons are hereby warned to appear in said court within the time prescribed by law to show
 cause why the title should not be con- firmed in said petitioner, and Jesse Skinner is specially warned to appear in said court within so days and show cause why the title should not be con- firmed in said petitioner. Given un- der my hand as Circuit and Chan cery Clerk this the 24th day of June, 1919.--Jas H. Williams, Circuit and Cnancery Clerk. S-8-2
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
Royal Theater
LEMONS WHlTEN AND
 BEAU1IFY THE SKIN
Make this beauty lotion cheaply for your face, neck, arms and 'hands.

At the cost of small jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare a full quar- ter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem ons into bottle containing three ounces of orchard white Care should be taken to strain the juice through fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this To- tion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener, whitener and beautifier
 Just try itl Get three ounces of orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and make up quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, nack, arms and hands. It is marvellous to smoother rough, red hands.
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
Warming Order.

Tn the Little River Chancery Court
 Little River county, Ark. Nora Mae Bowen. plaintiff vs R. E. Bowen, de fendant The defendant, BE. Bowen
 is hereby warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff herein
 Nora Mae Bowen. Witness my hand aud .he seal of said court this 3rd day of June, 1919.-Jas H. Williams, Clerk
 Seth Reynolds, Atty for Pltf. Shaver and Locke. atty ad litem. S-4e
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
A CASE OF INTEREST
Case In Supreme Court Similar to Dis
 trict in Little River.

The article below was brought to our attention as being similar to a case in this county, and we print the article as follows:
 That Act No. 465 of RD2als legis- lature which authorized SYec1a1 School District No. of Mississippi county to sell a sixteenth section of land and build high school is invalid because other school districts in the township are to receive no benefits from the erection of the high school in Blythe vile.
 "The act authorized District No. to sell sixteenth section of land and to use the proceeds in constructing high school building in Blytheville for the benefit of children living in certain school districts in the county. Several taxpayers. residents of township in districts other than those mentioned in the act. contended that the act was void because it violated the act of Con- gress granting the sixteenth section to the state, and that there was discrim- ination against certain of the town ship's inhabitants, who did not live in the boundaries of the school district named.
 .The act of Congress gives to the state, for the use of the inhabitants of such townships for school purposes, tl.e sixteenth section in such town ship. The state may lease this land, or sell and reinvest the proceeds for the benefits of the inhabitants of the
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
COMMUNITY NOTES

Grass grass, grass, in the crops.
 Some more rain last Monday and Tuesday.
 Some farmers are using pony turning blow in the corn to cover the grass
 Albert Green and C. B. Gauldin are on the sick list.
 We are told that the infant child oi MT. and Mrs. Broomfield was quite sick the first of the week.
 Lee Russell who has seen overseas duty, was recently discharged and was visiting his father and mother, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Russell and other relatives the first of the week
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
township.

township.
 Under the act of the legislature of 1919 certain citizens who were not residents of the school districts named would be deprived of the benefits of tue sixteenth section to be sold. The Supreme Court held this to be discri- nination against those citizens and a violation of the trust imposed by Con- gress upon the state, and sustained the findings of the Chancery Court which held the acts to be void and il- legal
The Little River news., 1919-06-28

ALFALFA Hay for sale, $3O per ton,
 at Ogden, Ark.-Roy Budd. 40
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
LOST.

SPRAYED OR STOLEN-One brown
 mare mule about twelve years old, weight about 900 pounds, collar marks on shoulder, mule left Allene about the middle of June. Will pay $1O for return of mule of information that will lead to her recovery.-Jeff Seastrunk, Allene, Ark. 7-2
The Little River news., 1919-06-28

FOR SALE Bain hay baler, me 3a
 Ft. Smith log wagon, one seated Spalding hack-A. c. Stephens, Wilton Ark. 8-9
The Little River news., 1919-06-28
BAReAlR IN REAL ESTATE.

500 acres of land, located $ miles from Ashdown. sl7.5O per acre on terms of $2.5O per acre cash, balance in 6 annual payments at per cent in. terest. Will sell from 20 acres up.
 D. H. TOMPKINs.
The Little River news., 1919-06-28

MONEY TO LOAN-One to five years time, in sums $500O0 to $15, ,000.00 Not necessary to wait or months for service, perfect your title, and get Money at home. See 1ne.-A. Gold smith.