Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-29


upon its presentation, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. The MAX
ing, drawing, uttering or deliver
ing of such check, draft or order
as aforesaid, shall be prima facie
evidence of intent to defraud, ETC."
Notice that last sentence? That's
the cracker on the whip. No more
thirty days to make good a check,
as under the old law. If you
haven't the money in the bank it's
safer now not to draw check.
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"a bas" the shimmy!
This was the war cry of three
hundred of the Creme de la
Creme of American dancing mas
ters when they assembled in their
second joint convention in New
York this week. They are agreed
that the good old days when ball
room dancers moved their feet in
the time-honored waltz and the
two-step are to return.
With this exception: "Little
Gladys" is to do her share of the
leading" Girls no longer are to
spend their youthful nights on the
dance floors running backwards
to crash against objects, both ami
mate and inanimate, while her
gentleman friend" admires the
cupids on the ceiling.
From now on dancing is to be
a fifty-ifty proposition" said Pres
ident Wenton Bott, Dayton, o.
"Women are going to do part of
the leading It is part of the
feminism program Besides it is
not graceful or comfortable for
woman to be trundled back
wards in the dance.
"The first thing the dancing mas
ters are going to do is to ban the
shimmy. That dance is a drunken
delirium. And since prohibition
has gone into effect it has been los
ing what vogue it did have"
So we shall probably see a
change of scene on Americas ball
room floors.
Homer S. Cummings, chairman
of the democratic national com
mittee, had number of harsh
things to say about republican
senators who are opposing the
League of Nations covenant in an
address at Rye, New York, few
days ago.
Referring to the opposition SEN
ators as senatorial imbeciles' and
"wretched creatures of the SEN
ate" Mr.. Cummings declared
that some of these men were $50
low they would need a step-ladder
to look into the sub-cellar of Pres
ident Wilson's mind"
Mr.. Cummings may be correct
IN his estimate, but bitterness, es-
pecially in speaking of one oppon-
ents, is ungraceful and often re-
suits IN more harm than good.
*R*
Oh, yes; chalk up another score
Tor those contending that the ex-
travagances of people themselves
IS largely responsible for the pres
ent nigh cost Of living. Says Chi
cago dispatch Prohibition and
high wages paid during the war
have combined to make the Jewel
ry business more prosperous than
ever before in it's history, accord
ing to delegates attending the an
mug meeting of American Retail
Jewelers. association.
A large part of the money for
mety expended for liquor is now
bel4gused in buying jewelry," said
JosHh Mazer, of New York. High
waas due to the war and prohibi-
tloHhave made the jeweIry busi-
ness more prosperous than ever
befde in the history of the coun-
otyEl The public apparently has
plenty of money and is spending
1t for jewelry. The highest priced
articles are in the greatest de-
mand.
They're offering kings crowns
for sale now, and an American
has made a bid for one. He is
Szilard Nyerges, of Cleveland, O.,
who wants to buy the jewel stud
ded crown which was worn by the
former rulers of Austria-H Hungary.
Nyerges read that the crown
mad been offered for sale by the
new Hungarian government for
$4,000.
"I'll give $25OO for it," Nyerges.
said. COR I'll raise 100000
among my former countrymen to
purchase it."
Nyerges came to America from
Hungary when boy. He gave two
reasons why he wanted to buy the
crown:
l, To prevent another king
from wearing it and thus end the
uayS Of monarchy in Hungary.
& 40 place the crown on exhi-