Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-29
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THE NEWS
OF THE DAY


tho Anglo-American society has re-
norted by cable to the soclety's
headquarters here that they have
reached Jerusalem. According to
the message, the high cost of liv-
ing has reached its zenith in the
capital of Christianity. Hotels
charge a maximum of 500 week
and travellers hes* their rooms as
best they may, as coal is unobtain-
able and the Tur'-s burned every
thing wooden in sight.
William D. McCracken, head of
the delegation, reported that Pales-
tine is infested with Turkish and
German agents, who are engaged
in organized propaganda against
the British authorities. Mr.. Nc
Cracken said these agents made
snecial efforts to reach American
tourists and spread fictitious re-
ports of uprisings N Egypt and al
legged imperialistic aims of Great
Britain.
Remember Grace Lusk, the Wau-
kesha, Wis, nurse whose trial
for the Staying of the wife of DR..
David Roberts, who had made love
to her, was national sensation a
few years ago? Miss Lusk has
now been a convict in the state
prison for some TINE, but Dr. Rob-
erts has only begun to pay for his
culpability. One year at hard la
Dor in the House f Correction at
Milwaukee was imposed on him
few days ago, follt wing his convic-
ton on charges involving Miss
Lusk.
Again, the woman really pays.
Portugal has made no concession
for a naval base to the United
States in the Azores, Secretary
Daniels says, and the navy depart
ment has no intention of establish
ing one there. Mr.. Daniels point
ed out that much of the equipment
of the temporary base established
in the islands during the war had
been given to Portugal.
Warning mothers that the girl
who allows young men to kiss her
stands the least chance of winning
a husband, DIR. Charles E. Barker,
hygiene expert, .lect"Ted to several
hundred women at Joliet, ILL.,, the
other day, the subject being, "a
Mothers Responsibility To Her
Daughter"
at isn't necessary to be prud-
ish," he said. "a girl can be
good fellow without allowing fa-
miliarities."
Doctor Barker advocated anti
kissing as a law in the home and
protested against e teaching of
sex hygiene in the public schools,
asserting the place for that in
struction is in the home.
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A wagon load of alfalfa seed
which w. B. Stead hauled to En-
poria, Kans., is said to be the most
valuable load of farm products ever
marketed.
Stead received $1,927.25 for the
1902 bushels of seed in the wagon.
The seed sold for $19 bushel.
Virtually every member of the
faculty of Princeton University will
be given a substantial increase in
salary, effective now, President
John Grier Hibben, of Princeton
University announced at the fall
meeting of the board of trustees. g,
President Hibben said:
'All instructors who have been
with US one year or more will re-
ceive a minimum salary of $1,500;
all assistant professor preceptors,
minimum of $4,000; all profess
sors, minimum of $4,000. In ad-
dition all members of the faculty
whose salary is m9re than $4,000
will receive an increase of $500.
The maximum penalty of tht
Michigan law-life Imprisonment at
hard labor-has heen imposed en
Mrs. Stanislaw Lypchinski a
Leland, Mich, following her convic-
ton on charge of Staying Sister
convent of Isadore, near here, more
Mary John, Felician nun, at the
than twelve years ago.
Mrs. Lypczynska, housekeeper
for Father Bienowski, pastor of st.
lsadore church, was charged with
killing the nun because she was
jealous of her and with buryilg the
body under the church. Evidence
introduced at the trial showed that
the bones were later removed from
the place of interment and rebur-