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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
DOGS CHARACTER UPHELD
Judge Admits Evidence On Behalf
OF Accused Canine

OMAHA. Neb.. June 1s.---Char-
acter witnesses testimony In behalf
of O dog was taken here recently
before Judge Estelle in district
court City attorneys objected to the
admission OF such evidence but the
Judge ruled a dog has as much right
to Il as a human
The good character of the dog.
which had bitten q girl. was there
upon established to the satisfaction
OF the court and he annuled the
death sentence which had previously
been passed upon the prisoner.
'Dick" belonged to l2-year-old
Mary Schwartz. One day he ran
along to the grocery store with her
brother and while there bit Lena
Chisno, n miss of IS. Tho police
Judge who first heard the case
meted out the extreme penalty. He
did not however pass on the extern
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20

Driven by storage batteries car
rled under the seat, an easily con-
trolled electric wheeled chair for
invalids has been invented.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20

Peru is raising sugar cane on
more than 100000 acres of land. the
climate permitting cane to be pro-
duced and cut the year around.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
CAUSE OF PAINFUL
AND SLOW TEETH
ING BABIES

Baby usually cuts its first teeth
soon after the fifth month. The time
varies in different families and may
be delayed by prolonged illness, but
slow or painful dentition is generally
caused by improper feeding, which
produces indigestion, faulty elimina-
ton and undernourishment. This
lack of nourishment causes slow for
nation of the teeth, and naturally
much pain when they come through,
as in later months baby's gums are
harder.
If the baby is fretful, sleeps poor
ly, loses appetite and occasionally has
a slight fever during teething time,
indigestion is probably the cause, but
care must be taken not to use strong,
irritating drugs that cause inflamma-
ton of the delicate membrane of ba-
by's stomach.
One of the best laxatives for teeth
ing babies is "Baby Ease" perfect
ed preparation by baby specialist
that is easy-acting, non-irritating,
does not produce over-action, or
leave baby constipated. "Baby Ease"
is a safe. harmless and efficient laxa-
tive and corrective. Use it and you
will see a wonderful improvement in
your baby, if not, take him to ply
sician. Ask your druggist for "Baby
Ease"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
Ex-Americus Girl Tells of Life
AS She Found 1t In Holland

Miss Margery Kalmon, formerly of
Americas, but who has been living
abroad with her parents in Italy and
Holland for a couple of years, is the
subject of an interesting interview
in the Atlanta Sunday Journal, in
which she tells of Holland, coun-
try which she found very interest
ing. The article follows:
This is what one might call delft
blue" interview, being the impress
sions of a Georgia girl who has spent
the past year in Holland, the land of
two worlds, realistic and reflected.
That is one of its greatest
charms" added Miss Margery Kali
mon, of Rotterdam, formerly of Am
CIRCUS, Ga, and at the present time
visiting Miss Halle Poole, of 265
Juniper street. Holland is a coun-
try of brightest colors and shining
cleanliness reflected in the water
which is everywhere.
"Most of use," Miss Kalmon con-
tinued, "think of Holland in terms of
pretty little Dutch girls in blue
frocks and white aprons, wooden
shoes and cunning white Dutch caps
with dykes and windmills in the back
ground, and the nice part of it is
that one isn't disappointed. Usually
you know, the pictures of our fancy
| fade when confronted by unroman-
tic reality, but l remember when we
went over from Southampton tC
Flushing, and were waiting for the
ship to dock, that one of the first
things l saw was AN old man in a
blue smock and baggy trousers and
clumsy wooden shoes. / could hard.
ly believe he was real.
"All Holland is just as you woulc
imagine it-one large cultivated gar.
den. You wonder how the poor
ground could stand so much cultiva
ton. In Rotterdam they have street
markets, the vegetables and fruits
are brought in on canal boats, ther
hauled the rest of the way on dog
cars. Rotterdam itself is much big
ger than you would think. 1t has
100000 people, and is one of the
best equipped ports in the would
"Of course, only the peasant class
pill in a convent for while last year
and one hour a day we had garden
ing. We wore wooden shoes fol
that. One almost has to, the ground
| is so very wet.
Another thing that makes Hol
land so pleasant to the eye is thai
no, matter how poor a family may be
every window of the little home over
flows with bright blooming flowers
and every nook and corner of tht
house is scrupulously clean. Tit
Dutch are the best housekeepers il
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
PLAN HOMES TO
CHECK UNREST
London to Erect $4,000
Structures on
Policy
BY MILTON BRONNER

Lyndon, Aug. 24.-"Take varI.
Gus plots of ground. Clear them
Build homes on them. Distribute
around until the patient is better"
This is a tremendous medical pre-
scription.
The patient is the giant city of the
world.
The doctor is the London County
Council.
The cost is a quarter of billion
dollars.
The government authorities in en-
tering upon this gigantic undertaking
have reasoned thus:
Lack of houses means homeless
people,
Homeless people mean dissatisfied
and restless people.
Restless people mean people who
listen to agitators.
People who listen to agitators be-
come revolutionists.
Revolutionists mean breakdown
Of ordered liberty and government.
Seeks to Build Homes
The result is that the Londan
County Council, alive to its respon-
sibilities and clothed with full power
by the Parliament, is seeking to build
homes for the people.
Greater London consists of 29 Dor
oughs, each of which has its own
mayor and council. But the boroughs
cannot spend more than an English
penny q cents) in the pound (S4.86)
of taxes collected. upon housing
schemes.
However, the London County
Council, which is the supreme body
in Greater London, can come to the
aid of the boroughs and it is doing
so by various loans. Not long ago il
gave the boroughs help to the tune
of $5,000,000. Just at, present it is
engaged in floating a popular six per
cent housing loan for $25 100000.
The borough will build and own
the houses and will be landlords. In
some cases the tenants will be al
lowed to buy the houses in Is or 20
annual installments.
Plans $4,000 Homes
Ultimately the plan is for the Dor.
oughs aided by the London County
Council to build $4,000 new homes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24

planned to them that pretty girls were
called peaches, they thought it too
clever for anything Many people
think that Hollanders speak German,
which is, of course, a mistake, as
they have their own language, and
the two are entirely different.
Tennis is the favorite outdoor
sport, and much of the social life
centers about the tennis clubs. My
father is a member of the Royal
Yacht club, which in Holland takes
the place of our country clubs.
They like American movies, espe-
cially the wild and woody western
sort. Eddie Polo is the hero of Hol-
land, and Tarzan of the Apes made
quite hit. Of course, the better
educated classes know that we lten t
quite so wild, but the others don t,
and they are fascinated by our bar,
barism. We very seldom Went Jo
movie, as smoking is allowed in II
the motion picture theaters, and the
atmosphere is impossible.
''Schiedamche, which is heir name
for gin, is the national drink IN Hol-
land. They can't understad prOhi-
bition. Don't people over there want
to drink?' they ask. DO they dis
like beer even?' When they are told
otherwise, the shrug their shoulders.
They can't understand a people who
like alcoholic drinks and yet prohibit
them. They explain prohibition as
another eccentricity. 'Hecht Ameri-
canche,' they say, meaning crazy Am
orleans.
eff they see an automobile speed
ing down the street. they just shrug
and say, 'Hecht Americanche' Speak
ing of automobiles, only millionaries
can own one in Holland, for gas is
$1.25 a gallon.
"The things 1 miss most in Hol-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
Confessions ofaBrideI
Copyright 1920 BY The Nuspa Enterprise As5Ociation

experiences in both of our lives.
At the time, l remember, ! was
only anxious that Deborah sh6Hld
not perceive that l had found out
about her mad love for Jim Lori
mer.
I kept very still as her bewilder-
ed gaze remained on the gates
through which Jim's car had vanish
ed. But all of the time was Won
dering how / would feel if | had
to stand on a garden terrace and
see my Bob ride off on his wedding
trip with-not with me-but say
with Katherine Miller! The hate
full thing!
wouldn't under the conditions
have cared much about the family
history of the gladioli! l wouldn't
have wanted a living creature to
touch my hand! Further than that
the situation was quite outside the
powers of my Imagination.
But there by my side was De-
borah Burns, a living example OF
the bitter tragedy! Hlainly the
terrible experience of loving with
out being loved in return could come
to a girl outside of the pages of a
novel. Probably many a girl-al-
ways the incest kind of girl had
given up the big romance of hel
life in a parallel way And had
survived somehow. Deborah would
not debut then Deborah didn't
really comprehend all that she was
losing.
From my superior wisdom, acquir-
ed as the bride of the man of my
heart, l felt sorrieH for Deborah
than she seemed to feel for her
self!
From my increasing need to de.
pend upon Bob, from the new anc
tremendous maternal worries | hac
about his comfort, as if he were 6
child, from the HURT in my heart
when we were separated, from the
safe feeling of the wife who is pro
tected by her husbands business
ability-a very unromantic but tru,
! w real comfort to wife-oh!
| felt that Deborah couldn't possibly
understand even a small part OF
the ioy of life which faded away
from her when Jim's auto was lost
to view!
I came to with a start. 1t occur
red to me that / was missing gooc
deal myself! Were not Bob and
in the midst of another misunder
standing?
! We were letting our days slip by
we were losing hours, precious
hours apart when we might have
been so happy together! :.
! 1t was all Bob's fault! And tolt
myself that it was Bob's turn t.
make up this time.
But when would he see? Wher
would he take the first step?
! (To be continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24

the world.
"One has to go away in order to
appreciate home,' continued Miss
Kalmon, when questioned regarding
the difference III customs. Her
father, l. ]. Kalmon, is in the import
cotton business, and the family live
in a hotel, because" said Miss Kali
mon, sit is almost impossible to get
an apartment or house with bath
tub. You never see saw so much
water in your life, or so few bath
tubs. And I've never seen a place
where people eat so much. About
seven o'clock in the morning you
have coffee and cakes; at nine
o'clock what resembles an American
breakfast; twelve o'clock, coffee and
cakes; lunch at one; tea in the after
noon; dinner at six; nine o'clock, cot
fee and cakes again, and at eleven
o'clock more tea or coffee and cakes.
All these meals, of course, are pune
tuated by champaign, wines, etc.
SIN Rotterdam, girl never goes
to dance with young man. You
never see the young men until you
get to the dance. You go closely
guarded by your chaperone, and you
never get far from her watchful eye
all evening Social life there is very
delightful, but very, very formal.
told some of the young men about
our custom of 'cutting-in' on dances
and they one and all proclaimed il
crude Most of them were educat-
ed in England and speak English
fuently, but they cannot get slang
81 remember a few evenings be
fore mother and l sailed, the orches-
ira was playing Everything Is Peach
es Down In Georgia. 1t had JUS
reached Holland. The natives knew
that peaches were fruit, so they in
terpreted it literally. When 1 ex
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST "a, 1920

land are fried chicken and biscuits,
and American Soft drinks, while dad
pines for Coca-Cola. Lots of times
you see shops with such signs as
American Soft Drinks, Ice Cream
sodas a Specialtys You always so
in and try them, and you will always
come away disappointed. For an
ice cream soda they will give you
something resembling soapsuds and
just about as pleasant To the taste.
I'VE travelled luite bit through
Switzerland, France and England.
Just before our return we wanted to
go to Paris, and had all sorts of
trouble about securing passports. l
was looking at the map one day, and
dam to Paris when l found that it
was exactly the same as from At
lanta to Savannah, l couldn't help
thinking how simple it would be make
the latter trip. It's difficult for Eu-
ropenas to relaize why it should take
almost five days to cross the United
States when they can reach almost
any country over there in a single
night or day.
1.-THE Hollanders, as everyone
knows, are born explorers, and many
of them visit America and come
home delighted with what they have
seen of our country. Many of the
young men still have the idea that
it is a very simple thing to come to
America and make ones fortune"
Miss Kalmon and her mother will
sail shortly for Rotterdam, and dur
ing the winter Miss Kalmon will at
tend Grossly Hall School in Paris.
They expect to return to Georgia
again next year to spend the sum-
mer with their friends and relatives
in this state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
A MECO KILLS
The CHILLS
Destroys the Malaria Germ and
Breaks the Fever. Cures Any
Ordinary Cold in "a Hours!

Ameco Chill and Fever Tonic is
prompt and sure IN breaking the fe-
Yer, and when taken as a tonic the
fever will not return.
You miss that dreaded "chill day.
from the moment you begin taking
Ameco.
A most remarkable remedy for ma
lalial fever. bilious fever and chills
and fever. Your doctor will approve
its use.
The prompt and sure action of
AmecO will surprise you. Contains no
harmful drugs and is fine for chill
dren.
Get bottle from your druggist
for 35c, and if not satisfied with re-
suits he will refund your money
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
SPECIAL IN RUGS

30x6O Chenille bath rag rugs in
light and dark patterns at $3.50
9x12 feet Japanese mating rugs,
double warp, and at greatly reduced
prices. Regular So. so and $1,000 now
9x12 Heavy quality wool and fiber
rugs. ten patterns, at -----.-.---- $3.50
8x10 Seamless velvet rug, made by
Alex Smith & Sons at ---.----.-.. $49.75
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24


1t is estimated these houses will cost
about $4,000 each.
They will be built to IL to the
acre, so as to allow for little front
yards, and back yard gardens. They
will, in the main, have 2 or bed
rooms, living room, sitting room,
and kitchen.
The County Council will continue
to float loans as long as the building
program is uncompleted and as long
as the market will absorb its loans.
The chairman of the loan commit
tee is Lord Eustace Percy, and
among his colleagues are the labor
mayors of some of the London Dor
oughs.
Old Cakes estate is a good example
of what the County Council can do.
Here on a site of ga acres, IA acres
have been developed and 319 cot
tages built. Six hundred more are to
be added.
Future plans are to make Dagen-
ham, an estate of 5000 acres, the first
"made to order" town in the world.
Thwenty thousand houses are planned
for this place which will probably
mean town of 10000 people. It's
estimated cost is $3.50, 100000.
Some $50 acres of the site will be
reserved for park space and so acres
for playing fields. Sixty-eight acres
will be taken up by &c schools and
there will be allowances for boule-
wards and wide avenues.
Smaller places will be developed as
follows: Redemption, 1900 houses; );
Bellingham, 1000 houses; Grove
Park, 5000 houses. and Castelnau,
1000 houses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
HESTANDARD
WOMEN CAN BUY THESE FINE
TAFFETA SILK DRESSES FOR
LESS THAN WE CAN, $13.95.

Of splendid taffeta in all colors,
including many pretty STYLES of navy
blue. These dresses can be worn all
winter. Most every regular size IN
the lot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
MEMS $3.50 TO $40
SHIRTS AT $4.9S

Only large sizes offered in this lot,
Is to IT, made of fine imported silk
striped madras and fine all silk shirt
ings. Our prcie is less than the whole
sale price. Beautiful patterns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
LADIES, HANpKERCHIEFs AT 1Oe

We want everybody to come and
see this wonderful assortment of
handkerchiefs. We made up the as
sortment right here and know every
grade in it. There are about one hun
bred little lots in the assortment.
Never mind how much they are worth
you'll buy them as soon as you see
them. Lot choice .-.......--............ 1Oc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
NEW PLAID GINGHAM WILL
SOON co TO SCHOOL

In the form of the prettiest little
school frocks that you could wish to
see. New dark Scotch plain bingham,
very attractive and practical as well,
in about twenty-five styles, 50 inch
es wide at yard -.--.....-...-.----.-....--69
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
A CLEAN UP SALE
OF MILDLY BLOUSES

Made OF GOOD grade middy twill,
some are plain, others have colored
collars. Some have embroidered en-
blems on sleeve. All are slightly soil
ed. The values range from $1.75 to
So. so. Choice now each -......... 81.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
TWO THOUSAND YARDS
BEST SEA ISLAND AT Csc

1000 wards best Pelzer Sea Island
full yard wide and guaranteed best
make. Fine smooth finish, regularly
35c our price has dropped to yd. Csc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
1000 YARDS GOOD
SEA ISLAND AT IL Sac

One thousand yards Nutwood Sea
Island, fine smooth finish, Good
weight Has been selling at 25c. Our
price has dropped to yard 80. IL 3-4c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
KLINERT's RUBBER DIAPERS 35e

Made Of fine quality rubber coated
muslin, light weight, tape bound edg-
es, regularly soc here at .-.......... 35c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-24
THE BOOK OF DEBORAH.
| Feel Sorrier for Deborah Than She
Seemed to Feel for Herself.


| decided that / must not see De-
borah's emotion. | think she was
confused about it herself, as young
girls of the finest type are so liable
to be when wounded by the God of
Love- But her suffering, and the
cause of it were as plain to me
as the patches of sun and shade on
the lawn before US. | wanted to
put my arms around her and say
that first love doesn't matter-that
it passes-but in my heart l knew
that often it is the only real love
of a lifetime.
And | realized that Deborah was
like myself; she was not of Sc
cret-telling kind, she didn't need
and she didn't desire sympathy, Yhe
especially wanted to be let alone
when she was discovering how hope
less love can hurt a woman.
Weeks after, Deborah told me
that my letting her alone just then
was the secret of the great III der
standing which developed between
us and made our women's friend
ship one of the unique and choice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09

There was no cause for surprise in
The acquittal OF Mrs. 5. Gordon Cum
mings of the charge of unlawfully
killing her husband. Even though it
might be questioned whether a sat
isfactory case OF temporary insanity
had been made out by the evidence,
such as would have been recognized
as valid in civil case, there was yet
such a strong sympathetic appeal in
the circumstances that led up to the
tragedy that 1t would have been i'm
possible for any jury in America to
find her guilty. Such a result may be
termed an application of the unwrit-
ten law. or ii may be described in
some other manner. but the substan-
tisl justice of the outcome will be
denied by few. If any.
1t is TO be hoped this will be the last
TO be heard of a wretched and sordid
STORY which has been tossed about
by word of mouth and in the news
papers for eight or ten years. It
practically blighted the prospects of
a brilliant career, for it first came to
public attention during the contest
that Mr. Cummings made for the at
torn -generalship in 1913. After
the exposure of the facts 1t would
have been impossible for him to OBJ
tain an ONCE of consequence In vir-
ginia No doubt. It also lost him
some of the social standing which
he had formerly enjoyed.
No one can say to what extent his
professional career was injured by
such an episode. He was endowed
with an unusual talent, amounting
almost to genius. for the law. to
which he had an attachment that was
With an unsullied rep
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
SALVATION ARMY IS
ALWAYS ON HAND

Details of Salvation Army relief &C
tivities during the devastation caused
by the big tornado which struck the
Middle West on Sunday March 2S.
have been received by Commander
Evangeline Booth from Brigadier
Fletcher Agnew. of the organizations
Chicago headquarters staff.
Prompt relief measures were un-
dertaken by the army workers a El
gin. Plainheld, Melrose Park and
Joliet, Cooperating with local bodies,
the Salvation Army provided funds,
food and clothing and offered its Glen
E,liyn home to refugees until de-
molished homes could be rebuilt
From Brigadier Agnep's message il
Is learned that the storm was at. its
worst and suffering most acute at
Melrose Park. where Staff Captain
Smith and seven women workers
visited the stricken homes, giving Inn
mediate relief
Colonel George --avis, Of Chicago
placed at the mayor of Elgins dis
posal stun officers and cadets These
were promptly accepted. The village
president of Melrose Park was in
formed the Salvation Army could sup
ply corps of wo,u an and any other
assistance necessary.
During and after the storm army
officers, covering the affected area
visited thousands of homes distribut-
ing clothing. blankets, food and rem
dering medical assistance
In Indiana IT was stated no material
suffering was experienced, although
army officers were on the spot ready
for all emergencies,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-09
SECRETARY HARDWOOD
ON STATEWIDE TRIP

Norfolk. Va April s.--The Travellers
Protective association m m b S h p
campaign is showing good results.
Post E. Norfolk secured fifty applica-
tons during March. For April the
local post has fifteen applications TO
its credit This post has promised to
secured one hundred applications dur
ing this month. 1t is hoped that by
each member acting as a committee Of
one to secure at least one application
this number will be exceeded
Robert D. Davis. chairman of the
state membership committee. states
that he is much encouraged by returns
received from all over the state Post
A, Richmond. tied with Post e for
March, securing fifty applications. For
April. Post A has to its credit abou.
twenty-five applications.
National Director H. B. Ramey Of
Champaign, H. and State Secretary
n. L. Harwood, OF Richmond, are Ii,
Roanoke. where they secured twenty
nine applications last Tuesday. From
Roanoke they will go to Lynchburg.
In total number OF applications writ
ten during the year Post e is slightly
in the lead. 1t is the desire of the
local Post to secure enough applica-
tons during the present campaign to
assure them of good lead when
they go to the state convention. which
will be held In Lynchburg, May TO
7. not only in the number Of new mem
bers for the year, but for the month o.
April as well.