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Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15
WE MUST BUILD GEORGIA BY
KEEPING YOUNG AT HOME.

The problem of keeping the young
people of the rural communities at
home has long been very acute
problem.
The Americus Chamber of Com
merce some weeks ago sent a ques-
tionaire to the boys and girls of the
Americus high school asking them if
they intended to make Americus their
home after leaving school and, if not,
why not?
Two-thirds of the boys replied that
they planned to go to some large city
because they could get better jobs
or there are more opportunities in
the greater cities.
On its face this reveals deplor-
able condition. No doubt the same
condition exists in every small town
and in most rural .nunities of
the state. The young people dream
of going away to make their careers.
Fortunately, all dreams DO not come
true, and, in the end, more than two
thirds of the boys stay at home, or
nearby. They get job at home, or
fall in love with home town girl
which is always a good thing-and
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

n, sing this day of gladstone giee
" This royal, joyful jubilee!
o, let's rejoice, exult and shout,
o, let the jocund jazz sing out,
o, let us shake our sides and roar
And crack our rippled ribs once
more!
o, let US carol, frisk and sing
And mad fandangoes let us fling!
o, let us chuckle, cheer and crow;
o, ha, ha, ha! o, no, no, no!
o, let frolic, fling and play,
o, let us drive dull care away
Our income tax is due today!
o, let's kick up our heels in folly,
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15
.. WHAT THEY SAY -
CURRENT COMMENT
OF The PRESS
Some Things Being Talked and
Thought About
HOW ONE CITY MET
THE EMERGENCY

The following is a copy of the of
/ fetal ballot in a city where the maxi
mum levy for school purposes would
not raise sufficient funds for paying
teachers living and saving wage; :
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
The Board of Education of the
School District of the City of Lincoln,
Nebraska, proposes the following
measures to meet the emergency
from serious shortage of teachers
adequate salaries.
/. An increase of $400 to each
regular classroom teacher.
2. Reasonable increases to part.
time teachers, kindergarten ASSISTANTS
supervisors and principles.
8. The establishment of a salary
schedule providing:
a. A minimum salary of $1,000
for regular teachers.
b. A maximum salary of $1,60C
for normal school gradutes.
c. A maximum salary of $4,000
for teachers holding the A. B. de-
gree ana o1 9A,ZOO 1OF lew uolu-
ing the A. NJ degree.
d. Annual increases of 800 until
maximums are reached.
To carry out this program will ne
Icessitate:
/. The creation of a deficit that
will probably amount to $4,000
June 80, 1921.
2. A request of the next legisla'
ture that the law under which the
Lincoln schools are governed be
amended to authorize a levy of 62
mills for general school purposes.
If these measures are carried out
they will result in a net increase OF
20 mills in the school levy.
The Board of Education desires the
approval of the community in these
measures to meet a great emergency
| vote Yes.
vote No.
The referendum vote carried by a
vote of Is to l. This will be true in
other places where the superintend.
dent, teachers and others who are In
terested in the success of the schools
place before the people the actual
situation and the dangers that threat
en- the efficiency of the schools.-N
Z. A. Bulletin.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

ries for the United States in the
same time has been about II per
cent. As a consequence, 100000
teachers have left the profession
in the last year and half of those
remaining are compelled to spend
more than their salaries. One
teacher in the Americas schools last
year was compelled to write home
for money to pay railroad fare and
her father supported her during the
vacation. She was sick for about
six weeks last term and while no
deduction was made from. her sal
ary yet after she had paid this ex-
ira expense, she had no money left.
3. Teachers have not had the in
creases of other workmen, conse-
quently they are forced to lower
standards of living and resulting
lower standard of efficiency because
they cannot meet the higher de-
mands for rent, food, clothing,
books, etc. It's an unfair deal
Between July 80, 1914, when the
stock exchange of New York closed
out of sympathy with the stock ex-
changes of Europe and the 18th of
November when the N. Y. stock ex-
change opened quickly, probably
never to close agan, the financial
basis of America was changed from
that of quantitive money to that
of credit basis. Because of this
change we have raised $30,O00,000
without disturbing the financial
world or raising the price of gold.
All business is done on the new
basis. All prices are priced by the
new basis. All labor is paid on the
new basis.
Teachers alone are required to
suffer, because they are kept on the
quantative money basis. The reply
is "You teachers should be paid
more but we haven't the money"
Why? Because public sentiment
does not appreciate that they are
the one essential in making democ-
racy safe for our children and our
children's children.
Teachers cannot live under an
autocratic public sentiment and
make the children democratic.
CONTRIBUTED.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15
COTTON PROFITS.

The Senate investigating the high of living has
been getting entertainment coupled with fig
For example f. A. Calvin who represents in Washington
the garden variety of growers walked the
committee the other day Juggling of scales and neatly
packed store bundle Said Calvin;
On my way down dropped into a and bought
yards of gngham Paid IS yard $3.50 Let's weigh
this gngham.
The scales the table and the six
yards of gins ham found weigh precisely IS
The average price of cotton last year remarked Cal
VIM was 27 pound Therefore the Southern farmer
who grew this gingham hand received IS IL for
the IS Somebody else got the remaining $424 IL
Who2 Why?
The committee VOTED
Il will from this bundle, continued Calvin
two pairs of mems stockings and place them the
scales Thus Ha! Two and onehalf AT II
pound the farmer received IL for the these
pairs of socks Sirs paid 80 for them
Here's cotton handkerchief bought up for Is
Our scales show that weighs less than At
II pound the farmer less than II for the
cotton in this handkerchief
The committee dug up lead pencils, and began do lit
tie arithmetic The figures showed that the price of Calvn gng
ham multiplied by l8 between the farmer who grew and the
The handkerchief multiplied about times and
the socks by II.
Is the world neuroc? Well somebody has lot of
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

0, tollderoll, rollol, rolloly!
0, loose the wassail, drain the bowl
And hold high jinks in every soul!
0, gasp with laughter to the core
And shake the cap-and-bells once
more.
0, rig the jig and rigadoon.
o, razz the Jazz and troll the tunel
o, no, ho, no! o, ha, ha, ha!
Fling up the cap and cry hurrah!
0, rag the reel and roundelay,
For March makes merry more than
May,
Our income-tax is due today!!
Copyright, 1920, N. E. Al
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

and pull together to develop and
build up. Install in the minds of our
young people the conviction that their
own county, their own native town,
offer opportunities for fortune and a
career. Create a strong civic spirit.
Pull together instead of pulling
down.
Build up
Americas is one of the finest cities
in Georgia. Her boys cannot find a
better one anywhere. We do not be-
lieve when they grow a little older
they will go away.
If they do, it will only be an imi-
tation of the butterfly that fits from
a flower to light by a mudhoIe.-
Telfair Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15
TEN POINTERS.

1t hard job behave we'll these days politics. strikes
and whatno keeping edge But back the
century Marcus Aurus Antonus browsing
joed down pointers for his personal guidance For
simplicity my way of living far removed habits OF
the rich
g. To be neither of the green blue party the fights
games
3.-To endure labor little work with my hands
and o meddle
4Not to be led astray sophsc emulation writing
speculative matters hastily those
talk overmuch.
5.-To look to nothing else except reason.
90 love my kin, truth and justice.
10 learn self government and cheeruness all circun
we'll in sickness
o-Love OF labor and perseverance, hrmness in giving
every according to his deserts
10 see things long off and be good manager
of the expenditure.
lO-To do what is set before without complaining
Old stuff Sure. But Marcus became boss of the Romans
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15
THE TEACHER PROBLEM
FROM ANOTHER ANGLE.

Editor Times-Recorder: Much
has been and is being published
these days about the shortage of
teachers in editorial, cartoon and
contributed articles. The shortage
is due to salaries inadequate to meet
the high cost of living
Let us look the situation squarely
in the face on merit, not assuming
any sentiment or justice for teachers
merely as teachers.
Today we face an emergency edu-
cational and social which is not only
going to put the democracy we
fought to win, save and perpetuate
on trial but which in many ways
is going to test the power to endure
of even civilization itself. 1t will
not be solved by statesmen, polite
ians, tinanciers, labor leaders, nor
agitators. 1t will not be solved by
the present generation of citi-
zens, who will be able only
to make temporary settlements
which will serve as experiments.
The real solution will not, and can
not, come until some of these ex-
periments are made and evoluted by
d people trained TO CnlnR IN Cne llgnt
of new ideals of service and social
values.
The responsibility then for the So
luton of the many problems of
reconstruction rests with the teach
ers of the next decade. Never was
such responsibility placed upon
any class in any society. If this
emergency is to be met and civil
ization enabled not only to endure
but to progress it can not be done
by immature, unprepared and un-
derpaid teachers. These conditions
will right themselves when an in
terested and informed public de-
mands the highest degree of educa-
tional efficiency and as the essential
of that efficiency provides for every
teacher a living and saving wage.
|. The present educational emer-
ency is traceable in practically all
of its aspects to the insufficient sal
aries paid to teachers throughout
the country.
2. The cost of living has more
than doubled in the last three years
while the increase in teachers salG-
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even if they go off for while, they
come back.
But enough boys and girls go away
to make it serious problem. The
large cities have a strong lure for
the youth of the more rural sections.
We cannot blame the cities for this.
Really, the men and women of vision
in the large cities would prefer to see
the talented young folks stay in the
country and build up the farms and
towns.
A part of the blame rests on the
older citizens of the towns. We have
not boosted our own communities
enough. Too many people throw off
on their own counties and towns. We
ought to brag about what we have,
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15
WHY 1T COSTS TO BUILD.

The u Department of Justice is pressing the Fed
era court OF Memphis the American Hardwood
Manufacturers Association and 333 of its members
According to the the statistical bureau conduct
ed by the association effect medium boosting and
equazng prices The association denies this claiming that its
open competition plan method for keeping members posted
sales and general conditions industry
testimony introduced by the government interesting The
associations figures quoted show that grades of
hardwood lumber have advanced AZ
open competition plan begun in January 1919 Lumber
which sold at ) iOO year ago, now brings $247.
Letters written umbemen
introduced evidence
Under the old Plan wrote a enthusiastic Alabama
member 1t for himself prices were not so
stable Under the open competition plan there to
Re tTienoy rivalry to see who get the best prices
An ONO member gratefully that ordering 200-
9Oo eet OF lumber of the associations bulletins arrived
showing that market conditions had changed So when the u-
Der received 81 added to the price
Fnothe letter reads like patent medicine testimonial:
he very hrst which secured under this plan
enabled US to increase price So per thousand
addition to Prceboosng the government charges that the
american hardwood Manufacturers Association sought limit
production and cautioned its members that
petition is the life of trade"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

W. R. Hearst suggests that he would RepubH
cans nominated like Johnson Borah and the Dem
Gratis progressive like Reed progression going back
ward Jim Reed the little progressive this country has
a decade
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

he spring atmosphere did quick comeback after all that
March buster Friday night And the coal shortage
fall
Americus times-recorder., 1920-03-15

Mr. Bryan says he willing be martyr and consider ac-
eptng the nomination should the Democrats find his leadership
his year necessary But the point the Democrats willing
play the role of martyr for the fourth by considering
ceptance of Mr. Bryan?
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
ORDERS CITY CLERK
TAKE G.. w. BARRY'S
NAME OFF TICKETT

In part two of the Superior court
yesterday Judge Phil d. Swing heard
mandamus proceedings brought by c.
w. Barry against w. E. Van Way as
city clerk to restrain that official from
putting his name on the ballot as a
candidate for city commissioner in
the coming city election.
Some time ago Mr.. Barry had quail
fed as candidate. but later decided
to withdraw from the race. Three
other candidates having announced
they stood for legislation in favor of
exlservice men, and of giving them the
preference in the way of employment,
all things being equal. City Clerk Van
Way, however, refused to consider the
withdrawal to the extent of taking his
name off the ballot, hence the man.
damus proceedings.
Judge Swing issued an order that
the writ of mandamus issue so Mr..
Van Way will now have to take Mr..
Barry's name off the ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
THE
"JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT"
CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
AT 1880 p. NJ.
IN THE LAW OFFICES OF
CHARLES L. CHILDERS,
SECURITY BANK BUILDING.
BE THERE!
Oh! Yum, Yum,
Lemon Chiffon
Pie For Crowd

Listen, fellows! Each lady who at
tends the Meloland farm center meet
ing Friday evening is asked to make
two cream chiffon lemon pies. These
pies, it is supposed, are to be sampled
by the lucky ones present.
In order that no lady may not know
how to make these pies, The Press
herewith presents the official farm
home department recipe and notice.
0. Boy! Do you suppose the males
of the neighborhood are going to be
there?
Well say so.
The recipe and notice:
You are asked to kindly make two
pies by the following recipe for re-
freshments at the farm center meet
ing Friday night, April 9. If you
cannot come please try to send the
pies.
Lemon Chiffon Pie.
Three eggs, l lemon, i cup sugar
Separate yolks from whites; beat
yolks, add 1s cup sugar and juice OF
lemon and also rind. Cook in double
poiler until stiff. Beat whites OF
eggs, add the other half cup of sugar
and fold into the cooked ingredients
After crust is baked, put in filling and
brown in moderate oven.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
DIR. DOWNING GIVES
HELPFUL LECTURE
BEFORE OSTEOPATHS

At meeting of the Imperial County
Osteopathic society held yesterday at
the Barbara Worth hotel in Ell Centre,
DR.. E. M. Downing of York, Pa, de-
livered an address on Enlarged Ger
vical Glands and Their Relation to
tuberculosis. He declared that a
slipping of the vertebrae in the back
of the neck will interfere with the
nerve supply, causing facial paralysis,
WHICH in many cases develops into
paUhlysis.
DR.. Downing represents officially
the Osteopathic Research Institute of
Chicago and has himself conducted a
series of experiments on the cause
and treatment of neuralgia. He stat
ed that most of the neuralgia condi-
tions are due to infections which
cause the glands of the neck to become
swollen and that if the infection is toe
great it will enter the tissue and cause
pains and contraction of the muscles
of the face. neck and shoulders.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
]. A. COOK SECURES
BIG PRODUCTIONS

James A. Cook of the Palace theater
has been fortunate in securing some
of the very latest productions in the
film world which will show here at
practically the same time as the lead
ing theaters on the coast.
For instance Mr.. Cook is presenting
Cecil B. deMille's production, "Why
Change Your Wife Thursday and
Friday of this week which is now on
at sixth week at Grauman's Rialto in
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Cook has several other large
productions booked in the near future
which will be shown in this city while
the first Los Angeles runs are still on
One instance of this was last week
when "The Rivers End" was shown
here and is still running in Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
IMPERIAL COUNTY
SECOND IN STATE
IN DRAFT RECORD
Former Clerk and Secretary C..
W. Barton Receives Final
Report of PrOUOst Marshall
CrOUder Shooting Excellent
Record.

According to a copy of the final
report of Provost Marshall Crowder,
received by former member and clerk
of the Imperial county exemption
board, c. w. Barton, Imperial county
was second among the draft boards
of the state in number of men ac-
cepted for service.
The record shows that for Califor-
MIA, Los Angeles board No. II alone
was ahead of the county in number
of men finally accepted. This board
had 1,940 men accepted.
Imperial county had LATE men
called; 1908 men inducted and 1881
men accepted.
The cost was salaries of members
of the exemption board, $5,461.17 and
salaries of employees, $6,436.30.
There were 71,249 men accepted
from the state according to the
record
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
CANAL ISSUE,
1920 v II R
B EF D R {
BOARD
Directors Again Refuse to
Change That Resolution
Putting Bond Issue for
First-Leg Before Voters;
State Engineer Here Soon

The $4,000, 900 bond issue for the
construction of the first leg and the
wier problem, again came before
the board of directors of the Inn
perial Irrigation district this morn
ing at the regular weekly meeting.
A delegation of protesting ranchers,
many of whom are stockholders in the
Imperial Laguna Water company, ap-
peared before the board and asked
that the question of the 100000, 900
bond issue for the All-American canal
be voted on when the first question is
voted on.
Statements by Director J. Stanley
Brown as to why he voted against the
resolution calling for a $4,000, 900
bond issue for the construction of the
first leg were vigorously applauded by
those present.
Directors Edmunds and McPherrin
and President Nickerson stood firm in
their attitude that they believed they
had done the best thing and refused
to change their original stand.
1t was explained that the state en-
gineer will be here Thursday when
both questions can be carefully gone
over with him.
lNiNCI Az SAOH-
holm presented a report urging i'm
mediate action so that work of getting
ready to place the wier in the river
can be commenced. \ Mr.. Cronholm
presented maps and photographs
showing the necessity for immediate
action on the part Of the board in
dealing with the Yuma Water Users
association.
The board feels the same about the
desirability of immediate action as
does Mr.. Cronholm.
General Manager C. N. Perry pre-
sented his regular report. but was not
present. 1t was expected that the
board would take action on his resig-
nation this afternoon as it was orig
inally worded so as to become effec-
tive April IL. This date is before the
next meeting, hence some action was
urgent.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
NO WARRANT FOR
JACK JOHNSON

Jack Johnson's reported intention to
cross the international line into the
United States has been the cause OF
much speculation.
A new angle to the case developed
today when it was pointed out that
that is no warrant for his arrest in the
hands of Imperial county officers. This
would probably mean that Jack would
go unarrested until some Of the federal
officers located him and arrested him
or a warrant was placed in the hands
of Sheriff Applestill.
The sheriff informed Johnson Sun
day that he had no warrant for his
arrest but that he would be given the
protection the sheriff's office accords
to every person in case any attempt
was made to handle him roughly. On
the other hand he was told he would
be given no more privileges than any
other person in similar circumstances.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
FRANCE GIVEN
40 U-b0ATS
BY ALLIED
P0 0WERS
Yachts Composing Convoy
Forces Not Proper Boats
for Purpose, Admiral
Wilson Tells Naval Inves-
tigating Board Today.
(By Associated Press)


PARIS, April 6.-Particulars of
the distribution of enemy warships
among the allies have Just been
published here.
Frances share is 10 per cent of the
total tonnage of all captured enemy
ships. Five cruisers and ten destroy
ers are allotted France and the same
number to Italy.>
Forty submarines now in French
ports are allotted to France. France
is the only power to which the privi-
lege of using captured submarines is
granted.
Paul Bignon, under secretary Of
state, declared that Great Britain hat
abandoned her claim to 100000 tons OF
shipping which France urgently re.
quested.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
NAVY AGAIN CRITICIZED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Yachts
composing convoy forces under the
command of Rear Admiral Fletcher
were not the proper boats to escort
vessels on the high seas, Admiral Will
son, commander of the Atlantic fleet
told the naval board today.
On succeeding Admiral Fletcher .at
Brest Admiral Wilson told the court
he had decided not to send transports
to sea under such "camouflaged es-
corts" unless it was positively ordered
by Admiral Sims.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
Radio FoLLous
Ship To Coast


Excellent, even remarkable re-
suits, are being obtained by the gov
ernment wireless station at Puryear
Field.
Yesterday one of the airplanes
which was enrOute to San Diego on
the regular border patrol kept in
touch with the local field for the en-
tire distance, the last message being
received just as the machine was
dropping into the landing field at
San Diego.
The receiving station is an excep-
tiOnally powerful one. Mexico City,
all coast stations and at one time
station i'm Alaska was heard. The
local station can receive from
greater distance than messages can
be sent from it.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
$15O,OOO FOR PROPERTY

LOS ANGELES, April 6.-Repre-
senting consideration said to total
$15O,000, transaction was announc-
ed here today, transferring the old
Senator Dorsey property, $50 by 300
feet, at the southwest CORNER of Fig
ueroa and West Adams streets, from
the Title Insurance & Trust Company
in the interest of the General Motors
Company through agents represent
ing the Samson Tire & Rubber Cor
poration. 1t is understood a building
will be erected on the property.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
RESIGNATION OF
MILLER DEMANDED
(By Associated Press)

FORT WORTH, Texas, Apri l6.-
The executive committee of the Ameri-
can Legion of Texas today adopted a
resolution asking National Comman-
der D'Olier to demand the resignation
as chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of the legion Of Thomas Mil
ler. who is campaign manager for
Major General Wood. 1t is said he
has violated the constitution of the
Legion by remaining in office.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-06
FRA n KF UR I
0CCUP PIED
BY FRENCH
TROOPS
Great Britain and Italy
Receive Official Notice of
French Action; Italy To
Lend Moral Support, but
Nothing More.
(By Associated Press)

MAYENCE, April 6.-French
tanks entered Frankfurt early to-
day. A battalion of sharpshOOters
and a company of engineers fol-
lowed and occupied strategic points.
Half dozen tanks were posted near
the SailrOad station, the barracks,
police headquarters and near the
pOstOffice.
A battalion of chausseurs de-
trained later.
Darmstadt was entered shortly af
forwards. The German. garrison lef
shortly before to six miles east of tn
city.