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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-13
THE. 1920 LEGISLATURE

. we were about pound the trusy typewriter al
opinion not entirely aerng and not all cond o INC
hurst of anything but glory along comes ne Ataha
and expresses this opinion precisely and so wen na we
oily and set here the opinion OF the Ies
The Georgia Legislature of 1920 has passed INTO history
It will be for what it did not do than what %
1t enacted really constructive Legislation; II Nleu W
unnecessary foolish stut-sucn as e Ds
d ovng pcture censorship nncebut failed to accom-
p the one big vitality thing Georgia Just nov"
1t did succeed in getting any sort OF order from OUT ~ pres
ent financial chaos
The Legislature where previous Legislatures Tor many years
have left us appropriations voted though finally tabled Tar De-
yond our power present taxation laws to pay
Our great institutions tentatively a"aroeu suPPOi ~
maintenance by way appropriations our great charu were
support maintenance is right and proper our pe
mens awarded sensible support our CIVIC
pvded for raised the increased cost OF living makes
fair The appropriations made after hersketer
Much earnest patriotic thought put into the framing
'H'i AND THERE THE LEGISLATURE QUIT DROPPED THE
SUBJECT; PASSED THE BUCK -
When the appropriations being voted the members hN" our
system not and will not produce suceh i " pay
The membership doesn't dispute that we mean IN us ma
orty aspect simply lets things slide.
Members can 90 claim they voted for thus and SO
bv av maintenance they do not seem to think a
them to explain how or why they aeo W phOVUe
for raising the money to PAY
Some of these days be wholly for Georgia to as
embe Legislature FORGET the matter of APPROPAI
INC and take seriously finally THE MATTER OF REEVE
NUE.. O.
Our present financial deporable-it is stupidity silly
Georgia is running along related to in
much after the spoiled kid with overndugent par
ents.
1t can not go OIL forever.
Georgns the outgoing legislature for the good works
ACCOMPLISHED: eorgians commend it for resisting the pa
n to additional frettng statutes by of
But Geogans will NOT thank the outgoing Legislature for fail
ing to get order of our financial muddle
Legislature fell down on It's greatest ana most STATES
nanike opportunity.
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TIE PONZL RURRLE

There weeping and wang and gnasbng OF teeth among hou
ands Of patrons of Wizard Ponz the spectacular revea
tons of the three days eliminating his arrest ms ad
EMISSION serving sentences and the closing OF
The GREAT Trust Company bank which his funds kept and in
which he The investigation OF Ponz by
began February and until months later that the
that they have been able to find
ence that Ponz traded ANY International Reply Coupons which
he has repeatedly formed the basis of his secret of 81 cent
in As days TT
great bank has closed and its capital wiped out The
state of involved with 900 of the public funds
denosited the closed bank Probably 10000 who
vested their savings with Ponz unpaid and his liabilities Of
ficialy put at 81 100000
The amazing thing that one heretofore unknown the
world of finance should be able to put over
such gigantic fraud the of the federal inspectors tor
period as monhs But perhaps be thankful that ne
picked another gecticn the uth for his operations
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lYlXTW
LIFE

CONSIDER, my son, these words:
~ Perspicacity;
Fortunately.
If you would succeed in life
If you would have your friend sue
ceed,-
If you would have your cause sue
ceed,-
Let these twin words be born unto
your soul
And let them be born in this or
der:
Perspicacity,
Fortunately,
for if Fortunately be born first, all
is lost.
If you are interested in your own
success solely, consider our ancient
friend, John D.
John D. had the perspicacity t
perceive that Oil was to be a tire
mendous commercial force IN tn
world, and he had the pertlnacity to
achieve oil control.
This is not defense of his meth
DDS, but merely a record of the fact
of his achievement. He said to him
self, THE oil of the world is mine
if | have the perspicacity. He saw
that if he could control transporta-
ton he could control production and
refining. After transportation, he
tackled organization, which led hin
to practical monopolization.
From the standpoint of selt-sue'
cess, he is shining example OF the
application of Perspicacity and Per
tinacity.
If you are interested in the sue
cess of another, be that other sweet
heart, helpmeet, child, friend or some
leader to whom you would prove
your devotion, well, there is Joan Of
Arc.
Nothing wonderful about Joan ex
cept her Perspicacity and Pertlnac
ity, and those are close to mlracu
lous.
Accept the legend of the Visions
or not, as you please, yet IN some
way this poor, ignorant peasant CIR
had the perspicacity which saw tina
the fate of France was wrapped VI
in that wretch of dauphin and tha
he must be crowned at Rheims in de
fance of the English.
And then she had the pertlnaclt!
to achieve it.
If you are interested in the sue
cess of your cause, if you would SAVE
the world, well, there is the example
of a printer in San Francisco, poo
and unknown, who had the perspl
cacity to see that primitive poitica
economy consists of having free mel
upon free land, and that if anyon'
can control the land, he can contro
the pr6ducer. and the consumer both
These three will suffice for the les
SON
The poor boy, John D.,
The ignorant peasant child, JoaI
The out-at-elbows printer-mar
Henry.
Each had the Perspicacity.
And the Fortunately.
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THEY'LL. WAKE UP

Dads whose youngsters still youngsters would do well to
consider the time when the kids will find them out
E bIa Dad IS a pretty big man; the final authority
almost everything.
As Dad is in politics. the little folk Dad is looked on
authority reigion-sometnes
Whatever the question When in doubt go to Dad
Discipline probably rather within limits; the little ras
well how far they and usually they take care to
stay within those bounds lest Dads ire be aroused
Dad is mighty fellow aknowing allpowerfu-tor little
time
Dad the right he knows that he something of
sham and he with fair the of his short
comngs taking steps make the inevitable showdown less democrat
izng than might be.
Some day the children will awaken the fact that Dad doesn't
know much they thought he did and that his futile and
feeble
IF utter rout for Dad that day will be small comfort
for him to reflect that the will meet their
Waterloo. too, in the of time
And anyhow, whose fault will that bep
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Confessions ofaBride|
Copyright 1920 BY The Neupa per Enterprise A&odadon

and Jim waltzed past US, and ahead
of us to the house. Katherine and l,
Bob and Ann, reached the porch al
most as soon as they did.
A hubbub within the house, scuf-
fling of feet, without the sound of
a voice, broke the sweet rythm OF
the waltz. We paused, for moment,
and looked at each other. Then Bob
and jim rushed through the door
and we girls followed close behind:
And we beheld, on the landing OF
the stairs, a most alarming spectacle.
1t explained itself at glance; a
thief was struggling between two
detectives.
The face of the intruder was turn
ed from US. AS he succumbed to the
combined strength of his captors,
one of the detectives reached into
his coat pocket and drew out-and
held up for all of us to see-Ann's
gold mesh bag containing its valu-
able horde of debutantes' rings!
sob Ann! Ann! How could you be
so carelessw / exclaimed. Poor fell
low! If you had only hidden the
things properly, all this might have
been prevented"
Bob, on a sudden, darted away
from us and up the stairs, calling
back to me:
take the girls away, Jane!
Quick"
Before could do this, I heard
Jim's wife cry:
"Father! Father~ And she flew
up the stairs.
jim Lorimer, my adorable brother
! in-law. the soul of honor, stood for
a minute as if he were dazed. Fin
ally he pulled himself together and
followed his wife.
Then I, remembering that we had
guests, took Katherine Miller by an
arm and cIasped Deb's soft fingers
in my own, and led the women across
the lawn to the shelter of my side
porch.
Jim junior had been introduced to
his father-in-law!
Augustus Best had Inundated the
Lorimers, though not in just the way
we had expected.
Katherine Miller had sense enough
to go back to the dance in her Column
bia costume, and Deborah Burns bor-
rowed my black satin cape and went
home in her car.
! To Be Continued.
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THE BOOK OF ANN
Jim Is introduced to His Father-In-
Law, But Not as Expected.

Jim Is Introduced to His Father-In-
Law, But Not as Expected.
Jim junior was the handsom-
est man l had ever seen, | thought
for the second time that evening, as
he stood, officers cap in hand, and
greeted the young woman everybody
had expected him to marry.
Put to the test, Deborah Burns
always proves thoroughbred. she
did not show that she had a single
emotion, but | think she was very
glad that she was wearing the dane
er's makeup that night. 1t helped
her, doubtless, when she touched
Jim's hand.
Now that the dreaded meeting was
over, l heard them chatting, rather
formally, as they walked behind Bob
and me. The band, in the distance,
walled out one of the most allurlng
of the waltzes. Dancing on the green
had begun, the rally was nearing its
close, Deb and Jim had met and had
survived. Ann had seen nothing, !
defed Miss Miller, in spite of the diff
ference in our tresses, and all was
well with the Lorimers, in spite OF
the omnibus meaning | had read IN
to that night.
1t was nearing midnight, and re-
membered with vast relief that Au-
gustus Best's train would soon carry
/ him out of town and that nothing
serious had come of his visit. None
+ of US had seen him, except his ex'
wife and Bob. My husband had been
terribly disappointed in the man.
HE may have been a genius
once" Bob had reported to me earli-
er in the day, "but whatever spark
was in him has burned out. He is
so far down that it is absolutely i'm
possible to let Ann meet him. Bet.
| ter for her to remember her father
as he used to be. Dope-my dear
/ It's finishing him."
As we approached the house re
membered Mrs. Best warning thai
AIMS father never would set out or
his trip around the world without
seeing his daughter. And l was Sc
/ happy to have the affair rounding
to a conclusion without scene, that
my feet tripped along the walk il
time to the waltz measure floating
on the air.
And Deborah also came to heI
senses, apparently, for presently she
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Loans on Farm Lands at 8 per
cent interest. Local money on
Farm or City property:
GORDON HOWELL,
Allison Bldg. Phone SAY
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES
kCapSral Ti~aN

N~WANFAtsH
Arrival and Departure of Passengs
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figure
published as information and noi
guaranteed:
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
CALLED FOR THIS EVENING

A mass meeting is called for this
evening at s o'clock at Elk's hall. 1t
is important that all should be there.
On Tuesday morning three citizens,
Mortimer Stone, Arthur D. Fairbanks
and Millard Fairlamb went to Denver
where on Wednesday, after confer.
ence with the executives of the Colo
RADIO Packing company. contract was
signed for the erection of a thoroughly
up-to-date packing plant in Delta,
whereby fruits and vegetables of var.
ious kinds can and will be canned for
commercial use. One of the attrac-
tive features about the proposition is
that cider and vinegar factory will
be operated in connection, thus utiliz-
ing all refuse apples
The Colorado Packing company has
for several years successfully operat-
ed plants of this kind at Canon City
and Loveland.
All the local people are asked to do
is to loan the company 100000. The
notes are secured by a mortgage and
surety bond. and bear interest at s
per cent per annum. The company
guarantees to return the 100000 at
the end of ten years.
The following telegram was receiv-
ed from the committee in Denver:
Denver, Colo. Jan. IA. 1920
L. l.. Haines, Secretary Delta County
County Business Mems association,
Delta, Colorado.
Contract signed for 100000. Pack
ing corporation notes secured by mort
gage and surety bond. Must act quick.
ly. Call meeting Friday night notify
ing business men, and farmers. Con-
tract highly satisfactory.
(Signed) Millard Fairlamb. Arthur
D. Fairbanks and Mortimer Stone.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
DELTA COUNTY REPUBLICANS
TO HOLD Big MEETING SOON

On his return from Denver the first
OF the week. Willis r. Hinman. Chair
man Of the Republican County Cen
trail committee. stopped off in Delta
and called together a number of local
workers for a conference. and at this
time II was definitely decided to hold
a meeting in Delta on Thursday eve
ming, january 29th, this being the an.
niversary OF the birth of william Nc.
Kinley.
A committee of five was appointed
to arrange for the big event and H.
+. Perkins was named as chairman of
the committee on arrangements. Al
ready the machinery for obtaining an
able speaker is in motion. as well as
the holding of fine banquet.
The dinner will be served by the
Woman's club in Masonic hall and as
accommodations in Delta are limited
for holding meeting of this kind. me-
cessarily the number of plates will be
limited. so those who anticipate at
tending should secure tickets early
All Republicans OF the county. both
ladies' and gentlemen, and those who
expect to affiliate with the party the
coming year are most cordially invited
to avail themselves of this great OPP
portunity
Further details will be published
next week.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
LOCAL LADY'S HAND SLIPS iEro
WRiNGER AND is MASHED

While wiping off the rolls of an
electric wringer with the power turned
on Monday morning. Mrs. H. E. Per
kins met with an accident which while
for a time extremely painful, might
have been much worse.
Mrs. Perkins was alone in the laun-
dry room Of her home. The cloth with
which she was working was carried
into the rollers and before she could
extricate the fingers OF her right hand
they had also entered the wringer.
She at one realized that something
must be done and that in the absence
of others, she was the one to do 1t,
20 with her usual pluck she reached
over with the left hand and threw the
machine out of gear, but not before
two fingers had been badly mangled.
The entire hand had passed through
the rollers, and the reason she was
not injured more severely is that the
rollers had not yet been frightened
The writer called by telephone a
few hours later, expecting to find the
little lady in bed suffering from shock,
but we were greatly surprised to hear
her CHEEKY voice at the other end of
the line. telling us how 1t happened.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
WELL KNOWN PARTIES PUR-
CHASED HOPSoN MoRTUARY

The beautifully equipped mortuary
which for years has been owned
and conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Hopson was purchased on Wednesday
by Messrs. J. F. Pebbles OF Colorado
Springs, and T. e Remiey, his son-in-
law. OF Telluride
The new owners are well known and
highly respected in Delta and vicinity,
having but a couple OF years ago been
engaged in the same line Of business
for the Independent Furniture COM
pany. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Remley are
licensed embalmers and eminently cap
able to handle their work. They are
also courteous and obliging and as
such we welcome. them again to the
business life OF Delta.
Not without feeling Of deep re-
gret, however. do we note the depar-
ture OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hopson, with
whom at all times we have enjoyed
the most delightful relations Of every
nature. They have made no immedi-
ate plans. except that they will take
n well earned rest travelling south for
several months.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
DELTA COUNTY HONOR ROLL
Is SOON TO BE COMPLETED

1t has been a matter of deepest re-
gret that we have been compelled
through a series Of unfortunate cir
cumstances to delay the completion of
the Delta County Honor Roll. The
orders for engravings which we placed
early last year resulted disastrously
to us and we have waited from week
to week for their arrival, unable to
proceed further with the printing.
The last of the plates are reaching
us this week and within few days
the book will be in the hands OF the
binder.
Only a small percentage Of those
whose names and photographs appear
in the book have been printed for dis
tribution. In fact, we would have
printed none at all for subsequent
sale, had it not been for the unusual
weather conditions which have pre-
vailed here since November, which
made 1t impossible for us to interview
the relatives and friends Of those in
whose honor the book is being pub
lished.
We have been very painstaking with
the book. and while we feel certain
some mistakes have occurred, We have
done our level best to reduce these
flaws to a minimum.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
LOCAL PEOPLE GUESTS AT
BANQUET IN GRAND JUNCTION


P. H. Adams and wife. A. d. Fair
banks and wife and Mrs. Jennie A
DesErmia of Delta; and F. D. Catlin,
wife and daughter, Edith, of Montrose,
were guests at dinner given at the
LaCourt hotel in Grand Junction last
Thursday evening, which is pronounc-
ed one of the most successful social
functions ever put on anywhere.
The dinner was given to the men,
bers of the Community Get Together
clubof which there are twelve, and
these with invited friends numbered
about fifty.
Seven courses were served. turkey,
bear meat ostrich meat and lobster
being among the features. A splendid
orchestra furnished music throughout
the occasion, while Walter R. Loupe
rendered several baritone solos.
Dancing followed until a late hour.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR LOCAL
INVESTORS IN OIL STOCKS

The King Oil company, which is a
consolidation of the Delta Petroleum
& Gas company, the Utah-Colorado Oil
company, the King Oil company and
the King-Williams Oil company, has a
most promising outlook.
The original company, organized by
R. A. King and others, in 1916, has
paid its stockholders over 200 per cent.
The new company has vast holdings in
Oklahoma and Texas. The company
owns TIC interest in three producing
wells in the Burkburnett Extension,
which is producing over 250 barrels
daily.
1t is claimed that in addition to
the company's present assets-produc-
tion, equipment, acreage and intensive
plans for immediate development OF
outlying areas-it will have over a
million dollars in cash in the treasury
when the present stock issued has
been sold.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
LITTLE GIRL DIES AFTER AN
ATTACK OF WHooPlNG COUGH

On Thursday. January Sth, occurred
the death of Mary Elizabeth McHale,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d.
McHale. residing on Palmer street.
Death was on Garnet mesa, due to
whooping cough and complications
The little girl was born March 2S,
1909, and was therefore nearly II
years Of age. Besides her striken
parents she is survived by two little
brothers, Eddie and Emmett, who will
miss the joyous companionship of their
elder sister.
The father was summoned from Gill
bert Minnesota, reaching here Mon
day. Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon from st. Mi
chael's Catholic church. and interment
was in Garnet mesa cemetery,
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICER IN
OUR CITY FORE PART OF WEEP

p. S. Mcdowell, chief Quartermaster
of the Grand Junction Navy Recruit.
ing station, was in town January 14th.
and spoke at the Colonial Theater on
the opportunities of the navy. He
brought with him the navy film. The
Rookie at the Roads which was
shown at the theater.
Two men were enlisted from Delta
Monday, Obed Lee and Leo B. Keller
man. Lee enlisted for the coppersmith
school at Mare Island, California. and
Kellerman is on his way to the Naval
Aviation Apprentice Metal Workers
school at Great Lakes, Illinois. The
navy will give him complete course
of training extending over year and
pay him $S2.60 month while going
to school, When he has qualified as
an expert mechanic he will receive
around $4,000 month. He also has
a good chance for a commission
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
THE NEW HOSPITAL FOR DELTA
COUNTY is WELL ON THE WAY

The Delta County hospital campaign
was successfully launched last Mon
day evening at supper meeting given
by the Woman's club in dining room
of the NJ. E. church. After a delight
fully prepared and sumptuously served
repast, the details of the hospital pro-
ject were explained in brief by C. E.
Blaine, Mortimer Stone and DIR. H. A.
Smith.
DR.. ]. ]. Lace then presented the
subscription with the aid of a black
board, including the subscription of
Mr.. H. E. Perkins, previously announc-
ed and a number of other large gifts
promised before the meeting. A totA
sum of s25, 900 in round numbers was
recorded that evening.
The result of this ffeeting will af-
ford a high degree of satisfaction
throughout the county for it is in
creasingly evident that the hospital en-
terprise is about the most popular that
has ever come before the county.
Everybody should understand, how
ever, that the real crisis Of the cam
paign for funds has been reached, but
is not passed, as might possibly be In
ferred from such good start.
Most of the laryer gifts and all
those easy to secure are doubtless In
the first half OF the total of $4,000.
To secure SUBSCRIPTIONS for the re-
mainder will necessitate totally diff
ferent kind of effort. 1t is just this
new situation which has accustomed
something of a pause in the enrollfent
of subscribers since Monday night.
There has been something n the
nature of an addy caused by the swift
ness of freshet.
This entirely frank statement is
put forth by the committee as a new
stimulus to all interested.
Now comes the tug of war-this
hospital can be secured easier now
than ever again. and it can never be
secured without downright devotion
of time, energy, purpose and manhood
to the very object of human ministry.
Ladies and gentlemen of each COM
mittee and every canvassing team;
this means you've absolutely must
have a complete surrender of your
time and interest now.
10 prospective SuDScrlDer-mAy We
be permitted to say that this is our
hospital and calls for your sacrificial
support, and your intended subscrip-
ton is probably not half what it should
be. Ordinary contribution toward be-
l.nexolence will not build this hospital
II you thought OF giving $50 give
$500. II you had planned on giving
sion make, II $500 Nothing less than
this kind of giving will avail.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
LOCAL YOUNG MAN DEMENTED
AND WANDERS IN STREETS

Hugh Miller. young man residing
on Fairview mesa, was taken up and
brought to Delta Wednesday suffering
from mental ALTERATION. Later he was
relased, the county Judge believing
him harmless, but at about five O'Clock
he became somewhat violent and ran
about the streets muttering and kick
ing at posts and buildings.
+ The sheriffs office was notified and
after an exciting chase he was again
taken into custody. After being placed
in Jail he became calm and made no
further disturbance. The young man
is a victim of unfortunate cirucum-
stances in a partial loss of his mental
powers and has spent several months
in a sanitarium. He was released
nearly year ago and thought to have
recovered.
The Delta independent., 1920-01-16
REV. FRENCH OF DENVER GIVES
MANY TIMELY SUGGESTIONS

The Methodists have inaugurated
the biggest campaign in the history of
the church for the salvation Of souls,
and on Sunday the first program was
held.
Among the speakers was Rev. Henry
S. French, well known Denver minis
ter, who held his audience throughout
the merning session with an eminent
address on Personal Conservation"
Rev. French is one of the ablest of
speakers, and since We learned from
Billy" Wood of the Crawford Chron-
icle that he got his start in a print
shop, we are wondering if some of his
volubility is not attributable to that
fact. Whatever the incentive, Dr..
French is worth hearing.