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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
COMMANDERY MEETuNG.

COMMANDERY MEETING.
DeMolay Commandery, No. .
Knights Templar, meets every thir
Wednesday night st 8 O'Clock. Al
visiting Sir Knights have o eordia
invitation to meet with ne.
W. F. Smith, Eminent Commander
Frank J. Payne. Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
new BOTTLINC
PLANT PLANNED
Americus Reported Sc.
lected For Branch By
Pepsi-Cola Co.

According to reports reaching this
city, the Pepsi-Cola Co., whose home
offices and principal syrup manufac-
turing plant are located at New
! Bern, N. c., contemplates locating a
big bottler's syrup distributing depot
and modern bottling planat IN Amer
| icus in the near future.
The information received here is
to the effect that the company is
now selling a million and half dol
lars stock issue, from the proceeds
of which several modern manufacture
ing and distributing plants are to be
erected in the course of the next
few months, and this city has bmeen
selected as pivotal point for the To-
cation of one of these plants to sup
ply the trade locally and the bottlers
throughout the surrounding territory.
numerous applications for bottling
franchises having been received
from individuals in the nearbv
towns. The o.cials of the company
are convinced that this will be one
of the most satisfactory points for
their plant and the distribution of
syrup.
It is estimated that the plant which
may be located here will cost when
completed and ready for operation.
100000 or more, and this will prove
valuable adjunct to the ub nsisesin
a valuable adjunct to the business
interests of this place. Representa-
tives of the company are, it is said.
to come here in the course of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
Confessions ofa&ida
(COpF@d 1920 By The Nuspa per Enterprise ASodaSo1)

tell, but l didn't regret what I had
done.
Deb went home before luncheon.
She perceived, fancy, that it would
be best for me to be alone. AIMS
perception was less acute. She stay
ed to chatter about Deb's matri-
monial prospects.
'T don't believe Ted Moore ever
will have the courage to propose to
Deb" she averred.
"Because he's so poor? And she's
so rich?"
Exactly! And if Ted doesn't ask
her pretty soon, Paul Van Eyck will
grab her offw Ann continued.
you'll see the Burns and Van
Eyck fortunes united before many
moons" Ann persisted. "They are
saying at the clubs that Van never
fails in anything he attempts. His
yachts, his horses, his dogs take all
the first priest =
"Nonsene! Deb will die spinster!
I protested.
$50 they think he is sure to win
wife who is a prize-winner"
Gust so! The club bets are turn
ing in Vans favor! Pm awfully sor-
nv for Tedi Awfully! But I'm off.
Sweetsie must have him's dinny"
Ann ran down the steps, then on
an impulse, she reached back to my
side.
"Say, Jane! Now Deb has gone:
we needn't pretend, you know. Don't
make yourself sick over that hand
kerchief! Pm awfully sorry Ginger
found itP ).
"You needn't be-" ! replied. II
want the truth-even when it hurts!
"Jane, you're a real sport" Ann
said in one Of her serious moods.
which is so out of harmony with her
petite person and her juvenile
clothes.
"a real sport? No! Pm mott Pm
a foolw I said savagely.
(To be continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19

next month and look over the situa-
ton, confer with property onwers
and others relative to securing q site
and securing other needed informa-
ton.
O.-cials of the Pepsi-Cola Com
pany state that their business has
grown so rapidly in the past few
years and their bottling plants have
become so numerous over a wide ter.
ritory, with hundreds of applications
for bott'ing franchises from pros
pective bott'ers in every state in the
union. it is impossible to give prompt
service in the matter of syrup ship
ments, the railroads being unable in
many instances to handle shipments
in an expedient manner. It has
therefore, become necessary for them
to locate syrup manufacturing plants
In several of the large cities and sy-
rup distributing depots and modern
ly equipped bottling planats alta a
number of advantageously located
points. When these plans have been
carried out bottlers can be served in
much more satisfactory manner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
MEE. JOHNSON
GOES TOHORIDA
Takes Charge of Lake
land Utilities Plant
New Manager Here

J. E. Johnson left Friday night fol
Lakeland, Fla, where he goes to as
sumo charge of the Lakeland Utili.
ties plant.
Mr.. Johnson is a son of the ate
Il. r. Johnson, who was instrumental
in establishing Americas present gas
and electric system, and has been
manager for the Americas Lighting
Co. during the last four years. he
received his technical education at
the Stevens Institute of Technology
in New York, where he graduated
number of years ago, after hav-
ing completed the course in electrical
engineering. He is a member of the
American Engineering society, this
honor having been conferred upon
him two years ago in recognition Of
his ability as an electrical engineer.
Mr. johnson is succeeded as man
Ager OF the Americas plant by W. E.
Rogers, who has been here since Mr..
Johnson rendered his resignation
several weeks ago, and who has thor
oughly familiarized himself with the
company's affairs.
On September 20, Mr.. johnson
plans to return to Americas to &C.
company Mrs. johnson and their two
children to their new home in Lake
land. They have many friends here
who will learn with regret that they
are to make their home elsewhere.
They have been prominent in the So
cial life Of the city and number their
intimate friends by tbe hundreds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
THE BOOK OF DEBORAH.
To Guard Bob, ] Lie About the Pres
ence OF That Handkerchief.

ence Vi That Handkerchief.
had to see those hateful initials
with my own eyes.
"'K. o. M" I repeated. "Well
girls, we all know who that is"
added defiantly.
"And II thought that Bob Lori
mer was so different from lots Of
men," Ann stammered. $50 he tsp
I protested Loyalty. "Bob can ex
plain how this handkerchief happen
ed to be here"
But I did not add that no expla-
nation he could make would ever
satisfy me. / had accepted his rea.
son for going to Katherine, but
couldn't see that as the guardian OF
her child. Bob also became the Gus
todian of her heavily scented hand
kerchief! The thing was love-tok-
en-, if ever saw one Of the kind.
The incident stunned me, but even
as it did so, my wifely fealty assert
ed itself. And I liedi Never would
I have fibbed to protect myself, but
without hesitation, to guard my hus-
band, / told a deliberate untruth:
"You see, I asked Bob to get q
sample of that Belgian girls work
from Katherine. You see-I-Pm
going to have her embroider a dozen
for-for Mother Lorimer's Christ.
masw / took a long breath. "That
is, if I like the sampled"
"Why didn't you go over and see
the Belgian girl herself? She must
have lots Of different patternsp
queried the practical Ann, as she
peered over the beastie which she
cuddled in her neck.
Ann may be silly, but she has a
canny instinct in love affair, and
cruel curiosity and carelessness.
katherine was over here the 9th
er day." I continued, " borrowed
this-it was so handy! And ] gave
it to Bob to take back to herv
Thus / tangled my statements. The
art of lying is too fine for me.
We went downstairs. dragged
behind the others because was
thinking Of how Bob would condemn
me for telling the least little bit of
a fib! Wbv should I tell whopper
to save his reputation couldn't
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19
Piano Teachers and Owners.

q. H. Lenox, of Birmingham, Ala,
sales representative for the Starr,
Richmond and other pianos, is now
in Americas. Reliable. tuning, voic-
ing. action repairing and case refin-
ishing. Old cases made like now
twill not recheek.) Estimates given
free. Thirty months time to reliable
customers on new pianos at CASH
prices. Phone 30-15-6t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-19

Wild elk are being cared for by
the state of Wisconsin in an en-
deavor to cultivate them for their
food and fur.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-17
BROADKILN NECK

Linden Barr of Georgetown has
completed his wheat threshing in
this vicinity and has moved his out
fit home.
Mrs. Shears of Chester spent the
past week with Mrs. Thos. Moore.
Messrs. Geo. Achuff and Philip Null
of Rockdale. Pa. spent the past
week with David Clendaniel and fam
lily.
J. c. Wiltbank, Jr., and family and
Ward Short spent Thursday and Fri
day at the Elsmere Fair
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barker of Mil
ton and Mrs. Theo. Richards of Ov-
erbroOk spent Sunday with Vim.
Johnson and family.
Nailor Shepard of Slaughter Neck
spent the weekend with his cousin,
Preston Nailor.
We are glad to say at this writing
that Mrs. Robt. Nailor is improving
rapidly.
Jos. Robbins who is on the sick
list is improving slowly.
Broadkiln school opened Tuesday
with Mrs. Leroy Carey as teacher.
VIM. Dickerson of Midway spent
the weekend with Newell Reynolds.
Miss Nirgie Moore is spending a
few days in Wilmington.
Mrs. Jas. O'Neil of Marcus Hook.
Pa. is spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Short
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the fair at Wilmington last
week.
Clinton Lofland and sister. Lena,
have been visiting relatives in Phila-
delphia and Wilmington.
Our school opened Monday with
Miss Myrtle Pettjohn as teacher.
The Y. p. B. met at the home of
Mary Moore last Tuesday evening.
George Marvel was a visitor here
last week.
Granville Dickerson spent the week
end with George and Edward Cover
dale.
Don't forget Sunday school Sunday
at 10 a. m. The public is in
yited to attend
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-17
WARWICK

Picnic parties are still in vogue.
Soft crabs are getting to be quite
plentiful again, and of very large
size.
Saving fodder is the daily occu-
patton of the farmers just now.
Messrs. c. L. Lingo and II. A. Bar
to spent the weekend in Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Blizzard of
Georgetown and Mr.. and Mrs. L. c..
Mumford and family of Hickory Hill
were Sunday visitors at Warwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. H. Lingo entertain
ed at a melon party on Saturday night
last Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hudson
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dukes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Short. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Wilson and son. Wellington, Mr..
L. R. Lingo and daughter. Evelyn, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Rust and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kransman have
returned to their city home after
very pleasant vacation by the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Downs were
Laurel visitors on Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-17
TRINITY

Charles O'Neal and family spent
Sunday with friends near Cannon.
Miss Helen Reed is quite i'll at
this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. I. L. Willin visited
their children at Dagsboro on Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wbeatley and son ana
II. J. Hastings and family spent Sun
day at Cedar Grove Beach.
Mr.. ana Mrs. ]. z. Cannon and son
and Mr. and Mrs. VIII FRAZER ana
little grandson visited their sister
near Reliance on Sunday.
Alessrs. Charles O'Neal and K. J.
Hastings inotored to Wilmington and
philadelphia last week.
sundaB school at Trinity at a.
m. Pre,hching at 10 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-17

Can1els are sold everywhere
in scientifically sealed packages
Of 20 cieareffess or fen pack
AGES loo cieaneffssl in a flass-
fne-pdper-covered carton. We
strongly recommend this
carton for the home or Office
supply or when you travel
The Washington times., 1920-01-27

TO the Editor Of THE TINES:
In a recent issue of The Times
there appeared a letter written by
stenographer employed at the Bureau
OF War Risk Insurance, and II you
have no objections we would like 10
extend her the courtesy OF an answer
We wish to congratulate her upon
being one OF the noble patriotic (as
she termed herself), who endured the
hardships of the war by sitting hore
in Washington In a swivel-b6ck rock
Ing chair and enjoying life as much
IL not more, than IL there were no
war. BY saying that those who work.
ed In the War Risk while the war
was going on are the patriots shows
that she Is ignorant of the great CON
flict which includes the hsrdsh'ps.
the sufferings, the torture, the misery
and the supreme sacrifices caused by
II. or else Il shows that she Is so
hesrtless, inconsiderste and narrow
minded that she can sec no farther
than the powder that crowns the en1
of her nose. The very fact that she
aid not sign her name to her letter
shows that she is conscious OF the
truth, and that II would reveal her
,mall PRINCIPLES OF womsnhood and
render her among noble women as
popular as a skunk at q lawn party.
There r. no question that these
brave men and women who suffered
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Answers to Correspondents

Marriage a la Mode" in the movies.
hut even then both parties are
liking a chance; and ] think that
Is what this gentleman seriously
objects 10 doing. Just like one can
prove an arithmetic example, he
would like to be sure Of his woman
before he would wed
His statement about the blond.
pink-cheeked girl, seems to me, an
unconscious admission on. his part
that he would like beautiful
woman land a number of people
think a real blond the rarest and
most beautiful OF all women), per-
haps even a blond, but the poor,
dear man has heard so much about
beautiful women not having any
intellect and especially these curly
haired, pink -ch eeked blonds caring
only for pretty clothes and good
times that he is afraid he might
get a beautiful wife, 1t is true, but
one unfamiliar with the arts Of
housework, such as cooking. clean
ing, washing, etc.
Tho only way out for this very
sensible Il might even say wise)
gentleman is for him to marry two
women (of course he would have
to move to Utah) and put one In
the kitchen, THE Woman OF
Drudge" and the other (the Blond
Beautifully In the parlor, The Lady
Of Hearts Desire" Thus this In
tellectual gentleman would have
his physical hunger appeased by
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Young Woman Airs Opinion
OF Unhappy and Unmarried
DEAR MISS FAIRFAXi


As I have never written to you
before this is my nrst offense and
do hope you will publish this let
ter as really think X would do
the person most concerned a great
deal OF good.
II concerns your learned, inteIli-
CONT, educated abroad gentleman
who wrote TO The Times short
while ago. To use n familiar
Yankee phrase he Gets my goat"
I dare say IL the gentleman In
question sees this. he will be shock
ed. but being a free-spoken and
ree-thinking citizen Of tho dear
old United states, this fact will not
worry me at all.
do not quite remember his let
let In full. but the summary seems
to be. a gentlemsn In the thirties.
having spent some twenty years or
more In studying sna travelling, and
havinG obtained . goodly store OF
this worlds kpowledgo, now begins
to rsAlise that education and travel
are not everythins, that the one
big elemental ching In life is
sadly missing In his
So as he has acquired knowledge
and travel through study and
money, he now thinks that perhaps.
too. a wife might be obtained In
this way, . wife II you please, made
to ordor' II " true they do have
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Writes the Problems and Pitfalls Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

see wherein girl is adding to the
pleasure OF the first or second meet
ing of a young man by concealing
her culture or real self. 1t would
be very unjust to herself IL the
young man should happen to be a
man of fine discrimination. We
don't like to throw our time away
with a person of nomadic mind, or
partial simpleton, either actual
or feigned. We sometimes have
things of more value to occupy
our time than people who like to
start of with some kind OF a game
as their own amusement We often
judge our lady friends by the game
they like to play.
i like the lady of Kindness and
frankness, ono whose grace of man
ner and culture OF mind shines
through the spirit in every action.
/ do not think this is too much to
expect of ono person. but where
can I even find this? There arc
some, and no doubt the girls will
say I cannot SEQ them. Is it pos
sible that we men are SO blind we
cannot sec such qualities? IT may
be they all play a conceaIment
game Of some kind. But why
should theyf For what are we
striving? To give and to receive.
for the worlds happiness, as we'll
as our own.
We cannet create much happi-
ness alone. Acquired or native
knowledge win not create II. Rosy
cheeks and powder puts, though
pretty. will not create It. Fine
clothes, though desirable. will not
create It alone.
We have q combination OF very
differentiatipg tastes, and unless
we como across tho right admiSturs
OF these In someone else, we black
haired. brown.sycd, Eood.lookins
artistic gentlemen are no batter OF
than our less qualified brothers.
We may have fewer criminals in
cur ranks. but we certainly have a
much harder time In fndine our
happiness associates. or those whom
we wish to occupy this position.
have been on this planet thirty
years. and am q very close student
OF psychology, and . few other
oIosies, and I believe we need the
sincere and best cooperation Of
our Rir,s and ladies In this matter
Of furtherance OF enjoyment and
happiness, In both Word and decd.
CONSERVATIVE
The Washington times., 1920-01-27

not strong enough to under
stand public matters; the
place for them is in the home;
The family would go to pieces
if they spent fifteen minutes
voting.
In New Guinea, where the
women are simple minded and
the husbands have not learned
to talk politics, men have an
other method Of keeping
women in their places.
Once a year a certain num-
Der of husbands dress up as
spirits. The third picture
shows them. They pretend
they are the ghosts Of dead
men come back to tell those
in the world what to do and
how to do it. This custom is
called the "Horiomu Cere-
mony."
Imagination in the women
OF New Guinea is stronger
than fact. The women hear
the voices of their husbands,
they see the faces Of their
husbands. But when they
look at the queer costumes and
uotcb tho atran0e dancing Or
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Another Man Like
"Happy and Unmarried
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

bEHh MISC NlfNT S<>.
My song is not quito what Hap
py and Unmarried sang, but some-
what alike. From personal obser-
walton, education is not mainly
what Is lacking with most of our
female friends, but good old com
mon sense and native culture, not
superficial culture, to say nothing
about a refinement of human spirit
Perhaps this Is out OF date, and !
am a fogy who 10 entirely behind
tho modern and up-to-the-minute
style.
Education in itself is not COM
mon sense. 1t is neither original
knowledge nor genius, but a very
desirable personal asset Unfortu-
nately our colleges and universities
are not quite equal to the task Of
making temperaments or human
traits that would At some OF our
literary heroines. or even our per
sonal imaginative ideals
Though / am a patron of good
thought, q lover Of word and can
vas beauty, this 10 far from all
there 10 Of human value and per
sonal interest
In reply to . statement Of "pn-
happy and Unmarried" cannot
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
This Yeuue NAN Is Eager
To Gs to Ch~rrh

Nave been reading your columns
In The Times since I arrived here
last September. ! think your serv-
ices are needed the world over, ss
you understand human nature.
This evening. as usual, was SIT
ting in my favorito armchair read
ing the letters and your answers.
when one letter hit me like q ton
OF brick. This particular letter
was signed a Times Reader and as
l think / am duallfied to meet the
requirements, even 70 church going
II attend church every sunday
EVENING". would appreciate II be-
yond words u you could arrange .
meeting between that girl Of my
dreams snd myself.
4 REAL. LONESOME YOUNG NAN
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

We have frequently read
- your articles in The Times
with an outsiders interest until
several days ago when Centrolites
wrote in. We have read them with
doubly as much interest; for, you
see, we. too, are Centralites.
First of all, we would like to
have 1t understood that we arc
plainly dressed girls. BY this we
do not mean that we continually
wear MILDLY ,blouses,. bu. that we
do not use rouge and llpsticks. nor
do We try to keep up with tho
Jcneses.
Boy Centraiite writes that his Eex
would prefer girls who dress neatly
and carefully, but ehoaply. This.
Ee absolutely disagree with In the
majority of cases. We have noticed
from our own school experiences
that the girls who dress in fancy
clothes and use cosmetics are gen.
orally tho very ones tho boys in
vito out. As to French heels we
agree that they should bs worn at
dances and parties, but not at
school
We would Ike to challenge San
other Centralite" to tell Just how
many times he has chosen girls
who are dressed neatly and caro-
fully but cheaply" in preference to
those who are fancy dressers."
NJ r AND p. d.
Here's a real challenge for the
boys. Personally, think these
two young girls are quite we'll in
formed as to the attitude OF the
young men, in spite Of their tender
years.
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Men Were Foolish At First
I'm Dress
And Women Were Still More Foolish-and Nj
Ruled Them.

you read the books of Recus of other students Of
ancient peoples you learn that among human beings, or
naly the fancy clothing Among animals as you
probably have noticed nature still clothes the male eabo
rately the poor female looks very plain Contemplate for
instance the peacock with his magnificent tail The hen Is
such quiet dowdy little thing you hardly notice her. The
male lion has the flowing and the terrific roar The
male deer has magnificent horns reminding of decora
tons womens hats while the poor little lady deer has
only pair of The male elephant has big tusks Mr.
Canary does the singing and Mrs Canary lays and matches
eggs
These pictures all from Mr.. Beavers interesting book,
Unexplored New Guinea, show human beings in an out
the way part of the world Here you the kind Of hat
The Washington times., 1920-01-27

In the second picture you the dress OF widow In
New Guinea She covers herself with what you may really
call widows WEEDS She takes grass and fiber from
plants and decks herself from head to foot.
Savages of New Guinea and some highly civilized men
of this country and of Europe argue that is important to
keep women in their places and make them look
men,
In the United States women told their minds are
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
MEN WERE FOOLISH AT FIRST
Continued From First Column.)

CONTINUED From First Column)
American husbands would hardly dress as ghosts to
try to frighten their wives into behaving
And American men do not headdresses such al
you the New Guinea at the top OF the column
On the other hand do millions of foolish things SO
this is very encouraging series of pictures
For it. in few hundred thousand years we have been
able to come along far have, may reasonably
hope eventually for real civilization when we shall have
emulation instead of rivalry; when and women will be
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
From, The Public To The Editor

terribly By sitting In . nice ohice
won the war by lighting the Germans
with typswriters or any sort OF desk
snap, but the poor fellows who gave
up fne positions here at home and
crossed the water. some returning
minus . leg or arm, gassed, she'll
shocked, blind. or any such little all
ment that doesn't amount to much,
only ask of these Healous washington
patriots that we be counted among
those who were interested In the
war.
We do not mean to give any sdvieo
the renowned patriot who wrote
that letter. but there is doubtlessly n
medal for bravery Awaiting her In
Secretary Bakers office: and may she
and her fellow patriots kindly con-
ent to accept the hearty congratula-
tions OF four million and nine hun
dred thousand soldiers for winning
the great war.
c. J. PAINTER,
r. p. McCANDLIsH
r p. DORAN.
JOSEPH o'BRIEN.
JOHN FRANK MILLER,
p. LELAND,
v. M. NEVIS, JR.
A. MACKEY,
E. W. CARHART,
II. c. TooMEY.
II. a. FESSENDEN.
Reprcsentirs the eK-service men Of th>
nurnan ~ WV ntst In