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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-10
PLAINS

PLAINS, Sept. 1O-Plains Literary
club met Monday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Reese Andrews.
This was the first meeting of the new
years work and almost the entire
club was present. Plans were made
for the years work and the new pro-
gram discussed. Everyone was well
pleased with the plan of having a
chairman arrange the program from
the subject assigned her and there is
good prospect of fine years work
Since women are so soon to have the
responsibility of voting there will be
a class in Civil Government con-
Quoted by some member of the club.
Mr.. w. l.. Thomas presented the club
with copy of the Constitution of the
United States. The program of the
afternoon was conducted by Miss
Alice Ruth Zimmerman and was en-
joyed very much. The subject was
was as follows:
Interesting Events in the Life Of
Stanton-Miss Alice R. Zimmerman.
What Other Writers Think of Stan
ton-Mrs. A. B. Gardner.
Song-''Mighty LAX a Rose" Stan
ton-Mrs. Ernest Spann.
Selections from Stanton's Poems
Mrs. j. C. McGill.
Song-"Just Wearying for YOU"
Stanton-Miss Alice Ruth Thinner
man.
Selection from Stanton's Poems
Mrs. r. L. Jennings.
Miss Josephine Forester, of Lees
burg, is the guest of Mrs. w. l..
Thomas. Miss Martha Forester, her
sister, is a patient at the Wise sani-
tarium.
Miss Christine Spann, of Weston,
has been visiting in the home of Mrs.
J. B. Clark this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Mcdonald, Mrs.
Mamie Bradley and Mrs. Ernest
Spann were recent visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. C. U. Finley, of Shellman.
Mrs. R. D. Gay, of Cuthbert, was
the guest of DIR. and Mrs. Bowman
Wise last week.
DR.. Sam Wise left Saturday for
a weeks stay in the mountains of
North Georgia.
Mrs. Emmett Harper and her lit
tie son, George, are spending this
week in Preston with relatives.
Mrs. L. N. Lamar, of Columbus,
spent several days last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Thad Wise.
Rev. o. B. Chester, presiding ED
er of Americas district, will be in
Plains Saturday and Sunday to hold
quarterly conference. He will preach
Saturday morning and Sunday morn
ing and evening Dinner will be
served at the church Saturday. Ev-
erybody is invited to attend these
services.
Mrs. Bergen is at home again.
Mrs. John Ed Barker has gone to
Richland to work with the Southern
Express company there.
Fred Todd has taken his place here
as assistant to the depot agent.
Mrs. McClain, of Atlanta, has ar
rived and has taken charge of the
millinery department of the Plains
Mercantile company.
Wade Lowery has gone to Detroit,
Mich, on business.
Misses Claud and Annie Claire
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-10
THESTANDARD
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SPECIALS.

At S7.98-Ladies' New Fall Boots,
of fine feathers, all new toes, new
heels, black and cordovan, regularly
$40.
At So to $6-New Fall Styles of
E. C. Skuffer Children's School
Shoes, lexible soles, none better made.
At 35c-Children's School Hosiery,
fine Xxi ribbed Isle finish, sizes to
8 IL, every pair worth soc.
At S3.98-Misses and Children
MILDLY Suits of fine quality, fast col
ored linene, made to retail at So.
At $12.50-Boys' Wool Serge
Suits, the famous Martha Washington
make, sizes to 16 years, they equal
in every way suits retailing at $3.50.
At $1.35 to $1.98-Haynes' Union
Suits, for all size boys up to size "a,
very elastic, wear guaranteed
At $1.65 yd.-Thousands of yards
new all silk Crepe de Chine, 40
inches wide, IN black, white and col
ors.
At S1.5O-Pure Silk Georgette
Crepe, 40 inches wide in black, white
and all colors.
At S5-New Slip-on Sweaters, for
ladies', all colors and of pure wool,
yarn.
At $3.98-One big table of of odd
Skirts of Silk, Silk Poplin and all
wool serges, some of them formerly
sold up to So.
At .98-Men's fall weight Union
Suits ,bleached snow white, all sizes
from "a to 46; value $3.50.
At S1.98-Ladies and Misses MILDLY
Blouses, made of Lonsdale Jeans,
plain white or colored collars, sleeves
plain or trimmed with emblems
value $3.50.
At 35c-Twenty styles of Mems
Soft Collars, of white mercerized pop
Inns, fancy corded pique, and benga-
line corded silk, all sizes.
At S2.98-Men's Overalls, guar
anteed best quality denim, all sizes
including extra size waist upto so;
regularly $3.50.
AT 98c-Ladies' Storm RGbber
Overshoes, all sizes 2 to 8; regular
ly $1.25.
At S1.25-Men's Storm Rubber
Overshoes, all sizes from 6 to IL;
value $3.50.
AT S1.98-Men's Madras and Per-
cal Shirts Shirts, E. & w. make, great
variety of pretty stripes and neat
figures; regular $3.50.
At csc yard-0ver three thousand
wards good quality Mattress Ticking,
full width.
Feather Ticking, less than the whole
sale price.
STANDARD
DRY GOODS co.
Ferpvth Sc. Next Bank Of Cemercs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-10

Zoo animals prove that lazy life
leads to decay and premature "old"
age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
VALLEY TROOPS DEPART.


HARLINGEN, Texas. June s.
Fifty Of the one hundred and seven
teen enlisted men in the Sth revision
al cavalry troop Of the Second Texas
regiment, under command Of Captain
q. Weller, entra;ned at Harlingen
John Hill and First Lieutenant Carl
Tuesday morning at ESQ O'Clock for
Galveston with orders from Adjutant
General W. ID. Cope to report TO Bri-
gadier General j. +. Wolters for ser
vice in Galveston. The order to Cap
tain Hill called for all available mem
bers Of this Harlingen troop; and in
the discretion of Captain Hill avail
able" was construed to mean such as
could 70 without loss 10 their person
al interest in farm work and other en-
gaFements which necessitated the
troopers remaining at home or else
suffer considerable loss These troops
went without mounts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
QUEEN CABLES ANDERSON.

CHICAGO, H., June s.-Colcnel
Henry w. Anderson, Virginia's vice
presidential candidate, received ca
blegram from Queen Maria of Rou-
mania today expressing interest in his
candidacy and good wishes for his
success. Col. Anderson was formerly
chief commissioner of the American
Red Cross.
prehensive program Of work, which
includes all the wishes Of the members
The Brownsville chamber of COM
merce is already on the road toward
making a record If few more mem
bers pay their dues Brownsville will
have just right to be proud for having
made the largest number of payments
on the dues collections per capita for
the campaign and installation period
Of any chamber Of commerce in the
United States organized by the Ameri-
can City Bureau. A few outstanding
members who still owe their dues are
therefore, encouraged to let Browns
Vile break the record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
PRIMARY ELECTION
COUNT IS TONIGHT
Highest Thirty viii Be Nomi-
mated and From Among
IS Will Be Chosen.

The primary election nomination
count will be held tonight in the room
IF the chamber of commerce begin
ming 1T 7 O'Clock. The public is cor
daily invited to attend. The count
will be made under the direction Of
the committee on election, composed
Of McssrS. Del. S. Perkins, Jose Mar
tinez, Arthur c. Hipp, w. G.. Langc
and Sherwood Bishop and various
other tellers under the direction of
the committee. The highest thirty
will be nominated. These thirty will
be placed on final ballot and again
fifteen Of the thirty in the final cleo
tion will be declared elected.
In the chamber Of commerce rooms
at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night there
II be held last group meet
Everyone who has been unable to at
tend the previous group meetings is
urged to be present, and tell what
he thinks the chamber of commerce
ought to do. After all the suggestions
are in they are filed and tabulated
and drawn up into short, brief com
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
TRAINING COURSE
FOR LEADERS FREE
Playground Leadership Class
Will Start Today at the
Community House.

An unusual opportunity for the Civ
ing Of community service Is now being
offered and it j. To be free. IL was an
nounccd today by the community SER
vice headquarters.
a class Of free instruction in play
ground leadership under the direction
of Miss Gertrude Creekmore Of com
munity service, will assemble at the
community house at 80 o'clock this
afternoon.
Special attention will be paid to de-
partments for play leaders in the pub
lie schools and church socials.
eve need leaders because commun-
ity service must be by the people for
the people, said Miss Creekmore to-
day. Community service does not
carry large staff Of experts TO do
spectacular work. That ~ not our
dica. Community service workers are
10 teach people to do these things
themselves. 10 make their own COM
munities self functioning. We give
the start
Community life, to be well round
cd out, must be founded on organiza-
tion. Someone must lead the games.
someone must lead the sings, someone
must direct the pageant. Otherwise
disaster would result. Therefore, we
are offering free training school for
the development Of leaders. We want
here in Brownsville to develop leaders
who can 20 into a playground, get up
club meeting, take hold of a picnic
at all times and all places, when re-
quested by those in charge. A great
movement al over the United States
is to have able trained leaders for
Fairgrounds, schools and churches. I"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
mo PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
HAS VOTES TO ASSURE VICTORY
Convention PyOmides to Be Record Breaker Ana
May Cast More Ballots Than Any Contention
Since that of $780, Lodge Keynote Man

Dental candidate having enough votes
IN sight to assure nomination. II pro-
misses To be record breaker in al re-
spects.' II may cost more ballots than
any other republican convention since
1880
There Is still such complete absence
Of bosses a. to leave the convention
leadcrless. Chicftains who spoke
with authority i'm the days gone by
are standing on the side lines having
a chuckle while the delegates 20
through the experience Of having a
peoples convention There are
several score delegates instructed by
the district conventions and state pri-
maries. but nobody, including their
state leaders. knows how long they
will stand hltchcd The air il choked
with reports Of delegation conferences
at which i has been decided to stand
by the favorite son or instructions on
enough ballots 70 comply with the
state laws or fulfill primary pledges.
Again and again the name or
Charles Evans Hughes recurred in
the dark horse discussion. Governor
Coolidge Of Massachusetts was also
mentioned. Senator Borah said that
Hughes would be formidable II the
convention was compelled to seek
dark horse nominee.
Less than dozen state delegations
failed To hold caucus, but, with the
exception Of Georgia, and possibly one
or two others, there was no fight
ahead and little interest was displayed
Hours before the coliseum doors
opened thousands were waiting, hop
ing to get in for look ut the unboss-
cd convention. Only fraction could
be admitted, despite the fact that the
coliseum seats 10000. The sun came
out and sent the thermometer up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
FIGURING ON A
TELEPHONE LINE;
TO THE FRESNOS
Brownsville Men Would Aid
iresnos Farmers to Get
Phone Communication.

Earnest efforts are being made by
the Retail Merchants Association OF
Brownsville TO work out plan TO con
stluct a telephone line which would
connect the Southwestern telephone
lincs of Brownsville with the Fesnus
farm community. frum ten To sixteen
miles north Of Brownsville. The farm
ers of that section have long been
offering their trade to the city that
provides them with telephone commu-
nication.
At meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the merchants association
last night, conference was held with
q material supply salesman who was
asked 70 submiC proposal in writing
TO furnish the necessary poles, wires
cross arms and other equipment. The
plan Of building four leads to the
Fresnos district considered, these
leads To operate TO and through the
district. The farmers themselves, un-
der the plan considered. would run
their own lines To the leads, purchase
their own telephone boxes, rs II AZ
ways done in the case Of rural tele-
phone lines.
Estimates place the cost Of buying
the material and constructing the line
from thc cige of west Brownsville "a
and through the FrcsEos district. six
teen miles, was placed nj around $6,-
coo. including materials and all costs
and rs an outside figure. There are
about ninety families in the district
ANA ID ~ estimated that thirty or more
would subscribe t0 tha service.
The merchants Also discussed plan.
for tns.r aJtlath.ie excursion % th,
tres-os tract. which VIII take place
On next Monday Ihc merchants vii
on that evening meet with the Fresno.
farmer, council. and it is probab.,
that tho telephone proposition will b'
discussed 70 that time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
HEALTH CENTER OPENS
AT 4TH WARD SCHOOL

A health center has been established
I'd the fourth ward school house. II IL
open every Wednesday afternoon. In
this connection the Public Health
Nurse association issues the following
announcement:
while the health center is pri-
marily for babies and children. any
person desiring the advice Of ply
stefan is welcome to apply. Litera-
ture will be distributed on mhealth
subjects. A physician will be in at
tendance 10 prescribe for those who
need care. Wednesday. June 8. is the
time to have the children weighed
measured and prescribed for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
BERLIN CABINET HANDS Off" ON
RESIGNS, EBERT MEXICO MAY Be
ASKS IT TO STAYA.F.L.'S DEMAND
CRy The Associated Press

BERLIN, Germany, June s.
government today rendered it's resig-
The government today rendered its
resignation to President Ebert. who
requested it to remain in office pro-
visionally.
The president also asked Chancel-
lor Mueller to take steps SO that the
result of Sundays parliamentary elec.
ton would be esta blished as soon as
possible in order that the reichs.aR 2
might be summoned. Reports from
$50 districts showed that the majority
socialists, centrists and democratic
parties are making a coalition to block
The present government which elected
l56 deputies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
EMERY LATTANER OF.
M'ALLEN is DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Valley
Town Passes Away After
Stroke of Paralysis.
(McAllon Monit0r.)

Emery LattannCr, who on Monday
May p, was stricken with paralysis,
died in his room III Casa II Palmas
Wednesday morning shortly after nine
o'clock.
The deceased was born at Bryan,
O., December 4, 1866. whore he was
reared 70 manhood. Early ii his car
eer he took an active part in the bust
moss world and became actively den-
titled with banking interests in the
stat" cf Ohio where he was appoint
I'd superintendent Of state bank cx-
aminers under Governor Cox. he held
u number Of important positions N
trust IN his native state where he was
held in the highest esteem.
Realizing the south's wonderful OBJ
portunitie1 he became financially in
tercstcd in the valley and purchased
q farm just wcse of McAllen in 1916.
Since then he has been NEST active in
the welfare Of the now conner. often
going out of his way to say good
word or DO good decd.
Shortly -fter coming to McAllen hc
interested himself i'm the organization
.of the Hammond Tract club
which hes done So much for the farm
ers IN that community. No affair Of
public interest ever escaped his notice
He was always among the very first
70 give his time and money for every
cause for public interests. In The
passing away of this, Gods noblest 81
noblomcn. McAllen the Rio GrandC
Valley has lost heavily and each anc
every resident Of this section join the
Monitor in expressing sinccrest sym
pathics to the bercaved widow anC
.Ic.atiycs.
Mr. Iuttaurar IL survived BY Hi.
wife a daughter, Miss Margaret. by
a former marriage. and brothc!
and sister. Al the time Of his dcati
he was attended by his daughter anc
Lis mother !n law. Mis. Fox.
a hcrt hut very impressive funera
service was conducted II the home ot
mr. and Mrs. IT. r. kriedlcr az 1926
Thursday morning, Rev. +. =. Pals
l.y performing the services. judy,
7 n W. Ciascock gave u brief histor,
Iof the dcceascd's life and paid a glow
i1- tribute 20 his memory. The seq
vices were attended 81 ! large con
course of sorrowiug friends.
The rcm"ins were expressed 10 ST
Louis, Mo-, where they will he ere
mated. according 10 his wishes. The.
we're accompanied By his lifc-lonj
Y friend. w =. Surbcr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
Numerous Resolutions Are
Entered on Second Day
Annual Convention.


MONTREAL. June Resolutions
covering political and economic con
ditions in the United States and / Dor
demands upon the administration were
presented by scores when the Amcri-
can Federation Of Labor opened its
second days session here today. The
after a brief session adj
journed To tomorrow To give the com
mittee time TO report
These resolutions demanded a
hands--off policy toward Mexico, pub
lie ownership of railroads with demo
cratic administration, reaffirmstion
Of Irish home rule. appointment of u
committee 10 iav the foundation Of
the American labor party. lifhting the
blockade against soviet Russia. re-
establishment of trade relations with
Russia and recognition VI the soviet
government. imucachmcut az Attur
ney General Palmer, conformation Of
Postmaster General Burleson, con-
demnaticn Of the industrial courts.
repeal Of railroad legislation enforc-
ing compulsory arbitration, establish
ment cf an educational system on
management for workers.
The defense funds Of the fedora
tion now amounts to Sl64,74$, after
paying $67,9l2 in strike benefits last
year. according to the auditors re-
port.
p. J. Davis, assistant president 10
the amalgamated association Of iron
steel and tin workers declared that his
organization never would rejoin the
American federation in "a campaign to
unionize the steel industry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
CANNING PLANT
ON LARGE SCALE
PROPOSED HERE
Adams Bros. Co. May Come
Into Brownsville Would
Run 9 Months in Year.

A proposition looking 10 the install
lation in Brownsville Of canning fac
tory on large scale. which w0ul,
can virtually every variety of vege
table produced in the Lower Ri
Grande Valley is being discussed Will
Brownsville business men today y,
n. b. Goodwin of Houston. a member
of the Adams Bros. Company ID
Houston, owning and operating can
ming factories at Houston, Bfazoria
Oloott and Alvin. and producing the
"Altex' brand Of goods.
The proposed plant, Mr.. Goodwin
said, would be able - operate about
nine months IN the year. ana would
employ from three hundred 10 SIX
hundred people nearly all of this time.
fLarge numbers Of h6lpcrs are cm-
ployed especially in the bean canning
season.
The plan in view contemplates the
use Of about p, 5,COe sqaure feet of
space in the old rice mill building.
now owned and occupied bv T. Ii.
CamiaGe & Co, wholesale grocer.
The Adams concern was, in fact, in-
duced 10 lock into the Brownsville
proposition by II. Il. Camiadc. head
of the grocery house.
The Adams Bros. Company has
been in the canning and preserve
fruit packing business about six
VARS. already has in complete organ
zation its sales plans, which IL through
brokerage concerns throughout the
the country. II was originally a
partnership Of three men. one Of
whom il Mr.. Goodwin. and recently
was incorporated with capital stock
Of $150.O00, Of which about $4,000
is held by the original members Of the
firm. Mr.. Goodwin said that the loca-
ton az the plant in Brownsville de-
pends on the sale Of $50. 600 worth of
the company's stock here. preferably
TO farmers. with whom the company
would contract for vegetables, taking
crops as whole or in part.
\ I'VE are going TO establish plant
somewhere i'm tlfe Valley" Mr.. Good
win said. 1T originally was our in
tention to go into another town, but
in looking over the situation IN
Brownsville ] find that there il u
large increase in the acreage bein
put into vegetables here. and with the
opening up Of the Fl Jardin distric.
this will be further increased. Also
the greater availability of labor here
is considerable Of an inducement. The
establishment Of this plant here n
contingent on the placing # this $50.
600 in stock. The company Is paying
good dividends now. The investment
would therefore ~ y paying ono from
the start. Our business n already as
tablished. and NC believe il is WORT
the money Of any community e JoI
with us in this proposition. We wan
70 extend the field Of our operation
into the Lower Rio Grande Valley
We have for several years been buy
ing large quantities Of vegetables y
the Valley, and We now want to locat'
here"
Although the chamber of commerce
directorate is not yet organized, tn
matter is being taken mp by member
tof the organization in prder that ther
may be 20 delay in the matter. Mr
Goodwin today u putting hisproposi
ton into writing TO be submitted L
these men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
Hv The Associated Press


CHICAGO, H., June S.-The re-
publican convention met an hour late
but disposed Of the preliminarics dur
ing the first half hour and settled
down to hear the keynote speech OF
Senator Lodge, temporary chairman
Temporary organization was quickly
perfected by acclamation. The gen.
eral understanding was that an agree.
ment would be made to accept the
temporary organization as a perma.
nent one, with Lodge as chairman.
Roars Of cheers and continued ap.
plause marked Lodges declaration
hat everyone connected with the "dy-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
EIGHT TROOPS
CAVALRY now
IN GALVESTON
Two Machine Gun Troops
Also Arrive and More
Expected Today.
(By The Associated Prcssl

NALNESTUN, Texas, june 8
troops Of cavalry and two machine
gun troops and the sixth provisional
troop are in Galveston today, with
other troops expected. General VOL
tcrs stated that he viii begin placing
patrols today at the wharfs, extend
ing the limits as the necessity dcvcl-
ops A meeting Of the dock marine
council last night condemned the ac-
tion of the governor, saying that
nothing had been done warranting the
sending Of troops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
SPLINTER IN FOOT
DEVELOPS TEEANUS:
CRIXELL BOY dies

Tetanus. on blood poisoning, which
defeloped from q splinter I'm his foot
some days ago. caused the death -
6:30 O'Clock this morning Of Aiolfo
Crixcn. the l0-ycar-oid son Of M.
and Mrs. ". \. CriXcll. Death occur
red al the family residence, Sl3 Madi-
son street.
Adolfo was born in Brownsville
and attended the public schools. The
funeral will he held from the family
residence at $50 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. and burial nill be in the citS
cemetery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-08
GENERAL PERSHING TO
RETIRE. HE ANNOUNCES

WASHINGTON, u. G., june o
General Pershing will retire from ae-
~, service within few months. He
a,nounced his intention yesterday IN
!, ietter TO Secretary Baker.
The commander of the American
.xneditionary forces said he could
Give un his military duties without
;mpairment Of the service and "thus
~ tree to angaee In snm"'"f'y more
active" He gave the added assur-
ance that in any future crisis he
wik Md be at the call of the nation
Decision Of General Pershing to re-
,;re came as a surprise in military and
n non-military circles.