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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
THAT slx,.pER CENT RETURN

In many quarters there seem to
remain some misunderstanding as
to the provision of the TranSporta-
ton Act of 1920 which makes it the
duty of the Interstate Commerce
Commission to authorize rates which
give the railways of each section Of
the country fair return on the
value of their property, devoted to
transportation purposes, and, f,r
two years following the passage of
the Act, set the reasonable return"
at S 1-2 per cent wit hanother l2
per dent. TO be devoted to improve
ments, at the option of the commits
sion:
Some persons have gotten the
idea that the Transportation Act
guarantees the railway companies
six per cent on their stocks and
bonds. The fact is. that the Act
says nothing about: any return on
capitalization and no railway IS
guaranteed anything. The volume
ef stocks and bonds which any rail-
way company may have outstanding
will have absolutely no effect ON
the return it will receive.
While the Act makes it the duty
as the Commission to authorize rates
which will give the railways of each
section an aggregate rair return on
the aggregate value of their prop
erty, there is no assurance that any
individual railway will get a return
Of six per cent on the value of its
property. or any return at all. What
it will get will depend on the bust
ness it secures and the efficiency
with which that business is handled.
Under the new rates. if railway
eansAmore = thanEsi x,lperscent. lit
must : divide the; surplus with the
Gover1mept;;.if it.earlls less than six
per cent. or earns nothing at all,
he los falls on its owners,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
HUSBANDS AT AUCTION

IT is somewhat disconcerting that
lust as women have been given the
ballot a. Massachusetts lady should
offer her, husband at auction, or DC
willing to rattle him off. The fact
that she thinks she can sell 10000
tickets at So each in lottery for
man whom she recommends highly
is to an extent flattering to males,
but unfortunately the wife IS to
get all of i'll This is worse than
some baseball deals for star per
formers. ~
!. If husbands are as a general rule
to be looked upon as the property
Of wives-and that idea has been
growing for years-and if they are
to he disposed of to the highest bid
der. it seems as if the time had
come to call a;halt unless the slave
gets some Of the profits. There arc
many husbands who are worth a
great deal and some wouldn't fetch
a cent in the open market-and, the
same is true of wives. 1t IS we'll
known that for millenniums women
have been more or: less disposed of
in marriage$at price wsether open
" or otherwise, and it has been one
of the claims Of suffragists in recent
years that only equal suffrage can
emancipate woman, from her de-
pendent position. IF she can sell
her husband at gaod price there Is
no doubt that male slavery is to be-
come worse than women ever suf-
fered.
There is one point to be consid-
cred in this connection which is SO.
ciologically encouraging. With about
an equal number of fmen and women
IN the country it is hard to believe
that the male market will be active
unless the laws are changed to give
women as, many husbands as they
want as a're4enge for polygamy III
the past. Furthermore, it does not
seem likely that women will have
the price to accumulate collection
of husbands unless they confiscate
all male property.
- ~ T Il, / 4
proposal looks like press agent work
rather than an economic offer. That
a second hand husband should bring
a high price seems unlikely, but We
trust that the suf'ragist mil;tants
will hasten to compose the minds
of husbands who may fear that the
new order. of things is to send them
TO the auction book.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
CHORUS GIRLS GET SIS A WEEK

New York. Aug. 2S.-The high
cost Of things has hit thai zIppy.
enchanting high stopper. the Amer
:can chorus girl.
Managers of "Musicgirlie' sl:cws
seen today said. ,$75:,:is the average
pay t;r chorus girls and, that even
ut this price tn: girls are scarce.
Girls who draw this pay appear
six nights week and two after
Moons: which is pretty coed pay
considering that all that is neede:i
j.. the abilit; to sing and dance q
title. and to wear clothes or rather.
how not wear them and get away
with it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
CORK'S LORD MAYOR
At POINT OF DEATH

London, Aug. 2s.-Terrence Me
.swiney, hunger striking lord mayor Of
Cork, was reported weaker in his cell
at Brixtonziail early today. He:is not
expected to livei many hours more.
Throughout the night huge crowd
Of sy,npathizers, prohibited from as
sembling in front of Brixton prison:
paraded the main thoroughfares of
the vicinity. passing the Jail time
ana again, waving Sim Fem flags
and singing revolutionary songs
though with half restrained voices.
owing to the presence of large
forces of police and military.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
Ibid More Than |
Thought Possible
Everything | Ate Felt Like
Lead In My Stomach"
He Says-Feeis Like
New Man Now

Il mad taken Tanlac only three or
four days before began to straight
en- right up declares George II.
FolZ. 1917 Halifax Street, Peters
burg, Va, Mr.. Volz is shoemaker
by trade and has lived in Petersburg
al! his life
why. the first bottle of this medi-
cine helped me more than | believed
any medicine could" he continued.
"For three years had suffered with
indigestion so bad that everything |
ate seemed to lie like lump of lead
in the pit of my stomach and gas
would form, bloating me all up and
causing the worst kind of pain and
such severe spells of palpitation of
the heart I could hardly get my
breath. My liver was out of order.
and | was constipated all the time.
/ suffered awful headaches and al
ways had a mean, disagreeable taste
in my mouth. | often got so dizzy
l could hardly stand up and could see
black spots before my eyes, | waa
so nervous it was almost useless for
me to go to bed for could rot sleep
and got up in the mornings feeling
unfit for anything. | felt tired and
worn out all the time and was so
badly rundown I, was hardly able 10
work
Zone day read testimonial from
party I know who recommended
Tanlac so highly. ] Immediately got
me a bottle and | improved 50 much
before | had finished it I felt like 2
new man. l have finished my third
bottle now and my stomach is in Su@f
fine condition ! can eat anything |
want and 10 not suffer from ind;ges.
ton or gas afterwards. In fact
CT my troubles have left me and | am
getting the. finest: kind. OF sleep every
night and lEet;up in :the=moraring full
of, energy ready fora bigzday's work
Tanlac is sold in Alexandria by
Edgar N'arfield, II,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
RUSSIAN LOSS IN POLAND
PUT AT 250. 900

Paris, A%g. 28.--Qhe Polish Gen
graf Staff reports that up to Tues
day It has counted 10000 Rolsh:vik.
killed: and 80 600 captured. 1t is
estimated that 100000 other Bolshe-
ski were wounded and that 10000
lad been driven into intermcnt IN
Eat Prussia. This does not IN
cluie the loss Of other Red effcc-
tives due to the scattering Ct the
B",,shevik troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
CRIPPLE FIRST
IN DEATH CHAIR
Sing Sing Prisoners Execution Fcl-
81 bowed by That3of Negro Il
81 Asking Music e. ST

~ New York, Aug. 2S.-John Eagan;
the first cripple ever executed al al
Sing Sing prison, was put to death
in the electric chair last night short
ly before midnight for the murder
of United Cigar Stores clerk in the
Bronx. Frank Kelley, a negro, who
killed a, white girl in a Brooklyn
robbery several / months ago, was
elcctrocuteda few moments later.
Kelley had asked Warden Lewis
E. Lawes to have some one play
Chopin's funeral march on the prison
monograph as he was being lead
down the death house corridor and
through the little door into the
death chamber, but the warden re-
fused.
Eagan died first because ne had
been the more composed of the two
men throughout the day, and it was
feared that Kelley would collapse
Eaean had wooden leg. and the
keepers had anticipated consider
abe trouble in fitting the electrodes
to his body, since one of them is
usually fastened to the right leg
This difficulty, however, was easily
overcome. The electrode bangles
;oosey by strap and wire from the
electric chair. and the electricians
crossed the strap under his right leg
to the left.
Kelley confessed to another crime
FOR which he says an innocent man
is now serving sentence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28

Advertise your wants in the Ga
,atte Want Column.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-28
GOV. COX REVIEWS
TALK ON SLtSH FUND
Continued from Page Onel

4 by Governor Cox, who said that hs
ad conferred with Chairman White
I'D Treasurer Marsh, of the national
cn:mlttee.
81 said that | wanted to serve no.
:ce." Governor Cox continued, that
SO don't want any tainted money. nor
Hlr administration plastered with any
erond or first mortgages
Governor Cox repeated much OF the
lat;cr he produced at Pittsburgh,
nd read from several Of the Repuh-
ican treasurer's "official bulletins.
Ills copies, the Governor said, "werc
mysterious messengers of good It'd
ngs that came to me from very
range source, and were never in
ended to get into my hands nor
Iars."
Attacking the alleged secrecy i'm
>1ssd on recipients Of the bulletin,
iorernor Cox said that some idea Of
,Yc0able contributions could be gain
d when it was considered that there
,,c 10000 post-oftices in the country,
,nl that the quota list totaled 49,
A. 900 for only 81 cities.
a also furnished evidence last
:iFht," he added, "that the quotas
we're being oversubscribed."
The contribution question, the can
idate declared, is a matter Of plain
1ationa! honesty and decency."
No small group of men having po-
entail millions and millions behind
nam should be permitted to buy a
governmental 'underhold," said the
iovcrnor, suggesting that Republi-
an success, in view Of the campaign
contribution disclosures, would weak
n public confidence in an honest
-csdjustment of affairs during the
TeAt four years.
's,l'he Senatorial committee knows
'lcw large the campaign fund is going
o be said the speaker. Perhaps s.
100 business men of large interests
:lso know. | ask you. will an admin
stration elected under corrupt aus
oices receive the confidence of the
,cople?"
Governor Cox urged the election to
he Senate Of Homer S. Cummings,
Connecticut'S national committeeman,
md. characterizing Senator Brande-
zee as lone of Senator Lodges ma
declared that the Re-
publican Senator was ''entitled to re
tirement."
Governor Cox said that Will H.
Hays. Republican national chairman.
had denied the charges of sl5.o0o.-
900 fund and declared that the fund
will be only 100000, while a few
days later, the Governor. ssid.<. Fred
w upham, = Republican = treasurer,
'.'multirlied Mr. Hays by two and
one half times by stating that the
fund would be $1,000, 600.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-22
FIGHT INSECTS NOW WITH pLow

Fall plowing is the most universal
ly effective way Of controlling the in
sect pests that annually cause great
loss to the grain farmer. 1t is much
easier and cheaper, says the Bureau of
Entomology, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, to prevent an in
sect outbreak in this manner than it
is to stamp out the infestation once it
is fully developed. The Hessian fly,
so destructive to wheat, is one of the
insects that can hardly be eradicated
once it Is established in the crop. Fall
plowing is recommended because it
breaks up the soil and destroys the
grubs and pupae of many insects by
exposing them to the sun and air.
Farmers Bulletin 1856, prepared by
the Bureau of Entomology, tells how
to control the most common and dang
erous of the grain farmers insect
enemies. 1t gives briefly the life his
tories of the Hessian fly, army worm
cutworms. grasshoppers, white grubs
blllbugs, corn-root aphis, and wire.
worms, with authoritative data de-
scribing the characteristics of each
pest and the best practical remedies
for control. The bureau advises the
grain farmer to plow in the fall, if
possible; to keep supply of insect.
cides and spraying outfit on hand
to watch the crops carefully for ar
outbreak, and to report all outbreaks
to the county farm adviser, or direct
to the Bureau of Entomology, United
States Department of Agriculture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-22
THE FATTED CALF
HOW TO GROW 1T

For the prodigal who has finally
turned away from growing inferior,
Improbable, and uninteresting live
stock the United States Department
of Agriculture has prepared q special
farmers bulletin, No. 1135. Under the
title "The Beef Calf: Its Growth and
Development" this new publication,
written principally for young farm
ers, tells how to select beef calf and
raise it either for market Or for use
as breeding animal.
The bulletin is response to an un-
usual demand by members of bows
and girls clubs for specific informa-
tion on the principles and practices of
raising weii-bred calves, prepared
them for show or sale, and disposing
of them to advantage. Desirable and
undesirable types of calves are dis
cussed and illustrated
There are chapters on equipment
needed, keeping the calw healthy, feed
ing, and the Importance of changing
the ration as the animal develops, also
methods of preventing parasites and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-22
FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM UPHELD

Atlantic City, N. j. Sept. 19.-Direct-
ors Of the National Association of
Credit Men, meeting here today, is
sued statement calling upon the
business of the country to stand
against any move to limit or eliminate
the federal reserve banking system.
"This nation should feel crater
for the ability the federal reserve
banks have shown to cope with the
unusual conditions and to stabilize
the tendencies of men in the adjust
ment PERIOD" says the statement.
Safety demands an orderly defa-
ton and an orderly deflation is
much slower and more painful pro-
cess than initiation. With patience
therefore, the business public and the
people generally must cooperate for
an orderly defiation of credit and
cure. If the process should appear
very slow the reason for it must be
unchanged, as slip might precipitate
crisis and slips of any kind are
therefore to be avoided. The powers
and abilities Of the federal reserve
system must be used always for the
checking of unwise speculation. The
speculative and profteering temper
ament at this juncture of the ma
tion's business should be rebuked and
controlled at every turn"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-09-22

disease. The bulletin describes clearly
how to clip, curl, or otherwise prepare
the coat Of the varioas breeds Of cat
tie preparatory to showing them, with
additional directions regarding ship
ping and exhibiting. Persons desir-
ing such information should write tos
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, Washington, D. c., for Far
mers' Bulletin 1885.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22

! is with her father, J. w. F. Murray,
| VITO is quite i'll at his home.
The Young Matrons' club met with
Mrs. Alton Carter Thursday after
noon at her pretty home. An ele-
CANT menu was served, consisting of
fruit salad in organge cups, cheese
rings, Irish potatoes in Jackets"
with cheese, chicken croquettes, to-
mato sandwiches, peach pickle, crack
ers, hot biscuit, coffee and cream
and candy. Guests of the club were
Mrs. S. H. Zimmerman. Mrs. Sam
Bergen, Mrs. Reese Andrews, Mrs.
Tanner.
Mrs. Lula Carter Fleming is Wis
ting her mother, Mrs. N. L. Carter.
Mrs. r, D. Gay is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bowman Wise.
Mrs. Walton Walters has been
quite i'll at her home.
Miss Florence Stapleton, of Pres.
on, was in Plains Thursday.
Little Louise Lowery has been
quite sick for the past week but is
said to be much better.
Cane mills are grinding in Plains
community, much to the delight of
the boys and girls who frequent
" avail themselves of invitations to
visit them.
Mrs. Meadows, of Macon, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Months.
Mrs. Thomas Morgan is visiting
her mother in Macon.
Kathleen Forrest, formerly
Plains school girl, is student at G.
N. !. now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22
THE BOOK OF DEBORAH.
Ann Thinks 1t a Wonderful Idea to
Help Deb Elope.

I've always been perfectly crazy
about elopements. It's the only way.
Jim and | eloped, you KNOW Now
Jane, believe ME, won't gum up
Deb's wedding, if you'll let me in on
it! Please" This from Ann, to which
/ replied:
"Ann, l think it was perfectly out
rageous of you to listenw
Couldn't help it, jamie. / wasn't
pussy-footing, honest wasn't. l
Just ran over to sing little son I've
been writing and ! was humming it
all the way upstairs, fixing up the
second line of the chorus, and ] was
going to surprise you, and instead,
you never heard me and | was the
surprised one. Stunned, positively,
to think that Debbie Burns would
dream of clipping! Just like me!
And now can't remember my sing,
that is nothing but the title which
is, You Can't Live in Love Town All
the Timep Say, girls, amt it a peach
Of an idea? Listen, Debbie dear,
can't be bridesmaidlor something?
Where are you going? When? What
are YOU going to wear?
Now Deborah Burns is so tine her,
self that she believes in the. goodness
of everybody else, She ought TO
have known. that Ann was petty and
silly and tricky but she acted as If
the child were the spirit OF integrity.
She. put her arms around the behe
and explained:
Nothing has been played yet ex-
eept that am to meet Ted at four
this afternoon at the Valley Parson-
age"
"Wheee-ee-ee" whistled Ann.
What jolly romantic spot! Only
/ should think you'd pull it off right
here in town so it could get into all
the papers right away. If there isn't
to be any fuss about it, why elope?"
''This is not joke, Ann Lorimer,
! said in my severest tone. Now you
must promise not tell single soul!
Gross patch! Cross-patch" hum
med Ann until Deb cut her short
with:
Jane is going to take me 10 the
parsonage in her car. Ted will be
there with the license"
Sand me with the bouquet Ann
interrupted. s
"Then Ted will catch the 5 O'Clock
for the east. It's the only through
trim which stops at the Valley Sta
ton. So l mustn't be late"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22
PLAINS.

PLAINS, Nov. pa party went
from Plains to, attend the, B. Y. P.
u. convention in lCordele Thursday
and Friday. Delegates from the B.
Y. P. U. of Plains Baptist church
in the party were Frank Matthews,
president; John B. Clark, Jr., Virgil
Chambliss, Misses Grace Montgomery
and Alice Ruth Zimmerman and Ag-
mes Thomas, Rev. and Mrs. l.. B
johnson. Upon their return the dele
gates praised the meeting, speaking
especially of the excellent addresses
delivered by prominent ministers OF
the state; an original missionary
play, cleverlv presented by Bessie
Tiff girls and the cordial hospitality
of Cordele people.
Mrs. r. F. Balloon, of Georgetown,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22
|CoflfEe,s ietlsofaBide|
&CoPqht $50 BY Ihe Neuspa per E1hsrpse AssOcaAon

Say, girls, let me drive the carr
Ann pleaded.
'If yoa'll promise not to tell"' |
insisted. ! felt that if we were to
keep Ann out of mischief we would
better keep her occupied. Really,
couldn't think of any promise Ann
would not break, on an impulse, af-
ter which she would spend hours ex-
cusing herself to herself for her
treachery.
"I've got to be off," she announc-
ed suddenly. II promised Van I'd
go with him to the footbll game this
morning. You needn't look SO pers-
nickety, Jane. Jim said / could. So
there. Pity you can't chaperone me
all of the time. But say, I'd heaps
rather stick around here and help pull
this thing off. How's Ted going to
the Valley?"
ION local train"
"Ann Lorimer, do you intend to
keep secret---just for once in your
life?"
/ persisted because | knew that
there wasn't much of anything Paul
Van Eyck couldn't worm out of wo-
man when his flattering tongue was
at its best.
AIMS departed without promising.
She wentAdowntthe stairs singing her
first original melody and do dance
steps to it, with high kick, even as
she descended.
lyon can T. Live in Love Town All
the Timer she called up to US as she
slammed the front door.
,--' Ito be, continued,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22

1000 Yards good quality Mattress
Ticking, full width: regularly gee:
here Monday and Tuesday. yard Isc
Famous z. & w Shirts for men
made Of good percales and madras
have been $3.50; here Monday and
Tuesday .........-.........-....-....-.. 81 .2s
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-22
The STANDARD
No Prices In Southwest Georgia
Equal These Monday and
Tuesday Bargain.


1000 Yards fine smooth Sea Is
land, even weave; we have sold this
grade for Csc; here Monday and
Tuesday, yard .---.....--...-..-......9 3-4e
1000 Yards Apron Bingham, guar
anteed fast colors; all size checks and
all colors; here Monday and Tues
day; yard .--.-------..------.-.-..--1Z Lee
Fifty pairs genuine Woolnap Blan-
kets; extra large sizes and good
weight; some are plain; others are
fancy plaids; none are worth less
than $40; here Monday and Tues
day your choice, at pair $5.95
Every yard of Dress Bingham in
our house has been reduced in price
and we've stock of it, too. In the
lot are such brands as Toile-du-N ords
that sold for 48c; Red Rose that sold
for 45c; LaFranc 32-inch, that sold
for SOC; Renfrew 32-inch, that sold
for 69c: all in the big sale here Mon
day and Tuesday, yard .......-...-..25c
Genuine Duplex Window Shades,
white on one side and green on the
other: sold regularly at $3.50; here
Monday and Tuesday, complete with
all fixtures, at .-..-..-.-.---.......-.-.-$l. IS
Ladies' fine Crepe de Chine Hand
kerchiefs of rich heavy silks in about
one hundred different designs; values
IN to soc; choice of stock here Mon
dew and Tuesday, each -....-23c
| One case of guaranteed best grade
Pajama Checks, So inches wide and
extra heavy: we sold thousands of
yards Of this grade here last summer
at SOC; now take all you want at
yard ..--...---.............. use
1 Fruit Loom. Barker or Hill Bleach
| ing, full yard wide and guaranteed
free from starch; here Mondany and
| Tuesday; all brands, at yard BE
Il Genuine Lonsdale Cambria, guar
anteed the best made; this grade sold
up to zoe; here Monday and Tues
dav. yard ...............-............... .s3e
| Mems Heavy Dark Gray Sweaters:
sizes 81 to 46; good length and full
regular made; regularly $3.50; Mon
day and Tuesday --.---....-........$ l.65
Ladies' French Kid Gloves in white
lonly: all sizes, regularly $3.50; here
Monday and Tuesday. pair 81 90
| Twenty-Five rolls Congoleum; some
| IF the prettiest patterns we have ever
shown (the price on congoIeum in
| 1914 was 81 per square vard) here
Monday and Tuesday only, square
ward sec
| 1000 Yards good quality Mattress
Ticking, full width: regularly 29c:
here Monday and Tuesday. yard Isc
/ Famous z. & W. Shirts for men
made Of good percales and madras
have been $3.50; here Monday and
| TUESDAY e. oS
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