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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-24


lllinuis conference .$lo3.467.2 20
Z l1lnnosctA conference 80. 21,463.50
1owa conference ........ 60,073.50
Ennsas conference 800. 15.972.50
Mew York conference 90. 16,9S0.42
Hebraska conference 80. 11,411.84
c4lifQrnia conference 80. 2.159.50
Columbia conference 80. 5,054.00
Superior conference 80. 15,6l6.50
New England conference 9,6s7.35
1ed River valley con-
ference .............. l5.95l.oo
Canada conference ...... 466.00
Missions Of the synod -. 664. 05
Pastor and student fund 100000
Miscellaneous .......... 1,625.00
Total ................$ $3.50. s1O.37
Tho campaign disbursements to
Aate have been AZ follows: Admin
istration $i.749,26; speakers,
t1.S24.5o; publicity. $517.1s; organi-
sation, $6.48911; printing ana
postage. $5,662.44, a total expense
Of $1s,342.46.
New Committees.
The following committees were
appointed:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-24
Offering D;sco,d

Mr. aseady never before to make
dollars produce 100 cent plus The greatest Of all Clear
Sales morning
hundred thousand dollars worth including high grade
from 20 5o9 Bear mind that these discounts deducted from
home prices lower been years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.


Der Is, 1901.)
Americas warehouses received 233
bales of Christmas cotton yesterday,
the price still stays near the Scent
mark and sales are quite numerous.
Miss Annette Walker, a pretty
belle of Monroe, is here on visit to
her sister, Mrs. Frank P. Harold.
Miss Louise Daniels is one of Ma
cons fair social favorites visiting in
Americas, the guest of Mrs. Edwin
ID. Sheffield.
Miss Badger, who has been the
charming and popular guest of Miss
Elizabeth Harold for several weeks,
returns Monday to her home in At
lanta.
At IL o'clock this morning the
LACK flag was Displayed at the p)s.-
office, and the weather report is that
a blizzard is sweeping this way. The
temperature may drop to 20 degree
above zero.
At recent meeting of Americas
Lodge, No. Is, f. & A. M, officers
were eleced as follows: j. B. Ans
ley, worshipful maser; H. w. Smih-
wick, senior warden; B. E. Turner,
Junior warden; H. D. Watts, secre-
tary; M. Sims, treasurer. The other
officers will be appointed later.
Americas playgoers have an excel
lent list Of attractions presented to
them this week and during the holi-
days, as five splendid productions
come within the next few days.
Faust" will be among the attrac-
tons and will prove favorite with
theatergoers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
THAT GASOLINE TAX.

THE ball was started rolling in Ma
con yesterday for the $75,000,-
600 state highway bond issue for the
construction of system of state
built and maintained highways con-
ner.lng all county seats in Georgia
and furnishing a network of year
around highways throughout all Sec
tons of Georgia.
The merits of the proposal were
discussed briefly in this colmun a few
Gays, ago, but one point will bear
further discussion. AS pointed out
before, the plan contemplates the
levying of not one cent of taxes for
this bond issue. On the other hand,
the present automobile tax and the
money accruing from the cent gal
Ion levy on gasoline will pay the in
terest and principal of the bond is
sue, and also maintain the entire
system, according to the state high
way department, which has develop
ed the plan.
The automobile tax need not be
discussed here; it is in force and it's
merits and justice are generally rec
ognized. The tax on gasoline, how
ever, although in force, is new law
and has met with more or less muir
murs on the part of many who drive
cars as part of their daily business.
But here is the justice Of this act! 1t
compels tourists who travel over
Georgia roads and have a part in
wearisg out our highways to share a
part of the expense of maintenance
by them paying a tax whenever they
buy gasoline, tax that it would be
impossible for the state to collect
otherwise. 1t is only right and fair
that travellers should assist in this
small way bearing the burdens of our
highway expenses, the benefits of
which they share, and the tax is so
small that it amounts to next to moth
ing to the traveller.
If the state is able to combine this
income with that from the automo-
bile tax and give us a complete, state
highway system of over 1890 miles,
without it costing the people an adj
ditional penny, by all means let US
have them do it. And let us give |
them the authority necessary to PIT |
it into effect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder, Decem

(From the Times-Recorder Deem
Der Is, 1917
4 N interesting event to their large
4 number of friends in Americas
and throughout the state was the
wedding which occurred last evening
of Miss Mamie Macarthur and Griffith
Morgan Eldridge, with only the inn
mediate relatives present. The cere-
rnony was performed by Rev. r. L..
Bivins, and Miss Lula Mathis played
the wedding march. Miss Ethel Low
ing was the nNid of honor, and Tom
ME Hooks was best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldridge will take an extensive
tour, afte (which they will be at home
to their friends in their lovely little
home two miles from the city.
Before long the streets of Ameri-
Gus will be cleaned after the manner
followed in the larger cities, as the
matter of more thorough street clean
ing was referred to the city council
at its last meeting, with that body
recommending the immediate pur-
chase of suitable sweeper.
For the third time Americas grown
poultry has won notable prizes as
has been shown by the award of
of three prizes to the white orping-
tons displayed by w. G. yTurpin at
the meeting of the Columbus Poultry
association at Columbus recently.
Robert G. Christian, superintend-
ent of roads in Sumter recently re-
signed, has received a number of Of
fers from various concerns. He has
been rendered the position of travel
ing representative for a structural
company, and also has been offered
the contract to build fine system
of public highways in Florida
county.
The story of "The Blue Bird" will
be told this week at the Carnegie Lii
brary, and every child in the COM
munity should go and hear this mas
terpiece by Maeterlinck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
CONFESSIONS
OF A MOVIE
STAR
CHAPTER Ii
TO MARRY OR NOT TO MARRY?
s6CISSY is willing to make nS

S6CIsSY is willing to make nS
land so why not marry hiHS
AS long as our present delightful
companionship continues, we would
be very happy together. And after
ward, we would be no more miserable
than any pain who had married ro-
mantically drifted apart in the
common way So 7 turned over the
situation d hundred times. So l put
it TO Motherdear
In any arrangement you and Cis-
sy might make, I'd insist on long
engagement" she said. You're too
young to marry now!"
But early marriages are the thing
now-a-d8ys.w said l.
4 know they are And more's the
pity l see litrle mothers at
Is and II years old, pushing their
baby cabs at all hours Of the day,
and the night, too, when the infants
should be in their cribs. And l do
feel SO sorry for the babies"
why"
May, l wish you'd find some other
form Of question and stop using that
persistent WHY"
"Why?" l repeated
Because you've been using the
word ever since you were four years
oldv' Motherdear scolded. But to
answer you sensibly, 1t makes me
sorry to see girls in their teens push
ing their baby cabs because the chill
dren Of such young girls are not as
fine, physically or mentally, as the
children of young women more than
20 years old"
Since | cannot go to college, and
since I haven't an hour day to
spare for tutors, Motherdear mas to
educate me as l go along. Luckily, |
have a good memory and Motherdear
reads all the new books.
A girl is her teens has not lost
her liking for dancing and GOOD
times" Motherdear continued her
eugehics lecture. 'And she is too
apt TO be impatient even with d help
less little baby when things 20
wrong, when she has TO make any
lttIc sacrifice.
u guess that settles it. Just tell
cissy for me that I'm too young to
marry now"
But when Motherdear put it to
nlm 50, Cissy came back with:
III mafry May and send her to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
OLD DAYS. IN AMERICUS
BY Condo

The first contest Under the auspices
OF the Southwest Georgia Oratorical
association occurred Friday night at
EllaviIle and was a great success.
There were ten Contestants for the
two prizes awarded, representing the
county schools of Sumter, Schley,
Marion and Macon counties. The
prizes were awarded to A. d. Nc
Michael, of Marion, ana little Miss
Midgie Collum, of Schley.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times Recorder, Deem
Der Is, 1919
Pat Smith, one of the A, R. Coul-
ter gang, who is now working for B.
H Hardaway at Montgomery, on
the S. A. M. road, happened to a
serious accident on Saturday morning
in which two of his toes on his right
foot were cut off.
Henry Stanfeld, cashier and book
keeper for the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., resigned his position with
that company to accept one with the
Americas Guano Co. In token of
their esteem for him, the personnel
OF the Western Union local office
presented Mr.. Stanfeld with hand
some gold-headed cane.
I. H. L. Mize, of this city brought to
the Times-Recorder office yesterday
a large bunch of bahamas which he
took from a banana tree at the
back of his house in Brooklyn
Heights. They are very large, fine
anq perfectly developed.
The community was inexpressibly
shocked yesterday morning by the
sad announcement of the death of
DR. w. G. Russell, who was found
dead in his room. His malady was
paralysis of the heart. He was 80
years of age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
UNLIMITED GOLD.

n RE we on the verge of discov-
: ering method for manufactur-
ing gold in unlimited quantities? In
ventor Edison says startling discov-
cries in the direction of transmuta-
tation Of metals have been made re-
Gently.
In London, Frenchman claims he
has discovered how to turn mercury
into gold and radium. Chemists say
the samples, he submits back up his
claim, prove it, if the samples are
bona fide.
The result of such a discovery?
Just matter of arithmetic. Mer-
curry costs about 70 cents a pound.
Gold costs, roughly, SZ5 an ounce.
Suppose some one does discover
how to turn mercury, lead or some
other substance into lgold-the long
sought goal of medieval alchemists.
The world Immediately would have
a financial panic that would make
previous panics look like boom times.
For the whole money system, being
based on gold, would topple.
An interesting problem would arise
for US, Gold held in the United
States now totals about $3,500,000.
600, That is about 40 per cent of
all gold known to be above ground
in the world.
Gold and money are separate
things. Gold is the trick mechanism
by which you can control money,
says Edison.
Edison thinks humanity and the
products of the soil should be the
bases of money.
Fear caused gold to become the
basis of money.
All men have the desire to get rare
things. One of the rarest is gold.
It's scarcity brought it into use as a
measure of values, as medium of
exchange, as sort of guaranty that
commodities received would be paid
for in equivalent commodities Of
service.
A Chinese wanted to buy Arabian
horses. Said the Arab: Glow do
know you'll ship me back some silk
in exchange for my horses?"
Said the Chinese: Here, take this
handful of the rare substance, gold,
You know that, to get my valuable
gold back, / have to send you the
silks"
That is the principle on which our
money system is based-distrust,
fear.
Elimination of the gold standard
would depend on arousing in the peo-
pie as great confidence in America S
natural resources as they now have
in gold and silver, represented by pa
per money,
Something that would become COM
pulsory if a chemist discovers how to
turn lead into gold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

college, Mrs. Scott, if you say soF'
That proposal did not take well
with me but l liked the dear boys
originality.
IF she'll have me, she can go
where she pleases-and do what she
pleases-for two years"
Surely, Cissy was trying to be
splendid | was fully alive to the
marvels life would reveal to his wife.
But never once-never once-did
forget myself when Cissy made love
to me. Never once did / forget my
self in his most sentimental mo-
mcnts. | was always visualizing the
scene, was always perfectly con-
scious of myself as an actor in it.
And judging myself by the test of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
HEAD STUFFED
BY CATARRH? Use
A HEALING CREAM

IF your nostrils are clogged, vour
throat distressed, or your head is
stuffed by nasty catarrh or cold, apply
a little pure, antiseptic, germ DESTROYING
cream into your nostrils. Ii penetrates
through every air passage, soothing in
famed, swollen membranes and YOU get
instant relief.
How good it feels. Your nostrils are
open. Your head is clear. No more
hawking, snuhling, dryness or strug-
cling for breath. Get small bottle Of
Ely's Cream Balm from any druggist
Colds and catarrh yield like magic
Don't stay stuffed up. Relief is sure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.

HOW TO L0OAFL NUM- EVIL.
Because thou hast made the Lord,
which is my refuge, even the Most
High, thy habitation; there shall no
evil befall thee, neither shall any
plague come night thy dwelling. For
he shall give his anges charge over
thee, to keep thee in all thy ways
Psalm 81 Oil.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

true love which Motherdear once
had given me, was far from beino
candidate for matrimony.
(To escontinued)
r. ICopyright, 1921
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Brooks county farmers don't be-
lieve in quitting when. times are a
bit hard. The Farmers Unon there
has put salesman on the road and
he has disposed of 10000 gallons of
syrup at 40 cents a COLON, while mil
lions of other gallons of this Geor-
gia product are idly waiting for
customers to come. The same Far
fners Union is now talking of an ele-
vator because it could not fill an or
der for a carload of corn the other
day, not being able to furnish it in
marketable condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Nearly $4,000 in paper money,
and several thousands additional in
Liberty Bonds, stamps and certifi-
Gates Of deposit were found this week
In an inconspicuous old trunk upon
the death of an aged and thrifty
Crisp county farmer. 1t would have
been easy pickings for thieves, had
thisicache by chance been discovered,
and offered fine chance for the old
man to have gotten himself murder
ed for his money. Put your loose
cash in the bank. 1t is safer for it and
for you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
EDITORIAL.

Says the Thomasville Times-Enter-
prise: Americas wants new High
school building and has asked the Rs
tarians to help get for them. With
Kiwanians and Lions all busy it is
probably going to get it before long,
too.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Pensions are better late than never,
Georgia old vets think--that it, those
who are left to think.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Amt it fierce, with city, county
and state taxes, income taxes, insur-
ance and other payments due right
now, just before Christmas? Some
thing ought to be done about it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Georgia out Of the mud with COM
plete system of state highways by
1892! 1t is up to us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

AS far as we can see, they have
quit rolling their stockings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Trouble is easy to borrow; but
hard to pay back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15
DR.. E. E. PARSONS
Dentist

2sENTIST
VIII move Dec. 18th on Jackson st.
next to Kress' Store at the DR. N. s.
Evans Dental office, He will be
glad to meet his friends there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Ireland has plenty of loose bricks
for reconstruction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

80 Dear Santa, bring as something to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

The most important step some peo-
pie take is the shimmy and even
then they feel shaky.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Pay day is fathers day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Eve invented the first loose-leaf
system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

then they feel shaky.
Pay day is fathers day.
Eve invented the first loose-leaf
system.
Why worry? Only one person in
1900 is murdered and less than that
get into the movies.
To forgive and forget is fine; to
give and forget is finer.
A service flag in the window means
daddy's gone a-hunting.
That pavement of good intentions
In hell won't last long after the
speeders get there.
Many of them are being sold for a
song that are not songs.
DlIieFeHce between HfeSluenC
and "Vice President" is we have no
babes named Calvin Coolidge Smith
Some people go about thing while
Others talk about it.
ireland STAINS Firm" says head
line. No doubt she would move to a
better neighborhood if she could.
A friend in need is friend gone
to seed.
When a flowery fellow meets a
green fellow the time is ripe for a
rotten deal,
It's easy to learn figures on a
windy corner.
Anybody can swear off smoking
after Christmas cigars.
There may be merchants who don't
advertise, but you never hear of
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-15

Why worry? Only one person in
1900 is murdered and less than that
get into the movies.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-04
Corniand and Athol.

DR.. Chastain was called to see John
Colt Saturday.
James Black OF Canton, Illinois, is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. H. J.
-AcCI;ntic- and -MrsLIno- EYerman.-
Sam Flanders and family of Nyhart
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J.
Nickells.
A party OF IS persons from Lone
Jack spent Tuesday and Wednesday
fishing on the river here. They
caught one cat fish that weighed over
sixty pounds.
Mrs. Mack Scott of Nevada spent
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gott and Mrs. Haner.
The Endeavor League OF the Meth
odist church of Butler enjoyed fish
fry and picnic on the river here last
Thursday evening.
Miss Angie Faubion, of Butler, was
the guest of Miss Sylvia Vaughn the
first Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Burk and son
have moved to Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Shay and
daughter, Miss Maude Morgan, spent
Sunday at the home of Geo Hartrick
near Butler.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-04

few days.
Mrs. w. D. Wolfe of Kansas City
is visiting with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. leila Wolfe.
Miss Pearl Fleming spent the wees
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Welliver and
SON and Mrs. leila Wolfe called on
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Fleming Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Fred Brayton and son. Edgar
Mrs. Lizzie Quick and Vernon Gil
more were called to Windsor, Mis-.
souri,. Friday morning by the death
of Mrs. Brayton's. father-in-law
They returned home Saturday.
The quilting club will meet At Mrs
Charley Ryther's Wednesday, Aug
10. Everybody invited to come.
The c. E. will give a box social a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ison Thursday night of this week.
THE Cd MAID.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-04
North New Home.

Raymorjl ,Bracken of Abba, Iowa,
has returned to his home after visit
with his cousin, Mrs. J.. w. Jones and
family and other relatives.
Mrs. Willie Kegerries visited last
Tuesday with her parents, Frank
Miller and wife
Albert Linendoll, wife and baby
spent last Friday night at Brick Nc
Caughey's.
Milt Reeves and wife visited with
his sister, Mrs. Will Christopher and
family Sunday. D..
Schuyler Chart and family of But
Ter and Mrs. Lucy Crigler visited Sum-
day at John Charts.
Merritt Pickett and family visited
Sunday with Fred Medley and wife.
Henry Mccain and wife spent Sum
day with Linley chart and wife.
Frank Miller and family visited
Sunday at John L. Jones.
Mrs Charley Pahlman and son, Of
Jerico Springs, has been visiting her
son, Fred and family.
Sam Flanders and family spent
Sunday at the Nickles home at Corn
land.
DR.. Chastain was called Monday to
see Mrs. Lemasters, who had stroke
of paralysis.
Henry Ehart and wife, John w.
Jones, wife and children spent Sum-
day at Cliff Charts.
COR.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-04
August Teachers Examination.

Will be held IN the Butler High
School building August S and E, 1921
The examination will begin at 8 a
m. each day. Paper will be furnished
Subjects will be given in the order
named below.
Applicants falling on this examina.
ton will not be given a special ex.
animation. If you will read Section
Ioo3o of the Missouri School Laws
YOU will find that special examina.
tons can not be given to those fail
ing in the regular examinations.
The order of subjects will be: FRI
day morning, Geography, language,
algebra. orthographya afternoon,
Grammar. Arithmetic. Literature and
Reading. Saturday morning, Civil
Government, U. S. History, agricul-
ture. Algebra, Advanced Science;
afternoon Physiology. Writing, Ped
agogy. Literature, Advanced History.
This is the last examination for
this year.
Respectfully submitted,
42-7t A. c. Moreiand.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-04

few days in the city this week on busi-
ness.
Wesley Badgctt, of Howard town.
ship was a county seat visitor last
Monday.
Henry Bradley, of the Sprague
neighborhood, visited his son, Bert
Bradley, few days-this week.
Uncle William Simpson has re-
turned from q several days visit to
Ell Dorado Springs.
Mr.. Jesse Lee. Melton and Miss
Gladys Helen Slivers. both Of Err
hart township, came to Butler Mon
day and were united in marriage II
the recorders office Judge 3. E. Jeter
officiating. These young people viii
reside on > farm in Elkhart township
and we wish them much happiness
and prosperity through life.
Bert Bradley. deputy sheriff, has
been the busiest man in the county
for the past week delivering bsllots
and poll books for the special election
last Tuesday. Bert eompleted ~ jpe
Monday and hid everything feady for
tie election Tuesday mornaao
) Tie unioa service q the e 1td
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