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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

tFrom the Tlmes-Recorder, Oct.
6, 1901).
At 10 o'clock this morning, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Poole, 1907 Lee street,
Miss Birdie Poole and Mr.. Edward
W. Hutchings will be united in mar
rage. Quite a company of friends
will witness this happy event and ex-
tend congratulations to the pretty
bride and handsome groom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutchings will leave on the af-
ternoon Central train for their fu-
ture home near Albany.
The South Georgia conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
meet in Macon on the first Wednes-
day in December. 1t is expected that
fully 300 delegates will be in attend
ance. 1t has been years since the
South Georgia conference met in
Macon, and the Methodists and 9TH
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

THE announcement that Preside

THE announcement that President
G. X. Matheson is to leave Gecr-
gia Tech is a matter Of the gravest
concern to all Georgia. Dr. Matheson
IS one of the big educators Of the
country. He has developed Tech
wonderfully, despite almost unsur-
mountable obstacles and a most dis
heartening disinterest ON the part of
the great majority of the people Of
Georgia. Looking to the future, see
ing the great industrial needs of the
state, and the impossibility of Geor-
gia coming into her own in an in
dustrial way by the development of
her own resources without the train
ing of her young men technically,
he took up the fight for a Greater
Georgia Tech. His fight partly sue
ceeded in spite of the remainder Of
Georgia-for, in a manner of speak
ing, it was a one-man fight. True.
he had the able and loyal assistance
of group of men who We're also
able to see as he saw, and who put
the love Of their state and the wei.
fare Of the states boys before self
interest or immediate personal prof
its. 1t was a gigantic task he under
took, to be sure, but one that should
have succeeded abuntantly and i'm
mediately. And Georgia wouldn't
see.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06
BY DR.. E. F. LADD
United States Senator from North

United States Senator from North
I SHOULD say that among the
L causes of the great business de-
preston and unemployment may be
mentioned:
ONE. Determination, encouraging
&p2cu alton and waste, with tco large
loans to European countries.
TWO: Unnecessary rapid della
ton so timed and apparently prear-
ranged, under the guidance of the
Federal Reserve Banking system, as
to force the farmers of the country
to the verge of national bankruptcy.
This saddled on the farmer an undue
proportion &c the losses, forcing him
tc dispose Of his products way below
cost of production,
Foreign INVESTMENTS
After the money and credits had
been largely withdrawn from the
ordinary channels of trade to the
eastern speculation centers, APP
parently most of this money was
used and is still being invested by big
financial interests TO gain spheres Of
trade influence in foreign countries.
This is apparently to acquire con-
cessions that will force the United
States from her Washingtonian idea
Of aloofness from old world affairs
and drag her into the unfortunate
political affairs Of European and
Asiatic diplomacy heretofore alien
to our ideas of frankness.
The unnecessary, rapid and COM
plete defiation of agriculture, be-
yond that forced upon other lines of
business and industry, destroyed not
/ only the farmers income, but plung-
/ ed him unnecessarily into debt, also
/ destroying his purchasing powers.
1t should be remembered that the
/ farmer has been the largest purchas-
4 er of manufactured products in this
country. For the past Is months the
/ farmer has failed to buy even the
necessities for carrying on his bust
! ness.
THREE: With the failure of the
! farmer to buy, manufacturers as well
as retailers were forced to discontin'
ne business, or at least largely to
curtail their output, thus throwing
large numbers out of employment.
The railroads, in place of taking
their share of losses, under govern
! mental sanction, proceeded to raise
/ all transportation rates until pro-
/ ducers could not ship by rail- and Sc
cure enough in return to meet eX.
penses. ~~
/ Railroad management seems to
have lost ordinary business accumen
| to reorganize so as to cope with the
| evils within railroad control that
| now confronted them any more than
! they were able to manage affairs
| during the period of great war &C.
| tivities
FOUR: Lack of confidence is a
| big factor, and while all would like
| to be optimistic few have faith to
! do more than to hope for early re.
vival of liberal buying and of re-
newed activity in the manufacturing
/ centers of the country.
Banking Monopoly
FIVE: Much of the present un.
fortunate conditions have been made
possible because of the uncontrolled
banking monopoly, highly profitable
TO the inner circle. Most people still
think that our banking system, and
especially the new capstone Of the
] system, the Federal Reserve Bank,
is a governmental institution. As 2
matter of fact it is undoubtedly the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06
OBSERVATIONS

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The finest wood in the world IS
sawdust.
The corn market is going against
the grain.
Birds of a feather are killed to
make hats.
The end of a perfect day is when
supper burns.
A diving girl act always makes
good showing.
Misery doesn't love company that
stays for dinner.
Movie people seem to spend honey
moons in divorce courts.
The gas meter will soon be tax.
ing up its winter quarters.
Congress hears all bills read three
times. Serves them right.
daddy Loses Eye" Headline
Probably had it on the ball.
If we persuade nations to disarm
they will owe US another debt.
Other wrestlers have barred the
strangle hold; why don't dancers?
If some people were as bad as you
think, they would be worse than they
are.
Bryan is backing blue laws in
Florida. Bet the anti-blues hired
him.
New York bakers have called off
the strike and gone back to making
dough.
Taking babies to movies to make
them stop crying doesn't seem to
succeed.
Congressman don't spend as much
time delivering their speeches as |
mail men do.
The vulture is said to fly at times |
at the rate of more than 100 miles |
an hour.
The earth's envelope of air is now
estimated to extend 300 miles above |
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06
Acid Stomach
For 10 Years
Now a Different Woman


my wife was q great sufferer from
acid stomach for 10 years." writes
Fl. D. Orippen, "but is different
woman since taking Eatonic.
Sufferers from acid stomach - let
Estonic help you also. 1t quickly
takes up and carries out the excesa
acidity and gases and makes the
stomach cool and comfortable. You
digest easily, get the full strength
from your food, feel we'll and strong,
free from bloatlng, belching, food
repeating, etc. Big box costs only q
triae with your druggists guarantees
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

The Associated Press exclusively publ
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this and also the local published All
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

RUT another section HAS seen
With an eye always out for the
really worth while, an Eastern school
has reached out and taken DR.. Mathe,
son. The man who at compare
lively meager salary was not worth
following in the estimate of the bulk
of the great state of Georgia, rich
naturally but poor in vision and de.
cision to do, is worth $4,000 a year
to the DreXel Institute, which does
not by any means represent a state
but IS merely one of number of
such schools in that section.
The trustees of Georgia Tech went
their limit in trying to keep Dr.
Matheson. But the people of Geor-
gia, through their short-sighted
legislatures, have been misery with
Tech, as with their other institutions
of learning-with which most of all
can they i'll afford to be miserly-
and the trustees reached their limit
long before they We're able to match
the bid Of DreXel for DIR. Matheson's
services. Which, in the end means,
to speak plainly, that Georgia is
handicapped by matter of price
above value, even when considering
the welfare and future of her boys
and girls
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

In Italy, and France, artillery
firing has been tried out for break
ing up hail storms with little or no
results.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06
BY Condo

In one of the great glaciers in
Switzerland, there is enough solid ice
to build several cities the size of
New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

1t opens friday Biggest event Of
the season The Bee Hive Store. Gilt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

GEORGIA, Georgia! Dear old Geor.
gia! Will you ever awaken?
Will you never learn that you are
heart-breakingly in the rear in at
tention to the training of your youth
70 go out into the world and COM
pete with the young people of 50
many other states? 1t isn't good
business-it isn't fair to our young
neople-it isn't fair to ourselves.
1t isn't a matter of blue blood OF
brains. 1t isn't a matter of natura,
ability. 1t is matter of training
1t is the higly skilled hand and brain
that wins these days and it will be
more so as the years roll on What
tools in the way of a technically
trained brain and skilled hand have
you placed in the hands of your boys?
He cannot span rivers, supervise fac.
tories, harness waterfalls or do any
Of thousand and one other things
calling for training and skill with but
a pick and shovel in his hand and
the knowledge nature gave him in his
head. But, thus equipped, he can
and will do the drudgery of the world
while the more favored sons of other
states supply the skill and give the
orders and reap the prifts.
- 4
THE going of DR. .Matheson from
Georgia Tech should be a bomb
that will stir the state from stem to
stern. Georgia is losing a great man,
one that it will be difficult to replace.
May his going cause an awakening
that will turn a positive disaster into
a positive eventual good.
Modern whisky ages fast.
~
Trained men don't grow wild.
Prices need shaving every day.
a. y y
Counterfeit money isn't counter
fit. 4a.
"The U. S. nickel is rs per cent
copper. News item. Now what !.
8 copper worth?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

To guard against being imposed upon The
Tlmes-Recorder cannot ep for publication articles
items not signed by the sender. 1t is not neces-
sary that the be for publicaton but it must be
attached evidence of God faith
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

The earth's envelope of air is now
estimated to extend 300 miles above
it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

| The vulture is said to fly at times
at the rate Of more than 100 miles
an hour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-06

Congressman don't spend as much
time delivering their speeches as
mail men do.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
DREDCES MAKE
GOOD Time ON
TAMAM TRAIL

Miami, Dec. 10.-The Tamiami trail
in Lee county has reached point
within three miles of Deep Lake rail-
road, according to ]. F. Jaudon, who
has returned from Fort Myers for
short stay in Miami. The commits
sioners of Lee county have engaged
additional men, who now work daily
on the dredge which is steadily push
ing eastward in that county.
The steam shoveltype of dredge
now employed in Lee county is better
suited to the formation of rock In that
locality, and better progress Is being
made, due in part to a more plentiful
supply of water in the canal, says
Mr.. Jaudon.
On the Dade county section of the
Tamiami trail work is not proceed :
ing so rapidly, though the Dade coun-
ty commissioners hope soon to sup
plant the floating dredge for one of
1.-THE caterpillar type, when work will
go on with greater speed for the early
completion of the road across the
lower part Of the state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
COUNTY COURT
IS CLEANING UP
ITS BIG DOCKET
Numerous Civil and Commercial
Cases Disposed of This
Week
(Bartow Record)

County court opened Tuesday with
heavy criminal and civil dockets for
disposal. The entire morning was
occupied with the setting of cases,
and organization of the court, and
cases were taken up in the afternoon
as follows:
F. A Archibald, speeding, $40 and
costs. Convicted.
NJ. A. Macy, beating board bill. Con-
victed.
Other cases on the docket were:
Wednesday,:
Mort Davis, liquor, e cases.. Con-
tinued for term.
]. NJ. Collier and C. F. Tucker. Con-
victed
Jim Sampson. possession and trans
.>ortation of liquor, convicted. Three
months.
C. F. Tucker, sale and causing to
be sold, OF liquor. Convicted.
Mary Lowrie, sale OF liquor. Con-
tinued
Mary Lowrie, sale of liquor. Con-
tinued
Henry Joiner. liquor dealer. Ac-
quilted.
Riley Fewox, possession of liquor.
Continued.
John Foster, liquor dealer. Con-
tinued.
william B. Wesley, possession of
mash. Continued
Sam Riley, possession of still Con-
inued.
McGriff, ct al. manufacturing Ii
quor
Jim Baker, petit larceny.
]. H. Lee, sale Of liquor.
e. M. Rabb, transportation liquor
Frank l.. Smith, possession liquor
Saturday:
c. C. Lyle, liquor.
f. A. Riggs, liquor q cases).
]. Harold Davis, liquor dealer.
C. ]. Jatho concealing property un
der lien.
w. w. Hodge, ct al, assault ant
battery
w. W. Hodge, ct al. assault an
battery
Sadie Young, ct ais, statutary crime
: Ben Franklin, possession liquor.
J Monday:
: Luther Lane, liquor, dealer.
= A. B. ,Ellerbee.
, j. S. Shaw, possession of still.
: G. II. Hartsoe, assault and battery
: Leola Holley, petit larceny.
: Pleas of guilty have been entere,
/ by l.. l.. Warren, S. and cost; John c
: Petersen, selling intoxicating liquor
Leonard Norton selling liquor.
: months. I Nesss A
a s. Default cases on the civil docke
Q were disposed OF as follows:
i a H. Hawlrins w. g.. s. jackson
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
MIGRATORY RULE
BEING DISCUSSED
BY ATHLETIC ASSN
Proposal Is That Student Matricu-
lating In One College Shall
PLAY In No Other

/ Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 10-The last
imINrtant question before adjourn
ment Of the annual meeting of the
Southern intercollegiate Athletic as
sociation, in session here, the "migra-
tory" rule. was being fought out on
the floor today. Interest in this ques =
ton almost equalled the fight last
night when the one-year rule was
adopted by narrow margin
For 20 years the one year rule had
been debated question. The smaller
colleges put up hard battle but lost
The rule prevents athletics from par
ticipating in varsity athletics during
he first college year.
When the question was brought up
vote was taken after brief discus
sion. Every college which joined the
recently organized conference except
c emson. refused to vote and the re-
suit was a tie, 10 votes for the rule
and 10 against it.
After DR.. Henry Phillips of Sc
vance, president, had announced the
rule a failure, the battle broke out
PROF. c. l.. Hare, of Auburn, said he
would change his vote against the
ru e. A motion was quickly made and
a second vote showed Is votes for it,
to 10 against.
Immediately following the settle
ment of the one year rue question the
smaller colleges brought on a counter
attack for passage of the migratory
rule, which would prevent an athlete
from representing more than one col
lege during his athletic career An
amendment to this rule was proposed
to the eject that the phrasing be
changed to read that a student ma
circulating at one college could never
represent another college in ath-
letics''
The discussion was waxing hot at
midnight, when Il motion to adjourn
was adopted.
Representatives of some of the
smaller colleges openly expressed the
view that passage of the one-year
rule might result in Withdrawals from
he association, but a sp it was re-
garded by officers as highly unlikely.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
PACKING PLANTS
NEARLY NORMAL
DESPITE STRIKE
Train Load of New Employees
Brought To Stockyards :
Conferences Being Held

/ Chicago, Dec. Federal and state
officials were working today in an eff
fort to settle the strike of the pack
| ing house workers which has caused
a week of riot and disorder in the
live stock centers, while the Chicago
packers are announcing that they are
operating their plants at nearly the
normal rate and the union leaders
are endeavoring to extend the strike
by an appeal for Il sympathetic walk
out by other trades in The stockyards.
The report that 5000 imported
workers have been brought into the
Chicago yards is denied by the pack
ers.
Strike leaders here are using the
utmost efforts to prevent further dis
orders. An appeal for a sympathetic
strike OF other union men within the
plants was issued by officers of the
striking meat cutters.
Alec J. Hayes, president of the
packing workers said he stood for
submission of the misunderstanding
to any fair mediation board" The
strikers have declared the 10 per cent
wage reduction was not agreed to by
me DIS I'VE lhcde DdChtIS employees.
The new employees were said to
have been hired ty the packers here
yesterday and plant officials said OPP
erations were on Il nearly normal"
basis.
AT East St Louis. ILL.,, and Omaha,
further clashes between strike SYM
pathizers, police and loyal employees
was reported yesterday but elsewhere
city and state authorities preserved
order.
6. w. Reed, negro leader of the
strikers at Kansas City, announced he
would resign today. saying he was no
longer able to keep the strikers un-
der control. Members of the Kansas
Industrial Court announced Tuesday
they would ask for state troops 20
take charge if picketing or disor-
ders occurred.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES
WILL BE SMALLER THIS
YEAR THAN HERETOFORE

New York, Dec. 10.-Wall Street is
gradually recovering from the gen.
eral economic depression of the past
two years and signs point to liberal
distribution of bonuses and gratuities
al Christmas.
During the boom period of the
Worlds war, holiday gifts by the
many financial institutions, brokerage
houses and exchanges were on very
generous scale. These ranged, in
many cases from rs to so per cent or
even more of yearly salaries. This
was exclusive of the quartely or
seci-annual payments of rs to so per
cent of salaries given to employees to
meet increased costs of living. In the
year now ending many banks aban-
doned the distribution of these
bonuses. evidently on the theofy that
living conditions in the many essen
tials had become less onerous.
A majority ofQthe banks and bank
ling houses allot their holiday gifts or
the basis OF length Of service, while
Others are given fixed ampuntA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
TOM SLAUGHTER FALLS VICTIM TO MAN
HE HELPED TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON
Sensational Dash For Liberty Brought Tragic Close In Wd of Saline
County Arkansas-Negro Also Left In Dying Condition

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 10.-(By the
Associated Press. THE last escape
of Tom Slaughter, the noted bandit
with a record Of nearly score OF
breaks for freedom from southwest
ern jails and prisons, led to his death
in the Saline county hills at the hands
of one of the convicts he liberated
according to the story on which Sher.
if j. j. Groves possee early today
was basing their search for Slaugh.
ter's body.
The posses were awaiting daylight
early today to start on the trail of
he seven convicts, starting from the
point where they abandoned their
bullet riddled automobile and fled in
20 the woods.
Slayer Surrenders
j. C. Howard, who surrendered
with four others OF the six who ac-
;epted Slaughter's freedom, told Of
icials he shot Slaughter in the back
Ind had intended to shoot him from
he moment the party made their
escape.
The note Howard says he left in
he prison bearing the same state
ment could not be found early today
Besides the body of Slaughter, &C.
,ording to Towards statement, lay
dying negro, wounded in a brush
with the authorities of Benton, who
we're watching for the fleeing prison
ers.
Search Prison Source
Prison authorities today were en-
deavoring to tract the source of the
pistol which gave Slaughter the
chance to effect his six-hour domino.
ton of the penitentiary, disarm
guards, lock the warden and his fam,
ly in the death cell, secure civilian
attire and an automobile for the es-
cape and offer freedom to all the
convicts who wished to join him.
Howard, the man who slew Slaugh-
ter is rs years old. He was received
at the penitentiary last March to
serve three years for forgery. He was
a railroad man in Hot Springs, and
was charged with fraudulently draw
ing travel pay from the railroad by
means of forged passes.
Shortly after Howard was received
at the prison he was made a trusty.
and assigned to the commissary.
Some time later, however, when goods
taken from the commissary were be-
lieved to have been stolen by him,
his status as trusty was revoked
Prison officials said his record was
not a good one.
Plan Took Form Thursday
Slaughter's plan for escape began
to take form Thursday evening when
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-10
MEXICANS SEIZE
FISHING VESSEL
FOR GUNRUNNINC
American Vessel Caught
Violating Customs Reg
ulations At Mexican
Port Are Held By Au-
thorities Statement of
Cause of Seizure By
Foreign Office

Mexico City, Dec. 10.-The Ameri-
can fishing schooner Mabel now be-
ing held by the Mexican authorities
1t Eneenada was reported in a foreign
affice statement toady as carrier of
contraLand arms. The charge was
also made in the statement thai other
boats flying the American flag were
engaged in gunrunning.
The statement followh
The Mexican consul at San Diego,
Calf. on December 3. reported that
the fishing schooners Mabel and
Yukon had left for Mexican waters
without fishing permits or consular
clearance papers saying publicly that
they We're not disposed to pay the
san Martin, Lower California for
the purpose of fishing They stated
they were not disposed to to pay the
sponding harbor fees. but that
hey had armed themselves with rifles
md Il large number of cartridges in
order to protect themselves against
he fishing patrol beat Tecato. This
conduct has been followed by other
boats and, besides, it is suspicioned
hat while fighting they carried con-
"On December the same San
Diego consul reported that the
schooner Mabel had been captured in
Mexican waters because of the lack of
fishing permit and consular clear
2nce papers, and was being detained
t Ensenada in consequence of in
Gtructions from the proper authori-
lies.
AS contraband fishing is generally
followed by various American boats
which devote themselves. in an alarm.
ing manner to clandestine fishing in
H2Sican waters. the proper authori-
lies are using energetic measures to
Drevent the abuses which have hith-
erto been committed in various
forms"
The foreign Offices statement is the
..rst official mention of the Mabel's
situation. but il has been known that
I'VE vessel was the subject of several
exchanges with George T. Summer
lin, American charge de'affairs here.
Fishing on the California coast of
Mexico is carried on under permit hut
many vessels simply arm their crews
IS protection against government
boats.