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The Lamar register., 1921-07-06
FACTS ABOUT TAX INCREASE
Big Raise in Taxation Not Made by
County but by Local Tax Bodies
and State Tax Commission.

The taxes for 1920 which are now
being collected were mostly assessed
early last fall while the country was
still on a financial jazz jag. Now
that most people are feeling different
and the taxes just coming due they
just naturally have to kick and they
can be blamed either-everybody is
doing it. The main thing though
ought to be to find out whore the
chief blame lies and kick the right
parties.
A lot of wild talk has been going
the rounds since the flood about the
county commissioners having increas-
ed the taxes $4,000 in the county
and having that amount of extra mon
ey to spend. Such talk as that is
made either by those who are entire
ly ignorant of county affairs or who
maliciously desire to misrepresent the
responsibility of the various taxing
bodies.
The total amount of the county lev
les is Sl69, ,055.4O and of this nearly
$4,000 is general school fund, blind
benefit and mothers compensation,
funds ordered by vote of the people of
the state over which the commission
ers have no control whatever. The
county levy is exactl.7 the same a.
that of 1919 and at the time it was
levied the county commissioners sup
posed the assessed valuation would be
approximately the same, but the state
tax commission ordered an increase of
$4,000, 900 in the valuation of grazing
lands and large increase in the val
uation of livestock over the figures
fixed by County Assessor Davy and
this fact accounted for practically the
entire increase of $19,0O0-not S169,-
0OO-in county taxes. Fifteen thous-
and dollars of the increase was in the
road fund and through it the county
will obtain s45, 1000 additional from the
state and national funds. The in
crease in amount raised by the coun-
" ana by the state is just the same
us the increase in valuation as the lev
les remained the game. The increase
being 13 per cent. This is far less
than any other taxing body except the
city council Of Holly turned in, and
shows the blame for the enormous in
crease of taxes lies with the other
bodies.
The increase in the whole amount
of taxes to be collected is Sl66,353.S3,
or 35 per cent When blaming some
one with these figures remember that
the l65 school directors raised the
school district taxes S6O,390.SO or ii
The Lamar register., 1921-07-06
MUSTERED IN
Lamar Companies Just Get Under the
Wire in Time.

The two Lamar units Of the Nation
al Guard, Company E and the battalion
headquarters squad were mustered in
TO service last Thursday evening, June
goth, just in time. Orders were sent
from Washington TO take in no new
units after July !, and this would have
barred the companies if they had de
iayed amy longer. About nine units
Of the National Guard in Colorado fail
ed to get under the wire in time and
their organization has been indefinitely
if not permanently postponed The
payroll signed up for Lamar includes
the names Of over one hundred men
for the two companies.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-06
Two Fatal Accidents at Granada

The celebration of the Fourth of
July at Granada was marred by two
Unforeseen accidents that resulted in
two deaths. The first occurred on the
evening before the celebration when
two Lamar auto mechanics, w. |.
Merrill and Fred Greathouse, who
worked Mt Mace Bros. garage in La
mar were trying out rebuilt and cut
down Chevrolet car. which they ex-
pected to run in the auto races The
track was sandy at one of the turns
and after goinls around once safely
they tried to speed up around the
turn ON the second trip, The car turn
ed over three times. Both men were
thrown out Of the ear and Merrill had
number Of injuries, the worst being
that several ribs were broken and jab-
bed into his lungs He only lived a
very few minutes. Greathouse was
thrown against a post and badly cut
and bruised, but his injuries We're not
serious. w |. Merrill was "A young
man of &c years, who came here from
Canon City nearly two years ago. He
was a steady and reliable mechanic
and well liked by all who knew him.
He was = son of Mr.. and Mrs. H c.
Merrill of Canon City and the body
was shipped there for burial He was
n member of Prowers Aerie of Eagles
and the body was accompanied to
Canon City by member of the aerie.
On the afternoon of the Fourth
while the. big truck was dragging
road around the track a number of
boys were jumping on for rides, and
Horace McKibbon, the young son Of
J. G. McKibbon, prominent stockman
living south of Holly, in attempting
TO jump off got his foot caught in the
chain of one of the big tires and was
dragged under the wheel and crushed
TO death. Both accidents were un-
avoidable 50 far as the management
was concerned but tended to cast
gloom over the crowd that had as
sembled for the celebration.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-06
COLORADO FARMS
Cultivated Acreage Almost Same as
Last Year.-Gain in Wheat OF
set by Loss of Other Crops.

Practically complete reports from
county assessors to the State lmmi-
grafton Department indicate that Col
orado farmers this year are devoting
larger acreages than ever before to
wheat and possibly TO corn and barley.
They have decreased the acreages de-
voted to alfalfa, sweet and grain sor-
ghums, sugar beets, millet, beans and
few truck crops. The number Of
farms being operated apparently is
about the same as last year A con
siderable number Of farms in the nom
irrigated districts in certain counties
were temporarily abandoned, but in
other counties in the non-irrigated dis
tricts a sufficient number of new farms
were brought into the producing class
10 Offset the loss from temporary aban-
donment
The total acreage in cultivation in
most of the important agricultural
states this year is less than that Of
last year and the acreage devoted TO
most of the principal crops shows IA
decrease for the country as whole as
compared with last year. In Colorado.
however. the total area in cultivation
this year apparently is about the same
as that for last year, the large in
crease in acreage Of winter wheat max
Ing up for decreases in acreage of sev-
eral other crops. This states winter
wheat crop promises 10 be more near
ly normal in yield per acre than that
of most other winter wheat states.
while the acreage is much increased
over that of any previous year. II
now seems that Colorado will advance
from twelfth place among the states
in the production of winter wheat,
which rank it held in 1920, to about
ninth. Fifteen years ago winter wheat
was not grown Commercially in the state
though there was considerable produc /.
ton of spring wheat
The acreage devoted to corn in the
state has been increasing rapidly each
year for the past decade, but the in
crease for this year will be very slight, |
# there is any increase. The same is
true of the sorghum crops, which will
show an actual decrease in acreage
this year as compared with 1920. 1t
appears that farmers have restricted
their farming operations very consider
ably even in this state since the prices
of farm crops declined so heavily, but
winter wheat was planted before this
decrease became marked, which pro-
bably accounts for the large acreage
devoted to this crop. In the non-ir-
rigated districts farmers have made
good profits on wheat for the past
three years, and no doubt many Of
them have increased their wheat acre
age at the expense of corn, sorghum
and other dry land crops.
Hon Allyn Cole spent several days
L., ,.,ool. =, Daoa co,p,y nm husipass
The Lamar register., 1921-07-06
Temporary Crossing.

The temporary crossing at the river
bridge was completed last Thursday
afternoon after just fifteen hours of
work. A large force of men was
thrown on the work Immediately after
the state highway commissioner ex-
amined it and under the direction of
Engineer H. C. Byrncs the work was
pushed to the limit. The local bust
ness men furnished every possible as
sistance in the work. The bridge over
the second channel at the south had
not been completed but way was
opened to go around it. The second
car over the bridge belonging to J. W
Shafer of Trinidad paid no attention
to the new trail. but dashed straight
for the second bridge and went in the
ditch there. The car was little dam
aged Mt the start but the gasoline es-
Gaping became ignited in some wcy
and burned the car up. There was
much trouble for several days getting
around through the mud but teams
were kept on hand to pull cars out.
and on Tuesday evening a temporary
bridge was completed across the sec
ond channel also. Travel is getting
back about to normal now.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-06

In taken whole There
TWO
the etotal il just published above.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-06

Hon. Allyn Cole spent several days
last week in Baca county on business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
Confessions Of a Husband!
THE MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE
Gdith pays me a compliment and
Do rivcs ma = harI. handol -.

Edith paws me a ccrruIi1,CrB ard
n. - 49,,
~, s'sS me- =" "ich-Na ''usa one
Inc next morning when | was told
that Mrs. Slocum wanted to speak
to me on the phone | answered the
call at once, for | had no desire to
make a chump of myself for the sec
ond time.
Today she was not delivering 9
message from Dot.
Hello, Tom" she began. 81 Just
wanted to remind you of our en-
gagenent this evening. Be sure to
look your handsomest; you know
you are going to take me to the
theater'
[ made some foolish reply and
asked her what she wanted. I could
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08


I'VE fled away into the bushes when
the bees lit on Butter-Ball and Billy
Bunch, their sons. They had no wish
to stay and be stung also. Mrs. Bruin
sighed. "Fn have to do without my
honey" she said, land hunt up the
place where the grasshoppers live be-
yond the thorny- bush"
All this time Nancy and Nick and
Flippety-Flap were waiting patiently
for the bear family to get its break
fast and come home
Flirpey- Flap was looking worried,
do you know, kiddies," said he.
Pm very much upset"
"Why?' asked Nick. Did you for
get something?"
II don't know whether / did or
not" answered the fairyman. "You
see it's this way. | coaxed the mon
keys back to the circus with rice and
a looking glass, the camel with dried
beans and dried peas, and all the
other animals with something they
liked, even to boxing gloves for the
kangaroos. But what to offer the
Brown Bear family Im sure | don't
know. They can get ali the honey
they like right here in the woods,
also fish, frogs, grasShoppers and
earWlgs. I'm pretty sure that
whether we have circus or not.
Wen have to get along without the
brown Bears
Nancy thought that it would be
dreadful, and so did Nick. but no
one could think of thing.
But if folks, even fairy folks don't
worry too much, things nearly al
ways come out right. 1t wasn't
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
freed ; J! l {!
0rture
Ea6aDzsic Cleared EKns
Upset Stomach

1.-THE people who have seen saa
suffer fortunes from neuralgia brouk
on by an upset stomach now GO me
perfectly sound and well--absolutaaY
due to Eatonic," writes r. Long.
Profit by Mr.. Longs experience
keep your stomach In healthy OondS
ton, fresh and cool, and avoid 10
ailments that come from an acid coap
dition. Eatonic brings relief by taeO
ing up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gsses-does IL quickly.
Take an Eatonic after eating and sec
how wonderfully Il helps you. Bic
box costs only trifs with your dTss
gist's guarantee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
Ten YEARs AGO TODAY

(From the Times Recorder, May
/ 7 and 8, IBID.
/ At the last meeting Of the Amer
Gus Typographical union, No. 400.
officers were CHOSEN to serve tor the
ensuing year. Bratton Kennedy, OF
the lines Recorder composing room
Iorce, was nonored with tae pgesI-
dcncy OF the organization. Among
other officers elected were w. b.
BlaEely, wee president; {. A. Ames,
secretary; T. L. SuantIeld, sergeant
alarms.
A telegram announced the arriv-
al at Frisco of Major James W.
turloW, u. S. A. VINO thus returns
from active service Of several years
in the Philippines.
The many friends of Miss Connie
Pagan will be interested III know
ing that she was cOnsecrated a dea-
coness on April q at St. PauPs
church, ST. Louis.
Miss Carrie Byrd and Miss Emma
Lee, who will spend some time
abroad this summer, viii sail on the
tuuard steamer Baltic early in June
for Liverpool.
Mrs. James w. Furlow, after an
extended stay in the Philippine Is
lands, arrived home yesterday on a
visit. Major Furlow will JOIN her
here in two weeks.
w. S. Iyey and son, Of Dillon, S.
G.. came yesterday morning for q
visit in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY


(trom the Times Recorder, May
I and 3, 1870.
The handsome residence of Cant,
Z. {. Clegg, on Lee streey, was the
scene Of most happy and interest
ing event yesterday Gathered there
IN the beautifully decorated parlor
were the friends and relatives OF the
family who had come TO witness the
marriage Of Miss Bee Giegg to Lee
Allen. The ceremony was a most i'm
presslVe one and at its conclusion
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen were the recip-
tents Of the hearty congratulations
OF all present. ii was a. beautiful
nome wedding and never did bride
LOOK lovelIer, or handsome groom
more supremacy happy than on this
occasion. Mir. Allen is one Of Ameri-
Gus most sterling young business
men, having for many years occL-
ped responsible position in the
large clothing establishment of T.
Wheatley IN tins city Energetic and
Industrious, he is held in high es-
TEEN IA business circles, and there
IS not more popular young man in
the city Miss Bee, they charming
ahG accomplished daughter Of Capt.
and Mrs. P. &. Clegg, was the center
Of large circle Of friends and ad-
mirers, not only here bur in neigh
boring cities where she has visited,
and carries with her the benedic~
lions Of host of relatives and warm
'uvnds. None knew her but to love
her and never upon fair bride were
bestowed well wishes more n"ner
Gus and genuine.
Judge Amos Speer. Sumter's cf-
ficient ordincry, in confined at home
with 4 severe attack Of grip, the
third he has had this year.
4 lively game Of bail was rlayed
at the conductors picnic yesterday.
and a nine composed of small boys
of this city defeated the Lumpkin !
club by a score Of to 0.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
iFrom the Times Recorder, May
and 8, 1901
The pile of lumber delivered on
Cotton avenue yesterday viii not be
used in bridging those bear pits IN
the sidewalk, as one might suppose.
Henry BageIy has for swinging
sign at his gun store a pistol Of pro
digiaus size. He fashioned he waap-
ON himself and it is attracting at
teution.
The hardware dealers and their
employees now quit business at 6
p. IN. and recreate Merchants in 9th
er lines win soon begin closing at 6.
The hundreds Of friends Of Chas.
+. Van Ripper welcome his return to
Americas after nearly a years alb
ecence. Capt Van Ripper is living at
Triton temporarily and after amass-
ing fortune vii come back to his
old home to enjoy it.
At a meeting Yesterday Of Camp
Sumter, United Confederate veter-
ans, it was determined to send del
egates to the Memphis reunion and
quite a number will 60. II. T. Dav-
export. L. s. Lockett. S. McGarrah,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
THE BEARS RETURN.

more than three minutes till the
little bear boys came staggering
along home, bowling and blubbering
like two Tom Noodles. But swelled
up in lumps-'m-'myou Just
should have seen 'em!
And the next thing-didn't the
visitors spy Mrs. Bruin and her
husband limping home, too Limp
ing worse'n if they'd worn new
patent leather pinchy shoes on a hot
sunny Sunday.
(To Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1921, N. E. Az
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08

, >. j. Murray, Z. j, Morgan and j. P
Chapman were the regularly aD-
pointed delegates. After disposing OF
this matter the camp went into the
election of officers Ior the ensuing
year. Judge j. B. PIlsbuTy was re
elected commander; D. c. N. Burk-
halter, lst Lieut.; John A. Cobb End
Lieut., /. j. Morgan, 5rd Lieut., j.
}. Murray, 4th Lieut., 7. J. Black,
adJuLanJ; r. j, Eldudge, surgeon
y. n. Seing, chaplain; ". 1. A.
Dunn, treasurer; j. NJ Hansford,
color-beater; T. 3. Chapman, quar-
termaster; j. w. Mize, sergeant; J.
NJ. Duckorth and Boss Potter, color
guards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08

DON'T fail to read WALKERS
Special Hat Sale nd on society page.
Sailors and Ready-to-Wears, at 81
and $500. gilt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08

Have you anything you want 10
sell? 10 you want to rent anything!
TRY Want Ad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-08
ALIENS FOOT=EASE DOES IT.

9When your shoes pinch or your corns and bun.
ions ache SO that you are tired all over, get
Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic powder to be
shaken into the shoes and sprinked in the foot
bath. 1t will take the sting cut of corns and
bunions and giveinstant relief to Smarting, Ach-
ing, Swollen, Tender feet. 100000 pounds of
powder for the feet were used by our Army and
Navy during the war. Sold everywhere,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
HOMIE ASSISTANT
Is NEW NAME FOR
DOMESTIC HELPER
New Workers. IRVING TO Solve
Servant frcblem BY Eigniiy-
i1g Ike Position

New YORK, Nov. l9.-New YORK is
employing business method to solve
is problem of domestic service.
1..a long vacant place of the cd
fashioned servant is being taken by
he "nolne assistant "-worlling a ~
hour week and going and coming to
work each day as a stenographer or
factory workers. she also buys her
own meals and expects her employ
ers 10 address her as Mrs. or
Miss
The reluctance of women since the
war to engage in homework and DO
nestle service at wages which lam,
lilies of moderate means can pay LED
a group of New York women to in,
YES .igate the problem. They found
that women revolted from domestic
service because of the long hours oil
labor, lack of definition of their tasks,
uncertainty of their hours OF recrea-
ton, and the feeling that a certain
social stigma was attached to their
positions.
The result of the investigation was
a determination to put homework on
A business basis and make it as dign-
fed an occupation as Office or lac-
tory The women who have been at
tracted to homework on the home as
sistant basis receive $13 a week for
As hour week They get Sundays
and holidays or their equivalent time
OF and a vacation of two weeks with
pay at the end of years work. They
are paid overtime at a specified rate.
A weekly schedule of household du-
ties in the employers home is ar
ranged that will keep the worker busy
every hour she is scheduled to work.
She quits at noon and goes out for
her lunch. When the days work is
ended she leaves Off her own home,
The domestic servant has become a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
BUSINESS BUILDING
ON EAST ROSE STREET
OWNED BY I. B. HGNC RIA

One Of the recent Eusi.ess hui d.
irgs 10 be completed is the Hendrix
bIi.ding, a concrete block structure
on East Rose street. the properly OF
Z. b. Hendrix. This is not only a
modern and substantial building, but
is a step forward Tor this section Of
he city in that il displaces what has
Llen an unsightly lot, used in years
zone by as 4 stable lot.
The new building is divided into
three store rooms, each having a
twenty-five foot frontage on East Rose
street. ard running Back to depth oil
about forty feet.
The building IS a strictly Lakeland
job from material TO workmanship,
construction having been done by 5.
c. Harrington, who manufactured and
laid the concrete blocks of which the
building is made. AIr. Harrington op-
crates plant adjoining the Hendrix
cuilding for the manufacture of all
kinds Of cement products including
piers. bases. building blocks, con-
crete bricks. etc, and takes contracts
10 furnish the material and construct
concrete book buildings complete.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
MONUMENT
OVERLOOKING CANAL IS
TO BE ERECTED SHORTLY

New York, Nov. 19-Roosevelt
memorabilia, including 6,00O-word
manuscript written by the colonel in
the African jungles on the harte-
beeste, formed the central feature of
the exhibit arranged today by the
American Academy of Arts and Lei
tiers for the visit of Marshal Foch.
The collection was provided by
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, widow of
the former president, and his sister,
Mrs. Douglas Robinson.
The academy also has collected for
the two-day greeting to Marshal Foch
the original manuscript of several
prominent American authors, includ-
ing Mark Twain, James Whitcomo
Riley and Joel Chandler Harris.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
LANIER GROCERY
BRANCHES OUT

The expansion and growth of the
Lalier Grocery business within the
past several years has been no less
than a marvel to those familiar with
the phenomenal success attained ~
that institution within the past twelve
months.
Inc business was founded by j. w.
Lanier in 1903 and under the able dl-
rcctlon Of its founder attained a
splendid growth and established d
reputation tor quality that has al
ways been predominant. The BUSH
ness was first operated on a credit
and delivery basis, but in recent
years MIR. l.anier inaugurated the
cash and carry system that has since
proven its POPULARITY with the buying
public and has had much to do with
the growth and success OF the present
firm. While retaining the old firm
name, the business is now owned and
operated by A. c. Wright, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Lanier year ago last
June.
Under the capable management of
Mr.. Wright the business has gone for
ward by leaps and bounds, the growth
of the business necessitating the
opening of two branch stores in diff
ferent parts of the city to care for
he ever-increasing number of GUS
toners. One of these stores was
opened on South Dakota avenue June
18th, and is under the management OF
y. A. Mohler, the other store, located
on South Florida avenue in the resi-
Dental district, was established Au-
gust 9Th and is under the capable
management of w. j. Boyle. Both OF
these gent emen were members of the
Wright organization in the main store
on East Pine street, previous to the
opening of the branch stores.
1t is the intention OF Mr.. Wright to
continue opening new stores as his
business expands and it is safe to
predict that within a few years he
will be at the head of a chain of one
Of the most successful stores in the
state.
Honest treatment, square deal
methods. quality groceries and the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
A DISTINGUISHED FLORIDIAN

Ocala, Nov. 14.-Mrs. Livingston
Roew Schuyler, of New York, elected
acknowledgement of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy at the
annual convention in ST. Louis this
week, is a former resident of Marion
county, having been Miss Leila Rog-
ers, daughter of St. George Rogers,
owner of an ante-bellum plantation
near Ocala. Mrs. Schuyler, who is
the first woman residing north of the
Mason and Dixon line to be elected to
the highest office of the organization,
passed her girlhood days at the old
home here.