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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

ed home with happy memories OF the
glad occasion.
Miss Sallie Johnson, a charming
young lady Of Leesburg, is visiting
relatives here, arriving yesterday.
Miss Cornelia Merritt who has
been the guest of Mrs. D. T. Wilson
for several weeks past, VIII return
this morning to- her home in Macon.
Charlie Lingo came back from ia
con yesterday; where he spent two
or three days on business.
George Duncan was in Montczuma
yesterday to look after the opening
of his new store there.
The Times-Recorder yesterday
published the application fer charter
of the ''DeSoto Fruit, Agricultural
and Manufacturing company -
which proposes to add another to our
list of industries and do much to
wards the development Of the coun,
tvs agricultural resources.
Mr.. John r. Shaw came up to
Americas yesterday from CuthherS
where, with Mrs. Shaw, he has been
at the bedside Of his aged mother.
Mrs. Irene SHAW.
A comfortable new dwelling house
is to be erected by Mr.. II. l.. Mlzc
near the corner of Lee and GhuJct
streets, upon the site Of the old frame
building on the east side, near the
Feagin residence.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chemical
Co., which owns a remnant Of q plant
in Americas, has lecent1y pWchas-
ed the Cordele cotton oil mill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
OBSERVATIONS

The outlook is an up-look.
Let's pay Congress by piecc-wolk.
Railroads may lose timc--bat not
in collecting.
True love doesn't run smooth
when it's love fer hootcn.
We need sclf-atecruIy autos thaJ
will shy at pedestrians.
The only argument against Irish
peace is it will hurt undeH;akers.
The slump in the pig ron market
is probably due to June brides bis
cults.
1t makes. follow sick to sec his
neighbours supply of medicininal
hootch.
your Bible near the beginning and
read about similar Locust plaques in
the Holy Land thousands OF years
ago.
INSECTS have been so successful
in fighting man to a draw because
next to man, they have the highest in
telligence of all animal life.
Ants, smartest of insetcs, keep
slaves, war in armies, hold conven-
tions, bury their dead, have jails,
build bridges, line their homes with
wax and divide labor according to
fitness. The agricultural ant of Tex
as plants, harvests and stores its own
grain.
1t may be blind intelligence-in-
stinct-but nedfl yall insects work
comparatively in swarms. That's the
beginning of community government
- x y
RHOTHER Nature does nothing
avs bindly.
Unquestionably she has a wise mo
tive in affIicting you with mosquitoes
cockroaches, flies and other insect
pests.
| Unquestionably, also, she wants II
to destroy them.
Her motive in pitting insect
against US? Probably to. keep u
constantly battling for existence
With no obstacles to overcome, MAJ
soon would grow weak and perish
Dempsey, without constant training
would become soft and defenseless
Edison, without exercising his brain
would be a mediocrity instead Of
, phenomenon.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
I TNTOLD annoyance, disease an

Untold annoyance, disease and
damage are cause dyearly by our
leading insect pests-fly, moth, boil
weegil, mosquito, bed bug, ant, army
worm, green bug, louise, flea and
grasshopper.
We hold our own against them, but
seem unable to stamp them out. If
you could go back into history 10000
yeats, you'd find yeur ancestors
swatting flies and cursing he insect
pests that destroyed their wild fruit
and .9egetables.
American farmers know the tergi-
blysdestructive powers Of the locust
which sleeps twenty feet underground
and feappears every II ~sars. Open
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

(Trom The Time5-Recorder, July
26, l901)
Miss Melva Eugenia Clark, he
sweet little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll j. Clark, entertained her lit
tie friends yesterday afternoon at a
lawn party in honor of her fourth
birthday. Many merry games were
played, and the little people had
whole loads of fun, After refresh
ments were served, they all return
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-kecorder, JUL
&c, 1919
Monday morning. No paper pu@
lished today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

(From the Times-Recorder July
26, 1910
The three scout cars blazing the
highway from Southern Alabama to
connect here With the AndersonviIle-
Townsville highway, reached Ameri-
Gus at p. m. yesterday from Dothan
and Andalusia, Ala.
The contractors who are to build
the extensive Sunday school annex
to the First Baptist churchHare about
ready to enter actively on the work
and will have it completed before the
early fall.
Superintendent A. j. Miller, of the
Amcr,cus city schools, has effected
a lease on the H. l.. Mize residence.
on Lee street, and will occupy it as
a home in September.
Prof. Bradley Chester, of Ameri-
Gus, received d telegram yesterday
conveying the shocking intelligence
OF the drowning of his young friend
and schoolmate, Marshall jackson,
of Lafayette, Ca, while swimming
in Little river, near his home Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Josie Goodwin, Of Thomasville
is the fair guest Of Mrs. R. B. God
win at her residence on Church
street.
Miss Charlie Bush, of Arlington,
the attractive guest of Ruby Riley
for several days, returned to hel
home yesterday.
Mrs. N. K. Sanborn and Miss
Myrtle Sanborn returned to Amer
Gus yesterday, Miss Sanborn being
greatly improved from her recent Sc
we're illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harris are
temporarily at home at The former
Wheatley home pending the compie
ton of their residence on Harrolc
avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Bagley has gone Of
a visit to friends and relatives ii
| Austell and Atlanta.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
Better Not Change t-Handers.

If child be naturally left handed.
it should be allowed to remain so, for
an attempt to train it to right-hand-
edness may easily result in making it
mentally inferior. DR.. n. Griesbach
emphasizes this in an article in the
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
(Berlin), explaining that in left-hand-
ed persons the speech center is in the
right hemisphere of the brain instead
of in the left hemisphere, as is the
case in right-handed persons.
The result of persistent efforts to
make them right-handed may be a
speech center that is not predomi'
nantly situated on either side, which
condition Griesbach says interferes
with the differentiation Of the hemi-
spheres throughout childhood and
adolescence.
He says that once the unilateral
hemisphere differentiation is COM
plete, as it is in adults, a re-education
from left to right or from right to
left-handedness will do no harm to
the brain.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
Iceberg Was an Acrobat,

Not far from the spot where the II.
tanic was sunk by an iceberg in April.
1912, fleet Of IA icebergs, some of
them rising to more than 100 feet
above the water line, were sighted by
the steamship Munaires on a recent
voyage.
Captain Fleming Of the Munaires
says that one of the bergs gave re-
markable exhibition of tumbling as the
vessel sailed past. 1t had apparently
lost good deal Of its under water
weight through cthe action of the warm
sea water, and as they watched it the
great iceberg suddenly tipped to star
board and rolled over with an immense
splash. AS it fell, big section of the
top broke away. with the result that
the balance was altered and the berg
tumbled back again. Then, just as it
was righting itself, another section
broke off, and it tumbled once more
The sight was a most unusual one.-
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Get Lucky Tips In Oreama
When an Italian has q dream he
doesn't 60 tell his friends about 1t
for the sake of making conversation,
but hurries to get his dream book to
find out what the dream portends. The
book has number for everything man
wears, has, eats and sees. Things
shown in a dream are looked up, and
the corresponding numbers are played
by the Italian in the weeks national
lottery. And If he doesn't win, says
Kenneth L. Roberts in the Saturday
Evening Post. he feels positive that
somebody with the Evil Eye has looked
at him and broken his chanceA
Evening star., 1921-01-22
ALL SOULS Church
PLANS Being MADE
Six in Competition for New
Edifice at 18th and Har-
ward Streets.

Architects Of various cities. includ-
ing Washington. have entered the
competition for the design of a new
church building for All Souls Church.
to be erected at the corner of 10th
and Harvard streets northwest.
Competitors who have agreed to
submit plans are: George Oakley Tot
ten. jr. of this city: Paul p. Greet
of Philadelphia. who was architect
for the Pan-American building here;
John and Allen Mcdonald of Omaha.
and Coolidge &. Shattuck, Putnam &.
Cox and Allen W. Jackson of Boston,
The architects have received the
simple suggestion that their designs
"typify Unitarian ideas and ideals and
that they harmonic with the archi-
lecture of Washington and fit into
the surroundings
The trustees CT the church have ap-
pointed Prof Warren Z. Laird, de-
partment of architecture. University
of Pennsylvania, and fellow of the
American Institute OF. Architecture, as
their professional adviser.
1t has been agreed that a jury to
decide the contest is to be selected by
the owners and competitors" and
the report and accommodation must
be made not later than April %. The
the Washington Unitarians raised
their quota in the ma tional movement.
assured $15O.000 of new funds for
building purposes in connection with
the National Church
AS soon as the architects competi-
tion is closed the board of trustees
will be ready to proceed with con-
tracts and other ARRANGEMENTS look
ing toward the construction of a
church building that, will be credit
to the city and to the Unitarians of
the country. it is announced.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
D. C. men ACQUIRE TITLE
TO MARYLAND RESORT
franklin Manor Beach Will Be
Developed on Chesa-
peake Bay.

A corporation organized by business
and professional men Of this city and
Annapolis has acquired title to the
Franklin Manor estate. located on the
Chesapeake bay, in Anne Arundel
county, Md. and will develop it into
a salt water resort, to be known as
Franklin Manor Beach.
AS a result Of an election held re-
Gently at Takoma Park. Md, John l.
Fletcher was made president Of the
Franklin Manor Beach Company, the
name of the corporation. Other Off
GERS were elected as follows: c. A.
Borden. vice president: Fred w.
Pearce. secretary, and Frederick l.
Pearce. treasurer.
The corporation, which is capitalized
at $4,000 was organized under Mary
land laws. The entire Franklin tract
was purchased. comprising approxi-
mately 800 acres. with a frontage on
the bay of one and one-quarter miles,
and on Deep cove of one mile The
property is about thirty miles from
Washington. The land is level and
more than half of it is under cultiva-
ton.
The company plans to develop the
resort by proceeding at once to sub
divide the estate and erect summer
homes. It is understood that the large
brick manor house will be enlarged
and operated as summer hotel
Evening star., 1921-01-22

struction industry. local building and
financial interests are joining in pro-
noting the own your own home"
drive and in advancing the movement
for revival of commercial building in
Washington.
In this connection a number of real
estate and financial representatives
took advantage of the opportunity
afforded by "own your own home
day" in thrift week." just ended. to
ship and point out the inadequacy of
apartment house life
John a. Petty, secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board. holds
that the whole question Of owning
houses is founded on the principle OF
der a roof built by themselves are as
sets to the community.
Compares Two Types.
W. S. Quinter vice president of the
District Building Association coun-
Gil. addressed members Of the Ter
minal Y. NJ c. A. along a similar line
of reasoning. He contrasted the pic
ture presented by a family living in
their own home. with children romp-
ing about. with that Of life in an
apartment house. where. he pointed
out. children have to be suppressed.
He mentioned other disadvantages Of
apartment life.
Touching on the housing problem of
the present time, Mr.. Quinter called
attention to the lack of adequate
homes and to the desira bility Of per-
sons owning their own dwellings,
where the necessity for moving at the
order of a landlord was not apparent.
He stressed the point that home own
ership is duty.
While much Of the agitation in the
building world at present is toward
the erection Of more houses to ac-
commodate the growing population of
the city. the Importance of providing
homes here for light industrial plants
and for private firms and organiza-
tions is not being belittled. The
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
the Washington Board of Trade and
other commercial and business bodies
are fostering the development in the
National Capital cf business building
construction. The most recent an
nouncement of the intention Of busi-
ness men to that end was made by
Robert N. Harper. retiring president
of the local Chamber of Commerce,
in his annual report to the chamber.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
MILD WEATHER HAS HELPED
ks BUILDING OPERATIONS HERE
Contractors Enabled to Catch Up With
/ Delays Caused by Labor Troubles
Earlier in the Winter.

Continued propitious building
weather for the early winter months
has aided Washington contractors
materially in making up for past de-
lays incident to poor construction in
ducements. builders state.
With the building horizon clearing
perceptibly and weather conditions
abetting the movement. prospects for
substantial headway against the
lumbia are brighter than they have
been for months. it is said.
Construction work on buildings
which have been started is receiving
unexpected impetus through ths pc
ington has experienced at time OF
the year usually characterized by sus-
pension Of outside construction.
Builders whose intrepldlty III
launching projects with the advent OF
winter was made light of by their less
optimistic associates. now are oeihs
congratulated at their good fortune
in being able to proceed without .seri.
Gus interruption with construction. II
is said that with one or two eXcep-
tions builders have never known OF
fall and early winter less fraught with
inclement weather conditions.
Catching Up to Program.
A number of buildings which were
thrust several weeks behind in their
construction schedule because OF Ia
Dor difficulties and inadequate trans
portation facilities incurred last sum-
mer are rapidly catching up in their
program and should soon be making
advance strides toward completion,
unless predictions fail and real win
ter weather sets in.
Forecasts of number OF meteoro-
logical experts, together with plain
signs" met with in rural districts.
point to a mild winter season. build
ers have noted with interest. The op-
timfstic outlook pictured from these
sources Is known to have Influenced
several contractors to proceed with
work on an extensive basis
Records of the District building in
spector for the first half of January.
when construction usually is at low
ebb. reveal that hundreds of thou
sands of dallars' worth of ne -
have been taken out by local building
promoters. A fact which is crafty
ing to civic interests and real estate
10 to be spent in the erection of dwell
ings and apartments to house WASH
ington's restless apd increasing popu-
lation.
VIII BE Started Mt Once.
Many of these projects are to be
started at once by the contractors,
with a view to furnishing relief in
the housing shortage at the earliest
POSSIBLE date: A con ntinuation Of aus
picious building conditions. builders
explain. will help to throw these
houses on the market at a period
much sooner than would be the case If
SHOWS and rains interfered.
Encouraged by the combination of
favorable factors affecting the con-
Evening star., 1921-01-22
REALTORS TO DINE
VISITORS TUESDAY
0ut-of- Town Delegates to At
Ianta Convention viii
Stop Off Here.

A number, of delegates to the quar-
terly meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Association OF
Real Estate Boards. just concluded at
Atlanta. Ga. will be the guests of
the Washington Real Estate Board on
Tuesday night at a social meeting in
Wardman Park Hotel.
Members of the local group to the
convention are expected to arrive in
Washington Tuesday morning. ac-
companied by the out-of-town visit
ors H. L. Rust, president of the local
board. will reach Washington Monday.
ahead Of the main delegation. to pre-
pare for the entertainment. Among
Washington men expected to arrive
Tuesday are Charles w. Fairfax. J. Z.
Weldon and John l.. Weaver
The entertainment Tuesday night
will be preceded by a short business
meeting. The rest of the evening VIII
be given over to presentation or
musical program, and "A buffet supper
will conclude the evening. Clarence
Dodge is in charge of arrangements.
1t is likely that the returning real
tors will make report, more>or less
informal in nature. on the result OF
the Atlanta conference which was at
tended by members of the executive
committees OF real estate boards COM
posing the national association. An
account Of the subsequent tour OF
cities in Florida. in which the south
ern realtors played the part of hosts
is anticipated. This trip included
visits to a number of commercial and
recreational centers of Florida. The
local men. 1t is understood. have been
in ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. and are ieav-
ing for st. AUGUSTINE.
Apartment houses came in for their
share of unfavorabe comment at the
meeting acrs,f ~ IA reports just re-
cei--ed in this r't'
Flat life. as com7ared with separate
home life was dern'To"d hy numhe,
of delegates, who advocated widespread
cultivation cf IN" "nrn- -your-own-home"
idea, dispatches state.
Not Conducive to Health.
It was pointed out at the meeting that
living in flats is not the life most con-
ducive to the physical and spiritual well
fare of American citizenship. The main
objection to the apartment house was
that it does not bestew the broadening
effect of life in the separate home. The
plea voiced at the convention was for
a return to the ideal American home
life.
The national association adopted
resolution favorinE a national ad-
vertising campaign to impress upon
the public. the code of ethics which
are subscribed to by realtors. as men,
hers of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards. 1t is intended
in this connection to emphasize the
patriotic service which the code i'm
plies.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
TOTAL Of S15Q,00O
IN D. c. BUILDING
Among Permits Is One to
President Wilson for Re-
pairing New Home.

Permits for construction work to
cost more than $150.000 were TAX en-
out this week by local builders. The
tion of thirteen dwellings from $500
to 351S Connecticut avenue and from
ISIS to 2S19 Ordway street. involv-
ing an investment of $4,000.
number of remodeling operations
costing thousands OF dollars are plan
ing inspector show.
President Wilson to Repair Home.
President Wilson received a per-
init to institute repairs to his newly
acquired residence. 2340 S street
northwest. The cost of the work was
given as $4,000
Clark c. Griffith. president of the
Washington base ball team took out
permit for the construction of an
office at American League Park at a
cost of $4,000.
The Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington will repair the building at
2S01 Upshur street northwest. The
expense of the operation was esti-
ma ted as $500.
Repairs to be made to the Y. NJ G..
A. property at 18th and G streets, will
cost $3.50.
List of Permits.
The list of permits follows:
A. B. Clarke. to repair so7 Mount Yer
non place cost, $3.50.
: ]. r. Raleigh. to erect garage rear
$50 G street; cost. $3.50.
F. J. Frear, to erect garage rear 47O2
Georgia avenue: cost. $3.50.
NJ. j. Wapler. to erect garage 1917
Belmont road cost, $3.50.
David E. Barry, to repair 1907 H
street; cost, $1,000.
William B. Mason. to repair 1738-40
NJ street; cost. $1,000.
NJ. A. Lightfoot. to repair 1924 10th
street; cost, $125.
F. w. Cole. to erect garage rear II
Evarts street northeast: cost, $3.50.
J. B. Henderson, to erect garage rear
2421 18th street; cost, $500.
c. A. Peters. to erect garage rear
of Adams street between 1st and End
streets; cost. s2,70O.
E. v. Chelini, to erect garage rear
225 1st street northeast: cost. $140.
L. A. Collin, to build dwelling 29th
street. near Tennyson street; cost,
$2.5e0.
William Lippold. to repair 1912 7th
street; cost, $500.
American Ice Company. to repair 1149
18th street cost. $4,000.
James r. Durity. to build dwelling
1854 H street northeast: cost, $4,000.
b. Futrorsky. to repair 631 H street
northeast; cost, $500.
W. A. Greer. to repair 11s 18th street
northeast; cost, $245.
Joseph Mann, to erect garage rear
a Randolph street; cost. $500.
Edward A. Gaylor. to repair rear
1922 18th street; cost. $3.50.
L. NJ. Herman. to repair TT H street
northeast
L. G. Hoes. to erect garage rear
Evening star., 1921-01-22
THE LAMBERT
1871 Lanier Place
N. w.

8 Rooms, Bath and Porch
-$4,300 to $500. Cash
payments, $1,400 to $500.
Total monthly payments,
$41.04 to $42.60.s
4 Rooms, Bath and Porch
$500 to $4,000. Cash
payments. $1,000 to $4,000.
Total monthly payments,
$52.40 to $56.80.s
8 Rooms, Bath and Porch
-$7.4o0 to $500. Cash
payments, $500 to $2,600.
Total monthly payments,
$69.72 to $73.S4.'
8 Rooms, 2 Baths and
Porch-$12,000. Cash pay
ment, $4,000. Total monthly
payment $113.60.s
Evening star., 1921-01-22
ACADEMY BUYS FARM.

The farm of the late William F.
Downey: known as "Fairv1ew. located
and a half southwest of Alexandria
has been purchased by St. Mary's
Academy of Alexandria. That insti-
tuition contemplates the erection on
the site of a large boarding school
for southern girls.
The farm comprises $50 acres of
land. readily adapted to the purposes
of the academy project. 1t is under
stood that construction of the new
school building will begin shortly.
J. Leo Kolb, real estate man of this
city, negotiated tho sale of the prop
erty
Evening star., 1921-01-22

vorably chat the full demand for con-
struction may assert itself. the end
of the year might possibly show
total of as much as three billions
for the twenty-five northeastern
states.
Developments of the next three
months should indicate whether the
years total of construction activity
is likely to be nearer to two and a
half or to three billions of dollars.
In 1921 residential construction
and the construction of public works
and utilities may be expected to pre-
dominate over other classes of build
Evening star., 1921-01-22
A Few of These Are Available
THE AVONDALE
1874 P st. N. w.

3 200 m . and Bath
$500. Cash p a y m e n t,
$1,509. Total monthly pay
,ment. $685.
4 r. 20 m q and Bath
$1,000 to $500. Cash pay
ments, $500 to $2,500.
Total monthly payments,
5 RO o m . and hath
$500 and $500. Cash
payment. $4,000 and $500. :;
Total monthly payments,
$78.12 and $685..
O Rooms and 1 or 2 Baths
$4,000 and $13,500. Cash
payments. $4,000 to $4,000.
Total monthly payments,
$102.50 to $140.63.s
Evening star., 1921-01-22
RUTLAND COURTS
IT'S 18th St. N. w.

2 Rooms and Bath-$3,100
to $500. Cash payments,
$1,000 to. $1.300. Total
monthly payments. $34.95
=
s Rooms and Bath
$500. Cash pa y m e MT.
$4,000. Total monthly pay
ment, $53.60saS
Evening star., 1921-01-22
1s14-1s1s-1s1s-1s2o Riggs street; cost,

$4,000.
n. L. Sansbury Company. to repair
1418 I street: cost. $4,000.
r. B. Behrend. to repair oil 9Th
street: cost, $4,000.
1. and Bessie Kahn. to repair 1431
P street: cost. 5000. =
Max Feldstein. to erect garage rear
New Jersey avenue and D street
southeast; cost, $1,000.
Mrs C. Mccarthy, to erect garage
rear 1885 34th street; cost. $165.
Hub Furniture Company. to repair
% NJ street northeast; cost. $4,000.