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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

EANo ANLo lODA
(From the Times-Recorder Dec.
20, 1919
=. X. MADDOX, of Phil Campbell,
~ Franklin County, Alabama, has
arrived in Americas and has decided
to mae his khome here in the future.
He has almost completed arrange
ments to invest in some of Sumter's
fine lands, which he will till accord
ing to the most modern methods.
Americas banks and supply mer-
chants report the prospect excellent
for the early beginning of farm OPP
craticns in this section, as indicated
by the sales of livestock and agri-
cultural equipment generally.
The great sale put on yesterday
by the. Pinkston company attracted
hundreds of buyers to that popular
store, and throngs gathered to reap
the harvest of splendid bargains of
fered during the sale which will con-
tine through ten days.
Misses Arbie and Jennie Harrison
and Miss Jimmie Jossey are guests
of friends in Smithville for several
days.
Col. J. l.. Sparks has been con-
fined to his home on Lee street for
several days with a severe case of
lagrippe, but is improving slowly
now.
Col. J.. E. Sheppard and Miss Mary
Eliza Sheppard went to Buena Vista
yesterday to join Mrs. Sheppard who
has been spending several days there.
j. L. Sinclair, of the High school
faculty here, has resigned his po-
sition to accept one in the United
States Coast Artillery corps. His
resignation was received and accepted
by the Board OF Education which at
the same time empowered Supt. A.
G. Miller to appoint a successor in
c. E. Crook, whose duties will begin
Immediately.
Lawyers and others who have
travelled over the rough sidewalk in
front of the county courthouse will
be pleased to know that this defect
will be remedied soon, as the grand
jury recommended in its recent pre-
sentiments that the sidewalks be re-
paired at once.
A happy wedding party assembled
IN the parlors of the Windsor hotel
last evening was that witnessing the
marriage of Miss Annie Woodruff
of Dooly county, and w. w. Ham
brick, of Ideal, near Oglethorpe.
Rev. r. l.. Bivins, pastor of the Fur
low Lawn Baptist church, officiated
before a large assemblage of friends
who drove from Dolly county with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
CHAPTER LXVI

Il ASK, the baby leopard, had per-
- feet manners all through my re-
hearsals with him.
Mademoiselle Elsa, his owner and
trainer, was delighted with his ex-
emplary conduct. She was making a
pretty sum from the rent of the ami
mails and she was having a fine vaca-
ton with the movie company in
camp. Naturally she was glad to
have Laski behave himself.
She pulled him around by his tail,
picked him up and carried him about,
turned him on his back and tossed
him into the air and he fell on his
feet.
Then l handled him as she had
done. Even Dick, whom | observed
just outside the netted bit of forest
where we rehearsed, seemd salts
fled that Laski was as gentle as
Mary's lamb.
Gairee, the big leopard, scolded
continually whenever we took the lit
tie eat out of the cage. She meowed
and whined incessantly-she missed
the bebe, Mademoiselle Elsa explain
ed.
We had to rehearse with Laski
several times before Elsa would go
outside the set and let me pet and
maui that polished bit of muscle
alone. We did not rehearse with the
big cat at all. Mademoiselle Elsa
would put her through her part in
the scenario for us. 1t was adapted
from one she used in the circus,
wherein Gairee awas rather more dec
orative than active.
In the scenario, I was a little girl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
THE LUCAS THEATER
Savannah Press.)
NOdfdHldn TIeSS.)
The opening of the Lucas theater
last night was an event in Savannah.

The opening of the Lucas theater
last night was an event in Savannah.
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lost in jungle. was to discover
a baby leopard in its warm bed, and
make a playfellow of it. And at
night l was to cuddle down and go
off to sleep happily, using the baby
leopard as a pillow.
Then the mother leopard would
come home, and descry me from the
branch of tree. And she would
leap upon me.
Demaison expected that the flying
leap of the big leopard would of
itself make stunning picture, but
of course, when the leap was made,
dummy would replace me, asleep
with the little beast.
Mademoiselle Elsa protested that
we did not need dummy, nor any
dope for Gairee. The big cat was
perfectly harmless, she had lived like
Fone of the family all of her life.
Mademoiselle Elsa desired to put on
my clothes and let the cat jump on
her = if we liked.
We couldn't like that, because my
frock was. five sizes to small for the
leopard trainer.
Demaison, the director, didn't APP
prove of giving Gairee too much
freedom in her part. He said he had
worked with animals of every kind
and he. never had seen brute that
could be trusted.
We would use a dummy of me, as
planned, and Mamedoiselle Elsa must
see that the big cat had a mild
soporific.
Gairee was to be shot by the
cameras while she crouched on a
limb with eyes blazing and tail
switching furiously. Elsa must make
it switch.
Then a gentle but sufficient elee-
trio current would be sent over a
wire previously placed on the branch
and Gairee would fly through space
like a catapult.
Ito be continued)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
OLD DAYS / in AMERICUS

the young people. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hambrick left Immediately to begin
their married life in Ideal, where
they will reside.
December was a record-breaking
month for rainfall in Americas with
more than z 10 inches by the offic-
ial rain gauge at the local weather
station.
The city of Americas is not in
the liquor business, but this morn
ing it owns barrel of -Four Roses ="
which it will hold, both the booze and
the title thereto, until the rightful
owner comes forward to claim it. This
bouquet of -Four Roses" was found
in a stable, very unusual place for
roses to bloom, by police officer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
By Stanley

1t added a festive touch to the holi-
days and was a bright date in the
opening of Christmas week. A large
number of Savannahians filled the
new hall on Abercorn street, showing
the appreciation of the people and
the desire to see what the playhouse
contained and how it was construct.
ed for the comfort and convenience
of the public.
They had heard much about the
Lucas theater, and Savannah, which
is an amusement-loving town, and a.
community where the sattractions of
the drama, both on the speaking
stage and the cinema, have drawn
good houses, responded with full ap.
probation.
The boxes, the lower floor and the
galleries were we'll filled with peo-
pie and the stage was appropriately
set with flowers and lights to. sig
nalize an opening night. AS one Of
the speakers said, Savannah has al;
ways been partial to stage atractioE
and the old Savannah theater, fEof
the days of Joseph Jefferson, has
been identified with plays and play
ers. Thirty years ago Lawrence
Doyle, of Savannah, had made his
mark among the emotional actors Of
the country. Then came James Neil,
Savannah man, who is now sac
cessful actor-manager on the Pacific
coast. Everybody recalls the Coburn
Players, headed by a Savannah boy,
who went North ard made high repu.
tatiQn upon the boards.
But Arthur Lucas is more than an
actor; he is a doer and builder, His
name is stamped upon the cinema
interests of the country. He has
established picture houses in differ
ent Georgia towns and has wound upI
by building a beautiful theater in his
home city, where he was born and
where he grew up. As Mayor Stew
art said last night in his opening re-
marks, Arthur Lucas is Savannah
boy and Savannahians rejoice in hill
success and profit by this handsome
and ambitious undertaking,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
THIS WAY OUT.

A LII the worlds movie theater,
and all the men and women
therein are merely spectators.
The theater will seat just so many.
When you have seen the show, death
taps you on the shoulder and ushers
you out. You must make room for
an unborn baby who is clamoring
for his turn to see Life, the movie
film that is repeated over and over.
This illustration lacks technical
language, but it is an Interpretation
of the philosophy of the distinguish
ed British medical genius, Sir Arthur
Keith.
Success is revolving ladder, like
"a bicycle chain, travelling round and
round between two cog wheels.
Picture this ladder, moving slow
y upward, over the top wheel, then
down and around again. We come
into the world, one by one, and start
N-'ilbitlSs tiiC CilQiCSS lduupI.
Our immediate aim is. the fellow
on the rung ahead. We want his
place, often get it.
Too often, we forget the fellow
behind, who is after our place, our
Job. :
So it goes, with constant stream
Of millions of babies entering the
world to join the ladder climbing.
If all of US lived On forever, the
ladder would become clogged with
traffic, the world so thickly populat-'
ed that there would not be room for
all-even standing up,
The necessity rises, of taking a,
ladder climber out of the world about
as fast as the new one enters.
That taking-out is the process we
call Death.
1t is a natural process-as natural
as the dead leaf falling in autumn
SO that a fresh green leaf may APP
pear IN spring.
Whose place did you take in this
world when you entered?
Who will take your place when you
leave? Some newspaper poet once
wrote gem Ito the fellow I'd like
te know; the fellow who's going to
fill my shoes when it's time for me
to CO."
Why dread death? 1t is merely a
making way for a new human life,
fresh and strong for the combat.
Your fight up the ladder of sue
cess would be easier in this genera
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29

mirth over and done with at once for
the joke I had played IN McMasters
was not story he could share with
the Toys.
The more l knew about Cissy, the
better liked him. So / told myself
daily. Sometimes I almost decided
to marry him on his own terms pro-
vided he would permit me to keep on
in the movies.
But whenever l arrived at this
stage, a cut-in would remind me that
Cissy like McMasters, adored the
exquisite polished Surface of ex-
istence.
Whether he could see that beauty
might sometimes abide beneath ugli-
ness, | could not guess.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29

bear Santa, bring US Something r0ii
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
The RENT HOG AGAIN.

DERHAPS there is no way of
knowing just how little or how
much Americas is afflicted with the
rent hog menace, but it is safe to
say that he always exists where
there has not been sufficient build
ing and expansion to keep him curb
ed.
Athens has a malicious, dangerous
type of rent hog, and the new Ath-
ems News is making it rather uncom-
Portable for him. 1t has uncovered
an unusually interesting case, which
possibly is duplicated right here in
Americas and in other Georgia
cities. Says the News:
There is,in the heart of the busl-
ness l., section of Athens store
building" which, four years ago,
rented for SIS a month. For al
most a year past, the tenant has
paid THREE HUNDRED DOL
LARS as a monthly rental.
A month ago, the tenant mott
fled the landlord that he would
move on January /, ~whereupon
without a moments hesitation the
landlord offered to reduce the
rental AN EVEN ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
That the tenant refused in this
particular case to accept cut OF
33 1-3 per cent is beside the point.
That the avarice of the landlord
will cost him heavily in this isolat-
ed instance is immaterial. That in
this particular case, the rentor who
was being robbed found way out
proves nothing-since this is not
often the case.
What is important, however, is
the landlords action in offering to
rent for cool 500 a month less
than he had been getting-a tacit
admission on his part that he had
been holding up the tenant for that
much more than the building was
worth. For it goes without saying
that the owner or agent would
NOT have offered to reduce the
rent if he felt that he could get
$500 from any other tenant nor
if he had felt that the property
was really worth any such rental.
The tenant who is preparing to
move elsewhere chances to be more
fortunate than ninety per cent of
rentors in Athens today. But for
the fact that he found another
building that would suit his pur-
pose equally as we'll and one that
CHANGED to be vacant at this time,
it goes without saying that he
would still be paying that extra
500 per month, which EVEN THE
LANDLORD HAS ADMITTED is
EXCESSIVE. And the hundreds
of rentors, of both business and
residential property who are NOT
able to find places to which to go
are still being robbed.
All Of which proves beyond the
shadow of doubt-if proof were
necessary-what, the News. has
contended all the while-that rents
in Athens are too high; that rent
ors are being robbed; and that
the natural growth of the city is
being retarded by the conscien-
clousleSS goupinp of the man who
chances not to own his own resi-
dence OF business building.
And, until Athenians as a whole
wake up to this fact and make it
SO unpleasant for the trent hogs"
that they mend their ways, the city
cannot hope to grow and thrive as
1t has every right in the world to
expect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29

Dir. Bishop says reading will cure
insomnia. Going to church seems to
have the same effect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
BlRLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY

S BEGIN THE DAY RIGHT: -
Cause me to hear thy loving kind
ness in the morning; for in thee do
] trust; cause to know the way where
in ! should walk; for l lift up my
soul unto thee.-Psalm 1873.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29

Nations don't fear underhand deal
ings as much as underwater deal
ings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29

Fur coats are quoted at half an
hour more crying than they were
last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29

pebs y at liberty to speak now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-29
E DIT RIAL.

best paper IL mas ever mad the COM
ing year and t1e confident assertion
that it feels fully capable of doing
just this. 1t is announced that
Lester C. Bush, who has been secre-
tary of the Rome Chamber of Com
merce, is now the man behind the
editorial page. Bush is a mighty
good man and should liven up the
Tribune-Herald greatly But we
would like to see his name appear
in the long roster of officials and
department heads if he is really and
truly member of the staff.
"Unele" John Herring, of Triton,
keeps after the boys about what he
insists is the mis-spellng of Muscle
Shoals, and himself scrupulously
spells it Mussel Shoals, as it should
have been Uncle John is right in
insisting it should have been Mussel
Shoals, but is wrong in maintaining
that it is Mussel Shoals when it isn't.
The records and usage are against
him, and there is no other higher
authority A man named Smith may
spell it Smythe if he choose and be
correct, although ignorance of the
original spelling might have been re
sponsible for the change. Words
and names have the chief function
Of conveying definite ideas. The
combination of letters MUSCLE
Shoals means only one thing and it
means that thing definitely and un-
mistakably, as all the gazeteers and
references agree. Therefore, why
attempt to change it? Tradition may
be well enough, but it is out of place
when it brings only confusion, And
Mussel Shoals doesn't appear in the
reference books.
A fetching costume is any costume
that will fetch a man.
By spending $531,182,S91 during
the last fiscal year, the War De-
partment was diving beyond our
means.
Nearly everybody is laying for the
farmer except his hens.
Dir. Bishop says reading will cure
insomnia. Going to church seems to
have the same effect.
Nations don't fear underhand deal
ings as much as underwater deal
ings.
Fur coats are quoted at half an
hour more crying than they were
last year.
The horse is passing and so are
the autos always.
Farmers says the cider crop. is
short. The cider crop is always
short just after Christmas.
f"Love is everything" says David
Belasco. Everybody thought David
was older than that.
Another thing that will never be
invented is safety pen.
The Arctic explorer, who has just
learned the war is over, found it out
before profiteers.
An island is small body of land
entirely surrounded by international
complications.
Most funny bones are in the elbow,
but some go to the head.
A noted bootlegger says, "Prac-
tieally no real booze is being sold"
That calls for sober thought
There may be an egg trust, but we
have never seen one we would.
Glad Christmas passed without
any reformer stopping it for hap
pening On Sunday.
Brocco won. the sixty-day bike
race, bat they didn't know he was
French until it was all over.
After falling three stories an
Omaha man sat up and asked for
drink. They usually drink first.
Debs Is at liberty to speak now.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
REPUBLICANS ELECT
 NEW MEMBERS HOUSE
 STEERING COMMITTEE
By Associated Press

Washington. April Representatives John I. Nolan, California, SidnAy Ander- son, Minnesota. and Frank L. Greene. Vermont. today were elected members of the republican steering committee of the House by the committee on committees.
 Mir. Greene takes the place of Repre- sentative Winslow, Massachusetts, who. by reason of his elevation to the chair manship of the interstate commerce com mission declined to serve longer. Mir. Nolan. 1t is understood, was put on in order to give representations to labor, and Mir. Anderson as the representative of the agricultural interests.
 There also was strong demand to include western members under the plan of reorganization of the committee which provided for an increase in mem bership from five to seven This conn mitee directs the legislative progra mme. and it is understood that there were more than score of applicants for places on it.
 Old members who will remain on the steering committee in addition to Repre- sentative Mondell. Wyoming. the repub-. lican leader, as chairman, are Dunn, New York; Darrow, Pennsylvania; Long worth, Ohio, and Madden. Illinois.
 Representative Harold Knptson, Min nesota, was reelected whip. The new steering committee and standing com mittee assignments will be presented to the republican caucus Saturday for ap. proval.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
DO YOU CATCH
 COLD EASILY? HOW TOAVOIDIT

Colds are due to germs. No one can prevent the germs from getting into your nose and throat. But you can help keep plenty of strong, vigorous, "ant- bodies" in your blood to fight and kill off the nasty "cold germs" before they do you any hartn-
 To develop these germ destroying "anti- bodies" properly. you must have plenty of pure rich, red blood and strong, vigorous consttution--n fact. this is the best pre- ventative against almost any disease
 If you are weak, nervous or down, or subject to colds. take no chances. One day you may develop serious throat. bronchial or lung trouble perhaps pneu- monia and you may go off like a shot. Therefore, commence to enrich your blood and fortify yourself against disease germs'' today. To build more and better blood and perior to NUXATED IRON, as 1t contains organic iron like the iron in your blood combined with a product representing the principal chemical constituent of active, living nerve force for feeding the. nerves. Nuxated Iron may therefore, be said to be both a blood and nerve food. It often in creases the bodily and mental vigor, strength and endurance in two weeks time.
 Over 100000 people are using it annual 1y. It has been highly indorsed by former erals. many physicians and prominent men. Even the Pope at Rome mentioned it fla yorabiy in communication to the Proprte- tor of the Pharmacy Normae of Paris.
 Satisfaction guaranteed or the manufac. . turers will refund your monsy Beware ss,S, Of every package and the letters N. l. on every tablet. Sold by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
FLAMES ALMOST WIPE CANTERBURY
 OUT OF EXISTENCE
Early Morning Fire Destroys Entire BIoCk-GadSden and Other Cities Rush Fire
 men to the Rescue

Gadsden, April 7.-(Specal.) )-Fire of unknown origin caused a loss estimated at s10,OOO to property at Canterbury station about o'clock this morning and called out the fire departments of Gads- den, Alabama City and Attaila
 The fire started in a building occupie l by three stores and three families, and before it was brought under control 1t had practically wiped out the entire block. It Is stated that virtually sall of the loss is uncovered by insurance A picture studio, owned by MT. Smith, suffered a complete loss, as did Johns meat market and IDgram's grocery stora
 The building was occupied by the fam flies of MT. King. Grady Holmes and Fred Guyton. All members of the fam lilies escaped although some had narrow escapes from getting injured.
 The fire started in the middle of the block evidently and had been burning some time before the occupants were aroused by the smoke and summoned the fire departments Help was immediately asked of Gadsden and Attalla and both departments made quick runs to the scene.
 The buildings we're of wood and two StofieS hlgh, anu located at CanterDufy station in Alabama City. There was a sum of money in one of the stores, which was contained in sack, and this was destroyed, making the total loss es.i- mated at about $t0,000 with about S, 200 covered by insurance. -
 The fire was a spectacular one and at tracted a lot of attention from the sur rounding cities. It was finally -put out after a strenuous fight by the firemen from the three cities without escaping from the block in which it started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
| SAILBOAT JOHN ENA
 DOCKS AT MOBILE FOR
 CARGO OF LOCAL STEEL

Mobile, April 7.-(special.) )--rhe American bark John Ena of the Dol lar line arrived at Mobile Thursday to take on a cargo of cast iron pipe and fittings from Birmingham for the Pa cific coast.
 She docted at the Turner terminals to discharge her~ 1900 tons of sand ballast, brought up from Rio de Ja neiro, and as soon as her holds are empty she will begin loading. Page & Jones. agents of the Dollar line in the handling of the John Ena, state that practically all of the pipe and fittings to make up her cargo have been delivered at the docksN
 The John Ena is among. the largest American sailing vessels registering 2,706 net tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08

union ldelegate; Gertrude Dearmond' \ 7, responding secretary; Jeanette JohnstA pianist; Leon woodwall, chairman praA CT meeting committee Myrtice Butlels social chairman, and Mildred Morgan, chairman lookout committee.
 The society hold their meetings at the church every Thursday at o'clock.
 Oak Chrest Rebekah lodge No 69 VIII meet in the I. O. o. F. hall on Avenue K this evening at 7:SO o'clock There will be a number of candidates initiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
ROTARY CLUB


 The Rotary club held it's regular weekly meeting at luncheon today with Dr. A. D. Holmes as the principal speaker for the occasion pr. Holmeg talk was along the lines of the labor situation in the state
 musical programme by Miss Esther White with Mrs. c. N Thompson ac- companist, was a delightful feature of the duncheon. Miss White, whose love " voice has been heard on numbers of occasions in Bessemer, delighted the Rotarians with her rendition of Mighty Lax Rose" and By the Wa ters of Minnetonka" and with her musical recitations
 A number of visitors were present. including Mrs. Gordon Jones and her guest, Mrs. Rose from Admission, and MISS Mary Katherine Woodruff.
 The committee appointed from the Rotary club to petition the city coun cit to help in financing the outfit for the boys band reported that $50 had Deen secured from the council for this purpose