Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-17
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Collector JOHN BOYKN of Fulton countyh touched off
- bomb in Atlanta yesterday in afterdnner speech before
branch of Chamber of Commerce which he accused the AT
lana police department and city hall officials with corruption and
protection the bunco graers recently rounded naming the OF
hcs and declaring that the cleanup could be
completely until the police department and hall itself
among Lamar Poole head of the detective department and
members of old and important family of that section who
statement defending himself admitted he had dmed with Floyd
Woodward former leader of the banco with A
Martin alderman and restaurant proprietor and another one OF
the officials accused by the solicitor.
Whatever may be the of this sensation which John
Boyn his stirred he has succeeded turning that city upside
down. and doing he has the backing of of the
substantial interests Atlanta for the conclusion of his address
yesterday he pledged the support of the body continuing his
war on local corruption
When John Boykn first appointed solicitor of Fulton
few to fill vacancy Atlanta tongues wagged
people said he nice fairly good and the
of pleasing personality but that solicitor much
however taught many AIaans how mistaken they may be
in
AN AMERICUS HOUSEWIFE recently called The Tmiea-Re
corder inquire if there which her neigh
could be effectively her flower beds and
beauty her front yard and that sac had recently planted the ed
only find them scratched the before she
despair She said she disiked complain her
neighbour because such small things often lead unpleasant
what could be done
She was advised that she might make a in Recorder
against her neghbo for she might do
said to have done which tic grains Of
corn which she scattered her yard small telling her neigh
Dor keep her chickens home which the fowls carried home
hanging from their beaks.
Hundreds of Ameicu peope-and elscvhere-vII sympa
hz with the efforts of this to raise flowers handicapped
by her neighbours chickens For such situation nexcusabc
only lack of consideration for the rights of others will
NIT dwler keep chickens and permit them
side their at the time of year when they do damage
a WOMANS CLUB Washington, D. c.. has launched Keep
:. Your Maden-Name movement
purpose public sentiment in favo,
of permitting married retain the they born
with rather than take the their husbands them Thus
when Mary Jones John Smith will be Mrs
Mary Jones' and not Mrs John Smith.
equality. The whereby Mary Jones John
Smith regarded survival of the benshted time when
held chate, whereas they supposed be part
their husbands
Why ask the proponents of the order should woman
be expected take her husbands They argue that re
qure woman to do is quite unfair not to unseem
marries the young lady of that
The difficult However, there
who reply that having promised to honor well love and
obey her husband the least do honor the fellow
TO adorn herself with his
And others may inquire which the children take
Emothe keeps her and father his Will the girls take
maiden name Jones' while the boys be Smiths like
o1 But the girls not like mammals if happens be
they then insist taking papas pretter name?
F the need tor peace families argues in favor of the
he husbands even IT the requirements of the equality
What do you think about it, Mr. and Mrs READER
What with marbles kites tops and baseball boyhood in,
dustry certainly has picked up.
49,
- Stepping backward Lynhing in Kentucky rioting
Ohio, and tarring in Kansas
Bill Hohenzolern has acquitted himself of
book Is that the they intend Try the Kaiser for Muir
der9"
Queen Mary of Rumania is coming America the
cowboys and Indians Boy, Bill Hart dig up
some place!
Charging than the traffic never pays railroad
dividends