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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
SUMTER LEADS !
in. PICRIC ACID
More Bought By This County
Than Amy Other In Geor-
gia-Car Shipped

George 0. Marshall, county agent,
has just received word that car of
government picric acid, which was or
dered by farmers of this section Of
Georgia, has been shipped from Spar
ta, Wis, and will arrive within a
few days. The price of the acid is
7 cents a pound, plus 3-4 cents
freight, or 1os4 cents gross per
pound
Three cars are being shipped to
Georgia, the first coming to Ameri-
Gus, the second to Macon, and third,
which is now being made up, to be
routed when completed Mr.. Mar
shall states that farmers here who did
not get in on the first car may still
place their orders for shipment in
the third car, but rnust see him at
once.
The picric acid, which was left
over from the war, is high ex-
plosive and is being bought for
stumping and ditching, being used in
place of dynamite. Mr. Marshall is
informed that Sumter county pur-
chased more of the acid than any
other county in Georgia and for that
reason the distribution for South
Georgia is being made from this point.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
WEIGHING SWEAT OF
BROW TASK OF SCALES

PITTSBURG, Dec. Weighing
the sweat of mans brow is the task
set for the United States Bureau of
Mines station in Pittsburg, according
to A. c. Fieldner, station superinten-
dent and supervising chemist. The
work will be undertaken by scales so
delicately adjusted that their accu-
racy has been tested to within ap-
proXimately 1900 of "a pound.
TO obtain material for the test
it was said that men lifting weights
in an enclosed chamber were to be
subjected to various degrees of tenn
peraturc, humidity and air move
ments which would then be exactly
controlled with scientific Instruments
under the constant 4ohScrvation--...of
physicists and physicians.
Fanciful as the work may seem, it
was pointed out that it has an in
tenseiy practical purpose. For in
stance, in the Montana copper mines
high temperatures are frequently en-
countered where it must be known
at what temperature the man may
work in safety. The same problem
series in the steel mills where the men
work in rather high temperatures
with safety, provided there is fairly
rapid movement of air. If the air
movement is not sufficiently rapid
the temperature rapidly may become
dangerous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
CITY ATTORNEY. OF
CORDELE STRIKES
WHEN PAY is CUT

CORDELE, Dec. 3o.-One of the
cuts in city salaries did not stick and
the city attorney, Judge f. F. Stro
zier, remains at his old salary. The
city council gives only $500 year
for the services of good man, and
when it was cut to s$24O he took
OUT and quit. There was no big fuss
about it. The council knows the
services of a good man, and so when
Judge Stroller struck" they came
back with the old figure and he with
drew neat little resignation which
he had delivered to the bodys
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
GOLDEN RULE
SALEHCALLED
Off; HOLIDAY
Date Falls On New Years Mon
day-Merchants' Stocks Too
Depleted, Also

Announcement is made by Arthur
lIize, president, and A, R. Royal,
secretary and treasurer, of the Amer
icus Advertising club, that Americas
third Golden Rule Sale, which would
have taken place next Monday, had
been called off and none would be
held until the regular date in Feb
ruary. The January sale is cancelled
because it happens to fall on the
dav observed as the New Years holi-
day, and further because of the de-
pleted stocks in the local stores fol
lowing the Christmas rush and the in
ability of the merchants to arrange
for sale so quickly after the holi-
lays,
President Mize stated that it was
the hope of the officers to arrange
y dinner for all members of the Ad-
vcrtising club early in January for
the purpose of getting together and
laying plans for making these month
ly sales the biggest possible success
c5 I'll during the coming year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30

James Fl. Barficld, of Griffin, Ga,
has been called to the pastorate of
the First Christian Church of this
city, and will begin his services here
Sunday, January l,
Although Mr.. Banield is still a
young man, he has been actively en-
gagged in religious work for number
of years and is recognized as one of
the foremost young ministers in the
state.
lie attended the State Sunday
school convention here several years
ago, at which time he held the dis
tinction of being the youngest super
intendent in the state. 1t was large
ly through his efforts that his home
county Of Spalding attained the gold
star standard in that year.
-- TTe has been actlvG IN Chris
tian Endeavor work in the State also,
having held the office of vice presi-
dent and superintendent of the state
union for nearly three yers. He was
offered the place of field secretary by
the state executive committee, at a
very liberal salary, but declined to
accept the pastorate of the First
Christian church at Water Valley,
Miss.
During his ministry the Water
Valley church enjoyed the greatest
growth and efficiency of its history.
The Bible school more than doubled
It's attendance and the membership of
the church increased by an average
of one accession for every sermon
preached. Four life work recruits
were enlisted under his leadership.
One of these, young man, is now
taking his collegiate training at But
Ter college, indianapolis, Ind The
other three are still high school stu
dents. Besides the Water alley pas
torate, Mr.. Barfeld has held two 9th
er successful pastdrates at Howell
Station church, Atlanta, and Law
rencevilre, Ga.
The church here is looking for
ward eagerly to the coming of this
energetic and able young minister to
lead this congregation in building up
a great church here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
new CONTINUOUS
FLYING RECORD
Edward Stmson And Pilot Smash
Mark of "a Hours, 10 Min
utes, In Metal Monoplane

MINEOLA, N. Y, Dec. 30.-new
worlds record for continuous flying
was established today by Edward
Stinson, pilot of an all-metal mono
plane, and Lloyd Bertaud, his mecha-
nician, when they surpassed the mark
of "a hours, 10 minutes and seconds
made in France in June, 1920. They
commenced their flight at 6;58
o'clock yesterday morning and at 9:20
a. m. to day were still in the air
with no signs of descending.
Stinson descended shortly after
.11:15 a. M, having been in the air
26 hours, 10 minutes and 35 seconds
Stinson was forced to descend be-
cause of faulty oil Connection. They
still had enough gasoline to fly un-
til sundown. Both, were almost
blinded by oil, besides suffering in
tcnscly from bitter cold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
ONLY 1000 ACRES FOR
WATERMELONS IN, CRISP

CORDELE, Dec. 80. = All the
strong efforts to find large water
melon acreage in Crisp county next
year are not going to net over a
thousand acres-and this much will
be counted quite large crop. Crisp
county has joined the Southwest
Georgia Melon Growers association,
and will market. its crop through this
source. Crisp is small county, but
no more than 300 cars are in pros
pect, and that is probably overstat-
ing. Farmers here are not so keen,
but there are some growers who un-
derstand the business and these will
devote their efforts to securing. a
profit out of the crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
AMERICUS BOY INITIATED
INTO REAL BRITISH SOCIETY
Frank Harold And Companion Guests of General
And Lady Portal At Country Place Believe
Me, They Put On The Dog

ly type of English lady. The two
other members Of the family now at
home are two splendid little girls
seven and eleven. They also have
a grown son, an army officer, now in
Ireland
You should see this place! The
house we are in is over two hundred
years old and built we'll enough to
stand another two hundred years. 1t
is compact old English stone house.
1t is the manor house and immed-
lately surrounding it are hot houses,
beautiful flower gardens and plants.
Next to this is delightful little
stream abounding in trout that can
clearly be seen, and which forms a
beautiful background for various ar
borss tennis courts, gardens, green
walks and overhanging paths Be-
hind these can be seen the meadows,
tenant houses, etc.
Tea Before Rising.
Believe me. they do put on the
dog. Mock and | keep our eyes open
and try to follow the lead. OF
course. we dress for dinner every
night at eight and dine till about
nine-thirty. The women slip out,
leaving the gentlemen in the dining
room to their cigarettes for half an
hour or SO, when the gentlemen fol-
low the ladies into the drawing room.
Every one retires about eleven.
Of course, Mock and have a
valet between us. "Oh,' he said to
! me this morning. you are from
Oxford, sir. Well, sir, suppose you
must have been to Blenheim, the
Duke of Marlborough's estate.
waited there before l came here"
When we first were shown to our
rooms, we were distressed about our
valises and our clothes, wondering
where they could be. We asked anC
then found < that our valet, OF
course, had placed them all in the
proper drawers, hangers. ETC., as if
we had been living there a month.
Last night the valet asked me if
wanted to tea in the morning. ]
wanted everything that was coming
to me, so replied in the affirmative.
The result was that / was awakened
about half an hour before time to
rise by the valet bringing me early
morning bread, butter and tea. Pic
ture me gulping down this tea sitting
| in bed about half awake.
Everywhere that it is possible to
put on the swagger, we do it. Still
with all that they seem to be SO nat
ural and pleased with it all they have
made us feel quite at home, and we
are simply delighted.
] find that the generals relation
with the parish or community is just
what | have always read, as in Little
Lord Fauntleroy. He is the whole
| bloomin' show and when we wall
with him, he is saluted and bowed to
on all sides. We went to church thi!
nanrtaing and, Of course. we had the
! lContlnued on Last Page.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
CORDELE KlWANIANS
KEEP OLD OFFICERS

CORDELE, Dec. 30.-The annual
election of officers and directors of
the Cordele Kiwanis club takes place
Friday A full program Of business
devoted to the advancement of COM
munlty business affairs for the new
year has been arranged DR.. T. j.
McArthur, who has served the club
Tor the past year, will be reelected,
as VIII Vicc-President Wallace Wear
and the five directors who have serv-
ca The past year. The club is so well
Pleased with their work that they
arc the unanimous choice for another
term.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
'iNkLER WILL INSPECT
MUSCLE SHOALS PROJECT

FLORENCE, Ala, Dec. 3O.-A
G s%Iesram to G. W. Ashcraft, presi-
oe'it Of the local chamber of com
cerce' signed by the Construction.
y, ,H,'mpany Of North America, states
ota sRat G G, Thinker, general manager
VI Che company, will arrive in Flor
ence e., tomorrow to inspect. the Muscle
3noais y, projects before proceeding to
9, w aShlngton for a conference with
Secretary Weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
FEDERAL PRICE PROBE OF
NECESSITIES NEARLY DONE.

WASHINGTON, Dec So. Tie
federal investigation Of retail prices
Of necessities in all part of the conn-
try lis rapidly reaching completion,
it was said at the Department Of JUS
tice today. Reports of agents are
being prepared in tabular form for
Attorney General Daugherty, who
has announced he will make public
the results of the work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CONGREGATION In
new QUARTERS
Takes Lease On Universalist
Church Buiiding-Pastor To
Begin Work Sunday

Announcement is made that the
First Christian congregation, which
has been holding services in the
court house since its organization
last April, has taken a five-year lease
on the Universalist church building
Immediately cast of the First Bap-
tist church on Taylor street, and will
hold regular services there beginning
next Sunday. This church building
has been under lease for ten years
to the Christian Scientists, who are
arranging for other quarters.
The First Christian church has OBJ
tanned a pastor, Rev. James II. Bar
field, a young minister of, Griffin,
having accepted the call to the pull
pit here, beginning the coming Sun
Gay.
The church was organized and has
grown remarkably under the leader
ship of W. A. JCyner, one Of the
elty's leading religious workers. Mr..
Joyner today furnished The Times
Recorder with the following state
ment regarding the plans Of the
congregation:
VIII Seat $50 Pcopt..
"Thc First Christian church has
leased for five years the Univcrsalist
church on Taylor street. This is a
nice church building and already is
well fitted for church work. 1t has
a seating capacity Of about $50 with
q good choir rostrum and ample pull
pit rostrum. 1t is we'll provided with
elegant reclining seats to which have
been added so chairs.
"a new carpet has been laid down
the aisles which will be pleasing to
the eye and deaden sound. Little
chairs are ready for the little ones
at both Sunday school and church
services. There are two class rooms
and by means of curtains several
more will be cut off the main audi
torium for Sunday. school work. |
Nothing VIII Be left undonc that will
make this church modern working
Sunday school plant.
"A cozy minister's study is in the
left rear corner. To this will be add
ed book case with library. A bap-
tistry will be put in at once. Every
Improvement will be made that will
add to comfort of the worshipers.
{,
Rapid Growth.
This congregation was organized /
April 6 of this year with 20 men,
bers. Now the membership is 62. |
This increase has come without a !
regular preacher. Services of church
and Sunday school have been observ-
ed every Sunday since it organized, |
Sixteen thousand dollars has been
subscribed en- q fve-year program
for the promotion of the work. One |
member holds $4,000 life insurance
policy for the First Christian church !
here. Not dollar of mission mon !
ey has come into this church and we !
expect to be self-sustaining from the /
start.
James II. Bar6eld, a young min
lister with a striking personality, will |
become pastor of this growing con-
gregation January 1.
"Our opening day at our new
quarters will be Sunday, January 1.
We are very anxious to make this
great day. A special invitation is
extended to everybody to worship
with us on this opening day. Come
around and see how you like u.s."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
NAN1E-H HEAVY NEGRO
RETURNED TO TERRELL

MOULTRIE, Dec. so. = Wesley
Lawson Solomon Stonewall Jackson,
negro convict who escaped from Ter
rell county several months ago leav-
ing the major part of twelve
months sentence given him for sell
ing whisky still unserved, is in Jail
here. Jackson will be returned to
Dawson. He had been in Moultrie
for several months. After fuss
with another negro, local officers
were tipped off as to his presence
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
WAYCROSS KIWANIANS
TO DINE. AT BLACKSHEAR

WAYCROSS, Dec. 2,-The week
~ luncheon of the Waycross XII
vans club will be held in Blackshear
tomorrow afternoon and will be en-
Lertalned by the Woman's Cub of
piackshear, who will furnish the
luncheon, Mayor Darling, of Black
Snear' city officials and prominent
e''lzens of that town will be the
guests of the club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
FRANCE TO DISCUSS
USE OF SUBMARINES.

PARIS, Dec. 80 (By Associated
Press The French government win
be glad to discuss the status of sub
marines wit preference to merchant
shipping, as we'll as the humanitarian
bearing of their use, it WIS said IL
official circles here this morning,
Regulations Of the uses Of these craft
it might be added, affect thA ques-
tion of tonnage, but the question OF
status must come first
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
BIG ITALIAN BANK GETS
MORATORIUM OF A YEAR

hoME. Dec. 3O.-(By Associated
ress- THE Banca Italiana di Soon
'& me doors of which were closed
yesterday, have been granted mora
'''lo mby court acton, effective Ear
% g year. Meanwhile he bark Is
COZ tlnuing al operations except pay
ments, which will be ,.asumpl ais soon
as lie court limits the amount whitf
may be withdraw daily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30

New experiences are being had
by Frank Harold, Jr., of Americus,
Rhodes Scholar man at Oxford uni
versity, England, as he is on tour of
Belgium, Germany and Austria dur
ing the holiday season as part of his
college course. His parents here
have Just received 4 card from Linn,
mailed at Brussels, stating that he
was on his way
The following letter from him,
written Dec. II while he was still in
England, in which he writes some en-
tirely new experiences and tells of
English society, into which he has
broken as a guest Of General and
Lady Portal, who invited the Rhodes
scholars ITO be their guests at their
country place. His letter, which is
much different from the several 9TH
ers printed during his first year at
Oxford, follows:
Southington, 0yerton, .Basing-
stroeke, England. Dec. 11th, 1921.
Dear Father: Say, you should
see your son now. Talk about your
society and English bloods, Mock and
have stepped into it right up to our
necks.
You remember, | told you of the
invitations extended to the Rhodes
scholars by the English Speaking I'm
ion. Well, Mock and decided to ac-
cept one of these invitations and
through Lady Reiter, of London, we
were invited to Southington.
You really can't imagine what a
wonderful thing we have fallen into.
Yes, here we are with General and
Lady Portal in their beautiful coun-
try estate two miles from Basing
stroke and near the little village
which the General practically owns.
The General has followed the army
since boyhood and was real full
iedged general during the war. Ht
is the son of lord and he and his
brother, who is his neighbor own 2
small little country estate of some
fourteen thousand acres.
We arrived at the station here yes
terday and looked around for our di-
rections. Some fellow came up and
addressed us, General Portals
guests, SIR "You bet," said we,
hopping into the waiting car and
bounding off to Southington,
The General Peach.
/ Now you talk about your English
country gentleman life. Oh, boy
they know how to live. The General
is a peach He is regular fellow.
All of yesterday and today, we have
scarcely left him for an hour and we
seem to be getting more fond of each
other all the time. He is a sensible,
refined, genteel type of English gen
tleman that forms the backbone Of
this great empire, having fought al
over India; also during the Boer wal
and against Germany.
Lady Portal i the daughter Of 3
| lord and refined, educated, mother
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
FINANCIERS SEEK
T0SAVE EUROPE
British and French Leaders Meet
Today To Grapple With Eco
nomic Problem

PARIS, Dec. (By Associated
Press.) - The meeting Of British
and French financiers and business
mon at The French foreign office this
afLcrncon 10 grapple with the Euro
pean economic situation is regarded
in French circles as one Of the most
important experiments since the first
efforts tc br-'g Europe back to
peace basis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
BANK PRESIDENT CALLED
INTO YARD AND SLAIN

MUSTANG, Okla, Dec. so.E. w.
Brindley, s., president Of the Mus
tang State Bank, was called from his
home into his front yard late last
night and shot and killed BY an IN
identified assailant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30

Rev. Frank z. Anderson returned
Thursday from a visit to his parents
at Greenville, s. c.. Mrs. Anderson
viii remain win her paraats there
ssor a few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling cotton Is Ia cents
LIVERPOOL CoTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.--Mari1et
opened quiet down, up. Quota
tions fully II II
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30

WASHINGTON, Dee. 80 (By AS
sociated Press When the subject
of the limitations of naval airplane
carriers is reached in the arms con4
ference, probably today or tomorrow,
it is stated that the British delegates
will propose the application Of def
mite ratio as in the case of capital
ships. The British said they were
ready to propose ratio Of 5-5-3-2-2,
for Great Britain, the United States,
Japan, France, Italy respectively.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30

.5-5-3IS BASIS
OF PROPOSALS.
.WORDINADVANCE
France Ready To Discuss Status
And Uses Of Submarines,
Says Paris

WASHINGTON, Dee. 80. tBy
Associated Press.)-The Amercan
proposal for the Imitation Of auxiliary
naval craft to maximum Of 10.ee0
tons displacement is understood to
have been virtually agreed upon at
this mornings session of the arms
conference naval committee. All the
powers delegations accepted the
American proposal, except the
French, who while holding formal APP
proval in allegiance, said such APP
proval was expected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia: Fair tonight and on
Saturday, with slowly rising temper
ature'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-30

Approximately 6,OOo,0oO persons
will pay income taxes in 1922.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-10

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stale Weekly uhlch says
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aa- Been disappointment Ser See s
wo ihan a ever WAS. with not mp
saecl of Improvement Some ssaos
oe9 in taxes " one kind end another
iha. the mllify company once luld
iro ihe treasury nos paid hy a'l
ille other taxpayers There haint
been no profits 20 send io Boston nor
b keep "a howa Nohna has been
raid ou iae purchase and the eify
can't unload ne thing purchased
rhere deiica ihat looks Mo 4
naounsain and the mounlain y grow
iag hourly Every fund Ia he ci'Y
has leen borrowed JUS . lay wages
Tsxes are lost service Is demoral
ized a huge deflcsi has been treated
every fund ln ihe city bias l-.en
lfoparalzea 70 say the least mru.
icipal credit Is ia Danger Of utter
destruction car rides cost moro ana
ne price is 10 go higher stlll ana
ne enc Is uoi IN sight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-10
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