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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25

The Enid News suggests that Jim.
mic Cox went TO Europe in an effort
&c find some way for the United states
to enter the league of nations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25

Manager Steve Douglas of The Elk's
ball team which will cross bats with
the candidates on August ?, says that
what they will do TO the vote seekers
will be u plenty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25

II II is true that hot summer means
a cold winter we wish they would set
tie the miners strike.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25

Immediately under the mortuary col
following editorial paragraph: There
is a shortage of optimists Don't shoot
any.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25

All the worlds n stage and q bur.
lesque show is playing now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25

For twenty-five years John Hope has
been a member of the British house Of
speech. We need few John Hopes
in congress, our parrot house. Con-
gressmen are like the rest of us. The
more they talk, the less they do John
Hops says he steers clear of oratory be
cause: "a man can do more in life by
not talking about II. '-Muskogee Times
Democrat.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

ing this summer and fall. Before this,
however, its owner has been improv-
ing it from time to time. An equal
amount was spent in 1921 in erecting
an addition at the rear.
This year q fine new front has been
put on the building. Handsome rug
surface brick has been used and plate
glass show windows have been install
led. A canopy protects the entrance
from rain. New floors have been>Iaid
throughout the establishment. The
building ~ it now stands represents
probably total Of $65, 900, all earned
BY the industry and honesty upon
which he bases his business.
Souvenirs and Presents win Be
Given Away.
The grand opening Of the store will
begin at 2 tomorrow afternoon and
/ will continue until closing time, Each
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

whleA IL estinated u cost 47.eee.
zhe oGkos Wosk lIhfs aweek erasisl~
q nnoetly N fesniss On 4WelHnsS
a1d ~ erecttDn - eaSuges.
Permits issuAd uefe - f0lIOws: !:
Standarli on company
Thiftieth street. and FCaF~
tsenth avenue. filing sta-
tion 6. ]. IS. 3. i. " .0OV
NJ j. valiquefte. z45s Ninth
street. repair dwelling 100
A. N. Pratt, 1901 Twelfth
stseet. garage IVY
L. r. Strayer, 4405 Sixth ave-
nue., garake ............. 800
g. A. Schmidt, 800 Eihth
street, repair dwelling. 50
A. A. Staubach. 1913 Fifth
and-a-half avenue. porch. 1O0
g. H. w. AshOrn, sol Third
street, dwelling .......... l,5Od
Jasper Sieyers, for /. c.
Pearce, 727 Nineteenth
street, garage ............ 15a
Thomas Cnsack. Seventeenth
street, between Sixth and
Seventh avenues, sign board 81
Sam Wiseman for J. J. Tax
man, Twenty-fourth street
and Seventh avenue, re-
Sam Wiseman. Twentieth
street and Ninth-and-a-half
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

adult visitor will receive ticket Civ
ins him q chance ON three valuable
presents to Be given away during the
reception. First prize will be a hand
some electric floor lamp; second, a
rsscker, and, third, travelling bag.
These prizes are-on display in the
windows Of the Baker store on Six
teerth street. A flower will be pre-
sented to each lady visiting the store.
Mr.. Bakers new store contains 5000
square feet of floor space, 4 decided
increase over the former size. On the
frst floor nothing but new furniture
will be on display, while the second
will be given over to Mr.. Bakers large
second hand business. The third floor
will be devoted to rugs, mattresses,
oeds and other articles. l
Mr.. Baker came to Moline April l,
1872, when he engaged in the new
and second hand business with H. Ro-
sen at little store at 1926 Third ave-
rue. Mr.. Baker soon bought MIR. Ro-
sen out and has continued by himself
ever since. 1t was to enter this ven
ture that he borrowed the $7OO which
proved such 4 profitable investment.
In 1917 Mr.. Baker bought his pres
ent building and moved into it early
in 1915. Since that time he has made
repeated improvements on it and has
continually spread his show rooms
through the entire space at his dis
posai. The remodeling just complet-
ed. which was done by r. +. Anthony,
contractor, makes the Baker building
one OF the finest on Sixteenth street
anad one of the most notable additions
to the beautifying of the city attemnt.
I'd In such 4 project.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20
Borrowed Money in 1912 to
Start Business on Third I
Avenue.
NOW LOCATED on 10TH ST.
Everybody Cordially Invited
to Attend Opening Sat
! urday.

Industry and honest dealing are a.
ways the best policy. So thought s. J.
Baker, Moline furniture dealer, eight
cen years ago in Russia, and he came
to the United States where, he BE-
licved, he would have the best oppor-
tunity to test this theory. So he
thought early in 1912, while operat-
ing 4 store in Rock Island, and came
to Moline, where, with $500 or his
own money and 500 which he bor-
rowed, he started 4 business which
has grown 30 steadily and % rapidly
that constant expansions have becn
needed to care for it. Tomorrow Mr..
Baker will formally open his entirely
remodeIed store at 412414 Sixteenth
street, now one Of the finest business
houses in tie city. Everybody is cor
daily invited to attend the opening.
More than $4,000 have been ex-
pended in changing the Baker build
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

,8s5;
FEN BIG JOBS


q Building work II still going on
6nt with no great increase In the
Inst few weeks. The total amount
'6f building astsweek, according to
NE permits issued by John A. Lin
;1rOs, building inspector. II estimat-
~ to cost $14,8s5. There were 10
permits issued.
y The largest Job In the report for
This week was a dwelling to be
erected By Sam Wiseman, at Twen-
fieth street and Ninth-and -a-half
avenue. estimated to cost $4,000.
The Standard OIL company will
erect q filing station at Thirtieth
street and Fourteenth avenue,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20
sERyUS BOILERS ARRIVE.

Rock Island Transfer and Stor-
age company today transported to
the Servus Rubber companys
plant, two boilers each weighing
10 tons, which are soon to be in
stalled. Each boiler is Is feet long
and six feet in diameter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

Dental Economies and Dice MI
Members Of the club will a. " !.
the club At s 6~o'clock this syorSs:
after which DR.. Harker vnl n
liver Z second address on natiss
pertaining to the professina p
dentistry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

Members of the Tri-City Dental
Study club assembled in the Rock
Island club at 2 O'Clock this aft
ernoon and were addressed by DR..
G. e. Harker, Toledo, Ohio, on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-20

EvERYBoDYs market p,as-sA. -.
ned I'd pase.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06

nent. TIE Eseat was positively sitting.
Bad weather in which to go to Tai
madge to look for work. But, now she
came to think of it, why go to Tai
madge? Why not Just stay in the city,
somewhere where she would never see
the folks again? 1t would be easier to
get work there. Or-suppOSe she sim.
ply said she wasn't going to live at
home any longer?
She considered that. It didn't much
matter what she did so long as she
could get away from that awful apart
ment, every corner of which shrieked
its message of vulgarity at her.
\ few drops of rain fell Then came
a sudden shower, deluge. There FOL
lowed a general stampede toward the
entrance to the park. There were
some Office buildings with protecting
roofs near the entrance, and Elizabeth
joined the crowd that raced for them.
She reached the shelter with about
a dozen others. Among them was an
other good-looking young man. Eliza
beth and he found themselves next to
each other. They eyed each other in
the way-you know, as if they were
absorbed in thinking of other things.
Sudden shower. wasn't it 4" said the
good-looking young man.
Elizabeth nodded. Its made it
cooler, though, hasn't it?" she said.
The other agreed with her. and I
think it's all over now" he added.
Sure enough, out came the sun.
Elizabeth found herself walking back
beside the stranger, and to her sur
prise, telling him about her work at
the office. and about the way she haG
been feeling.
q think it must have been the heat, "
he said. 81 often feel that way my
self Don't you think WE'D better ar
range to meet here next time we're
feeling that way, so that we can CON
sole each other?"
Elizabeth laughed. An hour later
she was tripping along the street that
ran for half-a-mile each side She
stopped to pat a baby on the head.
She raced up the flights of stairs to
The apartment.
"Oh, it's so nice outside, now that
the heats overl" she said. Haven't
you been out, Maud?"
"a city apartments the coolest place
in the hot weather." grunted her
father.
The old bromide did not disturb
Elizabeth. you look cool, anyway,
Dad" she said, and, curling up in a
chair took up a magazine. 1t was
nice and comfortable to be home after
tine hot day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06

states except Arizona shows
large increase in the prison pop
ulation. TIE total number Of
prisoners in the 20 states was
30 ,23O in 1917 and 44,025 in 1922,
an increase of 1926, or 1922
per cent. This increase shows the
effect Of the war in these states.
"on the other hand, TIE major
ity of the 29 states which did no
have prohibition before 1917 show
a marked decrease in 1922. The
net decrease for the % states be-
ing 80 per cent.
"The tate prison population OF
Connecticut, Illinois, Massac1G
sets, Missouri and New Yors
Estates where saloons were L,
eensed prior TO national prohibi-
ticn) was 17,723 in 1922 and
1891, in 1917, showing a differ
encc of only 78 prisoners. The
decrease of G,455, therefore, oc-
CURED entirely in the county and
city prisons, and was due chiefly to
the effect of prohibition.
IF it had not been for prohibit
ton, these % states, like the 20
prohibition states, would doubtless
have shown a very large increase
in consequence of the war.
"The extremists who believed
that prohibitions would do away
with nine-tenths of the crime will
have to revise their expectations
in the light of actual facts; and the
extremists who have maintained
that prohibition had no effect
whatever in reducing crime will!
have to revise their opinion in
view of the manifest reduction in
the number of petty criminals in
many wet states.
Incidentally, these figures do not
sustain the popular impression OF
an extensive crime wave. The re-
port of the Census Bureau shows
that there were 72.4 convicts in
state prisons out of every 100000
population in 1917, and 74.5 in
1922, and increase in the ratio of
less than 8 per cent"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
The
Thunderstorm
By JUSTIN WENTWOoD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
%. 1922. Western Newspaper Unton.)

Elizabeth gulped down her last
mouthful of food, swallowed the re-
mainder of her tea, and rose from the
table.
Going out, deariel" croaked her fat
mother.
Just for a little walk" answered
Elizabeth.
And she looked around her at the
interior of the apartment that she was
seeing for the last time in her life.
There was her fat mother, bullying
about the waist, her father, in collar
less shirt, sweltering in the heat de-
spite the glass of something cold at
his side; her younger sister Maud,
giggling at the remembrance of her
latest beau; Charley, her elder brother,
who looked like mechanic.
And the horrible golden oak furni-
ture, the infamous rug, with its red
and blue and green and grey and yell
low-it was all vile, the whole setting
for those people.
Elizabeth put on her hat and went
down the six flights into the street.
For half mile on either side, on either
side of the road, families sweltered in
just such homes, narrow flats like
sausageS, with the same yellow and
white sun awnings. Children swar1ned
in the street
And she was leaving it forever!
There was no lover. She was sim
ply leaving it because she could bear
it no longer. In dream she saw a
cool, white mansion. large, lofty
living room, window looking out
upon a flower garden, perhaps a
glimpse of distant sea. Anyway,
some cool place, and-a lover, devoted,
bending over her.
But he had not materialized Still,
she was only nineteen.
Day after day, when she came home
from the office, Elizabeth betook her
self to the park, to watch the riders
wistfully, and lfbpe that the fairy
prince would pick her up and carry her
away.
She was going there today, and if
the fairy prince did not materialize
she meant to take the train to Tai
madge and simply disappear. She
would never return to that home-to
Charley and Maud, and all the hideous,
hot, sordid commouplaces of it,
She entered the park and sat down
on bench, watching the riders and
the strolling crowds. The heat was
growing worse every moment
handsome young man strolled
along, looked at the bench. and took
| his place at the far end. Elizabeth let
| herself inspect him out of the corners
of her eyes. Was he, perhaps, the
| fairy prince? What nonsense
He got up and went away. Elizabeth
! experienced sense Of disappoInt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.

Central Tlme)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
csf1ara Mt cod
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
T ON SIM S S A Y S

H. G. Wells lost in politics. He
should let Wells enough alone.
Mexico is making faces at us be-
cause we haven't noticed her.
A baby born in New York was five
feet tall. 1t was a giraffe.
The big apple crop we reported re-
Gently is big cider crop now.
Speaking of Southern chivalry,
George gave his seat in the senate
to Mrs. FELTON, on the first day.
We hate to mention unpleasant
things, but income taxes are due
again ten days before Christmas.
Russia is making autos When
people begin to get on their feet they
want to get off their feet.
Does the army of employees who
watch the clock know it can't mark
time and get anywhere?
A short street car conductor
writes US Buffalo girls are tattooing
butterflies on their knees.
Life is ups and downs. IF there
were no downs how could there b.
ups?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY.
CFrom the Times-Recorder Dec. G.,
1929

(From the Times-Recorder Dec. g.,
1929
At the banquet to be given this
evening by the Albany chamber Of
commerce local speaker will be
present in the person of E. A. Mes
bit, who will deliver one Of his char
acteristically eloquent and enter
tanning addresses.
Miss Louise Clendinin arrived yes
terday from her home in Dothan,
Ala, upon a visit of several weeks
to her sister, Mrs. Thomas Jones, on
Brown street.
Little Miss Sarah hight6wer left
today for a visit to relatives in
Shellman.
Tim Allen, of Atlanta, is a guest
for several days of Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Taylor.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
From the Times-Recorder Dec. 6,
1902
Mrs. G. H. Whitaker leaves today
for Washington and will spend two
weeks pleasantly with friends at
the national capital.
Nine thousand five hundred dol
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

lars was paid for a plantation in
/ Sumter sixteen miles east of Amer
icus at public sale yesterday. The
property thus disposed of is known
here as the Jarrett plantation and
contains about 5000 acres, lying
between Lime creek and Flint river.
The purchasers were Elton C. Par
ker and Alex Duncan, who will soon
convert it into a fine plantation.
Mrs. Carrie Brannon Williams, Of
Savannah, after a visit in Montg2m-
cry is again the guest of Miss Mervin
Galloway here.
Soda founts here will soon dis
pense hot drinks for the winter sea-
son. In the meantime the saloon
furnishes something a bit warming.
Mrs. James A. Hixon is at home
again after pleasant stay of three
week in Atlanta with Representa-
tive Hixon.
Frank P Mitchell will be post
master of Americas for full term
of your years, the appointment hay
ing been made by President Roose-
welt.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday morning, no paper pub
lished
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
A THOUGHT

Finally, my brethren, be strong
in the Lord, and in the power Of
His might-Ephesians 6:10.
This is the gospel of Labor
Ring it, We bells Of the kirk!
The Lord Of love came down from
above
To live with the men who work.
This is the rose he planted
Here in the thorn-cursed soil;
Heaven is blest with perect rest,
But the blessing Of earth is toll.
Henry Van Dyke.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06

LOANS made on improved farm lands
at cheapest rates for term Of 5, z or
10 years with pre- payment option
given. Money secured promptly, We
have now outstanding over $1,100,-
10000 on farms in Sumter County
alone, with plenty more to lend
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
Roosevelt,s Eavorite Bible Verse.

One Of the most complete and salts
flying creeds that was ever written is
that of the prophet Micah: 80 man
what doth the Lord require of thee but
10 do justly, to love mercy, and walk
humbly with thy God?" Not long af
ter Roosevelt's death his sister, Mrs
Douglas Robinson, told me that this
verse from the book of Micah was his
favorite.-L. #. Abbott III Impressions
Of Theodore Roosevelt"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06

If we got everything we wanted
there wouldn't be room to put it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06

Thrill in planting a narcissus bulb
comes when guessing if it will be a
Chinese lily, jonquil or onion.
These heavy earrings the girls
wear are artistic and besides they
keep the ears from Tapping.
Why doesn't an auto maker put
out a 1928 model with ready bent
tenders so it always will look new?
When a prize fighters condition is
not o. K. it is often X. 0. if You
know what K. 0. means.
Hitting the ground is much easier
that hitting golf bail because the
ground is so much larger.
Football backs are very forward
young men, if you care for such
things.
What's in a name? Maine National
Guard cavalry has Major Gallup.
Some people find their most pleas
ant reflections in q mirror.
Faint heart never won fair lady
but fat-head has.
If we got everything we wanted
there wouldn't be room to put it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
MUSIC DESERVES A HIGH
PLACE IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Men must begin to realize how
closely music is bound up in the
social and industrial life of the
country. In the weller of modern
business life, the man who can rest
his mind and glorify his soul by a
few minutes of musical express
ion every night has an asset many
eminent men have called invalua-
Bile. Charles Schwab, George East
man, James NJ. Beck, DR.. Frank
Crane and Thomas Mott Osborne
are among American business men
who find rest and relaxation in the
study and expression of music.
If there is the slightest mani
festation of musical talents in the
child in your family, teach him or
her to play some instrument, give
his talent a chance; musical talent
properly developed may some day
be priceless to your child. The old
day when it was thought that the
business man should take no time
Tor music, or that the musician
coud not possibly be successful
business man, has fortunately
been ridiculed into oblivion.
Many of our best musicians have
proved remarkable business men.
George Henry Booker, diplomat,
business man and founder of the
Union League of Philadelphia,
found time to write five notable
musical dramas, one of which.
Francesca di Efmini," is still re-
garded as the greatest drama yet
written by an American; John AL
den Carpenter, head of a large
firm dealing in railway and ship
ping supplies at Chicago, has found
time since his graduation at Har-
ward, to place himself in the front
rank among modern musical COM
posers of America, and Earl Bal
four, vested with the biggest dip
lomatic responsibilities of Great
britain through most of his life,
has never missed an opportunity to
continue his studies in music and
has even published several excel
lent books on the subject. These
notable examples of men who have
made it possible in their business
life to carry on matters of large
moment without permitting their
natural art instincts to atrophy
are by no means rare.
The cultivation of mhsieal tai
ont should be encouraged in every
community. In Americas the Mu-
sic Study club, embracing within it's
membership the leading musical
spirits of the community, has un-
dertaken to foster a proper appre-
citation of musical art. Members
of the club have contributed gen.
erously of their art to the enter
tainment of visitors, and to the in
rellectual uplift Of Americas,
through cooperation with our
three civic clubs. These musicians
are now bringing to Americas
number of foremost artists who
will appear at intervas at the Ry-
lander theater. These artists rep
resent the highest opponents of
music available, and should prove
a drawing card for Americas.
Not only Americas people should
attend these concerts. 1t is reas-
enable to expect many visitors viii
come here from surrounding ter
ritory to participate in the must
cal feasts to be afforded through
the efforts of a few music-loving
! Americus people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06

Entered as second class matter al the postonre al
Americas. Georgia aeruuing To the Act oi Congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-06
sEABOARD AIR LINE

Arrive Departs
1905 AM Cordele-Helena 5:15 PM
1926 PM Cols.-Montg'y. $40 PM
$40 PM Cordele-Savh. 1926 pm
5:15 PM Richland- Coils 1905 AM
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-01

Alfred John HGiWoTthy was Eo"I or
February %, 1Sb7, on board vessel
N the English Channel, midway De
tween England and Face. His 90 lY
life was spent in England. hut whcn
quite n young man he came to the
United States. and after some bus
Hess experiences he catered the min
istry of the Episcopal church. He
served various charges in the West
his work taking him into several
States, including a stay OF some tine
in Mexico, and Involving many eXper-
fences, some Of them of picturesque
and thrilling character. He va pas
tor Of several important churches. his
last service of this nature being a.
rector of the church at Corpus
Christi, Texas.
MI Holwortky possessed a most in-
tense nature, and whatever his hands
found to do he did with all his
strength of body and mind; and so
earnestly did he devote himself to
the work of his holy office that he
suffered nervous collapse and found
it necessary to retire from the minis
try. TIE immediate cause of his
breakdown az that time was a period
CT strenuous work in the slums of
Chicago where he was engaged in wei
fare work. 1t was while seeking to re-
Operate from the effects of this illness
that he came to Florida. 1t was in the
early part of 1911 that he first visited
Lakeland, and called upon the pub
Usher of the Lakeland News seeking
for a business connection. He was
informed that at that time there was
nothing to offer him, but the impress.
lin he made was such that he was
P1dither told that il was the intention
Of the publisher to begin the publica-
ton of daily ne wspaper the following
fall, and if he should be unattached
at that, time there would be an open
ing for him. Mr.. Holworthy secured Il
satisfactory connection with the
Rrooksville Hammock Land Co, at
Brooksville. but in the fall Of 1911 he
was invited TO come to Lakeland and
assist in launching the Lakeland
Evening Telegram, becoming assO-
ciated with the paper in the capacity
of business manager.
He held this position with credit
and entire satisfaction to all concern
ed for over a year. AT the end of that
time his splendid qualities Of citizen
ship. and his interest in the upbuild