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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
PARROT WON OUT IN END
Birds Profanity Too Much for Bud.
ding Prima Donna Who Disturbed
the Late Sleeper.

For the past two months resident
of a rather fashionable house has been
annoyed, during the early morning
hours, by the vocal efforts of young
woman who imagines that she Is a
second GalIi-Curci. Inasmuch as the
one Of the male persuasion works I'M
til the early hours of morn he desires
to sleep during the early morning pc
Rod, but the endeavOr Of the maid to
reach the high notes precludes any pos
sibility of continuous slumber. A
request that vocal practice be not in.
dulged in until after ten in the morn.
ing brought only an indignant sniff
from the high c seeker. Last week
the man in question went over to Bal
timore and purchased parrot, one
that gave the impression that it had
been badly moth eaten; 1t, however,
possessed vocabulary Of profanity
that was impelling, to say the least.
He installed the bird in his room and
taught 1t to cut loose on its line OF
lingo whenever the aspirant for oper.
attic honors began her morning bar
rage. For a week 1t was toss-up be.
tween the parrot and the maiden, the
latter capitulated day or so ago. The
man sent the parrot out to board and
he now sleeps until 10 and 10 30
Washington Star.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Potato Ancestors.

Thirteen thousand feet above sea
level In the mountains of northern
Ecuador, the region which Is believed
by scientists to be the cradle of the
potato race, there has been found a
wild species of this plant. The dis
coveries were made by Wilson Pope
noe of the bureau of plant industry,
Department of Agriculture.
Our own large. developed potatoes
would be JUS" as proud Of these noun
tain Murphies as Mr.. Bryan is Of the
anthropOid apes; for the Andean va
riety from which our own has sprung
is too small to be of economic impor-
lance. Plant breeders in this country,
however, hope that tests may show
characteristics which will make 1t
worth while to combine them with our
cultivated kinds by crossing. The
wild tubers produce seed rather free
ly, but also are subject to one Of the
potato diseases Of which their cul-
tured brothers are often victims.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Fl.APPER GOT IN A WORD
Not Much to Say, but There Was a
World of Meaning in Her
Simple Question. q. ,.-.'

For once the very modern girls flap
per sister faded into the background.
She sat and munched English mullins
and slipped tea while the very modern
girl gossped ecstatically with the old
school friend from out of town, who
wore shiny new ring on the fourth
finger of her left hand.
The Out-Of-town girl did most Of the
tal},ing-her lingerie, the color of her
new gowns, the darling showers
the girls had given her, Jacks won.
derful devotion. She babbled on with
out stopping to catch her breath, while
the very modern girl leaned forward
with sparkling eyes, anticipating the
good time she would have spreading
the news, and the flapper slouched in
her chair. and dug her teeth into the
En@l' sh mullins.
and now, tell me, what is Jack
like" demanded the very modern girl.
"N no is he like? Any Of the boys we
used to knoW?"
The engaged girl reflected NO."
she hnsitated. II don't know anyone
jnSt e Jack. EXcept-well, mother
SAYS he's lot like me. He's full of
fun and very generous, and such Il gen.
tleman! And he's awfully clever, too,
ard talks so intelli%ently."
TT q tlapper stirred and stopped
chewing.
''D'h you say he vas like yOu?" she
demanded suddenly.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
roo MUCH FOR NEW YORKER
Horrible Night Spent In the Mains
Woods Turned His Hair White,
According to Story.

Can a mans hair turn white In
night? L. P. Coates of Scion declares
that it can. and to prove it tells an
unusual story Of fishing trip in
Maine, says the Lewiston Journal.
"NIy son-in-law and his family" he
relates, "were down here visiting while
on their vacation and one fine after
noon they proposed going fishing. So
We started In their auto to go down
six miles to brook. We fell in with
a party going to the same place, so
we formed crews. We left our auto,
and started for brook, through the
weeds. We arrived at the brook, and
soon the other party was out of sight
down the brook. AS it was getting
late we started for home, as there
were three girls and two boys, my
son-in-law and myself. So we got out
all right. The others fished until dark
and had gone long way when they
started for home. Not knowing the
country, they soon found they were
lost in a dense wood and dark as
pocket. They shouted, but no answer
came, so they were doomed for the
night. The boy lay down and soon
was fast asleep, but the man from
New York was afraid of wild AMI
mails, so he leaned against tree. In
the night he saw two eyes like balls
of fire coming. His first thought was
to climb the tree; then he thought OF
seeing the boy devoured by n wild an
imal, and he couldn't stand that, so he
stood his ground; but it proved to be
nothing but rabbit. They got
through the night all right and got
home safe and sound. But the next
day people noticed that the New York
er's hair had turned white"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Many Jobs Load to Army.

Statesmen and clerical workers are
ir the majority Of the men applying
for commissions as second lieutenants
In the regular army, according to a
tabulation of the professions, trades
and business callings of the men re-
porting to the Second corps headquar-
tiers on Governors island, says the
New York Times. The great variety
of positions held by those who visit
headquarters is said by the authori-
ties to be ample proof that the old
Frussian idea that man has to be
born to soldering has been Knocked
into cooked hat" and that today a
man may be anything from an auditor
to an oil salesman and yet have equal
chance for success in the military pro
fession, provided he has The necessary
mental, moral and physical Qualifica'
tons.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
NATURES FREAK IN VERMONT
Ren12'k7"'e Stone Face Only Recent
ly Discovered in the Little
Village of Hinesburg.

A great stone face has been dlscov-
cred in the village of Hineshurg,
Vermont, according to the Burlington
Free Press. It Is located in the south
end of the village and faces south,
sort of guardian Of the south portal
OF the town. 1t Is from the west that
the features are clearly seen. Top
ping goOd-sized rock about one hun
dred feet from the main road the
clean-cut lines Of a mans head are
plainly discernible. The chin is very
prominent. The mouth is wide. the
nose slightly hooked and the eye very
clearly cut in the face. This freak
Of nature Is fully as plain to the eye
as the famous "Old Man Of the Noun
TAIN" near the Profile house in the
White mountains. Hinesburg's great
stone face was discovered, 1t is
claimed, by D. c. Stone, harness
maker in that village. He has called
the attention Of a number Of people
to It, among them the Rev. G. G. Cor
nell, pastor of the church at Hines
burg, who took some snapshots Of the
face. A couple Of these snapshots,
taken from different distances. were
brought to the Free Press office re-
Gently by Mr. Cornell. How long the
stone face has been discernlble in
Hlnsburg Is not known, as 1t is only
recently that 1t has drawn attention.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
HORSE NOT YET DETHR0HED
NobIest Of Animals Can stu Be Reels.
oned Monarch OF the State
and County Falra.

The return OF the state and county
fairs is reminder that about the only
place where the horse can hold his
own Is on the race track. For al
though automobiles have invaded even
the spot so long sacred to the trotter
and PAGER, they have not become gen.
orally popular. Automobile races are
the exception, at big resorts like the
Florida beaches, not the curiosity of
the county and town fairs. Here the
horse is king. The fact is notable,
because it must be admitted that this
faithful steed is fading away from
the highways and the farm to a de-
gree that the prophets Of horseless
age are no longer so much discredited
as they were.
One may travel for miles on our
highways and seldom pass team"
meaning any kind of hOrse-drawn
vehicle. They are as scarce in the
roads as the OK was decade ago.
They are disappearing more and more
on the farms, also thanks to cheap
tractors. which are being improved
for a greater variety of work with
pneumatic and hard-rubber tires, and
which have strong tendency to drive
the horse into oblivion for all draft
purposes. Ten years ago most people
would have laughed at a horseless
age. But those who read, even as
they motor, must admit the plausible
ity of the prophecy-barring, as we
have said, the race track.-Lewiston
Journal
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
His Eccentricitv.

"William 2. Grimm, going yonder, is
our most peculiar Citizen" related the
landlord of the Petunia tavern.
"When he gets crouch on, and hates
everything on earth and In the waters
under the earth, he doesn't come up
Main street snarling and swapping at
folks who haven't done anything to
him. Instead he goes down cellar or
up garnet at home, and growls 1t out
by myself, and doesn't emerge into
publicity until he has got rid of his
grump and feels like being civil to
everybody who is civil to hlm."--Kan
Sas City Star.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15

daily. Not long ago 1 found a pump
that was shorting motorists many
gallons day, and there was that sign
up in front. I told them they better
change it to Corrected Daily and
make sure they live up to it." Mr..
Tucker said he finds many pumps are
short measures, lind estimated that
motorists pay for hundreds of thou
sands of gallons they never burn up"
Indianapolis News.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
She Paid for the outinn-

was eighteen. He was twenty-five.
We went to the Wheeling State fair.
lie told me he would carry my purse
as the pickpockets were at work OF,
the grounds. He seemed very liberia
all day. Wien we stepped from tn
train in our home town he handed ms
my purse. containing cents. He had
entertained me at my own expense
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Details. Please.

Old Man Matthews daughter was
reputed to be the slOwest-witted and
LATEST girl in the state of Oklahoma.
One day her father came In to find
her sprawled in a chair with her feet
in dangerous proximity to the blazing
fireplace.
"Git up GAL" he yelled. "YOu're
practically standln' on red-hot
coal"
(which foot, paw" drawled Sal,
opening one eye.-American Legion
Weekly.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Corrected Daily. More Apt.

"When you see sign in front of 8
gasoline filling station reading Test
ed Daily it may not mean MUCH
Frank w. Tucker, chief Of STATE
lights and measures inspector, says ::
Tile measuring pumps may be tested
daily. but what the consumer wishes
to know is whether they are corrected
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
COUNTY OFFICIALS

John A. Jones, County Judge
Chas. w. Human, Sheriff.
G. H. Buxton Trustee.
S. H. Jestes, County Court Clerk.
E. r. Bunch. Circuit Court Clerk.
R. A. Davis. Clerk and Master.
Mrs. A. M. Freytag, Register
F P. Saffell, Tax Assessor.
P. w. Holder, Coroner.
N. d. Melton. County Surveyor.
A B. Peters. County Superintendent
w. T. Walton, Supt. of Roads.
B. M. Hannahan, Truant Officer.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15

cult to pluck, and those who gather
It should cut the stem Of the flower
with knife, so that the root may be
left to flower again next year for the
pleasure of other tourists.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Pleased Them All,

Dot seems to be equally popular
with both boys and girls in the neigh
borhOod in which she lives.
/ asked rhy nephew why they all
liked her so well.
II guess it's because she's jus. as
much boy girl as girl girl" he an
Swered-Exchange.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Evanescent.

Crabshaw-Why, l gave you money
to have a permanent wave put In your
hair.
Mrs. Crabshaw-But that was sew
eral weeks ago.-New York Sun.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
Since Skirts Are Long.

slave you saved up anything for
dainy day?'
EYES," replied Miss Cayenne. "A
pair Of silk stockings"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15
"COLD IN THE HEAD"

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent colds" are
generally in a ''run down. condition.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is q
Treatment consisting of an Ointment, to
be used locally, and Tonic, which acts
Quickly through the Blood on the Mu-
cous Surfaces, building up the SYSTEM
and making you less liable to colds"
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
r. J. Cheney e. Co., Toledo. o.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-12-15

was broke on my first love affair
Exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-16

memories of the few surviving "old-
timers" is the history of the Jolly
Corks" held intact. And only one
charter member of Elkdom still sur
wives. He is "Joe" Norcross of New
York.
The order has grown by giant
strides. 1t embraces American citi-
zens from the humblest, to Warren
G. Harding, president of the United
States, and life-member of Marion
/ (Ohio) Lodge, No. 80, B. P, O. Elks.
! In 1922, Elkdom, with gifts to
charity already totalling more than
$50, 100000 stepped out of the role
of the purely fraternal organization
into the rank of one of Americas
greatest humanitarian brotherhoods.
William W. Mountain, of Toledo,
Ohio, Grand Exalted Ruler of the
order, announced his policy:
Make every Elk lodge the civic
and humanitarian center of the COM
munity in which it makes its home"
F., In Chicago, by Lincoln Park, over
looking Lake Michigan, the Elks are
building their 100000 National
Memorial to the 10000 Elks who
served the United States in the
World War, and the more than 1000
Elks who died in that service. The
building will also house the Orders
central executive organization, and
the National Elks' Magazine.
Only men. of 81 years or more,
American citizens, are eligible to
membership.
THE faults of our brothers we
write upon the sands--their virtues
upon the tablets of love and
memory" is Elkdom's motto.
The four cardinal principles of the
Order are "Charity-Justice-
Brotherly Love-Fidelity."
va guess we built little better
than we knew" says old Joe" Nor
cross, only surviving charter mem
Der.
And from the Great Beyond, where
those long-dead ''Jolly Corks" look
down upon this earth, they probably
agree with him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-16
PLAINS

The Hospital Auxiliary wishes to
stress the date Of meeting each
month, watch is on Wednesday after
the first Sunday in each month. Ow-
ing to the inclement weather no
meeting was held the past month.
The Missionary society of the
Methodist church met with Mrs. J. A.
Mcdonald Monday aft rnoon, Feo-
ruary IL, with a full attendance. Mrs.
Jason Shirah had charge of the de-
votional service, giving talk on the
subject for the afternoon. "Heralds
Of New Days The talk on the
reconstruction of lives, the erection
of family affairs, stressing the home
life religion, the craving for old time
religion, made a profound impression.
Miss Annie Mae Brannen, president
of the Junior society, gave a report
Of her work with the children. The
regular program for the month was
omitted, in order that Mrs. Mary
Campbell, delegate to the Missionary
conference in. Albany, might give a
report, which she did, giving in de-
tail the proceedings of the confer.
enee from the opening service to the
close, giving as the general subject
Your Time, Your Influence and
Prayer" A box from the society
was pledged to be sent to the McIn
tyre Home in Savannah.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Baptist church held the regular
monthly meeting at the church Mon
day afternoon. The program was in
charge of Mrs. Walter Kennedy,
leader of Circle No. l. The subject
for the afternoon was. Our New
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-16
NAMES SCHLEY
WARRANTSCIVEN
Five OF Seven Men Related,
Three Being DeVane Zroth-
ers, 1t Is Learned

Continued From Page One.)
any interest they held in the lynching
of the negro
Sheriff Battle when Interviewed de-
clined to give the names of the lynch
ers, and the information was receiv-
ed from another source. Several
members of the coroner's jury talked
with friends concerning the sealed
verdict rendered; Sheriff Battle sub
sequently visited the homes of all the
men named, and in this manner their
names became public.
. According to a late report, Harvey
and Benny DeVane went to Jones
home Sunday night on the pretext
that they wanted to borrow a tire
pump, they saying that their machine
had a puncture. Jones stated that
he did not have a pump. They then
are alleged to have asked for some
matches. Jones passed out the
matches.
The two men then stated that they
wnated Jones and for him to step out
into the yard. Jones refused to come
and locked the front door of the
house He is said to have slipped
out into the yard from the rear and
was fired upon by the two white men.
Jones ran under the house, and when
it is said that the two white men con-
tinued to fire at the negro he open
ed fire upon them.
Jones was regarded as a hard-work-
ing, law-abiding negro throughout
Southern Schley county. He had
sum of money on deposit in one of
Ellaville's banks, owned an automo-
bile and was well liked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-16

Field in Europe" An interesting and
instructive program was given.
Mrs. Kellett Heys and baby daugh-
ter Corinne, of Americas, were guests
Saturday and Sunday of Mrs. Ed
mund Oliver.
Mrs. o. L. Maddox, of Athens, and
Mrs. NJ. C. Thafpe, of Preston, re-
turned to their homes Sunday after
pleasant visit to Mrs. J. w. Johns.
Mr.. and Mrs, Gray Tillman, of
Americas, were guests Sunday of
Mrs. H. W. Bankston.
Mrs. Mattaner Dawson. and chill
dren Fave returned from stay of
several weeks with relatives in Ma
co1.
Miss Edna Shirley, of Americas,
spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs.
Lon Wise at her home near Plains.
Mrs. Clarence Parks, of Albany.
IS spending the week pleasantly the
guest of Mrs. NJ. NJ. Jennings.
Miss Grace Montgomery spent Sat
urday and Sunday the guests of rela-
tiyes at Preston.
Mrs. George, of Shellman, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. w. R.
Arnold.
Miss Lucy Kate Clarke spent the
weekend with relatives near Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Kendrick and
Misses Pearl and Cynthia Langford
attended services at Providence lust
south of Plains Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Smelling. of
Rlchland, were guests Sunday of Mrs.
W. R. Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb Thoane of
Leesburg, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Cornelia Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. David Jennings. of
Americas, were guests Sunday of
Their sister, Mrs. Edmund Oliver.
DIR. w. c. Lovett, of Dawson, filled
the pulpit at the Methodist church
Sunday evening. DR.. Lovett was
the guest of Rev. Jason Shirah Sun
day night.
Those of the stewards attending
quarterly meeting of the Plains cir.
cut which was held at Rylander Sat.
9rday were j. A. Mcdonald, w. S,
Moore, X. M. Andrews, DR.. J. C.
Logan, Il. Il. Steart and r. w. Wal
ters A creditable report was made
by the different churches on the
work. AT the noon hour the ladies
OF the community served lovely
basket dinner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-16
Order of Elks Has a Birthday;
Was Jolly Corks' 81 Years Ago

The dawn of February l6, 1922,
marked an anniversary CT keen in
terest to nearly 100000 American
men.
Fifty-four years ago-on Feb.
ruary &c, 1S6S-a little group of
fourteen men sat in a stuffy room in
New York City. Twice they voted
on a matter they had been debating
for weeks. On the second ballot, the
now almost-forgotten fraternal or
der of the Jolly Corks" was ais
banded. And the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks was
born.
The first membership report in the
archives of the Elks is dated Deem
her 81, 1868. New York Lodge, No.
l, the Mother Lodge of the Order,
was then its only lodge. There
were rs members on the rolls.
The fifty-fourth anniversary of
the orders birth shows a member
: ship of more than $4,000 Elks in
more than / 400 lodges that dot the
United States of America. At An
chorage, Alaska, the farthest north
Elk lodge, stands amid almost polar
ice and snow. Elk lodges rise at
Brownsville, Texas, and Key West,
Florida-farthest southern points of
the continental United States. Our
Canal Zone has its lodge at Balboa
Heights. Our island possessions are
starred with Elk lodges at Manila in
the Philippines, at Honolulu and Hilo
in Hawaii, at Guam, and at San Juan
in Porto Rico. And the Elks of
America are working to initiate their
millionth member by July, 1922,
when the Grand Lodge meets at
Atlantic City.
The founder of this organization
that is today Americas greatest
fraternal order? He was a strolling
English actor He never lived to
know how we'll he and his little
group of brother-actors had builded.
His body rests today in Mount
Hope cemeterys Boston, Massa-
chusetts, beneath a great granite
boulder bearing bronze plate with
the Inscription:
Charles Algerhon Sidney Vivian,
Founder of the Order of Elks. Died
March 20, 1880. Aged "a years. A
lover of his kind, who's ounded a
great Order and in so doing wrought
much good"
Vivian, who. was the presiding
Jolly Cork" at the momentous meet
ing in 1868 when the fourteen men
voted to organize under the name of
"Elks," died in Leadville, Colorado,
after a life of theatrical vicissitudes
that ranged from touring in affluence
at the head of his own company, to
being stranded penniless in Denver.
There in Leadville his body rested.
his grave marked only by weather
stained pine board on which an in
scrlption was scratched with some
sharp instrument, until on April 28,
1889, Boston Lodge, No. 10, B. P. o.
EliSs, exhumed the body, took it to
Boston, and buried it there with
splendid ceremonial.
Only in Elkdom's archives and the