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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
DEFENDSPOLICY
PRACTICES HERE
J, A. Davenport, Jr., Declares
Co-Insusance Clause Legal
And Proper

Editor Times Recorder: In con-
nection with the recent articles pub
Hshed in this paper regarding insur-
ance rates and insurance in general
in Americus, I am taking the liberty
to try to properly inform the public
as to the existing conditions.
The 1879 co-insurance clause dis
cussed in yesterdays paper is legal
and is applicable in first, second and
third class towns, and is Illegal only
in fourth class towns such as Ander-
sonville, Ga. Andersonville has no
paved streets, paid fire department,
police force and other requirements
tending to raise their grading from
an insurance standpoint, and there
fore the 7545 co-insurance clause is
inapplicable rather than illegal.
Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Sa-
vannah, Albany, Americus, and all
towns of this rating are required to
comply with the 1871 co-insurance
clause. The 1870 co-insurance
clause is to protect the companies
from small losses in large stocks Of
merchandise. If said clause was not
attached to policies, merchants would
insure their stocks for about two
thousand dollars and thereby afford
ing coVerage for thei rentire stock.
and IN case of fire the companies
would be liable for full amount of
policy and the amount of coverage
would possibly be about 10%.
Inc insurance companies are not
discriminating against Amerieus and
Ihe rates in Americus are as low
as any place in the state, in com.
Parlson with the size and grading.
1t would surprise lot of people
10 Know that the insurance companie,
are heartily in favor of low rates an,
want every step taken to acouir,
.hem. When man builds a build
ing, as soon as the first nail j
SIruck ne is given basis rate an,
'Henceforth he makes his own rat
by building contrary to specifications
insurance is everybody's frien,
ana is the cheapest thing in tn,
world, SO why attack insurance com
pailles who are most lenient adjust
ers IN case of fires? Ask the mel
VINO has had loss. Let's attacl
gasoline or taxes again, or incom,
TAX railroad fare or freight rates.
j. A. DAVENPORT, JR.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
BICHAM LOSES ON
APPEAL; TO HANG
South Carolina Supreme Court
Affirms Sentence Of Slayer
OF Relatives

News has been received here that
the supreme court of South Carolina
has affirmed the judgment of the
lower court in the case of Edmund
H. Bigham, formerly of Leslie and
Americas, convicted there of slay-
ing his mother and five other mem
bers of his family more than year
ago, the judgment being the death
penalty. His, appeal having acted
as stay of execution when he was
previously sentenced to hang, it will
now be the duty of the lower court
to fix a new date for the hanging.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03

ROTARIANS START STUDY
OF SIS, 100000 BOND PLAN
Highway Engineer Caye Calls Subject Biggest
That Has Ever Come Before Organization
Outlines Details And Presents Facts

"A study lof the coming $40 ,UUU,-
900 state highway proposed bond is
sue has been seriously undertaken by
the Americas Rotary club for the pur-
pose of having every man informed
thoroughly on the subject before the
matter becomes really active, the idea
being that if it is really as important
for the advancement of the state as
lit is believed, every man shall get be-
hind it and help put it over, because
| it is recognized it will need the great
est amoutn of support possible. Yes
Iterday's luncheon saw the launching
of the study of the subject, half of
the hours session being set aside by
special order for consideration of it.
At this opening discussion, w. C.
Caye, Jr., division Highway engineer,
who is member of the club, talked
| for twenty minutes, outlining the
facts and details as matter of in
! formation and basis of discussion. His
remarks were to have been followed
by talk by W. w. Dykes, county
Iattorney, but because of the expira-
tion of the time Mr.. Dykes talk was
postponed.
Present by specials invitation of
the club was A E. Hines, of Ameri-
Gus, who is member of the state
Legislature, before which body the
proposal will come first. G. w.
Riley, the other member of the house
from this county, also was present,
he being a member Of the club.
Caye Outlines. Facts.
In presenting the subject, Mr.. Caye
said;
Mr.. President and Fellow Ro-
tarians: The subject is undoubtedly
the largest that has ever been pre-
sented to the club in my career as a
Rotarian. You have chosen a very
poor speaker to present such colos.
sal amount of information to you
However, the promoting of the bono
issue is not my job but it is my task
and will be more so, to economically
expend a portion of these funds
when the bond issue is passed. am
therefore keenly interested to give
you what information / am able to
and such statistical data as | have
that Will allow you to create a dis
cussica at the end of my talk BY
which a great deal more information
lean be had for each member of the
Rotary club.
ITO begin with, will outline tt
you in brief manner the starting
point of the recent good rods pro,
tgram in Georgia. You, will recall
that in April, 1916, the federal GOV,
Iernment through its congress appro.
ipriated $100,O00,O00 a year for five
years as federal aid in the construc.
tion of rural post roads in the several
states of the United States. Georgia
is now nearing the completion OF
| a $20,000,000 road program which
was the outcome of this federal aid
act, the time for this program hav.
ing expired, in July, 1921.
'4The state highway department
found itself in a very embarrassing
position to handle these federal funds
due to there being practically no or.
ganiation, by reason Of the fact that
there was no law in Georgia at the
time permitting state highway de.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
RY LANES w. DEAN


NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-'Well, Mrs.
Asquith, what do you think of prohi-
bition?"
Mrs. Asquith, who has just landed
on our fair shores, replied, Il think
it's a splendid thing, a wonderful ex-
pertinent. As far as / have been
able to observe, the rich can get it
and the poor can't get it."
Of course, you know what she
meant by "it."
Mrs. Asquith, you know, is the
lady who autobiographed her way to
fame with eMargot Asquith' and be-
/ fore that was quite extensively
known as the wife of Herbert As
quith, once prime minister of Eng
| land.
Shed Like to Meet
"Who would you like to see in
America?" I asked her.
Senator Hughes.
"You mean Secretary of State
IHughes?"
"Yes."
"You are to meet some of our So
cial celebrities, understand"
Social celebrities? Not at all!'
''Do you know any of our famous
women in America or any you would
like to see?'
"Well, i suppose I'd like to see
Marv pickford She's famous.
have never seen her in person or in
the cinema
She puffs cigarets while she is be-
Iing interviewed: But she says sn1ok-
ing them is vulgar"
I She'd prefer hef smoking proclivi-
ties to be overlooked, why" she
says, ''pay attention to vulgarities?'
Her Idea of Jazz.
"Do you think, Mrs. Asquith, that
1.-THE younger generation is going to
the dogs, what with jazz and ex-
IRENE styles and other things?"
81 dislike jargon. Slang isn't be-
coming even to older people. There
is no excuse for its USE
That was quite abashing. Perhaps
"going to the dogs" was rather
slangy. SO l put the question an
J other way.
i .aOh, misunderstood" Mrs. AS
ouith replied II thought you meant
Ijargon, slang, by jazz. What IS
jazz?'"
| asked her about progress of Eng
lishwomen in politics.
"England is an old, old country, "
/ she answered. "Fhe women have
! known all about politics for years.
There is nothing new in politics to
them"
e'Do you think more of them will
be elected to Parliament"
81 don't know. + mnot much in
terested in ladies being elected to
Parliament. There is Only one lady
in Parliament. LADY, can't think
of her name"
OF her autobiography she says:
at was pretty much picked to
picces. This one would have had me
leave that out and that one would
Ihave left this out, and between them
there would have been nothing left
but punctuation.
/ Mrs. Asquith is So. In her biog-
raphy she said, Il have a sound di-
eestionn g / ride better than
most people = dance, dfive
and skate well :. have a talent
for drawing aad am intensely musi-
cal, playing the piano with touch
of the real thing, but have neglected
both accomplishments. may say
here nself-defense that marriage
and five babies, five step-children and
q husband in high politics have all
Contributed to this neglect, but the
root Of the matter lies deeper: am
restless
49, Ana,4fth a. Thin af1pIIlaE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03

Even her dress is a matter Of angles.
1t was gray jersey with large black
and white lines checkered in the
skirt. A black piping angled her
neck. A black toque had sharp lines.
Only black, oilcloth sash about her
waist possessed curves. Crap spats
gaped an inch above lowcut, black
shoes. And she weighs hardly 100
pounds.
Yes, she smokes cigarets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
JURY
STILL UNACREED

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. The
jury in the second trial Of Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle for the murder of
Virginia Rappe, molten picture ac-
tress, was still deliberating today. The
case went to the jury late yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia-Mostly cloudy to-
night and Saturday Unsettled in
extreme south portion; not much
change in temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
GEORGIA ROAD VALUED

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a tenta-
tive valuation of $517,248 was fixed
today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission for the Gainesville
Northwestern railroad in Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
AMERIcUS SPOT COTTON
"ood Middling 16 lac.
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3.-Marlet
g,nl gpghed quiet and steady, $40 up
r,,4 u,Iy 9'7o. Sales, 5000 bales.
p~s ~'uies; Feb. April June
Fq tes' close ---:9.3o 9.27 9.24
C, Last eall :.,.....-a Gal 9.35 1856
'9e '''-,,.--.----,.,.-9.42 $40 9.38
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-03
MOULTRIE HAS
$4,000 BLAZE

MoULTRIE,s Feb. 3.-Fire today
destroyed the Kathleen theater build
,'g and damaged several other struc-
lures IN the business section. The
loSS Is estimated at $4,000.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-10

Il.
but by diligent use Of the tsle.
phone the mans trail was picked
up and it was learned that a man
owning such a truck had opened
the store near DanpilIe. An in-
yestigation made here clinched
the matter and the North Caro-.
una officer came with the war
Mayberry has expressed a de-
sire 70 De taken back to North
carolina and dealt with as quick
Y as possible. He is a native Of
Sarroll county and only recently
took up residence here
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-10

L - vs. . i + : +
Turn EN- out wild"-that's
the word out in the wild land Of
Arizona.
| Some Fair they had in Elkhead
IJuly 3, A and 9th. Yep! Who
got away with the prize money?
Whistling Slim Meacham took
\ first in the steer.roping, first in
1.-THE steer-riding;: first in the steer
bulldogging, second in the calf
roping. "Whistling Slim" is as
fast as chain ! lightning, and
throws forked loop. He's that
top hand from Diamond Bar K
Outfit that you've often heard
about. Where did he get that
name, Whistling Slim? Well, I'll
tell you about him. At the
Ranch he carries himself in a
formal STATUS, and Whistling a
melody most of the time when
he's not asleep, especially when
he is around Kate Cumberland;
and if you'd see Kate you'd
whistle, too, for she's the pref
test girl in Navajo county.
That steer bulldogging is some
stunt, amt it? Pretty exciting,
pardner, too. 1t takes more
nerve than I've got to to under
take that stunt
Poor Frank Stevens, he'll never
ride any more; 1t was too badI
about him. Frank came out on
2 bucking steer that was a crook |,
ed jumping OK, but was weaving .
too fast and furious to stand on
his props. and turned over, fall. II
ng on his rider. That was thetl
asst Of poor Frank Stevens; hel
aever did speak again. But welt
lad clean events and some realIt
,ronc riders and fast ropers werelr
q Elkhead, Arizona. July 3. Ain
md S. Ii
Goodbye Editor. Is
Sincerely yours, 10
Jack Lowery. g
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-10

On August lth D. B. Camera
Twas tried before Magistrate u
4 Mullis and convicted fo
violating the quarantine law b
failing to notify the quarantin
officer of a case Of whoopin
cough in his home; was discharr'
on the payment of cost, as ii wa
the first offense.
On August 5th w. G. Hudson
was tried and convicted for tn,
same offense; he was fined fiv,
dollars and costs.
Now is the time for each ane
Ievery one to do their part in the
prevention of further spread Of
whooping cough, and probably
save the lives Of many children
who would otherwise develop the
disease and likely die. The way
to stop the spread is to report all
suspected cases promptly to the
quarantine officer.
When a case of any contagious
disease is suspected in a home
the law requires it to be reported
within "a hours after the symp-
toms are sufficient to lead us to
suspect the disease. If a doctor
is consulted in regard to a case.
it is his duty to report; if no doc.
tor is consulted it is the duty Of
the parent or householder to re.
port it. If there is a case of any
of the reportable diseases in the
county that has not been report |
ed, some one has violated the !
law.
/
The people Of the county are
tothe protection which |
The law affords them, and it has
been entrusted to me to see that
he Quarantine law is enforced
n this county, and the people re-
'eive the protection against dis
'ase which they are entitled to.
am under oath to do my dutyl
n regard to this matter, so i'll
ny one violates this law theyji
nay expect to be prosecuted.
Respectfully yours. K
DR.. w. K. Mcintosh, Il
Quarantine Officer.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-10

Rev. A, L. Ormond writes the:
Posi- DISPATCH from the St. John
church IN Scotland county. where
he has been doing the preaching
IN the six-church revival, that he
will hold services in the Meth
'odist church at Rockingham
Sunday. and requests that those
who were converted in the Nc
Tendon meeting and expect to-
join his church to be present
then.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-10
Route 3 News.
(Contrihutedl

"A series of revival services :.
Cartridges creek, came to .
close last Friday afternoon, Rev.
II. Z. Glosson doing the preach.
ing. 5 new members were added
land many revived as a result 81
his impressive sermons. Some
OF the sermons were: THE Wav
to Heaven What Sin is Doing
for the World, Faith" etc. Rev
Mr.. Rourk. of Ellerbe, preached
an able sermon Thursday morn
ing, his subject being "obedi-
ence,"
How our hearts were saddened
again on August LIST, when we
heard that God, in his loving
way, had come and plucked
another flower from our midst
little William Brooks Allen. An
that loving hands and physicians
could do for the relief Of the little
one was done, but to no avail
The little body was laid to rest
at Northam cemetery. The
grave was entirely covered with
flowers placed there by loving
friends and relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen have the sympathyof
their many friends in this, their
hour Of sadness. They must re-
member that their little one is at
fest-that Gods will must be
lone, not ours, and that some
lay, not now, they'll read the
meaning Of their tears
Mrs. D. H Peele and little
Dorothy Louise, spent
asst week with Mr.. and Mrs. John
:. Covington.
The ladies and girls Of the !;
I Visionary Society gave Mr..
hampton Covington a canned
ruit and vegetable pounding last.
thursday at the church, just
fter dinner was over. The
idies placed everything on the.
ing table, and the pastor pre-
ented the present to Mr.. Gov
lgton. His wife died sometime
go, and he is old and has no
ne to prepare things for him.
ne bible plainly teaches that if
e give to those who have, We
lall get no reward. So the,
ord's supper is kept in whatso-
ver we share.
lot what we give, but what we share,
= the gift without the giver is bare.
no gives himself with his gift feeds
three.
mself, his hungerine neighbor, and me-
Again on Friday the pastor
as pounded.
the third Sunday
wn at the creek just below the.
urch.
Remember w: M. S. meets.
nday after S, S.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-10

~
named James c. Mayberry. are
SO, who it is charged made sv
tematicraids upon country store
loading his truck with the article
and then lighting out for Virgin
where he sold them. Ithas bee
suggested that perhaps the rot
berry of Mr.. Frutchey's store ma
have been on this order, perhap
by Mayberry himself or some Q
his 'lieutenants."
The PosT- DISPATCH is in toucl
with the DanvilIe police in til,
effort to find out from Mayberr
as to whether he was connected
with this Frutchey job, but up t
going to press has not been ablt
to get the desired information.
The following is the Greens
boro News account of Mayberry's
operations, and the story will be
found interesting in connection
with this Frutchey store robbery
Danville, Va, Aug, 6-The
local police department is con.
fronted with a robbery case
unique in the annals of law
violation. 1t concerns the whole.
sale theft of goods from country
stores in North Carolina by lanes
G. Mayberry. aged so, who was
yesterday arrested in a little
storehouse he rented recently on
the Chatham road about 9 miles
north of this city. According to
he police, Mayberry has been
stocking his store with goods he
'tole from rural stores, making
'orties in the night time with a
arge covered motor truck, filling
full OF notions and returning
9 his own store and setting .upf
ne merchandise on. his shelves.
here are two cases against May.l
cry at present and he has made
confession. He admits havingI
tolen fully $500 worth of mer.
handise from w. A. Phillips.
roprietor of a general store at
ear Greek in Chatham county,
!. C, and also rifling the store oil
1alter Oliver, at Milton, N. C.
fhile Mayherry yesterday deli
led having stolen from otherIl
ores, the police are investlgatingIt
e report that within the past
So years Mayberry opened eight /,
! nine stores in the. vicinity .of1i
one of them a jewelrylf
ore where he quickly sold out !
erchandise and then gave up >
$ lease. The theory of the !.
lice is that Mayberry has been i i
gagged in this wholesale thieve.l :
for some time. In making his !,
nfession, Mayberry, who claims >
be a master mechanic, states :
at he was hard pressed for T
oney and that he needed funds !,
pay the expenses of his wife, q
10, he claims, is an Invalid. +
quiry elsewhere reveals that :,
J wife is not in good health but q
It she works in one of the local Fe
lis. 1t is further declared by W
, police that Mayberry has !.
N in the habit of taking all of ~
wife's earnings each week.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff ]. w
McManus, of Chatham county,
ae to Danville and enlisting do
assistance of the local police Oh
tored to the store which May,
ry opened and there served i.
him a warrant. They say %
yberry admitted that the fiat
J in the fire" and that he \
lted out the goods he had |,
ena few night ago in Chatham d..
Evening star., 1922-05-18
Blouses, 1895

IS Tailored Dimity Blouses.
with colored striped collars and
cuffs; v neck, tuxedo style. Sizes
"a, SO. 40 and ~. Were s2.95.
Wolfe BIouses. embroidery or
lace trimmed; long or new short
sleeves; sizes 81, So and 3s. Were
$295.
Tub Silk Blouses, with stripes
and orchid tricolette blouses,
sizes "a, So, A. 46. Were $2.95
and $395.
JAP SILK BLOUSES, $2.85
3 White. ones, with tucks and
narrow pleating: sizes "a, SO. 46.
Were $3.95.
LINGERIE BLOUSES, 81
38. in styles with long or short
sleeves; tuxedo. fiat collars or
collarless; sizes "a to 40. Were 81.
DOLL MANNEQUINS, S
2. dressed in black and white
and with real hair, to be used as
tea caddies. A bit damaged.
Were s25.
Blouse Section Third floor
Evening star., 1922-05-18

Imported Tweed Suits, in
brown and tan shades. with
leather trimmings-or orchid and
Ilght gray combinations; sizes
II, Is, 1S. $c3.5O each, were SSS.
y Two-piece Jersey Dresses.
Peggy styles with linen or
leather collars-in henna, brown
and gray. Sizes IA. 16, IS. $3.50
each, were $1o.75.
Navy Poiret Twill Dresses.
novelty cape styles, with touches
OF jade: size 16. 422.s5 each;
were $65.
Velvet Dresses, in black. &
city belts; size 16. SI4..5 each:
l Navy Poiret Twill Dress. b
SEATS; was S85.
Misses Section. Fourth floor.
Evening star., 1922-05-18
Children Shoes
Special, s1.85 Pair

Z pairs Growing Girls White
Canvas Lace Shoes. plain tip,
Goodyear welt soles-sizes AZ.
6h A: 5. Z B; 6h c. Special,
$1.SS pair.
10 pairs Misses and Children's
White Canvas Button Shoes
sizes, 13. l, III C.; III D; 1871, 1.
l ", 2. E: 9h D; 10 E. Special.
S1.S5 pair.
IL pairs Misses and Children's
White Canvas Oxfords, straight
tip, sizes Is A; sk. 10 B; 9. 9a c;
D. Special, S1.S5 pair.
Also pairs Infants Black
Calfskin Shoes, turn soles. sizes
5k, 6 B; 6 c; 51z, D. Special,
e1.4S pair.
Children's Shoe Section, Fourth floor.
Evening star., 1922-05-18
Babf Carriapes
TOYS

3 See Saws, on iron rockers.
with horse head at each end.
1878 eRchs were 1915.
25 Small Music Boxes. .1oc
each; were 25c.
4 Toy, Autos, racer model
with rubber tires; slightly mar
red. $3.50 each; were S1s.
1 Coaster Wagon, roller be,r
ing wheels, we'll built. a.; Va.
$3.50.
IL Dray Carts, small iron ones.
Csc each, were $3.50.
IL Surprise Boxes. e5c each,
were 81.
10 Dolls, 20-inch size with
real hair wfgs-sleeping eyes
S&.5O each: were $8.1.
II Peterkin Dolls, fancy dra,
ed; with or without hair. S1'1K
each, were 1915.
Toy Section. Fourth floor
Evening star., 1922-05-18
Cretonne Couch e
Hammock PIl0us
Special, 6Oc Each

An unusual value at an op-
FORTUNE time. Buy plentifully
of these pillows. You'll need
many before the Summer is
over. Three different shapes
round or oblong with puffed
band, round with narrow ruffle !;
filled with silk floss and covered
in pretty cretonne.
Come early for best selection.
Another Large Assortment
of Remnants and Short
Lengths II
attractive cretonnes, pop1ins,
madras, nets, marquisettes, silks,
sateens, and host of varied up
holstery and drapery fabrics
things you'll find plenty of use
for here and there about the
home.
Ali at greatly reduced
prices.
Curtain and Drapery Section, Fifth
Evening star., 1922-05-18
UNDERTAKINGS

., Cessna Of Hpe cambric or nainsook; /;
+,;1ored or trimmed with lace or .en-
broidery. High or low necks. $l.SS
sAG1' Envelope Chemise. Of nainsook,
Win lace and embroidery Sl.SS each;
stS % Gowns, sleeveless styles. lace
..,mmed. So each; were u.
= RiIiie Burke Pajamas, Of white main.
.,ct trimmed With hand embroidery and
color stitchings2 see msts1 s1c1' acSr se 80
Evening star., 1922-05-18
WOmen's Hosiery

100 pairs White Silk Hose.
with SILK garter hens, the hens
siightIy damaged. &2 pair, were
% and $3.50. !.
zoe pairs Women's Pure Sill
Hose, with Isle garter tops and
soles. In black, white and colors
some In outsizes; slightly uneven
IN weave. $1.25 pair, were ~
$50 pairs Women's Fine Silk
Lisie Hose. In black, brown, tan
ana gray, uneven weave, 0Sc
pair, were u.
10 pairs Two-Tone Sports Silk
Hose, in black and white ,efYects
$3.50 pair, were Is,
Women's Hosiery Section, First hoor