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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Chicago has a deaf and dumb bar
Der college. Long may they shave.
A rug as a gift make a room as
snug as bug in a rug.
The boy will be disappointed if
there is no sawdust in sisters doll.
Give daughter a razor so she will
not sharpen pencils with yours.
When marking up price tag al
ways be sure the person who receives
the gift will not exchange it.
The lighter electric irons do not
damage the wall or knock husband
out like the heavy ones.
What we need is coal wave.
Presidential work is running Hard
ing's golf, which is an alibi very few
golfers can give.
Towels are nice clean gifts.
Basketball has the place of foot
ball, but like substitutes for high
balls, it hasn't the Kick.
Miss Grace Haskins is % and a
film producer, but some movies indi-
cate there are producers 10 years
.srs..aoa
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SOME OF THE MAGIC
OE WINTER.

Far north in the Yukon and east
ward to Hudson's Bay, the Their
mometer has dropped TO so below
zero and heavy winter SHOWS arc
falling. Behold nature working
mysterious magic:
The ptarmigan birds colored
plumagc has suddenly tUrne'
white. This blends into the bacl,
ground OF snow, making the ptar-
migan invisible when sought by
preying foxes and wolves. No man
could think out a better protcc-
ton.
In the same country the brown
stoat or weasel also turns white,
yielding the expensive fur, ermine.
This little animal does not need
protection as much as the plump
ptarmigan. Why the white? Ma
ture provides it because white fur
is an insulator, prevents the es-
c@4}e Of bodily heat. Tropical pco-
pie work the rule backward, wear
white because it absorbs less cx-
ternal heat than colors.
Puny is our intelligence, COM
passed with nature.
Do you hate winter? It's neces-
sary. Prof. J. Arthur Thomson,
in his "Outline of Science" anal
Yves the biology of the seasons.
Winter, he decides, comes after
the great activity of summer by
the law that rest must follow toll.
Most humans do their best work
in winter, instead of resting. That's
because we live unnaturally-
have gradually built up powers TO
enable US to "carry on" regardless
e seasons, climate or weather.
II we lived more naturally, ma
turc would take better care Of us
Possibly disease germs and cpl
denies are natures ways of pun
ishing Us for straying from her
fold
We defy winter, yet during it
are conscious of repeated attacks
of languor and "out of sorts"
feelings and moods that we can
not understand. All these are our
inheritance Of the more natural
lives of our oncestors-inexorable
laws of nature stirring in our
blood and brains.
Winter" writes Thomson, sis
time of sitting the time of
Geverest elimination. The rest and
sleep of winter are often the nee
essary conditions of the vigor of
another spring, but in deeper
way it is through the sitting, win
rowing, pruning or elimination of
ages Of winters that there has
been spring after spring Of pro.
gfeSSlVo eVoluClOn."
Let's see; 1t would be perfect
ly natural for us to toll in summer
ana autumn, accommodating surplus
food, fuel, clothing and shelter fol
winter. Then, from October t.
April We could enjoy ourselves al
ease, playing, visiting, thinking
with occasional sports such as fish
ing through the ice or hunting. Al
least this could be enjoyed by resi-
dents of colder sections than oul
own South Georgia. Would vol
prefer that kind of life?
Alas! 1t might be natural, bu
mother would get the raw END o.
the deal. Her work would go OF
cooking, cleaning, mending anc
directing. Nature usually IS kind
lest to the male.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20
THOUGHT

A false balance is an abomiua-
tior to the Lord; but just weight
is his deIight.-Proverbs 11:I.
Justice and truth are two points
of such exquisite deiicacy, that
our coarse and blunted instruments
viii not touch them accurately
Pascal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

4OANS made on improved farm lands
at cheapest rates for term Of 5, 7 or
10 years with prepayment. option
given. Money secured promptly. We
have now outstanding over $l,100,-
10000 OIL farms in Sumter County
alone, with plenty more to lend,
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com
pany in Sumter, Lee. Terrell, Schley,
ster Counties. 81 Planters Bank
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Web
Bldg. Americas, Ga. Phone 80 or
211.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Dear Santa Claus: am little
girl four years old anil l want you
Il bring me a doll cradle, doll am
tea set and lots of fruits, nuts and
candy. Enclosed find 2 cents for the
Empty Stocking fund.
FLORENCE CLEMONS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Dear Santa Claus: Bring me a
doll, rain coat and parasol and a
pocketbook. Enclosed find 10 cents
for the Empty Stocking fund.
SARAH NEAL WAnDuX.
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ELIZABETH DANIEL.

Dear Santa Claus: Please bring ms
a telephone that you can hear over
and hopping bird, coon jigger, an
umbrella, rain cape and two story
books and also some fireworks, and
please Santa, fill my stockings with
fruits andg oodies. Don't forget the
poor little boys and girls, and also
mother, daddy and my two sisters.
am enclosing 10 cents for the Empty
Stocking fund. Your little girl
WILMA CASTLEBERRY.
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring
me sleepy doll that says Mama y
little kitchen cabinet, stove and tea
set. Also bring some sparklers and
fruit. Your little girl,
DOROTHY WOODARD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Dear st. Nick: ] am a little girl
ten years old, and in the fifth grade
at school. Please bring me a silver
dorine, for little women, Grimm's
Fairy Tales and a book of Uncle
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Dear Santa Claus: Bring me foot
ball, watch and knife, also new
suit. l enclose 10 cents for the
Empty Stocking fund.
HOWARD MADDUX.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Big lot of new DOLLS
expected on Thursdays
morning express at Ans
ley's. 2O-4t
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NOTICES!

Anyone who knows of a child or
family who may be in need or who
may go without Christmas toys and
are in need of help, please write to
P. o. BOX 449,
Americas. Ga. lS.si
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CATHERINE JOHNSON.

Dear Santa: am a little girl nine
years old and in the fourth grade.
Please bring me four chairs and an
indoor golf set, fountain pen and
lots of fruit, sparklers, candy and
nuts. Enclosed 10c for the empty
stocking fund.
Your little girl,
GLADYS GATEWOOD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Dec. 20
1O0O

1929
The Christmas bales of cotton
poured into Americas at lively rate
yesterday, the total receipts at the
warehouses piling up to 400 bales.
Much Of this was cotton that, seem
ingly, has been stored at the gins and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Dear Santa Claus: | am a little
girl six years old. Please bring me
q doll, pair Of skates, a doll bed,
little kitchen cabinet and lots of
fruits, nuts and candy. Enclosed
you will find ten cents for the Empty
Stocking fund. Your little girl,
CHARLOTTE DANIEL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Dear Santa Claus: I am little
boy six months old and I want you
to bring me a high chair, bed, pair of
shoes, baby walker and doll. En-
closed find 10 cents for the Empty
Stocking fund. Your little friend,
JUNIOR FEAGIN.
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sEABoARD AIR LINE

Central Time)
Arrive Departs
10:05 AM Cordele-Helena Sis PM
1926 PM Coils Montg'y. 3:10 Pm
$40 PM Cordele-Savh. 1926 Pm
5:l6 Pm Richland- Coils 1906 Am
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE
Arrival and Departure of Passenger

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leave
1855 pm Columbus-Chgo> 3:45 am
1885 pm Albany-Montg'y. STA am
. 7:21 pm Macon-Atanta 6;37 am
1855 pm Albany-Montg'y 2:14 pm
2:14 pm Macon-Atlanta 1855 pm
1915 am Columbus 3:15 pm
6:37 am Albany 1921 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atlanta 1895 pm
3:45 am Albany -Jaxvills IL: 55 pm
2:58 am Albany-J awhile IL :37 am
1887 am Chgo, st. L. Alta 2:58 am
2:06 am Cinti & Atlanta 1 80 am
FLORIDIAN
ALL-PULLMAN, Tri-Weekly
Il 10 pm Coils & Chicago u 40 pm
z 40 pm Albany & Jax 1:10 pm
North Bound Tuesday, Thur, Sat.
South Bound We'd, Fri, Sun.
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Dear Santa Claus: am little girl
three years old. want you to please
bring me- a tricycle., a doll that will
say Mama" a doll carriage and a
tea set. Enclosed you will find 10
cents for the Empty Stocking fund.
Your little girl,
ELIZABETH DANIEL.
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daddy's and "nannies" pet. Don't
forget the other little children. En-
closed find TO cents for Empty
Stocking fund.
COLON JOHNSON, gR.
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Rem US, stories. | encolse 10 cents for
the Empty Stocking fund. Your lit
tie girl, HAZEL FERGUSON.
Dear Santa Claus: Please hurry
ana come and bring me lots of pref
ty things. l want a silver ring with
a black Onyx top with set in it, a
Mary Garden toilet set and pretty
foundtain pen. You can bring me
anything elese you would think a
it'll g: RI like me would want. Your
little friend,
MATTE SUE STUBBS.
Dear Santa CLAUS: Please bring me
a bicycle, some fireworks and any
thing you can to make me happy.
Your little friend,
THOMAS WOODARD.
Dear Santa: am a little boy three
Yea rs old. Please bring me lot
of toys and fruits. 1 am mama's,
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Dear Santa Claus: Bring me a
pair of skates. Please bring me a
talking and walking doll. Please
bring me a tea wagon. Please bring
me a push cart. Please bring me
some fruit.
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Dear Santa Claus: l am little girl
seven years old. Am in the second
grade. Miss Bond is my teacher. I
want you to bring me a pair of
skates, doll, kitchen cabinet, ball,
bathrobe and bedroom slippers and
a picture book. Don't forget my lit
big brother Lee John and by big
little brother Gordon. Your little
friend,
WYNONA CLAIRE BROOKS.
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Dear Santa Claus: | am enclos-
ing a dime for the Empty Stocking
find and l want you to hr ( me an
ivory set, ring set with a pink sap
phire, a gold fountain pen, wrist
watch and lots of fruits and fire.
works. JULIA NJ. STUBBS.
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Dear Santa Claus: / am 10 years
old and in the fifth grade at school.
/ want a rain coat and music roll,
a box of handkerchiefs, story-book,
box Of little fire crackers, two boxes
of sparkles and some fruits. Enclos-
ed find 10 cents for Empty Stocking
fund. VIRGINIA PURVIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

Dear Santa Claus: l am eight
years old and in the second grade.
l want rain coat, a pair of skates,
box of handkerchiefs, story-book and
some sparklers and fruits. Enclosed
find 10 cents for Empty Stocking
fund. MARIE PURVIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-20

WYNONA CLAIRE BROOKS.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
New Aviation Corps

Lieutenant Skrdlant Of the govern
ment aviation corps has been here
this week in his plane and gave the
people few thrills by showing them
how close he could fly to the trees
and roofs of buildings without hitting
any of them. At times it looked like
you could most reach up to the critter.
The Lieutenant was preparing and
shipping to Denver the plane injured
ard left here at the time the squadron
went over the town a month ago. This
and several other planes damaged
during those trials are TO be turned
over to the Colorado National Guard
for use in the state. Lieut.. Skrdlant
will conduct a school in Denver to
teach ambitious young aviators the
game and prepare them for work in
that line.
L.ter-Lieut. Peck and Mechanic
Simmons Of the regular army aviation
corps arrived later and shipped the
injured plane to Fort Sill owing to
some disagreement with the National
Guard over the disposition of the
machines. Lieut.. Peck left this morn
ing to consult with Col. Hammock on
the matter. He expects to be back
in Lamar on Friday and Saturday
Lieut.. Peck says Lamar has a fine
landing field and is on the air service
map. In order to keep up it will be
necessary, however, to see that all
aviators who land out at the field
are met and gosoline supplies taken
to them.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
Lamar Elks and Management of Queen
Beach Combine for Big Celebra-
tion of the Patriotic Day

Lamar Lodge No. 1919, B. p. o.
Elks, and Manager James Gibson of
the Queen Beach resort have united
in grand program for the celebration
of the Glorious Fourth at Queen Beach,
to which all the world is invited. There
will be plenty of shade and ice water
for all who come and plenty to eat
at the various concessions. However
plenty of space will be arranged for
in the shade where all who desire
can bring their basket dinners and
suppers and enjoy real picnic treat
Races of all kinds, horse races, and
mems races and novelty races. will
feature the morning program. There
will be water sports of all kinds and
a big water carnival. Elkhart and
Lamar ball teams will have a ball
game in the afternoon. There will
be a gorgeous display of fireworks
from the lake in the evening. and
beginning at $3.50 there will be dancing
at the big pavilion until midnight. A
SPECIAL feature of the day will be music
all through the program by 20-piece
band and a special concert in the after
noon. The concessions arranged for
special attractions insure plenty of
amusement for all who spend the day
at the big resort.
The Gibson company has added
many new features to the equipment
ard facilities Of this popular amuse-
ment resort and it is now the best
ard most comfortable picnic resort in
the lower Arkansas valley.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
NEW DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Granada Drainage District viii Be
One of the Largest in the
County

Notice is being published now of
hearing before the commissioners on
Monday, July II, to secure the calling
of an election to establish new
drainage district comprising many
thousands of acres of the low lands
in and around the town of Granada.
The district will be called the Granada
Drainage District and will include
many acres of lands in the big Manvel
farm of the A b. S. Company and
the KY ranch besides many smaller
FERNS in the river bottom that have
become seepcd The petitioners are
f. H. Gerecke, representing the A. b.
S, Company, j. o. Stream, represent
ing the KY farm interests, and Harry
Noble. The proposed district has long
been needed and proposed many times,
but never before has it been possible
to get all the interests involved to
agree on proposed plan. Many
thousand acres of valuable lands are
to be REDEEMED and the success of the
proposed district will mean great
things toward the development of that
section of the valley. The Geo. II.
Russell Engineering Company has
supervision of the plans and the legal
requirements are being looked after
by Gordon and Gordon and Hillyer
end Kinkaid.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
GRAND MASTER HERE
Largely Attended Special Session of
|. U. o. +. Lodge Greets the
State Officer

There w:s u large number Ct mem
bers of the Lunar lodge, /. U. y. i OF.
Tuesday evening at the SPECIAL session
called TO meet Hon. Il. b. Mcclure,
Grand Master Of Grand Lodge of |. ..
o. f. for Colorado. 1t was the Grand
Masters Official visit and he made a
fine talk to the members of the order
After the close Of lodge the American
Legion boys were invited in and open
house held during a fine social session.
DR.. C. t. Knuckey, commander of the
Walter Bennett Post and Past Noble
Grand of the Lamar lodge, made the
principal address at the social session
taking as his subject the establishment
Of a hospital as a monument to the
soldiers and sailors of the war. Re
freshments were served and it was a
late hour when the social session broke
up after most enjoyable evening for
all present.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
d. A. NJ. & P. co. AND NINA
Nina Wilcox Putman's Write-up of
Santa Fe Trail Furnishes Oppor-
tunity for Live Wire Advertisers

The write-up which Nina Wilcox
Putnam makes once a year of the
Santa Fe Trail from a road map and
snug berth on a Santa Fe train
caused some violent denunciation from
some sources, but not so with the
live wire advertising staff of the
Denver Alfalfa Milling and Products
Company. They are making good use
of Nina's failure to see anything but
Harvey eating houses along this sec
ton of the valley by kidding the wan
dering Nina over her being so busy
feeding her face up with delicious food
products of the Arkansas valley ser
we'd at all Harvey eating houses that
she could not see those numerous
hostleries of their company which are
grinding up equally delicious food in
the shape Of fresh green alfalfa for
that other variety of pigs-the kind
that shows its appreciation with grunts
of satisfaction. Nina could travel the
country from the Atlantic to Pacific
and never find so many of these
valuable feed producers in a territory
the size Of Prowers County. We still
think Nina is suffering from the
effects of that Jag she had last year
when she couldn't tell the Santa Fe
Trail from Lamar to La Junta from
A paved road. II Nina would just get
her inspiration here in the valley in
stead Of bringing 1t along with her
she would get a more rosy view Of
our valley. Because there Is some
really good inspiration produced out
here from our sun-kissed corn by
moonlight.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
CRAWLING SOUTH ROAD
Twelve Big Trucks Now at Work
Hauling Gravel for Surfacing
Road.

The Standard Engineering and Con-
struction company now have twelve
big trucks a work on their contract
hauling gravel on the Handspring
field road. These big trucks mostly
haul about two and one half yards Of
gravel at a load, but two big ones
came in from Denver Sunday that
handle four yards at load. With
this force at work the job is progress
ing rapidly and il is much needed as
the road has been in bad shape and
was getting worse all the time. Road
overseer Rhodenbaugh who is looking
after the road for the county reports
fine progress being made in the few
days since work started and he hopes
to be able to have it in better shape
for the heavy traffic this fall than
If ever has been before. The road
is all graded and the surfac:ng is now
needed
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28

the attorney general of the state took
one of the murderers with him to in
vestigate tn crime, and the mayor of
Herrin was a ring leader of the crime.
These officers are today permitting
the union miners to hold celebrations
in front of the hospital where twelve
more men are lying in a serious con-
dition from the wounds received, in the
hopes that the fright will kill their
victims. Herrin is a sore spot ard n
blot on the face of the state of Illi-
nois, which if not eliminated and that
quickly will make Illinois, the third
largest state of the nation, blot on
America itself.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28

resentative. As IN attorney he has a
splenGi1 record az an able, honorable
and successful member of the bLr. AZ
4 soldier a patriotic determination to
do lis share, seldom equallcd. As a
citizen clean and upright record, and
rs public official torcible an; able
performance TO his duties. With this
reco:d of past accomplishment the
r:' rise made in t.,e above letter an
nouncing his ca a.d.dacy will Lave added
weight and insure him much support
from the thousands of citizens vitality
interested in the matters to be handled
through the attorney generals office
in the next few years.
Mr.. Gordon is a native Coloradoan,
having been born in Trinidad in 1886.
When he was twelve years old his
parents moved to Iowa and he was
educated in the schools there, grad
US ting from the University of Iowa.
He came back to the state Of his
birth in 1906 and lived two years at
Colorado Springs working part of the
time as a reporter on the Colorado
Springs Gazette. He came to Lamar
in 1908 and entered the law office Of
Judge CRANKY Hillyer. He practiced
his profession in connection with
Judge Hillyer until the latter was
appointed district judge in 1915
when Mr.. Gordon formed a partner
ship with his brother, A. C. Gordon,
and the firm of Gordon and Gordon
has ever since maintained front rank
in the profession in this section Of the
state. He has made good wherever
he has been placed and his fellow
townsmen have fnll faith that he can
do the same wherever he may be plac-
ed in the future.
Prowers county and the other coun-
ties in this section of the state can
h counted as solidly back of Hon. W.
B. Gordon and practically all of his
fellow republican members of the late
legislature will be boosting for him
also.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
Utilizing Seep Water

The water developed by the Vista
del Rio Drainage District has been
filed on by the Smith ranch at the
eastern end of the ditch, and a carry
ing ditch put in which is now using
the water to irrigate portions of the
Smith ranch. This is making the
water do double duty before returning
to the river and shows the possibility
of future development in the valley
along irrigation lines.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
Lamar 9. Wiley 2

The ball game last Sunday added
one more victory to the Lamar boys
long string this season. They opened
with a defeat at La Junta with score
of 2 to their only loss this year
and took revenge on La Junta at the
next meeting. Since then they have
defeated all comers. The Wiley team
Is a strong aggregation and was assist
ed by some outside talent but they
could not hold down the Lamar boys
and received the hardest drubbing of
the season being defeated to 2.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
Rapidly Vanishing

A report will be published next
week of the unpatented and untaken
lands in the Bent lard district, and it
shows the cause of the big rush of
landseekers in the late SOS and again
in the period from 1907 to 1917 will
soon be a thing of the past and all
future immigration must be of Land
buyers-not those seeking land to file
on.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-28
GORDON ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY
Popular Representative from Prowers-
Baca District Is in Race for Office
of Attorney General of Colorado
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Twenty-third General Assembly
State of Colorado
Denver


Mr.. George B. Merrill,
Lamar, Colorado.
Dear Sir
The formal announcement of my
candidacy for the nomination on the
Republican ticket for the office of
attorney general of the State of Col
orado would be appreciated.
Without attempting to formulate
any personal platform as the platform
of the Republican party has always
in my judgment be pronounce
n,ent of the best political principles
In the State and nation, l desire to
say simply that I believe in rigid
and impartial enforcement of the laws
of this state and a law and order pro-
gram generally, as my votes in the
las general assembly will indicate.
/ will also do everything within
my power to assist the eminent coun-
sci retained by this state in the vari-
Gus interstate water cases now pend
ing in the United States Courts,
matters of vital importance to this
and every other section of this state
which depends upon irrigation.
Yours respectfully.
w. B. GORDON.