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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
PASTORS ACCEPT
GOLF Club CARDS
All Made Honorary Members AS
Are Judge LittIejohn And
Capt. Cobb

All of the white ministers of Amer
icus have been extended and accept
ed honorary memberships in the
Amercus golf club, Col. G. R. Ellis,
president announced today. In ad-
dition Judge z. A. Littlejohn and
Capt. John A. Cobb have been made
honorary members.
The inclusion OF the ministers of
the city as honorary members was
provided for explicitly in the bylaws
at the time of the organization of
the club in keeping with the firm
resolve of the incorporators to keep
the club on high moral plane. That
all of the ministers have accepted
memberships is taken by the club Of
ficers as a distinct compliment and
an expression of confidence In the
proper conducting of the club.
President Ellis announced that,
following the highly successful open
ing ball on the night of December n,
several new members had been ac-
cepted, and the club is expected to
grow steadily from this time forward.
C. E. Byleg, golf professional, who
this week took charge Of the prop
erty as manager, will start to work at
once developing the ninehole course
and expects to turn out the finest
links in South Georgia. II will take
some time to put them in shape, CON
stant work being required for con-
siderable period, but in the meantime
lrte members will have the threehoie
practice course to use.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
BROAD ACTIVITY IN.
ACCEPTANCE MARKET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Lessen-
I'd demand generally for bills of ac-
ceptance, but somewhat broader ac-
tivity, was reported by the. Federal
Reserve Board today in a year-end
survey of conditions in the accept
ance markets Of the twelve reserve
districts.
Acceptanees purchased in the open
market during November by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Atlanta, were
smaller in amount by 44 per cent
than in October, but larger by % per
cent than the total for the previous
November, the total for November
this year being larger than any prev
ious month this year, except Septem-
Der and October.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04

WANT WAYCROSS POLICE
TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS.

WAYCRoss, Jan. 4-Chief Of po-
lice and City Marshal j.. w. coaav
mas Just made his annual report is
the police committee. Two Import
ant recommendations are made, one
being that the city police department.
be taken out of politics, the other Is
that the city install call system for
the night shift and bell system for
the day shift. The report shows that
l447 cases were tried last year, over
$4,000 stolen property recovered
ana $65,889 was collected by the de-
partment from various sources.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
HANDCUFFED YOUTH
FLEES AT PRISON DOOR

MOULTRIE, Jan. 4.-Pete Ali
son, Moultrie youth, under arrest on
charge of impersonating an officer,
felony under the Georgia law, es-
capped just as he was about to be lodg-
cd in jail by County Policeban Cobb.
Allison was wearing handcuffs at the
time, but these did not interfere with
his flight.
It was just as the officer drove up
in front of the prison that Allison
made his dash for liberty. He got
out of the machine first and by the
time the officer was on the ground
Allison was rounding a corner some
twenty yards away. It is alleged that
he impersonated ]. o. Stewart, chief
of the county police force, and placed
Shelley Davis, young Pavo business
man under arrest and lifted a $40
cash bond from him. Davis positive
~ identified Allison.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
TINKER TO SEE WEEKS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Secre-
tary Weeks today received a tele-
graphic request from c.. C. Tinker,
president of the San Francisco Con-
struction Co., for conference Sat
urday relative to the bid Of his COM
pany is making for the Muscle Shoals
projects. The request was granted
by Weeks, who telegraphed Tinker
at Florence, Ala, where he is max
ing an inspection of the properties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
NOW
SOLE OWNER OF
TIE DOUCHBOY
Acquires Interest of E. M. Viques-
ney, And VIII Reorganize
Business

Announcement was made today of
the acquisition by Walter Rylandec
of the entire interest of L. M. vi
quesney in the rights, manufacturing
plant and distribution of Mr.. Viques
ney's soldier memorial statue, 'The
Spirit of the American Doughboy,"
giving Mr.. Rylander sole ownership
Of the business, including the copy
right of The statue design. Notice of
dissolution of the partnership of Mr..
Rylander and Mr.. Viquesney appears
in this paper. The change is ef-
fectiHc at once.
The transfer includes the right of
manufacture and sale Of both the
large Doughboy statues, of which that
erected recently at the bee-Lamar
street corner in Americus is copy,
and the small statuette, which is be-
ing manufactured on large scale
in the concerns own plant here and
other plants in Chicago, New York
and New Brunswick, N. j., and sold
through agents and national adver-
tising all over the United States.
Mr.. Viquesney, who is the design
er of the statue, stated today that
his plans for the future were rather
indefinite as yet, but that he had
several flattering offers to do pa
triotic memorial designing, and would
probably accept one of them. He in
dicated that it was likely he would
remove from Americus probably to
his old home state of Indiana, by the
end of this month.
Mr.. Rylander plans complete re-
organization of the Doughboy sales
plan, and until that takes place he
will not be in position to make a
detailed statement. He intends to
secure the services of an expert and
experienced sales manager to take
charge of the sale of the statuettes
nationally. He also plans to center
the manufacture of the statuettes en-
tirely in the Americus plant, abandon
ing the Chicago, New York and New
Brunswick factories and enlarging
the capacity Of the plant here, cen
tralizing the manufacture and reduc-
ing costs as much as possible. He
also intends to resume national ad-
vertising on large scale shortly, the
value of such advertising having been
conclusively proved by the great vol
ume of inquiries and business result
ing from limited campaign under
taken last fall.
HThe possibilities of the Dougboy
have scarcely been touched" said Mr..
Rylander, "and | hope to enlist the
services of the proper men to develop
it to the limit My first Job is to
find the right man for sales manager.
The rest will follow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
JAPAN PLACES
l3,OOO-TON RAIL
EXPORT ORDER
First Big American Contract Of
Year Reported-To Be Fill
ed AT Ensley, Ala

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--(By Asso-
ciated Press.) = Teh first large steel
export contract of the year, $4,000
tons Of rails for the japanese govern
ment, was announced today by the
United States Steel Products compa-
nv, the export agency Of the U. S.
Steel corporation.
The rails will be manufactured
at the Ensley, Ala, plant of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company,
tie largest Southern subsidiary of the
U. S. Steel corporation.
Officials of the corporation declin-
ed to make public the selling price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
FEWER M MARRIED,
MORE WENT CRAZY
IN COLQUITT IN 1921

MOULTRIE, Jan. Alt is not inti-
mated that getting married and going
crazy are in any way related, but the
fact remains that there were fewer
marriages in Colquitt county last
year than in 1920, while during the
same period more persons were com
mitted to the asylum from this coun-
ty than were in the preceding twelve
months.
The marriage licenses issued dur
ing the year numbered 3T8 against
405 in 1920. Three more persons
were adjudged insane than in 1920.
A third more women were sent to
the asylum than men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
FIELD-FED HERD OF
COWS BRINGS CHECK

C0RDELE, Jan. 4.-County Com
missioner M. D. Mikel has a check
for $685.. which he got in the mali
Tuesday for three shipments of cream
to Ashburn from his ten cows which
he cares for on his farm near Arab.
This check represents less than two
weeks of the returns from the cows
and is one of the best evidences that
he is going to have the cash on which
to run his farm in 1922. He is feed
ing still on the run of the fields.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
GRAPEFRUIT NATURES
I'M YARD AT WAYCROss

WAYcRoss, Jan. As another
indication that the soil and climate Of
south Georgia and especially Ware
county, is adapted to almost any
kind Of fruit grown, Mrs. A. II. Nor
gan is exhibiting some grapefruit
grown in her yard. The fruit was
picked from a tree four years old
and compares very favorably to the
fruit shipped in from Florida IN size,
color and flayer. Four grapefruit
were on one limb. This is the first
year the tree has borne, although .it
blossomed last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
DE VALERA OFFERS NEW
VERSION OF PROPOSAL

DUBLIN, Jan. 4.-(By Associated
Press.) On the re-assembling of
the Dali -Eireann today, a new version
Of de Valera's amendment was dis
tribqted to the members. It propos-
es treaty Of anlity and association
between Ireland and the governments
OF Great Britain and of the other
states of the British commonwealth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04

A little gray beetle, not as big as a
pencil point, is threatening
To ruin al industry that feeds one
Of every six in the United States.
To make ualueless an investment
Of $1O,0oC,0oo,0 900.
To reduce materially our export
trade.
That tiny gray beetle is the boil
weevil. The industry it is trying lit
orally to eat up is the cotton indus
try, staple industry of the whole
South.
Right now the weevil and the
forces of science are locked in a
struggle for the life Of the 1922 cot
ton crop. Government experts say
this winter Will tell whether science
or the beetle will triumph.
If science wins--the American cot
ton industry will be in good con-
diticn. 1t will go on offering strong
competition to India, Egypt and other
great cotton-growing lands that also
are fighting against insect pests.
If the weevil wins the whole South
will be changed. The romantic cot
ton fields with hordes of negro work
ers, the old river boats the bales
awaiting shipment abroad at Savan-
nah, Galveston and New Orleans
all these will be things of the past.
Memphis, greatest inland cotton
market in the world, ships thousands
of bales to New Orleans monthly.
Government scientists, engaged in
the war against the boil weevil, are
not optimistic on the eve of the de-
cisive battle.
'sThe bell weeyil and the pink boil
worm together have covered the
whole cotton-growing country in the
last year." says W. B. Mercier, states
relation service, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. what the
boil weeyil left was taken by its ally,
TIE boil worm"
"Thc insect now has gained foot
kold in Texas and Louisiana" says
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
"The next year win show whether
efforts to eliminate it will be sue
cesful."
The boil weevil is an invader from
Mexico. It was not known in the
United States before 1892.
But once within our borders ib
gnawed it's way pitilessly forward
leaving ruined cotton crops in its
wake. It's been pushing its lines
SO miles forward every year!
In 1902 it ruined cotton worth
$10,OOO,000.
By 1921 its annual board bill
amounted to 100000. 1t ate
one third Of the total cotton crop
100000 bales.
This sent the price of cotton up
and saved many southern planters
from bankruptcy.
But farmers realize that year af-
ter year of crop destruction lis bound
to ruin them.
SO they're hurrying to the support
of the government in the weevil war
They'll try to kill wcevils while
they're alternating this winter.
Farmers are clearing up all the old
stubble in the fields and burning it..
For that's where the weeyil spends
the winter.
But the outcome of the fight won't
be known before this years harvest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
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LINEMAN DIES WHEN
HEAD TOUCHES WIRE

THoMAsvILLE, Jan. 4.-Cleve.
land Norwood, an employee Of the
citSgslight and water plant, lost His
life Tuesday afternoon when his
head struck against live wire, while
he was trimming trees. The acei-
dent occurred within hundred yards
of the plant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
zoo PHONES PUT OUT
BY BIG CORDELE FIRE

CORDELE, January a. - Monday
nights costly fire in the new Will
liams building here, put over two hun
dred telephones out of commission in
Cordele Manager Seamans arrived
from his old post at Tifton just in
time to get an initiation into recon-
3tructing burned out cables. 1t took
twenty-four hours of hard digging to
ret the phones going again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
UNDERWOOD AND WEEKS
TO DISCUSS MUSCLE SHOALS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Negotla-
tions between the government and
private interests for disposal of the
Muscle Shoals projects were reviewed
today in a conference between Sec
retary Weeks and Senator Under
wood, of Alabama.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
LATE: NlS
.Ul!.. I. \. ms

CLEVELAND, Jan. 4.-Between
fifteen and twenty were seriously in
jured aud score or more shaken and
bruised shortly before noon when the
first car of a double-header Cleve-
land-to-Akron-and- Canton sinterurban
limited was derailed and went into
ditch near Bedford. The accident
was said to have been caused by a
broken iange on the first car.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
GARAGE AIR TANK BLOWS
UP; TWO MEN KILLED

GREENSBORO, N. c., Jan. A.
Two persons were instantly killed
and several injured early today when
an air tank in local garage explod-
ed. ]. E. Albright, a plumbing con-
tractor. who had just entered the ga
rage, was one of the men killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
COLD WAVE WARNINGS
FOR ALL EAST ORDERED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Cold
wave warnings have been ordered by
the weather bureau for the regions
of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley Ten
nessee and East Gulf states,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04

WASHINGTON, JAN, A uni
form re-discount rate in all federal
reserve bank districts would be COM
pulsory under bill introduced today
by Senator Harris, of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling, 18 cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, Jam 4. Market
|ocpned quiet 24-29 down. Quota
tions, fullys 11.50. Sales, 5000. Re
ceipts, 1850 bales, Of which 3219
are American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04

Reports from Brussels are that
Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant and
eldest son of King Albert, is engaged
to wed Princess Yolando, eldest
daughter of King Victor Emmanuel
of Italy. The reports have not been
confirmed by any of the two royal
families, but have gained conSAdera-
BILE belief in Belgian society.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia = Rain tonight and
probably Thursday morning; warmer
tonight, colder Thursday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
Dig Demand for Liberty Bonds.

New York July GA sweeping demand for Liberty issues. which resulted in many new records for the year. was the out standing feture of today's active bond market. buying evidently proceeding from substantial investment sources
 The new maximums were Liberty 1-2s at 100.64; first Ifs at l0o.4li second 1-4s at 1O026; third l-4s at 100.21 and fourth f Ifs at 100.4s.
 In addition. the first 4s and the first second 1-4s duplicated their previous high prices of the year. In a majority of the series. however. final prices were un- der their best on realizing sales.
 Foreign bonds did not share in the buoyant tone of Liberties. that division making moderate recessions. probably as a result of the increased weakness of international cuTrencies. especially French, Italian and Belgian rates.
 The strength shown by railway shares spread to bonds of that division. many oi the underlying issues of the western and ] southwestern groups rising from frac. 1 tions to 1 1-2 points. Utilities. particu. larly American Telephone 5s and Consoli dated Gas Is. also strengthened. Tota 1 sales (par value) aggregated SIS 735.0oo New underwritings included the s25. 100000 Humble oil ten-year 1-2 pe' cent bonds. which were immediately over subscribed. and a s2 0oo.000 City o Cleveland 1-2 per cent school bon' | issue.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
KALEIDOSCOPE

Prior to 1925 all women's shoes Eert made without heels.
 Worms attacked the first wheat crop of the Virginia colonists
 A silkworm in its hri6s lifetims spins about 1000 yards of thread.
 Yellow was the popular color for. wedding gowns in ancient Rome. The nitrogen inhaled with oxugeu of the air serves no purpose in the body.
 Of short sighted people more are, ta be found in the cities than. in 4hs country.
 Yellow has been for generations stht fsyorlte color of the high. officials of
 A Japanese scientist claims he has made synthetic petroleum out of fish. oil and clay.
 Of 24s,1s5 horses and mules with sths | American forces during the war. s3Ss3 perished-
 Fifty thousand tons of soap are used every year by the power laundries insths United States.
 Thirty.five private secretaries are re- quired to deal with the correspondence of the pope.
 Since Portugal drove out King Ma7uel the adherents Of restoration have kept the country in tw moil. K
 Automobile accidents took the lives of s,1o5 persons in the registration area United States during 1920.
 There were thirty-two declarations of war by the different nations on both sides during the world war.
 An airplane carrying thirty machins | guns, each capable of delivering 1,5Ot shots a minute, has been developed Amiie in length, and including 7s.1os | signatures, was a petition recently pres sented to the house of lords.
 The copper roof of old Christ church in Philadelphia is in as good condition today as when put on in 174s. sl
 As far as men are concerned the mill liners may make hats just as small, in- conspicuous and inexpensive as they please.
 In a wild state the horse lives to bs from thirty-five to forty-hve years old. while the domestic horse is old at twen- ty-five years.
 The Dallas locks on the Columbia riv. CT were opened in November, 1Sss, with pioneers from several northwestern states as witnesses.
 Ramona Bradshaw, 6-year-old girl of Bowling Green. O., won first prize in a declamatory contest for the champion ship of her county.
 Two investigators in New York city re< gently found that to every worthy beg gar, twenty-five were professionals, mak- ing large profits at the business
 The state or Washington has realized more than s21,ooo.oo0 from the sale of | land and tirnber on original grants tU the state by the federal government.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Whats the matter with Smith i. days Got lumbaSo or spinal curFa- ture or something gr ~No. he has to walk that way to tiff some shirts his wife made for him Life. g Binks-That judge. is a smart man Jinks-He is rhat He gave me c sentence once that took six monthG 2 to work out--New York Sun. He-That lawyer seems to bery s- very intimate friend Of yours. She-Yes, he was the best man al 2 my divorce proceedings.-Boston Tran script.
 Diner-Ham and eggs country style please waiter-I have trayeled all over ths world. so you will have to be lit- tie more specific.-Waxside Tales.
 "Billy's face Is quite wrinkled." "Signlof care"
 And his clothes are wrinkled too
 Sign of don't care.-Boston Tran script
 Farmer. saw big snakA- Il Had you been drinking = | No, l have no boofleg' ! Well keep away from big makes haven't eyether. .'-Louisville CosIri- er-Journal
 Why don't you like this animal alphabet Aunt Abbie sent you 2s
 Ralph Waldo Higgenthwate-It does not interest me. mamma-ft takes nc cognizance whatever of the theory of eSofution--Lifc.
 : Why the sudden call for puIuotor al the party last night ?' T A made-up lady got to near ths electric Ian and her escort was al most suffocated by the flying powder .H Boston Transcript r T guess I'll try to ge some rnedici- naI peer remarked Uncle Bill Bot { '.,Anything the matter with you y-
 les. But suppose I'm obliged to see throat sDeciaEst 10 prove that { i've got thn'st. w Washington Star. l. Caller-T should like to see your
 small Boy-YOu can't see him now.
 Caller-Busy
 Small Boy-Yes. he's doing his hooeh work; trying home-brew for mulas from my school ichenissrv v books.-Boston Transcript.
 Bobby-You look so tired. ma.
 Mother-Tm so tired, dear. thai can't move a hand.
 Bobby-Then, ma. want to tell you
 hooked a lot of your strawberry 1am:-Boston Transcript.
 Bill-It is possible to confide a s.- cret in you
 Ph3il-certainly, Phil will be as silent
 Bill-Well. then. have pressing need for two bucks
 Phil-WoFry not my friend. It is ss 5 If had heard nothing-American Le. zion Weekly.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
.FINANCIAL AND COMMERClA!
STOCK MARkEr PRICES HIGHER

STOCK MARKET PRICES HIGHER.
 New York. July s.-Prices in today's' stock market tended higher, except for Mexican oils. which again were affected by reports of adverse conditions in the larger producing fields.
 Relaxed money rates and the more conciliatory' attitude attributed to labor leaders in the railway strike revived speculative interest, especially ion trans portations, which were stronger and more active than at any time in many. weeks.
 Net gains of Il s-4 and S-4 points were made by Louisville and Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line, respectively. and final quotations for the leading trans-continentals, coalers and trunk lines, particularly Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific. Illinois Central, New York Central Reading, Baltimore and Ohio, and New Haven were 2 to almost , points over the previous days close.
 U. S. Steel rose 1-4 points to par and independent steels were one to alz most 1-2 points up with American and Baldwin Locomotive, Studebaker and the popular coppers Buying of steels was based on the belief that federal approval soon would be given to the three com pany merger and the demand for equip ments accompanied reports that exten- sive contracts for railway supplies were impending
 Mexican Petroleum rallied briskly from it's extreme depression, but regis | tered a net loss of 1 1-4 points, while Pan-American Petroleum 'A' finished al a gain of 5-S points. Domestic oils
 were mainly better. with Standard Oil oi New Jersey as the foremost feature at . gain of 5 .1-4. Miscellaneous. stocks anf several of the utilities also figured in tht days movement at gains of 1 to points I Sales amounted to S50.000 shares. Although call loans rose to 5 per cen in the markets later period. practicalll 1 all the days funds were placed at th' opening rate of 1-4 per cent and 30 an' f 50 day loans were freely offered at fou l per cent.
 I The one disquieting development wa the furtrer collapse of international ex changes. Sterling reacted only slightly
 but the German mark fell to. the loves i quotation in it's history here at .021 3-S French, Italian and Belgian bills adde l to the previous days reversal by addi Il tiena1 losses of 20 to 30 points Aus
 trian and Polish remittances again yitld
 ed and the Greek rate was again unse:
 tied.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
LOWER PRICES IN WHEAT MARKET

Chicago. July. 6.-Indications Of great CT Likelihood that the spring crop would beat the black rust led to lower prices in the wheat market today. Closing quo tations were unsettled, 1 3-sc 2 1-2c down with September s1.14 1-2 to 1.14 5-S and December s1.17 1-s to 1.17 1-4 Corn and oats lost 1-4c to 1-2c, and pro- visions to 10c.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-07
Chicago Grnln Market.
COPPER STEADY.

New York. July Stopper steady, electrolytic spot and nearby 13 7-SG 14.
 Tin irregular, spot and nearby sLs7 futures 31.50.
 Iron steady. prices unchanged.