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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
CONDITION LAST
NIGHT WAS GRAVE.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. -
(By the Associated Press. )-Presi-
dent Harding's condition became
grave last night when it was an
nounced that he was suffering
from pneumonia. Following a con-
ference of physicians, it was an
nounced at 9:10 that "definite CEN
trail patches of bronchial pneu-
monia had developed in the right
lung" At the same hour it was
stated that the president was tax
ing nourishment regularly and that
the abdominal symptoms were less
noticeable. His condition at that
hour was announced as grave,
with the comments added that the
president was temporarily we'll
adapted to make a strong fight
against the disease. Physicians
who attended last nights confer
ence and who signed the bglletin
describing the presidents condition
as grave" were Dr. C. E. Saw
yer, DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, DR..
O. M Cooper, DR.. J. T. Boone and
DIR. Hubert Work. An X-ray as well
as clinical examination Of the
president was made prior to the
bulletin describing his illness as
grave, and both these showed def
mite indications of bronch-pneu-
monia, ..--.-.Ls
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
HAHTRA TOBACCO PLANT
OPEN TO REVEIVE WEED

HAHIRA. July 31.-The tobac-
20 warehouse at Hahira win b"
opened this morning for receiving
tobacco and sales will start Thurs
day morning, August &nd, at 8
o'clock. Growers who wish may
carry their tobacco to the ware
house Tuesday and Wednesday and
store it for sales opening Thursday
On Thursday and afterwards to-
bacco will be received at any hour,
day or night. as a competent man
will be on hand at all hours to
look after it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
ALABAMA SENATOR IS
WILLING To Be PARTY
STANDARD BEARE R
Tells Mobile Delegation If Ala
bama Want Him for Pres
dent He Willing
WOULD FIGHT HARD FIGH
Ready to Garry Democracy's
Banner to Triumph if
Citizens Call Him
WOULD FIGHT HARD FIGH

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 81.
In an address before the Mobile
delegation in the Alabama legisla-
ture here today United States
Senator Oscar w. Underwood de-
clared that if the citizenry of Ala
bama requested it his hat was "in
the ring for the presidency"
at is not for me to name Ala
bama's candidate for president Of
the United States, he declared,
''but if this great state names ve
as her standard bearer, all of the
fighting spirit I have will be enlist
ed to carry her Democracy's cause
to triumph"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. -
The president passed the "best
night comparatively since. his i'll
ness began" General Sawyer, his
personal physician, said in a state
ment issued at 8 o'clock this morn
ing.
The president had the best night
comparatively since his illness be-
gan" said General Sawyer. THAT
augurs well and conditions seem to
warrant the statement that appar-
emily he has gotten into clear sail
ing"
General Sawyer confined his
announcement to the foregoing
brief statement on coming out
from consultation with the other
attending physicians to meet news
paper men.
Word from the presidents sick
room through other sources support
ed the belief that grew during the
night that he was getting rather
good nights sleep. He took some
nourishment this morning and read
number of newspapers, it was
learned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
TWENTY Y-SEVEN DEAD
IN CRASH OF TRAINS
NEARBERLIN TODAY
Fast Munich Express Strikes Sta
tionary Train at Kreinsen
Station.
TWENTY SEVEN ARE HURT
Cause of Cash NOT Yet Ascer-
1ained, With Investigation
ALREADY Started
TWENTY SEVEN ARE HURT

BERLIN, July 31.-(By the AS
sociated Press )-Twenty-seven per-
sons are reported to have been kill
ed in collision between the Ham
burg-Munich Express and sta
tionary train at Kreinsen station,
near Cassel. early today
In addition to those killed, early
reports from the scene of the
wreck are to the effect that 25
others were injured, many Of these
being seriously hurt.
An investigation into the cause
of the werck has already been
started, but the cause has not yet
been announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

The so-called FLORIDA Plan" Of
boil weevil control, which is being
tried out on the farm of Neill Ray,
near Americus, is working fine in
Spalding county, according to W. T.
Bennett, county farm dGmonsUra-
tion agent at Griffin. the expert
ment there was begun in co-opora-
tion with the Griffin Chamber OF
Commerce with DIR. George D..
Smith, of the Florida State Board,
coming to Griffin to demonstrate
the method.
The experiment was begun July
4, when DIR. Smith literally "sold"
his plan to his listeners and many
since then have tried it out with
splendid results.
Walter Touchstone, prominent
Spalding7-G ssF--4sFfaeasa a1ivisrg- -rrvgrv
Rover, was convinced by the coun-
ty agent a few days before DR..
Smith came, and started using the
method on the second of July.
Mr.. Bennett, telling of the sue
cess of the plan in the Griffin
News and Sun, says that it is best to
wait until the boil weevil has ample
time to- come out of winter quar-
ters, and by that time the cotton
will come up and should have a
small amount of "squares"-the
smaller the amount of squares, the
less amount Of work necessary.
Go into the field with plenty of
help and strip every square off the
cotton, putting the squares in a
holeproof sack with draw-string at
the mouth to keep any from escap-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
CORDELE TO HAVE
BIG CUE AUG. 9TH

CORDELE, July 31.-Chairman
JIM Hunt Of the county board of
trade today announced the com
mittce on the big barbecue to be
be given on August 8th at which
time the five year program for
Cordele and Crisp county viii be
presented.
This committee is composed Of
Dr.. A. J. Whelchel, G. 3. Wilkes,
Tom Fem, Seab Hamilton, Mike
Thornton, Eph Matthews, VIII
Sheppard hnd julius Noble,
The barbecue will DC held at
the park at Williams swimming
pool and arrangements are being
made to care for large number Of
visitors,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
SOUTH OF
VALDOSTA A BOG

VALDOSTA, July 31,--Partties
going over the Highway south of
YaIdosta, toward Lake Park should
detour near Dasher, cutting across
to the road by Mr.. Zipperer's place
ass the road below Dasher is inn
.passable Much new dirt has been
hauled in there to make the grade
for paving and this new dirt is
soft and~deep. A dozen cars have
gotten stuck there recently. The
paved road may be used as far as
Dasher, but a detour should tie
made to the left. The old Val
dosta Lake Park road will be
reached about a mlie and a half
from there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
WORKMEN REPAIRING
NASHVILLE HOTEL

NASHVILLE, July 81 - The
Marion hotel, Of which T. M. Pee
pies is the proprietor, is being re-
modelled and when the work is
completed will add much to the ap-
pearance of the building. The old
awning and front porch are being
replaced with a more substantial
material.
The columns are being construct
ed of red brick with an arch con-
Meeting them which form the foun-
dation for the second floor The
design is very beautiful and adds
much to the looks of the business
section as well as the hotel itself.
The hotel, under its popular man
ager, is winning many friends from
the travelling public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
Triton METHODISTS
START REVIVAL MEET

Triton, July 31.-Revival SER
vices will be conducted at the Tiff
ton Methodist church twice daily,
at 4 and $3.50 p. m. all this week,
The meeting is especially for
young people and is being conduct
ed under the direction of the Tifton
Epworth League. Mr.. Pryar Man
ming, ministerial student at Emory
University, will do the preaching.
Mr.. Manning has conducted some
very successful meetings among the
young people Of South Georgia and
great things are anticipated from
his preaching here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
CLINCH COUNTY VALUES
WILL SHOW INCREASE

BONNEVILLE, July 31-C'inch
it seems is going to be one
of the few counties showing an in
crease in tax values for the year
1928. The tax digest of the coun-
ty has been completed and it shows
more than a quarter Of a million
dollars increase in values for the
year. Figures show that in 1928
the values run to S2,2G3,623, as
compared with $2,083, ,637 for the
wear 1922. This is an increase Of
S279,986, which is regarded as d
did showing for Clinch coun-
ity, or any other county as far
as that goes,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
MANY NEGROES ARE
LEAVING THOMAS NOW

TOWNSVILLE, July 31-Many
colored people are leaving Thomas
vile every day. Whether they are
going to the Northern cities or not
is not known, but when a train
leaves Thomasville large crowds of
them can be seen telling others who
are leaving farewell.
The negro exodus has not been
noticed so much in this part of the
state as it has in others, maybe
on account Of so many living in
this section that it is not noticeable
when a few leave, but if the pres
ent rate is kept up it viii certainly
be noticely severely.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
SLEPT DURING SIX
HOURS; REFRESHED.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. =
President Harding, who fell asleep
shortly after midnight last night,
had night which was regarded by
watchers at his bedside as encour-
aging, He had obtained six hours
sleep and at CIT o'clock this
morning was still asleep.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
BOBBY JONES' ELECTED
MEMBER KIWANIS CLUB

ATLANTA, July 31-Robert T.
Jones, better known as Bobby
Jones, national open golf champion,
has been elected an honorary mem
Der of the local Kiwanis club,
which numbers among its notables,
Asa G. Gambler, Sr., Fodrest Adair
and other prominent men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
PRESIDENT HAS BEST
NIGHT SINCE ILLNESS
BEGAN Announced
General Sawyer, Personal Physi-
clan to Executive, Says
He's Much Better
SLEPT WELL ALL NIGHT
Conditions Seem to Warrant the
Statement That Patient is Now
Into Clear Sailing
SAN FRANCISCO, July 81.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81.
- Definite indications of inn
provement in the condition of
President Harding are contain
ed in an official bulletin issued
at 10 o'clock this morning by
his attending physicians. This
bulletin says;
"The President had a fairly
comfortable night with fconsid-
cradle restful sleep. Tempera-
ture at 9 o'clock 100; pulse,
1870; respiration, 40. regular.
There has been an expansion of
the pneumonia arcs and the
heart action is definitely i'm
proved"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
HEAVY DEATH TOLL TAKEN IN COLLISION
Florida Cotton Growing.
Plan Working Ont Well
Farmers at Griffin Are Sold on Plan Of Strip
ping Weed of All Squares and Bolls
Early and Poisoning Well Once

The today presents in detail the attained
with the ocd Foda Plan growing
conditions Griffin of
series of similar publications to be made
mcecorder in effort
anced methods of growing cotton well
producing and marketing other products in growing
since the advent the boil weev Todays publication deals with the
growing Griffin Ca where the farmers said are literally
sold" the proposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
COMMITTEE MAKES
ADVERSE REPORT

ATLANTA, July 31.-An ad-
verse report on the resolution by
Representatives. Fleming and Nc
Michael requesting action on all
tax reform measures be postpon-
ed until next ye2r, was made to-
day by the house rules committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
THE TURNER
COUNTY PLAN

A diversified farming plan
that is attracting nationwide
interest and has been bulle-
tined and broadcast by the
Federal governments
1t is the plan of the "cow,
the hog, and the hem 1t is
the plan of putting
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
Don + Fail

to read in tomOrrow's issue
the full story of the success
of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
BUSINESS
METHODS

Into farming and marketing
of farm products. 1t is the
method that is solving the
farmers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
WEATHER

For Georgia-Mostly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday; probably To-
cal thundershowers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11

In picking out the vocals, / proceeded
until came to 20, and l found that
there were quite a number of them in
the first four sets, and later on i
found a repetition of ID characters,
occurring in the first two sets which
showed that several words were re-
peated, also that the first three char
acters were repeated in them. So j
tried whether these three characters
could be old" SO then the second
character would have to be either a
*" or an IN" on account Of the mis-
sing dot in 'l". Taking it for *"
with 81" for the vowel, l worked out
king" Then the rhyme, "Old King
Cole" came to my mind. Cole, of
course, would not fit, but keeping on
l came to, ~was a merry old'-o-l-d
corresponding with the first word.
From this worked out the alphabet
needed to solve the puzzle"
The code used in the puzzle and
the verse to which it was set were sup
piled by Col. r. G. Caldwell, U.S.A.,
retired, an expert in code work who
has taken a keen interest in the cryp-
togram contests from the start.
The Puzzle Editor is working new
scheme this week and believes that
more solutions will come in for it.
Frequency tables can be used advan-
tageously to work out the puzzle
printed today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
POST AGAIN LEADS
Statistics Show Army Drawing More
Educated Men.

Fort Sam Houston again led all
other stations in the Eighth Corps
Area for monthly recruiting, according
to statistics given out at the Eighth
Corps Area recruiting office Satur-
day. Out of total of 636 soldiers re-
cruited for the United States army
in the Eighth Corps Area during the
month of February, Fort Sam Hous-
ton signed up 1873. Fort Reno was
second with 121, the recruiting sta
ton at Dallas, Tex, was third with
SO and Fort Logan was fourth with
81. Fort Bliss, Ell Paso, signed up
IS recruits and Fort Crockett at
Galveston, 80.
According to branches of the SER
vice the infantry led all others in
hte Eighth Corps Area. A total OF
163 men signed up for the infantry.
The Field Artillery Corps was sec
ond with 146, the cavalry third with
III, the quartermaster corps fourth
with 50, the air service fifth with
As, the engineering service sixth with
80 and the medical department sew
enth with 50. All the other branches
of the service ranged from one to
nine recruits.
An interesting table published in a
recent edition of the Recruiting News,
an army publication, showed that out
of a total of 1871 soldiers recruited
for the regular army in January at
the West Madison street recruiting
station, Chicago, only five had less
than a fifth grade education. None
of these five had had less than a
fourth grade education. One had had
two years of college training; three
had taken one year of college train
ing; eight had received a full high
school education; four had received
three years of high school training !;
fourteen had received two years of
high school training and twenty had
received one year Of high school train
ing.
In general figures the 1877 soldiers
recruited at the West Madison street
station, Chicago, during the month
of January, 1873 had received gram
mar school education, 46 had received
high school training and three had re-
ceived college training. According to
army officers these figures show that
the regular army is steadily taking in
a higher class Of men, and is getting
to the stage where it can choose its
recruits rather than take all those
who can pass the physical examina-
ton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
SAN ANTONIO TO
REACH OUT AFTER
ISLAND COMMERCE
Plans Near Completion 70,
Campaign in the West
Indian Markets.

Progress in the plans for the ex-
tension of San Antonio's trade with
West Indian markets is being made in
very satisfactory manner, according
to Il. U. Purcell, general manager of
the International Commercial Asso-
citation, who is preparing TO visit the
principal trade centers of Cuba, Porto
Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Re-
public and expects to be actively at
work in those fields securing connec-
tons for members of that association
early in April.
Improved economic conditions in the
island markets have directed the at
tention of exporting interests from all
parts of the United States and ac-
cording to information received by
Mr.. Purcell from San Juan, Porto
Rico, representatives of various
Chambers of Commerce in different
parts of the United States have been
arriving in that island for the pur-
pose of surveying the market posi-
bilities. The latest group of trade en-
voys to arrive in that market are
representatives of the San Francisco
and Los Angeles Chambers of Com
merce who are there for the purpose
of studying conditions and extending
their trade relations into that ter
ritory.
San Antonio exporters view with
confidence their DEVELOPMENT of the
West Indian trade territory not alone
on account of the close distance of
the market and favorable freight
rates but also because a number of
the islands in that norticular terri
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
READY FOR Ell PAS0
CatsIcpen VIII Put the Little Pot IN
the Big One"

Seven sleepers will make up the Cat
tlemens' Special train when it leaves
San Antonio at 9 10 Sunday evening
for Ell Paso for the annual convention
of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle
Raisers' Association. One more car
will be added at Del Rio. Nat Parks,
live stock agent of the Southern Pa
cific, will have charge of the train.
Over 200 ranchmen will join it be-
tween here and FL Paso.
c. B. Lucas, president of the asso-
citation, left Saturday night. Promi-
nent cattlemen and their wives from
the entire Southwest began gathering
in San Antonio Saturday night to
leave on the special. d,
According to Mr.. Parks, the word
from Ell Paso is that the people there
twill put the little pot in the big one"
during the convention. Mrs. w. w.
T,urney of FL Paso, wife y ex-Presi-
dent Turney, will entertain the wives
of those attending. The final event
will be a barbecue given by the .peo-
pie of FL Paso a. the race track in
Juarez.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
BOY S !!
Lessons in Salesmanship
NO. 9-"BE THINKING"
Copyright 1919.

Selling anything is not all talking.
1t is hard thinking
YOU MUST THINK ALL THE
TIME.
You must think, il you try a certain
line of talk on a customersand it does
not make a sale, why it did not make
the sale. Then stop and think out in
your own mind how you can improve
that talk; how you can change it and
how you can make better talk to the
next customer.
Do not make the same talk to every
body. When, you approach a customer,
study him, think about him, study the
way he meets you, the way he listens
to what you are talking about. Think
carefully of the impression you make
while you are talking. Think all the
time you are talking Of whether or not
your talk is making a sale. If you
find it is not, think quickly how to
change your talk, but be thinking all
the time, not simply talking like a
phonograph.
The more you think, the more you
learn. The greater your ability TO
think and study while you are talking,
Tying W Iudht u nlic' tHc hiOit surely
you will make the sale; and the more
you think, the more your brain viii!
develop and the greater will be your
ability TO think and study.
The best salesman is the man who
can think the most and act the quick
est, and you, in order to become a
good salesman. must learn to think
and act quickly.
Next Sunday: No. 10-"Be Learning"
Here is Imam COLEMAN of Corpus
Christi. Texas, one of the livest mem
bers of The Light Boy Salesmans As
ISOLATION. Imam has only been in this
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
TWO CORRECT
SOLUTIONS Of
!. PUZZLE GIVEN
First Prize Of SIS Goes to
Miss Elizabeth Eldridge,
845 Erie Avenue.
MRS. FITZ SIMON End
Last Sundays Cryptogram
Proves Too Difficult
for Code Class.

II was a bad week for the puzzle
solvers and the Puzzle Editor chortled
with glee when Friday came and only
two correct answers to last Sundays
eryp.ogram were received. Guess /
stopped 'em that time" he gloated as
he thought of the class members who
had been urging him ito make them
harder" Then somebody pointed out
10 him that he was working himself
out Of a job il he didn't get more ans
wers 10 his puzzles 20 he's in again
this week with one that ought to be
easier.
The first prize winner for last Sun
days eryptogram is Miss Elizabeth
Eldridge, S45 Erie avenue, who has
batted 1000 in all OF the contests but
hasn't won q prize before.
The second prize goes to Mrs. ]. T.
ritx Simon of Castroville, Texas, who
Just missed out on getting a prize the
week before. Mrs. Fitz Simon made
an error in one line by mistaking two
rs for q pair Of LIS. 1t should have
been "hully gee" instead Of hurry
gee" but that may only have been a
slip Of her pen.
Winner Of First Prize.
Following is the letter of Miss FL
bridge and the solution Of the puzzle !:
Puzzle Editor: ''Old King Tut was
Q merry old coot, a merry old coot was
he. He called for his pipe and bowl
and loot, also his jewelry and said,
Huily Geel Bury everything with
me; there Is none 20 fair as will COM
pare with old King Tut in archaeol-
ogee. D'ya seeT"
After considering the ending, de-
dded that the lines OF the puzzle read
downward. I blocked off the words
with eompleteeeuccess as far as the
second was" by enclosing similar
groups Of letters, and separated enough
others to prove the first ones correct.
The manner in which the first words
repeated themselves, In somewhat diff
ferent order, disclosed, first, which
word was the verb, and second, that
the puzzle was jingle. Writing i'm
aginary words to the same meter with
a short verb at the same place and be-
ginning the second line at the first re-
peated word, the rhythm and the re-
peat suggested "Old King Cole; and
then my soul did leap with glee, when
Old King Tut grinned up at me, and
spite Of archaeologee and hieroglyphus
that puzzled me, he was no more a
mystery. D'ya see? And was !
happy! Hully gee!
Winner Of Second Prize.
The letter by Mrs. Fitz Simon which
won the second prize of $40 accom-
panied a solution which contained
slight error, but which was correct in
the main. The letter follows:
Dear Puzzle Editor: In looking
over the cryptogram, I noticed first
that at the end Of the last row the
characters were Lot even, there being
eighteen on the three top rows and
seventeen on the two bottom rows,
which led me to believe that they were
not to be read from left to right, but
from the top downwards. Then saw
that there were two kinds Of charac-
tiers distinguished from each other by
q dot, from that gathered that they
. might follow each other alphabetically.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
For Better Service.

Clerks in the railway mail service
assembled in the United States dis
trict court room, Saturday morning,
for a conference with s. NJ. Gaines,
superintendem Of railway mail ser
vice for this division with headquar-
tiers in Fort Worth. Mn Gaines
holds these conferences at the sew
eral points in his division every two
or three months. The purpose of
these conferences is to get the clerks
together to discuss ways and means
of making railway mail service Of the
postoffice department giving econom-
zeal and efficient service.