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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
ARE YOU ABOVE OR
BELOW THE AVERAGE?

You want to get rich, of course
Hoping to get a good tipi you study
rich men, with the idea in mind
that their system can be copied.
You ask how certain rich men got
their start. In nine out of ten
cases, the answer is: ooh, he made
a good investment in so-and-so."
Now, to make a good invest
ment, it is an absolute certainty
that he had to have some money
/, 70 invest. ...'. 4..-t..,f .... ha-
A few of US inherit money. A
few have it come almost in gift
form, through the influence OF
powerful friends who like us. But
the great rank and file of people
reach financial independence only
by a slow and usually painful
start.
The good investment comes,
once you have saved the money
to put into the investment. Thrift
is a powerful servant, We all
know this. But the brain tends
to forget constant truths. SO oc-
casionally it's a good thing to jolt
ourselves into a fresh realization,
by concentrating on a subject like
thrift.
About one American in four
has a savings bank account. And
the average savings depositor has
from 5000 to $3.50 in the bank.
Are you above or below the aver
age?
Work for money. Then inter
est will make money for you. For
most of US, thrift is our only road
to financial independence.
The rain falls on the jGEt and
unjust but always manages to hit
the just-bought suit.
A dog lover advises us to keep
the dogs warm but doesn't say turn
them into hot dogs.
In New York, a girl was caught
robbing store. Just a slip of
girl.
Too many peoples idea of what
is right is too many peoples idea
of what is wrong.
Too much money is bad for you
- if someone else has it.
Bullfrog glands might be great
help to basketball players.
Fashion note: Coal dealers will
continue wearing diamonds for
several years.
Some towns are so lucky. In
New Orleans, a bootlegger shot
himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times-Recorder Jan. 81,
19O3.)

1903.)
Mr.. w. W. Wheeler, chief of po-
lice, is still seriously i'll with typhoid
fever at his home here, his condition
showing little if any improvement.
He has been confined to his room
for several weeks now and was re-
ported no better yesterday.
The primary election yesterday for
city clerk and treasurer resulted in
the nomination of Mr.. Theron Haw-
kes by a handsome plurality and he
will, therefore, be duly elected at the
regular election on February 4.
Mr.. j. W, jerks, trainmaster of
the Fourth division of the Seaboard
with headquarters at Americas, has
been transferred to Jacksonville,
and with his family, leaves in a day
or two for the Florida metropolis.
Charles J. Hawkins, was on yes
ter day made superintendent of wa
terworks by appointment, and put
in charge of that department pend
ing the arrival of C. W. Murray of
Cordele, recently elected City En-
gineer, and who will colme here sew
eral days hence.
Miss Myralu Norton, a pretty and
popular visitor here for two weeks,
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. F. n.
Furlow, returns to Midway, Ala,
today auiu#aa(
Miss SalIie Mccall, a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. u. S. Lockett
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
HOW'S THIS?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it--rid your system
of Catarrh CT Dealings caused by
Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves the catarrhal Inflammation, and
the Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which
acts through the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces, thus assisting to restore nor
NAL conditions.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
CARD OE THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends for
their many expressions of kindness
and sympathy shown us in our re-
cent bereavement in the death of our
baby, George Horace Holloway, and
for the beautiful floral offerings
contributed.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. H. HOLLOWAY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
BRING ME HIS EARS
By B erton Bralev

lie taken from novel of the west by Clarence Muford
Though l am very calm and sweet and kind
And very much inclined to peace
There are some guys have in mind
Whom would will quick decease;
The bird who drives a motor car
And at all regulations ieers-
Is one I'd like to MAIN and mar
Bring me his ears
The nsolent box office clerk
The room clerk at a smart hotel
Will some one kindly take dirk
And slice his ears and nose as well2
The ticket SPECTATOR, too,
Please catch him when he next appears
And when your butchery is through
Bring me his ears"
The d.ncfno man Will, -,, ~
The traffic cop who's always gruf
The masher with his Sinking stare
The snob who pulls his upstage stuff
The parlor red" the critic bland,
Who greets America with jeers
Go get him. kid, stay not your hand.
Bring me his earsp'
Copyright, 1925 NEA Service)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
DR.. S. F. STAPLETON
VETERINARIAN
Office in Chamber of Commerce
Phone 8
Residence Phone III

LOANS 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 $1,1OO,-
100000 on 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, 1923-01-27
sEABoARD AIR LINE
Central Time

Central Time)
Arrive Departs
1905 AM Cordele-Helena Sis PM
1926 PM Cols.-Montg'y. $40 PM
$40 PM Cordele-Savh. 1926 Pm
6:1k Pm Richland-C Coils 1905 AM
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27

But for the past years she's
been living right here, and me too.
Once in while, like now, she goes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

Monday morning, no paper pub
lished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

for several weeks, left yesterday for
her home in Troy, Ala.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-27
RAILROAD SCHEDULE

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

RatIiff and Clement Wood. Mrs.
Ratliff writes OF Mississippi. Her name
first appeared ii an article some years
ago in the Atlantic Monthly entitled
IA Man Hunt in Mississippi" Her
story reminded one of Fannie KEN
ble's diary, and the Atlantic Monthly
has been apologizing to its Southern
constituency by sloppy "darky" senti-
ment ever since. Mrs Ratliff has lost
none Of her force in her summary Of
the State in which she lived for some
years. Black and white alike are de-
graded by race prejudice. She shows
the plantation Negro in his ignorance.
his hopelessness, his animal bestiality.
But she points out clearly that the
Southern planter keeps him purposely
in this condition. He prefers to bear
with dull, irresponsible labor rather
than to see the Negro show any
power. He knows that cleanliness,
knowledge, would increase the Negroes
ambition and he wants the Negro in a
condition as close to slavery as pos
sible. Thus he degrades his worker
and he degrades himself Child labor,
illiteracy, narrow provincialism, an in
ability to face facts, these are at
tributes of white Mississippi.
Alabama is treated by Clement
Wood whose novel, "Nigger," l re-
viewed some months ago. Miscegena-
ton is the keynote of this article and
never has the subject been treated
more eloquently and fearlessly Every
colored man and woman should read
t to know what this white ALBANIAN
is saying They may not agree with
his solution, Absorption, but they will
follow him breathlessly as he reaches
it. "A Study in Ultraviolet" Mr..
Wood calls his article, and it is a
great chapter in a great book.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
SEND YOUR PETITIONS IN
EARLY FOR RELEASE OF
PATH INFANTRYMEN

The National Associat on for the
Advancement of Colored People has
issued an urgent appeal that petitions
and signatures for the release of the
oath Infantrymen now in Leaven-
worth prison for their share in the
Houston riot, be sent in as early as
possible to the National Office, 60
Fifth Avenue, New York City, in
order to facilitate the enormous
amount of cler cal work that will have
to be done.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
ALDERMAN R. R. JACKSON FOR
CLEAN STREETS AND ALLEYS

Consideration Of Resolution Of Al
derman Eaton that the Aldermen
pledge themselves to appropriate Ger
tain moneys for street cleaning &C
tivities in the 1924 budget.)
AID. JACKSON: | quite agree,
Mr.. Chairman, with Alderman Eaton
in his presentation Of the resolution
before this council. -Four years ago
/ presented the same argument to the
City Council when the budget was
under consideration in the Committee
of the Whole and they added one
million dollars,as a resultaof my reso-
luton amendment.
made the same argument that
Alderman Eaton has made today !
presented the same set of figures, the
same statistics that he has presented
today; and I will tell you il. there is
anything nearer to the hearts of the
people Of Chicago than the cleanins
of streets and alleys, ] dc not know
what it is. do not think any Of the
Aldermen here should be afraid to &c
on record and have his constituent:
know that he positively. stands fol
/, clean streets and alleys, because there
is nothing more fundamental, there i
nothing better upon which the city o.
Chicago can build than clean streets
and clean alleys, and the preservation
of its health. The majority Of the
complaints that come to my Office and
the letters receive are based upor
that one thing only.
| am willing to give the Health De
partment every cent they need; ! an
also willing to give the Street De.
partment every penny that it needs
in order that We may have our city t.
be just what Lloyd George said it wa
the greatest city in the world.
want the people in my ward. to know
that am in favor of increased ap
preparations to clean up the streets
and alleys.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

Mrs. EthleIyn Graves, chairman of
the Third Ward Community Club,
and Mrs. Lillian l. Bromder, cores
ponding secretary, and several of its
members freely expended much Of
their time the past two weeks at the
headquarters Of Mr. Daniel Ryan, Jr.,
at the Sherman House and assisted
he white ladies to send out much Of
his literature. in favor of his election
for County Commissioner On Tues
day, November 6, he received the
votes Of many colored people residing
in this city and county.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
N. A. A. c. P. NOTES

Quite number of solicitors braved
the inclement weather of last Sun
day selling flowers for the benefit Of
the Chicago Branch, n. A. A, c. P.
Big boxes were turned in as follows:
Irene Lewis, $14.34; Mrs. J.-B. Ram
sey, $lOO2; Miss Estelle Arnold,
$lO.14; Mrs. Carry and Miss Dorothy
Garry each turned in So. Despite the
rain over $l29 was garnered for the
branch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
COUNTY OFFICERS ORDERED
TO QUIT COURT QUARTERS

Five county departments, occupy
ing courtrooms in the county build
ing as Offices, have been notified to
vacate their quarters BY Dec. 8 to
make room for the eight new judges
elected Tuesday to the Superior
bench.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles w.
Peters sent notices to the county SUI
perintendent Of schools, the county
highway department, adults proba-
ton Offices, social service bureau, and
the tax sales department, all of whom
occupy courtrooms on the eleventh
hoor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
SOME OF THE MANY IMPORT
ANT VALUES OF A HIGH
SCHOOL EDUCATION
By Charles Stewart, Jr.

Two rewards come to those who
are prepared: one is the ability to en-
joy life keenly and intelligently; the
other is the ability to do ones work
with satisfaction and success. Wisely
chosen school training is very large
factor in developing these abilities.
If you take whole-hearted advantage
of your opportunities for such train
ing, you will be among the fortunate.
Work you like is usually work you
can do well, and at the same time
work which calls into action a good
measure of your talents. You need to
study your native abilities, to develop
them, to try them out, to train your
self for some definite line Of activity
To help you in this selection a. series
of folders of occupations has been
prepared. More will follow. Although
these folders emphasize the import
ance of training for work, do not for
get the equal importance Of cultural
education, through which you may de-
velop the ability to appreciate the
great field of life outside your own
particular work and become a valu-
able and intelligent American citizen"
This is Superintendent Of Schools
Mortenson's introduction to a series
of pamphlets now being issued by the
Vocation Guidance Bureau of the Chi
cago Public Schools on Occupation. !"
The six pamphlets which have thus
far appeared are: do You Want to
Be Private Secretary" do You
Want to Be a Librarian" Do You
Want to Be Salesman" Do You
Want to Be Pharmacist" "Do You
Want to Teach?" What Do You
Want to Be?"
Miss Katherine White has prepared
pen sketch for the cover Of each
pamphlet which is very appropriate
Tor the subject under discussion.
In the pamphlet What Do You
Want to Bef" Superintendent Nor
tenson gives his introduction to the
boys and girls. Page three gives state
ments from John J. Mitchell, president.
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank; Cyrus
Mccormick, International Harvester
Company; John G. Shedd, president
Marshall Field & Company; Joseph
(. Novel, The Chicago Association OF
Commerce, and Julius Rosenwald.
president Sears, Roebuck & Company.
on what they think is the value of
High School education. Page four
gives list Of bulletins which are IL
be distributed to the public. Bulletins
on the following occupations are ready
Tor distribution: Accounting, Advertis-
ing, Architecture, Banking, Chemistry
Business Executive, Civil Service.
Contracting, Dentistry, Drafting. En-
ployment Management, Engineering.
Farming and Foreign Commercial
Service.
If any Of these pamphlets are de-
sired and the Vocational Advisor in
your school cannot supply you, let
ter to Anne 5. Davis, Director. Vo-
cation Guidance Department, Board
Of. Education, 400 South State street
Chicago. I'LL, will secure for YOU The
desired pamphlets.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
REPRESENTATIVE L. c. DYER
GIVES $50 TO WORK OF
N. "A. "A. c. p.

New York City. - Representative
Leonidas C. Dyer has sent contribu-
ton Of fifty dollars toward the work
Of the National Association for the
Advancement Of CoIored People.
In connection with this donation
the N. A. A. c. P. further stated that
Mr. Dyer in addition to sponsoring
and fighting for the Anti-Lynching
Bill n Congress has toured the Far
West, the Middle West and the East
ern States, speaking for the measure.
For his campaign in behalf of the
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, Mr. Dyer
received reimbursement for the ex
penses he incurred, but he has not ac-
cepted or received one cent for his
efforts beyond his actual travelling ex-
penses.
Mr. Dyer has for several years been
member Of the N. A. "A. G. p. and
has publicly commended it and as
serted that the rapid progress the
Anti-Lynching Bill made in the last
Congress was due to the Advance
ment Associations efforts.
James Weldon Johnson, secretary
of the Association, commenting or
Mr. Dyer's gift, said:
This is only another evidence 81
the thing that Mr.. Dyer has giver
abundant proof of: that he is one o.
the few white men willing to fight fol
justice to colored citizens not only tc
the extent Of giving his time and de.
voted effort, but his money as we'll.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10


Has the state you come from
been overhauled BY The Nation YETI"
is question frequently asked this
past year. For The Nation, New
York's great humanitarian weekly,
has been publishing a series Of arr
ticles on the States Of the Union. Very
few has escaped unscathed. Vermont,
whose story is charmingly written BY
Dorothy Garfield, makes the best
showing, largely we surmise because
she is poor. Were she to strike some
hidden mine of wealth, she might
differ title from her neighbors. East,
West, North and South one learns Of
graft and materialism, of noble
pioneering to be followed by ignoble
exploitation Out Of the y states des-
cribed in this first volume, Kansas, BY
William Allen White, is the best piece
of writing. 1t describes the strength
and the weakness Of Pur:tanism One
feels proud of the States noble hui
manitarianism, its sobriety, its lack of
degrading poverty. But with this is
an absence of creative art, of appre-
citation and love Of beauty. Can the
two, one wonders, never exist to-
gether?
The Negro problem is very pres
ent reality in These United States"
Ernest Gruening, EDITOR Of the series,
wisely limits it to two of the y states,
Mississippi and Alabama But here he
summons two Of the greatest critics
the South has today. Beulah Amidon
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
GOES HOME

After spending the summer on an
extensive tour east and spending
some time in the city with friends,
Mrs. Rosa Bairpaugh has returned to
her home in Great Falls, Mont,
greatly pleased with her trip and the
many courtesies extended her during
her travels.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING

The Joint Public Installation Com
m ttee Of the Households of Ruth and
6. u. o. of o.. F. met on last Sun
day afternoon at the residence Of Mrs.
LII Ella Young, Ala Calumet Ave.
to perfect plans for their public in
stallation to be held on Jan. Fl, 1924,
at ST. Elizabeth Hall, 4lst and State
SITS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

The Branch N. "A. "A. c. P. Office at
1901 S. Wabash Ave. will supply petit
tons to the President Of the United
States for the extension OF clemency
to the boys Of the oath Infantry now
in Leavenworth federal prison. Over
900 signed the petitions at the 9th
Regiment Armory last Sunday. The
N. A. A. c. P. is endeavoring to get
100000 signers. Get a petition and
have it filed out.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

The Red Circle Girls Club and AS
sociates under direction of Irene Nc
Coy Gaines will present "The Awaken
ing" by Mary White Ovington, at the
Avenue Theatre next Thursday, Nov.
Is, for the benefit of the Chicago
Branch, N. A. A. c. P. An orchestral
concert by the Wendell Phillips High
School Orchestra under the direction
of Mildred Bryant Jones will precede
the play. James Weldon Johnson will
also be present.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
HIGH OFFICIALS AT FUNERAL
OF COLORED OFFICER

Washington. ~ Brother officers, his
chief, Major Sullivan, and other DO
lice officials attended the funeral
services Of Policeman John Purcell,
colored officer, who was shot down BY
gangsters here last week. Crawford,
Purcelfs companion, may recover.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
IN EVANSTON

George w. Wilson, vice president
Of the Pyramid Building & Loan AS
ISOLATION, was in Evanston during the
weel; on business.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

Steinmetz, internationally famous
electrical wizard, who died last week,
left as his total estate, a $4,000 in
surance policy and an automobile.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

Alderman Thomas F. Byrne, 6743
S. Irving Ave, who has for the past
three weeks been confined at the hos
pital and at his home with a severe
spell Of sickness, much to the great
delight Of his many friends he is
slowly improving and he expects to be
able to be out again soon and attend
the next meeting Of the city council.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
SPECIAL N. "A. A. c. p. MATINEE,
AVENUE THEATRE, THURS,
NOV. IS, 2 p. M, BENEFIT
CHICAGO BRANCH
The National Association for the Adj
vancement Of Colored People

4 nc NdllOndl ASSOCIATION 1Or the Al
vancement of Colored People
THE Awakening" a race drama by
Mary White Ovington, presented by
the Red Circle Girls Club under d.
rection Of Irene Mccoy Gaines.
Orchestral concert by Wendell Phil
lips High School Orchestra under
direction OF Mildred Bryant Jones.
Odell Stone and Lemmyon Am
mereux, soloists.
Dance speciality, Caro- Lewis and
Lillian Speed.
Aesthetic dancing by pupils under
direction Of Hazel Thompson Davis.
A great big showl Main floor, 75c;
mezzanine, SOC; balcony, 25c.-Adv.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
OBSERVES IND ANNIVERSARY

Exercises were held on Monday
evening at Arnett Chapel, of which
Rev. B. H. Lucas is pastor, by the
Morgan Park Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION on its second anniversary.
Talks were made by John Fl. Simons,
organizer; John T. Panell; NJ. T.
Bailey, vice president, in charge Of the
Pyramid Building & Loan Associa-
ton, and Charles "A. Wilson, attorney
for the Morgan Park Association. The
reports Of the years work done by
the association were fine. A new
board Of directors was elected and in
clude VIM. Crockett, Jr., Robert Bar
Der and L. R. Walker, for three years
and Robert w. Maxwell for one year
Mrs. Susie Revels has moved from
52o2 5. State St, into her newly
erected home built on property pur-
chased through the Bailey Realty Co,
at 18th Place and S. Elizabeth St.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

four years ago. During the interim.
Copeland, who escaped Jail and fed
to Ohio, where he was recently APP
pretended, has been an industrious
employe called Golden" in that state.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

The Republican Regional Confer
ence, which recently met at Denver,
Colo, favored a federal anti-lynching
bill.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

Two colored candidates for judicial
positions are before the Republican
voters: Edward H. Morris, in Chicago,
and Alexander H. Martin, in Cleve-
land.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
SHORT CUTS
(Lincoln Service.)

Political illusions and the hair
usually disappear together.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10

Edited by Ernest Gruening Pub
Iished BY Messrs, Boni and Live
right, l95 W. 4&h ST., New York
City. Price s.. Postage lOc extra.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-11-10
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