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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Vendetta begins between
MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal,
and
SIR NORMAN GREYES, once of
Scotland Yard, when Sayers'
beautiful housemaid,
JANET, saves him from Sir Norman
by shooting dead an officer sent
to arrest him. Greyes falls in
love with Janet and proposes mar
riage. Michael DISCUSSES himself
and attends the wedding recep-
ton. Having stolen a pearl neck
lace, the gift of Sir Norman to his
bride. Sayers is helped to escape
by Beatrice Kindersley. Michael
gives the pearls to Beatrice, who
returns them to Janet.
Michael reads a cipher message in
the paper and decides to answer it
in place of the man for whom it is
meant. He sets the time of meeting
one hour earlier than that stated in
the paper. He meets the divorced
wife of a politician and companion
and buys from her a bundle of
manuscript evidence against the
woman'S former husband.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
NOW, MIR.

NOW, MIR. MARTIN, OR
WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS,
LET'S FINISH THIS UP" HE PRO,
POSED.
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l'iS-' tla- 9V'VoO pounds was hahGea
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~, - '''e to''O"1''s evening aU SIX
80, ".iu =" as pau ~ ~ tLi"' 10
10 ~ = -, = - u-,LS. sl'' oaI,Hs
90 S'i5 1otto " -il5 iHo' ilii'5' me
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9'I5 , ; is'-ei l..
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my ,.7 "e-y 4" - III lIlgr'
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49, oi'e9e l''co''iI'l Is 20 ne ! sand
~ " . .,,,l Use Is, 10 you expect me TO MAKE
u tICiil'
We Ailo" pIeoly wen Whom
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

That farmers around Cor2ele are
surely living in clover when they
turn their attention f }airy and
poultry products This. from the
Dispatch, tells the stor
Our farmers are dol Try de-
velopment in the right direction
when they work out re, anent
pastures for their cattle. The 3ome
grown food supply is the secret
and the farmer who fails to -
derstand how cheaply he can II
duce food for dairy cattle, NJ .
begun to study his opportuni1 IS
on his own acres. Butter fat ; "a
great demand-brings its hig2 -
price when it is easiest to pro-
duce in this section. And this is
saying nothing of the fertilizer
and the skim milk, pigs and chick
ems"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

From the Times-Recorder, April
9, 1880
Mr.. j. W. Sheffield, together with
others from this city, returned yes
terday from Cordele, where they at
tended meeting of several of the
principal stockholders of the Bank
of Cordele, looking to something Of
a reorganization Of that institution.
The handsome face Of clever Joe
Mize doomed up at the court house
yesterday, after an absence of several
months and from now on until spring
ne can be found at his office there.
The duplicate whist craze, which
broke out during Lent seems to have
become permanent. It is played all
the time now, and is the most popu.
lar form of amusement.
A little daughter of Mr.. John KAY
had the fingers of her left hand bad
ly mashed by door at the jackson
street school yesterday. The injury
was so painful as to n1cesitate the
calling Of physician, who soon re
lieved the fair little sufferer.
Miss Maude Sheppard, one of
Americas most charming favorites
IS at home again from a very pleas
ant visit to friends in Preston.
j. w. Loving of Colquitt, is spend
ing a few days at the home of her
son, G. 0. LONG, in this city.
Mr.. P. B, Williford and his two
sweet little children of Americas,
helped to swell the number of visi-
tors to our town last week, when they
were the guests of Mr. E. P. Pear
sons family says the Lumpkin In
dependent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

Speeders around Brunswick are
using the sign language in their
haste. Editor Leavy of the News,
of that city prints what he regards
as mockery for the original. The
News says:
"Some of the autoists who have
posted the word 'Howdy' on their
windshields mean, at heart, any
thing but what the word implies
That little placard doesn't mean a
thing, oftentimes, and is a travesty
on greeting. A man or woman
who hasn't time to say 'howdydo'
hasn't time to give you your half
of the road"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(April 9, 1879

The large number of outof-town
shoppers who visit Americas every
day, the greater number of whom
come by automobile, attest the ap-
probation of good roads, such as
Sumter county and many other of
the neighboring counties have. Good
roads are trade winners in themselves,
and when one can make the trip here
so easily in a machine it is not at
all strange hat.Americus should get
this trade.
In the suburbs Of Americas may
be seen shortly a cotton field which,
in all probability, will be the largest
one in Georgia, containing as it viii
fourteen hundred level and fertile
acres in one compact body. This
cotton patch is upon the former
Hagley place now a portion of the
Whittle estate, and Judge Hixon is
directing the affairs of this planta-
ton Of 1900 acres.
The many friends of Mrs. Mollie
Howell who for 50 long has been seri-
iously i'll at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. c. r. whitley, on Tay-
lor street, will regret to learn that
her condition is now regarded as
very critical, and that the end may
come at any hour.
Mrs T. B. Hooks, Mrs. J. D. Hooks,
Mrs. Frank Cato, Mrs. A. D. Gate
wood, Mrs Barlow Council and Mrs.
W. N. Dykes will 60 to Macon by
automobile today.
Misses Nettie Burton and Miss
Susie Lunsford, of Smthville, are the
guests for several days Of Miss Jim
ME Jossey, at her home here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
CARD OF THANKS

To the cast who gave their time
so faithfully; to the merchants who
advertised so literally; to the boost
ers who worked so energetically; to
the public who patronized so freely
we extend our gratitude most sin
cerely.
THE MUSIC STUDY CLUB,
Hazel Anderson, Director.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
Michael Continues:

"Just cast your eye over that
first" she invited. '"That's an exact
copy of the speech which Ted pre-
pared for the mass-meeting in Liver
pool in March"
for some calculation.
1.-The meeting that was called to
decide upon the shipping strR,e." she
explained a little impatientlv,
1 glanced through the t2peWritten
pages. They seemed to COL ist OF a
vehement appeal to the lockers,
bonders and Union Of SeameA to in
augurate on the following day the
greatest strike in history, promising
them the support of the miners and
railway men. and predicting the
complete defeat of the government
within six weeks. The speech con-
cluded with a peroration, full of ex-
IRENE revolutionary sentiments, and
on a blank page at the end. under
the heading Approved Of" were the
signatures of a dozen of the best
known men in the Labor world.
This speech" I began. tenta-
lively, for the matter was not yet
clear TO me.
WAS never delivered, Of course"
the man interrupted. you know
all about that. Ted went down to
Liverpool as mild as a lamb. He
stood up there on the platform and
told them that the present moment
was inopportune for a strike. Not
only that, but the next day ne BAN
boozled them into accepting the en-
ployers' terms"
Satisfactory so far as it goes" !
observed, didacticaly but with eau
tion. And now"
s"Here,g the woman interrupted
tTiahFpsantly. is Lord Kinders.ey 5.
letter. delivered TO Ted that after
noon E1I4iverpool. Bits
I read the letter, dated from South
Audley Street, and its opening
phrases were Hluminatve. l knew
now that Ted was MIR Edward Rem
dali, the present leader of the Labor
party in the House Of Commons. It
read.
MY dear Mr.. Rendall:
I lL-S 1E-tE-s - iltEI 1 aiLi t-l pdELi4
ing by airplane messenger, will
. reach you. I trust, before you ad.
dress the meeting this evening, The
matter with which it is concerned
cannotga dealt with by the Federal
ton 3of FShipowners, but continuing
our. recent conversations Sir Philip
Richardson and l are willing. Der
tween us, to advance tomorrow bank
notes to the value of $4,000 pounds.
to be paid to the funds of your cause
or to be made use Of in any way you
think At, provided the strike threat
ened for tomorrow does not take
place.
Faithfully yours,
"Geoffrey Kinders!ey.
"P. SIN your own interests, as
well as ours. I suggest that you irn.
mediately destroy this letter"
LAS a matter Of curiosity" I.
asked, why did your husband not
take Lord KindersIey's advice and
destroy this letter."
HE told me to-" she replied. LAS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO YEARS

(F'rom the Times-Recorder, April
9, 1909
During the absence of Mrs. Frank
Harold from here recently the resi-
dence on Hancock street was closed,
Mr.. Harold stopping at his fathers
home during the interim. When the
house was opened yesterday it was
found that thieves had played havoc
with things in general Every trunk,
bureau drawers and chest in the house
was forced open and contents scat
tered pelI-mell over floor.
Owing to the unprecedented de.
mand for spot cotton and great con
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
A THOUGHT.

Better IS a dry morsel and a
quietnes herewith, than an house
full Of sacrifices with strife
Prov, 17:1.
Nothing can bring you peace
but yourself. Nothing can bring
you peace but the triumph of
priuciples.-Emerson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
Three
Smiles
Hebrew VS.. Homebrew.

Cohen met Levy on the street.
Vat are you smiling so much
about?" asked Cohen.
I'm very happy" replied Levy.
Vat is it? Have you little home
brew" aksed Cohen.
No." replied Levy; 81 have a little
Hebrew"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

People who eat in restaurants
may be glad to learn a cook was
hurt when his stove exploded in
New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
SAD BUT TRUE

They met on a bridge at midnight
They viii nevp meet again
For one was an east bound heifer,
The other a west bound train.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
PECAN SMELLING PLANT

NALDOSTA, April Mr.. A.
Pearlman returned to Valdosta from
st. Louis and New York on Wednes-
day morning, having gone to these
cities to purchase machinery for
pecan-shelling plant which he is to
open in Valdosta in cime for the next
season. s,4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
DEFINING SALT.

One day in school the teacher said
Mickey, give me a definition of
salt"
"Shure,' Mickey responded. ITS
the stuff that makes potatoes taste
bad when you boil 'em and don't put
ny il" sgNMwB
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

London women are wearing mo-
nocles, proving untrue the belief
women arc peculiar about what
the. ,~o~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09
BY REQUEST
BY erton BraIey
Bv RERTON BRALEY


Have heart, lady, don't evermore flout me,
I am fairly respectable guy;
There ere a number of nice things about me
Which you can see with tolerant eye;
I've been a butterfly yes, and a rover,
Tickle and flippant and gay;
But, when YOU speak, I lie down and roll over,
Have heart, lady, pray!
Have heart, lady, you know how Pm feeling
Know that I'm hopeessly caught in your snare
Though I may struggle I can't help revealing
That I am dippy about you, for fair!
Look kindly at times, you'll discover
! am pretty good egg,
You could do worse in the way of a lover,
Have heart, lady, beg!
Have heart, lady, and if you are shy one
(Which, I'm afraid, is exceedingly true)
Here is a bird who'll be glad to supply one,
Damaged little-but. mostly by you!
Have a heart, lady, here's one I am giving
Which, as I guess you opine,
Beats, and will beat for you while I am living,
Have heart, lady-have Mine
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

While Dempsey is hunting for
a fight he should be careful to
ind one he won't lose right away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

a ~"" runHrl under the Cat
&.j!ls i, IS n}lcs long and would
BE ideaj 70 pass through on
hcf;eymcan,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

An Alabama couple has % chill
dren so every time the family
goes out strangers think it is a
picnic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

A new id.a .or making rain has
been ,cvante' whic'. may be mere
ly new 'L"a .-'- making money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

Two men married the same
nurse in New Jersey. They both
need one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

The roo p.-eLtfs "ho pass
four balls 70 1er.. will soon be
stopping before the three-ball signs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-09

When a young lady with a COM
Portable parlor all her own CART
be June bride she isn't half try
ing.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-11
BUILDING BOOMING
 IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Il. - LOS Angeles is adding to it's population whole city the size of Fort Worth, Texas; Cambridge, Mass, or Al there has been constantly in course of construction 15,000 buildings"
 This astounding statement is quoted from Southern California Business, official publication of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Continuing the article says:
 New buildings are being com pleted at the rate of one every 20 minutes To carry on this work it is estimated that at least 145,000 persons are constantly engaged in building operations.
 '"The building permits for 1920 amounted to $6O,O23,6OO; in 1921 they ran up to $s2,761, 1886, and for 1922 they will run well over the $115,000,- 900 mark.
 This makes total of $243,784 ,9S6 for the three years, and is about the total of the assessed valuation of all Los Angeles property 12 years ago. In other words, in three years the city has aded new buildings equal to the assessed value of all the prop erty in the city up to 1910. This is record that will stand out in the worlds building history"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-11
JOCkO RUNS AMUCk

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.-The police of Dayton, O., are convinced that there is "monkey business" going on in Concinnati. They telegraphed to be on the lookout for monkey who should recognize himself by the name of "Jock" and who had been stolen from his owner in the Gem City.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-11

trail surpasses them all. A trip to Alaska is not complete without going over this road, and in a few years it will prove to be one of the greatest transportation assets of the Territory from a standpoint of tourist traffic."
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-11
SNAKES FOUND ROLLED
 INTO TIGHT BALL TO
 KEEP WARM IN WINTER

THE DALLES, Ore, Jan. II. - Workmen driving the Dalles-Cali- fornia highway up Eight Mile Creek toward the roadway through the steep hillsides, uncovered ball of closely entwined snakes recently.
 J. E. Peck, resident engineer said the ball was almost a foot through and that rattlers were generously mixed through the mass of grass snakes The reptiles were found in a Assure through which water was running, where they had "denned" up for the winter.
 Workmen also found two other smaller balls, each with four or five snakes.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-11

The average man puts off having his photograph taken from year to year, hoping that maybe he'll get bet ter looking. But it never happens
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Enjoys a Pleasant Surprise

Miss Hope Tillapaugh was pleas
antly surprised last Saturday even
ing, at her home OH 204 East Pear,
street, by the Junior Circle of Cal
mar and other friends, the occasion
being her sixteenth birthday. Those
present at the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. o. B. Goodno, and son Ches-
ter, Messrs. Richard Rolfe, Edward
and Robert Luzum, Otto and George
Wick, Clifford Foss, Emmons Tilla-
paugh, Misses Luella and Florence
Wick, Margaret and Ruth Vine, Mar
ie, Anna and Irene Luzum, Blonda
Leidahl, Grace and Ethel Wheatman
and Dorothy Yarwood.
Her friends presented Miss Hope
with a nice sum of money as a token
of the occasion. The evening was
spent in playing games, music ana
dancing. Everyone enjoyed very
good time. A buffet luncheon was
served at midnight after which ev-
eryone departed to their homes.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Attending Funeral at Hampton

Rev. F. p. Fisher was called to
Hampton on Tuesday of this week
to attend the funeral of DR.. w. F..
Spry, one of the prominent minister,
of the Upper Iowa Conference of the
Methodist church. DR.. Spry was for
seven years superintendent of the
Waterloo district, and had filled
number of the leading churches of
the conference. Tho a comparatively
young man he retired from the active
relation last fall on account of fail
ing health.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred P. Fisher. Minister

The services in their order for next
Sunday are: Sunday school at 10,
morning worship at IL with the
missionary field of the home land as
theme, Junior league at 2:3O, Ep-
worth league at $50 with Eva Grat-
ten as leader, evening worship at
7:30. Mr.. Whitney is reviewing the
book on the colored race, u. W..
Thinks Black" for the evening lea
que meeting. The Ladies Aid Soc
iety meets this Wednesday after
noon in business and will serve a
twenty cent lunch from a o'clock on
On Thursday evening at 1880 the
midweek meeting will take for a
subject prayer as set forth in the
Sunday school lesson.
Freeport Methodist Church
Sunday school at 1870 and worship
al 2:30. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended TO all in the neighborhood re-
gamless of church affiliation.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Motifs OF on Buying Trip

Walter Mott and sister, Miss DON
tie departed today for New York
City and Cleveland, Ohio on their
semi-annual buying trip for the dry
goods firm of Mott e. Co. Their
numerous trips to the great dry
goods markets of the east have made
them expert buyers, and making pur-
chaSes from some of the largest
wholesale dry goods houses in the
country, buy only the very latest and
best goods the market offer. In a
short time the new goods will be
arriving and customers of this pop
ular store can rest assured of hav-
ing beautiful assortment to choose
from.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Married in Portland. Oregon


A copy of the Portland, Oregon,
Sunday Journal of Jan. 2S, reaches
our desk, containing a notice of the
marriage of DR.. Allen C. Bailey, son
of Mr.. aad Mrs. n. L. Bailey, folm-
erly of the Winneshiek hotel, of De-
corah. Allen is now practicing
dentist. His many Decorah friends
join with Us in extending congratu-
lations and best wishes. The arti-
Gle from the Portland Journal fol-
lows:
Miss Halle NJ. Erwin of Marsh
field, and DR.. Allen c. Bailey were
married at a charming ceremony,
Friday evening, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. n. L. Bailey, parents of
the bridegroom. DR.. Oswald W.
Taylor, read the wedding vows, in
the presence of a few relatives and
intimate friends. Following the
ceremony a wedding supper was
served. Mrs. E. Mcfarland Green
was matron of honor, and Mr.. Ray
mond Johnson acted as best man.
The bride is a graduate of Mount ST.
Mary's seminary, in Omaha, and a
former student of Oregon Agricul-
tural college. DR.. Bailey attended
Culver Military school and North
western university, and is a men,
Der of Deta Sigma Delta fraternity.
He saw service with a machine gun
battalion during the war.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07

During the past few years a num-
ber of well known Decorahians have
gone to West Union to engage in
business, and they are apparently
appreciated by the good people OF
West Union, according to the fol-
lowing from the West Union Argi
Gazette:
"E. w. Hartman of the Decorah
store Of the Graham company came
Monday to take temporary charge Of
the store here. He may be made the
permanent manager here, and if so
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman will move
here shortly. They will be gladly
welcomed here if they decide to come
for West Union is very appreciative
of the class of citizens recently ac-
guired from Decorah."
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
What Tires Cost

The les Moines Tribune knows or
an automobile that has now run
more than 27,000 miles on nine tires.
1t is fairly heavy closed car. The
four remaining tires Of the nine are
fairly good and ought to run about
another 1000 miles or more.
This car has run almost wholly on
the pavements of the city. ID has
seen practically no road service.
On country roads how frequently
do a set of tires average more than
1000 miles?
We have now in Iowa 100000 cars.
That means that during the coming
year we shall have 100000 tires on
the roads. If we assume that on the
average car will use up one set of
tires in the year, that 100000 tires
year.
Suppose the length of service OF
those tires were to be doubled by
pved roads, that would mean a saw
ing of 100000 tires a year.
If for convenience we put the
average cost of tires at $40, that
would mean s2O,O0O,OOO year saw
ed on tires.
How far short would S20,000,000 a
year fall of financing complete road
system in Iowa?
If anybody has any fault to find
with these estimates let him make his
own estimates Of what it cost Iowa
in rubber tires to have the roads we
do have, as. against the pavements
other states are making. He will dis
cover that in this one item alone our
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Never Again

A girl, a great lover of Nature,
went to the seashore for a holiday,
and approaching a typical fisherman,
said:
"Ah, sir, how well you must know
the face Of Nature, and know 1t IN
all its moods! Have you ever seen
the sun sinking in such glare OF
glory that it swallows up the hor-
zon with fire? Have you not seen
cShe mist gliding down the hilltop like
"a spectre? Have you never" she
went on impassisnately, "seen the
moon struggling to shake off thf
grip of the ragged, rugged storm
e.,ouds?"
"No, Miss" responded the fisher
man; 81 used to see them things bu'
Tn on the water-wagon now."-Ex
change.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07
Perhaps He Did

"Now what DO you suppose Lot
thought asked the Sunday School
teacher, "when ne saw his wife turn
ed to a pillar of salt.
81 bet he wondered where he could
get fresh one said Tommy.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07

have fewer repairs, the upkeep is
less, they last longer.-Des Moine,
Register.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07

iii you need eye glasses. Ses
NJ lasters Specialist in the fiutina
Of glasses. Winneshiek Hotel Bldg
Utf.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07

roads are heavy tax on the peo-
pie. And that is not the only item.
The cars that run on pavements
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-07

Try our want column.
The Lamar register., 1923-01-17
SECOND ANNUAL
POULTRY SHOW
Rotary Club Announces This Years
Show Will Be Held February
l and at Armory.

The Rotary Club has announced the
dates for this year's Poultry and Pet
Stock Show as Thursday and Friday,
February l and 2, and the big event
will be held at the armory building
which will furnish better protection
and more room than last year. The
results of the first annual show we're
such that it is believed this one will
be the biggest event of its kind ever
held in this section of the state, and
plenty of room is imperative.
The poultry industry is rapidly
coming to the front as one of the
great possibilities of this valley and
more and more of our farmers as well
as town people are becoming interest
ed in it each season. Prowers coun-
ty shows a wonderful growth in this
line for the past few years, and is
now the leader Of the southern coun-
ties of the state in this industry, and
ships eggs and fresh poultry all the
way from Chicago in the east to San
Francisco.