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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
ADVANCE GUARD HERE
FOR ASSEMBLY SESSION

With the opening of the. extra
ordinary session OF lne general as
sembly o. u~-- ct for We'd
nesday morning at IL o'clock, the
advance guard Legislators was
arriving in Atlanta today.
Statements from several Of the
lawmakers indicate that The rec
concentrations of the special TAX
commissioner appointed by Cover
nor Walker win receive serious
consideration.
Predictions are being made that
tax reform laws will be passed by
the assembly, while some of the
lawmakers are equally certain that
no changes will be made in the
present tax laws.
Representatives and senators al
ready here are spending theN ms
exchanging views and greeting 5fd
friends and new arrivals. Much Of
the conversation is cedtered around
prospective candidates 3f state Of
fees next year.
Governor Walker was said to be
confident that he would have the
cooperation of the assembly in his
tax reform program and chat it
would be passed by both Shouses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
IN AND AROUND THE STATE CAPITOL
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA, Noy. 5.-Wilham A.
Wright, who has been Comptroller
general OF Georgia Tor forty-four
years, today said that the chief les
son he had learned from his service
was 10 follow the law literally and
treat every one impartially.
General Wright has the distiction
over all other state mouse officials
OF having been elected to office
for each successive term since 1879
and only three times during this
period has he been opposed for re-
election.
II have seen all kind of faces and
people since l have been in this Of
tice," he said, "and | have learned
SO many lessons it would take a.
long time for me to tell them.
believe, however, that the only way
to get along is to treat every man
fairly and let him know he is having
to do only what every other man,
according to the law, is required to
do
Il don't know how much longer
| will be here" he laughed. You
know when a fellow gets OF getting
old some people think he is not any
good. But despite such an opinion
| still am pretty actiYesand hap
py," he said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
LEADING TIE STATE

Today Ware county is leading
every other county in the state
in road construction and bridge
building Roads are being built
out from Waycross in a norther-
ly, southerly, easterly and wester-
ly direction--actual work is UNI
der way-substantial bridges are
being built. We predict that in
two years from today Waycross
will receive from the rural dis
tricts and the small nearby towns
five times the trade SHE is re-
ceiving today, and we further
predict that this trade will grow
with the passing Of the years.
Waycross Journal Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Wednesday morning the governor
will convene the extraordinary SEES
sion of the General Assembly call
ed to consider taxation and the
question qf free text books.
To attempt to predict the out
come of the efforts Of this session
would be foolish--a waste of time.
Neither governor, legislator no"
scar could with any degree Of GER
tainty forecast TIE action of the
assembly.
A vigorous effort will be made
to saddle on the people of the state
so-called free school books.
A long and determined fight VIII
be made on the tax equalization
law.
Politics, personal and otherwise,
will be played from the opening to
the very end.
Many members of the Legislature
seem to favor modified income
tax law. Others would maintain
the present laws, strengthening the
tax equalization enforcement ma
chinery Still others favor a prop
erty classification tax.
AS to the outcome, your guess is
as good as ours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
SERVED IN CONFEDERATE
ARMY DURING THE WAR

The comptroller general was
born January 10, 1874, at Louis
vile, Jefferson County, Georgia.
His father was Ambrose Ransom
Wright, Louisville, End. his mother
Mary Hubble Savage Wright. His
father was a major general in the
Confederate army (Northern Vir-
ginia) and was elected to congress
in 1872, but died before taking his
seat.
In April, 1861, the comptroller
general enlisted as a private in
Company X, Third Georgia Infan-
try. The following year, he was
appointed to the staff Of his faith
er. On August 80, 1862, he was
wounded and lost his right leg IN
the second Battle Of Manassas.
AS soon as Mr.. Wright recovered
enough to- ride a horse, he went
back into the army. He was cap
tured about the middle of June,
1868, and w&s held a prisoner at
Johnson's Island, Michigan, until
March, 1864, when he was ex-
changed. He returned to his COM
mand and in November, 1864, was
assigned to ordinance duty at Au
gusta, Ga. General Wright was in
charge of the ordinance departures
at Augusta until General Lees sur-
render.
, In 1879, he was appointed comp
troller general to fill vacancy and
was elected to the office at the
general election of 1880. The du-
ties of insurance commissioner
were placed upon him in 1887 and
he has since discharged this work.
About the hardest time | have
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
DON'T WORRY
1T GETS
YOU NOTHING.

No one trouble does more to un-
dermine bodily health and strength
than mental overwork mixed with
worry. Worry, carried to the limit,
will often cause more severe eX--
haustion and loss than any other
body process.
The brain can perform a great
amount of work. With proper train
ing, Favorable environment and the
right kind of food to provide nor,
NAL blood supply, there is hardly
Rny limit to its energy.
But sometimes, with a strange
emotional incubus attached to a
brain, which. is under stress of cir-
eumstance forced to work in a
groove or single track, it soon
Comes to the end of its usefulness.
When you consider also that the
brain is always busy and never
ceases its activity, not even during
your rest or sleep, you can imagine
its tension and strain if cluttered
up with worry.
The periods of activity and rest
must be regulated with great care.
You should not draw too heavily
on the bank of your bodily health
by overdrafts on the brain. Those
who try to conserve their health
well know that strong or sustained
brain work brings about cerebral
hyperenia Ga marked increase in
the flow of blood to the brain.)
This increased flow should not
interfere with other body processes.
Do not attempt heavy brain work
soon after eating These two great
processes should not be called into
full action at the same time.
Outlines nervous and menta
worry are caused by physical over
work. In sense they are one
MotoA activity is the result of ner
Vous nergy. Of course muscle
tire ID undergo changes from
their exertion, but the nervous
strain is the greater.
Don't worry. Try to relax com
pletely from your work hobby a
frequent intervals or as often as 70,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
A oUITMAN PAY ROLL

The Reinschmidt StaVe compa-
ny of Quitman, has recently in
stalled the improved maehin ny
for the establishment of a tight
barrel heading plant, which is
now in full operation with a
dailp caacity of 1000 finished
circular heads from the raw tim
Der. This machinery is also
adapted to the manufacture of
crate material. All of the ma
chinery is Of the most modern
type and the output of the big
plant has been materially increas-
ed.-Quitman Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
SALESMAN

Joe Lepore, veteran train boy,
says selling magazines, fruit and
candy to the travelling public is IN
exact science requiring psychology.
Joe says the train boy works
hardest to land a customer at the
front of the car, keeping an eye Cd
him while calling out what's for
sale. If the man up front buys,
others also buy, copying his eX-
ample unconsciously. If the
front of the car patron refuses, says
Joe, you are apt to go right through
the car without a customer.
With even the train boys study
ing psychology, it's no wonder we
find it so hard r. hang onto money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

Ohio farmers sell apples at so
cents bushel, but we refuse to
say 1t isn't enough apple jack.
Wisconsin onion crop this pear
IS estimated at 407,0 bushels, or
30 times as many smells.
Coolidge has enough pets to start
a circus, not counting congress. y
Experts say a circle cannot be
squared. We say street car whe els
come mighty close.
There are 437,0OO sewing ma
chimes in American homes, some of
which are entirely paid for.
Letting your children hide under
the bed is dangerous. They may
grow up and be burglars.
While scientist says man is run
by electricity, we know one who
is run by his wife.
f
When you use oatmeal for cook
les place them on a clean plate and
lock them up some place.
A new machine lays 10000 bricks
a day Well, the auto lays about
that many pedestrians.
Women will never be mems
equals until you can tell one She
IS ugly and escape alive.
A shortage of prohibition in eel.
lers is reported.
A lattice work of two-toned rib.
bon is seen on the latest lingerie
but not on the street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
MAGIC


More magical discoveries are
made by scientists. In England
they cut off the heads of two bee
ties, a male and female, then sew
the males head on the females
body and vice versa. Both beetles
go on living as before.
DR.. Wood of Johns hopkins Uni
versity wonders whether this could
also be done with people. He says
THE head of a famous scientist
about to die could be grated to
the body of convict about to he
executed, In this way the brain
of the genius would never be lost
to mankind
That gives us the shivers. But 1t d
end one of the greatest tragedies,
which is that great men when they
die take with them most Of what
they have learned
LIFE
Three vivid pictures showing the
versatility of the phenomenon Of
life in America:
Westinghouse scientists demon
strate that, by artificial light, they
make flowers sleep and rest, waken
and grow. Florists say this may
end flower shortages due to cloudy
weather.
Picture Two-American Express
Co. will open a branch office neal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK

The national statistics report
shows that the South has increas-
ed in farm production more than
any other part of the country.
Also the manufactured products
show a big increase. The South
is slowly but surely coming into
her own. We now have a bright
er outlook than for many years.
Let's can the sob stuff and perk
up to Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
THE FIGHT IS JUST
BEGINNING.

Representative Charles Stew
art, Of Atkinson county, who in
PRODUCED the resolution last sum-
mer to Investigate the state agri-
cultural department, does not
seem disposed to accept as final
the committees report exonerat-
ating Commissioner Brown from
the charges of mismanagement
and political activity preferred
against him. On the contrary, in
fact, he says the fight has Just
begun, and talks as if he meant
it.-Newnan Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
From the Times-Recorder Nov. ),
1879

| " rom IHe Il!neS-RecOfuef NOV. .,
1879
A real estate transaction of
Considerable interest and impor-
tance was the sale effected yes
.terday of the large Ebaugh plan
tation in Sumter county, located
near Cobb and sixteen miles east
of Americas. The purchaser was
r. l.. McM2th. While the consid-
GRAFTON was not announced it will
total an amount close to the $50
600 mark.
A net decline of twenty points
in the cotton futures market yes
telday caused loss Of a quarter Of
cent in the spot market from
recent quotations. In the local
market the best offerings yester-
day were around 1913 cents.
There was a sharp demand for good
cotton and several large lots were.
sold at -hIi Igureg The local
market was quoted as follows Good
midding, - Ia cents; middling,
ID cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heys McMath are
now at homo at The residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. J w. SILVER on Lee
street where they have apartments.
Miss Ruth hodges has gone to
Eufaula as the guest of Miss Mar
jorie Long, and will later visit
friends in Pensacola.
The Board Of Commissioners Of
Roads and Revenue met in regular
session. Present, j. L. Johnson,
chairman; Arthur Rylender, W. f.
Mitchell, J. F. Daniel, T. B. Hooks.
The board approved bills to the
amount of $5,8O7.85.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
RAINS AND LOWER
TEMPERATURE FOR WEEK

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-Weath-
err outlook for the period November
5 to November 10, inclusive. For
the South Atlantic and east gulf
states: Rain wills occur at the be-
ginning Of the. week in the South
Atlantic states; otherwise fair
weather will prevail until nearly
he end Of the week, when rains are
again probable. temperatures will
be somewhat boIdv normal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
THIRTY YEARS ACo ToDA


THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
From the Times Recorder Nov. 5,
1889
Mrs. Jennie Edmundson left yes
terday for Milledgeville to visit her
sons who are attending the Ceor-
gia Military Institute there.
Miss Rosa McCrary left yester-
day for her home in Macon, after
q pleasant visit Of several days TO
her cousin, Miss Carrie Speer, and
other relat&es in the city
Prof. w. J. Noyes has brought
his family from Atlanta to this
city, where they will reside in the
future, and will prove a most well
come addition to Americas. Prof.
Noyes has leased the Puch proper
ty, 712 Church street.
Caps. P. c; Clegg is a farmer as
well as financier, and on yester-
day received from his plantation in
Dooly county nearly car load Of
the finest turnips ever seen here.
The Americas telephone ex-
change under the efficient man.
agement of Mr.. J. D. Peacock, is
giving the best service the city has
had in several years. Calls are ans
wered promptly and cautiously.
subscribers are pleased and the
business of the exchange is in
creasing every month.
Win G. Wright, of hardware
fame, Came yesterday from an Ok
tended trip on the road. He will
enter regularly upon his duties with
). w. Sheffield & Co., on the goth
inst.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

A white crow was captured in
Denver. Our theory is the bird had
been smoking too many cigarets,
The girls at California University
may stay UP until 2 o'clock, against
the bedbugs' wishes.
A Chicago man named Nelson
had two wives. 1t was discovered
when one objected to a half-Nel-
son.
Case Of home brew blew up in
Seattle. Headline on report should
have been Liquor Case Heard"
An auto spotlight was stolen in
Youngstown, o., probably by a/man
who lost his collar button.
Corn thieves are active in Kan
sas. Farmers slep with their shoes
ON to save their corn, not corns.
AhUl-Het man 10 HuutlHE MS IOSC
SON who is six feet two and may
be working as a telephone pole.
Here's the, news from Paris. High
neels for men are stylish. We would
hate to be in their shoes.
A deeri evidently thinking turn
about fair play, chased a hunter out
of the Canadian woods.
The new gloves have fancy EN-
broidery on the back. If you have
a cold carry a handkerchief.
Select large patterns for the
tablecloth wit hgravy and coffee de.
signs ataeach plate.
While $4,000 roses are needed t.
make an ounce of altar of roses
less noses will smell it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
WHAT GEORGIA WANTS

What the State of Georgia
needs right now is a bunch Of
legislators who will hear all Of
the evidence, study conditions
and make a tax bill that will
equalize the burdens and raise
sufficient revenue to meet the
states needs and not go to At
lanta with conglomeration Of
IDEAS that they hope will land
them some place" higher up
Valdosta Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

has been a "newc butcher" on
trains for 20 years, selling papers,
magazines, candy and fruit.
Joe also reports that people ask
hundreds foolish questions and
scarcely listen to The answers
Many others have noticed this is
the national attitude in politics and
economies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
Copyright, 1929 nof1x1 Doono By
N. E. A. Service A~esAA OOAA Berton Braey
PLAIN ENOUGH

Shall booze back? This talk Of wines and beer %
Is but smoke screen, Under it appear
The old, old enemies fought quell,
The ugly emissaries out of hell
Who threatened all that made life clean and dear -.
Make mistake, the issue stands forth clear!
The grip of Drink is what have to fear, -,
Shall again yield to its evil spell? B ~
Shall booze come back?
Ma%
Shall youth be ruined, womanhood made drear
Manhood grow sodden? Shall we once more rear :. S
The shrines of booze mid which we used to dwell?
Think straight about this! Weigh the question we'll!
Advance? Retreat? We decide it here;
Shall booze come back? as4ss14
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
THE STANDARD
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
BARGAINS.

In addition to our regular bar.
gain list for Monday and Tuesday
we are going to give FREE with
purchases of $1.00 or more ten
cakes of Armour's Toilet Soap.
Plenty for everybody here Monday
and Tuesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
THE REFEREE

King Tut's tomb, expecting big
business from tourists.
Picture Three.-A New York vio-
hnist with high ideals commits sui
eide by gas when forced to earn
living by playing jazz in cabarets.
BETTING.
Here is something new under the
sun-interesting statistics: Lloyds,
London insurance people, say the
odds are 100 to 9 against Henry
Ford being the next president.
Lloyds have written a 100000 pol
icy, on these odds, for a New York
firm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

100 Crinkle Bed Spreads for sim
gle beds, excellent quality, Monday
and Tuesday ...-...------...,-..-...- soc
Ecru Curtin Scrip, SO inches
wide, double bordered, regular zoe,
here Monday and Tuesday,
Y2-d Observation-Disclosures! IL 1-2c
Bleached, Mercerized Table Dam
ask, 81 inches wide, worth dup to
89c, Monday and Tuesday, Yd soc
Fine French Broadcloth, so
inches wide, black and colors, equal
to any $500 broadcloth shown in
Americas, Monday and Tuesday,
Yard .-.---....... ......-.-.........- $2.45
Very fine French Serge, guaran-
Iteed all wool, A inches wide, worth
$500; here Monday and Tuesday,
Yard ----.-...----------.---.-.-. $3.50
All Wool Storm Serge, so inches
wide, sponged and shrunk, regular
ly $3.00; here Monday and Tues
day, Yard ,-----s,-.--...-s-.....,. $l.9S>
Fine Woven Madras Shifting, SO
inches wide, regularly 50e;z here
Monday and Tuesday, 3 Yards
for $I.OO
Beautiful Silk Striped Shirting,
SO inches wide, sold all the way up
to 75c; here Monday and Tuesday,
Yard ...-...-...............- acc
Ladies' Hemstitched Handkcr-
chiefs, guaranteed every thread pure
linen; here Monday and Tues
day only, Each -,...-....................9 SC
Beautiful quality Bath Robe ma
terials, light or dark shades, reg
ularly Use; here Monday and Tues
day, Yard Observation-Disclosures SOC
One big table Children's Gowns,
Ladies' Drawers and teddies, child
ren's underwear; values up to
$l.00; choice Monday and Tues
day ,.---., Observation-Disclosures. soc
Girls Bingham SCHOOL, Dresses
made Of Amoskeag Bingham; col
ors guaranteed; worth up to $500;
here Monday and Tuesday $40
Ladies Satin Boomers; all colorsi
all sizes; regularly $3.50; here
Monday and Tuesday ...........$1.es
Miller Flesh Color Coutil All
Over Elastic Corsets; regularly
$3.50; here Monday and Tues
day --.-.........-.................- SI75
Miller Make Corsolettes. flesh
color; excellent materials; elastic
insert hose supporters, with full
rubber hooks, Monday and Tues
day transformations. SIPS
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth Street, Next 10 Bank of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
MORTGAGED

In the last four years nearly Is
billion dollars worth of new securi-
ties have been issued in our coun-
try.
America is heading swiftly to-
ward the point where the entire
national wealth will be blanketed
dollar-for-dollar by stocks and
bonds. Life is certainly getting
complex and systematized to the
last detail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

experienced since being in office, :"
General Wright related, ''was back
in 1892, when l had to place the
franchise tax law into effect"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
APPLES TO REDUCE YOU

1t is now claimed that apples
will help one to reduce. There is
no doubt that apple juice after,
setting certain length of time,
if taken internally, will bring
one down.--Brunswick News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
More Coming.

If the party who took the auto
tire from $50 E. Pieadilly street
will call, he can get the five blow
out patches that belong with the
tire.-Classified ad in the Win
chester (Va0 Evening Star. ...
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
POLITE?

People when they travel are not
as polite as they were Is years
ago, observes Joseph Lepore. lie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05
A Thought

Many sorrows shall be to the
wicked; but he that trustetn in
the Lord, mercy shalt compass
him about.-Ps. 32:10,
None
But such as are good men can
give good things,
And that which is not good, is
not delicious
To well-governed and wise APP
petite. Milton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday morning. No paper pub
Iished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-05

Miller Make Corsolettes, flesh
color; excellent materials; elastic
insert hose supporters, with full
rubber hooks, Monday and Tues
day -.-........-.....-...--...-... 81 Ok
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
SAILOR TO GET MEDAL
FOR RESCUE OF COMRADE

For rescuing a comrade from the
shark infested waters of the Gulf of
Guacanayabo, Cuba, January % last,
Paul Baker Rawlings, seaman Sec
ond class, United States Navy, at
tached to the destroyer Paulding, to-
day was recommended for a life
saving medal.
Clarence F. Polston, engineman
second class, is the man Rawlings
aided. He slipped from the Pauld.
ing's gangway and had sunk twice
when Rawlings went oversize, swan
under water and located the drown.
ing man. Many sharks had been
sighted in the Gulf Of Guacanayabo
that day, and a large speciman
caught from the u. S. S. Rochester
The recommendation has been for
warded to the Secretary of the
Treasury by the Secretary of the
Navy. Rawlings is a Washingtonian
his next of kin being William A
Rawlings, Home Life building.