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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
From the Times-Reeorder. July
p. 1879

-, 1SIo.l
That the period OF prosperity
that comes with the new cotton
season is near at hand Is evidenced
in the rapid opening Of cotton on
plantations in several localities in
Sumter. And the coming of the
first new bales will not be delayed
long, if the rains cease and a per
iod of sunshine follows for a time
The warehouse records for several
years back show the first bales in
July and August, and to Mr.. AIDeIy
Forrest, whose farN is five milas
out on the Leslie road, and is Civ
en- due credit for having marketed
the first bale in Americas for three
consecutive years.
Miss Blanche Hawkins has re-
turned from New York, where for
a month she was the g--1t Of her
cousin, Mrs. Wink, at her residence
on the Hudson.
Miss Matte Sue Taylor will leave
Monday for Cuthbert to spend a
week as the guest of Mrs. Bussey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis Mott and
Miss Foy Mott have gone 70 spend
the week with relatives in Cuthbert
and Shellman.
Mr.. and Mrs: w. D. Miller re
turning from Atlanta are visitors
in Americas this week.
Mrs. Julia Chamblilss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Chambliss have gone to
Ashburn to spend some time at the
home of the latter's parents, DR..
and Mrs. Houston.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday morning, no paper pub
lished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
han the Valdosta Times, which

says:
Georgia will take a back
ward step if it abolishes the
district agricultural schools.
What Georgia ought to do is
to get behind these schools and
make them do the work they
are designed to do and which
they would do if they had
little more encouragement
from the state ana from the
localities in which they are 10
Gated.
The Triton Gazette adds that lit
;s 70 he noted that it is the schools
located in communities where they
have poor local support, that are
made horrible examples Of by those
who seek to take this money away
from the country children and give
it to those in town.
The Cordele Dispatch voices ITS
opposition to the abolition Of these
schools, saying:
We ioin those who are fight
ino for the district agricultural
school in their efforts to I'M
nress the claim that these
schools should bemade toserVe
the purpose of agricultural
training for boys and girls OF
the state. We've got F'esS
school after many years OF
battling-now let US make
them furnish that which the q
boys and girls need.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun de-
elares the district agricultural
schools would be one of the states
greatest assets, saying;
If these schools are given
the support to which they are
entitled, and are thus enabled
to do the work they were m
tended to do, Jhey would be
one Of the states best asEets.
Agriculture has never been CIV
the chance it should have had,
and it should no longer be
neglected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
e S'p y. a sel l2ss, Daily Poem
By
Berton Braley
TAKE A LOOK

TAKE A LOOK
We read in myths and fairy tales
OF how the mountains and the Wales,
The woods and lakes and dewy dales,
We're much frequented
BY hamadryads slim and fair,
and nymphs of pagan beauty rare,
Who were encountered everywhere
In forests scented
And there is much mythology
Regarding ladies of the sea
Who, in a manner bold and free,
Yamped many sailors;
Their garments were exceeding sheer
according to the yarns we hear),
They didn't give much work, I fear,
To ladies' tailors.
Where are those nymphs and dryads, too,
Who roamed the forest pathways through?
Where are the sirens of the blue,
Blue ocean reaches?
"Where are they now" the poet cries.
II is cinch to put him wise,
lie merely needs to use his eyes
Upon the beaches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
A thought

He that gathereth in summer
is a wise son; but he that
sleepeth in harvest is a son that
causeth shame.-Proy. 1875.
Rags will always make their
appearance where they have a
right to do it.-Dr. johnson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
THREE SMILES


Butcher-"My son-the one that
uesd to help me in the shop here
he's gone in for boxing. Won a
championship, toow
Customer-"Ay, I remember him.
suppose he'll have won the light
weight championship?"-The Lon
don Mail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
THE DISTRICT
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS.

We are informed by a member
Of the legislature that the bill to
abolish the twelve district agricul-
tural schools will not pass the Iegis-
lature.
The bill was introduced last week
by Representatives Harris of Jefffer
son, and Wimberly, Of Twiggs, the
authors Of the bill proposing to use
the money now going into the dis
trict schools for the purpose of
placing an instructor in agriculture
in the high schools of the state.
Every district agricultural school
should be a district Demonstration
and experimental station. Instead
of junking, the schools should be
strengthened. Possibly the schools
are doing al they can with the
limited appropriation given them
The district school Should be the
headquarters for agriculture in that
district 1t should be plant where
the child is taught, and at the same
time, a plant where the parent farm
er could 90 with his troubles and
secure information.
Every school should own a thor
oughbred bull for the use of the
district 1t should have a model
poultry plant and thoroughbred
herd of hogs.
All of which takes money and
time and brains.
Teaching agriculture on the in
side of a school room, without a
demonstration plant, is, in our opin-
ion, about as efficient as attempt
ing to teach music without an in
strument.
The state press is almost a unit
-, ,,,,,~....,.. IL. IN ~ -
- opPo''''s lHe Dill 70 aOolloh the
district agricultural schools. The
Thomasville Times-Enterprisa saws
of it:
Tho abo1it;or of +bo 5i-4u;as
''0 u ~
agricultural schools IS a meas
ufe that mas some merit from
a STANDPOINT OF economy and
mats about the only one
Tho Tif+o, ro.a++. 1850. ~. ian
d, ~ 7"'' VIC O''i
mas no Falue, even from an eco
monte standpoint; in act, it Is the
poorest kind a ecopomv " The
C--.4.- .........-
''1g1'e 0'i-'i''' 'eS
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49, II -, 5 ,,,1,4iovl''S ~ ny
l sr,I- ~ ~ 80, 'i ~ f; oe0l IN"
nv s,'0 5aI 'o1,,0'l'''ls il''G Nv ~, M
;na. abi III " 81 10 - Sa,tor,tL,
grade. There they must STOP
tricts IN the towns 1 and cit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

WANTED - LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, LOANS-Having a di-
rect connection ana plenty of
money at the lowest possible inter-
est rate. I can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. H. 0.
JONES. 14-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

If you buy your christmas
presents from a mail order
house, it is time you ordered
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

FOR SALE-A-No. 1 Grade Reg
ular Second Sheets, 8 IL By II
inches, special per thousand, 81,
The Times-Recorder Job Printing
Department. 22-tf.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

ROOFING-Phone I17-SHIVER
Johns-Manville ROOFING, roof
coating, roof cement, creosote,
roof paint. tt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

to just keep on hugging?
Eating watermelon is a simple
and harmless way to learn to
dive.
Clothes will last much longer
if you watch your company pack.
Being homely mas its little
worries, A New York jury has
convicted a woman of murder.
Most important thing about a
political machine is the clutch.
Hunt the bright things. Even
cantaloupes have their good
points. They never squirt in your
eye.
Girls swimming in fancy ear
rings are liable to come up with
a fish Hopping on one.
The result Of nine presiden-
tial straw votes show we will
have nine presidents next time.
These are the days summer
boarders get corn on the ear
eating corn on the cob.
Here and there you hear u
war vet saying they don't need
a bonus, and maybe he doesn't
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

An optimist is a man who TAX
es his overcoat to a summer, re-
sort.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

FOR SALE-Good horse, cheap for
cash; bargain. 239 Hampton st.
5-dh-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

LOANS on farm lands and city
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See S. r.
Heys o. H. B. Williams. Phones As
or 81.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

In this auto age, the hen may
cross the road because she is
Respondent over bad health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

WANTED-To protect you, your
family and your property. Frank
Z. Matthews, Insurance. 18-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

Who remembers way back lasts
winter when it was cold enough
to just keep on hugging?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

FOR SALE-One baby carriage in
good condition, cheap. Can be
seen at III Z. Lamar street.-dh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

Eating watermelon is a simple
and harmless way to learn to
dive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27
Q:A5SIFIEOADVE:R TI5ENENTS

PHONE 117-JOuN ". SILVER
BEST GRADE RED CEDAR, No
l and No. 2 PINE, SHINGLES 27-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

Germany evidently wants to
wait until the war is over before
she pays for the thing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

Clothes will last much longer
if you watch your company pack.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

asst An optimist is a man who TAX
Ugh es his overcoat to a summer, re-
sort.
PIE If you buy your christmas
presents from mail order
house, it is time you ordered
them.
In this auto age, the hen may
Al cross the road because she is
~. Respondent over bad health.
Germany evidently wants to
t wait until the war is over before
h. she pays for the thing.
ooa Now and then you hear of
our stream being dragged for some
one who didn't ask if it was
deep.
With Take your razor camping or
someone may mistake you for
brush pile and burn you.
ien-
will When two famous people
.me. marry the paper always tells you
whose former mates they were.
mer
ear It's about equal. The crowd
swamps you in town and the
swamps crowd you at summer
r u resorts.
1eed
mt Yes, we have no cold weather
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

When two famous people
marry the paper always tells you
whose former mates they were.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-27

Take your razor camping or
someone may mistake you for a
brush pile and burn you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
WINSTON CHURCHILL MAY
SUCCEED BONAR LAW

LONDON, Nov. Interest IN
domestic politics is focused on the
representation of the Glasgow cen
trial division in the house OF com
mons, Tor a successor to the late
Andrew Bonar Law is to be elect
ed forthwith.
A repor3 that WINSTON Spencer
Chirchill I as received m invitation
firm local liberals to become taflr
candidate has caused a flutter IN
official quarters as the invitation
apparently involves an attempt to
ro-unite the two wings Of the party
the Asouithian and the Lloyd
Georgian groups The invitation is
said TO have come from the AS
quithian side.
The stir created by the sugges-
jicn Of Mr.. Churchills candidacy is
partly due to the opinion in some
circles that liberals through a lack
Of energy; that the distrust Of
Lloyd George by the independent
liberals is unconquerable and that
Mr.. Churchill is the only man who
can reuniJe the party.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
BURNED BODY FOUND
IN NEGRO CHURCH

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. T.
The charred body found in the
ruins of a negro church near Tus-
caloosa has been positively identl-
fled as that of a Birmingham Wo-
man, Chief Deputy Sheriff II. 5.
Hill, of jefferson county, said upon
his return rom q personal investl-
cation and conference with au-
thorities Of Tuscaloosa county.
Beyond the fact that the woman
was from Birmingham, Deputy Hill!
would not give any other informa-
ton because of certain compllca-
tions" whic hhe said must first be
cleared up, though he did say that
the body is not that of any OF the
women end girls previously named
in the investigation.
eve have established the TACT
that the body is that of Birmirg-
ham woman, and we know the mo-
tive behind the crime" Dempsey
Hill said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
SOIL BACTERIA SALES
EXCEEDING LAST YEAR

ATLANTA, Nov. 7.-Sales of
bacteria for soil incubation by the
state department of agriculture
were greater during October this
year than for the entire season of
1922, it was stated by Assistant
Commissioner Fred Bridges on
Tuesday. Sufficient of this bac-
terra was sold to the farmers in
October to properly inoculate p
500 acres of soil, he stated.
While urging all farmers to in
oculate their soils for the large in
crease in crop yield which will re-
suit the department has arranged
to sell the bacteria to Georgia far
mers at cost The departments
price is 80 cents per acre, in COM
parison to approximately $3.50 per
acre, said to be the average ON
mercial price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
POSSIBLE MOTIVE
BEING SOUGHT

ATLANTA, Nov. Following
the Indictment of Philip E. Fox,
editor Of The Nighthawk, official
organ Of the Ku Klux Khan, for the
murder of Captain Coburn, city
and county officers worked dill
gently throughout Tuesday in an
unsuccessful effort to arrive at a
possible motive for the deed.
Meanwhile Fox, in his cell at
Fulton Jail, remained silent as to his
reason for shooting Coburn to
death as he sat in his law office
in the Atlanta Trust company
building at 4 O'Clock Monday aft
ernoon.
Thus far the statement of Fox to
his captors to the effect that Co
burn had in his possession certain
documents derogatory to his char
acter, the publication of which
would have ruined him, is the only
reason for the shooting which has
been limited
Existence of such documents was
emphatically denied Tuesday by
Dir. Fred B. Johnston. chief Of staff
of Emperoy w. j. Simmons, who
stated that he bod o~e'sted Coburn
in 1,.lA o the papsrs
t. which Fox was thought to have
referred end said that che was
certain no document in Coburn' s
POSSESSION referred in anyway to
FoX.
Atothe imperial palace Tuesday
afternoon reporters were told that
there was no one at headquar-
tiers who cared to make any state
ment." When en- attache of the
palace was asked if headquarters
would DENY or affirm the statement
Fox is alleged to have made to
Dir. Johnston to the eject that there
was plot to kill four prominent
members of the Simmons faction,
he replied, eve don't know any
thing about it ana certainly aren't
going to talk about matter we
know nothing about" he conclud-
ed, 1--WE have nothing to say"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
ENNIS WOULD CHANGE
METHOD OF ELECTION

LOUISVILLE, Nov. s. by the
Associated Press. Instead of ere
ating a department of revenue,
Representative Roy v. Harris, JEFF
ferson county, favors passage of the
Ennis bill, amended so as to place
the proposed additional tax collec.
ton machinery under the present
tax commissioner, Henry ]. Full
bright.
Opposition to the repeal of the
tax equalization law and passage
of free school book legislation was
expressed by Mr.. Harris.
II favor an income tax to either
supplement the present revenue of
the state or as substitute for the
states present ad valorem system
Mr. Harris said. Il am opposed 10
all other systems which have been
proposed to date / prefer an in
come tax, levied upon net incomes,
with rate not to elceed five per
cent, provided that the tax may
be credited with the amount If ad
valorem tax paid to the state on
property from which such income is
derived. I shall introduce a bill! to
this effect.
Unless we abolish the present
ad valorem system, the passage Of
an income tax would not be eair
unless we embodied provision for
crediting one against the other, be.
cause then we would have dor BILE
taxation.
81 am opposed to the state fur
aishing free text books in the COM
mon schools. The legislature all
ready has made so many raids upon
the treasury that we are not in
financial condition to furnish free
text books at this time. I d. not
believe that it duty of the state
to furnish free text books, and I
think that it is dangerous move
ment because it is carrying pater-
nalism to the extreme
Mr.. haris has served several
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
OCTOPUS CORMORANT
IN BATTLE TO DEATH

BRISTOL, England, Nov. An
octopus and cormorant were
kept together in huge glass tark
at the local aquarium. They became
firm enemies, and spent most OF
their time fighting, The cormorent
using his bill and the octopus its
tentacles.
Finally, the octopus, overcoming
tremendous water pressure, pulled
out the plug from the bottom OF
the tank and let out six feet of the
eight feet of-water in it. Then he
let the plug slip back into place.
Next morning the cormorant
swooped down for its morning dip.
The usual battle began. and when
things became too hot the cormor
ant, also rs usual, made for the
floating platform moored to the
side of the tank. It was hanging
six feet above the water-line; and
before the bird could leave the va
ter it was dragged under and
killed,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
NEGRO USES OIL
CAN AS WEAPON

ROME, Nov. Following a
quarrel Deer an Anticipated flivver,
Louis Summers hit George Spriggs,
both negroes, over the head with an
oil can with such force that sur
geon required the better part of
an hour to complete the operation
of sewing up the gaping wound
made in the back of his head. Sum-
mers was held in Jail ON a charge
of assault with intent to murder.
The use of the oil can in this ca,
pacity was new use for them in
this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
EDITOR PHINIZY SEES
ERA OF PROSPERITY

ATLANTA, Nov. discussing
what he terms, The Sign of Times
Bowdre Phinzy, owner and editor
of the Augusta, Ga, Herald says;
There has never been brighter
sign for prosperity than is now
dpwning upon as The seasons
this year have been ideal and. the
planter has enjoyed perfect plant
ing and harvesting time. Food
stuff has been raised in abundance
and an unusual crop Of cotton has
been made to the acreage. Hogs,
cattle and poultry are plentiful and
the cribs and haystacHs are loaded
with the best corn, oats and hay
this section has ever produced. All
in all, the people of this section
have something to be thankful for
af era OF better times is now upon
ia.
Business conditions are grow.
ing stable; The banks have the
largest deposits they have carried
in years; the merchants arc enjoy
ing "a unusual trade"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
SENATOR PAGES BILL
CREATING AUDI ING
BUREAU INTRODUCED
Measure Establishes Budget Sys-
tenn and Gives Greater
Power to Probing Bodies
GOVERNOR ENTERTAINS
Carswell and Neal Hopeful OF
Expeditions Legislation In
Extra Session

ATLANTA, Nov. T. (Special.)
Scores Of measures relating to the
tax problems of Georgia were IN
PRODUCED this morning when the
extra session of the legislature
opened.
All bills were referred to their
proper committees without debate.
In the upper house, Senator
Stephen Pace, of Sumter county,
introduced the bill to create All
auditing and accounting depart
meut and also to establish a state
budget and investigating commits
sion with greater authority than
has the one now existing.
The session which opened this
morning can consider only those
measures which relate to taxation
and methods of collecting and the
free school book measures urged by
the governor.
Tonight at O'Clock members of
both houses will be entertained as
the guests of the governor at a To-
cal cafe, at which time the report
of the special tax commission which
has been studying financial needs
of the state will be made.
On Thursday the governor will
deliver his formal message to the
Legislature in joint session, after
which debate on the tax problems
will be given.
Both President George Carswell
of the senate, and Speaker Neal of
the house, voiced the hope that the
assembly will expedite its work
and enact whatever legislation it is
going to with as little waste Of
time as possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
UPSON COUNTY COTTON
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

THOMASTON. Nov. Already
more cotton has been ginned in
Epson county this year than during
the whole of the previous season,
and according to the reports much
more is expected The crop will
exceed that of last year by more
than one thousand bales according
to the recent ginning estimates.
Many potatoes of large size are
being brought into the local mar
lSet as we'll as other farm products
which have enjoyed a good yeal
The high price Of cotton has in
creased the prospects for the farm
ers in this territory and has done
much to alleviate the hard times
propaganda,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

ATLANTA, Nov. If neces-
sary arrangements can be complet-
ed, Philip e. Fox, publicity chief OF
the Ku Klux Khan, will be placed
on trial next week for Staying Cap
tain w. S. Coburn, Solicitor Cen
eral Boykin said today
In the meantime authorities have
been unable to serve peace war-
rants on Imperial Wizard Evans
and three other khan Officials.
Warrants were taken ont by Dr..
Fred B. Johnston allied with the
Simmons fiction Of the klar on
the ground that he, too, feared for
Eia life.
DIR. Linton Smith, maily phyai-
clan for Fox declared that in mis-
belief the khan publicity man is
suffering from mental disorders
and announced he had called N
alienist for consultation.
Peace warrants against H. x.
Ramsey, Brown Harwood and T. j.
McKinnin, Kiln Officials, were dis
missed when they later appeared
voluntarily in court and DR.. john
ston did not appear.
The peace warrant against Er-
ans remains to be disposed of as
he is out Of the city. johnson also
is reported to have gone to Biz
mineham to consult Simmons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
sawyer SAYS Forbes
RESIGNATION FORCED
President Harding Had Directed
Removal Of Bureau Direc-
tor, He Asserts

WASHINGTON, November T.
President Harding called for the
resignation of Charles R. Forbes
rs director of the veterans bu-
reau as a result of the Perryville,
Md, surplus supply sale transac-
ton, Brigadier General Sawyer, the
late presidents personal friend and
physician, testified before the SEN
ate veterans committee here to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
Player FUNERAL HELD
FROM FAMILY H 0 N {
Services at IL 80 O'clock Here
With Interment in Rochelle
Cemetery

Funeral services for George A..
Player who died suddenly at his
home here Tuesday morning, were
held from the family residence on
Furlow street this morning at 1880
O'Clock.
Rev, Luther A. Halrell, pastor Of
the Lee Street Methodist church,
conducted the obsequies, and many
friends attended.
The remains were carried on the
noon seaboard train to Rochelle,
where interment took place this
afternoon.