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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04
Tom Sims
Says:

Perhaps wild flowers are wild
because everybody's after them.
Woman's place is in the home,
not the garden.
Some men living dogs life
have no license to do it.
Blowing your own horn a lit
tie is necessary. Do not, however
blow it to beat the band.
A garden plot is a plot to prove
a seed catalog a liar.
Chuckle and the world chuckles
with you; weep and somebody will
steal your handkerchief.
A clock watcher is usually a
man who IS marking time.
Porch swings, auto seats and
park benches indicate the June
bride crop will be large.
A steady beau is any beau sis
ter can make feel shaky.
Screens are fine mesh wire
which flies think are put up keep
them from getting out.
About the only easy way to
hold job these days is to marry
some Of the boss kinsfolks.
A puncture is little hole
found in auto tires at long distac-
es from phones or garages.
The average man has a better
average than the average man
thinks.
You never see a bootlegger hav-
ing a rum-age sale on old stuff.
A sidewalk is a paved place for
women to stop in the middle of
while they argue.
What we can't understand
about marathon dancers is how do
they get off from work that long?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04
A THOUGHT.

Great men are not always wise,
neither do the aged understand
Judgment. - Job 32:9.
Mans unhappiness, as con-
strue, comes Of his greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him,
wbith with all under? ?
which with all his cunning he can
not quite bury under the Finite.
Carlyle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04
COURSE COMMENDABLE
IF REPORTS ARE TRUE.

Unofficial reports in Washing
ton are to the effect that the
rum running situation has been
discussed by the Cabinet at the
White House, that the President
is determined to take effective ac-
ton, that probably naval vessels
win be used to break up this traf-
fc. These vessels will, if posi-
BILE, operate within the three-mile
limit and if necessary will ex-
tend their sphere Of action to
any reasonable distance from the
shore.
If these reports are correct
the American people will be high
ly pleased. All classes Of the pop
ulation have been extremely ir-
ritated at the inexcusably often
siye nature Of this hostile cam
paign against American laws and
welfare. The country still has
keen sense of national honor and
any further liberation of this pi-
racy would be cause for public
humiliation.
The matter was discussed in the
British Parliament recently and
some member requested the gov
eminent to pledge itself that it
would not under any circum-
stances allow the search of Bri-
fish vessels beyond the three-miIe
limit. Possibly this man did not
realize that he was asking the
British government to do the EN-
pire the greatest possible dis
service. Nothing could be more
foolish than for the British gov
eminent to approve a piratical
traffic which wrongfully and wan
tonly offenls the largest group
of people mi the world which is
characterized @by warm friend
ship for the traditions and people
of Great Britain. This class is
composed of the native-born
Americans of the United States.
The Americans of Colonial
stock and those who have been
assimilated intb that class share
with the British people, not per-
haps a very lively sense of kin
ship, but a sturdy loyalty to the
principles of Elizabethan civiliza-
ton, That feeling goes back to
jamestown and Plymouth Rock; it
is still dominant in America.
It is perfectly safe to say
that so large a majority Of the
native-born people in the United
States are prohibitionists, that
adherence to the prohibition pol
icy in that class may almost be
said to be unanimous. These
people have not participated in
slanderous attacks upon the Brit
ish people and the affairs of the
British Empire in times past. They
expect today the same sympathe-
tic understanding and courtesy
from the British government
which they have always expected
and demanded of the American
government toward Great Brit
ain.
An agreement betweel the
american government and the
British government providing for
cooperation ir the suppression
Of rum smuggling and extending
the privilege of search beyond the
three-miIe limit would net simply
be an advantage to America. 1t
would, in fact, be a very much
greater advantage to the British
government which has been en-
barrassed at previous times by the
lack Of this right.
The common sense of the
thing is that no nation has a
right to make use of the ocean
in such a way as to attack the
vital interest of the United States
or anM nthn,. nn,-,.t..--
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

For SALE. Q Sweet potato slips and
all Kinds of flowers. Mrs. aFrankt
Matthews, 723 Fielder St,-1-4t ,a,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04
She Kenw

She Kenw
what is it?" asked the teacher,
chat binds JUS together and makes
us better than we by natqre?'
"Coraets, sin" piped a wise little
girl of eight. f1#
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04
7 bree
Smiles

Fast Boy
"Waiter," said the customer after
waiting fifteen minutes for his soup,
"have you heon to the Zoo?"
mo, sir"
Well, you ought to 90, you'd en-
joy watching The trutles whiz past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

WANTED-LOANS LOANS LOANS
LOANS-Haying a direct connec-
ion and plenty of money at the low
est possible interest rate, l can save
you money on city lo2ns and farm
loans. H. 0, JONES 14-tf
-...--- -.----....-- lit
FOR SALE-Bargain; sIightly-used
2-stand gin outfit. +. G. Beavers.
24-tf
--..--~------------
WANTED-To Clean your car UP
for Sunday. Called for and de-
Iivered. Americas Auto Laundry. Alt
FOR SALE-One new Ford Touring
Car; large steering wheel and
oversize tires. Can save you
money on this deal. Address Ford,
care Times-Recorder, 2-3t
----- -----------------.
FOR SALE Beautiful line Of Spsn1
. Ger Sweet Peas. G&llaat Mrs. r. sE.,
Suggs, Wheatley ST. near A. & NJ.
School. 3-2t
FOR SALE-WilloW Baby Carriage
good condition, Phone 430. Mrs.
Lamar Jossey. 2-3t
FOR SALE Special sumner terms
on electric meat choppers,
coffee mills and mixers Write Ho-
bart Mfg. Co., P, o. Box 302, Jack
sOnville. Alt
FOR RENT-F'iVe-room house on
Forrest street. Apply to- Geo NJ.
Bragg. 3-tf
FOR RENT - Three unfurnished
rooms. Phone 1851. 3-tf
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
1905 South Lee street, or phone
4O7-2f-tf-dh.
BUY a MuIti-Lite Electric Lamp
saves current; fully guaranteed
six changes of light; beautiful as
sortment of lamps and shades. Al
lison Furniture Company. At
FAN hLOAAH MC4NE1 pIeuIIIuI al
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. w. W. Dykes. 9-u
Let us repair your
Furniture. Am CIRCUS
Screen Mfg. Co. Phone
73 1-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR SALE-WilloW Baby Carriage
good condition, Phone 430. Mrs.
Lamar Jossey 2-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04
ALMANAC Cor Name

Almanac for Name
The mistress of an old Southern
plantation had called on a negro
nanny to see the new baby. And
what haveg you named her, Sue?"
she asked,
"Why, H." drawled the colored
mother. "Ah done lookth'u' all the
almanac, an An name that chile the
purtiest name All gould iind-'Vq!r-
tigo. Doan' you think that's a right
sweet name, M"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

Let us screen your
house. Americus Screen
Mfg. Co. Phone 73. 2-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR Beautiful dine Of Spen1
( Ger Sweet Peas. CaHat Mrs. r. sE.
Suggs, Wheatley St., near A. & NJ.
School. 3-2t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

ROOFING Phone -sHIVER-
Johns, Manville ROOFIEG,% roof
coating, roof cement, creosote, roof
paint. If
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

What we can't understand
about marathon dancers is how do
they get off from work that long?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR SALE-Bargain; slightly-used
2-stand gin outfit. F. G. Beavers.
24-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FAR MLOAN MONEY plentiful at
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. w. W. Dykes. 9-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR RENT-FiVe-room house on
Forrest street. Apply to. Geo. NJ.
Bragg. 3-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR SALE-One new Ford Touring
Car; large steering wheel and
oversize tires. Can save you
money on this deal. Address Ford,
care Times-Recorder, 2-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

WANTED-To Clean your car UP
for Sunday. Called for and de-
livered. Americas Auto Laundry. Alt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

A sidewalk is a paved place for
women to stop in the middle of
while they argue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR RENT - Three unfinished
rooms. Phone 1851. 3-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

You never see a bootlegger hav-
ing a rum-age sale on old stuff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

Blowing your own horn a lit
tie is necessary. Do not, however
blow it to beat the band.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
1905 South Lee street, or phone
407-2f -tf-dh.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

The average man has a better
average than the average man
thinks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

(From the Times-Recorder May 4,
1889
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

BUY a Multi-Lite Electric Lamp
saves current; fully guaranteed
six changes of light; beautiful as
sortment of lamps and shades. Al
lison Furniture Company. AIT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

A puncture is a little hole
found in auto tires at long distac-
es from phones or garages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-04

Some men living dogs life
have no license to do it.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

two nor more than four years in
State Prison with recommendation
Of three years.
Fred Racquet when Intercepted by
Judge Philbrook, stated that he was
% years old, that he was single, and
was born In Fall River, Mass. He
came to Maine three years ago and
lived at Norridgewock where he was
employed by his father on his farm.
He said he had served sentence in
1914 for disturbing the peace. He
was sentenced on the charge against
him in connection with the breaking,
entering and larceny matter at the
Gould store in Arson, to serve not
less than one or more than three
wears at State Prison. Two years
were recommended.
w. B. Brown appeared for John
Lyons who pleaded guilty to being
connected with the same crime for
which Pacquet was convicted, the at
torney stating that he had received
telegram from the boys father. HE
claimed that the boy had been well
brought up and the parents requested
that their son be sent to the State Re
formatory rather than to prison.
Lyons said that he was born in Law
renee, Mass, and came to Maine
through his cousin who was employ
ed by the Hollingsworth &c Whitney
concern. He said he had been ar
rested before but had not been found
guilty. He was ordered committed
to the Mems Reformatory at South
Windham.
A minimum sentence was recon-
mended in the case of State VS. Man,
ley Beane, charged with being com
mon seller. This was Beans first
offense and it appears that he sold
some cider. He was ordered to pay
a fine of 500 and costs and to serve
two months In jail. His home is IL
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
COURAGEOUS WAR;
R|ORS VICTORIOUS
Win Laurels in Encount-
er With Cony High
skowhegan High School Football
Team Play In Augusta. Score
Was 6 to 0 In Favor OF >. ii. y.

1t was a courageous lot of lads who
started for the State Capitol last Sat
urday morning to wage war with the
football men of Cony High and 1t was
a happy lot of victors who came back
TO their home town that night, for
they won the laurels and more
pleased aggregation of yictors never
passed through the gates of our city.
Last years fight was remembered
when backed by the Rotary Club and
Skowhegan men and women they
went forth to Augusta and were de-
feated. This year the citizens had
their hands full with a big racing
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
OCTOBER II.

Moscow.
In the cruelty to animal.
Lorenzo Starbird of Har .a,s Gag
bird pleaded guilty and ,h aaad,
OF the lower court was AM n. lud1
fine or imprisonment, tors s%ed
legal .ssa costs of the lower court courier Z
ditional costs of Supreme Gas aa
was ordered to pay a tin ~oa y
and costs taxed at $S5.2s q, =.
thirty days in Jail. He s =. 70
In the case of State I w. !
Gurney who pleaded guilty rat.
his plea of not guilty n, re'i.
operating a motor vehicle ~ y
tenee OF the lower court .. ~ =
and costs was affirmed to. % %
legal costs. He was given n' !.
days in Jail or a fine of '', ,5a,t
costs of $20.S1. He maid 'OuM
CASES CONTINUED
The case of Roland clev0,..
West Athens, charged win '' "a
ton, was continued and ho, ao'l
his appearance at the Jannau ua
of court in the sum of ssaa'
furnished by his aged fathe "' n
Cleveland of West Athens and u
l.. Cleveland of Skowhegan u u
The case OF State vs. an.
chance of Rome for operating =
vehicle while under the intna. y
liquor was continued, suretia"
sum of $1,000 being furnisb.a
George c. Presley and George J.
Arnold Barry of Watery;l,o y
ed nolo to the larceny of ~
He had been in jail since Apsn..
and his case was placed on fla n
gave personal recognlzance Of h
The case of Trevor Howea =, 4
land for assault and battery va.
tinued. l.. Z. Howes and II
Hight of Skowhegan furnisbin, !
ties in the sum of $1,000 for his !.
er appearance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

event some had to stay at home and
pray for their boys. 1t was a
splendid victory of 6 to and Show
hogan High is starting off with a
plucky team OF clean football war
riors.
An intercepted forward pass which
Dionne, the speedy Skowhegan half
back, grabbed and raced 30 yards to
the goal line for touchdown spelled
defeat for the Red and White. This
occurred in the third period and up
to that time although the ball was in
Cony's territory most of the time. the
Skowhegan boys did not quite have
the necessary punch as they neared
the line.
1t was in the third period that Cony
pulled it's best play, a forward pass,
Lapidus to Hayden, for 25 yards. 1t
brought the ball into Skowhegan's ter
ritory but Cony was unable to follow
up the advantage and was forced to
punt.
Twice in the last period 1t looked
as though Skowhegan would score
again Standing on their own 1-yard
line, the Cony boys three times with
stood the rush of Skowhegan and
when on the fourth down the locals
elected to skirt the left end, Red
Hayden stopped the runner by good
tackle. 1t was Cony's ball and on
the first play Poor punted the sphere
to safety well up the field.
The S. II. s. men again started their
march for Cony's goal line. aided by
a pretty pass of 90 yards, Lessard to
Dionne. With three minutes to go,
the ball was steadily advanced to
Conys 10-yard line with the Red and
White warriors battling desperately.
Two more plays with only foot or
two gained and then the whistle blew
for Cony's first defeat of the season.
On the offence the runs OF Lessard,
Dionne and Provost featured for
Skowhegan, while Poor, Lapidus, Hay
den and McCauley did good work for
COny
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

Touchdowns- Made by Dionne. Sub
stitutions-Viles for Folsom; Burns
for McCauley; Leayitt for Gregorie;
Boyd for II. Hayden. Referee, Will
son. Umpire, Folsom. Head lines
man, Stafford Time, four 12minute
periods. rs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-05
DISASTERS

Many thousands of lives were lost In
disasters in 1922, and vast property
losses sustained. In January Greek
destroyer was blown up, so men per-
ishing; and in Westinghouse persons
were killed and 1873 injured when a
theater roof collapsed under weight Of
snow. IN February % men died in a
mine explosion at Gates, Pa, and "a
were killed by the fall and explosion
Of the army dirigible Roma, which had
been bought in Galy. On March 10 a
great FIRE in the Chicago business dis.
trict did damage amounting to $780,
600: on March % British submarine
sank with % men, and on March 20
the famous Church of st. Anne de
Beaupre, near Quebec, was burned.
April was marked by fatal and de-
structive floods and tornadoes In the
Mississippi river valley and in Texas,
and by a severe earthquake in Japan.
On April IS 400 carloads Of war NUM-
lions exploded In Monastir, Serbia,
killing hundreds and destroying the
center Of the city. On May 10 the p.
& o. liner Egypt was sunk in collision,
90 lives being lost; and on June.4 81
persisted when a Paraguayan excur-
sion steamer blew up. New York city
had one Of the worst storms of recent
years on June IL, about so persons
being killed. Forty lives were lost in
the wreck of a pilgrims train near
Lourdes, France, on August I !; $4,000
Chinese persisted in typhoon at Swa-
tow August 2; 81 were killed in a rail-
way wreck at Sulphur Springs, Mo-, on
Aug. 5. Great forest fires in Mime
sofa in August destroyed several small
towns. The Japanese cruiser Nitaka
went down during typhoon August
26, with a loss Of 300 lives. and three
days later 316 persisted when Chilean
ship sank near Coquimbo. On August
%, AZ men were entombed in a burn
ing gold mine shaft at Jackson, CAL,
and % days later all were found dead
Falconara fort, Italy, was destroyed on
September % by exploding ammunition
stores, TIA soldiers being killed. On
November 6 a gas explosion in mine
near Spangler, Pa. killed so miners.
and on November % dust explosion
in mine near Birmingham, Ala, kill
"a.
On December s a conflagratlon Y
stroyed the center and much of the
residence section of Astoria, Ore, the
loss being $15.0O0,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-05
NATIONAL LEGISLATION

One of the first acts of congress in
the year was the passage Of the foreign
debt refunding bill, with limit for
payment set at 25 years. The house
in January also passed the Dyer anti
iynching bill, but it got no further until
December, when the Democrats in the
senate filibustered 1t to death. The
cooperative marketing bill was enact
ed in February. On March % the
house passed the soldiers bonus bill
and, after long and bitter fight, it
went through the senate on August 81.
President Harding had warned con-
gress the measure was entirely unac-
ceptable to him, chiefly because it pro-
vided no means Of raising the money
to pay the bonus, and on September 10
he vetoed 1t. The house overrode the
veto, but the senate sustained 1t. The
agitation for such Legislation was in
cessant, however. and new bills were
introduced before the year closed.
Appropriation bills for the army and
navy, providing for 133, 900 and $4,000
enlisted men, respectively, were
passed: and $17.000,0O0 was appropri-
ated for soldiers hospitals.
The tariff revision bill of course
took long time in the making. It
finally was completed and was signed
by the President on September Fl.
One notable feature Is provision CIV
ing the President power to lower or
raise certain rates when he thinks con-
ditions Of foreign trade warrant.
Congress adjourned on September
%, and as it had failed to take any ac-
ton on a ship subsidy measure, the
President called an extra session to
meet on November 20, mainly to con-
slider such a bill. The house passed
it on November 20. The extra session
merged into the regular session on De
cember 4.
In his message to congress Presi-
dent Harding called for strict enforce
ment of the prohibition law, thor
oughgoing agricultural credit system,
improvement Of transportation and
outlawing of railroad strikes and pro-
vision for drafting in war all national
resohtces. The ship subsidy bin ran
up against determined opposition
the senate. The house on Decor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-05
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

January found the great powers still
engaged In formulating treaties and
agreements in the Washington confer
ence on ornaments and Pacific ocean
problems, and on February / the dele
gates, in plenary session, adopted the
five-power naval limitation treaty with
an agreement on Pacific Notifications
passed resolutions declaring the open
door In China, and approved a treaty
for the restriction Of the use Of poison
gas and submarines in warfare. At
the same time, Mr.. Balfour announced
that Great Britain would restore Wei
Hai-Wei to China. Three days later
the conference approved number of
treaties designed to restore to China
some Of her lost liberties and passed
resolution for the creation Of an in
ternational commission to revise the
rules OF warfare. On February 8 the
delegates signed all the treaties and
the conference adjourned sine die, and
in four days President Harding sub
rnitted the treaties to thessenate.
BY the end Of March the senate had
ratified all these treaties. as well as
one with Japan, by which the trou-
blesome question Of American rights
on the island Of zap was settled. Great
Britain and Japan also, in the course
Of time, ratified the conference pacts,
and, like the United States, took steps
toward putting into effect the terms
Of the treaty on naval limitation. But
France, more interested In her own
troubles connected with the German
reparations and with the developments
In the Near East, delayed action, and
her example was followed by several
smaller nations. Thus the full effect
Of some OF the treaties was lost for the
time being. =.
Rehabilitation Of Europe. economic
and financial, was the great problem
that confronted the world and. Of
course, its solution depended to con-
siderable extent on settlement Of the
German reparations matter. This had
not been reached when the year came
to close. The allied commission, an
international bankers committee and
various individuals struggled with the
question throughout the twelve
months, but 1t would be tedious to tell
In detail Of their efforts. The Germans
steadily maintained that complete en-
forcemerst of the treaty of Versailles
would ruin Germany and be disastrous
for the rest of Europe, although Doc
tor Wirth, the chancellor, held that
Germany must and would ultimately
nav the reparations bill. Berlin insist
ed that long moratorium be granted
on all the payments and that an inter-
national loan to Germany be arranged.
France, depending on the Preparations
money for reconstruction and continu-
ally on the verge Of bankruptcy, would
not listen to propositions for the re.
duction of the war bill, and from time
to time made preparations to put into
effect sanctions against Germany, such
Ms occupying the Ruhr district and the
ational forests In the Rhinelanl Al
ays Great Britain objected to this I'M
late In the year. when Bonar Law