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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
FROGS WERE SILENT
On SECOND NIGHT

Tho next night Byera lay awake
an hour waiting for the concert 10
begin. The silence disturbed him.
lie sclzcd lantern and hastened 90
tho frog conservatory. II was de-
serted. but deeper In the lagoon the
school of black bass swuyod their fins
IN rhythmic contentmcnt.
a great light dawned on Byers and
ha hurled his lantern At tho nearest
fish, disturbing n surviving bun frog,
who croaked In dismal safety from
a cherry troc.
Flyers has given up hun frogs and
black bass raising. especially In the
samo lagoon.
Among the trees Bycra has import.
ed 20 shield his house from tho suns
% summer and the raina OF winter
arc blneK haws from Oklahoma. per.
simmons from Missouri. pccans from
Indiana. wild plums from Mexico.
French walnuta from Paris. holly
from England. white cedara from
Alaska. pines from Chill. blue spruce
from Colorado. chestnut from ohio.
fllbcrts from Oregon. and Douglas
FIR from tho lot next door.
Bycra says that II Tho level Of
the lake Is lowered he will turn his
place over TO mud turtles and the
progeny OF tho surviving bnllfrog.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
Pays for Home With $40
Worth of Water Lilies
Now He's Going to Fight to Save Both Home
and $4,000 Lilly Bed

ago he has spent his time ON ilaller
lake. developing tho Wild tract he
purchased unil today q u "A ycritahlo
botanical garden.
Bycra' first thought was 70 sur.
round himself with the trees and
shrubs no had loved af a boy back
Ia Indiana, lilo sent back for some
red hRw trees and planted them
nut the setting seemed incomplete.
lie needed BUN frog chorus
So 90 Minnesota he sent for The
sweetest voiced bull frogs in the
land Of lakes. In the meantime he
businrd himself preparing a homo
Tor them at ono end OF tho lagoon
IN which ho kept n number OF black
bass.
The frogs arrived and Ryers
dropped them into tho choicest mud
IN Western Washington. That night
no lay on his ycranda In luxurious
oontcntment and nursed forgeunl'
ness whilo a bull frog tenor led his
chorus as they drficd the darkness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
LOWERED LAKE WOULD
BE UNHEALTHY To RESIDENTS

This would leave the lowered lake
boriercd by a muck swamp. which
would be a menace TO health. would
ruin tho commercial lily beds around
the lake and enormously decrease
the value OF tho property, they
claim in an Objection filed with the
state supervisor.
The lake Is about 20 acres In area
and is entirely surrounded By pri.
vata property. tho property lines ex.
tending well into the lake. During
tho summer the water falls about
eight inches. which leaves the lily
beds barely covered close 90 the
shore. and an but emptes the little
laEoons which run into the residence
properties.
Following Byers' example. several
other residents have planted lily
beds. and tho yield from these
varies with care exercised in their
cultivation.
PLANTED TREES HE HAD
snxstxsrtN ~ newman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
by LESTER NJ. HUNT

Ten dollars invested in water lily
roots Is years aso has paid FOR tho
homo OF Richard Ryors. ON tho
shores OF mailer lake. two miles
north OF seattle. close 10 She North
Trunk highway.
Bycrs now values his hly beds az
$50. 600. and thru the profits yielded
on his water lilies he has made his
nveacro tract a garden spot OF rare
trees and flowers
This n why nycrs, in company
with other property owners sur
rounding the little lake. is fighting
tho efforts or the North Trunk sand
and Gravel Co. TO draw water from
tho lake 10 It's gravel pits. 1900 feet
distant
Thru the IIallcr Lake Improve
ment club. the property owners are
fighting the application OF the com.
pany TO have the state supervisor OF
hydraulics FOR permission to lay a
pipe limo 20 tho lake along fntcrur.
han ave.
They claim. on the estimates OF
engineers, that the water needed Tor
gravel washing by the company
would lower the surface OF the lake
five foot before the rains start.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

fCDpyrtEht. t9z4s ~ bnAtcd FTss7t
WASHINGTON. June is.--Ameri.
cas- vast supply OF gold-ncarly 80
per cent OF all there Is IN the world
will DO fought over in tho next
political campaign BY two contend
ing schools OF thought seeking pub
lie approval OF their proposed gold
policy"
ono group win urge the country
particularly tho farrners--to ap-
prove hugo exports OF American
gold on tho ground that 10 keep It
endangers the financial supremacy
OF the United States and the pros.
pcrify OF the farmers and business
men.
Another group win demand that
the people insist that the gold be
kept. This group will charge that
the opponents of this policy arc try.
ing 10 enrich Europe at tho expense
OF the United States.
GROUPS UNABLE TO >
COME TO AGREEMENT
Tho two groups have been TN
able TO settle IL among themselves.
They viii take 1t TO tho people. II
will not be n major Issue, but dur
ing tho next two years much IA
certain TO be- heard about gold.
a plan IS under consideration IN
government circles TO expert ST..
900. 100000 OF American gold "a
Europe. This has not been done
largely because il 1t were undertake
en- without careful preparation. II
might precipitate n panic. While
officials assert that $1,000, 600. 00C
could be exported without CAUSING
tho slightest danger--in fact. II
would DO beneficial, many Of their
hold-they arc frankly afraid oi
tho result on business in this coun
try. 1t has been suggested thai
the exports be spread over long
period SO as to attract little atten
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
SOME WOULD Put
THE GOLD To WORK

That Is one reason European
money Is 30 low In valuo In com.
parsaon with tho American dollar.
What some government officials
here arc afraid Of Is that ono OF
these days tho United States will
wake up to find itsef sitting on n
heap OF sold that has practically
loat lie value. because tho alumping
az foreign values has practically
demonctized gold.
Their remedy would be 10 put the
gold TO work. send Il back 10 Eu.
rope. making an actual transfer OF
gold in payment Of American obi.
cations instead OF a transfer OF
credits. Tho result. they claim.
would be to stabilize and normallze
trado conditions. permit natural
laws once again 70 govern intcrna-
tgonai business and insure American
foreign markets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
Will Wage Battle OUer
Gold Supply at Election
Whether to Send Money to Europe or to
Leave 1t at Home Is Question

ton and 20 cause no alarm
When tho United staiea became a
creditor nation during the war gold
began TO flow 10 this country In
great quantities. Now the United
States treasury has a atrangiehold
ON thu rvnrlh,n a.r.ld attr.r,iv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-16
PLANTED TREES HE HAD
ADMIRED IN B0YH0OD

since Byers retired from tho res.
taurtlnt business In Seattle IS years
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Jan. 80,
1879

(From the Times-Recorder Jan. 80,
1879
At the recent meeting of the board
of education of the city of Ameircus
leave of absence was granted to Su.
perintendent Mathis by the board to
attend the meeting of the department
of superintendent of the National
Educational association, which will
meet in Philadelphia.
Mr.. John Roebuck, for several
years a resident of Americas, died
at 7 o'clock yesterday morning at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. W. S.
Prather with whom he "esided.
J. D. White, whose fine planta-
ton, the former Bagley place., lies
three miles north of Americas,
boasts the largest field of oats n
Georgia, containing as it does the
greater portion of the former peach
orchard. Mr.. Whittle, it will be re-
membqred, recently cut down the
225,000 peach trees of the former
magnificent orchard, reputed to e
the largest in the world, and has
since planted the greater part of the
land in oats.
Misses Mamie Brown and Addie
Taylor left last night for New York
via Savannah, whence they will sail
this afternoon.
There was good demand for spot
cotton yesterday, and a few sales
of the off grades at prices around
II 1-2 cents, basis middling. The
quotation for good middling was ~
IA cents.
Mrs. j. W. Josey, at her home on
Lee street, has as her guest thos
week, her sister, Mrs. Frank Schues-
sler, of Wadley, Ala, who arrived
yesterday.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times-Recorder, Jan. 80,
19O3.)
Mrs. Edaward Keifer arrived in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
IDEALS OF WILSON
WILL BE REALIZED.

Pat Griffin, of cambridge, law
maker and newspaper editor, who
does not usually go wrong, in this
terse paragraph in his Post
Searchlight, sizes up the European
situation in this manner:
at seems to US that Europe is
now working night and day to
prove the wisdom of Woodrow Will
on's contentious, in diverse ways.
He may be an old and broken man
but his lessons will long bother
those that think they are dead. We
will live to see many of the Wilson
doctrines in practice, maybe under
another name, and maybe not"
The ideals of Woodrow Wilson
are sure to win out. Since his re-
tirement from public life even the
Republicans have tried to follow
HMM some respects-to save
their face.
Our great president has conduct
ed himself as becomes tie gentle
man thai he is. He has tnrown no
rocks in the pathway of the Hard
ing administration, preferring to
sit quietly and watch the unfold
ing of the worlds events as they
go by.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30

Tor these Southern towns and cit
les to offer bonuses, free sites, tax
exemptions, purchase of stock or
any of the other inducements that
were commonly believed necessary
in old days to secure new indus
tries. The industries that are COM
ing to the South now are old, we'll
established going concerns that are
begging nothing. All they want is
the assurance that they can oper-
ate more efficiently and at better
profit than where they are now To-
Gated.
"lhe Southern cities that ex-
perience the greatest growth and
prosperity { ring the next ten
years will be those that are most
successful in attracting these home
seeking industries
The Times-Recorder believes that
the South is gradually forging to
the front as an industrial section.
The only question remaining is,
what cities will profit most from
this new situation?
The answer is, those cities with
sufficient vision and activity to
make the proper showing as re-
CARDS their advantages and their
spirit of cooperation. The city
that goes out after big business will
be found in the lead for new enter
prises. In the words of Frank
Stanton:
"If you would hear the bells of hopa
Fellows, you must pull the rope
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
NEW MUNICIPAL BROOM
SWEEPS CLEAN AT DAWSON.

Ouh good neighbor down the
road, Dawson, has a brand new
city government in charge of af-
fairs in that town and the very
first official act which they did
augurs well for what we are TO
expect in the future.
The old license tax levied
against street carnivals and the
like was $500 per week. The new
board of aldermen very promptly
placed the new license at $1,000,
which practically shuts out these
shows from Dawson, and it was a
wise thing to do.
1t means the good Dawson folks
will not have anything more TO
do with street carnivals. Prob
ably having been stung, our
neighbor from now on is going
to protect its people. This action
of the city fathers, in so many
words, means they are everlasting
ly opposed to pests Of this kind,
and, will not allow any more to
come that way.
Street carnivals are not con-
duclve to the interests or the NOR
ais OF any town. 1t seems that of
recent months many Georgia towns
have been surfeited with cheap
carnivals, the vast majority of
which are far from uplifting and
Dawson has found that out. They
drain the towns of what little
money is left in the country and
leave nothing but bad taste 20
show for their invasion of the COM
munity.
One such carnival recently WIS.,
tied Americas. A trip through
the let revealed little else than
CHEAP gambling games.
The Americas police authorities
should have closed them up the
first night-or rather they should
not have been allowed to pitch
their tents here.
A member of the city council
at recent meeting intimated that
the license tax of $500 assessed bv
the council. was not. being en-
forced.
The new council has intimat-
that such trash will not be allow
ed IN Americas during 1928.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30

Amerlcus yesterday upon visit at
the home of her father, N. A. Ray.
Just as Mrs. Keifer was about to
board the train in Montgomery a
snatch thief wrenched her purse from
her hand and made off with. it.
Though greatly frightened at the dar-
ing act, Mrs. Keifer reported the
loss to the detectives, but has since
heard nothing concerning her lost
purse. Besides railroad passes the
purse contained $500 in bills.
Miss Annie Mae Edwards was Eat
home to quite a large number of her
friends at her residence, 573 JEFF
ferson street. Games and merry
converse whiled away the hours un-
til 1890 o'clock when refreshments
were served. The occasion was most
enjoyable.
The Americas friends of George
Stapleton will regret to learn OF his
continued very serious illness. His
brother, Lawson Stapleton, was call
ed to Preston yesterday to see him.
4 While driving into Americas from
Plains yesterday Mrs. Nancy Fuller's
team collided with another team
while descending the Turpin hill, ov-
verturning Mrs. Fuller's buggy. For
tunately the lady was not injured,
but an improvised omelette was made
of basket containg twenty dozen
eggs which she was bringing to town.
Yesterday Capt. Fielder effected
the sale of the pretty dwelling ad-
joining the Watson property and
now occupied by Mrs. Maude Smith.
The purchaser of this latter place
is DR.. R. E. Cato, a believer in
Americus realty as an investment.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(FrOm the Times-Reeorder, Jan. 80,
1898.
Monday morning, no paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
CAN'T LIVE UNDER $500

"a working girl cannot live on
less than $18 weekly; she needs $25.
As president of the Association to
Promote Proper Housing for Girls,
Miss Cornelia E. Marshall of New
York has had ample opportunity for
the study which leads her to this
conclusion. A recent survey of con-
ditions surrounding neagly 1000
women wage earners brings her in
formation up to date.
"A girl" she says, cannot get a
decent room under ST." This figure
is based on testimony, not only of
hundreds of working girls, but of
numerous landladies as well.
Cost of Food.
And food" continues Miss Mar
shall, "costs at least 81 more.
This leaves only 81 weekly, or a
little over 5000 a year, for clothing,
carefare, amusements, doctors bills,
laundry and all the multitudinpus
other things that even the simplest
living seems to require.
"The girl who makes less than S18
either is sleeping in a dark, unventi-
lated little room or going without
proper food. In either case, the re-
suit is the same-loweEed vitality
and diminished capacity for work.
Save on her clothing the girl can
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
3Y RUTH AGNES ABELIN
DAMS TRUNK

q haven't the keys and don't sup
pose anyone knows where they are
now-but we may be able to get in
through a window" said Latham as
he tried the door of the fishing shack
and met sturdy resistance.
They went to a window at the
side. That, too, resisted their eff
forts to raise it. ''.. ID.
In pretty good shape for cabin
that has been deserted for so long
don't suppose it has been used much
since that last day l saw Dan here"
Latham was still working at the
window.
Break the glass-we'll have 10
get in some how" Kate commanded,
land if it's my property l have a
right to wreck it. Even if it weren't
mine I'd risk any kind Of trespass
prosecution to get the trunk"
Latham gave the glass smart
blow with his hand. 1t spintered.
He pushes out the pieces so the
frame was clear and then climbed
into the cabin. Kate stood i'm
patiently at the door while he drew
back the heavy bolts. Once inside
she scanned the place and rhen
rushed across the one large room
which the building contained.
This is it know it is, isn't it
eagerly.
She was on her knees before
small trunk, working with the fasten-
ings.
It's locked" she said after few
seconds.
Yes, think the only way we can
open it will to break the lock"
Break it!' from Kate.
Latham set at the task. Kate
stood near and watched him. 1t af-
fected her strangely. Somehow the
opening of this little old trunk
which had been the property CT her
husband seemed like Dissertation of
some sacred place. 1t had been
Dams. He had locked it and gone
away. Now strange hands were set
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
The On'e-Man Woman
Copyright 1922, NEA Service1

Yes, dear" Latham, on his
knees at the trunk, did not look IN,
wait - wait - let it =" Kate
stopped speaking.
The lock snapped. The trunk was
open. There, at her feet, lay things
that had been his. His football
clothes, with the soil of the game on
them; his fishing things, as if he
had just stepped out of them;
sweater, with the creases still in the
sleeves at the elbows. They looked
as if they must have covered his
arms only yesterday!
Kate turned away.
please close it, Jimmy" Her
tone was colorless.
Latham softly returned the cover
to its place and then sat motionless
on the floor while Kate stared out
of the window. .,.1 o.. .......
(To be continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
TOM SIMS 81 VS.:

Another reason we don't want
another war is we don't want Hen
ry Ford to go off in another peace
ship. AAS
Seattle man kicked by a horse.
How quaint and old-fashioned!
Chicago is building a 100000
600 depot to scare strangers.
Beauty secret: 1t takes little
nerve to use rouge but the men
will like your cheek.
Chewing gum may not be so nice
but it is in good taste.
In Atlanta, a cop says he saw
a statue salute a ghost. Atlanta
needs law against cops drinking.
The man who thought up paper
napkins is still at large.
French might take money for
coal. Germany has marks to burn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30

Easter comes early this year.
If you mention it to the man who
sets egg prices we will never tell
you another thing.
The sad thing about having a
wife IS she always wishes you look
ed like some blame movie actor.
Paris has a new form of jazz.
Cut the cables and sink the ships.
There can be no harm in say
ing Harding has lost his grippe.
All investments that sound good
are not sound investments.
On any subject, there is always
more ignorance than intelligence.
Some men are too cautious even
to make a success as a failure.
Hunt the brighter side. Longer
winter lasts the longer it is before
you have to take a vacation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
ROAD SIGNS AT
EVERY FORK

rev counties in the state have
their roads marked as thorough
ly as Sumter. Almost every road
and every fork has a marker
or had one.
Some of these road signs have
Oeen-knocked down and broken.
and should be replaced. Few
'nlngs make a better impression
on the tourist than adequate road
signs. And nothing is more inn
portant for tourist and salesman
The Albank Herald says, ed.
'orlally, "A travelling man who
uses an automobile, and who is
IN touch with many other travel
ing men who use automobiles, an
pears to The Herald to remind
county authorities generally
throughout this section that no
more appreciated service can bo
rendered automobile drivers than
the placing of road signs at points
where the highways fork.
a simple signboard nailed to q
post and carrying brief directions
70 travellers not familiar with the
nelghborhood will, in the course Of
years time, save an aggregate
OF hundreds of hours of time to
automobile parties. Taking the
wrong road means loss of time, and
loss of time is expensive to manv
persons,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
A THOUGHT

Plate saith unto Him, What is
truth?-John 1888.
That great mystery of time,
were there no others; the illimit-
able silent, never-resting thing
called time, rolling, rushing on,
swift, silent, like an all-embracing
ocean-tide, on which we and the
universe swim like exhalation, like
appariations which are, and then
are not: this is forever very lit
orally a miracle; a thing to strike
us dumb-for we have no word
to speak about it.-Thomas Car
lyle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
TRANSFORMATIONS
By erton Braley.

The threnodes are three, the monads four;
While deep the spaces comes the tone
Of soundless harmonies that sob and moan
Beating out against hearts with "Nevermore'
Paid and black the from breakers roar
Upon the yielding surface of the stone
While far across the desert wastes unknown
Looms the dim horror of a viewess shore
Hold hard my hand; lean close and far away,
Bleak your eyes gardens of the sain
Wherein the dust of Babylon has ain
Waiting the dawning of a bygone day.
Even these sundered spirits may
Sweep down upon the mountains from the plain,
Needless of all seek or can attain
Through mythc wells that droop in sodden gray!
ST
All, blind, grim gods of mystery and doubt
Gazing upon with dull eyes asant
Can you explain what this is all about?
Go to it, then, for goodness knows I carttl
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
YOU MUST PULL
THE ROPE.

IN Speaking of the movement Of
cotton mills and other industries
toward the South, the Rome News
makes some pertinent and time
ly remarks:
IN the industrial migration that
IS beginning, those towns and cit
les that are most alert in present
lng'their advantages for industrial
development will be the ones that
are first recognized.
1T is not going to be necessary
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30

"Persimmons," the merchant re-
piled; fine when they're ripe, but
those are green. Here, III give you
few. Put 'em in your pockets and
take 'em home and let 'em ripen.
But don't eat 'em now"
The immigrant boy couldn't wait.
Slyly he took persimmon out of
his pocket and, block or two from
the grocery, bit into it.
A moment afterward he touched
his brother on the arm.
Tim" he said, with some Difficult
ty, lis there anything | ought to say
to you?"
why, Dunno" said Tim. "Why
do you ask me that
Because" said the immigrant
boy with wry face, "if there is, it's
got to be quick, because Pm-I'm
closin' upw
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-30
HOW'S THIS?

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Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
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