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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-09-13

John Penn, Ed Mrnson and JEFF
Smith of this city, and A. E. Feldon
of Bay City, attended the thirteenth
annual convention of the fed forces
of the Guardian Life ms. Co. at
Madison the latter part Of August.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-09-13

The Roberts high school demon
stration team, consisting Of Eliza
beth Turner, Helen Ash and Jean
Graham, with Mrs. A. Templeman as
coach, won first honors Tor first aid
work at the Wisconsin state fair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Ser
tennber IL. 1013O

ISIHDtL 10 AO1OsJ
Miss Katherine Broadfield left
yesterday for Macon, where she is
attending school.
The board Of city tax assessors,
Mesrs. P. B. Williford, H. D.
Watts, and Frank Payne, AM
nounced yesterday the completion
of their work Of assessing values
for the current year and the list
are now in the hands of City
Clerk H. w. Weaver for compila-
ton. This will require several
days, but within the week it is ex-
pected the footings can be an
nounced.
With Characteristic energy and
indomitable spirit which spells sue
cess in whatever they undertake,
the ladies of the Americas Hos
pital association are preparing to
begin work Immediately upon their
new building, and will push oper-
alton to the end OF having it COM
pleted and ready for occupancy
early in the coming year. The
hospital will. be erected out on the
South side upon a lot presented
the Hospital association by DR..
w. S. Prather as a part of his
contribution.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. L. Easom,
of Ellaville, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mary
Flossie, to Mr.. George leonard
Gartner, of Americas, the mar
riage to take place at home, we'd
nesday, October, 8, at $3.50
o'clock. "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

who will have entire control of the
company's business in Southwest
ern Georgia.
There was a much better feel
ing in the local cotton market yes
terday than on the day before.
The tone was decidedly stronger
and numerous sales made at pre-
vailing prices, ga to Z 7-8 for
good middling. Several fancy
bales brought eight cents but the
former figures governed the great
err number of sales made.
Miss We've Morgan returned
home yesterday from a pleasant
visit of two or three weeks to
friends in Batesville, Ala.
Miss Charlie Wheatley left yes
terday for Staunton, Va, where
she will resume her studies at the
Augusta Female Seminary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
FOUR.EIFTHS

The worlds trade in 1922
Combined exports and imports Of
all countries) totaled fifth more
than in 1913, the year before the
war, measured in gold dollars.
Gain due to higher prices.
Other figures, just announced,
show that in tonnage, which tells
the true story, world trade in.1922
was four-fifths as big as before
the war. Meaningi The world
was fifth below normal when it
started 1928. The present year,
however, is making good Roadway
at cutting down that fifth to a
smaller fraction. The worlds
economic trouble is primarily fl
ancial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

" I'm VIC 1lHleS-hecOfuef. sep
TENDER Is, 1909
Americas and vicinity were in
the clutches of the storm king
yesterday, the eqainoctial gale
striking with great severity and
doing incalculable damage. The
storm will result. in the loss of
hundreds of bales of cotton.
Mrs. M. T. Elam will not be
able to return to Americas from
New York on Thursday, as she
expected, her prolonged / stay
there being due to a severe ac-
cident sustained day or two ago.
The Friendship Association will
be held with the Baptist church at
Smithville, beginning Sept, 9th.
All messengers and delegates
who will attend will please send
names to either member of the
local committee, j. L. Wells, w. H.
Lunsford, w. T. Simpson, and J.
l.. Burton that arrangements for
entertainment may be made.
Jack Martin, former popular
travelling man and well known in
Americas, died yesterday at
Buena Vista. Since quitting the
road Mr.. Martin located in Buena
Vista and successfully engaged in
business there.
A planter here told the Times
Recorder yesterday that he had
full a hundred bales of cotton in
MS flelds' now storm damaged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
HOKE SMITH FOR VICE
PRESIDENT.

Some of Hoke Smiths we'll
meaoing friends have suggest
ed that he be named vice presi-
dent on the Democratic ticket.
This of course means that his
friends and he too, perhaps,
will not support Mr.. Underwood
for the nomination. Predicating
the nomination of Mr.. Smith on
his southern residence in the
face of opposition to Under
wood for President won't sound
quite consistent and will prob
ably not get far beyond the
state.
The sentiment of the South
will be for Underwood if he has
a chance to win. 1t was for him
in 1912 despite valiant efforts
of Smith and others to wean the
state away from Underwood to
Wilson. In that case it didn't
work nor will it work now.
The state is not committed but
it will go for Underwood I'M
questinably in the primary un-
less a much stronger man than
heretofore named comes into
the state with some backing
and a lot of publicity. But Mr..
Smith as vice president is a lit
tie premature and will probably
turn out pretty much as a re-
cent effort on his part to get
the electorate of his state for
President to use politically at
the convention. Folks haven't
forgotten a lot of things that
have been done by Smith and a
lot of other big Georgia poll
ticians. - Thomasville Times
Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
DIhe
I:l*:RIte1eg
1A byAlbcrt Apple
SHREWD

The greatest "grafts" involve
small sums. When German marks
dropped to 10 cents a million, a
shrewd young man in New York
went up and down Broadway with
pushcart selling 1O,OOO-mark
bank-notes for 20 cents apiece.
And they sold like hot cakes. Ev-
cry time he sold $40 worth he had
a profit of 5000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
f DIT ORAL
COMMENT
GEORGIA'S OLDEST NEWS
DApER


Here is an item Of interest
about "Georgia's oldest newspa-
per" which is taken from the
Thomasville Press: Senator
Louis Moore has a copy of
very interesting newspaper. 1T
is a copy made from plates from
a Photographic copy of the ORR
ginal newspaper. The Gazette
of the State of Georgia, bear
ing the date of January 25th,
1887, No. 209. 1t was printed
by James Johnston, on Brough-
ton street, Savannah. The typo
graphy, printing and get-up of
the paper is clear and distinct
and almost equal to the pres
ent-day methods of up-to-date
newspaper work. The news
columns inform us that George
Mathews has just been elected
Governor of Georgia, and pre-
parations are being made for his
inauguration at the capital in
Augusta. One striking feature
in the advertising is the an
nouncement that the lease of
negro woman, fresh in milk, is
wanted to nurse a white child.
The subject matter of the news
further impresses one with
queer methods of the general
conduct of affairs of the an
cient date. The old paper has APP
parently been well preserved
and is a real interesting relic of
the good old days. Albany
Herald"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
q S'' =. A. s.l lsss. Daily Poem
By
Berton Braley

TRIVIALITIES
Son, when you deal with womankind,
Unless you'd be lemon in
The game of love, you'd better find
What pleases most the Feminine.
Though your devotion be expressed ~
In toiling all life through for her.
The things woman likes the best 4
Are little things you do for her.
fEE
A little keepsake now and then,
A bunch of flowers sent to her,
A note in which you gently pen
A bit of sentiment to her;
Praise of a hat, gown, her eyes,
Will make gray skies clear blue for her;
Oh, greatly does woman prize
These little things you do for her
Be kind and strong and clean and brave
But still, let me recall to you,
That oftentimes a girl will crave
Things which seem very small to you
A smile, trivial act polite
Will make the world seem new for her.
You keep the love-lamp burning bright
By little things you do for her!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
SHAKESPEARE

1t seems reasonably proved,
over in England chat Shakespeare's
name should be spelled Shakspere.
This starts a quarrel among the
authorities, many brilliant minds
wasting their time on the futile
discussion. After all, what differ
ence does it make, how the name
is spelled? Shakspere would have
been amused at the controversy.
Great minds seem to have
tendency to get sidetracked on
petty matters. Tire never was a
man whose time was too "valua-
BILE" to keep him from pausing to
watch a drunk being loaded into
the patrol wagon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
THE STANDARD

These Monday and Tuesday offer
ings ought to bring a storeful of
customers. Every item advertised
will be on sale Monday adm Tues
day only. Get your supply for they
will eb withdrawn Tuesday evening
at PM. Every item advertised is
a cut price.
1900 yards loom perfect Sea Is
land, SO inches wide (note width)
fine, smooth weave, not more than
20 yards will be sold to one buyer at
the price; Monday and Tuesday,
yard Observation-Disclosures. IL lie
1900 yards full width outings,
full weight, great variety of pretty
stripes and plaids, regularly Csc;
Monday and Tuesday only,
yard -----.-..--------,--.-.-----. ID lie
One case boys winter weight
union suits of the best standard
make, all sizes up to 16 years; Mon
day and Tuesday, any size. per
suit ..-...-.-.- 9oc
1000 yards. full standard dress
bingham, full width and guaran-
teed fast colors; regularly 25c; Mon
day and Tuesday --...,-,,., II, 3-4c
One bale genuine Pequot, wide
Sheetings, none better at any price,
full width for large double beds; un-
bleached; Monday and Tuesday,
yard ---.-.---....--......-...--. 49c
Several patterns of Linoleum and
Congoleum, pretty patterns, two
yards wide, always 81; price for few
patterns Monday and Tuesday
square yard ,-....................---.....-. soc
Crex squares, size 6x9 feet, great
variety of prettyS designs, plain or
fancy borders; Monday and Tues
day .,-.......-.-..........-........... 1928
Beautiful satin finished table
damask; full width and the prettiest
patterns you ever saw for the price;
Monday and Tuesday, yard -..... 47c
Drummer's samples of ladies fine
kid gloves, gauntlets and long gloves
worth all the way from SO to S.
paiIS Monday and Tuesday, choice
1000 yards bungalow cretonne,
full yard wide, in over fifty beau
tiful designs, fast colors, regularly
39c; Monday and Tuesday yd. zoe
All wool storm serge, so inches
wide, navy only; the greatest bar
gain you will see this year; regularly
$3.50; Monday and Tuesday
yard $50. 4......-...................-.... $3.50
Colored pajama checks, good quail
ity in every good color, full yard
wide; Monday and Tuesday yd. 23c
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth Street, Next to Bank of
Commerce, Americas, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

may have entertained desire to
join the ranks of the khan will
turn from them now as if they held
a plague.
1t is the duty of the Khan to
claense its skirts from all these
charges, if it can. If the charges
are untrue, it will not be diff
cult for it to show a clean bill of
health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
FORD

Ford, handing out three million
dollars for newspapers advertising
is understood to be getting ready
to increase his production to TO-
600 cars day, also to hold the
business he already has.
The Ford car has become about
as common an article as potatoes.
But even potatoes would gradual
ly disappear from the dining-table
If stores kept them hidden from
view and they were never men
toned in print. Nothing can re-
tain leadership and popularity
without publicity. A tip to bust
ness men inclined to put the brakes
on their advertising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS ARE
FORETOLD.

The Jap disaster, we are
told, ran true to form The
scientists over there had been
telling the folks. when the earth
quakes came this year they
would be humdingers and ter
rible in their work of devasta-
ton. The folks certainly
had warning enough that this
was earthquake year. We are
advised that the earthquake
which has swept Eastern-Cen-
trail Japan was prophesied in
May, 1922, by DR.. S. Omori,
head of the earthquake re-
search department at Toxic
Imperial University and one of
the world foremost authorities
on the seismograph.
DR.. Omori at that time told
newspaper men the Toxic dis
trict may be visited by an
earthquake next year that will
be far worse than the disater
of 1855, which killed about l.
200 people.
"If it does not come then it
will come at the end of one of
the following five-year periods
within the next thirty years."
he declared.
DR.. Omori exhibited a map
showing the center of every
earthquake recorded since the
invention of the seismograph.
This map tended to prove that
upheavals of the earth's crust
were most severe at the end of
live to siX-year cycles and that
the center of the earth's trem-
ors, which travelled away from
Toxic after the disaster of
1888, had swung around, form
ing circle, and were getting
nearer to the city every year.
Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
TAXES

Three states New York, Penn
sylvania and Illinois) paid al
most exactly half of the total per-
sohal income tax collected by
Uncle Sam in 1921. This is fig
ured out by Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
The three are manufacturing
states and have large populations.
Eventually the one state, Texas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
MILLIONAIRES

The young peddler who bought
German marks at 10 cents a mil
lion and retailed them in New
York at $50 a million, probably
yells like an Indian when he pays
an extra dollar a ton for his coal.
Most of US are pfofiteering mil
lionaries at heart That's why we
have profiteering millionaires
They just happen to beat us to it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Sep
temheI TX 1SooN

Il NtIOlH IHe IIIueS-hecOfQer. Sep
TENDER Is, 1889
At half past eight o'clock last
night, at the residence of the
BRIDES mother, seven miles from
the city, Mr.. John H. Rodgers and
Miss Mamie Weaver were united
IN marriage, in the presence of
quite large number of the
friends and relations of the high
contracting parties.
The New York Mutual Life In
surance Company has established
an office in this city under the
management of Mr.. Sid Ledsinger
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Liquor lifts civilized man out of
the rut, says Lord Dawson of
Penn, distinguished physician to
the King of England. His idea is
that in our age of specification,
with high-prcssure industry MAX
ing us cram II hours into six, the
mind of man at the end of the
day is running in a single groove
or rue. "Alcohol in moderation
gets that man out of the track. 1t
liyens his mental touch" says Lord
Dawson.
Yes, and after lifting him out of
the rut, it pushes him back deep
er than he was before. Alcohol
stimulation has its equivalent re-
action to as far below par or nor
nal as the drink raises the drinker
above par. The truth is learned in
the cold gray dawn of the morn
ing after.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
TOM SIMS SAYS.

This is the season the worm
turns. And when he turns he
turns from peaches to chest
nuts.
Radios will work better soon.
They do every winter. So do
people.
This is the season to get your
self all washed up before the
long cold winter months set in.
Our language is funny. Ev-
erybody knows what summer is
as hot as and what winter is as
cold as.
A large changing weather
brings chapped lips. Which
have advantages. They don't
skid on damp rouge.
Fall dances are simply great,
but we don't see how they get
untangled when the mustie
stops.
Why jump up when they
catch her in your lap? Claim you
are practicing a new dance step.
When the lights are dim and
low and the voices are the same
the pulse are not the same.
Lounges are more comfort
able than porch swings. Two can
sit on lounge without its
squeaking.
Playing football or sitting
with girl are dangerous.
Strained ribs do not heal quick
ly.
The aged chicken fears the
crowsfeet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

probably will 10 more important
than the three put together. The
future greatness of our nation will
be west of the Missippi Airplanes,
destined to handle the bulk of our
freight and express, will deal the
cards all over again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
OIL.

The oil business, at least tempo
rarlly, is in the same lifeboat with
wheat farming. Production Of
crude oil in our country has been
exceeding, by 100000 barrels
day, the amount used. The cause
of This Luce reproduction is
the flood Of oil from wells in
California.
AS yet, there is no talk of relief
legislation for oil producers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
LINCOLN

Lincoln, instead of scribbling
his Gettysburg address on the back
OF an envelope while on his way
to make the speech, spent 10 days
carefully preparing and polishing
it. So claims DR.. D. X. Dodge of
University of Illinois. He's one
of the greatest living authorities
on Lincoln.
This will start years of argu-
ment and will waste hours upon
hours of time on the part of able
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

A good stiff drink of hair
tonic should be followed by a.
chaser of superfluous hair re-
mover.
Try to be a bad egg and the
cops will put you in the coler
Chorus girls need more than an
eyes for the business, much
more.
A vanilla favored lipstick
makes one taste good enough to
eat.
Nothing looks better on a girl
than a bathing suit; but not,
however, absolutely nothing.
Maybe Dempsey and Firpo eat
mails for dinner and hold ND
their socks with thumb tacks?
We don't know what is all
the rage in fall styles unless it
Is those who pay the bills.
You can trust some people
out of your sight. You can't
trust others until they are out.
When a married man does
get the last word it frequently
IS "Now, what will l do for car
fare?"
The worst part about running
around after a girl is you can't
rest after you get her.
BURGLARS has a hard life. Has
to see girls with their hair in
papers. If he wakes one she is
scream.
Most of the speeding is done
in parked autos,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
A Thought
A THOUGHT

If the blind lead the blind,
both shall fall into the ditch
Matt. 1914.
If thou art wise thou know
est thine own ignorance, and
thou art ignorant if thou know
est not thyself.-Luther.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Cop-What are you crying for,
little boy?
Willie-Boo-hoo - my sisters
sick.
Cop-Well, don't cry, know
you feel sorry for your sister.
Wlllie-'Taint that, Mr.. Police
mani gotta take care of the baby
now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15
MORE THAN A MILLION

Wen, more than million
dollars went into Blackshear
Tor tobacco this season. Let
the boil weevil put that in his
pipe and smoke it.-Savannah
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Most of the speeding is done
in parked autos,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

BURGLARS has a hard life. Has
to see girls with their hair in
papers. If he wakes one she is a
scream.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

The aged chicken fears the
crowsfeet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Inc worst part about running
around after a girl is you can't
rest after you get her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

When a married man does
get the last word it frequently
Is Now, what will l do for car
fare?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

You can trust some people
out of your sight, You can't
trust others until they are out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Playing football or sitting
with girl are dangerous.
Strained ribs do not heal quick
ly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Our language is funny. Ev-
erybody knows what summer is
as hot as and what winter is as
cold as.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

A large changing weather
brings chapped lips. Which
have advantages. They don't
skid on damp rouge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

We don't know what is all
the rage in fall styles unless it
Is those who pay the bills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Nothing looks better on a girl
than a bathing suit; but not,
however, absolutely nothing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

A vanilla favored lipstick
makes one taste good enough to
eat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

This is the season to get your
self all washed up before the
long cold winter months set in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

This is the season the worm
turns. And when he turns he
turns from peaches to chest
nuts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Radios will work better soon.
They do every winter. So do
people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-15

Lounges are more comfort
able than porch swings. Two can
sit on lounge without its
squeaking.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-22
HUMAN SACRIFICES IN ASSAM
Attempt by Government to Abolish a
Common Evil Has Met With
Much Opposition.

The report on the efforts made by
the government to suppress slavery
and human sacrifice N the Mayo hills
shows. according to Mr.. Clayton, who
was recently commissioner on the
northeastern frontier of Burma, that
last year there were 271 slaves In
Ekamptu. as compared with 373 In the
previous year. The reduction was
mainly due to release of slaves, writes
Henri Richard In the Cincinnati En-
quirer. Several cases have been re-
ported of Indians being enticed by
Nagas to work as blacksmiths, and be-
ing seized and sold into slavery in the
Hukong valley, but only seven Indian
slaves were found, of whom three
were released, the others being con-
tent with their lot. An Indian man
and a girl set apart for sacrifice by
the Nagas were released.
The Investigations showed that hui
man sacrifice was much more COM
NOR in the Maya hills than was sup
posed, there being no fewer than six
boys and ten girls annually, and in
plentiful years twenty boys and thirty
girls kidnapped from Assam. These
were the commonest victims. The re-
port states that an attempt to rescue
slaves from sacrifice creates a vicious
circle, in which n fantastic price is
charged for a victim boarded for a
bigger and more expensive sacrifice.
The report comes to the conclusion
that the only solution appears to be
direct government administration of
the tracts where these hideous prac-
tees prevail.