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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
NEGRO B. NJ UNION
TO END ITS SESSION
Concluding Service To Be Held
Sunday At Mt Olive Church
On Jefferson Street

The Americas Baptist Missionary
Union, an organization of the negro
churches of Americas, has been in
SESSION since last Thursday night and
will hold its concluding services to-
morrow at Mt. Olive Baptist church,
corner Poplar and Jefferson streets.
Rev. w. NJ. Reddick, pastor of
Bethesda, preached the Introductory
sermon Thursday night Since then
the meeting has been largely taken up
in Bible study, lectures and discus
sions Of the missionary program. Of
ficers of the organization are Presi-
dent, Rev. J. II. Ponder; vice presi-
dent, Rev. J. j. Chisholm; recording
secretary, Rev. J. D Davis; assistant
secretary, Rev. W NJ Hobbs.
The object Of the organization, it
is stated, is to unity the educational
and missionary efforts of the various
negro Baptist churches of Americas,
so as to make them more effective to
the cause of missions and education
The meetings have been very helpful,
indeed, and the organization now bids
fair to become a strong religious
force among negro residents here.
The congregations of other negro
Baptist churches here are expected to
worship with the Mt. Olive Baptist
church at II o'clock Sunday, at
which time Rev. J. J. Chisholm will
preach. At 2:3O D m. the Baptist
Sunday schools and the B. Y. P. us
ot negro congregations will gather at
Mt. Olive and carry ont most in
toresting and appropriate program.
TO thees services tho public is cor
daily invited At night Rev. Reddiclz
viii rreach at the Union Tabernacle
for Rev. Chisholm and Rev. Hobbs
viii nreach at the Mt. Olive Baptist
church for Rev. Ponder
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
BRONZE TABLET is
UNVEILED AT MIDWAY

BRUNSWICK, April 28.-Historic
Midway church, in Liberty county,
was the scene Thursday of a men,
orable occasion-the annual decora-
ton of graves of many pioneer Geor-
gians who sleep in the cemetery
there, featured by the unwilling of a
bronze tablet, the inspiration of the
Brunswick chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, which was I'M
yelled by four, children. descendants
of the early settlers of Georgia. They
were Corinne Way. of Brunswick;
Herbert Stack, of Pennington; Ed
win Quarterman, of Savannah and
Minna Norman, of Walthourville.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
NON-SUIT ORDERED IN
ROME CHURCH QUARREL

ROME, April 28.-Judge Moses
Wright, has ordered non-suit In
the case of ]. S. Hall against VIII
Henry in superior court. The case
goes to supreme court for final set
Element.
j. S. Hall and his associates ask
ng the courts to enjoin viii Henry
and his associates from usinc the
Church of God, on upper Broad
street. The judge granted tenn
porary injunction in the case, direc-
ting the sheriff to keep the keys Of
the church, allowing each faction Of
the church to hold meetings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
FLOYD PENSIONERS MUST
WAIT FOR PAY CHECKS

ROME, April 28.-Floyd county
pensions cannot be paid at his time.
This ss true in spite Of a story sent
out from Atlanta that pension
checks had been mailed out.
Some checks have been sent as re-
lated in the story. Ordinary Johnson
explains, bat Floyd was not Included
IN the list ef counties to which
checks were sent. Floyd received
her pension check among the first
last year. She viii be among the last
this year, for that reason, Mr.
Johnson explains. There is no way
of knowing when Floyd pensioners
VIII be paid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
ALBANY, AnriI % A1boo,, -.

ALBANY, April 28.-Albany cit
izens organizations desiring the serv-
ices OF landscape architect receiv-
ed advice free for the past several
days from W. NJ. Harvey. field
agent IN landscape gardening for the
Georgia State College of Agriculture.
Mr.. Harvey spent several DAYS in
AIoany making surveys for local peo-
pie and while here offered his serv-
ices free to invidiuals or organiza-
tons who wished them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
MACON AIDS LEPERs

MACON, April 8.-The Neon
auxiliary of the American Mission
to Lepers, an international organi-
cation, has been formed here. The
purposes Of the organization are
stated as "To preach the gospel
to the lepers, to relieve their suf-
ferings, to supply Their simple wants
and to eventually rid the world of
the disease"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
DR.. AsHBY JONES TO SPEAK

MACON, April 28.-Plans are rap
idly being completed here for the
Sidney Lanier memorial dinner to be
given May 10 at the Lanier hotel
with DIR. Ashby Jones, of Atlanta,
as the principal speaker. Members
Of the arrangements committee hope
to have as an honor guest Henry
D. Lanier, of New York, son of the
famous poet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28

collects botanical specimens.
Such is the most unusual figure in
world politics.
And he may some day be Italy's
premier!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
ANNEX no ALBANY scHooL

ALBANY, April ga portable
annex is to be erected to the Albany
High school, according to a decision
of the city council The addition will
cost in the neiohborhood of $500
and, it is stated. can be used as an
extra negro school for the north
side when the new city-county school
is constructed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
S PENNIES AND PAIR OF DICE

SAVANNAH, April 28.-Six pen
mics and pair Of dice are reported
to have been found in the pockets
Of Frank Fisher. nine year old bow
Who was rescued from drowning in
the Savannah river several days ago.
The boy fell from a pier at the foot
of Barnard street from which he
was fishing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28
RESORT TO STRAW BALLOTS

MOULTRIE, April 28.-A straw
ballot to determine whether or not
the voters Of the city favor local
legislation which would authorize
the establishment of city commits
sion form of government to replace
the aldermanic form is to be held
here Friday, May A, according to an
nouncements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28

Borax is good for removing dam
druff, so 1borax may be related
to our head-seratching Senator
Borah.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28

Wetting nails before driving
keeps you from cracking plaster.
but not from cracking your thumb.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-28

Electric lighted handbags are
being sold, even though the con-
tents had best be dark.
The Washington times., 1923-07-26
OF
THE FAMOUS

Once in his youth Jerome K.
Jerome, the writer, was eating a
pork pie and 1t did not please
him. He complained mildly to the
waitress. but she said haughtily
that was not her affair, and that
he had better see the manager If
he felt that way about it. So
Jerome sent for the manager,
who appeared with much wrath.
This young lady," he 'ex-
claimed, sends me word that
you are making complaints con-
corning the quality of the pork
pies sold here. Let me tell you
that these pies are made under
my personal supervision, and let
mo tell you, sir, that I made pork
pies before you were born or
thought Of"
Yes" murmured Jerome.
quietly. land this is one of
them"
Mr.. Jerome has played many
roles. and once astonished a
friend by referring TO the DAVIS
when he had been a school
master.
"A schoolnaster" exclaimed
his friend. II knew, Of course,
that you had played many parts
in your life, that you had been a
journalist, that a. another time
you had something to do with the
law, that you have been an tor
and an editor. as well as law
wright and an author. bu, did
not know that you had ev. cen
a schoolmaster. How did get
on at it?'
Not at ALL" replied Jerome.
sadly, and added, as an after.
thought, nor did the boysr'
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Why the Marriage of the Principal Characters of This Move
Was Able to Stand the Test Is Related In
Captivating Manner

. mental; one day he would feel
right, and hit everything; another
day his batting eye would mex
plicably be gone. and he would
fan at the widest dew-drops.
One Saturday afternoon they
were playing the Crescent Juniors.
q glorious swat-fest Of a game
In which Nea1e had run wild all
the afternoon. It was in the ninth.
the score was II to Is. with the
Crescent ahead. One was down,
Neale at the bat, Marty Ryan, the
captain, was dancing on the base
line, ready to dart in from third.
Franz Uhler was taking a danger
Gus lead off second. Neale raped
his bat professionally on the plate
and glared at the pitcher.
Hit 1t out, Crit, old nanr'
yelled Fatty Schwartz, with a per-
fectly unnecessary steam-calliope
volume of tone. "Hit it out! Save
me a HckP'
much good you'd do with q
lick" thought Neale to himself.
"You couldn't hit a basketball
with a telegraph pole" Yes, it
was up to him, to him alone.
It was like a scene from one
Of his favorite stories about
himself, actually happening;
it for the 200 francs you lent
Strickland
well, we packed It up and we
and it went on actually happen
ing. A wide one. another wide.
They didn't call balls in Neale's
league. He raped the plate.
Jaw! put it over If you know
how" he taunted. A foul tip
caught, another wide one haught-
lily ignored, a strike. The catcher
put on his mask and moved up
close behind the bat. Neale felt
himself nerved to great things.
He glued his eyes to the pitcher.
The Washington times., 1923-07-26
The Story ST Two Young People Who Were Destined for
Each Other, Though Every Influence Seemed
To Keep Them Apart

; his legs down. Under his feet
were railroad tracks again, then
a belt Of vacant lots. some of
them black with cinder-filling,
others green with the scum of
stagnant water, then a belt OF
frame houses where the enemy
lived, then a zone of city brick
and thin flat tin roofs. Beyond it all
was Castle Point, high and green
healthy green this, not scum,
jutting out into the Hudson. In
distinctly he could make out the
other side of the river, the line
of ships at the wharves and
more city New York.
Occasionally Neale thought of
New York, an almost mythical
spot, though he went there once
in a while with mother on tire
some quests for clothes, as well
as to matinees; sometimes
he thought Of the ships
and the wharves, and how
much he wished he could see more
of them. But mostly he forgot the
actual world. He was in command
Of the fort. All around him his
brave men were working the guns.
Bangi Bangi The enemy were
marching along those straight paw.
ed streets. Their cannon balls were
bursting all around, but the garri.
son did not quail. Their sharp
shooters were starting to climb the
rocks. All, this was serious. No
time for delay. The commander
seized the rifle from the hand Of
q dying soldier how
plainly Neal saw that dying soldier
there at his feet bang!
bang! with every shot
one of the foremost scalers dropped
headlong.
The engagement was a decisive
victory.
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and his business in life, the wide
field where, unhampered, free as
any naked savage, for all his de-
cent knickerbockers and sweater,
he raced to and fro, elastic, exul-
tant, wild with the intoxication of
the heady young strength poured
into him by every new day.
The astounding volume Of sound,
bursting up like flame and lava
from a volcano, which rose from
every group of boys at play, bore
witness to the extravagant and
superabundant splendor OF the in
tensity with which they lived, a
splendor not at all recognized by
suffering householders near whose
decent and quiet homes a gang
of boys settled down to play and
yell and shrek and quarrel and
run and yell again. - ....., 49,.
1t was the boys world, not only
untouched by grown-ups but bles-
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//WWY ELL, we've certainly
" had a hard time to
w find place to suit
u.s." I said YEARLY, as we left the
real estate agents office after /
had signed the lease for the cot
tage at the seashore for the
summer.
Lets go down to the beach
and take a nap" suggested Bunny.
Fine" Bobby and / agreed.
So down to the beach we slowly
walked. found the hull OF
wrecked ship and stretched out In
the shade.
L was just doing off when
Bunny pulled my sleeve. I woke
up rather Grossly, but when saw
the look in his eyes, knew that
something of intrest was to be
seen. And there surely was. as
you'll agree when tell you what
we saw.
There, crawling along the beach,
was the funniest looking crab you
ever beheld in all your life. He
had great big front claws which
seemed 80 heavy he could hardly
drag them along, and sticking out
Of his head were two very long
feeler.
"A herrnit-crabr whispered Bun
ny, as Bobby and lay as still as
two mice. Watch him, but don't
move or he'll run away"
The hernit-crab crawled over to
a group of conch- shells which the
tide had just brought in. They
were empty, that was why he was
after them, as we discovered. Be
cause hermit crab doesn't bottle.
to build his own house. He takes
one that has belongd to someone
else, and has been vacated.
There was Mr.. Hermit-crab
hunting a new home. But wait
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sedly even unsupported by parents.
Since it was theirs, since they
created 1t anew every day. 1t
exactly fitted their needs, and it
grew and changed with their inner
growth as their school never did.
They were far from any self-con-
scious notion that they created it.
Rather they seemed to themselves
to accept it from the outside, as
they accepted the weather. What
had they to do with the success
sion of the seasons, either of
games or temperature? In the
nature of things you could no
more play marbles in the autumn
than pick wild Strawberries in
December.
In the autumn, they played foot
ball, a sort Of association foot
ball with no limit to the number
on each side, played with a heavy
black rubber ball. blown up with
The Washington times., 1923-07-26
W THEY SAW A HERMIT-CRAB FIND A HOME

, until you hear how he did it.
He was SO particular that he
didn't take the first house he
saw. No, indeed, he examined sew
veral vacant shells before he de-
cided to try one.
Then he turned over on his
back, lifted the shell on his legs,
twirled 1t around and balanced 1t
as II he were trying to find out
exactly how much 1t weighed.
Then he poked all around in that
shell with his feelers. It didn't
suit him. so he dropped it and
went on to the next shell.
This shell he picked up. twtrled
several times in the air, and test
ed 1t. Then he walked backward
with the shell and paraded up and
down the beach with 1t on his
back. But this shell didn't suit
him, either. He must have tried
a dozen different shells.
ne having a worse time than
we had choosing a cottage" /
whispered to Bunny.
1t was almost train-time, and I
was afraid we wouldn't see him in
MS home, when suddenly into a
shell Mr.. Hermit-crab popped, ex-
actly as though he'd been shot into
1t by gun! Then he covered the
opening with his great claw, which
made a perfect door.
He had finally found a summer
cottage to suit him, SO we started
for the train.
We're all fixed for the summer
now aren't we, Foxy Grandpa?"
Bobby chuckled. Even Mr.. Her
mit-Crab."
cTomorrow's stOry-"How Spid-
or Monkey Rescued a Monkey
Wrench.w
Copyright. 1929. International Feature
Service
The Washington times., 1923-07-26
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
A Telephone Friend
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About two months ago I was
introduced to a young man over
the telephone. He is five years
my senior. I am eighteen,
I hold a responsible position
as bookkeeper. One Of our EN-.
ployes, speaking over the tale
phone with his friend, asked
me to take a message while he
went back to his work. did
80, and entered into converse.
ton with the other young man.
He spoke very nicely and prom
ised to call me up some time.
He did so several times. and
I received two calls from hum
at home.
We live at a distance from
one another, and it is very diff
ficult for him. to see me (da-
spite the fact that he has ex.
pressed the desire to do sol
because of his business, which
is large.
1 am very anxious to gain
him as a friend, and am won
dering If I would be acting too
forward If 1 wrote to him.
ANXIOUS.
DON'T you realize that no mat.
ter how busy the man is. II
he wanted to pursue this fnfor-
NAL acquaintance and make It
into a real friendship he would
find a way to do so? You are
dramatizing voice heard over
the telephone-and the knowI-
edge that the man has a big
business Of his own makes him
seem particularly worth whila.
Since he has man friend in
the office where you are en-
ployed, he mas a very simple way
of making your acquaintance.
But if you were nothing but an
amusing episode to the man,
don't belittle yourself by pur-
suing him.
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n brass tube. The tube always
got lost. and the valve always
leaked. After a few games It be-
came Debated, with the resiliency
OF soggy sponge. But 1t was
kicked to and fro just the same.
When snow came, there was
snow balling, with forts of a rich.
chocolate color, from the street
dirt mixed with the snow. About
these ragged feudaI chiva1ry,
loyalty and pride of place, one
street against another. Sometimes
all the district united against In
vading Huns from Hoboken or
Jersey City Heights. Only a few
boys skated. and Neale was not
one OF them. but everybody made
slides in the slush.
Top. Time!
With spring came roller skates,
marbles utilizing the cracks be-
tween sidewalk slabs), tops, kites,
cat "a game for two), and, ah!
baseball in the vacant lots!
Nea1e was neither a star nor a
dub at any game, but craving pro-
ficiency more than anything else
in the world. he learned to do
pretty well at all Of them. At
baseball, the major sport Of the
year. he toiled necessarily, and
when he was ten years old he was
pretty sure OF his job at second
base on the Hancock Avenue
Orioles. On ground balls he was
cratic, but so was everybody on
those rough, vacant-lot diamonds,
where the ball ricocheted zigzag
from one stone to another. Long
practice catching fungoes gave
him a death-like certainty on pop
flies. His wing was poor" as
he expressed it; strong enough in
the arm, he had never mastered
the wrist snap that gives velocity.
AS a batsman- he was tempera-
The Washington times., 1923-07-26

the age of difference between truth and fiction isn't
clear but all that and have treated
this child doesn't understand that he's
done anything Therefore he'll think that he
telling a many lies he likes.
MRS. GEORGE: You don't give credit for much
do to disguise feelings sometimes
that pointed John how unhappy it would
make feel if he told stories.
Mr.. GEORGE: expect he much impressed, with both
of giggng il couldn't stop The child has got to
be made the truth, the
to do that punish him. What you ought to have
done put his old suit the which he split his
It's pity he needs that treatment (Sanctimoniouy)
/ told lie in my life.
MRS. GEORGE Is that statement quite true?
(Mr. George bushes)
copyright y Gins Featu Syndicate. Lnc)
The Washington times., 1923-07-26

, BY the motion it should be a
slow out. It wasn't breaking.
Neale stabbed at it. sliced it and
landed a Texas Lacquer back of
short.
He didn't see what happened.
He ran. He flew. AS he round
ed second he caught a glimpse of
the left fielder and shortstop fall
ing over their feet, both trying
to pick up the ball. AS he turned
the corner at third he saw the
pitcher starting to run in to cover
the plate and guessing that the
catcher was chasing a wild throw.
Neale put his head down and
sprinted for dear life. Fifteen
feet from the plate he dove. and
shot over in cloud of dust.
Neale, the BAH and the pitcher
all arrived there at the same mo-
ment, but a partial umpire called
it "safe.' Don Roberts fouled to
the catcher, Fatty Schwartz
famed. But the game was won.
"a Good Swat"
With his chest a couple Of
inches bigger than normal, Neale
started for home, and there on
the sidewalk watching him stood
his father, looking right at him,
instead Of over his head as
father was apt to do. Father
patted him on the shoulder.
"That was a good swat, Neale,"
he said.
Neale wriggled. well, he had
to have a hit" he explained.
''and 1 knew Don and Fatty
wouldn't do much"
His father found no other COM
ment to make. Neale had said
his say. Silent as Iroquois, they
walked home to supper
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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about It, but he insisted, 30
she put it on. This morn
ing, just before ! came
downstairs, she asked me II
| didn't want him yester-
day. Then the truth come
out, and l asked John why
he told nurse a story, and
he said, well, | wanted the
suit on, and knew Mamie
wouldn't let me wear it un-
less l said you said So"
Isn't 1t too funny?
MR.. GEORGE: Yes, it's
funny in a way, but / don't
think you've treated it in a
funny way, / know that at
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CHAPTER ".

Inevitably Saturdays were all de-
voted to play. Neither Neale's par
ents nor he himself could have
conceived of any other way OF
spending Saturdays. What were
Saturdays for?
It Is true that in some Of the
more prosperous German-American
families, Saturday was music les
SON day, just as o'clock instead
of ushering in roller skating or
marbles meant sitting in front of
The Washington times., 1923-07-26
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

II wooden tables or platters
nave to be scrubbed, see that the
prush goes the way Of the grain
Oh the wood, not against it.
A wooden bedstead can he
kept clean by an occasional wash
ing with weak solution of vine
gar and water.
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Westward Bound.

But his feet did not always
turn westward. Sometimes he
walked to the eastern edge. The
rocks were sleeper here, steep
enough to be the impregnable
fortress he always imagined them.
When he came here, after recon-
noitering the ground for his
tribal enemy did not observe the
Truce Of God on Sundays), Neale
would go out to the edge of the
sheerest promontory and dangle
The Washington times., 1923-07-26
By Dorothy Garfield.
Whose Novel, ''The Brimming Cup"
Achieved Popularity Through
out the Country.
READ THIS FIRST.


Back in the spring of 1893,
Neal Crittenden, a lusty American
youth, filled with the joy of liv-
stick, starred in a hard fought
game with a rival gang"
Neale lived on Union Hill, set
Element created by the very diff
ferent classes of home makers.
Comfortable roomy houses of bust
ness men and their families were
In distinct contrast to the miser-
able, implanted frame buildings OF
the poorer element. Neale WAS
proud of bis connection with
Union Hill.
NOW CONTINUE.
xTOU can walk south or
north on Union Hill for
II miles beyond a boys en-
durance, without finding sim
gle feature to quicken the
imagination; but If you go east
or west from anywhere on the
Hill. you come at once to a
jumping-off place where below you
stretches the flat, marshy river
or the flats. Neale preferred the
western edge. even though it had
no steep rocks. He was far from
having any conscious love for
landscape, but he found a certain
satisfaction in looking over the
yellow and brown expanse Of the
marsh-grass and cat-tails, hazy
In the afternoon sun, cut with
straight black lines Of railroads
Che named them over to himself,
identifying every one, the Jer-
sey Central, Pennsylvania, Erie,
Lackawanna, and Jersey North
ern), each with little toy-trains.
each tiny locomotive sending up
little balls Of cottonwood to hang
motionless in the still afternoon
air. To the southwest a haZy
blur that was Newark. and right
in front, like a doomed mountain,
begged and sinking into marsh,
the sinister bulk of. Snake Hill.
Neale used to stand and brood
over 1t, sometimes till the sun
went down, all red and orange.
He did not stir till the cold
reused him to think Of home and
supper.
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Last year American industry
spent more than $70,000,00O In
scientific research, most Of 1t in
experiments in chemistry in the
laboratory.