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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
WHAT is THE
ABSOLUTE ZERO?"

The absolute Zero" Iowest de-
gree Of cold possible in our uni
verse, has been artificialIy ap-
preached within less than one de-
greet. This is a sensation in the
scientific world. 1t is the work Of
Prof. Onnes, Of Leyden, Holland.
What is the absolute zero?"
Not the same as our thermometer.
Scientists use a special thermome-
ter, by which boiling water has
a temperature Of 373 degrees and
ice forms at 273 degrees Cent?
grade. So 273 degrees colder than
ice is absolute zero"
Interesting, you comment, but
what's it good for? The same was
asked about 20 years ago when
liquid air was brought out as
scientific curiosity or toy. To-
day the production of liquid air
is a big industry, furnishing ar
gon for filling electric lamps and
providing oxygen for engineering
and medical uses.
No discovery, however trifling it
may seem at the time, is really
unimportant. Once discovered,
the human mind soon puts it TO
use in the general process Of stead
lily raising our standard Of living.
Peculiar possibility looms: If
Prof. Onnes can get one more de-
gree of cold and reach absolute
Zero" whatever is subjected to the
cold will be completely motionless.
Matter might then behave in eX-
traordinary manner, for at the
absolute zero" all movement by
the molecules would stop. Add one
degree of heat, molecules begin
moving, the principle Of life ono
tion) appears.
When we reach absolute zero"
in our laboratories, we may find
the mysterious secret of life with
in grasp.
By way of contrast, ether scien-
lists point out that they now can
measure, by electrical means, a
temperature up to more than 5000
degrees above zero.
Thus man now is able to meas
ure, with absolute accuracy, any
temperature over a range of about
5000 degrees.
It's a revelation of the skill and
knowledge acquired by man. And
yet it's only the faint beginning
of what people will do in the flu
ture The thing we call civiliza-
ton is really only stage of the
barbarism preliminary to real civ
ilization later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
RAIN INSURANCE
A POPULAR SPORT.

A new form of gambling has
started in this section, and for real
sport it is exciting the attention
of many who have not heretofore
INDUCED in this form of "amuse-
ment."
The original idea of rain insur-
ance to protect the farmer and
merchant against the weather, is
d good one, but of recent months
it has too often gone into The
hands of the boys who can get no
beneficial results from the wealth
er, whether arid or liquid.
Not a day passes but the
Times-Recorder is called for some
service in connection with the
weather, and we are glad to give
any information which we may
have in our possession on the
weather or any other subject
which our patrons wish to know.
Rain insurance has its legitimate
field in the business world. 1t is
a good thing for the merchant,
for instance, who has planned
special sale event, investing hum
dreds Of dollars in advertising, all
of which is a dead loss when rain
prevents shopping. Then again,
rain insurance is as necessary as
life or fire insurance to the mer-
chant carrying seasonable goods,
when he is compelled to make his
turnover in a few days or weeks.
The jeweler, for instance, VINO
expects to do his years business
in December. A bad rainy month
cuts his sales for the year. The
jeweler find in rain insurance a
protection well worth its cost.
To the farmer who is dependent
entirely on the elements for sue
cess, rain insurance is a good buy,
we believe.
But insuring golf games, or the
possible sales from Dads gas tank,
Is plain gambling and not insur-
ance at all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times-Recorder, Jan. d
1879

1879
Yesterday witnessed the .aa.5 1i-
alton of the parcels post system mere
in conjunction with its esta9.raat.
at all post0ffices and similar stations
in the United States. The INST
person to send a package was c. D..
McBath.
Having rounded out year o.
commercial prosperity, the five oaA"s
in Americas are preparing to share
their riches with fortunate stock
holders in the way Of dividends
fact to be appreciated. The banks,
all of them have prospered, and were
never in better condition, or Win
more cash in their Va Its.
As a result of a head-on collision
on the Leslie road, 6 miles Oh. OF
Americas, the new Buick five passon-
ger car of Mr.. L. B. Lott, of Amer
icus, and large OIdsmobiLe driven
by MT. Mains OF COfdeIe, are D""Is
smashed, possibly to the extent OF
5000 for repairs, as estimated by Mr..
Lott yesterday.
In the Americas market good mid
ding grades of cotton We're quoted
at ~ 3-4 cents, with middI.ng at
II IL cents, although any large lot
Of fine cotton, had it been put on the
boards, would doubtless have sold for
Is cents, readily, such is the demand
upon the part of The spinners for
high grade cotton.
Mrs. W. M. Riley and little dau-
other, Dora, returned yesterday from
holiday visit to relatives in Airing
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
AN APPRECIATION OF
CONGRESSMAN CRISP.

James B.Nevin, in his always III
teresting Caught in the Current"
column in the Atlanta Georgian,
gives this estimate of Congressman
Charles R. Crisp of the Third dis
trict, and of the work he is doing
for the Americas district:
Charles R. Crisp, representa-
tive in congress from the Third
district Of Georgia, is outspoken in
his support Of the proposed con-
stitutional amendment denying to
states and political divisions of the
nation the right to issue tax. ex-
empt securities. Mr.. Crisp a few
days ago delivered a most logical
and convincing argument in behalf
Of this proposed amendment.
Not all Of our Southern CON
gressmen are meeting this issue
so boldly as is Mr.. Crisp; some of
them fearing harmful invasion of
states rights" if the amendment
IS adopted.
Nor did Mr.. Crisp assume his
present attitude without giving the
matter careful and analytical
thought. He is, however, thorough
ly convinced that the amendment
IS desirable and would be partic-
ularly helpful to people Of small
er means.
1t would bring on to the tax
books, he thinks, much property
now designated invisible" In
deed, our present tax exemption
system Mr.. Crisp believes furnish
es the most fertile of all fields of
tax evasion.
Charlie Crisp is now serving his
sixth term in congress; not count
ing a short, unexpired term fol-
lowing the death Of his distinguish
ed father, Speaker Charles F.
Crisp. The son was quite
youngster at the time; and the
short term was given him out of
respeet-to the memory Of his faith
era beloved and able Georgian.
Later, Mr.. Crisp was reelected
to congress and has served con-
tinuously since-and with intelli
gence, patriotism End faithfulness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder, Jan. 3,
1899

(trom the Times-Recorder, Jan. 3,
1889
The preliminary hearing of Doctors
j. B. and A. B. Hinkle, charged with
the murder Of DR.. J. ]. Worsham,
will take place at 9 o'clock this
morning. The case will be heard by
Judge ]. C. Mathews, of the county
court instead Of three justices of the
peace, as as first suggested. Great
interest is manifested in regard to
the trial today, and the court room
will no doubt be crowded with spec
tators.
Miss Lou Hamil left yesterday to
resume her studies at Agnes Scott
college in Atlanta.
Mr.. Frank Lanier, Jr., left yester-
day for Atlanta, where he goes to
look after important business mat
tiers.
Mrs. A. J. Cleghorne. who has
been guest at the home Of her faith
el Mr.. c. NJ. WheatleJ during the
holidays, has returned to her home
in Oglethorpe.
Between 70 and 100 laborers came
in on the Central ira IL YESTERDAY
from Townsville to WORK On the 5.
A. & N. railroad. The entire gang
viii be put to work at once widen
ing the road bed on the Montgomery
end of the line.
Superintendent RaifS'd had his
force at work on the streets in the
business part of the city yesterday,
and some much needed work was
done.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
T O NJ SIM S S AZ S:

A man slipped ON a slippery side
walk and broke his New Year roso-
luton.
SO many holiday cigars we've sold
The price of cabbage may 60 up.
Our idea of the easiest job in The
world is a goodlooking girl marrying
.ying an ugly poor man.
Ladies First" is the mems slogan
when its dishwashing time.
A Cincinnati man who expected q
street car to detour around his auto
will recover the doctors think.
Thinking you know is never as I'M
portant as knowing you think.
Sir Edward, an English peer. will
marry Lady Joan who Tor a while was
without a Peer.
Money is not very important un-
less you haven't any.
Don't Worry" makes a better
motto when you add "Othors."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
L. F. HUMBER PLACE
BRINGS 33, GOO AT SALE

The L, f. Humber place, located
north Ct DeSoto, contain;ng 1493
acres and sold by the executors of
the estate Of the late L. F. Humber
for years, until his death, residing
OF Columbus, brought $4,000 be-
fore the court house door in Ameri-
Gus yesterday, The property was bid
IN for Col. Thomas H. Shanks.
Mr.. E. p. Owsley, Of Columbus,
one ofe the executors of the Hum
Der estate, was in Americas to look
after the sale Of this property.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
SOMETHING YOU
NEVER HEARD OF!

A woman with two stomachs is
discovered by the X-ray in Allen
town, Pa. She is Miss Annie
Moore. The two stomachs, each al
most normal IN size, are Joined
together by DR.. Engleerth
That's something you never
heard OF betore-probably never
VIII again. For nature is great
on standardization. While she
makes our faces so different that
no two are exactly alike in The
whole world, were all about the
same when the surgeon begins eX-
piormg our interiors.
Somebody said something about
the exception proving the rule.
You read about Miss Moore Of
The two stomachs and say to your
self, Thank goodness, have only
one stomach. Enough indigestion
as 1t IS, without having two"
How do you know you have
stomach at all
Did you ever see it?
Did anyone else ever see it?
Vi course not. You take it for
granted that you have a stomach.
Every human that's ever been
opened has been found to have
one, so you accept that as salts
factory evidence.
Maybe you have two stomachs,
maybe none. There's always the
exception to the general rule, and
no telling what it'll be.
At least nine-tenths of what we
think we know is hearsay-second-
Land knowledge. Yen ocucvo that
there's county China. Put were
you ever there to find out for your
self?
The only proof some of our SOL
'diers had, that they were in Eu-
rope, was the word of their Off
GERS. Without accepting second
hand proof, for all they knew they
might have been in Africa.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03

That was where Alice said Dor(
had been taken. She wanted to
Dorothy if possible. Her feeling
ward the child had changed {
night. She regarded her now as
child of the man she loved, not
the daughter Of a rival for his of
ton.
She turned into the broad q
Of the hospital entrance and wal
up the stone steps into the corr
to the desk.
In answer to her question
nurse in charge looked over the
lister. Then said:
eve have no patient named D
thy. No patients have been ad.
ted this week to the children's wa
Go be contiued.)
Copyright NEA Service 1922
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

iiiShN pIlI
(From the Times-Recorder, Jan. 3,
1909
Comfortably enconsed in their
handsome new naptha launch Fred
Morgan, Otis Hansford, and George
Rodgers, started yesterday from the
landing at the Seaboard railway
bridge in Stewart county and sped
merrily down the Chattahoocbec riv-
er on NARROWING trip to the Florida
west coast. A description Of the boat,
built by themselves here in Amricus,
together with their itinerary has al
ready been given at length to the
Times-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03

LOANS made on improved farm
at cheapest rates for term Of 5,
10 years with prepayment O.
given. Money secured promptly
have now outstanding over ST.,
100000 on farms in Sumter CO
alone, with plenty more to LEM
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust
pany in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Sc
ster Counties. 81 Planters
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Bldg Americas, Ga. Phone {
211.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
A THOUGHT

1 The Lo-d is good to al: and his
tender nercies are over all his
works. All thy works shall praise
thee, o Lord; and thy saints shall
bless thee.-Pslam 145:9-1O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03

Years do not make sages; they
only make old men. Madame
Swetchine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03

Plenty of choice cuts Of Yea
this week at Bragg's Market.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-03
SEABOARD AIR LINE
(Ccntral Timel

NOVHIIaI IIHt
Arrive Departs
1905 AM Cordele-Helena SIS Pm
1926 PM Cols.-Montg'y. $40 Pm
S:lG PM Cordele-Savh. 1926 Pm
Sis Pm Richland-gola lO:O6 Am
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
DEP0RT IMMIGRANTS FROM UNITED STATES
Predetermined Boy And Girl Must
 Leave Cnunfry

NEW YORK, April 16.-The orders for the deortation of Russian boy and girl over whose mental condition immigration officials and psychia- trists have battled since the children landed with their parents at Ellis Island three years ago, were received today by Commissioner Robert k. Todd.
 Accompanied by one of the parents with whom she arrived. 16-year- r-old Rywy Trumpeter will leave her home In New York and board the Maure- tanfa tomorrow. The United States will see that she gets to Rumania, the nation under whose quota she landed in 1920.
 Samuel Goldman, 16, of Syracuse, N Y., probably will sail for Roumania with one of his parents on the. same ship.
 Arrival of the deportation orders was hailed by Commissioner Todd as a victory in his fight to overcome evasion of the immigration act by politicians and attorneys" who. he said. sponsored the entrance of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
ENORMOUS INCREASE
 IN STEEL BUSINESS
Gary Scores Immigration Laws In Address At Stockholders Meeting

HOBOKEN, N. J.. April 16.-E. H, Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corporation, told ing today, that the restrictive immi- grafton law was one of the worst things the United States has ever done for itself econC mically.
 There is a great abundance of la bor on the other side of the ocean" he said. Tt would be glad to come here and work but is restricted by these laws and labor is scarce"
 Discussing conditions in the trade he reminded the stockholders of the large increase in steel pro duction ca pacity in this country in the last few years and said the only thing for the corporation to do was to keep its fair prices always would be fair and prof itable, but never extortionate, if the corporation had the power tt' bring these conditions about.
 The directors were reelected for another year.
 MT. Gary confined his remarks tc affairs of the corporation. telling recent tour of Europe that he would cover the subject at the annual meet ing of the American Iron and Stee Institute in New York next month.
 He reported that gross earnings oi the United States Steel corporation in 1922 were s1.0s2,697,ooo. an In crease of s41o.ooo,oo0 over 1921; tha the total undivided surplus last De cember S1, exclusive of profits O. subsidiary companies from sales c possessions to other subsidiaries. wa! s449, 9,00o, 900 and that at the close O 1922 it had 214,931 employees whC earned an aggregate s322,67S,150 dur ing the year-an average of $1,50. each.
 He estimated the total value of thu corporations holdings exceeded b, s1e0 .000,080 their value when thu organization was formed eight year! ago. And they are still going strong he said. year by year becoming in trinsically more valuable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
Wilson League Proposal Gets Only Partial Endorsement
HIGHWAY UNIFICAT|ON
 URGED BY PRESIDENT
Harding Calls For Coordination Of
 Transportation Systems

QREENVILLE, s. C., April 16.-All of the instruments of transportation throughout the country require unifi- cation and coordination with view to the most complete systematization, President Harding said in writing to J. A. Rountree, director general of the United States Good Roads asso- ciation, Tn letter read at the open Ing session of the joint convention of the United States Good Roads asso- ciation. and the Bankhead National Highway association, here tonight. He expressed the hope that through such organizations as the two meet ing here, the closest cooperation between political and fiscal authori- ties can be obtained.
 The Presidents letter follows:
 "The annual convention of the United States Good Roads association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
GOES MAD OVER RADIO
Explanation Given For Triple 1raS-
 edy At Newark

NEWARK, April 16.-Edward Der thold, %, was "very religious Sun day school teacher until Radio en- tered his life.
 Then he went mad.
 When his relatives tried to tear him away from his wireless set he saw red He went to the cellar, got an auto axle, beat his sisteS and her husband to death and even struck his aged parents. who ran downstairs to interfere. Then he cut his own throat with a razor.
 This was the explanation offered Monday for Berthold's slaying of MT. and Mrs. William Beyer and his own suicide.
 Mrs. George Hewitt. who lived in the same apartment, said:
 For 10 years l knew Eddie and never heard him raise his voice in anger. He was regarded as a para gon of reticent virtue. Then he went in for radio. He would sit up all night working at his set. The Bey- CTS, calling him to meals, would rap | for hours on the steam pipe leading to his room before they would re- ceive an answer At table he would say, Do you hear that messageeo' when nobody else could hear thing. His sister told me once that he was slowly going crazy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17

at Greenville this month is an occa- sion of much interest to the entire country. l an, writing to express the hope that it may be, in very large way, a successful gathering and means to helpful contribution toward a solution of this great na- tional problem. l have been !Ecreas- ingly impressed in recent years with the essential unity of our entire prob- lem of transportation; that IS, with the fact that all the instruments ot transportation, from the country roads to the railways, the water ways to our mercantile establish ment, require unification and co-or- dination with view to the com pletest systematization. I hope it may be possible, through your own organization and many others which are concerned with various phases of the transportation question, to bring about the closest possible co-opera- ton between all the political and fis- cal authorities which have to deal with the means of transportation"
 
 A telephone equipped with an ex- tension receiver, that can be adjusted to the ear without being held in the hand. is a new invention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
HEARERS APPLAUD AS CECIL LAUDS LEAGUE
English Points To Accomplishments
 Of Association Of Nations

CHICAGO. April I6.-(By Asso- ciated Press )-Forces more serious than those which caused the World war and other European conflicts have been quietly settled and the possibility of return of general armed conflicts removed by the League of Nations since it began mediation among world affairs, Lord Robert Cecil declared here today be- fore a crowd which filled Orchestra hall and applauded repeatedly at the speakers reference to the league and the work it had accomplished.
 The applause he brought forth at the outset of his address when he de- clared that war is a wicked and horrible thing" re-occurred when after outlining the losses in men and money during the World war, he de- clared that the nation wide demand for peace in England was the reason in that country for the support of the league.
 In four international disputes put before the league for settlement. in three cases complete settlement of the difficulty was made, while the fourth, the dispute between Lith- uania and Poland over Vulna-was not agreeable to either party and was not accepted. Lord Cecil said
 The league has rescued Austria from financial chaos which threat ened the peace of that part of the world. rescued 1t by as fine an exhi- bition of disinterested international statesmanship a has ever been seen in the history of the world he said. But that is the least part of what it has done" he continues. "It has rescued half a million prisoners of war; fought against diseases coming from the east; taken a real step for ward for the suppression of the opium traffic and the traffic in other dangers; brought into cooperation a real mass of nations, in order to ex- tirpate that blot on our civilization traffic in women and children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-17
MOVING CEREMONY MARKS OPENING OF
 ALLIED MEMORIAL
Silent Tribute Paid To Those Who Gave Lives In
 World War

PARIS. April 16.-(By Associated Press.l-An exchange of telegrams between President Harding and Pres dent Millerand was a feature today of one of the most moving ceremonies here since the great war, when at the Invalides the new halls in honor of the allied armes," especially the American army, were formally thrown open.
 No discourse marked the ceremony of dedication. It was only a silent tribute to the memory of the dead. President Millerand on his arrival re- viewed the guard of honor and then greeted Ambassador Herrick, Col. T.. Bentley Mott, the military attache at the American embassy and the other members of the diplomatic corps. Then, followed by a numerous com pany of diplomats and military at taches, and many American civilians, the President passed through the commemorative halls. including those devoted to the United States. England, Portugal, Belgium, Japan, Italy, Rumania, Juglo -Slavia and Po- land.
 Marshal Foch Present.
 Many French officers were present, but Marshal Foch. in simple civilian attire seemed most to embody the dominating note of the ceremony France at peace, solemnly commem- orating the memories of unity in the common cause.
 President Harding's message was communicated to President Miller and by Ambassador HerNck during the ceremony. The ambassador de- clared the President of the United States was impressed by the thought that this dedication of memories of the World war would not only be the most interesting of Its kind in the worlds history. but would also con- stitute a powerful appeal to the sen timents which among all the nations inspired the splendid cooperation witnessed during the war.
 Amba assador Herrick added in the name of President Harding that the government and that the people of hope of seeing forever preserved the complete and constant frindshp which marked the relations of the allied and associated powers during the war, as an everlasting testimony of the true fraternity of nations and 1 peoples.
 The French government has asked l Ambassador Jusserand in Washington to thank President Harding on behalf of President Millerand for the Amer ican Presidents message. The am bassador will also voice Frances ap- preciation of President Harding's al fusion to the circumstances which determined the close and effective cooperation of the allies during the war and will give to President Hard | ing Frances assurance that, like the | government and people of America | the French government and people have the most ardent desire to see perpetuated in peace that complete understanding and perfect friendship that so happily marked the relations of the allied and associated powers during the period of the armed con | flict.