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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
THE ESSENTIAL
By Berton Bradley

Oh if you write a story story brave and fine
With thrills in every chapter and art in every line,
Still all it's glow and glamor will be but fugitive
Unless you put love infor Loves what makes it live.
And if you sing carol with lovely words and tune
That ripple like the waters beneath silver moon,
It's magic will not tarIy hnger very long
Unless you put love in for Loves what makes the song
What your deeds be splendid what if your fame be widc'
These but transtory and viii not long abide;
However you be lauded, however fortune smile,
If love itself be ackng-they not worth the while
So with pen you labor, brush spade or maui,
And if fashion statues, towers proud and TALL
Whatever be the talent artistry that's yours,
Be sure to put some love infor Love alone endures
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
SAME AT BOTH ENDS

"Why is it," asked the father inn
patiently, chat you are always at
the bottom Of the class? You never
seem to get anywhere else. / should
think you would be ashamed "
81 can't see that it makes any diff.
ference whether I am at the top or
at the bottom, father" replied Ed
ward paeifically. 'fYou know they
teach the same thing at both ends. !"
-Harper's Magazine,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

stained lace had disturbed The cal
lousness which I had deemed hn'
.Ies9ab.a, a new scheme was forcF
ing It's way into my mind. There
vas only one redeeming point about
It ALL walked for the next few
hours in peril of my life.
-
A T half-past two that afternoon
n Beatrice Kndersley FASTENED
into the little morning-rOom on
the ground floor Of Kindersley House
to receive an unexpected visitor. Her
lips parted in amazement as she saw
who It was. held UP my finger.
Colonel Escombe," I reminded
her.
Your she exclaimed.
I knew that there was not flaw
in my makeup or department. I
was the Colonel Escombe who had
attended Norman Greyes wedding,
and whose presence there had led to
some slight question concerning a
pearl necklace.
What do you want?" she asked
breathlessly.
ITO Help YOU" I answered. Il
saw you this morning. and yod
seemed in trouble"
She smiled at me gratefully, but
moment later her face was clouded
with anxiety.
1T is dear Of you" she said, "but
you must so away at once. You are
running q terrible risk. Sir Norman
Greyes Is in the house. He is with
my uncle now"
What is he doing here2' I de-
manded.
MY uncle sent for him to see II he
could help. There is some serious
trouble. I don't know what it is,
but my uncle says that it means
ruin"
At the thought Of the near pres,
erce Of my old enemy, my whole
being seemed to stiffen. Yet, alas.
the weakness remained
Tell me-" I said, what does
your distress mean? Has your uncle
always been good to you? Is it for
his sake that you are unhappy%
Entirely" she answered without
hesitation. 81 know that a great
many people call him hard and un.
scrupulous. To me he has been the
dearest person in the world. 1t
makes my heart ache to see him
suffer"
! glanced at my watch.
Very WELL" I said, give me five
minutes to get clear away. When
am gone, give him this message. Tell
him that Buckross has changed his
mind and that he will hear from him
before five o'clock"
What have you to do with all
this?" she asked wonderingly.
Never mind" I answered. ''Be
sure to give me five minutes, and
don't deliver my message before
Norman Greyes."
She walked with me to the door.
but when I would have opened it,
she checked me. Already her step
was lighter. She took my hands in
hers and felt her soft breath upon
my face.
II am going to thank you" she
whispered.
1t was an absurd interlude. ssi
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
A THOUGHT

Favor is deceitful and beauty is
vain but a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised.-Prov.
31:30.
There was never yet fair woman
but she made mouths in a glass
Shakespeare.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun Is
for the Punishment of the punch
board and like kinds Of gambling
devices from that town. I says:
The slot machine evil is UNI
der fire from both Sheriff Beard
and the City Commission. No
time should be lost in banishing
this and other gambling devices in
which we include the punch
board"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Vendetta begins between
MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal,
and
SIR NORMAN GREYES, once of
Scotland Yard, when Sayers'
beautiful housemaid.
JANET. saves him from Sir Norman
by shooting dead an officer sent
to arrest him. Greyes falls in
love with Janet and proposes mar
riage Michael DISCUSSES himself
as Colonel EscOrnbe and attends
the wedding reception. He steals
pearl necklace, the gift of Sir
Norman to his bride. Later he
returns them indirectly to Janet
Michael answers a cipher message
published in a paper and buys
from the divorced wife of a poll
tiCian q bundle of manuscript, evil
dencc against the woman's former
husband and his confederate, Lord
kiudersley,
Michael calls at the residence of
Lord kiudersley and is granted an
interview. Sayers offers Lord Kin
ders'ey four-day respite in which
to secure his financial safety. After
that time the letters are to be given
for publication in the newspapers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

city. Come again, Henry, al
ways delighted to have you in our
midst" And to think, the great
automobile manufacturer passed
through Jasper without letting the
folks know about it until he was
gone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

The mystery of it all, we Won
der what Mr.. Ford was doing in
South Georgia anyway. Bill Bif-
fem in the Savannah Press makes
his guess: Henry Ford has been
in Albany. Must have been look
ing for lower prices of Ford car
parts. For it is from Albany that
most Of the nuts come from, you
know"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

Henry Ford next "bIew in" at
Valdosta one day last week. He
was trying to find his wife who
was lost somewhere down Florida
way with the Ford private rail
road car. He met the boys around
the Ford Agency, bought an axe
and an axe handle at one of the
stores and went on his way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

Next you find he has showed up
at Albany under an assumed
name, still looking for Mrs. Ford.
When he was recognized and the
mask lifted he mingled freely with
the boys, hiking away to Baker
county probably to get away from
that horde who fivered to Albany
to see him. He talked about
everything; his desire to develop
Muscle Shoals and to serve humani-
ty. But as for the presidency!
Excuse US please.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
TDoTH the editor and the assistant

TDOTH the editor and the assistant
, editor did everything, short of
going down on their knees, to
induce me to change my mind. They
offered me practically a fortune.
They limited, even, that honors might
be obtained for me. They tried to
appeal to my patriotism, to sundry
noble motives, not one of which I
possessed. In the end obtained the
documents, addressed them to Miss
Beatrice Kindersley, bought a grea
bunch Of fragrant yellow roses, hired
a messenger to go with me in the
taxicab, and saw them delivered at
Kindersley House.
That night spent in my room,
taking stock of myself. On the
credit side, my deal in Kindersieys
had brought me a profit of some
thing like 10000 pounds, likely to be
considerably added to, as l had
bought again at four, Further
had abstained from becoming
blackmailer, and I had knocked Mr..
Edward Kendall down. On the other
hand, I might easily have made
hundred thousand pounds-and I
had behaved like a fool. Perhaps
the most disquieting feature of it all
was that was satisfied with the
DEAL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

Another prognosticator is Won
dering if Mr. Ford had his politi-
cal or press agent along with him.
Mr.. Ford has no time to hang
around small town hotels for
day or two in South Georgia for
his health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
Michael Sayers Continues:

Michael SdyerS Continues:
NTENT morning there were sensa-
1 y tionaI paragraphs in most of
the financial papers. Shipping
shares all reacted slightly, but the
slump in Ilindersley's was a thing
no one could accoun: for. They had
fallen from six to five within "a
hours, and as soon as I reached my
Offices in HoIborn, I received frantic
messages from Mr.. Younghusband,
mploring me to close with a profit
Of over 10000 pounds. There was
nothing whatever wrong with the
shares, he assured me, and they
were bound to rally. ! listened to
all he had to say. gave him positive
instructions not to disturb my opera,
tons in any way and disregarding
mis- piteous protests, rang off and
made my way to the great newspa.
per offices, where my business of the
morning lay,
1t took me an hour to get as far as
the assistant editor. 1 told him my
story and showed him the docu,
ments. He went out Of the room for
a moment and returned with the edi,
tor. They both looked at me curl.
ousIy.
Who are you, Mr.. Buckross?'' the
editor asked.
"A SPECTATOR" answered. It
bought those papers from Rendall's
divorced wife. She has a spite
against him"
How can one be sure that they
are genuine?"
Anyone who studies them must
know that they are" I replied. IF
you want confirmation, ! told Lord
Kindersley yesterday Of their exist
ence and Forthcoming publication,
and advised him to sell as many Of
his shares as possible. Your finan-
ciaI column will tell you the result"
What do you want US to do with
these documents, Mr.. BuclToss?"
the editor asked.
Il want you to give me a very
large sum Of money for them and
then publish them," I replied.
You know that there viii be the
devil of a row?"
That viii be your lookout. Their
Eenuineness will be your justihca-
ton"
The editor looked thoughtfully out
the window. His face was as hard
as granite, but he had very gray, hui
man eyes.
we should have no conjunction
about bringing the thunders down
upon Kendall" he said. but with
Lord Kindersley it is a little differ
ent. He is a considerable and reput-
able figure in society,"" (
He might survive the disclos-
ures," 1 suggested. after all, there
was a certain amount of justification
for his conduct. He averted a ma
tional disaster, even if the means he
used were immoral"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

We have our own guess, and
maybe later on we may be pre-
pared to use him in dispatches
concerning important news de-
velopment which may break at
any time. Then we may say, Il
told you So"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

'The Great ElusiOn," eleventh
story of this remarkable series,
will begin in our next issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

VERY WE'LL" I SAID, GIVE
NE FIVE MINUTES TO GET
CLEAR AWAY. THEN GIVE
THIS MESSAGE"
There is no standard value for such
goods as you offer. The question is
whether you want anything in ad,
yance?"
mo, thank you" answered. "Ill
- have the whole amount on Wednes-
day afternoon, or the documents
back again. 1 think that it will be
the money"
u trust So" my two editorial
friends replied in fervent unison.
ON Wednesday morning the Kin.
, dersley Shipping Company
shares stood at three and three
quarters, and a brief notice in the
Times announced that His Lordship
was confined to his house in South
Audley Street, suffering from a Sc,
we're nervous breakdown some idi-
otto impulse prompted after I
had paid my brief visit 10 my office,
~ tHALNG q 81 S-4 AZ IAillL I'll EL LLDAls "A
Doctors carriage was waiting outside
KindersIey House, and as I passed
on the other side Of the way, the
front door opened and the doctor
himself stood on the threshold. The
thought of LoJ1 T-.ndersley's suffer.
ings had, UP to t-e present, inspired
in me no other feeling than one of
mild amusement. By the side of the
doctor, however, Beatrice kindersley
was standing,
knew then that the end of my
career must be close at hand. I was
weakening. My nerve had gone.
The instincts of childhood were re-
turning TO me. The morbid curiosity
which had brought me to the house
had been gratfied with a vengeance.
l had received psychological
stroke. The girls drawn and tear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
RAILROAD SCHEDULE

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

A swallow flew from Wales to
Africa, but rum runners bring us
many swallows from Scotland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11

This country needs alarm clocks
you can set 16 hours ahead of
time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-11
Tom Sims
Says:

Only few weeks until all the
baseball umpires should be hung.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31

Lincoln. while President, sounded a
warning for reverence for the law that
applies today. as we'll as when i, was
uttered. He said:
Let every American. every lover
OF liberty. every weil-wisher OF his
positerity. swear by the blood OF the
revolution never to violate in the
least particular the laws OF the count
ry. and never to tolerate their viola
ton by others.
Let reverence for the laws be
preached by every American mother
to the Iisping h,be that pratiles on
her lap; let il be taught in the schools:
in scminarrs and in the colleges; let
II be written in primers. in spelling
books and in aImanaos; let IL be
preached from the pulpits. proclaimed
IN legislative halls and enforced in
courts Of justice. Aad. in short, let IL
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
thirty

lion dollars. Whether or not tina,
huge sum is eventually repaid is OF
vital personal interest to every taxpay.
er in the country.
A third of all federal expenditures
and that means a third OF all federal
taxes-now goes to pay the interest
and reduce the principal Of the nation
al debt. With a frank acknowledge
ment by foreign governments of their
debts to the American taxpayers, and
reasonable agreement for annual in
terest payment OF the interest and an
installment on the pricipal. about 500
million dollars per year would be TAX
en- from the amount that our taxpay-
ers have to contribute annually to
the support OF their government.
Great Britain and two or three small
or countries have already completed
such an agreement or taken steps to-
ward it. France intimatcs she will
send negotiators to Washington next
month. The United States is accus-
toned to pay its bills without quib-
bling. All it asks is similar treatment
from its debtors.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
use The Interurban"

The loop" committee, working tc
save the Boise Valley Traction line
this week makes an appeal to Boise
valley citizens to support the Inter-
urban. Business alone can prevent
disruption of the line.
One example of the inroads that the
motor truck has made upon the rev.
enues Of the Boise Valley Traction
line is cited in the case of the Carna-
ton condensary at Nampa. If the In
terurban can again get this business.
il will mean a gross income of SIC,
year in excess OF the present income.
But this is only one item. Boise
wholesalers should utilize the Interur-
ban to the exclusion of other means
OF transportation to Boise Valley
towns.
The problem of highways, built
largely by taxes that the Boise Valley
Traction company pays for use OF
competitors, is no small one. Ger
tainly. regulatory measures must be
taken at once. 1t is manifcstly unfair
that one concern should be taxed to
assist another business by providing
facilities for which the latter pays not
one cent for construction or mainten-
lnce. aside from a wholly inadequate
tate license fee.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
Population Absorbs
Live Stock Surplus

Washington.-Growth of popu-
lation in the United States to a
point at which the domestic mar
ket has become large enough to
absorb the country's normal beef
production is the report of the
department of agriculture From
1891 to 1921 the human population
of the United States increased
from 62.948.000 to l07.833.00
while the number of cattle in the
country increased only from ST.
363.570 to 66.652.550. 1t is thus
obvious that the growth in popu-
lation has absorbed the increased
beef production, and the same is
true of mutton
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
Sound Sense

Mr.. Tabb told the Kiwanis Clut
something Thursday From his ex-
perence as a potato buyer. Mr.. Tabt
is convinced that this district-castcrr
Oregon and southwestern Idaho-can.
not market each year more than 2,s0C
carloads of early potatoes. Shipping
facilities and the market demands linn
it the probable amount of spuds that
can be shipped from this district to
that number of cars. More, Mr.. Tabb
believes. will only serve to debate the
market and rob all producers here OF
a profit from their crop that they
might otherwise reasonably expect.
Another lesson for Idaho and Orc
gon potato producers. Mr.. Tabb
thinks this season only tends to en-
phasize, is the necessity for shipping
when fair price is offered and po-
tatoes are ready to dig. You can't
wait all summer for a slightly in
creased quotation and expect to dump
$500 cars of potatoes on the market
in one week, taking advantage of that
slightly increased price. Ship them
when they are ready to ship. Let the
process be orderly when fair prices
obtain.
IL sounds like common sense.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
Another Coal Strike?

Another anthracite coal strike looms
in the offing The public. as usual,
will pay" the freight" Whether la
boris new demands are fair. or wheth-
ercapital's refusal OF them is justified
is not submitted to impartial jury.
The interested parties merely lock
horns-and leave EN- locked. Some
day this travesty-in essential indus
tries affecting life and livihood-will
end. The government will make in
dustriai arbitration compulsory in
these essential industries. Thus it
will protect labor's right of industrial
petition. capitals right OF legitimate
return. and the public's right to fair
price.-Crand Rapids Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
Salary Elimination

During July there was a decrease OF
l3S in the civilian personnel OF the
government at Washington. Some bu.
reas were forced to increase their en-
ployees. but the additions were more
than offset by the reductions in other
branches of the federal organization.
The rigid economy program of the
Republican administration means not
only cut in the cost of supplies, but
the elimination OF salaries wherever
services can be dispensed with with
out loss in efficiency.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31

become the political religion of the ma
ton; and let the old and the young
the rich and the poor. the grave and
the gay of all sexes and tongue and
colors and conditions. sacrifice I'M
ceasingly upon its alters"
Never was the supreme importance
OF obedience to law. il we would
than in this address by Abraham Lin
coin. AS Lincoln said in this same
address: M destruction be our lot, we
must ourselves be its author and fin
isher. AS a nation of free men we
must live through all time or die sui
eide Eft. Wayne News-Sentinel.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
Muddied Waters

The altogether healthy squabble
that arose last week between contend
ing factors in the potato purchasing
game in Canyon county has reached a
stage where it strikes anything but a
popular chord. More than the legiti-
mate statement OF cases and facts. of
competing business concerns. the con-
troversy almost rivals the petty row
OF unfriendly neighbors over the back
fence-talking much and saying little
"Cuttlcfish" are not concerned with
potatoes particularly. so far as The
Tribune can see
Essentially. the problem as it orig
inally developed last Thursday. may
be expressed in few words. What
was fair price that day for potatoes:
Was the slight cut which cash buyers
that day the reputed to have made to
growers, justrfiable'
All the public is interested in know
ing is what constituted. upon that day
aud every other day. fair price to the
producer Charges and counter
charges and all the rest OF this TOM
foolery seems certain to only obscure
the prime cause fthe declaration OF
the potato war;
The Tribune wonders if the public
generally will not soon begin to be-
lieve that there is something crook
ed in Denmark"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-31
|eo&42.
OUR BOY R%ORTER

Fare an warmer Excepted the hills Mister HURT sec
wch up there with his family Mister E. NJ Hendon
his family also hobnobbn don't CESS they dun shin
shootn Jess eatin fussin because spose
Jim dash
have got to work onte hepin Nell Wilson get the
bills spose everbuddy will have heart failure this
the cheef sed becaus their bills will be big becaus had
papers this month We need the money enyhow git
more paper with Papers high all an
help and don't throw in the waist basket please The
chee sed if half of the bills pade by the 10th hes goin
Nell also all help us out also
Jim dash
Louise Mccormick Cecil Pollard got a glory ticket
got marrd spose they will settle down live happy
after Nell Wilson sed She amt yet.
Jim dash
Edward Coles gone back Iowa vsitn up to Doctor
Coles all witch is his uncle Doctor Coles his
he is Doctor Coles nefew Mrs. Coles jess his by
marriage.
Mrs T. A. Walters sed if you to plant irses the
time to git results Mrs. Walters evry flower in the u.
States by its LIST name my Mother sed she thinks.
jim dash
Mister Charles Austin grouse huntn up the Weiser
river valley with Mister A. Myers Mister an Mrs Earl
wild they ddden git clo up emmy of them enu shoot
them he sed Jess the mnnt they you they
he sed
Jim dash
Mister j. H. Surgis is the prowd fother of baby girl
witch borned up the hosptte Nell told
to rite up bout babies days will Nel's
greece ghnin bout sum things Mister Gibbons sed.
Jim dash
Mister Cleve Groome witch the lawyers got suite
he told my foher don't no what color it is.
Jim dash
Mrs. Hodgson up to Notus had cumpney for but
wust jess relashuns 1t Mrs Fred Rowland from Wilder
Lester Peterson from Pocateo CESS they jess talked
over old times when they wus kids
Jim dash
Ethel Allen up to Wilder had BIRTHDAY an her Mother
gave her surprise party Mrs Clark Allen mean her
Mother spose she got lotsa presunts got enuf pay
that time when had the berthday party witch
surprise to Mother got it up my self my Mother
ed next time git surprise party berhday to please
her in will She diddent have hardly nothn
he house for eats only crackers cheese
Jim dash
Della Riber Gladys Maus up to Jordan Valley visit
the Looneys then they went to L. Angeles hobnob
he movie folks spose They from Dayton Ohio spose
hey work for the cash register there the cheef
sters make it easy to count money.
Jim dash
want to my Mother shes up the Caldwell Dry
oods Sale witch ends omorrer most of the time foher
ed he mite jess well turn his weeks wages them
last because Mothers been there day they had the
She got good bargains cheep jess the she sed
Jim dash
Tomorrers Sept Morn the cheef sed Nell she sed we'll
lats barely possible
thirty