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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

(FrOm The TImes-RecOrder. March
10, 1889
In the Sunday schol class room
wherein the late Miss Winnie Bragg
once presided there now hangs a fine
portrait of this beautiful young girl,
whose tragic death here some time
since caused such universal sorrow.
The picture Of their fair and much
beloved young teacher was secured
by her class day Or two since,
and in this way, as in others, is her
memory cherished by them.
There is good reason for the belief
that the Seaboard shops in Americas
will ere long be even buster hice
Of industry than at present, though
it is now thelargest and best equipp-
ed plant in the South and employs
large force.
Marvin Brown, formerly of Ameri-
Gus but now residing in Montezuma,
his home, goes to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis under appointment Of
Hon. E. B. Lewis. Mr.. Brown won
first place in the competitive ex-
animation held here a day or two ago,
and George Chastain won second.
A marriage Of much interest to
many friends here of the bride and
groomelect will take place this even
ing. the parties thetero being MISS
Ella Clarke and Charles j. O'Hagan
Of this city.
J. H. Bryan, who nearly forty well
identified with the livestock trade oil
Americas and this section, died on
4tb inst. at his home in North Mid
dletown, Kentucky.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times-Recorder. March
10, 1889

A large and wealthy wedding party
will leave for Texas on the 18th. The
company consist Of the handsome
groom, Mr.. Eugene Hawkins, Jr., his
relatives and gentlemen attendants.
The Louise" the elegant private car
of Col. S. H. Hawkins, will carry the
distinguished Georgians on this hap
Ply mission.
There is little doing in local cotton
circles, the market remaining quiet
at 8 1-2 for middling, There is a
good demand for strict good middling
and the warehouses have no trouble
in disposing of their stock of this
quality at even better prices.
The county authorities are hav-
ing lie Conte pear trees planted in
the square in front of the Jail and
viii otherwise improve and beautify
the lot.
Mr.. Charles r. Crisp, the talented
son of Speaker Crisp, arrived at
home from Washington yesterday,
and met with the usual cordial re-
ception at the hands Of his host of
Americas friends.
Prof Mathis came up from Jack
sonvine yesterday to spend day or
two with the home folks. He is
highly pleased with his new work and
is doing a fine business in the flow
cry state.
Bicycling in Americas is getting
almost as popular as baseball. 1t is
a most healthful exercise, and should
be more generally INDUCED in by old
and young, and each day you can
see a number Of boys wheeling out
Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Head uar.cr5 Of II lodges burn
ed in Boston, 80 now the men
haven't any place to claim they
were.
First sign of spring in Philadel-
phia was when Judge McKeehan
ordered a probe Of house paint
prices.
King Georges new grandson will
be called a prince except when cry
ing in the middle of the night.
A Seattle man escaped from Jail
three times and if you think that
is easy just try it once.
First sign Of spring in Worthwhile,
Mich, was when divorced man of
rs said he would marry again.
Grossman is a scientist saying he
can bottle the suns rays. They al
ready bottle the moons shine.
Who says higher education
doesn't pay? Yale students voted
they had rather marry women with
jobs.
Man in Cleburne, Tex, who in
herited a million quit work and
bought an auto, so may be back at
work soon.
They claim Solomon gave the
queen of Sheba an airship. If he
did, it shows how wise Sol was.
First sign of spring in London
was when Mrs, Langtry, age II de-
cided to return to the stage,
When the cream just WON'T whip
for the dessert, add the white of an
egg and chill thoroughly. Then the
two will whip easily,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
CARD DE THANKS.

We take this means of express
ing our deep appreciation to The
people of Americas and vicinity VIII,
so generously contributed clothing
food and other necessary articles tt
our need, following the complete de-
struction of our home and belongings
recently. Our hearts are filled with
gratitude for the kindly ministrations
of friends.
Mr.. AND MRS. J. L. BOSTWICK.
Smithville Road,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
A SUGAR FAMINE
THIS YEAR

A sugar famine this year? Not
unless housewives stampede and
create a shortage by stocking up
with a hundred or so pounds for
each family Remeber, that's what
started the sugar shortage sever
al years ago and shot the price up
around 80 cents a pound.
Cuba this year will produce
about $4,000 tons fore sugar
than last year, according to the
leading sugar trade authority,
Guma-Merjer. The European
beet sugar crop will total nearly
100000 tons more than in the
1922 season. In America we
arted 1928 with wartime size"
Of sugar in storage-official
oyer...hent report. Much depends,
Of course, on the size of the 1928
American crop.
But Cuban sugar is the main re-
gulator of what we pay for sugar.
And the supply of Cuban sugar for
this year appears to be practically
the same as was available in 1921"
says the market letter which the
American Sugar Refining Co. sends
to its customers.
In 1921, five to eight cents
pound was considered good
wholesale price for refined sugar.
here in the United States.
It's to get at the truth about
the sugar situation, for it's an in
dustry of highly complicated Stats
ties. Let's take bit of unfavor-
able news and analyze it:
The American Eugar Refining
Co., estimates that the surplus
stocks of Cuban sugar around the
first of the year 1928 were / ,129,-
600 tons less than a year before.
Half of this decrease is counter
acted by the 1928 gain in Cuban
IN European sugar production.
And it's reasonable to expect
that most of the balance will be
cancelled by the fact that Ameri
cans this coming summer will make
less homemade wine than last
summer and the one before. The
enormous increase in the amount
of sugar used by Americans, dur
ing the last few years, has been
due mainly to homemade wines.
Fifty pounds of sugar doesn't look
like much to a cellar chemist. Wine
making is on the wane TOO
much trouble, not worth the fuss"
We dig into the newspaper files
and in 1920 find Edgar Watkins,
counsel for the Southern Grocers'
Association, quoted as saying
Refinery prices for sugar the first
four months of this year ranged
from Ia to 18 cents pound, while
most brokers quoted them at q
and 80 cents a pound"
As you'll recall, sugar led Il
other commodities when it came to
speculation and exorbitant prices.
During the sugar famine" the law
of supply and demand was tenn
porarily repealed. The surest,
quickest way to play into specula-
tors hands is to buy lot of sugar
and store it in the attice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Kate was fra~-iy crying when she
finished reading. The few pennad
words had softened the crystalline
surface which had seemed to glaze
her whole being when she climbed
out Of the window that night, IL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
DEAR KATHERYN:


II know that some day, some how,
you will learn of the girl called AL
ice. And l have the same faith, that
in that hour, a kind fate, your fore
sight, intuition-call it what you
may-will lead you to this letter.
my sin was that of indulgence,
with another weakness. There is no
need here for details Of the girls
story. In fact, do not know them
myself. There is just this which mat
ters to you and mel was drunk,
beastly drunk-while you were away
for your summer vacation in 1920.
When I sobered I found Alice with
me. She told me Of her two-and-a-
nalf-year-old child, of her straitened
circumstances. l supported her for
one summer in my lodge in the
woods because it seemed to be the
only thing to do.
"At such time as this letter falls
into your hands, I shall have no fur
Their reason to lie to you-AlIce
never meant anything to me. | ez-
acted nothing of her. want you
to know that and believe it, because
love you.
esYou have raised my conception OF
womanhod to pinnacle from which
a thousand lesser women should be
unable to drag it. And I have tried
to be worthy of my conception
though dare not aspire to Worthl-
ness of its creator" .,
The note was signed simply Dan
and closed quite as abruptly as 1t
began.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

years before, and took up her way
along the open road.
She was singularly ight-hearted
until, with the passing of car along
the road, she was reminded of James
Latham.
Tomorrow James Latham would
come for his answer. Kate shrank
from the thought.
(To Be Continued)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
The One Man. Woman
By Ruth Agnes Abelng Copyright 1928 NEA Service)

As the letters fell apart in her
lap, Kate recognized that all except
the first one were in her own hand
writing. Dan had every letter she
had written to him during the short
period of their separation! The
thought thrilled her. She knew from
that how he must have cared.
She picked up the first envelope,
the one addressed in his own scrawly
handwriting to her.
It began simply, as his letters al
ways did;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

To remove ink from silk, wool or
cotton goods, saturate the spot with
spirits Of turpentine. Let it remain
for some time, then rub with the
hands until the stain is removed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
A THOUGHT

This is a faithful saying, and
worthy of all acceptation, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners; of whom I am chief.
i Tim. 1:15.
We are all sinful; therefore.
whatever we blame in another
we shall find in our own bosoms.
Seneca.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Clean your oil mop with hot
water, ammonia and a little wash
ing powder. You'll find this much
less difficult than the ordinary soap
and water method.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
~ < PI TO L
TX JOKE 9
"khifts-ss ~. ~
By JOHN J. McsWAIN

I0red boy Thought
he saw a ghost in
a graveyard and.
started to 60 else
where rapidly. He
hadn't gone more
than a mile or two
before a big white
ian stuck a gun into
his ribs an ex-
claimed:
Whoa. Rastus!
Where you goin'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

is often caused by an inflamed condition
of the mucous lining of the Eustachlan
Tube When this tube is inflamed you
have rumbiing Sound or imperfect
hearing. Unless the Inflammation can
be reduced, your hearing rnay be de-
strOyed forever, -,
do what we claim for it-rid your system
of Catarrh or Deafness caused py
Catarrh. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
has been successful in the treatment OF
Catarrh for over Forty Years.
Sold by all druggists.
F. ]. cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

white man." replied the
Ethiopian youth, "White man,
I amt goin' to nowheres. I'm Just
goin' FROM where l was at!'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Wash your plants in soapsuds oc-
casionally to kill any insects and
keep others away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

Monday morning, no paper pub
lished
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
SEABoARD AIR LINE
Central Time.)

Arrive Departs
10 :05 am Cordele-Helena SIS pm
1926 pm Cols-Montg'y. $40 pm
$40 pm Cordele-Savh. 1926 pm
5:15 pm Richland-Cola 1905 am
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

When the cream just WON'T whip
for the dessert, add the white of an
egg and chill thoroughly. Then the
two will whip easily,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

First sign of spring in London
was when Mrs. Langtry, age II de-
cided to return to the stage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

A Seattle man escaped from Jail
three times and if you think that
is easy just try it once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

First sign Of spring in Worthwhile,
Mich, was when a divorced man Of
rs said he would marry again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

King Georges new grandson will
be called a prince except when cry
ing in the middle of the night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

They claim Solomon gave the
queen of Sheba an airship. If he
did, it shows how wise Sol was.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

First sign Of spring in Philadel-
phia was when Judge McKeehan
ordered a probe of house paint
prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

There couldn't be, as we under
stand things, because Of the in
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Overshadowing all other events In
the United States was the death of
President Warren G. Harding He
had long planned trip through the
Middle and Far West and to Alaska
In order to talk with the people and
get their reactions. Though tired out
and far from well, he started on June
20. accompanied by Mrs. Harding and
several members of his cabinet After
delivering several Important addresses,
notably one advocating American mem.
bership in the World court. he sailed
to Alaska. Returning thence to San
Francisco, he fell Ill there on July %.
Four days later. on August ., he
passed away. The taking of his body
back to Washington. the services
there, the trip to Marion, Ohio, and
the lnterment there Of the little towns
distinguished citizen on August 10
gave the people of the country ample
opportunity to show in what high
esteem and affection they held Mr..
Harding. Literally the entire nation
mourned sincerely. and all the other
nations gave expression to their grief.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge took
the oath of office as President at his
fathers home in Plymouth, VT. and
assumed his new duties at once. re-
talning the entire Harding cabinet and
announcing that he would carry out
the Harding policies where possible.
II had been taken for granted that
the Republican party would nominate
Mr.. Harding In 1924. and Mr.. Cool.
idge Immediately became u probable
nominee. However, before the year
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
DISASTERS

Unequaled in modern times was the
disaster that befell Japan on Septem-
Der l when violent earthquake shocks
and resultant fires destroyed Yoko-
hama entirely and about two-thlrds of
Tokyo and ruined many smaller towns
The number of killed was estimated
at 225OOO, and the injured at more
than half that number. Though many
of the houses were flimsy. the prop
erty loss was enormous. The hun
dreds Of thousands of refugees. suf-
fered severely, but the American gov
ernment and the American Red Cross
were swift with relief measures. and
other nations Joined In the work
Shiploads Of food and millions of dol
lars were rushed to the stricken land
and the Japanese government was ma
terially aided In its task of rebuilding
the ruined cities.
Among other serious disasters of
the year were: January 8. twenty per-
sons killed by collapse of a bridge at
Kelso. Wash; February 8. mine ex-
plosion at Dawson killed 12O. and one
at Cumberland, B. c.. killed 80; Feb
ruary 1S. twenty-five patients and
three attendants were killed in insane
asylum fire on Wards island, New
York; March 10, Greek transport sank
with $50 soldiers; April 6, tidal waves
In Corea and Japan killed coo; May
IA. Hot Springs. Ark, partly de-
stroyed by flood and fire: May II,
seventy-three killed In burning Of a
schoolhouse at Cleveland. S. c.; June
10, disastrous floods In Kansas. Okla
homa and Colorado; June Is. thou
sands of Perslans killed by earth
quakes; June 1S. several towns de-
stroyed by eruption of Mt. Etna; Au-
gust IA, coal mine explosion at Kem-
merer. Wyo., killed 98; August 18.
Hongkong badly damaged by typhoon;
August %, million-dollar flood In Ar
kansas valley, Colorado; September s,
nine U. s. destroyers wrecked on Cali
fornla coast, % lives being lost; Sep
tember Is, typhoon and floods killed
5000. in Japan; September IT, large
part of Berkeley, Cal, destroyed by
flames; September 27. forty killed in
Burlington train wreck at Lockett,
Wyo.; November 13, earthquake In
Shansi province. China, killed 1900;
December 1. nearly 800 killed by burst
Ing of dam near Bergamo, Italy; De-
cember 8, nine killed and many. In.
jured in wreck of the Twentieth Cen
tury train at Forsythe. N. Y; Decem-
ber Is. destructive earthquake in
Colombia and Ecuador.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Germany's internal troubles. poIiti-
cal, economic and financial, were in
extricably tangled up with her inter-
national woes and brought her to so
low n state that her regeneration
seemed at times almost hopeless. Roy
alists, separatists and communists con
spired. revolted and rioted. Unem-
ployment increased and In the cities
all but the Industrial magnates and
the profiteers were reduced to near
starvation. although the crops were
large and the rural districts were over
running with food stuffs. The govern
ment tried to meet the situation by
keeping up the flood of paper marks
and Of course the mark declined until
billions could be had for one dollar
md those who had anything to sell
refused to accept the practically
worthless currency. In August Chan.
cellor Cuno presented "rescue plan"
to the relchstag. 1t was rejected and
Cuno resigned, Gustave Stresemann
succeeding him and forming the first
coalition majority government In Ger
many's history. He undertook to re-
form the finances by the Issue Of n
new currency, the renten mark, backed
by the countrys resources. This was
far from successful.
Throughout the year the royalists
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27

Zepliak and Vicar General Butchka-
vich of the Roman Catholic church to
death for revolutionary activities. The
latter was executed. but Zepliak's gen
tence was commuted to ten years. I'M
prisOnment.
Early In December another revolu-
ton was attempted In Mexico. the
leader being Adolfo de la Huerta who
was offended because President Obre-
gon would not support his candidacy
for the presidency. The revolt spread
rapidly. but before the month closed
ObregOn seemed to have the situa-
tion well In hand.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR

Only one really big strike marred
the record of the year In the United
States, and that did not last long. The
miners in the anthracite fields and
their employers tried In vain to fix a
new wage scale and working condi-
tions, and on August q they broke off
negotiations. With the approval of
President Coolidge, Governor Pinchot
of Pennsylvania undertook to handle
the problem, and proposed compro-
mise on August 90. The strike began
officially two days later. but the nego-
tiations were continued. Pinchots
plan was accepted September 8 and
the miners resumed work on Septem-
ber 90
At various times during the year the
railway labor board adjusted the
wages of certain classes Of rail work
ers. usually raising them. Some of
the roads made separate agreements
with their employees, giving them in;
creased pay. April o the steel indus
try raised the wages OF common labor
II per cent and adjusted the pay of
other classes, and on April 13 the Chi
cago packing house employees and
building trade workers were given an
Increase. The steel makers had been
attacked bitterly for maintaining the
twelve-hour day, and on August 2 FL
bert H. Gary of the U. S. Steel corpo-
ration announced its elimination.
The American Federation OF Labor
met in annual convention in Portland.
Ore, and. among other acts. voted
against the formation of political
labor party and also against the rec
ognltion Of the Russian Soviet govern
ment. The advocates of these meas
ures and indeed all the more radical
factions In the federation were routed
by President Gompers, who was re-
elected.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

German reparations and compiica-
tions resulting from the failure to pay
them occupied much of the attention
of European diplomats. Early in Jan
uary the allied premlers held futile
conference In Paris. and France pre-
pared for separate action to collect
from Germany. About the same time
Secretary Hughes announced the Unit
ed States would not consider Berlin's
proposal for four-power European
peace pact and also informally ad-
vised France not to occupy the Ruhr.
France, however, was determined, and
the reparations commission gave her
the opening by declaring Germany in
wiilful default In coal deliveries Ger
many formally protesting and Great
Britain not approving, the French on
January II began the occupation of
the tuhr, seizins Its most important
aties one after another. President
Harding expressed his disapprovol by
recalling the American troops from
Germany. Chancellor Cuno, with the
support of the reichstag. declared u
moral war" OF passive resistance and
ordered all state employees not to obey
the French. The mine owners and
later the industrial magnates fell in
with this program and for months the
French were baked In their efforts
TO get any considerable revenue from
the region. They seized customs, bank
funds and railways. and arrested many
Industrial leaders and officials, but the
passive resistance was not broken un-
I'll late In September. The occupa-
tlon was assisted actively by Belgium
and passively by Italy. Great Brit
ain, though she did not actually ham
per the French. gave them no help.
On May 2 Germany made new
reparations offer of S7.50O,OOO, 900,
with many conditions, and 1t was I'm
mediately rejected by France Eng
land also declared tie offer Insufficient.
Berlin then asked new reparations
conference on the total sum and Of.
fered annu!ties of l.500.oOo,0UU gold
marks. Great Britain Invited France
and Italy to join her In reply to
this, and submitted draft of her
proposed answer. but this also fell
through. The BritLIh government
thereupon sent note to France and
Belgium declaring the Ruhr occupa-
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
2es Postal Orders Stolen,

Columbus, GA countrywide series
Of robberles of postoffice boxes, SUD-
posedly perpetrated by person of un-
balanced mind, Is believed to have
been disclosed through the return to
Secretary of State Thad H. Brown Of
20S checks and postal money orders
representing S6,424.11, which should
have reached him two weeks ago. Ap-
parently they were taken from the Sec
retary's postoffice box. The checks
and money orders were forwarded to
Brown by the First National Bank of
Palo Alto, Calf, which advised them
they had been received through the
mails from Columbus.