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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

tor Drew tripped over a loose brick
in the cellar. Digging, he found a
murdered body.
.Crippen was identified aboard
ship at sea, by wireless, and are
rested. He went to the gallows.
The girl? She went free.
The DR.. Crippen case was the
first time radio had ever been used
to detect a fugitive criminal. Ma
turally, it appealed to popular
fancy in addition to being histori-
cally important.
Crippen maintained his innocence
to the last, and there's still consid-
cradle argument in England as to
whether he was guilty. Psycholo-
gists who watched him at the trial
marveled that such a meek individ-
ual could muster sufficient courage
to turn on and destroy his tor1hen-
tor.
After the lapse of 10 years, we
read Of the death of the lawyer
who defended him, and the wireless
end Of the Crippen case no longer
eclipses the criminal angle.
We can't help bordering how
times nave changed. Today fugi-
tive wouldn't get much of a rise"
out of the public from merely be-
inf caught by radio. Tihteen years
ago radio was Magic. Today it's be-
coming commonplace, lads in knee
pants sending messages as far as
the one that brought Crippen to
the galloWs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Fertile Soils

One Of the brightest spots in
utilizing livestock to consume home
grown feeds is the fact that those
VINO do feed ON the fertile soils
while those who SELL the feed
have poor soils. The selling prac-
tlce, causes the soil to get poorer
and poorer each year.
There is not a single community
IN the county that has been feed
ing livestock oyer period of years
that lsnot prosperous, says Prof. l..
V. Starky, Chief of the Animal
Husbandry Division, Clemson Col
lege, who. adds that livestock and
prosperity on the farm seem to
stick so close together that where
you find one you usually find the
other.
Sometimes it seems rather diff
ficult to show Immediately profits.
but 1t does not take an expert to
see that in the long run livestock
pays and pays well.
Erosion due to heavy rainfall and
the fact that our soils are not~froz.
en- during the winter has been Of
Tered as possible explanation oil
the difficulty which our farmers
nave in maintaining soil fertility
during the past two years it has
found in pasture building that
little manure and grass seed seat
tered over the bare places win
transform them into heavy sod
which does not see INTO be affected
by the heavy rains nor the mild
winters. Of course the problem in
cultivated fields is somewhat more
difficult.
>The value Of the organic matter
IN barnyard manure is sometime
which cannot be overestimated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. De
II 1Q13D

DR.. Peter Bahnsen, state veter-
marian, has returned from Mem
pills., where he was elected vice
president of the Southern Cattle
mems Association which has been
in session there this week.
Dear Santa: l wont ask you for
much because there are so many
other little children to have some
thing. want you to bring me a COW
girl suit, locket, an emerald ring
and some goodies. Be sure you
don't forget anyone. Your little
friend, Elizabeth Stevens.
Misses Ruth Rodgers, Margorie
Long, Edith Mckenzie, Addie Bald
win, and Mildred Hollis were guests
of Miss Marion Edwards while at
tending a dance in Dawson last
evening.
Lee Childers come up from his
fine plantation home at Adams yes
terday and reported the Christmas
spirit in evidence in that very pros
porous section.
Misses Frances Chappell and
Carrie Ponder, of Richland, were
holiday shoppers in Americas yes
terday
Alton Cogdell and G. E. Lunsford
of Richland, were business visitors
in Americas yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Cotton Mills

Cotton mills in the South, accord
ing to late reports have, only 81
100000 fewer spindles than all the
rest Of the United States, and "of
the 1,796,838 new spindles added
to the factories of the country dur
ing the last five years, 1,475, 900
were placed in Southern mills"
When the bulk of the South's cot
ton was shipped to the East and
elsewhere to be manufactured into
goods, the value of the crop to the
South was estimated at THE POINT
OF PRODUCTION.
The remarkable increase in cot
ton manufacturing in the Southern
States now enables us to estimate
the value of the South of a large
part of the crop at THE POINT OF
CONSUMPTION. The difference
means billions of dollars added to
the wealth of the South from this
source.
These are facts of interest to pro
ducers of cotton, to business people
and to all consumers in this sec
ton.
One of the things that the South
should be thankful for is that its
leading money crop is now being
converted into merchantable prod
ucts RIGHT WHERE THE CROP
IS GROWN.
Until recent months, the lions
share Of the mills coming south
went into the Carolinas North
and South Carolina now have about
reached the point of saturation and
from this date on, the mills will
come into Georgia.
Investors prefer Georgia. They
will select Georgia over all other
states, PROVIDED we are able 70
stabilize our taxing systems.
OF course this can not be done
until we forever damn .the men
who make political football out
OF the taxing systems and their en-.
forcement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
THE STANDARD

Come Monday and Tuesday; This
Store is Full and Overlooking With
Useful Christmas Presents.
At CSC, $1.25, $3.50, $3.50 and
IS3.OO. Beautiful Baby Blankets;
several sizes
At $3.50. Baby Buntings, in
Guiding cap; warm and comforta-
O'e At 1913 to $3.50. Beautiful AK
minister Rugs; size 3x 6 feet.
At S24.75. Administer Squares;
genuine Smith make; size 6x9 feet.
At $3.45. Crex Squares, size
6x9 feet; twenty patterns.
AT $24.75. Smith Wool Tapestry
Brussels Squares; size 9x12 feet.
At 75c So. Yard. Several pat
terms Congoleum Floor Covering.
At S19.75. Genuine Ganvas-back
Linoleum Squares; size Ok II feet.
At soc. The biggest and heaviest
Turkish Towels you have seen for
the price.
At soc. Linen Huck Towels;
hemstitched and embroidered; all
colors.
At 35c Box Ladies Handkerchief,
beautifully embroidered; box of
three.
At soc Box. Ladies' embroidered
Handkerchiefs; cOlored borders;
box Of three.
At 25c. Mems Linen Initial Hand
kefchiefs; full regular size, hem
stitched.
AT SC. Mems Hemstitehed White
Lawn Handkerchiefs; full, regular
At soc Pair. ladies' Silk Stock
Iings, Black, White, Brown and
Gray.
At $5.75. Child's All Wool
Coats; made in the newest styles;
Imerly SO.
At 95c. 40-Inch All Wool Storm
Serge; spougeG and sh, INK; for
merly $3.50.
At soc. Beautiful F1isses Crepe for
fine underwear, formerly 75c.
/ At csc. 40-Inch All Wool Storm
Serge; sponged and shrunk; former
lily $1.50.
At csc. Great variety of Cling
ham Dress Patterns suitable for
gifts.
At 35c, or Three for $1.OO. Mems
land Boys All-Silk Knitted Four-in-
Hand Ties.
At 15c Yard. Fine Ecrue and
White Curtain Scrim, with wide sa-
tin borders. -
At 5000. Congoleum Suares in
great variety of patterns; size 6x9
fleet. -
At S4.95. Congoleam Suares;
SIZE 4 12x9 feet; dark patterns;
value $500.
At 35c. Gold Seal Pillow Cases,
full regular size; bleached snow
white.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
LEAVING The EARN

1T is estimated by the govern
ment that one-sixteenth of the
farm population moved to the
cities last year owing to the de-
preston of the value of farm
products, and the general high
wages in the city. If this is true,
then the country has suffered
very little, providing other sec
tons have Jared as we'll as ours.
Production around Easley WI.
when everything raised or bred
on the farm is considered, equal
If not exceed that of many Sec
u9ns, and it is not difficult to
account for it. There is greater
use of farm and dairy machinery.
t1poyed machinery means
tnat more work can be done with
fewer laborers. In other words.
the farmer Of today tends more
acres and gets a higher yield frem
them than he did 20 years ago.
The growth of the cities only
makes broader market for his
products. When the tide turns
as ii eventually will, the farmer
with the land, tools and stock to
produce the necessities Of life win
reap the full reward of his pa
uence, perseverance and pluck.
-Easley Is. c. Progress. .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
GOLD

Mrs. Duff Cooper formerly
Lady Diana Manners--says the sec
ret Of her famous complexion is
that she frequently rubs her face,
nose, eyes ears and neck with a
lump of ice. This makes flesh firm
closes pores and starts blood circula-
ton under the skin, the same as a
vnture into cold winter air out
doors.
Cold has medical powers. Sub
merging the head in cold water,
then drying thoroughly to prevent
taking cold, eases headaches and
Gains the nerves. Eyesight can
be strengthened, we're told by
burying the face in cold water ev-
cry morning before breakfast and
blinking the eyes for half minute
to give them cold bath.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Radio

Huntly Jenkins is dead-the Lon
don lawyer who defended the no.
torious DR.. Crippen. That was
in 1910. You probably remember
the case.
DR.. CIippen was physically timid,
small and shrinking. Born in Michi-
gan, he became wandering medi-
cal practitioner For his second
wife he selected Kunigunde Mack
amotzki, alias Cora Turner, ~ho
promptly became a household bully.
Crippen fell in love with his sec
rotary. The flee. to America. Mrs.
Crippen had disappeared. The Cos
siping neighbors weren't satisfied.
They called Scotland Yard. Inspec
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Dec

&fQom the IlmeS-Recofder. Dec.
II, 1909
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Willis have
removed from Buena Vista to Amer
icus, Mr. Willis engaging in bust
ness here.
In his advertisement this morning
Mla u. w. Bass tells Of his purchase
rom Kentucky distillery of a stock
of 5000 gallons of fine rye whis-
key, which he offers during holidays,
with his other lines, at cut figures.
There will be joy this morning
in the serTied ranks Of the 1900
school children in Americas when it
is known that the Christmas hofi-
days will begin this afternoon in
stead Of next Wednesday. And
two whole weeks Of vacation will be
theirs, At the meeting last night,
Miss Annie Poole was elected a
teacher in fifth grade, Furlow
school, to succeed Miss Gertrude
Smith, who resigned quite recent
ly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
TOBACCO

Uncle Sam figures that 500
cigarets and seven pounds Of to-
baeco a year are consumed in our
country for every man, woman and
child The national tobacco bill
this year is around a billion dollars
enough to make 1000 fortunes of
a million dollars apiece.
There's no way of figuring, but
We wonder how much the national
health is damaged by excessive
smoking, compared with excessive
drinking of the days when saloons
were running full-blast. Give us a
match
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Dec.
II, 1899

a
II, 1889
The many friends of Col. w. T.
Davenport will regret to hear Of his
continued illness at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Hollis on Taylor
street. He has been quite jill with
Ia grippe and narrowly escaped an
attack of pneumonia. All wish for
him an early recovery.
Have you seen those exquisite
gifts at Mrs. NJ T. Elams? Fans
gloves, boxes, head rests, hair pins,
holders and hundred presents for
everybody. Young gents go there
and buy your sweetheart a present.
Furlow Gatewood fairly Rugged
himself as he tripped merrily down
to the store yesterday morning, anil
as he explained to his friends that
it was boy, and that he weighed
twelve pounds and above all was,
the very image of his pape, his cup
OF happiness seemed full to over
flowing. The young fellow already
feels his Importance in the family
and with lusty lungs commands the
respect of the house and the senate
combined.
Ashley Thompson went over to
Oglethorpe on his bicycle a day or
two ago, and as he was speeding
home upon the return trip ran I'M
expectedly upon fine Christmas
dinner. While speeding through a
piece of woods shortly after day.
light he saw a fine, fat possum run
across the road just ahead and with
little difficulty captured the war
mint" Just here, his good luck de-
serted him for as he mounted his
wheel again, one of the pedals
broke off and he was forced to
walk to Americas, eighteen miles
Juggling both possum and bicycle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
PRISONERS

Massachusetts takes steps to pay
wages to all inmates of its prison
shops and factories, Prisoners
would be limited to not more than
fourth of what they produce.
Very sensible, for prisoners
would be able to save money and,
emerging from prison with funds,
would be less apt to be driven back
to life Of crime than when COM
ing out with only the cheap new
suit of civilian clothes and the few
dollars provided in so many states.
= X
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Dali " PORN By
"A AA Berton Braley
Copyright, 1923,
N. E. A. Service
AN INVITATION

I'm giving gay little party,
I've got a whole caseful Of Scotch;
It's made out of I've and vtriol and
Have timed its effect with watch.
One drink in ten seconds will stew you
Two drinks and you're ready for crime;
Three drinks and you're numbso I'm hoping you'll come
Wen have a wonderful time
I know you're a regular fellow,
Come and sample my gn,-
I can't keep it long for the stuff is 50 strong
1t eats through the bottles it's in
But YOU 6ren't afraid to take chances
And if it should blind you-why then
I'd know that the stuff little too rough,
And I'd never use it again.
I'm giving gay little party,
Come and join us, old chap,
There isn't doubt that all will pass out
Except those you get in the scrap
You'll surely be sick in the .4ning,
Unless you should perish tonight
Come on, join the stews hosting bootlegger's booze
And all will be merry and bright!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
2e.75e. 600 NlCKELs

There is a growing demand Tor
the nickel, and the announcement
comes from the assistant super
intendent of the Philadelphia
mint that that mint will turn out
29,759,000 nickels this year. The
demand for the small coin was
slack after the war, but now the
nickel has come back into its own.
Albany Herold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
NOT THE SAME SCHOOL

President George Carswell of
the State Senate, said that Gov.
Walker changes his position on
the income tax question SO often
that it is impossible to keep up
with him." President Carswell
and the Governor do not belong
to the same school of thought"
-Valdosta Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

People who hate hotels may en-
joy learning five hotelkeepers have
been arrested in Pennsylvania.
New Yorker sues his wife for lost
love. Values it at 100000 Should
have taken better care Of it.
News from Munich. They are
eating dogs. Next time your dog
barks threaten to eat him.
In Mexico Haerta wants to fight
Oregon. Mexico is making her
New Year resolution early.
German inventor has offered
France his new parachute. One way
or another, Germany will get even.
British object to our movies be-
ing shown there. Well, we object to
her booze being shown here.
The British elections were rough.
They threw eggs at the candidates,
but it only egged them on.
Prince Won Schaumburg-Lippen
shot at himself in Berlin, perhaps
because of such a name.
Boy Of 16 was~caught moonshjn-
ing in Cutler, Cal, Sixteen IS too
young to start a big business.
A pink wildcat was captured i'll
the Rockies. Perhaps it was blush
mg because it was so wild.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
; OLD DAYS, IN AMERICUS ;

Miss Mitch Payne, the pretty lit
tie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c. p.
Payne, viii entertain a number of
her young friends this afternoon,
the occasion being her birthday.
And a host of friends will wish for
the fair little hostess a delightful
occasion and many very happy re-
turns.
Mrs. Arthur Rylander and chill
dren left yesterday for Lake But
Ter, Fla, and will spend the Christ
mas holidays with Mr. Rylander
there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
A THOUGHT

Be We angry, and sin not; let not
the sun go down upon your wrath.
-Eph. 1926.
A woman moved is like foun-
tain troubled, muddy, discerning,
thick, bereft of beauty.-Shskes-
speare
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
THE WORK OF DEMAGoGUEs

Whatever the immediate out
come of this humiliating and de-
moralizing spectacle, the Ameri-
can people have it as a potent
lesson. We assume that we are
worthy of self-government. but
self-government is justified sole
ly by civic intelligence and self
control The state of affairs in
Oklahoma discloses an absence
of civic intelligence in the choice
of officials. 1t is self-govern-
ment crumbling through vicious
manipulations by demagogic poll
ties and through lack of strong
and clear devotion to American
principles. The American people
IN every state and community
owe it to themselves and their
children to learn and apply the
lesson Of Oklahoma's shame. -
Chicago Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
"Stuffs' in EgYpt. Too

caro- - Egyptian women, like
their American sisters, are demand
ing equal rights. Equal educational
facilities is the first request they've
made OF the pew government. But
a lot of Others will follow soon. the
Indies say.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
GOOD STOCKS, GOOD TRADE

This nippy weather has started
business off with bang and from
now on until Christmas is over
the dry goods and clothing mer-
chants will keep on the jump, and
the same is true to a large extent
with the grocery merchants, but
this is due more to the season Of
the year than to the weather.
Waycross Journal Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
FARMERS.
WAGES.

Now there has been a good deal
OF talk about high wages and high
prices. Wen, high wages mean in
creased purchasing power. Wages
VIII probably stay at existing levels
Tor some time with conditions in
then present state. While wages
OF labor are high, workers today are
more efficient"
Who says this? Sam Gompers?
NO. IT'S quotation from Frank A.
y anderlip, the banker, interviewed
by the Wall Street journal.
Inc more people have to spend.
the more they're apt to spend
Spending makes present national
prosperity just as thrift makes flu
ture individual prosperity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
ADVERTISING ADVERTISING

ADVERTISING ADVERTISING
If we are not very muchNmis-
taken, we are going to have a few
political Improvements in the
next week Or so. The boys are
getting ready to come out in the
open now. Our fees for announce
ments will be the same as they
We're in the last election and they
will cost tie same whether the
announcement comes out now or
later.-Springfield Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

London - Prince Eugene Kot-
choubey of the old Russian empire
is insolvent and blaes it ON the So
Wet government. The prince, be-
fore the war, received $4,000 an
nually. Now he works for a Lon
don merchant for five pounds a
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Sweet Thoughts.

One morning while the children
were eating breakfast, Milford put
two heaping spoonfuls of sugar in
his cocoa.
Il should think one spoonful
would be enough, objected his
sister.
81 should think so, too," he re-
piled; but it amt. Farm and
Fireside.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
THREE SMILES

care you a messenger boy?'
asked the near sighted man of q
boy in the street,
mo, SIR was the indignant re
ply 1T s any. sore toe that makes me
walk 50 slowly.'-Tit-Bits (London.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Perfect Bliss.

Whatever trouble Adam had,
No man in days of yore
Could say when he had told a joke
1--we heard that one before. -
Wallace Farmer (Des Moines, Ia.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Not a Time Killer

"He got ahead by always making
good use Of his spare time"
Personal Development"
eyes, recreation. Exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
BOTH SHOULD BE

Tic people should insist on BIZ
ennial sessions and a reduction in
the number of members of the
legislature.-Rochelle New Era.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
Churning Championship

London - English dairymaids
can beat the world in the art Of
churning milk, it is claimed Lere.
They have been proving it every
day at the dairy show in agricul-
-tural hall, where all previous at
tendance records have been brok-
en-.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

Thermometers rose 40 degrees in
one minute at Fairbanks, Alaska.
May have heard Coolidge's message.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

Only few more shopping months
before light underwear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

Engineers say the White House
is unsafe. Just the same, prospec-
tive tenants are very numerous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

Great Chance FOR Henry
Roosevelt had his rough riders
and became president, How about
Ford?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

While Christmas costs a married
man more than bachelor it is
worth more to a married man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

The annual shortage Of shopping
days before Christmas is riyaled
only by the shortage of paydays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17
TOM SIMS SAYS

We can't remember if this is
Ford's day to be president or his
day to get Muscle Shoals.
The annual shortage Of shopping
days before Christmas is riyaled
only by the shortage of paydays.
Engineers say the White House
is unsafe. Just the same, prospec-.
tive tenants are very numerous.
While Christmas costs a married
man more than bachelor it is.
worth more to married man.
They found 4,OO0,O00-foot gas
well in Mount Morris, Pa, but it
will not run for president
Women are nice, but peculiar.
Once they put their money on their
baks, now It's on their faces.
/ Department store fire brought
Christmas cheer to Philadelphians.
The charge accounts were burned.
A New Jersey woman of so mar
ried boy of 16, but in about 20
years they will be the same age.
Hen eggs Matched inside a Colds
boro, N. O., snake. The chicks were
saved. Bet they are tough birds.
This years new life insurance is
eleven billions, which certainly is 4
lot Of arguing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-17

We can't remember if this IS
Ford's day to be president or his
day to get Muscle Shoals.