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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

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%, 1903.)
Roy Black, the young son of
MIS- Mary Black residing on Taylor
street, may lose an eye as the re-
suit of Negroes earelessness.
While walking near the court
mouse Christmas night the little fell
low was struck in the eye by 4 fire
ball shot from a roman candle in
the hands of negro. 1t is great
~ feared that the injury may be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
DAILYPOEM
Copyright, 1923,
N. E. A. Service
BY
Berton Braley
REMEMBRANcEs

You send me a Christmas Card once year
And the rest of the time you're silent,
Which makes affection for me appear
Decidedly not too vi'lent.
Especially when it's sent you know,
To place moved from, long ago.
You send me Christmas Card once year
And it comes after travels devious,
= And find it's exactly the one, old dear,
sent you the season previous
Which shows-not lapse of love for me, 81
But singular lapse Of memory!
~eNE
You send me Christmas Card once year a
With my name misspelled it's true
But haven't right to kick, it's clear,
Since. do the same to you;
And at least it proves that we both are here :
And think Of each other-once a year!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
ToB BE
PROBED

Nothing doing, replied Secretary
of State Hughes, until Russia ceases
propaganda to raise the red flag
over the White House." He cited
documentary evidence. Russia de-
clares it's forged. Several senators
assert it's the same stuff" ex-At-
torney General Palmer used as his
Hexcuse-according to Senator Nor
ris-for trying to report every
body with whiskers," Senator
Lodge, Republican floor leader,
promised an investigation, to learn
what the evidence really is worth.
FORD OUT
OF 1T
Henry Ford's declaration Tor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
ABLE TO
TALK

However, the Senate can talk. 1t
had done so, about Russia. In his
congressional message referring to
Russian recognition, President Cool
idge said he won't barter away for
trade any of the cherished rights of
humanity" yet is willing to make
very large concessions" Interpret
ing this as {; friendly gesture, Rus
siia answered she'll gladly 'negoti-
ate. y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
LIFE

De Forest, accepting the Medal
of Honor of the Institute of Radio
Engineers, discusses the possibilities
of his invention, The audion, in the
field of medicine. The audion is
described as the only instrument
delicate enough to investigate the
tenuous electric currents assumed
to be present in the human body,
especially the BRAIN
There's some mysterious relation
ship between life and electricity.
Are they identical?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
By CHARLES P. STEWART

Congress stays deadlocked by the
Progressive Bloc, By making con-
|cessions to the Bloc, which can give
a majority either to Republicans OF
Democrats, the Republicans are in
shape to do at least routine business
in the lower house. But the house
is helpless without the Senate and
the Progressives have the Senate
still tied up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
ODDS AND
ENDS

President Oregon reports the
Mexican rebels fleeing con all
fronts"
Phil Fox, Ku KIux publicity man,
who killed W. S. Coburn, Ku KIux
lawyer, has been convicted and
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
With Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes declaring America dryer
this Christmas than ever before,
whiskey is selling about 20 per cent
less than a year ago.
President Dawes of the Chicago
Central Trust Company and Chair
man Young of the General Flee
trio Company have been chosen
Americas members Of the interns-
tional committee which will try to
straighten out Germany's finances.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
THE STANDARD

Share Here Tomorrow in Our Great
Last of December Clearance
Sales. Briefly, a Sensational
Out-Clearing of Hundreds of
serviceabEe Winter Things That
Must Make Way for New Goods
That Will Come Along Almost
Right Away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

Hosiery for Children at 1oc Pair.
Misses and Chiidren's Seamless
Stockings, fast black, double heels
and toes; here Saturday, pair loc
Women's Silk Stockings at 44c
They would be considered good
values at 81 by some storekeepers;
white, black, brown and gray; sizes
Is 1-2 to 10; Saturday, pair -,..44c
Women's $3.50 to SIS
Low Shoes at $2.98
Hundreds of of pairs. All made
| by best makers. Black and brown,
in almost every shape, high medium
tog1, lQH4Raaams Saturday, choice Of
stock at pair .....,..--,...,-,..,-...,$ 2.9S
Mems 81 to Sc Shoes at $2.9s
Mems Shoes, high or low cut,
black or brown, Goodyear ,welted
soles; some of the best shoes you
ever saw for the regular price of
81 to Sc; here choice of whole
stock at pair ,.........,.,.......,,..,$2 81. SO
Mems Army Shoes, Munson Last
at $l9s
Regular Munson last; guaranteed
solid leather. Here is an item that
you will not see again; all sizes
at ......-.. .........-.. -.-.....--. ST. SO
Mems All Leather Work Shoes
at $l.9s
Mems all leather Work Shoes,
flexible soles, smooth grain leather,
all sizes; here Saturday, pair ,,$1.9s
Mems Extra Good High Boots
at $5.e5
Knee length of the best standard
makes, flexible all leather soles;
sizes to IL; here Saturday,
pair -. 49,. ........ $5.95
Mems Fleeced Lined Underwear
at So Cents
Shirts and Drawers to match,
heavy winter weight fleeced under
wear: all sizes Shirts and Drawers;
Saturday, garment -..-,.....---.-59c
Mems Golden Rule Work Shirts -
at 80 Cents
These Shirts are made of the
genuine Golden Rule Cheviots and
every one is guaranteed to wash
without fading; sizes ID to II;
Saturday ............ ....,.... sec
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
aMrrnEfTIC "A
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

may revolutionize flying. Also, it
may not.
JINNI
At Niagara Falls they install the
worlds largest water wheel gem
orator of electricity. 1t exerts as
much power, constantly, as 319, 1866
men-each lifting 100 pounds.
Gradually the inventors rescue man
from slavery. AS fast as machinery
frees them, men turn to new kinds
Of work-steadily making a greater
variety of things. In other words,
steadily raising the standard of liv-
ing,
If we We're satisfied with stand
ard OF living as simple as our
great-grandparents, no one would
have to work more than an hour a
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
THREE SMILES
Serious Car Trouble.

81 -
Don't you like your new carr"
ooh, it's all right"
Whats the matter with it?"
Nothing, except all the family
cant drive it at the same time"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
RECEIVER FOR
HUNGARY

Hungary's going into KIND OIL
receivership, like Austria, under a
League of Nations administrator
Hell dictate Hungarian finances,
The plan works well in Austria.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

Whatever we well understand we
express clearly, and words flow with
ase.-Boileau.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

Coolidge seems to have pleased az !
the politicians. Naturals yhosa
nleasces Coolidge. Eut even those
Ford didn't declare for appear g'@'i
fled to know he isn't candidate.
They couldn't tell how he'd at1ec.
their plans. Now at least they can
plan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

Hints to Week Enders.
How to tell the bath room door,
1t is always at the end of the hall,
1t is the last door you try.
1t always sticks.
It is generally locked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
What Girls wish

What Girls Wish.
Susan wish l were boy.
Mother-Why, darling?
Susan-Oh, then I'd know 50
much about girls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
TOM SIMS SAYS

Boston man paid $3.50 for a
Christmas seal. Bought it for his
wife. 1t was a Hudson seal.
Coolidge buys stamps for his per-
sonal use. A conscience is nice
thing, but expensive.
Theda Bara, original film vanlp,
says she is not broke. But she said
it before Christmas.
Hopwood, playwright, has quit.
wrok until taxes are reduced, so is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
ON A
VACATION

AS pc his country's requesS hllR
George of Greece has gones'o" =
vacation to Rumania- It's amos,
certain a republic will be declared
and he'll never return.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
A THOUGHT

/ had rather speak five words
with my understanding, that by my
voice l might teach others also, then
ten thousands words in an unknown
tongue.-1 Cor. 1919.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28
THE REFEREE

may revolutionize flying. Also, it
may not.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

People who burn coal will be sor-
ry to learn a Seattle coal dealer on
ly broke his arm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

People whose packages arrived
late may like to know a Portland
(Me.) postman got jailed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-28

in for a long loaf,
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
ENFORCING THE LAW

A news dispatch from Bridgeport says that all automobiles arriving in Bridgeport from New York on cer- tain day were reported to have been inspected by federal and state prohi- bition officers as they came to certain spots. If this states the true fact it is believe every car carried liquor. Some cars must have bees examined to which absolutely no suspicion was at fached. Prohibition officials merely stopped all cars and looked for liquor.
 The law of the land is that trans portation of liquor for beverage pur- poses is illegal. There Is law, also, almost universal, that carrying con- cealed weapons Is illegal. But how long would the people remain unpro- testing if officers of the law began stopping everyone on the street to look for concealed weapons? Men would object; women would object. Yet the law is enforced without pro- test because 1t is enforced within req son; concealed weapons are not look ed for unless there is some reason to suspect that person is carrying such concealed weapon.
 This Is dangerous matter to treat of. Prohibition fanatics will say one is encouraging breaking of the law when one protests against this manner of enforcing it. Yet the sane believer in prohibition will see that nothing would bring a repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to say nothing of the Volstead act, more quickly than rul- ing which held that the only way to enforce its spirit was to grant prohibi- tion enforcement agents the right to search anyone, any house. any car anything at any time under any cir cumstances. The sincere believer in the Eighteenth Amendment. even, will see the danger to it if this high hand ed procedure is carried out for any length of time. The logical develop ment of this manner of search would be that no portion of any man or woman's person would be free from inspection. The thought revolts. Par don for the suggestion is craved. But if prohibition officers are given this right which they have taken, namely to search any car at any time any where, the rest will follow easily. The power to destroy approval of prohibit -tion is in the hands of the enforce ment agents and those who give them orders.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
Female C0rnetist to Play
 At Public Band Concert

The American band will render a concert at Walnut Hill park under the direction of Ant. w. Kysek, Wednesday evening, July 25. The program follows;
 March-'Sabre and the Spurs"
 ''''.''.' .''''.''.. ......J. r. SouSa Sclection-"The F'iddIers Three.
 ''''H.... .'........ A. JohiUtone Souvenir" .. Herzbers Cornet Duet-''The Pearls" H. Kling
 Miss Anna Howarth and c. weyh Fox trot-''S Swingin' Down the Lane" Fox trot-"Carolina Nanny" Selection-"High Jinks" Tom Clark Fox trot-"Maggie; Yes Ma'am" Fox trot-"The Trail to Long Ago. Silver Glades Values" E. skaggs Fox trot-"Down By the Old Apple
 Tree"
 Csardae-"Last Love" J. Broham March-"Fium" ..... E. Boccalari
 As an added attraction the band will present Miss Anna Howartb, cornetist, who will play a solo, also cornet duet with George W. weyh. Miss Howarth played at Compounce a week ago, with this same band.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23

1t. Such advice may be summed up in sentence-don't make yourself a mark for fthe lightning and don't put yourself in position to he slightly shocked by the effect of lightning striking some thing that is a mark for 1t. To avoid these things get under cover of something that is not mark for the lightning Go under shelter, but do not seek the shelter of a tree which is mark for the lightning. Don't stand in draft between win dows or doors (open). It is all right to sit by closed window, glass being non- conductor There Is no danger in a car when the lightning strikes it and burns out the fuse. Disconnect your radio for it's own sake more than for your own.
 Remember that most people struck by lightning" will be all right if taken care of in time. Only about one in ten bolts come directly.@ and even these may not kill. Forget the thunderstorm in resuscitating your friend.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
.LAGERBLADE LOWERS
 GOLF COURSE MARK
IS Holes in 65 at Shuttle Meadow
 Miss Stirling Praises Links

Herbert c. Lagerblade of Bristol. a member of the Shuttle Meadow club yesterday lowered his previous record of 6s for tho IS holes by three strokes, making a round in 65. six strokes un- der par for the course. Miss Alexa Stirling, playing with R. I. Redfeld of Pennington, made an S1 for the course in the afternoon, two strokes more than her former score of 79 last week.
 Mir. Lagerblade's sensational score was due principally to his putting, which was almost uncanny in its ac- curacy. He got no sensational holes, one being two, but was under par cn many of the holes by dropping long butts. He beat par on the sec ond, fourth, fifth and seventh, on the first nine and on the tenth, twelfth, fourteenth and sixteenth of the sec ond nine. He was one over par on the sixth and thirteenth holes, tying par on the remaining holes.
 His score card read as follows: Out--4 4 3 4 ? 4 5 3-34.
 In --3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5-31-65.
 Miss Stirling spoke with enthusiasm of the Shuttle Meadow course, re- marking that 1t was the best test of golf that she had seen. She stated that it was fairly trapped but that the bunker proposition was not overdone as it Is on too many courses. The greens are particularly good for this time of the year, in her opinion. Her card for the round yesterday after noon was: Out-5 4 4 4 5 3 6 { 4-42. <>. In --5 3 4 3 5 8 z 4 5-39-S1.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
BABSON ON AIRCRAF'TS

Fortunes are made, of course, by sight. Hence great successes. Probab bly many more men would be wealthy to- day who are merely well-to-do if they had ,foreseen 20 years ago the de- velopment of the automobile industry. growth that has been shown in the past ten years there will be as many years from now as there are now em- ployed in the automobile factories. It would not surprise me If more than 100000 air craft per year would be the production two decades from to- day" This, be it noted, is figured lat the rate of growth that has been shown in the past 10 years" One may go step further and feel that the rate of growth will increase First, says the statistician, will have to come federal regulation of the air, well marked airways and landing fields, with aircraft terminals. These will stimulate aircraft development In 1920 there were 115,163 passengers carried, and in 1921 there were 122,- 512.
 Babson does not advise wild invest ment in the industry. He does advise, however, alertness on the part of in- yestors to seize the opportunity when it comes. He emphasizes the above facts as tip to the wise.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
PROHIBITION ARRAIGNED.

When there appears in print such an arraignment of prohibition, as one recently read, the inclination is to believe that it was inspired by wet" interests. Statistics to prove the general deductions made are given, and still one doubts. Who is this person that gives these statistics?" inquires one who has read of the in- creased saving in the banks, the empty jails, the general improved condition of the wage -earner and his family coming, 1t Is said, as result of prohibition.
 And then it is seen that the man who tells how badly prohibition has worked in New York is Dr. Dana Hubbard, director of public health education of the department of health of New York city. He gives statistics to back up the following briefly sum- marized conclusions:
 Prohibition has increased number of deaths from wood alcohol poison ing; has increased hospital alcoholism cases; has made men change from beer drinking. to hard liquor; has made home brewing and home drink ing; has increased the wholesale price of grapes, rich in phospates and vitamines beyond the price for home consumption; has increased the num- Der of arrests for drunkenness; has brought about a wholesale disrespect of the law; has caused the manufac- ture of poisonous drinks; has in- creased alcoholic indulgence among the young; has brought bootlegging; has increased the manufacture of spurious money; has many sins. social and hygienic to account for.
 And this public health officer ends his statement with a phrase that at least is moderate: Let us reflect"
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
25 Fears Ago Today
tTaken rom Herald of that date)

A. r. Marsh gathered all his pain ters bright and early this morning and drove them over towards Plainville presumably to put them to work at their usual task of improving the looks of some building in that vil- lage. At Plainville, however, MT, Marsh explained that he had decided to give them an outing and the drive was continued to Compounce. Here the painters put in an enjoyable day boating and swimming.
 Two little New Britain lads by the names of DeGray Martin and How ard Johnson applied at the Meriden police station this morning for shell ter. They were brought back to their homes in this city.
 John Hanrahan spent the day to- day in Manchester where he enjoyed the sights and cool breezes.
 Fred Andrews leaves New Britain for Bridgeport tonight and expects to remain there some time.
 Henry Vile will spend the next two weeks at his cottage at Cosey Beach.
 It is stated that a crowd of boys had considerable sport the other night watching a policeman learning to ride bicycle. The strangest thing con- nected with the affair is the statement that the officer was riding on the side walk on Central park.
 William Blair of South Main street has returned after an extended visit to Greater New York.
 Henry Gilbert of Austin, Texas, is visiting his brother on Sexton street this city. MT. Gilbert left New Britain years ago and is interested in the silver mining industry in the west. The defeat of Bryan for the presidency has made the silver mar ket dull and MT. Gilbert took the op- portunity to visit this city.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
WONIEN,S ACTIVITIES.

In Seneca Falls, N. Y. the other day Miss Alice Paul presented a res- olution urging congress to amend the federal constitution to give men and women equal rights throughout the United States and all territory under it's jurisdiction.
 In New Britain, Conn.,, the other day, Miss Alexa Sterling, was showing how much better than most men a woman can play golf. Miss Sterling may or may not be interested in having congress do as Miss Paul wants it to do, and Miss Paul may or may not be interested in the accomplishments of Miss Sterling and her associates. That is quite beside the point. But the achievements ot the women golfers, the women tennis players and the women proficient in other lines of activity, business or sport, do give power to the voices of Miss Paul and her friends who ask that women be recognized uni versally as individuals, just as men are regarded as individuals in whom there are stored possibilities as yet unappreciated.
 And this newspaper takes the liberty of stating that as Miss Ster- ling gave new inspiration to those who saw her play golf, so women will give new inspiration to all who are more active in other fields when their full rights are acknowledged.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
Facts andEancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN.

The thing the white collar man en- vies is the jack of all trades.
 The mortality rate in America slowly grows less. The good die young.
 That man in Bible times who asked: Who is my neighbour" didn't have a lawn mower to lend.
 That dentist who says teeth cause most of our breakd downs hasn't ex- amined any of our laws lately.
 Why don't the miners rule that no man can be a union official unless ordinary people can pronounce his name?
 An optimist is a man who wears a white suit and carries fountain pen that is so constructed that it can't leak.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
PHILIPPINE POLITICS
Recent Disturbances There Have De- veloped Into Political Fight With
 Wood Having One Party's Support.

By The Associated Press.
 Manila, July 23.-The split between Governor Gen. Leonard Wood and Manuel Quezon, which resulted in the resignation of all leading officials of the Philippine government has de- veloped into a local political partisan embroglio with the democrata party supporting Governor Wood and the collectivista party opposing him.
 The democrata leaders today adopt ed resolutions opposing participating in the parliamentary mission which Is to leave for Washington within the next two week to lay the controversy before President Harding. Instead the democrata leaders favored a plan whereby the regularly eelcted resi- dent commissioners would be given full power to lay the case before President Harding.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
YES, WE HAVE NO STADIUM.

There is some talk of allowing a stadium to seat 100000 fight fans" built in this state. Fight promoters are talking about the possibility of staging the Dempsey Wills fight in Connecticut-th fight between per- son of color and a person whose manag ger, at least, lives, breathes and has his being in the world of money Strangely enough the name of the place where the stadium might be built is Sound Beach,"
 Connecticut is not only safe and sane but it is sound. We pride our selves on the fact. No matter how we, individually, may feel about the matter, and no matter how glad we would be to see the fight if it ever comes off, it may be safely asserted that, being safe. sane and sound, Connecticut will say to the fight pro- motors, Yes. We have no Stadium and moreover we do not intend to indulge in stadiums." We will not or Connecticut will not-lend her safe and sane and sound name 10 the advertising propaganda of any prize fight. Why, the very fact that the fight was to be held in Connecticut would give the impression that it would be a good fight. a square fight and a fight that would tend to add wealth to the world. Gentlemen. you can't play your game with Con- necticut. When Connecticut wants to indulge in insanity she'n do it by making rules about the display of
New Britain herald., 1923-07-23
FEAR OF LIGHTNING

People who laugh at those who fear lightning would do well to stop and think of some ridiculous dread they themselves possess. Fear Of lightning comes naturally and it does come, no matter how much it may be laughed at. The thunder does not lessen this fear; possibly it is the cause Of it in many cases. Lightning is sometimes fatal. For that reason < is just as we'll to remember the old srice concerning protection against