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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

JuilG To- IO1OsJ
Americas warehouses have not
yielded up their entire wealth of
cotton, as of the 1913 crop there
are still held here between 400
and 500 bales, which the owners
are holding until the market
reaches a point which they deem
sufficiently attractive as a selling
point. Of the cotton stored, 200
bales are under one ownership,
while the balance is held in small
lots by numerous parties.
Mr.. Louis Witte, who has
farm on the Lee street road, one
mile from the city limits, is MAX
ing successfully the experiment of
growing buckwheat here, Mr..
Witte has a considerable area in
buckwheat this year, which is
growing luxuriantly and gives
promise of an excellent yield.
Mrs. Howell Simmons and chill
dren will go today to Warm
springs for visit of some length.
Ira Gatewood, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Gate
wood, has recovered from recent
illness,
Miss Mamie Sue Bell is i'll at
the hospital to the sincere regret
of her many friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
increase dhis speed a hundred

increase dhis speed a hundred
fold.
How far back we would go
without newspapers! We would
remain in ignorance not only
of events at home and abroad
but also Of much that concers us
just as vitally-news of the
very things that have to do with
the personal, everyday life of
each one Of US.
Somebody might be selling a
new, better and more econom-
zeal food; or utensil that would
add immeasurably to our COM
fort and well-being; or some
better material for making shoes
or clothing-but we would new
err know it.
Modern advertising is a boon.
1t keeps our information up-to-
date on the many things we
need inorder to live a profita-
bic, happy and useful life in
this age Of progress.
Do you take full advantage of
the advertising? Read tilt pays!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
THE DIFFERENCE
OF $50 YEARS.

You've heard the story Of
Paul Revere-how he clattered
out Of Boston and spread the
alarm to every Middlesex vii
liage, etc, That was in April,
1775. 1t was an all night job.
Today the Boston papers would
slap extras on their presses and
in the shake of a little lambs
tail the whole thrilling messagee
would be in each home of the
well known county.
This represents the advance
Of $50 years in the important
business Of spreading news.
The cry of "Extra-Extra'
on the midnight air brings
startled folks to their doors as
once did the pound of horses
hoofs and the breathless shout
of the rider. Papers have sup
planted the courier-multiplied
his effectiveness many times
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times Recorder.
June Ii. 1897

June 10, 1881
Another interesting ball game,
will be played at The Lawn this
afternoon by the same teams that
crossed bats last Wednesday.
Burrell Ritter will have charge of
one team, which is composed of
Griffith, Whit Smith, Allen, Nc
Garrah, Oppenheim, Ritter, Grim
shaw, Dunn, and Hawkins. The
other team will be in. charge of
Charles Mize and is composed of
Freeman, Westbrook, Crenshaw,
Brown, Ansley, Mccormick, Elam
and Harper. There'll be plenty of
ball now.
Miss Fonda Gilbert, one o. AL
bany's fairest social favorites, is
spending few days in this city,
the guest of the Misses White, at
their home, 113 Lamar street.
Mrs. R. A. Wheeler and sister,
Miss Sallie Goodwin, of Sanford,
Fla, are guests for few days at
the home of Mr.. j. P. Chapman
of Forrest street.
Mrs. T. A. Andrews, of Colum-
bus is a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. W. J. Matthews for a
few days. AS Miss Belle Shaw,
Mrs. Andrews was quite a social |
favorite and many friends will |
welcome her return here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

was suddenly confronted by half
grown alligator, the saurian block
ing his path and kissing defiance.
He shot the gator and his break
fast table was ornamented with a
dish of alligator steak. unsurpass-
ed for juiciness, and delicate
flavor.
Messrs. George and Durrell
Graham, of Atlanta and ITALIA
hassee respectively, are here upon
visit to their parents, Judge and
Mrs. T. A. Grab ON.
Miss Maggie 1}ivins of Milledge-
Vile, is the que st of her aunt,
Mrs. John A. Cobb, at her home
on Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

The Nations Business argues
against government ownership,
citing the example of the post
office pen. That magazine says:
Did anyone ever see a good
pen in postoffice or a bad one
IN a bank? And who owns and
controls the postoffice? And
who owns and controls the
bank? We hurl this argument
at an advocate of government
ownership and we remind him:
You can't change your post
office but you can change your
bank"
Also that:
What's everybody's business
is nobody's business"
And these two things explain
why postoffice pens are bad
and banks pens are good, and
mhy government ownarship is
no unmixed blessing,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
GROWING TIMBER
BE TAX FREE.

Ihe Senate COMMITTEE on re-
forestration is accomplishing an
important work on the subject
Of utilizing the millions of
acres Of cut-oyer timber lands
in many states. 1t has been the
custom Of land owners to leave
these vast areas absolutely bar
rem after the logging has been
completed, and it is found that
to clear them for agricultural
purposes involves a tremendous
expense both in time and in
money. The government is par
ticularly interested in the sub
ject of reforesting these lands
but it is found the tax laws in
many states, classify as timber
lands for the purpose of as
sessment, all lands upon which
virgin timber in any appreciate
quantity remains.
In self-defense against this
policy of taxation therefore,
the owners have been compelled
to render automatic reforesta-
tion impossible. The most eff
fective way it is pointed out is
to relieve these reforested acres
from more than a nominal tax
burden for a period of years,
Yariously estimated from thirty
to fifty, according to the kind
trees planted.
In Michigan there has been
enacted a law which reduces to
five cents an acre the tax on
cut-over forest areas which
have been replanted and regis
tered with the State as timber
growing lands" Some such leg
islation should be provided in
all states where a like problem
exists. The process of reforesta-
ton is slow one, and no owner
can web afford to go to thel
expense of planting or seeding
while being compelled to pay
present tax rates on growing
timber. Proper legislation also
would make it possible for own
ers to allow to remain stand
ing enough mature trees to
provide seed for the voluntary
growth which would follow.
The proper realization of the
Importance Of this problem is
necessary, and if the commit
tee succeeds in arousing pub
lie interest in the subject it will
have accomplished much. The
state alone can provide the nee
essary relief from taxation.
No law which Congress might
pass in an effort to aid prac-
teal feforestation would en-
courage cooperation by the
owners Of large tracts more
taan tie adoption Of this simple
expedient BY the Legislatures
Of the states in which large
unproducaEe forest areas RED
main virtually abandoned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
LAW HOKUM ON
BORDER LINES


Here's what the bootleggers
are talking about; Ontario,
Canadian province, has prohi7
bition nearly as severe as on
our side of the border. But it's
legal to manufacture liquor for
export in Ontario.
The logical export market, of
course, is our country.
If the Canadian hooch is ex-
ported by railroad or legitimate
steamship, it's easy for Ameri-
can prohibition sleuths to seize
it at the port or railroad term
inal where it enters the United
States.
The ideal arrangement for
our bootleggers is to have the
liquor exported out Of Canada.
by motor truck, which can be
met after midnight on a lone
some road and flushed across
the line.
Following a few shootings in
connection with this method, the
government in Ontario made it
illegal to transport liquor over
the public highways, except to
nearest railroad station or ship
dock.
American botleggers recently
were oyerjoyed .when d brewery
in Ontario won an Appellate
Court victory which could be
construed as giving it the right
to transport liquor over the
highways by motor truck, for
export.
However, the executive
branch of the Ontario govern
ment promptly telegraphed its
prohibition enforcement Off
GERS on the Detroit River border
to ignore the judgment and en-
force the law as previously.
The Ontario governments
stand is that the court judg-
ment was rendered not upon
the merits of the case, but upon
technicality.
The American lawyer who
thrives on technicaHties, would
be out of luck in Ontario or any
other Canadian province. Their
courts are primarily concerned
with the evident meaning and
intent of the law, not with iok-
ers slipped in by bIuudering or
crooked legislators-such as
COMMISSIONS Of punctuation or
words whose absence creates
what we Americans cali loop
holes"
There are cases On record IN
American court history waers
the unintentional omission eYen
of a comma in a contract has
cost the defendants thousands
Of dollars.
It is all very well to enforce
the law strictly" but there can
be such thing as common
1ensc-even in court-adminis-
tering a law according to its
evident intent and meaning in
stead Of by crafty haggling
over technicalities.
There's an old saying that a
Philadelphia lawyer can find
a lophole in any American law.
Lawyers, who make the laws.
take care of that.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

(From the Times RecordeVt
June 10, 1879
The moonlight picnic broke out
last night and bids fair to become
an epidemic, Myrtle springs
caught this first contingent from
town.
The Americas female antique
who thinks there are as good
fish in the sea" etc etc, seems to
lose sight of the fact that bait
sometimes gets stale.
Dudley Gatewood, while walk
ing down at Magnolia Dell, inhal-
ing the delicate odor of blossoms
and planning a campaign, against
the citadel of some fair ones af-
fections, this handsome official
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Shut your mouth and open
your eeys. Now, that the way
for girl to catch a June groom.
These fool flies wouldn't be
50 bad if they had sense enough
to eat and go on back home.
Our idea of fine job these
days would be sitting on
cake of ice waiting for it to
melt.
You can never tell when we
will have a flood. Let the chill
dren learn to swim this summer.
People going on pienics to for
get everything usually forget
even the salt for the eggs.
flnd a bride. Jump off and
break a leg. A very effective
method of staying single this
June.
Chairs last longer if taeks are
placed upright in the seat.
A porch swing may stay still,
and still go a long ways toward
landing a prospective husband.
Washing the hands in gloves
protects the skin wonderfully.
The honeymoon ends when the
furniture store collector begins.
Pitching horseshoes would be
nice game if chewing tobacco
wasn't such bad habit.
We took this land away from
the Indians. Eskimos better not
start anything these hot days.
A common dog is the safest
watch dog. Get valuable dog
and burglars may steal him.
To keep a new table, phono-
graph or piano looking nice,
make the family wear rubber
heels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
A Thought

He was wounded for our trans
gressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities; the chastisement Of
our peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are healed
lisa. 1886.
The severest punishment suf-
fered by sensitive mind, for
injury inflicted upon another, is
the consciousness of having it
Hosea Ballou.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
EDITORIAL
COM NJ EN-

The Swainsboro Forest-Blade
furnishes this morsel for US to
think over:
About one-quarter Of the
whole revenue Of the United
States goes to paying interest
Think about when you are call
ed upon to create an interest
bearing bonded debt against the
State Of Georgia. The highway
department is going to urge that
this be done to the amount of
$40, 100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

LOANS made on improved farm
lands at cheapest rates for term of
o or 10 years with prepayment
option given. Money secured
promptly. We have now outstanding
over Sb100,000.0 on farm in Sum
ter county alone, with plenty more
to lend.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com
pany in Sumter, Lee, Terrell,
Schiey, Macon, Stewart, Randolph
and Webster counties. 81 Planters
Bank Building, Americus, Ga. Phone
SO or 211, -.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Our expert opinion is that the
man who calls sweat perspira-
ton doesn't know much about it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

WANTED - LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, LOANS-Having a di-
rect connection and plenty of
money at the lowest possible inter
est rate. l can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. H. o.
JONES. 14-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
Improvement on Nature.

Improvement on Nature.
A new suburbanite was asked
why ne didn't make garden.
! PREFER" he replied ito de-
pend on the grocer for my vege-
tables. When l ask him for beans
he doesn't give me Unison weed
instead LOUISVILLE Courieryour-
nal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Men are not always superior
to animals. A horse can switch
his tail to keep the flies off.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Save old electric light globes.
Very valuable for soaring stray
cats at night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

FOR RENT-Desirable first floor
apartment. Address apartment"
Times Recorder. 13.tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
C. Sop E' h' s.1 l@ss' Daily Poem
By
Berton Braley
THE SUMMONS

THE SUMMONS
When your feet begin to itch
For the long and dusty road,
And you're sick of quarters which ~
Are your present-day abode;
Then it's time to pack your kit
And it's time to up and blow
And there's no use fighting it, f
For you've simply gotta go.
gg
Amt it so?
You must go,
Start to tramp it to and fro
Take your blanket-roll and dust,
Go you will and go you must;
When the fever's in your veins
You must go.
Oh, I've settled down a lot
And I've sworn | wouldn't stir,
But would buy a little cot
Find a girl and marry her; (.
Then my feet began to itch
And my life at home was slow,
And my nerves began to witch,
Sc l simply had to go.
Amt it so?
You must 90,
Quit your home and job and blow
Take your blanket-roll and pack.
Hit the rovers' endless track.
When the fevers in your veins
You must got
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Getting Practice.

Getting Practice.
Jack-Why did they kick that
medical student out of the lib
rary?
Tom = They caught him trying
10 remove the appendix from a
DOOR he was Seading.-yirginia
Reel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

PHONE 1T, JNO. W. SHIVER, or
cali and see the best RED CE-
OAR SHINGLES. VII last 20 or 80
years. Best grade eever No. and
No. 2 Pine Shingles and Laths. If
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

LA EsCUELA DE ESPANOL-Win
coach pupils in Latin and Span
ish, at my home, 918 Oglethorpe
Ave. Begin Monday, June IS, if six
weeks course is desired. Lula How
ard. 12-5t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Sumter County National Loan AS
ISOLATION has unlimited money to
lend on farm land. Remember this
is the cheapest money you can Dor
row. See Geo. o. Marshall, Secy.-
Treas. 7-tf 15-30t-iun1S
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

FOR RENT-New apartment; close
in; desirable location. Phone STA.
12-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

FARM LOAN MONEY plentiful at
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. W. w. Dykes. Off
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
NOTICE

City Tax Books are now open
for 1928 returns. Books will close
July LIST. Make your returns early.
A. D. GATEWOOD, Clerk and
Treasurer.-(adv.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
Q:ASSIF|EDADVERT| 5E:INENTS.

FOR SALE-New 5-bushel oats
sacks. Harold Bros. Phone 2.
13-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Porch boxes made to
order. Furniture repair
ed (right). Ice boxes
made to order. Screens
our speciality. You must
be satisfied.
Americas Screen Co.
Phone u
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

WANTED-To protect you, your
family and your property. Frank
E. Matthews, Insurance. 18-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

LOANS on farm lands and city
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See S. R.
Heys o. H. B. Williams. Phones As
or So.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

We specialize in
screens. Our adjustable
half screen has a metal
track and runs good UNI
der all weather condi-
tons. Our all over
screens are ideal. Amer
icus Screen Mfg. Co.,
Phone 73. 21-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

WANTED-High school pupils. Mrs.
j. H. Ross, Fhone 298. 12-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

ROOFING-Phone 117-SHIVER
Johns-Manville ROOFING, roof
coating, roof cement, creosote,
roof paint. tt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
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, 1923-06-13

His Labor-Saving Device
"Hullo, Tom! What's this l hear
ABOUT your having labor-saving de-
TITS true, all right. I'm going
to marry an heiress."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

FOR SALE-Attention Pig Club
Boys. We have some extra fancy
Duroc pigs for sale. w. J Josey.
29-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

These fool flies wouldn't be
so bad if they had sense enough
to eat and go on back home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13

Our idea Of fine job these
days would be sitting on a
cake of ice waiting for it to
melt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-13
TOM SIMS SAYS.

Shut your mouth and open
your eeys. Now, that the way
Tor girl to catch June groom.
The Washington times., 1923-05-31
King Features Syndicate, Inc.)

the moment he heard that voice
Kestner knew it was Maura Lam.
bert speaking.
Where is Carlesi?"
1t was not merely a question.
1t was a declaration, an exaction,
a challenge. 1t came as an ulti-
matum that was not to be ignored.
1t was apparently directed at
Lambert, who required several
moments time before he could
remarshal his forces against it.
Kestner was further conscious Of
the fact that the man in the next
room had not resumed his work at
the press. He could hear the
snap of the switch as the light
was turned out, and he knew that
Carlesi himself was becoming an
interested spectator of that en-
counter. But Kestner had not
time to dwell On these discov-
cries.
What are you doing here?"
1t was Lambert's voice that
spoke. In that voice was an eff
fort at the authoritative, the au.
tocratic. 1t was not without the
note of scorn, but as a counter
challenge it lacked confidence.
You know what I am doing
The Washington times., 1923-05-31
By Barbara Bayne.

A MONG beautiful jewels the
"A diamond is pre-eminent-
IA the king Of Jewels" No
other gem has had such uni
Versal fascination in all ages.
The early history of many
precious stones is somewhat be-
clouded, among them that Of the
Eugene" diamond. But the
generally accepted story of it's
origin is that it was found by n
peasant in the Wajra Karur dis
trict Of India. Not guessing
that he held in his hand the
open door to freedom from toll
and drudgery, he offered 1t to a
blacksmith for repairing his
pillow.
The smithy angrily threw it
away. But the insistent knock
ing Of opportunity finally made
itself heard to the dull mind of
the smithy. He hunted up the
stone and carried 1t to Madrid
where, to his establishment,
diamond merchant paid him 5000
rupees for it. The merchant had
1t cut and polished. and presto!
The Washington times., 1923-05-31

here" was the woman's calm re-
tort. There was an answering
and unequivocal derisiveness in
her voice as she spoke. Kestner
could even catch Lambert's move
ment Of Impotence.
Let me talk to this girl for a
few minutes" he said to the man
called Burke.
Sure" was Burke's airily in
different reply. He evidently stop
ped and turned back as he crossed
the room. i've got to~get that
letter-head anyway. How long'H
you be here?"
1T will not be long"
There was a barb to the words
as Lambert shot them out.
ut may be longer than you
imagine" said the quiet-voiced
young woman: Burke must have
stopped to study her. He laughed
quietly, for no reason that Kest-
ner could fathom.
Then there's door-key in
the desk drawer" the adventurer
called back as he opened the
street. But don't you two high.
toned aristocrats get messin' up
my office, or you'll be sorry you
came"
The Washington times., 1923-05-31
LESSONS OF
HEREDITY
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

by br1ce bel0en, M. IL
~ UR knowledge of heredity
has increased greatly dur
~ ing the past few years.
1t is now possible to guard against
the perpetuation of undesirable
traits and physical conditions in
the offspring.
Progress in our understanding
of this subject has come from
tow lines of study: Researches
upon human heredity or the
science of eugenics, which origi-
mated with Cation, and re-
searches in plant and animal
breeding, originated by Mendel.
Mental ability is without doubt
inherited. OF course, the in
fluence of environment has to be
considered, since the children of
the most able and brilliant
parents would be likely to have
the best surroundings. A debate
still RACES over the question as
to which is the more important,
heredity or environment. Never
theless, it appears to be we'll set
tied that mental ability is actu-
ally inherited, as Is also feeble
mindedness.
The Jonathan Edwards line is
generally cited as showing in
Vulnerable examples of the high
est intellectual and moral worth.
On the other hand, there is the
notorious Jukes family, which
was exhaustively studied by Dug
dale. with the following results:
In five generations of a worth
less fisherman there were l 200
persons, including 200 who mar
ried into the family. More or
less of the history of 1,040 of
these people Is known. About
800 died in infancy.
OF those remaining seven were
murderers. sixty were habitual
thieves, 1870 were convicted GRIM
inals, 40 were wrecked by their
own diseases and wickedness,
more than half the women were
of i'll repute, and>SS10 were pro-
fessional paupers living in aims
houses a total of 1900 years.
Not one of these people had a
common school education and
only twenty learned a trade, ten
of whom learned it in a State
prison.
There are certainly good
strains" and bad strains Of
human stock.