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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
ANERICUS DRINKING
WATERIS EXCELLENT
This Statement Is Made In Offic-
ial Report Just Issued By
State Health Beard

Eleven Georgia towns are listed as
having dangerous" drinking water,
fifty others doubtful" and fifty eek
cellent," in a report just made pub
lie by H. c. Woodfall, sanitary div
ision director of the State Board of
Health in Atlanta. Among those re-
ported as having "excellent' water
supplies is Americus. This is not
surprising to the residents here who
know what cur water supply is, and
where it comes from, but it is graft
flying to have it put so publicly.
Many visitors to Americus speak
of the purity and freshness of the
drinking water, which comes from
pure hillside streams and from an ar
tesian well, and therefore should be,
and is, of the purest.
Periodically this water is examined
and passed upon, the last report
Stain
standing the test of being 80 per
cent pure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
LEE STREET HOME
SOLD To MACON MAN
Handsome Broadfeld Residence
Purchased BY DR.. John Gof
III For $4,000 Cash

DIR. John Goff, of Macon, purchas-
ed Friday from Mrs. Ethel Broad
field Baker the handsome Broadfield
home on South Lee street for con-
sideration of $4,000. Mrs. Baker
sold the property as administrators
of the estate of Mrs. Katherine
Broadfield for distribution among
the heirs.
The property is Of white brick
construction, modern in every detail,
two stories, and located in the most
desirable residence district in Amer
icus. The price paid IS regarded
among persons familiar with realty
values here as remarkably low. DR..
Goff, who is pastor Of Presbyterian
church in Macon, purchased the
property as an Investment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
MER ROUGE MAYOR
NAMES MEMBERS OF BAND

BASTROP, Jan. 12.-Robert l..
Dade, mayor of Mer Rouge, today
named DR.. B. NJ. McKoin, Captain
j. X. Skipworth, Kelly Harp and Ed
Ivey as members of the Ku KluX Klan
band which held up and disarmed
Watt Daniel, W. C. Andrews and
Harry Neelis, Mer Rouge citizens,
near Gallon, several months prior to
the kidnapping and murder of Daniel
and Thomas Richards last August.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
WELL KNOWN AnERICUS
NAN To Be BURIED HERR:
Funeral Services For Roy L. Nc
zie To Be Held From Chapman
Home Saturday Morning

Funeral services for Roy L. Nc"
Kenzie, former Americus resident,
who died suddenly in Sanford, Fla,
early Friday morning, will be held
from the home Of J. P. Chapman on
Forrest street at 1920 o'clock Sat
urady morning.
Rev. Luther A. Harrell,. pastor Of
the Lee Street Methodist church, will
conduct the obsequies, assisted by
Rev. Richard F. Simpson, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church. In
termcnt will be in Oak Grove ceme-
terry.
Panbearers have been named from
his former friends and associates
and are C. H. Burke, D. R. An
drews, j. E. Chapman, Willis Morgan,
c. C. Williams and P. E. Westbrook.
Surviving are one sister. Mrs
Mabel Galloway and one brother,
Ralph Mckenzie, who reside in AT.
lanta.
Deceased was well known IN Amer
icus, where he was reared, and for
Is years was manager of the Vir,
ginia-Carolina ChemicSl company
here, winning a high position through
his sterling qualities and integrity.
He was born in Social Circle, and
was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
H. Mckenzie, who have been dead
a number of years.
He was Al years of age, and had
been in excellent health, death com
ing suddenly while on a business trir
through Florida.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
Sc, 1898, 800 AVAILABLE TO
FINISH BIG POWER DAM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Funds
for the completion of Muscle Shoals
dam No 2 and the installation Of
eight power units provided in the
army appropriation bill has been re-
ported to the house.
The bill appropriates S6,998,800.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
GENERAL DEGOUTTE
ACTS PRO MP 1LY TO
TURBANCE
Whole OF Newly Occupied Ter
ritory In Germany Under
Martial Law
FRENCH AT DUSSELDORF
German Law To Remain In Force
During Period Of Occupation,
Edict States
AT DUSSELDORF

ESSEN, Jan. l2.-General
DeGoutte, the French comman-
der here today issued a proc
lamation establishing a state of
siege throughout the newly oc-
cupied territory in the Ruhr
valley.
German laws, the proclama-
ton states, are to remain in
force during the period of occu-
patton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
WASHINGTON DEMANDS
a QUICK REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Y. = It is
said that an immediate report has
been demanded by prohibition Of
ticjaIs here working from headquar-
ters in New Jersey concerning the
dispatches which appeared in the pa
pers this morning describing the ex-
tensive landing Of smuggIed liquors
from the great rum fleet on the Jer-
sey coast last night, and whose car
goes are said to have been disposed
Of as rapidly as they were offered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
SAVANNAH MAYOR
DYING HARD.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 12.-Injunc-
ton proceedings and rumors Of in
junction proceedings, petitions for
restraining and counter-petitions,
were imminent last night in the dy-
Continued on Page Two)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
STANDING ARMY IS
SANE AS LAST YEAR
Bill Includes Continuation Of
Construction Work At Fort
Benning

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. = A
standing army of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand men, twelve
thousand officers, the same as was
authorized last year, is provided for
in the army appropriation bill re-
ported to the house.
The bill includes $124,000 for the
continuation and construction of
Fort Benning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
TO STAGE HOUR STRIKE
AS NATIONAL PROTEST.

BERLIN, Jan. PA national
strike of one hour in which all work
ers, including those in the govern
ment services will take part, has
been called for Monday as a pro-
test against the occupation of the
Ruhr valley region by French
military forces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
NELDRIN ENJOINS
OUTGOING BOARD
ELECTING OFFICERS
Action OF Savannah Judge De-
fers Choice Of Officers For
New Council
MAY FILE CUSTER PETITION
Seabrook And New Council
To Take Office January
22nd

SAVANNAH, Jan. 12.-Judge P.
W. Meldrim, in the Superior court
tbs MOI ming, enjoined che outgoing
board Of aldermen from eIectlng city
officers tomorrow night, as it is an
nounced their intention OF doing.
This action throws the election into.
the hands Of the new council that
goes into office January %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

The German government, it is said,
has decided to declare the Versailles
treaty broken as result of the oc-
patton and its execution imperative
as result thereof. A further pro-
test is to be staged by the govern
ment in refusal to negotiate with
the allied reparations commission
during tn continuance of the French
occupation, and other measures of
protest will also be adopted These
include reduction in the use of al
coholic liquors and the observance Of
Sunday as a day of national mourn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
ASK CALCIUM ARSENATE
BE POT ON FREE LIST

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL Senator
Harris has requested that calcium
arsenate Be placed on tariff free
list under his discretionary autb0ri-
ty as given ii the new law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
AT CALVARY CHURCH.

Evening prayer will be said in Cal
vary church tonight at 7;30 o'clock
Everybody invited to attend these
services. A hearty welcome awaits
you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

History records that Sit Walter
Raleigh once paid 500 pounds ster-
ling for pair Of shoes, the equiva-
lent Of about $4,000 today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

tSCREVEN MURDERER CAUGHT.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 12.-Joe Jen-
kins, wanted for murder Of Andrew
Jones, an aged negro in Screven
county, has BEEN caught in Denver,
according to information received
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

Swordfishes ranges from 4 TO Is
feet long, the sword itself being as
much as 3 feet long in some eases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
BONDS FOR SCHOOLS
MUST BE SECURED.
DYKES DECLARES
New High School Building And
Additions To Negro School
imperative
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Has Done Fine Work This Year,
John Sheffield Tells
Rotarians
OF COMMERCE

!
lH"' |Aii'el II 40 '''''''' '''-N " '''
election this summer to PROVIDE al
ditional school facilities was declar-
od NV w W DYKES. member of the
hoorI cf odnoation to Potarians at
, rocont luncheon The citv now
CON ;s.,o et72 00o in bonds he said
ond tho schools need S12O 900 Of hat
e,,n, etoo ooo for q bigh school and
Gao ooo for additions to ,hc coIored
aa,o9I rbo sobool hriIdi,o. oo,, ara
o,,ar1 1cro1v9od
Tab, cboffio,d doo,.rod 70 4ho Po-
to,io,,a 4ho+ tbo Cbar,bor oF Corn-
,,,-,,oa :, - ovooi,ont cl..,,o o,,d Ne
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12
The Resolution.

ore ovcnodinoIv blessed in having
,,oe+ e~1opdid location - snIendid
ci+izonrv and snIandid institutions.
of all which wa have inst cause TO
bo oropd.
And wboroos in tbp develonment
If ea,,o yo ave forced +o recognize
tho snIondid svsto,,, of schools as he
inp Of narauonn+ imnortance if not
the chief aoancv in the snIendid
nrooross wa bavo made In fact.
| Anori,,ne is rooardad bv not only
it's own citizens but bv others who
would like 70 mako i tboir home as
one Of tho cboicos+ boroo and school
towns anvwbera and &C rosuIt of
sncb attractions . Iaroo onrbar Of
new fanoiIios bavo r,ovod into Amer
icus durino tho 1os+ fou, wars and
ony schooI roo,,,s oro ,,o,, crowded
- 49,, e., 80 - ~" I.-.I.
ers over-workad.
And 1,boroar Po4o,,, - or1,, hide
for diffic,,1t +oel,s h',+ tondors ifs
so,,,,;oo ;,n go, - ~ - oa,,uo-
a,,d ,,,o,a -. wv .,IS la,-S
anu I'-o'' { eSpeel"ily tnose "ilcll nave
"S Viieir ooJec1 Shaping the Destiny
oi 'nose VINO are incapable OF plan
nlnG 1or themselves and upon whom
the responsibilities of tomorrow rest;
! Therefore, be it resolved by the
! Americas Rotary cl,7h.
/. That for the wear 1929 it will
adopt for it's snecioI nrooran, the ov-
tension and f,,r4bo,. dovo1o,,,,o,,+ ~
the nnbl;o sohoo1- oe a.,.,Ll,,a
. Tbo4 oo,s - :.. ~ 1A'''e -N''o,
4;o, l'''' - i'l'lCe 'ne una
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

For Georgia = Fair tonight and
Saturday; cooler tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

Jan. 'Mch. May July Oct.
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Open --27.3O27.41i275O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-12

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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
Thursday December 20 1923
MOLDING MEN OF TOMORROW

American boys from homes ruined
by poverty, crime, ignorance, drunk
enness and social evils are being
trained and developed into useful
American manhood at the Glenwood,
Illinois, Manual Training School,
twenty-fOur miles south Of Chicago.
The school was founded in 1887 when
ten boys were sent out by the county
court in Chicago. Later it was de-
veloped by Milton George, a farmer
and his wife, who gave their 800 acre
farm, representing years Of toll and
saving, to provide real home, where
thousands Of boys, taken from de-
bauching surroundings, might be cul-
tivated into a crop of healthy useful
men. Today Glenwood has fifteen
cottages, accommodating about thirty
bows each, and equipped with every
modern improvement. - Robert III.
Moulton in McClure's Magazine for
December.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
ne mother of all the heirs.

the mother Of all the heirs.
For instance, referring to the will,
the husband is given 'the use of the
homestead while he lives, he to
keep the same in good repair, then
to be divided between my eight chill
dren", who or what is to be divid-
ed? The husband? The judge doubt
less has it right, when he calls ii
"the proceeds of the homestead" but
"as it stands" the will does not say
so.
Continuing, the will says Guy to
have five hundred more than the rest"
Five hundred what? The judge adds
dollars probably rightly, but "as
it stands" the will does not say and
it might be marks or anything in
possession. Continuing the will says
"Perrion and Ernest to have two
hundred apiece, also Lawrence to
have two hundred, the others to
share equally"
Now I suggest that also is used
here in it's defined meaning of like
wise or in like manner and referes
back to the "more than the rest" that
Guy was to have and that after max
ing this bequest Of little more
than the rest" to Perrion and Ernest.
Lawrence is thought of and he is
given the same on the same condi-
tions. The words that would have
made this perfectly plain were left
out the same as is the matter of
what was to be divided and what the
five hundred and two hundred were
that some were to have more than
the rest.
That word also seems to be the
key to the meaning of the mother, in
reference to the three heirs, who by
the judges decision are cut down to
5000 apiece.
Doubtless a reason for giving four
Of the heirs more than the others
exists, such as age or greater need.
and if so this fact would strengthen
then my view. now taking the same
estimated value of the property at
$4,000:
Guy would receive----- $1612.5O
Bach of the three -1312.50
Each of the rest ------ 1112.50
which l submit looks more like what
any mother would intend should be
done, dividing her property among
the eight, unless the three given so
little, had done something very wrong
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
ONapodrido
The VIII Of Mrs. McGilvra
Farmer.

In the weekly edition of the News
a little while ago was an account of
decision by Judge Kellogg, inter
porting the probable meaning of the
conditions Of will made by Mrs.
Mary E. McGilvra.
Doubtless some evidence explain
ing why, three of the heirs were CIV
en- a much smaller amount than the
others, which caused to lead to this
Interpretation, was produced in the
trial.
But no mention of this fact ap-
pears, in the account as given in the
issue spoken of, ard on the suppose
ton that none was shown, with full
gest a different view Of what the
respect for the court, | would sug-
testator intended should be done. To
begin with, let us see what the
amounts given the heirs by the
Judges decision are: as the value
of the property is unknown, this
can only be estimated, but that is
immaterial, as the principle would
be the same regardless of its being
true value We will call it say $1O,-
00O Deduct Guys $500, he is to have
more than the rest, and the $500
which is the sum that three are given
and we have left to divide by the four
others and Guy-(five heirs9, $4,000
This would give each of the five
s1.7SO or all together, $780, Or, each
heir would receive as follows:
Guy $1,780 and $500 - $2280.0O
Each Of the four ---------$1 7SO.OO
| Each of the three 1880 10000
Now unless some good reason was
shown why these three heirs should
be cut down to their small sum, |
cannot believe it was intentional on
the mothers part, and justice has
not been given them.
It seems to me another view than
that taken by the judge is not only
possible but probable.
The language Of the will is i'm
perfect, inasmuch as it plainly leaves
out words necessary to the full under
standing of the testators desires.
These words must be, and in several
instances are, added in the Judges
decision and one or two more, that
evidently were carelessly left out, Or
considered in different sense than
intended, would make the will more in
line, with what could be expected by
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
Give
XMAS CONCERT
Hundreds Turned Away From AL.
Ringing Theater When Pro-
gram is Given by Local Folk

The Al. Ringing theater was crowd
ed to it's capacity Sunday afternoon
and many were turned away when the
Christmas program by the Baraboo
Community Singers and high school
was given.
1t was a joyous occasion. The, Choir
us under the able direction Of Profes-
sor E. B. Gordon of Madison, who has
trained the singers the past three
months, sang with artistic fervor and
aroused enthusiastic encores from
every corner of the edif1ce At the re-
quest of the director, the audience
joined in the singing of some of the
familiar songs and a surprisingly
beautiful effect resulted when nearly
thousand voices mingled in melody
or emphasized the orchestral effect
by simply humming the notes.
The program included several
Christmas carols and other numbers
which were of especial interest among
them the beautiful Brahms Lullaby,
Silent Night and solo; 30 Turn
Thee" by Gounod, sung by Mrs. G.
w. Snyder and a trio from Mendel-
ssohn given by Miss Eva Varnell, Mrs.
Snyder and Miss Reinking.
The Professional by the High
School Girls Glee club, directed by
Miss Main, was>remarkable for beatty
and suggestiveness. Down the aisles
from the entrance to the stage the
young ladies came singing, wearing
choir vestments and each holding a
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
DARING HOLD-UP
AT GAS STATION.
PRAIRIE DU SAC
Three Robbers In Jewett Car Rob
Boy at Gasoline Alley of Sum
of Money

A daring hold-up was staged at the
filling station owned by William Bon
gardt of Prairie du Sac and known as
Gasoline Alley" on Sunday evening
about eight o'clock. The proprietor
had come to Baraboo to spend the
evening and left youth in charge Of
the station, which is on the much
travelled road leading through the
main street of Prairie du Sac. In spite
of the fact that the hold-up took
place in the early evening when many
cars were passing, the robbers made
good their escape.
Three men in Jewett car drove
up to the station and getting out Of
the machine stepped up to the boy.
One of the three pulled out a five dol
lar bill, requesting change, and as the
youth turned to get it for him, pulled
a gun, demand ing the money from the
till. Fortunately Mr.. Bongardt had ta-
ken most of the money out OF the
cash register, leaving some thirty or
forty dollars in change, which the boy
was forced to hand over.
Sheriff w. H. Ode was notified at
once No trace of the hold-up men
has yet been found but it is belieed
they went in the direction of Madi-
son
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20

light that twinkled like a star in the
darkened auditorium A second num-
Der given by the club was equally en-
joyable.
During an intermission Professor
Gordon spoke of the benefit to be
derived from community singing.
Aside from the JOY of singing there
is also the pleasure and advantage to
all of mingling together and becom-
ing embued with a real community
spirit.
H. ]. Sleeps, representing the XII
wants club of Baraboo, gave a brief
review of the steps that preceded the
organization Of the Community Sing
ers. Attention was called to the fact
that the club had requested the advice
of a recreatinoal expert for Baraboo
who had suggested among other ac-
I tivities, a choral society. The commit
! tee appointed by the Kiwanis for the
purpose of organizing such society
had found an able ally in Miss Luise
! Gattiker who in order to establish
the organization firmly in the begin
/ ming had volunteered to finance it for
time Her efforts in securing Profess
sor Gordon as director and his gen.
crosby in making a gift of his time
and ability to organize and train the
singers has brought rich results. The
Kiwanis club and all citizens of Bara-
boo feel that this initial step by the
Kiwanians, the public spirit evinced
! by Miss Gattiker, the kindness and
generosity of Professor Gordon and
the enthusiasm and faithful attend
ance of those who joined the organ
ization have made possible choral
society of which the city may well be
proud.
The program closed with a series
of living pictures, illustrating scenes
connected with the story of The
Nativity. These were arranged by
Miss Ingrahm, assisted by Misses
+. Margaret Pearse and Malora Stan
! berry, and given by students of the
high school. Their effect was height
ened by appropriate musical numbers
given while they were shown.
| Miss Schoenoff the able accom-
paniest for the Community Singers,
has contributed no small part to the
| success of the organization.
The chorus will continue after the
holidays and plan to give an Easter
entertainment.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
THE RAILROADS AND THE
FARMERS

The development of the agricultur-
al middle west was made possible by
the railroads. 1t was little trouble
to raise a crop on the fertile prairies.
The problems was to get it to mar
ket. In those days the coming of a
new railroad vas cause for universal
rejoicing Those early railroad build
ers We're pioneers in transportation
while farmers were pioneering the
prairies. There was the best of feel
Ing between them as their interests
were mutual.
Later came the era of stock job
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
THE ICE AGE BUGABOO

The possibility of another Ice Age
overtaking this little planet of ours
has been the subject of some anxious
specuatin in certain quarters. In
fact, one writer, in commenting on
the probabilities of the arctic glac
iers sweeping down over the civiliza
ton Of the northern hemisphere, gave
birth to the following: "If such a
catastrophe came, how quickly ma.
lions and individuals would stop war.
ring against and robbing each 9th
err"
just how quickly this millenial
would be reached may be judged by
the fact that the ate of a movement
of a glacier is less than one inch per
day. Of course the speed varies with
varying conditions, but the fastest
moving glacier would hardly worry
anybody now alive, nor their immed-
iato descendants.
A glacier is a river of ice and
frozen snow. The temperature at its
bed is usually about thirty-two de-
grees. Frequently water flows be-
meath the ice. The glacier moves SO
slowly that it has only been in re
cent years that man suspected that
they moved at all While this move
ment is irresistible the damage done
is mitigated by the melting Of the
ice river at its mouth. A shifting
Of the earth on it's axis would af
feet this melting process. 1t is con
ceiTable that the Zee might come
down over our continent. In fact, the
explorer Mcmillan is to make obser
vations along this line.
But even so, like the probable cool
ing of the sun, the coming of the ice
age is nothing for the present gen
Grafton to worry over. AS for stop
ping war and pillage, the impending
doom of certain areas of the earth
would simply cause a rush of popu
lations to other areas that would
make our present troubles look like
nothing at ALL - Flint michigan
Daily Journal.