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port one of these masts to Nome, for
example, and have 1t In readiness
within few weeks after the de-
cision, was made.
First Stage i'm Ship.
If airplanes are used In the expedi-
tion it/is likely that use Will be made
of a ship to transport them to the
Arctic. Such a plan would be an ex-
tension Of the proposal Of Lieut.. Com
mander Robert A. Bartlett, who re-
quested that the Roosevelt. which
quartered the doughty crew OF Ad-
miral Peary on his successful polar
expedition. be purchased by the Navy
Department. Lieut.. Commander Bart
lett, who had an active part in Peary
expedition. will be one of the prin-
cipal advisers and moving spirits IN
the coming effort and has been ap-
pointed on the board. which is headed
by Rear Admiral Moffett. The base
ship would carry the airplanes to the
edge of the pack Ice in the Arctic
ocean and from there the planes
would be sent out toward the pole.
Nothing could be more convincing
of the careful thought and well bal
anced consideration that has been
given the project than in the char
acter of the men who are back of 1T.
President Coolidge in his letter of
authorization to the Secretary of the
Navy states: "As 1t fell to the Navy
TO achieve the final goal through the
efforts of Admiral Peary. II Is emil
nently fitting that the Navy should
continue the work, and / believe that
the expedition which you have In
view will lie ~ great practical -aiIie
and will be carried through with that
thoroughness and efficiency, which
marks every project wlrich the Navy
undertakes"
Secretary DENLY has received this
approval from his chief with en-
thusiasm. 1t is in line with his de-
sire to keep in touch with the ad-
vancement of information On Arctic
exploration, desire which led him
to designate a representative of the
United States Navy to accomplish a
similar expedition under the leader
ship of Capt. Roald Amundsen.
The appointment of Rear Admiral
Moffett. chief of the bureau OF aero
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This instrument has been
accredited with being
THE BEST MONEY )
WORTH IN THE EN-
TIRE VICTOR CATA-
LOGUE - design, wood
finish, size, tone and
everything about 1t
will satisfy the most
exacting taste.
Evening star., 1923-12-09

nautics of the Navy Department, as
head OF the plans board calls to mind
the statement which he made nearly
a year ago. that the Shenandoah, then
the ZR-1. would be sent on extended
cruises and to the north pole" This
is an almost prophetic vein, for at
that time the naval afrship had not
been completed, and skeptics as to
her capabilities were legion.
Civilian cooperation will be fur
nished by the National Geographic
Society, and the president of this in
ternationally known organization. DIR.
Gilbert Grosvenor, will be member
of Admiral Moffett's board. Lieut..
Comma nder Fitzhugh Green. who Is
already widely known as an author
fty on Arctic exploration, and who
co-operated with Macmillan in his
Arctic exploits. will contribute in
valuable information on which to base
definite plans.
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IN VI. II. NcI\Tl RE.

More than a million square miles
% territory in the Arctic that nave
never been revealed 10 the eyes OF
man Will he explored 10y aircraft of
the United States Navy during the
coming summer. This conquest of
the Arctic by air has for its object
not merely IL spectacular dash :" INC
north pole. The north pole Will be
reached incidental to the fight. but
of far greater Importance will "r the
accumula tion Of knowledge OF a NTH
erto unknown and uneNplored region.
which scientists and explorers be
lieve may disclose "a new conttnen;
rich in mineral wealth.
Will the Arctic give up secrets L"
the aerial pioneers that have been
held inviolate for centuries?
Will commercial air routes be
charted between Europe and the Pa
cifc?
Will oil fields be located that may
supplement the already dwindling
supply in other countries?
These are a few of the great cues
tions that these tnterpid naval air
men will seek TO answer.
Following the receipt OF approval
by President Coolidge of an Arct'
naval expedition, the Secretary OF
The Navy has appointed board
headed by Rear Admiral Monett'
chief of the bureau of aeronautlcs. 10
,,vestieate and make definite plans
<or carving out the project. The
composition of this board insures
a.; "a under
taken with every possible suarah-
tee of success. backed by expert
knowledge and reinforced with
careful analysis of the problems
which are presented
No Definite Plan Yet.
II is known that no definite plan
of eperat ation has as yet been formu-
lated. The matter has been under
discussion for some time past in
naval circles and all angles OF the
proposed Arctic expedition have been
SURVEYED. but it will remain for the
official board appointed by tie Sec
retary of the Navy to make concrete
recommendations as to the plan of
operation.
Meanwhile. speculation mas peen
siven full rein. In the lively dis
cussion by naval air experts. author
ities on Arctic conditions and sciena-
fists, which has been going on since
the Arctic air expedition first came
under consideration. certain funda-
mental lines of operation have crys-
tallizel and will govern the final plans
to be evolved.
These contemplate the mans of
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of time and distance and have rem
dered possible the selection OF the
most favorable locations for bases
Much In Favor of Airship.
Much that has been said in favor
of the airship is also argued for the
atrplane. Certain il is tina. speed
and radius of operations are i'm
mense advantages in its favor Some
Innovations in design viii be neces-
sary departures from the regular
service types of naval planes. They
VIII OF necessity be equipped To land
and take off from water. ice or the
land. and this requirement. will call
for an amphibious craft with skiGs
wheels and fotation gear
a combination expedition of air.
ships and airplanes is not improb-
able. The long distance cruising ra-
dius of the Shenandoah could be used
to cover wide areas and map out
particular expeditions for the planes
In this manner full information could
be had in advance of landing facili-
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ties for the planes in the particular
area 10 be explored, and the two
types of craft gould be of mutual as
sistance TO one another in a number
OF other ways.
As for bases of operation one of the
first steps in connection with air
ship exploration of the Arctic would
be the establishment of a mooring
mast at the contemplated point of
departure. These maStS. which are
semi portable. already in the
course of construction by the Navy.
They will be junior editions of the
JeImarert mast located at the naval
air "tation, Lakehurst. y. j.. the
home port of the Shenandoah. a
mast of this character would be- in
diSrensab1e for the operation of the
ship and would provide means for
the loading of supplies and stores on
beard the refueling and gassing of
the ship and safe anchorage in any
.ort of weather short of a hurricane.
1t would be no trick at all to trans
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was a member Of an international
narcotic smuggling ring which had
planned to smuggle large quantities
into this country during the next
few weeks.
The raiders attempted to arrest an
other OF The crow. but he escauel.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
SEIZE OPIUM ON SHIP.

NEW YORK. December S.-Agents
of the surveyor Of the port tonight
boarded the steamer Braga Of the
Fabre Line, docked in East River
and, in raid on the crews quarters.
seized 100000 worth of opium and
made one arrest
The agents said they believed
DIAM Radiabon. the man arrested.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
Give Flowers.

Make a Christmas gift of flowers
this year, but be sure they're Gude's,
1912 F.--Advertisement
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER I. 1923

oppose it. The authority of the
official would have to be definite
ly limited by legislatiea, as the
taxpayers, are in no humor to be
annoyed by tax agents.
while | am not openly opposed
to furnishing free school books to
children in the common schools, I
am inclined to at least confine such
distribution to one or two grades,
as the financial condition Of the
taxpayers is such that we cannot
afford to increase his burdens to
any considerable expense.
we should not adopt too much
paternalism, IS it. night be hard
to check later.
MY icea of taxation is to make
it a pleasure instead of a burden.
Every interest in our great state
should be treated Win utmost fair
ness. A representative that would
punish operations or the wealth of
the state for political advantages
should be sent to the school for the
feeble minded. We should settle
tax agitation as it is largely the un-
certainty that is troubling" he
said,
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make a success. But they shrink
from serving in the general assem-
bly,, on which so much depends.
They shrink from jury duty, and
are Indifferent on election day
Those who should be representativ
Of the people do not feel called
upon to give to public questions the
earnest, concentrated study which
great problems demand, and inn
portant questions remain aberyanca
year after year.
"The lack of civic Consciousness
IS also reflected in a pitiful indif-
ference to the enforcement of the
law. Statutes that are as plain as
Z pikestaff become dead letters on
the books, and jurymen take their
duties all too lightly. The constant
defiance of one law leads to indlt-
ference towards all laws, and the
criminal docket grows by leaps and
bounds.
These are some Of the requisites
Tor setting our house in order" Mr..
Bayne sand, But we need not wait
Tor contamination of all reforms
before we begin earnestly to
present to the outside world the
solid advantages Georgia enjoys for
the prospective homeseeker. Other
states with far less of which they
may boast have taken the lead by
keeping themselves in the limelight
We need new blood and new cap
ital with which to build up those
industries which are the necessary
accomplishment OF agriculture. We
are moving in that direction, but
not yet with enough vigor.
"The foregoing is not an exhaus-
tive list of Georgia S needs, but it
will be found that if the proposed
reforms we carried out, practically
all else would be added unto US a
natural consequence"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
MCCRORY SUGGESTS
SALES TAX.

ATLANTA, Nov. 7.--(By Asso.
ciated Press 1.-The reformation of
Georgia tax laws should include a
sales tax, Representative Charles K.
McCrory, of Schley, stated today.
This tax would distribute the bur
den of taxpayers more equitably
than any other mode of taxation,
he said,
eve certainly need machinery to
collect the taxes and the Ennis bill
without a separate department or
a new department will be passed, /
think" he asserted. There is
strong sentiment not to create any
new departments.
THE only common sense thing
to do is to adopt free schoolbooks.
All progressive states have this law
and all states where illiteracy
ranges from fifteen to thirty four
per cent Qike Georgia. do not fur
nish school books free.
THE book trust has made the
prices Of books almost prohibitive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
RURAL SCHOOLS To
HOLD DEBATE DEC. IA
Marathon Debate VIII Be Held
Between Consolidated Insti-
tut;ons on That Date

The rural schools of Sumter
county have arranged a joint inter
school debate for the evening Of
December IA in which much inter-
est centers. The subject to be de-
bated: Resolved, That Teaching
of Agriculture to the Boys and Do
nestle Science for Girls Should Be
Made Compulsory IN All the
States" -
Under the rules governing these
debates each school participating
will select one judge subject to the
approval of its opponent, and the
two judges so selected will choose
the arbitrator. Two speakers will
be allowed on each side and speech
es will be confined to talks not eX-
ceeding IS minutes. The first
speaker on each side will use the
rebuttal argument, the first negG-
tive speaker being followed by the
first affirmative exponent. Places
and sides to be chosen by the vari-
Gus schools will be decided this
week.
Superintendent E. w. Dupree
and members Of the county school
board who are arranging the de-
bates have paired AndersonviLle
with Pleasant Grove; Concord with
Shiloh; ThGlean with Lysian; New
Era with Huntington, and Leslie
with Plains. Pleasant Grove, Con-
cord, Thalean, New Era and Leslie
have been delegated the option of
selecting the place for then, re-
spective debates, while Anderson
vile, Shiloh, Lysian, Huntington
and Plains will select the side each
school will take upon the question
to be debated.
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WOULD REPEAL TAX
EQUALIZATION LAW.

ATLANTA, Nov, 7.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press)-Repeal of the tax
equalization law tonight was adj
vocated by Representative Samuel
Rutherford, of Monroe, who de.
clared that so long as the act re-
manned on the statute books of the
state fair and just tax measure"
would never be passed.
1T IS patent that the tax equal
lzation law has not functioned lust
ly," he said. 1T should be term
ed an act to raise more revenue
from visible property. We have
given this law fair trial and I am
firmly convinced it should be re-
pealed.
The average taxpayer is fair
and just. If the burden of taxa.
ton were more evenly distributed
You would hear little complaint
inns undue burden is not borne en-
tlreiy by owners of farm lends. bur
applies to owners of real estate in
the towns and cities.
My position has been to oppose
any legislation to create additional
Officers. However, If any reason.
able machinery is proposed to col.
lect taxes without extra expenses
that is, place the authority on some
o11lce already created might not
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
RELIC HUNTER HAS
HEAD Of GOV. EBERT

SAVANNAH, Nov. 6.-(By the
Associated Press -Somewhere in
the North, a relic hunter has the
head of Gobernor Samuel Ebert,
with the belief he has the skull of
an Indian, while in the offices OF
Robert j. Travis, a Savannah at
torney, the otAeE remains OF the
chief executive of the state in 1885,
1886 are in a box, awaiting final
disposition.
Just what disposition will be
made Of the remains that are in
tact is problematical. Governor
Ebert ct one time was grand mas
ter of the Masons in Georgia and
Mr.. Travis, himself, is a former
grand master.
Solomon's Lodge No. /, of Savan-
nah, recently started movement
to have the remains inferred in a
proper sepulchre in Bonaventure
cemetery, in Savannah. Elberton,
county seat of Ebert county,
named in honor of the governor
and soldier, also has shown interest
in the suggestion that the remains
be carried there and laid to rest
under a monument Of Ebert coun-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
AID VALOREM TAX
FOR COUNTY AND CITY

4 ATLANTA, Nov. by AS.
ISOLATED Press -Abolishment of
the tax equalization law, enact
ment Of a graduated net income
tax, with proper exemptions, and
more tax collection machinery is
the program Of tax reform Repre-
sentative c. w. Hillhou.e, of Worth
Iavors for Georgia.
AID valorem taxes should be lev
led for county and municipal par.
poses only, he stated.
eve should have more tax collec-
ton machinery, but a new depart
ment should not be created" he
said. "The machinery to collect
and turn into the treasury all taxes
and money collected from ! every
source should be placed under the
comptroller general. No funds
should be paid out without a prop
er voucher and order from state
auditor, properly drawn on the
treasurer.
1 do not favor free text books
Tor the common schools. This
would be the biggest waste the state
could undertake. 1t would be a
step smacking too much of pattern
alism. We might just as well give
the school children free clothes and
food.
Il believe, however, that the
state should buy or print the hooks
whichever is the cheapest, end fur
nish them to the schools at cost"
he said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

1t is far strangsr--I fancy 1t would
cure you"
"Care me?"
Eyes. Do you deny that you love
me?"
mo, by God! l don't! But you
take a devilish advantage. You
must know that l had meant to
keep my head OF course, you are
playing with me-with your cursed
technique! Uhless :"
He reached her in a stride and
stood over her. rs it possible-do
you-you-"
She pushed back her chair, and
stood behind it. Her cheeks were
very pink, her eyes startled, but
very soft 81 do not admit that yet
Il have been too astounded-I
went away to think by myself
where l was sure not to see you
but--my mind seemed to revolve
in circles. l don't know! l don't
knowp
You do know! You are not the
woman to mistake passing inter
est for the real thing"
"Oh, does woman ever--I never
wanted to be as young as that
again. l should have believed it
impossible il l had given the mat.
fer a thought-It is so longl had
forgotten what love was like.
There was nothing had buried as
deep. And there are reasons-rea-
sonsi"
Il only follow you vaguely. But
i think l Observation-Disclosures luck!
I've hated you more than once
You must have known that. be-
lleve you are deliberately leading
me on to make a fool of myself"
II am not! Oh, am mott"
DO you love me-"
II want to be sure. | have
dreamed IL have leisure.
you see. This old house shuts cut
the world-Europe-the past, The
war might have cut my life in two.
II it had not been for that-that
long selfess interval I'd
like you to go now"
will you marry me?"
1T may be. can't tell. Not yet.
Are you content to waltz"
Il am not! But I've no intention
of taking you by force, although !
cont fyal particularly civilized at
the present moment. But I'll win
you and have you if you love ne.
Make no doubt of that. . You may
have ten thousand strange reasons
they count for nothing with ne.
And | intend to see you every day.
I'll call you up in the morning
Now l go, ana as quickly as | can
get out"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
PALACE BECOMES HOME
OF MANY AGED BISHOPS

ROME, Nov. 6.-The Law Of
Guarantee, passed by the Italian
parliament in 1871, almost immedi-
ately after Rome became the CAPT
tai of United Italy, regulated the
relations between the papacy and
the new kingdom, and assigned to
the pope, besides the palaces of
the Vatican and the Lateran, the
magnificent papal palace of CasteI
Gondolfo, exquisitely situated on
the shores of the Like of Albano.
As is we'll known, the popes never
acknowledged the Law of Guaran-
ices, nor could they use the great
Villa IF Castel Gandolfo. as it was
intended that they should do, for
their summer residence, as, after
having been elected pope, they new
CT leave the Vatican.
Plus XII hes made use Of the
great Villa, with its huge suites OF
apartments as an orphanage fer
Armenian girls, aitjiul waits and
strays from The World War. The
pope has now decided to have these
girls, who are most of them of good
Birth. educated Is teachers, so they
age being sent to a colleg at Turin
90 be trained f3r this vocation. The
Pontiff now intends 20 make the
palace at Castel Gondolfo an
asylum fld resting place for aged
biShqns. and priests, who are no
longer able to WORK and need a
home and comfort for their declin
ing years. It is difficult to i'm
agine q spot more suitable or de-
liehtful for these servants Of the
church to sPenl the evening ID
thoir davs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

He plunged down ;hc STRIPS ioto
a snowstorm. Even during hfs
precipitate retreat he had realio"2
the ACCESSIBILITY of telepho1,as for
a taxi, but had been incapable Of
the anti-climax He pulled his hat
over his eyes, turned UP the cellar
of his coat, and MADE his way
hastily toward Park avenue. There
was not a cab in sight. Nor was
there rumble in the tunnel, no
doubt the cars were snow-boacd
He hesitated only a moment; it
would hardly take him longer to
walk to his hotel than to the Grand
Central Station, but he crossed
over to Madison avenue at o3ce,
for it was bitter walking and there
was bare chance of picking up
cab returning from one of the
hotels.
But the narrow street between its
high dark walls looked like a desert.
ed mountain pass rapidly filling
with snow. The tall street lamps
shed a sad and ghostly beam. They
might have been the hooded torch
es of cave dwellers sheltering from
enemies and the storm in those
perpendicular Businesses. Far
down, red sphere glowed dimly,
exalting the illusion. He almost
fancied he could see the out-posts
of primeval forests bending over the
canyon and wondered why the
Poet of Manhattan" had never i'm
mortalized a scene at once so sinis-
ter and so lovely.
And no stiffness of high noun
tain solitude had ever been more
intense. Not even a muffled roar
from trains on the distant lis"
Clavering wondered If he really
were in New York. The whole eve
ming had been unreal enough. Ger
tainly all that was prosaic and ugly
and feverish had been obliterated
by what it was no fight Of fancy
to call white magic. That seething
mass OF humanity, that so often
looked as il rushing hither and
thither with no definite purpose,
driven merely by the obsession OF
speed, was as supine in it's brief
privacy its dead In spite OF the
frver in him he felt curiously up
fted--and glad to be alone. There
are moods and solitudes when a
man wants no woman, however
much he may be wanting one partic-
ular woman. But the mood was
ephemeral; no had been too close
TO her a moment before. Moreover.
she was still unpossessed E.
She seemed to take shape slowly
in the white whirling snow, as
white and imponderable e.
A Nordic princess drifting north
ward over her steppes. God!
Would he ever get her? II
he did not 1t would be because one
OF them was qualifying for another
incarnation. r
] ITS Be Continued. Easa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
FAVORS FREE
TEXT BOOKS.

ATLANTA, Nov. Thy Asso-
eiated Press)-Representstive J.
N. Johnson, Of Bacon county. to-
night stated he favored legislation
to furnish free text books to chill.
dren in the common schools of
Georgia.
Relative to tax reform for the
state, the subject which is expected
to occupy most Of the time of the
extraordinary session of the assem-.
ply, which convenes here tomorrow
the representative said he favored
an income tax, classification tax
and a sales tax on luxuries.
AS to more machinery for the
collection Of taxes, l think we
have all the laws we need for col
leetlng taxes, il they are put into
force" he said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Take the primer that sold under
The old contract at II cents, it now
is beng offered at SO cents. "A
primer is Ontario. Canada, costs
II cents and it is better text
than we use in Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
Views On TaNdtiOnAS
Expressed By SOIOnS

Continued from Fage 2
terms IN the Georgia lscmbly and
last summer WIS one of the most
active members. He has made a
/ ng study of the tax question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

ty marble.
The Sons of the Revolution in
Savannah will probably have au-
thority in disposing Of the remains,
as 1t was under this body's diree-
tions that MIR. Travis and a commit
tee went to Rae's Hall, a few miles
west Of Savannah, and rescued the
fast decaying bones from oblivion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
A HUNcH FOR ROY HAYNES

AON MI MA NES
II Canadians and Engishmcn
won't help Uncle Sam enforce pro
hibiticn, he might as last resort.
appeal to Americans,-Fort Smith
(Arkl Times-Record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Inside and out, the new Ford Four
door Sedan shows improvements
of far more than usual importance.
1t is lower and sturdier in appear
ance. New cowl, hood, radiator and
apron add size and finish to the
front. Sun visor, and wide, we'll
finished aluminium doors with bar
handles perfect the design Of the
body.
The lasting lustre of the exterior
finish is equalled in richness by the