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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22

ORNNER GREEK PREMIER MAY N0ACCEPT GOVERNMENT INVITATION
EMPTY STOCKING FUND
TOTALS $1S1.0O TO DATE

The Empfy Stocking fund stands
today at s1sF DO. lust within $40
Of the two HUNDRED dollar mark,
The Riddles ha been pouring their
contributions iato the box all week,
and the dimes Mnd quarters have
made the fu6i rise rapidly to its
present. marl
With the handsome contribution
of $50 from 8the Elks lodge, what
other organization Will give $40 to
make it even two hundred dollars
for the unfortunate Riddles and
needy of the community? Who will
be the one hand in a crisp see
bill fer the good work which nos
only dispenses happiness at this sea-
son but continues throughout the
year when the Empty Stocking fund
has been placed as memory in
the minds of all except those who
keep in touch with the poor Of the
city?
Come. on, Riddles and grown-ups,
and let's make the 5000 goal with
one day left in which to give.
M n NJ
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
NE THODIST BODY
PLANS FOR K|DDIES
Children To Be Transported To
Sunday School in Autos To
Get Xmas Packets

In orderSthat all members of the
Cradle Roll, Primary and Junior
departments of First Methodist Sun
day school may attend the Christ
mas exercises tomorrow, a. E. Al
len has requested any mothers of
Ichildfen who will be unable to att
tend 10 notify him SO that he car
provide transportation for the
youngsters
We want every member of all
three of the departments especially
present" Mr.. Allen said I'VE Will
send for the youngsters in autoino-
biles and will take care of them
when they arrive Mothers have
been urged to see that the children
get to the exercises so that they
can receive their packages"
A program will be given as the
CLOSING exercises of the Sunday
school session, and song and recita-
tons will feature the children's ae-
tivities. Santa Claus assisted by sew
.eral agents, will distribute the pack
ages to the youngsters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
FIRE BOYS TO HAVE :
CHRIST MAN TREE
Handsome Shrub Planted Mon
day and Many Gifts Expect
ed as Decorations

A Christmas tree celebration will
be held Monday evening in the hall
of the Americas fire department.
according to the annual custom in
observance here for many years
past.
Already a handsome shrub has
ben obtained and is today being
placed in the spot on which it has
been planted for the past decade
or two.
This is on occasion in which the
entire community participates,
showing personal and municipal APP
probation of the boys who safe
gaurd the roperty of the residents
during the year. Merchants, resi-
dents, children, everybody, bestows
gifts for the fire boys, and this
year it is expected that hundreds
of gifts will hang from the illuini-
mated branches Monday night when
the public will come to pay honor
to the city's valian fire Fighters.
W. P. Macarthur, chief Of the de-
-partment, said today that the boys
are looking forward to a great
Christmas this season, and are MAX
ing preparation for the occasion,
even to hangning little Charlie
Guerry's stocking in the most cons
spicuous place on the tree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
MRS. FURLOW VERY :.
I'LL AT HOME HERE
Stricken With Paralysis Wecnes-
day Night; Fears Held She
May Not Recover

Mrs. L. e. Furlow, one of the
oldest and most beloved residents
Of this community, is critically i'll
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
L. F. Rodgers, having been stricken
with paralysis Wednesday, grave
fears being entertained for her re-
coyery. q a5a& I
Mrs. Furlow, who is the mother
of Stewart Furlow and T. NJ,
Furlow, belongs to one of the
pioneer families Of this section, and
for many years has been associat-
ed with the builders Of this COM
munity.
She has hundreds of friends and
acquaitances in this section and
throughout the state who will learn
Of her illness with deep concern.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
MOCK FACULTY MEET
INP5ERSONATE PR0FS
Pleasant Grove Students Show
Up Teachers In Farce Pre-
sentation of Session

More than 100 persons attended
the program rendered at Pleasant
Grove school Friday evening, at
which a Mock Faculty meeting was
a feature of the entertainment, the
teachers of the school having been
ludicrously impersohated by the
student body
Boxes containing delicious con-
rection together with homemade
candy were auctioned off to the
highest bidders for cash, the auev
tioneer. being John T. Methvin, a
resident of the community and
greatly interested in the school,
the proceeds of which netted
$3.50. This will be given to the
community canning club to carry on
an extensive 1924 program Of ac-
tivi,ies.
Mrs. A. B. Phillips and Mrs. W..
H. Houston were chairmen Of the
|brogram committee, assisting the
high school girls i'll arranging a
program which delighted the adult
ence for two hours.
At the conclusion of the program
the Junior club girls auctioned
boxes of delicious candy, this candy
beng made by the Gir.g after Miss
Parman's demonstration.
The 5en,o" club girls. dressed in
green and red paper dresses, auc-
toned off by their shadow-and
the person doing the successful bid
ding had the honor of sharing the
lunch with d club girl.
The program in full follows:
Song-Club Girls Will Shine, by
Club Girls.
Recitation-"Jess Fore Xmas, !"
Marvin Phillips.
song-Christmas Song, by Club
Girls.
Dialogue-Christmas Message,
Vela BivinS, Mary Kitchens.
Song-Club Song, Club Girls.
Song-Rueoer and Rachel, Club.
Tali'-Community SPIRIT, John e.
Methyin.
Mock Teachers Meeting-Hugh
Clements as Prof. Phillips; Frances
Methvin as Mrs. Summerford );
Grace Youngblood as Miss Mcneil;
Lillian Morris as Miss Bryant.
Yell-Strawbery Short-cake, by
Club
Pianist, Mrs. f. f. Summerford;
1kelele, Miss Mcneil; violinist, Miss
Ruth Bryant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
NATIONAL POLITICS
BADLY DISORGANHED,
JUDGE CRISP ASSERTS
Third District Representative
Says Rebel Republicans Are
Holding Up Legislation
MADoo IS STRONG MAN
Two Thirds Majority To Be
Slow Coming Ford Announce
ment Relieves Democrats

National politics are more dlsof-
ganized than they have ever been,
according to statement Of Chas.
R. Crisp. Third district representa-
tive, as he returned to Americus
after the adjournment of congress
for the holidays. Organization has
been almost impossible because OF
the attitude of certain group OF
republicans who have been bucking
the party until certain concessions
were made them.
There are about 20 members Of
the house and eight of the senate
included in this group, and they
have scattered their voting
power so successfully that it has
been almost impossible for the re-
publicans to muster a majority in
either house," Mr.. Crisp said.
1T is the generally accepted
opinion that William McAdoo will
have more votes at the democratic
convention than any other candi-
date, but according to a democratic
rule, to succeed in the nomination a
candidate will have to have two
thirds of the votes of the conyen-
ton. 1t is barely possible that any
man in the assembly will lave that
number. 1t IS therefore, a safe
prediction to say that hot fight
and some rare politics will be play
ed at the convention meeting.
"The removal of Ford from the
race, will leave McAdoo a place
of advantage, and he may be able
to muster the requisite number Of
votes to gain the nomination. No
one can reasonably predict the out
come of TIE election"
Mr.. Crisp stated that he came
home because he wanted be here
during the holidays, and because
there We're no interests to be look
ed after in Washington. He will
remain here until he has to return
for the opening of congress, Jan
uary 3.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
MRS. MARTHA LONG,
DEAD IN ALABAMA

Mrs. Martha ]. Long, So years
Of age. died at her home in Hurts
boro. Alabama, at 3;13 O'Clock Fri
day afternoon, following an illness
Of two months.
Funeral services will be held from
the family home in Hurtsboro this
afternoon at 3 O'clock. Interment
will be in the family cemetery
there.
Surviving her are two daughters,
Mrs. Thomas Harold, OF Ameri-
Gus, and Mrs. B. H. Palmer of
Atlanta, Ga, both of whom were
at her bedside when the end came
Mrs. Long, who was the widow
of N. w. e. Long, had made her
residence in Hurtsboro for several
years, and she and her husband had
been prominent in the affairs of the
community.
At the time of Mr.. Longs death
she was confined to her bed, and
on last Thanksgiving day fell from
her porch breaking her hip, from
which pneumonia developed, caus-
ing her death.
Both she and Mr.. Long had visit
ed their daughter here of one time,
having made their home with her
for year, and announcement Of
her death comes as a distinct shock
to many friends and acquaintance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
MARGARET WEAVER is
HE'LL IN ALABAMA.
.KLANSMAN CONVICTED
Woman Claims She Was Not In
Atlanta on Dav Coburn
Was Shot to Death
TO FIGHT EXTRACTION
Fox Sits Unnnoved AS Sentence
Is Passed in Crowded Full
ton Courtroom

BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 22.-(By
the Associated Press.)-Mrs. Mar
garet Weaver, indicted in Fulton
County, Georgia as an accessory be-
fore the fact in the death of W.
S. Cobrun, for which Philip E. Fox
yesterday was convicted and SEN
fenced to serve life Imprisonment,
was arrested here today.
She admitted her identity, but
claimed that she was not in Geor-
gia at the time of the Coburn kill
ing. She had in per possession
newspaper clippings of Fox trial
She said she would fight eXtradi-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
.VEN|ZELOS INVITED
TO RETURN WITH !
POLITICAL LIBERTY
VIII Receive Delegates In Paris;
Unqualified Offer Made
Him By Rebels
MAY YET DECLINE OFFER
Former Greek Chief Reluctant
To Go Back, Secretary
Announces
MAY YET DECLINE oFFEF

PARIS, Dec. %. (By Associated
Press. Former Premier Venizelos
of Greece, Informed today of the
invitation extended him by the
Athens government to return to
Greece, announced through his sec
rotary that he would be glad to re-
ceive the invitation delegates, but
it was further state that he doubt
ed whether the invitation would
cause him to alter his decision not
20 return to his native country to
again live there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
VERDICT REACHED
EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT

ATLANTA, Dec. 22.-Philip E.
Fox, ku klux khan editor and former
newspaper man of Dallas, Texas,
must go to the penitentiary for the
remainder of his. life for the slay-
ing of Attorney William S. Coburn
in the latter's office on November
5, it was decreed early Friday night
by the jury which listened for eight
days to testimony and arguments
in the case.
A verdict of guilty, accompanied
Continued on Page Four.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
BRITISH LIQUOR TREATY
MAKES NEW PROGRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-(By
Associated Press Negotiations
with Great Britain for special IL
quor control treaty have progress
ed cnother stage with the transmits
sion to London of additional Ameri-
can suggestions in connection with
a counter draft of the original
American proposal. An agreement
upon the points at issue is expect
ed to be reached in the near future.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
COL. PLASTIRAS TO
CONVEY INVITATION.

ATHENS, Dec. 22-Ihe council
of ministers has decided to instruct
Colonel FIastiras of the Revolution
airy committee, to ask former Pre-
mier Venizelos, without any condf
tions and with complete liberty of
initiative, to return to Greece and
take the political situation in this
country in hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
TO BROADCAST COTTON
MARKETS FOR SOUTH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Sena-
tor Harris of Georgia, was inform
ed by the Department of Agricul-
ture that at his suggestion the open
ings and closing of the cotton mar
kets at New York, New Orleans and
Liverpool will be broadcasted at
1l15 each morning and at o'clock
each afternoon from Arlington, in
addition to the regular daily and
weekly summaries which are sent
out at $50 each afternoon. These
reports will in turn be broadcasted
by the departments station in At
lanta and other cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
GEORGIAN IS KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK
NJ. C. and St. L. Crash Near
Kennesaw Takes Death Toll;
Passengers Escape Injury

ATLANTA, Dec. 22.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-Engineer j. w
Brown, of Decatur. was killed and
Fireman H. L. Young and ]. M
Baldwin, brakeman. were slightly
injured when the Dixie Limited,
southbound. on the Nashville, Chat
5anooSa and St. Louis railroad, was
wrecked at Kennesaw, near here
early this morning.
None of the passengers on board
the flyer were hurt, although sew
eral of these were badly shaken up
Traffic over the line was tied up
five or six hours as a result of the
wreck, the cause of which has not
been announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
ACQVlT TED SLAYER
OF GIRL is ADOPTED
Wealthy Bachelor Makes Home
For Boy Accused In Conc
ton With Girls Death

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-(By AS
ssociated Press. )-Francis Kluxon.
H., who was acquitted of a charge
or numbering 11-year-old Jeanette
Lawrence in Madison, N. j., a wear
ago, is to be adopted bv Mcneil
Sayre, a well4to-do bachelor of
Convent, N. j., is is reported here.
The boy has been in the Sayre- home
nrlng several months past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
10 ARE DROWNED AS
SHIP SINKS IN STORM

MADRID, Dec. 22.-(By Associ-
ated Press Sixteen persons were
drown yesterday when two Spanish
fishing boats sank in the Medit-
erannean Sea- The vessels both
went down off Denia during a vio-
lent storm. Several other craft are
reported as missing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
WOMAN, 80, CHARGES
MATE. 80, UNF AITHFFUL

RIVER SIDE, Calif3 Dec. q
Mrs Mile Kitehing, so has filed
snit in the Superior court here for
separate maintenance against her
husband. August Caesar Kitching,
also 90. on the ground that he is
souanderiug his money on "a young
en- woman -.--
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
ST. LOUIS BANKER
NTEES LOSSES
Places Estate Valued at Million
AS Pledge For Alleged
100000 Irregularity

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Joseph S. Carr,
whose alleged Irregularities as cash
Ter of the Chippewa Bank of this
city, were estimated to amount to
more than 100000 and which caus-
ed the closing of the bank Friday,
pledged assets last night valued by
him at more than 81, 100000 to pro-
tect depositors in the institution
against loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
REBELS DENY EFFORT
TO END RE BELLIO n
IN OFFICIAL. UKASE
Revolution Triumphing And
There Is No Cause For Suit
For Peace, Is Claimed
PEACE PARLEYS NOT ON
Rebels Evacuated Puebla For
Military Expediency, Head
quarters Asserts

GALVESTON, Dec. %. (By
the Associated Press.l Emphatic
denial that overtures for a peace
parley will be entertained by De
la Huerta faction was contained in
an official dispatch from Alvarez
de CASTILLO, scertary of foreign aft
fairs for De la Huerta at Vera Cruz
received today By Adolfo Jiminez,
Rebel agent. The revolution is tri-
umphing everywhere, the message
declared.
VERA CRUZ, Dec. 22-The Reb-
els have evacuated the City of Pu-
ebla for reason of military expedi-
ency, it is announced by their head
quarters. They had held the city
for several days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22
WEATHER

For Georgia Rain tonight and
Sunday; colder in the interior sun
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-22

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1ul 1913 S4.58 34.4O 84.42 s4.45
Ost 1854 1858 2S.45 28.45 28.45
DEC 1925 1925 $500 $500 1910
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More than dozen styles in patent Milan.
navy. black and combinations. Poke off
the-face, turn-up and roll-brim styles. Gros-
grain ribbon streamers. Sizes for girls
to II years.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-09
By VICTOR NEuHAUs
us not into tempts

|/[HEAD us not into tempta-
tion" is an excellent
/prayer. But most i'm
portant is that we should learn
to resist the many temptations
which beset us at every step
along the pathway of life. The
surprising thing is not the many
dishonesties that are discovered
but that there is not more of it
in this world.
The temptation of the bank
clerk who is surrounded by ver-
itible piles of money, and who
receives a comparatively small
salary, might well be compared
with the tortures of Tantalus
who starved while an abundance
of both food and drink was bare
| ly outside his reach. He sees
daily how spectators reap the
golden harvest while he must re-
main in strained circumstances
with little reward awaiting him
even tho he fulfills the duties to
the letter. He may keep the faith
and resist the temptations which
beset him but he hasn't even the
assurance of the permanency of
his position.
There is too little reward for
or appreciation of honesty of
purpose. Our youth is taught
that honesty is the best policy"
and then the first thing that con-
fronts them is admiration for the
successful thief who accumulates
a fortune and is clever enough to
keep out of Jail.
So long as we look upon the
failure to accumulate fortune
as crime, just so long will we
have criminals. The most civiliz-
ed nations are considered the
least honest. It is not surpris-
ling, therefore, to hear Mrs. Sam
luel Richards state that, European
banks in Turkey employ not
Christians but Mohammedans in
positions of trust. The same is
true of Chinese bankers. They
trust natives in preference to
Christians.
Stock speculations in the
bucket shop constitute one of the
worst forms of gambling that
must make for dishonesty as the
| speculator renders no service nor
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-09

missioner will succeed. On all sides
see the faces of friehds.''nnd be-
lieve that all will combine in friend
ship fer the development of your coun-
-ry. This memorable day will remain
Eas a memory for ever, and I bless the
Jews of Petadh-Tikyah and the Arabs
# Abu Kishk. You will excuse me for
leaving you now, but l am to accom-
,any the delegation to Jerusalem to
whit upon His Excellencyi the High
Commissioner.
| Loud and renewed cheers from all
the assembled greeted the Governors
rcmnrks.
Mr. Yellin then read out the tele-
gram to be sent to. His Exoellency the
High Commissioner: at is with the
.ompletest qualification that we inform
Your Excellcncy that the peacc..pact
between the Jews of PetachTikvah and
the Arabs of Abu Kishk and neighbor
ling villages, was signed today in the
presence of the Governor of Jaffa Dis
trict Mr.. Campbell. We are all united
\ in the Joint request that you grant
Shekir Abu Kishk a free. pardon to
celebrate the occasion of His Aiajestys
Birthday"
The telegram was confirmed by the
Governor All stood while it was being
read out and everyone Listened care
fully to the end before bursting into
vociferous cheering. Sheikh Muiamad
Redas then rose and in the name OF
himself. his family, the family of Abu
KishI> and all the Arabic guests gave
thanks to the Governor for honoEing
the peace celebrations with ms pres
encc and also thanked the inhabitants
;of Petach-Tikvah for their most pleas
ing hospitality. rt
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-09
Too Little Appreciation Of Honesty and Too
Much Admiration For Successful Thief
Bank employees need to school themselves to resist tepa-
tion-Createst loss in failures is not the money
but inspired confidence

exerts any effort to contribute to
the worlds riches.
The business man, the manu-
facturer, the artist all must take
their chances. They win or loose
but they are not gamblers as all
produce something or perform
some service which is of value
to society. The same is true of
our financiers or bankers whose
mission it is to direct the sur
plus wealth of the country into
new productive channels.
Confidence is the cornerstone
of the whole financial system. It
is called credit but credit is
nothing more than confidence. In
the failure of a bank the great
loss is not SO much the amount
of money as it is the effect upon
public confidence. People go in
to Mysteries and take their
money from other banks. They
put it in their stockings or bury
it or hide it. They take it from
the safest place in the world and
put it in the most insecure.
Some of them are robbed and
lose it all. The others lose their
interest. They have their money
but it isn't working. 1t isn't pro-
ducing. Idle money, like idle
hands, breeds trouble.
Bank failures are not so much
faults of the banking system as
of human nature. Any system
which may be devised must take
into consideration the human
element. And when any human
cog in the banking machine
yields to temptation, the mis-
chief is done.
The remedy is not in banking
systems. 1t is greater resistance
to temptation.
Comparatively little money is
lost thru bank failures. In fact,
the percentage is 20 small it may
| almost be compared with the
probability of any particular per-
son being struck by lighting.
There is no scientific foundation
for the old saying, "lightning
! never strikes twice in the same
place." but it is a fact bank fail
ures seldom occur twice in the
same place. One experience u.s.
ually is enough to put an institu-
tion upon its guard against temp
tation.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-08-09
AT THE BROADWAY
THEATER

When Kiibourn Gordon. Inc, presents
'tCat and the Canary" at the Broadway
Theatre beginning Sunday night Aug. 10.
they guarantee that the performance
will be, as to cast and production, in
every detail, as fine as any that has
ever been given. The company select
cd for this tour Includes members of
the New York east and the best play
ers from the three other companies
which enacted the popular drama
through last season. The company of
players is Of such talent TINT they will
extract every jot and title of worth
from tine tiverting lines and the tense
and amusing situations John willard
has devised and called "Cat and the
Canary. There nre three acts to the
play and the company which will come
here is now routed to play through un-
til past next Memorial Day. In TINT
time they will visit every city of inn
portance west of the Missouri River.
Playgoers who have seen "Cat and the
Canary" are emphatic, as n rule, In
their praise of the drama and they
state that even two or three visits do
not exhaust its possibilities as enter
tainment. Events move SO fact,
whether Of thrill or of comedy thas no
one can grasp them all at one visit.
l"Cat and the Canary Is frankly of the
theatre and as such it has an appeal
to people of every age and condition of
servitude.