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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15

The skinny people have one adj
vantage. The can eat all they
please without getting any fatter.
Only think you can say for
Germany's aluminium coins is
wealth won't be such heavy bur
dea.
Football is played with the pig
skin and this may be why there are
so many rooters.
Arguing with a policeman is
about as foolish as a dog trying 70
bite a big automobile.
Many people have the polish and
refinement Of a good education
without the good education.
When you burn your hand put q
little soda on the place. Nothing
however, helps sideburns.
The hest thing about stopping at
hotel is you don't mind if you do
get the towels dirty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
Medical Theory

chinese is simpler than any of the
European languages. And to learn
to speak and read it requires no
more time than to master German,
French or Spanish, claims Frank
lin c. H. Lee. He teaches Man
DARN Chinese at Columbia Uni
versity.
His native assurance impresses
US, for we inherited a notioa that
for a white man to learn Chinese is
next to impossible.
If it's true that Chinese is as
easy to learn as German, French
or Spanish another bit of inherit
ed hokum is exploded. Hokum is
being exposed so repeatedly in our
lnconoclastic age-hokum of long
and dignified standing-that we're
beginning to wonder if the general
impression of three dimensional
life has been built on >. ouicksand
foundation.
Ed Howe has challenged the an
cient belief that a red rag inflames
bull. Ed makes out plausible
case to the contrary-says it's
merely one of our false inherited
notions.
Exploder Stefansson claims the
Far North is am attractive climate
with multitudes of flowers in sea.
son, and the winters no worse than
IN some parts Of our northwest h
says our idea, that the Far North
IS a terrible ice country, is inner.
tied from Greeks who dida't know
and explorers posing as heroes.
So it goes. Medical theory ha!
been turned topsy-turvy in the las
few generations. Einstein has ov
erturned many of the appleearts o
science. Old ideas about home lif,
and child-rearing have been toss =.
in the waste basket.
About all that's left unexplodet
is in economies. There the an
Gent theories hold firmly, strokinI
their long whiskers and shriekine
InfidslH when hilssn exploder
like Ford and Edison challenge sue
things as the money system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
Agricultural Workers and Bush
ness Men See New POSSIBLE
tiles in Utilization of Farm
Waste for Foods.

Business and scientific journ-
ais have been giving a great
amount of space to the reports
of a company now beng organ
lied in the South for the Pur-
pose of commercializing the dis
coveres of a negro scientist. The
fact that this man. George W..
Carver, of Tuskegee institute, at
Tuskegee, Ala, has developed
many products for use as food
and other purposes is a tribute
to all agricultural work.
Our readers are concerned with
that part of the story that tells
how Professor Carver came up
from an Obscure position to c1e
of prominence as result OF ms
work and ambition.
Commercialization Of the tormu'
lac which the professor has devel-
oped will give to farmers OF the
country a new outlet for vegetable
waste and tend to increase the far
mer's earning capacity. The fol
lowing account of the organlza-
ton of company to exploit the
discoveries of the professor taken
from The Peanut Promoter, lead
ing journal in that field will serve
to point out the magnitude of the
project to our readers:
Among those interested in the
project are several financiers and
men of prominence, including an
official of a large food distribut-
ing organization Scott Allen OF
the L. W. Rogers Co., Atlanta
Ca, Charles A. Wickersham, pres
ident of the Atlanta and West
Point Railway; Hugh Nj. Dorsey
former governor of Georgia and
Ernest w. Thompson of Macon
County Alabama, are mentioned as
incorporators.
Applications have been filed in
Washington, for United States pa
tents on the methods and processes
invented by Professor Carver; and
as soon as these arrangements are
complete, the new company ex
poets to begin their exploitation.
Unique Application.
In many respects, the applica-
ton for charter is one of the most
unique documents ever filed in the
records of Georgia courts; for il
sketches plan of action which, il
it succeeds, will revolutionize many
established ideas and provide :
stimulus never anticipated before
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15

Henry leads a hard life. Before
breakfast every day he decides
either to run or not to run.
The Germans are saili writing
notes to France. These are he only
notes France can collect.
Big meeting in Brussels. Hun
dred orators delivered fiery speech
es. Regular Brussels spouts.
Armistice Day would be better
if it didn't remind privates of
Second Looeys still at large.
Figures show the war cost H.
100000 lives and wasn't worth it.
Boston still exploded Injured
three. Would have injured many
more if it hadn't exploded.
In Los Angeles they are object
ing to dancing without lights
Called on account of darkness,
Some people marry for money.
A Texas man didn't. He gave the
minister a worthless check.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
BUYING BY THE LABEL

Oh, yes; you may be eating
Georgia-made butter every day
and don't know it. In a sort of
perversity of human nature in this
part of the country there are
many who will pay more for an
article from a distance than for
the home product, there are
many who buy food for the
label. And the packing houses
know this psychology. They
buy the Georgia creamery prod
uct, repack it and sell ID back TO
Georgians under the packing
company S own brand-name.--
Savannah News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times Recorder: Nov.
Is, 1879

(From the Times-Recorder: Nov
Is, 1879
Americas merchants feel elated
yesterday as that unerring baro-
meter of business-the cotton mar
ket - showed continued improved
conditions and the price advanced
to the satisfactory point of two
weeks ago when the split silk quail.
ity of the fleecy sold here at 10
12 cents and money seemed a drug
upon the market.
A. her handsome home on Lee
street Mrs. James Hixon has as her
guests, Mrs. H. l.. Bridges ard
Mrs. S. R. Bridges of Atlanta, who
arrived yesterday.
Mrs. John NJ. Goolsby and Mrs.
Neon Buchanan have returned from
visit in Atlanta, where they spent
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Quarterman
have returned from Savannah asld
will again reside in Americas, to
the qualification of their numerous
friends here.
After brief delay, awaiting the
arrival here Of Rev, Allen Fort,
from Chattanooga, to complete the
award of contracts, operations viii
be started tomorrow n the erecc-
ton of the Fort apartments on
Lee street The building contract
has been awarded John w. SILVER,
who stated yesterday that he would
begin work Immediately.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15

Hightower, c. A. Niles, and j. w.
Furlow enjoyed the evening round
of pleasure with the fair guests and
their accomplished hostess.
Miss Fannie Carter, formerly OF
Americas, but until recently an en-
ployd in the department of agri-
culture at Washington, has been
married to Cap. A. B. Gray, of the
regular army The gallant captain
was widower with a grown daugh-
ter. His post is in Chicago.
Mrs A. J. Cleghorne returned to
Jgglethorpe yesterday after visit
IF so--o-~' --.oeks at the home of
her father, Mrs. c. NJ. Wheatley on
College street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
Tech-Georgia

For several years we have heard
Of this or that one attempting to
bring about a settlement between
the athletic authorities of the
Georgia School of Technology and
and the University.
Failure seems to have again been
the portions of the peace-makers
this year.
1t is something of a reflection
ON both college authorities, the
student bodies and the state at
large that this feud should be al
lowed to exist.
Boys will be boys. The strong
competition that exists between
Tech and Georgia will likely cause
'ructious rows" whenever these
two rivals meet. That is natural
and to be expected.
But for the emnity to be con-
tinued after the game is over is
rather babyish, to say the least.
The Walton Tribune thinks some.
body should be spanked, saying:
"These Tech and Georgia
smart alecs responsible for the
two schools holding off from
each other in athletics ought to
be taken up and spanked. The
tbt,, ,onOYlo E +b,c ,pn
getting fed up cn the high and
mighty antics of some of these
alleged educators.
The Waycross Journals editor
says the trouble lies in Jack Of
discipline and courage on the part
of student, faculty and trustees,
expressing its condemnation thus.
THE Tribune is right. There
has never been any real reason
for the athletics troubles Of
Tech and Georgia other than a
notable lack of student-body dis
cipllne fostered, to a certain ex-
tent at least, by nome too cour-
ageOus faculties and trustees.
lfSb bIic VI JUSTICES OI DOIn GOlIeBeS
issues an ultimatum to the effect
that unless peaceful and sports
maniike athletics relations
are. resumed that ALL athletics
at both colleges will cease I'M
mediately If backed UP prop
erly we viii hear no more Of this
foollshness that Tech and Geor-
gia cannot meet without calling
out the police reserve of the en-
tire state"
These same boys meet at proms
and other social affairs of college
life, with never thought of AMI
mostly. Why should it exist on
the athletics field.
1t is up to somebody-some Ad-
thority somewhere-the spank, fire
or otherwise handle this rather
foolish college row.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
HOLIDAY ADVERTISING

"Wise advertlsers use greater
space in the daily newspaper
during November and December
for they know that immediate,
not remote, results follow and
they adhere to the old adage
about striking while the iron is
hot. Holiday trade rounds out
the year and adds tremendously
to the total volume of sales.
Holiday advertising seems to
breathe new spirit of effec-
tiveness. 1t is well worth the
best efforts Of merchants, big
and little. Philadelphia Record
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
WINTER

A severe winter is predicted by
New England settlers, because por-
cupines are exceptionally fat. It's
believed this fat has been stored to
keep them warm and serve as eper
gency food in bitter weather.
On the other hand, word comes
from Canada that a mild and open
winter is predicted by Ojibway and
Algonquin Indians, because squir~
rels have not been storing many
nuts
Maybe they're both right. Winter
may be spotty. We're not yet out
of the period of reakish weather,
though the sun is believed to have
recovered to normal in amount 81
heat it sends us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
coLoRS
CROOKS

Seven-tenths of the crooks
brought into New York City courts
are natives of other cities, claims
Judge MancuSo. He's defending
his fair city against what he calls
the charge of being the worst city
in the universe"
The other cities can come back
at him with similar statistics. Their
arrests include a lot of native New
Workers.
Six of kind, half a dozen of
another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15

When he was 10 years of age, he
lett the home plantation for Neo'
sho, Mo-, about eight miles away,
to go to school. Then began his
struggle for an education. He got
a ride on wagon to Fort Scott,
Kan, and worked as a cook and
did laundry work until he finished
high school. He passed entrance
examinations to college in Iowa,
but was refused admittance be
cause he was a negro. Simpson col
lege at Indianola, Ia, was his next
choice
Lived on Meal and Sues.
81 opened a laundry for my coi-
lege support" Professor Carver
SAYS. after all my matriculatiou
fees had been paid, had 10 cents
to live upon. I bought five cents
worth of corn meal and five cents
worth of beef suet. | lived on
these two things for one whole
week-it took that long for the
people to learn that wanted
clothes to wash. After that week
had plenty of friends and plen-
ty of work.
after getting my bachelors de-
gree l was elected to the faculty
and given charge of the green
house, archaeological laboratory
and the laboratory in systematic
botany. Later Booker T. Wash
ington offered me a post at Tuske.
gee, end I have been here for 81
years"
Not only has Professor Carver
been accorded the recognition due
him educators and scientists, but
the industries which he will bene.
fit once his plans are set to work
are quick to sense the possibilities
as we'll as the responsibilities he has
created for them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
SWEET.

The proposed soldier bonus
could be entirely taken care of by
tax of cents a pound on sugar
So claims the United States Eug-
ar Association. 1t furnishes
enough figures to give a bookkeep-
er headache, What it really wants
is repeal Of the tariff on sugar
and institution of flat sales tax
of 2 cents a pound.
Some very novel schemes are adj
vanced these days, to make taxa
ton sas painless a form OF eXtrac-
ticn as possible The child doesn't
holler as much when the pill is sug-
ar-cOated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
EXIT THE BRICKLAYERl

Listen to this! A machine that
lays brick has been invented by
a Scotchman and it is being hail
ed as marking such a stupendous
stride in the field of construc-
ton that the brick-layer as we
know him will become as extinct
as the Dodo. This mechanical
brick-layer is described in the
current number of the THE Ma
TONS Business" as having a
mortar tank, a hopper of brick
and a motor, and that it does its
work with scientific precision.
The machine is said to lay its
course Of brick, come back, break
the joints and even skip the
openings and do whatever else
the exigencies of the job re-
quire. The thing even tops"
each brick to settle it in its
mortar.
A part of the description will
stir the emotions and warm the
cookies of the heart Of every
contractor in the land The ma
chine has an amazing capacity
for work, never quarels about
the wage scale or the leDgth Of
the day. 1t works with so much
speed that three men have all
they can do to keep II supplied
with brick and fresh mortar. 1t
will lay 10000 brick a das. and
wiz only ask for a little nourish-
ment in the form of a modest
amornt Of electric juice through
the motor. 1t is limited that the
machine will work a revolution in
the cost of building operations
The Selma Times-Journal. q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
So

Taxes last year took an average
of S64 from every man, woman
and child in our country. So fig
ures National Industrial Confer
ence Board, That'd be 1920 for a
man and wife with three children.
The politicians wouldn't dare hand
US a straight bill for so much, so
they cleverly arrange a lot of in
direct taxation that is passed on
to us in the form of higher cost
Of living.
One reason taxes are so high.
Fifty-fom billion dollars worth of
property is exempt from taxes.
That's almost fifth of our entire
national wealth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
THE NEWSPAPERS PART

THE NEWSPAPERS PART
Agencies Of every kind are
working overtime blowing
deep and close--in their aid OF
development of the abundant re-
sources of Georgia. But the part
furnished by the newspapers Of
the State, it semes to us, is just
a little more generous and dill
gent in their efforts than the
rest.
Day after day and from all
sections of the State comes to
our desk special editions of first
enc newspaper and another
teeming with the spirit of optim-
ism as they tell the highly inter-
esting story of the natural re-
sources Of their sections, COM
bined with wonderful progress
that has been made and plans
for the future in that direction.
Perseverance, patience and pep
are the elements that apparent
ly predominates' the men who di-
rect the publication of most Of
our newspaper, with their cen
trail thought being that of put
ting our money advantages to
their best use.-Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
PACE MR.. BRYAN.

Maybe that great increase in
the manufacture of : whlskey
glasses. reported at the conven
ton of the American Federation
of Labor, is because the kind OF
stuff they put in them nowadays
break SO many Of them.-lnd-
annapolis News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
Farm Waste May Be Turned to Profit
Through Discoveries of Negro. Scientist
From the County Agent and Farm Bureau Magazine.

for the growing of certain South
ern products.
Professor Carver is a negro of
the older generation, born in slaY-
cry, educated at Tuskegee, with
out kitA u re world SO far
as he knows, and an expert on agri-
culture, beng in charge of that
department at the institute. His
strange results from investiga-
tons in new realms of science
have won him international recog.
milton, Including a fellowship in
the Royal Society of Great Bril-
tain.
Refused Many Offers.
Always until now, however, he
has refused every offer to com
mercialize his work, declalng he
had not completed it to t%e point
where he would be willing to see
it developed
The bushes sof the corporation
now about to exploit these discov-
cries is best stated in the words Of
its application fer charter, as fol-
lows;
''To buy, sell anC deal in for
mulate and patented processes for
the development of various and
sundrv products such as food,
dyes, stains, paints and other like
products from the sweet potato,
the pecan, the okra, and dande-
lion, the black oak, the sweet gum
the willow, the swamp maple and
other like native growths; and also
from wood ashes and all clays,
toilet powders, face creams, clean
sing powders and other like pod
ucts.
Makes Milk From Peanuts.
From the peanut, the professor
makes milk that compares favor
ably in nutritive value with cows
milk, and dyes from the hulls and
skins. He has made potash from
chinaberry ashes, paper rom okra
fiber, rope from cotton stalks, fiber
artificial silk from poplar bark
these are a few of the more than
800 products he has evolved from
waste materials.
From the sweet potato, crop
on which the southern farmer can
depend for satisfactory yield
year after year, Professor Carver
has made flour, meal, starch, libr-
airy paste mock cocanut, breakfast
foods, preserved ginger, ginegar,
ink, shoe backing, coffee, chocol-
ate compound and numerous other
products.
The rich and useful salvage he
has wrung from everyday materials
is not more wonderful than the
career he has achieved in spite of
more than common handicaps and
difficulties.
Born in Missouri.
Professor Carver was born nj
the close of the Civil war on the
plantation of Missouri III. !lsr,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Nov.
- 1OOON

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson
~ ropshire have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter,
- Bell, to Mr.. Thomas Gala
way on Nov. 18th at their home in
Atlanta. This announcement will
be read with. interest in Americas
as Miss Shropshire and Mr.. Gala
way are both well known.
One of the largest and most ella
borate card parties of the season
was that at which Mrs. Council en-
tetrtained Friday afternoon in hon.
or of the Matrons Club. Mrs.
Mrs. Council was assisted in en-
Pertaining by Miss Annie Council.
OF the informal parties of the
week none was more interesting
and enjoyable than the card party
given Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. c.
O. Niles for the benefit of the
Americas library,
Mrs. Crawford Wheatley's card
party Thursday afternoon in compli-
ment to Miss Abbue Williamson Of
Nashville, was one Of the prettiest
social affairs given for this popu-
lar young lady
Little Miss Annie Miller and Win
Miller Of Americas will spend
Thanksgiving in Savannah with
their aunt, Mrs. E. NJ Habersham.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
G. SoR e. a. s.l l9ss' Daily Poem
DIET

DIET
The fat Lady said,
Well, of course, you may scott.
| do look over fed
But | can't take it off.
| eat like a fay.
Yet Pm gaining, it seems
(And she nibbled away.
At some chocolate creams.)
For breakfast l MUNICH
Naught but some toast that is dry
Only salad for lunch
And no pastry or pie,
Yet | still put on weight
1t is Fate, SO l Judge"
(And she airly ate
Seven pieces of fudge.)
well, it only proves that
Though you scarce eat crumb
If you're meant to be fat
1t is fat you'll become"
(Then she sugared her tea,
While bewailing her beam,
And ate two plates or three
Of delicious ice cream.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
A Thought

He that hath knowledge sparerh
his words.-Prov 1921
Silence is deep as eternity;
speech shallow as time.-Carlyle.
Let's see now, today is Ford's
day to refuse the presidency. He
does it every other day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times Recorder. Nov,
Is. 1891

To- 1880.
Col. Aney Gatewood was in town
early yesterday morning on a still
hunt for a barbecue, and while
skirmishing on Lamar street, dis
cussing politics with the faithful,
told wonderful story of a belled
buzzard out in his baliwick that
has scared half the negroes out If
the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Mckenzie en-
tertained party of friends most
delightfully."- at the Brown House
last evening The delightful tea
was rendered complimentary to
Miss Lula Slaton, Of Atlanta, and
Miss Laura Matthews, of Fayett-
vile, N. c., Miss Slaton is the guest
of Miss Callie Windsor Miss Matt
thews is the guest of Mrs. E. T. B.
Glenn. Miss Callie Windsor. who
is easily the most popular young
lady in Americas, completed the
congenial trio who made up the
charming party, Messrs. Joel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
TRAGEDY

When you think you have trou-
bles, remember Mary Dermody,
crippled domestic, of Laurel Hill,
\. Y. She has lost $685., her life
savings, which she had been 20
years accommodating with a view TO
obtaining admission to an old
ladies home. The Money was tied
in a handkerchief and pinned in
side her dress. Pin came loose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
WHO WILL BID?

AS the usual thing when you
hear a man say that another
has been bought"-you had bet
ter watch the accuser every time,
for he is only advertising himself
for Editor Jim Williams
in the Greensboro Herald Journal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
SAFETY FIRST

Men in public life nowadays
seem to have larger families.
some sense to that. Since moth
ers and daughters were enfran-
chised, an anti-race-suicide can
didate's sure of at least a few
votes.-Cordele Dispatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15

Eat all the cabbage you can. It
will be scarce next year. Campaign
cigars must be made of something.
Never start an argument with
',,"H bigger than you unless you
like being called liar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15
THE REFEREE

Mary's money would have been
safe in a bank. But that doesn't
lesson the tragedy.
COLORS
The latest hospitals are doing
away with white, especially in the
operating room. White, it's dis
covered, caused headache, nervous
ness, Indigestion and other all
ments. So it's eliminated, and
more restful grays and tans are
used instead.
Why don't they use green? It's
the most restful color. That's why
nature uses it so much in trees,
grass and other plant life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-15

Nothing in a name, Mr.. Snow is
big game hunter in Africa.
Open fires are much better, than
steam heat. Imagine getting real
mushy about a radiator.