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The Washington times., 1923-10-13

King Vidor is to direct Laurette
Taylor in her husbands play, Hap
piness." Vi1or directed Miss Taylor
in Peg o, My Heart
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

George Walsh will play the lead
ing role in "Ben-Hur."
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

Mrs. Arthur Haldane Doig, wife
Of Major Doig. U. s.. A., Is the
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

Jackie Coogar's next will be "a
Dog of Flanders
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

Norma Talr2adge is very much
alone just now. Her husban-pro-
Queer, Joseph Schenck, has gone
to New York, accompanied by Con-
stance .Talmadge, Natalie Talmadge-
keaton, and Mrs. Margaret Tai
madge. Buster" Keaton is already
In the East.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

Craig Biddle has organized ar
exclusive dancing school in Holly
wood to be known as 1.-THE Elite
Sixty" BiddIe. of the rich PhiIa
Idelphia Biddles, played in picture.
for a time and then left it for rea
estate. Now he has quit real estate
for dancing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

|, 'Minnepota capitalist and orchard
man who comes here to inspect lands
near Americas suitable for ochards
and truck farms. He represents
quite colony of people in that state
who are anxious to come to South
west Georgia, and viii carefully in
spect several farms here to the end
OF bringing these colonists south.
Sumter will be well represented at
the Georgia Cane Growers Conven-
ton, in Macon on May 9th, 18th and
8th. President Hughes has just
made appointments, selecting Messrs.
John A. Cobb, 7. B. Hooks, Elton
Parker, NJ. H. Pense and w. A. Webb
as Sumter's delegates.
Yesterday was monthly payday
here with the Seaboard Airline and
the distribution among the several
hundred employees of something like
$4,000 gave a decided impetus to
usiness in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
WE REAP WHAT
WE sow

With spring approaching swift
ly, most of us feel the stirring of
the seed-planting instinct inherited
from days when our ancestors lived
naturally, close to the soil. 1t is an
instinct that dies hard, even when
smoothered by the congestion of
cities. You realize this as you see
the city man planning a home
garden almost pathetic in size, and
his wife eager to plant flowers.
In all philosophy, there is moth
ing more fundamental and far
embracing than the Biblical para
bic about the sower who went
forth to sow. Some seed fell on
fertile ground and sprouted. Some
fell on barren ground and brought
no results.
The old parable applies to the
life Of each of us, in this way:
We work on the law of averages.
Effort is like seed, Not all of it
brings results. But some does
Naturally, given fertile soil, the
more seed we plant (the more eff
fort we put forth), the greater will
be our crop. The crop is fortune,
fame, health or happiness, whether
they come singly or in combina-
tions.
Handed down from the misty
past is the bit of wisdom, that we
reap as we SOW. Not always, pos
siPly, bpt true on the law of aver
ages. Many of us, wretehed and
unhappy now, are merely reaping
the harvest of wrong seed sown in
| the past
/ Approach of spring should bring
| new courage and determination,
for spring fairly shouts to us to
foget the old crop and sow seed
for new harvest. AS we are SOW
! ing now, Wen reap later-money,
fame, happiness, health. It's the
/ law Of cause and effect-compen-
/ satiOn, Emerson called it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
FORMER GREAT ] AM
OF THE XII KIUX

Edward Young Clarke who for
merly welded great power in
the ranks of the Ku Klux
Khan, and may now, for all we
know, is now among the missing.
Clarke is wanted by two Federal
courts, one in Texas, the ether in
his own state. Georgia.
Warrants have been issued by
the judges of the two courts for
his apprehension. The Texas
tribunal wants him for alleged
violation of the Mann act. The
Georgia court has a charge against
him for using the mails to de-
fraud his brother Klansmen. The
judges of both courts have issued
orders for his arrest and his at
torneys pretend not to know where
he can be located.
We would like very much to
know if the Khan is behind Clarke
and will uphold him in his alleged
misdoings or will they unite and
cause him to be brought to justice
to prove himself innocent of the
serious charges lodged against him,
if he can.
If Clarke is innocent of the
charges which the two courts have
brought against him, he should
face the music and have it over
with, and give the country a rest,
it seems to US.
If the Khan is what its members
claim for it, then it should hand
Clarke over to the courts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
from the Iimes-Rec0rGer. March
u. 1919


81, 1870
Lying dead with his head almost
/ severed from his shoulders by a
razor cut across the throat, the body
/ of T. Lightfoot was found yesterday
morning in his room at local hotel
where he had boarded for some time.
Mr. Lightfoot was a telegraph oper-
ator, employed at the Western I'm
ion office.
The G. S. Garnder stock of dry
goods, closed recently upon fore
closure Of a mortgage in favor OF
. c. S. S. Horne, was sold yesterda 2
under order of court at public GU &
cry to w. E. Brown for the SUI a
of S1,225, the stock which invoicesd
about $4,000.
Debaters have been chosen to re-.
present the two literary societies Of
Of the High school in the champion
debate between the two literary CO.
societies for the high school that will
occur at the close of the session.
The debaters have been chosen for
the champion debate are as follows:
r. H. Conner, Morgan Stevens, and
Dan Chappell from the Crisp society;
and Misses Mary Eliza Sheppard, Inez
Mauk and Julia Hines from the
Lanier Society. The question that
has beeen chosen for the debate is
the matter of municipal ownership.
Mrs. R. E. Allison, who for two
weeks has been confined to her home
by illness, is now improving some
what, to the qualification of her many
friends.
Mr. J. E. Gyles, who has been i'll
at the hospital from recent opera
ton for appendicitis, was removed
to his home Thursday and is now fast
improving.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
CHUGGING ALONG
OZONA, TEXAS.

OZONA, TEXAS.
When Lizzie departed her paint fair.
ly shone
No fiyver had more metropolitan ,
tone,
But now, oh, it's awful how shabby
she's grown,
Yet still she keeps chugging along,
Going strong,
Cheerfully chugging along.
Her wheels and her Tenders are COW
cred with muck
Of one dozen states, and she looks
like a truck,
But still, with her most undeniable
plunck
Miss Lizzie keeps chugging along!
New York and New Jersey and
Maryland, too,
The two Carolinas, Virginia well
you
Could see, if you saw her, what travel
can do,
Though Lizzie keeps chugging
along,
Like a song,
Peppily plugging along.
There's mud and there's dust Ala
bama supplied,
We carry much Georgian soil as we
ride,
With mud Mississippi took care to
provide,
As Lizzie went chugging along.
From Louisiana there's sticky black
stuff,
There's Arkansas clay, which is
gluey enough,
But though half the roads have been
sticky or rough,
Miss Lizzie keeps chugging along.
The black mud of Texas, the dust of
her plains,
Is plastered on Lizzie-and there
it remains,
/ But still, though she's worn out
some three sets Of chains,
Miss Lizzie keeps chugging along,
Going strong,
Happily chugging along,
Her curtains are fastened with string
and with pins,
/ She rattles and squeaks as each new
day begins,
And yet on her journey she merrily
spins,
Miss Lizzie goes chugging along.
/ No road is too rough and no mud is
too deep,
From crag unto crag she will mer-
rily leap,
At times she can race, and at times
she must creep,
But Lizzie goes chugging along.
Yes, somehow she gets there, she'll
plough and she'll climb,
When big cars lie down in the snow
or the slime.
And Wen get to Frisco .. h, and
on time,
As Lizzie keeps chugging along,
Going strong,
Constantly chugging along,
TOMORROW: In Juarez.
-BERTON BRALEY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder. March
81, 1881

Rev. James r. McClesky, a for,
mer resident of Americas and one of
the most eloquent divines in the
South Georgia conference, arrived
yesterday and will assist Rev. A. NJ.
Williams, in conducting the special
services at the First Methodist church
this week.
Messrs. Charles Payne and Ed
Harris have returned from Macon,
where they were called by telegram
on Saturday evening to attend the
bedside of their uncle, Rev L. B,
Payne, who was stricken with paraly-
sis.
A house ON the corner of Fielder
and Magnolia was burned last night
1t was commonly known as the old
w. H, Morgan residence and was said
to be hiding place for tramps. The
property was owned by the Bank of
Americas, but whether or not the
house was insured could not be as
certained last night. The loss will
foot up about 1900.
Miss Mamie Lou Hawkins left
yesterday for Dadeville, Ala, where
she will be the guest Of her cousin,
Mrs. Stone and Miss Gussie Mathews,
formerly Of Americas, she will
also visit friends in Columbus be-
fore returning home.
At the residence of Mr.. E. c..
Speer on Sunday evening last, 10th
Mr.. Dudley Castleberry and Miss
Neva Parker were united in mar
riage, Rev. A. B. Campbell officiat-
ing. Both the high contracting par
ties have many friends who extend
sincere congratulation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
NAPOLEON AN
ABNORMAL MAN.

New revelations about the last
days of Napoleon are published in
book written by his second
valet, Louis Etienne St. Denis.
Historians have been perpetual
ing the old story that Maps last
words were; France army
. head Of the army
Josephine"
That sounds little too theatriv-
cal to be true, more like what
would be said by stage Napol-
con than the real Napoleon.
st. Denis, in his personal recol-
lections, wrote nothing about these
alleged last words. According to
his story Napoleon in his last mo-
ments was chiefly concerned with
getting wine.
The valet recorded it this way:
He would ask for a. little wine
from time to time, which they
FASTENED to give him. He said
after drinking a few drops, All,
how good wine is! How good wine
ISL"
That sounds more human. And
Napoleon was childishly human.
As death drew near, while rats
scurried to and from in the ramb-
ling corridors: "He would cough so
loud that he could be heard all
over the house. The emperor died
without the slightest perceptible
CONFUSION and without the least
stiffening. He went out as the
light Of lamp goes out"
Is that light now burning else
where?
Napoleon, vain to the point of
egomania, was constantly on the
watch for anything that he could
interpret as a slight, St. Dennis
wrote.
He was absolutely like a child.
He knew that he caught cold
easily, yet he never buried to
shelter when caught in the rain
while out walking.
In reading, if he liked book
he replaced it carefully on the IL
brary shelves. If the book bored
him, he showed lively displeasure,
often throwing the volume into
the fire.
In his last days, he wore his
clothes until they were shabby,
then had the tailor turn" them.
He never used gloves, except
occasionally on horseback.
"The emperor never wore any
jewelry except a watch, runs the
Wallets record. Probably this was
due to fear that jewelry might de-
tract from attention that he want
ed exclusively for his person.
Napoleon was an abnormal crea-
ture. His career reflected the
rise and fall of his diseased pituit-
airy gland.
He was a genius at leadership
and organization. But personally
he was a type that few of US
would invite to call again, judging
from his Wallets book. So much
for one of the 25 most powerful
personalities that ever lived.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder March
81. 1902


Mrs. C. l. Ansley, Misses Gene
We've and Marie Morgan; Messrs. G.
W. Bacot, c. A. Chambliss and I.
F. Galloway, who represented Amer
icus at the recent State Sunday
school Convention at Madison, re-
turned home yesterday.
With yesterday came the turning
point in the weather situation and
the observant citizen now knows full
well where he is at" His overcoat
went to the pawn shop and he
straightway sold futures on peaches
and will be prepared to deliver In
his opinion there will be no more
of winter, and the panama will
straight replace the derby upon his
classic brow.
In Americas yesterday was a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
A THOUGHT

Though he Stay me, yet will l
trust in him; but l will maintain
mine own ways before him.
He also shall be my salvation:
for an hyprocrite shall not come
before him.-Job 1915 and Is.
If our faith in God is not the
veriest sham, it demands, and
viii produce, the abandonment
sometimes, the subordination al
ways, of external helps and ma
terra / good.-Alexander MacLar-
en-.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

KNOW nothing Of psychology, or
4 any Of the mental or nervous phe.
nomena connected with the study
of this abstruse subject. What hap.
pened to me during the autumn fol-
lowing my visit to Parts remains in
my mind unexplained and inexplic-
able. / shall just set 1t down, be-
cause 1t becomes a part 70 the story.
A strong man, in the possession of
vigorous health, living an out-of-
door life In a quiet country neigh.
borhood, l suddenly became afraid
l had the strongest conviction that
some terrible disaster was hanging
over me. Every morning, when
took up my gun for a tramp or
stepped into my car for any sort of
excursion, l felt chill presentiment
Of evil 1t was not that 1 lost my
nerve. I was still shooting and play.
ing golf as well or better than ever.
l drove my car and went about the
daily pursuits Of life with an even
pulse. My fears were not analyz.
able. and it really seemed as though
they reached me through the brain
rather than the nerves. I felt evil
around me. and looked always for
an enemy. l woke often in the
night, and I listened for footsteps,
unafraid yet expecting danger. al.
tered my will and sent it to the law
yer's. Several matters connected
with the letting of my farms /
cleared up almost hastily with my
agent. was conscious Of only one
enemy in the world, and it was prac-
tically impossible that he should gs
in England. Yet / expected death.
was living at the time at Greyes
Manor, the small but very pleasant
country house which had come to
me with my inheritance. My estab-
hshment was moderate, even for a
bachelor. There was my house
keeper, Mrs. Foulds, who had been
in the service of my uncle, an elder
ly lady of Ga who had lived at Greyes |
all her life, was related to half the
farmers in the neighborhood, and
was a pleasant, high-principled and
altogether estimable person. Adams,
her nephew, was my butler and per
sonal servant. There was a bcy
under him, also of the district. a |
cook and three maids5rvants whom
I seldom saw.
The Only other member of nv
household was Miss Simpson, |
secretary engaged for me through d
wen-Snown Office in London. to |
whom I dictated, for several hours a |
day, material for the work on crime
which had made up my mind to |
write, directly I had relinquished my
post at Scotland Yard. She was a
woman Of about fifty years Of age,
small, with gray hair parted neatly
in the middle, the only sister of a |
clergyman in Cambridgeshire, an
agreeable and unobtrusive person,
whom I invited to dine downstairs |
once a week, but whom 1 otherwise |
never saw except when engaged |
upon our work. or in the distance.
taking her daily bicycle ride in the
park or the lanes around.
Out of doors there was Benjamin
Adams, my gauekeeper. the brother
of my butler; and Searle, my chauf- |
feur. who came to me from a place
in Devonshire with excellent refer.
ences, simple-minded and almost
overingenuous youth. These com
prised the little coterie of persons
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
AN OLD REMEDY FOR
BEATING THE WEEVIL.

A firm of cotton factors and
commission merchants in Savannah
Gordon & CO., have called atten-
ton in a circular which they are
broadcasting over the country, one
having recently been received by a
well known business man in Amer
f.. icus who is some cotton raiser HIM
self, to a formula of their own
which is guaranteed to get results
in the battle against the boil wee
viii
The circular has brevity to COM
mend its among other things, and
the formula it recommends to cot
ton farmers has strong endorse
ments from many who have given
it faithful trial. Our Americas
friend says it is one remedy he has
tried with satisfactory results and
has so written the Savannah firm
Gordon & Co., endorse it in the
following strong terms:
This being the open season for
advertising sure boil weeyil killers
we have decided that it would be
lacking in enterprise for us to
fail to furnish our customers with
a formula calculated to reduce the
the destruction of the cotton crop
by the boil weevil. We therefore
call your attention to our famous
formula.
INV
and hope you will give it wide
publicity, and mention it to the
cotton producers of your section.
While not criticising any other
formula which is offered, we can
say with confidence that our for
mula will be of invaluable assis-
tance to those who employ other
means as well.
1t has several distinct advantages
over al other plans.
In the first place, it repels the
boil weevil, and does not attract
him. In the second place, there is
nothing secret /oout it. In the
third place, it can be used to adj
vantage with calcium arsenate, mo-
lasses or any other weevil killer.
In the fourth place in favorable
season, it has been proved to be
an almost sure cure for the boil
weeyil, and even in unfavorabIe
seasons, it has materially reduced
the ravages of the past. Best Of
all it is absolutely free, and can be
applied by any cotton cultivator.
We do not make one cent out of it,,
and are actually paying the postage
ourselves in order to call this IA
mous formula to the notice Of cot.
ton producers. We give 1t in full
on the next page.
Turning to the next page, the
reader find the formula in two
words, printed in "box-car" let
tiers in the center of the sheet,
HARD WORK"
This certainly is great for.
.mula whether it be for fruit pests
cotton pests, political pests or the
cry of hard times, this remedy sug-
gested is the great leyeler Of all our
ailments which have been poster
ing the human race from time inn
memorial. And it is a sure pre-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Vendetta begins betlDeen MICHAEL SAVERS, noted
criminal and SIR NORMAN GREYES, once Of Scotland
him from Sir Norman by shooting dead officer sent
to arrest him. Janet becomes Sagers Uife and accom-
pIice
In many crpioits Michael escapes arrest BY taking
desperate chances Janet able assistant. but be-
cause he greatly adHires the many good qHGf!es he
In the Leeds bank robbery Michael narrowly eSGaBSs
capture and is forced TO flee the country Jancf1res
out to tDealthy Uid0W living at the Magnificent Hotel
Her plans hoWeDer are frustrated BY Sir Norman Who
tells this episode:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

tentative Of crime, even wars if
all folks in all nations would apply
this remedy before incipiency, to
their own conscience.
Then it's a great builder. EN-
pires rise at its command and even
small cities like Americas are made
the better for following its pre-
cepts.
Let's get to work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

had been trying to get the man to
repent. But he was a hard-boiled
murder and wouldn't do it. To even
grew impatient.
Just as the trap as about to be
sprung, he turned to the sheriff and
said
Sheriff, wanta thank you.
You've been very square with me, :"
And to the hangman he said:
Il amt holdin no grudge against
you, either. You treated me fine and
you gotta hang people to make a
livin'.
"But as for YOU" and he turned to
the minister, I'll see you-laterw
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

with whom ] was brought into con
tact day by day. Not one Of them
could possibly have borne me any
ill-wal; yet / lived among them,
waiting for death!
One morning. remember that 1t
was the first Of November-I set out
for a long tramp, accompanied only
by Adams, the keeper, and a couple
of dogs. We were on the boundary
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Of my land, looking for stray pleas.
ants in a large root-feld. On my
right was precipitous gorge which
extended for about half a mile.
thickly planted with small fir trees
WAS Walking, by arrangement.
about 20 yards ahead Of Adams, when
was suddenly conscious Of a ia
miliar sensation. There was the zip
Of bullet singing through the air,
report from somewhere fn the
gorge, a neat round hole through
my felt hat.
"Gawd Almighty" yelled Adams.
What be doing?"
I showed him the hole in my hat
He stood with his mouth open, look
ing at it. There was no further
sound from the gorge except the
tumb!ing of the stream down at the
bottom. 1t was an absolutely hope
less place to search.
Adams complained sometimes Of
his rheumatism when / walked him
too fast, but on this occasion he was
hundred yards ahead of me when
we reached the lane. On our home.
ward way he Wa voluble.
There be J~.les Adams, my
nephew" he said, and William Gro.
conbe, who do farm them lands.
They be harmless folk, if ever such
were. Some lad. I reckon, got hold
of rife"
DO either of them take in tour.
ists?' I asked.
Adams was doubtful. That after
noon I motored over to make in
quirIes. Neither Of the farmers ac-
cepted tourists; neither of them had
seen a stranger about the place; and
as regards rifles, the only ono I
could discover had obviously not
been discharged for a year. I drove
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

American frogs are being ship
ped to China where they will be
raised if they do not croak.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
sEABOARD AIR LINE
Central Time.l

kOtuItaI Ilme.l
Arrive Departs
1905 am Cordele-Helena Sis pm
1926 pm Cols-Montg'y. $40 pm
$40 pm Cordele-Savh. 1926 pm
5i15 pm Riebland-Gols 1906 ana
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Kansas farmer inherited $780,
600. A little more money and he
would have enough to raise chick
ems. .ss
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

We like summer better than win
ter even if you can't cover up a
dirty shirt by wearing a vest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

All of these babies being sung to
sleep by jazz tunes ought to grow
up into swell shimmy dancers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

While tripping the light fantas'
tic a Boston girl really did trip
and broke her nose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Harding caught blue perch in
Florida. Perhaps the poor thing
had been in the water too long.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Too many beauty hints used in
preserving a woman's beautiful.
face are bound to pickle it in
stead
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Next to hens teeth about the
scarcest thing in this country OF
ours is bankrupt coal dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21

Lighting three cigarets with one
match or drinking bootleg booze
are considered bad luck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-21
Tom Sims
Says:

If the U. S. does get into this
World Court we hope it doesn't
sentence US all to a term of hard
labor.