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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Dec.
21. 1917

The many AmeIicus friends Of
Leonard C. Parker will appreciate
a compliment bestowed upon hir
day or two since. Mr.. Parker who is
taking post graduate work at the
Georgia Military academy in College
Park, was honored by The school au-
thorities when he was requested to
receive the review of the cadet
corps. This is the first time in the
history Of the school such an honor
has been paid student.
Lawson Stapleton was painfully
injured yesterday afillnoon when
a motorcycle chat he was ri1;lg
threw him as he was running
through i sandbed late last night
thc attending PHYSICIANS said that
mis- injuries might prove Of seri-
Gus nature.
The honor roll Of the second
grade Of the East Amemcus school
inelpde5: Josephine. Simmons, Jack
s@n Baldwin, Rachel Brard, Bertha
SAMPLE, Claire Harris, Skillman
Young. Nettie Claire McMath,
Ruby Brooks, jamie McGill, Leroy
Swain, and Bernice Gwaltney.
Dean Santa: am a little girl six
years Old. | love my mamma and
papa and have tried to be 50 good
TINS year. ny teacher says ! am a
very smart, Good little girl. Will you
please bring me big doh, a piano
and sideboard. Be sure, and don't
forget my teacher. Miss Annie.
Your little friend May Ellen Stan-
ley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
DAILY POEM
Copyright, 1923,
N. E. A. Service
By
Berton Braley
SOME TIME SINCE

OF this way the all wrongly
In the days Tut-ankomen
Excavations to show
Lived life not greatly different from ours;
And from reading the inscriptions,
We deduce that the Egyptians
Were quite busy, mid their pyramids and towers
In acquiring worldly treasure
While they spent their hours of leisure
In pursuit of love and laughter; so We know
All these people intimately
Who lived gaily sedately
In the days of Tutankomen thousand years
In the days of Tut-ankomen
There bluffs they used to throw Men
Tried to seem much more important than they were;
The Egyptian politicians
Had their little cheap ambitions
And in public life great scandals would occur
Women had fervid passion
To be dressed in latest fashion
And ladies' husbands grumbled as thew saw expenses pro
High society divorces
Ran their brief caloric courses
In the days of Tutankomen some Fr thousand wears oo
In the days of Tutankomen
Old folks held it an omen
Of the terrible decadence of the dav
That the fappers of the nation
Mocked the elder generation
(Which could never, happen in our day")
Though no movies gave them shivers
And there were chuggng fivvers
Yet in all our daily living Archaeology will show
That we haven't got them faded
And are acting mdch they did
In the days Of Tut-ankomen some fo,,, tbo,so1 - 900,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
: OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS :

Xmas. -
Brooks shipp who is completing
a full course at the Atlanta Dental
College returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Harry D. Fain and young
son Of Albany, and Miss Flora
HamiI Of Agnes Scott Institute,
are spending Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Hamil.
DR.. Henry B. Allen, so well and
favorably known here in special
surgery has returned to Americas
and is located here permanently.
Scores of fair visitors will grace
Americas homes this week, adding
the holiday gaities. If you have.
visitors send their names to the pa
per-
A marriage Of interest at Leslie
Sunday evening was that of Miss
Alma Perry and Mr.. ]. W. Suggs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
THE MOST INDEPENDENT MAN TO-DAY IS THE FARMER WHO

hens on the small farm, when
there is a small dairy herd, when
there are pig pastures with we'll
bred pigs in them-when these
together put their resources at
the farm owners command,
there is not week in the en-
tire year in which he must do
without needed things because
of the lack of little ready
money. The check from the
creamery, the check from the CO.
operative hog sale or the packing
house, the money received for
eggs-these come right on
through the winter. when prac-
tically nothing else is bringing
= in anything.
Therein is the strength of the
cow-pig-hen program for this
section of Georgia. 1t will, if gen.
orally adopted, bring to thou
sands OF farms in this section
cash incomes which viii be in adj:
dition to their revenue from au-
tumn-harvestd crops, and viii.
come in during every month Of
the year instead of in three o.
four months.
The farmer who establishes the
COW, the pig and the hen as rev.
enue producers on his farm is
playing safe.-Albany Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
TOOMBS COUNTY BUYS
LARGE POISON SHIPMENT

LYONS, Dec. 21-County Agent
Garner has been busy the past two
days making up order for calcium
arsenate and expects TO finish car.
load order soon, as only two tons
is needed to finish the car load. A
price Of II ga cents per pound,
delivered, was made by a manufac-
turer, and the local farmers and
business men are taking advantage
of the offer. From present indica-
tions, the farmers are determined
to hold their acreage down to about
ten acres per pillow and give it q
thorough poisoning. This plan prev
ed very successful here. in 1922 and
the plan of planting twenty acres
to the pillow failed in 1928, so farm
ers are wanting poison.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
The Year-Round Crops
Cash for The farmer!

Cash for the farmer!
Where is it coming from in
this winter month of December?
All the cotton produced in this
section was picked out months
ago, and most of it has been sold
Pecans are bringing in a lot of
cash, but not every farmer has
pecans. On some farms the hay
crop is money crop, but those
farmers who are wise and who
have storage facilities for hay
will hold it for the almost in
evitable higher prices of the early
months of 1924.
But the farmer who has hogs.
chickens and a farm dairy herd
has a cash income in December
that means the difference be-
tween comfort and possible want
between independence and finan-
cial embarrassment.
And what is true in December
will be true in January, February
March and April-months in
which field and orchard crops
bring in practically nothing that
is convertible into cash.
That very thing has long been
the weakness of our farming sys-
stem in South Georgia. We have
produced only those crops thai
mature in the autumn. With the
exception of truck and fruits
(and those who raise these are
not usually "field farmers") the,
only crops raised an the farms OF
this section have been those 70"
which the harvest period comes
in the autumn-cottOn, corn,
peanuts, hay, pecans, etc. Sy4dp
is not made till late in the year,
and the general practice has been
to wait till November or De-
rember to market hogs. II
But when there is a flock of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
CONTEMPT 0. COURT

In sentencing prisoner con
victed of wife beating New
York magistrate said: IF | had
my way l would have you tied to
a whipping post in the middle of
of the street while half a dozen
strong men dashed your back, OF
else would have you so
branded that all decent men who
met you in the street would shun
you"
1t might be a good idea to inn
pose the penalty of a sound flog-
ging for some offenses and wife
beating would be very good one
to begin with But the law inn
poses no such penalty 1t is the
duty Of a judge to do what the
law directs-not to tell what he
would like for the law to give
him permission TO do. 1T may be
taken for granted that the Grim
lnal who was lectured deserved
the severest treatment but the
judge had no right to soil the
ermine by expressing his own
passionate feelings from the safe
ty of the bench.
Men ought to respect the
courts but how can they if the
judges carry and display on the
bench the passions of men? A
Judge who does "a thing of this
kind is safe from punishment
for contempt of court because he
Is the court and has the sole pow
er Of inflicting this punishment
But he is really more in con.
tempt OF court than any man he
INES + r contempt can be. The
court is supposed to be without
passion. 1t has its hold ON puG,Ie
respect because it is supposed TO
be the cold blooded instrument
OF the law A Judge is a man and
a man has his natural feelings
nc sHouId keep the man and
Judge entirely separate when ON
the ben h. If he is only a man
while sitting on the bench he is
entitled to no more respect than
any other man. He is entitled IA
respect cc worthy of contempt nc.
20 the respect that should
be and is accorded to the law Nv,
all good mon. ~
a judge has no right to Ice.
lure a prisoner and not one onr
OF ten who, while on the bencb
does lecture a prisoner would va.
peat his denunciation if he mat
nm face to face away from nro.
tecticn. 1t is an injudicaj tbino
ana a eowardly thing. He is Ike
tne Rad that, standing on a roof
abused wolf that was passing by'
II ne has anything to say as n
man he should say it out Of
court.-Florida Times-Union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21

Commenting on recent para
graph in The Gazette, regarding
the difficulty of getting a load
of wood, The Worth County Lo-
cal has this to say: But most
folks are too busy to cut wood
and besides, it's mighty hard
work. We notice standing on the
streets right at this moment, two
or three colored gents, who are
no doubt too busy catching up
with their resting to cut wood at
any price.-Tifton Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
RED VIRGIN OF FRANCE
SORRY DAUDET ESCAPED

PARIS, Dec. PIT am sincere
ly sorry that it was Plateau l
killed, instead of you"
With this calm statement, Mile.
Germaine Berton, girl anarchist,
known as "the Red Virgin" turned
to the royalist leader, Leon Daudet
when before crowded court. she
continued to give evidence in her
trial for the murder of Plateau.
She had intended to kill Daudet
when she visited the editorial rooms
|of action Franchise" and, unable
to see her intended victim, killed
the lesser royalist leader.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
TOM SIMS SAYS

"Annul Marriage of Actress
headline And. being in a hurry.
We read it, Annual Marriage"
"Bootlegger Loses Sui"
line, Well, as Christmas is so near,
better a suit than suitcase,
Lemon juice and cold cream will
dim freckles. To straighten bow
legs kick bulldog daily,
1.-TWO Armed Men Caught" -
headline, The men might have es~
capped if they had had three arms.
Lower Coal Prices soon'-head-
line. Why call six month soon"
Beer Plotter Get BaiP'-head-
line. Bail, bail-oh, yes-full Of
beer, so were bai,ei out.
Geraniums in a bedroom are not
harmful and are excellent for bur
glars rt stumble over 1t night.
Apply camphor lee to cracked lips
and don't gef the boss mad entueh
to make y1u laugh
"Promina Il Women Speaks
headline, Well, all women do tha,.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
THE REFEREE

'struction represents an outlay OF
five billion dollars, totalling the
whole country.
That's a fourth more than year
ago. Does it represent an actual
increase in building, or largely a
price advance?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
Tom and Jerry


While it is probable there will be
some little more than the usual sup
ply CT liquor III Americas about
this season, it now appears that the
cup that cheers" is'to be less cas-
lily procured than in past years,
with the effects Of prohibition
steadily becoming more and more
apparent. This is in striking con
trast with other years, when liquor
was sold openly in Americas, wish
the sale legalized, and during the
period of decline" through which
the liquor traffic has passed with
the advent Of prohibition in Geor-
gia. This, perhaps takes some OF
the JOY out of Christmas for the
old-timers, but the blessings of the
new era are so apparent, it is
doubtful if any of these even would
really care for a return of the
"old days"
Doubtless, many of these "old
timers are recalling the bowl OF
Tom and Jerry that used to appear
in the center of the bar at the cor
ner saloon, along about this time
of year, back yonder before Vol
stead became famous.
That bowl Of Tom and jerry was
as symbolic of the holiday season
as the holly wreath and the Santa
Claus ringing a bell at the curb. 1t
arrived shortly before Christmas
and seemed always to be filled,
though it was emptied many times
before New Year.
Won't be many more years until
no one will be able to remember the
recipe for Tom and Jerry. Custom
ers in the old rays had hazy mo-
ton that is was concocted from
white of egg, nutmeg, cinnamon,
frosting sugar and the fluid that
is scheduled to become as scarce
as radium or hens teeth.
Another seasonal reminder of the
holidays, back yonder was the half
pint Of Kentucky bourbon that the
fat and genial saloonkeeper hand
ed out with the compliments of The
house.
Now and then some one tries to
tell us there's as much drinking as
ever. But we don't notice any Tom
and Jerry lurking in the back
ground. We don't observe any fat
and genial proprietors passing out
half pints of mountain dew. We
don't see people walking into
liquor shop with an empty suitcase
and walking out with it bullying
with quart bottles-as used to be
common, stocking up for New Year.
Yes, there are a good many
DRINKS these days, that's true. But
do you remember the wild times
the rum hounds used to have on
New Year Eve? Old-time newspaper
men can recall when the Grill Room
Story was an annual event. Half
the town seemed to be lit up to usher
in the new year-Ah, we haven't
the heart to torture the thirsty with
further, "reminiscences. But don't let
any one fool you, that there's as
much drinking as ever. Just keep an
open holiday week, and you will
realize prohibition is no joke.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Dec.
%. 1887

(From the Times-Recorder. Dec.
%, 1899
The pretty home of Mr. and Mrs.
e. j. Stokes was the scene of a
happy marriage yesterday morning,
the contracting parties being Miss
Rubie Stokes and Mr.. viii H. San
born, formerly of this city but now
q resident of Hurtsboro.
The barn on the plantation of
Mr.. Calhoun Wise, twelve or fiji
teen miles west of Americas, was
burned, together with it's contents,
on Monday night.
The roll of honor at Jackson
street school, published two days
ago. was not quite complete. Sec
ond A class Misses Genevieve Nor
gan, teacher, B Glass, Susie Chap
man, Raymond Stone, Rosa Stubs,
Emmett HORNE; Leila Scarborough
A class, Hattie Smith, Charles
Cooper. Blanche Hawkins, Walter
Brown, Frank Lester. Third A Miss
Genevieve Adams teacher, B class,
Ralph Mckenzie, Henry Solomon,
Dora Mount. Evvie Schneider, Cora
Stubs, A class, Brooks Ship,
Camp Blackwell, Emory Spear,
Charlie Smith, Almer Kitchen.
Attention is called to the pro-
.fesisonal card of Dr. j. F. McMath,
who has recently removed from
Smithville to Andersonville and this
become a citizen of Sumter. He
will be welcomed as a very desirable
addition to the community of An
dersonville.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
COMFORTING TIE WEEVIL

Every new advance of cotton
prices probably adds to the num-
Der of farmers changing their
minds. about not planting any cot
ton next spring. And the boil
weevils that were left with plen-
ty of cotton salad right up to the
Information period snuggle lit
tie deeper into their winter beds
and laugh exultingly - Albany
Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder Dec.
81, 19O3O

NProm the Ilmes-Recorder. Dec.
81, 1903.)
Thirteen may be an unlucky
numper, but the farmer who is get
ting thirteen cents now for his cot
ton IS willing to take. any chances
that come.
Miss Kate Poole has returned
rom Parrot to spend the Xmas
Mondays at her home here. Walter
K. Mathis who has been attending
the State University. returned last
night for weeks stay.
r John Fielder is back from the
state University and will spend the
holidays at his home here.
Quite as good as old Santa Claus
ana quite as welcome, too Billy
Logan has come back to spend
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
LOADED WITH DYNAMITE

Hiph priced cotton is loaded
with dynamite. Remember what
Accent cotton did few years
ago. No greater calamity can
oyertake Georgia than for ev-
erybody to think cotton can be
grown regardless of the boil Wee
vii, and neglect food and feed
crops.-Jackson Progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21

Daudet, in court, met her glance
unmoved. as the girl made her muir
derous declaration. He turned his
back on the ''Red Virgin" bowed
low to the president of the court
and walked from the hall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21

ATA4721 ANA-h)A@AN - SAN
WHOLE FAMILY AT LOW
PRICES
| At 1898. Colored Bed Spreads;
full regular size, for large double
beds.
large size for double beds.
At soc. Great variety of Linen
and Turkish Towels, plain or hem
stitched
At $1.25. Embroidered Pillow
! Cases; several pretty patterns.
At $500 Pair. Embroidered PHI
low Cases, new designs; all sizes.
AT roc Pair. Gold Seal Pillow
'ases; plain wide hens; actual value
I$1.00
At $3.50 Yard. French Broad
cloth; 81 inches wide; black and
all colors.
At 1925 Fongee Waists; new
lstyles; just opened: all sizes.
! At $2.98. Satin and Silk Jer-
sey Petticoats; all colors and black.
At $495. Child's All Wool
! Coats; new styles; all sizes
At $4.95. Congoleum Squares;
pretty patterns; size 4 1-2x9 feet,
value $500.
At $15.75. Genuine Cooks Lin
oleum Squares: new patterns; size
I8.3x10.6; value $4,000.
At $19.75 Cooks Linoleum
Squares; new patterns; size9x12
feet; value $500.
At $2.98. Your choice of any
ipair Ladies' Shoes in our house,
formerly up to $500.
| At $2.98. Your choice of any
pair Mems Shoes in our house, for
merly up to $3.50.
At $1.50. Special lots of Child's
Shoes; flexible soles; guaranteed
solid leather.
AT $3.50 Yard. Gold and Silver
Lace ) to 10 inches wide; worth
up to $500 ul.
| At soc Pair. Ruffled Carriers in
Iall colors new webbing; service
able.
| At 95c. Kid Gloves for women
that are actually worth $1.5O; all
colors.
At $1.98. Long Kid Gauntlets
Tor women all; sizes formerly
$3.50.
At 25c. Ladies Satin Bordered
Linen Handkerchiefs beautiful
quality.
At soc Box. For three Ladies'
handkerchiefs, in pretty Christmas
box.
At 25c. Mems Pure Linen Initial
lHandkerchiefs; full regular size.
At 35c. Great assortment of
Mems Knitted Silk Four-in-Hand
Ties.
At soc. Mems Four-in- Hand Ties
Of rich, heavy silks; new patterns.
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth ST. Next Bank of Commerce
AMERICAS, CA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
Living Up to Her Record.

Living Up to Her Record.
"Who is that woman you just
bowed tor"
"Oh, she is my next-door neigh
Dor"
But she didn't return your sa-
Lutte
eNo, she never returns anything
Exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21

"Stage Rotten. Says Bowlby"-
headline. He means salacious. We
hear of shows so warm they use as
bestos curtains.
Utah University boys have been
ordered to quit drinking. Where
do college boys get so much money?
What could make a bald man
cuss moro than heavy hair on his
arms?
Big cement company went broke
in New York Let this be concrete
example of bad management.
St Paul Mimi Jail is so crowd
ed prisoners have to stand up, and
the Christmas rush not over yet.
A peculiar situation in Europe is
the more they owe the United
States the larger their army.
Never slap your wife or make
faces at her. Over $1Z00O,OO ali.
mony is paid yearly in America.
The United States spent SS47,-
SO4,654 for amusements last year,
yet seemed to be very little amused.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
pnAns AND SCHOOLS

Good roads and good SCHOOLS
will bring prosperity to any COM
munity especially one as blessed
as this immediate section is
brownsville Times-Enterprlse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
THREE SMILES
Up 20 the Minute.

OP 20 TIC IVIEmuIes
Smith-Yes, I'm engaged to be
married, and I've only known the
girl two days.
Jones What folly!
Smith-Zeigfield's. - American
Legion Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
Murder viii Out

Nu.0SE VIII OuC
Ella-Tve heard you made a
very unpleasant remark about my
hair, and | want to tell you It's
false!
Jane-Well, then, my remark
was at least true-if unpleasant
Answer (London.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21

Wife | thought so. That fish
man has made a mistake again.
He's charged US for eight.-Select-
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21

Plenty of Willing Givers
If Iceland really wants prohibit
ton We've got a lot of it that ISN'T
being used.-Detroit Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
MOVIES

The production end of the moving
picture industry is shifting east
ward. Not all of it, but that's the
present tendency. There are num-
erous reasons, including cheaper
production costs in the New York
Notwithstanding to some movie
men.
It's an unfortunate move, for the
movies will get the New York view
point" To keep in real touch
with the public, maybe it'd be best
to make movies in place like
Atchison, Kas. Incidentally, it
wouldn't be bad idea to move the
seat of national government out
there from Wash, D. C.
=
RJIT DTNE,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
Some Fisherman!

Wife-How many fish was it you
caught Saturday, George?
Husband-SiX, darling-all beau
ties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
SANTA

In 1912 young advertising man
invented the Christmas Savings
Club plan, by which people save and
bank a certain amount each week
and at Christmas have enough
money to buy presents. This plan
was intended to keep busy, through
banking channels, the millions Of
dollars withdrawn previously from
circulation and save dat home idle.
The idea took hold slowly, fol
banks in. those days were just walk
ing up to the mighty pulling pow
ers of advertising.
This year over 10 million Amer
leans have Christmas savings ac-
counts, totalling 400 million dollars.
Advertising did it.
MISSING
Tragedies Turk at your elbows,
lots of them. Travellers Aid So
cieties report that nearly $4,000
Americans are reported missing in
year. And $4,000 Of them are
never found. These figures cover
only 81 leading cities. National
figures would be astounding.
Some are murdered. Some lose
their minds and identities. Some
flee to escape disgrace. The aver
age family. living a seemingly mon;
otonous routine existence, at least
doesn't know what real trouble is.
81 & IS
AUTO
A taxicab's "life" is, on the aver
age. 25,132 hours Of service, we're
told by the manager of a taxi COM
pany. After that. the car goes to
the junkman.
The life of the average private
ly owned auto probably is not far
from the taxi figure. Which should
help you figure how much it costs
an hour to run your car. You al
ready know how much it costs on
hour to run your ear. You already
know how much a mile.
INDECENT
In New York City, various So
cieties against vice and crime have
recently been hammered-and-tongs
after indecent theatrical produc-
tons.
Many showmen formerly en-
joyed having their shows investigat-
ed, the publicity making tickets
sell like hot cakes. Now the inves-
tigating is done in private, prelimin.
airy to taking legal steps. This
makes alliance with vice less prof.
liable. So it looks as if the more
salacious shows will be dressed Up
and vocally toned down. The most
guilty are the ticket buyers who, by
their financial support, encourage
indecency by making it profitable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-21
BUILDING

This years new building con-