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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
THE ONE M AN WOMAN.
BY RU H A C MES ABELING
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Begin Here Today.

Kate Ward, living with her widow
cr father, Justin Parsons, is visited
by Chinatown Alice, with the story
that Hates dead husband, Dan Ward,
was the father of Alice's child, Dor
othy. A little later, hearing that
Dorothy is i'll, Kate calls on Alice
at the laundry of Sing 10y, with
whom Alice lives, to offer aid, but
meets only with evasion and deceit.
Talking this puzzle over with her
father a few evenings later, she and
Justin are led by their dog, Monk,
to lonely gully, where they find the
body of an Unconscious man. After
they have carried him to their home,
Kate finds on an envelope in his peck
ct the name James Latham.
Go on With the Story.
Justin Parsons took the envelope
from his daughters hand. One arm
around her, he held her while he
read the name.
"She told me about it-she told
me about it-that woman who talked
to me in the park" Kate's voice was
low, breathless. Don't you remem-
Der? The voice that | have heard
three times told me; the last time, I'd
meet someone named James
"Yes-yes, daughter" Justine was
puzzled. He spoke slowly.
But it couldn't have any connec-
ION with this, could it | was
Dreaming or something-wasn't ~"
Kate once more had possession of
herself. Nevertheless she was not
sure but what she wanted her
ather's assurance. She wanted him
to say yes" that she had been
treaming, that the voice she thought
she had heard had nothing whatever
to do with the present incident.
She turned her thought to other
channels.
1--WE must get a doctor right
away" she said. "Will you go
while l watch?"
Justin Parsons was on his wav
shortly, while Kate sat beside the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
''IF HE WOULD ONLY SPEAK"

unconscious man on the couth. AS
she watched she 'arned the events
of the past few days over in her
mind. She couldn't get away from
the fact that his name was James.
She glanced down the line of his
figure. He was slender-quite
slender. She caught her breath, sat
erect, was held taut by new
thought.
Could this man-this man who lay
before her-bruised and unconscious,
be the one with whom she saw Alice
walking?
There was a disturbing similarity
ir the figure, The injured man
seemed slightly the heavier of the
two, but it would be easy to be mis-
taken about such a matter, for, she
reasoned, she had had only glimpse
of the man as he walked with the
girl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08

talking over the state of things,
flaws developed. He lit one match
after another, only to have the
electric fan blow it out before the
seventh match finally set his very
ordinary cigarette to burning.
There! Six matches gone! Won
der if everyone else is such boob
with EN- as | am? All the work
Of cutting The wood, fixing chemi-
Gals, making matches, shipping,
st } ing, selling and distributing
en-, and a big part Of it gone 20
foolishness. That IriShman who
dragged about lighting his pipe
in a gale Of wind with one match
had wished. He could, just because
yet our friend couII have lit his
cigarettes with dollar bills If he
had wished. He could just because
all his life he had shrunk from
wasting thinga-and men"
As a boy we were taught that 20
throw away a piece of bread was
sinful, ard if a scrap Of food
should happen to be left from jhc
Il y's lunch, it was rut back INTO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08

Kate watched his lips. They
moved slightly. If he would only
speak. Then she would know! She
never forgot voices. And she had
heard kis voice verey distinctly.
Alice-Dorothy-the voice-this
stranger. 1t was maddening. What
did it all mean. What connection
had each with the other.
And Dan! What had he been to
all of these people? Had he been
anything to them By what right
had they walked ruthlessly into her
dream castle which made it beautiful
her ideal of love, the one great
love?
Why?
Steps on the path. Someone was
coming.
The or opened. Justin and a
physical tcntered the room.
(To be continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
WASTE, THE BANE OF
OUR AMERICAN LIFE.

Waste is the bane Of our
American life, useless, unneces-
sary and universal waste. In
few generations we have largely
thrown away the most prodigal
natural endowments of the rich
est continent in the world, and we
have made waste a second nature
with ourselves. Golfers Weekly,
commenting on the national waste,
remarks sagely:
"Tha only rich man we know at
al well was much pleased with
himself. While on vacation up
> country he had won the fat
mans sermons on practical pa
and had preached a staving lay
mans sermon on practical pa
triotism in the pulpit of the viii
lage church one Sunday evening.
II was a fine world, but as we sat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times Recorder Jan. 8
1882

1899
Will Chappells horse ran away
yesterday morning just beyond the
city limits, throwing Mr. Chappell
from the buggy and bruising him
considerably. He fell in a dense
patch Of briars by the roadside, and
his face was right badly lacerated.
A break in the harness caused the
runaway.
The beautiful green houses of
Mr.. George Stanfield were almost
ruined by fire and smoke Friday
night. A small furnace is kept burn
ing and the fire originated from the
furnace in some unknown way. The
fire was discovered by some of the
men of the S. A. & NJ, but not un-
til much damage had been done.
Liston Cooper, the popular assist
ant cashier of the Bank of Ameri-
Gus, left yesterday for Rchester, N.
T., where on Tuesday morning he
will be united in marriage to Miss
Florence Kendrick of that city.
Handsome and poplar Buck Ell
hngton came in yesterday from
"inston-Salem, and spend the day
in Americas.
Mrs. Lucy Simmons left yesterday
for short visit to relatives and
friends near SmithviIle.
Smith Pickett was circulating
among his numerous friends in Amer.
icus yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
OLD DAYS IN AlNERICUS

, and will reside permanently in Amer
icus. Mrs. Booker as Miss Lizzie
Stevens, came here the day before
from her home in Montgomery, and
being met at the station by Mr.. Book
er, went to the Methodist parsonage
and were united in marriage by Rev.
W L. Wooten.
The directors of the Bank of Com
nBerce held their annual meeting yes
terday, and after receiving the re-
ports Of President Frank Sheffield
and Cashier f. D. Sheffield, declar-
ed a cash dividend of per cent,
payable on demand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
Why Shouldn't They
3 y Berton Bralev.

By Berton Bradley.
don't know a thing about higher finance,
But this much I'm ready o say: al
Since Gcrmanys troops made a out of France
It's Gcrmanys cash that should ray.
Yet out Of EIGHT billions expended so far
Repairing the harm that was DONE
Inc Germans have paid for the havoc they made
'"s' oNA! 4
Can Germany pay?' Let economists ask
m sure that | decide
10 pay IS, of course difficult task
But--how hard has Germany tried?
She whIned and she's whmpered; she's wheded and ddd
She raised a sad hulabaloo,
BUT as to that debt, we'll she hasn't as vet
Come through.
Her heIds were not wasted, her homes are intact
30 though ont savvy finance,
I'm free to confess I can't see for a fact
Why she should pay far less than Franco,
ECONOMISTS say that the Germans can't paw
And prove it with figures but
would like to see Fritz quit his cry-babv fits
And try .-~
Copyright, 123 NEA service) a.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08

Aviation has its ups and downs.
If cussing the weather made rs
lat there would be no skinny men.
There may be safety in num-
oers, but not in auto numbers.
The early bird catches cold.
Many man looks run down be-
cause of the bills his wife runs up,
1t looks like hard winter for
the ice man.
Some people don't care what
they do and neither does anyone
else.
The man who says nothing
doesn't always mean it.
A man is known by the money
he keeps.
They don't have sleeping cars
on the road to success.
One thing that won't do in a
pinch is shoe.
If ignorance were bliss there
would be more happy pepole.
Get a new auto tag or you're it.
Nobody can make loose ends
meet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
ELIMINATION Or WASTE
NEED FOR OUR ILLS.

There is an interesting story
coming from South Gcorgia. and
II nav find its couDterparr RIGHT
here IN Americas az. i'm some Town
around Americas
The story goes that some ago a
firm in = Georgia town north Of
Moulrrie ordered from q Chicago
rackino bouse p suppIv of meat.
The CHICAGO firm replied that it
was out of the kind Of meat desir-
ed bnt that if had ordered ? shin
mcnt from MouItrio Ga. which
vouId pass tbrougb the eitv in
which the firm desiring The meat
was Iocatad and that it might
take the sbionen+ in transit or
sucb mart Of # as if desired
Tbi, was done. The Ccorc;a
firm took the meat .nnt in Cnor-
gia town. bat il tool, it at .bo
Cbicaoo nrice The nacI,o1s wore
IA nav sbo fro;cbt from, NonIt,.io
10 CHICAGO and make = nrorit on
the meat and the Gcorpia ,irr,
was +, nav tho r,oiobt on .5is
,oa+ from, Cbicaoo 70 tbo .ity j.,
which i WAS located ,,rofit and
tha cost Of transno,tatio, NV,
tbousand miles Il corld tayc
cotton tbo meat dira.+ from lIonf-
trio with tho Embellishments ,,rofit
and eighteen hundred miles Of
TRANSFORMATION cut out
Now the mint is that ba farm
ers are complaining of low prjcc,
and the consumers Of bipb nricos
on the very same thing. This cas-.
tells why agricultural products
that command a high price in the
cities Of the South are seIIino fo,,
q song in the county only sixfv
or eighty miles distant
Whv mist Southern nroducts oo
to Chicago to be brought hack to
the South? One reason. as we see
it, is that men who deal in them
often buy in quantities so large
that they cannot get them from
any one farmer. But WHY do not
the farmers Of a county get to-
gether and furnish information as
to what they have of the differ
cnt products to sell? While one
could not begin to fill a big order,
why could not all combine to fill
it and sac transportation charges
and the profits of middlemen?
Nearly every county has an agri-
cultural agent. Whv do not the
farmers report to their aori-
cultural agents the surplus prod
ucts they have for sale? These
reports could be sent from the ag-
ricultural counties to the coun-
ties with large cities and thus a
ready market could be found near
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Jan. 8,
1879

! (From the 1imeS-RecOrder Jan. 8
1879
Mr., Cloyd Buchanan, who left
Americas several days ago for Bow
ling Green, KY, where he intended
entering a business college, had an
unpleasant experience in Birming-
ham, en- route In the rush about
The station he was robbed of his
purse, containing his money and New
York exchange for $125. Mr.. Buc-
nanan returned at once to Americas,
and has since gone TO Atlanta for his
comerciaI course, instead of to Bow
ing Green.
A decline of ten points IN the cot
toT contract market YESTERDAY had
effect locally as well and there was
no great demand upon the part Of
buyers for the staple. In the Amer
ieUs market good middling was quot
ed. at y l-2 cents, but few bales
were sold at the top price.
w. w. Hooks sold yesterday to
Valentine Rogers, of Sumter, his de-
ir~Olc nome place and farm of 2O6
acres, situated at Adams, Georgia.
The price paid Mr.. Hooks, fifty dol
lars per acre, evidences the rapid
appreciation in land values in that
locality
Mrs. J. P. Heard, of Vienna, is
The guest of Ter daughter, Mrs. A.
c. Crockett, for several days, arriv-
ing yesterday.
Mis- Julia Andrews, after a visit
Of two weeks to her brothers, Messrs.
E. Y. and D. +. Andrews, has gone
to High Springs, Fla, for stay of
some length.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
WHY FARMERS SONS
LEAVE THE FARMS.

There are certain ameliorations
to child labor on a farm" Miss
Grace Abbott, chief of the fed
cral children's bureau, quotes
from the autobiography Of Ham
lin Garland, "A Son Of the Middle
Border in her annual report TO
the secretary Of labor, Air and
sunshine and food are plentiful.
There are animals on the sunny
soil"
The charm and mystery Of the
prairie is a part of the inheritance
of its sons and daughters" adds
Miss Abbott, who it may be not
ed, is herself a native Of one Of
the prairie states. She dec}ales,
howeycs, that children on farms
are still, like Hamlin Garland, do
ing a "man's work" while they
are "Iittic boys longing for The
leisure an1 needing the school
ing of boyhood, and tfat pioneer
conditions Of 50 y22rs ago nave
not ali changed 1T is not this
which makes the farmers son,
when at last free to choose mis- oc-
cupation, so often turn his back
on the farm and choose industry
or trade for his life work." she
asks. In her report are described
the findings Of a recent study Of
the work of children in rural dis
tricts, made by the federal chill
dren's bureau in cooperation with
the children's code commission of
North Dakota. Almost every ca
mety of work done on the farms
Of that state was performed by
the boys and girls included ineIud-
ed IN the stidy. Much heavy and
more or less hazardous farm work
such as handling machinery or
dangerous implements, blowing,
and drivin of iour-horsc or five
horse teams was done by children
from the age Of 10 years up. Bows
as young as 7 and girls as young
as 10 years of age had driven
stackers. hay forks, and harrowg,
Nearly half the children studied
mad done some blowing in the
course of the year, and this was
found to be one of the principal
kinds of work which children did
1t was also continued over longer
periods of time than almost any
I, other work.
Like Garland, Dakota children
are still finding that to guide =
team for a few minutes as an ex-
pertinent was one thing-to blow
all day like a hired hand = s. = was
not a chore, but it was a job and
a Job means meager educational
opportunities in the spring and
autumn" Miss Abbott says. The
cold and lonely children, she con-
tInues, count the days in the fall
till the ground freezes too deem
for blowing, as they 90 round and
round the fields. Over half tho
S45 children studied had missed At
least one month of school and
nearly one-third had missed two
months or more. Nine per cent
mad missed half the school term
Miss Abbott concludes that III,
survey shows an urgent need fo,
better legal and Administrative,
provisions so that children comm,
from rural districts will have cdr,
catlonal opportunities more nearI,
approXimating those of the tow,
and city child, and will be nro
tected against the physical hazard
resulting from unregulated farm
labor. The findings of this an,
other studies made by the chill
dren's bureau in North Dakota
relating to child dependency an
delinquency as well as child labor
have been used bv the state ob;1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
| . NJ S | M S AY S:

You have got to make the best
of things to get them.
The older man gets the young
er he wishes he was.
Most Of the free things you en-
ter are pay as you leave.
Lots of girls think the dishes
wash themselves.
Why IVORY? Six months from
now the furnace will be working
fine and coal will be cheaper.
Tomorrow is always one day
late.
Two can live longer than one.
1t is easy for a wrestler to get
these new dance steps.
Spring hats and customers are
being trimed.
Mothers misses father when he
is out hunting because she is afraid
the other hunters will not.
A good mixer has lots of friends
especially a good drink mixer.
The money a man saves by not
helping others never does him so
very much good.
Some people seem to think they
are doing wrong by living.
A hustler has no time for bad
luck.
Human nature never changes,
but if often shortcomings.
mining the changes in legislation
and administration which it has
! just recommended in report to
the legislature,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
PoINCARE POLICY ON RUHR

PARIS, Jan. 8.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Premier Poincare will
inform parliament Thursday regard
ing his policy toward the Ruhr dis
trict.
This was decided at today's coun-
Gil of ministers,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
SEABOARD AIR LINE

Central Time)
arrive Departs
1905 AN Cordele-Helena Sis PM
1926 Pm Cols.-Montg'y. $40 PM
$40 PM Cordele-Savh. 1926 Pm
5:15 Pm Richland-C Coils 1906 AM
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08
RAILROAD SCHEDULE

RAILROAD SCHEDULE
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leave
11:55 pm Columbus-Chgo 3:45 am
1925 pm Albany-Montg'y STA am
1921 pm Macon-Atanta 6:37 am
1855 pm Albany-Montg'y 2:14 pm
2:14 pm Macon-Atlanta 1855 pm
IOI5 am Columbus 315 pm
o;5I am Albany 1921 pm
5;14 am Macon-Atlanta 1926 pm
3:45 am Albany-Jaxville 1855 pm
2;58 am Albany-Jaxville 1887 am
1887 am Chgo, st. L. Alta 1858 am
2:O6 am Cinti & Atlanta 1850 am
FLORIDAN
ALL-PULLMAN, Tri-Weekly
.1:1O pm Coils & Chicago e 40 pm
'2:4O pm Albany G. Jax lilo pm
North Bound Tuesday, Thur, Sat.
South Bound We'd, Fri, Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08

LOANS made on improved farm lands
at cheapest rates for term of 5, or
10 years with prepayment. option
given. Money secured promptly. We
have now outstanding over $780,
100000 on farms in Sumter County
alone, with plenty more to lend.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com
pany in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley,
ster Counties. 81 Planters Bank
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Web
Bldg. Americas, Ca. Phone 80 or
211.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-08

mining the changes in legislation
and administration which it has
just recommended in report to
the legislature,
Evening star., 1923-10-07
SACRED CONCERTS
IN AMPH|THEATER
Army Band to Play Sunday
Afternoons Beginning on
October IA.

A series of sacred concerts Is too be
given In the amphitheater at Airing
ton by the Army Band!
The first of these will be given next
Sunday at pm, and will last about
one hour. The concerts will be
opened by an invocation and closed
with a benediction by some member
of the clergy In Washington. Rev.
Dr. w. l. Darby, executice secretary
Of the Washington Federation OF
Churches, will give the Invocation.
and Chaplain J. f. Yates. L. S A., the
benediction at the first concert AS
closing ceremony and TO enhance tne
idea that the tomb of the unknown
soldier should become a national
shrine, the band will assemble around
the tomb and render 1.-THE Star Span
gled Banner"
The Washington Federation Of
Churches approved the concerts, ana
is to assist in them. Through the ef-
forts of the chief Of chaplains OF the
Army a committee of clergymen In
the District has been appointed to
render this assistance and to see that
notices of each concert are given
through the churches.
A large crowd is expected to attend
the concerts, and troops from Fort
Myer will be on hand to conduct the
traffic, supervise the parking OF cars
and to act as ushers. Arrangements
are being made with the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company for
the radio breadcasting Of these con-
certs
Subsequent concerts to the one on
October Is are planned for the after
Moons of October % and November IL.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
UNITY CLUB Opens
FORMALLY TONIGHT
Reception and Speaking at
Redecorated Building Are
Program Features.

Formal opening Of the Unity Club
house, 1903 21st street northwest Is
\ announced for this evening, with q
reception to begin at O'Clock The
committee on entertainment has COM
pleted an elaborate program for the
event. Prominent speakers will ad-
+. dress the membership and guests. "A
large orchestra has been engaged.
The clubhouse has been redecorated
and refurnished. The hrst floor con-
tains< the main entrance and recep-
/ tion hall, offices of the administration.
lounge, library. dining room and the
culinary and serving deartments. The
entire second hoor Is given over TO
| ballroom.
| Third Floor for Women.
/, The third floor Is for women. In
this section of the club will be held
| the bridge parties. afternoon teas and
other functions of social nature.
| The organization is made UP Of rep.
| resenta tive bushes and professlonaI
! men Of Washington. The object OF
| the club is to bring representative
business and professional men and
women of the City together In seek
| ing civic betterment of Washington
land the advancement OF all COM
munity matters.
! Inc OIUceTS Oh the CiUD aIc' Acsi-
dent, J. b. Stein; vice president. DR..
| Alfred ]. Steinberg; vice president,
| Maurice Narcisenfeld: recording eec-
| retary, Hyman n. Levy; financial sec
/ retary, Louis Rosenthal, and treas
! urer, Ben Madden.
! Board Of GOveFnOfs.
The board Of governors are Samuel
V. Gusack, George Goldberg, Joseph
A. Wilmer, DR.. n. Smiler, William
Sachs, Moe Gutenberg. A. Felser. Bar
! ney Robbins, DIR. William I. Ogus
Morris Within. Julius Weinberg, Ben
Madden, Maurice Milstone, william
| Rosendorf, Hyman n. Levy. ]. B.
Stein, Louis Rosenthal, Maurice Mar
cisenfeld, DR.. Alfred ]. Steinberg
Charles Rosenthal and Maurice NJ
Solomon.
Entertainment committee-Moe Of
. ferberg, chairman: Edward Ostrow
Maurice VI. Solomon. Harry Rubin
Maurice Narcisenfeld. Ben Hoffman
Charles Rosenthal, William Heroes
Maurice Milstone, Louis Brown, Hy-
man Levy, Harry Racoosin and A.
, Mann.
House committee-Maurice NJ. So
omon, chairman: Morris Within
Julius Weinberg, Sam Shulman,
Maurice Narcisenfeld. Charles Rosen-
thai, Louis Rosenthal. Samuel "
Gusack, Harry Rubin and Ben
Madden.
Evening star., 1923-10-07
THE WEATHER

For the District Of Columbia and
Maryiand-Fair and continued cool
today; tomorraw fair, with slowly
rising temperatpres gentle to modef-
ate north and northeast winds.
For Virginia---Fair and continued
cool today; tomorrow fair. with slow
ly rising temperature; moderate north
and northeast winds.
For West Virginia and western
Pennsylvania--Fair today and tomor-
TOW. with Slowly rising tenpers ture.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Temperature-Midn 46; Q am,
IS; I am. Al; 8 am, 45; am, 4s;
10 am, "a; IL noon, 6S; pm, So !.
pm, So; pm, 90; pm, ~ 10
4 Highest 61.2: lowest. 44.s.
Relative humidity--8 a.m., So per
cent; p.m., 80 per cent; PM, So
r y cent.
= Rainfall 6 pm. to p.m.). o.
Hours of sunshine, s.S.
Per cent Of possible sunshine, ,b36 per
cent.
Temperature same date ,ast year
Highest, 81; lowest. so Z
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey
Today-Low, tide. 11:5S am; high
tide, b:10 am. and 5:38 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1919 am and
l2:45 p.m.; high tide, 6:04 am. and
6:32 pm.
The Sum and Moon.
Today-Sun rose sos am; gun sets
5:44 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:0S am; sun
sets :42 pm
Noon rises 2:55 am; sets 1:19 pm.
automobile lamps to be lighted
ohs-haif hour after sunset
Weather I'm yariOus Cities.