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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
BY ALBERT APPLE

Families OF American wage earn
ers start 1928 with their cost cf liv
ing practically the same as it was a
year ago. 1t now costs $1.62 to buy
what cost 81 when the war started in
1914. This is the national average,
with the figure higher in some
towns, lower in others. Cost of liV-
ing dropped trifle, early in 1922,
but this was wiped out by price rises
late in the year.
Averaging the wholesale prices Of
400 leading commodities, what cost
81 in 1918 now costs $1.54, against
S1.36 a year ago.
Steel Gained.
Steel indstury had a big gain dur
ing 1922. The years output of steel
ingots was about 80 million tons
against % million in 1921 and sc
million in 1913.
Much Freight.
American railroads during 1925
loaded and moved about "A million
cars of revenue-producing freight
compared with about 80 million cars
in 1921. A year ago the roads haC
nearly $4,000 idle freight cars. Nov
there's a shortage of 100000 cart
and 100000 are laid up for repairs
Farmers Happier.
All farm crops in 1922 had a farm
value of 1873 million dollars. Thi
was over a fourth more than the val
ne of the 1921 crops. Crops of 1922
totaled, were worth about the sam
as in 1916, but only a little NOR
than half as much as the recor
year, 1919.
Coal Situation.
The coal strike, starting April !
broke up in the middle of August
| About 100000 union miners wer
out. Meantime, $4,000 non-unio
miners worked. Despite the strike
the nation mined 410 million tons G
soft coal during 1922, compared wit
416 million tons the year befol
and ATS million tons in 1918. TT
years production of hard coal W;
only So million tons, against 81 mi
) lion in 1921 and over 81 million
1919. As 1928 starts, coal is his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

LOANS made on improved farm lands
at cheapest rates for term of 5, 7 or
10 years with. prepayment. option
given. Money secured promptly. We
have now outstanding over $1,100,-
10000 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. I'll Planters Bank
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Web
Bldg. Americas, Ga. Phone 80 or
211.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder Jan. 2,
1879

/ (From The Times-RecoTder Jan. 2
1879
Today the Times-Recorder will be
transferred to George R. Ellis, Esq.
who secured an option on tae paper
several weeks ago, and on yesterday
closed the deal for the papes which
to-day will become his property.
At quiet wedding ceremony with
only a few frineds present, Mr.. Lilo
Veates and Miss Rosie Rosser, were
married Wednesday evening at the
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Nathis,y
Rev. James Lawrence officiating.
Next Monday the personnel of the
Board Of County Commissioner vii!
be changed by the retirement ol
-hrce members whose four year term
Of office has just expired, and the
advent Of three successors, who have
been elected to the board for four
years each. Retireing members are
Il. !. Webb, A. F. Hodges, and J. f.
Bottom, while the new members OF
The board are Messrs. J. Lee Johnson,
W T. Mitchell and John f. Daniel
Yesterday being a holiday on the
cotton exchanges, no market reports
were sent out and the local cotton
market was dull. A half dozen bales
made up the receipts locally, while
Tuesdays quotations Of II lie for
middling grades prevailed here.
Miss Ethel Loving is the guest o.
the Misses Hodges for several day;
at their home near Andersonville.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
From the iTimes-Recorder, Jan. 2,
1909
The wretched pavement on the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
RARE is HE WHO CAN
STICK TO A LIE.

All criminals lie, but rare is Tie
man who can stick to a lie, says
Michael Hughes, Chicago's detec-
tive chief. I'VE find a liar will
tell a different version Of the same
story to almost everyone. So we
lead q suspect into telling lies, then
We check him up, and finally in his
mental confusion the truth comes
out"
This bit of criminal psychology
is based on the principle Of multi
pie personality. In other words,
that we present a separate and dis
tinet and entirely different per-
sonality to each person we meet.
Take your own case. In the
presence Of your mother you act
a certain way, display certain at
titude. This is your personality
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
S HO r T SHRIF T
By erton Bral v

The fresh air f2nd, the fresh air fend!
Oh, there's guy that should be beaned
No matter where he may appear,
He always says, "It8 close in herew
And though it's chill
Outside, he will
Proceed to open windows, thus
Rcfigcrating all of us.
Tao fresh air Gcnd, the fresh air fend!
When from The cold we're nicely screened
And when the room is good and hot,
Is he content? No. he is not
He pants for air
And then and there
lie schemes and plots, with deadly craft
70 sweep with icy draught.
The fresh air iend the fresh air iend!
SO vigorous so yuddy-miencd H.
Within barn he should be kept,
barn by frigd breczes swept;
But there, l guess
He'd feel distress,
And for more air he'd loudly shout
Until the horses kicked him out.
dearly love the out-ofdoors
! love the wintry wind that roars
But though the fresh air fiends deride,
l do not like outdoors inside.
So l repeat,
Turn on the heat,
And let the fresh air bmbos 60
And hob-nob with the Esquimo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

walk long distances without those drag
eing pains and weak feelings. The Veg
etable Compound is fine, and l never
I forget to say good word for it to other
women when they say they need some
thing. Mrs. G. W. HALL, 539 Hazel
Avenue, Lima, Ohio.
There are many women who find their
household duties almost unbearable ow-
ing to some weakness or arrangement.
The trouble may be slight, yet cause
such annoying symptoms as dragging
pains, weakness and run down feeling.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is a splendid medicine for such
of them. Mrs. Halls experience is but
enc of many.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
A THOUGHT

Who is among you that feareth
the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of
his servant; that wallseth in dark
ness and hath no light? Let him
trust in the name of the Lord, and
stay upon his God.-Isiah SOLO.
The prayer Of Ajax was for light
Through all that black and des-
Peratc flight.
The brightness Of that MONDAY
light. -LongfeIlow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

west side of Cotton avenue received
attention yesterday at the hands of
the street department. Granite curb
ing is to be put in from the old bank
building to Council, Parker & Co.'S
warehouse and a brick pavement will
supplant the old plank walk
there. The Improvement has long
been needed and gives a better APP
f. pearance to the street.
The many friends Of Mrs. G. W.
Glover will welcome her return home
from Florida, the latter part of next
week. With her children, Carobel and
Harry, and her two sisters, Mrs.
Glover abs been spending two weeks
/ very delightfully."- down on the PENN.
sula. Mr.. Glover will go down next
week for a short recreation in that
genial cline, his family returning
here with him about the middle of
the month.
Mrs. Mary Walker, after de-
lightful visit to her sister, Mrs. Frank
Harold, has returned to Monroe
Ga. Miss Walker is a great social
favorite in Americas.
Miss Nan Barksdale of Dawson, is
"a charming visitor in Americas this
week, the pretty and popular guest
of Mrs. Emmett McNulty.
Miss Maggie Barfield, of Unadilla,
the guest of Mrs. George Oliver for
week, returned home yesterday
afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Oil
yer.
THIDTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder, Jan. 2,
1889
Monday morning, no paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

troubles such as Wo-
men often have, and
could do no heavy
work. / was sick for
several years, and
from reading your
ads. l finally decided
to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. l am
now doing my own
washing, which I
haven done for sew
eral wears, and can
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
Tom Sims Says:

In Mount Pleasant, Pa, bandits
bit off a mans thumb, proving you
must watch man with an open
mouth.
Counterfeit twentes are in circu-
lation. Examine closely the small
change a bootlegger gives you.
The king of Spain banished garlic
from his kitchen, so the king of
SPANS neighbors are tickled.
A New York boy lived three weeks
IN a water tank and all the other
boys will sympathize with him.
In spite of expert predictions of
good times in 1928, the outlook is
decidedly better.
In San Jose, Cal, q cop used an
8irplane to chase an auto speeder,
so he probably was fly cop.
A fire in a Persian temple has been
BURNING 1000 wears, showing Ou1
fire department is not the worst.
Wire says the thirty-odd White
House cops will get new uniforms,
but these thirty-odd are not the only
odd ones around there.
1t is much more blessed to give
than receive bill.
A new machine takes a picture of
your voice. Some smart guy will
say it must be perpetual motion to
take a woman's voice.
The janitor tells us that soft coal
IS hard to burn.
U. S. ship scrapping program is
halted and we may be unable to gel
battleship for a park ornament.
A little man always mates to start
an argument because he usually gets
| called a liar.
We are against divorces but living
apart often saves man or woman
from living a part.
A toothpaste mine has been opened
in Nevada and they don't have t.
keep their mouth shut about it.
"How do you eat?" asks an ad
vertisement. The answer is 90
credit"
Do you know spring bathing suit
were being made now?
Jim Scanlon of Shenandoah, Pa
went to great pains to get a girl Of
| his hands. She was tattooed on, S
he cut his arm off.
| West Virginia railroad is giving
to every baby born to an employ
which will make the baby's fir
words, "Gimme them f4e bucks
Only a few more shopping mont
before light underwear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

Elaborate corsage bouquets are
seen in the shops and offer an easy
way to refurnish a gown that is on
plain, good lines. A rose of emerald
green velvet, the petals of which are
outlined with brown fur, is one of
the most unique offerings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

Blouses of gold and silver cloth
are now making their appearance,
beaded with metal or colored beads.
They are worn with the more elabo-
rate coat suits to complete the cos
tune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
SEABOARD AIR LINE

Central Time)
Arrive Departs
1905 AM Cordele-Helena 5:15 PM
1926 PM Cols.-Montg'y. $40 PM
$40 PM Cordele-Savh. 1926 PM
6:16 PM Richland-Cols 1906 AM
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02
BEWARE OF
UMDE RWEIGHT"

How much do you weigh? Are
you above or below what you
should demonstrating your height?
Here's a table showing what you
should weigh, to have an ideal
build at the age of 30.
WOMEN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

MRS. c. W. HALL
SICK FOR YEARS
Wants Women to Know How She
Was Made Well by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Lima, Ohio. Indeed, your medicine
is all you say it is had very severe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

THIDTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(trom the Times-Recorder, Jan. 2
1889
Monday morning, no paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

Only a few more shopping months
before light underwear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

In Mount Pleasant, Pa, bandits
bit off a mans thumb, proving you
must watch a man with an open
mouth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

West Virginia railroad is giving So
to every baby born to an employee,
which will make the baby's first
words, "Gimme them FIVE bucks"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

Wire says the thirty-odd White
House cops will get new uniforms,
but these thirty-odd are not the only
odd ones around there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-02

Jim Scanlon of Shenandoah, Pa,
went to great pains to get a girl off
bis hands. She was tattooed on, so
he cut his arm off.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
DARES LION FOR HIS SISTER
Lad, Aged Fifteen, Enters Beasts
Cage to Earn Money to Pay
for an Operation.

London, England.-The happiest,
proudest boy in London Is ffteen-year-
old Alfred Garcia, the son of an omni-
bus conductor.
Alfred recently was offered $3.50 II
he would enter a cage OF circus lions
with the trainer. For two days the
boy considered the offer his thoughts
constantly turning to the thirteen
year-old crippled sister, who would be
benefited UNNECESSARILY by the opera
ton the money would make possible.
"Lions or no lions, I'll do It," he de-
e.ded, and engaged a hrst-rate sur
geon. Then he fulfilled his part Of the
bargain.
The surgeon, however, learned Of the
circumstances and insisted upon CIV
ing his services without charge, where
upon Alfred promptly turned over tho
$3.50 to his sister.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
Five Young Men Who Came From
Germany Dive Off Ship in
Effort to Land.

New York.-Shortly after the Unitet
American line steamship Emden ar
rived In quarantine one night re
Gently, five seamen, said to have beer
stowaways, jumped overheard into the
swirling current In an attempt tc
reach shore. The Einden. q freighter
left Hamburg with general cargo
for this port. There were no passen-
gers, but 1t was said the five stow
Always we're found at different times
during the early part Of the voyage
hidden In various parts Of hold and
bunkers.
Their actions in attempting to
escape at the same time was taken as
evidence that they had talked the mat
ter over during the days when they
had been forced to pay for their
passage by working In engine room,
deck and galley. That all were res
cued was due to the fact that three,
in their haste to get away In the
darkness. swan toward the Brooklyn
shore instead of heading for Staten
island, and so came into the course
of the police boat making one of its
nightly patrols toward the Narrows-
The pair. who headed in the right d.
rection, got within a few yards Of
shore. when their strength gave out
and they were rescued by some men
who happened to be on a night shift
on the pier at Staten island.
Quartermaster Hear9 Splash.
The first that was known on the EN-
den that the five contemplated a con-
certed escape was when a quartermas-
ter making his rounds saw a figure
climb to the starboard rail aft, poise a
moment and then dive into the water.
The quartermaster ran to the rail In
time to see q figure swimming away
into the darkness. AS he peered after
him there came another splash and he
turned In time to see two other men
climbing the rail not many feet from
where he stood. Then came a sue
cession of splashes, and the quarter
master ran forward, shouting Justify,
"Man overheard" By the time the
crew was aroused the five had been
swallowed up into the night.
The quartermaster reported the
escape to the captain who Immediately
directed the ships radio operator to
send out a call for help. Coupled with
his call for help he briefly repeated
that five men had gone overheard and
that there was immediate work for
rescuers. Shore stations picked up
the message and soon 1t was being
repeated "all up and down the line"
One of those who heard the call was
the radio man Of the police boat Man
haitian, in charge Of Sergeant Davis
Byrne of Harbor A. which was cruis-
Ing near the Narrows, mile away.
Bvrne Immediately swung his boat |
about and started at top speed back |
toward the quarantine anchorage. The |
Manhattan headed its course near the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
Chemical Experts Have Found
Way to Make ServiceabIe Tai
fetas From Spruce Pulp.

New Haven.-A warning to the silk
worm that certain chemical COM
pounds, which are his chief business
rivals, are inclined to combine against
him, and hint for him to study their
modern efficient methods, was given
by w. o. Mitscherling of Baltimore, In
his address on "Cellulose Silk" be-
fore the American Chemical society.
"While the silkworm turns out
high quality product and is justified
in a certain pride Of skill" Mr.. Nit
scherling said, "his stubborn refusal
to heed the entreaties Of the sales de-
partment to speed up is playing havoc
with his market. The modern wom-
an cannot be bothered to wait for him,
and SO the spruce tree and the cot
ton plant are gobbling up the big or
ders. These producers are willing to
stand for the introduction Of scien-.
tific methods. For instance, cellulose
(Which Is the technical name for
spruce pulp and cotton lintcrs) Is very
reasonable.
1.-THE most recent discovery in arti-
fetal silk manufacture Is that cellu-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01

stopped their motor and let the boat
drift. 1t drifted until Friday after
noon throughout a great blizzard.
Suicide Pact Suggested.
The only provisions they had were
some raw potatoes, gallon Of drink
Ing water and a pie. For three days
before they were picked up they had
no food nor water. Matthews drank
sea water and became delirious. While
In this condition he tried to persuade
Smith to split bottle Of iodine In a
suicide pact. At least one ship passed
every day, Smith said, but always too
far away to hail until the schooner
passed Friday afternoon.
The boat began to leak badly before
the men were picked up by the schoon-
er and they took the Innings out of their
overcoats to calk the seams.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
FISHERMEN LOST
WEEK ON OCEAN
One Pie and Raw Potatoes All
They Have to Eat While
Adrift in Storm.
TELL EPIC OF THE SEA

New York.-The two Freepvrt IL
u fishermen who disappeared week
ago have returned with an epic OF the
sea. Caught in a snowstorm that lso-
lated their little motOrboat 20 miles to
sea from Freeport, their compass went
wrong and they began a drift that
ended when a schooner from Nassau
picked them up 90 miles southeast Of
Ambrose.
Capt. Bergen Smith, an 18O-pounder.
and Harry Matthews are the two men
who spent five days adrift. They were
landed at Long Beach by the schooner
Catherine NJ, which had picked them
up after the men had drifted for a
week.
One Still Sleeping.
The men went home to F'reepOrt In
taxi from Long Beach and straight to
bed. At noon Matthews was still
sleeping, but Smith was up and told
the story Of the terrible week.
Smith said he and Matthews went
fishing. They started back at 1920 a
M, when something went wrong with
their compass and they found them
selves heading out to sea. Soon they
realized they were lost. Then they
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
RESCUED LADY IN DISTRESS
dered Later Just Why He Obeyed
Order to BEAT It."

One night several weeks ago non
frivolous citizen, in his quite proper
sedan, was driving sedately along on
his homeward way. The shades of
night had fallen. No air of mystery
pervaded the city and all was well.
Bangety-bang- began the
hood over his engine. Something was
coming loose. He drew up to the
curb and opened the door to get out
to see about the thing.
He opened the door to get out. He
didn't get out because-a woman tore
open the rear door of the car on the
opposite side, and sprang into the
back seat, whacked him on the Shout
der, and cried
BEAT it, honey, beat 1t, they're
raidin' me again"
A few minutes later, about twenty
blocks away, an automobile with a
loose hood ratified up to the curb. 1t
contained a man in the front seat and
a woman in the rear seat. The man
was heard to say to the woman:
"Now you beat it-and get out Of
here !'-Indianapolis Star.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01

rivaling the dreams even of Jules
Verne, is In preparation for the work.
All that Is known Is that the human
hand Is the underlying motif of the
scheme.
The hands, attached to giant arms.
will reach into the ship and grasp the
chests of gold. The steel fingers will
not relax even though the water at
that depth would crush a divers he'll.
met. The treasure will be lifted at
the sea bottom and then brought to
the surface.
Details of this romantic undertaking
have been threshed out by hard
headed business men who are behind
1t and work will begin In May. II
will last three summers. II the prof.
ect succeeds 1t will open up the pros
pect Of recovering untold millions now
at the bottom Of the sea.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
Save StOWaWayS
from Icy Waters

Emden, and then, not seeing any of
the fugitives, ran around inshore, and
In the darkness failed to discern the
two who were heading toward the
Staten island docks. Then Byrne Or
dered the vessel ofrshore, and as she
swung about, probably a quarter Of a
mile from the anchored freighter, the
lookout picked up the three stow
Always. They were swimming close to-
gether and headed offshore. AS the
Manhattan raced toward them the trio
set up call for help. They had had
enough.
Arc Revived In Hospital.
The trio found by the police boat
had lost their lone life preserver. Un-
conscious, suffering from cramps. ex-
posture and too much sea water, they
were stretched on the quarantine dock
and revived. All five were taken to
Marine hospital and turned over to
the immigration authorities at Ellis
island for deportation.
After working for hours over the
five at the hospital, they were revived
sufficiently to give their names.
through an interpreter, though they
steadfastly declined to reveal informa-
ton about themselves. They gave
their names as Adolph Niche, Joseph
Scherber, Bruno Schrauber, Kark
Cottder and Paul Harold.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-08-01
GIANT STEEL HANDS WILL
GROPE FOR LOST MILLIONS
Will Paw Ocean Depths in Effort
to Recover SIS, 600, 900 in Gold.

embellishments steel hands Will
reach down through 65 fathoms Of wa
ter and seek out the 100000 in gold
which sunk with the P. & o. liner
Egypt six months ago off Ushant.
Cropping through the silence of the
water, these almost human machines
will feel their way to the vaults Of
the ship where the gold was stored.
A Swedish engineering firm has
agreed to spend 100000 to raise the
gold. They are confident Of success
If they do they will keep $3,000,000
and Lloyd's, who met the heaviest
loss In the shipwreck, will get the re-
mainder.
specially equipped submarine will
be sent to the bottom when the wreck
has been definitely found. The hulk
will be explored from all sides and
accurate charts made. Targets will