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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

which he expects to realize a
profit of one hundred million
dollars. The negotiations, it APP
pears, were secret; and the lands
were those which three Presidents
Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson
had unswervingly refused to re-
lease, regarding them as ail-im-
portant sources of fuel for The
oil-bulning vessels of the navy.
1t is not believed that the future
stages of the investigation, which
still has far to go, will tend to
improve Mr.. Falls condition.
Nor can the pity of having to
probe thus into a sick mans rec
ord be gainsaid. Had he been
less ruthless in prosecuting his
own plans and in stating his own
curiosity, the present situation
might be more sufferable; at
least it would lack so sharp
sting of irony. But Mr.. Fall, poor
man, must now behold his chick
ems coming home to roost,. cheer
less, ill-omened flock. Some are
even so inconsiderate as to re-
mind him that in his testimony
to the Senate committee a month
ago he persistently denied having
ever received so much as a
penny's loan from the Doheny in
terests.
Truth to tell, the committees
case appears remarkably like that
of which certain European states
men who were studying the pre-
dicament Of Turkey in 1914 are
reported to have said. 1--WE have
on our hands a sick man, very
sick man." Howbeit, the investi-
cation must proceed; AID so in
quisitive a mind as former Sena-
tor Falls can but appreciate the
spirit of the hour; can but feel
gratified, indeed as he realizes
that the government is still func-
tioning.-Atlanta Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

F., bu;lders of our great government
- vested in American citizens
mast the age Of twenty-one years.
Upon your shoulders rests the
burden of helping select honest,
upright, courageous and honor
able officers to enforce the laws
of the land. The man or wo-
man who deliberately neglects
or refuses to vote has no right
to complain of the actions of
those whose official conduct
may later warrant criticism
If you are lethargic at the
don't get offended if
public officers fail to regard
your wishes during their term in
office. Some of the gravest
problems that confront this gov
are the result of Ie-
thargy among voters at election
time.
1t will not be easy for some
Sumter county voters to choose
from among candidates who will
offer in this election Many OF
these have personal claims upon
voters; others will expect you to
vote for them because of exist
ing family ties. This is a matter
for you and your conscience; we
arc not supporting any candidate
il this county election. 1t isn't
the purpose of this editorial to
advance the interests Of any in
dividual, but to rally to the sup
port of Sumter county the help
full interests of every resident.
Don't back away from your
plain duty. Vote for the men
and women of your choice at the
polls and thereby assert your
right to be called an one hun
bred per cent American citizen,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times Recorder. Jan.
90, 1904.)

(From the TImes-Recorder. Jan.
90, 1904)
Mrs. L. D. Lockhart left yester-
day for Dawson, called there by
the illness of relatives.
Mir. Dewitt Pickett left yester-
day for Cuthbert, where he goes
for day on business.
Miss Amzie Daniel, of Friend
ship, is fair visitor at the home Of
her brother, Mr.. DIN Daniel, on
Lee street.
Americas friends of Mr.. C. r.
Winburn will be pleased to learn
that he has just been promoted to
the position of superintendent Of
the Second division of the Central
Railway with headquarters at Ma
CON.
Inspired by the success his broth
er members Of the bar are making
as farmers, and seeing visions and
dreaming dreams of riches arising
from fifteen cent cotton. Col.
Frank Hooper kneaded some of his
dough into dirt yesterday and is now
studying the habit of the boil weevil
and the caterpillar while planting
congressional garden seeds.
The union meeting at the First
Baptist church that has been IN
progress for the past three weeks
closed last night. The Rev J. z.
Wardlaw, pastor of the First Meth
odist and Rev. R. f. Neighbor, pas
tor of the First Baptist conducted
the preaching.
While Mr., George A. Turpin is in
Kentucky, where he went yesterday,
he will purchase a pair of horses for
the department of this city, if a
pair that measures up to the re.
quirements cal be found. With an
other pair like the sorrels Ameri.
Gus cannot be surpassed when lt
means making time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
HEADQUARTERS

Germany used to be the chief
magnet for students who wanted to
get the final polish abroad" But
the United States now is finishing
headquarters for the world, 49,
600 students a year arriving here
from Euope, Asia, Africa and South
America. SO reports DIR. Stephen P.
Duggan, director of the Institute ii
international Education.
They come here from the far
corners of the earth. Boys, who
want to quit school and go to work
should ponder this.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

ana INVADE berlin in 1918, according
to Major Gen. Henry T. Allen, for
mer commander of the American
Army of Occupation. Pershing and
other military heads left the decis-
ion to Foch.
Foch apparently thought the inva-
sion of Berlin would make too much
territory to police. 1t was one Of
the most important deeisins in his
tory. We wonder, if Foch has re-
GREETED it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
;, DAILY POEM n.,.,. By g,
Copyright, 1923,
N. E. A. Service
A MATTER OF ETIOUETTE

they each other he four and she
And they hadn't read the Book of Etiquette;
lie very, very friendly but o fendler she
And they hadn't read the Book of Etiquette.
without introduction they made friends children WILL
they school through childhood DAYS until
They both started off clegthy quite grown up still
They hadn't read the Book of Etiquette
He took her out to dances and he plays
And they hadn't read the Book of Etiquette;
They married 0 n graduation DAYS
And they hadn't read the Book of Etiquette.
She was quite dainty housewife and mighty clever cook,
And they had six lovely children their snug suburan nook
Then one day she got copy justly famous biok,
Fwas copy Of tie Book d Etiquette
Now the wife is out in Reno, left her little roo
For at last she's read in the Book of Etiquette;
She'd been living with who was never introduced
Winch was frowned by the Book of Etiquette
n ne Tie that binds is severed she'll undoubtedly essay
10 re-meet her former husband in proper way
ana they'll then proceed comshp and second WEDDING da
All according to Book of Etiquette ''
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
AGILE

Two out of every five American
colleges are using physiological
tests" to rate the mentality of stu
dents, says Prof r. w, Husband, of
Dartmouth.
The majority Of these tests are
fooishly based on the supposition
that mental agility-fast thinking
is the greatest brain quality. AS d
matter of fact, the best brains move
slowly, cautiously like an elephant
testing the bridge ahead. Gigantic
bIunders like the World War are the
result of fast thinking-snap judg-
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
FATAL

Twenty-one thousand Americans
will be killed by accidents this year
while on industrial jobs, warns the
National Industry Conference Board
An additional 5000 employers and
self-employed people will be killed.
Whether or not your name will be
included on this list may depend
largely on your personal caution
Safety appliances help a lot. Bu5
constant personal caution is the best
safety device. Be as careful, when
working around danger, as when
driving an auto past a schoolhouse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
PROTEST

A young man writes, protesting at
the older generations notion that
che younger generation IS going to
the dogs He says truthfully that
40 cannot Judge 90" And he adds
the key of the whole situation: III
we do want to enjoy ourselves, it is
because we know only too soon We
will marry, and marriage nowadays
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
THE STANDARD

KEEPING PRICES AS LOW AS
POSSIBLE AND DOING TWICE
THE BUSINESS TWICE AS FAST
HENCE THESE LOW PRICES
Five Hundred Pairs Women Kid
Gloves at per pair, Use
/ We took the entire sample line
Of a foremost New York importer,
the majority one-half and more
under their actual value--a mar
velous offer-quality Of the finest
sort, styles that are decidedly
smart, colors that are the seasons
favorite. In fact, the whole is
matchless at this extremely low
price-an opportunity that no wo-
man can afford to overlook
800 Pairs Children's csc
Socks at 10c
Regular 25c grade of ChiIdren's
Lisie Socks, black and brown, most
all sizes; here at per pair -.......10c
$500 Velvet Rugs at 1898
Genuine ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ka-
tonah Velvet Rugs, size 90x60, over
20 beautiful patterns; regularly
$500; here now for 81: - $2.98
1000 Yards Csc to 35c
Cretonnes at l8c
Full yard wide and fast colors,
beautiful patterns, in almost every
color. Never before for less than
25c and many times they were 35e;
here yard ...--,-..,,,.,-,.,..-.-...-- .1sc
Boys Hats, Value $500 to $500
At $1.oO
Eats for small boys up to 10
years, all colors, black velvet, as
sorted cassimere and worsteds, reg
ularly $500 to $500, now
each ---.-----.- ----------,- .--..-....-.$1 90
Mems $3.50 to $500 Hats at $1.45
Odd lots from our $3.50 to $500
lines in all colors and all sizes, here
now at each -.,,..-.-.-..--,..,,.,---..,$l.45
The Best Yard-Wide Sheeting
At 15c
my NSlJ DCoC SdIu-Wlue ONeeI-
ing, closely woven, heavy grade, the
mills price is more than our retail
price; here now yard .-......-..-....15c
$3.50 All-Wool Serge at CSC
Fine all-wool Storm Serge,
sponged and shrunk, SO inches wide,
regularly $3.50; here now per
Shoes for Men and Women at $2.98
This price gets the best Shoes in
our stock, Goodyear welts for men
and women, new styles, values up
to 81; here now choice of our best
Shoes All. .......... $2es
One Thousand Yards of White Out
ings at, yard l5c
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
AREERICUS. GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
ADVERTISING

Gumshoe, the missing pipe is more
than ever.
Does advertising pay? Hearken!
Janitor, after reading this no.
tlee,, writes us he saw friend wife
throw something in garbage can.
Reward not so liberal today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
Old Days i'm
An1eYiCuS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Jan.
20, 1914.)

(trom the Times-RecordeF. Jan.
20, 1914.)
In the sale a day or two ago the
plant of Americas Bottling Co.,
The property was bought in at the
price named, $3.50 for MIR. Eugene
Hill, of Americusu Mr.. Hill will put
in condition for immediate use and
will operate it in the manufacture
of popular soft drinks.
Mr.. John Oliver, of New Orleans
is in Americas on business. Nh.
Oliver was reared here, his father,
Hon. Perry Oliver, having been the
first mayor of Americas.
A decline of ten points in the coz
tract market yesterday had little
appreciate effect upon the local
spot market, although the value of
lower grades was probably affected.
The market here yesterday was
quoted as follows, good middling
l3 cents and middling ~ IA cents.
Total receipts to date, 33.453.
Mrs. H. 0. Jones and petite
Miss Jones, who have been spending
several months wiah relatives in
South Carolina, returned to Ameri-
Gus yesterday. 4
Miss Matte Lewis Dodson will &c
to Fitzgerald today upon pleas
ant visit of several days to Mrs.
Thomas Dickey at her handsome
home here.
The local Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union gave a reception to
the teachers and city board of edu-
cation Wednesday night at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Clegg on Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
A THOUGHT

Every man shall receive his own
reward according to his own labor.
i Cor. 3;8.
Heaven often regulates effects
by their causes, and pays the
wicked what they have deserved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

The Temple of Neptune, the ruins
of which still stand at Paestum, in
southern Italy is held to be the fin
est speciment of Doric architecture
outside Of Greece. ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

blizzard.
Politicians whose birthdate this is
would do well to have nothing to do
with oil leases.
People on Feb. 20 will grow old
less rapidly than those born on 9th
er dates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

The present authorized strength
of the United States Marine corps
is 1898 Officers, ia warrant Off
GERS and 27,400 enlisted men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
AUTO NEWS

From the various automobile
SHOWS comes information that auto
tires are running into millions now.
That's just the trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
SOCIETY

We read that Mr.. NJ. Rafscho-
wizzki is changingl his name Leap
year had nothing to do with it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
EDITORIAL

Temreramental folk should re-
member that poets and artists arc
used to going without food and Iiv-
ing in a garnet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
MUSIC

Songs tEat will never grow old:
sixteen men on dead mans chest
IA no! Yo no! He, had a bcttle\ of
rum"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
FASHION NEWS

New York style show announces
one-half-piece bathing suit. Another
reason for continuing that diet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
LIVE MEMBER

has not much glamour about it..
Jobs are too hard to get and Keep
and there is not much money to be
easily made.
You have noticed the tremendous
number of young couples VINO find
the poeketbook problem so acute
that both husband and wife have to
work. In a sense they are victims
of men whose ambition, rather than
to get a lot Of money for them-
selves is to prevent others from get
ting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
= 8
JACK

If you were presented with all the
money that's in circulation in Amer
lea. not counting what's stored away
in the Treasury and the Federal Re-
serve, you'd have nearly 500 mil
lion dollars. This is the latest re-
port.
That's only SAG for eve rmyan,
woman and child.
With this small amount of money
along with system by which bank
checks takes care of 95 per cent OF
all transactions, the country does
yearly business estimated at $780,
600 million dollars a year.
In the list of 10 greatest inven-
tions, include credit"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
WAR DISPATCH

On the even Of Washington s
birthday We read that Gus Corn
wallis surrendered to the Chicago
rum squad
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
OUR HOROSCOPE

Parents born on this day should
not leave their offspring out in a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
WASHINGTON BUREAU

Mr.. Box says he's ready to put
up another prize. Peace at any
price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
BEDTIME STORY

Just one more hand and then
Veil all go home"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
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AA> bgAbert Apple
MAYRF
MAYBE

OF interesting things, there's new
or a shortage. A European physician
claims he can tell the sex of a child
several months before birth, by Il
new blood test. This seems no more
implausible than the theory OF the
circulation of the blood when first
advanced by Harvey.
A group Of mystics, delving in
psychic phenomena, claims it has
word from the other side that a Blue
Race is due to appear on earth 20
share things with the White. Yellow
Rcd, Black and Brown Races.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
ART

Sam Haskins is painting his barn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
STOP

Marshal Foch made the decision
not to keep the Germans on the run
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29

Mems $3.50 to $500 Hats at $l.45
Odd lots from our $3.50 to $500
lines in all colors and all sizes, here
now at each --.......-....--.......-.-....$l .45
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
NEW POST ROUTE
Downtown Terminal Will BE on East
Side Of Alamo Plaza.

An outline of the definite route Of
the new Fort Sam Houston busses has
been announced by the San Antonio
Public Service Company, with the
opening of the extended line srheduled
for Tuesday. Trainmen have received
notices regarding fares, routes, and
other items. and the large new busses
are receiving their last bit of inten-
sive training for service.
The route of the Fort Sam Houston
bus. which until Tuesday has stopped
at Grayson and New Braunfels
Avenue, from the Fort at Division
headquarters. will include loop over
the post via division headquarters
and over New Braunfels avenue to
Nolan street, over Nolan to Nacog-
doches thence TO Houston and finally
to the terminal on the east side of
Alamo Plaza at Crockett street. On
the return trip. the busses will go to
way of Crockett street to Nacogdoches
and thence on the same route to d.
vision headquarters.
Fares will be ten cents between
Fort Sam Houston and any point in
the city, and between any two points
in the fort the cost will be five cents.
The intersection at Grayson and New
Braunfels avenue is considered the
dividing line between the city and
Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Chauffeur Claims Writer
Found Slain Under Over
turned Automobile Robbed
Him and Stole Car;
Tacks in Machine, How
ever, Similar to Those
Used in Escape by Bank
Robbers.
RY L. C. OWEN.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
Oakland, Calf, April L. Some
time within the next "A hours. a ten
pound package of broadheaded tackS,
of somewhat peculiar design. Is eX-
pected to sweep away the cloud OF
suspicion that hovers over the body OF
Homer Eon Flint, widely known story
writer, which was found beneath an
overturned automobile on a lonely
road near here Thursday.
Should the expected materialize, ii
will save Flint from going down in
police annals as a member of the lit
craft who mixed banditry and bank
robbery with fiction writing. And it
will serve once more to point the old
adage that some unwilling blunder al
ways proves the nemesis of every
criminal.
Almost simultaneously with the
body of Flint, a taxicabb driver mott
fled the police by telephone from a
farm house several miles distant that
h. had been held up and robbed OF
his money and his automobile by a
lone well-dressed passenger, who had
hired the cab for trip to a country
roadhouse.
lnO TddCzkdSt OIL ldchS.
The taxicabb driver later identified
the overturned car as his, and the
body of Flint as that of the man who
had robbed him. Lending credence TO
his story was an automatic pistol in
Flint's overcoat pocket. There also
was found in the car the ten-pound
package of tacks, but no significance
was attached to these at the time.
All the apparent evidence pointed
to Jekyll-Hyde existence on the part
of the young author. Then relatives
came forward aud declared that he
had left his home in San Jose with
S400 in his possession. Only s1.41
was found in his pockets. The police
became suspicious.
Investigating the taxi cab driver.
they found that he had twice been
arrested on robbery charges, once as
the driver of a bandit car. Then
they remembered that few weeks ago
a band of robbers had successfully
thwarted pursuit after Fresno coun-
ty bank holdup by scattering tacks
along the road as they fled.
These tacks were similar to the
ones found in the wrecked car. 1t
also developed that the tacks had
been in the automobile before Flint
hired it for the roadhouse trip.
Attaches of robbed Fresno bank
viewed Flint's body and declared it
was not that of one of the robbers.
Then they looked at the chauffeur
and said he looked like one Of the
band. The chauffeur, however, offer
ed an abb.
So far the authorities have been
unable TO shake. the ehsuffeur's story
that Flint held him up and then sped
away TO his death over the side of the
PERCEPTIONS road. District Attorney
Decoto of Alameda county declares
his emphatic belief in E'lint's inno-
cence. however, and declares a hunt
is now on for a third man whose ar
rest may completely vindicate Flint.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
WINS OVER KHAN
Dies MOines, Iowa, Mayor Reelected
Over KIuxer Candidate.

Des Moines. Iowa. April 1.-Mayor
Carl Carver was reelected mayor Of
Des Moines for the coming two years
at Yesterdays city election. over
former Mayor Fl. II. Burton. who was
actively supported by the Ku KluS
Klan. Carver was given a majority of
about 1000 votes.
John w. Jenny. former chief Of po-
lice. who never has made any attempt
TO repudiate the support of the local
klansmen. was elected by a majority
of about 5000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
FREED OF MURDER
Ramon Lara Acquitted in Joe Ybarra
Killing Case.

Ramon Lara. charged by Indictment
with the killing of Joe Ybarra, drug
store messenger, was given an in
structed verdict of not guilty in the
Thirty-seventh District Court Mon.
day afternoon. Lara's trial lasted
less than five minutes.
Antonio Lara. brother Of Ramon.
had been acquitted of the same charge
Monday morning on an instructed YER
diet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-01
Package of lacks May Serve
to indicate Dead Novelist
MAY LICENSE WRITERS
Oklahoma Bill Would Disbar All Lii.
belous Journalists.
Oklahoma City. okla. April 1.

Oklahoma City. Okla. April L..
Journalism would be made profess
sion and journalists liable 10 disbnr'
ment r"on conviction for libel under
an initiated measure which Aldrich
Blake. head of the Visible Government
League of Oklahoma, announced yes
terday he would file with the secre-
tary of state today.
The measure would be applicable -
all persons who write. edit or assist
in the preparation of any news or edi-
torial matter" All newspaper men
would be licensed" by the secretary
of state and would be barred from
"practicing" upon being convicted of
libelous writing.
This measure is one of three Of n
legislative program which Blake plans
TO submit to Oklahoma voters. The
others would provide for a one-Hous"
Legislature which would be elected for
tw0-year terms and for complete re-
vision of the state election laws. The
governor and lieutenant governor
would also be elected on a two-year
SCHEDULE instead of four as at present.