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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
Stove Explodes as
Officer Fires Gun

NEfsNoNiA. orc. March a.
Frank valento was today suffering
from a wound In the back received
Sunday when j. s. culbcrtson. night
marshal. opened fro IN a liquor
raid Some sort OF an explosion oe-
CURED in the stove and CuibertAon
thought he was being fired on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
Lecturer Speaks on
Applied Psychology

David Y. Hnth, cullor u Mind
Power Plus" win begin a series Of
free lectures on applied Psychology
and character analysis Monday night
NJ Sa5 o'clock NJ the Masonic Tenn.
pie. Harvard ave. and Pine 81. His
subject for tho evening will be ZAP.
piled Psychology and What II Is"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
WOMAN SUICIDES
Hangs Self to Water Pipe
in Vacant House

Hanging herself 10 a water pipe In
the basement OF n vacant house al
1910 sturgis ave. =. Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Verona Andres, g., ended
her life because OF Illness.
Mrs Andres lived next door. AZ
1919 sturgis ave. s., with her hus'
band. son and daughter, Sunday az
tcrnoon Il. w. Andres, her son. asked
her 10 accompany him on a walk,
She declined. and when Andres re
turned. he found that his mother had
been discovered dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
Nichols Continues
Campaign Schedule

Ralph Nichols, former state sem
ator, will continue his campaign for
councilmanIc scat at the general
elections Monday night with adj
dresses at the Queen Anne Congrc-
gationai church and at cath ave. s.
and Lane 81. Saturday night he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
my DEAR, USE
POSLAM FOR
THOSE PIMPLES

II viii often clear them away in -
hours. because IL Is the most con
cESTRATED OF akin remedies. Yet
SIS medication is 50 gentle that u
cannot irriiaie tho icndcreSt skin. II
you want n clear. unhlemished com.
plexlon get Poslam t5oel az your
druggists ToDAYs-Adycrtlaement.
II YOU value your watch. let a
matchmaker repair Il. Next Liberty
theater Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
Hymn Composer to
Address Churchmen

The Rev. George Bernard. conf
poser of the hymn The Old Rugged
Cross" was to be guest of honor
at the meeting of the Religious Edu-
cational Workers Monday noon in
Dartnalrs cafeteria. Robert Bradley
of the Cornish School OF Music win
sing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-03
Tacoma Plays Host

Tacoma viii be host. Monday eve.
ming. to 200 knights OF Pythias and
their ladies'. Members OF kuh Ala
Dagh temple. together with n 20.
piece band and drill team in uni.
form. will make the trip. The spe.
cial train leaves the interurban depot
at 6.30 y. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
In MEMoRIAM

Mother we miss you, God in his
wisdom having taken from US one
precious mother, has left a place
which can never be filled. When
we were children in our troubles
we called on her and She always
willingly helped US no matter how
tired she might have been, her dear
hands and fond embrace soon
drove ali trouble away and put ev-
erything right. Now that she has
gone we can see that from early
childhood to womanhood and man.
hood she was the truest friend we
ever had, and in the loss of our
dear mother we fully realize that
no other can take her place. We
are comforted to know that though
she is gone from her celestial home
from on high she is still watching
over US and when our days are
over nope to join her and again
be united.
So we will ever cherish that
memory of her and all in unison will
bow our heads in sorrow and say
how we miss you mother.
LYNN w. BURT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11

should lead your daughter in wrong
paths? Parents, awake before it is
too late.
Are you parents sure where your
daughters and sons are every night?
These are plain but serious ques-
tions.
Girls, in choosing men friends.
choose a man for what he is worth
morally, spiritually, as well as IL
nancially, and not for what he
wears. Never let young man
spend more than he can afford on
you. Be careful how and who you
go out to dine with at the cafes
Girls, let's be little more careful
of the grade of literature we read.
Beware of the cheap and dirty love
stories, wild west adventures. Read
wholesome and uplifting books and
spend part of each day in reading
the Bible.
In conclusion I want to urge you
to set your standard high, and never
under any circumstances lower it.
r. l. CHILDS.
Brentwood, Ca, June 6, 1924.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
JOE M,MATH GETS
DEGREE At ". & |.

LEXINGTON, Va, June Ii
Among the one hundred and four
teen young men who received their
degree as members of the Senior
Glass of 1924 of Washington and
Lee University here Tuesday was
Joe Stewart McMath of Americas,
Ga, McMath entered Washington
and Lee in the fall of 1920 and
has taken a prominent part in col
legiate activities since that time. He
received the degree of Bachelor of
Arts at the commencement exer-
cises and presentment of degree
which was held n the historic Lee
Chapel on the campus this morn
ing. The commencement orator at
today's exercises was the Hon.
Lindsay Blayney, at present con.
nected with the Rice Institution, Of
Houston, Texas and well known
throughout the South as a disting-
uished scholar, soldier, and interna-
tionalist, having been awarded the
Croix de Guerre with Palm and va
rious other citations. during the
late world war.
McMath has held many campus
honors at Washington and Lee. He
is member of the Alpha Tan
Omega fraternity and served as
president of his class this year. He
also led the Senior Ball this year
and has been very prominent in all
lines of University activity. His
pleasing personality has won a host
of friends for him during his stay
here. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. L. McMath, of Americas, Ga,
Mrs. McMath attending the grad
uating exercises here at which her
son received his degree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
FIRST COTTON BLOOM
RECEIVED AT MOULTRIE.

MOULTRIE, June 1.-THE first
cotton bloom Of the 1924 cotton crop
was brought to Moultrie by A. e..
May, who farms in the Berlin sec
lion, Mr.. May declared that he had
the finest cotton crop he has ever
seen this date in June and that by
following the DeLoach system of
calcium arsenate poisoning he was
keeping the weevil under control.
"As a matter of fact" Mr.. May
asserted, "the early infestation has
been lighter than it has been any
season since the weevil made its ap-
pearance in Southwest Georgia" He
attributes this fact to the long, cold
Winter and to the activity Of army
worms which destroyed the green
stalks early last Fall, leaving the
weevils nothing to feed en-.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
ALBANY GOLFERS &.
TO PLAY HERE

Continued From Page One.) a.
of the first team. The loser of the
match will not be permitted to
challenge the winner within a per
Rod of thirty days, however, he
can Immediately challenge any 9TH
er member he so desires, - ~
"Any player who is not on the.
second team will have, the privi-
lege of challenging any member of
the second team for a game to de-
eide which shall represent the sec
ond team, under the rules as out
lined above.
at is the desire of your COM
mittee that all the players begin
at once fighting for the various po-
sitions on the two teams"
The bulletin is signed by the
club tournament committee, DIS
two challenges have already been
issued by second men seeking
berths higher up. The first of
these was by H. G. Elan who will
play L. L. McCleskey, a frststeam
man, and the second was by John
Sheffield, who sexes to displace w.
G. Cage upon the first team. Both
Elan and Sheffield at present are.
members of the clubs second teaps.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
LESLIE

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Anderson re-
turned to Leslie Monday after yst-
ing at the home of Mr.. Anderson s
parents in Ochlocknee.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. speer, John
S. Speer and daughter, Miss Lota
Speer left Tuesday for Ochlocknee,
where they will spend a couple of
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Speer.
Miss Ruth Ranew returned home
Sunday from Thomaston where she
visited Mrs. C. S. burden.
Mrs. c. S. burden and two
children, Mary and Charles, of
Thomaston came Sunday to visit
relatives in Leslie.
Miss Mary Ferguson spent the
weekend in Leslie with Mrs. H. G.
Blackshear.
Miss Helen Dell spent Several
days last week the guest of Miss
lone Stewart.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11

growth by gifts and inherited es-
tates.
Inc new estate tax ranges from
l per cent on a net estate not in
excess of $4,000 up to 40 per cert
of the amount by which an estate
exceeds s1O,000,0OO. The high wa
ter mark in the old law was only
rs per cent, of the amount in ex-
cess of $10,0OO.Q0O.
The gift tax is a new one. Fran
ers. OF, the law say they made it to
:eep Johns Uncle Caspar fro
wiggling out of the estate tax by
wiving his favorite nephew various
portions of his wealth while Yet
alive. 1t carries the same rates as
the estate tax, allowing an exemp-
ton of $4,000 and also exemp-
lions on gifts for religious, chart
table and public purposes.
Changes in the direct tax on cor
porations won't affect John very
much, one way or the other. The
tax is still IL and one half per cent
on all net profits, and only few
of the minor details have been re-
vamped.
Under the new tax regime it will
cost John a trifle more to entertain
the boys in a game of penny ante.
The tax on playing cards has been
raised from 8 to 10 cents pack!
He's also going to get nicked for
his NAH jongg-1O cents set!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
NEW FEDERAL TAX
LAW SAVES DIMES
Many of So-Called Nuisance
Taxes Have Been Removed
," Gift Tax is Added

WASHINGTON, June 11-Pe-
sides notsRayyiipg t.. sljp. his, bankrQll
swift kick every time his income
tax falls due, Mr.. JONI w. Taxpay-
er will soon save many incidental
kopecs as a result of the operation
for enlarged federal taxes recently
performed by DR.. Congress.
When he, goes to show, he will
no longer have to pay 10 per cent
tax if his ticket costs less than so
cents.
Neither will he have to pay sax
on telephone, telegraph, radio and
cable messages. Formerly he was
nlcked 5 cents for everything in the
communication lines costing be-
tween IA and SO cents, and 10
cents dgtop5eSyetything costing more.
When he buys tires and accesso-
rles for his automobile, he will only
have to pay tax of 2 and one Laif
per cent instead of 5.
He will get out Of paying a 5 per
cent tax when he buys jewelry, I'M
less the article in question costs
more than $50. If he buys a new
watch he won't have to pay a 5 per
cent tax unless the timepiece costs
more than$60.
If he needs a new motor truck Tor
his business he can buy one tax
free provided he doesn't pay more
than $1,000 for the chassis and 5000
for the body. He was formerly
forced to- pay tax Of 3 per cent.
Some Of the other things on
which he will no longer have to pay
tax are hunting and riding togs,
musical and surgical instruments,
carpets, rugs, trunks, purses, motor
boats, yachts and eyeglasses. 1t
will even cost him less to stage a
murder, as knives, dirks and dag
gers are listed tax. exempt.
But while DR.. Congress- ope "a
ton will save Johns bankroll from
several painful gouges, it will also
have the effect of stunning its
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
PACE SEVEN

pany.
Mr. Read has not lost contact with.
the south and has many friends 8
throughout this section. He is par4 ssak
ticularly well known in TENNESSEE I'LL
and spends his vacation each year
at Carthage where he now owns 9iis
fathers old home. I!gsgi
Mrs. Read, whom will join Mr..
Read in Atlanta later, is also narogcr
tive of Carthage, Tenn, and her, re- ,,E
Turn to the south is another happyao.t
event in successful career to which
although in impaired health, she has. 3gA
contributed very largely. IS
Mr. Read has host of friends i'm .sa.a
the telephone organization whb have s
watched ms progress with phe great5 % fs
est interest, and his selection to suc-f til.
coed man of Mr.. Browns personal a..
popularity promises to be a happy : afs
one. He possess much the same 80
kindly cordial disposition, and thesar,rsa
faculty of winning and retaining
the respect and friendship of his ass. 81
sociates and the public. a.s4,,afs
Frederick H. Reid who has been ...y
vice president of the Southern .,a-.
Group, will succeed Ben S. Read as ...s.
president Of the Mountain States,ae, :
Telephone company having former 49,
ly been general manager of that r,oas5
company a8ns
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
SPEER REGISTERS AS
CANDIDATE IN RACE

ATLANTA, June 11.--Announce
ment is made today by the secretary !.
of the state democratic COMMITTEES
that W. J. Speer, of Troup, had
formally registered for recollection /,
to the office of state treasurer in
the coming general election.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
HENRY COUNTY TRYS
WOMAN SUPERINTENDENT

JULIETTE, June II. The
Henry county board of education
has unanimously elected Mrs. John
Brown as superintendent of schools
of Henry county. She is the first
woman to ever hold this office in
the county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
RADIO SET INSTALLED:
ORATORY BEING WASTED

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Not-
withstanding a radio set had been
installed at The White House,
President Coolidge was at his desk
when the Cleveland convention :
opened today with waves of oratorys
going to waste 50 far as the prime
cipal subject of the keynote speech
was concerned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11

New device for money chang
ing soon expected to replace hui
man coin counters wherever
change in small amounts is de-
sired. The device is electrically
operated and will change any
silver coin up to a half-dollar
denomination. Also it can detect
any spurious coins. These ma
chimes were perfected by the
lnterborough Rapid Transit COM
pany, New York City, and are
being installed in subways and
IL" stations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11

When two friends bury the
hatchet they should put the hais7.,s.
mer with it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11

If ignorance were bliss, every
body would be happy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11

Many man kicking about where
he is should be glad he is anywhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
CEDARTOWN FIREMEN
WILL TAKE EXCURSION

CEDARTOWN, June 11.-Mem-
bers Of the Cedartown voluntee r Z
fire department will leave CEDAR
town, July IA, for New York on
their annual outing. The patrr ]
will go to Savannah and take a bozr-s
to New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-28
5000 oOOOO 900
o SMITHVILLE O
o SCHOOL. NEWS o
o 90 600 20 o Ooo 600

On last Friday afternoon the
teachers and High school pupils
gathered in the auditorium for the
purpose of organizing a Literary
Society. The following officers
were elected: Pres, Clara Scroggm;
Vice President, Carlton Mcdonald
Secretary and Treasurer, Henry
Childers; Critic, Miss Maulden.
Program committee: Hazel Dean
Chairman, Doris Patterson and
Christine Phillips; Social Commit
tee, Lonely Kirvin; Chairman, Mary
Booker and Douglas Mcdaniel. A
committee appointed to name the
society are: Mr.. w. S. Banks, Earle
Mathis and Emma J. Jolley.
A program will be rendered Fri
day P. M. at two o'clock, which is
as follows:
Song-Juanita by school; music
by Dorthy Hays; recitation by Kate
Williams; debate, resolved that play
IN High school is necessary-affirm,
atlve, Doris Booth and Gerald Salt
er; negative Lonely Kirvin and Carl
ton Mcdonald. Music by Mae
Mathis; jokes by Earle Mathis; song
Battle Hymn of Republic; critic,
Miss Maulden; judges for the de-
bate are Mr.. W. S. Banks, Miss
Helen Hays, and Miss Mae Luke.
Every one is planning and look
ing forward to the oyster supper
given by the P. T. A. at the school
mouse Friday night, Oct. 31st A
negro minstrel will be given by
high school girls. Every body
come and bring some body with you.
The Seniors are becoming very
much alarmed about one of her
members. On last Monday after
noon at the last period, Sophie Nc
Daniel laid her head on her desk
and when the bell rang she re-
malned in the room, and had to be
woke up. We are afraid she is
taking the Sleeping Disease.
warning, especially to Senior girls,
DO not let your company stay too
late on Sunday night"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-28
BY THEIR 0DORS
YE SHALL KNOW
EUROPEAN CITIES
All Big Towns Have Character
istic Smell-Cites London.
Paris, Berlin
BY MILTON BONNER
NEA Service Writer

LONDON, Oct. 28.-What is the
Characteristic smell of your town?
Some discussion has been aroused
over here by the assertion that all
big cities have characteristic odor.
Often it comes from one thing.
often it comes from a compound Of
several odors. For instance, as to
European cities:
Paris smells of scent, gasoline and
hot bread.
London smells mainly of lubricat-
ing oil and gasoline.
Berlin smells of gasoline, old
leather and badly groomed horses.
Amsterdam Of strong coffee and
stagnant canal water.
Bristol smells of chocolate and
tobacco, because it manufactures
both in large quantities.
The French have long memo les
even in little things and that Is
why strenuous opposition has been
aroused to the proposed visit of a
famous Dutch singing society to the
capital.
1t seems that last year this crowd
of choristers paid a visit to Ger
many. They sang on Inter den Lin
den and their stay wound up with a
beer evening in the course of which
the Dutchmen sang ode Wacht Am
Rhein. "
All of which was duly noted i'll
Paris by certain editors. This wear
the Dutch singers want to come to
Paris. The program includes visit
to the grave of the unknown soldier
under the Arc de Triomphe. You
can imagine the howl: "What, these
Dutchmen who last year glorified
Germany want this year to sing in
front of our sacred grave? Never,
no thousand times, neverp
The key to dictatorship in Spain
to bribery and corruption in high
places, to backwardness in business
to general decay is supplied by one
word descriptive of a fatal condi-
tion-illiteracy.
The last census figure just pub
lished by the Spanish government it.
self provides terrific arrangement
of the governing powers. Out of
population of 1888, 381 no fewer
than Las, 444 reported that they
had received no elementary instruc-
ton.
1t is true these figures incl1de
children under six years of age
But even deducting these, the per
centage remains 45.46. In other
words, very close to one-half TIE
people can neither read nor write.
That condition, the general pow,
erty of the people and the conn
nance of the army explains why the
Spaniards have never thrown off
the yoke fastened upon them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-28
MADOO TELLS KANSAS
To STICK TO TICKET

NEWTON, Kan, Oct. 28.-In an
address delivered from the rear plat
porm of his train here Monday, Will
nam G. McAdoo urged support of
she pavis-Bfyan ticket and election
OF WillianG A. Ayers, democratic
candidate fQr.aeongRsss from the.
eighth district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-28
CITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fort Special Street, Bond Election Noverber15th

of special to October
In
special registration
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-04
Street Bonds

The Mayor and Council have
finally disposed of the bond
question that has interested the
citizens of Americus for the past
few weeks. Wisely, in their
judgment and we heartily con-
cur, the bonds were changed to
serials instead of long-term
bonds and the amount was re-
duced to 100000.
The issue is an emergency
issue. The streets paved with
wood blocks must be repaved.
The repairs are costing more
than interest on the bonds, and
further delay will merely add to
the overhead expense of the
city.
The city engineer has gone
carefully into the matters OF
costs for the repaving and it will
require all of the 100000 to
complete the job and give the
city permanent paving on these
streets.
AS announced once before,
the Times-Recorder will be de
lighted to aid in the answering
of any questions which may arise
in the minds Of citizens. City
Attorney Lane has volunteered
to answer any question that may
be addressed to the Times-Re-
corder of legal nature.
Lets put these bonds overl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-04
Constitutional
Amendments

Americas women are taking
up the nationwide movement to
get out to the polls on election
days the stay-at-home vote. The
League of Women Voters is as
Stunning the initiative, as it right
ly should, and no doubt more
women and more men will vote
on November 4 than usual.
The presidential election is a
rather cut-and-dried affair in
the South, as a rule, but this
year on election day there are
matters of importance which ev-
cry voter should give serious
consideration. We have refer
ence to the amendments to the
State Constitution.
There are seven of them and
each is important or they would
not have been passed on to the
people for ratification.
The State Constitution is the
law. 1t is the government. It's
amending or changing is a very
serious subject and one that
should be carefully guarded.
Because Of the importance of
Constitutional amendments, the
Tines-Recorder believes that
every voter should have the
clearest conception of every pro-
posed amendment. To aid our
readers we will publish serially
seven articles dealing, one at a
time, with the seven amend
ments proposed.
Stephen Pace, ex-senator
from this district, was request
ed by us to write a short, com
prehensive article dealing with
the several amendments This
he has consented to do and the
articles will begin appearing
next week.
Mr.. Pace was the author of
one of the amendments and he
was member of the Senate
when each was passed. For this
reason he is well equipped to
handle the subject.
If you would vote intel
hgently, read these articles. 1t
is both your duty and privilege,
as a citizen.