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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
LEGAL EXECUTIONS

The execution in Nevada on
Friday of last week Of China
man guilty Of murder attracted
a great deal of attention all over
the country because it was the
first legal taking of human life
by means of lethal gas. The ply
sicians, who witnessed the exc
cution from safe distance and
separated from the condemned
by a glass window declare the
vengeance of the law was salts
fed in a painless way. They state
that Gee Jon, the first victim Of
the new Nevada law, did not suf-
Ter in his passage into eternity.
OF course there is something
very gruesome and very harrow
ing about the idea of sitting a
man in chair in a room alone,
sending the deadly gas into this
chamber and watching the spark
Of life go out of him. But the
authorities seem to agree-that
is the medical authorities-that
this plan Is both effective and
prompt and that the victim. if
ne suffers at all, is conscious for
only a fraction of a minute be-
fore the lethal gas becomes fatal.
The people in Nevada claim they
have made great progress in
meeting the vengeance of the
law. way
There was a time when those
upon whom the duty of execu-
tions fell thought that the more
punishment the victim could have
the better the job was done. The
age of breaking men on the
wheel aof death by a series of
duckings in a pool and the use
of the bastinado, when men were
whipped upon the soles Of their
feet, mark some of the progress
sive stages through which human-
lty has passed until it has reach
ed this alleged painless method
out in the Middle West.-Savan-
nah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Feh
Is, 1894.)

Yesterday morning, after the ad-
journment of mayors court con-
ference of the friends of Mr.. My
rick for the prosecution of the au-
thors of the libelous article that
mad been published the previous day
Warrants were issued for the ar
rest of Messrs. Ansley, Cuerry,
Twitty and Francis and Judge Math-
ews set for hearing at 2 o'clock
At noon, Mr.. J. B. Ansley made a
statement to the effect that his
name had ben signed to the article
without his knowledge of the con-
tents or significance Of the Ian
guage used, and that he repudiated
the sentiment expressed.
High Private Ed Littleten, who
claims the distinction of being the
only living private of the late war,
has hit uron a happy scheme to
keep his larder supplied until the
plum and blackberry season comes
around. Last spring he posed as ap
alliance lecturer in the back coun-
ties where he was unknown to the
people, and thus worked the fried
chicken and biscuit racket with
great success. Can't do that AGAIN
with safety So he proposes to go
to work for Governor Northen.
The following are the pupils
highest in scholarship in the sew
eral classes at Jackson street for
the PAST six weeks. First grade
ABB cass, Francis Harper, Emmie
Morgan, Louise Clarke: Clarke:
A class Mary Kitchens, Imogene
Davis, Ernest Slappey, First grade
B. B., class Harris Council, Mamie
Bailey, Minnie Mayo. A class,
Katie Everett, Winnie Bragg, John
B. Walters. Second grade ABB
class, Emmett HORNE, Susie Chap
man, Rosa Stubs, A class, Marion
Harrison, Deville Parrot, Lizzie
Rutherford. Fourth grade Ethel
Baisden Kate Harris, Alice Boyd
Gussie Morris, Esther Morris, and
Matte Lou Bragan. Seventh grade
A, Herbert Hawkins Susie Darby,
- s'sN. tSeN' - go 4.as.ss1-
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"AT REEDS REQUEST y

Senator Lenroot, chairman of
the Senate committee engaged
In probing the oil scandal, is a
fair minded man, as is evidenced
by a statement he made while
the committee was in session
Monday.
The Associated Press thus re-
ports the incident:
Chairman Lenroot said he
wished to explain outside of the
record that the questions which
had been. put to Mr.. Doheny and
which resulted in the disclosure
Of Mr.. McAdoo's employment as
counsel had been at the request
OF Senator Reed, Democrat, Mis-.
souri,"
So that's that"
1t would be interesting to know
by what mental processes Senator
Lenroot reached the decision to
make the brief statement attri-
buted to him. Senator Reed is
ms senatorial colleague. Mr.. Nc.
Adoo is not, and never has been
but there has been a great deal
more political sympathy between
Senator Lenroot's party and SEN
ator Reed than between that par
ty and McAdoo.
There seems to be little douba
that the chairman of the com.
mlttee simply decided that the
public should know why a cues
uos which brought McAdoo's
same into the oil hearing was
asked of Doheny, particularly as
Senator Reed is an announced
casdidate for the same high of.
flee which McAdoo is seeking
The matter presents Senator
Reed in a not enviable light
There was nothisg culpable in the
McAdoo law firms connection
with oil companies with which
Doheny was fair enough when he
mentioned McAdod is response TO
Senator Lenroot's question, to
state that none of the services
rendered by McAdoo, Cottos &
Franklin were in connection with
any If the oil leases under inves-
tigatios with efforts of Ameri-
can oil interests to secure fair
treatment at the hands of ahe
Mexican government. Nothing
has since been brought out to
justify a suspicion that the facts
were not exactly as. they were
given to the Sesate committee by
MIR. McAdoo on Monday.
Senator Reed is privileged to
enjoy whatever Satisfaction he
can get out of his connection
with the case Those who are
familiar with his record are hard
ly surprised. His reputation for
political fairness is not immacu-
late. and his attempt to besmirch
another Democrat who happens
to be seeking the same hioh hon
or for which Reed himself is an
avowed but hopeless candidate
Is not surprising Albany Herald
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Nah Jong

Chinese bandits who rob and
kill by night gamble all day
at nah jong. This is the rather
surprising information brought
20 this country by a missionary
recently returned from the Ori-
ent. For centuries it has been
recognized that a Chinese is tc
be trusted; that the pledged
word of a Chinese. howeve-
humble his station. equals the
strongest bond possible to give
N that country. Now comes the
report that nah iong players ar
being excepted from this ancient
ruling.
Maybe the news will affect
the popularity of the game in
this country; maybe not. There
are few devotees of NAH jong
in Americas. yet it is interesting
to speculate how many of these
will forsake the game because of
the unsavory reputation the pas
time has acquired in its native
country. How many of these
respectable men and women, do
you suppose would engage in
faro. or the ordinary chance
game of 'craps2' These games,
disgTaced in our country, GER
haps, enjoy a popularity in
China similar to that Of nah
jong in America. 1t would APP
pear that most games are what
you make Them anyway; what
is gambling in China is pastine
in America and what is gamb-
ling in America. perhaps, is
most respectable in China.
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Copyright, 1923, Dali " Df 1EM
N. E. A. Service - AAA~ = NAA'A Berton Braey
ICONOCLASTS

There is a certain type of goof,
Who always has undoubted proof
That no great man alive or dead
Has said the things we think he said,
Or done the things we thought he did
From Cheops and his pyramid
To Henry and his well known flivver
This doubling Thomas will deliver
Proof that these big men recall 81
Deserve no credit none at all. =,
1t matters not what name you mention
In art, in letters or invention,
Or who may be the mighty giants
In war or politics or science,
These expert knockers will essay
To take their credit ali away \
End give it &c rnma gent unknown
Who was ''the power behind the throne"
Perhaps they're right, but prefer
To think my heroes really were
Heroic as I've always thought;
And that the things they said and wrought
Were mostly theirs-and mostly true
! like illusions, so / do;
] ike my idols and trust EN-
More than I trust the guys who'd bust 'em!
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FAT

The famous Partisan dressmaker,
Nine. Madeline Voinnet, visits New
York and comments: cts a pity
that all American women want to
be thin. They lose something when
they force flesh away-the FRESH
ness is lost and they are almost Ger.
tain to have haggard appearance
which no amount of youthful clothes
can disguise. It's a pity to go
against nature. I believe in being
natural"
One answer to this is that it isn't
natural for woman to get too fat,
any more than it's natural for hes
to get too thin. The womanly at.
tempt to be than is more than q
fashionable urge. It reflects a de-
sire for health, activity and grace.
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Old Days in
Americas
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Feb
is, 1914.)

Is, 1914.)
A lovely party of Friday morning
was the one given by Mrs. H. @.
Jones at her home on Harold ave-
nue., when she entertained four tab
les of players. Mrs. Taylor Lewis
received the prize for top score, a
book of recent fiction, and as favors
red carnations were given to each
guest.
Class Number Eleven of Furiow
lawn Baptist Sunday school had
their regular monthly social meeting
on Friday evening at the home of
their teacher, Mrs. r. L. Bivins. Be-
sides the members of the class those
present were Misses Martha DIED.
ham, Catherine Davenport, Mary
Eliza, Sheppard, Annie Allen, Ruth
Macarthur, Nina B. Cannon, Orrie
Baggett Bufa Gammage, Maud
Conner, Violet Tooten, Margaret No
gan Marthena and Bess Bivins.
Friends of Miss Rebecca Cowles
are pleased to learn that she is re-
covering from severe injuries sus-
tanned recently in fall from a
carriage from which she was alight-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reese are
enjoying greatly their trip to Miami
and POINTS on the Floriad peninsula,
where they went recently for a
pleasant stay of several weeks.
Col. c. NJ. Hunter is among
Columbus well-known commercial
evangelists who picked out a good
place to spend Sunday.
Charles Crisp, Jr., has arrived
here from Washington and will re-
main with relatives here DUNG the
stay of his parents, Judge and Mrs.
Charles R. Crisp in Colorado, where
they have gone for an extended
visit.
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OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
GEORGIA BUYS GREAT BULL

GEORGIA BUYS GREAT BULL
Pabst King Segis Glover, the
best bred Holstein bull ever ship
ped South, and among the best
in America, has just been purchas-
ed by the Georgia State College
Of Agriculture from Pabst Hol-
stein Farms, to head the excellent
herd maintained on the college
Farm at Athens.
We are advised by DR.. Milton
P. Jarnagin that the sire of this
bull is King Segis Alcartra Prilly,
six times Grand Champion and
undefeated in the show ring. In
addition to being Of the type that
wins in the shows, he has demon
onstrated his ability to transmit
production by string three world s
record daughters, which is more
than can be claimed of any other
living bull. His first four first
calf daughters average 1000
pounds of butter for the year and
two Of his two year old daugh-
tiers have produced over $4,000
pounds of milk in the year.
The dam is a daughter Of Crea-
tor with 1912 pounds of butter
and 469 pounds Of milk to her
credit in seven days as a Jersey
two-year old. She in turn is out
of one of the best daughters of
King Pontiac Champions with
35 pounds of butter to her cred
it in seven days. - Cordele Dis
patch.
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MASKS

-
Its pity to go against nature.
| believe in being natural" says
Nine. Voinnet, which proves she is
as good at philosophy as at dress
making. A large part of our gen
Grafton wears q mask. 1t hides its
real self. 1t apes others-tries to
live up to standayds beyond its in
come-eYen affecting the strut and
shrug Of movie stars.
When a person is not absolutely
natural, frankly and bluntly just
what God made him. it's an admis-
sion that he's ashamed of himself.
Great personalities are always nat
ural, never masked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
Rabies

Hydrophobia, or rabies. as
the disease is known is increas-
ing rapidly in Georgia. This is
the startling information contain
ed in a recent bulletin prepared
by the State Board of Health.
Years ago this disease was con-
sidered dangerous only among
animals, but now it seems to be
spreading among humans, with
the result that in Georgia alone
during 1921, the last year for
which statistics are available,
total of 1900 humans received
treatment for the disease.
Rabies, it is known, IS spread
only by dogs. Other animals
and man contract the disease,
but only dogs convey infection
from one to another. This
much is known about the disease
which once constituted a men
ace in England. Rabies, unless
treated effectually Immediately
following infection. mean death
to the patient, either man or
beast. IL
The problem of combating
rabies is already serious one,
and the one solution of its men
ace lies in the control of the
dogs. Every unmuzzled dog
that roams the streets of Ameri-
Gus constitutes a menace to the
community. So-called dog
days have nothing at all to do
with rabies, infection may be
contracted at any season -
rabies is transmitted through skin
abrasions, and the disease is one
of the most dangerous known
to medical science. Several cas-
es were reported recently in
Sumter county. Dr. Stapleton
diagnosing the disease as dumb
rabies This would indicate
that not all rabid animals go
mad, that many of these re-
main apparently harmless inso-
far as attacking other animals
or human beings is concerned.
lfA final solution Of the prob
lem may dome some day in the
discovery of a specific for rabies,
eithet in form of a serum or 9TH
en- treatment. But this is look
ing far into the future. Just
now it would appear to be the
part of better Judgment to turn
attention to control of dogs.
Owners of such animals should
cooperate by keeping their
dogs confined at home; when,
however. they fail to do this, the
authorities are justified in taking
whatever action may be neces-
sary to protect the public. Vag-
rant dogs that prowl about the
streets and in back yards at
night should be exterminated.
This class of dogs serves no use
fuI purpose; they belong to no.
body. and their elimination
might prove of incalculable
benefit to the community. The
life of a single child is worth
more than all of the dogs in the
county, and these vagrant ami
mails constitute a constant men.
ace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
MURDER
Every Now and Then We Have a
Few Killings

Every Now and Then We Have a
Few Killings
The latest murder in the thea
rieal world was held in New York.
Well, it was New York's time. Holly
wood had the last one.
This makes it about a tie between
the two places, New York and Hol-
lywood. But it shows that New
York is struggling for her old-time
leadership in the field of art.
There is talk of moving the movie
studios to New York, if New York
can furnish enough scandals, mur-
ders and such.
SOCIETY
The Teapot Dome scandal seems
TO be all over except the shouting.
That is, the scandal is all settled
officially. Investigators have been
duly appointed and are going to
work. These men will make a
probe. When you hear of investiga-
tors probing something it means
nothing.
MARKETS
1t is estiamted that most ten
cent cigars are nickle cigars.
MEDICAL NOTES
The funniest thing is a dentist
having his landlord for patient.
DAN BOBB SAYS
If this Prince of Wales gets
through Leap Year single he is the
greatest diplomat on earth.
SPORTS
The ball teams are getting ready
interviewing the various managers
we find every team will win the
pennant this year. All any team
will have to do is beat all the other
teams, and this seems simple. Every
team has a rookie capable of win
ming the pennant by himself. II
you don't believe US go ask TIE
rookie.
CHURCH NEWS
1t might help if we worried less
about what we are after here and
more about what we are hereafter
HUNTING NEWS
Tennessee hunter CLAMPS he stran-
gled wildcat. Even if he had, no.
Body would have believed him.
SPRING NEWS
Only few weeks now until
many of us will be too sick to work,
out well enough to go fishing.
BOOZE NEWS
Booze is very dangerous, A still
blew up in Chicago and almost
killed a couple of men.
HORSES CAN READ NEWS
PAPERS
The Prince of Wales has two bad
habits. One is falling off Of horses
and the other is straying single.
Both are very dangerous.
He fell off a horse the other day
and broke his collarbone. There is
some talk of changing his title 10
the Prince of Walls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
HUGO

Great preparations all over the
world to honor Hugo Grotius, the
Holland jurist, and the Booth an
niversary, of his treatise on war and
peace. This treatise was the be-
ginning of international law.
Nations are fairly well policed
and managed from within On the
world STAGE" nations still are not
far removed from a condition OF
banditry and lawlessness. They
make their subjects behave at home,
but forget the rules often indealing
with neighbors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
ITCHING ECZEMA
DRIED RIGHT UP
BY THIS SULPHUR

Any breaking out OF the skin, even
fiery, itching eczema. can be quickly
overcome by applying little Mentho-
Sulphur, says a noted skin specialist.
Because OF its germ destroying proper
ties, this sulphur preparation instantly
brings case from skin irritation, soothes
and heals the eczema right up and
leaves the skin clear and smooth.
cit seldom fails to relieve the torment
and dishgurement. Sufferers from skin
trouble should get little jar Of Rowles
Mentho- Sulphur from any good drug.
eist and use il Ike cold cream.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
NEXT

In the next war, the main object
will be to put the enemy to sleer
or otherwise temporarily out of bat,
tie instead of butchery and death
So predicts Benedict Crowell, form.
erly of the War Department. Such
policy would be changed after
prisoners began running into the
millions. Prisoners are great nui.
sance.
Crowell makes this enticing pre-
diction: "Airplanes will jump over
armies and attack the directing
brains behind"
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COUNTERFEIT

A Greek refugee in Anatolia made
an oriental rug three by six feet,
a perfect reproduction of an Amari-
can dollar bill The rug finally
landed in the hands of an Akron
man, who paid $50 for it. He dis
played it in a store window. A
Secret Service agent saw it and
seized it as a violation of the U. S.
counterfeiting laws.
Technically correct, for it's un-
lawful to make or own a reproduc-
ton of money design. But the
rug was later returned to its owner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15
WILD

Want to buy lion? The animal
companies will go into the jungles
of Africa, catch and deliver a lior
to You for $500. Tigers are LISTED
lately at $1,000 apiece, elephants
as low as $500.
The elephane quotation interest,
-Prientals as much as auto prices in
terest US. Many centuries are
bridged in this contrast. And the
auto dumbfouads the out-of-the
way oriental rs much as the jungle
beasts faseinate Us.
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DATE

The first public operate perform
ance is believed to have been staged
223 years ago at a French royal
wedding.
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Dam DobbSDailV
PRINCE OF WALLS FALLS

This young fellow is cut of luck
He has to keep on riding, because
some day he may need a horse to
escape from the women.
The wire doesn't say if any wom-
EN- were after him when he fell
and broke his collarbone. If they
were, he managed to escape, be
cause he is still single.
EDITORIAL
Spring is coming, according to
the almanac. With spring will come
spring fever. Of course it won't
exactly be spring fever, IT will be
the regular laziness which we have
all year. Spring gives us a chance
to call this laziness by a more po-
lite name.
DATE
We suggest that February is short
on days because March is so windy
it blows in ahead of time.
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3sc Devonshire Cloth at 2sc

39c Devonshire Cloth at 25c
Short lengths just received from
the factory, every yard guaranteed
fast colors, checks, stripes and solid
colors suitable for dresses, rompers,
chiidren's dresses--the best cloth
manufactured-sale price for the
short lengths, yard ..................25e
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81 Queen Victoria Sheets at $l.49
Each one with the original "Vic-
toria' label, so of course each one
first quality, bleached snow-white,
size for double bed; this sale
only ,............ ..,......,...... ,.....$l.49
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15

Mems $3.50 to 81 Shirts at $l.oo
Striped Percale and Madras
Cloth, pain Soisette, Khaki colors,
attached collars or neckbapd style,
sizes Ia to II, big table Of over
three hundred to select from
choice ....,............, ,,,....,......,.$l. 90
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50cGold Seal Pillow Cases at 35c
Made of Fruit Loom Muslin.
large or medium sizes, free from
starch, wide hens; regularly SOC,
this sale ,,...,.,,,..... 3se
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Monday morning no paper pub
lished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15

1000 Yards of White Outings
at Yard 15c
Fine White Outing, full width,
heavy twill, regularly Csc; here
now ............................ .............I5c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-15

Shoes for Men and Women
at $2.9s.. 4
This price gets the best Shoes in
our stock; Goodyear welts for mon
and women, new styles, values up
to 81; here now choice Of best
Shoes at .................. ............$2.9S
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THE STANDARD

Boys Hats, Value $500 to
$500, at $l,00
Hats for small boys up to 10
years, all colors, black, velvet, as
sorted cashmere and worsteds, reg
ularly $500 to $500, now each 81
Mems $3.50 to So Hats at sl.45
7 Odd lots from our $3.50 to $500
lines in all colors and all sizes, here
now at, each -...,..-.......-......,,$l.45
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The Best Yard.Wide shestlhg

at lsc
The very best yard-wide Sheet
ing, closely woven, heavy grade.
The mill price is more than our res
tail price; here now, yard %a.".iSe
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$50 All-WoOl Serge at Csc

Fine all-wool Storm Serge,
sponged and strunk, SO inches wide,
regularly s1,50 There now per
yard ...s..... .-...-...... ..,,.......!a ye5e