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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
transition.

At nine o'clock the moon was on
the lake. and several couples, an.
nouncing their need of exercise
went out in boats
CIavering rowed with long swift
strokes until the others we're far
behind. Mary, mufied in warm
white coat and with a scarf twisted
round her head like an Oriental
turban, lay on pile OF cushions in
the bottom of the boat, her head
against the seat. She had the sen
sation OF floating in space. From
the middle of the lake the forest
On every side was mass of shad
ows, and nothing was visible but
that high vast armament sprinkled
with silver-silver dust scattered
by the arrogant moon The great
silver disk, which, Mary muir
INJURED, looked like the tomb Of
dead gods, seemed to challenge
mortals as well as planets to deny
that he was lord of all, and that
even human emotions must dwin-
die under his splendor.
THE moon is so impersonal,"
she sighed 81 wonder why the
poets have made so much of it?
I'm sure it cares nothing about
lovers less about poets - and
thinks the old days, when the
world was a heaying splitting cha
os, and glaciers were tearing what
was already made of it to bits,
were vastly superior to the fin
ished perfection of form today.
Like all old things. If it has the
gods in there, no doubt it wakes
them up periodically to remind
them how much better things were
in their time. Myself, l prefer the
sun. 1t is far more glamoring."
That is because you don't look
it in the eye" said Clavering, smil-
ing down on her. You really don't
know it half as we'll, and endow 1t
with all sorts of mysterious attri-
butes.e I think I prefer the moon,
bec2uss it is inimitable. You can
counterfeit the light and warmth
and heat of the sun, and even its
color. But silver is used to de-
scribe the complexion of the moon
only for wa7t of better word. 1t
is neither silver nor white, but is
the result of some mysterious al
chemy known only to itself. And
its temperature does not affect our
bodies at all. You cannot deny
that it has exercised a most be-
nehcent effect on the spirits OF
lovers and poets for all the centu
ries we know of. Every pair OF
lovers has some cherished memo
ries of moonlight, and poets would
probably have starved without its
aid. II is a most benevolent old
god. and the one thing connected
with Earth that doesn't mind work
ing overtime"
I'm sure It must be frayed at
the edges and hollow at the core.
And when it is in the three-quar
ters it looks exactly like a fish that
has lost IT'S piatfers'
"If you continue to insult the
moon. ! shall take you back 20
camp and ask Minor to teach you
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
PIONEER GRIFFIN MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE

GRIFFIN, Jan. 23.-E. W. Roe,
65,a pioneer business man of Crit
fin, shot himself through the temple
in a shed in the rear of his store
in West solomon Street at 4.45
o'clock Monday afternoon. He was
dead when found by employees of
the store who were attracted by the
shot. @
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
BY GERTRUDE KTHERTON

Mary sat up suddenly. BE care
full A little superstition is a good
thing to keep in ones bag of pre-
cautions
81 feel good enough to disdain it.
OF course may be struck by light
ming tomorrow or the caI may
turn turtle when we go down to be
married, but refuse to contem-
plate anything of the sort feel
as rogant as that moon UP there,
who may have all the gods inside
him, and do not mind proclaiming
aloud that earth is heaven"
WELT is" She was not SUI
perstitious herself, but she was
suddenly invaded by sinister in
explicable fear, and smiled the
more brightly to conceal it. But
she lowered her eyelids and
glanced hastily about her. wonder
Ing If an enemy could be hiding in
those dark woods. She was not
conscious of possessing enemies
enormous enough to assassinate
her, but she knew little OF Claver,
ing's life after all, and he was the
sor, Of man who must inspire hate
as we'll ps love danger as
suredly was lurking somewhere
it seemed to wash against her
brain. carrying its message
But there were no wild beasts in
the AdirondaCks, nor even reptiles
Nor a sound The owl had
given up his attempt 20 entice his
lady out for a rendezvous and the
frogs had paused for breath There
was not the faintest rustic in the
forest except those eternally whis
pering leaves and the faint surging
tide in the tree-tops. That ugly in
vading fear was still in her eyes as
she met his.
What is the matter?" he asked
you look frightened"
y am little-I have Z curious.
feeling Of uneasiness--as if some>
thing were going to happen"
''Out OF the depths of the hollow
gloom,
On her souls bare sands she heard
it boom,
The measured tide of the sea OF
DOOM"
he quoted lightly. 81 fancy when
one is too happy the jealous gods
run the quicksilver of our little
spiritual barometers down for a
moment, merely to remind us that
we are mortals after ali" #
The shadow on her face lifted,
and She smiled into his ardent
eyes.
All, Mary" he whispered.
Mary"
(To Be Continued) ..AA-
Several Kentucky counties hav
women jailers.
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PROF. HALE TELLS Of
NEEDS OF AMERICUS
Continued From Page ~

these gentlemen have determined
upon a policy of making public cer-
tain of these communications select
ing these from time to time, with
the view of making the public &C
quainted with the views held by dif-
ferent individuals to the end Of 81
irving at some common policy that
may result in substantial commun-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
Just Go and See

Studebaker is today the leader in the
fine-car field.
Studebaker builds more quality cars than
any other concern in the world.
Buyers of fine cars last year spent over
$200,000,000 for Studebaker models.
The demand for Studebakers has almost
trebled in three years - as people found
them out,
Then 60 see them. Compare them with
any car you will. Don't spend $1,000 or
over without knowing what Studel0aker
offers You owe that to yourself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
TUESDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY p, 1924

Honor Roll East Americas School
Honor roll for December:
First Grade T. James Franklin,
Norris, Virginia Baldwin, Eva MUIR,
Vivians Griffin.
Second Grade - Sara Archer,
Glennis Collins, elizabeth Pouncey.
Third Grade - RUBY Talent,
James Holley, Montine Summers,
Edwin Jones.
Fifth Grade Virginia Good
man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

the game here The game, if play
ed in Americas, will bring a large
number Of visitors to Americas, and
should result in this community re-
ceiving considerable amount of
desirable advertising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
A Good Thing-DON,T MISS IT.

A Good Thing-DON'T MISS 1T.
Send your name and address plain
ly written together with 5 cents
(and this slip to Chamberlain Medi-
cine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, and re-
ceive in return a trial package con-
tanning Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy for coughs, colds, Group, bron-
chial, ''flu" and whooping coughs,
and tickling throat; Chamberlain 5
Stomach and Liver tablets for stom-
ach troubles, Indigestion, gassy
pains that crowd the heart, bilious
ress and constipation; Chamber
ia.n's Salve, needed in every fam
~ for burns, scalds, wounds, piles,
and skin affection; these valued
family medicine for only cents.
Don't miss it.-adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

T\HE cost of a car depends in large
part on volume and efficiency.
Il 1t is no criterion of value.
Studebaker builds 10000 fine cars
YEARLY All of them are Skies. The
main costs are divided by that enor-
nous output. Thus at prices of 1915
and up we offer the utmost in quality.
We offer maximum values.
Don't judge these cars by prices.
Under other conditions they might
cost twice as much, yet offer less than
these.
Some major costs
Quality cars require costly facili-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
CATARRH

Catarrh is a Local disease greatly IN
1uenced by Constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which gives quick
internal Medicine a Tonic, which acts
through the Blood en- the MUCOUS Sur
faces and assists in Kidding your System
OF Catarrh
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
The Cost of a Car
is no measure of its 0aIue
These are the things to consider

atoms, including IS coats of paint
and varnish.
Open cars have real leather
cushions. They cost, over imitation
leather, about SIS per car.
No closed cars could be more luxu>
rious. That lining of Chase Mohair
is made from the soft fleece Of An
CORA goats. A velour lining would
save about two-thirds that cost-up
to 500 per car.
Note how every detail denotes in.
finite care. That, as you know, is
expensive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
HONOR ROLL FOR
EAST Ah1ERICUS

The honor roll for December at
Cast Ameriens school is as follows:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22


1t makes 100000 tests per year to
maintain our standards.
Our Bureau of Methods and
Standards fixes the requirements for
every part and detail. 10000 inspec-
lions are necessary for each car to
insure against flaws and mistakes.
We employ 1000 men to make them.
Cars like the Studebakers cannot
Z be built without such facilities, such
research, such care. Yet enormous
output alone makes them possible at
Studebaker prices.
The best zoe kn0U
Studebakers represent the best we
know. And with our army of en-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

Consider Studebaker records. Mark
how these cars in service have null
tiplied demand, until people last year
paid $2OO,000,000 for Studebaker
cars,
4
Consider their service records.
One Studeb3ter car, built in 1918,
has run 475,0O0 miles 1t is still in
active service. 1t lately made mid
winter trip from Los Angeles TO New
York. That means SO years of aver
age service, of 5000 miles per year
What more can you dream of in
a motor car than the Studebakers
offer?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
Nothing is Stjnfed

Compare part by part
with any rival cars.
Studebaker will show
you some scores of ad-
vantages.
Then consider Stude-
baker history. For II
years this name has stood
for quality. When peo-
pie rode in carriages,
Studebaker built the
best. Now those same
traditions are applied to
motor cars alone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22


$50,000,000 invested in
modern plants and equip
ment. 100000 in drop
forge plants alone. $10,-
100000 in body plants,
to carry out the Stude-
baker standards.
There are 1850 up
to-date machines en-
ployed to build these
cars. Some are enor-
mously expensive.
Few outputs justify
such facilities. Then
parts must be bought out
side, and profits paid to
others.
=
Studebaker engineer
ing costs $500,00O per
year. That to us is 1888
per car.
Our Department of Re
search and Experiment
or,,r,Inrrc 1OS ckilled man
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

that perfect balance, that absence of
vibration.
We use more Thinker bearings
than any other car which costs IN
der $500. They cost considerably
more than bali bearings.
These facts apply to all Stude-
bakers, of all styles and sizes. The
materials used in all GLASSES are
alike.
Beanty-LHrn,y-Fnish
The Studebaker coach work has
been famous for decades. No one
can excel it.
The finish is produced by 20 oper-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

of our larger models. The
nickel plated bumpers,
extra disc wheels with
cord tires, a steel trunk,
a courtesy light. These
are rare extras, even on
the costliest cars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22


L | G. II T S | X
5-Pass. liz" w. B. 40 H. P.
Touring S 9950O
Roadster (3-Pass.) o7500
Coupe Roadster (2-Pass)- 1le5,00
Coupe (5-Pass) 13o500
Sedan 148500
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

B | @ S | X
7-Pass. 126 w. B. 90 H. P
Touring S175Oo0
;Speedster (5-Pass.) 1s3500
Coupe (5-Pass) 24e50O
Sedan 25850O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

Quality cars require costly facili-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07
A USE FOR COMETS

The royal observatory at Capetown,
South Africa, has announced the dis
covery, on the thirtieth of March. of a
new comet. No other information was
given with the first report. though this
Twill probably come later but the brief
account stirs recollections. Ten or fif-
teen years ago Halley's comet appeared
to tile people on this planet.
1t was a sight one did not readily for
get. To view it hcra one had to learn
OF its time of appearance and rise at
some unearthly hour like three of four
o'clock, but it was well worth the
trouble and loss OF sleep. 1t blazed
across the sky like monster search
light. arresting in its suggestion of
mystery and the vast forces of the uni
verse.
We are SO accustomed to the stars,
the moon, and the sun that we calmly
take them for granted as sort OF
special adjunct to our own little plans
and projects. But to have comet,
like Halley's. with a tail striking COM
plctely across the armament. swim into
view has enough of the unusual about
it TO startle. By what laws was it
controlled: What prevented its collid-
ing with little thing like the earth
Coming from no-one-knewwhere and
going back to no-one-knew where. after
IA brief period within mans line of Wis
ion, it suggested such vastness of space
that man seemed almost to crumple ZIP
in his own insignificance.
People do not like to crumple up or
lose self-importance, but perhaps it is
just as well that long tailed comet
comes along now and again to show us
that after all we are not the whole of
creation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07
my CHILD

Who has not known the mother who
carrot let them out OF her sight? At
least, She calls it love, and from her
standpoint. probably it is. From baby
hood the children have not been allowed
to play or to experiment for fear they
will hurt themselves The mother is
always on the outskirts of every de-
lightful bit of childish activity with her:
"Dor't do that | am afraid you'll get
hurt | can't think of letting you go
alone Ii she is persuaded to allow
the children little liberty it is weighed
with so many restrictions and such a
number OF considerations for cher feel
ings" that it is no liberty at all.
Thii sort of exaggerated protective
ness does not stop at childhood, unfor-
tunately. 1t reaches over the children
after they are grown. The mother is
always in the background directing. She
must know where they are every hour
of the day. If they should be delayed
in getting home the mother is nervously
i'll when they do arrive. She seeks
to direct their love affairs, and insists
that they comply unswervingly with her
ideas of life or else they are migrate
full children" when she has Sacrificed
her life for them" and when she cloves
them so much"
Sophie Kerr, the short story writer
IN a recent discussion of the changing
attitude of women towards life and
towards their children, puts her finger
or the root of the matter when she said
that modern women know the value
Iof homes as they never did before ant
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07
A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE.

A life on the ocean wave,
A home on the rolling deep,
Where the scattered waters rave.
And the winds their revels keep.
Like an eagle Gagged, I pine
On this dull, unchanging shore:
Oh. give me the flashing brine,
The spray and the tempest's roar.
Once more on the deck / stand
OF my own swift-gliding craft:
Set sail farewell to the land!
The gale follows fair abaft.
We shoot through the sparkling foam
Like an ocean-bird set free
Like the ocean-bird, our home
Well find far out on the sea
The land is no longer in view,
The clouds have begun to frown;
But with a stout vessel and crew,
We II say, Let the storm come down.
And the song of our hearts shall be,
While the winds and the waters rave,
A home on the rolling sea
A life on the ocean wave!
--Epes Sargent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07

they want children too, not as posses
sions but as individuals"
To regard anyone as an individual.
and particularly a child, requires the
development of a high faculty of under
standing and insight into the child's tenn
permanent. 1t also presupposes the abil-
lily to divorce oneself from ones own
ideas. as it were, in order to probe into
their history and their growth and their
application to ones own temperament.
Taking into consideration. the child's
inherent personality and capabilities, as
the child grows and develops. the ques-
ton arises, are ones own ideas the best
that may be applied? This cuts away
that divine right" of the mother to
infallibiity and makes her continuously
seek to correct her own partial ideas,
her prejudices, her ignorances, her in
capabilities, in order to help the child
solve his own particular problem in re-
latior to life. 1t means development
for the mother as we'll as the child
How much more difficult this is
than that possessive attitude of hamper
ing love. That makes one sceptical of
the quality of the love in question and
conceive of my child" as tantamount
to a continuation OF the mothers own
personality. 1t is not. in that case, so
much my child" as my SELF" though
the self is beautifully concealed behind
mother love.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07

a natural balance demanded by nature
Women weak physically would destroy
the race, and many generations of tight
stays and heavy clothing had turned the
strong women of ancient times into
not recovered.
Now the need for woman to work and
to earn, demands physical strength. free
dom of movement, comfortable easy
clothing. strong free bodies, strong free
minds. When women can overcome the
Weakness inherited from their tightly
laced and hampered grandmothers, when
they learn how to build up and conserve
their physical strength, there is no rea-
son why they should be physically weak
er than men for the race demands strong
women as we'll as strong men.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07

not consider her stupid, by any
means" Sallie's face stung holly at
the ,contemptuous drawl. "She has
temper and a will of her own but
she conducted herself rather clever
ly today. Don't you think so,
WheelerT
Sloat laughed shortly.
"Oh, she'll do ~ he replied. "She
tried to pump me about the accident
when you left us alone this after
noon but aside from that she was
purely on the defensive. trying to
discover why we had brought her
here, without showing her own hand.
Oh, you won't have any trouble with
her. / know her kind. Give her
jewelry and clothes and luxury,
show her little life-she probably
has been nowhere except behind the
counter and to a cheap motion pic
ture or on an excursion-and she'll
be glad enough to forget that hole
she came from and everyone in it!
Not if she happens to be in love
in the silly, romantic fashion of girls
of her Glass;" Mrs. Copeland OBJ
served.
Sallie leaned her head against the
door for moment and binding tears
stung her eyelids but she winked
them fiercely back.
"Oh, she'll forget this young sleuth
of hers.' Sloat's easy assurance made
Sallie straighten suddenly. Were
lucky she hasn't a pack of relations
and that the Brennan woman made
the Identification with such gullible
confidence. Lord. when that old
creature came storming half-crazed
through the emergency just as we
were getting the girl out, all wrapped
up. TO the ambulance to take her to
the special. though it was all up
with my brilliant scheme :"
That's bad ~ There came rustic
as though the lawyer were moving
the papers about in appoyance. did
anyone pay much attention to herr"
"Thc confusion and excitement
were indescribable !" Mrs. Copeland
put her hands to her ears as though
to shut the sound of it forever from
her memory. 1T was merely sort
of first-aid establishment set up
hastily in some sheds, you know, and
the few railroad officials who were
there could not cope with the situa-
ton. The old woman chung to one of
them and described the girl she was
looking for, with her name and oc-
cupation and many things about
her"
CONTINUED in Oour Next Issue)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07
POOR LENINGRAD.

A second time the Russian city
the Neva created by Peter the Gre
has undergone change of name. *
Petersburg" became "Petrograd"
1914 to eliminate its German 81
able; tOday--and with strange irO
it is "Leningrad," in honor of 4
man who more than any other \
destroyed it.
Here in 1912 stood one of the Fl
est capitals of the modern world, al
the fifth city on earth in populatid
Its wealth, its modern homes,
tremendous port and railroad trai
its industries, its marvellous pala{
and galleries of art, came in 10
under a government of the Russii
people. Theirs it was to do wi
Petrograd as they would, to conti1
its prosperity under stable 4
mocraGy. Nickolai Lenin and |
party prevented them.
Under the communist dictatorsl|
more terrible, more despotic than I
foolish little ear could have imagl
ed even in his widest dreams. Petl
grad was reduced to a second-r}
port town. The railroads viii
served it fell idle. Its private
dustry was destroyed. Its veal
confiscated. The freedom of its pI
pie to trade and earn, their libel
to make the best of their opportu|
ties, was taken away. Life in d
of the most colorful and charmI
cities on earth became a dull routi
of bread lines. Population fell fri
more than two millions to reed
figure. said to be exaggerated
less than half that total. Professo'
teachers, doctors. priests and
city's leaders and intellectuals of
types were lined up against wa
and shot.
The new stultified Petrograd, wi
its empty palaces and silent sired
its shattered shops and furtive ri
ding in place of a brisk and livI
trade on, splendid merchant thorouj
fares. its misery and its fear of cd
ing famine. is rightly renamed
the man of iron will who made
what it is today. After all, the q
ruthless namesakes of this Russ7
city were not far apart in their chi
acter and outlook.-Grand Rap1
Press
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-07
DROPPING THE SINGAPORE
PROJECT.

Tn dropping the proposal for huge
British naval base at Singapore the
Macdonald government is true to the
principles of the Labor party. In a
very real sense this proposal was a
tuochstone of Labor policy. The Con-
sentative party clamored for this de-
velopment. 1t was decided and under
way when Labor assumed power.
Its international effects were al
ready apparent. A Dutch ministry had
been defeated for proposing to answer
Britain's development of Singapore
with similar development in the
Dutch East Indies. Japan, in the
phrase of her naval minister, had be-
gun to "gird her loins" because Bri-
tain followed the abrogati6n of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance with indie
pendent naval expansion in the Pa
cific. In this country many felt that
the establishment of a great naval
base just outside the limits prescribed
by the Washington treaty violated the
spirit if not the letter of the Limita-
ton of Armament Conference agree
ments.
The Macdonald decision will be op-
posed. Australia, New Zealand, New
foundland favor the development Of
the base. The fear of Japan has been
allayed. but not eliminated in the
Antipodes. Many Liberals favored the
project when it was launched by the
Conservative government and although
the Liberal party is backing. Labor
the Liberal votes may divide when the
issue is debated in Commons.
But, the Labor government must be
true to itself if it aims at something
more than opportunism. The larger
interests Of world peace demand from
individual nations Just such sacrifices
a sarc involved in Britain's giving up
the Singapore project. And in these
sacrifices the strong nations must
lead.-Brooklyn Daily Eagle.