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The Washington times., 1924-01-15
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

In washing lace, remember 20
handle It sOntly. and never 70
rub. II the pioeN happens to Be
very dirty. uSe moro washing
waters. Rubbing Aestroya the
threads.
A lump Of sugar win take away
the oversaltOd taste from dishes
without leaving any taste Of
sugar,
# soonea are put into q clean
towel and covered directly they
come out of the oven they keep
soft and hot,
~
Thunder fish, inhabitants of
the River Nile. give a sharp 0lec-
trio shock.
A tablespoonful of turpentine
put into the water will help to
whiten linen, and is useful also
in bringing cut obstinate stains.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Nv CHARLES A. l.. REED, M. D.,
Former President Of the Ameri
can Medical Association.

lBy CHAt6LES "A. L. hEELDS Ms O'
Former President Of the AmeFi-
can Medical Association.
~YOU live by virtue of the
power that is in you.
Every time you move or
think you expend some power.
You can see, therefore, that
II you would keep on living you
must replace the power that you
expend. .
That part of your machinery
through which you expend power.
that is to say, your muscles and
nerves, and the organs by which
you see, hear, taste, smell and
feel, as well as the organs by
which you breathe and others by
which you get rid Of the waste
products of the body-none Of
these create power, they simply
expend it.
The power that they use up
must come from somewhere and
science has found that it comes
from the little construction units,
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
By Ann Lisle,
Whose Serials Of Married Life
Have Won q Big Popular
Success.

Success.
Copyright, 1928, King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
~ HEIR consideration for each
other, their genuine fondness
for Ralph and their grace.
3ul assumption that I was part
OF their scheme OF things, gave
me a feeling Of great satisfaction.
Once Jeanie actually Dor owed
Pats pet name for me ana called
me "Alanna." Somehow this
touched me so deeply that I 1elt
my eyes misting with quick graf
ttude for what could only mean a
real tenderness on Jenie's part.
think she saw how moved
was and with ready tact she cried
out:
Now I've done it! Oh, Pat.
rick, darlint, don't be afther beat
in me for the stalin' Of your
1ovena1ne for Sisther Amer
Her imitation Of Pats broguc
set us all laughing and Pat added
to the merriment by coming over
and standing next to me with
arms akimbo while he declaimed:
"'Tis my own love-name Alan
ma is. as you're right in declar-
ing, Virginia Dalton. And it's not
lightly III have you be after
using it. There's a lot Of love
and devotion goes into the using
Of that name for one Of the fin
est, friends I've ever been granted
BY the good little people"
There was a tender note in his
voice as he ended. But sweet as
Pat ana Jeanie were, there was
nothing in their manner to make
me self-conscious or to cause me
to feel that they were trying to
make up to me for something. I
got the impression rather that
they were so bubbling over with
happiness they couldn't help
reaching out to everyone with
some Of their own great Joy.
And later, when Jeanie and I
stood by the crib where Phoebe's
baby was being tucked away to
sleep, Jeanie turned to me with
both hands out and drew me close
to her with sudden, simple feel
ing.
"Dear-can't you guess why
I'm 30 thankful and so grateful
to you today for sending me back
to my Pat when my pride might
have wrecked both our lives?"
che asked.
I looked at her, caught in the
grip of an emotion which wouldn't
permit me to speak a word.
Then. drawing me still closer,
Virginia whispered:
Dear, I'm. so happy because
there's going to be another baby
in my house"
"Oh, Jeanieg' I cried, "JeanieT'
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Mercury Preparing a Role.

HE planet Mercury, which passed nearly between the
earth and the two nights ago, will not be
until he emerges in the morning sky next month. On
May he will move over the like round, black dot
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the end of the famous War
of the Roses, when Henry VIII who defeated
Richard III at Bosworth Field, married Elizabeth Of
York, uniting the two factions and Lancaster.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

excrucaing! DO tell it agan!'
Wife saith Yea DEAR
The vamp saith, HOw fascinating thy fOrelOck waveh
thy foreheadw
sath thou my Beloved that thou art
getting bald spot the top of thine head?"
The vamp saith "How becoming thy hat How gOri
fyeth thy countenance"
the tttereth FUNNY thou lookest in that hat
The vamp SAITH 'DONT 20 home Darlingw
But the Wife saith, TiS is pretty time Of night to be
ing home"
Verify the Vamp ALL mans jokes funny all his
Affections but unto his wife all his jokes aic
tons mosto of his Affections jokes.
Therefore continue to follow after and to seek
and solace their and WHO shall blame them
wife will of the vamp
do her OWN vamping!
SELAHl
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland

NAY me, my Daughter "wherefor VAMP
- continue to flourish as the green bay tree7"
For foolish wife mendeh her husbands socks and eareh
garments leavh the soothing his
keeping Of his vanity to others.
But the wise wife doeth her OWN vamping and Vamp
her guide philosopher, and pacemaker.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when did George Wash.
ington marry Martha Custis?
when did the Zorastrian
religion begin?
4-When did Marconi begin
his wireless experiments?
5-When did Ii Hung Chang,
the Bismarck Of ASIA" die?
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
Louis XVI and Marie An
toinette gave out bread to the
hungry at Versailles in October,
1889.
2-Swinburne. English poet,
died April 10, 1909.
3-Gounod wrote his opera,
"The Queen Of Sheba," in 1862.
4-The Relay House, outside
Baltimore, was fortified by Gen.
eral Butler in 1852.
5-The character Columbine
began to appear in italian comedy
about 1860.
Copyright, 1924, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.) T.,
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

Behold, how simple are the ways Of Vamp,
and how easily acquired.
Lo, the Vamp saith, 81 UNDERSTAND thee,
Beloved?'
But Wife saith, 'T see THROUGH thee,
Old Dearw
The Vamp pleadeth, "Kiss me againw
But the Wife cryeth, Don't muss my hair"
The Vamp saith 'T could dance with thee for
everW
But the Wife saith, "Keep thy feet of my
slippersw
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19

congested and infections more
common, it becomes increasing
ly dangerous to expose baby to
streets.
The best place to raise a baby
is on the second floor of a
house, or even higher up if pos
sibIe. Why? Because there are
less dust germs and poison auto
exhaust than on the sidewalk or
FIRST floor Of house.
This is especially true of poi
son exhaust from autos--for
this gas clings near the ground,
being heavy.
A baby specialist, who charges
500 for the advice contained
IN this editorial, says it is unsafe
to wheel baby along city
streets until baby is about eight
months old.
Above all, keep people with
chronic coughs away from ba-
bies. The most pronounced
symptom of tuberculosis is the
optimism of its victims. They
usually believe they are going to
get well, right up to their death.
They further rarely believe it is
catching"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder April
10, 1894.)

10, 1894)
An occasional sale OF city pro
perry is reported, ard in each in
stance it is clearly demonstrated
that Americas dirt always. brings
full value. Yesterday MIR Galloway,
the real estate man, sold the small
lot on Lee street, just north of the
old Minis property and belonging to
the Thomas Pickett estate for $500.
There is only a shell Of an old build
ing IT. the small lot, and the price
paid was about its full value.
The semi-annual session of the
Macon Fresbytery will be held in
Dawson today and during the re-
mainder of this week. Revs. Robert
Adams and A. Kirkland, of this city,
vert down yesterday to attend the
meeting
The pretty new rectory recently
built by the congregation of Calvary
church was occupied yesterday by
Rev. w. W. Walker and family. The
building is artistic in design ana is
AN ornamer. to that portion Of the
city.
The committa Of arrangements
having in charge the annual Line
Greek picnic has fixed the date fer
that occasion this year on Saturday,
May 18th, ard On that day, hua-
dreds Of people from the surround
ing country and many from this
city as well viii gather at Line
Creek bridge for holiday in the
woods. A fine band has been se-
cured for the occasion and dancing.
feasting and merrimant will serve 10
drive dull care away and render The
day one long to be remembered.
A. /. Rees returned to Savannah
yesterday after a two weeks stav
here. 1t is altogether probable th5t
Mr. Rees a'd family may return to
Americas shortly and make il again
their home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
HANDICAP

Handicaps are largely imaginary.
We realize this whenever we see a
man who has battled and overcome
exceptionally difficult handicaps of
body, opportunity or circumstance.
Nelson L. Belle-Isle comes to light
in Everett, Mass. He lost both legs
above the knees il. a railroad acct
dent, but he is welding pick and
shovel as city laborer. How many
of US would have the nerve to tackle
this hard work with such handi-
cap? Inspect your handicaps again,
Maybe they are not as blk as they
looked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
RAILROADS TO SPEND MILLIONS
IN SOUTH GEORGIA

The millions of dollars spent
in and to be Immediately spent in
Georgia by the railroad lines
in South Georgia, mostly-will
have a great effect on business
conditions. The moral effect VIII
and should be tremendous. If the
railroads, which depend upon the
country through which they pass,
see certain increasing business,
business to justify large expendi-
lures in additional rolling stock,
better roadbeds, improved track
age, numerous new buildings and
more equipment-the indications
must be pretty safe for steadily
increasing good times. The rail
roads expertly study conditions,
survey their territory with aid
of experience and science and
judgment; they do not dump mil
lions into holes just to be spend
ing. The confidence which such
policy of improvement is bound to
inspire ought to react upon many
other lines of business, giving
them assurance, bolstering their
hopes, and Strengthening their
faith in the future Of South Geor-
gia. The immediate results for
good cannot fail to be noticed
for much of that money is speng
for labor and labor in turn spends
it all in this territory. That keeps
more money circulating, new
money, money that is not merely
snapped about among the neigh
bo.e or communities. The large
investments being made by several
Of the large railroad companies il
South Georgia are the solidest
and soundest sorts Of signs Of
steadyiag better business in the
section.-Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
Baby S Zone of Safety.

A baby's zone of safety is
distance six feet from where
he hes. Baby is apt to catch
germs if any diseased person
ventures inside this safety zone
particularly common colds,
tuberculosis and other infections
communicable by the breath.
No one with such a disease
should ever pick up a baby.
Anyone with, say, a cold should
wear a mask when approaching.
The train doesn't leave the
track to hit the auto. The auto
goes to the track, gets in the
way of the train. This principle
applies to safeguarding babies
from disease germs.
Nature never intended babies
to be what the medical profes-
sion calls wandering units. To
the contrary, she intended them
to be stationary unit" living
in one spot until strong enough
to creep and later walk away.
The infant in his cradle does
not go out and catch" germs.
Mol The germs are brught to
the baby by outsdiers-or else
the baby is taken to the germs.
Baby in the cradle has not
developed powers of resistance
against disease germs, though
from mothers milk he gets
certain amount Of what are
known as 'immunes.
Baby needs fresh air and
sunshine. He can get these on
a screened porch or in a well
ventilated and sunlighted room.
When baby is wheeled out on
the streets in its carriage, he be-
gins to breathe dust, floating
germs. poison gas from autos,
tc, As civilization grows more
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
INDIANS

Discovery of those three ancier$
skeletons in California bring forth
the scientific claim that there were
only about 100000 Indians in the
United States and Car ada when the
white man arrived.
They were scattered, and lie
was so easy they did not have tc
think" comments P M. Rea natura
historian.
Thinking is very hard work fol
most people Their brans would
r>ever function except by necessity
That's why nature gives us so many
complex problems to solve-shc,
trying to make US think. So far
she's only fairly successful.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. April
10. 1904)


TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Times Recorder. April
10. 1904)
Miss Maria Harold, president Of
the ladies Memorial Society, re-
quests meeting at the public
library this afternoon. Next Tues
day is Memorial Day, ard there are
many matters to be looked after in
the interim.
A dear, demure "mias7 Of II
stormy winters is much concerned IN
tomorrow primary If he is elect
led, she may stand one Slim chance.
One of the most desirable and
beautiful small farms near the city,
that belonging to Col II r.. john
son, one mile out, was transferred
yesterday to Norman C. Miller, the
property being valued at $4,000.
While the farm consists Of only
$50 acres, it is in high state of I'M
provement ard cultivation and a
desirable one withal.
The cotton market is still down
in the lowgrounds" and q long way
from sixteen cents spot to which it
once SO grandly scared.
DR. &. T. Wise, Of Plairs. one Of
Sumter county's ablest practitioners
and well knc citizens, was in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19

quirements of the dissenters. Gen
orally such flocking has no,
amounted to anything, except TO
prove that it is unwise to follow
after blind leaders as third party
leaders usually are.
Third parties have come and
gone. The Democratic party has
continued in existence Cor many,
many years; this fact of itself ]
convincing evidence of the part
ability and its worthiness to lou-
tinue as one Of the two ereae poll
teal parties Of the United States.
Adherence to true Democratic
principles is not only of highest
Importance in this present year.
but it also marks the adherent as
a true and loyal member of the
party that in the past has triumph
ed over evil, has set its own house
in order and by so doing has
gained the majority confidence Of
the people, as expressed by their
votes on election day.-Jackson-
vile Times Union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
A THOUGHT

For it is better, If the win Of God
be so, that We suffer for wen doing,
than for evil doing Pet. SIT.
1t is too late to be ON our guard
when we are ii, the midst Of evils,
Seneca.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
To the Dishonor Of
Georgia

A few days ago Charley
Crankshaw died in Florida. For
many years he was an Atlanta
ieweler. When his death was
announced in the press there
were thousands of Georgians
who remembered the debt the
State owed MIR. Crankshaw and
has never paid.
Something like Is or 20
years ago the State purchased
from Mr.. Crankshaw a hand
some silver service for the Bat
tleship Georgia, costing $4,000.
We do not know who gave
the order or by what authority
it was given. We do know that
the State, through its accredited
representatives, received the sill
yer service and presented it to
the officers of the battleship. 1t
then became the property Of the
nation.
Petty politics and cheap poll
ticians prevented the payment
of this bill. Year after year
money was appropriated to
meet it, only to be cut from the
bin by members of the legisla-
ture
Now MIR. Crankshaw is dead.
The debt remains unpaid. 1t is
dishonor on the State and re-
Election on every member of ev-
cry Legislature that has met
since the debt was incurred. or
which will meet until the debt
is fully paid, with interest from
date of purchase.
The Naldosta Times makes
this pertinent comment;
Mr.. Charles V. Crankshaw, the
Atlanta jeweler who furnished
a $4,000 silver set to the Battle
ship Georgia and who became
bankrupt because he could not
collect the bill from the State,
died Monday night. 1t is a stain
on Georgia's good name that that
bill was never paid.
The Cordele Dispatch sounds
this note on the subject:
Good men who wanted to see
that bill paid to the man who ex-
tended their State and his State
the credit that was necessary in
providing the silver service for
Georgia's battleship in the Amer
lean navy before he died, have
been disappointed. The debt still
stands to Georgia's dishonor and
discredit. Cheap politics can do
many things wrong; far too
many! The jeweler is dead and
his bill still stands unpaid.
Maybe, now that the creditor
is dead, the next Legislature will
see this thing in its proper light
and cancel the obligation by
paying to his heirs, what the
State owed Charley Crankshaw.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
A new COMMITTEEMAN

1t is currently reported that
Jack Cohen Of the Atlanta Jour
nal has stated that in the event
there is q vacancy in the post of
National Committeeman he should
greatly appreciate and would ac-
cept the honor if it were rendered
to him by thepowcrs at this
time,
The Telegraph stated editorial
ly few days ago that there
could be no justification Of any
attempt on the part Of the Me
Adoo forces to humiliate Clark
HoYell by dethroning him from
the place of national committee
man, which position he has held
for the past twenty years, as a
punishment for Mr.. Howell hav-
ing failed in the recent primary
to espouse the cause Of McAdoo
as against Mr.. Underwood. The
Constitution was charged by Nc
Adoo forces with having support
ed Underwood, and that inasmuch
as McAdoo won, a new national
committeeman was in order
Under the circumstances, II
they are correctly understood ami
outlined, Jack Cohen's selection
as national committeeman would
be highly pleasing to the entire
people of Georeia-and that is
the only kind of committeeman
we should have, now that the tran
silent but ever recurring storms Of
political strife are over-Macon
Telegraph.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19

stead of appropriations, our
representatives will obey our
commands. The responsibility
rests on our shoulders, to a large
extent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
THIRD PARTY UNNECESSARY

Recently, there has been in the
public prints some reference to a
talked-of third party movement
for this year, something wholly
unnecessary, except to serve the
selfish purposes Of disappointed
politicians. This is said, mainly,
because this is, fundamentally, a
two-party government, an ar
rangement that has worked with
general satisfaction since the
foundation Of the republic, practi-
cally. There have been times, Of
cour.e, when there has been dis
satisfaction with one or the other
Of the two parties to which the
voters have given support and adj
hereuce. Sometimes the dissatis-
fied ones have severed their party
connections and "flocked by them
aclver," aliQnine under a new ban
ner designeds to meet the re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
SPORT

President Coolidge backs plan by
which Urcle Sam would help make
outdoor recreations available for the
poor as well as the rich. This is a
program about as big as the suns
orbit. But is is sound in principle.
Golf, for example, is becoming the
second national sport, ranKng in
popularity below baseball. But golf
is usually rich mans game. The
poor cannot afford membership in a
club. And municipal golf courses
are few ard crowded. The public
needs more Fairgrounds, for grown
ups as well as children, and 4hey
should be provided as a health in,
vestmert by the government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
:jI7:R,z I:
"A byhlbert Apple
HOMES

HUWES
The British government consid-
ers a plan to build two and half
million homes to end the housing
shortage. The government would
furfis the money and either rent
the homes or sell them to families
on longtime installments.
This is subsidy. If similar pro-
gram were suggested for America,
a cry of Socialism, would go up
from certain quarters that shout ap-
prevail when subsidy is advocated
for capital-subsidized merchant
marine, for instance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
IDLING

In 1918 Thomas Jefferson wrote
to friend: "a great obstacle to
good education is the inordinate pas
sion prevalent for novels and the
time lost in that reading which
should be instructively employed"
Jefferson was wise, but in this he
didn't get to the roots. The reason
people shup books of learning is he
cause they're usually hard to read
and as u interesting as dust. Wells
md Thomson and Van Loon, by
popUlarizing history and science,
have recently demonstrated that PEG
pie viii 'eat up" Knowledge if pre-
sented interestingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
Old Days In An7ericns
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Times Recorded. April
10. 1Q1Al

(Fron The Times Recorded. April
10, 1910
Handsomely engraved Invitations
have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Summerford TO tn emarriage
of their daughter, Miss Eula Mac
Summerford, to Mr.. Charles Davis
Little. The marriage will be {
brilliant church occasion and will be
soIemnized on Thursday evening,
30th at Leslie Baptist church.
A jolly party of picknickers
Spending Friday at Kidds Mil chap
eroned by Mrs. Robert Bivins were
Misses Evelyn Bell, Ruth Macarthur
Cordelia Gatewood, Annie Allen
and Bess Bivins, James Holiday
George Andrews, Frank Harold,
Emmett Bolton and Robert Lare.
A beautiful affair given in honor
Of Miss Marianne Watts was the
dinner party with dancing after
wards, at which Miss Ruth Hodges
entertained on Tuesday evening at
her country home on Andersonyille
Road.
Mrs. Howell B. Simmots will so
to Atlanta tomorrow for the week,
meeting there the higher officials Of
the New York Life Insurance Co.,
which she represents in the Ameri-
Gus territory with such ability and
success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown ana
children of Columbus, are in Ameri-
Gus formerly their home. They are
guests of Mr.. arIl Mrs. H. c. Hor,
ton at their home on Fielder street.
The final threshing out of the
Barlow case in which the alleged
millionaire loses the custody of his
pretty young daughter, has just re
suited in the higher courts.