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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-02

Wants To Hear From Him.-It was Fore and Muscle Shoals, how it is Coolidge ant Muscle Shoals. Let ris hope that Calvin vii not be so silent as he has in the past. The South is staunch people, used to hardships reaped from political battles, and if Mfr Coolidge means to dispose of the Shoals issus then let us hear from him.-Albany-Decat Daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-02

Spending On Their Debts.-The farmers of the. Wiregrass have made money this year and they are spending it wisely-they are spending it on their debts. Those who don't owe so much are building or remodeling their homes.-Dothan Eagle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
EVERY LIVE TOWN HAS LIVE CHAMBER OF CONN

Patches and mends were moth
ling to be ashamed of. They re-
Elected the economy that was
necessary in a period when mon
ey was so scarce that the resi-
dence of man making $3.50 a
month was pointed out as a
Town Wonder to visitors being
driven past in phaeton.
There used to be song in
those times, Every Day'lI Be
Sunday By-andBy.' That goal
has been reached, in the matter
Of mems clothes. Even the over
all brigade is apt to wear the
same suit weekday evenings as
on Sunday.
The Sunday suit meant most
10 the boy in knee trousers, for
with it the clothier threw in
pair Of suapenders and a prem
ium like a Brownie camera or a
small alarm clock masquerading
8 watch.
Since the Sunday suit was de-
5tined not to see week day serv-
for six months or more, faith
er always bought it several sizes
too big-a l6-year-old for a r.
year-old boy was the rule.
The glory of the new raiment
vas somewhat dimmed by the
constant fear of ripping the
seat of the trousers or making
onnections with grease spots.
We'd like to turn the clock
back and get something that d
wear like one of the old-time.
Sunday suits. Yes, we'd even
toll a couple of hours again with.
ma s iron, making trousers
creases that would cut a dog in
two. For we've lost, not only
the Sunday suit, but a lot
that went with it socially.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18

The bent-over position of the
spine, with the STOPPING shoulders
that go with it, influences the
body in two ways.
First, the body and its functions
suffer from the direct effect Of bad
posture upon the internal organs.
The chest is flattened and cramp-
ed, thereby crowding the heart and
preventing the free expansion of
the lungs. 1t thus means an i'm
mediate loss of the proper supply
of oxygen in the lungs and conse-
quently in the blood, but ii also
means a displacement downward
of all of the vital organs. This
faulty position of the body invol-
YES not eonly cramped chest but
the sagging and protruding abs
domen.
I'm the normal position the alb
domlnal region is never extended
In the slumping position, however,
characteristic of the extremely
aged, or Of the one who has pre-
maturely aged, the abdomen is re-
Taxed and prolapsed, and the
stomach, liver and other in
ternal organs sag several in
ches below the normal, crowd
ing upon the intestines and
other parts below There is con
siderable strain of all ligaments
and tissues in this prolapsed CON-
dition, and there is also congestion
due to pressure of these organs
upon one another Under such
circumstances poor functioning is
inevitable.
But impaired functioning also
results from bad posture in an
other way. That is through the
obstruction of the spinal nerves.
due to the bending of the spine
from its normal position and the
improper alignment of the verte-
brae.
An ideal posture corrective is
the simple exercise of clasping the
hands back of the head, then pull
ing the head and elbows back
ward. This will straighten the
spine, raise the chest and give
good standing position.
TO "yitolyse" according to my
idea of improving the posture,
Strengthening the upper spine and
arousing latent nervous energy, is
as 9 follows; Instead of tipping
the head back, it is brought back
while the chin is kept down and
drawn inward. Think of drawing
the chin inward downward and
backward and you have it. This
is done simultaneously + with the
raising and expanding of the chest
at the solar pleXus. Repeat this
movement several times whenever
you think of it, if possible dozens
of times each day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
Glad Rags

The Sunday suit of clothes is
one of the institutions that is
vanishing in our generation.
Years ago-and>not so many, at
that--it was a rare man who
didn't have his Sunday best"
stored away for use only on the
Sabbath or special occasions
such as going to a church social
or "Floradora. =
The idea was to wear the new
suit only for good" 1t got
into everyday use when the reg
ular Weekday suit fell to pieces.
People weren't particular, in
former days, about what they
wore Monday to Saturday AT
least, that was true Of the men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
FIERY, ITCHY SKIN
QUICKLY SOOTHED
BY THIS SULPHUR

Mentho-Sulphur. pleasant cream,
will soothe and heal skin that is irri-
tated or broken out with eczema; that
is covered with ugly rash or pimples,
or. is rough or~dry. Nothing subdues
fiery skin eruptions SO quickly, says a
noted skin specialist
The moment TINS sulphur preparation
is applied the itching stops and after
two or three applications, the eczema
is gone and the skin is delightfully."- clear
and smooth. Sulphur is so precious as
skin remedy Because it destroys the
parasites that cause the burning, itch
ing or Disagreement. Mentho-Sulphur
always heals eczema right up.
A small jar Of Rowles Mentho- Sui
phur may be had at any good drug
store o
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(trom the Tines-Recorder. Jan.

IS, 1894)
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Allison leave
this morning on i visit of two weeks
to relatives in Columbus, Cusseta
and Lagrange.
Tim Killen. will entertain quite a
number-of friends at birthday par
ty tomorrow evening at the home of
his sister, Mrs. G. T. Miller, on Lee
street. Tim has not yet attained
his majority, though that downy
mustache he wears would indicate
as much.
A tishlng party composed of Mr..
and Mrs. James Montgomery and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rylander and
children left today for Chapman's
mill Tents and camping utensils
were carried dong and the party
VIII enjoy two or three days in the
woods. ~, -
A number Of Americas sports who
cant see the Mitchell-Corbett mill
are arranging for bull fight which
will take place.near this city this
week Two vicious bovines will BE-
turned together in an enclosed LOT.
and large crowd viii watch the
combat.
Sheriff Luke Forrest was notified
by wire yesterday of a wholesale
robbery at Powersville the night be-
fore, and requesting that the blood
mounds kept here be sent there to
chase the burglars.
The city council will no longer to,.
crate further delay in the removal
OF the tracks of the Aefunct street
railway. Two weeks ago the comet
officially notified H. E. W. Palmer
OF Atlanta, that unless the work of
removing the road was begun with.
IN ten days, the city would under
take to do it.
Professor and Mrs. L. D. Lockhart
returned yesterday from visit to
relations at Dawson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
LESS LIQUOR BEING SOLD
AND DRUNK IN ALBANY

We have had no liquor raids or
sensational arrests. of moonshin-
ers or bootleggers to report from
Albany during the holidays, nor
have we had any drunken dis
orders or crimes growing out of
the selling or drinking Of liquor
to report. We have had sober
and peaceful holiday season IN
Albany, and there has been lite
tie, if any, evidence of liquor
drinking. During the entire
Christmas week there was but
one case of drunkenness docket
ed by the city's efficient police
force, and if we had no raid on
liquor dens it is only fair to as
sumo that it was due to the fact
that there were no visible signs
that any were being operated.
Prohibition is really beginning
to prohibit in Albany, and it is
due largely to the fact that those
who are able to buy liquor at the
prices demanded by bootleggers
have come to the conclusion, aft
er repeated trials and direct ex-
periments, that no more liquor
that is fit to drink can be had,
and that it is dangerous to tamper
with the synthetic connections
that may be had regardless of the
labels and counterfeit stamps its
containers may hear.
Bootlegging is no longer so
profitable in these parts as it
has been. The demand for such
liquor as is to be had has fallen
off 70 such an extent that boot
Logging doesn't pay as it did be-
fore the tipplers got wise to the
fact that the liquor to be had is
not fit to drink.-Albany Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
A THOUGHT

He that keepeth his mouth keep
eth his life; but he that openeth
wide his lips shall nave destruction.
PROV. 1873.
He who seldom speaks, and with
one well-timed word and strike
dumb the loquacious, is a genius
or hero-Lavater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
TWO PLATOON SYSTEM FOR
FIREMEN

The two platoon system for
the fire department is quite a
common thing to see in many
newspapers where there are agita-
tons going on for this change.
We have not been advised of any
such intentions in Thomasville,
but it is matter that should
be seriously considered in any
development Of the fire depart
meut, in fact, it is the first thing
that will come.
The two platoon system mere
ly means two shifts working IL
hours each but subject at any
and ali times to answer a fire
alarm as quickly as possible
Times Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
AN EXCELLENT MEASURE

Representative Charles R. Crisp
of Georgia, has introduced a bill
to reimburse taxpayers their rea-
sonable costs in prosecuting APP
peals from the action of the
commissioner Of internal revenue
in assessing additional taxes
against them when, upon review
it shall be determined that the
taxpayers original returns were
fair honest and substantially cor
rect.
By all means this bill should
. pass, There is no one feature Of
the present federal income tax
system that is more inquisitorial
than that which makes a taxpay-
er, who has employed perhaps an
expensive expert accountant, or
income tax specialist and has re-
ported correct return and made
an honest and correct remittance
to the government on the face Of
the return, go to the additional ex-
pense, sometimes mounting into
the thousands, to defend himself
against supplementary assess
ment from the government, made
usually two or three years sub
sequent, and for varying amounts
running into tens of thousands Of
dollars-Constitution
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
Our Daily Poem

IF
If could know what other people think of u.s.
And maybe sometimes say,
No doubt we'd keep thoughts more close,
And give our tongues less plays
If we could read the minds of those we meet
And get their point of view,
Much idle chatter would be saved
Wed have less talk to do.
In short if we could see ourselves"
From out neighbors eye,
We'd find less blame and more to praise
In those who pass US by
But why should l at this late hour.
Attempt in rhyme to preach
This lesson which dear Bobby Burns
Failed signaly to teach?
FIT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
Old Days in
-4---se
Americas
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Reeorder Jan.
IS. 1914.)

(From the Times-Reeorder Jan.
IS, 1914.)
Mrs. Will Riley entertained at two
tables Of AZ on Thursday evening at
her home in Brooklyn Heights, in
compliment to her sister, Mrs. J. E.
Toole, Of Arlington. After the in
teresting game cake with egg-nog
was served.
The Grape Fruit club was enter
tanned on Thursday morning by Mrs.
w. j. Josey at her home on Lee
street, There were three tables,
and the prize, a dainty handker-
chief, was won by Mrs. Henry La
nier.
In compliment to Mrs. Chloe En-
lily Freeman and Mrs Edward
Stearn, of Albany, Mrs. H. B. AL
len entertained at two tables at
aution bridge on Friday morning at
her home on Taylor street. Mrs.
Henry Lanier received the prize for
top score, which each honor guest
was presented with a pack of cards.
After the game a salad course with
with an ice was served.
Miss Eva Owen entertained at her
home on Elmore street Wednes~
day, at which time rook was played
throughout the evening. Those
present were Misses Ruby Andrews,
Mary K. Livingston, Mary Belle
Norris, Corinnne and Willie Crabb,
Christine Argo, Marion Stalker, Or
RE Baggett, Sara Matthews, Bessie
Cobb Lottrell and Winnie Clyde
Hill, Miss Sanders, of Richland.
Messrs. Johnnie Thayer, George
Matthews, Charlie Weeks, Howell
Smith, Rust, P T. Livingston, Rus
sell Speer, Thad Reese, Roy and Foy
Owen
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
Sumter Negro Schools


Sumters rural school have in
recent years come to be regard
ed as models for Georgia, which
reflect credit on those who di-
rect their activities.
But it has remained for ne
gro school in this county to do
more for itself than any other
school in the county" Col, ].
E. D. Shipp, who is greatly in
terested in Sumter S negro indus
trial schools, and who has work
ed increasingly for their upbuild-
ing, says these schools have surg
ed ahead because they have not
waited for the school board to
do everything for them, because
they have done things for them
selves.
This is an achievement to be
proud Of and it is paying big in
terest to the school students,
patrons and friends, in the way
of increased educational facili-
ties. How many white schools
exist in Georgia of which it may
be said they have done more
for themselves than any other
school in the county," especially
if these chance to exist in coun
ty noted for its fine schools as
is SUMTER 1t would be inter
esting to know the answer to
such a question.
It is interesting, too, to con-
template how these Sumter
county negro Industrial schools
manage. to forge ahead SO rap
idly. Conditions al the Sumter
school probably account for this.
W. H. Craig, head of the
school, is graduate of a fine
chronological college. Sixty per
cent of the pupils time is spent
in teaching handcraft. There are
tour teachers and about two
hundred pupils. Every teacher
IN this school is a full normal
graduate. This school seems to
be destined to be the greatest
archaeological school for the ne
gro children in the state except
one in Savannah, which is sup
ported entirely by the state.
It is most remarkable that
these negroes can raise so much
money by voluntary gifts. The
school appeared to be six
months ago only dream but
that dream has come true. About
three weeks since, the six room
school building was formally
dedicated by negro Masons, who
laid the corner stone with appro-
pirate ceremony. There are not
to be found better educated
teachers than the ones in this
school
The president of the school is
a graduate of a negro techno.
logical college at jOrangeburg, S.
C., which carries a very high
course of study. Most of his
salary is paid by the Smith
Hughes fund.
The general education board
OF which j. H. billiard of Vir-
ginia is chairman, has given this
school fine chest of tools of
every description for both the
wood and work shop, for the
boys, and domestic economy
rooms for the girls. Just in
proportion to the voluntary con-
tributions that are made by the
patrons, will Northern societies
aid the school.
The only reason then why the
school at Sumter has received
more donations than the other
schools is simply because they
have done more for themselves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
STEEL

Railroads this year viii spend
about a billion dollars for new
equipment, according to estimates
by Railway Age. Good news FOR
the steel industry, barometer of
general business conditions, for
nearly q third of all steel produced
IN American mills relies on the rail.
roads for its market.
More steel 1ngots were produced
IN 1928 than in any previous year
except 19l7-which, however, led
1923 by only very small fraction,
+ orty-three tons Of steel ingots
were made last year, for every
80 tons in 1913.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
ETIOUETTE
WEEKLY RADIO PAGE

Changing a ticker coil regenera-
tive set to loop set is simple if
you keep your shirt on. Remove
condenser, vario-coupler, stigma es-
ophagus and glyptodon. Next le-
move your hands. Pour in one cup
Of molasses, two eggs, and more
lasses. Do not stir until cops arrive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
RELIC RETAINS YOUTH AND vi
TALLY IN BEAN TOWN

Boston man wears a collar but
ton p years old, That is older than
a stenographer's gum, A button old
enough to vote should find its way
from the laundry without asking.
If aged buttons talked this one
would say I never smoke, drink or
sleep under dressers."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
EDITORIAL

Naples has shipped to the United
States cheese weighing 1870
pounds. This however is not the big
gest cheese in the world. Biggest
cheese in the world is the-man who
thinks he is the whole cheese.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
SOCIETY

Joy reigns supreme at Mr.. Johns
house. His skinny daughter is get
ting plump. It was first noticed
last night when her elbows didn't
tear the tablecloth. "Shes gaining, ;
said Mr.. John to a man who called
to put a new bottom in chair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18

There's one nice thing about
movie celebrity scandals. We are
always getting brand new ones.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
MARKETS

Leap Year is influencing the bond
market, matrimony preferred caus-
ing quite a furry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18

= Scott got decorated for being in
METROPOLITAN Opera IS years. It
does take brave man
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
COMMERCE. EVERY LIVE FsIDENT A LIVE MEMBER
I:l''1%ia1u1g
~ bgAlbcrt Apple
GONE

Days when railroad coaches weEs
lighted by candles, days when con-
ductors had to carry lanterns at
night to see the tickets-these are
recalled by William F. Sullivan. He's
conductor on the Boston & Albany
Will retire soon, after 81 years Of
services
In all those years. Sullivan says,
the only change he has noticed in
people is their clothes. Styles come
and go. So do people. Human ma
ture rolls along, unchanged The
plot of life is eternal, repeating gem
Grafton after generation, the same
old thing. Actors, scenery and stage
props" change, but the show never
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
HEALTH HINTS

Boston barber says dentist pulled
out his ,mustache This may be fun
but it isn't healthy. =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18

TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Monday morning, no paper pub
lished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
BURIED

In Kansas they discover a great
engineering job by primitive men
an irrigation system, including a
canal from huge dam that stored
up the waters of Four Mile Greek.
You picture those ancients, digging
with bone and stone shovels, carry
ing away the earth in rawhide
sacks.
A modern steam shovel would du-
plicate the job in a matter Of days.
Yet our gre&test engineering
achievements may seem as crude
and primitive, to people 1000 years
from now, as the work of the print
tive Kansans seems to US today.
Progress is slow, but certain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
WEATHER

When she fills a hot water bag
every night to keep her feet warm
the honeymoon is over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
BUTTON' BUTTON! HE HAS IT

missing wife, but found her in
jersey safely married &gain.
Big tobacco crop in Turkey this
year. You can put that in your
pipe and smoke it. 4
&&(&
ETIQUETTE *
Minneapolis man bit off his wife's
car: This is considered i'll bred in
select circles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
DEVILS

Quite task, introducing movies
to China. The Chinese wers afraid
of dark theaters, fearful of attacks
by enemies and devils. So a wise
Yank perfected a screen on which
movies could be shown without dark
ening the theater.
This invention will soon take the
piece Of the stock ticker, Wall
Street believes. On a screen above
the quotation-board, the movie ma
chine will flash prices IN letters
eight inches high, all in board day
hight A boon to the chair-warming
brigade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
GOULD

In the early days of the telephone,
an old-timer feminisces in the Wall
Street Journal, the Western Union
Installed phones in business offices
for demonstration purposes.
Jay Gould tried the new invention,
then ordered it removed. He pre-
dicted it never would be of COM
mercial value, never get beyond the
toy stage, 1t reminds you old man
Vanderbilt who ridiculed the elevat-
ed railroad when it was first pro-
posed.
Only within the last Is years has
lit become relatively easy to get a
new idea across-to induce people
to adopt new devices without years
of education and pleading.\
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
! FOREIGN NEWS

English doctor has germ 20
years old. Bet it wears sideburns
and uses eigaret holder.
New YorkIr was worried about
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
BABY

A : nine-months-oldbaby crosses
the Atlantic Ocean alone. His name,
Ferdinand Gluck. He was ill and
couldn't be brought with his mother
when she returned from a tourist
trip to Germany a month before.
People on the ship took such good
care of Ferdy that he even gained
weight on the way &cross.
It strikes US as one Of the finest
tributes to civilizations wonders,
that a baby less than a year old can
travel a couple of thousand miles
without its mother A baby, you
know, is the only subject on which
everybody agrees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
SPORTS

We wish to deny a rumor that the
$50 pound cheese recently imported
from Naples wants to fight Jaol,
Dempsey. The cheese may be
strong, but being Provolone cheese
it is too god to fight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
BEDTIME STORY

Use your toothbrush or mother
will use the hairbrush."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
ADVERTISING

Reducing exercise. BY exercis-
ing judgment man can reduce
his tat head Reduce expenses
by exercising caution, Anything
can be reduced, except maybe taxes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
COMICS

Coolidge: My hats in the ring.
Hi Johnson: I'll step on it.
s.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-18
FICTION

Making out the income tax i
fun" said, harassed taxpayer.