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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-27

Mrs. Marvin Brown and Mrs. Nc
Kenzie, Of Montezuma, were among
the out-of town shoppers in Ameri-
Gus Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-27

Miss Martha Bell, who has been
the lovely guest of Mrs. Charles La
nier at her home ON College street,
returned to her home in Atlanta
Sunday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-27

Dr. and Mrs. ]. w. Payne, Mrs.
W. T. Lane and Miss Lucy Lane
have returned home after spending
the weekend in Macon attending
the State Fair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-27

Rev. and Mrs. j. N. Cutler, Mrs.
Sam Heys, and Mrs. H. B, Mash
burn have returned from stay of
several days in Atlanta, making the
trip by motor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
G|RL'SFR|ENDLY
SOCIETY To
MEET
Episcopal Diocesan organiza'
ton to Hold Its Annual
Session

The Episcopal Diocesan Girls
Friendly Society will hold it's an.
nual meeting in the Church Of the
Epiphany. No. 1917 G street north.
west, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
A corporate communion will lie
given all members and associates
Of the society in the church at
s o'clock, Sunday morning. The
rector, Reverend r. L. Wolven,
will officiate.
The annual festival service will
be held at o'clock Sunday even
ing in the Chapel of the Nativity,
Fourteenth and A streets south
east. Branches and organizations
within the society will assemble in
the parish hall and will march
with banners into the chapel fol-
lowing the vested choir and clergy.
There will be a sermon by the Rev.
erend Arlington A. McCallum. Of
st. Paul's Church.
The business meeting will be
held in Epiphany Parish Hall on
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Delegates have been appointed ny
each branch, and working and
honorary associates will be present.
Each branch will report on work
done in the winter.
A reception for all members AM
associates will be held in parish
hall of Epiphany Church, from s
to 10 o'clock Tuesday evening"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
SIX MEN To-BE HANGED
LOST LAST PLEA FOR LIFE

NEW ORLEANS, May S.-Ths
ak men sentenced to hang at Antite
May 9 for the murder Of Dallas
Gaines at Independence three years
ago, made their last stand for life
and lost.
The Board of Pardons after a
special session Of several hours at
which it heard arguments ana
received petitions for communication.
declined to send a recommendation
Tor clemency to the Governor.
Governor Parker previously had
said the evidence at the trial Of
the men proved them guilty and
that the confession of one of the
sextette last week only made it
certain beyond the shadow of a
doubt. He added he would not
interfere with the execution of the
sentence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
GOOD HOUSEWIFE MAKES
LIFE MISERABLE, CHARGE

LIMA, Ohio, May 3.-Can a won.
an be so good a housekeeper as. to
make life miserable for members
Of her family?
Common Pleas Judge HI. w. Blach-
~, Van Vert, presiding over the
Allen county common pleas court,
will be called upon to answer this
question. He will affirm or dis.
agree with John P. O'Connell,
owner of the Erie Hotel, who has
answered the question affirmativelv.
O'Connell testified that from
one housekeeping time till the
next, the kitchen and bedroom were
the only places in which he could
stick his nose.' He is seeking a
divorce from his wife, Ella, who
admitted she refused to allow her
husband to smoke in the house or
spit in the front yard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
FILIPlNoS QUIT HAWAII
FOR JOBS ON MAINLAND

HONOLULU, April 25.-SLarge
numbers of the laborers who are
brought to Hawaii from the Philip
pines for work on the sugar planta-
tons use the territory merely as a
stopping place on their way to coast
cities.
This is shown by heavy book
ings in the local offices of Ameri-
can liners that stop at Honolulu on
their way to the mainland. Fill
pinos who desire steerage accommo-
dations on these boats largely out
number those that can be given
passage. and yet it is estimated
that fully one thousand left here
In January for work on the main
land.
Most of these apply to orchard
men and small farmers, also to
hotel keepers for positions as bell
boys and walters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
CAMPAIGN CIGAR
DOOMED WITH
FREE SEEDS
Senate Not Likely to Restore
Appropriation for Famous
Vote-Getter
BY ROLAND KREBS.
International News Service,

On the brink of a great national
election, the campaign cigar which
in the past has brought so many
votes-for the other fellow-today
saw the writing on the wall.
The writing on the wall was in
the form of a final death warrant
for that other reliable old vote
getter, the cucumber seed. It APP
peared certain today that the Sen
ate would not restore to the agri-
cultural appropriations bill an
amendment setting aside $3.50, 900
for free seeds, just killed in the
House.
Congressman Ralph E. Lozier of
Missouri supplied Congress with
some enlightening letters. that made
up the legislators minds. The
letters were from farm organiza-
tons, protesting an attempt to re-
vive the ancient practice of SEN
ators and Congressman comic-valen-
timing their constituents with
horseradish and artichoke seeds
that stayed under ground like the
bottom Of well.
The practice Of Congress dis
tributing free seeds, wrote j. w.
COverdale, secretary of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau Federation, is a
disgusting form of electioneering
Farmers Go not want their repre-
sentatives, Coyerdale wrote, to send
out free cucumber seeds designed
primarily to take the place of the
campaign cigar"
Time was when the folks back
home got envelope upon envelope
of seeds from their Congressman
and Senators. Then, on election
day. the cucumber lovers, the vo'
taries of the succulent tomato, the
nibblers of sandy and stringy
spinach and the slaves of cold slaw
went to the polls and voted the
ticket straight. The letters, some
of which said the seeds never grew
anything but weary, left the House
wondering if the writers meant the
seeds were as had as their kindred
vegetable, the campaign cigar. Sew
eral Congressman furtively drew
cigars from their pockets, shifted
them and put them back with the
thought that perhaps they better
had smoke them themselves,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
GARMAN BROS.
HAVE. LARGE
SALES
twenty-five Homes Around
Charming Street N. {.
Sold by Firm

That the northeast section of the
city is very desirable as a residen-
tial section is shown by the large
number Of homes being built and
the rapidity with which they are
being sold.
The office of Garman Brothers
report that they have sold about
twenty-five bungalows on and
around $500 block Claiming street,
and expect to dispose of many
more during the year. This prop
erty, according to Mr.. Garman, is
especially desirable because Of the
rapidity of the growth of the Sec
ton and the probability Of increase
of values.
Located just south Of Woodbridge
in the fast developing subdivision
National Heights, it is conveniently
located to the heart of the city,
and yet the residents are not
worried with the crowdadness and
noise found in other sections. This
fact, Mr.. Garman states, is one Of
the many reasons why property in
this locality finds a ready market,
and he believes that in the course
of a few years practically all Of
the desirable building lots will be
utilized and that section, though al
ready desirable, will improve to
such an extent that land will prac.
tically double in value.
Garman Brothers is one of the
firms that are helping develop this
section by building and selling I'M
usually attractive homes that would
be a credit to any section Of the
city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
PRESTONHOMES
ARE SELLING
FAST
New Operation at 10th and
Spring Place Proves
u Popular

Considerable interest is being mani
Tested in the completion of the Pres.
ton homes, located at Sixteenth
street and Spring place northwest.
Winfield Preston, builder of these
beautiful homes, states that within
q short time a number of them
have been sold. There were ten
built originally and the rapid sales
OF these homes prompted Mr.. Pres
ton to build twenty-five. more. Nine
OF these twenty-five will be- COM
pIeted within the next six weeks.
1t is a well known fact, says. Mr..
Preston, that Sixteenth street prom.
erty viii never depreciate in value,
put viii enjoy the increase that it
has in past years.
Mr.. Preston gives as the reason
1or the rapid sales of this property
the TACT that they are located in the
Finest section Of the city, with ex.
cellent car and bus service, and the
wonderful values that he is giving
Tor the extremely low price.
The homes modern in every re-
spect present honey appearance
with all the necessary trees and
shrubbery to make it so. These
houses contain eight rooms with
two baths, shower and tub, hard.
wood floors throughout, and other
improvements. Mr.. Preston states
that he has spared no expense in
making these model homes, with
every comfort and convenience.
In all my experience in the real
estate business and Of all the prop
critics that have handled 1 am
more impressed with the homes that
j now offer to- the public than of
any others have ever built, says
Mr.. Preston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
ovER-PRoDUcTIoN MAY :,
HIT POULTRY FARMER

CHICAGO, May $50 rapidly is
the poultry industry expanding that
within a short time over-production
may cut the farmers poultry dollar
from stickpin profits to pin money
unless eggs can be produced at less
cost, according to statistics just pub.
hshed.
More than 5000, 900 farms in
America alone produce poultry and
eggs. 1t is estimated that there are
more than All 10000 chickens on
farms this year, which is an in.
crease df over $4,000, 900, or nearly
y per cent over figures of a year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
TALL CANDLES ADD MUCH
TO BEAUTY OF ROOM

Candles possess a witchery OF
their own and are singularly lovely
on a. well;appointed table. They
should be tall-well above eye
level-and their flaming beauty
should never be hidden by shades.
Choose tall, slender candlesticks of
simple design, and plain, tapering
candles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-03
Italian Teachers Grateful,

Elementary school teachers of
Italy continue to send fervent
thanks to Minister Gentle for the
recent noteworthy improvement in
their salaries.
One teacher in the Abruzzi sent
as sign Of gratitude 1000 lire for
use in organizing an infants school.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

Boil weevils are not unlike inhabi-
tants Of cities. When "city folks"
ind the crowds in midsummer are
becoming unbearable they want to get
away to quiet places where they will
lave more elbow room" When the
square "tenements" of the Doll wee.
wills become too crowded, they also
Become restless and take to the air
However, it is not necessary that they
'e crowded before their movement
1egins for their migratory instinct
prompts them to seek new fields.
The weevil move. erom place to
rlaee by flight. Although it does not
;ly fat as compared with many other
Insects, it has been known to cover a
distance of more than forty miles In
/ short time. 1t is unable to con-
tinue flight very long but by a series
If short flights, especially when the
wind is favorable, it may cover con-
iderable distances.
The first movement is in the spring
from winter quarters to the nearest
cotton, usually a short distance. Az
ter the weevils reach the field there
IS very little movement except from
plant to plant until we'll along in the
summer. Over'wintered weevils and
their offspring for several months only
move like slowly advancing over
flow. UP until August about 80 per
cent of the waevils in any field are
hose which develop practically where
hey are found.
About the middle of August an in
tinct on the part of the weevils to
move about becomes noticeable. Dur
ng this period weevils become rest
'ess and take to the air very active
", flying in all directions. This Is
rometimes due to heavy infestatlon
n the field but seems primarily to be
IN instinct that has caused the ex-
-ension of the infested area In the
United States year by year until now
it covers more than 100000 square
niles.
With the approach of cold weather
there is another distinct movement on
the part of the weeyils. This is in,
to winter quarters in and about the
cotton fields, and usually is a short
flight.
One of the most striking things
about the boil weevil is the rapid ad>
vance it has made across the cotton
belt. The insect made its way into
Southern Texas about 1892 and since
has swept across the cotton territory
20 the Atlantic seaboard and as far
North as Virginia. The annual ad-
vance has been from 40 to 100 miles
Under some conditions the boil
weevis Is sometimes spread by man
through the shipment of cotton and
cotton products or of any commodity
which originates on the farm. Spread
very little in'nort ance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
Rules For The
Georgia Teachers
Examinations Held August l in Fitz-
gerald, Announces Supt. Billiard
The Leader

The Leader,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Will youplease give space in your
paper for the following axtrcts from
a letter recently. sent County Super-
llntend.ents by Mr. N. H. Ballard. State
superintendent
Instead of First Second and Third
Grade General Elementary Certificates
they will be termed Glass A. B and G
IN Which class A is the new form and
b the old First Grade.
ne examination will be held AUG
ust L, 1924, and only the papers OF
applicants for Class A certificates
need m1ed be sent to Atlanta for grading
LASS b and C may be retained and
certlhcate issued by County Super
mtendents; however, upon request the
1atter papers will be sent to the State
department and in that case a dollar
lee must accompany papers as is re-
CURED for Class A,
Inc one advantage of the papers
oeing transmitted to the State Danar+-
ile e. is that the teacher would receive
full credit and at no time would he he
cailed upon to again stand examina-
ton upon Elementary subjects. Then
when the applicant has shown she has
the equivalent of high school edu-
cation then her certificate would be
automatically converted into class A.
Any teacher wishing to enter anv
one of the Summer Schools held at the
District Agricultural Schools should
apply at once to the principal of the
school they wish to attend. Mr.. Bal
iard urges all teachers who have not
mad sufficient professional training. and
especially young teachers to enter one
OF these schools.
Yours truly,
]. H. BULLARD. C. S. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Dickerson an
inounce the birth of little son at their
nome in Moultrie Tuesday night.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
PAPTV

Mrs. R. V. Woodham gave a pref
ty party for her Sunday school class
at her home Tuesday evening. Ferns
and Shasti daisies were used in lavish
quantity, forming a pretty setting in
the living room, dining romm and
porch. Misses Josephine Manning and
Louise Jones assisted the hostess in
arranging the proms and providing
other entertainment. Punch was serv-
ed on the porch by little Misses vi
Wan Woodham and Helen Wallace.
Mary Helen Woodham and Sarah Ann
Pryor served sandwiches.
Class members present were: Paula
Harrison, Catherine Brown, Upha
Turner, Frances Denmark, Opal
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
$35, 10000 GIVEN TO
NORMAN INSTITUTE

Norman Park, June 17l-At a re-
cent meeting of the Board of Trustees
OF Norman Institute, the splendid
preparatory school located here, it was
decided to raise the course Of study
to full two year college, Junior Col
lege, and to raise by vluntary gifts,
$35,0O0.00 to make the desired $780,
10000 endowment At the Commence
ment exercises President L. H. Brown
ing announced that the local Norman
Park people had raised tina. amount
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
NINA CAIN

Miss Nina Cain, who has been liv-
ing tor seventeen years with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Dorminy, Mrs. Dorminy's
aunt, died quite suddenly Tuesday
night at IL o'clock.
Miss Cain, who was SO years old,
had been in usual health ali day, and
employed herself with her customary
finger work. She was stricken SO sud
denly, Mrs. Dorminy had barely
reached her side when she passed
away, and before medical aid could
be summoned.
Services were held at the home on
Wednesday afternoon with Rev. ]. F.
Singleton of the First Baptist church,
officiating and quartet of singers
from the congregation contributing
music. Interment was made at the
Dorminy burying ground, east of the
city. The attending pail bearers were
Messrs. c. S. Perry, N. E. Man1ey,
Louis Walker, David Paulk, Gordon
Roberts.
Mr. Bob Reed, of Rochelle, was a
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

Master Thos. Griner will spend a
few days in Milledgeville and from
there go to Atlanta, where he will act
as one of the pages during the COM
ing session of the legislature, of which
lis father is the member from Ben
Hill.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
HOME

Guest: Listen, Bill | don't like
to go in on you this way-are you
sure your wife knows I'm coming?
Host: Does she? -Say-she arg
ued about it for an hour this morning.
PURDY'S PHILOS
"Stylemakers are great little politi-
clans, if you ask Newell never have
petticSat' government now"
SPORT EXTRA
Flubb: l know one fellow who will
box Dempsey some day - and he
wont be on the losers end, either?
Dubb: who's at.?'
F1ubb: "The undertaken"
AN OPTIMIST
Veteran: "Well-a wooden leg is
quite handicap-but like everything,
it has it's advantages.
Friend: Advantages" Man name
just one advantage
Veteran: -Well-thumb tacks are
mighty cheap sock supporters
THE BOY IS RIGHT
Six year Old Harold: Hey, look pop,
| pulled up this big bush all by my
self.
Dad: My, but you are strong boy.
Harold: Yes, I guess I am, cause
the world has hold of the other end.
EASY FOR PETE
Boy (reading thriller): Say, Pete,
what's stoic?"
Other boy: Gee. Sam, but you're
dumb, stole is aboid what brings
babies.
IQUITE PROPER
Bodied Bandit: Hands up! If you
move you're dead.
Gent from Boston: Mercy, such
Engl1sh--dont you know if | move, its
positive sign I'm living, oil dear?
BLIND PIG, Ell?
Judge: Did you ever see the prisoner
at the bar?
Witness: Well, Judge, it wasn't e,z-
actly bar, but everybody was get
ting all the drinks they wanted.
BLONDE BESS OPINES
I'm following the doctors instruc-
tons and exercising with dumbel1s
Tonight I go horseback riding with
Percy and Freddie.
THIS IS SERIOUS
"A woman who marries a man to
reform him has lifelong job-and
then she dies without doing it,
A FAIR QUESTION
She: You men make me tired-you
are always knocking talkative women
laxative women as we'll as you like
others-now don't you?
He: What others?
SAFETY FIRST TOURIST
Pullman Conductor: Haven't I told
you not to clean shoes in the car aisle?
Porter: Yessir, but the man in that
berth has the laces tied to his toes.
TO A JERSEY MOSQUITO
He presented his bill,
And I could not evade it.
In Valley, on hill,
He presented his bill,
With singing ill-will;
So with blood, sir I paid it. .
He presented his bill,
And could not evade it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

and the school would open not onlv
as high school and business college
but also as Junior College.
This school has been doing a great
work for all of South Georgia for ID
years and now it goes forward on a
greater scale of usefulness by giving
the boys and girls of this section q
chance to get two years of college
work at reasonable rates.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
$4,000 REWARD

I will pay fifty dollars reward for
the conviction of the party or parties
who destroyed the automobile alarm
OF the Gulf Refining Company on the
Dixie Highway, south.
1t Homer Waters
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19
All Remnants At The Price Of Cotton

Thornton, Susan Ware, Dorothy Nc
Lendon. A boy friend for each girl
and little neighbor friends of the teach
er were special guests.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

Misses Frederick and Lucille Perry
OF birmingham, Ala, are visiting the
family Of their uncle, Mr.. C. S. Per-
ny, on West Central avenue.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

Fitzgerald Leader WHNT-ADS
Quick Results. Phone 32s.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

Mr.. Bob Reed, of Rochelle, was
business visitor to- the city Tuesday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-06-19

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Dickerson an
1hounce. the birth of a little son at their
nome in Moultrie Tuesday night.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-07

preceding his death. Many Of them
were disappointed in the fulfilIment
of part of their mission, for Mir,
Thomas was unable to recognize or
speak with any one, remaining in
that state until death ensued. An
attack Of paralysis which rendered
him partly paralyzed fastened the
end
Mr.. Thomas illness dates back to
more than a year A year ago
last April he went into the
campaign for reelection to the
office Of judge Of the municipal
court with the condition Of bis
health not Of the best Despite the
handicap he conducted his usual
vigorous campaign, and friends
contend that the illness which fol
lowed soon after was augmented BY
the rigors Of the election campaign
In few months his condition be
came such that he was forced to
relinquish his duties as judge and
seek medical attention He went
to the General hospital in Ashland
was operated on and spent some
time there, returning to Hurley late
in the summer. He suffered from 2
complication Of diseases which
gradually sapped his strength
from which he gained no relief
despite all that medical attention
could do. For a time-he held court
in his rooms in the Castagna build
ing until his condition became sucf
that he was unable to carry on hi
duties any longer. A short time
before his death he gave up hi
rooms here and moved to his farm a
Powell
Griff Thomas was 50 years Ola
He was born at Oshkosh. II th'
year 1886, when still a young MAJ
he came to the then booming town o
Hurley and for a time worked at hi
trade of barber. Later he wen
into business for himself maintain
ing a barber shop until he sold it 4
the present owner, Harry LaFave
He then purchased the cigar maxim
business Of Eddie Uren, known T.
most old-time Hurley residents