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The Washington times., 1924-11-21
WOMAN KILLS
STUDENT IN
HOME
Refused to Leave and Shot
Him." She Says Youth
on Drunken Spree
b Internatlonal News service.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 21.--
"He refused to leave my house and
! shot him only after / had warned
him to 80" Mrs. Pearl Baskin, OF
Lebanon, said today, explaining
the fatal shooting Of Paul Patterson,
twenty-one. Springfield, Mo-, law stu.
dent at Cumberland University.
That was the only statement Mrs.
Baskin would make and she re.
peats 1t over, and over as she sits
In cell in the county jail at Nash
vile, where she was brought last
night for safe-keer!ng.
Former Congressman and Mrs.
Roscoe Patterson, parents of the
dead youth, reached here last night
and declared nothing will be spared
n prosecuting the woman for MUIR
The dead youth and companion
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
FIRE DESTROYS cUPoLA
OF DESERTED CHURCH

Fire destroyed the cupola Of the
unused Shiloh Baptist Church, sew.
enteenth and Z streets northwest,
early this morning, While the fire
was at first thought to have been
OF incendiary origin, 1t was later
found that the man whom Mrs.
E. s. Smith. 11O1 Seventeenth
street, saw running near the church
after the fire had started was
merely on his way to report it to
a nearby engine company. The
damage was slight.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
LIVE SILVER FOX SHOW
HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. Fl. The
first annual live silver fox show
Is in progress here under the aus
pieces Of the American National
Fox Breeders Association. Live
foxes valued at 1880, 900 and many
other flir-bearing animals are on
exhibition.
This industry represents an IN.
vestKnent in the United States OF
upward of $5O;O00,0OO. The asso-
citation will register and inspect
in excess Of 1900 foxes.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21
SOCIETY WOMAN BURNS TO
DEATH CURL ING HER HAIR

SYRACUSE, N. II. Nov. FL
Mrs. M. Grouse Kloclx. Syracuse
society leader, is dead at her home
here Of burns suffered when her
clothing caught fire while alone IN
her boudoir curling her hair. IN
some manner her garments caught
fire.
Members of the family called
physicians who found her body
badly burned and her lungs affect.
ed from inhaling fire and smoke.
Her husband was absent on q bust.
ness trip to New York.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21

Early last night fire broke out
in the hairdressing establishment
ON Nine. Cecelia Dunn, 1915 r
street northwest. Damage here also
was reported slight
Damage of $50 resulted from 81
fire in the two-story frame In the
rear OF TOT Second street southwest,
occupied by Bessie Frazier. No
one was hurt.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21

If you are looking for an at.
tractive home modern, conven.
iently located and priced right
turn now to the list Of fully de-
scribed homes in today's Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1924-11-21

The dead youth and a companion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

ton crop gets off to good start.
The farmers who obligingly fed
the pests till the Information pc
Rod began are the ones who find
their fields infested early.
1t is utter foolishness to de-
lay. Start now and starve the
weevils out before they go into
winter quarters. Why allow them
to feed from now on and then
crawl away into the woods for
the winter with their stomachs
full and their appetites appeas-
ed. Starve out the rascal. Don t
feed him. Every weevil killed
now means thousands less to
fight next spring and summer.
Don't run fall boarding house
for weevils out on your farm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
Have You Seen Him9'

There is a story in the Sep
TENDER issue of the Saturday
Evening Post, entitled Have
You Seen Him2" which every
bow and young man should read.
1t is a story that will fasten 1T
self on the mind and remain as
a warning and guide through life.
It's the story of young man,
whose parents have failed to ac-
emulate wealth. The young
fellow decides that honesty IS
not the best policy and starts in
mere boyhood to prepare tor
one big dishonest act that will
make him rich and independent
for life.
For ten years or more he
gradually perfects his plans. he
leaves nothing to chance. Every
move that he must take to es-
cape detection is carefully pre-
pared. He studies the methods
used by detectives; he prepares
every known means for disguis-
ing himself after the crime is
committed.
Almost one half his life goes
to getting ready to commit his
crime. His chance comes and
he succeeds in getting out of the
country with sufficient cash to
give him all the necessities and
the Injuries of life.
But he fails. Crime will out.
He finds the hand of every man
against him and in the end
Well, read the story and you
will see that that honesty-rug-
ged honesty-is the best policy.
This story by Albert Payson
Terhune will live long in the
memory of every one who reads
it and if some day temptation
becomes too strong, it will come
back to mind and may be the
means of saving some one from
a life of degradation and sor-
row.
A criminals worst enemy is
his own conscience. He sees the
finger of every man pointing at
him. Every touch of his shout
der brings the terror of the law
to his heart. Walking. eating
and sleeping, his mind is never
at rest. He is an animal for
ever seeking cover, cringing and
covering at every turn of the
road.
Success, financial and other
wise, must be builded step by
step, on a foundation of rigid
honesty and truthfulness. Crime
never pays.
Read this story to that boy
of yours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
The Overlooked. Bet

Colonel Thomas De Kay must
have turned over in his grave
several times. In 1924 he trad
ed 90 acres of land, in what is
now the business heart of New
York City, for farm over in
New Jersey.
The farm today is worth $25,-
600.
The so acres in New York
City are worth 100 million dol.
lars.
The colonel's great-grandson.
now owner of the farm, has a
faraway look in his eyes as he
discusses how it might have
been different. He says, philos-
OFFICIALLY: Il probably would
have done the same thing my
self at the time. Who would
have dreamed in 1924 that 90
acres at Broadway and Canal
street would ever become the
priceless parcel of land it is to-
day."
The DeKay incident will in
terest everyone, for it is just
big scale experience that no one
escapes-the overlooked bet.
The man who doesn't pass up a
big opportunity himself is sure
to have an ancestor who did.
The trouble is, these are not
opportunities at the time. They
are made opportunities by the
passing of time.
Many a reader will start re-
miniscing and say; Gosh, | re-
member when | could have
bought such-and-such a proper
ty for song. Today it's worth
a barrel of money"
People are passing up big flu
ture opportunities today just as
much as a century ago whcn
Colonel De Kay sold his farm.
For instance, cities as large as
New York is today may spring
up on what now is remote farm
land.
Up to now. there have been
three main factors in making
cities large: Commercially STRAIT
egic location at the seashore
with good harbor facilities; To-
cation to drain large farming
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
STILL A MARKET FOR
RIIGGIE

The horse and the mule have
not disappeared from the farms.
The GAINESVILLE buggy factories
running on full time furnish
proof that they are not. Then
there are statistics which show
that on the farms of Georgia
there are $4,000 horses and $780,
600 mules; in Alabama there are
10000 horses and 311,000
mules on the farms; South Caro-
lima, to the east of us, has 10000
horses and 100000 mules; Ten.
nessee, which touches Georgia on
the north, has 309,0 900 horses and
343,00O mules; North Carolina
which also touches Georgia just
east of Tennessee, has 10000
horses and 100000 mules. Co
lumbus Enquirer Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
Old Days In Americas
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
II, 1904.)
Another entry in the race for
county commissioner today is Mir.
Jesse L. Chambliss, whose announce
ment appears elsewhere. Than Mr..
Chambliss no citizen of the county
is held in greater esteem for high
honor, honesty and business judg-
ment. .qeeAa s
At no period i'll Americas history
has real estate values beeen upon
a firmer basis or enhanced more
rapidly than within the past year or
two. This fact is fully demonstrat-
ed by Recent sales, and the in
crease in city tax returns. The
sale of the Hudson property here
recently at $11,60O and that of
the Wheatley store, occupied by
the A. w. Smith Furniture Co., 20
DR.. r. E. Cato for the round sum
Of $500 indicates the value Of
property here.
Stewart Furlow, a recent gr2
sduate in the textile department Of
the State Tech left yesterday to
take position in the Converse
Mills in South Carolina, rendered
him some time since. He will make
the textile industry a profession,
in which his friends wish him sue
cess.
The many friends Of Mr.. Neil A.
Ray will be pleased to learn that he
has consented to offer for county
commissioner. Mr.. Ray is one of
the solid and substantial men OF
Sumter county, possessing large
farming interests which he mana
ges with signal ability as he does
all his affairs.
Americas, with more than twelve
thousand bales wagon cotton pass
ing the portals of her several ware
at the head of the procession and
houses, stands this morning still
leads all the interior markets Of
the state. Up to last night the
wagon receipts here were 1880
bales. Farmers sold readily yes
terday at prevailing prices, 1913
cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Times-Recorder. Sep
II, 1910


IT, 1914.)
When the cotton market took a
jump to eight cents here yesterday
Americas cotton men readily be-
lieved the allies had given the Kai-
ser's pretzel boys another licking, as
it is invariable the case that eTry
victory of the allies is followed i'm
mediately by an advance in cotton
and a corresponding decline in
wheat. At all events Americas buy
ers readily paid eight cents for
good middling grades of cotton
here yesterday. One lov of nearly
thirty bales was sold for that round
figure while smaller lots also brought
$40 per bale.
Miss Bertha Surles and Mr. G. G.
Bedenbaugh were married yester-
day afternoon. The young couple
went out for buggy drive, which
ended at the residence TO Justiel
w. T. McMath, on Jackson street
where the nuptial knot was tied in
the presence of a few friends who
had proceeded them there to witness
the ceremony and extend congratu-
lations.
The annual reunion of the Geor-
gia Division, United Confederate
Veterans came to close tonight
following luncheon and ball given
by the Macon U. D. C. at the Hotal
Lanier in Macon. Judge John A
Cobb, of Americas was elected adj
justant general, while all the pres
ent brigadier generals were re-elee-
ted.
An occasion Of pleasurable in.
terest will be rendered the public
this evening by Mrs. Allie Hayes
Richardson, who proposes to con
duct classes in expression and must
cal numbers.
The Third District Congressional
convention, which assemblies tni:
morning in Americas will be called
Following the convention session the
guests will be rendered barbecue
dinner by Judge Crisp, the ncmi.
nee of the convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
MURDERED

In the last 10 years $4,000 Am
orleans are known to have been MUIR
dered. Thousands Of others, never
detected.
In the next 10 years, at the pres
ent rate, 10000 to 100000 VIII
be struck down by pistol shot, dag
ger, poison, etc.
The murder rate is disgracefully
high, and increasing faster than pop
ulation. Whether capital punish.
ment curbs crime is debatable. But
were lunatics if we don't put MUIR
ders where they'll never kill an
other-and keep them there. Pa
role or pardon Of killers is too dan
igerous for experiments except in
very rare cases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
OLD TIMES HAVE RETURNED


Yesterday brought to mind
old times in business in Athens.
People were here from all sur
rounding sections and the mer-
chants enjoyed an unusual trade.
Cotton is rolling in and every
farmer seems to be imbued with
the spirit of better times. 1t is
a general awakening of CONNER
cial conditions and the period of
depression has passed. While
the crops this year will not be
normal, they are far greater than
any during the past few years
and our people are profiting
thereby. Another reasonable
crop will place this section of
the country on a normal basis
and restore confidence and bring
stability to all lines of commerce
al industries.
Our people have lived through
the most trying times since the
civil war, but they have worked
and economical and now a
brighter day is near and pros
perity is dawning. Foodstuff has
been grown in abundance and
the cotton crop will average over
fifty per cent normal to the
acreage which is bound to relieve
in great measure the depres
sion and commence the circula-
ton of money freely throughout
the section.
Trade in all lines of business
showed marked Improvement
over recent Saturdays which in
dictates that our people are re-
covering from their misfortunes
and that they will soon be on
sound and substantial basis.--
Athens Banner-Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
AN EXTRAORDINARY INQUIRY
IRYIWoRkINc

We read of "a daily SIS re-
ward" for the best letter in an
swer to this question: eff YOU
were a young lady sitting alone
at dinner table in restaurant
and from three tables stimuli.
taneously Rudolph Valentino,
Jack Dempsey and the Prince of
Wales should beckon to you,
whose table would you honor?"
1t seems to have been quite for
gotten that "1ady" in the old
time sense could not be ''beck-
oned" by any one of these or 9th
err potentates and would allow
no man to come to her own table
in public place unless he had
been properly introduced. OBJ
viously the Prince of Wales is
less likely than the prize rirg
champion or the movie favoritc
to be greatly flattered by this
extraordinary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
BRYAN ABUsINEss GovERNoI

Gov. Bryan will gain favor IN
the eyes Of business men through
out the country as it becomes
known that he has been instru-
mental in reducing taxes in Ne
braska from a per capita of
S9.48 under the last Republican
administration, to $3.50 cents
under his administration. In Tie
neighboring state of Iowa under
continuous Republican admin
STATIONS and under almost the
same conditions the per capita
taxing during the same period has
increased from 1927 to S17.38.
That will give Gov. Bryan
justified claim that he is a bus
mess governor and that as vice.
president he would be equally as
capable.--Rome News Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
EIH61n6
IA, b4Nbczt Amle
CABLE

The Western Union starts laying
new cable, to run between New
York and Rome. This cable, SAP
miles long, Will cost a fabulous sum.
The investment indicates that the
telegraph people do not expect IA
dio to usurp the cables place, at
least not for long time.
Wen need them both. The com
petition will spur them on to i'm
proyement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

European industries in 1921 were
producing only 81 PEI cent as
much as in 1913. The figure now
has risen to "a per cent, according
to the economists, Jacoby and Still
ich.
Wise Providence retards recov-
cry until war hatreds cool off. If
Europe hadn't suffered intensely
after the World War, ner politici-
ans would have another one under
way by now. The headache of the
morning after" curbs tlrunkard' s
thirst.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

TON gAl@s made on Improved
AOEAA SAfarm lands at cheap
est rates for terms of 5, 7 or 10
years with prepayment option given
Money secured promptly. We have
now outstanding over $1,100,000 on
farms in Sumter county alone, with
plenty more to leud.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co.,
in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley,
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster counties. 81 Planters Bank
Building, hmericus. Ga. Phone SO
~ OH
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

territories; location logical for
manufacturing.
A fourth factor will inevitably
develop - location at points
where air traffic will focus. Fly
ing flivvers by the millions are
not improbable. nor even fly
ing trains. If you can figure out
the future traffic centers of air
lines" a small investment may
enable you to leave millions to
your descendants xzaszAzxA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
A THOUGHT

They that SOW in tears shall reap
in joys. 124:5.
~
AS We sow so shall We reap
Proverb. .sqg@
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
CAPACITY

The iron and steel industry with
in another fortnight or month will
probably have recovered sufficient
ly from depression to be producing
at rate of rs per cent of capa-
city or full-time operations.
But the steel industry over-built
during the war booms. It's capa-
city now is half greater than before
the war. This giant industry, vail
ing because it's operating at 60 per
cent of capacity now, IS actually
producing almost as much as il 1913
The nation still measures by com
pairing with war time instead of nor
NAL peacetime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

Trouble in Mexic. Bandits both
ering Americans. We hold Ameri-
cans wanting to be robbed should
give their trade to American ban
dts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

The only nice thing about civil
war in China is the thing is as far
from the United States as you can
go.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

Well, the Chinese are planning
another war; either that or just an
encore to the last civil war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
Mems Good silk
Socks at 35c

Soft, but heavy and very du
able, because the points of mar
est wear. Tops, toes and heels p
made of cotton black, white, CO.
dovan, gray; sizes 9 IL to Il u
pair = ..-.............3s
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

Wonder if Bill Bryant thinks he i:
his brothers keeper?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

Artist fought a duel with o
colonel in Cabourg, France, and
won. maybe because he was quick
on the draw.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
$4,000 Administer Squares
At $3.50

Beautiful, high pile, Rugs, s.
9x12, seamless; for living room, d
ing room or bed room. Beautit
patterns and loveliest coloring. +
cry rug absolutely perfe
each ...-...-.....--- .......-......-...-.-$34.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17

THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Monday, no paper published.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
THE STANDARD
A WEEK OF EXTRA VALU|
GIVING; SCORES OF sri
GALS FOR THIS WEEK
ENDING SEPTEMBER 2Oa|
5000 Yards Sheeting
At 10 Cents Yard

Full yard wide, smooth weav
medium weight; sold in reasonab
quantities here this week at yd. II
Fine All Wool French and
Storm Serge 75c Yard
The lowest price we have heal
in ten years; pure wool Frenc
weave, SO inches wide, blue an
brown; here this week at yd. u
$1.5O to 81 All Wool Granite
Dress Goods at $1.0O
Guaranteed all wool, AZ incht
wide; red, black, blue, brown All
gray; the best one you have see
in ten years for the price, yard 1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
Food

The number of Americans work
ing on farms has increased Is PER
cent since 1900. But they are grow
ing 40 per cent more food. Figures
furnished by the expert, Davis Fri
day
Scientific agri u tl;u methods,
all the way from commercial fertili-
ger, tractors, have more than made
up the shor' re of man-power IN
the farms. The country. Of course
is growing, and so is tie food mar-
ket. What is ovcrproduetion of
crops now will be shortage within a
few years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
More Bingham on the
rs Cent Table

We have sold more bingham ?
the yard off this table during "a
past week than we have ever So ~
before in same length of time. y
secured two or tire cases o. y
best Bingham and have been Sel
ing for the past two weeks for mqp
less than the wholesale cost O1
we bought these at bargain ~
are glad to pass them on to y
at the same rates; all at yard y
Beautiful Plaid Blankets at
1898 Pair
Fine smooth Cotton BlankeI
large size, in great variety OF PHI
ty plaids with wool finish - I'D
weight; here this week at pr S''1
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank Of Com@'
AMERIcUS. GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
Fine Handkerchief
Linen at $1.OO

Guaranteed every thread pu
linen, sheer and beautiful; So inch
wide and selling for $3.50; on
here at yard -.----...,...-. .........-....'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-17
AWAY

Thirty-eight out of every 100 wo-
men in four typical cities are work
ing and earning money outside their
homes. This is revealed by a gov
eminent check-up in Jacksonville,
Passaic, Butte and Wilkes-Barre.
More than half of these bread
winning women are or have been
married. And 81 per cent of the
married women workers live with
wage earning husbands"
The pinch of economics is destroy
ING the American home.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
NO LAW AGAINST ACCURACY

In letters he has written to news
papers throughout the country Director
Julius Klein of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, Directing to
conclusions which writers and brokers'"
had drawn from his departments re-
cent estimate of the countrys cotton
stocks, makes out a poor case for him
self. Complaining that writers and
brokers" had taken unwarranted lib
critics with the statement by adding
thereto conclusions and estimates Of
their own" he says that "these manipu-
lations and additions 49,. have misled
the public into the belief that the Blu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
has forecast consumption for the balance
of the year" Then he proves that he
is begging the question; he says:
Nothing could be further from the
truth, this bureau having scrupulously
avoided interpretations, forecasts, or
Observation-Disclosures to be exer-
cised by the trade itself, and strictly
apart from the duty of this organization
to supply facts and facts alone"
1t was "the trade" and agencies close
| ly related thereto, that made the inter
pretatons, forecasts, or representations
which Director Klein repudiates. And
they made them strictly upon representa-
tons OF facts supplied by Director
Kiein's bureau.
For example, 1t was reported In the
bureaus statement that the carry-over
of cotton for this year would be GER
tain number of bales. That report was
made about February 1. Cotton experts
in the interest of "the trade" began
to analyze it, with the result that they
discovered discrepancy of about 700
900 bales as compared with previous re-
ports issued by the government. Bu
Mr.. Klein seems to think that the ex
Perts had no right to publish the com
parison Of figures and show the public
wherein the government, by the ties
of its own figures, had made an erro
of some 100000 bales. Cotton quota
tons had been based upon the govern
ment's earlier figures; consequently
when the new figures came out, pur
porting to show that the carry-ove
would be about 100000 bales more thai
THE trade" depending upon the gov
= eminent for information, had been lie,
t to anticipate, the market began to throw
l fits and cut up Something awful"
, But though Director Klein takes tn
position that writers and brokers" too
: "unwarranted liberties" with his bureau
statement, he further weakens his CON