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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-01
Specialist in Rural
A Grim Joke

Bascom Slemp, the Presidents Sec
rotary, told Civil War story at a
Washington dinner party.
Senator Wigfall, a member of the
Texas Confederate Congress" he said,
''fell in one day with a party of YAM
kee soldiers. The soldiers, of course,
not knowing their new acquaintance's
identity, began to abuse old Wigfall.
Boys" said the Senator, what
would you do with old Wigfall if you
caught him?"
''String him up." said the soldiers.
'Right! said the Senator, "and by
gum. boys, if I was there I'd be pull
ing on one end of the rope myself"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-01
GUNN1soN ITEMS

Doc Shores left for the west
Wednesday morning.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-05-01

Jas. Sullivan went to Salida
Wednesday and expects to return to.
DAY with his car which he left in
Salida on his return home several
weeks ago from Colorado Springs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
START EFFORT TO
BRING LEVY BACK

MACON, April 1A.-EtIorts hace
been commenced by the W. A.
Doody Company to have Dave Levy,
held by authorities in Charlotte, n
c., returned to Macon to face
charges of issuing a worthless check
on which he secured SIS,
Levy, purporting to be head Of
the firm of Dave Levy and Comp
any, 553 Fourth avenue, New YorI,
called on the local storeand Offered
for sale a line Of kimonos. That was
on April 1. Before his departure
he gave the Doody firm a check on
the Chelsea Exchange Bank, of New
York, which was returned, marked
''no such account"
A telegram to the address left By
Levy brought the information that
no such firm was known in New
York, and Immediately the Retail
Credit Mems National Association,
was notified. It was through the
work of the association that the man
was located and arrested in Char
lotte. 1t is not known whether
Levy will fight extradition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

(From Thte Times Recorder. April,
IA, 19O4.)
Chief w. P. Macarthur and his
five fire fighters forged forward
fancily fixed yesterday in new
spring uniforms. The suits of blue
fit perfectly and Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one
of these" With new uniforms and
blue caps to match these knights OF
the nozzle present natty appear
ance indeed.
Dragging along at a price a lit
tie above IA cents the cotton mar
ket is wholly undressing except
possibly to the holder of several
bales of spot" who hailed to let
go at the crest Of the wave. A
warehouseman said yesterday there
were probably 500 bales still held
i'm Americas, one farmer alone own
ing nearly a hundred of these.
Another $4,000 enterprise is as
sured Americas in the establishment
here of another large cotton oil
mill and ginnery, equipped with the
most modern machinery for the
manufacture of cottonseed oil and
the many by-products in that line
Mrs. C. M. Williams and little
daughter left yesterday for Macon,
where they will visit friends ana
relatives for several days.
With nearly $4,000 surplus in
the treasury now, and this sum pro
baby doubled by December, our
city tax rate ought to be materially
cut.
With 500 or 1000 visitors from
'neighboring towns on the Seaboard
here Saturday, with city and county
people here, Americas will have a
multitude.
Tim Furlow and Max Banner are
going over to Augusta tonight to
attend the state convention of the
It. P. A. otherwise, ''der drummers
An Epworth League was recently
organized at St. Paul church with
38 members. On Monday night the
League met at the home of Judge
Pilsbury, the first social and literary
entertainment, which was an
Evening with Lee" Miss Alice
johnson, chairman, of the literary
department announced the program.
Interesting reading and recitations
were well rendered by Misses Mona
Gross, Mona Johnson, Irma Tarver,
Mrs. Pilsbury and Master Harry
Schneider, interspersed with music.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14

uldII.
Some of the A. L. I. Boys it is
said, are in favor Of marching
through the country to Griffin when
the company starts for the state en-
campment in May. This is more
soldierly, perhaps, and less eXpen-
sive, but the way is long and the
roads are awfully dusty.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Maxwell, of
New York, will spend several weeks
in Americas so charmed are they
with our delightful climate. They
have taken apartments at the home
of Mr.. D. X. Brinson, on Taylor
street.
Miss Maude Gilbert, fair young
debutante of Albany, is the guest
Of Miss Lille Glover for few days
at her home on Lee street.
The local cotton market was de-
cidedly off yesterday, the effects Of
heavy receipts at the ports. Receipts
for the week ending yesterday were
1900 bales in excess Ct receipts
for the corresponding week last
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
THE HEROIC BAKER

One of the charms of life is
the uncertainty of the reactions
from familiar and everyday Incl
dents; charms, for monotony is
one of the housekeeping enemies
of the human race, depressing the
spirit, shortening sleep, and less
ening the appetite. The man who
breaks our monotony has our
thanks, if he does it without
breaking the law too loudly.
1mpulsively, therefore, many
hearts will go out to the Phila-
deIphia baker who shot himself
because his wife bobbed her hair.
Hundreds of thousands of wo-
men and girls have bobbed their
hair without getting reaction
ike that. Possibly one or two
have got themselves shot, but TO
have the head of the family at
tempt to bob his life, because his
dame bobbed her hair, is a new
note in the hymn of life. We
trust the gallant baker will not
die. The world owes him liv-
ing and something more. The
chez Of the Grand Monarque kill
ed himself because his royal mas
ter once carelessly added salt to
his meat; but this was wounded
vanity, while the other was love.
Atlanta Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
MOVIES

The production end of the moving
picture industry continues moving
eastward. Famous players-Lasky in
1928 produced two-fifths of then
pictures at Long Island City N. Y.
One reason for the eastward surg
of the tide is that artificial lighting
has been as good as sunlight. And
the tendency grows, to build settings
for pictures artificially, including
scenery.
Another reason is that business
follows its customers. Forty-two per
cent of the nations movie-goers are
said to be in the eastern states
bounde roughly on the north by
Maine and South by Virginia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
81 sordid that it cannot be- de-

so sordid that it cannot be de-
fended.n
Referring to the Republican
administration spokesman, who,
like Senator Pepper are berat-
ing the Democratic investigators
for making the exposures of ad-
ministrations scandals, Cordell
Hull, chairman, Democratic Ma
tional COMMITTEES, says:
"They exhibit not the slightest
sense of shame or humiliation
over the revelations of official
derelictio1f, misconduct and cor
ruption Of members of the adj
ministration. They display not
the slightest resentment against.
the men who have degraded their
party and disgraced the admins
tration, They neither condemn
the acts themselves nor the men
who committed them. They Of
fer not one word of apology nor
even an explanation. On the con-
trary they are brazenly defiant
of public sentiment and seeming
Iy obliyious Of any moral obliga-
ton their party or to the peo-
pie"
Senator Pepper comes from
Pennsylvania. For many years
the Republican party in the
state, controlled by its worst
element. has been designated by
the reproachful epithet of cor
rupt and contented. It would
seem from the recent utterances
of Senator Pepper and other ad-
n1inistration Spokesman that
the entire controlling element in
the senator's party had been IN
fected and is now industrially
engaged in trying to spread the
infection among the rank and
file.
And. the saddest facts in con-
nection with Senator Peppers
speech is that George Wharton
Pepper was sent to the United
States senate as a great moral
leader, and that Calvin Cool
idge,, for whom and with whose
approval he spoke, is heralded
as possessor os the Puritan
conscience.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
TEE DANGER SIGNAL.

Hon. Frank A. Vanderlp, who
has organized an association for
the purpose of detecting fraud
and uncovering graft, has been
made to resign certain positions
which he held in the trust and in
dustrial companies in New York.
Evidently the impression is be-
ing fostered that recent disclos-
ures in Washington are Hurting
business" This is very remark
able. 1t is not the disclosures
that are hurting business but the
facts which the disclosures bring
out perhaps, Mr.. Vanderlip has
been very active in bringing to-
gether an aggregation of business
men to condemn some of the
transactions revealed in Washing
ton. He is doing this in a non
partisan way. 1t is not charged
that Mr.. Vanderlip is a Democrat
or that he is playing into the
hands of the probing committee
for any partisan purpose. He says
he is trying to awaken the con-
science of the nation and to stir up
the public to condemn the rot
tenness that has been brogut out
without regard to any political
effect.
We do not know how jealous
Mr.. Vanderlip has been. Some
of his old associates on Wall
street think he has been too zeal
Gus. They have displaced him
from their boards because, for
instance, he seemed to reflect
upon the sale of Mr.. Harding's
paper, the Marion Star, in Ohio.
He is being sued by the new pro-
prietor of that Journal. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Wander
lip had resigned the presidency of
the National City Bank because
after he returned from Europe
several years ago he wrote
series of pessimistic articles upon
the commercial and financial out
look of the world.
Mr.. Vanderlip, in a way, is a
refoPmer, and he has found ont
from the warnings of his old bust
ness pals that when a man begins
to reform he had better watch his
step. Big business does not al
ways look upon reforms with a
favorable eye. Sometimes it
seems to think that it is more
profitable to endure the ills we
have" than to try to better them.
Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
STRANGE

Eighteen thousand volts of cleo
tricity mean certain death. Ye5
100000 volts passed through j. v.
Afriend Jr., and he's still alive.
This happened. at Johns Hopkins
University.
No one can satisfactorily ex-
plain why an overdose of Juice"
may on occasion be harmless com
pared with few thousand volts.
Electricity is as mysterious as life,
with which it seems to have some
very close relation.
Escapes like Alfriend's are excep-
tional. Young experimenters should
be extremely cautious. Even the
ordinary electric light socket is apt
to kill, if the victim is grounded,
especially in cases of weak hearts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
.VIDALIA TO ENFORCE
CLOSING ON SUNDA'

VIDALIA, April 14.-City coun-
ell of Vidaha at its regular meeting,
among other matters FURNISHED up
the Sunday observance regulations
and seemed to want them to become
effective Immediately. The regula-
.tions proved that all places OF
business including drug stores and
filling stations close not later than
12o'clOck Saturday night and re-
main closed until II o'clock on Sun
day night. The regulation as it nov
stands is rather drastic, no provis-
ions being made for any contingency
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
Nature Is Standardizing

Eve in the Garden of Eden
was Tf9 feet tail, according TO
Henrion's estimate. He was an
expert in giantism. Unfor-
tunately, he left no detailed rec
ords showing how he figured
the thing out.
There were giants in those
days"
Northern France once had a
man named Gayant, reputed to
be p feet tall He is myth
illogical character. But there
must have been an actual basis
to the myth. Maybe you have
seen Yayant's statue in Douai.
Antwerp claims Antigonius,
one of its ancient residents, was
40 feet tall, Cog and Magog,
who terrorized the southwestern
coast of England. have statues
in London showing them tower
ing Ia feet above the ground.
Ancient Egypt had the other
extreme-a dwarf named Phile-
tas, so small that he had to wear
heavy lead shoes to keep the
wind from blowing him away.
Strenuous Jeffrey Hudson,
son of a huge English butcher
at Oakharn, was only foot and
half tall. He was served in a
pie at a dinner given to King
Charles |. Later he became a
cavalry captain and fought two
dueIs.
All these giants and dwarfs,
of course, were. exceptions. 1t
is phenomenal, how nature
standardizes us, makes us so
much alike in physique, with the
giant or dwarf a, rare exception.
Nature adapts our bodies to
our environments-changes us
physically to make us fit in most
efficiently IN the average every
day life of the civilization in
which we live, Life has chang
ed in the last few centuries, and
so have people. 1t has recently
been demonstrated, By measur-
ing armor, that people 400
years ago were smaller than we
of today.
Natures alterations of her hui
man blaeprints take place only
over long periods of time. But
gradually she applies to us the
same system by which she takes
the eyes from fish in under
ground rivers. which need no
eyes. Similarly. the giraffe got
its neck heightened so it could
nibble the more nourishing
leaves at the tops of trees.
People 500 years from now
undoubtedly will be a lot diff
ferent than people today. Ma
ture will change their bodies to
fit their environments and mode
of life They'll probbaly run
to heads, since mechanical
progress is tending to make
strong limbs unnecessary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
Jack Cohen, National
Committeeman

According to political gossip
originating in Atlanta, Clark
Howell, national committeeman
from Georgia for 20 years, will
not request reelection and will
be succeeded by John S. Cohen,
editor and president of the At
lanta Journal.
IF these reports are correct,
'Jack" Cohens name will be
the only one presented to the
state convention on the 23d of
this month, since he is an avow-
ed candidate and is acceptable
to all four Of the McAdoo state
managers.
In a letter to the Macon Tele-
graph, Mr.. Cohen says:
All the managers of Mr.. Nc
Adoo's campaign, as well as hun
dreds of his supporters, have re-
quested that / made the race for
national committeeman, and I
feel compelled to do so. They
have been kind enough to say
that I represent in Georgia the
type of Democracy that Mr.. Nc
Add represents-that is the pro-
gressive wing Of the party. l
shall appreciate the support of
forward-thlnking men and wo-
men who earnestly desire the
nomination Of Mr.. McAdoo and
who firmly believe IN the princi-
of progressive democracy.
In as much as there is to be
a change, the selection of Mr..
Cohen to fill the shoes of Mr..
Howell is eminently fair and
proper. No more worthy, IN
tslligdnt or loyal Georgian is to
be found than he.
Starting from the bottom of
the ladder. Mr.. Cohen has work
ed his way to the top in the
business world. He and his pa
per did valiant service in the
McAdoo campaign.
The Timds-Recorder took the
position weeks ago that a change
in the national committeeman
at this time was neither neces-
safy or advisable; that MIR.
Howell had served long and
faithfully the cause of Democ-
racy and that the party needed
his services and advice this year
as seldom before.
However. since Mr.. Howell
will not allow his name to be
Offered, Mr., Cohen will and
should succeed him. He will
bestow honor on his party, his
state and himself in this very i'm
portant position.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
FAIRY

The famed Hollinger gold mine in
Canada has now paid more than "a
million dollars profit.
A fourth interest in the mine was
sold for $55 six weeks before the
discovery of ore. Reads like a
fairy tale. 1t fires the Imagination,
appeals to the desire to get some
thing for little or nothing.
Bnt investors should not forget
the thousands of mines that have
never paid back even $55 in profits.
1t seems to be human nature to
base broad sweeping conclusions on
isolated individual instances which
are exceptions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
MARRIED MEN KNOW

The Atlanta Constitution has
been conducting a campaign to
determine whether women are
better detectives than men and
vice versa--up to date the women
have proved the best. We could
have told them this before they
started the experimentation
New Era.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
Senator r epper s
Boomerang Speech

An excellent epitome Of SEN
ator Peppers Maine. speech with
the logical construction to be
placed thereon was made by the
New York World as follows:
Out of ten acabinet officers
onlv three have been proved cor
rnnt or incompetent. No good
Republican should blush for an
administration in which only 80
ner cent of the cabinet is adj
mittedly unfit for public oftlGe'
The appointments were made
by President Harding. No good
Republican need hesitate to hide
behind the name OF. the dead
president, but anyone who speaks
nnkindlv of Daugherty, DENLY,
Fall and Forbes is a 'ghoul'
The Democrats unearthed the
scandal. That was worse crime
by far than committing the seam
dial.
Senator Peppers NJ aine.
speech was made after a con-
ference with President Coolidge.
New York Herald Tribune calls
it not only the keynote speech
of the Maine state convention,
but also the opening speech of
the Republican national cam
paign.' Thdrefore, .what SEN
ator Pepper said has the APP
proval not only Of President
Coolidge but apparently of the
Republican party organization.
Comenting on Senator Pep
pers speech the New York
World says;
"This is probably the most
shocking revelation that has yet
come out of Washington. For
here we have in a considered
form, approved by the president
himself, an exhibition of COM
plaisancy in the face of cor
ruption, contentment in the face
of incompeteney and casuitry in
the face of profound and far
reaching evil. If that is what
the respectable spokesman of the
administrator think, then this is
an administration SO cynical and
fl-..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
ON.CoMERS

A Chicago boy, Wilbur Victim,
Is, appears at a radio builders con.
test with IA sets on his person, ali
in working order, He has one set
in a peanut she'll, others in foun-
tain pens, match boxes, mouse traps
and old watch eases.
The rising generation is going
to be race of mechanical and
scientific geniuses. We grown-ups
are old-fashioned already.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
SPENDERS

This country of ours spent over
36 billion dollars in March. That's
shown by bank checks sent through
the clearing houses. In three weeks
Americans write enough checks to
pay off the entire national debt.
There is absolutely no excuse for
poverty in the midst of such fall
ulous wealth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
GREAT RESOURCES
OVERLOOKED

In neglecting the development
Of its rich clay deposits Georgia
is overlooking one of its greatest
resources. Taylor county could
be made wealthy in a short time
if its kaolin mines could be made
to yield that for which it is cap
able of doing.-Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
Eii'Af;.a:.7aIg
AZ bgAbcrt Apple
CENSORED

WaKen to an insidious danger
Radio censorship has begun.
Olga Petrova, the actress, was
talking from an eastern broadcast
ing station. In the middle Of her
talk, the microphone was discon-
nected and her speech ended abrupt
ly. She says the studio director told
her that what l was talking was
too strong for the public"
This is the usual plea set forth to
Justify censorship. Imagine, just
one man taking it on himself to de-
eide what millions should or should
not hear. Radio censorship would
be far worse monopoly than any
corner on mechanical patents. Nip
it in the bud.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
MORE OF OUR FAMOUS
PEQUOT SHEETING AT 69c

None better made at any price,
80 inches wide, extra heavy, looks
like linen when washed, free from
any kind of dressing; plenty for
everybody Monday and Tuesday
yard ----..--- -.--..------....-..----69c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
COOKS BURLAP BACK
LINOLEUM AT $3.50 so. YD.

The best that you can buy for
the price, two yards wide, in great
variety of pretty patterns, suitable
for the bath, kitchen or regular rug
designs cut in any length to suit
the buyer; Monday and Tuesday
yard -.--......-....-...... 81. so
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
WAYCRoss GROWING

WAYCRoSS GROWING
Four more new homes were
begun in Waycross during the
week ending February 16. This
makes a total of 81 new homes
started since January /, 1924.
The work of making Waycross a
great city is moving forward
each day. Each week sees eiti-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
THOUGHT

Poverty and shame shah be to
him that refnseth Instructions; but
he that regardeth reproof shall be
bonored.-Prov. IS: rs.
There is an oblique way of re-
proof which takes off from the
sharpness Of it.-Steele.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. April
ID 1904

" VIM 4 ilC 4 AAiANo AeNSOA0CAs a ~ II
IA, 1894.)
Miss Amos Schumpert, one of
Americas young debutantes. Will
entertain quite a number of her
young friends at delightful picnic
today at Magnolia Springs. The
party of six couples win go out in
"a wagon draw by spanking team
of four horses, and will make the
welkin ring with songs and merry
laughtc~.
If u think you have been mis-
quo in a newspaper don't get mad
ar ut to fight The Reporter is
entious and in ninety-nine
c. es out of one hundred ne is right.
Besides, he is not always a small
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
THE STANDARD
THREE HUNDRED PAIRS
LADIES SHOES AT $1.95 PAIR

One big table fitted with good
serviceable Shoes, black, brown, all
heels and toes, most every size;
Monday and Tuesday take your
pick of the table, pair -----$1.95
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
MORE CREX SQUARES
AT $4.45

Almost a car load of these
Squares have been sold by us this
year; large enough for the largest
rooms, every color; here Monday
and Tuesday, each -,,-,-----.....$4.45
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
C0NGOLEUM AT Coo
SQUARE YARD

Few patterns of Gold Seal Con-
goleum-you know the grade to
close Monday and Tuesday square
yard --..-.....................- SOC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
GENUINE COOKS
LINOLEUM AT ST

Patterns to suit any part Of the
house cut in any length to suit the
buyer; Monday and Tuesday sew
eral good patterns at, so. yd 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
BEST YARD WIDE SHEETING
AT Ice YARD

Full yard wide on sale Monday
and Tuesday; plenty for every
body; limit 10 yards to each buy
er at the price; Monday and Tues
day yard -.-.....--.............-.....-...-..1Oc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14

zens, confident of the future Of
their own city, investing money
in Waycross.-Wayeross Journal
Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
PRETTY VOILES
AT Csc YARD

New patterns, new colors, 40
inches wide, dark or light styles
the best quality you have seen
for the probationary and Tues
DAY yard ..-....--... ..-..... 25c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-14
LADIES, AND MEMS

FAANLS NALN
HOSIERY, 6 PAIRS FOR $1.0O
Llsle Thread Hosiery, for men
ana women, guaranteed fast black
the best Csc value you have seen
here Monday and Tuesday only
q pairs for --........-............-..' ST