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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
WHIPPED HER TO MAKE
HER LOVE HIM. CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Oct Ale whip.
ped her to make her love him.
That's what the police accuse H.
Masure, a broker, of doing when
he applied lashes to Virginia At.
kinson, twenty, pretty University of
Southern California student. with q
horsewhip.
Masure said he gave the girl an
automobile and other valuable gifts
and then she spurned his love.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
WOMAN FREED WHO SLEW
HUSBAND WITH ICE PICK

PITTSBURGH. Oct. 4.-Justifi.
able homicide WAC the verdict Of
coroner's jury today in the case OF
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Gardner,
who stabbed he- husband with an
ice pick.
The Jury held that she killed in
self defense, and she was discharged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
5000 BAGS or FLOUR
DESTROYED BY 81 LAST

MONTREAL, Oct. Damage to
the extent Of 100000 was done By
fire in the Dominion Flour Minis.
st. Henri. Montreal, yesterday.
Many firemen were injured and
gassed.
Twenty thousand bags Of flour
were destroyed by spontaneous com.
bustion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04
BUYS BUILDING.
Lot AS XMAS
GIT |
Mysterious Person Exacts
Pledge That His Identity
Be Kept Secret

There is one husband in Wash.
lngton who believes in doing his
Christmas shopping early, accord
ing to n. 3. IIine, director Of sales
Of the Herald Harbor Company
Last Thursday a stranger, wear
ing an afr Of mystery. appeared at
the cornpany's offices, demanding a
private interview with Mr.. Hine.
1t was granted with the result that
two building lots at Herald Harbor
were purchased.
The identity OF the purchaser Is
known only to the purchaser in
question and Mr.. Hine, since he
exacted pledge that the purchase
would be kept a secret. 1t was ex-
planned that the two lots are to be
a Christmas present for his wife.
All Of which means that the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-04

standards of his vocation, ami con-
duct his affairs that others may
find 1t wise, profitable and con.
ducive to happiness.
1.-THE builder wants to conduct
his business 50 as to render perfect
service, superior to his competitors,
and, when in doubt, give service
beyond the strict measure IF obli-
cation.
THE builder believes In the
Golden Rule: All things whatsoever
We would that men should do
unto you, do We even so unto them. !
THE builder contends that So
ciety best holds together when equal
opportunity is accorded all men,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
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~ 7 DAILY POEM
SHADES OF RELIEF

There's many Teller who goes
to the cellar and eyes it with pleas
ure these days. He knows, in a
minute, that certain things in it
are only there now in a haze.
A nail on the wall holds a shovel
and all that this shovel's expected
to do is hang in its place until once
more the trace of winter approach
es anew. seas.
This shovel has worked and it
never has shirked as it gently
scooped coal off the floor. It's black
in the face but it hangs in its place
cause the coal isn't scooped any
more.
And near where some trash is
bin that held ashes is empty, and
looks spick and span. There's bare
ly trace of what filled up the
space that's been cleaned through
the effects of man.
The old furnace door does not
creak any more and the heating
pipes uselessly yawn. And thus
winter grief turns to wondrous re-
lief when you know that the coal
days are gone.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service. },
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
The Boom Town

The boom" town is ever al
Turing to large numbers, in that
it seemingly offers the oppor-
tunity 10 grow up with the place.
10 set in on the ground floor,
so to speak, at first blush,
prompts great numbers to rush
to the new place, where thew
Will ind many others who had
been attracted in the same man
ner.
They seek their new home
with the avowed purpose of
growing up with the town and
that determination, serves as an
impetus for extra effort. If per
chance the ambitions Of its
founders are realized. those with
that determination to grow with
the place will succeed, provided
the determination is sincere and
a Proportionate amount of en-
ergy is displayed in their efforts.
There has been no boom here,
as that term is usually applied to
the growth of the so-caIled
mushroom cities that spring to
lie over night, only to fade
away almost as quickly.
However, there are now,
as great opportunities for sue.
cess here as there are in those
new or proposed boom towns.
The opportunity to grow up with
the place, to get in on the
ground floor holds as good in
Americas as the other places.
Back Of us is one of the great
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28

est agricultural counties in
America. Among our citizens
are men of brains, intelligence
and a sufficiency of capital. The
citizenship of the town and
country back of it is of an ex-
ceptionally high type. Railroad
facilities are sufficient. We are
blessed with good roads and a
climate superior to many coun-
ties in this great state.
Through three exceptionally
hard years Americas has, COM
paratively speaking, held her
own. True, we have lost some
of our population, due to the re-
stricted buying power of the
patrons of our merchants.
But, on the other hand, there
is a great undeyeloped field
within our rightful trading terri
tory that awaits development,
far exceeding in numbers those
we have lost.
The opportunities for growth
here are as great as those in the
so-called boom towns. All
that's needed is a realization of
these opportunities and a deter
mination to take advantage of
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
A Lesson for
Advertisers

The other day we saw an ar
ticle in an exchange which read
something like this:
Once upon a time, a man had
a furnace which was not heat
ing his home with satisfaction.
One day he became angry and
going down to the basement
stood before the furnace and
exclaimed: Not another lump
of coal will you get until you
give me more heat. The poor
fellow froze to death.
Herein is lesson for adver-
tisers. Some men put little ad
in the paper and if it doesn' t
bring the results that he expect
ed, he says: Il won't advertise
again until the other ad brings
results. " So the poor fellow
freezes to death.
For further proof of this look
up statistics and compare the
figures of failures among adver.
tisers with the figures of failure:
of Observation-Disclosures who
freeze to death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. Apri
90 1000

(From The Times Recorder. April
2S, 1894.)
Col. w. T. Davenport LEI. yesler-
day for Paris, Texas on visit to
his daughter, Mrs. Baldwin. He will
visit other relatives in the Lone Star
state, as well, and will be gone about
a month.
On Tuesday evening, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. W. H. Kimbrough,
on Elm avenue, an entertainment
was given for the benefit of the
Elm Avenue church. Dialogues,
music, songs and recitations were
INDUCED in and a neat little sum
was realized.
Several thousand brick to be
used in the construction of Lock
EFT G. Sons handsome new bricl;
stables were pl2ced on the ground
yesterday and soon the four large
walls will rise from .he debris OF
the old wooden building torn down
last week.
TIE first pilgrimage of the Bar
becue Club this season to their Nee
ca, Magnolia Dell on yesterday was
attended with the happiest results,
lowing to the absence of Col. Rooney
81 HAWKINS, Ed Miller and Other
officials and leading lights, the an
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
ANSWERING A BALD THREAT

ANSWERING A. BALD THREAT
The unanimous vote of the
Senate is the answer of the
American people to the insolent
threat of the Japanese Ambassa-
dor that GRAVE CONSE-
QUENCES" would ensue' if the
United States exercised its pre-
7orogative to regulate exclusion
bill.
For many years Japan has
PRETENDED to exclude Coolies from
entering this country through the
ouerat1on of Che "gentlemen's
agreement"
The formal prohibition of Jap.
anese immigration merely means
legalizing the status which has
been supposed to exist. Japan's,
objection of wounded susceptible
tiles is simply bubble. Her sus-
capabilities might have been
wounded by the established prac.
tlce of exclusion, OF by its state
ment as a law.
Too many of our interests have
already been sacrificed to fear
Of Japanese susceptibilities or
Japanese aggression. - Atlanta
Georgian.
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nual election of officers was post
poned until next meeting. Col.
Ainey Gatewood picked up nine vest
buttons as souvenirs Of the occasion,
and all that he lacks for a spring
suit is the cloth, and little time
from his legislative canvas to have
his measure taken.
Mr.. Mark Perry, one of Schley's
oldest and best known citizens and
father of Mr.. r. J. Perry, of this
city, was here yesterday, en-route
to Richland to attend the district
Mteohdist convention. Mr.. Perry
is nearly eighty years old, but is yet
hale and hearty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. April
%, 1904.)

" LAM ALO 1ODA
(From The Times Recorder. April
%, 19O4.)
The Misses Rowland of this city,
will be the fair guests of the Misses
Broadway during a pleasant stay
of several days in Albany.
The marriage last night of Miss
Mamie D. Clarke and Mr.. Edward
L. Kiker came as a surprise to their
host of friends who, while knowing
that an engagement existed, were
not prepared for the sudden eli
max in very happy courtship. But
the young couple devised plans of
their own, and going last night to
the residence of Judge T. M. Allen,
of the court of ordinary had the Ut.
bane Judge to tie the nuptial knot.
the bride is a daughter Of Mrs. Lara
D. Clarke and one of Americas beau
tiful and lovely young girl, and
pronounced social favorite.
The sale of city realty in AmeTi-
Gus broke all previous records yes
terday, the desire to buy good dirt
here being accelerated by the music
of a brass band and the clarion
voice of an auctioneer. The land
sold consisted Of some ten or
twelve ceres fronting Lee and Elm,
Dodson and Burke place, owned by
Col. T. Wheatley. The lots were
of uniform sixe, so by $50 feet, and
the sale netted about $4,000. Mrs.
Lula Bell drew the prize lot given
away.
Misses Ethel Baisden and Annie
Dixon have gone to Fort Valley
where they will be the fair guests
of Mrs. A. J. Evans, for several
days.
Mrs John Hudson and Miss Mary
Hudson leave tomorrow for Thomp-
son where they will attend the mar
riage of Miss Gertrude Johnson,
formerly of Americas, to Mr.. Guy
Galloway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
He Wants Distance

The radio industry is begin
ming to talk about the DESIRABLE
ity of fewer broadcasting sta
tions and better-grade con
certs. It's a bit early in the
game for that. The average
radio bug doesn't want better
concerts. What he wants is
DISTANCE.
In Georgia the radio bugs
goal is to hear the Pacific Coast.
On the Pacific coast they
whirl their dials trying to pick up
eastern stations.
Ninety-nine out of 100 radio
bugs would rather listen in on
China than hear an Atlanta
concert by the greatest must
clans that ever lived.
This is evidenced by the
widespread desire to tune out
the local station and get out-of-
town stuff. No matter how fine
the local program is, the aver
age listener prefers a concert
from 1000 or more miles away,
even though inferior.
All this demonstrates that
most people are interested in
radio, not for the entertainment
that comes flashing through the
ether, but because radio is a
mysterious invention with UNI
known and startingly sensation
al possibilities.
If you talk by telephone from
New York to San Francisco,
your voice travels through 740
tons Of copper. Isn't this, after
all, as remarkable as hearing the
same distance through the air?
The answer is that the tele-
phone is an old device, and for
that reason has lost its glamour.
We tire quickly of the old. How
long until radio also will be
old stuff" On that unknown
date. concerts will be the goal
rather than distance reception.
It's human nature to respond
TO the lure of the PARKWAY. No
matter how beautiful may be the
valley we are in, we're sure that
something better lies on the 9TH
er side of the hills. G
Accordingly, the farm boy
wants to move to the city. The
city boy thinks he would do bet
ter in a distant community. AS
true of men, young and middle
aged, as of boys. The other fell
lows job looks more attractive
than ours.
We are nation of rainbow
chasers. In our blood flows the
spirit of the vagabond. Crafty
nature makes us SOTO spread
population over our tremendous
territory and develop the out
of-the-way parts of the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
HOLE

Germany in February imported
nearly 719 million gold marks worth
of goods from other countries.
In the same month she exported
only 466 million gold marks worth
of raw materials, manufactured
goods, etc.
This leaves her in the hole, owing
the rest of the world about 60 mil
lion American dollars for the one
month.
At this rate, Uncle George, how
long is it going to take Germany
to pay the indemnity? There's not
much chance of her paying much
by foreign trade, for long time tx
come. If there's a golden goose, it,
the internal profits of German rail
roads and industry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
WHY BIG SUNDAY PAPERS


The attitude of the hard-work-
ed and tired man toward the
bullying and plethoric Sunday pa
per of large cities is pointedly
expressed by a correspondent OF
The New York Times, who won
ders how much of the Sunday is
sue of the journal famed for "all
the news that's fit to print" is
really fit to read and if there
ever was a man who read it all,
adding: Have you any record
of any such person? And if he or
she does exist, why did they read
1T and for what purpose Who
could read it all, anyway? Did
you ever think of it the mass
of material packed in that Sun
day paper? Where do you get
it from, who writes it, and, in the
name of the phoprt, what's the
use Of it,"
In response The Times jests at
the expense of the uncommon
grievance of a man who thinks
he is getting too much for his
money, but indirectly admits that
to read the whole of its Sunday is
sue is beyond human power, ad-
ding; "The Times effort is to
give as many classes of people SIS
possible what each of them does
want to read and it is well aware
that doing this necessltates the
printing of much that will not
appeal to all.
The Times admits ''the mum
Der of advertisements" but sub.
mits that their presence renders
possible great expenditures for
news" This is true, but it is all
SO true that advertisers payment
for costly space "next to reading
matter" results in multiplied col
umns of the latter which other
wise might be spared.-Winston.
Salem journal. =,
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ing said.
A number of students spoke. in
favor of using drastic methods
in cleaning up" around the
State University.
If conditions at Athens are as
bad as the students are reported
to have said they are, then
students, faculty and legal au-
thorities should get busy and
that in a hurry.
The bootlegger as a type is
bad enough, but the liquor ped
dler who sells to young men,
some of them freshmen, is a de-
spisable character and should
be run down and given the limit
of the law.
It's refreshing to see the moral
fortitude exhibited by those
young men who took the initia-
tive in this fight. It's no easy
thing for a student in a great
university to assume moral lead
ership.
We believe the student lead
ers will succeed, but should
they fail, we would call to their
mind those inspiring words Of
Woodrow Wilson
81 would rather fail in cause
that l knew would triumph than
to win in cause hat / knew
some day would fail"
Commenting on that sentence
from the lips of our immortal
president, The London Sunday
Express editor said:
Woodrow Wilson is the great
est American since Lincoln. he
is failure like Moses, because
he was not allowed to lead Eu-
rope into the Promised Land.
But in a hundred years historians
will rate his failure as peace
maker higher than the success of
any other figure of the great
war.
Mr.. Wilson on his death bed
dwarfs his betrayers on both
sides of the Atlantic. He is more
than politician; he is a seer.
His blessing of peace will be the
homage of history. He failed as
Jesus failed The failure of
Jesus III Palestine gave the world
Christianity; the failure of Will
son at Versailles will give the
world the peace of brotherhood.
He was crucified by poll
ticians, but when his body, like
John Browns, lies Wondering
in the grave, his soul will go
marching on,
The student leaders are blaz-
ing a new path, one which may
be as thorny as that of Mr.. VIII
son. But in the end, they will
succeed. .Bac
We believe firmly in the prin-
ciple of student government, of
placing the moral welfare of the
institutions of learning in the
hands of the students them
selves.
Placing this responsibility on
young shoulders will strengthen
the character of the college stu
dent, will cause him to exercise
more care in his daily living
than if he were merely under
the supervision of the faculty.
There is a leader in every
student body, one who will dare
to face his fellows and demand
the highest moral code among
these who are preparing them
selves for life. The good name,
the reputation of his alma mater
is at stake and this means much
to every student.
Our colleges and universities
can do no better work than de-
yelop moral leadership among
their students.
However, all of the response
bility should not be placed on
the student body. The faculty
at Athens, the city and county
authorities should aid the stu
dents in their fight. No Chris
tan parent will allow his son or
daughter to attend an institu-
ton where drunkenness is
prevalent annono frasL. ;,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
Students at Athens Act

The student body at the Uni
versity of Georgia has declared
that any student guilty of drunk
enness will be fired"
A mass meeting of the stu
dents was called to take action
on the prevalence of inebriety
especially among freshmen.
During the debate one student
declared that in the past he had
disagreed with his father (who
is a minister) on the subject of
dancing. I've changed my
mind on that subject since at
tending a dance here a few
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
A THOUGHT

Whosoever committeth sin trans
gresseth alos the law; for sin is the
transgression Of the law.-1 John
3:4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28

The difference between gloves
and bathing trunks is II takes two
gloves to make a pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
The STANDARD
A SALE OF ODDS AND ENDS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AT
Csc FOR YOUR CHOICE.

One big table filled with odds
and ends of every description, and
every article on the table is use
full and many are worth five times
the price we are asking. In the lot
will be found Mems Nainsook I'M
dershirts, Children's White Dress
es (soiled), Ladies' Shirt Waists
(soiled) Children's Seal Pax Union
Suits (soiled), Children's Dresses
(soiled), Ladies and Children's
Aprons (soiled), Underskirts for
Ladies and children (soiled.) NAll
on big table and offered for your
choice at each --..-............... Csc
SALE OF BEST SHEETING 7'H
AT ACC
Pequot Sheeting, absolutely the
best made; unbleached, 81 inches
wide; mill end lengths, from 2 to
10 yards; here Monday and Tues
day, yard .---..--...--...-........---... Acc
EXTRA SIZE CRINKLE BED
SPREADS AT $1.9s
In the natural colors; guaran-
teed to measure 81x9O inches;
large enough for the largest bed;
Monday and Tuesday ...........$1.9s
BEST SHEETS MAZE ~
AT $l.49.
Victoria, Pepperel, full bleached
Sheets with broad hens guaranteed
to be free from dressing; our reg
ular 81 numbers; here Monday
and Tuesday .-.....................Sl.49
MISSES AND CHILDREN'S
SERVICEABLE BROWN
SANDALS
Stitched down soles, of excellent
quality brown leather, flexible and
comfortable; sizes 5 to 8, SIPS;
81-2 to II, $1.35; IL IL to
-----.----.-------.-.---.-----..-$1.50
PRETTY SILK CREPE DE
CHINE AT $1.69
40 inches wide and guaranteed
all silk, in every good shade; equal
to some grades now selling at
$3.50; Here Monday and Tuesday,
yard .-.....-... -..-........ S1.69
BEST YARD WIDE
PERCALE AT 1920
For Monday and Tuesday we will
sell our best Gold Seal, yard-wide
Fercales at IL 1-2c; every colors is
guaranteed; none better sold in
Americas at any price; Monday
nd tuesday, yard ................12 lie
NEW soc COLORED
VOILES AT sec
Forty inches wide, in great va
nety of new pretty patterns, med
ium and dark patterns, beautiful
quality at, yard ..-....-................39c
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce.
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Eii5Rfaa1s
49, byAlbcrt Apple
TAXES

Congress sidesteps the most ur-
gent taxation problem. What we
need, above all else, is q simplifica-
ton of the income tax laws so that
the average man can understand
them, and SO there will be fewer
loopholes through which cunning
lawyers can drag their clients.
What good is a tax as long as
lawyers can find way to evade it.?
A favorite method is declaring stock
dividends, which is equivalent ito
distributing earnings and then using
them to buy new stock, all without
paying income tax. Another dodge
is to allow corporation earnings to
pile up as unnecessary surplus
awaiting the time when taxes will
be lower, then distributing the pie.
There are other ways, thousands Of
Them. Lawyers know. And only
the rich can afford the lawyers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
WAR

WAX
The total cost of the World War
was 80,680 million dalIars, accord
ing to othe Bankers Trust Co., able
authority.
In other words, the World Wan
was equivalent to destroying about
one-third of the national wealth OF
the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
TRICKERY

Suppose you buy $1,000 of stock
at a par value of 500 a share. 1t
drops to $50 share. You tell your
broker to sell the stock. Since you
have lost $500, you write off" $500
as loss in making out your income
lax. The law says you must wait
several weeks before buying the
stock back.
The tax dodgers get around this
by selling the stock and Immediately
buying it back in, for instance, the
wife's name. Later it is transferred
70 the original owner. Net result.
$500 is written off" as a loss in
making out income tax return,
though the whole transaction has
been on the brokers' books only.
Lawyers frame the laws and usu-
ally are careful to leave loopholes,
COST
The World War cost US as much
as the entire cost of running our
government from 1891 to 1914, in
Guiding the Civil and other wars,
building the Panama Canal, the
Louisiana purchase, buying Alaska,
Philippines, war pensions and all
peacetime activities.
We may get about half of our
war outlay back-that is, provided
Europe repays our loans.
Don't neglect to impress this bit
of history on your children. The
war debt, you know, will be our
chief legacy to them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
EXTRA SIZE CRINKLE BED
SPREADS AT $1.98
MISSES AND CHILDREN'S
SERVICEABLE BROWN
SANDALS

Stitched down soles, of excellent
quality brown leather, flexible and
comfortable; sizes 5 to 8, SIPS;
81-2 to II, $1.35; IL 1-2 to
3 d.. rio
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-28
PRETTY SILK CREPE DE
CHINE AT $1.69

40 inches wide and guaranteed
all silk, in every good shade; equal
to some grades now selling at
$3.50; Here Monday and Tuesday,
yard -........... ...--.-.... s1.69