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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
Old Days In Americas
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Jul!


(From The Times-Recorder. July
IL, 1894,)
Miss Annie Belle Ronoy left CHS
morning for Augusta, where she
will visit the family Of her uncle,
Judge II. 0. Roney for several
days.
Mrs. ". H. Hall accompanied by
her little brother, Murray Dunn re-
turned to her home in Milledge-
vile yesterday after a visit of sew
Ieral days to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e. Dunn.
Misses Edna Frederick and Daisy
Hafer Of Marshallville, returned
yesterday after a pleasant visit to
Misses Resale and Gertrude Smith.
Allen, Clegg & Co., is to be the
title of another firm that viii en-
gage in business in Americas very
soon. All are well in business
circles and will prove a strong team.
They have eased the large and
handsome new store so long occup-
led by John B. Shaw, and Will
make many Improvements there.
To the ladies Of Americas II
you have a friend or relative adj
dicted to the excessive use or IL
Iquors morphine or cigarettes you
may be the means of restoring them
10 sobriety health and usefulness b
furnishing their names (inconfi-
dence) to B. B. Harrison, secretary
of the Geofgia Liquor and Opium
Cure Co., who viii be at the Wind
sor hotel for few days longer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
TYRANNsCAL. BUT FASCI-
MATING.

Mussolini, apotheosis Of Ital-
ian Babbittry, has decreed that
the press shall be still further
muzzled and placed wholly under
the control Of provincial pre-
fects. Like many of his Ameri-
can prototypes, the chief of
Fascism think government and
business function best under
rigid suppression of free speech.
The Premier's action is, of
course, a blow at whatever IS
left Of liberty in Italy. The
muzzle has been tottering tyran-
nv's weapon throughout the ages.
Nevertheless, there is something
fascinating about the Mussolini
edict that no man can be a legi-
slator and an editor at the same
time.
Experience in this country
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. july
II, 1904.)

~, 1904.)
The grand concert by the Amer
icus Choral Society on Tuesday
promises to be the musical event
of the season. Among those who
will be on the program are Miss
Elizabeth Biyins, Messrs. PickeEs,
Stanfield, Berry and Morgan; Miss
Kate Poole, Mrs. Frank Sheffield.
and Miss vi Galloway.
Mr.. George D. Wheatley has TAX
EN- a cottage at Myrtle Springs fol
week or two, his family going IL
that popular resort today.
Miss Ethel shipp left Yesterday
for Knoxville to attend the teachers
summer institute there.
Miss Genevieve Morgan left YES.
terday for North Georgia, where
she will spend several weeks.
Quite a large number Of fruit
growers chaperoned by Mr.. N. a.
Ray one of the largest and most
successful growers in southwest
Georgia will go to Fort Valley and
MarshalIvile this morning spending
the day in The large peach orchards
there.
Americas is at the front with
probe ly the first open cotton boil
fOurd i'm South Cao7.o,io tbie coa,o,-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12

teaches that a newspaper man is
ruined when he becomes a poli-
tician, and that when a man
turns from politics to the press
he is usually a rotten newspaper
man. We have more than enough
laws in this country and need no
Mussolini udict to divorce news.
paper work from personal poll
tics. Natural law furnishes its
own punishments. But the Mus
solini idea is constructive and 10
the extent that Kit will keep poll
ticians out of newspapers and
newspaper men out of politics
it is eminently\ sound.-Balti-
more Sun. ~ SIS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
FLAG

Germany regaining her Argcn-
tine trade, says a headline. She
had second place in ocean-carrying
trade Of this big South American
country, before the war. England.
former leader, still is. Germany
and Italy are racing for second
place. The American flag is lag
ging in the contest. AS sailors,
American again are on the wane.
Interest is in the interior, west
ward. Proof Of this IS the populari-
ty of western stories in fiction and
movies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
RADICAL

One reason entrenched .consarYa-
tives fear radicals is that radical
ism nearly always involves thought.
That doesn't please TIE upper
crust" whose strategic position is
based on emotionalism.
For instance, a reader who is
obviously a radical" sends this
Humane fighting rules and fine
hospital service for the battlefield
tend to perpetuate war by making
it less painful and CHASTITY"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
SWEET

Out of every 81 you spend for
food, 6 cents goes for sugar i'll one
form and another. The refiners fer
reted out this information.
Maybe it seems too much. But
it's claimed that sugar, costing
only 6 per cent of the nations food
bill, furnishes 10 per cent of the
total energy or fuel value of all
foods consumed in the United
States"
There is as much physical stimu-
lation in two humps Of sugar as in
an old-time alcoholic cocktail. This
lis scientific fact. No such claim is
mode as regards mental exhilara-
ton. Some carry Jumps Of sugar to
pep them up when tagged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
"A THOUGHT

Cast out the sooner, and conten-
hon shall go out; Yea, strife and
reproach shall cease,-Prov. 22:1o.
The reproach Of a friend should
be strictly Just, but not too ire
quent. Budgell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
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CANDY
If you could get all the candy
clerks in the country together in a
store and other confectionery
convention, the attendance would
be $4,000. Another 100000 make
the stuff. There is roughly one
person serving sweetmeats for
every 200 Of us.
Per capita consumption Of sugar
increases steadily, swiftly. 1t is
taking the place of its twin. al
cohol. Chemically they are much
alike. Plenty Of "candy drunk
ards"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
Success in Life a
Matter Of Health

You seldom find a keen,
alert, wide-awake man who is
an out-and-out failure. His
eager ambition may land him
into disaster now and then, the
same as running too fast, but in
the long run he wins out.
And most failures-with, Of
course. exceptions-are the
victims of not being wide awake.
Success, therefore, is largely
a matter of good health of the
body and mind. Sensible food,
outdoor exercise, fresh air,
plenty of sleep-these are more
than half the battle.
An old-time shell game
man." who used to follow the
circuses and stuff his pockets
with shekels of the yokels who
thought they could guess which
she'll the little pea was under,
says;
''T worked on the theory that
nine people out of ten are new
er wide awaFe. They go around
in a sort of trance. Being drow-
sy. they are constantly off their
guard. 1t takes a powerful emo
tional stimulant to rouse them
loud shout, shrill auto honk, =
or spectacular appeal to tne
eye or to the primitive emo
tions."
Anyone who drives a car and
notices absent-nhinded jay-walk-
ers crossing. ahe street without,
watching for danger will agree
with the theory that many peo-
pie are in a trance state.
another favorite form of
france is plodding along the
wrong side of the walk, especial
ly in crowd. These peculiar
specimens are so 'dopey" they
do not even follow the line of
least resistance. Instead. on the
wrong side, they fight their way
strenuously into the oncoming
stream of pedestrians.
Everyone has noticed that on
some days he feels more wide
awake and active than on 9TH
ers. One day he rises alert and
keen as a razor. next day yawn-
ing. drowsy. thick-headed.
The all in" sleepy feeling is
usually caused by toxins-poi-
sons that have accumulated in
the body as a result of improper
diet. lack of necessary exercise
or insufficient sleep. Any of
these three is as poisonous as
over-indulgence in stimulants.
These poisons, fortunately,
'chloroform" the victim into a
condition where he can't keep
his eyes open" Once asleep,
nature begins throwing off the
toxins and restoring his vitality
and alertness.
Undoubtedly there are people
who rarely. if ever, have real
ly wide-awake day. Their
bodies are either so full Of poi
sons or naturally function so
languidly that they go about in a
trance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
cool

A woman can dress modestly for
the street so her whole outfit, III
GLIDING shoes, will weigh only %
ounces. If a man wears less than
four and half pounds of clothes,
the policeman is apt to send him
home. Discovered by a Boston re-
porter Either outfit costs over
$50.
Men get a raw deal in hot
weather. After watching some Of
the semi-stripped women tripping
along coolly on the streets, per-
spring man wonders if he isn't
ethically entitled to walk abroad in
paiamas. Equality for sexesl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-12
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
K. k. K. ANNoYs ALL PARTIES

n n N HIFINO . I'LL T TN III
The Ku-Klux Khan seems to
annoy all parties and arouse the
indignation Of these who belong
to it and those who are against
it, when it comes to national
politics.-Sayannah Press.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
ANSWERS FINAL CALL

Failing to rally from relapse
that he suffered Tuesday evening,
Joe Montgomery passed away at
six o'clock Wednesday morning in
the hospital ct Pasco from compli-
cation of diseases. His improved
condition Sunday and Monday led
relatives and friends to hope that
he might get we'll. He took a turn
for the worse, however, Tuesday
evening and sank gradually until
the end. The body was brought
home Thursday evening and the
funeral was held Friday afternoon
in the Presbyterian church, in the
presence of a large crowd of
friends and neighbors. Rev. r. J..
Snowden read the funeral service
and interment was made in the
White Bluffs cemetery. An obit-
uary will be published next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
COURT SAYS COMMISSION
Law IS CONSTITUTIONAL

A law passed by the last legislature TO,
supervision by the state department
of agriculture of commission mer-
chants dealing in agricultural and
forest products, was held constitu-
tional by the state supreme court In
Olympia, last Friday.
The decision reversed the Thurston
county superior court ruling which
had held the measure unconstitution-
al largely due to nonprofit coopera-
tive associations being exempted from
the provisions of the act. The su-
preme court eliminated section eight
of the law which provided for cancel
alton of merchants license with
out notice.
Among other provisions the law
requires commission merchants to
pay an annual license fee of $40, de-
posit surety bond of $4,000 with the
state to guarantee compliance with
the provisions of the act, and limits
the commission which a dealer might
charge to 10 per cent of the sale
price, except where a contract agree
ing on higher commission has been
entered into between the dealer and
the consignee.
Action to restrain the state from
enforcing the law was brought by
c. w. Chamberlain and company,
and others. A number of other COM
mission merchants entered later as
intevenors. The injunctive relief
sought was granted in the lower
court but lost on the states appeal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
HELLO AND GOOD BYE

A surprise farewell party was given
last Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. I. Badger in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Badger, who left this week for their
old home in Alma, Nebraska. About
80 neighbors in dozen cars attend
ed the party. After all the cars had
gathered on the hill just south of
the Badger home, w. S. Angle
knocked at the door and told Mr.. and
Mrs. Badger that the cars had been
stalled and they would have to take
the people in. The evening was pleas
antly spent in playing games and
singing songs. The visitors brought a
lunch of sandwiches, cake and coffee
and this was served during the even-
ing. The party broke up about mid
night when the visitors departed for
their homes after expressing their
regrets over losing these young peo-
pie from the community and wish
ing them every success in their new
home,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS

The government is now engaged
in taking very complete agricultur-
al census. The field work starts about
December LIST and is to be completed
by January 31st. H. v. Wexler of
Pasco has been appointed supervisor
OF the census for the Fourth Dis
trict of Washington, which includes
Benton county. Mr.. Wexler's head
quarters while engaged in the work
will be at the court house in Pasco.
Blanks for this census were distri-
buted on the rural route at White
Bluffs q short time ago.
Francis Moody with his family and
household goods arrived this week
from Entiat to establish his residence
on his soldier settlement tract. He
has Tract No. liz north of White
Bluffs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
THANKSGIVING day IN WHITE BLUFFS, 1924

I
Thanksgiving Day! Roast tur
key and stufting! Pumkpin pie anc
cranberry sauce! Long tables load
ed down with all the good thing!
of the season! Smiling faces ane
| thankful hearts! The very spirit
of thanksgiving, as conjured up by
these visions seemed to pervade the
valley Thursday. The weather
man did his part by giving US ar
almost perfect day, cold and snap.
py, but with clear sky and brigh,
sun.
The sports of the day really be-
gan Wednesday evening, with .
basketball game between the Ben.
ton City and White Bluffs high
school teams, followed by another
game between the grade school and
secondshigh school team. The Ben.
ton City boys, while smaller than
the local team. made up in speed
what they lacked in size and fin.
ished on the long end of a AZ to 81
score. The second game, however,
furnished the thrill. Both teams
fought hard and the contest was
close all the way, the grade school
winning by score of ID to IL.
Like the Irishman's handcar,
"Off the track and on agin." the
football game between White Bluffs
and Hanford, sponsored by Dallas
McGlothlen Post. materialzed
Thursday forenoon after having
been called off couple Of times,
The game drew an exceptionally
large crowd and, considering the
lack of practise. was good game.
Not as technical, probably, nor as
scientifically played as it is played
in the colleges, but full of action,
with few spectacular plays and
numerous others that hordered on
the humorous, as some of the old
timers tried to put over what their
memories told them were the prop
er plays to make. The Hanford
team had had three or four prac-
tisees and in general way
had mapped out a line of battle.
The White Bluffs team had had no
practise at all; in fact, the team
was picked up from the crowd just
before the game started and had
only few minutes to work out q
few signals.
Because their line was much
heavier than White Bluffs, the
Hanford team made it's best show
ling in straight football -bucking
| the white the White Bluffs
team depended almost entirely on
the aerial, or passing game. Tie
Hanford center, who looked like he
would dress around ESQ, was bull
wark Of strength to his team and
because Of his roly poly proper
tions captured the fancy Of the
crowd and they bantered him con-
tinuaIly throughout the game. He
had couple of fainting (?) fits
from over-exertion, from which he
made phenomenally quick recover
les. The score ended z to 0 in
Hanford's favor, touchdown be-
ing scored during the first quarter.
although Hanford was almost on
the line for another touchdown
when the final whistle blew.
After the game everybody hunted
up his turkey and cranberries. and
later some of the crowd went to
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28

see the Covered Wagon" while
others postponed that pleasure un.
til evening, the later perfor nance
drawing tremendous crowd.
Altogether, it YVES a great day.
Many of the White Bluffs folks
took advantage of the day to ex-
tend hospitality to friends and
neighbors. and among those coming
to the attention of the Spokesman
we're:
The F. M. Wheeler family, the
Winfield Shaw family, j. H. Gage
and E. E. Kirkpatrick were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Shaw.
The l.. W. Reldin and Paul
Schicka families and Bennie Moede
ate their dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. 1. Wright.
MIR. and Mrs. D. s. Wilkinson
were guests at the Atwood home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Kirby, O.
W. Brown and Miss Ruby Blunt sat
at the Henry Kirby table.
j. C. Lloyd was q guest at the
Knaub home at Vernita.
Mrs. Ethel Remlinger and chill
dren helped the Henry Allard fam
Iy demolish big turkey dinner at
AIlard.
A gay party at Bert Shanahan's s
included Miss Monica Shanahan and
Crimont and Margaret Stewart,
over for the holiday from the ST.
Joseph's Academy at Yakima. Mrs.
M. E. Owens and Hawley Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred English
drove to Hanford and ate turkey
with DR.. and Mrs. C. E Briggs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Allard and V.
M. Chase and daughters helped the
Karl Becht family at Priest Rapids
stow away large goose.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Zerwekh en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. I. C. Haw-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Ter
wekh, the latter driving over from
Yakima for the occasion.
Around the M. E. Houk table
were gathered Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Smoots, A. o. Kiser and Miss Cora
Houk.
The D. j. Burch family ate their
Thanksgiving dinner with the C. H.
Snyder family in the In-Between
neighborhood.
Ford Johnson had as his guest
his mother. Mrs. Lula M. Johnson,
who came up from Finley on the
stage Thanksgiving morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Scott and
John William went over to John
McFeeSs for dinner.
At the William |Moede home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Cords and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Moede and babe.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Coleman ate
their THANKSGIVING dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Coleman.
Thanksgiving Day was the silver
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herb Huff. They had as
their dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. n. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nitzsche.
Among the young folks home
from school for Thanksgiving were
Clyde Wilson. lola Van Akin. Ruth
McCotter and Veda Ranes.
Bob Gwin came down from Wen
atchee to put his feet under the
parental table once again, and like
wise. Jack Blair.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
CHRISTMAS MAIL

Regarding the sending of Christ
mas mail the post-office department
says: "Shop and mail now; wrap
parcels securely; address all mail
plainly, including street number, and
place your return address in the up
per left hand corner. Christmas mail
may be marked, mot to be opened
until Christmas"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
DANCES PLANNED AHEAD

A dance under the auspices of
Dallas McGlothlen Post will be
given Saturday evening of this week
in the high school auditorium at
White Bluffs. The White Bluffs Band
will furnish the music and "a lunch
will be served at midnight. The ladies'
OF the Auxiliary will have charge of
the lunch.
The Community Club will give a
dance in the high school auditorium
In White Bluffs on Saturday even
ing e December 9th. Watch for
later announcements.
Do you remember, you old tim
ers, the Hard Times ''Bawl" given
in the Grange hall about four years
ago? Well, the grangers. having
in mind, probably. the present fin
ancial situation, are going to put
on another on Saturday evening.
December 9Th, only they say this
one is going to be bigger and bet
ter and more hilarious-if such a
thing is possible Dudes and high
toned clothes will be frowned upon
and those in charge plan to make
it one continuous performance with
songs, stories and other entertain
ment features being given between
dances. The story of the entertain
ment, with the rules and regula-
tions, will be printed on posters
next week. Watch for them and
read them. You'll get real kick
out Of them.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28

Irving Griner of Yakima, will be
in this valley in about week or
ten days to give demonstrations in
pruning. Mr.. Griner has charge
of the pruning Of the various or
chards of the American Fruit
Growers in the Yakima valley, 'and
it is said his system of pruning has
resulted in exceptional increase In
the production in these orchards
Growers interested can get definite
information about the time of his
visit here from Tom Griner.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
FIRST PAvINarIH COUNTY

The paving of the Yellowstone
trail between Richland and Kenne-
wick is included in the states road
program for 1925, according to the
announcement of State Highway
Commissioner James Allen. This will
be the first paved road in Benton
County.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-11-28
FOUR TRAINS A WEEK

Local Agent r. r. Woods has re-
ceived word that beginning Saturday
of this week, four trains week will
be run on this branch on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-28
DODGING THE TAX MAN
By Albert Apple

Fifty-ve billion dollars of wealth escapes the tax COL
ectors in America That's enough to make $4,000 million
aires So reports National Industrial Conference Board
an extensive checkup This board the scientific
and thorough statistics gathering outfit Its figures
used widely in settling abor-capital disputes.
The board conservative organization. And it's figures
conservative usual. ... -
doesn't take into the billions of dollars that
evade taxation by help of crafty taxdodgng lawyers
and bookkeepers- in finding !loopholes.
Out Of this total of $4,000 million dollars that escapes
taxes $4,000 millions represents Liberty Bonds and other
taxexempt securities issued by the national state and local
government. ~
Rich and poor have the privilege of participating this
branch of tax exemption The joker is that these taxe4
securities gradually drift into the hands of banks and rich
individuals and corporations.
And stay there, a.. .-4r.<s.t-4
The boards other figures should be considered by every
reader, to clear up lot of confused ideas. ~
For instance, among taxexempt property are these:
One thousand millions in foundations"
One thousand five hundred millions in college, hospital,
charitable and church endowments ...
The rest consists mainly of taxexempt real property
land and buildings owned by government, churches;
teries, institutions, etc. g. -
Bringing it down to nutshell lTax-exempt wealth is
sixth OF national wealth and equal roughly to third
all property assessed under the general property
AS civilizations get older the tendency is for be
shifted increasingly directly and Indirectly to the poor
to people Of moderate The rich progressively
cape They have the money to find create
escape.