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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
TOM SIMS SAYS

News frorl IA Paris. Pair of stock
ings sold for $500. Once we saw
some lokin9 like a million dollars.
Seattle Anan and girl got arrested
for stealing smelling salts, so now
they both need some.
Movie jstar's wife asks divorce.
Suits hiw, he says. Maybe she is the
worst Wife he has had lately.
News from London. More trou-
Bile IN sight. A British Henry Ford
will make $4,000 autos this year.
Several shows in New York are
said to be so naughty the tickets
are Sold out six weeks in advance.
News from Australia. Hotel
bhrned. Luckily, it was warm
enough for fleeing scantily clad.
News from far off China. Boy
prince is writing poetry, but he may
outgrow this bad habit.
Suzanne Lenglen, tennis marvel
has started Billiards. Already she
can pose on one foot.
Thousands of people will enjoy
learning q train announcer got ar
rested in Willimantic, Conn.
Dallas, Tex, woman yawned and
dislocated her jaw, so be careful
about telling people bum jokes.
Conductor got robbed of his
weeks pay in Miami, Fla, Anyway,
that's what he claims happened.
News from Greece. King may
get his job back. Hes lucky. It's
easier than running a cafe.
Statistics show 45,003,982
lunches of bananas sold last year.
Popular song writer's are big liars.
Do your Leap Year proposing
early and avoid the rush.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
BLAMEs RIGA MEMBERS

Judge W. A. Co9ington Of
Moultric, prominent Georgia Leg
islator, declares that rich men,
bers of the State Senate pre-
vented passage of an income
tax law at the recent special ses-
sion of the Legislature. He did
not name the men, but he made
no bones of declaring their selfish
interest made it impossible to
pass an income-taX measure. He
declares also that absenteeism
greatly handicapped the Assem-
bly,, as many Representatives and
Senators living in North Geor-
gia made practice of going to
their homes on Friday and re-
naming till Tuesdays, making it
necessary for members remaining
in Atlanta to loaf on Saturdays
and Mondays.-Albany Herald,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
: OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS :

pleasantly at his home here Mr..
Charles Galloway returns to Cincin-
natl tomorrow He has been there
several years now and occupies luc-
rative position in the general offices
of the street railway company. 1t
is a fact worthy of note that half
dozen Americas men, Mr.. Galloway
among them. occupy responsible po-
sitions with this company, several
holding high official places.
Mrs. C. w. Collins returned to
Valdosta yesterday after {, visit Of
two or three weeks here, accompan-
led by her sister, Miss Flotanco
Page.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
NO EXCUSE TO sTARVE

There is no excuse for hard
times in South Georgia-and no
prospect for hard times. There
are always GROWERS who carry a
state of mind around with them
that is foggy, dark and gloomy.
There are ever prophets of evil
and near-sighted ones who can
always see the clouds and never
see a star They are exceptions.
Normal condition is optimism
and this is based upon perfectly
tangible, logical, reasonable
grounds. The Claxton Enterprise
the other week had this para
graph:
Contrary to what seems to be
the prevailing opinion, this sec
ton is not broke. Nor will its
citizens suffer any undue hard
ships next year. 1t is too easy
to make living in this part of
Georgia for any one to suffer
for the ordinary needs of life.
That prevailing opinion has
been a false notion-a sort of
evil contagion that was original
ed by the grouches the grumblers
and the GROWERS. There have
been, of course, some spots less
favored than others; there have
been farmers and other business
men who suffered more than 9TH
ers from the effects of a general
trend which far more farmers and
other business men foresaw and
prepared against. Some went in
to debt on the high tide of war
time prices-for farms or homes
or expansions which, in the after
time, they could not carry.
And conditions in South Geor-
gia are on a basically sounder
foundation-with money crops
maturing every month, steady if
not enormous streams of cash
coming to the farm every week.
With the climate and the soil and
the possibilities in this section
there should not be a family
which does not have for the COM
ing year a comfortable living
at the cost of most reasonable
labor and Judgment. 1t is-bar-
ring marvelously few cases Of
patent bad luck that was unavoid-
able-a crime to be broke in
this favored land of infinite vari-
ETY. of possibility.-Macon News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10

Boston preacher says church is a
habit. Well. it's a good habit. Try
it, for goodness sake.
a success is a man who picked ont
the right kind of habits.
They grated Is inches of skin
on a Washington boy, but that isn't
the only grating going on.
Man caught in Seattle stole car
in Los Angeles, Said it was a joke.
He carried the Joke too far.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
BOARD IS ADVISED
BOOKS GOING HIGHER
{ Continued from Page y

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use in the schools of Americas to-
gether with the period for which
they have already been adopted and
the dates on which these adoptions
will expire.
This information is necessary oe-
fore the board can go about intelE-
gently its task of adopting new
books for use here during next yea.
although formal adoptions are not
expected to be made until some
time during the summer school va
cation period. This delay is neces-
STATED, it is further said, by ress-
son of the inability of the state
school authorities to furnish local
boards with specific information
concerning all books adopted for use
in the state.
Members of the school board here
are now engaged in a study of the
problem presented in this demand
of the book publishers, however,
and it is desired that every angle
of the matter be given fun con-
sideration before any action is TAX
en- officially. The board in making
its decision as to book adoptions
plan to bear in mind the necessity
for securing these for school patrons
as cheaply as possible, il is known,
in accordance with provisions of the
Yeomans act establishing book de-
positories in Georgia and which is
binding upon school boards through
out the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
SAYS DEPT.
HAS ABUNDANT PROOF

washington. January 10. = At
torney GeneFbl Daugherty declared
in formal statement today that
the department Of justice had
abundant evidence to back up the
state department recent state
ments concerning communist pro
paganda in the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
G:f'5Riarp.e
Az byAbert ApH>le
Able

"Abie's Irish Rose" apparently is
going to be the most financially
successful theatrical produo ton
since Uncle Toms Cabin. Along
Broadway the showmen figul}re that
Annie Nichols, who wrote tFie Able
show. will pull down a total of two
million dollars in royaltiesx It ran
for instance, 20 weeks in Roittsburg.
where there was a tradition that no
Broadway production eou{ 4 last more
than week.
The highbrow critics j n New York
PANIED the tar out of Fables Irish
Rose" when it was fir st produced.
The more fruit in the branches, the
more clubs a tree getd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
What a Persistent Cuasl

Mother-Mary, you let Reggie
stay too late last night. 1t was l
O'clock when he went.
Daughter-But you told me I
must give him time to propose.
yes, but five hours -
Well, mother, you know he slut
tiers. Passing Show lLondon.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
That's AL

The waitress at the restaurant had
taken his order some time ago, buy
now she stood behind his char with
q perpIexed frown on her fair face.
At last the prospective diner
broke the silence.
"A penny for your thoughts, miss
he said.
She blushed deeply.
We're rather busy today" she re-
Piled, end | was just wondering
whether you were a stewed rabbit
or boiled fowl"-Answers (Lon-
don).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
LUXURY

Genius is forever busy devising
ways to extract money from the
wealthy. Stores display leather
case, holding 3 dozen clothespins OF
solid ivory. The price is $500.
The nearest approach to this we
ever saw was a $500 pocket memo
pad in a jewel-crusted gold case.
We wondered at the time if the Ill
innate owner would have over 35
cents worth of thoughts to jot down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
THREE SMILES
Good Business

Good Business
The two BARRIERS, were comparing
notes.
What was the best Job you ever
did," asked TIE first.
81 once shaved a man." replied
the second slowly.
well. what them"
by the time / had finished, he
needed another shave Answers
Uondon).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
SPENDING

The public that made life enjoy
able for P. 7. Barnum spends 730
million dollars a year for movies,
according to conservative estimates.
A big figure, but we mustn't for
get that it's FOX a,big country. The
movies appear to collect about 81
year for every man, woman and
child. That's letting us off cheaply,
considering what they give in re-
turn. Most of the spending is in
the neighborhood theater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
A THOUGHT

He that dweIleth in the secret
place of the most High snail aoioe
under the shadow Of the Almighty.
-Ps Oil.
He that taketh his own cares upon
himself loads himself in vain with
an uneasy burden. will cast all
nv. cares on God; He hath hidden
me: thew cannot burden him.-Bis-
hop Hall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10

tory, agricultural imports have been
exceeding exports-by 388 million
dollars in the last fiscal year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
CLOSER

About 1875 million Christians of
the Eastern Orthodox church adopt
the same calendar the rest of us
have. They had used another, the
Julian calendar, dated two weeks
ahead of ours, since 1882.
Maybe this seems like small
matter, this simple readjustment Of
the conflicting calendar. But it has
taken nearly three and a half CEN
turtles to bring the JuIians into
camp. They held out until last
October, and 1924 will be their
first full year under our calendar.
Maybe there's still hope for agree
ment on some of life's other ancient
points of dispute.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10

Marcus Loew says million-dollar
movies are through. We say not
until all press agents are shot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
METHAHIoL

More than 100000 gallons of
wood alcohol (methEanoD is being
manufactured each Emonth, reports
the government.
Wood alcohol is AZ deadly poison
and the only de9kdly poison that
is sold openly, without restrictions.
to all corners. Sd.les of all other
virulent poisons ar{e safeguarded BY
registration.
The public shohld be protected
from unscrupuldus bootleggers.
Government is extremely negligent
in not furnishing that protection by
some method sud Fla as coIoring wood
alcohol perm9f nent red.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
JOKER

The farmer b as heard a lot about
exports of farnI products being con-
slderably more Ithan before the war
Of course, theS gain is a price hoax
represents Increased prices, not
increased tons4 bushels and bales.
The worst jbker of al is that, for
the first tim9 in our country's his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10

FOR THE BOY
Be more to him than just a lad
0, be his boy, his pride and joy;
Don't say that he is out of date
Behind the time, and running late,
But lend your ear when he would state
The truths you need to know
Twill save you many bitter tears
AS life runs onward down the years;
So listen laddie, listen well
The road that's safe for you to go.
DR.. E. L. Thum;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10
Our Daily Poem
BE HIS CHUM

Be more to him than just Dad
Be his chum, o, be his chum
He will not always be a lad,
Be his chum, 0 be his chum,
Tell him the things he ought to know,
And help him find the path to go,
In all he does an interest show,
Be his chum, O be his chum.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10

Statistics show 45,003,982
punches of bananas sold last year.
Popular song writer's are big liars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-10

Do your Leap Year proposing
early and avoid the rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29

BOSTON, Jan. 28.-The possibility that / Charles Paddock, California sprinter, might go abroad with the American Olympic team next June was strengthened with the announcement here today that the noted runner has applied for reinstatement with the Ann ateur Athletic union. The letter was re- ceived by William c. Prout, president of the union, who said that he would lay it before special committee in Chicago next week.
 A long and heated controversy which grew far beyond it's original limits and threatened for time to disrupt the friendly relations of leading amateur associations of this county followed Paddock's suspension last summer for what the A. A. U. officials charged was unauthorized participation in a meet at Paris and for alleged irregu- larities in his 1920 expense account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Good Card. Oi Prelir11s Being Planned Friday
Mulrennan To Have Coco : Show When McCinty and
 Billy Brown Meet Here

Tommy Mulrennan, matchmaker fol the National Guard Athletic club. Il spending a hectic week.in arranging nice preliminary card to go with tli' boxing show Friday night at the eK post office building, when Battling Billy Brown from Memphis will be sena against Birmingham's own Johnny McGinty. Some of the wiseacres ars claiming that Brown is . two-ftsted fighter who stands a good chanos i(7 pumping McGinty off and taking d0Wn' the local lads career a peg or 70. 4ulI rennan had no chance to horn In. e> the flaming bee, however, for he ta aK7 ranging his card. and he says it's 90y ing to be a hummer.
 He stated Monday night that he ha4 just signed Kid Leonard, the battlina Afro-Amertcan. for another Appeaxauce at the armory. The Kid will meet Roast Turkey, another Senegambfa. in c atlf found affair. Kids foe claims that m Is the toughest Roast Turkey in or out of captivity today. iS
 Mulrennan also announced that Ho- mer Smiles and Tom Lacy, Birmfug- hams wrestling favoritez. would fur pish ten rounds of mat hecticity and would fight for a decision this tfmeJ Among the other bouts arranged sd far Is a four-round setto between Young Adams and Kid Rich. The match maker announced that he would have, other prelims of interest to announce| in . day or so.
 Captain Harry E. Smith of the Ala- bama National Guard, who has gener1l supervision of the bouts, and who an-l nounces that the money taken in h be- ing used to decorate the interior of the building, stated Monday that the ring Is being elevated for the Friday night show. This improvement will add t6 the vision of the fans some 50 per eent, and it is thought by this remodefing and the change in arrangements of the seats will enable every fan in the house to see the bouts blow by blow.
 It was also stated Monday that school boys were to be admitted on . special ticket, which will sell exactly for half price. The National Guard made . success of its first show and ik planning to pack 'em in Friday mint for its second program .of the ssason. Mulrennan says he can almost guar- antee that Brown Is a better boy and will make . better showing asainst ths Irishmsn than did Chick Branch or Larry Avera. s4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Plan Miniature Links

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-Miniature golf courses will dot Chicago's loop as we'll as business districts of other cities. if presidents of local associations of building owners and managers act upon a suggestion made at a meeting of their association here today.
 The golf course proposal contempiates the use of the basements that hitherto have been wasted in many large office buildings.
 "The managers of buildings in St. Louis and Seattle have found a way of making a good use of their basements by putting in small golf courses" said President Shultz of the Association of Building Managers and Owners. Car pets are used as greens and the fairway is of packed sand. Supporting col umns are covered with bark, not only to simulate trees but also to protect the columns.
 "A small fee Is charged for the use of the course and many a tired busi- ness man has been able to forget his worries for a few minutes during the day by a little .healthful exercise."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Si1npsonQuint To Play Poets
 Here Friday
Two Of States Strongest Prep Teams Will Play
 On B. A. C. Court

The Purple Tornado from Simpson Tech will meet the Sidney Lanier Poets at the B. A. c. court Friday night in what is expected to be one of the best and hardest fought games of the season.
 It will be the only appearance made by the Poets on a local floor this year, and as that quintet promises to be one of the strongest opponents of the Tech sters for the state title this year, their Initial and only appearance is expected to be witnessed by a large crowd, doubly great as this will also be the first appearance of the Simpson team on a downtown floor.
 Coach "Dick" Webb seems to be put ting out the usual excellent team for Simpson and the Purple quintet prom ises to be even better than the one of last year.
 With "Slick" Vincent and "Firpo" Ferguson at guards, Curdy Byrd at center, all three all-state men of last year; "Buck" Ellis and Albert Vincent, new men at forward, who are showing up as good as the best of the past, the Tornado is continuing to look good. Things seem even better than last year, due to the fact that the Purple and Gold team Is we'll supplied with substi- tutes ana are at greater advantage in that manner than they have been in the past, Dewey Byrd, "Caruso" Wilk- ing, James Harris and Little Boy" Wright being especially good. A num- Der of new men have entered with the opening of the second semester, and it Is possibility that something may de- veiop from among them, as several are doing fair work at the first practice.
 All indications point to a capacity crowd at what will probably prove to be one of the best games to be staged on the B. A. c. court during the season when the two strongest prep school cage teams of the state meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Sale Is Upheld

'' NEW YORK, Jan! 2S.-(By Asso- ciated Press S-The sale of the contract of Howard Baldwin, star. pitcher. to the New York Giants for $25,000 by the for mer owners1 of the Newark Interna- fionals, was slupheld today by Commis- sioner Lands over the protest of the newly organized syndicate now in con- trol or the Newark club. The commits sioner's rult1g was announced after a formal hearing attended by representa- tives of the Giants as well as former ana present Newark club interests.
 The decision in favor of Bernard Moan and William Ashton of Balti- more, former Newark owners was based upon. the existence of stipu- iation In the franchise bill of sale, giy- ing them the right to dispose of Bald win, ana also upon the fact that the deal for the transfer of the club has not yet been completed, since no money has changed hands.
 Michael McTighe and Corbett Me- Cartny. Newark business men, repre- sentins the new interests, based their claim Tor Baldwin on the contention that the pitcher automatically became transrerred With the franchise, regard !ess or any Stipulation to the contrary. rms View' however, was not sus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Pegler's Pegs

My Own is, or was, a fine three- year-old, but preferred a dry track for his work. Few can run in the dust or mud or sticky fly-paper. zev beat him. r~
 Luis Angel Firpo rose to No. posi- tion with only a right swing to do his work. Jack Dempsey has a complete repertoire, except a jab. Dempsey brought him tumbling down.
 Charlie White hung around the top of the lightweight class for years. He had a right-hand smash but seldom used 1t. For practical purposes he was left-hook fighter. Freddie Welsh and Benny Leonard kept him out of the championship because they could do a number of things that weren't in White'ss stock. =
 Mrs. Molla Mallory, has the drive of a piston. Helen Wills has force and everything else. Helen Is the cham pion. V
 For two years the Giants were vic- torious over the Yankees. who special ized in pitching. The Giants had only fair-to-awful pitchers, but they could do everything else with easy expert ness. d-
 , The best football: player is not the one who knows. only one speciality such as hitting the. line or dropping them over from 30 yards back: Pfaffman of Har- tDSes AAAASSSYA " n NAOP-AASN HI the big pinch of the game last fall, but where is he? Not among the all Americans who can throw and catch passes, pick holes. interfere. punt. tackle and flirt through a broken field.
 The specialist seldom gets there in any sport which gives opportunities for versatility. In sprinting or high jumping or distance running, the case is different: Sprinting. consists most iy of tho fine knack of starting. Lots of athletes can run fast once they get under way, but need an hour to start. Although men become committed to certain jobs in baseball, two of the greatest stars could do everything. George Sisler has played exactly nine positions, all of them well. Ruth was catcher as a kid. He pitched 29 con- secutive innings in two world series in which no run was scored against him. He played first base. Now he has set tied down in the outfield. A few years ago he was a home-run hitter. Last season he was the most valuable all around player in the league, and left fielders who moved far to the right for his long swipes in that direction found him dropping singles along the left foul line.
 So that's settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Schedule Adopted.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 2s.-A plaN ing schedule for 1924 was unanimo4Lsly adopted at a meeting here late todak of directors of the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs. Many changes were made in the proposed draft submitted by the committee on schedule. Presi- dent J. D. Martin stated that the schedule agreed on today would not be released for publication for about ten days.
 The season will open April 15 and close September 21.
 It was announced that Chattanooga had signed Red Torkelson, pitcher, who managed the Hattiesburg team of the Cotton States league last season.
 No player trades between the various clubs of the association were announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
Big Entry List

CHICAGO. Jan. 28-Thirteen thou sand bowlers will roll 1,s0o.O00 balls 55,- 600 miles at the American Bowling con- gress tournament here, which begins February 23. v labor in store, have been compiled by M. V. Thompson. Chicago's authority on bowling matters. The distance traYeled by three balls, Thompson points out, Is equal to two trips around the world. with an additional jaunt thrown In from Chicago to Japan
 Pin boys who will work during the tournament will lift 2S,S00,000 pounds of balls.
 This energy applied to ditch digging, 1t is estimated, would construct a canal from Cemoor, Iowa, to the abandoned brewery just outside Milwaukee.