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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
NEGRESS CHARGES HER
KIN HELD ILLEGALLY

ATLANTA, May 7.-Charging
thta her brother was being detain-
ed in the Fulton county chain gang
after serving 10-year sentence
and four months besides, Annie
Fleming negro, has brought habeeas
corpus proceedings against Captain
A. A. Clark, warden Of the county
convicts, seeking the prisoners re-
lease.
She said her brother, Preston
Fleming, was given 10 years by the
Judge Ben H. Hill on November
II, 1913, and that, because of an
escape he was given addition al time
the limit being November 5, 1928,
however. Attorney Il. j. Ripley,
who brought the action, obtained an
order from Judge G. H. Howard
directing the appearance of the re-
gro in court on May 10:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
AN|ERIIcuS TE:RESfED
IN nEETINGAT Triton
Party Planning to Go From
Here Ito Secure Route From
Columbus to Sea

Americas is interested in secur-
ing the central and southern
branches of the &C to Sea- Highway
which is soon to be located, and
which will extend from Columbus
to the sea at Brunswick. The higH-
way is to be mapped upon three
routes, the northern, which will go
via Ellaville, Montezuhla and Fitz.
gerald; the central, planned to go
via Ellaville, Americas, Vienna and
Cordele, and the southern, which
may go via Cusseta, Dawson and Al
Dbany, but which Americas business
men plan to have routed through
here via .Smithvi1le, Leesburg and
Albany.
That at least the central route Of
this new Highway will oe located
SO as to pass through Americas Ras
already been decided, but. the To-
cation of the southern route is yet
to be definitely made, and this will
be one of the big issues discussed
at meeting called for May 10th at
Triton. Henry P. Everett, secre-
tary of the Chamber Of Commerce,
has addressed a letter to all men,
bers of that body asking all who can
to make the trip to Triton on that
date, and it is expected that Ameri-
Gus and Sumter county will be we'll
represented at the meeting.
Among those who have already
pledged to go are Neil A Ray, chair
man of the board of county corn
missioners, George 0. Marshall H.
P. Everett and several others have
indicated they will go along with
these. The trip from Americas will
be made in automobiles, and the
party will go nd areturn the same
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
dHEAIPESa
rs 80
ScARAMOUCHE OF STAGE
SEES FILM SCARAMOUCHE

With one eye | watched the
SIREN lis the For y-fourth street
theater to see if Ramon Novarro
knew amouche sa | knew him.
The other eye was alert in the pic
ture, people who bore het names Of
the people know in the play, but
did not look like them.
That's an odd sensation, l can tell
you-to see the same situations APP
preaching other people that yoa
have felt approaching you!
For me to sit silent and mae
tive in that theater was like miss
ing my cue. When the orchestra fin
ished the overture and started the
introductory music, l felt exactly
as | do before the curtain goes up.
I was just as excited, just as nerv-
Gus.
The village of Gavrillac, where
the play and the picture begin, did
not look familiar to me, but the
chateau where Andre-Louis lived
with his foster father and his fos-
ter fathers niece, Aline, was exact
ly as l had pictured it.
In the picture, in the novel, and
in the play Andre-Louis is repre-
sented as a boyish philosopher, a
Hamlet who was forced into action
only because Of his heart-his love
first for his friend, the Able, Their
his love for his humanity.
On the screen this reluctance
of the man of thought to become
the man of action is clearly indicat-
ed in scenes that tell what happened
between the events that form our
first act and those which are our
second-the episode of his speech
to the mob at Rennes. The picture
shows splendidly l think, Andre
Louis rtying to get action indirect
ly by appealing to the Magistrate
in he Hall of Justice to act against
the powerful Marquis who has kill
ed Andres friend, the Able. When
the Magistrate refuses Andre goes
into the Square and there sees the
young orator who is addressing the
mob shot down. Andre is lift
ed to the dead orators place and
arouses the mob to action,-Sidney
Blackner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07

cratic United States senators viii
be on the job at New York to II
man. And they're all popped up at
the prospect.
From Robinson of Arkansas,
party leader in the Senate, to Ferris
of Michigan and Fletcher of Florida,
who are seldom heard from except
on roll calls, they're looking forward
to the convention and the campaign
with an optimism and faith in the
ultimate outcome that defies all
rules of rhyme or reason.
They are even convinced that out
Iof the bloody battle, which all agree
must be waged at New York before
a leader for the campaign is chosen,
the party viii emerge in perfect
harmony, without animosities, with
no groups nursing a crouch over
black eyes and bruises, with a
united spirit and will to win that
viii be invincilble!
Convention hostilities, in fact, are
counted on to deepen campaign
unity.
Which should prove that as op-
timists, Democrats lead the world
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
GEORGIA TOBACCO
CROP MAY BE SAVED

VALDOSTA, May ii. E. Webb
says that tobacco crops injured or
apparently killed by the storm last
week, may be saved if the growers
will go over their fields with hoes
and chop off the stalk at the sur
face of the ground. Sucker spring
ing from the root, provided the root
is sound, will make as good tobacco
as the first stalw From the sec
ton south Of Valdosta come reports
of damage to tobacco as well as
other crops. Some farmers are in
clined to the idea that the crops
were whipped to death by the high
wind and sand, while others think
the damage was caused by some
Ndeadly quality in the wind that
Swept the fields.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
JIM WOODALL TO BE.
NEW COUNTY AGENT

SWAINSBORO, May THE
board of county commissioners in
session have engaged the services
of jim sWoodall as county agent 70
succeed D. &C. McInnis who re
signed some time ago. Mr.. Wood
all is from Woodville, Ca, but hsa
been teaching in the Carrollton A.
& NJ. School. The new. agent comes
highly recommended and no doubt
will be able to assist the farmers in
working out their problems.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
LRQIMTRY. CAR GETS Z
10000 LBS. POULTRY

yALDOSTA, May 1.-THE Georr.
gia & Florida railway poultry car
completed trip over the road yes
terday, buying ten thousand pounds
Of fowls at the average market
price, which meant a considerable
sum of money to those who haG
chickens to sell. The car will re-
turn to Valdosta Monday and be-
ready for its trip next week, ard
already many persons who have
chickens for sale are making ready
toedispose of a considerable number
on the next trip,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
HUN7yS6.A
WASHINGTON fE fifi;i;i'
LETTE y
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON, May Tile
Democrats already are growing
over "the presidential victory Of
1924"
In partisan Democratic circles,
the battle is all over-so far as re-
Isutts are. concerned-except the de
tail Of counting the ballots.
So cocy are the party's lead
ers" over the certainty" of success
that new stationery just ordered fer
use at Democratic headquarters
bears no printed return card, no
address-just the picture, in blood
red ink, of a growing rooster, neck
arched, wings Tapping, proclaiming
victory.
This, when not only the presidea-
tial and vice presidential candidates
are wholly matters Of speculation,
but even the temporary chairman
for the convention has not been de-
cided on!
IS y
FINS James Garrett Of Dresden.
Tenn, stands well up on the list of
possible keynoter3 Of the Demo
cratic convention, however.
Garrett, although only AS, is one
of the seniors of Congress, in point
of service. This session he com
pletes 20 years in the lower house,
during which time he has proven
one of the steadiest, most consistent
workers on he Democratic side. AS
one of the four Democratic mem
bers of the Rules Committee he is
one of his prtya's Legislative strate-
gists. ...s
A slender, salloW southerner, IS
be, actually rivaling Nick Long
worth, Republican leader in the
House, in point of badness, hui
hiding the barren expanse of his
cranial dome with shin thatch of
long hair from one side, carefully
combed upward and across the top.
A good speaker, of the fiery, dra-
matte type, Garrett doubtless could
get the Democratic delegates away
TO spectacular, hip-hip-hooray
start. How they would finish, well,
that would be the lookout of the
permanent chairman.
But if they want him to finish the
job, he could do that too. For that's
his name-Finis!
Had he not committed himself
definitely to he McAdoo candidacy,
Pat Harrison Of Mississippi probably
would have been picked to call the
convention to order.
Pat is his party's prize elephant
batter, and it is the G. 0. P. Gle
plant that must be trapped il the
Democratic donkey is to have the
range Of he White House grounds
these next four years.
Pats spears of satire and ridicala
pierce more deeply through tho
thick hide of Old Guard Republican
ism than all the harpoons of abuse
that are hurled by his henchmen
A few phrases by him, pointed
question or two, often is sufficient
10 start an anrgy trumpeting by
Sentea Republican that viii last
through a whole afternoon.
Whether as officials of the con-
vention or just as delegates, Demo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07
DR.. OWEN NAMED GRAND
CHAP AIN SONS OF VETS

MACON, May 7.-Dr. William
Russell Owen of Macon has been
appointed grand chaplain of the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans by
John Ashley Jones, commandant it
was announced yesterday. Miss
Caroline Patterson recommended
appointment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07

In New York, a girl Of II had
two husbands, while some girls twice
this child's age can't even get one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-07

M Brother love turned to jealous
rage when the affection of Iva
Wills was at stake. Blood feuds
brewed in primitive and pic
turesque mountain settings have
few equals in fiction or fact, to
the duel staged by Jacob and
Samuel Shockey, Jacob, first
chosen as sweetheart by the girl
when they met in Columbus, o.,
was shot and killed by his love-
mad younger brother in a lone
some mountain spot near Cham
bersburg, Pa. The GIRL, whose
picture is here shown, is held as
witness for the trial
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
Who Is Great?

1t takes at least one century
to determine whether man was
really great in his generation. 1t
takes 100 years to find his real
place in history. After that, if
memory of-him survives, he be-
comes legendary and most of
the things credited TO him are
mythical.
This interesting question rises:
Just how much is the opinion
of other pepole worth, to any
MANI Not much, at best, bar
ring actors, writers, politicians,
specialists and others who de-
pend on widespread popularity
for their success and prosperity.
A fine thing to have good
standing, undoubtedly. And
the best form of good standing
is to- be recognized as a true
friend, loyal husband, a good
father, and all-round honorable
man But the greatest satisfac-
tion is personal-in the individ-
ual $ knowledge of himself, his
merits and shortcomings. He
alone knows the truth.
In Austria a 65-year-old poet,
Arthur Brehmer, wondered what
the critics would say of his poems
after his death. So he faxed
death, went into hiding while
obituaries of him appeared in
the newspapers.
After a few days, Brehmer
showed up again in his old
haunts.
The experience satisfied him
that his work was better than
be had believed. But the trou-
bic with his system is that he
isn't any closer to the truth than
before he feigned death.
People naturally stand If
tremendous awe of the Hereaft-
er. It's a might poor stick of
man who doesn't have fine
things said about him at his Flu.
neral and for some time after.
In few weeks the average man
IS almost forgotten. except b,
his family and intimate friends.
A few months or few wears
and even the really great
are remembered only occasion
ally.
Brehmer should have STAYED
dead for six months. Bv that
time. he'd have known the.
truth. And the truth possibly
would be that not one person in
lOo would ever give him al
thought,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
Glt'5Rl I.
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AZ bgAlbert Apple
TREACHERoUs

New York City is moving away
from Europe at the rate of seven
inches a year, an English scientist
claims. He finds many similar
shiftings of the earth's surface.
When the shift is sudden, abrupt,
there's an earthquake.
Man conducts his affairs here on
earth with confidence and eom-
placency that might falter if he real
lied the treacherous uncertainty that
exists only few miles under his
feet. We are, literally skaters on
thin ice with molten rock instead
Of water below.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
MI, Bryan S Choice.

The Peerless One, reclining
down near the Everglades, picks
his own man for President Of
these United States His name
is Murphree. You probably
never heard of him before, even
though he is an outstanding fig.
ure in Florida.
However, we are of the opin-
ion that in the selection of Mr..
Murphree. William ]. was think
ing of himself more than of the
professor.
MIR. Bryan wants more than
anything else right now the
place as delegate from Florida
to the Democratic convention.
One way to get there is to pick
favorite son and seemingly
back him for chief executive.
The fact that Mr.. Murphree
hasn't the ghost of a chance is
neither here nor there. It's an
honor, just the same, to have
your name mentioned for the
job. So Mr.. Bryan and MIR.
Murphree will both be happy
provided Florida sends the ex-
Nebraskan to battle with Tam
many away up in Gotham.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
His City of Refuge.

The train came to a grinding
stop at a small town in the south
and the head of a gentleman of col
or protrouded from a car window
Seated by his side could be seen {
brown-skinned maiden.
Does yo' know cullud pusson
by de name of JIM Brown what
lives here?" he asked of station
Ilounger.
Ain nevah heerd of no jim
, Blown heah, an ah lived in thi.
town TO- ten yeahs.
Is yo' right suah dey an nevaF
been no Jim Brown aroun' heah?'
Positively"
"Den," announced the arrival
reaching for a suitcase, dis is whaF
his new son-in-law gifts off."-Ths
Continent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
PROFITS

The combined Federal Reserve
banks have made profits of over
425 million dollars since November
1914. Reading which, many a bust
ness man will make the air blue
with oaths.
But if the Reserve Banks hadn't
made these huge profits, most of
the 425 millions would now be in
the Golfers of that institution broad
ly known as Wall street.
In creating the Reserve System,
maybe it was mistake not to put
it on a no-profit basis, even though
the surplus of Reserve Bank be-
longs to the government in event of
liquidation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
YourBallot.

This is political year. From
justice of the peaceto President
of the United States, men are Of
fering their names for the suf-
frage of other men and women.
The ballot is the symbol o.
freenen. 1t has come to you
through valleys Of blood. 1t is
the greatest privilege of man to
be able to vote his convictions on
every question or to cast his vote
for men to fill public office
Entirely too many have taken
this privilege lightly, failing tc
realize its importance. The lax
ity of the average man to exer-
else his franchise is to a large
extent the cause of our political
troubles today.
Those who desire something
from a purely selfish standpoint
always register and vote, while
the man who wants nothing but
a fair and square deal from his
government neglects to vote
and in the neglect throws the
bars down for the selfish inter
ests to come in and reap as they
will.
The professional politician is
very wise man. He knows
who elected him and he knows
how to hold that vote. Don't
blame him for his acts ifyou fail
to cast your ballot on election
day. He's out to save his hide,
and save it he will, regardless of
what it costs the STAY-AT-
HOMES.
The man who fails to vote has
no right to criticize after cleo
tions are passed.
His remedy for existing evils
is Election Day and a. marked
ballot. ol
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
THE SOLDIERS BONUS

There is wide discussion of
the bonus and Mr.. Theodore
II. Price, in his magazine, Com
merce and Finance, sums up the
argument pro and con in a very
clear way.
Those who oppose the grant
ing of bonus to the soldiers
hold that the duty of military
service IS an obligation of citi-
zenshlp or residence and is one
OF the considerations given for
the protection by the govern
ment. No government could ex-
lst long if it did not have the
right to call upon It's citizens to
repel its enemies; hence, the OBJ
ponents of the bonus say the ma
ton. is under no legal or moral
oollgation to pay whom they have
thus called upon. A sovereign
state has the right to conscript
Its citizens, They point out that
the men IN the army and navy
We're exceptionally well fed; that
they We're comfortably housed
most of the time and that they
were given medical attention
and education free. Those who
served during the late war had
their lives insured at the lowest
cost ever known and the injured
have been and will be generously
cared for. The men who went
abroad have had their record en-
riched and their vision broaden
ed. They add that if gratuity is
now allowed other gratuities will
be demanded Civil War pension
Is one of the scandals of history.
Their own feeling is that most
OF the boys who followed the flag
and came back safe would resent
the idea that the United States
owed them anything.
Those who favor the bonus say
that the men who were conscript-
ed were compelled to quit their
work and enter the service of the
government at 81 day. Some
of their contemporaries stayed at
home and were able to earn as
much as $40 or SIS day in
non-hazardous work. Upon this
statement, it is argued that the
eonscripted soldiers are entitled
to an adjustment of their com
pensation' that will give them as
much as they would have earned
# they had been allowed to Sc
lect their own employment. Prob
ably majority of the American
people feel shat thisnation should
err upon the side Of generosity
in dealing with the boys who
risked their lives. in defense of
their country Mr.. Price under
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
RED PEPPER FOR
RHEUMATIC PAIN

Red Pepper Rub takes the ouch"
from sore, stiff, aching joints. 1t cam
not hurt you, and it certainly stops that
old rheumatism torture at once.
When you are suffering so you can
hardly get around, just try Red Pepper
Rub and you will have the quickest re-
lief known Nothing has such concern
trated, penetrating heat as red peppers.
Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper
Rub you will feel the tingling heat In
three minutes ii warns the sore spot
through and through. Pain and sore
ness are gone.
Ask any good druggist for a Jar of
Rowles Red Pepper Rub. Be sure to
get the genuine, with the name RowIes
on each package,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
The Shenandoah.

The Shenandoah, largest dir
gible in the world, is torn lose
from her l65-foot high moorine
mast and dashes into the night
with q men aboard.
In FIVE minutes the officers
have her under control as she
dashes through the air, riding
with a 65-mile-an-hour gale.
After riding for hours she is
turned and brought back here,
safely housed in her great han
gar.
Progress is being made in the
air. The feat, even to Jus here
in Americus, more or less used
to air flights, would have been
pronounced impossible five
years ago.
Our grandfathers remembei
the slowly moving trains of 90
and 20 years ago-and remem-
Der saying that speed had at.
tained6its maximum. We recall
the first automobile races and
recall shaking our heads and
saying that men would never
ride at greater speed.
Cities are becoming congest-
ed wit, automobile traffic. The
next outlet for us hurrying,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
Old Days in
Americas
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Jan
%, 1910

(From the Times Recorder. Jan
%, 1914)
DR.. Eldridge is regretting exceed.
ingly the loss OF handsome dia-
mond stick pin which was dropped
in some way Wednesday night, eth,
err on Lee street, or at the Opera
House. The pin is of horseshoe de-
sign and CONTAINS IS or 10 small
diamonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. woodward
and Miss Marie woodward, OF
Ridgefarm, ILL.,, arr" guests FOR
some time Of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Gaines at their residence here.
Miss Louise Nell, of Atlanta, Is
again the admired guest Of Miss
Gertrude Hudson, and is welcomed
to Americas by her many friends.
W. w. Stokes, of Buena Vista,
was among the visitors spending
yesterday in Americas.
Harvey Page, the baby son of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Page, continues very
Ill to the sincere regret of their
large number of friends.
Mrs. Gordon Crawford, of Valdos-
ia is the guest of Mrs. J. w. Stall
ings at her home on Church street.
Miss Cora Burr, of Macon, is a
charming visitor here for a few days,
the guest of the Misses Mathis at
their home on Lee street. =
Mrs. L. W. Cole and Miss Louise
Cole left yesterday for Jackson
vile where they have gone upon q
la visit Of several weeks.
Messrs. H. o. Lowe and b. 3.
Parker, two well known Buena Wis
tans, were here yesterday.
w, c. Barton, a prominent resi-
dent Of Cutt-0ff district was strick-
en- with paralysis last Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
DRUNK

The battle against liquor is thou
sands of years old In ancient Spar
ia the Helots { lowest grade of
slaves were kept beastly drunk to
arouse in Spartan youths feeling
of disgust against intoxication. We
find this in an ancient volume.
The best and cheapest booze
cure would be to take a movie of
a man Sin his cups" and show it to
him when sober. It's a wonder the
dry crowd have not used this idea in
their propaganda, the same as "Ten
Nights in a Barrooin' was used in
a former generation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Jan,

tFrom the Times-Recorder. Jan,
23, 1904
The death of Mrs. William Stat
ham, which occurred yesterday at
Preston, was one of unusual sadness.
Only year ago as Miss Maude
CastleBerry, of Americas, she be-
came The bride Of Mr.. William Stat
ham, a sterling young farmer, Of
Webster, who with a little babe
survives her. She was just II years
of age, and her untimely death is
deeply deplored.
Miss Allison Badger, of Atlanta,
social favorite in Americas, is the
Charming guest of Miss Elizabeth
Harold.
Miss Amy Brooks has returned
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
CRIME

Crime is getting ito be a. young
mans game. In the last 10 years
the average age of criminals has
dropped six to eight years, according
to the prosecuting attorney of
Marion COUNTY, Ind, which includes
indianapolis.
Most of the important crimes
nowadays are committed by boys be.
tween the ages of II and 81 says
a police EXPERT.
Dope and bootleg liquor are part
ly to blame. A youthful crook
generally has to get "nerve3 up be-
fore he will tackle a job.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
EVERY LIVE Has LIVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE w

stands and honors the respect in
which our moral obligations are
held by. the proponents of the
bonus. So he presents both sides
of the question upon which there
is such wide difference of opin-
ion among men who are equally
sincere and patriotic.-Savannah
Morning News.