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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
Heroes In Sable

Governor Malcolm r. Pat
terson, of Tennessee, Is man
who sees no color line in his Wis
utilization of heroes, yet he has
a keen appreciation of the he
roic in his analysis of deeds per-
formed, of service given humani-
ty, and in placing the laurel
wreath of his approval hesitates
not because the recipient may,
perchance be black man.
The action Of Ed Jones and
William Drake, negroes, in saw
ing the lives of an entire white
family near Aberdeen, Miss,
during the recent severe freeze,
has just been brought to the at
tention Of the Tennessee COVER
ernor, and his comment on their
bravery stands as an epic in the
literature of today.
The names of these negroes
will probably never again be in
the newspapers" says Cover
nor Patterson. They did not
kill anyone-they saved some
body" And as if to draw more
forcibly to the attention of the
reader the spontaneous bravery
of their unselfish service wrap
ped within their skins, that
probably prompted them to
plunge into the icy waters of
James creek to rescue a white
man whose life CHANGED to be
in danger, the Tennessee execu-
tive adds this comment:
mo commander ordered them
to do what they did, and nobody
was there to look on except the
helpless trio in the swirling wat
ers. But God looked down upon
what these obscure negroes did,
and Christ was near them when
they risked their lives to save
the lives of others 1t won't do
Tor US to hate or wrong a race
that can furnish heroes like this"
Governor Patterson, who is a
native son of this glorious
Southland holds the same sense
of appreciation that actuates
true and loyal white citizens in
his dealings with the negro. No
white man worthy of the name
will deal unjustly with a negro
because of the latter's racial in
feriority, and the notion is rap
IDLY gaining ground among the
thinking people generally that
many hearts of gold are to be
found among members of that
race
1t won't do for us to hate or
wrong race that can furnish he
roes like this, probably pre-
sents as true a picture of atti-
tude of every true white man
toward the negro as it is posi-
bic to paint with words.
We can never tell who are to
be the heroes in this life; and
they are discovered only as The
occasion arises.
: Woodfin, of Kentucky. and
Sergeant York were both un-
known to fame until chance
gave them opportunity to show
IN what heroic molds they were
cast.
The act of Ed Jones and VIII
ham Drake was as fine an ex-
ample of humanity as has been
recorded in the history of MANY
months and they deserve the
high need Of ali people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
DEBT

The public debt of our country,
balancing all books, is about 33 bill
lion dollars now, over 10 billion be
ing the debt of states, counties and
municipalities, the rest national gov
ernmCnts.
The total public debt is around
1884 for every man, woman and
child. It'd be much cheaper in the
long run, for every one to chip in
that much, wipe out the debt and.
get taxes very low. Trouble is so
many haven't the 1884.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
RUSHING MARRIAGE LICENSE
CLERK

Over in Montgomery, thirty
four negro couples were married
in one day recently The men
probably figured chat cold wealth
er was coming and they needed
someone to keep the home fires
burning.-Tifton Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
TURNIP

Rodger Dolan comments: Il see
there's another commission to de
termine how much Germany can
pay. When these experts get
through the next thing in order will
be comission to determine how
much Germany will pay Some dip
lomatic thinking reminds me Of
the famous river two miles wide ami
two inches deep"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
CE WITH EVERY LIVE RESIDENT A LIVE MEMBER
THREE SMILES
F.sv to Find Him Now

oCan YOU give me good de-
scription of your Ascending cash
ier?" suavely asked the detectiVe'
We'll, replied the hotel proprie-
tor. Il believe he's about fiv feet
five inches tall and about seven
thousand dollars srort.'-Amerl-
can Legion Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
ON" Daily Poem
EASY, DAVE

EASY, DAVE
You shock me when you pen the line,
II knew you wouldn't like it,
While others read and praise your verse,
You start right in to knock it.
Don't use the hammer yourself,
There's other folks to do it;
And if you do just get me straight
Your never cease to rue it.
If fault they find, you tell 'em Dave,
We fred too high to hit em
Well drop sights notch or two,
And shot some lines to fit EN-
OF We know the stuff is punk
But, easy, may land it;
AT any rate, Wen the junk,
AS long they will stand it.
-E.IT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
HOW TO REDUCE TAXES

We may not altogether agree
with the details Of Secretary Mel
Ions plan to reduce taxes. indoors
ed "unqualifiedly" by the Pres
ident in his message, but it is
a move in the right direction. The
matter is as simple as it is I'M
portant. The way to reduce tax
es is to start right where you are
and begin TO reduce-and to keep
on reducing until taxes get down
to the point where they may be
paid without burdensome sacri-
fees. The government has made
a start and any congressman who
tries to block the movement will
find himself out OF luck. Every
state legislature which meets this
winter should fall in step with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
ADVERTISING

Read Tom Sims Newspaper. 1t
won't take you long because Tom
Sims Newspaper uses no bathing
girl pictures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
EDITORIAL

Irving Cobb's story about dog
chasing rabbit and the weather 50
hot both were walking, isn't so
good for winter. We saw a turtle
racing a snail and the weather SO
cold both got arrested for speeding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
THE STANDARD

SISTENT LOW PRICE IN LARGE
SELECTION. THIS COMBINA-
TON Here Assuring ALWAYS, 3
THE GREATEST DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR VALUE IN AMERICUS.
Cotton Blankets al $3.50 Pair
Cotton Blankets, fair weight; here
Monday and Tuesday, pair $3.50
Pequot and Pepperell Sheeting
At acc Yard
Bieached or Unbleaehed 70 and
81 inches wide, full pieces and
short lengths. You know the price;
here Monday and Tuesday, yd. ACC
Pure Linen Table Damask,
Yards Wide at $1.98
The first opportunity you have
had to buy all. linen Table Dam
ask Of this quality and width in
four or five years. Guaranteed all
linen and two yards wide; here
Monday and Tuesday, yard =. $l.9s
All SILK Crepe de Chine at $3.50
Beautiful quality, 40 inches wide
in every good shade; guaranteed
all Silk; regularly $3.50; here
Monday and Tuesday, yard $3.50
Fine Heavy Black Satin at $3.50
36 inches wide; extra good $3.50
quality; here for Monday and
Tuesday selling only at, yard $3.50
Mems $3.50 to SO Dress
Shirts at $1.G9
Silk striped Madras, plain woven
Madras, all Silk RQngee, Merceriz-
ed Pongee, attached or eollorless
style, all sizes; here Monday and
Tuesday -..,.-.-,...-.,- ..........-,-....$1.69
II Cakes White Floating Soap
for 24c
Good size cakes White Floating
Soap, made by Armour and Co,
facture} Monday and Tuesday, II
now at less than the COS tot manu-
CAKES Tor ------------ -.--,-.---.- .--,.,..-24c
Ladies Silk Stockings, Black,
Brown and Gray, at 4Ac.
Guaranteed perfect quality, Isle
tops, toes, and heels; regularly 98ci
here Monday and Tuesday, pair, 44cN
New Spring Hats for Ladies
a. s2.98
Equal in every way to some IS
Americus. Come see the display;
Monday and Tuesday about "a mod
els at Observation-Disclosures. So s
HATS offered in other stores in
Extra Heavy 81 Bath Robe
Material at 49c.
Extra heavy Bath Robe material
IN pretty designs, full width; reg
ularly 81; here Monday and Tues
day, yard ..-...-.-.- .-.-................... acc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
30 back 10 the pre-war level

go back to the pre-war level, at
least in this generation.
The precedent of the go years
cycle" would, if repeated restore
pre-war prices about the year 1850
The tendency is down for 80 years,
then up for 20, reaching the peak,
roughly every SO years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
JAU. NEWS

Got the peg in Winnipeg. Crook
there had 500 jewels in his peg
leg. Cops pulled his leg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
MORE THAN TIES FRIEND WITH
STRING FOOD

Kansas City man won a spaghet-
treating contest by few yards,
eating 1851 feet, which is some
feat. After using the holes in this
amount of spaghetti for making
1922 doughnuts, you would have
enough left over to feed two mouths
six months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
He Il Keep the First

Farmer - Be this the Woman's
Exchange?
Woman-Yes.
Farmer-Be We thewoman?
Woman-Yes.
Farmer-Wen, then, I think Ill
keep Maggie. - Vancouver Daily
Province.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
Johnny Was Right

Teacher-Johnny name a collee-
tive noun.
Johnny -. A vacuum cleaner
Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
MUSIC NOTES

Portland, Me-, man sued a sing
ing school because it annoyed him.
Maybe he can sue our landlord.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
SCHOOL NEWS

Study your spelling lesson or you
are in for bad spell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
MARRIAGES

Women are nice, but many are
foolish. Traverse City, Mich, has
had no wedding this Leap Year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
LATE NEWS

Wiping your lips when leaving
date keeps them from chapping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
DANCES

The waltz is growing popular
agin, perhaps because the jumpy
dances are so hard on noses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
EXTRA SPAGHETTI! EXTRA!

without taking ether for an anesth-
etc, the pain of one probably coun-
teracting the pain of the other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
MARKETS

Never count your chickens until
you are their only sheik.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
SPORTS

Alekhine, the RsuiasnN A -
Alekhine, the Russian chess
champ, played chess and had tooth
pulled at the same time without TAX
ing an anesthetic for either, and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
FISHING NEWS

Scientists found a whales rib in
Trabuco Canyon, Calf. What an
absent-minded whale!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
Old Days in
An1ericuS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

Monday morning. No paper pub
ished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
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CUSSING NEWS

This is not about Congress,
Prominent Portland, Ore, woman
called a jury something awful.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
CALAMITY

Earthquake was felt in Belkofsky
Alaska. 1t seems as if one hit the
towns name before this,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
FOREIGN NEWS

Keep COOL" is Geddes' advice to
England. The price of coal makes
this morning useless here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
FARM NEWS

Peru, Vt, man offers six farms
rent free, but an ex-farmer tells us
this is not cheap enough.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
WASHINGTON
WINS AGAIN
FROM YANKS

YANKEE sIiADIUM, Aug. 20. =
Washington won by a score of to
in today's game with the New
York Yankees. making the second
game won in the present series
which opened yesterday Johnson
and Bush were pitching
In the sixth inning Goslin homered
giving the Seantors a three run lead.
In the third inning, Johnson faced
Muesel, who homered yesterday. Two
men were down and two men were
on and Meusel famed.
In the sixth inning Goslin hon.
cred, giving the Senators a three
run lead. Meusel famed again in
the seventh
Ruth dropped a high fly to Judge
in the eighth frame, Goslin scoring.
Johnson reluctantly left the game in
the eight when a line drive of
Schang hit him in the arm. Mar
berry went to the mound.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
GERMANY FALLS
IN line; DAWES
PLAN APPROVED
Reichstag Passes All Bills
Which Will Put Plan Into
Effect at Once.

BERLIN. Aug. 29.-The German
Reithstsg by adopting today, by a
vote of 314 to 127, the Railroad
Bill, and after passing by vote
of 295 TO 172 a bill to put the
Dawes banking provisions into cp-
eration, accepted the reparations
plan including the Dawes commit
tee proposals. as agreed by the In
NIT nal Conference at Londop.
The Naticnaliets voted against
the banking bill but for the rail
read bill.
It is understood that Finance
Minister Stlessmann has been desig-
mated by the government as 60
tetwo.n and the Cabinet will be
reconstructed to contain several Ma
tionalists.
The tariff on grain will be ap-
proved.
A detection of 81 votes ten mir
utss before the passage of the
lai.road bill attributed TO this agree
llent
The industrial debeuiure bill, the
third If tfosa necessary 10 efectuate
The Dawes plan was adj pied after
the lthcls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
ARCTIC CRAFT
IN NO DANGER

NOME. Aug. 29-The Maid Of Or
leans which passed Nome on July IS
in stormy weather, is reported having
left Teller for Coronation Gulf three
weeks ago and it is said here she
is in no danger, as reported yester-
day.
The Maid of Orleans is a small
boat of shallow draft and will not
encounter heavy ice as she is able
to navigate close to shore. The Maid
of Orleans has nine persons aboard.
She is owned by Christian Klengen-
berg of Victoria Land.
The Boxer is Is miles from the
Lady Kindersley, according to radio
reports. The crew of the wrecked
craft Arctic is expected to reach
here tomorrow aboard the Teddy
Bear.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
,ermany Finally Agrees to Operation Dawes Plan
Literacy Test Is Urged By
Alaska Educational Assoc,
for Voters Alaska Elections
Especial from Chronicle)

Especial from NHIOHlClt)
KETCHlKAN, Aug. 29.-The Alas
ka Education Association at the an
nual meeting held yesterday adopted
q resolution urging the Territorial Leg
islature of Alaska to adopt a law
establishing literacy test for Alas
kan voters.
The members of the Association
received the committee reports and
transacted routine business and elect
ed the following officers:
w. Harold Evans, superintendent
of Cordova Schools, as President.
Bernice Scovflle, superintendent of
the Douglas Public Schools, was
chosen Secreta tary-Treasurer.
W. K. Keller. superintendent OF
the Juneau Public School, was made
e-President.
These officers. with Lester d.
Henderson. Territorial Commissioner
of Education; Charles f. Bunnell,
President of the Alaska Agricultural
College and School Of Mines; Mrs.
Eva Lanterman. of Craig, and l. E.
Heise, superintendent of the Valdez
Public Schools. form the Executive
Board for the ensuing year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
ST. PAUL READY
FOR DELEGATES
A.L.C0NvENTI0N
City Prepared to Handle
Twenty Thousand Mem
bers Of American Legion.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 30 The
four convention halls which will
house the national gatherings Of
the American Legion, the American
Legion Auxiliary and the Forty and
Eight, to be held here Sept. Is 20
10, will have accommodations for
nearly 10000 delegates. according to
Judge Royal A. Stine, general con
vention chairman.
A stage with a seating capacity
of 1000 persons has been placed in
the municipal auditorium, where the
main sessions of the convention will
be held.
The Legion Auxiliary sessions will
be held in the Central Presbyterian
church and the Forty and Eight will
meet at the Junior Pioneer Hall.
The special offices for Legion offic-
ials will be arranged in the Senate
Chamber of the old capitol building
and in the armory.
Judge kenesaw NJ. Lands will ad-
dress the Legion Auxiliary. The out
standing feature will be the states
dinner on Tuesday evening at the
Masonic Temple. National officers,
department delegates. national exc
cutive committeewomen and, all the
chairmen of national committees Of
The Auxiliary. as well as national
officers and department commanders
of The Legion. will be present.
Memorial services will be conduct
ed by Mrs. Dora Platner of Ellis.
Kansas. national chairman of the
Gold Star Committee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
RUMAN|A'S CONTROL OF MINORITY
SECTS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION

BUCHAREST Aug. 29-Consider.
able interest is being displayed in
the present visit to Rumania of the
Anglo-American delegation for the
study of the condition of the minor
ity churches of .Transylyania. The
delegation is composed of four mem
bers, and includes DIR. l.. C. Cor
nish. of Boston, secretary of the
American Unitarian Association: Dr.
Charles Schaeffer, of Philadelphia,
Of the Reformed Churches of the
United States; DR. Sylvester Beach.
of Princeton. of the Association of
Presbyterian Churches; and the Rev
DR.. A. s. Hurn. of Leicester. Eng
land. of the British and Foreign
Unitarian Association
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
MINERAL WILL
BE DISPLAYED
AT CONVENTION
Pacific Northwest Sections to
Have Large Exhibits at
Mining Congress.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 30 -
Oregon, Washington and British Col
umbia will not only be represented
by large delegations at the 9th
annual convention of the American
Mining Congress in this city the
week of Sept. Goth, but will also
send comprehensive mineral displays
to the National Exposition of Mines
and Mine Equipment. held here the
same week. Assurance of the North
vests active participation and sup
port were given Secretary James p
Callbreath of the American Mining
Congress, and Vice President Charles
B. Bills and Manger Bert F. Hews
of the Department of Mines and Min
Commerce at series of meetings
held last week Much mining enthus
iasm was manifested at these ses-
sions.
Mining and industrial leaders met
with the three representatives in
Medford and Portland, Oregon; Sc
attle, Washington and Vancouver,
b. c. The Seattle Chamber of Com
merce is planning a fine display OF
Alaska minerals, as well as samples
from Washington, while the British
Columbia Chamber of Mines is col
lecting its largest exhibit for the
exposition. For the first time. Brit
ish Columbia will also actively take
part in the program. An exhibit
worthy of the vast mineral resources
of southern and eastern Oregon is
to be prepared by the Oregon State
Chamber of Commerce and the South
ern Oregon Mining Association.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
TEXAS DEMOCRAT WON'T
SUPPORT MRS. FERGUSON

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 29-Thomas
h. Love, Democratic National Com
mitteeman for Texas, announced
that he Will not support Mrs Miriam
Ferguson Tor the Governorship II
Texas and that he has sent his
resignation as member of the
National Committee to Chairman
Shaver.
Love declared that he does not
believe that "as matter of law
Mrs. Ferguson is eligible for the.
Goyernorship under the constitution
of Texas, but regardless OF that. he
is convinced that it is the duty of
every good citizen to prevent the
restoration Of former Gov. James E.
Ferguson to power at the State
capital"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
Wheeler Says Coolidge
Must Do Housecleaning

WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator
Burton X. Wheeler. candidate for
Vice-P President on the ticket with
Senator La Toilette. in a statement
today said it is "clear that Presi-
dent Coolidge still has house clean
ing to do He declared that George
Remus is said to have made an af-
fidavit repudiating the testimony of
former Attorney-General Daugherty
concerning whiskey distribution given
at the Senate investigation. Remus,
he said, was a close friend of Daugh-
erty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
Aviator's Wife browns
When Their Canoe Capsizes

SEATTLE. Aug, 29.-Mrs. Thomas
Reid. 26. wife of the aviator OF the
battleship Tennessee. was drowned
in Lake Washington yesterday after
non when the canoe she and her
husband were in. capsized. Reid
said that his wife was padding ana
he fell asleep. He was awakened
by the fall in the water His wife
was unable to swim and she went
down. Reid who Is an excellent
swimmer. dove for 40 minutes but
failed to recover his wife's body.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
AGAIN
POSTPONED FOR
WEATHER IS BAD

ABOARD U. S. s. RICHMOND, at
Ice Tickle, Aug. 29.--Continuing
bad weather called for announce
ment of posponement OF the world
fiiers IN their fight from Ivigtut
today. The fiers are ready to
hop off tomorrow II the weather
clears
The next leg is 572 miles and
lies across an arm of the Atlantic
stretching into Davis Strait which
is the ice berg highway. Warm airs
of the south meet the ice and cause
dense and perpetual fogs Flying
Is perilous even when conditions are
favorable. it Is said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
CETCHELL DIES
ON NOME TRAIL

NOME, Alaska, Aug. 29.-Deputy
Marshal w. w. Getchell, of Nome
who made trip into the Kougarok
section on official business on Au-
gust l, visited Serpentine Hot Springs
10 miles from Taylor and left the
springs afoot on August for Taylor,
became lost A searching party has
found his body and it is being
brought to Nome for burial.
Getchell was a member of the first
Alaska Territorial Legislature from
the Second Division. He was an
old experienced traveller.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
JUDGE CAvERLY
is THREATENED;
is SAFECUARDED
Judge at Hearing Of Chicago
Boy Murderers Is Threat
ened with Death.

CHICAGO, Aug 30. - Threats
against Judge CaveIly are SO num-
erous that extra precautions will be
taken to safeguard him until Sep
tomber 10 when he will make his
decision in the case of Nathan Leo
pold and Richard Loeb for the kid
mapping and Staying of Robsrt
Franks.
Advocates of beth death and life
penalties have made threats.
One threat said the Judge would
be killed if hanging was returned
and another said the building would
be blown up unless the two students
were hanged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
German Prisoner Flees
To Wed; Keeps Promise
To Return to Cell

BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Fritz Linker
serving sentence for theft, escaped
recently and wrote "a letter to the
jailers saying he was then on his
honeymoon and that he would return
as soon as the wedding tour ended.
In three weeks Tinker gave himself
up.
When he wrote the letter, he said,
he had no such intentions. but his
wife heard of his promises and in
sisted Tinker informed the alters
that he keep his word and go back
to prison. and she would be awaiting
him again when his time was up
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29
CHARGE SAILOR WITH MURDER

TACOMA, Aug. "a charge of
first degree murder has been filed
against G. w. Nichols. athlete on a
visiting battleship by Prosecutor
Selden. He is said to have killed
Mildred Flem, 10 year old girl, mem
ber of a party of two sailors and two
girls, by blow on the head when
Nichols made an attack on her and
she resisted. Nichols is said to have
wife in Los Angeles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-08-29

The members of the delegation, ar
ter such preparatory study as was
possible in Bucharest. have travelled
more than 1000 miles in Transyl-
yania, and held conferences in diff,
ferent parts of the province. going
freely and maccompanied from place
to place in pursuit of their investi-
CATION, and sparing no effort to ar
rive at the true condition of affairs
in respect to the attitude of the Ru-
manian government towards the so
called minority churches.
In an address few days ago.
returning thanks to the officials of
the Rumanian government for their