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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
ZEN YEARS AGo TopAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
10, 1914.)

10, 1914.)
To Miss Susie Stallins the talent
ed young representative of the
Americas High School, is accredited
the distinction of having borne off
the honors in the Albany chautau-
qua contest, winning the handsome
gold medal offered to pupils il,
expression. Miss Stallins' selection
was "The Earl King and her rem
dition held the attention of the cha
tauqua assemblage and won for
her well merited applause.
James Davenport, son Of ]. A.
Davenport, typical Americas boy
bubbling over with enthusiasm and
energy is $25 richer today than he.
was yesterday morning. James
nabbed Sherlock Holmes, Junior.
yesterday, shouted the official pass
word in his car, showed him copy
Of the best vaper vublished in south
Georgia and was handed twenty five
pne-dollar bills.
John Monahan, the best little
catcher in prep baseball, is back
from Gordon, where he handled the
shoots of that prep schools pitch
ers. John had a fine season with
the prepites, and has had several
offers to turn professional. The
boy would make a good receiver
for some Georgia State league club
that needs a good lively youngster.
Misses Matte and Lois McMath
are at home again after visit of
two weeks to relatives in Atlanta
and at College Park.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19

his duties. Underwood has made
a record of deeds; johnson most
" a record of talk, and talk in
opposition to something construc-
tive.
Here is a contrast between the
two candidates that makes it easy
to determine which would be the
safer man to instrust with the
presidency, should they become
the respective nominees.
The presence of Senator I'm
derwood in Texas at this time
would be a stimulus to his cam
paign, but Texas will not forget
that his absence is due to his be-
lief that his first duty is to stay
on the job in Washington when
he is needed.
Any man who places public
duty ahead of personal am
billions, particularly when that
ambition leads to the greatest
gift of a great people--that man
is worthy of public confidence
and in his hands the welfare of
the nation will be safe.
Speaking of this phase of the
splendid manhood of the Ala
bama Senator. the Columbus
Enquirer Sun says:
Of course it is possible that
Senator Underwood may not be
elected to the presidency, and if
he should leave the public duties
pressing upon him in order to
look after his private interests,
although the success of those in
dividual interests might be for
the general good, we still believe
he would be making great mis-
take.
Mr.. Underwood always comes
clean in whatever the contest or
comparison or contrast may be.
His unfaltering allegiance to
whatever trust may be reposed
in him is one of the many quail
ties which has endeared him to
the American people.
When there is work for him
to do he is there to do it. He
answers to his name when there
is a roll call upon important leg
islation. He refuses to leave his
post of duty in order to bolster up
his own cause. He speaks out
fearlessly under all conditions.
And while the nomination of
Senator Underwood IS possible,
though maybe not probable (for
the simple reason that he lives
in the South) his chances ARE
vastly greater than those of
Hiram Johnson in the Republi-
can convention.
No man can predict with any
degree of safety what the
Democrats will do when it
comes to naming a candidate.
However. should they place the
crown on the head of Oscar
Underwood, there will be thous-
ands of both Democrats and Re-
publicans In the East, the West
and Central West who will flock
to his standard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
INEVITABLE

The first big railroad to couple
its rail service with an extensive
motor truck system is the New York
Central. 1t is already using trucks
for package freight and rapidly in
creasing the mileage.
A former generation of railroad
men would have fought motor truck
competition by trying to strangle it.
People are wiser now. They keen
the old and adopt the new, using
both-knowing that there is plenty
OF work for both. Steam railroad
already are inadequate for transpo,
tation needs. Before long, progress
slve railroads will be establishing
airplane routes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
SAVED

A serum that will reduce pneu-
monia deaths by a fourth or even a
half is discovered by DR.. Lloyd B.
FELTON,. This is not medical jazz
like monkey gland stories. Felton's
method has been tried out at Har-
ward medical school ard announce
ment of its success is sanctioned by
conservative medical leaders.
FELTON, is young man from Ohio,
only 80.
Banting, discoverer Of the insulin
remedy for diabetes, also is a young
man.
Watch the generation that now is
reaching mental maturity. 1t and
the generation row in the cradle
probably will stamp out tuberculosis
and cancer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
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FUNERAL

The death rate lately is quite a
bit higher than year ago. An
average of 1920 Americans a day
are passing on into the Hereafter.
AS they exit from one side of the
stage of life. newborn babies arrive
10 take their places. It's the same
show, generation after generat;on4
The actors and scenery change, but
the plot never.
Whether life is a tragedy or
comedy, depends largely on our men
tai attitude. The choice of being
happy or unhappy is up to Us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
The Plight of the
Textile Mills

Sumter county is interested in
cotton mills. Our people desire
a pay roll of this type. And,
without question, such a pay
roll will help.
However, the industrial pay
roll is NOT a never-ceasing
source of income. Even the
textile community knows de
preston as does the community
dependent upon agriculture.
The plight today of the tex
tile mills is Interestingly discuss
ed BY the Selma Times in the
following editorial:
The well-nigh universal depres-
sion. in the cotton manufacturing
industry has been brought close
home by the closing down of one
of Selma's textile mills and the
laying off of about $50 employees,
which was announced in Thurs
days paper. Cotton mill men say
that the present depression is the
most widespread and the most
prolonged ever experienced in
the history Of the industry and
the failure of the very acute sit
uation to show any signs of
amelioration is causing a feeling
Of uneasiness bordering on alarm.
Mill men report that they can
not find a market for their out
put and with cotton prices ruling
as high as they are now, they
dare not manufacture and store
their product pending an adjust
Inent of conditions. Should the
market recede they would be
caught with heavy stocks on hand
made out of expensive raw ma
terials.
In some sections of New Eng
land and the Carolinas the de-
pressed situation has been cut as
high as so per cent with conse-
quent want and distress in the
communities affected.
n The high price of cotton is
merely one of the explanations
being offered for the suspension
of the mills, and this analysis of
the situation is not considered
the right one when it is taken in
to account that cotton prices
have in the past ruled much high
er, when the accompanying con-
ditions among the textile mills
were highly prosperous. 1t can
not be denied, however, that
there is universal slump in the
consumption of cotton goods and
until this slump can be convert
ed into a brisk or at least a nor
NAL demand, the plight of the
mills will continue. Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts, has of
tered a resolution calling for an
investigation of textile conditions
and the causes of the loss of the
world markets for cotton goods
and it is possible that some light
may be thrown on the serious
situation.
An ideal situation would be
a city backed by both textile
and agricultural pay rolls.
An intelligent white family on
every $50 or 200 acres in Sum
ter, producing a reasonable
amount of cotton, sufficient
teedstuffs for man and beast,
with chicks and milk to sell,
would give this community a
pay roll superior to any other
industry.
If in addition to this, we could
add industrial pay rolls in the
city, little chance would there be
for depressions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
HAY BY THE GALLON

HAY BY THE GALLON
Many farmers in South Georgia
are selling hay by the gallon-in-
stead of by the bale. They sell
it in the form of cream to the
nearest creamery-and there it is
converted and sold by the pound
in cartons, in the form of golden
butter. 1t is a variation of the
selling corn on the hoof" pre-
gram Of the new farm schedule
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19

ly safe but gets better prices in re-
turn. Farming lands that sold three
or four years ago at IS per acre will
easily bring $15 per acre now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
THOUGHT

Be not weary in well doing
Thess. 1913.
Let no man be sorry he has done
good. because others concerned
with him have done evil.-Fielding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
HlKER

He walks across the continent in
!o9 days-Harold L. Mackey, hik-
ing from Los Angeles to Boston.
Made the trip on a bet and beat the
time limit by II days. Good roads
made it possible. Fifty years ago
The trip would have been next to nm
possible except by a man with an
non constitution and the ability to
Ishoot straight and fast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
BUNK

"Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in
three generations" is an old saying.
1t means, as you know, that in three
generations Of rich heirs the wealth
OF a family becomes dissipated--
passes into other hands.
This old saying is bunkum in
most cases. 1t is based on the sup
position that all sons or grandsons
OF the rich are spendthrifts, which
isn't true. Especially in our day,
when crafty lawyers show rich eli
ents how to freeze their money in
trust funds SO the principal cannot
be touched even if the interest can
be flung to the four winds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
CAUGHT

The inheritance tax was put into
effect to raise revenue and to curb
the concentration of TOO much
wealth in few families. We were
on the road where 100 or fewer
families eventually would own 95
per cent of the United States.
Cunning lawyers showed rich
clients how to evade the inheritance
tax by giving part Of their wealth to
their children before fathers death.
This lodging would be effectively
and properly checkedy by the amend
ment to the tax law, as proposed BY
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts.
He would tax gifts increasingly up
to SO per cent on those Of morq
than five million dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19

which finds the runabout way to
market the shortest and easiest
Millen News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-19
THE STANDARD
Our Big
May Sale

NS@ SS'A y ~
We are turning
theBigg Stock
of Merchandise
in Americas into
Cash. No prices
are quoted, but
you will find
prices here below
the other fellO w.
Not one or two
items for in
stance, but the
whole store is in
the sale. Be on
hand Monday
and Tuesday and
see how much
you can save in
this Sale.
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
AMERICUS, GA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
WOULD BUY CHURCH
SITE AT ANTIETAM
zihlman Asks for $4,000 and Pro.
poses to Reconstruct Old
Dunkard Edifce.

Representative Frederick N. ZihI-
man of Maryland, acting chairman of
the House District committee, ap-
peared before the subcommittee on
military appropriations and asked
for an appropriation of $4,000 to be
made for acquiring land on the An
tietam battlefield, on which the his
torical old Dunkard Church was 10.
Gated. and for an appropriation for
the restoration of tho church.
The Quarternastors Corps of the
Army submitted = request to the Sec
rotary of War for an item Of this
kind to DO included in the military
budget, but IL was disapproved by
the budget committee OF the War
Department
Representative Zihlman smoke NJ
the historical Significance Of the bat.
tie OF Antietam and argued that the
government was amply Justified in
making the small appropriation need
ed for the rebuilding Of this church
and for acquiring the land, which is
a part Of the Antietam battlefield
reservation.
The appropriations committee ex-
pects to act on the proposed appro-
prtation during the coming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
COOLIDGE NOMINATES
MANY POSTMASTERS
Eighteen States Are Included in
List Sent to Senate for
Confirmation.

The. President yesterday sent the
following nominations of postmasters
to the Senate: Colorado-Nucla, Ed
ward F. Baldwin: Flagier. John c.
Straub. Fiorida-Altamonte Springs.
Arthur II. Fuller; Green Cove Springs,
Mary Conway. Illinois--Elgin. Ben
jamin w. Landborg. Indiana-win-
ona Lake, William 7. Ellison. Kan
sas-Garnett, Harry Morris; LIE Roy.
Forrest L. Powers: 6every, Andrew
NJ. Ludvickson. Kentucky-Mount
Olivet, Charlie H. Throckmorton
Maine-Ashland, Hugh Hayward:
Harrington, William Y. Dyer; Hart
land. Grace NJ. Flint; Phillips. Harry
S. Bates; Wilton, George E. Sands;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Joseph. P.
Corners Belmont. Ruby E. Lyford.
New York--schoharie. Elmer Kstch-
am; Cedarhurst. John G. McNicoll:
Farmingdale. John e. Duryea; Floral
Park. WALLACE Thurston:. Northport,
seager; Whitney Point. Harry A. JET
fords. North Dakota-Dickinson.
william H. Lenneviiie. Ohio-West
Union. Ben +. Robusk: Kings Mills.
Ida H. Cline: North Baltimore, George
& Fuison' Pasldins G1iyer T Fsrrsil
william, s. Paisley. oreEon-Borins.
William A. Morand; Merrill. Elmer F.
Merritt. Oklahoma 49, Okmulgee.
Charles C. Chappell. Pennsylvania
New Tripoli, Ralph L. Snyder; Lacey
willie. George N. Johnson: Liverpool.
Michael A. Grubbs Midland. Winston
]. Deglin; Ridley Park, William E.
Brooks. Texas-Nordheim. Theodor
Reichert: Rising Star. silas J. White;
Grapeland, Wright r. Pridgen: Will
son, Fannie Dawson. Washington
Delrio, Ebert Wagner: Lebam,
George w. Adams. West Virginia
Northfork, Hugh D. Campbell.
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DRIVE FOR HOSPITALS
WILL BEGIN IN MARCH
All Contributions to Emergency
and Casualty Will Go Toward
Needs of Institutions.

All contributions given in the APP
preaching campaign for 100000 for
the benefit OF the Emergency and
exclusively toward the needs of
these institutions. II was announced
yesterday by Col. Edward Clifford.
general chairman Of the campaign.
who explained that all expenses in
Cured in conducting the campaign
would be. paid from other sources.
Preparations for Work.
Preparations have been going for
ward for the past few weeks in order
that everything may be in readiness
to begin the drive in March. Five
or six hundred people will be en-
gagged in the work of getting the
half million dollars during the drive,
and the campaign headquarters will
be established In the old Federal
National Bank building at 18th and
q streets.
Everybody knows that it costs
ford said. ito pay for postage. print
ing, clerical work, etc, but no one
likes to feel that part of what he
contributes to a worthy cause will
be used up in expenses of that kind.
The board felt that in Justice to the
public it should provide for such ex-
penses otherwise than by contribu-
tions, and 1 am authorized by Wood
bury Blair, president Of the board,
to mae public the assurance that
this WI be DONE"
Interest in Northeast.
Considerable interest in tho move
ment is reported in the northeast
as well as the northwest section of
the city. since part of the fund is
needed for payment OF debts and for
rehabilitation Of Casualty Hospital
the historic old institution often de-
scribed as the. hospital OF northeast
Washington"
The staff of physicians and sur
B. Brent Sandidge, for several years
superintendent Of Emergency, is
spending much of his time at Casu-
atty, planning repairs and improve
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
WILSON GAVE $50
TO AID HILL SCHOOL
One of His Last Acts Was to
Mail Annual Check to
Nacoochee Institute.

One of the last acts of the late Wood
row Wilson was to send his annual
check Of $50 to the Nacoochee InstI-
tute, in the historic valley of the same
name, in the hill country Of North
Carolina.
Mr. Wilson was deeply interested ~
this school, It is stated. and his annual
donations are cited as but another ex-
ample Of his great interest in helping
the young.
Hundreds Are Aided.
Hundreds Of boys and girls, who
otherwise would have been overlooked
in this out-of-the-way nook of the hills,
have been lifted out Of the ignorance
Of their forebears and given the ines
Unable advantage of education and
training. Sergt. York of Tennessee.
who startled the country by his mar
Vicious war record. displayed the cour-
age, honor and native ability of these
people of the Appalachian hills.
THE boys and girls OF Nacoochee are
OF the same race and promise. They
deserve better Of our time and country
than the scant need OF opportunity that
has so far been accorded Them" de-
clared local woman acquainted with
the work being done there.
THE work already accomplished
at Nacoochee has been made possible
by the gifts OF some far seeing peo-
pie from both the north and the
south. and by the self-sa crificing de-
votion of men and women of culture.
who have been willing to bury them
selves In this secluded place. The
school has grown slowly during the
years. 1t now maintains an orphan
age for the unfortunate waits OF that
section, and 1t has an excellent school
system through all the grades and
high
Trained Industrially.
Industrial training is an inherent
part. and each student, even the tiny
little ones. has some share in the
necessary work OF the school
Evutything nossible Is done by
student labor which serves the two.
fold purpose Of keeping down ex-
penses. thus enabling 'Nacoochee In
atitute' to give an opportunity to an
increasing number of boys and girls
and also permits the. students to
maintain their independence by feel
ing that they are working their way
through school,
This valuable feature of the school
could be further developed II funds
were available for the employment
OF instructors and the purchase OF
necessary equipment. What these
mountain people need today is no,
charity, but chance to prepare
them to meet preEent-day life and
competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
CEREMONY PLANNED
AT WILLARD STATUTE
Local W. G. 7. U. to Mark Nine.
teenth Anniversary of Placing
of Memorial in Capitol.

Today is the nineteenth anniver-
sary of the placing Of the statue of
Frances u. Willard. pioneer worker
In the Women's Christian TEMPERANCE
Union movement, in statuary hall, at
the Capitol, and the event will be APP
propriately celebrated this afternoon
at 3 o'clock by the Washington
branch of the w. c. r. U. Mrs. Emma
Sanford Shelton. president Of the local
body, viii preside. and Representa-
tive joe j.. Manlove of Missouri, Rep
resentative T. Weber Wilson Of Mis-
sissippi and Rev. c. r. Stauffer, pas
tor Of the Ninth Street Christian
Church, will deliver addresses.
There will be pageant. in which
the following win take part: Mrs.
Irna Mathews, yesta Pollock, Helen
Hudson. Wilhemina Riehman. Pauline
RichInan. Margaret Rae. Violet Keise,
Dorothy Simms, Hazel Davis. Cath
crime Solbach. Helen knight. Mae
Huntsberger. Blanche PhiItitt, Elisa
both Hiroms, Margaret Akehurst,
Nfuriel Hoase. Helen Need. Margaret
McDevitt. Roberta Valley. Mary Nor
wood and Mrs. Russell Roaks.
A quartet composed of Paul G.
Ledig. w. E. Braithwait. William S.
Haynie and John c. Smith will sing.
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rare in Scotchmen, as Mark Twain
led the world to believe. One blessed
result OF the world war, which left
SO man ymiseries, Is, according to Sir
auckland. that his country now takes
lean life apd that frequently there
are International episodes which are
nor sent abroad through the regular
diplomatic channels.
one occurred before a police magis-
,'ate or London when a respectable
looking woman was accused OF being
noisy, disorderly and not strictly
SOBER, and that for the third time dur
ing Christmas week. The police
judge had on the two previous occa-
sions accepted the plea that she had
been with friends and that the good
cheer Of the holiday season had been
too much for her and the same string
or excuses so familiar all over the
world in police courts. But the third
onense made the magistrate thought
ful and after hearing her accuSers
and looking into her record he gave
ier a stern lecture and said that for
her own sake and to keep her away
to send her. for four months-and
here he paused for a full minute.
possibly weighing in his mind the
advantages of different disciplinary
institutions within his jurisdiction.
then finally said, to the house of cor
depths of her soul and made a little
dip, Il thank your honor. was
afraid you were going to send me
to America"
Sir Auckland Geddes was perhaps
the most approachable and responsive
of the exalted circle of diplomatists
and the healing art which he had
followed in his early life seemed to
prompt the treatment In national and
international wounds. He intends to
return to political life and to run for
his old borough of Essex in the COM
mons, but he always reserves some
leisure and a little part for the Lon
don slums. where he looks after a
certain number OF tho stricken poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
$350,000 CHICAGO FIRES
LEAVE 100 HOMELESS
Two Boys seriously Burned and
Two Firemen Injured in Two
Outbreaks Of Flame.
By the Associated Pross,

By the Associated Pfcss.
CHICAGO. February 1.-two bows
were seriously burned. two flremen in
tured nearly q hundred persons made
nom non LEU S ana 10000 loss caused BY
+ Charles Klook, sixteen, and Lao
Schooner, nineteen. were seriousjv
burned when an oil pipe burst in q
ployes were slightly burned by the fly
ing oil. -
Jimmy Dillon, a fireman, was struck
OH the head by an iron pipe as he was
leading q. group Of gtrl employees Of the
pany's burning factory. !, Another hfe.
man WINS Injured when be leaped from
the second dQoE. ,.r- s,:Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

In England ono OF every seventy
two parsons bears the : name OF
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BILL SEEKS TO BROADEN
U. S. W0RKMEN'S LAW
shortridgs Introduces Senate Meas
ure to Class Certain Diseases
"a Iniurv.1

Amendments to the federal work
mems compensation act designed to
broaden the act and to meet objections
which have been raised to the payment
of benefits in certain cases by the
contoller general OF the United
states are carried in q bill introduced
in the Senate yesterday by Senator
Shortridge of California:
One Of the principal amendmsnts
proposed would make the term injury"
"a used in the law, include any dis
case, caused approximately by the
employment Of the worker. as we'll in
Jury BY accident,
The bill was referred to the Senate
judiciary committee. .-...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
FABRIC MILL CLOSED.

PAWTUCKET. r. l.. February IT,
The Tamerock, No. Mill. owned by
the Manyiils Jenckes Company, was
closed Indefinitely today. The mach
insryt according to t re- rnncsr L.
will be shipped to Gastonia, N. c. The
mill manufactured yarn and tire fab
RIGS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
FOLKS

Sir Auckland Geddes, recent am
bassador from Great Britain. fits into
a niche in the affections of the
Washington people not often held by
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an alien. He was
SO long In Canada
and made such
frequent visits to
this country that
he had received q
preparation ( o r
h l s mission to
W a S h j n 6 t o n
which was not
enjoyed by many
of his predeces-
sors. The a m -
bassador is of q
genial nature, a
past master at
a n e c d 0 ties and
with q keen sense
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