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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
lin s Gem

This is open season for spring
poets. Hunting laws vary, but
IN most states the bag limit is
not more than two a day.
Memory turns backward at
this time Of year. Older read
ers will recall James B. EImore,
the sweet singer of Alamo,
Indiana" Jim was the master
poet of his generation. We re.
print the spring poem that sky
rocketed him into national fame,
years ago:
In the spring of the year,
When the blood is too thick,
There is nothing so rare
AS the sassafras stick.
1t cleans up the liver.
1t strengthens the heart.
And to the whole system
New life doth impart
Sassafras, oh, sassafras!
Thou art the stuff for me.
And IN the spring | love to
sing,
Sweet sassafras, of thee.
We have read thousands of
spring PONIES. but never one
that excelled JIM gem. Its
tender sentiment, its profound
understanding, its universal hui
man appeal place it for all time
on a pinnacle by itself. tee
Jim Elmore. master of daE.
cate sentiment, became so fam
Gus in his generation that he was
called on to write for the tefe.
graph wires, about leading news
events,
Here's one verse from His
poem. The Great Monon
Wreck"
And yonder in the wrecl, : saa
A man that's pinioned down 81
the knee,
az near MN calmly for to
Cut, oh, cut my leg away!Y
:. % the prohibition movement,
jim contributed a gem:
And he who drinks the fiery
WI cone to saddest woes.
FOR, as ne takes each dainty
~ iwlll blossom ON his nose.
i Lllnore was unique among
the general run of poets, in that
ms poems actually contained
ldeas-thought. How do vo,,
like his work2 It was so popu-
lar, it made HIM rich and fam
Gus. Yes, literature is a peculiar
game.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
BUTLER GETS CREAMERY
STATION

An extended source of revenue
has beeV provided for the farmers
especially the women folk IF
the farmer of this section bv
the establishment through the
efforts of Mr.. John T. Rigdon of
the Central of Georgia Railway
OF branch station at Butler fo
the Columbus Creamery for the
marketing by our farmers all the
mems, friers, ROSTERS ard eggs
That can be produced on the
farm, for which they will receive
IN cash the same price at which
these products sell in Chicago
and other markets less the neces-
sary expenses for handling.
The Station will be operated
by Mr.. w. G. Hill at the Hill G
Payne store and in like manner
to the cream station now opera
uon at the l. F. PEBBLES store.
In addition to the above the
Taylor County Bank is arrar o.
ing to furnish to farmers, or the
wives of farmers, who are inter-
ested two settings of thorough
bred eggs, either Rhode Island
Reds or Barred Rocks, allowing
the farmers to pay the Bark
back this fall either with chick
ems or in cash, the price of the
eggs. The Bank would be glad
to have anyone interested in this
proposition call and talk the mat
ter over with the Cashier.
The Bark is doing this to help
and encourage the farmers start
a good poultry business and have
assisted in the opening of a sta
ton here in order that they might
be able to get the best market
price in cash for them at all
times.-Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
Advertising and Its
Worth

John w. Prentiss, president
of the Investment Association of
America. calls America "a ma
ton of advertisers" in an ad-
dress delivered before the Ro-
tary Club of Boston recently.
he Celebrates his statement with
the explanation that we have
found that advertising i'm
proves business, that it educates
the public, that it makes fairer
prices and that it gives a great
er opportunity for all"
The Selma Times Journal
commenting on Mr.. Prentiss' ad-
dress, says advertising is the
servant of mankind" and con-
tinues thus:
The general conception of adj
vertising has undergone a note
worthy change during the past
few years. It is a narrow un-
warranted definition of advertis-
ing to limit its scope to the
selling of goods" The advan-
tages accruing from this APPROX
ed method of publicity are shar
ed by the buyer as well as the
seller or distributor Of merchan-
disc. It affords the best HRans
for placing legitimate products
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
FUTILE
JUMPERS

A pedestrian has as mach right in
the road as an auto, and can collect
damages if injured. So rules a
western court of appeals.
By the same reasoning, an auto
has as much right on the sidewalk
as a pedestrian. No court would
concedt that.
A happy and sensible medium
would be for both pedestrian ard
auto driver to exercise commcmf
sense 4ad humanity. The roads are
big 6ugh for both-provided each
keen his place. Walking in a city
more dangerous thar along
-l.road track.
The solution of traffic hazards is
lin sensible cooperation and com
mon decency, rather than IL. laws,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times Recorder. April
d, 1914.)

q, 1917.
Americas orchards are now safe
beyond doubt, and a great peach
crop is assured. And, as orchards
in the north have been injured by
cold the orchards of Georgia will
supply this year about all the fruit
consumed inthe north and south
alike. This, of course, means high
prices for peaches converting the
orchard owr ers into Rockfellers ame
Carnegies.
Furlow Lawn Baptist church will
begin it's annual revival meeting to-
morrow at the II o'clock service
The pastor, Rev. Robert L. Bivins.
will preach at both services. On
Monday, Rev. Carl Mir or, of Balm
bridge, will come, and from this
date he win preach daily at 4 p. III,
and 1880 p. m.
Mrs. S. A. Saxon and Mrs. N. A
Anderson have returned to Albany
aftera visit here to their sister Mrs.
Fred Arthur, at her residence on
College street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve Tillman are
entertaining at their home a pretty
little daughter, who Joined the fam
lily circle yesterday.
w. C. Moody of the firm of Hair
& Moody, one of the most modern
and up-to-date plumbing and gas
fitting plants in Americas has pur-
chased the interests of DR.. ]. r.
Hair, and in future, will conduct
the business uport his own account.
Walter Page announces the en-
gagement of his sister, Kate, to
George Talmadge Adams. The
wedding to take place in the early
fall
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
SHREWD INTRIGuERs

The most shocking part Of the
scandal probes in Washington is
the defiance with which impor-
liant witnesses refuse to testify
before the senate committee. The
shrewd irtriguers have little re-
spect for the government They
have been SO successful in THEN
grating and crookedness that
they believe they can bluff their
way out of the difficulty But
they won't succeed, unless they
have such strings on the higher
ups in Washington that the au
thOrities dare not punish them. -
Rome News Tribune
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
The STANDARD
SHOE
SALE
STYLISH, NEW, SERVIcEABLE
SHOES FOR MEN, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.

STYLISH, NEW, SERVICEABLE
SHOES FOR MEN, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
Ladies' Sport Oxfords, Cut-Out
Pumps, Cut-Out Sandals, patent,
colt or brown and tan calf, flexible,
stitched down or welted soles, rub
Der heels, medium or very low, all
sizes just received from the maker;
a wide range to choose from
at 1895
Mems Welt Sole Brown and
Black Oxfords at $395 gores.
Every pair shoes in this lot is
fully guaranteed by the manufac-
turer to give perfect service, medi-
UNI toes, round toes, square toes, all
have rubber heels and they are all
worth $500 all over the whole
country; our price pair $3.95 r
At $3.50 Ladies and Misses OK
fords, Strap Pumps, kid or patent
leather, flexible, all leather soles,
all sizes.
At $1.25 Infants and Children's
Strap Pumps with hand-turned
soles, sizes 8 to 5.
At $1.40 Children Strap Pumps,
black or brown, hand-turned soles,
sizes 5 to 8.
At $3.50 Infants and Children's
Cross Strap Pumps, black or brown,
sizes 8 to S.
At $1.75 Children's Cross Strap
Pumps, black or brown, turned
soles, sizes to 8.
Women's Silk Crepe de Chine
Dresses at $5.75.
You would hardly believe that a
dress of this quality Crepe de
Chine could be produced for S5.75.
We have just received rs from a
good manufacturer, in good colors
and full range of sizes, new style
models; on sale Wednesday morn
ing at -................. Ss75
New Shipment Of SIS to $l8
Dresses at $40.
Brand new, just received from
the makers, beautiful checked Tub
Silk, Brocaded Satin, black and
white trimmed, all white Brocaded
Satin, Black and White Tub Silks.
Ihese are the best values We have
seen in long while; all sizes in
the lot and all on sale here for the
first time Wednesday morning at,
each --........,. ............. $1,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
IT SHOULD BE

When a fellow who pays a stiff
school tax sees children loither-
ing about town he sometimes
doubts whether the money he Is
forced to pay for the education
Of other peoples progeny is be-
ing judiciously used. If school tax.
is compulsory, certainly school at
tendance should be more obliga-
tory than at present.-Cuthbert
Leader.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04

less than one-ha1f of the total for
last year, That is to say, the
number of quarts is below two
and a half millions-2,478,498
against a grand total of five
lniiilohs last year. The differ
ehee IN the price per quart is saw
lrig the producers from loss. Last
year million dollars was dis
GIlouted among the growers. But
re average price per quart for
the Whole season was just 20
cents. The average for this sea-
son IS about 80 cents.-Plant Fla.
City Courier. ave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAH
Monday, no paper published Fri
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times Recorder. April
A, 1894.)
CaptairI John A. Cobb has JUS
returned home from a tour of the
state, where, as deputy revenue col
lector he has been registering
those Cinnamon who had been tar
dy in making their application ion
certificates Of residence under the
Geary law.
A party consisting of Mrs. E. c..
Doughruts, Misses May and Ma5le
Mckenzie, Mamie Dudley, and Craw
ford Wheatley, Will Dudley ard
Ashley Thompson, will take a b.
cycle ride to SmithvilIe and return
today, leaving the city early this
morning.
w. P. lowers, the erstwhile cot
Ton king of Webster and one of III
largest and most successful planters
IN Georgia, was in Americas yester-
day and told of his losses by the
freeze last week. Like every pro-
gressive farmer lowers crops were
well advanced ard his loss by the
freeze was considerable.
A narrow gauge mule ran away
on the avenue yesterday, and think
ing Courcil's & McGarrah ware
house horse hotel went back to
the office to register. The mule
put to flight the crowd about the
door but did no serious damage.
Col w. T. Davenport, who has
Just returned from a visit of several
days TO Marshallville, reports tho
entire fruit crop in that vicinity
total loss. There are MANY largo
orchards thereabout, ard the loss
by the late freeze will be consider,
able. Ai'1Ue'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
CANNOT AFFORD MANY SUCH

The defeat of Underwood by
Georgia is not pleasant dose
for Alabamans to swallow If, as
some claim, it was a straight X.
K. K. victory, however Mr.. Me-
AdoO cannot afford many such.
-0pelika News
1t will be recalled that wher
Senator Underwood was asked to
state his attaude toward The
khan he unhestitatingly replied in
plains terms that he opposed it
When Mr.. McAdoo was asked a
similar question he evaded it,
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
HuMoRISr or THINKER

The scar dial mongers IN Con-
gress think we voters are a lot of
boobs"-Detroit Free Press. Ma
turally IF we weren't they
wouldn't be there.-John Spencer
And all these years we have
been regarding Johr' as a hum
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
Fake Advertising

Every community IS called on
at various times during year
to subscribe to advertising
schemes, many of which are of
problematical value from the
standpoint of efficient sales
talk.
Some of these schemes, in
fact, are pure fakes, conceived
by rank amateurs who travel
from town to town, seeking
easy money.
Their arguments are often
plausible to him who is not al
together schooled in the devious
ways of this class of gentry.
Thousands of dollars are wasted
every year in the name of add
vertising, when in reality the
scheme has no value whatever.
Selma, Ala, and other com
munities have solved this vex-
atious question by the use of a
vigilance committee in the
chamber of commerce. The
personnel of the committee is a
secret, no one but the secretary
and president knowing their
identity. To this committee is
referred every advertising
scheme and the committees
ok. must be had before the
Selma merchant viii even listen
to the advertising solicitor.
Selma lis flooded with various
advertising schemes, many of
them worthless, one single
scheme recently costing the Sci
ma merchants $500, says the
Selma Times, and quotes the
secretary of the Selma chamber
as follows:
IF merchants would give the
cooperation asked by the cham
qgber3 of commerce secret pro-
tective committee, which is sup
posed to pass on all special adj
2veftising projects, the money
Uwasted on such schemes could be
reduced to a minimum.
The committee viii not pass
'fayorably on any scheme, no
matter how worthy the cause
which is promoting it, unless it
is assured of the value Of the
advertising.
Numbers of calls are made
from charitable organizations
and other agencies in need of
help, it was stated. Merchants
much prefer to make cash dona-
lions to such causes, rather than
to be asked to take ADVERTISING
space in circulars and programs"
A donation to any organiza-
ton is a DONATION, pure and
simple, and should be charged
out on the books as a donation
and not as advertising. Great
harm is done advertising by such
charges. At the end of the year
the merchant fools himself into
believing he has spent a certain
sum for advertising, when in
some cases all of the. charge
should have been to donations
and not to advertising.
The Americus Chamber Of
Commerce could and no doubt
would extend this protective
service to the local merchants if
requested. 1t would probably
save thousands of dollars each
year to our local merchants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
LIKE THE poor

Z Tee book agent is always
= arone' and about and he never
fails 10 make you feel like you
were doing him a serious wrong
~ not evoa considering three
dollar Per month for ten years
proposition for set of books that
you never would open.-Thomas
vile Tnna--E :terprise
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
GETTING RESULTS

Jalapa, Mexico, gives citizens
the privilege of shooting on sus-
picion anyone leaving the city at
a gallop. Following the same prac
tice with fast driving at1toist
might get some results. Griffin
News
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
A THOUGHT

Study to be quiet, and to do
Your business, and to work with
your own hands.--1 Thess. ALL.
49,
Blessed are the thory hands OF
toil.--Lowell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
$500 FROM ONE AND THREE
FOURTHS ACRES.

{. @. Jordars who lives two
miles west of Bunnell, has cle~
ed $500 from one and free
fourths acres of cabbage which
he sold locally. Mr.. Jordan, be-
sides growing cabbage, grows
many kinds Of vegetables, one Of
his manp crops beirlg the famous
Irish potato grown in this sec
ton. According to his statement
this terrstory is adaptable to any
variety of vegetables, and be-
ieyes that trucking here Is
morey-makir'g proposition.-Bun-
neil Fla. Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
$3.50, 900 FOR STRAWBERRIES

Over three-quarters of million
dollars has been paid here for
Strawberries to date. To be exact
the sum according to the CouIs
ieI's tall e$7b0.S72.84 At tie
same time, the total receipts are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04

orist rather than a deep think
er. Sometimes you get nightly
fooled in a man by what he says.
Columbus Enquirer Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04
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CRAFTY

! &ANEAE 4 u
The Service charge" grows in
popularity among public utilities.
Ore form is a fixed charge for in
tstallation of telephone wires or
other service devices. In principle,
this is system of making consum-
'ers furnish part Of the capital
necessary for conducting business.
Barred in many states.
Carried to its logical conclusion,
the service charge" would grad
ually be adopted by private CORPORA
Eions. A beautiful scheme for con-
Quoting busikess without capital in
vestment. Can you imagine the
squak if a plain everyday worker
demanded Service charge" be-
fore working? His labor, though,
is his capital. His Service charge"
might be to demand that his pay
start when he left home for work.
HIDDEN
Consumers dislike the idea of
paying "servic charge" to public
utilities. Of course, when they
don't pay it in that form, the charge
is added when they pay their bills,
though it is buttered over long
period of time by the law of aver
ages.
Business gets the consumer, COM
ing or goirg. The trouble is re-
quest for Service charge" is rare
ly accompanied by an offer of cor
responding reduction in rates for
services rendered.
Like taxation-less painful when
hidden.
America sold to other countries
in February 33 million dollars worth
of goods more than it bought from
them.
This leaves US to the good about
400 million dollars a year. Very
fine-provided our foreigu custc
mers pay the difference. Any
store keeper can sell unlimited
amounts of merchandise ION time"
3
FUTILE
1t is phenomenal, the vast
amount of time and brains that are
devoted to futile pursuits.
Hairdressers at convaa..cn see
a machine that counts hairs
On the head of ore woman ii
counted 10000. If each hair aver
aged two feet long, that woman has
over 80 miles of hair on her head
No wonder, it takes them so long t.
care for it. No wonder, the bob i;
so popular.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04

The Dutch have broke off negor
tiatiol with Russia, showing the
Russians have gotten in Dutch,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-04

At 1925 Infants and Children's
Strap Pumps with hand-turned
soles, sizes 3 to 5.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

this reason that their football. base
ball aud basket ball teams are known
as the Bridge Builders"
1t has been practically impossible
for the Second Engineers TO obtain
heavy timbers of the correct size 70
that proper instruction could be Civ
en- in the construction of trestle
bridges of all types. The only oppor-
tunities that have been afforded them
for securing training for their war
time duties. have been calls at infre-
quent intervals TO build permanent
timber bridges in and near Fort Sam
Houston. In these few cases. none
but the few men engaged in the actual
work of construction were able 10 Sc
cure training.
BY using the lumber secured from
the old barracks. all the men in the
regiment are securing instruction in
bridge building. Small nails and
scrtws are being used in place of the
drift pins and drift bolts required for
actual construction. and miniature
bridges are being erected across a
drainage ditch. The bridges are put
together aud erected in the fame man
ner that the regular sized bridges
would be built. Two of the bridges
have been left standing for future lee
lures and instruction.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
SAN ANTONIO OUT
TO GET AIR MAIL
ROUTE FOR 1925
Ask President Coolidge to
Include This City in
Program.

Following message sent by the
Military Affairs Committee of the San
Antonio Chamber of Commerce TO the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of
America. regarding this city's petition
for participation in the one and one
half million dollar appropriation -
be made by Congress in 1925 for n new
air mail route for the Southern ttates,
the aeronautical chamber replied in a
message late Saturday afternoon stat
ing that because of the budget direc-
tors opposition to the amendment pro-
posed by Senator Phipps, San An
tonio's help would be essential in in
Guiding this city in the new route.
The San Antonio chamber replied
that San Antonio business men are
very anxious to be included in the
new route. and a message urging this
city's participation in the appropria-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Find a Stray Cannon Ball
History Records No Battle Where Relic Was
Unearthed.

ent generation knows. While Indian
battles and troubles with the Mex
cans are matters of legend as well as
fact. making every pasture the pos
sible scene of an early combat of some
scrt, no battle of magnitude has been
recorded there.
How the ancient cannon ball, the
missive of some early field-piece could
have been so deeply imbedded in the
ground ut its landing that it has been
hidden for more than 30 years, is Il
question that puzzles students OF Tex
as history.
Its Mystery UnsOlved.
Further west. where forts arc
found. its presence would not have
seemed so startling; but in its strangr
location. it whispers of some deadly
struggle of which history knows moth
ing.
Mr.. McEntire donated the ball to
the Alamo. where it will remain rs
a witness of some mysterious battle,
in the shrine where mementoes of 50
many wars have been placed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
STUDY BOERNE ROAD
Highway VIII BE Beautified Accord
ing to Unified Plan.

A study of the whole road by coun-
ty officials and property owners Will
be one of the first steps toward beau
tifying the course of the Old Spanish
Trni, from San Antonio TO Boerne,
according to reports from headquar--
tiers. 1t is planned to have a general
cleaning up Of the road before planting
is to be considered. Mrs. T. F. Stauf-
fer. president of the Woman's Club OF
San Antonio, stated that the club has
voted to act as sponsor FOR that sec
ton and make it an example for beau
LITIGATION work in general. She said
that full details will be made soon con-
corning the details of the work to be
carried on by the club.
1t is said that some property own
ers want the Old Spanish Trail from
SAN Antonio to Boerne made a. full
100 feet wide.
Attention is also called to the need
Of Improvement in several bad curves
and dips in the road.
A booklet on roadside planting with
diagrams and illustrations is now
ready for distribution by the woman's
department. Bulletins are also being
prepared on various angles of highway
Identification as a result Of years
study and research work by OST head
quarters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

ton was sent TO President Coolidge.
The urgency Of presenting San An
tonio's request for an air mail route
was presented to the military affairs
committee at its last regular business
meeting. and the matter was taken up
at once by President w. Il. futile and
other officers of the committee, who
wired the aerenautical chamber for a
filing of this city's application.
At the suggestion of the aeronauti-
cal chamber, a message urging that
San Antonio be included in the 1922
appropriation was sent at once by the
chamber here to President Coolidge.
No further action will be taken by the
committee until the President replies
TO this request for recognition.
Because of the inadeQuacy of the
present air mail appropriation TO care
for existing needs. San Antonio de-
cided to file application for her share
of the $1.500000 air mail route ap-
preparation for 1925. which will open a
new line for the Southern states.