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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-29
Race Suicide Town

LONDON, April 29.-The village
Of Salcombe, Devonshire, claims to
have the lowest birth-rate of any
town in the world. 1t is only half
the death.rate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-29
Lesson No. 2.

Having perfected yourself In Lesson No. 1 OF this
of twenty -four lessons the second lesson of
the series Is herewith presented. 1t is similar In
form and theory to the first lesson, but embodies
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
away, Sept. 8, 1922.
MOTHER, FATHER & SISTERS

Miss Harriet Rylander and Miss
Elizabeth Merritt, two popular and
attractive sub-debs, left last night
for Atlanta, where they enter
agnes Scott.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
STORMY CAREER OF TOM
WATSON BE PUBLISHED

Fulfilling great expectation in
Georgia and other Southern States
as well as in many sections of the
country more remote, The Atlanta
Georgian and Sunday American has
announced a Life of Thomas Z.
Watson" to begin in its issue Of
Sunday, September 10.
1t is promised that the account of
the stormy public career and strange
inner life of Sage of McDuffie will
make tale more thrilling than fic-
ton, though the author, William w.
Brewton, of Atlanta, has religious
ly adhered to fact in every parlicu-
lar. The absorbing interest in the
story will be due to the fact that
the late Georgia Senator's life was
so dramatic in its every turn.
Mr.. Brewton. it is promised, has
written his life directly from ma.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
ELEVEN FINGERS STAIN
IN GOTHAM WARFARE

NEW YORK Sept. 8-Warfare
between rival East Side gangsters
took toll of another life Monday
when Frank Guiffriedo, known to
the police as eleven Fingers" was
shot to death from: ambush in the
center of Little Italy"
Guiffriedo, who served several
prison terms was found in the street
with six bullets in his body. He was
suspected of being drug peddIer
and the police believe he Insured
the hostility Of rival dug peddling
gangs.
Belief also was expressed by the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
- % E7aA z7''ll EENI
1R L TT h S

Mr.. and Mrs. George c. McDon-
aid announce the birth Of a son,
September 2, at their home near
Americas, who will be called Donald
MTtock Mcdonald. Mrs. Mcdonald
was Miss Lola Physioc before her
marriage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
PAYNE-NESBIT WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED IN LAKELAND

The following account, taken
from the Lakeland Evening Ledger
will be of interest here as Mr.. Payne
Is an Americas boy. having made his
home here practically all his life
before going to Lakeland to reside
He has a host of friends and rela-
tives in Americas, who are interest
ed in his wedding. He is the only
son of Mrs. C. P Payne:
Miss Mary Nisbit became thu
bride of Mr.. Charles L. Payne at u
beautiful homo WEDDING solamnnal
Thursday at noon at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs a
D. Nisbit.
The artistic decorations Of thu
home consisted of plunv palms an.
fern end other g~oenory. while al
ding additional beauty wore bias
kets filled with p'n', radiance roses
SOI - nv anu ldil' us
The ccremonv took Mace in tho
living room underneath IN o-r1
formed of lovely white dahl'q= in
terminrled with snravs Of asnarac,1e
fern. on either side of which worr
wall baskets filled with the sano
beautiful blossoms, LIGHTED can
dies insilver cand'abra were placed
at intervals, forming a picturcque
background fer the ceremony.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs.
Elmer Wilson rendered a piano solo,
ooh Promise Me-" de Koven.)
Lohengrin's wedding march
(Wagner) played by Mrs Wilson
announced the arrival of the bride
and groom.
The bride was picture of girlish
loneliness in her wedding costume
of rust brown georeette trimmed
in brown chenille. Her hat was al
imported model of tan velvet with a
brim of burnt orange chenille, and
her other accessories were also in
tone. She carried an arm bouquet Of
Ophelia roses and valley lilies.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held. A dainty ice course
was served, the ices being moulded
in the form of white lily and sery-
ed with Individual cakes.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Payne left for a wedding trip
to Chicago, Toledo ard Washington,
D. c., and points in Georgia. They
are making the trip in their new car
and while away will visit Mr..
PaXne's mother in Shelbvvillc, Ind.
On their return to Lakeland in
ab2rt two weeks they will be at
home to their friends at their pretty
new BUNGALOW at 937 Lexington
street. which the groom has already
erected and furnished
The bride is the YOUNGEST dau@h-
ter of Mr.. ard Mrs. A. D. Nisbit,
one of Lakeland's prominent fam
lilies who moved here about three
wears ago from Milladneville, Ga.
Her charming personality has made
her a favorite with the Younger Co
cietv set and her manv friends wish
her every future hapniness.
Mr.. PAYNE is we'll known vonno
l,,,;,ocr 49,, = E a. ~, i o;,,c 20 ,,,o,,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08

terial furnished him for that pur-
pose by Senator Watson. In adj
ditioin the late Senator's heir to bis
private papers, copyrights and docu-
.ments turned over to Mr.. Brewton
all of these, making material the
like of which few biographers ever
had. It is declared that not in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
w. c. T. u. MEETING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

A meeting of the W. C. 7. T.
will be held Wednesday afternoon
at the First Methodist Church w.
portant business matters win b. di+
cussed and every member is expo.
ed to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
IN MEMORIAM

In cherished and loving memory
of our only son and brother, Pres
ton B, Wnliford, Jr., who passed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08
MRS. ME. OLIVER
DIED HERE TODAY
Frneyal Services Of Beloved
Americas Residen. VIII Tebe
Place Wednesday

Mrs Mary Elizabeth Oliver, aged
70, died at the residence Of her
daughter. Mrs. II. P. Leamons, 927
Oglethorpe Ave, at 3 40 this morn
ing, following an illness of nearly
Two years.
Funeral services will be held at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning from
the late residence, Rev. J. NJ. Out
Ter. pastor of the First Methodist
church, officiating. Interment win
be in Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Oliver had resided in Amer
icus for 43 years and was beloved
by a wide circle of friends. She
was a mGmber Of the Church Hill
Presbyterian church of Webster
County, where she resided prior to
her coming to Americas.
She is survived by her husband,
John L. Oliver; four daughters,
Mrs. Frank Oliver. st. Petersburg
Fla. Mrs. Rass Jones and Mrs. Edge
Andrews, Newton, Ga. and Mrs. Fl
p. Leamans. Americas; one SON
John f. Oliver, Americas; four
brothers. jim, Gus, viii and c. A.
Wilson, all of Preston; one sister,
Mrs. A. G. Lowry, Preston.
Interment will be in Oak Grove
cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08

Mrs. w. c. Caye and young son,
Billy, have returned from Atlanta,
where they have been guests for
several weeks Of her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Giddings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08

Take a man in the moonlight.
And one with moonshine in him.
Ones about as wild as the other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08

American literature will there be
biography so replete with dramatic
incident as the Brewton work on
Watson. <f T } I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-08

police that the murder may have
been reprisal for tire Staying of
Morris Grossman, notorious
gangster, whose bullet-ridden body
was found in a blazing automobile
last Saturday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Daring Robbery i'm Superior

Five gentlemen" bandits rified
the Superior post office early last
Saturday morning of $4,000 in
money and stamps. About $3.50
Friday evening the men, masked
and heavily armed, drove in a fast
car to the home of Postmaster G..
j. McGill, entered with drawn guns,
bound him and three members of
his family. They forced McGill to
give them the combination to the
postoffice safe, took his keys and,
while one of them remained guard
ing the family, proceeding to the
postoffice, where they bound and
gagged the Waterman and then
worked at leisure. Still they over
looked $4,000 of stamps in another
safe. The bandit guarding the
McGills left about 3 o'clock in the
morning.
The police were Immediately
notified, but no trace of the desper-
ADDE'S was found.
That same morning a dark green
Marmon came roaring up Tower
avenue, Superior, at a speed ex-
ceeding do miles an hour and hit
two men with sickening thud,
sending them hurting 20 feet up
in the air. One of the men, Fitz-
patrick by name, was killed, and
the other, Joseph Mcdonald, SER
iously injured. The car disappeared
without trace. 1t is believed that
1T contained the escaping postofice
robbers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
DR.. BEST is AT HER BEST
Her Lecture Remarkably In
teresting, But Few Cared
Enough to Attend

The lecture given at the Eagle
Theatre Monday night by DIR. Cora
tombstone Best was informative
and most interesting, but very
poorly attended. Her coming to
the small towns to lecture was a
new venture, she said, and Judging
from the attendance, it did not
prove a great success here at least
1t was very interesting from start
to finish, and you folks who let the
word lecture brighten you into
staying away missed a profitable
entertainment.
DR.. Best is sent out by the Board
of Economics at Washington, d. c.,
to SELL three things-health, love
of the Great Outdoors and America.
Some of our great men are dying
right along in the prime of life,
and insanity and idiocy is ever on
the increase. Why? asked DR.. Best.
Because we do not know how to
live and don't get close enough to
Nature. DIR. Best showed photos of
the beautiful fora to be seen in our
woods and mountains, and urged
upon US to conserve these beauties
for our posterity. We love to pass
the buck and claim it is our chill
dren who pick and destroy the
flowers, but we grownups are just
as much to blame, and it is we who
must go before with a good ex-
ample. Our birds must be protected
and taken care of. Not protected
against our boys with their sling
shots. Boys don't shoot birds and
steal their eggs nowadays. There
is another culprit in our homes and
that is our nice old tabby-cat. If
we want to enjoy our fruit it is up
to us to take care of our little
friends who make it possible to
have it by destroying the insects
which destroy our trees.
DR.. Best's interesting talk over
the pictures taken by her compan-
ion, whom she named only as PAL
on their dangerous voyage over the
Death Rapids and treacherous up
per bend of the Columbia River,
with Pete their Big Swede Guide
who could chew more Copenhagen
SINUS" than any other five Swedes
she had ever seen, her amusing
anecdotes about him and a big
game trapper named Pat by his
friends and otherwise known as
The Shiek" should be heard at
first hand, because her style and
pleasing manner can not be given
justice in written words.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

She lets Pat tell the. following
story on the screen about how his
hat came to be all shot up: A party
was encamped on spot where
grizzlys, mountain lions and other
game abounded, and had shot a
great number. But there was one
city teller" who was not satisfied,
but wanted to show how much he
could do, so Pat dressed him up
properly and let him take his gun
and off he went. Meanwhile Pat
took out the skin of huge grizzly,
the biggest and finest he had shot
in his years of hunting and trap
ping experience. They found it
smelled loud and an airing might
not hurt it, so it was hung out.
Meanwhile the city Teller: There
were bears to the right of him,
bears to the left of him, bears to
the front of him; but nothing but
the biggest was good enough for
him. Pretty soon he spied what he
considered a specimen worthy of
him and he peppered him with
shots, while at camp bedlam broke
loose. When they came to the
Grizzly skin looked like an ad for
Porous Knit. 1t took an awful lot
of persuading to make Pat allow
the city Teller" to return to camp
that night.
AS the trip was extremely dan
gerous and few who were adven-
turesome enough to take it lived to
tell the tale, you can we'll imagine
that very little human life was en-
countered though they saw plenty
ducks and bear cubs and at least
heard the mountain lions. But they
did encounter one human, an old
miner who Pete said wasn't quite
all there" DR.. Best asked him
how long it was since ne had had
company last. Well, he couldn't
quite remember but thought it
was about Is months. Don't you
get lonesome here all alone" was
the next question. Nope he re-
piled, Il have my little black and
brown kittens, and anyway l don't
much like places all messed up
with folks"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

to buy. However, if too many have
been sent, each person is at liberty
to take what he wishes and return
the rest. lie too few are sent, Mr..
Kracht will gladly send more.
I'VE hope that each person re-
ceiving a letter will act promptly
and send in their responses immed-
lately in the enclosed stamped en-
velope," says Mr.. Kracht. No
stamps will be sold by the school
children until returns from the
mail sale have been received.
The children will later sell to
those who did not respond in the
mail sale. An honor roll of those
who bought by mail will be made
and they will not be approached by
the children in so far as it can be
avoided"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
SEAL CAMPAIGN OPENS
kracht Heads Local Com
mittee Gathering Funds to
Fight tuberculosis.

E. W. Kracht, principal of the
Eagle River high school, will direct
the 1925 Christmas seal campaign
IN Eagle River, according to an an
nouncement received here today
from the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu-
losis Association which conducts
the sale each year from Thanks
giving to Christmas.
interviewed by the News, Mr..
Kracht declared that seal sale
workers in Eagle River are organ
lied for the campaign, and are de-
termined to make the sale the big
gest ever put across in this COM
munity. I'VE mean to do our share
raising funds to carry on the fight
against tuberculosis" declared Mr..
hracht. THE seal does not ask
much of anyone, but it does ask
something of everyone. Even the
school child can feel that he is
helping when he buys seals for a
couple Of pennies. The money
raised by the sale of these little
stlckers is used for health work,
for the prevention of tuberculosis
and other diseases. The money is
invested in health.
The Christmas Seal Sale cam
paign will open with a mail sale
on Thanksgiving day. On Thurs
day morning approximately 200
people in Eagle River will receive
letters with Seals enclosed. The
number of seals sent is determined
largely by the ability of the people
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Grades Entertainment Rich

The Thanksgiving entertainment
given by pupils Of the graded
school at the High School auditor
ium last Tuesday night was an en-
tertainment indeed, we'll worth at
tending. From the kindergartners
to the eighth graders, the children
acquitted themselves Unexpectedly
well. The Toy Shop and "Hansel
and Gretel" by the first and third
grade children were features that
caught our fancy, as were the two
playlets staged by the older pupils.
Hans Won Smash was especially
clever.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
Freshmen to Masquerade

This evening the Freshman class
of the Eagle River High School is
stepping out with a masquerade.
For the first time Freshman class
has collected enough pep to stage
an affair of this kind. Dig up the
old disguise and come out to help
the lads. The Frisco Orchestra will
do the musical end of the enter
tainment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

Einar c'Swede'O Staffan, we'll
known fixer of unfixable cars, re-
lates, Il happened to be deer hunt
ing one year with friends out on
Dam Lake. The season half fin
ished | went back to work, but one
night | picked up a friend. and
went out to the shack again. The
fellows were all in bed with the ex-
ception of one The three of us sat
around the hot stove and talked
and smoked and inhaled LIQUID We
neer until sometime near daybreak.
Sometime around four we started
back to town, You know how it is
about that time in the morning.
The light, even with the aid of
those on the car, is none too good
and you are apt to see things that
never were. Then having been up
all night one is very apt to be
sleepy. Everything went fine until
we came to Mud Greek bridge and
as true as I'm standing here there
were two bridges instead of one. l
halted moment and then stepped
on it; but as luck would have it l
took the wrong bridge and hit the
rail with such force that one fender
tore loose and my right front
w h eel slipped back two feet.
Nothing daunted l started the car
and came in to the garage without
a wreckers help. The moral of
this story is don't stay up too late
nights and above all never take the
wrong bridge"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25
GENTS ABOUT TOWN
SWAPPING STORIES

Continued from First Page)
movie actresses to keep out the
breeze and getting everything into
more or less livable condition. The
rats around the place were about
the size of my white dog. We got
more sport hunting them than we
did stalking deer Early one morn
ing when all decent persons would
be taking their beauty sleep we
were awakened by visitors. A COL
ony of skunks moved in. The deer
hunters moved out. The camp was
evacuated in nothing fiat. Rather
a peculiar experience, not so funny
at the time but as l look back on
it and forget it a little the kick
increases"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-25

Elizabeth Surges, stenographer
in Judge Carriers office tells story
that deserves top space under the
heading embarrassing moments
Il was at a ball game a couple
years ago, "she tells, that truly
was tight game, with neither
side ahead for any length of time.
The girl with whom | was standing
when Eagle River made clever
play and | both became tremend-
ously excited. | threw one arm
around her in my frenzy and began
hugging her tightly up to me.
When the noise and tumult had
died down a bit | noticed that the
person | had hold of was pulling
away from me. l looked around
and it wasn't my girl friend at all
but a man I'd never seen before"
Wallace Fitzgerald is one of the
most happy-go-lucky fellows mag
Unable. He gets a laugh out Of
everything, but says, I'm telling
you straight, no funny adventure
ever happened to me. My life has
been just one big pathetic struggle
that would bring tears to the eyes
of the Great Stone Face. No, | can't
tell you anything funny, but if you
want something sad, why, come
around.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-22

Mrs. lie Roy Brunette, of New
York, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Will
liam Campbell.
Mr.. Roger Chew, of New York, has
been spending several days here.
Miss Emily Porterfield, of Balti-
more, Md, has been visiting friends
here.
Rev. w. B. Cumpston and Mrs
Cumpston and children, of Luray
Va, have been visiting Col. and Mrs.
Forrest w. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Phillips, Of
Washington, spent few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conrad.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Hanger, of
Washington, spent few days with
Mrs. Hangers mother, Mrs. Oscar
Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Mercer. Mrs.
James w. Hunter and Mr.. A. r.
Smith and son, Albert, motored up
from Washington, and spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Eby
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowers.
Little Miss Elizabeth Downey, of
Martinsburg, is visiting her aunts,
Mrs. Charley Trussell and Miss Eva
Ramev.
Miss Gertie Ramey spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. lie Roy Nc
Namara. at Berryville.
Mr.. c. Halle. of Ransom, has been
very much indisposed the past few
days.
Mr.. John Fl. Henry, of Ransom, was
home from Hancock, Md.
Misses Ollie and Alma Baker, of
Luray. Va, were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. f. Beahm, in Ransom,
last Thursday.
Miss Virginia Armatraut, Of Hag-
erstown, Md. was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Beahm, in Ransom, a
few DAYS last week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Mills. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Anderson were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mills, at Mill.
/ vile. on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips and
daughter, Marian, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Phillips and daughter. Margaret
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Phillips.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-22
DOMESTIC POSTAGE RATES,
EFFECTIVE APRIL IS, 1925.

First Class:-Letters and written
and sealed matter, cents for each
ounce. Government postal cards,
cent each. Private mailing cards Cor
Post Cards. 2 cents each.
Second Class:-Newspaper maya
zines and other periodicals containing
notice of second-class entry, 2 cents
for each 2 ounces up to 8 ounces and
fourth class zone rates, plus 2 cents
service charge, on each parcel over
eight ounces.
Third Class-Gimit ounces) e.
Circulars and other miscellaneous
printed matter, also merchandise, u
cents for each 2 ounces. Books Tin
Guiding catalogues) of % pages or
more, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, scions,
and plants, l cent for each 2 ounces.
Fourth Class-(Over ounces):-
Merchandise, books, printed matter.
and all other mailable matter not in
first or second class. Rates practical
ly the same as heretofore with an
ADDITIONAL service charge of 2
cents on every parcel except those
collected on rural routes.
Special Handling ON payment of
20 cents additional to regular post
age, IourIh class, parcel post pack
ages Endorsed Especial Handling" will
be accorded same treatment as first
class mail. This does NOT include
special delivery.
Special Delivery:-Any class up to
2 pounds, 10 Cents; over 2 pounds,
but not more than 10 pounds, Is
cents; over 10 pounds, 20 cents.
Registry Service:-F'irst class mail.
not over $4,000 indemnity, Is cents :
not over $4,000 indemnity, 20 cents.
Third class. not over $500 indemni-
ty, 10 cents. Return receipts 8 cents
extra.
Insurance Fees:-Not over $500
value, 8 cents; not over $500, 8
cents; not over $4,000, 10 cents; not
over $4,000, rs cents.
c. o. d. Fees:-Amount cf collec-
lions not over $1,000, ~ cents; not
$4,000, Is cents; not over $4,000,
70 cents. Return receipts 3 cents
extra.
Money Order Fees will be placed
over money ordere window.