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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
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Something wrong in this country of scandal,
bder SUCH 1t reaches the of the hgheup powers and
suddenly, someone's in Dutch.
The great people listeners in, matter what
is And somehow other all get out of hearn
therell be quizz
The probers named Ah they'll trail the thing down
and find who's really blame They'll take up the quz and
they'll do brown They dream of their chances for fame
They'll sit in session and chat for week They may gel
place. but doubt They'll issue reports that will prove,
SO to speak, that they don't know dern thing about it.
The sessions drag till they slowly die out, and the thrill
of this quizz has departed We simply forget the probe
about-cause another, by this time, has started.
Wen always have scandal and of bnder, and
qulzzes galore And always we'll wonder just when
in the thunder they'll really clear one of them up
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
EDITORIALS

1t is never the burglar that is
shot. =
A young woman had the foolish
notion of surprising" her aunt by
slipping in through the window on
an unexpetected visit. So her uncle
who was a constable and therefore
armed, shot her dead, as a supposed
burglar.
Even if it had been burglar, the
householder could have, frightened
him away by one loud yell, and, be,
ng an officer of the law, he would
have been at least as likely to make
successful arrest without the
gun" as to shoot the right person
with it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Criminals are arrested IN other
countries by unarmed officers, and
the people of countries where re-
volvers are unknown in the hands
of the law-abiding are safer
from robbers and burglars than we
have ever been.
Abolish the ''gun" in everybody
hands, including the policemen's.
Then, if the criminal has one by
bootlegging processes, hold him con-
clusively guilty of assault to COM
nit murder, regardless of what his
other crime wasA> The pocket (''gun''
does no good to anybody. Whoever
needs a fitearm, whether soldier,
policeman, or private citizen, needs
a rifle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
Man and
Bulldog

Commander Rogers said one
popular and one very unpopular
thing the other day.
When he said that there was
something vitality wrong with
the navy. that was popular.
But when he added that what
was wrong was not any particu-
lar persons wickedness. but an
unscientific organization, that
rancounter to the most prevalent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

EFT. Moore, supt., County schools;
A. H. Jennings, Rt. &. Americas, J.
T. Methvin, Ri. A; Americas; Mrs.
c. A. Phillips, Thompson School,
Plains; Mr.. Greer, cashier, Palms
Bank; Mrs. j. J. Wilson, Leslie; w.
7. Anderson, Leslie, and Mrs.
Arthur Wise, Plains.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

A Lodi Calif.) woman found a
burglar in the house. Selling the
nearest weapon, which happened to
me feather pillow, she swatted
him over the head with it.
Naturally he was not hurt, but he
fled precipitately. The most harm
less implement of combat in exist
ence was enough.
If she had gun and attempted to
use it, the burglar would have used
his first, and she would have been
dead.
The best weapon against an ATM
ed burglar is soft pillow or loud
shrek. And the formidable watch
dog is brainless and cowardly
terrier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Experts are unable to determine
the origin of grapefruit, so the
guilty party may go UNPUBLISHED.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

People who live in new fall cloth
es shoundn't eat ice cream cones.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
OTHER DAYS IN AMERICAS

icus, as ever, numerous matches
thus being struck before Christ
mas. a..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
A THOUGHT

| will put my laws into their
hearts and in their minds will
write them Heb. 1916.
Arms and laws do not flourish to-
gether. Caesar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
.EcIsTRATIoN NOTICE

REGISTRATION NOTICE
Books are now open for regis
tration for primary to be held Nov.
18th, 1925. Books close Nov. 18th,
1926
AID. GATEWOQD, JR.,
Clerk and Treas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Autos don't cry at night and
babies do, but autos aren't worth
much after being used 20 years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Progress seems to consist of find
ing new things to worry about.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

The melancholy days will be well
come.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

A meteor usually flies through
space and ends with acrash. The
same is true of a meteric career.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

A family tree isn't worth darn
unless it produces peaches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

When a man starts out to raise a
nice quiet family he finds that he
must raise a rough house now and
then.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

A meteor usually flies through
space and ends with acrash. The
same is true of a meteric career.
Bad news from Russia. Things
areawful over there, but could be
worse. Suppose boil weevils got in
their whiskers?
Farmers from various sections re-
port profits from crop pools, unless
there are sharks in them.
They haven't had so much fun in
Washington since the oil boom
there.
Be very careful about drinking
apple cider. When you get home
the keyhole may be gone.
Among the very important things
going on now are fall hats.
!
! No matter how big a telephone
booth, it is hard to get numbers in
lit.
Acting sensible under the hardest
moon is just showing your ignorr
ance.
! It is hard to be brave when no
ione is looking.
Life has it's up and downs. And
going up really is more fun than
going down.
Few are satisfied with their lot
unless it is a lot of luck.
Women may be slaves to fashion.
But, in summer, their burdens are
very light.
A family tree isn't worth a darn
unless it produces peaches.
When a man starts out to raise a
nice quiet family he finds that he
must raise a rough house now and
then.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16
Straining at Gnats and
Swallowing Elephants

A young girl, described as
poor, was arrested, fined and
imprisoned because she possess
ed dog but no dog license. The
girl was entirely ignorant Of the
law, but that seems in her case
to be no excuse. In the eyes Of
the police she had committed
crime.
Nations Business Magazine,
in reporting the case, quotes the
opinion of Judge Fuller, of Luz
cerne County, Pa, in his refer
ence to the proceedings. The
magazine says the judge referred
to the case as follows:
"This is the kind of case that
digusts one with the majesty of
the law. A poor, young girl,
owner of a shepherd dog and ig-
norant of the law, had neglected
to take out a dog license, there
by depriving the commonwealth
of 81, whereupon the common
wealth's constabulary pounced
upon her and brought the male
factor before a magistrate, who,
with punctilious sense OF duty,
imposed fine of $40 with costs
of SO, and in default of payment,
committed her to Jail for Is days..
"On our advice his poor girl
has now taken out license, but
meanwhile she has been degrad-
ed, mortified and terrified be-
yond measure.
Human behavior under mod
ern legislation is now hedged in
by so. many restrictions that it
has become impossible for even
the best-intentioned people to go
through the day without commit
ting one or more crimes.
''In the United States we may
fairly assume that 50,000,0OO
crimes are being daily committed.
and if these were all prosecuted
lOT as Va SONASSB
they should be under any en-
Iightened theory of enforcement,
one-half of our federal population
would be confined in Jail and the
other half engaged in getting
then. there"
Were the Pennsylvania police
to lock up every one in thai
State who breaks a law, there
would be few outside the wall:
of the prisons.
We strain at gnats and swal
low elephants. There are sc
many legal restrictions no one
man can live up to them all. I'm
consciously we are continually
breaking some law or regulation
Fewer laws and a more genera
knowledge of those remaining il
one of the needs of the day. OuI
law-making bodies for the pas
few years have been on a regu
latory rampage. There's entire
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Few are satisfied with their LOT
unless it is a lot of luck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Bad news from Russia. Things
areawful over there, but could be
worse. Suppose boil weevils got in
their whiskers?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-16

Farmers from various sections re-
port profits from crop pools, unless
there are sharks in them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07
OIL CASE TOAWA|T
NEXT GRAND Jury
Special Government Counsel
F., Decide on Delay Until
Monday.

Atlee Pomerene and Owen ]. Rob
erts, special counsel for the Govern
ment in the oil prosecutions, after
consultation with United States At
torney Gordon today decided not to
present the case to the regular grand
jury. as had been scheduled, but to
await the completion of the additional
grand jury panel Monday. The wit
neSses summoned for today were ex-
cused until Tuesday, when the inquiry
will commence.
Former indictments against Albert
b. Fall, former Secretary of the Inte-
rior: Edward L. Doheny, Edward L..
Jnneny, jr., and Harry F. Sinclair,
oil magnates, were recently quashed
by Chief Justice Mccoy because of the
unlawful presence of an assistant to
the Attorney General in the grand
jury room after Congress had taken
the prosecution of the oil matters out
of the hands of the Department of
Justice.
Counsel for the Government have
noted an appeal from that decision,
but as the case cannot be heard be-
ltne next Fall, decided to resubmit the
1VN'ence to another grand jury in
hopes of getting indictments before
the prosecution.
The witnesses who had been sum-
moned for today and who were ex-
cused until Tuesday included Edward
b. Mclean, Washington publisher;
Admiral J. K. Robson. chief engineer
of the Navy; +. c. Finney, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Henry NJ.
Rose, Assistant Secretary of the
United States Senate; f. X. Hill, clerk
of the Senate oil committee, and
Graham Youngs of the New York firm
OF Blair & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07

proxy president of the South African
delegation, refused to give any ex.
PLANTATION for this VOTE
The delegates were officially invited
10 a pan-American night at the Pan
American Union Building tonight. In
reading the invitation Mrs. Philip
North Moore, president of the Ameri-
can Council. said that South America
was the future great orga nization field
or the International Council Mrs
carrie Chapman Gait and Miss Bertha
Lutz OF Brazil will speak on the OPP
portunities on the Southern continent.
American delegates united this
morning In breakfast at the Hotel
Washington in honor of Miss Anne
sCoushaine. the director of publicity
and finance for the quinquennial. Miss
Coushaine was presented with a plati-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07

thoroughly within his legal rights I'M
der the laws Of the United States. 1t
would be absolutely unfair to brand
the Senate as a pacifist organization
because Of this mans attitude. On
the other hand, there might be obSec-
ton to his distributing private litera-
ture on pacifism under a Government
frank. The International Council, 1t
was explained. is in much the same
position-any member of the organ;-
cation Is free to advocate anything
that does not transcend the law. but
the entire council, with some Of the
most conservative of women on its
roster, must pass upon 1t before 1t be-
comes policy of the organization.
The tempest yesterday over invita-.
tons to the White House tea party
from which American women who had
helped finance the quinquenniai were
excluded because there were not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07
Quits Post at Embassy.

Ben CT. Davis. disbursing officer of
the American embassy at Havana,
Cuba, has rendered his resignation to
the State Department in order to &C
cept the position of assistant cashier
of the Takoma Park Bank, at Takoma
Park, Md. Mr.. Davis is now en- route
here and will assume his new position
May 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07
WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY

enough cards, ended in complete
peace this noon, when every one at.
tending the convention was invited
to shake hands with President and
Mrs. Coolidge. The party yesterday
was described by those who attended
as the most delightful social function
ever provided for the international
Council and foreign delegates were
loud In praise Of the homelike atmos.
phere provided by the White House.
In Routine Session.
The council met in routine session
this morning with Lady Aberdeen, the
international president, in the chair.
Reports Of the secretary and treasurer
were read after which 1t was voted to
admit three delegates from the Inter
national Woman Suffrage Alliance.
The 10 votes of South Africa were
cast against this action. Mrs. Solly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07

mum pin set with diamonds in recogni-
ton of her work.
The quinquennial got actively under.
way yesterday afternoon with its
first open session at which Lady
Aberdeen spoke briefly on the ideals
of the movement and on the accomp.
lishments of the officers who had died
since the last convention.
The meeting last night was devoted
to reports of the national councils
comprising the international organi.
Zation. Nine. Elisa Cara, proxy
president of the Italian council. made
an appeal for support Of the ideal OF
United States of Europe" as the
best guarantee of peace.
Ecuador Is building a new railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07

was astounded when she found some
of the more radical pacifist literature
in the hands OF newspaper CORE
spondents yesterday, and may have
given a false impression when she
asked to be given the pamphlets in
order to read just what they con-
tanned.
THE one point on which any blame
can be attached to the American or
international officers" said she, lis
possibly that we did not have person
ally inspected every one of the hun
dreds of articles that went into the
exhibit hall. We have been very busy
and never suspected that anybody
would try to put something over
on us.
Denies Pacif1sm.
AN examination of the family rec
ords of either Mrs. Moore or myself, /
think, VIII effectively combat any in
situations of pacifism. / had a boy
who was decorated three times in the
World War. My relatives have had
part in practically all of America s
wars. We never have been deaf to the
call of our country.
"Of course, we love peace Of
course, we will do anything possible
to bring about peace which does no.
reflect on the honor or threaten the
safety of our country. This council
is place for constructive effort. We
would no more attempt to dictate a
woman's attitude on. peace than we
would attempt to dictate what church
she shall attend. But we want no mis-
understandings. We are not willing
that this council shall be used as the
vehicle for violent pacifist propaganda.
ASH explained to the woman at the
exhibit last night. they have an office
OF their own from which to distribute
this literature. We cannot be expect
ed to furnish an office for them. |
think everything has been eliminated
which might lead to any further mis-
understandings"
Cites Senate Precedent.
A proper parallel, it was explained.
might be found in the United States
Senate, where some member, a con-
WINGED pacitist, spoke against any
military or naval appropriation
This man, although he doubtless
would arouse considerable antagonism
throughout the country, would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07
Clerk Test Postponed.

An examination for clerks in the
District public schools, scheduled for
Saturday, has been postponed until
May %, 1t was announced today by
DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07
of schools. The examination will be
held at Business High School.

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
obtained through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07
WOMEN DESTROY
PACIFIST TRACTS
AT QUINQUENNIAL

Continued from First Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-07

Ecuador is building a new railway.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-28

under the personal direction Of Mrs !.
Kellogg, has been undergoing thor
ough over-hauling in preparation for
it's distinguished guests.
It is considered likely that all re-
cords for crowds in the Twin Cities
will be broken on the following day
when the President speaks at the
state fair grounds. Inasmuch as the
Presidents Saint Paul speech is an
nounced as the first on his summer
program, much interest attaches te
his utterances at that time. 1t is
understood that no less than fifteen
newspaper men, representing the fiji
teen leading dailies of the country
will make the trip to Saint Paul
which, for twenty-four hours at least
is to be the seat of the American
government.
Nor will the President have a com.
plete monopoly on the spotlight
Some time Monday, Mrs. Coolidge il
to be presented a hand-woven rug
from Norway, the work of Mrs. Kar
E. Sletta, native of Romsdalen, but
now a resident Of Saint Paul. The
presentation speech will be made b,
Prof. elsie Bothne, head of the cen.
tenary organization.
1t is expected that the presidential
party will satrt the return trip tt
Washington early Monday evening.
D.
The three members of the United
States Board of Tax Appeals, who
have been sitting here for ten days
listening to tax disputes, left for Seat
tie during the past week. They were
unanimously agreed that they were
glad to get, out of Saint Paul for the
reason that they had never been SC
royalty and strenuously entertained.
I'VE are going to Seattle to rest
said Judge Graupper, head of the di.
vision. "We have sent word back to
Washington that Saint Paul certainly
put it over once more. Some day
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-28

the vanity of women have seized up
on this method of publicity. For sew
eral months their agents have been
angling for a signed testlmonla! from
princess Alice" as Mrs. Nicholas
long Worth is generally known.
Mrs. Longworth, aside from pelng
the wife of the new Speaker OF the
House. occupies an enviable position
with political leaders. She is practlc-
ally the only person in private lie
who listened attentively to the pro-
toneed debate on the League OF Ma
tions in the Senate and other natlon-
al questions. Her political judgment
is valued so highly that Mrs: Long
worth could earn enormous ices as
legislative counsel is she so minded.
II Is said that she inherits many OF the
Characteristics which made her tath-
or. the late Theodore Roosevelt, such
a great power in national AFFAIRS,
By reason of her former poslUioh
as belle of the White House during
the Roosevelt Regime, Mrs. Long
worth can do practically AWNING
she pleases in the line OF advertising.
Her social position is assured; IL is
not the money which attracts her TO
the proposition to give her pubic en-
dorsement to face creams ETC., Tor her
husband. the Speaker of the House,
is a very wealthy man. The combl-
nation of beauty and brains is SO
rare that "Princess Alice" is lndeeo
q distinct personality in Washington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-28

between production costs in this and
other counties. The American farm
er would be on an equality with IN
dustry if given this lift.
Cooperative marketing organiza-
lions, the supporters of the export
plan point out, would be able to fun
ction more effectively through having
the penalty of the surplus thus re-
moved. The movement, it is
contended, will also prove Of direct
benefit to farmers engaged in the
dairy and other industries dealing
wholly with lines of domestic con-
sumption, through enabling farmers
who are now raising exportable crops
to continue doing so instead of being
forced into complete domestic produc-
ton.
Stearns county is asked by the
state committee of the American
Council of Agriculture to raise $685.
90 as it's share of the state quota,
and committee consisting Of G.. D.
Schwab, St. Cloud-Banker; Gustav
Leverson, Brooten; Anton Zerbes,
Melrose-Farmer; Hy Schwingham-
err, Albany-Farmer and Banker; ] d
A. Dubois, Sank Centre-Banker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-05-28
State Farm Bureaus Ask
Assistance Of Local People
Committee Named to Secure County
Quota for Work 5of American
Council of Agriculture

The Minnesota Farm Bureau is
sponsoring campaign, in which it is
being joined by other farm organiza-
tons, to raise Minnesota's quota OF
$4,000 for carrying on the work of
the American Council of Agriculture.
The Council was organized last July
in st. Paul at a meeting of national
and state farm organizations to unite
farm organizations in efforts to bring
agriculture within the American pro-
tectNe system so that it, like industry
and labor, may receive American
prices for its products.
The American protective system, it
is pointed out, has been adopted as a
national policy because costs of pro-
duction in the United States are
higher than in competing foreign
countries on account of higher stand
ards of living. Agriculture, how
ever, does not receive the benefits of
this system. The United States has
long been an exporting nation, gov
ernmental statistics are used to show,
and this compels agriculture to ac--
cept world market prices for its pro-
ducts. 1t is proposed that this stu
alton be reminded through the crea-
ton by national legislation of farm
ers export corporation with power to
arrange through cooperative and 9TH
err existing marketing agencies for
the expectation and sale of exporta-
BILE commodity SURPRISES This would
mean that farmers would then re-
ceive the world price plus whatever
the tariff was on a particular COM
modify. The tariff, it is pointed out
is intended to equalize the difference