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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
Tobacco Fanatics

Secretary of Agriculture VIII
liam M. Jardine is taken to task
by officials of the Anti-Cigarct
Alliance for pledgnig his support
to the tobacco growers.
Oh, stuff
Maybe a lot Of people would
save money and be healthier if
they didn't smoke.
But the Interference Of busy
bodies in affairs which, after all.
concern only the individuals, is
intoIerable.
And, that being the case, Sec
rotary Jardine is doing exactly
what he was appointed to do.
What a bedlam this world
would be If we turned it over to
the ANTS, whose name is le-
q,on There are the anti-tea
drinkers and the anti-coffee en-
bibers; the anti-meat eaters and
the anti-vegetable eaters. the
fellows who cuss the soft drinks
and those who get red in the
face over a bottle Of near-beer;
those who would turn the movies
into headquarters for the Saliva
ton army and Others who
woUd have billiard parlors and
open poker games in churches.
The average ANTI is an in
dividual drawing percentage
for has efforts or is just cracked,
In either case be is not to be
trusted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
Economy and Content
By DR.. E. L. Thurman

Just list to Calvin Coolidge as he tells US how save,
clean again old hats and and learn ourselves shave
Dent the buck nor ask for time that ain the thing do,
But the cash when and pay the bills when due
And worry about the style which eighbors ride
But settle this old question and put honor head of pride
No matter what the Jones and the Brown may think of
There amt chance dodge the price if be high low
he best rule then for you and is Pay it you CO.;
his is the and only way keep the mind
And Mr.. Coolidge knew it, this is what he
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
EDITO RIAL s
Football Dominance

Football has come under the
ban at several colleges this sum
mer. Officials have announced
that the game became too i'm
portant, so they have abolished
it.
On the other hand, we read
Of other institutions that are
building monster stadiums and
preparing to give football a
place Of even greater weight.
It's a pity that all colleges
can t strike the sensible halfway
path that some have adopted.
Football is a good game,
worthy game, and it has its
place; but it ought not to be al
lowed to dominate the entire
school year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
One Child out
OF Eleven Have
Defective Eyes
Defective Vision Is More PYeva-
lent in Rural Schools, N, E.
A. Shows

11NDlANAFOLIo' july l.-Ohe
child out of every II in the public
schools Of American cities and one
Of every eavar i, +bo .ah..,. -,
rural dis+r;cts i, ~ I4,,.15 S4 Iii'
have sTab so,.;o,'.1 nv 1sd l'lseu States
as 70 ao bondioanrol - - l nv; 'I7io' !
,yorI- COW ,,d rplU - ,, '',lli sInool
dow =, 49, N+ot; lpoI' ,i ~ o''' Ii'e0 70
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
WANT WOMAN BAILIFF
IN CHATHAM COUNTY

ATLANTA, July 3.-The Com
missioners and eX-officio Judges of
Chatham county would be empower
ed to appoint a woman as a special
bailiff of the Superior court, under
provisions of a measure introduced
in the House by Representatives
Lawton and Denmark, Of Chatham
The duties of the woman bailiff
might be defined by the commits
sioners and ex-officio Judges, other-
wise they would be the same as
those Of other bailiffs and deputy
sheriffs. The sa;ary Of aUoh a bail
iff would not exceed 500 monthly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
The South's Lynching
J Record

In the first six months Of this
year there were nine lynchings,
all negroes and each took place
in the south, except one in
Utah Four were lynched for
murder; two for rape, one for
attacking a woman and two for
attacking children.
During the first six months of
1924 there were only : persons
lynched, 50 the record shows an
increase Of four for the six
month period. In 1923 there
were IS lynched the first six
months of the year and 30 for
the first six months Of 1922, ac-
cordng 10 figures just made pub
lie by the department of records
and research of the Tuskegee
Institute, which has been com
piIing this record for many years.
Listed by states, we find Mis-
sissippi leads this year with
three persons lynched; Arkan-
sas, Florida. Georgia, Louisiana,
Utah and Virginia have one
each to their DlS-credit.
The record of 30 in 1922, IS
in 1928, 5 in 1925 and 9 in
1925 seems to indicate a grad
ual decrease, even considering
the increase for this year. This
very wholesome and much-desir-
ed advancement is due probably
to less delays in the courts.
When an incensed people realize
that justice will be quickly
handed out to the criminal there
IS little or no excuse for taking
the law into one hands.
Another reason for the de
crease is that public opinion is
no longer with the mob. The
lynehing party is not popular.
Sheriffs and their deputies
are exercising more care, more
bravery and playing less to the
mob. Many a criminal has met
death from the hands of mob
because OF a spneless sheriff
who loses his prisoner to a mob
is not competent, in the minds Of
abe public.
The murderer and the rapist
deserve no mercy, but they
should be dealt with by the
State and not the mob. Mob
law hastens the death of a Grim
inal, but while doing this, it
casts a Blot on the fair name of
the State and is morally damag-
ing the individuals participant
ing in the british affair.
Thinking men and women are
more open today in condemning
the Iyncher than ever before
and in time lynchings will be no
more. Swift and sure justice,
with a wholesome public opin-
ion and courageous sheriffs and
deputies are stamping the lynch
er as a criminal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

! THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder Jul,
3, 1850
The Bank Of Southwe. tern Geor.
gia has just had its semi-annua.
injecting, at which a fine showina
of its business for The past six
months was made.
Another marriage says, Dame
Rumor. The bride-elect recently
removed from Americas to a thrifty
town on the S. A. and M. railway,
while the groom prospective is prom
inent and wealthy citizen of Nor
folk.
Miss Helen Huntington left yes
terday for Pelham, Mitchell county.
where she will be the charming
guests of the Misses Hand for y
week or two.
The attendance upon the meet
ing Of Confederate Veterans Of
Sumter on Yesterday was the larg-
est since the organization Of the
Camp. DR., William ]. Jones, the
Southern Historian and former
chaplain of Gen. r. f. Lee, was
honor guest. The price of tickets
is 25 cents which is to go to the
monument fund. The following
young ladies have been elecced to
sell tickets: Miss Frances Bell,
Matte Wheatley, Stella Scar
borough, EN- Prince, Mary Dav-
EXPORT. Georgia Hawkins, Annie
Belle Roney. Ora Nav Morgan, Lii
lie Glover. Nettie Lockett, Eta May
Allen, Charley Winn Baisden and
Minnie Bagley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
:s!LON
e SIMS
N&>.Ys/ SAYS

Chicago 'y2-4ar bit . cop, but
ours are not good to eat.
Men are becoming so cffeminate,
One slapped a st. Louis motorman.
Violins are dangerous. Dallas
tTeX) man won wife with one.
The Dead Seas % per cent salt.
SO it will keep long time.
Vinegar's wine that became
cynical.
The blooming idiots are seldom
wall flowers.
Doing nothing takes more time
than doing something.
The world is your oyster. Don't
hurt yourself opening it.
Burning your bridges behind yoJ
isn't so bad if you can swim.
Counting your chickens befor,
they hatch isn't as bad as not max
ing them count afterward.
Golfing develops muscles, espe
tally the jaw muscles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
Too Much Gotham

A magazine writer recently
lamented the growing tendency
of American cities to strive to
be like New York. The differ
ent sections are losing their in
dividuality, he complained.
He S right. Why should New
Orleans, for example, or Salt
Lake City or Atlanta or Dallas
try to copy another city? Their
own traditions are worth pre-
serving; let's keep them,
And, incidentally, isn't one
New York pretty nearly enough
even for a nation as big as the
United States?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(trom The Times-Recorder, July
3, 1850
The voting contest for the queen
Of the Dixie Highway Celebration
promises to be exceedingly close.
Here is the official vote up to Thurs
day night: Miss Flora Denham, 5,
352, Fiss Ruth Hodges, 1902, Miss
Matte Sue Taylor, ,04G and Miss
Marybel HiXon. 1,043.
Mrs, P. +. Bahnsen entertained
delightfully."- last night when she in
yited about twenty guests to meet
her visitor, Miss Zelma Parrot, Of
Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
THE WRONG WAY TO
DO YOUR THINKING

The worst feature of this anti
scientific movement is not its fool
ish conclusions. It is its method Of
reaching them
There is not so much harm in
the opinion that man was made of
mud and woman from his rib, that
disease is caused by spinal error or
mental subluNauon, or chat it rains.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
AT LEAST, THE SENATE
HAS ITS PRIDE

The trouble with the newest
dawes plan" is that it has to be
determined by the Senate itself.
Submit to the people the PROPOSE
tion that the Senate is in disfavor
and needs reforming, and you will
get plenty of votes.
But submit it to the Senate, and
what do you expect?
The inferiority complies IS no, the
chief Of the Senate's faults.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
5000 COINS SOLD
IN 9Th DISTRICT

MACON, July 3.-Over 5000
subscriptions for Stone Mountain
Memorial coins have been sold in
The Sixth Congressional District in
their drive. The district organiza-
rion has been commended by the
Stone Mountain Association for It's
good work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03
ny Bull

It's a liquor war. A foreign
foe IS attempting an invasion.
Ism t it time to fight? If we de-
sire to break down our own
laws, that out business, but
we do not intend to let any one
else do the same if we can help
it and the dry navy has them
on the run
Miss Fannie Brown will leave on
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03

Entered ss second slEss saue1 Al the posi office
N Americas. Georgia. according to the Act Of
Congress
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03

National Advertising Representatives. FROST
Lands KOHN, z25 Fifth Avenue. New York;
Peoples Cea BldE. Chicago; Walton Building
Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03

A woman will run from mouse
yet laugh at an auto.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-03

Tbs Associated Press 10 srcloaively entitled to
the use for the republication of ell news dis.
patches credited it or not otherwise credited to
this paper and also the local published here
en- All right Of republication OF special dispatches
are reserved.
, 1925-08-21
; A =.

tember 1, 1925, for the property
Familiarity known as
"E3tate Cotton Grove"
All bids must be addressed to
the Despatching Secretary yhrls-
tiansted, st. GroiX, V, l, and en-
closed in a sealed envelope on
which will be marked consplcuously
the words "Bid for Estate Cotton
Grove, and must be accompanied
bv cash or certified check for the
sum Of Francs 100000 d. w. |
Currency, or $4,000 u. ), Cur
rency.
The deposit Of the successful bid
der will be retained as a parJla!
payment on the purchase price, and
will be forfeited III case OF failure
II conclude the transaction. De
posits of unsuccessful bidders Will
be returned to Che, deposltor5 as
soon as the award is made.
The Government reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Estate Co ton Grove is IN the
East End Quarter and embraces
1O86-14 acres. There is a new con-
crete house with modern plumbing,
two large cisterns, detached kitch-
en- with cistern, a house OF five
rooms for laD0rers and a garage
on this estate. A pump is provided
for raising water to a storage tank
which supplies the house with run
ming water.
Cotton Grove is a cattle raising
estate, but al cattle were sold
when this estate was taken over by
the Government. There are SIX
miles of fencing, and water for
about 300 cattle is supplied by
wells.
Bidders will clearly state the
terms on which they offer TO make
purchase.
For information address the I'M
dersigned.
G. P. M
Despatching Secretary.
Job Printing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17
She should be home, or of where It

She should be home, or of where It
was quiet somewhere, deciding.
She had always imagined when she
had been young that marrying would
be so simple matter, with scarcely
any thought attached to it.
At the age of thirteen she had pic
tured to herself q wonderful man who
combined all attractions, asking her to
marry him. And she would murmur a
very sweet, a very shy, a very loving
EYES,"
And now at the age Of nineteen 1t
was quite different. There were Billy
and Norton-both Of them. Her fam
lily liked them both. She liked them
both. How strange 1t was that one
, could like two men-could not know at
once which one Of them was the one
with whom she wanted to spend the
rest Of her life.
Yet this was the case. But she had
recently made up her mind to make up
her mind!
Norton was coming to see her at
four. Billy at seven.
And then her thoughts wandered
from both Of them once more and she
was completely fascinated and inter
ested by the shops.
She loved every Christmas touch
She loved every single decoration.
Oh, there was q little table right
at the entrance of one of the shops
into which she had just come. It was
filed with novelties, ornaments, odds
and ends of possible gifts.
something on the table took her eye.
1t was a little candlestick made Of
green and made in the shape Of an
owl
There was something particularly
appealing to her in the expression Of
the owl. He looked SO amused at all
this. He almost seemed to be amused
that he was here, as Christmas nov
city. He looked as though he would
always cheer person-there was
something so droll about his express
sion as though he wanted to say that
he found life, even In his candlestick
FORM, very amusing, very simple, ana
certainly not worth any worries.
She had no need for the candlestick.
She seldom, hardly ever, used can
die. And they had several old candle
sticks at home anyway. Still she could
not help wanting the owl-wanting 1t
absurdly. She was never like this
wanting useless, pointless ornaments.
But she did want this owl. She asked
his price. It was not high. al
And then, funny idea came to her.
She went to a telephone and called up
Norton. "I'm down town shopping"
she said. "Yes, you knew the hour was
for four tomorrow. I'll be home. And
oh, Norton, just saw the most adora-
BILE little candlestick. It's an OWL
with such a funny expression. No, 1t
hasn't any real value. Oh no, not ON
antique. No, no need Of it at all. Yes,
I'll see you tomorrow"
She called up Billy. The converse
ton, on her part was much the same.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17
CHRISTMAS MORNING
THE MAGIC PILLOW

TIME serene, hushed silence Of the
hospital was of utmost contrast
to the turbulent, rushing, noisy.
jostling crowds elbowing their way
along the well-filled thoroughfare.
The comfortable, even temperature OF
the hospital contrasted singularly with
the clustering, crisp, wintry, typlcally
Christmas weather outside.
The silence of this huge, white build
ing was broken now and then by the
soft though swift footballs Of three
or four busy young men. The pa
tients in the free ward who were well
enough, wondered what 1t all meant.
Two youths in particular were inter-
ested in the coils Of wire and do1ngs
of these men. They secretly hoped
that they might be up and busting
about, shortly, as these lads were. 1t
is not strange that two normal boys
would be interested in being up and
busy with crisp Christmas air and
inspirations floating about. A free
ward is bit dull.
Bill occupied the last cot In the
south end of the room, and Jack was
on the cot at Bills left. The next
morning, Christmas morning, Bill
woke, listened a moment, then rang
for the floor nurse. In his excitement
he reused Jack.
"Jack, are we alive? I hear bells,
chimes, singing"
'Well, 1 heard it, too, when I had
my head on the pillow, but now that
1 have lifted my head up, don't hear
it."
The nurse arrived, beaming with
smiles. When questioned by the ex-
cited boys, she answered, 'The boys in
the radio class at the high school in
back of US here, thought they would
surprise you, and 1 guess they did.
The head phones worked fine. Perhaps
you would like to talk to those boys
who installed your set. They are
tuning in. / will get them"
Jack and Bill could not contain
themselves. "a radio, how wonder
full! The days won't be half SO long"
Eleanor e. King.
00 1926. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17

But Billy's had been different. Norton
had not been much interested in that
absurd owl about which she had
spoken. He had not detected the note
in her voice Of eagerness for the funny
little owl, and all the funny little
things he stood for. Had he been Of
value, Of actual beauty, Norton would
have thought she had wanted it. He
did not understand. But Billy's an
swers were different.
! "Why don't you get him? Never
mind If he is absurd and If there isn't
any value to the thing. You want It,
don't you? Get 1t as a little extra
thing from me. Promise me you will 7
As cheap as that? Good. You're let
ting me off easily"
She had known that little owl was
wise the minute she had seen him. He
could solve problem in so simple a
manner.
! "I'm going to marry you, Billy" she
said that next evening. "The owl de-
cided me-"
! He laughed at that. He thought she
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17

seeing Everything. - =,
crowds, seeing the novelties that kept
coming in for sale, joining the gay
hurry Of the near-C Christmas period.
She walked along quickly. Not be-
cause she was in hurry, but because
she could not help hurrying. Christ
mas hurry was in the air.
It was splendid experience to have
all her Christmas shopping finished
and to enjoy the shops in this fashion.
Perhaps, since they were so crowded
anyway, she should have stayed at
home. -
But she did not think that was nee
essary. She did not take up the time
Of any Of the sales girls, nor did she
push her way in to stand by the coun-
tiers. She simply walked along the
streets, going from time to time into
the shops, walking through the aisles,
seeing everything, and thoroughly en-
Toying herself. :.
All those presents that she was send
Ing by post had gone off. All those
presents she was going to deliver were
wrapped up and written on and all
ready for Christmas Eve when she
went to call on her friends in the city.
They lived, many of them, far apart,
but she began her rounds early Christ
mas Eve, and stayed out until late.
Friends she hardly saw during the
year because the city kept her so busy
and kept them SO busy, and because
the distances were so great, all had a
hurried Christmas call from her ON
Christmas Eve.
q They expected her on Christmas Eve
some time or other. Ne-one went to
bed early. 1t did not matter how late
she called. ...-... 49,
The next day would come quickly.
No day came more quickly In the year
than the day Of Christmas came after
Christmas Eve. 3rs
She would see Billy and she would
see Norton on Christmas Day. She
wondered what they would give her.
Norton always gave her beautiful pres
ents. OF course he had more money
than Billy, but his presents always had
more reason for being than Billy's.
But she almost liked Billy's presents
best-impulsive, perishable kinds Of
presents were the ones Billy chose.
Yet Billy's impulsiveness was not of
perishable variety. There was great
stability about Billy and loyalty and
steadfastness, too.
But, then again, Norton was SO de-
voted, SO constant, SO brilliant. She
admired Norton immensely and thought
great deal of him. She admired
Billy, too. Billy was just dear.
They had both asked her to marry.
She had promised she would have her
mind quite made up by Christmas.
That was why she had asked them
both to see her that day-though
usually she never saw people from
the outside world on Christmas Day.
Usually 1t was day exclusively for
the family.
1t was strange, she thought, as she
walked through the shops that she
had SO much to decide and yet she
was spending her time like this.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17
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Six Puppies, Nellie's
Present for Her Mistress

THERE was to be no Christmas
L party for little Suzanne Hansen.
The family was in dire financial diff
culties and it was mutually agreed
among them all that for this one
Christmas there would be no exchange
Of gifts. Suzanne was disappointed
that there would be no surprises, but
she comforted herself with the thought
that she would at least have Nellie, her
faithful dog, to play with Christmas
Day. Nellie had been given to her the
Christmas before by her uncle and she
had been Suzanne's constant COM
panion up until about a month ago
when the dog was sent away-"to the
hospital" her mother had explained.
Suzanne had been most unspeakably
lonely all that month with no pal, and
had been counting the days till Christ
mas when she was promised the dog
would be hers again.
Christmas morning when the door
bell rang, Suzanne flew down the stairs
to answer. There was an excited cry
Of Joy. "Oh mummy, come down and
see what's here" There in a basket
brought by the boy from the dog hos
pital was Nellie with six little puppies
just like her. Suzanne was in love
with the pups.
They're just a Christmas gift for
you from Nellie" said the boy and
closed the door behind him.-Marion
r. Reagan. -
70. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17

there was Christmas in the city Just
the same. ..,;s
The very air~was like Christmas. It
was cold and clear, crisp and vigorous
Even the scent of Christmas was in the
air. Outside the grocery shops Were
piles Of Christmas trees ready to be
sold, and there were great bundles Of
Christmas trimming.
Every shop wore a Christmas look.
The windows were decorated with red
ribbons, wreaths, toys, calendars,
cards, brightly decorated boxes filled
with candies, tempting gifts.
People were hurrying, crowding into
the shops, jostling each other, but in
q good-natured Christmas shopping
fashion. -
Children were about. The Christ
mas holidays had commenced.
Ann had finished her Christmas
shopping. Yet she could not stay
away from the shops.
1t would be pleasant, she thought, to
walk through them, watching the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17
eph. aged 2 years, and John, aged

eph, aged years, and John, aged
one year.
The funeral of John Dolanc was
held Thursday at 8 o'clock at ST..
Jos. church, Rev. Father Coffey Of
ficiating. A large crowd of neigh
bors and friends were present. Faith
err Coffey delivered an appropriate
funeral discourse. Andrew Dolanc,
of Grey Eagle, Mimi, Joseph Dolanc,
of Pennsylvania, brothers of the
deceased, and Mr.. and Mrs. John La
bin, of Worthington, were in attend
ance at the funeral. Mrs. Labin Is
a sister of the deceased"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17

q R 1 s T M A s had
come to the city.
There was no snow
on the ground, nor
did any icicles
hang from the
caves, nor were
any ponds COW
cred with ice But