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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-10
Quakertown "Some Place"

Quakertown, known as "The Hub
of Upper Bucks" has a popula-
ton of over 5000. 1t has about 140
retail stores, approximately forty
industries, eleven
eleven physicians, five law
yers, four dentists, two large movie
houses, and three prosperous banks,
having total deposits of over four
and quarter million dollars. It has
good railroad and trolley facilities,
and is the shipping center for a
very large territory.-All this is ac-
cording to Charlie Meredith's Gree
Press"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-10
8 9
VETERANS COLUMN
MOTHER FIGHTS ON TO


Houston, Texas-This is somber
tale of a mother and a young SOL
der whose nature was changed and
warped by the World war.
1t is the story of the endur-
ing love of a mother who has sac
rificed her home and all her prop
erty to reclaim her son. She has been
rebuffed on every side and now
only the American Legionnaire COM
rades of her son are holding her up.
The mother, Mrs. Ivy Hawkins, is
in Texas trying to secure the re-
lease of her son William from a
prison cell where he is slowly dying.
When the World war called, the
son was % years old, married, pros
porous and happy, as the justice of
the peace at Las Vegas, New Mex
leo. Never had there been a blot
on his name. He entered the air
service and rose from private to
lieutenant.
One day when making a landing at
Taliaferro field he was Mortified as
little girl ran in front of his
swift plane. He swerved the craft
to save the child's life-and wreck
ed his own life in doing so. In the
crash he was injured about the head
so that his mind was to become
affected. When the armistice was
signed Willie Hawkins did not re-
turn home.
The Doctor Jekyl, the respected
and beloved citizen of Las Vegas, had
become a wandering Hyde The first
his parents heard of him was at
Shreveport, Louisiana. He had be-
come a forger of checks. 1t was a
veritable mania with him. His man.
ia left a trail of forged checks
over the country. His parents were
lbeggared in settling spurious checks.
Finally the mother got the boy to
her home in California. "But, oh, my
boy was so changed" says the moth
err. Comrades of the boy who have
met him since the war tell the same
story. He is not the same gallant
lieutenant who injured himself to
save a child the same soldier who,
when cadets mutined at Call field
went out and pleaded with them to
obey their superior officers and
handled serious situation.
After passing more checks in Cali
fornia, being thrown in San Quentin
and later escaping from the state
asylum for he had been adjudged
! insane, the deranged youth came
back to Texas. Here he passed more
checks and was sent to Huntsville
prison where the gruelling work re-
duced him from 1870 to 100 pounds
in weight A few months ago they
put him in chains and took him to
FL Paso to try him for forgeries.
In. five minutes a jury adjudged him
insane. But he was taken back to
prison to give the state of Texas
its eye for an eye
] "My home is gone, my boy is
gone, daddy is sick from all the
trouble in California, but God will
raise up friends to help me as He
has and some day | will have Willie
back" says the mother wistfully.
And friends are helpful. The
Thomas Dismuke Post here is doing
everything in its power to aid the
mother and her unfortunate son. She
is given free legal aid. The Auxiliary
unit of the Legion at FL Paso has
voted to give her SIS week to
continue the fight.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-10

with acknowledgement to Roy
KegerTeis)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-10
County Far From Bankrupt

There was balance of $625, $1,000
in the Montgomery county treasury
on November 1, as compared with a
balance of 1921 ,437.01. During the
month the cost of maintenance of
county institutions was: Almshouse,
House of Detention,
81, 1924. The cheapest department
of county government was the office
of the coroner which cost the county
but $177.39.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-10
+ D I T o r I A L S
AN APPRECIATION TO
DADDY" MOSER

daddy" Moser has been mention
ed in these columns before. He has
just finished fifty continuous years
as the editor and owner of the Col
legeville,, Pa. Independent. Among
many other things his facile pen has
given to the reading public is a
book of essays, a copy of which he
has just sent to me.
Pardon me if | toot my horn a
little in repeating the autograph he
inscribed in this book:
Compliments and Good Wishes
of the Author,
Elwood Smith Moser,
To His Young Friend,
GORDON COOPER
Whose intellectual gifts,
moral stamina, sense of hui
NOR and impulses of true
friendship-all primarily and
generously bestowed by Ma
ture-afford promise Of
continuation of useful and
helpful life"
And not to be outdone by such
a fine expression, | replied with the
following lines:
When the nights grow cold and
dreary--
When the flame grows low in the
lamp
When the heart grows sick anC
weary
From the fog of life with its
damp
1t will warm my heart like al
ember
To think of you as "My Friend;
1t will hearten me to remember
This gift in the book you send.
But | realize that in trying t.
use "fine language" to Daddy" Mo
ser is like carrying Goals to New
castle. And after all, it falls rathe
flat, doesn't it?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-12-10
INK FROM OTHER
PRESSES
Humorous and Serious Topics
From Leading Editors
of the Country
CHICKEN ANATOMY

Leon-Chicken croquettes, Ell? l
say, cook, what part of a chicken
is the croquette?
Tully-The part that's left over
from the day before, sir.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID NO. 1913
GEORGIA, Sumter County:
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

G. T. Deriso having by written
petition, made application to this
Court for the establishment of a
copy of certificate of stock which
he alleges was owned by him and
was lost or destroyed on February
rs, 1919, alleging that said certifi-
cate was No. 108, issued to him on
November IL, 1915, by The Bank
of Leslie, a banking corporation
with its principal office in Sumter
County, Georgia, and being for ten
shares of stock in The Bank of Les
lie, signed by E. L. Wilson, presi-
dent. W. T. Anderson, cashier, and
bearing the corporate seal of said
bank, this is to give notice that said
application will be heard by me at
INV office in the Courthouse in
Americas, Sumter County, Georgia,
at ten A. NJ. of the Srd day of Oc-
tober, 1925, and copy of said GER
tificate, will at that time be estab-
lished, in lieu of and to have all the
effect of said lost original, unless
good and sufficient cause is shown
to the contrary at said hearing.
This the 9Th dav of Sept. 1925.
2. A. LITTLEJOHN,
Judge Superior Court S. W. Z.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEAGUE TO HOLD
ECONOMIC MEET
Adopts French Proposal for 1
World Wide Economic
Conference Soon

GENEVA, Sept. 2s.-The League
of Nations assembly today adopted
amid enthusiasm, the French pro-
posal for a world wide economic
conference under the auspices Of
League.
M. LOcheur, former French min
lister of commerce and sponsor of
the project, warned the assembly
that the task would be difficult and
said the truth must not be concealed
from the worlds peoples, and that
sit is impossible for us to consider
the problem without the aid of the
labor organizations"
He wanted the aid of all nations
in seeking a solution, which he
cautioned might not be achieved
for several years. Representatives
of Holland Belgium, Italy and
Spain spoke in support of the reso-
luton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
DTRIGIBLE VICTIMS
FATHER COMPLAINS

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24--
Renewing his objections to the care
given the body of his son, Howard
W. Sprattley, killed in the wreck
of the Shenandoah, William Il.
Sprattley, a railroad chief lineman,
living here telegraphed Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur as follows:
"Your report in regard to no I'M
dertakers at Davey, Ohio, is not sat
isfactory to me or the public. The
way to handle wreck in time Of
peace is to care for the injured,
bury the dead with respect, and in
vestigate afterwards.
The telegram referred to an ex-
PLANTATION from the navy department
setting out the difficulties in hand
ling the bodies of the victims due
to lack of undertaking facilities and
the need of haste because of the
hot weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID NO. see
1EORGIA, Sumter County:

GEORGlA, Sumter County:
Will be sold before the Court
House door in the city of Americas
on the First Tuesday in October,
1925, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described prop
erty, to wit:
One certain lot on the North side
of Commerce Street in the Town Of
Leslie, Sumter County, Georgia, and
described as follows: Commencing
at a point 60 feet North of the
Northern line of lot of land Number
1876 and at the Southwest corner of
F. P. Jones Livery Stable running
due West CT 1-2 feet, thence due
North 1913 feet, thence in South
easterly course 1875 IA feet, thence
South 81 1-3 feet. thence West rs
1-2 feet, thence North 20 feet.
thence West 80 feet, thence South
100 feet to the starting point,
bounded as follows: on the south
by Commerce Street and lot of F. P.
Jones on the west by lands of Amer
icus Oil Co., on the east by lands of
Leslie Hdw. & Furn. Co. and F. P.
Jones and north by Americas Oil
Co., all situated in the 18th Dis
trict Sumter County Georgia.
Said land will be sold as the prop
erty of F. P. Jones to satisfy q
certain execution issued from the
City Court of Americas of said
County in favor of the Planters
Bank of Americas against the said
F. P. Jones. Terms of sale cash.
Tenant in possession and defendant
in fl ia notified in terms of the law
This 9th day of August, 1925.
Sheriff Sumter County
W. P. M'ARTHUR,
BY W. A. CHAPPELL,
Deputy Sheriff Sumter County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
AID No. 9S9

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Pursuant to an order of the Hon
John A. Cobb, Ordinary, on the
first Monday in August, 1925, will
be sold before the court house door
in the county of Sumter, State OF
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in
October, 1925, between the legal
hours of sale to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described
property, to-wit:
Sixteen acres of land in the shape
of a square, located in the north
east quarter of lot of land 221 in
the 18th district of Sumter Coun-
ty Georgia; bounded north, west
and south by land of Mrs. Anthony
Jones and on the east by land OF
Mrs. T. J. Suggs.
To be sold as the property of the
estate of Mrs. ]. r Baty for the
purpose of paying debts and max
ing distribution between heirs al
law.
This first day of September,
1925.
C. M. BATY, Administrator,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID NO. s97


GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in October, 1925, at public outcry
at the Court House in said County.
within the legal hours Of sale, TO
the highest bidder for cash, certain
property of which the following is a
description:
All that stock of dry goods, no
tions, shoes and fixtures of all kinds
being all of the stock owned by B.
]. Ranew and located in one certain
brick store house in Leslie, Ca, in
the Fifteenth District of Sumter
County, Georgia, known as the Lar
rimore Building. fronting on Com
merce Street and running back to
warehouse and being the same
store house owned and occupied by
B. ]. Ranew.
Said property levied on as the
property of B. J. Ranew to satisfy
mortgage fl ia issued from the
City Court of Americas, in favor
of Hofmayer Dry Goods Company, a
Georgia corporation, against said B.
]. Ranew; said property being in
possession of the said B. j. Ranew-
Said property is difficult and ex-.
pensive to transport to the place Of
sale and will not be brought to the.
place of sale on the day Of sale, but
may be seen at any time prior
thereto by application to the under
signed. being now located in the
store house above described.
This September 3rd, 1925.
W. p. M'ARTHUR,
Sheriff Sumter County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID NO. 600
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGlA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the Court
House door in the City of Americas.
Georgia, between the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in Octo-
Der 1925, the following described
real estate. to-wit:
A certain house and lot in the
City of Americas. on the east side
of Hampton Street and known as
No. 512 according to the City plan
of numbering, and bounded as fol-
lows: North, East and South by
property belonging to Matt Hart,
estate, and on. the West by Hamp~
ton Street, fronting Hampton street
80 feet, more or less and running
back of uniform width east 100 feet,
more or less, being the same prop
erty deed to ]. Simmons by j. T.
Taylor on End day of November
1917 by deed of record in book IS
page 81 records of Sumter County
Georgia
Levied upon as property of estate
Of J. j. Simmons, deceased, under
and by virtue of City Court of
Americas fila in favor of Matt E.
Harris, Governor, VS.. ]. J. Simmons
and M. N. Edwards. Levy made by
Lucius Harvey, then Sheriff on
May 4th 1928, and tenant i nposses-
sion notified in terms of the law
This September 9th, 1925
W. r. M'ARTHUR,
Sheriff Sumter County
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25

Marseilles has taken note Of the
high cost of living. All members
now have a stricken on the glass Of
their framed permits, which reads:
"The union of the needy and
voorhees, of Marseilles, at a meeting
held in the Rose hall, decided that
owing to the alarming increase in
the cost of living, it should instruct
its members to refuse any offerings
under five cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID NO. sO1
GEORGIA Sumter County:

GEORGIA Sumter County:
There will be sold before the
court house door, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, on the First Tuesday, in
October 1925, the following describ-
ed property to-wit:
One half undivided interest in
twenty (20) acres of land in shape
of a square. situated in the 18th Dis
trict of Sumter County, Ca, and
bounded east by public road run.
ming from Plains towards Botstord,
on the west and south by lands Of
Morgan and Josephine Tison; North
by lands of Sumter county; former.
ly owned by Morgan & Josephine
Tison, said parcel of land being part
of lot Number lit, and being tract
upon which is located the dwelling
of Morgan & Josephine Tisen
Said property levied upon and will
be sold as the property of Morgan
Tison to satisfy certain City Court
Fifa in favor of International Aori-
cultural Corporation, VS.. MORGAN
Tison Tenant in possession notified
in terms of the law.
This 4th day of September 1925.
W. P. M'ARTHUP,
Sheriff Sumter County
By W. A .CHAPPELL
Dept. Sheriff Sumter County.
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
AMERICAS TIMES-REcoRDER


1922, in Deed Book Wy, pages 80
and 81 of the records in the office
of the clerk of the Superior Court
of Sumter County, Georgia, convey
ing the property hereinafter de-
scribed, for the purpose of securing
a note for the principal sum of
$4,000, dated March IA, 1922
due March Ia, 1923, with interest
from maturity at 8 per cent per
annum; and,
Whereas, there has been default
in the payment Of said note, which
has continued for more than thirty
days and all of the same is now due;
and,
Whereas, said security deed con-
tains a power of sale authorizing
the undersigned, in default OF the
payment of said note, to sell said
property, as therein stated:
Now. Therefore, in consideration
of the premises and under the au,
thority and power contained IN SAID
security deed, the undersigned will
sell for the purpose OF collectlng
the aforesaid amount now due, and
costs and expenses connected with
said sale. on the first Tuesday in
October, 1925, at public outcry'be-
tween the legal hours OF sale, De-
fore the Court House door in sum
ter County, Georgia, to the hlgn-
est bidder, for cash, the following
described property, and all right
title. equity and interest therein
owned by the grantor in said secur.
hv deed; said property beng more
f,11lv described as follows:
That tract of land lying and Deing
- The Fifteenth District Of Sumter
q Con r Georgia, being the eaa
baF Of one certain brick store house
and lot known as the Larrlmoi5
building in the town of Leslle, s alG
lot fronting on Commerce stree!
and running back south - Zee!
r. warehouse of J. L. Jones; salo
ona,half of building to begin meas
,, wv. in center of partition wall
and heing bounded on the north py
C Cor street and on east by
Griffin & Wallace, south by Jones'
ware louise, west by west half o.
bnilding. said lot being junction OF
land lot Number 1876 in the FIJI
tcenth district of Sumter county
in the State of Georgia, and beng
the premises heretofore owned ano
occupied by B. J. Ranew. :,
After the payment OF SAID
amounts, any excess realized from
said sale will be paid over to B. J.
INV IN Witness Whereof, the gTanttee.e
acting by its duly authorized OIL III,
Ger has executed this notice, TINS
September 4th, 1925.
Albany TRUST & BANKING
COMPANY O.S.)
By: A. P. Vason, President.
Pottle & Rofmayer,
Attorneys,
Albany, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
MASSACHUSETTS STATE
FARM is ON FIRE

Bridgewater, Mass. Sept. %
Fire broke out at the state farm
today and rapidly swept through
buildings where, hundreds of pris-
Oners were confined. Aid was
summoned form four nearby towns.
Inmates of the state prison form
here escaped injury when fire de-
stroyed three large barns and four
clos. The loss is estimated at
$4,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID No. se6

LEGAL AID No. 896
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
M. E. Morgan, as guardian for
T. ]. Morgan, Wilbur Morgan and
Mildred Morgan, minors, having
made application for leave to sell
their one-fourth undivided interest,
Zach, in "the timber suitable for
saw mill purposes on 1852 1-2 acres
If land lot No. 1876 in the 9th dis
trict of Sumter County, Ca, said
,ract of land being all of said lot
except fifty-acre strip off of the
south side thereof in the shape of a
rectangle extending clear across
said lot, and having for it's southern
boundary the southern lot line of lot
Number 1876 and being of suffi,
lent width to make fifty $50
acres," for the purpose of using the
proceeds arising therefrom for the
education of said minors, all parties
naving an interest in the matter of
aid property are notified that said
application will be heard on the first
Monday in October, 1925. I take
Jurisdiction of the matter on &C.
count of serious illness of John A.
cobb, Ordinary.
This 7th day of Sept, 1925.
w. M. HARPER, j.. C. C. A.
Vice John A. Cobb, Ordinary, Sum-
ter County, Ca, who is disabled
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID No. $50
Citation
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA., Sumter County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
Georgia Hillsman having in prop
er form applied to me for perma-
nent Letters of Administration on
the estate of Peter Westbrook, late
of said county, this is to cite all
and singular the creditors and next
of kin of said Peter Westbrook, to
be and appear at 0rdinary's Court
on the first Monday in October,
1925, and show cause, if any they
can, why permanent Administration
should not be granted to said Geor-
gia Hillsman on said Peter West
brook estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this Sept. 7th, 1925.
w. M. HARPER, J. C. C. A.
Vice John A. Cobb, Ordinary, who
is disabled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25

to the Leslie institution the distinc
ton of being one of the best equip
ped schools in the state. The cur
tains were painted by Sosman and
Lands company, leading scenic
painters, and were installed by the
Hightower Book Store, under the
supervision Of Charles Lingo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID No. S94
Citation
GEORGIA. Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Gabriel Turner having in proper
form applied to me for PERMANENT
Letters of Administration on the
estate of Henry Turner, deceased
late of said county, this is to cite
all and singular the creditors and
next of kin of said Henry Turner to
be and appear at Ordinary's Office
on the first Monday in October, and
show cause, if any they can, why
permanent Administration should
not be granted to said Gabriel Tur-
ner on said Henry Turner estate.
Witness MY hand and official
signature, this Sent. 7th, 1925.
W. M. HARPER, J. C. C. A.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LEGAL AID NO. seI
GEORGIA, Sumter County

GEOhGIA, sumter County.
Whereas, B. ]. Ranew did, on
March IA, 1922, execute to the IN
dersigned, Albany Trust & Banking
Company, a banking corporation
under the laws of Georgia,
Dougherty County, Georgia, his Sc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
LESLIE SCHOOL GETS
NEW STAGE EQUIPMENT

A complete set of stage drops,
wings and curtains have been in
stalled in the auditorium of the
Leslie school. This equipment gives
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25
STREET BEGGARS
BAR SMALL COINS

MARSEILLES. France, Sept. "a.
The street beggars uunion of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25

F. Pethick Lawrence, enc of the
most noted radical leaders in all
Britain, is coming t. America to at
tend the meeting of the Interpar.
liamentary Union. He may meet
the same exclusion ban pronounced
on Sapurji Saklavala. who cannot
enter this country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-25

ALBANY TRUST & BANKING
COMPANY U.S.)
By: A. P. Vason, President.
Pottle & hofmayer,
Attorneys,
Albany, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-17
FLAsKS NOT CoNDoNED.
Coolidge Merely Emphasizes Other
Ofenses Are Greater.

President Coolidge does not con-
done the carrying of flask of liquor
on the hip. An entirely erroneous
at the White House today, as a result
of the press conference there Friday.
Mr.. Coolidge was simply trying to
make a comparison between the vary
ing degrees Of seriousness in violat-
ing the Volstead law, particularly
with respect to the penalties that
should be applied. His attention had
been called to the provisions of the
hill pending before Congress, which
would make it mandatory for judges
10 impose Jail sentences on first Of
tenders who had been convicted of
violating the Voistead law
The reason for this request on the
part of the 'drys" Is that again and
again men who have been engaged in
"bootlegging" have pleaded first of
fense" and have been released only
to assume another name and when
convicted in another city they have
again pleaded first offense." Like
wise the men high up in the bootleg
rings have taken advantage of this
loophole to engage new employees,
who, If caught, would not be jailed.
because it was their first offense."
In order to catch the "bootlegger'
and his lieutenants, however, the pas
sage of law compelling judges to
impose Jail sentences on all first Of
tenders would make it necessary to
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