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London women have organized an
association to prevent the preSenta
tion of indecent plays in their city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13

Just one year ago we disposed
of more than three thousand
pairs of shoes at the above rates.
Every Shoe in the house is includ-
ed in this sale. You buy one pair
at the regular price, then you get
another pair of the same quality
for only 81. Il matters. not what
price shoe you buy. the second
pair is yours for only ST. For IN
stance, you buy pair of $3.50
shoes, two pairs will cost you
$3.50. If you buy pair of $4.95
Shoes, two pairs will cost you
$5.95. You can buy shoes for
men, women or children at these
rates and the second pair will be
a higher priced pair of shoes than
the first pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
EDITORIALS

A Eureka (Cailf.) editor is editing
his paper from jail, where he is tenn
porarily incarcerated for betraying
his contempte of court.
Editing is one of the few jobs that
can be done nearly as well in Jail as
anywhere else, and doubtless many a
harried editor has more than once
dreamed of the luxury of trying it.
Think of being able to write when
you please, instead of when nobody
is in to waste your time; to give di-
rections, read proof, consider prob
lens, and generally determine thi
paper without the assistance of a
hundred volunteer and untimely ad-
visers, and luxury of Injuries, of
having time, when the work is done
to read a good book without inter
Eruption.
Jail has its advantages, and to
none more than to the harassed coun
TRY editor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
TOM SINS lss =

Trouble with mixing business and
pleasure is you are so liable to ruin
both of them.
Arguing with a policeman is about
as useless as turning on an electrice
light in the day time.
The nice thing about being hard
headed is the world finds it much
harder to knock you silly.
Keep looking down and you find
the world is the limit. Look up and
you find the sky is the limit.
Another advantage a. man has is
when he goes visiting he usually
! hopes they are at home. '
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
Plains Methodist
Circuit

The congregation at Plains last
Sunday were unusually good for
such bad day. A neat little sum
was handed in for the superannuat-
ed ministers of Methodism.
At the council meeting of the
Plains League held at Miss Annie
Mae Brannens last Monday night.
Miss Francis Oliver was selected as
superintendent of the fourth depart
ment of the League and Carl Camp
bell was selected to serve as secre-
tary.
The pastor is very DESTROYS of
large congregations at Concord next
Sunday and Sunday night. Espe-
cially is he anxious to see all the
members at church as it is the last
appointment before the Annual Con-
ference and it might be the last for
all time. Those desiring to do so
will be given an opportunity to make
a free will offering for superannuat-
ed preachers.
A fine crowd was at New Point
last Sunday afternoon and good
spirit prevailed in the service. The
envelopes for use in collection min
isterial support were being distribut-
ed among the members that they
may begin the new Conference year
with the appointment in December.
New Point bears the distinction of
being the one church possibly in the
entire Americas district that raised
all of the assessment for ministerial
support for the year without single
canvass by any steward. 1t was all
handed in by the members, mostly
through the envelopes, just as it
should always be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13

should welcome it. The protection
from the competition of makers of
high-powered stuff would be worth
many times the tax.
Meantime, word comes from Can
ada that the "four-four" beer
which, by American measurements,
means two and half per cent beer
has turned out to be so little pro-
fitable that few dealers are applying
for renewal of licenes, So we get the
beer problem from two angles.
The truth is that our American
non-alcoholic beer fills every demand
except that which would not be met
by two per cent beer either, Makers
of the present legal near beer should
start crusade to popularize it.
1t is good drink. 1t fills the need
of a soft" drink that is not mostly
composed of cloying sugar. But it
has become popular to "knock" it
Manufacturers sell it with apology.
Barkeepers serve it with the eplana-
ZION IIdC II can De drunk IL you ouly
have it cold enough Drinkers pre-
tend that it does not taste good.
1t is all part of the propaganda
against the law. The drink is good,
and should be sold by boosters for it,
not by knockers.
The agitation for Intoxicating beer
is futile. A law defining it as nonin-
toxicating would be unconstitutional
and would be set aside by the Sup
rene Court. A misunderstanding beer
of slightly more alcohol than the
present beer would satisfy none Of
the demand for the real" stuff, and
would be much harder to keep within
| bounds than the present product.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
SALARY INCREASE
COMES WITH
PROMOTION

CHICAGO, Sept. 2e.-After a
ca eful survey OF the entire LABOR
situation extending from office boy
to president, indications are that
positions showing increases in sal
aries require experienced help.
Consulting the president of one
of our largest industries, the writ
er inquired regarding the rapid
success of certain young man who
had become general manager, and
who a few years ago was but office
boy; his answer was, Brown start
ed as office boy, the lowest salaried
position in our office, he was am
bilious and managed to purchase a
typewriter on small monthly pay
ments and after three weeks of
practice at home he was promoted
to bill clerk, which position gave
him knowledge of the selling price
of all merchandise. His next ad
vance was that of typist, which
taught him the numerous forms of
letter-writing and enabled him to
hold a stenographic position, CIV
ing him complete knowledge of let
ter-writing. He was then made Sec
rotary, bringing him into contact
with all business details and quail
fled him for the general managers
office at ten thousand ger year.
The same opportunity awaits ev-
cry young man and woman. Educa-
ton or age have nothing to do with
operating so simple a machine as
the type writer. We are informed
that a great piece of benevolent
work is being carried on by large
Chicago mail order house in fur
nishing typewriters to people wor-
thy OF credit, by selling on small
monthly installments, 50 low as to
average about eight cents per da!
and actually teaching thei.' custom
ers how to use and operate any tpe
writer in about three weeks time
You can get other information b!
writing the International Type
writer Exchange, 1874 W. Lake St.,
Chicago, Enthusiastically
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13

About the first real sign of win
ter is when you start wondering why
in the world you cussed summer.
The black sheep of the family is
usually made the goat for every
hing.
Women have more trouble than
men. A mans friends never criticize
him for growing old.
AS man thinks so is he if he
can persuade his wife to agree with
him.
Most weather beaten man on earth
is the weather man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
EDIT RIAL S

cradle these splendid principles
had been instilled into him by
parents and so fixed where they
IN his nature, that he was never
guilty of incivility toward others.
After having written the above,
the following letter came, adj
dressed to the editor, signed by
a prominent Americas gentle
man:
Editor, Times Recorder:
A gentleman who tried to hear
the speaking last night, and failed,
propounds this query to the Times
Recorder: When public speaking
is going on, and one of the speak
ers is a veteran of the COS, d bunch
of high chool students hold noisy
pow-wow within a few feet of the
platform, is it an indication of
lack of schol training or home
training, or just the effervescence
of young Americas disregard of
common courtesies?
George Arliss answer our cor
respondent question when he
says only the vulgar are rude,
and our further statement that
youth often is thoughtless, ans
wers it in part.
While a degree Of courtesy and
civilty may be enforced in the.
schoolroom, the foundation of
character is LAID IN THE
HOME. Unless the parent, be-
ginning at the cradle, teaches
these very necessary lessons
in life and insists their observ-
anre, there is little hope that the
school room can do what has been
left undone about the family FIRE
side.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
OTHER DAYS IN AMERICUS
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
From The Times Recorder, Nov

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times Recorder, Nov
10, 1880
Messers R. S. Oliver and j. E.
French represented The Plains il
The city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs j. F.. Bolton left vest
erday morning on several days
visit to the Exposition.
Mr. R. E. Allison left yesterday on
an extended business trip through
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and The
Indian Terriotory.
Mrs NJ. Allen arrived yesterday
from Atlanta upon visit to her
daughter, Mrs. John 7. Taylor and
friends in this city.
Mrs w. H. Fish and Miss Fish are
in Savannah this week where they
went to attend the marriage of their
cousin, Miss Lester.
A marriage of much interest to
many in this cit Twill take place in
Macon on Dec 18th, the contracting
parties being Mr.. McKenny and Miss
Clara Query both of that city.
Mr. and Mrs J. c. Denahm left
yesterday for the Exposition and
will spend several days pleasantly
sightseeing.
Mr.. NJ. A. Alexander of Savannah
was a business visitor in the city
yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY. -. boz. d.
(FROM The Times Recorder, Nov,
10. 1879

(FROM The Times Recorder, Nov
10, 1850
Miss Ruth Council was a charming
little hostess yesterday afternoon en-
tertaing a number of her little
friends, Hot chocolate and sandwiches
were served the guests who were
Misses Alice Mcneil, Clara CLARA
Glover, Mary Sheffield Mary Eva
Gnosspelius, and Katherine Hamil-
ton.
At her pretty home on Lee st.
Miss Cordelia Gatewood was
hostess Saturday morning to the
Thirteen Club"
Mrs H. 0, Jones will leave on
Tuesday for visit to friends in
and Madison, Fla.
Mrs. L. D. Locvkhart and Miss
Fannie Mae Harper have returned
from a visit of several days to rela-
tives in Dawson.
Miss Matte Lewis Dodson spent
the weekend with friends in Monte
yuma.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Council will
go Tuesday to Atlanta upon visit
of several days, attentinding the
Harvest Festival fetes.
Mrs. C. o. Niles leaves Tuesday
to visit Mrs. f. J. Perry in Balm
bridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
Big Business In
This Good Year

Big Business today is not what
it was a decade ago. Many of
the faults which were found by
Roosevelt have been corrected.
The chastisement administered
Big Business about that time has
not been forgotten; lessons learn
ed then have been of material ad-
vantage to both Big Business and
the people of the Nation, but ism t
Big Business rather edeing over
again?
In a recent editorial the San
Francisco Chronicle says:
Surveying ten years of corporate
activities, the National Industrial
Conference Board is surprised to
find that Big Business has become
quite another sort of thing than
the Big Business that was so merci-
lessly manhandled by trust bust
ers early in its career.
The secret of the change is that
Big Business has fallen into the
hands of the most capable men in
the country, and they realize that
Ga square deal is the best policy
in the long run. How quickly
public opinion has responded is
seen in the general recognition
that the larger corporations are as
rule the most honestly and fair
" conducted.
Thus Big Business, from being
regarded as a menace, may be in
the way of becoming a public pet.
Big Business MAY have been
in the way of becoming a pub
lie pet, and there is enough evi,
dence to satisfy the average read
er that Big Business has fallen int
the hands of the most capaL lie
men in the country, but some 81
the deals pulled during the
Harding and Coolidge administra
tons are causing uneasines'
again. The average man is be
ginning to wonder if the public
pet won scratch, and if it will
wouldn't it be wise about now t.
trim its claws.
i The loot of the naval oil fields
the evident control of the nav,
by the steel interests, the ruthles
hiking" of coal prices wheneve
coal strike is probable; the un
fair discriminatory ruling of tn
Interstate Commerce Commission
the very evident control of man,
of the public service commission
of the States of he Union; tn
grasp and grab of the hydro-elec
J trio trusts, with their inter-locke'
directorates-these and other in
stances which might be more spe
officially mentioned, cause man
t to wonder if Big Business has no
; forgotten some of the rather sc
+ we're lessons administered to
back a decade or ago.
: The pendulum swings slowly
} but surely. The farther it goe
a in one direction, the farther i
: must go in the other. Big Busi
ness may be the pet" but some
times the ash can is the last rest
: ing place of the household pc
, when it forgets that it is the Pc
E and NOT the BOSSl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
E}ZIsI:Nio7i71PSS:iiiI!E|Ij'!! e.

could pick from everywhere friends the simple truth
is that Id take share pick them from youth Of
Vaue hghy all the friendlness of they
ones who make old feel young again.
The shy cries of youngsters cheer within their voice
need only be considered then you'll understand nv choice The
ever constant action of elf kinda get fellow
till he's feeln young himself So
Inc world is such old place. when really
youth we JOIN the merry chase ends-were old
we WISH little fellows that grown to men, and then
"ehn DID, we wish that we could go right back again.
lou turn to medtan when you're way up in years. The
ana play OF youngsters is the thing that really
lack OF youthful spirit wear bv wear Is toled But vo
Is nice to think about when you getting old.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13

National Advertising Representatives FROST
Lands & kOHN 225 Fifth Avenue, New York
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Atlantis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
A THOUGHT
A THOUGHT

A THOUGHT
For other foundation can no man
lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ.-ICor. 3:11.
He who thinks he hath no need
Of Christ hath too high thoughts of
himself-J. NJ. Mason.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-13
WANTS TAX
ON BEER

General Andrews wants a nominal
tax on a cent a gallon on legal near
beer, just to give the government sup
ervision. The tax would not be burd-
ensome. and legitimate brewers
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20

ton for the end. Holt had waved him aside almost
churshly and declared he had no use for that sort
of thing
My first move was to get behind Holt to pnion
his arms. got hold of his left hand quite gently,
and just on the point of slipping the strap over
it when Holt jerked himself free.
"Hello!" thought l. Here's the trouble begin
ming after ALL"
Holt glared at me with fury in his face and
barked out harshly:
'Is this necessary" meaning the pinioning.
"Yes, it is" replied quietly, for had no wish to
fan the flame of the mans obvious temper
But that did not satisfy him. With scornful
grunt he wheeled round and faced the acting chief
warden, who was standing by, and again repeated
his question, as this necessary"
The officer said "Yes," and with that Holt
clenched his fists in anger, looked as if he meant to
make fight, and then suddenly thought better
of it.
again seized his left hand and this time Holt
submitted quietly Fastening the strap round his
wrist brought his other hand across, too, and be-
fore he could make up his mind for further objec
tiOns~they were both strapped together behind his
back.
Then my hands went up to his shirt neck to
loosen it, and his face gazed down into mine with
anger as | did But he said nothing more, and |
left him in my assistants care while l went for
ward to the execution shed to await his coming
He walked very quickly toward the scaffold, still
paying not the slightest heed to the ministraons of
the chaplain, and could evil glare in his eyes
he approached where | was standing at the scat
fold. 1t not fear that shone on his face. 1t
something much more malignant, as if he think
ing of something unspeakable.
When he got to the edge of the trap-doors he
voluntarily stopped and looked at me. What his
idea cannot even guess, but the officers round
about were apprehensive of more trouble My
sistant however, gave him gentle but firm push
forward, and now that Holt within my reach
whipped the white cap out and made to put it over
his head
At that moment Holt opened his mouth to speak,
and thinking the man had at last seen the need of
repentance, paused for fraction of second. But
repentance was long, long way from Hollis heart.
He simply raising his voice in still another of his
many protests.
'''You are not going to put that on" he almost
commanded, indicating the white cap in my hands.
"Oh, yes, must" l replied, suiting the action to
the words though l had to stand on my toes to get
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20


freely about anything that related to the femi-
nine sex.
On my first evening in the prison went to test
the scaffod and, as usual, fastened the rope moose
round the neck of bag of sand and dropped it as
it had been body This is always done to take the
Stretch" out of the rope and the sandbag is always
left dangling from the previous evening until the
morning of the execution.
''Now let me see Holt" said l, after testing the
scaffold, and was taken to an open window over
looking the prison yard, where, / was told, Holt
would be at exercise. .g.
When he came in sight thought must be look
ing at a man in training for some athletic event
Hollis tall fgure-he stood just six feet in his
stockings-strode along between two putting ward
ems, who had all they could do to keep up with him.
retired to rest that night wondering if the prison
governors fears about the morning would come to
anything. was quite determined in my own mind
TO be kind with Holt but to permit nonsense for
his own sake, as always felt that it was more HUI
to get the whole thing quickly than to in
crease the mental agony of the poor, doomed crea-
lures by giving them too long to brood over what
was coming or to get excited about it.
At a minute to eight next morning the governor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20

"We'l have trouble with this man in the morn
|g," prophesied the prison governor when went to
be him in his room shortly after my arrival at the
|rison on the afternoon of April IL, 1920. Holt
las fairly got the wind up"
"Give him a stiff dose of brandy" advised, but
was told that Holt had already declared that he
|ould take nothing of that kind.
Chatting with the wardens afterward found
at throughout the prison Holt was most cordially
|sliked. l do not remember any such atmosphere
grounding condemned man in all my career. The
Dor doomed creatures usually regarded with
|rge-minded sympathy by the prison officials who
re much more humane in their attitude than is gen.
Tally believed by the outside public. But one
lad good word to say for eric" Holt.
/ He began his tricks right away when he was
bmmitted to Strangeways Jail after his trial AS a
bndemned convict he had to change from his own
|othes into the broad arrowed prison garb, where
bon he raised protest of curious kind. II was
6t so much the ignominy of the hideous dress that
L objected to, but the fit
"Why cannot be measured for the suit, as al
|ays am for my clothes? Why must wear a ready
?" he exclaimed with much indignation.
The matter ranked with him for some time and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20

gave the officers a
good foretaste of the
kind of thing they
would have to put up
with from him con-
tinuously from that
day to the morning of
his execution.
These wardens who
have to sit in COM
pany with a con-
demned man have a
very difficult task.
They must never leave
him, day or night,
and they are supposed
to talk with him and
keep him cheerful.
But H oft was a
morose fellow, and
would never start a
conversation with
them.
He had but one SUBJ
ject that he would
talk about, and that
was women. Silent
on all other topics, he
would yet talk very
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20

gave me a significant nod. l knew
what that meant. Stepping for
ward, pushed open the door of the
condemned cell. The final moments
had arrived.
Holt was standing within, almost
directly opposite the door and fac
ing it, as if he wanted to see me at
the first possible moment. In his
mouth a cigarette hung loosely, as
if he had placed it there mechan-
ically and without any real desire
for it. ...
The chaplain stood near by, with
his head bent over a prayer book,
but Hollis whole attitude seemed to
ignore the clergyman's presence,
and l learned afterward that he had
positively refused to listen to the
minister's efforts to make him real
iZe the necessity of making prepara-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20

The Bleak Sand
Dunes and Ocean
Beach at BlaekpooL
in the North Of
England,
Where Captain Holt
Murdered and
Hid the Body of His
Victim,
Elsie Breaks,
Knowing That Few
Visitors Ever
Wandered Among
the Dunes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-02-27
Off for Sargasso Sea

The Arcturus, the largest ship
ever fitted out for deep-sea explo-
ration, sailed from New York last
week with party of scientists. 1t
is bound for sargasso sea that part
of the Atlantic Ocean between
Bahamas and the Azors. The Sar-
gasso sea has never been thoroly
explored. 1t is covered with a pee
ular kind of seaweed and has
always been considered very dan
gerous for navigation. The explo-
rers will study deep sea life there
hope to find out many facts that
have not been known before,
Later they plan to explore Galap-
agoas Islands, in the Pacific
Ocean, about eight hundred miles
off the coast of Ecuador.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-02-27

Competing churches, of course.
were under the ban, being plac-
ed in the same category as sa-
looms, tobacco stores and opium
joints. Neither were there to be
any drug stores, theatres or ply
sicians, and no property was to
made place for the keeping
or selling for human food of any
thing forbidden of God in the
seventh to the nineteenth verses
Of the fourteenth chapter of
Deuteronomy, or assemblies of
any immoral noxious, noisome
or dangerous purposes whatso-
ever"
Officers of the Modern Wood
men Camp have engaged an at
torney and are prepared to battle
for what they believe to be their
rights, in which undertaking
they are promised the help of
the Legal department of the So
ciety. Possession of their lodge
hall, they say, was not secured
by lease, but by a receivers
deed, and they declare that Boil
iva is merely bluffing.