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Evening star., 1925-11-15
Hes Stuck Up!"

| He's stuck up" whispered one cor,,.
try cousin To two others. as thev sron,I
little apart from Robert Mcpherson.
1r. Robert stood. hands thrust in poct.
cts. with his back 10 them. looking
In The other direction. He was alwavs
very tauntily dressed. and he owned
pony. but the country cousins wore
homemade clothes and had come in.
q battered old f7ivver They were awk-
ward. too and shy. and Jim Todd.
who lived little way down the Park
had stared curiously at them when
he passed, az n 10 say Look at the
hicks Mcpherson has with him.
Where'd he get 'em?"
1T would he a good idea TO get them
into the side yard. where nobody car
see them" thought Robert 80 he 20 ia:
Lets play in the side yard. Do vou
fellows want to play Tennis"
The eldest looked at his brothers.
and then back 10 Robert. He wa EN-
ha IRA ssed. Don't play" he said Rob
ert was more ashamed Of them than
ever.
Suddenly there was ella ng changing
down the street. II grew louder and
louder. mingled with the screaming or
an automobile siren. A IA sh Of red 2
man in helmet-the fire depa artn,ent,
Robert Mcpherson. jr.. and his coun-
try cousins forgot all about social diff
ferences. They were BOYS and this
was the fire depa rtment shooting away
down the street. After il they Went
racing like mad. along with score
Of other boys. Robert was In the lead,
but was asst tonished to see the oldest.
country cousin draw alongside and
then pass him. Robert exerted himself
but he could not catch up. Then hor-
rors. the second cousin was pa ssing
him. He seemed TO be running easily
quickly. yet in a second he had sprint
ed away from the putting Robert. Rob
ert was intensely Inundated by the
time the Ia st surprise came. The little
one. Al, Just like the others. caught
mp and in = second was ahead. Then
for an instant Al turned. flashed a
mischievous grin at Robert and then
sped on, bounding around obstacles
like a little kangaroo.
When Robert reached the FIRE. his
cousins were there and turning hack"
False Alarm" they shouted. Their
shyness had vanished. Robert felt
sheepish-he was afraid they would
want to race with him again. but the
oldest one came up and smiled like a
good scout. and all at once Robert
liked them all.
He grinned too. Say, fellows. lets
go a nd get Jim Todd and a gang and
go out and have some fun
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Just At present Fashion seems to
he broadminded and open-heartcd
in this matter OF sleeves. She takes
inspiration from the long. close a.
ting. wrinkled sleeves that charac-
tsrized the early Middle Ages and
then turns and crea tes a sleeve that
is modified edition of the long
cuffed sleeve OF a little latpr-cuffs
that are described az hanging like
pendent canoes" and that eventu-
ally became so lone that they had
10 he tied In knots TO keep them
from trailing on the ground. Much
later. In the reign m Queen Eliza
beth in England. long sleeves were
again revived ard then they we're
described as hanging down and ira IL
ing on the ground or cast over tho
shoulders like cow-tails.
Well. these pendent cuffs nd
trailing sleeves are not unheard of
In the new fashions There arc
charming evening frocks with dra perry
at the back Of the sleeves that hangs
down longer than the skirt and
sometimes even trails on the noor.
Elbow sleeves or demf-sleeves a.
they were called long ago when
they were first worn and considered
quite immodest. are little seen now
adaNs. In fact. yon might ha We diff
Guilty In hndins any Of those ahort
sleeves unless Won got glimpse ~
ths newest things that sre h~jng
made only for wear AZ southern Win
ter resorts. But even among thea.
thin things frocks are usually either
Guits sleeveless or long sIeeved The
ada ptAble elbow sleeve that has
heen such comfort To women ~
this genera ton seems IN have lot
favor with the dressmaker
fCopvrIght 1928
Evening star., 1925-11-15

harbor there, and we'n be snug as you
please"
And how far is Colon?" asked Mr..
Bryson.
-Four days. sir, with: the best of
sailing. Maybe five. But We're Grip
pied some. and it might take a week
laying up for repairs
The Nancy had set out from New
Orleans for Colon. where Mr. Bryson
was to attend tn some work for the
Panama government. II had been a
week since the schooner had cleared
the jetties at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi River and four days since the
long. low-lying island of Cuba had
been left behind. From then on there
was a clear stretch of sea that, with
good weather. should have been made
in six days. But the storm had carried
them far east of their course. until
they were now near to Kirk brides
Island, where ships rarely touched.
Tis strange little haven, this
kirkbride Island" the first mate
said. They say it was once the
stronghold of pirate band There
are some say there's trea sure buried
there even now-hut that's said about
almost all these islands. This Kirk
bride. the man they named the isla nd
for, was chief of the pirates. Master
Of a square -rigger he was. tramminR
along the coast of South America. un.
til he turned pirate
The first mate laughed, as though
in reminlscence of some unusual tale
and taking Off his waterproof made
himself comfortable. "A bit of tea.
nice and hot. would go good now" he
said, and straightway rang for some.
II feel tagged. IL do say it myself"
As. the officer spoke Of pirates the
two heys had clustered close to him.
Now they sat, down. ALMOST at his feet.
and despite the movement of the yes
sci. which was, still pitching in the
Evening star., 1925-11-15

perity-when these women are no
longer protected by the four walls Of
home. but go about In motor cars.
in subWays. in crowded hotels. in
offices. in city streets and elsewhere
1t may be that under such circum-
stances the enormous sleeve will be
found impossible.
WHETHER the enormous sleeve
has chance or not. II Ia a
pretty safe prediction 10 say that
the sleeve is going to take very
important place in the new clothes
in fact that II already has taken
an important place in the clothes
that are worn by well dressed
women al the present time And
those who are supposed to know a
great deal more than they divulse
a bout such matters whisper TO
ch other that the highly ornate =
sleeve is one of the things prom
ised for next Spring. They expect
that sleeves worn at Palm Beach
and other Winter resorts will be
more Ella aborate than they have
been for many long year.
There are all sorts OF interest
ing things that sleeves could do
and sill not depart from time
honored precedent-for II reaIlv
would require the wits Of very
oricinal and fertile minded de-
signer 10 think Of sort 81 sleeve
that has not already been tried ny
fashion. So now II II Ia the psyche
logical time for revival of the
ornate sleeve. the designers arc
doubtless searching the pages Of
historic costumery in the records
and pictures of ages past for sleeves
both picturesque and beautiful
Evening star., 1925-11-15
RY MARY MARSHALL.

COME student OF costumery with
a sympathetic attitude toward
the foihles OF mankind - and
- woms nkind - combined with q
saving sense OF humor ought
some day to write a history of sleeves.
How interesting it would he to con-
slider the sleeves of each century. each
epoch IN European history! And to
think OF the picturesque and striking
persona ees Of each of these epochs
Just In terms of his sleeves
Therc'd he Henry VIII with the
snnrmous sleeves Of satin and velvet.
full and pillowy from shoulder 10 wrist
Queen Eliza beth. in her intricate puff
ed sleeves and starChed lace cuffs. bro
"ade or velvet sleeves. close fittinA
from shoulder to elbow. with wide.
Ia lace-trimmed cuffs. that belonged to
Louis NV and Louis XVI in France.
And SO on down the line. -
What of the sleeve Of Joan OF Arc
Of Dianne Of Poitiers, of Marie Stuart
or Marie Antoinette sleeves that
they wore were as much a part OF
them as they We're each part Of the
age In which they lived.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
With the PuzzlesEditOr.

Madrid.
See II you can solve these behesd-
inga: BehsRd a stream to make h
bird. Bshsad q flower and got q
weaving machine. Behead something
that sweeps and get what 1t sweeps.
Rehead to bat the eye and get part
Of chain. Behsad again and get
a writing fiuid Behead the edge and
get place to skate. sBehead dreary
and get . means of escape.
Answers: Share. hare, are. Shear,
hear, ear.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

letter word square: /. What birds
choose in Spring. 2. The Hawaiian n
word for goodbye" 3. A small gift,
4. To choose for office. ). The bringer
Of gifts a Christmas.
Answer: !. Mates. 2. Aloha. J.
Token T. Elect. ). Santa.
In what city did this take place?
The answer IL hidden In ths sentence.
The bull threw the mad rider into
the ring
Evening star., 1925-11-15

monstroaities again. But history re-
peated itself rather promptly, and nv
1853 or 1850 the enormous sleeve. Of
somewhat different shape, TO he sure
was again in vogue. 1t was in fact
because OF the enormous size of sleeves
ADDED to the monstrous dimensions of
the hooped skirts-that coats beca me
fashionably impossible and sha wis
were fashionable necessity
Again the sleeves waned and waste ed
until the dress reformers of the day
preached against slight sleeves that
stopped the circulation of the blood
and made freedom of motion, almost
Evening star., 1925-11-15
My Dog Does

my dogs name is Caesar. He can
sit mp and say please and ride our
pony while she is trotting."
Riding a pony is new trick. so
here is a picture of Caesar on the
pony. This clever dog belongs TO
Norman Milbourne of Stachan. Al
berta. Canada, and he is very proud
to have such a nice pet. Norman
says Caesar can do other tricks. too,
and is very friendly with two cats,
also belonging to Norman. With a
pony and two cats and this handsome
dog. we think Norman is well ese-
yided with plavfellows.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

When iuntleiand hecam. more or
less civilized. MIR. Monk was put in
charge of sbor exchange. and had
a vary busy time hndine work for
the inha bitants. A starving stag was
the first out-o-work To come to Mr.
Monks Axcha nge. He had never been
used 10 work t.all- in fact. he'd been
such a pig pot he was known to every
body as The Mona rch of the Glen"
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Kirkbrides Island.
BY JACK GIHON,
A New Serial Of Treasure TrOve on q
TrOpic Isle.
INSTALLMENT

KlrkbTldeS Island.
EOR three days the little schooner
yacht Nancy had been plunging
stubbornIy, like spirited horse at
tether, against the angry torrents, of
water. Three days 1t had been since
the hurricane. huge black spiral
reaching to the heavens. had swirled
upon them from the south. tra nsform-
ing the calm blue of the Caribbean
into a rebellious gray mass of waves
that seemed intent on effacing every
living thing.
reIentfnS. Jimmie Brysen. peeripg out
the porthole or the forward cabin.
could see, nothing bft. n,ourtainas nf
waves, towering at fearful heights be
Evening star., 1925-11-15
cTo be continued next weekly

What animal" asked the tea acher
OF the class In ma aturai history. makes
the nearest approach to man."
The mosquito" tinidly ventu-e6
the little boy with curly hair.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Fine

Doo--How are yon feeling now?
Patient-Pretty well. except that
Ay breathing bothers me.
Doc--Well Eli see II l can't stop
that tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
In That Case.

Geld digger 10 svia atnrt-N'ouid you
take ne for . little NY?
Aviator-Why. not At all. YOU look
much more IKE little girl.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
The Proper Retort.

One Of them smart city fel!ers
tried to sell me the Woolworth Build
ing"
What did you say?''
II sez, all right, young feller; wrap
Ii up!'',
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Could Mr.. Monk find him a suita BILE
job?
Mr.. Monk finally decided to send
the stag down to . restaura mt where
for weekly bag Of fodder. he acted
as hat and umbrAlla stand. Part Of
his duty consisted In calling out IL .
dishonest customer took away DLn
umbrella which did not belong to
him. This made the stag very unpopu.
lar. and he was soon out OF work
a ga N
Evening star., 1925-11-15

Customer want couple Of
piitowrs sAs.
CyArk-what size?
Customer aent know. h,t@Fvesr
a number hat.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

HERE ARE Full. SLEEVES OF
METALLIC BROCADE THAT. IN
REALITY. FORM PART OF THE
BODY OF THIS FUR-TRIMMED
VELVET EVENING WRAP. IN
THE CIRCLE is A SLEEVELESS
FROCK. WITH A SNUG LITTLE
YOKE OF FLESH-COLORED
CHIFFON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23

Why don't you start an aglta-
ton for enforcing all laws equally,
instead of putting all the stress on
enforcing the prohibition law?"
say some whose real interest is that
they do not want this law enforced.
Bless you; that is exactly what is
being done.
Only, the way to enforce laws
equally is to enforce them unequal
ly. That reinforcement should be
equally proportioned to resistance.
If law is resisted one ounce,
enc ounce of pressure should be
applied to enforcing it. If the re-
sistance is one pound, the enforce
should also be a pound. And if the
resistance is a ton, the only way to
make enforcement effort "equar' is
to enforce it a ton also.
So IAN ounce of effort on one
law and ton on another is pre-
cisely the way to be equal in en-
forcement energy.
Whenever the vets want the
pressure on prohibition enforcement
reduced to one ounce, they con cas-
| lily bring that about by reducing
their own efforts against it to the
same amount.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
Entertaining
Tourists-

Cordele has a tourist camp.
Thursday night 38 tourist cars
were there for the night. Under
the auspices OF the Cordele trade
body a fish fry was given these
38 auto parties. Local fisher
men furnished the fish. Cordele
business men aided in serving
and making the tourists feel
perfectly at home. "
AS a rule the tourist is a home
seeker. He is prospecting for a
place to settle; a place to farm
or invest a small saving-some-
times a large sum. Nine times
out of ten they'll land in the
place where they find friendly
surroundings.
There's no place like a fish
fry, barbecue or a small lunch
con to get close to fellow.
Cordele business men are work
ing and getting results, too.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
NEW ERA

Mr.. Alvo Dozier and Mr.. Johnson,
of Sarasota, Fla, spent part of
last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. C. Veal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Harden were
spend the day guests Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ". Parker Sunday.
Miss Beulah Harris spent part of
last week here at the bedside of her
aunt, Mrs. W. A. Parker.
Mrs. s. NJ. Parker spent Friday
night and Saturday with Mrs.C. N.
Bailey.
Mr.. andMrs. H. J. Morris and
Thelma ad Floyd Morris and Mrs.
C. N. Bailey were the spend the day
guests at the home home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. 0. Bray, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Gohlson, and
Miss Irene Gohlson, of Americas
sepnt Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Mary Gyles.
R. c. Barry, of Dooly county was
the guest of his brother, W. T. 0.
Bray Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Bradley
and son Wade, spent Sunday at the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
LESSONS OF THE
PACIFIC PLANE RESCUE

There has been no more dramat-
ic story than that of the rescue, or
rather, the escape, of Commander
Rogers and his brave crew of flyers
Probably the ones to whom it was
not dramatic were the aviators
themselves. They were behind the
scenes and knew all the plot.
Besides they were busy, and
hard work leaves little time for
thrills. They come afterward.
But at least, the dramatizing of
it to the rest of the world will serve
to emphasize its lessons.
First of these is the lesson
learned long ago in mine disasters
The rule of the mines is that the
entombed victims are alive until
their dead bodies are discovered.
j Now it will be the rule that lost
aviators are alive until they are
found dead or the broken fragments
of their vessel are found without
them.
Next is that a modern bombing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
An Example in
Arithmetic

The following is from lin
Nevin's column in the Atlanta
Georgian:
An Atlanta young man, asking
his employer for a raise few
days ago, received-so he tells
me-the following pointed reply:
why do you want a raise? There
are 365 days in year; you work
eight hours day and that is 1872
There are 50 Sundays in a year
and you get them off, and that
leaves 70 days; there are ID
holidays, which leaves you Sd
days; you take an hour off for
lunch, which makes fourteen
days which leaves you forty
days; you get Saturday after
moons off, which makes 26 days,
which leaves you IA days, and I
give you two weeks vacation
each year-when in HI do you
work, anyway"
It's too hot to solve Mr..
Nevin S arithmetical problem.
We IL save it for a holiday, or
vacation time, or at the noon
luncheon hour or Sunday.
81 ). -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
Mosquitoes in Swamps
In Chester, S. G.

Thanks to the health boarc
and an enlightened citizenship
we of Americas and Sumter
county have heard little of mos.
quitoes the past few years. This
year some persons have said il
was because of the dry wealth.
er. Read the following and
you II realize that your guess was
wrong
Chester, S. c., Sept. II - The
mosquitoes have laid down a bar
rage in this municipality this Sep
TENDER that eclipses anything
ever attempted by their ancest-
ors. Folk here thought being a
dry year there would be none Of
the pests. However, their hopes
have been shattered by the great
est invasion of mosquitoes felt
and listened to in years.
Where they came fron. is puz-
zling. Various ideas are advanced.
Some think owing to the streams
recently drying up, they came to
the city in search of water, as
well as blood. Others think the
recent winds blew them in from
the ocean, while others have fig
ured it out and many think the
solution is that the water in the
streams, prior to dying up re-
Gently, was left in thousands of
holes, which made ideal breeding
places for the pests.
Anyway they are here and the
stores are doing a great business
selling mosquito lotions.
IF Chester folk will look about
they'll likely find the breeding
places in their own backyards
Mosquitoes do not travel far, no.
fast. Americas has proven tina
fact. It's when we see Others
suffer that we realize more full
ly the wisdom of our fight, on,
that is splendidly successful.
Mosquitoes, like flies, mus
be fought year in and year out
Elimination for one year doe
not mean they will not again re
turn, for they will.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
The Georgia
Free Lance

The first issue of Tom Hard
wicks weekly paper, The
Georgia Free Lance is off the
press. 1t is owned and edited by
the fearless ex-senator. In
front page editorial, MIR. Hard
wick states with his usual en-
phasis that the paper will be
independent independent in
thought and speech" and con-
tinuing he says:
at (The Georgia Free Lance
will wear no mans collar. 1t has
no axe to grind. 1t has no grudge
to crafty. 1t will be neither
Democratic or Anti-Democratic.
1t believes profoundly in the
Democracy of our fathers. From
hybrid Democracy this paper
would call the people back to
Democracy and to the American
ism of Thomas jefferson and An
drew Jackson"
Every one knowing Hardwick
will recognize him in the above
paragraph and will realize that
if he succeeds in making the
Hardwick Free Lance a go, he
will start something in Georgia.
1ardwick was never one to
mince words or shy at an issue.
He'll say what he thinks, regard
less of consequences.
The Georgia press - and
Georgians in general-should
welcome this fearless free lance
and his Georgia Free Lance to
a field that isn't always as free
or fearless as it might be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23

Iseaplane IL d seaworthy vessel, ana
and should be manned by men who
are seamen as well as airmen. Only
the fine seamanship of these navy
aviators saved a tragedy.
Also, the small lessons of one ac-
cident warn against repeating its
particular failures.
Another flight will have a radii
transmitting set operated by hand
if necessary when all other power
is gone.
A husky man, turning a crank
with proper gears, can turn out a
couple of hundred "watts" of pow
er, and a whole crew together
could turn out a considerable frac-
ton of kilowatt, which is a great
deal more than is needed to oper-
ate a transmitting set.
/ And there will be more emmer-
gency food, more water, and little
reserve gasoline, not available for
flying.
Finally one naval flyer has made
reputation which even yellow
journals will respect. And that
man is appointe dassistant chief of
the air service.
If that man makes what yellow
journalist critics, in and out of the
service, think are mistakes" they
can at least not be charged to ignor-
ance, incompetence, lack of practi-
cal experience, or lack of skill, re-
sourcefulness, character or cour-
age.
A sensible man, loyal to his serv-
ice. who has at the same time the
confidence of the sensationalists,
was needed-and has been found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23

home of Mr.. andMrs. S. ]. Bradley.
Lillian Morris spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Louise
Bray.
Mrs. S. :. Bradley spent last Sat-
urday at tie home of Mrs. Il. j.
Parker.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parker and Mrs. ". A.
Bray and children we're visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. R.
Parker Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Castleberry
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. ]. Bradley Sunday after
noon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Connors and
children. of Americas, were visitors
at the home Of Mr.. ad Mrs. W. 7. O..
Bray Sunday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
DIT ORAL

ready warned the counties IN the
stricken area that they will have
to put up their share of the
funds 70 match the federal funds
on the building of roads, else
there can be no road building
done for the relief of the farm
er. Ana so it is. Where will the
stricken county get the money if
the stricken farmer is 100 poor
to pay his taxes? Every bit of
the move to aid the farmer in
the arid area is pure bunk-bunk
because the move that is being
made cannot help hilc.
Unquestionably there's some
distress in the arid regions of
North Georgia, but Georgia is
not starving; Georgia is not
destitute; there is work and
plenty of it for him who is ready
to go after it.
North Carolina is sending
great placards over the State,
reading; Cotton pickers wanted
to pick this States mammoth
crop-the greatest cotton crop
ever grown in the State.
South Georgia has had about
one-half enough labor to gather
her phenominal crops. And a
number of North Georgians
have come here to pick cotton;
when the crops are in down here,
they move on further up the
State and eventually will land
in the Carolinas.
This foolish move on the part
of Holder or whoever started it
has given Georgia a lot of
miserable advertising.
Someone has used bad judg-
ment. Georgia. as d whole, was
never more prosperous - not
since the war days.
4. X x
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-23
Cheap Political
Frenzy

The apparent effort of some
State politicians to capitalize on
the stricken farmers of North
Georgia has drawn the fire of
Charley Browns editorial pen.
In his Cordele Dispatch he has
this to say:
The cheap political frenzy over
the needs of the stricken farm
ers in North Georgia is the most
damaging piece If advertising
that could be planned-if the
devil and his shrewdest assist
ants were on the job. Isn't it
strange that there should be
such damaging effect in some
body's move to do good-and
isn't it strange that those who
deal with the affairs and inter
ests of the public will not do SO
with more courage?
The drouth has done some harm
up in North Georgia-has done
some harm to late crops in this
section-but it has not done
enough for the State to take
hold as for storm and flood suf-
ferers. 1t is not because we do
not understand that we find COM
plant. 1t is because, after all
the unfavorable advertising and
the political frenzy Of those who
must retain the vote at all cost,
there isn't going to be any aid
available from the federal funds.
Chairman Holder Of the High
way commission has in rather
large type in the newspapers al