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SCHOOLS URGED I
TO AIDCENSUS
Appeal To Teachers Is
sued By Commissioner
Os Education
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The
schools are asked to aid the census
office in collecting the 1920 census,
which begins January 2, in an appeal
to teachers issued by Dr. P. P. Clax
ton, United States commisiosner of
education. In his'Statement, Dr.
Claxton says:
"Teachers and school officials, and
the children in the schools as well,
car help the government with the
fourteenth census of the United States
which begins January 2. 1920. by
making clear to all the people in the
community how important the cen
sus work is.
■‘The enumeration of the population
during a census of the United States]
always presents numerous difficulties ■
among them apprehension cn the
part of the people, particularly those
of foreign birth or ex I '.’action, that
their answers to the enumerator’s
questions will cause increased taxa
tion, legal entanglements or other
cc»sequences injurious io their wel
fare. The schools can assist mater
ially ’n quieting such unfounded fears
and at the same time acquaint al) per
sons with the main questions includ
ed in the census schedules.
■“lt is, therefore, earnestly hoped
that school teachers will see the
opportunity presented them as public
servants who come in contact with
large numbers of people to correct
any erroneous opinions about the
census which they may hear. It is
no less earnestly hoped that school
children may convey to their homes
the information that taking a census
is a gigantic task that can only be
successfully carried out if all the
people co-operate by giving the cen
sus enumerator correct and complete
answers to all questions.”
A special circular for the use of
Now’s The Time To Do Your
Christmas Shopping
IF you asked the men in your
family what they preferred for • xy-
Christmas the answer would a
probably be “something to wear”
c
A new Shirt, a pair of Gloves, gTU
some new Handkerchiefs, are
certain to hit the right spy \
We have a big array of such gifts ‘
ready to show you; they come in $
the very best quality, in the /| .1
newest styles. h.
Here are a tew of the choice |
things you have to pick from: b
Hart Schaffner |
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All Wool Suits and Overcoats gjißi
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Raincoats Handkerchiefs jMW jgpA
Gloves Silk Hosiery
Derbies or Soft Hats 1 \
Knitted Silk Ties — —
Copyright 1919. Hart Schaffner&Marx
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR
YOUR MONEY BACK.
W. D. BAILFA COMPANY
I With the Scouts
We appreciate very much the
many offers made by several of the
good citizens of Americus to furnish
free all logs for the log cabin. We
ithank you.
Scouts agreed to attend church at
I Lee Street Methodist church Sunday
night Dec. 21, providing the pastor
would live up to his motto: “More
Pay and Shorter Hours for Minis
ters.’’ Let all Scouts assemble at
end of pavement on South Lee street
promptly at 6:45. Carr Glover will
command. Scouts will sing “Amer
i ica.” Better practice a bit. says
Kiker.
How about log-cutting Monday,
Dec. 21? Be ready to decide this!
when we meet at 6:45.
We want to go ’possum hunting.
' Anybody.gbt some dogs and want to
i take us? We hope more will answer
■h's than applied for Scout Master in
answer to our ad last Sunday.
All Scouts will have to re-register!
on January 1, 1920, so pay’ up all
dues and pass all examinations be
fore that time.
It is a good thing to remember our
motto during tjie Christmas holiday’s.
We may be needed.
To the public: Scout Master John
: son has not given up the Scout work
! as some thought by last Sunday’s no
tice. We need another as we have
more than one troop.
Scout Oath: “On my honor I will
do my best: 1, To do my best to
: my God and my country’, and to obey
the Scout Law; 2, To help others at
all times; 3, To keep myself physi
cally strong, mentally awake, and
morally’ straight."
schools has been prepared by the
Census Bureau and will be distributed
to teachers in the larger cities.
SHIP HITS ROCK.
30 LIVES LOST
Oil Tanker Wrecked Off
Oregon Coast; Score
Still Missing
BANDEN, Oregon, Dec. 20.—At
least thirty lives -were lost when the
oil tanker J. A. Chanslor, bound in
ballast from Portland to San Fran
cisco, was wrecked off Cape Blanco
Thursday night, according to the re-]
port of Earl Dooleys a member of
the crew, who was washed ashore
from one of the Shanslor’s life boats
near here early today.
Besides Dooley, another identified 1
man was saved. Dooley’ said the ship
struck a reef and broke in two a few
minutes later. A score of the crew
is still unaccounted for.
Raro-p** Avin Chosen
To Seat In Congress
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 20.
Victor Berger, of Milwaukee, was
again today representative-elect from '
the Fifth Congressional District, hav
ing defeated Henry H. Bodenstab.
fusion candidate, by’ a majority of
4,806 in yesterday’s special election.
Th'e complete unofficial vote com
piled today gave Berger 24,367 and
Bodenstab 19,561. Tn the election
of 1918 Berger received a plurali
ty of 5.507 in a three-sided contest,
th'e Republicans and Democrats hav
ing candidates in the field. Berger’s |
total in that election was 17,822,
while the two opposition candidates j
combined got 22,854 votes.
Berger was denied a seat in the ]
House of representatives November ]
10, last, after pn investigation by
that body of his activities during
the war and following his convic
tion and sentence of twenty years
in a federal penitentiary on a charge
of violating the espionage act.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
SPANISH SWINDLE
HITS ILS. AGAIN
Dying Prisoner Letters
Flood America, Says
Madrid Report
MADRID, Dec. 20.—The “Span
ish Swindle” has shown its head;
again.. America has been inundated j
with letters from “a dying prisoner, I
persecuted by political enemies, only
1 able to communicate with the out-1
’ side world through the kindness of a
prison chaplain.” The writer of the
I letter claims relationship with the :
; person addressed and explains that a
j valise containing valuables has ben
concealed outside of Spain, the con
tents to left to an only daughter and
j the American relative.
Should the American reply, he later
i receives a letter from “the chap
lain,” stating that the prisoner is
i dead and that a certain sum is re- |
I quired to release the prisoner’s bag
gage, including the mysterious va- j
lise. Fortunately when the corres
; ponder.ee reaches this point the
j “American relative” usually becomes
euripus and as a result the embassy
in Madrid and the consulates through
out Spain have a flood of correspond
ence on the subject.
In other cases', the victim takes the
bait without question and parts -with
his money, or even worse still, goes to
j the expense of traveling to Spain to
pay’ the required sum to release the
valise and claim his share of the con
tents.
Tn that case the swindler is gen
; erally brought to book, for the Span
ish police are on the lookout and the
presence of a stranger looking for
lost relatives arouses their suspic
i ions.
Recently an American arrived in
Madrid with a certified check to claim
his share of a prisoner’s estate. The
| Spanish police put him in prison un
] til he could be convinced that he had
been the victim of a clever swindler.
It took all the eloquence of an Amer
ican consul to de this and induce the
man to return home.
Bananas And Water
Weigh Down Marine
ATLANTA, Dec. 20.—“ Plenty of
bananas washed down with a couple
THREE MORE DAYS
Open Every Night
Till Christmas
We invite everybqdy, from everywhere, provided they are
here cn, i Christmas SHOPPING TRIP, to shop with us
for the REAL, USEFUL things. We will be pleased to
wait on you for any item of wear for the BABY, for the
OLDER ONES, children we mean, or the husband and
wife.
We h ,ve what you want —for any member of the fam
ily, a .T you can get it anywhere from 7 o’clock in the
morning to 10:30 in the evening—except on Christmas
Eve r.ifht, when we do not know really what hour we will
close —but ’twill possibly be midnight.
NOW, COME ALONG, EVERYBODY, AND LET’S
HAVE A BIG CHRISTMAS
BY OVERLOOKING NOTHING THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE REMEMBERED
We Wish Everybody A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Such efficiency is not only the result of con
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Lamar Telephone 173
of quarts of water.” i 1
This was the weight-building pre
scription which a friend gave to ’
Frank Shipp, of Columbus, just be- ]!
fore he applied for enlistment in the
United States Marine Corps here.
Shipp is no heavyweight, and he
feared that he would not pass the ,
examination. So he filled up on ba
nanas and water. The medical of-
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1919.
ficer feared Shipp had dron SV w
was so swollen around the
that the doctor thought he had swS
lowed a watermelon whole.
Shipp confessed to the bananas .nJ
water, but after the swelling
down he was found to be he
enough and was enlisted. 1 avy
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