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PAGE TWELVE 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 | Hl ~ nit *' i‘ & Marx lilt SWh All Wool Suits and Overcoats gjißi nwßr I 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 ANSLEY’S for gifts VALVE-IN-HEAD 7ra ' Ql Le n H/J & h Xui Bl T L| /MOTOR CARS 7 IF /fflfiPs HUlfe I dl ‘ The Buick Built Spring This Long Sweeping Buick Cantilever Spring, With Its Fourteen Bro d Heavy Leaves, Abounds In Comfort It absorbs hundreds of jolts,—-It eliminates thousands of jars and distributes pleasing com fort with equal care to both front and rear seats, so smooth in action, that each passenger is thrilled with its dependable performance. Such efficiency is not only the result of con struction, but is obtained thru the well balanced position in which each spring is hung to the sturdy Buick frame. For Buick engineers by their modern methods of manufacture have placed upon this unit the ' responsibility of the full load of each car’s capacity —a duty in which quality and endur ance so reliably work hand in hand. i ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILdTHEM W. G. TURPIN &CO. 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 Times-Recorder want Ads pay