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PAGE SIX TIMES-RECORDER PUBLISHED 1879 Published by The Times-Recorder Co., (Inc.) Lovelcae Eve, Editor and Publisher Kutercd as second class matter at the poatofficr al Americus, Georgia, according to the Act of Congress. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to llie use for the republication of all news dis patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to this paper and also the local news published here in. All right Os republication of special dispatches are also reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., New York; Peoples* Gas Blue.. Chicago* A THOUGHT | He, that being often reproved hardencth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.—Prov. 29:1. A stubborn, mind conduces as lit tle to wisdom or even to knowledge as a stubborn temper to happiness. Southey. It’s Our Theatre Remember, only a short time ago, bow we all were planning and prom ising what we would do if only we had a real legitimate theater? Remember, our delight when the good news was heard that Americus was to have a theater second to none? You recall what we said-- and I—about the benefits that would accrue to the city by reason of the theater. Wel|, we have the theater. In it has been shown some of the best that is to be seen anywhere in all the South, both in pictures and legitimate. A few have given the theater their support. A number have absolutely neglected it, forgetting its very presence. Americus will never be a city un til Americus men learn to pull to gether; to support Americus insti tutions; to smile more and frown less; CON-struct and not DE-struct. The Rylander theater can not continue to operate at a loss. Man ager Kincey is bringing good shows here for you. Unless these receive your support, he will be compelled to cancel all dates—unless the booking offices beat him to it and cancel out on him. The theater, in a tense, is a mu nicipal institution deserving the unstinted support of Americus peo ple. And when we say support we have reference to both pictures and legitimate shows. Those towns that have grown are the ones where team work predomi nates; where local institutions are supported; where selfishness and eternal pessimism are hard to find. Do you recall what Kipling said in '“The Law of Jungle?” Now this is the law of the jungle —as old and as true as the sky; , And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk, the law runneth forward and back— For the strength of the PACK is the WOLF, and the strength of the WOLF is the PACK. Santa Claus Old Santa will arrive in a few days— that is, he will for some little tots; others he will pass by. When you go home tonight, take that little tot on your knee, in front of the fire. Tell him a Santa Claus story and show him where his stocking is to hang. Watch his little eyes blink and shine. Then, just for fun, suppose that you were taken away and that lit tle tot was left without dad to fill his stocking. Can you picture his face and his eyes, as he scrambles frow bed Christmas morn, races to his stocking, only to find it empty. The grief, the disappointment, the tears, the breaking little heart - hnay not be in YOUR child, because Santa has spared you, old man. But there are little tots whose dads have gone on; whose stocking will be empty unless YOU and a thous and others chip in and help the Times-Recorder Empty Stocking Fund. Pennies and nickles and dimes from the little tots are fine; but you elders can afford to come through with larger pieces of money. Every cent will be> carefully spent by Mrs. Sherlock and the other good women who have this noble charity in tharge. Loosen up! Man, A Queer Animal “Like father, like son,” an old saying that’s sometimes true. Many a son has been a prohibi tionist because of the example of a drunken father, and others have fallen victims to rum through the invitation of fathers to imbibe. The Elder Rothschild watched from afar the Battle of Waterloo. Seeing victory coming to the Eng lish he races to London and so plays the exchange that the foun dation of the immersse Rothschild fortune is laid. His son busies himself collecting fleas, presenting to the British Mu seum the greatest collection of fleas in the world. Rothschild took great pride in his fleas. He ransacked the world for them. Expense was no object. He even sent a costly expedition into the Far North to get a speci men of the flea that annoys a cer tain kind of Arctic seal. Strange things happen in World Vaudeville, but rarely anything stranger than his hobby cf the rich banker. , Arthur of Samme, Englishman, has 476 different specimens of match boxes and he boasts that it took 14 years to acquire them. Samme claims, with dignity and confidence, that he is the world’s greatest authority on match boxes. No doubt. In two ways, it’s a striking hob by. Man’s instinct for accumulation is, in its simpler form, the quality or virtue known as thrift. Carried to extremes, to its logical conclus ion, it is responsible for some peo ple being too rich at the expense of others who remain too poor. Many a millionaire will smile at Mr. Samme collecting match box es or Mr. Rothschild collecting rare fleas. But the match boxes and fleas have benefited their owners about as much as excessive posses sion of dollars benefits the ex tremely rich. A queer animal, at times, is man. In justice to Rothschild, it must be admitted that his hobby did the world ;r» little good, since lleas spread diseases and a knowledge of them is obviously valuable. Which is more than can be said of some collections of dollars. OPINIONS OF . § OTHER EDITORS MAKING DOCTORS Solomon, had he lived today in Connecticut, might have writ ten it: “Os the making of many doctors there is no end." The scandal uncovered in Con necticut is well-nigh incredible, but the evidence obtained appears to show conclusively that "doc tors” have been ground out there in carload lots. The lists of suc cessful applicants for diplomas contain the names of carpenters, plumbers, barbers, clerks, dug clerks, automobile mechanics and the like! A grand jury called to investi gate these operations by Gover nor Templeton is now at work to the end that the activities of the “diploma mill” may be ended and its sponsors and directors punished. From press-report statements this making of "doctors” by wholesale was quite a hilarious business. Special cars were used I>y the St. Louis- and Kansas Qity originators of the scheme—them selves regularly accredited mem bers of the medical profession— and four trips yearly were made. On board cars were phonographs and other amusement accessories as well as a mimeograph machine which distributed the questions in the examination for the Connecti cut license, the questions having been cbti ined io. advance And how tho.- • "stude.u scar ed! Many of them made as high as 95 per cent. Such technical scientific erudition should have surprised the staid Connecticut examiners; but there is no evi dence that it did. Perhaps they are now surprised. ’ They should be that, and something' more.— Cincinnati Enquirer. NAME THEM, MR. PERRYMAN From an article printed in the Talbotton New Era of last Thurs day under the signature of Rep resentative A. J. Perryman we take the following excerpts: “The writer states without fear of contradiction that if self-inter est on the part of office seek ers were not so apparent in this session, that the same would have been concluded last week. "There is a strenous opposition to the audit bill and the public can draw its own conclusions as to where this opposition is com ing from—a proper auditing sys tem in this state is highly neces sary and imperative if the stats government ever gets on tho proper business basis.” Unfortunately, thq, people have to depend on its reD'esentatives for information. We are there fore asking Representative A. J Perryman to make public the names of the self-interested of fice-seekers, and also to let us hear from what department comes the opposition to the audit bill. The Enquirer-Sun will be very glad to print this information, if Representative .Perryman will ’let us have it.—Columbus Enqinrc-- Sun. BUT HE’S FROM MSSOURI A Missourian wrote us saying that he did not want to come to Florida because he was afraid of malaria, Now the fact is thqrc is little malaria in most sections of Florida, while in Missouri, when a fellow passes _ in a Ford, they can’t tell wheth er it’s the car or a chill that’s that she wouldn’t. Now she mar ries a coffee king and a polo hound, known as Major Frederic McLaughlin. Montgomery Ad vertiser. _ THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER Copyright, 1923, DAILY POEM By N. E. A. Service "nils 11 WLilVl Borton Braley IN DISGUISE I read all the circulars sent me. The booklets and catalogues, too. Advertisements don’t discontent me When plainly presented to view. But all of my rage I unfetter In cursing, with bile and with gall, The letter that looks like a letter But isn’t a letter at all. Its aspect is always effective, With quite a luxurious, touch, It gives you a feeling prospective Os dividends, bank-drafts and such. Alas, it’s an ad for a sweater, Or ‘Clothing for Winter and Fall,’ This letter that looks like a letter But isn’t a letter at all. I’m glad to peruse advertising That's labeled so perfectly plain, But as to this tricky disguising x It gives me a wearisome pain; And I will be anyone’s debtor Who’ll help to abolish this stall The letter that looks like a letter But isn’t a letter at all. OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder Dec. 13, 1913.) Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Speer and daughter, Miss Mary Speer, left yesterday morning for Jacksonville, the party occupying Mr. Speer’s large touring car, in which they will arrive in the Florida metropo lis this afternoon. Mrs. Speer and Miss Speer, will spend several weeks there, and will enjoy many delight ful drives in their car in that very attractive section of the The price of cotton again touch ed 13 cpnts..in the Americus mar ket yesterday morning when the government estimate of the entire crop was published at 11 o’clock, the figures being 13,677,000 bales. In fact, any considerable line of fine cotton will readily bring the hoo doo figure, so anxious are buyers to secure good grades, but just now most of the cotton marketed is “off grade” and sells for a less price. However, some sales at 13 cents were effected yesterday. Dear Santa: lam a little, boy 6 years old and go to a private school. I have been real smart; my teacher (Miss Walker,) has taught me to write lots of words, so’ I want you to bring me a cowboy suit, drum, firecrackers, in bunch es) and anything else at Holliday’s you see nice so ra good little boy. Lon Charles Gammage. Dear Santa: I go to school and am in the first grade. 1 have been a good boy in school, and I think I have been, good at home. I want you to bring me a cowboy suit, a big horn, pistol, some caps fend some ties. Your little friend Chas Glover. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder Dee i.j’ 1903.) Miss Sarah Cobb leaves next week for New York and will spend Christmas holidays delightfully with her brother, Mr. Georgy Cobb. Rev. and Mrs. K. Read and Miss Read after a pleasant visit of three days in Americus, their former home, left yesterday for Thomas ville. Not the least important feature of tomorrow’s program is the regu lar election for three members of the city council, Messrs. J. S. 80l- BLAH! When an American woman feels I badly she goes out and spends and I spends, until she feels good again. In fact, the most expensive thing the American man can buy is the American woman.’’ Such is the glib comment of W. L. George, British novelist, lecture- j touring America. Not that we have any particular desire to preserve him for the futurae, but if we were W. L. George we’d stay east of the Mississippi and in particular avoid the southwest—where woman is es teemed considerably higher than in England. Sex cynicism arouses less resent ment in the cynical cast. COSTLY More than 90 million dollars have been spent in detrmixfng the valua tion of the railroads. When La Fol lette fathered the legislation provid ing for this valuation, as a basis for fixing railroad rates, he figured the cost would be about five millions. This' figure, 90 million, is the one announced by the press agent de partment of the railroads. No doubt, another 90 millions will be spent investigation to determine if it's correct. The roads claini they have paid 67 the -total 90, and Uncle Sam the rest. HOT-DOGS Fifty-three “hot-dogs” were eat en by John Huine in a contest. The audience then carried him to the rear of the restaurant, covered him with a fireman’s red shirt and left him to sleep. He’s the champion hot-dog eater of New York’s Lower East Side. A thousand years from now, Huine’s giant meal will seem as im portant as nearly anything else happening this year in America; so don’t belittle him. On with the World Vaudeville! ONCE New Haven policeman nearly had heart failure when Jacob Abraham, banana peddler, walked in with a S2O bill which a customer had given him by mistake, and asked the po lice to help him find the owner. How many of our big problems, ton, D. M. Borum and C. J. Sher lock being the nominees of the re cent Democratic primary. The many friends of Dr. B. L. Joiner in Americus and throughout the county will be pleased to learn of a slight improvement in his con dition yesterday and will hope for his early recovery. Mr. Lott Warren, now of Atlan ta, is receiving a very cordial wel , come at the hands of his numerous I warm friends in Americus. Mrs. John R. Shaw is still a guest i at the home of her father, Capt. C. W. Felder and will remain in Americus several days. Mrs. J. L. Hand returned to Pel ham yesterday after a visit of sev eral days to her mother, Mrs. F. D. Hollis, at her home on Taylor street. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recordei' Dec. 13, • 1893.) One of Schley county’s oldest and most highly esteemed residents, Mr. Dupree Peacock, died at his home near Ellaville Monday night after an illness of many months. Mr. Peacock was well known in Ameri cus and the announcement yester day of his death brought sorrow to many warm friends.. Mr. and MrS. Byrd Lewis left yesterday, the former on a business trip to Atlanta, while Mrs. Lewis will visit relatives in Thomaston, her formeri’home, for a few days. Judge and Mrs. Wellborn F. Clarke left yesterday for Cuthbert, wnere they will be the guests of relatives for a few days. P.ev. T E. Davenport, of Hamil ton, spent a day or two with rela tives here, and left yesterday to attend the annual meeting of the South Georgia conference in Daw son. Mrs. Eason Smith, who has been the guest of Mrs. T. N. Hawkes for the past week or two, return ed to her home in Bronwood yes terday. There are ten little girl attend ants of the Episcopal church who, under the guidance and supervis ion of Mrs. Cecil Gabbett are do ing their mite to assist in good works. They are an organized lit He body known in the church as "The Busy Workers.” THE REFEREE little ones also, would disappear if all of us were as honest as Jacob Abraham? What this country needs, more than anything else, is common honesty. SEXES Women rapidly are becoming the dominant sex and man will be a timid, shrinking creature of the fire side and boudoir. , Joke-writers began tefling us this, long ago. Now they’re backed by the German scientists, Mathias and Mathilde Vaerting, whose book on the subject has been translated for publication in English. , We disagree. Men are slipping ad mittedly, but any deterioration that is taking place is attacking both sexes equally. , Women average a 50-50 say. They always have and always will. DRUNKS Liquor makers held an anti-pro hibition conference in London, where the Daily Mail in its report of the meeting recorded: "Mr. H. F. Fox (United States) ■ said that police statistics in his county, while showing more drunk enness under prohibition, did not tell of what was "going on in the people’s homes or behind closed doors in private clubs. There had been a startling increase in motor ing accidents due to drunken driv ers, in divorces and homicides.” That first sentence is partly cor rect. The last sentence is bunk. DR. SANFORD HEADS SOUTHERN I. A CLUB ‘ ATHENS, Dec. 13.—Dr. S. V. I Sanford, faculty director of ath letics at the University of Georgia, j also professor of journalism and 1 English, has returned to Athens ; from Washington, D. C., where he , has been presiding at the annual meeting of the Southern Intercol legiate conference. Dr. Sanford was re-elected president of the or ganization with Dr. J. B. Crenshaw [of Georgia Tech, Atlanta, vice president. THE ELEPHAN TTAMER sx sis' * \ • ' w i-) / i can see right \ IgS- rp \ '1 a / nowIAaT this is ) T M -r' N I I GONNA Be A Heciic )- c /' W ) 4 V-- _ J -: TOM SIMS SAYS Big windstorm did a lot of dam age in Houma, La. Oh, that re minds us, congress is in session. Presidential aspirants are worry ing over a dark horse appearing and giving them the horse laugh. Better a dark horse before a nomination than a white elephant later. There’s Ford, but he isn’t a dark horse. Henrys scare horses. Here’s exciting radio news. Dish pans are being used for antennae. Now moie girls will see them. Sometimes our radio sounds as if dishpans were being broadcast. A man captured in McKenzie Tenn., had §9IOO, but was not on his way to buy' a ton of coal. I Imagine the surprise in Cincin nati when an explosion turned out to be a bomb instead of a still. A million dollars may be spent fighting New Jersey mosquitoes, which is less than a penny each. New York man ate 53 hot dogs. This is dangerous. He will be barking and chasing )-at.s next. i Terrible news from London. Doc tor has a serum to make men tire less. These serums make us tried. \yhat if your boss hears about the new serum to make men tire less? Experts says "Yes, We Have No Bananas” is made of old tunes. Well, now they are old twice. The most fascinating thing about popular songs is trying to guess) where the music was stolen. A bottle cork plant burned in I Bayonne, N. J., possibly while I rushing out the Christmas demand. THREE SMILES j Ah, Real Scandal! Mistress—Miss Elsie is coming out next week. Cook—lndeed, ma’am. So is my husband.—Tit-Bits (London.) , Hubby Knows "Could you spare the timq for an hour’s talk?” "Certainly. My wife has just told me she’ll be ready in a minute. —Exchange. They Should Be Grateful Simp—We have a great deal to be thankful for. Mrs. Simp,—lndeed we have. I’m real glad that my friends haven’t got the things we .ain't afford, eith er.—Judge. Wonderfully Invigorating “Your medicine has helped me wonderfully,” wrote the grateful woman. "A month ago I could not spank by baby and now I am able to thrash my husband. Heaven bless you.”—Boston Transcript. A Tip for the Sleuth A famous New York beauty has disappeared. Perhaps she washed it off.—Rochester (N.Y.) Herald. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 * Waynesville, (Pa.) boy stole a train to go to a football game. He was downed on the ten-mile line. The college girls are forming redhead clubs, but you never will hear of a shiny-nose club. News from Paris. They stop the phone service if you get hiad at central. C..j u o abolish phones. Texas man says he killed a deer with his knife, and we say prohibi tion isn’t enforced in Texas. They are taking the. things out of Tut’s tomb. Maybe the women can dig up their Egyptian styles. • By the time a fat woman gets all dressed it is too late to go. There "would be more ambition if it didn’t use up so much energy. Maybe Henry Ford is running for president under another name. Civilization seems to lead from the jungle life to the jingle life. Wnter to a turk, is just one holiday after another. BAPTISTS TRAIN 35,000 IN SOUTHERN SCHOOLS NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 13. (By Assooiated Press) —Over 35,- 000 students ar» cr.rciisd in the Baptist’ institution -of learning in the South, according to a survey that has just been completed by the Education Board of tee Scuthern Baptist convention, it has been an nounced at Baptist, headquarters here. Os this number, over 2,900 arc ministerial students, and ver 2,- 000 other young mbn and women are volunteers for other definite forms of Christian service. This gives to Southern Baptists the larg est number of ministerial students they have ever had at one time. Theye is a total of 119 Baptist institutions in the South, it is re ported. This number includes 5 theological seminaries and mission ary training schools, 32 senior col leges, 30 junior colleges and 52 academies. These institutions have property valuation of 829,439,710 and endownment in the sum of 815, 380,215, giving combined assets of $44,819,961. More than 3000 soda fountains were put in use in Great Britain last year. The first was introduced 12 years ago, but the long, hot sum mer of 1921 is credited with the rapid extension of the soft drink business. L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) Bfllfc'll ■•o„rsl'Lv.'cTL fa three years of serv,ce Sd has won for us rccog- 'S JrarctFiß nitjon as “Th? Bank of Hi**' K Personal Service.” We invite your accountj—- li large or small—cont ,' mercial or savings. The Bank With a Surplus RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING No Account Too Large; None Too Small DECEMBER l-2\ 1923 THE STANDARD Useful Christmas Presents As Usual Here For Less At 95c. Ladies’ serviceable Kid Gloves in all colors (samples); all sizes. At $1.50. Ladies’ Black Im ported Kid Gloves; newest style; just received. At $1.98. Ladies’ Kid Gaunt lefs in new shades; regularly $3.50. At $5.00. Ladies’ Fancy Import ed. Kid Gloves; beautiful styles; all sizes. At 35c. Men’s and Boys’ Knit tcl Silk Four-in-Hnnd Ties; regu larly 50c. At 50c. Over fifty styles of Men’s Fancy Silk Four-in-Hand Ties. At $1.50 Yard. Gold and Silver Lace,-7 to 10 inches wide; regularly $2.50. At $2.98. Satin or Jersey Silk Petticoats; all colors; all sizes. At $1.98. Satin Bloomers; all lengths; ail colors; all sizes. At sQc>. Great assortment of® Turkish and Linen Towelk. At $1.25 Pair. Embroidered Pil low Cases; great variety of patterns and colors. At $2.00 Fair. Embroidered Pil low Cases; on extra good materials; value $3.00. At SIO.OO Pair. Linen Sheets; size 81x90; wide hems; beautiful quality. At $2.00 Pair. Linen Pillow Cases; size 42x36; beautiful qual ity. At $1.98. Queen Victoria Sheets; size 81x90; broad hems, beautiful quality. At 70c Pair. Gold Seal Pillow Cases of best Fruit Loom Muslin; full size. At $1.98. Men's Silk Striped Shirts, attached or collarless; regu larly $2.50. At 49c. Ladies’ Silk Stockings: first quality, black, brown and gray. At 75c. Ladies’ Pure Silk Stock ings, black and colors; all sizes. At $1.25. Panel Back Silk Stock ings, black and full line of colors. At $2.50. Fine Imported Chif fon Stockings; each pair in envel ope; all sizes. At $1.98 to $2.50. Crinkle Bed Spreads in three popular sizes; ex cellent quality. At $1.50. Embroidered Wool, flannel, full width; beautiful work. At 25c. Men’s Pure Linen Ini tial Handkercdiefs; equal to many 50c grades. At 50c Box. Great assortment of Ladies’ Fancy Handkerchiefs; 3 in the box. At SI.OO. Great assortment of Ladies’ Pure Linen Handkerchiefs; 3 in box. Standard Dry Good* Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA.
