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■ ild me you were
at, and asked her
9,s three together
" 1 could save you
’krrassed—not that •
course. I merely i
rch old friends we
have a thousand !
about. She didn’t i
say that much for I
•as she thinks she’s I
■Clong string. She’s
I poor fish who are
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*‘■'4l her? He really
r more. He hadn’t a
t lb same .rumor that
fillet to her crude at
, A’onilse him and then
K . with naked words.
;■» -iese two older and
hardly subtler girls.
'Wfloined forces to dis
■. , 'feind make him feel
* young man they no l
|! 1 him to be. Ha
i;|>th. They had that
Is. He’d never will-
>f them again.
> blurt out the truth
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got the right. Ho
-it Madame Zattiany
_ middle of the table's
yting the intent horn
■ len on either side of
ing more placid than
nan in the room. . .
o him that the rest
d to excess, even the
e two men, to whom,
, they were non-exist
d have given bls play
it to, be able to stand
meats he was left
Marian and Anne
f’ with their neigh
ig those moments
tmosphere of bos
.ding danger. * He
Jian one malicious
at Maryl and once
onse to a whispered
into uncontrollable
these women coms
t was Impossible.
>rk had Its limits,
icily rude to a push
as Indeed they had
.o be, but never to one
. Still —to this alarm
on possibly Madame
» nothing more than a
tan who had stormed
id reduced them to A
round. The tact that
nged to their mothers’
tnd had abruptly de
theirs was enough to
•y instinct of self-de
quite understood they
“r, but In spite of that
lity his sensitive mind
, they’d surely cont
act of hostility. Like
1, they were adepts in.
freezing out." He had
;y had come here from
Ity and that he would
they had ceased to en
.receive her. But he
inner were over. *
n enlightened.
'Fence leaned across
' h, Madame Zattiany!
lea dispute? Harry
_en arguing about Dis
husband was an
isn’t he? Did you hap
the Berlin What-d’you-
replied Madame Zattl
sn amusement “I was
)gden in elghteen-sev
se sties and eighties
Km afraid. I'm'
But we’ve
ou ought to'
Thirty-four
t iin Europe!
every one
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£ try," said Ma
| y. *‘‘X may pub
shod she turned
on her right.
5 the Uttlg_cat?
ittfany!” ex
lyler, whose
Ing. “Please
ntefested in
war.
ur genera
. j . . . too
buarck. And tha
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s|' arrangement with Associated First national,
jfc'atch for the screen version produced by Franlj
ine Griffith as Countess Zattlany. ♦
fttfVudi 4UHWI
Empress Elizabeth. And Crown
Prince Rudolf-rdo tell us the truth ,
of that mysterious tragedy. Did you
ever see Marie Vetsera? I never
heard of it until the other day when
some of mothers friends raked it
up, .and I’ve been excited ever
<
Hh “.IJn-frirtubately my husband was
an attache in ’Parian* t|ie time, and
I never saw her. I am afraid your
curiosity will never be satisfied.
There was a general impression
that if Vienna ever became the cap
ital of a Republic the archives
would be opened and the truth of
ihe Meyerling tragedy given to the
world. But all documents relating
to private scandals must have been
destroyed.” She spoke with the
utmost suavity, the patient hostess
i with rather tiresome guests. “Peo-
I pie in Vienna, I assure you. take
I very little interest in that old. scan
' dal, They are too busy and too un
i comfortable making history of their
own.”
, “Yes, It must be a hideously un-
I comfortable place to live in.” Mrs.
Leonard, another daughtgr-in-law
of one of Mary’s old friends, gave a
little shudder. “No wonder you go*,
out. 1 was so glad to subscribe tn
your noble qharity, dear Madame
Zattiany. ' But” —and she srhlled
winsomely—“l think we should get
up a subscription for those wonder
ful scientists in Vienna. Every
once in a while you hear the mosl
harrowing stories of the starving
scientists of Europe, and It would
be too awful if those miracle men
in Vienna should pass away from
I « ■
I WM
”‘l hear you even made love to
our fair hostess until you found
j out the truth.
; malnutrition before It is our turn
l to need them.”
“Ah, dear Mrs. Ruyler!” ex-
' claimed Madame Zattiany with a
I smile hs • winsome as het • own.
I “Yon forget they will probably all
| be dead by that time and that their
pupils will be equally eminent and
even more expert. For that mat
ter there will be experts in every
city in the world.”
But Clavcring, watching her anx
iously, had seen an expression of
wonder dawn in her eyes, quickly
as she bad banished it. Il was evi
dent that whatever the secret spite
of these women, this was the first
time they had given it open expres
sion. He*glanced about the table.
I Young Vane’s face was crimson
and he had turned his back point
edly on Marian Lawrence, who was
•molting and grinning. She had
started the ball and was too indo
lent to take it out of hands that
seemed to be equally efficient
Clavering leaned forward and
caught Mary’s eye with a peremp
tory expression, but she shook her
head, although too imperceptibly
for any one else to catch the fleet
, ing movement, and he sank hack
with a humilfating sense of impo
tence. He wished she were not so
well able to take care of Ijerself.
“But this is abominable,"
mured Anne Goodrich. It was
possible that she was not in on the
baiting. "Abominable. What'must
she think of us? Or, perhaps they
don’t really mean to be horrid
They look innocent enough. After
all. she could tell us many interest
ing things.”
“Oh, they mean it,” said Claver
ing bitterly. "They ( mean it all
right and she knows it.”
“You speak as If you were even
more Interested in her than poor
Harry Vane." The indignation had
faded from Miss Goodrich’s lofty
countenance. “Are you?"
“Yes, 1 am, if you want the truth.
I’d marry her tomorrow it she’d
have me.” This was as far as he
could go.
"Oh!” Her mouth trembled, but
she difl not look wholly unprepared
for the statement. “But —Lee .
You know how interested I have al- j
ways been in interested
we all are in you ”
“What has that to do with it? It
are so interested in me I should
think I'd have your best wishes to
carry off such a prize. Have you
ever seen a more remarkable wo
man?”
"Oh, remarkable, yes. But—.
well ” And then she burst out:
"It seems to me unspeakably hor
rid. I can't say all I’d like to ”
“Pray, don’t. And suppose we
change the subject They’re at
it again, damn them."
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■1 SEEKING Id J
ENROLL EX OFFICERS
Department Makes Drive io
Have Former Officers Enlist
In Reserve Corps
ATLANTA, Dec. 31.—Colonel A.
E. Williams, acting chief of staff
of the Four Army Corps arear to
day called attention to the order
of the war department which en
ables former officers of the World
War to still still secure commissions
in the Reserve Corps without exam
ination other than physical, their
rank to be the same as that held
upon discharged. z
This privilege was stopped No
vember 11 last. Due to the many
applicants that have come to the
wa r department siqpe that dale,
however, it was deemed advisable
to extend the time one year in or
der to allow those ofiictrs of war
experience to have priority over
men that may be commissioner la
ter, and to immediately make up
the standing list of reserve offi
cers allowed by the Act of Con
gress, June 1920, according to
Colonel William.'.
Major General David C. Shanks,
commanding general of the Fourth
Corps Arear, desires to complete
the quota of reserved officer.. for
this arear as soon as possible, Col-1
onel .Williams said. Every possi- i
ble aid will be given applicants who
come under this new ruling of the
war department, he seated.
In pointing out some of the ad
vantages of securing a commission
now Colonel Williams said that
many ex-officers were under the im
pression that they must attend
camp each summer and that they
were likely to be called into serv
ice at a time that would be detri
mental to their business.
The chief of staff said he desired
to correct this impression and quot
ed the Act of Congress wbjch pro
vides that no reserve officer may
be called into active service for
more than fifteen days during a cal
- endar year. He further stated that
it was the policy of the war de
partment not to compel any* reserve
officer to go into active service
against his will.
At present, a fifteen day train
ing period each year is held at the
various camps in the country. It is
desired that every officer take ad
vantage of this, but due to the lack
of appropriations the applicants
now exceed the number'of officers
sent, the Colonel said. Officers re
ceive lull pay while at camp.
Service schools in the various
branches of service are held and of
ficers may tajie these courses on
full pay if. they so desire. The
schools usually continue three
months. Officers may in the discre
tion of this corps commander at
tend a school other tluni the one the
the same branch of service to
which he belongs.
Provision has been made for ap
proximately 80,000 reserve officers
was stated. It is expected to even
tually bring this total up to 150. in
older to have sufficient command
ing force for an army of 2,000,000-
men that will be ready for call,, the
Colonel said. This enlisted force
wil be composed of the regular
army, the national guard and the
enlisted reserve turned out by the
'annual Citizen’s Military Training
Camps.
Former officers of the World
War who take advantage of enter
ing the reserve forces now will be
given extra time credit, for their
war service and promotion, auto
matically will come much earlie",
he said.
The ruling now is tht* an offi
cer must have held the same rank
for three years in the Reserve
Corps before he can be promoted.
However, if an officer held his rank
two years during the war it will be
only one year after his entrance
into the reserve forces before he
will be promoted to the next high
er grade, the Colonel said.
While promotion is now by file
system only, it is hoped by the war
department that congress will make
provisions for promotion by exami
nation when the next army appro
priation and regulation bill comes
before its body. Colonel Williams
continued. t
Application for res’SYve commis
sion should be made at Fourth
| Army Reserve Corps Headquarter
I Red Rock Building, Atlanta, either,
by person or by letter, it was
stated. '
WAYCROSS HIGHWAY
I DISTRCT ENLARGED
WAYCROSS, 1)77 31.—Accord
jmg to information released by the
local office of the State Highway
I Department, the Waycrosk office is
to be retained for the present at
I"* \n nd WHI not be absorbed by
'the Albany District, as was first
I suggested by the Highway Commit
I s *on. x
The local district will he tn .
; arged by the addition o's five coun
ties, Clinch, Coffee, Lanier apd At-
Lh C ‘ °‘ , Kh “ des > wh <> has been in
I charge of the local office forth"
■past four years, wi|l be placed in
i charge of the Americus District
H. M. Pafford has been m-o’-
moted to the office of divS, En
gineer. J #
’ THE AMERICUS TiMES-RECORDER ' 1 •
LORAIN GIRLS LAUNCH
DRIVE WITH LEAP’ YEAR
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Top, Miss Vera Moore; left, Miss
Aleen MsGrady; right Miss Maxine I
Padley.
LORAIN, 0., Dec. 31.—(8y NEA
Service.) —This little Lake Erie
city is the scene of a spirited fight
between the sexes.
It’s on account of Leap Year.
Recently, with the coming of
1924 but a few weeks off. a num
ber of Lorain’s young men banded
together, resolved to forswear the
deadlier species during Leap Y’ear
and formed the Amalgamated Or
der of _jConfirmed Bachelors.
Amon.g l Its by-laws are the following
regulatihos:
No member shall flirt; the club
rooms shall be bare of all pictures
girls or women; no member shall
whistle any song containing the
word “love,” no member shall mar
ry during 1924.
This was all right as far as it
went., but the girls quickly resolved
not to let the man get away with it.
“If a girl wants a, man. all the
rules of the Amalgamated Order
can’t hold him,’’ said Miss Aleen
McGrady, in the first broadside laid
down by the fair sex against the or
orgqnization.
“The boys are bluffing,” said
Miss Maxine Padley. “They can’t
get away with a thing as foolish as
that.”
So a counter organization has
been formed and it is causing no
little concern among the ranks of
the bachelors. Miss Vera Moore,
one of the organizers of the “antis,”
declares the rules of the girls’ out
fit will “make the Amalgamated
by-laws look like 30 cents.”
Lorain’s fair ones are predicting
The early demise of the Amalgamat
ed. They claim no mere man can
resist a girl once she has made up
her mind she wants him
“We knew ’em,” they scornfully
laugh. “ ‘No member shall flirt.’
That’s a good joke.”
The girls accuse the young bache
lors of being tightwads and deciare
the organization is composed of
men no owe of whom is willing
to spend 15 ciThts to take a girl out.
That’s pretty rough on the boys,
but the girls iux- mad. What’s that
quotation about "the fury of a wo
man. scorned?”
PLAN NEW COUNTRY
CLUB AND GOLF LINKS
t —t —
ATHENS, Dec. 31. A new
country club and golf course tha«
will be second only to the East
Lake clubhouse and golf course in
Atlanta is being planned for Ath
ens. Mt will be constructed with
the coming year and those who are
supporting the movement hope to
open it in June 1925.
A tract of land, located within a
half miles fronting on the newly
paved Jefferson road, north of the
S. A. L. railroad and just outside
the cify limits, has been acquired.
The tract. contains 188 acres and
is ideally situated for a golf course.
A large lake, boat house," club
house, tennis court and the like will
be built and Donald Rois, one the
ountry’s leading golf architests, has
. already been employed to come here
and lay out the golf course and sur
vey the property. It is expected
that the new club will absorb the
Cloverhurst Country club, a 1 short
18 hole golf course and club house
now serving Athens.
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SAY IT WITH FLOWERS .
Who’s Birthday or Wedding Anniversary
Comes today?—Remember her on New
Years with Flowers
THOMAS FLORAL CO.
• Phone 490 Phone 876
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SOUTH AFRICANS WANT I
TO KNOW ABOUT GA. [
ATLANTA, Dec. 31.—Diversi- ;
fied farming conditions in Geor
gia, together with details concern
ing the state’s agricultural adap
tation, is the basis of inquiries re
ceived during the past week by
the Georgia association from sever
al farmers and railroad officials in
South Africa, according to F. H.
Abbott, secretary of the associa
tion. i
Among the inquiries is a letter
'from' a farmer in Johannesburg, (
South Africa, who desires partt
ularly to know the limitations of
Georgia soil for diversified farm
ing, and also the course of studies
offered at Georgia Teach and the
State College of Agriculture.
A letter from railroad officials
in colonies of the South African
' hemisphere desires specific infor
mation concerning' th “Turner coun
ty plan,” sponsored by the asso
ciation, vhicli, is making special ef
forts to interest hundreds of for
eign farmers with a view of hav
ing them come to Georgia and take
up their homes.
SOULE DECLARES THAT
GEORGIA’S ON UPGRADE
ATHENS, Dec. 31.—Much in
terest hs been aroused throughout
the state tn figures recently re
leased by Dr. Andrew M. Soule,
president of the State College of
Agriculture in regard to Georgia’s
farming operations.
Georgia is on the upgrade,” Dr,
Soule said, “in 1920, our aggricul
tural crops were worth around
8169,000.00. In 1922 they in
creased in value to $210,000,000, in
1923, to $250,000.00. The turn
over of our live stock and poultry
industries will aggregate not far
from another $100,000,000.
Wealth treated in the past twelve
months by those operating farming
lands represent a gross, therefore,
of $350,000,000.”
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ATLANTA GAS COMPANY
REPORTS LARGE EARNING
ATLANTA, Dec.. 31. Net earn
ings of the Atlanta Gas Light com
pany for the month of November -
were about the average, totaling
$44,962.22, according to figures in
the regular monthly report fjilcd
with the Georgia public service com
mission.
No reduction in earnings since the
tew rate went into effect is shown. :
due to the fact that the reports ever
since this reduction was first or
dered in December, 1921, have been
made on the new basis, the extra
ten cents per thousand cubic feet
having been set aside in a fund for
reimbursement and not included in
the reports.
I his reimbursement fund, Tvhich
under the decision of the courts up
holding the - reduction*order of the
commission has npw been paid back
to the consumers, totaled about
$250,0000.
HEW COUNTERFEIT
$lO BIEL FOUND
Federal Reserve Note Circulating
Declared to Be Clever Imi
tation of Genuine
ATLANTA, Dec. 29.—L00k at
that ten dollar bill. It may be
counterfeit.
Atlanta bankers have found a
federal reserve-note of the $lO de
nomination in circulation, ami so
cleverly made that it already has
passed one or two or the banks.
The note is No. serial num
ber R 49767873, A check letter D,
and evidently is made from photo
graphic plates. The engraving is
of poor quality, but will pass with
out close scrutiny.
No attempt ha 4 been made to im
itate the silk threads in the paper,
it is stated.
The note is said to be in gener
al circulation over the country, and
I it is supposed that those putting out
the spurious bills contemplated
that the rush incident to holiday
shopping would save them from de
tection for time at least.
The Federal Reserve Bank of At
lanta recently sent an officer to
I Knoxville, Tenn., to investigate a
I flood of the ten dollar icunterfeit
notes in that city.
ELLAVILLE
Mrs. Will Jones and children, who
were the guests Wednesday of Mrs.
H. W. Hogg have returned to
Americus.
Miss Addie Rie McCrory, who'is
teaching at .Decatur, is spending i
the holidays here.
Clint Johnson, of Eastman, is the
guest of friends and relatives in
Ellaville. «
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Reasoner and
little daughter, Lucille, returned to
Mobile, Ala., Thursday, after a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Strange.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dawson and
family have moved to their farm
near Buena Vista, where they will
reside this year.
James Jordan is spending the
holidays at Reidsville.
Miss Dorothy Collins a student at
the State Normal College at Ath
ens, is spending this week with
Mrs. W. H. Collins.
Miss Jewell Duncan, who is
teaching at Broxton, is the guest
of Mrs. J. R. Jordan.
.Mr. ami Mrs- G- A. Pye and chil
dren have returned from a visit to
Roanoke, Ala.
Mrs. Ed Eubanksl of Fort Valley,
imilllin If !!!■■■ —m—>
We take this method of sincerely thanking you for
your patronage, and we hope that we can serve you
faithfully in the years to come as we have tried to do in
the past. 1 t i» / «j t .
MURRAY’S PHARMACY]
The Rexall Store Americus, Ga.
YOUR XMAS MONEY
Invest your Christmas money in Jewelry—something that
you will apprecate and that you can keep a life time.
We have just what you want in Wrist Watches, Bar Pins,
Pearl Beads, Mesh Bags and Diamond Rings.
Nothing is better than buying just what you want yourself.
THOMAS L. BELL *
TOILET SETS
In D jer Kiss, Mary Garden and Many Other
Lines z t
NATHAN MURRAY
Druggist
120 W. Forsyth St. Phone 79
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For Schedules, through Car Service, Tickets, etc.,
call on H. C. White, Agent, Americus, Ga.
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PAGE THREE
is the guest this week of Mrs. R. T.
Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Moulton left a
few days ago for a visit to Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Statham, Miss
es Ruth and Hazel Statham were
guests Wednesday of Mcs. Eliza
beth Persons at Doyle.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Peavy, of
Byron, who were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Williams, left
Wednesday for Broxton, where they
will spend the remainder of the
week with Mrs. A. R. Lewis.
Miss Doris Avringtop. who is
teaching at Ideal, is spending*the
Week here.
Miss Nina McMahan and Katie
Lou Turner, of O.zicthorpe, spent a
' few days this week with Mrs. Car
> rie Hill.
Darcy Peacock is spending this
. week with L- M. Peacock.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Collins, of
Atlanta, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Collins.
Miss Mary Lightner and Mrs.
Wallace Nelson were guests this
week of Ellaville relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Strange, Mr.
, and Mrs. A .P. Reasoner and Mrs.
T. B. Lewis were guests last Sun
day of Oglethorpe relatives.
I Will Rhett, of Atlanta, is visit
ing his brother, C. E. Rhett.
Ray Holloway, a student at Lo
-1 cust Grove, is speeding the holi
’ days here. •
Henry Ferry, who is teaching at
Benevolence, is spending the holi
day with Mrs. Eunice Perry.
J. R. Jordan, Jr., a student at
Gordon Institute, Barnesville, is
1 the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Jor
, dan.
Miss Gertruc Burt, of LaCrosse,
was a recent guest of Miss Mary
Battle.
Miss Mattie Will Powell, a stu
dent at the Georgia State College
for Women, Milledgeville, is spend
ing the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
C. V. Powell.
, Mrs. T. A. Collins is the guest of
Mrs. L. A. Lester in Montezuma.
Dr. and Mrs. James Murray, of
I Atlanta, are visiting Elder and Mrs.
J- M. Murray.
Miss Vera Jordan, who is teach
ing in Moultrip, is spending the
Christmas holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Jordan.
Mrs. H. J. Williams entertained
the members of her Sunday school
class with a party Sunday evening
to which was invited all the young
er society set of the town. Decora
tions were used in the living room
and hall. Present were Misses
Elizabeth Rainey, Gladys Arring
ton, Mary Battle, Gertrude Burt,
Minnie Persons, Martha Munro,
Bertha Johnson, Marguerite Kill,
Marguerite Dyess, Bessip Stevens,
Dorothy Dawson, Will Dennis
Baugh, Arthur Drane Jordan, Chas.
Duncan, Bernard Perry, Alva Dil
lard, Herman Herring, Stanley
Green, Lynwood, Lightner, Hansell
Lightner, Harris Holloway, Jr., J.
R. Walters , Edwin King. Marion
Wall, Genevieve Hargrove.