06 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1922
Page
1
Men and women are portrayed as rival thinkers with vanity and egotism driving disputes. The passage claims women focus on practical matters like making a living and having children, while men chase solemn, exaggerated problems, viewing women as surface thinkers.
A humorous reflection notes that husbands meet impressive strangers and insist wives meet them. Wives rarely misjudge the stranger based on a peculiar gaze, mismatched necktie, or an impression of meanness. Time confirms the wife’s instinct as the only accurate clairvoyant insight.
The Red Cross reports Americans contributed 256 375 000 dollars for relief in 15 European countries. Critics quip that the figure amounts to 2 50 per person, a liberal estimate, and compare it to 500 000 men donating a year’s labor. The piece argues such generosity is notable amid claims of selfishness.
Everett Dean Martin of Cooper Union Forum in New York City praises Chaplin for universal appeal. He calls Chaplin a keen psychologist who shows what people wish to do in trying times, portraying the human as a boiler of suppressed steam and desire seeking relief.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes notes about 38 million gallons of real whisky remain in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Kentucky, with Kentucky alone at 25 million. He says the supply must last ten years for legitimate needs, guarded closely. Bootleggers face high risk of selling stolen goods, as buyers would likely receive stolen liquor.
Columbus March 6 The state convention of the Parent-Teacher Association of Georgia will run April 18 to 20. Featured speakers include Mrs. Eugene Crutcher vice president of the National PTA Winifred Sackville Stoner director of the International Natural Education Association and Mrs. Charles A Hilburn president of the Georgia PTA. Sessions may align with the State Education Association and the county superintendents convention planned for Columbus at about the same time.
London March 6 Within 24 or at most 48 hours the world will know if Premier Lloyd George has decided to resign or continue as head of the coalition government. Rumors swirl as experts split on whether the coalition will endure or Lloyd George will retire with his liberal colleagues.
Americus Golf club stockholders authorized a trap shooting ground at the club to be used by members with weekly shoots planned in spring and summer. The meeting also cut junior initiation to 25 dollars and dues to 2.50 per month, extended member eligibility to army officers, and admitted unmarried and nonresident women on junior terms. Delinquent dues and half of outstanding initiation fees were urged for collection.
James R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation declares 1922 will be a banner year for farming. He cites rising prices for sheep eggs apples cotton and other commodities, predicts cooperative marketing to aid farmers and consumers, and urges legislation to aid credit and transportation to lift farming nationwide.
The club broadens its range to ture, kitchen and table ware and ground development with prompt payment of dues. Interest grows with momentum, and full membership is expected by summer though many places remain open. Members propose names for new entrants.
Belfast remained quiet after weekend disturbances in which two people were killed and twenty one wounded. A missile was thrown at a group of early morning workers but caused no injuries. Otherwise the city showed little sign of yesterday's unrest.
New York March 6 involuntary bankruptcy petitions were filed in federal court against Etting and Wall and I B Mullins and Co marking the fiftieth aid casualty in the Wall Street brokerage house failures.
Frederick E. Engstrum of Wilmington N C told the house military committee that the government should finish the Muscle Shoals nitrate plants and convert them to nitrate and fertilizer production with about 7 million dollars extra. Chairman Kahn said he will introduce a resolution to authorize a committee visit to Muscle Shoals to inspect the projects amid ongoing offers.
The famine relief fund canvass was staged in Americus by committees named by Sam Cohen. About $250 had been turned in with expectations of around $400 for the day. Most gifts were $1 or $2. few refusals were reported. The campaign will continue all week without canvassing to allow more to give without being seen by committees.
Local musicians urged to form a brass band in Americas and attend a 7 30 PM conference at the Chamber of Commerce. A H Groves of Lyon Healey Chicago, instrument makers, will share experience and guidance on band formation and instruments.
The Americus spot cotton market shows good middling at 17 1 4 cents. Liverpool opened quiet in London on March 6 with declines of 14 to 16 points. Fullys priced at 10.24 with 1,000 bales sold and 7,105 bales received, including 6,846 American. Futures listed May July Oct with various closes.
The report notes coal stocks exceed 60 million tons enough to cover seven weeks if mines shut, with production limited to 1 million tons weekly. Union strongholds Ohio Indiana Illinois loom large. idle railcars and freight movements rise. Wool demand climbs toward prewar pace as U.S. stocks dwindle. Japan reports January trade value up, aided by lower prices. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. McCrary plus B S Walker tour Florida before returning to Atlanta and Monroe.
Senator New of Indiana told the Senate there is no alliance in the Four Power Pacific treaties and no obligation to use force. He argued the pacts safeguard peace and preserve sovereignty, contrasting them with the League of Nations plan as cooperative vs drastic and compulsory. A resolution on ratification’s effect on the Lansing Ishii agreement with Japan was adopted.
The Columbus Advertising club plans a meeting Tuesday to arrange a visit by Charles H. Mackintosh president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World on March 15. He will arrive from Jacksonville at 5 55 am and spend the day touring the city then depart to Montgomery the next day. A dinner in his honor will be held at the Ralston hotel. Representatives from local and regional clubs are invited and invitations have been sent to Cuthbert Americus Richland LaGrange Carrollton and Hawkinsville in Georgia.
Washington March 6 The Supreme Court dismissed Texas’s challenge to the Interstate Commerce Commission authority over state rates and features of the Transportation Act of 1920 and the Railroad Labor Board’s legality.
Formal hearings began in Fulton Superior Court on March 6 on a petition by Henry B. Terrell and others seeking a receivership for the Ku Klux Klan. Petitioners claim the order is bankrupt and they were expelled from membership after requesting an investigation of its affairs.
The piece argues co operative marketing helps farmers gain better prices by cutting out speculators. It cites California farmers as successful, organized groups handling raisins, oranges, pears, lemons, berries, apples, dried fruit, beans, prunes and eggs, totaling over 250 million dollars annually. It contrasts with Georgia cotton sales, where speculators and middlemen profit before export or spinning.
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