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DAILY TIMES-ENTERPRISE, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER *0, 1922.
DAILY TMESENTERPRlSt
tITPION PAYABLE I
: NUMBERS:—
i liars tell each other
1 this season is going t
slnd that don't want anything better.
The bride of three weeks, who wants
! the Georgia Tax
TAX EQUALIZATION LAW At.* could get at home. The Ter? fellow I POLICE AND PISTOLS
READY CONDEMNED. ,we hope to benefit by this compalgn
, I. fuiltT, of th. urn. thin, I Ont In St Jo<eph, Mo., two and p«r-
We rwret t0 ”° te tut the people ere. The all need .I**" thr “ ‘“ r,0D ' “"•*
heen formed In Atlanta to ^ , n4 cllmp „ m „ l» the u.t Tear b7 -lid ehootln,
for him as well as an,hod, else. ,ie p * rt °' ,h » pollce - Th " e
ThomasTllle onjht to come first ror| ,lme, * 1 "" "•« •»
all of onr huslness. reaardless. K* to* ■»« UhUwrUrtM-
does with us. We can preach that
doctrine with a clear conscience, for
we believe in it as thoroughly as any*
thing that can be evoked for the bene
fit of the town. The mere fact that
the party who might be benefitted by
our efforts, sees fit to go away for his
printing, won’t deter us one minute.
It is stimulating, rather than
mcnt. He may be converted, himself.
fight the repeal
Equalization I*aw.
Of course the repeal Is a step In tb.
wrong direction. Taxes should hi
made more equal rather than less ac
However, we live under a demo
erotic government and the people
have already twice passed upon
have already twice passed upon this
issue. Two years ago one of the main
planks in candidate Hardwick's plat,
form was a protnsle to hare the tax
equalization law repealed. After hii
election lie Informed the LeglsJture
that while he wanted the la-
•,1 lie would veto an act of r
ess some tax law was substituted
•vhich would produce sufficient reve
nue to run the state. Candidate Walk
ter then took the position that the
ax equalization law must be repealed
it once whether the state had money
enough to run on or not. The peoplt
endorsed Mr. Walker’s position
If principles of democracy are to
ail the law should he repealed as
as possible after the new legisla
te next two acts of tho Legists-
if the voice of the people Is to
ieeded, should be the tree school
book bill and the unllmltodlpenslon ap
•opriation bill which Gov. Hardwick
•toed.
After all this Is done of course there
ill be less than half as much
I as is appropriated so the new Gov*
nor will be called upon to use
st of the session in suggesting
sewhere and new taxes. That te If
• has nerve enough to do
A CHANGE OF COMPLEXION
It is a sad thing that whenever the
op is good the price Is usually any* The complexion of the state conven
ing else. I tlon which nominated Walter George
*—— - (for United States senator, as the rep-
Beveridge Is speaking his reaentatlve of the Democratic party,
tilch is all right, If the mind Is the was different from what might hare
nd that is worthy. J been expected. When the first Walk
er convention was held there were
palpable and ridiculous evidences of
political efforts to secure the Watson
support, by candidates and their
Every man has his price, but we are friends,
glad that some of them are entirely This was ended at the time of the
Crossing of legs is fashionable, ac
cording to the latest pictures that the
newspapers print.
too modest to demand It.
The heavy underwear folks a
ginning to wonder whether thi
going to last another season.
A grouch always figures that he '
might miss something it they didn't a
try to show him that he was wrong.
diet:
If this gland business has been
ng on surreptitiously we might i
>ect that some mules have been r
The doughboy wonders what this
bonus measure was started for, If th
starters were not going to be able t
get it going.
convention Saturday, and there t
party harmony and peace, as far
there can be In any state divided by
party splits rather than by two party
campaign. Senator-elect George evl-
:ed his purpose to come clean, to
a scab expression. In all Issues
that vitally concern the fundamental
problems of national
what some fashion along Democratic lines. He steered
t you couldn’t ac* clear of the League of Nations, which
:a%9 them of it and get away with It. was his only mistake, and that was
lue to his previous expressions, made
it a time when political expedlencey
teemed to demand a hold off opinion,
it least.
I The feature of the entire convention
its is going to he a Democratic vras the ovation that was given when
. so we will be used to It by the Jim Holloman mentioned the
the big 1924 campaign comee Woodrow Wilson, using the following
t. I words, "That peerless leader of the
of the nation, whom I lo'
and whom you love, Woodrow Wilson
' The house gave applause that equalled
.the spirit manifested during the time
he was directing the national as the
The central that get9 the wrong leader of the Democratic forces. It
number for a fellow is always apolo* betokened the real attitude of the con*
getic, but that doesn't salve the tem* mention, in distinct and decided con*
per of a man in a hurry. .tradlctlon to the state convention that
>t and formally endorsed Mr. Wat*
i and his radically antt-Wllson poll*
s. It was a complete somersault,
, hut nobody objects to It, because It
the party on the right line once
IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED
The people of America are asked t
give money and clothing to the relief
of the people of the Near East. The
spapers have already given
accounts of the abject misery and
suffering that is being meted out
those, who are leaving Thrace, due
ingress of the Turks, a hated and
despicable foe, whose deeds of cruelty
and savagery have rarely ever been
equalled.
Whether it is the Greeks' fault
that of the Turks, would be an Imma
terial matter, when we consider the
proposition In the light of the facts
that hare resulted. Thousands
starving, literally dying on the road
sides. This includes women and chil
dren, many hundreds of them, who
could be saved with a loaf of bread
id a few of our old clothes.
President Harding has formed
special commission to handle this
Uet work. The Red Cross is helping
and Is offering the services of
bers to assist In getting ap clothing
and garments of all kinds to be tent
there before the winter season gets
full swing. Thomasvllle can help
in this matter. Thomasvllle ought to
help, for the people here are made of
the stuff that will five liberally oi
their substance to prevent such horri
ble suffering as will result. If relief
forthcoming to the Near East.
international law
The kicki
Th(
not selling gasoline
nday here are numerous, but If (
•re chief of police, we would reg-
he hardest kick of all.
I
man with too much money Is a
>rse off than the fellow with too
athough the latter class couldn't
•suaileil to that effect. i
TRADING AT HOME
The Los Angeles justice of the peace
who fined a man for contempt of court
and got cussed, used bis two fists to
collect the additional penalty.
i of t
will |
he permitted t<
radical I n fashh
been perpetrated
The hotel that was dynamited out
In Oklahoma was not disturbed in any
way by the detonation. It had become
Immune to anything abort of an earth-
Li *
Why do you always boost the local
merchants and urge people to trade
with them, when a lot of them send
away for their printing, because they
can get It a little cheaper! Isn't the
merchant himself putting up a con
crete argument against your conten
tion that we ought to trade at home,
•spite the fact that we might get
The close of the proceedings at the
inference of tho International Law
Association demands some comment
be said that the conference
more than to stimulate th.
•presented to an equitable at
titude one towards the other; but dls-
ilons between the Jurists of the dlf-
nt powers on world affairs should
s an ultimate influence, conscious
inconscious, on their destlnl
dmlalstratlon The conference assembled last year
the Palace of Peace at The Hagm
that home of ideals which hare heen
realized so far In a small but In
encouraging degree. This year the
meetlug of the delegates was held at
Bueuos Aires, and so this grand as
size of Jurisprudence goes Its round,
oblivious of all national distinctions
ami mindful only of those great and
Immutable principles of law which
were so eloquently enunciated by Lord
Shaw lu the United States of America
and in Canada. The value of such
conferences was well proved last year
The Hague during the sittings on
the Maritime law committee, when 8ir
nry Duke presided; aud It !• note
worthy that at the conference which
has closed there was a significant
rapprochement between the represen
tatives of France and Germany. When
considers human nature and mu
terlal Interests, that In itself may be
ogardod as a triumph of law. The
isolations passed can only be de
scribed as tentative. In the circum
stances. perhaps, that was Inevitable;
far as they are expressions of
good will and a desire tor an amelior
ation of International relations, with
the ends of peace and world prosper
ity In sight, they must receive • uni
versal welcome.—London Times.
firing because somebody Is running
away from arrest, when the possibili
ty exists that an Innocent person will
be hit, has no excuse and no defense.
Savannah policemen are not given to
frequent use of firearms; for many
years, with perhaps some exceptions,
there has been no cause for complaint
In this respect. It should the a rule In
every city that policemen should not
use their pistols except when good
judgment would demand. Police de
partments are for the protection of
the Innocent, not to endanger the In
nocent lives by too quick appeal to
plstloe In efforts at arrest.—Savannah
Morning News.
The Savannah aviator who was
rested for reckless driving probably
can sympathize with some of
Thomaavllle motorists, who claim
they have been grossly imposed on f<
driving too fast.
The ex-klng of Greece wants to con
to the United States, but he hasn’t y<
•aid that he would come In competi
tion with some of his prosperous
subjects.
Fifty thousand dollars la a fair price
•r a chorus girl's broken heart, but
It Isn’t to be compared to the girl
whose legs are Insured for five hun
dred thousand each.
The Washington conference may be
os futile os the League of Nations, but
II will also be due to our own not
tlcipatton in the League.
Fortune smiles la a lot of corners,
where U seems evident that there are
folks, who ore not waiting for future
to do ail the work.
Whenever you see a fellow looking
for trouble you will always find him
accommodated to his heart's desire,
and then some.
•bably not
anything more
hau has already
ou include Moth- something cheaper away from home?
I This question la none of our particu
lar concern. We are arguing a princi
ple, a thing that we consider of valid
interest to the community. It la the
medium through which we can bring
busluess to every merchant and every
„ j buying man and, therefore, every
lace Eve has become sole own* family in town. If the merchant goes
er of the Americus Tlmeu ltecorder away for his printing, he may have
and It it a very pleasant opportunity good reason. Give him the benefit
for every editor in the elate to wish the doubt. At the same time we ad*
him abundant success and to predict mlt. quite frankly, that It la a poor
that under hi* wise and just leader* business on hia part, no matter If ha
ship, this reliable and efficient news* does savs a few cents, or a fsw dollars,
paper in Americus may become even per year,
greater and Oner and a more definite The mere tact that he does It hasn’t
power for good, and » decided lncsn* anything to do with onr campaign, ex-
tlve and assistance to every noble and cept in the some ratio as any other
worthy civic enterprise.
Lloyd George Bays that England
must pay all of the debt to the United
States and the other folks will agree
when they have to.
8. O. S. has * variety of meanings.
Same Old Bcare being the one general
ly applied to that coming from Europe
thlo time.
If Hardwick’s paper has s paid In
advance circulation of thirty thousand,
they ought to let him be preeldenL
and then w« could get along with no
taxes at all.
The abolition of the revolver would
help oat the prohibition campaign
throughout the world, for the two
reepontlble for more devilment than
anything else combined.
8tart your fire with something that
won’t keep it going until your house
is consumed. There are still a tow
folks so foolish as to use -kerosene, or
man who sends away tor things b# something of that klad.
The London doctor who said that
ir girls worked too hard did not go
tar enough with the diagnosis.
After the mosquitoes are dei
expect a cessation of dengue, and then
the trippe season is at band.
The profiteers are fully convinced
that folks will hold up their hand*
when faced by a bandit.
The man that lives beyond his means
baB no way of letting it catch ap.
The coal dealer’s daughter ought
be warmly received In society.
JUSTICE FISH DEAN
MERCER LAW SCHOOL
Macon. Ga., Oct. 30.—Chief Justice
William H. Fish, of the Supreme Conrt
of Georgia, has accepted the deanshlp
e Mercer University 6chool of
Law, and will take active charge of
le school In January.
The announcement was made yes
terday by Dr. Rufus Weaver, follow-
tog several recent conference# with
the Jurist. The addition of Justice
Fish to the Mercer law faculty le the
last step of Its enlargement program,
started last year to make It a A-Stan-
dard Sohool and Co meet the require
ments for auch by the American Bar
Association.
During the fall term three fall-time
professors were added, all three
whom are men of scholarship and rep
utation of law schools In the East.
Five thousand law volumes and a sep
arate law library, with three new law
iso rooms, have also recently been
part of this expansion program
sreer University.
F.B. Harris
Company
Distributers
Thomasville, Ga
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with
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Phone 410 Mitchell Bldg.
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For your 8weetheart we can
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’. CULPEPPER, President
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Deposits October IT, 1922..
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The advance In price will only be a small amount \
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208 W. Jackson St. 5
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Large Packets
5c
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Assorted Nuts and Brazils
The best candy we ever
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