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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. I
ESTABLISHED 1879
Published By
THE TIMES-RECORDER CO. (Inc.)
Arthur Lucas, President; Lovelace Eve, Secretary;
W. S. Kirkpatrick. Treasurer.
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City o( Americus.
Sumter County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For Third Cougress'oual
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S Court, Southern District of Georgia.
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FAIRPLAY AND ACCURACY —The Times-Recorder
strives always for fair play and accuracy. Any injustice
In the news or editorial columns or any inaccuracy will be
rectified gladly, and anyone calling our attention to un
just, injurious or inaccurate statements in this newspa
per will have our sincere thanks.
THE LAST LOAN—FOR VICTORY.
The last of the Liberty Loans will be before the peo
ple of America beginning tomorrow —the Victory Loan—
—when we shall be called upon to lend our country some
small share of our year’s earnings to pay the cost of de
feating the Hun.
The price of peace was a tremendous one, but who
can say the end was not worth all it cost. Suppose the
war had continued another six months,'with our sons and
our friends’ sons facing shot and shell and gas in No
Man’s Land! Who among us who joined in that great
outpouring of rejoicing last November when the news
■of the armistice flashed round the world can say the price
was too great?
And who among us who cheered that day at the
coming peace can say today that he will not join.in pay
ing for the cost of that peace? We are at home in a quiet
happy land; our homes and our wives and our children
are safe; with us, the war has been something far away.
There are some of us who have borne grief. The blue
star has turned to gold on many of our service flags. But
most of us have been untouched by war in our daily;
lives. The dread bf the devastating Hun is past—and it
was a dread well justified in those dark days of last
autumn when he was driving on Paris.
The world has been made safe for Liberty. Brave
France is smiling again as she repairs her stricken cities.
Staunch Belgium is returning to her old tasks. England,
stripped for four years of her young men, is taking up
her old life again, with mourning upon an appalling
number of her homes. America is setting out upon a
period of prosperity such as she has never known be-;
fore. Surely we, who were not forced to pay the heavy
price in human lives these other nations paid, can afford
to settle our war bills without'a murmur. Some call it
the “Thanksgiving Loan” and there could be no better
name. We should lend in thankfulness and rejoicing.
That is the patriotic aspect of the Victory Loan. And
the news that came out of Washington this week causes
financiers to say that the business side has not been over
looked by the Treasury Department. They consider the
short term notes of the Victory Loan the most attractive
investment ever offered by the United States. Four and
three-fourths per cent, interest and virtually non-taxable
securities, redeemable at the end of four years—it is
rarely that the public is offered opportunity like that.
Leaders in the campaign have every confidence that
' the Victory Loan will be subscribed before the end of the
three weeks drive. But we should not wait until the end.
We should not wait for some patriotic citizen to abandon
his own business and seek us out to remind us to do our
duty. If every one of us who can would go to the nearest
headquarters today and enter' our subscriptions without
waiting to be asked, the Victory Loan campaign would be
over in twenty-four hours.
A COLUMBUS BOUQUET.
Says the Columbus Enquirer-Sun;
The Americus Times-Recorder with pride an-
.-.'.'.es its appearance in an enlarged form—seven
et to the page, instead of six as heretofore. The
T mes-Recorder is to be congratulated upon this evi
of prosperity and support. Being twice as old
at 7 : Recorder—which is now in its forty-first
year tplendid newspaper will not take umbrage,
*» i. p> ' v< offer, in the kindliest of manner, a
augges’Gon or two. One is that it make its columns
sumdart length of seven column paper, which is
twenty-iso mc'ueti instead of twenty, their present
iengti Am n the next place we would ask, and if
permitted would urge that the splendid editorial mat
rot appearing in that paper be placed on the fourth
page instead of on the sixth.”
When the Timea-Keoorder pa:->es out of the cylinder
preet into the rotary press stage, we shall be glad to fol
low Editor Tucker’s e*ceil«Bt suggestion. And It is
hoped that day is not far distant. Until then, we shall
have to be content with making the best of mechanical
limitations. The compliment, however, is thoroughly ap
preciated. , i ■ i i • i |i | | I
| A VERSE A DAY.
THOUGHTS.
I GAZE into the silent stars
And wonder as I stand
If those same stars shine half so bright
In any other land.
1 breathe the fragrance of a rose;
So pure it seems to me.
That in no clime in all the world,
Is found such purity.
I look into a soldier’s eye,
What fearless spirit there!
Can other nations boast such sons,
That with him can compare?
In star, in rose, in soldier too,
I read a wondrous love;
America, thou hast the best,
Sent down from God above.
—JULIA L. COLEMAN
THE SITUATION IN HUNGARY.
Gen. Jan. Christian Smuts, who was sent to Hungary
as the head of a Commission to investigate'the Bolshe
vik revolution, has returned to Paris. He reports that
the alleged complete nationalization is merely a ruse
to avoid paying war debts. The impression gained by
the Commission was that there might be some chance of
adjustment .of Hungary’s debts through friendly nego
tiations, but that there is very little chance of forcing
her. There are also reports that Nicholas Lenine, the
Premier of Bolshevist Russia, has sent as a delegate to
Budapest, M. Samelli of the School of Propaganda at Mos- I
cow. It is said that this envoy has advised Bela Kun, !
the Hungarian Foreign Minister, that, if necessary, the
Russian Bolshevik! will send an army of 150,000 to assist
the Hungarian Bolsheviki. It is said that Lenine is tak
ing a prominent part in advising the new Hungarian
Government. He is communicating by wireless, courier,
and airplane, and doing his best by counseling modera
tion to help the Hugarian Government avoid the mis
takes of the successors of the Russian Revolution.
Wireless officials of Paris have intercepted a wireless
message from Bela Kun, the Hungarian Foreign Minis
ter, to M. T'chitcherin, the Russian Bolshevist Minister
of Foreign Affairs. The message follows:
The German papers are publishing the stupid story
that our dictatorship is only a patriotic mask, and the
only way the bourgeoise of the Central Powers could
deceive the imperialism of the Entente.
“We do npt want to use the dictatorship of the Hun
garian proletariat to take bourgeoise chestnuts out of the
fire for the bourgeoise. When the German proletariat
shall have power they will not use it for the benefit of
German imperialism and will throw out Schiedemann,
Ebert, Noske, David, and their press valets.”
A dispatch from Lenine to Bela Kun says:
"Please send details of revolution in Bavaria. We
have only the barest announcement. Wireless a com- ;
plete statement of how the new state was established.”
A well-known engineer, living in Vienna, whose home
has been communized and whose factory has been taken
over with himself installed as Manager, discussed the
Hungarian situation with an American correspondent. ■
The engineer said: I
"It is difficult to get the workmen to work. They
are spending their time demanding increases in wages.
But there will be a temporary halt when our old accumu
lated bank capital is exhausted. Then the Government
must put up more money to pay wages or we must close*
"We can keep going for six weeks. But when we
are unable to secure more raw material from outside!
of Hungary the products of sue’ factories will reach,
fabulous prices, and then disappear entirely from the
markets.”
j THIS AND THAT. |
Negroes Value Schools.
Hie influence of a good school in keeping negro
workmen satisfied in strikingly Illustrated in the report
on “Negro Migration in 1916-17,” published by the De-!
partment of Labor and embodying the results of investi-;
gations.
Though negroes may go from a section in large'
numbers, as from Lowndes County, Ala., for example,”
writes one of the investigators, discussing the tide of
migration, “which was severely affected by the boll
weevil and the floods, yet few, if any, usually leave the
neighborhood of a good school in such a locality.
About the Calhoun Colored .School in Lowndes Coun
ty there are perhaps 100 negro farmers who, through
the instrumentality of the school, have been able to buy
and pay for their lands. Not one of these men has been
attracted away by the opportunities in the North; and
other negroes in the neighborhood declare that they
remain on account of the good school for their children.”
J THE STATE PRESS.
An Example For Tift.
Sumter county voted half a million dollars in bonds J
for good roads with only votes in the county against
the measure, compared with 1,109 for it. This is an'
example we would like to see Tift follow.—Tifton Gazette,
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
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WE prosper just so far as we
satisfy the car-owners of this
community. And to make. sure, of
giving, fullest measure of satisfaction
possible, we sell Firestone Tires,
Tubes and Accessories.
Firestone Tires win friends for us
and this, with the hi&h character of
our service, is responsible for our
rapid growth.
Visit us the first time you need any
thing in tires, tubes, or motoring *
helps.
Georgia Motor Co.
Lamar Street Americus, Ga.
CO
COHEN’S
“THE SATISFACTORY STORE”
WAR TIME ECONOMIES ARE THINGS
OF THE PAST; FOLKS ARE TURNING
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iVe can’t resist buying a new hat when such a
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ing them in White and Colors with Low and Tam
Crowns, Elorigated Side Sailors, Mushroom Ideas,
Turned-Up Brims, Large and Small Hats, all
styles and each one different. Prices $1 to sl2.
MAKE MONDAY SKIRT DAY. An assort
ment of Skirts, comprising Stylish Poplins in Blue,
at sls.
F ancy Silk Plaids, Baronet Satins, Wash Satins
and Gabardines, ranging from $6.50 to $22.50.
FRESH NEW GEORGETTE BLOUSES—
Round Necks, new Sleeves, New Embroidery; all
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Have you seen our RUFFLINGS? If not, we
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with Black Edge, Solid Red Silk, Blue Silk with
Red Edge, at $1 and $1.25 yard. Also Organ
dies in White, with Blue and Rose Edges; Red
Edge, Solid Blue Edge in light and darks, at 65c
75c and $1 a yard.
An excellent assortment of Small Collar Rufflings
and Square, Round and Long Collars, for Dresses
and Suits, ready for your inspection at 35c to $2.25
COHEN’S
21 7W. Lamar St. Established 1876 Phone 596
B. B. KENT GARAGE
Lamar Street. (Cross from Churchwell’s)
GENERAL
REPAIRING
TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN AMERICUS
A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EX
TENDED OUR HUNDREDS OF
FRIENDS TO VISIT US IN OUR NEW
LOCATION.
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres. T E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier.
0. M. COUNCIL V.-P & Ca shier J. M. BRYAN, Asst. Cashier.
LNCOKHOR aTED 1891.
THE PLANTERS BANK OF AMERICUS
Resources over one and quarter million dollars
... With an unbroken record of
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PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING
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J. W. SHEFFIELD, Pres. FRANK SHEFFIELD, V.-P.
LEE HUDSON, Cashier.
Date of Charter Oct. 18, 1891.
This bank will appreciate your ac-
• count and will render you good ser
vice. We would be pleased to have
you call or correspond with us in re
gard to your banking arrangements,
Liberty Bonds or investments. Trav- .
elers’ Checks for sale.
Banking Honrs 9 a. m. to 2 p. m.
Bank of Commerce
Commercial City Bank
Corner Lamar and Forrest Streets
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Will extend to you any courtesies con
sistent with good banking principles.
Good collateral will always get you the
money.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, SAMUEL HARRISON,
President Cashier.
Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Nat LeMaster, Manager
| Day Phones 88 ana 231 Night 661 and 13<
s ALLISON UNDERTAKING CO. I
I ESTABLISHED 1908 I
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Funeral Directors and Fmbalmers
Auto and Horse Drawn Funeral Cars 5
| OLIN BUCHANAN, Director !
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SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1919.