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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ESTABLISHED 187». Published By THE TIMES-RECORDER CO. (Inc.) <xhnr Lucas, President; Lovelace Eve, Secretary; W. S. Kirkpatrick, Treasurer üblished every afternoon, except Saturday; every Sun- * morning and as a weekly Thursday.) •4. S. KIRKPATRICK, Editor; LOVELACE EVE, Business Manager. Subscription Rates. Daily and Sunday, $6 a year in advance; 65 cents a -•nth _ _ OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR City of Americ.s. Sumter County. Jtfiroad Commission of Georgia For Third Congressional District U. S. Court, Sot thern District of Georgia Jtetered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice at jHOWicus. Georgia, according to the Act of Congress. National Advertising Representatives; FROST, LANDIS & KOHN fcreasw’ck Bldg Peoples Gas Bldg Ca “ ( ? ler . Bdg Kw York Chicago Atlanta MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press t wdusivelv entitled to the use for publication of all awrs dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in paper, and also the local news published herein A ■ajgirs of republication of special dispatches herein con-1 are also reserved. I AS THE SOUTH SEES IT. Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, not always speak the thoughts of the people * tfie South, but he correctly interpreted the io«tb s attitude in the Senate yesterday when he mbs discussing the Omaha tragedy. He was re- ’ jiwog to Senator Borah, of Idaho, with Senator Hiram Johnson one of the bitterest foes of Presi- . dsn Wilson and the League of Nations, who was , attempting to connect the Omaha affair with the t League. ( 1 will go in the pathways of peace as far as n V man —I would be willing to arbitrate almost any thing except outrages on a white woman by or white. 1 would surrender him as a crim beyond the pale to the first crowd that came to said Senator Williams. "The conduct of the criminal at Omaha de prives me of all inclination and power to say one , word against the crowd that captured the criminal ( punished the crime. Race is greater than law, ( and then, and protection of women transcends , law, human and divine. 1 “This miserable beast in Omaha paid a just 1 sfcebt for his crime. When it comes to violating in scent women, it is no time to go to court. But )iwe w ? have men pleading for law and order whi.e , ifedpfess women are being treated by beasts as they please, and yet these same men dctn’t want any in leniational law. “The Senator speaks of established laws in ite land, and yet he s unwilling to stand for estab- Wied law in the world. “Washington and Jefferson sought a just and etduring peace. That is what 1 seek in advocating Ae League of Nations. The President sought it in fturts, Rome and the United States. He has spent MMsgy, intellect and almost life. He has received w«es and calumny. ‘The Senator from Idaho has been preaching yaace, peace, when it comes to niggers, when cap- XxLand labor are involved, and yet when he comes to international affairs he is standing in the path ■•By of the very thing to which he has paid so high «n oratorical tribute. He wants America to stand Mobited. She couldn’t do it forty-eight hours, even if she wanted to. Senator Borah replied that there is no justi fication tor the lynching of any member of the hu bwa family. Which, as an abstract principle is aasrect. But when men come in contact with the Wp?. of crime that causes these deplorable affairs tints,’ cease to think of abstract principles and deal with concrete matters. Senator Borah’s prin .•aipJe is right—but there isn’t a doubt in the world tto! he would lead a mob in pursuit of any man, itok or white, which dared to defile his own' mother, wife or daughter. Northern Senators talk of passing federal laws m stop lynching. Volumes of such laws will never stop it. No law can be enforced which has not public sentiment behind it —and without public' wtoiment in favor of it there would be no lynch mgs. Stop outrages against white women and lynch «igs will go out of fashion—both North and South. A SOURCE OF DISCONTENT. The Atlanta Georgian cites a fact pertinent to every Georgian when it says: “The plan for holding public markets that has Iteen adopted in a number of our cities is in the di- 1 teuton which must be taken if we are to find some constructive and permanent solution of the high i cost of living. “Invoking the criminal law against the profi teer is, of course, the right thing to do when you TWthdi a profiteer. But it is locking the barn door the horse is stolen, and never does anything Ripplingßhymos 1 Welt EATING J HAVE just come back from dinner, and I ate an hour or so; and that dinner was a winner, j taking it as dinners go. First, there was a roast j of mutton and 1 chewed away with zest, till I there wasn’t left a button on the north side of my vest. There were beets and sweet potatoes, and some prune juice, extra dry, macaroni with tomatoes, and 1 finished up with pie. Now I have the indigestion, and my works fierce ruc tions raise, and with me it is a question whether eating truly pays. If we just would cut out eat ing we could save a lot of rocks, salt them down and keep repeating, in the safe deposit box. We would prosper like the dickens, put all kinds of wealth away, if we’d cut out veal and chickens and be satisfied with hay. But so few of us are able to accumulate a bone! On the ample dinner table all our revenue is thrown. Then our innards get to balking, underneath the victuals' heft, and the doctor comes a-docking, and he takes what coin is left. Oh, the druggists round me frolic, pouring nostrums into me, for 1 have spasmodic colic, and 1 am a sight to see. So it scarcely is surprising that a pain-tormented dub feels so much like moralizing on the vanity of grub. more than, temporarily to palliate the situation. Af ter we have knocked out the profiteer and sup pressed his unreasonable profits, we shall still have an unreasonably high cost of living without the profiteer, because we shall continue to do business wastefully. "Read this from the Commerce Observer, one of Georgia’s most intelligently edited weeklies: "There are carloads of the finest cornfield beans that ever grew in this section and no mar- 1 ket for them. We long to see the day when the farmer can find a ready cash market so; every product he can produce. "Doesn’t that make you sick at heart? Can’t we remedy such distressing things in Georgia? "Too many middlemen between the producer and the consumer is a wasteful method of doing business and adds greatly to the cost of living. The farmer does not get too much for the food he pro duces. And yet food will be too high under the present system of marketing it, even if th.e middle man only gets a reasonable profit. What we need in America is co-operation between the. producer and the consumer, and co operation between the state and the producer and the consumer, so that the cost of producing will be reduced in order that the farmer may be able to charge less for his products and yet retain a reasonable profit, and in order that the consumer may be enabled to pay less for the food he buys and yet pay the farmer what he ought to have.” This is just plain, common sense. The mid dleman has his place in the system of distribution, but a half dozen middlemen have no rightful place in handling the same article of food, and taking their separate adequate profits, before it reaches the consumer. The Georgian has laid its finger on the source of much of our discontent. When, if ever, a dol lar will buy a dollar’s worth of food, as the farmer sells it, less a fair profit to the man who handles it, instead of buying less than half of what the farmer sells for the dollar and the balance going to the en richment of a flock of commercial parasites, the great family of American consumers will fare bet ter and be more satisfied. What Other Editors Say 1 AN END TO THE “CLEAN-UP.” "Reports from up the state indicate that the boll weevil is taking in new territory in middle and north Georgia this year. He made a swing into south Georgia through southern Alabama, reach ing this section far ahead of the left wing coming on through northern and middle Alabama into northwest Georgia. It has given the cotton grow ers up state a chance to clean up the last two or three years, the crops being good and the price ex cellent. The big time is over with them, however, and they will be hard up against it in the future, for they are without the diversified farming that we have in southwest Georgia that has done so much here to offset the weevil damage.—Moul trie Observer. A TIME PREDICAMENT. This two-times time has a Thomasville man guessing. His twins were born at I I :30 p. m., state time, or 12:30 a. m., government time. If he 'insists in allegiance to Georgia, they are one day | younger than if he prefers allegiance to the United I States. I hus has meddling legislation brought up j again the question of State Rights.—Cordele Sen tinel. DANGER FOR THE SULTAN. f Mohammed VI, sultan of Turkey, says that he made the first and/most sincere effort of a bellig erent to end the war. The Turrible Turk will be getting the Nobel Peace prize if he doesn't look out. —Dublin Courier-Herald. AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. Strange Amm’ft At the f-> >f of M"’in* Kownng. In North Manchuria, there live strange inimals called “farn-nanban-kau.” they are larirer than ordinary apes tnd dig spacious caverns on the rocky tides of the hills. During the spring ind summer they store up sufficient !ood for the winter. Beech-Nut Peanut Butter On bread or crackers makes a wholesome, balanced food. SOLD BY _ MIZE GROCERY CO.. Phones 224 and 354. cue lywzjucr It’s our business to know the GOOD COMPANIES in the Fire Insurance Field—how well we have picked our companies is at tested by the large number of commercial risks we handle. Make us your agents. Herbert Hawkins • DR. N. S. EVANS, j Dental Offices S Jackion St., Near Kreil' 0 * Americui, Ga. ' 5 S 17 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. * ye oki e fashioned | HOREHOUND DROPS | From 5c worth—3sc pound “They're Good For Your Cough/* MURRAY’S PHARMACY The REXALL Store “The Best in Drug Store Merchandise ; the Finest in Drug Stor e Service.” J. LEWIS ELLIS CITY LOANS Attractive Terms Prompt Attention. Phone 830. Planters Bank Bldg 1 [nr' 100 Per Cent. W® — ’W Efficiency 1 ur Seryic* Will Enable You | To Maintain 100 Per Cent J Efficiency • —in the hottest weather—by ~ < keeping you cool and com- Portable and your mind free a nd clear of physical torture. 1 JZTZi All you need is— An Electric Fan. mil l\ e#t |H I n W I * Purchase one today and be L \ il »1 equipped to make the most A / of our service this summer. ! AMERICUS LIGHTING CO. PHONE 555. i When in Need of Insurance Just Phone 849. : , I J G HOLST ; | INSURANCE in All of Its Branches. BONDS. Holman’s Pressing Club and Tailor Shop 215 Lamar St. Over Gatewood's Old Grocery Store. Have you tried our Cleaning and Pressing, Altering and Repair- I I ing? It is the best and cheapest. Try us. We will sure please I i i I Phone 710 L H. HOLMAN, Proprietor. jlOJ| <|j II b QRANGE CRUSH puts j a quick quietus on thirst. Served ice cold, its •' refreshing natural fruit fla- ; vor delights and invigor- ' ates. i !! ORANGE CRUSH is ob tainable wherever soft drinks are sold. One ice cold bottle will induce you to order a case of this gol den goodness. Our mod e-n machinery bottles Oranre Crush under strictly sanitary condi tions. ; ; j AMERICUS j BOTTLING CO. J. T, Wurren, Manager ' I By the Bottle— Less by the case. DELCO-LIGHT The complete Electric Light and Power Plant Safe for the children. Brings lasting cheer. Benefits the wholefamily. np r?~? ?-9J? *? 9 9 a H. F. BYRD Cordele, Ga. Phone 496 *"■■>"ll ■■■■■«*—-■«■■■■ I I—pwx.-. sn nil,! I—W am L G. COUNCIL, President. T E ROT Tnxr a x C. M. COUNCIL. V.-P. 4 CM, M. BRYAN ' AssL INCORPORATED 1891. Ihe Planters Bank of Americus. Resource. Over One and Quarter Million Dollars. With an unbroken record .-J; *? ’ yeaFS conserv ®tive mVw Bl Wi! and successfui w. mSffl Bn W-- respectfully solicit your (J J* ?I ,H W iaSkMl >IM Shr business. We especially call wffilfflHlffifiQiW’fflß your attent ’° n to our Sav- ts W-MflK lngs De Partment. We pay < * cent- com P°unded semi- WtHUwBIBI SHfISsF MBMww annually. Why not begin to- I Ti.ri- ,55BE*®- , y la y the foundation for future independence? PROMPT, CONSERVATOR, ACCOMMODATING. No Account Too Large, None Too Small. — ■■■■■■■BBS■ H J. W. SHEFFIELD, Pres. FRANK SHEFFIELD, V.-P. LEE HUDSON, Cashier. DATE OF CHARTER: Oct. 13, 1891. A good banking connection is of value along many lines, financially and otherwise.. It is not alone in the business world that it will be of im mense assistance. It gives you a real sense of independ ence, a feeling of self-respect which is worth many dollars to you. A connection with an institution like this one gives you Prestige. You will receive prompt and courteous attention at BANK OF COMMERCE AMERICUS, GEORGIA. 111111 ■ Commercial City Bank Corner Lamar and Forrest Streets AMERICUS, GEORGIA. Each man must build his fortune from the money that he does NOT SPEND. The rule is so universal that ex ceptions don t count. Think before you »pend. Decide whether the article you are about to buy is really worth while. If it isn t SAVE the money, no matter how small the amount may be. If you do this CONSISTENTLY you will soon be surprised at the result of your effort. Open an acocunt with us TODAY and begin SAVING. AMERICUS UNDERTAKING COMPANY Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Nat - LeMaster, Manager Day Phones 88 and 231. Night 661 and 167 i—_ . S CHCHJOOOO-O 0000 00000-GOOOCKJC OOG vOOO OtHXHUj ChGGGGCHXKXKKXH® .■> ALLISuN UNDERTAKING CO. I I ESTABLISHED 1908 I IFunerel Directors and Embalmers | Ol FN BUCHANAN, Diiector | Day Pho -253, Night Phones 381 106 • UOiXHM- "'<><><KK>OO<H>OO<H>OOO<POOOO<HXK>aO-iHXH3CIi» ————————■» W—a——MM—S——M— J. A. DAVENPORT—INSURANCE Country Dwellings, Barns, Mules and Feedstuffs. Fire, Life, Accident Ik Health, Tornado, Plate Glass, Bonds Autax. All Companies Represented Are The Very Best. i ; p-o. Box! 16 B.c. HOGUE Phone 25 CONTRACTING, BUILDING, ARCHITECTURAL | DRAFTING. 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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, September 30, 1919, Home Edition, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8