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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879
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In the beginning the world was made so that certain signs come before
certain events. —Cicero.
From the little old home-town paper, the Deßuyter, N. Y.,
Gleaner, C. A. Ames, of Americus, has culled the following para
graph from the column of local items of the vicinity:
Hector W. Church of Oxford, a veteran of the fifth Heavy Artil
lery N. Y. Volunteers in the Civil War. died at a Norwich hospital
July 4th. Deceased was 75 years old, and was what was considered
by his acquaintances “queer.” He left a will which devised his house
and lot and contents of the same to his friend, Elmer Bartie, of Oxford,
SIOO to the nephew of a friend, and the balance of his estate, estima
ted at several thousand dollars, to "The Daughters of the Confederacy
to be used in perpetuating the fame of the four southern heroes, Jeffer
son Davis, and Generals R. E. Lee, John B. Gordon and Juble Early,
whom he considered as far superior to any of the northern generals
during the war of the Rebellion. Evidently that great contest was not
conducted in a manner satisfactory to Mr. Church during his period of
service. He had no living relatives.
A most unusual occurrence, and going to snow, as has been
said, ‘‘whatever it goes to show." However, apparently here was one
heart in which the war left no bitterness for the South and one mind
that was able to look upon the struggle in its greater aspect, instead
of as a partisan, a fact which probably appeared "queer.” But, while
rare among the dwindling ranks of the veterans, this broader view
point is common among the younger generation, a fact which spells
everything to the future of our country.
*FAIR WAGES
A professor felt the pinch of poverty and wanted a higher sal
ary. But he also wanted to be fair; so he asked his wiser brethren
what a fair wage for a professor was.
One said “All you can get." But that sounded grasping.
Another put it differently, though perhaps the meaning was the
same. ~ * ’* *> ’*'l*?,
liconomists, he said, are coming to use the "functional theory
of wages and values. From the functional point of view a fair price
for wheat is the price that will keep people growing enough of it, and
a fair wage for a professor is one that will keep enough of the right
kind of people preparing for the calling. With professors leaving the
calling and the young men keeping out of it, though students are in
creasing, the functionalists would say that the wages are too low
This answer helped to make things clear—the professor is
underpaid. But how about the steel roller, the young stenographer,
or the day-laborer, whose wages makes the professor gasp? Are they
getting too much?
The answer is evident. It is the function of wages to get the
work, and if a hundred dollars a month is necessary to tempt girls
into typing, then that is what they are worth at the moment, if the
typing must be done. t
And on the same principle a fair rent for flats or houses is not
the rent that was paid last year, or the rent that will pay a given per
cent on the investment, or the rent that conforms to any other arbi
trary standard. It is simply the rent that will tempt people to put up
enough new buildings to take care-of the demand. At the present that
is high. When the demand is met it will be lower.
All this seemed very simple, and it was comforting to the pro
fessor; for he could see that some time or other the man who took his
place would be better paid. But he could not help wondering whether
a union might not help to speed the result.
THE COUNTRY BOY
It may be that future presidential candidates will be the highly
specialized products that the city schools are now turning out —and
good men they ought to be. But the country boy is still batting to a
high average in public life and the nominations of James M. Cox and
Warren G. Harding have brought glory to the road-side Ohio hamlets
in which they were born.
The old-fashioned American tradition that preferred presidents
grown on farms seemed to have passed out with McKinley. Roose
velt was born in New York; Taft in Cincinnati;'Wilson in Staunton,
Va. The city-grown boy had come into his own at last, it appeared.
But this year both major parties again have selected as their
standard bearers boys who came from the soil; who lived through
their teens in tiny villages; who toiled on the land from early morning
to summer’s dusk; who revive in their careers the old-fashioned tra
dition.
The era that produced them is passing, as the youth of the farms
respond to the alluring call of the cities. They are of that old-fash
ioned breed whose careers inspired generations of boys to go forth
likewise and hunt and seize opportunity afar when it was nowhere to
be found in their own neighborhoods.
The future probably will give us a different type of presidential
candidates whose careers will be less picturesque; fellows who will
not be rough-hewn or self-made in the sense that Cox and Harding
are products of their own making.
But when they rise to fame there will be far less inspiration in
their biographies.
NO WONDER
Statistics show that the railroads, during the first five months
of this year, did 5 per cent more passenger business and 43 per cent
more freight business, than during the summer months of 1919.
That's one reason for the jam.
Bear it in mind when you criticize.
Many an efficient business machine would be clogged by such
an overload.
McAdoo would have the government pay presidential campaign
expenses. By issuing Bonds of Hope?
Mitch Palmer, in failing to fill the White House, will probably
resume his efforts to fill the jails.
General March has lost two stars. Perhaps Admiral Sims could
let him have two of those Daniels made him see.
WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING
SOME CURRENT COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
A MORAL ISSUE AGAIN. |l
(New York World.)
THE political situation confront-],
ing President Wilson and Gov. t
Cox when they met at the White
House on Sunday resembled that |
which Abraham Lincoln faced in j
1564. Through popular weariness (
with war and the persistent attacks (
of politicians, a cause for which great ;
sacrifices had been made was threat- ,
ened with abandonment. (
If the leading Republicans and
their newspapers were to be believed .
in 1864 discontent at the North had (
reached a point where nothing mat- ■
tered any more. The country was
staggering under the awful losses in '
the Wilderness and at Atlanta. It,
was not believed that Lincoln could L
be re-elected and party
were recommending desperate exped-],
ients of various kinds to meet their] ]
defeatist views.
So profound was the depression
that Mr. Lincoln himself despaired
of success at the polls and drew up a
paper indicating his hopelessness,]'
which was to be published after hisi
expected defeat. It was at this time]
that George W. Julian said that not]
ten Republicans in Congress favor
ed Lincoln, and Thaddeus Stevens
made the more sweeping statement
that except Arnold, of Illinois, the
President did not have a political
friend in either House.
What these discordant elements
pretended to believe and sought to
prove was, like the contentions of
their successors to-day, that, in the
language of Wendell Phillips, the
“civic and military failure of the;
Administration” was self-evident.
Greeley was shouting for peace oni
almost any terms, and Fremont and,
his followers were so impatient over
delay in putting emancipation into
the Constitution that they regarded
the preservation of the Union as a
secondary matter.
Other factions, then as now, were]
denouncing the President because of,
his views on finance and tariff, his;
conduct of the war, his distribution i
of offices, especially in the Cabinet,
his failure to appoint their favorites
to high commands in the army, the
belief that he was likely to be too
lenient with “rebels,” and the
charge that he had become wedded
to militarism and was exercising des
potic powers. All jthis detraction
proceeded from Republican's who ;
professed! to speak for the loyal
North, and of course gave great sat
isfaction to such Democrats as were
not ardently enlisted for the war.
In the face of this tempest of dis
approval and despair, Abraham Lin-;
coin in 1864, like Woodrow Wilson]
in his attitude toward the League of
Nations in 1919-20, held to his ideal
of a reunited country prospering in
peace and divested by legal forms of
the curse of slavery. He wanted to
finish the work that he had begun,
whatever the cost. He was pledged
to the living and the dead that the
Union should endure. That was his
first object, and it was with hope ra
ther than faith that he awaited the
verdict of his countrymen.
Since the armistice of 1918 the
present Administration has encouh
tered the same slanderous opposition
from the same source. Mr. Wilson’s
aim has been to . finish the work un
dertaken when we took arms in a war
to end war. At every step he has
been misrepresented and obstructed
for the most unwbrthy purposes.
There have been periods when it
seemed that the honor of the Re
public and its vital material interests
also were likely to be sacrificed, as
was the prospect in Lincoln’s day, to
greed, malice and cowardice.
Thanks to the resolute spirit of
President Wilson, loyally supported
by his successor as Democratic leader,
official America is to stand fast on a
moral issue as it did in Lincoln’s day.
It is for the people to say whether
for the first time in their history an
appeal in that behalf is to be rejected
because they are tired and timid, i
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SUBSTANTIAL H' r HWAY WORK
(Atlanta Journal.)
THE substantial character of Geor
gia’s highway building is attest
ed by the approval which the Federal
Bureau of Public Roads has given to
' plans of the State Highway Board
fhr Improvement and construction
i representing a million, one hundred
and eighty-two thousand, one hun
dred and fifty-three dollars. Since
1 some forty per cent of this amount
• is to come from the National treas
ury, the Bureau was exceedingly care
ful in looking into the specifications
of the projected work, as indeed it
‘ always is, before warranting proce
i dure. The program which it exam
, ined in this instance includes the bet
’ terment of one hundred and eighteen
miles of roads and the costruction of
twelve bridges. The communities in
. which this work is to be done and by
which a portion of the expense will
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• RAILROAD SCHEDULES
(Central Time)
1 Arrival and Departure of Passenge
Traina, Americua, Ga.
The following schedule figure
published as information and not
! guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leaves
11:59 am Columbus-Chgo 3:40 am
10:38 pm Albany-Montgy 5:18 am
7:35 pm Macon-Atlanta 6:37 am
•7:15 pm Columbus •7:10 am
2:07 pm Albany-Montgy 2:07 pi
2:07 pm Macon-Atlanta 2:07 pm
•11:45 am Columbus •2:30 pm;
10:00 am Columbus 13:00 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:35 pm
5:18 am Macon-Atlanta 10:38 pm
3:40 am Albany-Jaxville 11:59 pm
•Daily, except Sunday
ISunday only.
SEABOARD AIR LINE
Arrives Leaves
10:59 pm Cordele-Savannah 1:20 am
5:15 pm Richland 10:00 am
3:10 pm Cordele-Savannah 12:31 pn
12:31pm Richland-Montgy 3:10p
10:00 am Cordele-Helena 5:15 pH I
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be borne have the satisfaction of
knowing that expert engineers have
inquired into all items of the con
tracts —designs, materials and labor*
—and have approved them. They
know, moreover, that the work will;
be done under the able supervision
of the State Highway Board. Thus,
the taxpayers are assured of a solid
return upon their investment, and the
traveling public of highway service
that will outlast a winters’ rain.
This is what organized, co-opera
tive methods of roadbuilding have
done for Georgia. In the days when*
it was a rule of every county for. it-,
self and the mud-devil take the hind
most, one rarely could tell in ad-|
vance what the result of an expendi-;
ture for highways would be. Some.
excellent roads, it is true, were built
at that time, but only in the richer
and more progressive districts; and
they as well as the poorer and slug
gish were sorely handicapped by
lack of comprehensive inter-county
, highway systems. Not until the plans
and operations of the many score
| communities were correlated into
(something like a harmonious whole;
I not until purely local effort was sup
plemented by State aid and supervis
ion, was it possible for the individ
ual county, much less the Common
wealth, to get adequate results. The
present highway laws, enacted after
long effort and over mistaken opposi
tion, have meant a great deal to
Georgia’s porsperity and • advance
ment. But they are short of what
they should be. The principle of
i State aid should be given more sub
| stance, and the principle of State
supervision more thoroughness. We
I are moving in the right direction, but
iwe need to move faster. Where hun
dreds of thousands are now spent for
roads, millions must be spent. Where
possibly good highways have satis
fied us, only the best that money and
I skill can produce will do for the
1 years ahead. This is the route of
| economy, and this the route of pro
] gram.
TIT FOR TAT.
(Albany Herald.)
TURN about is (air play.
Ten years ago the census figures
first announced by the Bureau of the
Census showed that Macon had a
slight margin of population over Au
gusta. Macon crowed, but Augusta
got busy.
It happened that Mr. Taft then
was President, and Augusta was on
his visiting list. He spent part of
several winters there, playing golf
lon the Augusta links, and enjoying
] the other good thinks which Augusta
had to offer.
A committee of Augusta’s leading
citizens called on Mr. Taft, and it
came about in the course of a few
weeks that a recount of Augusta’s
population was ordered. When the
result of that recount was announced
it showed that Augusta had found
enough of the before uncounted to
push her 375 ahead of Macon.
Then Macon applied for a recount,
but failed to get it. “Not having a
President of our own, our case is
hopeless,” was the sarcastic comment
of one of the Macon papers at the
time.
But time is a great leveler and
evener. When the result of the 1920
census was announced for Macon and
Augusta, it showed that the former
had cut down her rival’s 10-year-old
margin from 375 to 23. That 23,
however, was like so many tons of
lead on Macon’s proud heart, for it
had been the Central City’s confident
expectation that the new count would
show her to have left her rival over
on the Savannah far behind.
Now cometh a revised report on
Macon. It was announced Monday,
and shows the population of. the Cen
tral City to be 52,995, instead of
52,525, as announced several months
ago. So, instead of being 23 behind
Augusta, Macon is 447 ahead—pro
[ vided, of course, a revised Augusta
I report does not later accord that
city a ney rating that will give the
see-saw one more tilt.
Macon is hilarious, and there’s
gloom in Augusta. It means some
thing to be rated the third city of
Georgia, and as matters now stand,
Macon is “it.” Augusta will not ac
cept fourth place unless she has to,
but she has no friendly Taft to ap
peal to this time.
OVER-EATING
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out of kilter, better eat less and use
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Ki-moid» help straighten out your
digestive troubles. •
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THINGS WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW
* What are taxes?
Taxes are compulsory contribu
tions from private incomes or wealth
to meet the general expenses of the
government. They are levied by
states and national government, as
direct and indirect taxes. Direct tax
es are those levied upon persons or
personal property; indirect, those
levied upon commodities or industrial
processes. Poll tax, general property
tax and income tax are direct taxes;
and custom duties and taxes upon
production or sale of commodities
are indirect.
Explain the difference between
federal and Hate taxes.
Federal taxes are chiefly customs
and internal revenue duties, income
and excess profit taxes; state taxes
are general property taxes, licenses,
bank taxes, inheritance taxes and in
some states income taxes.
How many kinds of primary elec
tions are there, and when are they
held? v
There are three kinds of primary
elections: official, which is held un
der the state law; unofficial, held un
der party auspices, to elect delegates
to nominating conventions; and a
presidential preference primary,
which is held to allow voters of a
state to indicate their preference of
possible presidential candidates.
Primaries are held throughout the
state, in cities, towns, and in the
country.
How does a presidential elec
tion year affect the primary sched
ule?
In states where the regular offi
cial primary is held later than the
dates set for the national primary,
an extra spring primary must be held
in presidential years. This spring
primary is held partly to allow the
voters to choose, by vote, delegates
to the national conventions.
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Lak “juicy peach” and “sweetie
sweet.”)
Ah calls dat gal by what Ah prize
Jes lak ol’ Satan, he prize sin—
An’ Lawd, how she kin roll dem eyes
T’ heah me call huh “quaht o’ gin.”
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PASOTRAL PROPAGANDA
No doubt people would flock to
the country, if they ever herd the
advantages of farm life.
The country beets the city a mile
but the urbanites—in ignorance—
turnip up their noses and silo.
For the amorous, there are chick
ens on every hand, not a few of them
daisies.
Any fellow can easily find a peach
with tulips at his disposal, and it will
be easy to cultivator acquaintance,
I but never necessary to thresher.
Furthermore many a shapely limb
will be clad only in the costume of
Eden.
Even the cost of engagements is
considerable with a two-carrot ring
to be had for the asking.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 23, 1920
I And if mother objects, a matt
’ ought to be the goat if he cantaloup.
Nor is there a dearth of social life,
for bawls are frequent. And those
who delight in movie thrillers may
witness many harrowing perform
ances.
The bibulous need not confine
themselves to one swallow, for there
is plenty of rock and rye. The cops®
however, wood restrain those who got
• too noisy.
No doubt the broker will be at
home among the lambs, the stock
holder will have frequent opportunity
to cut a melon, while the business
, man can easily keep in touch with *
currant events.
And the flapper! What a wonder
ful chance among all those suckers—
the poor fish. But let her beware the
rakes.
Nor need one hesitate on account
of expense, for even if dollars are
1 scarce, there are plenty of scents—
to say nothing of the mint.
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