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The Americus Times-Recorder.
ESTABLISHED 1870.
Published by THE TIMES-RECORDER CO., (Inc.) Arthur Lucas,
President; Lovelace Eve, Secretary; W. S. Kirkpatrick, Treasurer.
WM. S. KIRKPATRICK, Editor; ROVELACE EVE, Business Manager.
Published every afternoon, except Saturday; every Sunday morn
ing, and as weekly (every Thursday.)
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:—City of Americus, Suinter County, Rail
road Commission of Georgia for Third Congressional Districct, U. S.
Court, Southern District of Georgia.
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gia, according to the Act of Congress.
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sively entitled to the use far publication of all news dispatches credited to
it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights of republication of spcial dipdtches herein con
tained are reserved.
A FEW DAYS AGO The Times-Recorder uncovered for the public
some of the propaganda methods of the Georgia Railway and
Power company, of Atlanta, which is the Georgia power trust, by
which its advertising, in the guise of news, is slipped into the col
umns of the state press without pay through a so-called news agency
of Atlanta which it pays regularly for this service. Why the news
papers of Georgia permit themselves to be hoodwinked in this
manner so regularly is a mystery, but nevertheless many of them
do permit it—or did, and some of them still do. Ihe I imes Re
corder has recently been taken off the gratuitous mailing list of this
so-called news agency, which it tried months ago to ’‘fire" without
tcsjult, but other papers which still open their columns without
charge to its paid-for propaganda for private interests are still
getting its letter. This letter continues its daily defense of its meal
ticket—probably chief—just now being concerned with a defense
of the increased gas rate in Atlanta and the railroad commission
which granted the raise. (Again it may be explained for those who
do not know that the Georgia Railway and Power company own'
the Atlanta gas works.)
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J_.IF.RF. is a recent bit of "news” from this agency, as published on
1 the front page of a Brunswick daily:
HOWL OF ATLANTA NOT STATEWIDE, SAYS SOLON.
Former Georgia Lawmaker Declares State Railroad Commission Cannot
Be Removed To Please Capital City
Atlanta, March 12.—E. H. Griffin, former member of the legis
lature and the well known editor of the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight,
does not take very kindly to the howl of a portion of Atlanta’s popu
lation on the raise in gas rates. Mr. Griffin has away, as he did dur
ing his legislative career, of saying what he thnks.
“It is right amusing, indeed, to hear Atlanta howl about a lit
tle raise in gas and pretend like the entire state is aroused over the
action of the railroad commission,” declares Mr. Griffin. "Won’t
these dear people ever learn that the entire state don’t throw any fits
over Atlanta community? The price they will now pay for gar. is the
same that every other community in the state has been paying'with
out yelling.
“These railroad commissioners can not be removed to please At.
lanta or the clique there. What is the use of giving a set of men
authority if they are to be kicked out every time they don’t please
Atlanta? Oh, poor misguided city, we out in the state don’t give a
darn what you have to pay for your gas, so long as it is the same
rate that we are paying.
“We rather think that the conimi■■ ion : to be commended, not
so much for raising the Atlanta gas rate, but because they have
courage enough to raise any public utility in this day and time of
corporation baiting.
“If the investment warranted the raise, the commission should
have raised it, regardless of whether it suits Atlanta people or not. ■
Every man knows that there is a certain element in Atlanta—a gang
of freebooters—that will wreck any public utility that does not
bow to their political rule.
“Nope; there is not a soul in the state kicking over the action of
the State Railroad Commission but Atlanta. And it is a great pity
that another raise could not be put on Atlanta’s hot air.”
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THE publication of I this article by our esteemed Brunwsick friend
causes us to wonder—
First, whether the raising of Atlanta's’ gas rate had anything
to do with making the rate in Brunswick fair or acceptable to the
public;
Second, whether it knows that Mr. Griffin is now devoting a
considerable part of his time to the interests of the Georgia Rail
way and Power company as traveling representative, going, about
the state in its interests in combatting the campaign of the Georgia
Municipal League.
Mr. Griffin is a brilliant and able newspaper man, and he has
a perfect right to work for the Georgia Railway and Power com
pany if he wants to and if they are able and willing to pay him
enough salary to attract his ability, but the fact that there is such a
connection should remove what weight there might oherwise be
from any comments of his on the relationship between the power
company, the railroad commission and the public.
As for the statement that ‘‘the price they will now pay in At
lanta) for gas is the same that every community in the state has
been paying without yelling," we may say for the people of Ameri
cus that it was with the greatest spirit of forbearance that they
submitted patienly to two increases in he local gas rate at the hands
of the commission in a few months, hoping that the increased rate
might bring the service they had been utterly unable to get thereto
fore, and that they will NOT continue to sit quietly for long "with
out yellong with the price of coal and all other costs of gas making
dropping, as it has recently dropped.
The power company and its agents seem to consider there are
plenty of ignorant people in Georgia upon whom they may prey,
content to let the remainder think what they may.
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Germany will find the booming o findustry better for her health
and wealth than the booming of cannon.
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When a man s in debt he goes to work, or the poor house;
the same path lies before the nation similarly situated.
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Have you noticed how hard it is to be pessimistic on a nice,
warm, sunny morning?
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£ Old king Coal isn t such a merry old soul after a mild winter
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The fashionable shorter skirt has robbed the bathing suit of no
little attention.
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VC ars between nations of the white race are not worrying the
color races. A .
WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING.
SOME CURRENT COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
FROM CHITTLIN’ JOHN.
(Titton Gazette.)
ti’T'HE Tifton Gazette announces
i * a 'farmer at Chula whose
brood sow has presented the plan
tation with seventeen pigs in one In
tel. All of this leads us to wonder
whether the said brood sow is not
playing the game of the Atlanta
mother and the triplets,” suggests
Hie Cordele Dispatch. Now. we
| hadn’t thought of that. If that
1 Chula swine is working any pork
maternity home stuff off on her
| trusting husband, sne ought to be
dealt with. The matter is referred
to Preacher Ham, of Atlanta, for
prosecution, with Lawyer Bacon, of
; Albany, ar, attorney for the defense.
Governor Hogg, oi Texas, and Am
bassador Cbeate wili please act a
referees.
HOG RAISING IN GEORGIA.
(Athens Banner.)
The Banner has been a consist
ent advocate of hog-raising in this
state and especially in, North Ge'or
gia. There is no reason why hogs
and cattle cannot be raised in Geor
gia as cheap and as plentiful as in
lennersee and Texas. 'Hie climate
and condition are just as good in
thi.. : '.ate for cattle and. hogs a in
any state in the union and the i
sooner our people realize the impor
tance cf the industry the sooner will j
better times come.
The Savannah Morning News in ■
commenting on the question has the
following to say:
"It always pays to produce good j
livestock, and nowhere is there het- '
ter opportunity than in Georgia, in- i
■ofar a. natural conditions are con- I
cerned, to produce many sorts of '
marketable domestic animals. If I
Georigans want to they can make
this state, the greatest of the meat
producing states. To jump from
less than 1,800,000 head of hogs ;
in 1910 to more than 3,000,000 in 1
1920 was to .accomplish a big thing
tor the state; and the accomplish
ment wa« not more in the number
of higs than in the evidence of bet
terment so farming operations. The
average value of Georgia hogs, even
at thi-, tihie, is so far greater than
the average value of Georgia hogs
ten years aog that the comparison
is Startling. The Georgia hog has
advanced in value in ten years much
faster than the average American
hog. And Georgia hogs have ad
vanced in numbers faster than the
hogs of the whole country. ,
“The State College of Agricul
ture in a recent bulletin makes the
point that the development of the
hog industry in the state ‘has taken •
place largely in South Georgia.’ The ;
boll weevil, the continued raising o. ]
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUSI
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times-Rqcorder, March
14, 1911.)
Is Sumter county to be robbed of
die best road builder in Georgia?
even though her individual loss
would mean his promotion to the
position of state highway commik
ioner, an office which it is proposed
to create, and which wc-uld prove a
most valuable and important one in
every sense? Superintendent “Bob’'
Christian, is slated for the position
by enthusiastic friends who appre
ciate his worth and abilities, should
the place be created, as it doubt
less will be.
Un .Sunday evening at the home
of the bride, near Americus, Mis-,
Mary Lou Crook and Wilson R.
Rooks were united in marriage, Rev.
A. B. Hawkes tying the nuptial knot
for the young couple in the pre?-
ace of friends and relatives.
Americus citizens have the chick
en mania good and hard and some
;f the finest to be shown in Georgia
are to be found here. One of the
handsomest exhibits made is that of
Dr. E. L. Carswell, whose discrimi
nating taste turns to Golden Buff
Leghorns, one of the handsome of
the feathered tribe. These Golden
Leghorns are noted for their rich
color, perfect breeding and fine lay
ing qualities, all of which combine
to render them most desirable for
raising. They are prize .winners in
all poultry shows' and elicit general
admiration.
Who will be the judge of the
Americus city court to succeed
Judge Chas. R. Crisp when he re
signs to accept the position of house
parliamentarian tendered him by
Speaker-Elect Champ Clark. Among
those whose names are prominently
mentioned for the judgeship are
Messrs. J. A. Hixton, George R.
Bob Says
Stop 1 alking Hard Times! Turn Loose
1 hose Idle Dollars! Buy What You Need
and Buy It Now!
Because it Rained Today is No Sign That
the Sun Won’t Shine Tomorrow. It Takes
Some Rain to Make the Sunshine Seem
Brighter.
Notice Reduction in National Biscuit Co
Crackers
Nabisco Sugar Wafers
Lotus Sugar Wafers
Anol a’ Sugar Wafers
Two Packages For a Quarter
Chick Chick Easter Egg Dye 5c a Package
Phone Us Your Orders. They Will Be
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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
I large numbers of hogs and since co-
I lonial times, and the introduction oi
> | peanuts just after the War Between
: | the States are the reasons assignee
i for South advantage at
■ this time, along with North Geor-
■ | gia’s practice of raising only one ut
I two good pen-fed hogs at a time.
, At any rate, South Georgia is ahead,
just as it is ahead in a good many
■ other things, as, for instance, in the
. in the growth of rural population. It
i a man keeps his eyes too closely
upon the present he may not see
: how rapidly this part of the state is
i developing, but if he will maxe coni-
I parisons of times ju. t a few years
■apart he will then be able to see
very clearly that its .irides of prog-
I less are very gieat. There is no
| use in making a ‘p->cr mouth’ ovei
■ South Georgia’s future. This sec
Ition is bo md to le great."
HOGS MEAN MONEY.
(Columbus Enquirer-Sun.)
Another instance of how it pays
to raise hogs along with other farm
products is given by The Dothan
Eagle. That paper tells us that a
Houston county farmer named Ha
thorn, a few days ago sold forty
four hogs at Dothan for S9OO. Most
of these porkers were only nine
; months old and none over fourteen
J months old. “This only shows,’.
| ays the Eagle, “how quickly a
i bunch of pigs will turn to money
; properly handled in Houston, couti
I ty, or any other county in Albama.’
j And they will turn to money in
; Georgia as quickly as they will in
’ Alabama. But the Eagle goes on to
I say:
■“Mr. Hathorn had his entire crop
lof cotton stored in a local ware
' house, Waiting for the price to get
attractive to him, and it failed to
meet his expectations, and he haul
ed the cotton back home to store it
on his own premises, to stop the ex
pense.
“He is net worrying so much
about his cotton crop. JK'e will de
vote more time to a cropof hogs
this year, seeing that they can be
marketed any season of the year,
and that at a fair price.
“Mr. Hathorn is more fortunately
situated than many farmers, but he
was farsighted enough to anticipate
these conditions and put on his hog
cron last year.
“Hogs can be raised in this coun
ty, because feed for them can be
cheaply grown.”
The item from the Eagle dees not
need a diagram or anything. It is
about as plain as the matter could
be stated. It means that if the
farmer will look after his farm in
a business-like manner it will be a
profitable business.
Ellis, W. W .Dyi.es, J. B. Hudson,
W. M. Harper, E. A. Hawkins and
others.
G. D. Wheatly, Jr., is suffering
a fractured collarbone, sustained
while doing an athletic stunt yester
day. It is quite painful.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times-Recorder, March
14, 1901.)
The many friends of Mrs. John
■on, the very efficient manager of
the Postal Telegraph’s office here,
will regret to learn that she is quite
ill with pneumonia .
The Atlanta Constitution learned
yesterday that Hon. Pope Brown
would be a candidate for governor.
The Times-Recorder published this
bit of news three weeks ago.
Sheriff Bell and Tax Collector
Dunn had money to burn yesterday,
though it is not recorded that any of
the lucre was consigned to the lurid
flames. But there was a rush on
the part of delinquents to pay taxes.
For the little hatch of 2,000 exec
utions, issued a few days ago by
Collector Dunn, have begun to'sti:
the tardy ones and they came for
ward in droves to square the ac
counts.
Travel on lower Cotton avenue
was cut off yesterday morning by
the collapse of wooden bridge across
the creek at the old Mitchell mil.
site. The heavy rains had under
mined the structure and a break
down resulted.
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Martha was free! Free—suoa
Ni o iaKe whatever joy Fate might
vouchsafe her! »
And Arthur Mansfield could ven
ture to comfort her and guard her
the rest of her days. All this made
me rejoice but 1 didn’t dare io dis
cuss with Martha that morning her
prospective liberty io love and be
loved.
I wanted the story about Evan,
and 1 knew Martha needed to con
fide in me.
"Elsie Demaison was a sweet and
wholesome girl when sne came to do
my filing,’’ explained the fair-mind
ed Martna. "She was a simple, in
dustrious, decent girl until Evan be
came interested in her.. Now 1 can
see the stages she descended to her
downfall. She used to dress in good
taste—like a little lady. Soon she
took to. rouge and extremely short
skirts, and every hat she put on
vvas adorned with a pink rose—
Evan’s own idea of millinery! I
might have known. To tell you the
truth, I did suspect that the girl had
a suitor, but I didn’t mistrust Evan.
Lately he has been so devoted to me
—like a sick child in convalescence
It’s—so hard to grasp!” Martha end
ed with a sob.
“You’re taking it too hard.
Marte, dear!” I said, and then 1 i
wept with her.
Why did we girls cry together
over what was, 1 knew in my heart,
the best possible solution of Mar
tha’s woes?
W e wept, I fancy, because once
more true love was dead. Martha
had been an idealist. Evan had im
posed upon all that was sincere in
her nature, exquisite in her char
acter. We wept for that.
“You did your best for Evan.” So
I tried to comfort her. “lie is the
loser. It’s his own fault, too!”
“Perhaps not altogether,” said
Martha, the just. “Had I never
gone to work away from my little
home kingdom, this' might not hav ■
happened.”
“You never could have held a—
a—polygamist!” I declared.
“My dear, it’s a mistake for a
married woman to open the way for
her busband’s jealousy. That’s
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about the first thing that happens
after she goes to work. It’s a mis
take to let another woman have an
opporunity to comfort a husband
when he thinks he’s being neglected.
It’s a mistake for a married woman
to assume part of the financial
strain of keeping up a home.
“Many men easily become recon
ciled to letting a wife pay for het
frocks and all the luxuries for the
family. It’s a mistake for a mar
ried woman to drop all the fine
sympathies she has with her hus
band, books, music, or perhaps the
vegetable garden, for the sake of
earning a little more money. Most
of all it’s a mistake to let the father
of one’s child slump in character—
as Evan has done. When Lorrie
grows up—what—what am I going
to tell him about his father?” Mar
fha moaned.
And I had no comfort for her
that day.
(To Be Continued.)
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throughout the wqrld.
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always marked its policy and earned its reputation
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Organized Oct. 13, 1891.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
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John Sheffield. V.-Pres’t. C. R. Crisp.
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1921. •
There are now 34 match factories
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