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THE TIMES-RECORDER
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Thus saith the Lord, thy Re
deemer: I am the Lord thy God
which teacheth thee to profit, which
leadcth thee by the way that thou
shouldst go.—lsaiah 48H7.
Every man has his own vocation.
There is one direction in which all
space is open to him. He has facul
ties silently inviting him thither to
endless exertion. He is like a ship
in a river; he runs against obstruc
tions on every side but one; on that
side all obstruction is taken away,
and he sweeps serenely over a deep
ening channel into an inflate sea.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
.“WHY PICK ON US?’
’T’EERE is a hatful of sense in the
* following which is being passed
out by a concern handling an article
sold by grocers:
The woods are full of amateur
economists who claim that prices of
groceries will shortly return to pre
war levels. Will they? Yes, they
sure will —
When railroad fares are back to
2c per mile;
When gasoline is back to 10c per
gallon;
When house rent is back to S2O
per month; ,
When a square meal can be had
for a quarter;
When farm labor is back to sls.
per month;
When shaves are back to 10c;
When clothes are back to sls a
suit;
When money is back to five
per cent;
When cooks are back to $3.00 per
week;
When hair cuts are back to a
quarter;
W’hen movies are back to a nickel;
When ice cream is back at a dime;
When a doctor’s bill is back at
two bucks;
When a newspaper is back at a
penny.
For the love of Mike, why ex
pect the manufacturer, wholesaler"
and retailer of groceries to go the
route alone? Why expect us and no
one else to go back to pre-war prices?
Why pick on us? We are away
ahead of the procession. Now let
the barbers and the movie houses
and the soft drink parlors and the
landlords, and the hotels and restau
rants and the draymen and the bank
ers, cut their prices and catch up
with us.
Pick on somebody else.
We've been the goat long enough.
» * *
BEHIND YOUR BACK.
A PRIVATE telephone apparently
no longer protects you from
having people listen in on your con
versation.
The Society for Electrical Devel
opment announces that Albert E.
Proffitt, employed by the telephone
company at Providence, R. 1., has
pevfected a radiophone device that
enables him to eavesdrop on talk
passing over telephone wires.
Proffitt, experimenting with his
radiophone, wired his amplifier in
some peculiar wqy that is being
Kept secret. Immediately he began
to' hear local telephone conversa-4
t'ons—-which he repeated to the talk
ers, amazing them.
While Proffitt’s device still is in
•* embryonic stage of development it
opens up a vast new field for the
f wireless—the possible ending of se
| crecy, duplicity, intrigue and talking
behind one's back.
You cannot sit in your home and
eavesdrop ion a conversation in a
house a mile away without mechan
ical help.
The eavesdropping for some years
has been possible by means of the
simple dictograph employed by de
tectives.
The listening-in process is carried
a step further by Proffitt’s radio
discovery. It is not impossible that
we soon may have a wireless device
able; to pick up private conversa
tions ip distant homes, offices or
rendezvous of criminals.
The idea sems uncanny now. So
did the wireless telegraph when
Marconi first announced its inven
tion.
Civilization will advance with leaps
and bounds when secrecy among
men is made impossible. Without
secrecy there could be no criminal
organizations, war plots, illegal trade
combines or conspiracies against in
dividual life, honor or fortune.
End secrecy and you end dishon
esty born of intrigue.
Suppose a mechanical device were
suddenly discovered enabling people
to eavesdrop a face-to-face conversa
tion, the same as tapping the wires
of a telephone system. •
That would end most hypocrisy
ind deception, also malicious gos
sip. The things said in secrecy would i
KQ] ADVENTURE'S ' EJI
THE TWINS
THE RECORD D ISSAPEARS.
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The Twins ate like the hungry y little travelers they were.
WHEN Twelve Toes, away up in
the sky in the form of a bat, saw
the Twins waken, he shrieked with
rage. After all his trouble of going
to the Magician’s Star and throwing
down terrible dreams to the children,
this was the end of it.
Nancy turned back from the
precipice she had nearly fallen over,
and Nick turned bsck from the
thorny patch which might have torn
him to pieces, and they reached the
little bush at the same time, the
little bush under which they had
slept, and near which they had
buried the record to keep it safe.
“Oh, Nick!’’ cried NLncy. “I’m
so glad to see you! Why did you go
away and leave me?”
“And why did you?” asked Nick.
“I didn’t know I was going,” said
Nancy. I must have walked in my
sleep.”
“Neither did I,” declared Nick. “I
must have too!”
“It most likely was Twelve Toes
again,” said Nancy. “But we’ll have
to get the record and hurry along.
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder March
29, 1912.)
J. G. DODSON will leave tomorrow
for Atlanta to which city his man
ufacturing plant will be removed at
jtice. A number of Americus people
employed in the making of his pro
duct will go with him.
The pupils of Miss.Eliizabeth Cobb
will give a musical recital in her .
Audio on Lee street. The program I
will be varied, participated in by I
( Very one of the students.
C. P. Johnson, of Topeka, Kas.,
arrived in Americus yesterday, walk
ing for a wager which he will win
at the conclusion of his hike. He
created much excitement by his de
scription of the various places visit
dd on his route.
An egg hunt has been arranged for
Wednesday afternoon by the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution for
the pleasure of the yifijng people of
the city. It will be held on the lawn
of the Stackhouse residence on Lee
street.
Mrs. E. N. Brown,‘of Mexico City;
Mrs. Walter Hendrix, of Hurstboro,
Ala., and Miss Jack Long, of Rome,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Harrold’this week.
Mrs. James Dodson and Mrs. J.
T. Dodson are in Albany for a day
>r so before going to Atlanta, where
chey will reside.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder March
29, 1902.)
At the special meeting of the po
lice commission last night the resig
'ation of E. Taylor as a member of
that body was tendered and accept
’d. The vacancy will be filled at
he next regular meeting.
The Seaboard Shoofly will be re
sumed on its regular schedule, a con
dition which has resulted from a pe
tition which was signed by every
Americus business man and sent to
usually remain unsaid if the talker
knew he were being overheard by
the one gossiped about, and would
be called personally to account.
Enormous are the possibilities of
ending secrecy, the cancer of civili
zation. Proffitt may have opened
the way. Maybe not. But this is
worth thinking about—that the wire
less, as it exists now’, is crude com
pared with what it will be develop
ed into, just as the flint-lock musket
of Colonial days was crude alongside
the modern machine gun.
The wireless and other inventions
to follow will link all human brains
in a vast system of mechanical men
tal telepathy.
ALLISON
UNDERTAKING CO.
Eitablished 1908.
Funeral Directors
And Embalmers
Prompt Service
Up.to-date Equipment
Noel E. Smith, Director
Day Phones: 236 and 253
Night, 721 and 106
Turner Electric Co.
Reduced Prices On
House Wiring and Fixtures
Phone 124
We are ready. Are you? Call
us for an estimate
[There’s the sun coming up now.”
“Let’s eat first,’ ’said Nick re
i membering about the basket.
I Instantly the little 4>asket ap-
Ipeared, containing hot porridge and
j cream, toast, fruit and cocoa. And
| the Twins ate like the hungy little
travelers they were. One can’t climb
| mountains and have so many thrill-
I ing adventures without getting up a
1 good appetite.
When they had finished, the little
I basket disappeared, and now the
| Twins were ready to go on their
way.
I “I’ll get the record,” said Nick
I going over to the big stone behind
which they had hidden it under some
gravel.
“It’s gone!” he called an instant
later. “It’s not here at all! Some
one has taken it! Come here, Nancy,
quick!”
Nancy hurried as fast as her legs
could carry her. What Nick said
was true. There was nothing there
but a little hollowed-out place in the
ground where the record had been.
headquarters for ratification. The
train is of more service to a greater
number of people in and out of the
city than all the others coming into
the town.
Sheriff E. L. Bell has announced
himself for re-elction to the place
which he has filled with great credit
to himself and the community.
MiSs Laura Goins arrived from At
lanta yesterday to spend some time
with relatives.
Mrs. D. Holmes arrived from At
lanta yesterday to spend some time
with relatives in Americus.
Miss Ruth Stowe is at home again
after a visit of some time to friends
in Eufaula, Ala'.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
■From the Times-Recorder March
29. 1892.)
Dr. George W. Marvin, mayor of
Cordele, was in the city yesterday.
Captain Billy Gallaher spent Sun
nay jn Atlanta with his parents.
William Tennent, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is a visitor and prospector in
Americus.
George J. Mills, a Savannah aider
man and also a director of the Cen
tral railroad, was the guest of
friends in Americus for the past
several days.
Deputy Sheriff Lamar will be
sworn in as chief of police on Fri
day.
It was feared yesterday that the
I entral railroad bridge on the Flint
river at Oglethorpe would be swept
away, and in order to prevent this
a train of heavily laden cars was
sent from Americus, with a similar
tram from the opposite direction,
the two were stationed on opposite
smes to weight the bridge in case
it snowed indications of swinging.
Jay & Sons, Albany contractors,
have arrived in Americus to begin
the erection of two new brick build
ings for Dr. Byne, on Lee street, ad
joining the Bagley block.
' NOTICE.
Effective Saturday, April 1, 1922,
I our warehouse will be closed at 12:00
Noon Saturdays, until September,
1922.
GEORGE ANDERSON, Agent.
Central of Ga. Rly. Co.
H. M. SELLERS, Agent,
28-3$ Seaboard Air Line Rly. Co.
COLDS
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VICKS
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Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly
RAILROAD SCHF.Din.F-a
(Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of
Trains, Americus, Ga,
The following schedule figures
published as information aid not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive a Leave
11:55 pm ColUmbus-Chgo 3:40 an
10:38 pm Albany-Montg’y 5:14 am
7:25 pm Macon-Atlanta 6:3 7am
“7:15 pm Columbus *7:30 am
1:55 pm Albany-Montg’y 2:14 pm
2:14 pm Macon-Atlanta 1:55 pm
1:25 pm Columbus *3:30 pm
10:00 am Columbua 12:30 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:25 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atlanta 10:38 pm
3:40 am Albany-Jaxville 11:55 pm
2:58 am Albany-Jaxville 12:37am
12:37 am Chgo, St. L. Atla 2:58 am
1:58 am Cinti and Atlanta 1:58 am
(*) Daily; (!) Sunday,
SEABOARD AIR LINE
Arrives Leaves
5:15 pm Rlchland-Coia 10:00 am
3:10 pm C rdele-Savh. 12:26 pm
12:31 pm Richland-Montg’y 8:10 pm
r THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER/
J OBSERVATIONS
Some homes have so much jazz
the baby cries like a saxophone.
This April 1 coal strike is one
April fuel that fuels no one.
All that stands between us and a
hot time is two months.
Europe is getting on her ear in
stead of on her feet.
The marine borer, we read, costs
us millions. And we wonder if he
isn’t kin to Senator Borah.
Volstqad may fail in re-election
because of his own act.
Harding has returned from his
outing in Florida and is having an
outing with the senate.
Delaware town has a female fire
company. Bet they want silk hose.
Money talks; at elections it tries
to drown the voice of the people, i
The differences that arise in most I
families are indifferencies.
Once; twelve bottles made one
case; now, one bottle makes twelve
cases—for the doctor.
Some people’s object in life is they i
object to work.
Man says the world is 8,000,000
years old. That’s how many times
the peach crop has been killed.
There may be art for art’s sake;
it is often art for jack’s sake.
Give the war vets jobs. They
may be the last war vets we ever
have.
On moving day, if the landlord
doesn’t move to reduce the rent, i|’s
the tenant’s move.
Roses are red, violets are blue and
so are consumers when a coal
strike’s due.
America—sometimes the knows
have it; often the noes have it.
Between the early bird and the
early fisherman the early worm is
out of luck.
They say Rockefeller is rich be
cause he never loses his temper.
John is rich because he never loses
anything.
“We will shoot up nothing,” say
miners. “We will shoot up noth
ing,” say operators. “Don’t shoot
up prices,” say consumers.
AMERICUS
UNDERTAKING CO.
Funeral Directon
And Embalmers
NAT LEMASTER, Manager
Day Phones 88 and 231
Night Phones 661 and 889
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Wannamaker’s Cleveland
Big 801 l Cotton Seed
This is the best strain of Big 801 l Cotton
for this section. We have only about 300
bushels left of this select stock.
Price $1.50 Bushel
Registered COTTON p™
T"\ Only
Long Staple OILEjU $1.75 Bu.
We are offering this at this price only to get
more planted hefe. It brings double the
price of short staple. Will produce equal
ly as much per acre.
PLANTERS SEED CO.
Phone 502
Check That Cold
Right Away
A SUDDEN chill—sneezes—stuffy
feeling in the head —and you have
the beginning of a hard cold. Get
right after it, just as soon as the sniffles
start, with Dr. King’s New Discovery.
For fifty years a standard remedy
for colds, coughs and grippe.
There are no harmful drugs, nothing
but good, healing medicines, that get
right down to the trouble and help
nature.
You will soon notice a change for the
better. Has a convincing, healing
; taste that the kiddies like. Good
for croupy coughs. All druggists, 60c.
Dr. King’s
New Discovery
For Colds and
Put “Pep” in Your Work. Many
a man is a failure in business, many a
woman in her home, because constipa
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and depress. Dr. King’s Pills make
bowels act naturally. 25c.
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New Goods
Combs
Beads
Purses
Ear Drops
THOS L. BELL’ I
Jeweler and Optician
Phone West End Market
for first class Meats,
Fresh and Cured.
Sausage a Specialty
Groceries and Vegeta
bles.
Chickens and Eggs Wanted.
WEST END MARKET
L. G. COUNCIL, President T. E. BOLTON, Asst, Cashei
C. M. COUNCIL, Vice President and Cashier
(Incorporated.)
The Planters Bank of Americus,
The Bank With a Surplus.
Resources Over $1,700,000
True success comes only
through industry and thrift.
Don’t wait for something to
come your way. Go after it.
mfitSsavings account is one of
•]?{ I® the first steps towards suc-
- cess. Our large resources, •
j,i and m °re than thirty years
I MI * successful banking experi- t J
Rgjg..ence enable us to render you
every service.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS I
Frank Sheffield, Charle. R. Crisp.
John Sheffield Lee Hudson
. Organized October 18, 1801,
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JOHN L. WOOTEN
Fire, Life, Accident
INSURANCE
Representing some of the best Old Line Fire Insurance
Companies. '
I make a specialty of Farm Property Insurance, giving to
the farmer a broad coverage at the very lowest rite
Premiums paid once a year.
Agent For the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Qffice With W. G. Turpin & Co. Phone 173
SEE ME BEFORE YOU INSURE
WILL HAVE ANOTHER LOAD OF
Young Mules ;
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Tomorrow. Also three nice Saddle and
Harness Horses. Some good second-hand
Mules on hand. i j
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We have good stock Wagons, Buggies,
Harness, Plow Lines, Collars, Back-
Bands, Hames and Traces. The best Plow
Bridles for a dollar on the market.
Full line Auto Accessories. Big stock
Tires and Tubes at the right prices. All
fresh stock. \
G. A. & W. G. Turpin
MONEY 61% '
MONEY LOANED on farm lands at 6 1-2 per cent, inter.
est and borrowers have privilege of
paying part or all of principal at any interest period, stopping in
terest on amounts paid. We always have best rates and easiest
terms and quickest service. Save money by seeing or writing us,
We are in charge of home office of the Empire Loan & Trust Co,
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB,
America., G«.
(Formerly Commercial City Bank Bhildin.) ,
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OLIVER AUTO PAINTING
COMPANY’S ATTENTION
FIRST CLASS PAINTERS [
ONLY«feEST PAINTS USED
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
.See Us Over Turpin’s Garage
FARM LOANS *
Made with dispatch. No long waits. Interest 6 1-2 per
cent. Commissions reasonable. Exclusive correspondent I
Atlanta Trust Co. .
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MIDDLETON M’DONALD
33 Planters Bank. Americus, Ga. Phone 89 •
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1922.