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PAGE FOUR *•' THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER 2 ESTABLISHED 1879 Published by THE TIMES-RECORDER CO., (Inc ) Arthur Lucas, President; Lovelace Eye, Secretary; W. s. Kirkpatrick, Treasurer. OFFIf IAL ORGAN’ FOR;—City of Americus, Sumter County, Rail road Commission of Georgia for Third Congressional District, U. S. Court, Southern District of Georgia. SI BS( RIPTION JIATLS: Daily, by mail, $6 per year in advance; by carrier, 15c yer week, 65e per month. s7.so pt ry- ;n. Published every afternoon except Sunday. Weekly $1.50 year, published Thursdays. Entered as second-class matter at the po.-tooice at Americus, Geor gia, according to the Act of Congress. National Advertising Representative^: Frost, Landis & Kohn, Bruns wick Bldg., New York; Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS? The Associated Press is exclu sively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news puo lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein con tained ar reserved. A THOUGHT . A THOUGHT And he shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.—Psalm 1:3, I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. -■ A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earths sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; - Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. —Joyce Kilmer • IF OBSERVATIONS A USELESS EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS. The attitude assumed by the 'Old Charter Club,” James * A- Fort, chairman, as expressed in a card in The Times-Recorder » I uesday, Sept. 12, is unfortunate and wholly unnecessary. We urge every citizen who is qualified under its terms (speaking of the new' charter), to go to the polls on the 27th end cast his vote against it,’ Mr. Fort says in his advertisement. WHY call an election on the 2 7th? Why demand this needless expense of money and time and effort? What is to be gamed? Who will be benefited? Certainly, the Old Charter club members know that it is impossible to secure a REPRESENTATIVE VOTE. They know better than others that approximately two-thirds of the citizens of /Americus can not vote-—that two-thirds of our people have (intentionally or c unintentionally) been disqualified A vote on the proposed charter will not prove that the principle of city manager-commission form cf government is either unsound or unsafe The election will culminate in noth ing more than a needless expenditure of city funds.. Those ad vocating a change in form of government will simply refuse to vote, or will vote against the proposed new charter. Those among the one-third voters registered opposed to the change may or may not vote. Ihe result will mean absolutely nothing. rhe proponents of the change have admitted that the bill is faulty, that an expression of sentiment of the citizens can not Lc had under its provisions. I he 1 irncs-Recorder believes that the members of the Old f barter Club and those opposed to the proposed change have only the best interests of the greatest number of our citizens at heart. Yet, for them or others, to insist on a vote now would seem to mean 1 HOSE OPPOSING the change are afraid to face a lull and free expression of sentiment on this very important question. Chairman Fort, in his card says THE BILL. IS ILLEGAL.” 1 hen, gentlemen, why insist upon a vote on a bill that you insist is illegal and therefore can not be Chairman Fort says: THE WHOLE BILL WI IFI LAW SUITS. 1 hen, what is your object in demanding a vote? Suppose—just suppose, for sake of argument, that the lull SHOULD pass; and, suppose again, that YOU, Mr. Chair man, are wrong in your opinion regarding its legality, bill DID pass (which isn’t probable) and IF it is legal, you are, by your own argument, forcing a charter on Americus that BRISTLES with law suits. Aren t our court celpndars now __ congested ? You say. Mr. Chairman, that ‘ two-thirds of the voters of Americus are disqualified to express their views at the polls orr September 2 7th. Why the anxiety to force an expression from a MINOR! TA ? Why demand a vote when you know that two third of your neighbors have already been disqualified? Aou say, Mr. Chairman: With - these facts being brought home every day to the sponsors of this bill and to the public it was. of course, useless for them to continue to urge its adoption, it was their plain duty to abandon it. Again you say/ "The ill repute of the-City Manager Bill has become so general that its sponsors have not only privately, but publicly abandoned it." If useless to continue to urge its adoption, and if the Jrampions of the new charter have "privately and publicly abandoned it, then why do you, speakng for your committee, DEMAND A VOTE BY A MINORITY? Are you unwilling to face a FULL, and FREE EXPRESS ION of our citizens at some other time? DO YOU FEAR A 100 PER CENT REGISTRATION ? •Y -Y -Y Section 44 of the proposed charter provides that on September 27, 1922, an election shall be held submitting the proposed charter to the qualified voters of the city; that the MAYOR shall appoint election managers and clerks and shall make al] the usual provisions for holding an election; that the expense shall be borne by the City of Americus, provision for said expense being made by the MA) OR AND COUNCIL. The charter bill, therefore, fixes the responsibility of calling the election on the shoulders of the MAYOR, and the responsi blity of providing the necessary funds on the shoulders of the mayor AND COUNCIL. Should the mayor fail to call the election, or should the cooncil refuse to provide the necessary funds, then there would be no election and the proposad charter would GO BY DE FAULT. AF TER September 27, it would NO LONGER EXIST—It would be dead forever and a day, so far as this par ticular charter is concerned. # * ¥ Ihe Times Recorder understands that there would be no RQII Apvemture-s >lt 1 ’ 01= TH& TWINS fSi Irak jlm Cfev Roberfar RaAafr Ilßfr Jp QUEEN’S CAR IS STOLEN next thing the Fairy Queen 1 lost was her automobile. If had been given to her by the Green Wizard who was an old, old 1 th< family. It wasn’t an automobile like you or I have, my dears, or like the j neighbors across the street have. ; I No, it was a vci v unusual automo- ; bile, and it had taken the good old • j wizard 1 I years to make it magical i j enough to present to the Fairy | Queen. Yes, it was magical. So very mag ical that it didn't need anyone to : tun it at all and it could think fol itself. Anyone who owned it could make it do anything he wished by .just wishing 1 j But there was one thing to remem- j | her. This wonderful automobile | would serve only one master at a I time and the last person to turn the j shiny handle just between the jig- I amaerank. and the thingamabob on the whirligig was the only person ' OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS j TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.. ’ (From the Times-Recorder, ’ Sept. ! IS, 1902.) Americus will be represented at Emory College' by Messrs. Leon Grif fin, Emmett Horine, Cawley Nease and Charles. Read, four bright young men who entered there yesterday for 1 the full collegiate course. The funeral of Mrs. D. 11. Stubbs occurred yesterday afternoon at Oak ■ Grove cemetery, conducted by Rev. f. I. Nease. The deceased resided in the country six miles north of Americus, and was 52 years of age. Lieut. Robert Whitfield, Os the Eighth Infantry, U. S. A., is spend ing short while in Americus as the guest of Mr. Walter K. Wheatley. Both young men saw service in Cuba with Ray’s Immunes during the re cent war, their regiment having been stationed at Santiago several months. Prominent among the visitors in ’Amerieus yesterday was Hon. W. S. Witham, who enjoys the distinction i of being president of more banks ' than anyone else in the country. | City' Engineer Ansley made sur- j veys yesterday' of that portion of j Cotton avenue which is to be graded ' and curbed. The improvement will ■ begin at a . point opposite the Allen House and extend to the Central depot. A. J. Hainil,. Jr., of Columbia, Ala., is a guest, of his parents, Mr and Mrs. A. J. Hainil, here for a ; few days, | THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY. 18, 1892.) * (From the Times-Recorder, Sept. I .Miss Chloe Bell White,, one of the fairest and most accomplished ladies who has honored Americus with her 1 presence in a long while, is in Al-“ bany the guest of the family of Hon. W. TL Gilbert. , The many friends of Mrs. Mary r. Randal) will welcome her to Americus again after a long 'ab sence in Washington City, and while here will be the guest of Mrs 1) T Wilson. Mr. Robert Morgan, one of Sum ter s oldest and best known citizens, crnmnal or civil liability on Ihe part of the mayor should he fail to ca the election, or on the mayor and council should they fail to provide the necessary expenses. These opinions were ex pressed by two prominent local attorneys. On the other hand Ihe I .mes-Recorder understands that it is the opinion of the mayor, so expresed by him. that he would be guilty of a mis l demeanor should he fail to call the election. Os course, the mayorwould be compelled to call the elec tion 1 1- a mandamus were issued by the courts. With, these facts before us, The Times-Recorder suggests that the two committees—The Old Charter Club and the City- Manager-Commssion committee, through their secretaries, peti- ’ tion the mayor NOT to call the election. Or if the chairmen of the two committees do not care to take this responsibility, then for them to secure a petition signed By a representative number I of their respective .committee members. This action would lift the responsibility,, at least to a large degree, from the shoulders ! ■-of the mayor; However, if the Mayor and Council and the Old Charter C lub insist on holding the election, then there is but one course for those favoring a change of form of government to follow, and that is— TO GO TO THE POLLS ON SEPTEM BER 27TH AND VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSED CHARTER. I his charter is not the charter wanted by those favoring 1 a change in methods of admin istration of city affairs. It can not be ratified bv a MAJORI I of our citizens—that is suf ficient reason why every citizen qualified to vote should vote AGAINST THE PROPOS ED CHARTER. Let s have this change in form of government only when a MAJORI I ) of our citizens have said by their ballots that they FAVOR such a change. ■Y ¥ Should another charter be prepared at some future time, let those in charge see that a special registration is held and that every man and woman in the limits of the City of Americus is given every possible opportunity to REGISTER and VOTE on this most (mportant question. - - ». iZI.L At . • THE AMERICUS TIMES. RECORDER, ' whose wishes this wonderful ma ' chine would obey. 1 suppose now that I have told you, everyone will be wilting to the Green Wizard ami ordering one of these wonderful cars. Because, without a doubt, it's much easier than having to pull handles this way j and that and push things with your ■ feet and turn a big wheel and watch ; i the road every second. All you’d have to say would be: “Magic auto, do not dally. I wish to visit my Aunt Sally.” And whisk! You'd be there! Oh: : "Magic auto, please to stop And let me out at the butcher shop.” i 1 Ard there you d be. Well, that’s the kind of ear some body style from the Fairy Queen and he sent for the Twins at once to i , help hunt, ’ (To be continued.) died very suddenly at his home two ' or three miles from Americus, Wed- j nesday afternoon. Mr. William McMath, whom ev erybody in Sumter county knows and likes, was in Americus yesterday looking after the sale of cotton. Mr. i j McMath is one of Sumter’s farmers , who worries little about matters po- ■ i litical, living on his fine farm and I ■ raising everything he eats, and plen- i ty for farm consumption. His cot- | ton sales are all surplus money. The many friends of Mrs. Luther j C. Bell are sympathizing with her j in the death of her father, Mr. i Jacob Ramser, who died Thursday I at hi- home in Eufaula, after a ' " short illness. Rev. Jame-s A. Monday, well known throughout Georgia, will I preach in Ajht'i'ieus opera house Sun- i day. With the report of a case of chol- ■ era both in Selma, Ala., and Chat -1 tanooga, Tenn., it is thought quar- I antine measures will be adopted in I this state, and Americus is interest- 1 I <‘d in the situation. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY. < From the Times-Recorder, Sent 18. 1912.) Dr. Wade Chambliss broke his arm last night while cranking his car, on a visit to a patient residing seven ‘ inilcs m the country. Despite the j injury he digvi- back to town with I •>'* left ahmf R. B. Hightower, of Americus, ha ■ received the appointment as agent i for the Central of Georgia railway | at ( uthbert ami left yesterday to assume his ndw duties., there. Mr. Thomas Marshall, of C'edar town, has come to Americus to be- I come a member of the local bar here, having already practiced Jaw , successfully at Quitman. The enrollment at the public ' schools here shows that a total of wl-.te pupils will attend this A ear .>7& being in the Grammar ) <hool and 1,8 in the high school. I < cop depreciation as the result of hot weather and recent Scalding I THE OLD HOME TOWN ~ HI | ,1. ■ 91 IOW 11 IHZ 7 W' I XdifclK FIVE MINUTES AFTER MARSHAL OTEY WALKER WAS SEEM TALKING To DEACON AR.CHIBALD TWIDDELL • HE WENT MTO THE JEWELRY STORE _ .'•CA Lfrom continued rains, is general over I ; Sumter county, farmers telling daily ; -the same story of shortage from : these conditions as well as from the I ravages of the boll worm ami other ■ pests. John Frank Thomas has gone to ; Emory University and will be stu- ! | dent 1 there this year. i TMjs. Quenelle Palmer, of Cordele, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Thus. | Harrold, for several days. Tom Sims Says i 1 " May we call the coal shortage a grate danger? Thanks. Our ship.ping board threatens to build two 100-foot liners, I'his new Turk offensive is very offensive to the Greeks. Some, towns arc lucky. Boston ! ; movie organist broke his arm. I ' Oyster soup is back, says our dry j cleaner. One New York floorwalker not only acts like count but is one. « If you want to wake up famous sleep with one eye open. I he schoobof experience is always a high school. "Bonus” is '‘good" in Latin; but it has a bad time in America, 5 ear;, and years ago men bought homes before auto-. After oui harvesting machines get ' . through they are needed in German tw act as cash registers. When road hog meet.- road hog, ' mat’s nice. I Many a lather thinks he sings the baby to sleep when he only sings jt, unconscious. I he big- corn crop is causing a jug shortage. Be. ides not having to wash the | tub, the nice thing about a hotel is I you can knock-cigaret ashes on the) floor. A Swede buys goods from a Scotchman and sells them to a Jew at a profit. “IF YOU BE LIEVE IT, IT’E SO.” Alcazar Monday and Tuesday. For Quick Service And HEAVY HAULING PHONE 303 P. L. WOOTTEN CLARK’S TRANSFER - --- ■■■ - - - F. ROY DUNCAN | Architect and Electrical Engineer Exchange Bldg. Columbus, Ga AMERICUS UNDERTAKING CO. Funeral Directors And Embalmera NAT LEMASTER, Manager Day Phones 88 and 231 Night Phones 661 and 889 I ■■■ . , I I <<<<<<<<<<4<<<TOM <««<<<;« <M<M<<<<<<<<« < <<<<<« * L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier, g C. M. COUNCIL, Vice President and Cashier, 3 1 The Planters Bank of Americus * (Incorporated) Conservative * conservative and far-.-ee- * W KWWraEfil ing ,>ank is a l ,| u^: csstve ii,. * WwOßlPj J.I Hl B Ilßaßj fluence in any community. * BEIFWIr TOre It 'BKosIKI ° Ur Ultimate contact witn * ißrn~i_h TO HmSSHHt ever;,- phase of business life W i"•! W M shkiri'SjKferil bi l‘ 1!s community and v.ivb j J • -Ml- invariable adherence to cor- 1 * servative banking' prim-iplt , !| ~" ir " Wy ””• ' * The Bank With a Surplus X RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 * PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING u * No Account Too Large; None Too Small <<M<<TOM<<<M<<M <<<<<« TO < < K.MjM <.<<<.«<<.« < < 4 Ml SUPERIOR INSURANCE SERVICE Fire, Life, Accident, Automobile HERBERT HAWKINS. Phone 186 14-16 Planters Bank Bldg.' LOANS ON COTTON I his bank will make loans on cotton stored in any of the Americus ware houses protected by insurance. We do not mean by this to advise any dne to hold cotton, but merely to offer our services to those who desire to do so BANK OF COMMERCE I Americus, Ga. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Frank Sheffield Lee Hudson John Sheffield Charles R, Crisp I z . J L O ANS I /■'■■■ J mado on improved farm lands at cheapest interest rale* for term 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given. Money tew* promptly. Wc have now outstanding over $1,100,000.00 on h' l in Sumter County alone, with plenty more to lend, MIDDLETON M’DONALD Correspondent ATLANTA TRUST COMPANY in Sumter, Lee, TW* | rell, Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster Couub • I 21 Planters Bank Bldg. Americus, Ga. Phone 89 « r 211 I —— I m »»»>»»>»»>»>»> M •»»»»»».»**» »>.» »»»»>♦ * * » * ♦*” fl S |f .NOTICE 5 1 * I have purhased the grocery store of AmoS S. Johnson, 903 Oglethorpe Ave. It wii * be called the Freeman Grocery Co. Casj' and Delivery Store. Your patronage Wl‘ be appreciated. Phone number will be aP £ nounced later. : Douglas Freeman MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.