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TIMES-RECORDER
PUBLISHED 1*79
Published by
The Times-Recorder Co., (Inc.)
Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher
Entered u •ecocd clau matter «l the poatoffica
•t Americua, Georgia, according ta the Act of
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A Thought
Be thou dilligent to know the
state of thy flocks, and look well
to thy herds—Frov. 27 :23.
Diligence is the mother of
good fortune.—Cervantes.
WHO PAYS
THE TAXES?
Who will benefit most by a re
peal of the tax equalization law
To answer that question we must
know WHO PAYS THE TAXES.
There are approximately 600,000
taxpayers in the state. At elec
tion time the politician tells the
farmers they are paying the tax.
Later he says to the voters in the
cities that they pay the taxes.
Georgia’s tax muddle will never
be settled until we know who pay
the taxes , AND WHERE THAT
MONEY GOES AFTER IT IS PAID
INTO THE STATE TREASURY.
Once those two facts are ascer
tained, then progress can be made
in writing a tax law, PROVIDED
capable men are given sufficient
time to go thoroughly into the sub
ject.
A satisfactory tax law will never
be written in the turmoil, bick
ering and trading of a session of
the legislature, with each of the
members introducing his own pet
theories, lobbying, trading and fili
bustering in an attempt to put his
measure across.
The income of the State of Geor
gia for 1922, according to Comp
troller General Wright’s report,
shows the larger tax-paying groups,
to be as follows . .
City and towrt real es
tate $1,840,000
Automobile tags 1,831,000
Farms 1,520,000
Gasoline (lc a gallon) 739,000
Oil inspectors fees 640,000
Insurance companies. 592,000
Rental, W. &A. R.R 540,000
Railroad tax 519,000
Poll tax 344,000
Cotton and other fac
tories 330,000
Merchandise 305,000
Money and insolvent
debts': 293,000
Inheritance taps 283,000
Occupation tax (capi
tal) | 242,000'
Shares in banks 217,000
Household furniture .. 182,000
Autos and bicycles (ad
val.) 100,000
Fertilizer fees 165,000
Horses and mules 120,000
Cigarette dealers 108,000
Street railways 99,000
Professional taxes 94,000
Corporations (ad val) 84,000
Farm, tools and other
machinery 60,.0001
Insurance fees 57,000
Telephone oempanies .. 54,000
Cattle 45,000
Pure food fees 44,000
Back taxes 38,000
Insovlent general tax.. 38,000
Billiards and pool 35,000
Stocks and bonds 32,000
Insurance agents 30,000
Automobile agents 29,000
Carbonic acid gas 26,000
Interest from deposi
tories 22,000
Wild lands tax 20,000
Rentals of public prop
erty -i 19,000
I’ubilc service commis
sion 16,500
Steamboat companies.. 16,000
Telegraph companies .. 16,000
Cotton and other crops 15,0(e
Hogs 13,000
Barber shops 13,000
Pistols and cartridges.. 12,000
Watches, jewelry, sil
ver plate 10,000
Pawnbrokers 9,800
Soft drink manufactur
ers 9,300
Cold storage companies 9,100
Mineral & timber lands 8,500
Moving picture shows 7,500
Peddlers 7,500
Show taxes .... .... 6,300
Sleeping car companies 6,100
Cars for hire 5,800
Hotels 5,700
Garages 5,700
Soda founts 5,300
All other sources 187,900
$12,122,000
The farmers are carrying the load
of county taxes, but from the above
figures, it appears that he is not
carrying the state tax load. Since
city and town property is paying
more taxes than country property,
it would seem to us that a repeal of
the tax. equalization law' would
benefit the cities more than the
country.
“The trouble is that some
kinds of property pay too little,' 1
says the Moultrie Observer.
“Money and solvent debts pay
less than three hundred thous
and dollars. That is shamefully
small. ‘ The state’s income from
taxes makes an interesting
, study. For instance, there is be
. ing paid into the state treas
ury two and a half million dol
-1 lars annually by those who buy
r automobile tags and gasoline. In
[ addition to the other burdens in
cident to buying and operating
an automobile, the owners of
these vehicles are paying the
state a fifth of its income. This
is not unreasonable, provided we
put the money into roads, as was
intended originally, but we have
not been doing this.”
We believe that a commission oi
. | secen men appointed by the gov
ernor because of their ability anc
patroitism, composed of two econ
omists, two constitutional lawyers,
with probably a banker, a farmer
and a merchant, if given a year,
could write a far mere equitable
tax law than any committee of the
legislature. ■
WE PROGRESS FASTER
THAN WE REALIZE.
The man who operated the world’s
first electric street ear still is living
and on the job. He is Walter B.
Eubank, motorman in Richmond,
Va.
Eubanks gave the signal that
started the first electric street car.
He also collected the first nickel
fare.
The man who paid that first fair
was W’illiam A. Boswell. His nickel
is exhibited in a New York museum.
Eubank, veteran motorman, has
been responsible for the safety of
more than 6 million passengers. And
never has had a serious accident in
connection with his work. He has
traveled 800,000 miles on street
cars. Consider this long distance and
the vast number of passengers
transported without fatalities or
serious injuries, and you will rea
lize the great importance and con
stant nerve-tense vigilance of the
men who run our street cars.
Yet we rarely give them a thought
along any concrete expression of
'thanks. Pass the cigars occasional
ly, brothers. And don’t forget the
motorman’s team-worker, the con
ductor.
We progress faster than any of
us realize. It may surprise you
to know that the world’s first elec
tric street car made its initial trip
only a little over 35 years ago.
That trip ushered in an era of
long distance traveling.
There had, of course, been horse
cars previously. But it was the
electrict street car that accustomed
us to frequent long trips.
They were novelties at first, those
electric cars. Millions can recall the
day when one way of having a bang
up good time in the evening was 7 to
take a ride to the end of the car line
at city limits, with the girl who
wore a funny hat over her huge
pompadour, the night breeze rush
ing fragrantly at the open sides of
• lie cars, while the conductor mov
ed along the side and collected \ e
fare. Do you remember the rush
for those cars?
At first it was a lark, real sport,
to ride in a street car. The novelty
wore off rapidly. While every one
wanted a scat in the old days, the
experience of riding on a street
car was novel enough to be a pleas
ure even when the passenger had
to stand (and pretend he was go
ing to fall off, when the car
rounded a curve).
Alas! watch the same person
scowl and hear him grimble when
he has to stand today, in the pack
ed street car.
We tire of things—Oh, so quick
ly! The thrill of today is the mo
notony of tomorrow.
miles and
minutes.
The Atlantic cable is approxi
mately 3500 miles long. Yet, to the
newspapers, London is only a few
minutes from New York. Your
Paper tells you about happenings in
the Old World within a few hours
of their occurence. For newspaper
enterprise has reduced those mik\
to minutes.
How far back we would go with
out newspaper's! We would remair
in ignorance, not only of events at
home and abroad—but also of
much that concerns us even more
x itally—news of the things that
have to do with our 1 personal, every
day lives.
Every day new things appear—
new products that save time, labot
and money are introduced—nev
•omforts, new conveniences am
new ideas are continually beini
worked out and offered for you
benefit.
The advertisements bring yoi
news of all this progress. The;
tell you all about these things
where to get them, how to get then
and how much to pay for them. Th
advertisements are daily directoric
to wise buying.
Read the advertisements. Protec
yourself in your buying.
| OLD DAIS IJ\ AMERICUS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder July
21, 1913.)
Mr. Frank Sheffield, chSirpjan of
the board of county commission
ers of Sumter county and for more
than five years an efficient mem
ber of that body, severed his con
nection therewith Monday morning
by tendering his resignation to
Judge John A. Cobb, of the court
of ordinary. Judge Cobb appoint
ed Mr. Arthur Rylander, a member
of the county commissioners, to
fill the term of Mr. Sheffield,
which expires Jan. 1, one and a half
years hence.
Sumter county leads with the
first open cotton of the new crop,
and if conditions continue favor
able, the first bale may be market
ed here at a much earlier date
than first supposed, due to the gen
eral lateness of the crop this sea
son almost a month behind last
year. Eugene Lockett, reported
yesterday the first open cotton seen
this far, which is being cultivated
by a colored tenant. Preston Ra
gan, upon the Lockett farm near
here.
Mrs. G. W. Glover left Monday
for Chipley where she will spend
some time pleasantly with relatives.
Miss Louise Marshall, of Ameri
cas, is spending some time with rel
atives in Thomasville, Ark.
Miss Ellie McLendon left Mon
day for Atlanta upon a visit of a
week to relatives.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. July
21, 1903.)
Mrs. H. B. Mashburn left Sun
day for Vienna, where she was
called by the illness of her mother.
Col. W. T. Davenport, accom
nanied by his grandson, Lawson
Stapleton left for Macon yesterday
afternoon.
Miss F’lora Hamil will leave for
Columbia, Ala., today to visit her
brother. A. J. Hamil, Jr.,
Col. J. R. Brown, who recently
sold his home to Dr. J. F. McMath
and then purchased the home of J.
O. McArthur is still in the real
estate market which was attested
Daily Poem Berton \„ ey ;
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NECESSARY? J
(“The 12-hour day is a necessity in the steel \
business.”—Judge Gary.)
Twelve hours a day, *
Pretty easy, hey? j
Get up in the morning when dawn’s still gray;
Work in smoke and heat, I
Grab a bite to eat, 1
Stumble home at nightfall on yer achin’ feet!
Who cares how you feel? I
Gotta have the steel!
Sack you in a miunte if you make a squeal; '
“Slavery,” you say,
G’wan, you get your pay, j
Gary says we gotta have a twelve-hour day!
i
Twelve’ hours a day! ’ j
Work—and hit the hay,
Hardly see your children, never get no play. I
Sunday? That’s shriek!
Listen, while I speak, J
There ain’t any Sunday in a steel-man’s week! i
Sleep, and work and then
Do the same again,
Gotta have the ingots and who cares for men?
Can’t be no delay— j
Dividends to pay;
Sweat ’em out of labor on a twelve hour day!
TOM SIMS SA YS: j
Fall will be here in two months
if some reformed doesn’t object.
Pickles, says the pickle asso
ciation, make people beautiful.
But being pickled doesn’t.
Nice thing about King Tut
clothes going out is they can
save them for fancy dress ball.
A girl is a person who will
learn to swim just to get her
picture in the paper.
When a bootlegger gets ar
rested these days he raises eain
if it makes him late for supper.
The easiest way to run across
your friend is to need a shave
so badly you try to dodge them.
Lower taxes will not be in
sight as long as government ex
penses are out of sight.
It is cheaper to move than
to keep your grass cut.
Many a girl is an old maid be
cause she can’t laugh when she
doesn’t see the point of a joke.
The crank thinks one bad
turn deserves another.
You must keep as busy as a
bee to keep from getting stung.
Greatest man in the world is
the man you would be if it didn’t
take so much energy.
The honeymoon is over when
he thinks she is skinny instead
slender and willowy.
Having a beautiful complex
ion doesn’t leave much time for
cleaning up the house.
THE AMERICUS TIMES- RECORDER
yesterday when he became the pur
y chaser of Mr. J. E. D. Shipp’s resi
dence on Taylor street, the price
i paid $3,500. Following this deal,
- Mr. Shipp bought out Mr. J. E.
e Sheppard at the corner of Barlow
; and Furlow streets, where the for
- mer gentleman resided before niov
i ing on Taylor street.
J Mr. ar *d Mrs. J. E. Brown and
t family and Mrs. R. J. Perry wili
chaperone a contingent to Myrtle
r Springs today, the party being
0 composed of the following young
. ladies and gentlemen: Misses Ira
t and Ora Perry, Lula Brown, Allie
Mae Kleckley, Eula Kleckly of
Oglethorpe, and Mary Wooten, and
- Messrs. T, F. Callaway, Zacjk
- Childers, Dudley Gatewood, E. Y.
- Andrews, Dr. C. P. Davis and Revs.
W. L. Wooten, and J. L. Irvin.
Mr. Walter Brown who has been
with the Rylander shoe company
will after Sept Ist, be with Mr. J.
P. Cato.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(I'rom the Times-Recorder. July
21, 1893.)
Miss Daisy Poole, who has been
dangerously ill for nine weeks
with typhoid-malaria fever, is
thought to be somewhat improved.
Dr. Darby, the attending physi
cian, is hopeful of her recovery.
Little Annie, the infant daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. G. T. Miller,
is dangerously ill, suffering from’
a complication of diseases. This
pretty child was given the prize
for the handsomest girl baby in
the city when she was eight months
old.
The Americus Light Infantry has
carried a lot handsome young men
to Brunswick and their charming
personality will add no little to the
ga.vety of this week there.
The Stonewall Baseball Club
went down to Cuthbert yesterday
at 2 o’clock to play with the club
of our neighboring city. The game
was called at the eighth inning on
account of darkness, the score
standing 38 to 4 in favor of
Americus. Pope and Easterlin
were the battery for Americus.
If winter were to drop in un- I
expectedly she certainly would
get a royal reception.
Safety First. Edison invented
the phonograph by accident.
Next thing to perpetual mo
tion is a small boy wearing out
clothes.
Many men flare up as if
“Please Remit” and “Final No
tice” were out worst cuss words. |
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Your ship will never come in
if you stay away from the bank, j
7 /tree Smiles
Cohn orders a slice of chocolate
•Cohn orders a slice of choclate I
cake in a lunch room but sends it |
back, canceling the order, and or- j
ders a piece of apple pie instead, j
He eats it, gets up and is about to j
leave when the waiter accosts him: j
“Say, you haven't paid for that :
pie yet!” *
“Vot,” replies Cohn indignantly,
“didn’t 1 give you the chawelate
cake for it?”
"But you didn't pay for that .
either.”
“And why should I Did I eat it?”
Levy’s Case.
Levy’s case comes up in a N,ew j
York court, but owing to pressing
business he must leave very sud
denly for Boston. He leaves word
with his lawyer to wire him the re
sult immediately. After the trial the
lawyer wires: “Cause of righteous
ness victorious,” whereupon Levy
without delay wires back “Appeal
at once.” J „
Turn About'* Fair.
Teacher—“ Johnny, do you know
that when Warren G. Harding was
your age he was tudving aslgebra?
Johnny—“l certainly do, and
you ought to know that when War
ren G. Harding was your age he
was President of the United States/’
This See-Sawing Isn’t Helping Matters Much _
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CLASSIFtDADVEBriSEMEHTS
WANTED LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, LOANS—Having a di
rect connection and plenty of ‘
money at the lowest possible inter
est rate. I can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. H. O. ‘
JONES. 14-ts ]
WANTED—To protect you, your ]
family and your property. Frank
E. Matthews. Insurance. 18-ts ]
LOANS on farm lands and city E
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See S. R.
Heys or 11. B. Williams. Phones 48 |
or 52.
ROOFING—Phone 117—SHIVER
Johns-Manville ROOFING, roof j
coating, roof cement, creosote,
roof paint. ts ‘
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FOR SALE—A-No. 1 Grade Reg-;
ular Second Sheets, 8 1-2 by 11
inches, special per thousand, .sl. j
The Times-Recorder Job Printing I
Department.—22-ts.
FARM LOAN MONEY plentiful at I *
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. W. W. Dykes. 9-ts
6% Money. Bankers Reserve Sys
tem 69b loans are made on city j
or farm property to buy, build, im- j
prove, or pay indebtedness. Bank- \
ers Reserve Deposit Company, i
Keith Bldg., Cincinnati, 0hi0.21 (s)
Burdett Finch.
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americus, Ga.
The following schedule figures
rublished as information and not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leave
11:55 pm Colum’s-Chgo 3:4 5 am |
10:35 pm Albany-Mont 5:14 am 1
7:21 pm Macon-Atl’nta 6:37 am
1:55 pm Alb’y-Montg’y 2:14 pm
2:14 pm Macon-Atla’ta 1;55 pm
; 10:15 am Columbus 3:15 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:21 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atla’ta 10:35 pm
3:45 am Albany-J’villc 11:55 pm
2:58 am Albany-J’ville 12:37 am
12:37 am Chgo.St.L.’Atl 2:58 am
3:45 am Cin & Atlanta 1;35 am
SEABOARD AIR LINE
(Central Time)
I Arrive Departs
10:05 am Cordele-Hcl’na 5:15 pm
i 12:26 pm Cols-M’t’g’y 3:10 pm
I 3:10 pm Cordele-Savh 12:26 pm
! 5:13 w Richland-Cols 10;05 am
The
Times-Recorder
JOB PRINTING .
PLANTS
Phone 99
FOR QUICK SERVICE AND
HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121
WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO.
! Office in Americus Steam Laun- ■
dry
SOUTH JACKSON STREET
CALM YOUR MIND;
THINK OF THIS
. Fresh Country Eggs, cash and
O A
. rarry
‘ fattest Hens and Fryers you’ve
, fought in a long time for the
money
Choice Beef, Pork and V’eal.
1 i 40-lb. Size Watermelons on ice.
i Pure Jersey Milk, Thick Cream.
If anything else, we have it.
r | Phone 1 8 1 and get quick service
5
’ | at
BRAGG’S
» MARKET
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 21 1923
PHONE 117 —JOHN W. SHIVER
for SCREENS, for home or of- j
fice. 27-ts
Mrs. F. M. Alexander.
PHONE 117—JOHN W. SHIVER
BEST GRADE RED CEDAR, No.
1 and No. 2 PINE SHINGLES 27-ts
FOR SALE—One baby carriage in
good condiiton, cheap. Can be
seen at 117 E. Lamar street.—dh
SCREENING our spe
cialty. We make new
and repair furniture, i
Americus Screen Mfg. (
Co. Phone 73. 5 ts
DENTAL NOTICE—I will be ab
sent from my office until July
23. C. P. Davis, D. D. S.—l3-10c.
FOR RENT—First floor apartment,
furnished or unfurnished,
screened; use of garage. Address
“Close In,” care Times-Recorder.
18-ot
C O MP L E T E COMMERCIAL
j COURSE Comprising Short
hand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping;
taught in 6 to 8 weeks; easy terms.
Address Box 254, Americus, Ga.
—l2tf
Miss Marion Wilkie.
FOR SALE —Good horse, cheap for
cash; bargain. 239 Hampton St.
5-dh-tf
FOUND —A smile for your widow
i after you are gone. An insurance
i policy. Frank E. Matthews. 19-3 t
MAN WANTED—By old established
wholesale coal corporation to so
licit carload orders for finest quality
hard and soft coals from combined
consumers for shipment direct from
mine. Saves users 25 per cent or
more. Stores, factories, schools, in
stitutions, homes are easily sold. Oui
men making $6,000 *o SIO,OOO year
ly. Some working capital necessary
in the beginning. No experience re
! quirod. Our field representative wii
be in Americus in the near future
| for personal interview. Boylstor
Coal Co., 3679 So. Racine Ave., Chi
cago. 21(s)3i
| FOR RENT—7-room house or tw<
apartments, 509 Forrest street
known as the Lockett estate. Doubh
J garage and large garden. Addresi
| TEM, care Times-Recorder. 21-3
i Cj. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier.
C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. r. KIKER, Asst. Cashier
The Planters Bank of Americus
(Incorporated)
PERSONAL
Every department in this
bank > which is the largest un
'rtßSfPmllMfcil j| HnSflU der state supervision in
Southwest Georgia, ig or.
fr 'll § flj- Bpilplßl ganized and maintained to
m\l[ A h '**! Mj f= pive our customers that help-
WKiW? f® ii ■ls fcfffvfH’Si Co-operation and advice
• which is natural, to expect
acquainted with this bank
of personal service.
The Bank With a Surplus
RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000
PROMPT, CONSERVATIVES ACCOMMODATING
No Account Too Large; None Too Small
j WANTED TO BUY —A few calves
and yearlings for cash. Box 456,
Americus, Ga. 17-ts
WANTED —Party with small saw
mill outfit to cut 100,000 feet
lumber. W. J. Josey. 18-7 t
FCR S.ALE —Truck load of rough
stone, delivered SI.OO. Must clean
up this week. C. J. Clark. Kione 303.
18-
J. M. Odom.
WANTED —25 men to buy the best
insurance on the market. All kind
and all prices. FrFank E. Matthews.
19-
'WOOD FOR SALE —Four-toot pine.
| S. R. Heys. 19-5 t
FOR SALE OR TRADE —Farm near
county site. S3OO cash, balance
$125 yearly for eight years. Preston
Holsenbeck, Lumpkin, Ga. 20-3 t
WE NEED an industrious, reputa
ble lady or gentleman to repre
-1 sent the genuine J. It. Watkins Pro
ducts in Americus. A few good
territories also open in other near
by cities. The nationally adver
tised Watkins products have been
- known and used since 1868. Don’t
- accept any other offer until you
- get our proposition—it’s different,
i Full particulars and samples are
■ free. Write today. J. R. Watkins
„ Co., Dept. 90, Memphis, T'enn.
f ' 30- (S)-5t
- HELP WANTED—To reduce the
r number of dependents in the fu- .
ture to an extreme minimum, fust
Ea few cents each day will keep your
- family from swelling the number
i some day. Frank E. Matthew,. J9-3t
: J. S. Bolton.
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CALL AT 214 N. Jackson street, the
1 old Barney Ball building, for bar.
- becue sandwiches or by tne pound,
with Brunswick stew, cooked and
\ seasoned. J. 1,. Glawson. 21-6 t
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