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PAGE SIX ' TIMES RE COR DE R PUBLISHED ICT Published by The Times-Recorder Co., (Inc.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Fublishei Entered" M «econd rlsu natter «t the pottoffir, U Americuß, Georgia, according t» the Act ot Congreae. *°* The Associated Preea ta exclusively entitltd th ■ha nee for the republication of all new dia patchea tradited to it or not otherwiae eredi'M to thia paper and alao the local newa pub lahed here- In. All right of republication of apectal dtaps.chea are a)»o reserved. National Advertiaing Bepreaentatireo, FROST & KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., New York, Peoples’ Css Bldg.. Chicago j A Thought | The noor man is hated even of his own neighbor; but the rich man hath many friends.—Pro. 16:21. As men advance in life, all passions resolve themselves into money. Love, ambition, even , k poetry, end in this. Bacon field. THE KLAN IS RIGHT OR THE KLAN IS WRONG. The' teachings, the beliefs, the propaganda of the Ku Klux Klan is right or it’s wrong. If it is right, it should receive the support and endorsement of the press, the pulpit, the civic bodies and other thinking men and wo men. If it is wrong, it should receive the condemnation of press, pulpit and civic club. That there are good men who are members of the Klan, we do not deny; men who believe that they have a mission to perform and are acting in good faith to them selves and their fellows. That there are vicious men in the ranks of the Klan, can not be de nied. The chaos that existsi in many communities is sufficient proof to the minds of thinking men. If the is right, then why should it work under mask? If it is right, why should the members conceal their identity? If it is right and its teachings and practices will stand the search ing glare ,of publicity, why should its membership remain concealed from all who are not sworn mem bers? The Maspn, the Odd Fellows, the Elk, the Kiwanian all proclaim their membership to the world. SjO far as 4^can recall, the Klan fe, the ONtY organization that c(ny ceals its membership and bindsJTts members not to divulge their iden tity as Klansmen. Why, is thqt necessary? It is be cause the Klah thinks there are those in a community that should be “waited on” and whose morals / should be corrected by masked bands? Is ft the Klan that it shoulfhjiold a big stick over politicians and, in order to do so, it hides its tenticles, so that no lean may know from whence he re ceives support or condemnation? In Klan ranks are to be found lawyers, merchants, doctors, and preachers, all leaders of men. To the preacher, we ask this question: Can you square your membership with the teachings of the Holy Nazarene? Do you believe that the Christ and His loyal and devoted Companions Twelve, would have worn a mask? Would they have dealt with certain community prob lems with their faces hidden? Would the Christ and His Apostles have laid on the lash, when there by existed constituted authority to deal with the immoral? There is no place in Free Amer icarfor a masked band. There is btoqj, .ioj aon[<l ou is no place for masked Christian ity. The preacher holding member ship in the Klan is not a safe lead er. The politician holding member ship is not free. He is a slave to his masters. If' the teachings and practices of the Klan were right, the good state of (Oklahoma would not to day be on the verge of civil war fare. If the Klan was not seeking the control of politics in Oklahoma todiy, its Governor could not have declared martial law. We are a free people. We de mand absolute freedom of speech, of thought, of action. Whenever and wherever a masked band at tempts to circumscribe that free dom, to place a limitation on us as frep men, there and then evil strife beans. This question of right or wrong of the teachings and practices of the; Ku Klux Klan is one that should be faced by press and pul pit. No man has a right to retain leadership in his community who is not ready and willing to declare himself for or/ against this question that is of the most vital impor tance to Free America. Ereedom of discussion will MAKE or BREAK the Ku Klux Klan. TRAIN OUR 4 , YOUNG MEN. Why is Americus a mercantile center, the leader of its section, and yet has no manufacturing? This question was asked us the other day by a successful local business man, a man who thinks, a man with vision and intelligence. Probably the real reason Is that up to recent years merchandising was profitable and Jt ; he absolute I need of manufacturing did not I exist. The merchant brings up his bov in his store. The boy eventually succeeds dad. It is just a succes sion of son following in dad’s steps. Had the merchant been a manufacturer, the boy probably would have gone into that end of the game. We, are merchants or bankers or professional men largely because of environment. We will be manufac turers when we think in terms of manufacturing rather than mer chandising. If you would change, then start the young men into a business that makes our raw products a finished article. In reality the lion’s share of profit is the manufacturing end. Recent articles in the Griffin News and Sun, citing facts why Griffin should be one of the great est textile centers in the state and in the South, and the enumeration of various industries in connection with Griffin’s large textile mills have read and pondered! well, if re ports coming to that newspaper are true, says the editor of the News and Sun, and he continues: We have reliable information that several young men are now figuring on entering some of the lines of endeavor suggested in our editorials. Already negotia tions are being made for suita ble buildings and we feel sure that in a short time we will be in position to give the names of these parties and the kind of industries • that they propose to engaged in. The milk in the cocoanut is that Griffin young men are planning en tering manufacturing in Griffin. That is one way of holding our young men at home. The small industry grows into a large one. The young man in time becomes a force to be reckoned with in his lipp. Let’s turn our thought from merchandising to manufacturing. Send the boy to textile schools and he’ll do the rest. *The beginning must be made St 'home. "The Griffin News and Sun says it has been reliably informed that some 100 people are studying the cotton mill business in Griffin through a well known correspond ence school, many of them women, which is conclusive proof that its people are preparing to engage in the textile or manufacturing busi ness. EDITORIAL COMMENT WHAT WOULD THE GRAND GOB LIN HAVE SAID "Well, sir,” said Biff Murphy, yesterday, *T am as chivalrous as anybody, and I’ll go as far to accomodate a lady as the next gent, but a night or two ago I had to disoblige one, much as I hated to. Y’ see, it was like this: we was all to a dance and along about 10 p. m. a lady asked me would I kindly escort her home after the festivities had conclud ed. ‘lndeed, ma’am nothing would give me more pleasure,’ says. ‘Get on your fixings and less go.’ ‘Oh, not now,’ says she. ‘I meant when the dance is over —and it won’t be over until 12 o’clock, maybe, or I.’ “Wellum, in that case,’ says I, ‘I am sorry, but you will have to count me out.’ ‘How come?’ she says, kind of surprised and indignant. ‘Wellum,’ says I, your husband is a good friend of mine and of course I could explain to him about segashuating around with you at 1 o’clock in the morning, but ’spose I’d be called on to ex plain it to the Grand Goblin? And that settled that.”—Jcjhn nie Spencer in the Macon Tele- GOD TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN At the beginning of the year Elder H. M. Melton, pastor of Bluffton Baptist church, pro posed to its members to plant and cultivate one acre for the Lord. Seven members agreed and signed a written contract to that effect. The news item states it as a fact that the sev en acres have not been .touched by the boll weevil, and that the seven farmers Who consecrated an acre each to the work of the church are prospering in every thing they planted while their neighbor’s crops are failures,their cotton being totally destroyed by the weevil. Thirty conversions have taken place in that church, and they will take the Lord into their farming operations next year.—Moultrie Observer. Being a movie star’s hsuband must be a nice lift, but there is no future in it. Injured feelings are cured I quickly by kicking them out the i door ’ - » Copyright, 1923, fljlilv Pnpm N. E. A. Service. Vdliy >O6lll Berton Braley PIRATE TREASURE (Pirates were really mere sea sneak thieves whose usual loot consisted on nothing more than grain and other food stuffs.—Sir Basil Thompson.) Oh, Captain Kidd was a Pirate bold Who sailed the roaring seas, On many a trip he scuttled a ship ’>. For the sake of a peck of peas. With, his Pirate Horde a ship he’d board a And battle from stem to poop For some garden stuff and some canned plum-duff, And a gallon or twoCof soup. Old Biackbenrff, jtoo, with his evil crew, All scoundrels of bloody, ilk. Would fight, perhaps, for a cask of schnapps Or a cargo of malted milk. They were steeped in crimes, and at various times They battled in manner rash For a mess of greens and some Boston beans And a dinner of corned-beef hash. They would fight a fleet for some deviled meat Or some real blackberry jam, And die for the sake of a chocolate sake, Or a slice of cold boiled ham. So the treasure hid by Captain Kidd Or any old pirate bold. Would prove, no doubt, if you traced it out. To lack any sign of gold; And when you’d dug like a doodle bug Led on by the pirate’s plans, Youd find/alas! some figs in glass. And a lot of sardine cans. OLD DATS AMERICUS TEN YEARS AGO TODAY , (From the Times-Recorder. Oc tober 3, 1913.) Tax Collector I. B. Small is not being required to -work overtime; as yet in receipting for state and county taxes as 13 1-2 cents cot ton, even, is proving no incentive? in honoring the elusive taxpayer to the front. The books are in read iness the rate of SIS per SI,OOO as sessed, and the only requisite lack ing is the gent behind the dollar and who wants to be divorced from it in settlement of his state and County taxes. That Americus as cotton mar ket leads all interior .towns in Georgia is shown in officials figures collected from over the state and published in the Atlanta Constitu tion recently. Americus, of course, lead with receipts of 12,015baIes for September, to which numbey nearly 1,000 bales have since been added. Mrs. L. G. Council and petite' Misses Ruth and Elizabeth, have, gone to Atlanta upon a visit of some length. Mrs. Loula Oliver, who recently went to reside in Albany, spent yesterday with friends in Americus; her former home. Hr. and Mrs. J. M. Weeks are now at their new residence, 573 ( Jefferson street. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder. Oc tober 3, 1,903). Miss Estelle Royal, of James Is land, S. C., the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. W. Callaway, returned to her home today. Miss Royals visit here has been a very pleasant one and this was further increased by a delightful entertainment tendered her last evening by Mrs. W. S. Prather, and largely attended by her numerous friends. W orkmen are busily engaged now upon the new residence of Dr. J. G| Dodson on Lee street. It will be one of the handsomest in the city. There are a few “old fogy” peo ple in Americus who believe in re ducing expenses, and making the garment fit the cloth in cutting. Rev. and Mrs. Thomas E. Daven port reached Americus, yesterday lOM SIMS One handicap about being poor is you get shot instead of being sued for breach of promise. The only hard thing about sav ing a dollar is you have to keep on saving it every days. The weather man could; vacate next month and leave a three months’ supply of coal predic tions. We can’t decide whether to buy an auto or use the money as a first payment o na new suit. ■ it’s easier to' get the wrong phone number than the right one because there are more wrong ones. Two-faced people are so busy looking in both diretions they can’t see where they are going. Babies are harder to keep than autos, but they go farther. Many a coat lapel gets one of these schoolgirl complexions. ' THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’ the former home of Mr. Davenport, en route to Dawson upon a sad mis sion—the Ounai ci tneir baby son. Allen Davenport. The condition of Mrs. G. A. Tur pin, who is quite ill with typhoid fever is somewhat improved, to th? gratification of her friends. That coterie of Americas' pretty maidens, the “Summer Girls' club' enjoyed thoroughly a very delight ful meeting yesterday a: the home of Miss May Belle Hawkins, on C liege street. The game of the of the occasion was called “Stock exchange," a new or.e by the way. and Miss Ar. Council won the prise offered, a har.-isosce ecticle knife. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY ‘From the Times-Re: order. Ca t: ter 3. Dr. £. C. Bia.it. ore o: Americus oldest end mtrs; ~teghly es’eem-tc ertteeps, received z ; gfe smke :: Paralysis ©a Sunday evenitg last. A party of c.H soldiers were s.x ring aoout the front cf tie cvtm tc-ase a day or two ag: lse.; * :racuez.ts of the lace war when cr.e <f the Bsother, Mr. E. B. Safari frit m his t«ke; a tettere. —_nr_e citju wfcjen he had rarrit: there for were t.nar thirty years. |1 W'm ■»&«. -six fiattened arc worn, but will ever be treasured by its owner as a memento of the bat tle of McDowell, where he received it squarely in the face. Lieut. Tur pin and a dozen others lost their lives that day, and when private Raiford was shot he fell across Lieut Turpin. Mrs. T. N. Hawkins and children left yesterday for Montgomery, where she wil visit her sister, Mrs. A. D. B. McKenzie for two or three weeks. Mrs. Frank Sheffield left yester day for Albany on a visit ofi a few days to her parents, Capt. and Mrs. John A. Davis. Miss Mary Everett recently of Eufaula, has joined her mothers family at the Allen House and will prove a charming addition to so cial circles here. Lynn Burt left yesterday for At lanta, where he will enter upon a course of study at the Atlanta Den tial College. When a man with but a single idea gets there he hasn’t enjoy ed the trip very much. After everybody gets well edu cated there will be nobody left to do our work for us. Married man tells us he is as sistant head of his house. Painting a car or a face never kills the knock in the engine. Light words often carry more weight than heavy ones. Too' many people will give 3 cheers for something they won’t give anything else for. The height of foolishness is the high cost of living. Just before a man worries his wife to death she hopes his next wife is a good pistol shot. Twenty years ago today there were more men than women be ing arrested for bigamy. M TIGUE MO BIC CK WITH STBIB Champion Declared by Admirers to Be “Ringer” for Bob Fitzsimmons COLUMBUS? Oct. 3.—When Mike McTigue, the world’s Light Heavyweight champion steps into the ring on October 4th at Coluqi bus, to defend his title against Y’oung Stribling, one of his fore most challengers, in a ten round bout to a-ivfcrews decision, he will undoubtedly Be: taking the biggest risk of his fistic career. Right now, the Irish idol has staring him in the face a fortune of half a million 1 dollars. When it is taken into consideration that the Light Heavyweight King has matches pending wiih Harry Greb, Tom Gibbons, Gene Tumniey and Carpentier, it can be readily seen how easy it will be for him to amass a fortune of $500,000, his coming bout with Stribling is without a doubt a tremendous risk as this marks the first appearance of McTigue really defending his world’s crown in a decision con test since winning same front Bat tling Siki who knocked out Georges Siki. Furthermore, in Stribling, Mc- Tigue will be stacking up against! a most dangerous contender. The Macon lad has proven himself a< worthy challenger for the world’s 4 ——— + i Three Smiles I I 1 Appropriate. The pretty, but slightly cynical, young woman had enrolled as an agent to sell magazine subscrip tions. Her very first call brought her face to face with one of those male householders who think they' are real lady-killers. “But most of these magazines you have appear to be especially for women,’ he objected, in an ef fort to prolong the conversation. Haven’s you anything for men?” ■ Qh. yes,’ she replied brightly. Here's our dumb Animals.” Well, Possibly. The doctor of the breed who snows everything and is willing te Tnrt his infoma’ien t<> all com ers whether it is asked for or not rad just been introduced to r- Eicther and her small son at a rhnreh sociable. Mi iam.' he said learnedly “you have your child’s tonsils re a: '<JT.ee, so he will not have to wear those bandages about his 'Ali right, doctor.’’ she replied nrr-ea-iv, “>f y oa think it will hqij ■'oat ceil on his neck any.” HELPS PREVENT NERVOUSNESS riven heels prevent shocks to the npinal Cords. Ask your doctor. Let us fix yours. JENNINGS BROS. Finest Shoe Repairing and Real Dry Cleaning Phone *‘Seben-Fo’-Nine” FOR QUICK SERVICE AND HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121 WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO. Office in Americus Steam Laun dry SOUTH JACKSON STREET Our strength is your protection The Alliance ha* faithfully met every obligation during its en tire career. The Alliance passed success fully through the enormous strain placed upon its resource* by the San Francisco fire. The Alliance today is still safe, secure and dependable. The proved strength of .the Al liance is your best insurance protection. Buv Alliance Property Protec cion Policies BRADLEY HOGG Phone 185 , Representing the ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO., OF PHILADELPHIA IF YOU KNEW how mjich whiter and larger your diamonds would look in the new styles of platinum and white gold you would have them changed at once. Come in and let us show you. Americuj Jewelry. Co. X - Phone 229 Wallis Mott, Mgr. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1923 title by continuously scoring not- ; able victories during the past year, i Especially Strib’s sensat«>nal vie- j tory v over Jimmy Darby, who by the , way has held his own with Jeff Smith, Harry Greb, Billy Shade and Jack Delaney, tends to prove beyond a doubt that he is a most dangerous opponent for the World’ , Light Heavyweight champion. Nev ertheless, McTigue is more than confident that he will score a de cisive victory over the Macon lad. Mike is rounding into the best shape of his career and when he enters the ring at Columbus on October 4th the fistic fans of this part of the country will gaze upon the greatest Light Heavyweight champion this wdrld has produced in many years. McTigue, by the way, is a ring er for the great Bob Fitzsimmons, who once held the crown he is now wearing, not only in build but in fighting ability. Mike is built ex actly on the lines of the great Dudy Robert, namely thin legs, no waist line but what a pair of shoulders and from where he re ceives his terrific punching power. The world’s Light Heavyweight champion carries a Knockout blow in both mitts and which he is lia ble to uncork at any moment. This was conclusively proven when he knocked opt such sterling perform ers as Gene Brossean, George Roh ' inson. Ruddy McDonald, Jack i Stone, K. O. Jaffie, Johnny Bas ham, Dick Reeves, knocked down Harry Greb for a count'of nine and ‘ also had Panama Joe Gans and ' Battling Siki on the verge of a knockout. Women don’t throw rolling pins as they once did because they don’t know what rolling pins are. We have safety pins but no safety pens. DR. S. F. STAPLETON VETERINARIAN Office in Chamber of Cumaerce Phone 8 Residence Phone 171 ’VOL < VEAL And a.l the 50od, tender meat* we have at our market is for you. Buy from us, for your cook’s sake. She can’t cook tough meats tender. Fresh Country Eggs, Fat Fryers and Hens; Choice Fruits and Vegetable* will appeal to you. Moat everything you might wish for. Call phone 191. Suggestions: Mutton chops, Sc.'ed Ham, Dry Summer Sausage. Sweet Milk, Etc. We can serve your want*. < M MET RAILROAD SCHEDULE Arrival and Departure of Pas»enger Trains, Americus, Ga. The following schedule figures ■ übli’hed as information and not guaranteed: CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY. Arrive Leave 11'-55 pm Colum’s-Chgo 3:45 am 10:35 pm Albany-Mont 5:14 am 7:21 pm Macon-Atl’nta 6:37 am 1:55 pm Alb’y-Montg’y 2:14 pm 2:14 pm Macon-Atia’ta 1;55 pm 10:15 am Columbus 3:15 pm 6:37 am Albany 7:21 pn> 5:14 am Macon-Atia’ta 10:35 pm 3:45 am Albany-J’ville 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) Arrive Departs 10:05 am Cordele-Hel’na 5 :15 pm pm Cols-M’t’g’y 3:10 pm 3:10 pm Cordele-Savh 12:26 pm 5:15 ne» Richland-Cols 10;05 am Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager, Funeral Directors And Embalmers Nilfht Phones 661 and 889 Day Phones 88 and 231 L. G. COUNCIL, President. T, E. BOLTON, Am’*. Cashier. C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier, J. E. KIKER, Asat. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus . (Incorporated) ■ PERSONAE SERVICE Every department in this fl? b ank , which is the largest un- rr * re yIS fier stnte supervision In LUfUh>a IwCTpaH Southwest Georgia, i« or wnm'tfjii II ganized and maintained to ” glfeißKroi give our customers that help arW? tit fl PnrawiWif co-operation and advice aSMjj j which is natural to expect |ag|fe-.£'from so substantial a bank ajfegffi « SHywSaa ing institution. n iiff-nll trrO W e believe it will be to —■ ---your advantage to get better acquainted with this bank of personal service. The Bank With ■ Sorptaa . RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING ’ No Account Too Large; None Too Small WCTH fflß MRS CfflOli-HEN SUM Series of Auctions so Dairy Stock to Feature Fair There October 22-27, Inc. MACON, Oct. 3.—The cow, hog and hen slogan which has been adopted in many communities of Georgia state Exposition. During I the Fair to be held here this year, from October 22 27, inclusive, there Will be a series of auctions at which high grade dairy stock, re gistered swine and pure bred poul try will be disposed of to the farm ers of Georgia. • The auction sheds are in readi ness for what will probably be the biggest series of auctions ever held in Georgia—all designed to im prove dairying, hog raising and poultry raising in this state. Women from all parts of. Geor gia will be interested in the an nouncehient today that Mrs. Julia McCain, executive of the Alumnae Association of Wesleyan College, is going to bring to the Georgia State Exposition a replica of the wonderful exhibit of that college that was recently shown in New York. There are a thousand and one new features for Georgians in this year’s exposition. Programs are being arranged for each day of the fair, it is announced by if. Ross Jordan, secretary. THE STANDARD $2.50 Queen -Victoria Sheets at $1.79 No better bed covering in this town than these sheets 81x90 inch es with broad hems, bleached snow white.. We have enough for about two days’ selling Wednesday and Thursday $1.79 25c Outings At 15a Short lengths of ten to twelve yard pieces, regularly sold off the full bolt at 25c, price for these lengths, yard 15c 35c Heavy German Linen Toweling at 20c Short lengths of extra heaVy German Linen Toweling, full width, natural color, special here at yard * 20c 75c Table . ~.v Damask at 50c Short lengths of 2 1-2 to 7 1-2 yard lengths, fine satin finished Ta ble Damask, full width, regularly 75c off the full bolt; price for the short lengths, yard 50c . Crinkle Bed Spreads, a Homekeeper’s Standby $1.75 A special lot $1.75; closely woven of extra quality natural color dim ity. Girls’ Gingham School , Frocks at $1.50 Made of Amoskeag fast colored ginghams, sizes 6 to 14 years, made in the new styles just from the maker; this week the patterns and olorings are the best you have seen; all sizes here at $1.50 Ladies’ House Dresses of Renfrew Table Damask at $3.50 The newest thing in dresses, made of-table damask that you have used on dining tables for years; full line of colors hut fast colors; complete line of sizes $3.50 36-Inch Curtain Materials at 12 l-2c White end ecru curtain scrim, 36 inches wide with wide satin borders, even pretty weave, yard .... 12 l-2c Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth Street, Next to Bank of Commerce, Americus, Ga.
