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PAGE SIX T IME R- R E CO R D E R PUIUSHfD 1»?« Published by The Times-Recorder Co., (Inc.) Lovelace Eve, ’"'ditor and Fublisnei Entered at *econd cuu matter at the poatofflc •t Americas, Georgia, according ta the Act o Cougreaa. The Aaaociated Preu !• exclusively emitted t< the oee for the republication of all newt die k *atcbea credited to it or not otherwise credited tc thia paper and also the local neww published here in. Al) right of republication of special diapatchei are also reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST MMHS & KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., New York; Peoples' Gas Bldg.. ChU»<o A Thought Above all things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.— . Col. 3:14. He who believes in goodness has the essence of all faith. He is a man ‘of cheerful yesterdays and confi dent tomorrow.”— J. F. Clarke. Far-Off Fiji Ahoy, there, Dx! This is the Fiji Islands, city of Suva, speaking. We just picked up one of your maga zines and noticed a serial story that pictures us as a country rag ing with man-eating cannibal ;. This is news to us. The wildest thing we’e noticed lately are the Fiji Boy Scouts. They put on quite a .show at Government House Grounds the other night. In our police court here—yes, we have a police court —this month’s most exciting case concerns an In dian woman named Malowa. She I was charged with stealing a can of talcum powder shop-lifting from the store of Stuart Ogilvie, ltd. As for the wilder parts of out country, Leketu and Dreketi re port nothing more exciting than widespread stealing of cocoanuts which are disposed of through Chi nese storekeepers who act as “fences.” One owner of a planta tion, raided in moonlight by Fijian boys, writes indignantly to the lo cal newspaper: “It may appear in credible, but it is nevertheless true that, here in Fiji, property is not safe. The much coddled Fijian is completely out of hand.” The famed headhunters in the island of Luzon now sell picture postcards instead of chasing visi tors with a bolo. From the Far North came word recently that the Eskimos prefer Harry Lauder on their phonograph?, Americans are building a .chain of giant steel towers, for radio, in China. Ships get their bearings by ra dio. “Metal Mike,’’ a gyroscopic machine which keeps a ship in r. straight line without being touched after the original adjustment, nas just completed successfully a trip to Europe on the liner President Adams. Goodby, romance! The job or making the world dull and mono tonous is about completed. When You Go. Steinmetz is gone from the news —and almost forgotten by the pub lic. Scientists, of course, will re member him and speak his name | with reverence long after all the politicians of our generation will be as forgotten as King Tut’s un dertaker. Gone from the news, yes. But we cannot forget him editorially Especially we cannot forget that the intellect of Steinmetz—a far more useful and helpful intellect than that of Socrates—was taken from a three-dimensional world that badly needed it, when Stein metz was only 58 years old. Only! You may wonder why we use the “only.” Princcipally be cause very few men become really “worth white” before they are -60 Intellect—genius requires aging like wine. The career of Steinmetz includ ed 58 years, in which he was reach ing toward a goal. He made val uable discoveries, of course, but he never reached his goal. That is the way of life. Nature seems to be jealous, in a sense. At least, she removes us from the stage when we begin to know too much. We seem to be destined td live in confusion and ignorance of the Real Purpose of Life. Get too close to the answer, and . . . well it’s like Steinmetz: sudden and un expected death. You read about the theatrical scientists trying to make nonen tities live to extremely old age by gland transplanting and so on. The nonentities can pay for it. Did you ever stop to consider what it would mean to make a main like Steinmetz live to be, nay, 500 years old? Nature, of course, will no stand for it. We live in confusion, in be wilderment, and there's no escap . irg. The Price of Oil The cost of oil possibly may get quite a jolt downwaid as a result of the present condition of the oil industry. Things were going along merri ly, prosperously, in the oil indus try—when suddenly the drillers struck enormous gushers in Cali- | for.nia. The oil from these wells _■ is exceptionally high in gasoline. California now is producing 40 ; per cent two-fifths —of the oil - produced in the United States. ,i Very fine for the owner of the California well. But the owner of ’ the well in other states is in a tight > corner. His prices, on oil yielding , less .gasoline to the barrel, have been slashed time after time. The result is that the producing end of 1 I the oil business in general is in ; worse shape, as far as profits are concerned, than any other big basic industry probably worse I ‘ j off than general farming. As you probably know, oil pro duction is, in the main, separate and distinct from refining. The pipe line companies and refiners let the small man take the chances at finding oil, then buy his oil— if he finds any—and set prices without consulting him. There are about 280,000 oil wells in America, and new wells are drilled constantly: So the oil in dustry consumes enormous quanti ties of iron and steel, especially pipe, also wire end manila cables and a great variety of manufactur ed goods. Prices always are about as high as the buyer can pay. An oil in dustry, operating on a losin.g basis can’t pay former high prices for supplies. OPINIONS OF OTHER EDITORS THE EMPTY COAL BIN When the coal bin is empty and there isn’t any wood you can imagine how the folks feel that never have' any and have to rely on charity for what they do get in other things.—Thomasville Times-Enterprise. A GOOD EXAMPLE President Coolidge keeps him self fit by walking a few miles a day and by avoiding over-do ing it at the dinner table—or the breakfast table or supper table, for that matter.—Augusta Chronicle. PAYING THE FIDDLER The fate of old General Lu dendorff is another reminder that that “he who sows must reap and bind.” He is one of those violent natures who are usually dealt with in a violent manner. —Valdosta Times. IT ALWAYS LOOKS BIG An exchange says a dollar looks biggest of all when a fellows starts out to pay an old doht. That may be true, but it should not deter any one from applying the dollar as far as it will go toward set tling accounts when they are due. Eatc,nton Messenger. INCOME TAX The State income tux pro posal seems to be gaining pop ularity and it is possible that the special session of the legislature may adopt the plan suggested by Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick. —Griffin News. THIRTY-CENT COTTON With cotton hanging around thirty cents it would take vbry little talk now to start farmers splurging on cotton for next year. A smal lacreage in cotton should be encouraged. With proper precautions it will pay a good return. A large acreage will more than likely be only a feeding place for boll weevils.— Tifton Gazette. TAX EXEMPTION A bill before the legislature proposes to exempt from taxa tion all new industries in this this State. Such a measure has been very helpful to industrial growth of North Carolina and Alabama, Georgia is getting far behind in industrial development. —Valdosta Times. TELLING 'EM STRAIGHT Georgih farmers who go to the West to buy corn and meat have no reason to expect to prosper. The Georgia farmer who does not grow food supplies at least for his own farm will not get very far, boll weevil or no boll weevil. Same to you gentle men over in Carolina. —Augusta Chronicle. LET THE MOVEMENT SPREAD Dalton has just finished with a pretty flower show. Thatls a social affair in some communi ties of rare enjoyment of equis i‘e beauty. We want such a show in Cordele every fall—not in connection with anything else in the world—all by itself. And then the women of this com munity and section should want to bunch their pretty flowers and put them on exhibit in one show ground. May we not think of this fall show and plan for it next spring?—Cordele Dispatch. THE KLAN HESITATES The Ku Klux Klan, according to quotations > from Mayfield’s Weekly, said to be cine of its publications is opposed to Under wood, Ford and Smith as Presi dential candidates because Under wood has expressed disapproval of Klan activities, because Ford has presented a specially built car to an Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Chui ch, and be cause Smith is himself a Catho lic. The Klan seems to hesitate to e -inounce its own candidate, I possibly fearing that it would do 1 him incalculable damage.—Val dosta Times. i ' Copyright, 1923, T\ a Sl v P npm 3y N. E. A. Service. Lfdliy A UUIII Berton Braley WINDS The North Wind is a chill wind, A shrill wind, A bold wind, It whistles of the wintry seas and of the frozen trail; A strong wind and a cruel, a harsh and bitter cold wind That calls hard-bitted rovers to battle stqrm and gale. The East Wind is a low wind, A slow wind, A bland wind. That whispers of the Orient and murmurs of Cathay; A mystical and magical, a “Never-Never-Land” wind, Where age-old peoples calmly drowse the centuries away. The West Wind is a keen wind, • A clean wind, A_ brisk wind, It calls to blithe adventurers to seek the far frontier; A “Leep-before-you-look” wind, _z A “Never-mind-the-risk” wind, — - The breath of open country and of azure ski* and clear. -YTY The South Wind is a shy wind, - x A sly wind, A warm wind, 7 hatb reathes of love and laziness where tropic waters foam; So North or Sopth or East or West, There always is a charm wind That makes it hard for wanderers to linger long at home! \OLD DAIS US AMERICUS] TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder. Nov. 16, 1903.) Mr. J. W. Barwick has purchas ed through Westbrook and An drews for $2,500 a cozy new bunga low on Forest street, owned by Mr. W. E. Warlick, "nd will shortly re move his family from Leslie to Americus to reside. Mr. Lawsen Stapleton, Jr., was the genial host at a very enjoyable six o’clock, dinner given on Tues day evening at his home on Church street in celebration of his birth day. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Walters renounce the engagement of their daughter, Jessie, to Mr. John Wal- lace Carter, the marriage to occur late in December at their home near Americus. The cotton market yesterday was quiet and steady with features of special interest. Quotations were about the same as upon the day previous with holders asking 13 3-8 to 13 1-2 cents for the finer gardes. Miss Mildred Hollis and guest Miss Addie Baldwin of Paris, Texas, ’ will be the guest next week of ; Mrs. Oscar Kinney in Macon. Miss Mary Elza Sheppard enter tained her sewing club oh Saturday afternoon at her home on College street. T'hose present were Misses Elizabeth Allen, Marthena Bivins, Elizabeth Brown. Martha Dedman, Flora Denham, Catherine Daven port, Mary Parlier,, Mabel Ses sions, Maud Sherlock and Mary Elza Sheppard. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Monday, no paper published. THE REFEREE SALOON In a Bosto.n saloon, the Wine and Strong Water resort owned by Richard Fairbanks, the first post office in our country was establish ed 284 years ago this month. Dick’s letter exchange was a free service, his conpensation coming from the thirst of his patrons. Later came postmen, delivering mail at the rate of six cents a mile for each letter. Wise Ben Frank lin in 1775 negotiated the trans fer of the postoffice from private to government ownership. If mails still were handled by private cor porations, any one suggesting that a letter should be carried across the continent for two cents would be an “agitator.” • e • FORGERS The forger is the bank's worst foe doing more damage than the hold-up man or safe blower—pro fessionally known as “peterman.” Fifty million dollars was the totai loss last year through forgery of signatures and . alterations of checks, American Bankers’ Asso ciation estimates. One way to reduce this loss would be to use fingerprints as well as signatures in making out checks. Some banks do. • * * LIQUOR Alberta's the fifth Canadian province to vote wet. Others are Quebec, Manitoba, British Colum bia and the Yukon. The motive of a lot of the voter; is to attract American tourists and get seme of the good American dollars that oth erwise would go to bootleggers. An interesting sidelight is that Candanians can vote themselves dry or wet whenever and as often as they want to. In Ontario the ' cellars are getting empty, so an- ! other vote is due. S4OO It costs an average of S4OO a|' year—s7.7o a week -to own and I run an auto. This includes inter est on original investment gaso line, repairs, depreciation etc. The S4OO is estimated by A. R. Hirst, Wisconsin state highway en gineer. He figures Americans have nearly as much m >ney tied up in autos —over 10 billions—as j the allies owe Unde Sam Or you can turn the comoarison around, depending on which you wmt to emphasize. The national auto lull this year will be three times as much as will be spent building new apartment houses and dwellings. Ponder . ♦ • * NORTH ,A Danish explorer, Koch, returns from northern Greenland, where they’re experimenting will motor tractors to take the pine? of dog teams. “Experimenting" is right. May be you've tried to start a gasoline THE AMERICUS TTMFS-RECORDER ’ — . + , IHIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder. Nov. 16, 1893.) . The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bolton, on Prince street was the scene of a happy occasion last even ing, it being the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lillian, to Mr. James Denham. Quite a number of these relatives and friends of tho contracting parties filled the pretty parlor to witness the nup tials, and were the hearty con gratulations showered upon them at the conclusion of the ceremony, which was impressively performed by Rev. A. M. Williams. At the meeting last night of the Grand, Lodge of Georgia, F. & A. M. the following officers were elected: W. E. Staley. W. C. Fur low, W. K. Wheatley, F. A. Hooper,! G. 0. Loving, John L. Harper, H'.C. I Mitchell, and C. J. Graham. Will Dudley and Ashley Thomp-! son came in yesterday from Thom-1 asville via the Bicycle route. Tho actual time on the return trip was ten hours and thirty miautes, a dis tance of 106 miles. That’s going some. Elsewhere in tho Times-Reeord er this morning wi'l be found the announcement of Messrs. W. P. Burt, L. J. Blalock and T. N. Hawkes, who have consented to make the race for alderman in the forthcoming election. F Williford has accepted a position with Wheatley and Ans ley. entering upon his new duties there yesterday and will be glad to have his friends cell on him there that need jany thing in his line. engine with the thermometer 60 below zero. FARMERS lhe latest style in "market let ters,” issued by big corporations and covering business conditions, is a clever campaign to minimize ag ricultural depression. Maybe there’s a political motive in the background, but that isn’t here nor there. Some of these market letters, especially from Wall street, have juggled figures until then almost make it seem that the farmer’? lot is as soft as falling into a crean< pie. Kin Hubbard mays that figures don t lie, but liars figure. Perhaps they could arrange for [ European countries to hate one an other only three days a week. i Allies have German’s goat and are taking it to the glue factory. They are urging this country to' admit more foreigners. We will ad mit we have more than enough. Our government is trying to live within its income. Wish it would try living without ours. Proposed law would keep chil dren under 18 from working which is one way,of getting them to work. We predict the coldest winter on record. We always predict this be cause it always is true. In New Jersey, a race-ho ‘se man claims a ghost chased him. Prob ably the ghost of a chatice. News from London. Shoes’are j ruining women's feet. We made a ! mistake. This isn’t news. Men who act serious all the time I I are usually considered funny. Some marry for better or worse and some for board. 1 While anything can happen, it ; seldom does happen. Hound dogs sit arou. d and howl at the moon. Calamity howlers sit , around and howl at nothing. No wonder kids grow up to look like their dads. All they do is loaf and kick about money. I Presidential candidates don’t hurl their bats into the ling. They ease them in gently. , Many a man marries a woman simply because he admires her good judgment in marrying him. 7 OM SIMS SA *S: WHICH KIND OF A DADDY ARE YOU? _ *«»' A yEiuVJELuP'''''\ \ / MOPE’S rIVS \ / HSY PoP) Ths .5 \ 1 Paihe.!? an 50N i I yourself- something / \ am / V j ~ "x ) A / HE - PoP ‘ i FaThei? an'son week. \ ' INTO a life Time /• \/~ ■, HUH? J- L Wil oi) —— \ 3 —— '..'nn " x ' n'N \vX \\ ,\\ ;•» . 11 NEW ERA. I Friday afternoen, Nov. 9, at New Era a program was rendered in honor of Armistice day. Several appropriate songs and readings were given, followed by a splendid address -by J. E. Mathis, superin tendent of the city schools of Americus. Mr. Mathis is a very able speaker and his address was greatly enjoyed. The people of the New Era district appreciate the interest which Mr. Mathis has shown | in New Era school. One interesting: feature of the program was a de- 1 .bate, the subject of which was, “Re solved, That the Salvation Army Did More for the Soldiers During the War Than Did the Red Cross,” The decision of the judges was in favor of the affirmative side. A number of visitors were present. After the program the Parent- Teacher association was organized. The farmers are taking advan tage of the fair weather and are very busy making syrup and turn ing land. The churches and Sunday schools are progressing nicely. The B. Y. P. U. at Bethel and the Epworth League at Salem are doing splen did work and are having a large number of visitors. Misses Annie Ruth Ray, Thelma , Hogg, Sara Ruth Stripling and Bertha Lee Brewton attended the Epworth League conference at Dawson. B. H. Brown attended the Peach Growers’ association meeting at Macon. C. S. Hogg has gone to Ohio .on a hunting trip. Mrs. E. W. Parker spent Tueslay with Mrs. Alex Harden. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Kitchens had a delightful time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bray Tuesday evening. Prof. Burk spent the week-end m Tifton. had a delightful time together cm Dr. McCurdy and wife from Washington has started out to run down the grafters. Here’s where a lot of shoes get worn ouf Found a man with two wives in one house in Chicago. Wonder how he got a place to hang his clothes? In Los Angeles, a plumber col lected a bill nine years old, prov ing they don't forget everything. Maybe Henry Ford wants to take over our government because i; is I losing so much money. Living to a ripe old age would be much easier to do if it was a lit tle less expensive. While statistics show the aver i age woman eats less than the aver age man, figures show it also. American women use 10,000 1 tons of talcum powder every year, I but it’s the gun powder that wor- I vies men. Very few of the autos left at home on a pleasant. Sunday after noon are able to run at all. People who get familiar on short notice should not be noticed. TOUGH. Two negroes were lying behind a packing case on the dock at i Brest taking the labor out of the alleged labor Battalion. Said he boastfully: ; Boy, Ah comes f’um a tough 1 breed. Mah ole man done cut his , nails wif a ax an’ brash his tees wif a file." "Huh, ain’t so tough. Mah ole man am a plumber, an twice a week he done shave hisself wif u blow torch.”—American Legion Weekly, and best; . 'Tis onward unswerving, and this is rest. —Goethe. Shellman, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brewton. Miss Hazel Braswell spent Sun day with Mrs. G. C. Brown, Mrs. Herbert Laing spent Sun day with Mrs. C. F. Howe. Mrs. A. J. Johanson is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. A Davis, at Pavofi Mr and Mrs. A. C. Snider, of Plains, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Deese Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Berry McNeill had a delightful time at the home of Mr and Mrs. P. E. Leverett Sun- RYLANDER SATURDAY A Big Program ‘Soul of The Beast’ A circus story that’s a cir cus to see. William Duncan in * The Steel 1 rail’ • ‘Hold On’ Century Comedy TODAY Lawful Larceny’ SOUR STOMACH causes bad breath, gassy* pa Ida coated tongue aud belchlug. Always find relief in CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS Sweeten your stcuads and breath— otly 25* Persistent Coughing— wastes your strength, makes the delicate throat tissues raw and sore, exposes you to more serious trouble. You can cheek coughing with Dr. King's New Discovery. Natu rally ambharmless- ’’ ly it stimulates lhe mucous membranes jK to throw off clog- (rt-yv ging secretions.Has a pleasant taste. All |V druggists. / I Dr. KING’S NEW DISCOVERY L. G. COUNCIL, President T, i sr-fAUN, Aru'J. Giahiar C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and !. s'. KtKfc'K. Awt, Cashisi The Planters Bans of Americus] ; . 4 Our reevrd of Thir- ■i’ y-throe '•' 7ears of «r- EfflggHmr vice has won for us idU jfe My T- -recognition as “The ft*' Bank of Personal Ser- —— large or small—commercial or : VI iLI?H savings. The Bank V/ith a farplaa RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT CONSERVATIVE. ACCOMMODATING No Account Too Large; None Too Small FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1923 day evening. Miss Mildred Childers, of Smith ville, is visiting Miss Susie Cowart. Four million women are employ ed as.farm hands in Japan. • TELLS GIRL FRIENDS ABOUT IT Miss Viola Gibson, Bowling Green, Hentuckv, writes: “I want to say that your medicine did me more good 'than any medicine I ever took. I recommended it to my girl friends and they sure did find re lief from it.” Hundreds of girls who have used beneficial Benedicta would willingly verify Miss Gib son’s statements. Get a bottle of Benedicta from your druggist to. day. J3enedicta HEALTH BUILDER, rt /SrWomen » PROSPERITY I Needs Protection Your financial success is never quite safe unless pro tected by insurance. As your success grows you should increase your in surance. It is our business to help you make your present suc cess secur e and your future success safe. May we help you today while you are still safe? We can furnish you all forms of Property PYotec tion Policies. BRADLEY HOGG Phone 185 Representing the ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO., OF PHILADELPHIA J_ Americus Undertaking C NAT LEMASTER, Manapei. Funeral Director* And Embalmer* Night Phones 661 and dtJY Day Phonsa 88 and 231 TAX NOTICE City taxes are new due. pay early and avoid extra cost as fi fas will positiyuly issued December Ist t u 2'i. A. I*. GATEWOOD, Jr. CUrh and ireainrer. (Toi2-;-251
