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PUBLISHED 1879
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ATHOUGrT 1
Am i therefore become your ene
my because I tell you the truth?—
Gal. 4:IG.
He that openly tells his friends
all that he thinks of them, mu;t
expect that they will secretly tell his
enemies much that they do not thinx
of him. —Colton.
Women in Politics
In another ’column on this
page today is an interesting let
ter to the editor * from D. G.
Holloway, of Plains, which mer
its the closest reading and
thought, dealing as it does with
the question of woman suffrage.
We do not believe that there
should be discrimination
against any candidate because
of sex.
There are positions in city,
county and state government
which because of the nature of
the duties required, could not
be efficiently administered by a
woman.
On the other hand there are
very many positions in city,
county, state and nation wljjph
may be filled as competently
by women as men. .It is these
positions in which there should
be no discrimination because of
sex.
The editor of the Times-Re
corder favored full suffrage for
women many years before suf
frage was granted by constitu
tional amendment. We believe
that a woman capable of rear
ing a male child is capable of
voting alongside that child when
he has reached maturity.
We believe that the partici
pation of women in politics will
tend to cleanse politics.
We do not believe that wo
men will be so likely to be lead
by blind partisan prejudice as
men.
On questions that are*’strict
uy moral, we believe that wo
men are as capable—possibly
more capable than men in
judging right from wrong.
As Mr. Holloway points out,
our boys and girls are taught by
women almost entirely until they
are 18 years of age. Certain
ly, if- woman is competent to
teach, to train, to love and to
guide the potential voter, she is
capable of handling the ballot
or of holding office under the
suffrage of men and women.
There are those who say that
because politics is rotten be
cause there is a lack of cleanli
ness about polling places, wo
men should stay away. If poli
tics is ‘ rotten, the women will
help cleanse them. If polling
places are unsanitary, dirty and
unclean, they will demand that
this fault is corrected.
The greatest possible safety
for the futuie lies in the careful
exercise of your franchise. We
believe every man should vote
in every election; we believe
that every woman should vote
in every election. We believe
that husband and wife, with
adult son and daughter if
there be those in the home
should consult together, weigh
carefully every question and ev
ery candidate. The fireside
family political conference will,
in our opinion, do much to
cleanse politics.
The woman candidate should
receive the consideration
as her male competitor She
should NOT be discriminated
against because she is a woman,
nor should she receive your vote
for no other reason than her sex.
If is your privilege and your
duty to vote for the candidate,
irrespective of sex. who is most
capable of rendering the great
est service to the people, and it
is such candidate that» should
receive your vote and suport.
Georgia for Georgians.
How little we know of the
possibilities of this great State
of Georgia; its inexhaustible re
sources of raw materials; the
never-ending possibilities for
wealth that abound in her bor
ders.
Oive, Georgians are thor
. OUghly awake, no state in the
union will outrank her in riches.
For the young man with brain
and grit, opportunity awaits at
every turning. For the man with
idle money, seeking investment,
Georgia offers inducements as
great as any state in the union.
W Clyde Woodall, editor In
dustrial Index, recites the fol
lowing information gathered by
him and published in a recent
issue of the Enquirer-Sun:
There are fewer moj’.gaged
farms in the South than in any
other section of the United
States.
There are more hogs in Geor
gia than in all the New England
states, Pennsylvania, New Jer
sey and Delaware combined.
Cattle graze in open pasture
the year round—in Georgia.
Alfalfa yields an avearge of
five cuttings a year—in Georgia.
The finest peaches in th e world
are produced—in Georgia.
Three hundred working days,
four crops a year—in Georgia.
Average winter tempe*w4ure
47 degree*, average summer
temperature 80 degrees—in Geor
gia.
The largest available clay de
posits, bauxite, Kaolin, fullers
earth—in Georgia.
Hydro-electric power available
and fully developed—in Georgia.
There are mountains, roUing
hifii, Piedmont section, "and
coastal plains, seashores—all in
Georgia.
Probably the most systematic
ally developed stat e in the Union
—is Georgia.
Sixth to eighth in agriculture,
tenth to twelfth in manufactur
ing—rich in fishing, forestry and
mining. A cordial welcome ft>r
you—in Georgia.
Editor Woodall also takes
from ‘a Georgia newspaper’ the
following:
“And even more might be said
of this state. Its resources are
in its infancy and awaiting de
velopment. Here opportunities
for investors lie idle; it is a coun
try rich with a harvest to be
gathered by enterprising and
far-reaching investors. Our peo
ple do not fully realize what is
in store for them,; they have the
resources ready to respond to the
first developer; the outlet is a
field to prosperity and the
dawning of a new era. Who will .
b t * the first to inaugurate de
velopment of the many resources
and advantages possessed by this
state?”
Once this stale has buried its
factional politics, relegating to
the political graveyard those men
and cliques who nave for years
hamstrung the state with their
false teachings and petty poli
tics, then and then only will
Georgia come into her own.
So long as personal prefer
ment outranks patriotism and
love for state, just so long will
we continue to lag in the onward
march of 3tates.
“There is nothing the matter
with anything in Georgia, except
that some of th e people in this
state are a little slow about taking
advantage of, the opportunities
that are offered them,” remarks
the editor of the_ Enquirer-Sun.
•And they are beginning to do
this in away that is most grati
fying to those who have been for
many years urging them to do
so,” says the Columbus editor.
Let s build Georgia for Geor
gians; lets exchange politics for
patriotism; let’s serve for all in
stead of one; let's forget the
past and plan for the future.
sun shines and all is well
in Georgia.
OPINIONS OF
j OTHER EDITORS j
THE VALUE OF FRIENDS
Remember, the office is not worth
the loss of friends. We know that.
Dffice with huch larger promise
than anything we have is still not
\yorth it. Men enjoy politics. Weil
they may—the interest, if directed
with fairness to everybody, means
better government. But the greatest
harm possible may be done in a con
test for local office.' Go your way—
that’s your business. But remem
ber, you’ll have to live here after
the election results announced.
You are not counting on leaving.—
Cordele Dispatch.
RESTRICTER IMMIGRATION
Sentiment favoring a further re
striction of immigration seems to be
strong enough in the present Con
gress to make probable the enact
ment of a bill limiting immigration
to' 2 per cent of the total foreign
born population from each country
resident in this country in 1890. The
.trouble with, euch a bill, or any one
similar to it, is that there are some
countries to whose emigrants we
should be glad Db kep our doors open
at all times, without trying to limit
the number desiring admission.—Al
bany Herald.
* FINDING THE PROFIT
The profit in almost any line of
staple* production is found in ef
ficiency.
The manufacturer of a staple pro
duct, in v ccmpelition with other man
ufacturers finds his profit in low
‘costs and large out put.
The railroad that makes money'
is the road that gets work done
rapidly and keeps the cosst down.
The merchant must depend on es)
fidelity for profits mote than high
prices. He cannot always control
prices, but he can control his cost of
operation to some extent.—Moultrie
Observer, „
OH, WHAT A BUMP!
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Copyright, 1923, DAILY POEM „ . B , y ,
N. E. A. Service v/ulu Berton JBraley
CAVE MAN STUFF
The cave'men, so we learn from science,
Were not a rac e of splendid giants,
But rather small and weak.
And from a study of fossil
We gather they were shy and docile
With natures mild and keek.
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It was, we learn, the cave man’s habit
To run away from any rabbit
That srowed a sign of fight,
He liv§d on snais and little fishes
And various vegetarian dishes
Sufficed his appetite.
So any modern tea-room lizard,
With varnished hair discreetly scissored,
Could mafic him run away.
And ladies who adore a brave njan
Would sniff if they should meet a cav e man;
He’d get the gate today.
Yet, though the scientists discover
The cave man was a timid lover,
The women still agree
On longing for a bold pursuor, '
The kind of the cave man wooer
* Was once supposed to be!
EXTRA! MURDER! ’EXTRA
' GEE WHIZ '
Dan Dobb Finds Honest Governor
The governor of Indiana is bank
rupt, according to a report by fed
eral masters of chancery. This
proves our lifelong contention that
it is possible for a governor to be
honest.
A dishonest governor may cause
the state to go bankrupt, but it is
next to impossible for him to go
broke in person.
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POLITICAL NEWS
What’s in a name? Caraway
didn’t let them carry away.
FOREIGN NEWS
MacDonald says the British en>
pire is all right. Os course it is
Didn’t it choose MacDonald?
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SPORTS *
They had a big dog show in Ne .v
York. No society woman tried to
enter her husband.
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BRO. DAN’S KITCHEN
To clean the ceiling stand on your
head on a table and scrub ast you
would scrub the floor.
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LOST
LOST—Some where between
Washington and Teapot Dome naval
oil reserve, several reputations in
fairly good shape. Finder please
return at once.
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MOVIES
Mabel Normand’s chauffeur is
too ill to appear in court. Now
maybe he will feel too bad to be
tried at all.
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TEAPOT NEWS
Washington is so quiet about the!
scandal you can hear a tight two
blocks away.
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BEDTIME stories
Chicago woman aske divorce be
cause he made her get up every
morning and build the fire. We
don’t blame her.
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JAIL NEWS
Detectives at work on the case
suspect Senator Walsh of making
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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
away with A1 Fall’s peace of mind.
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WEATHER
They are going to hang two Eski
mos. Maybe they can hang the man
who fires our furnace. He must bo
an Eskimo.
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Common Belief U Mistake
Thete are children 12 old
who have giever seen real gold ex
cept when their parents laughed.
But statistics show fifteen million
dollars in gold imported in one
month.
That is enough money to buy a
quart of 40-year-old booze. The
stuff you get without paying this
price will not reach the age of <lO
before 1064.
What do we do with so much’
gold? This is.leap year and..the
women are on the jump for wed
ding rings. That may be the solu
tion.
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EDITORIAL
A Cleveland girl robs drug store.
It’s a wonder the clerk didn’t offt
her something just as good when
she demanded money.
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BEAUTY SECRET
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Hunting a nickel on the floor will
reduce your bay window. ?
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FASHIONS
The height oL. fashion is always
found in the price.
! I A ftJC made on improved
vk. fqyiN lands at cheap
est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10
years with pre-payment option given
Money secured promptly. We have
now outstanding over $1,100,000 qn
farms in Sumter county alone, with
plenty more to lend.
MIDDLETON McDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co.,
in Sumter, Lee, Tqrrell, Schley,
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank
Building, Americus, Ga. Phone 89
or 211,
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Letters From
The People
PLAINS, February 6. 1924
| Editor,
Times-Recorder:—
In reference to a remark a gentle
man' of Americus made some days
ago in regard to the men’s opinion
of sufferage for women. I wish to
add a few remarks for the benefit
of women in general and for the
lady candidates in particular who
are making the race in this county.
He says “few men wanted the
sufferage .for women” well ~her<3*is
something they probably never
think of. . A lady usually teaches
the voters till they 'are eighteen,
there are few men teachers in our
schools and colleges. So if she is
competent to train the voters why
isn’t she competent to handle the
ballot or hold office.
We have offices in this county
which couid well be filled by re
fined women. Such as Ordinary,
Clerk oj the Coilrt, County Treasur
er, Tax Receiver. I would like to
see some good woman announce for
these offices, and especially the
County School Superintendeiney
should be held by a woman. These
offices when held by men usually
have women employes who do the
the detail work so why not give them
the office in name.
I would be gjad if you will pass
along this thought and let’s help the
women all we can in the coming
primary. Let's hear from some one
else on this subject.
V ery Respectfully,
D. G. HOLLOWAY.
THREE SMILES
AIN’T NATURE *GRAND?
FIRST BROADWAY'ft’S (during
violent rainstorm) —Some shower!
SECOND BROADW'ALITE —You
said it. Belasco, himself, couldn’t
do better.—Life.
HE DOUBTED IT
SHE—lsn’t it a nuisance, dear?
Mother sent me a recipe for sortie
wonderful floor polish, but I’ve mis
laid it.”
HE (tasting- soup suspiciously)
Arc you sure you mislaid it, dai
ling.—Possing Show (London).
SOMETIMES IT WASI’
“Say, that’s a fast looking car
you’ve got there. What’s the most
you ever got out of it?”
“Five times in a mile.” —Medley.
Hawaii Advertises '
HONOLULU—Hawaiians will ten
you it pays to advertise. Last spring
they - began telling their mainland
brethren that the islands were con
siderably more than just a winter
resort. Ads in leading periodicals!
set forth advantages of Hawaii’s sum;
liter climate. Result* was thousands)
of trouists whirled away the warm
months in the “Paradise ofi thd Pa
cific.” And the thermometer diem’t
soar above 85. .
Adhesive postage stamps were in
vented in England by James Chal
mers of Dundee’in 1834.
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Americus
Undertaking Co.
NAT LEMASTER. Manager ‘
Funeral Directors
And F.mbalmers
Night Phones 661 and 88
Day Phones 88 and I'll
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 6, 1924
Old Days in
Americas
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Feb.
6, 1914.)
A pretty home wedding took place
last night at G o’clock when Miss
Evelyn Rebecca ‘Tebeau and Mi".
John William Erley, of Pineora,
were quietly united in marriage at
the home of the bride’s sister,Mrs.
E. F. Wilder, on Hampton" street.
Startled suddenly by the cry of
his young son, Charles Lanier, who
thus thought to play a boyish prank
on his father, Mr. Frank Lanier, as
to latter was backing a heavy card
iac roadster out of the garage at his
residence here a few nignts ago.
His foot slipped on .the aceelarator,
which turned on the gasoline which
caused him to crash in to the resi
dence rfpping off the lattice work
and crushing a solid brack pillar.
Yonn.g Charles, whose boyish parnk
caused the accident, was laying upon*
the running hoard and Was pinned
tightly between the car brick
piilar fihat it required fifteen min
utes time in which to extricate him.
Miss Florine West returned to
Dawson yesterday after a vint of
a week here, the guest of Mrs. J. T.
Taylor‘and Mrs. Frank Cato on Lee
street.
A notice has been given that the
firm of Stanly & Duer, formerly do
ing business as the Ai/eiicus Ma
chine Shops, has this day dissolved,
the said C. S. Duer retiring. The
business will be continued by F. K,
Stanley.
Among the fifty passengers of the
ill-fated steamship Monroe, who
v.ent to their death a few days ago
an the collision of the Monroe ani
the Steahsehip Nantucket, was Mrs.
Margaret Bolton, of New York, a'
lady who claimed many friends in
Ameriius who wall sorrow at
tragic death. Mrs Bolton was a sis
ter of .Mrs. Snitffi Stanfield, former
ly of Americus and had often visit
ed here.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Feb.
6, 1904.)
'One of the prettiest parties of thcJ
given by Miss Lue/ie
Clegg Thursday night at her home
on Lee street. The house was a wil
derness of palms and ferns. Much
enthusiasm was shown throughout
the evening in the game of six-hand
ed euchre. «
! On Friday evening from 9to 12
1 Mrs. Edward Stallings entertained
j fifty guests at six-handed euchre in
honor of her two visitors, Miss
Jacobs and Miss Mumper. The prize
for the lone band was won by wab
ter Page.
Mrs. Charles Wicker was the
’charming hostess *at a card party
Wednesday, MrST Fricker looked
unusually handsome in a reception
gown of white silk mulle. •
The heroic work of Dr. Henry' B.
Allen assisted later by Dr. F. A.
Thomas, last night saved the life
lof Miss Olivia McLane who nad
taken an overdose of morphine by
mistake. I
Miss Myra Westbrook is in Ogle
thorpe, where she will visit rela
tives for several days.
Miss Amzie Daniel returned to
her home at Friendship yesterday
after a visit of several days here.
An overturned oil lamp in the
basement of Poole & Sons store at
9 o’clock lasj, night started a blaze
which promised to do great dam
age. #The prompt work of Mr. El
more Poole and several gentlemen
put the fire out just as the trucks
came upon the. scene.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAX
(From The Times-Recorder. Feb.
\6, 1894.)
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Campbell,
who have had aparments at The
Windsor fibr past several
month, will resume houskgepiug,
and will occupy their former resi
j-dence on Brown street, between
Church and Taylor street.
Col Joe Roney and Henry Black
“chaperoned” a party of bird hunt
ers out to the plantation of Mr.
Ike Wiggins yesterday. No returns
had been received up to sundown,
but it. will be safe to bet that the
feathers flew.
Over coat thieves aii* abroad in
the land, and owners of thtese gar
ments would do wtdl to guard them
1.. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier
C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier
The Planters Bank of Americus
_ (Incorporated)
iffc ~, ” ill pment organoatfon*of
our expe^i-
The Bank With a Surplus
RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000
PROMPT. CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING
No Account Too Large; None Too Small
carefully. Mr. Charles Ansley had
a fine coat stolen yesterday, and is
on the leokout lor the thief. Lock
your front doors while at supper
hereafter.
Mrs. Liston Cooper entertained
a select party elegantly at tea last
evening at the Windsor. The cul
tured and charming hostess was
/owned in a costly costume of black
v'eivet with an orange satin bodice,
she guests were Misses Alice
Wheatley, .Marie Nesbit, Flora
Wheatley, Minnie Bohon May and
Jesse Coursen, Messrs. Hugh Brown
George Bacot, W. K. Wheatley, E.
A. Nesbit, Horace Lanier, James
Davenport, and Mr. Hills. Two or
more hours were spent over the
teacups, after which a delightful
parlor entertainment was enjoyed.
Many pleasant memories will re M
echo from last evenings social
ering.
Capt. A. S. Nunn came up from
Huntington yesterday to look after
matters of business, and reports
farming operations moving along
in that vicinity.
Apple
btCOND-HAND
A trifle more than three million
second-hand autos were sold - during
1923," according to the National
Automobile Dealers Association.
Their sales cover the majority jti
used-car transacions.
The association reports that the
average selling price of a used car
in 1923 was. S3OB. The interesting
claim also is«maddlthat the dealers
paid an average of $322 for these
used cars, or a loss of sl4 a ear 1
This loss is one of the costs of
salesmanship, in transactions where
old cars are “traded in on” newt
ones.
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“GAS’
How much have you been paying
for gasoline? In the leading cities
over the country, the price recently
has been averaging a trifle under 1.7
cents a gallon. In some towns more,
in others less.
Early in 1921, he average price
of gasoline in the same cities was
29‘cents a gallon. That was shq
highest ever reached.
A drop of nearly 50 per cent cer
tainly would be welcomed jw other
commodities. Over-productiou ulti
mately is the greatest price brake.
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.. NEW
The railroads in 1923 placed in
service about 198,000 new freight
cars and over 4000 new locomotives,
This was more than in any year
since before the r war.
It is important news, bccav.sfl
shortage of railroad equipment oft
en crea es shortage of commodifioy
and helps the speculator? rug prices
up.
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HERO
What makes a man a hero? In
popular imagination, a hero is a
man who makes a sensational record
or takes a daring chance. There aye
-"xceptions, and one of these is Ed
mund E. Branch of Lawrence, Mass.
For 64 years he has served as anj
employe of his local gas company.
This doesn’t get him intb the Olym
pic Gabies. But somehow he strikes
us as a heroic figure. His is a life of
-erviee.
The plugger doesn’t get the ;ip
olaus. But he carries nine-tenths
of the burden of life. This is real
heroism, though not spectacular.
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VICTIMS
As English scientist says he dis
covers that professional men tarts
more aj*t to be enslaved by John
Barleycorn than are men of so-call
ed inferior ability.
Any Nd-time bartender could
have told him this. Booze goes-aft
er Big Game. In the old days it
destroyed a dozen intellects for
every physical body it wrecked. Oao
reason we have prohibition.
Bronchitis
exhausts vitafitu
SCOTTS u
EMULSION 1
restores strength. JL-