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PAGE SIX TIMES-RECORDER HJBUSHED 1879 Published by The Times-Record er Co., (Inc.) LoVelace Eve, Editor and Publisher p.K. „ u Mcood cLi>> nutter at the poetoffld St Alocru-ut. OecrfM, a.uurJiM to Uio AaP ot Tke AaaociateS Pr«*a ia eaduairely entitled to ths use for tU reruhUc>t'“'‘ of »«"• <li *' pstehea ctedired to it or not otherwiio credited to thia paper aoJ alao the local oe«a published here in. AU right of republication of special dispatches are also reserved. National Advertising RepresenUlivw, FROST LAKDIS 4 KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., Nn York; *eoples' Css Blds.. Chicago. A THOUGHT | A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver, Brov. 25:11. Tact teaches you when to be sil ent. Inquirers who are always in quiring never learn anything. —■ Earl of Beaconfield. Truck Crops Sumter county farmers who are pioneering in the production of truck in this section arc get ting away from cotton, wisely, by degrees, and with caution, such as is likely to demonstrate the success of the new venture before cotton, Sumter’s great cash crop during all of the years past aside, but there occassional ly comes some news well calcu lated to "hurry up" the produc tion of new crops in this section. For instance, cabbage is being raised commercially in parts of Northern Florida and with much success by truckers engaged in the production of this succulent vegetable, which finds a ready market in northren and eastern cities. Down near Bartow, the cabbage industry is especially prosperous, and the Jacksonville Times-Union, commenting on the prosperity of Florida’s cab bage farmers refers to this sec tion as follows: “The yield of $240,000 net from 300 acres near Bartow, planted in cabbage, i s as yet to Some oxtent a prediction but it is a prediction based on a crop already in the fields and the price that has been received thus far. As things look now this net yield qf eight hundred dollars per acre from one vegetable in one coun ty seems probable—almost assur ed, < In what other state except Florida would such a report be accepted as probable or even in the slightest degree posssible? “But in Florida on small areqs yields have been reported fre quently of more than a thousand dollars per acre and these reports b*|ve come after the crop had been gathered and the .returns had been footed up. A yield of more than dive thousand' dollars from oho Acre has been known in this “Os course this immense prefit from horticulture has been unus ual but it nas never been known elsewhere. It has resulted from a happy combination of good crops with good prices but this Combination sometimes happens tb Florida growers while in the production of the large .crops grown elsewhere large produc tion always results in low prices. This land around Bartow that has produced eight hundred dol lars worth of cabbage per acre ean be planted in other crops and two or three other crops can be gathered from it. Os course tgese will come on at a time tyhen Florida will no longer have a. rtonoply of the markets and will therefore not result in such good returns. But a living can be made off this land in addition to the big yield from the crop now being gathered.” Swearing Operators In 1878 Mary Beatrice Ken nedy became the first telephone exchange operator inJsiew York City. She’s Still fugging a switchboard in the College of St. Elizabeth at Convent Station, N. J. Now, if you think human na ture has changed much, hark to Mary's memories of old times. Before Mary took her job in 1878, "Central” was always a boy, 1 got my job. she recalls Because the company was tired of firing its swearing boy opera tors. Subscribers used to come down to the telephone office to fight the operator who had sworn at them.’’ Phone users don't do that these days, but some of them oc casionally weaken and start figuring how far the trip to ' "Central." In the old days, Mary recalls, people didn't use telephone num bers. They just cranked at the box, took down the receiver and asked for Smith’s drug store or Brown’s grocery. And people must have been as impatient as now, for Central got an earful of abuse if there was delay in getting the desired party. Mary says folks used to ring Central and ask the price of eggs and, what kind of weather was predicted for tomorrow. The telephone companies still are toiling to break people of the habit of asking Central what time it is, where’s the fire, did One-Round Gorilla knock out Batling Snoozer, or who won the ball game. Mary worked short hours, for those times—only 8 in the morn ing until 6at night. She had a long trip between home and of fice, and had to climb six flights of stairs to get to her switch board. Who invented the ele vator that ended this toil? Don’t all answer at once. OPINIONS OF OTHER EDITORS s SENATOR SORGHUM’S ATTITUDE The Washjngtoh -Star frequent ly quotes “Senator Sorghum” on questions of national and interna tional interest, And what the "sen ator” is reputed as having said is almost invariably quite to the point. For instance the following is from a recent -issue of The Star: “Some of your constituents say they don’t understand your at titude toward prohibition.” •‘My attitude,” replied Senator Sorghum, "is precisely that of some of my constituents. I am strong for prohibition as a princi ple, but I don’t want it to inter fere too much with my personal convenience.” And Senator Sorghum’s atti tude is not at all unlike that of a great many persons besides "some” of his constituents. Many men proclaim in a loud voice that they stand squarely for prohibi tion; they proclaim it from the rostrum, in public gatherings, on the street corners and in all pub lic places, but deep down in their hearts they are just as Senator Sorghum—and some of his con stituents are—they don’t want too much interference with their per sonal convenience in the matter. —Columbus Enquirer Sun. GEESE AS HOE-HANDS The following paragraph, in reference to tne usefulness of geese in the cotton fields on the farm, is taken from The La Grange Graphic: An Alabama man is authority for the statement that, with prop er plowing, forty geese will keep forty acres bf cotton free from grass and weeds. Seems that any farmer could afford a goose to the acre, then, with a brood of chickens as recommended by some of our Georgia farmers to get the boll weevil, all that will be* left for the farmer to do is to plow and pick the crop. Wo ho not guarantee this plan to work. We have never calculated the percentage of cotton land that a goose would keep clear of grass, but it seems from the foregoing that this Alabamian’s idea is to let the geese do the hoeing. If cotton is ploughed as it should be there is no doubt that one or two geese will keep an acre freg from grass and weeds the plough does not get. We can recall how little grass there used to be in the cotton patches near where the geese were feeding. Editor Richardson lets it be distinctly understood that he does mot guarantee that fhis plan will work, and we believe that he is wise in not accepting it as a fact. But if one has forty ggese he can count on a goodly supply of feathers from them, and feathers are not a bad com mercial, or should we say poul try product. In the market they sell at a good price. Geesd have to be fed in order for them to thrive, especially during the win ter, but in the spring, aumiper and early fall they can almost take care of themselves. So, if one should happen to fail in his cotton crop, he would have the geese and their feathers, and his efforts, therefore, would not be a complete failure.—Col usmubs Enquirer Sun. COW AND HEN BRING PROSP ERITY A few days ago, I had some institutes down in Harison county Indiana. I had long anticipated the trip because Harrison coun ty contains one of the most fa mous poultry centers in the Mid dle West and because it was at Corydon that the first Hoosier state constitution was adopted more than a hundred years ago. But this history of Harrison county is identical with the past of many another county. When the land was first cleared, it would raise excellent crops of clover, wheat and corn. But the soil was exploited as all virgin soil is and' in forty or fifty years it became very unproductive. The Southern railroad runs through this territory’ and about twenty years ago it pqt on some thing new—an agricultural and industrial agent In order to make business for the road ho knew that he must make the agri culture along the road permanent His name was Carleton Ball and he started the bal of prosperity rolling by interesting the folks in poultry and cattle. Harvey Davis bought the first mammoth incubator in 1907. It took 6,000 eggs to set it. Then others went into the business. Now there are in Harrison coun ty, sixteen comtnerical hatcheries that turn out a million and a half chicks a year. To supply hatching eggs for these conoeriis, literally Old Days in Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times-Recorder. Feb. 12, 1914.) Representatives Charles R. Crisp, accompanied by Mrs. Crisp will leave Washington today for Colo radio Springs where Judge Crisp under the advice of his physician in Washington, will remain sgverel weeks, seeking complete rest from recent arduous duties. Americus friends of Mr. Ed C. Speer, who for a long while has been with the -international Har vester Co. of America, having the Florida business, with headquarters at Jacksonville will be interested in knowing that he is now located at Havanna. Tuesday evening the guests, of the Mathis House went in a body to spend the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, recent guests of the House, who have just coms, to Americus from Florida to reside. The evening was spent listening to music, furnished by several of the guests. In fact, it was a musical crowd, each contributing to the gen eral entertainment. Those present were, Messrs. H. Witt, C. S. Smith, Mr. Moody, Wallace Buckalew, Steinburg, Grady, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bcntly, Misses Livingston, Crabb, Warren. Miss Mattie Sue Taylot returned to Wesleyan yesterday after having spent several days here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Clay came yesterday from their handsome country home near Cobb, spending the day with friends in the city. Stocks of cotton in Americus warehouses are diminishing rapidly and very soon at the current rate of deplenition, all of last seasons crop will have Been sold. Thirteen cents has been the top notch price here recently, but only the finest grades bring the hoodoo figure 13 and but little of this king of cotton remains unsold. With Mayor M. M. Lowrey pre siding and a full aldermanic board present city council mot last night in regular fortnightly session. The meeting was of brief duration, as few matters were brought to the attention of the solons. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times-Recorder. Feb. 12, 1904.) The man who heretofore has brought a wagon load of phmknots to. Americus and sold them for a dollar as fuel can soon sell pie same commodity by weight and command a higher pripe for it. For be it said, pineknots arc going to be pineknots. ■•And the price of fered for pine ptumps is $3 per ton delivered aboard the cars. There are thousands of -tons of fat print stumps here, and the man who will dig them up for cresote mills can make more money planting cotton even at 12 1-2 cents. Bernhardt Joseph Ball, the hand some four year old son of Mr. «and Mrs. Bernhard Ball, will celebrate Saturday afternoon his fourth birth day with a party.. Bernhardt has so many friejids in Americus that, instead of sending each one a per sonal invitation, he invites all the children of the city from 2 to 4 years of age to be his guests to morrow afternoon at his home on Spring street from 4 to 5 o’clock. Zach Childers and Dudley Gate wood have hired a special secretary to look over an assort the * senti mental vals they expect to get to morrow. A Lee street peacherina who hopes to do business matrimonially this year now wears her mothers hosiery, hoping it will change her luck. N. The many Americus friends cf Dr. Eugene Rivers will be interest ed in the announcement of his mar riage to Miss Theo Perry, a charm ing young lady of Lake City, Fla., the event occuring there yesterday. Dr. Riviere is a well known Ameri cus young man, who is making a success in life in the home of his adoption in the land of flowers. Mr. J. L. Peel, who lives six or eight miles from the city, has found a cavity in an old tree that has given up a conglomeration of prizes. Last fall he discovered the tree when the afore said cavity was filled with honey, which he extract ed and fully enjoyed. A few days since he took therefrom two rab bits, and latter still a ‘possum. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY Monday, no paper published. hundreds of farmers are keeping poultry I saw a great many flocks that number more than 500 hens. As near as could be estimated, 25,000 cases of eggs are shipped out of Harrison county every year. Even on that j>obr soil ,1 saw more painted buildings and modernized farm homes than I have seen in any other county in the last year. "The County Agent,” in Farm Life. THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER . HOPELESS 5-4-/ Vteu. 1 Gyess \- . c rt I'U. HAMS TO BUY \ \ ‘ MY CREAM \ O ’ ■ ■ W ,44 Copyright, 1923, DAILY. POEM By N. E. A. Service 1 I 1 Berton Braley NOT SO WORSE “A dog’s life!” Why should that express The depths of human wretchedness? The troubles of a dog are few, / He gets his board and lodging too, For simply being <m the spot No matter if he works or not. The cost of living doesn’t fret him And human worries don’t beset him. He has no clothes—and needn’t patch ’em; If he has fleas, why he can scratch ’em. While woes with which OUR souls are tried Wc cannot scratch, for they’re inside. A dog’s content, he needn’t mix In business, war or politics. And if he happens to grow ill, His master pays the doctor’s bill. And if he ever thinks about Life’s problems which he does, no doubt, H e probably would cogitate, “How lucky is my canine fate! No hills to pay, no rent to meet, I sleep, I romp, I drink and eat, A dog’s life suits me well enough, A man’s life must Tfe pretty tough.” DanDobb'sDailv DISHES WILL NOT BOUNCE CONTEST Dan Dobb’s Contest Causes Much Excitement Our recent contest to find the six most important words in the lan guage is being contested. Many nave written us to say the judges were not selected properly and did Mt make their selection properly. But that is the way with every contest. Look at Bok’s peace plan —they had a fight over who knew how to make peace the best. While his contest was not as large as ours, we use the illustration to show that contests are very dangerous. EDITORIAL Mellon says he cannot reduce taxes and pay\ a soldier bonus. e say the soldier bonus is not the o nly impediment. He cannot reduce taxes and pay the oil men, for one thing. And he cannot reduce taxes and pay a good many other things that should be reduced, but are not. Here is a suggestion: Maybe useless expenses could be reduced. FOREIGN NEWS Lloyd George has started another argument, proving he has his health back. FINANCIAL Wish money circulated as fast as rumors. DAN DOBB’S SAYS If Dempsey really wants to fight he will find several senators mad enough to go 40 or 50 rounds with him. SPORTS Battling Siki, the one-time dark horse of the square ring, tried to kiss Strangler Lewis in Chicago, but escaped. Kissing in* the ring is a French custom which was ruled against recently. So Siki’s actions were only natural. , , The thing strikes us as being a good idea. If the purse put up doesn’t make two boxers mad e nough fight they can start kissing. Then one of them is going to get made. enough to whip anybody. BOOK NOTES Two Chicago publishers were fin- ed .SIOOO each for printing an al leged salacious book. But they will make it up, using this publicity to gell their other books. RADIO NEWS They are broadcasting grand opera, but many a ladic fan will think he is hearing static. GERMAN NEWS Germany may recall Ambassador Wiedfeldt since his actions are caus ing wide-felt disapproval. JUDGE SAYS MISTAKE IS BEING MADE A Chicago divorce judge believes more dishes were broken Igst year than during any year in the hjstory of the world. There are many broken and un broken ones tied up in his court as evidence. A broken dish usually means the Woman didn’t aim to throw it. She merely turned loose and let it go. When a dish hits a husband it neither breaks nor bounces. When it .hits furniture it breaks without bouncing. This belief that you can take a piecq of china and bounce it is all wrong. SOCIETY Only 21 out of ever/ 300 appl icants for chorus girl positions are I fit for the job, according to a New I York manager. This proves that i you can’t always believe your look ing glass. SCIENCE NEWS Scientist tells how the earth was divided into land and sea. Maybe Ihe can tell how politics was divided into oil and money. HOME HELPS Caterpillars ate all the food in the Transvaal so the natives are eating ‘he caterpillars. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 12, 1924 byAlbeh Apple “ FRIEND x A starving pauper, picked up unconscious in a New York street, refuses SSOO for his dog. He says the- dog is his only friend. Police gave him the price of a be«f stew. H'e goes 'his way, and shares his stew with his dog. A loyal friend, dog or man, is a priceless possession. In a wholt* lifetime, few of us make more than half a dozen such friends. Ye| there are plenty of men who, down and-out, would sell their last hu man friend for SSOO or less. FATAL Last year 2452 men were killed by accidents in American coal mines, the government reports. This is de plorable and the campaign for more mine safety devices should continue. Fortunately, the death rate among miners is gradually getting less. In rough figures, one miner _is killed for every 250,000 tons of coal brought to the sur face. , FORD One in every 662 Americans nejw is on the payroll of Henry Ford. He has about 163,000 employes, making allowances for children, housewives and old people , not ■ more than 30 million Americans actually work for wages or sal aries or profits. And, of these, Ford employes about one in every 200. • WATER The largest dam in the world is being built in India. It’s part of a gigantic irrigation project. This dam will be nearly a mile long. A bridge on top of it will be as far above the ground as the height LSg dI e. M M ■LS) u L. 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) 0 Upon the foundation of thirty-three years of growth is based the present organization of our bank. This experi ence is always nt the command of our cus tomers. We cordially solicit your banking business. The Bank With a Surplus RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000* * PROMPT. CONSERVATIVE. ACCOMMODATING ' No Account Too Large; None Too Small of the Woolworth building. This is just one illustration ctf how the orient is “coming to life” after sleeping industrially for cen turies in which water power—cap able of lightening the burdens of millions —went to waste except for V turning small “prayer wheels.” STIMULANTS The craving of stimulants is the real prohibition problem. With liquor harder to get, Amer icans have been drinking more cof fee. Last year 514 cups of coffee were drunk, for every American, compared with 465 cups the year before. Actual consumption by coffee drinkers was much larger, for these figures are the average for all men, women and children — and include millions who never touch coffee. A cup of strong black coffee can contain as much as two grains op caffein. SWAT A ’mother mosquito, says a gov ernment report, may bite 12 dif ferent people in a month. Our estimate would have been “in five minutes.” The mosquito does not generate disease, it merely acquires it front one infected person and carries it to th e next one it stings. Discov ery of this fact led to the virtual extinction of yellow fever. The scientist in his laboratory some times makes, wild-eyed observa tions, but frequently these lead to practical things. After the mosquito becomes ex tinct nature will send some other pest to take its place. Nature pre serves the strength of the race by constantly making it fight for sur vival. THREE SMILES She Was Thirsty Big Boy—The music at dances takes the place of liquor. Shy Young Thing—But it’s in termission now.—Toronto Goblin. hans Peur et Sans Reproche “I love living in the country,” said the man who owes a lot of money in the Broadway district. "I love to walk along the country roads. You know you can’l owe money to a cow.” —New .York Evc ing World. Business Fir’t She I believe you rather be in side playing cards wtih papa than out here* with me. He—Not at all, darling. But we must have the money to get mar ried with.—Goblin. 666 is a Precsription prepared for .Colds, Fever and Grippe It is the most speedy’ remedy we know, K Preventins Pneumonia FOR QUICK SERVICE AND HEAVY HAULING PHONE 12f WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO. Office in Americus Steam Laun dry SOUTH JACKSON STREET RAILROAD SCHEDULES ** I CREAM FOR CATARRH OPENS UP NOSTRILS Tells How To Get Quick Relief from Head-Colds. It’s Splendid! *«***«***<»****** IMMI ** 4l * , ** aM In one minute your clogged nostrils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. 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