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PAGE SIX Published by The Times-Recorder Co., (Inc.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Entered as second class matter at the poatofficS at Americus, Georgia, according to the Act of CoogrM*. Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled ta the use for the repuhlicstion of sll news dis patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to this paper and also the local news published here fa. All right of republication of special dispatches are also reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., Ywfc; Copies* Gas A THOUGHT J ’V. ?'' 'i! >'*■ We have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave, them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? —Heb. 12:9. • ♦ • Henceforth the Majesty of God revere; Fear him and you have nothing else to fear.—Fordyce. Sweet Potatoes The wise Sumter county farm er will this year plant a few acres in sweet potatoes. We were told recently of one Sum ter farmer who produced just a little less than 500 bushels of sweet potatoes on one acre. Os course, that’s an extraordi nary yield, but it goes to show what can be done- There is a sweet potato cur- 1 ing house here now, operated by Mr. Roy Black and we under stand that Mr. Black will guar antee to put chase 1 5,000 or 20,- 000 bushels this year at a guar anteed price 50 to 55 cents a bushel. At 50 cents a bushel and an average of 200 bushels to the acre is an income of from SIOO to $125 per acre, and that IS possible. “ Sweet potatoes grow best on sandy land, land unfit for cotton and other staple crops. Fifteen or 20 acres in sweets will mean a sizable bank balance in the fall. They are easily grown. They require but little work and fer tilizer and the slips cost but lit ttel' It is the so-called side-lines, the smaller crops that bring a cash income in the fall, that pay off mortgage and cancel notes due the latter part of the year. The farmer who has ali his eggs in one basket takes a long risk, he is engaging in a dan gerous practice. Everything he has is thrown into one gamble and when he loses out, he sacri fices the whole year's work and maybe puts his farm in jeopardy. l Plant a few acies this year in sweet potatoes. Oiling the Skids Washington's daily “scandal chapter is oiling the skids for the Republican party. About the only one untouched is Presi dent Coolidge, who with all of his wisdom, conservatism and honesty, will not be able to carry his party to success this fall with so slippery a load. Republican papers welcome the resignation of Denby and some are urging other elimina tions in the Cabinet. The Boston Transcript (Re publican), which is supposed to represent the views of Senator Lodge, speaks out as follows: ‘'This is the first break in the ranks of the Cabinet which Presi dent Coolidge inherited from his lamented predecessor. It might well be followed by other resig nations for altogether different reasons. A great lawyer as At torney General would quickly restore to the administration the confidence of the whole country in the Department of Justice. A new Secretary of Agriculture more in sympathy with the eco nomic policies of the administra tion would enable the Depart ment of Agriculture to co-operate more effectively with the efforts of the President to relieve the distress of the farmers. A man of the type of Mr. Hoover at the head of the Department of the Interior would be a source of strength at a time when addi tions to the administration’s strength can not be regarded as superfluous.” The outlook for the Demo cratic party grows brighter from “scandal to scandal ” Success will greet the Democrats in the fall prvoided they are wise enough to steer very clear of every one who has been directly or indirectly related to the oil in terests, American or Mexican. Paying "retainers” to influ ential attorneys is an old game of the oil barons, and the peo ple know this. That the Republicans realize their danger is clearly seen in the Boston Transcript’s editorial above. The handwriting is on the wall. The Transcript could have and adyis£4 a few in the Senate, on the Republican side. _ Senator Lodge himself can hardly be re- fgarded as a tower of strength | for his party, thinks the Valdosta Tinies, for— According to the recent dis closures, including quotations from the Congressional Record Mr. Lodge not only vouched for Secretary Fall but powerfully aid ed him in putting through the formrely rejected treaty with Colombia after both announced the discovery of oil in that coun try. No doubt there are those inclined to question whether Mr. Lodge is any more free of the smell of oil than Doheny’s at torneys who accepted employ ment by him in the ordinary way of business. The country is demanding a clean-up. It is losing faith in those who have been instructed with its affairs. When the fall elections occur, OIL will be the BIG issue and the candidate that smells of kerosene will find the skWs already oiled for him. The Democrats will not be so unwise as to court disastrous defeat by selecting as its candi date one who is known to have been closely related to the oil interests. x. Minority Rule Not more than one out of every five who are eligible, cast a vote in Georgia primaries and to some extent that accounts for the political condition of Geor gia today. If every man and woman ex ercised his and her franchise, we firmly believe there would be abler men and women hold ing office in the state. The minority rules because the majority, for one reason and another, refuses to go to the polls. The man or woman who casts a vote, gives some thought and time to the welfare of the state. Those who fail to vote, do themselves and their state an injustice. What incentive has a man to work when he is elected to of fice and remembers that he is there by virtue of the vote of one out of five OR LESS of those whom he seeks to serve- Discussing this question and others, James B. Nevin makes these observations in the Atlan ta Georgian: The Banks County News, look ing over the political situation in Georgia, says that, “while this is a free country and every man who so desires has the privilege of running for office, neverthe less it isn’t necessary—nor desir able—that everybody run.’” This Georgia weekly then goes on to preach a very sensible lit tle sermon to the men and wom en of its vicinity in the matter of voting, impressing upon them that, while it is “a matter of choice with them as to whom they vote for,” yet it is NOT a matter of choice with them that they vote.” That is a civic duty and obliga tion. All of which is very true, as this writer, in his own way, has been trying to hammer home in this state for many months. Georgia at present casts about 20 per cent of fits potential voting strength. That means minority elections. " As to the presidential primary, interest is growing in that, al though the state still is far from being afire with enthusiasm. Georgia will cast 28 votes in the Democratic convention, which has a total of 1,098 —making 732 votes necessary to a choice. Geor gia’s share of the total necessary is not tremendously large; but it looks as if there may be a some what lively scrap to get it, never theless! It is your right to chodse among candidates and your privilege—but it is NOT your right to say whether you will or will not vote. That is a civic duty, one you owe yourself, your family, your community and your nation. The right came to you through rivers of blood. Your plain duty is to register and vote, men and WOmen ’ 200 Years From Now Radio movies will be installed in thousands of homes a year from now, predicts C. Francis Jenkins, who is credited with in venting the first moving picture machine. He even predicts that people will sit at home and, on a small screen, see events as they ac tually occur at the same instant far away. For instance, the president being sworn into of fice, a championship prizefight, a Dance of the Seven Veils in Port Said, or a battle in the yel low mountain passes of China. If Jenkins had lived 300 years ago and invented such a con traption, he d have been burned alive for witchcraft. Is all this a pipe dream? you wonder. Jenkins already has sent photographs by radio be tween Philadelphia and Wash ington. D. C. Jenkins is busy on the next step—perfection of a means of sending movies by radio and, further than that, an outright ex tension of the power of eyesight by radio. He describes his device in this simple way : “It is merely I Copyright, 1923, F)AII Y POFM By N. E. A, service X 1 KyXJIVX Berton Braley AVERAGING THEM UP It’s true the histories are filled With prophets, laughed at in their day, Who, after they were dead—or killed, 5 ' Were proven right in every way. t , Yet for one tru e phophetic wight Ten cranks were jeered at by the throng; . The crowd is generally right, The prophet, generally wrong. * ‘i It’ j If every dreamer’s dream came true, If every prophet’s words were fact, JJ jg The “mob” would take Another view Os what they say and how they act. But bolshevik and blatherskite Have proved through many "rears and long, The public’s generally right, The prophet, .generally wrong. So go ahead and prophesy, 4 . Expound your theory or scheme; If you’re correct, why by atid by ’ It will be better than a dream. For only time can settle quite ' With just which outfit you belong, With those few prophets who were right < Or that vast number who were wrong. a long camera, miles instead of inches between the lens and the photographic plate, and radio for the carrier instead of light ” Jenkins, for one thing, is ing his new invention to send messages. He says he can trans mit 25 complete messages a min ute instead of the 25 words a minute customarily sent by the Morse telegraph code. Probably he is too optimistic in predicting radio movies for use in the home in 1925. But it’s just a matter of time until we II have them. Even this might not be impos sible later: A telescope or eth er device that would penetrate space and show us what is hap pening on the surface of Mars. What would you give, to come back to earth 200 years from now and take in the sights? OPINIONS OF J OTHER EDITORS WELL, NOT ALL OF THEM The most worthy thing in the public utterance of Oscar Under , wood we have seen since he be came a candidate for the demo cratic nomination for the presi dency is his courageous condemn ation of the klan. What we do not Understand is the fact that many a klan editor in Georgia is still an Underwood man—shouting loud ly for Underwood. That we may not be misunderstood, let us add that we do'not believe all the edi tors who are espousing the Un derwood cause are klansmen.— Cordele Dispatch. THE STRIKE BILL FOR 1923 Some idea of the staggering di mensions of the strike bill levied on the county in 1923 is given in the figures, just compiled by Noel Sargent, Secretary of the Indus trial Relations Committee of the National Association of Manufac turers. Strikes and lockouts in the United States in 1923 cost the public, including employes and employers, $703,839,575, and took 20.551,140 working days from production. Os this tremendous national loss the employes suffered $97, 823,427; employers $26,904,443, and tre people at large $579,114,- 705.—Selma (Ala ) Times-Journ al. WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING Hare are some of the things 'being done by other cities to de velop their surrounding territory The first is a news item from Jackson, Ga. “A million dollar poultry in- I dustry in Butts county in twelve months from now is the goal of Butts county citizens. Tremen dous interest is being shown in chickens and eggs and hundreds of purebred chickens are being stocked on the farms of the county. The county has a live Mnd active poultry association that holds monthly meetings.” The second is a news item from Moultrie: “By feeding out 37 head of Hereford beef cat tle, Henry Barber, Moultrie man who has extensive farming and live stock interests in Colquitt, county made a profit of more than 30 per cient in a 90-day period. It cost Mr. Barber SBO6 to feed th ecattle for three months. They cost him $1,025 and when sold the check that paid for them was for $2,159.70. The third is a news item from Valdosta: “Valdosta now has a total of twelve herds of milk cows the largest number of herds shown by any city in Georgia on th accredited list and follows a long period of prepara tion and education carried on by Dr. E. D. King, milk nnd meat inspector for Valdosta.” The fourth is a news item from Thomasville: “The Fcbrcary co operative hog sale held here this week was another success for Thomas county, which has scored so well in all of the sales held. The price paid was $7.16, which was above the market price quota tion expected, and a decided proof of the quality of Thomas county hogs. There were 204 hogs on sale and they were I bought by the Southern Packing I Company, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.”— Waycross Journal. _ r THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ▼ ’■■K-sIIL Apple DRIVERS Accused of enadngering life by reckless driving, a man in Mr.rlboro, Mass., is sentenced never to drive an auto again. If the same sort of justice were applied to all, at least one driver in 10 would have his car taken away from him. The time is not far off when no one will be allowed to drive a car he passes tests for sanity, eyesight and caution. Many mad men drive cars, including ones temporarily crazed by liquor. • • • INSTALLMENTS An auto salesman tells us 95 per cent of cars are sold on time”— the installment system, so much/a month. Sounds exaggerated. A convention of lumber dealers discusses selling materials for build ing homes on the same installment plan. This would solve the problem of second mortgages. But debt is debt, no matter where the money is borrowed, whether owned to a finan cial organization or a builder. The burden would merely be shifted from one shoulder to another. * * SHOWS Theatrical producers think a man wants to go th a theater and check his brain with his hat, claims Vivian Kellems, lecturer. Men, however, do not cut much of' a figure in this problem. Theatrical productions usually depend for suc cess or failure largely on women. Wives and sweethearts compose most of the matinee audiences, and men consult them for their choice of evening theatricals. With the exception of sex plays the Standard of theatrical produc tion is rising steadily. If you doubt it, recall the childish trash that made melodrama audiences how) 20 or more years ago. » » » MORE American factories in 1923 pro duced 3,635,767 passenger autos, compared with 2,339,768 the year before, final figures show. And it looks as if 1924 will smash another record. In January three and .a half times as many passenger autos were manufacutred as in January, 1922. How long will it be until there’ll be similar figures for aiplan pro duction? • * * DRUNKEN Charged with drunkenness, a man in Newark, N. J., is brought before a magistrate. He is sentenced to re port periodically at the police sta tion to have his breath smelled, and the first whiff of firewater means a jail term. Ontario, Canada, jails auto driv ers who have the odor of liquor or. their breath when halted by a con stable. Henry Ford recently said that the American people' can’t have liquor back unless ready to give up their autos. The two don’t go together You ca nimagine the smashups if saloons were running wide open again, in view of the millions of cars now in use. • • * BETWEEN Russia announces she has ex ported one and a half billion pounds of wheat and other cereals, in a year. And the overhead charges of marketing these foodstuffs in other countries ate up three-fifths of the money paid by buyers. Ours is not only the country where the sy tern of distribution is 200 years be hind the times. Russia’s total exports in 1923 fiscal year were 105 million dollars, compared with 786 millions in 1913. A long way to go before getting back to normal. Another cabinet member is re signed to his fate. In Tiro, 0., a man has received a letter mailed 63 years ago, but bills never act that way. BOYHOOD HEROES "z riWWSHiiW’'' i "" MMy z ~ WM i \ HEY GEO2GIE * WMAT DO YOU W/ /*•/ Think of The decocaTons ? • V 'Yz W;/ PuT'EM ON Wilrt WALNUT STAIM 'U "‘‘tf m!'' ah’ TmeY wor'T come off fee ‘ months AN' I DON'T has-Ta Ji Go T' SCHOOL t NOfZ T'SuNPaY HA u PYX ” / SCHOOL NO/? NUIHIN' PURTY MV f /Z |I . FLOSSY/ E-A. WoT ? ) W; /”| // i ' ' ( v , / "2Z l- j«w ! yi * '• uI/ K BWirrmr •,man Old Days In Americus ten years ago today (From The Times-Recorder. March 6, 1914.) Last evening at the residence of Rev. Robert L. Bivins, pastor of Furlow Lawn Baptist church, Mi -s Gladys Roach and Mr. Thomas Sum mers were united in marriage. Sev eral near friends witnessed the mar riage ceremony and extended con gratulations to the newly wedded , couple. Tomorrow morning the U. S. Woolen Mill company will open a branch store in Americus at the old Bailey stand on Forsyth street. H. T. Coleman, an experienced cloth ing salesman, will be in charge of the local store. Miss Mitch Payne is at home again after a pleasant visit of two weeks to friends at Plains. The Americus board of health to the end of maintaining the ex cellent system of sanitation here, is already directing a vigorous cam paign against” uncleanly back yards and other places that need cleaning up. Dr. Wade Chambliss, city phy sician and chariman of the board of health waged such warfare against unsanitary places in Americus last year as placed the city in the front ranks for general cleanliness and eradicated practically all infections diseases. - The large number of Americus friends of Miss Hermina Harper welcome her to her former home. Charming and alike accomplished as a writer, Miss Harper has made for herself a name in current literature. She now resides in Granada Miss. twenty years ago today (From The Times-Recorder. March 6, 1904.)' Mr. J. F. Bolton sold yesterday a pet piglet (not raised in a town pen) which was two years old, weighed 385 pounds and netted him $27. Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan are in St. Augustine at present, greatly enjoying their honey moon m the land of flowers. Mrs. Edwin Sheffield and pretty little daughter, Sarah, left yester day for Albany to visit her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Bacon. Miss Faanie Stallings is at home again after a delightful stay of a month in Florida ,and has as her fair guests Misses Ivie Palmer and Josephine Henry, of Monticello. Capt. P. H. Williams announces today his candidacy for the office of treasurer of Sumty county and al ready is making an active race. Miss Minnie Malone will return to the city from / :ta tomorrow for a stay of several ’.e-'nths at Mrs. M. T. Elma’s. Mrs. W. O. Kenney, the guest of Mrs. T ik Lanier, returned to Ma con y -day after a pleasant of t- ,:ks here. Will Green Turpin has gone Macon to spend several days i l.gsantly with relatives. Groire's Tasteless Chill Tonic Purifies the Blood and makes the cheeks rosy.eoc THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH &, 1924 THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY' (From The Times-Recorder. March 6, 1894.) Last night was the time appointed for the election by the City Council of four, new members of the board of education, who are to succeed Messrs. M. Speer, M. Callaway, U. Bf Harrold, and S. H. Hawkins, ac cording to the change recently made governing the selection of the mem bers of the board. State Solicitor Charlie Hudson of Schley, Sumter and the third dis trict is a good all around man at most anything he turns his attention to. But when it comes to farming he takes the entire case. He made a sale of 181 bale’s of cotton Sat urday, the surplus of his crop of “92 and “93 netting round numbers 7 cents for the lot. Counting the average weight 500 pounds to the bale, the 181 bales sold for $6,335. Mr. W. B. Bailey met with a rath er singular accident, while riding down town from dinner yesterday. It front of the residence of Mr. D. W. Bagley, on Lee street, a pit had ben dug in the street for the purpose of putting in a gas pipe. As Mr. Bailey reached the spot he turned to’ one side to allow a bug gy to pass, when his horse slipped and fell backward into the pit. Fortunately neither horse nor rider were hurt with the exception of a few bruises and a general shaking up. It is said that two of Americus’ very prettiest young ladies have an nounced their determination to study for the stage. Both possess considerable talent, and though they may not carry out their purpose, would certainly adorn the profes sion, should they persist in doing so. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ansley re turned home yesterday, the former from an extended business trip to New York and the eastern markets and the latter from a visit to the family of Dr. McCrary. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 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) 1891 ■ 1924 ' Upon the foundation of thirty-three years of KfßßnWyfey growth is based the IggdaSMS • present organization of IBBmSwWx our Lank. This experi ence > s always nt the command of our cus iij' 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 THE STANDARD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY An Extraordinary Sale of Shoes for Women. Hundreds of Pairs Brand New Shoes in the Fashion able Styles and Leathers for Spring Wear. All at Amazingly Low Prices. Every Pair in the Sale is Guaranteed All Leather and Will Wear As Well As Some of the Shoes Sold Elsewhere at Twice tho Price of These. At $2.50 Ladies Black Kid Flex ible Turned Soles, plain or cap toes, all sizes. J At $2.98 Ladies Black and Brown Kid Oxfords, with turned soles, all sizes. At $2.98 Indies Black Kid Ox fords and Straps, suede trimmed, all sizes. At $3.50 Ladies’ Patent Leath er or Suede Low Shoes, black or brown, various styles. At $3.95 Ladies’ Black Patent Colt Oxfords, grey suede trimmed, medium heels. At $3.95 Ladies Patent Colt Slip pers, fancy grey straps, all sizes. At $3.95 Ladies Grey Suede Smart Strap Pumps, flexible turn ed soles. At $1.50 Infants’ Tan and Patent Leather Cross-Strap Slippers, sizes 3 to 5. At $1.75 same Shoes as above only in sizes 5 to 8. At $1.25 Infants’ Black or Brown Kid, also Patent Leather One-Strap Slippers. Guaranteed all leather, sizes 3 to 5. At $1.50 sam e Shoes as above only in sizes 6 to 8. 1000 Snow White Linen Finished Sheets Our famous Victoria brand, none better sold in Americus, bleached snow-white, heavy linen weave, all with broad hems— Size<- 54x90 at $1.35 Size 63x90 at $1.48 Size 72x90 at $1.69 Size 81x90 at $1.98 Size 90x90 at $2.25 Brassieres at 50c. Many different models at this price, of satin striped poplin, all sizes. Watch for our Wash Goods ad vertisement in Saturday’s paper. Over 11,000 yards of brand new goods will be in this sale. Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA.
