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PAGE SIX Published by The Times-Recorder Co., (Inc.)' Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Entered •• eecoid cI«M matter at the poatoffic* Georgia, according to the Act of The Associated Treaa ia ex datively entitled ta the use for the republication of all newa dis patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to thia paper and abo the local news published here* In. All right of. republication of special dispatches are also reserved. National Advertising Rep reaen la lives, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., Nev York; ,’eoplea’ Gaa Bldg.. Chicago. A THOUGHT | Thine own friend, and thy fath er’s friend, forsake hot. Prov. 27:10. A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. —Em erson. That Boy of Yours He was 22, the son of a wealthy and prominent father whose name stood for all that was good in his community, and yet the boy was a human Derelict. A friend of the father, a metropolitan banker, asked the derelict how he, the son of such a father could have sunk so low, and the derelict's answer car ries a message to ev ery father. Said this human yvreck to the banker: “Yes, 1 have sipped of the dregs of humanity. I have sunk as low as the lowest, and you ask me how is possible with the father I have. My answer is that I never knew my fath er. He was a busy man. At night he was too weary to talk to me. Lost in the evening pa per he invariably told me to run along, not to bother him. “You fellows who are friends of my father KNEW him. 1 did not. You played golf with him. Together you and he lunched. You and he had your evenings at the club. 1 NEVER KNEW HIM.” And, as the, story goes, this banker who had, criticized the young Derelict, sat thinking aft er,.the door of his office had He had a son at home I and of this boy, still in his 'teens, he was proud. A few days later Christmas came banker presented to his ypung son the strangest of Christmas presents, for it was a promissory note, in which the banker promised his son one hour out of every day of his life, except on Saturday and holi days, when he promised to give his son two hours. Tfyese hours promised the boy, were truly the boy’s. Dur ing them, the father became the boy and the boy assumed con trol, saying what they should do. Sometimes it was a ball game they attended together;, again, a tramp into the. woods or a walk about the city; , many hours were happily spent, the father reading a boy s book to the boy, etc. Y ears passed and the boy be came a map—a great man— and he gives the father all the credit. He says that promis sory note was worth more to him than his dad’s millions. Haye you a boy at home? Do his eyes search your face each evening for a word of cheer, for a compliment of .work done or the the ex cellent standing he has taken at jschool. All of the money you may ac cumulate means but a pittance to the boy. The hours you give him will carry him safely through life's battles. Do not permit that boy to say later in life, ‘‘l never knew my father.” < e Better Government Three features of yesterday's election cause favorable com ment and mark milestones iq the road to better government. By far the, larger portion of both meq and women who vot ed, came to the polls with their ballot already marked, a clear indication that in the quiet of home, the voter had carefully and after deliberation., voted as his conscience dictated. There was an absence of the old-time running of the politi cal gauntlet, with candidates stopping one, beseeching a vote for himself or friend. The large number of women taking part in the election was another gratifying sign. The vote should emanate from the home, where hu’hand and wife may consult with each other; where father, son, daughter and moth er canvass the field and vote after a family conference. The excellent good humor that prevailed among Voters and candidates was a thijd good rea- son for being thankful and is an indication of democratic prog ress for better government. Altogether, the Sumter coun ty election reflected great cred it upon the people of the coun ty for their wholeharted par ticipation and the genuineness of their patriotism in voting for that candidate who seemed to the voter to be best qualified to fill the office. A brighter day has dawned. The day of purchased ballots, rowdyism and booze have dis appeared.from the polling places of the South. When $ 1 Looked Big Unskilled labor worked for the equivalent of 14 cents a day in Europqjn the year 1520. Times were considered very prosperous when this wage rose to 22 cents a day in 1600. Improvement came very slowly. About 35 years ago Carroll Wright, chief of the United States Bureau of Statistics, con ducted an extensive investiga tion of the past and found that between 1770 and 1800 the av erage American blacksmith worked for 71 cents a day, la borers 28 cents and carpenters 61 <cents a day. Even as late as 1875 the blacksmith got only $2.31 a day, unskilled labor $1.50 and carpenters $2.46 a day. Many lines of work now pay as much an hour as was paid for a full day’s work a half cen tury ago. The cost of living was not as low as most of us imagine back yonder in ‘‘the goad old days” when a dollar looked as big as a house. Take wheat, which is a faijjy accurate measure or gauge of general prices. Wheat in 1816 sold for $1.75 a bushel here in America. The price dropped to 99 cents in 1845, bounded to $2.85 in 1867, slumped to 58 cents in 1894. Cost of living in the old days fluctuated decidely, for prices have always traveled 'in 50- year cycles, reaching about the same high peaks every half cen tury. One generation has low prices. The next generation has high prices, and the old timers lean on their canes and discuss the low cost of living of long ago. Their parents, still anoth er generation back, knew only high prices. v . Wages in the old days were not very elastic. They were adjusted for a period of low prices, and failed to keep pace with the cost of living when it climbed high. So the man born in an old-time period of high prices was decidedly out of luck. Our generation appears to be the ,firs| in history in which wages have become elastic enough to keep in sight of sky rocketing cost of living. Cost of living still tends to climb fast er than average incomes, but the situation is much improved compared with former genera tions. Political Debts Among the harshest criticisms of Attorney General Daugherty and the most insistent demands for his elimination from Presi dent Coolidge’s Cabinet are those found on the editorial pages of orthodox Republican newspapers. Notwithstanding these Republican outcries, Presi dent Coolidge continues to re tain Daugherty as a member of his official family and to ap prove him as a delegate at large to the Republican national convention from Ohio. Several Republican and inde pendent papers in Masachusetts have urged President Coolidge to call for Daugherty’s resigna tion. The same advice has been given by Republican newspapers, in the Middle West, among them the Chicago Trib une. The Portland Oregonian, a Republican paper of wide in fluence, has been making almost daily attacks on Daugherty. The Oregonian, while criticiz ing Daugherty, also raises a question of propriety by Presi dent Coolidge. Reviewing Daugherty’s career in the Cabi net, the Oregonian, is one ol the latest editorials on the sub ject has this to say: “There was no reason for his appointment, except inside poli cies, and fhere was no reason for his retention, except politics, mingled with presidential toler ance and amiability. There is now more than one compelling reason for his retirement. . . . Mr. Daugherty is a toad and an embarassment to Cool idge . . . the public interest is • paramount, and it should be de- 4NNIE LAURIE v Maxwelton braes are bonnie Where early fa’s, the dew, ’ ? p And it’s there that Annie Laune Gie'd the her promise true — Gie’d me her promise true, I y Fk-S' Which ne’er forgot will be;, a ‘v*' And for bonnie Annie Laune \ & I’d lay me doune and dee. > Her brow is like the Her throat is like the swan; Her face it is the fairest That e’et the sun shone on — >-y 4- j That e’er the sun shone on — XG \ GLu And dark blue is her ee; ,-rA\ • ' 3 1 And for bonnie Annie Laufie XFugpgg-/ A'. I’d lay me doune and dee. Like dew on the gowan lying W Is the fa’ 0’ her fai?/ feet; •i • Iw And like the winds in summer sighing, Her void is low and sweet — '* l $ Her voice is low and sweet — And she’s a’ the world ~- And for bonnie Annie Laurie » I’d lay me doune and dee. J gwx] —Author ' j dared and protected.” Then the Oregonian wants to be informed why Daugherty’s “assertiv e consideration for him self be permitted to involve and entangle every one officially as sociated with him. including the President. “What does Coolidge owe him?" the Oregonian asks, om inously. That question has been answer ed by the President and the gen eral managers of his campaign, Williams Butler and Frank Stearns. They have conferred with Mr. Coolidge regarding Daugherty’s retention in the Cabinet and his continuance as a delegate at large from Ohio to the Republican national con vention. What they may have recommended to President Cool idge in respect to keeping Daugherty as attorney general was not disclosed after the con ference. At any rate, Daugher ty remains as one of the Presi dent s official family. It is known what Butler and Stearns and the President thought of Daugherty as a political dele gate. They “approved his se lection and he will be at the convention to help nominate the next Republican presidential candidate. I OPINIONS OF 4 ! OTHER EDITORS § KISSES—AND MONEY 'The verdict of ten thousand dollars for a kiss ought to make the girl .that gives theiji away somewhat peeved with herself.— Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Kisses were made to give away —under circumstances propiti ous—, auspicious—romantic—and under an inspiration of love. Away with the mercenary! How shocking is the thought of a tea thousand dollar verdict!—Gor dele Dispatch. SWEET POTATOES AS STOCK FOOD There is no more valuable stock food in the category of the farmer here than the sweet pota to. And in uniform grades in marketing condition, the select stock is a good money producer. But. the greatest of all opportun ity lies in marketing all the pota toes—the inferior and the cull in cluded—through the dairy cow and the hog in cream and mea>. No crop of sweet potatoes of any farm will ever be too large for To the Voters of Sumter County I -wish to express my deep and sincere appre ciation and heartfelt gratitude to the men and wo men voters of Americus and Sumter county who so splendidly rallied to the support of my can didacy for Commissioner of Sumter county. Having been chosen by the voice of the peo ple to this position, it shall be my earnest endeavor to discharge the duties of the office to the best of my ability, relying implicitly on the continued sup port and co-operation of those voters who expressed their desire for my election. Respectfully, W. T. ANDERSON ~ THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER w sensible money-making In this di rection. If we woulu only grow more sweet potatoes —there is the rub. Is it not?—Cordele Dispatch THE FOUR GREATEST MEN About the most harmless indoor sport with which we are familiar is the selection of the “greatest men” and women, whether in the world at large or in the state or with any other limitation. But at the same time it is about the most futile. President Burton, of the Uni versity of Michigan, recently de cided to pick out the four great est men of the twentieth century —according to his notion. He named Roosevelt, Edison, Ford and Orville Wright. All very well, as far as it goes, but men’s notions of greatness d’s fer as much as their taste in food and raiment. Those who are not satisfied with President Burton’s choices, however, can make a slate for themselves. And that is just what Bishop Brant of Hobert college has done. His four great men inelude the names of Woodrow Wilson, Cardinal Mercier, Lemne and Ghandi. Bishop Brant, how ever, does not state upon what considerations he bases his esti mates of .greatness. Nor does either explain why he limits his list of great to four. Macon News. SI/fete Apple VERSUS So few of us fully appreciate the wealth and high standard Os living in America, it is worth while to compare occasionally. The British now have only one auto for every 43 inhabitants. In our country there is one auto for every seven people. Britain in the whole of 1923 manufacutred only 65,000 autos. You have to multi ply that figure by more than five to have American auto output for one month only, February, 1924. fire Uncle Sam’s 146 national forest reserves were visited by nearly 10 million people year, it is an nounced. Eight millions came in privately owned autos. The auto is taking us back to nature. As we increasingly invade the forests and use them for play grounds, let us remember that fire is the most formidable agency of forest destruction and prevention of reforestration. Four-fifths of the big forest fires are started by people careless with campfires, matches, cigarettes and THE FLOOD . t _ . r m—rrm m i u_ i im, i ■ i rurr. — \ h l l r-'V' BY GollY? \ /. .Jzjx | "X's \ ( 6AP’S UUHHIR FaSTeR’N W/ 810 SUttin* 4 ’ I I CAN BOIU IT dowh / MW I'li H m l ftW W i Hr I mflfrgjy — 1' ltd |1 msm Ga. ® 1 M® IM If I KOTOW \ O/J Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder. Mar. 20, 1914.) The rapidly increasing freight traffic out of Americus this season is well reflected in the greatly in creased volume of fertilizer ship ments handled by the Seaboard, and no doubt, by the Central railway as well. There are in Americus seven large fertilizer manufacturing plants, including the two cotton oil mills which manufacture cotton seen meal, and there are begin run on full time. Little Miss Luqy Furlow, the pret ty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Furlow is ill and a slight attacK of pneumonia is feared. Mrs. H. C. Tarver and Miss Kath leen Denham will go to Atlanta to morrow upon a visit of several days to relatives in that city. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Monday morning, no paper pub lished. THIRIY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder. Mar. 20, 1894.) Judge R. F. Watt and Judge J. T. Harrison, of Lumpkin, were among the visitors to Americus yes terday, Both were on the side of the prohibitionists during the recent election in their county,i and the ob ject of their visit yesterday was to secure from Judge Fish an order for the taking of testimony in the pending contested election. One of Sumter’s old Confeds, J. R. Williams, of Andersonville still has his parole, issued at Macon May 16th 1865 by Major General Wilson which is now quite a*curious relic of the closing days of the war. Cordele has a new bank, the Nav al Store and Lumberman’s of which D. T. Dougherty is president and Lee B. Jones, cashier. The capi tal stocq $25,000 and the new other tobacco. B e cuatious in the woods. * • • RICHES Fifteen billion dollars are invest ed in the utilities of our country gas companies, telephone, electric power systems and electric rail ways and others. A terrific amount of money. But it’s only $136 for ever man, woman and child. E. E. Armstrong, traction offi cial, estimates that the investment in utilities is four times as much as in the steel industry, eight times the investment in auto manufactur ing, and 10 times as much as in the meat packing industry. So much is at stake, no wonder the utilities are so involved in politics. * * * HJ-.-lES People stand for a iot of cruelty in the nr- : <." ..port. At the dog derby ir . Manitoba. “Shorty” Rus sick’s re, drawn by six huskie dog- the Arctic, traveled 200 nr , -stop, in a trifle under 24 If any one over worked wolf hounds like that, in the course of everydaylli e in th e Far North, a bunch of “sourdoughs,” opposed to cruelty to animals, would invervene with rifles. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20, 1924 company will occupy” the banking house of the old Bank of Cordele. June weather in March is some thing unusual even in this glorious kmd of sunshine but for the past several days it has been uncomforta bly warm. The mercury stood only two degrees above summer heat yesterday morning. Miss Genevieve Adams entertain ed a number of young friends most delightfully at whist at her home on Lamar street last evening. Among those who particiated in the game were Misses Nellie Johnson, Bessie Nowell, Vieve Morgan, Jen nie Stapleton, Nannie Dodson, and the fair young hostesses; Messrs. George Oliver, J. S. Britton, Walter Stewart, Lynn Fort, Walton Calla way, anti Will Turpin. Messrs. Dug Prince, Bird Lewis and Tom Haris have returned from Kentucky, where they attended last week the great annual stock sale at Lexington. A carload of fine horses and mules were purchased and will arrive today. BRIDES TO BE Spring is here, wed ding dates will soon be announced, and brides to be are now choosing their pat terns of silver. Real social leaders prefer the FAIRFAX pat tern for all occasions. If you see this pat tern you will buy it. You will like it. Americus Jewelry Company ! Phone 229 1 Wallis Mott, Manager Grove's . Tasteless Chill Tonic Old Standard Remedy for Chills and Malaria, eoc 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) 989 t * 1924 rtrW" uiA'Wlfr 11 Upon the foundation S EKgaMM of thirty-three years .of growth is based the present organization of our bank. This expert ence is always at the command of our cus ffiawKjf iffiY4w< 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 ■ » , 11. THE STANDARD MONEY TALKS, SO DOES QUAL ITY HERE; BOTH TALK OUT LOUD IN THIS SAKE SPRING SHOES Women’s $6 Gray Suede Slippers At $3.95. ' They ar e now on display in our window —front strap effect 'Slip pets of fine gray suede leather, all sizes, flexible soles; beautiful slip pers at ......$3.95 Women’s $6 Patent Slippers At $3.95. Women’s Black Patent Leather Slippers with gray suede front strap effect, new heels and toes; regularly $6; her e at pair ....$3.95 Women’s $5 Brown Suede Slippers at $3.95. Snappy dark brown Strap Slip pers, flexible soles, new toes, new heels, all sizes, at $3.95 Women’s Soft Kid Oxfords At $2.50. Flexible turned soles, kid, soft as a glove, rubber heels. For com fort and wear they have no equal’; here in any size at, pair $2.50 Women’s Fine Black Satin Slip pers at $3.95. Excellent quality black satin, black suede leather trimmed, strap style, all sizes; regularly ss;> here at $3.95 Ladies’ 25c Ribbed Vests At 2 for 25c Medium, regular and extra sizes tapes neck and shoulders IXL rib bed, very elastic; always 35c; here two for 25c Slightly Soiled Sheets at 85c. Bleached Sheets with center seam, full duoble bed size. The sheeting alon e is worth over one dollar. Price for these soiled ones while they last 85c More Lighthouse Cleanser at 5c Get your supply while w e are selling this at half price. Large sprinkle top cans that sell in most places for 10c, never below Bc, here at, per can g c Plenty of Genuine Indian Head At 25c This is the genuine article with the name stamped in the selvage .of every yard. Some stores are Celling all kinds of cloth and call ing it Indian Head. We have the genuine article and sell it while the present stock lasts at, yd... 25c Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS. GA.
