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PAGE SIX IIMES-RECCRDER ’ PUBLISHED 1879 —m——■ ■» Il , i- AS jr*vw Published by The Times-Recorder Co., (me.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Entered a« second claw matter at the poatoffioi at Americas, Georgia, according to the Act of Congreae. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the uoe for the republication of all news dis patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to this pap er and also the local news published bore tn. All right of republication of special dispatches are also reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST LANDIS & KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., Nev York; .’eoplea’ Css Bldg.. Chicago. A THOUGHT - 1 Let all things be done decently •nd in order. —1 Cor. 14:40. Let thy mind's sweetness have Its operation upon thy body, clothes, •nd habitation.—George Herbert. Growing Cotton Under Weevil Conditions In *922 a series of demon strations in weevil control were carried out on 237 farms in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. One-half of each of these farms was dusted with calcium arsenate; the other half was not. Each side was picked out sep arately and weighed. The dust ed area produced an average of 295 pounds npore of seed cot ton than the undusted. The dusting cost between $4 and $5 per acre. Figure the in creased yield of 295 pounds at 25 cents, deduct the cost of dusting at $5, and you'll readi ly see that a profit of $69.75 was realized by the use of poi son. These figures were given in an raticle, "Growing Cotton Un der 801 l Weevil Conditions," published by the Southern Rail way. Regarding the 1922 ex periments mentioned above, we find this— Each side was picked out sep arately and weighed. Exact yields of seed cotton per acre for both the dusted and undusted sides of each demonstration field showed yields of 857 pounds per acre and 562 pounds per acre, respectively. The average gain due to dusting was 295 pounds of seed cotton per acre. The cost of treatment through the use of calcium arsenate varied from $4 to $5 per acre. Regarding experiments made on 933 farms in 1923, in which 6,729 acres, an average of 7 1-2 acres to the farm, the article gives these figures: The average yield per acre on these farms wsa 37.7 percent in excels .of the average of adjacent • farms where the same methods cultivation -and treatment were not pursued. Cultural and poison methods will be carried on in 1924 by the Southern Railway on 4,000 farms operated by white farm ers and 1,000 negro farms. A convincing illustration of what may be done by intensive cultural and poison methods is given by the Southern Railway in this instance: -A South Carolina farmer cultivated 100 acres of cot ton, from which he gathered 127 bales, or more than a bal e to th e acre,in 1923. Th ; > crop was on well-drained upland, not par ticularly fertile. A crop of cow peas was plowed under in the fall of 1922, followed by thorough discing m the spring with the ap plication, before planting, of 750 pounds of high-grade fertilizer per acre. The plants, in 3 1-2- foot rows, were chopped to a ini One to five sta lks in the hill, the width of a hoe. Fre . quent shallow cultivation was g/ven until the crop was prac tically matured, and three appli cations of home-made syrup poi son mixture were made." Die results cited above prove the value of poisoning with ar senate and prove that its use is PROFITABLE. Poison does not make cotton. Its use is in the nature of insurance against weevil and weather. Fight the weevil all the time, and do not rely on poison alone. Plow under all cotton stalks grass, weeds and trash in the fields in the fall. Clean up rub bish and brush about the farm and burn hedges and ditches. But, with the best care, some weevils will live through the win ter. It will pay handsomely to jgo after these as soon as they come out of hibernation, either ■by picking them off or by poi soning the bud of the cotton with calcium arsenate, because these hibernating weevils are to be the ancestors of the thousands and npllions that may later infest the crop. Select land that is best adapt ed to cotton; that is, high, well drained, dry land that . has been put in good mechanical condition by the plowng in of humus-mak ing materials such as legumes or animal manure —land that warms up early and on which cotton makes rapid growth from the very, beginning. Break early, preferably in the fall or winter. Harrow thoroughly and pulv erize the soil well before bed ding up. _ a liberal amount of com- mercial fertilizer best suited to the soil and conditions. A high grade fertilizer with a heavy content* of quickly available ni trogen is probably best. Plant selected seed of a good, early-maturing variety. Flant as soon as the soil is warm enough to insure quick germination and rapid growth. Cultivate shallow and often, being sure to hav e a good stand. On most lands 3 1-2-foot rows, with two or more stalks to the hill spaced the width of a hoe, give best results. It is clear from the records of production in Sumter county, as well as in every other cotton production section, that weath er conditions affect the cotton crop more disastrously than the weevil. Cold and wet weather delay its growth and fruiting and the boll weevil has its opportunity. However, it has been demon strated that the weevil can be controlled, by the use of poison and that the cost is not prohibi tive. The farmer who adopts the methods outlined above by the Southern Railway expert will garner a crop that will justify the expense of insurance by use of c .Icium arsenate. 9 Lifting—Not a Shifting Needed Every one wants lower taxes, but that’s not all they want. They want a soldiers bonus of a billion or two dollars—along with lower taxes. The farmers are demanding all kinds of Federal aid—and lower taxes. Every city or hamlet wants a new federal building or this or that—and lower taxes. It can’t be done. It isn’t pos sible. We have one eminent statesman in Georgia who said he was going to give us more and charge us less—but the re sults so far is we are PU I'l ING OUT more than ever before. The Worth County Local, an excellently edited weekly paper has this to say about lifting tax es and shifting taxes — A prominent business man as serts that every official who ad vocates high taxes should be driven into private life. The trouble is, that officials pretend to be for low taxes for the “masses” but for high taxes for the “rich," with the result that taxes stay up and eventually all the people bear a share of the burden. What the country wants and needs is not a shifting, but a lifting of taxes. The tax shifter is a plain fraud. Don t beg the landlady for better meals and lower rate at the same time. You'll likely get neither—or both. If we MUSI have lower tax es—and the necessity certainly exists—then we should demand less from our state and federal government representatives. The facts in the case are that few of us know how much the government is doing for each separate class of citizen. In speaking of what the federal government is doing for the farmers of the nation, the Tifton Gazette makes this observation along with the list— Sometimes you hear a fellow who doesn’t know what he is talking about say that Uncie Sam is doing nothing for his nephews on th e farms. He’s eith er lying, with intent to deceive for personal advantage, or doesn’t know what he is talking about. The.annual supply bill for the Department of Agriculture, as passed by the House, carries an appropriation of $57,000,000, principally for th e benefit of the farmers. Among the items in the bill are: $30,000 for the manufacture and distribution of blackleg vaccine; $200,000 for the eradication of the boll wee vil; $176,000 for the study of insects affecting cereal and for age crops; $660,000 for th e erad ication of the cattie tick; $184,- 000 for treatment of horse chol ,era; $411,000,000 for combating the barberry; $572,000 for pre venting the spead of moths; $216,000 to control the spread of European corn borer; $381,000 for the eradication of the pink boll worm; $409,000 for continu ing the report on crop and live stock estimates, and $682,000 for market news service. If a farm er is too stubborn and bull-head ed to take advantage of the help the government' offers him, it’s not the government’s fault. It’s there for him if he cares to take advantage of it. There are certain functions that only the government can and should perform. Those list ed above are good examples of what the federal government SHOULD do. But we do not stop there. This list of demands never ends. This we should remember, whatever we demand aud re ceive, that we must eventually pay for. If we would lift taxes, then we must shift some of the demands for appropriations— to the waste basket. —dLr jCTo the moon I Art thou pale for weariness Os climbing heaven, and gazing on the earth, - ~ Wandering compamonless Among the stars that have a different birth, — And ver changing, like a joyless eye That finds no object worth its constancy? —Perry Bysshe Shelley / OPINIONS OF j OTHER EDITORS § letting the knocker knock If you fel like tthe fellow with the hammer is after you, just let him strike. Dodging him and, making things hum in spite of him is good exercise—yes; it is. He shrivels and shrivels while you grow and grow.—Cordele Dispatch: WHERE THE MONEY GOES The government printer says that last year $600,000 worth of printed material was never put in circulation, and more than $400,000 worth was wasted in distribution to people who did not wish it. As many as 300,- 000,000 copies of official docu ments have been issued in a year; yet no effort is being made t> put a stop to the waste.—Buena Vista Patriot. THE* MERGER PROPOSITION The merger of county and city governments is being advocated on an extensive scale. Why not; For instance, why have we a coun ty superintendent and a city su perintendent for our schools, when one man could do the work for both- Look at the tremen dous saving that would result. There are too many officers in the country, town, state and gov ernment.—Jackson ProsrressArgus. SHOULD BE INTERESTING Every time you meet a big man—a man who has made an outstanding success of the things he has undertaken to accomplish in life—ask him this question: “What is the biggest thing you have learned about business—the one big idea which has done more for you than any other idea you have ever had?” The an swer., will usually astonish you by their smplicity, but the un folding of the thought will be in structive and inspiring. It is a worthwhile thing to do.—Nash ville Herald. STUDENT RESOLUTIONS SIG NIFICANT Os more than statewide inter est is the announcement in news dispatches that a largely attend ed meeting of students of the University of Georgia at Athens adopted resolutions upholding Chancellor Barrow and the facul ty in their determination to ex pel from the institution any stu dent convicted in the University councils of “drunkenness or dis orderly conduct.” The vote on the resolution —472 to 19—would seem to indicate a strong senti ment in the student body in its favor. --£i The fact that it was consider ed necessary to take such action would seem to indicate that mat ters were in a rather bad way at the University. The faculty of such an institution is jealous for its good name, and the same is true of its student body. Neither factulty nor student 'body de sires to advertise to the world that drinking to excess is common among classmen. RAISING THE BONUS Senator Smith of South Caro lina has an entirely new method of paying the bonus and if it would work it would be fine. There seems to be no reasonable hope tnat it would ever meet with approval and it is not pro per to say that it ought to be done. He proposes that all own ers of tax free securities pass up their dividends or interest for a period of four years so that the billion per year could be paid. It is interesting to know that these securities bring in that amount of money and adds spice to the effort «that is being made to discontinue this method of issuing municipal and governmen tal bonds that bear a small rate of interest and are not taxable. Yet there are millions of dollars invested in this form of securities that form the nucleus of substan tial living of hundreds of people. To take away their entire income from this source would work a palpable hardship and one. thq% is entirely out of line with demo | cratic government.—Thomasville Tin,es - * THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER bjAibcrt Apple SPEED Jules Verhe created a sensation when he wrote his book, “Around the World in 80 Days.” That seems slow now. The other day the king of England sent a telegram which, relayed, .circled the earth and came Lack to him in 80 seconds. Radio does the same thing in a fraction of one second. In Verne’s day fast transporta tion of the HUMAN BODY was the goal. Our generation has concern ed itself also with fast transporta tion of THOUGHT. Give us tho radi 0 movie and we can stay at home and see the world, also hear the sounds of the far-off places. And who knows but what even odors will come by radio?—the fragrant lotus bloom, the stench of the jungle, the aroma of liquor in Cuba. * * * HOMES Last year there was more build ing in America than ever before. The record will be smashed again in 1924, predicts the Copper and Brass Research Association. It bases its estimate on what’s already erected or contracted for. But. even at that the end of 1924 will find us 5000 million dal lars behind our building needs, ac cording to William J. Moore. He’s president of the American Bond and Mortgage Co. Labor shortage is the main prob lem in building. Thirty-five thou sand skilled men in the trades die or retire each year. Their places are taken by apprentices, of whom there are to 0 few in many com munities. * * * MUJIKS Russia, taxing every one heavily, will assess farmers about 18 per cent of their crops. This seems scandalous to a read er in America. But if you check up with a pencil, you’ll find that 18 per cent of total income of the public is not far from the cost of national, state, county and munici pal government in the United States. • * * FAYING Argentina rang with public re joicing when it passed its new na tional pension law by which every one who has worked 25 years is entitled to quit work and i etire on a full-pay pension. T o provide money for this, the law requires every one during years of work to contribute five per cent of his earnings to a government pension fund. The public doesn’t particularly care for this levy. Argentina is not the only place where people don’t “see” that every penny spent by government has to be raised by taxes. ■ * * GONE The Russian army lost 11 million soldiers during the war by deaths, wounds and sickness. So report:; the soviet, shoving its adding ma chines aside. The 1922 famine killed about five million more. The typhus epidemic attacked 12 million Russians, with heavy mor tality. With all these catastrophes, one begins to realize that Russia’s woes are not all of political origin, not by a long sight. * * * MALARIA Russia’s greatest enemy now is malaria. Four million cases were reported in nine months. The pan demic is spreading instead of being gotten under control. Medical historians agree that ma laria caused the downfall of the mighty Greek and Roman Empires. Seven million Greeks perished b this disease, brought to them by P.r sians. The battle with the germs is a never-ending World War. I O A ® iade on improved m lands at cheap est rates for of 5,7 or 10 years with pre-j.ayment option given Money secured promptly. We have now outstanding over $1,100,000 on farms in Sumter county alone, with plenty more/ to ler.d. middleton McDonald Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sumter, Lee. Terrell. Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank Building, Americus, Ga. Bhone 89 21 21L J ONE BAND WAGON THAT'S CROWDED c 75 I « .'"U H | j |twOlS V ~~ 7 > WWZ. I - /1 ' / IfcEY'Ee Gonna i lusepTo HA\/e x /—-x / \ I holp a con venTon I To coAxe 'em | \ a i •so Ripe on I r \\ vice R?esipenT Ji This caizT ) AHj' [U/ "" M io P/?esit>Ed“ A1 - 1 I th X J z ' A?' VPtt | ~~ ~ ~ Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. May 3, 1914.) Sumter county’s road department may be benifitted to an extent in ;the prospective cutting of a big “melon” when the state treasury department disburses the neat sum of one hundred thousand dollars among the counties of Georgia, this sum having been collected from automobile and motorcycle owners as the tag tax levied upon machines under the new $5 tag ’aw. A pretty party of three tables was given on Saturday morning hy Miss Claude McLaughlin at her home on College street, in honor of Miss Florence Niles, of Atlanta, and Miss Gladys Moulton, of Con necticut, the attractive guests of Mrs. C. O. Niles. Mrs Ed Sheffield was hostess on Thursday afternoon, entertaining at her home on Church street, the members of the Matron’s Club with a few outside guests. Top score was made by Mrs. Henry B. Allen, who received a pair of Niagara Maid hose as the prize. There a,re in Americus many veterans of the gallant old Doles- Cook Brigade, commanded in turn by General Doles and Gen. Phil. Cook, and the annual reunion of the survivors of this “old guard” are alway interesting. Another meet ing is to be held this week in Jack sonville. The condition of Miss Maria: Harrold, who is ill at the Ameri cus hospital, following an operation performed Friday evening, was re ported favorable yesterday, to the gratification of her friends. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Tinies Recorder. May 3, 1904.) J. B. Felder offers for sale today 1,100 acres original timber, lying in 13 miles of Americus and 4 miles of railroad. It will cut 5,000 feet lumber per acre. A bargain for a quick purchaser. Miss May Davis returned home yesterday after a visit of several days to Americus friends. Mrs. James A. Pinkston anti children returned yesterday from a visit of several days to Mrs. J. R. Americus people interested in the daily port receipts of cotton were not a little surprised when; yes terday’s receipts alone were given at 16,831; bales. Saturday’s re ceipts were 11, 221, making a total of 28,000 bales in two days only. And the price—well, it js far be low 16 and one J'.alf cents, the level to which Sully pc 1 it some time ago. When the first bright days of the su came yesterday, promising a &i' day at “the mill” there was a g< ieral exodus of the club mem b' s; their wives and daughters to . ells Mill. Among these were Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Turpin, Mr. and 666 is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bil ious Fever. It kills the germs. Biliousness Inactive liver, sour stomach, sick headtu-he, costiveness, destroy both meutal and physical efficiency. These disorders easily yield to CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS riMMnt effective-only ccpte SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1924 Mrs. W. C. Carter, Misses Emmie May Borum, Ora and Ira Pery. That long deferred improvement the grading of Jackson street, is at least under way. Yesterday City Engineer Murray and Assistant Speer made the final surveys and staked the lines for the granite cur bing. . I 1 » —V THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. May 3, 1894.) Quite a number of the rather young society folks will enjoy an outing at Leeton Park this eve ning. It will be in the nature of a moonlight picnic with light re freshments, music and dancing, ana will be in every respect a most enjoyable affair. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harrold, Miss Maria Har rold and Miss Mervin Callaway will be the chaperones of the occasion, and some twenty couples will go out in their charge. Mrs. L. W. Gardner, of Monte zuma and Miss Sallie Gardner, of Ochlocknee, arrived yesterday upon a visit to the formes’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Murray, on Rees Park. The popular sport here now among a number of young men is hunting frogs on Muckalee by torch light. A. party with boats, gigs ahd torches speared fifty-five of the high jumpers last night and are “in it” for an elegant breakfast. The police are after a gang of young boys who make a habit of clipping the tails of horses for the purpose of making watch chains of the long hairs thus secured. A jolly party of picknickers chap eroned by Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pope, Mr and Mrs. J. O. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Poole, and others, will spend today at Black’s mill six miles west of the city. The party will go out in four large wagons, and a delight ful day in the woods is anticipated by all. 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) AT YOUR SERVICE Oldest and largest State Bank in South west Georgia. Any IOOwS £ business entrusted to us W1 receive our Visile: If 2 best attention. If you are no t al readjy one of our valued customers, ~ we would appreciate an opportunity of serving you. The Bank With a Surplus RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT. CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING No Account Too Large; None Too Small THE STANDARD A SALE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO WOMEN; HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFUL VOILES AT 25 YARD Never were Voiles more attrac tive or better suited for Spring and Summer wear. Fine, even weave quality, great variety of pretty patterns, in medium and neat designs. Most 50c grades. A great assortment for your choos ing; Monday and Tuesday yd 25c NEW CURTAIN SCRIM AT 10 CENTS Much better than some stores are offering at 10c; 36 inches wide with wide double satin bor der, white and ecrue; Monday and Tuesday, yard 10c 50c TO 59c IMPORTED TISSUE GINGHAM AT 39c Special sale for Monday and Tuesday Imported Tissue Ging ham including many silk striped de signs; here Monday and Tuesday yard 39c PRINTED FLAXON AT 35 CENTS You all know what Flaxon is. Flaxon is Flaxon only when the name Flaxon is woven in the selv age of every yard. We have the genuine article, the colorings and patterns are beautiful, sheer and fine, yard ....35c IMPORTED SILK STRIPED MADRAS AT 49c Used for making dresses; noth ing better for wa«h dresses; fine' silk stripes; colors warranted fast; great variety of patterns and col ors; Monday and Tuesday, yd...49c 49c MERCERIZED PONGEE AT 39c 27 inches wide, fine mercerized quality; regularly 49c; here Mon day and Tuesday, ward 39c MEN’S BELTS AT 25 CENTS New style Belst with silvered buckles, all sizes from 28 to 44; regularly 50c; here Monday and Tuesday, each 25c $2.25 SILK GEORGETTE AT $1.69. Special sale for Monday and Tues day Imported Georgette Crepe, 40 inches wide, in white, black and all good shades; regularly, $2.25; Monday and Tuesday, yarrl . sl-69 MORE CRINKLE BED SPREADS AT $1.98 Extra large for extra size_ dou ble beds, natural color, excellent quality $1.98 Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA.
