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PAGE SIX HHKES-KE C C a D E E FDBUSHED )«79 ' : Bb Published by ■bß&Ki K '" "' li, ' r Co., tine. I '* # ‘ <•" I ■••! and I'ubi; her J ier.'i'J rI.M ntttor it the p<»u.ffM Ceorjia, Iccutdiuf io the Act ol Associated Press is errlnsively entitled ts for the republication of all ntwi dia credited to it or not otherwise credited to thi» (aper and also the local oewa published here |a. Ail right of republicatioa of special dispatches are also reserved. National Advertising Representatives. FROST LANDIS & KOHN, Brunswick Bldg.. Nev Yorks /copies' Gas Bldg.. Chicago. A Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by tabor shall increase.—Prov. 13:11. Nothing is denied to well-direct ed labor.—Sir Joshua Reynolds. Meigs, Ga. Canteloupes The fruit venders of Atlanta and other cities are advising their customers to buy Meigs, Ga., cantaloupes. They tell the customer that the Meigs melons hgie better than California mel the fruit man knows. ne Meigs no I ■ Ir< >i.: ILi -e >::! Il <•! All >-mv .... is S. J. | v Wl.l[, 11 v < : MHHvill. the name uni .iddiess oMEa grower. They are bring- higher price than Califor nia ipelons. Tlje Meigs growers are said to be snipping nothing but the best melons and in so doing have cre ated a reputation and a demand for "Meigs Melons.” The Italian fruit venders tell their customers that ‘‘Meigs Mel ons’’ are superior in flavor and condition to California’s famous Rockyfords. When Georgia fruit growers ship only their best fruits, and those properly packed and label ed and sold under a brand name, then Georgia .growers will demand a premium on their products. Money Drives For several years now, there has been just one money ‘drive’ after another. Inherited from the World War is the highly specialized money-raising ‘drive’ experts, who go after business wherever it may be had. But there is a limit to which conservative business can be ’driven.’ There are periods in every business when one dollar means more than 100 cents. Possibly every one of the drives are for institutions or movements that are worthwhile. In fact, most of them deserve our sympathy and support, pro vided we are in financial shape to give of either or both. But there are some institutions which are dependent on our help; there are community af fairs that must suffer if forgot ten- The past few years have witnessed a gradual diminution of our financial reserves. These must be repleted again. No man desires to be term ed a “tightwad.” Every man wants above all else to do his part in the scheme of life. The highly specialized and efficient ly trained solicitor taking part in these various drives knows how to “get under the skin of his man,” and before the aver age man realizes what he is do ing, he has pledged another hun dred oy two that he positively in his business. [mere's a time for all things, but now is not the time for ad ditional drains on the business enterprises of many cities, of which Americus is one. Self □gmservation is the first law of EM ire. 1 loine and community first. Others must wait. Bne Yourself And ■Not Broadway • j® 11' <’d x nines .lie no more HL in one place than an _- BL isn't the ihoruugh- I that .li>. agh- Mt. B d .-' ' liBRAt j Sb lions. Broadway simply treats its guests as they wish or seek to be treated. In truth, Broadway is little different from other city and town thoroughfares where there are lights and human life. Girls whose only appeal to at tention is beauty of face and form may meet heartbreaks and shame and bitter pain on a country lane as surely as on Broadway, if they do not watch their step, for such suffering is always lying in wait for them on every hand- she only difference is that Broadway is more speedy and more prolific, of means for catch ing butterflies than may be true of less urban retreats or high ways. she Imogenes of the world should keep these facts in mind. , . 1--X sail.as. ■> Who Was in the Saddle? One of the official publica tions of the klan, the Search light, in a seven-column two-line heac] declares Klan Comes Out Victorious at Democratic Con- Y® nt ’® n - ’ It pays a tribute to i e Great Comonmer and war horse,’’ saying: After three all-night vigils of the resolutions committees, on which he fought an anti-klan plank, William Jennings Bryan, the greatest Roman of them all, appeared on the convention floor and made an impassioned ad dress for the faith of our fath ers. His remarks were directed toward those who would inject religious hatred into the conven tion by attempting to asperse hundreds of delegates through casting reflection on their order. The vast throng was moved to tears as the “Peerless Leader” plead for party harmony and for the right of Protestant faiths. It declares that “Progressive ism Rules Over Boss-ism,” in the following: Convention Hall, in the Camp of the Enemy, New York City, July I.—Ambushed, as it were, in the largest city in the coun try, surrounded on every side by the common enemy, fought by a bitter subsidized press, hissed and boohooed by packed galleries, denounced by non-P'rotestant speakers and alien sympathizers, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, at two o’clock last Sunday morn ing emerged from, the terrific battle victorious, unscathed and unharmed; and won on the floor of the convention !by a fraction of seventeen twentieths of one vote, according to announcement of the chair after the total vote had been rCchecked and reveri fied. This event, by all odds the most portentous that has ever confronted the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, has been framing up here in New York for weeks and months. If the two articles from a klan paper do not help you to re move any doubts in your mind as to who was in the saddle for days at the convention, maybe this news story from the Atlanta Constitution will convince the most skeptical— Madison Square Garden. New York, July 3.—A man who said he was B. H. Sullivan, of Atlanta, Ga., who has been sitting in the Georgia delegation with the badge and credentials of Miller Bell, of Milledgeville, Ga., was questioned at length today by the sergeant-at-arms of the conven tion. Sullivan’s activities on the floor were so much more marked than those of others that he was taken in for examination. It de veloped that the badge and cre dentials were not his, and that he had not official standing in the convention. He explained that he was “working for McAdoo.” After officials had talked at length with Sullivan, he was per mitted to return to the Georgia delegation as a guest, but was warned against interfering with the voting. K’e said that he had not done so to date. Rumors were circulated during the day that delegates were be ing enticed away from their seats and dummies were replacing them, but nothing was found to confirm them. B. H. Sullivan, of Atlanta, is a member of the kloncilium, su preme governor body of the Ku Klux Klan, according to common acceptance here. He is a young attorney with offices in the Hurt building. nW® Issues forgotten, men mere pawns in the hands of wizards and kleagles, a national political convention was turned into a re ligious battle ground. Hatreds and prejudices were engendered that will live for years to come. The ideals of a great party were crushed under foot at the behest of a mercenary order whose greatest purpose now is to control the policies, candidates and office holders of parties. Shifting Values is this news item: Ap ■Kisal of the estate of the late " jlonel Jeremiah Evarts Tracy, , . United States army, lists ls ‘“inguished Service Medal as wortt, on j 5Q cents and his Army-Navy ’ Medal onl 2 5 cents. ' To Colonel Tracy, their value was largely sentimental. That Part of the value was too .high l to be in dollars and A GIRDLE That * ier slender waist confined I Shall now my joyful temples bind; V No rnon ? would give his crown, llw \ His arms do what this has done. It was heaven’s extremes! sphere, TU (\ / The pale which held that lovely deer: > My joy, my grief, my hope, my love, /-x'X A t) J d all within this circle move. C. ’L ’/\ X \ Vi ’ \ A narrow compass! and yet there \ \ Dwelt all that’s good, and all that’s fair. 7 1 J/ \ 'Give me but what this ribbon bound, / \ Take all the rest the sun goes round! ■£" —Edmund Waller. OPINIONS OF \ OTHER EDITORS : MILLIONS FROM TOBACCO. Within the next few weeks several million dollars will be paid out in cash for tobacco grown within trading distance of Waycross.—Waycross Journal. FORTUNE FROM BEES. John J. Wilder of Waycross is said to have accumulated a for tune of $200,000 from his apiry which brings an ifimual income ringing from $7,000 to SIO,OOO, owing to the seasons in which his bees are at work, which are more favorable some years than oth ers. This is another illustration of what small things will do un der proper and careful manage ment. —Sandersville Progress. SOMETHING BACK OF “DRIVES.” A certain newspaper engages so steadily and enthusiastically in drives mainly unnecessary that I have come to believe the busi ness manager of the paper (a very shrewd man) has an ar rangement whereby he receives a per cent of the collections. Also, that the owners of the two rival papers in the same town do not know of the arrangement, and give their assistance to the co’i lectin committees without pay. So many money-raising campaigns are conducted in the town, and most of them so foolish, that there must be something back of them the public does not under stand.—From E. W. Howe’s Monthly. - LIVERY STABLES I NGOTHAM They’re building livery stables in New York City. The horse is coming back, increasingly being used instead of motor trucks. This is a result of traffic conges tion, moving slowly and halted a considerable part of the time at street intersections while traffic flows the other way. Then, too, there’s delay standing in line waiting for turn to unload cargo. A wagon and team of horses rep resents less investment than a truck, some experts claim. They say it costs 6 cents a minute when a truck stands idle in the street, compared with 3 cents for a horse-drawn vehicle. Three fourths of New York’s freight is now handled by horses.—Rome News. MORAL OBFUSCATION OF A GREAT PROFESSION. Evidence is accumulating with disheartening volume of the ex tent to which moral obfuscation at present possesses the legal pro fession. The steady decline of the lawyer’s influence upon the political thought of the country,- which observers like Bryce noted, is easily accounted for when one reflects upon the attitude of the leaders of the bar toward the Washington disclosure. They did not lift their fingers against the moral degradation of a Daugherty at the Department of Justice be fore the shamelessness of his re gime became public property; and since the bar has either been silent in public and critical of Wheeler in private, or, if a lead er has spoken, he has taken the high moral ground that if any one is found guilty by a jury and the conviction is subsequent ly sustained, then he ought to be punished! Such has been the con tribution to public morality of the righteous Mr. Hughes. So that from the leaders of the bar nothing is to be expected. Last week we had occasion to note that the corrosion has also eaten into the teaching branch of the law, in the conspiciuous example of Dean Wigmore. We are still more surprised to find a judge taking a fling in public at the Washington investigations. —> New Republic. cents, and he took it with him beyond the grave. All that is left is a bit of metal. The value of the metal is small. The real value, obviously, was imaginary. Yet, for such imaginary val ues, men risk their lives. Many other forms of "value’’ are imaginary. Including gold, which has no more actual value than silver, jaxcept for its hyp notic influence, its power to command respect and obedi ence. A man, dying of thirst in a desert, if offered his choice of a ton of gold or a glass of water, would take the water. At an auction, E x D. North • THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’ Refers bribed Apple CENSORED Spicy magazines, whose fiction stories are too close to the obsene, hereafter will be barred from sale in Massachusetts. 'This is the only kind of censor ship that is ever justifiable. There will be a loud howl from the buz zards who commercialize sex. It will be claimed ihere’s no way of agreeing as to where decency end.; and indecency begins. Some may even consider Boccaccio puritanic. The faintest common sense will find the boundary. * * * FRENCH France in five months sells to other countries 1565 million francs more of goods than she buys from them. This gives her a very fat surplus for the bank. In the corresponding months last year, the tide was running the other way and French imports exceeded exports by 362 miiTTon francs. With France building up big trade balances in her favor, it is not as improbable as many believe, that we’ll get back the money she borrowed from Uncle Sam. * ♦ * COLLECTION Auction sales have brought in the vicinity of two million dollars for the stamp collection of Count Fer rari de la Renotiere. The stamps were sold in Paris, and Americans were the largest purchasers. For all practical purposes, these stamps are worth no more than waste paper. Their value is in their scarcity. It’s odd that in a very matter-of-fact world value depends not so much on usefulness as on rarity—which is an appeal to vanity. * « ♦ FORGOT They forget aLLa-bout their mu nicipal election this year in Grimes land, N. C. Even the politicians were asleep on the job and neglect ed to provide candidates. It’s a town of 500. Strange to say, things are going along as well as ever, with former officials continuing in office. Be a good thing if the nation could forget politics a bit more. Our national campaigns are tod long— too many months of ferment that makes business timid. Uncertainty that accompanies presidential elec tions is, in effect, the larges single item in cost of government. * * * KISSES A Seattle couple, celebrating their golden wedding, do some fig uring and estimate they have kissed 74,000 times since their marriage. Here is one form of statistics that’s interesting, which is surely the eighth wonder of the world. Maybe it’s the way to teach math ematics to jazz generation. * * * ROADHOUSE Roadhouses in the air, riding at anchor high above the ground, -ire predicted by Lord Thomson, British Air Minister. He pictures people in lightweight, inexpensive planes glid ing slowly into garages attached to the roadhouses, leaving their planes parked while they enjoy relief from hot summer nights below. Mould such floating roadhouses be within the law if they served hard liquor? How far up into the air does Uncle Sam own? The Hy ing machines inevitably will become the greatqgt problem of prohibition enforcement agents. pajjs $240 for a copy of the first edii ion of Joseph Conrad’s hock, “Almayer’s Folly,” with pag :s uncut. F e can buy a leather-bound dup icate*of this book for a few dol irs. Sp what he bought' was not Conrad’s novel but the fact >r of scarcity. 5 » it is with many things, in cluc ing diamonds. All values pro erly should be based on usefulness. But the standard or basis of values is scarcity. That’s wFijL our money system is backeMG’y gold and silver in stead of Xron or copper. It’s hujnan nature to want to own something ‘‘exclusive.” Ex- I planationßs in the psychology of greed an« vanity. Crisp Praises John Davis (Continued From Page One.) der the government. The Attorney- General, as a rule, is a politician and is the dress parade officer of the department, but has nothing to do with the actual trial of cases in the Supreme Court. These duties devolve upon the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Davis discharged them with signa] ability. He is univer sally conceded to have been one of the most efficient and able solici tor-generals the United States ever had. ‘President Wilson appointed Mr. Davis to represent tlje United States in negotiations with Germany for the exchange of prisoners during the World War, and he was able on account of his ability, wisdern and personality to succeed beyond the fondest expectation of the Government. Germany accepted practically every American demand submitted by Mr. Davis. “When Hon. Walter Page resign ed as ambassador to Great Britain just before the armfetice, (Presi dent Wilson appointed Mr. Davis to this high post which is the most exalted one in the diplomatic ser vice of the United States. Ho discharged the trying duties with great credit to his Government and himself. In fact, he was the most popular ambassador the United States ever had at the Court of St. James. “His experience in the Congress, in the Department of Justice, and in the diplomatic service has given him. broad vision of both domestic and international affairs, and there is no man in the United States better qualified to be Pres- Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. July' 10, 1914.) Messrs. C. J. Sherlock, C. J- White and P. B. Williford will con stitute the board of city tax as sessors for the current year, these gentlemen having been selected by city council at the recent meeting of that body. I have been in Oklahoma recent ly and have seen cotton crops over a large area of the South, but no where have I seen such crops as Sumter county boasts this year, was the statement yesterday of Mr. Fleming Jordan a prominent mer chant and farmer of Monticello, Ga Paul Lee of Americus, is mixing with magnates and multi-million aires this week while watching tee mermaids in the surf at Brighton Beach. Later he will inspect Bos tons beanettes. Miss Mary Ella Davenport is at home again after having spent some time delightfully in Barnesville, the attractive and popular guest of Miss Maurine Woodward at her home. Mrs. George Ellis, Misses Mabel and Annie Ellis and Master George Ellis, Jr., will return today after a pleasant visit to relatives in Doth an and Troy, Ala., and George town, Ga. Mrs. Logan Irvin and handsome young son, of Jacksonville, are guests of her mother, Mrs. S. H. Hawkins, at her residence on Col lege street. Mr. Irvin will join her here later. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. July 10, 1904.) Mrs. L. D. Lockhart leaves to morrow for Tate Springs, going thence to Virginia where she will spend the summer months. Something like consternation was created this evening by the declara tion purporting to come from Judg; Parker that he would decline the democratic nomination of the mon ey platform,. The platform com mittee was reconvened tonight and is now in session for the purpose cl putting a money plank of some kind in the platform in deverence to the demands of the party nomi nee. Mrs. K. I. M. McDonald and chil dren, guests of Judge and Mrs. T. M. Allen returned yesterday to then pretty home at Sumter. Many friends in Americus yes terday reported the appearance of the disease, black root, in their cot ton fields and much damage there from is feared. The root turns perfectly black and crumbles at the touch, the plant of course, dying where attacked by t he disease. The trouble is not confined to one lo cality but is widespread. ■ The wheat crop in Sumter this | yea- ,vas a good one, and many fine I yields are reported. Mr. J. M. .jUchanan, living west of Americus i was here yesterday and reports huv- iYour Kind of Face Powder If there is anything in face pow derg you want, it will pay you ti ask us first; when we say “any thing” you get an idea of the enor mous line of face powders we car ry. Your Powder is here. Prices ranging from 25c to $2.00; all tints. AMERICUS DRUG CO, Phon# 75 . ident than-he. He is a churchman, a Protest apt in religion, a man of the high est moral character, courteous, gentle lovable, and magnetic but, positive withal. His personality will attract attention in any com pany. He is not a radical, but is conservatively progressive. He is safe, sound, and dependable. He has a profound sense of duty, possesses deep convictions and has the courage of them. He abhors special privileges and believes that all citizens are entitled equally to a square deal before the Govern ment. ‘Mr. Davis is one of the ablest lawyers in the United States and expresses himself in a clear, force ful, logical manner. We could not have a standardibearer wind would more clearly present to the electorate of the country the Dem ocratic position than he. “Unfortunately, as a rule, dur ing the presidential election ,busi ness is upset, but I believe Mr. Davis’ nomination will have a tendency to overcome this for the business men of the country know Mr. Davis’ record and are confi dent that should he be elected President, he] will’ (discharge thq duties of the office with wisdom, justice ,and moderation and see that all interests of the Govern ment are subserved. “His record is one of law-en forcement. He is ruggedly honest, believes public office is a public trust, and if he is elected Presi dent, he will see that the crooks and grafters are discharged from governmental service and that hon esty and economy become the watch words of the administration. “While he was in Congress, the House of Representatives im peached for high crimes and mis- ing harvested 102 bushels from a five acre patch. The host of pupils constituting Miss Eva Hawkins music class had a rectital at her home Friday after noon, many enjoying the admirable program rendered. Later the young folks had a party on the Hawkins lawn. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. July 10, 1894.) Prof. J. E. Mathis received a telegram from Atlanta, yesterday announcing the illness of Prof. Rob son, state agent for Ginr. & Co., school book publishers and request ing that he come at once and take charge of the office during the sum mer months. Mrs. H. S. Johnson will entertain the “At Home Club” at her pretty home on Taylor street Friday even ing, the 13th inst. The young ladies are requested to call at the usual place and check the names of those they would like to escort. Masters Willie Solomon, and Linton Solomon the two interesting young sons of Mr. W. G. Solomon of Macon, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fricker, this week. Mrs. Stephen Shipp is preparing to build a very prettv two story residence on the vacant lot corner of College and Harrold streets. The material is on the ground and build ing will begin in a few days. It is understood that a party of eight will leave Americus next Mon day for Toronto, stopping over at New York upon the return trip. The very low rate of $29.25 is certainly a great inducement. Mrs. Armstead Dodson will entertain “The Club” at her beau tiful home on College street Fri day evening next. People liking turtles better than cops will be pleased to learn a tur tle bit off a cop’s toe in the Hud son River. 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. BOLTGN, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cgshier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier I lie Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) AT YOUR SERVICE tfT. Oldest and largest State Bank in Soutb - Georgia. Any UK ri business entrusted to us receive our b ßt attention. ‘ - lr you are not al- rea dy one of our rljUt-D liiug] 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 , * THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924 demeanors Judge Ach’ibald, one of the United States judges. The House having the utmost confi dence»Jn Mr. Davis’ legal ability and knowing how relentless he was towards corruption in office , ap pointed him to represent the House in the impeachment trial of Judge Archibald before the United States Senate. His prosecution of the case was marvelous, and the Sen ate convicted Archibald on all the counts of the impeachment, and he was driven from office in disgrace. “In my Judgment, the country and party are to be congratulated on his nomination; and if he is. elected President, I am confvd nt that, in history, he will b*T l rated as one of Alperica’s greatest chief executives. It afforded me pleas ure yesterday to wire him that I would gladly campaign for his elec tion in the fall.” SEME HCMSH SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1924 TYB EE , $7.00 Four Days’ Mid-Summer Outing Tickets good going on all regular trains July 19. Tickets good re turning leaving Savannah not later than midnight of July 23, 1924. Ample coaches will be provided to comfortably take care of all. Sleep ing Cars from Prinicpal points. For further information, sleeping car reservations, etc., apply to H. C. White, ticket agent, Americus, fir to W. W. Hackett, D.P.A., Ma con, Ga. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY. THE RIGHT WAY THE STANDARD SHOE FOR FRIEDAY AND SATURDAY TWO HUNDRED PAIRS WOM- EN’S, MISSES AND CHILD REN’S SHOES AT $1.25 PAIR. Here is one of the best Shoe Bar gains that has passed this way in a long time. Those Shoes are all serviceable and many are worth three times the price we ask for them. More than one-half of the Children’s Shoes are regular $3 to $3.50 grades. There are some high heels in the lot for women, but every pair is worth two or three times this price. Displayed on centertables; here Friday and Sat urday your choice, pair $1.25 WOMEN’S NEW HOLLYWOOD SANDALS AT $3.95 Just received from the maker beautiful, new Hollywod Sandals, in White Buckskin and Patent Leather, all sizes; here Friday and Saturday, pair $3.95 " 81x90 CRINKLE " SPREADS AT $1.98 Plain natural color or with fancy blue or pink stripes; guaranteed to launder beautifully; Friday and Saturday each $1.98 MEN’S ATHLETIC UNION SUITS AT 49c Made of good quality Pajama Checks with elastic seam back, knee length and sleeveless, all sizes —Friday and Saturday suit _...49c E. & W. SHIRTS FOR BOYS AT SI.OO Os beautiful quality Madras cloths, in white, also khaki colors, also fancy Madras patterns, sizes 12 to 14, choice sl-00 BOiS’ KHAKI COLORED BLOUSES AT 59c Made to retail at sl, but for a sure enough leader we have made the p’dee 59c, all sizes; workman ship guaranteed; each 59c BEAUTIFUL ALL SILK CREPE DE CHINE AT $1.25 Forty inches wide and every thread guaranteed pure silk, ’['he following colors have just beet: re ceived by express: Pink, Light Bl' 3 , Navy, Copenhagen, Rose, Black, Light Gray, Medium Gray, Lavender, Peach, White, Brown, Jade. If you are going to buy Crepe de Chine let nothing keep you away from this sale, as you will positively save 75c on every yard you purchase here on sale; here at Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA.
