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The Hearst writers and papers
are not strong for Davis. In
fact the reverse is true. B. C.
Forbes, in his financial column
in the Hearst dailies hands the
nominee this left-handed com
pliment:
At least this much can be said
for the Democrats’ Presidential
choice: The nomination will be
perfectly acceptable to business.
It will cause no flurry on the
New York Stock Exchange, the
Chicago Wheat Pit or the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange. Ex-
Ambassador Davis is viewed by
financial and business leaders as
“safe and sane.’’
But--there usually is a “but”
—Davis’ nomination will turn
many eyes towards LaFollette.
From now on his activities will
excite more interest.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun,
ardent supporter and great ad
mirer of Davis, observes:
The voters in the South who
have said that they .would cast
their ballots for Coolidge in the
event that McAdoo, or a man of
his type were nominated, or who
opposed the naming of Smith and
Walsh on the grounds that they
were Catholics, have now no rea
son to vote for any, but the
nominees of the Democratic par
ty.
Davis and Bryan—a selection
which has the sound of a win
ning combination, in addition to
the fact that it is one which is
likesliest to heal of the wounds
inflicted in the heat of conven
tion combat.
Democracy needed a leader in
1912, and one was found. De
mocracy needed a rescuer in this
year of 1924 and he has been dis
covered.
Davis and Bryan, July, 1924.
Davis and Bryan, November,
1924.
Davis and Bryan, March, 1925!
Eugene V. Debs, five times
the Presidential candidate of
the Socialist party, sent a mes
sage of congratulation to his old
friend, John W. Davis, of West
Virginia. His message express
ed the pleasure of a man who
probably never would be Presi
dent over the fact that a good
man who might be had obtain
ed the Democratic nomination.
The Socialist leader has a
warm spot in his heart for Da
vis which dates back to the
time when Debs and “Mother”
Jones were arrested during a
coal strike in West Virginia.
Davis defended them.
The more labor goes into the
record of John W. Davis, the
less it will find to criticize. As
between Davis and McAdoo,
Davis’ record by far is more
favorable than that of McAdoo.
While he cannot be classed as
a labor candidate, his record
shows the utmost friendship for
the man in overalls, as is so
ably outlined in an article by
Mark Sullivan, in the Atlanta
Constitution, and which appears
todqy on this page.
We would respectively call it
to the attention of our readers
in general, and especialy to
those who know how the Demo
cratic nominee has conducted
himself in the past with regard
to labor.
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unique ways of earning a living nor
to the things men will do to get
money.
Leon Valens of Belgium, now
playing American vaudeville, drinks
for a living. He claims the world
drinking championship. Downs 10
quarts of water or near-beer at one
performance. His official record is
145 quarts in 2 hours 50 minutes.
How many would desert the great
cst political gathering, to see Leon
‘do his stuff?” We are a serious
minded people.
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BEER
Drinkers in England have been
ceremoniously honoring the memory
of Ben Kenton of London, who
died in 1780.
Ben is one of the Immortals,' to
iovers of milder forms of firewater.
He discovered the method of bottl
ing beer so it could be shipped
across the rolling ocean and into
any kind of climate without the
corks blowing out of the bottles.
He did not live in fain.
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CIGAR
One compensation for hot sum
mer-time is that less headache news
is printed. Interesting thing come
to light. Professors Long and
Uhlman, chemists at Lehigh Uni
versity, announce they have perfect
ed a cigar that will not break while
carried in the pocket. The binder
is made from tobacco leaf stems,
pulverized and converted into
paper.
To a smoker, this is the most im
portant news of the day. Nothing is
important, except relatively.
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SICK
How many days work a year do
you lose by sickness? It’s claimed
by authorities that the time lost by
American workers, through sick
ness, is equivalent to keeping a mil
lion men idle all the time.
A greater loss is the inefficiency
of workers and executive who are
neither sick nor well, but halfway
between —“out of sorts.”
“Health first” should be the goal.
Health is the greatest asset. No
personal sacrifice is too great to pay
for it.
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PRUSSIAN
The same old story comes again
—“Germany arming big force fast,
is French, warning.” Nollet, French
War Minister, says Germany is train
ing troops, making munitions and
will soon have an army as formid
able as she had in 1914.
Which is probably true. But the
next big war, if any, will not be.
fought primarily with drilled troops
and firearms. The chief weapon will
be disease germs, followed by such
pl< asant things as “death rays.”
poison gas and crewless radio
planes. . «
The real menace is German lab
oratories, not munitions factories
and troops,
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An airplane for war purposes,
flying 157 miles an hour with full
military load, carrying two merr
wih bombs and guns. Two hun
dred of these fctive been made for
France. Orders have' 1, «r. placed
for 200 others, more powerful and
faster.
France is determined to rule the
air. She fears a German come-back,
and with good reason. It is easier
to tall: brotherly lovh when you are
at a distance than/ when you live
next to a neighbor] v'.h whom yau
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/ignes Thomas, of Plains.
Mrs. James Reese and sister, Miss
Constance Holt have returned from
Columbus, where they were guests
of Mrs. Arthur Bussey at her coun
try place.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brinson whose
marriage occurred recently in j
Birmingham returned to Americus I
last evening from Detroit, where; 1
they went upon a bridal trip of
several days. ,
Aiderman Thomas L. Bell, City
Engineer Ansley, John L. Ansley,
E. B. Everett, R. A. Shy, T. M.
Everett, Thad Glover, George Wal
ter, Edwin Everett, Jr., Sim Carter,
Harrison and Douglas Walters, con
stituted a valiant party of Americus
disciples of Izaak Walton returning
yesterday from the Gulf of Mexico.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. July
19, 1904.)
The marriage Sunday evening of
Miss Eunice Perry and Mr. Emory-
Speer was a pleasant surprise to
their many friends. After church
services they called at the residence
of Rev. R. L. Bivins where the
nuptial knot was tied in the pres
ence of several friends pf the happy
young couple.
Mr. Ernest Cutts, the eighteen
year old son, of Mr. and Mrs. C. S'.
Cutts was drowned yesterday in
Flint river near Montezuma on Sun
day morning, where he had gone in
swimming with several companions.
H. B. Mashburn purenased yes
terday the Thomas Graham resi
dence on Taylor street. The prop
erty is very desirably located and
Mr. Mashburn will have one of the
prettiest homes on that street.
Rumor has it that a popular and
handsome young grocer here is go
ing to cake a partner very soon,
and not in the grocery business
either.
Misses Maggie and Yonah Buc
hanan and guest, Miss Walker, of
Cochran left yesterday for Ogl< -
thorpe where they will visit Miss
Lucile Greer.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. July
19, 1894.)
Today at 2 o’clock at the resi
dence of the brides mother, Mr. W.
B. Alexander will be married to
Miss Lena Ford, one of the most
accomplished young ladies of
Americus. Mr. Alexander is known
to all Americus and counts his ad
mirers and friends by the score and
many will be the good wishes ex
pressed for the happiness of the.
handsome groom and his bonny
bride when their friends read this
announcement, which will certainly
be news for none, save a few, were
aware of the nuptial tidings up to
last night. May joy, peace and
good fortune attend Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander wherever they may go.
Two wagon loads of litle folks
will picnic at Magnolia Springs.
Misses Mervin Callaway and Emma
Prince will kindly play the part of
chaperones on this occasion.
Miss Emma Reid, a pretty young
lady of The Plains, is visiting Mass
Etta Mae Allen at her home oh Lee
street this week.
As seen by his card, in the an
nouncement column, Capt. Harrisc .
D. Watts is in the race for treas
urer of Sumter county, thus mak
ing up a triangular race for treas
urer of Sumter county, thus maki' g
up a race that will make it very in
esting.
Misses Minnie and Lelie Green
returned home yesterday from a
visit of a week to relatives in Ma
con. “
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When Labor And The West Know Davis’
BY MARK SULLIVAN IN THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION ;
Record They Will Give Nominee Support
John W. Davis is the best man
the democrats could have nomi
nated.
The second best is Senator Car
ter mass, of Virginia,
One day last April, when the ’
writer was talking with Senator
Glass about the latter’s reluctance
to let his friends push forward
more energetically. Senator Glass
expressed his view with the use
of a rather quaint, old-fashioned
word occasionally found in the
vocabulary of Senator Glass and
of other Virginians. He said,
as a reason why he himself should
not be put forward:
“John W. Davis is the best
‘furnished’ man for the presi
dency,” was the statement.
What he meant by that inclu
sive word was that of all the men
mentioned Davis has the best
equipment of character, intellect
and experience.
One of the minor satisfactions
about the selection of Davis is
that he himself had no part in it.
West Should Reserve Judgment
The thing the democrats most
need n’ow is to persuade the news
papers and other leaders of the
west from forming any absurdly
hasty judgment on Davis, with no
more to go on than the mere phae
that he has been “Morgan’s law
yer.” Bryan said that while he
regarded Davis as the finest kind
of man personally, his opposition
to the nomination of Davis was
based on his fear that Davis
might not run well as against
LaFollette west of the Mississippi.
That may be or may not be. We
shall not know until November.
But what is greatly to be
hoped is that the west will sus
pend judgment on Davis long
enough to make sure they have
adequate data for their judment.
Within two or three weeks Davis,
by his public utterances, will have
put this campaign on a basis now
undreamed of, and will have
made a revelation <f his person
ality and of his views on public
questions such as will give every
body adequate opportunity to
judge.
Defended Debs And “Mother”
Jones
As a contribution toward
forestalling too early an estimate
of Davis’ relations to economic
and social questions, the follow
ing lines are reprinted from an
article printed in this paper, by
the present writer, on April 13:
“Davis is essentially liberal,
and a courageous liberal'. On
the occasion of a strike in the
West Virginia coal mines, Davis
acted as counsel for Mother Jones
and Eugene T' h ; when they were
charged with sedition and inciting
to riot, an actio- r ’ his part
which called for a good deal of
cour ge, considering the place
ar the time.
' •Several years ago when Davis
aas a member of congress he
acted as chairman of me demo
cratic stat - convention in West
Virginia, which put the first wo
man su i'rage plank in any demo
crat 1 platform in that state.
Th’ ~ too, was an act of intellec-
Americus
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tual freedom that called for
courage at that time and in that
place. K
“One of the clients Davis has
had during the last three years
is a labor union, the National
Window Glass Workers, which he
defended successfully in the
supreme court against an effort
of the government to condemn a
contract made between the wind
ow glass workers and the window
glass manufacturers as being a
combination in restraint of trade.
Labor Liked His Attitude
“Probably the reason this labor
union came to Mr. Davis to rep
resent it in this case lay in the
recollection of all labor unions
that Mr. Davis as congressman
had taken what labor regards as
a friendly view of public ques
tions.in which labor is interested.
Davis as a congressman served
o nthe judiciary committee which
wrote the Clayton act, exempting
labor unions from the operation
of the Sherman anti-trust law.
The common belief at the time
was that Davis personally was
the actual writer of the act.
“Another episode in Mr. Davis’
career that brought him to the
friendly attention of the labor
unions was the fact that Davis,
as solicitor general of the United
States, made the argument ‘ in
favor of the constitutionality of
the socalled Adamson eight-hour
law, the statute which established
an eight-hour day for railroad
employees. The brief and tlri
argument that Davis made up
holding this eight-hour law form
at once an example, of Hid liber
ality of his convictions and of his
intellectual strength.”
Citations Refute Inferences
All these things, which, as I
■say, were written in this paper
last April, should be remembered
now as against those who will be
tempted to read inaccurate in
ferences into the fact that • Mr.
Davis, since he retired from pub
lic life, has been a member of
that New York law firm which,
as it happens, is the same firm
that Grover Cleveland entered
when he retired from public life.
These things should be remember
ed as against any hasty disposi
tion to come to an off-hand judg
ment about Mr. Davis based on
mere inferences from the fact
that the best intellectual talent
of the country is sought out by
the biggest business interests of
the country when they want able
' lawyers.
The outstanding characteristic
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of Mr. Davis is intellectual in
tegrity and intellectual freedom.
Liberals and progressives, whose
liberality is grounded on intel
lectual courage, will understand
and appreciate these qualities in
Mr. Davis,
The man who, in all America,
typifies an extreme form of in
tellectual freedom, a freedom so
courageous that it departs from
practical reality, is Eugene Debs..
Two Would Recommend
Two days ago Debs presided
over the socialist national con
vention. The writer makes the
guess that if Eugene Dabs were
asked to express his opinion, he
would speak of him in terms of
generous favor. Debs has had
reason to have favorable know
ledge of Davis’ mind, and Debs
is a man of such intellectual in
tegrity that he wo.uld never re- <
frain from a commendation that
,he felt was due.
The same is probably true of
Wayne Wheeler of the Anti S
aloon League. Wheeler, if asked,
will undoubtedly say that he has
complete confidence in Davis in
the field of prohibition enforce
ment.
Ail this should weigh during
the period of hasty temptation t<<
think and write and speak of
Mr. Davis in terms of mere con
venient labels and phrases about
conservative or progressive, wet
or dry.
(woman has husband
INDICTED FOR BIGAMY
SAVANNAH, July 19.—Mrs.
Edna Pace has filed a petition for
annulment of her marriage with
Thomas Pace in the superior court.
The plaintiff sets forth that she
and tlic defendant were married in
Screven county on May 15, 1922,
but that the ceremony was utterly
void and of no effect because the
“pretended marriage had been pro
cured by the defendant through,
fraud,” in that he represented him
self to be single at the time of the
supposed wedding, when as a mat
ter of fact he had a living wife,
who subsequently showed up at
Sylvania and had Pace indicted for
bigamy. •
It is alleged in the petition that
Pace admitted his guilt. The plain
tiff asks for the annulment of the
martial ties and restoration of her
maiden name, Edna Mincey.