About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1924)
PAGE FOUR BffITTMH PLEADS fob manufactures Says State Must Turn from Sell ing Raw Materials to Become Prosperous Again WAYGROSS, July 23. —If Geor gia is to attain wealth, she must change as rapidly as possible from the mere sale of her raw materials to their manufacture, M. L. Brit tain, president of the Georgia School of Technology told the Georgia Press Association, in annual conven tion here today, in advocating legi slative support of the school, which he termed as “the chief reliance of the state for our industrial progress and development.” place this state on the real road to fortune and progress,” Mr. Brittain continued, ‘‘every city, town and village must have indus trial development as in New Eng land. When this is accomplished and bur industries are established and maintained instead of depend ing upon agriculture alone, we will see the day of real progress and wealth in this commonwealth.” Calling attention of the editors to the fact that during the past year Georgia has shipped out of the state clays, kaolin, bauxite, and numerous other non-metallic minerals from which the* state received $1,000,000 “at the rate of a few cents per pound,” Dr. Brittain stated thitt “we bought back the manufactured products of these raw materials at a cost of more than $20,000,000.” The Georgia School of Tech nology, Dr. Brittain went on ,has just established its latest addition— a ceramic department, the building of which will be completed next month, “ready to train our young men in ceramic engineering and teach them what to do with our clays besides turning them over to a negro and a wheelbarrow for shipment north.” The speaker de clared that it was “confidently ex pected” that the new department at the institution would prove to be “a productive servant that will add much to our wealth.” Frogers] Quart Fruit Jars QE p Dozw -: Pints, 7Ep Fresh shipment Stone’s Angel 9t p Food ~.4. LrtJv Rogers Mayonnaise, OCp 8-oz Jar fcsvv 4-oz Jar 15c Fresh Butter —Large Celery JOSEPH & BARKER SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY MORNING Heinz Sweet Mixed Pickles, \ 9£p Per Quart 10 Pounds Ice Cream \ 1 Qp Sait 1 Bread, • s Cp Loaf ■■■■■—, ■ Jell -o Ice Cream Powder, x Qp all flavor, package T .’’’ No.’ 1 can Paris £p Sugar Com JOSEPH &-BARKER Phone 224, Cor. Jackson and Forsyth Sts. Office Hours —9-12 A. M-, Other Hours and Sundays 2-5 P. M. by Appointment DR. C. D. FAMBROUGH \ Chiropractor Lady Attendant Phone 653 Rylander Bldg., Americus, Ga. ELECTRIC FAN SALE Beginning Monday morning and continuing during the week I will sell my electric fans at 20 per cent reduction. this is a great saving from the regular price on electric fans, and the hot weather has just begun. These fans are made by General Electric and Westinghouse and are fully guaranteed. Terms Cash. W. W. M’NEILL Hampton and Plum Street 1 Phone 27 I VggjjKJfjhn Ai nslev J&che Copyright 19Q4, NEA Service Inc lIIHIIE JIEWEILIEID CA'SKIEIf I suppose that the same quahtj of imagination which lifts me above the rest of those whom socle|g « pleased to call outlaws, is respon sible for the feeling of indignation which possesses me when I look upon any brutality. I am not mat ter-of-fact; 1 am an artist. And the artist, more keenly in tune with what-ought-to-be than the material minded man of business, resents any imperfection, whether it be of the body or of the spirit. And here were both! The hunch back, imperfect of body—and the superstitious lout, imperfect of spirit, who stroked the hump. They were standing on the curb, at the corner of Fifty-ninth street pnd Fifth avenue, waiting for a break in traffic which would per mit them to cross the street. I was doing the same thing. I had walked from the snug little apartment, which at the moment I was main taining on Central Park West, across town on my way to attend an auction, on Madison Avenue. It was a balmy spring day, the sort of morning which after a blustery March revives one’s faith in the miracles of Nature. Exactly as a pretty girl revives one’s faith! 1 admit that «ny faith had been re vived several times this morning. It seemed to me that all the lovely girls of the universe had been plac ed in Central Park and on the Avenue this morning, to tantalize me with thoughts of what might have been. I, who hated the world, loved it this morning. Yet it was the hope less love of one who knows that the simple joys are denied to him. 1 felt a moisture welling beneath my lids; my eyes were filmy. Then I laughed at my sentimentality. I had made my choice months ago when, after years of deaperate struggle alongMthe paths of honesty, I had given up the unequal battle and be come one of those who prey. Suffice it that no young girl would ever be harmed by me —and even knowing me might some day cause her irreparable damage. As flii Qac w I THREW THE LOUT ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. I have said in one of my previous mernors, like Kipling’s cat’ I walk alone. So, because I was in a softened mood, as well as because I am an artist and a gentleman, I felt a surge of pity for the hunchback, and a surge of wrath against the man who stood beside him. For this latter person rubbed the crip ple’s hump. Oddly enough, although the lout seemed none too gentle, rhe cripple did not resent the action. Perhaps, poor devil, he had become so used to the brutalities of his felloe, s . that his spirit had lost its powers of resentment. A year or so ag‘o, when I had been crushed by the brutalities of life, I would have felt no indigna tion at such a sight. I had then been unable to become angry at in dignities heaped upon myself. Mora lists would tell you that I had since lost my soul, but I tell you that I had found it. A year ago, an hon est man, I would have sneered cynically; today, a thief, I took the lout by the collar and threw him across the sidewalk. The north and south-bound traf- I ic halted as the lights flickered on the tower down the Avenue; the policeman blew his whistle and waved the pedestrians to pass over. It was an opportunity, and as my bewildered victim climbed unstead ily to his feet, muttering threats, I merged with the human tide and gained the doors of a hotel across the street, slipped through its re ception-rooms and came out upon il* ifty-ninth Street, certain that I had avoided pursuit, and not worry ing about future recognition. As for the hunchback, he had not Dairy Farmers- We Thank You I Fifty Sumter county farmers who milk cows brought in cream sufficient to start our plant today. Upon the co-operation of the farmer we rely to make this business a success. 1 here’s money to be made producing cream. For this we offer a steady market at highest prices. Get On Payroll Today Save your cream and bring this in when you come to town; deliver at our plant and help develop a new in dustry here while you make money for yourself. Americus Ice Cream & Creamery Co. Cotton Avenue ‘ ( Americus, Ga. DIVING CAPS .With Chin Straps The kind you will be proud to own 75c X- 85c MURRAY’S PHARMACY The RexaU,Store Opposite P. O. , T THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER glanced my way. Byextreme caution, I eliminate accidents. Before 1 entered the acution-roorns which were my desti nation, 1 glanced over my shoulder to make certain that no offensively right-minded person was guiding upon my trail the man whom 1 had knocked down. If a policeman in tervened m a street-brawl in which I was concerned, it is conceivable jhat 1 might b c asked my means of livelihood, a question of obvious embarrassment. So I entered the auction-rooms, and took a chair in the rear. Half an hour passed before I mad a bid, and then 1 offered fifty dollars for a mediocre tapestry. I acquired it at eighty-five, gave a check to the attendant, ordered the thing sent to my arartment, and settled Back in my chair to watch the rest of the proceedings. 1 do not think it ad visable that I should be merely a spectator at auctions; a connoisseur, pven though in a small way, achieves an instant standing. And my acquisition of the tapestry prov ed that I had fair taste along with probably modest means. Os course I had not come here solely to purchase. Indeed, the tapestry would hardly conform to the color-scheme of my rooms. Once again I felt the sentiment of springtime. I wanted a home, permanence. I wanted a place where I could put things that I had acquired for the joy of acquisition, and because they belonged in that home. Deliberately I dismissed the dangerous thoughts. No man can be a success in business if he devotes his office hours to sentimental moonings; these were my office hours, and 1 was here on business. For where in the world is one more likely to have opportunity to see and study those possessed of wealth than in an auction-room where articles of tremendous value are put upon the block? And the International Auc tion Corjpany catered to a clientele of millionaires. Such bargains as my bit of tapestry only occurred when they were minor parts of a great collection. Nearly everything else was pric ed in the thousands, and did not interest me, although occasionally I noted the names and addresses of the purchasers. And then came the Gerald jewel-box. Gerald was a multimillionaire of vulgar antece dents and taste who had died a few years ago. Six months later, his widow had followed him, and thej had left heirs who chose to rid themselves of the miscellaneous col lection which the Geralds had ac quired. I could not blame the heirs, for most pf the Gerald possessions were more suited to thq walls or cabinets of a museum than to a private And when the auctioneer held up a golden box, studded with jewels, I felt embarrassment for him, com pelled as he was to declare that this article was a work of art. It was about nine inches long, six inches wide and four inches deep; and workmanship, even a high degree of craftsmanship, had been expended upon it. But the thing was too gor geous, too flamboyant, and one readily believed the auctioneer’s statement that the late Mr. Joseph Gerald had himself superintended the designing and the manufacture of the box. One also believed with out hesitation that it had cost the multi-millionaire over ninety thou sand dollars. Certainly the precious stones that studded it were Who Branded Him ** I j - HF'— 18, A ' 'I ' 9 -i r ■ '''Vvll >' ,■ ''V s. ' ‘ 'A'A- - y . fl L r Will ■u . • <• 'A <■ I < ■ ' z- / . The letters “K.K.K." are sear ed upon his back. But Rev. Orin Van Loon of Bergeley, Mich., a DeAoit suburb- insists he re members nothing of the brand ing. The minister had started for Lake Orion, Mich., to attend a Bible confernece. Nearly two weeks later he was found un- worth at least fifty thousand. But thg very idea that had given birth to the box was vulgar. It had been intended to be the receptable for certain jewels of Gerald’s wife. The thing angered me. Artists m precious metal had been debauched by Gerald’s money and forced to prostitute their gifts for beauty in order to gratify a millionaire’s vul gar whim. I wondered that anyone save a dealer in gold and jewel?, who proposed to buy the thing for its intrinsic value, should bid upon it. But Gerald’s death had not rid the world of vulgarity. The bidding opened at ten thou sand dollars, and progressed rapidly to twenty-five thousand, confined to men whom I intutitively knew were dealers. Then another man took a hand. His clothing alone stamped him for what he was, a newly enriched vulgarian. For his coat was cut in the extreme of Broadway fashion; his neckwear was an offense to a gentleman, and the solitaire diamond that gleamed from its silken folds must have weighed a dozen carats. He had Summerlliyotf -g» Jlaridas Seashore Pablo v Atlantic M® Beaches -MwjOM Come, frolic in the ocean, play in the clean sand, breathe the salty breezes, fish in the surf, and motor over eighteen miles of hard beach, smooth as a board. > Enjoy every day in your own way. Dance in the pa» QITRF RMTIINC vilions, promenade the board walk, or find amusement on the recreation pier. These glorious ocean beaches are among DANCINQ 1 the summer vacation attractions of " C pISHINQ * « • W amusements Jacksonville <J Florida's Summer City | Pleasantly located on the St. Johns river, fifteen miles '- 1 * from t’< seashore, as the crow flies. j/ Cooled by ocean breezes, Jacksonville’s delightful v'l y summer climate makes golf, tennis, baseball and activg i m outdoor life taralthful and pleasure-giving. I ■' x Jacksonville’s new 18-hole, municipal golf course is / the admiration of golf enthusiasts. Public tennis and Z sp, !l ? * rogue courts playgrounds and shady parks. I 1 requent band concerts, motion picture houses open every day. Daily river trips up the St. Johns. Excellent X'Z- Sil' automobile roads to Caches, river resorts, and Florida , 4ft beauty spots. Ample hotel and housing accommodations. ® U ifcgs 'j /i 1 1 hrough trains to Jacksonville from central points in n- i V \ Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Main Tj I ' t J highways lead to the city, so come by train or automobile. || I Jjll I bor any desired information about Jacksonville write Am ww Qty Advertising Department Room 118, City Hall, Jacksonville, Florida C Ask your local passenger agent about 'wj WU ' . Bt;mm er railroad fares to Jacksonville, Florid* 1| ' ? “ GEORGIA-FLORIDA DAY, AUGUST 21 EVERYBODY WELCOME B WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 23 1924 conscious on the streets of Bat tle Creek. He had lost 30 pounds and his hair had turned from gray to white. Doctors de clared he had been drugged. Rev. Van Loon said he recalled nothing from the time he cashed a check at a bank in Royal Oak, near his home, until he awakened in the hospital in Battle Creek. not been born to money; long ac quaintance with it would have in culcated in him a few, at least, of the fundamentals of correct attire. His nose was a mere blob, piglike. His eyes, peeping over rolls of fat, were also porcine. His forehead slanted back, and his heavy jaws and jutting chin made him animal like. Another of the filthy prof teers who had grown fat upon the sufferings of the world! Another of those persons wh<s had risen from the depths during civilization’s great convulsion. I could picture the wife of this man; as loathsome as himself, doubtless. Also I could picture the priceless jewelry that would go into that box. For if a man would give sixty-five thousand dollars—it whs knocked down to him at that price —for a place in which to put his jewels, what were the jewels them selves worth? The mere thought made me dizzy. If I could get my hands upon that . box when it was filled, the fancies (that spring had put into my mind today might be possible to me. One num 18 DISCUSS BBK W. T. Anderson and T. L. Kirk. Patrick to Be Principal Speak ers Before Club ATLANTA, July 23.—Support ers of good roads movements i n Georgia and members of the Geer gia general assembly are to gathe here tonight at the invitation the Atlanta Kiwanls Club for banquet and discussion of bond i sues for highways. Statehouse officials also ai expected to be present. The project of a state bond sue to be used to build a gt system of paved highways all 1 the state will be the principal J of the evening. W. T. Aanderson, editoaH Macon Telegraph and high commissioner of the state, and T L Kirkpatrick, president of the chamber of commerce of Charlotte N. C. will deliver the principal &( j’ dresses. An auto speeder discovers his mistake by accident. of those young girls whose eyes had seemed inviting on the 4venue to day— “ Sold to Mr. Marcus Anderson,” said the auctioneer. Slumped down in my chair, fum ing with hatred toward Anderson, I straightened up when I heard his name. For there wer e few people “who had not heard of Anderson. H e was supposed to have become, dur ing the war, one of the richest men in the world. My appraisal of him had been absolutely correct, and niy vanity was tickled that, even in so slight a matter, I. had not erred. I watched him go to a desk ami write a check. My eyes followed him as he came down the aisle and passed through the door. He came so close to me that th e skirt of his coat brushed my knees. Mr. Ander son, as he climbed into his enormous towncar, did not know how nearly he had escaped a violent attack. (Continued in Our Next Issue) Jacksonville, Florida THE HOTEL ALBERT ? ON WEST ADAMS ST. NEAR MAIN | A convenient and comfortable j place to stop. Cool rooms, clean I beds, running water and telephone i in each room. Airy parlors and s porch ; elevator. Downtown, near everything, yet away from noise | of heavy traffic. Motion pictures, j 1 shops, golf, surf bathing, fishing. Popular with Georgia patrons. | SPECIAL SUMMER RATES $1.50 DP i
