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PAGE SIX .TIMES-RECCIDBB PUBUSBKD 1«7» Published by The Times-Recorder Co., fine.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Entered » tecond d«M Bitter at the poetottlm U Americus, Georgia, loeordiog te Um Art ei CoQfIM*. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled l« the vee* for the republication" of all news die* patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to paper and also the local bewa published here* Bn. All right of republication of special diapatahes are also reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST LANDIS ft KOHN, Brunswick Bldg.. New York; peoples’ Gas Bldg.. Chicago. A THOUGHT - Every one of us shall give ac count of himself to God.—Rom. 14:12. Moral conduct includes every thing in which men are active and for which they are accountable. — Emmons. 11l I » ■ '■ 1 '"'l 1— -» • The Terrible Mr. Ford One W. H. Payton, describ ed in the news as the executive head and founder of “I he As sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment" is after the scalp of Henry Ford. Payton is not alone, for here and there a wet editor" takes a pot-shot at the maker of flivvers. It sems that Mr. Ford has giv en orders to discharge any one found in possession of "whisky breaths," and Payton says Ford has organized a "smelling squad to locate the culprits Payton further declares that Ford’s or der is an invasion of the rights of free-born Americans, and that "big business" is using pro hibition to reduce American workmen to a state of peonage. Well, now, that’s terrible; it’s shocking; it’s alarming. If Henry Ford starts anything like that in Georgia, it might be nec essary to call an extra session of the Legislature to deal with so momentous a question. If a bloated-faced, red-eyed, nervous wreck staggers into your plant the "morning after the night before," with knees shaky and hands a-tremble, you must be let go to work. Surely! For Mr. Payton says as much. If this old booze barrel wrecks your machine worth thousands of dollars; if he pulls the wrong lever and sends a fellow-work- ■ man into the Land Beyond; if he saws off his own arms—why, let him go to it. Mr. Ford must not interfere. Mr. Ford can buy other machinery, he can pay liabilities for injured and killed workmen, but he must not interefere with the "rights” of a free-born American to do as he darn pleases with Mr. Ford’s property Isn’t that a nice kettle of fish? All the extremists are not on the side of the Anti-Saloon League; there are fools "for and agin.’’ If Mr. Ford can’t discharge a drunken workman, neither can .you. Mr. Merchant, Banker or Farmer. Female Bootleggers Among the most successful bootleggers are women. It is easier for them to operate than men. They are not so easily spotted or suspected. Mrs. Elizabeth T. Stanley, president of the Indiana W. C. T. U , before the conference of the World League Against Al coholism, declared— “ Some of the meanest bootlcg- Igers in America are women. “They are too smart for the male enforcement officers,” she said. “You need a woman offi cer to catch a woman bootleg ger. “Making heroes of bootleg gers” was another evil Mrs. Stanley condemned. “There is too much sympathy wasted on them. We must rid ourselves of maudlin sentimentality.” Rich women are a stumbling block to law enforcement. Mrs. Stanley urged that the federal government appoint wo men prohibition agents to catch female bootleggers. Shortly after the World War it was generally gossiped about Atlanta that a former Atlanta society girl was making thous ands in her bootlegging enter prise, associated with her hus band. One of her erstwhile friends said she could drive her high-powered car from Atlanta to Savannah and return three times a week without fear of mo lestation; no one would think of stopping her as she sped across the state. She was heavily arm ed and undoubtedly would have shot any man who attempted to stop her. But that was six years ago. The prohibition agents are not so courteous these days. Now they shoot—and search later. Unification The question of unity be tween the Methodist churches of the United States, particularly the Northern and Southern churches, is being discussed by many editors. The editor of the Commerce News recently commented as follows: Some of th eye Southern Meth odists fear equality with the ne gro if a union between the two branches of Methodism is permit ted. Wonder what these ’ieople will do when they get to Heavin and find some negroes there — will they demand of St Peter that the negro be pushed off in to a corner to themselves? Ami will the same demand he made of other nationalities .vh > are m feror to the negro? What : s the basis of our prejudice against the negro, anyhow? As a race, they are inferior, but by reason of that fact, they are entitled all the more to consideration. It is the man, the nation or the tribe that is down that most needs help and sympathy. The question has already been before the General Conference and the plan of unification adopted with but few dissenting votes. It comes up in 1925 be fore each of the several state conferences of the Methodist Church, South. The opposition, seemingly now only slight, hinges on the negro question and sectional prejudices still existing in the hearts of a few. Which Rules You? Don’t live too much in the past, but look with confidence toward the future. If mistakes there be, profit by them. Do not allow some of the action of one unguarded moment to shackle you for life. In one of his magazines, Bcrnarr MacFadden has the fol lowing editorial, "Living Down the Past, which may contain a message of cheer to some down cast soul: The past is a great bugaboo to some people. To others it is an inspiration. It depends largely upon the in dividual viewpoint—not always upon its special character. We all make mistakes. Some are able to learn from them—to use them as stepping stones to higher and better thiife. Oth ers are weighed down fiy them almost beyond recall. Therefore, the influence of your past, whether for good or evil, depends upon your attitude towards it. We are all human and not necessarily infallible. And re gardless of the difficulties asso ciated with living down your past, do not lose' heart. You may feel disgraced seem ingly beyond recall. You may have committed sins that you be lieve will never be forgiven, but the greater your mistakes the more you should be able to learn from them, and the more deter mination you should try to arouse to better your status. Anyway, the past is gone. It is dead beyond recall. You may harbor it, cling to it, but unless it inspires, uplifts, strengthens, you should drop it as you would any dead thing. Do not shackle yourself to a corpse of the past. It is dead and gone. You cannot alter it. Let the dead bury its dead. Remember that today is yours to use to your best advantage. The future also belongs to you and what you do today will in fluence your activities tomorrow and many tomorrows to come. But that particular part of the past that is not an inspiration should not be allowed to handi cap your efforts. The past has made you what you are. Your body and your character have been moulded by it. But every day we are to a certain extent made over. Each year finds us different in body, character and soul, and those who allow the past to drag them down are in the grasp of a bad mental attitude. Therefore, if you want the fu ture to be different from the paSt, if you want to benefit by the mistakes which you have made, se ethat each day represents an up-building force. Occupy, your mind with that which builds character, determi nation. Make your body strong with exercise and wholesome food, and then you will possess the en ergy needed to fight the battle of life. Thus you can redeem yourself, cleanse your soul, strengthen your body and mind, and regard less of what the past may have been you should ultimately be able to look the world square ly in the fact with the feeling that victory is within your reach. The Salvation Army lass tells her street audience that “A MAN may be down, but if he’s a real man, is never OUT.” A wise man may burn his fingers once; only a fool the second time. Experience is a great and wise teacher, if we would but heed her voice. The beauties of the sky, the trees and the flowers are seen by him who looks up and on. Gutter gazing reveals only the filth, scum and refuse. Look the world in the face, give every man a square deal and demand the same from him. DIIOMI- ' Perhaps you've been ’way for a number of years; away from your mother and dad. And then comes the thought that undoubt edly cheers; a feeling that makes you feel glad. You want to go back to see how things look; just to act as you did when a kid. You want to eat food that your mother will cook, and of homesickness really get rid. • You’ve traveled around in the various states and you’ve been on your own for a spell. You’ve left the home ties just to play with the fates for an outcome that no one can tell. Perhaps you’ve made good or perhaps you’ve made bad, but whatever your story may be, you always are welcome with mother and dad ’cause it’s YOU that they’re achin' to see. It s natural for youth to step out in the world. It’s natural for young folks to roam. It’s nice to go ’way when ambition’s un furled, but it’s nicer to travel back home. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Opinions of Other Editors-- Serious and Otherwise PLANTS WILL CAN TOMATOES The by-products plants at Marshallville and Montezuma are being equipped to can tomato pulp after the peach season is oyer. The officials of these two plants are desirous of having as many farmers as possible put out a small acreage of tomatoes this season.—Montazuma Georgian. WHY WAIT TILL MORNING Business man: “Why did you leave your last place?” Young Lady Applicant: “I was caught kissing my employer, sir.” Business man: “Ur-rum, you can start in the morning.”—Grif fin News. THINKS ORATORS DANGEROUS. I like Andrew Mellon better than ever, «since learning that ne cannot make a speech. If there is anything certain, it is that the capable orators are pretty general ly dangerous men.—Ed Howe’s Monthly. DE VALERA’S FREEDOM President Cosgrave, of the Irish Free State, has been Very wise to release Eamon de Val era and Austin Stack from prison. The world has watched with dis tress the discord between Irish Free Staters and Irish Republicans. It rejoices in every evidence that this discord is pass ing.—Atlanta Georgian. ALARMING, IF TRUE One of the chief factors in the physical decline of the human race, no doubt, is that the parlor has eclipsed the kitchen in impor tance. We 101 l around on soft cushions and easy chairs while the kitchen—-the nutrition factory of the family—is left to darkness, filth and ignorance.—Fort Valley Leader. JUST A DEMOCRAT Mr. Davis should pray to be de livered from his friends. He is being claimed by some as a “pro gressive,” is said by others to be a “conservative” and not less an able and distinguished authority than our own congressman has characterized him as a “progres sive conservative,” whatever that is. As wo understand it, Mr. Davis is a plain democrat, without any frills and furbelow's.-—Daw son News. NOT EASY-UNDER THE CIRCUMSTNCES. Jim Holloman of the Atlanta Constitution says Georgia is con trolled politically by the Ku Klux and gives some very substantial evidence to back his statements. Charlie Brown, our friend and next door neighbor, reproves Mr. Holloman for his severity of ex pression, but if Charlie had the same thunder and was on the other side of the political game he would not mince words him self. We know he wouldn’t be cause we’ve seen him tried. No one has ever gone after the Ku Kluxers in any severer terms than he and he should be the last one to question the privilege of Mr. Holloman to have his say. Af ter all it is no easy job to keep consistent and mix in politics. Vienna News. DISCOVERING THE TOMATO It has taken almost a century for the humble tomato to arrive to its present dignity in the Uni ted States. It first attracted attention because of its heart red color, and some romantic person gave it thp title of love apple. The name tomato comes from th e Mexican word tumati. The tomato was long known to the Africans and the Malawi. At the end of the sixteenth cen tury it was noted in Europe, and was spoken of by the Dutch as early as 1583, as good to eat with pepper, salt and oil. In the United States in the early nineteenth century, it was raised as food for swine. In 1828 at Charleston, S. C., it was men tioned as an edible fruit by the editor of an agricultural paper. It was introduced into New Jersey in 1830 by Pete Bogart as a gar den product.—New York Times. JUST COMMON FOLjCS The Progressive Farmer; i The. distinguished citizens in your community may not me the ones who have been horn 'into a place and position in society; but it is likely that theye are the un - known father and mother in the I unknown home, rearing for ’ THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDERS decency and God some unknown children whose characters will be come the backbone of the next generation. Real greatness is often un known, save to God, and the very few who can appreciate worth. Never despair if your name has only three entrances into the local paper—birth,.marriage, death. If it proves to be the birth of some one of goodness, the marriage of a real man or woman, and the death of a soul that will be miss ed, it is enough newspaper notoriety for a saint.—Progres sive Farmer. PROHIBITION •»'>%., ' - < r Liquor distilling in Cuba is de veloping on such a big scale that it “bids fair to rival the Cuban sugar industry,” says Major Henri Chaus sin of the Bacardi Rum Co. The reason, of course, is the hug e amount of hooch smuggled into the United States. Prohibition is a gi gantic economic problem rather than a moral one. It was brought about primarily to make people work more and squander less. It has resulted in a hug e surplus of American grains that formerly were used to make whisky. Now it creates alcoholic traffic rivaling the gigantic sugar industry in Cuba. * * * PROFITABLE In the 12 months ended June 30, exports from our country increased nearly 355 million dollars compared with th e preceding 12 months. And imports similarly were reduced by almost 224 million dolars. Total exports exceeded imports by 755 million dollars. That’s a nice snug little balance. It delights peo. pie who don’t believe that imports must exceed exports if we’re ever to get back the war loan we made to Europe. * * * LAND The largest ranch in America be comes larger. It’s in Texas, owned by Mrs. Henrietta M. King. She adds by purchase 34,000 acres to her “pasture” of 1,200,000 acres. “Great open spaces” is a good name for that country. City people, barbering grass in yards the size of bed quilts, will sigh with envy. Willie, who runs the lawn mower, won’t. * * * broken His neck was broken two months without his knowing it. Then James Scott, farmer, walked into a hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., to h arn why he had such peculiar pains. If he had known the truth during those two months, he’d probably have died of fright. Maladies are not imaginary, but imagination can make them worse than they reallv are. * * * SUBMARINE Have you read about Uncle Sam’s nggest submarine boat, recently launched? It’s the V-l, first of a Heet of nine. Length, over 341 vet. Crew, seven officers and 30 subordinates. Speed, 21 knots an hour on the surface, nine knots submerged. Me should have at least 200 of hose craft. Remember our thou sands of miles of coastline to be guarded. * * * JOY The thirsty enviously will agree that of all sad words of tongue or pen the saddest are these, by Henri Chaussin of Bacardi Rum Ce. “I have some Bacardi rum that is 50 years old. It is worth a king’:: ransom and was distilled by the orginal Emilio Bacardi, a great artist in this field. It is a trial for me to keep it. I am offered for tunes for it. Yet I still hold to it. I shall hold to it. When my heart is sad and lonely, I go to the cava and inhale the fragrant aroma of the half-century-old priceless rum and feel at pence with the world.” * * * * p'etch a doctor! An Old Soak has just fainted. LITTLE CARTOON FULLA KICKS r ' y ---X\ fw M TfeT 'fi f x . _ _l -I ' ' tlri / F AT Old Days In Americus < TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. August 2, 1914.) The fact that two brothers, Messrs. James and Earl Humber, fire confined to the same room as the result of appendicitis operations is somewhat unusual. Mr. James Humber was operated upon a week ago by the Doctors Wise at Plains, while Earl Humber was operatea upon yesterday. Both patients are brothers of W. M. Humber, of Americus, are dbing well. Americus warehouses held 25 bales July cotton yesterday, an un precedented record, and indicating an unusually early crop movement. But no one wants cotton now, with the dogs of war in Europe—our market for cotton—let loose. This week two campaign crowds have been at Myrtle Springs, one from Ellaville chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Roney Jordan, and the other of Americus people chaperon ed by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Griff Eldridge, and Mrs. Willis McArthur. Friday evening Mrs. Lawson Stapleton was the hostess at a small dance at her home on Church street. Miss Lula Hay and Miss Elinor Tillman have gone to St. Louis, New York and Cincinnati, to pur chase their lines of fall millinery. Mrs. John T. Taylor of Americus and sister, Mrs. Allen E. Chappci, of Macon, have gon e to Clayton near Tallulah Falls, where they will spend several weeks very pleasant ly. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. August 2, 1904.) Mr. U. B. Harrold went to Savan nah yesterday to attend an impor tant meeting of the board of di rectors of the Central Railway. A marriage of interest to Ameri cus friends of the bride and groom pccurred Sunday evening at Ogle thorpb when Miss Luki McLenaon was a visitor there but through thq BWIIK &VS' Nature cares for animals. You never see a gold fish fanning. There is something radically wrong with one who is too radical. Things could be worse.' Just sup pose you had to lather your lawn before cutting the grass. Expert says '.here are about five million rats in America, so yen might read this to ycur cat. S...mner will be over in a few more weeks. I.ong may it stay ever. The Chinese invented kites, and their government is always going up like one. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 68 Pay Phonej 88 and 231 _ SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST •> . •- --- ■. - . i~ - ——„ -i,, importunities of Mr. Johnson now becomes a permanent resident. Mr. Will Green Turpin has leased the residence on Church street just vacated by Mr. T. J. Griffin and will occupy it as a home today. The extensive building compris ing the plant pf the Farmers Oil Company one of Americus newest enterprises, are rapidly nearing com pletion and make up a busy hive of industry in that portion of the city. The new plant represents a cash in vestment of perhaps $50,000 and will prove a profitable enterprise for Americas. Americus epicures are now feast ing on new sweet potatoes grown here. Who care now whether the meat strike is ever settled. Judge and Mrs. Allend Fort and little daughter, Georgia, returned yesterday from Hot Springs, where ,they have been for a month. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. August 2, 1894.) The agony is "over and the Tybee contest is settled. The prize for the ugliest man in Americus receiveing the most votes was to be a weeks stay at Tybee as a guest of the T. R, Yesterday at six o’clock a bushel of votes were polled for his honor, Col. Gus Harris. The race has been conducted on a high plane. Col. Harris has won fairly and hu.n- i dreds will wash him a pleasant stay on Georgias beautiful island where he can float leisurely in the surf and happily sing what are ‘The Wild Waves saying.” Miss Helen Bellingrath of At lanta, arrived yesterday to attend the marriage of her friend, Miss Emma Council, to Mr. E. C. Parker, this morning. Messrs. Jack Britton, Sam War lick who have been employed at George D. Wheatleys store for a long while, are enjoying a short va cation. Mr. Britton will go with Wheatley and Ansley Sept. Ist while Mr. Warlick will be with Carr Glov er. Carr Gover will open a arge dry goods business in one of the Hamil stores in th e Artesian block Sep tember Ist. A complete stock is being selected in the Eastern mark ets and this young merchant will soon be ready for business. Misses Dollie Flint and Jesse Walters two pretty and popular belles of the artesian City, are the guests of Mrs. C. C. Clay for a few days at her home on Felder street. L. G. COUNCIL, President. 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