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PAGE FOUR Published by The Times-Recorder Co., vane.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Knteied » »«>n« clua ■.«« at th* vortofflol M American, Georgia, aeeording to the Act of Cengn>*. The AMochred Frew Is oxdodrely entitled te th* nee for the republicatioS” of all ntnra die* gatchev credited to it or not othenrfoe credited te title paper and aleo the local aews published here* In- All right of republication of special dhpaiehea are aleo reserved. ■* . | , | || |l«|— National Advertising Representatives, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, Brunswick Bldg.. Nov Torkj Vnulee* Gas Bldg.. Chicago, A THOUGHT Better i» a little with righteous ness, than great revenues without righc.—Prov. 16:8- ... Heaven itself has ordained the right.—Washington. On Toward Victory John W. Davis, Democracy’s standard-bearer, has assumed the initiative and is placing his opponents on the defensive. He is demonstrating a sympathy and an; understanding of the problems that face the country which neither of his opponents seem to possess. His fearless ness and superb statesmanship is literally sweeping him and his party on toward a Democratic victory in the fall. Only a few weeks ago, Demo cratic leaders were saying that the party “had only a chance.’’ Today, such is their optimism, almost without exception, they believe success is already theirs. More than * 8,000 people crowded the great Omaha audi torium Saturday night, listening intently to one of Mr. Davis’ masterly addresses. In that speech he “sold” himself to the Western farmers by demonstrat ing his evident understanding of the problems that face Ameri can agriculture. Not satisfied with gaining their faith, he point ed them to away out of their financial troubles, giving them a real solution of the problems when he said: “The Democratic party has a definite program by means of which we hope to restore to the farmer the economic equality of which he has been unjustly de prived. . We undertake: “To adopt an international poli cy of such co-operation, by di rect, official, instead of indirect and evasive unofficial means, as will re-establish the farmers ex port market by restoring the in dustrial balance in Europe and the normal flow of international trade with the settlement of Eu rope’s economic problems. “To adjust the tariff so that the farmer and. all other classes can buy again in a competitive mar ket. “To reduce taxation, both di- ■ rect and indirect, and by strict economy to lighten the burdens of government. “To readjust and lower rail and water rates, which will make our markets, both for the buyer and the seller, national and in i' ternational instead of regipnal and local. • “To brinv about the early com pletion of international water way systems for transportation and to develop our water power for cheaper fertilizer for use on our farms. “To stimulate by every proper governmental activity the prog ress of the co-operative market ing movement and the establish ment of an export marketing ■ corporation or commission in or der that the exportable surplus may rot establish the price of the whole crop. “To secure for the farmer cred its suitable for his needs. “This is our platform and our program; and if elected I purpose with the aid of a Democratic Congress to put it into effect. Mr. Davis will assume full re sponsibility for himself, his ap pointees and his party, if elect ed, for he says in tones that ring with sincerity: “According to my view, the re sponsibility for providing such an administration rests unon the shoulders of him who is chosen to be President of the United States. He may share with oth ers the burdens of the task; his responsibility he cannot divide. It is his business to select fit men for office, and when mistakes in selection-“are made to be prompt in their correction. He need not wait for Congressional commit tees or grand juries to point them out; nor can he or the party that he Jeads escape responsibility on the plea of general good charac ter or fair intent. It is his busi ness to give the people a govern ment hoTjrjSt.all the way through. If such U the wish of the Ameri can people I shall not seek to es cape thq; duty <> r avoid the res sponsihility for its performance.” Mr. Davis believes the chief complaint of agriculture today is that it no linger enjoys eco nomic equality with industry and commerce. Placing the blame for this condition on the Republican party, the Democrat ic nominee declared it was “ig norant or insincere" to cry out against the farm bloc in Con gress as if it were a new thing. Denouncing the oppressive Fordnejjj|4cCumber tariff law, |Vlr. DfflWs charged the Repub- Keans with having sought *to de lude the farmers with false promises. When the price of wheat and corn fell after the en actment of the tariff law, the promised relief of the farmer was seen to be “pure political faction,” he declared. He charges the Republican administration with "economic blindness" in its foreign policies, saying: “When the war was over, it should have been clear to every one that the first duty which the government of the United States was called upon to perform was to assist in the prompt and per manent restoration of those na tions who were our chief custom ers. Instead of that we chose,, under Republican guidance, to shut our eyes to the needs of Europe and our own best inter ests, to declare for a policy of isolation and leave the nations exhausted by the war to make their own wa.y out of thjeir diffi-. culties. “At the bottom of the Euro pean problem lies and has lain, ever since the armistice the ques tion of reparations. In 1919 President Wilson asked permis sion of Congress to appoint arf American representative on the> reparation commission. In a spir it of partisan jealousy it was de nied. And for five long years,, so far as we were concerned, wi left that question bedevil the: economic life of Europe and de lay the hour when Germany and the other defeated nations might be restored to health and be able once more to contribute to the economic prosperity of the world. “Today we hear from those most responsible for this state of affairs loud praise and self-con gratulation over the fact that Americans participated in the re cent reparations conference that, brought forth the so-called Dawes report. That’report is even claim ed as a diplomatic victory for an administration that time and time again disclaimed in most positive terms all responsibility for the presence of General Dawes and his colleagues, or any participation in the preparation of thejr report. “I have no desire to decry that report, and I have every wish that it may prove a step along the way.. I am not even disposed to debate with those who talk as if it were the end of the journey instead of merely the first milestone. But I resent the belated attempt to capitalize its possibilities as a political asset. “If Americans have, in fact, by their unofficial presence, ac complished or aided in this result, it lays a crushing burden of blame and responsibility on the shoulders of those who for, five Jong years prevented any form of American participation.” The West Virginian’s success in the West is equal to that which he met in the East, where he discussed other topics, more vital to that section. Has the party a fair chance to win? It would seem so. His every utterance is meeting with enthusiasm from one end of the country to the other. He has the confidence of the East and his reception in the West would indicate that he is making votes as he travels toward the Pacific. With a few Western States and one or two States in the East there’s no possibility of defeat. The Solid South will be his with its 114 electoral votes. Then there are 72 votes in these States .that border the South— that is, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ken tucky, Missouri and Oklahoma. That is 186 or the 266 neces sary for election. In other words, if Mr. Davis secured the Solid South and the border States, he is short only 80 elec troal votes. Can he garner in these 80 votes? It certainly is reasonable to suppose that he can and will with all of the East, the Central West and the Far West to draw from. { OPINIONS OF x ? OTHER EDITORS J IT WILL BE “RESURRECTION DAY.” LaFollette thinks he can car ry Georgia. If he does Alexan der Stevens, Ben Hill, Tom Wat son, and every other of our pa triots and statesmen 9 ill turn up in their graves.—Butler Herald. The Macon News prints a pic ture of Young Stribling holding up his father and mother. We have thought for some time he was theii principal means of support.” But why eulogize Strib? There are many other young men who have won equal distinction.—Savannah Press, CONQUERING THE LOWLANDS. Scattered through the Ap palachian highlands are large families inadequately housed and who are seeking to extract a liv ing from a few hillside acres which should never have been cleared of its original timber growth. These large familieo, representing the primitive strain of American citizenship, are a priceless heritage, and should be nurtured with the most zealous care. Among the children of these hardy mountaineers may be found the raw materials' from which a vast army of small home owners who may conquer tne va cant spaces of the lowlands and create populous and thriving com munities where now nothing I exists.—Atlanta Constitution. LjkpW&QiKXOL) It's really uncanny how coats get his nanny; just shirt sleeves are better, says he. And brushes and combs were not made tor n.en’s domes ’cause they’re feminine-like as can be. His tie may be tied in the regular place, but it’s never a thought that he gives it. His styles have a real independent like trace. 1 s HIS life—so h e honestly lives it. The fashions that come and the fashions that go never bother this fellow at all. He wears what he pleases; the world can all know that he scoffs at the dress-parade call. Suspenders hang out where all people may see and they re never old-fashioned to him. He feels from the pressure of belts he is free; just another original whim. Yep, he does as he likes and it’s comfort he gets. And by slaves of mere fashion he’s eyed. His outward appearance may be one that frets, but at least he is honest inside. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TO DAY (From The Times-Recorder. Sept 9, 1914.) Miss Mary Granberry entertain ed at a lovely party Thursday even ing in honor of her two visitors, Mjss Willie Ogletree and Miss An nie Ogletree, of Columbus, pro gressive conversation and rook were played. At a late hour ices ;and cakes were served by Misses Mary Alice Lingo and MiSdred Granberry. On the afternoon of Tursday the third of September, Joe Sutton, Jr. was host to about thirty-five little friends at his home on Furlovz street. The occasion of this de lightful affair was the young hosts seventh birthday. Friends of Conductor George Pool of the Seaboard, were glad to see him upon the streets yesterday, following a recent accident which has confined him to his home for several weelxs. In climbing upon his train at Collins, rung of the iron ladder is said to have broken and he fell down an enbankment. Col J. E. Shipp was the lucky locater of a loose lot of “long green” a day or two ago, which he picked up while strolling over the pretty surburb farm of his son. Brooks Shipp, near Americus. Col. SJiipp counted the bills carefully and fund that they corresponded exactly with a like sum in his pocket. Mr. Robert S. Pryor, who has upon his farm near Americus, one pf the largest pecan groves in this section, was in the city yesterday, and gave an interesting statement of the prospect for a fine nut crop which he thinks will be the best in j years. He has 1,500 or 1,800 trees. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times-Recorder. Sept 9, 1904.) When it comes to landing' big game, Thad Glover is at the front. He caught a turtle yester day four feet long and weighing seventy pounds even. Farm wagons hauled 675 bales of cotton to Americus yesterday. Ten dollars to one thar no other cotton market in Georgia recieved that number. The next wedding bulletined by Madame Rumor is that of a charm ing young widow and popular mer chant, in the very near future. Miss Hattie Mae Ross is the guest of friends in Albany for a few days leaving yesterday'. Miss Sarah Wheeler who has been at the Chicago University dur ing the summer months, has return ed to her home in Americus. The paving of Jackson street, with Alabama gravel is at last about to begin, and the work will be inaugurated not later than Wed nesday or Thursday next, aaccord ing to present plans of the Sea board Railway. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Seig have is sued cards to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Maggie May Seig, to Mr. Emmett C. Etheridge. Che rites will be solemnized on Wednes day evening, Sept. 28th at their residence on Lee street, south, and witnessed by many friends of the bride and groom elect. Scores of old veterans here are going to the great reunion in Rome next week. It will be a grand oc casion for the old boys in gray. thirty years ago today (From The Times-Recorder. Sept 9, 1894.) There is a good deal of gossip among the railroad men relative to the recievership of the Sam rail road. It is more than probable (that new receivers will be appoint ed for this road in a few weeks. The At Home Club will be enter tained by Misses Chole Belle and Gertrude White at the residence of Mfrs. H. S. Johnson Taylor street. Thurslay evening next. The pro gramme for the evening will be- a Cindrella Party. The farmers of Sumtsr are per haps in a bettter condition than they have been since the war. The reason of this is that Ihey have lived economically and raised such things as it takes to constitute the necessaries of life at home, and thereby owe less. A lady living near Americus is coining money by making hats from shucks. They are easily made, are inexpensive and dozens of them are to Ibe seen bn the streets here every day. Social Americus will welcome the return home of one of its fair' " THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER i est favorites, Miss’ Jennie Hollis, who has been the guest of friends in West Point for the past several weeks. Ae few more days like yesterday will bring broad smiles to the faces of the merchants and business men of Americus. Perhaps the busiest places abuot town were rhe cotton warehouses. While receipts were hardly as large as the day before, 326 bales were brought in by wag on alone. These were quickly sold and nearly SIO,OOO turned loose in the channels of trade. Appte DISEASED The trouble isn’t so much that we have too many laws, but that too much time is wasted enforcing the. wrong ones. Here’s the case. Every community has an ordinance pgainst spitting on sidewalks, in street cars and other public places. Few local regulations arc more im portant, yet how often is the ex pectorater arrested? If you can think of anything that, should be safeguarded more than the public’s health, trot it forth. ,’rifie victim of . the most terrible con tagious 1 diseases can spit .all over the walk without much danger or tirrest. But let him get caught buying a flask of whisky or violat ing parking rifles. ’RUSSIA I Russia’s harvest of leading grain crops this, year will be about the same as last year, claims the S'oivet government in an official report. Last year’s crops {tvere sufficient for home nee<(s and in addition fur nished considerable for., export. There’ll still be famine districts, just as India exports wheat and China ships out egg| during the worst famines. There is very lit tle patriotism in commerce, though H lot of oratory about it. BEER More beer is drunk by the aver age person in Barvaria than any oth er country—67 gallons a year for every man, woman and child. Thats’ about a pint and a half a day apiece. It seems rather tem perate to a nation whose national drink for generations was corn or rye whisky. FRENCH France is celling to other coun tries at the rate of three billion francs a year in excess of what she’s buying in the form of imports. Even though the franc is away be low par, this leaves her snug trade balance. Her military machine will spend the money quickly, if any is left over after paying pen sions and rebuilding devastated dis tricts. Funds to repay what she borrowed from our .Liberty Bond sales are not apt to flow our way for a long time—if ever. BACK International trade between na tions is steadily increasing—get ting back toward normal after the war time upset. It’s difficult to tell just how much, on account of the almost constant changes in foregn money values. But, in the first six months this year, the tonnage of exports from seven leading coun tries showed a gain ovei the cor responding period of 1923, and in imports five gained while only two dropped. The ploughshares, beaten from swords, will soon be as busy as ever WASP-WAIST The wasp-waist is returning to torture women and injure the next generation of babies, corset makers claim. Already the wasp-waist is appearing here and there in Europe. They predicted the same thing about hoop skirts. Bobbed has been doomed times over. High French heels have started our way again innumerable times, and never -;r rived. American women no longer ape crazy fashions willingly. They increasingly dress for health and comfort, possibly in tutively sensing that men are more attracted by natural feminine beau ty than by caricatures of it. Directed in the right channels al most any debutante’s efforts to be popular would elect her io office. Many a man is glad to see his daughter marry so he can sit in the parlor again. J - OUR BOARDING HOUSE . Ahern L'KE J VjELL, VIELL-> BE AGAItI.W scT\ APPLES fir. DUGAkJ Hoople beem back im ohcY AfJD MR. DtfOtJ! GO'S AkV AR’E goiklG oMER <SAOcE AGAIO. 9TAkJDik)g IAM GLAD vJeYOkI KkIOCKoT LIKE TA' MR 3 rSgOED ALL KpTX I To SEE Yod BACK aROi3CD-Tl)' L.Aklr> SERVICE.. oVER-TM’ -HOVlASiri AGAJkJ ’ —YO’J MjWnJ' AT v)E PLANED fOIWRV LIKE ' .' : CAti UaUemour Motel© f g-TMiuitie pooka a pullmak) C.AMEOLD ArtS-Urt-ARE OU IM, >0 OEARW : RQOKAOkITHE wjETbO LATeTo EVERY CIYV- a-IM IRD FLOOR’“J GUES©-TH’ ] I FOR A FACK .’J f 7/Wil 4.A Wil /Bw |BSi\ la v ' \ jurß o Nhumiiiiii g W- _ rYuSAkI \ I,l ’-’l. I' v xl ' Sei VIIT. 111. .1 y THE STANDARD Special Blanket Sale At $4.95 Golden Seal Fancy Plaid■ Blankets, in all good colors; size 66x80; good weight. At $4.75 Nashau Fancy Blankets; warm, durable, washable blankets; fancy designs; size 66 xB4. At $10 —Golden Seal all wool Blankets, size 66x80; fancy plaid designs; extra good weight. At $3.00 olden Gray or White Blankets, siz e 64x74; good weight. Boys’ Fall Knee Pants Suits At Great Savings $4.95, $6.50, $7.50 and $lO Fancy Cheviots, Casimeres,, Gray, Brown and Brown and Gray mix tures, Pin Stripes, Peg Top Trous ers with belt loops and watch pock ets; all sizes. Ladies’ $5 to $6 Fall Hats at $2.98 Just unpacked; exceptional quali ty, fine Lyons Velvet used, Panne Velvet and Velour combinations; dasplayed on special counters, choice $2.98 Special Value in Men’s Half Hose, 6 Prs. for $1 Regiflarly 25c pair, fast black and seamless, spliced heels and toes, complete run of sizes; here just now 6 pairs for SI.OO Dainty Envelope Chemise At 75c and SI.OO Os White Batiste, prettily trim med with lace and hemstitching, small silk flowers embroidered. Still Plenty of the 15 Cent Gingham The sale has been going on for more than one week and there’s still good picking in this lot of ex cellent Gingham at 15c. The best 25c Gingham in Americus is no bet ter than the Gingham that we are offering in our September Sale at 15c yar<j; all colors and over one hundred patterns; suitable for chil dren’s school dresses, ladies dress es, men’s shirts, boys’ waists, etc.; all colors guaranteed. Continued for this week at yard 15c Standard Worjc Shirts for Men at 59c Made of Golden Rule Chambray; will stand hard washing and hard wear. We are offering these shirts just a little below the wholesale price for this week; sizes 14 1-2 to 17, each 59c Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS. GA. I Cl A|V S' ma(Je on Improved Nsjfarm lands at cheap est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given Money secured promptly. We have now outstanding over $1,100,000 on farms in Sumter county alone, with plenty more to lend. 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