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PAGE FOUR J ■„ ■ - ~ TIMES-RECC»DIR PUBLISHED W7* ! «tR - Published by Ths Times-Recorder Co., tine.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher loterrd «• second claw matter at the poatofffaa tt Ameucua, Georgia, according te the Ad «4 Congrem. The Associated Press la exclaairely la the uee foi the republication of ail news die patches credited to it or not otherwise credited te «*• paper and also the local -*»a published here *l. Al) right of republication of special dispatches era alao reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST UWtfHS A KOHN, brunawid Bldg.. Nev Torki Gas Blds.. Chicago. A THOUGHT I _ A— • If in this life only we have hope in ChAst, we are of all men most miserable.— 1 Cor. 15:19 Sfappy are we if on the body of the resurrection we can bear the f.. face with which victorious Cliruti <- ans leave the earth. —Samuel Duf field. Those Street Paving Bonds |n a letter to the editor of The Times-Recorder, our good friend. Major lames A. Fort, questions the legality and the ■wisdom of voting $60,000 in to repave the up-town streets. Major Fort would “crystalize public sentiment against the issue,’’ which, of is his right as a patriotic citsen and voter. the question of whether bonds should or should not be voted is the business of the joeople—not of the mayor anH'Touncil or this newspaper or any clique, club or single body of citizens. It is the indi xtidual citizen who must an- -■rsWer. But we cannot agree with Ma jor Fort, it is true the bonds wijl be a tax on all of the peo ple.TTSo is the annual cost of maintenance of these wood blocks, which the city engineer says, costs practically as much each year as the annual interest on the bonds. And this cost of relaying the blocks after every long wet spell grows greater. The mayor and council are doing thfir .best to retire the present floating indebtedness of the city, some of which bears 8 per cent. Every dollar of re pair .cost to the streets takes just’.that much from the sum Ihdt Otherwise would be applied to th| FLOATING debt. Bonds will lt>ear 4 1-2 per cent inter est, whereas a part of the float ing debt bears seven and eight. The legality of the issue is questioned by Major Fort. Sev eral other attorneys, who have studied the audit and the state laws, believe the issue is legal aod have so informed the mayor gpjJ. council. One thing certain is that if the bonds are not legal ly passed they can not be sold. By inference, we understand that Major Fort would have the repaving done by assessing the cost' in the same ratio as in the litst laying of the blocks; that Js. the city paying one-third and ■ "‘■tie abutting property owners two-thirds. If this were initial paving project, we a>aid agree with Major Fort, but jr-ii ,s not - The abutting property owners ! paid two-thirds of the of paving these streets. In sp<lity they were assessed by the | ||ty $66,000 for a permanent paving. It is no fault of the property owners that they have -—not received their money’s worth. They are entitled to it and to re-assess them would not be fair, as we see it. It is simply of bad judgment on the .pHrt of some one in laying wood •> bloJks, and there is no way out the muddle except for the L-JsWle people to bear the cost. Another thing: The central “eßusiness streets are used by ev ery citizen of the city, as well as the hundreds of thousands of ■ people who come into the city 5” "for business or otherwise. The L JEjjßdilftPn these streets affect P’wv'ety citizen, every visitor. these streets are re 'paved or left to rot and decay necessarily affect the icntal or salable value of any —piece of property abutting on .e. them—certainly not for many ,^c 4 rs. j... Fort states that “higher ‘ taxes are certain to follow the reckless voting of bonds," and ’ vve presume he means that this - < ohtimplated issue is “reckless ‘ voting of bonds.” The mayor r .and council have stated em phatipally that the tax rate will NOT BE INCREASED next rr. year, that it is not necessary to q increase the rate in order to 'tnttneet the interest and principal : leaf these bonds. Already the " ''ifiayor has made a tentative es timate of next year’s budget and bases the statement of the coun- 7 cil on this estimate. As to the question of ex it* I Fausting the city's credit, mak ,7 wig. 4<, impossible to issue bonds ca*n. tor an emergency, should one anse, there is a-way outl (is ’• -lhe Ariieiicus tax rate is too high and the assessments —too low. By RAISING the assess ment and lowering the tax rate in the same latio, a bonding lee way could be established with out adding one cent more to the cost of the individual for taxes to meet such an emergency. There is no question about the fact that Americus' munici pal affairs have been unwisely handled at some period in the past, hunds have been taken out of the general fund to do permanent improving when those sums should have been covered by bonds. This unwise method is what created to a large degree the present float ing debt. Had bonds been is sued to do this work the Sto y would be entirely different and the cost to the city less, for bonds may be carried at lower interest rates than a floating debt. The council is now doing what councils in the past should have done. It is seeking to do permanent improving with bond funds, and not out of the general fund. However, the real question, as we see it, is this, and it is the question every voter must an swer in his own mind: DOES AN EMERGENCY EXIST, AND IF SO HOW IS IT TO BE MET? An emergency DOES face us. The streets are going to pieces very rapidly. Today there is an approximate salvage value in the wood blocks of 20 per cent, according to the figures of the city engineer. Every month’s delay DECREASES this salvage value and INCREASES the cost of re-paving. An emer gency exists in the fact that the upkeep cost of these wood blocks is eating a hole in the city’s general fund—a useless wastage that will increase each year. Granting then the emergency is a real one, there are but two ways to meet it. Either the streets must be paved with funds from a bond issue or out | of the general fund. If the cost is taken from the general fund, the council must appropriate the money out of funds that other wise would go toward paying off the floating debt. The streets are a disgrace. I hey are extremely unsanitary, they are causing a waste of money.. I hey are a bad adver tisement for the city. What will we do with them? Allow them to completely disintegrate and ultimately destroy the concrete base, or shall we save money by doing the job now? I WTO bMlbcrt Apple RURAL When the farmer gets a higher price for a bushel, he generally has a smaller crop—fewer bushels to sell. That’s why skyrocketing of grain prices may not increase the farmer’s buying power as mucn as some “experts” predict. If the farmer’s net income really has increased a lot, he seems to be saving the gqin instead of spending it. From the first of the year to Oct, 1, farmers bought from the two leading mail order houses only sl6 worth of goods foT every sls a year ago. GAMBLING Speculator sare betting on better times ahead. In September nearly 19 million shares of stocks changed hands on the N. Y. Stock Exchange. Sales in September of last year were under Ip millions. Individual plungers make mis takes. But the market as a total eldom errs in guessing the future. It anticipates general business con ditions three to six months in ad vance, Stock prices rising ahead of booms and clashing .downward in advance of depression. » » • OPPORTUNITY What is opportunity one day is not so another. Recently, if buying high-grade industrial stocks, you had to pay on the,average $lO5 for what would have cost only SBO in 1910. - On the other hand, for s9l you could buy leading railroad stocks that sold for slls in 1910. The betting is on industrial rather than railroads, for profits. • • • REAL ESTATE New York City's real estate will be assessed at a valuation of over 12,000 million dollars next year, for taxation. Uneasy in their graves must rest the Indians who sold Man hattan Island for a jug of firewater. The value of our largest city’s real estate is more than half the amount <. ' the national debt. In a year it has increased by 1581 million dollars. The working public has to pay tribute to this gigantic sum- rent. The levy made by high land values is one of the foremost reasons for high cost of living. ♦ » » CORNERED You go to the average store to buy. The rent is a big item, and customers in the long run pay it. I As the trade gets bigger more peopH j swarm -On <this particular piece rd | land, the <reiit ti-ndeney is up. Which increases the till! cm tha Sight Seen Whenever you go visiting in towns where you don’t live you sel dom ever think to make a fuu; if a nice, kind-hearted driver says a dollar you must give if you want to ride his rubber-necking bus. You will gladly pay the money and he’ll ride you ’round the town and you’ll hear him shout the his ’try of the place. You’ll travel all the highways and the byways, up and down, and you’ll keep an awed expression on your face. When you’ve sat and looked and Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. Oct. 15, 1914.) Representatives of the several An ericus banks, Messrs L. G. Council, Crawford Wheatley, Frank Shef fiend, and N. M. Dudley, who at tended the meeting of Georgia bankers in Atlanta to consider fat. Louis cotton loan plan, returned here this morning and those seen endorsed the plan as the best one yet presented looking to the relief of the Southern farmers. Washington special to the Times- Recorder this morning announces that the president has appointed people’s pockets. Nearly all retailers agree that high rent is a leading problem in merchandising. The public toils and produces wealth. Generations die. Their efforts gradually become frozen into higher land values. ♦ ♦ * WASTERS Paris newspapers are campaign ing because in France the dogs eat a ninth as much bread as the people. Shrewd editors over there believe it is ridiculous for a war-impover ished country not kill off its dogs. To an economist, this is sound logic. A dog lover, however, would claim that a food shortage is worthwhile in exchange for canine effection. Dogs, like all pets, are tolerated mainly because they gratify*hu man vanity. All of us hanker to have a slave, an animal being sec ond-best bet. 9 * * GIFT Here is one of the rarest combi-'' nattions—philanthropy and old-fa shioned horse sense. Dr. Becker, wealthy New York optician, will furnish eyeglasses free of chage to every school child in his city who needs but cannot afford them. He figures it will cost him $20,000. It will do more real good than 20 million spent for eco nomic investigation and similar bro midic “charity work.” ♦ ♦ ♦ SHEED A mile in 23 seconds—Malcom Campbell makes it in England with his auto, a 12-cylinder Sunbeam. Ten years agb such speed would have astounded the world. No one pays much attention to it now, for airplanes are far faster. The im portance of anything is entirely by ccntarst, or relatively. The goal of brain training should be to develop a sense of A values for determing the importance of things and situations in relation to others. » ♦ » EITHER All indicatios point to existence of animal and vegetable life on Mars, says Prof. Philip Fox of North west University. Tropical temperature on Mars at noon is only 10 above freezing, claims another celebrated astrono mer, speaking for Carnegie Institu tion of Washington. He figures our thermometer never would regi.-ter higher than 42 anywhere on Mars. The south pola temp up there is 95 below zero. You can imagine l.fe existing Under such conditions. Here arc two competent authori ties seemingly irreconcilably far apart. It makes you wonder wheth er there is anything more uncertain than “exact science.” * * * ADAPTED Despite the terrific cold on Mars, at least two forms of earth life could exist there. One is '‘ever green” vegetation. The other is the salmon trout, which always lives in water at a temperature of 40 de grees. Furthermore, nature adapts all life to fit its environment. Or life adapts itself, if you prefer. Vanity suggests otherwise, but there may be special forms of life of Mars tl at couldn’t exist under similar condi tions on earth. * * * UPKEEP It costs a Ittle over 10 certs a mile to own and operate a passen ger auto. So reports the engineer ing experiment station of lowa State College. Out ot this, more than 7 cents go for gasoline, cd, tires, repairs and depreciation. Rest is absorbed by garage, license, taxes interest on investment, etc. How does your bus compare with the average? The day is approaching when taxis by the millions will compel in a life-and-death struggle with pri vate individual ownership. Many consider it cheaper already to hire taxis than own their car. A person ally owned auto is eating up Inttresf and depreciating when idle, THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER traveled till you dollar’s worth is gone, you will say the trip was love ly, there's no doubt. Then you’ll find, upon awakening, on the morn ing after dawn, you’ve forgotten all the things he talked about. In the meantime, just consider what you know about your home. Don’t with total home-town ignor ance be cursed. And the next time you’re inclined to take a rubber necking roam, why not learn about the town you live in first? Dan Chappell of Americus as alter nate in the West Point Military Aca demy. Seven hundred and thirty wnite voters of Americus had registered up to tne noon hour today for tie city primary next Thursday 22nd and with three more days remaining ir which voters may register it ap pears now that the 800 mark will easily be passed. Americus cotton dealers report as material change today in the situation, and with the price of best grades down around 6 1-2 cents the program of “patient waiting” continues on monotonously. Charlie Clarke, manager of the local Western Union office took e day off from the telegraph key yesterday and journeyed over to Columbus to see the monk. , TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From 'Die Times-Recorder.t Oc 15, 1901.) Americus cottton buyers still paid 9 1-2 cents for cotton yester day, while the future market hung around the figures of the day be fore. Wearhouse receipts yester day were quite satisfactory for the season, when it is considered that Americus has received 26,000 bales already and much of the cotton brough in was sold at prevailing prices. J. W. Hightower, of Americus and Walter Huff, of Macon, were winneA in the annuaL shoot of the Atlanta (!un Clqb jitfet concluded at Lakewood. Duffs score was 386 out of a possible 400.* He was closely followed by J.dKs®feht ower of Americus, who ma3b ®77. The farmer is happy on the way again and can dress his cotton bales in jute bagging as heretofore. A shipment of carloads ar rived yesterday and local dealers are again well supplied. It has been a long while since Americus has had a bagging famine in the heighth of the cotton season, though in this instance, it was*the fault of the mill mem rather than that of supply dealers here. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY Monday, no paper published. W Saw One sign of winter is when the the frost on the pumpkin and the shock is in the corn price. Many a man reads auto adverti sements when he should be read ing shoe advertisements. A wife is a great comfort during all those troubles which bachelor never has. One thing wrong with our homes is too many couples think a pair neats a full hou c. Efficiency means doing two things at once because you are too lazy to do them one at a time. One nice thing about having ene mies is you can blame things on them instead of on yourself. Just when women were doing nicely in politics someone springs the report that it nr-.’.es them fat. Business hint: Many coal dealers are interested in cash registers and adding machines. The bathing beauties have left the magazine covers. Tney are busy posing for 1925 calendars. Skirts are getting short again < b cause some women had no show with them long. Time these politicians get through talking about it our constitution certainly will be run down. These melancholy days certainly are fine. Careful estimates show the ener gy used in many presidential speeches would pump up nine bal loons. Only a nice, cool, quiet smoke will quiet that restless feeling which men who don’t smoke don’t have. If business men talked the way they spell there would be a very serious shortage of interpreter.-'. The secret of success Is always kept a secret. _ ... -•» aM. m .. WURAGE, i ’ ■ST' - J . INY DIW FINES IN SCHLEY COURT Negro, Tried For Murder, Given Penitentiary Sentence— Court Adcurns ELLAVILLE, Oct. 15.—Schley county Superior court convened here Monday morning, with Judge Littlejohn presiding, and Col. Fel ton of Montezuma, as Solicitor. The docket was an unusually heavy one. The first case tried was that of the State versus James Stovall, mis demeanor. The jury returned a verdict if guilty, and he was fined $75.00 or 12 months on the chain gang. Eddie Will Stovall was found guilty of a misdemeanor, and was given 12 months on the gang er to pay $75.00. R. L. Carswell was convicted of carrying concealed weapons, and was fiiied $40.0Q. Corriss Hammock was given a tine of $60.00 for misdemeanor. Aaron Green was made to pay costs in a misdemeanor case, and C. W. Turner was found guilty of cheating and swindling, and was fined cost. J. W. Lanier, colored, was tried for killing Ed Lee Frezier and aft er being out for several hours a verdict of guilty was returned with recommendation for mercy. The prisoner was given a sentence of fro mthrec to five years in the peni tentiary. Court adjourned Wednesday. Lawyers present were Zack Chil ders. R. L. Maynard. J. A. Hixon, of Americus; Jule Felton Jr., of Montezuma, and Col. J. H. Chenev, of Moultrie. pajama material Sateen of a very good quality is used for pajama suits, brightened up by ribbon bindings or wool em broidery. LEGAL AD NO. 751 Petition Eor Discharge United States District Court, Western division, Southern District of Georgia. In the matter of Cheely Crisp Holliday, of Americus, Sumter co’unty, bankrupt, in bankruptcy. To the creditors of the above named bankrupts; You are hereby notified that the above named bankrupt has applied for a dis charge from all debts provable against him in bankruptcy. The said application will be heard by the United States district judge of said division and district at the Unit d States court room in the city of Macon, Ga., on the 11th day of November, 1924, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon. All creditors of said bankrupt are notified to appear at the time and place stated ami show cause, if any they can, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be grant ed. Dated at Macon, Ga., this 14th day of October, A. D. 1924. L. M. ERWIN, Clerk, By Meta Erwin, Deputy Clerk. | lr - ade on Improved ’Marm 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, MIDDLETON McDONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Macon, Steward, Randolph and Webster counties. 31 Planters Bank Building, /mericus, Ga. Phone bJ M KOL SPEAKS TO WOffl VOTERS (Continued from Page One.) and the more interest taken in poli tics by women the more interest will be taken by the office holders in the performance of their duties.” The speaker also gave a very in structive and academic description of the method used for electing our presidents. Congressman Crisp paid a very fitting tribute to the work done by Miss Raoul before introducing her to the audience. Miss Raoul thanked the Americus League of Woman Voters for the splendid support they have given her and showed her appreciation of the large audience tjiat was tie re to welcome her. Miss Raoul explained the duties of the National League of Woman Voters, the State League of Wo men Voters and the City League of i Women Voters. Each of these de partments she said made effort;; to | accomplish one important thing at ‘ a time. The Peace Conference held io Washington several years ago was brought about through the efforts | of the national organization, sue I .aid. The National organization is devoting ail of its time to peace work and meetings, says Miss Raoul. “For without peace there can be no stable government.” The main effort of the state or ganization is to bring about a re vision of the tax system and that they accomplished much toward this end during the last session of tne legislature, Miss Raoul said. As an example of what the Wo mans League of Voters is doing in the city she told of the strenous tight put up by the .organization l for establishing a commission form of government in Atlanta. In closing Miss Raoul advised the women to vote for men of admini strative ability and not for men who are good hand shakers. A few men were present. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Dav Phones 88 and 231 L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. 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