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PAGE TWO Stll: HARRIS PLEADS DEMOCRATIC NIIMINEE D*vi« i* Second Southern Man In 75 Years To Receive Nominatioh In a statement to ’.ne voters of Georgia. Senator Wi 'iam J. Harris appeals for the sup: ,rt ot .Lm.i: W, Davis. Davis, he says, Is the sec ond. Southerner to receive the nomi nation in 70 years. Following is the senator’s plea to Georgians: “To My Fellow Democratj of Geor gia. “In appealing to my fellow Demo crats of Georgia to support the candidacy of John W. Davis at the polls next Tuesday, I am mindful that he is southern bv birth, associa tion and tradition—the second southern man to receive the nomi nation for president in seventy years. He was born v .thin the shadow of Stonewall Jackson’s birthplace, and received his educa tion- at Lexington, whence the lives and characters of Lee and Jackson furnished inspiration i> mortal. It is my firm conviction ih.nl if Mr. Davis is elected president, L*> w : ll go down in history as a statesman much as Lee and Jackson did as military geniuses. “No man ever nominated fr.i president has enjoyed qualifications equal to those o ,! M-- Davis, whose career of public •ler’.i’e stamp- him as a man whose heart beats in harmony with that of ‘h n masses of the people, and whose impulses are all for the good of the many As a member of congress l,e was ever the friend of labor, an 1 as solicitor general and ambassador to the Court of St. James, his . e»vice mark ed him as a man unusually well equipped in the science of law at d the art of statesmanship., “Every person should realize H e importance of the popular vote on next Tuesday. Should the election be thrown into congress, the voice of CHEAP MONEY TO LEND W* always have money to lend on farm land* at lowest rate* and best terms, and you will always save money by seeing us. 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Answering the questmn: ‘ Are criminals worth saying?’’ Darrow says: “It is first necessary to find out what, is meant by the word ‘crimi nal.” Whether it means some per son who has some anti-social in stinct, or one who has been convict ed of a crime. “Everyone has bath social and anti-social instincts, and it is only a question of degree as to the ex tremes each way. “As for conviction of a crime, there are all sorts of crimes. Con victions run from a dollar fine to death. Many are convict: d who are not guilty, so it would be impossible to answer the question from this the people as expressed at the bal lot box will have a tremendous in fluence. The S'plid South has it within its power to contribute Im measurably toward the election of a southern man, and it is my sin cere hope that Georgians will must er in loyal legions to a great man and a great cause. “Let every Democrat in the State go to the polls and vote for the Democratic electors.” w|||K| * 4 * * ; HB ■v standpoint. “But, if the quec.tiva should be Are there not crimin !s who are not worth saving?—taen the ques tion should be allied :■ Worth saving to whom? “There are an infinite number of people who have high standing who are not worth si.-ing, so fur as the community is concerned. Li fact, many who are ".ailed good people, are very injurious to tin community “Perhaps there a v e very few peo ple v ho: e death would make an;, dis ference to the community, and in that sense, they would not be worth saving. But, the only admissible question is: ‘Are they worth saving to themselves?’ “We live because we want to live, regardless of whether we ai e doing any good to others or not, and it would be very hard to pass and execute a law that only tlio.se S-O-C-l-E-T-Y STATIONERY The newest styles and colors in Fancy Boxed Writing Paper. Also new sizes in Pound Papers. The Whiting Line Is The Best AMERICUS JEWELRY CO. Phone 229 ■ , Wallis Mott, Mgr. z < ttHK HE ADMIRES | i high class staionery because his I If v years °f experience in business \ leads him to believe in having the knT fK 3 best. Cheapest in the end. he says, Ml W jflß an<l is r ‘ght. We believe in that Im ■" r policy also, hence what you get here ' 1 ‘ ‘ Can k e depended on. SOUTHERN PRINTERS, Phone 334 THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORD ER who 1 do good to ether:: should live. z “ifany men, probably most men, prefer to live inside a prison than to di>}. And their wishes should be consulted and that of their friends. “It would be dangerous to con sult only the wishes i f the commu nity. In that case no one’s life would be safe. “Quite apart from all this, na ture in the development of the in dividual, has created imagination which gives him a rt.iin amount of sympathy and pi'.v. I o destroy this by brutality of any sort would mean the degtrJ.'ivion of the best part of man. And harm and cruel punishment always have a tendency to destroy the highest emotions of man. . “Many 7 on trial, for ■ apital of fense say they p ri rer to die rather than'live out their lives in prison. Perhaps they feel so at the time. But if life prisoners were given free access to guns, razors and Pri son and had good health, mois- of .them would die >f old age. , “Every organism, whether ./it is Neiman, animal, religious, social or political, the will to live. With living goes the wish to live. Other wise life would not persist.” Pausing to comment on the trust estate which the father of the slain Bobby Franks has.created to defeat any attempt to liberate Nathan F- Leopold Jr., and Richard A. Loeb, his son’s slayers, Darrow says: “I would say that Mr. Franks and his fund will noth be in obli vion before any effort will be made .to release Loeb or Leopold. If the time comes that the public con siders that they ate safe to be at large and they have been in pri'-cn long enough, the public, . through their officials, will, no doubt act, no matter who opposes it. “Very seldom a case comes be fore the pardon board that some body does not oppose the release and yet the law makes it obligatoiy that.jjfter a certain length of time prisoners in general must be parol de, if fit for parole, and about 90 per cent make good after release. Os course, in murder cases there are very few who are released »efoic serving 20 years.” WOMAN ANNOUNCES ’ FOR ROME COMMISSION ROME, Ga., Nov. I.—Miss Fran ces Berrien has announced that she is a candidate for the city commis sion of Rome, being the first wo man ever to aspire to tnat position. Her announcement was made sub ject to the Democratic white pri mary, the date .of which will be set by the Democratic Executive com mittee. Half the things you think nat ter don’t, while half those you think don't matter do. ‘ RYUNDER BRINGS SPECIAL FEATURE Fffl Fi’lß HI Mechanical Wax Figured Doll Will be Beature Attraction For All Next Week By special arrangement, the Ry lander Theatre has sVcegeded in booking, as a feature attraction for the Fair Week. ?. mechanical wax figured doll, this doll was the feature of that famous show, “The Toy Shop,” on Broadway for three years. This mechanical co’l is oper ated by radio, through the audi ence. In other words, its actions are controlled by the w>.-lws of the audience. Performances wll be made at the Tuesday and Thursday matinees, and 1 two apnoawices each night of the week, i “The Miracle Mau” is the title by which this doll is known. And the management defies you to find oe t I if the “Miracle Mar.” i s alive, or 1 SPECIAL" DISPLAY fl Exquisitlte Coats and Dresil to a W ' # I A. w xfiSk ,o| B > JOP ■' % JB I & ' / / I Bast tA t*? '*l d : 'ijii ’_ rfryxiE / t■■ Im 13 M ■IM 1 Si • ■ ”’’X\X M ■ < IMw IB fl W O f' I X I Iwll 0■ . lifer lltOw '.HW I V Alii .!> ■■Wa I HHBU i » JUST |Mf act I TWO [ tajll NOW'I DAYS! — TWO I ONLY! DAYS! HIIBk±2 1 These very unusual prices will prevail but for two days only. A special connection ma ■ this display and price possible. The most beautiful and wanted colors, and the very bfl materials will be here, Saturday' and Monday. Come in and inspect them. Note the pric'l below. Cash or credit. 10 per cent off for cash! I I ■ 50 Dresses At 36 Dresses At 35 Coats At ■ $5.95 $9.50t«515.00 $12.50 to s2fl ———— | | y f Josey - English - THE TIMES-RECORDII THE Koo. in Africa, I A gra(\|fu]A/ntelope. p*;; It and grasses o The plain 'aTid ~sjope»t| Its coat’s h mouse-like color,T Broken up\by Mtipes pf wrfl Its corkscrew tjfirem And are a pretty sight: ) / " h 4- X- ■ ’ : I ’ n -If whether he is just a wax figure. If you believe he is alive, you are permitte dto make guesses as to his correct age, and the ones guessing the nearest correct a?e will be ligi- Hle'for a prize of $20.00 in cash, and a $1.5,00 merchandise order on Churchwells Department Store. The SATURDAY, NOVE' contest will close <■ night, Churchwew Store, announces i| that this mechan 1 “Miracle Man” will' in their winaows ne afternoon.
