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PAGE FOUR r?!"C! Published by Th* Times-Recorder Co., Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher latarrd u Mcond «1«m aattet it th. kl Atterictu, G»or[ia. aooordlnf la Um Am W Coagraaa. T*» Aaaoclated Freaa la radudr.!, aatitlaj la Hi. oh for the republication of al] nevs die patches credited to it or net otherwise credited ta thia paper and also the local published her*- Ib. All right of republicetioa of special dispatches •re also reseired. National Ad vert la big Repsesenta tirss, FROST LANDIS A KOHN. Brunswick Bldg.. New T«kl Peoples’ Ges Bldg.. Chicago. A THOUGHT , Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are ac customed to evil. —Jer. 42:15. » » » There is nothing in the world that remains unchanged. All things are in perpetual flux, and every shadow is seen to move. —Ovid. Dogs and Automobiles Carrying dogs on the running board of an automobile results in many dogs being killed by falling off or being thrown off, and killed or maimed, and many are lost on the highways. The Oregon State Humane So ciety has prepared and will pre sent a law to protect dogs car ried in this way. It is called an act regulating and prohibiting carrying dogs on? automobiles and provides that it shall be unlawful to car ry a dog upon the hood, fender, running-board or other external part of any automobile unless the same shall be protected by a frame work, carrier, or other device sufficient to keep any such animal from falling from the automobile. Suitable pen alty ia provided. There should be such a law enacted in every state and a copy of the proposed Oregon law can be secured by addressing Judge Benson, counsel for Ore gon Humane Society, 1102 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon. ' t < A New Cotton Exchange The intrusion of Chicago into the cotton market, signalized by the establishment of regular buying and selling and market quotations, ought to have a ten dency to strengthen cotton as a marketable commodity, notes the Selma (Ala.) Times-Jour nal. The country now has three of these cotton organizations, the others being at New York and New Orleans. Considerable op position developed in New York to the Chicago proposition, but the financiers at the latter center npt only had the money, but the argument. Operation of the ex change at New Orleans has al ways had safeguarding influ ence on Southern interests, but the competition with New York had. its handicaps, it is perhaps wpll that a strongly financed ex change should be established at the Western center to keep the New York organization on good behavior. It at least canont be fdrther charged against New York that it has a monoply on the cotton contracts business. —.-liL... Hard Work The old saying, “hard work never killed any one,” is dis proved by Dr. Raymond Pearl .of Johns Hopkins University. It stands to reason. A ma chine is capable of just so much —work before it becomes worn *S(itii. A machine lasts longer, if is used only occasionally, than **H it runs day after day. And the body is a machine, f to the age of 40, it ap ' pfeffrs very difficult to kill a man • by physical hard work, occupa [ tionbl and industrial hazards be- ■ ing ~'excluded from considera . tion, Dr. Pearl reports. • But after 40, hard work be . gins- to shorten life. That’s why a man should > made hay while the sun of ' _yputh shines. The bulk of his I hard work should come before Tie.leaves his thirties behind. ; .. At 40, it is not time to take !•* back seat. But it is time to play the game'less strenuously, • and to rest more. Whether or ’fcpwt a man is able to do so, de- IS&kJs to considerable extent on Whether he has wasted his twen *lies ind frittered away his thir- Ford isn’t the only old owl who believes that "most people cannot expect to t Accomplish much until they are OT older. Possibly this is ’ true of the actual accomplish ments. But the efforts thrt flower into accomplishments £3n take place in early man r ndod. . . , ■ The seed planted in the tw-n- Jks and frittered away few thir- forties and*Bears its beat" fruit in the fifties and later. Hard work does not wear out a man as quickly when he works outdoors, Dr. Pearl finds. This applies to men who do hard physical work indoors, quite as well as to men who work sitting in a chair or standing behind a counter. The natural life is outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. An indoor worker can get consid erable of these in his spare mo ments, and they form the real fountain of youth. Death comes when the body machine is worn out, just as an auto is ready for the scrap heap after it has done so many miles. Jr Wnr? •< TATTOO It’s doubtful if any individual in history ever got Uncle Sam’s goat in a petty way quite as much as the young fellow who has enlisted and deserted 41 times in army, navy or marine corps. Officers are so riled at his elu siveness that every recruiting sta tion has a standing order to ex amine all applicants in hope of find ing a tatooed cat on the left fore farm. This is the champion desert ler’s “trademark.” Telegraph news will tell you when he’s caught —if. » ♦ • SLACKERS Complete returns show that, out of every 1000 citizens entitled to vote, 528 cast ballots for president this year. In 1920, the figure was only 491 out of 1000. The gain is small. But it’s far from discouraging. The tide has, at least, been turned. For 40 years the percentage of vote slackers in creased steadily. A situation l : ke that cannot be remedied in a few months of educational campaigning. The campaign must be continued ’steadily. ♦♦* ' ~ ' TIME ‘ Reformers are always impatient. They expect results too quickly. Slow progress discourages them, but shouldn’t. It took a century of steady cam paigning to bring prohibition. For 40 years a steadily increasing per centage of citizens failed to vote; the tide has>been turned: but it may take futother 40 to undo the past. Economic' and sociological reforms are about as slow. Changing a na tional tendency in America is like turning an ocean liner around with a canoe paddle. ♦ ♦ • LOSS Thirty-six cents on the dollar. That’s wnsit the War Department has realized from the sale of surplus army supplies during 1924, which originally cost Uncle Sam 128 mil lion dollars. About half of this stuff, however, was second-hand ma terials and broken-up ammunition, so junk prices had to be expected. Considering how the government was an easy mark during the war. a return of 36 cents or. the dollar means that the War Department has real salesmen. * * « YET Surplus army supplies have not all gotten on the market yet. Gov ernment still has 68 million dollars worth. Os this, 27 millions is in land and improvement... While’ Uncle Sam lost money in the end, by selling for about a third of what he paid, some mighty good buys were made by tax-payers who left-over war supplies. For in stance, mosquito tents that ordi narily cost $6 apiece have been sold to, the public as low as sl. KMb X’.-' \iia’ We Would hate to be a bank cashier’s wife. When he was late for dinner we would just know he had been indicted. ■ I It’s all a matter of habit. An Eskimo would sit on a cake of ice on our coldest day and have the spring fever. People work harder in winter. And it takes their minds off the few troubles which work won’t end. That’s the trouble w>th summer. Warm weather makes you so lazy 1 you sit down and start thinking. Every cloud has a si’ver lining, but every silver lining has its cloud. Painter is charged with slapping a girl in Chicago, but maybe he wanted to see if the paint was dry. Another beautiful tiling about winter is the mail man doesn’t bring us any’ vacation post cards. What tickles us more than any ether one single thing is seeing a gossip bite her tongue. Boston, judge rules a man who sells booze is not idle. We rule the same, especially just before Christ; ,n « s » a. u,c yiu ill I ' I I j ■ X ' w I I. \ HAQ ' >Ji r j Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY Monday morning, no paper pub lished. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder, Dec. 6, 1904.) Americus gets the next annual South Georgia conference. As if the jolt given King Cotton already' was not sufficient to put the old monarch out of business, the bears gave a further squeeze yesterday at the opening of the market and sent values down an other half cent, down close to the seven spot. The restaurant in connection with the Hcspital Bazarr will be opened today at 12 o’clock and will be in charge of Mrs. W. M. Tullis, assisted by the following ladies:, Mrs. M. Callway, Mrs. Fannie Fur- I low, Mrs. Cargill, Mrs. Ed Brown, Mrs. Eugene Rushin, Miss Lula Brown, Miss Allie M. Kleckley, Misses Mamie and Rosa McLendon, Miss Florine West and Miss Mary B. Hawkins. The police met a night op two since, and after the business session, Commissioners Stapleton and Maynard, tlie retir ing member of the board, were presented with a handsome umbrel la each by the police force. The handsome gifts were presented in a neat speech by Mr. E'. A. Nisbet, to which Judge Maynard made happy response. Prof. Otis A. Miller opened his studio in the Barlow block one week ago and already has ten pu pils in his “Black and White” drawing systems. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder Dec. 6, 1894.) Miss Annes Pilbury, of Dawson, is spending several days at the home of her brother, Judge J. B. Filsbury, on Felder street. The Methodist church of this city as well as the general public are interested in the meeting of the South Georgia conference at Way cross next week and the hope is generally expressed that Messrs. Christian and Crawley will be re turned here. The shipment of 300 chairs for the city hall yesterday and the new furniture is already in position. The chairs are plain and cheap but strong and well suited for the pur pose intended. The vacant-store room at the corner of Forstyh and Jackson streets was very tastefully decorat ed with Evergreens yesterday by the ladies of the Presbyterian church in preparation for the en tertainment this afternoon and evening. Tempting refreshments in the way of oysters, hot chocolate, tea and confections will be served, the proceds to go to the church fund. Let all attend and aid in a good cause. MISS CHRISTENSEN GUEST DEMONSTRATION AGENT Miss Ella Christense i, of Den mark, who is in this country familarizing herself with home demonstratio nwor kwas the honor guest at a luncheon given by the county demonstration council, under the supervision of Miss Bonnie Parkman at the court house Friday afternoon. A regular plate luncheon vias served consisting of products grown in Sumter county. Miss Christensen le ? t Americus last night for Atlanta. — i Many monkeys eat insects. Japanese do not care for dogs ‘and’ cats as bouse pets, THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’ When the Cub \ Isn't Covering I Assignments —By W. K. S.— I Ain’t it funny ho wa man and his family will get in a Ford, ride for two weeks, sleep in a tent, eat sar dines and crackers and then when they get to Florida be referred to a* Tourists? « * ?= IX i SILLY ? . . , i Sing a song of sixpence. . ( A pockdt full of rye. / It’s easy- to note . This ditty was ■ “wrote ’ I Before the country went dry'. D TO BE OR § NOT TO BE. A Mrs. Muehl of Menominee Falls, Wis;, has started suit against a Mr. Rudolph for damages, saying she had been caused untold agorfj’, when orid of Mr: Rudolph’s bees stung’her oh 6 the arm, altliotigh she gave it no just cause. She should be thankful that the bee ain’t sting her where it might be emtfarrasing as well as painful. ** * c LIQUID A farmer was in to see us yes terday and he said he noticed where the planters in sections of Georgia were putting their corn in weevil proof barns, so the weevils couldn’t get it. - “They’ll have to know how to swim, if they get mine” said friend farmer. * * ♦ GOOD CITIZENS ' A chap of whom we’re very fond Is William Adolph Blue; He never stops to tell y„u what His radio can do. —Macon Telegraph. We also have a strong liking For Charles Raymond LaPaz; He is not always telling us What a cold he has. —Spartanbuig Journal. All our affections we do give To Archie Bazmore Moy; Never tells us of the things Said by his baby boy. *** m r QUITE TRUE The need of paved roads in Geor gia is never more sp?ci r ic and well advertised as when big rains come and wash the dirt roads into pud dles of mud. From Daily Times- Enterprise, Thomasville. And we might add, Editor Jerger, for when a six weeks drought makes them so dusty you can’t ride within half a mile of a car in front of you. * * * TIT FOR TAT. I wish you could make biscuits like my mother made, yes, and I wish you could make dough like my father made. ••* » * It is said that the Lexington cheese factory in Athens, has prov ed a good investment to stockhold ers and is a strong institution. Ben Hill county was created in 1907, and named for Benja min J. Hill. Fitzgerald is the county seat. The county com prises an area of 256 square miles. The population is about 15,000. It is in the Third con gressional district, and the for ty-fifty Senatorial district, iFacts About Georgia Clarke Countv was created in 1801, and named for Elijah Clarke. Athens is the county seat. The county comprises 328 square miles, with a pop ulation of about 1 5,000. It is in the Seventh congressional district and 42nd senatorial dis trict. .¥ ¥ ¥ -a In 185 7 Joseph E. Brown was elected Governor of Geor gia, and served during the War Between the States. In 1863 the Governor issued a proclamation convening the Legislature in special session to discuss the subject of bread. ¥ ¥ ¥ The North Highlands Dam, two miles above navigable water at Columbus, is 40 feet high, and with the flow of the river at mean low water is able to produce 7(,000 horsepower 24 hours per day. ' With the proposed storage dams above, it can produce 16,000 horse power 24 hours per day, equiv alent to 38,000 horsepower ten hours per day. ¥ ¥ ¥ The total estimated value of the specimens in the Museum at the State Capitol is placed at SIO,OOO by Dr. S. W. McCal lie, State Geologist. The value of the mahogany cases in which the various specimens are en closed ,is given as $10,600, making a grand total of over $20,000. ¥ ¥ ¥ An exhibit at the State Mu seum consists of a case contain ing 25 gold nuggets, 25 speci mens of free gold in quartz one gold coin, 27 bronze medals, and a fragment of the Pickens conuty meteorite. ¥ ¥ ¥ The forestry of Georgia is represented by 165 sections of trees from all sections of the State in the Museum. The oldest American educational institution is Harvard University. A man in Brighton, England, walked five miles in his sleep. $5,000 TO LOAN On Americus Residence Property Phone 830 J. LEWIS ELLIS WANTED Porto Rico Yams R. E. BLACK NOTICE! Registration booki for the ge serai election to be held Wednesday, December 17th, 1924, are now open. A. D. GATEWOOD, JR., Clerk and Treasurer. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Hi Funeral Directors Rj* I*s And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 ft pay Etaef 6S sad J r IBrURDAYw\FTO®X)N, DECEMBER 6, 1924 &idoa < A DEBT-tW'- TELL me, where is the man; pick him cut, if you can, who has never had worries o’er debt. Every grown person knows, it’s the things that he owes that are causing him often to fret. You may lean on a friend who is willing to lend when you tell hlnv your own funds are slack. It is easy to borrow, but prrfy brings sorrow.. You know that you’ve got to pay back. If you only could save, then you never would rave that you constantly run shy of dough. But there's never an end to real places to spend. It’s so easy to let money go. I could argue till death and be wastin’ my breath, for the borrowing gag’s here to stay. Since the world first began, its been practiced by man and he's still up and at it today. - (Copyright, 1924. NBA Service, Inc.) . ‘‘Foots” Johnson Making j Reputation as Football Coach! Americus High Boy Trained Tourist Starts Champion High School Eleven BY W. K. S. According to newspaper clip pings from the Florida dailies, J. C. Johnson, known to local football fans as “Foots,” is mak : ng a repu tation for himself as a ccach in the “Tourist State.” “Foots” played three years on the Americus High team and was rated one of the best all-round backfield men in this .territory Feeling that he was giving too much time to “Euclid’’ and “Cice ro,” “Foots” left the local institu tion of learning before he received his ‘‘dip” to follow in the foot steps of Camp and Heiseman. Johnson met with success in his first year’s coaching nt Jacksonville. Taking the Kirby-Smith High schools’ team in hand, “Foots” hung up a record that will stand for a long time in pigskin circles of the Florida metropolis. His chargers played eight games this season and on no occassipn were they scored on. The Smithies ran up a total of 119 points to their opponents zero. By trouncing the junior George Washington team, of Tampa, in that city Thanksgiving ' y the sccre f 0.19-0, Johnson’s team was crown ed undisputed junior champions of Florida. It is rumored in Jacksonville that Johnson will be offer :1 the coach’s post of the Duvall High team, one of the best high school elevens in the south and senior high school RAILROAU SCHEDULES Arrival and Departure of Paasengei Trains, Americus, Ga. Central of Georgia Ry. Central' Standard Time Arrive Depart 12:01am Cols-Bham-Chgo 3:55 am 12:20 am Chgo-St.L Ati 2:27 am 1:53 am Alb-Jax-Miami 2:08 an: 2:08 am Chgo-Cin-Atl 1:53 am 2:27 am Jax-Albany 12:20 am 3:20 am Miami-Jax-Alb. 11:42 pm 3:55 am Miami-Jax-Alb. 12:01am 5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 pir 6:34 am Albany 6:47 pm 10:10am Columbus 3:15 pm Ipm Chgo-St.L-Bham 2:40 pm 1:15 pm Chgo-St.L-Atl 2:13 pm 1:54 pm Atlanta-Macon 1:54 pm 1:54 pm Alb-Montg’y 1:54 pm 2:13 pm Miami-Jax Alb 1:15 pm 2:40 pm Miami-Jax-Alb 1:00 pm 6:47 pm Atlanta-Macon 6:34 am 10:35 pm Alb-Montg’y 5:29 am 11:42 pm Chgo-St.L-Atl 3:20 am SEABOARD AIR LINE Central Time) Arrive Departs 7:55 am Cordele-Helena 9:35 am 12:26 pm Cols-M’tg’y 3:23 pm 3:23 pm Cordele-Savh 12:26 pm J. A. BOWEN, Local Agent ■■■■ ■! - ■ LOANS made on improved farm lands at cheapest 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 Sum ter county alone, with plenty more to lend. MIDDLETON McDONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sun. ter, Lee, Terrell, Schley,. Ma con, Stewart, Randolph and Web ster counties. 21 Planters Bank bldg., Americus, Ga. Phone 89 or 211. C?I COUNCTi’ v e p den s7 to. T> E - BOLT °N, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashter, J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus . .(Incorporated) ~ Bour CUSTOMERS With a reasonable knowledge of what each of our hundreds of customers want, coupled with our pledge to be .“sympathetic to every need, and faithful to every this bank an institution preferred. We cordially invite ycur account commercial or Savings. Capital and Surplus $350,000.60 RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING champions of Florida this year, .'3R “Foots” doe otake charge of tl>W Duvall team and he makes a re;or<V for them like he hung up for thcH Kirby-Smith institute it will be onii'M a matter of time before he breaking into cellegiate circles. Coaches who run up records like I Johnson’s, don’t have to look for I jobs, the schools hunt them. Beet seeds retain their germinat- |l ing power for 17 years. The Doukhobors, a Russian re- I ligious sect, refuse to keep any re- ri cords of births, marriages and , deaths. THE STANDARD Monday and Tuesday at This Store Will Be Two Days of Extra ordinary Value Giving. The Sale Has Been Planned and the J Prices That We Have Quoted ( Should Brirg a House Full of Customers. We are not “Going Out of Business;” we are not go ing to close out any special line I that we now carry; nothing startling has happened here. Here are some of our prices— At 25c—Genuine Lad Lassie j Cloth, 32 inches wide, all colors; 2000 yards. At 25c—Mill Ends of Devonshire Cloth, 32 inches wide; you know this grade. ; At 35c—Men’s 50c Silk Socks, ) in black and all colors. At 25c—Men’ extra quality j mercerized Lisle Socks, black and colors. At 35c—Genunine Geld ger Pillow Cases; standard 50c full size. low Casesetaoi shrd shr dshrdluuu At 25c—Bleached Turkish Tow els, size 22x44 inches. At 75c—Manufacturers’ samples of fine $1.50 Kid Gloves, most all sizes. At 35c—Men’s 50c Wool Driv ing Gloves, extra length. At 25c—Infants’ Ribbed Vests; tape neck; all sizes. At 35c—Infants’ Mixed Wool Ribbed Vests; all sizes. At 50c—Infants’ Silk and Wool • Ribbed Vests; all sizes. e—N6f—2,Wool mixed, eta et„cc At 10c—Men’s 25c' Knitted Four-in-Hand Tics; full length. At 35c Men’s Knitted Silk j Four-in-Hand Ties; fifty patterns. At 98c —Men’s Madras and Per cal Dress Shirts; colors guaran- | teed. At $1.25 —Extra heavy Bath 3 Mats; pretty patterns.... all colors; At $1.98 —Alex Smith’ Tapestry ' Rugs; size 30x00 inches. At $2.48 —Alex Smith’s Velvet Rugs; fifty patterns; size 30x60. At $3.50 —Alex Smith’s Heavy Axmiijster Rugs; size 30x60. At 29c Box—Beautiful box of Christmas Handkerchiefs for chil dren. At 35c—Pretty box of Christmas Handkerchiefs for ladies. Standard Dry Goods Company ' FORSYTH STREET Next to Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GEORGIA I
