About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1925)
THE TIMES-RECORDER ESTABLISHED 1879 Lovelace Eve Edito’ and Publisher ’ Entered as second class matter at the post office at Americus, Georgia, according to the Act of i Coagress. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to | the use for the republication of all news dis patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to : this paper and also the local news published here in. All right of republication of special dispatches are reserved. National Advertising Representatives. EROST ! LANDIS & KOHN. 225 Fifth Avenue. New York; Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago; Walton Building, Atlanta. EDITORIALS U. D. C. Action Unfortunate — I The action of the Georgia Di vision of the Daughters of the Confederacy, in session recently at Sandersville is regrettable it is unfortunate. The Stone Mountain Memorial will be carved. It will be carved in Georgia. It should have been accomplished with the unanimous aid of our good Georgia women who march under the banner of the U. D. C., of all the members o f that organization, but it seems that it is not to be. To continue the fight for Borg lum is a waste of time and energy. If Borglum were dropped by those who are opposing the asso-, ciation, their other grievances might more easily be appeased. Borglum will not be re-employed. Mr. Lukeman has a contract ■ with the association; his design, has been accepted and the Luke-i man design has met with almost' universal favor. Many artists pronounce it far greater than that of Borglum. Confederate vet eran commanders throughout the South have unanmiously approv ed the Lukeman design, and that is the highest approval that could have been given it. If it pleases these old V eterans, certainly it should meet with the approval of others, because, as the Rome Tribune notes, they are the surviving representatives of the mighty army in whose hon or the memorial is to be carved. One of these Confederate gen erals is quoted by the Tribune as saying of Mr. Lukeman: "He has caught the spirit of Lee and _his officers in a magnificent way. The people of the South —of Georgia—should respond whole heartedly to the call of the asso- 1 ciation and make the completion) of this great monument possible without further delay ¥¥ ¥ ¥ A925 Hog Crop .ess Than 1924 — Hogs should bring a higher ,/rice before the Christmas holi days- The 1925 crop is only 83 per cent of the crop last year, and the 1924 crop was short. Partial failure of the 1924 corn crop, with the resultant high prices and unfavorarable corn and hog) ratio cause dbreeders to continue deflation in pork production, that this fall the pig crop is av eraging less than a year ago. The greatest shortage is in the South-] west. | It will be almost a year before increased breeding will be no ticeable, due to the fact that it requires fully a year to raise gilts to breeding age. Those farmers with hogs are likely to see a nice margin of profit in the near future. ¥¥ ¥ ¥ Fulton and Sumter County Commissioners The grand jury in Fulton coun-' tv scored that county's Board of Commissioners for a too lavish! expenditure of county funds."; Citizens of the county are criti-) cizing the commisioners for their extravagance and for having’ fixed the salaries of county offi-l cers too high. It is claimed that many of the Fulton county depu ties are receiving salaries of from five to six thousand a year. Judge Humphries, on the Superior court bench, accuses the commissioners of making raids on the county treasury for illegal purposes. The grand jury states that the com missioners are anticipating their revenues to the extent of a mil lion dollars. County Auditor W. O. Martin, in reporting to the County Com missioners of Sumter County, states that Sumter owes nothing, other than its bonded debt; and adds this: 'lt is quite apparent that the county’s interest has been ably managed and honestly administered by all liable under their respective trusts.” To appreciate the efficient and loval manner in which Sumter’s affairs are administered it is nec f sary that we draw comparisons. Tire reports from Fulton and Sum ter give us a clearer vision of our rvn good fortune in having elect- J to office men who are ad- || A THOUGHT For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also div ers vanities; but fear thou God.—■ ; Eccl. 5; 7. * * * We are such stuff as dreams are ! made on, and our little lift is round- I ed with a sleep.—Shakespere. ministering the affairs of Sumter county as they would their own. ¥ ¥ ¥ Divorce Too Easy To Get — Who says there still are not a few brave men m the world? A] girl 18 years of age oat in Texas, marries her fourth husband, hav- ( ing divorced the first three. At the fourth ceremony she vowed i she’d break the world’s divorce) record before they lay me under j the daisies," according to the news i dispatch. | Her fourth and future husbands j are either very brave men, or very foolish ones —you may form your own conclusion. However, the story proves that divorce is entirely top easy in our courts. More legal separations and fewer divorces would stop ■ this sort of evil ¥¥¥ ¥ i You Can’t Fool Your Uncle Sam Alexander the Great, the mys tic or magician—many in Amer icus have seen him—may be able to fool the foolish ones, but your Uncle Sgm is one too many for Alex- The mystic is being suied by the Internal Revenue Department for $153,503 back taxes. The clairvoyant's name is Conklin, and while he could hide things from mere men ,his tricks didn't fool Uncle Sam's Sleuth's. Atempting to beat the internal revenue man is one of the most popular of modern games, and one of the most hazardous and costly. ¥¥ * ¥ Pullman Car Surcharges— The Valdosta Times says the only way to get rid of the "sur charge on Pullman fares is to get rid of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which seems to be owned, hide and hair, by the transportation lines.” The surcharge should have been abolished soon after the war. It was a war measure and there’s no reason now for its con tinuance; especialy with hte enor mous passenger traffic which has resulted with the influx southward from the extreme ends of the Union. ¥ ¥ ¥ The South To Be Industrial Center— Within ten years, the South will be the manufacturing center of America, says the Bainbridge Post Dispatch, in the following: " If the South keeps up its pres- If the South keeps up its pres ent wave of improvement and ad vance in the various industries it will not be 10 years before it will be the manufacturing center of America. Folks are not going to live and work in a bleak country when they can live and work for more money in a warm climate and make twice as much and live for just half. It is not only weather or cli mate or comfort which will se cure this great development in 1 the South. There is a far greater) economical reason: In the South there are the raw products, such as cotton, iron, coal, clay, etc. Freight rates are higher than ever. Freighting day to Ohio, for in stance. then back South is a heavy cost which can be eliminated by i moving the pottery near the raw i product. Lack of capital has handicap ■ ped the South until now, but to | day capital is seeking a place in the South for investment. The South is coming into her own and that very rapidly. Doesn’t matter, but a couple of oysters is so little for a case to make such a big stew about. Claim a,Florida girl had three hus bands, but this may be only talk started by ,he real estate men. Hypnotist put a woman to sleep in Superior. Wis. Couldn’t wake her up. Should have shown her a i mouse. Good Seattle news. Real estate man fell out a window. Proves all i of them are not in Florida. < JDD (XNTER FOTRS _ n \ / WELL, Y’ SE&, Z.S9, \ ' WHAT f ev'ry | ( | squeezed ’gm. all / GAS JE.T IN TH’ \ I BV'RY ON£ WAS MULL SANK NEEDS soft » y A NEW MANTLE-? / V io y 111 wlrx !■ lip Banker zee Perkins appointed Pop Slupe 'Janitor PRO Tfe/A* AT MUDD CENTER "wiK WITH 7b THE ;as jets and replace >ny mantles he • Found in his nxieTY io make GOOD. POP OVERDID TMII "■ r . ■ —NOW HE 5 LOOKING For ANOTHER. Jb& I OTHER DAYS IN AMERICUS { TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, (MONDAY No Paper Published.) TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY. (From The Times Recorder, Nov. Ji. 1905) Aboard a special and handsome coach Americus veterans will leave at 5 o,clock Tuesday Morning for the State Reunion in Macon, Camp Commander H. T. Davenport will command the local veterans and a gread deal of enthusiam is manifest ed among the “boys who wore the gray.” Mrs Will C. Wright returned yesterday after a visit of two weeks to relatives in Macon. Mr and Mrs W, B. Willingham guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Shef field for several days, returned to Atlanta yesterday afternoon. Evidently the multidudes expected to see a circus in Americus yester day. It was in truth a circus crowd, but the merchants and not the monk got the mon. Mr J. B. Ervin Jr. of Albany came to Americus yesterday, spending the day in the city. Mr. James W. Lee of Briming- EDITORIALS Senator Borah will doubtless use the strongest and most logical argu ments of which he is capable, when he opposes the World Court in the Senate, where his colleagues can talk back. But he did not extend a like compliment to his audience in opening the popular part of his cam paign, in Chicago. At any rate, unless the reports of friendly newspapers belie him, he talked guff there. Just condemning the Versailles treaty for the “hate and fear” embodied in portions of it, he tried to attribute the same qualit ies to any thing even “associated” with it or with any of its institutions. And this only the day after the sign ing of the pact of Locarno, which, not only “associated” with the treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations, but directly based on them, was also the first great constructive step away from the “hates and fears” to which Senator Borah so proper ly objects. Evidently, then, good as well as bad can come out of the Versailles TQM SIMS Ten members of the polish Con gress are touring America. One is over six feet. Regular telephone Pole. News says New York police are closing up more bootleg joints, is fails to say why. Cuba has about a million tons of surplus sugar on hand, but you’ll pay a sweet price just the same. Nothing gets you all upin the air quicker than an inflated ego. You may hav e hard luck driving, but in Texas a man ran over a chief of police and broke two ribs. Doesn’t cost a cent more to laugh at your own expense. ham was a guest at the Hotel Wind sor last night. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From the Times-Recorder, Nov. 5, 1895.) Among the large number that left Americus yesterday for the Exposi tion were Judge and Mrs. Charles F. Crisp and Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Daven port. Capt. Crittenden, a prominent citi zen of Shellman, is a guest at the home of Col. W’. T. Lane on Lee St. Mr. George W. Council, Miss Council and Mr. Barlow Council left Monday for tHe Exposition They will be joined there by Miss Annie Council who is attending Agnes Scott Insti tute near Atlanta. Mrs. W. I. Murray left yesterday for a visit to her home near Ogle thorpe. Rev. T. M. Christian left yesterday on a visit of several days to friends in Macon and Atlanta. Walt Stewart laid aside the cares of banking yesterday and joined the procession headed toward Atlanta and the Midway. Mr. O. .fl Lamar, cashier of the Bank of Richland, was in the city yesterday on business. institutions. TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO Whatever a Roosevelt touches be comes news. The whole world now knows.of one of the rarest of ani mals, the ovis poli, because a Roose velt has shot it. The news is inter esting, both as a sporting event and as an addition the zoological col lections of the world. But it is chiefly interesting as one more reminder of the astonishing modernity and accuracy of the ac counts of his travels of Messer Marco polo, written several hundred years ago. At a time when most travelers— and there were few enough of any sort —told tales like Othello’s Polo told the truth, with almost modern scientific accuracy, and gave Europe more knowledge of the world than it had ever had before. The strange goat was the least of his discoveries, But even it is im portant, as being a part of a country that was practically unknown from Polo’s day until fifty years ago, and is harder to get into now than it was in Polo’s time. It was Marco Polo largely who in spired Columbus to his voyage to America, two hundred years later. Now he inspires Amerca’s best known amateur hunters to their most interesting adventure. Be careful about getting robbed on pay day. If it gets in the paper people will learn how much you make. Man from Chicago shot a man in San Francisco, and lots of people in Chicago going without being shot. You may want to be in another man’s shoes, when if you were you would put your foot in it. An old manuscript discovered in the archives of the Leningrade lib rary is said to be the original man script of the famous oriental tales, “A Thousand and One Nights.” The deepest hole in the Atlantic is off Porto Rico and goes down 27,- 965 feet “Lady Bouquet 9 9 Oh, I know not your name, maiden fair. But I know that your sweetness is rare. You’re a dear little elf. 1 can name you myself. Would there be any harm? Would you care? With the rose, meaning love, you cmopare. There’s the gold enrod’s gold in your hair. As a lily is purse; so are you, lam sure. Like the daisy, there’s innocence there. You’re the type of which man often dreams. You belong in a garden, it seems I would pick you, my own, if you grew there alone Your face, like the pretty flowers, beams. Through the dewdrops your cheer is at play. Just a violet, modest and gay. Though your name be unknown, like a flower you have grown. Lou are sweet little day bouquet. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS Americus, Ga. Nov. 2, 1925. The Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Sumter County met in regu.ai session, Pres ent Chairman. N. A. Ray W. T. An derson, J. E. Poole, C. 0. Hawkins and B. F. Easterlin Minutes of regular meeting held Oct. 5, and special meeting Oct. 21, read and confirmed. Motion made and carried to have condensed report of auditors pub lished. Board agreed to accept Bond For feiture against J. J. Simms estate, without interest. Moved and carried to pay Home Economics Agent $25.00 to help de fray expenses of sending Sumter County girls to summer school at Athens next July. Rass Hodges was taken off Pauper list. W. H. Fuller was ordered sent to Poor Farm. Moved and carried to dispense with services of Farm Demonstrator beginning Jan. 1, 1926. The Board agreed to allow Ordin ary $3.00 per month for stamps un til further notice. The matter of purchasing tractor for county was referred to a com mittee composed of J. F. Poole, B. F. Easterlin and C. C. Hawkins with authority to act. Moved and carried to appropriate $17500 per month for public health nurse beginning Jan. 1, 1926. There being no further business the Board adjourned. H. D. WATTS, Clerk. Bills approved and ordered paid for October, 1925. GENERAL FUND Sheffield Co $ 105.10 Walker Evans And Cogswell Co. 44.02 Americus Water Works ... 76.59 Ivan Allen Marshall Company 1.84 Miss Julia Holley 90.00 J. N. Carter 1.25 Atlantic Ice and Coal Corp 10.00 Gammage Print Shop 8.00 Paupers 105.00 Planters Bank i. 9.47 Fred Campbell 5.00 City & County Hospital... 50.00 Ladies Aid Society 50.00 Carnegie Library 50.00 N. A. Ray, chairman 83.33 I Dr. F. L. Cato 15.00 Miss Bonnie Parkman 25.00 H. A. Cliett 200.00 Elbert Stallworth 35.00 Plains Sanitorium 25.00 Dr. J. W| Chambliss 300.00 Paupers 27.00 E. W. Stewart 101.35 Mexican Petroleum 522.62 Central of Georgia Railway Company 111,33 Miss Margaret M. Card .... 125.00 U. S. Mortgage And Trust Company 9,475.00 City of Americus 205.54 Hightowers Book Store 5.65 W. P. McArthur Sheriff... 220.95 Jno. W. Shiver 1.00 Glover Grocery Co. 8.38 E J. Schroeder 3.60 , Carswell Drug Co 4.95 i Southern Printers 13.00 Murray Pharmacy 5.50 J. H. Poole & Sons .... 210.00 Americus Auto Co 456.23 | Americus Drug Co 1.00 ) I Americus Grocery Co 468.95 Atlantic Ice And Coal Corp 5.94 Dr. C. K. Chapman ..... .. . 8.00 A. Cohen & Son 546.93 i . J. I. Collum 41.80 Gammage Print Shop 1.00 Glover Grocery Co 389.85 Happ Brothers 882.00 Howell’s Pharmacy 1.00 Loving Oil Co 36.63 Moreland-Jones Co 36.00 1 Nathan Murray 23.65 J. T. Phillips 6.00 i J. H. Poole & Sons 237.05 Sheffield Co 61.31 Sherlock & Co 56.80 1 Shipp Grocery Co 472.66 t John W. Shiver 4.91 ;. J. H. Shumake 8.50 Standard Oil Co. 66.50 r The Texas Co. 139.96 i W. G. Turpin & Co 29.60 G. A. & W. G. Jurpin Co. . . 1.80 Williams-Niles Co 1.30 n Yancey Brothers 248.87 - C. H. Wheatley Co. Eng’r. 172.63 - Pay-roll 737.75 Total 17,484.99 PAVING FUND ,s Central of Georgia ,- R’y Co. ... $ 111.32 Mexican Petroleum Corp 522.63 Americus Welding & Rad. Works . 10.50 Americus Steam Vulc. Co.. 60.75 | The Atlantic Refg. Co. . . 2,437.87! Central of Ga. R’y Co 1.25 C. S. Duer 7.25 Gulf Refining Co 27.50 Logan & Andrews 558.94 Mack-International Truck Corp 41.60 Motor Parts Corp 63.81 D. P. & J. W.»Murray 91.43 W. A. Neal & Son 53.10 J. H. Poole & Sons 20.16 J. S. Schofields Sons C 0... 13.20 J. H. Shumake 20.50 Sheffield Co 44.59 Smith Burgin Lumber C 0... 6.81 Southern Coal Co 91.26 C. H. Wheatley Co. Eng’r. . . 67.68 Pay-roll 1,129. .25 Total 5.381.4 C It is estimated that every seventh person in Europe ?.ives in a city with a population of more than 100,000. REGISTRATION NOTICE Books are now open for regis tration for primary to be held Nov. 17th, 1925. Books close Nov. 11th, 1925. A. D. GATEWOOD, JR., Clerk and Trea? AMERICUS FISH FISH & OYSTER CO Always Fresh Fish Phone 778 WANTED ! Hens and Fryers Market Stronger AMERICUS HATCHERY ANtr SUPPLY CO . g Americus, Ga. AMERICUS UNDERTAKING CO. Nat LeMaster, Manager Funeral Directors and Embalmers Day Phones 88 and 231 Night Phone—66l and 88 CHEAP MONEY TO LEND we alway. have nroney to lend on farm lands at lowest rates and best terms, and you will always save money by seeing us. We give the borrower the privilege of making payments on the principal at any interest period, (topping interest on suck payment. We also make loans on choice city property. Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb, Vice Presi dent, in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia Empire Loan & Trust Company Americus, Georgia L G. COUNCIL, President T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. & Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) ■ Success Independence firit step for permanent I? «• ‘O »«»•• Why not a U . our Savings Department k [j be of service. We pay 4% -* 4' Compound interest semi-au- ■■ally- Later on yaa will /I• wise move for In ~ XcjCTtJ?* dependence and happiaoM. Capital and Surplus $350,000.00 RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating The first woman to obtain a pat ent in the United States was Mary Kees who invented a machine for weaving of silk and thread. Subdivision at Laßelle, Fla. B We have one of the finest K Q subdivisions located al La M B Belle; all platted and staked H al| —ready for market. Laßelle Hi B is one of the best bets in B B Flordia for making quick B B money. Some of the wealth- Hg M iest and most nationally B HI known men in this country B B are financially interested in B B Laßelle and its future de- Eg B velopment. If you are look- B ME ing for a real money maker, HE ||9 write or wire B Chas P. Smith, 201 Krause Bldg. ’"1 Tampa, Fla. Phone 3266 R I * - 1 ~ NOW Do not hesitate. The best positions are vacant now’, wait ing for the am- 17—7 » bitious girl to ciaiir. FJ them after she has [7j pl prepared herself to Prepare here for Ffl | M handle the duties £ j |if of the position. Succeti “ [3 THE AMERICUS H M BUSINESS k LJ COLLEGE L 1 SEABOARD AIR LINE Central Time Arrive Departs 7:55 am Cordele-Helena 9:05 am 12:31 pm S’avh-Montg 3:23 pm 3:23 pm Savh-Montg 12:31 pm A. F. FANNING, Local Agent. Harness and Suitcases Repaired By N. R. HARRIS Expert Workman ALUMINUMWARE FREE T O CUSTOMERS. Phillips Champion Shoe and Harness Shop 111 E. Forsyth St
