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THE. 11MES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879
Lc rlace Eve - • • • Ed ho* and Publither
Entered as second < ass matter at the post office
it Imericus, Georgia, according to the Act of
I’he Associated Pros .a exclusively entitled to
ihe use for the republication ot all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise credited tu
this paper and also the local .■»> published here
in. AH right of republica'. >n of special dispatches
National Advertising Representatives. FROST
LANDIS <& KOli.V, .. . HllU A»me, New York;
Peoples Gas Bldg , Chicago; W.' <•» Building.
Atlanta. >
EDiIO R 1 A L S
Observations
Here and There—
A number of Georgia towns
were "scrambling" for the
"great Chicago protorcade of
more than 100 cars", scheduled
to pass through Georgia in their
triumphal drive from the Lakes
to the Gulf.
The word "motorcade" caught
the public fancy. It sounded
like a "host,’’ a multitude."
But the "motorcade" petered
out as will be seen from the fol
lowing news dispatch from Gulf
port, Miss.:
“The motorcade from Chicago
to the Mississippi coast and Flor
ida arrived at Gulfport early to
night. The eight cars met with a
welcome from parked automobiles
as they passed through the busi
ness district. ,
“The motorcade numbered
twenty cars at the start from
Chicago, but twelve went to New
Orleans before coming to the
coast.”
A lot of money and more hu
man energy is sometimes wasted
on these so-called “motorcades"
which sweep through at 20 miles
and hour and forget both State
and county by the next day.
There are better channels for in
vesting the community’s advertis
ing appropriation.
Those towns which have receiv
ed the greatest returns from the
advertising appropriations are
the towns where advertising men
have been placed in charge of the
appropriation. Often the shrewd-!
est business man knows the least
about the science of advertising.)
He is not familiar with mass ap-'
peal; he knows nothing of media,
rates or display.
Ihe business world, however,
is fast coming to the point where
it realizes that advertising is a di-!
rect and definite science, the!
lame as medicine, engineering or
aw. If properly expended, the
idvertsiing dollar is an invested
lollar, otherwise it is wasted.
One of the wisest things our
national government ever did was
to establish the big national parks
in the west. I
For years these great areas of
land have been held as play
grounds for all America, barred
from exploitation by private in-|
dividuals, kept free for any citi
zen who cares to visit them.
You hear much criticism of Dr.
Hubert Work, secretary of the in-,
terior, in the west. But before
you accept it, look well to the
motives of the people who are
voicing it. |
Isn’t it just possible that Dr.'
Works insistence on safeguard- 1
ing our national parks against!
encroachments by private inter-1
ests has stirred up some of this!
antagonism?
Dr. Work has defended thej
parks. And that is no small serv-l
ice to the country.
With the tide of
sweeping South, it won’t be long'
before the South will have its na-i
tional parks, as the West now,
has. In the Mountains of North!
Georgia, in the Sapphire country |
of North Carolina, in Tennessee'
and fartrher West, there are spots'
as beautiful as those in the West.|
These should be purchased
preserved for the generations
the future.
Being on a direct line between ;
the East and the Central West
and Florida, Georgia’s mountain
country would be visited in time
by as many people as the parks
in the West. We have made a
beginning in Georgia in opening,
this wonderfully beautiful section
by building the highway from
Atlanta to Neel’s Gap-
The South must have her na
tional parks, the same as the
West.
Gerald Chapman, notorious
bandit and killer, loses another
step in his effort to save his neck.
Chapman will lofee his life for
the murder of a New Briton po
liceman.
He may or he may not have
fired the shot which laid low the
officers of the law. Chapman’s
conviction was made certain be
cause of his reputation. A bad
name seems to have convinced
those jurors that if Chapman did
rot kill, it was because someone
else faed fast, that he would
A THOUGH! |
1 had rather be a doorkeeper in
the house of my God than to dwell
in the tents of wickedness.— Psalms
84: 10.
Had I but served my God with half
the zeal 1 served my king, he would
not in mine old age have left me
naked to mine enemies.—Shakes
pear.
have killed if it had been neces
sary.
Probably Chapman now re
calls that Scriptural text which
says, "A good name is rather
to be chosen than great riches.”
If Governor Walket calls an
extra session of the Legislature
—which he will—he MIGHT in
clude the question of Brother
Brown’s fertilizer and oil inspect
ors in the list of important things
to be considered.
Sure, he MIGHT, but WON’T.
1 hose useless gentlemen who
are supposed to inspect oil, gas
and guano are rather necessary
adjuncts to a political campaign.
They are costing the State a mint
of money, but what of that?
Having certain politicians serve
the dear people" costs those
self-same dear folks a lot of coin,
but that’s what the "dear people"
want. If they didn’t, the Browns
and Ennises find Walkers would
never hold office.
The test of the sincerity of an
office-holder is not necessarily
what he does for his constituents,
but what he FAILS to do for
HIMSELF. There isn’t a half
wit in the State who can’t see the
uselessness of 186 oil inspectors
or realizes why they are kept on
the State’s pay roll.
Yes, Governor Walker MIGHT
include the abolishment of the
oil inspector graft, but he won’t.
The federal government is
making a strenuous and conscien
tious effort to keep on reducing
taxes, and it having its effect; but
in many instances city and coun
ty taxes keep rising by leaps and
bounds.
We suggest that this is so, part-j
ly at least, because of the great!
lessness of the American voter re- ■
garding whom he elects to city
and county offices..
When all is said and done, the
caliber of our senators and con
gressmen is fairly high. But, in
many, many parts of the country,
city and county officials don't
measure up.
Economy is a word that is ut
terly foreign to the nature of the
small-time politician- He doesn’t
want to practice it, and he hasn’t
the capacity to do it intelligent
ly if he would.
And that s one reason why
city and county taxes keep on ris
ing.
A capitalist is one who has
saved or accumulated something
—either money, stocks, bonds or
property. "When people invest
their savings in banks, they ac
quire the banker’s poin* of view,"
remarks the Detroit Saturday
Night. "If they do not, their
banks will not last long. When
people invest in stocks they ac
quire the stockholders point of
view. They want their stocks to
be worth something. They are
working to accumulate private
property."
Spending 100 cents of every
dollar earned isn’t good business, j
Every man who has accumulated i
something advises others to save*
—-to start a savings account in j
his nearest bank. It is from the,
small beginning that happiness'
and comfort come. Saving be-1
comes a habit, just as pending
is a habit. Open an account to-|
day, even if it be but a few dol- i
lars. Becoming interested in sav-'
ing, you soon take it as a game, 1
and the dollars pile up.
The Insurance Age-Jouranl, of
Marblehead, Mass., is opposed
to the publication of income
taxes. It is securing informa
tion, which while legal according
to our courts, savors of the sur
reptitious."
The Boston Herald considers
such publication an ‘exploitation
of the intimate details of our fel
low citizen’s business, merely for
the gratification of idle or malig
nant curiosity. Such publication
breeds suspicion and distrust,
jealousy and animosity. It ex
poses business men to sinister or
demagogic attacks. It yields
huge amounts of ipismformation,
for in numerous cases the bare
figures revealed are not anywhere
near an exact revelation of the
taxpayer s income. The average
American does not like to have
folks snooping around to find out
what they can about h s private
afairs. His resentment is just."
Nothing will do more to drive
large incomes and capital out of
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don't y' walk about ■ had t' Sell cup ' t-j ?
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MUDD CENTERS PHYSICIAN, DOC TEBBS,
STILL STICKS To THE OLD FASHIONED
IDEA THAT PLENTY OF EXERCISE. IS Ar
GOOD THING FOR SQAAe OF H-IS PATIENTS
•THE INCREASING USE OF AUTOMOBILES
OFFERS UNEXPECTED, OPPOSITION To HIS
PET THEORY » ;
I QTHER DAYSIN AMERICUS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times Recorder, Nov,
9, 1915)
Among the several social func
tions announced tor Wednesday
Evening will be the very delightful
bride given be Mrs Pulaski Holt in
honor of Mr and Mrs Thaddeus
Joumans, of Satiago.
Mrs B. L. Bridges and Rogers
Williams of Ellaville were shopping
in the city yesterday.
Rev, J. B. Lawerence will leave
tonight for Savannah to attend the
meeting of the Minsters of the
Episcopal Church there tomorrow.
S. E. Davidson of Atlanta was a
business vistor in the City yester
day.
Mrs E. A. Hawkins spent yester
day in Montezuma the guest of her
sister Mrs Reuben Black.
Mrs James W. Harris has gone to
Atlanta upon a visit- of several days
to her mother.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODTY.
(From The Times Recorder, Nov.
9, 1905)
EDITORIALS
HR ■ 1
I
Silas H. Strawn, special American
commissioner to China, has evident
ly learned something of oriental
skill in softening the bluntness of
diplomacy.
He announces that America is will
productive industry into hiding,
or tax-exempt bonds, so long as
they are permitted by law, than
the publication of income tax re
turns- Millions of Americans feel
that the amount they make, so
long as it is acquired honestly, is
no one’s business but their own
and they will not submit to hav
ing their affairs talked over by
the town gossips.
With the death of Mrs. Sidney
Drew in Los Angeles the other
day passed the lone remaining
member of a pair of light come
dians who gave our moving pic
tures some of the shrewdest,
cleanest comedies the films have
known.
With her husband, who died in
1919, she made many comedies
of married life. They weren’t
slapstick stuff, but they were hu
man and they were funny. It was
good, wholesome humor, and it
came at a time when good,
wholesome humor was a scarce
article on the screen.
The movies owe quite a debt j
to Mr. and Mrs. Drew. And so
do all the rest of us who like a
healty laugh.
One of the accusation most
often leveled against us by crit
ics from abroad is our tendency
to standardize everything to one
dead level.
As far as material things go,
this is a good tendency. But in
other matters it is different.
. Don’t insist that your neighbor
hold the same moral and mental
standards that you hold. Don't
demand that there be one stand
ard and one only for all the coun
try. Let’s have as much variety
as we can.
For standardization, in such
matters, is the enemy of free
thought. And, great as our
country is, it could stand, a few
more thinkers.
AMERICUS j iMES-RECORDER
It is just six days and fifteen
minutes now until the real circus
comes and the roar of the elephants
I awakens the echoes here.
Several Americans attorneys at
tending Lee Superior Court re
i turned home this week.
Mr Grantland Rice of Atlanta was
I in Americus yesterday, coming here
I upon business.
Mr and Mrs Frank Harrold and
i Miss Walker returned yesterday
: from Macon* where they attended the
SScwens >, -Walkey wedding the
! evening before.
Miss Lula Brown is the pretty
j and petite guest of friends in Colum
! bus, where she will spend several
j days very pleasantly.
I The wedding- that one in which
! social interest is most centered is
j said to be dated for January, and
! will be a swell occasion.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
■ (MONDAY No Paper Published.)
! If jazz music isn’t dying it ought
I to hush.
ing- to go beyond the terms of the
ashington treaty in granting
tariff relief to China, but adds that
the United States must be advised
of the plan for the abolition of the
‘‘likin’’ system, and for putting it in
to effect coincidentally with tariff
autonomy.
I hat effectively “passes the bu ”
to the Chinese. For, in the past, <. >-
ing away with “likin” was just w ,t
no Chinese fiovernment was able >
These “liken” taxes are tariff
imposts collected by the separate
provinces or local governments at
their own frontiers, on goods in
transit, in addition to whatever na
tional duties may have been col
lected at the port of entry.
It is easy to abolish thes duties
on paper. But what Commissioner
Strawn asks for is a plan for abolish
ing them in fact.
So long as the Ideal authorities
are stronger than the central gov
ernment, and will not obey its or
ders, something more than a paper
prohibition is needed. China will get
tariff autonomy as soon as it is
autonomous in its own affairs. But
until the Chinese government can
govern China, foreign powers must
continue methods of protecting
themselves, which would be prepos
terous in a reall self-governing na
tion.
The League of Nations dedicated
the session in which the stoppage of
the war between Greece, and Bul
garia was announced, to the memory
of Woodrow Wilson. It was the
voice of history, speaking on a his
toric occasion.
How long it will be before Ameri
ca doe? full justice to the memory of
Woodrow Wilson, only time can tell.
And, when the verdict is made up,
it will include the judgment that
the pathological obstinacy of the
stricken president was a large ele
ment in defeating American partici
pation in the unification of the
world, of which he was the founder.
But there can be no question that
the worlds of Briand; in his tribute
to Wilson, were the voices of perma
nent history, in America as well as
in Europe, giving to Woodrow Wil
warson his just place as the author
of the only constructive result of
the war, and the founder of a new
world order.
LABOR FEREDATION
WARNS NEGRO
The American Federation of La
bor warns th e negroes against affilia
tion with a Communist labor or
ganization. The advice is, of course,
good. But the best way to vaccinate
We thrive on the fact that our country’s at peace and we boast
that our friendship is real. Our harmony manner is ever increased,
and the right sort of spirit we feel.
'ihe worry of war isn’t ours any more, and a much lighter feel
ing’s at play. What mors can we ask, than to turn to our task, in
the quiet that’s ruling today’
And yet, uieaPi an a>i & ie Lhal has a big pari in the making of
peace that is strong. Real harmony’s played on the strings of your
heart, and it helps peace to travel along.
it pays us to give of our best, and let live, for nc matter
where ver you roam, you :ays will find that the very best kind of
peace has its start in the home.
THOMPSON HAS
BIG P.-T.A. MEET
Teachers and Pupils of Thomp
son School Go Into the
Movies
_______ •
Characterized by unusual enthus
iasm and voicing determination to i
do even more for the school in the
luture, the regulor monthly meet- j
ing of the Parent-Teachers Asso- ;
negro laborers against revoultionary
influences is to assure them their de- j
mocratic rights.
The best way to keep them out of
I Communist unions is to admit them
Ito the regular unions, or to form
regluar unions of them. In fact, the
safest policy toward the ’ negroes
generally, as they become mor e edu
cated and therefore better able to
make trouble if they are so disposed,
is to see to It that they get all their
rights under existing laws and in
stitutions.
I What are the rights of a negro?
I Exactly all the rights of a white
I man of the same character and other
; qualities with only ohe exception,
i That is the right of intermarriage
I with the white race, and to inter-
I mingling in those social relations
I which naturally lead to marriage.
This one line we will draw.
We must safeguard this one line,
but to draw no others. If this is dofte
there will never be any danger of
agitators, Russian or homegrown.!
corrupting the loyalty of our negroes
THE STANDARD
DON’T MISS THESE
DOLLAR BARGAINS
MONDAY, TUESDAY
At SI.OO yard—Pure Silk Velvet —
black and navy, regular width.
$1 will buy—4 pairs Men’s All Silk
Socks or one pair Silk and Wool
Socks.
$1 will buy—2 yards Dress Linen,
pure linen too, 36 inches wide.
$1 will buy—2 yards Printed Silk
Crepe, 36 inches wide.
$1 will buy—s yards Nurses’ Lien,
40 inches wide.
$1 will buy —1 yard Crepe de
Chine, 38 inches wide.
$1 will buy—4 yards regular 50c
Suiting, 36 inches wide.
$1 will buy 2yards Plain or
Striped Serge, 36 inches wide.
$1 will buy 10 yards Curtain
Scrim, 36 inches wide.
$1 will buy—s yar,ds regular 25c
Galatea Cloth, 36 inches wide.
$1 will buy—ls cakes Maxine El
liot Soap; regular 10c cakes.
$1 will buy 25 Bars Laundry Soap,
full regular size.
$ will buy—3 pairs of the best
50c Silk Stockings, all sizes.
$1 will buy 20 cans Lighthouse
Cleanser; regular 8c size.
$1 will buy 6 yards Ralf Linen
Crash Toweling; regularly 25c.
$1 will buy—s yards reguar 25s
Bleached Turkish Toweling.
$1 will buy 5 yards of the very
best Outings, plain and fancy colors.
$1 will buy 8 yards of the best
Sea Island or Sheeting, full yard
wide.
$1 will buy 15 regular Barber
Towels, full regular size.
$1 will buy 7 yards fine, soft fin
ished Beaching, yard wide.
$1 will buy 4 Gold Seal Pillow
Cases; free from dressing. Worth
50c.
$1 will buy—One extra heavy Rag
Rug, size 30x60, many colors.
$1 will buy—One guaranteed
Alarm Clock; keeps good time.
$1 will buy—2o men’s hemstitch
ed Handkerchiefs, full size.
$1 will buy—One Baby Blanket,
full size, heavy weight; each in a
box.
$1 will buy—2 Boys’ regular 98c
Union Suits, winter weight.
$1 will buy—One man’s regular
$1.50 Attached Collar Shirt of fine
Madras .
$1 will buy—One pair Men’s Over
alls of good quailty. AU sizes.
THE STANDARD
DRY GOODS COMPANY
Forsyth Street, Next Doer te Beak
of Commerce
AMERICUS, GA.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 9, 1925
ciation Friday goes on record as one
of the best in the history of the or
ganization. Thirty eight members
were present out of a total enroll
ment of fifty. Os especial interest
was the report made by the delegates
to the District Meeting held in Shell
man Thursday of this week.
It is worthy of note that the i
Thompson P.-T.-A. is the only rural j
organization in the district that is '
affiliated with the state P.-T.-A. At ■
the Friday afternoon meeting a spe- ■
cial program was rendered by the
school, consisting of songs, readings 1
and several laughable stunts. De-I
licious refreshments were served in
the Domestic Science Room. At the
next monthly meeting the pupils of
the school will be the guests of the
P.-T.-A.
For at least once in their lives our
teachers and pupils have realized the
sensation that comes from going into
the movies. Thursday morning there
came representatives from the devel
opment department of the Seaboard
Railroad making pictures advertising
I the communities through which the
railroad goes. In and out the pupils
marched before the camera, while
the operator “shot” them going and
coming. It was at least a novel ex
perience, and perhaps ere long we’ll
see ourselves on the silver screen.
Mohammedans believe there are
ten animals in heaven and some peo
ple will think all ten are hound dogs.
AMERICUS FISH
FISH & OYSTER CO
Always Fresh Fish
Phone 778
WANTED !
Hens and Fryers
Market Stronger
AMERICUS
hatchery ANd
SUPPLY CO .
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 always have troney to lend on farm land* at lowest rate* and
best term*, and you will always save money by seeing us.
We give the borrower the privilege of making payment* on the
principal at any interest period, stopping interest on suck
payment.
We also make loan* on choice city property.
Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb, Vico 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. KIKEB, Ass’t. Cashier
The Planters Bank of Americus
(Incorporated)
■rnßiii- Success
T* l * ® r * t * te| ’ ? or P erman *“*
• uec,M •• *° Why not
*•» our Saying* Department
Jiyi U ® f ,ervice - We pay 4%
■. Compound interest semi-aa
anally. Later on yon will
'Jj sWil ***** * w *** mOT * for in-
' dependence and happiness.
Capital and Surplus $350,000.00
RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
M’ADOO SUED FOR
INCOME TAX. REPORT
LOS ANGELES, November ’.
The federal government filed -uit
here Friday against William Gibbs
McAdoo, defeated candidate for the
democratic nomination prior to the
last election, for $58.93. This
amount the governme’ alleges, s-'ll
L du. on the McAdc- 1924 inc ?ne
tax.
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TAX NOTICE
The 1925 Tax Books are now
open. Pay your taxes early and
I avoid extra cost, as fifas will posi
' tively be issued Pec. Ist, 1925
A. D. GATEWGOD, JR
Clerk and Treasurer.
RAILRODAD SCHEDULES
Central of Georgia R’y. Co
(Central Standard Time)
Arrive Depart
i 12:20 am Chci-StL-Atla 2:53 am
I 1:53 arr. Albany-Jaxv. 2:08 am
) 2:08 am Chi-Cinci-Atla 1:53 am
2:53 am Miami-Jax-Alb 12:20 am
3:20 am Miami-Jax-Alb 11:42 pm
3:40 arc Jaxv.-Albany 11:25 pm
5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 ptr.
8:10 am Albany 6:47 pm
10:10 am Columbus 3:15 pm
12:55 pm Chi-StL-Atla 2:12 pm
1:00 pm Chi-StL-Bham 2:40 pm
1:24 pm Det-Cinci-Atla 3:35 pm
1:54 pm Atlanta-Macon 1:54 pra
1:54 pm Albany-Montg 1:54 pm
2:12 prr. Miami-Jax-Alb 12:55 pu*
2:40 pm Miami-Jax-Alb 1:00 put
3:35 pm Mia-Jax-Alb 1:24 pr«.
6:47 pm Atlanta-Macon 8:10 air.
10:35 pm Albany-Mont 5:29 am
11:25 pm Chic-StL-Bhani 3:40 an.
11:42 pm Chi-StL-Atla 3:20 am
SEABOARD AIR LINE
Central Time
Arrive Depart*
7:55 am Cordele-Helena 9:05 am
12:31 pm Savh-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
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CUSTOMERS.
Phillips Champion Shoe
and Harness Shop
HIE. Forsyth St