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THE TIMES-RE CORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879
Lovrlace Eve Edito* and Publisher
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EDITORIALS
Plant a Tree —
Work and Save
if you were a tourist driving!
through Georgia and entered a[
long line of beautiful trees, on i
both sides of the highway, with a 1
hard-surfaced road between, what
would YOU think of that county?
Can you visualize such a scene, |
for instance, from the National I
Cemetery, near Andersonville, ■
through Arr.ericus, and thence to (
the Lee County line, on the Al-1
bany road ? • ® ®
If you car. do that and are able
‘o put your self in the place of the
ourist looking for a place to set
le, don’t you know you would
.ay "Here’s God’s own country;
rere’s where I will spend the bal
rnce of my days.’’
Beautification is but one of the
lesser services trees contribute to
man. as is ably pointed out in an
article especially prepared by
Robert C Ellis, of Americus, as a
contribution the Educational week
being observed bv the schools.
Yesterday Thursday was
Conservation and Thrift Day in
the week's program and an arti
cle from the pen of Colonel Ellis
was written Especially for that
day, as follows:
CONSERVE AND BUILD UP
GEORGIA’S FOREST WEALTH
“The wealth of any State or
Country consists of the people
who inhabit it, its natural re
sources, wealth created by its peo
ple and wealth gathered by them
from other lands. The pepole of
the State are its greatest wealth,
and the more civilized, the better
educated and the more moral the
people, the richer the State. The
natural wealth of State or Coun
try consists of its climate and soil,
its mineral wealth; its forests and
other vegetable life, its streams and
seacoasts and the wild animal life.
A State, like an individual, pos
sessing wealth and producing
wealth, must also protect and con
serve such wealth to continue
wealthy. To waste will impoverish
an individual or a State. If a
State wastes and destroys its nat
ural resources, it wastes and de
stroys just that much of its wealth.
Space forbids discussion of the
question in all its phases, and only
.’orest wealth and its relation to
other kinds of wealth, can be con
sidered.
“The forests furnish timber to
build houses and furniture there
in, tools and machinery for farm,
ing, mining, manufacturing and
building; for the peasant’s cart,
the automobile, railroads and cars,
ships, submarines, flying machines,
radios; firewood to keep us warm
and to cook our food; paper for
newspapers, luve letters, and Bi
bles. Forest products are used for
almost everything and are prac
tically indispensibk to mat .
“Forests have other uses than to
supply timber and wood to man.
The value of streams for drinking
water and water power depend
upon them for their purity and
constant flow. Sprinkle water
upon a plate of glass and it will
quickly mn off, carrying away any
small loose articles thereon with
it. Place a sponge or blotting pa
per on the glass and the water will
soak into the sponge or paper and
slowly seep out and run off in a
constant stream. Forest leaves
form a sponge-like covering for
the earth and flow out a» springs,
and furnish water for the farmer
and his animals; for cities, for
hydro-electric pow’er for factories
and transportation; heat and light.
When forests are cleared off the
steep hillsides, the rain-water rush
es down the hills tearings gullies,
covering the fertile valleys with
sand and making them ynfit for
cultivation, filling up the channels
of the streams with sand and mud,
making them unfit for navigation
and killing the fish. The streams
alternate with rushing floods and
dry or almost dry beds, like the
rivets cf Asia where the forests
were destroyed many centuries ago.
Upon the preservation of destruc
tion of the forests depends the con
servation or loss of the other great
natural wealth of soil, of streams
as highways for commerce and as a
source of food and pleasure for
men.
“The exhaustion of the forests
destroys the great industries of the
sawmills, planing mills, factories
using wood, and the naval stores
industry, which furnish employ
ment to thousands of people and
are productive of great wealth.
Georgia now imports lui; ber from
other States, and some of it comes
from the far-off Pacific Coast,
ng much wealth from Georgia
, A THOUGHT
Wherefore, it- God so clothe the
, grass of the field, which today is and
tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall
Ihe not much more clothe you, oh ye
■of little faith?—Matthew 6:30.
And we shall tie made truly wise
if we be made content; content, too,
not only with what we can under
stand, but content with what we do
which theologians call, and rightly,
not understand—the habit of mind
faith in God.—Charles Kingsley.
to pay for it.
“We can only own and use land
as long as we live. It belongs to
our children after us, and we
have no right to destroy the young
trees growing on the land we do
not use, which will be needed by
them for use in their day.
“Georgia was originally rich in
pine and hardwood. The wealth of
her yellow pins was greater than
the wealth of the gold mines of
California. The gold of the Cali
fornia mines has gone to make
the money and jewelry of the
world—and is gone forever from
the State after the mines are ex
hausted. The yellow pine of Geor
gia has gone to build the cities
of the w r orld, but these golden
pines and other wood of Georgia
need not be gone forever. Nature
will replace them if given the op
portunity. But nature needs the
protection of man from fires and
waste.
“The steep hillsides and damp
lands and other lands not needed
or not suitable for usual cultiva
tion, should be cultivated in trees
under modern forestry methods.
But it takes years to grow a crop
of timber, and the Georgia uniform
ad valorem system of taxation,
w’hich levies a tax on all property
alike without regard to the profits
received from the property, which
system we got from the Carpet-
Baggers and not from our fathers,
taxes the land growing timbre so
heavily the farmer cannot bear the
great burden and he allows his
idle lands to remain bare and
waste. The land growing timber
should be tax free, or nearly so,
because they produce no profit
while the timber is growing, and
sales tax should be levied upon
the timber when it is ripe and is
cut and marketed.
“The tax y'eld would be much
greater than that now received
from barren and waste land, not
to speak of the taxes paid by the
great industries supported by the
forests.
“But the Georgia Carnet-Bagger
tax system not only discourages
the growth of timber, but also
causes the timber to be cut before
it is grown or ripe. It is the
most confiscatory and destructive
tax system ever devised by man
because it levies a tax on property,
which is capital, which is payable
out of such capital and unless
the capital or property makes a
profit out of which to pay the tax,
a part of the capital is confiscat
ed to pay the tax.
“The capital of the farmer,
miner and manufacturer is either
natural wealth or is used to make s
more wealth out of natural wealth, i
and they cannot fix the price of (
their goods because they sell, in the 1
open markets of the Nation, or of
the world, and when their wealth i
is confiscated for taxes, they have
to destroy natural wealth to pay ■
taxes and to pay operating ex- ,
penses to the extent of their losses.
When the kinds of business pros- I,
per which create wealth, the i
wealth of the State increases and
all kinds of business prosper.”
Colonel Ellis suggests to the
schools as slogans: ‘‘Plant a I
Tree; Work and Save.’’
As a member of the State Leg-;
islature for several terms from
Tift county. Colonel Ellis gave
most of his thought and time to ■
Georgia’s tax system; there are'
few men in the State better quali
fied to discuss the question of
taxes better than he.
TMs construction on forestry, |
and incidentally, taxation, is
worth the serious thought of ev-1
•' High School pupil—and their |
eiders. i
Better Editorial
Pages Demanded—
The Illinois State Press Asso
ciation at its annual convention;
advocated better treatment of the’
editorial page. Sound editorials
give the newspaper character and
leadership in the community. Edi
torials that are on a variety of
subjects and express honest opin
ion and thought are in great de
mand among the readers.
The country weekly or small
tojvn daily that presents a well
made-up editorial page is quoted
in other newspapers and is most
talked about in the community.
About the most dejeefed looking
food on earth is prunes. *”
Every man thinks he can cure a
cold or raise a family until he gets
one of his own.
MUDD CENTER FOLKS
——— —-L3LZLT
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ALTHOUGH KNOWN AS ONE. OF MUDD CENTERS
BUSIEST CITIZENS, BANKER ZEB PERKINS AL
WAYS Found Time ib entertain his little
NEPHEVI, ARCHIBALD, WHEN HE. DROPPED IN AT
THE BANK—THE LiTTL'e FELLOW CAN'T
UNDERSTAND WHY UNCLE ZEB DOESN'T Rif).
■' RIAN ON His KNEE ANYaAORE-
' © 1925 BY NEA SERVICE. IRC.
OTHER DAYS IN AMERICUS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder, Nov.
20, 1915)
J. L. Caxton came over from
Dublin today, spending the day in
Americus.
Miss Luree Seigler. a charming
and attractive young lady of Savan- 1
nah, is the guest of Miss Grace Beck '
for several days.
Col. and Mrs E. J. Willingham of
Macon will come this w eek as guest
of Mr and Mrs Charles M. Council
for Thanksgiving.
Miss Darien Pinkston has returned
from a visit to her aunt Mrs J. R.
Pinkston, of Albany.
Miss Anna Murray and Miss Cord
elia Gatewood were pretty week end
guest of Miss Haughabook, at her
home in Montezuma.
Cranston Williams visited Atlanta
1 Jreensboro, and Oxford this week.
Miss Irma Richards, of Richland,
is the guest of Mrs. N. F. Murray
while upon a visit to Americus.
Mr and Mrs John Council return
ed yesterday from a visit of several
days in Atlanta.
Misses Anna and Elizabeth Har
rold after a pleasant visit of a week
ATTACK ON WILSON FUND
DRIVE IS NEEDLESS
BL CHARLES P. STEWART
NEA Service Writer
WASHINGTON, Nov.— Why
shouldn’t an internal revenue bureau
auditor conceive the idea of a $5,-
000, 000 Woodrow Wilson Memorial
University? Why, having thought of
it, shouldn’t go to work to raise the
money and found the university?
There doesn’t seem to be any reason
why not, except that raising $5,000,-
000 is rather a large order for a not
particularly prominent and only mod
erately paid government employe.
• • ’
I Yet the fact that such an individu
al —R. Moulton pettey—is said to
I have been the original prompter and
certainly is now the president of the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Associa
tion, appears to be the only basis for
a lot of none too friendly publicity
;the organization is receiving on the
eve of its proposed countrywide drive
for funds to endow an institution of
j learning near the capital in the war
president’s honor.
• • ■»
Nobody says a word out and out,
against Pettey. All they do say is
that he’s just a special auditor for
the internal revenue bureau —and
here he is trying to raise $5, 000,000
Having said that, they appear to
think they’ve made out a strong case.
But have they? Ask Pettey if the
story is true, and his answer is, Cer- |
tainly. What of it? Does a man have
to be a notability to entitle him to '
work for a Woodrow Wilson memori '
I al”’ Laugh that off.
♦ * *
I Pettey isn’t widely known and
doesn’t profess to be, but some of
his association’s executive committee
I members are. They include Secretary
I of the Navy Wilbur, Maj. Gen. Hines
[Mayor Walker of New York , 16
governors and half as many senators.
jThe drive starts Dec. 7. I can’t see
[anything the matter with the enter
j prise unless somebody has something
better to urge against it that that R.
Moulton Pettey is a treasury depart
ment auditor.
♦ ♦ ♦
Democratic presidential booms
aren’t often launched by Republicans
but George B. Lockwood has launch
ed one for President William Green
AMERICUS TiMES-RECORDER
in Amerious, once their home have
. eturned to Macon.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
I (From The Times Recorder, Nov.
20,1895)
| Miss Susie Willis of Macon is
'visiting her sister. Mrs Walker for
'several days.
Misses Nettie and Carrie Lockett
I have returned home after a delight
ful visit of two weeks to friends in
Atlanta and Marietta.
Miss Florine Jonhson one of Smith
.villes most attractive and popular
young ladies is visiting Mrs J. W.
Flora at her home on Church street.
Miss Bessie McFarland the ac-
Icomplished young daughter of Audi
jtor Me Farland of the Georgia and
Alabama Rail way left a day or two
(since for Athens, where she will ent
. er Lucy Cobb College. r
At the 'lorie of the brides parents.
|Mr and Mrs Charles A. Taylor near
j the city at seven o,clock Wednesday
i evening Miss Rosie their beautiful
(young daughter will be united in
married to Mr J. H. Childers.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(MONDAY No Paper Published.)
of the American Federation of Labor
I He launched it in the “National Re
public,” of which kt’s editor. Lock
wood is ex-secretary of the Republi
can national committee and the
| "National Republican,” is the com
mittee’s almost mor e than semi-offi
cial organ.
So this boost for Green would be
lx powerful boost indeed if Green
were a Republican. However, he isn’t
Lockwood refers to the A. F. of L.
leader, “ in the discussion of possible
Democratic- presidential nominees in
1928,” as “the most likely one of the
lot.’ The editor also seems to think
Green would be a .‘■trong candidate,
but when you hear a politician drop
ing kindly hints, like this, to his
rivals, you can’t help feeling a bit
distrustful concerning his motives.
When “Dutch” Anderson was kill
ed by a detective out in Michigan, it
nay appear to the uninitiated that
that ended matters, insofar as
“Dutch” was concerned. From the
standpoint of the federal secret ser
vice, however, it was only a begin
ning.
"Dutch” came to his death, it will
be recalled, aS a result of an attempt
he made to “shove” a counterfeit
| bill. Moreover, he had a big roll of
, bogus money on him. Where did he
I get it? was the question the secret
.service asked instantly. Unfortunte
| y so the secret service agents
, look at it—“ Dutch” is dead and
I there s no use in trying to sweat the
|information out of him. They’re
(going over his trail with a fine-tooth
comb in an effort to get it that way.
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umns
Yea, he is the man whom we see every day, and his manner
and such is a gift. He’s always quite glad to go out of his way so’s
to give everybody a lift.
( . Fach time that we meet him his greeting is loud. He shouts
Goin’ up,” “Going down.’’ There’s tact in the way t! > r
a crowd, and he seldojn has time for a frown.
. .u Y n U SteP J n h ' S C . ar ? nd h . e ‘ Urns on lhe j uice ’ and You woiz
to the floor where you re bound. Os course you could walk it, but
say what s the use when this fellow’s so easily found ’
His up and his downs are just part of the game that he plays
so s to eke ou a hvrng. We all ought to feel that he’s rising to
tame through the time-saving service he’s giving.
The next time you ride, just consider the man whose life’s
really spent serving you Meet smile with a smile in the best wav yoj
can. That sno more than the credit that’s due. Y Y
CADET HORNE
IS HONORED
Americus Boy is Placed On Hon
or Roll at Georgia Military
College
COLLEGE PARK, Ga„ 20.—Ca
det C. F. Howe%£ Americus, Ga., has
been placed on the first “Eagle List”
of the current year at the Georgia
Military Academy here, accc v ding to
announcement by Col. J. C. Wood
ward, president of the school.
i The Eagle List, which is compiled
!at intervals during the year, is made
I up of those cadets only who are do
ling outstanding work at G. M. A.
Requirements are that to qualify
I for the list a student must take all
(the subjects of a full course, main
tain an average of atT’least 85 per
cent, and have a record for discipline
that is above reproach.
Cadets on the Eagle List are is
sued a G. M. A. “Eagle” to be worn
as an honor decoration until the next
list is compiled. At commencement
a Gold Eagle is awarded permanent
ly to each cadet whose name has ap
peared on every list during the year.
Possession of a Gold Eagle is one of
the highest honors attainable at G.
M. A.
It is possible to work twelve hours
I a day and yet be too lazy to think
I about what you have done.
BILIOUS JITACKS
From Which Kentucky Man Suf
fered Two or Three Times a
Month, Relieved by
Black-Draught.
Lawrenceburg, Ky.—Mr. J. P.
; Nevins, a local coal dealer and far
mer, about two years ago learned
| of the value of Thedford’s Black-
I Draught liver medicine, and now
s ! he says:
II “Until then I suffered with se
vere bilious attacks that came on
two or three times each month.
I would get nauseated. I would
have dizziness and couldn’t work.
; “I would take pills until I was
worn-out with them. I didn't - seem
to get relief. After taking the pills
my bowels would act a couple or
three times, then I would be very
constipated.
“A neighbor told me of Black-
Draught and I began its use. I
never have found so much relief
as it gave me. I would not be
without it for anything.
“It seemed to cleanse my whole
system and make me feel like new.
I would take a few doses —get rid
of the bile and have my usual clear
head, feel full of ‘pep’ and could
i do twice the work.”
One cent a dose. NC-161
. LO/VNS
ON
REAL ESTATE
i V //2.50
cu crn '
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J. LEWIS ELLIS
Phone 830 —Empire Building
AMERICUS. GA.
I The haidest thing about doing
i what you really want to do is find
ing out what you really want to do.
A man with a daughter about
eighteen or twenty has a perfect
right to look as worried as he pleases
ÜBAD COLDS
I ■ Melt in spoon; inhale vaoors;
■ ■ apply freely up nostrils. ’
VICKS
VAPORue
,7 Million Jar, U, t J Yparfy
NEW INVENTION '
SAVESMILLIONS
A Lamp That Bums 94 Percent
Air
A new oil lamp that gives an
amazingly brillJant> s J t C 3
rSv e r n better than ekc
tricity, has been tested by the U S
e^V'll eadlng uni^:
Ities and found t obe superior to
ordinary oil lamps. It burns without
odor, smoke or noise,—no pumping
-94 per cent air and 6 per cent com
mon kerosene (coal oil)
The inventor, R. H. Johnson 642
N. Broad Street, Philadelphia is of
fering to send a lamp on 10 days
FREE trial, or even to give one
FREE to the first user in each lo
cality who will help him introduce
it. Write him today for full partic
ulars. Also ask him to explain how
you can get the agency, and with
out experience or money make $250
to SSOO per month.— (Adv.).
AMERICUS FISH
FISH & OYSTER CO
Always Fresh Fish
Phone 778
TAX NOTICE
The 1925 Tax Books are now
open. Pay your taxes early and
avoid extra cost, as fifas will posi
tively be issued Dec. Ist, 1925
A. D. GATEWOOD, JR.
Clerk and Treasurer.
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 money 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, stopping interest on suck
payment.
We also make loans on choice city property.
Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb, Vice Preei
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. A Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Asa’t Cartier
The Planters Bank of Americus
(Incorporated)
ONE-THIRD OF
i A CENTURY
FiESmS ff The ,tan<lin ’ of tEi * bank in
V u’hlr’li -V *k e public mind hat not come
0 ■ suddenly, it it the result of
® constant loyalty for more
Vrfew tIII than a third of a century to
11”- 'ky- L the best principles of bauk-
’"Y
ijift I jy * nT * te y°ur account eith-
—er Commercial or Savings.
Capital and Surplus $350,000.00
RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20. 1925
Might as well put something by
for old age so you can retire then
instead of just giving up.
Dont’ raise your boy to be a bur
glar. He might catch pneumonia
staying out late at night.
Being a self-starter is almost as
important as being a self-stopper.
A fool only thinks he knows while
a wise man only knows he thinks.
666
is a prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
'lt kills the germs
Whiteway Market
MEATS and VEGETABLES
Phone Us Your Order for
QUICK DELIVERY
TELEPHONE 56
WANTED
Hens and Fryers
Market Stronger
AMERICUS
hatchery ANd~
SUPPLY CO .
Americus, Ga.
RAILRODAD SCHEDULES
Central of Georgia R’y. Co
(Central Standard Time)
Arrive i Depart
12:20 am Chci-StL-Atla 2:53 am
1:53 am 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 am Jaxv.-Albany 11:25 pm
5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 pno
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 pm
1:54 pm Albany-Montg 1:54 pm
2:12 pm Miami-Jax-Alb 12:55 pr»
2:40 pm Miami-Jax-Alb 1:00
3:35 pm Mia-Jax-Alb 1:24 pns
6:47 pm Atlanta-Macon 8:10 am
10:35 pm Albany-Mont 5:28 am
11:25 pm Chic-StL-Bham 3:40 aru
11:42 pm Chi-StL-Atla 3:20 am
SEABOARD AIR LINE
Arrive Departs .
7:55 am Cordele-Helena 9:00 am
12:31 pm Savh-Montg 3:17 pm
3:17 pm Savh-Montg 12:31 pm
A. F. FANNING, Local Agent.
Harness and Suitcases
Repaired .By
N. R. HARRIS
Expert Workman
ALUMINUMWARE FREE TO
CUSTOMERS.
Phillips Champion Shoe
and Harness Shop
111 E. Forsyth St.