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Newspaper Page TextYOU AND I A DAILY COLUMN GIVEN TO CURRENT EVENTS AND FRANK COMMENTS OPEN DOOR President Harding and Secretary of Bute Hughes are everlastingly right in their efforts to create equal • opportunity for all nations in the de. velopment bf natural resources throughout the world. Tho latest evidence that this the fixed policy of the administra- >n is contained in the 'Hughes note m the Dutch government protesting against American nationals being deprived of their reciprocal rights to exUoit the oil fields in the Dutch East index. They are reciprocal righta ue- cause Dutch cltfsens as well as the i . ot oUl * r nhtlons, are per- mltted to share in the development of oil properties in the United States. This note to the Dutch logically follows the one sent to the British •bout oi * fields in Mesopotamia. The point of view of foreign gov ernments whose citisens walk into our open door and then blandly shut their doors in the faces of American citisens on the same errand, is hard to understand. Th . e u y ***? opemte on the the- our * !» ‘•‘el' - end what s theirs is their own. If that ia the idea the sooner they Ret it out of their heads the better „ WRONG ' Pennsylvania State' College grad- uates a young woman engineers Miss r ranees Barabara Hosfeld. She rolled up her sleeves and went «t forging, foundry arid steam engine work on equal terms with young men students. Young women, this year, receive degrees from ev,ery school in the Pennsylvania State College ex cept the School of Mines. Not long ago women were barred from such opportunities and even a higher classical education for wo men was thought unsuitable. One forgets the arguments against it. Whatever the arguments may have been, they were wrong, and not woyth remembering. SBL, r PUBLISHED IN rbSTY-THIRD YEAR—NO. 25. heart or~5ix<rtg%? AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 23,-1921. SPEAKER GIVE AMERICUS MANAGER, SAYS DECATDRMAYOR SPORT SPOILERS W. I. Dabney, On Visit Here, Tells Of Re sults There 'We have one hundred thousand dollars in the bank, drawing inter est and we do not owe any man any thing, other a few minor monthly bills." This was the astounding statement — W. J. Dabney, of Decatur, mayor and chairman of Decatur's board of commissioners, and in business s prominent Atlanta implement dealer, president of the W. J. Dabney Im plement comapny. Mr. Dabney Wednesday was pasa- lr/ through Amerlcus and, stopped fer luneh with friends here, lo a reporter for the Times-Recorder he tO (1 nf thn nrnifrpia nf nunainv’e rwsttr UNION SEAMEN CALL OFF STRIKE BYREFERENDUM Men At Newport News And Norfolk Accept Wage Cut ISN’T IT ODD? A hundred years hence, the stu- dent of histonr, studying the tenden cies of our times ih the old files at newspapers, will be interested in • recent item under this head line: NO MORE AUTOS FOR STUDENTS he Item reported the action of the ■’Titles of a western university x iad ordered students to send — automobiles home. The historian, commenting upon thla state of affairs probably will write: 'In the year 1921 indulgence luxury hid come to such a pass as to interfere seriously with the pro- eesses of higher education. In one unjversity it became necessary to _ prohibit tho uso among students of motor cars. Tho America that had pw pointed with pride to ita Self-educat ed men had passed.” Still It is not as bad aa that. For every joy-riding student there are a dozen paddling their own canoes. to d of the progress of Decatur’s new city manager-commission form of city manager,’.' said Mr. ' Dabney, government. Put your town on a city manager “Three commissioners are too few, and seven are too many. iFive, we know, is the right number, and each should hold office for two years,* thus keqping three old commiseioners on the board all the time. “We have a real ci«y manager, • man we pay $3,803 a yeai, and he IS manager. Decatur has a popula tion of 8.0U0 with tax valuations of $5,675,000. Valuations are placed at 67 1-2 of the market value. Our rata ia only $1'.50,- giving Decatur one of the lowest tax rates, we be lieve, in the state. "We are putting $60,000 a yeesr into public schools, or 70 cents out of the $1.60 tax rate. Our $160,000 bond issue is cared for out of the tax and we keep our bond fund right up to the minute. We aiWitys have a balance in the banks around $100,- 000, representing sinking fund and other cash balances. Pay Good Salaries; In our fire department, which ia motorized, we have five paid firemen J “» »»«™ee monthly salary of $125. Besides these we have 14 vol unteer firemen tfho serve os call wit*-—‘ ‘ ‘ * AUTHOR TELLS OF FILM UPLIFT NEWPORT NEWS, Vo., June 22. —The union seamen’a strike here was called off this morning, the strikers returning to work at tho now ship ping board wages as a result of a referendum vote taken but night. Reports from Norfolk stato that similar action was taken there. KING AND QUEEN BELFASTGUESTS ASK ’EM Sing Sing prisoner, fishing through the bars, hooks a big carp. Guardi throw the prison gates open tai help blm ca,ch ot course! ,, They wouldn’t be human if the J; He^s a situation whlcn justifies the poet who said a touch Of nature makes the whole world kin. Rich man, poor man, beggar, thief— nil such distinctions are forgotten when a man has hooked a fish I Nor could any prisoner think of running away while he had a big fish on his line. And after landing * big fish he couldn't abandon it. Ask any angler in Amerieus. „ . YOU ATE IT You d probably scoff at your gro- cer if he told you that you eat more salt than sugar. But alopg cornea the American Su- gar Refining company with the state ment that the average American con sumes 108 pounds of sugar and 130 pounds of salt a year. World had salt before it had sugar, u 7,,’ com “ {Tom Latin word for °I Roman soldiers were called "salt money.” That's how they got the expression, "Not worth his salt." Ithout pay, purely patriotic service We have three police oficers, with WISE WILLIAM The June wedding epidemic is al ways accompanied by much advice for brides and grooms. The problem of how to *be happily married ia aa old os the institution of marriage, and has exercised the nest minds in all ages. William Penn, one of thq wisest of men, wrote the best advice on the subject, 260 years ago. He aaid: "Never marry but for love; but saa that thou lovest what is lovely. ‘Between man and. wife nothing ought to rule but love. “As love ought to bring them to gether, so It is the best way to ksep them together." RAISINS tm, Borne of these professors who are trying to find out “what the masses ■ra thinking”- could save a lot of time by picking up the laat lasue of the Police Gazette and running an eye down the ads. Here the some of them: "Copper Water 8tilla." "Old Time Malt Extract." c .'‘Imitation Flavors—Bourbon, Rye “Book on Every Phase of Distilla tion of Alcohol.” "U. S. Custom House Hydrometer —Testa Strength (Proof) of any Dis tilled Liquid.” “Rum Extract.” Hidden away in n corner io an ominous advertisement: “Cura For Fits." average salary of" $126 "peV'mo^th,' who effectively care for the tlty. "In the sanitary department, we have sold all the mules and carta— i can t tell you how many-there were, but the number was largo. Instead we have one motor driven truck and one emenrcncy truck that answers special calls. We will move immedi- ately garbage or refuse on telephone call from any part of the city. We expect to increase very soon, how- truck tW ° mo ‘ or ' t ' r ' ven garbage **> *• executive department of » e./i. h *£,• manager at a salary of $3,600. He has a clerk or aud;- tor, who also is clerk of tho board of commissioner, whose salary ia $2,- “ year, and a atenographer at 11,200 or thereabouts a year. We “ T e another man who read* and repairs, jneteri, sends out monthly Mils »nd such like service, at $1,200 annually. There is a chief of construction, who has supervision of streets, repairs and new paving; tho waterworks snd laying of mains, St "e* 1 “ fit®, sewerage systems. His salary is $1,830 or $2,000 a year. Woman on School Board. 'On the board of education there five members, one of whom is a wo man, and she is doing great work. The mayor is an ex-otfiefo membsr of the board. This board controls the school in fact aa well as in name. i'There is a legal department under the superivision of one of the state’s most prominent jurists. This depart ment takes care of everything that naturally would come under such a head. “But the one thing I would lay stress on is our health department, under a health director, who ia a very capable young physician of Decatur. We have just completed and passed the most modern and the best health ordinance of any city in the state, simple yet efficient. We pay the di rector $60 per month and he Is «m to his Job. He inspects and keeps daily in touch with our water and water supply. I'll send you a copy of that ordinance. It's worth printing. “This new form of government has taken the place of our old board sf trade, or chamber of commerce and ia performing its functions. A new citisen comet to our community, and immediately we writ* him a letter and welcome him to the town. We do for the tow.n what the old hoard of trade did. “I toll you this new form ia the only form. It will pull any city out everx on* Miss Connally In Inter esting And Sensible Talk . A small-group of interested wo men and a few men gathered at the Bylander theater at 10 o’clock Wed nesday morning and heard Mlqs Lou ise Connally, New York educator and author; tell something of the move ment for better films for showing to the public. Her talk was interest ing, sprightly and sensible and in no sense a reform tirade. At the end of her talk of 46 minutes she show ed two reels of motion picture, the first revealing how pictures are made, including a number of atudio scenes, and the second a aeries of th* best scenes from a number of notable pictures. Min Connally announced at tlie beginning that she was a recruiting oflicer for the "guardian angels" of the motion 'picture industry. She explained the working of the Nation al Board of Review in New York, of which she is a member, made up of a hundred or more volunteer citizens, men and women, of varied walks ot life, who inspect, the new pictures and classify them ad to merit and ap- )eal, suggesting changes or elmlna- tlons where desirable in their Judg ment for public Interest. She told •fe* » «ubsldiary organisation which makes it ita business to recom mend meritorious films, which proves an Incentive to producers to make c, «*" “ml fine pictures. Miss Connally did not drge movie ccnsorahl)|. Aha developed tho thought that good grows when tho 1 roo< ! » pwlaed, and that progress J or better picturei is made by assist ing the good ones. She said that In reviewing pictures BELFAST, Jun* 22.—(By Asso- elated Press.)—King George and Queen Mary, journeying from Eng land for the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their coronation, pre sided at the state opening of Ulster Parliament here today. 1‘ w “ the first time in twent years Ulster has bad the opportunity of receiving the aoverelgns of the Brit ish Empire, and its welcome helped to make the occasion a memorable 1,000 POLICE ON GUARD ATDOCK AS SIMS LANDS All Peaceful At Return Of Talkative Admiral For Explanation NEW YORK, June 22.—Rear Ad miral Sim* returned home today to explain to Secretary Denby the re- marks attributed to him in his recent London speech on Irish-Americsns. Everything was peaceful when tho veteran sea-dog landed. A thousand polico were missed on the dock to Not ® v * n when president Wilson returned from the Paris peace conference were more thorough preparations made. Admiral Sims left for Washii at 11:08 o’clock. He declined io sraLgift Mon rwrtta * SETH TANNER Thousands of soldiers guarded the street* traversed by the royal party during their stay hero and they de parted from Belfast for London in perfect safety at 4 o’clock this after- noon. better. This I believe to be essential. WJj nlmoit fundamental. Draw your charter after one of the tested and accepted forms, have J? th ® Wfe* 01 * “"<• «ub- HB*? ‘“‘he people. Once they know what Is Intended, they will support it. While we have yet had only a short toil period, we are delighted and we would not go back to the old system for anything. And, as you know. Do. catur was a well governed, economi cally governed city under the old form." 3 IN BELFAST WITH AMMUNITION CAPTURED BELFAST, June'22.—(By Asso- ciated Pres*.)—Thq police in the Up per Fails section of' the city, hearing firing in that area today, pursued eight men and captured three, .who were found to have ammunition In their possession. 908,132 Alabamans 1 In Gainful '“Pursuits Rotarians Attend pufaula Launching Eleven members of the Amerlcus Rotay club motored to Eufauia, Ala , Tuesday afternoon, and' were present '"'“‘“““"*1 meeting of the Eufauia Rotary club. In tbe party were: In Frank Lanier’s car, Mr. Bf nler * Perkins, Ralston Cargill, Clave Tillman, Dr. L. F. Grubbs and Lovelace Eva. In Walter Rylander’i car: Mr Rylander, Herbert Hawkins, Ho** 11 and D. R. Andrews. Acting Governor Dick Smith, of r A ‘ 1 V n , l “’ P««nted the charter, the cxerciM taking place at the Eufauia Country club. More than 160 Ro* present, from Amerlcus, Albany, Columbus, Montgomery, Do- than andVther cities of South Geor- *" < L South Alabama. The Amen- KSJk "* nt _ b » *«F ot D»wson and Cuthbert. Excellent roads were found practically all ot the way On ino return trip a very heavy rain had Lral«rf n u?T te j county - Tb « P«rty o?!wk Wednc,d “ y morning at 1:30 WASHINGTON, Juno 22.—There wero 008,132 persons aged ten years and over in Alabama engaged in gainful occupations last year, const!- tuting 38.7 per cent of tbe total - JPUlntion of 2,348,174. Of this number 65.0 per cent were engaged in agricuture, forestry and animal Husbandry, the-census bureau an nounced' today. Not Unlawful To Get Drunk In Florida Now . ^••• tradin' U th* kindergarten of international diplomacy. There** more Healin' fer vanity than hunger* COLUMBUS MAN CHOSEN WHEN 2 RIVALS QUIT Election Of Muscosree Man Unanimous— Hardwick Defeat COMES TO SEE SUMTER ROADS Cobb Commissioner Says Ours Are Best In Georgia BOSTON PUBLISHER DEAD. it BBBYON, June 22.—Gen. Charles H. Taylor, editor and publisher of tho Boston Globe, died at his home today, aged 73. tho average adult individual was con sidered, not tho youths. Sho asserted that a child of 10 years or under i* not fitted physicnlly nor psycholo- end the : - mm gically to attend the movies and told ‘I 1 ?, women of Amerieus that If'the children wero in the habit of* filling tho front rows of the picture houses their problem was in the homes first nnd not In the picture theaters, The Inner bark of the Japanese Arab cart be made into an imitation leather. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 22.— Voluntary Intoxication is not a vlo- lation of the stato prohibition en- torcement law according to a decis ion of the Florida supreme court made public today. The court held Invalid that clause , ; ; « snail no unlawful for any person to become, or to bo, drunk or intoxientod,” and providing increased punishment for tho second offense. Pasture Expert To Be Heard At Plains Paul Tabor* pasture expc_ College of Agriculture, ert of the Georgia State’ dollege a meeting of the Plain will address « .,.,.,,,1^ , community council of tho Sumter county farm bureau at Plains Friday afternoon of this week at 3 o’clock, talking, on. too subject of permanent pasture, which the state college is urging ns a mattor of greatest Im- portance In Georgia. All members b “ro»u arc particularly uT.? V > .* Wen ^ and nny otller » f n* terested In pastures are Inylted. The fame of Sumter county roads nnd Sumter county fnrms has spread over tho stato to such an extent that B- N - Summcrour. of Marietta, Cobb county, paid a special visit to this community, for the express pur pose of inspecting tho recently paved roadways throughout tho county and to, look over tho farms. Mr. Sum- merour was the guest of John M. Trance at his home on the campus of Agricultural college while here. Mr. Prance was delighted to take his friend over the roads, and together they Visited a number of the hand somest farms throughout the’county. H is the purpose of Mr. Summcr our to find out for himself tho value of tho new surfacing on the roads noro in order that ho may take the information back to his own county for emulation In their roads. Mr Summcrour says that Cobb chunty | has some good roads and some apian- dnl farms, but nothing to compare with Sumter county roads and Sum- ter county farms. I 'Sullltw county roads arc far ahead of the roads In Cobb county." ” he said to a Times-Recorder reporter. '? n hc * » nd I deemed it advisable to pay I lakln 8- this section a special visit that I might liiji * wayH unt * meina of roa*! building and maintenance. I came to get this Information first hand no that it may be conveyed to the people °f Cobb county foi^ guidance •SL* ro . at * ,m P rov oment project, which is under way. I muBt say that * ATLANTA, June 22.—Legislatii reorganizing the finance*.of the ati promised to be among the most i lortant mutters to come before t.. 921 session of the Georgia legii lature, which opened here today. The senate organized by the e tion of Herbert Clay, of Marietta president. In the house, the last minute with drawals of Judge Harper Hamilton, of Floyd county, and Howard Ennis, of Baldwin county, resulted in tha unanimous election of Cecil Neill, of Muscogee, as speaker. Plan* havo been completed for tha inauguration of Governor-elact Thomas W. Hardwick at oon Sat urday. Election of Mr. Neill is regarded ns a defeat for the incoming adminis* tration, Governor-elect Hardwick having put himself personally into the fight for the election of Mr. Ennis. Although Mr. Neill has not been an anti-Hardwick man, and hia manager, Judge E. E. Cox. of Camilla, has been a strong pro-Hnjdwick man In the past, It was generally conceded that the election of Mr. Neill would con- sMute a victory for tho opponents of the incoming administration. The organization in the senate was on strictly administration lines. The withdrawal of Mr. Neill's op ponents fallowed a Neill caucun lift night at hi« headquarters. Man aitnr man, known to be strong Hardwick supporters in the last primary e)eC“ tion, many of them men who stood behind him in his last senatorial fight, in public speeches repudiated the gov. r changing his political coat, barged time and time again fhat, three yearn Hgo he made sneerhes over the state chastising Woodrow Wilson for trying to dotni- tho United States congroaft; for' trying to vote the members of con gress against their own inclination!, wheu now Mr. Hardwick in Ma at tempt to control the speakershl applying the Hardwick party on members of the house ia y, wolf in identically the same ™>- tion he abused President Wilton for the roads in this section are certain ly superior to any I have seen in Georgia, I am going from Amerlcus to Moultrie, and the mission of'my visit is to inspect every foot of good roads along the route.’* When asked if he contemplated the purchase of a farm here, Mr Summer. m- would not commit himself to definite statement, but smiled BLAIR TO RULE ON BEER AS MEDICINE WASHINGTON, June * nouncinx that h« will constdsr soon ns possible regulations w. mlttinq the use qf beer for meals purposes, Internal Revenue Con- mlssioner Illuir said today ha <U4 ... P°‘ believe the bureau should wait u I indefinitely on conyr.isionsl action | ^anti-bee legislation. Beer regno are now before Blair. •• said that he thought sufficient pres- sure might be brought to bear on him | r, ~— i* h J s h , 0l(iln *" in j Famed Roman Corto wound. He is IntcnsWa farme^n I Ancient M«tks his own plantation and has devoted I much time and money to the ad- 1 of debt. It will pleas* every but tho professional politicians, it is riven a fair trial. Word of Warainr. “On© word of warning: If you con template joining the progressive cit- ie« under this new form of citygar- emment, be sure your board, of missions is composed of thwfaet - g raft , i brains ih your city. whether or no—men who are loyal! pmtriotiw and with backbone. Second, in the selection of your manager. get a trained man, and not a local man. The manager must not be tied to friends and kindred.- In the test or trial P-rfod the outsider ia far vanccmcnt of his farm. Ho is con- noctcd with tho Marietta board of county commissioners and exerts fair— wid* Influence'In his county.. A.F.0FL. KILLS IRISH BOYCOTT DENVER, June 22.—After n stormy drtbato the American Eedcra- tion of Labor-coavenkiaB today-df** posed of the Irish question by the adopting of a resolution, trimmed of iU most drastic boycott provisions, expressing sympathy for the Irish Tho action completed tho defeat of tha supporters of tho boycott decla ration, which they claimed had been dtaftod by “high officials of the Irish republic.** •„ j • . , ■, ., . T)io convention unanimously adopt- etf a resolution drying modification of the Volatcad law to permit the man- ufaeture and sal* D takss 180 t6ns of caynotita ore of radium. to produce op* gram , Th© Princo of Wales got a solid go)d engraved ticket for traveling through Canada, on Us visit there.' ROME, June 22.—Slowly the god of commerce is grinding away a Uttla at u time the romance and antiquity of tins cradle of civilization. 9 * The Corso. from the time of th* Roman .emperors the busiest thor oughfare of the city, is losing ita an cient character. The four,bug* tri umphal arches which once ijjannad the street, were destroyed centurion f*J* Palaces and churches wen left, but the palaces ure falling be fore the irresistible demands of commerce, “bl .palaces occupying a the Corso have al- rcidy gone down .before the com- tef 1 ® 1 , onS l“UghL Ip their piacw nave been reared two big, gaudy' structure* to bo occupied by banka, which stand ont In bold contrast to the. quiet- coloring of khe aneisat gems of architecture. , When tbs palaces are not torn -f r '“ . mod| fi“d >n such a that the interior decoration some of which, has .stood the testrtf * Centuries,. Is effaced and sometimM plastered.. Numerous alterations t* to suit the jieceMitiea of b busi- the necessities o*.^ n r*!l e where the church ,ot. John Latcran is located a new amusement company has taken pos session of. a larjce square of vacant KrouncI and lias erected carrousels, roller-coasters, ferris-wheels and side * shows; The romance and beauty of ■t has vanished. MONTGOME^YddX^TocK. 1 Little Damage Vet In MONTGOMERY, Ais„ junb 22— I Hurricane Off Tew.. Hog market, tops 7.25; lights, 7.25; UIT 1 exa* P’mb Ifaht pigs. C.ou; roughs,’ AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Good Middling 10c NEW YORK FUTURES July Oct. Dec. Jsn. Prcv.-Clos. 10.88 11.72 12.29 12..16 Open 19.80 11.80 12.39 12 42 11 am 11.10 1203 12.66 12.66 • Pm 11.12 11.99 12.49 12.60 Close 11.06 11.91 12,47 12.60 • DALLAS, Tex., Jun<t 22.—Uttla duni.g,- and no loss of life had b< rt ported up to midday as to ths, suit of the hurricane which svJ ‘ * exas coast from Galve.tonl Point Isabel last night and The center of the storm appa,*, had not struck the cosst up to this morning. Latest reports l .ented the storm rcftcred off' coast east of Corpus Cl northward wil Kir; .

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1917-1922, June 23, 1921, Image 1