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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-18
GOVERNORS RACE ABSORBS
ELEVENTH. HOUR ATTENTION
HARDMAN HAS WINNING STREAK WHILE HARRIS DEFENDS HIMSELF
AND ANDERSON HOPES FOR DEADLOCK

.f
all While Judge Harris voted in the
legislature against the general local
option law and against a raise of the
state license on saloons from twenty
five to one hundred dollars, he has re-
Gently given out statement as to his
present attitude towards the whiskey
question, which says in substance that
| he is as good a prohibitionist as Ran
dolph Anderson. AS Anderson himself
is not regarded as an orthodox pro-
| hibitionist, this is not taking a very
| firm stand. Judge Harris added that
| he favored enforcement of the prohi-
bition law. His opponents call atten-
ton to the fact that Harris was once
on the superior court bench and that
| there was no cleanup week among
violators of the prohibition law during
his tenure on the bench.
DR.. L. G. Hardman's candidacy comes
in at the home stretch with the best
form and with the most favorable
signs of a successful finish. There is
much more aggressiveness in the
Hardman campaign than in that OF
either Of his opponents. His followers
are enthusiastic and are apparently as
sured of victory. His supporters
throuhgout the state have their coats
off and will appear at practically every
polling place in the state on election
day and work for their man. Hard
man has not been put to the necessity
of defending his record or his environ
ment. Even his opponents admit the
strength of his record and the force of
his ability and sterling character. TIE
Hardman support has been greatly
augmented of late by accessions from
/ the Harris ranks. The prohibi'inn s
aIe almost solidly behind Hardman OF
account of his unquestioned reco!1 ana
present position on prohibition and
law enforcement. The progressive
democrats of the state find in his re-
cord all platform more that assures
them I'D they are lining up with him
| st1Cnsly The farmers, who became
distrustful of Harris after Anderson
exposed rs vote to increase the legal
rate OF interest from eight to twelve
cents, and after learning his opposi
ton in the legislature to allowing far
mers to plead failure of consideration
when they found fertilizers worthless,
have tuIred to Hardman in large num-
bcrs Hardman has the finest record
for legislative work in the interest of
agriculture of any candidate who has
offered for Office in Georgia in recent
years.
All together the unbiased prognosti-
Gator is bound to admit that Hardman
has the best of it.
Monday night DR.. Hardman will ad-
dress the largest meeting of the year
in Athens, where the hosts of the
ninth district will gather to give him
great ovation.
Tuesday afternoon he will come to
Atlanta and will make several speeches
the concluding one being at the For
syth Theatre. The Atlanta event will
doubtless set the new pace for cam
paigning in the state and the Jackson
county candidate who is practically as
sured of Fulton county, will probably
speak to ten thousand people during
J the afternoon and evening. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-18

Americas is preparing to handle the
cotton crop of Sumter county without
loss to the farmers and the merchants
With this in view President Mathis of
the Americas chamber of commerce
has called a meeting of all interested
in the welfare of the county. The big
meeting will be held this morning at
10 o'clock at the city hall.
President Mathis has just returned
from Washington, where he attended
the conference between the bankers of
Dixie and Congress. MIR. Mathis went
to Washington as a representative of
the Americas bankers and business
men and took an active part in the
discussion and planning of the con-
yention. That Americas can admirably
handle the present situation, President
Mathis is confident. He has plan to
lay before the meeting which will solve
to great degree the present strin-
gency.
1t will be we'll worth the time Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-18
BUSINESS MAN AND CITIZENS
To HOLD MAMMOTH MEETING

President Mathis the Americas Oh amber Calls
of the Citizens This
ing viii Held the City Hall Plans viii Handling
Crop
cantM Mathis Just Back Fro Meeting Washington
al Senate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-18

every man in Americas and Sumter
county to be present at the meeting.
Americus, the largest inland cotton
market of the state, is vitality interest
ed in solving the question of how to
get profitable price for her cotton.
The meeting this morning will make it
possible to receive fair price for
King Cotton.
Remember the time and place of the
meeting and make your plans to be
there. Maybe you haven't a pound of
cotton yourself but nevertheless the
actions of Kaiser Bill across the wa
ter have given you an interest in Geor-
gia's main crop.
10 o'clock at the City Hall THIS
MORNING.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-18
Cures Old Sores, otaer Remedies Won't Cure

The worst cases, no matter of how long standing
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Yrer's Antiseptic Healing Oil. it relieves
= ard Heals 20 the same time. 25S. sec. SIC
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-06
SHE SPOTTED HIM

When clergyman, announced that
there would be nave in the church
an old lady whispered that she knew
the party to whom he referred
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-06
NOT TooLATE

MOT TOO LATE
( He Oh, my dear! l didn't know it
was so late
She-Why, this sisn'tslate Pail be
getting up to go to work soon, 81.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-06

Camilla 18ear-od girl Elum,
Wash country recently had the most startling experience
r.
ducted her.
when
Il fought could
realized that it might death preferred
death ..- E 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
Col. Roosevelt Will Play Tigers Game in
Backing a Straight Progressive Ticket.

Much 10y in Tammany Hall is reported as
result of Colonel Roosevet's statement character
lzing District Attorney Whitman as a rubber
stamp" for Mr.. Barnes. The hope is expressed
there that the Colonel himself will run for Gov
ernor; falling that, that there will be a straight
Progressive ticket which he will back
The ex-President is convinced that the state cam
paign must be a fight against the Murphy machine
and the Barnes machine. He believes the bosses
of both parties can be destroyed at the same time
So far as a victory in campaign can accomplish
this It is quite within the realm Of possibility But
It cannot be done by a campaign in which there
are three tickets 1t cannot be done by division
of the Fright minded people into two or three
groups working bitterly against each other because
of party prejudice.
Colonel Roosevelt knows this as well any
body, for he cut his political eye teeth a great
many years ago, and has forgotten more than the
Birds and the Robinsons, who are insisting on Il
straight Progressive ticket will ever know Of the
politics of the state Therefore, the Sage Of Saga
more Hill bases his rejection Of Mr.. Whitman not
on a clear cut declaration that the PrOgressives
should and must run a straight ticket, but on the
declaration that Mr. Whitman is a boss's creature,
not fit to have the support Of Progressyes or other
independent citizens,
That The Tribune considers a faulty estimate Of
Mr.. Whitman and his services to the community.
Whether he is to be the Republican candidate for
Governor VIII depend on the Republican voters
themselves Just a. it will depend on the Progress
siye voters whether he is TO be the Progressive
candidate If Progressive friends Of his run him ID
their primaries, as they have talked " doing.
Il is certain that his victory in the Republican
primaries would not carry any great JOY TO Mr..
Barnes or the Republican Old Guard. He has not
cndeared himself TO organization leaders OF his
own party by acts Of omission or commission any
more than he has endeared himself TO Murphy and
the TammanyiteS who indorsed him for reelection
by going after the road frauds and state committee
lawbreakers. Any support the Barnes machine
leaders give to his candidacy will be hard won
tribute to his political strength
Tammany fears nothing more than the union OF
Republicans and Progressiyes on a candidate for
Governor. Whether the fusion be on Mr.. Whitman
or some other progressive Republican who would
appeal to the right minded people in both parties
that is the only practical way Of striking an effect
i've blow against Murphy and Barnes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
Miss Davis's Good Work.

Mayor Mitchel's praise Of Miss Davis Commits
soner of Correction, is justified by the substance
Of her report to him covering practically the hrst
half year of her service The items in that report
are interesting There are savings in admlnistra-
ton. and not unimportant ones. There are I'M
provements in prisoners diet and in sanitation III
spite of these savings. There is a new policy N
the treatment of keepers and Orderlies Of beneht
to them as well as their charges. And there Is dn
unfaltering and highly successful war against the
drug habit and the drug trade within the institu-
tons walls
Still more significant is the new spirit which
Miss Davis has brought into her departmental
spirit as the Mayor declared, which makes 1t really
n Department of Correction instead Of a depart
ment Of jails Women officials to work for the
women prisoners, the indeterminate sentence ana
the honor system in force consistent regard for
the prisoners as human beings instead Of mere
worlds waste, are evidences Of that spirit 1t is
good work which Miss Davis has done, and if the
Mayor had to go to a woman to get it done his
judgment in doing so and his choice of the woman
to do It are to be highly commended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

Well, here we were, assembled IN
the big auditorium. The mental and
physical strain was evidenced upon Ihe
tense faces of the audience, and as eaeA
girl and boy stood upon the platform
many hearts were in their mouths
Presently it was all over. The com
mittee" retired. Everybody was on the
qui vive, even those not directly IN
terested, for all had picked their ia
vorites. There was a hush Of expectant
silence as the judges reappeared. You
could have heard pin drop. The tao
successful contestants were named, and
there was joy corresponding. But the
ioy was not unanimous. Oh, no. Only
a minority Of the audience really felt
the applause which they yielded.
Human nature is human nature every
where. And do you think those others
were satisfied or happy, they or their
friends? Was there no hard feeling,
no sour disappointment?
And the ret result Of it all. A couple
of gold medals, sense of superiority,
signifying but little of a practical
nature. On the other hand, keen dis
appointment, a feeling of discontinue,
a sense even of unjust treatment. To
many of the unsuccessful ones comes
the query-cui bono? Bitterness and
Encouragement maybe. We may we'll
ask what's the use? The real prizes
Of life are not bestowed by committees.
Genuine merit, the kind that wins in
the long run, does not depend upon
medals. EDWARD J. MAXWELL.
Amsterdam, n. y, June "a, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
Columhia Day at Pou6hkeepsie.

The victory OF the brilliant Columbia crew at
Poughkeepsie was deserved success for sheer skill
over Drawn and muscle Weighing ten pounds to a
man less than the favored Cornell eight the Colum-
ba men rowed a perfect race perfect in water
manship and Judgment Better crews may have
rowed under the Poughkeepsie Bridge, but 1t viii
be hard TO prove the point to any Columbia witness
OF the race. The name OF Rice at last takes rank
where it belongs with the great coaches of the
country.
In an English year. the excellent showing OF the
PENNSYLVANIA crew IS easily explained On other
grounds the Nickalls crew was hardly Of class 20
administer drubbing to Courtney eight, and Eng
lish methods Of training and the much reyiled
English stroke earn praise by just so much. The
Quaker victory over Cornell ranks second only to
the Columbia success in the sensational story OF
Poughkeepsie for 1914
II is qualification to every one that the Wiseon'
sin and washington men pulled so sturdiy to the
end. more thrilling race than the hard last mile
OF yesterday has rarely been seen on American
waters. With so many parts of the country repre-
sented from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the regatta
on the Hudson has fairly taken rank among our
great athletic events. Yesterday was in many re-
spects its browning hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
Its Specific Aims as a Believer Sees
Them.
, the Editor Of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The woful ignorance displayed
by Mr. Brennan in his attempt to de-
fine the socialist movement in a letter
70 The Tribune appeals perhaps pri-
n,arily to the sense of humor. In eX
pressing the opinion that the 100000
Socialists of Germany are actuated
solely by the desire to substitute for
monarchy a democracy of the same
sort that we now have in our own
country he ignores absolutely the his
tory OF socialism in Germany for the
last fifty years.
The ridiculous element enters when,
after having set up a false premise, he
begins to bawl out American socialists
because here in America the thing
called socialism has really nothing 70
DO with democratic principles at all"
4 definition Of democratic principles
by this socialist interpreter would be
Interesting.
Mr.. Brennan descends to the depths
Of ignorance when he states that So
eislism has never yet candidly, con-
cisely and Enthusiastically pronounced a
single political dietum worthy any ma
tons serious attention" His error is
no doubt due to the belief that tariff
reforms, currency changes, etc, mere
puttering around the edge of things,
constitute the only possible political
dietums. But II he will take the trou-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
MORE PSYCHOLOGY
Florida Business Conditions Which
Might Interest the President.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: AS bearing on the Presidents
grotesque declaration that the so-called
hard times are merely psychological
in the Imagination of pessimists ard
unreal cite a letter just received
from Jacksonville, Fla, from a lady
whose husband is in active business
there; who is not likely to have heard
from any Northern financial authority,
out may be assumed to be stating the
naked truth, unprompted by any ons
from afar. She states, commenting
on the dulness Of business there gen.
orally, that during January and
February, 1914, twenty-eight concerns
retired from business-quit the field
completely. We're this fact reported to
the President he might insist that some
subtle influence had been at work to
accelerate the spreading Of such a re-
port, but the facts of the situation are
becoming too intolerable to be ignored,
and the President may as well realize
this first as last and withhold his
devastating hand.
GEORGE r. BISHOP.
New York, June 20, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
Stand Licenses for the Deserving.

License Commissioner Bells idea of having
licenses for news, fruit and bootblack stands
granted only to those unable to earn living In
other ways has certain merits. 1t is better, GER
tainly than the present ht-or-miss scheme under
which. he has discovered, profitable stands are
farmed out by the licensees who add their profits
from this transaction to income from other sources
The logic of the stand license situation is that
the license should return fee to the city based on
its earning capaclty-not a nominal fee, as at
presenter it should be considered as contrlou-
ton by the city to its deserving, partially inca
FACILITATED citizens to help them to earn living In
some cases at present news and fruit stands serve
the latter purpose. But in many others they nave
been pre-empted as good business ventures by
somebody who had pull with an alderman and
thus got a permit If they are not to furnish a
revenue to the city Commissioner Bell will do q
good Job if he can make it certain that these
licenses go to help the really deserving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
DULCINEA TELEPHONES.
venture.

Hello, is this you? I've been trying for an hour
to get you; it's hard to get long distance \ these
out-of the-way places. Yes, the weather has
been fine OF it warns up during the day
but nights are always cool. No, l haven't
been in bathing; they say there's typhoid in these
lakes, and besides, fresh water bathing isn't the
same as salt-you don't get the reaction. Of
course / wouldn't like to lire here al the time but
I'd love to spend winter and study the people.
If only l could write | know | could fill book.
That's how Myra Kelly made her regulations writ
ing about everyday things. / suppose the
heat in the city is terrible. No, / haven't
read about the hot wave in the papers; Pm just
dropping everything and not reading line. q. An
other Princeton fellow has arrived and he and the
other Princeton boy humPed their college songs on
the piazza last night until II o'clock College mems
voices blend together wonderfully; just love
good tenor There's something about those old col
lege songs that just thrills you. Well, I must
ring off, or this will be double call. Good
by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
THE MIGHTY CoNQUERoR
MIR. Roosevelt as He Appears to One
in England.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l have just returned from
hearing the Bishop Of London, whose
smile is as broad and genial as Mr..
Roosevelt's. He told the audience
! Church Of England missionary con-
vention) that Mr.. Roosevelt insisted on
breakfasting with him Thursday before
departing for Southampton 1866 a. m.
| Waterloo. | don't, Of course, know
what they had for breakfast, but what
ever it was it left the Bishop of Lon
don with that Tilt in the voice so pc
culiar to Mr.. Roosevelt. and a slight
American accent. MIR. Roosevelt's re-
marks on missionaries were received
with prolonged applause as delivered
through the channel of that benign and
wonderfully persuasive orator, the
Bishop of London.
T With DIR. Roosevelt it is a case again
of veHi, vidi, yici, and it is up to Mr..
Savage Lander to tender an apology for
casting a slur upon the truth speaking
American citizen. We in England no
longer doubt him. His River of Doubt
should be renamed THE Washington, F"
or, to carry out the Anglo-American al
. lance, "The George Washington"
read in the papers here that the old
Republican party feels bit sore about
Mr. ROoseyelt's share in the last Presi-
Dental election. They do not under
stand him if that is the case. He dealt
the deathblow 10 what was corrupt in
the Republican party and what was
corrupt in the Democratic party, and if
some of his allies failed to reach shore
by means of the floating wreckage let
those who have reached safety rally
around the Republican standard, which
Mr. Roosevelt intends TO carry 70 fur
Their victory. Whether it is to be a
victory at the cost of an honorable de-
feat again is for the Republican party
to decide. Moral victories are all well
and good. We grin and bear and look
on while the enemy basks, as it were
in the sunshine Of success. A strong
man is wanted-a strong personality, a
man with the heart of bullock and
elephantine gentleness, that knows
how to guard his steps so that ne does
not trample under foot the child that
has been left under his care. That
child is the Republic of America,
/ The elephant packed his trunk and
sailed in the Imperator. Let there be
no longer a river of doubt running as !
tributary to the mighty Hudson. Lone
Island is sound; the way to the hear,
OF Sycamore Hill is straight-no tortu.
Gus paths, no mazes. Before this
reaches you your welcome TO Mr.
Roosevelt will have been echoed back
BY those he has left behind.
CHARLES DRAM LANDER.
Gerard Road, Barnes, England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
ROOF TOP FAIRGROUNDS
They Are Urged as a Relief to Con
gested Districts.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is greatly to be hoped that
the interest Of President Marks in the
proposal to utilize the fiat roofs Of
tenement houses and other buildings
in our congested districts as play
grounds for children may not be al
lowed to pass from public notice
without the formation of some civic
body to press the idea forward. The
writer appeared, with Mrs. ellison, be-
fore the advisory committee of the
Heights of Buildings Commission, sit,
ting at the City Hall on October y
last, and asked that a recommendation
for such use Of the roofs be incOr-
porated in the report that was about
to be made. Since the resolution under
which the commission was acting pro
vided for a regulation of "the height,
size and arrangement Of buildings" for
the purpose of preventing dangerous
congestion in living conditions" etc.
it seemed to US a matter that cams
fairly within the purview of the com
mission. II certainly was as germans
as some other matters that actually
were embodied in the final report
There are hundreds OF women known 70
the writer who are cherishing in Their
hearts the project of roof top play
grounds, so that when we argued at the
City Hall we knew we had plenty Of
sentiment behind us. It was perhaps
the first attempt to secure official &C.
ton Cor recommendation and our fail
ure was very disappointing.
A few days after the hearing Of Oe'
tober Is the writer made it her bush
ness TO get into touch with as MANI
as possible of the members of ths
advisory committee OF eighteen
prominent men. Nearly all of them sp-
proved of the project, and some apr
peared much interested. Among the
latter may name Allan Robinson,
Lawrence WELLER and William d
Chesebrough; also Franklin S. Tomli9
of Brooklyn. / believe that men srea
as these and others "of light and lead.
ing" might lend a hand in the forms
tion of civic body devoted TO the &C.
eomplishment Of roof top Fairgrounds
and that in a few years New York Ciiy
might lead the world in having LIFTED
the curse that rests upon the tenement
child. 80,
But | beg that at least one-half q
the membership Of such an organize
tion shall be carefully chosen women,
because they have more time, molf
training in civic work, and because "
is part Of the woman's job OF taAins
care Of human life.
. MARTHA WENTWORTH SUFFREA'
New York, June 26. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27

bic to read the socialist platforms of
any progressive country, our own in
cluded, he will find that the aims OF
socialism, the chief being the common
ownership of natural resources and
tools of production and distribution,
arc stated in terms unmistaksble, can
did and concise.
As 70 their being unworthy of seri.
Gus attention, there might be called
20 mind the tremendous growth OF
sentiment in this country in favor of
public ownership of railroads in recent
years and of the coal mines in Col
orado at the present time; also the
latest budget Of Lloyd George, which
is not only socialistic in tendency, but
actually embodies in its measures for
old age pensions, unemployment insur-
ance, etc, a number Of the basic de-
mands of the socialist platform.
Z. W. VAN VALKENBURGH.
East Orange, n. j., June 25, 1914.