Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-03
HARDING NOT TO
PUNISH SOUTH, Is
View OF HARRIS
Senator Hopeful In Talk
To Kiwanians-Raps
Reserve Board

"President-elect Harding is a good
man, and don't believe be will be
hard on the South" said United
State Senator WI. Harris in an ad-
dess before the Kiwanis club at it's
regular luncheon at the Windsor to-
day. 81 know Mr.. Harding we'll. !
have served with him in the senate
and worked with him. We were close
neighbors in Washington. Mrs Hard
ing is a charming woman and he is
a most pleasing gentleman. am
close enough to him to go to him
personally if I see something being
done that will De detrimental to my
people, and tell him so; and he will
listen to me. And you can depend
on it. I will go if occasion demands
Harding was not my ,hoice FOR
president. On the basis of his rec7
ord of achievements, Governor Cox
is twenty times for eminently fitted
for the presidency than Harding, and
] supported Cox with all my power.
But I believe Harding will make a
good president and that the South
has little to fear from him. He is
conscientious, honest and honorable
Congress- Action Forecast.
Senator Harris repeated some Of
the address made by him at the Ro-
tary dinner last night, which is re
ported elsewhere in this edition.
He said that he believed action would
be taken within fe wdays by con-
gress to relieve the financial stu
alton and to help the price Of cot
ton. :,
''I am going back to Washington"
said he, "and urge the lowering OF
the interest rate charged by the Fed
eraI Reserve Board to 5 per cent.
This will enable the banker to lend /
money at Z and 8 per cent and make !
money. The board is not acting right
in holding the rate high, and in doing
so is violating the spirit Of the re
serve act"
The meeting today was probably
the largest luncheon in the history
of the club. Among the visitors was
Dan Chappell, chairman for Sumter
county of the Christmas anti-tubercu-
losis campaign, who enlisted the as
sistance of the club in disposing of
the county's quota of $4,000 worth of
stamps and bonds. On his request
two Kiwanians were named to assist
MIN 1T6SlQeub Ililo dppClhbC0 DA9s
Wilbur and Hershcel Smith.
Congressman Crisp, the clubs hon
orary member, who will leave to
morrow for Washington, gave the
club a few words of farewell. He said
the present trip home had given him
the longest stay he had had since go
ing to Washington.
The nominating committee report
ed the denomination for next year
of the complete list of officers and
directors, except secretary, the Of
flee being left to the board to fill. 1t
was pointed out in the report that
the officers having spent their first
time in getting the new club under
way should be given term of Of
flee unhindered by organization du-
ties. The election will take place
shortly.
The entertainment feature of the
day was the presence of John Kali
ana and his troupe of Hawaiians,
now playing at the Opera House.
These entertainers, FIVE native Ha-
waiians. greatly thrilled the club
with seven or eight instrumental ana
vocal numbers, two of which were
accomnanied by hula dancing oy.
Mrs. Kalana. The entertainers were
repeatedly encored and pleased i'm
mensely.