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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
TAXES COME FIRST
Harding Considers Revenue Re-
vision as Secondary.
Will Stand Firm ON New Course
for Congress.

Washington, March 1s.-President
Harding's view that taxation should
precede revenue revisions has been
communicated in a semi-official way
to leaders in congress. There was
every Indication today that Harding
intends to stand firm for this course.
His stand threatens a serious break
in the Republican ranks. Western
Republicans are determined that re-
vision of the tariff should come first
because of the serious condition con-
fronting the farmers. Both Senator
Penrose, chairman of the senate fl
nance committee, and Representative
Fordney, head of the house ways and
means committee, have informed
Harding that the majority of the Re-
publicans of both committees do not
approve his view.
Efforts will be made by the presi-
dent within the next few days to win
over the leaders of the western Re-
publicans in White House conferences
These will be held with Representa-
tives Green, Iowa: Young, North Da-
kota; Frear Wisconsin; Hawley. Ore
gon; Hadley, Washington, and Tim
berlake, Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answer.
Given and Gathered Today by
State journal Reporters.
ToDAYs QUESTION.
Whom do you regard as the creates
living man?


The Answer.
Governor H. J. AHen-"Well, it's
impossible for me to say off hand.
That question deserves a lot of weighty
consideration. There are many lead
ers, but the problem of weighing lead
ers is a hard task. Marshal Foch is
probably the greatest living soldier
and Lloyd George is without doubt
the greatest living statesman. 1 think
Herbert Hoover is the best informed
American-and then, there would be
leaders in education, baseball, and
greatest liars. They are all leaders, as
said before, but I feel incapable of
saying off hand who my choice for the
greatest living man would be-"
Judge Clyde NJ. Reed-"Modesty
makes me hesitate in saying. For pub
licity I will nominate ex-Premier Gle
menceau as the greatest living man"
Senator Paul Kimball-"If Theo-
dore Roosevelt were living 1 wouldn'
have any trouble in answering, but
since Teddy's gone I haven't much
choice as to the greatest living man"
Judge w. L. Higgins, of the indus
trial court-'Among politicians and
statesmen, David Lloyd George. For
years he has held the biggest job of its
kind in the world and has been sue
cessful under most trying circum-
stances"
Milton Tabor-"Babe Ruth. No
nueStiOn ahOut it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
SLAY BANDIT CHIEF
Pedro ZamOra Killed in Battle
With Mexican Troops.
For Ten Years He Has Led Out
laws on West Coast.

Mexico City, March 1s-Pedro Ia
mora, for the past ten years one OF
the most formidable bandits operating
along the western coast of Mexico, is
dead as a result of wounds received in
a recent battle with federal troops
near the town of Zemzontla, state OF
Jalisco. His body was identified yes
terday by a number of his followers.
The dead bandit was associated with
various revolutionary factions for
years. He was also a lieutenant OF
Villa, after which he Joined Zapata,
but finally he operated independently
in the states of Jalisco, Michoan and
Colima. An extensive force in these
areas was under his control for long
time.
ton of Provisional President de La
Huerta the bandit surrendered, but
within few months headed another
uprising. Last August he raided the
towns of Autlan and Quatlan. from
which he carried off number of
captives. Among those taken pris-
oner by Zamora were seven Americans
and several British subjects 1t was
said that sixteen girls carried off from
Quatlan had committed suicide fol-
lowing their capture by the bandit.
Most of his prisoners were released
voluntarily and when government
troops pressed the pursuit of the BAN
dit hotly he released the rest after
being promised immunity from arrest.
He announced he intended to follow
peaceful pursuits. but, unlike his for
mer chieftain Villa. he was not con-
tented with peaceful life. and sew
eral days ago it was reported that he
was again heading a rebellion and
federal troops were sent against him.
The bandit forces were encountered at
Zemzontla and Zamora received fatal
wounds. He manager to escape from
the field. but he died later. News dis
patches received here say the body
was taken to Barranca, state OF Aguas
Califles. for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
STRIKE NOW SURE
Meat Packing Industry of q. S,
Faces Tie-Up.
Unofficial Returns Show Work
erS Take Firm Stand.

Chicago, March 18.-Union packer
employees have voted to strike if their
demands are not met, according to
union leaders today. The vote so far
tabulated from all packing centers is
SS,792 for. and 3S7 against the strike.
International headquarters of the
meat cutters and butcher workers
union announced the vote, which in
cludes: Chicago, 21,4S2 for, 207
against; st. Louis, 1,479 for. II
against; Oklahoma City, 996 for, 5
against
Vote Not All Complete.
In a few cities union leaders said
the vote had not yet been completed,
but unofficial reports indicated al
most unanimous sentiment in favor
of a strike unless the packers wage
reduction and rearrangemento of work.
ing hours be suspended pending ar
bitration.
Tabulation of the vote taken at the
Chicago stock yards last night showed
1927 votes favoring a strike out of
the first IA, ,S19 votes counted. At
Omaha 6.S41 votes were cast, 5,109 of
them favoring a strike. Only two of
the first one hundred ballots counted
at Kansas City were against a strike.
Smaller Plants Shut Down.
A statement by six of the smaller
packers made public today, thru the
American institution of meat packers,
announced that most of them have
been forced to shut down their plants
to avert further losses due to material
costs and wage rates under the war
time agreements.
A telegram from Dennis Lane, secre-
tary-treasurer of the butcher work
men, to Secretary Davis of the depart
ment of labor, charged that the pack
ers were attempting to stampede the
eOplOVeS into a runaway strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
Topeka WINS AT LAWRENCE
Takes First of State Title Games
From Long Island, 1910.

Lawrence, March 18.-Games played
in the state high school basketball
tournament at the University of Kan
sas this morning resulted as follows:
Topeka, So; Long Island, 10.
Emporia. "a; Manhattan. 80.
Lawrence. SO; Leona, 13.
lola, Al; Great Bend, 80.
In the second round of the state
high school basketball tournament
here today, Leavenworth forfeited to
Winfield, and Argentine to Kansas
City, Kan Effingham defeated For
mosa 1870; Oaklaey "a: Kirwin %;
Athol forfeited to Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
Blondes Too FIckIe
For Jury Duties
New York Judge Rouses Storm When
He Makes Radical Ruling.

New York, March 1S.-Municipal
Court Justice William Morris, whose
recent ruling that blonde women were
"too tickle" for jury service, raised
the ire of blondes of this and many
other cities. let it become known diplo-
matically today that he. himself. is a
former blonde-and that he has been
married to blonde for forty years.
but what male is so callous as not
to engage in tactful flattery when
three pretty brunettes save the day."
he demanded when interviewed in the
presence of Mrs. Morris.
THAT case might have been post
poned again, had not three young
brunettes responded to the call for
volunteer taleswomen to fill the panel.
"Blondes tickle? Why, my boy,
they're an excellent race-b1ondes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
BOXING BILL UP TO HYDE.
Missouri Legislature Passes Act Legal
izing Soldier Sport.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 1s--
Governor Hyde today had before him
the bill legalizing professional boxing
in Missouri. The senate passed the
bill by vote of 20 to 5.
The bill limits all bouts to ten
rounds and has established an ath-
Ietic commission of three men to reg
ulate them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18

Denver, March 1s.-Reduction of 35
per cent in freight rates on live stock
between points of the northwest and
southwest and west of the Miss ssippi
have been granted, according to a
telegram received here today from
Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18
CELEBRATE FOR ST. PATRICK.
Free-For-AH Fights Main Program
In Belfast Streets.

Belfast, March 1S.=Free-for-an
fighting marked the close of st. Pat
rick's day here.
Rioting following the 1ooting of wine
shops early in the evening and five
fights between soldiers and civilians
resulted Police dispersed the rioters
with their batons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-18

Manhattan. Kan. March 1s.-Dr.
W. S. Ciarkson was to make a loan
to friend today. Last night robbers
took $500 in cash and an equal
amount in liberty bonds and two dia-
mond rings from his safe. There are
no clues.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
THE FALL STORM

NANCY and Nick left the house Of
the Nuisance Fairies, from which
they had all escaped and sailed down
to the earth with the help of their
Green Shoes.
They hurried to the spot where
Sprinkle-Blow was trying to make
peace with the quarreling fairies.
Howly Thunder and Jumpy Light
ming had made short work of Sicily
Dry Weather and sent him sIidad-
ding. Jumping up to the sky, they
rolled the barrel marked Regular
Pourdowns" onto a big black cloud
and took off the top. After that,
with all their racket and flashing
and torrents of rain, Old Sicily
didn't dare to come back Old Man
Flood was tickled to pieces and
tore off to the brook. Jack Frost
was pleased, too, and slipped off to
the woods and bided his time. Now
that he was safely down to earth
again. he wasn't going to let any
meddling fairyman and two children
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
Ill ETO JOHN AMES.

THE tired voice Of John Amcs
L broke my thinking.
II was calling myself damned
insipid fool-and ! th.nk I am-don't
ycu?' He questioned.
There was something almost boy
ISL about his earnest face as he wait
ed for my answer.
"No-I don't think So" houed
he would not go farther.
5 eyes. am. You know it Lila
knoWs it: Phil knows il and | know
it. No man would stood it-as I
have. Do YOU know why I've done
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
DR.. BARTON'S
DAILY LETTER
NORMALLY.
By Dr.. William E. Rartor

By DR.. William E. Barton.
MAR. HARDING is not addicted to
IVA The habit of phrase-coining as
were Grover Cleveland and Theodore
Roosevelt, but ne knows the value of
an unusual word in provoking
Thought.
He probably knows that there is
such a word as "normaIitv," but he
said "normalcy" and set us all to
looking it up. There is more in the
word than some people think
| heard a doctor say a few days
ago that his profession had been on
the wrong track in studying human
life from the standpoint Of disease.
He said what the doctors needed
was to study health and to furnish
conditions in which mature could
produce the health which nature IS
more than willing to produce.
| have heard ministers admit that
there had been a good deal of mis-
lead ne theology that began with
the assumption that in human life
sin was the natural condition.
Net very long ago sociology and
human government were both
studied as if we were all savage, but
eff certain benefits resulting from
civilization. Whereas we were born
civilized, and if we become saw
age it is a revolt against the condi-
ton in which we were bOrn.s
Health, and not disease, is the nor
nal condition of human life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
rH,Rry YEARS AGO TODAY.

FgtsA , LAM FNNfh' WIS = FL
(From the Times-Eecorder Sept.
s, 1919
Tonight at 8 o'clock, the young peo
pic Of Amcricus who are music low
IRIS, will meet at The residence Of
Mr.. NJ. Galloway for the purpose of
organizing a music club, A large
number Of names of prominent so.
cioty people has been enrolled, and
rs the music talent Of AmcrlcuS Is
known. to be above the average, some
fine entertainments may be LOOKED
for during the coming season.
Mrs. Mary Madden viii be in Am
CIRCUS on Wednesday,, September .
at the Allen House to receive pupils
in the study Of voice, piano and plp'
organ.
Yesterday morning work was be
gun on the new rooms of the Amer
! icus club, which are in the SECOND
story of the Hart building on For
/ svth street. The two large from
apartments will be thrown into on
and used as ball room. The par
lors viii be between the ball and bill
! lard rooms. The club anticipates
brilliant season.
Mrs. Martha Allen. who for s
many years kept the Allen House
is visiting her sister, Mrs. West, a
the Hawkins House Her man,
friends are pleased to see her il
Americas again.
Messrs. Howell Simmons and Mar
Hollis, two bright and energeti
vcung men, left Sunday for Cutf
bert where they will enter college
Mr.. ]. c. Hooks, of Clermont. Fla
who. accompanied by his family, ha
been visiting his uncle. Mr.. Wn
Hooks. who resides near the city, fo
the past few weeks, will return to hi
home today
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

interfere with him any longer. He
laughed and laughed and laughed
"Goodnessw exclaimed Sprinkle
Blow. Il guess | can't finish my
vacation after all, kiddies. What
happened in the sky? How did all
these Nuisance Fairies get loose?"
He looked as forlorn as anything
standing there under his dripping
umbrella with his shoes soaking wet,
and his mustache as droopy as wet
ROSTERS tail.
The Twins told him that it was
all their fault-how they had left
the key in the door, and all the rest
of it.
/ Suddenly Sprinkle-B Blow began to
smile. Then he laughed out loud
/ and slapped his knee. We'll, well,
/ WE'LL" ne cried. "Well, well, well
( forgot all about it. 1t was time,
apywayw
Time for WHAT" asked the Twins
curiously.
Ito Be Continued)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
)TTORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE S.:
OLDDAYS IN
AMERICAS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
lFrom the Times-Recolder Sc

From the Times-Recordcr Sept.
rAPTAIN JOHN A. COBB was
~ elected yesterday by Governor
Governor Hoke Smith to serve as a
member Of the board Of trustees OF
Georgia. The news Of Captain
Cobbs appointment by Governor
Smith will be received with genuine
pleasure by his host Of friends here
and throughout the entire state.
The convicts Of Sumter county are
~till putting in effectivo work on
the good roads line, especially has
GOOD work been done on the d Lee
street road. The large crops to be
marketed make it necessary that the
county roads be in splendid condition
If matters are found satisfactory
i'm that particular, Americas IS like
ly to have a combination automobile
nose wagon and chemical engine OF
the latest type,
This afternoon is story hour at the
library again And from now on al
army of boys and girls will gather
every Friday afternoon at / o'clock
to get away from the ordinary things
Of life and travel for GO minutes
amid strange scenes far away.
The Americas Scouts, two compa-
MES enlisted already, are about to
take the trail and become modern
Kit Carsons and Buffalo Bills Of the
Muckalee dells. Both troops are un-
der the command of the Y. NJ. {.
a. management here. and much en-
thusiasm is manifested.
Five thousand five hundred dollars
was the round price paid yesterday
in the sale of the vacant lot off the
A. b. Campbell property on Taylor
street. The purchasers We're Messrs
TT. /. Bell and ". A. Humber, who
thus acquire the last remaining va
cant lot on Taylor street. They each
receive frontage Of 60 feet, and
plan to build soon an attractive
bungalow on his property.
Americas warehouses have receiV
ed 5000 bales of cotton already this
season, with another $500 in sigh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
WHEN 4 WOMAN TELLS
By RUTH AGNES ARELTNG

night, aren't thcy?" he asked.
NO" ! lied. And was thankful
just then, that | had learned to lie
with such convincing grace.
She isn't in her room"
He rad been looking for her
"No-she went out early IN the
afternoon wit ha woman friend |
wondered, as I went on with the dc
ception, how it would work out.
Say where she was going?' he
queried
mot unless she told one Of the
maids
YOU'VE sure she went with q
woman?"
He seemed quite satisfied when !
assured him that ! had watched her
go.
Once more in my room, / was re
minded of the event of the after
noon. The place was fragrant with
violets Lovely as the blossoms were
! couldn't enjoy them Unwilling to
throw them away until they had lived
cut their lives, ! decided to take them
to Grace.
Grace had just come in from some
where when She opened her door af-
ter my knock.
Il was afraid you would be in
bed" | said wont you take
these? Somehow l can't seem to
enjoy them tonight"
Memories" she asked, searching
my face.
Not exactly" l said
I've been out walking" Grace
volunteered "Out the north road
which ends at Wisteria, and
saw-Mrs. Ames out there"
.(To be continuedD
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

Fresh Nunnally's Candy in today.
Murray's Pharmacy. Phone 81.
est
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

The exclusively entitled to the pub
credited otherwise
this paper published herein All rghts6f re-
publication special dispatches herein contained reserved
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
ONT GAMBLE ON IT.

gian wants to sound a word Of warn
ing:
DON'T GAMBLE ON 1T.
The market is loaded with dyna.
mite and the fuse is it,
In such a situation, nobody but the
insiders" ever knows when the eH-
ploison IS coming.
Half the time the insiders don't
know. Ask Dan Sully.
The price Of cotton is going up be
cause that price has been too low.
But this rise is being accelerated by
a lot of gambling.
There are probably ten men buying
cotton they don't want to one that is
selling cotton he hasn't got
Hence these 200-point rises over
night
The trouble is that when these ten
to-one fellows want to cash in their
profits, they've got to SELL, and
when they SELL they've got to find
buyers and take what is offered.
Last week, after a sharp rise, cot
ton futures dropped 80 points in a
few minutes True, they jumped
more than 100 the next day. That 90
points had nothing to do with the
value of cotton, but it none the less
wiped out a lot of little spectators
1t was just a case of profit taking on
the part of gamblers who had got in
the game early and were getting out
while the suckers were getting In.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
THE whole South is cottoo-drunh.

THE whole South is cotton-drunA.
Particularly is this true with the
element inclined to speculation when
the market gets active. Americas
has It's share of these individuals. Aud
if reports are. true, number Of
them who were singed severely ju
Wednesdays wildly huctuating mar
ket, can appreciate a bit Of sound ad-
vice of current Importance appearing
in the Atlanta Georgian, and bearing
the marks of having come from the
facilc typewriter Of Edwin Camp,
managing editor of that newspaper,
and one Of the cIcarcst and best
thinkers Of the entire South. Say
the Georgian:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

nposcd upon The
blIcatiOn articles
1t is not ueCCE-
but it must be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08
THE grand slam is yet to come.

90 uOH llOIhtH Will luIui -,
You hear a lot about those who
made fortunes ION the board" in
1919.
You hear less about those who lost
all they had-and some who lost a
lot they didn't HAVEN 1920.
There is one Jesse Livermore and
one Eugene Scales.
And to every one of them there are
ten thousand suckers.
Let the price of cotton go where it
belongs to be-the higher the better
for US all.
But DON'T GAMBLE on it.
1t is not only immoral.
It is idiotic
P. S.-After the foregoing re,
marks were published in carly cdi-
tions, some of the dynamite in the
market exploded.
Futures. which had opened 2 cents
higher. dropped 2 cents. Those who
bought at 10 o'clock were suckers al
2.
So. let us repeat:
Gambling on the price of cotton L
not only immoral, but is ,dlotlc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

THERE you have it. Men WHO have
= been through the game KNOW
that this advice is sound. Speculation
tever pays in the end.
Il was talking one time with big
broker in Wall Street. said an Amcri-
Gus business man yesterday, land he
told me that in all his experience, cX-
tending over many years, he had
never known Of but three men to
profit permanently from speculation
One Of these was a man who bought
wheat heavily many years ago IN one
of those wreat corners, and was sud
,lonly taken i'll. He went to Johns
Hopkins for an operation. While
there. 100 i'll to attend to business,
his brokers sold him out at a turn III
the market, and at profit of a good
many hundred thousands of dollars.
He died on the operating table, and
that profit went to his estate. Had
he lived he probably would have con-
tinued to play the market and drop
ped it all-because they all do
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

THE brokers make money in active
markets, because they collect
commissions in buying and sell
ing. whether the market goes up or
down. They take no chances-the
fellows that play the game take all
the chances.
The owners Of huge fortunes usual
ly ada to their wealth by buying out
right standard industrial STOCKS or
bonds when they are cheap, as thsz
have been for the last year oEssss
putting them away, collecting sfheir
dividends, and then letting go sof
hem at good profits when normal
times return and restore their real
value in the market. They dont ,Ranll.
bic except as d diversion, with ntQlfF
they can afford to lose, or Nsssgssa
spend etherwise-not unless they a4#
fools. as sometimes happens in the
best Of families, and then they drop
theu fortunes.
M II the nch can't afford it. how car
he little fellow hope to beat tn,
: game : But whether they hope to OF
40 'hey don't That should be suf
ilcient.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-08

To guard against errors or being il
Times Recorder cannot ace ept for pa
or items not signed by the sender.
sary that the name be for p ublication,
attached as an evidence of g GOD faith.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-02
THINK OF 1T, AMERICA NINTH
IN EDUCATION.

The announcement has just been
made of the rank of the different-coun-
tries in the world as to education. The
United States stands NINTH. This
country, which we all claim to be so
great, so rich, SO much better than all
Others, is ninth among the nations
when it comes to the education of its
people.
The news is astounding, Supplying!
And yet three years ago., when we
entered the war, twenty-five per cent
of the men who went out from a sin
gle state to fight the nations battles
had to be taught to sign their names.
And, mind you, they were not foreign
ers-every one of these illiterate o
diers was an American born citizen.
MANY more who could with difficulty
write their name and read a bit were
so poorly educated that they could not
study the common manual of drill.
Yes, education is free in our rich
cities and in the well-to-do country
regions But the time has come for us
to carry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ed
ucation-into the mountains and des-
erts and other lonely stretches of our
land.
Ignorance is the greatest menace OF
any nation. We rail at Bolshevism in
America and denounce its followers
among us, but forget that it is nothing
but ignorance, lack of education. And
that is our fault, not theirs.