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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
THEY'RE ;! HUMAN
William Atherton Du Puy

Congress was in session and a member there
Of delivering himself Of a speech. not with
out forensic effect.
A group OF statesmen gathered In the back OF
the chamber, and, often happens engaged in
unmuffled converse while their associate Grated
Their talk floated up to the visitors gallery
just above, over the rail of which leaned atten
lively the severe face OF a middle ged woman
For her the Grafton and the persflage tangled
and wsre unattuned. She leaned far over the rail
and admonished the lawmakers sharply.
II wish you would keep quiet" she told them
II have travelled half across the continent to
hear this speech and you are spelling It,"
averted Just they used to retreat from the
vicinity of the jam pantry when mother appear
ed inadvertently.
OF course there are often opportunities of COM
hitting the festive faux pas when the repr esenta
tves of nations have to stick around together and
keep the small talk going.
None is more courteous for instance than Ad-
miral Robert E. Coontz, the chief Of operations,
and the ranking officer Of the navy. And of
he was doing his utmost to please when he and
Rear Admiral Sir Ernlo Chatfield, Of the Brit.
ish admiralty section, wandered about the office
of the American Secretary of the Navy and
waited to see that dignitary.
So 1t was unfortunate that the American should
lead the Britisher over and show him the prize
memento of the office hung right up there as
conspicuous as could be.
It was the sword Of John Paul jones' who,
when the navy was a baby, used to sail clear
across and fight the ships of the mother country
in her own mipond.
And Admiral Coontz must have felt the chill in
the air, for he hurried on to most comic car
toon that some had drawn of Secretary
DENLY all dressed up In COB clothes
william Jennings Bryan the other day was tell.
ing Of a minister who had received from n mem.
Der Of his congregation a bottle OF branded
peaches. The minister wrote a note Of thanks
saying that he appreciated 1.-The spirit in which
they were sent"
Copyright 1921.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
Various Things

~ WNERS of Eastern railroads intend to the roads
pay if it can be done by cutting wages. Notices Of
cuts going out, running as high as thirty per
cent The times demand it, say the railroads Times also
demand lower passenger and freight rates And Govern
ment ownership managed by sane, honest men, not by
reacherous dummies of private owners would make reduc
lions possible
How startled and indignant the private wage cutting
would be suddenly told that their receipts
be cut thirty per cent They would strike very quickly
fighters of the future at Newport says that future fight
ing will be done by submarines and flying machines He
knows that battleshlps part of past history That is
fortunate for the United States. We need one not
married to the past owned by armorplae baeship
concerns.
Mr. Weeks, Secretary of War, is interested in hav
ing rst-class army than in sweet generaes about
three magic words He demands greater military acad-
emes at West Point and elsewhere to supply greater
Der of officers That's another encouraging sign.
Mr. Daugherty, Attorney General and very level
headed citizen that Russian agators and other ag
system of government have made great Roadway with
tain unions.
If that is it is bad thing for the unions 1t isn't that
the agtatng the theories will make any difference to
the unions to the rest of the country But the preaching
of such heoree out of consideration their soundness
or lack of it's THE thing that will help the open shop
gentlemen to put through their program.
Call dog sheep-kier, and anybody will help you to
hang him.
Call a labor union cred" and, especially if you
PROVE it, that union will lose its strength.
Sir Arthur Pearson is dead killed by an accident in
his blindness He useful newspaper enlightening
the British public to the best of his ability When he lost
others blind
Now let hope his sight has back And he,
ward for kindness to others and cheerful submission to fate,
clearly than and things better worth seeing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
The Eternal Question
BY Angela Morgan
adm, l would ask of you,
ID Were you a mortal man,
~ Forced tn live as mortals do

~ Forced to live as mortals do
Within one ordered span,
Disciplined by thought and vow
To love one cherished wife,
Which would be your treasure now
The darling of your life?
Frigga, crowned with loyal worth,
Fruitful, brave and fond,
Bringing sturdy sons to birth,
strengthening loves bond;
Or would Saga's charms unwind
Immortal as Of yore?
Would the glory Of her mind
Enchant you as before?
Odin, / would ask Of you
This puzzle to explain:
What can any mortal do
When his love Is twain?
II you had your choice to make
OF one, and one alone,
Which enchantress would you take
Forever to your throns2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
The "BLOc''
in Politics

w politicians much condemna-
F" ton Of the "bloc" in politics.
The gentlemen now most per-
turbed were not in the least alarmed
when the "bloc" which controlled
national legislation was made up of
financial interests, Big Business in
terests, privileged seekers of more
privilege.
When they controlled the party in
power and were able, if necessary,
also to control the party out Of pow
er, many Cabinet ministers recog-
nized the masters voice and did not
object. At least one recent Presi-
dent was passive. His moral sensi-
bilities were not shocked.
That kind of "bloc" has been eff
fective during most of our history
as a nation.
But whenever thirty million actual
producers of our wealth and our
sustenance get together regardless
of party lines for enactments
thought by them to be for the gen.
eral welfare, we hear at once that
this is dangerous that it chal-
lenges the established order by Gre
ating a war of "sections and
classes" and it means an end Of
representative party government"
In all truly representative govern
ments there are bound to be con-
flicts of interest. They are not
necessarily deplorable. They are
often healthy. But for them the diff
fering needs Of differing groups of
the population would have no means
of enforcing attention.
Representative government is
never dangerous when aerated by
conflicts of ideas, ambition and
policy. 1t becomes dangerous only
when control ceases to be demo
cratic; or when such control is
secret; or when the interest that is
not getting a square deal is denied
a fair hearing and a decision after
due consideration.
Our habit has been party govern
ment, but it is habit which neces
sarily atrophies if parties cease to
progress or cease to reflect what
many people think.
The feelings of our 100000 farm
ers with respect to what government
should mean for them are as much
entitled to expression through po-
litical action as the feelings of our
millions of industrial workers, of
our manufacturers, m err c h ants,
bankers.
The political party which consults
and serves the greatest good of the
greatest number will not be en-
dangered by any "bloc"'-it will it.
self be the "bloc."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Copyright. 1891.
Copyright. 1891
By X. c. B.

n - d
Dear X. c. B.-Supposing that for several
years you had been employed in bank and
had given the best you had of intellect and
energy into job in which it was generally
conceded you had been successful, and then,
because of office politics, you had been re-
moved, would YOU consider that the years
you had been the job had been wasted
years?
Ny wife and l can't agree upon the an
swer to the question and she thinks you are a
very wise man. ALEX NJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

Fifth national universities similar those at West Point and
Annapolis whose graduates in addition general scientific
shall sufficient military education enable them
officers time should call them to
its defense
Finally, fortified from which fleets could
operate keep of from hore
This is not offensive program. is purely defensive
~
cannot opposition from which does not
contemplate the possibility Of attacking -
When Japan objects stationary Notifications
for defense against contemplated
attack
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
X. MILLER
HIS IDIOTORIAL
ON
SLIGHT MISTAKES.

Yuletide blessings simply
mean high time Of Christ
mas cigars, suspenders. and
weird necktie. together with
fancy and assorted sizes Of
stomachache-
Most beautiful sentiment
in connection with Xmas
spirit is that law doesn't
force you to smoke gift box
Of bum cigars.
Good way to get even
with negligent janitor is to
wish stack of stogies on
him with specification that
II he can't stand them he
might try stoking fireless
furnace with 'em.
Every household in the
country got sandstorm of
Junk specimens but lotta
birds drew line OF confetti
they can't use.
Somebody mixed the labels
in Santa Claus shipping de-
partment and the result was
something very cuckoo indeed
Grandfather drew a set OF
ball-bearing roller skates and
Little Bobby got u beautiful
homespun smoking jacket.
Dog collar was found in
grandma's stocking and Fido
discovered a pair Of knitted
bedroom slippers parked out
side his kennel.
Mother unconsciously in
herited fathers poker chips
and daddy grew pale when
he opened up a complete
repertoire of feminine lin
gerie.
Camel's back got dislo-
Gated though when brothers
stills were poked in Aunt
Jemima's socks in place bot
tie Of her favorite rheumatic
antidote. Then the kid him.
self came Keeling into
scenery after drinking quart
of what he thought was
strawberry pop,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

And when nation like England objects submarine fleet
to patrol and protect coasts objects merely the effective
opposition that would be offered descent coasts
similar that which England made 1914 landed
troops soil Capitol Washington
White House Of the President
Words good when backed deeds and only
welt said and as Washington said hundred before him.
Certainly words when
ton previous deeds and characteristic practices
Therefore people should misled
and false promises they have enough education the
facts history and the confirmed which nations like
England and Japan have pursued the toward
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
wet" Dry Goods Store

A dry good store in the Brownsville section of
Brooklyn did thriving business recently, when
II offered alcohol at SIS a gallon, IN fve-galon
lots, according to the Federal prohibition agents
The proprietor of the store arrested by de-
tectives after they persuaded him to sell them
gallon at the five-gallon price. although the
standard price for alcohol In Brooklyn 10 $3.50
per gallon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

Frs navy equal that Of which threatens to
attack be single nation alliance Of
nations
Second sufficient air fleet and sufficient submarine fleet
and the landing OF hostile
oops even navy should be destroyed in action.
Third the development Of
times peace protection of
in lime Of
Fourth training boys public schools which
will both physically and enable then with slight
additional preparation become defensive guard their
try should ever be invaded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
Importance
of the Girl
4 BOUT the biggest moral influ
ence in the world is the girl.


One way or another the
trend of progress and the issues of
life are in her hands.
Love, they say, is the greatest
thing in the world, and girl, being
the very object and symbol of love,
is the casket which contains this
jewel.
OF course, so great power is sub
ject to perversion, for always the
greatest opportunities may become
the greatest dangers.
So the cohorts of folly and of
moral lesion do their best to enlist
girls and we find girls used as bait
wherever there is the DEVILS fishing.
But the wiles of the evil-minded
can never corrupt the human race,
which is incurably good. The COM
mon stock of humanity remains
sound, and the soundest evidence of
it is found in its sweet blossoms, the
girls.
All girls are good. Every girl
wants to be right and decent in the
bottom of her heart, for the simple
reason that she knows that her
greatest power lies in being so.
She rules by her ability to awaken
ideals. 1t is this that makes the
girl the most important social up
lift to the human race.
There is something in every girl
that is an instructive challenge to all
that is most courageous and most
manly in the man that looks upon
her with seeking eyes.
Of course, there is a certain por-
ton of mankind that is unclean and
to whom the girl spells degeneration.
But it is only a small portion, and
we must remember that even in
heaven there were few angels that
rebelled and preferred hell.
But as a rule the girl is the best
thing that humanity produces, just
as the apple blossom is the most
fragrant and beautiful thing in the
life of the tree.
And as the blossom sheds its per-
fume in the springtime, and the tree
at that season gives off the most de-
licious radiance of its personality,
so the girl keeps us believing that
the human being, after all, is a d.
vine sort Of thing.
A fine, outstanding, clear-eyed
girl, clean in mind and sound in
body, is better moral asset to the
race than any book or reformer.
Nature keeps on making girls, be-
cause Nature is concerned with the
continuous and increasing refinement
and idealism of the human stock.
Humanity is her last product in the
garden of evolution; and she is evil
IDENTIFY anxious to make of that her
most glorious plant.
Hence girls.
The skill of the pessimist il
very great. The materialist and the
cynic are very cunning; and we are
all naturally prone to believe the
worst of everything. And against
this universal tendency to slump and
TO believe that mankind is going
to the dogs, Nature, deeper ana
shrewder than men or even than the
devil, keeps on producing girls. And
we cannot help believing that some
how or other and some time or other
the human race is going to be
,l.r.-1 - l.-x.,x oao.~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23

the head with a blackjack by one of
them. He was blinded by blood from
the wound but after firing his pistol
pursued the man and captured him.
The captain OF the young mans COM
pany, in writing to Rails father in
Moultrie stated that ''Your son Is
of the stuff that soldiers are made
Young Hall is IS years oid.
The WiIlacoochee Lumber compa-
ny has been organized at Willacoo-
chez with a capitalization of $780,
600
Eugene V. Debs in the future viii
be denied the privilege of seeing Wis
itors at the Atlanta Federal prison
as the result Of his recent criticism
of President Wilson.
Suit for $4,000 was filed in U
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23
HOT, DIZZY FEELING
Atlanta Lady's Uncomfortable and
Annoying Condition Relieved,
She Saws. by Cardui.

Atlanta, Ga.-Miss Alice Frances
Young, Of 28 East Alexander Street,
this city, says: after entering wo-
manhood, suffered SO much with
womanly weakness. My back ached.
! would have, at certain times, q hot
feeling that seemed to go to my head.
Even my shoulders would hurt, and 1t
made me very dizzy and uncomfort-
able. When the blood would flow to
my head suppose that was what ii
was-T would faint and feel 30 weak.
Il couldn't do my work. had g
good position, and this was surely
annoying as well as embarrassing. I
would usually have to go home and
90 TO bed. I certainly suffered greatly.
81 heard of Cardui, and my mother
bought It for me. 1t was the first and
only medicine that ever did me any
good for this trouble"
Dizziness, headache, sideache, back.
ache, tired-out feeling and other dis
agreeable symptoms are often signs OF
womanly troubles. Thousands OF wo-
men who formerly suffered from these
and similar ailments have found Car.
dui q very valuable remedy.
Cardui is composed only Of pure,
vegetable ingredients which have long
been recognized as Of medicinal value
in the treatment of many diseases and
disorders peculiar to women.
Take Cardui.
Your druggist sells It NC-1AV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23

S. Court at Atlanta Monday by R.
A. Miner, administrator of the es-
tate of the late W. A. Miner, against
the L. & N. Railroad, to recover
damages for the death of w. A. Mil
ner, a brakeman, in a freight col
lision last December.
Aboard two special cars, "A Ger
man sailors, passed through Atlanta
Tuesday on their way to Hamburg
after seven years of voluntary exile
in Mexico. The men represent all
that was left of crews of II German
vessels informed in neutral Mexico
soon after the beginning of the
World War.
The discovery of a newly-made
grave in an isolated portion of the
Trion cemetery, near Summerville
led officers to believe that it contain
ed the body of Lewis Kinsey, who
disappeared Jan. Is. The coroner
has been asked to Investigate th'
grave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23

be sold for junk was the decision of
those in charge of the road, follow
ing their failure to receive any bids
for the property Tuesday, the day set
for the sale
Rev. W. A. Wray, the Sandersyille
preacher who shot a iaybird in
church while in the midst Of his ser,
mon a year ago, has again attracted
attention by shooting the setting hen
Of Mrs Walden, a widow Because
Mrs. Walden is in moderate circum-
stances and mould not well afford
the loss of the hen, Sandersville citi-
zens are indignant at the action of
the preacher.
William D. Hall, formerly of Moui.
trie but now a soldier stationed at
Camp Travis, Tex, when in charge
of four prisoners, was struck over
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23
A Strong Witness

Natchez, Miss.-"The best med
icines I have ever used in my home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23

Pierces Pleasant Pellets in my home
for use when needed. l have given
them to my children since they were
quite small. They can be given with
safety to the smallest child, owing
to their being free from any injurious
drug. They regulate the stomach,
liver and bowels in mild, but very
effective way. I cannot speak too
highly of DR.. Pierce's medicines. =
MRS LB. GILBERT, 212 st. Cath
rine Street. All druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

Troy c. Williamson, Augusta au-
.,nobile agent, has disposed of his
:,tprests in Augusta and left for
Easton, Tex, where he has pur-
.5..ed 1OO-horse power Curtiss
Standard airhsip. He will return to
,oousta and open flying school.
+ Frank Lummus, 50, head of the
rommus Gin company, of Columbus.
acp of the biggest manufacturing
soncerns of its kind, died Tuesday
after a long illness.
Under the auspices of the educa,
Mnal department of the Augusta
ISEoman's club, a campaign to reduce
admit iIliteracy in Richmond county
has been started.
The merchants of GAINESVILLE have
formed a credit association, as a re-
snIt Of the efforts of Secretary W. w.
Stoed of the Lamar County Board of
Trade
Mace EluuGllS, 1ICSlO NOuNlClGu
Monday of the murder of Deputy
Sheriff w. P. Giddens, at Doles, was
Tuesday sentenced by Judge Robert
Eve of the Worth Superior court to
hang on April 8.
Bliss Hooks, aged 20, was found
guilty of manslaughter in Treutlen
county Superior court Tuesday. He,
with his father, killed T. X. Lumley,
ST.. and Jr., last August. He pleaded
self-defense.
Mayor Glenn Toole, of Macon, by
c.sting the deciding vote Tuesday
night killed the ordinance which
sought to prevent skating, riding BIZ
cycles, etc, on the streets of Macon.
J. Claud Athens, of Augusta, shot
and killed Tuesday night Cone John
son also going by the name of CaIlie
Atkins. He then killed himself
The post office at Carlton, in Madi
son county, has been advanced from
fourth to third class. 1t is now in
the presidential class.
The Valdosta, Moultrie and West
ern railway will be again advertised
for sale in thirty days and will then
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central TimeO

Central Ilme.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
: The following schedule figures
orblisbed as information and not
guaranteed: nv
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA K1'
- Leaves
II 80 am Columbus-Chgo $40 am
1928 pm Albany-Montg'y 5:l4 am
7:85 pm Macon-Atlanta G:37 am
mix nm Columbus *7:10 am
l $50 pm Albany-Montg'y .2:l5 pm
2.15 pm Macon-Atlanta i '52 pm
#1f.15 am Columbus $3.50 pm
r10.n0 am Columbus 1900 pm
6.37 am Albany 7:35 pm
STA am Macon-Atlanta 1888 pm
$40 am lbany-Jaxville IL $50 pm
2:58 am Albany-JaXville 1885 am
2:13 am Albany-Jaxville .4:2l am
1886 am Chgo, St. L. Alta 2:58 am
4:21am Gin, Atl-Macon 2:13 am
~ Daily; CD Sunday.
sEABOARD AIR LINE.
Arrives Leaves
5.15 pm Richland 1000 am
$40 pm Cordele-Sav'h 1881 pm
1921 pm Richland Montg'y $40 pm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23
Catarrh Can Be Cured

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. 1t
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. HALLS Gaia r r II
MEDICINE destroys the foundation of
the disease, gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and assists
nature in doing its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney G. Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-23

are Or. PIERCE 5. we
have used the Gold
en- Medical Discov-
cry as a blood med
icine and as a tonic,
also for deep-seated
coughs and weak
lungs. and it was
excellent.
AZ nlurnuS Keen Dr.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-06-27

and myself sat in homemade, hickory chairs the
gallery and talked
"Nineteen-fourteen hard year for all Of
u.s." said the leader. "Crops too good
and prices way down. We were all trading at
the credit stores, because there nothing else to
do. Prices of everything we had to buy were dou-
bled. Many of the farmers had not raised enough
crops to pay out, and you know, maybe, what that
means. Children went barefoot, and some of the
women too. Take my case, and I was fixed about
we'll anybody, for I have above 1500 acres of
good land and about 20 tenants mostly white. I
had been carrying my tenants, but the credit house
offered to take them off my hands. I agreed, and
the result that at the end of the year they
all in debt, and the credit houses complaining. They
even sent their wagons down here and hauled away
the farmers stuff and drove off their stock
"The bank refused an extension of note of
mine, and offered to turn to credit house.
You will find, if you go deep enough, that the credit
houses are tied up with the banks. I scratched
around for cash and took up the note I then
off credit. I decided deal with my ten
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-06-27

took me in his farm wagon and drop
ped me at Ira Christians, at Sand
Flat, some 20 miles north of Tyler.
Ira came out later with his motor
truck, on which he had hauled a load
of peaches to Tyler. Elbertas were a
drug on the market and the peach men
had difficulty in getting their fruit
graded, according to regulations. The
only offer was the contract price made
by the leading shipper*-80 cents
bushel for the finest peaches grown.
This was refused by the dozen or more
farmers on the square who had loads
of peaches and they opened negotia-
tions for a car. Bids were quickly
advanced and the farmers sold out at
$1.50 and $1.60. 1t was victory for
cooperation.
Ira Christians house indicates that
he is prosperous farmer, it being an
improvement on the ordinary "box
house," having four or five rooms and
an ell, with flowers in the front yard
and good farm buildings at the back.
Ira is originator and president Of the
Red Springs Farmers club, and sew
eral of his neighbors and supporters
*The leading shipper of peaches, toma-
toes potatoes has a practical monopoly. In
this way trade is systematized.