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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-12-03
Let Others Do Likewise,
ScottsviMe, Va,

oCOttSVlNe, va,
November IS, 1921.
Hon. John Mitchell, Jr,
After reading your paper several
times and seeing what Race Man you
are have decided to subscribe to the
Richmond Planet which Is an organ
for our people, therefore T am enclos.
ing check Of $500. Please send me
THE Richmond Planet for one year.
Yours for the race,
IL. A. LEWIS.
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The Minister'S Conference.

The Minister'S Conference OF Rich
mond and vicinity enjoyed splendid
meeting last Monday morning. 1t is
the wish Of the Conference that an
members be present next Monday
Special business to be attended to-
That a Constitutional question is 10
be settled.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-12-03
CAPTAIN LAW SCORES WINNING
TOUCHDOWN

Ihe fourth and last quarter opened
with the baAA in Howard's possession.
the pigskin went over TO Lincoln
when an attempted pass on the fourth
down failed. After a few minutes OF
play, Lincoln staged the surprise Of
tho game when Parr received the bait
as though he intended to hit the line
and tossed it 20 yards into the clcar
TO the place where Captain Law had
reached by racing away to the left in
to the OPEN The ball fell into Laws
outstretched hands and he speedily
ran down the field for 25 yards to the
goal line for touch down cleverlv
Guiding every Howard man. Mclean
kicked goal bringing Lincoln into tho
lead by 6points. ,.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-12-03
METHOD FOR DELEGATES

Secretary VIM. Monroe Trotter read
tire call OF the End Democracy Con-
gress at Washington, December 14th,
urging the raGp to hold local Equal
Rights Meetings to send delegates,
and permitting, any race body or
church to send delegates to take part
fully in this Congress to be conducted
by the Equal Rights League, provided
they brought credentials. He explain
ed that there would be a similar after
church mass injecting in some local
church every Sunday night till Decem-
Der ID, to raise funds to send delegat-
es to be publicly chosen at the fiual
rally.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-12-03
PAYNE NEARLY TURNS TIDE

PAYNE NEARLY TURNS TIDE
Following the touchdown by Law.
Payne Towards full back, brought
the spectators to their feet with a So
yard run from the kickoff. Again
Howard showed her prowess by march
Ing uD the fieM 10 Lincoln's 4 yard
line. making number Of first downs.
Her rabble was begging her for a
touchdown which seemed certain
when apena!ty for holding was inflict
ed carrying her back -15 yards. The
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Payne I; Lin
oln--Skinker 1: Law 1. Goals from
touchdown. Howard--Brooks /: Lin
coln-McLean 1; Substitutions: How.
ard-Molson for Doneghy, Carter for
Molson; Hardwick for Kean; Lincoln
Hogan for Wilson, Brown for Parr;
Jackson for Wood.
Oflcials: Referee, Bulloch, Dart.
mouth; Umpire, B. Washington, Ober
IN. HeadlineFman e. B. Henderson
Dunbar; Field Judge, Waters. Dun
bar
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-12-03
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS

The browning {fetaure was the mass
meeting at 9 p. M. in the Columbus
Avenue Zion Church, where congrega-
cations Of Peoples Baptist, 18th Bapt
ist and Grant A. M. e. Churches Join
ed in the Armistice observance e. II.
Morris president Of the local Euual
Rights League, explained the purpose
to honor the soldier dead and to furth-
or their cause for world democracy by
arranging and sending delegates to the
End World Democracy Congress ut
Washington, December 18th during
the World Disarmament Conference.
Rev. Nj. a. N. Shaw, pastor Of 18th
Baptist and national president of the
League insisted that 1t was in the
Providence of God that tho World Pow
ers had ut last come to this country.
so that the Colored people could reach
Lloyd George and tire heads Of other
nations, including Japan without 60
Ing to the expense and TIME Of travel
ing to Europe. White the perfidious
Wilson forbade passports for the first
Peace Conference no one could K2ep
the race delegates out Of Washington.
He also characterized President Hard
ing's Alabama speech as illogical and
diaholical in its social separation.
Rev. D. S. Klugh, pastor of Peoples
Baptist, declared that the Disarmn-
ment Conference offered our race an
historic opportunity to get our actual
condition before the diplomats Of the
world as the matter Of protection. both
by personal interviews and formal Pc
titions hy Il national convention Mt
Washington. He also said THAT Presi-
dent Harding's speech, by dts subtle
ty. was the most miscnievous thing
yet done to the race.
COMPLIMENTS SOLDIER GUESTS
Rev. B. w. Swain, pastor OF Zion
paid an eloquent compliment to oGl-
Gers Of VIM. II. Carter Post, on the
platform as men who had saved the
word and given the race title to real
democracy. He said the race should
hold national convention at the doors
OF the World Disarmament Confer
ence to demand fulfillment from tho
very nations for whose very life our
boys fought and died. He then appeal
ed to the audience for funds toward
convention Arrangement expenses and
the audience responded with $4,000.
METHOD FOR DELEGATES
Secretary VIM. Monroe Trotter read
the call OF the End Democracy Con-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
COUNTIES Band
FOR SCOUT work
District Org anization
Plans Going Forward
Following Meeting

Organization work for the plac-
ing of Boy Scout troops in every
community in every county in the
Third Congressional district, under
what is known as the Georgia plan.
is under way, following a district or
ganization meeting in Americas
few days ago, at which T. NJ. FurIow,
who had been temporary district
chairman, was elected permanent dis
trict president. Mr. Furlow stated
Friday that reports from all over the
district on the progress of the prelim-
mary organization work were very
encouraging, and that all counties ex-
cept three or four, were actively en-
gagged, and the remainder would get
busy just as soon as the right men
could be found to head the work in
these counties
Present at the district organiza-
ton meeting here were julie FELTON,,
Jr., Of Montezuma; Edwin A. Rogers,
Of Ashburn; T. I. James of Lumpkin,
kin, and the following Americas men:
Rev. Silas Johnson, Ed Andrews, Carr
Glover w. w. Dykes, DR.. Wilbur
Smith, George O. Marshall, Paul
Wcstbrook, John Sheffield, J. Raj
ston Cargill, Asa Pittman and Nathan
Murray. Mr.. Johnson was made tenn
porary chairman of the meeting and
Nathan Murray temporary acaelaty
Carmack Talks.
Claude E. Carmack, assistant field
executive of the Boy Scout move
ment, who has been engaged in help
inf to work out the details of the
Georgia plan, which is an Innovation
in Scout work, outlined the details
Of the plan, and it was Immediately
voted to organize d district council
to meet annually and to be compos-
ed of the county chairmen and one
representative from each troop in the
district, the business of this council
being to handle troop activities pri-
marily. This council was organized
with the following officers: President,
7. NJ, FurloW, Americas; vice-presi-
welcome and effective cooperation
of the South.
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MAN NOW
FEELS LIKE: OLD SELF

hardly do my work. At times | had
severe headaches and pains through
my back and shoulders.
Well, worried along this way.
trying every medicine | heard Of I'm
til one day a friend told me about
Tanlac and finally got me to give it
a trial In less than two weeks after
this | was looking better and feeling
better and IN little while longer |
was back to my old self | have
a fine appetite now and all MY aches
and pains have disappeared. | sleep
like a top every night and get up
mornings feeling full of energy.
There isn't a trace OF that tired,
Wo1n-out feeling left, and the fact IS
Tanlac has put me back on my feet
in the best of condition. | am not
much for newspaper publicity, but
Tanlac IS 50 good | feel like | ought
to make statement for the good It
may do others suffering like did"
Taalac is sold in Americas by
CarsWalF DEug Co, and in Sumter by
Ewing Mercantile Co. adv
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dent, Edwin A. Rogers, Ashburn; sec
rotary, julie FELTON,, Jr., Montezuma;
treasurer, Nathan Murray, Americas;
national council representative, J r.
Cargill, Americas.
J. was also ordered that district
executive board be organized, to meet
quarterly and to be composed of all
the district officers and the chair
man Of each county, the membership
not to cxceedg21 This board will
assume the duties of supervising the
work in the district. 1t will en-
ploy a travelling executive who shall
go from point to point teaching
churches, schools and Communities
how to use the scout movement.
To Handle Details.
The organization Of an executive
committee of the executive board,
to meet monthly, was also voted, to
which the following were e-ccted {:
Carr S. Glover, Americas. chairman;
7. NJ. Furlow, Am9rcus; Nathan
Murray, Americas; nr. Wil5ur Smith,
Americas; and Warren Parks, Daw-
son. This is the smallest body in the
organiza in and $ designed 10 han.
Gle the ordinary details Of business
management, Iaakine it unnecessary
for the executive bo&rI TO m2et mere
than once quarter. Because Of the
necessity Of meeting often, it was ar
gued by the delegates from other
counties that it would be well to
mako the majority Of the members
Of this board Americas men, and this
was done, the reason being solely a
matter of convenience in holding fire.
quent meetings for business. Mr..
James, Of Lumpkin, assured the meet.
ing that none Of the counties were
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
SECTIONALLINES
ENDED-COOLIDCE
Vice President Elect
Makes Tariff Speech
At Atlanta

ATLANTA, Jan. %. - (By As
sociated Press.) - Calvin Coolidge,
vice-president-elect, addressing the
Southern Tariff conference last
night, said that in a determination
of the economic policy of the country
"the sole object to be sought is the
public welfare" He defended the
protective tariff but said there
would need to be ga careful resur-
vey of the field in order to deter
mine what application of former poll
cy can be mad to existing CONDITIONS
in order best to provide for the pub
lie welfare"
Geographical divisions and sec
tional lines have been swept away"
said Mr.. Coolidge. "The j@et r.ide
of the North and the South, Ii East
and the West, is everywha sub
merged in the overmastering santi-
ment of a yet greater pride that we
are all Americans. The outstaad-
ing result of the recent national el,c
ton was more than partisan, it was
the unalterable determination of our
country to be and remain in all
things thoroughly American.
eve have not been given a man
date of omnipotence. We have not
been entrusted with world sponsor
ship. But we hace an inheritance of
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after honors, bnt desired to do what
was best for the organization as a
whole and for the boy move
ment, he endorsing the proposal to
place mostly Americas men on this
committee.
County Cbairmcn.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the following county chairmen were
announced:
Sumter-Carr S. Glover.
Ben Hill-rW. A. Adams
DOoly-Watts Powell.
Randolph-Walter McMichael.
Terrell-Warren Parks.
Turner-Edwin A. Rogers.
Macon-Jule FELTON,, Jr.
Stewart-T. T. James.
Clay-Prof. J. W. Bonner.
Leu. F. King.
The other county chairmen are yet
be selected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
Popular Salesman For Rec Rotor
Company Gains Fifteen Pounds
By Taking Tsanlac Troubles
Overcome.

What needed was lust an all
round building up, and Tanlac has
done that very thing" said Charles
N. Ball, 203 IL Broad St, Jackson
vile, Fla well known automobile
salesman with the REQ Motor Co..
recently.
"Tanlac has not only relieved nv
suffering but has built me up fifteen
pounds in weight, and once more l
feel like a real man. About a year
and half ago | suffered an attack
of influenza which 4eft me in badly
rundown and weak condition. I had
no appetite, just couldn't enjoy a
meal and sometimes even the choic-
est foods did not appeal to me. /
lost lot of weight, got to where l
couldn't sleep well, always felt tired
and had such little energy | could
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28

obligation, or responsibility, or duty
to the United States. This concep-
tion on our paramount responsibility
is in no sense a denial Of interna-
tional relationships, for information
al relationship implies primarily q
recognition of national entity and ma
ti9nal duty We subscribe to the
creed Of world brotherhood, but we
recognize that we can serve the
world best by serving America first.
Toward Revival.
"Steady progress is being made
toward industrial revival and soon the
old struggle of international compe-
tition will again confront us. In
fact it has already begun. The prob
lem with which we are confronted
and to the solution of which the
Southern Tariff Congress can ma
terially contribute, is to prevent in
dustrial isolation Oh the one hand and
industrial submergence on the other.
"Your forefathers acknowledged
the right Of America to protect it.
self against the dictation and the
domination of any foreign power and
they fought with our forefathcrs for
the independence of the United
States. The independence which they
sought was not merely independence
Of foreign kings and foreign cabi-
nets. They sought also independence
from commercial thraldom.
"The economic life Of the coun-
try is made up Of private business
enterprises and the public consists
cf aggregation of private individuals.
So it is no criticism Of protection
that benefits private business and
private individuals That must be
the result as that is the object sought
But protection should be given in
such manner that broadly speaking
the benefit received by any private
interest should not be dispropor-
tionate to the increased public serv-
ice which that private interest rend-
ers by reason Of the benefits derived
from such protection.
All Have Rights.
F'We have Il great diversity of in
terests which are all entitled to con-
sideration. This will require very
careful adjustment. In making that
adjustment all must remember that
each must support the other. In the
long run all are intordepcndent
"Thc real concern of the nation
is not merely in the erecting of
great factories. 1t is in the build
ing Of manhood and womanhood. The
interest of the government in indus
trial policies is primarily in national
revenue, national defense and the
welfare of the people. The great.
est revenue comes from the great
est production, not the greatest i'm.
ports. National defense depends
upon the skill of our people and the
diversity Of our industries. The
welfare of the people depends upon
opportunities for employment and our
ability to pay good wages.
"These are the objects toward
which the whole nation invites the
dustrial policy. These are the OBJ.
jects toward the contamination of
which the whole national invites the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
MINNESOTAN ON
PROGRAM TODAY.

ATLANTA, Jan. 28.-Meetings Of
various committees today prevented
the scheduling of a general morning
session Of the Southern Tariff Con-
gress but this afternoon meeting
was planned with a number of tariff
advocates.
Former Congressman McCleary, of
Minnesota, will speak before dele
gates attending the congress this
afternoon.
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Simple Stone Slab
For Unknown Poilu

PARIS, Jan. %. = Simple cerc-
monies marked the permanent en-
tombment of the Soldier of France
representing French unidentified
dead, under the Arc de Triomphe here
this morning. A plain stone slab
marks the resting spot of this I'M
identified poilu.
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ing. A fast, snappy game is prcmis-
cd, the Americas tea mbeing in fine
shape and SEellman always puts out
a strong basketball team.
The lineup for Americas will be
Wooten and Perkins, forwards; Gl9v-
er, center; Hammond and Fetner,
guards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
A1nericus Hi To Play
Shellgnan Here Tonight

The Americas High school basket,
ball five will play the Shellman five
here tonight at the Y. NJ. C. A. build
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28

Mrs. Harry Hawkins and little son,
of Miami, ere visiting Judge and
Mrs. j. A. Hixon At their homo on
Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28

This afternoon the Americus Boy
Scouts are playing the Cordele Scout
five at the "Y' building.
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welcome and effective cooperation
of the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PACE
Confessions Of. a. Husband!
THE MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE

thrown me with Edith, and she her
self had made the best Of them Tor
the worst) but / knew that if there
had not been a weak spot IN me,
nothing would have happened; If
there had not been a faulty place in
my armor Edith would never have
meant any more to me than any 9th
er of Dots friends.
AS | told my story, as fully and
honestly as ] knew how, l glanced
every now and then at Dot. She was
deataly pale. She did not interrupt.
She did not offer any suggestion, in
tcrpose any objection, ask any ques-
ton.
Only now, as ! was telling of the
night when she went out with George
leaving me alone with Edith, |
thought / heard a half-stifled eXclam-
alton from her.
/ looked at her again, but she was
silent, and | had to continue my mar,
rative without even the help of that
an angry protest would have af-
forded.
Dot heard me through to the end
WITHOUT a word of reproach. | felt
like Z criminal telling my story be
forc n prosecutor and judge, only in
.this ease one person exercised both
those functions.
As u concluded my story | turned
Ito Dot with a plea to forgive me. So
mach depended upon what she said
| promised so much for the future.
If she would only forgive me we
could begin again, upon stronger,
surer basis for the future, stronger
because it would be founded on hon
esty and perfect frankness.
But my wife was silent.
Ito Be Continued
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
DIR. BARTON'S
DALLYLETTER
By DR.. William Z. Barton.
MONEY

In England, paper money seldom
| is allowed to get dirty. 1t does no,
stay out long before 1t goes back TO
the Bank Of England or some one of
its branches, and it never goes on.
again. A note of the Bank of Eng
land keeps the character OF uCle.
and is not re-lssued When iJ comes
back the first time, even If It has
not been out an hour, it is cancel
led. II is not so IN this country.
Our paper money is used and used
until it is worn to shreds and aboml-
nably soIled.
The government viii take it back
whenever it is sent IN for redCmp-
ton. The expense to local bank
is small Of sending to Washington
a package of soiled money.
/ should like to start a nation
wide campaign for clean money.
Here's System
Why should not the merchants Of
any town hang out a sign
WE PAY ONLY CLEAN
MONEY!"
How to do it?
l Gu nave SOttu uOlIaE on ~
it to the first store in which you
make a purchase. But let the store
not pay it out again. Let the mer-
chant keep it to send 10 the bank
with his daily deposit.
Let the bank hold it out, and when
it has quantity Of soiled money
send it to Washington and get new
clean money instead.
In a few weeks the old, dirty, tat
tered money will disappear. And
when a dirty bill comes in from the
it goes to Washington, and
not to another user.
Any town can have clean money
# it tries.
There is very little soiled money
in circulation in the city of Wash
ing, but as one goes westward i'll
grows more and moro filthy.
1t is said to be spreader of dis
ease. | do not know about that.
But | believe it would affect the
morals of a community to have it
that in that town only
clean money is employed.
Why not start in this town al
for clean money?
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MONEY! You Jingle it in you

pocket.
All want it. Few have it.
Put a coin in your palm. 1t rep
resents civilization from its most
primitive form-for money was the
first-mcdium by which men banded
together and guaranteed good faith.
Salt and other necessities of !fcI
have been used as money. 50 has
tobacco, the currency of Virginia
in its colonial days.
Under the barter system, mem
traded article for article.
Gradually came real moncy-coinsI
and banknotes, backed by gold, the
precious substance Take away that
gold backing and the money becomes
worthless-as in Russia, where the
natives prefer nails, needles and
toothbruhscs to worthless paper
The moro gold You have back of al
money system, the more secure isl
the values of that money, and the
higher it rises.
That's why American money,
backed by possession of more than
half the gold in the world, now is at
par while the money of other couu-
tries is below par.
Us our great horde of gold going to
prove a curse?
One SCHOOL of economists believes
that other countries, in desperate
attempt to get gold from us 10 brace
their currency systems, will try to
flood u with cheap goods
Other economists think that trade
between nations in the coming 4e-
cades will go back to the primitive
barter system-say, outright trad
ing Of perfumes for wheat, with no
money involved. Much foreign
trade is already being done on a bar
ter basis.
~ Il. Crlsslnger, controller OF the
currency, thinks that an international
money system must be established.
One thing is certain: There's
plenty Of food on earth for ALL plen-
ty Of labor to make all needed ne
cessities of life. Obviously, then,
business stagnation is d financial
nrohlnn7-a ma++ar Of ,,,onav
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
DOT is SILENT

! - u-III-I- c0mdIII0u
iof NV" os''' ly''- -.
continued serious. "heh came NUM-
on the third day found him remark
sbr. imoroved
IL was sitting i'm his bed sur
,.oundad Inv Jumbo. Sally Ann, Tom
NV 80 NlarLrr. and DIR. hmris-all of
t-eu incmdi6g the lasl, .dolls-lec-
lairg TO them al d great rate in a
lsro75aae Of which / could understand
only a word here and there.
was Glad Of chance to talk to
Dot.
Dear, / began. almost as l had
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-26
EDITO RIAL

CROSSING Siberia, Charles r
Crane, retiring American minister
to China, carried several barrels Of
nails, needles and toothbrushes, which
he used as money.
This is the clock turoin% tacl,
2T21 year. 1t was son year B. {.
th2t the Greks produce the worlds
first coins-irregular Jumps of gold
and silver.
What did men use as q medium Of
exchange before then?
Manuscripts found in the city Of
Nippur, buried 400 B. c., show that
values were measured in live stock,
grain and metal A woman slave
was worth four oxen and an OK was
worth a three-foot bar Of copper or
brass.