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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-06
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(FrOm The Times-Recorder May 6
1922
The open cars will probably be put
in operation today. The trucks dr.
rived yesterday.
1t is expected that nearly 1000
people will go on the conductors ex-
cursion to McLendon today.
The Americas Ice Cream Co. has
its parlors very attractively arranged.
Tropical plants are tastefully group
ed around the room and fill the place
with delightful perfume. Genial
Henry Stanfield is proprietor.
Sir Knight M. B. Council, of Amer
icus, was one of the most popular
Templars in attendance upon the
conclave. He was untiring in his eff
forts to provide for the comfort and
personal welfare. of the visitors.
Mr.. w. K. Wheatley, of this city,
was apparently one of the best known
and most generally esteemed of the
younger Sir Knights,
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BY GEORGE E. ROBERTS I ~

find that in order to be sure of
having an ample supply they would
have to lay In stocks. The coal
operators would have to settle by
competition who should have the
miners and the business, upon the
condition that thel mines were oper-
ated all the year round, and the
natural solution would be that the
most available and easily-worked
coal deposits would be worked first.
IF the miners union would use its
power to promote some such reason
able adjustment as this, it would
help the situation of the mine
workers and at the same time
render great service to the public.
1t is urged in some quarters that
the mining industry should be taken
over by the Government. This,
however, would involve, purchase of
all coal deposits in the country, an
impractical undertaking, and if that
was done, what policy should the
Government follow1 Should it con-
tinue to divide up the limited
amount of work among all the men
who claimed share OF it, iucreas-
ing the pay. 40 the amount of work
/, for each diminished, or should it
organize the industry for, efficient
production, and compel one-third of
the miners to find other work? If
the latter is the remedy, the miners
can apply it themselves, without the.
intervention of the Government.
Would they rather do it of their
own choice or under the direction
OF the Government?
Social Progress
In the course of the recent hear
ings upon the coal industry before
the Labor Committee of the House
of Representatives, Washington, the
following coifoqiy was reported as
taking place between Congressman
Atkinson, of Missouri, and Edgar
Wallace, representative of the Fed
Grafton of Labor and member of
the miners union:
Congressman Atkinson: "Minefs were
getting up to lest week 81 per cent more
than they got during the peak of prices
uuilus the war why aren't you wiling to
skid down little now when farmers have
lost so per cent of what they had them"
Mr.. Wallace: SIS there any reason why
we should lose because farmers weren't
organized"
This retort by Mr.. Wallace indi-
Gates that he thinks there is moth
ing to the problem of living wage
but. tor every group to get control
OF its own compensation and boost
it up for the others to pay.
The ambition of organized labor
to improve the living conditions of
the masses is, of course, praise
worthy, but there are certain truths
that must be understood.
One of these is that money wages
are not to be considered alone in
measuring compensation; and an
other is that the wage bill is not
paid by employers ifSsany final
sense. In the last analysis the
workers in the various industries
are working for each other and
paying each other. They are all
consumers, and the consumer paws
all the costs of production and de.
livery upon everything he buys.
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OF late a new phrase has come
into circulation, to the effect that
there must be not only living
wage" but a Saving wage" IN
fortunately, the people who use it
usually are thinking of nothing but
an increase of money wages, which
means that wages and the cost of
living will go up together, leaving
the worker no better off than the
donkey that follows all day the
wisp of hay hung just ahead of his
nose.
1t is time practical men learned
that there is no progress by simply
lacking up industrial costs, which
carry the cost of living with them.
The only broadly distributed gains
that ever have come to the masses
of the people have come by the i'm
provements in industry that have
cheapened and increased produc-
ton. Such Improvements are being
made all the time, and the opnor.
tunities for them are limitless. The
engineers say that the industrial
output might be Increased from 20
20 100 per cent if industrial friction
could be reduced and the best
methods now known generally
adopted. That would make it pos
sible for wage-earners to have. the
wartime money-wages and at the
same time give each dollar the pre-
war purchasing power. That would
be genuine progress.
Foreign Loans
In view of the number of foreign
loans granted in this country lately
there is "a revival of the argument
that foreign loans in the United
States should be accompanied by an
agreement that the proceeds will be
expended in this country.
In the situation of the United
States at the present time the first
appropriate comment is that such a
regulation would be wholly I'M
necessary to secure the purpose in
view, as present exchange rates
virtually give assurance that any
credits in this country will be ex-
pended here. So long as exchange
on the United States is at premium
everywhere, nobody is going to
withdraw funds from the United
States. To do so would be an act
of business folly. If the borrower
does not want to use the funds for
purchases here on his own account
he can sell them at a premium to
somebody who does want to use
them here. The premium is proof
of that.
Moreover, why should we object
if Holland, being in good credit
should borrow in this market and
turn the resulting credit over to
Germany, at premium. in ex-
change for German coal or irono
The conditions may be more favor
able for Holland to trade direct
with Germany than for us to do So
And so@ there is no limit to the
variety of deals and trades by which
other countries may arrange to help
each other to obtain credits in the
United States. Why should we re-
strict them in doing so? The, more
equations we lay upon our foreign
rsde the less we shall have of IL.
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Current Business Conditions
s&sesg BY GEORGE ROBERTS nSt
York;
CENTIMENT in business circles
y is much more cheerful than
~ mn time 1nst 1tear and fhie

OENTIMENT in business circles
y is much more cheerful than
at any time last year, and. this
is especially noteworthy through
out the agricultural districts. Al
though price conditions are re-
garded as yet far from satisfactory,
and many people still have keen
realization of the losses they have
suffered, the country has generally
recovered its poise, and is ready TO
face the future with courage and
confidence
Building operations are on a
larger scale than a year ago, and
sufficient to employ fairly well the
workers in the building trades and
building material industries. The
automobile industry is much more
active than year ago, and con-
tracts for railroad equipment are
on larger scale than at any time
since the war. The effect of ac-
tivity in these several lines has
given a pronounced stimulus to the
iron and steel industry.
For the first two months of the
present year, operating revenues OF
the POL Class l railroads total $685.
823,889, showing decrease from
the like period in 1921 of $50, 334,38
Operating expenses, on the other
hand, amounted to 5000, los, 068,
were $l64,947,673 less. Notwith-
standing the heavy falling off in
gross, therefore, net operating rev.
enues of $134,718,821 were $685.
292 greater, and net operating in
come was ST. ,304,711, instead of a
deficit of $3,626,343 for the first
two months of 1921.
Coal Strike
The nationwide coal strike has
been in effect one month, during
which time production from nom
union mines has been equal to about
one-third the total normal produce
ton. AS yet accumulated stocks
have been sufficient to prevent
serious interference with industry
or any considerable advance of
prices, but if the shutdown shall
last another month the influence
probably will be more apparent.
The situation presented by the
coal industry is a very complicated
one. The United States Geological
Survey said of it:
The btuminous coal mines of the United
States have developed capacity and a
present labor force far in excess of that
required to supply the demand In con-
sequence the capital and labor engaged in
the industry are idle large part of the
time. During the last thirty years the
rines have been idle an average of go
working days in every calendar year
There is no material disagree
ment about the main facts of the
coal industry, and the situation is
so simple that it seems strange that
SO little is said of the remedy that
is within the reach of the miners
themselves. Since too many work
ers are seeking employment in the
industry, some of them should leave
t and find employment elsewhere.
Il then would be necessary to give
regular and approximately full en-
ployment for the remainder in order
to get out the required supply of
coal. The consumers of coal would
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY


(From the Times-Recorder May 6
1902
a FTEK making a tour of the west,
"A selecting oil wells and such SOU
venirs as they desired, Neon Buc-
hanan and Lee Childers airs at home
again.
The handsome store of the Sehum-
rert Shoe Co. was closed yesterday
for the purpose of stock taking. To
day it will be re-opened under the
name of the Rylander Shoe Company,
one associated with the shoe trade of
Americas for twenty years. And it
is that sterling citizen, Arthur Ry-
lander, who's "again in charge at the
old stand" Mr.. Rylander will con-
tinue to give personal attention to
his business at Lake Butler, Fla,
while j. T. Stallings and Dave R.
Andrews will have the management
of the shoe business in Americas.
Both Mr.. Schumpert and J. w. High
tower retire from the business.
Though he has been running for
office, Sheriff Bell is going to be elect
ed on an oat crop as well. On his
farm near the city he has field of
forty acres of fine oats five feet iii
height which promise splendid yield.
There's none finer in the country.
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EDITORIAL
THETARIFF FIGHT.

THE fur is beginning to fly over
the Republican tariff bill now be.
fore congress-, and indications are
that it will be flying thicker shortly
when discussion of the bill really gets
under way. Already the Republican
press is speaking out in strong terms
on the dangers of the measure, anC
the opposition from within the party
added to that from without, may
have an important effect on its fina
disposition.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat, the
leading Republican organ of the
Southwest, says: "The bill seems
to have applied the principle of pro.
lection to everything, without regard
to present world conditions and with
out regard to our altered position in
relation to the worlds trade. If our
tariff does not permit fair
competition with other counA
tries how are we to maintain the
world trade that is now SO essential
to our prosperity" ~
The Boston Transcript, the grand
mother of the New England Repub-
lican press, expresses the opinion that
party guidance is thrown to the
winds with respect to the tariff and
says this is undoubtedly due to the
prevalent chaotic conditions of inter
est and of views. 1t then adds;
There may be some consolation in the
fact that it will take long time
to 'straighten out this chaos of views
and that the delay will give an OPP
portunity to get rid of some of the
1njustices involved in the senate bill
But in the meantime, the manufac-
turers of the country are carrying
all or most of the expenses involved
by the war without the market which
the war created and are consequent
ly pretty nearly paralyzed. In this
situation they to some extent prepar-
ed to regard strikes as blessing and
are content to let the tariff repose
at the switch"
! Syracuse, N. Y, Post Standard,
Republican, says: "The senate must
give ear to the changed conditions
of world trade due to our change
from a debtor to a creditor nation.
1t must give ear also to a demand
that the rates on foodstuffs shall
not be the highest ever levied"
The Ohio State Journal, soundlv
Republican, but with sense of hui
NOR constantly stimulated and arous-
ed by this administration, saws:
Economic conditions in the world
nave changed so much since the war
that the tariff problem is vastly all
tered. We are the creditor nation
inow and the only way in which our
debtors can pay is in their products
Our agricultural and manufacturing
interests need, as never before, a
WIDE, free foreign market. No one
apparently, except the hard-shelled
old high protectionists, who is wrong
about it, has clear idea of just what
ought to be done. This is one of the
cases where it is better to do moth
ing than to do the wrong thing"
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FLAPPER DICTIONARY

FLAPPER DICTIONARY -... 49,. -.
MOOCH-To Blouse or beat it
suddenly.
NECKER-A Flapper or Flippe.
given to cheek-to-cheek dancing.
NICE GIRL-One who takes fell
low in and introduces him to the
'family.
NON-SKID-A girl who can carry
liquor.
NOT so GOOD-A comment of
dissatisfaction.
ONE FLIGHT Reference to
the practice of a Cake-Eater saving
one dollar. rt#
ONE WAY KID-A person who
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
As thy days, so shall thy streng

he.-Deuteronomy 1925.
come, | come! we have called me
long,
/ come DER the mountains with
light and song;
Ye may trace my step Ger the wax
ening earth,
By the winds which tell of the vio-
lets birth,
By the primrose stars in the
shadowy grass,
By the green leaves opening as |
pass. -FeHcia Hemans.
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administration. This aroused former
SECRETARY of the Navy Daniels, who
not only showed that the oil reserves
had not been tapped but who showed
conclusively that he had prevented
such action.
When the LaFollette resolution is
called up it is certain to receive the
support of other Republican sena-
tors, and when the facts are known
there is every indication that the
turning over of these oil lands reser1-
ed for the oilburning ships of the
navy will prove to be one of the most
odorous scandals that follow the al
lance of the big interests with re-
dictionary politics.
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OBSERVATIONS
BY TOM SIMS

| S~>~~~~~~Oo~-,~~-~e-~~ -~0-~O0~O~o~0oN-~I~
A man who falls in love with him
SELF never has any rivals.
Now they say insects talk by wire
less. Real radio bugs.
/, U. S. Marines orders in Picking
should be "China, handle with care"
/ April showers brought May mos
i quitos.
With Bryan telling the past and
Doyle telling the future, the only
thing doubtful is the present.
Babe Ruth has bought farm. All
he can raise is protest.
Our prediction of the hottest sum-
mer ever is based on the fact that
all summers are that hot.
Talk may be cheap, but cheap |
things don't pay.
/ They say there are more women
than men in Boston; but it may be |
that the men stay at home more.
In England, beer is getting so |
high the poor can't buy it. Same
here.
Perhaps the June bridegroom will |
swear off drinking if the June bride |
; will swear off smoking.
The equator, they say, is not
where it was, Perhaps it got too
hot.
Only trouble with pair of dreamy /
\ eyes is you never know who they are
dreaming about.
There's many a roughneck in a
stiff collar.
In Chicago, 5000 families aye liv-
ing in tents to fight rents. Their on
ly rents are in their tents.
" hen things look dark it is time
to S, art shining.
The flapper wave has spread to
China; but that isn't what they are
fighting about,
In IL Fol 1
ried in bathing. In a few years she
may wear her wedding dress to
dane es-.
Variation is coming and then the
school teachers will cara enough
money to teach on again next year.
In Los Angeles, man is named
Lieuiesstlesszessze Hurruizziestizzi
His. parants either had hay fever or
named him after "a Pullman.
AS the brides say, "a ring on the
hand is W orth two in the store"
Men wearing more suspenders"-
news item. The suspender business
is holding UP.
takes everything and gives nothing.
OSTRICH--Anyone who thinks he
knows it all.
OTIS-A young man from the
country.
OVERDOSE OF OUTSIDE Shell.
LAC-Description of a Flapper with
too much powder on her face.
Next from Cover There" to ''Rug."
We are open all day SUNDAY. g
Drive by in your car and get brick
of ice cream for dinner any day in
the week or Sunday or phone GAS.
We deliver anywhere in the city.
Americas Ice Cream Co., 215 Cotton
Ave.-(s)
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

Monday morning, no paper pub
lished.
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(From the Times-Recorder May
1902
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-12
LAKE VESSELS BATTLE
WORST GALE OF WINTER
The Alabama Due Early Today
Missing i'm Storm.
BV United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Lake vessels,
long overdue, battled with the worst
gale of the winter on Lake Michigan
today.
The Alabama, Goodrich line, from
Grand Haven to Chicago, due here at
a. M, had not locked this morning.
Officials of the line declared they had
not fears for her safety as she was
a steel boat and able to weather to
worst lake storms.
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POINCARE LAW
BREAK PREVENTS
AN AGREEMENT
Adjournment Of PremierS' Co
ference Saves Open CIae
Between Diplomats
RUHR CAUSES DEADLU>
Britain Attempts to Check
French Plans to Strange
Germany.
RUHR CAUSES DEADLU>
Germany.

BIZ Cnfted ACtCs
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Premiers Bonar
Law and Roincare have held their first
sharp dipfor1atic bout since the re
tirement Of Lloyd George from Down
ing Street-and time" has been called
to prepare for the next round.
Those at the riY,Sside of the repara-
tions conference OF zllied premiers are
convinced that the adjournment of the
session Monday was the only thing
that saved the two principals from an
open clash. They see Ea9care spar
ring for an opening that ysll permit
French occupations of the SIhr, I'M
hampered by allies objections. They
believe Boaar Law is trying, as lloyd
George tried, to keep a British cHrzck
on the French plans and prevent IT,
Their strangling of German industry.
The tactics Of Poincare are held to re-
zeal that he is seeking to drive the
British entirely out Of the Preparations
problem. if possible.
This was the definite impression
created, following the announcement
that no agreement had been reached
on settling of the war debts and the
decision to participate in another
harley on January ,, in Paris.
The insistence of Premier Poincare,
that French troops be allowed to
occupy one or two towns in the Ruhr
Tasin during a period of moratorium
which was to have been granted Ger
many caused the deadlock
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.|NTERURBAN CAR
SMASHES TRUCK
D. l.. Bennett Knows No. Car Is
Due, but Special Comes.

A fellow sufferer for the man who
didn't know the gun was loaded was
nursing scratches, cuts and bruises
all over his body today.
d. L. Bennett, 141S e. Market ST.,
truck driver for the West Baking
Company, was familiar with the regu-
lar schedule of interurbans on the
Richmond division of the Terre Haute,
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
Company He knew no car was due
at Philadelphia when he drove up to
the crossing this morning, so without
looking carefully he started across.
Crash. 1t was a special interurban.
The cab of the truck with Bennett
in it was carried forty feet and the
machine smashed into splinters but
Bennett was not seriously hurt.
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Tucks for Trimming

Fine tucking is used on many Of
the first summer frocks made up for
Palm Beach wear. This is most eff
fective on fine vOiles, batistes and
handkerchief linens.
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10 ARRESTED BY
POLICE OVERNIGHT
Alleged Petty Thieves and Migrants
Are in Custody.

One alleged pickpocket, five men
charged with petit larceny and seven
men charged with vagrancy, one of
whom is neld as a fugitive. were on
the slate at police headquarters as
a result Of police activities overnight.
Carl Prim, 2726 Sangster St; Lem
uel Williams, 908 w Twenty Fourth
St, both colOred, are charged with
stealing shoes from the Thrift Shoe
Store in the Merchants Bank build
ing.
Detectives say Raymond Sherwood,
20, OF 22O TrOwbridge Ave, was wear
ing "a stolen Overcoat. Winston Eli
son, 513 W. Twenty Sixth St, re-
ported the coat stolen from the Hume
Mansur poolroOm.
Sergeant Tooley was in n down
town department store when, he
says, he noticed Paul Riggs Of Evans
vile, attempting to steal the pocket
book of a woman shopper.
Frank Scott, q. colored, of 926 E.
Fourteenth St. is said to be wanted in
Kalamazoo, Mich, on a charge of
child desertiOn.
George Mckinney, 19, of 1910 Lee
St. and Charles KessIer. 20. of Bridge
port are charged with stealing auto
mobile tires.
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FIRST PAYMENTS DUE
FOR COMMUNITY CHEST

Funds are needed at once by the
thirty-six organizations supported by
the Indianapolis Community Chest, &C
cordiug to a statement today by Fred
Hoke, president. Pledge lists from
the recent campaign are being checked
over and prepared, but statements
probably cannot be sent out before the
first Of January.
First payments are due now
Send your Christmas gift to the
needy in the shape of your first pay
ment TO the Community Chest" is the
slogan suggested by workers Of the
Chest
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PASTOR ACCUSED
BY GIRL MOTHER
11-Year-OId Daughter Charges
Step-Father With Paternity.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
SIDNEY, Ohio, Dec. 12.-"America's
youngest mother was to testify against
Rev. L. w. Irwin, her step-tather,
charged with the paternity of her four
months old son.
Elizabeth, the child-mother, who for
several weeks after her baby was born
last July denied innocently she had
ANY boy friends" later gave au-
thorities a statement duplicating her
step-father. He was indicted.
Elizabeth, now IL, was 10 when her
baby was born.
Irwin's defense is a fiat denial.
Methodist ministers from all over this
district will testify to Twins good
character, Harry X. Forsythe, his at
torney, said.
Prosecutor Marshall declared he had
other witnesses besides the girl to tes-
tify Irwin took her into the country
and remained with her while his wife
was quarantined with scarlet fever.
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creased the interest in the election
in this district. The rumblings of
the pending strike have been obliter-
ated by the election propaganda.
PENNSY ENGINE STRIKES
STORE DELIVERY TRUCK
Earl Allen, Driver, Severely Hurt in
Crash.

A truck driven by Earl Allen, 50,
Of 1880 Ludlow Ave. and owned by
the Goldstein department store, was
struck by Pennsylvania passenger en-
CINE No. 1856 at the Cruise st. cross
ing last night. Allen was severely
bruised and the truck was thrown
over on its side. William Healy, Sc,
of % Hendricks Pl., was the engineer.
Allen said the gates were not down
and he did not hear the warning bell.
James Parkinson, BAG N. Holmes Ave,
said he was lowering the gates as fast
as he could and sounded the warning
bell
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PURSE vANIsHES

Mrs George Weymouth Of Spencer
was robbed Of her purse while shop
ping in a and 1O-cent store. The
purse contained SIS and a railroad
ticket.