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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l, 1923
OUR MOST COSTLY GOVERNMENT

The fact that American government is tre mcndously more expensive now than 1t was III 1914 does not carry another fact, sometimes asserted, that the Government is tremendousy y more extravagant than it used to be.
 In the Presidential budget recently sub mitted to Congress it was estimated that the Governmental requirements for the fiscal year beginning next July will be $3,O78 ,940331. This huge sum compares with $IOO,2o4,49O spent in 1914 For the sake of comparisons tlorc must be taken from the larger sum $1 .2Q5O9 ,OOO to be applied on the national dcbt--an item that cannot be cut. This leaves us $1, ,7S3. .943,331 from which are to be de- ducted &44O, O,313000 for the Veterans board and $5O411 800 deficit in Government shipping. These charges were not on the books o1 course. in 1914 We now have arrived at $1. .2S4, 1SS ,S31 as the figure fairly to be com- pared with the 700 million dollars of 1914.
 Since 1914 the country has grown consider ably in many ways. Particularly has the Gov crnment reached out into fields of investment it formerly did not touch-not in spirit of extravaganza, but in respone to lnslstent calls for the promotion of the general welfare. More- over. the American dollar is far from having the purchasing power it had in 1914. One reason for this is the higher cost of labor, and another is the higher cost of materials incl dent 1o oonoral nflation
 True, the average citizen is paying more taxes than he did in 1914, but the avora"o citizen also is drawing more money than he d'd i1 1914 for what he does. The farmer scarcely car bo conntod into this statement Ills s1tH- a+ior in the last two or three voars has boon ppcrliar, and if is that fact which makes the agricultural problem so serious.
 Aside from the fact that we have huoe war hi1lc to pay and that we as a Government arc ooin~ in more for road -hnildin" odnrat1on. social welfare and other thinos than we neod to dc. we are not far from the basis of 1914 in what we are putting up to maintain tho national structure. The careful thinker will not overlook the fact, of course, that his state and local units in Government are costing a lot more than thev formerly cost. and this too, partly for the reason that the Government is assuming more and more burdens in behalf of Inc nnblc welfare.
 Virtually all the new undertakings have hoen assumed in response to strong popular demand. The kernel of the whole problem IS not so much what we are spending in public funds as what we are getting for what we spend If there is a dollars worth of good or service for each dollar spent, then it may be said we are taking out of the Government all that we are putting into it.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
ETIQUETTE HINTS

EITQUE E HIN 5
 (By Anna Bird SteWart) To point is very impolite, To stare is very rude, And it is very far from right To tumble up your food. To scare a little girl is wrong, To answer back is worse, Just see what naughty things belong In this one little verse!
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

Bernhardt, it is said, is using the Coue method and repeating the form ulas, ''I am not i'll. I am just tired" Why admit anything?
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

They say that wife can make or break a home. So can the ot' end of the team. Are you a hus- band or merely a married man?
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
ANGELS ARE ALL PAINTED

Our stenographer admits that she paints and says: No man ever saw an angel that was not painted
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

A certain man thinks it might be possible to tolerate a he-Klan, but when the women get to donning the mask and gown and going out to administer penalties, recreant hus- bands had best take to the tall woods while the taking is good.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
BATTLING FLAPPERS

She-"Have you noticed what a
 lot of simple little things there are
 in gowns, this year," He-"I should say I have. I have danced with at least twenty of them"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
KEEP THE FAITH

~ trust that the time will come,' says Premier Bonar Law, "When America, perhaps the most doalstic nation of the world, will in some way be associated with the League of Nations. In such an event, the value Of the League would be immeasurably increased. " Of cource the League would take on new vitality if the United States should Jon-not merely because the League had received a new member, but because the United States is accustomed to respect it's obligations. II tie Senate should accept the various covenants of the League they would be strictly carried cut, regardless of the cost to this country That is a policy that has made the United States ''the most idealistic nation in the world" There is nothing to prevent Great Britain and the other members of the League adopting the same principles, instead of vr- tualIy ignoring the Leagues existence and pursuing tactics that inevitably lead to war,
 Communities that think they are getting something for nothing through a Federal ap- propriation are deluding themselves. In the end the cost is paid by the people, and the tax is spread quite evenly. A Federal appro- prpriation for one community is counter balanced by a similar appropriation for an other community. The effort to shift the burden by paying out of the Federal Treasury is like trying to lift yourself by your boot straps
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

The small boy, hearing of the per manent wave for women's hair, sug- gests a permanent bath.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

A man can wear whiskers and still be a human being. But in our modest opinion, there is no hope for certain gink here in Cordova who is so fond of his whiskers that he puts perfume on them.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
LIFE'S LITTLE WHITE LIES

LlFE'S LITTLE WHITE LIES
 "Affectionately yours"
 "Won't you come up to dinner some time. Just any day, we'll just love to have you. We won't fix a time, you just drop in when you can.'
 When we're you are in town, we'd be delighted-my wife and Ito have you make our house your headquar ters'
 "If ever I can do anything for you, just call on me-I will be more than glad to do it.' It may be that the income tax is making a nation of liars, but fish stories were told before income taxes were known. Pandhandle Pete says no woman is quite as wonderful as she expects her sons wife to be.
 A college education is supposed to llJ SOu lOl d pOoItlOll lot tLlIlIiC you to one.
 A man who stands only on his dig nifty has mighty weak foundation.
 One half of the world doesn't knov why the other half lives.
 Some people live in their autoes. Others die in them.
 EXEMPLARY Even cider teaches us a lesson by it's willingness to work.
 Joe the Plodder says that follow ing the line of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.
 A man can inherit dollars but not sense.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

A Cordovan says bobbed hair craze is dying out in this city. Growing out, we suppose he means to say.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01

Terrible Accident. Automobile skidded and struck lady in the safe ty -Watertown Standard.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
EXEM PLARY

Even cider teaches us a lesson by it's willingness to work.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-01
TRUiSMS

There is a liberal education in a swift kick.
 Accident makes fame, but purpose holds it.
 The aviator is not envied by a happy mole.
 Home is any place where you would rather be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
ANERICUS MEN GUESTS
FORD ALBANY DINNER

Walter Rylander, Evan Mathis
Emory Rylander, Lewis Ellis, Miss
Susan stailing and Miss Melva Clark
are in Albany this afternoon, hav-
inc gone there to attend the Albany
Kiwanis club luncheon. at which
Henry Ford, famous automobile man
ufacturer, was guest Of honor. Wal
ter Rylander and Evans Mathis wall
remain in Albany until tonight, when
tbev will represent the Americus Au-
tomobile company at dinner gwen
bv M. c. HUE, Albany Ford agent
in honor of the visiting magnatc, ! pc
Huie dinner will be attended BY
manv Ford agents in this part OF
Georgia.
This morning an effort was made
to have Mr.. Ford visit Americus, and
it was planned to have him as a
guegt Of the Kiwanis club, which or
eanization offered to postpone It's
weekly luncheon until evening IN or
der to have the distinguished visitor
present. Walter Rylander, Amer-
Gus Ford agent, communicated the
invitation to Mr.. Ford's secretary
over the phone, and it was found
impossible for the auto king to ac-
cept, arrangements having previous
ly been made for Mr.. Ford to leave
Albany this evening with his family
in their private car, which is routed
through a Northern city # was aft
er it developed Mr.. Ford would be
unable to visit Americus that the
gentlemen named drove over to Al
bany, going there upon invitation OF
the Albany Kiwanis club.
Mr.. Ford spent today in Albany
and was shown many courtesies by
business men there, but he made no
statement concerning the purpose OF
his visit in this section,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
REVIVAL SERVICES TO
CONTINUE NEXT WEEK

Announcement was made at the
service at the courthouse this morn-
ing that there would be no preaching
tomorrow in the protracted series
now in progress, being conducted by
the pastor Of the First Methodist
church, but that starting Sunday
morning these services would be re-
sumed and continue throughout next
week. Services for the boys will be
conducted as usual tomorrow after-
noon at the playground.
The subject this morning was on
soul winning the pastor reading
several passages Of scripture bearing
on the message which was presented
with great force and effect to an
unusually large audience.
AT thes service last night the
preacher talked on the life Of Joseph
his outstanding character as related
in the fourth and fifth verse of the
45th chapter Of Gensis.
Two additions were made to the
church, Mr.. and Mrs. Little who
comes to Americus from Waycross to
make this city their home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
Il SEALED CANS HELD
THREE GALLONS SHINE.
Lou Walker, Negress, Had New
Method For ConceaIing
Liquor

Sheriff Harvey and his deputies
have been busy the past few davs
Tightening up' on liquor sales in
Americus and Sumter county, with
the results that Lou Walker and
homer Patterson, two negroes, a1e
held under bond on charges of yio-
lating the state liquor laws.
The woman lives on Wild street in
the Bottom" near The Central de-
pot, and Sheriff Harvey and several
other officers made her a call right
in the middle Of little drink-fest,
finding liquor glass upon a table,
and a quantity of liquor seereted in
the house. Three gallons Of shine
were found there concealed in sealed
syrup cans, which were taken by the
officers and vii lbe used as evidence.
AT the store of Homer Patterson,
at the intersection Of Forsyth, Hink-
le and Crawford streets, the officers
found one gallon jug filled with
shine and half-pint, from which
some liquor had been taken.
Charges Of having liquor were made
against both the woman and pat
terson, and both defendants sur.
nished bond to appear later in court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
GUARD AND NURSE
SURPRISE ESCAPE
Couple Enter Boiler Room in
Hospital Basement Where
Chapman Was Hiding

ATHENS, April 6.-With feet
propped against a brass rail beside
boiler in the basement of the hos
pital from which he was thought to
have thought to have escaped Wed
nesday night, Gerald Chapman, lead
er in the million dollars mail robbery
in New York thirty one months ago
was nearly captured today by Harry
Bishop a guard from the Atlanta
Federal penitentiary. Bishop was
giving attention to Miss Estelle Scott
a nurse who accompanied him when
the discovery was made and who
thereupon tainted, told Chapman to
90 to his room. A few minutes later
however, when the nurse had been
revived, Bishop was unable to find
Chapman. An immediate search OF
hospital brought no results.
When Miss Scott tainted at seeing
Chapman, he offered to give first AID
but Bishop ordered him to the room
Chapman escaped from the hospi-
tai Wednesday night in suit OF
clothes belonging to the guard. He
was recuperating from wounds re-
ceived in fight at the capture at
ter the sensational escape from At
Ianta penitentiary ten days ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
MEAT HOGS BRING
FARMERS $500 CASH
Five Cars Representing Weeks 5
Sales, Disposed of At Pens
in Plains and Annericus

Three cars of meat hogs said at
Plains and two cars sold at Ameri-
Gus Wednesday and Thursday
brought Sumter county farmers a
total of $1,000 cash, George 0. Mar
shall, county farm demonstration
agent, announced today. Of the lots
sold three cars were sold co-opera-
lively by approximately fifty far
mers, and two cars were sold at
Plains by individuals.
The hogs sold at Plains weighed
a total of $4,000 pounds by the Sc
Iers to kill hard" The tlirec cars
sold there brought $500, and the
hogs went to two buyers.
At Americus twenty-five farmers
offered a total Of 1874 head weigh
ing around $4,000 pounds, which
brought total of $4,000, these be-
ing sold in a cooperative sale at the
pens hece. They were sold to an
export house, for shipment to Ha-
vana, Cuba, and went forward to
their destination during today.
Included in the hogs sold at Amer
icus were lot of "a six-months pigs,
entered by the Third District Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College,
and which attracted much attention
among those attending the sale. All
of these hogs were full blooded Du-
rocs, and they had been "fed out"
as a demonstration for the students
on skinned milk from the college
dairy, supplemented with a small
quantity of corn and tankage. These
shoats averaged 200 pounds each,
and every one in the lot classed No.
l. College authorities have kept an
accurate cost-account on these shoats
showing the exact profit realized
through their sale and these figures
are available to interested farmers
who may apply to the college for the
information.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
VONAN,,S Wooden LEG
LEADS To IDENTITY
OF MURDERED PAIR
Miss Bessie Mcmahon and Mrs.
rene Blandino Found Foully
Murdered on Staten Island
MILK MAN FOUND 2 BODIES
Spot Where Bodies Were Found
Called Rendezvous of Boot
leggers by Police

NEW YORK, April 6.-Miss Bes-
sic Mcmahon, of Utica, and Mrs.
Irene Blandino, of Jersey City were
found murdered, with their throats
cut along an isolated roadside at
Dongan Hills, Staten Island, early.
Mrs. Blandin who had an artificial
leg was identified through finding
receipt for the limb. Miss McMahan
had been visiting her home in Jersey
City, according the police
The bodies of the two young wo-
men were found early today. Both
appeared to be about 21 years old
and had bodied hair.
A milk man discovered the bodies
one on each side of the road in an
isolated section. Both girls were
well dressed.
The police expressed the theory
that the bodies were brought to the
spot after they had been murdered.
The police recalled the section
been marked by bootleggers' activi-
ties during the past winter.
There are few houses in the neigh
borhood and the bodies by the road
side were covered with brush.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
SUMTER SCHOOL MEET
At AGG|E SCHOOL HERE
STARTS TONIGHT 7..30
Students and Faculty of Many
Schols TO Gather in Auditorium
for Contests
SESSION WILL CONTINUE
Athletic Contests on A. NJ. Con
tests Begin Saturday Morning
at 900 O'Clock

The annual Sumter county school
meet win begin tonight at 1880
O'Clock in the auditorium of the Third
District Agricultural and Mechanical
College, with students present rep
resenting every rural school in the
county. The literary contests will oc-
cupy the session tonight, and Prof.
John M. France, principal of the
Aggie college, this afternoon extend
ed the public cordial invitation to
attend the exercises. Contests to be
held tonight are as follows,
/. Grammar grades, in reading.
music and defamation and at the
same time in another room will be
held the school contest ia ready writ
ing and spelling.
2. High school contests in read
ing, music and defamation, respec-
lively.
Saturdays session will be devoted
to the athletic contests, which will
be held on the Aegie campus, The
contests to he decided are announced
as follows:
1. Grammar grade boys, 50-yard
dash; 100-yard dash; chinning bar;
one-half mile relay; running high
jump; running broad jump.
2 2. Grammar grade, girls, 50-yard
dash; chinning bar; standing broad
jump; running broad jump; potato
race. f#I
8. High schol boys, tOO-yard
dash; shot put; 220-yard dash; chin
ming bar; basketball throw; one-half
mile relay; standing broad jump; /;
running broad jump; running high
jump.
The various contests will be award
ed on points made in the several de-
partments, as follows; Literary con-
tests, first place, 8 points, second
place, points; third place, 1 point,
IN each event. In athletics the
awards will be as follows: First
place, 3 points; second place, 2
FONTS; third place, / point, IN each
e. ent. Tie results in these events
will determine the award of the silver
loving cup offered the school by the
county board of education, the name
q the winning school to be detcr-
mined Saturday.
During the afternoon session Sat
urday contests will be staged for
the silver and bronze pins offered
rural schools by Hon. Clark Howell.
of Atlanta. In addition to these
lins, five gold medals viii lbe award
ed in these events, the same as given
last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
GOV ELECT TALKS
At ROTARY LUNCHEON! |!
VIII Urge Legislature to Abolish
z EQUALIZATION Boards and Estab-
lish More Stable Taxation

Addressing the Rotary club at it's
luncheon Thursday. Hon. Clifford
Walker, governor-elect, stated that
the most necessary thing to be done
by Georgians, if the state is to Sc
cure industries, was to establish
stable system. "a manufacturer, |
believe, would prefer to invest in a
state with an unfavorable but stable
tax system, rather than in state
with favorable but unstable taxing
, system.
Mr.. Walker said stable tax sys-
tenn could not be secured until the
present tax equalization law was
abolished, and it would be his pur-
pose to use his influence to have the
legislature abolish the present tax
equalization law at the next session
of the legislature and then perfect
stable but satisfactory system.
For Is years the state has been
engaged in partisan political
fight" he said. 'It is now time that
we got down to business and lay
politics one side"
he said he had received all the
honors he wanted or expected and
had no ambition to be electedsto the
u. S. Senate. II want to make a
good governor and then go back to
my home and family" he said.
Mr.. Walker discussed the reason
why New England Mills were COM
ing south and gave his opinion as
to what Georgia must do to get these
mills. He said it may be necessary
to exempt new industries from taxa
tion for a period of 10 years, ana
that he thought he would favor such
action if that was necessary to get
new enterprises. The fact that Geor-
gia has the climate, the raw mateG-
ial, labor and low cost of living is
the reason that the mills are leaving
the Northeast, he said.
He said the farmers needed the
new industries with their large la
Dor personnel to consume the things
produces on Georgia farms and the
merchants of the cities need the big
weekly payrolls.
Today we have no satisfactory tax
SYSTEM" he said. "The tax equaliza.
tion law has been a success in get
ting tangible on the tax books,
but failure when it comes to find
ing the intangibles. Let US abolish
this law at once and then l pledge
yot TlE secure a suitable taxing
system to take its place"
Referring to the newspaper re-
ports regarding his position on the
income tax system he said he had
been misquoted or misunderstood.
Continued on Page Two.}
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
FORD FIRM IN BELIEF
CONGRESS WILL TAKE
MUSCLE SHOALS OF FER.
Would | Use Vast Power Of Shcals
Largely to Produce FertiIizee
He Asserts
PLENTY FOR INDUSTRIES
Auto Magnate at Albany to Me@s
Wife Coming Through From
Fort Myers, Fla, Tonight

ALBANY, April 6.-Firm belief
that the next Congress will act on
his bid for Muscle Shoals and give.
nm chance to demonstrate what
he can do with the tremendous power
that can be developed there was ex-
pressed here today by Henry Ford.
NJ. Ford is here to meet Mrs.
Ford who is to pass through Albany
tonight from Fort Myers, Florida.
Some estimates Of the potential
power at Muscle Shoals run as high
as a million horsepower, Ford said,
and two THIRDS of this would be used
for Fertilizer manufacture, leaving
the remainder for industrial use.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
SUMTER FARMERS ARE
PREPARING SOIL FOR
BANNER CROP YIELD
Slight Increase in Cotton Acreage
Expected With Added Atten-
ton Given Grain Crops
MANY ADDING PAsTURAGE
Hog Raisers Preparing to Garry
Over Shoats On Grazing Crops,
Marshall Says

Sumter county farmers are Civ
ing more attention to the prepara-
tion of their soil than any years dur
ing the past five years, in the opinion
of George o. Marshall, County farm
demonstration agent who recently
made an extensive inspection Of farm
lands in all parts of the county. Not
only is this tFue, says Marshall, but
Sumter farmers this year will use
probably 25 per cent more than their
normal consumption of fertilizers, in
Guiding all classes of soil enriching
materials.
Il expect a slight increase in the
acreage planted to cotton in Sumter
county this year." said Marshall to-
day.
But this increase will not be any
thing like as extensixe as many peo-
pie expect. Sumter county will pro-
duce a good cotton crop this fall, but
much of the added yield viii lbe due
to scientific farming; the liberal use
of fertilizing material, and proper
preparations of the SOIL"
Many farmers, says Marshall, are
preparing to carry over good
heard of young shoats for fall sales
as the present selling season is about
at an end. Only few more sales
will be held, according to present
indications. Young pigs now being
farrowed, he says, will be carried
over until fall principally upon
grazing, and he urges farmers to
give special attention to the planting
of these crops. Cat-tail millet is one
of the most available of grazing
crops for young pigs, Marshall says,
and already many farmers in various
parts of the country have planted
this grain, which provides excellent
food for growing swine. A few
acres of cat-tail millet, Marshall says
is sufficient to carry the average
Sumter swine herd through the sum-
mer months, supplemented only with
a few ears of corn daily, until the
fattening period arrives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-06
GA.:ALA POWER CO.
TO ENTER VALDOSTA
Lines of Company VIII Be Ex-
tended From Americus TO That
City Without Delay

VALDOSTA, April 6.-Defnite
announcement is made that the
hydro-electric power of the Georgia
Alabama Power company will be
brought to Valdosta over a trans
mission line in the near future.
The GeQrgia-Alabama company
the plant Of which is located in Ba-
ker county, near Albany, is now un-
der control and direction of the
Day & Zimmerman corporation,
which owns and controls the Val
dosta plant, and after making a care
full survey of the situation this ex-
tension has been decided upon in or
der that the plant may have an out
let for its surplus power. The com
pany will extend transmission lines
to Americus and these lines will then
come across and work down the G..
S. & F. division of the Southdrn
railway as far as Valdosta, supply
ing a number of places.
By making this combination of
the hydro-eIectric plant in Baker
county and the series of steam
plants at the various places the con-
Germ will be in a position to keep up
the supply of power all of the time.
The steam plants at Albany, Amer
icus and other places will be kept
in reserve