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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
4 VERY DIFFICULT ROAD TO
TRAVEL

Those who set themselves 20
the task Of pulling of whipping
parties and correcting all o the
wrongs real and alleged in the
eoamurit". have 3 pretty dif-
ficrlt road 10 travel. Tho more
thu are whipped, the 700 there
viii ne srrayed in opnositino.
There was a tine right after
sh~ war v-hen vhipaings could- be
p1lled off with safety and z'7~-
0er@. The Officers svunathi-
ze3 -rit3' she masked bend and
so did al the whit people of
resrcctaoili.y. There woe mono
10 ehecs me night ridin1 ex-
cert the negroes. and ca~ret hay
gers and they could nor do If.
Today the courts are against
private punishnents.
it may be difficult fo punish
members Of 4 mob who lvnch q
negro accused Of the usual crime.
hCt IL will not he 50 difficult 70
indicf and convict self-appoinfed
whipping hands that ride AT night
and snread terror. Taa whin-
ping bands are not in taa mai
or:ty. They cqnnot intimidate
the Officers Of the law or the
co7r*v Thev win be run down
and broken nm when they get
into actior far enouoh h start
react;on.-Noultrie Observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
THE PRESIDENT ASSUMES
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY

No, the appointment OF C.
Bascom Slemp to be Secretary to
the President does not have to
be confirmed by The Senate. 1t
is a personal appointment by the
President for which, of course,
the President assumes sole re-
sponsibility. The presumption
would be that Fresiden. Coolidge
knew OF Sfemp's record in CON
nection with dhe bartering of
post-offices in Virginia, as it was
openly xGosed on the floor of
thc house by Repsesen3 ativeA and
published in thsg.. Congressional
Record as web as in the newspa-
Der nress at the time. If he did
not know Of it. he has The o.
po~tunitv row 10 let Mr.. Slemp
slide cut gracefully. Yes. Rop-
revel;ative Harrison, VINO made
the expose and who was unseat-
ed BIZ q Regnalican Congress
EiSh 2 pax ssu. majority Of I69,
,RiRQs a handful Of Drogressives.
was re-elaetod=bv his oouStitu-
~eDts by the 1afges majority he
had ever receive ti.-MasS aehG
sets independent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS


was solemnized at $50 o'clock last
evening, will be in the nature of a
surprise to the many friends of the
bride and groom, as a later date
before the happy event had been
expected.
The subdivision and sale of the
former Edwin Bell farm of two
hundred acres as conducted by the
Carolina Development Co. evil
denced in the price paid for the
four tracts the value of Sumter
farming, lands, desiFahly located
The honae tract Of rs acres was.
purchased By Messrs.-T. B. hookss
and psR. Andrews-atsS41 per acre.
. Mr.. George Oliver bought ono
tract of 20 acres, as did Messrs.
Shipp & Sheppard, while Mr.. w. L.
English bought a tract of as acres
paying S38 and acre therefore, the
four farms being the aggregate
200 acres.
Inc Amerlcus cotton market con-
tinued steady yesterday and the
advances recently made We're firm
ly retained, In the loeal5spot mar
ket GOOD middling grades contin-
ued-to bring IS 1-8 cents readily,
with - IA for the finest qua1iz
ties offered.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, who has been
quite L with fever recently, is very
muc' better, and has been free of
fever during two days.
Mss McNath is an interesting
little guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert L. McMath, where
she was made a welcome guest yes
;crday morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
THE REPUBLICAN
PANIC OE 1921.

There is an interesting and i'm
portant admission in, the latest re
port of the Republican Commas
sicner Of Internal Revenue. Here it
is. "a
1.-THE decrease in revenue from
income and profits taxes, for the
first half of the fiscal year 1923 is
due principally to the depression of
business in 1921 and to some ex-
tent to changes in the law"
This is an official acknowledge
ment by an officer f the Repub-
lican administration that there was
"a depression of business" in 1921
the first year Of the present Fed
eral regime, And it was this Re
publican panic and not a signifi-
cant reduction in the rates of tax
alton that explains the shrinkage
of collections. The Republican
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
says decreases in tax rates were
responsible only Ito some extent"
for the reduction in receipts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
SWEET POTATO MONEY FOR
PELHAM

a Pelham dispatch to The
Herald yesterday told Of the
shipment By ". j. Adams and
L. N. Wilkinson Of their sixth
carload Of sweet potatoes for the
1913 season. They are receiy-
ING GO cents a bushcl for No.
potatoes +. 0. b. Pelham, and the
statement in the Herali's news
item that "the price is proving
=" attractive" is not surprising. In
the first place, the sweet potato
crop is not expensive to make. In
the second place, il is crop that
has never been known to be a
complete failure in this section.
Weather conditions affect it, as
they do all crops, but it is sur
prising how many bushels OF
sweet potatoes an acre Of the
right sort Of land will produce,
no matter whether it rains too
much or too littlea When the new
yam-curing plant begins opera
tons at Pelham, that town will
be an even better market for
this important crop, the value Of
which to the farmers Of this
section viii steadily increase
during the years ahead It's posi-
hultes as money crOp are prac-
u,"ally unlimited.-Albany Her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
THAT USELESS
INVESTIGATION

The Georgia Legislature, the
Governor and The special inves j
eating committee have been so busy
INVESTIGATING the Agricultur-
al Department, J. J. Brown, et al,
rocking for graft and crookednezz,
thai all have failed 70 see the real
fly in the pie.
We don't know whether the de-
partment has pulled z crooked deal
Or not. We are inclined 70 believe
that Bfowh is too smart for that.
We believe tnae he and his ma
chine have remained "eternally IN
SIDE THE LAW"
# the Legislature and the GOV
ernor and the special Investigating
committee devoted their time an,
talents toward locating the useless.
ness, the absolute WASTAGE Of
the whole department, and so re-
port to the citizens Of the state.
there is a possibility Of our getting
somewhere.
But looking for graft, expecting
to lind Mr.. Brown and his politi-
cal appointees guilty Of pulling
some crude sneak-thievery is a loss
Of time and a waste Of the uoonle,q
money.
Mr.. Brown and his department
will be found to have remained
within the law, and the machine
viii go merely on, flinging away
hundreds of thousands Of dollars in
salaries to a herd of oil and fertili-
ger inspectors whose most import
ant work is keeping the machine
going.
From 1925 to $3.50 is paid each
month in Sumter and the other
couutios Of the state. o the OH in
spector to do a job that the county
demonstration or the office boy
could accomplish between smokes.
And, dear readers, that MONTH,
salary is very often split between
two or more fellows who ar,
thought to possess pulls" in tn,
said county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
THE STANDARD

Shopping Around is Really I'm
necessary Onec You Realize How
Confidently We Present The
Lowest Prices in Americas. Here
Are Values by Which to Judge
and Profit.
At $1.00 Yard. All Wool Storm
Serge, SO inches wide; value $3.50.
At zoe. Heavy German Linen
Toweling, full width; actual value
SOC.
At soc. Boys and Children's I'm
ion Suits; good ribbed winter
weight
At $1.25. Mems Winter Union
Suits; good quality; sizes SO to 46.
AT SIPS. Boys Knicker Troass
ers, Cashmere, WorSted and Sefgesy
all sizes. sont 9 15aop u99s bnaoq
/ At $2.98. ladies Silk Jersey FetI
tieoats; all sizes; Regularly $3.50!
rAt $1s9S. isManh factdrers' Sam
pies sof fine Dress Shirts for men;
great assortment of 7patterns; many
in the lot worth $3.50. 40
AT csc. Womens Felt Slippers
ribbon trimmed padded leather
solest sizes 8. to 800 55am3 sc
bsAts $3.50. Misses'7 Bingham
Dressesl Of Observation-Disclosures
Ginghspa, new styles. IstsI nj g19a
sat ,$3,5Qs Velvet biRugs, basiae
8QX9Q laEges asoppneptaof pretty
RaPtefnSET liavit39o8sr .=bauoa II
At $500 Square Yard. Genuine
Cooks Linoleum; new patterns for
rooms or baths.
At soc. Boys and Youths Union
Made 0veralls; best quality; value
now about $3.50.
At soc. Genuine Duplex Win
dow Shades, complete with all the
necessary fixtures.
At sc. Mems fine Hemstitched
Handkcrchiefs, full regular 1Oc size
At Sc. Ladies' fine White Lawn
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, regular
size
At Toe. Ladies' guaranteed every
thread pure Linen Hemstitched
Handkerchief; full regular size,
At II lie. Ladies' Silk Crepe
de Chine Handhercniefs, beautiful
assortment pretty patterns; regu-
larly Zoe.
At 15c Yd. Short lengths of 25c
Outings, light colors, suitable for
underwear.
AT SOC I'd. Short lengths Of
Double Faced Satin Table Damask;
2 to 20 yard pieces.
AT ACE. Short lengths of Use Fan
cy Figured Sateens Tor fine lin
ings
At 25c Yd. Short lengths of. ex-
ira Heavy Turkish Toweling, full
width.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
Perfectly Familiar Word

The ex-doughboy had secured a
position in a garage and was whist
ling a way at his work when the
boSs entered.
Hey, you look here" stormed
the latter. You've put a low ten
sion magnetic in that car when this
order calls for a high tension one.
You don't know anything tbout
tension"
THE devil l DON'T" retorted the
former squas-easter. That's all l
heard for two years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
f D | I O RIAL
COMMENT
<ALAMiTOUS TIMES FOR THE
XII KIUX

DR.. Kaleb Ridley, Imperial
Kludd has hit the bottom with
an awful thud His congrega-
ton has accepted his resignation
and the Khan is in a State Of dis
solution. Looks as if the Kludd-
ship had struck on Kalamitous
times.
Note that the Klan's effort to
obtain a charter in Pennsylvania
have met with opposition in the
courts. Those opposed to grant
ing the charter asserted that the
name Ku Klux Khan "is signifi-
cant Of a reign OF terror, mob
rule, lynch law, riot and unlaw
ful killings; and that ii is asso-
ciated With race ard religious
haired and has been assumed to
inspire fear and terror" Looks
as if the Khan were being grad
ually decentralization News
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday morning, no paper pub
iished.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From tbs 1mes-Recorder, Sep
+anhcr - 1902


TENDER Is, 1909
At the mheting Of the Board of
Education las. night the resigna-
ton Of Miss Carrie Shropshire IS
a member of the faculty OF Fur
low School was read, and after. CON
sideratlon and expressions of re-
greet upon the part of the Inenz
bersa of the board accepted. Miss
Shropshire hasfor many years been
a teacher in the city schools and
has ever rendered faithful ana sat
isfactory service, and her hundreds
of friends here hope for her early
restoration of health.
Miss Lille Glover is at home af-
Ter pleasant summer tour of the
North Carolina mountains, and her
friends are delighted that she has
returned.
That estimated" efficiency Of
one hundred thousand dollars in
taxable values in Amerieus, as Civ
IN out by an official, is causing a
very animated discussion, particu-
larly as it is intimated that the tax
rate may also be largely increased.
Miss Brownie Carter is the guest
IF Mrs. ]. W. Ford and Miss Sebie
Wooten on Church street.
Turpin Bros, sold to Mr.. r. S.
Broadhurst yesterday a pair Of as
inc mules as have been seen in
his city for many years. The
mules were Of large size, and to-
gether weighed 1850 pounds, and
the price paid was s450 for the
pair.
Miss Halle Allen has returned
from Sumter, where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. K. NJ. Nc.
Donald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
e Sop =. a' s.1 l9ss. Daily Poem
THE HERO
By
Berton Braley

They gave him twenty minutes bat ne finished up ten
On there's prince of speakers and men!
HIS dcon wasn't such much, he hemmed hawed Bit
But still nc spoke lot of sense and after hat-he quit
AT first sat plumb prazed and ceered again
Ihey gave him twenty minutes, and he finished up
In all post-prandal history ne finer deed is known
Among the dinner orators his figure stands alone!
A gratitude unlimited from all of US he's won
Wen vote for him for president he cawc to run
lie paied astun that hitherto quite beyond cur ken
They gave him twenty minutesand finished up in tent
a deed without pIeceaentw We can't express thanks
But shouldA turn toriracy. busting open banks Fl LIZ
"el treatt4ese things as trivial 20 his wey:
Ana, when hes dead, rear above his Cav
ana this shall be the eptaph wen marble then
Trey gave him twenty minutes, but he finished up in ten
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service ne ~ @'>st-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
BETWIXT THE DEVIL
AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA.

Migration is likely to get the ne
gro between the devil and deer
blue sea. There is great deal 0.
he'll in this migration question-fol
the negro,
No brother, those aren't our
words a-tall. These we quote from
a negro newspaper, published FOR
and BY negroes, away up in Pitts
burg.
That sentiment has been ex-
pressed dozens Of times by the
white friends of the negro IN the
South. The white man and the
white press has cautioned him times
without number that all was not
as it was painted "away up north. 3"
Frequently the negro has discount
ed the advice of his southern
friend. Maybe he will understand
the words of one of his own race,
so we quote the following editor
ial from the Pittsburg American, a
negro publication edited by negro
H. L. Keith:
'The mayor Of Johnstown has
joined the ranks of Pennsylvania
plunderers of American liberty
and good governmental add
further o the disgrace attached
to his city through violations of
the law. He orders negroes who
have been residents OF Johnstown
less than seven years to pack
their goods and get out. Mayor
Cauffel is without the law to sus-
tain his high-handed action. Tie
IS a greater menace than the
negroes he orders out of Johns
Gown. Tine win prove it. No
groes should LEAVE 70 stone. an
turned to reveal tho mayor Of
J0hnstow6 as a masked enemy
6f American government.
Tho. act Of the JohnsAo#1
r'av6r T'7onld make negroes Think
very soAarly in Pennsylvania and
thron~hout the North. Thcv
eHo.ld study seriously - more
eoriouFlv their cnyir0nmert end
its increasing. hanGicaps. The
incident should furnish MIGRANTS.
{ oFf-tfflESauth food for Thought
Merf+i0n IS fikeIv 70 get. Ne =
crbgS batweeu tbs2 devil snd deem
seq in thie eeTotre.l r. dnes lrot
offfr -allAtha e. thesrea binary I be- \
lit3ies=st-dee=. rFFilaese Is a rood
deEL0F he'll in it. The temper
ary advantages Of hieh8r WAGES
may be alluring bu. better liv-
ing conditions are more or less
a trevstv on Truth in the
North. NEGROES will do well 10
remember the advantages of no
ing rooted in tina soil Of the
South in contrast With tho f;ge5-
vqnteros oe being lnizueed and
ohueod IS landless people in <he
North.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
%s
|:T4&iazee
AZ bgnbcrt Apple

With the perspective of few
weeks, the most interesting angle
70 the japanese earthquake was the
promptness with which the Chinese
rushed help to the japanese,
whom they generally hate.
Shiploads Of rice were hurried
TO Japan from China. In our coun-
try the Chinese Merchants Asso-
citation rounded up contributions
Of many thousands of dollars for
japanese relief.
Trouble makes strange bed-fel-
lows, makes the lion i:5 Gown with
the lamb. Humanity is in need of
a series Of natural catastrophes to
make people forget their hatreds
and cooperate for mutual good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
y x
ESCAPE

Imprisonment is mild compared
with the agony Of hiding from the
police, says Joseph Lundy, Boston
lawyer The fugitive lives in con-
slant terror of arrest. He is ever
waiting for the thing he breads
most-capture. In many cases
they become frantic guarding their
secret and "have to tell somebody"
Worst of all, man cannot escape
from himself. He is his own judge
and jury, whether his crime is
murder of petty act of meanness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
Three Smiles
Accommodating.

Igg: so you didn't like Cuba?"
Tigg: Nav. ! went into a res
turant there 70 get glass of milk.
The waiter didn't speak any Eng
lish, so ! drew a picture of COW
and the son-of-a-gun went out and
bought me ticket to a bull fight"
Igg: Serves you right for or
derin' milk in Cuba"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
A Sunromn Adyantape

"Yaas," drawied young Farmer
Hardacrcs. Owe sort Of decided to
buy a radio set FOR the lonely
evenin's, stead o marryin' that
Perkins gal on the money l got
saved"
"Do tellp calculated his neigh
Dor. What's the idea?p
"Well, ! figgered We can turn
off radio"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
FAGS

Forty per cent more cigarets are
being manufactured in America
than in 1921. The output is about
six billion cigarets a month, not
counting the roll you own" kind.
We wonder if this gain has any
thing to do with the great increase
n bronchial injections and common
colds. The cigaret is a lighter
snloke than the cigar, but it's cas-
Ter to-inhale. To inhale a~cigqr re-
quires leather lungs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
HEAT

Reykjavik, city in leland, viii
do away with coal by piping the
water from nearby boiling springs
and geysers.
If Jules Verne were alive, he
could write an entfancing novel
about future men drilling deep
holes and Harvesting the heat from
the interior of the earth to do
most of their work. The harness
ing of natural power has barely
started.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
A Thought

Let every man be swift to
hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath.-Jas. 1 10.
Give not rein to your inflamed
passions; take time and a little
delay.-Statius.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
.PATRIOTIco

British movie manufacturers, un-
able to compete with American
films in their home markets, as a
last resort are urging the British
to patronize British films as a mat
ter Of patriotism.
Some one in a cynical mood once
defined patriotism as the Vast re-
sort Of a scoundred. While this
may be false philosophy, the Bri-
tish movie incident is worth notice
as an illustration that patriotism
frequently is used in economies as
crutch for industrial inefficiency
or a mask for things and motives
lot worse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
y
POSSIBLE

Eels from American waters are
shipped to Dr. John Schmidt in Den
mark, worlds greatest authority on
eels-which doesn't mean much ex-
cept to a scientist. The cells are
shipped in bottles containing salt
water and compressed oxygen. They
arrive at destination alive and
squirming.
We don't know what Doc Sch
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

midi will do with his eels,. and care
less, but the unique way of ship
ping them probably will lead to
methods O. delivering live. seafood
to consumes at great distances in
land. Live salmon trout, for in
stance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

In small town the stray dogs
get you and in large town the
stray bullets get you.
What this country needs is
law against grass widows being
good looking as they are.
Weather forecasts are not so
reliable, but they are more re-
liable than fashion forecasts. >.
Where will you put your coal
this winter? If you have. had
your bath, use the bath tub.
A platitude is a familiar SEN
tence entirely surrounded by
people saying Amt it the truth. "
An idealist worries about why
PNOP4c NO lll4IlSS Nullc a pIdC-
tical man worries about how.
High ideals do not attract as
much attention as high insteps.
Regulations would get better
if all neighbors suffered.
The best acting in the movies
is done by the ticket seller, who
pretends she isn't good looking.
Flat feet will carry you farth-
er than a flat head.
Being poor is no disgrace but
very inconyenient.
Get together" is the advice
given politicians. They can't get
very much by themselves.
If everybody had beautiful
hands, who would wash the
dishes?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
TOM SINS SAYS:


Prize fighters once retired and
started saloons. Now they retire
and start a few banks.
The grocery bill may be re-
duced easily by feeding the fam
lily candy before every meal.
Finger marks, telephone num-
bcrs and splotches are remov-
ed from the wall by repapering.
i Add six spoonfuls of turpen-
tine to the mayonnaise and beat
well. Now it viii last much long
er.
A spare tire is excellent for
mixing milk shakes. Fill the tire
and let the children roll it.
IL you cannot afford a fall hat
wrinkle the straw lid up a bit
and paint the thing black.
You can tell a bungalow from
a garage by remembering that
garages have the largest doors.
Going through a husbands
pockets isn't so bad, but don't go
through with his bank account.
Some parents worry about
keeping the kids in clothes and
others about keepings the kids
in autos.
Some day a genius will arise
to vaccinate US ali against book
gents and insurance men.
Acting sensible under the har-
vest moon is showing your ignor-
ance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

First Salesman-Did You sell that
Mr.. Brown hot water heater?
Second Salesman-No. he said
his life keeps him in hot water all
the time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
WHY so Many BACHELORS IN
CUk- CIItRGY

Yod' have doabele3s Wondered
Why Eohfa 6f the old Hachelors in
our club never nai1ied,sN There S
a reason. A New York 'jury.faccnt-
iy awardsd IA woIra n $ $4,000 Tor
the los8sa II leg q latestI court
decisions, as assembled by al legal
journal, show the value of "a wo-
man completely assembled as:
Legs, $4,000 ---,,-!-----..$80,000
Arms, at $4,000 ..-.-....-.... IS, 900
Hair ---,-----.--.--,----;-.--.--.- 10000
o'4~ JUN
Eyes, at $4,000 .--.--...-..... 10000
Broken Heart .-.....-......-..... 100000
Total value ----,---,--.---.--, .$470,000
This teaches us that first class
Wife. should be given at least as
much attention as. a 1914 fliver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

Inc ACKNOWLEDGEMENT this morning
Of the marriage Of Miss Daisy Ed
son and Mr.. Herman Horton, which
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

Prize fighters once retired and
started saloons. Now they retire
and start a few banks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

The grocery bill may be re-
duced easily by feeding the fam
lily candy before every meal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25
TEN YEARS AGO. TODAY

(trom the Times-Recorder. Sep
TENDER 25, 1879
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

Finger marks, telephone num-
bcrs and splotches are remov-
ed from the wall by repapering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-25

Migration is likely to get the ne
gro between the devil and deep
blue sea. There is a great deal o.
he'll in this migration question-for