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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
REVOLT AGAINST
THE PROFITEERS

The sky-rocketing of sugar, the
alleged control of oil, and the ex-
horbitant charges imposed upon the
American public for coal cause
people to wonder whether all the
regulatory legislation. with refer
ence to these basic commodities.
IS worthless, This is particularly
true with reference to coal, and the
people are Just emerging from a
winter during which they had to
pay prices for coal that soar be-
yond the heights reached during
the war-and for inferior coal in
many cases. The upshot of 3hese
conditions regarding coal, sugar
and oil has produced a growing
condition that the Federal govern
ment has made considerable of
mess of its attempt to handle the
different situations.
What is to be done about it?
Industry is being consolidated
everywhere, and the result is that
in many cases a handful of men are
able to fix prices. The efforts of
the government seem to be center
ed upon preventing them from do
ing so. Rules, regulations and
laws are multiplying, all defining
Illegal methods of combinations
and practices that are in restraint
Of trade. But none of these laws
prevent the dominating factors in
the different industries from talk
ing it over" at lunch, or with an
after-dinner cigar. The govern
ment can break illegal agree
ments," but it can seldom reach a
"gentleman's agreement" A radi-
cal alternative has been preached
in the shape of government regula-
ton of prices in certain instances
much in the same way that prices
Of transportation rates are fixed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
MAEARIAL PROBLEM
OF THE SOUTH

TIE malarial problem just now
in sall southern cities, and the
Anlericqs Chamber of Commerce,
in cooperation with the Public
Health Service is now active in
planning methods to combat the
disease.
Il is said that the disease is
primarily due to the rise in the
price of cotton and the fall in the
price Of quinine. The first has led
to prosperity for the farmer-and
all farmers to better living condi-
tions to the clearing and draining
Of more land, and better clearing
and better drainage. Malarial
conditions are further reduced in
better. screened houses.
In this connection, it is inter
esting to know that malaria is
caused by parasites in the blood of
the person suffering from it, that
these parasites were injected into
the person by the bite Of a mos
quita infected with the parasite, in
no other way.
One of the problems which we
in this section of Georgia have to
cope with is, not so much the death
rate as in loss of efficiency, which
the disease causes rather than in
the loss of life. One death from
pneumonia ordinarily corresponds
to about 125 sick days-work DAYS
losts one from typhoid fever to
450 to 500 days; one from tuber-
losis to somewhat more than this
among the whites, decidedly less
among the negroes. A death from
malaria corresponds to from 1000
to 5000 sick days. It will thus be
seen that the loss Of efficiency
may really be doubled or trebled
for the man. infected with malaria
is frequently half sick all the time.
Folks in the community will have
to be educated as to the cause of
and the prevention Of the disease.
and 1t is with this idea in view that
Americas is bringing a profession
al drainage man who is an expert on
controlling the disease, which is so
much feared will become epidemic
this summer if care is not exer-
cised in combating the disease.
The service of the expert is at the
command of the city to advise as
to best methods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(Frcm the Times-Recorder, April
II, 1913.
If conditions made it possible I
would be glad to build a home in
Americas again and spend the re-
mainder Of my years in the best lit
tie city in the world, was the flat
tering comment of Mr.. John Wind
sor, a former resident, as he saw
Americas after a lapse of years. He
declares that the growth Of Americas
in recent years has been remarkable,
and he is in position to know, as
he has watched it from a struggling
village to its present dimensions as
q fourishing city.
Mr.. Thomas Adkins, an employe at
the Seaboard shops here, was very
painfully burned about the face and
right arm yesterday by the ignition
Of a vessel of gasoline, near which
he was at work. While his injuries
are not of serious nature they are
very painful and may confine him for
several days to his home.
The fine weather prevailing dur
ing the past two weeks has afford
ed Sumters woodworking forces OPP
portunity for getting the rough roads
in excellent condition again since the
injury done by heavy rains several
weeks ago.
Mrs. Walker Lane, of Valdosta, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. ]. W.
Stallings, at her residence on Church
street
Miss Kathleen McGarrah, Of Friend
ship is spending the weekend with
relatives in Americas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
PREPARE FOR sHRINERs

Albany, April 17.-Five hundred
fried chickens, one thousand stuffed
eggs, nine bushels of Irish potatoes
made into salad and enough bread
that it will require seven women to
DO nothing but slice it. These are
just few of the preparations being
made by the women of the Crepe
Myrtle Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, ito feed the host Of Shriners ex-
pected here Thursday, April &c, for
the mammoth ceremonial Alec Tenn
pie will put on for the Albany Dis
trict Shrine Club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
OLD DAYS IN AMERTCUS
TWENTY YEARs go ToDAY

(From the Times-Recorder, April
N, 1909
Gadsden has a curfew which rings
at o'clock All married men found
out after that hour have to show a
written permit from their wives.
Would that Americas had one!
The gun club mad a great shoot at
Magnolia Dell yesterday. The mem
bers are already practicing for the big
tournament here in July.
The little son of City Marshal
Reagan, five years old, had an arm
broken yesterday evening. An older
brother mad placed little y. T." on
the back of Mr.. Faegan's buggy
horse, when he fell therefrom, bad
ly breaking an arm.
Arrangements We're finally COM
pIeted yesterday for the annual pic
mic of the Americas public school
May 1st, is the date selected and
Wildwood Park in Columbus, the
place Of this festive occasion.
Miss Carrie Bunkley, a pretty and
charming young lady of Leesburg, is
visiting Miss Leila Watson.
With the return Of sunshine an
abundance of roses and other flowers
is assured for Memorial Day exer-
cises in Americas on the 25th.
ST Hawkins continues to improve,
though slowly, and his trends hope
that ere long he may recover entirely
from his present illness.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday morning, no paper pub
hshed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

When a publisher can market six
million copies a month of "high-
brow" stuff like these titles, it in
dicates that American intelligence
Is nothing to be ashamed Of.
Another thought that occurs is
that peoples purchases of the
"best' reading matter have been
eurtailed by high prices. OF
course, it doesn't cost anymore to
print good stuff than junk, but
Nj. Haldeman-Julius seems in ad-
vance Of all other publishers in
connecting with this idea.
And he apparently has expert
mented with cheap junk, for he
writes: *We find that only the
very best stuff will sell readily"
That should interest all other pub
fishers, coming from the publisher
who is far and away ahead of them
h book sales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
Current Business Conditions
By F. VhePreadent
The National City Bank OF New York
~ the

The upward trend Of industrial
activity has continued during the
'a4i month, and in nearly all import
IN lines is reported close 10 capacity
7 restricted only by the labor sup
,'iy The present output OF c0nstruc-
sl0o materials, tTalspO equip
~neur and manufactured goods gen
orally has never been surpassed.
Moreover, it is worthy Of note that
ia activity Of 1917, the year with
the greatest production record, was
largely expended upon war equip
neaC and supplies. The output OF
i:2n and steel was then going largely
jHlU guns and shells while now it is
goIs,g into building material, rail-
roaa equipment, automobiles and
mnsbinery. The output of the tex
IilG industries was going largely at
that time to ciOthe the armies, while
Huw it is going to supply the general
Grade demands. The use to which
&Stngs are put las bearing in the
long run upon the level Of prices
The present level is chiefly due to
the fact that for several years our
industries were busy upon production
9hat added nothing to the necessary
equipment Of the country. We were
not building dwelling houses or rail-
road equipment to meet the growing
needs of the country, and now we
are trying to catch up. One of the
reasons why farm products ARE not
on as high a level as other things is
that the demand for farm products
is not cumulative. The fact that
consumption is stinted in one year
does not make larger demand in
the next year; people do their eating
for each year in that year.
Prosperity the Result Of Balanced
Industry
We nave constantly emphasized
the equilibrium in industry as the
fundamental condition OF prosperity.
1t is rarely maintained in full degree
for very long; we are usually either
rising to it or falling away from
it. This is because the industrial
organization is q voluntary one, in
which everybody is free TO make his
own policies, and the business COM
munity is prone TO go one way or
the olher with a rush The move
ment Of prices is largely q matter
OF psy chOlogy: il the idea gets abroad
that prices will rise, buying sets in
on scale that may carry them be-
yond all reason, and on the other
hand if the idea spreads that a de-
cline R9s set in, the market may be
overweighted on the selling side. to
such an extent as will carry them far
too low. These swings of sentiment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

LOANS made on improved farm lands
1t cheapest rates for term Of 5, Z OF
10 years with prepayment option
given. Money secured promptly. We
AVE now outstanding over $l,100,-
10000 on farms in Sumter County
alone, with p'entv more to lend
MIDDLETON MDCNALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com,
1any in Sumter, Les, Terrell, SchleY
>ter Counties. q Planters Bank
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Web
Bldg. Americas, Ga. Phone 80 on
I'll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
Believe It Or
Not!

MONTGOMERY, April 17.-Every
thing went along smoothly today
VIXEN Howard Snodgrass, Of Annis-
ton, and his companion attempted to
enlist in the United States Army at
the local recruiting station, until the
companion was told to prepare for a
physical examination. The companion
turned out to be the wife Of Snod-
grass, according to the recruiting Of
ficers. She was dressed in mems
clothing and appeared a fine speci-
men for the army, it was said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

are nor increased in equal proportion
will have to curtaiI expenditures
somewhere.
Retail Prices Leg Behind Production
Costs
As vet thega rising costs are only
slightly reflected in retail prices.
hey are taking place in the processes
Of manufacture. The wooden goods
manufacturers of New England have
generally granted an advance OF II 1aI
per cent to their employees and lead
ing cotton goods manufacturers are
doing the same. These viii be re-
1ccted in cloths and garments.
months hence, and the effect upon
onsumers' demands cannot be known
until then. In both instances these.
increases in the cost of manufacture
follow important increases in the
cost of the raw material, so that
there is double reason for concern
about the effect on the consumptivel
demand. A great part of the cotton
goods production is sold to popula-
tions whose buying power at best is
very low.
The farm implements which are
eng sold this spring have been made
At lower costs than srcb imnlements
can he nrodueed for from this time
forward The test of the effect unon
Agriculture viii come when This
Years production is offered at retail +
And SO it goes througbont the in
dustries.
r.,,,.;no 49, p:.,-
ais l'i0 Ael,N
rms interim between the advance
OF costs anu 1ne movement OF the
gooos INTO consumption presents the
calel problem Oh the situation Man
tI2c1afefs ana dealers are IN doubt
now taf II Is SAFE TO 90 with TINS
,,ras some NV oto1t ar ar oo~aro Inv Nv,
orders. but tbev were covered ike
wise in the Spring OF 1920 and had
most of the orders cancelled. Re-
tail dealers cannot cover.
Evidently it is not desirable to
have prices advanced beyond the
level at which consumption can bd
sustained. The temporary characI
ter of these periods Of expanding de-
mand has been demonstrated oven
and over again. The phenomena arel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
rom SIMS 81 US.
April has five days on which to
be late at Sunday schol.

AprlI has five days on which to
be late at Sunday schoI.
Seattle wife who shot hubby
claims she didn't aim to do it.
Since legislator wants cheek to
cheek dancing stopped, they should
serve onions for refreshments.
Perhaps time really is money.
Anyway, it is all some men spend.
Even if women do have more
sense than men you never see a
man button his shirt up the back.
Two miles of wire can be drawn
from an ounce of gold, narrowing
things down to a fine point.
A pianist's fingers more about
1000 times a minute, while his
nelghbors move about once a week.
Handkerchiefs were first man
ufactured in Scotland in 1743,
much to the relief of sleeves.
The sturgeon lays about 7,o00,-
600 eggs, Go out in the yard and
read it to the hens.
Opals are soft, when taken from
the ground by men, but hard when
taken from the men by women.
If you want to know how hot it
Is going to be this summer 90 out
in the kitchen and sit on the stove.
First canon was made in Scot
land in 1854, and it is about time
the last cannon was made.
Ten-pins were invented in the
fourteenth century, but the safety
pin was net among the first ten.
A golf ball leaves the club head
at about 1876 miles an hour. which
IS about as fast as a golfer leaves
the office.
Some Yellowstone geysers spout
500 feet and this is very nice of
the old geysers.
The word boss" comes from
Anglo-Saxon. The boss, how
ever, comes from nowhere when
you loaf,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
a THOUGHT

If thou hast done foolishly in
lifting up myself, or if thou hast
thought evil, lay thine hand upon
they moUth.-Prov., 30:32.
Silence is the understanding Of
fools and ore Of the virtues Of
the wise.-Bernard de Bonnard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

We wrote Haldeman-Julius and
asked him which books have the
biggest sales. We imagined that
the honor would go to his edition
Of De Maupassant. Or, surely if
not that to his Balzac series. Or,
maybe, his Oscar Wilde titles. A
fourth bet was his Sherlock
Holmes yarns. His list Of books in
cludes many other works of fiction
0 similar nature.
Here's his answer:
You ask which Of our books
has had the widest sale. The
Trial and Death of Socrates leads
everything by far. We sold 49,
coo copies Of this book during
1922. The second best seller is
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES key to hu-
man Behavior, by DR.. William
Fielding. The third best seller is
Shakespeare's Hamlet Fourth,
Life Of Abraham Lincoln Fifth,
collection of De Maupassants
Stories Sixth, Lost Civiliza-
tions,' by Charles j. Finger.
Seventh, collection of 'Balzac
Stories E light, Mark Twain's
Jumping Frog Ninth, "A Short
History of Evolution Tenth,
"A Guide to Plato, by DR.. William
Durant. We have now $50 titles
and will soon have 500"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
POOH FOR SCIENCE
By erton Bradley.

Incy say there microbes that Turk in a kiss
Especially that is thriIy)
Bu. why be afraid of the flavor Of bliss
Because of some silly bacii?
"ta germs in our crackers and germs in our meat,
The Microbes few that one misses;
So og 20 bacii, firmly repeat,
I'd much rather get 'em in kisses
f@acy the germs on red, feminine lips
Are not tremendously vicious
Fer otherwise nectar tendery sips ne
Could never be half so delicious au
II microbes are there they are nice gentle germs,
Which bring infection too serious
Although, as each expermenter afirms,
Ihey may make you slightly delirious,
Terms Hnger in Kisses doubt that is true.
And germs which stay with Won forever
Ihey make changed man quite completely, Of Won
IN spite Of your earnest endeavor.
I"ey re dangerous germs Of a lingerino Kind
-, whose strength it S no use to- disnaraoa.
Infect you with ove-and With n,agnin 'lo
Copyright, 1923, NEA serviceS m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Grad-"This university certainly
takes an interest in a fellow, does
Mt it?"
Tad-"How's that?"
Grab.-"Well, I read in The grad
uate magazine that they will be very
glad to hear Of the death of any of
their alumni"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

If everything had come down. to-
seLher, so that the equilibrium would
ba "a been maintained on g lower
Level, q quick recovery would have
cen made, because there would have
been buying power in the markets
equal to fuI production. Some Of
the industries, however, successfully
resisted dcl2Cien. and found them
selves up in jhe air for wear or
more, with only limited tenant
for their produces or services. More
over, on The failing market buying
was arbitrarily Curtaile6 and indus
tries were halted in lines where a
shortage actually existed, as in ,On-
structiOn work of various kinds.
House-building should have been go
ing on at top speed ever since the
war, the steel industry should have
been operating to capaCity, instead
of falling in 1929 to So Per cent Of
the output Of 1920. When, however,
the opinion spread that prices We're
as low as they We're likely to go, at
least for the time being, the pressure
for needed construction and repIen-
isMng supplies in many lines forced
Vivs7 baI 80 J l-. 80 Gu ~ ~ 10
conffdonco oafno5 or5 eZTa,,di
iraraaend n,,t;I +Lo oo1n+-TI boS
reached the full swing of expanding
.actlvity and rising prices. It is work
ing now not only to supply present
needs, but to make up the deficit in
ierited from the war and the idlenes5
OF 1921 and provide for anticipated
needs.
For tbo time boi,,o t1,o sf+,,o+ior g
faillv Vol b9Iaroa5 s-r Lilo co.,;
cnltnro il not bsol- fl,1f1- in inc a.
nnrobasar Tho aren,o,+ie+toD ~
demands in of-,or o1,ortare for t7la
nraean+ makes aoo5 tfa shawnee In
mai cuarta~
The 0ut.coE
How long win f,a contributions he
7.,afnfainad9 The ortfooI- 7or has
ness at this time is yorv coed Tf
industrial costs and fha General level
of nrfcag could he held where fhav
are. there is every reason to believe
that +nfs mace uirh+ he maintained at
least fhrorah Inc present wear Dar-
hans LONGER: moreover. with some
. D F
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
PUBLISHER POINTS
TO GOOD READING

Every one admits that average
Intelligence is very low. (Of
course, no enc admits belonging
to the average.) But in panning
Alves collectively, we seem to
been barking up the wrong
Tor the intelligence of the
American is far higher
IF us have dreamed, ac-
sales of the "10-cent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
It Win. Thank You

Ray-Well, I am going over to the
hospital to be operated on tomorrow.
May-Good luck to you, I hope
everything comes cut all right
Topics Of the Day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Actress says most beautiful
things on earth are legs. She should
not believe what all men tell her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17
Three
Smiles
Some System

MY husband is strong for sys-
tenn"
IF am sitting in that chair he
kisses me. If not, he kisses whoever
is sitting there"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Goethals, who built the Panama
Canal find prices are too high.
Maybe he could engineer a big cut.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Scientists spent So years collect
IN IA butterflies. Wish we had
him collecting our rent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Since a legislator wants cheek to
cheek dancing stopped, they should
serve onions for refreshments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Seattle wife who shot hubby
claims she didn't aim to do it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Perhaps time really is money.
Anyway, it is all some men spend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

IU0nII0uad On Page y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Even if women do have more
sense than men you never see a
man button his shirt up the back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

are nor increased in equal proportion
win have to curtaiI expenditures
somewhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-17

Opposite Posso
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-12
1t Didn Pap.

The newspapers crowded with of foolish crim
nal dongs Of peopof committed either the spur of the
thoroughly prcmediatedthe of which didn't
The commission of these may be for love- for lust for
vanity for gain but in the may well be said 1T ddn pay
1t isn't necessary search the files of modern newspaper find
these Those of the last few daysperhaps
backserye to illustrate the point
There is the instance of A. Ke Lodi Calf butcher and
ocma whom few weeks every who knew him respected
and admired He secured life insurance policy amounting $780,
600 when he found he faced bankruptcy hired unknown
employment agency took him his ranch killed him and
burned the body in hay stack disappeared lie
dead In few days acquaintance him in different
of the state and he returned the his
crime His wife is in critical condtionan expectant mother
and still him gallows today didn't
pay
few days ago youthful bandits sugged and robbed two
employees of the Western Union Seattle $4,000
week later young arrested in southern Oregon
being brought back for Identification If they the guilty
they face long in the penentary and will
emerge outcasts. 1t didn't pay
Sunday night at road house north of Seattle Hquorcrazcd
young shot and killed never saw before
that atefu night Her life has been dissapatons-
booze figuring largely the past few years her life She
escape incarceration to twenty years 1t didn't
pay.
On every hand may be people going may
be they slaves liquor inmperance matter
eating dozen other that personal health
They will find that didn't pay Young people devotng their
most precious time of life the pursuit pleasures negcng
golden hours educaton hoping something will
happen in after life make for present neglect of opportunity
They won't find anything to reeompene them They win
their careessness didn't pay.
The who controls his appet not those who
have more wealth than he tries to live the golden rule
though his life rfe dull and place. seldom
to voice that oft-repeated lament ''it didn't pay
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-12

The county commissioners last week granted three new roads
to the island which will aid to considerable Dockton
dis not satisfactory but will be Improvement the present
road.