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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
A Deadlock Seems
Certain

The possibility of a deadlock
in the Democratic convention in
New York next month seems
almost certain. The lines are
being drawn tighter and tighter.
The probability of either
Governor Smith or Mr.. Nc
Adoo securing the plum seems
more uncertain today than here
tofore, say well informed ma
tional politicians.
With both in the field, and
there to stay, neither with suf-
hcient votes to put them over,
a finished fight is certain.
A. Georgian familiar with ma
tional politics, a man constant
ly travelling over the country
predicts the fight of a century
and says that "a bust-up" with
out nominating any one is not
impossible.
Editor Rainey, of the Daw-
son News, says the situation is
this
The McAdoo organization
sees Governor Smith as its chief
opponent; the Smith Democrats
regard Mr.. McAdoo as
barring their way to success
on the convention floor. That
has engendered a bitterness of
feeling as between the factions.
Neither side is disposed to Weld
an inch in favor of the other.
The McAdoo delegates are said
be bound hard and fast to their
candidate from. first to last as
long as Smiths name is before
the convention. That same con-
dition prevails in the Smith
camp. 1t appears that a dead
lock already has been created
between the two.
Unless this situation should
change there is not chance in
the world for either Governor
Smith or Mr.. MeAdoo to be the
choice of the convention. Eth
er side has the voting strength
to defeat the other. That
brings the whole thing to the
realization that, since neither
win withdraw, both will have to
quit and leave the field to 9TH
ers. That is expected by observ-
ers who have sounded out the
two camps.
The McAdoo adherents are
against Governor Smith for two
reasons. The one, because he is
wet. Mr.. McAdoo, who repeat
eddy has announced that he is a
dry, appears to have a vote-get-
ting strength because of this fea-
ture. AS to the fitness of the
two candidates, it is to be doubt
ed if that the Democrats are GO
ing to want either. Mr.. McAdeo
has the oil sta4n. sGUveFHee
Smith smells of liquor. Why take
either when there are more
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
DON 7 PASS The BUCK

DON T PASS THE BUCK
Don't pass the buck" Even #
the loss of self-respect means
nothing there is danger of loss
that is really tangible. A Chi
cago man tells this: "Years ago I
was assistant to the city editor of
the, let us cal ! it Lakeside
Breeze. The city editor was a
mean spirited individual who
would do anything to save his
own skin. He always trembled
when the head of the business
came around, for he had way
of speaking and acting that was.
of the hair-trigger style. f-one
day he blew out Of his office,
laid an article on city editors
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder, May
&c, 1894.)

(From The Times Recorder. May
&c, 1894.)
Mrs. j. N. Scarborough and
daughter, Miss Stella, returned
yesterday from stay of several
days at the home of Captain Rob-
ert Burton, in Ellaville.
Frank Sheffield's sprinkler was
shipped yesterday and should be
here today. Now who said the
streets would never be sprinkled,
unless it rained?
The Barbecue Club enjoyed
feast at the Dell yesterday and af-
ter the wreck had been cleared
away, elected officers for the en-
suing years as follows: President,
Col. H. T, Davenport; vice presi-
dent, Col. j. C. Roney; keeper of
EXchequer, T. F. Gatewood; Choir
lister, S. B. Stanfield; keeper of
seals and records, George Wheat
ley; medical examiner, Col. Gate
wood. The meeting, after the
closing hymn, adjourned until the
fourth Thursday in June.
Murray Johnston, a member of
the gallant Light Infantry, came
home yesterday from the State en-
campment and gives a glowing ac-
count of camp life, there. Three
other members of the company
will go to Griffin Sunday.
Mr.. ]. R. Bragg, a young flag
man on the S. A. & M. met with a
serious accident while on duty yes
terday, while tagging on west
bound freight, which was drilling
cars at Seville. By strange coinci-
denee Mr.. Bragg's brother John
Bragg, also an employee of the road
arrived upon the scene by another
train a few minutes after the ac-
cident occurred.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
THE VALUE OF BIRDS

The Dawson News enters a
plea for the conservation of bif1
life. The people of this country
do not fully realize the value of
birds until the insects begin to get
So numerous that they are a men
ace. Everything possible should
be done to prevent. the destruc-
ton of birds, as they more than
pay for their board and keep
Sandersville Progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
NE NEED oE a MOSES

1t is the irony Of fate that the
chief cause of Georgia's loss of
national prestige, was her accept
ance of the political remedies pre-
scribed for her industrial i'll a
quarter Of a century ago, and
which have been more or less
assiduously applied ever since.
They were nostrums recon-
mended by quack and dema-
gogues, yet presented with such
per-fervid eloquence and appar-
ent sincerity as to carry convic-
ton to a distressed and discon-
tented people The dose was
thoroughly administered and the
harvest has been sure and sicken-
ing.
True, those same quacks and
demagogues might point to legl-
station during that time which
has been helpful, but it should
be noted that most of the rest OF
the states secured the same need
ed legislation, and did it without
making fools of themselves; With
out keeping aglow the fires OF
frenzied ACCOMPLISHMENTS
disrupting families, destroying
lifelong friendship, poisoning
the hearts of the people with sus-
picion, and sowing the seeds OF
communism and governmental
paternalism that will not be up
rooted for a century.
And, sadder still perhaps, Il
the evident purpose of some to
continue to appeal to the unholy
passions of the populace-with
the hope that they may yet OBJ
tain the notoriety they could not
achieve when the battle ragged
fiereest and only men Of ability
were allowed to command the OPP
posing forces. These satellites
care nothing for the honor or in
tegrity of the state. They are agi'
tators, disruptionists, apostles OF
strife who dare not protrude THEN
hypocritical faces save in an at
mosphere of passion they have
sought to inflame.
May we not, remembering the
bitter experiences of the past,
strike hands in a common resolve
to work out our political and in
dustrial salvation in a spirit OF
brotherly love, and with an eye
single to reclaiming the state.
lost prestige, and restoring her t.
her rightful and proud position Of
"The Empire State of the South.
Perhaps the Moses" needed t,
lead us, will be found when W,
get our consent to follow sucl
leadership-a leadership conse
Grated to the highest ideals of
citizenship peculiarly blest. -
Millen (Ga.) News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
26, 1914.)

70, 1914
Mrs. R. G. Riley, of Albany, and
Mrs. Corbin Gallaher, of Monte
yuma, were the honor guests at a
beautiful party given last week by
Mrs. G. W. Riley, at her home on
Lamar street. Mrs. Emmett Nc
Nulty and Mr.. H. B. Allen tied for
highest score at bridge, each re-
ceiying a prize.
Miss Rebecca Hodges, a fair
student at Winston-Salem college,
will return Wednesday to spend the
holidays at her home here.
Eight million dollars is the splen
did sum total of property values in
Sumter county, as carefully esti-
mated by Tax Receiver John T..
Howell, for the current year. This
amount would show a gain of, per-
haps, 100000 over the property
returns of last year. The board of
tax equalizers was created under
the new tax law passed by the last
legislature and is composed of
Messrs. E. 7. Mathis, C. c. Hawk
ms, and Frank Wilson.
The American Athletic baseball
team is working out down at the
park every afternoon getting ready
for their game with the Star Bloom
er girls on Wednesday. The fol-
lowing line up will be used against
them: Hawkins, c; F'antone and
Harper, p; Gatewood, 1b; Chap
pelle, 2b; Parker, 3b; Dedn.on or
Bolton IS; Reese, If; Lane, cf;
Mathis or Mcdonald, rf.
Mrs. James Hixon has gone to
Atlanta to meet Miss Mary Belle
Hixon who for year has been at
Bellcourt seminary, Washington,
and is now en- route home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
The Four-Hour Work
Day

hAAC OOAhAiS WHICH, iOCO0J
will work more than four hours
a day, Arthur B. Jones pre-
diets at human engineering
conference" Pause before call
ing him a visionary dreamer.
A four-hour day could go in
to effect tomorrow, if people
would be satisfied with a low
er standard of living-not pow
erty, but living more simply and
using fewer articles. especially
iuxuries.
Invention has made it posi-
bic for our generation to create
in four hours a day as high
standard of living and comfort
as several times as many hours
of toll half century ago.
We do in four hours what
they did in IL. The only rea-
son we have to work an aver
age of eight hours a day is be-
cause we insist on additional
conveniences, luxuries and en-
tertainment that were not con-
sidered necessary back yonder.
This is the answer to the
claim, frequently advanced, that
machinery has not freed man
from drudgery. Machinery,
taking the place of human la
Dor and time, releases people
for other work. AS we get
more and more machinery, bet
ter and more efficient system
and methods, the population
progressively produces and uses
more and more articles. In
this way, the standard of living
advances.
There is even a way by
which we could have universal
four-hour work day without
lowering our standard of living.
How? by solving the problem
of distribution as we have al
ready solved the problem of
production.
Between producer and con-
sumner stand millions of go-be-
tweens or middlemen, each TAX
ing a slice of the pie as it is
passed along. They occasional
ly are outright parasites. But
in the main they are absolutely
necessary under the present
system. These handlers
work about as hard as produc-
ers, selling and keeping records.
And they are as surely victims
OF the wasteful system of
roundabout distribution as the
producers.
For, after all. every one is a
consumer.
The best brains" used to go
into the professions and arts.
Now most of them go into bust
ness. They have demonstrated
a high type of genius in making
production efficient and less
wasteful, both as regards time
and money.
But this mania for economy
ends when commodity is pro-
duced. AS soon as it starts to
market, economy is ignored
and profits are piled on profits
to the absolute limit that the
consumer can pay.
This situation will continue
as long as man insists on the
system of profit. Possibly a
really civilized future will do
away with profits and revert to
fair and even barter, with ev-
erybody producing and the
products of their labor being ex-
changed $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
BEAUTIFUL SILK CREPE
DE CHINE AT S1.Aq

White, black and all colors, 40
inches wide, guaranteed every
thread pure silk; regularly $1,98-
Monday and Tuesday, yard $1.49
WOMEN'S RIBBED
VESTS AT SC
Bleached Ribbed Vests, tape
neck and shoulders, very elastic;
regularly. l5c--here- Monday and
Tuesday &c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
THE LITTLE FISH NEVER
ESCAPE

If Uncle Sam were as slow
collecting income tax as he is il
collecting from his foreign debt
tors, none of US would need to
worry about tax reducton.-Grif-
fin News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
TRIMMED AND RuRNINc

The foolish virgins were caught
with no oil in their lamps, Well,
snaps Harry Stump, no one could
ever accuse the cabinet members
of being foolish virgins.-Val-
dosta Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
The STANDARD
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
BARGAINS
SNOW-WHITR TABLE
DAMASK AT S5c

Fine beautiful Damask, highly
mercerized, two yards, beautiful
patterns; regularly $1.50-Monday
and Tuesday, yard ............s5c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
26, 1904.)

NfrOm Inc Times recorder. May
26, 1904.)
The extensive plant of the Miller
& Clarke marble works is to be re-
moved shortly from its present To-
cation on Jackson street to a more
convenient site near the Seaboard
passenger depot, between jackson
and Forrest SITS. A large building
will be erected, additional machine
ry placed and the plant otherwise
improved.
The annual election of superin-
tendent and teachers of the city's
schools tonight will be awaited
with absorbing interest by the
public. Supt. Mathis and the fac
ulty in both the white schools and
colored schools are applicants for
reelection and it is not believed
that any changes will be made.
AS June, the strenuous month,
promises a bunch of weddings in
Americas it might not be out of
place to inform these temporarily
insane that the once popular GUS
tom of publishing a list of wedding
presents in connection with mar
riage notice, which was never in
good taste, has become obsolete.
Now, the next reform demanded
by good taste is to cut out the
card of thanks" that usually APP
pears the day after the funeral, or
when your barn burns battling the
heroic efforts of your neighbors.
The "card of thanks" gives some
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
ELECTRIC

Only 3 out of every 200 Ameri-
can farmers are receiving service
from electric light and power COM
panies. Many others, of course,
have their own generating plants
on the farm.
But, with cities and towns using
electricity almost without exeep-
ton, it's surprising how slowly
electric service is being extended
to the farms. A link is very def
nitely missing, and the link may be
transmission Of electric power by
radio, which inevitably will be the
eventual way.
Meantime, waterpower-which
will be one of the greatest future
electric generators-must be con-
served for the public. Concentra-
ton of water power in private
hands, headed for monopoly, is an
increasing menace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
SOC SHIRT MADRAS,
3 YARDS FOR 81.

On sale special Monday and
Tuesday more than twenty pref
ty patterns of regular soc Shirt
Madras, all colors, warranted fast
Sold only on Monday and Tues
day yards for .-...---.,.-.-.-.-...-$1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
3sc AND soc COLORED
VOILES AT Csc

New, beautiful Voiles, 40 inches
wide, in a great variety of medium
and dark Monday and
Tuesday (plenty for everybody
at yard
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
OPPORTUNITY

All orchids used to be imported
from the jungles. This was stopped
by law five years ago.
Americans now grow their own
orchids by artificially duplicating
the tropical climate in which
orchids thrive. Man has superb
intelligence-where money is the
goal.
In the whole country are not
more than 100 orchid growers.
The supply is never equal to the
demand. That's what keeps the
prices high. Here, possibly, is the
opportunity you seek.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
PEPPEREL BLEACHED i.
SHEETING AT Acc YARD

You know the Pepperel grade, fine
bleached snow-white, free from
dressing-sold only in limited
quantities Monday and Tuesday,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
GOOD CURTAIN
SCRIM AT 1Oc

White and Ecru, SO inches wide !;
variety of pretty designs, double
border-Monday and Tuesday,
yard - 1Oc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
coUNTERFEITERs

The underworld is quick to adopt
the latest in science. Now they're
using color photography in counter
feiting. A banknote faxed by this
method is difficult to detect. And
one counterfeiter's work looks just
like another's. In older methods,
each counterfeiter had peculiarities
that showed in his work, so that de-
tectiyes, studying the fake, would
recognize almost instantly the iden-
tity Of the veteran maker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
DRIFTERS

Labor turnover" is a big item
of expense in industry. Some
corporations find, by their cost
systems, that it costs them as much
as $3.50 every time a skilled en-
ploye leaves and a new one has to
be broken in.
Why not keep employees on the
job by giving them this $3.50 apiece
periodically instead of spending it
in labor turnover? This is already
being done by the Anaconda Cop
per Co. in Chile, which pays cat
tendance bonuses"
Some one has said that an organ
ization is as hard to get together
and keep together as a church
choir.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
STANDARD DRESS
BINGHAM AT Ice YARD

Best Standard Dress Bingham,
in new patterns, full line of all
colored checks, blocks and plaids;
regularly 25c-here Monday and
Tuesday, yard ......................... l9c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
LIGHTNING

Lightning causes only 2 million
dollars of fire losses a year. So
estimates the Weather Bureau.
For some mysterious reason, Hi
nois has more losses than any other
state.
Man-caused fires destroy about
so times as much property as light
ming. Yet all people fear lightning.
And few fear matches, cigaret
stubs and other causes of fires.
Teach your children that there is
more danger in a match than in a
lightning bolt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
RENFREW DEVONSMRE
CLOTH AT DC

Short lengths of the best fabric
known. for the making of shirts,
boys waists, ladies' waists and
dresses; every color guaranteed
fast-Monday and Tuesday, yd Csc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26

If there isn't any hell, and a
Philadelphia minister says there
isn't lot Of people are being told
to 90 to place that isn't.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26

The army is using gas to cure
horses and can secure a natural
supply from Congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26
Old Days In AmericuS

people cold chills.
The cotton crop in the section
about Americas is better than at
this time last year, despite the dry
weather, and the acreage is larger
as well. The estimated increase in
cotton acreage in the United States
for 1904 is 7 and one-half per cent
of 2, BAL, 200
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-26

Maybe love went blind reading
love letters. ssa.,.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
Circular
Rufflings
40c Yard

Wonderful assortment of
the all-popular Circular Ruff
filings, made of rows of Val
lace, fine figured net and
rows of pleated ribbon.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
ACCUSED WIFE CLEARED
OF MISCONDUCT CHARGE
Court Grants Mrs. Irene A. Murphy
Divorce-Orders Husband Pay
Cost of Suit.

Justice Hoehling of the District
Supreme Court has signed an order
generating Mrs. Irene A. Murphy of
charges of misconduct alleged by her
husband, Edmund q. Murphy. an as
sistant examiner in the patent office,
and granting Mrs. Murphy limited
divorce from her husband and re-
quiring him to pay ner attorney,
H. p. Long, Il fee of S25e.
Mrs. Annie L. Clark has filed
husband. Charles J. Clark, tariff
examiner with the Interstate Com
merce Commission. They were mar
ried July II, 1915, and the wife
charges her husband deserted her
last July. She is represented by At
torney A. n. Furr.
Limited divorce is asked in a suit
filed by Mrs. Kate Harerove against
Edward V. Hargrove. They were
married in Bern. Switzerland, August
], 1917, and returned to this country
last June. Desertion is alleged in
the petition filed through Attorneys
Taylor, Hagerty & Mooers,
Mrs. Alice Jeffries wants an abso-
lutte divorce from William II. Jeffries,
whom she charges with misconduct
and inadequate support They were
married June 90. 1919 and have one
child. The wife says her husband
took her earnings while she was at
work and allowed her only 10 cents
day and two car tokens. She is
represented by Attorney Thomas NJ.
Baker.
Evening star., 1924-06-13

BAsciliio Faromini, March Is. 1928. in
front of Wonder court southwest
The prisoner has been in jail more
than a year and at his first trial the
jury disagreed. 1t was shown there
had been bad feeling between the
prisoner and the dead man and the
defense claimed Campoli was first
attacked.
Sentences Of three years in the PEN
itentiary also were imposed by Jus
tice Hoehling on Frank Nunary and
Walter c. Brown, both colored. Nu-
nary was charged with grand larceny
and Brown with robbery.
Terms Of one year each at Deco
guam were given Theodore Watkins,
violating dope law; James Fisher,
Evening star., 1924-06-13

No. T2-C- B 12-
inch Girdle, of rubber
and coutil, with very
low top. For medium
and full figures. $3.50.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
PRIZE AWARDS MARK
TRINITY GRADUATION
Scholarships Given to Four OF
Class of Forty -Nine-Play
Presented.

Prizes and. scholarships were
awarded to the forty-nine graduates
of the Holy Trinity School at closing
exercises last night in the parish hall
OF the Holy Trinity Church, George
town.
Mary Aileen Alvey and Elizabeth
Valliday Brown were awarded the
schola rships to the Holy Trinity High
School. The scholarship to Gonzaga
High School went to Thomas keliher.
Margaret New won the scholarship
to Mount St. Agnes High School of
Mount Washington, Nd.
feature of the closing program
was one-act play, presented by
Katherine Sullivan. Anna Kerins,
Marie Kelly, Helen Turtin and
Frances Van Doren. Addresses were
made by Clara Beu. Rev. John H.
Easy and Rev Benedict J. Smith.
The graduates are James Michael
Beckham, Edward Bernard Brown
field. Thomas Patrick Cook, Gregory
Joseph Dennie, William John Cassidy,
James Keliher. John William Lewis,
Albert Joseph Parks, James Edward
Redmond. Thomas Joseph Ready,
Howard Francis Stanton, Frederick
Montgomery Sullivan Rudolph Joseph
Saunders, James Francis Withers,
Mary Aileen Alvey. Clara Gertrude
Beu. Adele Agnes BuScher, Elijah . til
Falliday Brown, Irene Virginia Bur
rouEhS.
Mary Agnes odd,nSton. Margaret
Eugenia Coombs, Marie Elizabeth
Crockett, Hermine Elizabeth Charest,
Dolores Frances Connor. Marian Du
Fief, Mary Katherine Donovan, Betty
Marshall Griffin, Mary Elizabeth Gill
hooley, Anna Agnes Heath, Anna
Marie Horstkamp, Catherine Eliza
beth Klein, Catherine Ellen Krouse,
Mary Catherine Leibin, Gertrude
Elizabeth Linkins, Helen Elizabeth
Mcdonald, Margaret Mary Neu. Ruth
Ellen Popkins, Dorothy Lee Powell.
Margaret Dorothy Pasco, Marie Ce-
celia Rowan. Catherine Cecilia Red
dingon, Della Teresa Reddington.
Margaret Agnes Reynolds, Helene
livan, Mary Elizabeth Spellman. Anna
Elizabeth Trilling and Marian Eleanor
Webster.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
DR.. MUIR QUITS POST
AS CHURCH PASTOR
Senate Chaplain's Resignation
From Temple Baptist Pulpit Ac-
cepted With Regret.

Rev. DIR. J. j. Muir. pastor of Tenn
pie Baptist Church and chaplain of
the United States Senate, is to give
up his duties as pastor OF the church
August 81.
AT a special congregational meet
ing last night at the church the res
ignation of Dr. Muir. which he ten
dered two weeks ago, was accepted,
with regret In rendering his reSig-
nation DIR. Muir gave no reason for
his desire to give up his active church
duties. DR.. Muir previously had re-
signed, notifying the church last sum-
mer, just before he left for Europe.
Evening star., 1924-06-13
Practical Education.

From the Atlanta Constitution
A keen-eyed mountaineer led his
overgrown son into q country school,
house. This here boys arter larn-
In, he announced. Whats yer bill
o. fare?'
my department, sir" replied the
professor, Consists Of arithmetic. al
zebra, geometry and trigonometry."'
"That'll do" interrupted the old
man. load him up with triggernom-
etry. He's the only poor shot in the
70 fI,yp