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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
First Duty Of Honest
Republicans

John w. Davis, in his own ele-
CANT and forceful way, has de-
clared honesty in government to
be the chief issue Of his cam
paign. Mr.. Davis did not Gre
ate this issue; the people did not
create this issue. 1t was created
by the dishonest acts and cor
rupt practices of dishonest and
corrupt Republican officials. The
.reactionary and Tory leaders of
that party have emphasized the
issue, first by attempts to de-
fend and shelter the accused of
hcials; secondly, by attempting
to obstruct investigation. and
now when challenged by the
Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent they further emphasize the
issue by conspiracy of silence.
With honesty in government
as the inevitable chief issue in
the campaign, despite the refus-
al Of Republican reactionaiy
leaders 10 discuss Il in their
speeches, and the IL iusal of the
Republican organization to refer
to it in their printed propagan-
da, what is the duty of honest
Republicans in this campaign
q same reactionary nd
Tory leadership which was re-
sponsible for placing in office
dishonest, corrupt and incompe-
tent officials who brought dis
grace upon their party and their
country, is responsible for the
nomination of the Republican
presidential and vice-presiden-
tial candidates. These leaders
who nominated Mr.. Coolidge
would either dominate his adj
ministration, if by any remote
accident he should be elected, or
would repudiate it utterly, rem
derlng 1t impotent, 1t MIR. Cool
idge should develop the inclina-
ton and the courage to assert
any independence, of which he
has as yet shown no signs.
The Republican party can
never hope to regain the conf
dence of the people until its
dishonest, corrupt, reactionary
and Tory leadership is repudiat-
ed. Honest Republicans can
render the most effective aid IN
restoring confidence in their
party and in their government as
well, thus performing a double
duty, by voting for John w.
Davis, who declared in his
speech of acceptance that 1t
is the supreme need of the hour
TO bring back to the people the
confidence in their govern
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
TWO MILLION LAWS.

1t is declared that the total
number of laws and ordinances
now effective in the United States
exceeds two million. No won
der the most of us are law brea-
kers whether we know it or nos!
But that wouldn't be so bad il
it weren't for the fact that new
Jaws must be enforced, which
calls for an ever increasing army
of law enforcers. Some laws
call for large additions to the
public pay roll. Usually the num-.
Der of public employees grows as
work .inauguratedI by the new
piece of legislation branches out
and appropriations for it increase,
as they have a habit of doing.
Walter w. Head, president of
the American Bankers Associa.
ton, in a recent address declar
ed that "Out of 6 days that we Ia
Dor one days labor-on the ave-
rage-goes to pay the cost of
government, to pay the living ex-
penses of the hundreds of thou
sands of government officials
and employees whose LABOR is not
productive, whose talents and
and energy are devoted to regu-
lating the rest of our people,"
Some day reaction will set
in. Then some political party
will be swept to victory on a
platform that calls for elimina-
ton of regulatory activities that
do more harm than good Dro
vers' journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
CIRCULATION OPPONETS
SPEECH

General Dawes is proving
to be the bull in a china shop.
The recent speech of the Repub-
lican candidate in Nebraska has
created a commostion and Republi
can leaders are up in arms at
what they term "the Dawes faux
pas" General Dawes came out
for regulation of production and
virtually demanded abandonment
of reclamation projects. 1t is es
timated that 100000 farmers
would be driven from the homes
in which they have invested mang
million dollars and crop produc-
ton would be so greatly hamper
ed that large part Of the State
will cease to be profitable. Ir-
rigated land is a very valuable as
set of the West. M
The Dawes plan is said to be
ridiculous, and the Democrats are
preparing to distribute his speech
since the Republican papers put
the soft pedal on this bad break.
John w. Davis wants to get this
incident before the Northwestern
farmers. Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
The End Of Gold

The vanishing of the worlds
supply of gold might be more
of blessing than a calamity.
For one thing it would compel
man to put his money system
on scientific basis-as, for in
stance, making the dollar repre-
sent cerrs IT number of units
OF human energy or labor. In
stead, we have the gold system,
based on the element of scarcity
for gold. after all, is worthless
except for filling teeth and other
purposes where its ability to
withstand corrosion is valuable.
II lead were as scarce as gold,
lead would be worshiped and
be used as the basis of money.
Gold has been condemned as
the meter to greed, dishonesty,
murder and other crimes and
forms of degradation.
But that's not quite fair to
gold. Gold is just the symbol
Of scarcity. The real culprit is
scarcity, which appeals to the
peculiar human instructive crav-
ing to own anything that is rare
enough to be available only for
few.
In 80 or 40 years the great
gold mines Of the world will all
shut down for good. predicts DR..
G. Berg, of the Prussian Geo
logical Institute.
His idea is that, by that time,
the mines will have been worked
to the point where it wiz no
longer pay to operate them.
And new mines of Importance
are not likely to be discovered.
for practically the whole world
has already been prospected for
the precious yellow metal. Berg
argues.
However. only few years
ago American biologists were
predicting a permanent shortage
of oil, with no new big oil pools
to be discovered. Enormous oil
pools continue to be opened up
periodically. nevertheless. Right
now there's world surplus Of
oil.
On the other hand, assume
that Berg is right. Fascinating
possibilities present themselves.
1t is claimed by experts that
more than half of the gold that
has been taken from the ground
by man is still in mans hands.
Bit by BIT, it is lost here and
there-such as gold rings drop
ped in deep water. Huge gold
cargoes have been sunk at sea.
If no more.gold were to be
found in the earth, the available
supply Of gold would steadily
decrease i'll lli-'l- =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
DoDcING THE MARRIAGE Law

Getting outside the pale of the
marriage law in this section of
Georgia is not much more of
task than an ordinary afternoon
drive and is far easier than even
South Carolina couples have to
face in the task of getting that
knot united in Augusta-easy as
that, it being assumed, of course,
that everybody knows South
Carolina has no divorce law.
The construction of a modern
paved highway from Augusta to
Aiken will simplify matters CON
siderably, Aiken being attractive
as a tourist resort, splendid
suburb of Augusta, though older
in the matter of tourist ana win
ter travel. Aiken, filled with ro-
nance, known in legend, song
and story, may become morern
Gretna Green under the strange
fate of the new law in Georgia.
Augusta Chronicle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
18, 1914.)
Eight and a half cents for fine
cotton. That is the top level price
paid in Americas yesterday for @
few bales of unusually fine cotton,
and the belief was expressed that
buyers might be willing to pay even
nine cents for long line of extra
fine cotton, so great is The demand
for it. Middling grades, which pre-
dominate now as the result of care
less picking and handling, bring
around TIP cents, but there is
great demand and higher prices for
fine cotton, of which there is very
little in the market.
The cali issued by Messers. M.
B. Council, E. L. Bell, T. B. Hooks,
R. P. Stackhouse, Lee Allen and
other representative farmers Of the
county, requesting general mass
meeting of the farmers of Sumter
county tomorrow morning is going
to be productive of much good.
With the campaign for member
ship progressing nicely and the
worEmen at the Y. NJ G. A. build
ing ready to turn the keys over to
Secretary Glenn Colby, the open
ing on October 1st, is an assured
fact. Already one hundred and fifty
members have been secured, and
with two weeks left in which to
round up the remaining fifty things
look easy,
Mrs. w. E. Brown has bone to
Macon upon a visit of few days
at the home of her daughter, Mrs,
t. F, Galloway, in Vineville.
Miss Susie Lunsford returned yes
terday to Smithville, after a visit
here to Miss Jimmie Jossey, at her
home on Lamar stree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
tFrom The Times-Recorder. Sept.
us, 1904)

NFGOH Inc j liIlSS-ISeCoEueI. oSI}t'
us, 1904)
Wallis Mott, a popular Americas
young man, now living in Jackson
Vile, is spending day or two
pleasantly at his home here.
Messrs. Robert Hawkins, SioA
Hawkins, Walter Rylander and Wal
ter Mathis leave today for Athens
to enter the State University,
After a stay of six weeks at the
Elkin & Cooper Sanitarium, in At
lanta, Mrs. Fred Arthur reurns this
morning, to the delight of her many
friends.
Thirteen hundred and sixty
eight bales of wagon cotton were
hauled to Americas yesterday from
Sumter and neighboring counties
thus breaking all previous records
established from the standpoint Of
receipts. Mr.. U. B. Harold TIE
Messrs. Council and other identified
with the cotton trade for many
years declared yesterdays business
the best in their knowledge and
gratifying withal.
At $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing the clang of the school bell will
sound the death lnell of the summer
vacation. Books will be gathered
up from musty, obRcure corners,
and $500 boys and girls will move
with elastic (?) step to greet their
dear teacher. During the past ses-
sion the attendance went we'll over
1900.
The splendid order maintained in
Americas yesterday, as on pervi-
Gus Saturdays when the streets were
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
EXPLODED

The 100 million pounds of high
explosives ordered by the national
order for powder" ever placed
Even in war time there was no such
buying in one order.
This enormous amount of explo-
sives will be used for highway con
struction, agricultural purposes, etc
1t starts you thinking. how much
could have been accomplished in the
way of progress if the explosives
money and human energy wasted il
the war had been turned to constYus
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
..Ef.';&5i5;Ia'z,u6
~ hsAItc7t Ale
GERMANS

For the first month since 1921,
Germany admits that she had a
foreign trade surplus in July. Ex-
ports exceeded imports by four and
a half million dollars.
That isn't a big sum, as such
things go. But it is important be
cause it may be the turn of the tide.
Only by selling more than she buys
can Germany pay Preparations on
ATTY large scale. A7@4 as
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
BEING A FIREBUG NATION.

News reports of the recent
million-dollar sawmill fire at
Hoquiam, Washington, say Gov
cred by insurance. Everybody
breathes easy, for there is no
actual loss"
But million dollars worth of
property has been destroyed; a
million dollars worth of labor
and material is lost that had been
available for making men more
comfortable, in wages, profits,
freights, in structures that the
lumber would build.
Every stick of timber, every
days wage, every item of COM
fort that a million dollars can
buy is first paid for in insurance
rates. Whether you have never
had a fire of your own, or wheth-
er you have been a regular fire
bug in setting forest fires or
carelessly burning your own prop
erty in city or town or country,
the loss of every scrap burned
must be paid by someone.
3 Unless restored by insurance
every item Of property destroy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
THE STANDARD
HAVE you BOUGHT you ONE
OF THESE HATS?
By Ahern

They have been buying them all
the week, and every one went away
satisfied, feeling that they had
made big saving. These hats were
closed from a West 23rd Street
New York hat manufacturer at an
average of 60 cents on the dollar.
In some lots there are as many as
one dozen Of a kind; other lots
have one, two or three of a kind,
but complete run of sizes can be
found in some of the lots. See
the window display, also the large
display in our store. Hats for men,
boys and children, csc to $4.95.
Rice & Hutchins Ladies' Patent
Colt Low Shoes at $4.95.
Unexcelled workmanship and up
to-the-minute style and high quail
ty workmanship will make these
Shoes popular with well-dressed wo-
men; just from the factory; COM
plete run of sizes .........-.....$49
Rice & Hutchins SIS Patent Colt or
Brown Low Shoes at $685.,
One and two-strap Patent Colt
and Brown Calf Low Shoes, with
Goodyear welted soles, new; just re-
ceived; all sizes, pair $3.95
$3.50 Thread Silk Chiffon
Hose at $1.0O
Here is something worth talking
about; in black and colors; pure
thread Silk Fine Chiffon Stockings;
all sizes at pair Loo
School Girls Dresses Are
Here soc to $3.50.
A host of new Bingham Dresses,
in all colors and all size checks, in
GLIDING every size from to IA
years, at soc, 75c, s5c, 81, s125
and $3.50
| Charming little Serge Dresses,
navy blue, hand-stitched. in bright
colors; ideal for colder days ahead;
all sizes I'LL. ..-.-----.--..- .---..--..S3.50
BOYS Best Quality Denim
Overslls at $1.Oo.
These are made just like Daddy's;
of the best 220 white back Indigo
Blue Denim, with all the extra peck
cts and suspenders. he will be de-
lighted with them, and they will last
him about three times as long as
the average overall; sizes to l6
years, at pair. ..........-...$ 1.00
Women's New Fall Hats $3.50
to SIS Values at $2.98.
Every new trend of fashion, in
rich glorious new colors in beauti-
full materials, in dashing style va
riety; about one hundred to choose
from; each .....-..-.........--........-$ 2.9s
Standard Dry Goods
Company
I Enw.-aL n
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
A THOUGHT

Better it is to be of an humble
spirit with the lowly, than to divide
the spoil with the proud.-Prov.
1919.
- Beware what spirit RACES in
your breast; for one inspired. ten
thousand are possessed Roscom-
mon,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
Old Days In Americas

thronged with teeming thousands
greatest reflects credit upon The
city. Scarcely an intoxicated per-
son, white or black was to be seen
here yesterday. and there was an
abundance of room at the barracks
when the days work ended and the
police changed watch.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
10, 1894.)
Roland Harper, son of Prof. Will
liam Harper, superintendent of
schools, left yesterday for Athens
where he will enter the Sophomore
class at the State University. Young
Mr.. Harper was one of the honor
graduates of the city schools last
year, and his friends predict for
him a bright and successful career.
Mrs. Harper accompanied him &c
Athens yesterday mornig.
The police were notified yesterday
morning of the robbing of the night
before of the residence of Mrs c.
M. McAllister who resides on For
syth street road beyond the eastern
limits of the city.
A few of the "Pops" hereabout
went up to Montezuma yesterday to
hear Messiah Tom and other lead
ing lights who spoke there. They
are trying hard to drum up a crowd
to hear Monseigneur deMahaffcy
who will be here on Tuesday.
Americas is growing cosmopoli.
tan. A foreigner was locked III
yesterday for being drunk on the
streets, and among the witnesses
summoned in the cast are two Am
orleans, German, two Italians. {
Chinaman, an Armenian, Hebrew
and an African.
Col. James A. Fort, of Americas
was mingling with old friends ant
relatives in town last Monday an,
Tuesday. Col. Fort of ante-belIun
days is well remembered by the old
er generation as one of Stewar-
county's staunchest CITIZENSHIP lc
pendent.
Capt. Marshall Martin, a familiar
figure here during the cotton sea
son, arrived yesterday from hi.
farm in Marion county and will
again buy the fieecy staple during
the fall and winter months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
DEBT

The national debt now is abou. 81
billion dollars. This is nearly four
and a half billions less than peak
which was reached in 1919.
A considerable part of the reduc-
ton was brought about by salvage
selling surplus war supplies.
From now on, the debt will de-
crease more slowly. Any cut viii
come out of taxpayers pocketbooks
and repaid allied loans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
BORROWER

Big bankers say 400 million dol
lars worth of European securities
will be fioated in America the last
four months this year.
We trust that the loads represent
ed by these securities will be paid
back to Americans faster than the
war loans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18

der.
He has earned bis rest. He
has done his part. His name
will go down to posterity as one
of the worlds greatest soldiers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
SINKING

Boston discovers many of its
buildings are sinking. The land is
sinking with them. Biologists say,
not to worry, that the entire Allan
tic coast line of our continent is
gradually sinking, with a correspon-
ding rise Of the Pacific coast.
The modern scientific theory is
that the continents are floating on
the more central part of the earth,
like chips on thick molasses. The
continents slowly move westward
The resistance encountered wrink-
les the advancing side-making Tic
Rockies and other mountain ranges,
also causing earthquakes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-18
SMITHY

Wall Street Journal laments tho
passing of smiths, The stamping
press has crowded out the silver
smith. The blacksmith under che
spreading chestnut tree now run a
garage. Even the locksmith is q
vanishing institution.
All this is typical of the day. The
machine, clanking and relentless, is
displaeing nearly everything roman
tic or picturesque, Progress is many
things, including dull, 49,. 9a,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Peter Newhall, Augusta, Ga. fees to Alaska. after being told by Ivan Ishmin, Russian violinist, he had drowned Paul Sarichef, Ishmin's sec retary, following a quarrel. Ishmin and Peters wife, Dorothy had urged him to flee to South America. He joins Big Chris Larson in response to a distress signal at sea, forcing his sea jacket upon him. Their launch hits rocks.
 Dorothy receives word that her husbands body, identified by his sea jacket, has been buried in Alaska. She accepts Ishmins attentions. But Peter has been rescued by another ship. Injuries completely change his appearance and he is known as L.imeiuice Pete. He takes a job in a cannery. Larson's body occupies his grave.
 Dorothy decides to carry Peters body back to Georgia for burial. Ishmin arranses by letter with Peters boss for guide and labor. I.imejuice Pete is chosen as guide. Ishmin and Dorothy arrive but do not recognize him.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
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that I would be only happy when l could hold you in my arms and look Into your eyes and hear you tell me that you loved me.
 Dear one. you have never told me this. In fact, as I write this letter I grow a little cold for fear that you do not really love me. Oh, Ruth, want yon to love me, for l know all that your love would mean 10 the man to whom you gave ii. No other woman in all the world would give SO gener- ously or have so much 10 give.
 Do you know, dear, that I've only ono great regret, and that is that in the years of my life before I knew you I made 8 semblance of love to many women: and now that I have found The Real Women, now that I know that you are the one woman v h8 can fill my life, ! find dearth in the English language to tell you Of ms great love for you.
 II seems 10 me that I have rsther suHied the words Of love by using them unthinkingly to other women. wish that there were other words more carcssinz. more sincere, more rHll oF heartfelt devotion 10 use for yoB alone.
 Oh. Ruth. man make such a mis- take in friltering away his emotions To thosc other women. whom he kno&s absolutely win only fascinate him for a time. He should save that lose that he has made a by-word as dues a woman save her devotion, her truzt, her faih, her loyalty for the man 70 whom she al last gives her stIf entirely.
 You will trust me. siii you mol. dear? For I nerd perfect faith and perfect truat 10 keep me faithful and trust worthy.
 There arc men who believe that Jealousy and douB, are always a part 0f q great lgEe. but I am not that kind. The woman who loves me must believe iH me entirely. for know that I will come as nearly as I can to FviBg up t0 her lIea's. good or bad.
 Ruth. darling. as I write this. I see vou coming tozard me. reach out my arms to you across Inc miles Of space. fcat your soft body within -hesa arms. crushing itself close. close 10 mine l see your eyes opening to .E- me sec the love that lies within them. ! am dreaming Of the greatest Joy I have ever known.
 Hu'h. do not disa ppoint me. I r0uId u0t boar fl. want you 70 ] am cominEsfo got you and take you and keep you mine-ntina. for eyer and ever. WALTER tCgpy4ight, 1924. SEA ssTtice. Ine.J
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07

one can read from an invisible book -ery well and the Raggedys wished 10 make lot Of nice magical things.
 When every one had eaten as many lovely cootiics as they wished. Rag redy Andy again took his whiting knife from his pocket 10 cut larger mouth in the nice Magical Hobby Horse and as he pulled his hand from his pocket. he also pulled little piece of glass. you dropped some thing. Raggedy Andy." little Rags puppy dog said.
 "It is one of the little pieces Of glass I found way back in the woods where the Magician made Witch spec iacles." EaEgedy Andy said ts he showed it 10 Berty Bear. As Raggcdy Andy held the little round piece Of glass, the rays Of the sun, shining through the glass made a tiny spot upon Berry Bears shirt sleeve and in q moment smoke began curling up from the spot.
 on Look" Esggedy Andy cried.
 The suH shining through the glass burnt tiny hole n Bcrty's shirt sleeve"
 "IIs"' ire Hobby Horse cried. 'If H will burn a hole in Berty Bears sleeve. fl nfii burn fhs three tairs from the Hitch's head and you can
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07

As in most cities the questions of gaining weight and reducing were popular topics for small talk in Any town.
 How 10 take on a little weight was q matter that attracted as much dif- ference of opinion as how to get thin--and few, agreed,
 Certain Fundamental foods Tor weight gaining are now generally ac- cepted and agreed upon by persons who have made n study of dietetics'
 These arc: First, cream and but ter and plenty Of them
 Toast at breakfast, with plenty or butter.
 oil. salad dressing, milk and but ter in cream sauces" rice, maearonl
New Britain herald., 1924-06-07
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1 headed straight toward the gate be- tween tho reefs where the dory of the Dolly Bettis had rowed to rescue the battered, bleeding Remittance Man almost two years before.
 Nearer view did not in the least al- leviate :he deep feeling that this land invoked in Dorothy. Az she pushed through the deep moss, up the wind swept hill. the haunting spirit of the waste places went home 10 her AS never before.
 Pete paused on the hill. then began a detailed study of the beach below through the binoculars. And al most at once he saw the weather beaten white cross that marked the grave.
 Dorothy, watching him, saw a queer look of strain steal into his homcly countenance; and the glass trembled in his hand. But he spoke slowly, perfectly casually. when he turned.
 Eve found it already" he said.
 "The cross?" Ivan asked quickly.
 "Yes. Not three hundred yards from the camp. We would have seen it from there if that big. gray