davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-12
Build in All WcatI1ers

Road builders are fortunate to-
day in having several kinds of
modern dynamite at their hands.
Years ago, the old standard dyna-
mite was sensitive and dangerous
to handle. To-day different types
are produced some of which cam
not freeze, others give no head
aches and still others are free
from many Of the dangerous tend
encies of the old explosive Their
non-freezing qualities allow stone
for roads to be gotten out in tenn
pcratures in which such work was
formerly impossible.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-12

quarries producing this, there is an
ever increasing amount of modcln
explosives used. In New England
and some of the South Atlantic
States, harder rock like trap rock
and granite is utilized,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
HONESTY IN TAXES
EverYbodY pays taxes.

Everybody pays taxes.
We may not own a bit Of land
or house. We may not have
penny in the bank, or even a war
saving stamp left over from the
war.
But we pay taxes just as surely
as if We owned town houses, .coun-
try homes and broad acres of
farm land, stocks and bonds,
bank accounts, mills, factories or
railroads.
We all have to eat or starve to
death. If the owner Of the prop
erty in which the grocer has his
store has to pay higher taxes the
grocer has to pay higher rent and
we have to pay the grocer higher
prices for our food.
We all have to sleep if we want
to live. If the person who owns
the house where we live has to
pay higher taxes then we have 10
pay higher rent, Of course.
If the railroads have to pay
higher taxes they have to charge
higher rates to haul everything we
consume and naturally the liz
crease lis attacked on the paying
end-that's where the ultimate
consumer hooks on.
Out of every eight dollars of
our individual income one dollar
goes6for taxes-federai, state and
local.
This means that the boy whose
expenses are eight dollars week
pays one dollar in taxes in the
form of prices made higher by
taxation. rf H
The same ratio prevails regard
less of the cost of living, though
you may not own a dollars worth
of taxable property.
When it comes to dealing with
the question Of taxes We need to
be more honest with ourselves.
We need to understand that
we can. not continue to load on
overhead and not have our pocket
books feel it.
Governments are like individ-
uals. The only way they can
economic is to spend less money.
AS long as people clamor for legi
station to cure this or that fanc.-
cd evil just so long will taxes
continue to be high and in some
cases oppressive.-Midville Prog
ress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
Law VS.. Justice

A schoolgirl Of Wilkes-Barre.
Pa. had a pet dog which she
loved very much but had not
the So required for a license,
She was arrested. fined $40 and
then sent to jail, in that Pinch
otian land of law enforcement.
Then somehow the case came
before one Judge Fuller, who
declared:
This is the kind of case which
disgusts one with the majesty of
the. aw.
And in condemning the multi
tude of modern laws Judge
Fuller said that they apparently
were enacted to 'criminalize
acts condemned neither by God
nor conscience" and that even
the 'best-intentioned person
can hardly go through a day
without committing one or more
crimes.
Judge Fuller freed the child
from Jail and bought license
for her dog.
Amid the judicial tyranny
and technicality under which
We live it may be permitted US
to render thanks that there ex-
ist few jurists like Judge Full
er. in whose courts justice and
mercy sometimes take prece-
dence over the letter of fool
laws.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28

privilege Of speeding and reck-
less driving. Joy riding is one of
the greatest menaces to the pub
lie and nothing less than a SEN
tence should be imposed. Fines
will not serve the purpose of
breaking up the acts of speed
fiends. 1t will require sentences
to the Changing to properly i'm.
press them of the danger to the
public lurking in their reckless
driving. 1t is time for action by
the officials. A delay may mean
the loss Of lives.-The Anthems
Banner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
THE STANDARD
DOLLAR DAYS HERE WEDNES-
DAY AND THURSDAY
We Close Thursday at 1890

We Close Thursday at 1890
81 will buy Crinkle Bed
Spreads for single beds.
81 will buy one pair mems Bed
room Slippers; our regular $1.25
quality.
81 will buy 48 cakes of good
Toilet Soap, regular size cakes.
: 81 will buy 10 yards fine smooth
yard wide Sheeting; regular '15t
yard. H"N j'
81 will buy 3 mems knitted four
in-hand Ties; regularly soc each.
81 will buy yards standard
Dress Bingham; regularly 25c yd.
81 will buy one mans Umbrel-
la, full regular size, fast black
cover; regularly $1.25.
81 viii buy 2 pairs Ladies Silk
Stockings, black or white; regular
ly 81 pair.
81 will buy pairs Ladies' Silk
Stockings black, brown and
gray; regularly soc pair.
81 will buy one Mans Night
Shirt of fine muslin or pajama
checks, all sizes up to 18; regulaf-
ly $3.50. e
ST will buy one pair Boys Over
alls of best standard denim, all
sizes up to 16.
81 will buy 2 yards Pepperel
Bleached or Unbleached Sheeting,
ga.
81 will buy Turkish Towels,
bleached snow-white, size 22x44
inches.
81 will buy one dozen of Maxine
Elliot's fine Toilet Soap; value
$L25.
81 will buy yards best stand
ard percales, light or dark colors;
value Csc yard.
81 will buy 5 yards Bungalow
Cretonne, full yard wide, beautiful
patterns regularly 25c yard.
81 viii buy yards best stand
ard White Oil Cloth, As inches
wide; value 4Oc yard.
81 will buy yards White
Ratine, full yard wide; regularly
25c yard.
81 will buy one dozen mems fine
soft finish Cambria Handkerchiefs;
value each 12 lie.
81 viii buy dozen mems Hem
stitched Cambria handkerchiefs,
full regular size.
81 will buy yards Mercerized
Pongee, white and natural color.
81 will buy 2 Crex Rugs, size
3Ox60 inches, many patterns and
colors. tmeNM
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
AMERICAS, GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
M&@pManz
~ DAJLY POEM
A BIRDS EYE VIEW
~ pOEM

How big yet how small is the
world, after all, when YOU view it
from up in the air. The vision YOU
gain when you look from a plane
makes difference in things that
are there.
The shrub'ry and trees that the
flying man sees viii blend till thew
look at their best; carpet of green
that's a picture serene and the
essence of comfort and rest
Great acres are spreading, wher-
ever you're heading, like checker
boards ready for play. It's the
view to the eye when you look
from the sky cause it's distance
that makes it that way.
The people, by chance, that YOU
see are like ants as they hurry and
scurry along. So small do thew
seem that it's all like a dream and
you feel that your vision is wrong.
How big yet how small is the
World, after all, for sane Judgment
will bid US confess that we're all
not so much; every mans Just "a
touch Of the world as a playhouse,
I guess.
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service,
Incl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
What Georgia Pays in
Taxes

Georgia men and women
paid in taxes last year - state.
county and city-not less than
sos. 100000. Nor is Federal
taxes included in this sum.
With the sessions Of the Leg
islature near at hand. this sub
iect Of taxes is one of interest
to all of US.
The Dawson News interest
ingly discussed this question
some time ago and gave these
figures:
estate taxes collected in Geor-
gia last year amounted to $12,-
100000 and county taxes to
$23s0D9,000. a
" Adding to these amounts the
estimated municipal taxes paid,
the total State, county and mu-
nicipaf taxes in Georgia last year
easily reached $65, 100000.
This does not include federal
taxes embracing the large total
OF 0,000,000 income tax. or
occupational taxes or automobile
license and gasoline taxes.
Altogether, they run the tax
bin Of the State for one year
well above the $100,000,000 .
mark.
ut is an enormous total. OF
course, it must be recognized
that The price of public improve /
ments, of the greater demands of
increased business, is more tax-
es. Yet the prospective investor {
or citizen always asks, one of 1
his questions, about the tax rate J,
of State, county or city. It is /,
considered an important item by 1
him. A high tax rate frequently
'scares him off A growing 4
State requires heavy OUTLAWS for
public purposes. But it must be 4
horne in mind that high taxes !
are not good advertising"
High tax rates and low tax
valuations are poor advertise
ments for State. county OF
city. They should be reversed.
with a low rate and high val
uations. This can be done with
out lowering or raising the tax
poorest fruit first, instead Of the
income. We are showing our
reverse Unquestionably our
high rates and lowe valuations
have prevented many invest
ments from coming into the
State.
One Of the greatest faults
with Georgia is the unrestricted
local tax systems. OF the enor-
nous total Of more than $780,
100000 paid in taxes each year
by the people of the State, only
about $l2.0D0.000 goes into
the State treasury.
Too often we kick on State
taxes, when the trouble lies
nearer home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
%, 1914.)

(From The Times Recorder. May
%, 1914.)
Miss Pearl Lott has gone to For
syth, where she will be the attrac-
tive guest of friends at the closing
exercises Of Bessie Tiff College.
Miss Ruth Britton, who has been
attending Shorter college, at Rome
returned yesterday to spend the
vacation season at her home here.
Mrs. Walter Rylander has as
guests for several days. her sister,
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Daven-
port, of McRae, the former having
just graduated from Andrew col.
lege at Cuthbert.
The many Americas friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs Theron Hawkes. ana
family will learn with regret OF
their purpose to leave Americus
for Atlanta, where they will in fu-
ture make. their home. Prepare
tions have been made already for
their departure within a few days.
Lifelong residents of Americas,
where their friends are legion, the
departure Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkes.
and Miss Hawkes., is indeed to be
very greatly regretted.
Rarely has an occasion afforded
greater pleasure to so large mum.
Der Of Americas people, little folks
and grown-ups alike, than did that
of yesterday when the Sunday school
of First Methodist church picnicked
at Myrtle Springs, together with
hundreds of invited guests. A
splendid occasion, every moment
replete with pleasurable interest-it
was an event that will be recalled
with greatest interest-until another
like it comes next year.
Miss Josephine Bagley returned
yesterday from Shorter College,
Rome where she has been attending
the recent session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
The Toll of the Tariff

The tariff will be brought to
the front in both news and edi-
torial columns during the next
few months. The Republicans
will undoubtedly endorse the
Fordney-McCumber tariff law,
while the Democrats in the sum
mer and fall campaigns will
condemn the so-called protec-
tive tariff.
The Republican will give as
his excuse for high tariff tolls.
the protection Of the farmer and
the laboring man, as well as the
protection of infant" industry.
This has been his plea for a
generation.
The Fordney-McCumber tar
iff law was passed amid
great nationwide publicity cam
paign, designed to fool the
farmers Of the country into be-
lieving il was a splendidGeform
movement undertaken in their
behalf and for their economic
interest.
The farmer today looks back
on the publicity campaign and
finds that he has again been
double-crossed.
There was leading editorial
on this subject in one Of the ma
sional farm papers. Farm and
Firesider in a recent issue. en-
titled The Tariff Is the Bunk.
Speaking for the farmers. this
paper says of the Fordney-Mc-
law
doesn't the tariff represent
any benefit to Agricultural Well I
We souidt,t saytthat5 Ths-woeH Z
arif1 reprasants gain 70 our
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
PEA WEEVIL KILLING
COTTON IN HANCOCK

SPARTA, May 28.-Considerabie
interest has been created here by a
report that some kind of insect had
literally killed eight acres of cotton
or thu plantation oe C. NJ. Layson,
near here. Several boil weevil ex-
perts were here at the time and af-
ter going out and making IN investi7
cation pronounced the insect a pea
weevil. They claimed that one DUST
ing of calcium arsenate would kill
it on the cher but the remedy was
too late for this eight acres The i'm
sects turned the cotton plant brown
in days time, 1at
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. May
%, 1904


%, 1904
Americas little neighbor, Ander-
sonville, will soon be city of SPLEEN
did monuments, as in the national
cemetery all of the northern states
will soon erect costly
shafts to their dead. Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
New Jersey and Michigan already
have splendid monuments there.
Turpin's Stables will send eight
of it's finest rigs to Andersonville
this morning for the use of Gov.
Odell and his party of New York
ers.
Miss Mary Mclaughlin left yes
terday for Cuthbert to attend the
annual commencement exercises of
Andrew Female College.
The death was reported yesterday
of two of Surnter's old residents,
both men of advanced years, Confed
crate veterans, and esteemed among
many friends. These were Meshack
Hitchcock, and Matthew Suggs. Mr..
Meshack Hitchcock, who resided at
Leslie, died yesterday morning. He,
too, was one of Lees old boys"
entering the Confederate army with
Captain Jack Browns company,
raised in Sumter and Sohley.
The city council will again pass
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
THE AUTOMOBILE MENACE

AAAE ~ ONAODALEs MGNAGE
Accidents arising from care.
less driving of automobiles have
caused an alarming condition
throughout the nation. Athens
is not an exception. Accidents
occur here and many of them
are inexcusable and due entirely
to. the careless manner in which
the driver directs his car. The
time has come when both state
and municipal authorities will be
forced to legislate drastic regu-
lations for the automobile driv-
er and make provision for severe
punishment. A nominal fine, on
many, is nothing more nor less
than a license to continue thu
violation of the slawI Aiaay sss9
willing to pay small fine for the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
c0TToN FARMERS coTToN SQUARES AXE FORMING: DUsT


wool growers of 100000 per
year. 1t costs farmers who buy
woolens $27, 100000 per year.
So the net gain to agriculture is
$10,200s000 per year. The SUI
gar tariff represents a gain to
our beet and cangrewers of $45,-
100000, but it costs all. of our
farmers an increase of $84, 100,-
600 ON all sugar they buy in or
der to keep sweet on the farm.
Adding up one side and down
the other, the farmer as pro-
Queer gains from the present tar
if the agricultural schedules
total of around $125,000, 1000.
But when he goes to buy, that's
where he gets it in the neck.
The American farher pays every
year an extra $426, 000, 900 on
the things he buys because of the
tariff. So he is really out of
pocket 1901 100000 - actual,
hard, 69-cent farm dollars as
his net gain from the tariff
which Fordney, McCumber, ct
al, said would help him so
much"
These figures, which are re-
liable, prove to the farmer and
the American buying public
that a protective tariff is a pro-
lection to no one except certain
interests. 1t is a plain, UNI
adulterated steal from the mass
for a relatively small class
The Atlanta Constitution
gives these figures which will
interest the farmer, cleaned
from a report to the Senate
Finance committee on import
ed merchandise and retail
prices
Here is one reference to the
imported cabbage seed. The
seed in question were grown in
denmark. A quarter ounce cost
1.95 cents over there. The inn
porter paid a duty of 6 of
cent, so it cost landed on our
shores 81 cents. But a New
York firm sold it over the coun-
ter for S5 CENTS. or a profit of
1857 per cent.
Or take table knives: Mr..
Mellon found he could buy them
in Germany for 2.75 cents each.
Insurance and freight cost 2.75
cents each. Insurance and
freight cost .275 of cent. The
duty go per cent? cost 1926 of
a cent paid into the United
States treasury. So the table
knife cost a total of 3.85 cents
delivered to our merchants. A
farmer bought this 3.85-cent ta-
bic knife in a department store
for 30 cents, profit of 697 per
cent.
With the tariff and its enor-
mous tax on the people; also
the oil and liquor scandals in
the Republican official family.
the Democrats have the chance
of a life time, provided they
are wise enough to select as a
candidate one who is a vote
getter.
Whatever else may be an-is-
sue in the coming elections, the
tariff law. as now written. can
pot escapeuheing placed een-
stantly in the forefront, Of the
national battle for ballots.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
A THOUGHT

"A soft answer turneth away
wrath: but grievous words stir up
enger.-Prov. 15:1.
Anger manages everything badly.
EStadius.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
NnIra
El'BaBi6
N tsNbert Apple
DIAMONDS

- ASAANA
South African diamond mines ar.
working again after being almost
entirely shut down for several years.
This means that the world is
steadily recovering from the bust
ness depression caused by the war
When people begin to sport dia-
monds, they have money to spare.
Diamond headquarters in Kimber-
ley reports that the revival of the
diamond industry is chiefly due to
demand for the cheaper or medium
grade stones. Indicating prosperity
at the base.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
LESS

LESS
Industrial profits are shrinking, a
financial expert" claims. He's
been studying the financial reports
of about 100 leading corporations,
finds profits from Z to- AZ per cent
lower than year ago.
Not necessarily Bookkeepers
and tax-dodging experts work Won
.ders with many a financial state
ment They are wizards at conceal
ing profits. With exceptions, the
expression financial statement"
doesn't mean what is used tO-nOt
by long shot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28

The only reliable tonic for spring
fever is almost losing your job.
The British are going to repeal
their war tax on musical instru-
ments, so may lose a little sleep over
the results.
~ Books, we have fotad,S are the
only things which speak volumes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28

made on improved
AOEA1NSlfarm lands at cheap
est rates for terms of 5, z or 10
years with prepayment option given
Money secured promptly. We have
now outstanding over 81 100000 on
farms in Sumter county alone, with
plenty more to leLd.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co.,
in Sumter, Lee. Terrell. Schley.
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster couhties.s al Planters Bank
Building, lmericus. Ga. Phone 80,
QE 2lL a-.-.-AAsss. ,l.-41aAE&rAal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28

You must keep going around to
stay in the social circles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Oh, what is so raw as a fever
blister in June?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28

upon the desirability or undesir-
ability of the hogpen as a municipal
adornment at the meeting tonight.
Since the council has been con the
hog" So to speak, several hundred
pens have been rooted out along
with the rooters, but there are hun
dreds of others yet to be passed
upon.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Monday, no paper published.
Oh, what is so raw as a fever
blister in June?
You must keep going around to
stay in the social circles.
After they finish naming apart
ment houses, soft drinks, Pullmans,
radio stations and candy our Ham
guage will be a wreck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
FRENCH

One important development in Flu
rope is that the French are taxing
themselves more heavily. Recently
tax receipts totaled a fifth more
than a year ago.
The English for several years
have been foaming about the low
tax rate in France-lower per capita
than in England, by far. That was
because France was mortgaging the
future, expecting to get more out of
Germany than now appears possible
The French seem to be changing
their estimates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
FOOTBALL.

Is college football becoming too
commercialized? One university's
profits from this sport last year
were about $4,000. College heads
are wondering if football isn't shap-
ing as a business rather than an ath-
letic game.
Professionalism in the boxoffice is
as much a menace as professional
ism among players. Sport for
sports sake is endangered when the
sport becomes a medium for tapping
the public pocketbook.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
LEGACY

A laundry wagon driver inherits
$50, 600 in Trenton, NaJ. He an
nounces he'll keep on wording.
Which excites amazement, but
shouldn'tg eloal
The $4,000 at A per cent interest
would bring the driver $4,000 a year.
He couldn't do much with that,
prices SO high. Time was when
$4,000 was whale of a fortune
and the house of owner was point
ed out with the buggy whip to WISH
tors being driven around town.
Those days are gone. Even a mil
lionaire doesn't excite much interest
now, they're SO numerous. Hn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
LIMELIGHT

~ANHLAAOAAA
The wages Of sin are publicity,
says Dean Lee of New York Uni.
yersity's school of journalism.
"Pitiless publicity" unquestion
ably Furnishes the guilty-especially
those who are powerful enough to
keep out of the clutches of the Law.
But scolding isn't as effective as
strapoil in the case of bad boy.
More jail sentences. are needed.
The Chinese alone get full value
from "pitiless publicity" They make
convicted profiteers and other social
crooks parade in front of their
homes and places Of business, ring
ing bell and carrying a banner adj
vertising their crimes.
The Washington times., 1924-07-08
SEE
END Or LONG
BATTLE
Brennan. Taggart. and Others
Expect Man 70 Be Nomi-
nated Before Night
(Continued nom First Page.)

tContanued from Elr1e Rage.l
Dtngger down to the convention hall
In order to be here once more
before the delegates once more
start IN on alabama twenty-fOur
votes Tor Underwood"
Some Need Sleep.
The delegates have slept. The
correspondence have not. The COR
respondents look at the delegates
Ia 1 dare and cAll them tired. The
convention now b split into three
almost equal parts, a. revealed by
the last ballot Of last night.
One-third is Tor McAdOO, onesthird
a for Smith, the remaining one
third d for miscellany OF candi.
dates, most Of whom, In 10 far a.
they are really important here, are
United States Senator's, like Under
wood, Glass. Ralston, and Robinson.
McAdoo, Smith, and the United
States Senate, each holding on to
one corner Of this great grand
triangle play and triple deadlock
that 10 the situation with which
this convention began this day.
Are the delegates down-hearted?
Not q bit. They howl down all
motions for revising the rules.
They gleefully detest and destroy
ali efforts to make n possible for
them to nominate by q mere hat
majority instead Of by q noun.
famous and so Ear not only unattain-
able but almost unlmag inAble two
thirds. They want to ballot.
Just Love 10 Ballot.
They love to ballot. In the
midst OF their so-called and alleged
physical collapse the Rhode Island
delegation rises TO its feet and,
instead OF announcing it's vote
through tn chairman, leaps up and
down unanimously announcing that
its vote II ten for Smith.
The Wisconsin delegation treats
the convention to q hearty rendi.
ton OF the University OF Wisconsin
college locomotive yell. The ladies'