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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
The Governor S
Message

Taken as a whole. the mes
sage of Governor Walker to the
Legislature is wholesome and
constructive, more so than any
message yet emanating from his
pen.
He asked the Legislature to
make quick disposition of the
tax question and advocated BIZ
ennial sessions Of the Legisla-
ture; the incorporation of strict
business methods in the conduct
of the States business; four
year terms for Governor and
other State House officials;
bill making it possible for citi-
zens absent from the State to
vote; a more rigid enforcement
of the tax-collecting laws and
putting of more teeth into these
laws; more rigid enforcement of
inheritance taxes.
Again the Governor rode his
hobby of free school books.
He spoke of the unscientific
and unbusinesslike method of
making appropriations in lump
sums, and suggested that mon
ey appropriated should be APP
piled to purpose authorized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
You Shall and You
Shant!

Too many parents rely on
commands rather than per-
suasion. Too many parents
give orders, rather than use in
telligent argument.
We grant you that there is
time and a place for commands,
for orders, and when these are
given, they should be obeyed.
The parent who issues a COM
mand and lacks the backbone
and grit to enforce the COM
mand, had best never spoken.
1t is far better for the child to
say NO, once in seven days,
and then see that that order is
obeyed, than repeat the word
dozen times. a day day without
enforcing the command.
Some one has said that it is
wise parent who knows when to
say no and when to remain sill
ent. Parents claim that they are
not obeyed, that they cam
not control their children. May
be the trouble is too many ord
crs or a lack of sympathy. May
be you carrot see the viewpoint
of the child. Certainly, he
doesn't see the thing in the way
you do.
There's too many STALLS
and too many SFiANTS. It's
far easier to LEAD than to
DRIVE. provided the child re-
spects you and your opinion. IF
it does not, it's YOUR fault.
You reared the child.
Each of us has our own opin-
ion on smoking. dancing, card
playing, and SO on. IF you take
the whole list and say to the
child, You shall not, he's very
likely to buck and disobey.
If you are a wise parent, you
will point out the danger
and you'll make the child see
the thing as you see it, you'll
convince the child that you
KNOW what you are saying,
that you are interested only in
his or her ultimate salvation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
Will Germany Ever
Pay?

Getting blood out of tur-
nip is easy, compared with ex-
tracing separations from Ger
many. That much is becoming
apparent, though it's hard to
get at the truth. Both sides
color their statistics. Figures
don't lie, but liars figure, as Kin
Hubbard remarks.
In 1923, for instance, accord
ing to the Reparations Commits
sion, the allies were able to
squeeze out Of Germany only
about the equivalent Of three
and a quarter million dollars in
cash reparations.
The Germans, in addition,
delivered Ill million dollars
worth of manufactured goods
and other commodities on rep
arations account.
These two items do not in
clude whatever France and Bel
GUM were able to make in the
way of profits out of their oc-
cupation of the Ruhr.
By the time the expenses of
the armies of occupation were
paid, not much was left in the
way of net indemnity.
Up to the beginning of 1924,
Germany had paid a total of
only a little more than two mil
lion dollars, the Reparations
Commission claims.
A third of this amount was in
the form of deliveries of ships,
war materials, cables and terri
tory including the Saar mines.
Apparently Alsace-Lorraine
is not included under surrender
ed territory. Nor the German
colonies, These are worth bill
lions.
Even considering these fig
ures~ with an eye for propagan-
da, it's evident that Germany
has not paid a cent more than
she had to. For thai matter,
she never will.
How many nations would2
At the peace conference, Eu-
ropean diplomats began talking
about reparations of from 80
Ito 1870 billion dollars. Some Of
he American financial experts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30

who were present said: Ger
many will pay five billion dol
lars cash surely, six billions pos
SHY, but not more than seven.
What Germany should pay
and what she will pay, are sepa-
rate and distinct matters.
All the gold that left in
Germany wouldn't be drop in
the bucket compared with what
the allies want, France in par,
ticular.
How, then, will Germany
pay? Her imports still ale ex-
ports-unless she's juggling her
figures, which is more than like
ly.
The leading nations want
Germany to sell goods abroad,
buad up favorable trade bal
ances and turn the money over
to the war winners. Then the
same nations surround them
selves with high tariffs and ev-
cry other conceivable fence to
keep out German goods. They
favor setling-but to some one
else.
Skeptics have a glimmering
suspicion that reparations pay
ments will depend mainly on
the length of time required I'M
til Germany will feel strong
enough to point to her new crop
of cannon fodder and announce
that she's through paying. May
be, though, as optirnists hope,
she'll pay voluntarily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
More Hogs Needed
in County

Don't forget the hogs in your
enthusiasm over the cotton crop.
Hogs should be produced in a
quantity sufficient to furnish the
entire farm and some left over
for a cash market.
Indications are that hogs will
be higher this fall and that
corn will be cheap. According
to figures given out recently by
the State College Of agriculture
there is an increase in corn this
year Of IL per cent with de-
crease in hogs of IS per cent.
George Marshall, county
agent, is advising the Sumter
county farmers to breed their
sows now SO that they viii far
row in the fall. By spring time
the cash coming in from these
hogs will come in mighty
handy.
South Georgia s packing plant
AT Moultrie should Be backed byl
every farmer Because Of that
plant it has been possible for
Sumter farmers to secure a4high-l
er price for their hogs than
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
THE STANDARD
MONDAY AND TUESDAYS
DOLLAR BARGAINS

81 will buy 10 pretty linen fin
ished n.ereerized Table Napkins,
full size.
ST will buy 5 yards very best
STANDARD Fercales, light or dark
colors, yard wide.
ST will buy 10 yards fine White
and Ecru Curtain Scrim, SO inches
wide.
81 will buy 5 yards pretty Gre
tonne, yard wide; fifty patterns to
select from.
ST will buy A Turkish Towels,
actual size 22x44 inches; values to
50e~each. 20.
81 NIL buy Mrsst Knitted Silk
GhaIii6s ba* SO 2rs,
is 5tsI2s vt. IL 4}ar ckoice Of over
3ef is1iEtff s. K w. Dress Shirts;
! ~, SHY $1.5Q.
71gos Will buy 6 yards best Stand
ard Dress Ginghams; regularly 25c
yard.
81 will buy 5 yards SO inch Cot
ton Challie, pretty patterns, for
comfort.
ST viii buv 4 yards Underwear
Crepe. 36 inches wide. excellent
quality
ST will buy wards extra GOOD
Printed yoiles. pretty patterns.
81 will buv . wards highly Mer-
cerized Ta5le Danask. 81 inches
wide.
ST will buy 3 BOYS fast colored
Blue Chambray Shirts. all sizes.
ST will buv 5 pairs mems req
ular 25c rain Socks, all sizes.
ST will buy | yard imported lap
anese Pongee, 32 INCHES vide;
value Sl.25.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
The Quaker Is a Good
Citizen

The Quakers have been cele-
brating the 300th anniversary
of the birth of George Fox,
founder of their belief. There
are 10000 Of them in the
United States. Though known
as the Quakers their real name
is the Society of Friends.
Here is a powerful and unique
organization. For nearly three
centuries it has fought war and
championed simplicity, truth,
honesty and democracy.
Among the great men they
have produced were Benjamin
Franklin, William Penn and
John Greenleaf Whittier. And
the longer we study them and
watch their record and way of
living, the more we're inclined
to believe that every Quaker is
a great man.
You never knew a Quaker
that WASH good citizen.
George Fox, founder of the
Quakers, went to prison many
times for darng to speak his re-
ligious belief. Like all great
men, he had what are usually
considered eccentricities. One
of these was a notion that it was
an act of worship to take off
ones hat to another person.
This was symbolic of belief
that reverence belonged ex-
clusively to the Almighty.
Fox travelled as a missionary,
spreading his views. Steadily
he won followers. The first
Quakers who landed in New
York were beaten and deported
Four of them were put to death
in Boston by the Puritans, who
are supposed to have stood for
religious tolerance. Finally
they founded their own settle
ment--Philadelphia.
Quakers are the oldest peace
organization we have. From
Fox who refused a cabtaincy in
Cromwell's army and piIIoried
war in all its hideousness, on
through nearly three centuries,
the Quakers have consistently
opposed the wholesale taking of
human life to untangle the blum
ders of the politicians flattering-
ly known as diplomats.
There have been individual
exceptions, Many Quakers will
ingly entered the American ar
my to fight Prussianism. But
their big battle came after the
war-against famine and dis
ease in Europe. This battle is
still being continued. So far,
the Quakers have expended
over 10 million dollars in Euro
pean relief.
They may not take their hats
off to us, but we take our hats
off to them as good citizens,
none better.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
thirty YEARS AGO TODAY

- %A-sAN3 4As1AN@ - z
(From The Times Recorder. june
so, 1894,) As
Miss Lou Haml lsaYaJun;s Aorn-
ing for Atlanta an NJ sy1s q
where she win visit Refugees re
friends. ~
Mrs. J. o. McArthur and = 1
daughter left yesterday for St. ST.
mons Island, where they will enjoy
the sea breezes for few days, the
guest Of relatives there.
Americas and her sister city, Al
bany, are TO be linked together by
yet another tie. Railroads and tele.
graph lines they long have had, and
now that most useful Of modern IN
ventions-the telephone, is to draw
them closer still
Hon. Allen Fort chairman of the
state democratic committee to meet
in Atlanta, July 10h. Hon. Charles
Northen, chairma nof the campaign
committee, and Chairman, Fort, de-
cided upon the meeting in order to
prepare for perfect party organize
ton.
Mr.. harles Hand, Of Buena Vista,
is contemplating purchasing the
Schley County News and We ar4
reliably informed is only waiting
now for Mr.. Ed Harnady to tut in
his appearance at Ellaville, when il
.is almost certainty the deal will be
.consummated.
Catalogues in large quantities
are being shipped here from TIE
farmers about Leesburg. The fruit
.is Of good quality and sells readily
ut fifty cents per dozen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY :

(rom The Times Recorder. June
80, 1910
Glorious ~ June time, when
steps down and out today, has made
a record Of being the hottest ever
unreeled here, and if July has any
thing more fervent in the way Of
weather Americas will enter a pro
test in advance. The weather Of
The past week was the hottest ever
recorded here in June with a high
maximum Of 105 degrees on Thurs
day last, and 104 degrees the day
following.
Misses Cortez Whitsett, Effie vii
son, Beulah Bivins, Mary George
Frizzell, and Ruth Edwards Of Cor
dele, are the attractive guests Of
Miss Mary Hawkins.
Mrs. Merritt and Miss Leta
Merritt returne dyesterday from a
pleasant visit to friends in Macon
General Manager Ernest Tullis,
of the Americas exchange Of the
Bell Telephone Co., was in Cuth-
bert yesterday on business.
Mrs. Lon Gammage left yestef
day for Montgomery where during
several days she will be the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. H. C. Jackson.
Miss Helen Maffett Of Montezu-
ma, will arrive upon a visit to Miss
Rouss Hamilton, at her home on Lee
street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30

The 30 union labor banks in our
country now have resources which,
to5aIo., amount to almost 100 mi
Ae1 dollars, says Warren S. Stone.
Plutoerats point to these millions
and ask where 1abor" ends and
capital bigins. The answer is thai
these 100 millions do not belong TO
labor, They belong to the deposi.
tors of labor banks. Stone predicts
tina tmany of us win live to see
1000 powerful labor banks in oper-
alton. We hope his estimate is far
too conservative. Powerful labor
banks will help balance the scales
pgainst Wall Sired and in favor If
he pgh!ie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
WANTED-A GOOD spELLER.

WANTED-A GOOD sPELLER.
IF you know Of anyone who
boasts of being a good sPeller,
try him out on these words;
Rarely, villify, embarrass, harass,
inoculate, innuendo, repellent,
picnicking, supercede, plague
The average person will miss six
out of the ten" Are you dead
sure you spelled all these words
right? Honestly we do not know.
We have just received a new
Websters Dictionary and we have
been thinking of swallowing the
thing. Commerce News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
LAND

Out of every 81 invested in their
business by farmers, IS cents is
tied up in real estate. This is large
" responsible for the slowness with
which agriculture has been read
justing itself to after-the-war con
ditions. So says DR.. L. C. Gray,
economist of Department of Agri-
culture.
In many sections Of the country,
land speculation has played greater
havoc with farm prosperity than
has overproduction of crops. An
other thing, farming is the only re-
naming basic industry that oper-
ates under almost unrestricted com
petition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(F'rom The Times Recorder. June
30, 1901

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(F'rom The Times Recorder. June
80, 1904
Miss Callie Bell and Miss Mamie
Sue Bell, the charming daughters Of
Mr.. and Mrss E. L. Bell entertained
delightfully."- with a lawn party Mon-
cay evening in honor of their far
guests, Miss Claire Simpson, and
Miss Minnie Battle, of Omaha. Ga
DR.. H. H. Mcclellan, and family
leave today for Macon, where they
will reside during the time that
Miss Mcclellan attends Wesleyan
College. Americas regrets to give
Up this family Of well known PEG
pie even for a few years, and wlli
gladly welcome their return here at
a later date.
The marriage last evening Of
Miss Addie Tarver and Mr. Linton
L. Lester was one Of the pretti st
June time weddings here, and rare
does a popular young couple begin
the voyage of life to gether under
happier auspices. The bride is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tarver and young lady of rare
beauty and refinement and popular
among host Of friends. Mr.. Lest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
SQUARES FEED Az

the plant did not exist.
1t is to the interest of the
section that the welfare Of the
farmer that hogs be produced
to supply this plant.
Don't forget the hogs. Putting
all our eggs into one basket is
very poor business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30

There is no demand in Georgia
for opposition to Senator Harris,
and in entering the race against
him Mr.. Hardwick has rendered
much more difficult his own res
toration to favor in his state The
people of Georgia have repeated
ly demonstrated their ability to
forget and forgive-and reward!
But they like to see a candidate
for restoration to favor show a
little of that same spirit Of for
giveeness before they kill the fat
ted calf and bring out a new gold
ring.
Mr.. Hardwick is making a mis-
take, and he seems to be the only
man in the state who does not
realize the fact.-Albany Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
WORns

The new Oxford dictionary, 40
years in the making, defines 425,-
600 different words.
It's estimated that the average
person in his daily conversation
uses only several hundred Of these
words.
People often are advised to look
up every strange word they en-
counter in their reading. If they
did, they'd 60 tothe dictionary some
100000 and more times. They
wouldn't have time to do any thing
else. With a good stock Of SLANG,
highly Impressive, most people can
express all that's in them. Slang IS
shorthand talk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
FORTUNES HIDDEN IN OLD
TRUNKS.

Delegates to one of the manu-
featuring jewelers. meetings in
the East have disclosed that old
American trunks conceal untold
riches in cid rings, pins, neck
laces and plate. Some of these
gems were brought over from
Europe by previous generations
and their present owners do not
realize their value. These jewel
ers urge that the old pieces be
resurrccted and refashioned into
styles of the day.-Waycross
Journal Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30

Faith, without works, is dead
Jas. 2:2O.
Faith is the continuation of rea-
son.-William Adams.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30

er is a well known young man and
popular here as well.
The three commodious stores in
the new Perry & Brown building
are now being occupied Melton's
cafe ism the first section, and will
be opened Saturday. Gums
grocery store IS in the middle sec
ton, while Eugene Williams, has
the store next the McMath building.
The Elks will occupy the entire sec,
ond floor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
YOUNG AMERICA.

The tendency of our modern
life is to arouse curiosity and
develop initiative. Our educa-
tional systems and the dictum of
the business world have placed
great emphasis upon it, and We
should not be surprised if our
energetic youngsters sometimes
use this quality in a startling
way.
Young America is wonderfully
sure of itself. 1t knows much
that its grandparents did not
know and it goes after what il
wants with an audacity that
stupefies members of the older
generations. Young America
faces many new and difficult
tasks; life for it will be more ex-
pensive in effort and money
more strenuous and complex, but
young, hopeful America is not
daunted by these things. Young
America not only knows what it
wants, but it knows how to get
it. If you q onot believed t\-r
just attempt to argue with,. rs
insistent bobbed-haired IS / !
girl who has her heart s'kt.1S
ice cream cone, or the, sd 49,
COLLEGE bDV who he, @QF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30
EIg'1Bfa1a1g
"A bgJlbert Aple
JOB OF ALL

- E@A~A-
Years ago the slogan of business
was, LET the buyer beware.
There were few exceptions. The
attitude was that business
was a battle of wits, cunning
against cunning, and that profit
could only be made at someone
else's loss.
Travelling salesman in those days
We're concerned only with getting a
buyers name on the dotted line.
Once they had his signature, he haa
to accept the shipment or get sued.
That time is gone. For it's now
realized that dissatisfied customer
doesn't come back a second time
Business used to exist mainly for
the frs torder. Now it's out for
repeat orders-to build up lasting
patronage. And its policy accord
ingly is based on giving full salts
faction. Concerns frequently ac-
Get loss rather than displease a
customer.
The Chesapeake & Ohio sends
this slogan to its railroad employees:
The customer is always right"
The idea is that a railroad sells
service and that the buyer of SCI
vice is entitled to the same court
eous and satisfactory treatment
that he would get in store. That 5
correct.
The customer, of course, is not
always right-not by long Shot.
But the general attitude, that he is
always right, assures him of a
square deal in cases where he is
right and the seller wrong.
The hardest job in the world is
handling the pubIic-seIling goods
or service. The average person is
never quite as unreasonable as
when he is spending his money, par
ticuIarly for necessities. The in
dustries that sell him his amuso-
ment have him pretty well cowed
The way a courteous and oblig-
ing clerk is impose don and barked
at by some customers is enough to
make the blood Of any fair-minded
person boil.
These human beings who sell rs
store goods, railroad tickets and
the like-Iet us keep in mind that
they are human, not just business
automatons, and that the sharp and
unreasonable word stings them as
much as it would US.
The campaign for courtesy in
handling the public is fine enough.
But it's about time we had some
campaigns for courtesy by the pub
lie i nits dealings with clerks and
other agents of business. Most
modern businoT transactions are
mutually profitable. Both sides
should be fair and kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-30

y is one country in Europe
getting back to normal steadi-
imports have been exceed
pts By around 800 million
,htb. But a year ago tho
S nearly twice as big.
ecovery is good for Italy.
VS. for America and otb-
Nat have hpan colleer.
The Washington times., 1924-05-20

What Dollar can be made to DO in the supply
ing of home essentials will be strikingly demon
strated at Kanns tomorrow. The third and
fourth floor home furnishing sections join in a
Dollar Sale that will surprise the most expert
enced shoppers. Come!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Small Hats
Continue to
Show the Way

Although both large and small
hath mingle in the new collections
of the leading modistes, the pres
ent mode seems to favor the lat
ter and neglect the wide brimmed
models. This is due to the I'M
usually long life of the ubiquitous
cloche, which has almost become a
uniform with both the Parisienne
and the American woman.
But the rounding crown and the
mushroom brim of the cloche are
giving way to other types Of small
hats, noteworthy among them be-
ing the small sailor and the tri-
corne, the latter change Of brim
only, as the crown of this style hat
also conforms to the head.
Then there are the many vari-
atoms of the cloche, which seem
to spring up overnight. The new
est version is the small hat with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

is cut on narrow lines to the knee
depth and is readily conformable
to the wrap-around adjustment,
which marks the present-day
coats.
Occasionally the coat shows a
circular cut in front. In such a
model the back is straight and
scant, all the movement being con-
centrated at the front. The cir
cular portion is set onto the coat
at a low waistline.
TRIMMINGS-Braids, embroid-
cries and rows of black bone but
tons decorate the body of the
coat but the most important en-
Enlistment is fur. The galloons
are usually narrow and harmon
ize with the principal fabric. En-
broideries are applied in fine
thread effects and simulate lace
patterns in gold and silver. And
fur, whether it be silver fox, flam-
ing sable or merely dyed fox, dis
regards the challenge of summer
and bands and collars the most
fashionable of the spring models.
A novel trimming feature is the
use of old-fashioned white china
buttons. These are put on in the
form of an embroidery, the thread
being drawn through the four
eyelets and over the sides of the
button. The round button is out
lined in a small square of solid
embroidery in the same tone that
couches the button. The motif
thus formed is used in rows for
hapd trimming. A very new and
interesting button embroidery in
all-over design is formed of tiny