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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
LOSERS

Cable from London reports that
the British during the first four
months this year imported about
400 million dollars worth of goods
more than they exported. This puts
them in the hole at the rate of 1900
million dollars a year.
And in this situation is the key of
present British diplomacy. Above
all, they want trade-customers
That's why they hand an olive
branch to Russia and insist on a
reparations settlement such that
Germany can get back to normal
production and buying power. The
flag follows trade more than trade
follows the flag.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
Giving The Old Man :
a Chance


A woman psychologist, we
do not know whether she be
married or single, gives this adj
wise to women generally
IF women were wise they
would encourage their husbands
to go away from homo as often
as possible, and never, never ac-
company them on their annual /;
vacations. Periodical opporttmi- d,
ties to give the cave-man full
swing would save many mar
riage from Disaster"
Mime men OUT of 9ten would
receive this information from
the wife with "a frown and al
seeming inclination not to take,
advantage of the opportunity.
AS vacation time drew nearer,
they would begin the planning of
a week Of freedom "a chance
to do as please" h
But the more they thought,
the nearer the approach OF the
day of leave taking the less app,
pealing would be the impending
vacation.
Probably a few of the nine,
would start but along about
midnight day or two. later
they would come Hurrying
home, satisfied that all is not
gold that glitters.
The average family-man is
a hsh out of water when remov1
ed from home, children and
wife. There rests his all. With
out them, life holds but little.
Hte can have the time of his life
with them. but without them. he
IS a lost soul, in a strange land.
About all he wants is the op-
portunity, which very seldom
will be embraced. He doesn't
appreciate nagging and will bolt
under surveillance. Trust him.
and nine out of ten, he'll re-
ward that confidence with i'm
plicit rectitude.
We recall the advice of a
very wise mother to her daueh-
ter on the eve of marriage. She
said
Daughter / have but one bit
of advice to give you. Marriage
is a give and-take proposition.
Often he will GIVE and you
must TAKE. But remember this:
Do not try to restrict his comings
and goings. When ne is away
from you, believe the worst and
don't worry. All men are alike.
The more confidence you can
give, the more he will reward
that trust placed in him. Try to
watch him and he'll jump the
fence"
Give the "old man chance
land seldom will he take adj
vantage Of it, if you know what
we mean.
OF course, there are excep-
tons, just as there are MEN and
other fellows who wear pants,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20

sum of money and has wisely decid-
ed to put it in Americas realty.
Within week she has bought four
residence properties here, paying a
total of $4,000 therefor. The price
paid for the Evans property yester-
day was $1,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
THOUGHT

Whose boasteth himself of a false
gift is like clouds and wind without
rain.-Prov. 25s14.
The less people speak Of their
greatness the more we think of it.
Bacon. u
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
Cotton Acreage
Reports

Senator Harris performed an
important service to the South
and the cotton-planter in secur-
ing the passage and subsequent
signing by President Coolidge of
bis bill putting a stop to the
'intentions-to-plant' forecasts on
cotton. b
There. may or may not have
been some value in securing this
information before the advent
Of the weevii. But with the
weevil, such information is un-
fair to the planter and the
South, inaccurate, wild and to-
tally unreliable.
A farmer may, in January,
for instance, intend to plant
1000 acres. He may have 1000
in cotton by May l. Labor
leaves. feed crops are destroy
ed by cold, inability to finance
poison and machinery-a hum
dred things may happen from
January to May, in this country,
to cause him to pillow up a fourth
or a half of his crop. His in-
tentions" in January and his
stand in May or June may vary
SO per cent.
In the past these irrespective
acreage reports have worked a
terrific hardship on the South.
They have ridiculousIy over
stepped the subsequent cotton
acreage, and, as the Atlanta
Constitution. observes, in the
meantime the damage is done.
tor following such reports great
bear pressures were made upon
the market, and the hold-overs,
among whom are always thous-
ands Of independent cotton
farmers. lost heavily by the
depression thus caused. Con
tinuing. the Constitution OBJ
serves a
It is always true that hundreds
of thousands of acres that are
even planted to cotton are sub
sequently abandoned. And the
"intentions-to-p plant are always
greatly in excess of the ability to
plant, or the actual acreage plant
ed when the intentions turn into
stern realities.
Guessywork agricultural re-
ports have been serious menace
to the producing interests, and
the Georgia senator has taken
forward Hooking step Inc legally
stopping them.
1t is all right-and indeed de-
sirable-that actual crup-condi4
tion reports, made upon careful
surveys, shallshe published during
the growing season, provided
these reports are jealousy guard
ed and are not PERMITTED to be
used IN the interest of market
gambling groups.
But the most useless, and at
the same tine the most costly
report issued by the govern
ment has been the wholly unre-
liable Information on inten-
tions-to-plant.
Accurate crop reports have.
their advantage. not only to the
farmer, but,to every commercial
interest, but they must be ac-
curate. Inaccuracies have done
millions of dollars of damage to
the country, serving only few
who would speculate at the ex-
penae of the many.
Senator Harris and his col
leagues in the Georgia delega-
ton have performed real SER
vice to the State and the South.
TT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
PENALTY

Convicted of stealing $28 and a
watch from sailor named Kama.
a man IN Brooklyn, N. Y, is SEN
fenced to % years in the penitcn-
uary War profiteers, reading this
wall realize how fortunate they are
The fellow who robbed the sailor
was handed about a year for every
dollar of loot If the same system
were applied to the war profiteerine
looters' a dollar a year, some of
them would be in Jail ......... Boy.
fetch an adding machine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20

When Edison, quarter of a cen.
fury ago, saw the auto demonstrat-
ed as a practical device for wide
spread use, he was most impressed
with the possibility of it becoming
the means Of getting the public to
go camping outdoors.
Time proves he was right. Bal
the auto, originally appealing to
IMAGINATION as a pleasure vehicle,
has become more of a business de-
vice It's chief use is for saving
time. Without it, street car trans
portation would have broken, down
long ago. What do you predict for
alrplanes, which eventually viii be
used by the millions?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20

travelled far till we finally landed
nome. Twas a night well spent for
a girl and gent, and I'm ready for
another; cause 1 oft partake, and
Tor her dear sake, the girl / taxes
my mother.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service.
Inc.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
PURE THREAD SILK
STOCKINGS AT SIPS

Black, White, Brown, Beige,
Peach, panel back-guaranteed all
Pure Silk, all sizes, pair .-.-$1.25
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
CRIME

A Chicago man, accused Of a $50
900 swindle, is quoted as indignant
ly protesting to the court: "What,
me take 80 grand! Not me, judge. /
don't waste my time unless there's
a hundred thousand bucks in it,
1t is sometimes much safer to
steal a million than IS, unfortunate
ly, when it comes to the law and
punishment. But the law doesn't
make the distinction. It's just that
che rich thief can afford an army Of
crafty lawyers able to find loop
holes or delay the case. The small
time crook isn't able to hire such an
array Of talent"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
ei5&fa1aIa
~ tyNber Apple
UR-FLUsHERS

Nest crimes are staged at night;
evil loves darkness. Where there's
secrecy, something's usually being
hidden.
The purpose, in opening income
tax returns to public inspections,
would be mainly to expose people
and corporations with large incomes
who manage to conceal part Of
their earnings and get off with low
taxes.
More entertaining to the public
would be the exposure of four
flushers who make less than they
claim. Many a $4,000 a-year
front masks $3000-a-year income.
\
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20

$3.50 WHITE BUCKSKIN
HOLLYWOOD SANDALS at $3.95
Beautifully finished, fine turned
soles, rubber heels, all sizes; here
at pair -...-....,.-.--------...---------$3.95
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
The STANDARD

$3.50 WHITE BUCKSKIN
HOLLYWOOD SANDALS at $3.95
Beautifully finished, fine turned
soles, rubber heels, all sizes; here
! at pair ....--.........-.--..-...--.--.-$3.95
PURE THREAD SILK
STOCKINGS AT SIPS
Black, White, Brown, Beige,
Peach, panel back-guaranteed all
Pure Silk, all sizes, pair .$1.25
NARROW PATENT LEATHER
BELTS AT 1Oc
Narrow patent leather Belts, in
white, black and every good color,>
all sizes up to A, each Hoe
MEMS FELT SLIPPERS
AT SIPS
Comfortable Felt Slippers for
tired feet, colors black, brown and
gray, sizes to II, pair .--$1.25
MEMS GOODYEAR WELT
I OXFORDs AT $685.
Every pair. worth S.. Black and
brown, flexible Goodyear welted
soles, sizes 6 to II, pair ..$3.e5
WOMEN's Csc RIBBED
VESTS AT Sc
Regular and extra sizes; no ex-
ira charge for the large sizess in
this sale. Take as many as you
like while they last at, each &c
MEMS AND BOYS RIBBED
UNION SUITS AT soc
Made of serviceable quality Pa
jana Checks, with elastic seam
back, athletic style, knee length
and sleeveless, sizes SO to 46,
DUPLEX FRINGED AND SEAL
LOPED WINDOW
SHADES AT $1.49
Mounted on guaranteed harts-
horn rollers; none better made at
any price; feet long; per shade,
with all necessary fixtures ,$I.49
GOLDEN RULE CHAMBRAY
SHIRTS AT 79c
This is without doubt the great
est shirt value in years; colors
guaranteed fast linen fined cham
bray, medium weight, closely WOW
en- which makes it serviceable, sizes
IA to II, each .......................... 7ec
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
NARROW PATENT LEATHER

BELTS AT 1Oc
Narrow patent leather Belts, in
white, black and every good color,>
all sizes up to A, each Hoe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-20
MEMS FELT SLIPPERS
AT 81 2E

Comfortable Felt Slippers for
tired feet, coIors black, brown and
gray, sizes to II, pair .-$1.25
MEMS GOODYEAR WELT
Evening star., 1924-05-01

demanding it's passage as the price
for continued Liberal support Of the
government.
This perhaps puts the position in a
somewhat exaggerated form, but the
official report of the meeting says 1t
was decided TO conduct an intensive
Liberal campaign throughout the
country. the extent and nature of
which was to be arranged after the
result of the division on the bill,
which the government would mean
while be asked to support.
Demand for Reform.
Referring to this the Liberal West
minister GaEette'S political corre-
Spondent says the issue of proper
tional representation has become the
turning point in the relations be-
tween the Liberal and labor part les
but ne adds that the attitude OF the
government last night was friendly
and pointed to some accommodation
on the matter.
The parliamentary writer OF the
Daily News also says the nature and
extent of the campaign promised by
the Liberals will be Influenced by the
governments response to the party's
demand for electoral reform.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
WALTON COTTAGE OPENED
Home of Great Angling Devotee
Restored for Public.

STAFFORD, England. May 1.--Izaak
Walton'S cottage at Shallowford, near
here. restored largely through Ameri-
can efforts, has been opened to the
public by Lord Stafford. The cottage
now bears q memorial tablet to the
late Julien Tappan Davies, who
headed the movement TO purchase
and rehabilitate the cottage once oc-
cupied by the great devotee of the
art of angling.
In the simple ceremony of opening
the cottage, Lord Stafford said he
hoped 1t would become a place Of pill
grimage for visitors from overseas.
More than half the cost of the resto-
ration was assumed by Americans
and Australians.
Evening star., 1924-05-01

COrSets Reduced
~ merican Lady Radio
Girdles or wrap around corsets:
OF pink brocade and elastic: 10
inch hip and II inch back; sizes
%. 26. % and so. H1 no
Former $3.50 grade. ,Ol 10
Friday at .......
Odd lot of Corsets. including
r & G Thomson's makes. va
rious models, of pink and white
coutiI and elastic: broken
sizes. Former So ff no
to s. grades. Fri Sl.VS
Odd lot of Corsets, consisting
OF C-B front lace, Cleo and
Ferris back lace models. Pink
hatiste and coutil; models for
sizes - "a to IL. y. For For Tic
(first Floor-Bargain Table,
Fancy Pink Bandeaux, fasten-
back model; with elastic in
sert: mostly all sizes. m
Former sec grade, LyC
Friday at ...........
First Floor-Bargain Table.)
(27) r & 9 Corsets. of pink
coutil, with elastic top; long
skirt model, with free hips;
sizes 81 to 2S. O. 40
Former $500 grade sOl 40
at
(10) Ferris Corsets, for misses.
of fancy pink material, low bust
model, M e d j III m
length skirt: sizes O. En
23 to p, Friday . .CU
at
Assorted lot of Corsets. in
cluding several we'll known
makes, elastic top and girdle
styles: Of pink coutil and elias
tic; medium and long skirts:
r s50tsn to IS. sizes rfidas fES% Sl.5O
Goldenberg 's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
RED CROSS TRUCE
SIGNED IN FRANCE
League and international Bodies,
Near Split, Patch Up Differ
enees for Time.
AMALGAMATI0N PROPOSED
Judge Payne Sees Chance for
Lasting Adjustment.
BY WILLIAM f. NASH.

By Gable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1924.
PARIS. May Finding il impos-
sible TO conclude peace. rival fac
tions of the International Red Cross.
meeting in Paris this week, have
agreed to patch up a truce. Judge
John Barton Payne and Gustave Ador,
eA-president of Switzerland. are the
two chief signatories of the truce.
Judge Payne is chairman OF the board
OF governors Of the League of Red
Gross Societies of which the Uuited
states is the most Influential mem
yer. Ador is president Of the Inter
@ational Red Cross committee, which
exclusively Gcnevese.
Hostilitics broke out last August
and matters soon developed into a
rivalry between Swiss and American
interests, one backed by political in
fuence and the other BY money. Both
were anxious to gain control of world
wide Red Cross activities. The United
states supplies three fourths of the
cash Tor the league. Switzerland,
through the Genpvese committee. rep
resents the original Red Cross idea
and was founded in 1867
League Grows since War.
Up TO the late war the Genevese
: committee was LEFT in undisputed
control. Since the war the league has
been steadily expanding. until today.
with an organization simila TO that
OF the league Of na ations. il controls
hfty-six different national societies.
The GSneNeSe committee is q war
organ. not iustitiablc i'll time of
peace says the league.
on the contrary, We are a peace as
we'll as a war organ, and always have
been retorts Geneva
The league is democratic and the
COMMITTEES autocratic," responds the
other side.
So the dispute went on until this
month, when an international confer
encc of the league was called by
Judge Payne. but attended also by
the Ador crowd, met in Paris. The
United states, Great Britain. Belgium
and Sweden, which control almost 100
per cent of II" funds, hand I'd to-
gcth"r 10 oppose Gen"ya-
split Threatened.
Judge Payne aud Ado came TO
vor' q! hiows Immediately. and for
a.W nile it looked as il there might
u" an open silt. and in tho end hos
tjlitiC~. y truce vas patched up tenn
porariIy. however, b. means OF per-
Soual interviews between the two
chief contestants.
The truce will last until Deem
Der 81, 1925" said Judge Payne today
to the correspondent. "At the end Of
that time we hope to consider again
projects for amalgamation. OF course,
everybody wants peace. 1t is useless
to keep up two Red Cross bodies
doing overlapping work"
Evening star., 1924-05-01
New Gretna Green Started.

Twelve different states and four
foreign countries contributed marry
ing parties to Piaistow, Mass, new
Gretna Green that has sprung UP IN
that state There were sc marriage :
there last year and only IS births and
26 deaths. November was the popu-
lar month
Evening star., 1924-05-01
LIBERALS DEMAND
ELECTORAL REFORM
Support for Labor Ministry May
Hinge on Attitude To-
ward Bill.

BY tie Associated Press.
LONDON. May THE warm APP
proval of the budget by liberal lead
ers and representatives IL Parliament
does not imply complete reconcile
alton between the Liberals and Labor
ties. according to political writers
today.
The effect Of the Laborites' attitude
toward the party which put them in
office and keeps them there still
rankles in the breasts of the Liberals,
the writer's say, and forgiveness is to
depend on the line Labor takes re-
earding the Liberal bill establishing 8
proportional representation, which
comes up for its second reading in
the House of Commons tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-05-01

independent of any union. Under
this agreement the company and the
men each employ Il commissioner to
work out any question that may
arise. The new scale was arranged
by these representatives.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
MEN ACCEPT WAGE CUT.
Prefer Lower Pay to Prospect of
Mine Suspension.
special pispstch to The st,r

Special Dispatch to Tho Star
CUMBERLAND, Nd, May 1.-The
The employees of the Davis Coal and
Coke Company at the various mines
have accepted an average wage re-
duction of 25 per cent The men took
the initiative in the matter, accord
ing to officials of the company, see
Evening star., 1924-05-01

ing that to meet competing fields this
was necessary. otherwise the mines
of the company would have to sus-
pend There has been a working
agreement between the company and
it's employees since November Is, 1922,
Evening star., 1924-05-01
Labor May Oppose.

This measure is very dear to most
Liberals, but the Laborites are not
wholly in favor Of it, nd Prime Min
lister Macdonald has made some de-
nunciatory statements regarding the
proportional representation system
in the past.
The Liberal party meeting held yes
terday discussed the bill and is re-
ported to have virtually decided upon
an ultimatum to the prime minister
Evening star., 1924-05-01

The United States cotton crop last
year was 100000 bales or 800
pounds each.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-29

When
high and
line takes
bankruptcies
to the slump Of agricultural prices since the
What this
The SeasRoebuck Agricultural Foundation completing
land
tie
began by 1910 doubled Still
chiefly because of the advance the prices of farm products
The brought higher products values Increased
The result land boom By 1920 the Of land
dropped from 1000 o
the
changed hands Following
stock ubng
pillow land decreased
1928 1919 1921
past two there has been gradual increase the for 1922 being
$40 bankruptcy proceedings
the federal 1920 5000 1923 than S
Mississippi
should
considerably with return production prices of farm land will
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-29

expended. If a material reduction
in price cannot be had this subject
should be submitted to the next ses-
sion of the legislature with a view to
obtaining relief.
Too scmall a percentage of the
states road fund is being expended
on roads in farming communities. A
larger portion of the gasoline and Ii
cense tax revenues should be appro-
priated for such purpose. This policy
is essential to the fullest develop
ment of our agricultural districts and
the normal growth and prosperity of
the state.
Initiative and Referendum
The existing initiative and refer
endum laws are so drawn as to offer
many obstacles to their effective en-
ployment in the Inauguration of pro-
gressive laws and defeat of reaction
airy measures. They should be
carefully revised.
The proponents of a bill should
have equal rights with the opponents,
notably in the hiring of workers and
in the matter of time limitations for
obtaining signatures and withdraw
ais. Forged signatures should not be
allowed to invallidate genuine sigma
lures which they duplicate, and Sc
we're penalty should be prescribed fol-
theft of petitions.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-29

Water Power The stats's most I'M
perishable resource is its water pow
er. The republican state platform
pledges the party to the conservation
and development Of this resource by
means, whether public or private,
which win best serve al the people
Of the state at the lowest possible
cost.
Important industrial centers and
extensive farming areas are in need
Of low cost electric power which ex-
isting plants are unable to supply.
A number Of power projects, chiefly
in the central part Of the state, are
SO situated geographically as not
readily to lend themselves to NUM-
cipal development, and are too large
to be developed as public enterprises
by the people now living in the Sec
tons they should serve.
If developed, they would bring in
great industries, afford low cost power
for irrigation and other agricultural
uses, and make possible the further
reclamation and settlement of vast
farming areas surrounding them.
Unless public sentiment should de-
mand the development of these pro-
jects by the state, capital should be
encouraged to undertake it. With
reservations safeguarding the propri-
etary rights of the people, such in
vestments should be assured reason
able period of permanently.
The prime consideration in the de-
velopment and distribution of water
power should be the benefit of the
people of the state as a whole. 1t is
unjust to rural districts that private
corporations or large cities should
monopolize this resource which should
be for the use of all the people.
Road Program
Concrete pavement appears to
meet with the approval for permanent
arterial highways, but, due to the
high price charged for cement, not
enough miles of pavement have been
constructed for the amount of money
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-29
LABOR DAY SERVICE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

The First Baptist church, corner
Market and E streets, will hold spe-
cial Labor Day service, Sunday, Au-
gust 31st, at IL o'clock. Rev o. B.
Shoun viii speak upon the subject,
"a Good Labor Platform"
Every laboring person in the city,
either mentally or physically, is
urged to attend this service.
1t is hoped that the labor organi-
cations may feel special interest in
his service by making an extra eff
fort to attend. This address will be
an honest straightforward discussion
Of the subject. Your presence will be
appreciated. Good music.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-29
GENERAL HOSPITAL WELL
EQUIPPED FOR SERVICE

The Aberdeen General hospital was
established in 1914 by the county.
Later it was taken over by the pres
ent management and converted into
private institution. The officers are
Mrs. Nixon Weber, superintendent;
J. R. Schneider, manager; DIR. Geo.
Chamberlain, president; DIR. /. r.
Watkins, vice president; DIR. n. G.
Randolph, secretary, and DIR. J. B.
Kline, treasurer. DR.. o. R. Austin
and DR.. L. L. GOOdnOw are joint own
ers.
The hospital has seventy-fve beds,
and employs q staff of fifteen gradu-