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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
Old Days In Am1ericuS

and dark eyed Webster county girl
who her relatives say left Ameticus
ten days ago in company with mar
RED man and neighbor, is again I'M
der the parental roof, back in the
country.
Mr.. S. E. Vaughn, one of the en-
ployes at the railroad shops here,
is still confined to his home as the
result of a recent accident, when
his foot was severity mashed By q
piece of iron falling upon it. His
misfortune is very much regretted.
Mrs. Sarah Schumpert sold yes
terday to Mr.. ] w. Hightower her
half interest in the desirable Scl.um-
pert property on Lee street. Mrs.
Hightower already owning the other
half interest. Sometime ago Mrs.
Schumpert bought the Butler farm
just beyond Magnolia Dell and wish
her sister, Miss Annie Pickett will
go there to reside, shortly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
Don't Delay Picking

There is much cotton still in
the fields of Sumter and nearby
counties. The recent rains de-
layed picking, but today the sun
is shining and there's no rea-
son Why picking should not be
rushed. Rather, there is every
reason why not one minute
should be lost. To Sumter
farmers, cotton is GOLD. Ev-
cry pound means that much
more money for the farmer.
There are fields in which not
a lock has been picked. In some
of these fields the entire crop
would be an almost total loss if
a heavy, driving rain should set
IN, and no man can guarantee
the weather.
Rush the picking and RUSH
the stalk destruction. Get the
cotton to the gins and the stalks
under the ground. It's time TO
battle and that without the loss
of moment.
Get busy and stay busy.
There is happiness and prospect
ty at stake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
WANT TO ABOLISH THE
COTTON EXCHANGE

Senator w. j. Harris of Geor-
gia announces that he will become
active in support of bill which
has been introduced and is being
sponsored by Senator Caraway of
Arkansas intended to prevent the
sale of cotton on the future mar
ket, when Congress reconvenes.
Senator Harris says he is convinc-
ed that the cotton exchanges serve
no useful purpose but lend them
selves admirably to straight gamb-
ling. Of course, most of the ac-
tivity in the future cotton mar
ket is unadulterated speculation.
Neither the buyer nor the seller
has the remotest intention of
handling the "spots" or actual
cotton involved in the transaction
to which he is a party. The buy
err who places his order for 100
bales is usually ready "to close
the deal" when his purchase nets
him satisfactory profit, so like
wise is the seller whose judgment
is confirmed by a downward
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
Editorial Opinions Cleaned
Serious and Otherwise
From Press and Magazine

plunge Of the market. He does
not Gown" the cotton which he
nonchalantly losses INTO the agi-
tated sea of trade and sells with
out the slightest thought CT max
ing delivery. The records of the
exchanges show that several hum
dred millions of bales of cotton
are sold and bought in a season.
Of course, much of this stock
is dealt in for purposes of "hedg-
ing" and is considered legitimate
and necessary to safeguard those
dealers who are not gambling
but who are protecting" a trans
action against losses due to Hue
tuation of the market. 1t is diff
fcult to say just what would De
the consequences to the producers
should all future Investments IN
cotton be prohibited. 1t would GER
tainly take from legitimate cot
ton factors all recourse to pro-
tect themselves in either large
sales or purchases wnere lmm9dl-
ate deliveries were not possible.
1t is pointed out in this connec-
ton that in 1914 when the ex-
changes Throughout the country
were closed and the future mar
ket suspended, cotton dropped to
6 cents and after they were re
opened the market steadily ad-
vanced to 40 cents. Just what
part thefuture market played IN
this shifting of the figures is not
known Selma Times Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

Gro mThe Times Recorder. Oct. 6,
1910
Early this afternoon a satifac-
tory agreement looking to that dis
position Baby s mite was reach
ed between the comfy att.:c.it.:s
and Mrs. Carer, mother of Mrs.
Webb, with Rev. Thosmas and Rev.
Bivins, who had interested thcmsal-
YES in the affair, went to the hospi-
tai for the babI when Mrs. Carer
later returned to the arms of her
daughter, Mrs. Webb.
The wood paving in several Sc
lions of the city continue TO demand
the attention of the repair gang, and
numerous, "uprisings" are thus put
down. The blocks swell during tie
continued wet weather and demand
considerable attention. A long lire
of blocks were taken up on Cotton
avenue today-a narrow strip near
the east curbing which may ef'ec-
lively remedy matters there.
Mr.. Elan Mauk, of Americas has,
it is understood, accepted the posi-
ton of master mechanic for the
Georgia Florida and Alabama rail
way at cambridge, where the man
shops of that railway are located.
81 hay full crop of young cot
ton already up and ready to be chop
ped to a stand" declared former
Commissioner of Agriculture, 7 G.
Hudson today, while discussing the
generally bum price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
SOW GRAINl

SOW GkAlN!
That merchants ere fast depict
ing their supply of grain for fall
planting is indication that our
farmers are preparing to soy
larger crops than usual this yea.
With the prospect of corn selling
at $500 to $3.50 per bushel next
spring it is a mighty good idea
to SOW grain in plenty this TALL.
It IS our observation that wheat
has always been planted too
scantly in Taylor county, not
withstanding the fact that it can
be very profitably grown here
Flour is soaring higher and high
er and by harvesting time next
year the price will doubtless
cause many farmers to wish they
had increased their wheat acre
age also.-Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
Time Is the Test

|. is the unwritten law of ev-
erv Hindu that he shall revisit
the place of his birth at least
once every II years. Dhan
Gopal Mukerji writes in the At
lantic Monthly.
He advances the novel theory
that a wave of homesickness
comes to people in cycles or
periods 2 years apart.
How does this match your
own experience?
A trip to the Old Home Town
after an absence of II years is
nearly always disappointing,
even dismal. The thrill of an
ticipation increases as your
train or touring auto nears the
destination where your child
hood was staged.
You find many new buildings,
though a lot of the old land
marks remain.
The big change is in the peo-
pie. Friends of long ago have
scattered to the far points of
the compass. Many have pass
ed on into eternity. Of those
who have remained an the Old
Home Town only a few are
the same as ever. Others
have changed so much that you
hardly recognize them.
1t is interesting to observe how
Bill has improved and Walter
deteriorated. The brightest boy
in school. like as not, will be
found holding down an unim-
portant job at low pay. The
supposed Ounce may startle you
by his great. success.
The net result is a conclusion
that very few people turn out
as others expect they will. Time
is the acid test. 1t destroys the
weak. 1t unearths and elevates
the strong.
On your visit to the Old
Home Town you meet a child
hood chum. After little
coaching, he remembers your
identity. You talk over the old
days and exchange ideas and
PHILOSOPHERS of life.
Gradually. as you study the
crony of long ago, you sense
that you are talking to 95 per
cent different person than the
one you formerly knew.
Time has changed his body,
his thinking. his character.
And you, to him, have I'M
dergone as great a change.
Personality is not a fixed and
permanent thing. 1t changes so
much as timh passes that it's
doubtful if we'd recognize pres
ent associates at all if we met
them 500 years from now in
some other world. Or even so
years from now, on earth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06

opinions were quoted, and its atCi-
tude towards national questions
was deemed of paramount imPof-
lance and reputf.
1t is simply a shame that Geor-
gia has fallen into such a state
of affairs that its people are in
different to the duty of citizen
ship. 1t is no wonder that the
state ranks the lowest in support
of public education, the highest
in illiteracy, and one Of the
smallest in internal improve
ments. It is a sorrowful story
to tell not only for those who
were born in Georgia or who love
Georgia. it is a sorrowful story
to tell to the country, and yet
it might as well be told because
these facts come to US from the
columns of the Atlanta Constii u
tion-long recognized as an ex-
ponent of life and progress IN
Georgia.
What we say Of Georgia here IS
also true in a lesser degree OF
other states, and there are many
indications throughout the Re-
public of an increase of civic in
difference which is depressing
everywhere throughout the coun-
try. In 1920 twenty seven
million eligible voters stayed away
from the polls, white twenty-siE
millions voted,-plainly an cleo
ton bv minority.
Is it possible that this great
country of ours is rapidly dwlnd-
ling in its interest in popular
government? Can it be possible
that the growth of the material
and the selfishly material is di-
minishing interest in popular
government? % per cent OF
the eligible voters casts their bal
lots in 1900: 66 per cent in 1903;
GO per cent in 1912, and less
than so per cent in 1920. rms
tendency if continued at the same
ratio will entirely wipe out the
eo-called "rule of the people
within another generation, ana
leave the government. according
to the Constitution, in control OF
small group Of selfish poll
tieians. or of a machine dynasty
The situation as pictured by
Colonel Graves is startling; 1t $
and calls for reawak-
ening on the part of Georgia $
men and women. 1t should
arouse every institution, patriot
ic and civic body to the real'za~
ton that the primary system Is
facing decay; that laxity in gov
eminent can ONLY be renedied
bv the individual.
Until t h e INDIVIDUAL
his full political re-
there can be but lit
tie advancement. Georgia is a
great empire within herself and
should assume her righttul
Dlace in the ranks of the
States of the Union. This can
no. and will not do until there
is a reawskening Of her cleo
forate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
Pipes 54 : g q

Tobacco runs low and he opens
His pouch and he fills up the pipe
bowl once more. He lights it and
then once again he will SLOUGH as
another puff sessions in store.
You'd think that a fellw who
smokes with such joy would pick
cut pipe that costs dough, but dad
says, a "corncob's the finest, my
boy" and he's sure in position TO
know.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
rHIRrY YEARS AGO TODAY
(trom The Times Recorder. Oc. 8,
1894.)

4
1894)
Proprietor Windsor and Manager
Stanfeld are putting some fine fou-
ches on the Windsor. The hotel is
as neat as pin, now, and the
travelling public say it is certainly
Sweet haven of rest" The
Windsor is a great enterprise for
Americas, and will certainly catch
the tourists this season.
Miss Bella Hill left yesterday for
Rronwood on visit of a week at
the home of her grandfather, Judge
E. G. HILL
Miss Lizzie Little Worthy left yes
terday for Atlanta, where she will
enter Miss Becks seminary for
young ladies for the fall term.
One of the many thrifty farmers
of Sumter county who have made
g success of tilling the soil is Mr..
George Virgins, 10 miles south of
Americas. He is yet young mar
and if there is luck in numbers his
IS in the sevens. He has lived seven
teen years in the house he now occu-
pies, which was built fifty seven
years ago. He has seven children
and during the seventeen years has
been farming has not bought seven
teen pounds of meat, but on the
contrary sells meat every year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06

| get a real kick out Of wateEin
dad smoke, he seems to enjoy it so
much. Through hours of jes' puff
fin he'll leisurely poke as he gets
the real satisfied touch.
He'll sink in a chair and just
close his eyes and drag till the pipe
stem starts singin' The great rings
of smoke will eventually rise and
you wonder what dreams they are
bringin'.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
The STANDARD
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
BARGAINS

At 48c Yard-Mixed Serge -
black brown, navy and rose; Sc in.
wide; French weave.
At $2.5O-French Broadcloth, "a
inches wide; black and colors.
At $2.50-SiIk Canton Crepe;
40 inches wide; black and color8.
At CSC yard-All Wool Serge,
storm and French weave; SO inches
wide.
At 65c-Nainsook Princess Slips
pink and Lavender; all sizes.
At 65c-White Embroidered
Princess Slips of good Nainsook; all
sizes.
At s1.25-Silk Figured .Teddie8,
beautifully made-pink, blue and
lavender.
At $1.75-An Silk Jersey Vests;
regularly $3.50.
At $2.98-AH Silk Jersey
Boomers; all sizes and eolors.
At $2.50-Satin Princess Slips;
excellent quality.
At 65c-Childs Knitted Caps; all
colors and sizes; all wool.
At 98c yard-W Wool Crepe; black
and colors; 38 inches wide.
At $1.98-Shghtly Soiled Bed
Spreads; large sizes; formerly up
to SIS.
At CSC Knitted PetticS@s:
great variety of colors; full Sis.
At $1-Pink and White land
kerchife Linen; SO inches wide;
sheer and beautiful.
At 50-Ladies' and Misses
Brown Stitched-down Oxfords,
flexible soles.
At $198 Boys all leather Scout
Shoes; sizes 2 to 6.
At $19.95-Genuine AlexanAer
Smiths Tapestry Squares; sAe
9x12 feet
At 1c SPOOL. & P. Coats
Spool Cotton; limit 5 spools wiAh
other purchases of 81 or more
At zoe Yard Thousands eff
yards of the best Outings; in Wight
and dark colors.
/ At IL 1-2c-One case standard
i Dress Bingham; guaranteed fast
colors.
At $1.49-For 10 yards fine soft
finished Long Cloth; SO inches wide.
At 15c yard-Full yard wide soft
finished Bleaching; plenty for ev-
erybody.
At II lie = Full yard wide
brown Sheeting; fine smooth even
weave.
At loo >Yard-Fine lightweight
Sea Island; full yard wide.
At 10c-New lot of Safety
Razors; guaranteed to shave; COM
plete with blade.
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
AMERIcUS. GA. s#
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
e'l3h&ia1u6
X basNb1t App1e
CLIMATE

CLlR2A Z
The arctic regions used to have a
warm, mild climate. Fossils PROV
ing this were brought back by Elk
plorer Macmillan.
When the weather experts clam
the climate doesn't change, they
really mean that it changes so eX-
tremely slowly that it takes thou
sands of years to observe any differ
ence.
The change seems 10 be taking
rlace faster of late years. Many
parts of central and northern Can
ada report that "queer winters
have nearly exterminated field ndce
and squirrels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
ESKIMO

Explorer Macmillan says he found
the Eskimos, in their religion, pray
only to the evil spirits. They take
it for granted that the "good spri;s'
will be kind to them without request
JOKE
Can you eat for $97.58 year
and get your clothing for $48.03
fuel and light for S20.92?
That's what the average iAr:erl-
can paid last year, including men,
women and children, according t.
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. 1t
isn't often that statistics are hume
rous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
NOISE

Annoyed and unable to sleep be-
cause of the clatter and hum o.
high-power airplanes flying oven his
home, an Englishman went to court
about it.
The magistrate sympathizes. but
says nothing can de done.
Give us a few million airplanes III
use, and we'll have some choice
problems in noise, danger from
wrecks overheard by flying joy
riders. Wise communities are look
ing ahead, planning traffic reguia-
tons for the air. Remember the
law is usually 10 years behind prob
lens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. Oct. G,
1904

The fall session of the Amricus
Institute, one of the most flourish
ing colored schools in Georgia, and
of which Prof. Reddick is principal,
opened yesterday with 20 pupils en-
rolled, half of them non-residents.
Our warehouse receipts have Iea-
ched almost to 5000 bales. We
think this good for a country mar
ket. In the local market yesterday
the best offering was 8 IA cents
while week ago the same cotton
was worth IS bale more.
Susie Drew, the pretty plump
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
A THOUGHT

He that trusteth in his riches shall
fail: but the righteous shall flourish
as branch,-Prov. 1928.
Riches either serve or govern the
possessor. Horace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
FARMER

A New York farmer shipped 20
bushels of fresh peas to Americas
largest city. The commission mer-
chant sent him a check in full
$2.74 says the Wall Street Journal
An accompanying statement said
that the peas sold for $13. Out of
this came STA freight, 1882 car
tage and $3.50 for the commission
man.
The farmer got the rest-$2.74.
Unluckily, he had paid 81. 80 for get
ting the peas picked in his garden.
And that's the farming business
in a nutshell. The peas, by the way,
landed in grocer's hands for so
cents a bushel. How much did he
charge his customers?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
DEAD

Nearly a million American youths
are studying Latin and other "dead
languages" This is learned through
a survey by the American Classical
League.
For the pratical purposes, they
might better be studying Chinese
and South American Spanish and
Portuguese), the es being our big
foreign trade customers of the flu
ture.
Dead language are the last strong
holds of the medieval in modern
education.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06

lHOuSdudo VI lhObtlet opSNldAiLbtE
en- bathing suits, will starve soon.
Four yards of short skirt can look
more interesting than half yard
of bathing suit.
Tax-dodging and taxi-dodging
keep US all up in the air.
Germany has built US another air.
ship, but the list of k lied and in
jred has not been announced yet.
The ship of state might do some
thing about the state of ships.
The man who spends his life max
ing faces at the devil soon begins
to look like the devil.
Now is the time for that old
chestnut about the early bird and
early chestnut getting the worm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
DESTROY CoTToN STALKS

The Wiregrass Farmer, Of
Ashburn, recently started the slo-
gan that all cotton stalks should
be destroyed at least three weeks
bfore frost. This. advice has
gone the rounds of the press and
no doubt has been largely follow
ed, with the result that we drive
one more tack in the boil weevil's
coffin. Our contemporary tells
Of a farmer in Brooks county,
who has successfully whipped the
boil weevil for six Years by the
simple work of stalk destruction.
This farmer rushes cotton picking
and is usually through with his
picking the first of October. lie
takes the wing off the moulboard
of his plow and roots up the
stalks, thereby killing them. He
makes every effort possible to get
his stalks killed the first week in
October, though two years of the
six he could not accomplish this
work until a little later. 1t is cal
culated that one ma nwith two
horse pillow can pillow up ten acres
in day which at the regular rate
of wages for man and team
would amount to twenty cents
per acre. Even in the wet year
of 1928 he made a good crop Of
cotton.
This practice of destroying the
stalks, destroys the breeding plac-
es of the weevils and thereby des-
troys the last generation, when
would multiply their number hye
hundred fold next spring. Mac
on News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
SMITH AND ROOSEVELT

With Alfred +. Smith and
Theodore Roosevelt opposing can
didates for the governorship of
New York, there ought to BE- a
lively contest. Smith has a re-
markable record of achievement
in New York politics; Roosevelt
has the power and prestige of the
Roosevelt name back of him.
Each man is the best vote-getter
either party could have picked.
Not for a moment would we
contend that Roosevelt is the
ablest man in the Republican
camp, but we can think of no
New York Republican who could
make better showing against
Alfred E. Smith in this campaign
1t is our opinion that the Rochest-
er convention chose wisely.
AS to the contrasting person.
alities of the two men. their
abilities and the service they have
rendered the people, that is an
other matter. At any rate the
Lieutenant Colonel is an amiabie
young man.
The interesting question is.
can Roosevelt squeeze througa
even if he has the advantage Of
running in a presidential year?
Smith will be hard man TO beat.
Four years ago when Harding
buried Cox under an avalanche of
votes. Miller defeated "Al" by a
narrow margin.
Governor Smith, of course, will
be of tremendous help to John
w. Davis presidentia candidacy.
The situation is unusual. Cool
idge is expected by the Repubi-
cans to pull their gubernatoriai
candidate. Roosevelt. through,
while Smith, the Democratic gu
bernatorial candidate, is expect
ed bv Democrats to null the ma
tional ticket through in New
York. Providence (R. ~ News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06

NIS made on Improved
AO1AAN Gfarm 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 $1,100,000 on
farms in Sumter county alone, with
plenty more to lend.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust CO.,
in Sumter. Lee, Terrell, Schley,
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster counties. 81 Planters Bank
Building, Americus, Ga. Phone 50
ex Nall --~-=~---.,.s.,--.-.-..n--r..AlAx,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06
q0nl57mS
XY Saws

IhOusands OF mOIhs, SpeCldIIzHig
en- bathing suits, will starve soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06

Tax-dodging and taxi-dodging
keep US all up in the air.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-06

The ship of state might do some
thing about the state of ships.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Better Times Ahead.

Experts say that important pro-
blems are confronting argrlcul-
ture. 1t is estimated that the
population of the United States
will be near 150,000,000 souls with
in twenty-five years and these ex-
perts are wondering where the
food they will eat is coming from.
Conservatively estimated, it is
said that 3S,000,000 acres will have
to be added to the nations pres
ent actual crop land to support a
population that the United States
will probably have by 1850.
That can mean only one thing
that the demand for products OF
the farm is going to increase con-
stantly and that the consequent
reduction of supply will operate
for the benefit of the farmers OF
the United States.
The tillers of the soil every
where have been downcast and
heavy of heart. Being dropped
suddenly out of a cloud of afflu-
ence that came with the war and
remained for a few years after
wards, it is little wonder that far
mers became discouraged at the
sudden change which took away
their war profits and made it prac-
tically impossible to make much
more than living off their land.
But they should not be too i'm
patient. The troubles that have
beset agriculture for the past few
years are going to pass, and when
they do, agriculture is going to
come into it's rightful place in the
business world, such as it never