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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

JOHN J. PERSHING-John Joseph Pershing at
"a, retires to private life bearing the highest mill
tary honors possible to obtain in this country
General of the Armies of the United States. The
permanency of his accomplishment is now estab
shed The story of his chieftainship. of the Amer-
can armies during the great World War are found
tersely worded in those official records which in
sure for men of moment place in history. The
great war wrought the change in Pershngs
General Pershing will forever stand before the
American people as soldier of whom the gods
smiled bengnly. He stands today inspiration
to the normal American school boy, the living
example of possible achievement as result of
close application, integrity, fathfuness to trust,
coupled with a sound education and full devel-
opment of normal intelligence. There is nothing
brilliant about Pershing, nothing theatrical He
has not risen because of dramatic appeal. He has
never fired the imagination of his countrymen
either in or out of the army Rather has he forged
his way as a result of persistent plodding. His
password to advancement has been the word reli-
ability. Perhaps his greatest asset has been his
ability to put behind him the petty thoughts of life
and to surround himself with the most brilliant
soldiers he could find. A man of smaller caliber
might have kept himself constantly in the fore
ground and denied to others the right Of con-
spicuous service. Pershing, however, was not
nodded So He knew that in the ways of war as
in the ways of peace man not born to succeed
alone. He sensed that men and matters are so
interviewer that ndividualistic success is not pos
sible, and while he garnered from the fields of
others he was sufficiently generous to permit 9th
ers to have their place in the sun. He retires with
The respect and affection of the American people
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

Divers working ninety feet below
the surface have recovered thirty-fve.
million dollars of gold and silver bull
lion from the Steamship; Laurentic,
sunk by German submafine.
Thousands of tons of liquid gold"
are in the water thru which steamers
pillow as they go back and forth. Some
day men may retrieve it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

This column, too lightly, compared
Moses forty-year trip across the de-
sert with the four-trip of small
American automobile and the one and
one-half-hour trip of flying machine
across the same desert.
Many writers send learned COM
ment
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

John A. Stewart, called "Grand Old
Man of Wall Street." who knew Abra-
ham Lincoln, and is now head of an
important bank, celebrated his 1O2nd
birthday last week. To us, that seems
old. A thousand years hence, IFS will
seem young as sixty is now. Men will
die out gently like wading twilight
Mr.. Stewart continues living, intel
lectually young. because he has con-
tinued WORKING. Men like trees
die at the top. They are all right as
long as the top is green.
After while civilized human beings
will decide that rats and mice don't
pay. and take the trouble to get rid
of them along with mosquitoes, ues
and other nuisances that Father Noah
might we'll have left out of the Ark
An English scientist demonstrated
that rats suffer from foot and mouth
disease and, frequenting stables, in
feet the cattle.
| Moral for farmers, use cement and
copper and keep out the rats.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11

Hyman Bodner. of Passaic, New
Jersey. says: "You needn't wait to
get information from Moses in heav-
en-. He kept the children of Israel in
the desert for forty years because they
were not qualified to conquer the Pro-
missed Land. They practically all died.
The new generation educated and drift
led, led by Huslma, won their ProR-
ised Land by fighting"
Max Himoff, of Long Island City,
writer, said that Moses had to let his
old followers die off while he raised
a new generation who knew nothing
about Egypt and prepared them for
their task"
Can anybody give more exact in
formation about the fighting leader,
Huslma?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
Careless Campers

The blame for the holocaust of Cal
ifornia forests this summer is laid by
foresters' upon human carelessness.
They say that while lightning starts
some fires, that these are usually on
exposed places at high attitudes and
more quickly discovered by the look
out men. Campers fires are made
along the beds of the streams, with
denser foliage to conceal and less &C
cessib1e. This summers loss in timber
in California alone was 81, 100000 and
hereafter large public areas will be
closed to the public to avoid further
danger. Education is the only weapon
10 combat public carelessness.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-11
The New Ailrnent

I ne INCW k1I1IIICIC
Fourteen passengers on an airplane
flying from London 10 Switzerland
became so i'll with apparent seasick-
ness that they had to alight at Paris
and remain until recovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
Witches Nioht

Nearly 1000 years ago. youth
was joyously and impishly cele-
brating Flallowe en-. Ii is one
of our oldest Institutions, a link
connecting US with the weird
supcrstitions of long ago.
No longer do we actually be-
lieve in witches and marauding
orges and demons-but once a
year we are pleased to imagine
we do.
To our ancestors, the witches
and demons and marauding
ogres were very real. The sha-
dow Of those barbaric days falls
over US on Hallowe en-. Study
the customs Of this night Of
mischief and you are transport
ed back to the time which, while
barbara, was romantic and
adventurous in the extreme.
We have lost lot of the Joys
of life by being disillusioned as
to the reality of such mystic
characters as witches. Progress
is many things, including dull.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

hereby given that an election will
)e held at the usual voting place in
he City Hall in the City of Amer
Gus, on the fifth day of November,
1924, to determine whether an is
ue of serial bonds in the amount
If sixty thousand dollars shall be
ssuel by the Mayor and City Coun-
ii of Americus for the purpose of
treet Improvement within the city.
The polls will be open at 8 O'Clock
!. m. and close at s o'clock p. M,
or the purpose of holding this cleo.
ion on November fifth, proximo.
Said bonds shall be issued January
|, 1925, shall bear interest at a
l-2fo per annufn, which interest
hall be paid semi-annually on the
irst day of January and the first
lay of July of each year, after
heir issuance. Said bonds shall be
ssued in denominations of one
thousand dollars each, two of which
bonds shall be retired on the first
lay of January of each year after
heir issuance, for a period of
thirty years. The amount of mon
" necessary 50 be collected an
lually by a special Levy for this
purpose to pay the annual interest
IN this entire issue of said bonds
md to retire two of said bonds am
nually will be two thousand dollars
Tor the purpose of retiring tWo of
aid bonds each year and S27OO.OO
for the purpose of paying interest
IN the entire amount for 1925, the
first year after issuance, and the
amount levied and collected to pay
interest on the unpaid bonds of this
issue will be decreased each year
for the entire period of thirty
years by the sum of ninety dollars,
50 that the last year of said period
of thirty years, to-wit, 1854, a suf-
ticient sum to retire the last two
outstanding bonds of this issue
amounting TO two thousand dollars
and the interest on sane, amount
ing to ninety dollars, must be levied
and collected for this purpose.
The registration books for this cleo
ton are now open and will be kept
open until the last Saturday i'm
mediately preceding the date for
which the election is herein called
and viii be closed at 5 O'clock p.
m. on said last Saturday before the
date of said election.
A. D. GATEWOOD, JR.,
- Clerk ard Treasurer. :,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

(ff0m Inc times AeCOfdeE. CCG.
81, 1914.)
Americus' forth new warehouse
building erected here during the
current month, shat to be oparated
by Messrs. N. II. Dudley F. w.
Griffin and associates is already
wen under way and viii be c>mplet-
ed within a fortnight. The large
brick building occupies q site on
Spring street near tta Plane If the
Farmers Oil Co. ana fronting both
the Seaboard and Central Railway.
The general state election next
Thursday for governor, statchouse
officials, congressman, senators,
state and national county officers,
VIII command the attention OF the
voters Of Americas and Sumter
county and is the last state eff coun-
ty election for the current year
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Eugene
Hamilton, of Americas, ANNOUNCES
the engagement of their daughter,
Ruth, to Mr.. Paul Hill Sanford, Of
Macon, the wedding to take place
On the morning of Dec. 2, al Che
First Methodist church, Americas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Murray,
celebrated their marriage anniver-
sary and in honor of the occasion,
entertained half-dozen friends at
a beautiful dinner. AT the table
were Mr.. and Mrs. Murry, Mr., a'ed
Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Maynard, Mr. and Mrs. w. c..
Garter, Miss Anna Murray, jamie
Murray, Edwin and Leroy Murray
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
BUZZN2S$$244EEEIsEii!!5.92>'

Eevery lass and every kiddie who
wears waist or blouse or MILDLY.
keeps mother just as busy as the
deuce. You will lind she seldom
scolds about the little button ho es /;
jFs the buttons that they're az,
ways tearin' loose.
Button button, Eighty button,
you are more or less gultton for
the wear that Riddles give from
early dawn. You arc sewn with.
weary digit, than some careless lit
tie midget rips you off and very
quickly YOU are gone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

When they're shoutin' button,
button. who got the bloomin' but
ton" it would seem raat MONS the
person who is guyed. For Us true,
though maybe 1unny, that it's al
way little sonny who is struttin'
with his shirtwaist open wide.
Isn't work she's ever pitchin' with
her SEWN and her st'chin' just to
keep the needed buttons on his clio
thes. But no matter how she's
trustin', there's an ever constant
Dustin and the buttons fly haphaz
ard. goodness knows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
What Davis Promises
The arrner

OF the three nominees for
president, only John w. Davis
has promised any substantial
help to the FARMER. No ohe
but Davis has offered a solution
to the problems that are break
ing the backs Of the American
farmer.
Coolidge would call a confer
ence and see what can be
done z, Davis tells you what he
INTENDS to do. No shillyshall-
ing or dodging-Davis Says |
WILL ao this, if elected.
Of LaFollette we need saw
nothing FOR he has no more
chance Of election thah has a
cotton farmer TO make a million
dollars profit on tea acres with
a spavine mule.
Here's what John w. Davis
sad this week in a statement to
the American farmer:
ne outstanding economic
problem OF the hour, is to mako
me purchasing power of the FAR
Ilef dotlar equal to that of the
manufacturers dollar. Thar i
ahotherssyay Of saying that there
IS no more pressing duty resfin@
upon the government of the I'M;
tea States than to organize the
ECONOMIC life of America. SO thar
American citizens can earn On
tnelr own farms a living in keen
tions. '''0 NO 'I9ul-
Republican administrations d,ir-
Ing me last generations have
represented government by inuus-
trlal bloc. The granting Of M
oue preference and subsidies to
+, INDUSTRIES by republican admins
tfatlons has forced the farmer +,
indulge IN an abnormal struoo1a
TO get a fair hearing H. conoT@e.
The farmers of this conntry
are not medicapts and thew are
wiling to take the risks that a..
TEND their all-importaat calling.
But they are entitled in ret,rn
20 government genuinely in
terested in their problems and
heeii!y desrous to serve them to
the limitsof its power.
me .darmers feel more seve.
rely Than any others the efec-
OF discriminatory taxes. TIC
goods which they sell are in LARGE
measure sold i'm the markets of
the world, but those which thew
buy consist LARGELY Of manufac-
tured articles heavily protected
behind a republican tariff wall
Inc farmers, therefore. have been
forced to contribute profits 10
other Industries with no com.
pensating benefit to themselves
THE republicans' agriculu.
RAJ progTam is composed of inst
three blanks. The first is tha
reminder to the farmer. that
God helps only those who helm
themselves Secondly thew tall
the farmer that curtailed produc-
tion is the remedy. Remedy No. 2
is that We should have comIois-
sion of Impartial experts with CO.
onomlc et1isors to consider the
Agricultural situation and report"
The farmers If this country
have been investigated in the last
three Te8rs-frst by the congress
itself, for sly lone months. ther
by an gUricf1l4r5ssa1 oc,, f.,,1,,,o -. g
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
NoTICEl

Pursuant to a resolution and ordi-
nance passed by the Mayor and City
Council OF Americas on the second
day of October, instant, calling a
bond election TO determine whether
street Improvement bonds in the
sum Of sixty thousand dollars should
be issued and fixing the date of
said election as the fifth day of No
yember, 1924, notice is therefore
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Rccorder. Oct.
81, 1894

(From The Times-Rccorder. Oct.
81, 1894
Pursuant to the call made bv the
Times-Recorder there was large
and enthusiasts: meeting Of citi-
Gems last night at the city hail. Col.
D. C. Burkhalter was called to The
chair, and w. K. Wheatley ESQ.
acted as secretary.
Hon. Charles r. Crisp, Of Georgia
the greatest democrat Of them all,
win buckle on the armor for The
fight now being wageI in New Yoi],
against David Bennett AIN and de-
mocracy, He is going right into the
breach and will do much towards
turning the battle against republi-
cans.
Miss Galloway, of Americas. N,o
record as undeviatinlgly favor
able to agricultural interests as
that of the Republican party is
undeviatingiy opposed to them
Some outstanding facts in that
record are the Farm Loan Bank
System, a clause in the Federal
Reserve Bank law providing fa-
vorable borrowing terms for far
mers the Agricultural EXten-
Act which made an agricultural
adviser available TO every coulty.
q law excepting farmers organ
izations from the terms of the
antitrust act. and numerous
others passed during the years
when the Democratic party was
i'm power.
Equally important facts in that
record are that. since the Rcpub-
lican party has been i'm power.
such laws as have been passed for
agriculture owe their success to
Democrats ~ the Packers and
Stockvards act, the Grain Flu
turc Act, increased capital of
Farm Loan Banks, and others.
Ceytainlv no farmer who votes
for the welfare of his own fand-
Nv can long hesitate over The
choice among these records and
pledges.
Now, brother. if you are still
hell bent on casting a vote TOR
the Bobcat from Wisconsin or
Cautious Cal from Vermont, 90
.aheadl But don't howl in the
next 9eW wears Il DAVIS goes
d6v9n 70 defeat. Remembef
YOU cast a vote for Coolidge
whea you failed to vote FOR
Davis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
iIJe
Bp7p6
a <SS>, bqAlle.r4 Au2ss

What has become Of that German
who had discovered how to manu-
facture GOLD out of the baser fe-
tals?"
Truly, we live IN an age Of mar
wells. Even though 50 many Of the
marvels are never heard Of again
after the initial announcement. }
What'Il be the next act in World
Vaudeville?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

The expression, "Tell it to the
Marines" arose from the fact that
when the marines first went afloat
they were naturally rather "green"
concerning nautical affairs and
would believe almost anything that
was told to them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
A THOUGHT

Answer a fool according to lis
folly, lest to be wise in his own
conceit.-Prov. 26:4,5.
A fool cannot look, nor stand, nor
walk like a man of sense.-La Bru-
yele.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
fined lizard, instead Of fish.
WINGS


WINGS
Like this, runs the evolutionary
theory: A fish wanted, for instance.
to get out on land and explore,
Struggling, it developed fins INTO
aippers like a seals. Gradually
these became legs-like lizards.
Trying to seize objects ultimately
developed fingers.
Or, struggling to fly, fish develop
cd fins into wings. Man yearacd
to fy-so much, he pictured the
angels with wings. He didn't wait
for wings to grow. Made his own,
artifcial-the airplane. No longer
confined to the ground. It's fre&k-
ish step in evolution, is mans join-
ing the birds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

h. CHICAGO, a Judge ordered
George Koupon to be quie toree
days a week. Some men are so effe-
inmate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
The STANDARD
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BARGAINS

New Crinkle Spreads at $1,9a
| New stock just in from. hte mill,
full size for large double beds;
seamless; extra good quality Friday
and Saturday .---...-....-..--$1,9e
Mems Red Cross Dress
Shirts at csc
Guaranteed fast colors; collar
less style; great variety of pretty
checks and stripes; sizes IA to 18,
Friday and Saturday .9sc
Red Cross Silk
Striped Shirts at So.
Attached collars; the SWEETEST
Shirt you ever saw for the price;
beautifully made; they equal all
$500 grades; here Friday and Sat-
urday .-.-.-..-......----..---...---. $500
Shoes at $3.50
Children's Serviceble
New styles just in from the MAX
ers; of soft vici kid; flexible soles;
rubber heels; sizes 5 to 8. Friday
and Saturday, Pair ...-...--$1.50
Women's New Brown
Oxfords at $685.
Welted soils, of fin brown calf
leather; rubber heels; newest style
out this season; none of the $500
Shoes are better. Friday and Sat
urday, Pair ,-..,-,.,-,.--,.-.,....$3.95
Boys Union Suits at CSC
$1,0O would be fair price for
this garment; natural color; very
elastic; medium weight and COM
plete run of sizes here, Friday and
Saturday, Suit ---.,,.--...-.,..-.69c
Boys Standard Denim
Overalls at CSC
None better made at any price;
guaranteed Indigo blue dye; all
sizes from 6 to Is years, Friday and
Saturday, Pair -.-..-..............-9 $50
Ladies Black Silk
Stockings at 39c
First quality lisle tops and feet;
grade usually sold from soc to
69c; here Friday and Saturday
Pair ..........-....-....-..........-....- soc
Serviceable Mattress
Ticking at 15c Yard
Full width in a great variety Of
plain and fancy stripes; good
weight less than wholesale price,
Friday and Saturday, Yard --15c
$500 Ladies Coats
At $I9.75
Of excellent Bolivia; new styles
just received from New York; all
sizes.
PIX UP SIG
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
AMERiCUS. GA. /
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
MoToRIsT

Compulsory auto liability insur-
ance now is in effect in nearly all
of Switzland. AS a rule, the auto
owned must carry at iesa5 $4,000
worth. The laws favor the pedes-
trian who gets hit. The burden Of
proof is on the driver. And the
car owner has to pay a tenth Of tie
big damages out Of his own POCKET.
and all of the damages up to $25,
They claim it's safe now to cross
Swiss roads without running.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
Oxfords at $685.

Welted soils, of fin brown calf
leather; rubber heels; newest style
out this season; none of the $500
Shoes are better. Friday and Sat
urday, Pair .......-,.....-.,,.-...,.... $3.95
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

experts. The usual explanation is
that sugar in candy ISL substitute
forfor pre-prohibition alcohol. One
authority claims excess n candy Is
as injurious to digestive system as
over-indulgence in alcohol. Also
that as the candy habit is as hard
to break as the liquor habit. Other
experts disagree.
One advantage Of having "eX-
perts" is that there's nearly always
one or more who'll ba X yJu, no
matter what you think.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

If the first broadcasting station
was woman'a sewing circle, then
The first amplifer was the village
gossip.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

We have read so much abous this
airship Shenandoah, we dreamed las
night we were a football.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
EXTRAORDINARY

The axolotl, DESERVED as a fish
with four legs, the legs equipped
with fingers, excites Boston. 1t WIS
sent from Montana to the Hub ma
tural history museum. A little I'M
agination suggests thai tie queer
creature is a link demonstrating
the workings of evolution. That is
presumably correct-even though
The aXolOtl is a salamander or re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

New Crinkle Spreads at $1.98
New stock just in from. hte mill,
full size for large double beds;
seamless; extra good quality Friday
and Saturday ----.--$1,98
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
Shoes at $1.50
Children's Serviceble

New styles just in from the MAX
ers; of soft vici kid; flexible soles;
rubber heels; sizes 5 to 8. Friday
and Saturday, Pair .-.-$1.5O
Women's New Brown
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

u, as haynes says, only el&htl
per cent Of our bootleg is poison,
what becomes % the other twenty
per cent?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
Mems Red Cross Dress
no

Shirts at csc
Guaranteed fast colors; collar
less style; great variety of pretty
checks and stripes; sizes IA to IS,
Friday and Saturday .......9Sc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

And if your barber is strangely
silent he has been cutting won4n's
hair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
SWEETS

Men are eating more candy than
women, according to leading diet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
BANKS

To clear up a lot Of misinforma-
lion used in arguments:
The government repors that in
1928 about A per cent Of American
railroad bonds were owned by
banks and trust companies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published.


~ u M ~
If aS HAYNES saws onlv eiqbt,
ner cent or our boo+lao i noieon
Do,, can+2
We have read SO much abou: this
nfoI,t uo ,vora = fnotbo II
-
n. CHICAGO a Judge ordered
George KouDon to be ouie three
,,,inato
We fold ono we Would rot bor The
80 en- 4l;,1.s -. ,,o 49, = 49, l'n = ~
ras . woman, soo,ino circlo +b.n
40 frst ano,1it -, r,ae H. 2;lIs~o
g .l ~ ~ ON ~
~, NJ u WI ~ -! - 81 e'-'s5 :. :
l.il;,'V NJ i'''' 0se'' o'''''''s WIZ
'''''i'
Ailu IL men IalNeu as inuc,l a. W.
iile'. men Wel's I "ogiu " Wei u
'll lils'eau Oh SilaYeu Gu
ana Uhe "orla may never Nho"
why men nave Vhe largest ID" mas
eleS WINE women use VhelrS She
most
y" = 0oii Ni'o" - q 3 ii ~
SHOWS Ciie "'> Ci'e VIM w. ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31

And if men talked as much az wo-
men their whiskers would be worn
eff instead of shaved eff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-31
Red Cross Silk

Red Cross Silk
Striped Shirts at So.
Attached collars; the SWEETEST
Shirt you ever saw for the price;
beautifully made; they equal all
$500 grades; here Friday and Sat-
urday ..-.-.--........---...---.... $500