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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia For (
Third Congressional District.
D. S. Court Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Ga„ September 17, 1916
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Good morning; still eating crow? i
To arms! The boll weevil is here.
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When the women vote, that’s when 1
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we quit.
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Fond adieu! Dear electric light j
question.
President Wilson certainly has his
share of hard luck.
Vice-President Marshall put a little 1
punch in his acceptance. !
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That joint commission at New Lon- x
don can't create much stir. \
It is bad enough to have to endure
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politics, but to fight over it is worse.
The border situation is in the same (
place—and Tennessee’s guards are on 1
their way. (
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New York always has a strike of
some kind, and occasionally makes a 1
ten-strike.
What about an armor plant for 1
Americus? We have some hard nuts
to work on. 1
Champ Clark and Vice-President '
Marshall seem satisfied that they will
keep their jobs.
Hank Ford and “his neighbors” are
with Wilson for re-election. Must mean
every flivver in the country .
The gunners on the Pennsylvania
claim to have made a world’s re
cord. What does Gussie Gardner think
of that?
Very interestingly does the Griffin
News and Sun inquire: “Where were
all those voters Tuesday who sent
Uncle Nat’ word that ‘they were for
him?’ ”
The voters of Ware county stood by
their obligation of the first primary
and re-named Volney Williams and I
Calvin Parker to the legislature, des
pite all the Sweat-ing.
Furlow Lawn Baptist church will not
seem natural without Rev. R. L. Bivins
a- pastor. He has served the same
charge for twenty consecutive year?,
which is the longest record in the stat?.
The compiled list of the representa
tives and senators in the Georgia gen
eral assembly for 19167-17 presents a
number of new names; still some of
the old-timers are on the job. F’r in
stance, Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, and
Seaborn Wright, of Floyd.
Governor Harris made an admira
Lie appointment in naming Judge Price
Gilbert, of Columbus, to the supreme
court bench to succeed the late Jus
tice Joseph Henry Lumpkin. The,se
lection of George P. Munro, of Marion,
as judge was also a single compli
ment.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Americus public school system
I Las virtually been at work during the
1 past week, although the formal open
ing will not take place until Monday
morning. Everything is in readiness
; for the reception of the students, and
not a minute will be lost in getting
down to work.
The schools open with the brightest
prospects in their history. Every school
has an efficient corps of teachers, and
the officials are to be congratulated on
their careful .preparation for the open
ing. The life of young America is
worth all of Europe and means more
than a political era in Georgia,
The high school is perhaps the cen
ter of interest, and the male students,
I the especial center. This is because of
the innovation for military training
More than a minimum war strengtn
company of the National Guards has
already been formed for the high
school, and with their cadet grey uni
forms they will certainly be the envy of
all Americus and a marked attraction
for other high schools in the state.
One particular feature is the pros
pect that a band and drum and a bugle
c'rps will be formed. These things add
interest to the school, and instead of a
would-be life of drudgery which every
school boy thinks it is, it is an era of
entertainment, keen with brightest
memories.
The schools are dear to the heart of
all Americus, and every parent should
lend their earnest co-operation to the
authorities in their effort to acocmplish
the best work in the history of the
schools.
NO JUGGLING.
From all indications none of the
three leading candidates in the race
for the judgeships of the court of ap
peals will have a sufficient majority
vote to nominate in the convention
without additional strength.
The Macon convention which meets ,
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on September 26th, should nominate
the three highest candidates, and not
open the floodgates of bartering and
trading whereby some of the leading
candidates would be deprived of their
justice.
Regardless of who the three highest
men are—let they be the choice of the
Macon- convention.
This is one instance which shows the
wrong of electing judges by the people.
They should be above petty politics,
and it is impossible to keep them out
when that is the place they have to
descend to get anything.
If it is to be Bloodworth, Stephens,
George, Jenkins —either of the three
who lead, they should be declared the
nominees.
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WILLIAMS AND PARKER.
Ware county did herself proud when
she refused to bow to the bolters and
thereby deprive Editor Volney Wil
liams, of the Waycross Journal-Her
ald, and Calvin W. Parker, of the nom
inations as representatives from Ware.
‘ These gentlemen won in an early pri
■ mary, and charges of fraud and cor
ruption were made.
Finally, the executive committee of
that county permitted the defeated men
to place their names on the ticket, and
in the latest primary they ran behind
1 their former vote. They should not
have received a single vote. A primary
is more than a passing note.
Back the nominees—and Ware did.
SUMTER’S DELEGATION.
For the first time in several years,
Sumter county will have a delegation
in the house and a senator from the
thirteenth district without previous
experience in legislative halls. For a
number of years past, Sumter has play
ed a conspicuous part in the affairs of
I the general assembly, and the Times-
Recorder knows that the senator
and representatives for, 1916-17 are no
exceptions.
s The next few years of the Georgia
e general assembly will be fraught with
- many problems of vital interest to the
state and her people. Sumter's dele
.(gated choices will be able to cope with
these affairs, and render a magnificent
’public service.
PINCHOT’S PIFFLE.
Gifford Pinchot, a figure of more or
less prominence in the United States,
has favored the editor of the Times-
Recorder with a letter, relating why
he is against Woodrow Wilson, for
president of the United States. Why
Pinchot is— doesn’t change the Times-
Record.er, and really it would be use
less to comment further.
But, for the sake of laying bare
some of Pinchot’s claims we move on.
In the beginning, which is truly the
place to start, Mr. Pinchot says: “I
am neither a Democrat, nor a Repub
lican, but a Progressive. Yet, there
being no Progressive nominee, unless
I choose to support a candidate who
can not be elected, I must vote for
either Wilson or Hughes.” So out of
Mr. Pinchot’s own mouth, we see
there’s no chance for Theodore Roose
velt to again “kick the traces” and
bolt the newly made friend of the
former justice, Charles Evans Hughes.
Mr. Pinchot compliments the first
days of the Wilson administration and
then says: “In the end I came to see
that President Wilson has a greater
power than any other man in public
life to say one thing but do another,
and get away with it.” (Remarkably
like Teddy, the hero then.) Continuing,
he says, “the facts which justify this
statement are common knowledge.”
The concluding paragraph of Mr.
Pinchot’s letter sums it all up when
he says: “I can not vote for Wilson
because I can not trust him. He does
not trust him. He does not do what
he says. Hughes does. Therefore my
choice is Hughes, and I shall work and
vote for him.”
We know President Wilson is strick
en dumb at the concluding paragraph
of the Pinchot letter. There must be
mourning about the White House, and
sack-cloth and ashes smartly in evi
dence.
Mr. Pinchot cannot trust Mr. Wil
son—but the American poople seem to
be willing to lay their cause in his
hands.
But, the truth of it is—Pinchot is
in the parlance of streets a “has
been.” He is trying to come back
but he starts out again.
Pinchot disagrees with President
Wilson, and Pinchot disagrees with the
Times-Recorder —so the whole matter
is settled. Thank you.
A REAL NECESSITY.
During 1917 Americus will entertain
several large state conventions, and
the people in charge of the affairs are
confronted with the lack of an auditor
ium to hold the public meetings. The
state convention of Odd Fellows will
be here in May. The state convention
of the Woodmen of the World will
hold their 1917 meeting here. Each of
these gatherings will mean an attend
ance of nearly 1,500 people in the city.
Americus has other conventions com
ing. She intends to invite others. For
years and years there has been dis
cussion about an auditorium —one that
will seat 1,500 people comfortably. It
is not a luxury which we need—but a
necessity.
No greater service in behalf of the
city or the people could be performed
by any man or party of men than to
promulgate plans for building an audi
torium which will be a "thing of beau
ty and a joy forever.”
Give us the auditorium, and we will
et other things.
PAINED AT DEFEATS.
In addition to being surprised at
the election of Hugh Dorsey, we were
pained to learn that Crawford Wheat
ley of Americus, and Bob Shipp, of
Moultrie, were defeated for the legis
lature, —Macon News.
The old-timers are gradually drop
ping out.
For the benefit of our friends about
here, we reprint the following from the
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: “When the
young man who is calling regularly
on the daughter of the house begons
to order the family servants around it
is a pretty good sign that he is going
to say something if he has not already
said it. ’
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THE WEEVIL MEETINGS.
Three of the boll weevil meetings
are scheduled for this week, and the
Times-Recorder again urges the farm
ers and business men to attend these
gatherings. The work of Agricultural
Agent J. G. Oliver is proving benefic
ial, and results will be ofrthcoming if
the people respond to the urgent re
quests.
After suggestions of prominent
people Mr. Oliver announces that he
will hold two meetings in the county
for the colored people. This is one
feature of the boll weevil fight which
must be especially urged, and the
white people of the county must act
in the effort to bring the colored peo
ple to the meetings.
If the boll weevil is to be extermin
ated it must be through co-operation.
One farmer cannot take steps to bat
tle the weevil, and then have the
neighbor neglect the measures to be
used in the fight.
A CURIOUS COMPARISON.
There’s just one thing we don’t like
about all of this aftermath to the gub
ernatorial primary. The Atlanta Con
stitution waltzes out with an editor-1
ial AFTER the primary—but they
didn’t do it before. But, that’s not our
trouble.
The “Old Lady on Alabama Street”
writes a three-column editorial in
large type—comparing Georgia and
South Carolina; the victory of Dorsey
and the defeat of Blease—saying the
battles in which both men fought, had
the same result.
In other words the Old Lady com-
pares Cole Blease to Governor Harris,
Dr. Hardman and Joe Pottle. Such
conduct is unbecoming and lacks jus
tice and truthfulness.
We are for Dorsey now—but we will
never admit that Harris, Hardman or
Pottle can compare in the remotest
degree with Cole Blease.
THE LATE JUDGE FITE
Despite the strenuous support of
the Macon News, Judge A. W. Fite
was defeated for judge of the Cher
okee circuit by M. C. Tarver, of Whit
field county. Congratulations and
praises are in order for the Dalton
Citizen.
Our greatest observation of Judge
Fite has been at a long range, and it
i« possibly best—judging from past
treatment of newspaper men in the
circuit. But, Georgia and the pople of
the Cherokee circuit, to our way ->f
thinking, have no cause for regret be
cause of the defeat of Judge Fite.
The actions of the defeated judge in
several cases which have attracted
state-wide attention were certainly
not elevating for the judiciary.
It is bad enough to have the people
e ! ect the judges, but when they ele r t
them and then have such burdens to
bear —they usually recover. And, we
congratulate his honor, Judge Tarver.
WE HAD FINE DISH.
The Americus Times-Recorder
wants to know how crow tastes. It
certainly ought to be able to find out,
as most everybody in the state has
been eating some the past two days.--
Dalton Citizen.
It was large dish here, but the
draperies left a sensation from which
iwe rapidly recovered. We congratul
ate you on the defeat of Judge Fite.
SOME RUNNER.
Stephen F-ace led the legislative
ticket in Sumter. With a name like
that why shouldn’t he?—Savannah
Press.
He didn't quite lead, but he ran some.
UNION LEADERS CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRACY NOW
NEW' YORK, Sept. 16.—The Inter
borough Railway officials have discuss
er) the possibility of the institution of
action charging conspiracy against
union leaders. Business men and
merchants are reported to b» co-oper
ating.
ON THE LEVEL
By C. W.
I The editorial side of this paper has
already commented on the high cost of
running for office, and expressed it
self on the matter. For the climax o
the situation we take pleasure in pre-
I seating the following interesting con-
I tribution of Georgia’s political history
from the Gainesville News:
Below is given the expense account
I of a Hall county candidate who favored
{ a late primary. From this time on he
j says he will always be in favor of an
j early primary, although he will never
. be a candidate again. Here is the way
; he put it down:
“Lost 4 months and 33 days canvass
ing; 1,349 hours thinking about the
election; a acres of cotton; 23 acres
of corn; 4 sheep, 6 shoats and 1 beef
given to a barbecue; 2 front teeth and
a considerable quantity of hair in a
personal skirmish. Gave 97 plugs of
tobacco; 7 Sunday school books; 2
pairs of suspenders; 4 calico dresses;
7 dolls and 13 baby rattlers.
“Told 2,889 lies; shook hands 33,-
475 times; talked enough to have made
in print l,ooof large volumes, size o
patent office reports; kissed 126 babies;
kindled 14 kitchen fires; cut 3 cords
of wood;; pulled 474 bundles of fod
der; helped pull 7 wagon loads of
icorn; dug 14 bushels of potatoes;
! toted 27 buckets of water; put up 7
.stoves; w-as dog bitten 4 times; -watch
broken by baby, cost $3 to have re
paired.
“Loaned out 3 barrels of flour, 50
bushels of meal, 150 pounds of bacon, j
37 pounds of butter, 12 dozen eggs, 3
umbrellas, 1 mow blade, 2 hoes, 1 over
coat, 5 boxes, 13 lead pencils, 1 Bible
dictionary, none of which have been
returned.
“Called my opponent a perambulat
ing liar—doctor’s bill $lO. Had 5 arg
uments with wy wife—result, 1 flower
vase smashed, 1 broom handle broken,
1 dish of hash knocked off the table, 1
shirt bosom ruined, 2 handfuls whisk
ers pulled out, 10c worth of sticking
plaster bought. Besides spending sl,-
768.”
This is published by request:
IMPATIENT SUSIE.
‘“Oh, I can't thread this needle, ma,”
Was little Susie’s cry;
“Just as the thread is going through,
The needle winks its eye.”
—Woman’s Home Companion.
All of this “pointing with pride”
about forecasting election results is
somewhat bosh. It's perhaps you hit
it, and perhaps you don’t. It just hap
pen to be which side you want to win
as to how large you put the figure.
But, tell you the truth, we always
told you that old Sumter w-ould be
found in the Harris column.
These are jokes clipped—to really
help this column along in length.
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He —Did I propose to you last
night?
She—Well, if you did, I won’t hold
it up against you.—Puck.
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Sunday School Teacher—What hap
pened after Adam and Eve bit the ap
ple of wisdom?
Small Girl—Their eyes were opened
and they dressed for dinner!—Boston
Globe.
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“I really don’t believe,” said Gladys
coyly, “that you particularly wanted
to hear me sing.”
“1 did, indeed,” her admirer pro
tested. “I had never heard you.”—
Livingston Lance.
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First Woman Clubbist—How is your
history class getting on under Miss
Bullson?
Second Woman Clubbist She
couldn't be any duller at it if she
were a teacher in a public school.—
Life.
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“Lend me five, Bod; will you, old
chap?”
Haven’t got it. But I’ll tell you
what I’ll do —I’ll lend you the five
shillings I lent Dobbs over a year ago
if you can collect it.”—Pearson’s
Weekly.
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Bystander—l suppose you would
like to take a ride without worrying
acout tires and the like?
Motorist (fixing a puncture)—You
bet I would.
Bystander—Well, here’s a car ticke*.
—The Chaparral.
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