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IHE TIMES RECORDER.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Published every Sunday morning and
every afternoon, except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.,
(Incorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americus, Ga„ under act
of March 3, 1879.
G. R. ELLIS,
President.
CRANSTON WILLIAMS,
Editor and General Manager.
T. M. MERRITT, JIL
Assistant in Business Department.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
U. S. Court Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Ga, October 8, 1916
Texas had a lynching; Montana had i
race trouble —so it's not peculiar to i
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They’re using dynamite in Atlanta
during the street car strike. Walk
ing, thank you. i
The Georgia troops do not hate to I
go, for Camp Harris life has become 1
very monotonous. I
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Well, of your team didn’t win yes
terday, let us know and we’ll have the
matter amicably arranged.
That convention might not have had
a boss, but we'd like to know what (
Tom Watson thinks about it.
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The New York Sun devoted a lengthy
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editorial to Editor John Herring, of
the Tifton Gazette. Fame is eternal ,
and knows no limits.
An Americus women’s literary club
observed a program devoted to Frank
Stanton the other day, and it was
honor to Georgia’s own, and really
belongs to us.
“Mother” Jones certainly does for
herself what she advises others to
do. When it comes to “raising
li —l,” she is certainly a past mas
ter at the art.
Editor Ernest Camp, of the Walton
Tribune, was a victorious supporter
Dorsey, and he’s enjoying himself.
Put, that long lane without a turning
has yet to be found.
Benjamin Roberts, trainmaster of
the Alabama division, Seaboard Air
Lane railway, with headquarters at
Americus, is in the city today. He is
looking after business in connection
with his office.—Savannah Press.
Our friend, Editor Benns, of the
Butler Herald, prints one cf the best
weekly papers in Georgia. It is only
rare occasions that he comes over to
see us, but we are always glad to see
him.
Judge O. H. H. Bloodworth, of
Forsyth, has received many fine com
pliments from the press as the result
of his attitude in the recent primary
and convention. Men like this are
not soon forgotten, and especially by
71,000 voters.
The fellow that told us he knew all
about haw the world series was coming
out, slipped by just before dark last
night—after the results were known,
?nd said he knew Boston was going to
win. He wouldn’t say who was going
tc win Monday.
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The Georgia weekly papers are tak
ing the necessary step in their busi
ness by increasing their subscription
price to $1.50 per year. As long as
Jones is paying everybody else's
freight, he shouldn't grumble with,
the newspapers.
AMERICUS MI ST SPEAK NOW OR
NEVER.
Americus has had many problems to _
confront her of public interest, but
there should be no one to surpass the
i’. M. C. A. The people should know
what this great institution means to (
the city, and with the co-operation of
the people through its membership it
could be operated conservatively, sane
ly, safely and financially.
An appeal was made through a mem
bership campaign of three days which
netted about eighty members. It re
quires 150 members to save this $42,000
institution for Americus. A news story
in today’s Times-ecorder tells of the
plea for the Y. M. C. A. We want you
to read that—and then say what you
will do.
It is useless to write at length on
the asests of aY. M. C. A. This wond
erful organization throughout America
is a powerful factor for good and the
betterment of conditions in every sec
tion.
One last statement has been made by
the executive board of the Y. M. C. A. '
If Americus loses this institution, it
will not be their fault —but yours. So,
brace yourself for the finish.
The executive board of the Y. M. C.
wants to know what you will do. They
have told us to make a straight-for
ward statement to you. There ends all
that can be done. Your answer will
decide, and needless to say, your re
sponse is awaited with a keen interest.
We want the Y. M. C. A. to continue.
You want it.
Monday is the day for you to act —
and move early. Communicate with
Chairman Lee Council, of the execu
tive board, and tell him that you will
become a member. You can telephone
the Times-Recorder, and we will give
the good news to the Y. M. C. A. forces.
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What shall be done?
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THE LATEST NUISANCE.
For sometime following the prohibi
tion law which became effective on
May Ist, there was a better condition
easily observed by the police and the
dockets of the recorder’s court bear
witness to the fact. Os late, there has
been a deluge of complaints to the po- ,
lice—and they find the evidence with
the offending parties, of a drink now
being termed “whackum.” The police
are having trouble with these concoc-|
tions, and it is said that the law al
lows a remedy for the public.
The Times-Recorder sincerely trusts
every official will bend his energies
towards freeing the city of this latest
nuisance, and also to help the waver
ing humanity who imbibe this hellish
stuff.
There have been a remarkably few
prosecutions ofr selling liquor in the
city and county since the new law’ be
came effective. It is hoped that these
conditions speak the best way—that
only a small amount of the outlawed
. beverages are being sold.
Georgia is being keenly watched by
the world. Several days ago the Geor
gia press contained stories of the owrk
of certain liquor interests who are
attempting to ridicule the state in the
eyes of the world charging poverty be
cause of the prohibition laws. Georgia’s
officials can remedy the matter, and
keep her standard on the topmost
notch.
SOME LIKE BAND WAGONS.
It seems that Sumter is receiving
honor, and justly so, for the part she
played in the convention. From be
ginning to end, without fear or favor,
i tides or band wagons, she voted all
: the way through as the county cast
her ballots in the primary. The
Greensboro Herald-Journal has this
comment to make, and incidentally
’ inquires of the band wagon ride of
: Greene:
■ Our boy was at Macon, a member of
> the Sumter delegation. And, lest it be
. fergot, old Sumter cast its four votes
on every ballot and in every instance
just as the county voted in the prim
ary. When the sweeping tide to Luke
came, Sumter stood without the
' frenzy of the spectacular, and cast her
i four- votes for Bloodworth and Jen
; kins. Sumter had already put 4 votes
Jto the George column. We wish to
J add that Greene's delegates stood by
1 * Jenkins. Stephens and Bloodworth at
every chance.
“raising
THE LATEST MOVE.
On the clear and bright horizon of
' the Democratic party with a Wilson
' victory looming large, a little “tempest
in a teapot” is reported in Georgia.
Rumors say that Thomas E. Watson,
the red-headed Georgian, is consider
ing entering the race for president of
these United States of America, on the
Progressive ticket, and the lonesome
candidate John M. Parker, of Louis
iana, would have a running mate. The
tactics to be played would be a split in
Georgia’s vote and return it in some
column other than Wilson’s.
Watson has tried that trick before,
besides some others. He wasn’t the
big boy in the Macon convention that
he thought he should be. He issued
his hand-bills on the morning of the
convention, but they were disregarded
to a great extent—but you know about
the wrangle in the resolution commit
tee’s rooms.
If the same number of people follow
Watson into this newly concocted
frame-up as have followed him in .re
cent events in Georgia, then Wilson and
Democracy need have fears. Georgia
seems to be drifting towards two par
ties, and this is one of the indications.
The Democratic party should be
purged and cleansed. She would feel
better and be purer. Get the enemies
out of the ranks, and the boat will sail
more easy.
THE LAST WORD SAID.
There are many negroes who are
held in high esteem by the white peo
ple of the South, and they enjoy a pro
tection which they esteem and appre
ciate. There are others who engender
hatred, and always come to some un
timely end.
The Richland News, in their news
columns this week told a story of life,
filled with pathos, sorrow and philos
ophy, which we herewith re-print:
Davis, a son of Allen Davis, a re
spectable old darkey of near this city,
was lynched in Terrell county Sun
day morning after he had shot at the
chief of police of Dawson twice Satur
day afternoon and again emptied his
gun at a crowd who were chasing him
early Sunday morning. Young Davis
had been farming and working about
in Terrell county for several years.
When he left his father’s roof near here
a few years ago he was considered a
fairly good darkey, but like many oth
ers, he drifted into a class who had
become imbued with race hatred and
naturally met his pre-destined doom.
The body was brought through this
city Monday afternoon by his old father
who went down Sunday to gather up
the remains of what he had tried to
make a good man.
. A FINE WATCHMAN.
We suppose Editor Camp, of the
Walton Tribune, has been put on the
pay-roll of the Atlanta Constitution
during the recent campaign and still
sticks. He has a deep interest in the
circulation of the Atlanta morning dai
ly, for he says:
The recent change in schedule
over the Monroe and Georgia rail
roads makes it impossible for ru
ral subscribers of the daily Consti
tution to get their papers the same
day, and is, therefore ,a hardship
and inconvenience 'to them. The
Tribune hopes that some way can
be devised whereby the people on
the routes can get their paper the
day of its publication.—Americus
Times-Recorder.
No, we have not been on the Consti
tution’s pay-roll in a good mnay years,
tut we have always regarded it as the
first daily newspaper of Georgia; but
aside from this, we would like to see
our friends in the country who are sub- 1
scribers to the paper enabled to get it
before the news gets stale.—Walton
Tribune.
NIX ON PUMPKINS.
Editor Howell, of the Cuthbert
Leader, refuses to take any excuse for
non-payment of subscription—but he
draws the line on pumpkins, and we
most heartily agree with the versatile
Cuthbert editor. Here’s what he has
to say:
Don’t give as an excuse for not pay
ing your subscription that you have no
money. The Leader will take peanuts,
corn, peas, velvet beans, sweet pota
toes, oats, wheat, syrup, wood, chick
ens and eggs from those who haven’t
the money. We draw the line on pump
kins. We don’t even want to make
cur pig eat pumpkins.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
JOHN TURNS LOOSE.
We don’t know who you are, Mister,
but you certainly have been called, and
the language is not in any uncertain
terms. Editor John Anglin, of the
Lumpkin Indipendent, shoots forth
his tribute in his past week’s paper:
Yesterday while we were busy get
ting out our paper there was a “Jack
leg Synde’’ going about town solicit
ing job work and using the local print
ing office as a tool to work with, mak
ing the assertion that he would do any
job that we charge sl2 for he would
do it for $9. We wish to state that this
"Mutton Head” lied and the editor
will wager him fifty bucks on a legit
imate deal that he is a liar, quality of
material and workmanship considered.
ALMOST HIS WAY.
Simmons, of Gwinnett, had the
Dorsey folks watching close erery
time he moved. And he moved several
times during the convention.—Amer
icus Times-Recorder.
Editor Simmons is the man who
made the great fight against the kind
o’ resolutions Col. Albert Howell
wanted to put thru. Mr. Simmons al
most had his way, too. —Greensboro
Herald-Journal.
THE WORK OF THE WEEVIL.
The boll weevil is a blessing in dis
guise—in away. Farmers will get
away from the everlasting habit of
raising nothing but cotton. The Cuth
bert Leader sums up the situation in
the following paragraph:
The all-cotton system will doubtless
be a thing of the past in this section.
Farmers are considering diversified
agriculture more than ever before.
They realize that they can’t afford to
attempt to raise cotton with which to
buy meat, corn and other feedstuffs.
THAT’LL NEVER DO.
In some manner, unexplainable, the
Thomasville Times-Enterprise was
dropped from our exchange list. It
starts back today, and we hope can
continue forever. This is what Editor
Jerger had to say—more in jest:
The Times-Recorder has quit coming!
to our exchange tables. Must have!
cut off all the little dailies to savej
paper.
TH AT FAMOUS CLUB.
The interesting young “Do Nothing
Club” of Americus is fast gaining fame,
and the latest comment is from the
Walton Tribune:
Americus young women have organ
ized a “Do Nothing Club.” We pre
sume there will be no difficulty in liv
ing right up to the name.
BIG TIMES ALL RIGHT.
Franc Mangum, of the Swainsboro
, Forest-Blade, flossing around the Ma
con convention, was eyed with a keen-
I r.ess that was penetrating by the dele-
■ gation from Chatham. —Americus
Times-Recorder.
But Franc had a big time, just the
same. Tickled isn't the word, when
ever we see the Swainsboro editor. —
Greensboro Herald-Journal.
BAD DAY AHEAD.
Editor E. L. Rainey, of Dawson, a
prison commissioner, also, -was “pull
ed” in Atlanta for failing to “move
on.” Wonder what chance that cop
has if he ever gets before that pardon
ing board.—Americus Times-Recorder.
The outlook would be so bad for him
he would certainly think it was a
Rainey day.—Savannah Press.
! A girl told us the other day that life
was three-fourths a “lie” and one half
an “if.” This just byway of keeping
the record straight.
If Brooklyn could have busted aloose
a little earlier than the ninth inning,
and kept down some of the Boston
runs, there would have been a different
tale. Mr. If, you win.
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WANTS CONGRESS
PBDTEGT JfflEBS
FORT WORTH, TEX., Oct. 7.—ln
a memorial to congress issued today
entitled “The American Farmer and
His Government,” H. N. Hope, presi
dent of the Association of State Farm
ers’ Union Presidents, favors protec
tions on all agricultural products, and
declares that no country can thrive
half protected and half free. He in
sists that there is no such thing as a
hyphenated tariff, and asks that cot
ton be protected by a twelve-cent min
imum loan from the government. The
memorial, which goes into an exhaust
ive analysis of the subject, says in
part:
“The cotton producer is the only
class of farmers who has always been
compelled to sell what he produced on
a free market and buy what he con
sumed on a protected market, and as
a consequence the cotton fields of the
South have more tenants, more pov
erty and more suffering than any other
agricultural area on the western hem
isphere. This condition should chal
lenge, but not baffle, American states
manship.
“No matter what one’s views may
be on the governmental policy of pro
tection or free trade, all will agree
that no country can reach its highest
degree of prosperity half protected and
half free; This country should assist
all industries, or none; no productive
industry can thrive selling in a free
market and buying in a protected one.
We have no desire to bring all agri
cultural and manufactured products
to the level of cotton; we only ask that
cotton be lifted to the level of other
industries.
It matters not whether a tariff is
levied for protection or for revenue, it
offers to industry the same assistance
for there is no such thing as a hyph
enated tariff.
“A policy of universal protection is
in the interest of the American farmer,
for he sells more than he buys.
“Protecting the factory without pro
tecting the plow is an unpardonable
discrimination, and should not be tol
erated by the farmers of the nation;
neither should any one agricultural
product receive protection unless all
agricultural protection unless all agri
cutural products receive protection.”
SENATOR SMITH NOT TO PART
WITH PIEDMONT HOTEL STOCK
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 7.—That Sena
tor Hoke Smith has declined a very
flattering offer for his holdings in the
stock of the Piedmont Hotel became
known late yesterday. Asa G. Cand
ler, mayor-elect of Atlanta, is under
stood to have offered $1,400,000 for the
property, which is owned, practically
in its entirety, by Senator Smith and
the estate of the late George W. Par
rott. The offer was made through
Ronald Ransom, a son-in-law of the
senator, who replied that his stock is
not for sale.
FOR $14.30 M’MATH HAS
A REALLY GREAT FIND
Justice of the PeaCe W. T. McMath
made a find for $14.30 yesterday when
he bought a dresser at Sheriff Harvey’s
sale. Besides the good furniture, a
large amount of silverware and handi
work was found in the dresser said to
amount to about SIOO. So, the charge
reaped a harvest on his purchase.
WILGOXJOUNTY
Plantation for sale. Two lots, 202 1-2
acres each; 3 1-3 miles north of
Kramer, midway between Abbeville,
and Rochelle; Fulsom creek runs
through both lots; well adapted for
stock raising; growing cotton and to
bacco; 8 good mules, with more tirst
class hay, corn and cotton seed in
barns to do the place; Poland China
hogs; few head of cattle and modern
farm implements; some good croppers
who have been on the place several
years, and have some money, corn, etc.
A. K. FISHER,
Abbeville, Ga, R. F. D. No. 2.
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’L lae. 1881 H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier.
H C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pre«. T. E. BOLTON, Asst, Cashier.
Planters’ Bank of Americus
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TOTAL DEPOSITS (Sept. 19, 1916) $749,875.23
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