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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
GRADING WAY
ABOVE COTTON
OF LAST YEAR
BRINGING $40 MORE A BALE
More Cotton Last Year But
of Inferior Quality

! Sumter county farmers who last sea-
son sold blue" and stained cotton at
whatever price buyers would condes-
cend to pay for it, even If they bought
it at all, are now receiving twenty
dollars per bale more for the same
quality of cotton. and the buyers are
quite glad to get any quantity of 1t
even at the advanced price.
And such difference of $40 is
very acceptable to the farmer, who has
the short crop and the increased de-
mand to thank for the wide difference
in the price then and now.
With such a bumper crop as was
that of last season, the buyers were
discriminating and bought only the
best grades as long as such cotton
was 10 be had. Just now there Is
very little of ''the best" that IS, good
middling grade, and consequently an
increased demand for middling cotton
and the tinges.
The off grades are selling here now
at 10 to II cents, whereas they went
begging last season at this date al
to 6 cents-whatever the buyer
would pay for poor cotton. This diff
ference is from $40 to $25 per bale in
the pocket of the farmer this season,
and helps materially to average up
the crop here.
Some fine cotton continues to come
to Americus warehouses; cotton that
was picked early in the season and
held back upon the farm, and such
cotton will readily bring IL Ia TO
IL IL cents In the local market now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
MANAGER ROSE HAS
Returned TO CITY
TO Arrange the Metal FIant
Affairs

WIN the return to Americus of Mr.
L. w. Rose, the general manager of
'he Americus Art Metal Co., active
steps Will be taken at once to the end
ol per1ecting the organization and of
se'ung that enterprise formally
launched. Some delay has been oc-
casioned recently, but the enterprise
Is assured and will soon be upon it's
feet.
Mr.. Rose went to Canton some time
ago with Mr.. ]. w. Hightower, OF
me local company, for the purpose of
inspecting the metal plants in that
city and also to purchase the needed
il@chlhery for the Americus plant AS
y proposed residing permanently in
'hiS city, Mr.. Rose was engaged re-
Gently in making preparations which
necessarily delayed his immediate re-
urn The directors had deferred Sc
G'iNs building site and attending TO
'uer matters of Importance until Mr..
-'ose 5 Views thereupon could be as
certained.
-. iesiaent c. c. Hawkins is in Moul-
.e 'ooay but upon his return a
.0e'lng Of the directors will be called
Hu ~ oennite shape given the affairs OF
-e metal company to the end OF
erations. -'--e Op
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
UNCLE sam
NABS MANY
Of DOCTORS
MAKE ARRESTS In 72 CITIES
Charge Misuse Of United
States Mails

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2O.-Act
ing under direction of Postmaster
General Hitchcock, postoffice inspec-
tors and United States marshals in
seventy-two leading cities of the
country began today practically 81
multaneous raids for the arrest of 173
persons charged with using the
mails to promote criminal medical
practices or the sale of drugs and in
struments used for illegal purposes.
This concerted official action COW
cred the United States from the At
lantic to the Pacific, and from the
lakes to the gulf. Many of the per-
sons to be arrested are prominent
commercially and socially in their
communities. Some are leading ply
sicians; others are rich and influential
business men, yet other5 are men who
live by their wits and are comparative
ly little known one is a Chinaman,
who is alleged to have practiced his
calling upon women of his own race
and upon those of the lower strata OF
society.
All of the arrests were to be made
for alleged violation of section I'll OF
the penal code of the United States
which bars from the mails any vile
or obscene matter, whether sealed or
unsealed; any advertisement, letter or
circular proposing or suggesting
criminal practices; or any packet con-
tanning any substance, drug or thing
intended to be used for immoral or
unlawful purposes.
Chief Inspector Robert Sharp, of
the postoffice department, and his
force of $50 inspectors, have been
working for many months upon the
case, the development of which culmi-
mated today in the most extensive raid
in the history of the government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
FOLLOWING THE
FOXES near
AMERICUS
GREAT CHASE HAS Been ON
NJ. B. Councils Fine Pack on
Trail Of Sly ReyRard

A fox chase, or rather a series of
chases, of no small proportions, have
been carried on for two days in the
hills and dales west of Americus, with
Mr.. NJ. B. Council, of this city, Mr..
Andrew Hill, of Bronwood, and Mr..
George Garrett, of Atlanta, in the
wake of the two score hounds that
are making it hot for reynard.
The fondness of these gentlemen for
the chase is proverbial in South Geor-
gia, and when they left Americus two
days ago with an express car filled
with Grated hounds their friends
knew there would be something do
ing.
Buena Vista was the objective point
from which the hunters ON horseback
sailed forth. Between thirty and
forty trained hounds of priceless
value were taken along. and these ped
igreed yelpers have doubtless run to
earth many big reds since the chase
began Tuesday morning in the woods
of Chattahoochee.
There is a thrill and exhilaration
about fox chase that no other species
of hunting affords, and no one enjoys
such a hunt quite as much as do
Captain Make" Council and Andrew
HILL Both own as fine kennels as
can be found in the south and they
know the habitat of every red fox in
the state.
Doubtless a bunch of fine brushes
will be exhibited when the intrepid
hunters return to Americus today or
tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
SAYS THE BEDBUG
is NO DISGRACE
Don't Be Ashamed Urges Assistant
Surgeon General

Washington, Nov 20-Assistant Sur
geon General w. c. Rucker, of the
United States public health service,
is authority for the declaration that
the bedbug is not "a disgrace"
AS far as he will go is to say that
the notorious little insect Is pes
tive danger" inasmuch as it carries
disease.
In Especial report, Dr. Rucker says
that the bedbug should be killed when
ever he bobs up, but to find him
around is nothing to be ashamed of.
DIR. Rucker tells of ways to kill the
bug The best way, he says, is to see
that he has nowhere to breed. Dc
away with wooden beds and get metal
ones. After the bug, gets in dose hin
with kerosene or boiling water ant
bichloride. or fumigate him witt
sulphur.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
MORE CHANGES
COMING IN
The REGIMENT
ELECTION OF LIEUT. -COLONI 1.
MOzeD, Of Columbus, Backed
BY AmerlCuS Officers

Capt, ]. A. Fort, of the Americus
Light Infantry, returned yesterday
from Macon, where he spent Tuesday
interrogating other officers OF the
Second regiment relative to the selec-
ton of lieutenant-colonel
Recently Col. w A. Harris, COM
manding the Second regiment, was
made brigadier general. Lieut-CoI-
Baxter Jones resigned. Major j. A.
Thomas, of Macon, was then elected
to fill the vacant colonelcy, but the
Office of lieutenant-colonel was left
untitled.
Major Hans Mozen, of Columbus.
commander of the Battalion of which
, the Americus Light Infantry is part.
is being supported by his friends for
the promotion to lieutenant-coloneT
Capt Fort came back from Macon feel
ing assured that adequate support
was in sight to insure the election OF
Major Mozen.
In the quite probable event that
Major Mozen becomes lieutenant-coI-
onel, Capt. William M. Wilder Of Al
bany, will be elected major to sue
ceed him.
Much interest is felt in military cir
cles here over the prospective changes
While the Americas company will not
be affected, the prospective changes
are attracting much comment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
Be sure TO CLIP
The TURKEYS wings
Else You May Be TuFkey-Iess
Thanksgiving

Every one who has invested in a
Thanksgiving turkey should be care
ful to see that the wings of the fowl
are duly clipped when the said fowl Is
put away in a coop or other place OF
storage to await the festive day.
Yesterday morning a fat, lively
turkey, in prime condition for Thanks
giving day menus, escaped from a
coop where its prouG owner had plac-
ed it for temporary safe keeping. I'M
mediately a hot pursuit of the fowl
was instituted Luckily a wing of the
turkey had been clipped when it was
placed in the coop. So the fowl was
safely caught and secured.
But if that turkeys wing hadn't been
clipped and the fat gobbler had es-
capped? Don't mention it! ..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
rem NUMBERING
OF Streets IS
BADLY NEEDED
OBSOLETE METHOD NOW USED
Change Of Method is Greatly
Favored

An Improvement much needed in
Americus and which has been sug-
gested by several as a thing that the
city council should attend to at an
early session is the REMEMBERING of
the streets of the city.
One glaring defect in this regard is
pointed out relative TO the number
ing of Lee street, which, instead of
being numbered from the business
district out towards the suburbs is
numbered mainly in just the opposite
way. The highest numbers on Lee
street are almost in the heart of the
business district while the lowest
numbers are the farthest out.
1t is pointed out that this is con-
trary to the we'll established plan In
cities, which Is to number the houses
on a street from the business center
outward. This gives a system that is
uniform with that of other cities,
while the numbers on the street ac-
commodate themselves to the growth
of the given street as the city ex-
pands. The superiority of the method
Is manifest.
Not only is this true, but 1t is also
true that a large number OF the
houses on many streets are not num-
bered at ALL This is very confusing
at times, while to strangers it is es-
pecially disconcerting The city is
growing rapidly, too. which makes the
REMEMBERING of the streets all the
more imperative.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
MIGHTY LITTLE
TAXES HAVE So
FAR Been PAID
TAXPAYERS ALL HOLD OFF
Only $4,000 Out of $780,.
900 Has Come In

If Tax Collector Brown Small COM
plies with the law and closes the
county tax books on December Goth,
he will have to collect the goodly sum
of $4,000 within that limited time,
presuming that all of the tax money
that is due the state is collected. This,
however, would be a rather violent
presumption, as the average taxpayer
is well aware
Paying taxes is pretty much like
buying coffins. 1t is put off just as
long as possible.
Sumter's taxpayers are due the
state and county this year $4,000,
approximately. OF this amount $40.-
600 goes to the state while $4,000 in
round figures has been levied for
county expenses of every kind This
includes the cost of running the
courts, building good roads, pay Of
county officers, and in fact, general
expenses of every kind.
Up to this date Collector Small has
collected only $4,000 of the $780,
900 due and, as stated, there remains
but twenty-five business or work
days, wherein the taxpayers may set
tie prior to the time for closing the
books on December goth.
Presuming that the full amount due
is collected by that date, Collector
Small would have to receipt for $4,-
480 each day. But he will not do this.
Instead, the great majority of tax
payers will neglect this duty until a
few days before the books are to be
closed, and then swarm the office in
eager attempt to get settlement.
Taxes are due now; they have been
due for the past two months, Why not
pay now and avoid the rush?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
WOODMEN TO
HAVE BANQUET
HERE TONIGHT
VISITORS WILL BE PRESENT
viii Be Notable Meeting For
Local Camp

Woodmen Of the World will to-
night give a large banquet to the
members of the local camp and 10 a
number of visitors. A number OF
visitors well known In the ranks Of
Woodcraft are expected as guests at
the banquet.
The ladies of the Woodmen Circle,
which Is that branch of the order
that has been established fer ladies.
will assist in the serving of the ban
quet, which will be one to be enjoyed
by all who attend. The banquet will
be served in the Cotney building.
where the local Woodmen have their
hall and headquarters.
The preparations for the banquet
have been made SO that the evening
will be most pleasant one. In ad-
dition to the courses to be served
there will be speeches from both lo-
cal Woodmen and visitors. II will be
a gala night with local Woodmen, who
have been receiving large additions 10
their ranks recently. Special meet
ings of the camp have been held for
the past few nights, and another will
be held tomorrow night, according To
the announcement made by them re-.
Gently.
State Organizers Woodruff and
Wilson are still here, and they viii
be present at the banquet tonight The
visit of the state organizers here has
been very successful one, and the
local camp now shows the largest
membership in it's history.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
Want BOYS
TO ATTEND
CORN SHOW
TO Be Held IN ATLANTA
Mr.. Cunningham Urges Boys
to Attend

It is the desire of Mr.. G. V. Gun
ningham, district agent of the boys
corn clubs and school extension work
that every boy who can attend the
Georgia Corn Show to be held in At
lanta in December Mr.. Cunningham
has addressed letter to the boys OF
the district, which is as follows:
"The Georgia Corn Show will be
held in Atlanta, Dec. to 6, and
am anxious that every corn club boy
of South Georgia shall go and enjoy
a week in Atlanta at very small
cost.
"a free place to sleep will be fur
nished YOU and by special arrange
ment you can get your meals at q
very nominal sum. All corn club boys
will be given free admission to the
corn show. A big free dinner will al
so be served to the corn club boys on
Dec. 4th by the people Of Atlanta.
Cheap rates are offered by all of the
railroads to corn club boys, their
parents and friends.
"The G. S. and F. railroad has
agreed to run Boys Corn Club Spe-
ciar to start from Valdosta and go all
the way through to Atlanta, without
change, if a sufficient number of corn
club boys, with their parents and
friends will go to warrant their doing
this. If you intend to go to Atlanta
and want to go on the Special, you
should let me know at once, so | can
let the railroad know about it in tina
to prepare for it. Also let me know
just how many of your parents and
friends want to go. You can board
the train at any station between VAL
dosta and Macon Whether they run
the Special or not there will be
cheap rates, and you can go any day
between Dec, ist and 5th, bat | sug-
gest that you go on Dec. 3rd or 4th
/ am sure there will be enough corr.
club boys with their parents ami
friends to warrant the running Of the
Special so all OF the South Georg:.
corn club boys can go together.
When you get to Atlanta go direct
to the auditorium-armory where you
will bet aiken in charge of and as
signed a place to sleep and given all
necessary attention and instructions.
/ shall be there to greet you and to
help you to have the best time of your
life.
Watch the newspapers for further
information about the Special the
rates and other information. Take
with you corn stalk cut to about four
feet to carry on your shoulder as you
march in the great parade. Don't for
get this.
Please let me know as soon as
possible whether you can go and
about whether or not your parents o.
any of your friends can go and how
many. | hope to see you in Atlanta
and that you will just have the big
gest time of your life"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
THREE ARRESTED FOR
MISUSING THE MAILS

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 20.-Two
cen and woman were arrested here
today, charged with misuse of the
nails. Those under arrest, are DR..
=. A. Henry; F. B. Clark, president
o. company manufacturing rubber
toilet articles, and Miss Nellie Whelan,
an employe.
The arrests were made on warrants
sowrn out by Postofice Inspector w.
c. Ely, who declared he obtained evil
dcnce that the accused were circulat-
ing through the mails matter describ-
ing the illegal use of certain drugs
and mechanical devices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
How Is 1t WITH You.

Your neighbor has been in and had
a nice lot of photos made for Christ
mas. Have you? If you haven't,
am sure it is because you have not
thought Of it. Well. lots of them are
doing that now. Phone me and make
an engagement for your sitting Now.
l777 is my number. Hearn, Photog-
rapher.-(Advt.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
.LYCEUM ATTRACTION
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
Cosmopolitan -Four Here To-
morrow Night

Patrons Of the Lyceum course will
have an opportunity of seeing tomor-
row night the popular Cosmopolitan
Four. which win be here in some cf
the most pleasing musical numbers
that are offered in the Alkahest Ly~
ceum course.
No number that will be seen here
the entire season comes more highly
recommended than the Cosmopolitan
-Four. cordial welcome for when was
asked by the Apollo Concert Company.
which opened the season here with q
large attendance and with such q
pleasing program.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
RAFFLES ARE ILLEGAL

Atlanta, Ca, Noe. 20.-A decision
which puts the ban of gambling on all
raffling, whether at church fairs,
charity bazaars or over cigar couns
ters, has been handed down by the
Georgia supreme court and will prob
ably affect thousands of plans laid for
raising money during tie winter holi-
days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-21

CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-18

Buck Crouse's debut in New York box
ing circles Monday night was hot one
Buck beat up Young kurtz so oaoly that
the referee stopped the fight in the eighth
round to save the Newark man from FUR
Their punishment.
Grouse. who fought a preliminary bout
in Atlanta under an assumed name some
time back. outweighed his opponent some
twelve or fifteen pounds. However, kurtz
was the more scientific of the two and
this probably helped him to stay the
eight rounds.
Joe Jeanette is scheduled to box Jim
Johnson in Philadelphia tomorrow night
Jeanette recently stopped two pugs in
the same night al New Bedford, Mass
The negro got Mickey McDonough' s num-
Der in the second round. while Jen Mad
den was able to last four numbers. Both
contests were scheduled to go six rounds.
Promoter Tom McCarey is thinking of
having an electric time clock installed at
his club that will toll off the seconds when
a fighter is Knocked to the boards as well
as ring out the rounds. This would save
unsatisfactory endings of bouts such as
wound up the Wolgast Rivers match on
the Fourth,
McCarey is still holding the $500 dia
mond belt that was to have gone to the
winner of the Wolgast- Rivers fight and
VIII pIubdhl9 90 50 unlli lne TWO DkilitIS
meet again.
Ray Temple has started training in New
Orleans for his ten-round bout with
Young Ahearn in that city Monday night,
The winner Of the Temple Ahearn con
test will be sent up against Joe Mandot,
the New Orleans pride.
Packey Mcfarland has decided to post
pone, his trip abroad until after the hot
weather The Chicago whirlwind prob
ably figures Paris a dead city during the
summer months and this Influenced him
to put off his trip abroad
Tommy Ryan has practically matched
Howard Morrow and Eddie McGoorty for
a tent round fight to be staged before the
club offering the largest inducements.
r. D, Masters, who was in the auto
smash-up with X. O. Brown a few nights
ago has succumbed in a New York hos
pital, where he was carried shortly after
the accident Brown is doing better than
was expected at first and win be able to
box again within ten weeks.
Bombardier Wells and Tom Kennedy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-18
O'KELLY COMES TO LIFE
AS WILD IRISH HOPE

Con O'Kely. the giant Irishman who
spent year or more in this country,
first a $ a wrestler and then as fighter
under the leadership of Tommy Ryan,
is going to don the gloves again and
go after heavyweight honors. He is
not coming to this country in any great
hurry He wants to engage in several
battles in and about England and il
he succeeds in making good impress
sions may again invade America.
O'Kely spent the early months of his
short stay here wrestling, but he wasn't
much of a success. His wonderful build
and makeup impressed Tommy Ryan
and the former middlew eight champion
took him to his home in Syracuse and
began teaching him the finer points Of
the game Con took hold nicely and
Ryan saw hopes of turning him into the
real white hope.
O'Keuy had several fights and made
good, but longing to be back home by
his loved ones grew rapidly on him I'M
til he pulled away promising to re-
turn. All trace of him, so far as the
sporting circles on this side of this
Atlantic are concerned was lost until
in a recent issue of The Sporting Life.
Londons leading daily, an article APP
peared regarding his return to the
, ring. Part of the story is reprinted
below:
Having thoroughly recovered from
the eye troubles which compelled Con
O'Kelly the aspirant to heavyweight
championship honors, to seek a long
rest, he contemplates returning to the
ring as a principal Through his man.
ager. Mr. H. Turner, the ex-amateur
and Olympic wrestling champion chal-
lenges Cyclone Warren (who is located
in Belfast, Gunner Moir Ben Taylor.
Jewey Smith. Jimmy Essen. p o. Cur
ran or any other heavyweight in Great
Britain.
when under the management OF
Tommy Ryan. former middleweight
champion of the world O'Kelly won
several important contests in America,
and was acknowledged to be the most
likely successor to the worlds title. In
his last engagement the Hull champion
sustained severe damage to one of his
eyes. and. acting on medical advice, he
gave up boxing but has kept himself in
condition by giving exhibitions of wres-
Ting and weight lifting in various
parts of the country. His only contest
with the gloves In the interim was
when outpointing Gunner Moir at the
Free Trade hall, Manchester, last
March.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-18
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE

are scheduled to settle the question of
America against England in New York
tonight
On August 8. Tommy Burns is sched-
uled to meet Bill Richard in a fifteen
round go a Saskatoon. Sask The for
mer heavyweight champion will receive a
guarantee of $4,000, win. lose or draw
Jim Coffroth is arranging To stage a
twenty round contest between Tommy
Burns and Jim Flynn in the West on Adj
mission day, September 9
owen Moran and Jack White are both
in good condition for their twenty round
contest at Vernon Saturday. The English
mans hand has fully recovered from the
injury he sustained which necessitated
the pc tponement of the bout
Willie Beecher and Joe Mandot are
scheduled 10 go ten rounds in New Or
leans tonight.
Billy Papke, who has just returned
home from France, will go back TO Paris
to fight George Carpenter October %.
Young Dyson and Young Haughton are
scheduled to box in Liverpool England
tonight
Although Mike Gibbons was penniless
little over a year ago. he now boasts
of a $50, 900 bank roll.