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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
LOCKER CLUBS fLOUEI III
IN SPITE CT THE CITY
StdtG Law Gives lnGm Right
in Atlanta

Atant, March Within the next
lew days not less than half a dozen
Social clubs in Atlanta will have open
#ed locker features, under state licens,
put III defiance of city authority, pro-
#ceeding on the advice of counsel under
the hypothesis that the city has no po-
ice authority to close up a locker club
(Which conforms with all the rules and
OCCUPATIONS set down by the state.
Inc theory is that the city of Atllan-
II can tax such locker clubs, but that
Pc cannot close them, or refuse to ac-
|cept the city tax when they proffer it,
r. long as the club remains within its
Flght under the state law.
VI course this challenging of the
ctys rights involves only the question
+ the right to have lockers with liz
'fuors for the club members. 1t is not
questioned that the city has the same
ponce authority in the clubs as else
"neFe so fas sathe right to insist on
'ne preservation of good order is CON
|cerned.
mere is nothing surrepititious about
"e manner in which the new clubs
".e proceeding. In fact they have in
'.'' 0ne INSPECTION OF cehtity author
'eS on the day when they will oreu,
@"' me whole Question involved will
ge one purely of the construction of
N Is '"" and the rights of the city in
De premises, The final decision will
,0oaOIy serve as a precedent for
,'! such cases in other Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
Statement of the Condition OF
The De SOTO BANKING CO.,
Located at De Soto, Ga, at the Close
of Business Feb. 20, 1912
RESOURCES.

RESOURCES.
Time Loans =. e.. .$35, 526. 80
Overdrafts, secured =. 9S9.67
Oyerdrafts, unsecured -. 1877
Banking House 49,. 2,79424
Furniture and Fixtures 800. 1869
Due from Banks and Bank
ers in this State . . =. 4,017.50
Due from Banks and Bank
ers in Other States =. 1,550.07
Currency e. =. .$1,609.00
silver, Nickles, etc. 1867
Cash Items 235.0O 2,614.67
Books & Say. e.. 49,. e.. o.. 266.4l
Total .. SAG, 916.73
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in . 100000
Undivided Profits, less Cur
rent Expenses, Interest
and Taxes Paid =. e. e.. 1895
Individual Deposits subject
to Check =. -. . =. =. l4,821.13
Time Certificates ....... 3,214.00
Cashiers Checks . . 80 51.35
Bills Payable, Including
Time Certificates Repre-
senting Borrowed Money 100000
Total S49q1673
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
YOU CAN CURE THAT BACKACHE,

Pain along he back, dizziness, headache and genera
languor. Get package of Mother Gray's AkO-
MATIC-LEAF, the pleasant root and herb cure
for all Kidney, Bladder and U rinary troubles When
YOU feel all run down, tired, weak and without
energy use this remarkable combination OF natures
herbs and roots AS a regulator it has no equal.
Mother Gray's Aromatic-Lenf is sold by Drug
gists or sent by mail for 80 cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., lie Roy, N. \.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
Sec'y Wilson Satisfied.

Washington, March Secretary OF
president today. 81 don't care to dis
cuss the Wiley situation at present, "
said the secretary when leaving. Tho
departmental conditions, so far as
know, are peaceful and the first move
for an investigation will have to come
from DR.. Wiley himself"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
82,07S.43

GEORGIA-S Sumter County
Before me came r.. D. Sheffield
Cashier of Bank of Commerce. who,
being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true con
dition of said Bank as shown by the
books of file in said Bank.
E. D. SHEFFIELD, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before he.
this 2Sth day of February. 1912
]. c. HUDSON,
N. p. S. Co., Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

GEORG Sumter County
Before me came A s. Johnson,
Cashier of De Soto Banking Co, who,
being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true con-
dition of said Bank as shown by the
books of file in said Bank.
A. s. JOHNSON Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 27th day of February. 1879.
L. X. BAGLEN. Notary Public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

A. '",lery is the lubricant that makes
,. wy wheels of the social machinery re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

rt,. VI every lawyer who fights for the
Vs. 9,' '"eFe is one who fights for the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
THIRTY.YA TRAIN OF
COTTON WAS RECEIVED
Come From Prosperous Sum
ter Farmer

another wagon train hauling cotton
to Americas attracted attention on
Forsyth street yesterday as the nan
dozen wagons, each pulled by team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
M'CARTY STARTS HIS TRAINING FOR
 AL PALzER BOUT

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 20.-Luther McCarty started training yesterday at his Venice quarters for the scheduled twenty-round9 fight with Al Palzer on New Years Day at Vernon.
 A long trip on the road was McCar- ty;s first regulation exercise since he defeated Flynn on December 10. He has beens riding horseback daily and living in the open, and is in excel lent shape .McCarty will do consid- erab1e boxing Saturday, and on Sun day will give the usual big show, working out with all his sparring part ners. McCarty has a formidable staff Monahan and Bill Sloane are all over 200 pounds, while Young Al Kaufman weighs 180.
 tfPalzer is feeling. great,'' was Man ager O'Rourkes reply to a question as to how the big fellow was getting ing Palzer enough work to make a circus elephant throw up it's job,'' re- marked friend of the silver-haired manager a
 Daily visitors at Palzers camp are about equally divided in supporting and condemning ORourke's methods. The fact that Palzer began training Years punch party has caused num- Der of critics to suggest that O'Rourlze seeks to condition his giant charge by the .'raw beef'' manner fashionable in the days of Sullivan and Kilrain.
 The general result of the situation is that the heavyweight match has come in for wholesale lot of verbal advertising, with O'Rourke's 1889 modeI'' monopolizing the conversation
 The principals are now on even money footing, but no large bets have been placed yet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
OPEN EVENINGS

implies, it's action resembles a fiddle. The drill is of two pieces. In one hand a carver holds the drill stock, which is like carpenters brace, except that it is straight instead of having a crank In the other hand he holds the f'bow," which is strung with brass wire and which is given turn around the drill stock. To use the drill the carver places the drill stock against his breast, holding it with his left hand, and with his right he draws the bow back and forth, fiddle fashion. This imparts a rotary motion to the drill stock, and the drill is ground to cut in either way it turns. The fiddle drill is used in the finest work. in crevices where the sculptor could not reach with his chisel and hammer without endangering the carving
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
ALTOGETHER, BOYS: liBRIDGEPORT IS A
 GRAND OLD PLACE''
Publicity Club Plans to Write and Sing Songs on Beauties
 of City

Just as soon as @ subcommittee OF the new Publicity Club of Bridgeport gets busy, you may expect to hear everybody singing:
 Grow, Grow, Grow" to the tune of "Row. Row; Row; Bridgeport Is a Grand Old Town to the tune of Robert Sperry's recent effort; I'd Love to Live, in Bridgeport With a Girl Like You'' to the tune of Love land"; Gee, But It's Great to Atix in Your Home Town; and score of other parodies on popular song hits. The object of the parodies Is to tell what a regular place Bridgeport is- The song committee is at work to- day grinding out parodies and will be pleased to hear from contributors. The songs. according to 2 vote of the board of governors, will be printed in booklet form, distributed general1y V and sung whenver members of the Publicity club gather formally or in formally.
 The board of governors of the club last night began arrangements for the next dinner which will be held Jan. 21. Three noted speakers will be present at the dinner which will be in the form of an open meeting.
 F. w. M Montayne has been appointed chairman of the press committee of the club and H. H. Greene, chairman of the programme committee in charge of speakers. H. H. Goddard, will head the advertising committee.
 The membership committee, from which applicatio may be had, is composed of the following:
 ,ana GhaIgmaa oods r4Espb 4epberf 9f Fan burg of Harvey Hubben Co.,; Carl Cyrus, druggist; Thomas Joyce. Joyce Press; IF. w. Montague, Bridgeport Post; Frank E. see1ey. Standard Mfg. Co.,; William P. Htndle, druggist; A. Kline of Kline Bros; and w. LeRoy Ketcham of Crane Valve Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
The Academy Shine.

The man who has the most highly polished shoes in Paris today is Paul Bourget. To one of his friends who was marveling not long ago at their 1ncomparable briIliancy he communt- cated. under an oath of secrecy, this recipe:
 First you wash the shoe so-so with some water. Then you dry it and rub blacking cloth over it. Next you take a second cloth, softer than the first, and rub until the shine is perfection itself. Then with a sheep bone you rub for five minutes to fix the blacking, Nnd that operation puts it in the proper condition to receive the polish. which you spread on with your thumb. All you have to do after that is to let it dry"
 For your shoes to acquire the acad- emy brilliancy you polish unceasingly and then polish them some more Paris Pe1e Mele.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Some Butchers Names.

A butcher who had some spare time made a study of the New York tele- phone directory for butchers whose names are out of the ordinary or fit the business. Sam Frankerfurter has 8 shop at 219 East Seventh street and A. Weiner is at -443 avenue A.. John Now is on Third avenue and Frank Then on Amsterdam avenue. If they formed a partnership Now & Then would sound familiar. Wing Sang is in the poultry business and A. Fox is a game dealer. Louis Rich is on Third avenue and John Richer is in the Bronx. Emil Half is on Amster- dam avenue. George Idler hustles in market on Webster avenue. John Grab is taking things easy in his shop on Second avenue. Max Warm is on East Houston street. Max Lent of Norfolk street never keeps it. Joseph Hug of West Fifteenth street should be a favorite with the women. For the finish how about Julius Goodby of avenue A?-Butchers' Advocate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Sugar as q pisinfectant.

IA custom has grown up in parts of Europe of burning sugar in sickrooms and has been looked upon as an inno- cent superstition. Investigations, how ever, have proved the practice bene- fcial and scientific one. Professor Trflbert of the Pasteur institute at Paris demonstrated that burning sugar develops formfc ecetylene: hydrogen. one of the most powerful. antiseptic gases known. Five grains of sugar in several tests were burned under a glass bell with a capacity of ten quarts. After the vapor. had cooled baciln of typhus. tuberculosis. cholera. smallpox, etc., were placed in the bell in open glass tubes, and within half an hour all the microbes were dead Stoves and Hardware Reporter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
The speed Mania.

1r. Newcar (about to start on his first trip in his recently purchased mo- torcar, to his chauffeur)-Now, Will liam. want it thoroughly understood l will not have fast driving. Always keep well under the legal limit, not as close to it as you can. Ten miles an hour is fast enough for me- What want is comfort, not excitement Do you understand?
 Three days later. "Er-er-Wil1iam, must be back to the house by ' o'clock This road seems very straight and wide. think you might go just a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Family Supplies.

Good live meat special for Satur-
 day Small lean pork roasts, little pic
 nic fresh shoulders, small fresh hams.
 All the fresh pork products: Fresh
 bones, ribs, feet, hooks, heads, lean lard. Deerfoot sausage. Legs of forequarters- calves liver, fries, etc. MIX fed veal a plenty. Smo and salt meats:s Squire's sugar cured bacon. smoked shoulders, skinned back hams. Duality poultry: Choice western fowls etewings se1 fowls, Long Island ducks roasting chickens, tur- keys, fancy geese. Christmas poul- a good supply of native. Michigan. Ohios York state and Maryland tur4 keys young roasting pigs. Fresh vegtab1ee- Our vegetable Adepartme ent will be well supplied with everything for your Xmas dinner such as Boston head lettuce, green and wax beans native celery, romano, French endive. Christmas wreaths. Some of the good things to be had at our Grocery de- partment for your Xmas fancy seeded and seedless raisins in 1 1b. package, cleaned entrants, fancy table ratsins in 1 1b. clusters, MaraSchina cherries, stuffed olives, salad dressings of all cans English wa1nuts, Brazils,x fi1berts and mixed nuts. Fruit departm ent: Fancy California and Florida oranges, grape fruit, tangerines, Malaga grapes, lemons, new layer and pulled figs, dates and figs in glass jars, hickory nuts Bakery: You will find our bak- cry well supplied with full line Of pies. cakes, crullers, rolls, buns. etc. Our store will be open Monday and Tuesday evenings. closed all day shop early. Bridgeport Public Market & Branch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
An onsndad Paintsr

Here is a story of w histler,s hascible treatment of Lady Meux, of whom he painted three portraits. It is told in Thomas Ways Memoirs of Whis- ter.''
 t'In view of the number of sittings Whistler wanted and his severe treat ment of his models. think it enor- mously to the credit of Lady Meux that she should have continued through two and started on the third portrait in which she was painted wearing a mantle of Russian sables. There was a story that. being one day not up to the mark. she sent her maid to stand for her, dressed in the sables. This so offended Whistler that promptly the maids face appeared in place of that of the mistress. and, if the picture still exists, there 1t probably remains"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
A Modern Raleigh.

He was a stalwart young citizen, she a charming young woman. They were under an awning. The rain had ceased. but the street was muddy. He did not look like Sir Walter Raleigh, nor did she look like Queen Elizabeth But probably o. E. never looked prettier.
 'FWuxtry poipers!" shouted a news boy.
 ''Say, kid.'' he said. "are you too busy to earn half dolIarT'
 ''Wel1, Bo.'' replied the boy, "do l look like a cheap edition of MT. Rocke- by-baby? Show me de num-
 Well. boy, take your papers. spread 'em out from curb to car track Cover the mud with 'em. Get busyp
 He paid the astopisbed boy The car came. He bowed in courtEy man ner to the queen. She blushed and said:
 -''Oh, Billy, you foolish boy!' But she walked over the papered path as proudly as o. E. could have done. : Then, like Q. E., she sentenced him for life. He is her meal ticket now Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
UMora Racon.O

Many years ago Congdon's tavern in Wickford. Rhode Island. was famous for its good cheer, and in Early Rhode Island'' W. B. Weeden has an enter taining tale of John Randolph of Roa- noke, who was once a visitor at the inn.
 MT. Randolph was on his way to Newport and made his journey on horseback with his cousin Edmund. secretary of state under Washington. All the way from New York "ham and eggs had been the universal fare. At Wickford Congdon said he would give them clans for supper. The eccentric John of Roanoke rubbed his hands in pleased expectation. Then appeared the host again. saying the tide was too high for clans, but they should have some capital quahaugs.
 Good heavens" exclaimed Randolph. whc did not know that the nuahaug is a hard shelled variety of clam, "more bacon!'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Street Crowds In Caracas.

One of the features of the city of Caracas. Venezuela. that most strongly impresses a foreigner is the rapidity with which crowd gathers In the streets This is best exemplified when some of the many wandering musi- clans, in whom Caracas abounds, pre- pare to give an impromptu open air concert. Their first notes no sooner echo through the neighborhood than there gathers to listen a vast throng that almost blocks up the thorough fare The cobblers and all the other tenants of the entries, having no doors to open or stairs to descend, are on the spot almost instanter. They eager Iy drink in the music, but at the same lime bear a wary eye upon the hats of the musicians and no sooner do they observe the slightest indication that one is about to be taken off for the purpose of taking up collection by passing 1t around among the crowd than they disappear even more quickly than they came.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Queer. but Correct.

Professor Bradner Matthews, in his quality of philologist, said one day in New York:
 -'The past participle, -gotten,' has gone out in England. though it still fingers on with US. In England, how ever. gotten is almost as obsolete as 'putten.'
 ''In some parts of Cumberland the villagers still use gotten and 'putten.' and a pupil teacher once told me of lesson on these past participles where in she gave her pupils an exercise to write on the blackboard.
 'fIn the midst of sthe exercise an urchin began to laugh. She asked him why he was laughing and he answered:
 tJoe's put putten where he should have putten put
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
B. H. S. NOTES

s 4AIong the. debating line the fresh men, both of the academic and com mercial courses, seem to be very ac- tive. Yesterday in room No. quite known topic of the right of women to vote. After hearing the arguments it was coneeded that they had. The affirnatives side was lead. by Ethel 1ed by JohnsM Mccarthy. Edna Lavery was chairman and the judges were Dorothy Capps, F. Denny and Fred Walsh.
 Another freshman debate took place in the fourth period of the afterno on, the average country boy Is stronger than the city fellow. The affirmative contention won under the leadership of Roy McKernon. The negative side was upheld by Louis Richards.
 Henry Erwin '14 defeated Harry Denny "A by a small score in a pool match played recently in the r. M. c. A.
 Many former students of B. Fl. s. are now in town to spend the Christ
 The latest acquisition of the basket ball squad is Kenneth Christie. He looks promising for one place or an- other.
 The Criterion board issued their Xmas number yesterday. This months paper Is particularly good and inter esting.
 The number of the school has been recently increased by a girl who reg fstered is Miss Lind. It is stated that she comes from Yonkers, being in the Sophomore class.
 Some practical jokers have been exercising their excrucfating humor in cracking the joke that they are going to leave school until next year..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Hiatoric PharsaIia

It was on his way to the battlefield of Pharsalia that Caesar uttered the famous saying to the fishermen. He had come down to Brindisi to cross to Dyrrachium and, finding no galley, commanded the owner of small sail- tiag boat to put him across the Adri- atic- On the voyage a violent storm occurred. and even the experienced mariners were terrified. But the great captain said: Have no fear. You car ry Caesar and his fortunes"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
little faster without danger =
ably. Priced

little faster without dangerT
 Two days later. william, this dust is very unpleasant. If you could pass that car ahead-it seems to be going rather slowly"
 Next day. Put on a little more speed, William. There's no use in be- ing a crank. This road is too good to lose the chance"
 A week later. "Open her up, Will liam. There are no police within five miles, I'll bet, and if there are who cares? Pm out for fun. Let her rip. Let her rip. This is no steam roller. Let's have some speed d-"-Philadelphia Ledger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Quite Deaf.

When a defendant in Edgware police court said that he wished to call his mother as a witness the court officer observed that she had been in court all the time and had heard the evil dence.
 The Mother Cfrom the rear of the court)-Yes, but Pm stone deaf and can't hear a word. The Clerk Gin a whisper)-Quite deaf? The Mother Yes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

offered me one-tAIrd Q wat Ah could pick An done tux a look at de field am saw dat when it wah all picked 1t wouldn't amount ter 0ne-third. So An done lit out fer home."
 -'Yoan was in tuck not ter git fooled none"
 'Yassuh. Ah done went ter school am studied rifentick when Ah was young."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
His Own Words.

Hubby-You could make me very happy if you would only exert yourself a little.
 Wife-But you told me when I ac- cepted you that I'd made you the hap piest man on earth. How can l inn prove on that?-Boston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
An Inspiring Experienee.

A lady who m.st cer ainly have been related to the late Mrs. Burlington re- gently returned from a seventy day tour of Europe.
 To her friends she said with en- thusiasm that of all the wonderful things that she had seen and heard she believed the thing she enjoyed most of all was hearing the French pheaSants sing the mayonnaise.- Youths Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
:. Consolation.

Motorfst (to victim)-What is your name and address? Vfctim-John Smith, 14 Bean street Motorist-An right, Smith. Can't9stop now, but to- morrow I will call at your house and try and convince you that you should carry an accident policy in the com pany represent.-Puck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Real Hard Luck,

A fat Frenchwcman despairingly says. "I am so fat that I pray for a disappointment to make me thin. but no sooner does the disappointment come than the joy at the prospect of getting thin makes me fatter than ever"-Lon-a don Tit-Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
A Hard Job.

'T see from your letterheads. Bilkins, that you are the assistant treasurer of that company of yours." said Wither- bee. Have you got so much money 1t takes two of you to look after it?"
 '@No," said Bilkins. tsWe have so lit tie it takes two of us to find it."-Har- perS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
RICK ARDS TRUCKS
 TO MAKE LONG TRIP

Five huge motor vans, belonging to C. Rickard, are going to parade to Trenton immediately after Christmas 9 big trucking job that has been contracted for On the return trip, MT. Rickard will have his trucks bring to Bridgeport any merchandise that local people may desire transported from New York and vicinity. Persons desiring to take advantage of this op- portunity should communicate with Mr. Rickard at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Truth Eternal.

All errors have only time. After a hundred million of objections. subtle ties. sophisms, the smallest truth re- mains precisely what it was before.- Ancient Maxim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
The Fiddle Drill.

The fiddle drilI'' is one of the oldest stonecutting tools in existence. It is said to antedate Greek sculpture and iS in use today in about the same form as it was 2.oOO years ago. As it's DakRs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
An Inference,

Editor-Have you submitted this poem anywhere else? Jokesmith-No. sir Editor-Then where did you get that black eye?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
The Eiohf.

WilEs-So your wife recovered? Fine. heard the doctors made a great fight for her life. Gillis-They did, and they almost got it too.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
About All.

Mother-What do you think you will make out of my daughters talent? ? Professor ntmindedly)-About $2 lesson if the piano holds out-Ex- change.