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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
$4,000 ACRES LAND
FOR NATIONAL forest
Property is Located in North
Georgia

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1O.-For the
protection of the Savannah river, the
national forest reservation commits
sion has approved for purchase under
the Week law, $4,000 acres of land in
Georgia and South Carolina along the
headwater tributaries of the river.
The Savannah, one of the important
rivers of the South is navigable for
$50 miles; but the geological survey
made a report stating that nowhere
in the Southern Appalachian region is
the danger of erosion, greater than in
the section where the lands for pur-
chase are located, and that the control
of these lands was important on pro-
tecting the flow of the river"
The commission expressed itself as
pleased with today's work because the
land selected had to be bought from
eighty-seven owners. 1t lies in Rabun
county, Georgia, and Oconee county,
South Carolina, on the south slope
the Blue Ridge. Permanent farming
in the region, it was said, was not
possible, because after being cleared
the lands erode violently. Due to the
failure of agriculture in the section the
population there is less than it was
twenty years ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
elm The Isles
Of The Wild"
Biography
"Pathe'S weekly"

Bring your children to see Pathe's
Weekly. 1t teaches more in relation
to current events, and it teaches it IN
a better way than any other method
Educators speak of it and recommend
it for school children. Reel No. 40,
shown today, as follows:
LONDON, ENGLAND-Genera Will
liam Booth, founder of the Salvation
Army is buried in Abney Park Gene
tery while $4,000 people of all creeds
join in the cortege in respectful trib-
ute to the man and his work.
SYRACUSE, n. "a tornado tears
through this section of the country,
doing considerable damage.
LONDON, ENGLAND-Banar Law
speaks to 10000 Unionists at Blenheim
Park.
FORT GLEN, MO-The locomotive
OF a Missouri Pacific passenger train
travelling at 20 miles an hour leaves
thC ldliD anu HiCCho TIC tldlllJ
two trainmen.
COMFY ISLAND, N. Y.-The Mardi
Gras parade is made up of gorgeous
floats and many maskers in fantastic
costumes.
MUSKOGEE, OKLA.-The WoodmeA
of the World parade in this city
COLLEGE POINT, N. Y.-The iroR
steamship "Pesseus" strikes on some
rocks and sinks after being dockel
at Astoria
LOS ANGELES, CAL.-The National
Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic takes place in this city.
NEW YORK, N. Y.-The Giants and
Cubs supply some exciting moments
at the Polo grounds.
PARIS, FRANCE-The newest fash
ions are in evidence at the Long
champ race course.
Show Opens Daily at 1880 and Closes
at 1880 p. M.
ADMISSION ..,...........5 and Zoe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
DO PEOPLE Spend TOO
MUCH FOR FUNERALS?
A Massachusetts EmbaIDer
Makes This Claim

Boston, Jan. 10.-Fashions in fun
erals play an important part in the
high cost of living according to Fred =
erick l.. Briggs, secretary of the
Massachusetts 'gtate hoard of en-
balming.
Just as in weddings and recep-
TONS" said Secretary Briggs today,
there is an excessive style put on il
burials. You can buy sound, cheap,
wholesome lunch without the trim
mings. Often my official duties have
called me to tenements where some
loved one lay dead Although there
was no food in the house, these peo-
Pile invariably cast aside any thought
of a plain, simple funeral that would
have been sufficient testimonial by
the bereaved ones, and plunge them
selves into unreasonable debt merely
for an ostentatious show at the fun
eral. This affects the cost of living,
because those who live have therefore
less to live on because of the pomp
and display
Another despicable custom is that
practiced by many florists who, when
a factory worker dies, pay another
& small bonus to take up flower sub
scriptions. of course, the flowers are
purchased from the enterprising flor
ist."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
OWLS CLUB MANAGER
FINED IN VkLDOSTA
Sentenced to Pay $1,000 for
Violating Prohibition Law

Valdosta, Ga, Jan. 10.-ln the SUI
perior court today, B. A. Deal, the
manager of the Owls club, was fined
81 200 for violating the prohibition law
1t is understood that there are nine
other indictments against Deal and the
Owls, but Solicitor GeneEal Wilkes
waived hearing of these cases I'M
til the court of appeals decides the
other case. The attorneys for the
Owls will carry the case before that
court and try to show that the pro-
hihition law has not been violated.
The complaint against the Owls was
that outsiders got liquor there and
carried it from the club rooms
The case against the Elks lodge for
a violation similar to that of the Owls
will be heard by Judge Crawford, Of
the city court, as Judge Thomas was
disqualified in that case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
WEBSTER COUNTY.
Public Sale Of Valuable Land.


GEORGIA, Webster County.
Whereas on the first day of jan
uary, 1895, Paten H. Harry executed
and delivered to The Security Invest
ment Company his deed, under sec
tons No. 1869, 1870, 1871, of the code
of Georgia, 1882, to the lands here
matter described, for the purpose or
securing a debt referred to in said
deed, which deed is recorded the
Clerq's office of Webster Superior
court in book G of deeds, page 142
And whereas in said deed said Harry
gave to said company the power to
sell said lands in case of default in
the prompt payment at maturity of in
terest or principle of said debt.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power so vested in the undersigned,
which is more accurately shown by
reference to said deed The Security
Investment Company aforesaid will
sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder for cash on the first Tuesday
in February, 1913, during the legal
hours of sale before Webster county
courthouse door, at Preston, Ga, the
lands described in the aforesaid deed,
to-wit:
One farm lying in body, consisting
of fifty (50) acres off of land forty
eight (4S) in 25th district of Webster
county, Georgia, and one hundred and
fifty tl50) acres off of lot No. 243 in
the oath district of said Webster coun-
ty, said farm bounded on the north by
lands of R. r. Brown, east by Henry
Hightower, and west by Kinchafoone
creek and being the same purchased
by NJ. w. Majors, subject to said debt.
The said deed first above mentioned
was executed and delivered to see
the payment of a certain promissory
note for the sum of $4,000, and the
interest coupons attached thereto, all
of said notes dated January LIST, 1895,
and the principal debt bearing inter
est at the rate of IL per cent. per
annum
Said principal debt is now past due
by the terms thereof and remains due
and unpaid. The total amount of prin-
cipal and interest, besides attorneys
fees, that will be due on said debt on
the first Tuesday in February, 1918, is
$4,000. Fee simple titles will be
made to the purchaser at said sale and
the proceeds of such sale will be ap-
piled first to the payment af said
debt with interest and attorneys fees
and expenses of this proceeding, and
the remainder, if any, will be paid
over to said NJ. w Majors, ) ribs le-
gal representative.
Dated this Eighth day of January,
1918.
THE SECURITY INVESTMENT COM
PANY,
J. B. HUDSON, Attorney.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
GPEATED ON HIMSELF;
DOCTOR SAVED A BIG FEE

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan 10.-Driven
to desperation by pain and his ina
bility to find surgeon who could re-
lisve him, Dr. w. NJ. Beck, of Clarke
field, Mimi, stood before a mirror in
his office, made an incision just below
his left jaw, cut away the flesh from
the chin, almost to the left ear, scrap
ed the bone, and sewed up the wound.
His operation, however, failed to re-
lieve him of a growth which threaten
ed to destroy the jawbone, and today
he is in local hospital, where anoth-
er operation has been performed.
When DR. Beck performed the opera
ton he was aided only by nurse who
was the first to give way under the
strain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
TO change MAILING
OF PRINTED NATTER
Books and Other Third Glass
Matter May 60 Parcel Post

Washington, D. c., Jan. lot is
likely, in the judgment of authorities
of the postoffice department, to be
only a short time until books and
other printed matter now handled as
third-class mail at cents a pound,
will be made mailable as parcel post
matter. Steps, it became known to-
day, already have been taken to in
duce congress to so amend the parcel
post act as to permit printed matter
to be sent by parcel post
In line with this idea, Postmaster
General Hitchcock decided today that
senders of parcel post packages con-
tanning merchandise might enclose
printed matter descriptive of the con,
tents without affecting their classif-
cation His order is an amendment to
existing parcel post regulations which
provide that the inclusion in a pack
age of any printed matter subjects the
entire package to third-class rates OF
postage
In rendering his decision the Post
master General held that the object OF
the parcel post law was to encourage
the meeting of greater quantities 81
fourth-class matter. 1t was shown to
him that much Of the merchandise
sent by parcel post required descrip-
tive tags or labels, and in his d.
cision he held that such printed mat
ter came Within the term for purpos,
of description" used in the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
SheriHl's Sale.
PANY,
J. B. HU.
Webster County.

GEORGIA-Webst County.
Will be sold before the court house
door of said County in the town of
Preston on the first Tuesday in Febru-
airy, 1913, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described property,
to-wit:
One hundred acres of land off Of lot
of land lot No. 100 in the 25th District,
with all improvements thereon. Bound
ed as follows, north by the Richland
and Friendship public road, west by
road leading from the Richland and
Friendship road to Americas, Ga, on
the east BY public road leading from
the Richand and Friendship road and
running south into the Americas road,
and on south by balance of said lot OF
land
Said property is levied on under and
by virtue of an attachment issued
from the Justice Court, 978 District, G.
NJ, of said County. and returned to me,
in favor of +. l.. Cobb, against Fred .
Davis and Mrs. Corrie Davis. Tenant
in possession notified in terms of law.
%nis the Sth day of January 1913.
c. NJ. CHRISTIAN,
Sheriff of Webster County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
White PARTRIDGE IS
EXHIBITED At DUBLIN
The Same Size and Shape as
Other Birds

Dublin, Ga, Jan. 10.-The first white
partridge ever seen in this city was
exhibited here yesterday afternoon by
Thomas Peters, Jr, who had string
of birds sent by a friend, E. S. Pal
mer, Of Kibbee, who killed the part
ridges.
There were about a dozen birds in
the bunch, one of them being pure
white all over 1t was of the same
size and shape as the others, and to
all appearances was partridge, the
only difference being its color
Several sportsmen saw the bird and
pronounced it partridge, but I'M
usually marked. 1t was the first whits
bird of this kind seen here and IL
created considerable interest espe-
cially among the local hunters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
SPRECKLES SONS TO
TRY TO BREAK WILL
Case Involving Fortune In
Hawaii Will Be ReOpened

Honolulu, Jan. 10.-By a decision
rendered here today reversing a find
ing of the supreme court of California,
the first circuit court of the United
States made it possible for John D.
Spreckles, of San Francisco, and his
brother, Adolph, to reopen the fam
Gus Spreckles will case involving 50,
1852, which has been in the courts
1908.
1t was held that John D. and Adolph,
the plaintiffs, are entitled to a fifth Of
the property involved Hawaiian prop
erty involved directly amounts to APP
proximately $75O,OOO.
Although the decision today ap-
plies only to this property, appeal on
ly can be taken to the United States
supreme court, which makes possible
the re-opening of the case in Cali
fornia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
Legal Advertisements

and as are now and may hereafter be
allowed a society of similar character
under the laws of Georgia.
L. J. BLALOCK,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in office Dec. 2lst, 1912.
S. r. HEYS, Dept. Clerk, S. c.
GEORGIA-Sumter County.
|, S. R. Heys, Deputy Clerk of the
Superior Court in and for the County
of Sumter do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing application for
Charter is a true copy of the original
now of file in this office, in the matter
OF The Brothers and Sisters of Charity,
application for charter, etc.
Witness my official signature and
seal of said Court, this the 21st day of
December, 1912.
S. R. HEYS,
Deputy Clerk Superior Court.
12-26-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
Guardians Sale.
Sumter County.

GEORGIA-SumterC County.
BY virtue of an order granted at
Ordinarys Court of Sumter County,
Georgia, at January Term, 1913, as
Guardian of Roy and Guy Sandlin,
minors, | will sell before the court
house door in Vienna, Dooly County,
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary. 1913 the following property of
said minors, located in Dooly County,
Georgia: One twenty-eight undivided
interest. each in east half of land lot
No. 1862 in End District Dooly County,
Georgia Also one twenty eighth in
terest each in one dwelling house and
lot on corner of Sixth and Pine streets
in Vienna, Dooly County, Ga. Terms
of sale cash.
MRS. EDWARD MORGAN,
Guardian Roy and Guy Sandlin,
Minors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
Tiff COUNTY GIVES
$1,000 FOR FARMING
Guaranteed by the Triton
Chamber Of Commerce

Triton, Ga, Jan. 10-Tift county will
raise $1,000 for far mdemonstration
work in conjunction with $1,000 con-
tributed by the Chicago Farm In
provement committee and $1,000 by
the national department of agricul-
ture. This insures $4,000 to be ex-
pended in this county in farm demon
stration work within the next two
years.
This sum was guaranteed at meet
ing in the chamber of commerce yes
terday at which the Tiff County Agri-
cultural society was organized. The
meeting was attended by fifty repre-
sentative farmers of the county and
was very enthusiastic.
Besides the chief purpose of the or
ganization, which is the securing of
pledges for $1,000 an aggressive edG-
cational campaign in practical agri-
culture will be conducted among the
farmers of the county. Prof. j. F.
Hart, principal of the Second district
agricultural schol, was elected presi-
dent of the Agricultural society, and
E. Oakman Heard, secretary. The
members of the general committee re-
Gently appointed to take up the work
of securing pledges by which the ST.
600 may be secured, were elected as
the executive committee.
AS it was necessary that something
definite be done at this meeting, the
men in charge of the distribution of
these funds were wired that the rails
ing of the necessary amount was as
sured for Tiff county, the responsible
ity for raising the required sum be-
ing placed on the executive commit
tee.
AS a preliminary work, the society
will first take up a campaign of en-
tightening the farmers of the county
! upon the advantages of the demon
stration work and explaining to the n
the benefits to be derived from the Of
fer of $4,000. When the farmers have
been made thoroughly familiar with
the situation the abount will readily
be subscribed.
This campaign will probably begin
with a series of meetings at each
school house in the county, inter-
spersed with a number of county meet
ings at Triton.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee has been called for Saturday af-
ernoon at 3 o'clock, when plans for
the work will be discussed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 10.-Claus
Spreckles left real property amount
ing to 100000 and his personal prop
erty in excess of $3,6OO,0OO. Half of
it he LETT to his widow, and half to c.
Augustus Spteckles and Rudolph
Spreckles, younger son John d. and
Adolph were left out, the will stating
that they had been in measure pro-
vided for prior to their fathers death
A contest followed and three days
after the widow died. the superior
court handed down a decision breaking
the will. On appeal the supreme court
of California reversed the lower court.
A petition to grant a rehearing was
denied and preparations were imme-
diately begun to file list of excep-
tons, which have not yet been passed
upon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
TO BE INCORPORATED

GEORGIA-Sumter County
In the Superior Court of Said County
The petition of A. G. Turner, Miss c.
H. Holton, w. X. King, Mrs. ]. X. King,
C. w. Watson, Mrs A. G. Turner and
John A. Turner, all of the county
aforesaid, respectfully shows:
That they desire for themselves,
their associates and successors, to be
Incorporated and made body polite,
under the name and style of The
Brothers and Sisters of Charity" for
term of twenty years, with the prlVll-
ege of renewal at the end OF that time
That the principal offices OF SAID
society will be in the County of SUM
ter, State of Georgia.
III.
The object of said corporation or
society is purely of a charitable ma
ture, that is, to take care of the SICK, TO
bury the dead of said society and all
haritable work towards its members;
no capital stock is required in SAID
society. simply dues from each member
sufficient to carry on and fulhll the
objects above set sOrth.
"
The business to be carried on by
said society is simply that of taking
care of its members, as aforesaid; the
place of business is to be located in
the County of Sumter praying for the
right to have branch societies as may
be desirable, for the purpose above set
forth.
"
Petitioners desire the right to sue
and be sued, to plead and to be i'm
pleaded. and to have the use OF a COM
mon seal: to make all necessary by
laws and regulations and to do all oth-
G things that may be necessary Tor the
successful carrying on of said business
above mentioned, including the. right
to buy and hold real estate and per-
ronal property suitable to the purposes
of the society: to execute notes as evil
dence of Indebtedness incurred, or
which may be incurred in the conduct
of the affairs of the society and to nave
all other such rights and powers, PRIV
ilege~ and immunities as are incident
to like societies, or permissible by the
laws of Georgia.
WHEREFORE, petitioners pray to
be incorporated under the name and
stvle aforesaid, with the powers. PRIV
Ieges and immunities herein set forth,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
GEORGIA. Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern: w.
NJ. Cannon having, in proper form, ap-
piled to me for permanent letters of
administration on the estate of o. j.
Cannon, late of said county, this is
to cite all and singular the creditors
and next of kin of 0. j. Cannon, to be
and appear at my office within the
time allowed by law and show cause,
if any they can, why permanent ad-
ministration should not be granted to
w. NJ. Cannon on O. J. Cannon's es-
tate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 18th day of January, 1913.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
GEORGIA. Sumter County.

Whereas Jennie Paschal, admins
tratrix of Patrum Paschal, represents
to the court in her petition, duly filed
and entered on record, that she has
fully administered Patrum Paschal's
estate. This is, therefore, to cite all
persons concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can,
why said administrators should not
be discharged from her administration
and receive letters of dismission Oh
the first Monday in February, 1913.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
PICTURES that TALK ARE
NOW REALITY, SAYS EDISON
Audiences Can See and Hear
Performers at Same Time

New York, Jan. 10.-Moving pic
lures that talk are the newest "wrin-
kle' in inventive circles. Thomas A
Edison having at last accomplished
the seemingly impossible and given to
the whole world an opportunity 70
see as we'll as hear celebrated actors
in the roles upon the stage. Many
years have been spent by Mr. Edison
in developing his theory that pictures
could be made to talk, and although
he said today that at present the idea
is far from perfected, nevertheless ne
expects that within a year or two the
sound and action of the moving pic
lures will be brought into such natur-
alness as to be nearly lifelike.
In the next year or two," said Mr.
Edison, after the completion of the
tests of his new contrivance, which
seems to have solved the problem of
synchronizing the motion picture ami
photograph, lit will be no unusual
thing to present an entire play Jr
opera as we are now able to produce
a playlet or scenes from the big
plays.
The trouble was in getting sound
tonal effects, as the recording device
is obliged to act in concert with the
Photographic instrument.
This compelled the players to talk
at the instrument 40 feet away. ana
it was quite difficult to get their
words so that they could be reproduc-
ed naturally. We have managed it
somehow, so that the amusement pub
lie, as well as ourselves, will be the
gamer"
How will this affect the stage?"
Mr.. Edison was asked.
1T will give everybody an opportu-
nifty to not only see celebrated stage
folk, but to hear them in their por-
trayals as they speak their lines. The
voices will be easily recognizable, and
the larger the theatre, the better the
words can be understood. The kineto-
phone is not yet perfected by any
means, but you may say that in my
opinion the talking moving picture is
no longer theory but fact"
The test took place in the little the
atre in the Edison laboratory at
Orange, N. j., where all the film pic
lures of every description are thrown
upon screene and passed on by Mr..
Edison or his representatives
In the first picture shown a lecturer
walked upon the stage, and after bow
ing to the audience, proceeded to de-
scribe the kinetophone in the voice of a
campaign orator.
I'VE will now show you what sounds
we can reproduce" said the phantom
lecturer, as he walked to a table. 81
will break this plate"
The figure dashed the plate to the
floor, shattering it, the sound of the
falling fragments being plainly audi
BILE.
A man entered the picture and be-
gan playing the piano, the notes float
ing softly through the theatre.
A young woman violinist appeared
and played Home, Sweet Home, p" with
excellent effect, the pianist accompa-
nying her
Then entered a woman who sang the
old melodies, accompanied by violin
and Piano.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

Whereas J. R. Peters, Administra-
tor Of R. J. Finch, represents to the
court in his petition duly filed and en-
tered on record, that he has fully adj
ministered R. j. Finch's estate This
is, therefore, to cite all persons con-
cerned, kindred and creditors. to
show cause, if any they can, why said
administrator should not be discharg-
ed from his administration, and re-
ceive letters of dismission on the first
Monday in February, 1913.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
GEORGIA. Sumter County.

GEORGIA., Sumter County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Frances Stinson having, in proper
form, applied to me for permanent
letters of administration on the es-
tate of James Hightower, late of said
county, this is to cite all and singular
the creditors and next of kin of James
Hightower to be and appear at my
Office within the time allowed by law,
and show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should not
he granted to H. E. Allen, clerk SUI
perior court, on James Hightower's
estate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 9th day of January, 1918.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.