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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
light INFANTRY
PREPARING FOR
ENCAMPMENT
LARGE NUMBER TO ATTEND
COnpaDyIGOing With Second
Regiment

The Americus Light Infantry IS
completing preparations for the trip
to St. Simon's a few days hence where
the Second regiment will be in camp
during a week or longer. The Ameri-
Gus company, under command of Cap
tain James Fort, will go to the island
forty strong, and a season of much
pleasure there is anticipated.
Reports from Milledgeville, Barnes
Vile, Forsyth, Jackson, Albany, Co
lumbus, Monroe and Griffin show that
each of these cities expect to have
companies at the encampment which
will exceed in numbers all past rec
ords. Several of the companies hope
to have over forty-fVe men when the
muster is called at the island camp.
The fact that the encampment will
be featured this year with many socirl
affairs and side trips to points near
St Simons, has caused many militia
men who have attended encampments
for the past several years, to make
nlans for attending this coming en-
campment.
A great deal of the military work to
be accomplished at the encampment
will be through officers schools, which
will be held every day.
The chief work for the enlisted men
will be daily drills The splendid IA
cilities of the bach at ST. Simon's is
land for holding exhibition drills, will
cause these events to be interesting
and pleasant to the enlisted men
There will be- of course, one or more
sham 5attles to interest the soldiers
and several dress parades.
Aside from the dress parades ard
exhibition drills, very little military
dutv will be required Of the militiamer
for their faithful service to the state
during the past year. Fishing trips
dances, athletic events and Other
things will furnish amusement fol
the soldiers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
REV. WALKER
TO BE HEARD
HERE TO-DAY
In CALVARY CHURCH PULPIT
Mr. Walker is a Most I'm
pfeSSiVe Speaker

At Calvary church today will be
heard Rev. John Moore Walker, Jr., r.
Macon, as the visiting minister will
occupy the pulpit at that church al
the morning service. Mr.. Walker is a
vigorous and impressive speaker, and
his sermon will be pleasing to those
who hear him.
Mr.. Walker is graduate of the Uni
yersity of Georgia, who has also more
recently completed the theological
course at the University of the South,
at Sewanee. His pleasing manner and
attractiveness as speaker will make
his discourse especially enjoyable.
The services at Calvary church to-
day will be as follows: Holy CON-
munion, Z o'clock this morning; Sun
day school, 9:45 o'clock; morning
prayer, litany and sermon at Ii
o'clock; evening prayer at 8 o'clock
this evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
FARMERS HEARD
Of PLAN FOR
10 CENT COTTON
DISCUSSED HERE YESTERDAY
". 7. Anderson, Of Macon,
Spoke Here

An interesting meeting was held al
the courthouse yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of hearing the outline
of the plans of the Southern States
Cotton corporation for securing 152
per pound for cotton for the farmer
w. T. Anderson, of Macon, vice presi-
dent Of the corporation fer Georgia
addressed the meeting, and gave the
desired information to a good number
OF farmers and others interested.
Mr.. Anderson reviewed the present
condition of the farming interests,
stating that for ten years the average
price of cotton had been about ~
cents per pound, while for the same
period the cost of growing cotton hal
been about IL cents per pound. The
farmers, he said, had made up this
deficit h various means, chief among
which were by going into debt, BY
selling off patches of timber, depicting
or impoverishing the lands, workine
wives and children without any re
muneration or figuring their labor IN
the cost of farming.
He believed that the regular condi-
tons recurring year after year were
due largely to the fact that all finan-
clal obligations were made payable
around the first of October each yea :
thus causing all the South's cotton to
be brought into market about the same
time, overcrowding the market, by
presenting more cotton ina short time
than the world has any use for, thus
running down the price as long as the
Igsrmer has any cotton to sell. After
he sells out, then the cotton, taken uI
by spectators or others, begins Il
rise in price and the farmer sees 4
bring q profit to those who hav,
bought II when the market was crowd
ed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29

the record of more intensely hot days
right in succession than has been on
the record throughout the year. Hith-
erto there have been some very hot
days, but only two or three together.
after which shower would modify
the heat.
Yesterday afternoon brought slight
relief from the heat, as clouds late in
the afternoon tempered the heat
.omewhat. The prediction for today
is for thunderstorms- probably. Ger
tainly every one in Americus who has
suffered from the heat will L~pe that
there will be thunderstorms, with
plenty of rains to alleviate conditions.
Complaints from the hot weather
recently have been almost universal
here. Very few people have escaped
more or less suffering from the hot
spell, which is no more pronounced
here than it has been in many other
places. Dust and heat and drouth
have added their share of trouble 70
the vexation of the populace, while life
has been one hot day after another.
Here's hoping the weather man Is
right in predicting that rain will come
soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
ERROR WAS NOT MADE
IN AMERICUS OFFICE

Manager Williamson of the Postal
Telegraph Co.'S Office here, denies that
his office admitted sending the word
ladies' instead of lads" in a press
story transmitted from Americas on
Monday last. Responsibility fol- tbs
error, he states, does not rest upon the
Americas office transmission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
PROLONGED HEAT AND DROUTH
ARE BEING FELT IN AMER|CUS
Longest Hot Spell Of the Year. With Accompanying DrOuh
is Being Experienced Here, Though Hope Of Relief
Very Soon is Entertained

Americus has been recently in the
grip of the longest hot spell, with ac-
companying drouth, that has been ex-
perlenced here this year. Record tenn
peratures have been registered re,
Gently in regard to the large number
of hot days that have succeeded each
other without rain.
According to Local Weather Obser7-
er Bryan, the mercury has been above
the 95-degree mark as a maximum
temperature for nearly two weeks. A
good part of this tilt.e the tempera-
ture has been nearer the century marx
than the 95-degree mark, as the fol-
lowing tabulation of official figures
will show:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
new BUILDING Committee
TO HAVE Charge NOW
Appointments Are Effective
July |

The new building committee of the
Board of Education, which will have
charge of the construction of the two
new school houses, is composed OF
Messrs. F. P. Harold, ]. E. D. Shipr
and G. S. Gartner. This COMMITTEES
will take charge of the work July l.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
INAUGURATION FEATURE
OF YESTERDAYS SESSION
In The General Assembly Of
State Of Georgia

Atlanta, June 29.--After spending
yesterday in receiving mass of new
bills and clearing the decks for hard
work, the Legislature took temporary
lull today and did little except Witness
the Inauguration Of Governor John NJ,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
SUMTER COUNTY GRAND jury
! WILL INVESTIGATE LYNCH|NG
Special Session Of Sumter Superior Court viii Convene
Tomorrow Morning to Garry Out Investigation Of
the Recent Mob Violence in AmePCuS

A special session of the Sumter
county superior court will convene to-
morrow morning at o'clock, pursu-
ant to the call recently issued by Judge
2. A. Littlejohn for an extra session
Of the court, to investigate the recent
lynching here.
Already the same grand jury that
served at the May term of the court
has been subpoenaed to appear and to
serve at the special session. Of this
grand jury, Mr.. ]. w. Zimmerman, OF
Plains, is foreman. The other men,
bers of the jury are among the most
substantial and best known citizens o:
Sumter county.
1t was said yesterday that no sub
poenas had yet been issued for wit
nesses. These will probably not be
issued until after the grand jury meets
il tis first session tomorrow morning.
The procedure of the grand jury with
be as is customary in such cases. So
licitor General Williams being in
charge of the prosecution of the work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29

Though this table does not contain
the record maximum temperature OR
the year, which was 103, as registered
earlier in the month, it does contain
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
IoG that body.

An entire week has been set aside
for the work Of the court in the inves-
tigation of the affair. This time will
be devoted to the taking of testimony
and the finding of true bills, in case
any such bills are returned by the
grand jury. The trial of any cases
that may result will be taken up in the
regular course of prosecution of cases
in that court. A weeks time should be
sufficient for thorough Investigation
OF the affair.
Special interest will be attached to
the first meeting of the grand jury to-
morrow morning, at which time the
members of that body will listen to
the charge delivered to them by Judge
Littlejohn Quietly but none the less
surely, there seems to be very great
and vital interest manifested here IN
the work of the grand jury, and any
news concerning it's Investigations will
be greeted with interest throughout the
time of the session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-29
A SPECIAL
PROGRAM FOR
The SERVICES
At lST METHODIST Church
viii Be Observed al Service
Today

At the Methodist church today the
following order of services will be oo-
served beginning at. IL o'clock:
Voluntary-Batiste
Hymn No. 124.
Prayer.
Gloria Patri
Scripture Lessons.
Anthem, Sing, o Mountains
Deardsley.
Announcements.
lynn No. 131.
Serr On by Pastor. Subject ''1l .
Two Wills" or THE Heart of the Coz
fict.
I'ra, er.
Hymn No. 191.
Benediction. Postlude.
Az the evt aing service which begins
prc,nptly at g o'clock the following
program will lie rendered.
Voluntary Dorne.
Hymn No. Alb.
Prayer.
Scripture Lesson.
Duet, "Tarry With Me"-Mrs. Heys
and Mr. Howell.
Hymn No 251.
Sermon. Subject Missing Throne
Prayer.
Hymn No. 482.
Benediction Postlude.
The sun., 1913-11-02
photographic Once Experts iceberg chart

toLs the records Obtained seem very
irou!Sin- "t results which ar" likely
- lead To- valuable methods tuT ire-
ucyg detection at sea IN time o! fog.
\ careful inspection "f III" records
SHOWS that an iceberg affects the tenn
r.raturo of me water in a charactcris-
,ic way. The temperature frs. rises
rapidly ami then falls With great ra-
idiltN.
'rhis Increase in the water tcmpera-
ujrc j. n new and unexpected result
and one tina. demands careful inNcs-
tlCa.ion. Tn" explanation is at present
Not clear The temperature effect may
uc due to the temperature reaction at
the junction Of the fresh surface cur
rent from the iceberg mixing with the
sea water. 1t may also he connected
with the presence or absence of definite
organic life at the junction of the fresh
current in salt water.
"ln any case the sharp rise before
the fail can he taken to Indicate the
entrance Of a ship into the cold surface
current near the berg, and thus gives
preliminary indication Of the proX
NIFTY of ice. Should the rise be followed
The sun., 1913-11-02
X OF ICEBERGS DECEIVED n

this If tho ocean became markedly
warmer What, then. was his amaze
ment when he discovered the surface
water to he considerably colder than the
sea little way down. Not only did
this apparently violate his knowledge
OF physics by putting the colder and
supposedly heavier water ON top of the
warmer stratum but 1t left him he
wldercd as to his whereabouts.
lie reported the anomaly az he
thought II. to the photographic Office
when he reached port and asked for
an explanation. lie got it promptly
II was this: Even though the upper
stratum was colder it was actually
lighter than the warmer sub-siratum,
surcharged. 1s the latter was, with
salt in solution. because 1t was slightly
chilled below its local normal the Gulf
stream had dipped beneath the Arctic
current
You see nature has wonderfully
nice sense of balance. ana this auto
matte adjusting uf the seas waters may
mislead the unnformed navigator. Prof.
Barnes has traced these actions 81 far
as they relate to the iccbers. and hls
researches are Of @rcat importance.
Before taking up the work of the
Canadian scientist, rrfcrenc" may he
The sun., 1913-11-02

which have been proposed aud de
| veloped scientifically for automatically
detecting the presence of ice and
| there Is reason To hope that some Of the
apparatus will fulfil the expectations Of
the inventors. Most of these devices
have To do with different ways Of meas
urins the changing temperature. of the
sea water. They are designed To do
this continually and to supplant the
ordinary practice On shiphoard hv which
"A bucket of water j. dipped up from tn,
oceans surface and its Temperature,
taken. more often than uth-rws.r 10y u
common deckhand. Bat none of these
instruments is Likely Ia u. Of real scr
vice unless the influence uf the ic..h.rs
upon the surrounding sea H. property
interpreted
Now for the story of Il seeming para
doN. Thanks 10 Prof. Howard +. Barnes
of McGi!l University. Montreal. th.r. is
to-day "A new understanding ot the way
icebcrgs affect the surrounding sea
water. Contrary to popular belief thcs,
friEid bodies. instead Of chilling the
oceans surface. actually seem To- max.
the neighboring water warmer. This
quit" ups"ts tn. hitherto prevailing
notions of the seafarer who has thought
that "A drop in the temperature Of the
sea Indicated the Presence Of ice. You
would probably hold the same opinion
Knowing what the lump of ice does To
the contents Of a tunblcr.
without going into the details of the
physical characteristics of the North
Atlantic. 1t will suftic. To- know that the
steamship lanes traverse Il section
where the warm waters from the South
vie Ceasclessly with the cold waters Of
the North working irresistibly toward
the equator The cold Arctic flood Is
nf freshcr water. while the Gulf Stream
journeys poleward heavily charged with
It's burden of salt. Because the South
ern flood IL warm ii holds to the sur
face, and IL does this despite its salinity:
but the tax of buoying up its load of
salt sometimes becomes too great for
Il. Keep this fact in mind. Ignorance
of II has puzzled more than one sea-
farer. and a recent case may he cited
a skipper feeling his way toward the
eastern coast Of America kept taking
sea temperatures in order to make sure
Of when he was in touch with the Gulf
Stream. Theoretically he would know
The sun., 1913-11-02

r CEBERGS are again abroad upon
the North Atlantic. and the mar
row escape of the steamship Teu-
The sun., 1913-11-02

I three currents were induced by ice
melting In salt water:
First, q current Of sea water chilled by
tho ice and sinking downward by reason
Of It's incre eased specific gravity.
Second. an induced current Of warm
sea water moving toward the ice 20 MI In
| the preceding movement.
Third, an overlying stratum or current
of light fresh water having Its origin III
the melting Ice. This spreading away
from the Ice and over tho dcnser salt
water.
Prof. Barnes was at first led to be-
lievs that In bis sea tests his micro
Thermometer was affected by the third
current. Naturally this lighter water
would be warmer than the normal sea
surface because Of scattered radiation
and the suns effect. which are notably
pronounced over the sea. The lighter
water OF the melting berg would retain
Its heat thus acquired because it could
not easily mix with the colder salt
water beneath ii. Close 10 the iceberg,
tho professor imagined a fall OF tenn
perature would follow on account of the
cooling influence Of the surface cur
rent Of fresher water.
But theory had TO give way to fact,
and he really discovered that an ice
berg fnelts No slowly that substantially
no dllution OF the surface water could
bc detected even right alongside a berg
This point was not left for sptcula-
tion. but was established with scientific
nicety by delicate electric measuring
Instruments with samples Of bottled
water carried back to the laboratory at
McGill University. In fact, larger vari-
atoms in the salinity OF sea water were
found to exist in .he open ocean than
in the neighborliood OF ice. This fact
may possibly be OF service to invcn-
tors who are seeking to determine the
presence of ice by means OF the differ
ehce in the salinity of the sea; but for
the prcsen. IL has no bearing upon the
problem as approached by the Cana
dian scientist.
Now, while Or Peterson traced
three currents by means Of laboratory
experiments, Prof. Barnes declares that
his tests indicated that an iceberg
probably produces only two currents:
cold current sinking downward. bear
ing with it at the same time the water
from the melted ice. and a horizontal
current OF the surrounding sea fol-
lowing in toward the berg and causing
the latter to melt. But YOU will ask
how is this movement of the seas sur
face going 10 make that water warmer
swer Is quite simple.
Normally. the cold water from the
depths of the ocean circulates vertically
The sun., 1913-11-02

changes Will be- brouRh, about, natu-
rally, in future ships. We may expect
AN extension of the double bottom up
the sides the carrying up higher Of
transverse buikheads. and even u
change in the long time type of water
tight bulkhcads. less number of water
tight doors and a roarrangement of con-
struction forward.
"Opinions delivered on such factors
are useless, as in the general design of
vessels they ~il be taken care Of, de-
signers being only too glad To progress
in increased safety and ample struc-
tural strength. The various devices
existing, such as bell signals, eophones
and wireless direction pointers will all
be incorporated as they are brought
into workable and efficient shape. as
managemcnts are never niegardly in
providing safeguards in which they
have faith. OF course. as might he
expected, such managemcnts are over
whelmed with devices having no merit
except in the minds OF some geniuses
who rarely understand actual cond-
tons.
AS a result OF the Titanic disaster
more efficient lookout service and
greater regard for the comfort OF the
lookout man has resulted. so that he
may be- in the best physical shane for
his work.
MANY of the ocean liners now have
devices for closing bulkhead doors from
the bridge and indicators giving alarm
IN case water rises to a certain height
In any compartment. or in case the
temperature should rise above certain
figure. As the advantages Of such
installations commend themselves 10
ocean travellers their use will broaden.
IF one will place the photograph of
vessel OF forty years ago alongside of
one of large steamship of to-day the
general similarity of above water ap-
pearance will be striking. In other
words while we have advanced in
structural engineering, in machinery
and in countless devices and accessories
We Yet expect To drive II vessel at TWEEN
ty-five knots an hour keeping the same
topside shape as with older vessels of
twelve knots. The fast liner of to-day
should be radically different in topside
design, and in the changed shape 10
adapt great bulks for rapid driving in
heavy seas We shall see greater con-
sideration paid to launching boats.
EVERY one of course now knows that
in an ordinary crew there are not
great many men skilled In launching
and handling ailoat the ordinary life
boat. This should not be considered
plea for further legislation, even more
strongly handicapping the carrying of
our flag on the sea. The men now en-
ployed are In response 10 II demand
and we must in a measure adjust our
appliances to the men who are To
handle them.
Let us see what happened on the
Volturno. The main trouble was in the
smushn" Of boats against the side of
he ship. Now what is The remedy:
Plainly "A design of boat that will not
smash.
lis this possible? Only a few days
The sun., 1913-11-02

r CEBERGS are again abroad upon
the North Atlantic. and the mar
row escape of the steamship Teu-
tonic is Il warning to the sea-
iarer. The close shave Of the Teutonic
Is a. repetition of conditions that are
apt to he repeated at this season of
the year when fugs are in abundance
off the coast Of Newfoundland. As Il
rule the iceberg is rather IA rarity
50 late but il is the unexpected that
happens. and the size ~ this sinister
wanderer is fair evidence that there
are others of It's dire kin adrift and
likely to trend southwark across the
paths Of ocean travel
Fortunately for the TeutoniC wre-
less messages mad given warning Of
the proximity of lee. and equally for
tUate was the fact that she was creep
ing along at slow s'rrd when the berg
loomed up out oi its shroud Of mist.
The ship. as transatlantic liners 60
to-day. is relatively small, and II was
possible to back her engines ana to
swing her clear. even though the inter
val between her and the menace was
Il short one. However. the margin of
safety must have been diSturhingly
narrow one. inasmu'h as there was
Imminent danger of the liners pro-
p"llor striking the Ice as she swept
around and headed away from the
borg Prompt and skilful handling
alone probably saved us from another
marne disaster.
The Belle Isl" district and the New
f"undand coast have been threat
cning region To seafarcrs for genera
tons. particularly because Of fog
and ice The ever increasing Canadian
commerce bound i'll and ont nf the st.
Lawrence has felt III" need of some
greater measures toward security.
To this end the subject of lee drift
and the temperature influence of
hrrgs upon the surrounding water hav.
heen of recent years the subjects of
scientific investigation. and in this par
ticuar line of research Prof. Howard
i. Barnes. a Canadian physicist. has
hcon especially conspicuous. His stud
les have disclosed some strikingly novel
rncnomcna, aud these have formed the
basis of practical proposals and invcn-
lions which may lead t. greater safe
guarding of ocean traffic.
Because of the TcutoncS : escape in
terest is renewed in the various plans