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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11
TRADE AND THE ARMY ,
New York Sum-

The United States army is playing 4
large part in the development of clos
er relations and increased trade be-
tween the United States and the Cen
trail and South American republics. A
policy of sending army officers to these
countries either as military attaches
to the legations or in special capacity
is being rapidly extended and vivified,
with most gratifying results in every
particular.
Word has come to Washington that
the Argentine Republic would like to
adopt the Springfield rife used by the
United States army as its own service
weapon. The victory of the American
rife team, which recently came home
with first honOrs gained in the Pan
American matches at Buenos Ayres,
brought the greatest admiration for
the rifle used by the American marks
men, who were from the army, navy
and marine corps. 1t is understood
that is an arrangement can be made
for commercial arsenal in this coun-
try to manufacture the Springfield rifle
which is made only in the army
arsenals-the Argentine Republic
would adopt it. Further developments
in this matter are looked for.
Capt. John w. Gulick of the Coast
Artillery Corps has won a notable rep
utation both in South America and
in the United States by his work in
Chile. For more than a year he has
been holding the special commission of
instructor in the Chilean Coast Artil-
lery Corps, which happens to be under
the direction of the navy. Largely
through his influence recently many
large contracts amounting to millions
Of this policy of eXerting American in
fuence through United States army
of dollars have been placed in the
United States by Chile. These con-
tracts include orders for coast defense
guns, torpedo boat destroyers and am
munition. The American bidders have
been confronted with the sharpest kind
of competition from English firms,
coupled with the fact that Europeans
in South America overlook no oppor-
tunity to misrepresent the United
States and her commercial firms. 1t is
confidently expected that it will not be
long before a Chilean battleslip is
built in the United States, just as two
are being constructed here for the
Argentine Republic.
1t is not doubted in Washington that
the rapidly increasing developments of
the South American nations will bring
further opportunities for the pursuit
officers in those republics. 1t is be-
lieved that it will eventually prove to
be one of the most fruitful methods of
cultivating close relations with the
Latin-American republics, and inter-
esting them in the products and insti-
tutions of the United States
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11
COTTON WANTED
I5C A POUND

10000 bales of cotton from
Sumter county farmers at
Is cents per pound basis
middling.
those who are interested
in a dependable price for
their cotton can find me on
Saturdays at Sheffield Hunt
ington Co.'S store and con-
tract your present crop at
the above price.
G. W. Walters, Sec.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11
REHABITATING FATHER
Chicago Record-Herald.)

A call has been sent out from Pough-
keepsie, n Y, for all parents to unite
and do battle for their rights. The
author Of the Parents Protective
League, more popularity known as
dads union" is NJ. G. Dubois, who
fancies that he sees a way to emanci-
pate father There is, says Mr.. Du
Bots, new set of regulations affecting
children issued every day by some
enthusiast, and he purposes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11
C0MMENDATION FOR THE GAME
LAW

Every true sportsman will be glad
that the new game law is meeting with
general approval. Public judgment is
in support of the law, and that should
serve to perpetuate it and to cause its
improvement from time to time as
necessity may dictate. Commenting
upon this matter the Atlanta Journal
says:
1t is evident that any attempt t.
repeal or to weaken Georgias game
law will encounter intense opposition
among thoughtful citizens throughout
the state. Especially significant of
public sentiment in this regard are the
recent utterances of such papers rs
the Albany Herald and the Dawson
News. The former declares editorially:
I'VE are quite sure that we have the
best game law we ever had; the only
one, in fact, that ever amounted to
anything or afforded any real protec-
tion to our birds and fish 1t has been
efficient under the direction of Com
missioner Mercer who has entered in
to the work, which he was selected tc
supervise, with keen enthusiasm"
In like vein, the News remarks:
"The game law which has ALREADY
been of vast benefit under the vigor
Gus administration OF Commission II
Mercer, should be safeguarded where.
ever possible"
The truth is Georgians are more al
! ert than ever before to the importance
! of conserving this particular field o
their natural resources. All tru,
sportsmen realize the necessity of
game law that is we'll designed an,
well enforced; while farmers recog
nize the fact that upon the preserva
ton of bird life the safety of thel
crops and orchards from DESTRUCTIVE
insects very largely depends. Consid
cred from an agricultural standpoint
the present game law is worth million
of dollars and, if supplemented at Ger
tain points, it will be worth still NOR
OF this, we may be sure that no on
who is abreast present day though
will for a moment entertain any sug
gestion to impair the laws usefulness
or to take a backward step in thi
vital sphere of conservation. On tn
contrary, public judgment is SQUARED
behind the statute and squarely benin
Commissioner Mercer in his faithful
and efficient efforts to enforce it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

An idea of the latest thing in modern
fashions may be formed from the fol-
lowing order which a Battle Creek
woman sent to a wallpaper store: Il
want some paper to put on myself two
thirds of the way up."-New Orleans
States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11
ANN~~e~~~%%@~~~~~%4
DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS
Golfers Weekly.)

For several years Col. w. R. Nell
son, editor of the Kansas City Star,
has spent his summers on the Massa-
chusetts coast, and it occurred to him
one day that he ought to have a yacht.
Having made up his mind to indulge
in yacht, he determined to build one
that would embody his ideas of COM
fort and safety. He wasn't so anxious
to have a boat that would walk the
waters as a thing of life; he wanted
one with a good stone foundation that
would defy the elements. He inter-
viewed the Gloucester fishermen,
whose boats are built for safety, and
finally made his plans.
Then he tried to hire builders who
would follow mis- plans and specifica-
lions, but no builders of reputation
would tackle the job. They said they
couldn't afford to have such boat as
the colonels plans called for pirooting
around over the raging deep. The ad-
vertisement would bring them into
ridicule and disrepute. They advised
the colonel to buy a secondhand corn
crib and put gasolene engine in it.
Such craft would give better salts
faction than the boat he contemplated,
The colonel had fifty-seven kinds OF
time getting that boat built. Arts
ans would work on it for a while and
then throw up their jobs, saying they
were being ostracized by polite society
for having anything to do with it. Fin
ally it was found necessary to send to
Kansas City for carpenters, and these
merry men completed the job. The
! launching of the boat created a SEN
sation. Seafaring men went down to
the shore and looked on, and some
wept, while others burst into hysteric-
al laughter. The yacht looked more
like Chitauqua tabernacle than a
ship. But the intrepid owner was
we'll pleased with it, and said that
one of the dreams of his life had been
irealized.
For a few days the yacht wallowed
around in the most pleasing way, and
then the Eastern Yacht Club came to
that neighborhood for the annual race
Col. Nielsen had friends in the club
and they insisted that he should enter
his yacht which had been christened
the Hoosier. They thought the boat
would add a comedy feature to the
event In vain the owner protested
He said his boat wasn't a greyhound
of the deep, and couldn't travel much
faster than a wheelbarrow. He yielded
to the entreaties of his friends, and on
the appointed day the Hoosier loomed
up for action. Among the contending
yachts were two former cup defenders,
one of them the Puritan. 1t happened
that just after the start was made a
, heavy squall came up. The wind
, blew like a campaign orator for sew
eral hours. The sift boats had to take
in sail to avoid being swamped, but
the grand old Hoosier, being built like
a soap factory, carried every rag she
had on board, and went humming al
ong so fast that the water smoked I'M
der her, and the skipper had to hold
his whiskers on with both hands. She
simply walked away from all the
crack boats. The result was that when
Col. Nelson returned to Kansas City,
he took along a beautiful trophy-a
silver water pitcher; for the Hoosier
had won the race. And never before
was yachting trophy carried so far
inland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

Nobody could have guessed it unless
President Taft had announced the
fact the he had lost flesh since he left
the White House.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

By holding down the Senate during
the week and preaching on Sundays,
Vice-President Marshall manages to
make both ends meet-Washingt
Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

Everybody should take vacation
occasionally il only for the purpose Of
learning how TO appreciate the com
zurts of home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

The Missouri man who started a
newspaper to tell the absolute truth
soon got his'n.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

Why don't the British suffragett@s
demand poetess 1aureate?-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

Americans seem to be keeping W
their record for boozefghting, if the
statistics are true.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

Sumter county's peach crop this
", ar is so fine you can't see it
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-11

The Balkan Allie are showing fine
spirit of sticking together-in fighting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
KENTUCKY HORSE
WINNER OF DERBY
Gowell Leads Field in Latonia
Classic, to Great Joy of
Large Crowd.

Latonia, KY, June 14.-Cheered on by
tremendous crowd. made up for the
most part by the elite of Kentucky and
Ohio society, a Kentucky Ally, Gowell,
carrying the white and green colors OF
her owner. ]. t. Weaver. to victory
here to-day in the twenty ninth
renewal of the classic Latonia Derby.
Twelve lengths behind the winner, but
struggling gamely, came G.. M. Hen
dries crack Canadian colt, Great
Britain, while twenty lengths. farther
back, Foundation, month ago reput-
ed to be Kentucky's greatest three
year-old, came plodding home. badly
beaten.
Turning into the stretch. Jockey
Teahan was riding hard, and Goweil
worked up to even terms. Then for
dozen jumps 1t was an even battle for
the lead, but Great Britain, although
struggling to his utmost could not
stand the challenge. and Gowell prac-
tically galloped under the wire.
The time, 2:33 lbs. is fast consider
ing the fact that the winner was not
pushed for victory. The record for the
race Is 2:3o rs, made by Governor
Gray, In 1911.
The winner was slight favorite
over Great Britain in the parimutual
betting, paying $3.50 for 80 bet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
.UPPERV|LLE SHOW
ENTHUSES CROWD

Upperville. Va, June 14-Following
are the results of the second day of
the Upperville Horse Show:
Gated saddle-First. Il. C. Gatewood.
$40: second. Oak Ridge Stables. So;
third. r. Hunter Dulaney. ribbon.
Harness horses. four years and un-
der-First. L. L. Redmon, $50
Harness horses any age-First, D.
C. Sands, $40: second. George II. Slater,
$40; third. w. L, Humphrey. SIS.
Mares suitable to- breed hunters
First. L. L Redmon. $50; second. II. L.
Dulany. $40: third. e. L. Redmon, S.
Park saddlers 1872 and under-First
Tamora, w. G. Fletcher, s25: second
Lord Golden, Herman Ulman, SIS;
third. Fairfax, ". s. McCarty. SIS.
Harness pairs. any age-First. W.
L. Humphrey & Son, SD.
Green hunters-First, Merryman
Heartland Farm. $40; second, Noun
taineer, 4. w. Payne. $50.
Ladies hunters-F1rst. Katydid. Miss
Buchanor. $50; second. David Gray,
Norwood Stables. SIS: third. Montrose.
DR.. a. C. Randolph, So.
Light weight hunters-First. Port,
w. F. Wilbur. $40; second, Aquilla, w
F.. Wilbur. SIS; third, Homewood
Stables. So.
Ponies under saddle-First. Prince OF
Wales. DR.. a. c. Randolph. SIS; Sec
ond. Boy Blue. Mrs. j. NJ. Martin. $40
third. Folletter. Pony Farm. SIS.
Ponies in, harness-First Folletter. j
B. Skinner. SIS; second. Pony Farm
$40: third. Fl. F. OXnard, So.
Light weight hunters-First, Port
Wilbur. $40; second. Security. So; third
Aquilla, Randolph, SIS.
Sporting tandum-First. Redmen
$50: second. Humphrey. $40.
Middle and heavy weight hunters
First. David Gray. Miss Elkins. $40
second, Sweet William, Miss Elkins
SIS: third, Heartland Farm. So.
Hunt club in full colors over jumps
First, Port. w. F. Wilbur. $40; second
David Gray. Miss Elkins. SIS.
Open to all jumpers-First. Dread
naught, Heartland Farm, $40: second
Aquilla w. f. Wilbur. Sis: thpd Sill
yer Trust. Mrs. McElhour. So.
Colonel r. r. Dulany memorial
First, Glenara Farm, cup; second
Homewood Stables, SEQ; third. Heart
land Farm. SIS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
FIST FIGHT MARS
G00BER CONTEST
Matthews and Barton, of Ship
builders, Engage in Battle.
Petersburg Wins Game.

Petersburg. Va, June 14.-Twenty-
five hundred fans witnessed long
drawn out game this afternoon, which
was enlivened by fight between Man
ager Matthews and Pitcher Barton.
The fight took place under the shed
erected for the visiting teams, and did
not last long. Umpire Kelly fined
each OF the combatants IS and made
them leave the grounds. Cooper and
Austin were the opposing slabmen and
were hit hard. Austin was very eff
fective for four innings. but after that
the Coolers sized him up, hitting him
in the fifth sixth and eighth innings
for two triples, three doubles and four
singles. which Melted the locals their
seven TALES.
The Shipbuilders made their first run
in the first inning on Tarleton's two
Dagger and an error by Krepps. In
the seventh they hit Cooper for three
singles and a triple, earning three
runs. Richmond was sent into finish
the game. and in the two innings he
pitched only one hit was made
Iaughlin's batting was the redeem
ing feature of the game In the sixth
inning he was sent in to bat for Bren-
aGan, and his single scored the first
run for the Coolers. In the seventh,
with two out and two men on the
bases. he hit two-bagger to left
clearing the bases. and in the eighth
he made a two-bagger, scoring Sim
mons. The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
THORNTON PROVES
BET TER PLAYER
Defeats Erskine Buford in Chal-
lenge Round Of Old Dominion
Tennis Tourney.
BuFoRD AND DUNN WIN
Lead Thornton and Shaner Into
Camp for Honors in Mems
Doubles.

Nat Thornton. Of Atlanta. yesterday
successfully defended his title to the
championship in singles of the Old Do
minion tennis tournament by defeat
ing Erskine Buford. of Richmond, in
three straight sets, Go, Go, 60. BIZ
ford showed the effects of his five-game
match with Hall, OF Lynchburg, In the
finals Friday. He lacked the fire and
zest that he had shown up to the pres-
cnt time. and was an easy victim for
the fresher man. Hall played with all
his old-time vim, giving splendid ex-
hfbition OF brilliant tennis. His over
mead game brought the gallery to its
collective feet and his grand strokes.
over which he had almost marvellous
control, showed that he has rightly
earned the two legs he now holds on
the trophy.
Buford and Dunn won the doubles
championship by defeating Thornton
and o. A. Shaner, in straight sets, 90.
6-3, 6-4. Shaner was the target for
the local marksman. Both Dunn and
Buford drove at him with fierce
ness that was bound to have it's ef-
feet and gradually he weakened under
the repeated volley of shots. Thornton
tried hard to cover up the Weaknesses
allowed his own strength to be appre-
Gladly Slapped.
Buford Improves.
Buford played n far better game
than in his singles, his brilliant
smashing and sharp volleys being par
ticularly strong. Dunns playing was
marked by its steadiness. and his SER
vice was accurate and effective Blu
ford and Dunn are now the holders of
the doubles championship trophy.
Mrs Sullivan and Nat Thornton won
the mixed douhles by defeating Miss
Colston and ~. j. Gore, 6-2, Ga.
While previous tournaments have
furnished more brilliant tennis, and
players with greater regulations, none
has provided more thrills or given the
spectators more real entertainment
Internationally the feature of the NEE,
this year was the ease with which Mrs
| Willard Sullivan won the women's sin
giles. Not only was she an easy win
ner, but she established a new record
capturing for the first time in the his
tory of the tournament one of the chal-
lenge cups for her permanent posses
sion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
WILL GET COACH
FOR BOAT CLUB
Plan to Have Crews in Middle
States Meet-Regatta for Mem
bers Saturday.

The board of directors of the Vir
ginia Boat Club is negotiating with a
coach to take charge of the various
crews and get them in shape for the
Middle States regatta, which will be
held later in the summer. 1t is thought
a coach will be secured within the next
few days.
The four cared gig crew, which has
been in training for the Washington
and Lee races, which were Cancelled
on account of high water, will prob
ably enter the Fourth of July regatta
at Philadelphia. If the practice of the
next few days show the men to be In
form and speed, the arrangements will
be made for entering the contest.
The last high water cleaned out the
sand which has been on the bottom
of the swimming point, just off the
clubhouse. The removal Of the sand
leaves deep hole and makes an ex-
cellent place for the swimmer to prac-
tice that art.
1t Is probable that the regatta sched-
uled for next Saturday will be carried
out. The following eight have been in
practice during the past week, and
show up we'll: 1. Turner; 2. Upshur;
3, Hofz; 4, Richardson's; s.. Jones; g.,
Goddard; z. Word; 8, Parker; coxswain,
Beers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15

It is no secret that Mathews's COM
bative ways have not endeared him
to the men who sign his pay slips.
We have limited at this before. Mathews
is a good manager, and we would not
jostle one particle of the credit he de-
serves for the showing he has made,
even though he is once more in the
cellar station. But ball players are
human. and there Is such n thing as
driving them too hard. While some
may prove dociie enough, others will
resent some of the methods adopted
by Mathews, and the result is bound
TO be breaking up of team play and
lessening of the efficiency of the
team.
Steve Griffin nearly sold two ball
players yesterday. AS was told in this
Irving came to town and watched the
Colts play. He particularly liked
Strain and PieZ, and asked Griff to
name price on the youngsters. Irwin
has been unable to return to Richmond,
being out in the Central Association
at the present time looking over some
likely ones In Louis Heilbroners cir
cult. But he sent Billy Lush to the
Virginia League. Billy has been camp
ing OIL the trail of the locals for sew
eral days He was in Norfolk, and
no has been here since the club ar
rived. He has kept every movement
well yelled. so that few knew he was
about. Yesterday he was again at the
ball park. and he will go to Newport
News with the club. He wants an OPP
portunity to view the work of Strain
and Piez both at home and on foreign
ground.
Secretary Bradley and Manager
Griffin expected to hear from Lush last
night, but they didn't. He stayed in
his hotel and he isn't going to make
any final arrangements until he is
firmly convinced that he can make n
good trade. Herbert and Jim Tenant
were two others that particularly
caught the eye of Lush, though he re-
fused fatty to discuss either member
of Garvin's team. MIR. Lush Is very
much of the opinion that n still tongue
displays wisdom. He let's the other
fellow do the talking. Since Mayer
went to Philadelphia from Portsmouth
and made good everybody I'm the big
league Is looking to the Pirates to un-
veil another phenom and many think
that Herbert sizes up to proper pro-
portions.
But the biggest happening in sport
ing circles around Richmond in years
was the signing of Jake Poh, member
of the Richmond Grays. by Connie
Mack. The contract came yesterday
and Poh Is to report at the end of the
amateur season here. The youngster.
attended school at st. Joseph's Acad-
envy this year and played ball there.
It's just outside of Baltimore. and that's
where Connie Mack first took notice
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
Nc,x Hich Inmn Recnri.

New York, June 14.-During the
track and field meet OF the New York
Athletic Club at Travers Island to-
Athletic Club. made a new worlds
amateur standing high jump record
of 5 feet 5 ga Inches and Bruno
new American amateur record of 1863
feet 10 Ia inches in throwing the
javelin.
New York Athletic Club. with g feet
8 Ia inches, made at Buffalo. has
held the worlds record for the stand
Ing high jump. Harry Lott, Mohawk
Athletic Club, was the American
5record-holder with the javelin, with n
throw of 166 feet 10 IA Inches, made
at Celtic Park last August.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15


in
BY GUS MALBERT
1t was busy day emporium conducted by Messrs
Bradley ct ais Bradley who had graced the
press box exudg all the usually
the till of ball
GLIB with visions dependable dividends forming themselves the
turquoise saying Citizen Bradley looked all
still Of Richmond Oregon, exhibited choice Angora
which Lee Gavn endsh delight kicking all the yard
until it rested in place. snugly Behind Petersburg
If we correctly that along about the time that the
chorus third At least, 1t seems
retrospect Things getting azy ud mixture insecure
hurting biting foolish adding the circunamolent
and Guiding perspective until presented Of demonsh
intensity This absolutely narrave perhaps
isn't correct in all its Chono failed record each
trivial happening much postivehe boy displayed
t-Rchmond, Portsmouth, a.
Herbert Entirely Too Much.
ANY reliable will tell that the should have
carcd the earlier paragraph reliable editor abo
ey right under normal conditions is the essential
81 STORYTELLING about game. However, justification
Of the adopted unrave this wish to
rise and editors have had the opportunity OF watching
nine harmless Young battling for life with Texas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15

once. and managed to fool four on
strikes.
To unveil it all, the fourth and con-
GLIDING count of the visitors came in
the fourth. when Howedell doubled,
stole third and cashed on Boyd's single
Vance then decided that he wasn't fit.
and, Steve selected Strain to carry the
burden to the finish.
Plenty of Opportunities.
There were opportunities galore for
the Griffmen TO even matters. but Her
bert was in the way. He was helped
considerably by the best brand OF
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