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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
SECRETARIES, committee.
men AND SOLICITORS:
Dallas. Texas .June

Dallas, Texas, June 18th, 1918.
Secretaries, Committeeman and Solic-
itors:
In connection with our letter of
May 18th, wherein we advised you that
very strong financial institution of
Europe had written us as follows:
We should very much like to organ
ize powerful company in Europe for
the direct sale o. your cotton to spin
ners with out own agencies in all the
cotton spinning centers in Europe We
are also willing to provide the neces-
sary capital. The proposed organiza-
ton would work in the interest of the
Southern States Cotton Corporation
I exclusively"
We are pleased to announce that on
the 9th of June We received a cable
gram from our president, Mr.. Wadley,
also from the financial institution
Iabove referred to, advising us that ar
rlngements had been completed for the
financing of all the cotton the Sou l.
ern States Cotton Corporation cal ge'
hold of, and by todays mail we are
in receipt of letter from MIR. Wa l.
ley confirming the above.
Mr.. Wadley also writes us that he
will obably sail for home about the
z"tl If II is month, and will be with IS
on the 10th of July for our big con-
vention, and that at that tine he will
tell the people of this financial ar
rangement and of our ability to finance
all the cotton we contract for. He
winds up his letter by saying: sect
the cotton and We can stand the world
OF and have our price,
| Mr.. Wadley means by this that the
tract their cotton to US, and | want
every man working, or interested in
the success of our plan, to work early
and late with our good farmer friends.
Impress upon them the urgent neces-
sity of contracting their cotton as soon
as possible By giving US their early
cotton the world will the sooner wake
up to the knowledge that we have the
cotton and enough of it to accomplish
our purpose, then up goes the price %
15c, net to the farmer, and just that
much quicker will We be in position to
call in every outstanding piece OF
scrip. If the farmers will do this, and
hustling on your part will swing them
into line, candidly believe that very
early in our coming cotton season the
cotton planters will be in possession Of
their own. Yours very truly,
Southern States Cotton Corporation.
Per ]. S. Corley, V-P.& Gen. Mgr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

companies, if report be true, have
Cndeavored in the past to interfere in
matters coming properly within the
sphere of the Statehouse officials and
members of the General Assembly.
Through lawyers and apparently dis
interested agents, there has been en-
tirely too much attempted meddling
with school matters and legis alton.
Every book company should be requir-
ed to certify under oath as to the rep
resentatives employed, legal and 9TH
erwise, and the list thus sworn to pub
lished No business interest shoul /
attempt in any way to interfere with
the school legis alton of the state, and
it has more than once been suspectei
that something of this sort has been
attempted in Georgia"
This is wise and sensible admonit-
len. Indeed, the question of school
books is one which the Legislature
should investigate extensively. 1t is
apparent that Georgia, as compared
with other places, notably certain
parts of Canada, is paying stupen-
dous high prices for school books.
Some means of protecting the pubic
interests should be devised.-Atlanta
journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
A BUDGET IS INDISPENSABLE
New York SUM-

In message to Congress on January
! II, 1912, inclosing the report of his
Economy Commission, President Taft
said:
The United States is the only great
nation whose Government is operated
without budget The fact seems to be
more striking when it is considered
that budgets and budget producers are
the outgrowth of democratic doctrines.
"A budget should be the means for
getting before the legislative branch,
before the press and before the people
definite annual program of business
to be financed. In many foreign coun-
tries the annual budget is discussed
with special reference to the revenue to
be raised, the thought being that the
raising of revenue bears more direct
ment expenditure. Around questions
of source of revenue political parties
have been organized, and on such ques-
lions voters in the United States have
taken sides since the first revenue law
was proposed"
Congress spends a billion year
without any general orderly prelimin-
airy plan at haphazard in huggermug-
ger. Eight Incorporating commit
tees throw away the money The pub
! lie that foots the bill is kept in the
dark. Nobody is responsible.
The country and Congress are en-
titled to know beforehand the estimat-
ed revenues and expenditures; know n
summary what the Government has
bought, paid, contracted for in the
last, needs to spend in the next fiscal
! year.
At present millions, if not Mr. AL
drichs famous $3OO,OOO,OOO, are tossed
away recklessly, foolishly it is hardly
too much to say criminally, consider
ing the log-rolling in committee.
Republican or Democratic, the Gov
eminent is profoundly convinced OF its
ability to manage other peoples bust
ness. Suppose it shou begin to man
age its own intelligently and frugally
The creation of a budget committee
would be a necessary and wise step.
! An intelligent budget drawn up by the
Executive and submitted to Congress
would be another Close cooperation
between Congress and the departments
would be another.
AS the chairman of Mr.. Tafts Econ
omy Commission said in 1912, the Gov
eminent estab ishments reach around
the world and carry on monetary trans
actions that aggregate nearly five
thousand millions of dollars each
year" and substantial ly nobody knows
anything about it.
The first aid for cheapening the
cost of living is to carve Government
expenditure. The first means of do
ing that is a budget.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
Americas, Ga, July 8, 1913

4 y y \ \ \ + y \ + = y
y NOT A BORE =
= 4 ! 4 4 4 4 + 4 \ y
Detroit Free 'Press)
Ee didn't tell how much he knew,
Nor brag of all that he had done,
And fast as the evening minutes flew,
AS We sat there and chatted on.
He didn't say how often he'd made
The boss increase his weekly pay,
Nor tell, if he should leave, what
trade
With him would surely go away.
He didn't try to fill me full
OF tales to prove his courage grim
Nor say that women beautiful
Are always rushing after him.
He merely talked of this and that,
OF things that was glad to know,
And then he asked me for his hat
AS soon as it was time to go.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
is WILLING FOR WOMEN
TO CRATE IN COUP:
Georgia Scion Would Admit Them To
Bar.

Atlanta Ga, July 2.-Despite the
failure to secure legislation at the last
session of the general assembly, per-
hitting women to practice law in
Georgia, Representative Cooper, OF
Ware, Tuesday morning, introduced
another such. The bill, if passed. gives
women of the state the same privile ye
at the bar as a man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

lacked the genius or the persistence to
Drlng 1t to perfection. 1t was left to
William Hedley, chief engineer of the
historic Wylam colliery, near Newcas-
tle-on-Tyne, assisted by his colleague.
timothy Hackworth, to produce in
June 1913, a practical locomotive steam
engine for use on the colliery railroad.
This epoch-making machine which
was named Putting Billy and which
IS still preserved in the South Ken
sington museum, worked satisfactorily
and was the prototype of many others
which were widely used for Is years,
until in 1929 the Liverpool and Man
chester railway Company encouraged
Stephenson to devise and build the
Rocket"
1t is doubtless true that it was
Stephenson who gave the impulse to
the marvellous development of the To-
connective which has since occurred. 1t
is equally true that it was Hadleys
great invention which gave the inspira-
ton and the impulse to Stephenson.
The Newcastle engineers achievement
Of just a century ago may therefore be
regarded as the beginning of what
must rank among the three or our
most valuable and influential mechan-
zeal inventions in the history of the
world
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

Judge Emory Speer naturally views
With trepidation the vigorous efforts
of the Attorney General tail to wag
the dog" facetiously remarks the
Washington Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE
TAXES!

There are many needs, urgent needs,
of the city of Americas relative to the
management of city affairs which can
not be met on account of the fact that
the city is lacking in funds. One can
readily think of public improvements
that should be made, but the city has
n. cash with which to foot the bill
AS taxes form the chief source Q!
revenue from which the city derives
the funds needed for its support and
maintenance, one is prone to ask if the
city is receiving as much from its tax
able property as this property should
return to the city in the form of rev.
enue. An inquiry discloses the almost
universal belief that the city is not re-
ceiving the returns from this property
that should be received.
In this particular it is pointed out
that Cordele actually has its taxabIe
property returned at higher valuation
than does Americas, when the larger
valuation of the property here, if it is
returned justly, is indisputable Ia
this manner our neighboring city
gains greater revenue for it's munich
pal expenses and the resultant good
that must come from receiving just
returns from taxable property.
Could not Americas afford to pay It's
policemen better salaries, if there were
more revenue from taxes? Could it
not afford to spend more money on
other municipal Improvements, which
are sorey needed? Would not the
taxpayers of the city have more sell
respect and more respect for the city
government if they paid a more just
rate of taxation on their property?
These are questions which the city
officials and the people of Americas
may we'll keep in mind and ponder
upon, for upon the settling of these
matters will depend in large measure
the betterment of the city government
and the lessening of the citys financi-
al Obligations, which are now too
great in proportion to the municipal
income, according to those members
of the city council who are conversant
with the citys finances and whose op-
inions upon these things should be
considered authoritative and trust
worthy. 1t is a case of where the
city should insist on it's right to equi-
table taxes from every citizen who
owes taxes to the city.
The manner in which equitable tax
alton is to be arrived at brings up an
other question. 1t would suggest its
own answer, however, which is that
take assessors be named who are not
afraid to place just valuations upon
various kinds of property owned by the
citizens of Americas without reference
to who the owners of this property are
or how much said owners may object
to having their taxes raised. A board
of assessors that will do this public
duty thoroughly and fearlessly would
bring into the city treasury thousands
of dol ars and help greatly in increa9-
ing the efficiency of city government
When will the people of Americas
awaken to the importance of this ma =
ter and act upon it?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

Don't wear too many clothes" is
mart of the hot weather advice furn-
ished by DIR. Wiley's successor. II &
o, esumably intended solely for men,
Providence Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

Why raise such a furore over Sep
tarnber Morn" when one can go down
to the seashore and see such a sight
almost any June or July morn?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
good.

10000, 000,0D0 postage stamps order
ed for next year is some order for
POSTAGE stamps That's what Uncle
Sam has done.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

It's a pity all this surplus heat can
not be bottled up and uncorked against
the winters cold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

Already the Fourth of July cannon
cracker has begun to gather in its
harvest of fngers.-Chicago Tribune
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

A safe and sane Fourth, though a
lively one, will be the order of the day
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

No danger of the natives starving
down in south Georgia as long as the
watermelon and cantaloupe crops are
good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

These days the only dreamer worth
while is the one who can cash his
dreams
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03

Some one aptly remarks that this is
old boy scout time at Gettysburg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-03
OFFICIAL ORGAN
City OF Americas.
Sumter County.

Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
u. 8. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

up with everybody and everything
against him and forced to make good
or get out; he cannot wear mask
and not have it torn from him sooner
or later: there is too much publicity,
too much fighting for supremacy,
power and money
The play is one that grips and has
the power to hold and fascinate; II
may not preach any great sermon, but
1t opens up a lot of truths; it points
the way of the transgressOr as being
very hard way: it points the way OF
truth and honesty is the best way: it
points these in extremely vivid pic
lures It is not an unreal play; it is a
modern drama. a goth century drama
and deals with things that are famil-
lar to goth century people. It is worth
seeing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

the rest of the people do not bring
out any particular features by their
acting. Most of them are natural
enough and most of them appear to
have a proper conception of their roles
but they are Just mediocre
The play deals with the problem of
the city and its appeal to the people
rewards and its exactions, its pitfalls
and its sins: it also justifies the bibIi-
cal Injunction that the sins OF the
father are visited upon the child"
Many things are brought out that are
really light and truth-that the man
in the small town can be a hypocrite
and not be found out, because he has
self: that the man in the city is set
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

ASAl4 0dA-Aetch Nd BAlAlo, III
Sale price 1895 dozen.
SIPS LINENS AT csc
Hemstitched lunch cloths,
satin damask center pieces
in round, square or oval,
regularly worth SIPS. Sale
price, choice -.--.--osc
CSC LINENS AT soc
Center pieces, tray cloths
in plain linen or scallOped
edges, scarfs, etc. Sale
price, choice soc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
AMUSED sNTS.
aTHE CITY,

1.-THE City is a strong play bv an
average company, as presented at the
FL Paso theater last night Hugo p
Koch, the leading man, is a splendid
young actor, equal to all the reC1Iire
ments of the part and above the aver
age leading man Of the average road
company; his sustaining company is
satisfactory. though not exceptionally
strong. .StilI, to those who have never
seen '7The City this presentation is
worth seeing; it is not sighted or
unused up in any degree, but, aside
from the work of Mr.. Koch and
Thomas L Wolfe as Albert Voorhees,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
Great White Fair Sale of
Sheets, Sheetings and PiHOtO
Cases Underbriced!

72x9O H. S. Linen Sheets Regularly 1925,
Sale price, pair .--........--..--....S 5.65
H S. Linen Pillow Cases-FuIl sizes, regular
" SI.75. Sale price ............S 1.1o
H. S. initiated Pillow Cases-Worth 9Oc
Sale price, each Observation-Disclosures. .4sc
Irish Emb'd Sheets and Cases-In sets, reg
ular $4.95; Sale price, set -.......... .S3.48
9Ox96 H. S. Linen Sheets Regularly $3.50.
Sale price, pair S6e5
H. S. Linen Pillow Cases-Hand ENID; regu-
larly 1925. Sale price, pair -......-...S2 .4s
II. S. Linen Pillow Cases-ScaIlop ends;
regular 1915. Sale price, pair .s2o5
Irish Emb'd Pillow Shams- Regular 1895
and 1913; Sale price, pair .S24S
General Price Reductions During the Great
White Fair on all leading brands of Sheets
and Pillow Cases! PepPerelI, Defender,
Palma and others-and no limit
Remnants of White Goods
One of the big special features of the Great
White Fair-l5OO choice remnants, made up
from our remaining stocks-and marked at
very greatly reduced prices for this sale!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

75c LINENS AT 4sc
Hemstitched lunch cloths,
embroidered and scalloped
scarfs and squares, center
pieces, towels, etc, worth
75e. Sale price, choice 4sc
$500 LINENS AT S1.Se
Satin damasK scallOped or
hemstitehed lunch cloths,
36x36 and 36x45 sizes. Sale
price, choice ......S1.3o
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
CAasHER'S

WOmen's India Lawn Hem
stitched handkerchief,
5 for Sc
In white only-a splendid
quality-usually sold at sc
each; White Fair Special, 3 for
Sc (Main Floor.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

price. The management realizes that
II VIII be unable to handle the night
ecorWds Notwithstanding the Wigwams
Dig capacity; and, therefore, urges it's
patrons to come to the matinees if they
can: The pictures viii be run from noon
until II p. m.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

and at the small Crawford prices. says
fbe management, will be the talk of Ell
Paso and break attendance records
Adv
PRIZE MASQUERADE BALL.
ON Wednesday night the 22d, there
will be a prize masquerade ball at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
BERNHARDT AT THE wIGWAM.

The Divine Sarah" Sarah Bernhard.
VIII be seen at the Wigwam on Monday
Queen Elizabeth" This is her latest
play, and the photoplay was produced
under the personal direction of Daniel
Frohman. Although there are four
reels in the production and its cost to
the Wigwam management is about $500
a day, there Will be no increase in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
HIPPODROAIE SKATING RINK.

There viii be big race tonight of
three miles at the Hippodrome rink be-
tween Harvey Hagland and DeIhart
sim for the championship of the south
west.
Monday night is the big masquerade
carnival and the initial appearance of
Dare Devil" Frank, Americas fore
most trick skater. You may have the
pleasure of seeing him any night next
week at $3.50. No extra admission is to
be charged.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18

CRAWFORD, .THE CUTEST GIRL
The Cutest Girl In Town had it's first
production at the Crawford theater this
afternoon and viii be repeated tonight.
and continue up to and including We'd
nesday night.
The Cutest Girl" is a rapid-fire COM
edy drama. well cast and well staged,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-18
Corset CO0ers Specially Fea-
tured at an Underprice!

We specially feature big lots Of fine cor
set covers that we know cannot be equalled
at the prices anywhere
LOT T..
Lace Trimmed Corset Covers at........19c
Enb. and Ribbon Trimmed Corset Covers zsc
LOT
Crepe Lace Trimmed Covers at.-.s5e
LOT A.
Emb. Lace and Ribbon trimmed Covers s9c
LOT $
Crepe and Cambria Corset Covers at. ,4ae
LOT g.
Covers with rows of fine lace or emb., SOC
LOT =
Hand Emb'd Covers with linen lace, at 8gc
LOT s.
Hand Emb'd and Lace Trimmed Covers CSC
These beautiful special values are beauti-
fully made and trimmed with dainty Iaces
and embroidery, and are priced much less
than their worth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
RAHmOUO S C HI EFT PASHA,
YOUNG TURKISH LEADER,
is SHOT DOWN.
AIDE CAMP KILLED
MINISTER OF WAR AND llEU1Ek-
ANT SHOT WHILE MOTOR
ING TO SUBLIME PORTE.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Constantinople.- Mahmoud Schefket
Pasha. the Turkish grand vizier and
minister OF war was shot and killed
by assassius on the nth. His aide
de-camp, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bey. also
was killed. Prince Said Hahn, for
eign minister and e1 e1president OF the
Council Of State, has been appointed
grand yizier ad interim. All the other
ministers retain their portfolios The
official account OF the assassination
says:
"On leaving the ministry of war the
grand vizier entered a motor car with
the intention of proceeding TO the sub
lime porte But the car was Obliged
to stop while going through Bayezid
and Diyan Yolu square because the
road was torn up. Some persons IN
another car, whose identity has not
been established, fired ten shots at
the car The grand yizier. who was
severely wounded was taken back TO
the ministry OF war, where he died
half an hour later.
Lieutenant Ibrahim Bey, who was
accompanying hdhihodu 'theA net
sha, was also hit by some Of the bull
lets and subsequently died.
A man named Topal Tewfik has
been arrested he is suspected OF be
ing one OF the assasslns, and had in
his possession Two revolyers and some
cartridges
Ibrahim Bey's widow was, before
MARRIAGE Miss Carrie Fellows of New
York
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
WESTERN.

Frederick Clark of Orin Junction,
Wyo, who pleaded guilty of assault
ing Mrs. Littel Snively and her niece,
was sentenced to 10G years in the
state penitentiary.
Peter lnglis, 10 years old died at
Long Beach. Cal, from injuries re
ceived in the collapse of the auditor
ium approach in the Empire day dis
aster. He makes the thirty ninth
victim of the accident
A bolt of lightning struck the Ger
man Reformed church near Freeport,
Ill, killing three members of the con
Esegation and badly iniuring fourth.
The church building was burned to the
ground.
Mrs. George w Lewis of Kansas
City, Mo. was killed and forty per
sons were injured, only one seriously,
when southbound passenger train no
Q of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad struck a horse and was de-
rallied near McAlester, Okla.
William S Coffield, eighty-four
years old, veteran of the Mexican War
as well as two Indian wars and the
Civil War, is the father of a girl baby,
born at St Joseph, Mo. Coffield draws
q pension of s5o month from the
government.
General Lucio Blanco. who directed
the successful rebel attack on Mata-
moras. Mexico, reported to Nenustiano
CarranZa, "con onstitutionalist" leader,
that he had been approached with an
offer of 10000 pesos If he would be-
tray Carranza and join the forces of
President Huerta.
United States Commissioner Jack
son, in a decision at Houston, Tex,
vindicated Lieutenant Joseph l.. Wier
of implication in the alleged theft of
clothing from the wife OF Captain J.
s. Cecil The commissioner held that
Mrs. Wier must return to Wyoming
to stand trial in the Federal Court.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-14
SPORT.
STANDING OF WESTERN LEAGUE.

w. P. Burton has been chosen to
command the yacht Shamrock ", Sir
1homas Lipton's challenger for the
Americas cup.
Foxhall Keene. captain Of the new
ly selected American polo team, broke
his collar bone in practice game at
Meadowbrook, New York.
There is a movement on foot by the
members of the different Brotherhood
organizations of the Boulder, Colo,
churches to organize four-team base
ball league to include the Methodist.
Presbyterian. Baptist and Congrega.
tional churches.