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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
THE ILLINOIS VICE INQUIRY

(F'rom the New York Evening Postl
Just here, it seems to US, is the
danger of those who see in the Incl
dental hardships of our industrial sys-
TEN, with the rising pressure of pop
ulation, the sufficient explanation Of
evils that lie deep in the heart of man
Never before have we seen the thory
pushed to such absurd and, we must
add, demoralizing lengths as in the
inquiry conducted in Chicago by II
committee of the Legislature presided
over by Lieutenant-Governor O'Hara.
Commendable as may be the aim, and
useful as may prove to be some of the
results attained, the methods of ques-
tioning and the entire mental and
more presuppositions of the chief ex-
aminer are such as to call for indig-
nant protest Asking a young girl il
being scolded by forewoman might
not naturally lead to prostitution, or
even to suicide, was one sample. An
other was O'Hara's question put to a
witness, whether if woman were con
fronted with an alternative of starva-
ton or surrendering her virtue, She
would not choose the latter. The wit
ness thought she would. Thank you,
thereupon said Northumberland
O'Hara. He had got complete de,
monstration of his theory!
Apparently, he did not stop to think
that his test alternatiyely does not in
fact, present itself once in 100000
cases. 1t never occurred to him to ask
if the temptation which breaks down
weak wills is not very often, not the
bare means of living, but the chance
for life of ease and excitement, with
glitter and finery unattainable by mere
work. And even if the dire alterna-
tive were as stated, we resent the inn
plication that women would not starye
sooner than give up what is dearer to
them than life. Most of all do we re-
sent the facile spreading abroad of
such limitations that virtue is wholly
a matter of food and clothes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE SIXTY
SECOND CONGRESS-

From the Philadelphia Record.)
The Democratic House was not en-
tirely responsible for the appropria-
tons of the late Congress, which ex-
ceeded those of any other Congress.
The Senate was Republican But the
House was certainly responsible in
large part
Mr. Fitzgerald, chairman of the APP
preparations Committee, says that the
expansion of the country requires in
creasing appropriations Of course,
that Is true. 1t does not necessarily
follow, however, that the expansion If
the country justifies all the appropria.
tons that are made. This excuse, that
the growth of the country justified a
billion dollar Congress twenty years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

ahead by manual work, just as mil
lions of immigrants, who live in the
same fashion, are constantly doing.
If the book is veritable leaf from
life, as it claims to be, it is an inter,
esting commentary on much of the
loose talk heard that $12 is the mini
mum wage on which a young woman
can live and be assured of respecta-
bility. 1t would be a gratifying condi-
ton of affairs, of course, if every self
supporting woman could receive that
amount, or more, but it is ridiculous
to assert that her morality is threat
ened if she is compelled to live on
much less. Poverty cannot break down
character in resolute person, and il
women who must sustain themselves
look to some other means than de-
partment stores they can find way
out, just as the athletic young man
did.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
TIE AMERICAS DAILY TIMEs-RECoRDER.

ago and two billion dollar Congress
recently, is the one that the Repub-
licans have been making all along.
The Democrats have denied that it was
a sufficient justification. But if it IS
now to be made by the Democrats It
was good for the Republicans, and the
Democrats were not justified in reject
ing it, We must have a single stan
dard for both parties. The Democrats
have got either to economic or to
cease talking about Republican ex-
travagance.
Extravaganza has been promoted By
the distribution of the appropriation
bills among several committees. If 4,
the beginning of the Sixty-second Con-
gress the Democrats had restored all
the appropriation bills to the Appro.
priations Committee they would have
reduced expenses or have left the Re-
publican Senate responsible for the
extravaganza. Unfortunately, they
have made no move in that direction
and the centrifugal force was left to
control the disbursement of publil
moneys. The result was inevitable.
Speaker Crisp, a Democrat, had i
table prepared showing the appropria-
tons for six years before and six years
after the distribution of the bills
among several committees. After al
lowing for an increase of expenditure
proportional to the growth of popula-
ton the increase traceable to the dis
tribution of the bills was 1852 900, 900
In the first ten years of the new sys-
tenn the increase of appropriations
apart from pensions, over the ten
year previous, was $7O7,OOO,0O0. The
Democratic party ought to have re-
stored the bills to single committee
when it organized the Sixty-second
Congress. 1t is imperative that il
should do it at the organization of the
SiXtythird.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
MAINTAINING SOIL FERTILITY.

Few questions concerning the con-
duct of farm should engage more at
tention from the farmer than the mat
ter of maintaining the fertility of the
soil from which he is to reap his crop.
Too often it is found that farmers neg
lect this important phase of agricul-
tural work.
The intelligent use of fertilizers.
both as regards the kind of fertilizers
used and the manner in which they
are employed, is what the farmer
should strive to maintain. In practical
manner the Macon Telegraph speaks
of this matter in recent article as
follows
The flying ants have come and given
notice that no further freezes need be
feared. So corn planting is near at
hand, and up springs the fertilizer
question.
DR.. Soule says farmers lose much
by not using fertilizers intelligently.
The causes of these losses lie in the
availability of plant food, especially in
the "ammoniates," or materials carry
ing nitrogen in its varied forms. The
grower must learn how these mater
ials act, to which soil each material is
best suited and which of the materia IS
are most congenial to the particular
crop he wishes to grow Sandy soils
should not be treated like strong CLAY
soils.
The materials should be well bal
anced to get the best results, ana '.e
mixed in such proportions as to give
a constant supply of nitrogen in avail
able form-neither an excess of mite
ates TO waste away, nor starving
period before the organic nitrates are
ready. Feast and starvation are no
more healthful to plants than to ami
mails. Hence the scientists advise
against putting down all the fertilizers
at one time before planting, but to d.
vide them and feed the plants as they
grow.
But fertilizers cannot take the place
Of proper preparation and rapid cult
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

Americas has come to the realization
that the menace of rabies is one that
should be restricted as far as possible.
An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure, as the old proverb has
it, and the city of Americas is aboit
to put itself on record as fayoring the
ounce of prevention.
The ordinance that was drafted by
Alderman Bell, chairman of the ordin
ance committee, and which ordinance
was suggested by Alderman Bell him
self, is one that has been needed here
The city has had in the past makeshilt
ordinances to prevent dogs from COM
ing on the streets, but the new ordi-
nance is one which should prove far
more effective, not only because it is
the expression of a new spirit in the
matter but also because it is SO
framed as to manage this nuisance
more sanely than ever.
Almost instinctively, thoughtful peo-
pie have long recognized the menace
that lies in the presence of a large
number of nondescript dogs and ours
on the streets of the city. But in the
past no effort has been made to cor
rect such conditions except when 4
mad cur ran amuck and struck terror
into the hearts of all who saw it's
dangerous work In the present in
stance Americas lis to deal more sens
IDLY with this matter by keeping these
dogs off the streets, thereby minimih-
ing the possibility of rabies.
Throughout the state the menace Of
rabies impresses itself upon the minds
of people. Atlanta is now in the
throes of maddog epidemic, which
is causing terror to hundreds of PEG.
pie. 1t is doubtless true that a num-
Der of dogs are killed that are not
really rabid But there are surely
some that are afflicted with hydro
phobia, if the testimony of modern
medicine is of any worth. 1t is far
better that dogs be kept off the
streets, thereby minimizing the dan-
ger from them, than that they should
be killed unfortunately. The new
if it is passed by council,
should prove a helpful one. The people
of Americas join The Times Recorder
in commenting Alderman Bell in this
work. The members of the city coun-
Gil will doubtless pass the ordinance
without opposition
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
ONE WAY OUT
philadelphia Record.)

philadelphia Record)
Two orthree years ago there was
published book entitled Zone Way
Out" by an anonymous author, which
purported to give the experience of d
young married man, 2 clerk, who lost
his position and, being unable to Sc
cure another, decided to start at the
bottom as a day laborer and work his
way up, if possible. Fortunately he
was an athletic young man, and he
found no trouble n securing a job as a
worker with a pick and shovel in one
of our larger cities apparently Bos-
ton from the context
The interesting part of the story lies
in the fact that in this work he. re-
ceived SO a week, and the book goes
into great detail to show how on these
wages he supported his wife and youna
son in comfort, but not in luxury The
wife is represented as a paragon OF
prudence and economy, and specimen
menus are given, with the price paid
for the food, to show how she accom-
plished this feat in housekeeping The
young man was intelligent and ambi..
tious, and before long succeeded in
earning better wages, but the point is
emphasized that if one is willing to
forego much that we are accustomed
to look upon as necessary, but which
is really unessential, any healthy
young American can forge his way
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

walton. The reports sent in by the
farmers who have raised 100 bushels
and over per acre, all say they applied
part of the fertilizer to the growing
crop. and that deep breaking was fol-
owed by shallow and rapid cultiva-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Il wish you wouldn't get married
and divorced so much,' said the pro-
prietor of Plunkville's Popular Stock
Company.
1T doesn't hurt me with my audi
ences," declared the handsome star.
No; but if you keep marrying our
customers, where are we to get audi
ences from ?"-Pittsbur Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
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Let us forget the things that vexed and
tried us,
The worrying things that caused our
souls to fret;
The hopes that cherished long, were
still denied us,
Let us forget
Let US forget the little Sights that
panied US,
The greater wrongs that rankle
sometimes yet;
The pride with which some lofty one
disdained US,
Let US forget.
Let us forget our brothers fault and
failing,
The yielding of temptations that be-
SGT,
That he, perchance, through grief be
unavailing;
Cannot forget.
But blessings manifold, past all de-
serving,
Kind words and hopeful deeds, IA
countless throng
The fault o'ercome, the rectitude I'M
swerving
Let us remember long.
~
The sacrifice of love, the generous
giving,
When friends were few, the hand
clasp warm and strong,
The fragrance in each life of holy liv-
ing,
Let us remember long.
Whatever things were good and true
and gracious,
Whate'er of right has triumphed
over wrong,
What love of God or man rendered
precious,
Let us remember long.
Selected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Writing the history of Mexico must
be a discouraging job" according to
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
All subscriptions PAYABLE in Ad-

All subscriptions Payable In Ad-
vance.
Advertising rates promptly furnish
I'd upon application.
Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
nf Respect, Obituary Notices ETC.,
other than those which the paper may
deem proper to publish as news mat
ter, viii be charged for at the rate Of
3 cents per line.
All advertising copy requiring two
columns of space or less should be in
the business Office not later than noon
OF day prior to date Of issue In order
20 insure its prompt insertion. All
copy for space of more than two col
nmns should be submitted not later
than 6 o'clock of the day, two days
prior to date of issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Billy Weldon is dead"
Poor chap. Let's get busy now and
say lot of the nice things about him
that he would have been glad to hear. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

There will hardly be a great rush
on the part of those who wish to holI
the presidency of Mexico.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

The local dog ordinance is intended
to apply only to the four-legged vari-
ETY..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Soon the small boy will get into
baseball games as realistic and as i'm
portant--to them-as any that can be
played. ii
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Central American republics are in
definite governments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

The local baseball team will be n
the race from the drop of the hat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Everything is beautiful about Eastes.
except the bills:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Hail to Harry Weber, who is our
hope for an Empire League pennan'.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

The bath tub trust failed to get az
immunity bath in one of it's own tubs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Soon as one talks of the "swimmin
hole it turns cold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

March has made good with both
rains and winds up to this merry day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Would you consider that this newspaper was we'll
managed If it issued according to the MOOD of its publish
erS instead of at regular stated and nvarabe ntervals
Would you think it good newspaper if it printed
Ia tWelVepage issue at time and one-page hand-b
lat another time?
Would you feel that it was serving its constituency
efectualy it, now and them suspended issue entirely
to resume at time when the publisher felt inclined?
Your store serves your patrons with store news
Through its advertising They assume that there is
always store worth telling-store news that is
important to them.
Is it not poor policy for a store, as it would be for
newspaper to serve its patrons in spasmOdC undepend
able way? If your store is important to the people of
the city, your advertising is important to them all the
me-not merely now and then.
The size of your advertising should not vary any
more than the size of newspaper vares and the appear
ance of your advertisement should be as frequent and
regular as the appearance of this newspaper.
Did you notice that the advertising of the large
city stores is just as heavy REGULAF2 in January and
July as it is in December?
The people of Americas read THE TIMES
RECORDER; If you have any STORE NEWS, and
wish to tell them of it, place am advertisement i'm
these columns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20

Americas, Ga, March 20, 1913.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
OFFICIAL ORGAN:
City of Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County.

Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
u 8. Court Southern District of
Georgia
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-11
NEVADA LINCOLN TRAIL
ASSOCIATION GROWING

Secretary A. d. Dern, of the Neva-
da Lincoln Trail association, reports
that new members are coming in daily
and that it is expected the total will
soon reach 100. Following are the
names of those who have joined to
date:
w. M. Gotwaldt, f. r. Harroun, J..
2. Grandel, j. G. Moore, II. U. Castle,
b. Klucny, f. II. Brown, C. f. Havi-
land, Wn Hebard, J. Sheehan, S. M.
Bowling, Z. A. Smith, NJ. Reinhart, F..
s. Gedney, w. c. Hancock, l.. G..
Campbell, DIR. G. F. Pope, w. o. Baber,
ST., P. f. Born, C. b. Welshons, Phil
Blume, s. C. Weeks, J. T. Goodin, DR..
p. J. Mangan, j. A. Hash, w. j. Grin
die, G. l.. Kading, J. T. Waters, l.. E.
Kendrick, Geo. M. Southwark ii. j.
Murrish, T. J. d. Salter, Jas. Ritehie,
Father p. f. Meehan, II. NJ. Leonard,
A. b. Gray, A. w. Stowe, r. +. l..
Windle, Hon. It. A. Brandon, ID. /. La
Point, Edward F. Treadwell, Hon. w.
A. Massey, F. C. Robins, Hon. T. l..
Oddie, Frank Germain, J. w. Davey,
A. d. Dern, II. X. Davis Antoine An
gelo,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-11
Can't LOSE PROP.
ERTY ON THE 5 P.

Charles Craig Westerbrook is today
the proud(f possessor of much bat
tered watch, still going, but of doubt
full use, and through no fault of his
own. He did his best to throw it away
on Southern Pacific train, but, like
the proverbial cat, it came back,
thanks to the vigilance of q signal
maintainer and the railroad s lost and
found bureau.
When Westerbrook bought the watch,
it was perfectly good timepiece.
Something happened last week and it
started to lose an hour or SO every day,
no matter how well he wound it or how
carefully he reset it. Westerbro0k
is patient man. But there is a limit
in all things. Wednesday, all out of
breath, he ran into the San Mateo de-
pot and jumped on what he thought
was the $40 tram to San Francisco.
The conductor informed him that it
was the $3.50 express.
A brakeman in the vestibule saw
him gasp and fume, and saw the watch
go flying out between the cars. He
heard Westerbrook say "there goes
that - watch,'' and other words not
icPoieou. 10y, NO y0hou w . oi8
nal maintainer, J. A. Bunds, who was
standing along the track, "get that
watch. A fellow here just dropped it,
And SO it came back. One hand was
missing, and the crystal and works
gathered up some twenty feet apart,
were recovered. 1t was turned in to
the division superintendent and sent
to Westerbrook by express.
Westerbrook has expressed his graft
tude in the following letter:
Mr.. Il. Ahern,
Division Supt., S p. Co.
~ got the watch. Thanks. 1t is
running, though / believe not so badly
as before. You surely have system,
when a man can't even throw any
thing away without your recovering it
for him. Reminds me of the suicide
law. Can't kill yourself and can't
throw your property away. Next time
want to get rid of that watch, III
try some other road and watch for
desert and dark night.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES CRAIG WESTERBROOK.
"P. S.-Tell the signal maintainer
he is brick and so is the brakeman.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-11
SHEPHERD OF THE
Hills NEXT WEEK

Harold Bell Wright's most popular
novel, "The Shepherd of the Hills, T"
of which a million copies have been
sold, has been made into play by its
author with the assistance of Fishery
w. Reynolds and Lem b. Parker. The
first and only production of this play
in this city will take place at the
Nixon opera house on Tuesday, No
vember Is.
The play is practically trae nara
tive of life among the humble dwell
lers of the Ozarks. II touches all the
emotions, and its influence is whole
some and helpful, Notwithstanding sew
eral rough characters that figure more
'or less prominently. The shepherd of
the story is a cultured and rough
stranger who comes into the hills.
glad to escape from the vanities and
conventionalities to which he has been
accustomed. There is a flock needing
a shepherd, and he thankfully accepts
the lowly occupation of sheep tender.
but soon becomes shepherd of human
flock, the big-hearted mountaineers,
their families and all who need a
friend and adviser. Among his most re-
voted followers are Old Matt and
Young Matt, giants of the hills; Sam
my Lane, glorious in beauty of young
womanhood, and Poor Pete. a derang-
ed lad who understands the voices of
Nature and sees what others cannot
see. There is a mysery of the hills
that often terrifes, but at last the so
luton is brought about by Pete and
the shepherd, and it is the latter who
is most deeply afflicted and concerned.
1t is hardly necessary to add that a
pretty romance is woven into the
humor, pathos and tragedy, for the
play throughout is one of human inter
est with conclusion that is thorough
ly satisfactory to Young Mtat, and of
course to the auditors.
Mess. Gaskell and MacVitty, the
producers, have given the play su-
perb scenic mounting and a east that
has been carefully selected for its fit
ness to each type.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-11
Another Democratic Frost.

Senator NewIands arrived in town
from the west on s. p. No. 10 Satur-
day evening, accompanied by James d.
Finch, secretary of the Democratic
state central committee, and Senator
l.. n. Carpenter and w. NJ Gotwaldt.
editor of the Lovelock Review Miner.
He was met at the station by r. +. L.
Windle, editor of the Humboldt Star,
and James Richie. deputy county
clerk, and escorted to the Eldorado
hotel
During the evening a meeting was
held in the sample rooms of the hotel,
which was attended by about a dozen
Democrats. four or five of whom came
from outside points. 1t is stated that
Senator Newlands briefly discussed his
work at the special session of congress,
and that appointments for Federal po-
sitions were referred to.
Senator Newlands and Secretary
Finch continued their journey to Elko
on No. Sunday morning, where it is
understood the trip throughout the
eastern part of the state was aban-
doned.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-11
IMPORTANT ruling
BY SUPREME court

Last week the Supreme Court rem
dered a decision in the mandamus
case against State Controller Jake
Eggers. Suit was brought to com
pei Mr.. Eggers to pay full travelling
expenses of certain state officers in
cured in the discharge of their duties.
The decision of the Supreme Court
sustains all the contentious of the
plaintiff state officials and declares
that the word "actual" which was
surreptitiously placed in the appro-
priation bill has no repeating effect on
the regular statutes of the state. How
ever, the decision states that the ac-
tion should have been brought in the
District Court of Ormsby county in
stead of the Supreme Court.
In view of the full and unanimous
opinion of the Supreme Court, there
can be but one outcome of a suit
brought in the District Court, and the
attorney general has rendered an
opinion that the state controller will
now be fully justified in paying all
claims for travelling expenses allowed
by the state board of examiners. IT
is stated that should the state con-
troller persist in refusing payment of
those claims. suit will be Immediately
brought in the District Court of Orms-
by county.
Under this ruling judges of the Dis
trict Court will now be able to hold
terms OF court in any district of the
state