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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10

Columbus, Ga, Sept. 9.-The Indus
trial Index says in its issue for this
week
There are numerous evidence that
the shock and uncertainty which bust
ness has suffered is spending its force.
The men of this section are answering
the call of patriotism and of good bust
ness sense. Confidence which has
never teen lacking, is growing strong
Ell, ard there is a perceptible return
ing of business to it's regular channels.
Business men of this section are
aiding with notable earnestness the eff
forts to restore normal conditions as
nearly as possible. In addition to what
the National government and money
centers in the East are. endeavoTing to
do, business men of the Southeast are
perfecting beneficial plans. An asso-
citation has been organized at Jackson
vile, Fla, to furnish money upon cot
ton and naval stores and tobacco, the
initial membership including 10 Flor
ida banks with capital and surplus ag-
gregating more than $5,OOO,OO0.
"A cotton holding company is being
organized at Atlanta, Ga, and appli-
cation will be made for Incorporation
the capital stock to be $1000,000, with
privilege of increasing to as much as
$1OO,OOO,OOO
Earnest, devoted comprehensive eff
forts are being made and their scope
will be increased, so that before many
days literally millions of dollars will
be placed in circulation in the cotton
country as a result of loaning money
upon cotton stored in warehouses. This
plan provides for the grower of cotton
TO continue to own it so that he will
get the benefit of the increased prices
that seem certain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
HOMESTEADS Open


Washington, D. C., Sept. 9.-The re-
cent order of Secretary Lane extend
ed the provisions of the enlarged
homestead act to 10000 acres of land
in the state of North Dakota, which
will be opened to entry tomorrow. The
lands lie in many townships and con-
sist mainly of small scattered areas
interpreted among the larger areas
previously designated. Secretary
Lanes action was taken in accordance
with requests from more than fifty
prospective settlers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
ANOTHER WEEK OF PROGRESS

In he meantime, there is much
activity in construction and industrial
lines in the Southeast. Cities AMI
towns are aiding through the making
of public improvements. In the past
week public improvement bonds have
been voted as follows:
"Quitman, Ga, $4,000 for paving,
waterworks system and electric light
plant; Dallis, Ga, school building:
Tuskegee, Ala, $4,000 for improving
streets; Hartwell, Ga, sewer ami
waterworks systems; Georgiana, Ala,
waterworks system; Elba, Ala, $4,000
for sewer and waterworks systems.
Birmingham, Ala, Will vote Sep
TENDER "a upon the issuance of $500
goo of waterworks bonds. Ocala, Fla,
will vote upon bonds as follows
Public buildings and parks, $5O,OO0
paving, 100000; waterworks system,
$4,000; sewer system, 100000; ice
plant and electric lighting plant, $55,-
600.
Twelve corporations have been or
ganized with minimum capital stock
aggregating S319,95O.
Some of the items of construction
work to be done, as reported this
week, are as follows;
Apartment house, Miami, Fla. !;
bridge, Decatur, Ala; courthouse,
Palm Beach, Fla; fraternal building,
Tampa, Fla; Jail, Murray county, Ga. !;
school building, Lyerly, Ca; road con-
struction, Montgomery county, Ala
bama; hotel building, Clanton, Ala. !;
garage building, Tampa, Fla; ware
houses, Camilla and Waycross, Ga
Plans are being cimpleted for hotel
building to be erected in Savannah,
Ga, at a cost of $26O,OOO. Construction
contracts have been awarded as TO-
lows: Bank building, Ellenton, Fla;
apartment house, Birmingham, Ala. ;
church building addition, Birmingham,
Ala; church building, Daytona, Fla;
library building, $17,462, st. Peters
burg, Fla; warehouse, Albany, Ga.
Miami, Fla, will have a sash and
door factory, Gainesville, Ca, hos
iery mill and Unadilla, Ga, a roller
mill and grist mill A veneering plant
is being established at Kissimmee, Fla
and cotton mill at Alexander City
Ala.
"a bank is being organized at
Trenton, Ca"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
SOUTHERN PORT WILL
AID DIXIE MANUFACTURERS
Get SOUTR AMERICA TRADE

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 9.-The
merchants and importers of Venezuela
are anxious to learn what lies of man
ufactures they can advantageously inn
port from the cities of the South which
to them is a new section, just opened
by the recently established steamship
service between Mobile and Venezuela
An and Colombian ports, writes the
American consul at LaGuaira to the
Chattanooga Industrial Board. He
states that the Venezuelan business
men are now in the proper receptive
mood to be impressed with the oppor-
tunities for doing business on better
basis than formerly when they could
import American goods via New
York.
The new service from Mobile to these
Caribbean ports gives the South bet
ter chance to enter these markets than
formerly. The consul says that Ven
ezuela manufactures little and imports
a little of everything so that there is
wide field for the sale of products
manufactured in the South if they
were properly exploited. He reports
that salesman representing Chat
tanooga house recently told him of
great success in selling his line IN
Venezuela. Mr. Charles L. Chandler,
South American Agent for Southern
Railway, Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
and the Queen and Crescent Route,
will give full information and extend
any possible aid to any merchant or
manufacturer who desires to enter the
South American trade. The services
of the South American agency will be
given without charge of any kind, all
its expenses being borne by the rail-
way lines supporting it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
CONDITION OF CAPT. POOLE
REMAINS QUITE SERIOUS

Conductor George Poole, who two
or three weeks ago sustained very Sc
rious injury in falling from a Seaboard
freight train, resulting, it is said, from
the breaking of an iron ladder on a
box car, was more severely hurt
than reported recently. In fall Of
twelve or fifteen feet down an EN-
bankment, Mr.. Poole sustained very
serious and complicated internal la
juries from which he may never en-
tirely recover his physician states
Mr.. Pooies many friends greatly re-
greet his misfortune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
WAR NOW SPREADING
TO Land OF THE FREE AND BRAVE

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 9.-The telegraph
wires brought in three queer little
stories Of The War in America" today
which were lost in the mass of cable
reports.
At Fargo, s. D., Fritz Laemmle, a
Iineman, is a German. He was work
ing at the top of a telephone pole with
Jan Ruskyn, Russian. They began
a war argument and Laemmle broke 4
up by hurting the Russ into ditch,
Then the whole crew joined in fight
which called out the county officers.
At Indianapolis, Henri Gamble, 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
BAN ON WAR TALK
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

st. Louis, Sept. assistant super
intendents, principals and teachers OF
the st. Louis public schools will be
cautioned this morning to refrain from
talking of the European war situation,
by Superintendent of Instruction Ben
Blewett, at a general meeting of in
structors, to be held in Sedan High
School
ut will hardly be necessary to more
than suggest that the instructors re-
frain from entering into controversies
about the war;" Supt. Blewett said
They are intelligent enough to know
that to argue war would arouse ami
mostly which would be injurious.
THE public schools have teachers OF
all nationalities now engaged in war
fare in Europe and many teachers
have only recently returned from the
theater of war The teachers in the
foreign districts must be especially
careful not to become engaged in con-
troversies."
According to Blewett no posters
warning the teachers against talking
war" will be placed in the schoolrooms
The ST. Louis school children will not
trace the actions of the dizerent Eu
ropean armies, as will be done in New
York, Blewett said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10

state Of Ohio City of Toledo, Lucas County, g.
mariner of the arm of F. ]. Cheney & Co., do
Ing business in the city Of Toledo County and
State aforesaid. and that said hrm VII pay
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot DC
cured BY the use Of Halls catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed in my
presence. this eth day OF December, A. D., 1856.
Seal. A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally aDt
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
F. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Q.
Sold by all Druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
DEMOCRATS open CAMPAIGN

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 9.-Gov.
Ralston will be the principal speaker
when the democrats open their cam
paign with meeting this evening. The
party elected to open their fall cam
paign during this week, because it is
State Fair week and there are many
visitors here from different points Il
the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
WOULD SAVE STATE
ADDITIONAL EXPENSE

Atlantic, Ca, Sept. Ex-Governor Sla>
ton does not think it wise to put the
state to the heavy expense of an extra
session of the legislature just nov,
and he so told the committee repre-
senting the Bib County Agricultural
Society which called upon him to urge
a special session for working out a
plan to relieve the cotton situation.
The delegation was composed of w.
T. Anderson, Joe Hill Hall, and Rep
resentatives-elect Benjamin ]. Fowler
and Thomas R. Aver
* Governor Slaton said he thought il
would not be wise to call an extra ses-
sion. He said he was expecting the
national government to care for the
cotton situation and under the circum-
stances did not think himself author
lied to incur such heavy expense to
the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
STATE TEACHERS WILL
BE PAID 100000

The first payment on the 1914 sala-
ries of the school teachers will be
made in a few days. This payment
will amount to 100000, and will rep
resent 20 per cent. of the total sala-
ries, which is $2,5OO,OOO.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10

London, Sept. 9.-An Ostend dis
patch to the Reuter- Telegram COM
pany says: THE Germans have de-
stroyed the Belgian town of Dinant
(ffteen miles south of MANURE after
shooting hundreds of the male inhab-
itants because it was alleged shots had
been fired from the heights overlook
ing the city.
The Germans in a few hours by
shell fire and incendiarism destroyed
Dinant, on the Meuse. Hundreds of
male inhabitants were shot, including
one party of 100 prominent citizens,
who were executed together in the
Place d'Armes.
The Germans alleged that the civil
ians had fired shots into Dinant from
the heights. While the shooting and
burning were going on the women
residents of the city were confined in
the converts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10

French chef in a leading hotel, resign"
ed because the boss insisted on his fl
ling his guests order for German fried
potatoes. He swore that no German
dishes should leave his kitchen while
he was on the job.
At Chicago, in big State street
movie theatre, the picture was a
skirmish Of the war in Europe. When
the pictures of the Belgian king APP
peared a German visitor or two raised
a boot, and a riot was precipitated. 1t
required squad of police to restore
order.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BACKS buy A BALE OF COTTON

Atlanta, Sept. 9.-The Buy Bale
of Cotton" movement, started in At
lanta a few days ago, seems to be
spreading like wild-fre through Geor-
gia and into the other cotton states.
1t has been suggested that if the cot
ton so purchased is stored in cotton
warehouses, insured and a warehouse
receipt taken, instead of each individ-
ual storing his tale in the basement Of
mis- home or the back yard, the receipt
will be negotiable security of high
class on which money may be bor-
rowed to buy more cotton or for other
purposes, and that the purchasers may
borrow on such receipts in the aggre-
gate an almost unlimited amount from
business friends in the North and
West, thus avoiding the drain of funos
from local banks.
Information from the most reliable
sources, collected by the Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10
GERMANS MURDER and PLUMBER
UNARMED CITIZENS OF DINANT
WITHOUT EXCUSE OR REASON NDISCRM
INATELY HUNDREDS UNARMED CITIZENS-WOMEN SHUT UP
IN CHURCHES WHILE THEIR BROTHERS HUSBANDS WERE
MURDERED COLD BLOOD.

Among those shot were NJ. Hum
mers, the wealthy manager of large
weaving factory, and NJ. Poncelot, son
of former senator. The latter was
killed in the presence of his wife AMI
children. Germans appeared at a
branch of the national bank, where
they demanded the cash in the safe
The manager, M. Wasseize, refused to
hand it over, whereupon he, together
with his two sons, was shot.
There is no evidence, so far as is
known, that the alleged shooting from
the heights resulted in the killing Of
any Germans"
Dinant, which had population OF
aobut 5000, dated back to the six
teenth century The town was pic
turesquely situated beneath limestone
cliffs near the rive Meuse. The cliffs
were surmounted by the walls of an
old fortress much decayed through
neglect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-10

Chamber of Commerce shows that the
cotton warehouse facilities already
existing in Georgia are sufficient to
store almost one million bales of cot
ton, or about forty per cent. Of the
crop of the state. If the cotton crop
of 1915 is greatly reduced, as it prob
ably will be, and the production d
foodstuffs and feedstuffs vastly in
creased, as they must be, much Of the
cotton warehouse space will be used
for the storing of non-perishable
crops. The Georgia Chamber of Com
merce is bringing to the attention OF
the owners Of cotton warehouses the
fact that coal-storage facilities an
neXed to these warehouses will prove
of great value in next and succeeding
years both in providing for the preser-
walton of perishable crops and by en-
abling them to use cotton warehouse
space for the handling, grading AMI
packing of perishable crops.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Keep posted concerning the condi-
ton and health of hogs ON your neigh
bors' farms, advises the department
OF agriculture. Sick hogs on neighbor-
ing farms are a positive menace, for
the germs of hog cholera are easily
carried on the feet of men or animals.
Look over your herd regularly in Or
der that any sick hogs may be prompt
ly discovered.
If any hogs in the herd are found to
be off feed" or appear in anywise
sick, separate them Immediately from
the remainder of the herd, and keep
them and the main herd under close
observation daily. If there is a ten
dency for the disease to spread in the
herd the trouble is probably hog chol-
era. This diagnosis may be confirmed
by killing one of the sick animals and
examining the organs in the manner
described in Farmers Bulletin 379 Of
the department.
When the first symptoms of sick
ness are observed an immediate
change of feed sometimes corrects
the trouble. This is particularly true
of swill fed hogs. If there is any
tendency for the disease to spread in
the herd do not temporize, but imme-
diately treat the herd with serum from
the state college or state live stock
sanitary board. Prompt administra-
ton Of the serum is essential to sue
cess.
Remember that hog cholera kills
millions of hogs where other diseases
kill thousands. Dismiss from your
mind all thought Of such diseases as
lung plague" infectious pneumonia"
pig typhoid" for these are generally
merely fanciful designations given to
hog cholera by uniformed men.
An AlI-MetaI Poultry Cooling Rack.
1t is essential that the animal heat
be removed from poultry as soon as
possible after killing. The all-metal
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
AMERICAN GIRL IN HIGH POSITION

Another American woman Of dis
tinguished family, Nine. Grouitch, will
soon do her share in carrying Ameri-
can civilization to the Balkans, when
she goes to Belgrade, where her hus
band has been appointed secretary of
foreign affairs. She is now in America
on flying visit. She is well known in
exclusive society circles of New York,
Chicago, Washington and other large
cities.
Nine. Grouitch, who was formerly
Miss Gordon of Virginia, met her hus-
band at Athens when both were stu
dents there. After they had married
he rose TO be Servian minister to
England, and with him she played an
important part in the high social cir
cles OF the British metropolis and
Paris.
She did notable work for the
wounded of her adopted country dur.
ing the Balkan war, and made a tour
OF America in the interests of the
wounded soldiers. Later she went to
Belgrade to work in the hospitals +
are delighted that she is to live in thei
up without a mother. o,unty s,ch to
mentor during their sare1 ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
Angeiron Poutrycooing
Chickens Ducks, or Turkeys

portable rack for cooling and grading
of poultry, rabbits, game, etc, facili-
tates cooling and permits rapid and
accurate grading, according to the de-
partment of agriculture. The dimen-
sion Of practical and durable iron
poultry rack are:
Height Over all, 68 inches.
Width, over all, 38 inches
Width of base. So inches.
Length OF base, 81 inches.
Width of top OF frame, SO inches.
Height of top of frame, 6S inches
End supports, four inches apart at
base.
Bend in end supports, 10 inches from
floor
First cross bar, 20 inches from
fiocr
Cross bars, eight inches apart.
Two bottom cross bars, nine inches
apart.
End cross brace. rs inches long, 81
inches from floor.
Center brace rods. 76 inches long.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
BUYS DUKES RARE VOLUMES?

According to London cabIegram
Henry Edwards Huntington, an Amer
lean millionaire, has purchased the
great library of the duke of Devon
shire. The library contains many rare
volumes, and it is said the purchase
price exceeds $1,000, 900.
The Chatsworth library, consisting
of the Claxtons and kemble collection
Of plays are part of the collection.
The British museum was anxious to
obtain the rare editions, but was
obliged to retire from the contest ow-
ing to the lack of funds, according to
the report.
Included in the purchase, are %
Claxtons, score of Shakespeare
lowe, Green, and other Elizabethians.
quartos, plays by Ben Jonson, Mar
The collection was sold by Kemble to
the sixth duke of Deyonshire for $10,-
600. 1t is said that in order to avoid
adverse public opinion the books were
shipped out of the country secretly
Mr.. Huntington was born in One
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23

Top OF base, eight inches from floor.
Corner brace plates. ten inches on
square edge.
End brace plate. ten inches wide,
nine inches high.
Casters. six inches in diameter, i ~
inch face, extra strong caster socket.
Base frame two inches by one-quar.
ter-inch angle iron.
Great Damage Caused by the Chinch
Bug.
The department of agriculture states
that chinch bugs in go years have
probably caused loss of $3.50, 600, 900
to the American farmers. The bugs
are more effectively destroyed during
the winter months than later when
they have left their winter quarters.
The burning of dry grass, leaves and
rubbish along the margin of woods and
fields is the best method of destroying
the pest during winter weather.
The chinch bug is distributed gem
orally throughout the United States
except in the extreme West, and has
caused particular damage to the staple
grains throughout the Middle west.
The greatest losses from the insect
have been in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,
North Carolina, Missouri, Iowa, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Texas. The bug when
full grown is about one-fifth of an inch
in length. 1t is black with numerous
hairs. Pasturing sometimes aids in
the destruction of the bug. This is
particularly effective to the north
ward in the Middle west, when the
grass is green and matted or occurs
along hedge rows and rail fences SO
that it cannot be burned. Leaving the
ground bare of vegetation permits the
bugs to be exposed to the winter
weather, which kills them. 1t is often
possible to clear out hedge rows and
along rail fences, piling the refuse to
one side where it can be burned later.
1t is most advisable to get rid of the
bugs before they enter the young
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
Inv 1r[EIE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH ACTIVE

The duchess of Marlborough In am
interview in London the other day on
the aims Of the Women's Municipal
party, of which she is the president
said:
That women have for so long held
aloof from the active exercise of the
vote in local government is due to the
fact that they do not realize the value
Of political unity. Now the st. Mary
lebone Women's Local Government
association has been the means Of
showing us what vigor women can
bring into the political life of London
For a start at their next meeting
on March 27 basis will be drawn up
ON which our work will be founded.
From the women who sign we shali
pick the cleanest and most ready
spirits as the womens party candi-
dates for the next borough council and
London county council elections.
They will be pledged to program OF
progressive social legislation They
will not seek votes on the catch words
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23


Mrs Shafroh shining
from the political
her viewpoint comprehensive S a
She graduated
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
MRS. SHAFROTH A STUDENT

II could, / should like to go to
college always" said Mrs. John f.
Shafroth, wife Of the senator from
Colorado, In Washington the other
day. This reminds me of story
once heard about man who was left
a legacy with an income to be paid as
long as he should continue to remain
in college. The story went on to say
that at the age of eighty the man was
still in college
Now, ! have no such Interior mo-
tive as that, but love teachers and
all that pertains to study. | should
count 1t the greatest joy if | had time
TO take college course every year"
ALI of which brings one abruptly 10
a consideration Of the question why
our western women have such active
and alert mentalities. Is it because
the climate OF the West is intensely
invigorative, and therefore stimuia-
tive of mind as well as body, or it is
that the Inheritance of a pioneer te-
nacity from their mothers and grand
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23

wheat in the early spring Once they
have reached the wheat they are not
readily accessible. Most of them
spend the winter in the thick punches
of clump forming grasses in waste
places, pastures and meadows, along
roadsides and railroad rights of way.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
Spraying Fruit Trees.

It. is not necessary to apply arsen-
ate of lead, paris green or other ar
sen'cal poison to fruit trees, except
when the trees are in leaf These
materials are poisons, used to destroy
insects which eat the foliage and fruit.
Because of this, these poisons do no
good at times when the leaves are OF
the trees.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23
Economical Cow.

A cheap COW is not always the most
economical. The value Of dairy COW
should be based upon her capacity to
produce, and not upon the appearance
Of the animal itself.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-04-23

what
We which will the
political
declared insist suitable