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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-27

VIII black troops face white menf That
question is quickly answered nv the story
Of the French struggle for the ~subiugation
Of Add III kader and Kabyles, whom
France found worthy Of her finest steel in
many a hard fought battle.
The reliability OF the Anglo Egyptian
forces in the event OF reverscs to British
arms Il quite another matter. There l.
no doubt that the British driIlmasters have
succeeded in licking the Fellah into a pref
ty good imitation OF Tommy Atkins. That
Hsfo fkt-s6 far A. parade duty, obedience
to orders and even q certain iaunty ear
riage are concerned.
Bat they have by no means made a Bri-
ton Of him. And il j. fairly known by the
war Office in London that the Egyptian sol
der has 70 be watched pretty closely while
drillma ~ter's pack l. turned.
Germany H. much worse of than Britain
in her Indigenous military resources in
Africa. The black German soldier, there
l. every reason 10 believe. l. not worth
much more than his salt in any serious
work. lie has acquired the goose step 40
a certain extent, but ne has acquired II
under the prevalent application OF stern
methods of instruction and discipline which
resemble the notorious Russian system OF
training recruits. That system which does
not i~nculcate self respect and therefore
does not produce good soldiers.
so that In any attempt a. carve new
boundaries In Africa with the point nc the
sword Germany would have 10 rely solely
ON European troops. The indications are
that the Kaiser will nave need Of every
rhlan he can muster In the great struggle
~ which he l. now the renter Qn the Euro
continent.
Decidedly. then. the present probabilities
ARE that whatever map making l. done In
Africa will BE- done in spite Of Germany and
az il expense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-27

On the other side Of the contir emf. on
the eastern shore. Germany has interpo-cd
herself between England and Cecil Rhodes
dream OF an call red railway from the
Cape 10 Cairo. A glance "a the man will
show this brogen bit Of possession. n
viii show the present territory held by the
Germans IN two sections on the west adj
jaccnt 10 Belgian Congo IN the center Of
the continent.
IL is not out Of the possibilities ~ the
next few years that the congo territory
should become German. that the Portu.
gucsc territory lying between her two prin-
cipal possessions on the west coast should
also become German. The requirement az
these places would give Germany 4 belt
right across the middle of the southern
part OF Africa nearly a. large ~ the United
States and effertualIy slice the English
north from the English south.
IL will be seen that in the event "A Ger
man defeat IN the present war the kaiser
seems likely to lose his foothold IN South
Africa 10 the benefit Of England. and 10 4
lesser degree for The benefit ~ France.
A slight indication Of what this amounts
20 lies IN a recently published Iist of capital
investments of Germans in various colonial
adventures. In Africa alone they are said
10 he nearly 500, 0UO. 600. Her total o.
ionial capital insl-tments an ncasl, So
occ. 200, 600. The largest fractions ar
@aid 10 b. a. follows:
T~4xli 500 nnn ran
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-27

A Paris editor may feel that ne would
not run much more risk of being shot M
a. "a war correspondent than he would
face in his own Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-27

The weather record that this August
IL making Il 70 good that IL keeps ner.
rous people scared almost 10 death that
something dreadful i going T. happen.
indianapolis News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-27

people In industry, commerce and pepuli
ton.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-30

POSTMASTER EDWARD A. PURDY
One of the most popular appoint
ments made by President Wilson in
Minnesota was that of Edward "A.
Purdy as Postmaster of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Purdy is a publisher, who man
aged President Wilson's campaign in
Hennepin county, and his sterling
work at that time has brought it's
reward.
Mr.. Purdy is one of the youngest
postmasters, if not the youngest, ap-
pointed by the present administra-
ton, being thirty-five years of age,
and has been a resident of Mime
apolis for fifteen years. Judging by
the manner in which Mr.. Purdy has
taken hold of his new office, the peo-
pie of Minneapolis are assured of eff
ficient management of postal af-
fairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14
GRIFFIN WEATHER
PROPHET PREDICTS
STORMY CHRISTMAS
Especial to Times-Recorder.)


ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 14.-And now
appears again Prof. A. L. Sinder, of
Griffin, weather prophet extraordin-
airy, to predict cold and CLOUDY day
Christmas, an unsettled holiday week
and snowstorms sweeping the coun-
try. And even as he wrote the first
of the snowstorms landed in our midst.
This is going to be the coolest and
nastiest winter we have had for many
years." says the professor. HE con-
tinues by offering to bet one thousand
dollars or any part of that sum that
his snowstorm will hit Georgia in the
last week in December.
Professor Sinder has made forecasts
frequently in the past years, and
sometimes he is right and sometimes
not, thereby doing equally as well as
the governments official bureau ex-
perts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14
GEORGIA. FOODSTuFFj
IN P.LAcE Of COTTON
Especial to Times-Recoroer.,

| ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. 14.-In re-
sp0nse to the suggestion that a plan
Uf marketing foodstuffs grown In Geor-
gia. IN place of cotton, should be pro-
vsded SO that the farmers may be Civ
en- some assurance of finding a sale
for such products, the state depart
ment of agriculture has taken hold of
the matter and a cooperating market
ing organization is about t. material
ize-
Commissioner of Agriculture ]. D.
Price and Assistant Dan G. Hughes
have given the matter careful consid-
GRAFTON and while it will not be or
ganized in connection with the depart
ment, the organizations will work to-
gether in harmony.
Several prominent Georgians have
been interested in the matter and the
plans are now, about complete for
cooperative marketing concern whose
business will be to bring the producer
and consumer into touch with each
other and place the surplus food crops
where they are most needed.
No details of the plan have yet been
given out and probably will not be for
several days. but it is known that the
organization will be somewhat on the
line of the Georgia Fruit Growers ex-
change, which has had splendid sue
cess in handling Georgia peaches and
other frpit In northern and eastern
markets
In all the agitation for reduction of
cotton acreage and the urgent sug-
gestion of more food crops, the farm
er has come back with the reply.
Where will sell food after l raise
m" 1t is this marketing organization
that proposes to supply the answer;
also the means Of disposing of surplus
food crops wherever they are grown in
the state.
So important was the matter con-
sidered in South Carolina that it was
discussed at length by the legislature
OF that state in its extra session
short time ago. And 1t is a matter
that may even receive some atten-
tion from the Georgia legislature
when it meets next summer. How
ever, It is expected that the organize
tion now about to be formed will
successfully solve the problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14
TWENTY-FIVE LONG YEARS
WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER HOWARD
HAS ANNIVERSARY.

Twenty-Five years of arduous daily
toll beneath the same roof, figurative-
ly speaking, is a remarkably good re-
cord and one that has just been achiev-
ed by Assistant Postmaster A. B.
Howard, of the Americas Office. OF
course, he has not been assistant post
master all these years, as they include
his period Of apprenticeship farther
down the ladder when, as clerk at the
delivery window, he made his start in
the service of Uncle Sam. The Amer
icus postoffice was then established in
little one-story brick edifice, where
the handsome Bank of Commerce
building now stands. The postoffice
has undergone numerous removals
since that time to the present hand
some and commodious government
building, and in each move made gen
ial "Tony" Howard went along with
the other valuable assets of the office.
No citizen of Americas is more faith
full in application to his duties than he
and hundreds of friends trust that he
may round out another % years as a
man of letters" in the service of I'm
Gle Sam.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14

COUNTY Commissioners
In SPECIAL SESSION

The board of county commissioners
met this morning in executive session
and during several hours, discussed
plans for the next year AS the meet
ing was in caucus, no information was
given out for publication at this time.
1t is not believed that changes in any
of the departments are contemplated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Webster County:

STATE OF GEORGIA,
Webster County:
Before me came w. E. Jenkins, CASH
Ter of Bank of Preston, who being
duly sworn, says that the above and
foregoing statement is a true condi-
ton Of said Bank, as shown by the
books of file in said Bank.
w. E. JENKINS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 10th day of December, 1914.
GEO. E. THORNTON, Clerk, S. C.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14
Liabilities

Capital stock paid in .....$ $4,000. 90
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses, interest
and taxes paid .h....... 3S.18
Due to banks and bank
ers in other states 49,. $4,000
Individual deposits subject
to check ..S............. S,549.19
Demand certificates ...... 1000. 90
Time certificates ........ 1895 SO
Cashiers checks s. ..... 239.O9
Bills payable, including time
certificates representing
borrowed money ........ $4,000
Total -. $50, 152.05
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14
Statement of the Condition of the
q BANK OF PRESTON
Located at Preston, Ca, at the Close
of Business, Dec. 4, 1914.
Resources

Demand loans ,............$ 1,526.85
Time loans .............,,. 44,586.94
OVerdrafts (unsecured) -. I'll
Bonds and stocks owned by
the hank >. .. .,...... 10000
Banking house ........... 2,440.50
Furniture and fixtures 49,. 1,648.20
Other real estate .... 3,517.55
Due from banks and bank
ers in this state .....I.. $4,000
Due from banks and bank
ers in other states ...... 3,96S.07
Currency $4,000
Silver, nickels,
ETC., ......... 1924
Cash items ...... 1888 1917
Internal revenue stamps =. 1000
Total ..f!.. -. ....::'... $50, 1895
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-14

For further information apply 20 II
P, Everett Local Agent Americas,
ia; c. W. Small. Div. Pass. Agt,
sayannsb. Ga: C. b ayan, @. p. A.,
orfclk Va AAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
The Florida State
College for Women.

The cataIoguse of the Florida State
College for Women which is now be-
ing distributed by that college, is one
Of interest not only to every citizen
who has a daughter to send to col
lege, but to every one who takes pride
in the progress Of his state education
al institutions. The book gives the
history of the college and shows the
substantial growth 1t has made since
it was founded.
The list of the faculty and other
officers, exclusive of the state boards
comprises AZ names. The plant as
described consists of campus of 1913
acres, and seven buildings, Including
new 100000 dining room.
Information is given also concerning
the terms of admission, viz, the grad
uate school, college of arts and sciences,
the normal school, the college of art,
expression and music. as we'll as con-
corning the work carried on through
out the state by the extension division
of the home economics department.
Among the items of interest to those
who expect to go to college soon, are
the calendar for the academic year,
and the statement of expenses. which
for regular students in the college and
normal school are kept within the
modest sum of s124.00 for S. weeks.
Not the least interesting part of the
catalogue is the register which shows
that during the past year there was
in attendance at the college. 41S young
women from 40 Florida counties and
IL states.
The catalogue shows clearly that
young ladies of Florida who wish to
receive educational advantages of the
highest type and at the lowest cost,
can do so within the borders of their
own state. Young women who are
thinking of attending college in 1914
1915, should write the president of the
college for a copy of this catalogue
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
VOX POPULI.
CULVERTS AND APPROACHES
ON THE FLOMATON ROAD
Editor rensa cola journal.

Editor Pensacola Journal.
After having read the articles Of
Messrs. Vincent and Hiumau relative
to the condition of the Pensacola tn
"thcy'Vc been there" Truly. tho road
is in about that condition that any
epithct one might apply To II would
not be wide Of the mark and their tax
ing the initiative in expressing their
views in to be commended.
Just how many users Of tn" road
have come to the same conclusion of
it is hard to say. although when dis
CussinG it all seem to ne as a unit as
to its condition.
Apparently lack OF funds can not he
given as an excuse for it's condition,
for surely enough money has been and
is being spent from time to time TO
warrant the belief were the elementary
laws of road buildin" studied and as
simulated by those responsible the road
could be made ever so much better for
ever SO much less.
lnCOmPetency is rather broad
statement, but when the facts are so
apparent il seems justifia bic. Scarce
~ any other excuse could he advan-
Ced unless il be negligence and this,
after all, resolves itself into the same
thine-the only difference being that
in the one case it is inCompetency
through inability and in the other case
incopetenCY through desire.
With all the necessities of a good
road so accessible and the abundance
of labor prOCurable il hardly seems
that a Culvert should he in bad state
of repair for weeks at time and yet
this very condition does exist and has
existed not only in one but in many
instances
And. even though the cnlve"ts were
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
The Times-Union
Properly Trimmed.

The Ocala Star administers a very
neat trimming to the Jacksonville
Times Union in answer to one Of the
latter's numerous pleas for the rail-
road interests which dictate its policy.
Among other things the Star says:
Under the head of protecting
Millionaires," the Times Union Sun
day printed another of those weari-
some articles, in which it insists that
the general public is not affected by
the issuance Of railroad securities.
One can't help inferring when he
sees an article of this description in
dictation of some fatheaded pluto
crat, who may know enough to stack
up dollars, but has no more idea of law
or public veal than cow knows of
running Sunday school. Such arti-
cles are so con,pletely at variance
the editorial page of the T.-U., that
1t is not possible that the men who
write them do not know that other men
of intelligence, who are the ones they
desire to influence, know better than
to believe in them.
OF course the editors Of the Times
Union know better But the Times
Union, being owned by three railroad
corporations, hires men to write edi-
torial opinions just like the corpora
tions themselves hire lawyers to pre-
sent legal arguments. The lawyer
does not necessarily express his own
opinion-he presents the one he is paid
to present. The Times Union edi-
tors, likewise. write the kind of opin-
ions they are hired and instructed to
write.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
Baby Bonds Are
Popular In France.

The New Orleans States calls atten-
ton to the success and popularity in
France of what are known as Baby
Bonds" and suggests their use in this
country. Concerning them the New
Orleans paper says:
An American returning from Eu
rope calls attention to the issuance
of bonds of small denominations in
France and comments upon the influ-
ence of the sale of these bonds to
small investors on financial and
political conditions in that country.
In France it is usual for govern
ment and municipal loans to be
put in bonds of one hundred francs,
which amounts to a little less than
twenty dollars in American money.
These bonds are bought by thou
sands of small capitalists and when a
French peasant has bought a single
one-hundred-franc bond it is said that
he changes his point of view; he looks
upon life differently, upon social con-
ditions differently when he has even
a small interest in the government or
one of the great industrial or business
companies"
We have had some agitation in this
country for the issuance of city bonds
of small denominations, and as the
idea is a good one it should be pushed
through. The issunrca of small bonds
ana InSlT safe C1reCI the people
will be great success nd thing
both for the cities and for the saving
people of the state who buy them.
The logic is good and there is no
reason why similar plan could not
be adopted in this country.
We could even go further and pro-
vide that interest coupons from U. S.
bonds could be used as money. The
interest coupons would be worth a
great deal more to the business of the
country, in circulation as a medium
of exchange among the people, than
they would be if redeemed immediate
ly at the treasury and, being in small
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
Does Big Business
Want a Rest?

The systematic campaign being
waged all over the country to secure
an adjournment Of congress, is but an
other evidence Of the hypocrisy Of Big
Business wherever it operates.
For the past ten years, Big Busi-
ness has been whining about the I'M
certainty of the meaning Of the anti
trust laws. Nobody knew what to do;
nobody could do anything of a con-
structive nature in business so long as
this uncertainty existed. Yet every at
tempt to make the laws definite and
effective has aroused the hostility and
opposition of Big Business.
President Wilson's plan, as most lu-
cidly announced by him a few days
ago. is to keep congress in session until
the trust question is disposed of. Or
until it is at least disposed OF so far
as the democratic program for defin-
ing and curbing the illegal operations
of Big Business is concerned.
That done, Big Business will know ex-
actly where it is at, what it can do, and
will be in a position where all hon
est business men can operate all legal
businesses
But Big Business does not want this
1t prefers to go along, looting where 1t
can; robbing the public, where the
public will let 1t; and wrecking COM
petitors, where the latter are not
strong enough to withstand their pun
iShment.
That is why Big Business wants
congress to adjourn. And that is why
also it may be added, that President
Wilson does not intend that congress
shall adjourn until this antitrust leg
islation is finished.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
Official Election
Returns Are Tabulated.

The Journal was the first paper in
the state to publish the official re-
turns of the primary election of June
. as canvassed by the state election
board at Tallahassee. Those returns
simply gave the totals.
Today The Journal publishes the Of
fetal returns tabulated by counties. 1t
may be a little late. but no other paper
has published the official tabulation
and as many people like to keep scrap
book records of such things the tabu-
lation published by The Journal to-
day may prove interesting to them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05

would not make their approaches any
the more easy to negotiate
Now after the long period Of dry
ness the road should he one which the
county commissioners might point
with pride and Justify its shortcomings
Of the past. In the brief period Of
excellence that nature provided with
out their aid.
| am sure that If those who havo
thought but not eXprose"1 are to put
those thoughts into expression tho
county commit ssioners might ask them
selves if it were not time to get
busy"
Yours very truly.
BENZ. A. BOWMAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05

Senator Bryan put one over on SEN
ator Fletcher when Bryan got Presi-
dent Wilson to appoint his (Bryan's)
candidate postmaster at Jacksonville.
Fletcher now announces that he will
fight the confirmation of Bryan's
candidate in the senate and is reported
as saying that he doesn't propose to
have the Jacksonville postoffice organ
lied by his political opponents if he
can help it. Rather small politics for
United States senator to be playing,
but it seems to be all in the game.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
Was Mot an AppIicant FOR Anxthina.

There is quite lot of kick from the
newspaper boys over the state about
the way Frank Mayes of The Pensa-
cola Journal was treated by the pres
ent administration. He was an orig
inl Wilson man and surely did a good
work for him. However, just be quiet
boys. Well slip him in the governors
chair two years hence.-Bristol Free
Press
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05

ing and valuable matter. The Times
Courier has secured and is sending out
a copy of 1t to our entire list of sub
scrlberS, numbering more than two
thousand. We want to insist that all
our readers who are the least bit in
terested in the advancement of Jack
son county send their copy of this is
sue of the paper to some friend in an
other state, thus securing the very
widest publicity possible Something
like ten thousand copies have been
printed and if everybody will assist in
scattering them broadcast throughout
the country, we will reap q great har-
vest NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times-Cour-
ier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
Announcements Reina Made.

Just because SO many editors were
defeated in the last primary good
many people have taken it for grant
ed tht Frank Mayes will not be in
the running two years from now and
gubernatorial announcements are al
ready being made, but Frank Mayes
is one democrat that 'reactionaries"
and 'progressives" alike can unite
on. Then, too. it is West Florida's
time West Florida has not had a
governor since the retirement of Gov
ernor Perry.-Ocala Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
Lime Light of Publicity.

All of West Florida is greatly in
debted to The Pensacola Journal for
it's never firing efforts in keeping
the several counties of that great
section in the lime-light of publicity.
The Journal is not only a power for
good, politically but it is equally
alert and powerful in advancing the
industrial interests of the state.-St.
Augustine Meteor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05

They Are "Sot."
The ST. Augustine Record, which is
progressive" or "reactionary'' the
occasion arises and the times de-
mand, says that Editor Frank l..
Mayes of The Pensacola Journal is
still argyfyin about 'progressives'
and "reactionaries." Down in his
heart every man is partly both Pro-
pose a move to place the state capt.
tai in Kissimmee or something of the
sort and see if Col Mayes wouldn't
on the moment become "rea ctionary'
on the subject. We think that the
Record states the case correctly, but
we know of some rewspa pers that are
just blindIy one way only because
they are naturally ''Sot in their ways"
-OCala Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY s. 1914

denominations, many OF them would
probably never be presented for re-
demption.
The next time the United States has
any refunding to do the plan could
easily be tried.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
The Yacht Club.

The Pensacola Yacht Club gave a
house-warming in their new quarters
in the Keyser Muldon building, a the
foot of Palafox street, on Wednesday
night, and a big crowd was present
1t was a stag affair.-St. Augustine
Record.