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

The pay of soldiers was always an
interesting study for all the people and
of course it is now more so than ever
before with eight countries involved in
the greatest war of history and with
millions of soldiers in the field, and the
spectacle of hitherto unequaled slaugh-
ter. While the war may be costing as
estimated, $54,OOO,OOO a day, tie soldier
gets little of the total.
Following are the figures, the most
correct that can be given in the face of
certain varying conditions, of the pay
of soldiers in active service, from oftic-
ers of the highest rank to the poor
private who in some instances is vol
unteer, but in most of the foreign coun-
tries is compelled to be soldier
whether he will or not.
Americas Pay the Highest.
In the United States the highest rank
is lieutenant general, with $1,000 a
year for the first five years, and 10, 20,
80, and 40 per cent added for each per-
iod of five years thereafter; major gen.
sral, $4,000 a year for the first FIVE,
with a similar percentage added; brig
adler general, $4,000 and the added per
centage, and there the bonus ceases !;
colonel $4,000 to $4,000; lieutenant col
onel, $500 to $4,000; major, $4,000 to
$4,000; captain, $4,000 to 1880; first
J. .utenant, $4,000 to $4,000; second lieu
tenant, $1,7O0 to $2,3SO; first sergeant
$40 to $S2S; sergeant, 1850 to $576;
corporal, 1882 to s468; private $3.50 to
$500, pa being increased with each en-
! aA0NA4lCA4t ~ " I--N SC'CL4tll'
Great Britain Next to [. s.
Great Britain is next in liberality to
the United States. That country has a
general and field marshal whose an
nual pay is $4,000 The lieutenant gen.
eral gets $10,5O0; major general, So
O66; brigadier, s4,1O6.5O; colonel ST.
95S27; lieutenant colonel, practically
the same, but each may vary according
to circumstances; major s1,158 to 81,
sos; captain, 1887 to s1,158; first lieu,
/ enant, $5519O to $637; second, $44285;
first sergeant, s42I84; sergeant
i$1976O; corporal, 1880; priyates
s25.16.
The title of French general is alsc
marshal, and his pay is $3.50. Their
is no rank of lieutenant general Maj2l
general gets $3.50; brigadier, $3.50
colonel, 1927; lieutenant colonel, 81,
S17; major, s1,1O1; captain, 1927 to 81,
703; first lieutenant, $597 to 1927; sec
ond, $4S2 to $576; first sergeant, s13
to $27O; sergeant, $3.50; corporal
$31.2O; private, 5000.
Little for German Generals.
In Germany the pay of the general
who is also field marshal, is so small
compared to the United States an
England that it must seem there ar
allowances not stated. The pay is SO,
495; major general $9,3SS.5O; briga
der, s2,565; colonel, $2,193; lieutenan
colonel, 81 ,63S; major, $1,63S; captain
$3.50 to $1,275; first lieutenant, 1875 t
5000; sergeant, 1910 to $141.30; cor
poral. $3.50; private, $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-09


The calamity bowler is abroad in the
land He would have you throw down
your tools and spend your days complain
ing rather than work.
To listen to him is dangerous. So often
has he repeated his tale of woe that he
has come to believe it himself, and he will
convince you unless you are properly
posted in advance.
He has closed down some factories and
put others on short time And with each
bit of encouragement his wall becomes
louder and stronger.
He has data which shows that the Sui
tan of Sulta intends invading Kansas. He
firmly believes that indianapolis is men
aced by a contemplated attack from the
Objibway Indians from up the St. Law
renee His middle name is Doubt and his
diet is fear If you meet him, shoot him.
He is danger to the community and to
himself
Follow his advice and the railroads will
stop running to save coal. The furniture
factories will close down to save the wood
and the newly married George and Mabel
will eat their meals off a cracker box in
their new home this winter.
Meanwhile, with all Europe at war
America ought to be shOuldering the
worlds work.
We ought to be working harder, manu-
featuring more, advertising more.
We are approaching an era of great bust
ness expansion and prosperity. We must
not let the bowls of the calamity preacher
deafen our ears to the call of Opportunity.
Let's Go To Work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-09

HOwell's Pharmacy, 40 Lamar St
HOwelI.Prather Drug Co.
Windsor Pharmacy, S..W. Corner
Windsor Hotel.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

field by the lack of banking facilities. It now appears that other American banks will take advantage of the new law to go into foreign countries to make way for business houses which in the past have been formed to leave the fel to the German, British and French exporters.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
ABE HE ALlENIsrs SANE

Let us not be alarmed by the warning of certain slianists in convention at Chicago that we're an going insane There is comfor. in number. If things are as bad as they say the insane folks will be in the majority Then insanity being the usual thing. will be regarded as normal and we put the alenists in asylums and study them
 Mss Nordau evolved a theory that modern ciyiliza ton is process of steady mental and moral deterora tion. In his Regeneration and Genius" he sought 10 prove that our men and women of genius are simply ,be craziest specimens of progressively crazy race 7yordau's own status is still doubt oliver Wendell Holmes remarked that we're an insane. each of his own way though t,e genial doctor didn't into mysteries or write book about it.
 Doubtless there are odd traits and occasional aher rations in every human being in the man and w6 man who is SO nearly sane to be insufferaby dull And that is fortunate world of absolutely sane per sons would be a world of people so completely alike ibat nothing would happen and they would an persr of boredom
 If the average American is insane let's rejoice P if and thank heaven for our little occentricties. Bu wouldn't 1t Doe more sensible to recognize moderat variations from the normal perfectly natural' soo' doal o what the specialists shrug their shoulders at merely individuality The alieniss should recognize Una ye have an nalieuable right to be ourselves and tha
 e bu of us are sue enough for an practical purposes
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
SUMMER COMFORT FOR MEN

1T presidential example is worth anything in the realm of clothes we may hope for sensible summer styles before Che present administration ends Mr. Will son has dened tradition and replaced the traditional statesman's togs with cool white ducks, white shoes and Panama hat He not only wears this tropical rarb in the executive tent on the White House lawn. but broke all presidential precedent by going to Ph adephia on the Fourth and making speech in his white suit
 The example has proved infectious at Washington. Cabinet members have taken to duck chash and alpaca even including DIr Bryan. who is addicted to silk tile and Prince Albert since assuming his secretaryship. The senate and house too have an nwonted air of coolnezs and comfort
 Why indeed should men not wear summer clothes in the summer? The question has never been sadsfac torIiy answered The average citizen win put on his ducks at a summer resort and then stow them away when he gets back to the city and don his woolen clothes again He win take his leisure comfortably but he must make himself uncomfortable when he works
 Some day men win rise superior to the coat bond age It is amazing that the should have submitted to this silly fetish of good form" for long. There are tropical countries in South America where man exposes himself to insults brckbats if he ventures on the street or into car with his coat his arm In America gentleman is liable to expulsion from a ball room or teatreif he appears in simple trousers belt and soft shirt without the blanketke coat though the women. in fmiest shirt waists than would dream of wearing. are considered properly dressed.
 This evil prevails wherever civilization extends. Only savaees are sensible enough not to wear coats when it's hot
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
A woMAN's WAY

Miss Katherine B. Davis, New York Citys Com missioner Of correction is breaking into the news papers with considerable frequency Her latest achieve meut has brought her more favorable comment than anything else in her recent record.
 They had a mutiny in the penitentiary on Black wells Island The prisoners had assaulted guards de- sroyed machinery and set fire to a shop They threw coffee bowels at meals, they yelled all night like de- mons and they united in general strike. Their ugly mood showed no fign of obatemenl A crisis had arrived in this big penal institution
 Did Miss Davis wiring her hands and bewau the st uaton? Did she fan on some strong mans shoulder and weep ?sbe did not When word reached her of the worst outbreak she hked over the penitentiar faced the rebelous prisoners and ecured them like lot oi bad boys. capped the of them into sol itary confinement for an object lesson, gave few blunt orders to the warden then remarked that sha was going home to wash her face and do up her hair and would back"
 She returned soon, carrying suit She held 1t up before the prisoners ranged in their cells and remarked Here l am and here Pm going to stay unt. this foolishness stops" WhDreupon she established headquarters in the building and began to pry into the underlying causes the mutlny. She had every tier Of calls appoint a comitee lay the mems griey ances before her and she heard them respectfully sh had every tier vote on going back to work, with th distinct understanding that Che majority must rule Soon an but few hardened rebels were at their task again. Now the commissioner is putting premium o good behavior by giving good prisoners suits vithou stripes.
 A year or two ago New York had eEhaustiy investigation into conditions on the Island. whic aountoa to about much as each investigations usual do Miss Davis seems to have learned more and a' comphhed more in a few days than those investigation did in many months
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
MEAT SOARING AGAIN

In spite of the tremendous crops meat is going up Wholesale prices are higher than for thirty and retail prices will soon follow suit is hard to say how much this rise to the packers and how much to natural causes The meat trust' dsclams an re sponsibrity but certainly not losing money, neither are the wholesaler nor retailers Nature herself however seems chiefly responsible for taking from the poor mans table Last year there was long drouth in Che west resulting in enormous shortage of corn. Farmers and ranchers are forced sell their live stock for lack of grain and forage and could afford to raise calves. So the meat supply this year is short
 The relief anticipated from shipments of Argen tine beef under the lower tariff has not appeared The quantity imported is not up to expectations and lt seems that most of.what does come is permitted to enter the competitive market but is received and dis posed of by American packers and wholesalers at their own rates
 Present high meat prices foretold a year ago It is just as easy to prophecy cheaper meat for next year. With abundant grain and "roughage" and cattle selling at high figure, there is a double in centlye to stock up the farms and rancnes again ria win make meat more plentiful next season. Eventually the industry will be put on a more scientific basis with careful breeding economical feeding and more general distribution of cattle sheep and hogs through out the agricultural regions of the whole Then meat prices may become fairly steady though shal never again have the cheap meat of twenty ago.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

iitle moro fighting to be done and be thinks mey orc better employed m prontabecomIyuuon Those return. ing Co industrial pursuits to give fixed share of their earnings Che pension fund for Che support of comrades widows and orphans The money is to be paid to Cen. Villa and disbursed by him.
 Tho plan seems in keeping with Che character of this Mexican Robin Hood It is works successfully vna will be more than popular hero, and win keep tho loyalty Of the army In that he may be the behind the throne with a trusted friend pres ident Such role would suit the exhandit who seems sincere in his declaration that he wants civil office As for intrustng to him he funds for a great private system of pension disbursements that looks perous; but Villa has never been accused of greed When he the poor
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
,nllA pEMsloN PLAN

Gen villa. as the c0nstutonahsts move to 'ne" c,aI riumph in Mexico announces that he s'not amo- lions to govern: he merely wants to look after the "a , ana orphans of tbe revolution There are many oi them It is estimated that 100000 lives have bee"
 .-ffce5 since te assassination of President Madero vms expects 10 provide perhaps 5oooo widows and t,c, that many orphans representing the broken fam uee Inf revolutionary soldiers. His plan is novel in Che annals of warfare It is as if Gen. Grant had under ,.., to pension the families of slain soldiers at the ,,,-o Inf ,.e Civil War with Che G. A. R. providing the money.
 I ia reported that Villa s already sending soldiers back 70 thc farms mines and cattle ranches Ihe'e ls
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

Q c q . . . . . Q cARRANZIsTAs CLAIM EN- . TRY TO CAPITAL ARRANGED ( c FOR
 c c c c C . c = C z C c VICTORIA, Tamulpas, July 22- C Direct telegraphic communities e ton between Mexico City and ( o Carranza has opened here. off ( e cers with Carranza declare that ( . triumphant entry to Mexico City
 c without bloodshed is now ass
 e sured Carranza is here enroute (
 Q to Tampico Publicity has been { Q refused as to his reply to mes { e seges exchanged today with the
 Q capital.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

Sir Thomas Llpton chances of lifting he cup with shamroc, Iv is roughly worth to at Loyd's. This is a case. however where previous perform auco" doposheets not help much The beaten sham rocks were not this Shamrock
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
HUNT PLAN TO TEACH
 AGRICULTURE IN ALL
 OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Governor Asks Washington Auth critics If Money Could Be Had
 Through Lever Act

PHOENIX, July 22- Gov Hunt is in communication with federal auto. ities at Washington charged with tho administration of the federal funds under the SmithLever agricultural extension act, to ascertain whether or not different counties and cities in any given state would be authorized under the law to make appropriations for extending agricultural extension work in the public schools, particular ly high schools, and thereafter through the state make application to the government for a like amount of fed eral funds
 The application, it is pointed out, would be made in the same manner as if the state legislature made the appropriation and a subsequent appll- cation to the federal government fo equal apportionment of funds for tha futherance of agricultural extension work
 The governor is taking this step in connection with the Smith-Lever ex- tension act adopted by congress a short time ago to render federal funds in varying amounts annually available for agricultural extension and instruc tion in the different states of the union
 The board of regents of the state university at Tucson is charged with the duty of preparing the annual out line of extension work to be done with the state and federal funds. The chief benefciaries of the act should be the farmers, women residing on the farms and such children of the farmers as are prevented by circumstances from attending normal schools or universi- ties, according to the governor.
 It is consequently expected that the board of regents in their estimates Of the state's agricultural need will sug- best short term courses to be given by the university instructors in agri. culture, utilizing different school houses an public halls in farming com munites as places of instruction.
 The governor feels, furthermore, | that agricultural instruction by scien- l tifc methods will be given a great | impetus in the public schools through. out the state, and any single locality desiring to build up it's agricultural inc ! terests could take individual action to 1 that end.
 It is the governors belief that such action on the part of cities and coun- . ties would be in conformity with the spirit of the Smith-Lever act and should reply from the department at 1 Washington be favorable he will en, !. deavor to enlist the cooperation of
 public officials. educators ana com, mercial organizations in an endeavor to place Arizona in the front rank among the states utilizing the advan- tages extended under the enactment
 Upon application being made by the state of Arizona this year. $1OOOO of
 federal funds will become available for
 the sending of agricultural instruc
 tors into the rural districts
 In every year hereafter the state may appropriate funds for the further. ance of agricultural work with the as
 surance that the federal government
 will furnish a like amount
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

motorlst who rendered a $50 bin to a Bar Harbor Judge in payment of $40 fine found the Court short of change But is to be said in excuse that Bar Har- Judges have only recently had to deal with auto mobile speedolLonders.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

The Senate cannot harm President Wilson by re fuaing to confirm MT. Jones and Mr. Warburg but n can harm the whole country considerably by deprying me Federal Reserve Board of Grstclass men,
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

Anuit Wright, a vivacious girl of year, whose parents abandoned her when she was 8 onths old in a dark hallway has found a real home. The court has signed an order permitting Mr. and Mrs. HarriOn F. Moore to adopt Annie, and to bring her mp as their luxurious home in SiXty-second Street just off Fifth Avenue. Annie was born in 1908 to parents of whom nothing is known One day she was found in a house on the East Side playing by herself quite contentedly on the stairs. An attempt was made Go find her parents. Persons living in the house were questioned, but all denied knowledge of how the baby came there. When no one claimed the child. she wa sent to the New York Infant Asylum. Recently Mir. and Mrs Moore saw Annie an took such a fancy to the little girl that they decided to adopt her as their own
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23
STRAY BUT TIMELY
 NEW YORK TOPICS

NEW YORK, July 22-A falling off in the appetite Of New York for home made pies due to the decrease in tba number of those coming here from New England is said to be the reason Tor the failure of Mrs. Eunice E Hufr the proprietor of large bakery estab. hshment, who recently filed a petition in bankruptcy. Mrs. Huff used to sell more than 3OO.OOO pies annually. but recently she says the metropolis seems to have lost fits taste for tha, incomparable dessert.
 Under the direction of the Ne@ York Bible society the Bible is nov being distributed in fffv.tbree tongues in this city. Every three months 1000 vessels are visited. and amid the Babel at Ellis Island care is taken that the immigrant finds at his disposal at least one book in his own language. Some time ago the society , distributed 1000 copies of the BibIe among the attaches of a circus show ing ln New York. The total number of volumes yearly put into circulation in all quarters of tine world is esti mated at 18,999.999.
 Mrs. Mary E. Kampe a widaw liv ing in Newberg has received from hei lawyer a check for $3O.OO0, drawn tc her order by John Patton Mrs. Kan pc says that fort wears ago Patton had a quarrel with her father, who was a hotel keeper in this city. and the boy wanted to go west and groo mp with the country. He borrowe, S10 from Mrs. Kampe and told hei inc would pay Sl,0OO for every dollar ! if it if luck favored him. A month agC Mir. Kampe received her first lette from Patton asking the name of he attorney. He recalled the loan an,
 his promise, and said he had pros
 pered and was desirous of helping
 his friend in her old age
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

Announcement of the intention of the National City Bank to establish branches under the new Federal Re serve act at Rio dc Janeiro and Bueuos Aires has brought out a flood of in- quiries from manufacturers who have been kept out of the South American where ] could dispose OF my services at a very high price, and in disposing of them. ] chose the lesser of two oi- fers Since organized baseball was willing to treat me fairly ] was dis posed to meet them hallway
 Not SO long ago Murphy wrote me a letter mclosiug some money for a bet he made me and lost in which he spoke of my ability as manager
 1T he thought SO highly of my abih ty as manager why did he fire me
 stallings is a very able leader a hard loser and a rather crisp speaker when things go wrong, but that is the kind of a man l like.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-23

William A. Haigler the oldest rat rat catcher in New York, is dead. He was one O fthe three best known rat catchers in the world, the others be- ing Henri Dayve of Paris called the "Kmf of Rat Gathers in 1870 and harry Jennings, called "Dick the Rat" who came to this city in 1898. Haig- led is said 10 have captured more than half a million rats during the last forty-dve years He caught the rats with his bare hands or a pair of tongs One night at the old Willard Hotel in Washington he caught 906, and once on a bet he captured eighty seven n am hour Like other famous ratchachers Heiter woul never dl vulge the secret of his ability to catch rats.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-16

~ 90 the improvement of the health OF
the school children. putting into pruc'
tlce the old preccpt Of ~ sound mind
In sound holy"
Already remarkable results have been
attained In this direction In the Philip
pine schools. following the successful
"corn campaign" which improved the
conditions among the children. In the
Manila schools alone last year. out
of 2I.GGO children examined. 1919 re
quired medical attention. and as re-
suit the more serious forms of skin dis
eases and trachOma are now under
control. In one province many chill
dren were afflicted with hookworm'
There are already nearly 100000
children In the schools and 1t Is be-
lieved that by this attention to their
welfare In comparatively short time
the entire Filipino people will be great
ly improved physically and mentally
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-16
Notice 10 Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigped has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate OF Phllip
Pfeiffer, deceased, by the County
Court of the State of Oregon, for the
county of Malheur. Any and all per-
sons having claims against the said
estate are hereby notified to presen
them, dulv verified. ss required by
law, to the undersigned administrators
at his home in Westfall. Oregon, or
to bis attorneys. MoCulloch and Wood
Of Ontario, Oregon. within six months
from and after the date of the first
publication of this notice.
Done and dated and first published
this 10Th day of March. 1914.
j. ID. rairman.
Administrator of the estate Of Philip
Pfeitfer, deceased.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-16
For Sheriff.

/ hereby announce myself a
candidate for sheriff OF Malheur
county, Oregon, subject to the
decision OF the Democratic
voters of the county at the Pri-
mary election to be held May
15, 1914.
If elected as sheriff ] will en-
force the laws in all cases and
endeavor to apprehend Grim
inals OF whatsoever character
and | shall conduct business as
economically as is consistent
with efficiency.
j. A. Wroten.