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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-24
THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND
HAS CLOSED Will THANKS
TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED

The Times-Recorde wishes to heart
lily thank all the kind people who do
hated to the Empty Stocking Fund.
Your act is the highest act of all.
The fund has had over two hundred
contributors, all of whom responded
eagerly to the call of the poor
The concluding list is:
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I4ow's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, D.
We, the undersigned, have known T. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
s NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE..
Toledo, o.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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BIG CROWD AT CARNIVAL
Warm Evening Brought Out Best At
tendance of the Week.

A warm evening following the
rainy weather of Tuesday afternoon
and night brought out good atten
dance at the carnival at Morgan park
last night and the shows did the best
business of the week.
The carnival is giving Bennington
people their first opportunity to en-
JOY the sports and pastimes that
make up the resorts near the big cit
les. Although on not quite so large
scale the attractions in themselves
are well up to the standards at the
beaches
The animal show is by far the larg
or attraction and contains many Of
the same performers and most of the
features of the winter circus that APP
peared at the opera house last whit
CT.
The athletic diving feats perform
ed by four young women provide at
traction that is entirely new to resi-
dents of this section and is for this
reason undoubtedly one of the best
The ten in one show is a novel COM
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bination and the broom-making feats
of Mr.. Frank, the champion, is well
worth the price Of admission
For the more strenuously inclined
there is the Crazy House and the
hobby horse, the ocean wave and the
Ferris wheel furnish u variety of
harmless amusement.
There is not an obiectional feature
on either side of the midway and the
management is taking every precau-
ton against rowdyism OF any kind.
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June 9TH, 1915.
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Thursday, June ", 1915.


While the drouth has ben temper
ariiy broken the shortage of preciDi-
tation during the growing season for
several years should teach growers
of crops to learn something of the
methods of so-called dry farming"
which is the only kind of farming
there is in some sections of this
country and in many places abroad.
In practice dry farming" means
chiefly constant cultivation to con-
serve the moisture there is in the
ground. After every rainfall crops
are cultivated just as soon as the
ground can be worked. This stirs
the surface of the ground and while
the land may look to be dryer it is
only the top layer or mulch and ra-
diation of moisture underneath is
stopped to a larger degree. The ltal-
ians are the most successful "dry
farmers" in the world and in some
parts of Italy and in this country
raise fine crops Where there is al
most no rainfall after the seed is
planted in the spring They save
what moisture there is by keeping
the surface stirred every few days.
While in Vermont we have no fear
of a failure of rainfall, it is a good
thing for every farmer and gardener
to know that after his potatoes, corn
and other cultivated crops come up
he can prevent damage from a dry
spell by frequent cultivation and stir
ring of surface soil. Without fail af-
ter every rain the cultiyator should
be used until the crop growth gets
large enough to shade the ground.
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irony of Fate.

Divorce. as we'll as marriage has It's
little ircNies.
A society woman. who has just in
stituted proceedings for release from
the double yoke, was discussing her
case with a friend 's'sii sfsa
II don't thinl; | know this lawyer
who is going to represent you" OBJ
served the visitor, running over the
name In her mind.
"Oh, you must know him." returned
the hostess with animation. Don't
you remember the good looking fellow
who sang oh, Perfect Love- at my
wedding r'-Lippincot
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A homeIy relation,

The man who denies himself some
personal Injuries in order that he
may provide life insurance for his
family has a pretty good religion of
his own. National Life ms. Co., of
VT. (Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley, Gen
eral Agent, Mead Building. Rutland,
VT. Adv.
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NOTICE

The board of water commissioners
hereby notifies all patrons of the vii
lage water system who are in the hab
it iof permitting the use of lawn
hose longer Than one hour per day
that they must stop it at once or the
Board will be obliged to take further
action, the use of sprayer connect
ed with a lawn hose is strictly forbid
den, and the same must not be used
Board of Water Commissioners.
w. p. Hogan, Clerk
June 9TH, 1915.
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Tho Family Pet.
lou have no ehiIdren?'

You have no chiIdren?'
None
Home doesn't mean much to man
without Children
ooh, we have a family pet It's our
motor car. Lam going to present it
with new tires throughout, and my
wife is going to buy it new wind
shield Chicago Herald.
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The boys who graduate from the
public schools all over the country
have unconsciously made their
marks already in their home COM
munities. Some of the boys will so
to higher institutions of learning,
but the great majority viii seek EN-
ployment at once. The boy who has
been loud-mouthed who has puffed
cigarettes, who has displayed gen.
eral air of toughness and whose as
sociates have been of a doubtful
character will find at. the outset that
the entrance to positions which prom
Use advancement sAbarred to him,
Men of mature years who are in bus
mess notice the ACTIONS of boys and
form their opiniohs of them. They
make their selections of young EN-
ployes largely from the impressions
they have formed from day to day
of the boys who have come under
their obserration.-Brat Re
former
: The foregoing paragraph ought to
be printed in large letters in every
high school room in the country. The
cigarette smoker, the boy dude or
loafer VINO is always hanging around
the streets, the hoy who doesn't do
chores around home, the fiippant,
profane, noisy and foul mouthed
youth never gets the good jobs where
there is chance for advancement
The boys don't know it but every
year the boys and girls leaving school
are canvassed over and over again
by the business man of the commun-
ity in search of one to fit some spec
ial place. The qualities looked for
are honesty, industry, good habits.
gentlemanly behavior. cleanliness OF
conversation, modesty and freedom
from vicious associates. These coupl-
ed with a fair degree of ability are
what count There is always short
age of young men who can be depend
cd upon. Charles NJ. Schwab when
head OF the steel trust stated that he
always had places for five thousand
to ten thousand dollar men but that
the men were almost impossible to
find. The same situation extends
down into the more modest business
houses of the country.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
Training Camp Notes.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March s.-Con-
Iie Mack evidently has changed his
mind about making a regular OF even a
substitute first baseman out of Jimmy
Walsh. In the practice game Saturday
Walsh was sent back to an outfield
station. while Amos Strunk tried his
hand At guarding the first sack Lajoie
continues at second for the first team,
with Barry at short. McInnis at first
and kopf and Bosticl1 dividing toll at
the difficult corner.
sT PETERSBURG. Fla. March s.
George Whitted obtained from the Bos-
ton Braves with Dugey in the trade for
Sherwood Nagee, has joined the Phil
lies here. He will have to tight with
Becker. Paskert and Cravath for a
regular place in the outfield. Dugey
has been assigned to second base with
the first squad In practice.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March s.-Out-
fielder Charlie Miller and Pitcher Reese
Williams will not join the Cardinals in
camp here. Manager Huggins has
asked waivers Oh the pair. Both were
with the Cards last year and Huggins
cannot see where they will be of much
service under the new player limit
plan in vogue.
HOUSTON, Tex. March s.-Jimmy
Austin. who listened to the siren voice
Of Rebel Cakes Of the Pittsburgh Fed
erals and then jumped back to his old
Job with the st. Louis Browns. denies
Evening star., 1915-03-08
YALE TIED WITH PRINCETON
IN BIG BASKET BALL LEAGUE
intercollegiate Circuit Can Boast Of Great
est Race in It's History
Has Not Won a Game.

pected to show form good enough to dis
place him. Rasmussen is a big, rangy
hurler. and has lot of stuff He has
done some brilliant work at times dur
ing the last two years. and has been
given a good rating among college pitch
ers. besides having proved himself
worthy opponent for the best clubs in
some Of the amateur leagues of the Dis
trict
Some time ago it was announced that
Melvin Sheppard would quit the running
game. There have been several announce
ments to that effect. and it was supposed
by some that lie would again appear in
races, this idea. however. has been dis
PEELED by the signing of a contract to
coach the athletes Of the Melrose Athletic
Club. of which the great runner was a
member
Sheppard probably quits the game
with the most brilliant record ever es-
tabliShed by a runner. He was star
at any distance from quarter mile to
a mile. and he. perhaps, distinguished
himself more than any other in
the 1908 Olympics. when he Won the
S0o-meter and / 500 meter races and
competed as a member of the winning
relay. Sheppard ran his last champion
ship race last fall at Baltimore in the
National y. n. L. title events. and he
gave evidences of being through as
4 prominent factor in such high class
competition. Against Homer Baker he
one prominent track man from New
York said: Shep has run his best
races and he Will soon have to drop out
of the game. because he cannot st.and
defeats after having always been a
winner; he's about through now
There seems to be no doubt that
Charley Brickley, Harvard's great
player, will coach the Johns Hopkins
University foot ball team next fall y
positive statement given out by the
authorities of the Baltimore institu-
tion is that Brickley has consented to
take up the work, but that he will not
sign Il contract until after the close Of
the last college term. That stipulation
was made by Brickley in order that he
might not endinger his amateur stand
ing while in college.
Hopkins has tried the Princeton. Chi
cago and Yale systems in the last three
years and not one has proved success
full. Eddie Harlan. star halfbacll at
Princeton, was in charge in 1872 bur
failed to turn out a winning combina-
tion. In the fall of 1913 Max Rhode,
former University of Chicago man, was
placed at the head of things. and last
fal Jack Gates. former Yale player
and Naval Academy coach, was de-
pended upon to turn out a winning
combination. but both failed to ;ccom-
plish the feat. Now the Black and
Blue has fallen back upon the system
which has proved so worth-vbile at
Harvard.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
Recruits Hit Wins for Maps.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 8-Big
Oscar Harstad. coast recruit hurler, sin
gled in the eleventh inning yesterday
and drove Wood in with the run that
gave Cleveland Il 4-to-3 victory over
the San Antonio Bronchos Mitchell
started in tho box for the Indians and
retired after two innings without hit
or run being made. Walker relieved
him and in four innings allowed San
Antonio four hits and two runs. Har-
stad finished the game and made a good
showing. Ray Chapman made two hits,
including Il triple. and stole two bases,
double. The Bronchos used five hurlers.
R.H.E
Cleveland ......... 90 90 o o 10O1-4 0
San Antonio 90 o 2 0 0 0 o-3 . :
Batteries Mitchell. Waller. Harstad and Egan
Delotele. Kelly and Burch and Hauenstein, sar
Antonio.
Evening star., 1915-03-08

he sought a place with the Feds, as
President Gilmore Claims. Austin in
sists that Cakes sought him and then
told him he was foolish not to accept
advance money. "All the Federal play
ers get as much in advance as they
can," Jimmy says Manager Cakes told
him.
ALEXANDRIA. La. March s.-Mike
Gonzales has taken Armando Marsans
place as belated athlete with the Reds.
Following the Cuban custom of never
doing anything today that can be done
''manana" Gonzales has written Man
ager Herzog that he will not leave
Havana until March 9. Heine Groh
and bride have arrived. with approprl-
ate ceremonies arranged by their
mates. The hotel orchestra played
Lohengrins Wedding March" when
they appeared i'll the hotel dining room.
The table reserved for the couple was
decorated with flowers bearing signs
such as strangers once. but married
nof'' and He was our Heine once; he
is her Heine now
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March s.-The
infield defense prepared by Manager
Birmingham of the Maps will look
strange to many American League
cities if present plans are carried out.
Wood, Rogers and Barbara are on the
bases, with Ray Chapman at short
the only familiar figure,
MACON, Ga. March S.--Pitcher Paul
strand is he latest Boston Brave to re
port to Manager Stailiugs. He has
been climbing mountains i'll the Pacific
northwest. besides doing little pitch
ing practice OH his own hook before
leaving home. Pitcher Tom Hughes,
who has been coaching the Georgia
Military Academy club at Milledge-
Vile. phoned today that he was laid
up with an attack of Ia grippe and
would be delayed in reporting.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March S.-The
main guard of the Boston Red SoX is
here ready for real work today. when
| the Pittsburgh Pirates are due.
Heinie Wagner is here with the first
squad of the Red Sox. He claims he is
| back in trim and that Scott will have
| to hustle to keep him out of his old
! position at short field.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT.
Scuthern Association After Leader
to Succeed the Late W. Kavanaugh.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March S.-Full
representation was on hand this morn
ing early for the meeting of the South
ern Association nloguls called to elect
a president, succeeding William NJ
|Kavanaugh of Little Rock, who died
a few weeks ago, and to transact other
business c. Coburn Kavanaugh of
Little Rock, brother of the late presi-
dent: Robert II. Baugh, president of
the Birmingham Association: Marlin
Speed yiee president of the Memphis
Association, and clyde. Shropshire,
president of the Nashville Association,
arc mentioned for the. presidency.
Local represo ntativea we're anxious to
present and urge the name of Mr..
Baugh, but the latter was modest ana
stated that he was not pushing "a can-
didacy, but would accept the position
If rendered.
Prospects for the coming year were
reported as being most favorable and
belief expressed that the game would
| be the best ever presented to the south
this year. .....t...,..#
Evening star., 1915-03-08
NATIONAL BILLIARD TOURNEY.
Mayer of Philadelphia Leading,
Having Won All His Matches.

PHILADELPHIA, March S.-The sec
ond and final week Of the fifteenth an
nual tournament for the national amateur
billiard championship opens today at the
Union League, with Joseph Mayer of this
city showing much the best form OF any
Of the seven contestants.
In the three games which he played
during the opening week against f. Al.
Lord of Chicago. Corwin Huston. De-
troit, and e. L. NIilbnrn, Memphis. Mayer
had a grand average of 16 64-s1, as
compared to S 92-11s, made by J: r. Pog-
eenburg, the only other undefeated con-
testant.
E. W. Gardner, the present champion,
has had trouble in getting his stroke. and
the young Chicagoan. who is participating
Evening star., 1915-03-08
CARDINALS WANT BESCHER.
Huggins to Get Two Players in Ex
change for perritt.

MARLIN. Tex, March S.-The St.
Louis National League Club wants Bob
Bescher. New York outfielder, in eX-
change for W. D. "I'or' Perritt, pitch
CT, it was said on good authority here,
after Miller Huggins, manager of the
st. Louis team, and John McGraH-, lead
cr of the New York club. had conferred
at length over the proposed deal.
Huggins Immediately afterward had
long talk with Bescher, who is said
to object to his transfer. but nothing
official was given out concerning the
status of the transaction. 1t was said
St. Louis proba bly, would get a recruit
in addition to Bescher.
Perritt recently returned to organized
base ball after Federal League officials
announced he had been signed to con-
tract with them
Evening star., 1915-03-08
DE ORC AND MORN WIN.
Twelve to Contest in World Three
Cushion Billiard Championship.

CHICAGO, March s.Alfred De Orc
and Charles NORM Won the opening
games in the worlds three cushion
billiard tournament Saturday night
De Orc. who is the present titleholder
defeated Jess Lean of Chicago, 30 to 41.
and NORM won from John Hahman OF
Minneapolis. 30 to "A. Leans high run
was Z and De Oro's 5.
The tournament is the second world
championship affair in the history OF
hree-cushion billiards. Twelve of the
leading players in the country VIII
compete for prizes totaling $4,000. The
entry list includes Alfred De Orc, New
York; George Moore. New York: Fred
erick James, Denver; Joseph Capron
St Paul: John Hahman. Minneapolis
Charles Ellis, Cleveland; August kieck-
hefer. Milwaukee; John DAILY. Charles
NORM. Jess Lean. George Sutton and
William Huey. Chicago.
Charles i. Conklin Of Chicago. for
mer national amateur balkline cham
pion, will referee all games.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
BOWLERS TUNING UP
Teams Going to New York Tourney
From All Sections of Country.

NEW YORK, March s.-Maj w. NJ.
Gage, secretary and manager Of the ninth
annual tournament of the National Bowl
ing Association. announced last night that
bowlers throughout the country are show
ing an active interest In the tournament
to be held here beginning March q.
Already I have received word from a
dozen sources that teams are being made
up and that the bowlers are. preparing
to take part in the tournament" said Maj.
Gage.
Next Sunday the officers and COVER
norS of the national association will
meet to lay out section campaign for
tournament work and to decide upon
measures to be brought to the attention
of the delegates who will attend the an
nual convention to be held i'll conjunc-
ton with the tournament. 1t is reported
that several radical changes are to be
proposed in the rules of the game.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
FED SUIT UP TODAY.
Kansas City Trying to Hold On tt
Its Team.

CHICAGO March S.-Suit filed by the
Kansas City Federal League club to
restrain the league from dropping II
from the circuit was to come up for
hearing today in the circuit court.
c. c. Madison, former president of the
club, and three stockholders arc here
ready to testify. The Kansas city men
are confident the club cannot be taken
away from them, but James \. Gil
more president of the league. and his
counsel are equally certain the court
viii approve the transfer of the fran
rise to Newark, y. J.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
HAGEN BREAKS RECORD.
Open Golf Champion Lowers Course
Figure at Tampa by Two Strokes.

TAMPA. Fla, March SIN an exhi-
bition match here yesterday Waiter
Hagen. the national open. champion,
lowered the course record of the Tampa
Automobile and Golf Club by two
strokes with score of 142. J. NJ.
Barnes, the Whitemarsh professional
and western open champion, was sec
ond with IA: Thomas Mcnamara, Phil
adelphia and Florida open champion.
finished third with 154, Thomas Kerri-
gan Of Boston bringing uD the rear
with l56. --.. --.- -,
Evening star., 1915-03-08

Rebuilding Connie Mack's machine is
a favorite pastime these days. One of
the latest shifts suggested is Wally
schang on first ana Stuffy McInnis at
third, with Lajois at second.
Evening star., 1915-03-08

report in New York has it that
William II. YaWkey, who has moved to
a permanent residence in the metropo-
lis. will sell his interests in the De-
troit club and retire from base ball
Evening star., 1915-03-08
White Sox Walloned

LOS ANGELES March S.-The Chi
cagO Americans stumbled badly yes
terday after winning three straight
games from the Los Angeles Coast
team. and came out ON the short end
of a 12-to-2 score. Meusel of Los
Angeles got four hits out of four times
at bat, drove in hve runs ahead Of him
and made two tallies himself Score:
n
Evening star., 1915-03-08
By Ripley.

in his first national tournament The
champion showed much improved form in
his next two matches, defeating Charles
Heddon Of Dowagiac. Mich, and Mil
burn.
Evening star., 1915-03-08
Played the Wrong Card.

Some of the cleverest men in base
ball can be found in the minor leagues,
and when President Gilmore and his
angel, Ward, went against the minor
managers with fine stories, but no
money. they played the wrong card. II
any one. cares. to pay the price 1t Is a
very easy matter to start minor
league in any section of the country:
but when not financed from one golden
fountain. as last year in the poorly pa
ronized Colonial League, then only the
fact that organized ball has arrived
will induce the lovers of the game to
give their substantial support
president Dave Fultz OF the Players
Fraternity claims that the Brooklyn
club acted unfairly with Ed Reulbach
in releasing him without first notifying
him that waivers had been asked and
received from the other major league
clubs Mr.. Fultz should explain the
fine inside work that Reulbach has
been carrying on for the last year
against organized ball. Players not
loyal to their employers should have no
kick coming when unfair work is dts
covered and they are passed up. Reul-
bach is only one of a couple of dozen II
who have drawn their unconditional
releases as IA result Of disloyalty toward
employ Sers."
Evening star., 1915-03-08
FED PLAYERS MARKED
BY ORGANIZED BALL
Contract Jumpers Barred for al
Least Five Years, Says National
Board Member.

Nov that nc Federal League has
found il H. ,,.ssiblc to enlist the finan
ciaI support of some minor league will
ing TO take a long chance as outsiders.
what will become of the small army of
ball players that must naturally be re-
leased by Gilmore's band?" asks Tim
Murnane in the Boston Globe. More
than so per cent Of the players who
played In the Federal League last year
either jumped their contracts or reser-
yatfons with clubs in organized ball,
and are barred from organized ball for
five years at least. Also, every man OF
them can be returned to his old club
only through the national commission
or the national board. The exceptions
are the players persuaded to come back
before having pla.c, game with the
Federals Walter johnson, for cA
ample, signed with tho Ifcderais while
under reserve to the Washington cluh
but returned to Washington after belne
shown that the Nationals had d claim &c
his services:
.There are many players who are
either tied up to the Feds or were al
one time who have a perfect right te
play with any club, as they were never
guilty of jumping their obligations
The national commission has men keep
ing a sharp lookout to see th;tt tht
minor leagues do not take hack any
of the marked PLAY crs; and, not finding
way to &c, rid of the men who na's
fallen off in play or fatled to snow
proper strength, tic Feds arc VI
against Il new experience mat the4
never dreamed of. Their Que way ou
of the trouble was to find minor league:
willing to take these men, but this Was
considered an expensive luxury by tht
minors. and the idea was killed in the
Evening star., 1915-03-08

CnicARO 4
Batterics-Bens, Russell, Johnson and Mayer;
Hughes. Psrritt. Ryan, Galt. Brooks and Boles.