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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
COMMERCE MEETS
MAKE PLANS FOR
INCREASE PROFIT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 3d.
Plans to improve Southern farming AMI
increase the profits from agriculture
by improving the machinery for the
distribution and marketing of farm
crops, will be discussed by the National
Marketing committee at meeting this
month in Charleston, s. G. The meet
ing is called by the chairman, Duncan
y. Fletcher, senator from Florida, for
the week of the Southern Commercial
congress session.
The committee seeks to devise means
to enable the farmer to know the best
manner, place and time to market his
crop; and also to enable the consumer
tc distinguish between the high cost
CT food and the high cost of service.
The farmers of this country are
producing annually crops for which
they receive nine billions of dollars
and for which the consumer pays
twenty-seven billions said Represent
ative w. S. Goodwin, of Arkansas, a
member of the executive committee.
THE farmer gets thirty-fve cents and
the middlemen get sixty-five cents for
each dollar the consumer pays for the
fssFmer's crops. There is an enormous
amount of waste, especially in perish
able products, because of the lack Of
sone central directing intelligence"
'The National League of Commission
Merchants will send a delegation 20
Charleston for convention week The
Association of Southern Commission
ers of Agriculture and the Southern
Wholesale Grocers association have
Eeen called to meet at the same time
a1G place.
Herbert Houston, advertising mana
ger Of Worlds Work, and president of
the Associated Advertising Clubs Of
the World, is arranging for the south
ern division of the club to meet at
Charleston.
The United Confederate Veterans
viii be officially represented, accord
ing to William e. Mickle of New Or
leans, adjutant general; Nathan 3.
Forrest, of Biloxi, Miss, has also ap-
pointed representatives of the Sons
Cf Confederate Veterans to attend the
congress.
Extraordinarily low rates for the
Charleston convention have been Of
fered by the f0rty-two railroads oper
ating in the South Tickets at the re-
duced rates will be on sale Decem-
Der II to IS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
COURT GRINDING
YIELDING LITTLE
VALUABLE GR|s7

In Superior court the entire mora
ing session was consumed in the trial
of the case of Bill Dodson, an ex-
ceedingly black brother of alleged bar
barrie propensities, who was tried upon
the charge of assault with intent to
murder in having discharged his
trusty howitzer into a buggy-load of
negroes at a point near Plains with
out fatal, or even serious results, how
ever.
Tom King, who had acquired for
mer wife of Dodson's was the target
aimed at, it was alleged, but escaped
without even punctured tire, carry
ing off the former helpmeet, who was
an occupant of the rig when Dodson' $
salute was fired from the roadside, the
state alleged.
The case was ably handled by Solic-
itor Williams and c. r. Winchester,
Esq, for the state, while the legal
lineup for the defense included At
torneys w. A. Dodson, E. A. Nisbet
and T. O. Marshall The hearing
which had not been concluded at noon,
aroused interest in exclusive colored
circles, and the gallery, held packe |
audience of much interested friends
and Onlookers.
The current week will be devoted to
the trial of cases upon the criminal
docket.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
WAsHOUT" ON LINE
IS FOUND BY POLICE
TROUBLE IN DARkTOWN LOCATED
BY POLICE.

When Rena Howard, an unbleached
laundress, opened the portcullis Of
her villa in Peppermint alley this NOR
ming she was amazed at the disappear
ance, overnight of the "white-folks'
washing, which she had left out on
the line. The loss of middle blouses
ard dainty lingerie was reported to
Police officers Summerford and Wor-
thy, who found it deftly concealed be-
meath the mattresses in the castle of
one Lucy Lee Hawkins, who told a
plausible fairy story as to how the hui
man harness got in her haymow. THE
washing" was recovered, and Made
moiselle Hawkins is now in the coop
recovering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
STOLEN FLOUR
DISCOVERED BY
v|C|LANT POLICE
HIDDEN IN BARN ON LEE
STREET.

When Poole & Sons missed Mon
day from their store quantity. oi
-four the fact was reported to the po-
lice, who laid plans for locating the
litter of the flour bouquet. The enc
vas accomplished this morning in th@
arrest of a colored porter employed by
the firm and the recovery of the flour
nine sacks of a very choice brand
doubtless ground from Sumter county
wheat and most appetizing to looi
upon. The flour was found concealed
in barn on the premises of Col. w
A. Dodson, where the unbleached pur-
loiner of the staff OF life had hidden
it, awaiting an opportune time for dis
posing of the loot. The stolen -four
filled the tonneau of a henriford car
as Police Officers Summerford ana
Lowry hauled it back to the store in
triumph.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
BACOT SLATED
SUPT DIVISION
SEAB0ARD LINE
OFFICIAL is GIVEN
PROMOTION.

Trainmaster d. N. Bacot, of this
division of the Seaboard Air Line, with
headquarters at Americus, has been
selected by the management of the
system for the position of superinten-
dent of the new Charleston division Of
the Seaboard, with headquarters al
Savannah. Supt. Bacot's appointment
is effective tomorrow, December 1st
and while his friends appreciate his
promotion they will regret to lose Mr.
and Mrs. Bacot as residents of Amer
icus. Mr.. Bacot will be succeeded
here as trainmaster by Mr.. B. G.
Roberts, formerly of Americus, but
transferred some time since to Jack
sonville as chief dispatcher. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Roberts have a host of
friends here to whom their return will
be a source of pleasure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
MON|5T|R GIVEN
UP To BULGARS!
BY THE ALLIES

LONDON, Nov 3O.-Monistir has
been evacuated by the Serbian troops
after they delayed the advance Of the
enemy long enough to let the civilian
population scape. The occupation by
the Bulgarians is only matter of
hours.
The Central Powers claim that the
Serbian army has been crushed, but
reports here indicate that it is being
re-organized on the Albanian and
Montenegrin frontiers.
Either bitter winter weather, or the
rapidly developing Russian menace
through Rumania has brought to a
standstill the German campaign
against the Franco British troops in
the Strumitsa region.
The fortunes of the British Mesopo-
tamian expedition is not exactly clear
but it is reported that the British have
fallen back to the Tigris liver, being
outnumbered by the Turks.
Greece is awaiting the reply of the
Allies to her proposal that respective
military staffs define the military fea-
lures of the Allies requirements, ac-
cording to an Athens dispatch.
Field Marshal Kitchener, secretary
for war of Great Britain, has arrived
in London, after a trip to the near
east, Italy and France.
Austria has thrown strong rein
f1rcements in the zone of the fighting
around Gorilla and the Italians admit
the loss of some trenches there after
violent attacks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
FINAL PLEA MADE
by TOM WATSON
IN j. s. COURT.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov S0.-Thomas
h. Watson made the final plea for hsi
acquittal of the charge of sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails and
the prosecution prepared to close the
arguments early this afternoon.
Watson charged that the government
attorneys had attacked only what he
wrote concerning the Catholic church
The government denied that the
church had anything to do with it.
Judge w. W. Lambdin, presiding al
the trial, stated that the jurors were
rot to consider any so-called motives
in bringing the charges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
NEVER KNEW BETTER
DAYS IN BUSINESS

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Merchante
here say that Americans have more
money to spend for Christmas SHOP
ping than in any year since 1906.
The big retail stores are preparing
for record breaking business, so the
Wholesale merchants report, and that
they are unable to fill orders in many
lines. This is due, it is said, to rush
of buyers from other cities to replen-
ish their depleted stocks here.
L. S. Pelz, secretary of the Whole
sale and Retail association, says that
the merchants never knew better
times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
BIC COMMITTEE.
.OF. THE HOUSE
IS MEETING NOW

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. 3d.
The democrats of the house ways and
means committee met to take the COM
I1ittee assignments, which are expected
to take weeks, because of the increase
of republican representation in the
membership. They hope to get addi-
tional members on some OF the inn
portant committees.
The special rules committee of he
senate met to discuss the feasibility OF
presenting a eloture rule.
The message of President Wilson
has been finished, and is in the hands
of the printer 1t is understood that
he left several subjects to be discussed
in later messages and expects to de-
liver them during the session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
OVER 30 PER CENT
SPENT IN OCTOBER
IN SOUTH BY R. R.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 30.-Dur-
ing October, 1915, Southern Railway
Company disbursed for labor, material
supplies and other purposes $4,467 1863.
of which $3,899,542 or 1923 per cent.
was paid to individuals and industries
located in the South. This amount re-
presents more than 92 per cent. of the
moneys paid to the company for trans
pcrtation by those located on the lines,
according to figures just announced by
Comptroller A. H. Plant, showing the
results of operation of the company
for the month of October, 1915, and
for the period of four months ended Oc-
tober 81, 1915, compared with the same
month and period in 1914 and 1913, ex-
elusive of interest, rentals and other
income charges. The comparison with
1918 is made for the reason that in
1914 the effect of the business depres-
SIGN was reflected through the reven-
Ues of the company.
Gross revenue, October, 1915, $6,02S,-
215, increase as compared with 1914
OF 0496,246, or S.97@o and decrease
as compared with 1913 of s756,946, or
1850.
Operating expenses, taxes and un-
collectible railway revenues, October,
1915, S4,2o7,S94, a decrease as com
pared with 1914 of S123,766 or 2.S%o,
ard as compared with 1913 or $429, ,55S,
or $3.50.
In addition to the foregoing operat-
ing expenses, the company spent in
October, 1915, for improvements to its
roadway and structures $661, IA, as
against $976,650.93 during October
1914, and $216,773.77 during October,
1918.
Corresponding results for the four
months periods are as follows:
Gross revenue this year. $22, 2,16S,676,
. decrease aS comnared with 1914 Of
02S6,1S9. or 1890, and as compared
with 1918 of S1,S97.3S9, or 1900.
Operating expenses, taxes and uncol-
lectible railway revenues this year
$15,961,17S, decrease as compared
With 1914 of $1,961 ,074, or 10.94@o, and
as compared with 1913 of $1,S01,9 1872, or
10.15@6.
In addition to the foregoing operat-
ing expenses the company spent dur
ing the four months this year, for i'm
provements to its roadway and struc-
lures, $2,162,S3735, as against 02,597,-
57S.2S during the same period in 1914,
ard $1O27, $3.50 during the same pc
riod in 1918.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
CHARLES THOMPSON
HEADS GEORGIA TEAM

ATHENS, Ca, Nov 3O-Charles Eu-
gene Thompson, Atlanta, weight ia
pounds, age 20, left end for three
years on the team, was last night
elected captain of the 1916 University
of Georgia football team at banquet
given the team 1t the Georgian Hotel
by Coach Cunningham
Tomas Atkinson Thrash, Greenyille
Ca, weight 1873, age 10, left tackle
three years on team, was named as
alternate.
The coach was presented hand
some loving cup and retiring Captain
John Henderson, gold watch chain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
S. PRIZE FOR THE
BEST ANSWERS MADE

You have an opportunity to make
$500.
In the advertisement of the Americus
Public Service Co, beginning today
there will appear ten questions. This
will continue for a series of one week
aud $5 will be given to the person
giving the best and correct answers to
these questions.
There's your chance. Get Times
Recorder each afternoon and write our
your answers. The announcement Of
the winners will be made after the Sc
res has been made known,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
SCHOOL BOYS Of
AMER|CUS MAY
HAVE TRAINING

The day may not be far off when the
students of the Americus public
schools will undergo military train
ing under the instruction OF a special
officer detailed from the war depart
mont of the federal government.
Superintendent j. E. Mathis, of the
Americus schools, is in correspondence
with Secretary of War Lindley Gar
rison, and a possible outgrowth of this
correspondence will be military fea-
tGre added to the training of the public
school students.
This move has been discussed among
the members of the board of education
and the citizens of the city, meeting
With general approval 1t is a clear
approval of the policy of President
Woodrow Wilson, in which he recently
outlined plans for national defense.
The Americas schools will be the
first in the state to take up this work.
Mr., Mathis has the matter in charge
ard is making tentative plans for the
beginning of the instruction, although
nothing definite has yet been heard
from the war department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
Rumania Wants Neutrality.

LONDON. Nov. 30.-According 20
q telegram from Bucharest, Rumanis
Las notified Russia of her earnest de-
sire to remain neutral. Consequently
Russian ships cannot go up the Dan
uhe, which is mined, says Copenha-
gen dispatch to, the Exchange Tele-
graph
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
CHANGE FREIGHT
RATES IS BLOW
FOR AMER|CUs

ATLANTA, Ca. Nov. 3o.-The stats
of Georgia is awakening to the i'm
portance of the question of a general
revision of freight rates under the
long and short haul" order of the in
torstate commerce commission. and
the fact that this general revision is
to be followed by an equally or more
Important revision of intrastate rates
IL Georgia. The subject in it's en-
tirety. The subject has recently been
widely discussed, but not until thu
past few days has it seemed that the
full import of the situation was reaf-
lied by shippers and business people
OF the state generally.
The idea obtains in some quarters
that the railroads of the country, and
those operating in the state, are about
to make an increase in the freight
charges when, as matter of fact. the
railroads are doing nothing of theft
Own yolition in that respect, but havs
prepared to carry out an order of the
interstate railroad commission. based
oil an act of congress. Under the
order the favoritism shown certain
10 alities known as depressed rate
POINTS" is to be eliminated, and the
freight charges are to be based entire
| |? on the distance of the haul and the
conditions obtaining at and around the
point of destination.
While the principal distributing
point in the state-say Atlanta for in
stance-is going to suffer a general in
crease in interstate rates on freight
brought here to be distributed by the
wholesale houses, that, of course.
means the retailer is going othave to
ray the added cost when he sells the
goods in the small town. At the same
time he will not be able to tell exact
ly what his additional cost in freight
will be--should the general state re-
vision also be put into effect soon
until he knows, ALSO what the state
rate from the wholesaler to his town
will be, plus the higher rate which
the wholesaler will have to pay from
the manufacturing point.
Interior Points Hard Hit.
In the revision of the interstats
rates, for which the new tariffs have
already been filed, comparison of
figures shows that the port points. or
water points where freight navigation
IS actually in operation, are going TO
suffer but little in comparison to-
the changes that will fall on the in
terror or non-water points. In other
V ords, while small increases will be
made in the rates to Augusta, Macon,
Savannah, Columbus and places where
freight is carried by water, considera-
lily higher rates in comparison will be
effective at places in the interior, like
Atlanta, in view of the fact that the
rate making will be controlled by con-
ditions which serve to make justifable
competition between rail and water
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
SHERIFF FULLER IS BETTER
THOUGH CONFINED HOME

AS the result of continued serious
illness, Sheriff @. w. Fuller remains
confined to his home here, where he
has been during several weeks. His
condition today was reported as some
what improved, and his many friends
hope steadfastly for his ultimate res
teration to health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
WANTS GOVERNOR To
VETO SPECIAL BILL
Continued On Page 81

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 80 Represent
atsvve Taylor, of Monroe, called on
Governor Harris to discuss the dis
covery of the fact that the legislature
has appropriated to the elevent dis
trict agricultural schools an additioa
Of $4,000 year when it intended to
add only $4,000 year to each. Mr..
Taylor wants the governor to veto the
special bill, making the additional ap-
preparation and let the regular session
If the legislature straight~n the sit-
uation out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
FIVE SPORT OPENS
HERE DECEMBER 10

The basketball season is on Siren
cus practice is scheduled for each day
:; the Y. Nj. c. A.
The first game of the season is slat-
ed for December 10th, when the AL
bany High school squad comes up to
battle with the Americus Y M. c. A.
fve
Interest is being stimulated in the
Indoor sport, and warm season IS
anticipated,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30

4 CHILD HAS FOUR LEGS 4
4 AND ALSO FOUR ARMS. 4

HARRISONBURG, Va, Nov. 80. \
= "A 5-year-old girl, who had four =
= legs and four arms, died at her 4
4 home near Lebanon church, Shen- y
= andoah county yesterday of ton =
= silitis. Her name was Virginia 4
= Mcdonald. She had been exhibit 4
= ed in most of the eastern states. =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
MANY KILLED IN
MINE EXPLOSION
WILMINGTON, N. c., Nov. 10-At
least ten are reported killed and a
number are hurt as the result of an
explosion at the DUPONT powder plant

FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va, Nov. 80
Three explosions occurred in the mine
OF the Boomer Coal and Coke Co., at
Boomer Many of the miners were not
caught, and poured out of the open
ings to safety. twenty-five have not
yet been brought out, but they are be-
lieved to be alive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
BRITISH CASUAL TY
LIST FOR NOVEMBER

LONDON Nov. 30.-The British cas-
ualty list published during November,
totalled 1892 officers and $4,000 non
commissioned officers and men. This
brings the total for the war close to
100000. The casualties for November
are less than those for October.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30

\ FLOYD FARMERS HOLD
. COTTON FOR 35 CENTS :

= ROME, Ga, Nov. 30.-In spite =
! of the present higher price OF =
= cotton, warehousemen here re- =
= port much cotton is being held =
4 in anticipation of even higher =
= prices. A number of farmers seem =
= to have set their standard at IS 4
: cents \
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-30
4 \ \ r \ \ \ \ \ 4 4 = 4 Z Z I
! TOXIC CLOSED HER
\ STOCK EXCHANGE, TOO. I

= TOXIC, Now. 30.-Wild ficti- >
y tious stock fluctuations, due to :
= the sale of war munitions, caused ,
y the trustees to take the snprece- =
4 dented action of closing the stock =
4 exchange. =
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The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-22
Sale

I have been instructed by the own CT to sell
 Lot I, block 2. 9th Ave $200.O0 Lot 3, blocl, ?, G,l Ave 2oo.0O 90 feet, lot 6, block l5O.o0 Lot 5, block 5, State SC. l25.0O Lot 6, block 9, State St. 175.00 Lo g, block 9, 9th Ave. 2oo.oo Lot g. block 1. 7th Ave 10000 25 feet, block [, cor. 4th 10000 Lot l, block 6, corn. 7th l50.oo Lot 10. block 3. 7;h 75.OO Lot 9. block 2O, gth Ave. 75.OO
The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-22
PRIVATE CITIZENS DUTY

Buitllo x r, s one of the cities hat is making special ef- fort to get in the habit Of keeping spick aud span; ani incidental to ths work which is being done in an official capacity the Buffalo News calls aucnion to the fact that munt- cipal cleanliness is not achieved by ordinance alone. Tdo contention is that it is the private citizen more than anyone else who can keep the city with clean face.
 Thac contention is q sound one be yCnd a..y doubt; and it is one that the private citizen of this town might ponder to the immense ad- vantage or the community. It is lot tha, conditions are intolerable in that rSpect but they are not near ly so creditable as We could make them. ard as We ought 10 be proud Co have them.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-22
Fair Exchange
4 New Back for an Old One. How
 it Can be Done in Alaska

The back aches at times with a dull. mdescribahle feeling, mak- ing you weary and restless; pierc- ing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys, and again the loins Ire so lame that to stoCp is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back if the kidneys are weak. You cannot reach the cause. AL askan resiednts would do well to profit by the following example:
 John l. COnger, prop. printing shop, S45 x. Seventeenth St, Sa- lem, Oregon, says: My back got weak and sore and my kidneys did not act as they should. At times I could hardly straishten. Doan's Kidney Pills gave me relief and it .cok them only a short time to rid me of kidney trouble. publicly endorsed them several years ago and am glad to do so again"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney PiIls-the same that MT. Conger had. Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-22
EDITORIAL P AGE

doctors sufficient in number to de- ! opulate a state; ard of lawyers enough to establish a good sized colony in hades. But editors-not one"
 Come to think of it, in those so- cial items which treat of prison ey- ents and occasions pertinent there to, we recall the absence of the edi- tor from the list of those present" It describes a condition that ap- peals now as a matter of course; although We might not have given 1 a second thought were it not for the rather plaintiye complimeR which the Minnesota prison paper pays the craft.
 We distinctively disayow the pharisaical attitude. Editorial mod esty will not Countenance standing in the market place, and thanking God that editors are not as other IT en. And even if that were not so, editorial activity doec not admit e the loafing and boasting stuff.
 One of the earliest sunday school recollections is that old pro verb about the activity of the devil 10 supply his particular sort of oc- cupation for idle hands to do. With the editor it is csIsp Of work or he does not eat, and go about among his fellows in presentable condi- tion. This, coupled with the in nate modesty of the t,ite, answers the Prison Mirrors question con- pletely aud, We hope. satisfactorily.