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Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-08
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CROWD TO CELEBRATION

F. H. Hill, travelling passenger agent
of the A, B. and A. railroad was in
the city today looking after business
for his road He stated to a represent
ative of the Tifes-Recorder that Fitz-
gerald had heard of the big Dixie High
way celebration on the Fifth of July,
and that several automobiles would
make the trip over on that day.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-08
Committee Busy Planning
For Big Day In Americus
5000 Visitors Expected
COMMITTEES TO ARRANGE I
DIXIE HIGHWAY JUBILEE (

y General Chairman. E. Ma
= this.
4 Program Committee-W. A. 4
\ Dodson, chairman E. A. Nisbet, 4
\ D. F. Davenport, Lee Allen, w. d. 4
I Bailey.
4 Finance Committee-Frank La 4
4 nier, chairman; Dave r. Andrews, 4
= Thomas l.. Bell, E. H. Hyman.
= Advertising Committee-Quim- 4
\ by Melton, chairman; E. H. Hy- 4
= man, Doctor Eldridge.
4 Decorating Committee-W. D. 4
\ Phillips, chairman; John Flour 4
= noy, Chas. U. Rogers.
\ Float Committee-W. E. Taylor, 4
= chairman; Glenn Hooks, ]. E. I
= Hightower, Mrs. Emmett Murray, 4
= Mrs. Fred Arthur, Mrs. c. j. Sher- 4
4 lock.
+ Automobile ommittee-Walter 4
= Rylander, Gordon Stathem, 4
4 Frank Stapleton, Mrs. J. w. Har- 4
= ris, Jr, Mrs. H. o. Jones, Mrs. 4
= Frank Harold.
r Invitation Committee - Hon. =
y Lee G. Council, Arthur Rylan- 4
= der, J. A. Pinkston. 4
+ Entertainment Committee. 4
4 W. Hightower, chairman; Ike Kal 4
= mon, John Mathis, C. H. Burke, \
= Herbert Hawkins, ]. w. Harris, =
= Jr Harris Council, c. j. Sher- \
= lock, Neon Buchanan, W. F. =
= Smith.
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Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-08

WOMAN GIVEN SUFFRAGE
BY FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
(By Associated Press J

4 TALLAHASSEE Fla, June 6.
4 Governor Trammel today signed
\ the Feltmere Charter Act, which
4 provides a commission form of
4 government for Feltmere, Fla,
\ under which women are permitted
\ to vote in town elections upon
\ bond issues. As the result of the
\ bills approval Feltmere becomes
\ the only town in Florida which
\ enjoys partial woman suffrage.
\ y \ y \ \ \ y ~ y \ y
Americus times-recorder., 1915-06-08
GEORGIA DENTISTS
MEET IN ATLANT IA
Especial to Times-Recor6er.)

ATLANTA, Ga, June S.-The Geor
gia Dental association will meet In
Atlanta beginning June II. Elaborate
preparations are being made to enter
tain the visiting delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
FEDS PLAYED HA VOC
WITH PHILLY TEAM
FRIDAYS STAG
ISPOSTPONED

According to a telegraphic report re-
oeived by Matchmaker Bill STREET of the
Birmingham Athletic club last night
the stag scheduled for next Friday night
between Al Wambsgands and "Yank"
O'Brien will be postponed until Feb
ruary s, or y, owing to an injury to
Wambsgands. The postponement was
disappointing to a large number of
fans
The plans had been arranged for a
brilliant bout next Friday night o'rrien
in his showing against Dixon of BESSIE
mer had given promise that If matched
against Wambsgands of New OrleaI $
the hstic lovers would be assured OF
one of the best matches Of the season
The cause for the postponement is given
IN message to the effect that one of
Wambsgands' hands had been injured
IN recent bout and that it would be
impossible to box in Birmingham next
Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
Took Out Love Insurance

FROM the New \ orK sun.
Chicago-How the shrewd business in
stinct of a wealthy real estate operator
and brewer guided him in love was laid
bare in the divorce suit brought by Mrs.
Antoine Kravolec against John Kravolec,
2102 South Ayers avenue.
According to the complaint cold bust
ness contract was drawn by Kravolec to
protect him against the .flckleness of
the sex. Gov. Edward Dunno was a wit
ness TO the love insurance deal. Now
the court must decide whether such a
contract will hold under the law.
Some of the provisions, in brief are:
THAT during the marriage state each
party shall possess the same property
which he or she held prior to the mar
riage
THAT any property acquired shall be
his or hers individually.
That should the marriage be dissolved
by divorce, neither party shall be en-
unless 1t be by the fault of Mrs Kravolec
that the divorce is entered. In that case
Mrs. Kravolec is to receive $4,000. For
separate maintenance as a result of a
suit filed by Mrs. Kravolec 5000 is al
lowed.
THAT upon the request of either party
the other shall join in signing all deeds.
conveyances and other papers necessary
to the transfer of property, and for this
purpose Mr.. Kravolec is made his wife s
attorney.
''rhat in case of Mr.. Kravolec's death
Mrs kravolec is to receive $4,000 as her
share in his estate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
ICELAND WANTS A FLAG
People Have Also Other Grievances
Against Danish King

According TO correspondence received
by the Toronto Globe from Raykjavik
Iceland is in the throes of a political
cils1s, and the people are hugely enjoying
Ii, because it provides them with some
thing to talk about these long, old winter
nights. 1t is nothing less than quarrel
between the liberal party, which is in
the ascendancy, and his majesty, the King
of Denmark, who is, of course, the ruler
of Iceland.
1t has led to the resignation of the
prince minister, Eggerse but he has con-
scented to remain in office for the present
and II matters are fixed up to his salts
faction he will no doubt withdraw his
resignation altogether.
There are two points of disa greement
With the King. The first concerns the
constitution. Icelanders being progress
siye folk, want up-to-date constitu-
ton, and in the last session of Parlia-
ment various changes in the old constitu-
ton were agreed to, in accordance with
the popular demand. But when the prime
minister sent them to the King for his
signature-without which, of course, they
could not become effective-he refused to
afiX it.
He maintained that the constitution of
Iceland could not be changed without the
sanction of the Danish Parliament. The
sturdy Icelanders. on the other hand, con-
quite competent to fix up their constitu-
ton, and that the Danish Parliament has
no business to NEEDLE with it.
The other point at issue cocerns the
flag question. Iceland for sometime has
been anxious to have flag that it could
call its own, and the King, 1t is said,
promised that its desire should be graft
fled. The liberal majority in the Parlia-
ment here, having complete faith in the
patriatism and good taste of the prime
minister, authorized him to go ahead and
get up flag and settle the matter per-
sonally with the King. But the King
declined to consider the design for a flag
submitted by the prime minister alleging
that there was no evidence it was the
sort of flag the Icelanders or a majority
of them really wanted.
The King announced that he would
summon before him some of the leading
clans of Iceland to talk things over and
see If some satisfactory settlement of the
disputed matters cannot be arranged.
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wine, and you provide a yent-peg or a
spout for the escaping steam.
Well the human vent-peg or spout
is gossip. There is no better valve for
the nndertrodden and oyerworlSed wonl-
an in the depths than a right-dovn
scandalous chat. Arms over the fence
or head thrust through a window, size
can tell all the uniquities of her hus-
band or her ledger, or of the persons
in the rooms above or below, and retire
satisfied to the drudgery of washing
and cooking and Strengthening up eter-
na1ly in a small ROOM She has blown
off her steam: and though she may have
committed a dozen gross libels in every
gabbled sentence, nothing much comes
of 1t. For Mrs. Brown knows perfectly
well that what Mrs Jones says to her
about Mrs. Robinson will say some
thing of the same kind about her and
her domestic affairs. So, without any
knowledge of permulations and combi-
nations, she duly recognizes that she
is in vicious circle of gossip, and must
take her own chance when it comes.
This invites cleverness, and therefore,
develops Intellect.
And on the whole. gossip in the mean
streets is a safety valve.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
FEDERALS TO HAVE
A MINOR LEAGUE

New Haven. Conn, January so.
James A. Gilmore, president of the Fed
eral league, announced today after a
conference of baseball men, that the
Federals would have a minor league
in New England. He declined to in
dictate definitely the cities 1t would en-
brace, but said it was planned to put
teams in those places where organized
baseball is now played He said he had
found conditions in New England much
more favorable for such an organization
than he had supposed.
President Gilmore said the league
would be made up of eight clubs, each
financed locally. The Federal league will
furnish each with players. The clubs
will pay the Federal league $500 a
month for each player, the parent league
paying the difference when the players
salary is in excess of that amount.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
Steals Horse of Benefactor

From the Philadelphla Record.
Sergeant Rhodes of the Lower Merton
police force, was in an oyster house here
when large man disputed about paying
Tor an oyster stew. He claimed he had
been invited into the place by a friend,
who afterward deserted him and declared
he had no money. Out of the goodness
IF his heart, Sergeant Rhodes paid for
the mans meal. The stranger left the
place a few minute in advance of the
Sergeant and Policeman Ed Rider.
They saw him go under a carriage shed
alongside the Ardmore house. in bad
weather Sergeant Rhodes drives his mare
to buggy, and mare and buggy were
under the shed Rider peeked around a
corner. He saw the man unfastening the
sergeant's horse.
Rider walked up the Lancaste pike
The sergeant walked down. The stranger
drove out of the shed and up toward Ri
der, who arrested him.
Say, boz he declared, III had known
that horse belonged to that sergeant 1
never would have touched it, believe me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
USE OF INNOCENT GOSSIP
by LUCILLE CAME

Gossips have been very hardly pun
ished by poets and the people who
make dictionaries. They call them the
conveyers of foolish scandal those
who run from house to house telling
false news praters, tatlers full of
envy and malice and all uncharitable-
ness And nearly everybody who talks
about gossips is referring to women,
though one could name good many of
the other sex who are inveterate pratt
tiers.
1t is true however, that women arc
the chief sinners, that they cause much
interdomestie trouble and waste much
time and breath in discussing their
neishbors with their neighbors. One
can still add thankfully, that there
is virtue in it for the poor, mean and
crowded streets 1t is a vent a salty
valve, an output of intolerance against
the intolerance of the conditions of
life. \ much better vent than The ad-
Journment to the nearest saloon for
the talking over Il faneied grievance
Much better il is to rag a neighbor
over the fence, or exchange compli-
ments across the landing. than TO bolt
out of the flat, disheveled and furious.
leaving some of The youngsters at home
and paying someone the price of a
drink to mind the Youngest inside
while the mother browns her sorrows
inside the public house, as some co in
England. That way trouble lies
One is speaking only about the poor,
folk always on the near
edge of circumstance. If they take to
drink-and there is always money for
drink somehow-ruin comes There is
no money and time for what may be
called legitimate amusement. such as
a concert, or theatre or music hail
something has to boil up and escape
You recognize it in a kettle or stew
pot or the making of a home -brewel
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/?
Are You
Using
Edison
Mazda
Lamps
?

Have you got every lighting
socket in your house fitted with
Edison MAZDA Lamps? If you
haven't, you are getting less light
and paying more for it than you
should. Actual tests prove much
greater efficiency at far less cost
than is possible with old style
carbon lamps.
Call in or call up and we'll see
that you are promptly supplied.
The name Edison" will have
a new significance for you after
you have used these lamps. We
corrv all sizes fO, nvnrv n11rnOco
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
TWO GULS SIGN
NEW CONTRACTS

Mobile, January so. especially
Pitcher Tetrick and Shortstop Tepe, last
year with Mobile, sent in the signed
contracts for 1915 to play with the Mo-
bile Southern league club. The contract
of Pitcher RUDE Hinton and these two
are the only ones that are in
First Baseman Calhoun refuses to
sign at reduction of salary. Pitcher
Townsend will ask for a transfer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
They Took Robes of Piety

Ffom the Los Angeles Times.
When the Rev. +. w. Carstens, pastor
OF the North Broadway Baptist church,
suggested last night that his hearers
elotlle themselves in the garb of right
eousness, he spoke figuratively. But some
one apparently lacked the power of alb
straction, and the pastor now believes his
words were misconstrued. While he
launched the eXhortation, in speaking on
High Ideals for 1916 Actualzed," some
person. presumably the literal one, made
away with the minister's overcoat and
hat and also an overcoat of one of the
Aeacons.
The police are now searching for one
who quite missed the 1915 ideals. but
equipped himself with enough of the
garb of righteousness for two.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
LO. the Rich Indian
From the Wall street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
Lo, regarded as member of the Five
Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, is slipping
away from his ancient moorings. The
tribal form of government of the Chero-
kee nation was abolished on June 80,
1914 The process by which this transit
ton was made is a highly interesting
one. 1t involves the disposal of property
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OYertaken
From the r

FTOn INC P1ttSDurE ChrOniCIe-TcIe-
graph.
1t was a wizened little man who APP
peared before the judge and charged
his wife with cruel and abusive treat
mcnt. His better half was a big, square
Jawed woman with a determined eye.
I'm the first. place, whore did YOU
meet this woman who has treated you
so dreadfullyy' asked the Judge.
WELL replied the little man. max :
ing brave attempt to glare defiantly
at his wife II never did meet her. She
just kind of overlook me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
Limited ENGAGEMENTS

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
do you keep servants" asked the in
quisitive neighbor across the fence.
Not long" responded the truthful
woman next door.
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Of tribal nature. the indiyidualizing of
considerable fund.- and the general
winding up of collective proprietorship,
of which the private property system
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takes its place. The estates of minor
Indians have been looked after. Com
missioner Sells, in his annual report, says
that "the minor children of the Five Civil
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lied Tribes are perhaps the richest aver|
age children in the United States. ID
alotting lands and funds the cllildre]
share equally with their parents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-23
BIG INCREASE Of
FARM PRODUCTS
Province Of Alberta Shows N.
crease OF Over 20 Millions.

Figures just compiled by the pgblin
lily branch OF the provincial depart
ment show that last year. notwitb.
standing that quite third OF the brow.
ince was affected by the drought N
a very serious extent. the total valpa
of agricultural products actually pro.
duced in the province showed an in.
crease of over twenty million dollar,
over that OF the previous year Al.
though southern Alberta had bad
year agriculturally. the province as
whole experienced a period OF great
prosperity. due principally 10 mixed
farming. which is becoming more gen.
eral with each succeeding year
The value OF mixed farming. In fac,
was never better illustrated than las,
year as the value OF the animals
slaughtered and sold alone equaled
the value OF the spring wheat cron
without taking into consideration tina
value OF the butter. milk. cheese. poul
try. vegetables. and other by-product,
OF the farm
Oats was the banner grain crop
1.l47.3S2 acres being seeded. and pro
ducing 34.3s71l7 bushels. or 30l5 70
the acre. Sold at an average OF SOC
per bushel. these yielded a revenue OF
sl7,l9S.55S. Comparatively little win
ter wheat was produced. the yield be
Ing little short of one million bush.
els. but the spring wheat crop
amounted to 15.1O2.OS3 bushels. the
yield per acre being 1926. At an aver
age OF $l.35 per bushel. the value OF
the spring wheat crop was therefore
s2o.3ST,Sl2. The total production OF
barley was 7.S47.6iO bushels. which al
55c per bushel. yielded a revenue o;
S4.3l6.2O2.
Other productions were as follows.
Flax. 207.1 bushels. S3l0.672 90: rye.
26l.S43 bushels. 1896. 1872 90: speltz. AZ.
707 bushels. 100000; hay. 100000
tons. S2.50O.O00: potatoes. four million
bushels. s3.OOO.OOO: turnips. three mil.
lion bushels. $3.50. 900: carrots. $50 900
bushels. $4,000; mangods. $4,000
bushels. $4,000: animals slaughtered
and sold. s20.OOO.OOO: butter aud
cheese. s1.5OO.OOO; milk. $4,000 GOO.
wool clip. 100000 pounds. 100000.
fish. $4,000: game and furs. $500.
600, horticultural products. $4,000.
poultry and products. $3.50 900.
The total of the agricultural prod
ucts is given as S7s.516.s9l. as CON.
pared with s5s. O9S. OS4 in 1913.
The statistics also show tina, the
value OF the live stock in the province
az the end OF the year was sll0.O44.-
$50. this being an increase OF s7762-
S45 over the previous year. There
were 6O9. 125 horses. 750.7S9 swine.
sol. 1ss sheep. 192sO5 dairy cows. 165.
OBS other cows. 1928 beef cattle and
533. 900 other tle.-Advertisement
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-23
Stolen AT Recovered.

A statuette by Ahders Zorn, the
Swedish artist. which was stolen last
summer from the Baltic exposition at
Malmoe. has been recovered under I'M
usual circumstances. When IL was ic st
from the art section Of the exposition
there was an uproar In police and ar
tistic circles The value of the piece
can be gathered fr1m the fact that
IL had been insured AGAINST theft for
5000 crowns. but. though detectives
all over Scandinavia were sent or the
hunt for the piece " statuary. which
represented a girl called Alma" thore
was no trace OF IT, A reward Of 500
crowns was offered FOR its recovery.
A few days ago Alma" was found.
Tho lucky man was a railroad clerk
in Stockholm. named Wigren. He had
been given the unelviable job u
searching through a mass CT articles
that hsd been abandoned in the rail
road trains. and which were t. be
scld al auction the following day.
In an old travelling bag was found the
little piece OF statuary. and the re-
ward The clerk received amounted TO
three months salary.
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NoProblem to
Solve
v " S g s S E S EE -
By n. M. ECBERT


Copyright. 1915. by ". O. Chapman)
Some men at the club had brought
up the old problem OF wife versus
mother Which should a man save.
II he we're struggling with them in
the water2 Then Il was that Merrill
told this story:
~SOtheby had been out boating
with his fiancee. Evelyn. and her lit
tie crippled sister. MOllie." he said.
Il think that problem was still harder.
Ordinarily. OF course. mis- duty would
have been 10 save his tiancee. but Mol
lie was lame-had been so from birth.
She could walk. after a fashion. but
she couldn't have swan. and she was
far too frail and delicate TO swim for
her life in such a tide as Eight Mile
race.
He knew Evelyn could swim like
a fish. too. The girls were staying at
North Cliff when he went to see them
He had met Evelyn a few weeks be-
fore. in town He knew she and her
sister we're orphans They had hard
ly relative in the world Sotheby had
become engaged a week or two before.
and he Was madly in love with Eve
iyn. and the envy OF all the other
men who admired her dashing beauty.
Il think his predicament was worse.
II was about half a mile 10 the land.
and Evelyn could probably have made
it Mollie was helpless. Sotheby did
not know what to do He acted on
impulse. He saved Mollie.
He never knew how the boat had
overturned lie was trying TO bring
the tiller around and let the boom go
when they found themselves in the
water. and clinging to the overturned
boat. which was drifting rapidly out
10 sea
He saw Evelyn struggling beside
him. and Mcllie sinking. Quick as a
fash Sotheby grabbed Mollie by the
hair lie lost sight Of Evelyn. He
knew he could not save both girls. and
he could not let Mollie go. Alternate
ly swimming and treading water. he
managed. In utter exhaustion. TO get
Moliie ashore Then he tainted.
He awakened in a fisherman's cot
tage. Mollie was upstairs and doing
well. The next day he saw her. He
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had not dared to ask about his fiancee:
everybody knew she was drowned. TIC
his astonishment Nellie seemed al
most unconcerned
1T was a tiny fishing village. and
the tragedy. th ,ugh IL stirred the
MoIlie and he had recovered the girl
gave Up the little cottage and went
home.
You must let me come an see
you. for Evelyn's sake. said Sotheby
"He was rather astonished when
Moliie resolutely refused. i bear you
no ill will. Jack. end I cwe you my
iife.' she said hut 7 ieel that II
would be impossible after-waat has
happened
The girls uncanny calmness
shocked John. However, there was
nothing to do but scquiesce. II was a
year before he saw Nellie igain. They
met on Fifth avenue, I'D the recogni-
ton was mutual Mollie told Jack
Sothety that she was living with m
old aunt in an apartment uptown.
That had been a larC pcriod fer
Sotheby. lie knew hat he shadow
over his life would deepen rather than
disappear. Pa tho years went IN. And
yet. strangely enough. he began T.
realize that he bad not truly loved
Evelyn Their meeting and engage
r1ent had been rapid. ard there had
been no communion OF tastes between
them. II had been infatuatioa. ard.
In spite Ct tie tragedy. Jack thought
OF Evelyn as an eoiso ie in his life,
rather than Ills lest love.
When ne Looked al MolIie re was
conscious OF a sudden awakening CT
interest in the frail girl. whose beauty
had developed until she seemed q
replica OF Eyelyn-less dashing. less
vivacious. but the Evelyn whom he
would have loved rather than the one
he had known
I am coming TO sec you. MollIe.