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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-22
"sEEINC GEORGIA TOURISTS"

The Georgia naugurated by the State Chamber OF
Georgia today SevnyfVe
nque north Georgas going to make the
trim through south Georgia just get acquainted.
Sunday night here Americas The Windsor
and facilities for handgvis
m was chosen night Amer
us hospitality will entertain these tour
lists over Sunday night Monday morning.
President Glover, the Americas Chamber of Commerce.
has issued calling all people in the city who have
miles the the Schy county
line has been assured that 200
lineup the Eavi road to greet the
visitors.
Americas pennants the Windsor from
Secretary Hyman of Americas is going to
make an effort to impress this is the best
n
program of several special trips
Sumter Andonvie neghboring Mon
day royalty entertained in Amer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-22
DO YOU KNOW

population 26O912 years
177 per
That S24,i53 people live in cities, villages?
: the agricultural population is L7S4,668?
Georgia S5S4OOO acres?
the total 26,953J13?
the number cultivated s 9662,OOO?
percentage only per
cent?
average $13.74?
cultivated land is $9OS?
That the tnet cultivated compared with
the value 1909 cent?
percentage operated per
by tenants is 6 per cent??
the $2146SOOOO?
for labor and fertilizer?
That of this fertilizer 1894
the producing 9662OOO
uncutad 2700O Allowing for
there remains 2922oOO allowing
swamps 100000 there unusual
$4,000
That 1O922OO
525
That exSecretary Wilson quoted that is
worth $1,5OOOO annually o he
That
the wealth the annually
per cent interest $3,413125OOOOO?
That with the population Tor family
would be added 6221
That by assuming persons family
the total population
wealth to each family The state of Georgia $O5?
sumng that family
and that $565Oo
$O5 the wealth of each Georgia family
the wealth $25395 wage
effort save statewide campaign to locate 13625 farmers
unused acres?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-22
ENGLISH CAPTAIN
RESPECTS GERMANS
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, May 22.-"The Germans
are wonderful gunners and 20 talk of
our having their artillery in hand is
sheer nonsense" is the opinion of
Captain Bernard Sharp of the York
shire territorials in a letter to his
family at Hull. The British official
eyewitness stated only few weeks
before the battle of Ypres that the
allies had established a superiority in
this respect over the enemy. The sit
uation, says Captain Sharp, demands
more guns and unlimited shell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-22
With Dick Jen1ison
And His Dope Book

Thomasve;
perfect
through games played Thursday
batters; Hawkins
Mcfarland
Waycross,
remaining with their
respective teams being given:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-05-22

AS long sit idly publicity
need not be surprised when people Chicago
is the advertiser peo
- ~ l4-I&-G1 il 4LA- 44AAa-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
NAVAL INCREASE PLANNED.

The navy department has submitted
10 the president plan for increasing
greatly the power Of the United States
battle fleets. The building program
covers period of five years and calls
for sixteen new, warships-ten dread
nauRhts and six battle cruisers.
In order to get the best advantage
nj improvements in construction and
not to overtax the capacity of Ameri-
can navy yards, the first years con-
struction will include two dread
naushts and two battle cruisers, and
about twenty-five submarines, sixteen
destroyers and probably five scout
cruisers.
The total amount to be appropriated
for construction this year will be in
the neighborhood Of $1oO,00o,0 900, but
since about SIS. oOo, 600 Of this sum is
for the three battleshfps authorized
last year. the total increase in the
naval appropriation bill is more likely
to be about $72,eo0,000. This, togeth-
or with an army increase OF $72,0OO,-
COO. viii make the increase for nation
al defense about $4,000, 900, or to-
tai appropriation for the two branches
Of the service of about $4o2, 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
WAR SOMETIMES RIGHT.

In hts address at the midwest con-
ference on preparedness, Senator A. B..
Cummins brought out some hard ques-
tions for the peace at any cost ad-
vocates to answer. To the claim that
there IL nothing to gain by fighting,
the senator made reply: In all wars,
one side has been wrong and often
times both sides, but sometimes one
side has been right, and If 1t had re-
fused to fight it would have commit
ted a crime against all the generations
vet unborn. What If Greece had
weakly submitted when the Persian
hosts were pouring over her borders?
What II. Rome had tamely surrendered
when Hannibal was nammering at her
gates7 What If Charles Martel had
yielded to the Saracen at Tours?
What If Wellington had not shattered
Napoleon's dream of universal con-
quest? What il the colonies had not
dared the English wrath? What II
Lincoln, Grant and Sherman had not
been willing to stand for the union?
Il ct NJ not deceive ourselves with the
tiinsy fallacies Of an argument that
stains with dishonor the brave deeds
OF the best and noblest of mankind
We have revered the memories OF the
heroes who fought and died for the
priceless things Of life, and we Will
revere them still.
CLEARLY then we must be ready to
meet the misfortune of war if it is
uniustly or wrongfully thrust upon
We
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
LITTLE BENNY'S
TIE 30 OK
BY LEE PAPE

Thare was a kid with q bull dawg
down at the cornir today, the kid bee
ing littel but tuff looking and the bull
dawg beeing big as enything and even
tuffer looking than wat the kid was,
with red in it's eyes and 2 teeth stick
ing out in frunt, and me and Sid Hunt
and Pubs Simkins stood thare looking
ct it, but not standing so very close
to it, and aftir a vile Pubs sed to the
kid, Hay, will that dawg bite.
He nevvir has yet, sed the kid.
l amt afrayed Of it, sed Sid Hunt.
And he wawked rite up and stood in
frunt of the dawg, and me and Pubs
Simkins wawked up and stood alawng-
side of Sid, and the bull dawg just
kepp setting thare avn it's hine legs
looking at us as If it wasent very glad
to see us but dident care mulch weith-
ir we stayed or not.
G., look at the red in it's eyes, sed.
That's nuthing, that belowngs thare,
sed Sid Hunt. And he startid to wave
his hands GROUND in frunt of the bull
dawg's Ease saying, Look wat can do
to- it.
That's nuthing, sed Pubs Simkins
And he put his foot out and tickled the
bull dawg in the buzzum with his toe,
saying, Look at wat can do to him.
When the bull dawg jest kepp avn
setting thare looking UP at Pubs but
not saying enything, and sed, That's
nuthing. And I reetched down and
got hold of the bull dawgs tale and
startid to tern it Ground as If it was
the handil . of a organ, and the bull
dawg startid to make a fearse noise.
way down in its stummick or sum-
wares, and l quick jumped back, but
no quicker than wat Pubs and Sid did.
Are you sure that dawg wont bite, l
sed to the kid.
No, he nevvid bites, sed the kid, hs
Jest takes hunks out of peepil without
biting them. And the dawg kepp avn
growing in it's stummick and looking
at us as if it thawt we dident have eny
rite standing thare and me and Pubs
and Sid wawked away slow as if we
was tired of beeing thare and wunted
to be sumwares eles, but not as If we
was afrayed of the bull dawg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
NEWSPAPER men
WILL HOLD MEET
FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
FOR WORKERS ALL OVER
STATE is PLANNED.

Iowa City, Oct. 18.-The first an
nual conference of Iowa newspaper
men under the auspices of the State
university of Iowa will be held in
Iowa City at the time OF the annual
Homecoming, Nov II and 10. All Iowa
men connected with newspapers will
be invited to attend.
Two years ago at homecoming
time, the Southern Iowa Editorial as
sociation met in Iowa City and a year
ago the meeting Of the upper Des
moines Editorial association was
here The success OF both meetings,
demonstrated that the university
could be of service by providing 2
convenient opportunity for the news
paper men to get together here each
year to discuss their problems. It
was accordingly decided to begin the
annual conferences under the aus
pices of the University.
Plans are well under way. James
Kelley of Chicago has accepted
President MacBride's invitation TO
come for the principal address. He
will talk Nov. IL on The NeWspap-
err Another man Of national reputa-
ton is being sought as a speaker on
the business side OF publishing. Talks
on various phases Of Iowa newspaper
work will be made by prominent Iowa
publishers and editors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
WILL NOT TELL HOW
HE LOST HIS FINGERS

q Sioux City, Oct. 16.-Mystery sur
rounds the shooting Of Paul E. Phillip
of this city while on hunting trip
recently. Two fingers Of his r1gnt
hand were shot off and he was brought
to local hospital. No announcement
was made of the accident. A news
PAPER man heard Of it and made IN
curry. It was found that Dr. Y. a.
Californian, well known local physl,
clan, was with the man at the tlhe Oh
rhe accident. The doctor absolutely
refused to talk about it and threaten
cd that any paper publishing story
Of the affair would do so at it's peril.
Phillips, who is still in critical con
dition, says that it was an accident
but refuses to give details. The nos
pital people say Phillips told them I ne
was shot while pulling his gun from
the auto of DR.. Californian.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
The Essentials of Preparedness
Adequate Preparedness, the Prime Consideration, Is
Determined BY Others Not By Us
G. USHER
"PanGermansm" "PanAmericanism'

his generals that it made no difference
that their soldiers were green; those
of the confederacy were equally green.
1t will make great deal of difference
If our army is Inadequate and III
equipped, when it is asked to meet a
veteran army we'll equipped. The
efficiency of the offensive force, as a
matter of course, will be the real fac
tor regulating the size Of the defend
ing force.
Preparedness, therefore, Is not an
isolated subject to be discussed in
congress in relation to our own prefer
ences. II we consider it at all, we
must consider 1t decidedly in relation
20 the European nations and their
preparedness. i Nor must weSsforget
that the present war has revolution
lied military preparedness in Europe.
There was considerable question be-
fore the war broke out as to the rela-
tive efficiency of our armament and
that of the European powers. II our
armament had been equally efficient
before the war, the war itself has al
ready made it absolutely deficient. 1t
has not only made necessary larger
army and a larger navy, but the quail
ity, efficiency, and cooperation in both
army and navy will have to be, not
twice as good as they were before, but
not improbably twenty times as great,
simply because the war has changed
all European military and naval stand
ards.
Our preparedness, once more, is
comparative and relative thing, and it's
adequacy is to be determined not in
that least in relation to our desire or
our notion of what military defense
should be, but by the possible size
and efficiency of the aggressor. If we
do not wish to measure preparedness
in this way, we would better not meas
ure it at all. An inadequate army is
as bad as no army, and adequacy is a
relative, not a positive quality.
onal FditOrial Seryice)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19

look that he had seen there IN .
month, and Junior forgot the proper
formula for proposing, forgot every
thing except that they two were alone
in the tender, misty twilight OF MS
castle garden. &c. he laid his arm
around her shoulders and drew her
near him so near that her head just
lay comfortably back on his own
shoulder.
"We'n send dad back anywhere
where he is happy" he told her.
you're going to stay right here with
me. Aren't you. dear? Did you think
that I'd ever let you get away?
isn't the policeman coming! sne
whispered. "Let me go, Junior. :.
II hope he Is" Junior" answered.
doggedly. Maybe it would put a
little romance into him.. Will you
stay, Viola?"
Down at the end OF the path the
pray-clad policeman strolled along
ieisurely, noticed the two terriers
and their owner and turned consider
atelv into the lower walk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
POSTOFFICE AT
WINFIELD ROBBED

Winfield, Oct. 16.-The postoffice
here was broken into and looted. The
robbers made their entrance by. break
ing a panel in the back door and re-
moved the heavy bar that was always
placed across the door. The heavy
doors of the safe we're forced open
and a clean sweep made of stamps
and cash,-about $500 worth Of
stamps being taken and about $40 in
cash. There had been suspicious char
acters around for few day and it
is thought that they are the persons
who did the work and from the man.
ner in which it was done it Is sup
posced they were experts at the work.
The burglary could be done without
being molested, as there is no one
living within half block of the office
is somewhat protected by the other
buildings around It
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19

The opinion of the country seems al
ready to have crystallized and to favor
a greater preparedness. There is a
general agreement that the army and
navy are neither large enough nor ef-
iicient enough, but we have as yet
heard very little from any quarter as
to how large they ought to be and
why they should be increased. There
seems to be sort of assumption of
indefinite need, and unfortunately an
assumption that the extent of the need
and, therefore, the degree OF prepared
ness, can be settled by reference to
our finances or the number of people
who will volunteer, or the difference
between militarism and defense.
As matter of fact, the real issue
seems not to have been appreciated
by the bulk of the people. Prepared
ness is a comparative and relative
thing preparedness means adequate
preparedness, not simply the creation
of larger army or navy; and ade-
quacy is determined entirely by COM
parison with the offensive strength of
other nations and will be relative to
their strength and efficiency.
1t is high time that more people be-
gan to see that the aggressor and not
the defender decides the character of
The war; that we shall need not half
a million men, but enough men to de-
fend us from any assault which any
foreign power is likely to deliver. Two
hundred thousand would be sufficient
against some powers; one million
ridiculously inadequate against others.
The condition of the struggle will be
decided not by ourselves, but by the
invader. If he brings fleet we shall
need one; if he has many aeroplanes,
we shall have to have some; if his
army is efficient, ours must also be
efficient
In the early days of the civil war
both armies were supremely made
quate and ill-equipped Lincoln told
Copyright 1915, by Nat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
CLAIM HE FORGED
TO BUY WIFE RING

Sioux City, Oct. 16.-Win Remington
has been arrested by the police ana
taken to Cherokee on charge OF nav
ing forged several checks. The bogus
paper was employed by the bridegroom
in buying suit for himself and dia-
mond ring for the bride. He secured
cash difference in both transactions, 1t
Is said.
Redington formerly lived in Cher.
okee. and had a previous matrimonial
venture, the other woman securing a
divorce from him at Des Moines few
weeks ago, it is said He married the
Sioux City woman on October l. 1t IS
alleged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
PAROLE BOARD TO
no MORE WORK NOW
PLAN TO INVESTIGATE PRISON.
Frs CASES MORE OFTEN
AND MAKE TRiPs.

Des Moines, Oct. 1e.-Two import
ant changes in its work is announced
by the state board Of parole. These
are:
Prisoners are to be interviewed in
six months by members OF the board,
instead OF nine months, or twelve
months as few years ago,
Blk board meetings are to b h0ld
annually at the prisons, instead Of
four.
The interviews are being made ear.
ly Tor two reasons" the board sayS In
statement issued recently. FIRST
10 that Investigations Of the prisoner
may be taken UP earlier 90 the board
may have knowledge Of tho case and
the man. The other Is 30 that un,nu-
ally meritorious cases may be passed
on earlier than heretofore"
Board meetings will be held the first
Monday In February. April. juno, Aug
ust, October and December.
The purpose Of this" the board
says, lis to give more prompt hear
inGs to prisoners, to distribute the
work along more evenly, and to give
more frequent visits to the prisons.
The condition has been toward tho
end of each term the board paroled in
the neighborhood Of fifty men in a
short time and the consequence has
been that they have been punched up
so 1t was impossible to get some of
them out to good jobs for several
weeks. a5
Another change the board has made
is to vote paroles to some Of the best
of the continued men while 1t was at
the prison, and before 1t returned to
the office. The tendency of this change
is more promptly to release the man,
and to distribute them along and not
bunch them up"
The employment of second parole
agent has aided greatly in their work,
the members Of the board say in their
| statement. THE number absconding
| and the number who are having to be
sent back to prison for violations have
perceptibly diminished" the statement
says. Everything is done to aid the
PAROLES They are advised and as
sisted in saving portion of their
earnings. The average wage received
during August of this year OF men
paroled as farm hands was $34.91 each
for the month, and in addition to this
they receive their board, and Of other
men than farm hands S45.76 each for
The month The total earnings Of the
paroled prisoners for August was
$7,1S8.91.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
STOCKPORT man
CALLED BY DEATH

Stockport, Oct. 16.-(Special)- Geo
G. Mendenhall who has been well
known resident of this city for the past
fourteen years, died Thursday at 10:45
y. N.
Mr.. Mendenhall had been an invalid
for the past two years from liver and
kidney trouble and an abnormal blood
pressure. For the past four weeks he
has been confined to his bed and it
was necessary to wait upon him as a
~, never complaining in the least. He
was we'll and favorably known and
leaves large number Of friends to
mourn his rather sudden death.
George Clinton Mendenhall was born
in Van Buren, county, Iowa, about six
miles northeast Of Bonaparte, Jan. 81,
1856, and was at the time of his
death, So years, nine months and
fourteen days old. He was the young
est son of Isaac and Elizabeth Men
denhall, and had, with the exception
of but short time lived in this county
all his life. He was married to Miss
Laura A. Rowe, on Sept. 4, 1873, to
which union was born two children,
Prof. E. C. Mendenhall, superintendent
Of the Lacona schools, and Miss Maude
B., who is at home.
The family resided for time in
Fairfield before moving to Stockport
where they have remained for the past
fourteen years. Mr.. Mendenhall pro-
fessed Christianity in his early man
hood, uniting with the Free Will Bap-
list church of Utica, remaining in the
faith until called to his reward. leav-
ing besides those mentioned, one
brother, J. G., of California. and three
sisters, Mrs. Sarah M. Bayles of Cali
fornia; Mrs. G.. D. Roberts of Okla
homa, and Mrs. Mary M. DeReveiers,
Of Des Moines.
The funeral was held at / o'clock
today from the Stockport Christian
church in charge Of Rev. Chas. 8. Car.
roll Of Hillsboro, with interment in the
Dibble cemetery near Utica.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19

Since the present tariff putting agri-
cultural implements on the free list,
hecame effe ctive, the number of for
eign made implements shipped into
the United States has Increased nVe
and seven-tsnths times. what De-
comes of the men who are thrown out
of work when American factories lose
their home market? And likewise, has
there been any decrease In the price
of agricultural implements due to the
foreign competition? Those are the
only two questions that need an an
swer. in considering the effect OF the
new tariff on the implement business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
Jimmie as a Flying Machine,

| S'V1V1Ic as q = lying WdC0iUes
One day, think 1t must have been
| about Observation-Disclosures past
cornmeal time, there was great com,
motion in the yard, and around the
pond where Jimmie Wibblewobble
and his two sisters and his papa and
mamma lived. There was great
fluttering in the air, and something,
colored in beautiful tints, flew down
and settled on the water with little
splash.
MY goodness, what is that?" asked
Alice Wibblewobble, who was easily
frightened. At first no one knew, for,
although the creature was shaped just
/ like a duck, it was not colored like
any duck Jimmie had ever seen. It
was gold and bronze and green, with
little patches Of red and blue here
and there, and was a most beautiful
creature.
Maybe that is q fairy" suggested
Lulu, who sometimes read fairy stor-
Lies.
''Oh, If it only might be one, and
could tell me where the fairy prince
Isl" exclaimed Alice, with a sigh.
Nonsense" cried Jimmie, who was
just going of to see his friend Bully.
the frog. "Stug and nonsense!"
That's what say, too," called out
the strange creature. Nonsense! I'm
not fairy at all. I'm duck like
yourselves, only I am wild duck. y
Then it's wings beat the air and water
and the wild duck arose and few right
over the pond and back again, as
quickly as could be.
MY goodness! How do you dc
that?" asked Jimmie, who never could
/ fly more than few feet
Why" answered the wild duck, u
1 just did it, that's an"
"Snippery, snappery snails!" cried
Jimmie, you're Just like flying ma
chine that my papa read about in the
paper"
well, somewhat like one, perhaps,
admitted the wild duck. 81 can fly q
long distance. Did you ever try?'
NO" answered Jimmie; II never
did"
Perhaps you would like to try
now" suggested the other. Il will
stay here a little while, and show
you. 1t is very easy. You can just
as we'll become flying machine az
not. Come, will fly up on the fence
You come up here, too, and when
say Coz why start off, and, who
knows? perhaps you will do as wei
as I. Don't be afraid"
"Of course, I'll try" said Jimmie
very bravely for he was always want
ing to try new things.
! $50 will l." cried Lulu. 81 want tt
fly, too"
ooh, you had better be careful,
warned Alice, who was a very eau
tious duckling. never getting into dan
ger If she could help 1t.
ooh, we'll be careful, but we ar
going to become flying machines JUS
the same" said Jimmie -
4 So the Wild duck flew up on tn
fence, which was at one edge OF IN
pond, and, oh, how beautiful he look
ed with the sun shining on his incl!
oolored feathers. Jimmie had quite
a struggle to get on the top rail OF tne
fence. and so did Lulu, but they finai
DIV managed it, and just as they stooe
beside the wild duck who shouio
come along but Grandfather Goosey
Gander. He asked the two Wibple
! wobble children what they were go
inc to do. and when Jimmie said they
were going to learn to become fylns
machines, the old duck sai III
"Humph!" just as qu1ckly 40 A
| could.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-19
FEWER HUNTING LICENCES.

Bellevue, Oct. 16.-The issuance
of hunters licenses during the month
of September In Jackson county has
fallen perceptibly short OF the num-
Der usually issued during this period.
There were 439 permissions granted
by the auditor during September,
while last year there were 673, and
since the start Of the season, July LIST
there have been but 657 issued, OF
sixteen less than during the month
Of September, 1914, alone.