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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-07-13
ST. PEuL'S CHURCH

H. =. O'REILLY. Pastor
Sunday services
Mass at 500 and 1000 a. m.
Evening service at 1880.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

these columns a few days ago the dis
position is to always overestimate and
exaggerate such things More fire.
quently is this the case than otherwise.
Already reports are coming in that go
to show that our position was well
taken, and that the damage to bolI
city and county property and crops
will not be near so great as was at
first supposed.
In many instances it is of course ur-
Gerstood that the individual and COM
munity damage is very great and will
be felt most seriously by the losers,
but the country as a whole is hurt only
a small part of what was at first an.
ticiBated. In a great many cases the
continuous rains have been of wond-
erful material benefit, they have
brought out crops that were suffering
fol the want of rain, so that now good
crops are expected, where poor ones
were expected.
Thus it is seen that first reports will
rot always do to depend upon. IN
many instances as they were with the
recent rains they are misleading. But
these things are to be expected. High
winds and excessive rains always pro-
duce situation quite disturbing es-
pecially to excited natures, and il
many cases it is through these sort
of people the reports come.
When the wind dies down, the
clouds break and the sun comes out
the whole situation changes, things
look different. So it has proven with
the recent rains and foods.
The sun is shining and things look
different from what they did few
days ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
LET THE PEOPLE SLY.

The tax exemption of college en-
dowment is prominent among tire
measures being considered by the gen.
eral assembly of Georgia now in SEES
sion. 1t is a constitutional amend
ment, and of course, after receiving
the required number of votes in the
legislature it would be placed before
the people for the final decision.
The Times-Recorder can see no OBJ
lection in bringing this measure to
the attention of the people at the bal
lot box in the general election. 1t
views it in the same light as the cap
ital removal bill. 1t is a constitutional
amendment, and as a spirit of firm
decision has been made manifest over
the state in favor of the tax exemption
then let's settle the question among
and by the people themselves.
Education is vital in Georgia. The
illiteracy Of her people must be re.
moved. We must share in the fruits
CT the elevation of the nation through
the stimulation and edifcation of the
mind. We assume our places in the
halls of education and industry
which was willed by our fathers. They
laid the foundation through thrift and
not in ignorance, but through
thrift and natural brilliance of intel
lect
With the proper legislation there is
no reason why a single illiterate
should be found in Georgia in ten
years. Compulsory education is vital.
And, after the common school educa-
ton has been secured, the student can
pass through the high school and on
into the universities and colleges Of
the state.
The taxation of the means for the
furtherance of education is almost bar
barrie 1t is damper placed on prog
ress.
The people Of Georgia desire to
Iyote on this measure, and it is to be
sincerely hoped that the general as
sembly will provide the necessary leg
islation by placing the constitutional
amendment to vote of the people at
the general election.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
TRUE TO FORM.

The Times-Recorder has not been
deceived in its first hypothesis con-
corning the announcement of Hugh Nj
Dorsey for governor. The former
prosecuting attorney has fulfilled the
expectations of this paper-and We
published those predictions when he
announced.
1t is conceded that Dorsey's promin-
.ence has been gained by virtue of the
Frank case, and without it there is a
question for debate as to whether he
would have been better known over
the state than the average solicitor
general, He won a great legal battle
but he succumbed to ambition in an
effort to build that leaver a stepping
stone to the governors chair.
The Frank case brought about the
candidacy of Dorsey, and there is lit
tie doubt about it. A dead man S
blood-although unmentioned by him.
self and his friends in his race, is the
moisture on a pathway which he is
ehdeavoring to lead him to the capitol
of Georgia as its chief executive. in
voriication of these statements, We
herewith publish few extracts from
card which is being circulated vita
his picture on one side and these state
ments on the reverse:
Il shall vote for Honorable
Hugh Nj. Dorsey because; He
ranks as one of the ablest law
yers in Georgia of middle age,
virile, clean, competent, honest,
true. fearless and incOrruptible.
Stands for the enforcement of
the law.
Has opposed the brainiest legal
talent in the Southland. has ar
gued before the Highest Courts of
this nation"
The black type belongs to the Dor
sey card. These are the first three
paragraphs of the 81 Shall Vote card
Further down is a paragraph:
AS solicitor of Fulton county
he has given his best endeavors
and Conscientious Service"
His black-typed words o; fearless
and incorruptible' are but a reviya
Of the slime and SANDER following the
Communication of Franks sentence. His
paragraph, HAS opposed the brainiest
legal talent of the Southland-Nu.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
OFF THE TRACK.

The Macon Telegraph several days
ago contained a TRADE on Representa-
tive Sheppard, of Sumter, because Of
hi. stand in opposing the tax equilza
tion law, now an important measure
before the house of the general assem-
bly,.
1t entered into personalities, totally
foreign from discussion of the merits
of the measure now being considered
in the house. 1t launched an attack on
representative whom Sumter has
sent to assist in making the laws for
Georgia. 1t made men and not meas
ures, the subject for criticism which
cannot stand among Mr.. Sheppard's
own people-and they know him best.
The Times-Recorder refuses, and it
believes the people of this county
and those over the state who know the
facts, will not consider the personal
ties in a thoughtful study of the tax
law. In fact, it has become a trait of
the Macon Telegraph to charge motives
against a man, thing whom God alone
and the man himself, can Judge.
Mr.. Sheppard and the Times Re
corder disagree over the tax equilza
ticn law, but not for one minute would
we impugn his motives. He believes
the tax equalization law has not
worked as a benefit in just equaliza-
ton of taxes. He has reasons for
those views, those reasons will be pub
lished in the Times-Recorder as soon
as Mr.. Sheppard can prepare written
statement in a discussion of the maj
ter.
The outrageous attack of the Telo~
graph has not moved a single friend
and admirer of Mr.. Sheppard's. He
stands in the hall of the house as their
representative by a majority vote OF
the citizens of Sumter county, and by
the eternal, he will stand there as
long as he pleases if there is no other
way to move him than by the tactics of
the Telegraph
A mans reasons are sacred and
the Times-Recorder does not propose
to allow the fioodgates of spleen and
gall to empty their antagonism on the
motives of any man.
A fair fight is pleasing to fair
man, and it shall be a fair discussion
as far as we are concerned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
THE FEAR OF SEA.

There is some Undesirable fear OF
the sea, and the mysteries which it
contains. And for that reason, as in
all cases, the crew of the under-sea
Deutschland have been thinking bad
things" The following editorial is
from the Savannah Morning News:
Members of the Deutschlands crew
are cursed with imaginations. On the
eve of their departure for the father
land, they are conjuring up terrifyii. 2.
visions of misfortunes that may befall
in the course of the undersea voyage
to their starting point. And it is NOT
very difficult for the average person to
appreciate the terrors of the menta
pictures that are being wrought by
the Germans sailors
The apprehensions of the subma-
rine's crew are grounded in a beliee
that nets are being stretched in their
prospective path by cruisers of the
enemy that lie in wait outside the
three-mile limit. They are visualizing
the hori ors of a hopeless undersea i'm
prisonment, one from which even their
captors would be helpless to free
them, and a death of slow torture. Il
is one thing to face instruments of de-
struction-even certain death-out in
the open, where the last breath viii
he drawn from the great wide spaces
vaulted only by the sky; but it is quite
another to be doomed to a death that
is as slow as it is certain, death that
comes not from violence, but through
a gradual and painful withdrawal Of
the elements that sustain life. TIE
latter is to die like rats caught in a
trap'-to be buried alive!
THE human mind turns with an in
st,nctiye shudder from the vision OF
such plight. Probably nearly every
che has had dreams of being smoth-
cred, of being walled off in close quar-
tiers without fresh air or a glimpse of
sunlight, or crawling painfully and By
the narrowest margin through an
amazingly small aperture that offers
the only means of egress from under
meath large building-dreams that
almost invariably end by the dreamer
Weakening with little beads on his
brow The German sailors are brave
men and hardy, but there is no oc-
casion for marvelling at the trepida-
ton with which they face the posi-.
bility of sharing waking dream o;
such nature"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Their Rosser and Reuben Arnold has
argued before the Highest Courts IF
the Nation -(when Franks appeal
went through the courts to the Su-
preme Court of the United States.)
Georgians have plead for the burial
of the entire Frank matter-but it can
never be buried in the face of Boosting
over blood. The success of a prose
cutting attorney is not qualification
for the governorship.
We make this comment on one OF
the Dorsey advertisements to show
that this paper was right when it in
sisted that Dorsey was running for
governor on the Frank case. The aG-
Nertisement itself is an admission. The
three first paragraphs could be in
cluded in q Shall Vote" in Politics.
claims; in Governors Harris claims
and in Dr. Hardman's claims, if ne
was only a lawyer
Georgia and Georgians should think
teeply and seriously on this question.
An attack on power expressly given
under written constitution is more
than a passing show.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT.

There is one thing of which we can
always be sure. The sun shines be-
hind the clouds, and the time is bound
to come when the clouds will have
been disposed, and the sun will
come to dispel the shadows.
The disastrous rains, foods and
storms that have visited this part C
the country the past few weeks, have
made conditions seem dark and
gloomy The dark clouds of misfor-
tune have hung heavy and threatening
over our people. A feeling of disaD-
pointment and almost dispair in many
instances have prevailed over what
seemed irreparable damage. But, nov
the clouds have begun to disipate, the
sun is shining once more, and the
Country is not totally ruined as the
calamity bowler would have us believe
a few days ago.
1t is true the recent rains have done
no little damage, but as was said in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
FARE THEE WELL.
We're going to pour some strychnine

We're going to pour some strychnine
In
Miss Annie Rooney's pie;
She knows full we'll she cannot sing
Yet, bling it, she will tryl
Macon Telegraph.
We're going TO pour some chloroform
On Mary Lees bandana;
AREre full well she cannot play,
She hammers a pianner!
Walton Tribune.
We're going to put some love powde;
I'm Mary Sues tea;
So that when she drinks it
She'll sing only of me.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
The Public
Safety ValUe
Editor, Times-Recorder

Editor, Times Recorder
Which will senators and representa-
tiyes of this Georgia legislature heed :
your own Georgia people-or the paid
lobbyists for the big out-of-state cor
porations?
AT this session of the Georgia legis-
lature it is up to every senator and
every representative to declare himse:r
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
HELPING OTHERS!

Wonder if Cranston Williams takes
his own advice? Says he When
you go out rowing with your best girl
don't hug the shore. Madison Madi-
sonian.
We are giving advice after seeing
the error of our ways.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

The Colonel did his best to hand
over the Progressive party to the re-
pnbIicans, but unfortunately for him
tie darned thing slipped out of his
hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Ia Asa G. Gambler is elected mayor
af Atlanta, and which in all probabil-
W ne will be, she will once more have
a clean administration insofar as he
can make it such.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

The man who photographed the
rainbow is dead, but the man who
EhsSeth il, still lives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Some of the European countries are
talking about taking census. They
had better hurry up or there won't
be any to take.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Editor Duke, of Griffin, wants to
meet pretty girl who doesn't chew
gum. We hope he meets her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

II dear women only take up the
gices men have discarded they will
take up precious few of them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Some men have good intentions,
and they take particular pains to hold
on to them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

II is pretty hard to tell which is the
uDst destructive to human life, the
nAn-eating sharks, or the money-men
sharks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Have just heard of "a fellow VINO
R.Rrried girl named Ina Hellshaker.
He must not have hailed from Mis-
sBuri.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Men who have fiat feet can't enter
Uncle Sans army Nothing is said
however about cold feet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Madam Rumor has it that the Ger
mans have about abandoned the idea
blst English men won't fight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

BE kissed his girl right on the cheek,
Than turned away to go,
Stay, she said, in tones mild and
meek,
do that again, Old b."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Eyery time a hen cackles doesn't
mean the she has laid. She sometimes
bAs lied
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23
Americus, Ga, July %, 1916

"A business not worth advertising is
indeed. very poor business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

That was a dirty mean trick the
Deutschland played on Johnnie Bull.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23

Dir. l., H. kimbrough is the only
authorized travelling representative oil
she Americas Times-Recorder.
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americas.
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
n. s. Court Southern District Of
Georgia.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15

diamond and grabbed the ball. Thenl
he started racing with 1t toward the
clubhouse In the hope Of reaching Mer-
kle and chipping" him to hurry back
to the diamond and touch the second
sack.
But Frank Chance, the Cub man.
ager. Joined In the affair by Overtaking
McGinnity. whose progress was I'm.
peded by the crowd. Chance jumped
upon Joe's shoulders aud threw him to
the ground. Other Cub players rushed
to Chances aid and tried to take the
| ball from McGinnity's hand. Joe, Sec
| Ing that he was ovcrpOwcred, threw the
pellet as far as he could into the
| crowd.
Kroh and Howard, two Cub recruits,
dove among the feet of the spectators
and Jointly grabbed the ball, which was
being kicked around. Howard threw
the ball to Tinker. who tossed II to
Johnny and the 'Trojan," stepping on
second base and waving the ball high
In the air, called upon the umpires to
declare Merkle out.
| giants Lose PiayoU.
In the meantime Chance plOwed
through the now amazed crowd
grabbed Umpire blank" ODay and
demanded that he decide that McCor'
micks run did not count, owing to the
fact that Merkle had been forced out
O'Day refused to give any decision un
til he was escorted to the clubhouse by
a squad Of police.
O'Day, Immediately upon his arrival
there, declared Merkle was forced out
and called the game tic. Harry Pull
liam. then president Of the National
league, sustained Hanks ruling and or
dered the game played over.
The day set for the playOR was thu
last Of the sensOn-OctOber 8. 1t fOun(
the Giants and Cubs tied for first place
hOnOrs, with 0S games won and 81
lost, giving each percentage Of Gao
The Giants lost that battle 4 to 2, ant
the game gave the pennant to the Chi
cagO Cubs-a gift by Fred Merkle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15
ODD PLAY IN INTERNATIONAL


Here Is an old play that came up 10
q PrOvidencc.R Richmond game that
President Ed Barrow Of the Interna'
tiOnal league will have to pass on, az
It 10 told by q correspondent. with
Clemens on first. AragOn, the Cuban
infielder with Richmond, slashed
triple to deep center. Clemens rushed
around the paths and crossed the pan
Just as Powell retrieved the ball. II
was thrown to Shean, who cut It loose
to Brainard to intercept the flying
Aragon. The ball hit Aragon on the
head and knocked him unconscious
bounding of behind the stand and out
of sight Of the umpires. AragOn fell tc
the ground and failed to rise. His
teammates hurried to the rescue and
with the aid Of two players Aragon
was carried from third to the plate for
the winning run. The rule says assist.
ance given a runner at third base shall
cause the umpire to call him out. In
this case Arag0n was not only assisted
Mt third base. but was carried to the
plate in the arms Of two fellow play
ers. Three minutes later he walked II
his position at short field and played
the inning out, apparently as well al
ever.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15

Some years ago the baseball world
had small thrill when Manager
Frank Chance Of the New York Yam
KEGS traded HUI Chase to Manager
Jimmy Callahan Of the SOx for Rollie
Zelder and Babe BOrtOn.
eorton Alone 10 Left.
Just to show how quickly things
shift in baseball 1t Is interesting to
note that only one of the mentioned
Is still In the American league. This
II Babe BortOn Of the st. Louis
Browns. But In the meantime he was
released to the Coast league, jumped
to the FeIerals and went to the
Browns In the peace treaty.
OF the other characters, Frank
Chance Is now managing the Los An.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15
George cutshaw.

had legs. Slowly but surely 1t moved
upward. Finally 1t reached the top
Of the fence. Defylng the laws Of
gravity It remained stationery for the
barest fraction Of q moment antl
while the $4,000 crowd stood spell.
bound, the ball rested for q second
on the top Of the wall and then rolled
out into the street.
Strange Antics.
But, In the meantime, Cutshav was
performing antics that almost were a.
strange as those Of the ball. When
he rounded first, the DOdger second
baseman saw that the ball was headed
for the bottom Of the fence-a nor.
NAL two-base hit, II player hustles.
And Cutshaw hustled. He turned
irst under full head Of steam and slid
into second In whirlwind fashion. He
Jumped to his feet q second later and
began looking around for orders from
the coaches.
Wilbert Robinson, manager OF the
Dodgers was signaling something In q
frantic way. Cutshaw figured that
Robinson was ordering him to try fol-
third. Cutshaw started, but when he
got no sign from the other cOacher
who, by the way, was too busy watch
Ing the climbing ball, he figured he
had misinterpreted RObinsOn's sig
nails. SO Cutshaw whirled around
ran back toward second and sweep
into the bag In cloud Of dust.
Then Cutshaw jumped to his fee
again and while he brushed his toy
he began looking for Orders-and alst
for the ball. But he couldn't see ont
or hear the other. The park was
bedlam.
But did "RObby" mean that Cutshav
should stay at second or 90 to third
Cutshaw pOndered and at last decides
to try the advance. Cutshaw raced TO
Il, Halfway along on his journey tn
third base cOacher. taking advantag
Of the temporary lull In the cheering
shouted:
"You hit homer. Georgia. homer
slow down."
And then the amazing truth dawne
upon Cutshaw and he walked the res
of the way to the home plate, Will
the huge crowd went into anothe
frenzy of madness at this unexpecte
eleventh inning victory.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15
STOLEN BASE RECORD
Max Carey Of Pirates Showing
Best Speed on Bases.
Pirate outNsidsr Has Been Making
Displays o. speed In Recent oamss
Make Two Dasss on On
Ordinary Sacrifice.

Max Carey, Pirate outfielder, 10
showing the best speed on the bases
In the National league ut present, and
II he manages to continue the stride
he will get the h0nOrs by the time
the season closes. Just now he has
the stolen base situation well In hand,
being fur ahead of his nearest com.
petitOr. II Max could hit the ball
bit harder--add 20 per cent to his nv.
erage-he would be the best.lOOking
Outfielder In the National league ut
present.
Display o. Speed.
Carey has been making displays OF
his speed in lots Of games lately and
getting away with stunts that but
few bail players would undertake. Re.
Gently while the Pirates were playing
the Reds mt Cincinnati he astOnishel
old and young by going all the why
from first to third on an ordinary sac.
riflce. Few base runners In the league
could repent the stunt. And 1t was
with clean fielding on the play and NO
booted balls.
Two Bags on Sacrifice.
A day or SO later In the same series
he scored from third on an infleld
fly that was caught not more than
20 feet behind third base, the fielder
getting the hall In to home with al
speed in an effort to catch him. Also
ne circled the bases shortly after or
a clean hit to center that most plny
ers would not have thought triple
In his past five seasons with Pitts
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-07-15
NEAT PROBLEM IN BASEBALL
Il Locks Like Serious Puzzle at First.
But Il 10 Easily Understood
When Explained.

Here's what looks like a baseball
problem, yet It's easily explained: In
a game the other day, two balls were
pitched, and two men reached base. A
third ball was pitched and there were
no men on base, yet neither triple
play nor double play was made. Fig.
ure 1t out. Simple enough: The first
batter was hit by the first ball thrown.
The second batter soaked the second
pitch for a single. The man who had
been on first Overslld second, and a
quick return from the Outfield got him
before he could scramble back. On
the next pitch, the man who was on
first tried to steal second and wa
chucked out by comfortable margin