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or the policeman win Fct ur" Tho Of.
ficer said he thought they made the rc-
mark AS Joke
The witnesses to the tragedy. whs
vete In the room. are Tony Nichols,
Herbert Simmons and Mark Crossvcii.
members of the : and $. fire departs
msnt nj the time
The motive for the cutting and shoot
ing s not known. although. 4 was
thought 10 have been brought about Nv
Chief Long, refusal 10 employ Jess
knight on the fire department.
III Feeling Alleged.
According to statement by Il. r.
Eagle. general superintendent Of thr y.
and 8 packing plant. on the nisht Of tho
alleged murder. JeM knight had been
irving to grt job on the department
for two months and failing. had ~ fell
lnp toward III" chief That Long had
no Trudge against either of tho knights
was evidenced by his order To the watch-
man to permit them to enter the do.
pnrimcnt IN the night
Attorney Ptuiet said Thursday that
self drfcnsc would hc the plea NJ tho
krights In the trial which probably
all be set for about June As de-
I tonsc for Jess Knight who. according 10
III attorney. fired the sho, that struck
Long II will be asserted that the chief
Nas In the act NJ drawing firc cap
with the intention of hitting John
A. he preliminary hearing. two Wit.
r"ssor testified that l.ong had the nrs
nozzle m his hand over .houldct and
another said the hand stripping the nos.
/ Ei' wss about even with Longs breast
nc the tin' IN" shot Wa fifrd
! Surrender Is Surprise. 70
Jess knights surrender 10 chief
| Niohols. instead oi the county au,hori-
/ ties. came a. surprise and ls account Z.
rl Tor hy The tact that jess father. tho
Rev David n Knight ~ Tennessee,
and Cmct Nichols h-ramr friends when
the parent was IN Oklahoma CITY tcv
N''k, after the alleged murder
when asked vh, Jess knight haf
rot surrendered earlier \rinfn-N rruictt
saio tho accused man realized hr va.
unHhl" tn make nund nnd that he It'd
not want ir remain behind m" bar, un.
.ti his iral
chief lonc had been employed ~
SulShrrg'f a sons for phou, three ,cnr,.
" Va. o, ,rtr. old and unmarried ~,
hni' Was sent 20 llnlt,lu,. Kan. ior
iri'imru'
Jess Knight Npe PLAYED In the county
Hil shnfii, after p.iuyk
u Developed that Governor William.
had uf''r'A r. reward ut il"n Tor his ap.
rivIrusipn
In returning Knight. Aiornr, pruiri,
made gp'd his promise mtd. ~ tho
authutiiirs nearly four months aru.
I when ~ remarked HtUpb,ttFsH, HIt,
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CARRAnzIsIAs SHOOT
1T J. s. AER0PlAME Is

GENERAL pERsi1NGs CAN'T At
TliE FRONT Arfil ii aNs Nsforl,ny
'n Columbus y VI Npfll .pl American
a'furlau'F have b,rn fired upcu several
times b, Mcurnrs and m IT least nu,
UHsr the p"sllAnts were IstanA sul.
tirfs
m" latter instance was reported DN
Lieut. r. ~ Chapman who nrN into ,nmp
this WufninE after tn shfrurr nf three
daNs un What should have been under
uufmal condition. tvr how're nish'
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Storms in Kansas and Mis-.
souri, Yesterday Worse
Than First Reported.
PARTIAL DEATH RECORD.

KANSAS CiTi. April % Report 70.
cciv"d up io noon Thursdb" npm 'nc
tornado. swept p" tiou- NJ Missouri aud
Kansas indicated ni' death lJ iu the
storms that prevailed late WcinosIay
afternoon aud mst nighi would mach
twenty More than one hundred porHons
were injured Property damage probably
Will exceed ti0.000
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WITHDRAWAL OR
CONQUEST ONLY
way IN MEXICO
Army Officers Contend That
Whole Plan OF Campaign
Must Be Altered.

SAN ASTONlu. TeSss. ApuI %. -
lSfly withdrawal Of the ,ruop- sen, into
Mexico of the authorization NJ military
operations on hir sral~ must he the re-
suit NJ Gen. HuGh l.. SCOTS irv..tiEs.
tion of the situation In the opinion oi
army Hricers In San Antonio General
Funston and his staff nav. ready N
show tho chief ~ staff all the written
record NJ the failure 10 catch villa and
are prepared TO place him In touch With
the unvrit,er evidence
Villa n he s yc' alive AN he "surht
officers here bcli"yc hut only Nv the
adoption of o plan that McSicnns genet-
ally. almost certainly would charac,crir,
A. war. lie hss penetrated go fnt into
Mexico and the ho.tili,, " Mc,lcnns
both friends ~ Vila AID Adhcrcntt ot the
lie facto government, has bernmr ~
marked that American arm, offi.rts sr'
convinced further operations must b' IN.
dcftRken with tho understanding thai
armed opposition ~, both factions vii b,
met
Scott on ~, way
Major General Hugh l. Scott. rom'
mandct n.chicf NJ m" general staff NJ
the army. was IN his way Thu ~ihN
morning from Warrington to tho hordri
W. the personal representative ~ S"or".
/ tHt, n War Hakct 10 fcpntt un the mil
tsry problems cont nniinr General funs.
/ ton
General SCOTS report ~ which prob
/ able viii depend the Washington So,
| stnmenta fnsl action ON Gen,'sl car
/ rantas demand that the American ~
/ peiitionsty forces IN Mexico he recalled
/ Is moi expected uuisr week W icr
I is,s Meanwhile No decision In tcgnft
/ ~ the Withdrawal of American iIurp'
viii be- made
/ General Scott is dur ~ San Antonio
! General Funston headquarters FtiiR,
| might llc'utr his departure last nlrhl
! General Scott s,Il hr 'l not eNpsr, Z.
80 into Mexico 'o observe the situation
nlthuiFh ofd-tH s'rld permit this
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Of S. IS.
Chief SurrenderS
After ) Month!
Jess Knight, Alleged to Have Shot George
E. Long Last November 27, Returned,
With Attorney, From Tennessee
Former Home-To Plead Self-DefenSe
When Tried.

Jess Knight alleged slayer Of George Long chief of tha
Suzbeger Sons fire department who cut and shot to
death the night of November 27 last surrendered Thursday
to Police Chief W. B. Nichols in Oklahoma City.
Knight arrived in the city early Thursday morning from
Lafayette Macon county Tenn his former home accompanied
by Moman Pruet his attorney The accused Immediately
eephoned Chief Nichols of his arrival and his intention to
surrender He gave himself the chief about 80 o'clock.
Knight not locked up but permitted to go with
his attorney the place of the alleged murder Attorney
Puiett said Knight would go out to the county jail and be
oc cked I'm aft
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Pershing Reports; Describes Awful
Destitution of Country Traversed

'nr g.rrrel scott ~ the border Il
NHa nil
in 'h" fyuUft received rhufslav
General rsr'hirr mentioned the hos.
ii'r attitude NJ the pupularc n,
iHyNInr,p displayed when Major
Gsurfti ilnwsr passed thfnush there
with squadron ~ cavalry lle sald
iho force was subjected 10 rnlpins.
iNf ihr mos, paH, however. he de-.
cnfrd iNs poverty stricken p.on .ls.
mrni exhibited suaih, when m.
Amrrl an troops passed through the
country and skittrd VILLAGES where
tny hungry inhs ilants had E.,hef.d
from the ssf.fuincd countrywide ils
sail they appeared ~ fsFafi ihs
American soldierr almost with indH.
terence e,inclns n, times scns CIR.
iuslty ss ~ what thu revolution sas
they we're rafryins on.
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LIGHT FROST MAY
FALL hERE TONIGHT

t.irht ffns, mhy visit Ok'phsun CITY
tonight. according to forecast bsucd
Thursday morning b, the local weather
observatory n IL said hosvvef. that
the frut, will be- 90 lish, Ne to inilict
little. n any. damage
should the hlsh wind which prevailed
dur,ns tho day continue during the
nigh, The city and surrounding ierti,uf,
viii escape entirely
According tn the hut~nu. the frost
ma, be- heavy IN the extreme. rcstcrn
pat, Of tn state
The tntirc forecast a. "ucnrtan,
fair weather tonlsh, and Friday. colder
tonight with. possibly, llght frss,
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RELIGIOUS PAGEANT
WILL NOT Be HELD

M religious pStBdc such " was
planned hy the Ministerial alliance Tor
Oklahom, CitN nn Apfil % will hu
held For some time ministers and re-
II. ,ous leaders NJ all denomination. have
been plsnnlne IN such u pageant hut
several dave tgn when the alliance called
u meeting 20 make definite plans the
crowd attending was so small and tho
enthusiasm which should hsv" been cyi.
dent 50 lsyking that the entire affair
Wps called off
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SAN ANTONIO. tcNst Nr.n 20
Fiirr,im lrsuiu,lpn of 'N, country
Through vh0.N en-, American uoor-
hs,, been rr,btirg soulh W Casss
Urandss vas pictured IN Ions g..
poft received h, u,n,fpl Funston
from gvn.tpI prrshlrr rhursdp,
Tho r.prft was written pt Ssirvu
h.iuft General r,whlnr hsd lrauri
che details of the ngm st iaual
Nufr i1
y vss saii ~ departmental head.
1uafirrs that the rrpaft vRs along
M, lines uf recent frnutta frtm grn.
rfpi rrtshlur and. as IN the as, ~
tbuse usnstAi iNins,ou refused ~
discuss Ns character e,rert m cen.
sfai terms " Nas nne of gsnstai
rershins reports IN rnrdiilrns that
caused Secretary llaksf ~ send Ma.
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BLACKWELL BOND VOTE
CARRIES BY BIG MAJORITY

BLACKWELL. okla Nprl 90 tsp.
ritl An election 10 vote Wu.non ,ut
bubble improvement, bonds Tor additions
to tho lleht. water ana sewer systems.
carried here Wednesday by acvcn.tp.
on, vote This city also viii pave ,vcn-
tN.sis blocks ot street hy resolution.
the iemonsttnncc lmi, fut which close
THURSDAY without y dissenting word All
WORK will begin M soon ne bids IAN he
accented
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Jess knight and his brother. John. ar"
charged Jointly with the murder NJ Long
in the SulEh"n;er and Sons FIRE depart
m"nt building IN Packingtown. After the
alleged cutting and shooting the broth
~rs dashed out of tho room and made
their escape John gave himself up TO n
policeman In pAchngtown a few days az
ter the tragedy, and hss remained IN
the county jail since
or less whereabouts the officers knew
nothing. although it was reported numer
ous times that he went to Texas and tf
HE old home NJ Lafayette. Tenn Those
reports we're true according to state
ment ~ Attorney pruictt this morning
Takes Up a Note.
on the nlFht ~ the alleged murder
Jess started for Texas landing In Mob
| Icy county Of that state lie went ther'
/ tp take up mote hr had NJ hank
and did 10. Attorney Pruictt said After
I that he vent 10 Fort Worth. thence tC
T his old home In Tennessee Fear that h,
might be apprrh, nd"d knight sent
/ friend into the hank IN Texas tp tak,
, up the note
| Jess definitely msdc known his intcn'
/ ton to surrender while Attorney rruictt
was IN Tennessee y few days ago to tak'
| dcrosition to he used IN the trial M
/ John knight jess told the attorney h.
wanted 10 xiv. himself up 10 the officer
and face the trial With his brother tpor
I advice NJ his attorney knight 'nm'
I back and surrendered
The Killing ~ Iirc Chiri Ions wa on,
NJ N, mos Sensational trsEcdics iu th'
history oi the rnun', The cui'iug an,
shuoting occurred ntuut : M o'clock ol
| Nov - S'iuidi, night
story ~ Staying
! According to eye vltn'scE ui th
shooting said tr have been done ~
1e.s. and io part oi The cutting an,
struggle between Ions and John m
tNn brothers and two other men wef
playing u sNmr ~ cards In Tho fire d~
paftm~nt room Another man vHs rest
me upnn bod IN ihc room and chic
Ions Nho h,d injured hIs bach ths
Afternoon. Vss wing on HE bod
Tho Nitnc ssys stated that onF Nro-
srd vent to tho toilet Hy had take
.uu hs shirt and shoe. A. hr lcii IN
room John Knirht followed MIN
In moment the witnesses heard ,rio
inf h'lp from Ions hu' before any o
them IN 'hc room arose from tho taNl,
Long with deem cash on the lot sii
" nv. nr,. pnd John knight. s,umh,
into ih, rnnm The two sirurFlod url
~ 'hv center ~ ih, fonm. then acUtr
.b'rd
The chief w-ni 'r ihr south wall an
Vaa In tho SGT ut fspUh.uE up fer hos
l,pp when srrufding io 'hr wiiuys.r.
les krlghi pulled bn automatic fr,o.yc
and shot nnr time
puile, Wounds che,
IN, bullet hn l.unr near 'hr ler ry,
Weakened from loss of blood the sh,
brought the ,hirf Himust lnst'utl, to 'h
f.uuf
Th' knirh hfpthct.. s moment Hft.
tho cutting and fhnntinc daurd uui .
M, dpol and ran eastward to M. cog
n'i ut lNrh'nrr prd rcnns,l,pnp Htr
uurs 'hout two blocks FROM 'h, ..sr
eft tho alleged murd,I within f,O
Sect ~ policeman 'hr two men turn.
susth ~ tho, rps.,t ih, officer pr
iva. heard tu sN, "t,t. ao his W,
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seA OF CARRIERS RESTRICTED.

LONDON Nprl 20 4 Copenhagen di..
patch sf's narish sh'u owners have been
notified 'hti the NriiIsh government viii
not ALLOW 'hr making ~ contracts nor
v'rr'irr uN unless 'hrI are notified M,
advance trrunpirs r'yirr she required
notice are ip hr secured from ,Ynrulntes
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mu.-'s'll'oNAlat KILLS s.,r.

pfRiIN. April D.. tvls London -
Heinrich ianae. . Hamburg mul,im,i.
,onsire. has committed suicide In or.
Do, 20 escape prosecution fot seiilns
rtein TOT the feeding Of livestock con
tar to the regulations cf the bund.e.
ru,h
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Strong SIav Army DiSembarkS
at MarseI|IeS TO Join
Allied Front.
FRENCH AGGRESSIVE
AT VERDUN REPORTED
Paris Announces Germany Is
Weakening Others to
Strengthen West Front.

rAHl- Nprl 3o strong force of
Hussnr troop, dlsomnarked at Mar'fIIlss
~ noon rhuJ-d,r
The Russian force ar' 10 fight beside
the alled SOLDIERS 100 France
General lpffr, welcomed me flssltus
ir ,r order ~ thr d,F. saying relf ~.
ual Vas another proof ~ N" devotion
of Russian 10 th' common cause
Arrives from Archsng.l
Th, E4ssunf Hf, believed 90 nave
embarked fof Fihn,. from the port pf
AfohAug'l on the white sea. the oulJ
port through which there n free CON
municntion between HuH..I and her allies
In m" west II IH considered ptobab' b'
that transports carrying the troops made
vide sweep Out into the north Atlantic
before heading for ~" Mediterranean to
avoid the submafin" danger ron" ~ IN"
vicinity of the BRUSH Isles
In this connection II is ~ b. noted
uat Nofd reached NcV Nufk today
through private cable advccs ,hn, Rus
sia had closed N, port nj Atchsnscl 20
all except govcrnmen, traffic This may
indicate that other troop movements
from AfachhnGrl 10 the western front
are either under vAy or IN contempla-
tion.
French NV Aggressive
From London ., y reported that ihe
French again nave taken IN. offensive
IN tho N.rdun battle AMI launched at
tscss sssirs, the Herman lines on The
fish, bank ~ the Mcuse Paris declares
the aggressive move vas successful re'
/ sutinE IN the capture oi portions o'
German trenches and redoubt ani the
taking ~ several hurircd prisoners
Three reu,on Drives Pan.
This operation N the par, NJ Gen-rsl
rstains fnrccs follows closely Ger.
msn move In new field In the sifuE
gle for the fortress This took IN, form NJ
drive ON the extreme ushi flank NJ tho
| French infrcs IN this sector three suc'
/ cc'si,c attacks bclug delivered NJ Les
| Epafg-s, about thirteen miles southeast
of Ncrdun IN the edge " the Wucvt'
| plain
New osfmsn puse FsUs
Military obssr,s-s have long expected
som. such operation On N. part ~ 'h'
/ Germans ~ par of squeezing move
] msni Intended tn 'nrtr thp evacuation
NJ the fortress The new attempt Nn'
B unruccrss'ul how .,rf, Parts has fernftri
the German. having been driven or h'
onuntef.sttsrk Uut " IN" 20 Nhfi'
NJ ttrn,hrh the, had succeeded iu ~,
I ,up, iny
Germany SHIFTS Troop,
] French resistance according tN
raris dispatch M the region oi N"tdur
10 compelling thr ucruwr general stat
10 withdraw large forces from the Teu
tonic front IN Ma,-donis and Serbia an,
IN Russia
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" " iIulllsicr ~ jefferson vii,.
No. CLERK 10 the sna,r cpmmi,,cr ~
foreign relations. ~ whirh Senator
S,un" Is chairman. has lrru acting sc'.
rrtnr, ~ N" ,lrms'taiir naihhai ,,m
mi''rc -inv the death " Thomas !
rcncc 'lr vas appointed s~-istan, h.,
VT rrnr' AMI hanilrd the uffirr un
der Mt rcncrs dlrrtlm lot several
weeks Mr. iIulllstcr las vhducic,l
two campaigns for senator Stone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

ish women were permitted to exhibit
their paintings at an exhibition, Just
concluded, of the work of the pupils
of the Imperial Lyceum club.
Some 200 paintings in all, many of
them by women, and all of them by
Turkish painters, were placed on view.
Critics familiar with Occidental paint
ing and judging the work exhibited by
Occidental ideals, commented very fav-
orably on many of them.
The jury of award was headed by the
grand vizier, himself painter. He has
been empowered to have struck off me-
dallions to be awarded at the two ex-
hibitions annually that are contem-
plated for the future.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
MURPHYS Gin WAS
BIC LOSS BY FIRE

U. R. and C. NJ Murphy, residing
had the misfortune to lose their gin
house Monday night about 8 As o'clock.
X. G. and w. L. Bradley, two neigh
bors who had not retired, were among
the first to reach the fire, and when
they reached the scene two negroes
were already there.
Messrs. Bradley, with the assistance
Il these darkies got to work to save all
they could, and in a short while quite a
crowd had assembled. Four bales Of
ginned cotton and one bale unginned
en- wagon in frot of the Clubhouse
were sevad; one bale on wagon on
the east side of the Clubhouse was
burned. Four and a half bales cotton
il the seed in the gin and two bales
ginned on the west side were destroy
ed; also 500 worth of bagging placed
there on last Saturday was burned,
the engine of the gin about ruined,
hut. the boiler said to be not dam
aged.
The fire originated, it is thought,
on the inside of the Clubhouse, near the
press, and is believed to haye been Of
incendiary origin. There was no in
surance, except on one wagon that
was burned. All the cotton destroyed
was the property of Murphy Brothers.
The Clubhouse, together with con
tents and all destroyed by the fire, is
valued at about $4,000.
There had been no fire in the gin
since last Saturday, the sin not be-
ing in operation on Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

struggling with small beginning ane
this donation will be combined with
the states appropriation of $12,5O0 TO
erect new building which will be
named the FELTON, Sage cottage.
Under the able administration of a
board Of managers appointed by Gov.
ernor Harris, of which Wilmer J..
Moore, of Atlanta, is chairman, the
home has had a remarkable growth
from small private institution
launched by men and women interested
in rescue work for girls, until now it is
q recognized institution of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
0YATI0NS FOR WILSON IN
KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Sept. o.
President Wilson, returning from Hold,
gensville, expressed himself here rs
enthusiastic over his reception in Ker-
lucky and West Virginia. He is due
to arrive in Washington at o'clock
this afternoon.
At practically every station along
the route travelled by the presidential
train great crowds assembled to honor
Wilson, WHO Notwithstanding insisten.
pleas, declined = make political
speeches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
Judge Superior Courts Cordele
Circuit. Candidate for Judge OF
Court OF Appeals.

He is a graduate of the literary and
law departments of Mercer Univer-
sity, and is a trustee of that institu-
ton. Twice Solicitor General and
twice Judge of the Cordele circuit
without opposition. Endorsed by en-
tire bar Cordele Circuit and prominent
lawyers throughout the State. He is
the only candidate now serving on
Superior Court bench of the State.
His experience and ability qualify him
for immediate service.
adUf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
AER0PLANES FOR ARMY
BEING BUILT BY WOMEN

LONDON, Sept Somewhere in
England" there is a government fac-
tory where aeroplanes, often called the
eyes of the army, are built almost ex-
clusively by women.
In one large shed alone women are
engaged in making tents to house the
machines, the wings of which other
women in an adjoining shed cover and
paint.
In one machine shop women are en-
gagged in welding parts of the machines
AN extremely difficult and delicate
work, which requires much patience
concentration and skill. In other
Shops women are engaged upon press
tool work, rough filing, repetition mili-'
ing, sapstain lathe work, string sew
ing and small wood work. The VIC
rlen are laso employed upon the in
specion of stores and vanishing all
woodwork
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

of the legislature in 1915, and is con-
Itributing literally of his time and his
money to the support of Governor Har-
ris, because he feels that the prohibit
tionists are in duty bound to stand by
the governor who stood by them.
In connection with Mr.. Whites chal-
lenge to Candidate Dorsey to probe the
Harris campaign fund, and Dorsey's
failure to accept the challenge, it is in
teresting to note that John NJ Slaton
as not yet been called upon to donate
g. geo to charity, which he has offered
TO do if Mr. Dorsey will show that he
(olaton) contributed to or took part
in raising any "slush" fund of $4,000 to
q adrd Governor Harris campaign.
AS a matter of fact, it has become
conspicuously apparent that the
"slush' fund charge against the gov
ornor was more or less of a shot into
the air.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

their seed too thinly, for thick stand
Of grass is essential at the beginning
From 4 to pounds of the above mix.
ture should be sown for each 1000
square feet of area. The seed may be
covered over a small area by hand.
raking, or, on large area, by a
weeder. After the seeds are covered,
the planted area may be rolled lightly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
GIRLS TRAINING SCHOOLS
HOPES FOR BIG DONATION
]. S. DAVIS,
United States Marshal.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 5.--Members
OF the board of managers of the Geor-
gia Training School for Girls, to which
the legislature appropriated $12,500 at
its last session, are hopeful Of secur-
ing an additional donation to the home
from Mrs. Russell Sage, of New York.
head of the Russell Sage Foundation
Mrs. Sage contributed very material
ly to the establishment of the home
with donation of $4,000, when Hrs.
W. H. FELTON,, of Gainesville, and
other interested men and women wer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
GROWTH OF POSTOFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF U. s.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The growth
Of the postofice department of the
United States is best illustrated by es-
Inmates made by department officials
of the number of pieces of mail of all
kinds handled The first estimate re !.
corded is 124,179,4SO pieces in 1S47. no
I2ocunt having been kept of earlier
years from the beginning of the SER
vice in 1889. The latest estimate was
hat of 1913 when 1S,567,445,16O pieces
we're handled