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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-20
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
EDIT0R-IN-CHIEF:
Miss Isabel WheatIey.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Edith Shy.
Ruth Horne.
Paul Sampson.
Marvin Giddings.
Robert Slappey.

Monday of last week every one OF
the primary classes had valentine
boxes. The children were very en-
thusiasic to know how many pretty
and comic valentines" they would get
When the higher grades saw what \
good time they were having they got
jealous at once.
The SEVENTH proceeded to ask Mr..
Hardy to give them one during their
music lesson. She agreed, so when
Tuesday dawned bright and clear the
Seventh had "Cupids and Comics"
floating around the room.
The SEVENTH and SEVENTH boys
have finished their tie-racks. Lots Of
others have finished their book-racks,
too When these are finished we are
going to make some bird-houses. We
haven't found out what material and
what plans we shall use, but as every
thing we have made so far is pretty
and attractive, we are sure these will
he prettier than ever.
We are going to start stenciling
some pillow-tops next week. The
two Sixth grades stenciled some work
bags, and they were very pretty.
Miss Wheatley has taught us how to
make several pretty things.
We expect to be great artists some
of these days. expect it will be some
of these days, too, when grammar
school pupil becomes a famous artist
The Grammar school is going to
send some of the products have cooked
to the High school meet this year. We
haven't decided what it shall be yet.
suppose we shall send the things we
can cook best.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-20
MON Ely

Remember when you
want to borrow money on
ourimproved farm on long
time that lean get ii for you
at Six per cent interest.
The contract carry with
them the privilege of paying
500, or any multiple there
OF, or of taking up entire
loan, on any interest day,
without bonus.
J. j. HANESIEY
Lamar Street
AmericuS, :: Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-20
THE B. & B.
The Old Reliable Cafe

For Ladies and Gentlemen. Service
Prompt. Everything to eat that goa
can wish for. Prices reasonable. Has
been doing business in the same place
for years. Customers always satisfied.
Call on us or phone your orders anr
same will have prompt attention W.
will appreciate your business. Phone
7s9-next to Hooks Pharmacy. Lamar
street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-20
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. IA,

z. d. ). OF A.
Meets on THURSDAY nights, Whea&
ey Building, at 1880 o'clock. ALI mem.
Oers are urged TO attend visitorF
welcomed. e. f. WILDER, prest.
o. D. REESE, Recording Sec'y.
NAT LvMASTER. Financial sec'y.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-08

= furnlshinGs here both
lee these specials,
galvanized ......,.. $50
Cedar moss dugtlsss sweep
ing compound for car
pets and rugs Per
PKG .. ...... .Eocs zoe
Fruit cans. per dozen. $50
Floor shine dustless mops,
fits any size mop stick.
RHna :.sin:; 'dn:ii w
Shoe brush and dobSsr ips
IS paper picnic plates. lee
Round Western wAshing
machine ). j. "a. .0.26
ls-Gal. garbage cans. gall
venised ,ss..... .el.2b
zt-Gal. garbage cans, gal
vanized -, ....., .9l.6O
SOCIAL. garbage caas. gal
vnnized .. .........u.1b
16-Gal. garbage cans, gal
vnnized -. >. am. 1.SB
II and 14-at gray dish
pans :. ....-F....,.zo c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-08
ParaSOlS and
Umbrellas

Women's pure silk Taffeta para
soils. in handsome plain colors
and combinations Of color. also
fetching Chin Chins and Sport
parasols, with smart cord wrist
lets. Values to $500. at,
each 80. ST. 90 and $3.50
Children's parasols, in cotton,
pongees, and silks, at 10t up
to $500 each.
Women's and mems umbrellas,
in suit case style. in American
tafetta covers. Regular }1.50
values. Very special at. .0SC
.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-08
big Saving and Satisfaction in July Clearing SalesnRa

TOILET GOODS SPECIALS
= 80 Red Rubber Bath Sprays.
nc Red Rubber Gloves for housework. soc
$500 Wellington Comb Syringe. guaranteed =.
20 Dust No Garment Bags. 80: zoe
$l50 box lie Trefls AxuTea Powder. 46e
SOC box Madam 1sebsll's Face Powder. gee
DER kiss Powder with Satin Satchet Bag soc
$50 jar Pompeian Massage Cream. ........ SOC
soc jar Pompoian Night Cream. 3Sc
Soc tube Pebeco Tooth Paste. $50
soc jar Ponds Vanishing Cream. $50
&c Ideal Cold or vanishng Cream. .....,.: 19f
go bottle Listerine, Lambert's. 19c
16c jar Mentholatum 400
25c can Sani-Flush Toileteer. lee
! Qt Parafine OIL for House Cleaning $50. 26&
10c Jap Rose Palmolive Soap. ~. %
10 bars Lana OIL and Buttermilk or CASTLE
-Four loo bars Peroxide Soap ..............2 66
50c bottle Soan's Liniment .3EG
new and complete line Of Fancy Bathing Caps,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-08

Mems 1-piece Bathing Suits. in plain or
fancy border. Special. at. 49,. 81 90
Mems and Boys Sport Shirts, In fancy
colors and plain white. Sizes from IL to
II. Special .................... 800
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03

New York, April 2.-Business in steel products during the closing week of March was enormously heavy. Sales amounted to 100000 tons, more than half of which was due to railroad purchases of equipment. Relatively few orders for war munitions were placed although negotiations continue actively on 15o.0O0 tons of shell bars and on 17o,00O tons billets. slabs and ingots. Automobile manufacturers bought about 25.0O0 tons of steel sheets and special steel for the last quarter of this year, and the first quarter of 1917. The shipyards took additional contracts for five boats to be built on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts which will require about 25,000 tons of steel plates. Heavy contracts were also placed for steel pipe and wire prod nets. although orders from the agri- cultural districts have fallen off sharply in the last three weeks.
 The rail mills took orders for 100000 tons of. standard and light sections, including about 50,0OO tons for export. Domestic orders included about 5000 Nons more for the Northern Pacific, B GOO tons for the New York Central. II. 800 stons for the Missouri. Kansas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS Page 1-Air-nitrate idea Is meeting with the opposition of the gum powder lobby. Statement that Congress dawdles is a malicious lie. says Clark. Unless Francisco Villa is located soon troops will take to the mountains.
 Pirate Schiller has confessed to several bomb Outrages. Teutonfc offensive at Verdun con- tinues.
 Senator Cummins attacks Bran deis.
 southern Express Is bought by the Adams Express company. Rockefeller board is seeking Opin- ions on modern school. Rusincss in steel products enormous during past week. pare S-Federal agents ready to re- port on gasoline prices.
 LOCAL NEWS pore 5-COmmissiOners and Chamber of Commerce in joint conference. DekaIb teachers hold institute at Fort Payne. More evidence of Hobson's inimit- able nerve.
 Heavier loading is best solution of car shortage. Newspaper club to install new of officers tonight. tSewance alumni to give banquet at Tutwile< tonight. Axtoists are going to Rome on Saturday. Page S-s old robbery In downtown dis tricA.
 STATE NEWS Page 2-HObsOn's charges against Rankhsad pronounced false at Jasper.
 Bessemer News.
 ASPORTS Page 6-Elberfeld hurls another sur- prise package at the fans. Griffin anxious for season to open. EIlam dickeriA% with majors for reliable twirlers. MethOdists start series with cadets.
 FEATURES Page 2-FOOtlights and Screen. Page 3-Holland's letttr. Notes of the travcling men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03

and Texas, and 5000 for the Missouri Pacific. The total rail contracts were between 960, GOO and 975.OO0 tons.
 The car orders included 15O0 for the Erie. 800 for the Burlington, 75O for the Union Tank line. to be built by merchant shops and 20O0 for the Penn sylvania to be built at it's Altoona shops. In March the railroads bought 14,000 cars. The demand for motive power was impressive, sales amount ing to 223 locomotives during the month, the largest orders being for 50 for the Pennsylvania Lines west, 30 for the Missouri Pacific and 76 for the Russian imperial government. The total March orders were 47S engines, making total purchases since the be- ginning of the year 1150 locomotives.
 Steel building work continues ac- tive, contracts taken by the fabricat- ing shops amounted to 5O,00O tons. half of which will be required in the build- ing of the National Tube company plant at Gary, Ind.
 included $2 to s per ton on bars plates and shapes. $2 on bar iron. $2 to B on sheets. g to s4 on steel and iron pipe and B on boiler tubes. Sales of pig iron for the week aggregated 250.000 tons and for the month 1,300,o tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
ROCKEFELLER BOARD IS SEEKING OPINIONS
 ON MODERN SCHOOL
Abraham Fexner Wants to Eliminate Grammar, the Classics and Ancient History, From the Cur riculum of the Present Day Schools Trying to Produce Resourceful Type of Education

obsolete and uncongenial classics, sim sort of acquaintance kind of good form"
 Neither Latin nor Greek, MT. Flexner adds would be contained in the modern school. Not because their literatures are less wonderful than they are re- puted to be, but because their present position in the curriculum rests upon tradition and assumption.
 Aside from reading, writing. spell ing and figuring, the curriculum of the modern school would be built out of actual activities in science. indus try, esthetics and civics. The work in science would be the central and dominating feature.
 "A school trying to produce re- sourceful modern type of educated man and woman would provide prac- tical training in one or more modern languages.
 Not only do American children as class fail to gain either knowledge or power through the traditional cur riculum-they spend an inordinate1y long time in falling declares MT. Flexner. "The period spent in school and college before students begin pro- fessional studies is longer in the Unit ed States than in any other western country. An economy of two or three years is urgently necessary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
CUMM|NS
 ATTACKS bRANDE|S
Makes Public His Unfavor- able Report to the Senate
 Judiciary Committee

Washington, April 2.-Senator Cum- mings made public tonight the unfa- vorable report he will submit tomorrow to the Senate judiciary committee as a member of the subcommittee which in- vestigated the fitness of Louis D. Brandeis for the supreme bench. It is devoted entirely to denunciation of MT. Brandeis conduct as counsel for the interstate commerce commission in the per cent advance rate case.
 Insisting that MT. Brandeis was em- ployed "to take the public side of the question:" Senator Cummings declared that his action in admitting in the clos ing argument that the net revenues of the railroads were inadequate was an offense against common morality and professional ethics.
 "I have endeavored in vain to con ceive any excuse for the course MT. Brandeis pursued" says the report If. under the circumstances of this pro- ceeding, the most important from every point of view which has taken place in quarter or century, lawyer WHO appears with other counsel in behalf of the public, can, after his associates have made their arguments, arise and in open court admit that the carriers were wholly right and the public wholly wrong, upon the immediate question under consideration. without mourning that which follows betrayal, then l confess that do not understand either common morality among men or the ethics of the profession to which MT. Brandeis belongs"
 Senator Cummings report will be one of five submitted. Three democrats who voted in favor of confirming the Brandeis nomination and Senator Works. the second minority member, all will report individually to the full committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
PIRATE" SCHILLER HAS CONFESSED ID
 MANY BOMB AFFAIRS
Important Arrests Are Ex- pected Within F Forty-Eight Hours by the New
 York Police

New York, April 2.-Important arrests are expected within AS hours, the police announced today, in connection with the case of Clarence Reginald Hudson, also known as Ernest Schiller. the German stowaway who, single handed, captured the British steamship Matoppo at sea.
 When Hudson was arraigned today on a charge of suspicion of conspiring" to dynamite the Cunard line steamship Pan nonia, the district attorneys office re- quested that his examination be deferred until tomorrow, explaining that import ant developments were expected almost immediately.
 To save himself from deportation to England and the possibility of being ex- ecuted thereas as a spy, Hudson has con fessed to planning explosions on many munitions boats bound for ports of the entente allies, the police say. When ar raigned today he was not accompanied by counsel and made no request for ball
 Captain Tunney and his bomb squad are endeavoring to verify Hudson's story. A thorough search is being made for the confederates that he alleged deserted him on the eve of the projected attack on the Pannonia.
 According to the story told by Hudson his efforts to cause the destruction of steamers were financed by young wom- an living in Salem, Mass, who is a German sympathizer. He asserts he went to Salem after escaping from training camp for the British army in England where he was employed in textile mill at the outbreak of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
SOUTHERN EXPRESS BOUGHT BY ADAMS Announcement Made in New York Last Night as
 to Changes

New York, April Civilian M. Bar rett president of the Adams Express company. announced here tonight that the controlling interest in the Southern Ex- press company had been acquired by his company.
 MT. Barrett said, however, that there would be no change in the management of the Southern Express company that Morton F. Plant will remain as chair man of the board of directors, T. w. Leary as president and E. M. Williams as vice president
 MT. Barrett, in announcing the transfer in control of the Southern Express com pany said that the Adams Express com pany had been the second largest owner of the Southern Express company for more than 50 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
EX-GREEK PREMIER
 GETTING IN FORM

Athens, April 2.-(Via .)-EXPre- mier Venizelos has resumed active par ticipation in Greek politics by replying today in the Herald, his personal organ, to King Constantine's recent interview published in the Berliner Tageblatt.
 The article, occupying an entire page. reviews completely the position of the Greek monarch since the dissolution Of the last Chamber of Deputies and calls attention to what the ex-premier terms the helplessness of the "straw-men' in the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
SAN ANTONIO BANK
 TO CLOSE ITS DOORS

San Antonio, Tex. April Estate Bank Examiner Patterson, after conferring with officers of the clearing house asso- citation here, announced, tonight that the West Texas Bank and Trust company of this city would not open it's doors to- morrow. The bank, according to its last official report, held deposits of almost $2, 1000, OOO
 The bank was capitalized at s250,O00, and it's resources were given as $3,O00,Ooo All deposits except those bearing inter- est are protected by the state bank guar anty fund.
 Leon Walthall is president of the in stitution; L. K. Roberts, cashier, and J. H. Savage, manager of the G. Bedell Moore estate, chairman of the board of directors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
NO CHANGE CONTEMPLATED

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 2.-General Auditor H. A. Kropp of the Southern Express company late tonight said that probably no change would be made in the location of the general offices of the Southern Express company control of which has been acquired by the Adams Express company.
 The Southern Express company's terri tory embraces most Of the south, it's lines extending over 35000 miles. The company has no capital stock.
 General offices have been maintained in Chattanooga since 1892 when the two gen. eral offices, one in Augusta. Ga, and the other in Chattanooga, consolidated. Be- tween 800 and 600 are employed in the accounting offices here.
 Vice President Williams in general charge of the offices here. has been in New York for several days.
 The Southern Express was founded in 1860, by Messrs. H. F. Plant, father of Morton F. Plant. chairman of the pres ent board of directors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
French Have Now Com pletely Evacuated the
 Village of Vaux
AIRCRAFT COMBATS
 THRILL SOLDIERS
Four Steamers Are Sunk by Sub marines-Germans on Another Air Raid Over England.
 Russians Are Active

The Germans are still carrying on strong offensive operations northeast and northwest of verdun. About four and one-half miles northeast of the fortress they penetrated the Callette wood, just outside Fort Douaumont, after a violent bombardment. From part of this wood the French, in an immediate counter attack. drove back the invaders.
 Another powerful attack was delivered against that portion of the Avocourt wood held by the French, but here the French barrier fire and machine guns held the Germans without gain.
 The French now have entirely evacu- ated the village of Vaux, and have drawn their line south of the town, but in it's immediate outskirts. Berlin says that northeast of Haucourt, between Malan- court and Le Mort Homme, the Germans have entirely cleared the French from about 1000 yards of trenches, where they had remained since the German victory on this sector March 30
 On the other sectors about Verdun there have been only intermittent bonn bardments Artillery duels have char acterized the fighting along the remain der of the front.
 VERY ACTIVE
 Aircraft have been very active around verdun.. The French brought down three German machines, but Berlin asserts that the aerial combats have resulted in their favor. Both sides have been busily engaged in dropping bombs on mil itary establishments at various points.
 Greater activity than usual has been displayed in the fighting between the Germans and Russians in the region of Baranovichi, southwest of Minsk. Else- where on the Russian front the situation is unchanged.
 Three British and one Norwegian steamer have been sunk by submarines or mines. Two of the British boats, the liner Achilles and the Ashburton, were on their way to London from Austra- Mouth was on voyage to London from Texas with oil. The Norwegian boat was the Peter Hamre. She was sunk while at anchor Of her crew of 15 only one nan escaped.
 Four members of the crew of the Achilles are missing. two of the crew of the Gold Mouth were wounded when landed, and five members of the crew of the Ashburton were taken to a hos pital suffering from shrapnel wounds
 Scotland and the northern and south ca stern counties of England have re- ceved visits from Zeppelin airships, which dropped bombs at various places. In an air raid on the northeast coast of England Friday and Saturday nights 59 persons were killed and 166 wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
The Gold-Mouth Is Sunk

London. April 2.-The British steamer Gold Mouth has been sunk and her crew, two of the members suffering from in- juries, was landed at Penzance, says a Lloyds dispatch from that place dated Saturday. The Gold-Mouth was of 7446 gross tons. She was owned by the Anglo Saxon Petroleum company of London. She probably was in the government service. Latest shipping records give her sailing from Port Arthur, Tex, October 2S aud Norfolk Novenbel { for Dartmouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
Will Cross Atlantic-Maybe

New York. April 2.-Following the an nouncement that Rodman Wannamaker has ordered huge triplane, in which he will attempt flight across the Atlantic ocean, the Aero Club of America stated today it had sent cable to the Royal Aero Club of Great Britain, and to Lord Northciffe, advising them of Mr. Wan amaker's project and inauiring whether the s5O.0O0 prize for transatlantic flight offered by Lord Northcliffe in 1913 is still open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-03
Issues an Interview in An swer to Criticism That the Lower House Is Asleep on the Job
JUST AS ANXIOUS TO
 ADJOURN BY JUNE
 AS WOODROW WILSON
Senate Is Showing Unmis- takable Signs of Speeding Up on Legislation to In- crease the Army

Washington, April 2.-Speaker Clark tonight replied to criticisms that Congress is dawdling in it's work. In a characteristic way he denounced such a criticism as "bald and mali cious lie," outlined what has been oc- complished and asserted that the present House had worked more steadily and industriously than any within his service of 22 years.
 Commenting on the attempts to create an impression that Congress sought to thwart the desire of the President to bring about an adjournment for the polit- ical situation in June, the speaker de- clared that "every human being with two ideas above a Hottentot knows that Con- gress is just as anxious to adjourn be- fore the convention, as the President is
 There has been much loose talk some of it idiotic some of it malicious about the dawdling of Congress- said his statement.
 NO TRUTH IN IT
 50 far as the House is concerned, there is no truth in it. I am not under taking to speak for the Senate, because know nothing worth while touching the state of it's business, but the busi- ness of the House is further advanced than usual at this date. Of course, it is necessary to pass the appropriat ton bill. Otherwise, the wheels of the government would stand stock still, and they must be carefully considered, both commit tee and in the House.
 .tThe House has passed two of the great supply bills--the legislative, judi- cial and executive and Indan-and is now in process of passing the river and harbor bill Also two deficiency bills. Two more bills are to be introduced. Two more are about ready to be reported. The House has passed the Hay military vation bills and multitude of bills of more or less importance.
 NO House in the P years that I have been here, has worked so steadily and so industriously as this one. It has not adjourned single day since it's conven- ing. It has worked five, six and seven hours a day-with an occaeional night session. When 10 hours are counted in for committee work. it is a good days work to say nothing about the cores pondence time.
 A MALICIOUS LIE
 "The record-a fine one-and yet, the public is constantly led into belie--ing that Congress is not working at all. It is a bald and malicious lie
 ''Of course, some of these critics with out any responsibility coud pass bills carrying a billion dollars in Q few hours, but members who are responsible cannot pass bills that way and the taxpayers who foot the bills do not want them passed that way.
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