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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
FOURTEEN ATLANTA NURSES
HAVE GONE TO NEW YORK

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 29.-The terri
Bile plague of infantile paralysis now
ravaging New York City and vicinity
may never reach Atlanta, and certain.
" will not if the local city and state
health authorities can prevent it, but
Atlanta has sent to New York no less
than fourteen nurses who volunteered
for service in combating the disease.
Some weeks ago the New York au-
tiloritie5 requested the medical direc-
tor q the Atlanta public schools t.
issue a call for nurses. who would
volunteer for service, and nine young
r. lie osronded. A few lays a sec
ond appeal was made and this time
five nurses who had just received their
diplomas from an Atlanta hospital re-
sponded to the call They left Mon
DAY for Savannah and will sail from
there by steamer to New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
Mistakes About
Ailments Of Animals
DR.. w. M. RuRsoN, Prof. Vet. Sc,
Ga. State College OF Ayr.

@@s @NAAG N0tIN&C vi fNAIs
WOLF TEETH BLIND TEETH!
Occasionally horses and mules are
found to have small supernumerary
teeth just in front of the first molars
jaw teeth. There is a popular SUI
perstition that these extra teeth are
a cause of eye diseases and blindness.
There is no foundation in fact for this
belief. There is nothing to it. 1t is
ridiculous. The blood supply of the
teeth is entirely distinct and sepa-
rate from that of the eyes. There is
no direct connection between the
eyes and teeth as far as the nerves
are concerned. As a matter of fact.
some horses and mules have seven
molar teeth instead of the normal
number of six The small wolf
tooth" is simply the evidence that
there was tendency toward the de-
velopment in that particular animal
of an extra number of teeth. Such
extra teeth have absolutely no con-
nection with the occurrence of eye
diseases.
Hools5! The horse needs three eye
lids in each eye and has them. An
animals not provided with fingers have
this extra structure in connection with
the eye. 1t is natures method of
providing something for the removal
of foreign particles from the surface
of the eye. In nervous diseases the
'haw," or third eyelid, is seen to pro-
trude over the surface of the eye
to a varying extent. In eye troubles
it is also seen to cover a considerable
portion OF the eye. If your horse Is
unusually nervous and exciteable, |
somewhat stiff in the limbs and has
the hooks" you had better call your
veterinarian as the disease is likely |
"lockjaw." Lockjaw, of course, is a |
very dangerous disease and unless
treatment is prompt is apt to be IA
tai.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
AT LARGE FOR TWENTY
YEARS, MAN IS CAUGHT

sTATBsB0RO, Ca, Aug. 29.-After
being fugitive from justice for twent-
ty years, Jim Skies, a white man, at one
time we'll known in this county, has
been brought to Statesboro by Sheriff
Mallard. The officer claims to have
been an track of him for several
months and a short while ago definitely
located him in Florida. Skies il
charged with the murder of Jim Hen
dirk at the latter's home when he and
another white man named Lee attacked
Hendricks with knives, cutting him to
death. Old residents say there was q
party at the Hendrix home and the two
men became rowdy and Hendrix order
ed them to leave. 1t was then the cut
ting occurred. Skies made has escape,
but Lee was arrested and while he was
confined in Jail here died with typhoid
fever.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
ST. LOUIS IS THE MECCA
FOR MEETING OF OWNERS

ATLANTA, Ga. August bah
roads lead to st. Louis for members OF
the Atlanta Association of Building
Owners and Managers. who are plan
lining to send big delegation to the
annual convention of the national as
ISOLATION which meets in st. Louis on
September 18th to 18th.
The last convention was held in At
lanta and was attended by building
owners and managers from practically
every state in the union Il is estimat-
a that an annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Building Owners
and Managers represents greater
meath per capita of attendance than
airy other convention in the country.
w. r. Beck, manager Of the Fourth
National Bank building of Atlanta and
vice president OF the local association,
announces that the Atlanta delegation
Lave chartered a special Pullman for
the st, Louis trip and will let the
building owners and managers know
that this city remembers with pleasant
recollections the last convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
Grave Damage To Pine
Timber In the South
J. B. BERRY, Prof. Forestry Georgia
State College OF Agriculture

Wherever one travels in the south
there Is noticed small groups of dead
or drying pines Often in midsum.
mer the leaves turn yellow and fall.
leaving the trees bare, As a rule this
damage is due to the southern pine
beetle Dendroctonus fontalis), a
small beetle about a quarter of al,
inch long, which penetrates the bark
and works In the cambium layer. If
enough beetles are present the tree
is girdled and gradually dies.
Following a summer cutting of pine
is the damage especially noticed The
beetles are attracted from considera-
BILE distances by the odor of the fresh
ly cut wood and attack the surround
ing trees. The cutting of even one
tree in group of pine is sufficient to
attract the beetles. Usually the work
of the beetles in standing timber is
confined to the upper portions of the
stem; on felled timber, it works on
the entire length of the trunk
Damage may be greatly reduced by
restricting cutting Of pine to the win
ter months when both trees and bee
ties are in dormant state If cut.
ting in the summer is unavoidable,
the slashing should be destroyed by
firing, Beetles in infested timber may
be destroyed by peeling the bark aud
burning it or by submerging the logs
in water and destroying the slashing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
Georgia Can Raise
Sheep With Profit
Spring Lambs Bring Fancy Prices And
Quick Returns
MILTON p. JARNAGiN, Prof. Animal
husbandry, Ga. State Col. Of Aari.


Husbandry, Ga. State Col. OF Agri.
With lambs selling at IL and 70
cents per pound live weight, no live
stock undertaking is likely to prove
more profitable nor turn profits more
quickly than sheep raising. For the
past 80 years there has been a steady
decrease in the number of sheep in
this country. This is likewise true
of the whole world. Raising and SELL
ing spring lambs bring the best re-
turns and no great amount of capital
need be involved in the undertaking.
Native ewes may be purchased and
purebred sire of one Of the standard
mutton breeds mated with them not
later than the middle of September,
which will bring the lambs to drop
before the middle of February.
During the fall and winter the ewes
should have abundance of grazing on
such crops as rye, veteh and crimson
clover, bur clover, rye alone, and If
oats and wheat have attained rank
growth it will do no harm to Craze
them on these crops. If ewes are in
thin flesh it pays to feed them a lit
tie grain during the fall and winter.
After lambs have begun to take all
Of their mothers milk, ewes should
be put on luxuriant pastures. A creep
or pen into which the lambs can go
and the ewes can not should be pro-
v1ded, and in the creep put fat troughs
in which feed equal parts of corn, oats
and bran. By this method it should
be no trouble to make the youngsters
average 10 pounds each by May The
ewes should average III lambs each.
On the basis of present market one
could expect to sell them at 10 cents
per pound as early lambs.
There is room for a small flock of
breeding ewes on every farm in Geor-
gia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS, GA.
August 20. 1916.

The Americas spot cotton market
was quoted today at the local ware
houses:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
MOVIES MADE OF WILSON
SIGNING ARMY AND NAVY BILLS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 20.
Surrounded by members of the house
and senate committees and army and
navy officers, moving pictures re-
cording the event, President Wilson
today signed the Army, navy and Phil
ippines bills and the uniform bills Of
lading measure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
ID. BROWN ANNOUNCES
A SUNDAY DATE HERE

j. j. Brown, candidate fer commits
sioner of agriculture, will speak in
Americas in the interest of his cam.
laign-but according TO his announce
ment of dates the time is Tor Septem-
Der 10th, at night. September 10th is
sunday-just two days before the pri-
mary,
Engagements at Triton and Fitzger-
aid are also announced for September
10th-which is the same Sunday. 1t
may be that Mr.. Brown will speak in
Americas on Sunday, but it was impos-
sible to verify at this time,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION To
MEET TONIGHT At SCHOOL

The city board of education will
meet tonight at the Furlow Gram
ar school. The public is especially
Lifted invited in regard to the uni
.crm affair for t1e High school stu
Cents to take military training.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-29
ASSESSORS CHANGE
is ADVOCATED FOR
THE TOWNH|P NOW

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 29.-The
greatest impeachment to efficiency in
taxation is the present method of elect
ing township assessors according to
Charles j. Orbison, an Indianapolis at
tcrney, who spoke at the Indiana ses-
sion of the Tenth Annual Conference
CT the National Tax Association here
last night.
What taxing power needs today is
more power and less restraint-mor
efficiency and less politics-more hon
esty and less pull he said, "and what
the people ned to realize is the utility
of taxation and that as they are JUST
and honest in their obligations to the
state, so will their Government be
strengthened and their living be made
more secure.
The township assessor as we find
him in most states today is an impedi-
ment. While other departments of
the taxing power have grown and de-
veloped, the township assessor has in
tie main stood STILL"
The speaker pictured the political
conditions surrounding the choice OF
township assessors in Indiana. There
was lively scramble for the more lu-
cratiye offices, but the Office of asses
sor was one of those used generally
for the purpose of balancing and men
of no qualifications whatever were
often chosen merely because of their
ability perhaps to swing a particular
vote.
What is the net result?" he asked.
Hundreds Of people escape taxation
altogether.
"The dishonest citizen can return for
taxation but a small portion Of his
property.
The honest man bears an unequal
PORTION of the burden of taxation.
"A premium is put upon lying and
dishonesty.
And how could it be otherwise. L
doubt very much that if many township
assessors ever saw the inside of
township assessors Office before the
morning they walked in to take charge
OF one of the largest businesses in the
world, that of the valuation of the pub
lie property. He will not assess prop
trty at its true cash value, for he is
expecting further fayors from the pub.
lie. He is to conduct the Office so that
he will get the most out of it for him
self, curry popular favor by lessening
the burden on the taxpayer and en-
trench the party in power.
i have but one general proposition
to offer and that is to take the town
ship assessor out of politics and de-
wise some plan by which competent,
trained and unbiased men may be puJ
in charge of this business of assessing
peoples property and then keep them
there SO long as they live up to the
requirements of the office-and that
means to remove them from the
realm of elective offices.
THE township assessor as he is vo-
ing The township assessor as he will
be is coming. Look at him as he ap-
proaches in the distant-ed educated for
the job, trained for service, honest in
his purpose, unbiased in his judgment, |
freed from political coil and willing,
ready and able to devote his life and |
talents to the bringing of equity, JUS
tice and fairness into the administra-
ton of our tax laws. Let us hasten his
coming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-21
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

velopme nt capable Of furnishing any
thing better makes the situation all
the more deplorable.
On the south fork OF Hushee river,
Murphy district. Richie county. w.
Va, the Hope Natural Gas company,
completed No. Z on the N. +. Parker
farm, and 1t is showing for five.bar.
rel pumper III the salt sand. One.half
mile southeast Of production on the
W. J. Collins far, in Clay district. R.
X. Jones & Co. drilled a test on the
Mrs George Thomas farm thu ough the
Big Injun sand. A fair gas pressure
was developed and 1t is spraying some
oil.
On Fishing creek, Grant district,
Wetzel county, the South Penn Oil
company's No. on the ]. d. Priest
farm. Is a four.barrel pumper in the
Big Injun sand. On Hickory Camp
rum Smthficld district, the same com.
pany drilled No. 5 on the Charles Gil.
bert farm through the Gordon sand,
and 1t shows for fiye.barrel pumper.
On Prices fork, In the same district.
the Hope Natural Gas company drilled
No. So on the B. ". Peterson farm
through the Gordon sand, and it is
showing for a four.barrel pumpcr. All
three wells are located In defined ter.
ritory.
In the Dents run pool. Warrington
district, Marion county, the South Penn
OIL company drilled No. 6 NJ. NJ. Ken.
dali through the Big In1un sand and
found 1t barren. 1t is now drilling to
the 30-foot formation. On Spring run.
New Milton district, Doddridgc coun.
~. the South Penn Oil company has
also drilled second test on the L. NJ.
Dennison farm through the Gordon
sand and has a good gasscr.
In Lafayette district, Peasants
county. located one.haIf mile north.
west OF production on the David Lamp
farm, Nicely & Co.'S test on the +. N.
Lamp farm. reported dry. has been
shot and is a light pumpcr in the Keen.
or sand. In Meade district. Tyler coun.
ty, the Hope Natural Gas company's
test on the V. Stewart farm, located
one mile southwest Of production, Is
through the Big Injun sand and dus.
ter. On Stave run. Murphy district,
Richie county, the Cairo Oil company
has now drilled o. 3 on the J. II. Linni.
ger farm through the Squaw sand and
found nothing in that or any of the up.
per formations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-21
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ONE CENT WORD CASH WITH ORDER
CITY ORDINANCES

iZinE said maximum special bond levy
as aforesaid. to be delivered by him
to said commissioners OF election;
and said commissioners Of election
holding said special election ut the
several voting places in said city shall
cause to be taken and ascertuined the
result Of said election on the ques.
ton OF authorizing said maximum spe.
cial bond levy in the several voting
places for which they are appointed
respectively and the said vote and poll
be taken at the said several voting
places on the said maximum speciul
bond levy and the results asccrtained
and certified according to law: which
vote shall be taken on separate bal.
lot OIL which shall he printed the
words and figures following. namely:
Special election to authorize a
maximum special bond levy of twenty
four i24 cents. on each ONE HUN.
DRIED ts10O.00 DOLLARS valuation
OF taxable property in the City OF Fair.
mont to provide for the payment OF
interest and principal Of SEVEN HUN.
DRIED AND SIXTY THOUSAND
(s760,OO0.00) DOLLARS of bonds pur.
suant TO Ordinance No. "a. passed by
the Board of Affairs OF said City of
Fairmont. on the . day Of Septcm.
Der. 1916
Directly underneath of which shall
be printed in two separate lines:
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CITY ORDINANCES
BOND ELECTION, DEC. S, 1916, CITY
OF FAIRMONT.

~ fTocla1ndlOn: by tne Mayor.
|. Anthony Bowen, Mayor Of the
City OF Fairmont, West Virginia, pur.
suant to the law in such cases made
and provided, do hereby proclaim, an.
nouncing to the voters OF the City OF
Fairmont, that on Tuesday, the fifth
day OF December, in the year OF One
Thousand. Nine Hundred and Sixteen,
there will be submitted for ratifica.
ton or rejection the following ordi.
nance, being ordinance number TWEEN.
ty.four. passed by the Board of Affairs
Of the City Of Fairmont on September
IS. 1916, to.wit:
AN Ordinance. Providing for the
issue and sale of bonds for the OPEN
ing, widening and improving of
streets; construction of bridge or fill
across Coal Run; construction of
bridge across Monogahela River; ex-
tension and improvement Of the sew
err system Of the City of Fairmont:
construction Of garbage plant: con-
struction OF East Side Fire Station
paving OF bridges; payment of floating
Indebtedness of the City of Fairmont;
and the payment and refunding of
certain outstanding bonds Of the City
of Fairmont.
Whereas, 1t is expedient and nee
essary for the comfort, convenience
and well-being of the citizens and res
idents of the City of Fairmont that
the following things be done, to-wit !:
/. The making of proper thor
oughfare from Cleveland Avenue and
Jackson Street to Mccoy Street on
Locust Avenue. in order to improve
aud straighten said Locust Avenue,
and the entrance to said Locust Ave-
nue. from said Cleveland Avenue and
Jackson Street. and to eliminate dam
gereous grades and curves and to pro-
vide for the building OF a proper
street between the points aforesaid;
the building OF necessary walls and
purchase of such land as may be nee
essary In connection with the i'm
provement Of said Locust Avenue be-
tween the points aforesaid.
2. The opening of Lowell Avenue
from Locust Avenue to Short Avenue.
3. The opening of View Street
from Field Street to Lowell Avenue,
and the improving Of the same.
4. The opening of Ridgely Avenue
from Field Street to lakewood Road.
5. The building Of culvert over
Bell Run on Carleton Street where
the same intersccts Seventh Street.
And 1t Is estimated that the i'm
provement aforesaid in relation to
said streets can be done at cost of
FORTY THOUSAND (s40,000.O0)
DOLLARS.
And, Whereas. It is likewise expe.
dent and necessary for the comfort
convenience and well-bcing of the cit
liens and residents Of said City, that
bridge or fill be made connecting
Adams Street or Main Street, with
Fairmont Avenue. to replace the pres
ent structure over Coal Run.
And 1t Is estimated that said i'm
provement In relation to said bridge
or fill can be made for the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1oO,-
000.00) DOLLARS.
And. Whereas, 1t is likewise expe.
dent and necessary for the comfort,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-21
New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Buying Of
coppers. steels and other industrials
and specialties in almost unpreccdcnt-
ed volume was resumed yesterday,
with the usual list Of new high rec
ords. The movement was orderly most
Of the time, probably as result of
warnings issued from substantial f.
nancial quarters. Additional! cause for
caution was found in the further de.
pletion Of local bank reserves, which
contributed to the higher rates for call
loans. these being quoted at 3ls per
cent. just before the markets close.
During the first half OF the session
the rise proceeded with only such in
terruption as may have been caused
by profit taking. In the later dealings.
however, selling orders far outweighed
demand, and extreme gains OF one to
three points In the metals and leading
'ndustrials were largely or wholly
reduced.
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FOR RATIFICATION.
FOR REJECTION"

Said ballot may be voted and mark.
cd in the manner prescribed by law.
Eighth That the City Clerk Of this
city do forthwith prepare poll books,
ballots, ETC., as may be necessary for
the purpose Of taking and certifying
said special election; same to be de.
lIvered by him 10 the said Commits.
sioners Of election.
Ninth: That q vote of the legal
voters be taken In said city on tho day
mentioned in Section Fifth hereof on
the question Of authorizing the maxi.
mum special bond levy of "a cents on
each ONE HUNDRED ($100.00) DOL.
LARS valuation of the taxable proper.
ty in said city to pay the interest on,
and provide a sinking fund for each
serial payment and the discharge of
said proposed bond issue hereinbefore
provided; and that said vote shall be
taken on the question aforesaid at the
several voting places in the said city
at said Special Election to be held on
Tuesday, the 9Th day of December,
1916. which has been heretofore here.
in directed to be held for the purpose
of taking vote on the said proposed
bond issue of SEVEN HUNDRED AND
SIXTY THOUSAND (s760.000.00)
DOLLARS for said city; that said
election commissioners and challen.
gers hereinbefore appointed do take
the poll and ascertain the result Of
said election on the question Of author.
izing a maximum special bond levy Of
"a cents on each $4,000 valuation OF
taxable property Of said city to pay
the interest and provide a sinking fund
to meet each serial payment In the
discharge OF said proposed bond issue;
that the City Clerk Of this city shall
forthwith prepare poll books, ballots,
ETC., as may be necessary for the pur-
pose OF taking and certifying said spe.
cial election on the question Ct author.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-21
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Nov. 21.-The Pitts.
burgh stock market was active and
excited, and during the session five
stocks sold at the highest prices ever
quoted on the local board.
Westinghouse Air Brake was a
prominent leader. opening higher at
115k and closing ut leo. the top. Over
1000 shares changed hands. Electric
on much smaller volume OF business
remained heavy and declined from
65N to 65h, closing at the lowest.
Union Switch and Signal sold unchang.
ed at It's.
The greatest interest. however, cen.
tered in the natural gas group. Man
nfacturers Light and Heat advanced
from 631s to GS, closing at the best. a
ne gain of AZ points over Saturdays
close. Ohio Fuel Supply closed "
higher at 593z, a new high price.
Caney River Gas was dull but firm
and closed lFs higher at A. new
record.
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The present outstanding bonded in.
dcbtcdness of the City OF Fairmont is
S292O00.00. OF which said amount the
sum of $34 10000 is apportioncd to the
general fund and $20S 10000 is appor-
toned to the water fund. All Of the
aforesaid bonds to DO redeemed and
discharged by means OF said proposed
new bond issue with the exception of
that certain issue in said ordinance
described being in the sum OF 49,
10000.
Said proposed bond issue to be de-
! voted to improvements in the sum OF
$500. 10000; to wipe out the floating In.
dcbtcdness in the sum OF $10.0O0.0O:
and to redeem and discharge bonds in
the sum OF S200,000.0O.
Said proposed bond issue, IL ratified,
will leave all aggregate bonded i'll
debtodness Of said city, in the sum Of
$685.. 100000. both funds. and dispose OF
all floating Indebtedness.
Those favoring the ratification OF
said ordinance will vote by placing the
mark (XJ in front OF For ratification"
and those opposing will vote by placing
the mark tX) in front OF For rejec-
ton; and those favorinS the levy
will vote by placing the mark (X) in
! front OF For the levy and those op-
posing will vote by placing the mark
! lx) in front Of Against the levy;
and will vote and mark the respective
, ballots as provided i'v law.
Given under MY hand and the seal
Of the City of F'airmont this 2lst day
OF November. in the year OF our Lord.
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Six.
! teen.
ANTHONY BOWEN.
| [SEAL] Mayor Of the City OF Fairmont,
West Virginia.
| Attest:
ALBERT J. KERN. City Clerk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-21
Oil and Gas.

Light bumpers are the result Of the
weeks initial work in the eastern
fields. The competitions were pretty
we'll distributed through tho West Vir.
sinia. Southeastern Ohio and South.
vest Pennsylvania fields. The fact that
here is so little territory under de-.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-21
LOST AND FOUND

LOST - During Fairmont fair week
child's small silver pocketbook. with
name Mary engraved. Finder please
call Bell phone 9O1. 11-.l.3t No. 1868