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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
and they spend the money.

and they spend the money.
That's the excuse for the fight,
though the real basis of the fight n
Mr.. Britain, in a nutshell, is the
wounded vanity of Thomas E. Watson.
Some further development, though,
has come in the form of meritorious
comparison of the two gentlemen.
Mr.. Britain is an active educator;
recognized and accredited as one OF
the foremost in the South. He has al
ways had the unanimous endorsement
and support of the county and city
superintendent of education of Geor-
gia, and of the educational authorities
Like his opponent-in one respect-he
is a Baptist For two years MIR. Brit
tain was moderator for the Atlanta
Baptist association, the largest or.
ganization of that church in the state
For eight years he wrote the inter
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30

AMERICA FOR ME.

\ \ \ \ 4 \ \ \ \ \ \ y y =
Oh, it's home again, and home again
America for me!
My heart is turning home again, to
Gods country.
To the land of youth and freedom, be-
yond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunshine and
the flag is full of stars.
1t is good to see the Old World, and
travel up and down
Among the famous countries and cities
of renown;
To admire the crumbly castles and the
monuments and kings,
But soon enough you have enough Of
Anticipated things
Oh, London is a mans town; there's
power in the air;
And Paris is woman's town, with
flowers in her hair;
And it's sweet to loaf in Venice, it's
great to study Rome;
Eut when it comes to living there is
no place like home.
l like the German firewoods in green
battalions drilled.
1 like the gardens of Versailles, with
flashing fountains filed;
But, or, to take your hand my dear,
and ramble for day
In the friendly western woodland
where nature has her way.
Oh, Europe is fine place, yet some
thing seems to lack;
The past is too much with her, and
the people looking back;
But life is in the present, and the
future must be free;
We love our land for what she is, and
what she is to be.
Oh, It's home again, and home again,
America for me!
My heart is turning home again to
Gods country,
TO the blest land of Room Enough.
beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full Of sunshine and
the flag is full of stare.
Henry Van Dyke.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
RIEASE STILL LEADING
MANNING IN SOUTH CAROLINA


COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. S).-Forme,
Governor Blease and Governor Man
ming will probably participate in a
run-on primary as a result of Tues,
days democratic primary fer nominal
ton fo@ governor of South Carolina
Neither candidate has a majority
which, under the rules promulgated by
the state executive committee, is nee
essary to nominate. Blease is leading
Manning today, the count Of the vote
not having been completed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
HICKORY HILL WAS
STORM CENTERF FOR
.BR|TTAIN'5 FIGHT
(BY JOHN w. HAMMQND.)

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 3O.-The at.
tention being drawn to the opposition
put forward to M. L. Britain, state
superintendent of schools, is forcing
to the surface some Of the most inter
esting facts in any of the races this
year.
1t has been rather clearly demon
strated that the real substance behind
the opposition to Mr. Brittain-the rea-
son for that opposition-is personal
fight Thomas e. Watson is making on
him, because the superintendent OF
schools is the one statehouse officer
who has dared say in plain, pointed
words that watson is menace to
Georgia" That, and because Mr.. Brit.
tain fatty and Enthusiastically refused to
be dictated to from Hickory Hill,
aroused the ire of the Watson person
and finally he found somebody to run
against the man who wouldn't knuckle
under.
The race, so far as the Watsonesque
feature of it is concerned, is being rur
on the single plank of religious preju-
dice, and that prejudice fed by a
threadbare yarn-"state school funds
diverted to sectarian schools"
1t is on this, though, that the hide
has been rubbed entirely off the back
bone of Mr.. Keese's campaign. In
curry into the charge brought against
Mr.. Britain by his Opposition" has
brought right up to the surface the
fact that the state superintendent Of
schools hasn't the power or authority
u 40 WudI NIL ho0SS pldtAOIln
charges, if he wanted to. The records
show that he didn't try to.
Under the law of Georgia, the states
educational department is required to
apportion the state school funds by a
clearly defined method; that method
requires that the funds SO to the
county and city boards of education
to each and all of them. The state
superintendent gives no funds to any
school, UNCONVENTIONAL or otherwise
The county and city boards get the
county's or the city's apportionment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
18th. District
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

SEVENTEENTH DIST, Ca, Aug. 80.
Rev. Pearson, of Plains, filled his
appointment at Rylander Sunday
Will Zimmerman, of Tampa. Fla,
was the guest of his neice, Mrs. Claude
Logan, this week.
After spending several weeks with
his brother, Jack Smith, Monroe Smith
has returned to his home in Palmetto.
Fla.
Miss Mittie Collins is confined to her
home by illness this week.
Miss Matte suggs, of Albany, is Wis
iting relatives here this week.
R. P. Israel motored to Bronwool
Sunday
Miss Jennie Warren, of Richland, IS
the much admired guest Of Mrs. Fred
Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coins and children, Of
Moultrie. spent Sunday at the home of
Mrs. ]. D. Williams.
School opened at Williams Cross
Roads Monday with Miss Annis Jones
as teacher.
Miss Ellie Virgins has returned from
Fort Valley. where she was the guest
of Misses Irene and Willie Jones.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
MARRIAGE OF MISS
MATHIS AND MR.. KIMMELL.

The wedding of Miss Rebecca and
Mr.. Joseph Kimmell, of Arcadia, Fla.
will be a pretty social event of the
season at Calvary Episcopal church
this evening at o'clock The maid Of
honor will be Miss Mary Mathis, a
sister of the bride, and the best man,
Mr.. John Mathis, who is fraternity
mate of the groom. The ushers are
Mesrs. Edward Mathis, Emmett Boz
ton, Arthur Rylander, Jr., Harry Ar
thur, of Albany. The wedding march
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
BARBECUE CLUB
TO MEET THURSDAY.

The regular meeting of the Ameri-
Gus Barbecue club will be held Thurs
DAY, at the usual hours, on Glessner
street. The full membership, as usual,
is expected to attend, and a fine bar
becue will be enjoyed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30

Rothman and Pidgeon and Albert Har-
ris, and has received many compli-
ments for the wonderful work she has
done for Grace George (Irs. William
Brady the actress, and Miss Jane
Grey, who starred a year ago with Mr.,
Jack Barrymore in "Kick-In."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
Leslie
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to -Recorder)
LESLIE, Ca, Aug. 90.-The Leslie
High school had a most suspicious
opening Monday, Aug. 2Sth. One hun
dred and fifty pupils were enrolled on
the first day, and many others are ex-
pected to enter later. The teachers IN
charge of Prof, U. S. Lancaster, &4nth
and tenth grades; Miss Annie Claire
Ranew, eighth grade; Miss Lucille
Green, sixth and seevnth grades; Miss
Nellie Siddall, of Lumpkin, fourth and
fifth grades; Miss Laura Maud Roberts
Of Hatley, Ca, second and third
grades Mrs. Clara Taylor, first grade,
and Miss Helen Argo, of Americas.
music.
Mrs. Laila Morgan and daughter,
Maude, returned to their home in vi
emma Thursday, after visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Hines.
Rev. and Mrs. Will Boring, Of Flor
ida, are spending some time here with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Wilson.
Mrs. George Bagley, Jr., and son,
George, of DeSoto, spent Tuesday
with Mrs. F. A. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Hobby and R. f.
Delacy, of Helena, returned to their
home last Thursday, after visit of
several days to Mr.. and Mrs R, B,
Clifton.
Miss Lucille Morgan, of Vienna, is
spending the week at the home of Mr..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
SOCIETY NEWS
80 %A%&4%

will be played by Mr.. Harry Williams.
and the church choir will be present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07
TOURISTS ARE
VISITING AT HAVANA

Havana.-(C correspondence of The
Associated Press. THE tourist season
now drawing to a close has been by
far the most prosperous that Havana
has ever seen, the number of visitors
from the United States exceeding by
thousands that of any previous year
and taxing to their utmost the capac-
ity the steamship lines from New
York, Key West and New Orleans.
This has been due in part to the at
fractions of the fine racing track, in
augurated last year at Marianao I'M
der unfavorable weather conditions,
but in the main to the closing Of all
European resorts and the serious in
reference of traffic with the other
West Indian islands due to the with
drawal of the German and British
tourist steamers.
During the height of the rush
southwark all the hotels in Havana
were so crowded that many visitors
were compelled to find shelter for the
night aboard the ships on which they
arrived This has given rise to a
renewal of the long discussed project
of the erection in Havana of at least
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07
Duties Increasing.

uously He was educated in the Mo-
line schools and was married to Miss
Anna Anderson in that city Sept. 81,
1879.
Mr. Kneberg embarked in the wall
paper and decorating business in Mo-
line in 1892, and continued to do this
sort of work up to his death. He was
located at Fifth avenue and Sixteenth
street, for number Of years and later
erected the kneberg block on the
northwest corner there. Hundreds OF
business and personal friends whom
he had made during his long residence
there were shocked as word of his
tragic death spread over the city last
evening.
Surviving him are the widow and
three daughters: Goldie. Bessie and
Madeline; sister, Miss Hannah kne-
berg. of Moline. and brother, Victor,
in Kansas. Two nephews and several
nieces are also among the near rela-
tives Two brothers, John and Peter
kneberg, preceded their brother in
death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07

OF the train that was laundering down
upon him, And then, according to III
ner. the body was hid from his view
by the engine that passed over it.
May Have Tripped.
What caused Mr.. Kneberg to fall and
why. having had time to do so. he did
not arise and escape the death that
was bearing down upon him, are ques-
tons that probably never will be an
swered.
His fall may have been caused by
his being tripped by the rail
thought that in his hurry to
gain the other side of the
crossing he might have step
ped from the planking. making a de
tour,as 1t were, and thus lost his foot
ing and fell. Reports from his home
today were that he was subjected to
dizzy spells and members of the fam
| lily are of the belief that it was such
an attack that caused him to fall and
to make apparently little effort to
regain his footing 1t is not impossi-
bic that he may have been paralyzed
with fear and was rendered helpless
in the face of approaching danger.
| The engineer on the engine
saw the man lying upon the
tracks. but he was powerless. his
train moving too fast at the time to be
brought to a sudden stop. To wit
nesses of the accident he explained
that he realized the wheels of his en-
CINE were crushing out the life of a
man, but that he could do nothing but
stop the train as quickly as possible.
William E. Whiteside. Moline attor-
ney, and Joe Downing were also wit
nesses of the accident. Mr.. Whiteside
saw Mr. kneberg start across the
tracks. saw him fall and pass from
view under the engine. He was so
Mortified that he could only grasp his
companion and point in the direction
of the passing train. Downing could
see the body beneath the baggage car.
They were standing at the northeast
corner of the crossing. He hurried to
the Manufacturers hotel and sent in a
call for the ambulance.
| Downing said this morning that
while the body was all but severed, it
was not otherwise disfgured to great
extent Only shreds of flesh connect
ed the two portions of the body.
/ Onlookers gathered quickly, only to
become sickened and hurry away.
i Raymond Matt, 1913 Seventeenth
street, was another witness.
/ Engineer of the train was A E.
James; conductor, c. E. Smith; fire
man, Charles Diltner, brakeman, L. j
Barry.
The remains were later removed to
the Knox undertaking parlors. An in
quest was to be conducted this aft
ernoon.
Native of Sweden.
Mr.. kneberg was born in Sweden
April 4, 1851. When years old he
came with his parents to America, set
thing directly in Moline. Since then ne
had been a resident of Moline contin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07
CHAS. KNEBERCI IS
KILLED BY train
At CITY CROSSING
Moline Business Man Meets Horrible
Fate on Burlington Tracks at
Sixteenth Street.
FALLS BEFORE ONC0MlNG TRAIN
Believed to Have Been Paralyzed by
Fright and Unable TO Rise-NOt
Thought Suicide.

His body lying across the south rail
Of the c. b. & O. line at the Sixteenth
street crossing in Moline, where he
had fallen in hurrying across the
tracks, Charles kneberg. prominent
Moline man, met a horrible death at
about 1870 last evening when wheels
of the engine tender and of the front
truck OF the baggage car of the train
from ST. Louis crushed out his life
Witnesses of the accident, who TODAY
were yet unneryed by the CHASTITY
sight. found the body all but severed
when they reached the side OF the
train. The wheels had passed over
the abdomen. The city ambulance was
summoned and the remains were TAX
en- to the A. V. Esterdahl morgue. Mr..
kneberg had long been prominent in
business activities of Moline and was
the owner of the kneberg building,
corner OF Sixteenth street and Fifth
avenue, one of the most moder1
and substantial structures in the city.
Report of his death spread rapidly
through the city last night. coming as
a shock 10 the many who knew him.
The accident. for it is not thought
that Mr. kneberg sought the horrible
death that was his, was over in a min
ute and those who witnessed it were
made speeches. with horror.
Alfred Timer, driver of delivery
truck for the Electric laundry, was
standing within a comparatively short
distance of the spot where Mr.. Kne-
berg seemed to trip and fall. He was
standing on the south side of the
tracks. The mans attention had been
attracted by a pedestrian who on the
east side of the crossing was hurrving
across and out of the way of the ap-
preaching c. B. & Q. passenger train.
He then saw Mr.. kneberg start to
cross the tracks on the opposite side
OF the crossing. When Mr. kne-
berg reached the tracks of the
Burlington road he fell For a
moment the engines headlight
flashed upon the PROSTATE form For a
moment it seemed as if the man was
trying to crawl from out of the path
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07
MATHERVILLE

Miss Mildred Jackson of Hillsdale
visited at her home here Sunday.
Robert Webster spent Saturday In
Rock Island.
Herman Zude was a Rock Island
passenger Saturday.
George Bedford and Charles Rettig,
who have been working in the mines
in Colorado for several months, have
returned to Matherville. They expect
to remain here.
Mrs Charles Mingler was Sher-
rard visitor Saturday.
William Inch of Cable was a visitor
here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis of Viola
were visitors here Saturday
Jack Dawson left on Monday for
Peoria He expects to locate either
in Peoria or West Virginia
Neil McGonigle received a tele-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07
ENLARGEMENT OF
FORCE IS TALKED
Rum0rs Circulating That Rock Is.
land Commission Discussed PO-
lice Department at Session.
NEED OF MORE PATROLMEN FELT
List at Present in Rock Island Lowest
il Has Been for Several Years
With Duties Increasing.

Enlargement of the police force OF
Rock Island and ways and means Of
financing the cost additional patrol
men would entail, was discussed at
the secret session of the municipal
commission yesterday. according to
stories purporting to have emanated
from authoritative sources.
As yesterday, when queried concern
ing topics brought up at the meeting,
none of the commissioners today
would divulge what had transpired.
Need of additional men on the force
here is manifesting itself now, and ex-
pectations are that during the coming
months the necessity of more patrol
men will be more pressing, unless the
commission takes steps to increase
the roster now.
There are 16 patrolmen on beats.
This includes both the day and night
force. In addition there are two de-
tectives, one on days and one on night
duty This makes IS men on the
street. Aside from the patrolmen and
detectives there are the chief, captain,
day sergeant, night sergeant. day pa
troll chauffeur. night patrol chauffeur
and one reserve officer at the station
in the daytime. In all the list in
cludes %. one patrolman of whom,
David Fitzgerald, is confined to his
home recovering from burns sus-
tanned while he was attending to the
heating plant at the city hall building
several months ago.
Duties Increasing.
Never for the last few years has
there been a time when there has been
so few patrolmen on beats. Additional
work of the department has increased
since Davenport went dry and it is
expected that with Moline joining the
dry column, duties of the officers will
increase comparatively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07

to a conclusion the rush of tourist
traffic would instantly set Europe
ward and so continue for years to
come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07

available but it would hardly be pos
sible to complete building by the
beginning of next year and fears are
expressed that should the war come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-07

one tourist hotel of magnificent pro-
portions and Of various other plans
to increase the attractions of the city.
Several excellent hotel sites are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-26
The Vanishing Sheep.
(Boston IIerald.) ~

Secretary Houston means well when
he urges New England farmers to raise
more sheep, and when he makes an APP
peal to the city business men of this
region to give the farmers the financial
backing necessary for this industry. if
1T is desired. His arguments are famil-
lar, and his statistics as to the profits
to be gained, with wool and mutton
even remaining in sight of their pres
emit figures, were never more impressive.
But New England farmers, whatever
the effect of the appeal on the city
banker and merchant, will in all prob
ability continue to smile induloentv
and shake their heads. The vanishing
sheep do not give the farmer anv wor-
ry. Even when 4 Maine farmer. w. B.
Kendall of Bowdoinham. keeps flock
of more than a thousand sheep. the
largest flock i'll New England, and
makes, II pay a handsome profit, and
breaches sheep raising to Maine farm
erS IN season and out, his neighbors
only shake their heads and express
themselves as having more faith in sum
mer boarders or sweet corn or the dairy
business than i'll sheep.
The Springfield Republican SAYS that
the one word, Dogs is, in the mind
of the farmers, sufficient answer to all
arguments for sheep raising. But many
farmers have answers that they con
slider more conclusive than that. Thcy
will tell You that sheep "'eat their
heads off - during the long months
when they must be fed in the barns;
that they cause the land to ''r,ln out ,:
that disease causes far greater ravaees
III the average flock than dogs do. The
first wire fences, which were of barbed
wire. were factor in causing farm
ers to dispose of their sheep, but later
wire fences, cheaper than other fcnc-
ing and without the wool dragging
barbs. have nullifed that argument.
| In the mean time the steady decrease
OF our sheep continues, and the i'm
ports of wool grow larger and larger
The 6l,500,000 sheep revealed by the
1900 census had declined to fewer than
50,000.000 in 1915. Here in New Eng
land the sheep. excluding lambs,
dropped from 1,326.234 in 1880 to 306,-
443 in 1910. About half the present to-
tai of New England sheep are in
Maine, and the number there has
dropped to less than 100 900 and has
long been decreasing regularly about
10000 year. The American sheep ap-
pears to be headed down the trail that
the dodo and aux have gone, and is
close on the heels of the lobster, as
Stunning lobster has heels, but the
american farmer, and particularly the
New England farmer, is disposed to
LET others do the Worrying.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-26
RAISE MORE SHEEP.

Secretary Houston 5 advice to New
England farmers to raise more sheep
has brought forth expressions of dissent
from numerous skepties, who have in
mind the fact that the head of the
department of agriculture is a Texan
and presumably not fully acquainted
with the tus and outs Of New England
farming. and also the losses that have
attended the efforts Of many farmers
i'm that direction. For all that, the
signs roiut to a revival of sheep-rais-
ing in New England We have much
land that Is admirably adapted to the
purpose. and there is a great and never
failing demand for wool. IT is the eco
uomical ching for this country 10 pro
duce the raw materials for its chief
textile industries, both wool and cotton.
The susceptibility of sheep to disease
is a discouraging but not insupcrahle
obstacle and the dog menace, if right
" dealt with, can be 50 curbed as to
leave the sheep-raiser's opportunity
open.
This problem Of shecpraising is one
that invites the most careful and
thorough investigation by our New
England farm Improvement organiza-
tious. and they should be assisted in
every possible way 10y .he department
of agriculture. There was time when
sheep yielded a profit to many farmers
/ IN this section, and while some of the
conditions have changed, it is by ne
means evident that methods may not
/ he so adjusted as to re-establish the
! balance on the right side of the ledger.
( 1t is quite apparent, as matters stand,
that sheepraising is becoming an all
but lost art here in New England. In
+ 1910 we had less than one-fourth as
many sheep on our farms as i'll 1850
Something must be done If the sheer
and wool industries are again to be &
factor worth while among us, and the
time is ripe for searching examina
tion of difficulties and the remedies
required.