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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25

this marrow view. The newspapers there
are ably edited and directed and are
unanimously friendly to north Alabama.
In Montgomery, now, it is different to
some extent, for the journal has openly
opposed the Harvesting of Muscle Shoals,
and has never seemed to have any clear
realization of the magnitude of the prob
lem or the plan. That the Birmingham
press is doing its full duty is exempli-
fled by the very fact that The Age-IIer-
aid would chide it's local Chamber of
Commerce for its magnificent capacity
for aiding Birmingham only
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
NO THRILLING MATTER

NO THRILLING MATTER
She sought a beauty parlor
With pimples on her face;
Desired the beauty doctor
The blemish to erase.
She found the treatment costly,
But efficacious quite
And CHANGING at a mirror,
Her heart grew wondrous light.
Forsooth, a grand complexion
To woman means a lot
Determines for her whether
Lies worth her while or not.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
THE ALIMONY KING

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Pittsburg millionaire has been out
done. The honor of paying the largest
almony in the history of divorces goes
to New York plutocrat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
WRONG AGAIN

II see you have an artificial flower on
the fender of your automobile.
Yes. That's just a little conceit of
mine"
80 you put it there yourself. thought
perhaps you had run down a woman Pc
destrian recently and that was part of
the trimming on her hat"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
PRUDENT MAN

HAD any luck in the stock uoE
lately?"
THE best ever"
How much did you clean up?"
Not cent. listened to still small
voice and stayed out"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
A REAL AUToCRAT

Here's the photograph of
maitre d'hotel He has a ste nd
naughty look"
Hasn't he, though? I dare s ha
fellow wouldn't unbend for anytl les
than hundred-dollar bill"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25

o cunning enemy, that to catch g
saint,
With saints doth bait thy hook!
Measure for Measure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF

4NOA y III II . =
Son, you are wasting your tim'
ing such trashy books"
Cant help it, pa" remark
gilded youth. IF 1 ever got no
book I couldn't lay down, migl
a dancing date"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25
ADRTFT WITH THE TIMES
NEEDS SYMPATHY

He finds life any
Thing but fair
Who's breaking in some
Underwear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25

No communication Will be published
without its authors name. Rejected
manuscript will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25

TELEPHONE
Bell (prIvate exchange connecting all
departmcnts) Main 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-25

Entered AT the cunningham, Ala,
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress March 8, 1879.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
THE DAWSON NEWS.

Journalism may have changed rad
icany in the few short years that We
have had the opportunity to view its
tides, but certainly we are not con-
strained to believe that the Dawson
News followed the highest ethics when
they published a picture of THE
TREE AND MOB's VICTIMS AT
sTARKESVILLE" in their edition Of
February 1st
The people of Leesburg ran man
our Of their town on the morning after
the lynching who was selling pictures
Of the scene of the lynching
But now comes the usually good,
sane and conservative Dawson News
displaying for the edidcation and cul-
tivation of their readers a picture of
this horrible scene. The people OF
Terrell county-and we grant that the
News is widely read-must feed on
the sights of this mob's work.
This may be all right to the tastes
ard ideals of some journalists, but We
exceedingly regret that the Dawson
News saw fit to display such in their
paper.
And too, this is the newspaper Of
Editor Z L. Rainey, a member of the
state prison commission, who should
have a suficiency of knowledge when
1t comes to the ravaging hand of the
mob.
1t is to be hoped that the News pub
hshed such picture without a sec
ord thought.
Not even the wild Journalism of
Atlanta saw fit to publish pictures of
a late incident in that section of the
state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
HERE'S ONE JUST
FOR A CHANCE

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. $50 many
stories have been circulated in the past
about ineficiecy of the Atlanta police,
that the following police story of
reroism will be welcome and refresh
ing.
The Atlanta papers made only a
paragraph of it, but the men who
went through the experience had the
closest call of their lives.
Virgil Hunter, negro desperate,
armed with double barreled shotgun.
barricaded himself in a small house on
Davis street and announced that he
would kill everybody he could and then
himself. rather rthan submit to ar
rest.
Call Officers Watson and Lee. Of
The Atlanta police force happened to
be the men called to the scene They
were told the situation and the dan
ser. The neighbors advised them to
send in { riot call and get out the
militia and tear down the house.
Watson and Lee consulted together
aid figured out their duty as thew saw
it. They broke down the door, with
their pistols ready, figuring that one
Of them could get" the negro before
the negro could kill both of them. But
the unexpected happened, and the ne
gro laid down his gun. He is now safe
ly locked in a cell and the two officers
are teing congratulated on their dis
pa yof nerve.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

IL the extreme south, near the Pers-
ian-Turkish border, one of the best OF
these routes into Turkey leads through
tie country near Lake Van.
Situated at the easrern end OF the
open, treeless plain, 80 miles long and
= miles wide. and surrounded on all
SIDES by lofty mountains, steep to their
bases, Erzarum enjoys a splendid set
ting. Within the town, encircled by an
eartheu enceinte, however, appear
ances are cramped. unfayorable, and
gloomy The streets are many sizes
too small according to the Western
measure. and they lack utterly in sta
b:lity of direction, Moreover, they are
badly drained and dirty, and the
houses by their side do not add cheer
with their old. UNMARRIED facades OF
dark gray volcanic stone.
The town has always enjoyed a
fairly prosperous transit trade, for it
is on the main overland route from
TEebizond to northwest Persia and to
the trade centers of the southern Sau-
casus. a good road leads from Ezerum
down to the coast at Trebizend and
the journey can be made by carriage
in five or six days. The place has also
been noted from early times Off the
quality of its brass and copper work.
Wheat, barley. millet, and vegetables
are grown in the country around and
sheep are pastured. The population OF
the town is $4,000, of which one-Quar-
ter is Armenian. A garrison stationed
here in peace times is 5000 strong
and more"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
SHOOT ON SIGHT.

During the flood and its terrible
consequences in the Otay valley of
California, marines and sailors of the
United States were given orders to
shoot looters on sight. This seems be-
vond the pale of justice-no trial and
nc court. But, the act of the looter is
almost beyond this Imagination.
The sterness and certainty of this
order prevents much looting and dis
orders of their kinds.
1t might go bad if more stringent
force was used in other parts of the
United States to stop crime
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
TOM WATSON'S CASE.

Is there an intimation from the
justice department OF the United
States that Georgia's courts have fail
eQ in doing their duyt
1t would seem so if the press dis
patches are correct which say that
the justice department of the federal
government is contemplating request
ing an indictment for one Thomas E.
Watson, more or less known, as i
prolific writer and maker of state
ments. in this great state But the
story says that he indictment will be
requested in another state-with the
iutimation that the government wants
the case tried where they can get
justice.
Georgia is occupying a sad position
in the eyes of the nation. If there is
one single man in Georgia today who
is more responsible for the spirit of
violence and disregard for the law
which is now pervading this common
wealth, we believe it is Thomas E.
Watson.
Still it is sad to contemplate that
one man could have so much influence
and exert such a wide tendency for
the bad in government.
1t has been written that the mills
of the gods grind slow" But Georgia
faces a plight where they must grind
surely, surely
Some of the great newspapers have
intimated that the federal government
might extend military restrictions
over Georgia if this wantom disregard
for law and order continues. God for
bid such procedure, but if it must
come let the guilty be wiped from the
face of the earth, and have mercy on
the well meaning who are forced to
apparently suffer this.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
ANOTHER WEEK OF
DEVELOPMENT IN DIXIE

COLUMBUS. Ga, Feb. 3.-The In
dustrial Index says in its issue for
this week:
With the beginning of the second
month of the year prosperity is swing
ing into its strobe in the Southeast.
More new industrial and general
business enterprises were announced
in the past week than for any one
week in many months before This
includes manufacturing plants from
small establishments to a 100000 in
yestment to be made by a steel COM
pany at Gadsden, Ala.
"A total of 40 corporations were
formed with minimum capital stock
aggregating $S6O,35O. 1t is in the num-
Der of these that the general activity
is reflected in notable degree.
"A company has been organized to
build a railroad in a section of Missis-
sippA Franchises have been asked in
A5lanta, Ga, for an electric railroad
which it is proposed to build between
tlat city and Cummings, Ga.
There is a great volume of coa-
struction work that is increasing cor
stantly Among the larger structures
reported this week is a seyen-storF
hotel building for Miami, Fla.
Three banks have been organized.
Among the items of construction
work TO be done, as reported this wee6
are
apartment houses. Greensboro, y
C.; bank building, Campbellton, Fla.
church buildings. Americas, Ga. and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
THE NEWSPAPER TALK

Long loan companies are beginning
to discriminate judiciously between
the applicants for loans who are pro-
gressive enough to diversity and those
who don't The new blanks for farm
loans contain these pertinent Ques-
tions: What are you doing to coun-
teract the damage by the boil weevil
to- the cotton crop? What change do
you expect to make in your crops and
methods to overcome this evil Have
the farmers in your immediate vicinity
organized to protect themselves
against the weeyil? and others of like
import. Farmers, you see the corpor-
ations who are lending you money on
your land are keeping their eyes open
even if you. ostrich like, may try to
hide your head in the sands-Fitzger-
aid Leader-Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

returns at your earliest opportunity,
as the law directs the books to close
on the LIST day of May each year. Your
returns as heretofore will be sub
jected to investigation by board of
equalizers. Cards will be placed At
different precincts showing what dates
the receiver will be present. Wishing
each one of you a prosperous year, !
am, Lours very truly,
JNO. T. HOWELL,
Tax Receiver, Sumter Co., Ga.
P. 81 will be assisted by compe-
tent help, to-wit, T. B. Scrutchins, Of
Americas, Ga. 2S-1w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

Tampa, Fla; clubhouses. Tampa and
Winter Haven, Fla. garage buildings,
Clarksdale, Miss, and ensacola, Fla;
library buildings, Quitman, Ca, and
Sumter, S. c.; fraternal building,
Spartanburg, S. c., railway passenger
station, Florence, S. c.; school build
ings, Jasper, Ala, Lake Helen, Fla.
and Warrenton and Terrell county,
Ga: paving, Clearwater, Fla; bridge,
Palm eBs ch county, Fla; road, Mon
roe county, Fla; theater building,
Windcr, Ga; warehouses, Ambrose,
LawrenceviIle and Rome, Ga.
Construction contracts have been
awarded as follows;
Dredging, Dunedin, Fla; aero sta
ton building, Pensacola, Fla; bridge.
Palm Beach county Fla. library
building, kingstree, Fla; moving pic
ture studio building, Tampa, Fla
paving, Clearwater, Fla; factory build
irgs, Blackshear, S. c., and Cedartown,
Ga; plant building, Clarksdale, Mss
Industrial plants will be establish
ed Us follows:
Cole ovens and by-products plant
Gadsden. Ala; cotton mill additions,
Alexander City Ala, and Blacksburg,
S. C; ice factory, St. Petersburg, Fla
ginnery, Aston. Ga: peanut oil mill,
Dawson, Ga; meat-curing plants Dub
in and W;-renton. Ga; limestone
y ant. Gainesville, Ga; foundry, Lake.
land. Fla; lighting systems, Moultor,
>'a., and Pinecra, Ga; tannery, Law
renceville, Ga; feed mill Birmingham,
Ala, fa,ul'zer factory. Tampa, Fla"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

There seems to be growing seDtr-
ment in favor of the sale of the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad. Iris SEN
timent avs practically alone confined
for while to the one section through
which the road runs and that not
very extensive, but no wit has grown
here and is growing over the state as
well.-Cartersville News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
LEADING THE WAY.

Americas lead the way in Georgia
as far as the matter of military in
struction in the high school.
To Prof. J. E Mathis. superintend-
ont of the public schools. goes the
credit for suggesting the plan. and to
tie Board of Education goes the
promptness Of adopting the sugges-
ton.
The arrangement and plans for the
Presentation and teaching of proper
military instructions are being worked
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
TAX NOTICE.

To The Taxpayers of Sumter County,
Ca:
I am now ready to take your tax re-
turns for the year 1916. You make re-
turns on what property you owned the
list day of January, 1916, carefully
giving in lots and parcel of lots of land
by district and lot numbers. City prop
erty you will please give in by num-
Der and street, unimproved as well as
tmyl owed property. Please make your
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
SIDNEY LANIER IS
HONORED B! SCHOOL

The special program rendered by the
students at the High school to COM
memorate the birthday of Sidney La
nier was enjoyed by large and ap-
preciative audience Thursday The
students are OF be congratulated upon
the excellence of the program and the
members of the society are the recip-
tents of many compliments on their
essays and declarations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

out by Prof. Mathis with the coopera-
ton of the board.
Preparedness must come home to US.
No better way can a boy be taught the
first principles Of self-preseryation
than by beginning when he is young,
ard the natural tendency towards mil
iJary permeates his being.
Americas will be proud of her mil
itia in the high school-and they
should be respected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

Seems that times haven't changed a
great deal. We were reading a history
tie other day where it said that Ben
Franklin took tobacco in payment for
his Poor Richards Almanac" and
We are taking potatoes, etc, for ours.
-Lumpkin Independent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
IN THE WAR ZONE.

Russians are hammering at the
Turkish paddock upon the northeast
ern borderland of Asia Minor power
ful Erzorum, which has even more i'm
portance in the defense Of the Otto
man frontier than has Metz in the pro
lection of the German boundary. While
dispatches from the Caucasian war
theatre have been extremely meagre,
the news that the forces of the Tsar
are CHEERING for the assault of the
famous gateway in the mountains
makes Erzerum one of the points Of
greatest present interest in all the
thousands of miles of battle lines. A
description of the old fortress an Ar.
menian stronghold when history be-
gan for this region, has just been
prepared by the National Geographic
Sociaty at Washington. 1t reads as
follows:
Where the Armeian plateau be-
Genes bleak complex of gorge-and-
mountain, is traced the present bound
AIRY line between the Russian Caucasus
and Turkey in-Asia; and the largest
city and the an-important fortress on
this strong natural frontier frontier is
Erzerum, which guards the one con-
venient way through the ragged
heights to the fatlands of Mesopot-
anna and the lower hills OF eastern
Asia Minor. The beginning of history
findds this city a military station and
a point of considerable strategical
value; it is the Armenian fortress of
Garin Kalakh of antiquity, the Arabian
raiding base of Kalikale, the Byzan-
tine frontier post, Theodosiopolis.
The Russians have twice decided
wars against Turkey in their fvor by
the capture of Erzerum. and each
time has been handed back in the
peace arrangements. While the at
lacks of the Russians against the for
tree in 1877 wee unsuccessful, their
occupation of the town during the
amistice of February, 1873. finally
brought the Turks to accept the terms
OF peace. The assault and capture of
the fortress by the Russian general.
Paskeyich. in July, 1929, decided the
campaign in Asia. The Notifications
OF Erz9rum have been strengthened.
however. since it last withstood the
pounling of guns forged in the work
shops Of the great enemy to the north,
and its immensely strong position has
been improved and made more difficult
for attack.
Erzerum bars the roads from Kars
and other points on the frontier. These
avs follow the valley of the Aras Riv.
er through the high mountains. and
from Erzerum branch north. west and
south North Of the fortress, leagues
Of impossible mountains extend from
deep in Turkish Armenia beyond the
Russian border. To the south. an
eaually mountainous country is brok-
Ter through by rare. miserable trails.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

About the most tiresome thing in a
political campaign is to listen to the
average candidate tell what he is 60
ing to do if elected. If he is elected
he will do nothing just what he is do
ing now-Darien Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

It is a serious charge. but we'd like
10 know if some of those Georgia edi-
tors along the seaboard have any
German submarines packed aay for
safe-keeping
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

The Lee county grand jury reported
that they had Investigated but could
rot mdict any one for the lynching.
This may surprise some folks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

Wonder what Sir John Jellyfish, the
guy who runs the English navy. thinks
about the cavortings of that loose Ger
nan boat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

We are going to get to feeling good
and write one of those political let
tiers with an Atlanta date-line. Quite
cute.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

The Albany Herald and the Savan-
ran Press are squabbling over what
the book Of Genesis would be to folks
II both places. A revelation. we'd
say.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

The Dago stuff which passes off as
grand opera instead of straight old
macaronl con carrne, will soon adorn
the spirits of Atlanta Bah, nitre.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

They say our navy showed an i'm
proyement of % per cent last year
over the previous year. I'm that
makes il 125 per cent. efficient.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

We find more fools that must have
been born in a barn-for they won't
close the door in this chilly weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

"Ws bean business" says the presl-
dent Some folks heard you the first
time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

AS long as mentioning" candidates
for governor is in style, We have a
few fayoriote sons who'd ike to have
their names coupled with the big
chair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

The red-headed person passing of
as Tom Watson seems to have another
inning coming to him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

Thos p's in Appam could be turned
upside down, and you'd hear from
the English minds. to be sure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

There's a lot in the Darien Gazettes
statement that Mr. Technically makes
Z whole lot of trouble for Judge Lynch
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

Wonder how the fences look in the
riddle west-to the president, But we
forgot, he's on a speaking tour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

That makes the letter X come in for
distrust now. Letters F and Z have
already had their turn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

"Great Flood Rolls Down the Mis-
xissippi," reads a wheadline. 1e shades
Of Steamboat Bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03
Americas. Ga- February 3, 1916

Some raids are made where nobody S
killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

Some fellows will celebrate when
their girls get back in town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-03

OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
y. s. Court, Southern District OF
Georgia.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
from Medlelne to Che prama.

The earlier part of Victorien sardou's
career was beset with many trials and
difficulties. His parents wished him to
take up a medical career. and he began
his studies with some zeal. The love
of the drama, however. was far greater
than the love of the pill box. and il the
interval of the other work Sardou was
busy. upon a play. Life was struggle
for him. for he had little money, though
he managed to get journalistic work to
supplement his more slender income.
His first play was a failure, and sar-
dou rushed from the theater yowing
never to enter one again. Hesfell seri-
ously Ill. was nursed back to health by
Mile. de Brecourt, an actress who lived
on a floor below. and from that time
his fortune was made.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
The, The parson Bird.

Among the feathered inhabitants OF
New Zealand there is bird called the
pars6n bird. or tut. 1t is about the
size and shape Of blackbifd, but has
a pair of delicate white tufts at It's
throat and Is a glossy dark green 9TH
erwise, which books black in the SUE
shine. It can be taught to croB, to
speak, to whistle tunes, and, besides
these tricks, IT has repertory which;
is not often equaled by any other
feathered songster At vespers it has
note like the ton Of bell or the
clear. high note Of an organ. It can
mimic every bird in the bush to per
fection. It will break of in the mid
die OF an exquisite melody and in
duIge in a strange melody of sounds
which are impossible to describe. but il
you can imagine "the combination OF
a cough. a laugh. sneeze. with the
smashing of "a pane Of glass;" it will
be some approach to the idea.