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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
THE MOHR CASE.

Because everybody has become ac-
customed to a verdict of acquittal in
cases where women are charged with
killing men there is no surprise that
Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr was found not
guilty, at Providence, R. l., of the
charge of hireing three negroes to kill
her husband, DR.. c. Franklin Mohr.
And there is no surprise that a verdict
Of guilty" was returned in the cases
of Brown and Spellman, two of the
negroes; the third, George Heals,
having pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and become a witness for the state.
The strongest evidence against the de-
PENDANTS was furnished by Heals, and
tie jury apparently accepted it as it
related to Brown and Spellman, but
rejected it as it realted to Mrs Mohr.
1t always is difficult to answer ac-
curately the question of how far a jury
i'll such case as this, may be affected
by the sex of the defendant, by the ap-
pearance of her child or children on
the witness stand in her defense, and
BY evidence that the man who was
slain was not as good as he might have
been. DR.. Mohr's life was not painted
in bright colors for the jury and his
treatment of his wife, in SO far as was
unpleasant, was not hidden. There
were skeletons in the Mohr closet and
they all were paraded before the jury
Her appearance as witness and the
story of illtreatment she told, and the
and evidence of her manly
little son naturally created an impress
snon favorable to her and may go far
towards explaining how it was that of
theree defendants she alone was de-
olared to be innocent of the crime
charged against them jointly.
Juries seem to draw a line very
sharply between cases in which YER
diets of guilty" may be expected to be
returned and those in which verdicts
Of mot guilty" may be expected, when
women are on trial If woman kills
another woman, or a man and a won;-
an, or conspires with another man,
who has entered her home to shatter
its happiness, to kill her husband, the
tendency is towards conviction; but
when woman is charged with bring
ing about the death of her husband,
who deceived or ill-treated her in
other ways, or if she kills a lover, the
tendency is towards acquittal. Ameri-
can juries, like French juries, do not
seem to be willin gto cause women to
be punished who have suffered ill
treatment at the hands of the other
sex and have avenged themselves by
taking life.-Savannah Morning News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Add to the list of distractiIg noises:
~Dis here's de cook at de telephone.
DE Missis say de Goals is all 'sausted
an for you to sem up ernuther ton
right away, cause re fires gittin' low
an de babls done sneezed vice Right
away, please. sir! Albany Herald,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
THE MALARIA PROBLEM.

Four per cent of the inhabitants Of
certain sections of the South. have ma
laria. This estimate, based on the re-
porting of 204,SS1 cases during 1914.
has led the United States Public Health
Service to give increased attention to
the malaria problem, according to the
annual report of the Surgeon General
Of 1896 blood specimens examined by
Government officers during the year,
1897 showed malariaI infection. The
infection rates among white persons
was above eight per cent, and among
colored persons twenty per cent In
two counties in the Yazoo Valley, 40
out Of every 100 inhabitants presented
evidence of the disease.
Striking as the above figures are they
are more remarkable than those relat-
ing to the reduction in the incidence of
the disease following surveys of the
Public Health Service at "a places in
nearly every state of the South. In
some instances from an incidence of
fifteen per cent, in 1914, a reduction
has been accomplished to less than
four or five per cent, in 1915.
One of the important SEMITIC dis
coVeries made during the year was in
regard to the continuance of the dis
ease from season to season. Over g.
600 Anopheline mosquitoes in malar-
GUS sections were dissected, during the
early spring months, without finding
single infected insect, and not until
MAY Is, 1915, was the first parasite in
the body of mosquito discovered. The
Public Health Service, therefore, con-
cludes that mosquitoes in the latitude
of the Southern States ordinarily do
rot carry the infection through the
winter. This discovery indicates that
protection from malaria may be secur-
cd by treating human carriers with
quinine previous to the middle of May,
thus preventing any infection from
chronic sufferers reaching mosquitoes
ard being transmitted by them to 9TH
.er persons.
Although quinine remains the best
means of treating malaria and is also
of marked benefit in preventing infec-
ton, the eradication of the disease as
d whole rests upon the destruction of
the breeding places of Anopheline
mosquitoes. The Public Health Ser
vice therefore, is urging a definite
campaign of draining standing water,
the filling of low places, and the re-
grading and training of streams where
malarial mosquitoes breed. The oiling
of breeding places, an dthe stocking
of streams with top-feeding minnows
are further recommended. The Service
also gives advice regarding screening
and other preventive measures as q
part of the educational campaign con.
Quoted in sections of infected terri.
tory
This study is typical of the scien.
tifc Investigations which are beins
carried out by the Public Eealth Ser
vice, all Of which have direct bear.
ing on graduating the disease. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

From the diary of friend: How
Curious is the free life of bachelor!
How boundless are his possibilities!
How delightful to dwell alone in a
zacheTor apartment"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
INTEREST GOOD
IN bic MEETING
HELD IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. Unusual in
terest is being manifested generally
| throughout Georgia in the approaching
manufacturers convention, to be held
here Thursday of this week, the 10th
instant.
At headquarters of the Georgia Man
ufacturers' association in the Chamber
Of Commerce building, where prepara-
ton for all details of the convention
are in progress, it is stated that the
printed blank postal response cards
sent out with invitations, are being re-
ceived daily, and that up to this time
several hundred have signified their in
tention to attend the convention.
A number of manufacturers from
different points in the state have
sown their interest in the meeting by
coming to Atlanta and comforting with
local manufacturers here and cooper
ating with them to make the conven-
tion the greatest possible success.
The meeting is not only attracting
widespread state interest, but such
leading industrial journals as the Man
ufacturers' Record and the Iron Trade
Review have given the occasion liberal
write-ups.
Secretary VIM. w. Horne, of the
State association, furnishes the follow
ing extract of letter from Colonel
George Pope, president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
which letter expresses his inability to
attend the convention, and is written
as words of greeting. The letter in
part is as follows:
Il have often wondered why so many
manufacturers have been so reluctant
to become members of combination
which should and almost invariably
does, work for the benefit not only of
its members, but of the community.
This work practically has no limit.
Many think that its only uses are 10
protect it's members against unreas
enable demands of labor unions, Even
this can be better accomplished by
working together and being able to
profit by the experience of all. So
much can be done for the good of
every one, for while only one or two
may be attacked their defeat will
reflect sooner or later upon all hte
others.
But this is only one of the very
many questions important to the man
ufacturing community and othe pub
lie in all lines of business-finance by
TO means excepted-whichc can be un-
certaken and wisely consummated for
the good of the individual and for the
public good. The individual member
who con see no good in any work done
by his associates, unless it immediate
ly and directly affects his own inter
ests, is certainly unfortunate, for it is
the general good to all that the mem
bers, individually and collectively,
should work for. The success Of in
dustries means the success of a com
munity; without that the community
must languish and suffer"
According to Secretary Horne, this
is one of many similar letters that have
been received, and witnesses a mani
fest interest even on the part of large
manufacturers without the state of
Gorgia, in the success of convention
here of state manufacturers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

II was said that the United States
G9icials were completely at sea over
The disposition of the Appam. After
the boat got in something had to go to
sea.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

President Wilson would do we'll to
visit Georgia, and some folks would
Hike to see how he looks. This was ;.
ezmping ground for Teddy and Taft.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Levi Red Owl, of Kyle, South Dakota,
has been married to Miss Sadie Whirl-
md. Yes, sewing the wind and reap
ia gthe Whirlwind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

According to the edicts of fashion,
the ladies are going to wear shrapnel
bonnets this spring. The explosion
will result when the bills come in
Griffin News and Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Oh, those luscious governmental cot
ton seed, spiced with such seeds as car
ret, lettuce, muskmelon, onion and to-
mato, ought to make broth that you'd
pull an ordinary Epicurian to shame
Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

If more folks knew as much about
their own business as they know about
other peoples, the bankrupt courts
would have to go into bankruptcy
Monroe Advertiser.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

The Valdosta Times says the ground
hoe is myth. Soon we may eype:+
Lowndes county to deny there is a
Santa Claus.-Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

malaria work now includes the collec-
ticn of morbidity data, malaria sur
yeys, demonstration work, scientific
field and laboratory studies, education
al campaigns, and special studies of
iicpounded water and drainage pro-
iects.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

MS true that there are three ways to
a mans heart-one through his vanity.
Wns through his imagination and one
straight over his obstinacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

The man who writes the war con-
tracts surpasses the man who writes
Eke war songs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

$135 is the value of an American
dollar in Berlin. A whole Americans
NE in Mexico is not worth that much.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

What has become of the old-gash-
toned boy who tore up his sisters silk
hose to cake kite ail?-Lumpkin In
dependent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

l. Seldum Wash could be the name of
sEne foIks-but it happens to apply to
n St Louis insurance man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Some folks are less accustomed to
Rrwth than fiction which makes it such
n stranger
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

There are many things we could
write about-but different things pre-
wants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

AJ must admit the footwork of the
Russians is excellent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

February gives you one more day of
grace than the average month of its
KEnd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

The days may grow longer or short
@-but the length of this column new
or changes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

m is thoroughly possible for one to
aie of laughter-at you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
THE NEWSPAPER TALK

OF course there are exceptions, but
as rule, if you haven't got receipt
you owe the money.-Butler Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

In Tattnall county the Democratic
nominee for Office must make affidavit
that he has not used any liquor during
his campaign. They are in for a dry
spring up there.-Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

If it wasn't for the Balkins there'd
BE little war news on somedays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

The age of duelling seems to have
keen revived hereabouts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
Americas, Ga, February 8, 1916
Where were you last night?

Judge lands is now made an au-
EA0rity on baseball.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Try WANT AID in the Times. Re.
corder. They pay big dividends
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Down With EN-.
There are lots of guys
(We'd like to killem)
Who call the blooming
Thing a "f1llem."
Macon Telegraph.
And there's another,
What of him.
Who persistently
Calls it a fin?
-Cartersville News.
A fellow that we know
Calls movies still,
And, maybe, always will,
THE picture show"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
On the LeueI
By C. W.

Are you striving like man?
People know!
Doing just the best you can?
People know!
Think you're not appreciated
Thing you'e underestimated?
Pouf! They've got you tagged ant
rated!
People know!
Are you going ION a bluff?'
People know!
Is your color white or buff"
People know!
Think you've kept it under cover?
Well-"though pigs may dwell ii
clover"
DO they really put it over?"
People know!
Are you false-or are you true?
People know!
Are you happy-are you blue?
People know!
Paint the faded cheek rose,
Hide the heart beneath the pose!
Do you think it really "goes?"
People know!
Are you "up"-or "down-and-out?"
People know!
Though you fling your cash about
Like the snow,
Boast your yacht and motor car
But, be sure that what you ARE
Just rocket-or a star,
People know
Are you weak-or are you strong?
People know!
Going right-or going wrong?
People know!
Have you got streak of umber?
Well-reserve your dreams for slum-
Der,
EVERYBODY'S got your number"
People know!
RecOmpense.
The life he leads is rather punk,
An outcast, as it were,
But later on the lowly skunk
Ranks pretty high as fur.
Kansas City Journal.
Love cannot die"
Maybe not. But sometimes it gets
4 trifle bilious. kansas City Journal,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City Of Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County. ..
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
q. s. Court, Southern District OF
f Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Love cannot die"
Maybe not. But sometimes it gets
4 trife bilious. kansas City Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

RecOmpense.
The life he leads is rather punk,
An outcast, as it were,
But later on the lowly skunk
Ranks pretty high as fur.
Kansas City Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09

Subscription Rates.
BY Mail in U. S. and Mexico.
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nnthOrized travelling representative OF
saa Americas Times Recorder.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20

/ hereby announce my candida
ev for the office Of commissioner
IL Lewis county from the third
district. subject 10 the action Of
the Democratic electors al the pri-
mary election TO be held Septem-
Der 5, 1916.
have arrived at this eonelu-
sion IN consideration Of the fact
that southwest Lewis county feels
entitled 10 representation on the
hoard Of commissioners and the
desire Of the people Of that see
tion that 1 represent them. ] have
been a farmer in Mason prairie
neiehborhood eleven years, have
made some success al my own bus
iness and feel competent 70 give
The people Of the county q good
accounting in this trust il they
SEE hi 10 give il 70 me.
Harley Huggins. Forest, Idaho.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20
For County Treasurer.

am a candidate for the office
al county treasurer. subject % the
action Of the Democratic electors
al the primary election on Sep
TENDER 5.
/ have been a resident OF Neg
peree prairie for Is years farm
ing my ranch, 8 miles northwest
Of Nezperce. during that time. |
have taught school and had suffi-
eient clerical experience 10 prop
erly handle the business OF the Of
flee 1 want the job because /
have been incapaeitated for farm
work by sickness and surgical OPP
erations. and desire 10 remain
ON the prairie ask you to look
into my record as a citizen, and
viii appreciate your support.
Sincerely yours,
III. w. Niles.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20

District Manager +. l.. Nance
~ a. brotherhood Of American
Yoemen s ia Nezperce this week
with the object 81 organizing q
local Homestead There arr al.
ready % members Of this growing
fraternal insurance society In Ncx-
peree and vicinity and Il il the de-
sire az Mr.. Nance % increase this
number materially that the new
Homestead may start with q large
charter membership lie j. just
from Kamiah and kooAkin where
ne established Ilomestrasls with 20
and 10 charter members. respcc-
lively.
The Yoemnn Brotherhood II
fast gaining the front rank among
the fraferual insurance societies.
and for the past several months
has hecn adding COCO new mem.
ber~ Der month. II now has a To-
laI al 2g1 900 members. and ear
ries a reserve fund Of over 5000.
zoo Mr. Nance will be pleased %
tell Won Of the benefits 10 be- de.
rived from becoming a member Of
.he order. and you win find bis
statement 81 the matter interest.
Ine II you are 81 all interested IN
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20

| Some 60 members aud visiting
members were present at the meet
ling Of Eureka Rebckah Lodge No.
Isl IN this city Tuesday night 10
witness and participate in The in.
stailation Of officers. the initia
Ition Of four candidates, aud "a do
justice to a fine banquet spread
for the occasion.
The newly installed officers
are as follows:
Mrs. Mary V. Stevens, n. O.:
Mrs Lena Emerson, Y. Il. VIM.
Henke. II. s. (; Mrs. Martha Olson,
r. s. Mrs. Maud Harding. r. n.
e.. Mrs. Pearl Schnell, Chap:
Mrs Fannie Rowe, Treas. Mrs.
Elma Felt, r. S. n. G. Mrs. Ella
Boles. Il. s. n. q. Mrs. Mary Sor-
enson n s. v. O.: Mrs. J. q.
Wright. L. s. V. g.; Mrs. Pearl
Icston. w; Miss fsotfie Soren
son. Con Mrs. J. n. TIeston, T.
q. Mrs. Chan. Wallace, Q. @.
Following the initiatory and In
stallation ceremonies. the large
lsscmbIaee repaired to the ban
met rooms Of the Fratcrnal Tenn
llc and there partook Of a gem
irous spread Of choicest viands,
rom table richly decorated with
ut flowers.
Among the visitors from other
lointg were two auto loads Of
people. as follows:
fesdames A. Kalinc, u. Ram
aim. Jas. Armstrong, Harry Ora
am, r. q. Eckersley, +. j. Haupt-
IAN, n. n. Y. Moacr and D. A.
lien.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20

Services Sunday as follows .
Bible school At 10 y. M; church
services al II. Christian Endcavor
at Z D. M, Adah Ratliff, leader.
Regular church services at 800
subject. Strange Light You
are welcome to our church.
Geo. II. Ellis, Minister
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20
Announcement.

/ hereby announce my candida
~ for county treasurer on the
Democratic ticket Al the Septenl.
her primaries. Your support Will
~ greatly appreciated
W. X. Emerson.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-07-20

Pat Pencil accompanied bv
.Iohn Gilbert. John Weber. Martin
Thompson, Hubert Smith. n !
Fike and ,. y. Heston went f.
spokane Sunday and returned
Tuesday evening. Mr.. penneII
made the trip going up in 6 hours !,
The day book., 1916-09-28
BITS OF NEWS

Logan Square garage, 254s Linden
pl. and autos in it damaged $4,000
by fire. Gasolien tank exploded in
car.
Arthur SculIy, former police lieut.,
electrocuted while acqUainting self
with new job in sanitary district pow
er house, Lockport.
D. n. Henderson, 6o54 Harper aV.,
private in Canadian militia, killed in
action in France.
Lester Stubenraueh, 1920 56th av.,
Cicero, dropped dead at 58th av: and
the o."
Sen. John Sharp Williams, in town
en- route to campaign speech at
South Bend, says southerners do not
control congress.
Eleanor Haddie, 4, central figure
yesterday in alleged attempt of her
mothers friends to kidnap her, sur
rendered to mothers custody by
father, Jas. Haddie,. corset man,
pending outcome of divorce proceed
ing Mrs. Haddie started in Boston,
The day book., 1916-09-28
LIE DUO, MICHIGAN BLVD SHOPKEEPER, FOR
GIVES WIFE SHOT WITH MAN IN HOTEL ROOM

'I can't understand how she came
to be in the room at the Walton with
GraVeur. l shall never forgive him,
and 1 knew he must have put one
over on her l wish / knew how he
came to register her as his wife. She
must have been in a stupor from
some drug. his rascal evidently held
her in that room"
There is now little for police to do.
GraveUr and woman whose love he
had cast aside are dead. Mrs. LIE
Due has a chance for life. Not until
LIE Due arrived today were authori-
ties positive of third woman's iden-
tity. To very last she sought to con-
ceal her name.
GraVeur is well-to-do and is well
known in New York as a white slave
Investigator. He founded the prison
school and had gained considerable
publicity as a court probation officer,
through his attempts to aid conVicts.
The day book., 1916-09-28

New HOrk WnlC6 slave investigator;
rich, without work, he spent his time
UnCoveTing the vices of the poor; he
was an aide to the Rockefeller vice
grand jury. She has been identified
as the wife of wealthy Chicago
ClUbman, in the east on a visit.
Philadelphia, Sept. o. She's the
squarest little girl in the world, was
statement in broken tones today of
Jos. C. LIE Due, proprietor of fashion
able Chicago clothing store and ex-
pert golfer, as he sat at bedside of
his wife, finally clearing up identity
of last principal in PhiladeIphfa's
triple hotel tragedy of yesterday.
LIE Due is manager of Haskell &
Haskell, swell haberdashers at 40 S.
Michigan av., Chicago. He golfs
with the highbrows..
''Yes, it's my Lila, said lie Due, as
he told detectives that woman who
was shot with J. c. Graveur at Hotel
Walton by Mrs. Harry Belzar, is his
wife. She is daughter, LIE Due said,
of Phillip Kappes, prominent socially
in Cincinnati.
LIE Due made it clear that he does
not regard his wife as guilty of any
wrong, though she was registered at
Walton as wife of Graveur. He de-
clared man, whom he had regarded
as his friend, must have had Mrs. LIE
Due under influence of some drug
or held her in his room.
"Will l forgive her? There is moth
ing to forgive. She has been a true,
loyal little woman and l will take her
back home as soon as it is safe for
her to travel. 1 love her-Iove her
even more than before. She was
Iured. 1t was not her fault,