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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
MEN TO MEET
ABOUT THE PAPER FAMINE

ROME, Ga, Sept. 4.-The heads of
q number of north Georgia papers a.
a conference in Rome recently were
of the opinion that the print paper sit
uation was such grave one that thew
asked the Georgia Press association to
call a special meeting to be held in
Rome some time within the next few
weeks for the purpose of discussing
conditions and the best way to NEE.
them. The consensus of opinion seem.
ed to be that the weekly papers would
have to raise the price of subscriptions
and advertising or some of them would
have to suspend publications. \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
BANDITS WRECK
MEXICAN TRAIN
KILLING MANY

LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 4.-Twenty-flve
Mexican soldiers and eleven passen.
gers were killed last Thursday when
bandits claiming allegiance to Carrero
Torres wrecked a constitutionalist
train between San Luis and Tampico.
Information concerning the incident
reached Laredo early today, being
brought to the American border by
returning from the interior Of
Mexico. 1t has not been learned defi-
nitely whether or not any of the killed
were Americans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
BOIL WEEV|L IS.
TOPIC For MEET.
TONIGHT IN CITY.

Tonight at o'clock at the Chamber
of Commerce, meeting on the boil
weevil will be held, led mainly by Dem
onstration Agent j. G. Oliver. The
farmers and business men are urged
to attend this meeting and assist in the
great campaign in fighting the pest
which is preparing to wreak it's ven
geance on this section of the state.
Three other meetings will be held in
the county this week, they being:
Tuesday night, s o'clock-New Era
School House.
Thursday night, Concord
School House.
Friday night, o'clock Plains.
The boil weevil has cut a path of
devastation through southern Alabama
and is now working through south
Georgia, and up into this immediate
section.
Demonstration Oliver is conversant
with the methods of fighting the pest
which includes first that the farmer
turn under his stalks before frost. This
can better be done this year than a.
any other time, because of the light
top-crop.
Be sure and attend the meeting
farmer, banker, business man and mec-
chant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
Mnson Accepts Memorial.

HODGENvILLE, KY, Sept. A.
Standing before the log cabin IN
which Abraham Lincoln was born, now
housed in a magnificent memorial
structure, President Wilson today, in
behalf of the United States, accepted
the Lincoln homestead, acquired by
popular subscription through the Lin
7oln Farm association. The president
made his trip to Hodgenville wholly
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
Folk Makes Speech.

HODGENVILLE, KY, Sept. A
plea that Americans of the present
day consecrate themselves to maintain
the Americanism of Lincoln inviolate
was made by former Governor Joseph
w. Folk, of Missouri, president OF the
Lincoln Farm association, on the oc
casion of the formal transfer of the
birthplace of the emancipator to the
government today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
TAX RATE FIXED At THE
MEET OF COMMISSIONERS

The county tax rate for the year
was set by the county commissioners
at their regular meeting today. The
rate of 10 mills was fixed, and the state
has mills.
Routine business consumed the meet.
ing of the board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT
IN AMERICUS SATURDAY

Jim Brown, negro escaped convict
from Worth county, was caught here
Saturday afternoon by Officers Poun-
cey, Summerford and Worthy. He was
arrested here some time ago and turn
ed over to the Worth county authori-
ties and after his escape he came here.
only to be caught again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
$4,000 Gree. wilson at Hodgenville.

H0DGENVILLE, KY, Sept. A.
twenty-five thousand persons, the
largest crowd ever gathered here on
any previous occasion, was here today
to greet President Wilson when he ar
rived to deliver the principal address
at the transfer of the Lincoln Memorial
Farm to the federal government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
Baron Won sehek Arrested.

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 4.-Barux
Van Schek, chief director of Germxn
propaganda in Greece, was arrested
today and taken on board an Eentenfc
cruiser Sixteen more Entente Wzr-
ships arrived in the harbor at Piraeug
this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
WILSON ACCEPTS
L|NCOLA'S HOME
FOR THE NATION

HODGENVILLE, KY, Sept. 4.-The
humble little log cabin in which Abra-
ham Lincoln was born and the farm Of
110 acres about which he played dur
ing the early years of his boyhood, to-
Gay became the property of the Amer
lean people as the gift of the Lincol1,
Farm Association.
After suffering the vicissitudes Of
neglect and decay of nearly a hundred
years, the cabin, once in the posses
sion of a travelling Snowman, is back
en- its original site, sheltered within
the walls of a magnificent granite
memorial hall.
Accompanying the title to the farm
and cabin is an endowment fund of
$4,000 for the maintenance Of the
grounds and the memorial hall.
Gen.John B. Castleman, of Louis
vile, man Abraham Lincoln stood
ready to save when he was in danger
Of being condemned to death by a
federal courtmartial, was to introduce
former Gov. Joseph W. Folk, of Mis-
souri,, president of the Lincoln Farm
association, the first speaker at the
ceremonies at which the title was
transferred.
Young Castleman, then lieutenant
in the Confederate army (his title OF
general dates from Spanish war days.
was arrested in Chicago during the
closing months of 1864, while on a Sc
cret mission in connection with a pro-
posed attempt to liberate Southern sol
diers held as prisoners of war in that
vicinity. He was taken in civilian
clothing, using an assumed name and
his friends feared he would be con
demned to death as a spy.
They appealed to President Lincoln
and he being put into possession of all
the facts in the case, gave to Judge s.
NJ. Breckenridge, of st. Louis, through
whom the appeal was made, letter
forbidding til execution of Castleman,
il the event he was sentenced to death
by courtmartial. This letter, written
Nov. 20, 1864, was not to be used un
less a sentence of death was passed.
against Castleman, and unless sucn
al emergency did arise the fact that it
had been written was to be kept Sc
cret. Castleman was released on pa
role at the close of the war.
Former Gov. Folk was followed by
Senator John Sharp Williams, who
like General Castleman, was a Con-
federate soldier. Senator Williams
took as his subject, Abraham Lin
coin and the South.'
The presentation of the iced of gift
to the Lincoln homestead was to be
made by Robert ]. Collier, of New
York. Secretary of War Baker was on
the program to make the speech of ac
ceptance.
The final address in connection with
the ceremonies was made by President
Wilson, who followed Secretary Ba-
ker. of the war department.
over the entrance to the building is
the following inscription:
Here over the log cabin in which
Abraham Lincoln was born, destined
10 preserve the union and free the
slave, a grateful people have dedicat-
CG this memorial to unity, peace and
brotherhood among these states"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE TO
MEET ON FAIR AT 1880 p. VI.

The publicity committee of the Third
Agricultural District fair will meet
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the
fair Offices on Forsyth street. They
rave already begun an advertising
campaign in the interest of the fair to
be held on October 23-2Sth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
EIGHT HOUR BILL
WOULDBE FORAN
|. {. {. DEBATE

WASHINGTON, D. .Esss Sept. A.
Senator Reed, of Miss6E today in
troduced in the senate di-
recting the Interstate gRerce COM
mittee to investigate thHsaect of the
eight hour day on the cSsE operation
cr railroads and reports ta gress in
December. The resolutioi part OF
the Wilson program for preaspting re-
cdrrence of nationwide strikes, and
another step in the Administrations ef-
fort to reconcile the differences be
tween the railroads and their organ
lied trainmen. The resolution was
passed for the days session, and Will
be called up for consideration tomor-
row.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
AMERICUS BANKS PAID
HONOR TO LABOR DAY

The three Americus banks took
holiday today, on account of it being
Labor Day. None of the labor unions
of the city held exercises.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
Dar aud SaIaam Surrender.

LONDON, Sept. At was officially
announced today that Dar and SzIaam
the chief town in German East Africa
surrendered to British forces thzs
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04
TRAFFIC IS AGAIN
NORMAL TODAY At
STATIONS HERE

Traffic is normal in Americus today
among the railroads. The trains are
moving withiut interruption just as if
there had never been a hint of a pro-
posed strike for this morning.
The embargoes ordered during last
week and raised Saturday afternoon
by the Central of Georgia railway and
the Seaboard Air Line railway, caused
a slight congestion in freight, but this
had almost totally disappeared to-
day.
Code kilograms Received.
The code order cancelling the strike
order, which would have become ef-
fective this morning at o'clock in
Americus, was received in this city
early Sunday morning by the officials
of the brotherhoods interested in the
strike.
The Western Union Telegraph office
here was kept busy throughout Sunday
receiving and re-sending kilograms
cancelling the strike to officials in
this section, for which Americus is
the headquarters.
The first authentic news that the
strike had been cancelled was received
i'll Americus Saturday night by the
Times-Recorder through the Associat-
ed Press. A number of officials
among the brotherhoods in Americas
had visited the Times-Recorder Office
during the afternoon and evening, and
they first learned that the brother
hoods had officially declared the strike
eff through this Office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-04

The Times X corder is the ONL \
paper in the Third Congressiona
District with Associated Pres.
service
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
Mrs. Emma E. Lingle,
of Noted McIlhenny
= Family of IL, Dies

Mrs. Emma E. Lingle. wife of Cal
vim d. Lingle, 113 North Seventeenth
street, died this morning after a ling
cring illness of three months, aged 54.
Mrs. Lingle was a daughter of the
late Samuel McIlhenny and the first
of the eleven children of that we'll
known family to pass away. The
eldest of the family is II years old
and the youngest 46, and all their
lives they have lived together, residing
either in Harrisburg or in the vicinity
Of Linglestown. John H., George W.,
and William A. McIlhenny, brothers,
have been for years prominent in
politics of Dauphin county. as was
their father before TT en-. John II. is
a member of the county prison board
George is secretary of the school board
of Harrisburg and William A. is war
den OF the county Jail. The other
survivors are sisters.
Mrs. Lingles death breaks the
chain that has bound the brothers
and sisters together for nearly a half
century.
The funeral will be held on Tues
day at 2:30 o'clock. with services in
the United Brethren church at
Iinglestown, at which place many of
her friends and relatives reside.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
TWO JITNEYS
ASK CERTIFICATES
Application Listed For Hearing
April 3; Weeks
Program

Two jitney lines, whose plan of
operation falls within the scope of the
decisions in the Scranton cases, have
applied to the Public Service Commits
sion for certificates of public con-
venience, which under the decision
they must procure before conducting
their business. One of the lines runs
from Altoona to Hollidaysburg and
another from Lewistown to Burnham.
No notice of appeal or application for
certificates has come from the Lacka-
wanna county respondents. The two
applications listed will be heard on
April 3.
The commission will have but one
hearing here next week, but hearings
will be held on four days in the fol-
lowing week. The full crew case
argument is to be held on April Is in
stead of April as announced on
Thursday, the change being made be-
cause the Stag rate" case is to be
heard on the sixth. During the week
of April IL the commission will sit in
Pittsburgh on the telephone rate and
cases from Western Pennsylvania
The Highspire water rate case,
which was to have been heard last
week, is to be heard on April 3.
Complaint about falling to main
tain service as desired has been made
by residents of Dauphin against the
Pennsylvania, but as it is informal it
will likely be adjusted through the
good offices of the commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
Tech to Hold Bazaar
to Get Movie Outfit

Tech high students will hold a bazar
and vaudeville Friday and Saturday
nights, May 5-6. The proceeds will
be used to purchase a moving picture
outfit for the school.
AT meeting held after school COM
mittees were appointed to arrange for
Q. vaudeville program and other de-
tails connected with the project.
Candy, cake, ice cream and lemonade
booths will be erected on the first floor
and IN the basement of the school. In
the auditorium continuous programs
of vaudeville stunts by local talent will
be run off, intermingled with music by
the Tech orchestra under the direction
of Daniel Roberts.
In the school gymnasium terpsi-
chorean devotees will trip the light
fantastic. Electrical displays set up
by the Tech students will add the
proper red light" effect The school
at present has a nestegg of $120, and
with u little effort put forth in the
direction of bazar. 1t is thought, a
sufficient amount will be obtained for
the purchase of a moving picture ma
chine and booth.
DR.. G. B. Eager. principal of Tech
nical High School, appointed commit
tees yesterday to arrange for the bazar.
General committee - George Stark,
chairman; John Moltz, secretary; SEN
star; Juniors, John Mccain, Charles
Snyder; sophomores, Rees Lloyd, Will
liam Watson; freshmen, Kenneth
Boyer. Marchant Shaffer.
Dancing committee = Rees Lloyd
Fred Huston, Fred Wyble, Albert As
trich, Sidney Kay.
Cake committee - Charles Snyder,
Norman Todd, Theodore Morganthaler,
Harold Moore, Lloyd Cole, Charles Pol
leek, Lester Zimmerman George Matz;
Schwartz. Gordon Holland. Clarence
Hempt. Clarence Haze.
Poster and advertiN!ng committee =
William Hilton, Paul Bratten, Frank
than, Gilbert Stewart, John Moltz.
Printing and ticket distributing COM
mittee - Charles Morningstar, Samuel
Lambert Knich. Herman Wagner, How
Candy Committee - John McGann.
Percy Walker, belmont Plank, Carter
Frock. Andrew Lightner. Wetzel Davies,
liam Compton. Martin Miller. Forrest
Pnppeeb P6dkp CHARLES WEy Boyer oerson Roeer nynn
Oscar Sutch.
Ice cream committee - Joseph Todd,
James Mcfarland, julius loffee. Harold
man, Mervin Lescure, Charles Mowery
Decoratig and lighting. committee -
Kenneth G. Stark William Mckay,
Mehring, John Wachtman, Russell Low
Punch committee = William Watson,
Fred Ramey. Edwin Harris. Frank
Shaffner, Laird Landis, Harry Gumpert
Vaudeville committee Edwin Tit
tie, Ralph Evans. Gooddelle Stroup,
John Boyson, Foster Cocklin, George
Fitzpatrick, Charles Johnson.
Members of the faculty will act in
conjunction with the several committees
appointed yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
new COURTHOUSE
AGAIN SUGGESTED
BY GRAND JURORS
Present Building insufficient in
Size States March Sessions
Report

March quarter sessions grand jury
to-day recommended the erection of
a new courthouse for Dauphin county
In reporting to President Judge
Kunkel on its work for the week.
I'VE find the courthouse insufficient
In size and capacity to conveniently
accommodate both the city and coun-
ty offices and therefore concur in the
recommendations of former grand
1uries for the erection of a new court
house to overcome the present condi-
tions," said the grand jury.
In accepting the report President
Judge Kunkel said the suggestions
were timely and that the county COM
missioners would undoubtedly con-
slider them when the report was pre-
sented them.
Suggestions for repainting the en-
tire courthouse, installation of
coat racks in the grand jury room
safeguards for radiators were recon-
mended for the almshouse. along the
lines recently suggested by the in
spectors of the State board of
charities.
OF the eighty-flve bills submitted
for its consideration the grand jury
ignored but eleven. incidentally Dis
trict Attorney Stroup broke all records
for speedy conduct of criminal courts
by disposing of some eighty old and
new cases.
Final cases disposed of to-day in
cluded the following:
Harvey Miller and Leroy Kugle, de-
frauding Keystone Hotel, Hummels-
town, of Sc board bills, two months;
Homer Poorman, furnishing liquor to
minors, sentence suspended; w. f.
Engle, larceny as bailee, two months;
Charles Throne, wantonly pointing
firearms, acquitted and prosecutor
William Bell to pay costs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
Battalion Will Be Placed
Along Border in Texas
BY ASsncinted Prrss

San Antonio, Texas, March 25. in
answer to protests from residents at
Preside, Maria and Del Rio, Texas,
for more protection. Major General
Funston to-day announced that a
battalion of the Twenty fourth In
fantry now on the way here from Fort
D. A. Russell will be stationed in that
district
One company will go to Maria, re-
lieving a company of the Fourteenth
which will go to Preside, opposite
Ojinaga, Mexico, and two companies
will go to Del Rio for patrol duty
along the Southern Pacific Railway.
Another company will be stationed at
Fabens, near Eel Paso.
Colonel Foltz, commanding the
troops at Douglas, to-day disposed of
the rumor that CarranZa troops were
being nassed along the border there.
He reported that the Garrison at
Aqua Prieta, opposite Douglas COM
prised only 200 officers and men and
that there was but one battery of
artillery.
Expect Word From Column
With the wireless working salts
factorily for almost the first time since
American troops have been in Mexico
General Funston Is awaiting dis
patches from General Pershing to
confirm reports that United States
troops have engaged Villa forces near
Namiquipa.
In messages received yesterday
morning from field headquarters at
Casas Grandes, two of the American
advanced columns were reported to
be in the vicinity of Namlquipa, but
no mention was made of an engage
ment.
The reported killing of three Am
ericans near Gibson's ranch, Is miles
west of Columbus, presumably by
Mexican bandits, was received with
deep concern at department head
quarters to-day. Official advices on
the report are awaited.
No explanation was offered of the
report from El Paso that two COM
panies of the Seventh infantry were
on duty at police headquarters last
night. 1t was pointed out by officers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25

Friendship Club Members
Discuss New Hall Plans

The meeting of the Friendship and
Cooperation Club of Railroad men
held in Eagles last night was attended
by 200 members. 1t was a strictly
business meeting and was presided
over by William NJ. Drake. the presi-
dent
Informal addresses were made, and
plans for a series of get-together meet
ings in order TO boost the membership
were disc ssed. The committee on
speakers was instructed to arrange
for one or more addresses at the next
meeting to be held on the last Fri
day in April.
The committee appointed to look
after q permanent meeting place re-
ported that an option had been secured
on the hall over the Victoria theater
on Market street. 1t is understood
this hall will be leased and the next
meeting held there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
Mexican War Council
Is Called at Queretaro;
Only One Battle" in Day

Queretaro, March 25.-With the ar
rival of seven generals and their staffs,
Queretaro presents a warlike appear
ance. Generals Dieguez and Manzo,
from Sonora, who have been with
Obregon during his entire campaign,
were called to Queretaro for q confer
ence supposedly about the situation in
the north. The border generals, J.
Augustine Castro and Mujica, mill
tary commanders of the southern
States of Tabasco and Oaxaca, have
arrived to discuss military movements
in the new Zapatista campaign.
The ministers of Italy and Spain
paid their respects to Carranza.
Minister of War Obregon stated yes
terday that during Wednesday there
was only one fight in the whole re-
public and that there were only twelve
soldiers killed. This statement was
made to show that the entire republic
was being rapidly pacifled with the
exception of the Zapatista region.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-25
Consider Plans to Stop
Spread. of Wild Cat
Rumors Along Border
BY AsSoeiatcd Press

Washington, March 25. - Con-
Vinced that powerful influences are
at work to force Intervention in Mex
leo through the spreading of alarm
ing rumors, administration officials
to-day were considering what steps
shall be taken to bring the agitation
to an end
Many officials believe that we'll
defined effort is being made by in
terestS owning property in northern
Mexico to inf1ame the minds of people
IN the United States and in Mexico to
point where war between the two
countries would be inevitable.
Following thorough discussion of
the subject at yesterdays cabinet
meeting, Secretary Lansing prepared a
formal statement which was awaited
to-day. President Wilson is said to
be determined to stop the circulation
or the infiammatory rumors and to
take legal steps If necessary. The use
or the law against the publication of
reports tending to incite larson and
riot Tightening of the censorship on
Mexican news and warning army Off
GERS on the border against giving out
unconfirmed reports are all under con-
sideration by administration officials.
Statement From Border
President Wilson probably will issue
the expected official statement on
alarmist reports from the Mexican
border instead of having Secretary
Lansing do it as was at first planned.
Tho President and the cabinet are so
convinced that certain reports are part
of Il propaganda to force a general in
tervention in Mexico that it was de-
cided the subject was of sufficient i'm
portance for the President to deal
with personally.
To-day's advices from Consul
Rodgers, at General Carranza's head
quarters at Queretaro, reported q
continuing favorable sentiment but
made no mention of the American re-
quest for use of Mexican railway lines
for transporting supplies to General
Pershing's expedition.