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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
COULDN'T TRICK THIS
TIME FOR FINGERS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 21.-Five
one thousand dollar bonds, readily
negotiable, in a torn envelope which
revealed the value to scores of en-
ployees, travelled safely in ordinary
letter mail from Rusk, Texas, to the
post-office department and were deliv-
cred today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
ENGINEER IS FREED
OF BLAME OF WRECK

WESTERLY, R. l., Oct. 21.-Charles
H. Mansfield, the New York, New Hay-
en- and Hartford railway engineer,
was acquitted of the manslaughter
charge growing out of the wreck of
the New Haven train at Bradford,
April 18th, in which five were killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
For Alderman.

| hereby announce my candidacy for
Alderman of the City of Americas, ac-
cording to the Democratic primary
which will be held in Americas on No
vember 9th E. L. BELL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
For Clerk and Treasurer.

l hereby announce myself as can
didate for the Office of Clerk and Treas
urer for the city of Americas, subject
TO the Democratic primary, November
tho 9Th, 1916. FRANK J. PAYNE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
For Alderman.

hereby announce my candidacy for
Alderman of the City of Americas,
subject to the Democratic primary TO
lie held in this city on November 9th
H. q. JONES.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
FO2 Alderman.

hereby announce my candidacy for
Alderman of the City of Americas,
subject to the Democratic primary, to
be held in this city on November 9Th.
HUGH l.. MIEZ.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
announcement


l hereby announce my candidacy
for Mayor of Americas, subject to the
democratic primary to be held in this
city on November 9th, 1916.
L. G. COUNCIL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
Fer Clerk and Treasurer.

] desire to announce my candidacy
for the Office of City Clerk ana
Treasurer of the City of Americas,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-22
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS, GA.
October q. 1915.

The Americas spot cotton market
was quoted Saturday at local ware
houses:
Good middling ..............1S Lie
uFlly middling .............1Sc
MlddlIng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3-4c
The Futures Market.
The futures market today was quot
co at the opening and close:
Open Close
January ...s...,,..t......18.40 1880
March observation-disclosures. .1S.50 1850
May ....................1S.65 -
July NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1879
December ...............1S .49 1852
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
A Business Mans Prayer

Teach me that 60 minutes make an hour. 16 ounces one pound, and 100 cents one dollar.
 Help me to lie down at night with a clear conscience, without gun un- der my pillow, and unhaunted by the faces of those to whom have brought pain.
 Grant that may earn my meal tick ct on the square, and that inearning 1t may not stick the gaff where it does not belong.
 Deafen me to the jingle of tainted money and the rustic of unhoIy skirts Blind me to the faults of the other fellows, but reveal to me mine own.
 Guide me 80 that each night when I look across the dinner table at my wife. who has been blessing to me I VII have nothing to conceal. KeeT me young enough to laugh with my children.
 And when come the smell of flowers and the tread of soft steps, and tho crunching of wheels out in front, make the ceremony short and the epitapi simple: Here lies a Man."-New Eng land PiIot)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
THE SEATTLE CAMPAIGN

The action of Erastus Brainerd in opposing Mayor Gm for reelection recalls that Branerds letter. in which he announced his support of Mayor Gill; issued in the midst of the campaign years ago. was regarded by many as the turning pOnt In that cOstest Brainerd had been consistent opponent of cM for many years As editor of the Postntegsncer he had been infuen- tial In securing the recall of Gm in 1911 and the election as Mayor of George ". Diing year later his editorials n the Posntegencer contributed large Iy to the election Of Mayor George F. cotserll Two years ago. Mr Brainerd accepting Mayor Gins pledges os reform at their face said that he entitled to have the stain caused by the recall removed In support ing Gill Brainerd called attention particularly to the for mers promise that all he asked for vote Of con- fdence in his promise that the practices which had resulted in his recall would be abandoned that if elected he never again would be a candidate for any office.
 However there is th.s to be said for Mayor CHI: He refused to become candidate for reelection as Mayor this year un great pressure had been brought to bear upon him He stated time after time those who urged him to become candidate that he had prom ised the people Of Seattle not to run again. aud said that 1t was up to him to keep that promise Most of those who urged h,m to become 8 candidate more were men who had opposed him two years before
 However in spite Of the active and hopeful cam paign that is being waged against Mayor Gln the prob abilities are that he will win if he but holds his eQuI Hbrum rerans from further outbreaks of temper and renews the promises he made two years ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
Luke McLuke Says

You may not believe t now. But the day is coming when you will think heap more Of comfort ti'an you will of pleasure.
 Any man with high school educa' ton can make a pretty good mayor. But 1t takes smart man to run 0 grocery store and make a profit.
 It may add few years to your span of life if you will so through the world with the firm belief that ever gun is loaded.
 When you feel Ike telling man to SO to blazes, be sure you pick out a fireman.
 A man is ashamed to carry bundle because he knows you can see 1t. But he isn't ashmade to carry Q pack age" because he imagines you can't see it
 A woman can break a mans will. But man can't break woman's won't.
 A man may have a bad memory. But when he has O toothache he never has to tie string around his finger to re- mind him that he has to have the tooth pulled.
 This would be 0 mighty silent world f man had to quit talking as soon as he had told everything he knew.
 Some fellows seem to imagine that man was given head for the same reason that O Billy Goat was given horns.
 Life Is a round of ups and downs. We go around boosting ourselves up and other people 80 around running us down.
 The fellow who isn't known three houses away from where he lives al ways puts up the biggest squeal if his name is spelled wrong .n newspaper.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
LOSS or WAR

One of the famous war experts, basing his esu' mates on the German official ns.s says that 100000 Germans have been killed since the war This does not include those who have been disabled for life It does not include those who have died from natural causes IL does not take Into account the missing the prisoners of war tho deserters or those unaccouned for through other causes It includes only those who have been killed in battle or died of their wounds
 While the German dead probably Outnumber those of any other one country Germans have been fighting on all fronts except that between Austria and Italy. is safe to say that the dead of the Allies outnumber those of Germany by great deal Then comes the lists of Germany's aies-Austria Bulgaria and Turkey. All told probably s.OooooO have been killed and two or three times that number injured for life In other words. the dead and disabled for life are greeter in numbers than the entire population of the State O, New York. counting men. women and children These dead and disabled are nearly all young men who would have contribute greatly the richness of the world during the next half they had been per itted to I've Instead of becoming the fathers of un- born generations they have been plotted out
 The cost of the war in money has been terrific but the loss of the dead Is the great calamity. That will do most to mpOversh the countries engaged in the srug gle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
WAGNER AND FRENCH PATRIOTISM
(New York World.)

(NeW lork World.)
 Paris is seriously debating the question whether or not to play Wagner after the war" Rodin says mo- though he would allow Beethoven Saintsaens says no does Director Gheusi of the Opera comiQue Others more tolerant, Ike Flammarion, reason why wagners music should be played like that of Beeth oven or Mozart though he has "seen people fall asleep over it."
 Where art comes In conflict with patriotism 1t Is Inevitable that 1t should yield The political reasons" that moved ParIsians to howl down the elaborate pre- sentation of "Tanhauser at the Grand Opera in 1S61 years before the Franco-Prussian war. ntens fled tenfold And whether not France first annih ates Germany" as Andre Messenger says. prenain- ary to any possible production Of Wagneran 1t certain any forecast be that to attempt to play Wagner for years after the VIII be direct in centve to riotng and public demonstrations. It Is conceivable that 1t would provoke crisis and the fall of Ministry
 Yet. after all. if the French make Wagner taboo 1t will harm but themselves. What relation .s there between Tston and Isolde and the invasion of Belgium or Q Zeppelin raid Of Parisi German Kulture leaves much to be desired but the present remarkable popularity of Shakespeare on the Berlin stage shows that at least It has better appreciation of values Albion may be perfdious, but the wiser Germans are not denying themselves Hamlet" and Lear" for the futile benefit of boycotting enemy dramatist long since dead
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
cANADA GIVING oRnAr sUpPoRT
tNew YOrk EvenIng Postl

(New York Evening POsD
 Canadas increasing financial sacrifices for the pros ecuton of the war bear out the repeated assertions of w T. White minister of finance that the Dominion Is ready for the greatest exertons to relieve the mother country An additional appropriation of S250OOO- 900 Is being asked for bringing the total raised in the twenty months to S4OOOOO0OO This Is for country whose annual expenditures before the about $15OOOOOOO and Is answer enough to those who the colonies chief reason loyalty n their financial and maritime dependence upon the empire.
 The energy of the Dominion .n facing the future evident the face that she has been able to reduce her ordinary conroabe expenditures by about S200O0 900 year. The special war taxes of year ago were not light but they will be increased communities whose economic development depended the fining up Of gaps .n railway systems must walt longer and the tonal debt by 1916 win approach S6OO0OO0OO The country is in prosperous condition But 1t still has reason to boast that the Canadian government has been able finance all expenses without assistance from tho imperial treasury.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
A CATASTROPHE

Among the catastrophes of the young year. appar- ently. has been the collapse of Mayor William Hale Thompson the Chicago cowboy lawyer whose record on the plains captured the Chicago imagination year ago and landed him the head of ChcagOs municipal gov enment by the largest majority that city ever gave candidate for mayor After tho election there was nothing too good for Big Bn." but like many a man who has captured popular ~gOOdfellow" nickname the Chicago chief executive got into deep water soon after he was forced down to the details of hard job Less than halfyear ago he was popular contender to be the choice 0t Illinois Republicans for the Presidency
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
NorIoE oF sPEoIAL ELEoTIoN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that pursuant to a motion passed by the Common Council of the City of Juneau on February IS. 1916, special cleo ton VII be held in the City Hall, City of Juneau, upon Wednesday, the 18th day of March, 1916, from 9 o'clock a. m.. untIl 2 o'clock D. 10. Of said day
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
cowardly subterfuqe.

Your parrot uses some Of the worst language I ever listened to.
 'Yes. l had o quarrel with man and there are few things think ought to be said to him. When the parrot learns @ little more I'm going to send the bird around to him as an anonymous gift" - Washington Star.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

People want bridge across east.neau channel. Juneau school building and municipal water wCrSs and they are willing to pay for them But the aws that control us give authority to move in any direction Yet there are those who try to stl Che impaence ot the people by talking Statehood Those who are at' tempting to prevent delay the passage of Delegate Netherlands full Territorial form of government bill arc placing themselves in the path Of progress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

5OOOOO for home makers clubs for negroes in Kentucky There's home made in Kentucky for every negro who Is wiling to work hard the average home maker has to work to maintain home Louisville Courier Journell
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

General sentiment is certainly gaining strength. People gradually becoming attracted to the strong economic conditions of the country They realize while speculative enthusiasm overdone last year the technical position has been much benefited by II. quidaton until prices on an attractive basis measured by the volume of business and earning power -(Boston News Bureau
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
JUNK DEALER
LosT AND FOUND

at which election the electors of the said town of Juneau are invited to vote for or against the adoption of Sec. tions and 4 Of Chapter 60. Sessions Laws Territory of Alaska, 1915.
 The qualifications of an elector at said election shall be as follows: All male or female persons over the age of twenty-one years, who have resid- cd one year in the Territory of Alas ka, and six months in the corporate limits of tho city of Juneau.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 26th day of February, A. D., 1916.
 2. W. PETTIT, City Clerk. First publication, Feb. 2S, 1916. Last publication, March 8. 1916.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
Good to Them.

'Is your new servant good to the children?"
 "Yes. indeed. She never tells me any of the bad things they do while l am away."-(Detroit Free Pressl
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
rna-n Of Reornatlon.

DO you ever make your wife cry?"
 Sure. l buy her matinee tickets to see every emotional actress who comes to town."-(washington star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
Killed Them All.

Son-Papa, you remember you said that you had hunted tigers in West Africa? Well, Capt. Defoe says that there are none there!
 Papa-Quite right, my boy, quite right I killed them aill--(Punch.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

The other day ho was unable to prevent the nomination by As party of handful of Aldermen who had opposed his policies. and no ono thinks of him for higher place than that which he now occupies
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
Polish Acquired

eompensation-A rolling stone gath CTS no moss. but 1t gets so smooth that nobody has anything on it. - CPuck)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

The postal authorities plan to distribute mail by aeroplanes n Alaska Every dog even though he be Q husky" has only bis day.-(chicago Heraid)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

The old batteship Oregon "the bulldog of the navy has just been placed on the retired list The bulldog has earned it
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

Tho cOlOnels Idea of on invertobrate and molly codde Is statesman who waits for all the facts Strong character demands instantaneous and automatic speech
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

'Dr. Cook Is back in Washington seeking vnd.ca ton Discovery just improbable as his discovery of the North Pole.-(Lousville CourierJournal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

Henry Ford has not told what his second idea for peace Is. but possibly ho is waiting until he tell what his first one was
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In the Dlstrlet Court for tho District Of AIaska, DIvlsion Number
 One, at Juneau
In Admiralty RICHARD EMERY, Libelant,

h1CdAttD EMERY LiDelant,
 vs.
 SCHOONER VIM. & JOHN, Defendant
 Whereas, a libel has been filed in the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division No. 1, on the 23rd day of February, 1916, by Richard Emery against the schooner Wm. & John, her tackle, apparel. furniture and cargo, in a cause of contract, civ Il and maritime. and praying process against said ship. her tackle, apparel furniture and cargo, and that said ship, her tackle, apparel. furniture and cargo may be condemned and sold to pay such sum as the court may decree to be due said libelant, with costs, charges and expenses;
 Now, therefore. in pursuance of the monition under the seal of said court to me directed and delivered, do hereby give public notice to all per sons claiming said ship, her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, or in any manner Interested therein, that they be and appear-before the said Dis trict Court, to be held ct the city of Juneau. in and for the First Division of the District of Alaska, on the 50th day of March, 1916. at 10 o'clock of the forenoon. then and there to inter. pose their claims and to make their allegations in that behalf.
 Dated this 23rd day of February, -.-
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
'. X. pAINu.

Proctor for Libelant Fl. A. BISHOP. U. g. Marshal,
 By J. L. MANNING. Deputy. First publication, Feb. 25. 1916. Last publication, March 10. 1916
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
Classified Advertisements
MONEY LOANED
wANTEp-MIscoIIaneous

wANTED-Mangle girl and flannel waaher. apply Northern Ldy. 2s-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03

MecAuL's Safety First 1.17.a Emeient SERVICE
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
Names 10 Names.
our pallv soeclal.

Oai A@fl Most of us feather our nests with borrowed plumes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-03
sunoR OF THE DAY
fny luke McLuke. cInclnnatl

(By Luke McLuke, Cincinnati
 Enquirer.- Thlnss To Worry About Paprika will cure snake bite.
 Names 10 Names. May Hem Peck lives at Fall River Massachusetts.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-02-04
PRESIDENT WILSON CRATES
ON PREPAREDNESS OF U. S
Tells People of Cleveland Why We
Should Be Ready for Wartime
May Come When Must Fight.

Cleveland, Ohio.-President Wilson,
speaking as he said "solemnly," warn
ed the nation last Saturday night that
the time may come when he can not
both keep the United States out of
war and maintain it's honor, and he
declared that the country must be pre-
pared to defend itself and be prepared
at once.
America is not afraid of anybody,
he said. IT know reflect your feel
ing and the feeling of all our citizens
when l say that theonly thing 1 am
afraid of is not being able to perform
my duty.
Il am afraid of the danger OF
shame. / am afraid of the danger of
inadequacy; I am afraid of the danger
of not being able to express the cor
rect character of this country with
tremendous might and effectiveness
whenever we are called upon to act
in the field of the worlds affairs"
The president spoke in Cleveland
with more gravity and force than he
has shown during any of his previous
addresses on preparedness.
He was applauded frequently and
when he spoke of defending the ma
tons honor the cheering was tremen
dous.
"Let me tell you very solemnly you
can not postpone this thing" he de
clared. II do not know what a single
day may bring forth. l do not wish
to leave you with the impression thai
am thinking Of some particular dan
ger"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-02-04
GAINS REPORTED
BY THE GERMANS
A DETERMINED OFFENSIVE MOVE
MENr ALONG THE ENTIRE
WESTERN FRONT.
ALLIES LINES BADLY DENIED
Teutons Win Along River Somme and
in Artois Region-French Make
DeniaIs of Said Gains-Russians
Report Successes.

London.-The western front has
been the scene of really heavy fight
ing, the Germans having launched a
determined offensive there. After ma
king last week several dents in the
entente allies lines, which had been
Strengthened out again in whole or in
part by counter-attacks, the Teutons
after heavy bombardments, assaulted
the allied positions along a front of
several miles south of the river Som
me, and to the northeast of Melville
in the Artois region.
The attack resulted, according to
Berlin, in sweeping gains in both of
the cases, the village of Frise and 1000
yards of trenches south Of it being ta-
ken in the more southerly section, and
in the Melville region 1900 yards of
trenches were stormed, the gains be-
ing nearly mile and a half of front.
incidentally, more than HOO prisoners
and % machine guns were taken.
The French account of the fighting
in the south of the Somme differs ma
terially from that given by Berlin. 1t
is declared that the Germans failed in
their attack except on the bank of the
Somme, where they we're able to drive
a detachment of French troops out OF
the village of Frise. Paris asserts that
the attack has been checked and that
some of the trenches lost weer recov
ered
Elsewhere than on the Franco-Bel
gian front there have been no impor
tant engagements recently so far as
the official reports show, except that
in the Caucasus the Russians claim to
have scored material successes against
the Turks.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-02-04
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

Plans have been made at Pateros,
Wash, for the erection of a new
two-story sc h DOL building to cost
about $500.
School district No. of Walla
Walla has voted bonds of 100000
for the erection of new high school
and ward school buildings.
Approximately $5,ooo,oOO was bid
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway Co. for the Idaho &
Washington Northern railroad at
sale this week at Spirit Lake, Idaho,
by Lawrence l.. Lewis of Occur
d'Alene, special master appointed by
Judge F. S. Dietrich of the United
States district court for Idaho. The
bid covered the total of the first and
second bond issues and costs. No
other bid was made, and the railroad
was sold to the Milwaukee system,
by which it has been operated as
branch for about year and which
owns all of both bond issues.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-02-04
American Exports Increase.

American exports increased 70 per
cent in 1915 and reached a total of
1856, 100000, breaking all previous
records. Figures by the department
of commerce show that heavy ex-
ports and declining imports together
set new American trade balance
record at $1,772,O 100000. Imports were
the smallest since 1912.
The country's total foreign trade
exports and imports passed the five
billion dollar mark during the year.
each month showing heavier exports
until December's reached $359,000,
600. The trade balance of close to
So, 900, 100000 was five times greater
than in 1914, when 1t stopped at
1924, 100000.
Exports have grown steadily and
rapidly for the last four years, the
European war checking outgoing
shipments only for brief time. The
figures show that the war not only
cut imports, but changed their char
acter as we'll. Seventy-two per cent
of last December's imports were duty
free, against 60 per cent free the
previous December. This is attrib
uted to the British blockade, which
has cut off highly dutiable manufac
tured products from central Europe
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-02-04

A new angle to the fight against
mail order houses has been worked
up by an Iowa retailer. He has been
buying goods from the mail order
houses and asserts that he has evil
dence against four Of them that they
are misrepresenting their goods. He
proposes to file complaint with the
federal trade commission. From re-
ports, this complaint when filed will
no doubt start something" and the
outcome will be watched with inter
est by dealers generally.