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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
The Empty Stocking Fund Is
Begun In a Hurry Up Haste
With Only Two Weeks Left
g rund needs

The Empty Stocking r'und needs
your help.
1t has been customary to start the
fund Immediately after Thanksgiving.
and latent interest seems to be slow
in awakening.
There have been few nickels and
dimes sent in by the children with
their Santa Claus letters. They have
been thoughtful, and the Times-R Re-
corder hopes that they will continue
the work. If every child contributed
who sent in a Santa Claus letter there
would be large sum secured.
DO not wait to be urged by the paper
to contribute to this good cause. It
is worthy and deserves the co-opera-
tion of the people.
The fund is turned over to the la
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
HIGH COST OF LIVING
IS IN THE TOLLS NOW

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Attorney
General Gregory has ordered feder-
al grand jury investigation of the
high cost of living started at once in
New York and next week in Detroit.
The investigation in other cities is be-
ing considered.
The justice department investiga-
tors reports indicated a widespread
existence of combination of brokers
and dealers in foodstuffs and coal to
force prices upward The officials
said that the activities of the alleged
spectators are said to have extended
as far south as the Mexican border
and included virtually every section
of the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
UNITED STATES MARINES
ATTEND A NIGHT SCHO0Ks

DULUH, Mimi, Dec. e.--Seversl
worthy young men who were phys
ically qualified but whose educational
opportunities have been so limited as
to prove an obstacle to military ser
vice, are now being coached in the
rule of three" and other primary
studies, by Sergeants Buck and
Murphy of the local recruiting Sta-
tions, who have established a night
school to help aspiring applicants 81
gain eligibility for service in the
United States Marines.
Men serving in all branches of tire
service are required to have certaaR
educational qualifications. and It Is tS
meet these equirements that the eww
sergeants have established their
night-school and volunteered thei~
services as 'school-marms."
Already several pupils have master
ed the learning necessary to qualify,
and the military authorities are talk
ing steps to spread this free educS-
tional movement to all recruiting sta
tions of the Marine Corps.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
Soda Glasses and Spoons May
Spread Disease By Failures

made, bear in mind, Of glasses that
had been washed" and were on the
rack. ready to serve the next custom
RS.
Undoubtedly, hundreds of people
drink from such glasses every day and
experience no bad results, but on the
other hand it can hardly be doubted
that many people who fall prey to
consumption, scarlet fever, pneu-
monia, tonsilitis, diphtheria, and the
like, do so as result of an infection
they received at a soda fount.
At some of the more up-toydate
places paper cups are now used, in
stead of glasses and are destroyed af-
ter being used once, and the ice cream
is served in little thin wooden trays
that are likewise only used once.
Such practices do a great deal to-
ward cutting down the spread of dis
case, and SO far as the proprietor is
concerned, the probable increase in
expense is offset by the increased pat
ronage and good will of his patrons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
v. c. LARAMORE,SR.
PASSES To BEYOND

w. c. Laramore, Sr, known to all
his friends as "Tobe" Laramore, is
Gead. News of Mr.. Laramore's death
reached the city Saturday morning.
For several days past, Mr.. Laramore's
condition had been considered unsat-
isfactory. and few days ago he was
carried to a hospital at Triton,
where he died Saturday morning at
three o'clock.
Mr.. Laramore's home was in Leslie,
but he had been a planter on a large
scale in Lee county for numbers OF
years in fact, he was raised in Lee
COUNT, and while his family resided
at Leslie, his plantation and interests
were all in Lee county.
The deceased was a prominent and
influential man in Lee county, and was
for many years county commissioner.
He was a wealthy and good citizen.
His word was his bond.
Mr.. Laramore was born June 8,
1858, in Lee county. Besides his wife
he is survived by five children, Misses
Mary Alice, Walla Lena and Rebah
Laramore, Messrs. julius and Ernest
Laramore. Brothers and sisters sur
viving are w. M. Laamore of Lees
burg: j. A. Laramore, of Eatonton; c.
C. Laramore, Cornish Laramore, Mrs.
F. A. Mcdonald, of Lakeland, Fla !;
Mrs. r. L. Norwood, of Harrington,
Kansas; Mrs. W. G. Hines, of Leslie.
ard his mother, Mrs. P A. Laramore,
Of Lakeland, Fla.
The funeral took place Saturday af-
ternoon at Leslie at $3.50 o'clock, the
services being conducted from the
residence by Rev. C. S. burden.
]. H. Beard, of Allison Furniture
Co., had charge of the funeral ar
rangements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
TAKE UP FIGHT FOR
SEA ISLAND COTTON

On January oath at valdosta the
first meeting will be held on the boil
weevil as it relates to sea-island cot
ton, according to Captain John A.
Cobb, a member of the state board of
entomology who has returned from
the annual meeting held in Atlanta.
At later dates meetings will be held
along the coast counties where the
famous long staple cotton is mainly
produced.
Captain Cobb states that the meet
ing was adjourned over until the
middle of January when it is believed
that the full board will be formed, so
as to arrange the work for the next
two years. Because of Chairman J.
D. Price leaving the board, and his
successor not yet named, the authorit
les decided to wait until Governor
Harris acted on the appointment of
tile new commissioner of agriculture.
1t is said that the governor stated he
would announce the appointment by
Wednesday, December 18th.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
POSS|B|L|T TIES
Of TWO THINGS
WITH RAILROAD.

A fifteen hour freight service be-
tween Americus and Atlanta, and a
colony of new people within the trade
territory of Americus, are two possi-
bilities and strong likelihoods of the
new railroad from Games. on the A.
B. & A. railroad is constructed into
Americas.
The matter of freight service is said
to be already tentatively arranged
with through traffic via the 4. B. & A.
railroad which would fine a good feed
Ell for their line through the Games
junction of the road.
The feature of a colony is not 50
definite. but there are statements an /
deductions taken to mean that plans
are already under way to bring large
number of people to this section if the
new road is built.
These two things mean much to
Americus and they are expected to
have a great deal to do with the action
of the people this week in regard to
the stock subscriptions for the new
road. 1t will take about $4,000 to
turn the trick and a committee of
boosters composed in the main of the
commissioners of the Chamber of
Commerce are at work on the plans.
On Tuesday morning, at $50 o'clock,
the committee will start to work, as
was first told in a story in Fridays
Times Recorder. These men will go
tn the bottom of the matter and do
their best to land a great feature and
stimula for Americus life.
The plans look bright for rapid con-
summation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
RUMAN|ANS ARE
A GREAT.
FORCE IN FLIGHT

Paris reported artillery fighting in
the vicinity of Hill Three Hundrad and
Four on the Verdun front during Sat
urday. This position is. opposite the
famous La Mot Homme Dead Mans
HILL" where such bloody carnage pre-
vailed during the German thrust for
Verdun that failed.
The Greek situation has become
potentially of marked military import
ance as well as decided political in
teres with the supposed purpose of
the Teutons to send part of their
army in Rumania against the entente
forces at Saloniki The army news
dispatches reported that King Con-
stantine and the Greek Royalists are
hostile towards the entente, and it is
declared that officers are being made
to gather a strong army and attack
the entente in the rear as the Teu-
tons strike from the north.
The Rumanian retreat is consider
ed likely to continue until they reach
tie Buzeu line in Mol-Davis.
Petrograd's report indicates that
the Russians hold the western Mol
Davis line. 1t said that the Russians
had captured two heights and five
hundred prisoners yesterday in the
Punta valley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
(By State Board of Health. J

(By State Board of Healthy
Modern soda fountains are beauti-
ful to look upon. but are not entirely
sanitary to drink from. This is usu-
ally because the glasses, spoons,
dishes, and the like are used over and
ever again without being properly
cleansed
To be sure, they are dipped in water
each time they are used, but often the
water has been used so much that it
is really filthy and is contaminated
ry the saliva left on the glasses by
maybe a dozen or so patrons. And,
furthermore, even If the water we're
clean, the rapid plunge in and out of
1t that the glasses receive is hardly
.anhcient to do much good from a
s6nitsry standpoint.
In a reighboring state, examinations
were made of soda water glasses and
spoons, and diphtheria and pneu-
monia germs and other bacteria were
found on quite a number of those ex-
amir ed--and those examinations were
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
To Defend Belgian Depol tations.

BERLIN, Dec. 9.-It is announced
today that the German government will
reply with memorandum in a day or
two to representations of the Amer
lean embassy, regarding the deporta-
tion of Belgian laborers by military
authorities in control in that country
Germany, in the forthcoming memo
randum, will probably adhere to the
principle of using unemployed Belgians
as laborers in the interior of Ger
many, but will take pains to see that
this principle is accurately applied.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
MRS. LANSFORD HAS A
VERY PAINFUL FALL

Mrs. VIM II. Lansford. residing at
S02 Jackson street. happened to a very
serious accident Saturday morning. 1t
is tsated that she was leaning against
a bannister on the front porch, when
the piece of timber gave way, break
ing her right limb just above the
ankle. The patient is reported to be
getting along nicely. Mrs. Lansford
is the wife of W. H. Lansford, ofre-
man of the Amerieus Coco-Cola Bot
tling Company, and their many friends
trust that Mrs. Lansford will soon en-.
tirely recover from the accident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
THIRD WEEK FOR
COURT TSTARTSONH
mon. MORA|NG

Sumter superior court villa cnss-
vene on its third weeks session Musp-
DAY morning at o'clock, with Jesxe
z. A. Littlejohn presiding.
The week will be given over to crSsa-
inal business, which makes two weeks
alerady arranged for work in saak
branch of the court.
When the witnesses and jurors I'm
all cases. except before the grams
jury, were dismissed Thursday after
noon, Judge Littlejohn announces
that they would return on Monday
The grand jury took recess ssmsn
Tuesday morning, late Friday after
noon.
Important business is ahead fnF
the court and there is a possibilIgy
that it will prove one of the Longest
terms ever held in this county.
The docket announced for the third
week of the court, and the secu9A
week on criminal business, posted yes
terday by Clerk of Court Allen is.
257. Lucius Frazier, Murder.
269. Bishop Harvey. Murder.
25S. Ed Harrington. Assault WIKI
intent to murder.
so. j. P. JONES. Larceny after
trust.
131. John Ellis. Seduction.
1854. Tom Dowd. Robbery.
2lS. Rose Parker. Misdemeanor.
215. Sheffield Robinson. Receiving
stolen goods.
259. LuciussF Frazier Assault with
intent to murder.
z69. Jesse Daniels. Assault with
intent to murder.
272. Leslie Greene. Cruelty to
child.
27S. H. G. Goud, Assault with I'm
tent to murder.
277. j. D. Pennington. EmbezzIs-
ment
$50. Bishop Harvey. Carrying pis-
tol without license.
PSI. Bishop Harvey. Carrying cua-
cealed weapon
2S2. Howe Durham. Assault ans
battery.
2SS. Hofe Durham. Carrying con-
cealed weapons.
2s4. Howe Durham. Using obscene
language.
2S5. Jesse Owens. Using obscene
language.
These cases will be taken up in their
order tomorrow morning when th@
court convenes at 8 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10

riages," in which a man and a woman
take each other for husband and wife
witrout the services of civil officer
of clergyman and frequently without
any witnesses are recognized as valid,
calls for serious condemnation, and no
reform Is more needed than legislation
declaring such unions to be null and
void everywhere in the United
States"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
HUGE SUIT FILED
AGAINST THE ROAD

Through her attorneys, D. B. Mich
olson, of Fitzgerald, and F. G. Boat
right, of Cordele, Miss Irene McGougn
has filed suit in the superior court of
Ben Hill county for damages in the
sum of $4,000 against the Ocfffa
Southern railway for injuries sustain
ed in the recent accident wherein w.
j. Royal, his sister, Miss Minnie
Royal, and his fancee, Miss Mary
Taylor, of Americus, lost their lives,
and the Rev. Mr.. Pritchett and Miss
McGough were seriously hurt. The
case will be called at the January
term.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
Great Losses Reported.

BERLIN, Dec. 9.-The Rumanians
have lost more than 10000 men and
1S4 cannons since December 1st, said
the war office. Several thousand
prisoners were taken in Rumania yes
terday. The Rumanian retreat con-
tinued. The Russians gained ground
in the Carpathian forests at heavy
cost, said the statement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
JUDGE HODGES CONDITION
is DECLARED HOPELESS

MACON, Ga. Dec. 9.--Judge Rober:
Hodges, of the court of appeals, took
a turn for the worse at Williams san
itarium here today, and physicians
state there is no longer any hope for
his recovery entertained. He spent a
very restless night Friday and was
perceptibly worse this morning. He
has been at the hospital since last
Sunday, when he was brought hers
from Atlanta critically i'll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10

dies of the Associated Charities who
distribute it, with a full knowledge of
representatives of the Times-Recorder
as to where it goes. Only the needy
and the worthy receive the goods from
the fund. What about it?
Are you willing to help in a small
way the great movement-in the name
OF Him for whom the Christmastide
is commemorated.
Send in your contributions on Mon
day and let's make that one great
rally day.
The names of the children who have
contributed thus far will be published
on Monday. The fund amounts to
hardly $500. What about it?
Previously subscribed $500
DR.. z. L. Thurman ........... LOO
AOtdt .-.s.s..4.a... .@f.VU
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
LADY BASEBALL
FAN HAS NOW MARRIED

ATLANTA, Dec. 9.--Atlantas cham
Tion lady baseball fan has been lost 10
the game by the marriage Of Miss
Doris Starnes to G. n Arnold, which
has just been announced by the pretty
girls parents. When the Atlanta team
was getting walloped with tiresune
regularity and the fans were losing
interest, then Miss Starnes would
root" all the harder for the home
team. her clear soprano voice ringing
out above the tumult of the stands
Unless she persuades her husband 10
miss her next season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
SUCCESSOR TO BE ELECTED
TO CONGRESSMAN TRIBBLE

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. "a success
or to Congressman S. ]. Tribble, of the
Eighth district, will be elected at a
special election which Governor Har-
ris will call when officially notified by
the clerk of the national house of rep
resentatives that vacancy exists in
the Georgia delegation. The governor
will set the election for an early date,
owing to the large volume of import
ant business awaiting action in Con-
gress.
Owing to the fact that Congressman
Tribble's term would have expired
next March 4, and the further fac1
that he had been reelected for another
term, the governor will provide in his
call that there shall be a double vote !:
First, for the congressman's unexpired
term; and second, Off full term o
succeed him
In view of the shortness of the un-
expired term, all candidates will offer
for both the unexpired and the full
term. Among those mentioned as
possible candidates are Attorney-Gen-
eral Clicord Walker, Judge Charles
NJ. Brand of the Northern circuit.
Thomas Brown of Elberton, James NJ.
Shelton of Hartwell, DIR. A. S. j. Stov-
all of Elbert county and Orrin Rob-
erts of Walton county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
NEGRO BOOTLEGGER PULLS
NEW EXCUSE ON RECORDER

ATLANTA, Ca. Dec. ST thought
ought to accommodate preacher in
distress" was the unique excuse ad-
vanced in recorders court by George
Simpson, colored, when arraigned on
a charge of selling whiskey in viola
tion of, the prohibition law.
The preacher in question c. w. Jen-
kins. was also produced il court, and
the defendant practically admitted the
charge, claiming he thought it was his
duty to let the preacher have a little
dram on account of sickness in the
family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
WILL CIGARETTES BE
DISCARDED IN GEORGIA?

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 9.-Will cigar
cites follow liquor into Georgia's dis
card?
Bills to prohibit the sale or shipment
into the state of cigarettes or cigarette
papers will probably be introduced in
the next legislature and the authors
will urge action as drastic as that
which has outlawed the cigarette in
Kansas.
Another piece of reform legislation
which has been suggested Is law to
prohibit motion picture theatres from
giving benefit" performances on Sun
day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
Diuorce Court
Is q Small
Percent

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Lee. 9.-The di-
vorce courts, as busy as they are, re-
veal but small proportion of the
marital infelicity in this country, says
the Commission on Family Life which
reported at today's session of the
quadrennial meeting of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America. The report included statis-
tics and discussions of many phases of
the complex problem of marital rela
tions.
AS to divorce it says: AT this mo-
ment it is thought that one marriage
in ten is broken by divorce, and that
in some states the proportion may be
as high as one in four"
1T is striking fact,p the commits
sion says, that in the majority of di-
vorce cases dissolution of marriage
has occurred, not hastily after a brief
trial, but deliberately after a consid-
cradle period of marriage; the aver
age exceeding six and one half years.
Common observation will show fire.
quency of divorce among people who
have been married twelve years or
more"
The commission believes that the
entrance of women into the Industrial
field plays an important part in the
increase of divorces. 1t declores the
fact that unfortunately the large
part of humanity in America, as else
where, are strangers to the lofty views
which thee hurch entertains of mar
riage.
When we are seeking therefore rem
edies for the evils of our lax marriage
and divorce practices our ultimate and
most effective method will be found in
such instruction as the churches may
give to their adherents, supplemente
by such work as the educational insti-
tuition of the country may be induced
to undertake. This instruction will
bear upon the ideals of marriage IL
will teach that marriage is not con-
tracted as mere convenience and
for prudential reasons, that it is no;
even primarily intended solely for the
personal happiness of those who con-
tract it: but that it is indispensable
to the proper filling out of the life o.
human beings, that it is one of the
most effective methods of developing
and that the preservation
of the integrity of marriage and of the
family institution as whole is the
only process by which truly irvine
order for society can be maintained.
mo legislation, however sagaciously
framed can ever effect a complete
cure of marriage maladjustments, but
such preventive measures as give
promise of diminishing the evils which
are now so abundant will commend
themselves to the thoughtful person.
The fact that in twenty-three states
what are known as common law mar
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
ASK FOR MORE TIME TO
CARRY ON GREAT WORK

WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-The joint
congressional railroad investigating
committee has asked congress to ex-
tend its life beyond January Sth,
when its authority expires, so it may
postpone further hearings until con-
gress adjourns. The members desire
tG devote their time to the presidents
railroad legislation program in con-
gress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-10
ATHENS IS PLACE FOR
NEXT S. /. L. A. MEET

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 9.-Ath-
ems, Ca, was chosen for the next
meeting place of the Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. Presi-
dent B. NJ. Walker was reelected.