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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24
THE REUNION HERE.

The state papers are cordial and
complimentary in their praise of the
Confederate Veterans and the city of
Americas, the guest and host for the
state reunion now being held in the
city.
The following editorial is from the
Columbus Ledger
The Georgia Division of the United
Confederate Veterans will meet at
Americas this week and Columbus and
this section of the state will be well
represented at the gathering.
These annual reunions are always
events of great pleasure and in
terest to the men who so nobly de-
Tended the Southland in the sixties.
They are looked forward to with eager
ness by these men, many of whom are
now bowed with age, some being quite
feeble, but all are thrilled by the
mixing and mingling with old com
rades and the gatherings never seem
to be really fatigue them.
When the fact is taken into consid-
Grafton that it has been over fifty years
since the civil war, the age of the av-
erage Confederate veteran must be
close around, if not past, the three
score and ten mark, and the manner
in which scores of these heroes of the
sixties are holding their own is most
gratifying to those of us who are
younger.
1 The Ledger joins with the people OF
Georgia in wishing for these noble men
happy reunion and a most interest
ing and enjoyable gathering in Amer
icus, and we trust that all will live to
enjoy many more such gatherings in
this state.
Another editorial is from the Macon
News;
/ The few remaining Confederate Vet
Grams will gather in Americas tomor-
/ row for the annual state reunion.
Americas has planned to receive the
old heroes with open arms and to
show them a mighty good time. The
attendance this year will be unusually
good, from all reports, and the indiea-
lions are that those who attend will
thoroughly enjoy the great occasion.
There will be but few more reunions
of the veterans. The veterans realize
this themselves. The youngest of the
veterans now is nearing the anottec
sran of three score and the years. Sc
they are making the most of these an.
nual gatherings to mingle, perhaps, fol
the last time with their comrades Of
the sixties.
All Georgia is interested in the re
union at Americas this week, and Wa
merely want to assure the men wh'
wore the grey that the hearts of thu
PEOPLE are still with them and alway'
will be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24
GORIZIA is IMPORTANT.

Gorilla, whose capture marked the
first signal gain of the Italians on the
Isonzo front in many months, is the
subject of today's war geography bull
letin of the National Geographic So
ciety:
with a population of 10000, mainly
Italians, Gorilla German Gorz) is the
principal city of the Isonzo valley. The
capital Of the Austrian principally of
Gorilla and Gradisca. 1t is charming
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24
Hundreds Visited College Farm

During August and September each
year there are automobile excursions
of farmers to visit the farm of the
State College of Agriculture These
come in parties of from rs to 300
Eight or ten counties have sent dele
cations. They have proven profitable
and enjoyable occasions. and farmers
are glad to repeat the visit each year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

ly situated on the left bank of the Is
ONO River, about eight miles east Of
the Austro-Italian boundary line, some
35 miles northwest of Trieste, 106
by rail northeast of Venice, and nearly
400 miles southwest of Vienna.
Gorilla has never had a particularly
strong appeal for American tourists,
as it's antiquities are few-a cathedral
dating from the fourteenth century
and rebuilt in the eighteenth, and the
ancient castle of the old Counts of
Gorilla perched on Castle Hill where
a military barracks was situated at
the outbreak of the present war-but
it is popular with the Viennese as a
winter resort, owing to its salubrious
climate.
"The manufacturing industries of
the town are varied and important, in
Guiding silk, cotton, leather, paper and
match factories. Rosoglio, a liqueur
much priced throughout the Levant, is
made here, and there is also a brisk
trade in candied fruits.
Gorilla is mentioned in history as
early as the eleventh century and re-
ceived charter three centuries later
Its chief distinction was not to come
until the 18th century when it became
the asylum of Charles x, the last Of
the elder line of Bourbons to occupy
the throne of France This sovereign,
who abdicated too late to save the
crown for his grandson, hopefully
styled Henry V, is described by his
torians as a typical Bourbon who new
Ell learned anything and never forgot
anything After his retirement from
Paris, following the revolution of July
1928, 1880, he took up his residence
al Gorilla where he died of cholera six
years later.
Beside the tomb of Charles x, in
the Franciscan Monastery of Castan-
navezzi, which overlooks Gornizia
from hill to the east, is buried the
Bourbon's heir, better known to his
tory as Como re Chambord than by
the kingly title of Henry V. This
claimant to the French throne, was
called the 'enfant du miracle on ac-
count of his birth seven months after
the assassination of his father, the
Due de Barry. Upon the occasion of
his christening with water brought
from the River Jordan by Chateau
BRAND, he was presented with the eel
ebrated castle of Chambord which had
been bought from the widow of Napol-
con 'smarshal Berthier, by enthusiast
tic Legitimists. Thus the robal baby
acquired possession of the famous res
idence of Francis l, Henry IL, and
|. ouis XIV, in one of whose 440
chambers the first performance of
Moliere's great comic farce Bourgeois
was staged. He died 80
years ago at F'rohsdorf and his body
was brought to Gorilla to be placed
near that of his grandsire and of his
uncle, the Due D'Angouleme, Charles
son.
Seventeen miles north of Gorilla in
an airline is Tolminc, also captured by
the Italians in the present drive. Dante
is supposed to have written some of the
cantos of the Divine Comedy in this
town on the Isonzo."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24
THE HISTORY OF ALCOHOL.

Georgia is prospecting under the new
prohibition law which became effect
i've May LIST. A few dissenters are
heard-but they bubble on everything.
The time is coming when the bar
room will be as loathsome in the eyes
OF public opinion as the leper is to
society
The history of alcohol is interesting,
and we present the following compiled
editorial from we'll known authority
The Egyptians and early Germans
prepared liquor similar to beer and
sometimes caused fermentation of fruit
juices. DR.. Newman, of Darmstadt,
says that the Romans could not under
stand why Falernian wine was so
much infammable than other wines.
In the time Of the Alexandrians the art
of distilling began to be perfected and
the nature of alcohol understood.
The term aqua vitae is first found in
the Latin translation of Ghebers writ
ing Sth century,.
The surgeon, Albucassis of Zahara
(who died in 1922 A. d., by contem-
porary writer's also called Abul Cassis,
Alzaharavius, Buchalsis Ben Aferaz-
eris, in his work, entitled "Servitor
published in Latin first at Venice in
174D, describes infinitely a distilling
apparatus made of glass and burnt
clay. In the same work he describes
the distillation of rose-water, and the
subsection of wines to distillation. The
alcoholic liquid thus obtained he called
vinum ustum, burnt wine. using the
words burnt" or burnt" and "ristilP
or "ditilled" as synonymous, just as
they are used in Germany today
The Arabian physicians of the begin
ming of the twelfth century, Marwan
Ebn Zahar (Avenzoar), earlier the
body-surgeon to the Sultan of Moroc-
co; Ackmed Ebn Roshed (Averrhaes)
and others, used spirit of wine as g
stimulant in medicine. Indeed, distil-
lation was even then regarded as q
secret art and in alcohol the alchemist,
discovered the foundation of beginning
of their vegetable philosophers
stone" as we learn in the writings o.
Raymundus Lullius (1235-1315), anC
Arnoldus of villanova ('yillanovan
us"), who flourished in the last hal
of the thirteenth and first quarter o
the fourteenth century, and who is fire
quently but incorrectly referred to b.
modern writer's as the discoverer 0
the art of distilling alcohol. This mucl
is certain, however, that at the end o
the fifteenth century brandy" was Oh
tap (Branntwein schankte) am
was drunk in such quantities that law
became necessary for the control of it
use.
Still more original is poem i
praise of alcohol, which appeared i
1893, of unknown authorship. By wor
and picture it shows us that as earl
as 1894 brandy had become a commo
drink among the masses, and tha
great scandals were publicly cause
by its use. Even at this early dat
there were public houses devoted
the sale of spirits, and that these ha
an enormous and open patronage.
such an extent, in fact, that ordinance
and laws became necessary to regulat
the sale and use of the liquor.
AS another proof that at the close I
the fifteenth century the drinking I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

Too much praise cannot be given the
Sons of Veterans and the Daughters of
Confederacy in connection with their
steady labor for the reunion now being
held here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

Governor Harris was very popular
among the veterans, and our political
Barometer recorded over ninety per
cent of the legion in favor of him for
reelection as governor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

1t does your heart good to see the
veterans having a good time in glor-
ious reunion, recounting the expert
ences of the days that tried mems
souls"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The streets of Americas bear the
Stars and Bars entwined among the
Stars and Stripes on this grand occas-
ion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The boys Of the Americas Light In
fantry must be sorry that the war de-
uartment "disapproves" of so many
things. The homefolks hoped they
could be with the reunion celebration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

A distinguished visitor is General
George p Harrison, commander-in-
chief of the United Confederate Veter-
ans, whose home is at Opelika, Ala.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

Every person in Ameircus is doing
good time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

You haven't heard a veteran mention
the European war-which shows their
extreme wisdom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The people whose advertisements
you read in this paper are ON the level
They're not afraid OF their goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

It's hot weather for the veterans,
hut they bear up under it like they did
in the COS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The city belongs to the veterans as a
gift, while they many by strength.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The old grey heroes are fast fading,
but their deeds will ever live in sweet
memories.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The parade will be beauty, and the
automobiles will bear the colors of the
Confederacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The people whose advertisements
yCu read In this paper are on the level
They're not afraid of their goods
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

This is the eighteenth annual state
reunion of the veterans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

The veterans are standing by Dem
ocracy and President Wilson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

Don't talk politics to the veterans
as they want to have good time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

You'll find that everybody is glad to
see you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

We had Governor Harris with us to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

Where will they meet next time?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-24

Americas, Ga, August "a, 1916
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
If ROUMANIA GOES DOWN

Roumania has a population about
equal to that of Greece and Bull.
garia combined; a population Of ex-
cellent folk, given to producing great
quantities of food from their rich
soil, and to selling a large surplus.
Likewise the country possesses oil
fields that while not comparable for
richness to our mid-continent areas,
are yet very important and under
intensive development would be of
the greatest value to Germany and
Austria.
Should they overrun and subju-
gate Roumania, the central empires
may be expected to establish an ad-
ministration there which will prac-
tically enslave the population in or
der to exact from it the largest in
dustriai and agricultural returns.
Belgium and the north of France
have shown the way: only in Rou-
mania it will not be necessary to
transport the people away from their
native soil. They will be wanted
right at home, to produce for the
necessities of the Teuton armies.
Loss of Roumania would not be a
very serious affair to the allies, COM
pared with the advantage it's posses
sion would give to the Germanic
countries. The latter would i'm
mensely strengthen their economic
position. 1t is easy to understand
why the allied capitals are highly
agitated over the progress of the
Roumanian campaign. They have
every need to be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29

Presidential result; It would be silly
to attempt corrupting enough votes
in Iowa to change the instruction to
i its electors. So there is temptation
to corrupt in Indiana, none to un-
dertake the same thing In Iowa.
II the President were elected by
popular vote, at least It would be
impossible to debauch particular
communities in this way. A vote
bought in Maine would serve as good
a purpose as one coerced in Cali
fornia or suppressed in Alabama.
The national organization which
dared contemplate an effort to pro-
duce corrupt result would face the
stupendous need to corrupt the cleo
torate, not Of two or three doubtful
States, but Of the country.
Political campaigning would be
placed on a new basis Immediately.
We can believe that real educational
work, honest intellectual appeal,
would presently take the place Of
machine politics. Perhaps IL would
not prove so; hut It seems likely, AT
any rate the point seems worth dis
cussion while the whole subject is
being raked up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29

the benefits claimed for them, the
argument against them is the
stronger so long as single pupil Is
excluded from them, and admission
to them rests not upon ability or
competition, but upon the capricious
immature judgment Of pupils.
Some school officials sincerely
question whether the societies can
be eliminated. Here are few sug-
gestions about how 1t could be done:
Forbid recognition of the socie-
ties in school life, by the wearing Of
pins or other insignia.
Forbid participation in other
school interests, including athletics,
by members of secret societies.
Forbid pupils to join secret socie-
ties upon pain of expulsion from
school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Discussion of abolition of the
Electoral College is developing a
vide variety of viewpoints. 1t does
not seem that suficicn. attention
has been given to one condition that
arises under the Electoral College
SYSTEM which would seem likely to
be ended by a direct vote.
This is the temptation to corrupt
or unduly influence the votes of par
ticular States, when a particular
State is politically close and may de-
termine the result. Political activity
inevitably gets concentrated into
those localities where a minimum of
the popular vote may exert a maxi
mum of effect in the Electoral Col
lege.
Take two States that are very
similar in most regards, but utterly
unlike politically: Indiana and Iowa.
Indiana has been a doubtful State
from its political beginnings. Iowa
has been a confirmed partisan. A
national chairman who did not give
the most intensive cultivation to
every chance for gains in Indiana
would be incompetent. One who
spent any considerable amount Of
money in Iowa would be profiigate.
"Blocks of FIVE" at fancy rates
might be capable. if properly organ
lied in Indiana, Of determining a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
THE BAD EXAMPLE

A clerk in a New York business
Office, working for $25 a week and
seeing the luxury that unlimited
spending made possible all about
him, discovered a way to violate the
trust imposed in him, and in two
years stole 100000 from his en-
ployers. He wanted to live as the
fortunates about him lived; and he
did-until his employers discovered
that he wore shirts too expensive for
his salary, and investigated. Then
his derelictions came to light.
II is not surprising that OCCASION
ally a man yields to such tempta-
tions. The wonder is that more do
not. II is a marvel, however, that
large business, so large that $780,
600 could be pilfered from II in two
years without forcing attention,
should be so loosely organized as to
make such a wholesale theft pos
sible.
Employers who confidently expect
the most faithful and responsible
service from underpaid employees,
and who do not realize the immi-
hence Of the temptations which sur
round men living the life Of great
cities nowadays, have a responsible
ity that cannot entirely be shirked.
The example which tempts to the
fall Is Haunted everywhere.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
SERVICES AT DOUGLAS M. E.
Epworth League to Hold EARLY
MornIna Praise MEETING.

Plans have been announced for the
Thanksgiving services to be held I'm the
Douglas M. Il. Church. Eleventh and ii
streets northeast. tomorrow,
At. $50 o'clock a. m. the Epworth
League will hold praise service to
which all are invited.
At 1880 o'clock n. m. the Federation
OF Churches will hold their annual SER
vices.
At 8 o'clock in the evening. the Rev.
Charles q. Mclean, pastor OF the
church. will deliver an illustrated lee
ture on Lake Tahoe; the Big Trees.
and Yosemite Valley"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
SCHOOL SECRET SOCIETIES

Two issues are involved in the dis.
cussion of high school secret socie.
ties. First' whether the societies
justify their existence and should re-
ceive the sanction of school officials;
second, whether, if their abolition is
desirable. it is practicable.
If q referendum were taken on the
first question there is little doubt
how the parents. or the entire stu
dent body itself, Would vote. Every
pupil should be entitled to all privi-
leges, Including participation in ath-
letics, societies. and all school inter
ests. If the secret societies have all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
TAKING CARE OF THE SNOW

Over in New York there is m
animated discussion Of how to get
the snow shoveled of the streets. II
will be falling on them shortly, and
the time-honored system Of putting
the unemployed at work scooping II
Is impossible. There is no adequate
supply Of unemployed.
OF course, they have n lot more
snow in New York than We get in
this delightfully."- equable and alto
gether salubrious latitude. But also,
they figure on il. There is an or
ganization in New York for moving
snow, and a good one. There is
money available for the purpose.
There is experience, every winter,
in handling the snow problem.
None Of these can be found in
Washington. A bad snowfall
creates more excuseless municipal
discomfort in this Capital than in
any other town in America, we guess;
and does IL oftener simply because
of lack of provision to care for II.
II Washington were located where II
were reasonably certain to expert
ence half a dozen big snowfalls
annually, there would be proper or
ganization, and the trouble would
be less than il is. II II cost ten
times as much to handle snow as II
actually does cost, the amount would
be provided without n murmur and
the work done promptly and
efficiently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
The Hudsoni AZ Evening.

A mist hangs low upon the Rivers
breast,
Like a gray nun robed for her YES.
per prayer:
, A spectral stiffness holds the rever,
Watching and breatless from the
days unrest.
The Sun, his falling empery contest.
Who yet some royal state doth
bear,
Looks iorniy, as a monarch how'd
with care,
From his dim'd palace windows of
the West.
Sudden, a monster springs from out
the gloom. F--
with eyes OF fre set in Its crested
head
And rhythmic breathings OF primsvai
Onward H rolls. as some strange,
tabled Doom,
Spawn ., OF the the EARTH yet of the old
Bearing a thousand souls into the
John Jerome Rooney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
The Literary Meth,

am found In all sorts OF places:
GOOD company and bad are my Eel
lows.
Some, cherish me In their affection
Forever: others thrust me In a corne,
And all forget even my limos,
thouhEts
when ! perish.
My moods are ever changing!
The best OF me lasts but q trice;
And like n human being
The most I can accomplish
IL. perhaps. to inspire some one;
Or give a moments pleasure;
Or bring new life into an
Empty heart-and pass
Forever to oblivion.
have no niche In Fame
Ny family tree IL far too large
Ny life a butterfy's-
And when I die, q myriad
Take my place!
I an the ephemerai short story!
W. L. II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
TO THE POLE BY AERO

Captain Road Amundsen, who
beat all competitors to the South
Pole, intends to be the second ex.
plorer at the other end of the world
To that end he is buying a great
American aeroplane especially
built for the purpose, and in the
summer Of 1918 intends to navigate
as far north as possible and then
fly the rest of the way.
1t is not at all apparent why the
plan is not practicable. A number
Of explorers have managed to take
vessels so far north that the last
leg Of the journey would have been
much shorter than many air flights
that have been made in recent years.
The objection that an aviator would
suffer fearfully from the cold is not
to be taken very seriously. Avia-
tors have repeatedly flown so high in
the air ms to encounter temperatures
ms severe as those in the Arctic in
Amundsen's plan is to sail In
small, stout ship from Norway, get
as far north as possible in open
water, and then drift with the iee
packs. He believes, on the basis
Of reports from many explorers,
that in the polar sea the currents
slowly swing around the pole, the
drift being gradually toward Il.
Possibly from three to five years
will be required for him TO drift to
the point nearest the pole, which he
hopes will not be much more than
100 miles from II. Then the plane
will be tuned up and the fight
Walter Wellman's effort to reach
the pole in a dirigible balloon was
4 pathetic failure, because neither
The airbag nor the motor and steer
ng apparatus was equal to the task.
II is quite possible that one Of the
Dix dirigibles of today would make
he same trip, provided weather
were fair. But the
,eavier-than-air machine is the
practicable and simple device for |
'uch trip. Amundsen. knows the |
cy wastes, and has n good chance
% accomplish "A new record