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scenes, which yield happy ending of a double romance of southern and northern sweethearts,
 Mir Griffiths treatment of the mag nificent theme is so much greater and grarder than the original play that there can be no comparison.
 GREAT SPECTACLE
 For example, he presents 1S,000 actors and 5000 horses instead of the tiny armies of the theatric boards. He shows 5000 scenes in place of four or five; far-flung battle lines of many, many miles and l<ul KluX rides right out in the open. which surpass in thrills any Vanderbilt cup race.
 Of equal importance to the scenes is the music that interprets them. It con sists of an elaborate symphonic score ar ranged after Griffith's suggestions of the musical motifs for the leading char acters. Now grave. now gay, now sound- ing the loud diapason of war again sweetly harmonizing loves sighs and rhapsodies; anon bringing back the old plantation melodies. or the crash of riot and rapine, or the welcome Ku t<luX klan call that fell so gratefully on the ear of southern whites sorely oppressed by the servants in the masters hall''- it fits the changing scenes of the story like flowing beautiful garment. The marriage of this music to the film best of all entitled the producer to his we'll earned laurel of having created a new art; new kind of grand opera so to speak, that had not even been conceived 1,a.fn fn,.a
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 wi UGH of the tenderly poetic ap- H peal of ''The Birth of Ma H1 tion'' is due to the subtle. act
 ing of Miss Lillian Gish in the part of Elsie Stoneman, the North ern heroine. Miss Gish is a little crea- ture of the golden aureole" blond type which makes for photographic beauty She is singularly graceful, and her features never lose their piquancy. Her eyes before the camera are singularly expressive, and her act ing conveys sincerity as well as true feminine charm.
 Perhaps the most poetical scene of the entire drama is the one in which she and Henry Walthall. as her South ern lover, pour out their hearts to each
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
United States Tire Company

The United States Tire Co. has
smashed all previous sales records into
splinters, according to a statement just
given out by Mr.. J. c. Weston, general
sales manager.
Our business" says Mr.. Weston,
this July has been far greater than
even our greatest optimist epected Our
sales have reached a point that is alb
solutely unprecedented in our history,
and l am speaking now only about
sales to dealers in the United States.
Naturally, if we took into consideration
our sales to manufacturers alone, we
would show a large increase, because
of the. immense number of automobiles
manufactured this year. But l am talk
ing about sales to dealers who have to
meet the demands of the public.
1T is. my belief that our heavy
newspaper advertising campaign is in
a large degree responsible, but you
must remember that the consistent in
crease to such an enormous total has
more behind it than the advertising
tires have made good. Therein lies the
answer. The care given to details of
manufacture, the fact that we consid-
er fractional thousandths of an inch in
inspecting our tires as they go through
the factory has everything to do with
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

state. Twelve states had a per capita
net debt of less than 81, and for three
of these states-New Jersey. Pennsyl-
character was only cents per capita.
The net increase in Indebtedness
during the fiscal year, for all the
states combined, was $64 ,464. .944.
Twenty states increased their net
debt during the year. 19 decreased it.
and in the remaining there was no
change. The greatest increase, $42,-
430,918, was reported for New York.
Only s other states increased their net
debt by more than s1,000,000 each.
Value Of Public Properties
The total value Of all permanent
public properties held by the states,
except those in funds and investments.
amounted at the close of the fiscal
year to $S65, ,O64 The bulk of this
amount, $79s,64777s represented the
value of land, buildings. and equip
ment Of general departments; and the
remainder. s66.729,2s5, the value Of
land. buildings, and equipment of
public service enterprises. The latter
properties are productive, while the
former are practically non-poductive.
The greatest single item is that for
general government s157,250,S40;
the next greatest, s1s5,915 1874. repre-
sents the value of school property;
and the third and fourth items in
point of size are s177,701,S13 for hos
pitals for the insane, and $112,s ,466
for correctional institutions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
w Kates. Sec. n. S. A.; 700 P. NJ,

w. Kates, Sec. n. S. A.; 700 P. NJ.
Conference.
Tuesday, Aug. 29-10.30 A. NJ, To be
announced; 200 p. NJ, Zaida Brown
Kates; 700 P. NJ, Natl. Spiritualis1
Assn. meeting.
Wednesday, Aug. 30-10.3o A. NJ.
Zaida Brown Kates; 200 p NJ, Will j
Erwood; 700 P. NJ, Seance.
Thursday, Aug 31-10.30 A. NJ,
Memorial Services, Mrs. Vanderbilt;
200 P. NJ, Mary S. Vanderbilt; 100 P
NJ, Old Folks Concert, admission 1C
rcents.
Friday Sept 800 A. NJ. Annual
Business Meeting: 200 p NJ, Will j
Erwood; 100 P. NJ, Children's Con-
cert, Admission 10 cents.
Saturday. Sept. 2-10.30 a. NJ, Nellie
Abbott; 200 p. NJ, Will J. Erwood
700 P. NJ. State Assn. Meeting.
Sunday, Sept. 3-1O30 A. NJ, Will j
Erwood. lecture; messages by Mrs
Vanderbilt 200 P. NJ, Mary S Van
derbilt, Admission 10 cts; 100 Closing
Exercises.
Prof. Myers will serve as soloist
Miss Erva Giles, accompanst. Thurs
day, Aug. 81 will be Tag Day for
the benefit of the Harrison D. Bar
rett Foundation. Mary Hobbs Jones,
State Tag Day Supt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
ETNA SP|R!TUALIST
CAMPMEETINC AUG,
25-SEPT. 3 INCLUSIVE

The 4oth annual session Of the First
Maine Spiritualist Campmeeting Asso-
citation at the famous Etna camp
grounds will begin Friday Aug. 25 and
close Sunday, Sept. g. With an all
star array of talent, including Pres.
Mary S. Vanderbilt, Prof. Will J. Err
wood Of Philadelphia, Pa, George w.
Hates. secretary of the National Spir-
itualist Association, Mrs. Zaida Brown
Hates of Washington. D. c.. and Mrs.
Nellie Abbott of Lawrence, Mass, and
an attractive program consisting of
special services, concerts and seances,
the convocation promises to be of un
usual interest. The grounds will be
in fine shape. Hundreds of dollars
have been spent this season to improve
sanitary conditions. The manage
ment expect the largest attendance in
the history of the camp. The boarding
house will be managed by Mrs. Lizzie
Turner Ellis. The store will be under
the Association management. Roland
Tapley will lead the orchestra. Miss
Erva Giles. accompanist. Prof. Myers
Of Boston. the famous soloist. will sing
ncuuCSu rate llChelS VIII De sofa
Aug. % to Sept. 8, inclusive, limit to
return Sept. 5, by all railroads. Trains
will stop at the Campgrounds.
Program of the Meetings
(Subject to change by Pres)
Friday, Aug. 25-7.00 P. NJ. Opening
Exercises.
Saturday, Aug. 26-20o P NJ Mary
S. Vanderbilt; 700 P. NJ. Conference
Sunday, Aug. 27-10.30 A. NJ, Zaida
Brown Hates; 200 P. NJ. Mary S. Van
derbilt; admission 10 cts; 700 P. NJ,
Public Seance. Admission 10 cts.
Monday, Aug. 2s-2.0o P. NJ, George
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
STATE FINANCES
MADE PUBLIC BY
CENSUS BUREAU
Revenues, Expenditures, Good
Road Outlays, Indebtedness,
Value of Public Properties in
Various States.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-1n ~
Of the 4S states OF the Union the ex-
cess Of expenditures for governmental
costs, including interest and outlays
for permanent improvements. over
revenues. during the fiscal year 1915.
was $55, ,2S3,404. or sc cents per capita.
In the remaining 19 states the excess
Of revenues over expenditures
amounted to s18,60s,9 or 54 cents
per capita. Taking the entire As
states as a whole, the excess Of ex-
penditures over revenues was $685.
674,4S7. or 81 cents per capita.
These and other important facts are
brought out in report, Financial Sta
t;stics of States, 1915, soon to be is
sued by Director Sam L. Rogers, Of
the Bureau of the Census, Department
OF Commerce. This report, which was
compiled under the direction Of Mr..
Star!ic NJ. Grogan. chief statistician
for static:;cs of states and cities, gives
detailed Data in respect to the reve
rues and expenditures. the assess
ments, the taxes, and the Indebtedness
and assets Of each Of the 4S states Of
the Union.
Revenues.
The aggregate revenues Of all the
states during the year were $458,232,-
597; the aggregate expenditures for
current governmental costs, including
interest. s399,714,2S5; and the aggre-
gate outlays for permanent improve
ments. s95, 5,192,799.
OF the total revenues, 1865 5543,7 ,797.
or about four -fifths, represented re-
ceipts from the various kinds Of tax
es. About half Of this amount 1885,
S76,319,, was derived from the general
property tax, made up Of taxes on real
estate and personal property. OF the
remainder, the largest item, $S2,870,-
~SS2, was contributed by special prop
erty and other special taxes; $57,931,-
l16 was raisc:l from business taxes
other than on the liquor traffic; $780,.
3 1901 came from the liquor traffic:
l4,S6S,254 was derived from license
taxes other than on business; and
, SO. 3.l33, ,155, from poll taxes.
. The largest sources Of revenue out
= side of taxes are found in the earnings
of general departments and in inter-
est. The earnings of general depart
ments are made up Of receipts from
q fees, charges, minor sales, ETC., by the
various departments and offices Of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
MAINE J0TT|NCS

Bangor Commercial: John ". Taylor.
an expert Associated Press telegrapher.
who was employed in Bangor IS years
ago, is in the city visiting relatives. In
the time since he left this city he has
been employed in several New England
newspaper offices. After some years a,
operator in the News Office, Mr.. Taylor
went, in August, 1898, to Lowell Mass,
where for a brief time he was operator
in the offices of the Mail and Citizen;
thence to Manchester, n. H, where he
worked two and half years on the
Union and a year on the Mirror, and
then, after six months on the Troy (N
y Record, to Worcester, Mass, where
he spent a year at the Spy Office before
taking his present position on the Tele-
gram, which he has held for nearly v
years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

the make-good qualities Of United
States tires.
Il am delighted with the way OH,
business. has increased this year, and
I look for an even greater increase dur.
ing the year to come"-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14
Give Numbers
Clearly

"SEVNATEFISIX"
Everyone realizes the possibilities Of in teephonng
when 1856 is asked for in that way
When numbers given to operators in that dscon
nected hurried otherwise indstinct fashion, is likely
that there will be wrong connection made
absolute necessity for the clear enuncation
of all telephone the operation Of swtchboard
is directed wholly by numbers. wrong number mis-
understood number invariably CALL for which
our operators should not be held responsible.
"Seven eight five six" the better way to give the
above number Clearly pronounced numbers uttered direct
the telephone transmitter will obvate majority of
error calls.
When you have given number to operator, she
peats You should listen for that repetition for then you
may her if she has misunderstood you That will
great deal of delay and rouble and if you will also
say eyes" Thas right" if she repeats properly she
will have your that she is doing her
recty.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-23
AMERICUS SHOWS
ALCAZAR THEATRE.
Thursday.

1uuESudys
Pauline Frederick in Lydia Gill
more; 5-act Paramount picture.
"Elevating Father" 2-reel L-K-O
comedy.
Friday.
''Red Circle" chapter 9.
Matt Moore in "Plot and Counter
plot" 3-reel drama.
Authors Last Fling" comedy.
Saturday.
Rosemary Theby and Harry Myers
in In the Night" 4-reel drama.
"Fliver's Dilemma"
OPERA HOUSE.
Thursday.
Theda Bara in Carmen"
Friday-Dark.
Saturday.
"The Strange Case of Mary Page"
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BRINGS THE
FISHING SEASON To
GLADDEN. PEOPLES

Now that spring is surely with us,
the disciples of Izaak Walton are in
their seventh realm of heaven. The
time is rapidly approaching when the
fishermen of this section will gather
among waters of the county and fight
mosquitoes and catch perch to their
hearts content. The official fisherman,
Col. Ed Littleton, has announced that
the finny tribe inhabit the waters OF
Sumter county in large numbers, caus-
ed by the earely high water. This
brought about a good spawning season
for the fish and the increase in num-
Der is traced directly to this one
source.
The men in charge of the Wells Mill
Fishing club are actively engaged in
their plans for the biggest year this
popular club ever enjoyed and already
the numbers of members who have an
nounced intention of rejoining is al
most to the limit allowed by the rules
of the club.
S. l.. Stills, president of the club, the
membership of which is composed en-
tirely of Americas sportsmen, states
many improvements will be made at
the pond before the season really be
gins. A brand-new boathouse will be
built, thus insuring safety 10 the large
number of boats owned by the club and
its members. The clubhouse will be
greatly enlarged and entirely re-mod :
eled as we'll.
The present quarters are much too
small to comfortably house the army
of campers who annually enjoy vaca-
tions about the shores of this fishing
preserve, and a new cottage would
add much to the beauty of the already
attractive spot Besides this private
pond, there are numerous streams
around Americas which will soon be
called upon to revive the tired bust
ness men of the city.
Muckle creek has always been noted
for the numbers of fish in it's waters
and the people of the surrounding
country do full justice to the favorite
fishing spots there.
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RAILROAD MEN To
GET INCREASED PAY

Railroad men of Americus and in
general will bel Interested to know thar
q complete adjustment of the labor diff
ficulties between the machinists and
allied crafts employed on Southeast
ern railroads has been reached by an
agreement to grant an increase of /
to 3 1-2 cents per hour, and agreeing
to establishe minimum rate of pay in
all crafts.
The roads included in the adjust.
ment ar the Southern, Atlantic Coast
Line, Seaboard Air Line, Norfolk
and Western, Chesapeake and Ohio,
Eirginian, Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac, Central of Georgia, New
Orleans and Northeastern, Alabama
ard Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Shreveport
ard Pacific, Mobile and Ohio, Georgia
Southern and Florida, Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific, and
Alabama Great Southern.
The crafts included are the machin-
lists, boiler makers, blacksmiths, car
men, pipe filters, sheet metal work
ers, apprentices and helpers.
The last adjustment was in force
for three years, and as there is no
agreement in the present one as to time
limit, it is expected to last at least for
one year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-23
LEE COUNTY HOLDS
HER PRIMARY FOR
OFFICIALS TODAY

LEESBURG, Ga, March 23.-The
tie primary Of Lee county is being
held today. Much interest is being
manifested in all the races. The re.
suits are expected to be close, and the
officials returns will be necessary to
decide the winners.
Following is a list of candidates
And offices for which they are solic-
iting support:
Clerk of Superior Court-James
Morgan, Goode Price, G. A. Wallace.
Sheriff.. B. Lee, P. C. Coxwell, W.
c. Laramore, Jr., G. D. Richards.
Treasurer-H. j. Tyler, D. w. Tison,
Fl R. stovall.
Tax Collector-R. R. Green, J. II,
Randall, B. E. Fouche.
Tax Receiver-C. w. Scarborough,
Roy Salter, Fort Hines.
Judge of City Court of Leesburg.,-
]. R. Long.
Solicitor City Court of Leesburg-,l
B. Hoyl.
S,,por;n+oodor4 ne Nouutr CohooI.
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Trains Arrive.

)ere's real money saved for you
you have your "blown-out," rim
and otherwise injured casings
red by us-for with our expert
modern steam equipment and
class materials considerable ad-
! of mileage service is added to
tires.
W is a good time to have US over
and put in Al shape your cas-
and tubes for spring use-ask Us
/ them today.
!riCuS Tire & Rubber Co.
Dan Cbappell, Manager.
site POstOffiee. PnOne o.
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Shiloh
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SHILOH, Ca, March 23.-One of the
most enjoyable parties of the season
was that given by Mr.. and Mrs. W. F..
NBeckwith on Monday night last Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Muir :
ply Mr. and Mrs. Mage Pitcher, M"
ard Mrs. A L. Beckwith, Miss Katye
Royal, Miss Harte Sorrells, Miss En-
nice Walters, Miss Bessie Beckwith,
Miss Minnie Beckwith, petite Miss
pewel Crutchfield, Frank Bell, Charlie
Crutchfield, Clyde Johnston, Claude
Johnson, Mark Bell, John Terry, Tom
Terry, Oza Beckwith, Bunyan Walters,
Anderson Darden, Charlie Kidd, Dou-
glas BraswelI, Walter Sorrells. The
Aroom was nicely decorated with vines
for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Jordan and chill
dren spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Daniel.
Duke Gettys and Robert McCrea were
visitors at the home of Misses Bessie
and Minnie Beckwith Sunday.
Mics Minnia pnokuifh cnapf Er;dav
pleasantly with Miss Eunice Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Bell were guests
Sunday of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. L. Pitcher.
The B. Y. p. U. meetings held in this
community every Sunday night are
always enjoyable and we'll attended.
"A cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend.
Rev. Charles Carter was visitor in
This community during the week.
Mrs. A. L. Beckwith spent Monday
with Mrs. L. E. Walters.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Beckwith repre-.
scented this community at Myrtle
Springs Sunday.
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Leslie
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LESLIE, Ga, March 23.-The trus-
tees of the Leslie school decided def i.
nitely at their last meeting held Fri
day afternoon, to have a new school
building.
A building committee of six was
appointed and given power to do any
thing for rushing plans for a new
building. The building committee con.
sists of F. p. James, E. L. Wilson, ]. T.
Bolton, r. ]. Sims, W. T. Anderson AMI
f. A. Wilson.
This committee held it's first meet
ing Saturday afternoon. They voted to
visit Chauncey, in Dodge county, for
the purpose of examining the high
school building at that place, They
returned Tuesday afternoon and re
ported that Chauncey, town smaller
than Leslie, has one of the finest
school buildings in that section, and
Ithat they have given permission to Z.
u Horsford & Co. of Eastman, to draw
plans for building similar to the one
at Chauncey, to be erected in Leslie.
An election will be called at the ear
Hest possible date to vote bonds for
constructing the new building. In g
few more days Leslie will be in the
midst of the first bond campaign of her
history. The committee hopes to have
the solid support of every loyal citizen
Of Leslie school district in their efforts
for the erection of the new school
structure.
The board of trustees, E. L. Wilson,
chairman; ]. T. Bolton, R. A. Deriso,
+. ]. Sims and p. 0. Bradley, are TO
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be congratulated on this new move.
They are all wide-awake business mep
and are sure to carry the undertaking.
tc successful conclusion.
Protracted services will begin al
the Leslie Baptist church March 18th
DR.. w. S. Dorset, of Fort Valley, will
do the preaching.
John S. Speer, who is attending
school in Macon, was at home for the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Speer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Wilson left last
Thursday for pleasure trip to rela
tives at Umatilla, Fla.
Mrs. c. X. Holmes, of Greenville, S.
G., came for visit to her sister, Mrs.
l. p. Jay, at her home in Leslie, last
week.
Mrs. B. w. Rouse and b. W. Rouse,
Jr., of Americas, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Summerford, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. c. E. Long has returned to her
home in Atlanta after an extended
visit to her daughter, Mrs. ". M. Lara
more, in Leslie
j. L. Johnson, of Huntington; ]. T
Bolton, w. R. Bolton, Mrs. A. T. John
on, Mrs. Elizabeth Billion and Miss Bee
ANNA Sims, of Leslie, made up an
automobile party leaving here Sunday
morning for Kissimmee, Fla.
Luther Hines visited relatives in
Americas Sunday.
Mrs. Wilson Pryor returned Tues
day from Hatley, Ga, where she went
to attend the funeral OF her uncle
the late E. S. Roberts.
Mrs. F. H. Hines went to Americas
Tuesday, shopping.
G. w. Chance, of Smithville, is In
Leslie organizing Modern Woodmen
Ct America local lodge.
F. w. Hines made business trip TO
Cordele Wednesday.
Leslie has been we'll represented
among people witnessing the produc-
ton of THE Battle Cry of Peace" Mon
day and Tuesday at Americas.
V. c. Odum and F. A. Wilson, Jr..
Misses Jessie Ranew and Stella Wade
60 to Plains Tuesday as representa-
tives from the Leslie Epworth League
to attend the two days session Of tho
Epworth League convention, which
meets there on that date.
Luther Roberts, who is attending
school in Leslie this session, went to
his home in Hatley, Ga, Friday, return
ing here Sunday.
S. D. Johnson, of Jacksonville, Fla,
was a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Hugh Hines Sunday.
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BLALO CK WARNS IN
USE Of PARECOR|C

In line with a letter he sent out
recently to physicians generally in
all parts of Georgia cautioning then
against practices which might conflict
with the Harrison anti-narcotic law,
"a o. Blalock, collector of internal rev.
enue for this district, has sent to
practically every druggist in the state
"a letter informing him of the recent
ruling by the treasury department
against the unlimited sale of pare
goric.
The strict measures the authorities
have resorted to in prescription of the
sale of paregoric we're made necessary,
it is said, by the growing practice o.
drug addicts buying the preparation
and drinking it solely for the opiate
contained therein, and as d means fol-
relieving their craving.
Mr.. Blalock's circular letter, i'll
full follows:
To the Druggists of Georgia;
Replying to many inquiries, beg 70
advise that the ruling sent out from
this office was based on Section of
the Harrison anti-narcotic act.
A druggist occupies the same post
ton in regard to the sale OF paregoric
and other drugs of like character as {,
physician writing prescriptions for Il
narcotic. The sale must be in good
faith and in small quantities and for
remedial purposes only. If a drug
gist sells narcotic habitue paregoric
to satisfy his appetite and to take the
place of other narcotics that are habit
forming, such sale would be a gross
violation of the Harrison anti-narcoti:
act.
Druggists should use extreme care
in the sale of paregoric and other
drugs of like character.
Information has reached this office
that quite number of addicts are Sc
curing paregoric and other drugs of
Alike character, where they have been
unable to secure stronger narcotic.
10 supply one of these would be VIC
lation of the law, as above stated. A
druggist must act in good faith, and
must know at the time of the sale that
the same is to be used as medicine,
and not to satisfy the thirst of the ad-
dict.
l am constrained to believe that
there are but few druggists in the
stete of Georgia who will furnish pare
goric and other drugs of like charac-
ter to these unfortunate people.
The same rule would obtain as TO
merchants when they handle paregoric
and other similar drugs.
A: o. BLALOCK, Collector.