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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
HERE'S REAL news
FOR READERS OF THE TIMES.RE-
CORDER.

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]. C. Beck, engineer, Seaboard Air
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
10 PER CENT ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT
SOUTHERN COMPLIES THE
FIGURES FOR SHOWING

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 30
results Of operation of the Southern
Railway Company for the month of
August, 1916, and for the two months
of 1916 ended August 81, compared
with the same month and period in
1915 and 1914, exclusive of interest,
rentals and other income charges. were
announced today by Comptroller A. H.
Plant as follows:
Gross revenue, August 1916, $685.
I'll, an increase as compared with 1915
of $1,O99,OO1, or 20.36 per cent, and
as comperad with 1914, of $614,S92, or
1926 per cent.
Operating expenses, taxes and UNI
collectible railway revenue, August,
1916, $4,551, sos, an increase as COM
pared with 1915 of $5S5,304, or 1476
per cent, and decrease as compared
with 1914, of $149, $50, or 3.18 per cent.
Corresponding results for the two
months periods are as follows;
Gross revenue this year, $11, $751;
an increase as compared with 1915 or
$1,280,92O, or 11.97 per cent, and as
compared with 1914 of $25S,935, or
221 per cent.
Operating expenses, taxes and I'M
collectible railway revenues this year,
$S,751,1 55, an increase as compared
with 1915 of $S5O,251, or 1916 per
cent, and decrease as compared with
1914 of $595,569 or 6.37 per cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
"CHRIST BEFORE PLATE
BEING COPIED IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 30.-A copy OF
Christ Before Plate" the master
piece of the famous Russian painter
Munskacy, fer which John Wanna
maker paid $55o,Ooo, is being painted
in Atlanta by Marvin Shearer, who
has insured the painting for $4,000,
and who expects to sell it to the Met
Museum of Art in New York.
The original, purchased by Wanna
maker has been placed in his private
collection. and is no longer on public
The Atlanta artist has
worked on the copy for five years, and
expects to finish it next February.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
nURRAH! RINGING
DAY ALMOST HERE
Big Circus and Great Spectacle Occupy
Five Trains Crammed With
Wonders.

The big event for which the young
sters and grownups have been inn
patiently waiting is drawing near, for
on Thursday, Oct 10, Ringing Broth
ers' circus is to exhibit afternoon and
night in Macon. Expectancy never ran
SO high before and it is likely that this
district will send large delegation to
feed the elephants. Unusual interest
centers around the gigantic spectacle,
Cinderella" with which the famous
showmen are this season opening their
wonderful main tent program. Gin
derella" is probably the best loved of
all fairy tales and to see it produced
with more than 1000 persons, hundreds
of dancing girls and glorious pagean-
ants, indeed gives promise of making
"childhood's golden dreams come true.
In the same great tent, will come the
marvellous circus numbers in which 400
men and women performers, scores of
trained animals and galaxy of spec
ial features are introduced. The ma
jcrity of the acts are entirely new to
America, the Ringing Brothers having
secured the pick of those Europeon
performers who have been obliged to
seek engagements in this country be-
cause of tn ewar. The all-new street
parade will take place show day morn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
FEAT OF
INCURABLE CRIPPLE

ATLANTA, Ge., Sept 3O.--Writing
on a typewriter with a stick held be-
tween his teeth is the marvellous feat
performed by Render Fuller, a cripple
in the Home for Incurables here, who
was found as an infant in the woods
where his parents deserted him, and
where ants and other insects almost
ate him alive, so that during his whole
life he has had no use of his arms or
his legs.
Now a man, being twenty years old,
Render Fuller is one of those opti-
mists who puts to shame with his
sunshiny disposition and his triumphs
over affliction, the man in good health
who is always complaining of this and
that imaginary trouble.
After several weeks of practice on
his typewriter, which was given him
by the manager of a local typewriter
agency, and which is specially suited
to his needs, Render has mastered the
machine and written a letter to the
that printed the story
which secured it for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
J6PS TAKE FORWARD
STRIDES IN SHIPBUMDING

TOXIC, Sept. S0.-The strides of ia
pan in shipbuilding since the beginning
of the war are shown by the official
announcement that % steamships with
a total tonnage of 1902 900 we're launch
ed during the first half Of the current
year. Nine steamers with a total tom
mage of 2S,950 are expected to be CO.
pleted during the second half of the
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01

When presented as part payment on
any dental work amounting to $40
and over. Convince yourself that
the 81 is not added TO your work.
Do not present il until you pay your
bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
FilteratiOn Dates Back 10 1929.

FilteratiOn Dates Back 10 1929.
The history of the publication OF
water for public use dates from 1929,
when some filter beds were used in
connection with the water supply of
London, England; but the discovery
that slow sand alteration not only re-
moved inorganic matter, turbidity,
color, taste, odor, etc.-acting merely
as strainer-but also removed nearly
all the bacteria, was not made until
about so years later
The first publication plant con-
structed in the United States was put
in operation in Washington, D. c., in
1853. This was of the "sedimenta-
ton type, which depends upon the
fierce of gravity to carry down and
deposit the clay and silt Similar
PLANTS were installed in Louisville,
KY, in 1879; Council Bluffs, Iowa, in
1883; Dallas, Tex, in 1889; and
Omaha, Nebr., and Oshkosh, Wis. in
1890.
In the Omaha plant sedimentation
was combined with coagulation, the
latter process consisting in the intro
duction into the water of some chem
ical, usually sulphate of alumina,
through the action of which the i'm
purities are carried to the bottom.
The first plant employing mechanical
liberation was installed at Oshkosh,
Wis, in 1890 This process, like that
e slow sand alteration, depends upon
freeing the water from impurities by
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 30.-A
report under the title General Sta
tistics of Cities, 1916" recently issued
by the Census Bureau, brings out in
striking manner the progress made by
many American cities during a little
more than decade in respect to the
improvement of their water supply
Of the 204 cities having more than
10000 inhabitants in the fiscal year
l914-15, 155, or rs per cent, owned
their water supply systems. Seventy
three of these cities were operating
publication plants in that year, and of
this number 81 had either built or
improved and enlarged their plants
since 1903.
During this same period there has
been throughout the country a re
markable decrease in the death rate
due to typhoid fever. Although this
decrease has taken place in both urb-
an and rural localities, it is note
worthy that in most of the large cities
which have recently built or inn
proved and enlarged their publication
plants the decline has been greater
in some cases very much greater.
than the average decline elsewhere.
For example, in Cleveland the typhoid
death rate fell from III per 100000
population in 1903 to 81 in 1914; in
Philadelphia, from 1928 to 7.6; in
Pittsburg, from 1927 to Is; in Gin
cinnati, from 42.2 to 60; in Chicago,
from S25 to Go; in st. Louis, from
52.6 to IL; in Washington, D. c., from
ass to 11.9; in Minneapolis, from Al /
to 1875; and IN New York City, from
III to 6.3.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-01
Cty;s Water Supply Helps
Cut In Typhoid Death Rate

it through sand, but the
is accelerated by the use of
&gitating or stirring machinery. From
1892 to 1892 inclusive, publication
plants, each involving one or more of
these four processes-slow said fill
tration, sedementation, coagulation,
and mechanical flter2tion-were in
stalled in 10 other cities of more than
10000 inhabitants.
Chemical Sterilization.
In 1900 plant for the publication
of water by chemical sterilization was
built at Mobile, Ala. This process
consists in the addition to the water
of various chemicals which either kill
tie bacteria or make it possible to
remove them by subsistence or filtera-
ton. From 1905 to 1914, inclusive,
chemical sterilization plants were
built in 40 other cities of over 100000,
and at the present time more than
half of the municipality owned water
supply systems having publication
plants are using this method, either
exclusively or in combination with
one or more of the other processes.
Of the 70 cities employing purifca-
ton systems, 60 obtain their water
supply, wholly or in part, from rivers
and other streams, 10 from lakes, and
one-Lincoln, Nebr.,-from wells.
Cost of Water-Supply Plants.
The growing solicitude for the pur-
ity and adequacy of the water supply
is further indicated by the very con-
siderable increase which has taken
place during recent years in the
amount invested in municipal water
supply plants. The total capital in
vested in these plants in 1904, in the
1906 cities of over 100000 which owned
either wholly or in part, and operated
their water systems, and for which
data are available, was, in round num-
bers, $513,000,000, representing per
capita investment of approximately
$29. In the fiscal year 1914-15 the
number of such cities owning their
plants had increased to 1855, the total
investment to $1,O71, 100000, and the
per capita investment to approximate
ly $3S. The increase in the per capita
investment during the II years thus
amounted to 81 per cent.
While of course, it is quite true thai
an adequate supply of pure water can
be provided for one city at far less
per capita cost than for another, byI
reason of differences in the construc-
ton problems involved or in the ma
ture of the sources from which the
water is obtained, the fact of prime
significance brought out by the report
IS that an efficient system IS now re-
garded by most cities as an economic
necessity and hence is acquired, re-
of the cost.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
PROF. NEARING BACK.
Spent Summer In New York Taking
Special Work.

Spent Summer In New York Taking
Special Work.
Prof. II. G. Nearing. director Of
music at the b. -B. A., has just return.
ed from an interesting season Of
study In New York City. Mr.. Nearing
completed . postgraduate courss un-
der Carl V. Lachmund at the Lach.
mund conservator. Steinway Hall
Lachmund is one Of the few remain.
Ing Lszt pupils. and the work was
made all the more interesting because
of special class In the traditional
i.isxt interpretations. He Is also we'll
known as one OF the few who dared to
champion the cause OF Wagner. when
the great originator OF the music.
drama was striving for recognition.
At the end Of the course Mr.. Near.
ing played a recital In steinway Hall
which was favorably mentioned In
several New York papers.
I As New York Is now tho most I'm.
portant musical center. Mr.. Nearing
heard some OF the most famous
artists. 80 he feels that his summer
has been pleasurably and profitably
spent.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
WATSON HEARING
DRACS SLOWLY
Fight Of the Elder Watson Of league
for Bond Is Being Closely Con-
tested at Waco.
fBy Associated Press) =

Waco. Tex, Sept. 11.-Cross exami-
nation Of State Bank Examiner Nc
Kinnon occupied the morning session
OF the habeas corpus hearing Of T. r.
Watson. McKinnon testified that
Watson and his two sons asked Pat
terson to keep the bank open three
days because "Taz" Watson OF Stu
art Mills had agreed to give financial
assistance to the bank and that he
believed the latter was the wealthiest
man in Freestone county. Tar
Watson was chairman OF the board
Of directors Of the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank OF league. The
hearing was adjourned until late this
afternoon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
SEWER DISPOSAL LAW !
EFFECTIVE JAN. |.
Nearly Every City In Texas Will Be
Ready to Comply With Law Re-
sarding Pollution Of Streams.
(By Associated Press)

Austin. Tex. Sept il.--wnen the
antistream pollution act becomes ef-
fective January I. 1917. It is expected
that practically every city and town
An Texas subject to the requirements
of this law will have been equipped
with sewage disposal plants. accord.
ing to v. II. Ahlers. state sanitary en-
gineer. who is connected with the
board OF health.
Mr.. Ehlers has Just returned from
a tour Of the state and reports that In
some OF the cities these plants are
nearly completed. while In others
plans have been adopted and work
VIII begin shortly. Among the towns
that have Just started work on such
plants are jefferson. Lufkin. Celina.
Wills Point. Lancaster. Plainview.
Tyler. Melvin. seguin. Wills Point,
Tyler. Melvin. Seguin. Arlington. Con.
|zales. Forney and whitewright.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
25 WERE KILLED
bYFA[[|NG BRIDGE
Central Span Of Great Bridge Being
Built at Quebec Fell Into the
ST. Lawrence River.
(By Associated Press)

Quebec, Sept. 1.-THE new central
span Of the Quebec bridge. the larg-
est cantilever suspension bridge in
the world, collapsed and fell into the
st. Lawrence river today while being
hoisted into place. The bridge is be-
fng constructed at a cost OF seven.
teen million dollars to shorten the
journey from Halifax to the Canadian
Northwest. Ninety. men were work.
ing on the bridge and officials Of the
st. Lawrence Bridge Company say
twenty-five are dead. The span which
fell was $40 feet long and weighed
five thousand tons. The bridge stands
on the site OF the structure which col.
lapsed In 1907 with loss OF seventy
lives.
Several hours after the accident a
special train brought twenty OF the
injured into Quebec.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
MAY APPEAL FOR
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
Trade Unions Served BY Borough Rap.
Id Transit May Appeal to Other
Unions to Strike.

New York. Sept. 1i.-All the trade
unions served by the Inter. Boroughs
Rapid Transit are considering an ap-
peal for sympathetic strike In a set.
tlement Of the local traction differen-
ces is not reached. The decision rests
on the vote Of It's members. II Is
expected that several days will elapse
before the result Is known. The
strike on the surface lines has spread
rapidly. altho the elevated and sub
way lines are running without appar-
ent Interruptions. Samuel Gompers
Of the American Federation OF Labor
has declined to discuss the probability
OF a strike, but union leaders asserted
that fifty thousand men could be
called out II necessary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Dixie tonight the famous
operatic star, Dewolf Hopper. and the
charming little actress. Bessie Love.
will be seen In one Of the great Tri-
angle offerings. STRANDED" 1t is q
comedy drama production In five acts
and is an unusually well constructed
story. In addition 10 the above there
viii be one Of those Keystone come
dies. pills or Perils." featuring Miss
Louise Fazenda. who will be new to
Bryan audiences. II Is an excellent
program throughout and should draw
we'll.
{ For Tomorrow at the Dixie there Is
one OF Jesse Lasky's best offerings In
The Clown" a beautiful five act
comedy drama OF circus life. featuring
the popular comedian. Victor Moore.
While this Is a comedy drama, 1t Is
also a very powerful story and makes
an unusually fine attraction. II viii
be especially enjoyed by the Kid
dies" so be sure to send them.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11

from the British. london says.
THE British have taken the often.
siye on the Macedonian front, cross
ing the Struma river and attacking
the Bulgarians, who are resisting des-
perately, relates the French state
ment.
The Russian attempts to capture
Halisz. on the Dneister FLYER in Ca
licia. regarded as the key to Lemberg-
from the southwest. have been frus-
trated by the Teutons. according to
Berlin.
There are no important develop
ments on the Russian front from Riga
to Rumania. Petrograd announces.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
GRAND JURY At WORK.

The grand jury for the .all term OF
the district court In Brazos county
went into session again this morning
Quite large number OF witnesses
have appeared before this body to
day and Il is very likely that on TO-
morrow another batch Of indictments
Will be handed into court.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
MAINE GUARDSMEN
VOTED ON BORDER
An Old Law Of That State Permits Its
Troops to Vote While in
the Field.
(By Associated fress.)

Laredo. Texas. Sept. 1.-The Sec.
ond Maine regiment, National Guards,
on patrol duty in this vicinity. exer
cised their rights Of franchise in
the Maine election today under a Law
passed by that state during the civil
war allowing soldiers in the field to
vote.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
PRESIDENT At THE
BEDSIDE Of SISTER
President Wilson Cancels All Engage.
ments and Rushes to Bedside Of
Mrs. Howe In Connecticut.


Long Branch. n. j.. Sept. l1.-After
cancelling all his engagements Presi-
dent Wilson left early this morning
for the bedside of his sister. Mrs. A.
II. Howe. who is critically III at her
home in New London. Conn.
Mrs. Howe Grows Weaker.
New London. Conn, Sept. 11.-Mrs.
Annie 4. Howe. President Wilson's
sister. who is critically III Of peritoni-
tis and other complications. passed a
comfortable night, but 1t growing
much weaker. according to a state
ment from the physicians. -.-l.s-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS.

r. II. Grant. John Park.
@. s. Locke. Houston.
Mart Eheling. st. Louis.
John Hoffman and family. Nabor
Ion. la.
J. W. Stoker. Houston.
q. p. Reifchumb. Iawton. Okla.
Lynn Tally. Taylor
A. c. Lambert. Hearne.
L. Santiker. Waco.
J. c. Scott. Franklin.
William Bates. Houston.
n. woodman and wife. orovston.
Gus West, beaumont.
]. V. Childer. Houston.
d. T. Killough. Temple.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
Al the Queen.

A grand treat is In store for those
who attend the Queen tomorrow. when
everybody's darling little favorite.
Marguerite Clark. viii be seen in the
especially fine offering. Molly Mako
Believe" five act Famous Players
Paramount production. which h
claimed to be one Of Miss Clark's
best efforts. For this beautiful At
traction Prof. Frank A. Saunders. the
orsanist at the Queen. has arranged
an especially attractive musical pro
gram. which will be equally a. enter
taining as the picture and viii add
greatly to It's enhancement. This fine
attraction win be shown both afssr.
noon and night. commencing at 3 D. N.
sharp.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
War Summary.

London. Sept. 1I.-Five German at
tacks were repulsed by the French
last night south Of the Somme river
from Berry to the region south Of
Chaulnes. reads the Paris official
statement. which also describes the
use Of burning liquid by the Germans.
Two unsuccessful efforts were made
by the Germans to recapture Ginchy
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
Reid Bros.
ADMIRAL HENDEE
DIED LAST NIGHT
(By Associated Press)

Brooklyn. Mass, Sept. 11.-Rear
Admiral Geo. E. Hendee. U. 8. N. re-
tired, died last night at the age Of
rs. He retired from the navy In
1902 after more than 40 years Of con-
tinuous service. He took part in
many naval engagements In the Civil
war.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
BORDER PROBLEMS
BEING STUDIED
Ameriean-Mexloan Commission Has
Resumed Efforts to Find a So
luton for Border Troubles.

New London, Conn, Sept. 1.-THE
joint American-Mexican commission
has resumed its efforts to find So
luton for the problems concerning
the Mexican boundary. Their time 50
far has been occupied with discus;
sions of various plans for border pa
troll. The American members have
been studying the government report
on border problems.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
YAQU| INDIANS
KILLED CHINESE

Nosaiez. Ariz.. Sept. 1i.-Yaqui In.
dams raided Santa Barbara. Sonora.
twenty miles South of here yesterday.
killing fifteen Chinese. according 20
reports received In Nogales. Mexico.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11

The fire Of youth. the pride OF
blood, the death Of hope. all produce
enthusiasts and martyrs and bring
forth courageous and desperate do.
cisions.-Napoleon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11

There Is a time for sympathy" /"
Yep. but when a fellows Just missed
a twofoot putt Is not the time for H."
Detroit Free Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11

Athens, Sept. Hiking Constantine
Of Greece personally accepted the de-
mands Of the Entente Allies that the
Reservists' League, Of which he 10 the
honorary president would be dis
solved.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
Grecian King Is In The Power Of The Allies
YOU CAN PHONE US

any order for groceries at any time and we'll thai
you get what you ORDER at the best prices and delivered
with extreme CELEBRITY We have undoubtedly the choicest
line Of canned goods including pickles and preserves that
canning and preserving factories produce Have you tried
any?
Reid Bros.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-11
PROMISES TO DISSOLVE
THE RESERV|ST LEAGUE

The King of Greece Is in the Power of the Allies
and Does Not Seem to Be Able to Help Him.
self-Fighting on the French Front Is Severe
But Results Are of No Consequence British
on Offensive on Macedonian Front, But Bulsa.
rians Resisting Desperately -Teutons Say
They Have Checked the Russians Advance on
Lemberg.