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The Little River news., 1917-01-17
THE RAPE CASES ARE ON TRIAL
Trial of Willie Roberts and Charlie James Went tO Trial Tuesday Morning q. S:3O; Both Men are
 Being Tried Together.

Willie Roberts and Charlie James twp young white men, charged wth rape were being tried by the circuit l,'ourt in this city Tuesday, as wo SC to press. Some 80 or 100 men were examined before the jury was finally selected, consuming t1e Gcea.or part of he morning. The jury, which will decide the guilt CT innocence of the GeecnGarts are cs fcl.ows:
 V. P. Strawn, Jewel; I. B. Wright Winthrop; Harry Yauger, Foreman A. A. Morgan, Winthrop; W.D. Steph- ems, Winthrop; John Rieves, Win tl1cz; Chas. Huff Foreman; w. D. : y, Foreman; G. G. Leonard, Al .4le; D. $. Cooper, Winthrop; Ed Pen
 3 Ashdown; John Honnell, Allene
 The testimony being introduced is practically the same as that brought forward in the Red" Edwards case last week. One difference is that Ed wards was accessory to rape, while Roberts and James are alleged to have .k6en the principals in the rapes, when girl and Pearl Ray, 12-years-o'd negro girl. Another feature will be the con- fession of Roberss, made a short time after or at the time of his arrest whi h will be introduced, though it is report ed that Roberts twill likely repudiatc the confession. It is expected that the case will go to the jury by this Tuesday night If convicted, the men must either be sentenced to death or to life Imprisonment.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
A HEAVY SNOW FELL
Ground Banketed With White Gov ering Over Inches in Depth.
 Deepest in Years.

The weather man concluded Sunday that there had been too much talk about this Sunny South business and proceeded to freeze the ground hard and then to cover it with a blanket of snow, which fell, commencing Sun day evening and throughout the night. The depth of the snow averaged a lit tie be ter than inches, which is the heaviest snow. that has fallen in this section for many years. The eldest inhab,tant can possibly tell us how long. The temperature continues low, and the thawing off process has not vet begun. The weather man prom ises us protracted spell. The boil weevl and the fellow with small woodpile have cause to worry.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17

NATED Man With rig 10 canvass il
 country. ESserieHoa not necessary
 S25 week sziage to 4ofker.-EurelSs Poultry Food Co East St Louis III.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17

which the speakers from the Arka,i- s2s Profitable Farming Campaign Will visit our county. There will be .hree groups of speakers, the date set for the campaign being Monday January 22. It is less than one week. oil. Every man who is interested in Little River Icounty playing safe an9i getting the most out of the comin,s crop should al once get busy talking for 8 crowd at the various appointments mentioned in the schedule The schedule is as Follows:
 Group No/1: Foreman, 10 a. m; Winthrop, y p. m; Ashdown 7;So m.
 Group /No. 2.-Arden, 9:So a. m; nRichmohd 2:3O p. m.; Ashdown, 7:3o p. m
 Group No. 3-Ogden, 9:50 a. m.; Wilton, 2:3o p. m; Ashdown, 7;30 p. h.
 It will be noticed by the schedule
 that all groups will gather at Ash i pONH MOludy hiSuI ioi e eoioiAN l All three groups of speakers have
 been instructed to go to Ashdown on the night K. c. s. train Sunday, Janu-
 ary 21 and report to H. L. Toland ear fly Monday morning, January 22, so he
 can arrange for them to fill the several 1 dates above mentioned. The speakers will leave for TeXarkana on the nlght Memphis Dallas and Gulf. Each group
 of speakers will be accompanied by t one or more business men fIem Tex
 arkana and possibly Asbdown and
 ether points, The various committees N who have been appointed will coop crate with MT. Doland in the work as signed Q ths :. ......
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
FIRE ALARM TURN IN
Saturday Night Alarm Proved to Be
 Flue Burning Out.

Saturday night about 9 o'clock a fire alarm was turned in from the residence of Mrs. s. F.. Coa+s on the east side of town. A large number of men and two hose carts were quick ly rushed to the scene, but it ws4 found that it was only the flue burn, ing out. The flame could be seen a long distance, and for a time looked dangerous.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
WINTHROP MAN ENDS OWN LIFE
 WlIEIREVOLVER
John Pendergast, Prominent and Wealthy Winthrop Man, Ends Gwn i.se Tuesday Morning in His
 Own Home.
NEWS SU0ChS THE
 ENTIRE C1HMUNiT{
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
 Winthrop, Jan. 16 (Tuesday)-John Pendergast, prominent and well-to- do citizen of this place, ended his own life at his residence here this Tues day morning at 10 o'clock. The weap- on tha- he used was a revolver. The news, which rapidly spread over this city, came as a distinct shock to the entire community. The reason of the SuI-ide, as it is believed to have been. is not known, so far as has been learn, ed at this hour. It is said that MT. Pendergast had been drinking heavily for two or three days, and the suppos- iticn is that this had brought his mind into sta of Cespondency and that he had killed himself while in this condition
 John Pendergas. was apparently about 30 years of age He leaves a wife and five children He came to this city from the north some 10 or F years ago. He was genial, well-like l 2ad good citizen. He owned a num- Der Of farms in this section. and was rcputed to be wor $15 900 to s2O,OO5. His family lie was most pleasant; he was not known to have had any irou- ble.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
2 DEATHS AT OGDEN
Will Mcdowell Died Thursday at His H0me-Mrs. Will Adc0ck Diet
 Friday Night.

Special 10 the News.
 Ogden Jan. 15-Will Mcdowell d.ed at his home on Oak Street Thu rsday night after two weeks i lness of pneumonia. He leaves wife, and six children, as follows: Oscar, Eber Mary, Enos, Rose and Lois. Mir. Mcdowell was born in Mobile Ala bama, in 1867. Three brothers, J. M. Mcdowell of Millwood, Leon McIowe!l of Richmond and Geo. McDowcll of this place and one sister, Mrs. G. A. Buster, were with him when he dieL. The remains were lad to r2ss in the cemetery at Millwood. Rev. j.. E. Brown Of Ashdown conducting the funeral services. MT. Mcdowell was highly respected in this neighborhood and the bereaved family have the sym- pathy of all their neighbors and friends.
 Mrs. Will AdcOck.
 Mrs. Will Adcocks wife of VIII Ad- cock, d.ed at her home in East Og- den Friday night of pneumonia. Mrs. Adcock was daughter of James Mas sey. She had spent most of her life here and was loved by all her friends. She was married to Will Adcock about four years ago and the husband and one small child are left to mourn her loss. Funeral services were held at the church Saturday afternoon by Rev. Brown and the body was laid to rest in the Ogden cemetery.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
DATE JAN.22FOR ]:
 FARM CHAMPAGNE
Three Groups of Speakers Win Wis Little River County Monday Janu- aTy 22; The Schedule Has Been
 Arranged for the Day.

County Chairman, H. l.. Poland, has received a letter stating the date on
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
Sell FOrds &t Foreman.

The Tompkins Motor Sales Com Dany of this city report the fol owing stiles of Ford automobiles at Fore man: w. E. Beck, w. R. Shakelford w. M. Martin and Sam Seligman.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17

is applied externally to the throat and chest the body heat releases soothing antiseptic vapors which are inhaled di- rectly to the affected parts. Relief is cured overnight-croup in 15 minutes.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
CHILDRENS COLDS
 TREATED EXTE1NALL-l
WF@ES Group and EAEWE

Don't dose the little stomachs, with injurious medicines
The Little River news., 1917-01-17

Continued on page p
The Little River news., 1917-01-17
ON THREE COMMITTEES-
Representative Phillips Gets Appoint
 ments on Important Committees.

w. L, Phillips, representative from this county, received appointment of the following important committees:
 Roads and Highways State Lands and County Lines.
The Little River news., 1917-01-17

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 Mixed train leaves AshdoWn tal. except Sunday at 12;15 p. m, for Nash vile. Toliio Murfreesboro, ShaWmut and Intermediate points.
 MARTIN WALSH Traffic Manager
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
AT LAST!

One hundred and twenty-five years
ago Eli Whitney, of Massachusetts,
while sojourning in Georgia, invented
the cotton gin, an appliance which
gave the cotton industry its greatest
impetus and made it the king of crops
for the Southern states at least
Since that time the inventors dream
has been to devise a picking machine
and hundreds of men have wrestled
with the problem for years at a time
without ever approaching a practical
solution.
So it has remained for Carroll Stuk-
enborg, of Selma, Ala, and Chicago
ILL.,, to perfect machine which is cal
culated to absolutely revolutionize the
cotton growing business. 1t is a ma
chine which picks cotton picks it as
cleanly, as thoroughly, and as easily
as human, and picks great deal
more of it than the fastest, strongest
worker in the fields can ever do. More
over, it delivers in. the bag a cleaner,
better separated cotton than comes
from the hands of the human picker.
Eli whitney gave the world cot
ton gin, and then returned to his north
ern home to accumulate a fortune
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

through inventive projections for fire.
arms. Like many another inventor
he reaped the glory, but lost the ma
terial reward However, it is to be
hoped that young Stukenborg and his
brother, who has so faithfully financed
the project for fourteen years, viii
become rich, as well as famous, as the
result of their invention.
The interest of Americas in this an
nouncement would be keen, anyway,
because the world has so long waited
for the coming of the mechanical cot
ton-picker that the very mention OF
the idea is sufficient to excite curiosity.
But interest is stimulated by reason OF
the fact that it was on "a plantation
belonging to Americas people, here in
Sumter county, that the cotton picker
received its final test and was worked
out to a certain, satisfactory status.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
A COLUMN OF CLIPPINGS
The Farmer Should Get What His Pro.
duce il Worth,

The Farmer Should Get What His Pro.
duce is Worth.
Due to exigencies of war, the time
may come when minimum prices will
be fixed for all staple food The mat
ter will be determined by the size
OF world food crops and the period of
the wars duration
But the prices of no staple foods
will fall very far below what they
are at present, at least not for a
long time to come. Food is scarce
all over the world The gap between
materially wider, for all countries are
straining every nerve to increase the
production of staple food But it is
certain that there is going to be no
food surplus. Too many millions of
the nations able-bodied producers are
under arms for that to be possible.
There will be place for every
pound of grain, meat, forage and
vegetable produce as soon as the pro-
Queer is ready to convert it into cash.
I: bushel of grain is worth more today
than it has been worth in many years
for the simple reason that it looks
BIZ ser to the hungry peoples of the
cath than it ever looked before. Myl
and women and children are wonder
ing where their winters supply of
food is coming from who never had
to wonder or worry before.
Mr. FARMER, don't sell your sur
plus corn, or anything else that man
or beast can eat, for whatever the
first man you offer it to may tell
you he is willing to pay. Take the
trouble to find out what it is worth
Learn what is being paid for it in
other markets. Be sure to get its
value when you sell it.
| Another thing: If you know ~
ored famer who also has grain or
other stuff to sell, advise him as to
its value Help him to go about con
verting his produce into cash with his
eyes open. He may not know Tell
him
The world is hungry. Food is
scarce The man who produces it de-
serves to receive its value when he
sell it.-Albany Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
The King / the Huns.

Seventeen years ago when German
troops were about to depart from
Bremerhaven to help suppress the
Boxers rebellion in China and secure
revenge for what had been done to
Germans, Kaiser Wilhelm said among
other things:
If you meet the enemy, you will
defeat him, give no quarter, make no
prisoners; let whoever falls into your
hands be doomed. Just a thousand
years the Huns, under their king
Etzel made for themselves a name
which to this day is mighty one in
tradition, so may your appearance
make the name German be feared for
a thousand years in China, so never
again will a Chinaman dare to look
a kance at any German"
Substitute for the word "Chinaman"
the word "allies" and the speech
might have been made at the begini-
ming of this war.
The spirit of ruthlessness, of Hun
nish savagery, of utter disregard OF
restraint which breathed in the words
Of the kaiser in 1900 is just as alive
in his heart today and in the hearts Of
his men.
The Germans have not made war
as civilized human beings make war.
They have made war as it was made
a thousand years ago.-Columbus
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
'POSSUM AN EATERS.

Speaking of 'possum, did you ever
eat any and like it? Or did you just
say you liked it,"
Thus asks the Savannah Morning
News.
That is rank heresy
The idea of any Georgia gentleman,
III whom the gastronomic fondness for
the delicacies of the cuisine is sup
posed to be inordinately and acutely
developed very idea of any
Southern gentleman, whether Georgia
raised or not declaring dislike for
dish of possum.
Why, man, we've long suspected that
the ambrosial feast of which the gods
on Mount Olympus did eat was a plat
ter of 'possum and 'taters*
Of course, you mustn't think Of
sacrificing a 'possum to appetite a t
this time of the year, Just wait until
there is tang in the air, and a white
frost covers the sedge fields in the
early mornings, and the leaves have
turned to every color of the rainbow
and the persimmons are ripe, sweet,
juicy and falling. Then it is you
should catch your 'possum, and more
than likely you'll find him up a sim
mon tree along about the witching
sour of midnight After following the
bay of the dogs for an hour, as they
chase the scent through woods and
swamp, until you can tell by the pc
uliar note in their voice that they
have "treed," you finally locate them,
sitting on their launches at the foot
of sapling, and upon the topmost
branch, thoroughly watchful though
apparently unconcerned, as he blinks
in the glare of the pine torches, hangs
! Mr. Possum.
Take him home and place him Sc
curely under box, and leave instruc-
tons for your negro nanny in the
kitchen to "fx him for dinner" the
meanwhile you sleep the sleep which
only an eH~night 'possum hunt can
induce. Leave the cook to her culin-
airy arts, probably inherited from slav-
ery-times, and be content to wait I'M
til the bell rings for dinner. Then
before you ever enter the dining room
the savory odor of the dish has whet-
ted your desire, until you can hardly
wait to be seated before beginning the
carving
Reposing on the largest Platter in
tie pantry the 'possum, baked nearly
brown, after having been well boiled,
IS flanked by circle of sugary sweet
potatoes. A thin aver of gravy has
been poured over all, the gravy repre-
senting the Quintescence of cooI.ng
skill. 1t is the one feature of the dish
OF which the cook is most proud, and
that she will continue to eat with her
bread long after the last trace of
'possum meat and potato has vanished.
Do you mean to say, you city-bread
fellow, that there is ony product Of
the oven more tempting, more satisfy
ing, than that?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

With organizations begging money
to supply the boys with cigarettes, to-
bscco, pulse-warmers, socks, tooth
brushes, razors, combs and other
things, we are beginning to wonder
what the boys are expected to furnish
themselves or do with the money
Uncle Sam gives them for their ser
yices.-Valdosta Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

A man in Michigan drilled for oil
and tapped barrel of whisky that
some one had buried years ago. And
everybody in the neighborhood is buy
ing oil drillers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
4 Hard Winter Ahead.

Pref. Snider of Griffin, who foretells
the weather-or says he does-de-
clares this is going to be a hard
winter on folks and pocketbooks. We
believe he is half right.-Savannah
Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. IL,
p. O. y. OF A.

Meets every first and third Monday
aights in P. o. S. of A. Hall, No. 21S
Lamar St. All members In good stand
Ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi-
fcates from $25O.OO to 100000 issued
to members of this camp.
T. E. CASTLEBERRY, President.
o. D. REESE, Recd'g. Sec'y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20
HARRIS VS.. HARDWICk.

The definite announcement that Will
liam J. Harris is going to be candi-
date for the United States Senate in
opposition to Senator Hardwick will
be received as confederation of what
many have long anticipated,
Harris is the man for the place, as
between he and Hardwick.
Indeed, there is no other candidate
or prospective candidate, who meas
ures up to Mr.. Harris in point of de-
STABILITY.
Murphey Gambler a splendid Geor-
gian and able man, can never be elect
ed.
Upshaw, Cooper, Elders and the like
are minnows in political sea, who are
trying to ride the crest of a wave
created by forces too considerable for
their limited intelligence to compre-
bend.
This narrows it down to Harris and
Hardwick.
The latter is an object of contempt
to the majority of patriotic Georgians,
who feel that Georgia is shamefully
misrepresented as long as he remains
in the United States Senate,
1t would be a pleasure to them to
vote for any other man of character
and ability in preference to Hardwick,
and Mr.. Harris would receive their
support
From a practical standpoint, Geor-
gle would gain by electing William j.
Harris to the Senate.
He is closer to the President than
any OlleF Georgian.
He has more influence in Washing
ton than all the members of the Geor-
gia congressional delegation together
He has the prestige which goes with
the occupancy of the Craftsmanship of
TIE federal trade commission, the most
powerful board ever created by act of
He is a man of much legislative ex-
perienct, a ripened student of public
and man in whom the other
members of Congress would have the
utmost confidence.
1t would be a pleasure to The Times
Recorder to support Mr.. Harris.
At the same time, we have no hest
fancy in saying that the idea Of this
newspaper, first of all, is to assist in
the defeat of Mr.. Hardwick, and if it
becomes necessary to support some
ody else in order to contribute to "a
consummation so devoutly to be wish
ed" we will unhesitatingly follow that
course.
1t would be the height of folly to
support Mr.. Harris if it became APP
parent that his candidacy did not give
indications of having sufficient
strength to overcome Hardwick's foot
hold
The announcement from Mr.. Harris
is undoubtedly feeler for public SEN
timent He has not committed him
slef beyond recall, and if the response
is not such as to justify the sacrifice
Of making the race he would be doing
himself and the state an injustice by
prosecuting his aspirations. However
The Times Recorder sincerely hopes
that conditions will prove that Mr.
Harris is the most logical man tt
fight it out with Hardwick.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Woman pinned $1,000 in her skirt.
The money has gne. OF course, skirts
are too skinny to hide as much as
that.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Somehow the man who attends
strictly to his own business never ac-
quires a reputation as an entertaining
+. conversationalist
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Every wife imagines her husband
woule appreciate her more if he had
t. put UP with some other woman for
about six months
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

We see in the society columns about
a bride of six months" and that re-
minds us to ask for some information
we've always wanted to know: How
long is a bride?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Today's best laugh comes from the
publication that Judge Adamson is
undecided" whether he'll take life
Job paying $4,000 year. He's prob
ably undecided how quick he'll take
It.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

A German aviator shaved himself
and changed his clothes while flying
at an altitude Of 5000 feet. His fun
eral was largely attended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

The price Of popularity has a great
deal to do with the high cost of liv-
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

When it comes to ffty-ffty biscuits,
we will return to the good old prac-
tice of having EN- once a week and
take ours Moultrie Observ-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Love may be said to be the wine OF
life. and old bachelors are prohioi-
tionists,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

A successful chaperone is one whose
attention is usually distracted from
the game
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

What has become of the old-fashion-
ell girl who told each fellow that he
was positively the first man to ever
kiss her?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

1t is not always a charitable instinct
that prompts a woman to give herself
away
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

A woman says things she doesn't
mean; man means things he doesn't
ay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Most women with good figures thor
oughly understand the art of helping
the world to find it out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Some people will pay attention when
they won't pay anything else.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

People seldom attempt to sit on
ahe man who stands up for himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

We feel sorry for the chap who is
known simply as his wife's husband.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

You can get insurance against any
kind of accident, except marriage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Most of us prefer friends who are
cIose-mouthed, rather than close-fst-
ed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Some people would rather go broke
than not go at all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

Sometimes one succeeds by embrac-
ing the other fellows opportunity
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

It's almost as hard to be a gooa
neighbor as it is to have one
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

she wears but little here below,
Nor wears that little long.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

A lot of dead ones in every town are
holding out on the undertaken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-20

The cheerful loser ranks alongside
the cheerful giver