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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

likc the above cut. Screw il to q
IN on the barn where the stick on
The lock projects. Nail IT so the pro.
JcctlnS stick hits the lock about one
ionrth OF an inch above the point
WIN a little pressure. the slope OF the
'"'h VIII make the projecting stick
move m When il comes to the notch
Ia the lock- II will drop down. locking
inc door back securcly.--R Phillips.
Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

II is poor economy TO buy cheap
binder twine.. 4 single break will cost
more In time lost than a ball that cost
twice as much the cheap stuff
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21
NOTICE
Change Schedule
Atlantic Coast Line

Effective May -. 1917. all through
! trains itichmond To Iiopcwcll and re-
turn viii he withdrawn and in lien
thtrtoI through coach service viii b.
operated on train leaving HopcwcII
,;"p y. NJ, arriving Richmond $50 \
NJ returning. leave Richmond 555 T.
NJ arrive liopewcll 1;o5 f. NJ All
other connections at pctcrsbi,rc 20
main Unchanged
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21
BRIEF NOTES THOUGHT
OUT BY THE WAYSlDE

The time will come when We shah
nave hornlcSs cattle as we now have
ihornlcss cactus. Horns are AS useless
AS thornS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

Why NOT screens on every door and
WINDOW OF the cow stables. and mar
iicuiarlv where the young calves are
kept?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

me mule is not pretty to look at
hut he makes good at every task M,
up 10 him. while the most beautiful
horse often balks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

FROM good. averaEc-layins stock
OF mems the cost OF dozen eggs usually
varies between and 10 cents
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21
SnNe Your po,nto s..a

Save Your Potato Seed.
FROM the spring crop OF Irish no.
'a,oes' save seed with which to plan,
DIX 'a'l crop. Don't let high prices
coax the seed away
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

Red Cross help some one else. make
bandaScs or do other work which will
help the country In lighting the great
cause.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

Crops which make n .ai- nu,,i,y -,
forage when cured as hav should rot
be used In preference 10 corn for filing
si!os. s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21
Norfolk 4 Western ka;Iv,,

i.i,chinohd- Washington Local, I.v ;aI5 PM.
Mc n DAYS silb PM. sundays: ar. I'll - All
u"lE, fredericksburg Accom-. week DAYS Iy
lilo NJ: Ar. . JOAN. Ashland Accom- ryret
Gays, LN.a''2o y NJ, 30 PM; Ar.so.3O AN, 54ypAf
AEiha ticket and baggage offices no, Omen
for this train. Mni, -, ~"
Byrd ~. sta fstopping nj Elbnl L,lh. 81,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

We cannot ali own everything ccee.
sarF Tor our work. hut We need nor
oecome common nuisance by being "a
common borrower
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-21

ON place whore there is much
harshS land. and especially on fruit
farm geese are Invaluable 10 the
farmer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20
SAN FRANCISCO BOUT PROMOTERS
ANXIOUS To LAND GOOD MATERIAL
Scarcity of High Glass Boxers the Coast Makes 1t
Necessary for p ymoters to Send Agent East for
Purpose of SEQ ling Around and Making Matches;
Ritchie and 3arrieaU Both Drawing Cards.

outpointed Jess willard IN the days
before Willard was champion OF
owned a circus
dIew eight, also has been stepping a
fast pace on the coast. and now claims
the middleweight championship OF all
territory west Of the Rockies. DICK
O'Brien. the new heavyweight, that
Biddy Bishop Is chaperoning. is eX-
pected TO appear on the coast shortly
in search OF battles
Although coast boxing centers In
San Francisco there are other coast
towns where the game Is thriving
Los Angeles is giving the four round
game good patronage. although the
class Of bouts offered there is not as
good as in some other cities
Box In Portland Also.
Portland has tried a variation OF the
four round game by substituting SIX
two minute rounds for the ordinary
four rounds Of three minutes each
The plan has proved successful. ana
Portland fans have seen some tlrsL
class boxing shows IN the last Ie"
months. Joe Flanagan, a genial Irish
man. handles most Of the Portland
shows. besides bOssiug stable OF
scrappers that are able 20 give q
good account OF themselves
In Seattle the boxing game was
on n thriving basis until an over
jealous sheriff decided things
were running a little too strong
and ciamped down the I'D. The
state law IN Washington provides
that only duly organized clubs
may hold bouts between members
for exercise only In their own
Eymnnsiums.
Seattle promoters were running
bouts Of considerable class. however.
and the city authorities were not in
terfering. but the sheriff stepped in
and grabbed the works Under the
present ruling the Elks club. which
boasts a small gymnasium. Is about
the only organization that can stage
a boxing show in Seattle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20
ACCIDENTS
NOW WITH CARS
Speed Mania Now Appears
to Be Under Control;
Safety Is Result.

In proportion 20 the ever increasing
number OF automobiles in use and the
additional thousands who are daily
riding In them. IL Is generally admit
ted that motor car accidents are de-
creaslng- Is this due TO more con
servatism on the part OF motorists. or
can Il be true that the industry has
at last achieved that apparently IN
achlevabIe ideaI-the manufacture Of
a fool proof carr
T. z. Lewis. head OF the Jordan
agency. explains that the decrease in
accidents Is because speed mania IS
giving way to common sense
"Of course. it was not long ago
when the automobile accident was
more or less the staple news OF the
day" said Lewis 1T crowded all 9TH
er news material on Mondays fol-
lowing fine weather in the country IL
was the standby OF the coroner and
IL kept the repairers OF telephone
poles in steady jobs
THAT situation was for the reason
that when a thing is new It IS most
sensational In the early days the
railroad engine took triple the toll
Of lives 10 takes now Even the BIZ
cycle had the nation half crazy with
AEaAaAL az one AAaAAE- AAEAE ~ ere IN
days when the century riders and BIZ
cycle spOOners were out. that 10 was
almost as much as a pedestrians life
was worth 10 venture out on the high
way.
when the gasoline motor car was
first introduced. women shuddersd At
the very thought OF driving It Il was
a mans Job and a Job FOR a strong
man. at that This impression was
largely due to the fact that the auto
mobile was new II furnished more
speed than any other self-propelled
vehicle and those who had the op-
portunity TO drive IL were making the
most OF its speed capabilities.
Gradually. howevr, the speed
mania has become no longer a sensa-
tion and IL Is as unpopular among
motorists as IL is among other people.
This In itself has added much TO mo-
toring safety. Then. too. the improve
euts in automobile construction and
driving control have tended toward
public safety. Instead OF reckless
young men endangering pedestrians
with high powered motor cars, We
find women. elderly men and the most
careful and conservative individuals
driving them today
The development and improvement
In motor car construction ana the
general passing OF the speed mania,
In my opinion, account for the en-
couraging decrease in accidents
Miss Violet Redpath OF Niuneap-
0. g. p -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20

CHICAGO. Ill. Oct 2O.-AIthough
the bouts held on the Pacific
~ coast are ali Of the four round
variety the boxing game in san Fran
cisco and other western towns is
thriving just now. according to reports
received here. and boxers who have
invaded the west are declared 10 be
making good money
With the death Of the ten round
game IN New York a question Of
weeks only, it is not improbable that
some OF the high class talent that has
been performing in Gotham will trek
westward before the Winter is over
Joe Wilson, a former Chicago
boy. who O. now In san Francis
co. has come 20 Chicago In search
Of talent Joe represents several
san Francisco promoters and says
he T. after almost any scrnpper
who can give good account Of
himself In four round 20.
One Of the men Wilson would like
70 take back 10 the coast is Jack Dill
Ion. the HOosier bearcat. Wilson be-
neves there are several men In the
vicinity Of the Seal Rocks who could
give Dillon a ROBUST tussle in four
rounds
Good Boxers On Coast.
LAELE are EllAD AAN4I AOAEA1 ga
the coast just now and every one OF
them is making good wilson de-
clared. 1t may surprise eastern
scrappers TO know that we have had
a house with gate receipts as big as
$1,000. Willie Richie drew that in one
Of his bouts.
AT san Francesca there are
four clubs in OperntiOn-Emery-
Vile. the Association clubs Dream
land and Recreation park There
are bouts almost every night and
most OF the battles are as good
ns those seen at the average
smoker in the east. Eddie Graney..
TObey Irwin, Billy SnniIham and
Harry Foley are doing most OF the
refereelnE.
"Ritchie." Wilson continued. "is still
a wonderful card. although he weighs
about $50 pounds and Is fighting as
a welterW eight His boxing Is as
high class as ever although his old
'one-two' IS not as deadly as II used
10 be- Ritchie has taken down from
$1,000 10 $500 FOR his end OF the
money and that is real coin for four
rounds"
Among the men who Wilson says
are making good around san Fran
cosco are Mick King. the Australian
heavyweight; Len Bowlands- OF Nil
waukee. and Gunboat Smith. who has
been a favorite out west ever since he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20
sPEAKER GOES 10 LRln.

Iris Speaker. the Indians great
outfieIder. was SO elated over his ex-
perience in a flying machine at Tor
onto. Canada. q Few days since that he
has announced his determination 10
join the aviation corps o. the United
States army. SPOKE" opines he'll be-
come some Eier.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20
COoPER GETs ITDGlIENT.

Announcement is made from Brook
lyn that the estate OF the late Robert
B. Ward. misguided hacker Of the
Federal league, has settled several
suits Of tracts they had with Mr.
Ward. Among those who get sat
isfaction are BIZ Bradley and Claude
Cooper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20

Miss Violet Redpath OF Miuneap-
oils acts as a vegetable buyer for the
grocers in that city
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
NOTED HEBREW CHRISTIAN
TO SPEAK At METHODIST
CHURCH HERE TONIGHT

An unusually interesting speaker
the Rev. ]. n. Rosenberg, of Nash
vile, Tenn, superintendent of the He
brew Christian Association. an Or
ganization working for the spiritual
welfare of the Jewish people in the
south will syeak tonight at Z o'clock
at the prayer meeting of the First
Methodist church, on THE Signs of
Time of the End
Rev. Dr. Rosenberg was for years
student of Rabbinical literature, is
recognized as very able and inter
esting spaker and profund student.
He has Travelled extensively in Europe
and in this country and has preached
in the leading pulDits.
The public and the Jewish people
especially are cordially invited to
t. come out and hear this interesting
man speak.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
SUMTER GINNINGS
FALLING SHORT
W. P. PERSONS, CENSUS AGENT,
S,OO0 BALES IN THIS YEARS
GINNING COMPARED WITH THAT
OF 1916.

Losses through bool weevil deyasta-
ton and from other causes, are shown
in ginning statistics for Sumter coun-
ty announced today by W. I. Persons,
census represtative in this district.
Official figures up to October 18th,
have just been sent to the bureau in
Washington, and these show little
less than eight thousand bales re.
reduction in the crop this year rs
compared with last To the date
named there had been ginned 1851
bales of the crop of 1917, while last
year during the same period total CT
26,349 bales had been ginned. Tie
difference of 7, 769 bales represents
losses sustained by Sumter planters
chiefly as a result of the boil weev'l
invasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
ITALIANS STILL
RETIRING WEST
OF IAGLIAMENT]

NEW YORK. Nov 1.-THE Germans
made no effort during last night to re-
gain the ground wrested from them
yesterday by the British on the Ypre'
front, confining their retaliation to in
termitten artillery activity.
On the Verdun front at Chaume wood
the crown princes forces made an
other stab at the F'renc harmies, but
met a repulse,
The Rome war Office statement says
the Italians have withdrawn their
forces in good order from the Taglia-
mento river line toward the Livenza,
the next river behind the Tagliamento
in Italian territory. The retreat, ap-
parently, is not so rushed as that fea-
turing the retirement from the Isonzo,
and the Italians are falling back
steadily, with their rear guards con-
stantly in touch with the Germans.
Brrlin reports Austro-German forces
continue pursuing the Italians, taking
additional prisoners, according to u
war office statement
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
HYLAN BEATS
mitchell FOR
N.Y.. MAYORALT LTY
WINNER MAKES STATEMENT SAY
ING ISSUE OF AMERICANISM NOT
INVOLVED IN ELECTION AND
ALL MUS TBE LOYAL.

NEW YORK, Nov John f. Hy-
Ian, former county judge of Kings
county, defeated Mayor John Puror
Mitchell in the election held for mayor
of New York yesterday. Hyland, who
was the Tammany candidate, won by
a plurality of approximately 100000.
The democrats will also have a ma
joi.ty among the members of the
toard of estimates, which controls lhe
disbursement of city funds
After being assured of his electiou,
Judge Hylan made statement, IN
part as follows;
THE result speak for itself. Tie
people have spoken, and in no uncer-
tain manner Democracy has been
restored to power. The people ana
not the corporate interests, will rule
for the next four years. I am, indeed,
grateful for the confidence thus re-
posel in me Is tho citizens of the city
ol New York. The result is COM
plete justification Of the fight we
have made for honesty, efficiency ami
economy in the public service. That
was the sole issue upon which t13
election was decided
Il want to make it plain to tn eworid
that there was no issue of Amegi-
canism or loyalty involved, so far as
am concerned There could be
none for [ am as good an American
as any man, as loyal to my flag, as
loyal TO my country and as firm and
determined in support of every act of
tie government in this war as any
man.
Il ask editors of newspapers in this
city and in other cities to give prom
inence to this declaration, so that
there may not go abroad to the peo-
rle of this country who have no ap-
preciation Of our local situation. the
slightest intimation that the question
of the war. or the war policy of Pres
ident Wilson and the United States
government are in the slightest way
involved
The tremendous socialist vote was
the feature of the election The tota,
polled by that party in the last mayor
atty election was only 32,133. This
year Hillquist ran close third 10
Mayor Mitchell, receiving 129,9n votes
and in many election districts on the
East Side, in parts of Harlem and the
Bronx he polled more votes than
Mitchell Hillquist ran on straight
out peace platform. He declared ii
victory for him would have been q
mandate to the government to nego-
tiate an immediate peace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
WOMAN's SUFFRAGE
WINS IN NEW YORK
SUFFRAGE LEADERS PLEASED
WITH RESULT WHICH MEANS W0
MEN OF EMPIRE STATE WILL BE
GIVEN THE BALLOT.

| NEW YORK, Nov 7-Returns from
all parts of the stsate early today, in
dicate the that woman suffrage has
won a great victory at the polls in
| yesterdays election. RETURNS from
| 1,?77 election districts, which are suf-
fiicent to decide the issue, gave a ma.
jority of more than ten thousand for
suffrage.
Mrs. Norman der. Whitehouse.
chairman of the Suffrage party, and
other leaders in the movement, ey-
ressed satisfaction at the outcome to-
Gay. and there is great rejoicing in
the tanks of the woman's party. The
majority secured was greater than ar
dent advocates of suffrage had hoped
for, and it is believed the cause was
materially helped by the recent decla-
raticn OF President Wilson favoring
suffrage
Leaders of the womans party are
arranging this afternoon for a mon
ster demonstration to be held in Coop
er Union tonight in celebration of the
bestowal Of unlimited suffrage upon
women.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
RAILROADS WANT
70 PER CENT IN
GREASE: IN RATES
FORMAL APPLICATION TO INTER.
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
TODAY TO LIFT CHARGES ON SU.
GAR In CAR Los.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. Rail
roads operating in the eastern states
today applied to the Interstate Com
merce commission for authority to in
crease freight rates on sugar approx
mately twenty per cent. This is FIVE
per cent, more than was asked in the
appeal for a general increase made a
few months ago
The specific increase asked today is
on sugar in car lots, and 1t is asekd
that the new rates be made to apply
from all points on the Atlantic sea-
the cliff, the burial at sea, the escape
terror points. Granting of the increase
will add thousands of dollars to ehe
railroads revenues.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
Parcel Post Hotot Routes

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. IA parcel
most motor route between Savannah
and statesboro is expected to be
established as result OF the visit
here of an agent from the past Office
department at Washington. Under
this plan the farmer would be able
to ship produce by parcel post into
the very home Of Savannahians
pe!snite word from Washington is
expected in the next week or two
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
CONTINUE PLEDGE ClMPA!GH
IN GEORGIA FOR ONE WEEK

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 7.--Georgia
housewives who have not yet signed
the food pledge card, which is prom
Use to help win the war by conserving
food, are requested to do so this week,
and turn them in to their respective
county campaign chairmen, so that
reports OF the same can be sent 10
campaign headquarters in Atlanta
without delay
Major D. T. McClatehey, executive
secretary of the food administration
in Georgia, is making a special effort
to complete his final reports this week,
to send them to the national cam
paign headquarters in Washington
Georgia has made one Of to best
showings of any state in the union.
! All reports from national campaign
headQuarters show that Georgia is
leading the south. But hundreds sc
4 Georgia housewives who are desirous
of signing the food pledge card ha e
+ not et Gone SO. owing to various
c7usas and tseir county cemraisa
ohairmen have s supply whith Tier
are urgently requested % e a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
WHOLESALERS To
COOPERATE WITH
FOOD CONTROLLER
FRANK LANIER TALKS INTEREST
INGLY ON HIS RETURN FR0H
WASHINGTON, WHERE HE CON-
FERRED WITH HOOVER.

Mr. Frank Lanier. president of the
, Americus Grocery Company, has just
returned from Washington, where he
went for a conference with Herbert
Hoover, national food administrator, in
the interest of local merchants and the
National Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton, of which he is vice president Mr.
Lanier was impressed with the ear
Inestness of the food administration, and
talks interestingly of his trip.
The national administration" sai1
Mr.. Lanier through Mr.. Hoover, is
working in every way to bring The
cost to the consumer as low as possi-
BILE on all food commodities. To this
end they are licensing all the whole
saale grocers in the United States, and
all retailers, whose business amounts
tc 100000 or more per annum When
they find any wholesaler charging ex-
cessive profits, their license will ee
revoked, and while the retailer is not
licensed whose business is not enough
IN warrant it should they in turn
charge prices which are exorbitant IN
proportion to cost, the wholesalers
everywhere in this country will be no.
tilted not to sell this particular re-
taller, and if they do, their right To-
do business will be forfeited.
q believe every jobber of foodstuff
in every section of our land has en-
tered into the spirit and letter of the
law, and as patriotic citizens will help
the food administration in every poss'-
Die way ! believe, too, all the retail
ers will feel the same way, and while
prices will naturally seem high to the
on account of existing condi-
tions, no honorable merchant is try
ing to make an ufair profit or take any
advantage of the consumer, You must
bear in mind that the cost of doing
business has increased wonderfuilg,
and every business man has to make
reasonable profit to live and help Un~
Gle Sam win this war by investing In
his securities.
We are going to win this war,
though it will take time and many sac
rifces. Buy only what sugar, flour,
lard, meal and other things as you
need them, and make them go as far
as possible. If we will conserve what
we have and not be wasteful wita
anything. we are helping our boys at
the front"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
ONE OFFICER
AND TWENTY
MEN ARE LOST
NAVY DEPARTMENT is STILL
WITHOUT DETAILS OF ENGAGE
MENT, WHICH OCCURRED MON
DAY IN WAR ZONE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 7.-T1e
navy department today awaited COM
plete report of the torpedoing of the
American patrol vessel Alcedo, which
was sunk in the war zone early Mon
day morning, with the probable loss
of one officer and twenty men.
Seventy-one of those known to be on
board the Alcedo were rescued, but lit
tie hope is entertained for the survival
of those reported as missing. The
vessel, according to information re-
ceived here, sank within four minutes
after the torpedo struck it,
The navy department. announced the
disaster Immediately on receipt of the
news last night, abandoning the prev
ious custom of Withholding all infor-
nation until the casualty list was at
hand.
The Alcedo is the first American war
vessel to do down in the war. The de-
stroyer Crossin, on patrol duty, was
torpedoes recently, but she made port
safely with the loss of only one man.
No details of the engagement were
given in the brief dispatch announcing
the yachts loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-07
SECRET DIPLOMACY MUST
END, SAYS NIELSEN

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 7.-Secret di-
pIomacy must end with the end of the
great war, declares Francis Nielsen,
famous author and publicist and form
err member of the British parliament,
who is here to deliver a lecture to-
night under the auspices of the Aka
hest Iyceum system The nations of
the world are trending toward de-
mocracy, he declares. The machinery
o. all governments must be placed in
the control of the people. Diplomacy
must be conducted in the' open. The
yower to declare far must be vested
in the peoples chosen representatives.
Then the world will enjoy reign Of
unbroken peace.