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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20
B. 7. Boatwright
Phone No. 12-7W

TO Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.
2oRTER'S ANTIsEPTIC HEALING OIL. sur.
ecal dressing that relieves pain and hsais a:
the same time. Not liuiruent 2sc. s.W
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20

In America incomes of married men
up to $4,000 are not subject to any
federal income tax at all.
In England the income tax is:
Az per cent. on $1,000
64 ' 1,500
TX e I" 1000
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20

(These are the rates If the income is
derived from salaries or wages; they
are still higher If the income is derived
from rents or investments
The English scale of taxation on in
comes of, say, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000
and $4,000 respectively averages as
follows as compared to the American
rates for married men:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20
We Tax Normal Profits, They Tax Only
War Profits.

War Profits.
In short, our lawmakers have de-
creed that normal business profits are
taxed here much more heavily than in
England, while direct war profits are
.aZed less heavily.
You will agree with me in question
ing both the logic and the justice Of
that method. 1t would seem that it
would be both fairer and wiser and
more in accord with public sentiment
if the tax on business in general were
decreased and, on the other hand, an
increased tax were imposed on specific
war profits
90 Our federal Inheritance tax is
far higher than it is in England or any
where else The maximum rate here
F; on direct descendants is 2Ih per cent.
as against 20 per cent. in England. In
addition to that, we have state inher-
itance taxes which do not exist in Eng
land.
60 OF her total actual war eXpen-
ditureS exclusive Of loans to her al
lies and interest on war loans) Eng
| land has raised less than IS per cent.
by taxation (France and Germany far
! less), while America is about to raise
by taxation approximately 20 per cent.
| of her total war requirements (eNclu-
slve of loans to the allied nations and
of the amount to be invested in mer-
camille ships, which, being q produc-
tive investment, cannot properly be
classed among war eXpenditures).
We men Of business are ready and
willing to be taxed in this emergency
! to the very limit Of our ability and to
make contributions to war relief work
and other good causes without stint.
The fact is that, generally speaking,
capital engaged in business Is now
being taxed in America more heavily
than anywhere else in the world. We
are not complaining about this; we do
not say that it may not become neces-
sary to impose still further taxes; we
are not whimpering and squealing and
Bgitating, hut-we do want the people
TO know what are the present facts,
and we ask them not to give heed to
the Gem.gogue who would make them
believe that we are escaping our share
of the common burden.
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s. Chandler, Jr., $3.50; Mrs. p. s
Chandler, S.; Lacy Mash, IS; Cath
crime Davis, sc; Marvin Davis, Csc
Slaughter Lyon, IS; Tom Allie Cecil
&c; Bruce Calvert, 81; H. G. Wright
$3.50; A. A. Mcintyre, $500; w. A
Green and wife, $500; v. w. Pugh
SIS; Tom Williams; ST.; A. r. Cecil
$40; jennie and Belle Gray, $40; Oar
Gray, $40; Mrs. A. r. Cecil, S.; w
J. Workman, IS; Mrs. Tom Williams
81; Mrs. H. w. Pugh, 50; Bob Casper
Cook, 81; e. c. Turner, 50; Mrs. Err
nest Irwin and children, So; Mrs. A.
N. Lord. 81; Emma Lou Wheeler
IS; Helen Wheeler, IS; j. T. Mefl
ford and family. $40; c. r. Ray and
wife, $40; A. N. Lord, IS; Russell
Ray, Jr., 50; Miss Ethel Shaw, ST.;
Virginia Hamm, 50; Mrs. Mckinney,
$3.50; Jake Flicker and wife, IS; Rob-
ert Cantrell, 50; Mrs. T. H. Cantrell,
$40; w. w. Hamm, IS; Mrs. w. d.
Johnson, ST.; j. T. Lyon, 81; Walter
Colyert, IS; j. T. Lyon and children,
81; Mrs. J. T. Lyon, 81; Lewis Hyle,
81; Ollie Olson, 81; Sam VESSEL,
$3.50; E. s. Simmons, SO; Mrs e. s.
Simmons, So; Tennie Colvert. soc;
Claud Simmons, So; Rachel VESSEL,
$3.50; Alden Smith, 81; d. z. Led
better and wife, 81; J.. T. Seaton, 81;
Alice Bond, 81; Vergie Ledbetter,
25c; Clara Petit, $3.50; Edward
Sandy. Jr, 81; Mrs. and Mr.. w. E.
Sandy, $40; A. A. Smith, $40; R. F..
Polk, $40; Mrs. David Cook, IS; H.
M. Jarvis and family, $40; Mrs. Jack
Davis, 81; J. s. Davis, $3.50; Mrs. S.
p. Payne, SIS; Mary and Sara Lyon,
IS; Mrs. R. F. Polk, IS; Mr.. Law
renee Frierson, IS; Edmund Lyon,
Jr., $40; Sara Kendle, So; Mrs. Hen
cry Long, 81; Mrs. E. M. Kendle,
81; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith, "a;
Leon Allen, Soc; Will Allen, SOC;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brown, $40; Har-
vey Allen, 81; E. NJ Kendle, $40; w.
F. Nicely, $40; H. B. Sowell, $3.50;
George Adams, $500; Joe Dunn, IS;
Joe L. Nance, ST.; Henry Mcclure,
81; Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Petty, $3.50;
H. D. Johnson, IS; Mrs. M. E. Tarp-
ley, $3.50; Elizabeth Tarpley, 81;
Dixie Theatre, $40; Harry Hill, $40;
Marvin Sager, soc; r. L. Goodloe and
family, $40; Miss Nell Bullock, SO;
Mrs. and Mr.. Fred Hunter, $40; Bran
don Johnson, 81; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Johnson, s10; Margaret Johnson, 81;
Elizabeth Johnson, 81; Mrs. A. A.
Smith, SIS; Mt. Pleasant Ice Co., $40;
Mary McCuddy, IS; Alfred Orr, IS;
Louise Orr. S.; Will Seaton, 81; Eu-
gene Pinkleton, 81; DR.. and Leon
Long, IS; E. L. Sandy, 81; David
Ribble, 81; Miss Florence Lee, IS.
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another proposed new street, thence
in a southerly direction ga feet to
the center of Academy Place, thence
S. 561a degrees, e. with the center OF
the street 792 feet to the beginning
containing 11.15 acres more or less.
Sixth Tract Known as
Tract No. q.
Bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at Derryberry's s. +. cor
ner and in the center Of Academy
place and running thence with the
center Of the st. S. 561a degrees, Il
TOT It. to the intersection of a pro-
posed street with Academy place, then
with the center of said Street In
Northerly direction GA IT. to the in
tersection of another proposed street
thence with the center of said street
800 it. in a Westerly direction to a
slight curve in the St., then continu-
ing in a westerly direction with the
center of street 35 IT, then s 35 de-
grees, w. 361 TT. to beginning contain
ing rs acres more or less.
Seventh Tract Known As
Tract No. 5.
a DUuuu6u dlu u6SCTIUtu DIS lUllOWS.
Beginning at j. s. Odil's N. E. corner
and running thence s.. IS degrees, w.
to the center of proposed new Street
265 IT. then with the center of said
ST in an easterly direction 35 It. to a
slight curve in the street, thence con-
tinuing with the center of the street
in an easterly direction $50 #. to the
of said street with anoth-
er proposed new street then with the
center of the second mentioned st. in
a northerly direction 265 #. then N.
" degrees, so min. W. $50 IT. to the
beginning, containing 4.19 acres more
or less.
The above. descrihad- nr0pertx- WILL
be sold First-in separate parcels
and then sold as whole on the same,
terms as above set out and the Trus-
tee will report the sale which pro-
luces the largest sum, to the Court
Tor confirmation in the above style
cause.
This 10 day of May 1918.
SPRING HILL BANK, Trustee.
nay17-24-31jne7
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reported Monday night:
SIS Contributors.

VIM. Billiard, Fred Latta, DR.. G.. O..
Watts, w. H. Lipscomb, A. S. Rawls,
E. P. Turner, Mrs. w. A. Davis, w. s..
Titcomb, W.. M. Foster, Lee Samuels,
D. J. Bowling, Frank WiislOrd, N. "A.
Wisner, Mrs. Porter Frierson, Ray
Voss, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Friel, Roy
Afford, Joe Ritz, H. F. Gray, Cannon
Page, Miss Leila Howell, VIM. Bar
ker, u. H. Hardison, j. F. Evans, H.
III. Borum, E. F. Marshall, f. l..
Mrs. John Walker, Mrs. w. T. Rich
ardson. Mr. and Mrs. e. P. Nichols,
Mrs. ]. M Hodge, r. H. Guest, DR.. w.
Lovett, w. A. Hardison, S. w. Daim
wood, G. G. Daimwood and son, ]. P.
Daniel, M. T. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. e..
F. Robinson, Mahlon Gilbert, r. S.
Richardson Mrs E. e. Fitzgerald, j.
T. Mcclellan, Floyd Thomas, Mrs.
Belle Reid, J. A. McAlister, Mrs. Joe
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Smith,
E. Martin, l.. W. Kuhn, Henry Tindeh,
H. w. Mckee, A. Bauman. DR.. James
Mcmahon. John w. Padgett, G. M.
Edwards, r., sFs Moore & Son, DR.. H.
A. Cant. Mrs. w. d. Hastings, w. D.
Hastings, Jr.. Mrs. Annie W. Cecil,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Ragsdale, Mr.. and
Mrs.sG- B. ,Pstts, s. A. Hays. J. d.
Cathey; J. w. ADHESION, ]. B. Borum,
w. ). Harbison, Jones Bunch, Simms
Latta, Roy Erwin, w. E. Bostick, J. B.
Rees, A. w. Lipscomb. Mrs. c. A.
Witt, Geo. r. Craft Mrs. Wallace U.s.
sery, Mrs. John Parrish, Z. E. Not
grass, j. W. Harlan. J. w. Basham,
Hugh l.. Webster, Lacy Whitaker, C.
w. Tucker, Manch Watson, w. o..
Cherry, J. A. Ketchum. T. J. Gray, H.
s. Lillius, G.. B. Shelton, w. T.
Wilkes and wife, F. r. Nelson, E. l..
Davidson, Hugh T. Shelton, F. E.
Cannon, w. S. Fleming, Jr., Barton
Dement,. Miles Cook. A. W. warfield,
G. w. Gordon. Cooper Meek. ]. d.
Willis, T. B. Forgey. r. F. Moore G
Son.
sio Contributors
G. P. Roberts, ]. NJ Dean, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashby wilkins, ALI Brazier.
Branch Satterfield. II. B. Cochran,
Frank Swansburg. Mrs. Afford, Hend-
ley Bros. J. w. Thomas, J. R. Sharp.
w. A. Hanson. John NJ. Hunter, ia.
Derryberry. r. l.. Harris, d. A.
Oliver. j. T. Davis, c. P. Hatcher. w.
d. Hastings. George Kitchen. S. B.
Stephens, A. b. Davis. Conner Smith,
z. c, Afford, Sr, J. T. Mcknight, E.
]. Davis. T. r. Heaton. Mrs. c. H.
Sharp, o. b. Parsons, ]. s. Shapiro.
II. L. Hendley, W. p. wooten. ]. W.
Murpaey, J. w. Thompson, N. s.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
SENATE WILL probe
AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION
COMMITTEE WINS CONTENTION
OVER WILSON'S EXPRESSED
OPPOSITION TO ACTION.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 22-The sen
ate military affairs committee will in.
vestigate aircraft production. The
committee won its contention that
such an investigation should be made
in spite of President Wilson's express
view that the congressional inquiry
was unnecessary, in view of the ap-
pointment of Charles E. Hughes as an
assistant of the department of justice
probe.
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MT. PHEASANT AND
COLUMBIA ARE NECK
AlIDAEGk IN DRIVE
BOTH AAtEsS Have PASSED S..
600 MARK IN WAR FUND CAM
PALSN FOR RED CROSS.
DEMONSTRATION EXPECTED
First LIN Of Subscribers Published
TodayANames of Those Who Give
MoneyFto Help Soldiers and Suffer.
Ing H6manity. ~

columtia's p6rsion of the sscpnd
Red croN war fund quota for Maury
county u climbing steadily. $2,516.1O
being reported at headquarters last
night. M Pleasant also made giant
stride with $1,000 additional snbscrip-
tions Columbia went far beyond tine
$4,000 YeaEs,spd Mt. Pleasant I also
passed that point on the drive. Cam
paign lsSders at both places were
confidentEoday that the full quota Of
100000 would be far exceeded by the
end Of tbs week, $ "a
At both mi Faeasant and Columbia
the negIa populations are subscribing
liberallylknd their contributions are
being kspt separately so that the
final reotsdsvsll show what they have
done. ~
That MB entire state of Tennessee
is .makihex victorious drive for the
war funS1is indicated by the reports
receiveds@ the division headquarters
accordiGtsto the following telegram
receivedrthis morning by t. n
Figuers,,19cal publicity director, from
Willis sMilnsE, division war fund
pubiicitxsdirectof > -
Divisiens totaled to date, $734,191,
North oerplina, $9s,166; South Caro-.
lima, s6S1s2; Georgia. ss25.62O; Ten
nessee. }i66.O47; Florida. sS5.O6s.
Tennessee: Shelbyville. $4,000: Co
lumbia. a1SO7; Johnson City. ss.oOe.
Floridaf Gainesville. 5000; St.
Augustine s4,s04: Palatka. s1;1O1;
ocola. tG415; Dayton. s4yO1O. st.
Petersbtsk si.4Oi; West Palm Beach,
1924; Wanna, 1896.
George Rome, ss.2O1; Columbus,
s17, 500; NtGriffin, $4,000; Moultrie.
$4,000; yardosta, $3.50.
North carolina. Wilson. sI.O6s.
The Bta1 subscriptions reported
last nigh follows:
ColumbiR Wynn. ......s6. 1885,
MI Pleafhnt .....sS. 522.o0
The fsAqyipg subscribers had been
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TENNESSEE SOLDIER
DIES OF WOUNDS
48 NAMES ON ToDAYs AMERICAN
CASUALTY LIST-THREE KILL
ED IN ACTION.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 22.-48 names
appeared on today's American casual
ty list, divided as follows: 3 killed
in action; died of disease, 2 died
of wounds, 38 severely wounded
slightly wounded. Corporal Thomas
G. Speck, of Livingston, Tenn, died
of wounds. Corporal Speck was re-
ported as severely wounded several
days ago.
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King, S. o. Thomas, Nimrod Porter
w. Y. C. Grant, Mrs. w. P. Morgan,
R. w. Smiser, III. E.. Ritter.
$40 Contributors -
C. A. Parker, Tom Walker and fam
lily, F. R. Sheegog, DR.. J. A. Edwards,
J. DAVIS Frierson, s. l.. Estes, J. P.
Street, W. j. Alexander, c. B. Parks.
SIS Contributors
A. Samuels, c. B. Harrison, Henry
A. Porter.
$25 Contributors
r. p. Dodson, Mrs. r. P. Dodson, w.
A. Dale, Mrs. Kate NJ Wells, B. A..
Satterfield, H. o. Fulton. Geo. E. Nc
Kennon, w. c. Salmon, j. X. Orr, Mrs.
J:4K. Orr.
$50 Contributors
Chas. A. Sloan, Street, Martin &
Vaughan, w. P. Wudridge.
$t00 Contributors
r. L. Mckinney, Anderson Bros. &
Foster, W. s. Beasley, w. P. Ridley.
$3.50 Contributors
H. E. Turner, Frank Shelton, Ira E.
Brown, Leslie Kinzer, T. J. Tucker, G.
c. McFall, M. B. Johnson, T. N.
Figuers, ST.. r. l.. Hunter and wife.
So Contributors .
Joe P. Anderson, w. d. Cameron,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pinnion, H. w. F'rier-
son, Sara Jane Frierson, H. w. Frier-
son, Jr., Annie Francis Frierson, ALI
Thomas, J.. s. Allen, E. e. Erwin,
John voss. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Crick, Howard
Clark.
81 Contributors
Mrs. Ida Jackson, j. B. Nicks, Mrs
John Mayberry, Mrs. B. N. Hunter,
Mrs. M. M. Mcclellan, Mrs. Cecil
Hunter, Mrs. ]. M. Grimes, Rev. R.
N. Chenault. Henry Wilburn, Joe
Meadows, VIII Cooper, Mrs. John
Hunter, Mrs. Gilmer, Miss Eva Smith,
Miss Jewel Church, Scribner Pogue,
Mrs. r. B. Polk. Mrs. w. A. Quarter
man. w. A. Quarterman, r. G. Lane,
G. C. Parks, A. H. WAR, E. c. Afford.
Jr, W. A. Sowell. J. l.. Dudley. J. NJ.
Bates, Mrs. Ed Morton, Mrs. John
Ray, Miss Fanny Tate.
Miscellaneous
A, l.. Haston, $3.50: J. NJ. Parson,
Sc; Webb Hunter. 80; Mrs. Glenn.
rs; Mrs. Jones, 80; Mrs. G. w. Ia
tum. SO; Mrs. L. E. Beard. 80: Mrs.
W. NJ. Allen. so; Calvin Johnson. so;
George Migrant. so; w. l.. Fraser &
Son, So; Colored High School. s4.S5;
Miss Mary Hale. %; Mrs. F. P.
Flowers, 20; Mrs. George P. Tullos,
IS; Mr.. and Mrs. win Rayburn, SIP;
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Shaw, Jr., SO; John
L. Robinson, $3.50; ]. ]. Underwood.
81; W. ]. Goad. so.
Mt. Pleasant
J. J. Gray, $1,000: Mr.. and Mrs.C.s.
DR.. ". II. Kittrell and wife. $500; Ray
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
HOLLAND NOT PLEASED
WITH AMERICAN REPLY
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Answer-
ing the American reply to the rea-
sons for Dutch ship seizures. Holland
had informed the state department
that she regards as insufficient the
explanation made by this govern
ment.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
ENTERTAINMENT At
PlGG SCHOOL HOUSE

The literary societies of the Pigg
school near Santa Fe viii give an en-
tertainment tonight at $3.50 o'clock to
which the public is cordially invited,
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Herald Cheap Column Ade Pay.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
Fifth Tract Known as
Tract No. 3.

Bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at Branham & Hughes N.
Z. corner and in the center of Elm
street running thence with the center
of the street, N. ,15h degrees, e. $50
feet to the intersection OF a proposed
street, thence with the center. OF said
new proposed street in westerly d.
rection $50 feet to the intersection Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
Miscellaneous
Mt. Pleasant

J. J. Gray, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs.C.s.
DR.. ". H. Kittrell and wife, $500; Ray
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
IS NAMES ADDED TO
LOST ON CYCLOPS
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. May 22.-An addi-
tional list of Is passengers who were
on the Inflated collier Cyclops was
issued by the navy department today.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
ENEMY MACHINE BROUGHT
DOWN IN PARIS RAID
(By United Press.)

PARIS, May 2.-One enemy air
plane was brought down during an
air raid on Paris last night, it was
officially announced. There were
some casualties and damage from
bombs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
SPECIAL COLUMN
WANTED

WANTED-Reliable. respectful and
settled white woman, to nurse babv
and give time in any way to employee.
Good home and good wages to the
right one. Box a. Columbia. Tenn.
Wsl.sfri
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
HUNS ABANDON OSTEND
and zEEBRUGGE BASES
(By United Press.)

BERNIE, May 22.-German naval
authorities are preparing to abandon
Zeebrugge and Ostend as U-bcat bases
because of the recent blockade effect
ed by the British naval forces and
the constant harassing by British
bombing planes, according to infor.
nation received here from Berlin.
(By United Press.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-24
WILSON REGARDS new
TAX BILL NECESSARY

WASHINGTON, May 22-President
Wilson regards a tax bill as necessary
at this session Of congress, it has
been officially learned.
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CONTINUED on Page Two)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-10
CORNMEAL WILL BE
OUR LEADING FOOD

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 9.-The old
Southern cornmeal has, with a sweep
of a pen, become a nations staff of
life"
Information coming to DIR. Andrew
NJ Soule, federal food administrator
for Georgia, from administrators all
over the country shows conciusively a
coming universal use of cornmeal in
quantity which will demand an enorm-
ously increased yield of corn to meet
actual demands in early time to come.
Following the presidents proclama-
ton of January 9th, urging the use
Of cereals in place of flour, a New oYrk
firm placed an order in the South
for 10000 barrels of cornmeal. IN
stead of having this shipped by rail
it was requested that the cargo be
placed upon a coast-wise steamer and
thee ornmeal is now on its way to New
York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-10
MOTOR CAR USEDITO
SWITCH FREIGHT CARS
PRUDENCE MAN ADOPTS PRACTI-
CAL MEANS OF SOLVING YARD
CONGESTION PROBLEM.

The field of activity in which the
motor car operates to the advantage
Of modern man is almost without
limit. Witness the application of this
truth by a resourceful Providence, R.
l., man.
When the freight car shortage be-
came serious several months ago, the
broadway Sales Company not only
found it difficult to obtain shipments
from the factory, but had an endless
amount of trouble in getting the cars
unloaded when they finally arrived in
Providence. This was due to INSULT
cient switching facilities and a bad
congestion of the railroad yards.
Sales were too heavy to tolerate de-
lays, so the manager of the company
decided there had to be remedy. He
brought out one of the oldest Dodge
Brothers motor cars he had and went
down to the yards to do a little
switching Of his own. The experiment
worked. Although the car had seen
more than 10000 miles of service, it
applied itself theoretically to the task
of moving freight cars weighing about
$4,000 pounds each, kicking" them up
to the platform where they could be
unloaded. Thereafter the same plan
was tried several times, each time
with success.
There are more ways than one in
which the motor car can prove itself
indispensable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-10
SOCIETY WOMENsOO|NG
FINE WORK IN FRANCE

NEW YORK, February Slow
American women of wealth and refine
ment are performing the most menlai
tasks and undergoing severe hard
ships to make the lot of French
soldiers easier on the way to and from
the front is told graphically in a
series of letters received here from
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, a New York
society woman and leader in Red
Cross work, who organized a Red
Cross canteen at a French railway
junction. She wrote with no thought
of publication but the letters writ
ten to relatives and released for pub
LEGATION today by the American Red
Cross-tell their own story.
On October Is last, Mrs. Tiffany ar
rived at the railroad center, some
where" behind the French trent. Four
railroads converged there, she found,
and more than 1900 men day stop
led over at the station or refresh
ments, which were procurable in
liquid form only. There were no 9th
er facilities for their comfort.
II wish you could see our little
village, so tiny and primitive,-one
long street winding up a hill with the
big junction railroad station at the
bottom and the church at the top; and
stream, winding under a bridge
half up, a steram which allows the
inevitable laundry to go on" Mrs.
Tiffany wrote 1t is picturesque as
all French villages 60 but rather too
POOR for beauty and there are no
gardens at all, which is strange"
Less than a month later, November
10, to be exact, Mrs. Tiffany told Of
the progress achieved in establish
ing the canteen. A rough addition
had been added to the station, and
dormitory and a recreation room had
been completed while a reception
room to accommodate 900 men was in
course of construction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-10
MACON LIGHT PLANT
WANTS HIGHER RATE

MACON, Ga, FEBRUARY 9.-The Ma
con Railway & Light company is
anxious to make a new contract for
lighting the city of Macon. The pres
emit contract will expire att he end of
the present year. Arc lights are now
being furneshed the city for 1921
per year each. This low price was
secured as a result of competitive bid
ding with the Public Service corpora
ton, which has since been absorbed
by the Macon Railway and Light COM
pany. A contract was made for five
years and the FIVE years are now al
most at an end. Judge w. H. FELTON,,
president of the Macon Railway and
Light company, contends that the
present lights are being furnished
below cost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-10
HOW SWEET POTATO WEEvIL IS
THREATENING IMPORTANT CROP

atlanta. January, 191S.-(Special. -
= Georgia is to continue to make a
prontable crop of sweet potatoes, now
one OF the states foremost food prod
ucts, every precaution must be taken
70 prevent the spread of the sweet po-
tato root weevil, which, coming from
Florida, has already appeared in the
southern part of Charlton county.
This bug, which originally came
rom the orient to Louisiana and the
west Indies, has now gained consider
able foothold in Florida, where it was
nrst found in 1873. 1t eats into the
potatoes and reproduces its young
there, destroying them and making
them unfit for food.
Although the adult weeyil has
wings. it has never been known to fly
any considerable distance. The princi-
Pal method OF spreading it is in ship
ments of infested sweet potatoes from
one locality to another. The chief
method Of combating it is, therefore,
quarantine against sweet potato ship
ments from infested or suspected ter
rltories
TO be on tn Bic side Florida has
already declared & quarantine against
Georgia sweet potatoes, although the
Weevil has appeared only in Charlton
county. But Florida will admit sweet
potatoes from any Georgia county