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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

Flour, best grade, "a lbs. ......$1.76
Flour, second grade, "a lbs. 49,. .$1.65
flour (if sold in bulk) per lb....7 12c
Rice, fancy head, per lib. .......11c
Lard, country, per Id ..........S2c
Lard, pure. .................. &c
Lard Compound, per pound. ...27c
:rits, per lb .................. ...O7c
IRISH Potatoes (old) per Id. ..O4c
Onions, per Id. ..O6 lac
Peas, per lb. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lac
Lima Beans, per Id. ...............20c
Oleomargarine, pound ,...........S7c
Cheese, per lb. ...37c
Gutter creamery per lb ......65c
Eggs ................No Price Fixed
Tomatoes (no. 2 cans) ............ .15c
Tomatoes (No. cans) ...2Oc
Evaporated Milk, (small cans) .07 lie
Evaporated Milk Qarge cans) Use
eagle Brand Milk .25c
"a Cane Syrup (gallon) ........$110
Ga. Cane Syrup (half gallon) ....6Oc
6read (per loaf ................1Oc
Dry Sailed Rib Bellies
sides, per pound S0c
Cuts, per pound ..............32c
Neal (per peck ..............,.6O soc
sweet Potatoes, ..35c PIX. or S1.25 blu.
Oatmeal, 13c, two for .............25c
english Peas, can. 15c, Csc and 3Oc
Baked Beans, can ...............15c
Cried Peas, pound, LAC
P1unes, pound, -. III 1-2c to zoe
Macaroni, pkg, ........12 IL to 15c
Lard compound, No. 10.........$2.75
Lard compound, No. 4, ........$1.10
Corn (per cant ............15c to zoe
Boiling meat, per pound. .2S to 3Oc
Salmon, best Columbia river, h.. 40c
Salmon, best Columbia river, LIB. 25c
Pink Salmon, ID cans. 25c
salad oil, can. .......... .45c and zoe
Sugar, leash and carry"
2 pounds .................. .1Sc
Sugar, cash and carry"
5 pounds ..................45t
Sugar. credit or deliver"
2 pounds ............,...'2 Oc
SLg credit or deliver"
5 pounds ................... oOc
Meat Prices.
Sugar Cured Ham, pound ........S7c
Steak (any CUT pound.....,.25 to S5c
Pork Backbone, pound. .........2Oc
Pork Spareribs, pound. .....5Oc
Beef roast ..............25 c to S5c
Ground Beef, pound, .............25c
Stew Beef ................... .zVc
Soup Bone .................... .4zc
Pork, pound, .................. 35c
Pork Sausage
Home made, pound, ...........40c
Mixed Sausage, pound. .........- Csc
Sliced Ham. pound, .............45 c
Ham. skinned. whole. pound. 80. .35c
Boiled Ham (sliced) pound 60c
Frankfurters, pound. ............. Csc
Beef Liver, pound, ...............2OC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
ME1HODISTS CHANGE
TEXAS MISSION NAME

ATLANTA, Ga, May S.--A memo
rial requesting the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, now in quadrennial session here
to change the name of mission in
Texas, known as "The German Mis-
sion" was introduced on the floor of
the conference The authors of the
memorial did not specify the new name
by which they would like the mission
to be called They merely want to
strike out the word German"
And while this memorial is being
presented to the Methodist general
conference, the fiourishing little city
OF Berlin, in Colquitt county, Georgia,
has decided to change its name to Lens
in honor of the French.
The language and goods of the Ger
man people are going to be confined
to pretty small area after this war
and the German people are going to
realize sooner or later that in follow
ing their military leaders they contrib
uted to the greatest crime in history
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
GEORGIA IS BEHIND
ON THRIFT STAMPS

ATLATA, Ca, May S.-Hugh Rich
ardson, state director for thrift and
war savings stamps in Georgia, has
Just issued a statement showing that
the people Of this state are long way
behind in the purchase of these i'm
poItant war securities.
Georgia's quota of war saving
stamps is $57,5OO,OOO. Up to March,
Georgia had purchased only 81 ,412,201,
leaving g. balance of $56,0S7,799 to be
sold during the remainder of the year.
Georgia's per capita quota of W. S. S.
as in al other states. is $40. Up to
March 81, Georgia had purchased only
sn average of 80 cents per .capia, leav-
ing a balance of $3.50 to be purchased
duling the remainder of the year.
The w 6. 5 quota of $57, 100000 for
this state is more tnan half the total
quota of the entire Sixth Federal re-
serve district, comprising six states.
This means that patriotic men and
women Of the state who have done such
splendid service in the Liberty Loan
campaign will have to put their shout
ders to the wheel and push forward
the sale of war saving stamps, or 9TH
erwise Georgia will have the record of
succeeding in the one and falling down
iii the other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
HOWARD's CROWD
FAST Weakening
THEY REALIZE THAT HE MADE A
MISTAKE In ANNOUNCING FOR
THE SENATE = BROKE FAITH
WITH THE PRESIDENT.

ATLANTA, May 8-The recent de-
velopment in the Georgia press con-
corning the real attitude of President
Wilson towards the candidacy of Con?
gresham William Schley Howard for
the Senate have greatly disconnected
and discouraged many of his Atlanta
friends, judging by expressions now
going the rounds, and it is reported
that some of them now hope he will
retire from the race and become a
candidate to succeed himself as con-
gresham
Frequent reports have come out OF
Washington from sources friendly to
Congressman Howard that President
Wilson would indicate no preference
between him and william J. Harris,
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission. Now it develops that in the
interview which Congressman How
ard sought at the White House, the
pF0Slu6uLly lFduhly CUlu ulu1 u0 ldfOI"
ed the candidacy of Mr.. Harris, and
hoped the loyal vote would not be di-
vided, which was bound to help Se1la-
tor Hardwick. This much is admit
ted by Mr.. Howard himself 1t is also
not denied that Mr. Howard gave the
president to understand that he would
not oppose Mr.. Harris.
Another interesting development in
the senatorial race has come up in
connection with the opening Of the
Democratic campaign in New Jersey.
1t was reported that Mr.. Howard had
been invited by the president to go
t. that state and open the campaign
Now it seems that the invitation came
from Joseph P Tumulty, the presi.
dents secretary, who is warm friend
Of Mr.. Howard. They went to New
Jersey together and spoke from the
same platform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
EFFICIENCY EVEN IN
EDUCATION NECESSARY

ATLANTA, Ca, May Shat eff
cheney and economy in education is
destined to become very important
test as applied to colleges is shown
by the fact that far-seeing educators
and college trustees of the state are
insisting that the cost of attending in
situations of higher learning shall be
held down to minimum.
In this connection Judge W.. B..
Thomas, of Valdosta, who has been
here for the last few days attending
the supreme court, is preparing some
statistics to show that young women
at the South Georgia Normal College,
state institution located at Valdosta,
of which he is chairman of the trus-
tees, are educated at less cost per
student than at any similar college
in the state.
This college is reaching many
people who had not been reached by
the older institutions of the state. Be-
fore its establishment there as not
a state institution in the three-fifths
of the state south of Macon. Ecoroniy
and efficiency are the watchwords at
the South Georgia Normal, and every
one of the 1923 girls students is being
trained in the practical side of life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that il by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness IL caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube When this tube lie
Unnamed you have rGmbling sound or I'M
perfect hearing, and when IL is entirely
closed. Deafness Is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored TO its normal condition. hearing
viii be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by cstarrh, which 10
an infiamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood On the mucous surfaces Of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any care Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cared by Hairs Catarrh Medicine Cir
e1iaTS free. All DruEgists. 75c.
=. CHENEf : CO.. Toledo. o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
HEARD IN AMERICAS
How Bad Backs Have Been Made
Strong Kidney Ills Corrected.

All over Americas you hear it.
Doan's Kidney Pills are keeping up
the good work. Americas people are
telling about it-telling of bad backs
made sound again. You can believe
the testimony of vo own towns peo-
pie. They tell it for the benefit of
you who are suffering. If you back
aches, if you feel lame, sore and mis-
cradle, if the kidneys act too fire.
quently, or passages. are painful,
scanty or passages are painful.
scanty and off color. use Doans Kid
ney Pills, the remedy that has helped
SC many of your friends and neigh
bors. Follow this Americas citizens
advice and give Doan's chance to do
the same for you.
olin johnson, chief of police, 2S2
Jackson street. says: my back be-
comes very lame at times; no doubt
the trouble is brought on by being on
my feet so much. have found I can
depend on Doan's Kidney Pills, which
1 get at the Howell Pharmacy, to
bring me quick relief. They are a
fine medicine, and deserve much
praise"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
noan's Kidney Pills-the same tfat
CHIEF Johnson had. Foster HaiiibuTi
Co, Mfghs. Buffalo. N. Y. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
PREPARING PROHI
AMENDMENT FIGHT

ATLANTA, Ca, May S.-Every state
legislature which has met since con-
gress passed the prohibition amend
ment to the federal constitution has
passed favorably on the amendment,
and when the Georgia legislature
meets in June it will ratify the amend
ment by an overwhelming majority.
Such at present is the status of the
movement for nationwide constitu-
tional prohibition, as described by
James A. Christian, superintendent OF
the Georgia Anti-Saloon League, who
is busily preparing plans whereby the
prohibition forces of the state will
rally their full strength both in and
out of the legislature to put the
amendment over the top in this state.
Eleven states have ratified the
amendment since it was submitted by
congress-" states Mr. Christian. Five
of these are wet states-that is, they
are not statewide prohibition states.
So far every state whose legislature
has met has ratified the amendment,
with the exception of Nebraska, and
that was not test, as the Nebraska
legislature met in special session and
simply postponed the amendment I'M
til it's next regular session.
I'VE do not expect to lose in sim
gle dry state Alabama will probably
give us the hardest fight of any in the
dry column. If we win in every dry
state. we must still have four more
states in order to put prohibition in
the constitution. The four most like
" are Louisiana, which is 40 per cent.
dry; FLORIDA, which is 81 per cent. dry;
California, which is "A per cent. dry,
and Minnesota, which is go per cent
dry. Vermont is nearly so per cent
drE and we have a chance there: Ohio
is AZ per cent dry, and the liquor
forces are scared stiff.
IF we hold keen fighting edge to
1919 we will win. The sight of the
goal. coupled with the sacrifices and
prayers of dead and living heroes, is
the challenge to the manhood OF
America"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
STREET TAX NOTICE.

Street Taxes for the year 1918 at
$500 per capita, same being due and
payable May LIST, 1918. Unless paid
on or before May 18th, 1918, there viii
be an additional charge of so cents.
All male Inhabitants between the ages
Of IS and 50 are subject to this tax.
G. B. POUNCEY City Marshal.
5-2-1StO5-15
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08

FRANC MANGUM,
Sumter County Fooc Administrator
Advisory Committee: w. A. Dodson,
N. M. Dudley. R. C. Moran, Mrs.
Lawson Stapleton, Mrs. Frank
Harold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-08
OFFICIAL FOOD PRICE SCHEDULE
] AS FIXED BY u. S. ADMINISTRATOR

prices effective week. beginning Monday,
May 9Th
that asked pay
prices administrator.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
CUPID STILL RULES
Who Decry Power of St.
Valentine Are Unable to
Prove Their Case.
CYNIC once remarked that the
two most irritating days on
the calendar were those con-

TWO los irritating days on
"A the calendar were those con-
N secrated to Saints Swithin
and Valentine, because, said he, the
first often brought with it a stretch of
rain and the second a wretch of a
strain for, of all strains in the world,
he argued, the worst was that imposed
by having to read a silly lot of foot
less and useless valentines.
The cynic probably does not stand
alone in his opinion of Saint Valen-
tines day. There are thousands of
men like him who believe that the day
has degenerated that, where INC Gu
pid conquered hearts through loving
missives sent on February Ia, he now
merely yawns and fails to heed.
But does he? Have the old valen-
tines, as love messages, really lost
their power? Or have new kinds of
valentines succeeded the flimsy lace
kind of other years? And r they at
all effective?
The printed chronicles of the last
several years reveal numerous cases
that go to disprove the statement of
the cynic and his followers.
On Saint Valentines day, 1908, Ar
thur Trumbull of Oswego, N. Y, sent
a young woman named Alice Cayvan,
whom he had been counting with in
different success for several years, a
large heart fashioned out of crimson
cardboard. Through the heart he had
stuck a papier mache arrow. On it
he had written the single in~terrogatory
word "Hopeless?" The next day the
heart was returned to him by mail
but the arrow had been removed and
the hole in the center had been patched
up with a bit of white paper on which
Miss Cayvan had written a clearly
legible "Yes." They were married soon
after.
Not less productive of result was the
effort of Albert Hildrummel of Topeka,
Kan, who, according to an article
printed in Western newspapers, sent
the young woman he loved, Clara
Sedgwiek, a blank marriage certificate
on last Valentines day with these
verses on the back:
This is my idea of a valentine,
Practical, indeed, but true.
II you'll write your name in 1t,
1t will be a valentine for two.
1t is. interesting to note that the re-
cipient did as directed.
An odd valentine was that sent two
years ago by Francis Everlin of Chi
cago to Sarah Collins of Toledo, o.
Everlin had asked the latter to marry
him on numerous occasions; but the
young woman had always asked him to
refrain from regarding her otherwise
than "a sister," Everlin had no such
intention, however, and, biding his
time till Valentines day, sent her a
valentine made up to resemble a bal
lot such as is used in municipal cleo
lions. At the top of the ballot was a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
RED CROSS ASSIGNS
WAR WORK TO SCHOOLS.

Schools in New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut, which have been en-
listed for war work in the Junior
Membership and School Activities De
partment of the Red Cross, have been
asked by the Atlantic Division of the
Red Cross to make $4,000 French and
Belgian refugee garments.
This is the first definite task to be
assigned to school children enrolled
In the Red Cross Junior Department.
1t is the result of IN appeal from
Red Cross representatives in France
who cabled that thousands of home
less and helpless women and children
there are in need of warm garments.
Work upon these garments has been
allotted through the school commit
tees of Red Cross chapters. The or
der must be completed in three
months, and chapters have been asked
to report to the Junior Department
on February 10 the portion of the al
lotment then completed.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
RED CROSS BUYS
MILLION AND HALF
ARMY SWEATERS
eUPPLlES SENT ALSO TO MEN
IN NAVY.
System of Distribution Prevents
Waste and Duplication, At
lantiC Division Announces.

Nearly n million and q half of
sweaters have been purchased for
training camps, according to the Blu
e of Military Relief of the Allan
tic Division of the Red Cross, which
has charge of the distribution of sup
plies to the enlisted and conscripted
men In the states Of New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut.
About 100000 of these sweaters
were bought in the last month. Sixty
thousand helmets were also pur-
chased, many of which have not yet
been delivered because they are held
up by the present traffic blockade.
The need for sweaters among the
American fighting men Is increasing,
and the American Red Cross is buy
ing in the open market almost the
same quantity of knitted garments as
is now being made by the women vol
unteers in the Red Cross.
Camp Dix, Camp Upton, Camp
Mills, Camp Merritt, Camp Vail and
the aviation fields are within the juris-
diction of the Atlantic Division. Be-
sides these camps, the Division sup
plies Madison Barracks and Forts
Hancock, Wadsworth, Hamilton, Jay,
Wood, Totten, Tilden, Schuyler, Slo-
cum, II. G. Wright and Terry.
Red Cross Men at Camps.
At these stations, including some
miscellaneous giving and in addition
to 10000 Christmas packets, the Red
Cross has distributed 52,37S sweaters,
10000 helmets, 52,4S9 mufiers, 3S,624
wristlets, 52,747 socks and 3,679 COM
fort kits.
1t has also given to the Navy 1850
sweaters 7,744 helmets, 1915 muf-
flers, 1859 wristlets, 1850 socks and
3,167 comfort kits. This makes a to-
tai of articles distributed by the At
lantic Division last month 66,197
sweaters, 27,653 helmets, 62,464 muf-
fiers, 50,273 wristlets, $780, socks and
6,846 comfort kits.
The Red Cross Field Director has
come to be the main solution of the
great problem of distribution for the
American Red Cross. In every train
ing camp in the Atlantic Division
there are Red Cross headquarters
with a director and sometimes sever
al assistants. From here whole units
of men are fitted out with complete
sets of knitted garments, which are
sent out by the Division in response
to hurry calls.
In the larger camps a supply of five
or six thousand sweaters is kept on
hand to meet emergencies. In the
forts where there are no Red Cross
field directors the distribution of Red
Cross supplies is made by the COM
handing officer.
"It was early evident" said John
Magee, Director of Military Relief for
the Division, that to prevent waste
and misuse of material our distribu-
ton must be made in a systematic
manner. We therefore adopted the
plan of fitting out units as a whole.
The commanding officer ~canvasses
each company. He allows only one
outfit to a man. On inspection day he
checks the articles in the same man.
ner as material issued by the War
Department"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
RED CROSS DECENTRALIZEs
NATIONAL SUPPLY SERVICE.

The decentralization of the Red
Cross Supply Service has just been
completed. This service has been d.
vided into two departments-the Red
Cross National Clearing House and
the Bureau of Purchases.
Mr.. Clyde A. Pratt, formerly execu-
tive secretary of the War Relief Clear
ing House, has been appointed direc-
tor of the National Clearing House,
now situated in New York city. The
Bureau of Purchases is under the man
agement of Mr.. w. H. McLaren.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
BE-
ARTHUR GUrTERMAN
Nth drawinss By
JOHN WOLCOH ADAMS

pen and ink picture of a house, and
beneath appeared Everlin's name OPP
posite all the offices to be voted for,
viz, rentpayer, bundle carrier, loving
husband, and so on. A slip was APP
pended asking the voter to vote the
straight ticket. Whether it was the
humor of it or something else is I'M
known; but the fact remains that Miss
Collins put the matrimonial X under
the house.
The "m~issing-line" puzzle craz
gave Herbert Randall of San Fran
cisco his valentine u in 1907. To
his sweetheart, Vera Salison of the
same city, he sent this incomplete
stanza, asking her to- fill out the last
line. The verse ran:
at might have BEEN are saddest words
In world of woe and love and strife;
For thee, these are the gladdest words:
The stanza was returned the follow
ing day with this line: "Yes, dear, I
now will be your wife,"
One of the most peculiar valentines
ON record was the one sent a year ago
by Allen Straw of Pittsburgh to Louise
Rovayer of Erie. 1t was nothing more
or less than a large roll of white silk,
bearing the words: ''This is for a
wedding dress. Please valentine me
with a yes" The silken valentine
was effective.
On Valentines day three years ago
two men sent their sweethearts rail-
road timetables to Niagara Falls, and
another nan sent his lady love a trunk
tied with white ribbons and strewn
inside with rice.
John Thomas Ray of Omaha won a
wife through a valentine sent to a
young woman living in st. Louis.
Rays valentine took the form Of a
big red apple, to the stem of which he
had attached a card reading: 'Iove
me and a world of happiness sshall be
yours. Love me not, and all that you
will have will be this apple. 1t is big
and red and pretty, but it will not
last any more than will the semihappi-
ness you believe you are. enjoying
while single"
The popular jigsaw puzzles were
used as valentines by several wOoers
last year. One man, named Shaw, of
Atlanta, sent one to his sweetheart
in the same city and with it the lines:
"T've puzzled my brain to guess your
answer. Won't you put me in shape
again with a 'Yes'2" The girl sent the
valentine puzzle back with a note that
read: 81 do not want this puzzle. I'll
give you myself. 1 have been a puz-
zle, / admit; but I'm going to solve
myself for YOU"
Another man, Stanley Lemoyne of
Denver, sent n of the puzzles as a
valentine to Rhea Knowles of the
same town, with the note: "This will
help pass away the dull hours for you
in case you refuse to marry me-" The
girl married him.
Odd valentines, these, indeed; but
odder still the valentine sent in 1906
by Reynolds Touhey of New York to
May Lindstrom of Brooklyn, a valen-
tine that succeeded in leading the lat
ter to the altar. Touhey's valentine
was a Dresden doll baby, and attached
to it was a card reading: Imagine
having nothing more real than this all
your life i"-The Sunday Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
RED CROSS IN scHwAB HOME.

The home of Charles M. Schwab
and the town house of John D. Rookie
Teller, Sr., in New York city, are among
the latest additions to the list of prI-
vate dwellings where Red Cross aux
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
Only Thrift
Will Win
This War

Our Fighting Men muSthaVeb back
of them the Resources of this
Country, MASSED FOR WAR
Every man, woman, and child may help
toward victory. in two ways:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

First--By retaining from buying any
thing not absolutely necessary to
health and efficiency. This self-denia1
releases Goods and Services" that
your Government now needs for war
purposes.
Secondly--By investing the money
you save in War Savings Stamps, you
are 1oaning your Government money
which is necessary for success. And
you are helping yourself.
These baby bonds" are the best and sim
plest Government security--they pay you 4
per cent. interest compounded quarterly.
Buy Thrift Stamps for IS cenfs--Buy War
Savings Stamps for S4.13 at your
Post Office or any Bank.
This space contributed by Five Mile Beach Journal.