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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
MURDER OF CHINESE
BEING INVESTIGATED

| NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The mysterf-
Gus murder of George Gee, a federal
"stool pigeon" at No. 511 Rogers ave
nue., Brooklyn, was the result Of a
conspiracy of the Vigilance and Pro
tective Committees Of two Chinese So
cieties, the federal attorneys office
said yesterday, One of these organi-
cations was the Hip Sing Tong, of
which. Gee had been a member, and
the other was a rival
The Chinese was put out of the
way because he had been instrumental
in the arrest OF hundreds Of trafickers
in opium and for three years had aid
cd in frustrating plots to smuggle
many Of his countrymen into the
United States across the Canadian
border.
Gee was found slain Dec II in a
laundry at the Brooklyn address,
which he had conducted as a blind.
His murderers used a 10-inch dagger,
a razor and a Ratchet The presence
of the three was construed by AS
sistant Attorney Stanton as a warn
ing to other snies to follow the old
Chinese maxim" hear no evil; see
no evil; speak no eyil''-and thereby
avoid Gees fate.
The stool pigeon, says Customs
Agent Kokensen, was first suspected
by the opium ring when the film,
Queen x" exposing the evils OF
opium smoking, was put ON recently
in tina moving picture houses Gee
posed in the film as one of the prin>
cipal characters. Taking this as their
lead, the opium traffickers then Sc
cured evidence that Gee was respon-
sible for raid made recently in Mott
street and for raids on fifteen similar
establishments in Newark. All these
places were conducted by members
of the Hip Sing longs rival
To avoid the breaking out of war
between the organizations a vigil
anca committee of the rival body told
a protective committee of the Hip
Sing what was to be done TO the in
fermer.
Soon a placard in Chinese was
posted in PelI street, informing the
colony that Gee had been expelled by
the Hip Sing and would not hold
any one responsible for what might
hapren to him.
The other tong then caIlef- secret
meeting and lots were drawn as to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
DOCTOR IS ON TRIAL
FOR BROTHERS. DEATH

GOOCHLAND, Va, Jan. "a case
built on circumstantial evidence Is re-
lied on by the state to obtain the
conviction of DR.. Asa W. Chamber
lain, accused of the murder of his
brother Albert P. Chamberlain at his
trial which began yesterday IN the
circuit court of Goochland county.
DR.. Chamberlain's arrest followed
the finding of his brothers body. dis
membered into nine parts, buried In
post-holes on his farm near Elk
Hill. The brother was last seen alive
at his own home four miles away on
the night OF October %. DR.. Cham
berlain has admitted to the authori-
ties, it Is said, that he visited bis
brother that night, bit has stoutiy de-
MED Re had anything to do with the
killing.
The prosecution will try to prove
by witnesses that quarrel over a
debt OF $500 caused the killing At
ter the finding Of his brothers. body
ard and his subsequent arrest, DR..
Chamberlain said he left his brothers
house at o'clock on the night Of
Alherts disappearance. Louisa Bqaaks-
Fright, his negro cook, testified at the
coronai.s iB8s.,-t 4nqt DR.. Chamber-
lain reached home that night az # 10
O'Clock.
A negro mute, Alexander Knox, is
expected to be an irpertept witness
for tn prosecution. He will be asked
to explain in the sign language the
circumstances under which he saw
DR.. Chamberlain coming home that
night. The negro can neither read
nor write.
Albert Chamberlain was supposed
TO have been q man of some means,
and his strong box, believed to con-
tain valuable papers, including about
$4,000 in securities, was empty when
found. His gold watch Is alleged to
have been found behind a rafter in DR..
Chamberlain home.
DR. Chamberlain formerly was a
successful physician in Iowa, and the
authorities have declared that he was
about to take train for the west
when he was arrested. His wife had
left Goachland on October %, for Kear-
ney, Neb.. only few hours before her
brother-in-law was supposed to have
been slain
Discovery of the body was brought
about by the peculiar antics of dog
which was seen paving ct rost-holes
on DR. Chamberlain's farm. The torso
was found buried in the back yard.
The hands, feet. legs. arms and heart
were uncovered in different post
holes.
Owing to intense feeling aroused by
the brutality of the murder, DR.. Cham
berlain was taken to Henrico county
Jail at Richmond after his arrest and
was left there until yesterday for safe
keeping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
Sale of Stock.

Friday tomorrow. at 10 O'Clock, at
my place, one mile from Sumter, will
sell 70 highest bidder Registered and
grade Duroc hogs, Holstein milch
cows. bred heifers, young steers.
3-1t !. L. GLAWSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Niles motored
to Dawson this morning on a bust
ness trip.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
BLEACH YOUR
DARK SKIN
HAVE SOFT, FAIR, CLEAR, BRIGHT
SKIN.

Use Black and White. Sent by Mall
25c. Agents Make An Easy Living.
Just try Black and White Ointment
for white or colored folks). Apply as
directed on label to face. neck. arms
or hands 1t is very pleasant to the
skin ana las the effect of bleaching
dark, sallow Or blotchy skin, clean
ng the skin of risings. bumps, pimples,
lackheads, tan or freckles-giving you
q clear, saft, bright complexion, max
ing you the envy Of everybody. Sold
on a money-back guarantee, only Csc
tstamps or coin sent by mail
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
MRS. JOHNSON ENTERTAINS.

Mrs. Hery R. Johnson was hostess to
the Matrons' club this afternoon at
three o'clock, at her home on College
street. Bridge was played at three
tables and wicker flower holder was
given for top score. Those present
were: Mrs. Frank Harold, Mrs W.
d. Moreland, Mrs. E D. Sheffield, Mrs.
w. A. Dodson, Mrs. S. H. Mckee, Mrs.
Ernest Statham, Mrs. l. J. Kalmon,
Mrs. H. b. Allen, Mrs. j. E. High
tower, Mrs Thomas Harold, Mrs.
Cliff Williams
John Allen Fort and Homer Daniel
retp-Yed last night from Byromville,
w. they wer attendants at the
Hearn-H Horton wedding,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-03
FREE.

II you send 81 for four boxes of
Black and White Ointment, a Zoe cake
Of Black and White Soap. included
free. Agents make an easy living rep
rescnting us. Apply for territory and
special deal Address Plough Chem
tcai Co, Memphis, Tenn. Write now
to day-while you think about it.-adv
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
CHESTER WHITE SOW.

long distances on train, boat or wagon
and for long storage after reaching It's
destination is mess pork. There is no
animal which produces more meat and
meat products than the hog.
Pork finds ready sale because packers
have discovered many ways Of placing
pork ON the market in attractive and
highly palatable form combined with
most excellent keeping qualities. There
is no other meat from which so many
products are manufactured. Very near
80 per cent of the total value in dol
lars and cents of the meat and meat
products slaughtered in the packing
houses of the United States is derived
from the hog. Our country leads by far
all countries i'm the production as well
as in the consumption Of meat and
meat products. Three-fourths of the
worlds international trade in pork and
pork products originates in the United
States in normal times, and the war
greatly has increased this proportion.
According to the estimates, there was
an increase of 9,5S0,000 hogs between
1910, the census year, and 1916, inclu-
sive. The increase at the end of 1913
was 3,14S,OO0 over the preceding year,
while it is estimated that there was
decrease at the end of 1916 Of $4,000
hogs compared with 1915.
If we expect to continue to provide
meat to foreign peoples as well as our
own people, every farmer must put
forth the best effort to produce more
hogs. Hogs can be kept probably upon
many farms where they are not found
today. Farmers who already raise hogs
can produce many more, for there Is
not much chance Of producing meat
this year in excess of the requirements.
More dairy farmers should raise hogs,
for they lit in especially well upon
dairy farms where skimmilk, butter
milk or whey is fed upon the farm. A
man who has skimmilk is in better
position to raise pigs than man who
has none.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Watch His Laugh.

The leopard cannot change his
spots, nor the laugher his laugh. 1t
is as characteristic as his nose or the
color of his eyes. No polish or educa-
tional veneer can alter the laugh much
In quality and tone, although 1t may
soften 1t. Yet, even then, in an I'M
guarded moment the old laugh rings or
cackles, or explodes, and the show Is
given away.
A man to be avoided, to be passed
by on the other side, is the man who
laughs without smiling. The man who
laughs like a mask or ventrilOquisrs
puppet. His face wrinkles. He makes
a noise. But he is smileless as a
rooster when cackling. Take 1t from
me, that man Is hard, relentless, cruel,
malignant.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
So the Kaiser Gets
the Biggest One.

The experiences of party of American
Canadian and English soldiers during a
recent tip to Versailles are amusingly
re corded in the National Geographic
Magazine" by an American woman who
regularly conducts such parties of sight
seers.
The young woman who led the party
above referred to is ingenious in her
methods of amusing the men. In the
park at Versailles she stops and says:
"Boys, the French have pretty saying
'The smaller the ivy leaf. the dearer the
love- so want each one OF you to find
the tiniest leaf possible and send it to
the one that's waiting at home The
men set out to search for the smallest
leaf. The joker of the party comes to
me with a perfectly enormous leaf,
which he informs me he has plucked for
his mother in law. Another sarcastic
young fellow brings leaf even larger,
and when asked what loved one is to
have that tiny leaf he says, "It's for the
Kaiser!"-Outlook.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Startled Schumanu,

An amusing story of Schumann IL
told by a Vienna critic. The COM
poser once accompanied his wife. who
was even then celebrated pianist, to
the palace when she went to play be-
fore the king Of Holland and was
gratifed by the m0narch's compli-
ments of her performance. The COM
poser was somewhat surprised. how
ever. when the king turned to him and
courtcously inquired, "Are you. also
nusicali" They say Schumann was
SO indignant that he never spoke for
an hour.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Old and Modern Customs.

Palm Sunday In certain places is
called Fig Sunday" from the custom
Of eating figs on this day, as snap
dragons ON Christmas eve, plum pud-
ding ON Christmas day, oranges and
barley sugar on st. Valentines eve.
pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. salt cod
fish on Ash Wednesday. frumenty on
"Mothering Sunday" (mid-Lenp, cross
buns on Good Friday. gooseberry tart
on Whitsunday. goose on Michaelmas
day, nuts on Allhallows, and 30 on
London Chronicle. .
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
CURING ALFALFA HAY.
Careless Handling Reduces Value by
Scattering OFF the Leaves.

Saving the leaves and preventing
en- by the Ohio agricultural experiment
station as the two essentials in max
ing the best alfalfa hay. Curing the
hay in punches under covers is given
as the most efficient method to harvest
the most nutritious hay.
Careless handling of alfalfa may re-
duce the value of the hay considerably
The leaves contain nearly three times
as much nitrogen and calcium as the
stems, chemical analysis made at the
experiment station show. Handling the
crop so that the leaves are not broken
off will save these most valuable nu-
tritive constituents.
Exposure Of the hay to rain Is an
other source of loss of nutrients In hay.
Dried alfalfa over which water wash
ed lost 80 per cent of its nitrogen, 70
per cent of its phosphorus, 90 per cent
Of its potassium and 40 per cent OF Its
calcium. This represents the common
loss In the value Of hay exposed to
the weather for considerable time when
rains occur.
Curing alfalfa in lunches, or cocks,
preferably under caps, tends to elm
mate such losses. The hay may be
cut one day. punched the next and
then cured In the cock for two days
or more. SCATTERING CT leaves Is thus
prevented, the hay retains its green
color, and little OF Its value Is lost.
Duck or heavy unbleached muslin COW
ers are frequently used to cap the
cocks SO that the hay ID not wet By
haw or rain.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

r Don't kill tho fine eve lambs.
= Some one will want them TO re-
y enforce his flock
y Should horse seem weak or
= show difficulty In rising suspect
q feed at once and let all soft or
. unsound corn be rejected; also
y musty hay.
. A man who confines his pigs In
. a wet, dirty pen Is robbing him
= self. Give the pigs or porkers a
= chance and they will always keep
. their beds clean.
. Roots, turnips especially, are
y almost necessity to the proflta-
. BILE handling Of sheep.
. Skimnlilk is always valuable.
= Middlings and some tankage are
q also valuable for pigs.
. Teach all colts first to walk
= fast. A fast walking horse is a
= Joy.
q q = q 4, q q, q . q q q q q .
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
RAISE MORE SWINE.
Hog 10 the Most Important Animal 70
Grow For Meat and Money.

The quickest and surest way Of aug
menting the meat supply next to the
raising Of poultry is by raising hogs,
the United States department Of agri-
culture points out. The hog is the
most important animal to raise for
meat and money. He requires less la
Dor, less equipment, less capital, makes
greater gains per hundred pounds of
concentrates and reproduces himself
faster and in greater numbers than
any other domestic animal. AS con-
sumer of by products the hog has no
rival. No other animal equals the lard
hog in its fat storing tendency The
most satisfactory meat for shipping
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
FLAPPER MODES.

schoolgirls will rejoice in this charm
ing navy serge skirt and blouse, made
with crossed belt. edged with military
braid and picked out with crochet but
tons set In silk braid frogs. White
organdle for sailor and cuffs II the
neat finish.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
MILITARY DASH.

One piece frocks for the business girl
are more modish than ever. OF course
navy serge is the fabric Of this one,
set Off with many real brass buttons
and much soutache In rows of three.
The pointed collar Is copy Of the
military capes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
DELICIOUS CORN MUFFlNS.

Here's an old fashioned recipe for
corn mullins that has recently been
revived and used with unusual success
In several of the larger New York ho-
tells: To make three and half dozen
mullins take one quart milk, six ounces
butter substitute. twelve ounces OF
light syrup or honey. four eggs, pinch
OF salt, two ounces baking powder,
one and a half pounds cornmeai ana
one and half pounds rye -four. The
butter and syrup should be thoroughly
mixed; then add the eggs gradually.
Pour in the milk and add the rye Hour
mixed with cornmeal and baking pow
der.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
WHEATLESS BISCUITS.

Parched cornmcal Is the feature OF
these excellent wheatless biscuits.
First, the corr peal-One-half a ..lr-
Is put In a sh low pan pa ed In The
oven and stirred Frequently until 1t
Is a delicate brown The other ingre-
dlents are teas '"n of salt, a cup
Of peanut butter ard one and half
cups of water. Mix the peanut hut
ter, water and salt and heat. While
this mixture is hot stir In the meal
which should also he hot. Beat thor
oughly. The dough should be of such
consistency that II can be dropped
from a spoon. Bake In small cakes
In an INCREASED pan. This makes 10
biscuits, each Of which contains one
sixth Of IN ounce Of protein
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
The UnspeakabIe Turk.

This expression came into general
use during the Bulgarian agitation Of
1875, on Its appearance in a published
letter of Carlyle's to George Howard,
M. p, dated November "a: "The I'M
speakable Turk should be Immediately
struck out of the question, and the
country left to honest European guild
ance." 1t was not the first time, how
ever, that Carlyle had made use Of 1t.
In 1881, nearly fifty years before, In
"The Westminster Review" No. 20, In
an article on the "Nibelungen Lied"
he makes mention Of shat unspeak-
able Turk. King Machabol."
..er,r oo n.NOiurC
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08
Many Accidents.

From Accident and vicinity come re-
ports of number of more or less SER
ious accidents which befel residents
there during the past week or ten DAYS,
Miss Iva HetrIck, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Hetrick, fell distance
of seventeen feet while engaged in
helping to store hay in the barn upon
the farm. Miss Hetrick was rendered
unconscious for some hours, but is now
out of danger and is rapidly recovering
Mrs. George Failinger, also of Acct
dent. engaged as was Miss Hetrick,
had similar mishap, falling from a
load of hay in the barn. sustaining a
broken leg and dlslocation as well. She
is also doing nicely and will recover.
Conrad Oester, of the Cove, was
another victim of the hay harvest sea-
son. He likewise fell from a load of
hay and suffered slight conclusion of
the brain. His condition was thought
to be quite serious by the attending
physician, but he is now recovering.
A two-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hetrick, of the Cove. was kicked
in the face and head by horse one day
last week, when the child suffered Sc
we're and painful cuts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08
TIE DEATH RECURU,
NICHOLAS MERRILL,

Nicholas Merrill, life long resident
of this county, whose home is located
on the State road mile north of Oak
land, died Sunday morning, aged 80
years and months. He was engaged
in farming and fruit growing nearly
his entire lifetime. The cause of death
was incident to advanced years. He is
survived by three daughters and two
sons, his wife having died eighteen
months ago. He was a member of St.
Paul's M. E. church, from which edifice
his funeral took place Tuesday after
noon, the service being conducted by
the pastor, Rev. W. M. Shultz.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Teats, of Swanton, died and was
buried Wednesday last, aged months.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
Wagner, aged nine months, died at
the home of its parents at Swanton and
was buried Saturday, Rev. Frank NC
Camic, officiating.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08
"H0LD FAST"

Prime Minister LLOYD GEORGES war
anniversary message to the British
people gains in impressiveness from the
sensational method employed to carry
it to the public no less than from the
circumstance that contemporary events
fully justify the optimism at the top
which it discloses. Hold fastr' saws
LLOYD GEORGE, while the Allied armies
are beating back the foe at several
points and yielding ground at none.
Succinctly he describes the weight of
woe that must follow German triumph.
and the weary and fainthearted must be
electrified by this gripping epigram, the
truth of which has been as an orifiam-
me around which the struggling free
peoples haye rallied these last four
years: 1--WE cannot seek to escape the
horrors of war for ourselves by laying
them up for our children"
In further justification of the opti-
mism of the Prime Minister is the re-
ported capture of documents indicating
the German high command has been
sounding sentiment in the Kaiser s
army on the peace question. In one
officers diary was an entry that he had
replied to an inquiry that his men want
Immediate peace or an immediate de-
cisive battle"
Hold fastl Victory shall be ours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08

ahead of the new supply of single
availables.
The truth lis, the work of raising
armies has gone on so fast 1t has got
ahead of the Secretary of War himself.
He must have expected that the draft
calls would take longer to exhaust the
the supply of Class men. All may be-
hold the good signs of progress to be
found in the, rapid rate at which men
are being taken into the service. We
may expect the smooth operation of the
system to continue, if the authorities
use the same good sense and prompti-
tude in replenishing Class which they
have employed hitherto in drawing
upon it.
The married men will not hang back
when their time comes, but it would be
poor policy to single out a few before
that time. They should receive equal
treatment as a class. This calls for
prompt action as to the beyond-age un-
married men if the recruitment of men
is to go on without early delay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Interesting and Helpful Meetings
Still in Progress.

Another week of the community
prayer services has brought larger at
tendance, increased spirituality and
many visitors.
Those who absent themselves from
these services do not know what they
are missing. The hymns, remarks and
prayers are all,edifying and uplifting.
The writer would suggest that during
the excessive heat the services be
shortened to fifteen minutes.
The community is exceedingly tortu-
nate in having as leaders many of the
most prominent laYmen and clergymen
in the country.
Those who led during the week were:
Bishop Mcdowell, of the M. E. church,
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. B. H. Sincell,
Rev. R. W. Wood, an Episcopal clergy
man, of New York City, and former
pastor of St. Matthew'S church Oak
land; Rev. ". M. Shultz, Rev. A. D.
Appleton and Rev. j. w. Kemp, noted
Bible teacher of New York City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08

splendid material for conversation to.
day. but which tomorrow will disprove
and which the insidiops enemy may
turn to his advantage and to our own
discredit.
Rumors will be poor substitutes for
facts when the records are compared
with the testimony of thousands of
eyewitnesses.
So the Prussian propagandlst is now
finding out; and so shall he find out
even more fully when the final record
Is written of these stern and terrible
times.
Then may the pages of our propagan-
da be found as clean as our purpose in
entering this war, and may all the
words of those who haye represented
the Government to this nation of free
men, have been ever attuned to inspire
only to highest action and noblest sae4
ritice, never to hatred and revenge.
GARRETT COUNTY BRANCH FOUR MIN
UTE MEN.
GILMOR S. HAMILL, Chairman,
JAMES +. HAMILL, Secretary