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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07
TWO LETTERS
BY ELIZABETH |. SAUNDERS.

Now, Dot, for goodness sake pocket
your pride and plan to go to that dance
with US. Even if Wallie is there you
won't be obliged to notice him, al
though | think you are just mean to
treat him that way. Now, please, Dot,
just this once" pleaded Helen.
We'll, maybe, but still l won't prom
Use yet. I will tell you positively in
the morning.
1t was now just four months since
the two offensive letters had caused
so many sleepless nights for two
young people, and even four months
would not wear away the pain and
jealousy that was bound to get the best
of both concerned.
Wallie had gone to France, leaving
behind him little girl who had prom
Used to be true to him only. 1t had
made the parting easier to know that
she was all his as soon as his duty had
been accomplished over there
Some time later two letters crossed
on their way to each of the lovers, both
intended to bring happiness and COM
fort to the other, but instead brought
unhappiness and even tears.
Dear Willie" one had started.
Helen has brought me the dearest
little fellow, call him Duke as he is
SO polite and gentle. He is little mite
and so cunning. I know you will love
him when you see him" -
At the same time a little, blond,
frowsled head tossed uneasily on the
pillow and two nervous eyelids seemed
to be having a hard fight to keep
closed, then all at once she sat straight
up in bed. The all-offensiye paragraph
of the letter ran through his mind.
Il am so lonesome tonight, dearest,
for two people. You are one, Of course,
and the other Is the dearest little lady
In the world. She is another mans
wife, so don't be jealous. l love her
when you know her as / do. I got a
letter from her today and how long
to see her"
"'AnOther mans wife, indeed, so don't
be jealous didn't think Wallis
would love another mans wife. He
never seemed like that kind. But she
can have him, that is, if her husband
doesn't object" and with an angry tug
at the sheets, she flung herself back on
the pillow for a restless sleep.
Saturday dawned bright and clear
for all with the exception of Duke,
who had discovered to his discom-
fort and misery that too much sweets
were not good for little fellows like
himself. Dot left Duke and started
for the dance with Helen and her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

Finest French Serge, Black and Ma
Wy, 45 inches wide sponged and
shrunk; guaranteed to equal any
goods offered in this city at 81 to
1915 yard. Our price, Monday and
Tuesday, Yd. ...........-.--.....-..-...-..$ 81 SO
One bale fine yard wide Sea Island,
limit 20 yards to one buyer at the
price, Monday and Tuesday I'd ..15c
1000 Yards best Outings, light and
dark styles, full width; value now
25c and 39c Limit 20 yards to
one buyer Monday and Tuesday. |
Yard ----..--.....-..--...--....--- Csc !
Genuine Smiths Administer Rugs in |
great variety of pretty patterns; size
Sx6 feet; value $40 and $3.50. Here
Monday and Tuesday at --..-.-.-..$7 IS
Ladies Skirts made of Silk Porlin in
Rlack, Brown, Gray and all staple
cclors; made in the new styles all
this seasons goods; values S. to
$3.50 Monday and Tuesday 1898.
fine All WcUi Tapestry Art So larcs
size 9X12 feet; actual value $35.
Monday ard Tuesday choice of
stock at --------------------------------$24.50
Genuine Palm Olive Soap, you know
the grade, regular for 25c, here
Monday and Tuesday, doz., sec.
Palm Olive Euse Bath Soap, full size
ca kes; va ',a : c here, Monday and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07
CONFEDERACY
CAMP FIRES TO
BURN FOR Wits

ATLANTA, Sept. 6.-The camp
fires of the Confederacy, quenched
more than fifty years ago at APP
ponattox, will burn again in Atlanta
for the first time since the surrender,
when the Confederate veterans hold
their twenty-ninth reunion here Octo-
Der 7-10.
All every one of these reunions
the veterans have had camp, but
they have never had campfres, nor
have they ever had such an encamp-
.ment as will be provided them IN
Atlanta.
Piedmont Park, the beautiful city
park that covers several acres IN the
north side of the city, will be turn
Ell over bodily to the veterans. Hun
Streds of government tents, with gov
eminent blankets, government cots
and other government material, Will
dot the spacious sward. And, best
of ali. the reunion committee Is plac-
ing orders for scores Of carloads OF
fat nine logs which viii be used to
make fires. IN the flames of which the
old comrades will vision again the
scenes of their glory and their bat
ties.
Kst all of the veterans will stay
a. TIE encampment, although most
of them wish to dc so in order to
holnob with each ether Nearly two
tie exand, including tine more aged
and infrm, will be placed in the
homes of Atlanta people who will
have them as their guests and be-
STOW upon them every hospitality.
And even these old men will jour
ney cut to the encampment, only ff- |
teen minutes street car ride from
the center of the city, to be with the
other "boys" during the day.
Reservations are being made by
the hundreds in Atlanta by the thou
sands of visitors WAC will come to
the reunion on the cheap rate of one
cent 8 mile which the government is
giving on all roads to any relative
Of veteran, whether living veteran
or dead, and to all of those connect
cd officially with the reunion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07
MAN DIES FROM BITE OF CAT
Aged Pennsylvania Farmer Takes Pas
teur Treatment, but Hydro
phobia Comes.

sAA=.klsg- ~ 'f'i 3 s4s ltrf
Observation-Disclosures he had re-
oeived the Pasteur treatment in Mercy
hospital here, Levi Kurtz, aged sew
enty-one, a farmer of EnOn Valley
died of hydrOphobia in Providence
Hospital, Beaver Falls, from the bite
Of a cat which chung to him so tena-
ciOusly that it had to be hacked to
1eath to release the farmers hand.
Hearing commotion in his chicken
coop several weeks ago, Kurtz investi-
gated and found a cat chasing the
chickens. AS he tried to seize the ami
GaI it turned on him and sank its teeth
deep in the flesh of his left hand. The
farmer struck the cat with his free
hand, but was unable to dislodge it.
Ncighbors responded to a call for help,
but they failed to force the animals
jaws apart until one man severed it's
head with an axe.
KuEtz, fearing hydrophobia, came
here and remained two weeks, taking
the Pasteur treatment. He was dis
charged, supposedly immune, at the
end of that time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

ceal the amusement the little miSUn-
derstanding had afforded she ven.
tured: 'WaIlie, you are jealous
goose. Duke is just dear little four.
legged fellow; in other words. a littIaI
Boston terrier" Good heavens Dot
l have been an idiot. Can you ever for.
give me?"
Dot was about to say YES" but the
offending paragraph of Wallie's letter
ran through her mind as it had a mil.
lion times since that letter had ar.
rived But, Wallie, what about tha
the other mans wife?" "WboPn
you know the one you wrote about >"
After a moments contemplation Wallia
recalled her reference and his face
clouded. dot, dear, 1 never dreamed
that you could misinterpret my letter
that way. | still love that little lady
more than anything else on earth, with
the exception of your own dear little
self and she is married to another
man, too. That man is my best pal
he's my dad; so you see you were lust
jealous of my mother. Now, what
have you to Say?"
"Oh, Wallie, I'm so sorry. Can You
forgive me?"
We don't know what he said, but
a few weeks later at the wedding of
this happy pair sat the other mans
wife, fondly stroking the head of the
cute and cunning Duke.
Here's wishing Duke a long life.
even if he is my cute rival" laughed
Wallie. And here's happiness and long
life to the other mans wife-our
mother" finished Dot.
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07
MERE MENTION ABOUT TOWN

w. H Trippe, of Blakely, spent
several hours in the city yesterday.
Will Green Turpin, Jr., is i'll at the
home of his parents, the result of be-
ing bitten by some insect few days
ago. The injury made by the insect
is on his arm and the whole member
has become affected as a result.
Rev and Mrs. / 6, jenkins and
Miss Sarah and Master Jenkins and
his friend, Master Emory Bell, of
jacksonville, Fla, viii be at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P Raiford for a
few days. Mrs. Jenkins and chid-
rem have been spending the summer
at Lake Juanaluska.
E. Y. Andrews and A. C. Crockett
were Atlanta business visitors the
last of the week.
W. L. Richardson, who came here
IA months ago IS clerk at the Cen
trail of Georgia depot, will leave to-
day fog his home at Alexandria City,
Ala, where he viii visit fewa days,
before going to Auburn where he
VIII enter college.
c. j. Stevens, of Atlanta was a
visitor in the city ,es}erday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

New Shipment Of Pearl Beads just
received.-Bell, the Jeweler. 31-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

c. j.. Stevens, of Atlanta was a
visitor in the city cs}erday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

Wanted.-One horsepower 6ay
press. See Tillman at Tillman &
Brown. Tit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

New Shipment Of Pearl Beads just
received.-Bell, the Jeweler. 31-tf
Mr.. J. II Chambliss has left the
Chambliss mill and is now working
at Wells mill.
W F. Street, of Richl4nd, was in
the CT 3 ye1tcrd2y on q business mis-
sen.
Mrs, w. V. Strothcr, of Moultrie,
was a recent visitor to friends in
Americas
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown an
nounce the birth of sou on Sep
TENDER 5.
NJ R. Vivere, of Lumpkin, was in
Americas yesterday on business.
Attorney Bob" Hawkins, who has
been spending several months in
Atlanta and Macon, returned to
Americas Friday.
Wanted.-One horsepower Fay
press. See Tillman at Tillman &
Brown Tit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07
FAELToN PIANO SCHOOL

Miss Mary Hawkes., Director
Opens its fall term Monday, Sep
TENDER I. For particulars, phone $50
or call at ZIG West Church ST. IT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

You cans afford to miss seeing
"The Woman Thou Gavest Me-" at
the Alcazar Monday. Tit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

A BARGAIN for some one that
will buy right now one-ton Ford
truck. Can be seen at 108 Prince
street. 76t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07
= TheIStandard
WONDERFUL BARGAINS FOR
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

Beautiful new Dresses, made of all
wool Serge and made in the very
newest styles; guaranteed to equal
any $25 Dress in Americas here for
Monday and Tuesday at--.---..--.-$19.75
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-07

Ladies' Sample Skirts of all wool
Serge, newest styles and beautifully
made; values up to So; here Mon
day and Tuesday at ..-.------.--$5. 90
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
BASEBALL.

The yard workers have accepted
challenge from the Office team for a
game of base ball to be played on
Sunday, March %, and judging from
the following lineup it will be some
game.
The game will be played at the
Madisonville Base Ball Park at 2:39
p. m. M. Rousseau will umpire
ShipbuiEIers.
W. Warning, p; E. Pickett, c;
NJ. Chatellier, Lib; J. Fastertng, 2b:
c. Koepp, 3b; NJ. Hoffman, IS, Sea
Daddy, If; L. Heughan, CT; L. Mar
tin, IF; F. r. Merritt, cheer leader;
Sam Allison, coach.
Office Team, Known As "The Pencil
Pushers."
: Phillips, p; Sandoz, C; Morgan or
Bougere, lib; McDougal, 2b; Pons IS;
Langhoff, BIB; Davis or Weaver, If;
Wakefield or Baxter, CT; Ladrayt,
McCrarey or Ludlow, IF; Gus Diet
rich, cheer leader; Louis stockfeldt,
coalh.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
THREE MILLION DOLLAR CAM
PAIGN OF THE LUTHERAN
LAYMEtN'S LEAGUE.

The Lutheran Layme1l's League, an
organization of influential laymen of
he Missouri Synod, has launched a
rive for a three million dollar en-
dowment fund, the income of which
will be used to support the Synods
incapacitated pastors, professors,
teachers and the widows and orphans
of the deceased.
Abita Lutheran Church Participating.
Mr.. C. T. Schmaltz, of Abita, has
oeen elected campaign manager by
the local congregation. Mr.. Schmalz
announces that the drive will culmi-
ante on Sunday, March 80, between
2 and p. NJ, when the various COM
mittees will call at the homes of
member and friends Of the Lutheran
Church to receive their gifts.
eve can easily raise our quota
Of 5000 in A5ita Springs and vicini-
ty," said Mr.. Schma1z, ''if we can
only forget ourselves for few hours
on that Sunday and only think of
helping Gods Kingdom. 1t ought to
be s5,000,000 campaign instead Of
So, 900, ,0c0.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mr.. Gordon Boswell, attorney for
the Ocean Accident and Guarantee
Company, accompanied by his wife
and SON, spent the week end from
Friday until Monday as the guests
Of DR.. and Mrs. Verdier.
Mr.. Boswell represents the COM
pany carrying the Employers Liabili-
ty Insurance of this plant and while
here he transacted business connect
ed with his company, clearing up
and arranging for settlement many
old calims for accident occurring
many months ago when the system
now in operation at the yard was not
in effect.
With our present system, with
nurse and doctor constantly in at
tendance at the Yard Hospital, our
men who are unfortunate enough to
be hurt are sure to- receive prompt
attention and any claim arising from
loss of time as a result of an accident
is promptly attended to.
In the majority of cases our in
jured receives his insurance check
before his pay check is due, provid-
ing Of course, he rturns to work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
LETTER

What Farm Demonstration Agents
are doing in parishes where the work
has been going on several years and
the people have fallen in line with
the work, is shown by the following ::
j. A. Sanders, Bienville Parish
Spent Thursday grading hogs and
getting them ready for market. AS
his was a large cooperative ship
ment, it took some time to separate
and weigh each party's hogs sep
arately. The cost of handling was
about one per cent per pound and
the returns were very satisfactory,
as most of the hogs brought $16.25
and $16.75 per hundred. The two
cars netted the farmers $4406.26.
This was the first cooperative ship
ment to Fort Worth, but was very
satisfactory indeed.
H. c. Fondren, Jefferson Davis
Parish-Two cars of fertilizers were
made up among the farmers this
week, consisting of 80 tons each, the
price this year being the same to
farmers as to dealers, where 80 ton
cars are ordered. Fifteen to twenty
cars are contemplated on the coop
erative basis. Orders were placed
for dry lime sulphur for spraying
peach and plum trees, the agent in
tending to try out this new form and
make demonstration of this spray
ng experiment at the same time.
Note that these are Farm Demon
stration Agents and not Club Agents
This parish has no Farm Agent, only
a Club Agent. The government will
pay two-thirds of the salary of such
an agent, if the Police Jury will pay
the other third. The Club Agent in.
this parish is employed for the club
members or junior farmers only. In
many instances, however, where the
club work has been in progress sever
al years, the club agent has shipped
several cars of hogs this season, in
Guiding the pigs raised by the cub
members. The local agent tried to
get up a car shipment in February
but failed to get enough pledged by
farmers to finish the car load which
was to have been made up partly
of club hogs. The local Club Agent
is paid to work with the clubs and
if the adult farmers are to have help
with cholera, charbon, marketing,
fertilizer, ETC., they must get the
Police Jury to give them man as
the other parishes have.
KARL TREEN,
Club Agent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
MY PAL.

For money and for name the
Detectives worked and won the
= game. 1t is not long since they
took my Pal to Oakland's big
stone mansion, where strong
men and women oftimes for help
will pray. Sadly did they mis-
" Judge him, saying for immoral
purposes did he bring me from
Nevada to this state. They told
me | was good and he was bad.
and their hearts with pity for
me were filled. But / listened
not-1 knew their game.
| told them the man was in
nocetn, for I'm the woman. /
should have known. 1t was
not his choice, only mine that
| lead a life of sin and shame.
Detectives, with their wolf-like
= eyes, saw the diamonds on my
= fingers, and hard they worked
= to make me lose each one |
. had. And attorneys, too, want
. ed gold for each word they
spoke to me.
And now the trial is over and
there in that awful place for so
. days my Pal must stay My
. diamonds and my gold, and
everything l had, is gone. Pen
niless and alone I sit, hoping,
praying hat each detective will
be punished for the wofng they
'~dfd my Pal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
Coroner Charges Reed With Crime

Coroner Charges Reed With Crime
The coroner's jury report is no
! yet on file in the courthouse as th'
testimony is not transcribed. On the
18th of March, H. D. Bulloch, coro
ner, signed an affidavit before Judge
Pichon charging Leroy Reed with
the murder.
The story of the murder of Edna
Reed, or Hermina, as she was also
called, has been published in the b-g
dailies throughout the country. A
gasp of horror at the atrocity, then
the big headlines of other tragedies
draw morbid interest to new recit-
ais of crime.
But in Covington, where the deed
was committed, it's horrible brutal :
ty has so incensed the public as to
bring every energy into the discov-
cry of the man guilty of the crime.
Sheriff Brewster has followed up the
work of Coroner Bulloch and every
rumor has been traced to its source,
in the hope that positive evidence
might be secured.
So few of the hammer blows thai
crushed the skull cat through the
skin that the theory was formed that
the Woman's cries were smothe cred
beneath some covering and the blow
delivered on top of that. The cut
on the left side of the face may have
been made with some sharp instru-
ment and caused the cries for help
heard between 10 and 1890 O'Clock
Thursday night.
From the time that Deputy Quat-
reVaux first took Leroy Reed, the
husband of the murdered woman,
from the bedside Of the stiffened bod
morning of March IA to cell in the
parish jail, he has been under con-
slant watch and examination. At
torney Fred J. Heintz has conducted
several examinations for Sherlf
brewster and Reed was closely ques-
tioned. But ne has persistently de-
Ned that he had anything to do with
tne crime or that he had any idea
VINO committed it. Attorney Lewis
w. Morgan also examined Reed, We'd
nesday. 1T was on this day that
sheri1 Brewster confronted Reed
with two witnesses who testified un-
DER oath that they had seen him on
friday morning after the night of the
murder enter the house by the front
uoor, remain inside five to seven
minutes then come out and again
lock the door. These witnesses werv
hannah Daniels and her son, Ma
poieon (colored) who occupy house
snort distance in front of the Reed
mouse. Reeds statement was. that
"hen he discovered the crime he en-
tered from the back of the house.
Reed then asked these witnesses
some questions in an attempt to
pfeak their testimony, but failed.
ne then turned to Sheriff Brewste
ana told him that he now understood
"ny an attempt was being made to
hA the crime On him. He said that
at nrst he felt that he was beine
prosecuted, but with such testimony
as lnat, he didn't blame anybody.
Inc popularity OF the testimony
10 That 1t is cOrro5orative of Reeds
statement that when he drove the
ru!o to the Louise a. about O'Clock
rloay morn 'ng he missed the planks
aaio IN the soft ground and backed
up and again drove forward on them.
Inc difference from Reeds state
lConGaued on page S.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
FREE MOVING PICTURES.

You and your family are invited to
attend an exhibition of moving pic
lures at Madisonville on Monday
and CoVington on Tuesday, illustrat-
ng the work of the American Red
Cross during the war, and it's futuer
obligations to humanity. No charge
for admission, no contribution asked
and none expected. Given under
the auspices Of your local chapter
Mr.. Louis E. Cormier, Assistant Di-
rector Department of Publicity, was
here this week making arrangements
to have the pictures put on.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22

The following letter is being sent
to a great many patrons of schools.
If perchance any did not get one,
and you are interested in your boy
or girl being in the club and. he or
she wants to, you should make this
known to the local teacher or the
Parish Club Agent:
To the Fathers ard Mothers:
The bearer of this letter to you is
you child who has signified his will
ingness to join some of the Agricul-
tural Clubs. | want this child in the
club work, but l do not want him il
the work without your approval and
unless. you will encourage and help
him during the year 1t is the wish
.(Continued on page p
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
SAFETY FIRST is SLOGAN OF
JAHNCKE SHIPYARD.

Through cooperation in all depart
ments of the shipyard, the officials
are able to maintain reputation for
safe and careful handling of the
workmen in their employ.
1t can be very easily proven that
constant and untiring vigilance on
the part Of employee la the price of
freedom from accident.
A review of the classification of
accidents throughout the country
shows that during the first six
months Of employment the largest
number of accidents occur and 1t also
shows that the young men are more
likely to be fniured than q man of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-22
THE RED CROSS

The following letter has been re-
ceived by St. Tammany Parish Chap
ater, American Red Cross, which is
Elf explanatory:
National Headquarters advises us
that recent cables from our commits
sions in Europe indicate that the
need of relief is SO tremendous that
it is essential we should undertake
a campaign for the collection Of used
clothing for the joint benefit of all
the allied countries, except the cen
trah power Millions of refugees to
repatriated countries are in dire dis
tress, and need our help.
Ga previous occasions, the Red
Cross has beer responsible only for
TIE coliectlnn OF clothing, and tha de-
livery Of the packed goods tc the
- ,roads In this campaign the Red
Cross is u assume entire charge nf
The operations, from the time OF col
lection to the time when the 5aiel
thing is .Gl vel Ell to the sEjrs for
the Europe, n Relief Admins aticn,
which will transport it to Europe
The caubaign in your chapter and
al of the United States will be hcIu
the week II March Gath to 3ist.
Every kind Of garment for all ages
and both sexes is needed, and in ad-
dition, piece goods, light, warm car
ton flannel, and other kinds of cloth
from which to make garments FOO
new born babies, ticking, sheeting
and blankets, woolen goods of every
kind, and shoes of all sizes are ask
ed for. Scrap leather is needed for
'epairing foot wear.
II you have any of the above you
nay telephone 364 or and they will
be called for.
All Red Cross workers are asked
to be at the Branch work rooms on
Tuesday, March 25, at $3.50 p. m,
to meet Miss Janella Lansing. a Red
Cross worker recently returned from
overseas.
MRS. B. B. WARRE
Secretary.