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The Americus Times-Recorder
r,IIRTY -FOURTH TEAR.
the chehaw memorial is
TO BE UNVEILED TODAY
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Local Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution
Will Conduct Exercises at Chehaw, Near Leesburg,
In Connection With Barbecue
There will be a representative num
ber of people to go from Americus to
'jay t 0 ,he unveiling of the Chehaw
memorial at Chehaw, near Leesburg,
Ihich will take place there this morn
;llS at H o'clock. Practically all who
g 0 fr om Americus will go by auto
mobile, and there will also be visitors
from Montezuma, Dawson and other
places, who will join with the many
from Lee county in the celebration
of the exercises.
The exercises of the day have been
so arranged that they will include ad
dresses from some of the most pronn
i cnt members of the organization in
the state. The presence of these dis
tinguished visitors will be an object ol
-pecial interest in connection with the
unveiling exercises at Chehaw. It is
planned to conclude the exercises be
fore the barbecue and basket dinner
is served.
The dinner will be made most en
joyable through the co-oparetion of
the people of Lee county who have
prepared a large amount of barbecued
meats to add to the pleasure of the
occasion. Every one who goes is ex
pected to carry a basket to supple
ment the barbecue furnished by the
Lee county citizens.
Chehaw is about twenty-five miles
from Americus, and is reached by the
road that leads via Adams’ Station,
where the eastern branch of the road
is used. The weather conditions to
day, it is hoped, will be favorable,
tut the forecast indicates unsettled
veather, probably with showers.
The program of exercises for the
occasion is as follows:
Prayer, led by D. A. R. Chaplain.
National Song, “America.”
Introduction of Mrs. William Law
son Peel, by Miss Annie May Bell.
Address by Mrs. Wm. Lawson Peel,
of Atlanta, vice president-general of
the Daughters of the American Rev
clution.
Music by Band.
Introduction of Mr. J. E. D. Shipp,
by Mrs. Charles A. Fricker, regent
Council of Safety Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Historical Address by Mr. J. E. D.
•Shipp.
Music by Band.
National Song, "Star Spangled
Banner”.
Unveiling of Monument by Misses
Mary Dudley and Lucy Simmons and
Frank Harrold, Jr.
Dinner.
MERCER GRADUATES TO
ACCEPT PLACES HERE
Messrs. Biddings and Webb
at Home
Two Americus young men who have
recemly graduated from the pharma
ceutical department of Mercer Unt
'ersit.v, Messrs. Irving Giddings and
L. Webb, have accepted business
positions hore.
Mr- Webb will be with the Eldridge
‘ ,ru g Co., after Monday, while Mr.
biddings will take a position with
? he Murray & Hooks pharmacy.
JriMiK SPEER’S FINE OF
$20,000 IS CONFIRMED
Macon, Ga„ June 13.—Judge Emory
s P p er, of the United States district
court has received word from the su-
I'feme court that his finding in the case
°f the government against the Mer
chants and Miners Transportation Co,
has been sustained.
THREATEN TO STRIKE
ON GEORGIA RAILROAD
Augusta, Ga., June 13—A commit
tee of six men representing the 54
car repairers of the Georgia railroad
have presented a petition to General
Foreman Newton, demanding increas
ed pay. The next day the members
of the committee were discharged. The
54 have agreed to stand by them and
at a meeting held tonight to decide
what action would be taken, passed
resolutions demanding the reinstate
ment of the men discharged, the in
creased asked for, recognition of the
union and other concessions. The men
threaten to walk out unless their de
mands are complied with at once.
PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH
NATIONAL COAST GUARD
Washington, D. C., June 13.—A bill
introduced by Representative Little
ton, of New York, proposes to abolish
the revenue cutter and life-saving ser
vices and substitute a national coast
guard to take up their work.
The measure provides that in time
of war the extraordinary expenses of
the coast guard would be paid by the
navy department. A similar bill has
been introduced in the senate.
A pension for members of the life
saving service would be provided in
another bill introduced by Mr. Little
ton.
STEM) TOOK HI’BBY
AWAY FROM WIFE
Atlanta, June 12.—Declaring that
her husband loved his stenographer
and that the preferred one taunted her
with the fact, Mrs. Mamie McCullom
Barnes has filed suit for divorce
against Oscar Barnes, a well known
Atlanta business man.
She asserts that the relations of her
husband and his "stenog” began about
three weeks after their marriage and
that she remonstrated in vain. Finally
as a last resort she went to the girl
in her husband's office and tried to
persuade her to let her husband
alone.
"Well, I love Oscar,” she declared
the stenographer answered, “you may
be the fortunate one in marrying him.
Now see if you can hold him.”
MR. GENTRY GIVES HINTS
TO CORN CLUB MEMBERS
Farm Demonstration Expert Gives Valuable Suggestion
to Young Corn Growers, Which are Most Timely
For All Contestants Interested
Among the many valuable suggest
ions that have been given to the young
corn growers of this county and sec
tion none are more helpful than those
recently made by Mr. E. Gentry, state
gent of the farmers’ co-operative dem
onstration work in Georgia. They ha\e
been tried and Mr. Gentry feels sur 3
that they may be made ase of profita
bly by every young corn grower.
Mr. Gentry is too well known here
in his work in connection with tin
farm demonstration activities to need
an introduction. His suggestions
should carry special weight in view of
the fact that he has been most inti
mately associated with the young corn
' growers of this section and the entire
state for several years and he has
t therefore learned the difficulties wit. i
- which they are confronted in their
5 work. U is to aid them in avoiding
‘ these difficulties that he has given the
* suggestions to the young farmers.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA.
SWIMMIN’ HOLE
(Copyright.)
AGED RESIDENT
OE LUMPKIN IS
DEAD THERE
Mrs. M. J. Humber Passed
Away Yesterday
Mrs. M J. Humber, a pioneer resi- j
dent of Stewart county, passed away
yesterday morning at her home in
Lumpkin. Mrs. Humber was about
eighty years of age, and no woman
there was more beloved among all
classes for her benevolence and
Christian character.
Her descendants number more than
one hundred, including six sons and
two daughters still living. Several of
these are residents of other cities or
localities, one of them, Mr. William
Humber, residing near Americus. She
was the grandmother of Mr. William
M. Humber and Mr. J. K. Patterson,
of Americus.
The funeral services will be held
this morning at 10 o’clock in Lump
kin. *
The suggestions made by Mr. Gentry (
are as follows:
1. Do not let a crust form and do
rot plan to "lay-by” too soon.
2. Do not cultivate your corn so
deep that you will tear up the roots.
Use spring-tooth cultivators or long
scrape with a scooter. The stalk needs
all the food and foisture it can get
to mature a good ear.
3. I)o not make your intercultural
too late. Corn should be about 2
te 3 feet high. Apply nitrate of soda
about a week or ten days before tas
selling. Nitrate of soda should be
plowed in with a harrow or large
scrape.
4. Do not pull fodder, as the Geor
gia, Florida, Mississippi and othe
experiment stations have proven that
the corn loses from 15 to 20 per cent
ir. weight in corn.
5. Plant soy beans, peas and sor
ghum for hay. These make better
feed than corn fodder.
THE WEATHER. Un>ef,led Weather; Probably Showers.
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 14. 1912.
ADDITIONAL
VACANCIES IN
THE SCHOOLS
I -
THREE MORE RESIGNATIONS
Teachers Have Accepted
Places Elsewhere
The fact that other teachers con
nected with the city schools, in addi
tion to those who already have ac
cepted positions elsewhere, or de
clined to apply for re-election, will
likewise accept places in other cities,
became known yesterday.
At the annual election of teachers,
held recently, six members of the
grammar school faculty and one from
the high school did not apply for re
election, several of the number hav
ing already accepted positions else
where.
Since that time Mr. W. R. Kennedy
of the high school has been elected
to the commercial department of the
Home public schools, and it is stated,
has accepted the position tendered.
Miss Elise Gibbs, of the grammar
school, will go to the Madison, Ga.,
public schools, to which she has beeu
elected recently.
Mr. Bradley Chester, of the high
school, has been elected to a position
in the Richmond, Academy at Au
gusta, and, while he has not signified
his acceptance of the place, it is said
that he will likely do so.
Several of the positions recently va
cated have been filled already, and
the board of education will take ac
tion regarding the other vacancies
that soon will exist.
1 Direct From the Diamonds |
Southern League.
Atlanta-Memphis, no game; rain.
Mobile-New Orleans, not scheduled.
All other games off; rain.
South Atlantic League.
Jacksonville 1, Columbia 4.
Savannah 1, Albany 0.
Columbus 0, Macon 4.
National League.
Chicago 2, New York 3.
Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 0.
Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 11.
St. Louis 4, Boston 6.
American League.
Washington 6, Cleveland 3.
Philadelphia 4, Detroit 3.
Boston 2, Chicago 3.
New York-St. Louis game off; rain.
WILL Mil
IN VACATION
IN HOSPITALS
DO. GOODDS LEAVES TONIGHT
For Six Week’s Stay in New
York City
Dr. Louie F. Grubbs, one of the best
known eye, ear, nose and throat spe
cialists in this section, will leave to
night for New York city to spend a
period of six weeks in study in the
various hospitals of that city, where
clinics of rare interest and variety
are constantly available.
Dr. Grubbs has made a practice of
spending a vacation period each sum
mer in this post-graduate study in the
hospitals of New York. He will leave
tonight for the purpose of taking up
the studies which he intends to pursue
in New York city during the summer
months. These will be of a nature es
pecially suited to the needs of his
practice here,
TEACHERS MUST STAND
“EXAMS” FOR TWO DAYS
Both City and County Teachers Are to Stand Examina
tion For the Two Kinds of Licenses Now Granted
Under New State Educational Law
Both city and county teachers will
assemble here today to stand exam
inations as required in the new state
educational law, which provides not
only for examinations but also for two
kinds of examinations.
The two kinds of licenses, as they
are designated, are called primary and
general licenses. The primary license
entitles a teacher who secures one to
teach any grade up to the fourth in a
school. The general license entitles
one who obtains it to teach any of the
grammar grades.
It may be seen from this recent pro
vision of the educational law' that it
w'ould be unnecessary for one who
cared to teach only the first, second,
third or fourth grade in a grammar
school to stand any other than the
examinations necessary for a primary
license. These examinations will be
held today, while the examinations in
the other subjects necessary for a gen
eral license will be taken up tomor
row.
The examinations will begin prompt
ly at 8:30 o’clock. All the applicants
for licenses in the city schools should
ssemble at the Furlow school build
DENTISTS CLOSED SESSION
OF CONVENTION YESTERDAY
Were Pleased With Americas —Columbus Gets the Nex
Convention a Year Hence
The Georgia dentists completed yes
terday the business of the forty-fifth
annual session of the State Dental
Society, and with only the pleasantest
recollections of Americus and the hos
pitable entertainment accorded here,
left by the early afternoon trains for
their homes over the state.
To such extent was business hasten
ed at the morning session, devoted al
most wholly to clinics, that the clos
ing preliminaries were disposed of
prior to the noon adjournment, and,
therefore, the afternoon session was
not held. The clinics were held at
the armory hall, and were of greatest
interest to the many dentists attend
ing.
In the annual election of officers of
the Georgia State Dental Society, Dr.
DeUm Hill, of Atlanta, was elected
president; Dr. Edward A. Tigner, of
Milledgeville, first vice president; Dr.
Thomas Hinman, of Atlanta, second
vice president. Dr. W. M. Zirkle, of
Atlanta, was re-elected treasurer, and
Dr. M. M. Forbes, of Atlanta, secre
tary.
The newly elected executive com
mittee consists of Dr. L. H. Darby, of
Vidalia, chairman; Dr. George M.
Woodberry, of Augusta, and Dr. M. N.
Barnwell, of Atlanta. Dr. H. H. John
son, of Macon, was re-elected Jour
nal editor.
Columbus was selected as the next
place of annual meeting on the sec
ond Tuesday in June, 1913. The invi
tation to meet there was extended the
society by the Columbus city council
and board of trade, through the dele
gation of dentists of that city. Before
final adjournment the society adopted
resolutions expressing thanks to the
Americus city council, the board of
trade and local dentists for the hospi
table entertainment accorded while
here. The visitors were highly pleas
ed with the city and the welcome
accorded, and carry to their homes
the finest impressions of Americus.
The examining board of dental sur
geons of which Dr. D. D. Atkinson, cf
Brunswick, is chairman, had not com
pleted its labor yesterday afternoon,
but expected to do so during the early
evening. The examining board held
its daily sessions at the Carnegie Li
brary, where the papers of twenty
two applicants for license were ex
amined. Following are the names of
those thus coming before the board:
Bagwell, C. C., St. Augustine, Fla.;
Blanchard, Dexter, Fuquay Springs, N.
C.; Berry, C. L„ Carter’s, Ga.; Bush, L.
ing, while those who desire licenses
to teach in the county are to assem
ble at the county courthouse. The ne
gro applicants will meet at the McCoy
school building.
The examinations for the city teach
ers will be under the direction of Sup
erintendent A. G. Miller, of the city
schools, while those for county li
censes will be in charge of County
School Superintendent Moore. All
teachers must take the primary exam
inations, whether they teach those
subjects or not.
DON’T BELIEVE ALL YOU
SEE IN PAPERS”—GAYUOR
New York, June 13. —Mayor Gaynor
has sent the following letter to C. E.
Baird, secretary of the national pub
licity bureau of Scranton, Pa.
"The National Publicity Bureau:
"You, ask me to give you an inter
view, saying, ‘What I would say to
the readers of 2,000 newspapers,’ 1
would say to them to be very careful
about believing all they will see in
the newspapers. Very truly yours,
“WM. J. GAYNOR, Mayor.”
\V., Buffalo, N. Y.; Cheatham, O. R,
Atlanta, Ga.; Brown, E. M., (col.) Ath
ens, Ga.; Davis, James Ewell, Black
shear, Ga.; Donaldson, L. L., Black
shear, Ga.; Hitchcock, W. G., Dever
eaux, Ga.; Kitchen, B. L., Warrenton, -
Ga.; Liner, W. H., Atlanta, Ga.; Mere
dith, Leslie, J., Wilmington, N. C.,
Morris, J. G., Bowden, Ga.; Murrell,
W. R„ Newburn, Ga.; Morgan, N. E.,
Atlanta, Ga.; O’Shea, J. S., Sylvester,
Ga.; Robinson, J. C., Wrightsville.
Ga.; Swanson, J. C., Fairburn, GA;
Stafford, P. M. H. (col.), Valdosta, Ga.;
Whitten Idus, Paris, Tex.; White, W.
K„ Savannah, Ga.; Zirkle, C. D., At
lanta, Ga.
Not until a later date will the
result of the examinations be made
known. Among the number applying
for license is Mr. L, L. Donaldson, of
Blackshear, Ga., who resided in Amer
icus last summer as a member of the
local ball team.
The dentists thoroughly enjoyed
their visit here. As one of them ex
pressed it yesterday upon leaving.
“Americus is the hardest place to
tear one’s self away from that I have
ever visited. I am thoroughly in love
with the city and will always be
glad of an opportunity to visit it
again, or to live here.” It was ft
I leasant occasion withal, and Ameri
cus is glad the dentists came this
way.
*50,000 POLICY AND *I,OOO
YEAR FIANCE’S CONTRACT
Philadelphia, June 13.—T0 take out
a $50,000 life insurance policy for
the benefit cf Count Tutino, whom she
is to marryfi and to pay him $1,600 a
year, is the pre-nnptial agreement of
Mrs. Huldah Justice Steel.
LIGHTED LAMP ONLY CLUE IN
MURDER OF WHOLE FAMILY
Villisca, lowa, June 13.—Detectives
working on the case of the eight mur
ders here Sunday night claim to see
in the slaughter of Joseph Moore aal.
seven other persons in his home a
similarity to the recent wholesale
butchery at Ellsworth, Kan. In each
instance a lighted lamp was found iu
one of the rooms in the house wher*>
the crimes were committed.
CROP REPORT SHOWS
CONDITIONS BETTER
Than For the Same Date ot
Last Year
Washington, *June 13.—Crop condi
tions in general on June Ist averag
ed for the United States slightely bet
ter (0.3) than on the same date last
year, but moderately lower (1.7) than,
the average June first condition of re
cent years. Crops as a whole were
above average in the North Atlantic
states, due mostly to favorable ha/
prospects and in the far eastern and
northern states in the north central
states east of the Mississippi. In the
north central states west of the Mis
sissippi conditions were slightly above
average. The condition of various
Southern crops, compared, with their
average conditions (or normal) on
June Ist, was as follows:
Cotton 96.8; hemp, 92.2; sugar cane.
90.7; peaches 108.5; watermelons,
101.3.
The general or composite condition
of all crops combined by states is as
follows on the basis of one hundred re
presenting average conditions, (so?
most crops the ten years averages):
Delaware. *111.8; Maryland, 111.2;
Virginia, 110.9; West Virginia, 115.5;
North Carolina, 105.5; South Carolina.
103.1; Georgia, 92.1; Florida, 101.6;
above division, 94.8. Kentucky, 82.7;
Tennessee, 97.5; Alabama, 92.6; Missis-,
sippi, 90.0; Louisiana, 88.0; Texa.s,
108.5; Oklahoma, 99.6; Arkansas, 91.7;
above division, 97.4. New Mexico,
102.0; Arizona, 111.4; above division,
■94.3.
NUMBER 14