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The Americus Times-Recorder
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
TROUBLE AHEAD
IN ENFORCEMENT
OF INCOME LAW
me is mi ii min
Collections to Be Made On
March Ist
Washington, d. C., Nov. I.—The
Income tax, the most revolutionary
revenue-raising power conferred on
the American government since its
foundation, is today on the path that's
to bring billions into the public treas
ury. Officials believe the regulations
they have put out are framed, not
with an idea of causing trouble to
those who must pay, but in the oniy
way they could be framed to safe
guard the government’s interest.
Ever since President Wilson early
this past month signed the tariff bill,
with its income tax provision, the
machinery of the treasury department
has been at woTk on the regulations
that are to govern collection of the
tax. Assistant Secretary Williams said
that the regulations were not diffi
cult to understand, but some of the
other officials in the department do not
agree wih him. ,
The man in the street who knows
he makes more than $3,000 a year,
end who practically is responsible fo.’
his share of the tax, does not need r o
begin worrying about his payments
for the present. The operation of
the law today affects only banks,
computations and others responsible
fer the payment of bonds, mortgages,
salaries, etc. For such part as they
are Tound by law, they must withhold
’at the source.’*
The amount so withheld is not im
mediately payable to the treasurer, and
the money from the tax will not begin
to flew into the treasury vaults for
many months.
Georgia Product Dag
Sumter Product Dag
Times-Recorder Offers Prizes for Best Menu of An All Sumter
Dinner To Be Served on November 18th. Read the Con
ditions and Get Busg.
The State Chamber of Commerce and his excellency, the governor,
have set aside November the eighteenth, as "Georgia Product Day. O 1
that day citizens of the state are requested to serve only Georgia-raised
products on their tables. The idea ras occurred to The Times-Recdrder
that it would be a good idea to make it "Sumter Product Day as well as
“Georgia Product Day.” Sumter county is as able to be self-supporting
as any section of the Empire State.
On that day let every family in the county serve only Sumter product
on their table. They will observe “Georgia Product Day ’ at the same timj
that they are observing “Sumter Product Day.’
The Times-Recorder wants to mterest the people of the ciunty and of
Americus in the movement as much as possible and has recided to offer .1
series of prizes for the best menu for an “All-Sumter Dinner that is sen.
in to The Times-Recorder office.
The woman sending in the best menu will be given a years subscrip
tion to The Daily Times-Recorder. The woman sending in the second best
will be given a two dollar and a-half gold piece, and the woman winning
third prize will be given a year's subscription to The W eekly Times-Re
corder.
The only condition attached to the contest is that the menus be in the
Times-Recorder office not later tl an noon November Iff A committee, to
be announced later, will award the prizes. f winners will be
sent on to the State Chamber of Commerce contJft and entered in their
for $lO.
Clip the coupon that follows this article and send or bring your menu
to the office. Remember, only Sumtev county products must be included
in the list. •
ISUMTE '{ PRODUCT D^Y.
NAME !
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1 ' I submit the following menu in The Timea-Recorder Sumier I rod- ,
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AMERICUS FEELS
THE IMPETUS OF
LARUE REUEIPTS
itu 25.008 Buis com
Marketed and for the Great
er Part Sold
Receipts of nearly nine hundred
bales of cotton at Americus ware
houses yesterday served to give a
wonderful impetus to business in all
lines, and the first day of the new
month was of the carmine-hued variety
in busy, bustling, bounding Americus.
The price of cotton, too, was satisfac
tory, and of the 860 bales actually re
ceived the greater portion were sold
at prices well above thirteen cents and
the proceeds distributed in Americ is
stores and banks. Thousands of out
of-town buyers thronged the stores and
streets throughout the day, and Ameri
cus had a trade carnival in fact. Mer
chants were highly pleased with the
business of the day, and the new mown
seemed to usher in a fall season of
riore than usual prosperity and which
will continue through the fast ap
proaching holiday period. With nearly
25,000 bales cotton marketed here
i already, and for the greater part sold
at unexpectedly high prices, the fail
trade in Americus should be the best
i in many years.
Amatenr Athletic Union Meet
New York, Nov. I.—The Amateur
Athletic Union holds its annual tea
mile running and seven mile walking
championship at South Field, Colum
bia University, today. The entries are
by invitation only. The meet has at
tracted some; of the best runners and
walkers in the country, however, ani
is expected to develop several new as
pirants for national fame.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 2. 1913.
THE AMERICUS HOSPITAL
MONUMENT TO ENERGY OF
GOOD WOMEN OF TOWN
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First picture ever published of the new hospital building. The
women of the city support this great institution and do not
receive a cent in return for their work.
Actual construction work has begun
on the new hospital building. The ex
cavating has been finished and the
brick masons will begin their wora
bright and early tomorrow morning.
In a short space of time Americus s
going to have as pretty a hospital as
any city in Georgia.
All the credit for the success of the
hospital, in it's old quarters, and for
the construction of the new building
must be given to the ladies of the
town, who as an association have giv
en their time and money to the cause.
An organization of men started the
hospital in Americus. They ran it for
a while, but were finally forced 10
hand it over to a Woman's Auxiliary
that had been assisting them in its
operation. As soon as the women took
charge of the management things be
gan to hum. The good that has been
accomplished by the Americus hospital ]
cannot be over-estimated.
Much of its early success was due to
the untiring efforts of Mrs. P. 0.
Clegg, the first woman who as presi
dent directed its work. Mis. Clegg,
with the assistance of the entire asso
ciation, composed of the good women
of the city, placed the hospital on its
feet.
The hospital has been hampered for
lack of room and modern facilities. As
soon as they move into the new build
ing they will be able to accomplish
wonders. In spite of the lack of
room they have been able to take car?
of a large number of patients every
year. A large part of these patients
have been charity patients, ,t fact thr.t
few people in Americus realize. A
charity patient has never been turned
away without treatment. Since the la
dies took charge of the hospital in 19)8
314 patients, both charity and paid,
have been taken care of. With two
months of 1913 still left, sixty patients
have already been cared for this year
A feature of the hospital that wiil
be greatly benefitted when the new
building is completed Is the training
school operated in connection with it
Last year two young ladies were grad
uated from the training school. Sev
eral applicants have been turned
away this year for lack of space.
The (hospital is supported by a
small contribution from the city an!
the county, together with funds raised
by the women of the association. As
they claim most every “stunt” in ex
; istence has been pulled off for the ben
efit of the hospital. The association
has managed a Chautauqua, run a
lunch room, conducted a street fair,
' managed baby shows, pulled off ama
; teur plays, etc. The good ladies work
over-time to keep the work going. In
all the history of the hospital not a
single woman has received a cent of
compensation for her work. They hav?
done the work for the love of hu
manity.
The new hospital will accommodate
from thirty to forty patients at a time.
They will be able to take care of 16
charity patients. They will also bj
able to prepare ten or twelve girls m
the training school. The new building
is to be modern in every respect. The
illustration shows how it will look
from the outside. It is to be substan
tial and absolutely up-to-date. The
architects in charge make a specialty
of hospital plans and each set they
draw are suited to local condition*..
The success of the association is
largely due to the personnel of its
membership. Its officials have their
| hearts in the work and are doing ail
in their power to give the city an up*
to-date hospital. They deserve the
support of the men of the town.
The officers of the institution are -
Mrs. Emmett L. Murray, president;
Mrs. C. J. Sherlock, vice president;
Mrs. L. W. Brown, secretary; Mrs.
Fred Arthur, treasurer; Mrs. C. M.
Williams, chairman of fiinance com
mittee. The executive board is com
posed of Mrs. George Van Riper, Mrs.
Wm. Dodson and Mrs. C. M. Council.
The building committee is Mrs. R.
Maynard, Mrs. Geo. Van Riper, Mrs.
C. C. Hawkins, Mrs. John Butt, Mrs. H.
B. Mashburn and Mrs. Emmett L. Mur
ray.
The hospital is in charge of Miss
Breeden, the superintendent, and
Misses Ross and Morgan.
The following statement of patients
cared for at the hospital since 1908,
will be of interest to Americus peo
ple:
1908— Number of patients cared for,
13; part charity 1; charity 0; paid 3.1;
city charity 4; county charity 3; chai
ty from other towns 2.
1909 Number of patients cared so-,
48; part charity 5; charity 0; paid 31;
jity charity 6; county charity 5; char
ity from other towns, 1.
1910— Number of patients cared so - ,
>9; part charity 4; charity 0; paid, 49;
city charity 3; county charity 1; char
ity from other towns, 2.
1911— -Number of patients cared for,
i >6; part charity 5; charity 6; paid, 46;
• city charity 1; county charity 8; char
• Ity from other towns, 0.
i 1912—Number of patients cared for,
i 30; part charity, 5, charity l; paid, 45;
, city charity 7; county charity 0; char
- ity from other towns, 2.
: 1913—Number of patients cared for,
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CLASS INVITES
YOU TO S. S.
——
"The Character Builders,” one cf
the leading classes of the Methodist
i Sunday school, has re-organized and
is making a campaign for new mem
’ bers. The officers, elected at their
i meeting last Sunday are: T. O. Mar
i shall, president; Jim Cobb, vice-presi-
I dent; E. F. Knowles, secretary, and
s Robert Walters, treasurer.
The officers and the members of this
class are anxious that every young
1 man who has ever been a member of
' this class be on hand today. Plans
will be laid for the future at this
time.
1 This class contributed to the suppo, t
1 of an orphan two Sundays ago when a
' collection was taken for the Georgia
frphans’ Home. It has done a good
ork In the past and they hope to con
‘ tinue it in the future.
A special effor.t will be made ’<>
reach the young men who are without
families in Americus and interest them
in the work of the Sunday school.
Famous I’olo Player Weds
Westburg, L. 1., Nov. I.—Miss Nancy
Steele, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
■ Charles Staele, was married here to
-1 day to Devereux Milburn, the famoi’3
■ polo player, in the Episcopal church.
■ The event was largely attended bv
■ fashionable society. Among the guests
were the Count and Countess de la
Greze, the latter a sister of the bride.
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58; part charity 3; charity 5; paid, 44:
t city charity 1; county charity 4; eba--
, ity from other towns, 1.
A review of the foregoing statist! :s
shows that during the existence jf
, the present hospital under the man
; agement of the ladies who now have .1
- in charge, a total of 23 pa-t charity
patients have been cared for ther»;
. 12 patients wholly, dependent upon
; charity were given equally careful at- }
- tention, and 248 patients received the
benefits of the institution who were
, able to pay therefor. The city of
; Americus, during the six years, the
- ladies have managed the affairs of the
hospital sent 22" charity patients there
\ on account of its donations to the ln
; stitution, and the county of Sumter
- has aided 21 patients through the me
dium of its annual appropriation to
\ the hospital. Eight persons from other
; cities taken ill in Americus while de-»-
- titute of funds, received the benefits
of the hospital during the past six
\ years.
CARRIERS START
THIRTf MINUTES
EARLIERMONDAT
II OEEIHOI IF CITY Hill
Service Is Being Rapidly Im
proved
Beginning tomorrow morning, Amer
icus people whose mail is delivered by
city letter carrier, will receive it a
half hour earlier than heretofore. On
aud after Monday work hours for the
carriers will begin at 7 o'clock, in
stead of 7:30, the present schedule, and
the morning mail deliveries will be
made tQ correspond with the new
schedule.
This is one of the several beneficial
changes brought about recently by
Postmaster D. F. Davenport to the
end of Improving the local service.
Other changes are contemplated.
White Carriers a Probability.
As announced several days Rgo, a
civil service examination for clerk and
carrier positions in the Americus post
office will be held here in a few days,
and there iB no doubt but that inanv
worthy young white men will appf/
In this event there will be further im
provement still in the carrier service,
provided they stand the required ex
aminations.
The position of carrier has a ve"y i
good salary attached, up to $1,300 i
year, and the work is not arduous. At
present nearly the entire carrier force
at the Americus postofflee are negroes,
there being but one white man upon
the force.
Auto Truck For Deliveries.
Business at the Americus postofflee
has grown within recent months to I
the point of congestion and additional
facilities for handling It are impera
tive. As the volume of business will I
continue to grow through the holiday ■
season, Postmaster Davenport is hav
ing an automobile truck built at the
Stapleton-Rees garage to be used in
daily mail delivery.
The truck can carry heavy loads and (
will make frequent trips daily through- (
out the city in delivering parcels post
mail. Oftimes several wagonloads of j
such matter accumulate daily, and the ,
delivery of all classes of mail is de- ]
layed thereby. (
AMERICUS CAMP
HAS ARRANGED
SOCIAL REUNION
OCCASION ON MONDAY NIGHT
P. 0. S. of A. Will Enjoy Oys
ter Feast
Members of the two Americus camps,
Patriotic Order Sons of America, an
ticipate with much pleasure the re
union occasion planned for Mond.tv
night which will partake of the ap
pearance of a dual feast—one of orat j
ry and of substantial as well. Camp
No. 24 will assume the role of host,
with Camp No. 14, and all visiting
1 members of that well known order as
their honored guests. The entertain
ment will be given at the P. O. S. of A.
hall, beginning at 8 o’clock. There wi’l
be several addresses by local speakers,
followed by initiatory exercises, and
upon the conclusion of this interesting
program a delightful menu of stewed
oysters and other seasonable delica
cies will be served.
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J ♦ THE WEATHER. *
j ♦ , For Americus and Vicinity.— ♦
Z -U-Fair; Slightly Warmer. ♦
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AMERICUS SHOPS
INCREASE FORCE
EMPLOYES THERE
LARGER FORCE IS REQUIRED
Dozen Will Be Added It
Present Force
The fact that the force of machinis a
boilermakers and other artisans at
the Americus shops of the Seabosrt
railway is to h© increased consider
ably this week is a subject of general
congratulation in Americus and, whiln
the number of new men will not be as
great as might be desired, the fa at
points, no doubt, to a still further in
crease later.
Nearly a dozen new men will go tat
work at the shops Monday morninr.
this number Increasing considerably
the small force left there after thw
shops were cut down recently in the
general curtailment of expenses.
Tho maintenance of division shop*
at Americus has been found to be an
absolutely necessity, and as the offi
cials have become cognizant of this
fact the belief obtains here that the .
shops will, in time, be restored ts
their former capacity, with new
equipment and large working forces
employed in the several departments. •
DIAZ IS GOING
TO SCRAP FOR
DEAR OLD MEXICO
GREASER CHIEF IS SPUNKY
.
Mexicans Will Unite Against
Invaders
London, Nov. I.—“ None 'Stt&pld for
get that Mexico is now a very great
country, and must be considered ov .
all as such," said General Porflra
Diaz today, when questioned in Paris
about the situation. He would not,
however, give his views in regard to
the attitude of the United States.
General Porflrio Diaz today once,
more declared that he had ho present
intention of returning to Mexico. He
said this in an interview with the cor
respondent in Paris of the Exchange
Telegraph company, adding;
"I will only return to my country »
case a foreign nation attacks it, ant
you may rest assured that in such aa
eventuality all Mexico will be solidly
united in its efforts to throw out the
Invaders.”
The former dictator of Mexico, said
that if General Felix Diaz had follow
ed his advice, he would not have at
tempted to land at Vera Crux. Ha
concluded:
"When I was in power I had both
men and noney, and nobody can dot
without them. Now that Provisional
President Huerta has both, he may
find out sooner or later that the presi
dent of the Mexican republic must al
ways govern for and by his people.”
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CONDITION GF MRS. LOCKETT
IS CRITICAL IN EXTREME
1 Friends of Mrs. U. S. Lockett d>-
■ plore her critical illness, and fear is
1 expressed that she can survive but a
' brief time at best Mrs. Lockett ha«
been ill for several months, and quite
recently her strength has failed rap
’ idly. It was said last night that her
condition was extremely critical, anil
v that she might not survive but a few . J
hours.
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