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I wish to thank the public for
their kind patronage during
the past year and trust
that I will have the
pleasure of their con
tinued patronage.
Thomas L. Bell
Jeweler and Optician
Porto Rico Wants Her Rights
Recognized By Congress And
Her Citizens Recognized Here
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Governor Ar
thur Yager ,of Porto Rico, arrived here
today, en route to Washington to urge
Congress to pass the (bill granting
Porto Ricans American citizenship.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 3.
Whether Porto Ricans are to be suc
cessful this year in getting the United
States congress to admit them to
American citizenship is the question
uppermost in the minds of most Porto ,
Ricans at present. Although ctizen- <
ship has been promised since the days ,
cf the Spanish-American occupation, i
seventeen years ago, each congress
since that time has failed to pass the <
recessary laws. The islanders are i
now hopeful that the first democratic i
administration since 1898 will act fav- i
orably and give them a definite polit- 1
ical status. At present Porto Ricans <
are merely “citizens of Porto Rico.” (
In the hope that favorable legisla
tion may be obtained, Governor Arthur <
Yager will spend the month of Jan- 1
uary in Washington, urging congress <
to act. Bills providing a new organic 11
act to take the place of the temporary \ i
Foraker act, which went into force in <
1' 01 establishing civil government and h
v. hicli has been in force ever since, 11
Lave already been introduced in con- > 1
g. ess by Chairman Jones, of the house c
committee on insular affairs, and by v
Senator Willard Saulsbury, of Dela- c
v are. a
"The new organic act should grant r
to the people of Porto Rico collective
citizenship in the United States,” said e
Governor Yager before sailing. “ I I
know of no simple gift that would so *
so far toward removing dissatisfac- L
lion and difficulty in Porto Rico as this •
fimpie grant of citizenship, and none *
that would be attended with so little
*”„st and risk. c
IA Tonic For
| Christms a
I Shopping
COC A COLA
A bottle of invigoiat
ing Coca Cola relieves
the strain and fatigue
of a busy day
is the ideal beverage;
so delicious, pure and
harmless. A case of
it in your home is not
only a luxury, but a
necessity.
5C tfc
AMERICUS COCA COLA
BOTTLING CO.
j. r.-nsm.
“P.eople speak of citizenship as a
To my mind it is not a
privilege at all, but a right. It is the
necessary complement of sovereignty
and should go with the flag. The peo
ple of Porto Rico must obey all the
laws of the United States, pay taxes,
are liable to military service, and yet
they are not citizens.
“Citizenship does not at all imply
suffrage or the power to vote for any
officer of the government or anything
else. In the United States there are
aow many more citizens who have not
the privilege of the suffrage than those
who L’ave. The people of the District
of Columbia never have had the priv
ilege to vote for anybody or anything,
and yet they are citizens. Most of the
negroes of the South are not permitted
to vote, and yet no one would think of
excluding these classes from the rights
of citizenship.”
The chief features of the bills to be
considered by congress, it is expected
here, will provide both for blanket
citzenship and a greater degree of
I home rule. The most important home
J rule feature is the provision for an
elective senate of nineteen members.
The present lower house of the legis
lature is already elected, while the
present upper house, or senate, is
composed of eleven members, all of
whom are appointed by the president
of the United States, and six of whom
are heads of executive departments of
tte insular government.
Those most interested in the pas
sage of a new organic act for Porto
Rico have been much encouraged by
the president’s recent message to con
gress in which he recommended new
legislation for both Porto Rico and
the Philippines.
At the same time Porto Ricans point
out that reference-to legislation for
them is so closely associated with that
urged for the Philippines that they
fear the two may become confused and
that in the fight which they expect will
develop over defining a policy for Phil-
I ippines independence Porto Rico uu..,
( aagin be disappointed.
Here in the island, it is said that all
■ difficulties which heretofore have de
; veloped over legislation by congress
iin behalf of Porto Rico have been
j cleared away. The most important
i single step which has been taken re
cently was the adoption of a new plat-
I form by the unionist party, the ma
jority party in the island, renouncing
its independence platform and confin
ing itself to a policy of home rule. Al
most invariably in the past when legis
, lation for the island has been under
1 consideration at Washington and con
gress seemed about ready to grant
American citizenship to the people of
the island, long protests were for
warded to Washington setting forth
objections to any legislation that did
not provide for the ultimate independ
ence of the island. It is admitted here
that these protests have to a very
large measure caused congress to de
i lay and definite action.
The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE is belter than ordinary
I Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full ucme and
’ook fur the signature ci E. W. GKUVE. 25c.
| COTTON MARKET -
AMERICUS, Ga„ Jan. 3.—The Amer
icus spot cotton market is quiet with
quotations given at:
Fully good middlingll 3-4 c
Good middling 11 l-2c
Middling 11c
The Futures Market.
The futures market is reported to
day as quiet with the opening and
noon quotations as follows:
Open Noon
January 12.30-29 12.43
Marchl2.s2-47 12.65
May 12.69-71 12.79
July 12.86 84 12.42
October 12.48-47 ....
The Closing Quotations.
The market close'd today as follows-
January 12.24
Marchl2.47
May 12.69
Ju1y12.28
October ..,12.47
MINNMUS lILEO
ON SECRETARYGODK
ATLANTA, Jan. 3.—Service was per
fected today on Secretary of State
Philip Cook of a petition ’ for man
damus, fileld by attorneys represent
ing the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road, seeking to compel him to issue
a charter for the Georgia Mineral
Railroad, which it is pmpesed to build
from Cartersville to a connection with
old Marietta and North Georgia, now
owned and operated by the Louisville
and Nashville.
The petition was filed with Judge J.
T. Pendleton of Fulton Superior court,
who set the hearing for Saturday, Jan.
15, directing the Secretary of State to
show cause at that time. It is through
this charter that the Louisville and
Nashville proposes to get into Atlanta
independently of the Western and At
lantic and by parallelling that road.
The same charter was asked of the
Secretary of State last summer and he
refused to grant it. Action on it was
deferred, it will be recalled, until the
Legislature could consider the situa
tion. It is declared that under exist
ing laws of the state the Secretary of
State is without authority to refuse a
charter, where all legal requirements
have been complied with.
MONEY
Remember when you
want to borrow money on
your improved farm on long
time that I can get it for you
at Six per cent interest.
The contract cairy with
them the privilege of paying
SIOO, or any multiple there
of, or of taking up entire
loan, on any interest day,
without bonus.
J. J. HANESLEY
Lamar Street
\mericus, :: Georgia
C. of Ga.Ry
“The Right Way”
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 1;15 a ni
From Columbus *10:00 a in
From Columbus ! 7:10 p m
From Atlanta and Macon . 5:29 ain
From Macon * 2.10 p t|
From Macon * 7.30 p
From Albany *6:38 a
From Montgomery and
Albany * 2:05 p m
From Montgomery and
Albany * 10:39 p m
From Jacksonville via
Albany * 3:45 a m
Trains Depart
For Chicago via Columbus * 3:45 a m
For Columbus ! 8:00 a m
For Columbus * 3:00 p m
For Macon * 6:38 a m
For Macon and Atlanta ...2:05 p m
For Macon and Atlanta.. .*io:39 p m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 5:29 a m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 2:10 p m
'or Albany * 7:30 p m
For Jacksonville, via
Albany * 1:15 a m
•Daily. ’.Except Sund’v.
<vtv. J. E. HIGHTOWER. Agent.
THE AMERICUS DAILY i IMIS-RECORDER
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TUESDAY, JAN. 4
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From the famous French
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EUROPEWILLNOT
BE PLUNGED INTO
BANKRUPTCY NOW
PARIS, Jan. 3. —The answer of Paul
Leroy Beaulieu, the French economist,
to the question “Will-Europe be plung
ed into bankruptcy because of the
war,” is “No, not even Germany.”
Concerning the result of the present
enormous spending of money by all
the nations and the conditions follow
ing the war, he forecasts the end of the
war a year hence, and after its end a
remarkable industrial activity with an
international commercial rivalry lead
ing to high tariffs in all the nations
now at war .including free-trade Eng
land, and yet higher tariffs in the
United States.
He said: “While such a situation
has never before presented itself in
history and while therefore all opin
ions must be given with some reserve,
I am confident that no fear need be
belt for a universal collapse of world
finances. The destruction in this yar,
save possibly in the lives lost, has
been exaggerated in the public mind.-
Not a single nation involved will be ir
retrievably ruined. The enduring
power of accumulated wealth has been
unde; estimated. It will take not more
taan ten or twelve years for the world
to recover from its losses.
“I estimate that the war will have
come to a close by next autumn. Then
there will set in a period of manufac
turing activity the like of which we
have never known. This period has
been made necessary by the physical
damage done, by the diversion to war
supplies of factories once engaged in
making cloth and what not. During
his reconstruction period we will -work
harder than formerly. There will not
be the stagnation which paralyzed the
Southern states after the civil war.
"Another result of the war will be
the increasing taxes by each nation
involved and the raising of tariffs to
collect revenues. England will do like
the rest, free-trade country though she
is, and despite her comparatively less
war loss. The United States , while it
will not have to, will increase her tar
iffs. Although Germany is suffering
far more than any of the others na
tions, since she is fighting them all,
ai d spending huge sums, will not be
totally ruined by the war. It will, how
ever, take her longer to recover.”
INJUNCTION HEARING
DEFERREMY BE
An injunction proceeding instituted
by Mrs. Ramsey, of Leesburg, through
her attorneys, Messrs. Pope and Ben
nett, of Albany, against Rapp and as
sociates, involving the Ramsey pecan
grove in Lee county, about three miles
from Leesburg, will be heard before
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn at a later date.
The attorneys in the case were in the
city this morning, and the announce
ment that the hearing would be held
later has been made. Rapp and his
associates are represented by J. B.'
Hoyle and R. R. Forrester, of Lees-'
burg.
TOMS GO H
PIffIUJIEM
Rev. J. A. Thomas .pastor . of th.e
First Methodist church, Rev. A. W. [
Quillian, junior preacher to Rev.
Thomas, and Rev. George M. Acree,
pastor of the Americus circuit, left
today for Parrou, to attend a confer
ence of the ministers of the Americus
district. It is customary that each
year the preachers of the district
meet and plan their line of work for
the approaching year. The meeting
will be interesting and instructive.
Rev. Thomas is completing his
fourth year as pastor in Americus,
while Rev. Quillian and Rev. Acree
were sent to Americus at the last
tonferenc.?.
CONDITION OF SHOT
MAN IS UNCHANGED
The condition of Conductor Sam D.
Flier, of the Seaboard Air Line rail
way, who was shot Saturday near Sa
vannah, is unchanged. It is learned
that he is unconscious and another
operation will be performed this af
ternoon. v ■
|4- VETERAN EDITOR 4-’
4- PASSED AWAY >
4- KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3.—Robert 4-
4- Thompson Van Horne, founder 4-
4- Kansas City Journal, died here to- ♦
4- day, at the age of nienty-one. 4-
-4-4-44--A- + 4-4 4-4-4-4-4-4
Peg-Leg Was
Hanged Friday
For Murder
BAINBRIDGE, Ga., Jan. 3.—Pegleg
Brown, a negro, was hanged here Fri
day. He was convicted at a recent ses
sion of superior court of killing his
iwfe. “Pegleg” was a character about
Bainbridge, and because of his physi
cal, condition was a ward of charity.
IU Final Disposition.
"Has Dobbs disposed of Lis motor
car?” ■ "Yes.” “I was not aware that
he had disposed of it.” "Oh, yes. He
disposed of it one morning between
the hours of three and four o’clock, in
a deep gully about ten miles east of
town.” —Eirmingbam Age-Herald.
MISS BESSIE WINDSOR
. . Insurance . .
Fire, Accident and Bonds. Of
fice Forsyth St. ’Phone 313
S "Happy New Year
Here’s wishing you a very happy
New Year; we hope you’ll realize all
your best hopes during 1916; that if
there’s anything y ou want you haven’t
got, you’ll succeed in getting it; that
if anything you don’t want should
come to you, it won’t be so bad that
you can’t endure it with courage.
In short we wish for you the
best possible year; if there’s anything
we can do to make it better for you,
we’ll be glad to do it.
We’re grateful to all our friends
for their part in making a successful
year for us; we look forward with
confidnnce to a better one.
W. D. BAILEY & COMPANY
The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
! Dr N. S. Evans I
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£ PAINLESS METHODS GUARANTEED WORK REASONABLE PRICES 8
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DR. R. M. WILLIAMSON
VETERINERY SURGEON
Hospital Accommodations for Horses. Mules and Dogs;
Office and Hospital, Hampton St. near Ball Park.
TELEPHONE ... 235
Americus Undertaking Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Mr. Nat LeMaster, Manager.
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 ana 136
' “watch philosophy”
A watch —delicate, beautiful n construction, working every minute,
no rest, and yet some people seem to think it should run for yeara
without being cleaned or receiving a drop of oil. Think of the work
performed by this little collectin of quivering parts, all operating
/ointly to tell time. IT TICKS 432,000 TIMES A DAY, OR 157,680,000
i TIMES A YEAR.
Now, don’t you think this little friend of yours should be treated
with consideration and thoroughly cleaned, oiled and regulated at
least once in two years? We do, and this store is in a position to
GUARANTEE YOU SATISFACTION.
FRICKER & BROADHURST
THE ALLISON ONDIkIAKING CIIMI'AM
. . . FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS . > >
Daj Phones Night Phones
253 80 and 106
J, H. BEARD, Director, Americus, Ga
I GET READY
for spring gardening now. This !
is the time to plant English Peas, :
Onion Sets, Turnips, Radishes ;
Lettuce, Etc. Big lot fresh seed ;
of all kinds just received. !
. i I
We are headquarters with
best prices for garden, field and :
I flower seeds of all kinds.
I
Alien’s Drug & Seed Store ;
MONDAY, JANUARY 3,1916.