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THE TIMES-RECORDER.
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City of Americus.
Sumter County.
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Americus, Ga., February 10, 1916
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Valentine day is not afar off.
The convention city—that’s us.
1b all things we beseech, thee, Pre
paredness.
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An agreement can get so near—and
then so far.
It is to be insisted that the columns
get shorter.
Talk about the steel merger—they’re
stealing around here.
It’* time “The Birth of a Nation”
was having a birthday.
Atlanta over did the thing with her
grand opera subscriptions.
They’ll get the old governor ail het
—and there’ll be some running done.
It seems that the challenge was not
a challenge—well, when is a challenge.
The Savannah Press enjoys referring
to May Ist. It is a consolation to die —
Rte a hero.
The “dumb missionary”—that’s the
title of Col. House. Reminds us of
ooe John Lind .
They refer to Champ Clark as a man
with “horse sense." Which is better
than none at all.
Macon bids farewell to professional
baseball— and still she claims to be a
«Mjr with the push.
While President Wilson is being
-made to consider a visit to the south—
drop in at Americus, dear prexy.
If building a reservoir in Mexico
oeuld hold some of these floods back
kt’s use the country for that purpose.
They can call us stupid if they want
tn. but those Von Paps, Kid Ed’s, and
m-ch — may they go where Masachus-
Ottx is.
The headline writers refer to the
allied guns as “spraying" the German
Rues. Haye they come to this with
their munitions.
How Johnnie Spencer, on the Macon
Telegraph, can collect due bills is a
proposition to us. Maybe one of these
money sharks.
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The armor plate barons delivered an
edict to the senate committee. This is
an example of the patrotism of some
ilass of richness in this old world.
ISaptain English has resigned from
the Atlanta police commission. There’s
nothing like showing ’em you can whip
’em, and then turn around and quit.
Us is anxious for that change for the
better which is likely to come over a
certain Atlanta newspaper in view of
recent additions —or acquisitions, if
you choose.
THAT PICTURE.
The Dawson News had the following
editorial in their paper this week which
refers to the publication of a photo
graph of the recent victims of the mob
at Starkesville.
We are glad to see that this conserv
ative publication views its publication
with more or less skepticism.
“Some persons believe we should
not have printed the picture of the
victims of the Lee county mob.
“The picture, doubtless, should
not have been printed, but in the
manifold duties of getting together
a good newspaper, and being
pressed for time, it is impossible
for the editor to always give
thought and deliberation to every
matter, and that is true in this
case. Knowing that illustrations
of unusual occurrences, especially
of this character, have been and
are now printed in secular news
papers without causing unusual
criticism it was permitted to pass
. the editor’s blue pencil more as a
matter of course than as the re
sult of thought or consideration as
to its propriety or impropriety.
“The News always regrets to
make a mistake or use tad judg
ment, and if it was such to print
this picture we regret having of
fended any one’s sense of propri
ety.”
LOHS I). BRAN DEIS.
Tlie fight in the sub-committee of
the senate has begun on the nomina
tion of Louis D. Brendels to the su
preme bench of the United States by
President Wilson to succeed the late
Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar.
It does seem a very pretty state of
affairs when the United States senate
puts itself on record to purge the ac
tions of the President of the United
States. Much less, a body—legislative.
As for Mr. Brandeis’ record, we
only know by reputation. We have
made no study of his life, and his ac
tions in public life .especially while
an attorney in pursuit of his profes
sion.
But when any body goes so far as to
doubt the character of a man who has
been put in nomination by no less per
sonage than the president, then the
day has come when we need to purge
a few senators.
THE ARMOR BARONS.
That was, indeed, a nice ultimatum
which the armor plate barons issued
to the United States Senate.
This aggregation of rich men have
told the people of the United States
what they would stand for—and what
they would not stand for. The United
States Senate should shut up these
gluttons of mammon who have accum
ulated their vast wealth already
through actions of the body which
they are now “bull-dozing.”
It is often said how many powers
our government has in times of war—
but there are times in peace when it
needs powers just as strong, just as
stringent.
The United States government has
entered into many businesses which
conflict with private enterprises, and
certainly they should not stop at com
peting with a collection of rich men
who have already fed off our treasury.
THE NEWSPAPER TALK
If everybody runs for office who will 1
be left to do the voting —Jackson Pro
gress.
Governor Harris has a world of
jfriends in this section who think he is
entitled to the usual endorsement and
re-election.—Cordele Sentinel.
The first chewing gum manufacturer
has just died. He must be given credit
for putting idle jaws to work and
thus keeping them out of mischief. —
Augusta Chronicle.
What’s become of the old-fashioned
white stockings worn by the country
girls some twenty-five or thirty years
ago? They are still here—worn by
the town girls.—Gwinett Journal.
Atlanta is to give grand opera again.
And we’ll all go up and clap our hands,
j stamp our feet and yell like mad over
tTHE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER
something we don’t know a bloomin’
thing about. —Walton Tribune.
The Women's Federation of Clubs of
jnerica are talking about censoring
fashionable ball gowns. With the low
ness at the top and the shortness at the
bottom, there isn’t very much J est to
(Censor in many cases.—Thomasville
Times.
The hardest thing in the world is to
write an editorial about something you
don’t know anything about, says the
Rome Tribune-Herald. Still, there are
not a few of the brethren who don’t
let a little matter like that to “set ’em
back" at all.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
On the Level
By C. W.
It is with a sigh of relief that we pre
ent the following latest styles for men,
for your consideration
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10—Single breasted
two button sack coats with drapery
over the hips is the proper style for
men’s wear this spring, according to
designs .exhibited at the convention of
the National Association of Mercahnt
Tailors which opened here.
Double breasted coats are to have
peak lapels and both single and double
breasted will follow natural lines. Ex
tensive padding will be avoided.
Scotch plaid is to be a popular pat
tern.
An extreme model in evening dress
was exhibited by one designer, who
allowed a wine colored coat. With the
coat goes a lavender vest.
In summer clothing designs of seer
sucker coats weighing eight ounces
were shown and also a fawn colored
coat with white buttons.
Trousers will follow the conforma
tion of the leg, but will not be tight.
Frock coats of green cloth with a
wide red stripe were displayed.
Patterns of large checks were prom
inent in the display and green was a
prominent color.
A novelty was an overcoat weighing
one pound—said to be both rain and
cold proof.
Os the many designs on exhibit, not a
suit cost less than $125. The one pound
overcoat cost $125.
It was rather curious that the first
announcement about Sumter county
politics was an announcement of in
tention not to run. Mr. John T. Howell
has been the efficient tax receiver of
Sumter county for several terms, and
bis many friends would have taken
pleasure in supporting him again.
T hl. column is not quite as long to
day as it has been, or maybe in the fu
ture. £!u* it is considerably longer
than cur thoughts.
The Public
Safety Valve
Editor Times-Recorder:
The announcement comes to the pub
lic that Americus is to have another
street carnival soon. The writer has
no desire to antagonize any one, o r
keep the W. O. W. from accumulating
some funds from the carnival, but we
do feel constrained to ask if the pub
lic is to be treated to another aggre
gation of gambling devices to de
bauch our people, such as largely
composed the last street carnival here.
We had "assurances” then the carni
val w r as “clean” and free irom sucn
things. What assurance comes to us
that this one now to come will be all
right?
The writer heard a fourteen-year
old telj| of having a glance, after
which he was hastily put out of open
gambling at the last circus here, or
in connection with it. Prominent busi
ness men who attended the last carni
val, also have been heard to speak of
the gambling there, much of which
did not go by that name, but was in
tact nothing else. While we invite all
cur people old and young to a “Go-To-
Sunday-School Day” in order to turn!
their attention to things that uplift
and save, we have a right to be assur
ed that the police will close immediate
ly a carnival or anything else that
comes to us with dances for debauch-
Germany Has Been Trying
To Make a Separate Peace
TOKIO, Japan, Feb 10 —Confirmation
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of reports that Germany has been un
successfully trying to conclude a sep
arate peace with Japan was made by
( County Okuma, the premier, in a re
( cent interview printed in the KoKum
, in Shimbun. The premier believed this
, indicated that Germany was showing
certain signs of suffering, chiefly as a
! result of the weakener conditions of
her finances.
While no details of the peace nego
tiations were made public, the premier
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said it was hardly necessary to an
nounce that Japan would adhere to the : 1
London peace declaration by which she
had agreed not to make a separate
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peace.
Criticism in some quarters has aris- 1
en because Japan’s adhesion to t he 1
London declaration was undertaken by 1
[ the government without consultation 1
, with the privy council, but in defend
, in g the government’s action, Count 1
( Okuma declared it was a natural re- 1
, suit of the declaration of war by Ja- i
pan upon Germany. <
“The fact,” he said, “that the anti- )
, Japanese sentiment in Canada, the :
, United States, Australia and other <
countries has gradually subsided and 1
is being replaced wih a favorable sen- 1
. iment towards Japan is due to our acts 1
of loyalty to pledges.”
, At the same time the premier made s
, the important announcement that Ja- <
i pan is about to obain from Russia cer- <
tain concessions in forestry, mining i
and other industries in the Northern i
, half of Saghalien Island, which is own- (
ed by Russia. The Southern half of <
this island was acquired by Japan at c
the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese j
War. (
Interesting Sport Letter
Gathered From All Spheres
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Following
the peace agreement between the Fed
eral League and Organized aßseball, it
was stated by the big league magnates
that ball slaries nd expenses would
be revised downward. Players’ sala
ries were to be reduced and their con
tracts issued from year to year, in
place of the long term agreements in
vogue during the conflict between or
ganized and independent interests.
It was pointed out that the majority
of the clubs could not meet expenses
under the conditions existing and that
it would be necessary to curtail sala
ries, expenses, training trips and in
general bring to bear a modern busi
ness efficiency system in order that
professional baseball might be placed
on a paying basis again. While it is
possible that the magnates may be
planning to inaugurate such a system
(here certainly is no sign of such a
movement at the present time.
In the matter of preparing for the
1916 baseball season the magnates both
old and new, appear to have taken a
leaf from the book of the promoters of
the proposed Willard-Moran bout and
entered the field of frenzied finance. In
buying baseball club stock, securing
Federal league stars and signing man
agers the sums spent surpass all prev
ious records, and it will require some
very clever retrenchment in the
months to come if the magnates ex
pect to reach the financial plane out
lined a few months ago.
Five clubs in the National and Amer
ican leagues alone, have paid more
than $120,000 for the privilege of as
suming the top-heavy contracts of ten
cf the Federal league stars, if credence
can be placed in the sale figures an
nounced to the press. In addition to
paying large sums for the acquirement
of these players, the clubs ar elegally
obligated to continue the salaries
agreed on between the former Federal
league magnates and their star play
ers. and these salaries are known to
be extremely high.
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ing the morals of our city. The moth
ers of the victims of these evils claim
the protection of the city authorities
for their boys, when open pitfalls have
been placed in front of them.
A MOTHER.
“Russia,” said the premier, “is very
grateful for the material and moral
support extended to her by Japan since
the outbreak of the war." He referred
also to the forthcoming visit to Tokio
of the Grand Duke George Michaelo
vitch, a cousin of the Czar, as another
indication of the growing friendship
between Japan and Russia, which
many people believe will grow into an
alliance.
Count Okuma made a plea for a unit
ed Japan in this period of war and
earnestly urged the political groups of
the Empire to cease their conflicts and
come together in an effort to improve
the welfare of their country. He de
clared that recent Japanese diplomacy
had not been a failure as some of the
government’s enemies were insinuat
ing.
Speaking of the relations with China
he pointed out that Baron Kato, the
former foreign minister, was able to
secure various concessions in Man
churia and Mongolia and to extend the
railway an dother concessions to 99
years “without moving a single soldic
or manoeuvring a single warship” and
he had done this “while conversing
with Chinese officials with smiles on
his face.”
“Even if the present disturbance
should spread throughout China," he
continued, “our country need not mob
olize troops there. If a portion of our
fleet should take some action in the
rivers, lakes, or along the coast of
China it would be sufficient. In case
cf necessity we are prepared to un
dertake to protect Europeans and
Americans as well as our own fellow
countrymen.”
The average purchase price of these
ten players is a trifle over $12,000 and
since it is certain that their average
yearly salary is at least $5,000, the
initial years’ outlay will be about
$175,000 as seen from the follow
ing list of players and their sale price.
Player Price
Kauff, B i $35,000
ißariden, W. . .i. J 10,000
Anderson, F 10,000
Magee, Lee 1 25,000
Cullop, Nick 12,500
Geodeon, Joe 5,000
Erickson, 5,000
iSeaton, Thos |.... 7,500
Johnson, J 5,500
Rousch, E. 6,500
The big money has not been paid
exclusively for Federal League stars
for retiring baseball magnates have
sold their clubs stock for many times
what it cost them a few years ago. The
sale of the Chicago Cubs, Boston
Braves, St. Louis Browns and the New
York Americans, brought close to $2,-
000,000, which was more than double
what the previous owners paid for
these clubs. Now Manager George T.
Stallings, of the Boston Nationals has
just closed a five year ocntract with
that club at an annual salary reported
to be $20,000. Just where retrench
ment and economy come in is not ap
parent unless the magnates plan to re
quire the average big league player to
pay for the privilege of playing on the
team.
Take Your Guess.
Ardent golf and tennis enthusiasts
have started a controversy as to which
of the two sports is the more benefic
ial from the standpoint of physical im
provement and recreative pleasure.
Several years of association with the
followers of the court and course
games leads to the belief that the con
troversy will ibe continued unto the
third and fourth generations.
Sweden Coming Here.
Trainer Ernie Hjertberg, of the
Sweedish Olympic team, has promised
the .entry of two of his leading Swedish
athletic stars for the University of
Pennsylvania relay games to be held
in Philadelphia. April 28 and 29.
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