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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
•GROWOSMODEHN
WDODMENINTHE
CITY THURSDftY
The district meeting of the Modern
Woodmen of America in Americus
Thursday was a rousing success.
Visitors from all sections of south
Georgia were in the city. The at
tendance was as large as had been an
ticipated by the officials.
The features of the program were
the street parade; an initiation cere
mony with a large number of candi
dates in the Masonic hall; an oyster
supper at the offices of the Americus
and Sumter county Chamber of Com
merce, and an entertainment at the I
Opera House with pictures of wood
craft as related to the Modern Wood
men of America.
Prominent visitors were F. R. Korns,
chairman of the directors of the na
tional organization, of Des Moines, la.,
and State Deputy F. B. Caughlan, or
Atlanta.
The vocal selections of Walter E.
Goode, of Cedartown, were features of
the program.
The Bronwood Concert band was a
bright, particular feature with tueir
music during the afternoon and even
ing.
Men Who Were Here.
Vienna —J. D. Henley, Edgar C. Mor
gan, J. S. Hogsett, C. J. Kelly, R. H.
C. H. Jones.
Cordele—J. P. Gray, W. H. Thorn
ton, C. M. Browning, J. V. Swearing
ton, P. S. Little, R. A. Pugden, S. M.
Watson, W. R. Fenn, T. S. Felder,
Phillip Arounstein, R. C. Ray, J. W.
Riley, Herman Coleman, R. H. Middle
ton, J. H. Whitsett, T. M. Lawrence, H.
E Mitchell, J. F. Gilman, A. J. Steph
ens, C. A. Bowen.
Thomasville—A. E. Clay, T. H. Clay,
T. H. McNeill, Ji L. Newton, J. M. Gol
den, M. D. Bird, J. T. Jenkins, J. C.
Troummell, C. J. Hartsfield, C. D.
Outz, R. E. Purdam..
Smithville—J. T. Israel, J. A. Mills,
Jr. G: W. Israel, Jr., E. E. Chance, R.
P. Israel, W. P. Jones, C. R. Hale, E.
M Booker, G. W. Wiggins, T. C. Rog
ers, J. A. Williams, J. S. Suggs, J. E.
Suggs, J. H. Exum.
Sasser—L. G. King, R. H. Waller,
G. M. Waller, M. S. Murray, C. A.
Bransford, J. R. Hardy, L. O. Todd, J.
L. Varner, E. M. Cartright, J. C. Mc-
Clendon, R. A. Cannon.
Plains—R. B. Evans, Howard Dur
ham, A. B. Bishop, A. L. Forrest.
Shellman —W. A. Poindexter, T. D.
Hay, J. W. Bell.
Juliette—J. C. Wilson, J. G. Griffin,
J. T. Pritchett, T. J. Wilson.
Cuthbert—L. S. Bussey, Carl Swan,
J. A. Tittel, W. A. Tolton, J. S. Shirley,
Dr. W. W. Crook.
Richland—J. V. Perry, J. H. Abell, R.
I Lowery, W. E. Holleman.
Shellman —W. A. Poindexter, W. F.
Chambliss, W. J. Barfield, Luther
Hooks.
Elbert Kemp, Juliette; C. H. Barner,
Sasser; Henry G. Stephens, Sasser; R.
D. Morgan, Bronwood; S. W. Kennedy,
Bronwood; H. H. Best, Vienna; L. A.
Floyal, Bronwood; C. W. Walters,
A. S. McCrea, Plains; B. H.
Holder, Dawson; J. V. Boyette, Morris
Station; W. T. Whichard, Dawson; F.
R. Korns, Des Moines, la.; P. B. Lun
dy, Parrott; C. G. Christy, Parrott; T.
C. Daniels, Smithville; P. W. Walters,
Plains; A. C. Croxton, Plains; Walter
E. Goode, Cedartown; J. 0. Haynes, At
lanta; J. C. Glore, Atlanta; F. B.
Caughlan, Atlanta; M. L. Googe, Abbe
ville; T. E. Carike Abbeville; M. D.
Burch, Eastman; C. A. Grant, Parrott;
J. L Holley, Parrott; L. T. Myers,
Juniper; E. B. Croxton, Plains; J. T.
Wiggins, Smithville; J. W. Stone, Ab
oeville; W. O. Fussell, Parrott; R. E.
knthoine, Fort Valley; T. J. Christey,
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4 TO PROTECT COUNTRY 4
4 AGAINST FUTURE FLOODS ♦
4 WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 18. 4
♦ The federal government will take *
4 steps in the near future to control *
4 and prevent floods on the Missis- 4
4 sip-pi and other rivers. 4
4 The matter of recurring floods 4
4 and the immense damage sustain- 4
4 ed was today discussed by Presi- 4
4 dent Wilson and members of the 4
4 cabinet, a decision being reached 4
4 to take prompt action. 4
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MRS.MDLLY SMOOT
BE BURIED Hi
Thursday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock,
as the sun sank behind the western
hillSj the soul of Mrs. Molly Smoot,
beloved wife of Richard G. Smoot, a
(woman of many charms and possessed
of a large circle of friends, passed in
to the hands of God who gave it, and
her life, filled with usefulness to her
community and marked by deeds of gen
erosity and kindness that endeared
this good woman to all, came to an
end. Deceased was 64 years of age and
a native of Pike county, but had re
sided in Americus and Sumter county
during many years.
Mrs. Smoot, who was a pious and
consistent member of the Methodist
church here, is survived by her hus
band, Richard G. Smoot, one son, I. J.
Smoot, one sister, Mrs. William C.
Barrow, and one brother, James A.
Walker, all of whom reside in Ameri
cus. To them in this hour of sorrow
goes forth the heartfelt sympathy if
the whole community which feels
keenly the demise of this good wo
man. The funeral services will be
conducted this (Friday) afternoon at
half after three o’clock, from her late
residence, on Mayo street, in East
Americus. Rev J. A. Thomas, of First
Methodist church, will officiate, and in
terment will be in Oakgrove cemetery.
Messrs. Charles F. Giddings, J. M. Shy,
Tom Caruthers, Walter Summers, L. J.
Blalock and A. B. Carey will act as
pall-bearers.
GERMffI IMTEII
EFFOBTTLDESTROY
PARIS, Feb 18 —The Journal’s Tan
aurive (Madegascar) correspondent
says German agents on the island en
couraged the native plot to overthrow
the Madagascan government, discover
ed December 31st. The details of the
plot, as revealed by the correspond
ent are most revolting.
At first it w r as planned by the Ger
man agents and their allies to have all
the French soldiers and officials pois
oned surreptitiously, and when this
had been accomplished it was propos
ed to induce the native troops to join
the plot through false reports of Ger
man victories in France. Natives who
refused to join in the plot were to be
persuaded to give up their arms, and
the island harbors were then so be
used as a rendezvous for German pri
vateei in g expeditions.
Having failed to consummate their
original plot, the Teuton agents ha-1
almost completed arrangements for a
general massacre of whites on the is
land when discovered. More than two
hundred arrests have already been
made in connection with the scheme
and the ring-leaders, it is stated, will
be put to death after trial before a
military courtmartial.
Valdosta ;W. F. Wiggins, Valdosta; R.
Y. Joiner, Valdosta; R. I. Childs, Bron
wood; R. C. Kennedy, Smithville; A.
W. Chappell, Smithville; C. G. Christy,
Parrott; J. A. Bolton, Parrott; J. C.
Pinkston, Parrott; S. C. Yarbrough,
Parrott.
AMERICUSTIMES-RECOROER CSXY
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SCALP OF CRISP
BEEN DEMANDED;
CHIRCEJ FIGHT
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 18.—Dr. G. W.
Eichelberger, editor of the Georgia
Commonw'ealth and prominent in
Georgia prohibition, charges Speaker
W. H. Burwell, of the house of repre
sentatives; Representative Ben Black
burn and Clayt W. Robson with con
spiring to defeat prominent men in
Georgia politics, among them Con
gressman Charles R. Crisp, of the
Third congressional district.
The charges are made in a written
card published in the state press Fri
day morning, and among the questions
asked of the three men by Eichelber
ger is if they did not plan to get a pro
hibitionist to run for governor and to
divide the “dry” vote and then get a
man of the soft pedal school of politics
to enter the race.
Another question is one asked o f
Clayt Robson, how’ much money will
be given to defeat Governor Harris for
re-election.
The three public officials whom it is
charged this triumvirate have conspir
ed to defeat is Governor Harris, Con
gressman Crisp and Congresman Wil
liam Schley Howard, of the Fifth dis
trict. Representative Blackburn, one
of the men to whom the card is ad
dressed, has already said he would run
for congress from the Fifth district.
He is also a prominent supporter o f
Tom Watson and was prominent at the
meeting in Thomson Saturday.
The reply of Eichelberger hinges
around a strong denial made by the
three men to an dffftorial in the Geor
gia Commonwealth charging that a
caucus had been held by these parties
in the interest of the defeat of prohibi
tion.
It appears as if a warm day ia
Georgia politics has opened. The edi
tor of the Commonwealth gives notice
that he will make further charges in
his paper next week.
EVENTS ST THE Y.
U. C. fl. FRIDAY
At the Y. M. C. A. Friday night be
held two events of more than ordinary
importance. Starting promptly at 7
o'clock, the juniors of the Americus
association will meet the juniors cf
the agricultural school in a champion
ship basketball match
At 8 o’clock the roomers in the Y.
M. C. A. will .entertain at a private
skating party. They will invite their
friends to join them in this most popu
lar pastime, and after the skaters are
through, delightful refreshments will
be served by the genial hosts of the
occasion.
Assistant-Director Asa Tift has an
nounced that the local boys are in
excellent trim for their contest to
night, and if they show up as well in
the game this evening as they have
been doing in practice, they will prove
easy winners.
L. J. BLALOCK IN
JUDGESHIP RACE
L. J. Blalock, a prominent Americus
attorney, announces his candidacy for
Judge of the City Court, in today’s is
sue of the Times-Recorder. He is a
well known member of the bar, and
will be strongly supported by many
friends.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 18, 1916
LEE COUITY VOTE
ON BIS BOND HE
T. S. Burton, a prominent merchant
of Smithville and a member of the Lee
county board of commissioners, was in
Americus Friday. He states that the
board of commissioners voted to sub
mit the question of the issuance of
bonds for Lee county to the amount of
SBO,OOO, of which $50,000 would be used
for the building of a new courthouse,
and the remainder of $30,000 to be used
for building roads and bridges.
The election has been called for
March 23d, which is the same date on
which the county primary will be held.
It is likely that the bond question
will be carried by the voters of Lee
'county. The bonds will bear interest
at 5 per cent., payable semi-annually.
on. key will
GOME TO CITY
THUHSDH, 23R0
Dr. Janies E. Dickey, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Atlanta and
former president of Emory college,
will be the honor guest and prominent
speaker at a banquet to be given by
the board of stewards of the First
Methodist church, Americus, to all the
male members of the church over 15
years of age, at the Americus Light
Infantry armory Thursday right.
Dr. Dickey is an eloquent and force
ful speaker, being one of the most
prominent divines in the Methodist
church. It will be his first visit to the
city in several years, and his coming
is eagerly awaited.
The departure of a banquet—a great
“get-together” meeting of the church
folks—is a new departure in Americus
and it’s success is assured.
The invitations are extended to
every male member of the church over
fifteen years of age, and fully three
hundred guests are expected.
TWO THOUSAND IN
WEHICUS ELKS'
CONIIENTIBN SET
Letters are pouring into the con
vention Secretary E. H. Hyman of the
Chamber of Commerce of the great
number of Elks expected in Americus
during the Elks’ convention, April
26-28.
The following letter was received
this morning at the Chamber of Com
merce, the convention headquarters:
“Replying to your letter of the 12th
last., beg to advise that we had at least
1,000 visitors in Waycross last year,
and the prospects for this year are
much brighter for the largest gather
ing of Elks that has ever been held in
:Georgia. All the lodges that I have
heard from are making extensive plans
for the trip and in my opinion you will j
have at least 2,000 visitors during the
two days.
“You can look for Columbus Lodge,
No. 111, t 0 come en masse, and we ex
pect to carry off the two first prizes.
Fraternally yours,
T. B. LAMAR,
Secretary, Ga., State Asso. Elks.
All the Elks’ lodges in the state are
appointing their sponsors and their i
frames and pictures will arrive in a
few days and be published in the great
Elks’ convention edition which the
Americus Times-Recorder will publish. (
HUNS SCHMIDT IS
ELECTROCUTED
IT PRISON TODAY
I • -
OSSINING, N. Y„ Feb. 18.—Hans
Schmidt, a renegade Catholic priest,
■»as electrocuted in Sing Sing prison
1 here at daylight today. He was put to
’ death for the atrocious murder >f
1 Anna Aumuller,, his housekeeper, the
crime having been committed Septem
ber 2, 1913, in New York city.
Schmidt went to the death chamber
quietly, accompanied by the principal
prison keeper and Father Cashin, the
prison chaplain. Before leaving his
cell, the murdered said good-bye to
others confined within the death cham
ber, and was entirely composed dur
ing his journey to the chair. When
Schmidt entered the room where he
Iwas electrocuted, guards attempted to
1 direct him to the chair, but the con
demned man shook them off and in
sisted on adressing the seventeen offi
cial witnesses of the execution.
He talked probably ten minutes, an J
asked forgiveness of all whom he had
“injured or scandalized” in any man
ner. In a dramatic manner Schmidt
forgave all who had injured him, and
at the conclusion of his address, calm
ly seated himself in the chair, and
indicated a willingness to die. Attend
ants quickly bound his arms, legs and
body with straps, the electrode was
placed on top of his head and the cur
rent applied. Three shocks were given
and Schmidt was pronounced dead in
one minute.
coll’umthlnksthe
WK DE BOOSTERS
The work of the Third Agricultural
District Fair is going steadily on. The
fence for the grounds has arrived and
Mr. J. M. Collum, Principal of the A.
A- M. College, kindly consented to assist
the fair, it being on the grounds of the
college, by receiving this big shipment
ct fencing, posts and gates and having
them hauled out to the grounds.
The following letter was received by
Secretary Hyman from Mr. Collum and
is highly appreciated by every mem
ber of the Chamber of Commerce:
“I have been out of the city for sev
eral days anud upon my return foun 1
your letter and a card stating that the
wire for the fair grounds was at the
depot. I have just drawn a voucher
for the amount of the freight and will
get it out of the depot some time dur
ing the day, I am thinking.
“I'wish to state further that had the
author of Rip Van Winkle waited until
today to have written his famous tale
and had come to Americus to find a
plot, he would have found little mater
ial, for you have already cropped the
old gentleman’s beard and he will not
be allowed to sleep so long as the hero
in the story slept. I think you can do
anything you undertake to do. Success
to you and my hearty co-operation.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. COLLUM.”
COUI OF MRS. H. H.
GLOVERTWAS BURNED
In the horrible fire at Mexia, Texas,
Wednesday night when eight people
perished, among them was Paul Yel
dell, a first cousin of Mrs. H. H.
Glover, Jr., of Americus. Mrs. Glover
is a native o f Mexia, Texas, and has
recently returned from that place,
where with her husband they spent the • ■
Christmas holidays.
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||4 HOUSTON TO HE NAMED *
| 4 NEW WAR SECRETARY 4
14 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18. 4
4 —A rumor in official 4
4 circles this afternoon says Sec- 4
* retary Houston, of the agricul- ♦
I ’ tural department is to be trans- *
I 4 tarred to the war portfolio, sue- *
| * eeeding- Lindley m/ Garrison, re- 4
4 signed.- >
* There is no intimation concern- 4
8 . .
* ing secretary Houston’s succes- 4
'» A
4 sor should he be named for the 4
i .
4 vacant portfolio. 4
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: SEIM LODGE IS
I SPEAKER BN RIGHTS
’ WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.—Sen
ator Lodge, the ranking republican on
the senate foreign relations committee,
‘ in a speech, to the senate haiay, de
clared an abandonment by the United
States now of the principle that its
ports are open to belligerent merchant
ships and its citizens are free to travel
on such vessels armed for defense,
( would be unneutral and a step towards
! war. He said to do this would make
the United States the actual ally ;f
those belligerents whose merchant ma-
' rine has been swept from the sea.
During the progress of his address,
Senator Lodge dwelt on the history of
international law relating to the arm
ing of merchant ships for defense, and
cited precedents in the United States’
record in support of his position. In
conclusion Senator Lodge referred to
i
reports that the Wilson administration
i
is considering a change in its present
policy that would permit the destruc
tion of defensively armed merchant
men. These reports, however, have
been denied by Secretary Lansing.
SNIOEBWBN
WEATHER THINGS
GRIFFIN, Ga., Feb. 18.—“ I see that
C F. Von Herrman, of Atlanta, says
there is nothing in making weather
predictions by the moon and the plan
ets,” said Professor Albert Lookout
Snider, of Griffin, today.
“I say,” continued Professor Snider
“if there is nothing in it how is it
that my weather predictions hit so
emarkably well on an average? Go
low, Mr. Von Herrman before de
iding this important question. I
r ill challenge him on long range or
short range predictions. Not o nly
him, but all weather prophets.
“Let Mr. Von Herrman tell us what
kind of weather will be the coming
Sunday, or what kind of weather we
will have for Easter Sunday, the
Fourth of July, Thanksgiving day or
Civistmas day. I will challenge him
on any o f these days.
“1 have the true key to the weather
and fear none in the field, for I am i
around here, and I am down here, and ,
I ain’t scared anybody will drive me in. ;
I am just like Cyclone Davis —I never ;
knuckle down to anything or anybody
And when any weather prophet chai- ,
lenges me I am going to clean him up
as clean as a grasshopper and even
clip his wings. ,
“Mr. Von Herrman has stopped ,
sending me his map. It seems like he 1
is trying to handicap me, but that’s all ,
right—l am still around here, and I ,
don’t believe anybody will drive me In. f
"Now, which side are you going to ,
take—C. F. Von Herrman or Snider’s j
So come again, Mr. Von Herrman.” (
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> WEATHER REPORT. 4 (
> FOR AMERICUS AND GEOR- 4 <
4 GlA—Continued fair Wednes- 4 t
4 day and Thursday.
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iHINDU TROOPS IN
MUTINY AT SUEZ
;REPORTS BERLIN
f BERLIN, Feb. 18.—(Wireless.)—The
► Cologne Gazette in its afternoon issue,
*• says Hirfdu troops stationed in British
► F.jypt, have mutinied, and a serious
uprising there is imminent. The Over
seas news agency correspondent con
firms the assertion.
| Thi Overseas correspondent says
one entire regiment mutinied as by
previous agreement, twelve of the reg-
| imental officers being Jellied. Other
Hindus then joined theTmutinous regi
. ment and a pitched battle ensued be
i tween loyal British troops and the
, rebels. After two hours of serious
fighlng he mutiners were driven out
I of camp and put to rout.
i
Mohammedans to Leave Egypt.
I BERLIN, Feb. 18.—(Wireless.)—The
Cologne Volkes Zeltung today says
, Major-General Sir John Maxwell, com
, man ding the British forces in Egypt,
► has ordered the withdrawal of all Mo
hammedan troops engaged in the de
fense of the Suez canal. The fear of
additional mutinies is believed to ac
tuate his order.
The Indian army corps ordered re
moved from Suez will be transferred
- to another front where they will not be
compelled to fight again Mohammedan
, soldiers. Frequent desertions since
t the Indian troops were transferred to
Suez, are reported.
SWft,(XW,««O Wanted by Asquith.
LONDON, Feb. 18.—Premier Asquith
v'il] send to the house of commons on
Monday new votes of credit amount
ing to approximately four hundred mil
lion pounds sterling.
Report From London.
LONDON, Feb. 18.—There is little
war news of any kind today, little in
formation being conveyed in the Rus
sian official announcement of the fall
of Erzerum. No important activity oc
curred in any of the major fields of
Much speculations ie being in in
dulged in regarding the probable effect
of the capture of Erzerum. One re
port says the Russians have pushed
forward in force northwest of Erzerum
nnd have already reached Baiburt, on
the road to Tr.ebizon.
Report From Petrograd.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 18.—The fall of
Ezrerum, the most important Turkish
stronghold in Asia Minor, and long
con considered impregnable, affers the
unprecedented spectacle of a first class
fortress, built on a steep mountain
ridge, nearly a mile above sea level,
yielding to bayonet attacks after only
thirty-six hours’ bombardment.
Operations, which reflect added cred
it to the already brilliant record of
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
commander, were conducted under the
most severe weather conditions. Deep
snow abounds in the vicinity of Erze
rum at this season, and the thermom
eter on the day of the attack registered
thirty degrees below zero.
Shortly before the final attack re
sulting in the fall of the fortress, Rus- '
sian forces make a feint as if to attack
the Turkish right flank, with the re
sult that Ottomon troops were con
centrated there, leaving the front
scantily dewended. A frontal attack
was then begun, the Russians pour
ing into the fortress and putting the
defenders to rout at the bayonet s
point.
Those Turks who succeeded in es
caping from the fortress fleed in dis
orderly fashion, and in many direc
tions. There was no effort whatever
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