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IHE TIMES-RECORDER.
Associated Press.)
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Publisher every Sunday morning and
every afternoon, except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.,
(Incorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americus Ga., under act
of March 3, 1879.
G. IL ELLIS.
President.
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Editor and General Manager.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia F r
Third Congressional District.
U. S. Court Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Ga., March 7,1916
The wallop or the horsehide is in the
air.
John Lind and E. M. House —the pair
of clams.
How do you feel —and what do you
think—about the bonds?
That German cruiser Moewe may be
a myth, but we doubt it .
Wimjaybrine is a regular flea when
it comes to being disagreeable.
Takes longer to make a German sol
dier than it does a submarine.
Some candidates are happy while
others are sad. But it all makes up
life.
The mayors believe in military train
ing, along with all good, level-headed
folks.
That season when young men’s
fancies lightly turn is just a renewal
of the past season.
Uncle Jules arises to remark that
“Satan was the first one who couldn’t 1
■tend prosperity.”
All Georgia is spending her money
now for Grand Opera in Atlanta —
while a war-stricken people suffer.
There’s much different between the
two Houses —one won’t talk, and you
ean't stop the other one from talking.
Pack up your kit and get ready for
that artillary training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe. It will be a nice vacation.
Macon has begun that capital agita
tion again—which furnishes some form
of entertainment for the summer ses
sion.
Better register for all the elections.
Today is the time for the county reg-1
istration—and the same applies fori
the city bond election.
Savannah has a campaign on for,
better cooks, which is admirable, and,
receives a hearty amen from Franc
Mangum, on the Macon News.
President Wilson pulled another
surprise with the appointment of New
ton D. Baker as secretary of war.
Suits us, and debate is closed.
How life is on the wane, says a news
dispatch, in referring to apartment
houses and restaurants taking the day.
Tell us news for "God Bless Our
Home” sounds like fiction out of the
long ago.
If there is anything or a profession
that should be taken out of politics it
is our schools. It is not so much that
the country can please any one man
by electing him to the office of super
intendent, but the question arises is
our present method “the method” to
secure efficiency in superintendents
—Pike County Journal. '
MR. BOLL WEEVIL.
Not so much is heard now regard
ing ths boll weevil as when the advent
q of this menace was heralded several
~ months ago. The danger is now, and
1 more so, notwithstanding its initial
t appearance. It is to be hoped that
'*■ > the farmer is not asleep. Certainly,
the business men are not so far as it
it; in their power to warn the man who
tills the soil and must combat the boll
weevil.
In commenting on the situation as it
} affects Georgia. J. Phil Campbell, of
; the agricultural department at the
g Georgia College of Agriculture, has
- the following to say:
y
"It will be up to the country farm
>f demonstration agent to shoulder much
of the burden of educating the farmers
. as to the best methods of combating
the weevil.
0 "By direct appeal only can the sit
-5 uation be met and we plan to use the
O 'local agents in waging the campaign,
c
| There will be experts to advise with
y the local agents, who in turn will
,f *
transmit the information on the wee
vil to the farmers. There may be one
<r two general meetings held to out
line the plan of campaign, but it will
r rot be on them that we will look for!
the most effective work.”
Sumter county is fortunate in hov
ing J. G. Oliver as her farm demon
strator. No amount of money has been
so profitably spent by our county and)
her people as she is doing in the sal
ary of Mr. Oliver.
The people must back him—and the J
werk. It is not a selfish motive
which prompts a man to warn you of
( danger. The federal government hos
been co-operating with the state of
ficials in the battle which they aree
waging against the boll weevil.
It is to be hoped that the people re
alize the danger.
THE TELEGRAPH MESSENGER.
There is one factor in the every day
Jife of the average person which is not
appreciated—lie is the telegraph mes
senger boy. He is referred to as to the
"telegraph messenger,” but in truth,
he is a messenger in every line of ac-'
tivity.
The messenger boy is a? essential to
your business as any other person in
your employ. But he doesn't get the
! praise he deserves, nor the respect
which his service should demand.
Without him hardly a daily news
paper in the entire country could fur- '
, nish the public with their journals as
they do today. There are countless •
and unlimited examples of his thrift,
his intelligence, his labor.
When the telegraph messenger, hur.
rying in answer to a city call, found 1
the mistress of the mansion marooned
and trembling on top of the dining
room table, he valiantly engaged her 1
assailant in single combat and
stiaightway slew him, carrying off the
jmouse triumphantly by its tail. He
collected his fee from the grateful
princess and returned to the telegraph
office, convinced that there was no :
life to be compared with that of the
messenger boy. When, late in the day,
l.r pushed his wheel five miles through
mud, rain and dark to deliver a death i
message in the suburbs of the city, he i
was not so sure about the desirability
of hi s job. I,
! These are but two incidents in the)
. varied life of a telegraph messenger
,—a life which calls into play what
ever stock he has of tact, quickness.
i perseverance, courtesy, honesty. >
pluck, indeed all the qualities the
(ownership of which spells "Success"
I for any bow or man.
Is this life of the telegraph mes
senger a desirable one? Is it a school
iin which he is to be made or to b
i marred? These are important ques
i ticns for many parents, for there are
■ thousands of lads thus employed ond
I the messenger school is turning out
j hundreds of graduates every year.
■ | There has been some prejudice in
~ the past against this form of employ-
|ir:ent, due to a misapprehension as to
the character and conditions of their
work. On the other hand, in the past
few years the newspapers have found
. worth printing the multiplying in
stances —sometimes amusing. some
i times grave—where these boys have
11 been called upon to perform curiously
| unique services and other services of,
trust and responsibility, in all of.
I which they have rendered a good ac-
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count of themselves. The fact is that
in all walks of business life, and par-
* ticularly in the telegraph componies,
1 the ranks are full of men, even in po
1, sitions of the highest responsibility,
1 J who began their careers as messenger
* beys. Distinguished and well known
- examples are Andrew’ Carnegie and
r > Thomas A. Edison.
A The telegraph companies point to
Q the opportunity which this .employ
l meat offers to the boys—opportunity
to show the stuff they are made
t ard opportunity to secure by merit
f better employment, for they constantly
e come in contact with employers on
s the lookout for bright boys. The tel
egraph companies are often asked to
i supply messengers to fill temporarily
1 ! the places of unskilled employees
3 away on vacations, and to perform
1 services on special occasions. In
their daily duties the boys are brought
-it to personal contact with business
? and professional men, ond when these
. men have permanent positions to fill'
i tiiey frequently pick messengers who'
I have come under their observation or
* ask the telegraph manager to recom
> mend bright boys. Indeed, the tele
■ graph companies complain that it is
I impossible to keep for any length of
■jtime their best boys, for these are
quickly taken from them.
A CITIZEN’S DUTY.
.■
1 The highest and most sacred prerog
ative which can be exercised by a citi-■
■' zen is his right to vote. The quesetion '
-of suffrage has been before the Ameri- I
’ can people in various lights during
past years, and a necessary precau
tion in behalf of the stability of our
government is the interest which citi
zens who can qualify for voting dis
play in the conduct of the affairs of
state.
This newspaper has repeatedly kept I
before the people the matter of reg
istering, especially in view of the ap
proaching county primary and the city
bond election. It is necessary’ that
yen register for the county by Wednes
day. The registration books for the
city bond election close at 5 o’clock
Saturday afternoon, March 11th.
| In some quarters It has been advo
cated that a person must vote in cer
tain number of elections in order to re-;,
tain his citizenship. This act by our
legislatures would stimulate interest ■
in our government, and have every
tendency towards the bettering of con- .
ditions.
You cannot call yourself a citizen of .
your city and county if you fail to reg
ister and can legally qualify. Interest j
yourself in affairs about you, and your ,
very existence is dependent on your ;
officials. !
Don’t put it off. Register today. ■
Identify yourself with your county and ,
city by registering. j
BAKER’S APPOINTMENT.
j i
In thorough keeping with the major- ! i
ity of President Wilson’s appoint- 1
ments, that of former Mayor New’ton
I* Baker, of Cleveland, Ohio, as sec- i
retary of was, was unexpected. Not a I
newspaper dispatch has suggested the
Ohio man for the portfolio, still he i
i was named and apparently there is no '
objection. i
Mr. Baker is a democrat and only :
i forty-five years of age. He is promin
, ent in politics, and his election to two •
successive terms as mayor of the Ohio
1 ity indicates he is successful. i
President Wilson has selected a man i
mt of the middle west, where the ap
‘ ( ointment to the vacancy on the su
preme bench was expected to come
from.
In most of President Wilson’s ap
pointments it is remarkable that he
selects men unknown to fame, so far
as the nation is concerned. In his en
tire original cabinet, only one man has
occupied a conspicuous position in the
nation, he being William Jennings
Bryan, and his pathway came to
nought
It is supposed that Mr. Baker is in
line with all of President Wilson’s
ideas as to preparedness, and especial
ly vital issues concerning the war de
partment and its relation to the exec
utive.
The appointments of our president ;
pave been usually appropriate, and ■
j almost without exception, politically
advantageous. ,
THE NEWSPAPER TALK
In view’ of the number of men of
vcling age w’ho are illiterate in the
state, efforts made by the state’s ed ■
ccational officials are producing re
sults where tried.—Dalton Citizen.
Cotton and other farm products
slump whenever war looks at all
probable. What would happen if war
'was actually declared? —Washington
Reporter.
A church of baby carriages is worth
vastly more than a church of automo
biles and no babies . The church of to
morrow will be in the hands of the
babe of today, but the automobile of
today will not contribute materially to
the church of tomorrow. —Commerce
News.
REGULAR MEETING
Os COMMISSIONERS
Americus, Ga., March 6, 1916
The Board of Commissioners of
Reads and Revenues met in regular
session, Monday, March 6, 1916. Pres
ent, J. L. Johnson, chairman; A. Ry
lander, T. B. Hooks, J. F. Daniel. Ab
sent, W. E. Mitchell. Minutes last
regular meeting, Feb. 7th, and con
i tinned meeting, Feb. 14th, read and
' confirmed. A committee from the local
■ ledge B. P. 0. E. came before the Board
requesting a contribution of SIOO to
oid in entertainment of the state lodg
es to assemble in convention. Said
request granted. Gracie Washington
made application to go to the poor-
I house. Request granted. Petition by
citizens requesting aid for Ferdie
Harris and wife granted, each $1.50
per month.
The Board proceeded to assess com
mutation taxes. On motion, carried,
the commutation tax assessed at Three
(3.00) dollars per capita. The fol
lowing collectors named: T. J. Bow r
don, 27th; Albert Brady, Old 16th; A.
G. Janes, 15th; T. J. Harden, 29th; A.
A. Pressley, 28th; B. S. Williams, 17th;
W. W. Daniel, New 26th; J. S. Mc-
Garrah, Old 26th; H. A. Countryman,
New 16th. The collectors to be paid
7 per cent commission on collections.
Eli Lindsay made application for as
sistance. Application denied. Henry
Idlett also made application for as
sistance. He allowed to go to the
poor farm. A petition from the County
fair association to have building erect
ed on the fair grounds for the use of
Sumter county farm exhibits. On mo
tion, carried, said petition granted.
The following committee appointed to
determine size and character of the
building: T. B. Hooks, Arthur Ry
lander, J. L. Johnson. The following
order passed by the Board:
GEORGIA—Sumter County:
In the matter of Commutation tax
for those subject to road duties in the
County of Sumter, for the year 1916.
It is ordered by the Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues of
Sumter County, Ga., that every person
who is subject to road duty or who
shall be subjdtt to road duty in the
County of Sumter, for the year 1916,
shall be required to work under the
rule prescribed by’ this Board on the
public roads of said County, ten days,
at such time and place as may be fixed
by this Board or its duly authorized
agents provided, that such person li
able to road duty as aforesaid, may be
relieved of the working on the road as
herein provided, by’ paying to the col
lectors of road tax the sum of Three
Dollars when called for by said col
lectors.
It is further ordered that said road
collectors shall, when they first call
upon a person subject to road duty,
give such person an opportunity of
paying said commutation tax. Should
l:e fail to pay such commutation tax,
it shall be the duty of such collector
then and there, to summon said per
son to work on the roads of the
County as provided by law.
It is further ordered that said col
lectors, after serving said parties with
a summons to appear and work on
the road, shall and they are hereby
authorized to receive payment of the
commutation tax at any time prior to
the entering upon the actual working
of the road, under said summons.
I BOTTLED
It’s the drink that sati-
fies.
Because—
It’s Pure.
It’s Wholesome.
It refreshing.
It’s always the same
in flavor and in good
ness.
15c
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BOTTLING CO.
J. I. WAKBtII. Mgr.
MISS LILLIAN CHANDLER
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCS
HEALTH AND ACCIDENT.
Office: Allison' Building, Phone 45.
Americus, Ga.
WONDER PRESSING CLUB
A. HENDERSON, Prop.
Next Chinese Laundry.
Suits pressed and Cleaned ....... ,50c
Suits Pressed 25c
Ladies’ Work a Specialty.
Work done and delivered same day.
C. P. DAVIS,
Dental Surgeon.
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Resident Phone 218. Office Phone 811
Allison Bldg.
DR. M. H. WHEELER,
Dentist.
Office in Bell Bldg., Lamar St. Just
jpposite Postoffice.
Mfice Phone 785. Residence Phone 284
F. and A. K.
AMERICUS LODGB
F. and A. M. m
a, and A ’ meeta 8T ‘
ery second and fourth
/ Friday night at 7
'** .. o’clock.
S. A. HAMMOND, W. M.
CLOYD BUCHANAN, Sec’y.
i M. B. COUNCIL
v . .LODGE, F, and A. IL,
A x*? meets every First and
• • Thir d Friday nights.
Z « Visiting brothers are
invited to attend.
H. B. MASHBURN, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER, Secretary.
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, VVOORM*CJ
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night in th<
Aheatley Bldg., Windsor Ave. AJI ria
iting Sovereigns invited to meet wIU
is. J. M. TOBIN, C. C.
NAT LeMASTER, Clerk.
“ASUiNGiON CAMP, NO. 14-
P. O. S. OF A.
Meets on Thursday nights, Wheat
ey Building, at 7:30 o’clock. AB mem
oers are urged to attend Visitor,
welcomed. E. F. WILDER, Pres’t.
O. D. REESE, Recording Sec’y.
NAT LeMASTER, Financial Sec’y.
F. G. OLVER
Sewing Machines and Supplies; Key
tno Lock Fitting; Umbrellas Repaired
md Covered.
I AMAR STREET NEAR WELL.
Vou may have good safe
Insurance but until you
get a
Union Central
Policy
you haven't the best It is
best because it gives you all
that is good in I ife Insur
rance protection, and gives
it to yotbfor less
tIMON CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
LEE M. HANSFORD, Genera] Ageot
Room 18, Planter* Bank Bldg.
The Great ftaaaU R&ggMd Payer.’
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’t luc. 1891 H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier.
C. M. COUNCIL, Vice-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst Cashier.
; Planters’ Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS AND PROFITS $218.000.00
] TOTAL DEPOSITS (DECEMBER STH, 1915) .
I With a quarter of a century ex-
' perlence In successful banking
; pwrwW li a ! ,d with our ! ai ? e and
! ItFr : rah v; Close personal attention to every
I "tz”- B interest consistent with sound
I ® banking,we solicit your patronage
! Interest allowed on time cer-
I or’savings 1111 tfeparn,te,,t
; Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. We want
your Business.
| No Account Too Large and None Too Small.
Member of Americus Chamber of Commerce.
Liquid polish-tone
THE
VARNISH FOOD
For Cleaning and Polishing
Hardwood Floors, Furniture, Pianos,
Automobiles and Carriages, also
Best for Renewing any Mop
The polish that does not gum or veneer. Restores
the varnish to its original brilliancy, bringing out
the grain of the wood so as to give it that beautiful
effect so much desired.
Gives a Hard, Dry Lustre
FOR S ALE BY
Williams-Niles Co.
Opposite P. O. HARDWARE ’Phone 706
THE ALLISON UNDEKUKINO COMPANY
. . . FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS . ' ’
Das Phones Night Phones
253 80 and 106
J, H. BEARD, Director, Americus, Ga
Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking Business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
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; give the borrower the privilege of paying part of |
principal at end of any year, stopping interest
i on amounts paid, but no annual payment of I
i principal required.
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For men, women and children.
Endorsed by chemists—every bottle guaranteed.
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The Profit-Sharing Drug Store Open All Night
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insurance and Surety Bonds
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