Newspaper Page Text
| Ti e Times-Recoider is the ONLY
paper in the Third Congressional
District itb Associated Press
service.
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
DICK JEMISON IK
LEITER TO UNS
OF fiMEOIGUS,Gft.
Dipk Jemison, president of the
F. L. A. G. League, well known as
a sporting authority, has addressed a
communication to the baseball fans of
Americus. It is an interesting Letter
on baseball conditions as they affect
this city, and a proposition which Mr.
Jeemison makes for a return of pro
fessional baseball to Americus, is set
fcrth therein.
The editor has also received a let
ter from the moving spirits behind
professional baseball in Dothan, Ala.,
seeking information as to whether
Americus people want another profes
sional baseball team.
The letter from Mr. Jemison is:
To the Fans of Americus, Ga.:
Whether or not the F. L. A. G. league
will be operated again this season de
pends on the fans in the cities com
prising the league last year, or those
of any new city that desires to enter.
Last season was a disastrous one in
a baseball way not only in the smaller
leagues, but even in the majors. The
F. L. A. G. league cities were no
harder hit than any others, though
this seemed to be the belief. Aside
f»om about three cities in the major
leagues, every baseball city in the
country lost money in 1915.
But with the settlement of the base
ball war, and better business times
apparent, and more surface indications
of greater interest in the national pas
time, there is no reason why 1916
should not be made a banner season.
Gainesville, JElja., has! withdrawn
from the league. Thomasville, Ga ,
has surrendered her franchise. This
leaves Valdosta, Dothan, Waycross
and Brunswick still members of the
league, with Americus, Fitzgerald and
Bainbridge prospective candidates for
a berth should the fans of the league
determine to organize their league
again this season.
I held territorial rights in Dothan,
Thomasville, Americus, Brunswick.
Waycross, Valdosta and Gainesvillel,
and regardless of whether it is the F.
I . A. G. league or any other league,
none of these cities can participate in
baseball under the protection of the
National Association without ray con-
L-int and approval.
1 am willing to see the league
started up again this season, if the
fans in the cities mentioned, so desire,
but under the following conditions:
First, that any deficit that may still
te owing to the league or to me per
son ally by any of the cities mentioned,
p'us interest since the class of the
season be paid in full.
Secernd, that each city entering the
league pay to the league the required
guarantee fund (half of the monthly
salary limit) in cash, in advance.
Third, that each city pay into the
league treasury a certain percentage,
in advance, for operating expenses of
the league prior to the opening of the
reason.
Fourth, that the president’s salary,
whoever he may be, be deposited in
tome bank, subject to his check at the
ind of the season. »
1 have no objection to some one
handling the affairs of the league. I
im willing to resign as president in
bis favor, if the first condition is met
with, or am willing to assume the
presidency again, with a compliance of
all four conditions set out above.
If you will have a committee of
your citizens communicate with me at
oncee, in the event that you are inter
»-ted in having league ball again this
eason. I will go about arranging for
i meeting to organize the league for
lie coming season, if this is your in
ention.
In insisting on the four conditions
The Mystery
Is Out From
Dalton—Yes
ATLANTA, Ga., March 8. —The mys
tery of the want ad which appeared in
the Atlanta papers last week, search
ing for a one-legged male stenogra
pher is now public.
When the strange ad appeared,
there was much speculation, and soma
thought it was merely the overflowing
synicism of some ill-natured business
man who had become tired of the dizzy'
Monde stenographer type, but there
was a reason.
The advertisement was inserted by
a firm which makes artificial limbs
|(wooden legs is the more familiar
U>rm) and they wanted a stenographer
bvho could try these on as a sales
model while he wasn’t taking dicta
tion.
A one-legged man from south Geor
gia is said to be leading in the race of,
applicants.
ALL POLICEMEN ME
SELECTED BY BODY
The entire police force of the city
of Americus was re-elected by the po
lice commission at its annual meeting
Tuesday night. The force is: Chief,
Olin S. Johnson Lieutenant, John T.
Bragg; Patrolmen, C. B. Pouncey, P.
H. Summerford, J. N. Worthy, A. H.
Chalkley, W. W. Rigsby and D. M.
Lowery.
The commissioners present at the
meeting, numbering the entire board,
were Mayor Council, S. L. Sills, C. J.
Clarke, H. C. Horton, John Ed Chap
man.
The re-election of the entire force
was a remarkable tribute to the effi
ciency of the squad of police which
the city is proud dto possess.
urn BOYS TO
PERFORM SATURDAY
Manager Dudley, of the Opera House
has secured an added attraction for
ths patrons of his theater Saturday
night. The Cracker Boys’ quartette is
the feature. This bunch of artists is
composed wholly of local boys, and
the people of Americus who have
heard them in past performances will
vouch for them anywhere, and in any
theatrical circuit. It will be remem
bered that the boys who comprise this
quartette were members of the ama
teur minstrel which won so much
praise from the public some time
ago. And after an absence of several
months from the foot-lights have come
back to their hobby—the stage.
Songs, jokes and general Igood times
will be the order of the day Satur
day and the people of the city should
appreciate this opportunity of hearing
these gifted young men sing the
ballads and popular songs of the day.
Leonard Tinsley, Welbur Smith, Mer
rill Wheatley and Hilliard Smith are
the boys who will sing, joke and dance
foi the approval of the public Satur
day night. Popular prices will be
■charged and pictures will also be
shown.
named above, I am not only protecting
my personal interests, which have
been jeopardized in the past, but am
protecting the interests of every pros
pective member of the league.
The F. L. A. G. league can be main
tained on a firm basis, with prospects
of success by observing these condi
tions and the rules as laid down in the
constitution and by-laws. Yours very
truly DICK JEMISON,
i President F. L. A. G. League.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
aMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 8, 1916
SEVERAL FEATURES!
OF ELKS MEETINGS
ME
The best brass bands in the country
are making bids for furnishing the
music for the Elks’ convention in
Americus, April 27-28, in letters that
are daily pouring into the office ot
Convention Secretary Hyman.
The Music committee will meet Sat
urday afternoon and go over the con
tracts that will have been submitted
at that time and if possible will aw'ard
the contract, as the bands all ex
press a desire to get up some new
music and get in readiness to come
promptly on the dates of the con
vention.
Committees Canvassing.
The Executive committee and the Fi
nance committee are making a can
vass of the merchants and other busi
pess men, soliciting funds with which
to entertain this great convention.
(General Chairman Burke and Chair
,man of the Finance Committee W. L.
English were highly pleased Tuesday
with the reception the committee re
ceived from those visited, and the lib
erality of their subscriptions. This
committee will work all Ithis week,
and by that time, it is hoped that the
required amount, $1,500, will have
been subscribed fully. This is one of
the best money-spending conventions
in Georgia, and the visitors will leave
at the very lowest figure, $25,000.00
with Americus people.
Decorations For Streets.
Several propositions are coming in
with reference to decorating the
streets in Elk colors —purple and
white—and United States flags and
other tri-color decorations for the
convention. The Decorating commit
tee will meet Thursday afternoon and
■will award the contract for decorat
ing. There is to be the very best
decorations put up here on this oc
(casion that have ever been seen in
Americus, and if the contract is award
ed to any of the firms now bidding for
it, the decorations will be furnished by
I one of the larfiest concerns doing this
class of work in the whole country.
Andrews Likes It.
Hon. Walter P. Andrews, of At
lanta, writes this morning that he is
highly pleased with what Americus
has done so far in advertising the con
vention and that he sees and hears
/talk of the convention at every point in
the state where he has visited. He
£ays that he expects a record-break
in crowd at this convention and hopes
as he knows they will, that Americus
will do herself proud.
NEGRO KILLED WHEN
TREE FAkS ON HIM
John Baldwin, a negro about 55
years of age, and well known in
Americus, where he came frequently,
met death Tuesday afternoon, a falling
Itree killing him instantly.
Baldwin was an employe at J. F.
Daniel’s sawmill near La Crosse, in
Schley county, and had left the mill
and started to his home when a heavy
tree falling struck him with the re
sult above stated.
ELEGTRIG WIRING
FORJHE CHURCH
Ths First Baptist church is being
wired for electricity, and the huge
chandelier in the church formerly light
ed with gas is being reconstructed for
electric bulbs. The work is being done
by Levy-Morton Co., and six huge
lamps will form the center lighting
arrangement.
♦ 44-*4444444 ▼ ♦ ♦ ♦
♦ "SLIVERS” FAMOUS 4
♦ CLOWN A SUICIDE ♦
♦ NEW YORK, March 8. —Frank ♦
♦ Oakley, known to the American 4
♦ public as "Slivers,” a famous cir- 4
♦ cus clown, was found dead in a ♦
♦ theatrical boarding house early 4
♦ today. Death was due to asphyx- +
♦ iation. 4
♦ Oakley, a native of Sweden, was ♦
♦ about forty-five years old, and 4
♦ suicided because of his inability +
♦ to secure lucrative employment ♦
♦ at his profession. He made mil- 4
♦ lions of people laugh during his 4
4- professional career, and the news 4
4- of his suicide will be received in 4
♦ many homes sorrowfully. 4
♦ 44444444444444
VON BEBNSTORFF
CALLS IT STATE
OFFICE ON WOOK
WASHINGTON, D. C., March B.
By instruction of the Berlin govern
ment Count Von Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador here, called at the of
fice of Secretary of State Lansing this
morning, and presented Germany’s
viewpoint of the armed ship contro
versy. The two officials conferred
during probably an hour, and at the
conclusion of Count Von Bernstorffs
visit, neither would comment on the
/matters discussed.
It is known, however, that Count
Von Bernstorff handed Secretary Lans
ing a lengthy memorandum explaining
in detail the German position regard
ing armed merchantmen and setting
forth the causes leading up to the Cen
tial Powers’ decision to torpedo armed
enemy merchantmen without warning.
The German memorandum, it is un
derstood, contains allegations that the
British took advantage of the United
fi.ates' contention that Americans must
be safe on defensively-armed merch
ant men to have such ships act offen
sively toward enemy submarines.
Germany, it is understood, concedes
a willingness to operate its submarines
according to present interpretations of
international law, providing the Brit
ish do not violate these same laws.
Wilson Anxious to Avoid War.
WASHING-TON, D. C„ Harch B.
Senator Stone, chairman of the senate
foreign relations committee, after a
conference with President Wilson last
n’ght, declared this morning that "far
ftom the president desiring to involve
/:bis country in a disastrous European
war, his supreme wish to avoid that
calamity.'
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS'
WERE INSPECTED
C. A. McAllister, of Macon, inspect
ed the DeMolay commandery, Knights
Templar. He is inspector for the
Grand Commandery, and found every
thing satisfactory. A large attendance
was p-resent at the meeting.
♦ 444444 -> 4 4 4 4 4 *
4 241,717,000 BUSHJELS WHEAT 4
♦ STILL ON NATION’S FARMS 4
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C., March 8. 4
4 About 241,717,000 bushels of the ♦
4 1915 wheat crop remains on the 4
♦ nation’s farms March Ist, says 4
4 todays’ report issued by the 4
♦ department of agriculture. 4
♦ Other figures relating to grain ♦
4 crops show large quantities are 4
♦ still held on American farms, and 4
4 are yet to be made available for ♦
♦ commercial purposes. 4
’ 4 ♦♦ ♦ 4 444444444
CHILDREN OF THE
SCHOOLS WANT A
FINE BUILDING
It is most gratifying to see how the
school children of the counties that
are in the Third Agricultural district
are rallying to the building of the
Educational and Children's building at
the coming fair this fall. There is
quite a rivalry amongst the children
< f the different counties as to which
school shall be the first in their re
spective counties to send in money for
this building.
This morning a letter came from the
first school in Schley county, and the
teacher, Miss Jenniet HaXrison,. of
Lewis High school, writes interesting
up. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Harrison, of Americus, and
until recently a resident here. Miss
Harrison’s letter reads: "This school
wishes you success in your plan. I
hop? that my pupils will be the first
children to send money from Schley
county. And this school does bear
off the honors for that county. Miss
Harrison has a very fine school at her
location on the Ellaville road. The
school is neatly kept and an air of
t’dyness is seen on every hand. Secre
tary Hyman and Agricultural Agent
Oliver visited this school on last Mon
day and on that occasion made talks
tc- the pupils.
The pupils contributing are as fol
lows: Mae Echols, Fred Brown, Rob
ert Campbell, Berna Berry, Henry
Perry, Leslie Brown, Mary Tooke, Jos
ephine Wall, Christine Mott, Edith
Mall, Rudolph Mott, Myra Jordan,
Gladys Jordan, John Robert Reid, Leo
la Jordan, Ruth Greene, Stanley
Greene, Minnie Reid, Kate Weaver,
Eula Echols, Effie Echols, Brit Echols,
Nan Lee Tooke, Theo Tooke, Bernard
Perry, Ashley Campbell, Ora Reid,
Leonard Teel, Eddie Teel, Lucile Teel,
Billy Threlkeld, Vera Jordan, Laura
Wall and Miss Jennie Harrison,
teacher.
Every scholar in Miss Harrison’s
school sent in their dime for this
I eliding and this school can well feel
proud of its record as being the first
in Schley county to forward its con
tribution to the Fair asosciation in
Americus .
REWEBS DDT AFTER
FOOT AGGIDENI
Frank G. Beavers, who it will be
recalled suffered an unfortunate acci
dent several days ago while working
upon a gasoline engine near Americus,
was uptown Tuesday afternoon for the
first time since the accident. Mr.
Beavers will not suffer any amputa
tion of his left foot as it was at first
reported, but he will be forced dur
ii g some time to use crutches in order
tr geet about. The many friends of
this popular man wish for him an
early recovery with the full use of
his injured foot.
P. 8. WILLIFORD, JR.
15 REPORTED SIGK
Preston B. Williford, Jr., one of
Americus’ well known and popular
young business men, has been confined
to his home on Baricw street for the
past ten dofs by illness. His many
friends regret to learn of his indispo
sition, but will be delighted to know
he is now much improved, and will
be able to be out again in a few days.
All Os This
Was Done In
Atlanta Too
ATLANTA, Ga., March S.-—During
the terrific hailstorm yesterday, a
man on horseback, pelted by the ice
pellets, rode his steed through the
front door of a store on Marietta
street and took shelter, horse and all,
beside the soda water counter, wait
ing for the storm to pass.
Other equally startling things hap
pened. Several of the top-most
globes on the electric light posts of the
white way popped with the sound of
cannon. The street cars stopped, and
there were a few runaways.
Several people got hit pretty hard
rround the head and shoulders by
the hailstones, but nobody was serious
ly hurt, as the pellets were never any
larger than a good-sized marble. It
was nothing like six years ago when
they fell as big as teacups, crashing
through roofs, plate-glass windows
and skylights.
KILLS HUHO IS
STARTED IT WIFE
ATLANTA, Ga., March B.—L. E. Pan
nell was shot and killed here today
while advancing upon his wife with a
razor strop, according to a statement
given the police by Mrs. Pannell, who
f.red the fatal shots. The dead man, it
is alleged, attempted to chastise his
wife for some reason, to which action
the woman objected. The killing oc
curred in the Pannel home, and so far
as the authorities have been able to as
certain was without witnesses. The
woman surrendered, following the
killing, and was locked in the Fulton
county jail, a charge of murder being
preferred against her. Pannel, it is
said carried about SIO,OOO life insur
ance with Mrs. Pannell as the bentfl
clary.
LEE STREET CHURCH
IS HURRYING UP
The work on the Lee Street Metho
dist church is progressing rapidly. Al
ready all the preliminary work, such
as the excavation has been completed,
and Wednesday afternoon will see the
completion of the foundation for the
walls.
The concrete work is almost finish
ed and the building is beginnig to as
sume some definite proportions. It is
the purpose of those in charge of the
construction to make this church a
beautiful structure and one that will
compare most favorably with any in
the entire state. The members of the
; t;ilding committee are nearly always
present and they report everything in
first class shap.
Americans Are
First In Shop
ATLANTA, Ga., March B.—A big At
lanta manufacturer, aroused to pa
triotism by the world-war, prepared
ness and other aspects of the interna
tional situation, has posted signs in
his big factory announcing to his em
ployees that from now on real Ameri
cans, either native-born or loyal, nat
uralized Americans, will be given pre
ferment in advancement over all
The announcement says that for
ugners already' in positions of im
portance or trust in the factory will
not be discriminated against, so far
as their present positions are con
cerned, but that in all future advance
ments Americans will have the right
c-f wa. |
PI T V
Veditionl
ENVER PASHA IB
REPORTED DEAD;
HMJMCE
The Germans failed to continue their
driving attacks on the French posi
tions last night, and a renewal of the
great battle was momentarily awaited
throughout today. The persistent ac
tivity of their heavy artillery through
out today indicates the time for thia
is not far distant.
The Teuton assaults on the fortress
at Verdun are being pressed with the
greatest vigor along a four-mile front
north from Cumieres, near the river
Meuse to Bethincourt. Near this lat
ter place the German advance columns
have already reached the Corbeaux
wood. Berlin despatches claim ths
capture of a French position six kilo
meters long by three deep on both
sides of Forges. Below Bethincourt,
the Germans captured ten cannon and
3,277 men. The Forges and Regne
ville-Raban heights and the Cumieres
woods have also been taken by the
Germans.
During today’s fighting the French
were driven from the last houses in
Fresnes, Woevre district. More than
seven hundred prisoners were taken
when these positions were occupied
by the Germans.
A massed assault at any part of the
French line is likely to occur any time
though the fighting today rages par
ticularly sanguinary from the Woevre
region, southeast of Verdun, around a
curving line before Douamont and
extending westward into the forest of
:he Argonne. Heavy fighting, with the
French on the offensive is under way
in the Champagne region. The French
recovered trenches lost March 6th dur
ing today’s operations in that region.
The Russian operations in Armenia
are commanding considerable atten
tion today. The Slav army in that re
gion continues its advance from Erze
ri;m towards Sivas, along the Black
Sea coast. A Constantinople official
statement says the British army' com
manded by General Aylmers and ad
vancing up the Tigris to the relief of
General Townsend’s force at Kut El
Amara, failed in an attempt! to score
further progress during last night.
LONDON, March 8. —An Athens dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph re
ports it is rumored in the Greek cap
ital that Enver Pasha, Turkish minis
ter of war, is dead. All efforts to con
firm or refute the rumor have proven
unavailing.
Enver Pasha is active head of the
Young Turk party at Constantinople,
and he is held responsible, more than
any other individual, for Turkey's par
ticipation in the war. It is said her*
, Ills death would materially hasten the
'end of Turkish resistance to the En
tente advance in Asia, and that with
his influence removed the Ottoman
government would, in all probability,
soon sue for peace.
France Anxious But Confident.
PARIS, March B.—France awaits to
! day anxiously but confidently the issue
o' the great Verdun battle. During
last night the Germans, at great cost,
obtained commnad of approaches to
the main French positions at Brooks
on the west bank of the Meuse. The
1 real struggle will only begin, however,
when the attackers hurl themselves
against the four-mile line of heights
from Bethincourt to Cumieres.
Yesterday's attacks left the battle
undecided, notwithstanding advances
attained by the Germans. The Cor-
Braux wood in which the Germans
have established themselves is within
a hollow between Dead Man and Goose
hills, neither of which French positions
(Continued on Page 6.)
NUMBER 58