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SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1916
FHENGHWTMIIfIK
FIHHBEIB PBDDUCT
PARIS, March 11.—The tri-colored
cockade as a national trademark to
identify French products is the sug
gestion of Monsieur R. Legouez, pres
ident of the National Union of Manu
facturers’ Trademark Association and
one of the directors of the principal
Paris subway.
“We expect,” he says, “that after the
war the economic struggle between the
present adversaries will be quite as
lively, and will probably be waked
with the same moral conceptions as
the military operations. Every means
already know and new ones will be
used and developed to assimilate pro
ducts of a nationality for which a cer
tain antipathy has developed in a great
many countries. So far as our interior !
marks are concerned, none of the laws
in force payment imported merchan- j
dise once having passed the customs [
house being sold under the name and
the trademark of a merchant establish
ment in France, no matter what that
-trademark of a merchant establishmentl
in France, no matter what that trade-I
mark may be, and it is obvious that it'
may be such a mark as would give to 1
the imported merchandise, so far as
the buyer is concerned, all the appear- j
ances of being a French production.
“There is only one way to meet the
difficulty, and that is by facing it
directly, putting French goods in
face of everything else in such form
that their origin is unmistakeable.
The national trademark universally
used on all French products seems to
be the best means. That trademark is
already in existence, and, strange as
it may appear to a great many manu
facturers it has been in existence since
1873. The advantages seem to have !
been understood by importers of for
eign-made goods alone.
"I believe that after the war with
France regenerated, our merchants
vrill have the energy to struggle
against competition with their flag
flying, so to speak—that is to say,
with a tri-colored cockade on every
package of their products as a sym
bol to the entire world of their com
mercial loyalty as it is at the present
hour the symbol of French military
layalty.”
BETftIL MLRCHINTS
IN PUBLIC NOTICE
The Retail Merchants Association of
Georgia, Inc., has requested this pa
per to make a statement in regard to
their organization. The extracts from
their letter are:
“For the inofrmation and protec
tion of the merchants and citizens of
your city and community will you
kindly make prominent mention, in
your valued columns of the fact that
the Retail Merchants’ Association of
Georgia has not authorized any one to
solicit donations in its name to pay the
expenses of any legislative or other
work. Please say, furthermore, that
the association owes no bills which
its regular membership dues is not
able to take care of.
“Authorized representatives of this
association have letters of identiflca-
NO MORE
UNSIGHTLY CUTS
* OR BRUISES CN
YOUR TIRES
Just have us vulcanize the damaged
places and you will have a new tire
without blur or blemish. Our vulcan
izing does more than mend tires. . It
practically remakes them so that they
are as good as new and at a very small
expense.
“We are Here to Serve You.”
Americus Tire S Rubber Co.
Dan Chappell, Mgr.
Opposite Postoffice • Phone 66
v Beginning Tuesday, March the 14th
ion nrc
Very Cordially Invited
To attend our • n/i'iv
' opring Millinery
Spring Millinery Opening r »
Will be on Display
Next Tuesday and Wednesday
MARCH 14th and 15th You are cordially invited to call
and look our line over
CHURCHWELL BROTHERS . .
Americus, Georgia J. J. HARDY, - 110 Jackson, St.
J You are extended an in- ’ ’ GRAND - -
vitation to attend our e
Spring Millinery Spring Millinery
y Opening and Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear
MARCH 14th & 15th Opening
The new styles are attractively displayed
in our extensive showing of Gold Med- TUESDAY, MARCH 14TH
ttj 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15TH ’
al Hats
HAY & TILLMAN - - - Jackson St. Hamilton s, - - Lamar, St.
Within The Power of Human
Beings To Prevent Disease
(BY’ EMORY r R. PARK, M. D.)
People have, for so many hundreds
of years, looked upon disease as some
thing Providential, it is hard for them
to realize now that it is within the
power of human beings to prevent
most of it. To do this, however, is no
more wonderful these days than an
fly in the air, or go in ships under the
sea, or to ride in horseless carriages.
Modern scientists have discovered the
causes of and the ways of preventing
most diseases and have not hesitated
tc tell the public about these discov
eries, regardless of the fact that the
scientists know that the application of
the rules that they have formulated
will knock most of fthe doctors out of
their source of income.
The old plan of allowing disease to
develop and then endeavoring to cure
the stricken individual, physicians
themselves say in wastefull of time,
money and life. A better plan would
b? to prevent the occurrence of dis
ease.
The legislators, who represented the
people in 1914, saw the wisdom of this
argument and enacteu the Ellis Public
health law which has for its object
the adoption by ths people of a plan,
ti e systematic carrying on of which
will lead to the eradication of most
of the ills flesh is heir to. This plan
consists of first, a county board of
health, the functions of which are very
much the same in health work that the
county board of education is in educa- 1
tional work, or the board of deacons
or stewards is in religious work.
The second, and most important part
of the plan is, having in a county (or
tion duly signed by our secretary,
John Bratton, and will readily present
same upon request. Any others
claiming to represent this association
or soliciting donations in our name
are imposters and we ask the co-oper
ation of all merchants in securing evi
dence to convict such imposters.”
a combination of two or more small
counties) a health officer, whose ac
tivities along health lines may be com
pared to the work of the county sup
erintendent of education in educa
tional matters or the work of the sher
iff in matters pertaining to crime.
Some grand juries, for it is left with
them whether or not their counties
shall adopt this plan, have refused to
recommend this law on the ground
that the health commissioner might
not attend to his duties. Following
such a course of reasoning, it would
be just as logical to refuse to elect
any public officer whatsoever, for fear
he might not do his duty. Indeed, it
would be just as sensible not to ap
point grand jurors for fear they might
not do their duty. The truth is, how
ever, we have elected all kinds of
boards and officers to govern and di
rect practically every phase of hu
man welfare, except the public health,
and these officers and boards have
done their work so well that we stand
today in the very front of civilized
nations.
A grand jury need have no fear that
the health commissioner, when ap
pointed, will not attend to the work
assigned him, for besides the usual in
centives such as duty, honor and pride
which go to spur every man on, the
law, so make assurance doubly sure,
requires that the health commissioner
give regular reports to the county
board and the state board of health;
and in the event he is not doing his
duty, he is deprived of his position and
forced to forfeit a SI,OOO bond which
he has been required to give for the
faithful performance of the work en
trusted to him.
By all means let other counties fol
low the example set by Glynn, Floyd,
I' win, Tift and Worth and establish at
t
once the office of district health com
missioner, so that the work of disease
»
eradication may go forward withiuot
further delay.
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDtK
Father And
Son In Jail
Ashamed Too
ATLANTA, Ga„ March 11.—Because
each one was ashamed of the other,
Ezra Brown and Harry Brown, father
ard son, one convicted of burglary
and the other awaiting trial on a bur
glary charge, are occupying separate
cells on different floors of the Fulton
county jail.
The elder Brown has been in jail
for some time. Harry was brought to
town yesterday by a Cobb county dep
uty.
“You want to go upstairs and share
the cell with your father?” the kindly
turnkey asked the boy.
“No, sir,” promptly replied the
youngster. “We would both be asham
ed.”
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NOTICE TO VOTERS.
To the Voters of Sumter County:
In making up your ballot next Wed
nesday, we hope you will consider fav
cably the candidacy of Mr. Geo. I).
Jones, our friend and neighbor, for
Tax Receiver. He is qualified to fill
the office, and is in need of it. He is
crippled and unable to do any hard
labor. His wife, who helps to support
the family, had to undergo an opera
tion and has been confined at the
Americus Hospital for two months and
will be there for a long time yet. He
is in need of help. He is simply ask
ing you to give him a chance to work
and live, and help his wife. Can’t you
give him a lift Wednesday?
J. O. SUGGS.
J. M. SUMMERFORD.
J. E. RANEW.
G. A. DEAVOURS.
F. H. HINES, SR ,
F. H. HINES, JR.
L. C. GRIFFIN.
W. M. LARAMORE.
J. C. HOFFMAN.
J. B. SUMMERFORD.
I. O. SUMMERFORD,
advt E. I). YOUNG.
SCHLEY HELD THEIR
PRIMIM FBW
ELLAVILLE, Ga„ March 12.—The
Schled county democratic promary was
held Friday at Ellaville, and the fol
lowing officers elected for the next four
years:
County Commissioners: A. C. Mur
ray, J. B. Williamson, C. C. Jordan, J.
S Womack, Tebe Ethridge.
Clerk of Superior Court: C. D. Car
ter.
Sheriff: R. E. Battle.
Tax Receiver: Steve Rainey.
Tax Collector: John Woll.
Charles Tondee.
County School Superintendent: J.
*’. Stewart.
County Surveyor: Bentley Halstead.
Coroner: Brad Teel.
Those having opposition were C. D.
Carter, who was opposed by Henry
Dias for clerk; J. F. Stewart, who was
opposed by J. T. Royal for county
school superintendent, and. Steve Rai
ney, who was opposed by A. Jack Au
trey for tax receiver.
The Australian ballot system was
used for the first time, and it is stated
that the plan gave perfect satisfaction.
The primary passed off quietly.
ALMOST I HILF
MILLION IN ARMY
PEKING, March 12.—Before the out
break of the Yunnan revolution the
total reported strength of the Chinese
army was 481,300. Os these troops 82,-
000 were reported to be in Chi-li,
which is the province in which Peking
ip located. Kwangtung province, in
which Canton is located ,had 38,800 ac
cording to the last official report and
was third in military strength. Kiang
:oi province, in which Shanghai and
the very important strategic city of
Nnntan. which commands the Yang-
tze valley are located, was second in
military strength with a total of 43,-
500 troops. Hunan province, imme
diately south of Chi-li province, whicli
is the home of President Yuan Shi-kai,
v.as fourth in military strength, with
34,600 troops.
Yunnan and Szechuen provinces,
which are now figuring so prominently
in the revolution, had a much less
military strength at this last report
v, as made, but many troops have been
moved recently and the military forces
at Szechuen are now probably three
times the 17,000 troops reported a efw
months ago. Yunnan province, when
this report was made, had 21,400
troops. At the time the revolution
broke out, it was generally estimated
that 30,000 soldiers joined the revo-
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PAGE SEVEN
lutionists and deserted the govern
ment. Recruiting has been going on
at a very lively rate since the revolu
tion, and the number has now proba
bly been greatly increased.
One of the great weaknesses of the
Chinese military system is that each
province has its own army, and to a
great extent each commanding general
is a potentate quite independent of the
central government. The correlation
of the provincial army has always been
a very difficult task. Commanding of
ficers frequently display very great
independence, and there is constant
fear in Peking lest some commanding
general like Feng Kou-chang, who is
ir charge of the important garrison at
Nanking, shall desert the government
and join the insurrectionists.