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PAGE FOUR Something That W Should Interest Everybody I INSURANCE I M Have you seen the Ift 9 wonderful new policy It fl (copyright 1915) of K fl the Equitable Life? H U There is no better to || |J be had.as it combines K jj every attractive tea- B •J ture known to the |J ■ business. J U If you are content- K fl plating taking LIFE ■ '1 INSURANCE, it will be to B I your interest to see I? I this new policy. U A. t CROCKETT, Agent g MISS LILLIAN CHANDLER FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE HEALTH AND ACCIDENT. Office: Allison Building, Phone 45. Americus, Ga. SEE US It is now spring and house-cleaning time. Why not let us make your Mat tresses over for you, or make you a new one. The rule is for every person to get an average of eight hours sleep a day; so if you are going to spend a third of your life sleeping, why not sleep comfortably, on a good mattress’ Try us at 120. Pop: Mtn tauni NOTICE! Have Veates & Son do your paint work,Ford cars $15.00 up All work guaranteed.; It is our desire io give you the greatest value for youi money. Phone us at 664, Ameiicus, Ga. LOMBARD FOUNDRY, MACHINE, BOILER WORKS and MILL SUPPLY STORE Augusta, Georgia. Capacity, 300 Hands. Hundred Thousand feet floor space. Cotton, Oil, Gin, Saw, Grist, Fertilizer, Cane, Shin gle Mill Machinery, Supplies and Re pairs and Castings, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Wood, Coal and Sawdust Gratebars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing, Hose, etc. Cast every day. One hun dred machines and good men ready to do your work quick. FORD Motor Cars, Supplies and Re pairs in Stock. : Quick Delivery MISS BESSIE WINDSOR . . Insurance . . Hre, Accident and Bonds. Os flee Forsyth St. ’Phone 313 MONEY kemember when you want to borrow money on your improved farm on long time that I can get it for you at Six per cent interest. The contract cairy with them the privilege of paying SIOO, or any multiple there of, or of taking up entire loan, on any interest day, without bonus J. J. HANES! EY Lamar Street Americus. :: Georgia* MONEY TO LEND We are in position to obtain money on farm lands in Sumter county promptly at reasonable rates. If you •’eslre a loan call on or write us. las. I, $ John I. Fort Planters’ Bank Building. Captain Lane Leaves For The Artic To Bring Back Party Os Stefansson From The Not th SCEATTLE, April 22.—Captain Louis L. Lane, an Artic navigator of long experience, announced here to day he will leave Seattle for the Arc tic Ocean about June 1 in a 300-ton power schooner now being built here, ard exepcts to return to Nome or Seattle next autumn with Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the other members of the Canadian government expedition that sailed from Victoria, B. C., for the Artic Ocean June 17, 1913. Capt. Lane plans to be at Banks’ Land, in ' the Polar Sea, about August 5, and to meet Stefansson there. Lane, in the power schooner Polar Bear, took Stef ansson and two companions from I Banks Land to Herschel Island last August, and afterward sold the Polar | Bear to Stefansson, who returned to | Banks Land with this boat and the I small power boat Gladiator, intending i to pass the winter in exploriation of; Hanks Land and then, on the breaking of the ice this spring, making further exploriation of the new land which he i discovered last year, north of Melville I j Isand. Capt. Lane is now in Seattle supervising construction of his schon er Capt. Lane is going north, not under contract with the Canadian govern ment, but under a verbal agreement with Stefansson. Lane's new power boat, which probably will be named j the Great Bear, will be of wooden con struction, and the strongest ice-resist ing vessel ever built on Puget Sound. Lane will take with him gasoline and I other supplies for the Stefansson fleet. I Stefansson has asked the Canadian government to permit his parties to j | continue their work a year longer, I but it is believed that on account of war conditions the explorers will be j ordered home. The expedition was planned to continue three and a half years. Unless ice movements are unfavor able, Capt. Lane expects to reach Banks Land at the time fixed upon. If he has good fortune, he will call first a- Herschel Island, where he may re ceive word from Stefansson. If he does not get instructions there, he wil proceed north to Banks Land, making stops at points agreed upon last year, where Stefansson may have letters or men waiting for Lane. It may be that the explorers will choose to return to Nome in their own boats, the power i schooner Polar Bear, Alaska. Mary Sachs and North Star, but the vessels , probably will be out of repair and un r able to make the quick voyage that will be necessary to elude the treach erous ice, which comes up the coast rapidly in early autumn. If all goes j well, the explorers should arrive in i Nome soon after the middle of Sep tember. The Stefansson expedition from the beginning was divided into two part ies. The northern, under Stefansson, planned to seek new land in the Beau fort sea, and succeeded, notwithstand ing the loss of the principal boat, the whaler Karluk, which was crushed in the ice the first winter out. The south ern party, under Dr. Ralph Anderson, has been exploring and charting the delta of the Mackenzie River and the country to the east, and also making a geological survey of the islands and mainland at the mouth of the great river making geological survey of the islands and mainland at the mouth of for copper and coal. Copper nuggets abound along the waterways, and the Eskimos make their weapons and utensils of beaten copper. Stefansson, who discovered blue-eyed Eskimos in the Coronation gulf country, east of the Mackenzie, some years ago, these) people being, he believed, descend ants of the ancient Scandinavian set-! tiers in Greenland, is not revisiting ■ these Eskimos during his present jourpey. Stefansson and Anderson have a largo amount of information and material, and will make a complete report to the Canadian government. Stefansson wil] publish a book de scribing his discoveries. A dispatch from Christiana. Nor way. announcing that Captain Ronald Amundson, discoverer of the north west passage and the South Pole, plans (to set out on a North Pole expedition in the spring of 1917, byway of Bering Strait, interests Artic navigators greatly. Amundsen intended to leave San Francisco several years ago, sail from Bering Strait toward the North Pole and return between Spitzbergen and Greenland. He abandoned his voyage because of lack of funds. In the years that have elapsed motorboats progress has been rapid, and new en gines that burn small quantities of | I fuel have simplified Artic problems. Amundsen will use a 100-ton power boat. THE OUTLOOK FOR SUMTER’S COOPS ARE EXCELLENT Observation of scenes around the ! farms of Sumter county show that the' crops have a very bright outlook. Those who are familiar with condi tions in this section say that the crops of corn, cotton, oats, wheat and pota toes, have never been in better shape. The cotton crop is looking especially well. Since the cold weather the cotton crop has progressed until now a per fect stand is the rule, and by no means the exception. The crop is just be ginning to be chopped and in all in stances the rows have been barred oft preparatory to chopping. A perfect : stand at this time, with any favorable conditions at all, will result in a good crop. And as the farmers have learn ed well how to produce a cheap crop, the yield will be very profitable. The stand at present for the amount of fer ; tiiizers used is wonderful and as the | weather conditions are now perfect ! for farming, there is very little likeli j hood of the crop being injured in the ' near future. Corn in Good Shape. As to the production of corn, it is firmly believed by prominent planters that a larger crop will never be pro duced than the one now progressing. Generally speaking, the condition of the corn crops is very good, and the ravage of the cut-worm has done little to retard the development. This worm annually plays havoc with the corn crop all over the country, but this crop has not been injured to any ex tent noticeably. The outlook is very encouraging to those who have planted large acreage in this grain crop. Corn always is 1 sold at top notch prices, and the mar ket of Americus and surrounding country is always anxious to handle Sumter county grown corn. The crop this year is most favorable, and if average prices prevail, financial suc cess is assured. Corn in this section has mostly ; been raised for home consumption, ' but in recent years, there has been a > decided advance in the production un til now it forms a source df pecuniary ' t ain to the progressive farmer, who ‘ depends upon it to swell their surplus. 1. is a matter of great gratification . to those who have the interests of the ( farmers at heart, and a matter of con giatulation to the farmers themselves, - that the yield of wheat in Sumter 'county will be the largest ever made , by the exponents of “hog and hominy ’ farming methods. It will be recalled, I that the wheat crop of 1915 wos some- I '.hat disappointing, but the farmers I have planted this year much more : v heat than was cultivated last year, ai.d as they know more about how to produce a successful crop, the stand is new almost perfect. Those progressive farmers learned ' ill their lesson of preparedness for ■ any eventuality, and are now prepared to weather any war, or any other cal-' j amity, because their fields have wheat, and their smokehouses are filled to the brim with meat. The crop of this i icney-rtiaking grain is the best on the THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. records of the county and it is now ripening. Soon it will be ready for market, and a quick sale of any sur plus is assured. This crop will in time be one of the boasts of the South land, and it should be gratifying to the citizens of Sumter county that they are practically pioneers i.i bringing this product to the attention of people all over the South, who are firm in believing that the only crop in the country is King Cotton. < The lack of moisture has hampered the oat crop, but the recent rains did tins crop worlds of good and it is now rapidly coming to the front. The plant this year is small, due to lack of moisture, but the amount planted, and the quality is excellent. So no fears need be held for its final success. This crop is very valuable as feed for stock, and it has mainly been planted in Sumter county for farm animals. Io recent years, how'ever, quite a large amount has found its way to Ameri cus, and a ready sale has always beea the result. The amount planted, this, year, seems to assure Americus a mar ket for oats of the county. Peanuts Being Planted. It is also a matter of comment that tte potato crop will be excellent in quality, and large in acreage. But the most surprising development of the year to those who keep in touch with the farmers, is the large acreage ! being devoted to the production of j peanuts in 1916. This is compara tively a new crop added to the long list of products capable of being made in Sumter county, and with financial success. Nearly every planter has a good, big acreage in peanuts this year, and the yield promises to eclipse that of any other county in the state. This is due to the fact that facilities have been made in Americus for the handl ing of the oil contained in this pro duct. This oil is capable of being made into oil-cake, which has been proven to be of prime value as feed I for stock. This industry promises to bo one of the largest in the country, and as peanuts can be cheaply pro duced, a large crop will mean a bunch of money over expenses. After everything has been consid ered, never before in the history of the county have signs seemed quite as propitious for a bumper f.-t’. Charles Chaplin Sues As He Is Not Funny Much NEW YORK, April 22. —Charles Chaplin, the millionaire movie actor, has gone to law to protect his highly valuable reputation as a comedian. He has started the first suit ever filed be cause a picture is not funny enough. Chaplin has brought suit against the Essaney Film Manufacturing Company, his former employers, and the Vita graph-Lubin-Selig-Essanay, Inc., for iparmanent injunction against the dis tr . ution of th.:- m 'on picture known as “Charlie Ct aplin’s Burlesque on Car men.” The action is in the Supreme Court of New York. Chaplin is now working on a salary of $670,000 for the Mutual Film Cor poration, which fact he cites as evi dence of the great value of his name as a comedian. Chaplin’s salary is the equivalent of (six per cent, return on an invested cap i ital of $11,166,666, which may be taken as a measure of the value ol his name a a comedian. The actor charges that the picture as originally made by him was in two reels of one thousand feet each and that it is being released in four ' padded" reels of such quality as to ■seriously injure his fame. The actor charges that the picture as Under the terms of his contract Chaplin alleges that the Essanay com pany agreed that no pictures bearing his name should be released without his approval and final O. K. He says tnat he made a two reel “Carmen” and directly charges that the Essanay com pany. after he had completed the pic ture and left the employ of the com pany, employed one Ben Turpin and p ther actors to make additional pic i tures with which “Carmen” was 11 added. “I did not think the picture was any '‘world beater’ when I made it in two reels," said Chaplin in a statement MAKE YOUR PoRCH COMFORTABLE BEFORE HOT WEATHER ftp- “She can look out, Lut you can*t look in” trade tyudor MARK PATENTED PORCH SHADES “VUDOR” Shades will make your porch an ideal summer living room. Ask your friends who already use them. Those who have once used “VUDqRS” never use any others. They are fine for sleeping porches Phone Us For An Estimate MEMBER AMERICUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Want Advertisements BATES. > One a word each insertion. Minimum charge of 25c. No classified advertisement will be charged to any one unless their name appears on our subscription books. All advertisements for “HELP or SITUATION WANTED” will be in serted one time free. When number of insertions exceed iwo w e eks 3-4 cent a word. When number of insertions exceeds four weeks 1-3 cent a were. BUY the large sizes of JONES’ BALSAM OF BENZOIN when your horses are troubled with scratches thrush, galled shoulders, swellings and flesh wounds. Sod on the money-back plan. Ask your dealer for it. 9-I'm FOR RENT FOR RENT —Two nice upstairs fur nished or unfurnished, connecting rooms; close in. Phone 699. J. P. Can non, 409 Lamar street. 20-ts FOR RENT—Eight-room house with modern improvements, on Lee street, No. 131; close in; possession at once. K. E. Cato. 13-ts FOR RENT—House and lot 155 Tai lor street, now occupied by J. T. Stakes. See R. E. McNulty. 8-14 WANTED—M isceilaneous WOMEN WANTED—FuII time, sal ary $15.00, selling guarantee hosiery io wearer; 25c an hour spare time; permanent; experience unnecessary. International Mills, Ann St., Norris town, a. P 23-lt given out at the Los Angeles studio where he is now at work. “But now that it is stretched into four it can not possibly do justice to me or stand as my product. It is decidedly unfair to me to release the picture in this form, besides it is a violation of the terms of my agreement with Essanay. as has been set up by my lawyers in New York.’’ WANTED—Two lady canvassers for [Americus and vicinity. $15.00 week salary and expenses. Bestever Mfg. Co.. East St. Louis, 111. 23-3 t FARM LOANS—at 6 per cant. Inter est. Terms satisfactory. R. L. May nard. NASSAR GROCERY COMPANY— This side Seaboard Depot, Clark Bros, old stand. All kinds fancy groceries and fruits. Phone 576. 29-lm FARM LOANS Can give goo( terms on farm loans; money plenti ful. W. W. Dynes. 15-tj LOANS made on farms at Six Per- Cent. Interest. J. J. Hanesiey. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—I am now prepared to grind your corn into the best and purest unbolted meal; also have a special mill to grind your corn in the shuck, cob and all into stock feed. Grind hay, oats, alfalfa and anything that grows on land that yon want ground. In grinding your stock feed you absolutely lose nothing—the mill grinds it all. Bring your corn to my mill, and remember I grind it up into meal or stock feed and guarantee prompt service and a square deal. I have the only stock feed mill in this vicinity. Give me your order and ee | pleased. J. W. L. Daniel, College St, on Seaboard Tracks. FOR SALL LEE STREET SAND PIT—In old Elbert Head Fish Pond. Best building sand in Georgia. Short haul, easy to ’rad, very accessible, 20 cents for 2 horse load at pit, or 85 cents delivered; 75c in large quantities. See Harrold Brothers or L. G. Council. 21-ts DON’T USE POOR OIL-For use on sewing machines, bic> ,les and all pur poses requiring a fine lubricant, the best is the cheapest in the end. Gen uine Singer Oil can only be obtained at Singer Shops. Look for the red S Singer Sewing Machine Company, No, 402 Windsor Block, T ac k son street. 11-13-16-w SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1913 FOR SALE—Strawberry cups by the dozen, hundred or thousand. Buch* anan Gro, Co. ' ■ " II ■»■ - FOR SALE—Two 60-foot front, va cant lots, on the north side of Taylor street, Americus, Ga„ being a part of the lot known as the A. B. Campbell home lot. and lying immediately east of the residence of D. R. Andrews. For terms of sale see R. L. Maynard, Ex ecutor of Estate if Mrs. A. B. Camp bell. 21-ts TOMATO PLANTS—Earhan's Beau ty, Globe, Stone; extra large plants $ weeks old, 100, 75c; 200, $1.25; 300 $2.00; sent to your P. O. box postage paid. Sweet potato plants, Nanc» Hall, Early Triumph, Bunch and Yel lew Yams. 500, $1.25; 1,000, $2.00, post paid; we fill all orders daily in April and May. Evergreen Plant Farms, Ev ergreen, Ala. 3-20 t A MACHINE FOR WOMEN—Should be the best obtainable. The Singer Sewing Machine is acknowledged the lightest running, most durable and convenient of any. Look for the red S. Singer Sewing Machine Company, No. 402 Windsor Block, Jackson Street. 11-13-16-w WANTED—To cut and thresh your grain. Griff Eldridge. 19-6 t J. A. GLASGOW, tailor-making, re pairing; display Mason-Hanson sam ples. 215 Lamar Street. 5-ln LOSI LOST—Cross of Honor badge with my name on it. Return to me at courthouse. W. T. Weekly,. 23-2 t STOLEN—Niger bicycle; blue lock ed; in good condition; from Ebenezer church, near Maddox Crossing. Sam McGarrah, Plains, Ga. Ail He Wanted. Newly arrived from the Highlands, Jack McT.tvlsh wandered about the big city until fairly tired out. Long had he hesitated about entering any of the brilliantly lighted restaurants, but at length he mustered up courage and was us iered to a table. The waiter handed him the menu card, which was a foreign language to Mo • avish. I naily, in desperation, he sa!d to the hovering waiter; Ah’m no hungry, no hungry at a’. Just bring '>» a plate o' whisky an' a w4e wooa!"