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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
. CONCLUSIONS OF
UNCLE SAM FROM
THE FUTURES ACT
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12.—The
conclusions of the U. S. department of
agriculture on the disputes referred
to it under the terms of the cotton
futures act are reported in Service and
Regulatory Announcements No. 8 of
the Office of Markets and Rural Or- |
ganization, which the department has
jufet published. The statement covers
all the disputes from March 16, 1915,'
to November 30, 1915. During this time ;
1,003 were handled, Involving a total
of 65,823 bales. Seven, involving 733
bales, were dismissed without deter
mination.
Os the number of bales passed upon,
6 283, or 9.6 per cent., were found un
deliverable. Two thousand and sixty
were rejected because of grade only,
2,702 because of length of staple only,
and 1,122 because of both grade and
length of staple. Two hundred and
thirteen were rejected for quality only
and the remainder for quality and
other causes combined,, By far the
greatest number of disputes arose on
account of grade and length of staple
combined, disputes for this cause
amounting to 50,778 bales out of a to- i
tai of 65,446.
In hearing the disputes, the report
shows that, on an average, five days
elapsed between the filing of the first
papers, in disputes in which there
, were no delays chargeable to the par
" ties, and the mailng of the memo
randa of conclusions. On the other
hand, the average time that elapsed
between the filing of the first papers,
in disputes in which there were de
lays chargeable to the parties, and
the mailing of the memoranda of con
clusions was 10 days. In the last nam
ed class delays caused by one or both ,
of the parties in the dispute caused an
average delay of 7 days, which might
have been avoided. The most frequent
causes of these delays were as follows:
Papers made out improperly, 182.
Erorrs in tag numbers, 131.
Delay in receipt of samples, 44.
Missing samples, 35.
Necessity for new samples, 13.
Adjustment of replacement charges,
83.
The report also shows that al'A>->,gh
there was an unusually large number
of disputes in May, when 374 were re
ferred to the department involving a
total of 35,882 bales, the settlement of
these disputes was not unduly pro
tracted.
It is stated that it does not seem
’.visable to adopt the suggestion that
the department -establish a branch of
fice at New York to determine disputes .
under the cotton futures act. These ;
disputes, it is said, are determined un
der existing conditions with as little
loss of time as could be expected at ,
any place. The establishment of al,
branch office would involve the era- L
pioyment of a sufficient number ot ■,
employees to cope with the maximum'
amount of business, and would mean, ! (
therefore, that during slack seasons;
there would be comparatively little for
the. examiners to do. In Washington <
b they are employed at such times in <
w ether work. <
In regard to the costs assessed for ■
(passing upon disputes, the report <
Hates that they aggregated $23,114.70, <
cf which $17,854.26 was assessed 1
against the complainants and the re- I
mainder against the respondents. 1
The statement also discusses the es- <
sects of the provision in the law- mak- 1
ir.g cotton less than 7-8 of an inch in I
length of staple undeliverable. When
the law was enacted this provision i
gave rise to some apprehension. It is i
shown, however, that of the bales of
♦ OLDEST ELK IN COUNTRY 4
4 LEAVES HERD; AGED 101. 4 i
♦" COLUMBUS, Miss., May 12. 4 1
♦ Harrison Johnson, aged one hun- 4
4 dred and one years old, and a ♦
4 prominent and wealthy citizen of 4
♦ Columbus, died at his home here 41
♦ today. 41
4- The deceased was the oldest 4
4 living member of the Benevolent 4
4 and Protective Order of Elks and 4
4- a veteran of the Seminole Indian *
4- war. 4
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SHRINERS WILL
BE HERE UN JUNE
BTH AS A CROWD
The Shriners’ ceremonial from Alee
Temple, of Savannah, will be held in
Americus on June Bth, according to
information received from the officials
by Ambassador Sam R. Heys.
Announcement that the Shriners
would come to Americus soon has
been made in the Times-Recorder, but
today was the first time that the defi
nite date had been made known.
The Shriners of Sumter county will
organize for the occasion, which com
prise 500 visitors. A general commit
tee has been named, composed of AV. F. 1
Smith, chairman; H .E. Allen, P. E. '
Westbrook, J. E. Hightower, S. A.
Daniels.
Savannah will send over one hun
dred Shriners to the ceremonial and a
large number of novitiates will make
the trip over the hot sands.
An elaborate entertainment is being
planned by the local Shriners for the
occasion, and June Bth will be a date
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of much interest for Americus.
The Shriners are jolly folks, and
their coming to this city will be an oc-
I
casion of much interest.
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Further details of the arrangements
and plans will be published in the
Times-Recorder from time to time.
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25 PER GENT INCHEASE
WITH GOOUS IN SILVER
ATLANTA, Ga., May 12. —The price
of articles made of silver has increased
25 per cent, in the past two months
and a still greater increase is antici- ■
rated by Atlanta jewelers as the re
sult of the unusual conditions pre
vailing in the silver market and in the
factories which produce silver articles.
A shortage of bullion has been caus
ed by the inactivity of the Mexican
silver mines during several years past
and by the unusual demands from
Russia and South America. Silver I
bullian is now selling at 73 cents an
ounce, against a price of 40 cents a
month ago, and the price is expected
t > go to sl. Skilled labor is scarce,
too, as great numbers have gone to
work in the munitions plants of the
country.
cotton referred to the department only
6.4 per cent of those in which the
question of length of staple w r as in
volved were found undeliverable, and
only 4.47 per cent, were undeliverable
on this account alone. On the other
hand, the statement continues, it is
believed that this provision has tended
to strengthen future contracts and has
caused them to reflect more accurately
the value of spot cotton. Furthermore,
it is said, it will tend to make the
rmer exercise greater care in the
selection of seed and will thus aid in
improving- the character and staple cf
American cotton.
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ALLIES EORPEDO 1
TEUTON 80IT WITH
OUT A WARNING
Hard fighting was resumed early
today in the vicinity of Dead Man’s
Hill in the Verdun region. The Ger-
Tans again attempted without success
to dislodge the French from positions
•» .
on the slopes of the hill, but two heavy
inafntry attacks were repulsed.
Increased violence of artillery fire
in other sectors of the Verdun front
is reported from both Parrs and Ber
lin.
A semi-official despatch from Berlin
reports the sinking in the Adriatic of
an Austrian steamer described as a
“passenger steamer.” The despatch
does not state passengers were on
beard, and it seems probable the ship
was engaged in government service
when attacked. As far as known no
Austrian steamers have been engaged
in passenger traffic in the Adriatic or
elsewhere since early in the war. Tt
is noted in this connection that a
Paris new-s agency despatch dated May
1 fith, reported the sinking In the lower
Adriatic of “an enemy transport laden
with war munitions.”
British Defeated at Halioch.
BERLIN, May 12. —German troops
on yesterday stormed several Britisn
trenches near Halloch, says an official
war office statement.
Case of Appani in Courts.
NORFOLK, Va„ May 12.—Federal
Judge Waddill today opened court pro
ceedings to determine the status of the
captured British liner Appam. Coun
sel at the opening of the case read an
opinion from the state department in
the case holding that legal questions
existed for the courts to decide and
defining these as touching the German
claim that prizes of war are alowed
refuge in American ports under the
treaty, while the department holds the
(treaty grants asylum for war vessels
acocmpanying prizes, but does not
operate as to protect the spoils of
war.
BERLIN, Bay 12.—(Wireless)—The
Austro-Hungarian passenger steamer
Dubrovenik has been torpedoed and
sunk by an enemy submarine in the
Adriatic, says the semi-official news
agency. The location of the vessel
when attacked, and the number of
lives lost is not stated.
The Dubrovenik, the semiiofficial
news agency says, was unarmed and
was torpedoed without warning. It is
reported several American citizens
were on board, but the statement lacks
confirmation early today.
Germany Not To Reply.
COPENHAGEN, May 12. —According
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Wills COUNT! HUM ME
THOMAS COUNTY ADVERTISING ( AR. 1
wlrich passed through Americus We inesday. J. H. Baechom is driving and ’
E. D. Mcßae on the front seat. R. I; and C. R. Mcßae, two of Thomas t
county's largest planters, are on the rear seat. i
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 12, 1916
ENGINEER GUILTY
OE MANSLAUGHTER
SALISBURY, N. C., May 12.—Sam A. '
Taskerly, engineer on the Southern
railway’s New York-New Orleans Lim
ited, which on November 24th last col
lided with the rear end of a special
train on the same road, killing two
passengers was today found guilty of i
manslaughter. The jury trying the i
case recommended Taskerlyt to the
mercy of the court, and sentenced has
1 not yet been pronounced.
Clyde Wilson, flagman on the spec
’ ial train who signalled Taskerly to
stop, was tried and acquitted on a mur
der charge.
NEGRO IS HfiNGEO
ON MOBOER CHARGE.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.. May 12.—La- '
. mar Lightner, a negro, was hanged '
here this morning for the murder of 1
Will Robinson, another negro. Many
prominent white people petitioned '
the governor for clemency, but inas- 1
much as Lightner had killed one other
man before the murder of Robinson, 1
1 e was allowed to hang.
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EVENING PRAYER SAIB
IT EPISCOPAL CRB RGB
Evening prayer ■will be said in Cal
vary Episcopal church tonight at 8
o’clock tonight.
After these services a choir practice
will be held, and Director Williams re- .
quests all of the members especially j
to attend.
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t( the Berliner Tageblatt, ihe official '
organ of the government, Germany
will not send a formal reply to Wash
ington in response to Wilson’s latest
note ond the submarines ituation. The
situation, the Tageblatt says, is to be
handled through a conference with
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. This
( conference is likely to occur either
■ todav or tommor, at which time it is
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anticipated further direct assurances
will be given the American govern-
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ment, through Von Jagow the German
foreign minister. ,
Artillery Frustrates Attempt- <
PARIS, May 12.—Two German at- ’
tempts during last night to recapture J ’
positions on the western slope of Dead ■
1 Man’s Hill, taken by the French May I
ICth, were frustrated by French ar- 1
tiliery, says the war office early today.
Artillery is active about Avacourt i
wood, and the bombardment in the 1
■ Dcunamount-Vaux section continues. 1
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RAINFALL 15 25
INCHES SHORT IN
THIS SECTION
A shortage of practically tw’enty
i inches of rainfall exists in this sec
tion for the year from May 12, 1915, to
I this day, according to the figures fur
nished by Joe M. Bryan, the local
weather observer.
Mr. Bryan stated Friday that the to
tal rainfall from May 12th, 1915, to
that day this year is 30.34 inches,
which is a shortage of about twenty
inches.
Within the last twenty-three days
this section of the state has had only
one-tenth of one inch in rainfall, stated
Mr. Bryan.
The maximum temperature for
Thursday was 101 degrees, which is
quite a high mark for this season of
the year. The high mark for the mer
cury on Wednesday w.as 100 degrees.
AH of these figures are official, they
having been furnished by Mr. Bryan.
It is estimated today that the tem
perature is ranging around the high
marks already set for Wednesday and
Thursday, and until a rain comes the
people and crops of this section will
suffer intensely from the extraordinary
heat.
ICE GREAMMUST BE
8 P.C. BUTTER FAT
Under a ruling today of Commis
sioner J. D. Price, of the department
of agriculture at Atlanta, based on the
pure food law’s, all ice cream here
after sold in Georgia must contain not
less than 8 per cent, of butter fat.
Manufacturers of ice cream have
ben given positivevly to understand
that the department will insist upon
rigid adherence to this minimum stan
dard and any sale of ice cream below
this standard will be promptly prose
cuted.
Many of the states, Georgia includ
ed. have been endeavoring for some
time to arrive at a fair standard for
ice" cream. Georgia, in common with
ethers, set the standard high namely,
12 per cent, butter fat for plain, and
10 per cent, for fruit and nut ice
creams.
Many of the states surrounding
Georgia have reduced their standards
to 7 and 8 per cent., and Georgia is ■
one of the last to follow suit. Com-I
missioner Price's order fixes the stand-,
ard at 8 per cent, fat, that is for all I
I
varieties of ice cream, which is still
higher than that in several of the other
states.
While ice cream comes under the
pure food laws it is largely regarded
as a delicacy. The difference made'
by the change of standard is simply |
one of richness in butter fat, and in no i
sense affects the purity and whole
someness of ice cream as a food.
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city for the summer months, or who
will be absent from the city for any
length of time, should have the Times-
Recorder follow them with the news
from home. Phone your order to the
Times-Recorder office, and paper will
be sent you promptly.
Nothing can be more interesting to
jou when away from home than your
home paper to give you the news. The
Times-Recorder will keep you posted
hnd oyu should have it when you leave
the city for your vacation.
I * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 t 4 ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ 4 4 ♦ I
I ♦TRIENNIAL ( (INVENTION OF 4
I ♦ Y. M. (>. A. AT CLEVELAND 4
4- CLEVELAND, 0., May 12. 4
| ♦ The triennial convention of the 4
| * Young Men’s Christian Associa- 4
♦ tion began its session here to- 4
T day. 4
♦ Three thousand delegates
4senting local associations in every 4
4 part of the United States, are in 4
■ 4 attendance, and much of import- 4
• 4 ance to the asosciation will be 4
1 4 discussed. f
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MOTHERS DAY IS
SUNDAY IN ALL
OF THE BEAUTY
Don’t forget that Sunday is “Moth
er's Day”—the best day.
Let every one wear a flower in honor
of her—the best friend ever had, or
ever will have.
The white carnation is the official
flower, but if you can’t get a white
carnation, another white flower will
do. but be sure and wear a flower.
Think what mother is and has been
to you. Go back to the days of your
childhood and remember who it was
(that watched over and cared for you,
i and who as you grew older gave her
love and sympathy in unstinted meas
ure in your childish grief and woes,
and as time passed encouraged and di
rected you in the right path, and who
all through life has loved you and
kept faith in you regardless of all
things else, save that she was your
mother and you her child.
So on next Sunday it will be but a
small part of the duty, you owe her I
and to her that you wear a flow’er in
honor of mother.
The day will be appropriately ob
served in this city. The churches are
all making ready to this end. Special'
programs have been prepared consist
ing of music and songs. Practice is
going on each day that these programs '
may be rendered fittingly and in keep
ing with the occasion. Do your duty by
doing your part in the observance of
the day. Go to church, catch the in-,
spiration of the hour, mingle your
voice with others in songs of praise
honoring mother, but of all things
v>ear a flower.
LIQUOR ORDERS TO
REGION I*™
I ATLANTA, Ga., May 12.—Now that'
the supply of liquor laid in store is
beginning to run low’, orders for shlp
[ ment by express are beginning to in
' crease.
For the first w’eek of prohibition
there were not more than a dozen ex-
I jit ess shipments in to Atlanta but
during the first three days of the sec
ond week no less than 300 consign
ments have come romping in to slake
the thirst of drinkers.
In the office or the ordinary of Ful
ton county the express company’s re
cord of the names of persons receiving
shipments, together with the amount
received by each, is filed in alpha
betical order by a special clerk as
signed to this work.
City detectives made an inspection
yesterday with the idea that they
might find where some especially
thirsty citizen had ordered more than
the law allows, but their expectations
were not realized.
Up to date the largest number to
receive shipments come under the
head of “B” in the alphabetical list,
perhaps through some affinity between
their names and the name • Booze.”
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AJ EDITION £
CONFERENCE ON
BORDER HALTED
BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. CL, May IX
Secretary Baker, of the war depute
ment, announced after today’s cabinet
meeting that no change in Mexican
policy had been agreed upon, and th*k
I i.o new’ orders for militia organiz*iio*s
| tc go to the border are in con tempi*-
I tion.
He stated to a representative at th*
Associated Press this afternoon that
no general invasion of Mexico is be
ing thought of at present.
Conferees Leave El Pas*.
EL PASO, Tex., May 12. - General
Alvarez Obregon, minister of war ba
Carranza’s Mexican cabinet, sfxrtaf
south before daybreak this morning,
after failing to agreed with Generals
Scott and Funston regarding a border
patrol. General Scott leaves this af
ternoon for Washington, and Genraai
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Funston goes to San Antonio at bra
thirty o’clock tonight.
Another Raid Reported.
TUSCON, Ariz., May 12.— Mexican
1 bandits are reported to have raided
• Polaris, a small mining camp seraa
miles below Loohniel, and drove an th*
Americans out early today.
Negotiations From Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May IX—
i Upon receipt of word today from Ge*.
Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of th*
1 United States army, now at El Paa*
saying that the border conferracra
with Gen. Alvarez Obregon had closed
; without an agreement being reaehedt,
Secretary of War Baker announeed
that he had directed General Scott te
ireturn to Washington and General
Funston, his compannlon during th*
conference, to return to his headquar-
1 tors at Fort Sam Houston, near S*k
j Antonio, Tex.
All negotiations over the dispositM*
I of American troops in Mexico will now
be conducted through the state de
partment, it is officially stated. Dopfi
. niatic officers here and at Mexico CStj
will be in charge of further negotia
tions upon the seubject.
At the state department it is stated.
General Scott's report will be slndiei
carefully before the matter is take*,
up with Mexican officials. This report,
rendered to the war department, it
now being examined by diplomatic of
ficials, and it is expected that General
Scott will give his personal views t*
these officers upon arrival in Wash
ington.
President Wilson remains firm ht
the determination to keep United
States troops in Mexico until basdit
raids into American territory are res
dered impossible. That the preside*
will use such measures of force a*
may be necessary to accomplish thia
purpose, well informed persona here
say, there is no doub whatever.
CAPT. AND MRS. STOKES
TO IISITJIITE SHIHS
Capt. and Mrs. H. M. Stokes leaw
Sunday or Monday for White Spring*.
Fla., where they go to spend two wed*
or more. Capt. Stokes makes a trip to-
White Springs every year, and ha*
been going there for the past seventeen
years. He and Mrs. Stokes will be
poined there by Mrs. J. W. McCrory
and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stoke*, df
Buena Vista. The Buena Vista party ts
already sojourning in Florida and wBI
meet Capt. and Mrs. Stokes at White
Springs next week.
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