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1 he Times-Recorder is the ONLY paper in the 7 bird Congressional District with Associated Press service. 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 *♦444444444444* 1 _ ___ I 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 < 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. * Further details of the arrangements and plans will be published in the Times-Recorder from time to time. I 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. THE TIMES-RECORDER IS THE ONLY AMERICUS PAPER WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE AMERIEUSTIMES-RECORDER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS 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 i 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. I 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. 1 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. _ . 1 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 I anticipated further direct assurances will be given the American govern- < 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 i 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. THE TIMES-HECORDEFI LIKE ILETWHOM HOME Americus people going out of the 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 4444-444-4444444» 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.” CI TV 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 i 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. NUMBEEI m