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THIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR.
ELK!i 10 OBSERVE
FUG TODAY WITH
EXERCISES HERE
Today is the day we have been talk
ing about so much right recently,
“Flag Day.”
The occasion will be appropriately
observed in Americus by the Benevo
lent Protective Order Elks, Patriotic
Oi der Sons of America, the U. D. C„ D.
A. R., Sons of Veterans, the Confeder
ate Veterans, and other patriotic or
ganizations. In fact, our whole pop
ulation will do honor and reverence to
the day and the grand old Stars and
Stripes.
Exercises in keeping with the day
and the occasion will be held tonight |
at the High school uaditorium under
the direction of the Americus Lodge of
Elks, No. 752.
A splendid program has been pre
pared for the occasion, consisting of
liusic, songs, readings and speaking.
The oration will be by E. A. Nisbet,
his theme being, “Our Country.” An
other special feature will be readings
by Miss Susie Stallings.
In a recent issue The Times-Recor
der told its readers of the history and
origin of the American flag, and now
that the day has arrived for doing
honor unto it byway of celebration
it is timely that you be reminded of its
use and forbidden use. In short, the
American flag is the symbol of the
brotherhood of man. “It stands for
courage, for chivalry, for generosity
and honor.
No hand must touch it roughly, no
hand shall touch it irreverently.
Its position is aloft; to float over its
children, uplifting their eyes and
hearts by its glowing colors and splen
did promise, for under the stars and
stripes are opportunities unknown to
any other nation of the world.
The government commands the peo
ple to honor their flag. Men and boys
should uncover their heads as they
pass the vivid stripes which represent
the life blood of brave men and the
stars which shall shine forever.
It must be raised at sunrise; lowered
at sunset.
It is not a plaything of the hour; it
i- a birthright of privilege and in
t r- -
tegrity.
It may not be used as a staff, or
whip or covering.
It shall not be marred by advertise
ments, nor desecrated on the stage.
It was born to tears and blood; it
was baptised in blood and tears.
It has floated since June 14, 1777,
over a country of benevolence, refuge
and progress.
It must always be carried upright.
It is the emblem of freedom, of
equalty, of justice, for every person
and creature as it floats unvanquished,
untarnished over the open door of free
education.
Can; any one read the above—of what
our flag stands for ,of what it meaqs
t 0 us—without feeling anew the thrill
of pride and reverence for that flag
and our great republic of which it is
the symbol.”
Let there be a record-breaking crowd
at the High school auditorium tonight
to do honor to Old Glory. If
you are a true American you cannot
a fiord to stay away, and if there burns
i\ your bosom the least spark of pa
triotism, you will be there, and thus
add to the sum total of the love cf
country, patriotic zeal, honor of the
national flag, that lives in the hearts
. nd minds of our American citizens.
Go out and lend your presence in
keeping green the traditions of our
lountry, the accomplishments of our
forefathers and the importance of
honoring and reverencing the national
flag.
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MASS OF FACTS NOW
BEFOREJOM MISSION
Testimony and other evidence was
taken before the Railroad Commission
of Georgia in Atlanta Tuesday on the
petition of the Americus Public Ser
vice Co., for permission to increase the
rates on electricity and gas here. The
attorneys in the case are in Atlanta
Wednesday where they are presenting
further facts and figures.
It is possible that the decision of the
commission will be reserved for sev
eral days before being announced.
Judge R. L. Maynard represents the
Public Service company, and W. A.
.Dobson represents a body of citizens
protesting against the raise in rates.
THREEPTSIIIRK
SLOGAN FOB THE
DEMOCRATS NOW
COLISEUM, St. Louis, tune 14.
With the keynote “Americanism and
Peace; Preparedness and Prosperity,”
the democratic national convention op
ened at 12:32 o’clock this afternoon.
Twelve thousand persons were present
to witness the opening. William J.
Bryan, who is her eas a newspaper re
porter, was roundly cheered as he en
tered the section reserved for news
writers. Senator Ollie James, of Ken
tucky, permanent chairman of the as
semblage, was also cheered vociferous
up as he entered the hall.
The first real demonstration of the
conventon came when Chairman Mc-
Combs, of the national executive com
mittee, in his opening speech gave ut
terance to the historic statement:
“The Elephant is dead; the Moose
is dead —long live the American
Eagle.”
Temporary officers were approved
and temporary Chairman' Martin Glynn,
of New York, began his speech. His
declaration upon Americanism, and the
statement that “the policy of the ad
ministration as to neutrality is as
.American as the American flag,” was
given prolonged demonstration. The
prediction of Wilson’s re-election
brought, the delegates to their feet, all
Cheering wildly. Several bands joined
in the demonstration, and continued
cheer’s greeted Chairman Glynn’s ef
forts to continue.
Representative Charles L. Bartlett, of
Georgia, and Frank S. White, former
senator from Aalbama, were named
this afternoon as members of the res
olutions committee.
Wilson Speaks Regarding Platform.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 14-
President Wilson will not countenance
efforts to insert a plank in the demo
cratic platform favoring a law to pro
hibit federal judges leaving the bench
to accept elective office. This was offi
cially made known today when the
president sent word to St. Louis that
he wants no “petty politics” played in
the convention.
‘•Golden Lane” Formed by Suffragists.
COLISEUM, St. Louis, June 14.—Car
penters beat a tattoo with hammers,
putting the finishing touches on the
convention hall, as delegates to the
democratic national convention began
filling the hall hours before the con
vention assembled. Many of the dele
gates removed their coats, because of
the hot weather, and when Senator
James entered the hall, everybody
cheered loudly. Small flags were dis
tributed among the delegates by suf
fragists before the convention was for
. naily called to order.
A feature of the day was the “Gold
en Lane” formed of a thousand wo-
AMERiSFRtffiiREtMDER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERK US, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14. 1916
BOOSTER BODY'S
MEETING GOMES
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
The annual meeting of the Americus
and Sumter County Chamber of Com
merce, which has been postponed for a
month on account of such pressing
business in the office, and Secretary
Hyman having been out of the city so
much, will be held on Friday night,
June 16th, at 8 p. m.
At this time, President Carr S.
Glover will read his annual message,
and Secretary Hyman will make a re
port of the year’s work in detail, giv
ing an outline of the work to be taken
up during the coming year. There will
be many important features of this
meeting that should interest every
mmeber of the Chamber of Commerce,
and the office shoudl be taxed to hold
the members on that night.
The Chamber of Commerce was one
year old on the first day of May, and
during the past year has done a won
derful work, considering the resources
that ft has had at its disposal. Cover
ing the entire county of Sumter, and
lending aid to each and every town in
Fumter, not only with the small towns,
out in every way possible, fostering
and lending its aid to the agricultural
department and home economics de
partment, thus lending aid to the farm
ers all over the entire county.
Sumter county today stands in Geor
gia as the only county in the entire
state having a published directory,
which has been a great aid to our peo
ple here since it was published this
spring. It is to be hoped that the
members will turn out and give their
co-operation to this meeting by lending
(heir presence. It Is their Chamber of
Commerce, and in no sense does it be
long to the officers and the commis
sioners, and you put your money in it
all the year as an investment, and
surely you will want to come to the
stock taking at the end of the year,
and see what they have on the credit
side, as compared to the debit side.
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PARADE TO PREPARE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14.
Led by President Wilson carrying a
silken United States flag and attired
in white trousers with blue coat and
straw hat, stepping to martial strains,
nearly seventy-live thousand men, wo
men and children marched in today’s
preparedness parade here.
The president left the line as it
passed the White House, taking a posi
tion which enabled him to review the
pageant as it passed. At three o’clock
tills afternoon he began delivering the
Flag Day Address, before an audience
of ajiproximately 100,000 persons.
There were no regular soldiers in
the line of march, which was consti
tuted solely of militia, civic organiza
tions, business mem, workers in va
rious industries and government em
ployees. Each of the marchers car
ried a flag, and ideal weather was ex
perienced throughout the day.
men, attired in white with yellow
sashes and parasols, lined along the
principal streets through which dele
gates passed en route to the Coliseum.
The women remained silent as dele
gates passed, carrying into effect the
threat of suffrage leaders who on yes
terday submitted to the resolutions
committee a proposed platform plank
offering the suffragists all they have
asked for.
♦ WEATHER REPORT. *
♦ June 14, 1016. ♦
♦ FOR GEORGIA: Party coludy; ♦
♦ Thursday, probably local thunder ♦
♦ showers. -f
♦"I4 +44 44+ 4 + -M-444
THIRDDISTRIGT
COMMITTEE HIS
MEETWEDNESD'T
The Third District Congressional Ex
ecutive committee met Wednesday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock at the Windsor Ho
tel. A large number of the committee
men were present and E. L. Carter, of
Stewart, presided.
The members of the committee pres
ent were W. R. Bower, of Fitzgerald;
Bob McAllister, of Fort Gaines; A. L.
McArthur, of Cordele; Watts Powell,
of Vienna; Ware G. Martin, of Lees
burg; John B. Guerry, of Montezuma;
A. S. Rainey, o fEllaville; H. M.
A S. Rainey, ow Ellaville; H. M.
Kaigler, of Georgetown; O. S. Wood,
of Richland; J. D. Weaver, of Dawson;
W. K. Jenkins, of Ashburn; C. B. Mar
shall, of Reynolds; G. E. Thornton, of
Preston.
Committee in Session.
The committee was meeting when
the Times-Recorder went to press. It
was expected that they would set Sep
tember 12th as the date for the con
gressoinal prmary, which is the same
time that the state primary will be
held. Their other business is expected
to be formal with adoption of the rules
and regulations.
Only two candidates have entered the
race, Congressman Crisp and Thomas
G Hudson.
It is expected that the unit rule will
be adopted.
LESLIE WIW. Will
KAYE MEMORAL DAY
LESLIE, Ga., June 14.—The local
camp of Woodmen the of World, No.
2 J.l, will observe their annual Mem
orial Day exercises at the Baptist
church next Sunday, June 18th, at 11
o’clock. Special music will be render
ed, and Rev. C. S. Durden will preach
an appropriate sermon for the occas
ion. The Woodmen will meet at the
W. 0. W. hall at 10:30 a’clock, and
march to the church. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all Woodmen and
their friends to be present.
MODERN WOODMEN MEET
IND ELECT OFFICERS
Americus Camp, No. 16,057, Modern
Woodmen of America met in regular
session in Woodmen’s Hall Tuesday
evening. Owing to the resignation of
W. D .Phillips, O. S. Pace, W. E. La
ney and C. D. Biddings as officers of
the order, the following were elected
to fill the places of those resigned: E.
H. Hyman, consul; R. O. English, past
consul; W. W. Tucker, adviser; B.
Kiker, banker. The other officers of
the order are Homer Bankston, escort;
H C. Cannon, clerk, and Dr. J. W.
Chambliss, camp physician.
The meeting was well attended and
much enthusiasm and interest in the
work prevailed.
Tills camp of the Modern Woodmen
of America was organized in this city
only a few months ago, and has proved
very popular and is increasing rapidly
in numbers.
CITIZENS FEIN
FOR COMING U.C.
V. IN AMERICUS
The committees in charge of the
plans and arrangements for the state
reunion of Confederate Veterans to be
held in Americus in August, have been
requested to meet at the courthouse at
5 o clock Friday afternoon, June 16th.
The general executive committee is
H. E. Allen, chairman; Frank J.
Payne, S. R. Heys, J. B. Ansley and
Stephen Pace.
The final and official list of the com
mittees in charge of the reunion for
Americus is:
General Entertainment Committee—
J. E. Sheppard, chairman; Lucius L.
McCleskey, Zach Childers, John M.
Flournoy, Harris S. Council.
Finance Committee—C. J. Clarke,
cl airman;; J. R. Statham, John W. Shi
ver, W. O. Barnett, E. Timmerman, Er
nest Wilson, W. M. Humber, J. E.
Hightower.
Reception Committee—Walter Ry
lander, chairman; T. G. Hudson, Ross
Dean, H. A. Deriso, B. F. Easterlin, A.
S. Johnson, H. O. Jones, Lawson Sta
pleton, Jr., Walter Brown, Z. A. Little
john.
Veterans’ Ball Committee—Carr S.
Glover, chairman; Frank Harrold, W.
F. Smith, M. H. Wheeler, A. J. Bell.
Music Committee—E. H. Hyman,
chairman; Joseph E. Johnson, Paul W.
Westbrook.
Horses Committee—W. T. Maynard,
chairman; W. G. Turpin, N. A. Ray, H.
H. Glover, Frank Barber.
Homes Committee—Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Barbecue Committee—Dudley Gate
wood, chairman; T. M. Furlow, J. L.
Glawson, R. W. Buchanan, L. A. Mor
gan, R. S. Oliver, M. H. Sims, Griff
Eldridge, Gordon Heys.
Basket Dinner Committee—A. Ry
lander, chairman; W. W. Dykes, J. E.
Poole, D. R. Andrews, Neon Buchanan.
Program Committee—General Exec
utive Committee.
Sponsors Committee—C. H. Burke,
chairman; Stewart Furlow, R. T. Haw
kins, Furlow Gatewood, Jr., John D.
Mathis.
These committees will meet Friday
afternoon at the courthouse, where fur
ther business and plans will be dis
cussed.
librarTm/itter IS
REFERREDJD BODY
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the mayor and city council was held
Tuesday night, with Mayor Pro Tern.
H. O. Jones presiding, and Aldermen
Bell, Horton and Poole present. Those
absent were Mayor Council, Aldermen
Dudley and Kalmon.
A communication, together with cor
respondence, from Crawford Wheatley,
president of the Carnegie Library of
Americus, was read and the matter was
referred to the finance committee with
a request for a report at the next
meeting. The matter Involves the prom
ises of the city of Americus to pay cer
tain sums for the support of the li
brary.
A committee composed of C. J.
Clark and J. R. Statham, appeared be
fore the council with a request for an
appropriation for the entertainment of
the state reunion of Confederate Vet
erans, which will be held here in Au
gust. The matter was deferred until
the next meeting of the city body.
Several petitions for changes in li
censes were granted and others de
clined. Routine business occupied the
remainder of the session.
».L I. SHDDI IS
ON AT THE RANGE
Sergeant Guerry, of the Americus
Light Infantry, is in charge of the tar
get grounds near Americus, where the I
members of the local military company
are shooting, qualifying for the regi
mental shoot to be held at Holton, Ga.,
on July Ist, 2nd and 3rd.
Two teams of four members each
«'ill be selected. The new members of
the company will take part In the prac
tice shooting, and the old members will
requalify.
POULTRY ThOW
BE BIG FEIFORE
OF DIST. FUR
One of the biggest things yet located
at the Third Agricultural District Fair
is the American Poultry Association'?
official show. A letter was received
Tuesday morning from Mr. B. E.
Adams, secretary of the Southern
Poultry Association and editor of the
Progressive Poultryman of Columbus,
Ga., tells Secretary Hyman that this Is
one of the highest honors that could
possibly be secured for the Poultry
Show at the coming fair. Mr. Adams
will be the manager of the poultry
building at the fair. He will arrange
ar.d tag all the birds sent here and
will arrange the judging and one of
the features to be Introduced here, will
be the judging of the entire show the
day before the opening and each coop
will be dressed up with the ribbons
that they win, showing the class they
have won in. This is entirely an idea
fit Mr. Adams and takes well with the
exhibitors.
The mere fact that the building de
signed by Secretary E. H. Hyman baa
been shown to the American Poultry
Association, and they have expressed 1
the one fact that it is a perfect poultry
show exhibit hall. Special stress was
brought out to the fact, that in this
building the birds could not get sick
from colds. This is the one fact that
keeps many a poultry breeder from
the shows at almost all local fairs.
They don't mind exhibiting their
birds, but they do not want to lose '
them by sickness, The poultry build
ing at the Third Agricultural District
air will be as light as day inside and
with the complete ventilation system,
vill make one of the most modern
buildings ever erected for this pur
pose.
The Third Agricultural District Fair
will at once join the American Poultry
Association and thus become a life
member of this organization. The
building as planned will take care of
2,000 birds at the fair and if more
come can be enlarged very easily so as
to take care of a larger number.
Mr. Adams is busy from his office in
Columbus seeking the best breeders
and raisers of other pet stock, that can
he possibly secured for this fair, and it
is at this early date for an assured fact
that Americus will see one of the finest
and largest pontry exhibitions ever
undertaken before in Georgia.
Peggy, the ten thousand dollar hen,
owned by the Kallastrass Farm of
Kansas City, Kan., will be secured for
this fair now that the’A. P. A. official
show has been placed in Americus. A
setting of eggs from this hen cost S3O
and there are several parties In thi3
district who have bought them. Mr.
Will Green Turpin has had several
settings and they turned out fine. Mr.
Turpin stated that he would take great
interest In the poultry show at the fair
and that he was ready to cooperate
with Mr. Adams in his effort to make
this tihe “biggest ever” exhibition.
fITV
V EDITION*
SECRETARY PRICE
SOUNDS SECOND
HUNK NOTE
To the Farmers of Georgia:
As the time is rapidly approaching
tor the hearing, this is perhaps the
last opportunity I will have to repeat
to you my warning heretofore given
through the daily and weekly press of
the State with reference to the danger
that confronts you in the proposal to
ncrease freight rates on many pro
ducts handled by the railroads of Geor
gia, In which you are dhectly inter
ested.
The hearing before the State Rail
road Commission will take place be
ginning Monday, June 26th. While I
have no doubt whatever that the mem
bers of the Georgia Railroad Commis
sion will do everything within their
power to protect the agricultural In
terests of this State, it is nevertheless
essential that they should be thor
oughly Informed upon conditions and
know’ exactly how these proposed rates
are going to affect you, your products
and the commodities which you use onr
the farm.
Already some of the county and
district agricutlural clubs have ap
pointed representatives to come here
and appear for their organizations and
the farmers generally, when these
hearings are held. But what the
farmers of Georgia ought to have be
fore this commission is organized rep
resentation, and a proper presentation
<>f their side of the question from some
one who knows how to present it and
can make the presentation with their
authority.
It will be well, perhaps, for these
county and district club representa
tives to get ogether in a meeting when
they come to Atlanta, plan their cam
paign and appoint some capable per
son to state their case to the Rail
road Commission. Every county In
Georgia which can possibly do so,
ought to send a representative to this
hearing and join in such plan as may
be made thgoroughly to acquaint the
Railroad Commission with the attitude
of the farmer.
I could give you many more instanc
es than those I have already presented
of proposed increased rates directly
affecting the fanner; but I do not
think at this time it is necessary. You
are ail aware as the fact that every
one of you will be hurt, and some more
seriously than others. if these new
rates go into effece.
It would be a great misfortune for
instance, if the increased rates on live
stock should go Into effect at a time
when we are endeavoring to encourage
tills industry as one of our chief hopes
in off-setting the blighting effects of
the boll weevil, which has already be
come active in the state. It is beyond
my comprehension as to what the rail
roads can mean by demanding rate?
that will seriously injure and cripple
an industry of which Georgia stands hi
such need today, and which the rail- •
roads themselves must help to build,
if they are to continue to prosper.
Working Plan Prepared.
Sometime ago I spoke to yen about
the proposed organized marketing
proposition planned by the National
Association of Commissioners of Agri
culture, recently organized in Wash
ington. This was not simply a case of
talk. This organization is squarely be
hind the movement and proposes to 1
stay there until it is successfully
worked out.
You know farming, but you do not:
know much about business. The city
man knows business thoroughly, and
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