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AMERICUS STEAM LAUNDRY
FIRST CONTEST-rWO VICTROLAS
Closes JULY 6lh, 1916. TIME SHORT
ADDITIONAL VOIE OFFER
Vote Certificates issued 10 to lon all accounts old or new, paid in CASH. Good
until night of July sth 1916. Take receipts for accounts paid in CASH and present to
our office for votes
SECRETARY HYMAN
REPORTS THE MANY
THINGS ACCOMPLISHED
5 .*
* (Continued from Page Three.)
ance 750, or a total of 2,250 visitors
during this convention; Third District
Medical society convention, one day,
atetndai’.ce 50; Elks’ convention, two
days, daily attendance 1,000, or a to
tal of 2,000 during this convention.
The United States government says
that each person that attends a con
vention as has been estimated by ex
perts, will spend $5.00 a day in a town
which they are in. Taking this is a
basis, you will see that we have had
eight conventions this year, or big cele
brations, that have brought to Ameri
cus 9,625 people, by days if they had
all come in one day; this, multiplied by
5 gives a figure of $48,125.00, a pretty
nice net income on an investment of
■t
two or three hundred dollars and yet
there are people today in Americus,
who are howling about the Chamber i
of Commerce landing conventions, and 1
actually one man carried an article to
one of the newspapers to publish it, J
giving this organization the rough end
of it for securing conventions. When (
told this, it was not necessary for me I
to know that this man was not a mem
ber of the Chamber of Commerce. 1
knew it without asking, and called the I
turn. I was informed that he was |
not.
‘‘We have landed eleven conventions
for next year, and your secretary has
at least five more in^. sight and Ameri- i
cus has already'earned the title, and isl
known all over the state by the rail- '
road men as the ‘Convention City.’
“There has been 4.286 letters receiv
ed in this office during the year an!
we have answered 3,315. Little as you
think of this, that we Save not had one
dollar that we could spare to place in
advertising for Americus, this office
has succeeded in getting 65,000 pieces
of printed matter, signs, banners,
streamers,, circulate and other forms
of advertising scattered over this state.
We, have had eight full pages and about
twenty columns of reading matter giv
en us United States.
"Your secretary*would not close this
tajk without giving the very highest
praise to the two daily papers that we
in Americus. Their uniform
ess and courtesy is to be com-
• and your secretary has
the ■ht that it is his duty to co-operate
v. j: h • Htm to the limit. They have giv•
en tft in all columns of read
ing matter during the year. These
cltj; ingg are cut out and dated and
hteld as reference and history of the
crfratization. Let us say again that it
would have been impossible to have at
tained "th#'many ‘stunts and other
•J.bi rigs that we have pulled off without
the great heln fff the press of Ameri
cus.’’
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4 CHINESE FIX HATES 4
’ 4 ON THEIR EXCH ANGE 4
4 PEKING, June 17. —The gov- 4
♦ ernmemt has fi*9d the rate of dol- 4
4 la r exchange at 130 copper cents. 4
4 ifecemly tfte exchange rate given 4
4 by money changers in the Chin- 4
*♦ ese city has usually been 135 4
4 efrnts for each Mexican dollar. In 4
★ the legation quarter and most 4
♦ high-class exchange places pat- 4
4 rorjized by foreigners the rate 4
4 Fas been about 120 copper cents 4
4 to the dollar. 4
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Following official standing of 15
highest contestants who have reported
votes to contest manager in exchange
for vote certificates.
Ist 386,125 votes
2nd370,950 votes
3rd366,725 votes
4th 271,810 votes
sth 200,990 votes
6th148,760 votes
7th 147,420 votes
Bthloo 725 votes
9th 88,760 votes
10th 45,685 votes
11th 44,765 votes
12th 43,125 votes
13th 30,950 votes
14th 25,420 votes
15th 23,725 votes
We will publish contestant’s name!
and number votes reported if contestant
prefer. • You will find to your interest
to publish name from now’ on. PLEASE
NOTIFY CONTEST MANAGER.
Votes are valuable and easy to se
cure from our customers. “Mr and Mrs.
Everybody has got them.” Ask Mr.
and Mrs. Everybody’s family for them.
July 6th, 1916. First Contest
Highest No. votes gets $75.00 Vic
trola.
Second highest No. votes gets $25.00
Victrola.
Call at Dudley's and inspect the ma
chines.
All votes counted and turned in in
first contest, will apply in second con
test, which are two Autos and Vic
trolas, etc.
Report your votes each Friday to
Contest Manager for Sunday's publica
tion.
All accounts, old or new, paid in
CASH now count more votes than if
pad in coupons.
BILLY PARKER NHL
S?HK THIS WEEK
Billy, Parker, well known in
America as a platform speaker, will ;
lecture at the court -house Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, •
June 19th, 20th and 21st. His subject
i.; "The Roman Catholic Church in
American Politics.”
The advertising literature for the
lectures refers to Parker as “this is
the man who stirred the state of Flor
ida from end to end, and forced the
Democratic Executive Committee to
rescind its former resolutions. There
will be some patriotic pepper Mr.
Parker will also touch on local con
ditions.”
It goes without saying that the
Parker speeches will be interesting.
STATE CHAMBER COMMERCE
WILL HELP CANKERS
The State Chamber of Commerce is
' going to help market Georgia's canned
goods. A meeting is to be held in At-'
lanta Monday locking to this end. The
matter will be looked into from its
various angles and means will be de
clsed, if possible, to relieve the situa
tion which is said to be becoming
acute.
The information is to the effect that
it is becoming very difficult to market
fruits and vegetables canned at any
rice, hence a great hardship is being
put upon those who have gone to the
trouble and expense to prepare them.
This is a wise and provident step on
the part of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, and it is to be hoped great
good will come out of this meeting.
In addition to discussing the mar
keting of the goods a campaign to edu
cate the canner to standardize every
package will be launched. The girls'
canning clubs of the state are doing
(this work in a limited way and the
state organization wants to do every.
FfIEICHT HATES ON
INCREASE FDR THE
IlflL GOODS HERE
ATLANTA, Ga„ June 17.—The Bu
reau of Statistics of the Georgia Ship
pers Association today gave out the
following statement showing the effect
of increased freight rates proposed by
railroads of Georgia on the pro
ducts of the cotton factories and the
knitting factories in this state.
Cotton factory products is a gener
al term including domestics, demins,
sheetings, shirtings, tickings, cotton
yarn duck cheecks calicoes, prints,
cotton rope, thread, yarn and other
products.
Cotton factory products are now
rated 6th class without percentage.
The present average rate on cotton
factory products, from 5 to 200 miles
inclusive, is 16.6 cents per 100 pounds.
The railroads propose to place cot
ton factory products in sth class, and
propose to charge an average rate,
from 5 to 200 miles iuclusive, of 26.5
cents per 100 pounds, or an average
increase of 60 per cent.
Kniting factory products is a gen
eral term including jumpers, pants,
overalls, unlaundered shirts, socks,
underwear etc.
Knitting factory products are now
rated sth class. The present average
rate on knitting factory products, from
5 to 200 miles inclusive, is 26.2 cents
per 100 pounds.
The railroads propose to place
knitting factory products in Ist class,
and propose to charge an average rate
from 5 to 200 miles inclusive, of 50.9
cents per 100 pounds, or an average
increase of 94.4 per cent.
The present average rate on knit
ting factory products in the state of
North Carolina, from 5 to 200 miles
inclusive, is 17.7 cents per 100 pounds.
This makes the present Georgia
rate 48 cents higher than the rate in
North Carolina, and makes the pro
posed Georgia rate 191 per cent high
er than the rate in North Carolina.
The present average rate on knit
ting factory products in the state of
South Carolina, from 5 to 200 miles
inclusive, is 23.2 cents per 100 pounds.
This makes the present Georgia
rate 11.4 per cent higher than the rate
in South Carolina, and makes the pro
posed Georgia rate 116 per cent high
er than the rate in South Carolina.
The knitting factory that buys its
yarn will be doubly affected by the
proposed new rates, for the reason
that it will pay an average increase oi
160 per cent in the freight rate on
I yarn coming in, and will pay an aver
age increase of 94.4 per cent in the
freight rate on knitting factory pro
ducts going out.
The increased freight rates propos
ed by the railroads on cotton factory
products and knitting factory pro
ducts, if they are allowed by the Rail
road Commission, will have to be
paid by somebody.
Either the manufacturer of these
products will pay the increased frelghi
rates, or the jobbers and wholesalers
will pay the increased rates, or the
consumers who use the goods will
pay the increasedl rates in the form o:
increased prices.
thing possible to encourage and ai<
them.
This meeting will be open to th«
i public, and any one interested is wel
come.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
’AMERICUS TIES THE
REYNOLDS PLAYERS
In the grandest reversal of form
possible, the Americus Tigers, feroc
ious and thirsty for the blood of other
teams, tied the can securely to Reyn
olds Friday afternoon, to the melod
ious tune of 7 to 5. The trip to the
peach center was via the sliver route,
I and despite shaken “innards" the Tig
ers broke loose with a growl, and the
' Reynold tossers hied themselves to
the tall and uncut timbers. The game,
from a local satndpoint, was full of
features. They do tell, that the way
our own “Bear” Mathis slammed the
i horse-hide to all corners of the potato
patch—where the game was staged—
was a caution. And the manner in
which little Clifford Pantone handled
the tossing end of the contest, would
make old Christy, the veteran with
McGraw’s Giants, tremble lest he lose
his meal ticket in favor of the Amer
icus Tigers’ wonder, but Pantone is a
kind person, and would hesitate from
snatching ham sandwiches from any
one as old as Mathewson is. But the
grand feature was the way those
Tigers tore off hits; the official scorer
stopping work and grabbing a Pied
mont after the first inning, because
there wasn't an adding machine
handy, and it was too hot to work
anyway. So in the shade of the old
peach trees he slumbered gently.
The Americus boys forded back to
the home heath in fine shape, and all
reached home with visions of the good
looking girls around Reynolds, whose
cheeks are rivalled only by the peach
es, and after all it’s the same, be
cause the Sumter county lads say they
were peadhes of two genders, feminine
and neuter.
GOVERNOR GOES TO
SEE FOR HIMSELF
ATLANTA, Ga., June 17. —In order
to find out for himself, if possible, the
extent of the damage done to vegeta
tion in northeast Georgia counties by
the fumes from the copper smeltory
at Copper Hill, Tenn., which is near
the Georgia line, Governor Nat E.
Harris will leave Atlanta Monday
morning and make an extensive tour
in the affected district.
The governor is desirous of securing
first hand information before he takes
action on the recommendation of the
state’s attorneys that the state's con
tract with the copper company be
abrogated. Under this contract, the
Ducktown Copper Company pays
claims for damages in accordance
with the findings of a board of arbi
trators composed of a representative
of the company, a representative of
the state and a third man chosen by
the two.
Governor Harris will be accompani
ed on his inspection trip 1 y Attorney
General Clifford Walker, and will
probably spend several days in the
counties where it is claimed that the
copper fumes are seriously damaging
vegetation, crops, fruit orchards, tim
ber and other property.
In the meanwhile, the governor will
suspend action on the petition of cit
izens in the affected district asking
him to replace J. J. Brown, the pres
ent umpire of the arbitration board,
with a citizen living in the affected
district. The petitioners claim that
the company’s representative is the
only one of the three arbitrators who
is familiar with conditions.
INDOOR BASEBALL CAME ’
15 INSTALLED IK CITY
J. P. Chapman is having placed in
1 his building on Windsor avenue, an
! automatic base ball game, which it is
said can be played by big, little, old
and young, and is a very interesting
game for all. Anyone feeling like in
dulging in a game of ball, can drop In
i and play the game, and there will also
bo seats for spectators. The game
• will be in readiness for players about
- Tuesday of next week, as soon as the
carpenters get it up in proper shape.
The Gold-Standard” —
in Tires
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\ OODRICH Tire Values are not at
/y JIWLjL . \ I all “Accidental.”
J W\ They spring from Conditions
\ which are logical as the Laws of the Uni-
\ verse.
WwWfX \ The best-intentioned Tire Manufacturer
Id) I cannot AVOID being heavily handicapped
If | f I when competing against them.
v // I Because,—Goodrich “Conditions”sum-
f II I marize into this: —
/■ W « Bx/ // I 1st — longest Experience in Mfg.
fj^l—// I Product.
I 2nd—The greatest Leverage on pur-
f a B Jsi I - c^ias ' B aw Materials at lowest prices,
I through ability to take largest quantities.
t I 3rd—The lowest Cost oj Manufacturing,
Jgl ll I I ~ through largest VOLUME of Output.
\ i ln|— l I 4th —The clearly-demonstrated IN TEN-
ill I TION to give Consumers and Dealers the
|l| ’3 = [WI I I I b ene fitof the large ECONOMIES re-
Illi suiting from possession of the three Cardi
[hj Illi na l Advantages above defined.
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11 Ms® II I I Product of such a Rubber-
IL I B Concern, —when marketed under
II || JL such conditions, —giving the bene-
111 11 lll II At °f SU(; i l huge Economies to Consumers
Il 111 5„ I fH I may well, and logically, be considered —
| the. “GOLD-STANDARD” in Tire Values.
■ii —l! I I |
II f —When you pay MORE than the Good-
il ' IF~~j] / rich Fair-List prices, here printed, for ANY
vi / Fabric Tire, you are merely Jiff”
11 I the difference.
/ Because,—You CANNOT get “better”
M B \\ / Fabric Tires,—at ANY price!
! r \ \\ azS/i / Test them and see!
HTWbM / THE B - F - GOODRICH CO.
I Akron, O.
I Goodrich u Fair-List ” Prices
/ (SAFETY-TREADS)
WWWlgib / 30 x 3 ? vj c- I $10.40
UYVIJ / 30 X 3% 5 - Ford S,zes - \ $13.40
/ 32 x 3%515.45
/ 33x4----- $22.00
; - / 34 X 4522.40
- - - - $31.20
36 x 4>z531.60
37 x 5537.35
GOODRICH
a r T'T7 /I ~N ew G°°d ric h (f° r y° ur Fett).
JL JL xjLI.I —Does for your SHOES what the black “Bare-
■ foot-Rubber” Tread does for Goodrich Tires.
—Wears longer than Leather! —ls Non-slippery! ——- —ls more Flexible than Leather!
—ls Waterproof! —.s Lighter than Leather! —ls EASIER on your Feet!
Ask your Shoe Dealer or Shoe Repairer, for Textan Soles on your next pair of Shoes.
GOVERNOR WANTS SPECIAL
WORK ON THE SANITARIUM
ATLANTA, Ga., June 17. —Governor
Harris wil devotes special attention in
his message to the legislature, accord
ing to persons in close touch with
him, to the subject of improving con
ditions at the state sanitarium for
the insane, at Milledgeville.
At the present time this institution
is taking care of almost as many in
ebriates, paralytics and others who
are not insane, strictly speaking, as it
is of persons who have lost their
minds.
In addition to the necessity for
remedying this condition by the en
actment of legislation that will limit
the facilities of the sanitarium to
persons for whose benefit it is intend
ed, there is also a very pressing need
for new buildings, as all of the build
ings at the present are grossly over
crowded and the death rate of the
sanitarium is higher than it should be
on this acocunt.
These facts will be brought to the
atention of the legislature by the gov
e>nor, and it is believed that the sit
iwtion will be corrected.
BOLL WEEVIL WORKING
HIS WAY OP STATE
News comes from the extreme south
western part of the state that the boll
weevil is making his appearance in
considerable numbers. A news item
from Bainbridge, in Decatur county,
says that the boll weevil may be more
menacing this year than was at first
thought is brought out in the develop
ments of the past few days. Os course,
every strange-looking bug found in a
cotton patch, from a flying ant to a
June bug, is promptly classed as a
boll weevil, but nevertheless several of
the genuine article have been found in
the last few days.
H. J. Bruton, a Bainbridge merchant,
who operates a plantation above town,
found several well developed weevils
in his fields this week. A representa
tive of one of the wholesale houses in
this city, rturned today from a trip
through Miller and Early counties and
reports that Clayton Webb, at Kestler,
in Early county, has on exhibition a
bottle containing fully developed boll
weevils. Since the weevil multiplies
very rapidly, and since they seem to
be getting an early start it may yet be
that this section is to feel the effects
of the pest heavily this year.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 191*
F. G. OLVER
Bering Machines and Supplies; Key
-•a Gock Fitting; Umbrellas Repaired
«nd Covered.
LAMAE STREET AFAR WELL.
C. of Ga.Ry
“The Right Way”
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 1:00 a at
From Columbus *10:00 a ■
Krom Columbus I 7:IS p b
From Atlanta and Macon ..* 8:20 a ■
From Macon * 2:10 p ■
From Macon * 7:30 p as
From Albany • 6:40 * at
From Montgomery and
Albany * 2:10 p ■
’rom Montgomery and
Albany • p ■
■’rom Jacksonville via
Albany ♦ 8:40 a •
Trains Depart
For Chicago via Columbus * 3:40 a R
For Columbue ! 8:00 a at
p or Columbus * 8:00 p ■
For Macon * 6:40 a m
For Macon and Atlanta....* 2:10 p ■
For Macon and Atlanta.. .*10:30 p ■
For Montgomery and
Albany * 8:29 a ■
■■'or Montgomery and
Albany » 2:10 p as
For Albany * 7:80 p an
For Jacksonville, v'a
Albany *1:00 a ai
'Daily. 1 Except Sunday.
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