Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, October 11, 1916, City Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextFOURTH GAME WON BY RED SOX 6 TO 2 Thu Times K cordar is the ONLY papvi in me r i bin Congressional Disirici with Associated Press service *HIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR. BOSTS OF CITIZENS ATTEND MEETING ON BOLL WEEVIL HERE Worsham, Lewis, Maness, Hunter Speak BARBER, OF FEBERAL COMMENT IS HERE Facts Are Given to; Farmers On The Menace With an intense interest the farmers' and business ben of Americus, Sumter' county and visitors from neighboring sections, attended the boll weevil meeting here Wednesday, beginning at 10 o’clock, under the auspices of the 1 state board of entomology. The court-' house was comfortably filled. Besides the addresses of State En-' tomologist E. Lee Worsham; A. C.' 0 Lewis and J. S. Maness, of the ento- 1 niology department, there was W. bJ Hunter, president of the Georgia Fruit exchange; C. F. Barger, of Tallulah, ■ La., with the United States department ! cf agiiculture, he having made a spec-' ialty of boll weevil fights and condi-; tcins; Captain John A. Cobb, of this' city, a member of the state entomolog ical board. The addresses were heard with in terest, and much good is expected to result from the tour of the state and' federal agents. Sumter county has already made ex traordinary preparation through the efforts of Agricultural Agent J. G. Oli-; ver; the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, and other prominent citizens. State Entomologist E. Lee Worsham,' tile first speaker, gave a history of the ' boll weevil as a matter of general in-' terest and then went into detail con-I cerning the life history of the insect for the purpose of bringing out those' things of which advantage is taken in fighting the pest. He brought out clearly that only a small percentage of the weevils survive the winter. They' begin to emerge and enter fields be fore the squares are formed. This; g’ves the farmer an opportunity to! hand pick the weevils before squares' are formed. He also brought out the 1 fact that if cotton stalks are destroyed during the late summer the greater proportion of the weevil are killed and ■ only a few survive the winter. Mr. Worsham then called attention to the necessity of better cotton, if, cotton is to be successfully raised un der boll weevil conditions, and re-' B ferred briefly to the work prosecuted by the state board of entomology dur-[ 11 g the past ten years to improve the 1 gotton plant. I Having set forth the life history of . the weevil and the necessity for better , cotton Mr. Worsham devoted the re mainder of his talk to the work neces sary for the successful raising of cot ton under boll weevil conditions, stat- ; ing that wherever the procedure rec »mmended by the state and government officials had been followed cotton corps varying from 60 to 75% of the normal had been successfully raised, and stat ing forcefully the possibility of rais ing from 60 to 75% of a cotton crop I AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER CffiF MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS in Georgia under boll weevil condi tions. First Step to Bury Weevil. The first step Mr. Worsham stated was the burial of the weevil by plow ing under the cotton stalks deep enough to cover the weevil, at least four inches, as early in the fall as possible. By plowing under the stalks between September 16th and the end . cf that month, all but two out of every ' tthousand weevils would be killed; be ! tween October Ist and 15th, all but] 21 would be killed; between October' 16th and 31st, all but about 68 would; be killed, and between November Ist! and 15th, all but about 121 would be ■ killed. Cotton, Mr. Worsham stated, should i be planted in the spring at the earliest i , possible date after danger from frost | i t over. It then should be worked rap , idly, as frequently as possible, and in ( this connection he stated that no far I mer should endeavor to cultivate more i than 12 acres to the plow. When the i first weevils appear in isolated spots in i the cotton patch these should be hand , picked of weevils and the infested | squares. Reverting to the history of i the life habits of the weevil, he show- I ed that it was possible to practically I prevent the serious spread of the pest I until about the middle of July, after which hand picking was useless. I As soon as cotton can be picked, it I should be taken from the field in order that the work of stalk destruction may be started as early as possible. Summing up, Mr. Worsham, pre sented the boll weevil problem as fol lows: 1. Plan to raise all food supplies, forage, etc., needed at home. I 2. Prepare ground well for plant-j I ing and plow deep in the fall. 3. Plant when soil and air condi tions insure rapid, continuous growth. 4. Provide for rotation of crops. ' Have something to sell each month. 5. Practice fiequent shallow culti vation and continue until cotton opens. ■ 6. Pick weevils from the young plants before squares form. Pick and destroy infested squares, lepeating ev cry gfth day for six weeks. i 7. Quicken plant growth by drain age, fertilization and frequent cultiva- ; tion, especially increase humus in soils. 8. Quit using gin-run seed. Select :seed in the field for next year. Pick crop out as early as possible. J 9. Don’t let stalks stand through the I winter. Destroy stalks early in fall f-y: (a) Plow under four inches or more deep, or (b) Burn stalks three weeks before frost, or (c) Use winter cover crops. 10. Quit depending on advances; quit moving; buy a home; build up the soil; increase profits. Prof Lewis Made Talk. Professor A. C. Lewis, assistant state entomolofist, well known throughout the state and particularly in Sumter county as the breeder and originator of the Dixie Fifi and the "Lewis 63” varieties of cotton, the next speaker, devoted his time to the discussion of the kind of cotton which must be grown to win success under boll wee vil conditions. Mr. Lewis brought out clearly that there are other things working toward poor cotton crops besides the boll wee vil. First of these he mentioned that .Jontinued on Page Five.) AMERICUS, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 11. 1916 NOVEMBER 9TH IS OM OF PRIMARY OF CITY FATHERS November 9th, the second Thursday in the month, is the date set for the city primary to nominate a mayor, three aidermen, two police commis sioners and a clerk and treasurer for the general election, the victorious ! candidates to take their seats of office on January Ist, 1917. The date was arranged by the city executive committee late yesterday af ternoon, which is composed of James A. Davenport, John A. Fort, J. E. Hightower, E. L. Murray and E. B. : Everett. Mr. Hightower was the only i member absent. All citizens who are registered and I have paid their taxes for 1915 can vote in the primary is the ruling of the com mittee. The officials whose terms expire this ■ year, and their successors are to be chosen in the opproachlng primary are Mayor Lee G. Council; Aidermen L. L. Bell, N. M. Dudley and H. 0. Jones; Clerk and Treasurer Harvey W. V. eaver and Police Commissioners H. C. Horton and C. J. Clarke. Only Clerk Weaver has stated defi nitely concerning his intentions in the primary. He says he will not be a candidate to succeed himself, and many friends regret his retirement from the race. It is reported that Tucker Ansley, well known in the city, where he has many friends, will be a candidate. Mayor Council, Aidermen Bell, Dud ley and Jones, together with Police C ommissioners Horton and Clarke, state that they have nothing to say as yet as to whether they will be candi dates for re-election. Many admirers hope that each will be in the race. MSTSMEHIS KUDUK OUT 81 J.B. LONDON, Oct. 11.—All of London’s morning newspapers published con spicuously today the official order de nying the International News service further use of the official press bureau cables and all other facilities for the transmission of news. The order was issued because of the International News service “garbling messages and breach of faith.” All of the newspapers .published here praise the government for its action. FOANK HfiHHOLO IS HONORED AT GEORGIA Frank Harrold, one of the bright Americus boys who entered the Uni versity of Georgia, at Athens, this fall, was selected last night as a member of the Thalian Dramatic club in a com petitive try-out, which numbered forty candidates. Only six students are se lected for the club, and the honor re ceived by young Harrold is a laudable recognition of his forensic abilities. The selection is more than ordinary be cause of Frank being a Freshman —a first, year man. Many more college hon ors are expected to merit his work and recognition at Georgia. ♦ « ♦ *■ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦ * FOR AMERICUS AND VICIN- * ♦ ITY: Fair today and Thursday. ♦ LA NSING WON T TALK ABOUT CONFERENCES LONG BRANCH, N. J., Oct. IL—Sec retary Lansing refused to discuss his conferences with President Wilson here, and left early this morning for Washington. It was reported that he will stop at Atlantic City, en route, to confer with members of the Mexican- American commission, but at the exec utive offices it was said he indicated no such errand. I ALL QUIET ALONG ATLANTIC COAST IS THE JIM SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 11.—If a Ger man submarine is lurking in the South Atlantic, as unofficially reported yes terday, it successfully evaded detection today. The credence given first re ports had diminished to such extent this afternoon that Capt. Glover of the British steamer Noya, announced h$ expected to sail from this port before night, while the British consul at Sa vannah and local customs officials who said yesterday they heard a submarine was lurking off the coast, today stated the reports were “based on street ru mors.” Abandoned Ships’ Boats Picked Up. - NEWPORT NEWS; Va., Oct. 11.—The finding of five abandoned ships’ boats by the Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez reported in a wireless message relayed to the naval station here by Nantucket lightship, is considered in naval cir cles as suggesting a possible trace of the crew of the steamer Kingstonian, reported torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine Sunday. Naval au thorities here have abandoned further search for the crew, and because part cf the message sent from the Lopez is unintelligible, it is impossible to state what fate these men met. NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Steamships arriving here early today from the east and south observed nothing to in dicate the presence of German subma rines off the American coast. There was no unusual activity at sea, arrivals said, and no warships of the Entente nations were reported sighted. ‘JIMMY’ LAIIEW 111 CITY FDR AWHILE “Jimmy” Lavender, the contribution of this section of the state to big lea gue baseball with the Chicago Cubs of the National League, but more directly at home near Montezuma, Macon coun ty accompanied by Mrs. Lavender, was in Americus a short while today, -en route to their home just north of Sum ter. Lavender had a very successful year in teh national pastime, and will return in the spring for another year. ANOTHER BILLION ASKED FOB J. BULL LONDON, Oct. 11. —Premier Asqujth introduced in the house of commons today a bill asking a credit vote of approximately $1,500,000,000. This is the thirteenth credit asked by the gov ernment since the war started, bring ing the total authorizations to date to 515,660,000,000. BRITISH OCCUPY GREEK TOWNSIN MACERONIA NOW I With British troops now within two miles of Seres, one of the most im portant towns in Greek Macedonia oc cupied by the Bulgarians, the sustained character of the British offensive there indicates serious operations have final ly started along the Macedonian front. There is also heavy fighting both in the Struma region and south and south east of Monastir. These operations have been undertaken, probably, to relieve pressure on the Rumanians, who are now being rapidly driven back in Transylvania. Vienna news dis patches today report the repulse of Rumanian attacks there, and state the Rumanians are being pursued into the mountains. The Austrian war office also reports the repulse of Russian at tacks in Galicia, though but few de , tails of the great battle for possession I of Lemberg are given. A bill providing additional credits of 64,000,000,000 marks is to be presented the German reichstag soon, this bring , ing the total authorizations since the wor opened to a grand total of sixty four billion marks. British forces occupied the towns of Papalova and Prosenik in Greek Mace donia yesterday, occording to an nouncement sent from the British ( headquarters at Salonika today. The latter named town is located seven I miles from Demir-Hissar. British cav alry penetrated as far os two miles south of Seres, the report says. On the Somme front, Paris annourc el further French gains. In the Vosges, the German attacking at Schoenhaezin, penetrated French trenches at one point, but later were thrown back. DAMAGE BY FIRE TO LAMAR STREET HOME The fire boys responded to an alarm at 7 o’clock this morning where one of the laddies caught sight of a blaze it the home of Mrs. Brown on Lamar street, caused from a defective flue, i The damage is estimated at $25 by < Chief Parker. The residence is own ed by Mrs. Mitch Payne, the sec ond fire in about a year at this place. Miraculous Escape Marks The Collision of Train And Ford Nothing but the hand of Providence stems to have averted a serious acci- I dent, with alarming results, when the Seaboard Air Line railway passenger train, eastbound, just about dark yes i I terday afternoon hit a Ford automo bile containing Arthur Prather John-; son, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. I C. Johnson, and Ernest Mathis, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mathis. The car was traveling down Furlow street, and natural obstructions pre vented a sight of the train, while the I train was rounding a curve at this point and Engineer Tarver, at the throttle, was unable to catch sight of the approaching automobile. But, as if by miracle, young Mathis vzas hurled from the car under the i train between the middle of the tracks, i and the line of passenger coaches ’ passed sefely over his prostrate body, i and except for the experience of a slight sprain of his back, he is none ■ the worse for the incident. Mathis was • [thrown between the trucks of the car, because of no eye-witnesses it is ELKINS SLATED TO WIN PLACE ON PHARMACEUTICAL BOARD ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 10.—Dr. Frank S. Elkins, of Atlanta, will, it is relia bly understood, be appointed to mem bership on the state board of phar macy, either late today or tomorrow. There have been a number of appli cants for the place and the race to land it has been interesting. 08. STEWART WINS A BIC DAMAGE SUIT ELLAVILLE, Ga., Oct. 11.—Shortly after one o’clock Wednesday afternoon the jury came out in the Royal-Stewart damage suit, returning a verdict in favor of the defendant which disposes of the suit without any damages for the plaintiff. The jury was out from the latter part of Tuesday afternoon until the verdict after noon today. Court will likely continue through Thursday, and possibly Friday. John Trice, a negro charged with the murder of Alex Trice, about a year ago, was being tried today. The jury went out late in the afternoon. All of Tuesday was taken up with the trial of the suit of Grady Royal j against Dr. L. G. Stewart. W. W. Dykes, of Americus, for Mr. Royal, made the opening speech, which was about forty minutes. He was fol- I lowed by Judge J. A. Hixon, of Ameri cus, for Dr. Stewart, in a speech of a little over an hour. At 11:30, the con clusion of Judge Hixon's speech, Judge Littlejohn adjourned court until one thirty, giving time for the boll weevil meeting speeches, which were sched uled to be made. At 11:30 p. m., Robert L. Berner, of Forsyth, began his speech for Dr. Stewart, and spoke for nearly two hours. At the conclusion of Berner’s speech, J. E. Sheppard, representing Royal, made the closing speech, which was for an hour and thirty minutes. The court then charged the jury, and ; at four forty-five the jury had the case in their carer for consideration. The courthouse was crowded at both morning and afternoon sessions, about a third of the attendance being ladies. There is some other civil business on the docket. The grand jury is still busy and are returning a good many bills, so it is stated. The criminal docket is yet to come up, and if the cases are tried 'hat are on docket, it is thought that ourt, perhaps, may last until Thurs uy or Friday. impossible to tell the story of his course from the time the car was hit until he jumped up after the train passed and confidently said that he I wasn’t hurt. Yeung Johnson had a laceration on i his forehead, which will pain him for a short time, but with only this injury from the experience—he can count himself lucky. Now, for that Ford. On reliable au thority it is stated today that after the severe impact between the car and frain, the Ford was reached after the boys had been carried to the home of Mrs. M .0. Aston—and with on turn of the crank the car responded and was running smoothly, so far as her engine was concerned, although somewhat dis figured. , Score by Innings RHE Boston 030 110 100—6 9 1 Brook’n 200 000 000-2 3 1 . hi'--' SLUGGING FEST MARKS GAME FOR WORLD’S TITLE BROOKLYN, Oct. 11.—Boston won the fourth game of the series over Brooklyn to the score of 6 and 2. The fifth game of the event will he played Thursday at Boston, now alternating tietween the two cities. Manager Wilbur Robertson, of ißrooklyn, selected Rube Marquard to start the fourth game of the series for the Dodgers, in an effort to land the < rucial battle of making the.series two and two with the Red Sox. Big Chief Meyers was sent in to do the receiving and the battery presented the same line-up as the opening game in Boston last Saturday. Th Red Sox placed their home in Leonard, with Manager Carrigan him self doing the receiving. A crisp but not unreasonably cool af ternoon greeted the forty thousand or more fans who had passed through the turnstiles to witness the battle. The following was the line-up of the two teams: BOSTON— BROOKLYN— Hooper, rflohnston, rs Janvrin, 2b Meyers, cf Walker, cfMerkle, lb Lewis, ifCutshaw, 2b Hoblitzel, cfWheat, If Gardner, 3bMowrey, 3b Scott, ssOlson, ss Carrigan, cMeyers, c Leonard, p Marquard, p Game, Play by Play. Boston—Hooper was out from Mar quard to Merkle, who is playing first in Jake Daubert’s place. Janvrin and Walker both fanned. No runs; no hits. Brooklyn—Johnston, the Georgia I product, was again in the line-up and fripled to center, and scored on fielder Myers’ single. Merkle walked, and Wheat forced Merkle out from Gardner to Janvrin. A wild pitch sent Wheat to second, and Myers stayed on third. Myers scored when Janvrin fumbled Cutshaw’s grounder. On an attempted double steal, Wheat was caught off third base, Carrigan to Janvrin to Gardner. Mowrey fanned. TWO runs; two hits. Second Inning. Boston—Hoblitzel walked, and we’re using Hoby for short. Lewis doubled to right. Gardner knocked a homo run to deep center, scoring Hoby, Lewis and Gardner. Wheat dropped Scott’s fly, and Scott reached second. Carrigan sent Scott to third with a sacrifice from Marquard to Merkle. Leonard fanned. Hooper was out to Merkle, unassisted. THREE runs; two hits. Brooklyn—Olson was out from Gard ner to Hoby. Chief Myers walked. Mar quard was out from Leonard to Hoby. Johnston was out from Scott to Hoby. No runs; no hits. Third Inning. Boston—Janvrin was out from Cut shaw to Merkle. Walker beat out an infield hit. Hoby flied out to Myers. Walker was out trying to steal second, Meyers to Cutshaw. No runs; one hit. Brooklyn—Myers flied out to Walker in the outfield. Merkle popped out to Scott. Wheat flied out to Lewis. No runs; no hits. Fourth Inning. Boston—Lewis singled past third. (Continued on Page 6.) NUMBER 24,3

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, October 11, 1916, City Edition, Image 1