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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
MIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR.
ffiNTMENT OF
GAOET: OFFICERS
MADE BV_ AGNEW
The officers from captains to corpor
als of the cadet corps of the Americus
High School, have been announced in
General Order No. 1, by Commandant
Edwin H. Agnew. The order is very
interesting and enters into the duties
of the ninety-odd members of the
corps, divided into two companies.
Company A is in command of Cap
tain L. D. Wallis, and Company B is
in command of Barney Ball. The gen
eral order is:
General Order No. 1.
Par. I.
On Friday, Oct. 13, 1916, the Cadet
Corps of the Americus High School
will be organized into a battalion of
two companies as follows: One com
pany hereafter to be designated Com
pany “A,” which company shall in
clude those cadets belonging to the
fourth year, second year B, anc first
year A classes, and another company
hereafter to be designated Company
“B,” which company shall include
those cadets belonging to the third
year, second year A. and first year
B classes.
Par. 2.
The appointment of Cadet officers
ard non-commissioned officers for the
Cadet Corps herinafter made is only
temporary—that is, said officers shall
serve upon good behavior and the
proper discharge of their duties, until
the Corps of Cadets is sufficiently well
equipped an trained to warrant a
more complete organization, at which
time this order making these appoint
ments shall te revoked and re-ap
pointments made.
Par. 3.
The temporary appointment of Ca
det officers and non-commissioned of
ficers for the Corps of Cadets of the
Americus High School is as follows:
Company A.
Captain, Wallis, L. D.
First Lieutenant, Andrews, N.
Second Lieutenant, Johnson, N.
First Sergeant, Rogers, M.
Sergeants, McGillis, H. A.; Ryals,
E.
Corporals, Seig, J.; Morgan, E.;
Giddings, W. H.; Sullivan, J. D.
Company B.
Captain, Ball, B.
First Lieutenant, Webb, G. T.
Second Lieutenant, Allen, H.
First Sergeant, Lanier, C.
Sergeants, Smith, L; Clark, H.
Corporals, Ball, C.; Green, W.;
Horne, E.; Hogue, T.
Par. 4.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 16, 1916, all
cadets who possess the prescribed un
iform for the Corps of Cadets, Ameri
cus High School, shall wear said uni
form while attending school—ordinar
ily between the hours of 8:15 A. M.
and 2:00 P. M. daily, except Saturday
and Sunday. When worn at this time
or at any other time, said uniform
shall be worn only with high-ton,
black shoes, regulation standing col
lar, and regulation cap. Blouses shall
be kept buttoned from bottom to top at
all times except when in the class
room, at which time they may be worn
unbuttoned or may be removed by
permission of the instructor in charge.
Par 5.
Regulations for the government of
the Corps of Cadets, Americus High
School, Americus, Ga., shall consist ot
those ideas conveyed by the
Commandant to the Corps or to the
members of the Corps of Cadets. These
ioeas may be conveyed by oral instruc
tion, published orders, notices, or thru
Cadet officers or non-commissioned of
ficers.
Par. 6.
Whenever in uniform, cadets are li
able to punishment for any infraction
of the Rules and Regulations for the
Government of Cadets, Americus High
School, or for any ungentlemanly con- *
duct.
Par. 7.
When in uniform, cadets shall salute
members of the Board of Education,
the Superintendent of Public Schools,
the Commandant, male members of
the faculty of the High School, and
other persons entitled to the salute.
By order,
E. H. AGNEW, Commandant.
THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN AMERICUS AND THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
HOGG FILLED POSITION
IN OGLETHORPE COURT
J. J. Hogg returned Friday night
from from Oglethorpe, where he has
been acting as court stenographer for
the city court at Oglethorpe during the
week, in the place of W. Thad Glover,
the official reporter, who is still unable
t) attend the courts on account of a
recent spell of sickness. Mr. Hogg will
wise act for Mr. Glover at the ses
sion of city court which convenes at
Leesburg Monday.
MH WM. G. WARE
FOUND DEAD IN
HIS OFFICE CHAIR
William Candler Ware was found
dead in his office, in a room over
Parker’s Warehouse early Saturday
morning. His body was discovered by
a negro workman at the warehouse in
a chair, his head dropping down. The
deceased was last seen alive Friday
night at nine o’clock by a negro whom
he employed, and the last words he
said to the negro when he left him, was
to be on hand early Saturday morning
for work. Mr. Ware had a room over
across the street from his office in
the Central Hotel building, but it is
said for the past two weeks that he
had been noticed sitting in front of the
warehouse at late hours at night and
early morning, and that for this length
of time, it is thought that his sreep had
been irregular by not going to his
room as formerly.
Mr. Ware has been a citizen of
Americus for quite a number of years
and had been a cotton weigher here oft
cooton buyers, being considered an
expert in this line of business. Before
coming to Americus he was a rail
road man for a long time, and had
been conductor out of Albany years
ago.
Mr. Ware was raised in Leesburg,
Lee county, and came from a well
known and prominent family. He had
never married and leaves no immed
iate family. His nearest relative, Mrs.
F. B. Martin, his sister, preceded him
to the grave a few months ago. He
haves several nephews, Judge Ware G.
Martin, Morgan Martin and E. B. Mar
tin, of Leesburg.
Mr. Ware was 52 years of age and
was an affable, kind hearted gentleman
and an intellegent conservationalist.
He made friends with all whom he
knew.
Having been in ill health for quite
awhile, Mr. Ware’s death caused no
surprise among those who knew him
best. He had recently returned from
an Atlanta sanitarium where he went
||for treatment, and was thought to be
improving until some weeks ago, when
his friends began to notice a change
in his condition. His remains were
carried to Leesburg Saturday after
noon, and Sunday morning at 11
o’clock will be interred at the family
burying ground at Starksville, three
miles from Leesburg.
GERMAN SUBMARINE
15 SEEN GOING EAST
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—When the
White Star freighter Bovic sighted
an eastbound submarine, as told in
these dispatches yesterday the warship
was apparently pursuing the Danish
passenger steamer Hellig Olav. Ob
servers on board the Bovic, which ar
rived here today, stated the submarine
apparently was making every effort
to overtake the Danish vessel, but no
shots were fired while the White Star
freighter remained in sight of the
warship.
The nationality of the submarine
was not ascertained. The Bovic, fear-
- ing an attack put on full speed.
When last seen the Hellig Olav had
apparently escaped. The representa
tives of the Scandanavian American
line sent the Hellg Olav a wireless ask
et. They said that the steamer carried
nc contraband, and did not believe that
their captain would undertake 1 to es
cape the submarine. The Hellig Olav
carried seventy three cabin passeng-
I ers.
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 15, 1916
FOUR CLUBS HAVE
GDNTESTHEREON
2BTH OFOGTOBER
The Corn Club; the Pig Club; the
Four Crop Club, and the Girl’s Can
ning Club will have their contests for
prizes and instruction in Americus on
October 28th.
Ten ears of corn will be furnished by
each boy who is a member of the club,
and after the exhibition here they will
form part of an exhibit from Sumter
county at the Georgia State Fair in
Macon, Some corn was selected for
the show at the Southeastern Fair, in
Atlanta, which is now on.
District Agent J. G. Oliver and Miss
Ellen Brooks, of the home extension
department in charge of the work, in
this county, are due great credit for
the enthusiasm and interest shown by
the young folks in Sumter county.
Agent Oliver is writing the members
of the club in this county, the follow
ing are extracts of instructions to the
young folks, in his letter:
“The four crop club boys must nqt
forget exhibits of each of their pro
ducts, 10 ears of corn, the best in the
field; one little bale of cotton 4” x 8”
with one pound of cotton seed in a neat
little bag; one little bale of hay about
the same size as the cotton. Make a
neat little bale of this hay by pressing
it together and tying it with wire; one
pound of shelled oats in a neat little
sack. Now boys do your best on this
and let us make it look good.
“Every last one of the pig club boys
will be expected to l ave his pig on ex
hibit here the 28th. Bring them in
early Saturday morning or else late
Friday afternoon, the 27th. Fens will
be in readiness to hold them but don’t
forget to make a nice little crate if you
have not already' made one to bring
them in for twelve or fifteen of the
best pigs are to be shipped to Macon
for the State Fair and the crates you]
bring the pig in will be the one used to
ship him there in.
‘“Now for the record books. I want
these books sent to me not later than
Monday, the 23rd, and I am enclosing
a self addressed envelope for you to
send this record book back in both for
the pig club and each of the other
clubs. Now boys don’t fail me on this.
Let me have the books so they can be
looked over and graded by the day of
the contest and it will help you and
me both a great deal. Be sure to have
witness sign corn club records in the
back of that book. We don’t want to
knock any boy out of the contest but
as I told you several times before w<!
must have it straight. I know I can
depend upon you to do it that way.
“Let us get busy now, and have ev
erything in good shape and make the
28th the best club day Sumter county
has ever seen. With the help of each
one we can make it such.’’
ROSE 10 OPEN H
STORHIHMEfIISIIS
Randolph Rose, of fame in soft and
hard drinks, but since Georgia went
dry, well known in the state because of
three new stores, he has opened in
Atlanta, will open a store in Americus
in the near future. The announcement
was made late yesterday afternoon,
and is interesting because of the life
put into his business in Atlanta.
Along with the Americus store, Rose
will open up others, and the following
statement is made by him:
“In addition to the three stores al
ready established in Atlanta —at 14 Ma
rietta, 60 Peachtree and 73 North
Pryor—l propose to establish, all told,
about 20 in such towns as Birmingham,
Montgomery and Mobile, in Alabama;
Athens, Rome, Augusta, Macon, Col
umbus, Americus, Valdosta, Waycross,
Thomasville, Alabany and Savannah,
in Georgia; Charleston, Greenville and
Columbia, S. C.
‘ The company's aim in addition to
estt Wishing these stores, will be to
manufacture ice cream, to bottle and
market a soft drink, to manufacture
candy. These manufactured products
will be sold at retail over our coun
ers. and will be sold by other retail
ers in towns where we have no stores.
‘The income from two of my three
IROF. BRIDGES WILL MOVE
TO OCALA, FLA„ JANUARY IST
Prof. E.’ L. Bridges, of Ellaville, was
in the city Saturday. He is county
superintendent of school of Schley
county until January Ist, at which
time his term of office expires, and
as soon as his successor takes office
Prof. Bridges will make his headquar
ters in Ocala, Fla., having accepted a
traveling position with the Alkahest
Lyceum system.
AMERICUS BOI»
U-53 DOO WK
Edgar Butt, an Americus boy in the
United States Navy, saw the U-53, the
German submarine which sank five or
six ships off Natucket Island, on the
Atlantic coast, put in a part of her
deadly work. In a letter to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Butt, received
yesterday, young Edgar told how he
was on the U. S. S. destroyer Warden,
which went to the scene of the disturb
ance and how he saw two of the ships
sunk by the U-53. He stated that
Uncle Sam could do nothing because
of the operations being outside of the
three mile limit.
Young Butt was in Newport, R. 1., on
Saturday afternoon one week ago yes
terday', when the U-53 came into port
for a short visit, presumably for sup
plies and to deliver a letter to Ambas
sador Bernstorff. He saw the under
sea boat and related that she had two
guns, one mounted on the bow and one
on the stern.
The Americus boy has been trans
ferred to the submarine flotilla on the
K-2, and in a short time will be in
New York, and then move to Pansa
cola. Many friends will be interested
in his extraordinary experiences.
RUCHES DECLINES
GOVERNOR’S OFFER
Congressman Dudley M. Hughes has
declined the offer of appointment as
oommissoiner of agriculture to suc
ceed James D. Price, who is expected
to resign about November Ist to accept
a position as director of the experi
ent station at Griffin. This was a
great surprise to many people inter
ested m the appointment, as it was
not known that Governor Harris had
gone so far as to make up his mind
concerning the appointee.
The friends of Cliff Clay, of Sumter
county, are urging his name for the
appointment. He is at present the as
sistant commissioner.
The following dispatch tells of the
p-offer to Congressman Hughes
DANVILLE, Ga., Oct. 14. —Congress-
man Dudley M. Hughes has declined
apt,ointment to fill the unexpired term
of J. D. Price, as commissioner of agri
cultu’e, which was tendered him by
Gov. N. E Harris upon Commissioner
Price being elected as director of the
experiment station.
Congressman Hughes has been very
active in agricultural affairs in Geor
gia for a number of years and the ten
der of this appointment to head the
agricultural fotces of the state came
as worthy recognition of his work in
behalf of progressive farming. Mr.
Hughes declined the appointment in
order that he may finish his work ir.
the next session of congress in behalf
of his vocational education bill and
other progressive legislation which he
is urging.
LLOID GOES TO SEE
STOUR AT BIG FAIR
D. Lloyd, one of Richland’s promin
ent citizens was in Americus Saturday.
Mr. Lloyd was on his way to Atlanta
wheer he goes to spend a few days
looking a tthe stock exhibits at the
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta. He will
go from Atlanta to Tallapoosa, where
he has a son, whom he will visit for a
few days before returning to Richland,
established stores in Atlanta has been
enormous, not because of such a big
profit on any one article, but because
of the large sales, and what is known
as quick ‘turn-over.’ And the third
store bids fair to outstrip the other
two.”
I DUB DOLLAR MAY
RE-ELECT WILSON
TD PRESIDENCY
Have you contributed?
Will you contribute?
During this week the local finance
committee for the national campaign
fund will swoop down on you—and ask
for a contribution. One dollar is all
that is asked. You will help the sit
uation by not waiting to be called on—
and send in a dollar. It will be ac
knowledged publicly and forwarded
immediately to the national committee.
Here’s the fund yesterday:
Previously subscribed $41.00
Mrs. Pauline McNeill 1.00
Total $42.00
John D. Walker’s Appeal.
Dear Fellow-Democrat:
We believe it is to the best interests
of the country that President Woodrow
Wilson be re-elected, and we are
greatly encouraged by the responses
the people are making to our efforts in
l is behalf.
We assume that you are in sympa
thy with our work.
A farmer correspondent writes: “I
mentioned it to one of my tenants and
asked him how he felt toward Mr. Wil- *
son. He immediately offered me a
dollar contribution. I know that this *
gift was a sacrifice, and I mention it
to because it will help you to realize?
how devoted to President Wilson the?
plain people are.”
Mr. W. R. Seeker, manager of the I
Ansey Hote, Atanta, writes: “I take
pleasure in enclosing SIO.OO for the
campaign fund of the democratic par
ty.
“I have been a republican all my
life, and have never voted anything but
the republican ticket, but this year I
shall work and vote for President Wil
son.
“His administration of the country's
affairs has been too wise and good to
take chances by making a change.”
Forty-two traveling salesmen of Ath
ens, Ga., sent in $42.00.
A little boy writes from Winder: “I
am only eight years old, but I want
to give a dollar to help re-elect the
greatest president America has ever
had —Hon. Woodrow Wilson.”
That Chattahoochee Lumber Com
rany, of Leia, Ga., writes: “Enclose 1
find check for SSO to help swell the
fund to re-elect President Wilson.”
T. E. Massengale, of Norwood, Ga.,
sends in his contribution and says: “I
consider President Wilson the greatest
personally since the days of Jeffer
son. Jackson and Cleveland.”
Several postmasters have sent in the
equivalent of one month’s salary.
Other letters could be quoted show
ing equal sacrifice and patriotism and
appreciation of the democratic party
and President Wilson.
AMERICUS GIRL HAS
LETTER_FROM SCOTCH
A few months ago Miss Hazel Horne,
a student in the Americus High School,
found the name and address of a Scot
tish girl in a ball of crochet threao
while at work at the high school. Mi»s
Horne wrote to Scotland to the ad
dress, and the following interesting
letter was received:
Paisley, Scotland
June 21st, 1916.
Dear Miss Hazel: /
I was so surprised to discover when |
I came home from work a letter from I
the U. S. A. One day at work while
talking to the girl I work beside about
America I said to her that I would put i
my name Into a ball of crochet just'
for fun never thinking that I would get
a letter. I am seventeen years of age,
and have worked for about three years
in Clark's mill. I turn the wasted balls
into the good balls and of course they
are packed in boxes and sent away. I
like to crochet and have done some'
fancy work for mother. I was telling
one of the girls I had got a letter from
you and she was so pleased and said it
was very kind of you to write to me.
Hoping this finds you in good health
and that you will write soon. From
your sincere friend,
MADGE GLEN. I
PEPUBS. GO TO THE
MEXICAN FOR HELP
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. —There is a
movement in Mexico, an attempt by
the anti-Carranza interests, to injure
President Wilson’s chances for re
election, according to Mexican ambas
sador designate Arredendo. They be
lieve that if Hughes is elected they
would have another chance to present
their case. Arredendo said that he
means no reflection on the Republican
party by the statement.
EMPMAND
THDST COMPANY
ENTER NEW FIELD
Alabama is the new addition to the
territory of the Empire Loan & Trust
Co., a local organization which has a
well established business. More than
$2,500,000 is now in effect in south
Georgia, and with the new field the
business of the concern will be mate
rially increased. They announce the
reduction of interest from 6 per cent,
to 5 1-2 per cent.
The company has been incorporated
I since 1909. In 1900, George R. Ellis,
' the president of the Empire Loan •&
. Trust Co., moved to Americus, entering
the loan business, which rapidly devel
| oped into the splendid organization
I which they now have. Mr. Ellis orig
inally entered the business in Lumpkin,
, Stewart county, in 1893.
The capital stock of the enterprise is
$50,000, with the officials: G. R. El
lis, president; R. C. Ellis, Tifton, vice
president; G. C. Webb, treasurer, and
C. B. Moore, secretary. The examiners
of the company are J. Lewis Ellis, B. C.
Dickenson and W. W. Bryan, besides
those made by G. C. Webb and R. C.
Ellis, two officers of the organization.
The enterprise and persistent suc
cess of the Empire Loan & Trust Com
, pany has been very remarkable, and
today it is operating in the large per
centage of counties in south Georgia,
and recenty the new territory of
southeast Aabama was added to the'
fled.
GEORGIA TROOPS WILL
BEGIN MOVING THURSDAY
i
MACON, Ga., Oct. 14. —With notice'
that train equipment will be ready
next Thursday for the entrainment of'
the Georgia troops for El Paso, the I
soldiers of Camp Harris, under in-1
structions of their commanders, are'
going on with the packing up of all;
equipment that will not actually be;
necessary before leaving for the bor-l
her.
Train equipment will begin arriving'
Tuesday morning and by Thursday the
brigade headquarters and Fifth regi
ment will entrain. As soon as Gen.
■ alter Harris, brigadier general of
Georgia infantry, gets on the train the*
amp will be turned over to Col. J. A.*
Thomas, commander of the Second
Georgia regiment, as he is the senior
colonel of the brigade.
HI.H7 BALES ARE
USEOJN SEPTEMBER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 14.—1
Cotton consumed in the United States*
during September, as shown by the'
bureau of the census reports, amounted
to 529,227 running bales, counting
round as half bales, and excluding lint
ers. These figures compare with 498,-*
738 bales consumed in this country*
during September one year ago, and
558,717 bales consumed during last |
August.
Cotton on hand at factories, com- j
presses and in public storage ware-|
bouse September 30th amounted to i
3,939,243 bales, compared with 3,895,295
bales on hand in these warehouses a
year ago.
EPISCOPALS REFUSE TO
CHANGE CHURCH CANONS
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14. —The house of
deputies of the Episcopalian conven
tion rejected a proposed change in the
church canons forbidding the remar
riage of persons divorced for causes
arising after marriage.
SDMTEB AAAN IS
DEAD FROM SHOT
DE A COMPANION
H. A. Stewart, a well known citizen
ot Leslie .this county, was found dead
early Saturday with a pistol wound in
his stomach, the prostrate body lying
over the stearing wheel of an automo
bile, about one half mile south of
Leesburg, on the Americus-Albany
load. Sitting besides the car waa
Early Brown, a middle aged citizen of
Leslie, who is said to have been the
companion of Stewart during the sev
eral hours before the body was found.
A Lee county coroner’s jury held an
inquest during the day and returned a
verdict that Stewart came to his death
at the hands of Brown. The latter ia
in Lee county jail, and has no state
ment for publication.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning a
r.egro night watchman at Leesburg
passed the car and saw the conditions
of affairs, reporting to officers of
Leesburg. It 1 8 reported that Brown
made the statement that he had to kill
Stewart as he was reaching for his
gun. It is said that Brown had been
drinking and was in a more or less
stupor. The full details are not known
and Brown has nothing to say.
A bottle of liquor is said to have
been found in the automobile in which
the two Sumter county men were rid
ing. They had been to Albany and re
turned to Leesburg, turning around
and starting again to Albany when the
shooting occurred.
Leesburg Story.
LEESBURG, Ga., Oct. 14.—H. A.
Stewart was shot and killed by Early
: Brown about one mile south of Lees
burg, in Lee county, about 3 o’clock
this morning. Both were prominent
white men and lived at Leslie, in
Sumter county. They had been to Al
bany in an automobile and were re
turning home.
Another automobile party passed the
scene of the killing and reported it to
officers at Leesburg. Sheriff P. C.
Coxwell, of Lee county, and Marshal
Jchn Forrester, of Leesburg, went to
the scene and found the dead man sit
eing at the steering wheel of the car,
with Brown standing nearby.
Brown made no effort to get away.
He admitted killing Stewart and
claimed self-defense. 9n empty whis
key bottle and the condition of Brown
showed that the men had been drink
ing. They were friends. Brown is in
jail at Leesburg.
Brown Held For Murder.
As a result of a coroner’s inquest,
conducted by Coroner Ford this morn
ing, Brown was held for murder with
out bond. According to the evidence,
Stewart and Brow’n left Leslie yester
day afternoon, and were drinking
when they left. They stopped at Amer
icus for supper and then came on to
ward Albany.
Before reaching Albany, however,
they decided to go back home, and
turned around. They had reached a
point about a mile from Leesburg
when Stewart stopped the car and an
nounced his intention of turning
around again and going on to Albany.
Brown insisted that they return home.
According to Brown’s statement,
Stewart said he was going back to Al
bany, even if he had to kill Brown. As
Stewart said this he reached to his
hip pocket as though to pull his gun,
whereupon Brown shot him.
The verdict of the coroner’s jury was
that Stewart came to his death at the
bands of Brown and that the killing
was urder. Brown was thereupon re
manded to jail without bond.
Relatives of the two men in Leslie
came to Leesburg this morning, and
the body of Stewart was taken home
for funeral and interment .
Stewart was about 40 years of age
and was a cottonseed buyer.
Brown is about 65 years of age and
is a cotton gin repairer. He has a
wife and several grown children.
MRS. HARROLD RESTING
EASY AFTER OPERATION
Mrs. T. P. Harrold, of Parrott, had a
serious operation performed on her
yesterday by Drs. W. S. Prather and
H. A. Smith. She is reported at the
I hospital as resting very well.
NUMBER 256.