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THE TIMES RECORDER.
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City of Americus.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
aailrmd Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional Dustrict
<l. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, GIU, March 29, 1917
(
Liquor is a dead number—in Jaw. ,
*ffha guardsmen certainly look like
iSsSd.ers now.
The Hindenberg Line will soon be
w« history.
I.ct Congress do what it is expect
bgg to do, and quit.
Cota says she’ll fight for tho U. 3.
A., and we’ll soon be glad to have
tar
The desert sand and tan shows on
Et» Georgia troopers who came back ■
firotn the border.
The Germans announce that they
tatead no drive on Russia, which may
or may not be chedited, just aa you '
■te
Uucie Sam is not leaving a single
unturned to get ready for anyj
eventuality. We’re with you. Mr. I’rea-
ManL
April 3rd has been designated as;
“BSrti Day” by Governor Harris. He
made yesterday famous as a no-fish
ft remained for a Chatham county
representative to cast the vote which
passed the "bone dry” bill. Who’d a
thought it?
The Germans hit Georgia and im
■aediately their presence was so highly
appreciated that they were deprived
<st their beer.
'"Dry Bone” Law arrived last night,
aeakißg for more progress in the same
leEg'-t of time than the boll weevil
sr Use cattle tick.
Store American barks have been'
posted as “missing,” which Is a fair
way to tell the story of a visit to
Dary tones’ locker.
That was real mean in the Germans
to stick a great big, bloody hand on ‘
ear Declaration of Independence.
What say you, Mr. Wimjaybrine.
The Russian democrats state that
the war must be pushed, which state
ment is greeted with much acquiesc
ence in many other quarters of the:
gk&B.
Tie state now has far more to fear
from enactions and “dope” than from
Sqnor The officials need to keep an
«ag!e aye on this feature of the nev
herr conditions.
funny how Uncle Sam borrow
ed fifty million dollars. He has the
pristine presses—and could Just grind
tetm out any amount he wants. That's
_*e way they do in Mexico.
The fellow whom you saw last night,
rak&iag his eyeballs out was not the
mxu who.-e wife gave him a licking— j
tat the fellow who heard that the (
•%cne dry” law took effect in all Geor
gia, including Cirard, Sa’-annah, Ai-
Dsta. etc.
A BONE DRY STATE.
j Georgia is dry today—in law.
j In fact the state was dry last night
► for the new law enacted by the general
assembly in extra session became ef
fective immediately upon receiving the
signature of Governor Harris.
Liquor has been outlawed, and va
rious things are made illegal in con
nection with liquor.
The imes-Recorder wants to see
the law enforced, and wants to see
the people do their part. The officials
may be expected to do their duty—
public sentiment is behind them.
That’s Georgia’s trouble today.
The law has been placed on the sta
tute books, and there it will stay un
til the people, that Is, the legislature,
.decides to change it. It cannot be
I made stronger, only to increase its
' punishments.
Georgia has a “dry bone” law —and
let every good person assist in en
forcing the law.
PLANT FOODSTUFFS.
The Times-Recorder has been urg
ing the farmers to plant foodstuffs —
for two reasons. One is that the na
tion demands edibles because it stands
on the brink of war, and the other
Is because of exhibits at the Third
Agricultural District Fair to be held
November 12th to 17th.
Along these lines, the Savannah 1
I
Press says interestingly:
The farmers and the producers
of crops in Georgia and the
South cannot have it too deeply
instilled into their minds that
foodstuffs should be planted this
spring. Above everything else,
this should be the task of the far
mer. The price of food is not go
ing to a much lower level than at
present for several seasons to
come. Potatoes will be worth as
much next fall as they were last
winter. Cabbages will stay high
and other foodstuffs will be as
hard to get as has been the case
during the past several months.
This is going to be so because the
demand is going to keep up. The
world is to be fed and America
must do more than its share to
feed it. This heavy demand, com
bined with speculation, is going to
keep the prices higher than they
would ordinarily be.
Farmers who want to have crops
that are quick growing and that
will command good prices should
not hesitate to put foodstuffs in
the ground.
THE SOLDIERS’ RETURN.
Georgia is again the home station
for three regiments of National
Guardsmen who have returned from
the border, but only a few days ago
were ordered to remain in active fed r
I eral service. This action was taken at
i Washington, pending developments in
regard to the acute international situa
tion and placing the country in a stale
: of preparedness for any action which
j Congress might take.
The Georgia troops are tanned, alert
and with a regular military stride
show a marked difference in their an
| pearance from the time they were call
| ed into urgent service last year. They
are real soldiers now and they return
amid the cheers of every patriotic citi
zen who is proud of their service to
the country.
THE GERMAN PEOPLE.
Washington draws a distinction
between the Gorman people and
the German government. The for
mer are tools of the latter, al
though the government was creat
ed through the submission of the
people. Russia can even point the
way to the Teutons. —Americus
Times-Recorder.
The government distinction is the
, op.nion held by a large number of
our people. It is not the German poo-,
;k- themselves that Is so disliked tn
;-this country. It Is the German form
.! of militaristic, semi-autocratic gov
ernment that is the cause of trouble
>' between the two peoples. The German
people have done more than their
tr j for science and industry.—Au
gusta Chronicle.
i THE WHATCHIMA COLUMN
By George Martin
Haircuts.
A haircut is one of the few indignit
ies that baldheaded men don’t have to
suffer.
It’s a habit, the haircut is, among
men with densely populated heads.
But it is no ordinary habit. It’s a hab
■t a man has to hire another man to
practice for him.
I There are fashions in haircuts, as in'
I everything else. The old fashioned,
haircut circled the base of a man's
brain and stopped. But today it goes
cn down the ba,ck of his neck to see
what his collar bone’s doing.
Generally speaking, the haircut is a ■
misfortune. If it wasn’t for haircuts!
we could abolish barbers.
EXPEDIENT, TOO.
The Alabama sheriff who fired
his whole jail force following the
escape of Overton has set a pow
erful example for Georgia offi
cials. Such action is, indeed, laud
able. —Americus Times-Recorder.
Not only laudable, but expedient,
considering that the sheriff had only
a shaky hold on his own job for a
few days. —Savannah Morning News.
TIMELY HINTS FOR
HOME GARDENER
WASHINGTON, D. V., March 29. '
A ' little forethought will enable a
comparatively small tract of land to '
supply the average family with fresh
vegetables throughout the growing '
season., say specialists in the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Most owners of small gardens are con
tent to raise a single crop on each
plot of land at their disposal. It is
quite possible, however, to grow two '
tr three crops in one season, and if
these are properly selected the home
grown produce will be both better and '
cheaper than any that can be pur
chased on the market.
Just what vegetables are to be grown
depends, of course, upon the individ
ual tastes of the family. In general 1c
fay be said, however, that the aim
of the home gardener should be to 1
raise vegetables in which freshness is
an important quality. Peas and j
string or Lima beans, for example, lose
much if they are not cooked immed-|
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lately after they are picked. On the|
other hand, as good potatoes can be ‘
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bought as can be grown. Moreover,
they occupy a large area in proportion
to their yield and consume in a back
yard or small garden valuable space j
which could be put to much more prof- (
itable use. This is true, also of corn, j
cucumbers, squashes and melons. It
will also pay the amateur gardener to.
grow certain specialties of which he'
may be fond, and which may be trou-!
blesome or expensive to purchase. I
Okra is an example of this class, and 1
little beds of parsley, chives or other 1
herbs take up very little room and !
provide the housewife with little addi
tions for her table which are most wel
come, if they can be picked at the right
moment without rouble.
If the small garden plot, however, Is ■
to be made to bring the maximum re
turns in economy and pleasure to the
owner, every available foot of it must
be made to work continuously. This
can be accomplished only by careful
planning and it is recommended, there
fore, that amateur gardeners draw up
in advance a complete lay-out for the’r
garden. A typical plan of this char
a-ier is shown in the appended dia
gram. On the plan the gardener should
indicate the date when each of his!
projected crops is to be planted. No
more space should be allotted to each I
than is needed to furnish a sufficient
quantity of the vegetable for the fam-|
ily consumption or for local sale. In:
many cases, also, space should be left!
between the rows for the inter-plan;-:
ing of later crops and for easy cul
tivation. Plants which make a high j
growth and cause heavy shade should
not be planted where they wi’l inter-'
sere with sun-loving small plants. Per- j
ennjals, too. such as rhubarb and as-'
I aragus, which are not cultivated, I
should not be grown among plants'
which call for tillage.
If a garden is planned in this way
and the scheme carried out, the plan
should be kept for use the following i
year, with notes of the success or fail-!
vre of the different items in it. For;
j example, if too much or too little of!
any vegetable was grown this fact:
I should be recorded. It is not desirable,!
I however, to follow too closely the
same plan in succeeding years. The J
same kind of vegetables should not be j
' grown twice, if tills can be avoided, in;
the same part of the garden.
A convenient form of garden was in
a city back yard 25 by 70 feet in dl
imensions. It happened to be bounded)
on two sides by a board fence, and
this fact was taken advantage of to
FHE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
plant and train grape vines. Straw
berry plants were set alongside the
I‘agstone walks and currant bushes
between the walks and the fence. In
the space between the bushes and the
strawberries low-growing vegetables,
such as bans, peppers, eggplants and
the like, were set out. In a space
about 12 feet wide between the walks,
low-growing, quick-maturing early
' egetables were planted in such a wav
that later-maturing varieties could be
put out at proper intervals between
them. The early plantings consisted
of radishes, early beets, lettuce, car
i ots and a few parsnips. The beets
i f. ave way later to a few late cabbage
j ; 'ants. The sunniest portion of the
yard was turned over to tomatoes of
which there were about a dozen plants
trained to a single stem and set about
118 inches apart in each direction. Ear
; ly and late peas were put out in the
least sunny portion of the yard. Later..
in the fall, spinach, kale and potato j
onion sets were planted in order to
provide a supply of green succulents
for tho winter and early spring.
SOUTHERN CATTLEMEN TO
MEET IN ATLANTA NEXT WEEK I
ATLANTA, Ga., March 29.—Stock
men and farmers from all parts of the
seate will attend the fifth annual con-;
venton of the Southern Cattlemen's
Association to be held in Atlanta on
April 4. 5 and 6.
There will be many stockmen of na
tional reputation at the convention and
several of them will deliver addresses
and papers on subjects that have to do
with the increase of cattle raising in
this section. Prominent among these
will be George R. James, banker and
capitalist of Memphis; Dr. A M.
Soule, president of the Georgia State
'College of Agriculture at Athens; Ike'
T Pryor, president of the National j
Live Stock Association of San Antonio;
Dr. Cooper Curtice of the Bureau of
Animal Industry in Washington.
Os special interest will be the num-!
erous sales of blooded cattle duringl
the convention, including daily sales
of pure-bred beef cattle and several
special sales. Georgia short horn
breeders will give a sale on Thursday,
April sat which thirty head of fine
stock will be disposed of.
The following committees have been
appointed to arrange the details of the
convention: J. R. Brooks, general
chairman, for the Aberdeen-AnguS
breeders; J. H. Battle, Moultrie, and
J. J. Phillips, Tifton, for the Holstein
breeders; C. M. Beuchler and Tom
: Pitts of Atlanta; for Hereford breed
ers, J. J. Anderson, Marietta; for Jer-
I sey breeders, Ralph Northcutt. Mari
-1 etta; for the packers W. H. White, Jr.,
of Atlanta; for the railroads, J. F.
Jackson, Savannah, and F. L. Word, T.
M. Wilson and W. R. Tucker of At
lanta; for the commission men, T. A.
Suttles and J. L. Shippey of Atlanta;
for the veterinarians, Dr. Peter F.
! Bahnsen, state venetinarian; for the
i Bureau of Animal Industry, Dr. W. M.
i McKellar of Atlanta.
I J. K. Boney of Duckport, La., is
' president, and Neely Bowen of Mem
phis, is secretary and treasurer of the
' association.
PARTNERSHIP
INSURANCE
The most important asset of »;
firm? The business ability 01
special technical skill of the
individual members.
Why not insure against the losr
of this asset?
Insurance upon partners or off!
cers of corporations is furnisheC
at lowest net cost by the Uniir
Central Life Insurance Com
pany.
Write for facts and comparative
figures.
LEE M. HANSFORD, Agent
Americus, Ga.
UNION CENTRAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
►The treat Annual Dividend Payer.’)
MtaiaMiiiui nnatatatatamw’
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When your Shoes need an
operation, call the Shoe Sur
geons.
And we will show you what
modern machinery and experi
enced skill will do towards put
ting old and broken shoes “bacK
on their feet."
You will find that after your
shoes have undergone treatment,
in our shop, that they are restor-1
ed to their strength and neat ap-:
pearance and at a cost not to be
criticized.
Rex Shoe Shop
* E. Breetlove, Prop.
101 Lee St Artesian Corner
SMITH
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PRESSING CLUB
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■ For best work and quick sei
vice phone us at 216
Office: 208 Jackson Street
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MISS BESSIE WINDSOR,
Insurance.
Bonds.
Office Forsy th St Phone 284
CHAS. AYASH
Fresh Groceries
1 our Business Appreciated
Phone 708 t Cotton Aue.
F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
i Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
! and Lock Fitting, Umbrellas Repaired
i and Covered. Phone 420.
Lee STREET. NEAR WELL
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
! Meets every Wednesday night in
Fraternal Hall, Lamar street. All vis
, iting Sovereigns invited to meet with
j us. STEPHEN PACE. C. C.
i NAT LeMASTER, Clerk.
F. and A. M.
& AMERICUS LODGE
F - &A - M -’ meets ev "
ery second and
fourth Friday night
1 t 7 o'clock.
FRANK J. PAYNE, W. M.
, J RESCOE PARKER, Sec’y.
& M. B. COUNCIL
LODE, F. and A. M.
meets every First and
Third Friday nights.
■ Visiting brothers are
invited to attend.
DR. J. R. STATHAM, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER. Secretary.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 14,
P. 0. S. OF A.
Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. O. S. of A. Hall, No. 21J ■
Lamar St. All members in good stand
ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi- ,
ficates from $250.00 to $2,000.00 issued
to members of this camp.
S. A. JENNINGS, Prcs’t
O. D. REESE, Recd’g. Sec’y.
CofGaßy
"The Right Way” i
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 1:00 a in i
From Columbus *10:00 a m
From Columbus I 7:15 p m
From Atlanta and Macon.. * 5:29 a in
From Macon * 2:11 p m
From Macon * 7:3» p in
From Albany * 0:40 a in
From Montgomery and
Albany *.2.11 p m
From Montgomery and
Albany *10:39 p m
From Jacksonville, via
Albany * 3:40 a m
Trains Depart.
For Chicago, via Columbus * 3:40 a
For Columbus ! 8:00 a m
For Columbus * 3:00 p m
For Macon * 6:40 a ni
For Macon and Atlanta *2:11 p ni
For Macon and Atlanta ...*10:39 p m
For Montgomery and
Albany * 5:29 a m
For Montgomery and
Albany ..., ♦ 2:11 p m
For Albany * 7:35 p m
For Jacksonville, via
Albany * 1:05 a m
♦Daily !Except Sunday.
adv J. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent.
Seaboard Air line
i rhe Progressive Railway al the SouW
Leave Americus for Cordele. Ro
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
lins, Savannah, Columbia. Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
12:31 p ru.
2:30 a ni
Leave Americus for Cordele, Abbe
ville, Helena and intermediate points
5:11 p. m.
Leave Americus for Richland. At
lanta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
3:08 p. m.
Leave Americus for Richland. Col-,
umbus. Dawson, Albany and interme
! diate points
10:00 a m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Car
! on Trains 13 and 14 arriving Americus
from Savannah 11:25 p. m., and leav
ing Americus for Savannah 2:30 a. m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:30 a. m„ will be open for passengers
at 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H. 1
P, Everett, Local Agei t, Americus, j
Ga.; C. W. Small, Div.'Pass. Agent,.
Savannah. Ga.; C. P Rvan, G. P. A.,
Norfolk. Va.
L G. COUNCIL, Pres’t. INC. 1891 H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier
C. M. COUNCIL, Vice-Pres. T. t. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier
Planters Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS S PROFITS $225,000.00
Rescurces Over One Million Dollars
■ Wilh a quarter of a century ex
perience Io successful banking
and with our large resources and
close personal attention to every
Interest, consistent with sound
banking we solicit your patronage.
Interest allowed on time certi
ficates and In our department for
savings.
Pre nipt, Conservative, Accommodating
We *Vant Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small
MONEY 51 %
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' MOMFYI fIAMFfl on farm lands at 512 per cent
] lilUllLl LUfiliLU interest and borrowers have priv-
I ilege of paying part or all of principal at any interest
' period, stopping.interest on amounts paid. We always
' have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest ser
vice. Save money by seeing us.
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r G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
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Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
MR. NAT LeMASTER, Manager
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 and 136
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I Commercial City Bank
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AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking business
j INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS !
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—especially now because of the
large amount of electrical equipment
they carry, that it is a foolish policy to
try to save a few dollars by doing with
out our Automobile Fire Insurance.
! ’ Herbert Hawkins
HIGH GRADE FERTIIIZERS
AMERICUS
HOME MIXTURE GUANO CO.
Manufactured of best unadulterated material, skillfully pre | a
ed and mixed.
Our customers are pleased. Can we offer better refer
ences?
S ALES AGENTS:
Harrold Bros. L. G. Council
Americus, Ga. Americus, Ga.
A. S. Johnson E. C. Webb
DeSoto, Ga. Sumter, Ga 1
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We carry out each funeral service in harmonious con
; formity with the wishes of our employers—the public. We
have builded an undertaking organization whose reputa- I
] tion is the highest and whose equipment is mo& excellent. I
ALLISON UNDERTAKING COMPANY
i. [
L. R. Eden, Director
Day Phone 253—Night 657, 106, 71
THURSDAY, MARCH 89, I>l7