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THE TIMFS p >
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Published every Sunday morning and
every afternoon except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.
((Incorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
poetoffice at Americus, Ga.. under act
•f March 3, 1879.
G. R. ELLIS,
President.
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Editor and General Manager.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional Dustrict.
U. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus Ga- March 30, 1917
How do you feel under the reign of
Bone Dry?
-
A German officer says that their ra-,
treat "paralyzes the enemy.” Scare
hm? again.
If you haven’,t an American flag get
one. They are as much a part of
yourself as your life.
The richest nation on earth would,
be a formidable proposition for the
attention of the Germans.
That soldier who was made one
inch taller in order to qualify can
whip a German of any size.
Savannah is to start motor fun era's
before long which gives an added
hope that the siesta will be abolished. 1
Grief has killed a Frenchman who)
was deported by the Germans. Pity'
he couldn’t have tapped a Teuton be
fore passing over.
When Colonel House blows into
Washington you can know that ser
ious business is under discussion, for
he doesn’t kill time.
Senator John Sharp Williams would
call for a million volunteers with a
declaration of war on Germany. That
should be the minimum.
All of the entente seem to to be ex
pecting a German drive, while we
would think that the Teutons are
rather busy on the Hindenberg line.
Crisp county will have a fair this
fall as an organization has been be
gun in Cordele. These events are
becoming very strong and popuar
throughout the south.
Premier Lloyd-George has come out
for partial woman's suffrage. and
former Premier Asquith has changed
in his views favoring more suffrage.
We have yet to see the way.
Admiral Fiske figures the war situ
ation in Europe as 50-50 on the
chances for the Kaiser to win. As
long as we are not an admiral we
can disagree on a 100 to 1 shot.
'Fhe Germans will now hold Brand
Whitlock, the American minister io
Belgium, under "news quarantine.” t
seems that the United States could do
a little “holding” over this way.
The new fire engine pump forth?
Americus fire department has arrived,
and the electric fire alarm system
will soon be installed which will give
the city fine protection and lower the
insurance rates, both of which are
essential to the life of a propsperous
community.
The government is considering a
nation-wide advertising campaign in
the interest of the army and navy.
Hundreds of dollars given every day
to the government by the newspapers
still a few congressmen wanted 'o
increase the second-class mail mat
ter rates. The papers are willing to
pay higher rates of the congressmen
wHJ pay (or -W they get,
THE SMALL DISCORD.
It is not to be expected that the
j appeal to Congress of William Jen-
• i nings Bryan, three times candidate for
i the presidency, once secretary of state,
I'and more recently a super-pacifist, will
1 fall on deaf ears. There will be num
bered among the congressmen and sen
ators who gather at the extra session
on April 2nd some of the adherents
of Bryan; some of the inspiration of I
the Kaiser, and not least, some of the'
sentiments voiced by men who just
naturally like to disagree. It is known
that some public men often fly off on
I a tangent in order to attract attention,
J and the cheap variety of statesmanship
i; which is displayed sometimes marksl
’ them as martyrs.
I The Bryan peace-plan is urged;
1 i whereby no nation with such a treaty
- with the United States can go to war
within twelve months —and the mat
ter must be arbitrated. That sounds
reasonable, and is, in most instances.
But Bryan does not consider that we
are dealing with the German govern
ment, that organization which tears
asunder ail rules and laws of man and
God, just according to their own con
venience. The idea of offering to
parley with the Kaisers government,
pending the suspension of ruthless '
j submarine warfare, does not strike the *
I patriotic and liberty-loving people of,
1 America with any force. Only a few i
i days ago Secretary of State Lansing ,
[ dispatched a note through neutral
I agencies- to Germany informing them
, of our refusal to reaffirm the old Prus
sian-American treaty—because Ger- 1
many had violated its provisions. In
other words, Mr. Bryan desires to re
new negotiations with a government
• which has already broken solemn
; agreements with the United States.
I
But the open appeal to Congress will
! find echoes in that great body which
convenes Monday. There will be con
gressman and senators who will en-
idorse the Bryan move when the mat-'
, t.-’w of International relations are
1 1„ cached.
THE ITINERANT BEGGAR.
1 For some time we have been attract
ied by the large number of profess
! ional beggars who are frequenting this
>
i city, and last night the matter came I
| under discussion at a meeting of the j
, Business Council of the Chamber of,
: Commerce. There is a state law gov-
J ending beggars who go from city to!
| There is no one who would deny the
needy all charity possible, but the
business men of the city are being vir-
- t 'ally swamped by the large number
e ’• ho come here.
e 1 It has been suggested that the peo
! pie of the city give their aid and co
| operation to the Associated Charities,
s and refer the cases to them. There
- would be a mimimum of them reach
s ing that body.
r If the law affords the people of the
I
j _'ity any protection, the Times-Re
i corder wants to see it Invoked. There
• is a constant stream of these itinerant
3 . and professional beggars pouring in
3 and out of Americus.
i here is a distinct difference be
tween charity and being one of many
who sustain professional beggars.
If the laws of the city and state can
[J
give no protection, then the people will
s 1
be forced to take the matter up. It
has become a fearful condition.
THE GERMAN PLEA.
i
3 Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
‘ rays that the blood is on the United
’ States if war comes with Germany.
i That's the same cry from the t hrone
rcom of the Teutons. “You're an
other” and "somebodv else is respon-
I,'
, sible’ is all the framework of the Ger
man system and honor.
g
The United States has been attacked
9 <--her property has been destroyed, and
6 1 her citizens have been murdered.' ( This
S I
| has been done by Germany. And, the
I murderers say that the United States
! is responsible for the attacks.
a,
The United States would be justifla
n
jble in a uar of hale.
I
A TIME OF RUMORS.
», I
o' The Times-Recorder continually
-1 warns the public against rumors, and
o ’ along these lines the Savannah Morn
n ing News has the following to say:
RmuaOiS an; made out of noth-
ing, but they grow tremendously;
and in a time like the present,
i when so many wonderful and
"j terribly tragic events occur al
j most daily, the public mind is in
’ | a mood to accept as true many
1 | things which in other times it
would reject at once without con
incing proof. The rumor that the*
American liner St. Louis had dis
posed of a submarine, and the oth
| er rumor that Col. Roosevelt had
i been swallowed by the Atlantic
ocean or had bitten a devilfish, or
something, were avidly seized up
on and flew from tongue to tongue
with starting swiftness. Both
j were untrue, but that fact put no
i lead in their heels. Somehow it is
| the falsest rumor that flies fastest.
A DRY WAR.
Some of our contemporaries
whs are most anxious for war and
axe equally as anxious to prevent
the expulsion of John Barleycorn
forget that if we have a real war,
we will probably have rohilxition
everywhere and it will stick at
the conclusion of hostilities. —
Chattanooga News.
The United States government can
do no better than to follow the ex
' ample of several of the European
(countries now at war and abolish the,
liquor traffic. Prohibition must come
' sooner or later. Look what it has '
done for Russia! Does anyone believe,
for an instant, that the rtefHJnt’re.volu- '
tion in Russia could have been suc
-1 ceesfully carried through by a coun
try in the depths of degredation as
the Russian people were before thej
vodak was banished? With the eUm-,
ination of liquor the Russian people’
found their self-respect and a new- 1
born love of liberty.
j
THE WHHTCHAMA COLUMN
By George Martin
“Salt"
Salt is white, bull-headed seasoning ■
that has to be put into a shaker and'
roughly handled before it will mind.
It has an awful crust at times and
must be pulverized into submission. It
will ball and stall around its retreat
las long as it can, coming out in the
jepen only when you threaten it with
the blunt end of a fork.
I Then it has spells of melancholy
II ou might as well let it alone when it
gets one of these. It grows soggy and
dull. There is nothing in the world
more morose than a soggy shakerful
, of salt.
When our salt gets stubborn and
mulish we just say to ourselves, but
not so our wife can hear: "Well, per
haps we are now dealing with a chunK
of the salt IjOt's wife turned to.”
AUSTIN COLLECTION OF
ANTIQUE ARMS ORDERED SOLD
PHILADELPHIA, March 30.—The
late Samuel H. Austin's collection of
s antique arms, worth a fortune and
- said to be the most wonderful collec- |
B ltion of its kind in existence, will !>e'
J sold at auction in New York some
I time next week.
1 Among the rare pieces are a wheel
lock Italian gun of 1560, a sporting
- rifle dated 1628, a triple wheel lock
y German pistol dated 1630. There am
400; other specimens of antique gun
nery, al tin perfect condition.
i :
I FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
I
j By Being Constutly Supplied With
1
Pjedford’a Black-DrangkU
I McDuH, Va.—"i suffered for several
-:y*ara,” says Mrs. J. B. Whittaker, of
! Uns place, "with sick headache, and
' j ttmnach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me to try
.I Thedford's Black-Draueht, which I did,
| and I found it to be the best family medi
i j cine for young and old.
B 11 keep Black-Draught on hand all the
i time now, and When my children feel a
e little bad. they ask me for a dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
' We never have a long spell of sick
. I nexs in our family, since we commenced
, wing Black-Draught.”
I Thedford’s Black-DtaurM fe purely
vegt’able, and lias been found to regu-
■ late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re
lieve indigestion, colic, wind, nausea,
'headache, sick stomach, and similar
f symptoms.
4 It has been in constant use for more
than 70 years, and has benefited more
- Ilian a million people.
' Your druggist sells and recommends
Black-Draught. Pries only 25c. Gei a
Backage to-day, n. c rzs
IHE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
Well-Known Local Druggist Says
Everybody is Using Old-Time Re
cipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur
Hair that loses its color and lustre,
or when it fades, turns gray, dull and
lifeless, is caused by a lack of sulphur
in the hair. Our grandmother made up
a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur to
keep her locks dark and beautiful, and
thousands of women and men who
value that even color, that beautiful
dark shade of hair which is so attrac
tive, uses only this old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix
ture improved by the addition of other
ingredients by asking at any drug
store for a 50-cent bottle of “Wyeth’«
Sage and Sulphur Compound,” which
darkens the hair so naturally, so even
ly, that nobody can possibly tell It has
been applied. You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking ope
small strand at a time. By morning
the gray hair disappears, but what de
lights the ladies with Wyeth’s Sage
and Sulphur Compound, is’that, be
sides beautifully darkening the hair
after a few applications, it also brings
back the gloss and lustre and gives it
an appearance of aundance.
Wyth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound
is a delightful toilet requisite to im-.
part color and a youthful appearance
to the hair. It Is not intended for the
cure, mitigation or prevention of dis
ease. advt. j
ALL ALIENS MUST RAVE
PASSPORTS TO ENTER SPAIN
MADRID. March 30—All aliens
found in Spain, beginning Sunday,
who have no passports will be sub
ject to fine and expulsion. No aliens
will be permitted to enter Spain
without a passport after Sunday. This |
measure is taken because the country
has been overrun with spies, a small:
army of whom have been keeping
submarine captains informed as to.
the sailing of all vessels from Span
ish ports.
.
Why Look
So Thin?
It 13 not becoming—nor
safe for your health. Add j
flesh to your bones and roses to your j
cheeks by dunking a glass of this
delicious digestant with each meal
Shivar Ale
PURE DIGfSTJYE H3MMTICS WUH
JHItSR MIBERAL HATEA AfiD GiHGEft
Thone your grocer or druggist for
a dozen bottles. Satisfaction guai
anteed or your money refunded on
first dozen used.
Bottled and guaranteed by the cele
brated Shivar Mineral Spring, Shel
ton, S. C. If your regular dealer j
cannot supply you telephone
GLOVER GROCERY CO.
Waoleaale Duhibutu-s f<n' Araerkus
PARTNERSHIP
INSURANCE
The most important awet of »
firm? The busineaa ability o:
special technical skill of th»
individual members.
Why not insure against the loav
of thia asset? .
Insurance upon partners or ofl
cers of corporations is furnished
at lowest nbt coat by the Unlit
Central Life insurance Com
pany.
Write for tacts and t.- >iDparattv»
figures.
LEE I. HANSFORD, Agent
Americus, Ga.
UNION CENTRAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
’ >Tbe Great Annual Dividend Payer.’’
I
i
When your Shoes need ar,
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
ed to their strength and neat ap
pearance and at a cost not to be
criticized.
Rex Shoe Shop
E. Breetlove, Prop.
19l Lee St Artesian Corner
SMITH
PRESSING CLUB
For best work and quick sei
vice phone us at 216
Office: 208 Jackson Street
MISS BESSIE WINDSOR.
Insurance.
Bonds.
Office Porsyth St. Phone 284
CHAS. AYASH
Fresh Groceries
I our Business Appreciated
Phone 708, Cotton Ave.
F. G. OLVER ,
I
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machinee and Supplies; Key i
and Lock Fitting, Umbrellas Repaired ]
and Covered. Phone 420.
lee STREET. NEAR WELL ]
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, WOODMEN ]
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night 13 j
Fraternal Hall, Lamar street. All vis- i
iting Sovereigns invited to meet with j
usi STEPHEN PACE. C. C. ]
NAT LeMASTER, Clerk.
F. and A. M. j
• AMERICUS LODGE
F. & A. M., meets ov
cry second and
fourth Friday night ]
/ X at 7 o’clock.
FRANK J. PAYNE, W. M.
J RESCOE PARKER, Secy.
• M. B. COUNCIL
LODGE F. and A. M.
meets every First and
’ Third Friday nights
w Visiting brothers are ’
invited to attend. 1
DR. J. R. STATHAM, W M.
NAT LeMASTfiR. Secretary.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 14,
P. 0. S. OF A. •
Meets every first and third Monday j
nights is P. O. 8. of A. Hall, No. 213 |
Lamar St. All members in good stand- i
ing Invited to attend. Beneficiary cert.i- i
ficatee from $250.00 to $2,000.00 issued j
to members of this camp. 1
S. A. JENNINGS, PresT. I
O. D. REESE, Recd’g. Sec’y.
Cos Ga.Ry
•’The Right Way”
Trains Arrive.
From Chicago, via
Columbus * 1:00 a in J
From Columbus *10:00 a mi
From Columbus .....! 7:15 p m'
From Atlanta and Macon. .* 5:29 ant!
From Macon * 2:11 p m!
From Macon * 7:35 p m '
From Albany * 6:40 a m '
From Montgomery and
Albany *.2.11 p m
From Montgomery and
Albany *10:39 p nv
From Jacksonville, via
Albany * 3:40 a m
Trains Depart.
For Chicago, via Columbus * 3:40 a ml
For Columbus ! 8:00 a m
For Columbus * 3:00 p m
For Macon * 6:40 a m
For Macon and Atlanta *2:11 p m
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 4. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent.
Seaboard Air Line
j The Progressive Railway ol the Sontt
Leave Americus for Cordele. Ro
! chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col-
I lins, Savannah, Columbia. Richmond,
I Portsmouth and points East and South t
12:31 p m.
2:30 a m
Leave Americus for Cordele, Abbe-1
ville, Helena and intermediate points '
5:11 p. nt
I .eave Americus for Richland, At- ’
lanta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont-1
gomery and points West and Northwest
3:08 p. m.
Leave Americus for Richland. Col- j i
unibus, Dawson, Albany and interme- 11
diate points
10:00 a m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Car ]
on Trains 13 and 14 arriving Americus 11
from Savannah 11:25 p. m.. and leav-' 1
ing Americus for Savannah 2:30 a. tn. j j
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at, <
2:30 a. m., will be open for passengers I ]
at 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H. 1
P. Everett Local Agent. Americus. |
Ga.; C. W. Small. Div. Pass. Agent, i
Savannah, Go.; C. P Bran, G. P. a. |
Norfolk. Va. ’ ;
L G. COUNCIL, Pres’t. INC. 1891 H. S. C6UNHL, Cashier
C. M, COUNCIL, Vice-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier
Planters Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS & PROFITS $225,000.00
Resources Over One Million Dollars
■ With a quarter of a century ex
perience in 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.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
We vVant Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small
.
MONEY 51%
MfINFY I RAIVFn on farm lands al 512 per cent
nlUlvLl LuiiHLU interest and borrowers have priv
ilege of a 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.
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
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Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
MR. NAT LeMASTER, Manager
I
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 and 136
j N 3 ‘P
I Commercial City Bank ■'
AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking Business :
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
Automobiles can set themselves afire so
; easily—especially now because of the
large amount of electrical equipment
they carry, that it is a foolish policy to
tr y *° save a ew dollars by doing with
ou* our Automobile Fire Insurance.
" Herbert Hawkins
HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS
AMERICUS
HOME MIXTURE GUANO CO.
Manufactured of best unadulterated material, skillfully pre pa
ed and mixed.
Our customers are pleased. Can we offer better refer
ences?
SALES AGENTS:
Harrold Bros. L. G. Council
Americus, Ga. Americus, Ga.
A. S. Johnson E. C. Webb
DeSoto, Ga. Sumter, Ga
I • , I" I
We cany out each funeral service in harmonious con- I!
;, formity with the wishes of our ernployers—the public. We I
] i have builded an undertaking organization z whose reputa- !
I tion is the highest and whose equipment is moil excellent. !
ALLISON UNDERTAKING COMPANY
L. R. Eden, Director !
Day Phone 253—Night 657, 106, 71
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917