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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12.
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NEWS OF NEARBY TOWNS
.HONEYMOON DAYS RUDELY
Interrupted, ‘uncle bob’
Thomasville, Ga. —Despite the fact
that "Uncle Bob” Knox reports him
self as happily married to his seventh
wife, his honeymoon has been rudely
interrupted by superior court now in
session here.
Monday, Mrs. Knox VI brought pro
ceedings against him for unpaid ali
mony. and secured an order of court,
attaching the defendant, for contempt
of court and compelling him to pay
the alimony or be taken into custody.
Just what action “Uncle Bob” will
take remains to be seen.
Before “Uncle Bob” was legally
freed from his sixth wife, she had ob
tained a yerdiet for alimony in Murray
superior court, and she alleges that
“Uncle Bob” has delayed payment for
seyeral months past.
WILL CUT THE COTTON
ACREAGE 50 PER CENT
Greensboro, Ga.—There was an in
teresting meeting of the Farmers and
Business Men’s Association in the
•iiurt house on the first Tuesday in
fiis month.
The chairman, James B. Park, called
the meeting to order. Reports from
the yaiious militia districts were made
by citizens of the different districts.
The committees reported that much
grain had been planted in different
portions of the county and that from
present indications the cotton acreage
for 1915 would be decreased fully 50
lor cent. Some of the committeemen
reported that a good many farmers
would decrease their cotton crop two
thirds for next year.
At Modjeska
TODAY
“Martin Chugglewit”
A Biograph, in two parts.
“Ethel Has a Steady”
A Komic Comedy.
“The Mill of The Gods”
A Domino Feature, in
two parts.
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BLACKVILLE MASONIC
LODGE CHOOSE OFFICERS
FOR THE COMING YEAR
Blackville, S. C. —Blackville lodge,
A. F. M., No. 63, at its regular meet
ing last Wednesday night elected and
installed the following officers for the
ensuing year: R ,B. Fielding, W. M.;
H. M. Mathis, S. W.; Dr. O. D. Ham
mond, J. W.; P. C. Melichamp, treas
urer; Jacob Blatt, secretary; D.
Wincker, S. I).; Willard Broodie, J.
D.; V. L. Nevils, tiler; R. U. DeWitt
and J. Z. Matthews, stewards.
HUGE EAGLE CAUGHT BY
NEGRO NEAR AMERICUS
Americus, Ga. —A negro living in the
country brought to Americus this
morning a live eagle and a very fine
specimen of the emblem of Uncle Sam,
which he captured in a remarkable
manner. The darkey was setting on
his cabin steps, he said, when the
eagle swooped down and attempted to
carry off a large hen in the yard. The
old dominecker kicked at the pro
posed elopement and in the fight re
sulting the old darkey captured the
eagie bird. The negro was proud of
his catch and refused an offer of $5
fi r the eagle.
CRAWFORDVILLE COUNCIL
ELECTS NEW MARSHALS
Crawfordvillo, Ga.—At a meeting of
the city council Wednesday night, W.
O. Holden, mayor, J. S. Jackson was
elected clerk, Jos, A. Rhodes, treasurer
mil commissioner on streets and side
vulks; A. J. Melton, commissioner on
lights; H. F. White, commissioner on
chool and auditorium; W. J. Sturdi
vant, marshal, and Frank Richards,
night watchman.
REV. SOLON B. COUSINS
TO HEAD BESSIE TIFT
Macon, Ga—Rev, Solon B. Cousins,
pastor of the Baptist church at Way
nesboro, Ga., was elected president of
Bessie Tift College, of Forsyth,at a
reefing of the board of trustees here
last night. Rev. Mr. Cousins is a grad
uate of Mercer University.
It was stated by members of the
hoard that he would accept the pres
idency. He will succeed Dr. C. H. S.
Jackson, who resigned recently. The
noard first elected Dr. John D. Mell,
f Athens, to the place, but Dr. Mell
declined to accept.
Rev. Mr. Cousins has had a chair
it Mercer and Locust Grove Institute.
TREES ALONG OLD FRENCH
COUNTRY ROADS DAMAGED
Dunkirk, France.— There is one feat
ure incidental to the winter warfare
which will grieve all those who love to
tour the old French country roads. The
long lines of beautiful frees which con
vert these Into shady avenues are be
ing sadly damaged. The need of fire
wood is very pressing, and as there is
no coal available, the trees are being
ruthlessly sacrificed.
NANCE GWYN INTERVIEWED
New York,—"Engagement rings never brought me a happy marriage,
so why should I accept another one?” Such wus the Interrogation of
Nance Gwyn, when interviewed on the announcement that she Is to mar
ry for the fifth time. "My fiance’s gift was a pair of perfectly matched
Pekinese dogs.” The man who was selected to be the sensational dan
cer’s fifth husband is Collins Suter Hill, of Cape Town, South Africa, a
retired mine operator of unlimited wealth. He has Induced Miss Gwyn
to quit, the stage for good. They Intend to make their home near Los
Angeles after a world girdling honey moon trip.
201 AIRCRAFT
IS ASKED FOR
THE U. S. NAVY
Urgently Needed in Plans For
National Defense-—Air Navy
As Essential As Battleships
and Submarines.
Washington. —Two hundred naval
■aircraft—loo for active jtervice arid
100 to be held In reserve—are urgently
needed by the United Staten navy in
its plana for national defense, an out
lined in recommendations of Captain
Mark L. Bristol, chief of the aero
nautical bureau’of the navy depart
ment, to the house naval committee,
made public today.
Captain Bristol's recommendations
are contained In a supplemental state
ment laid before the committee. Other
testimony of Captain Bristol already
has been made public. It would re
quire an appropriation of $2,200,000 to
bring the aeronautical branch of the
navy up to a proper standard of ef
ficiency, Captain Bristol told the com
mittee. Its purposes he described as
follows.
The Air Navy.
"The air navy of the United Stat m
must consist of aeroplanes, semi-rigid
or non-rigid airships—the destroyer,
cruiser and battleship of the air re
IHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
NANCE GWYN.
spectively. The aeroplane will be used
for scouting to discover the enemy’s
fleet, especially submarines and mines,
and to attack the dirigibles and aero
planes of the enemy. Tt Is the tor
pedo boat, of the air against the air
ship cruisers and battleships. Having
discovered the submarines and mines,
It directs the air-cruisers to attack
these craft and to counter mine and
at the same time protect the cruisers
from the enemy’s air craft. The air
cruisers also will lay mines. The air
battleships will meet the aircraft of
the enemy in battle, probably will ha
used to drop aerial torpedoes on the
surface ships of the enemy and he
utilized over land for reconnoissanco
and dropping bombs.
As Essential.
'‘The uses to which aircraft can he
put 1n war will be better known aft'-r
the European war. It seems that the
air navy will be just as essential a
part of the country's fighting force
as the battleships and submarines. The
front of our fleet in action has now
become a vertical plane, with subma
rines and mines beneath the surface,
battleships, cruisers and destroyers on
the surface and aircraft in the air. To
be successful against any enemy, the
country must have command of the air
tlie same as command of the sea.”
• Detect Submarines.
"Any nation that, has suitable air
(raft could detect submarines," he
added. "The aeroplanes can see sub
marlneti and mines very plainly, guide
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the dirigibles to them, which can de
scend close to the water and drop
high explosives to counter mine the
mines or destroy the submarines. Wo
can pick up the mines at their usual
depths, even follow the anchor line of
(he mine down to a considerable depth
below the mine. The submarine, if ,t
comes to the mrfuce, would be at
tacked by the sitrfaee craft. The sub
marine could dive deop only for i\
limited time hut must come up and
show the periscope to get its bearings.
Bomb Dropping.
A bomb dropped upon It should not
be arranged to explode until beneath
the water. If, say, 200 pounds of high
explosive, It would disturb the sub
marine not submerged more than 20
or 40 feet even to the extent of dis
abling it or It might destroy the peri
scope. The periscope is often discov
ered by the wash it makes. One could
see a submarine 50 to 100 feet in clear
water.”
UNCLE SI'S
ACCIDENT AC'T.
$1,803,923 Paid Out By Fed
eral Government to 14,000
Employes Under Compensa
tion Law.
Washington, D. C.— A total of sl,-
8*03,923 hn h been paid out bv the federal
government during the post five years
to more than 14.0(H) of its employes who
fmet with Occidents In the course of
their employment under the federal com
pensation oet of 1908, according to a re
port today hy the Bureau of Lnlmr Sta
tistics.
The act at the present time
approximately 95,000 persons of some
what less than fourth of the civilian em
ployes of Hie United States. It covers
artisans and laborers In manufacturing
establishments, arsenals and navy yards,
river a n< l harbor and f ratification work,
hazardous employment In the reelaina-
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tlon of arid lands, all employes under
the Isthmian ('anal commission, the bu
reau of mines, tlie light house service
and the forestry service.
The total number of accidents report
ed In all departments during the opera
tion of tlve law was 4.’,299. of tills num
ber, 1,006 were reported as fatal, ap
proximately ten per cent of which were
In occupations not subject to compen
sation. The total number of claims was
14.963 of which 14,046 were allowed, 911
were dlsnlowed and six were not acted
upon. Nearly one-half of the accidents
and of tile compensation paid refer to
employes of the l’.itianm (’anal who
worked under conditions Involving a
high degree of hazard. Tne navy de
partment ranked second In the amount
of costs for compensation, the war de
partment third and the interior depart
ment fourth.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
BANK OF HEPHZiBAH
Located at Hephzlbah, Ga., at the close of business, Dec. 10th, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Demand loans $ IftO.nn
Time loans 26,421.80
Overdrafts, unsecured 711.6(1
Banking house 2,020.00
Furniture and flxtuVes 2,210.00
Due from Banks and Rankers in tills Stale 86. Si
Due from Banks and Bankers in other States 4.37
Currency $ 58.0 n
Silver, nickels, etc 1!).86
Cash Items 164.00 —$ 241.86
I’rnfit and loss 124.02
Cotton 275.50
Accrued Interest 1,060.34
Total *33,256.04
LIABILITIES.
Capital slock paid in *15,000.00
Surplus fund 1,000.00
Undivided profits, less current expenses, Interest and taxes paid 129.78
Individual deposits subject to check 1,197.21
Time certificates 10,586.18
Cashier’s checks 14.60
Bills payable, Including Time Certificates representing borrowed
money 5,328.27
Total *33,256.04
stats of Georgia, Richmond county -
Before me came It N. Smith, Cashier of Bank of Hephzlbnh, who being
duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement Is a true condition
of said Bank, ns shown by the books of file In said Bank.
R. N. SMITH,
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of December. 1914.
D. D. RHODEN,
N. P. of R. Co.. Ga.
DID you ever think how much it costa to give you
the telephone right-of-way anywhere, at all times?
Your telephone instrument, which consists of 130
different parts, is only the entrance way to your share
of the vast equipment necessary in making a call.
Your line is connected with the great Bell highways*
reaching every state in the union—with its poles, copper
wire, cross arms and insulators in the country; its under
ground conduits, manholes, cable vaults and cables in the
cities.
You have the use of switchboards costing upwards
of $ 100,000,000. You enjoy the benefits of countless in
ventions which make possible universal telephone talk.
Your service is safeguarded by large forces of men
building, testing and repairing lines. You command at
all times the prompt attention of one or more operators.
How can such a costly service be provided at rates
so low that all can afford it?
Only by its use upon a share-and-share-alike basis by
millions of subscribers, and by the most careful economy
in construction and operation. A plant so vast gives
opportunity for ruinous extravagance; and judicious
economy is as essential to its success as is the co
operative use of the facilities provided.
That the Bell System combines the maximum of
usefulness and economy is proved by the fact that in
no other land and under no other management has
the telephone become such a servant of the masses.
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BIRMINGHAM VISITED
BY $400,000 FIRE TODAY
Birmingham, Ala.—Fire here early
today destroyed a five-story building
occupied by the Steele-Kmith Dry
Goods Company, causing a loss esti
mated at $400,000. Falling wails
caused $20,000 damage to a moving
picture theater and another dry goods
store nearby.
BRIEF RUSS OFFICIAL.
Parts. 4:45 a. m.—A Petrograd des
patch to The Havas Agency gives a
brief official statement Issued by tile
staff of the Russian army In the Cau
casus. It follows:
"There is no important action to re
port. as having occurred on December
10th.”
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