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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. THERE ARE SEVERAL DEGREES OF WHITENESS BY ‘BUD’' FISHER vueu., I cru&T S<\W A UtAT STIFF XxjOuN AT _ 1 \ me WHO'S mRCATeN ) WUMN* ABOUT J T ° ,N eye A*t> / fYZTTI ' • r,M tact ' ''l How He CAM FIQ.Hr ? s’ THe B ‘ 6 .AS I 1N __ . U;hive as your, shir-T. ( —>r uihiyes., t'v*'"rv>ic*rr' ul-Vyr Qy P&A& fp . 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. STEAM HEATING SYSTEMS and Hot-Water Heating Plants repaired and put In first-class working order. Valves, Automatic Air Valves In stock, the very best quality. Expert steam-fitter for this work. Telephone us today. Phone 472. THE HENRY BUTT CO., 611 Broad Street. fell Y@iir Ad for ft® SisDindlsiy I§§i® S® Tib® lEferuM ©Hfe® B@for® 1 © s d®dk Sufhnrfuj Em a 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 Do your Christmas shop ping early and avoid the rush. There’s no time like the present. It will pay to say “I saw it in The Herald.” 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- The Cost of'a. Telephone Call t i I V i Y W A I >1 .HXA* — rj S lilJl ’ Jfvivu if if //Si 1 {{ \| ri 1 '« Sj '!» it /- A Jjjj *P3it§ W&ym I nir» w Every" Call mciuit a Pair of many Calls may be made or however far apart Subscribers may be. 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. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. On* Policy % On* Syttem Univenal Service 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.” THREE