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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 191".
REPcH. OF DRAFF
LIW IS PRDPOSEB
HARDWICK AND LAFOLLETTE
WILL MAKE EFFORT AT PRES
ENT SESSION OF CONGRESS TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The Sixty
tilth Congress reconvened yesterday
for its second and “long’’ session
the leaders prepared to stay I.eLe until
i txt autumn.
General miscellaneous legislation
is to com? immediately before Con
pt ess post 1 !; iac tiding some men
ials affectin.r tie country’s cou.’e 'J
the war in -ie.v o. videspread senti
ment among returning members for
declarations of war against Germany’s
allies, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and
Bulgaria. Congress is expected, how
ever to follow the views of the Presi
dent in this respect.
Appropriation measures will require
much time. Fourteen general and
probably several special bills for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1918, as
well as estimates of additional money
for present war needs, are to be con
sidered, probably immediately after
New Year’s. Two bills, the legislative,
executive and judicial and District of
Colufbia measures, already under
preparation.
With $21,390,000,000 already appro
priated for the present fiscal year’s
needs, many members believe that,
with forthcoming appropriations, the
fifty-billion-dollar mark may be reach
ed for two years of war.
New wa~ revenue legislation is not
scheduled for active consideration for
a month or more. A deficit of $3,906,-
000,000 in this year’s expenditures re
mains to be provided fo r .
Political affairs will come in for
much consideration during the session
with considerable speechmaking, in
view of general congressional elec
tions next fall atj which thirty-two
senators, nineteen Democrats and thir
teen Republicans, and the entire House
membership are to be chosen. Many
members believe political campaign
necessities may shorten the session.
The Democrats start the session in
control of Senate and House with 52
Democratic senators against 43 Re
publicans, with one seat —Senator
Dusting’s—vacant. In the House the
Democrats have 216 members, the Re -
publicans 213, with five Independents
and one seat vacant.
Several new members joined the
House today, Representative Lufkin,
Republican, of the sixth Massachu
setts district succeeding Augustus P.
Gardner, Republican, who resigned;
Representative Deshlin, Democrat, of
the twenty-eighth Pennsylvania dis
trict, succeeding former Representa
tive Bleakley, Republican, who re
signed, and Representative Merritt,
Republican, of the fourth Connecticut,
succeeding Representative Ebenezer
Hill, Republican, deceased.
Chief among domestic concerns are
prohibition and woman suffrage. Sena
tor Sheppard’s proposed constitutional
amendment, whose submission was ap
proved August 1 by the Senate 65 to .
20, will b e passed in the House, while
both bcdie s will be urged to approve
submission of the so-called Susan t»
Anthony amendment for equal sucrage,
which has been favoraly reported to
the Senate calendar. Speaker Clark
will soon appoint a chairman for the
new, special House committee on
woman suffrage.
Important general legislation pend
in§ because of its exclusion from the
last special war session are the Webb
bill permitting exporters to combine
in foreign trade, which has twice pass
ed the House and i 3 the Senate’s un
finished business; the Shields water
power development bill; the Walsh-
Pitman oil and coal land leasing meas
ure, and the Columbian treaty, pro-|
posing payment of $25,000,000 to Co
lumbia.
The administration soldiers and sail
ore civil rights bill, which passed the
House last session but failed to get
through the Senate, soon will be
taken up by the Senate judiciary com.
mittee. It operates in the nature of
moratorium, suspending court pro
cesses against members of the Ameri
can military] forces. Othe r unfinish
ed war legislation includes Senator
Chamberlain's resolution to subject
aliens to draft; Senator Calder’s bills
for daylight saving and expeditions
naturalization of aliens, and Senator
T’omerene’s bills to enforce govern
ment control of iron and steel pro
ducts and for reclamation of physical
ly unfit men for military service.
Revision of second class postage
rates for publications also promises
to be agitated during the session.
Creation of a congressional com
mittee to supervise war expenditure;,
which President Wilson prevented
during the last session, will be urged
Senator Weeks, of Massachus<■! ■ -
and other Republicans. The proposal
ot Chairman Fitzgerald of the House
appropriations committte for a single
committee to control war appropria
tions is also pending.
Closer scrutiny of appropriations
and departmental estimates, during the
present session is generally predict
ed, iwth efforts to prevent extrava
gance while at the same time provid
ing adequate funds for war needs.
Spectacular features during the ses
sion are regarded as possible develop
ments from the agitation against Sena
tor LaFollette and others because of
their opposition to some war legisla
tion. He and Senator Hardwicx, of
Georgia, have announced their inten
tion to seek repeal of the draft law,
while Senators LaFollette a n d Sher
man of Illinoois have resolutions pend
ing before the Senate foreign relations
committee,
Wi hjn th e next few days President
Wilson js expected to send to the
Senate nominations of many military
and civil officers appointed during
the recess or who failed of confirma
t on at the last session.
TENNESSEE NEGRO BURNED
BY MOB FOR USUAL ( RIME
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 3.—News
has reached here to the effect that
Ligon Scott, a negro, who is alleged
to have criminally assaulted a white
woman in Dyer county on Nov. 22, was
burned at the state on a vacant lot.
near the public square in Dyersburg.
Reports reaching here state Scott was
arrested in Jackson, Tenn., and was
being taken to Dyersburg in an auto
mobile by the authorities. A mob, it
is understood, met the automobile and
demanded the prisoner.
News that Scott was in the hands
of the mob spread rapidly over the
county, and a large crowd assembled
at Dyersburg. The negro confessed
his guilt and then was taken to the
vacant lot and tied to an iron stake.
H e was stripped of all clothing and a
bon fire kindled, the flames soon envel
oping his body. The dispatch said the
eexeution was carried out in orderlv
manner, those in the party dispersing
io their home immediately afte r they
had accomplished thei rpurpose.
Most Enlist Soon.
The following extracts are quoted
from the Selective Service Regula
tions, which go into effect at. noon,
December 15th, 1917:
“In accordance with the above reg- '
ulations, after December 15, 1917, no
man who is registered can be entitled
in the U< S. Navy, unles s he has a
certificate from his local board to the
effect that his class and order number
are so low that he is not within the
current quota of his local board.”
The above information is made pub- ,
He for the benefit of the young men
of Americus and Sumter county who '
are registered and wish to enDst in ,
the navy will have to dp so before
noon December 15, 1917.
A. M. FERILLO;
U. S. Navy Recruiting Officer.
FOR SALE.
We offer for sale a nice farm con
taining 355 acres of good land, with i
5 mules, 400 bushels of corn, two wa- I
gens lot hogs, fodder, hay, cotton s eed I
and plantation tools at $40.00 acre. !
One-half cash; balance in five equal ;
payments at 5% interest. Has splendid ■
six-room dwelling, painted, sealed and ;
plastered on inside.; plenty of tenant ‘
and outhouses on place; located on i
graded road from Americus to Buena <
Vista, one mile east of Friendship, ‘
seven miles of Plains, one-half mile j
from Concord; church; convenient to j
two good schools, and in fine neigh- I
borhood; plenty of running water all
the year. Oliver-McDonald Co., Plaine,
Ga. 27-7 t
FLETCHER’S
for I
Quality,
Service
AND
Satisfaction
Ring 305
And Give Us a Trial.
FLETCHERS’ i
GROCERY
CONVICTED MAN KILIS
HIMSELF IN HIS CELL
VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 3.—The cor
oner’s jury investigating the death of
John T. Bohannon, who died in the
Lowndes county jail last night, has
returnee a verdict that he came to his
death by means of poison administer
ed by his own hand with suicidal in
tent. *
Friday, Bohannon was sentenced to
six years in the penitentiary, after be
ing convicted of bigamy. Last April
he married Mrs. George Miley, at Ber
lin, nea r Valdosta, and took her to a
point in lorida. Mrs. Miley had S6OO
which he secured and made way with
after his supposed marriage. Later
developments showwed that he had a
living wife at Lake Butler, Fla., from
whom he had never been divorced. HL
arrest followed, his conviction being
effected speedily.
Registration Notice.
Registration book for general elec
tion to be held in the City of Ameri
cus, Ga., Dec. 12,1917, is now open. All
city taxes, including 1917 ad valorem
tax must be paid before you are eligi
ble to register.
E. J. ELDRIDGE,
26tollth Clerk and Treasurer.
There is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than ill other diseases
put together, and for years it wi s sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con
ditions and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine. manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re
ward is offered for any case that Hall's
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold jjy Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family rills for constipation.
ORANGE
CRUSH
A splendid answer to
the demand for a pure,
wholesome, convenient
orange flavored drink.
Flavored with the juice
of crushed California
oranges and bottled in
our sanitaiy bottling
plant.
5C The
Bottle
AMERICUS
Coca-Cola
Bottling Co.
J. T. WARRKN. Manager
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Radishes
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Cabbage
Lettuce
Beets
Turnips
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AMERICUS, GA>
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We’re showing a most complete assort
ment of Christmas Toys for the kiddies.
Look over their letters to Santa—then rrrn
come in and make your selection. flj/i
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W| * Dolls, Doll Furn.tu.. Tea Sets. Doll y A£ Rfe Pop-G„„s.
> Carnage, Doll Carts, 1 lanos, Sewing . Horses, Wagons, Wheelbarrows, Driving cT
</Ji\\ © Embroidery Sets. Indian and Cowgirl emits, Reins, Mechanical Trains and Electrical g’
y/yk sr ' N .American Service Suits, Paint Boxes, Doll Trains. Erector Sets, Sand Mills, Elevators, 5 o
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MV J 2 Chairs, Doll Sweaters and Caps, Blackboards. Suits, American Service Suits, Military Suits, -• £
) Tennis Rackets, Games of all kinds, Desks. I 00l Chest. Croquet Sets, Dalo r lash Lights. F□’t /W
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k\ Q 1 Vases of all kinds. Ivory and Silver. Shaving Sets. Bill Folders, Traveling Cases. g *
15 - r? Clocks, Manicure Sets. Books. Ingersoll Watches. Watch Chains. ~ -■
T •- Sewing Bags. Hand Mirrors. Stationery. Smoking Sets. °
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"2 serole, Nut Sets. Candlesticks, China and Sil- Desk Sets. Electric Desk Lamps, Vv hisk I
c verware. Pictures, Books, Scissors, Bibles and Brooms, Collar Boxes, Traveling Sets, MM
U ~ Various Other Things. Office Fixtures of All Kinds.
BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY JUggjpM
Hightower’s Book Store
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A 2’Cent postage stamp will carry a lot of Christmas joy
\ to some one. Our stock of Holiday Cards is complete.
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A great shoe value. We have them in lace and but- $
» ton. Why buy two pairs each season when one
g, pair of these will last for one whole year? Give
them a trial.
I W. J. JOSEY •
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Bring Your Cotton to Dudley’s Bonded Warehouse i
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! Americus, Ga . Lowest Storage and Insurance Rates. Money advanced
j on cotton at rate of Six Per Cea f „ per annum. We also have storage
i room for other farm porducts. We are in position to assure our cua
u.-mers the highest market price for cotton. Give us » trial Ware- i
' bouse convenient to both gins.
I Dudley Bonded Warehouse
\. M. Itudlr-y, President.
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CL4UIIE MAUK & CO. |
Have opened up at Stanley’s old place, on Jefferson
Street, rear of Chero-Cola Co., and tvant to do your 1
Automobile Repair Work
When you have any troubles with your car phone 41. I
Mauck will give you prompt service and
Guarantee Satisfaction
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General Banking Business
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INTEREST PAID ON TIME
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A number of young men from this community have already been i •
i assigned to duty in our army, and some are now in service "some- | [
; where” in foreign countries.
It is quite likely that many more will go. i L
The occasion may arise for someone in this community to remit | ,
funds to relatives of friends who are In service in foreign fields. : i
We are enable, through our bank corresponts who have branch t i
banks in foreign countries, to effect payment of such remittances I
by a safe and direct method, and we offer our facilities for each 1 I
purposes to the people of the surrounding community.
| The Bank of Commerce |
VfIStTST" Better Take Out Our
Accident Insurance
Ljzd now - Winter means slippery streets,
I j a yV windy days and other dangerous con
ditions‘ Call Phcne No ’ 186 NOW '
' - Herbert Hawkins
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FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER I
ALLISON UNDERTAKING CO. |
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NOTICE TO WHEAT RAISERS!
! have installed a Motor Truck service tor the
purpose of conveying wheat and corn to rav mill
Com \mei set’s, and also returning the flour and
meal alter it is ground.
The truck will be daily at Morgan Stephen’s
stables ( Turpin’s old stable’s) farmers can
leave their wheel and corn for me "and receive the
flour and meal back after it is ground. For further
information ring 2504.
Your patronage solicited.
J. C. BROWN, Proprietor.
BROWN’S MILL
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