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The Worthington advance., 1903-08-28
TOO BIG A CONTRACT.

The idea of department store
trust is not new one. Several
years ago it was announced that
preparation had been made for tax
ing the majority of these mammoth
establishments under single con
|,trol; or at least uniting enough of
them under one head to hold the
balance of power and eventually
absorb or crush out competition:
Now, the rumor is renewed. a
corportion has been organized in
New Jersey authorized to engage in
almost every conoei ivable line OF
business, and it is expected to re-
tail rs per cent Of it's own products.
Nobody need be greatly alarmed
over the operations Of the proposed
concern. If its conductors have
any such purpose as is attributed to
them, they will speedy find that
they have taken too large a con-
tract. It is not the magnitude OF
the undertaking but the muptilicity
Of details and the diversity of in
teres that will swamp them. They
may do a thriving and profitable
business. Of their own, if they are
not to, ambitious; but if they try to
cover and control the field, there
will be- smash. $@
The plan suggested is nothing
more or less than the practical or
ganization Of industry on the plan
of the socialistic state. The United
sthtes Steel company may own it's
own mines and part of its means Of
transportation as we'll as its mills
for the manufacture of the finished
! product. he coal trust may COM
bine among an the railroad busi-
ness. But for a department store to
attempt the production Of any con-
siderable portion Of the goods that
it sells could require it to engage
directly in almost every known in
dustry since there is scarcely pro,
duct of human labor that does not
pass through the hands of these
great concerns. F5s@ "a
The syndicate or trust idea has
probably reached almost the limit OF
it's practicable application to in
dustry. So great were the profits
reaped by 1.-The first promoters that
every field was cleaned to the last
straw, and there are dozens of COM
binations in existence today that
will go to the wall principally be-
cause they 4 ought never to have
been formed. They are financial or
economic absurdities. Certain lines
; of business lend themselves
naturally to the principle of com
bination; particularly those, where
the raw material is simple in quality
and great in bulk, and where every
/, heavy, complex and costly machin-
! cry is required. There are others
whose infinite variety would defy
any single control short Of a manage
| ment gifted with encyclopedia In
The Worthington advance., 1903-08-28
LOCAL.

If you want the most paper take
the Daily Advance. .~,...
A. G. Hedberg made business
trip into Hersey townhip Saturday.
Miss Tillie Shanahan left Satur-
day night for her home at Madison
Lake.
DR.. Ray Humiston returned from
a professional trip to ST. Paul Sat-
urday. .
If you want the news when they
are news take the D q j l " A d.
va n Q. -. +" - ~: H.
Chris Hogan is treating the front
Of his pool hall 10 q. fresh coat OF
paint this week. >'':' ,-.....~-...
Mr.. and Mra A. E. Hart Of the
Cut, Price Cash Store returned
ho rae from a two weeks visit with
frie nds at st. Louis Saturday morn
j. ing. ~ ~. ".,' 49,. j !, =.
:. Mrs.nC. j. Anderson who has been
q guest at the home Of, Mr.. and Mrs
. A. c. :Hedberg for a few days re-
turned to her home in Adrian Sat
ur day. .>,' 80 T. .::..> 234
: Prof. Nichols of the Worthington
puDlic schools will occupy the
house recently vacated BY A. r.
Caldwell aud family. The pro
TESS RS mother and sister will move
in the first of next week. .
Tn speaking Of Editor Caldwell
leaving: the Globe the Breswter
Tribune says; '''He will be greatly
mis- sed from the ranks of Mobiles
Co unity editors, for now there will
be no one to call Schaffer, Of Adrian,
off his high horse when occasion
reo uires it, Let Schaffer alone,
he g too fat to ride a high horse,
he'll fall off. ~ a. ~
j ohm Bettschen resigned his posi-
ton at Dieckhoff Bros, hardware
stor to accept a situation with the
siou Falls plumbing company. It
is exceedingly regretted by Mr..
Bett schen's many friends in this
city that he has decided to make
this move and especially is this true
am ong the band boys as he is g
trombone player with few equals.
The Worthington advance., 1903-08-28

julius Rippberger and wife left
for their home at st. Paul Saturday
morning. &-N ..:*.... =.
| The work of repairing the Rock
Island track on the lake shore was
begun Friday. :.
Clinton Mann Of this city has
secured position on the 500 Rail-
road with headquarters at Glen
wood. -
Mrs. John Blltgen returned from
pleasant visit at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. John Salstrom of
Bigelow.
Miss Stella Mosher left Saturday
for sibley where she will be the
guest Of her brother and sister a
few days. =, =. -.
C. w.. Bedford, of Hudson, La,
was in the city Saturday on his way
home from q visit with friends at
Rushnore.
+ Miss Ethel Jones sister of County
Attorney returned to her home in
Adrian Friday after q few days visit
I IN this city. III. 'e,s NIX "
ls(Drl01 ninQlt0 GOonufl Cure
| sFor Couolas, Colds and cFoeaD
David Bergstreser, night baggage
man at the Omaha depot. left satur-
day for a weeks visit with friends
at Peoria, Illinois. ..
Joseph Regeal at one time in. the
Jewelry business when Chas. Smith
was in the drug store at this place,
was in the city Saturday. >>
Miss Maud Anderson of Adrian
left for Sioux Falls Friday after a
pleasant visit at the home of her
sister Mrs. Ivan Erickson in this
city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
southern To Build New Line,

Gainesville, Ga, Sept. 9.-t ap-
pears that the Southern Railway com
pany will build a line of rossd from this
city to the Pratt, Baldwin & Scott
pyrites mines, near Dahlonega. The
mine management agreed to furnish
100 tons daily of ore for specified
time, and to bear the expense OF the
survey If the estimate Of construction
did not exceed 100000, and the South
ern agreed to build the line If the fig.
ures did not exceed $30O,00 The
survey has just been completed. the
estimate of cost to build carefully
made, and the figures were S265, 900.
It seems from this report that the
southern road will build the line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
ALABAMA LEefsLATUKa
Many Important Bills Are Considered
and Passed.


and Passed.
Montgomery. Ala, Sept. S.--G0yeF-
nor Jelks has sent to the legisla&Ure
another message again calling the ss%.
tention OF Its members to laree apDvo-
prtation bills. This makes the sec-
ond request of the governor.
The message is quite lengthy andS
goes into the details Of the nnanoes
Of the state. The governor aCknewff 4
edges that the prosperity y. thrs ss@s Asaa
this time is unparalleled In its history,
but says that 1t would be detrimental
to the state to draw upon the treasury.
In conclusion, the governor sayss
1T being out of my power to raise
the tax rate it is more necessary and
incumbent upon you to control dis
bursements." !"
This practically means that tho gov
eruor will veto all large appeppTia-
tion bills that win be passed tn the
future.
Tie legislature Tuesday got down
to hard work and immediately started
to passing bills and before the session
was over many important bills were
passed.
An important resolution was pre-.
sented by Representative Hall. OF
Montezuma, to make the yellow jessa<
mine Alabamas floraI emblem.
A bill was introduced in the house
to prevent the importation of cotton
affected with the Texas boli weevil.
Mr.. Bankhead introduced q resoIu.
ton calling on the rules committee to
investigate and see what important
general bills are ON the calendar and
to report to the house SO that these
bills may be taken up at the first op.
portunity.
Mr.. Halls bill calling for board
of arbitration to settle differences be-
tween capital and lapor was reported
favorably.
A resolution was presented that the
house hold meetings after Thursday
from 10 to 1, to and to IL o'clock,
and that only local bills be taken Up
at the night sessions.
The committee on municipal corpor-
ations reported substitute to Walk
ers municipal bill. This bill was made
special order for Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
FIGHTING FOR A FORTUNE.
Attorneys For Mrs. Maybrick, In Err

Attorneys Fer Mrs. Maybrick, In Eng
lish Prison, at Work.
New York, Sept. 9.-FIghting to So
cure fortune Mrs. Florence Elizabeth
Maybrick, whose release from an Eng
lish prison is expected next July, coun
sci will today begin proceedings to
recover more than $4,000. That Is
all that is left of the immense for
tune Of Darius Blake Holbrook, grand
father of the American woman now
spending the last months Of a fifteen
year term In an English prison.
Attorneys for Mrs. Maybrick will ap
pear before a referee and ask an &C.
counting from Hamilton B. Bradshaw
and William H. Gardiner, of New York
They were executors of the will of Mr.
Holbrook, who left his vast estate to
his daughter, now the Baroness Won
Roques and a resident Of Rouen,
France, with reVisionary interest to
her daughter, Mrs. Maybrick. Tens
of thousands of that fortune went to
save Mrs Maybrick from the galIows,
when she was sentenced to death in
1889 for poisoning her husband.
Darius Holbrook also owned $500
acres of coal and iron lands in Vir.
ginia, and suits to recover them have
been instituted. Should they be sue.
cessful, Mrs. Maybrick may becomd
one of the wealthiest women in the
United States.
Mr.. Holbrook was a capitalist OF
Mobile, Ala. He was associated with
Cyrus Field, in the laying of the first
transatlantic cable. He founded the
town of Cairo, ILL.,, and was one of the
promoters of the Illinois Central. When
he died in 1868, he was considered
one of the wealthiest men In the south.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
Hay.4Isrran Canal Treaty Dead

New York, Sept According 10
the latest reports received from Bo-
gotta, the Hay-Herran canal tresly-fs
now generally regarded in the capital
as dead and buried, and 1t Is declared
asserts The Herald's Panama CORE
spondent, that the United States might
as we'll turn seriously to negotiations
with Nicaragua. Here on the 18th.
mus the people have lost all hope, and
1t is felt that the only chance OF pre-.
venting the total ruin of the isthmus
depends entirely upon the efforts of
Isthmians to save themselves in the
near future.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
Two Secrets of Success

The success of The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New
York is due:
FIRST To it's selection of risks:
It writes no insurance in unhealthful
regions or on vicious or sub-standard lives.
SECOND the investment of
its funds:
Send for "Bankers WILL" which tells how
the greatest accumulation OF trust FUNDS In
the world is invested,
Good health and good invest
ments will go long way toward
making anyone rich.
This Company ranks
FIRsT-Jn Assets.
First-In Amount Paid Policy holders
Fi1stIn Age,
The MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
Richard A McCurdy, President
R. F. SHEDDEN, Manager, Atlanta.
ARTHUR & EVERETT,
Resident Agents,
AMERIoUs, GEORGIA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
TELEoRAPHIc HREviTIEs.

King Edward has appointed the kana
Of Portugal an admiral in the BritisH
navy.
The postal clerks, in session at
Nashville. have declared In favor OF
better hours and more pay.
The Mississippi Valley Cotton Buy.
ers' association has been organized at
Memphis, Tenn.
In a signed statement William ].
Bryan denies that his daughter. Ruth.
is engaged to Richmond Pearson Hob
son. Il
Brooks Storey, the celebrated Mdss
sissippi convict, who recently made dis
fifth escape, has returned to tho peni,
tentiary
The Colombian congress is now dis.
cussing bill authorizing the neEo.
tiation of new canal treaty with the
United States.
The federal grand jury at Washing.
ton has returned seven indictments
in postal cases, involving six daffer.
ent persons. Leopold Stern. >vnre.
viously indicted, has fed to ORnaAs.
United States Attorney soper. Of
the northern district of the Indian Ter.
ritory, admits that he is Interested in
a company which is dealing with the
Indians.
Carroll D. Wright, the umpire to
whom was referred the disp~tes ha.
tween operators and miners, has dleu,
report sustaining the contentious oi
the operators
The three sisters of Plus x, visiting
in Rome, are much amazed By the
sights Of the Eternal City. They Say
they can't understand how Beppi
(meaning Plus X) stands the vatican.
At the congress OF trades unions in
session in England. a resolut5on vas
adopted denouncing ChaaaherlAins e
suggested changes of fiscal policy.
As result OF Che riot at Beirut. in
which several Christians were killed
by Mussulmans, marines uamy be land.
ed from the American squadron.
Conditions III Mace6nnia are aiznost
| indescribable The Turks ere carey.
ing on war of extermanakioa. Il ss
estimated THAI 5000 women, ohil.
dren and old men are In hidans IN che
monntainK
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
MURDERER SAVED FROM MOB.
Policemen Rescue Negro From Would
Be Lynchera

DC EyNCHGTSs
Chicago, Sept 9.-Under a fire of
bricks and stones policemen last night
rescued negro murderer from a mob
of would-be lynchers.
Ten minutes before, John Brinkley,
negro watchman, had shot and kill
ed Charles Mccarthy, plasterer Then
breaking into the doorway of his own
quarters he held crowd of 200 men
and boys at bay until disarmed by Po-
liceman Mooney.
Mooney opened the door and took his
prisoner into the officer of the tile
factory, in which Brinkley was EN-.
ployed, to await the patrol wagon. But
as he did so the crowd surged forward
once more with cries of Lynch him!
Lynch him! Get rope!"
The policeman tried in vain to close
the door on the crowd and keep 1t
closed, but even with the assistance
of the now terrified murderer, it was
useless. While Mooney was thus strug-
Cling Brinkley turned and fed from
the office by the rear door.
The mob saw the escape, and head.
ed by Mooney, streamed down an al.
ley in pursuit. The negro ran sew.
eral blocks before he was finally over.
taken A teamster began Iashing the
negro across the face with his whip,
the victim being held by a dozen men
and boys.
While the mob was trying to drag
the murder away patrol wagon ar.
rived with three policemen, who to.
gether with Mooney fought their way
through the struggling mass of men,
while bricks and stones rained on them
from every side.
At the police station Brinkley fai1.t.
ed from terror and when revived beg.
ged to be put in a cell where no mob
could get at him.
The killing grew out of quarrel in
which Mccarthy had accused Brinkley
OF stealing chickens from his prem.
ises
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
PUT PISTOL BALL
THROUGH TEMPLE
Edgar Benford, of Atlanta.
Takes His Life.
TRAGEDY AT GRANT PARK
Promises Regarding Financial Matters
That He Had Broken Made Him de-
spondent and with Derringer He
Ends His Life.

Atlanta, Sept Edgar A Benford,
representing the Deering Harvester
Machine company, with offices at 400
Austell building, killed himself at
$3.50 o'clock this morning in Grant
park.
A note was found on his person in
which he stated that he had made
many promises to friends regarding
financial matters and had broken them
all; that his Masonic friends had up
emergency and another until the pow
er of humiliation had become too
great for him to bear, and he had de.
termined it was best for him to end
his life
Benford shot himself through the
right temple with A caliber derrin.
ger. At the time he killed himsel
is believed he was in sitting posi-.
ton. When found this morning his
right arm was doubled up under his
body, clasping the derringer Death
appeared to have been instantaneous.
On his person were also found let
ters to friends and one to his father,
who is prominent and wealthy bank.
er, of Greenfield, Ind, which is the
home of the dead man.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning Patrol.
men Moss and Smith heard the shot
which ended Benford's life They
were making their regular rounds in
the park when the firing of the pistol
was heard near the old deer enclosure,
some distance below the band stand In
the park They Immediately proceed.
ed to the place, but heard nothing to
attract their attention, and could find
no trace of the work Of Benford.
They then left the place, and a few
minutes before o'clock this morning
negro laborer, passing through the
park, found Benford's body cold in
death on the ground.
The body was taken in charge by
the park authorities and an undertake
er notified
Last night at o'clock an unknown
man entered the Piedmont hotel and
dbhGu lOI IOOm. his appearance
forbade the clerk to allow him to reg.
lister and he Immediately left the hotel
This is supposed to have been Ben.
ford, although he has not yet been
identified as the same man.
During the greater part of yester.
day Benford was seen at the park He
borrowed knife from an employe to
open a can of sardines, which he ate
with some crackers
Benford was 32d degree Mason. He
was a member of the Mystic Shrine
and stood high with his fellow crafts
men.
Benford had been regarded as
a man of high integrity
He was about 35 years of age
Within 10 feet of the place where
Benford took his life, two other sui.
ctdes have occurred. Three years ago
a man named Bean killed himself in
almost this Identical spot Ten years
ago another man, named Bennett, com
mitted suicide at the same place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
Roxino Bout Nav BE Fatal.

Philadelphia, Sept. 9.-Joseph Riley,
aged % years, a local bantam weight
pugilist, is in a critical condition at a
hospital from boxing match last night
with Griffin Jones, of New York. at
the Southern Athletic club.
Jones is under arrest. After the bout
Riley has remained unconscious. Spe.
cial policemen have been assigned to
the case with instructions to arrest
all those who were concerned in the
bout The physicians have been un-
able to determine the exact nature OF
the pugilist's injuries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
Bic Loss In Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept Com
missioner of Agriculture r. R. Poole
states that the cotton crop has de-
teriorated Is per cent In the cottoh
belt of Alabama within the past two
weeks. The commissioner has Just
returned from an extended trip through
the cotton belt. "The hot weather,
the boil and army worm are injuring
the crop, and will cut 1t short" said
the commissioner. Il predict that the
next report will show a worse aver
age condition of the crop than we have
had for years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
BEIRUT SITUATION
is MORE SERIOUS
Turks and Musselmans At.
tacking Christians.
HOUSES ARE BEING PILLAeE0

Reside I, Terrified at Depredations
..Ahi - Their Houses and Seek
Refuge - the French coiIeae-ValI
Cannot Compete with Situation.
Paris, Sept. 9.-Oficia1 reports
from Beirut show the growing grav
ity of the situation there. Anothea
Christian was killed yesterday. The
Turkish soldiers are making common
cause with the Musgulmans during the
attacks on Christians, number OF
houses have been pillaged, one French
shop was completely destroyed, and
the residents becoming terrified at
these depredations, have abandoned
their homes and sought refuge at the
French college, where between 408 and
500 refugees are now gathered.
The American naval commandef, it
is asserted, In the dispatches, receiv.
ed here. proposed to land marines at
Beirut, but the foreign consuls believ-
ed the step inadvisable at this time as
1t might lead to an increase of the ex-
element and precipitate a crisis.
The YAH of Beirut has proved him
self to be weak and incompetent to
deal with the rioters and therefore
Nesim Pasha, the vail of Damascus,
was ordered to assume the direction of
affairs in Beirut. Nesim Pasha, who
has already arrived at his new post,
Is displaying great energy. The con-
suls express the hope that he will
be able to stem the disorder. The
pearest French warship to Beirut is
in the Gulf Of Volo, Greece, but unless
Nestm Pasha speedily restores order
and completely safeguards French citi-
zens, France will act decisively by
despatching warships from Toulon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
No Test Made Of calvin Law.

Augusta, Ca, Sept. S.-1There was
no contest of the Calvin law yesterday.
Three trials under it resulted in con.
victions. It is likely that there will
be test in the case of Mike Vaughan,
whose father claims that he does not
want his son to work and supports him
In idleness. There is a section Of the
law that applies directly to this case.
Its constitutionality will be tested.
This case will probably come up on
Thursday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Dead Body of Infant May Lead to Start
ling DeveIopm ents.

Dead Body of Infant May Lead to Start
ling DeveIopm ents.
Chicago, Sept. "a dispatch to
The Record-Herald from San Francis
CO, says:
The body of day-old infant has
been found at North Beach with a
cord about It's neck, showing it hao
been strangled. The body was wrap.
ped In a COPY of the Buffalo Evening
Times, ON which was yellow label
reading: "Hon. ]. K. Jones, Wash.
ington, Ark, Evening Bulletin" This
was wrapped in copy of a San Fran.
cisco paper. The police are trying
to find who has arrived recently from
Arkansas and what connection the
former chairman of the Democratic
national committee has with the case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
East Lake, Ala, Dec. Sth, 1902.

East Lake. Ala, OeCs OLH, AOUA.
Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This to certify that on Au-
gust lst / went to Verbena, Ala, to hold
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, SO feeble was
scarcely able to preach. Mr.. F. A. GulIedge,
of Verbena, with whose. family was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis.
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks was was much
better. In three weeks had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully well.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
j. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
Brings Suit for DAMAGES.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 9.-Charles E.
Mangum, of Danyille, Va, has brought
suit in the court here for $4,000 dam.
ages against the Southern railway for
injuries received on the platform of
the union passenger station here July
4, when he was caught between a bag.
gage truck and car and received in.
juries which his physicians certify are
permanent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
Ancient order Of Eorestsra.

Buffalo, Sept. 9.-Tne high court of
the Ancient Order of Foresters is in
session here. The principal topic of
discussion at the business session was
a proposition to create female court
of foresters. The matter was referred
to the incoming executive council.
which lis given until 1905 to make its
report.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
GeoraIa Road a Dry one.

Crawfordville, Ca, Sept. 9.-In a
prohibition election held for Taliafer.
70 county the prohibitionists won by
= majority of 15 votes. An unusual
ly large vote was polled, especially at
the county site. The election passed
off very quietly. Very few personal
difficulties occurred. This leaves not
q single wet county on the main line
Of the Georgia railroad or any of It's
branches.