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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
SCHOLARSHIP is SECONDARY.
WelI-To-Do Students Of Yale Study So.
ciety instead of Books.

New Haven, Conn, July 15.-Dean
Wright of the Yale academic depart
ment in report to President Hadley
says that one Of the worst evils In
Yale is the segregation of rich stu
dents in expensive dormitories. He
said:
Perhaps the most serious evil con-
nected with this segregation of the
Well1to-do students is that it IS bring
Ing together, especially in the sopho-
more year, those who aim to form the
society sets whose chief purpose in
college is popularity and social recog-
milton and to whom for this reason,
the claims of scholarship become sec
ondary. So many of the men who have
been members of the junior and senior
society have remained in these sec
tions that there is more or less preva-
lent feeling that room dhere helps
ones chances for social advancement
and this is undoubtedly true.
IF the social honors of college are
to have any value, all men should have
an equal value, all men should have
an equal chance to gain them. The
Yale spirit of fairness is offended
when honors are bestowed upon an in
ferior man, because of wealth or SUI
perior location, or the influence of
friends, has had an unfair advantage
over his fellows"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
FOUR KILLED; SEVEN INJURED.
Head on Collision Between Freight
Trains Results Fatally.

Hedu on CoIliSIOn BetWeen Freignt
Trains Results Fatally.
Mt. Vernon, Ind, July 15.-In head
on collision between two freight trains
on the Louisville and Nashville rail
road near Upton today four persons
were killed and seven injured, one ia
tally The dead:
John Spradley, Evansville.
Leonard Price, Nicholasville, KY.
Unknown tramp, supposed to have
lived at Louisville.
L. G. Crozier, Owensboro, KY, a
brakeman.
Fatally injured: Engineer Law
renee Michael, Evansville. Serious
ly injured: Conductor T. E. Chois-
ter, Evansville, hurt internally; John
Van Cleave, Charles Ballard, of Carmi,
Ill
Brakeman ]. M. Deweesee, Engineer
James Joyce and Fireman Dunning.
all of Evansville, were less seriously
injured
All of the injured were taken to
Evansville.
A train dispatcher, it is said, mis-
took the number of the trains and af.
ter they had started realized his error
and telephoned to the telephone oper-
ator at Upton who hastily summoned
number of persons from their bed to
flag the trains, but the collision oc-
Cured before those awakened couId
raech tAe tracks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Georgia All RIaht SAYS Lewis.

Savannah, Ga, July 15.-Congress.
man E. B. Lewis, Of the third district,
who was in Savannah, was inter.
viewed in regard to state politics.
''The governorship," said Mr.. Lewis.
well, you can say that have little
sympathy with those VINO would have
the people believe that we are gofig
to the bow-wows Georgia is all right
It's people are honest it's officers are
honest, and those who are trying to
make her and her people appear other
wise will have mighty rocky road
to travel"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
MANY NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
General Appropriation Mil For 1905
and 1907 ls Reported.


Atlanta, July 157State prohibition,
the right of trial by jury, preserv&
tion of the Georgia battle flags, com.
pulsory education, appointment Of
judges by the governor, the removal
OF the state agricultural college to the
government experiment station and re.
formatories for delinquent children,
were among the interesting subjects
of proposed legislation which appeared
in the house Friday.
The compulsory education of chill.
dren in Georgia is the object Of a bill
introduced by Mr.. Shultz, of Lumpkin.
This bill proposes to require the ex.
animation of children of school age in
each school district at Specified peri.
DDS, and if they do not come up to
the required standards of a common
school education, proportionate to
their age, the parents or guardians of
such children will be subject to fine
of $50.
The general appropriation bill for
1906 and 1907 was Introduce
house by Hon. w. II. Davis. OF Burke.
chairman of the committeeo n general
appropriations, to which committee
the measure was referred.
The committee will take the bin up
at its next meeting on Tuesday, and
proposes to have 1t in shape to be
reported back to the house within
week or ten days. No special appro
priation bill viii be considered by the
committee until the general bill has
been disposed of. The general appro.
priations will as introduced provides
for total appropriations of $4,1OS, ,298
for each OF the years 1906 and 1907.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
WOMAN DEFlED THE OFFICERS.
Refused to Leave Her Home After the
Court Condemned IL.

NOutt NOnOcmncQ Its
Memphis, July 15.-With a revolver
in either hand and two other revol.
vers in easy reach, Mrs. Annie Mo.
gridge, proprietress of a. grocery store
in South Memphis, for two hours held
at bay a posse of officers who sought
to eject her from her home. which
had been condemned by one of the
railroad lines Of the city under the
right of eminent domain.
Five years ago the property of Mrs.
Mogridge was condemned by the rail.
road company and it's value awarded
as damages. The condemnation was
ahmed by the supreme court, but
Mrs. Mogridge has kept the issue be,
fore the courts since that time, and
a final award in favor of the railroad
was handed down only two weeks ago
When the officers undertook to dis
possess Mrs. Mogridge, she defled them
and vowed that she would not sur
render as long as she lived Deputy
Sheriff Ernest Miller succeeded in
catching'tti2 tilo,= lady off her guard and
seized her. A sc1iifs.l.-as ersued in
which one of the revolvers wSa@dis.
charged.
With the defender of the house url.
der arrest, a large force of workmen
quickly moved the stock of goods from
the grocery store and piled it upon
the sidewalk, The building was then
dragged from the lot by means of a
switch engine and heavy cable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
PLANTERS WILL AID
IN INVESTIGATION
Officers of Cotton Growers As.
soeiation In Washington.
NEW REPORT is NOT PROBABLE
Henry G. Hester, Secretary of New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, Will Also
Assist the Department of Justice in
Probing Cotton Leakage Report.

Washington, July 15.-Harvie Jor.
Growers association, arrived here to-
day and Immediately went into con-
ference fifth Richard Cheatham, secre-
tary of the same association and Hen
Orleans Cotton Exchange, who are in
the city in connection with the prob
ing charges that the government sta
tistics have been juggled for the ben
eft of stock brokers.
The cotton men met at the rooms of
Colonel Hester at the Ebbitt house.
of the business under consideration
None of hem would state the charac-
ter of the business under consideration
beyond saying that the officials of
the two organizations in every way
possible will assist in the investigation
of the charges which is being con-
Quoted by the department of Justice
Mr.. Jordan denied that he had been
in New York with a view to going
to Oyster Bay to lay the matter be
fore the president, and he would not
say that he had an appointment to
see the president at any time. Thus
far there ha sheen no determination
by Chief Statistician Hyde to order
the new cotton acreage report which
Colonel Hester requested the depart
ment to make, The last report was
prepared from figures made on May
%, 1t is believed that the govern
ment agents included in their figures
estimates Of the cotton acreage that
was likely to be planted after May %
If correspondence develops that this
was not done, then new estimate
will be made.
The government statisticians are
now gathering data for an estimate of
the tobacco crop, but it has not been
deciced what form it will be be is
sued
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Artists Protest Against Decision.

Rome, July 15.-The artists union
at it's annual meeting today adopted
a resolution protesting against the re.
cent judgment of Justice Leventritt
of the supreme court of New York,
in the case between the Italian sculp.
tor Biondi and the trustees of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art of New
York, over BiondPs, "The Saturnalia,' -
declaring the decision was against art,
justice and truth. The artists in the
resolution also appealed to the Ameri.
can artists for solidarity among all
men who live by thought and are in.
spired by the supreme ideals of beauty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
NEGRO POLICEMAN
SHOOTS WHITE CIr4
He Fired Into Mob and Wounds
Young Lady.
TROOPS PREVENT A LYNcAINo
A Crowd Was Jeering a Nonunlon Dri-
yer When Dusky Guardian of the
Peace Tried to Disperse Them and
Caused a Riot.


Chicago, July 15.-Members of the
| Eighth regiment I. n G., rescued a
negro policeman from a crowd that
was threatening a lynching last night
in Thirty street, near the Rock
Island tracks
The policeman was Fred Locke, who
was appointed recently for strike duty
In trying to escape from a mob he
opened fire with his revolver, shoot
ing Julia McHugh, 18 years old A
crowd of several hundred persons sur.
rounded the man, bent on killing him,
but the Eighth regiment of soldiers
came to his assistance.
About 20 of the negro militiamen
were on their way to the Eight regi.
ment armory, preparatory to leaving
for their annauI encampment at
Springfield. They heard the shots
that Locke had fired at his pursuers
and rushed in the direction whence
the sound came. The militiamen were
in full uniform and armed with rifles.
Under the Rock Island tracks in
Thirty-seventh street the policeman
was standing off a mob of men and
women and fiourishing his revolver.
There were cries of Lynch him!"
and he feared for his life. He first
fired two shots at his pursuers and
one of the bullets struck the McHugh
girl, who was standing at the curb
zoo feet away. Two more shots were
fired by Locke, one of the bullets pass
ing through a mans hat Finally some
of the more desperate men rushed in
on LOcket from all sides and dis.
armed him. He was knocked down
and tampled upon, and it was at this
point that the militiamen arrived with
their rifles.
Locke was taken to the hospital
where his injuries were dressed and
later he was locked up. The girls
injuries are not serious.
The trouble was due to an attempt
by Locke to disperse a crowd that was
Jeering nonunion teamster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
MAINE is SHAKEN
BY AN EARTHQUAKE
Earth Trembled and a Sound
Like Thunder Heard.
SHOCK WAS OF SHORT DURATION
Little Damage Is Reported as the Re-
suit of the convulsion-State Geolo-
gist Is Investigating Probable Cause.
Shock Felt In New Hampshire.

Portland. Maine, July 15.-A> slight
earthquake shock at 2:10 a. m. today
was followed in a few seconds by a
| heavier one. No damage was report
ed. The shocks are said to be heav-
ier than those experienced March 81,
1904. They were reported very Sc
we're at Augusta, Bangor, Lewiston,
Rockland and Brunswick. Reports
from Thomason say that one shock
was felt there shortly after o'clock
of about Is seconds duration. The
state prison and houses at Tnomaston
were shaken noticeably and dishes and
stove-covers ratified.
BladefOrd, Saco and Old Orchard
also noticed the shock at sos this
morning. The earth trembled and
there was a sound like distant thun-
der. The convulsion was of but few
seconds duration.
At Bangor there was one long rum.
BILE which ratified dishes and shook
buildings. State Geologist Leslie A.
Lee, of Bowdoin college, said as near
as he could judge the tremulous agi-
tation passed from east to west at $40
o'clock and was between and 10
seconds In duration. There is no in
strument at Bowdoin for registering
the velocity and strength of the con.
cussion. Professor Lee said it was
one of those shocks which is caused
by the slipping of rock on the side of
a fissure at some considerable depth,
probably two or three miles, as a re-
suit of long continued strain.
1t also could have been stimulated
by an explosion of some kind Pro
fessor Lee could not locate from re-
ports received, the center of the shock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
President susnenda Orders.

Washington, July 15.-Secretary OF
the Navy Bonaparte has revoked the
orders recently issued for the trans.
fer of Civil Engineers j. w. G. Walker
and F. r Harris, from the Charleston,
S. c., navy yard to other stations
Soon after the orders were issued they
were suspended at the presidents di.
rection and an investigation made into
the matter Of alleged differeces be.
tween the engineer officers ad the con.
tractors for the dock now being built
at that yard Citizens of Charleston
forwarded petition requesting that
officers be retained.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Famous Orchestra leader Dead.

New York, July 15.-William With
ers, of Wakefield, who led the orches-
ira of Fords theater, Washington, the
night of April IA, 1865, when Presi,
dent Lincoln was shot, is dead at his
home in that place, at the age of TO-.
Wilkes Booth stabbed him after leap
ing from the presidents box to the
stage and a detective arrested him.
In the confusion of the moment many
In the theater believed Withers fired
the shot that killed Lincoln. Hundreds
screamed kill him! Shoot him!" and
he was dragged out of the angry mob
to the stage just in time to be saved
from being badly hurt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
NEWS FROM MlKADo's DOMAIN.
Chances for Russian Army Assuming
Aggression Are Diminishing.


Aggression Are Diminishing.
Toxic, July 15.-An army officer who
has returned from Manchuria says that
the expectation that General Line.
witch would assume the aggressive is
diminishing. The Russians, who for
merly conducted the most active rec
Onnaisance, General Linevitch with his
staff personally going to the advanced
line and discover the position of the
Japanese and their strength have
ceased and it is believed that General
Linevitch's tactics are now to be non
aggressive and entirely on the defen.
sive.
Reports of the existence of epidem.
les and contagious diseases among the
Russians continue to reach the Japa.
nese army.
The Jill discussing today the substi.
tuition of M. Witte, for ambassador,
Muravieff says that the recall of the
latter recalls his speech at the Hague.
The article says
THE higher standing and long ex-
perience of M. Witte and his love of
peace improves the situation Later
details from Karsakovsk say that the
fire which continued to burn until
July 10, practically destroyed the
town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
RACE RIOT IN NEW YORK.
IS Policemen Required to Restore or.
der-Many Injured.

% TOIlCemcn required 10 Restore OF.
der-Many Injured.
New York, July 15.-"San Juan
HILL" the district bounded by Amster-
dam and West End avenues and Sixty
first and Sixty-third streets, so called
because of it's notoriety as a battle
ground, was the scene of a furious
race riot which required 25Q policemen
to quell after many shots had been
riously injured.
The trouble began when a police.
man arrested Edward Connolly for at
tacking Henry Williams, negro, and
was pursued to the station house with
his prisoner, by mob of Connolly's
friends, hurting showers of stones and
other missiles. When the station
house reserves turned out the whole
neighborhood was in an uproar, and
blacks and whites engaged in desper-
ate struggles in the streets. Torrents
of missiles were hurled from roofs and
windows. Within 10 minutes not less
than thousand men, boys and women,
black and white, were engaged in a
furious combat. The small party of
police were powerless and reinforce
ments were summoned.
In all, seven, white and two negroes
had their injuries attended to by the
ambulance surgeons, but of others less
seriously hurt were taken to their
homes by friends.
Five whites and six negroes, among
them women Of both raes, almost all
of whom bore traces of conflict with
the police, were arrested
A picked body fthirty policemen
was detailed to occupy the disturbed
region during the night, and assist the
,-s1lice of the pr9Inct.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
"MAsHER" GETS SIX MONTHS.
Attempts Street Filtration and Gets
Term in Prison.

Attempts Street Filtration and GETS
Term in Prison.
New York, July ia six months
sentence to prison for a passing street
Irritation with a married woman was
imposed on Benjamin F. Smith, who
came here from ST. Louis, by Magis
trate Steinert today
Late last evening Mrs. Grace M
Gamble, who is handsome and dresses
stylishly, was waiting for her husband
Brooklyn business man, at Madison
avenue and Forty-second street sub
way entrance Smith was passing
and spoke to her Mrs. Gamble re
sented this, struck Smith in the face
and caused his arrest
In court today, although Mrs. Gam
BILE herself requested leniency to the
prisoner, the magistrate imposed sen
tence and at the same time invited
uLner women who suffered from "the
mashers'' to act as did Mrs, Gamble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Miss Roosevelt Left Ashore.

Honolulu, July 15.-Returning from
Waikiki, Miss Roosevelt, Mrs. Dubois
Senator Newlands and Congressman
Longworth who were guests Of Sher
if Brown, were too late for the
steamer Manchuria, which had already
left the wharf. They were taken
out on a tug which was carrying a
large number of citizens to bid the par.
ty farewell and were transferred to q
launch in the open sea and then car
ried to the Manchuria.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
PRESIDENT ENJOYING HIMSELF.
Secretary Loeb and Wife Will Visit
Yellowstone Park.

Yellowstone Park.
Oyster Bay, l.. l., July 15.-Taking
advantage Of the beautiful weather
President Roosevelt and some mem
bers of his family enjoyed an outing
today. They left Sycamore hill early
and did not return until the afternoon.
Secretary Loeb did not make his
usual trip to the presidents home
until late in the day No visitors
were received by the president dur.
ing the day and none is expeced to ar
rive tonight. 1t was reported that Har-
vie Jordan, president of the Southern
Cotton Growers association, was to
see the president and urge a general
investigation of the agricultural de.
partment, but thus far no arrange
ments have been made for his visit.
Secretary and Mrs. Loeb will leave
tomorrow on months trip to the
Yellowstone park and vicinity. In
Mr.. Loeb's absence Assistant Secre.
tary James N. Barnes will direct the
executive work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
To Prosecute New York Editor.

New York. July 15.-Three promi-
nent society persons have informed the
district attorneys office that if their
services are required they will appear
as complafnants against Charles Eahle
Of the Society Editors association,
who yesterday was held in $4,000 bail
for the grand jury for attempted black
mail lodged against him by Edwin M.
Post a member of the New York Stock
exchange. This encouragement was
made today by assistant district at.
torney Paul Krotel, who has been as
signed by District Attorney Jerome to
prosecute Ahlo m POSTS complaint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16

Little Rock, Ark, July 15.-The Ar.
kansas antitrust law was declared
valid by the supreme court of the state
today, two justices dissenting from the
opinion. 1t is agreed that the effect
of the decision will be to shut out
from the state all old line insurance
companies that maintain rating
agreement, and any trust products
sold in the state will be in violation
of it's terms. The case was carried
to the supreme court by the Connects
cut Life Insurance company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Fire Destroys sumner Home.

Lanox, Mass, July 15.-Fire today
destroyed the handsome summer resi-.
dence here known as the Appleton
house, owned by Arson Phelps Stokes.
of New York, and occupied by Eric
B. Dahlgren, of New York. The fire
started in the cellar from a cause thus
far unknown. Most of the furniture
and several valuable paintings were
removed. The loss is placed at $780,.
900, with insurance II $3.50 All the
members of the Dahlgrcn family es
capped in safety.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
youths Edit Geargia Paper.

Roberta, Ca, July 1.-Two bright
young Georgia editors are E. Lee Nc
Gee and Eugene H. bennington, aged
Is and IA, respectively, who last week
assumed control of the Roberta Tyler,
editor and owner. Professor Denning-
editor and owner. Professor Dennning-
ton has for five years been editor of
the paper, also superintendent of the
school here. Having recently been
elected to the schools at Richland
Ca, he leased the paper to the young
men,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Released from ouarantir.

New York, July 13.-Nineteen of the
25 persons removed from the steamer
Allianca for observation yesterday up.
on her arrival from the isthmus, were
released today. They had been re.
moved from the steamer to the deten-
ton hospital because they were suf
1erlng from excessive temperatures.
The remaining six are held for fur.
HAer observation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Eour Killed hu EaIIlnn House

Winnipeg, Man, July 15.-A large
four story building in course of cree
ton here was blown down last night
by gale and in falling it's wester
wall crashed into adjoining houses
killing four persons and injuring ten
The dead are: H. White, w. Stern
hoff, two unknown women. Consld
cradle damage was also done on the
edge of the }city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Texas Nenro ! vnchad

Waco, Tex, July ia report by
telephone to the constable's Office is
70 the effect that negro, supposed tt
. Frank Majors, was lynched or
Eae Brazos river, miles above Marlin,
at sundown. Majors is the negro
charged with assaulting Mrs. D. Rob
erts, near Golindo. Tuesday morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
1870 Miners Entomb.s

Cardiff, Wales, July 11.-An explo.
sion occurred today at the Watertown
colliery, Rhondda Hill, while 1SO men
were in the pit. Communication with
them is cut OFF. A loud explosion
was heard at noon followed by ths
belching of clouds of smoke and dust
from the colliery. The manager de.
scended but has not yet returned r.
is feared that the 1870 entombed men
were killed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Crusade Against Rucketshona.

New York, July 15.-For crusade
against bucketshops it was reported in
brokerage circlea yesterday that
movement is on foot among the ex.
changes of the country for a general
conference. The New York exchange,
it was learned, may be invited to send
a report to the conference which may
be held in this city, but it is unlikely
that it viii take part as it's policy is
20 avoid alliance with other exchanges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
Its Possibilities.

A man ''who knows it all' was not
In the least surprised when he heard
of a motor car which could be turned
at will into bedstead or grand piano.
He said he knows a man who turned
motor car into telegraph pole, a
ditch, fence and horse all within
few hours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-07-16
chilean AdmiraI TourIno worId

San Francisco, July 15.-Vice Admir-
al Jorge Nontt has arrived here from
chile on tour of the world. The ad.
miraPs mission abroad is to look into
modern naval problems, with the idea
IN view of lending assistance in tho
reconstruction of the Chilean navy. E
will sail for the Orient from this city
on July %.