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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
sons of Veterans Elect OFFICERS.

The United Sons of Confederate Vet
erans today elected the following Of
ficers:
Thomas M. Owen, of Montgomery,
Ala, commander in chief
G. Leslie Spence, of Richmond, Va,
commander of the department of Vir-
ginia.
R. E. Lee Bynum, of Jackson, Tenn,
commander of the department of Ten.
nessee.
l. ]. Stockett, of Tyler, Tex, com
mander of the trans Mississippi depart
ment.
Will t. Sheehan, of Montgomery
Ala, was chosen adjutant general and
chief of staff by Commander Owen.
A majority of the camps of the or
ganization are in arrears for dues and
the question of their suspension was
called up, but no action taken. Certain
camps in the Indian Territory agreed
to pay their dues before. leaving the
city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
INTEREST IN STRIKE DYING.
Both Sides In Chicago Are Relaxing
Their Eneruies


Chicago, Jul Further evidence
that interest in the teamsters' strike
is relaxing on both sides is furnished
by the announcement that only three
meetings each week will be held by
the teamsters' joint council
Heated debate is expected at the
meeting of the Chicago Federation OF
Labor Sunday, when the dispute be
tween the teamsters and the building
trades is presented for consideration.
1t Is reported that some of delegates
to the Federation will protest against
a continuance of the strike.
Secretary Hooper, of the Lumber
mems association, declares that lum-
Der firms affected by the strike are
now doing about 80 per cent of their
normal business.
The list of fatalities due to labor
troubles since the beginning of the
teamsters' strike, according to the
coroner's report and furnished to the
states attorney, as basis for the
manslaughter indictments, includes the
names of sixteen persons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
CALL EXPERT ACCOUNTANT.
Board of Lady Managers Ask for Help
In Making Report.

Board of Lady Managers Ask for Help
In Making Report.
New York, June 16.-The board OF
lady managers of the worlds fair has
called in an expert accountant (male)
to straighten out it's accounts and
make up a report for congress.
When the fair closed the. auditing
committee was expected to straighten
out matters pertaining to the board S
appropriation of 100000 for congress,
but when the recent meeting was held
here it was found that nothing had
been done. Some of the committee S
members did not appear until after the
meeting was over. others were prepar.
ing to visit Europe and none of them
expressed any great desire to go into
the mass of papers and vouchers which
had accumulated. AS a result, it has
been decided to turn the boards ac
counts over to an expert, who has
promised to report July l, when the
records are due.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
aaore Arreats In philadelnhia.

Philadelphia, June 16.-Addition-
al arrests are expected as a result of
the startling disclosures made yester-
day in the case of the select council
man, Frank H. Caven, who is under
$4,000 bail on charges of being uVhw.
fully interested in the city contracts
Until an early hour today Mayor
Weaver was in conference with two
of his legal advisors and ex-Judge
Gordon and Joseph A. Auerbach, OF
New York, representing the commit
tee of seventy in the city reform or
ganization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
To Locate nividinn Line.

Seattle, Wash, June ia survey
ing party of men in charge of Colonel
L. r. Leyland has left here to locate
the line of divisich between the United
States and Canadian possessions in
the vicinity of Chilcoot pass and Kot-
zenai river. There are to be three
parties in the northern territory this
summer, having a certain division of
the work. They viii work in con
junction with parties of surveyors ap.
pointed by the Canadian government
as decided by the tribunal which met
"a HI9ndon in 1908.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Crime of Jackson.

While the people of Decatur were
still talking of the horrible murder
of Miss Blodworth, Will Jackson, a
negro, shot and killed officer E. L.
Steele, who was carrying him to the
lookup.
Jackson had been arrested on the
charge Of being vagrant, and while
enroute to Jail he snatched the off
GERS pistol and shot him through the
brain. Several people caught him
before he could escape. He was also
carried to Birmingham for safe-keep
ing.
All three were convicted at a special
term of court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
WILL Be TREATY
OF WASHINGTON
In Selecting Place President
Roosevelt Is Honored.
ENGLAND PLEASED AT CHOICE

Arrangements Are Now Being Com
pIeted for Meetina-Russ Papers
Call Upon Gar to Send Russia'sI
AbIest Man-Other News.
Washington, June 16.-Already Ihei
epoch-making meeting to be held be-
tween the plenipotentiaries of RUSSIA
and Japan to discuss means of ending
the war; as Russians tentatively ex-|
presses it. has received name. In al
dispatch to Europe from the embassies
and legations herelt is briefly ter1nsd,
"the Washington conference"
The announcement of Washington as
the scene of the peace makig has
caused practically the entire diplomat
ic corps to suspend indefinitely it's
program for the summer. Despite the
reiteration of both belligerents that
they propose to negotiate directly with
one another the European powers are
preparing to follow each step of the
negotiations as closely as possible.
The informal announcement at the
White House that if convening the con-
ference here the plenipotentiaries were
oppressed by the heat, they would
probably adjourn to some watering
place in New England, has aroused
the hopes of the ENJOYS of the neutral
powers that such will be the decision.
Among the diplomats whose plans
probably will be disarranged by the
coming conference are M. Jusserand,
the French ambassador, who, If he
goes to France this month as he had
planned, must return in time for the
conference, Baron Speck Won Stern
| berg who has planned to spend his
leave in Germany and Sir Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador who
| had already gone to LenoX, Mass. Ii
| the conference does not convene until
| September some of the diplomats will
| make brief visits to Europe mainly for
the purpose of getting in touch with
| the views of their respective govern
ments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Easily Separated from His Money.

Chicago June 16.-John Monroe has
been arrested on complaint of p H.
Grear, a wealthy mine owner of Spo-
kane, Wash. Grear said Monroe and
two other men took him to an alleged
pool room and It'd them they had ar
ranged with the clerk of the book
maker with the name of one of the
winning horses in a race until Grear
could bet $1,000 on that horse. Grear
placed $1,000 on the horse. A short
time later Monroe excused himself
and the bookmaker and his clerk also
left the room. They did not return,
and Grear notified the police Monroe
and companions have not been found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Bin sale Of Rank Stock.

San Francisco, June 16.-The bank
Of California of this city has sold t1
the Mutual Life Insurance company OF
stock at 1876 share, the sum involved
in the transaction being $1,175,000
The deal does not involve any change
in the directory of the bank William
Babcock one of the banks directors
is also a director of the Equitable Life
company of New York He will rep
resent the insurance corporation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Autoists Racino In France.

Paris, June 16.-1'wenty-four contest
ants in the French trials for the James
Gordon Bennett International Automo
bile cup, started at 6 o'clock this
mroning over the Auvergne course
Thery, winner of the cup last yean
was first to start and he was followed
by others at intervals of four minutes
Dispatches from "along the course
show that Thery is making so kilo
meters an hour, with Wagner max
ing the next best time"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17

Villa Rica, Ga, jane IA young
man named Lyle, who recently came
here from Atlanta to assist his uncle,
T. j. Lyle, in making crop, was
killed by lightning this evening while
at work. A sower came up, ne took
shelter under tree, and lightning
struck the tree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Chief Enaineer Coming Home

Panama, June 16.-John Wallace, en-
gineer OF the Panama canal leaves
Panama today to confer with Secre
tary Taft on Canal matters and also
to purchase materials. Some bid or
ders are likely to be placed among
which will be one for 1000 900 vitri-
fed brick Rock crushers and rollers
for use in paving Panama will also be
purchased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17

Knows the Notes.
'I hear the cashier of your bank Is
very musical"
"Try working off a false note on him,
and you'll think so"-Judge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Rusaiana Want Able Mar

ST. Petersburg, June 16.z
nouncement that EmpeA
has accepted the resig
uncle, Grand Duke Alex Is
miral, created a great
it became known TOD a.
nouncement came
ment in the morn +
Washington ass ~
for the peacA I # * s
Novoe vren
plomacy N prepare tSll
ly andY1ot repeat the az
whieb%the Russian diplomat
hhaAabre the war, to decide whac M
~ wants and to act accordingly.
The Russ dwells on the necessity
f6rs selecting the ablest men available
to represent Russia at the Washing
ton meeting since they may have tc
| conclude a peace which will deter
| mine for many years Russia's position
in the Far East"
The Bourse Gazette demands that
Russia, shall be sent.
The Iistok says the world formerly
manifested alarm at the Russian ad
| vance eastward, but now seems in
different to "Japan's advance" ives,
J ward through Korea and Manchuria.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
TRIPLE HANGING
IN ALABAMA CITY
Negroes Pay Death Penalty For
Their Crimes.
TROOPS ESCORT THE PRISONERS
Two of Them Were Guilty Of Assault
ing and Killing Miss Belle Blood
worth-The Other Shot and Killed
an Officer.

Decatur, Ala, June 16.-WiIl Jack
son, John Collier and Harvey Smith,
all negroes, today paid the penahy for
their crimes at this place.
Governor JeIks on yesterday ordered
Captain c. S. Price, of troop D, cayal-
ry squad, to escort them from Bir-
mingham, where they have been in
jail, to Decatur and turn them over
to Sheriff Virgins, of Morgan county.
The state militia has figured promi-
nentIy in connection with these ne
groes. After they were captured they
were taken to Birmingham for safe
keeping and when the special term of
the court was called to try them, the
governor ordered military company
of Birmingham to accompany them to
Decatur. They were tried and con-
yicted and sentenced to be hanged to-
daV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Smith and Golfers Crime.

Smith and Collier were convicted of
assaulting and killing Miss Belle
Bloodworth, popular and we'll known
young lady of Decatur. The boldness
of the crime startled the whole state.
Miss Bloodworth was at the store of
Mr.. Wilkinson in the afternoon about
dark and telephoned her home telling
her mother she was on her way there.
One Of the negroes was at the store
at the time and the testimony showed
that the two followed her for several
squares and then when she was near
dark street, but almost in the hAart
of the city, they attacked her.
She evidently gave them hard
fight for her life, for the ground
around the spot was torn up consider
ably When Miss Belle did not get
home in some time her mother became
anxious and began inquiries. A saerch
was made, and the dead and bruised
body of the young lady was found in
yard near the place where she was
attacked. The news spread like wild
fire, and posses were Immediately or
ganized. No trace could be found.
Large rewards were offered and spe-
cial detectives came from all over the
country. After some time clew was
secured, and after working faithfully
for some time, the two negroes were
arrested.
They were not carried to Decatur
because they would have been lynched.
They were sent to Birmingham. They
were carried to Decatur for trial un-
der escort of the military and they
were again escorted by the military
to their death
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17
Something Cot Away.

You say the chicken soup isn't good
Why, I told the cook how to make it.
Perhaps she didn't catch the idea
"No. l think 1t was tie chicken she
didn't catch"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-06-17

Arrangements Are Now Being Com
pIeted for Meetina-Russ Papers
Call Upon czar to Send Russia's
AbIest Man-Other News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12
DEoADENcE OF CHEWING.
War on spitters in Public Cause Of
Falling OF in Tobacco
!. Users.

"The crusade against expectorating
In public places has cut into the tobac-
co business" said dealer to a GUS
toner. Some years ago kept o to-
bacco Gutter on my counter and boy
was 70 engaged in cutting plugs for
customers that he had little time for
anything else.
. Now we cut up few plugs in the
regulation size and put them in a can
lister. twenty-five cuts will last sew
eral days where we used to sell that
many in half day. However, what
we have lost in that way is more than
offset by sales Of cigars and cigarettes
Ind smoking tobacco.
Ten years ago had regular
Trade In chewing tobacco that paid half
OF my rent. would have to quit bust
ness s. relied upon such q trade now.
Several smaller dealers whom ]
know do not keep plug in stock. And
yet there was time when the old
tobacco chewer was more welded to
his quid than the old topper was to his
dram. He chewed wherever he went,
IN church, In society and at places Of
amusement.
The war on spitters has stopped all
that"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12
IN DISPUTE
SHAW AND cUMMINs IN WARM
CONTROVERSY.
"sHAW SPLITTING HAIRS"
In Heated Reply Governor Is Quoted
as Making This statement-Ex-
change of Letters Began After
Chicago Reciprocity Speech.

Russell Woodland Staff Correspondent
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 4.-Gov. Cum
Minis controversy with Secretary of
Treasury Shaw, also of Iowa, is
waxing warm in the extreme. The
governor in speech at the Chicago
reciprocity convention declared that
Shaw had said in effect at Des
Moines dinner that the reason the
French reciprocity treaty was not APP
proved by the national senate was be-
cause it gave everything to France and
nothing to America Mr.. Cummins
further declared, as chronicled by your
correspondent at the time, that Secre-
tary Shaw had given an untrue eX-
PLANTATION of the proposed treaty. Sec
Rotary Shaw in letter to the gov srnor
said that Mr.. Cummins misinterpreted
his statement and asked that the view
be rlghted before the people. Gov.
Cummins, however, refused to bulge
from his stand in his reply to Secre-
tary Shaw, declaring that his authority
was an editorial in the Des Moines
Capital, the editor of which had at
tended the banquet where Mr. Shawa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12

navy. A table recently prepared by the
English Navy and Record gives the fol-
lowing cost Of maintenance Of an en-
listed man in four of the big navies Of
the world: In the United States navy it
is s5e5; in the English navy, $500; in the
French navy, $3.50, and in the Russian
navy, $3.50, or only half that in the Eng
lish navy and less than half that in the
United States navy. Under the head Of
maintenance is included pay, clothing,
food and allowances.
An estimate of the pay received by
men and petty officers in the American
navy can be formed by taking the pay
roll Of one Of the battleships. There
is the Maryland, for instance, which Is
one of the latest battleships to go into
commission. She has 731 enlisted men,
of whom 25 per cent. are petty officers.
The lowest wage paid is $40 month and
the highest $75.47. Seven of these
petty officers receive more than SIS a
month. There are IL more who get over
$40 and less than SIS; four who receive
more than $50 and less than $40; Is more
than $50 and less than $50; 80 more than
$40 and less than $50; 1874 more than $50
and less than $40, and 138 more than
$25 a month.
No foreign battleship can compare
with that record for the pay Of its en-
listed force, and this does not include
the extra pay and allowances such as are
received by seamen In charge of holds
qualified gun pointers, who get from 81
to $40 to their regular pay and five
dollars a month to the gun cap
tains. A man on the retired list Of the
navy gets three-fourths Of his active
pay, and 1t is possible for enlisted men
to obtain homes with better facilities
than the average wage worker in other
lines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12


posed to give semioflcial denial to them,
but now they are source Of consider
able amusement to him. 1t delights
him to spring surprise upon the pub
lie and especially upon the newspa-
per men in regard to new appointments
in the cabinet He still chuckles over
the way he kept the secret of the selec-
ton of Charles j. Bonaparte for the
navy portfolio. He announced this Sc.
lection one evening to group Of news.
paper correspondents and smiling at
their looks Of surprise, he remarked:
We'll; you will admit that for once the
president 'scooped' the press"
There is one member of the cabinet
that the political gossips have taken
out of it score of times, but who is
still firmly fixed. This is Secretary OF
the Interior Hitchcock, who has held
his place for over six years. Since the
death of President Mckinley no mention
OF cabinet reconstruction has been
complete without the prediction that
Mt. Hitchcock would resign, There
have been many changes and with the
exception of Mr.. Hitchcock and Secre.
| tary Wilson and Secretary Hay those
who served in the Mckinley cabinet
have all returned to private life and pur.
suits. Mr.. Hitchcock's work in the un.
| earthing Of land frauds and the prose.
cution Of those engaged in them make
him one Of the most valuable members
Of the cabinet, and one on whom Presi-
dent Roosevelt relies for honest admin.
istration.
/ Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson gives
/ promise of breaking all records In hold.
ing place in q presidents cabinett. On
March 9Th last he entered upon his ninth
l year as secretary Of agriculture. 1t ia
believed to be unprecedented in the his
tory Of the government that cabinet
oficer should serve through two terms
in the same position and enter upon q
third term. In all probability Mr.. VIII
son will round out 10 years as the head
Of this very important department OF the
| government.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12
THE ORIGIN OF "sUNDAE."
Name Of Summer Beverage Originated
I in New Orleans in Singular
Manner.

| ''Sundae sounds like an East Indian
name for the popular soda fountain
beverage, and most people probably
think that Is its origin, but It isn't, ;
says Herrick ]. Gray, according to the
1T. Louis Globe-Democrat.
"The name originated in New Or
leans and in an interesting manner. A
druggist there whose soda fountain
WAS an extremely popular resort found
himself one Sunday without the usual
supply Of tanks, through some strike
or other trouble, or else he was unable
to obtain Ice, forget which. At any
rate, he wasn't in position to serve
anything but Ice cream and sirups, and
he was almost in despair.
can expert sign maker, he soon had
signs in his windows announcing that
I'm order to push 1t properly nothing
nut the new Sunday drinks would be
EsrYed at his place that day. His pat.
bns were nothing loath to try the sim
~ combination Of ice cream and Sir.
ups, and others were attracted through
curiosity. The new combination made
q hit. Before night 1t was buzzed about
An hundreds of homes, and the next
day the demand was lively for that
new Sunday drink. Gradually other
soda fountains began dispensing it, the
request for 1t continued, couched in the
same form, however, and 1t wasn't
long before Its use in advertising
caused the substitution Of an for the
y, probably because it looked better;
and there you have the whole story.
Not as romantic as if it were a tale Of
india, but still not uninteresting. What
DO you think7"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12

in depth. All this accumulation had to be
scraped away before the work Of paint
ing the huge dome could begin. Ever
since congress left the capitol last
March q force Of men have been at
work on the rotunda, and more thrill.
ing sight than a half dozen painters and
cleaners at work sitting on frail seats
suspended by ropes from the upper part
of the dome could not be imagined. 1t
makes one dizzy to look up and see
those workmen with nothing between
them and the floor of the dome, 100
feet below, except q slight board at
tached to two ropes suspended from the
rim of the dome.
The sight Of these workmen was a
fascinating one, despite its blood chilli
Ing character. The thousands Of tour
lists that thronged to this old building
during the summer have carried with
them q memory 40 thrilling as those who
witness the most daring mountain
climbing feats. A misstep or an Yp-.
sound strand in the rope meant a horEi-
BILE death for these workmen. The rem
ovation Of the dome has worked great
change in It's appearance.
The dome Is to be further improved
by 5000 incandescent lamps which will
illuminate 1t. Heretofore this has been
ghostlike place at night, when only
few faint gas Jets supplied the light
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-12

The celebrated statue of Washington,
by Greenough, which stands in the
plaza Immediately facing the capitol
was the first dark tinge to this piece of
marble, and it was assuming the charm
Of an old world antiquity but the gen.
tlemen Of the scrubbing brush in charge
ct the capitol decided to make the
statue las good as new"
Every particle Of weather stain was
religiously scrubbed of and the heroic,
half-nude effigy Of the Father OF His
Country stood out as white and glisten-
Ing as the day 1t came from the sculp-
tors hands. Then the thrifty house.
keeper started the work on the numes.
Gus marble figures that ornament the
front OF the capitol and scraped away
Nchen. stain and all discolorations un-
III, to his satisfaction at least, these
groups stood forth a. clean a. parlor OF.
nAments. This process waa n eRenss