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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
FLAMES SWEEPING
OVER MANY COUNTIES
Tract ofLand Fifty Miles Square
Laid Waste.
SEVEN TOWNS ARE DESTROYED

Hundreds of People Are Homeless.
Thousands of Dollars Worth of
Property Destroyed-Four Counties
Are Swept by Fire.
! Escanaba, Mich, May 19.--Driven by
heavy gale, one Of the most destruc-
tive forest fires in the history Of this
district Friday afternoon laid waste a
tract of land so miles square and is
still spreading. At nine o'clock it
was definitely known that the fol-
lowing cities and villages have been
completely wiped out:
Quinnesec, population 1000; Schaef-
er, 600; Ralphs, 400; Salvoie 200; Cor
nell. 500; Woodland, 200; Talbot, 400
AT North and several other points
on the line Of Escanaba and Lake
Superior road at 6 o'clock, when all
communication was cut off, the fire
had reached the outskirts of the viii
lagos and no hope Of saving any of
the property was offered.
Hundreds of people are homeless
and are being brought into Escanaba
as fast as trains can be sent to the
burned district. In addition to the
loss of several saw mills and other
buildings, millions of feet of cut timber
have been burned and great tracts of
standing timber have been badly dam
aged.
The loss Of the Stephenson COM
pany, OF Wells, from burning timber
alone, it is believed will approximate
several hundred thousand dollars.
AS far as can be learned, no lives
have been lost, although families of
several hOmesteaders are missing.
The safety OF large lumber crews
at work in the heart of the heavily
wooded country and with no railroad
facilities offered, is feared for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Union Labor Bank Opens Doors.

Chicago, May 19-The Common
wealth Trust and Savings bank, Chi
cago's first union labor banking insti
tuition, opened its doors Saturday. The
bank is organized under the laws o
Arizona, and has an authorized cap
ital of 100000, divided into shares
of SIS each. This capital has beer
reduced to $5O0,OOO, half of which has
been subscribed. The managing off
GERS of the bank are practical bank
ers, and men of long experience. The
board of directors is composed of men
who are prominent in the labor world
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Saw He Passed a Counterfeit,

Athens, Ca, May 19.-Marvin Jor-
dan, white man from Royston, Ga,
was before United States Commission
er e. G. Kennebrew on the charge of
having passed a counterfeit half dollar
Of his own make on a neighbor Sc
cret Service Detective Wright produc-
ed as evidence tools and appliances
he found on the premises of the de-
fendant. Jordan was held to bail in
large sum, which was provided, and
he was released. His trial will come
up at the next session of the feder-
al court in this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Mining Town Destroyed.

North Bay, Ont, May ia report
has reached here that Cabalt, one of
the mining centers in New Ontario
was completely destroyed by fire. 1t
Is also reported that several persons
were killed by an explosion A later
dispatch says large quantity of dy-
Mantle in the northeastern section
of the town ignited by bush fire, ex-
ploded, wrecking 25 houses. Several
persons were injured, but so far as
can be learned no one was killed. The
wires are down between here and the
northern towns, and the situation at
that place cannot be learned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Interested In "sIeepInq Sickness

Berlin, May 19.-Professor Robert
Koch, who returned to Equatorial AZ
rica, in March in order to continue
the study of tropical diseases, has
written to the Berlin Medical Society
saying that he has become so inter
ested in his further researches, espe.
cially in connection with the sleep
ing Sickness" that he will not return
to Germany for two years, and, there.
fore, he has resigned the presidency Of
the society.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Jumped from Enalne to Death.

Columbus, o., May 19.-Charles
Westlake, of Newark, O., a graduate
Of Kenyon college, plunged headlong
out Of the engine cab of the midnight
express on the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern about midnight and was
instantly killed After opening the
door to fire up he saw some excited
people tagging the train as it was
rushing towards a bridge east of the
Cook station near Washington court
house. The bridge was on fire and
the train was stopped just in time
to avoid fearful wreck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Fairbanks Guest of Atlanta,

Atlanta, May 19.-Vice President OF
the United States Charles Warren
Fairbanks was the guest of Atlanta
Saturday. The vice president in com
pany with his wife and her friend,
Mrs Ackert, of Washington, D. c.,
reached the city at 11:40. The dis
tinguished visitors were met at the
Terminal station by Colonel Robert J
Lowry and Major E. w. Halford and
Immediately driven to the Aragon ho
tel After a brief rest at the Ara
gon hotel the vice president was hon
ored with a luncheon given by Colonel
Lowry at the Capital City club
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Prenare for unrisinn.

st. Petersburg, May 19.-The police
according to the Nasha Shishn, have
discovered that the revolutionists have
imported over a score of automobiles
into st. Petersburg for use in a mes
senger service in case of an upris
ing. In the meantime it is added, the
motor cars have been transferred to in
dividuals who will hold them unit
they are needed by the revolutionists
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Crisp County Wants Farmers.

CordeIe, May 19.-The Cordele
chamber Of commerce has on foot to
bring a large number of north Geor
gians and good farmers from other
states to Crisp county this fall Their
plan is to develop all the unimproved
lands that can. be secured in Crisp
county, and to do this good farmers
will be induced to move to this sec
tion. Labor is fast giving out, sc
Crisp county can be filed up with a
large number of small farmers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Burns Self to Death.

Palatka, Fla, May 19.-Janie Gar.
rott, negro, committed suicide here
by locking herself up in her room
saturating her bed with kerosene and
setting fire to it, after first tying her.
self securely down on the bed. Her
cries and the smoke attracted neigh.
bors who released her, but not before
she was fatally burned. Death oc
CURED two hours later. No cause has
been assigned for her act. She left
a husband and several small children
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Julius Hudson Kills Nenhew

Raleigh, N. c., May 19.-In a quar-
rel resulting from trade Of mules, H
D. Hudson, went to the home of his
uncle, Julius Hudson, six miles from
Benson, and attacked the order man
with an ak. julius Hudson seized
an old muzzle loading gun and shot
his nephew dead. Both were farm
ers and come from a well known fam
lily in that section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Home Mission Society convenes

Dayton, O., May 19.-The seventy.
fourth anniversary Of the American
Baptist Home Missionary society open
ed in earnest Saturday and will con
ttnue its sessions until Monday after
noon. Treasurer F. T. Moulton, oi
New York, reported $141,S42 in the
missionary treasury. The report OF
the board shows the receipts for the
past year were over hundred thou
sand dollars in excess of any previous
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
County Physicians Exonerated

Atlanta, May 19.-The county physi-
clans, DR.. E. D. Richardson and Dr.
J. w. Hurt, against whose profession
al work among the inhabitants of the
Fulton county jail and the Fulton
county convict camps the Fulton
county grand jury recently made com.
plant, have been exonerated by the
Fulton county commissioners after a
most seraching investigation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20

Birmingham, Ala, May ia spe-
cial to the News from Jackson, Miss,
says that ]. E. Ragan, a white man.
condemned to death for the murder OF
Jason Moody, and awaiting execution
set for Thursday, escaped from the
jail at Port Gibson Friday night by
saving the bars of his cell and using
a duplicate key on the outer door.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Powder Explosions Do Damane

Racine, Wis, May 1.-two terrific
explosions which shook buildings all
throughout this city, occurred Saturday
and hundreds of persons leaped from
their beds believing there had been
an earthquake. Later it was ascer-
tanned that the shocks were caused by
an explosion at the Rand & Latin
Powder mills, located in Pleasant
Prairie, Kenosha county. Messages
from that place state that glass and
press rooms and the Corning mill
were blown to pieces involving loss
of perhaps $4,000. There was no
loss of life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Meets Death FaIlino from Train.

Macon, Ca, May 19.-Newt Warren,
who for five years has been yard fore
man for the iron works of j. s. Scho-
field Sons Co., in this city, fell from
a moving train In the yards Saturday
morning, and was instantly killed. An
inquest is being held. His residence
is on Fort Hill, East Macon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
RAILWAY RATE BILL
PASSES THE SENATE
Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion Given Power to Fix Rates.
RELIEF FROM UNJUST RATES

Commission Has Power to Cove Re-
lief Where Discriminating Rates
Are in Effect-Fight Has Roen No
table One.
Washington, May 19.-By.a vote of
II to 3 the senate late Friday af-
lation bill, thus placing upon the stat
ute books the law strengthening the
hands of the Interstate commerce
commission, for which the Democrat
ic party has SO long been eontending.
The three Senators voting against
the measure were Foraker, Morgan
and Pettus.
While this new law is the embodi-
ment of Democratic principles, it's
passage is in a large measure due to
the activities and energies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt Without the aid of
that strong influence, such a law could
not, with the Republican party domi-
mating all branches of the federal gov
enacted into law. With but seven
votes against it in the house and but
three in the senate, this new law can
not be construed as partisan legisla-
tiOn in any sense. 1t reflects the
popular desire.
Supplementing, as this does, the or
iginal interstate commerce law, under
which many abuses have been regu-
lated, and the anti-rebate law, under
which so many successful prosecutions
against rebating have-especially with.
in the past two years-been conduct
ed, this new law places in the hands
of the federal authorities full power
for the regulation of all abuses in in
terstate commerce that has been. COM
planned of, including now the power
to fix and establish just and reason
able rates, and this new law repre-
sents an important advance in leg
tslation.
Under it, the interstate commerce
commission is given full power to reg.
ulate such determinations in inter
state commerce as the merchants of
Atlanta and other cities of Georgia
as well as shippers in other sections
Of the country, have been complaining,
and justly, for without the power to
fix a just and reasonable rate-the
railroads rate having, upon investi.
cation, been found unjust and unrea.
sonable-the commission mas been vir.
tually helpless.
The fight for the legislation has
been a notable one. For years it has
been demanded by the Democratic par.
ty, and representative Democratic
newspapers. The agitation thus kept
up has finally borne full fruit. There
is now a federal body with full pow
er to regulate rate inequalities and
rate legislation and rate discrimina.
ton in interstate commerce.
1t is in interstate commerce dis.
examinations that the business inter
ests of Atlanta and Georgia, in com.
mon with those of other cities and
sections, have found just cause for
complaint. Without the power to
make its findings effective, the inter
state commerce commission, though
anxious to give relief, has been un.
able to do SO. Now it has the power,
II the law will be administered in spir-
it and to the letter by the commits
sion and the law officers of the gov.
ernment. Relief Is fully assured to
the people of the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Earth Shocks in Mlchiqan.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 49,
Two earthquake shocks were felt in
western Michigan at 1920 o'clock Sat
urday morning. Distinct shocks are
reported from Holland, Grand Haven,
Fennville and Bangor. Residents OF
Holland rushed out of their houses
in night attire, the quake having
thrown open many doors. Rumblings
like thunder were heard around the
shores of Black lake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Perkins viii Not Be Renomlnated

New York, May 19.-Reports have
become concurrent on apparently good
authority in financial quarters that G.
w. Perkins will not be renominated
rs a trustee of the New York Life
Insurance company when the board OF
that company names its ticket on July
18th. Mr.. Perkins declined to com.
ment on the report,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
ponneIIy Heads smeIters,

Buffalo, N. Y, May 19.-The conven
ton of the Amalgamated Smelters and
Butchers Workmen, which has been
in session in this city for several
days, adjourned late Friday night. The
next convention will be held at Louis
vile, KY, Mike Donnelly, of Chicago
was elected president and Homer D.
Call, of Syracuse, secretary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Refused Bail; Held for KiIIinq

Thomasville, Ca, May 19.-In the
preliminary hearing in the case of the
state versus Khahil Abraham, an Egyp-
tian fortune teller, at Boston, several
months ago, the accused was refused
bail and will, therefore, have to wait
in jail until the regular fall term of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Cure Defeats Hoppe.

New York, May 19.-Louis Cure
beat Willie Hoppe Friday night at the
conclusion OF the special $500 point
match at 1872 balk line, finishing the
series with total of $500 points to
3.567 for Hoppe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
For AssauItlnn Nenro Girl.

Athens, Ga, May 19.-Will Hawkins,
a negro, was arrested and put in Jail
in this city on the charge Of having
criminally assaulted 15-year-oh ne
gro girl named Lester. Hawkins de-
MES being guilty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Given -Four NAars

Berlin, May 19.-Hugo Spiegel, the
defaulting cashier who robbed the up
per Silesian Coke and Chemical com.
pany OF 100000, has been sentenced
to four years Imprisonment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
JOYNER'S.
Dotted Swiss 15C Yard.

Extreme lovely patterns in nice
Sheer quality Dotted Swiss with
Large Beautiful Flowers of Blue,
Pink and Heliotrope.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
JOYNER'S.
'sssssssssssssssssssssssssesssesss
Straw Hats Cheap.

We have a great variety Of Boys
and Mems low priced Straw Hats,
Palmetto Hats sc to 25c, Mexican
Hats 15c to Csc. Nice Straw Hats
25c 500 and ST.. 90.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Z Yd. Lace Curtains 93c pr,

These Lace Curtains ale very
Pretty Patterns worked on Good
strong La e. Overlooked corded
edg" f q 3 yards long, SO inches
wide. Coed value.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Boys Pants Csc Pair.
Solid Leather Slippers SIPS

Ladies good quality Vice Kid,
medium heel, patent tip, blucher
or plain Orfords at this very low
price. Common Sense the same.
Very serviceable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
White Goods IOC Yard.

just received another lot of
Fancy White Goods with raised
Dots, Squares, Bars and mixed
effects. Light and medium weights
very pretty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Foster Made Probate JUDGE.

Montgomery, Ala, May 19.-The
governor has appointed ]. F. Foster
probate judge of Wilcox county, tc
succeed j. II. Beck, deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
Lawn Values.

A great lot of very Sheer Batiste
Lawns in the large or small Flow
ers of Blue, Pink, or Heliotrope
with Lovely Green Foliage. Good
10c value attic yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-20
SNApPY.

When told you that Our Young Mems Clothes
or spring 1906 would be the smartest and snappest
stvled line designed exclusively for young men
It wasn't brag. 1t was just our frank, plain-spoken
opinion aroused by the striking swaggerness of the
clothes themselves,
When we tell you now that our words of praise
couldn't have done full justice the betterment
of these our Young ITEMS Clothes, over other So
called young mems lines, it isn't r1ERE CLAIM but
the clrcumstantial evidence in the case
That our Young Mems Clothes are really the
right garb for the knowing young mems trade, is
evident by the heavy sales we have had on them
this season. If we haven't heard from YOU we figure
that you have not heard from u.s. at any rate if you
want immediate action, come to us.
". D. BAILEY
Arrow Brand Collars in Quarter Sizes
Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave. Americus Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-20

That recent decision of the United
States supreme court relating to certain
classes of divorces is creating. consider
able CONSERVATION among soma people
VINO have required two or more trials
before making a success of rnatrfmonv
1t must certainly be embarrassing for a
man to suddenly discover that his fam
lily is not his family but belongs 10
another man, who. in turn, is living in
the blissful belief that he is married f.,
some woman who is really another
mans wife
The decision" says the Chicaeo
News. creates an almost Impossible
situation in the affairs of thousands of
families to which it applies. The nation
for many years has been industriouslv
preparing the way. by its extraordinary
tumble of divorce laws, for this stroke
by which domestic chaos has been
scattered broadcast.
THAT many hundreds of so-called di-
vorces are not divorces, that remar-
riages of those who thought they were
divorced and are not are no marriages
at all and that children born to such re-
married persons are born out of we'd
lock are conclusions arrived at bv the
court IN snort, the decision lnVa1dates
every divorce granted by a court which
did not have jurisdiction over both par
ties to the suit
'One may well doubt whether all the
innocent persons who are made to suffer
by this decision will ever be set right
/ by law. In many instances difficult
court proceedings or acts of the Iegis-
lature or both will be required 10 IN
ravel the tangles. As for the future
one may hope that national divorce
laws, following the adoption of a neees-
sary amendment to the constitution, will
be the outcome of the supreme courts
momentous decision"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-20

did not charge the state for his SER
vices during the month OF March. His
resignation did not take effect until
April 1. but he put in much OF March
in Clay Center working to secure a
new electric light franchise for a eli-
ent. During that campaign Mr.. Will
Jams made the statement that he was
working for the franchise without re-
muneration from the party who desired
It, The opponents of the franchise
stated that the state was paying Mr..
Williams for the time he was putting
in in Clay Center. This brought from
him a disavowal OF any intention to
draw pay from the state for the time
succeeding his resignation. although it
did not take effect till April /. And
be it said to Mr. Williams credit that
up to this writing he has made no
claim to the state for salary for the
month OF March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-20
san FRANxTsCO's Need.

The destruction Of San Francisco
appears more terrible and complete
than seemed possible when the news
first flashed over the wires. That
great city. with a population Of 400,-
600 or more, the ninth in size in the
United States. which only three days
ago vas at the height of its beauty
and prosperity, should today be little
more than a mass of ruins seems al
most incredible In this day and age.
Yet two hundred thousand people OF
San Francisco are today homeless. and
the business section of the great west
EN- metropolis IS practically wiped
out.
AS has been stated in these columns,
the most destructive feature of the
calamity has been the fire. The
earthquake in itself probably did not
do one-twentieth of the damage that
has been accomplished. But the
earthquake made the city powerless
to hght the fires that Immediately fol-
lowed.
The destruction of Galveston was
perhaps greater. in proportion to the
size of the city than is that of San
Francisco. But the latter city is so
loss at Galveston was comparatively
small. although the loss of life was
frightful.
It is cheering to note the sympa-
thetic manner in which the rest of the
country is rushing to the aid of the
stricken city. From the length and
breadth OF the land come the offerings.
Just to what extent they will be ac-
cepted cannot yet be told, for san
Francisco had great wealth Of it's own.
The immediate need is, of course,
for shelter and provisions. Millionaire
and pauper are on a level if they are
4 in the midst of destruction and no
sustenance at hand. 1t requires care
4 full foresight to feed a city under the
best conditions. and when a great por-
ton of the provisions is suddenly de-
stroyed it means suffering and possible
starvation for many. A millionaire
with vast wealth is in no better shape
than the man with only ten cents to
his name if no food is to be had for
either.
So the need Of the hour is those
things that will minister to the inne-
date physical necessities of the strick-
en- city.
OF course San Francisco will be re-
built With one of the finest harbors
IN the world, in a position to command
much of the commerce on 6, mighty
ocean, San Francisco will speedily rise
from its ruins, possible greater thar
ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-20
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Incidentally Mr.. Horace Keefer writes
a Wallula of a letter.
If this department desired to engage
in the lynching business it would not
locate in a state that had either Folk
for governor or Herbert Hadley for at
torney general let alone a combina-
ton of the two.
People who are anxious to break into
the limelight should look at Dowie or
Depew.
We can understand now why SO many
Italians rush off to America without
stopping to pack their grips. If we
lived in the same country with Vesu-
vius we would do the same thing or else
put old Vesuvius under bonds to keep
the peace.
What is there about that name
Springfield" that makes people act up
so:
Some people are inclined to doubt
whether this is Bernhardt's farewell
tour after all. It is so far as this de-
pertinent is concerned.