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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-24
FIGURES THAT
TELL THE STORY
Of Profits in an ADGriCuS Fire In
suranCe Company
ALL NEEDED Is A LEADER
Undoubtedly Local Company Managed Along Con-
servative Lines, Would Prove a Fine Invest
ment for Its Stockholders and Good
Thing for Its Policy HOIderS=-WO
Will Lead the Movement for
Organization.


a o n a
with directors officials locally,
Total fire losses, IA years, 1898 1906 $751; 400
Average annual fire loss 6243
$4,000 year.
Total insurance premiums collected 1893 1906
Total Fire losses II years ........... 87 900
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-24

just in from the hands of the makers and conse-
qnenty expressive of all that is and good i'm the
realm of swell taiordom
he range of fabrics consists of the fashionable
gray, brown and olive worsteds and cassimeres i'm
p'aids stripes and checks fancy chevlots also black
W rSted thib+ts and blue serges-snappy single
and double breasted styles that good tailor would
charge from $25 to $50 for here for your choosing at
$40 S35,
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
COABES REFUSES
TO DISCUSS ARREST
Young Man Held in New
York Well Known
Here.

David S. Combes. who was arrested in
New York charged with being a fugitive
from justice, is a former Washington
boy. and is well known in this city.
where he has a large circle of friends
According to reports from New York.
Combes was arrested at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel and locked up at police head
quarters. He refused TO discuss his ar
rest. which was made upon tele-
graphic request from Marshall Farnan.
Of Baltimore. who stated that Combes
was wanted for passing a worthle IS
check.
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel the police
learned that Combes and lady came
there Sunday and registered as Mr.
and Mrs. David c. Combes, Of wash
ington. D c."
Five years ago Combes, who is TWEEN
ty-two years old, was a student at the
Central High School in this city. He
took a prominent part IN athletics. ana
played football with several outside
teams. He entered the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. and later joined the rev
enue cutter service Last December
his boat was locked at Baltimore. and
Combes spent several days with friends
IN this city.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
TO POLE AND BACK
BY NEXT NOVEMBER
RELLHAR
WELLHAN

NEW YORK, April i2.-Walter Well
man has sailed on La TouFaiTle. on his
first stage to the Norm xole.
- am going TO Paris TO sur~-'-to''d
the packing OF my sirship ana is ap-
purtenances. which leave there on May
10 by special train to Rotterdam" he
said. From there they will be shipped
to Norway and taken on board my own
vessel, the Frithjof.
AT Spitzbergen I shall superintend
the erection OF the steel car Of my air
ship. which is us feet long BY July
I hope 20 put the first gas in the bal
loon part of the airship, and the next
few days viii be spent IN making trial
trips IN the air
'The airshlp is not extraordinarily
fast, doing about fifteen knots an hour.
We may start as late as August .,
bat If we don't get away by that date
the trip VIII have to be postponed for
another year.
We expect to be back in Europe to-
ward the end of October. If we have
good luck IF luck is bad-well, We may
not come back at all"
Among those at the pier to sag good
by 70 Mr. Wellman was r. E. King, OF
Washington.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
hENACED
BY WEALTHY FOLE?l

John Barrett, director Of the Bureau
Of American Republics. in an address
delivered last night before the Society
OF the Oregon Country, at the rooms OF
the society, n2 c street northwest, de-
clared that Washington was in no
greater danger than from the influences
OF the large and increasing number of
persons OF wealth who come here to
make this their home and the social
center of the nation.
He saw in this trend of wealth to
select Washington as place of resi-
dence. By. reason OF its reputation as
the social center of the country, a grave
danger TO Obliterate the national char
acter of the city. in which the masses
all over the country take an int. est.
While he raised no objection TO
wealthy people making the city their
home and a social center. he did OBJ
jest TO that influence dominating the
city. To counterfeit this influence he
favored strong State organizations TO
promote national spirit Of pride in
the upbuilding and Identification OF the
city and keeping alive the national po-
hucal, social, and scientific life jointly
AR. Barrett said that Elihu Root,
Secretary OF State. had done more to-
ward cementing this country's friend
ship with the South American republics
than any other man. and that he was
the greatest living American statesman.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
MASONIC FAIR
STOCK ARRIVING
Assistant Director Johnston
DeViseS New System
of Checks.


Henry A. Johnston. assistant director
general OF the Masonic fair. has begun
the active part of his work Mr. John
ston has taken charge Of the stock
rooms in the annex 10 convention hall.
with a corps OF assistants, and was
busy all this morning receiving stock
for the various booths. Mr.. Johnston
had lot Of experience in this line at
the last fair. and has devised system
Of checks which he claims is nearly
perfect AT the fair Of 1892 he handled
more than 5,o0o packages, and not one
was lost or misplaced.
Federal Lodge committee held a meet
ing in the Colorado building last night
and assigned the members to various
duties. Or. W A Harris and ". T.
Ballard were named as booth cashiers.
and in addition Dr. Harris was placed
in charge Of the booth attendants during
the fair Past Master John T. Bartlett
was given charge of the stock. and
Allen T. Berry put in charge Of the
grocery BOOTH and Theodore FTiebus in
charge of the Muscular eOus booth
A TempiaT commanders charm viii be
voted to the most popular commander
elect Of the five COMMUNICATES in the
District, at Federal Lodge booth. Steps
mittee. Mrs. Edward Morgan was an
pointed chairman, and Mrs. w. T. Reed
secretary, and the full committee viii
be named at a meeting TO be held at
Mrs. Morgan's residence tomorrow morn
ing.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
FIFTEEN ROASTED
IN CANADA WRECK
1T Is Too Late for Me /"
Rescuers Are Told by
Brave Man.

OTTAWA, Ontario. April 12-In the ap-
paiiing disaster. the most terrible in one
respect that has taken place in the his
tory Of the canadian-Pacife Railway
Company, which occurred at Brunei,
twenty-five miles west Of Chapleau. on
the Lake Superior division of the road,
fifteen persons-three men, SIX women
and six children-were literally roasted
10 death, and nearly a score IF persons
we're more or less injured, two seri-
ousiy. The horror was due to a snapped
rail, which derailed the train.
The train was hurled down the en-
bankment that carries the line over a
ravine, which travcrses the woods at
that point, and five OF the cars speedily
became blazing mass from fire started
By the aeetylene gas system. The en-
CINE. express and mail car kept the rails.
but the baggage car and contents we're
destroyed in the confagra ton; the din
ing car and sleepers escaped.
The scene immediately after the wreck
was replete with narrowing Incidents
One man was pinned by the feet between
two coaches and slowly roasted 70 death,
although the rescuers worked with
bleeding hands in theiT work of mercy.
Oae young man WAS pinned IN the
wreck, being caught just above the
knees. Just as the workers had nearly
freed him the top of the car, eaten
away by the FIRE. fell, and he thrust
his wouid-be Tescuers away, crying:
Save yourselves; it is too late for me"
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
CROSS-EEAAINATION
OF HERMANN FINISHED

Former Congressman Binger Hermann
OF Oregon. on trial IL Criminal Court
No / on an Indictment charging him
with the destruction OF thirty-ave letter
press copy books. looked relieved yes
terday afternoon when United States
District Attorney Baker announced that
he was through with his cross-examina-
ton. The District Attorney did not
spare the defendant. but went into his
public record and brought out much TO
show that Hermann was somewhat
thrifty. The defendant s,dmitted that
he took part OF the salary Of Harry c.
Robertson. q session clerk in the Fifty
fourth Congress. whom he had appoint
ed, but claimed Il was to pay 70 an
assistant clerk who came 10 defendant S
house in the evenings 10 take dictation
IN long hand. Hermann also admitted
that while on his annual vacation he
attended TO official business and drew s.
day for expense money.
Mr., Hermann wes a witness for him
self. The court adjourned yesJ erdsy
Until Monday An effort will be made
70 close the case next week.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
SELL SIGNATURES
OF PRESIDENTS
Complete Set of Autographs
Fetches S245 at
Auction.

NEW YORK. April PA complete set
of autographs Of the Presidents OF the
United States. from Washington to
Roosevelt was feature of the $4,000
sale Of rare books and autographs at
the aIerwin- CLAYTON rooms yesterday. It
sold for s245.
The John Adams was an autograph
document. signed in 1867. The Andrew
johnson was a consups commission, 1855
The William Mckinley was a letter ad-
dressed 10 Private Dalzell. dated 1885
All the others were fun autograph let
tiers signed. The Roosevelt was written
IN 1854. about "a Joint session he and
Senator Gibbs were TO hold.
There was another letter OF George
Washington in the sale. dated 1754
describing the difficulties of the navi-
cation OF the Potomac river. There is
q postscript written some time later by
Washington which says General Brad
docks late coming in the spring of 1855
and hurry OF business Immediately upon
bis arrival allowed NJ time for at
temDts and afterwards our affairs. as
everybody KNOWS. took quite another
turn
This letter brought s9S. It was not
IN good condition.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
GIRL BABY BORN
AFTER MOTHER DIED
Bellevue Hospital Surgeons
Fighting for Lusty
Child's Life.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Doetors and
nurses at Bellevue Hospital are fighting
today to give every chance Of life TO a
Iusty baby girl born IN the hospital
last night ten minutes after her mother
had died. The physicians believe there
is a good chance for the infant to live
The child was brought into the world
by an operation after the mother had
died as the result OF another operation.
II was great surprise 70 the surgeons
TO find how much life there was in the
infant
Mrs. Mary Mckenzie, the mother. had
been in the hospital since March p.
1t was decided only an operation could
save her life. bat Il failed knowing
the child's life might depend upon sec
onds, the surgeons worked with the
greatest haste
Ten minutes after the mothers death
the child was crying in nurses arms.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12

PHILADELPHIA. April 12.-After
wandering for months in the Far West
with his stricken wife, Thomas T.
Hartman has returned to Philadelphia,
she having died and entered the East
ern Panitentiary 10 serve two years
term of imprisonment for fraudulent
registration. Because Of this sentence
he fed this jurisdiction when refused
new trial on December Is 1895. HIS wife
was dying Of consumption. and he took
her with him and stayed beside her TN
III fser death, which occurred recently
Hartman Wy thin and pale when he
appeared ~ tla bar Of quarter session
court No. 70 give himself up. He vas
alone. jude Wiltbank. who tried and
sentenced lin, was on the bench, but
aid not recognize him. He was taken
al once TO the peniteptiary 10 begin his
term of Imprisonment.
When Hafgr1an left here with his wife
he went tc Denver. He kept her IN ig-
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
FRIENDS FUNERAL
SOURCE OF FUN
Free Drinks and Music Pro-
vided for All by Be
quest.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April BY the
express wish OF W F. @. Schneider. an
eccentric old soldier, a band played
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
and "Ach du I4eber Augustine" over
The grave at his funeral.
Following the services the friends
went from the cemetery to an uptown
saloon, and there were treated with
beer. provided for by the dead man.
Hundreds followed the band 10 the
cemetery. while so Long, Mary"
Down Where the Wurzberger Flows
and Not Because Your Hair Is Curly
made the occasion seem like q picnic.
Schneider. before his death, placed 500
in the hands OF one OF his friends. ana
left directions how Il should be spent
He especially directed that no preacher
should be at the funeral
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
TENLEYTONN TO HEAR
WHITE PLAGUE LECTURE

An illustrated lecture given under the
auspices OF Reno Council viii be held
IN Masonic Han. Wisconsin avenue
near River road, this evening at s
o'clock
The speakers on this. occasion will be
DR.. 3. NJ. Randolph, DIR. J. 3. Briggs,
and Wallace Hatch
The purpose Of this lecture is to pre-
sent before the residents of Tenleytown
the Importance and necessity of that
community engaging in a vigorous cam
paign against the Great White Plague. -
The committee on prevention of con-
sumption under whose arrangements
these lectures are being given desires TO
make the announcement that II stands
ready to present with or without stereOp-
ticOn views this work wherever audi
ences can he gathered. Communications
concerning this work and tne work for
improving housing conditions may be
addressed 10 Wallace Hatch, 923 II
street northwest
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
COURT REYERSES AWARD
OF INCUBATOR INFANT

ST. LOUIS, No, April 12.-Custody Of
the famous Worlds Fair Incubator
hoy" has been awarded By the appellate
court Of Illinois 10 Mrs. Stella Barclay.
OF Rochester, y. Y, according to a dis
patch from Ottawa, III. This decision
IS directly opposed TO the action of the
supreme court Of Kansas last Saturday
yielding the infant 10 its mother. Mrs
Charlotte Bleakeiey, Of Lawrence, Kan.
The legal tangle which ensues from
these autagOnfstic decisions Of the courts
win involve the question which tribunal
has jurisdiction. The issue may have
TO be decided by the United States
courts.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
Fugitive'S Wife Dead,
He Returns to Prison
Convicted Ballot Box Suffer, After Wander
ing Through the West Surrenders TO
Authorities in Philadelphia.

no ance Of his conviction. In Denver
he got work as a laborer, digging
trenches. Fearful. however, of being
diseovered. ne left that city and wan
dered from place to place IN the noun
tain districts. At INST his wife inn
proved IN health. DIT the Improvement
was only temporary, and when q re-
lapse came she sank only the more
rapidly
Not until the day she died did my
wife know OF tho charge against me-,
said Hartman. 1T was because Of her
illness that I left Philadelphia After
her death 1 came fIraight home. I am
glad to be back, fven though It IS TO
enter prison for two years.
Hartman said he thought he had con-
fracted his wife ailment from watch
ing over her. When convicted he was
an elevator inspector. His crime was
the padding OF the assessment lists ~
the twelfth division Of the fourteenth
ward of which he was the Republican
leader.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
ROB MRS. LESLIE CARTER
OF GEMS At ATLANTA

ATLANTA. Ga. April 1z-Mrs. Leslie
Carriers private car Haismere was
robbed of S5.090 worth Of diamonds and
other gems yesterday afternoon while
the actress was portraying Nine. Du
Barry to a great matinee crowd at the
Grand When Mrs. Leslie Carter re-
turned from the performance che dis
covered her loss She has offered a re-
ward of 500 for recovery Of the jewels.
The Haisnere was parked Just out
side the terminal station shed. None
of the regular occupants were on the
car when the robbery occurred except
the negro cook, and the latter saws he
knows nothing about IT. The robber
smashed Mrs. Carers boulder TO pieces
in the search for valuabies.
The Washington times., 1907-04-12
JAMES McDEvITT BETTER.

James McDevitt. who has been ser
iously III at his home for several weeks,
has recovered sufficiently to resume his
duties. 1t is understood he and his
detectives are still at work or the Abbey
poisoning case in Rockville, and several
ether important cases. Mr. McDevitt
suffered from acute nervousness brought
on by oyerWOTk and lack of sleep.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
DANA BURKS SLAPS
EX-CHIEFS FACE
DIsINcoRPoRATIoN MEETING is
SCENE
Former Head of Ocean Park Police
Cannon misunderstanding Name
Publicly, Burks Becomes
Incensed

Mayor Dana Burks, chairman of the
board of trustees of Ocean Park last
night slapped ex-Chief of Police Cannon
of the beach town in the face at q mass
meeting held in Venice. The occasion
was gathering of the citizens Of the
beach town to protest against disincor-
poration, and 1t was after Burks had de-
livered an address In which he defed his
enemies that the deed occurred.
Burks was, called before the grand
Jury last week, and 1t was mainly on the
evidence submitted by Cannon and other
friends of the Kinney company that the
judicial body called the president of the
board of trustees before it, Last night
Burks delivered himself of a few re-
marks In reference to the matter, and
challenged those present to prove that
he had been at fault in any way.
After he had spoken Burks started
down the aisle toward the end of the
hall. and on the way encountered Can
non. The latter was in Burks' way and
Burks Immediately drew back his
hand and slapped the former chief full in
the face. He then invited Cannon to
step down stairs and finish the matter,
but friends intervened between the Off
Ger and the mayor"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
81 DIE IN
COLLISION
MEXICAN WRECK CLAIMS SO
INJURED
ORDERS DIsREeARDED; TRAINS
CRASH
Meagre Details Obtained of Horror
Show It to Be Worst In Years.
Names Of Victims
Unknown
WRECK CLAIMS SO
INJURED

b. Associated Press.
Ell PASO. Tex, Sept. 19.-In a collision
between the southbound express and a
northbound freight on the Mexican Gen.
trail today at Encarnacion de Dios, a few
miles from Aguas Calientes, thirty-four
were killed and nineteen were injured,
making the worst wreck that the road has
had in years.
Telegraph lines were broken by the
wreck and only meager details are obtain
able. 1t is impossible to obtain list of
dead or injured
The dead and wounded were taken to
Aguas Calientes.
The wrecked passenger train left FL
Paso Tuesday. Beyond the fact that q
wreck had occurred railroad officials here
have heard nothing.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 19.-Authentic re-
ports received here say that thirty-two
persons were killed and thirty-three sus.
tanned injuries. There are no prominent
people among the killed or wounded. The
disaster is said to have been due to dis.
regard Of train orders.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
626 DAYS FROM COAST
TO NEW YORK BY OXEN
Aged Man Drives Prairie Schooner
Over Route He Followed Fifty
Years Ago and Through
the Metropolis

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia team OF
oxen drawing a prairie schooner, the
driver of which was rugged looking
old man who wore typical western garb
attracted great crowds on Broadway
The vehicle and the driver were In
striking contract with the jam of auto
mobiles and carriages.
The driver was Ezra Meeker, q
pioneer of oregon, who had returned
over the trail he had followed to the
west half century ago. All along
Riverside from Grants tomb to Seven
ty-second street he was followed by o
throng When Broadway was reached
the crowd was so dense that the oxen
Dave and Danny, had a hard time to
make headway. Meeker's trip ended al
last at the Battery.
He had come from Puyallup, Wash.
to, New York in 626 days. Meeker's OBJ
ject in making his Journey Is to per-
suade the government to build a ma.
tional highway from east lowest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
KOREA'S ANNEXATION
JAPAN'S NEXT STEP
OPPOSITION OF PEOPLE WILL
BE EXCUSE
Bands of Patriots of Defunct Kingdom
War on Officials Of Nippon.
Drastic Measures
Hinted

BY Associated Press.
TOXIC, Sept. 19.-The possibility that
Japan will have to annex Korea seems
again to have arisen.
Marquis Ito is quoted as having said
that 1t may be necessary to alter Japan s
policy owing to the present situation.
and If the Korean people persist in their
attitude of unfriendliness 1t will be the
''last day for them."
Toxic papers are receiving reports that
insurgents, including one band of 800, are
gathering around Seoul to attack 1t.
Rowing parties of Koreans under the
leadership of ex-soldiers, are killing
Japanese officials and civilians and Ko-
reans suspected of being pro-Japanese.
These parties flee to the mountins upon
the approach of Japanese troops, but
not before suffering heavily.
A new official organization of the staff
of the resident general for Korea was
submitted to the privy council this morn
ing and passed. 1t is believed 1t will be
promulgated Saturday.
According to the organization, the office
of deputy resident general has been es-
tablished, and it is understood that
Baron Some, the late minister of finance
in the Katsura cabinet, will be appointed
to the post.
Another feature of the organization is
the permission granted the Japanese
vice-minister of the Korean government
and others serving as Korean officials to
retain their official standing In the
Japanese government.
Marquis Ito, the resident general of
Korea, will leave for Seoul on September
%, and 1t is expected upon his arrival
there the new system of reform will then
be vigorously pushed, especially in the
matter of the judiciary.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-20
DROP SCORE
OFEMPLOYES
POLICE AND HEALTH FORCES TO
BE REDUCED
Seven soIons Call on Mayor Harper
to Report Days Final DeIlbera-
tIons--WIII Reduce Re-
serve Fund

| Republicans gained their points in the
executive sessions of the council finance
committee yesterday
The decision as to retrenchment reached
by the conferees was this:
Fifteen men are to be dropped from the
police department, selected from those ap-
pointed in the last six months.
Ten men are to be dropped from the
health department, to be selected from the
eighteen men named since the first of the
year.
The fire department will be allowed to
remain intact, though every month there
are several designations, these cutting the
pay rolls Three men resigned yesterday
as hosemen.
Some salaries will be cut among civil
service commission and other departments
where there are women employees.
Council Calls on Mayor
Intimations reached Mayor Harper early
In the day that his presence was wanted
at the meeting, but he did not attend, and
the seven councilmen on hand called on
the mayor in body and to him explained
the situation. Only Wren and Yonkin
were absent.
The proposed reserve fund of $250.oOO will
be cut to $150,000
This essentially will be the report of the
|
presumed that in this form the necessary
six votes will be won.
Only Chairman Wallace of the finance
committee argued for lower salaries to
meet the shorter appropriations.
When the committee reached the de-
cision to cut into the reserve fund of a
Quarter of a million, on which it had
proudly set it's heart, it was agreed that
appropriations of the police, fire, engi-
neer's and park departments should be
correspondingly increased to the extent
of 100000 at least.
Walter Parker Spectre
It had been suggested that DR.. Gerson,
examining physician of the civil service
commission, who gets $1,000 annually,
could be dispensed with as the physical
examinations could be made by the staff
of physicians at the receiving hospital.
The non-partisans were at first favor
able to this saving.
Then some one whispered that Walter
Parker dictates the men who shall be
the surgeons at the hospital.
That settled it.
What might happen If all applicants
fo1. the police and fire department were
passed on by Walter Parker's henchmen
was too big spectre for the non-parti-
sans and they refused to abolish Dr. Ger
sons job.