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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
LARS OF THE TIGER
ARE READY TO OPEN
If Wnght's Bill to Legalize Clubs
is Made Law.

In Americus as elsewhere there
has been wide and animated discus
sion of Seab Wright's latest bill to
legalize Clubs" where whiskey can
be kept on tap by the payment of
license, and as rule both sides here
are opposed to the measure.
The prohis are strenuously oppos-
ed to it on general principles, while
many good men on the anti-prohibi-
ton side see in it chance for the
blind tigers to thrive here.
If the sale is to be stopped, don't let
down the bars by legalizing these tip
pling clubs, they say.
The clubs are going to open up
anyway, but by taxing them and thus
legalizing the business, encourage.
ment is given to an element that is
ready to evade the law upon slightest
pretext 1t will cause the blind tiger
to thrive. as never before.
Anti-prohibition leaders here il
Americus believe this is true, and il
this they are supported by a number o
prominent prohibitionists who are yer!
much alarmed over the action of thu
House in fixing this tax Friday
The point has been made that ne
groes, as we'll as white people, coult
pay the license and keep whiskey il
their clubs, and that clubs would b
springing up all over the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
BUILD A LINE TO AMERICUS
Opportunity of Securing Another Outlet
is Given Us.
With Cooperation and Assistance the Atlanta Birmingham Atlantic Would
Build Branch Line Here

Americus can easily secure ano-
ther railroad outlet to the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway in
the construction of a branch line
tapping that great system, if the
proper degree of interest and en-.
encouragement is manifested at this
end.
The A B. & A is already one of
the principal trunk lines in the South,
and any city on its main line, or
branch, is indeed fortunate.
And Americus can have such con
nection at slight cost, compared with
the vast good resulting.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic runs within eighteen miles of
Americus, and branch connection
at a point to the west of Oglethorpe,
traversing a fertile and level section,
could be constructed easily and at Il
small cost.
Southland, station on the A. +. &
A. seven miles west of Oglethorpe and
probably twenty-five miles from Am
ericus, would seem the natural OBJ
jective point for such branch.
The road, therefore, would not
parallel any other existing line.
1t would traverse a fertile section
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
Outlet

and the cost of construction would
not be great, as there are no streams
to be bridscI
Americus located equi-distant e
tween Brunswick and Atlanta, would
eventually become a very important
point on the A. B. & A It would
bring a large trade here, and in re-
turn Americus would give it good bus
mess.
The officials of the road, it is
thought, can easily be interested IN
the subject of branch line.
: Mr.. Lawson Stapleton, while at
Warm Springs a day or two ago, met
parties in a position to know, and
who told him that, with proper en-
couragement here and along the pro-
bable line the A. B. & A. might be in
duced to build into Americus.
The officials of the road should be
communicated with through the Am
ericus Board of Trade to the end de-
sired, and through proper and persis
tent efforts Americus could be put
shortly upon the map of the A. b &
A Railway.
The Board of Trade meets tonight
What more important matter than this
could possibly be discussed at this
meeting?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
WILL BE BUSY ONE
Legislature to Close Session Saturday Night Next,
18th.
And Meanwhile There Remain udpOed of Many of the Most important
PankS in the Platform.

disagree on various important mat
ters of legislation makes it inevitable
that there will be numerous confer
ence committees in the windup.
The Senate has Sc. emasculated the
anti-lobbying bill as passed by the
House, that its own friends don't
recognize it. There is a long hard
kick coming from the House on this
measure with considerable doubt as
to whether the two bodies will ever
get together on it.
On the other hand the Senate in
sists that it is going to stand firm on
the Fielder anti-pass bill which is sat
isfactory to the administration, while
the Hall bill, passed by the House
is not. Herein lies promise of ano-
ther disagreement, which it will re-
quire all the ingenuity of conference
committees to satisfactorily settle.
1t would be unique in the history
of legislation to see either the gem
eral tax act or the general appropria-
tions bill go through without numer-
GUS conference committees to set
tie disputed points between the two
bodies. 1t may be confidently pre-
dicted, therefore, that in this way will
agreement have to be reached on
certain sections of these measures.
That the disfranchisement bill and
the Railroad Commission bill will al
so be productive of conference COM
mittees on various minor or major
points, there can be scarcely a doubt.
The Senate has already reduced the
number of the new Railroad Commits
sion to three members, while it is
said the House proposes to stand by
the administration on this feature and
make it five. Another result that is
involved in considerable doubt:
Altogether, therefore, it locke as
if the final days of the session will
be about as lively as have ever been
known in the history of Georgia leg
islation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
OLD TEXAS IS GIVEN
TO STATE AS GIFT
HISTORIC Old Engine Will Re
main A War Relic.

ATLANTA, August 12-President
]. W. Thomas of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis Railroad has
agreed to make a present to the state
of the old engine Texas" whose fame
is due to the fact that it was upon
her that the capture of the General"
stolen by the Andrews raiders, was
The Texas" was sent here
to be sold for scrap iron for which
she is said to be worth little more
$400. Subscriptions are now being
taken up to move the "Texas" to some
public place and to freshen her up
bit 1t has not yet been decided where
the engine will be put.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13

Twenty negro laborers employed
in the city's street department threw
down their arms, SO to speak, yes
terday and declared strike. When
work time came at o'clock yester-
day morning only one man showed
up out of a full score.
This lone rock by the sea" of
trouble was faithful old Allen Bart
lett, who for thirty years has con-
tinuously served the city there.
81 worked for Americus thirty
years ago at forty cents day, and 1
aint going to quit good dollar a
day job now just because the others
quit" said old Allen.
His faithfullness certainly entities
him to a pension unless, as said,
corporations are soulless. The cause
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13

ATLANTA, August 12.-Just how
the House of Representatives is go
ing to get through with the noun
tain of work before it during this,
the last week of the session, is very
mucH of mystery. The House has
before it among the measures which
are considered imperative the dis
franchisement bill, upon which there
will undoubtedly be a contest.
Then, there is the Railroad Com
mission bill, which will require some
time for consideration, though there
is little doubt of it's passage without
material amendment.
Besides the foregoing there are any
number of other measures of more
or less Importance which will de-
mand some time for their considera-
ton. Among this class of bills there
is for instance the measure which
proposes to give relief to the fruit
and vegetable growers of the state
by requiring the railroads to furnish
them refrigerator cars within twen-
ty-four hours after demand has been
made.
Unless this bill is passed at the
present session, it will be too late
to furnish the needed relief for the
next fruit and vegetable season.
There are not a few measures of this
class pending, and consideration of
and action upon all of them is simply
out of the question.
The Senate will not get to the pas
sage of the general tax act until the
latter part of the week. There is
going to be a hot fight in that body
over the gross receipt tax of l per
cent. which the House has put on
practically every corporation in the
state, and many are expecting some,
if not all, of these sections to be
knocked out
The decided disposition which the
House and Senate have shown to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
WANTS TO LAY RAILS
UP STREETS OF CITY
Company May Extend Line
of Track
DEVELOP FINE PROPERTY
Grocery Company and Other Proper
ty Owners Anxious TO Extend
Central Side Tracks Up to
Lamar Street.
WOULD DEVELOP FINE PROPERTY

If the purpose of the new grocery
company and other property owners
on Hampton street is carried out
the Central Railway will soon have a
line of road extending right into the
commercial district of Americus,
via Hampton street.
The proposition is to extend the
sidetrack from the corner of Hamp-
ton and Wheeler streets to the site of
the new grocery company.
And it would certainly prove of
great value to many.
Not only is the grocery company
deeply interested in the movement,
but other property owners whose
lands abut on Hampton street are
anxious for the track extension, as,
aside from convenience, it greatly
enhances their land values.
That portion of Hampton street
upon which it is proposed to extend
the track, a distance of two blocks,
is practically a back street, and but
little used for any purpose.
Already the Central has two tracks
across it, and by extension of one of
these a large tract of vacant proper
ty, now utterly useless for any pur-
pose, is made available for manufac-
turing purposes, and without doing
any injury whatever.
A petition, numerously signed by
merchants and property owners, will
be presented the Central Railway
Co asking for the extension of
tracks up Hampton street as sug-
gested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
AMERICUS HAS STRIKE ITCH
COIOred Street Hands Refuse to Resume Work and 60
On Strike.
On Strike.

of the strike yesterday was slight
change made in the working rules
of the street department, lengthen-
ing the working hours a few min
utes, and requiring that full time
for full pay be put in on Saturday
afternoons.
This latter clause was the straw
that broke the camels back.
Heretofore a lax rule permitted
the hands to quit work at p. m. on
Saturday, although they were paid
one dollar for a full days work not
rendered, 1t was the repeal of the
holiday amendment to the bill of
freedom that knocked them silly.
Supt. Smith had number of re-
cruits to join the service yesterday,
and the street force will work to-
day with or without the strikers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
SOON TO REMOVE TO
STORE ON JACKSON
S. A. Daniels to Occupy The
Former Dodson Place.

Mr.. S. A Daniels, the Forsyth street
jeweler, will remove shortly to the
store on Jackson street recently oc-
cupied by the Dodson Pharmacy, which
has removed to it's new places at the
old Cranberry corner When Mr..
Daniels vacates his present store on
Forsyth street it will be handsomely
fitted up as a high class restaurant
for ladies and gentlemen, by Greek
syndicate, now successfully operating
number of first class cafes in the
larger cities of the State.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
AmericuS, Ga.
REMOVAL SALE.

We will move to our handsome
new store in the Holiday building
on Lamar street opposite Windsor
Hotel about August 18th. Our buy
ers leave for the eastern marketJuly
3Ist. Just three more weeks to close
out our present stock. Everything
gOes;n0tl1ing reserved
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her churn. She
scalds it thoroughly after using, and gives
1t a sun bath to sweeten 1t. She knows
that If her churn is sour it will taint the
butter that is made in it. The stomach is
q churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesSes which are almost exactly like the
churning of butter. Is it not apparent
then that if this stomach-churn is foul it
makes foul all which is put into it?
The evil of foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, but the corruption OF
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
nation of disease throughout the body.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the echurn-absolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting ele-
ment. In this way it cures blotches,
pimpleS, eruptions, scrofulOus swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
II you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and despondent, have frequent headaches,
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
ach constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter rlsings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
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liver with the usual accompanying indi-
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The hes, agents known 10 -medlcal SCI
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and toDdltions, as A1teSteAhXthe, ,MTltlngs
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
Data viii Help Congress.

The vast Importance of this data
from the Congressional point of view
is apparent. Complete knowledge OF
the ramifications of railroad interests
will be of material assistance in leg
islation intended to prevent railroads
buying up the securities of other
roads and common carriers of other
not connecting lines. AS a result of
the Hartman disclosures it is ex-
pected that Congress will enact dras-
tic legislation along these lines. That
railroad officials have finally reached
the conclusion that Federal reguIa-
ton has come to stay, and that it
cannot be successfully disputed, is
shown by the general acquiescence in
the requests of the Interstate Com
merce Commission for this informa-
ton. 1t is said that but one large
holding company refused to comply
with the request of the commission.
Its refusal was based upon the ground
that it was not a common carrier,
but this will be tested in the courts.
The questions propounded the var
ious roads were prepared by Prof.
Henry G. Adams, chief of the ac-
counting division. These questions
were of the widest possible scope and
left no room for evasion.
Prof. Adams 0mits Nothing.
The object of the inquiry was to
ascertain the outstanding securities,
with voting powers attached of each
common carrier on June 30th, 1906;
how much of these the road itself
holds; what others hold; whether
the road is controlled wholly or par
TALLY by any person, corporation, or
company; the ten largest holders
of each roads securities, with their
names and addresses; copies of the
agreements that give control, and
like information. Again each road is
required to report every corporation
it controls and in which it has an in
terest, and full particulars about
such control and interest, whether
it had joint control, if 50, what cor
porations were associated in such
joint control; terms of agreement in
writing, etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
Jersey Bull.

l have purchased the fine register
ed Jersey bull Buster Brown which
can be found at my residence, Jack
son street. w. G, BARROW.
10-2t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
THEY KNOW WHO
HOLD STOCK
Officials Have Full Details Of
Railway Control.
MAY HELP ENFORCE THE LAW
Inquiry by Interstate Commerce Com.
mission Has Resulted in KnOwI-
edge of Who Owns Majority In
tereSt in Every Road.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 12.-
AS a result of inquiries that have
been prosecuted by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, covering a
period of several months that body
now has information concerning the
ownership of the stock of every rail-
road of the country engaged in inter-
state commerce. 1t knows precisely
in what persons, associations, or cor
porations the control of every inter-
state road rests and in what other
corporations, whether railroad cor
porations or not, each railroad is
interested, and to what extent
This information, it is believed,
will be of great value not only to the
commission in watching and enforc-
ing the interstate comerce law, but
to Congress in suggesting what man
ner the present law should be siren
gthened to meet the conditions de-
veloped through the inquiry.
Officials of the commission say that
the mere possession of this knowledge
will go far toward putting a stop to
rebating and other determinations,
for the reason that the commission,
now being in position to know in
what concerns the railroads are in
terested, or the directors, which is
the same thing, so far as the road is
concerned, they will know what cor
porations would be likely to receive
discriminating rates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-13
FOR RENT.

Nice, new, room house; also 2 front
rooms up stairs, in my building on
Lamar street. LEE ALLEN.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-23
Gen. Jastremskl Stricken.

The readers OF The Chief, In common
with the entire people of Louisiana,
will learn with profound regret tina,
Gen. Leon Jsstremski, one OF the best
known citizens of the state, is lying at
the point OF death at his home In Ba.
ton Rouge, and that no hopes of his
recovery are entertained.
The distinguished gentleman suffered
a stroke of spoplexy at an early hour
Wednesday morning, and although his
condition subsequently improved, .
relapse occurred on Thursday and at
last accounts the patient was In con-
dition of coma from which it was not
believed he could recover.
Gen. Jastremski hiss been prominent
in the public affairs of Louisiana for
many years. He was president OF the
Louisiana Press Association ten years,
served as United States consul to Peru
under President Cleveland, has bean
ca airman of the Democratic state GEN.
trsii committee, major general OF the
Louisiana division of United Confed-
crate Veterans, vac q candidate for
the Democratic nomination as COVER
nor four years ago, and is in the field
for the same distinction this year. AS
a citizen and a man, Leon Jastremski
Is sans penr ct sans reproche,' and
his death will be loss 60 the state as
we'll as source OF heavy affection TO
his family and friends.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-23
We have inadvertently failed

We have inadvertently failed TO
make earlier acknowledgment OF she
receipt from the author of o copy OF
an eloquent and forceful address on
sThe Honor Of the Bar" delivered by
Hon. Thos. 81. Franklin of San Anto-
MO before the Texas Bar Association
at Beaumont, July 3, 1907. Mr..
Franklin is . native Of Ascension par.
ish, who lived In Donsidsonville .
number OF years during his boyhood
and early manhood, and he will be re-
called by many OF our older residents
~ youth OF exceptional ability
and promise. His distinguished ca
reer as . lawyer in Texas, where he
stands in the very front rank OF his
profession, has abundantly verified
the confidence felt By his Louisiana
friends that he would achieve honor
and distinction in his chosen field OF
life work.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-23
Something Better Wanted.

The editor OF The Chief has received
letter from citizen OF al adjacent
parish-a man of excellent standing in
his community, whose sincerity and
good faith there is no room to quss-
tion-which reads IS follows, only the
date line and signature being omitted
from the original text:
81 have never taken much interest in
politics, except to vote on election day,
but have about enough OF the present
brand of Democracy, aud think 9TH
ers here are of the same opinion. I
have read enough of the speeches of
the two apparently most prominent
Democratic candidates, and If what
| they say of each other is true-and 1
suppose they are both gentlemen and
mean what they say could not vote
for either OF them. Kindly send me
something from the other side, and
perhaps might find someone whom /
could support. Yours for better gov.
ernment."
Several copies OF the admirable let
ter recently written by Henry N. Pharr
OF Iberia, accepting the Republican
nomination for governor and outlining
the platform upon which his candid acy
will be prosecuted, have been trans.
mitted to our pondent for the in
formation of himself and his friends
who are looking for something better
than the present brand of Louisiana
Democracy and q more desirable man
for governor than either of the Demo
cratic aspirants who are now urging
their own claims and decrying those
of their Democratic opponents before
the people of the state. The portrait
of Mr.. Pharr adorns the title page OF
the letter of acceptance, and it does
not take skilled student OF physioR-
nOmy or human nature tn detect the
spirit of sincerity and determination
that shows forth in every lineament of
the young mans handsome features,
indicating degree of force of char
acter that renders him impervious TO
any temptation 10 abandon principle
or sacrifice his sense of right and ias.
tice.
We commend the platform and the
candidate TO all citizens OF Louisiana
who, like our correspondent, are look
ing for something better than is prom.
ised By q continuance OF the present
political regime in this state.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-23
Teachess' Exsmipatisp.

The next regular examination
of applicants for certificates OF quail
ticstion 60 teach in the public schools
of Ascension parish will be held on
Dec. 10, 20 and 81, 1907.
Graduates of certain institutions
who are exempt from the examination
In academic subjects should report on
the second day Dec. 20l for examina-
ton insthe theory and art of teaching.
Provisional certificates now In force
will not be vsiid after December, 1907.
Many of the questions on the theory
and art Of teaching will bear upon the
reading course and the work outlined
this year In the plans for the Parish
Teachers Association meetings and
institutes.
The examination of white and col
ored teachers will be held on the same
dates in separate rooms of the new
high school building in Donaldson
willie, and will begin promptly at Q
O'Clock a. m. each day.