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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
TO WORK OR TO THE GANG

Idle men, without visible means
of support, should either be forced
to 60 to work to earn an honest
livelihood, or be sent to the gang
where they can be utilized for the
public good in the improvement of
the high ways. All over the State
there is a growing feeling that the
time has come for an earnest effort
to enforce the vagrancy law.
When this law was put upon the
statute book it was believed that
Id would do much to solve the
labor problem. Perhaps it would
If rigidly enforced. The great
trouble seems to be that the law
has not been carried out. A
sporadic effort here and there has
accomplished a little good, but
there has been no general attempt
to carry out the provisions of a law
that was designed to force idle
negroes and whites into the mills
and on to the farms, where their
services would be of some benefit to
mankind.
Alabama has now a vagrancy
law, similar to that of Georgia,
and it is proposed to begin its
enforcement at once. If its pro-
visions are faithfully carried out
there is hardly a doubt but that
thousands of men will be forced to
work who have been living lives
of absolute idleness. Such would
be the result In Georgia if the
officers Of the various counties
went to work with a will TO round
up the vagabonds and convince
them that the law is not a dead
letter.
The strict enforcement of this
vagrancy law would not only result
in an immediate increasing of the
number Of Iaborers but it would
bring about lessening of crime.
The negro or white man who is at
work daily, earning enough money
for his needs, is not so apt to resort
to crime of any character as the
one who loafs around day after
day, living by his wits or by petty
differing. The law was passed
with this dual object in view. 1t
is certainly to be regretted that
there has not been q concerted
movement throughout the State to
applyit without favor and without
| fear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
VIII Address Peace connress

New York, March 13.-EarI GREY,
governor general Of Canada. has ac-
copied an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress at the public diner April H.
which is to close the National Peace
congress. Other speakers At the din
ner will be President Roosevelt.
President Samuel Gompe-s Of 4. r.
of L., Baron d'Estournel-e de Con-
slant of France; ". 7. Se-ad. the
English editor, and Sir Robert Gran
ston, lord provost of Edinburgh.
President Diaz, Of Mexico. was invit-
ed to speak at the dinner. but he tel
egraphed Tuesday regretting that he
could not attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
MORGAN Sails for LIVERPOOL,

New York, March 81. Pierpont
Morgan sailed wednesday morning for
Liverpool on the steamship Baltic.
Mr.. Morgan went aboard the steam
er last evening which was scheduled
TO sail early in order u take aivan-
tage Of the tide 1E-. Morgan de-
clined TO be interviewed on MS Wash
fngton mission and refused to state
what could be accomplished by the
railroad presidents conference with
President Roosevelt. He sent out
word that he did not care to add any
thing TO his Washington statement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

London. March 13.-The bar maids
OF Great Britain have received re-
spite According 70 an announce
ment made, the bill 10 Go away VIII
the employment OF women As bar
maids, viii not be introduced = his
session Of parliament. Instead, home
secretly, Mr. Gladstone. has prom
lsed TO deal with the question II Us
forthcoming general licensing reform
bill. The bar-mafds. however, have
decided TO continue their defensive az
itation as they expect no concessions
in Mr.. Gladstone's message.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

federal government ass ume control
of quarantine for the purpose of
preventing the ingress of disease.
The South has suffered incalcu.
liable damage In the past BY
epidemics of yellow fever intro
duced through New Orleans and
other ports. where, there is reason
TO believe, the interests of commerce
predominated and great chances
were taken in behalf OF trade.
Government control viii probably
obviate this. There may be some
slight inconvenience to the ship
ping interests of one or more ports.
but the health of the entire South
will be safeguarded, and that is a
matter Of supreme Importance.
New Orleans is probably taking
too pessimistic a view Of the mat
ter, anyway. Savannah has had
its quarantine under federal con-
troll for a number OF years. and
it has had no cause to complain.
Neither has Brunswick. or other
ports that gears ago turned their
quarantine stations over TO the
Marine Hospital Service. New
Orleans experience viii hardly be
different from that of these ports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Rio de Janeiro, March 13.-Senor
Roca, former president Of Argentina. .
arrived here Tuesday, and was en-
Enthusiastically welcomed A commit
tee, headed by prominent govern
ment officials. met him. and escort
ed him to the palace of Abrantes.
where General Roca viii lodge. The
troops lined the harbor when Roca
landed and the bands played the Ar
gentine anthems.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
20 Her DESTINATION
u. S. STEAMER SAILS
Has On Board Oae Thousand
Rifles Destined
FOR PORT AMAPALA, HONDURAS
Ship Was Recently OverhauIed by a
Nicaraguan Gun Boat, But Has
Been Permitted to Proceed to Her
Destination by Authorities.

Managua, Nicaragua, March Is
The American steamer, City of Para,
having on board ,000 rifles, destined
for Amapala, Honduras, was recently
overhauled by Nicaraguan gunboat,
which seized the rifles.
The steamer was then permitted to
proceed to her destination.
Nothing from the authorities has
been received as TO the cause Of the
retaining of the vessel and the seiz~
I~c Of the arms.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
Sherry GROWING Ponulsr

London, March 13.-Sherrv +,
growing popular as a table wine in
England, although claret at present
holds the leading place. This Doon
larity is attributed to the keen IN
terest King Alfonso, Of Spain, ba.
shown in the Manufacture of sherry
When he was in England, the Snan.
ish monarch insisted upon sherry he
ing on the table at every dinner bo
attended and out of recognition Of bis
advocacy of that variety OF wine. King
Edward promised that henceforfb Il
would appear daily in the British row.
al wine list. Since then the patron
age Of sherry has been slowly in
creasing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

San Francisco, March 13.-Stock-
holders of the Oceanic Steamship
company. were notified at a meeting
of the board Of directors held here
that in view of the heavy financial
loss to the company during the last
year it had become necessary to with
draw from the Australian service the
steamships Sierra. Ventura and So
noma and that these steamers would
be laid up on arrival at port. The
steamers Alameda and Mariposa will
continue in the present service be-
tween here, Honolulu and Tahiti
they being the only two boats operat-
ed proftably.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
freed OF Niuruer; marrles.

New Orleans. March ia spe-
cial from Shreveport, La, says that
ar about midnight Tuesday night in
IN the court room where he had five
minutes before been declared not
guilty OF murder. Les Brock, was
married to Mrs. Hattie Kelley, the
woman in defense of whose reputation
he did the killing which caused the
trial. The jurymen who had acQuit-
ted him were the witnesses and the
trial Judge performed the ceremony
The jury donated the license. Brock
-hot I. A Bickham last summer al
seging that he cursed Mrs Kelley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
Two Cent Fare in Tennessee.

Nashville. Tenn, March 13-1Ie
Tennessee general assembly recon
vened Tuesday afternoon after a re-
cess of one month. Among the i'm
portant legislation TO come before that
body are the 2-eent passenger bill and
a number OF insurance measures. The
legislature will continue in session for
thirty days longer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Why did Perkins make restitu-
lion? asks the Macon Telegraph.
We insist that it was something
more than a mere coincidence that
She restitution was concurrent with
Cortelyou's becoming secretary of
the Treasury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
suioided over Love Affair
Me- with Serious Accident

Rio De Janeiro, March 13-Senora
PreRha. wife OF the vice president
OF Brazil, met with = serious acct
dent Tuesday. The horse she was
riding became fractions and threw
her to the ground. Sonora Prenha.
has suffered . broken Isg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Many desirable German and
Scotch immigrants will arrive in
Georgia within the next year or
two. Is Sumter Count V going to
let this opportunity slip through
its fingers?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Platt and Depew, 1t is stated,
always attended the morning pray
or in the senate, This may not
have been hypocrisy, but their
acts undoubtedly belied their
professions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

The more the new immigration
law is Investigated the more con-
WINGED arewe that the willy New
Englanders knew their business
better than our Southern repre-
gentatiyes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
Suffering From Nervous sProstration

SUWCFIfIS FFUHI NERVOUS @FF6SgTaftC1.
New YORK, March 13.-Advices
from California announced that Joe"
Ullman, known throughout the coun-
Try as a sporting man, has been plac-
ed in private sanitarium in Belmont
Calf, Mr.. Ullman IS suffering from
nervous prostration and his condition
was reported as critical. His brother,
Cole, arrived Tuesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

It takes 100000 COWS to
funish the milk for the people of
the United States. A few dozen
men, though, are a sufficient
numbers to milk the other $4,000
900 of the population.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Canton. O.. March 13.-Horace G.
Mcdowell. president of the farmern
bank Of Canton, shot and killed him
self at his country home five miles
north of this city. He was known
throughout Ohio as a breeder and a
buyer of high-class sheep.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Athens, says the Banner, "'has
settled on the policy of paving a
certain numbers Of streets each
pear" This is exactly the policy
Americas needs to bring her to
4he front among Georgia cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
Archie Roosevelt Rapidly lmprouinn-

F4'N''sS HOOssVeIt HapIuIy improving.
Washington, March 13.-It was
stated at the White House Wednes-
day morning that Archie Roosava1r
lad, good night. and that he is
making steady progress toward recov-
cry. After his morning visit Dr.. Rix-
ey says that a continuance OF the
present rate OF progress Ia u;1l J..
able to be out II a veak or "a, 49,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
AMERIcUs. GA, MARcH. IL, 1907

The Herald speaks of Augusta
magnificent" climate. We can't
find any adjective sufficiently
strong to express the character of
the climate of Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

After reading the Atlanta
Journal for a time one becomes
convinced that the only good rail
road men are the dead ones. The
Journal discovers some new and
serrible iniquity on their part
every day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Philadelphia, March 13.-Wj+b A.
arrest of Arthur Stone, at Savanna ,1S
on the charge of holding up Harbo al
master Pollock, of this cfeg the an
thorities have in custody all the nv.
implicated in the robbery. ToSu u
Strickland and William Keith. whom am
Stone duplicates in the hold-uD. wara
arrested here last Thursday. Tbor
pleaded guilty and were sentences -
ten years each in the county prison
They informed the police Of -,
whereabouts Of Stone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
Will Retain Professorship.

Montevideo. March 13.-Prasi1eh
Williams. 1t IS stated, viii retain me
professorship Of physics At he L2--
Tersity and military college and VII
give lessons as before his election T"
the presidency of Uruguay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

All honor TO the Macon News.
When the City fell down on the
jamestown proposition the News
started fund and has raised the
required amount. Macon will
now have a room in the Georgia
Building. 4 real live paper is of
tremendous value TO . city and the
News is IN that class.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

0mcial Organ of tie City of Americas,
0fcial Organ of Sumter County
0mc1aI organ of Webster County.
0mcial Organ of Railroad Commission o,
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14
ARRESTED As Hs LEFT rHe g.,
Arthur Stone, OF PhiIadelnhi.
Wanted for Pobh..'. Was

Savannah, Ga, March 13-Ars
Stone, of Philadelphia, was ar rrslaur
here as he left the steamsbin e .,,
gheny on her arrival from tb5t all'e
on the charge of having robhoS put
bormaster Pollock, of Philada,n ,aaF-
on Tuesday night by holding him p'''"'
in the street. Stone confeseos Up
implicated his brother-in- r' olQ
Strickland, and BILLY" Kaftb 9oln
Philadelphia, as accomplices. Ha nuu y,
return without requisition, wiz
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

Niagara Falls. y. Y. March 10
4 huge icicle dropped from the cliffs
of Niagara gorge onto a trolley car
Of the Gorge road, as It was passing
the Whirlpool rapids. Motorman Ev-
erett Ramsdell was killed. Or. and
Mrs. NJ B. Merry, of Sioux City.
Iowa. and Miss Merry, were struck
or the back and badly bruised, and
s. G. Lindsay and wife, OF Pittsburg.
Pa. were badly injured. the former
having his hands mashed. The injur-
ed were taken to the Prospect house.
Suicided Over Love Affair.
Mobile, Ala. March I3.-Uncon-
sci0us from a bullet hole in his head
and believed TO have been self-in-
ficted with suicidal intent. Ward Al
len. said. to be the son OF prominent
Knoxville. Tenn. people. was found
in a desolate spot. north Of the city
at an early hour Tuesday. The bull
let passed throuh the head. tearing
away part of the skull. Allen liager
ed for several hours From letters
found upon the body It Is believed that
the man committed suicide over love
ofairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-14

The suggestion that a collie ge of
eourtship be established in Amer
icus has not met with a kindly
reception. Love making has its
season in this town, just like kite
dying, marbles and baseball, and
40 artificial stimulus is needed.
Elk secretaries OF the Treasury
generally land IN soft corporation
jobs in New York. Some people
are cruel enough Co intimate that
this comes from taking good care
of New York fnauoiers while at the
head of the Treasury department.
"The demand foI improvements"
says the Augusta Herald, is sim,
ply az evidence OF public appreci-
suon OF the value Of the rail.
roads The unfortunate part of
it, though, is the tendency of such
demand TO run into a senseleSs
alsmor against the roads.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-27
VIEW POINT
 OF MIR. BRYAN
In His Observations of
 President Roosevelt
He is On the Right Track But Merely Stumbling Along.

Washington. Nov. 26. - William J. and reception bv the United Democ- r;tcy of the District of Columbia" Five hundred democrats partook of $500 dinner and more than double that number participated in the reception and the feast of oratory that followed.
 Bryan's subject was The Point of View" His speech consisted of il lustrations of the difference in the point of view from which questions are examined. Before taking up the serious presentation of his subject. he spoke word in defense spf the demo- cratic donkey The donkey" he said "is really a better emblem than the elephant for q political party. He is resident of every country. and every where he is serving the people. The elephant on the other hand. is only to be found in certain attitudes and is seldom seen except on dress parade"
 After dealing with the charge that the republicans are stealing democrat ic thunder. he proceeded to point to the things which President Roosevelt has borrowed. saving:
 The president has advocated rail- road regulation. which is a democratic doctrine. but he has not gone as far as the democrats would have him go. and republican leaders are not willing to go as far as the president goes. He has taken some steps toward the en- forcement of the law against the trusts.
 Tn this respect he has followed democratic doctrines. though he has not prosecuted all the trusts He has not recently made any effort to secure additional anti trust legislation. Here too the republican leaders do not sup port the presidents position The pres ident advocated an income tax; this r. democratic. but none of the leaders of his party have yet attempted to carry out his recommendationS on this subject and Secretary Taft whom he has designated as his heir apparent. is not in favor of an income tax at this time.
 The president recommended arbitra- ton as d means of settling labor dis putes This doctrine is taken bodily from the democratic platform, but it seems to be as Nnpopular With the re- publican leaders as the other demo- cratic doctrines.
 Here are four policies which the president endorsed. which are dis tinctively democratic and were being urged by the democratic from five to twelve years before the president said a word in theft favor. Ii is a significant fact that these are the very things which have given him his pop ularity. There are. however. several democrStic doctrines which the presi- dent has not endorsed. He has not Yet endorsed the tariff reform although the sentiment is growing so rapidly that MT. Taft admits that reform is necessary. although. yielding to his habit of postponing. he would put the reform off until after the election.
 The president has not endorsed the election of senators by direct vote of
Arizona republican., 1907-11-27
WHAT'S DONE
 AT PANAMA
The Annual Report of the
 Canal Commission
The Subject of Wider Locks Left for a Specia l Communication.

Washington. Nov. 26.-Full details nal during the fiscal year 1907. with a showing of what has been accomplish ed since the project has been in Amer ican hands was disclosed in the an nual report oi the Isthmian canal con- mission made public today. IL is the first report made of the operations on the isthmus since the construction work has been put in charge of army engineers.
 Aside from the 50000.OOO paid the French company and to Panama. an aggregate of S4S.2S5,ll0 has been ex- pended by the government on the pro- ject adopted by congress and which it is estimated by the board of consult ing engineers will ultimately cost Sl39.- 105. .20o. This did not include sanita- ton and expenses by the government for waterworks. sewers and paving in Panama and Colon and the equipment of the Panama railroad.
 There is no reference in the report 10 the proposition which has been brought forward to' 'extend the width of the lock to ll0 feet so as 10 accom- lluudlt NllHDul uiIlltullN lile tNlT+illc breadth Of the development of ship building. This will be made the sub feet of special communication from the commission. A strong position is taken favorably to the continuation of the policy of doing the work by hired, instead of contract labor. step at one time seriously considered by the ad- ninistration. and many arguments are presented 10 justify the commission in the conclusion that the canal can be built better. cheaper and more quickly by the government As bearing on the question of the stability of the foun- dations for the proposed lock sites. the report quotes from the conclusions of the board of cnsulting engineers who made a personal examination of the material at the lock sites which found that all the locks of the dimensions then proposed, Gs5 fooD would rest on rocks of such character that 1t would furnish a safe and stable foun- dation.
Arizona republican., 1907-11-27
HIS DEFENSE
 TOO INTENSE
An AIieniSt Who Testified
 for Mrs. Bradley
He Persisted kn Attacking the Character of Senator Brown.

Washington, Nov. 26. Dramatic scenes marked the proceedings today in the trial of Mrs. Annie Bradley. pr Britton D. Evans of New York. the alienist. who testified in the Thaw case, not only declared that MT Brad ley was insane whe3 she shot Brown. but he entered with such vigOr in de- lending his opinion, into d denuncia ton of the conduct Of Senator Brown. that Judge Stafford reminded the wit ness that Brown was not on trial. was not there to defend himself. and ad- inOnished him to refer to the dead man only when it was necessary to show the effect of his acts upon the mind of the defendant.
 The appearance on the stand of Max Brown, a son of the dead senator. who was called in rebuttal. was affecting in the extreme. The young man. tall. . slender and -fragii-. in f,ifyS i.tti- tot tered as he mad his way to the stand carefully avoiding looking toward the decendant. who sat few feet away. When he told of seeing his father and Mrs. Bradley in the kitchen Of their nome, with the jars of fruit they had brought from the cellar at time when his mother had been called away from the city to the bedside of her dying sister, the defendan; laughed and turned her head in confusion. But there was no sign of merriment on the face cf the witness. who replied brief ly to all questions and lowered his eyes during the intervals in giving his testimony.
 Dr. Charles B. Hill professor of ner- vcus and mental diseases in the Bal timore medical college. declared that il was his opinion that Mrs. Bradley was insane when she did the shoot ing. The many abortions performed upon her. her suffering, disappoint- ment. and her hereditary taint of in- sanity all combined to produce insan- ity. He thought she shot Brown in tentionally. but while believing that she was doing right.
 A number of witnesses from Salt Lake in addition to Max Brown. was introduced by the government in re- buttal several of whom testified that Mrs Bradley during their years of ac- quaintance with her, appeared at all times rational. It was brought out that Brown made proposition to Mrs Bradley to accept a s5O.000 house and s10,O0G q month until her youngest child should be 21 years of age. if she would leave Brown alone. but she in dignantly declined the offer. saving she wanted to mark Brown in order that her children might be given name. During tOday's \testimonv Mrs. Bradley wept and sobbed and in the forenoon session she gave every indication that she was about to col >lapse. However she mustered such strength as she possessed to conclude tOday's ordeal in fair condition
 The resting of the defense came in the nature of surprise. as it had been expected that the alienists would be kept on the stand for a much longer period.