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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01
r4is o*GeEss DOING NOTHING

Republican members of Con-
gress from the Northwest are try
ing to get a Republican caucus on
tariff revision, arguing that unless
some action is taken now popular
sentiment will compel the Repub-
lican National Convention next
year to declare for more sweeping
changes than would now be de-
manded. They will probably fail
to get tariff caucus. The Eastern
Republicans tried it and failed
There will not only be no revision
of the tariff during this Congress,
and no pretension of revision, but
there will be no discussion of it on
the floor. Speaker Cannon will see
to that The standpatters rule in
this Congress. Perhaps next winter
some pretense at tariff revision
may be made, as a preparation for
the campaign of 1908, but nothing
will b. done before then-and not
much then. The tariff will afford
the Democrats a meaty issue in the
next National campaigu-unless
they prefer to chase rainbows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

Theysar is just month old to-
day, yet there have been enough
fires, foods, earthquakes, typhoons,
tidal waves, shipwreck, railroad
accident, ETC., to make strenuous
Escord for a whole year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

Americas is now up against
$4,000 bond proposition, but il is
for permanent improve ment, street
paving and additional schools, and
Americas stands solidly for both
of these.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

l-6iiY. : Exceps Sunday.
Sleeping c7rs between Americas and at
lanta on Il "A leaving Am CIRCUS I0s0p, N i.
and arriving Amer1cns E.32 a. n. CenreC q
AZ Fort Valley with sleepers to and from
SEA annah.
y )r further inform alton apply to
j e HIGHT OVER Agent. Americas, GS,
JOHN w. BLOUNT, Travelling Passenger
Agent, Macon. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

The labelling of Connecticut's
wooden nutmegs under the pure
food law will be an interesting
study. For once the yank is mp
against it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

The Tennessee Legislature thank
81 Carmack for his Brownsville
speech, commended him as the
. ,lest exponent of Southern SEN
ttment in Congress, and then
pro eeeded in joint session to elect
Bob Taylor to take his place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

Atlanta will now proceed TO
have spasms and fits galore
Columbus claims one of the Thaw
Jurors as a resident of that town,
while Atlanta has so far failed to
land a similar claim to fame.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

The Alabama legislature is
standing for a D cent passenger
fare rate. The house has passed
the bill and it is now up to the
senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

Americas bonded debt is not
considerable, and the city can
easily take care of $685. ad-
ditional bonds for public improve
ments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

The most potent, grave and reyer-
end Senators may grOwl and snow
their teeth at each other, but when
Teddy shows his teeth the Senate
compromises by doing a. he wants
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

Americas is growing more
rapidly than any city OF it class in
Georgia. She needs public utilities,
and will vote to secure what is
desired.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

South Georgia is coming to the
front, and the man who now invests
his money in lands in this section
will double his dollars in a few
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

When it comes to a choice be-
tween bad politics. and good
morals, the man of courage and
character cannot afford to even
hesitate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

The Rome Tribune thinks that
Congress should quit Juggling with
the immigration laws. What we
want is more immigrants, not
restrictions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

ForMacon, Atlanta. Augusta aud
Savannah .....- ................... IL 40a u
For Albany, Dothan ana Lockhart IS 80 m
Albany, Dotnan and Lockhart '2 "a . N
Macon ana Atlanta .,s..... - OIL p m
IS Macon, Atlanta. Savannah ana
Augusta .................. ~ n
For Columbus Roanoke and
Blrmi0 CHAM. :.:.....-..-..4 re 80 a m
For ColuIn BUS, GreeLville and in
termedtate points: ........-... ~ 30 p m
For Columbus, Birmingham, via
Fort Valley $1,000. ...... ....s10 60 . m
For Albany and intermediate pts. s1G 40 p n
:" Eufauiz. Montgomery and
Troy. ....s...,.... 49,. s6 80 a IN
For Eufaula, Montgome cry, TROY, s2 on . %
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01
Arrivals

From Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta
Macon. .................... -. 40 40 IN
From Lockns ri, Dothan albany SIC 40 p III
" Lockhart, Dothan and Albany Ell So D m
Atlanta ana macon. ....... e o. p III
augusta, Savannah, Atlanta
and Macon, .-...............,... IS 80 IN
From Columbus Birmingham and
intermediate points ,........... 10 IS p m
From Columbus, Roanoke and in
termediate points. .................*12l 10 p IN
From Birmingham, Columb bus, via
Fort Valley .,.......,........ s5 80 m
From Birmingham. Columbu via
Fort Valley. $500. -. .slO 10 m
From ALBANY and intermediate
points: ......... ...............,... a 40 a m
From Troy, Montgomery and
Eufaula.. ......,.....,. ........ a IS p m
From Troy Montgomery and
Eufauls......... ..........s.. $50 AZ . m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01
AMERIcus. GA, Fgs. 1907.

Between sESalome" and the Thaw
show, "dear old New York" is
getting her moneys worth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

There are just 300 reporters
keeping tab on the Thaw trial.
This fact should insure the public
gettingall details of the vaudeville.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

If all of Tillman's high jinks is
put in the Congressional Record
that funny old volume will equal
the average colored supplement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01
The Times-Recorder ia the

onctal Organ OF tie City of Americas.
Onciai Organ of Sumter County
omctaI Organ of Webster County
omctal Organ OF Railroad Commission d
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
ALL w AY
Departures.
&C 90. jan. 9. o.

Arrival and departure OF trains at Amer
Gus, Ga;-Centra1 OF Georgia Railway Pas
senger Station. e0sh Meridian Time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

Contrast yesterdays muddy
streets with well paved ones. 1t is
not difficult to make choice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-01

THE COOPER MEDICINE co.
Dayton. Q.
1entlemen:I of and for number
of years have been IA bad health catarrh
and rheumatism had which became
afraid going into Ny
bothered all the time and appetite poor
sleep and would cough lar peghm. have only
taken bottles of Coopers New Discovery
almost entirely disappeared My kidneys and back
My rheumatism bowels greatly
improved My appetite
much to thank for know others who greatly
benefited by Coopers Discovery
Relief are splendid medicines.
MRS. FOLLY TINKER,
1914 RaIston Ave. indianapolis, Ind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

the. Nationals put up the better article
of ball.
Then there is the democracy. Fandom
levels all distinctions. Ice wagon driver
roots with banker, and hodcarrier calls
no louder for the umpires blood than
does the leading lawyer and prominent
business man. The star pitcher may be
a physician. graduated from one of the.
big colleges of the country. while his re-
liable old backstop is only the product
of and evolution from the corner-lot
nine, who gets Job each winter tending
bar or sweeping out some bowling al
ley. Men who couldn't earn SO a week
driving q coal wagon earn from $1,000
to $4,000 per year prancing about the
diamond, while others who have In them
the making of $4,000 lawyers and mil
lionaire physicians neglect their practice
year after year for the sheer love Of
the game. They'd rather earn $500 a
month in summer on the ball ground
than 5000 per month all the year around
in some other calling. They simply
can't get out of the game. Like the
actor who insists on remaining on the
stage after the fire has left his acting
and the fickle audiences have sought new
stars to throw their favor on, SO the
ballplayer returns to the diamond year
after year, drifting into lower and lower
company, until not even the semipf0fas-
sional mines will have him on their com
paratively meager pay-rolls. Ballplayers
are sensitive creatures, and bit OF
harsh criticism from the press, or q
little roasting from the fans at the
wrong time, will put them In the sulks
for weeks to come. Many Of the old
timers were happy-go-lucky, free spend
ers of their money, whose pay was usual
ly gone before they got it The younger
crop Of stars, however, are OF more
frugal lot and many of them are
wealthy. Jimmy Collins, Of the Boston
Americans; Harry Lajoie, of the Cleye-
lands; Hugh Jennings, Of Detroit; Nc
Ginnity and many others are reputed to
have small fortunes, though ballplayers
are much like prisefighters in that you
can't believe all you read about them.
Baseball is well organized. The business
heads In the game--the fellows who put
up the money and stand to lose II the
team proves disnppointment- have com
bined all the fine points in labor unionism
and trust monopoly--and have then gone
them some better. The managers OF the
800-odd clubs, comprising the 81 major
and minor leagues In America, have the
strongest union in the world. And they
have a trust that out-trusts all other
trusts. No magnate In the baseball field,
be he ever so powerful, can take a player
from another magnate, and no player, be
he ever 80 great q star, can change the
place Of his employment without his en-
ployer's consent. With ball parks running
up into the millions on real estate values
alone; with expenses for transportation,
training, salaries and advance money rum
ming up into the hundreds Of thousands
before single ball is thrown or single
game is played, it is natural that they
want some protection IL Is natural that
they should want to know that the man
whom they have dug out Of some obscure
backwoods nine and trained and developed,
put into condition. and given advance
gins to amount to something
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

IA o more certain evidence that auto
Nmohiling is becoming great national
D 4 sport of America Is needed than the
fact that already the automobile men OF
the nation are banding together to Sc
cure uniform automobile ordinances in all
parts of the United States. Other ey1
dences are found, too, in the fact that
women have entered the field, not only
of automobile running, but automobile
manufacturing as well, and in the fact
that in several instances automobiles nave
been made the subject of carving on
tombstones.
The determined propaganda which has
been started for a universal automopile
law had its origin in New England, where
William H. Black, Of the New England
Automobile Journal, is leading the forces
in battle array. This matter has pro-
gressed SO far that draft Of the new
law has been made. This draft is yet IN
its rough state, but it provides, among
other radical things, for the abolition OF
all speed Limitations, the general offense
on which arrests are to be made consist
ing of dangerous driving, or driving to
the common danger. This clause, 1t must
be said in all fairness, Is causing great
deal of discussion, many automoDlhsts
holding that such law would be little
Improvement over the present diversity
OF laws, eSpeclnliy as tne uecision as 10
whether or not the driver was going at
a dangerous speed would, in many cases,
have to be left entirely to the. judgment
of an incompetent rural official, whose in
terests would all lie in the direction of Sc
curing a conviction. The new law abolishes
the local regulation Of fines and penal
ties and establishes the civil and criminal
liability of drivers. This clause of the
law compels the automobile to avoid the
pedestrian and provides that the sound
ing of a whistle, the footing Of horn
or the ringing Of a bell does not release
the driver from liability in case his car
hits, or Injuries any person, or does dam
age to other vehicles.
The law provides, too, for the annual
registration of all cars and the annual
licensing of drivers and owners. Further
than this it is proposed to so frame the
law that persons who have proven them
selves to be habitual fast or careless
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16
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American League Close finishes and
hair-raising wind-ups Lave been the order
for several seasons past nows and this
year will apparently be no exception.
The chief charms of baseball are its
uncertainty and it's democracy. No game
is ever SO cinched that the other team
has no chance to win. No lead in the
pennant race is ever SO commanding that
no other club can overcome it. Teams
have batted out a victory with the score
80 to against them in the last half of
the ninth inning. A slip at the wrong
time, an error or so in the field, a poor
throw on the part of catcher, the
misjudging of a. fly ball, the bad bound
of grounder-any one Of dozen things
may fill the bases and put the best
pitcher in the world up in the air. IL
is usually the case that the better a
pitcher is the higher up he goes when
his balloon does begin its ascent. The
illness of Catcher Lou Crieger made the
Worlds Champion Boston Americans
bunch OF pitiful tail-enders. The loss
Of one player eyen II the new man
seems to be a more clever worker-will
often break up champion team and put
crimp In the ambitions of the fastest
aggregation of ballplayers ever gotten
together. One year Muggsy McGraw's 8
team of New York Giants seemed un-
beatable. They carried of the National
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

League pennant with rush, and In the
after-season worlds championship series
made the Philadelphia American League
winners look like novices. The next
year the great Christy Matthewson-one
man, a star, 1t is true, but still only one
man--was of In his form; had gone back,
as the saying goes, and the Giants fin-
fshed a poor second. This was last year,
when, as everybody remembers, Chicago
made a runaway race of 1t in the Nation
al. After they had so far outdistanced
the other clubs In the league as to make
them look ridiculous, fans turned their
attention to the race In the American
League. Up to the very last-until
Chicago nosed its way out and won by
the tenth of an eyelash-the race was
uncertain, and the betting was at heavy
odds that the wonderful Chicago Nation
ais would beat their sister American
League team to a frazzle In the worlds
championship race. But did they? His
tory answers nay. The Chicago Amerl-
cans, tired and ON edge from their hard
battle, turned to meet their sprightly
foe and before six crowds-each one
the size of n small eity--won the worlds
championship. Does this prove that bet
ter ball Is played in the American than
iii the National Lacquer Not any more
so than McGraw's victory over Phila-
delphia the preceding year proved that
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highway ahead of u.s. He seemed to be
limping and signaled us to stop We dsd
SO, and he asked us for ride to the
nearest town. We told him to climb IN.
and after he was comfortably seated he
showed us tin badge and placed Us un-
der arrest. I'm the town constable ne
said 'You fellers were speeding ana
must take you to the judge. Drive 70 tne
town hall, at Darby, there ahead AZ
the car approached Darby the drfver put
on speed, and when we struck the town
we were going 90 miles an hour
''Slow up now. so you can stop. said
the constable.
"We're not going to stop TIL we got 10
Rostnn" was the reply.
Holy stars" said the constableS ~tnatB
1S0 miles away"
Eyes, and it'll cost you "a railroad farc
to get back" came the answer.
The poor fellow begged and pleaded,
with the result that we let him out ~
miles beyond Darby a sadder and Detter
constable No doubt many unfortunate
automobllists who have since 1aiien tnsc e
his clutches have paid dearly for that
10-mile trudge.
women in Motordom.
Nothing ever becomes truly national In
scope until the women take an interest IN
1t. In Paris they already have women
drivers Of public automobiles and our lair
English cousins, with the athletic squaiity
which always characterizes English girls.
have long driven their own cars. And the
American girl is not far behind either
There are probably 10000 women motor
lists In the United States-maybe more
and the ranks are being added to every
day. Miss Blanche Walsh, the well-known
actress has designed special motor truck,
which she thinks will revolutionize auto
mobile building, and out West there Is
small automobile plant which Is not only
owned by a woman--thel widow Of the
: founder-but is actually managed and
directed by her. Miss. Dorothy Levitt, OF
London, England, Europe's champion wom-
an driver, has recently thrown down tue
gauntlet to the women motorists of Amer
ica, and 1t is said that her challenge for
race is soon TO be accepted by we6itbg
woman who is great devotee OF the auto
sport Miss Levitt recently drove her car
SO miles an hour in race and is real
wonder Carrie Nation, the great temperance
crank and worker, 1t is said, is learning
to drive car and will soon conduct her
crusade with the aid of gasoline wagon.
Miss Marjorie Gould, wealthy and love-
ly member of New Yorks 400 Is one OF
the most enthusiastic of Americas women
cyclists and drives her high power car
with such speed and skill that many be-
lieve she could beat Miss Levitt She has
never expressed any desire, to enter
speed contest of this kind, however. Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt has recently pur-
chased a new car, and hundreds Of leading
society women of America are devotees
of the sport. Many cities have women
automobile clubs. The latest to form one
is Chicago. Every day sees additions to
the ranks of women devotees of Americas
latest national sport.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16
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drivers will forfeit their license and Will
not be allowed to own or drive car.
The law also provides for q more conf
plete system of registration, in order that
the Identification of cars may be more
perfect and the machine be better regu-
lated. An important provision of the
proposed statute is that the state high
way commissions have charge of all high
way traffic In the various states of the
Union. The law compels sufficient bail
in the case of arrest to insure the pres
ence Of nonresidents lin court at the time
fixed for trial. 1t has been quite a COM
mon practice for autoists to put up a
small bail and depart for regions un-
known. The signs giving warnings of
dangerous, road conditions are, according
to the proposed law, to be erected and
maintained by the various states, instead
of by automobile clubs and kindred or
ganizations, as the condition in many
localities now. One of the best of the
provisions Of the law creates a special
fund, to be maintained by the proceeds
of auto fines and taxes, this fund to be
used in the maintenance and construction
of good roadways, which shall-b OF
benefit not only to the autoist, but to- the
teamster as well. e- s
Necessity of Universal Law.
Lie HtCeSbily VI a uHiNcrSuh INV Is u
well-recognlzed fact. 1t is obvious that
with the growing popularity of the auto
mobile touring the country has become
the popular pastime Of all who have suffi-
cient means to own a motor car. 1t is
not unusual for a man to visit several
states in the course of a small tour. Look
at any map of the United States and you
will find hundreds of cities so located that
few short auto rides, none of them ex-
tending over 100 miles In any direction,
will take the driver into several different
states Then there is Rhode Island, for
instance. An auto trip of almost any ex-
tent will take the machine beyond the
confines of little Rhody. Many of the
most pleasant auto rides out of New York
city are over in New Jersey-just across
the ferry. To drive his machine in New
jersey New York city man not only has
to be familiar with the laws Of the two
states but he>has to pay an auto tax
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

England, which Is In the very heart OF the
automobile country-and n favorite field
for tourists because of its many historic
spots-a list of 120 of those traps has
been compiled. Many a constable, whose
ordinary fees would not amount to $40
month. is waxing prosperous out OF the
holdups practiced on automobile men. IN
most instances the traps are located at
way-station towns, which have no interest
to the tourist and rather than be de-
tained there to fight the case, the car
owner pays the exorbitant fine and gets
on. A fayorite method of constables Is TO
make arrests Saturday night, after court
has adjourned Ordinarily this would
mean a wait-over until Monday in some
town with three houses, no church, no
saloon, no nothing. The willy constable,
however, Instead of placing the tourist
in the town lookup. by gosh" usually
suggests way out of the difficulty
"The fine our Judge usually assesses is
s2e," says the constable to his prisoner,
''and IF you want to take a ride here
abouts on this beautiful Sunday you can
do so, provided you leave the $40 with me
as n surety that you will come back"
Nine times out of ten the tourist does
this and never comes back Why should
he? If he did he would suffer the loss OF
both the time and the $50. This way all
he loses Is the douDle N. nau Ine Boou
fortune to accompany the Glidden tour
lists part of the way on the last great
tour, and one constable In New England
State personally told me that he had
made $240 In one month in this way.
This was perhaps a better month than
the average, but all Of them make pretty
good money. The man who drove the
car that was on had been on several
tours before and was onto every vile of
the auto-trap mau. We were never ac-
tualy caught, but came pretty near 1t
once. We were on a deserted piece of
road and noted a man trudging along the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

states, and that In no instance were the
tourists In any one state long enough to
become familiar with Its laws, it can
readily be seen that the trip was not all
one sweet dream of joy. In addition to
the various state laws must be taken into
consideration the fact that dozens of little
localities in each of the 20 states men
toned have local ordinances of their own,
which local constables administer in their
own way. These rural constables are past
masters at the art Of batting what are
commonly known as automobile traps.
Some unsuspecting motorist goes whiz.
Is or IS miles an hour, we will say. He
will notice, perhaps, a whitewash line
drawn across the road, but pays little
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-16

into the treasures of both the Empire
State and its neighbor, the home of the
corporation. The various tours for pleas
ure and profit, conducted on broader
scale than the individual tours, take the
motorists through sometimes a dozen or
more states. The Glidden tour for 1905
and its attendant trips, for instance car
ried some of the competitors through
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Della
ware, New Jersey Vermont,l Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts. Rhode Island
of the Union. When it Is considered that
the laws regulating the auto traffic are
essentially different in each of these