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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
SESSION is NEARING CLOSE
Many Measures Are Passed by the Assembly This
Week.
Week.

ATLANTA, August 16.-Most of the
pet measures of the Macon platform
have received attention at the hands
of the solons The disfranchisement
bill, which consumed so much time
this week, apparently pleases the
administration and those who daddied
the measure, and it will stick.
With the house provision and
amendments made more stringent,
the senate finance committee favorably
reported the general tax act after
four sessions that lasted approximate
ly "a hours.
The act as amended, prescribes a
$1,000 tax on all clubs keeping whis-
key lockers, and fixes an income tax
of 1 per cent on all the corporations
named in the house amendment, go
ing further and including railway, tel
ephone and telegraph operating lines
less than one hundred miles in length.
The finance committee has been
given unstinted praise for the rapid
and yet concise manner in which the
bill has been discussed. Senator Eel
der, chairman of the committee, has
used every available moment and has
the act ready for a report at the time
that he said he would.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
WEDDING is QUITE A
SURPRISE TO FRIENDS
Miss Littlejohn of Cordele WEEDS
Mr.. w. A. Morris.

CoRDELE, GA, August 1G.-The
marriage of Miss Sue Littlejohn and
Mr.. Willie A. Morris, two of Cor
dele's popular young people which
occurred in Oglethorpe was a great
surprise to all. Miss Littlejohn was
visiting friends in Oglethorpe, Mr..
Morriss place of business being at
Arlington, he came over to see this
young lady when they decided to
marry. Objections on the part Of
the brides parents, are supposed to
be the reason why they were married
so suddenly and away from home.
Miss Littlejohn is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Littlejohn, who
are among Cordele's first settlers.
Mr.. Littlejohn is now clerk and
treasurer of Crisp county,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17

The l per cent income tax for cor
porations was adopted by the commit
tee. Not satisfied, the committee then
provided for an additional tax not
proposed by the lower house, when it
placed the same tax upon railroad,
lines telephone and telegraph COM
panies with lines less than 100 miles
long.
Such corporations were immune un-
der the house provisions.
AS soon as this provision was
agreed on the committee Immediately
reconsidered its previous action in
striking out the $500 tax on whiskey
lockers by placing a tax of $4,000,
which, it is claimed, will be prohibi-
tory,
The amendment has been carefully
drawn so as to insure the collection of
this tax The failure to pay is made a
penal offense, the object being to pre-
vent clubs of a lower order from
keeping whiskey in their lockers and
failing to pay the tax required. This
provision was heartily favored by
Senators Overstreet and Hardman.
A few minor amendments were ad-
ded, and then the committee favorably
reported the act.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
a Lazy Liver

May be only a tired liver, or Q starved
liver. 1t would be stupid as well as
savage thing to beat q weary or starved
man because he Jagged in his work. So
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a great mistake to lash it with strong
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the detection of other organs.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
STRIKE is DRAGGING ALONG
Each Faction Seems Satisfied with the Telegraph
Situation.
Each Faction Seems
Situation.

NEW YORK, August 16.-There
We're no developments of moment in
the telegraphers' strike in this city
and at nearby points today. All
sides to the controversy continued op-
tomistic in their expressions.
'The strike is over" declared Pres
ident Clowry of the Western Union.
at has but just begun" commented
Deputy National President Percy
Thomas of the Commercial Telegra-
pliers Union.
The Vice President of the Postal Tel
egraph Company, who has before
said that the strike was ended so
far as the Postal was concerned, de-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
VICTIM OF RAWLINS
WAS IN AMERICUS
Shows Little Sign of the Muir.
derer's Knife.

W. l.. Carter, the victim of MUIR
derer Rawlings knife and rife and
one. of the principal figures in the
Lowndes county vendetta which
shocked the country last year, spent
yesterday morning in Americus. Mr.
Carter is almost an athlete in phy5i
cal strength since his recent trial.
and shows little of the marks of the
hot warfare waged upon him by the
murderous Rawlings gang, He talk
ed freely of the affair while here
and showed upon his throat the trace
of old Rawlings bloody blade. H.
had been up in middle Georgia on
land case and was en- route back e
his home in Lowndes county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
CROP OF COTTON is
BEST IN YEARS
Great Yield in Sumter is Con
hdently Expected,

Americus warehousemen are count
ing upon a cotton crop very nearly
that of last year, so far
as the local situation is concerned.
Reports from farmers throughout this
section of the state are to the effect
that the crops are in fine condition
and that with anything like good sea-
sons from now until they can be ga
thered the farmers of this section
will enjoy a magnificent return for
their labor Cotton, though late, is
well fruited and gives promise of a
heavy yield,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
CALLED IN EXTRA SESSION
Legislature After All, Will Be Held Over For The
Present.

ATLANTA, August 16.-(By Sou.
Bell Phone )-The General Assembly
will not adjourn tomorrow night at
the expiration of the time of the
regular session, but an extra session
lasting probably through next week
has been found necessary.
The order for an extra session
was given this afternoon, and both
houses will meet Monday as usual.
Business Unfinished.
How long the extra session will
last is merely a matter of specula-
ton. 1t was seen today that it would
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
AmeriCus, Ga.
REMOVAL SkE:1

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 marketJu
3Ist. Just three more weeks to close
out our present stock. Everything
goes;nOthing reserved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
Opposition is Intense.

There is no doubt that opposition
to the Senator is so intense through
out the Western Reserve and some
other sections of the State that
many who would like to see him re-
turned fear that it will be impossi-
BILE to do so. 1t is no secret that
through the Western Reserve coun-
ties every member nominated and
elected to the State legislature by
the Republicans will be pledged to
cast his vote so as to prevent the
reelection of Mr.. Foraker. With
such conditions existing throughout
such a large and influential section
of the State, it is difficult to see how
the Senator can come back to the
Senate"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17

clared today that his company was
doing business practically as be-
fore the strike and anticipated no
further trouble.
The Wall street brokers and their
operators were eliminated from. the
contest when tonight the local tele-
graphers' union met and for the sec
ond time tabled a resolution calling
upon the operators of the financial
district to go out,
The Associated Press is moving it's
report and under steadily improving
conditions. Last night service was
resumed to several additional points
and these were further increased to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
MONEY is RAISED BY
TAX FOR SCHOOLS
Fertilizer Tax Increases Amount
bv $4,000.

ATLANTA, August 16.-The recon-
mendation of the senate agricultural
committee of an increase in the fer
tilizer tag tax from 10 cents to 25
cents has been adopted. The com
mittee, however, provided that, in
addition to the $4,000 given to each
district agricultural college that
$4,000 be given to the Georgia ex-
pertinent station. The vote in the
committee was close, being to 4.
This bill, when enacted into law,
while it will not increase materially
the price of fertilizers, will bring
into the treasury, for the benefit OF
education, about 100000 more than
last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17

be utterly impossible to complete i'm
portant business, hence the call.
$4,000 Tax Adopted.
The Senate today, by a vote of %
to II passed the House bill imposing
a special tax of ten thousand dollars
upon all social clubs where intoXi-
eating liquors are kept in, private
lockers for the use of its members.
Heavy Tax on Cigarettes.
The cigarette was likewise put un-
der the ban today by the passage in
the Senate of a bill imposing a tax
of $100 upon all dealers in cigarettes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold,
under positive guarantee to cure
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form Of indigestionA
If it fails, the manufacturers refund
your money. What more can any one
do. Sold by all druggists. 1pl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
Alton Road is Protected.

The consideration which the Alton
road gave was the testimony which
enabled the government to prosecute
the Standard Oil Company success
fully, Attorney General Bonaparte
has written letter to Judge Lands,
of the Federal court in Chicago, in
forming him of the protection that
was given to the Chicago and Alton,
the proceedings against that road
which were authorized by Judge Ian
dis, will be abandoned.
1t is freely admitted by Mr.. Bona
parte that the government cannot al
ways expect to punish both parties
to a rebate transaction. Immunity
is given in consideration of valuable
information impaired to the Federal
investigators in the same way that
the punishment of a criminal indivi-
dual is mitigated in return for evi-
dence which he gives for the State
when a partner in crime is on trial.
This granting of immunity is re-
garded by Mr.. Bonaparte as an Incl
dent of warfare against the trusts; !;
for he does not expect to go to bat
tie without getting some scars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17
He WILL URGE
NEW TRUST LAW
Roosevelt is Planning More
Radical Legislation
TO REACH BIG MEN
He Believes Jail Sentences That viii
Deprive Heads of Corporations of
Liberty Like Ordinary ViOIatOrS
of Law VIII Command Re-
SpeCt for Statutes.
WANTS TO REACH BIG MEN

Although President Roosevelt is
enjoying his vacation at Oyster Bay
he is know to be giving considerable
of his time to a careful consideration
rect the attention of the Federal law
makers when the SiXtieth Congress
convenes next December. 1t has long
been understood that Mr. Roosevelt
believes the laws intended to curb the
power of the trusts need strengthen
ing, and some radical legislation on
this line will be urged.
If Congress responds to the wishes
of the President, one of it's first
acts will be an amendment to the
present antitrust law that will en-
able the government to reach the
officials of law-breaking trusts, in
stead of attacking the corporate body
itself. In other words, the Presi-
dent believes with Attorney General
Bonaparte, that a Jail sentence here
and there, that will deprive a few
officials of their liberty, just as if
they were ordinary yiolators of the
law, will have more efficacy than
all the fines that could be imposed.
Attorney General Bonaparte has de-
clared it to be his policy to prose-
cute these law-breaking officials
whenever it appears that a conviction
reasonably may be expected, but the
law officers of the government as
sert that the present statues in that
respect are weak.
BOnaparte Hopes to Bag Game.
However, without waiting the ac-
tion of Congress, Mr.. Bonaparte will
do what he can. To use one of his
own expressions Of yesterday, there
is pretty big covey of game" and
the Attorney General thinks it would
be rather P5or marksman who could
not land a bird or two When ii
comes to particularizing, however, the
Attorney General maintains a frigid
silence. Whether Mr. Hartman is
to be prosecuted is a question he
refuses to answer, although there
was an unofficial statement at the
department yesterday that no I'M
mediate prosecution is contemplated
further than to make him answer
certain questions relating to the
Chicago and Alton deal.
These questions have nothing to
do with the rebates given that road
to the Standard Oil Company but
with the transactions in high finance
conducted by the Union Pacific presi-
dent. Attorney General Bonaparte
made the admission yesterday that
immunity had been granted to the
Chicago and Alton from prosecution
under the Elkins law for giving the
rebates to the Standard 1t appears
that this immunity was given by
Frank Morrison. special counsel for
the government, with sepcial appro-
val of Mr.. Moody when he was At
torney General
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17

See that new line of gold Shell
bracelets at Bells, the Jeweler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-17

as
Or is il inclined to run away? Don I
punish it with cruel brush and comb
But just ask your doctor If Ayers Hair
Vigor, new improved formula, won'tI
make it stay at home on your head, just
where it belongs. See what he says.
we publish the formulas J.c. Aver Co..
of al our preparations LoWel. Mess.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-08

this port. went to Brookport. She
viii get away on her return trip Sat
urday night.
Roman Goslee. second clerk on the
steamer Kentucky IS making ar
rangements TO remove his family
from St Louis TO Paducah.
The J. b. Richardson left this
morning for Cairo and will return
tonight.
Capt. Mark Cole. Of Palucah. mas
ter OF the steamer Dick Fowler. has
filed his application for membership
Ia National Harbor No. 2S. Master
and Pilots association.--St Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The CLANCY Lamb Is again tied mp
at the bank. She IS a Cumberland
river boat, but has been towing ties
out OF the Tennessee since being
forced 10 abandon her regular busi-
ness on the Cumberland on account
.of the low water.
Capt. Mark Cole and Mr.. Saunders
4 Fowler have notified the govern
ment inspectors that they would Ike
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acaoTrisAt isss. the BOOB. Nsrrin Coz
CONTINUED from Last ISSUE
CHAPTER viii.
In Which Meet a Few Surprises.

IN WIZ
In Which Meet a Few Surprises.
awoke with the sense OF threatened
danger strong in my mind. For a
moment l was unable to recall where
l was. or on what errand / had come.
Then memory returned in a food, and
/ sprang from the bed and peered
about me.
A dim light struggled In from the
darkened window, but no cause for
apprehension could be seen. was the
only creature that breathed the air Of
that bleak and dingy room.
drew aside the curtain, and threw
up the window. 1t opened merely on
a light-well, and the blank walls be-
yond gave back the CHEEKY reflection
Of patch Of sunshine that fell at an
angle from above.
The fresher air that crept In from
the window cleared my mind, a dash
OF water refreshed my body and was
ready once more to face whatever
might befall.
looked at my watch. 1t was s
o'clock, and had slept four hours in
this place. Truly | had been impru-
dent after my adventure below, but
l had been right in trusting Mother
Borton. Then began TO realize that
! was outrageously hungry, and re-
membered that | should be at the
Office by to receive the commands
of Doddridge Knapp, should he choose
to send them.
! threw back the bolt, but when /
tried to swing the door open 1t re-
sisted my efforts. The key had been
missing when closed it, but a sliding
bolt had fastened it securely. Now |
saw that the door was locked.
Here was a strange perdicament. |
had heard nothing Of the noise OF the
key before l lost myself in slumber.
Mother Borton must have turned 1t as
an additional precaution as l slept.
But how was l to get out? | hesitated
to make noise that could attract at
tention. 1t might bring some one less
kindly disposed than my hostess of the
night. But there was no other way
l was trapped, and must take the risk
OF summoning assistance.
l raped on the panel and listened
No sound rewarded me. raped
again more vigorously. but only ST.
lence followed. The house might
have been the grave for all the signs
OF life 1t gave back.
There was something ominous about
1t. 10 be locked, thus. in dark room
of this house in whidh had already
been attacked. was epough to shake
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Daily Thought.
A noble mind disdains not to re-
pent.-Homer.
NO COMPROMISE.


The people of Kentucky by an I'M
mistakable majority turned from De-
mocracy to Republicanism.- Had 1t
not been for Gerrymander that took
away the representative features of
the general assembly, that body
would have been safely Republican.
Plainly the vote indicated the desire
Of the people for Republican United
states senator.
Yet, we hear on all sides talk of a
combination of Republicans with a
handful of boiling Democrats to elect
Democratic United States senator
other than Governor Beckham. Why,
let US ask, should seventy-odd Re-
publicans unite with a half dozen
Democrats to give those half dozen
men the prestige of selecting the
United States senator?
Would II not be more consistent
for those Democrats. who can not
abide the thought OF Beckham in the
senate. to unite with the Republicans
in selecting some good Republican
Tor hat high Office?
is II not presumptuous in anyone
suggesting that the party put in
power by the people of the state
should unite with little bunch Of fell
lows who got there by bumiliatjngly
reduced majorities and by virtue of
a Gerrymsnder, which thwarted the
VIII of the people in putting them in?
There are times when a non-parti-
san course Is proper and patriotic
and honest and for the best interests
OF the people. There are other times,
when It is the duty of a party to
sfand by its organization, and this Is
one of them Any Republican sena-
tor or representative, who connives
20 elect a Democrat to the United
States senate without the concurrence
of the caucus, Is unfaithful to the
trust conferred on him by his people.
If the people of Kentucky don't
want Beckham in the senate, they
have shown that they don't want Nc
Creary, either, or any other Demo-
crat.
Stand by your organization, you
Republican legislators! You repre-
sent the choice OF the people Of Ken
lucky. Let the dissatisfied Demo-
Gratis join you. II they will, and IL
they will not, let them join their fell
lows in the destruction of their own
party. 1t is not only good politics;
It is good government.
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RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.

The next session of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress, which
convenes at the New Wizard in Wash
the most important unofficial gath
erings held in this country in a year.
The idea of a presidential trip down
the Mississippi was a most happy
one. 1t focused national attention
on the subject of the improvement of
internal waterways and by making
the question broadly general in in
terest, rather than local, the trip
and the presidents favorable utter
ances swept aside at once all the OBJ
stacles to a systematic, economical
and efficient scheme of development,
and laid the way for greater and
more regular appropriations. The
graft and uneven appropriations for
spasmodic Improvements of short
stretches of river, wherever they
happened to lie in the district of
congressman with sufficient pull to
get a slice of the rivers and harbors
pie, will be discontinued by common
consent. If the delegates to the
National Rivers and Harbors con-
gress are wise and broad minded
they will give great impetus to the
scheme of improvement; but they
must leave minor jealousles and
chickering's off the program.
Almost daily we receive reports
from Russia of a half dozen or a
dozen people killed in clashes with
soldiers and policemen, and We think
little of the occurrences. If such a
thing should happen in this country,
we should be stirred to the depths
of our beings and should discuss the
matter for months. Such a thing
would change the whole course of
our national policy. BY bringing
the matter closer home, we may real
ize something OF the social disorder
that is existing in Russia. Revolu-
ton Is seething in that distracted
country.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-08

the diamonds you showed me. that
bewitched me that night year ago.
Believe me. 1t is best for both of us
that We should never wed. You
would not hold me to promise, that
could only result in divorce proceed
ings six years hence, and probably
be the ruination of all the hopes and
prospects of both, would you,
Cripsy? Please return all my letters
and release me from my indiscreet
VOWS. Tenderly Yours:
Kentucky Democracy"
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River Stages.

The rise in the rivers stage con
tinues at this point and a stage OF
.C.5 is shown by the govemmep;
gauge this morning. rise OF OF
since yesterday. However. the rise
has not yet been sufficient to relieve
the situation to any great extent and
none Of the boats that are tied up
have re-entered their trade.
The City OF saitillo is due out OF
the Tennessee river today en- route
to st. Louis.
A wrist on the steamer Royal
broke while she was making a land
ing at Padueah yesterday and the
little boat was forced to lay here
until the break was repaired. She got
away for Golconda this morning.
The Kentucky came out OF the
Tennessee early this morning and
after unloading her shipments for