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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
D. & c. BOAT STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

BAY CITY Mich. Aug. 1.-THE
d. & {. Bay City-Detroit line steamer
State OF New York was struck by
lightning in the storm last night, dur
ing an excursion on Saginaw bay. The
flag stan was torn down and part oil
the railing carried away. The current
followed the electric wires into the
boat and the illumination created
CONSERVATION and almost panic
among the passengers. The damage
was trifiing and the boat reached port
safely.
Lightning struck Lee Hartley's barn
near Kawkawlin last night and de.
stroyed the building with 40 tons OF
hay, grain and utensils; loss $1,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
BIRTHS

BOYS.
stephen Macy. so Farrand.
John Zeeb CAS- Medium.
Archie DePuydt. 1919 Townsend.
l.. +. Potts. SO Catherine.
Frank Salomonk l54 Catherine.
Joseph Sochowecz, 1011 Dubois.
Richard BeasIey. 16S Ash.
Richard Kaufman. 422 Michigan ca
boys.
Alexander Baranowski. 315 Superior
GIRLS. ~
George Kotcher 234 Brandon.
Joseph Malinski. $50 Garfield n
John Konieczny. 467 Willis.
Frank Wotciechowski, 1920 st. AubN
Stanley Andzejewski. ATS Mitchell.
John Lee. 3l7 Cass
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south some are known TO have gone
as far past the Mason, and Dixon line
az Louisiana. There are still many
Negroes left In Springfield. but OF
these there are many who are plan.
ming TO 20 al the first opportunity.
CHICAGO. Aug. 17.-Between $50
and 200 Negroes who hed from Spring
field arrived in Chicago yesterday.
Those who had friends here sought
their homes, where they were warmly
welcomed. Others crowded into col
ored lodging houses. or left on early
Afternoon trains for other places.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
BOARD OF EpUcATIoN
BIDS ON CASS HIGH
SCHOOL.
SECRETARN'S OFFICE. 50 BRoAD-
WAY.
DetroIt. Mleh.. August 5. no

WAY.
Detroit. Mich. August s. 1908.
Scaled proposals VIII be received at
this office until - o'clock noon Tues
day. August US, 1908. for furnishing ali
material ana labor OF every Description
necessary in the erection OF an addi-
tion 10 the Cass school
Plans and specifications may De SEGA
in the Office Of the Supervisor OF buiid-
ings. room 1. this building
The Job Will be let In three separA's
contracts N,NNy
The first must Include all the work
aud furnishings OF every description
embodied In the drawings ana masons
general specifications.
The second. all ting work ana TUT
nishings OF every description in toe
drawings and carpenters general spec
the third. all the work and furnish
Ings OF every description In the enu-
neers' drawings and general specimen
lions for heating ventilating. etc
Each bidder must name all sub-con-
tractors Included in his bid.
PROPOSALS must be submitteu 90
forms furnished by the Supervisor. and
must be accompanied by certineQ
check. cash or surety company bond
equal to per cent OF the bid
The Board OF Education reserves the
right TO reject any or all bids.
WILLIAM J. LEE.
Secretary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
Drought In Honolulu.

HONOLULU. Aug. 1.-THE most
severe drought experienced in these
islands for number Of years is be-
ing felt in the Kula region OF Maui,
devoted to small farming. There has
been no rain for nearly year. Crops
have failed and animals are dying for
want of water Many OF the people
have been obliged TO leave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
Monopoly's Doom.

Take courage We laboring men of each
state,
For the Goddess OF LAberty's now at
your gate;
She waves a proud banner. tits seen
from afar.
And the name OF Bill Bryan is seen on,
each star.
CHORUS:
Unfurl the banner. let our flag proudly
Our cause is just one, our leader Is
brave.
Our columns are moving, We hear their
strong tread.
And Bryan. our chieftain. is seen st
their head.
The men who have millions, but not
any soul
No longer the laboring class can ca
jole.
And all those who labor should with
US unite,
In the interest of honesty. fairness and
right.
Then come To our standard, ye. labrins
men all.
Wen storm the Fortress OF Mammon
this fall.
Wen hold our free lands for the homes
OF our sons.
And at class legislation We II level our
guns.
Our platform is perfect. our army Is
On November second wen make the
grand charge,
Our guns are numbered. you'll soon
hear them boom
Make way for our legions, It's monop-
c. E. GOODWIN.
Portland Mich.
when a woman hunts a man. and o
ri A,t
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nstf, aged S. years Funeral ser
vlses from home, Tuesday afternoon
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When woman hunts a man. and o
man hunts a bird-both use powder.
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DIED.

PAHLI-Aug Is, Emma. beloved dAugh-
ter OF Mrs, Anna Schwartz, aged %
years, Funeral from residence, sll
Fifteenth-st.. Tuesday, l;3o y. M, ST.
Jacobs church 2 y. m.
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DIFFERENTIATION Of all insects, rats,
mice and bed-buss In eight haursI
guaranteed ia take care Of property,
In exchange for house or Hat Have
yaV anything of value, Apply Mr.,
DeWine, sbs Third-ave. Telephone
Main 1851 "A
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
PROJECT PROPOSED
TO ENLARGE STAGE
SO as to Accommodate Spec
taCular Plays.

In anticipation of a successful the
atrical season, Manager Dudley is al
ready planning important improve
ments in the Opera House for the
season of 1909-1910.
The changes will be chiefly made in
the stage, which it is planned to
double in depth. 1t is possible that
the roof can be raised and the stage
room made higher. Contractor Hall
has been doing some figuring on the
job in the last few days If the rails
ing of the roof is pronounced feasible,
that will no doubt be included in the
scope of the proposed improvements.
On account of the somewhat limit
ed stage room, Americus has been
compelled to forego some of the good
shows available. While the big at
fractions touring the South have
largely finished their bookings
another season Americus will be right
in line
One of the plays which wanted to
come here this season was "The Dew
il" which is making such hit in
New York and other large cities. AS
a good part of the excellence of the
show is due to stage effects, Manager
Dudley did not encourage its coming
If "The Devil" is still at large next
season Americus will no doubt witness
performance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
ANDERSONVILLE
NOT A fAVORHE
As Wirz Monument Site
Gets | Vote Out of 10.
6 for Andersonville.
19 against Andersonville.


This~was the vote by twenty-five
chapters on the proposition of plac-
ing the Wirz monument at Ander-
sonville, as received up to yesterday
morning by Mrs. j. e. Mathis. On
last Friday the vote stood 2 to l
against Andersonville out of fifteen
replies, and for the ten received since
that date the vote has been l for
Andersonville and 9 against.
1t is regarded as possible that all
of the Chapters have not reported
the result of their votes to Mrs.
Mathis, as out of ninety-four in the
state it was expected that more than
half would have held their fall meet
ings in the first half of September.
The results in all the meetings held
so far have no doubt been forwarded
to Miss Baxter, the state president,
at Atlanta She has sent out a let
ter to each chapter stating that if the
majority vote in favor of reconsider
ing the question of the location of
the monument at Andersonville that
she WILL as President of the U. d.
c., order preparations for the un-
veiling-which is set for Oct. 31-to
be discontinued.
Mr. =. j. CIdYK, VINO mas IHe COLI
tract for preparing and putting up
the monument, has stated that it will
be necessary for him, to know by
Oct / whether the monument is to be
unveiled on Oct. 81 as he must have
a months time for setting up the
shaft and building the pedestal.
From the results reported here, the
sentiment seems strongly in favor
of letting the matter go over to the
Savannah convention, which meets
in October. The unveiIng could
then be set for the middle of Novem-
ber, following the general conven-
ton of the Daughters in Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
NEGRO TOOK A TUMBLE
IN FRONT OF TRAIN
Negro Woman is Dazed by
Headlight.

A near" funeral was barely avert
ed at the Central Railway depot here
a night or two ago when a negro wo-
man, rushing in front of an incom-
ing passenger train, fell on the track
just in front of the rapidly approach
ing engine. For five minutes the wo-
man stood under the shed and watch
ed the train as it thundered down the
heavy grade to Lee Street and into
the depot. AS it neared the shed
the negress, evidently dazed or
nearbeered, made a dash to cross the
tracks. Of course she fell sprawling,
and the Mortified onlookers expected
to see the life crushed out of her.
But the engineer had seen the fool
prank, and applied the emergency
brake before the pilot struck the
screaming, yelling bundle that roll
ed beyond the rails just in the nick
of time to escape a mashing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
GAVE UP MANY TEETH
FOR SAKE OF DRINK
Novel Scheme is Adopted
by BOOzer.

Americus boozers who pineth for q
drink yet know not. how to manipu-
late the strings are referred to the
Atlanta spirit" as evolved by an old
spirituous Albanian. This old tank
who had exhausted his resources for
acquiring another drink or two, and
who just had to have it, wandered in
to a dentists office the other day
and said he wanted a tooth pulled.
The dentist obligingly gave him 1t
drink before the operation. He had
other teeth that hurt him, he said,
and before he got through he had
had four teeth extracted in eX-
change for which he had acquired
four drinks When he finally came
to the front the next day, he found
the front of his face sunk in. The
dentist had him charged up with a
dollar drink for pulling the teeth,
and when he gets through making the
plate to replace the teeth there is
no telling what the drinks will final
ly have cost him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
VELVET WILL Be
HEIGHT OF MODE
Ideal Fabric for Evening
and Like Costumes.

New York, Sept. 16.-The ocming
season will be a velvet season, and
velvet coats will be worn with satin
and cloth skirts. Chiffon velvet will
serve for Directoire evening gowns,
and satine will be we'll to the fore.
New satins are very strong, espec-
tally made with view of being turn
ed to account as smart coats with
sheath skirts. The new self-colored
Directoire damask is light in weight,
elastic and firm, and very similar in
texture to louiSine. The designs are
Persian, Japanese and ArabesQue, and
it is made up in the evening shades
Satin Egyptienne, which is of silk
with wooden wrap, is adopted to the
Directoire style, and has all the sheen
Of satin and suppleness of crepe de
Chine. 1t is double the ordinary silk
width. Many of the diagonal silks
are reversible, and sofe taille Fran
Gals has come in again.
In the meantime satins take the
lead among materials for the smart
est dresses. China grapes have been
left somewhat behind in the race.
Ottomans and failles are beginning to
be good deal talked of and it is
possible that they may furnish coats
and wraps. There is a chance, too,
of plain cashmeres playing some
part as an early winter fabric.
NTailors in Paris are doing good
deal in checked suitings, both blocked
checks and line checks. Black and
white combinations are well thought
of for country wear and for travelling
and motor wraps, but gray mixtures
have been played out, especially in
stripings. Plain serge is given the
preference when something a little
smarter is needed The serges pro-
vided for this purpose are coarser in
the grain than those we have referred
to above as taking much the same
position.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
ENGINEERS AND WIVES
GONE TO SAVANNAH
Party From AmeriCuS There
Today.

Quite party of ladies and gen
tlemen, representing the G. l. A and
the B. l.. E. lodges here, left Ameri-
Gus yesterday by the Seaboard for
Savannah to attend the annual meet
ing of subdivisions of these two or
ders assembling there today In the
Americus party going yesterday were
Mr.. and Mrs E, j. Shehan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Culpepper, Mr. and Mrs
George Van Riper, Mrs Edward
Hines, Mrs. G.. H. Rittenberry, Mrs
Edward Ryals, Mrs. John Ross, Mrs
NJ. G. Aston The Representatives of
the. G. |. A. and the B. L. E. will have
business sessions during the four days
in Savannah, while numerous pleas
ure trips arranged for the visitors,
including a steamer trip down the
river eighteen miles and around the
bell buoy, three miles out, will add
interest to the occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
LEPER TAKING
TICKETS AT DOOR
Escaped From Colony and
Wandered Around.

New Orleans, Sept. 15.-John MouI-
ton, suffering from leprosy in it's
worst form, has been taking tickets
for several weeks past at one of
the five cent theatres on Canal
street.
Moulton has the dreaded disease
so badly that some of his finger and
toe joints have dropped off and in this
condition he has come into contact
with thousands of people.
Well dressed and only "A years of
age, Mouton appears much like any
other healthy young man. Only a
close examination of his hands and
feet reveals tn fact that he has one
of tn most feared diseases which
affiict the human race. To the many
people who passed him at the theatre
door he was like anyone else. Even
the people he worked for were not
aware that he was a leper.
Moutons history is a romance. He
contracted leprosy when only Is
years old and was sent to the Leper's
Home in Iberville parish soon after.
A sister afflicted with theN same dis
ease was already there She died
in the home. Mouton patiently bore
ceived a small inheritance when he
and three other lepers left the Home
and, it is said, went to ST. Louis.
1t is limited that there was good
deal of love in this escapade which
was taken part in by two young men
and two young women. This was a
year ago, and since that time, Mou-
ton has been roaming about, making
his living in one way or another. He
finally came to New Orleans and went
to work for one of the nickel theatres.
He seems to have made out well for
he is neatly dressed.
1t is probable that the young man
would have retained his liberty for
an indefinite period but for the fact
that a few days ago a thief entered
his room and stole all his savings.
With his money gone. Mouton deter
mined to surrender and return to
the Leper's Home Accordingly he
walked into the office of the Lepers'
Home in the Hennen building, and
gave himself up. Before doing so
he made two stipulations, one that
he should not be put in the Parish
Prison, and the other that his name
should not be printed in the papers.
The officials of the Lepers Home
agreed to both and did their best
to carry out their agreement, but the
young mans name was learned from
another source He was not given
over to the police but was turned
over to the City Board of Health. He
will be under guard until tomorrow
morning when he will be taken to
IberVille
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
FARMERS 10 UNITE IN
A MEETING IN OCTOBER
Institute of 18th District
Comes Here.

The annual meeting of the Farmers
Institute of the Thirteenth senatorial
district will be held at the Agricultur-.
al College in Americus in October, the
occasion being marked by a rally of
the farmers of Sumter, Macon and
Schley counties.
The institute will be held on day
in the first week in October. the exact
date to be named later.
President Soule, of the State Col
lege of Agriculture, Athens, and also
the official head of the Farmers Insti-
tute of Georgia, will attend the meet
ing and deliver an address,
Other distinguished speakers will
be invited as we'll, and the occasion
will be one of more than usual inter-
est to the citizens of the three coun-
ties. President Soule has already ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
session of the institute here.
At meeting of citizens here yes
terday arrangements for holding the
institute were discussed.
Supt. Collum, of the Agricultural
College, is an enthusiastic supporter
of the movement and has rendered
the college auditorium for the busi-
IAC0o oSoolOl, DIS W6II DIS 6AJ6uuluS
othere cOurtesies towards the insti-
tute.
Mr.. R. E. l.. Eason of Schley, is
president of the Thirteenth District
Institute; Mr.. Arthur Rylander is vice
president for Sumter, and Mr.. G. NJ
Eldridge secretary therefor.
A committee composed of Messrs.
Collum, Rylander and Eldridge was
named to complete arrangements for
the rally and institute here. A basket
dinner, contributed by the good peo-
pie of the county, will be served in
the grove near the college,
These district institutes are most
beneficial and helpful to the farmers
Topics are discussed by those expert
enced in higher agriculture and new
ideas thus elucidated. Besides, it
brings the farmers in closer touch and
is beneficial in social way
The Timse- Recorder will publish
the full program of the institute here
as soon as it is made up by the COM
mittee in charge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
is READY TO COLLECT
TAXES ON 1.-THE NEAR
Americas Near Dealers Must
Come Across.

Judge John A. Cobb, of the court
of ordinary, received yesterday from
the comptroller-gener explicit di-
rections for the collection of near
beer" taxes, and Americus dealers
are invited to call at his office at
once and pay the price-$200 for re-
failing, and $500 as distributing
agents.
This tax was due and payable
Sept. .5th, and all dealers then in bus
mess are marked men.
Americus has fifteen or eighteen
retail shops where "the near" is sold
besides several distributors, the later
coming in the $500 class. Where pay
ment is not made executions are to
be issued
For the benefit of the near deal
ers that portion of the act relative to
taxes is here given in part:
Every person, firm or corporation
manufacturing within the limits of
this State any beverage or drink or
liquor in imitation of or intended as
substitute for beer, ale, wine, whis-
key or other alcoholic, spirituous or
malt liquors, must obtain a license
from you and pay therefor the sum
of five hundred dollars for each call
endar year or part thereof
Every person, firm or corporation
who shall maintain supply depot,
warehouse, distributing Office or
other place of business within the
limits of this State, where such bev-
erages, drinks or liquors as are
referred to in the first section of the
Act are kept for sale or distribution
in wholesale quantities, that is to
say, in quantities of more than five
gallons, shall-~obtain licenses from
you to conduct their business and pay
therefor the sum of five hundred dol
lars for each calendar year or part
thereof.
2 Every firm, person or corporation
who shall sell or offer for sale in
quantities of less than five gallons
any such beverages, drinks or liquors.
as are referred to in this Act shall
also obtain licenses from you to
conduct business in your county and
shall pay therefor the sum of two
hundred dollars for each calendar
year or part thereof.
This Act went into effect on the
9Th of September, 1908, the date OF
its approval by the governor.
All persons therefore in your
county who have engaged ~ the
business referred to in said Act
since that date are liable to the IL
cense taxes required by said Act
and you shuold proceed forthwith to
collect same. You are also advised
that you are to collect the full amount
of these licenses for the balance of
this calendar year, which ends Dec
ember 31st next
Licenses issued by you this year
must be renewed and taxes paid jan
uary 1st, 1908. Under no circum-
stances does the law allow these
license fees prorated for period less
than the calendar year."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
SEPT. BARGAINS AT
DUNCAN'S NEW STORE

Starting off with an Opening Sale"
the Duncan Mercantile Company pro-
poses to signalize its removal to its
new store rooms on Jackson street
by putting on sale seasonable goods
at a special price They propose to
bring with them to their new stand
all their old customers and add a lot
of new ones. To accomplish the
latter the firm has elsewhere a list
of September Bargains which will be
a boom to the economical purchaser
who desires both quality and moderate
price. Mr. Duncan invites everybody
to call and see him today At the
prices he is advertising it does not
take half an eye to see that money
will be saved
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
A Cotton Picking Machine
washington Post.)

The ingenuity of man will some
day make machine that will pick
cotton as successfully as the McCor-
mick harvester feaps grain. When
that time comes the crop of cotton
per farm hand will be an
area fiyefold greater than at pres
eut; and il that dream is realized g.
cent cotton will be more profitable to
the planter than 10-cent cotton in
1908.
If to that we shall add the sue
cessful and profitable turning of
the stalk into print paper, then our
cotton states will become the first
agricultural region in the world.
But if no cotton picker is ever
invented, and the cotton planter
should become an Intelligent agri-
culturalist, restoring the fertility OF
the soil by provident rotation, still
there would be millions in the indus
try of cotton growing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
.SEABOARD is GOING TO
EXTEND TO MACON

Incidental with the report that the
Seaboard Air Line railroad will be
secured by ]. Shelton Williams and
his colleagues, when the property of
the road is sold by the United States
court next spirng, is the rumor that
the new owners will extend the road
to Macon. This extension has been
considered for some time by the
former owners of the road before the
property was placed in the hands of
the receivers. Since the requirement
of the Macon, Dublin and Savannah
by the Seaboard Air Line, the road
has seriously needed a connecting link
with the Macon, Dublin and Savan-
nah which runs from Macon to Saw
annah
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
HUNTERS Do LITTLE IN
THE LINE OF SPORT

Americus gunners are not taking
advantage of the shooting season to
any extent. Although the season for
shooting doves has been open fifteen
days, there have been very few, if
any, hunted in this section The
nimrods either find the hot weather
unsuitable for cross country tramps
or are waiting for the time when
they can also kill partridges. The
time from the annual slaughter of
partridges will not arrive until the
first of November, but it will find
every owner of a gun eagerly wait
ing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-16
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
WILL OPEN TOMORROW

Attention is called to the announce
ment elsewhere of the opening of the
new millinery parlors at Hamilton &
Cos. store tomorrow This is some
thing of an innovation among dry
goods stores, and the firm has de-
termined to make this department
up-to-date in every way. Miss Fran
els NJ Clark is in charge, and her long
experience and acknowledged skill in
sures pleased patrons. All the ladies'
of Americus and Sumter are inyited to
the opening