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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
WELL PATRONIZED
Ladies Are Aiding Free
kindergarten.

The Woman's Exchange has receiv-
ed splendid patronage and bids fair
to grow into an established institu-
ton. The moderate membership fee
of one dollar has insured a large
membership, this being an excellent
method of earning money as we'll as
assisting the Free kindergarten.
The president Mrs. w. ]. Josey, will
be assisted this month by Mrs Van
Ripper, Miss Nell Council, Mrs. r. L.
Mcleod, Mrs. James Davenport, Mrs.
Will Dudley, Mrs Thomas Harold,
Mrs Clarence White
Those desiring cakes, salads, sand
wiches or other things for parties
can secure them by telephoning 189
several days in advance. Lunches
will be served every Saturday from
II o'clock noon.
Next Saturdays will be unusually
attractive, consisting of hot creamed
chicken and other accompaniments.
The usual cakes, candy, salads and
fancy work will be on sale also.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
APRIL IS DATE NAMED
By Committee for Primary Election in Sumter for
All County Officers.

April 18th is the date of primary
election for county officers in Sum-
ter Such was the action of the coun-
ty democratic executive committee,
which assembled here Saturday morn
ing for the purpose of calling the
primary and fixing rules therefor.
Chairman j. E.. Sheppard presided,
and all sections of the county was
represented by committeeman.
The meeting was called to order at
the courthouse at 10:30 o'clock, and
as there was little to do beyond nam
ing the date and prescribing rules for
the primary, the session was short
Some members of the committee fay-
ored date in March, the general de-
sire being for an early election, but
after full and free discussion April
18th was selected. And the same
rules governing former primaries will
be adhered to this time.
For the purpose of defraying ex-
penses of holding the election, cam
didates are assessed as follows.
Sheriff $50; tax collector $50; tax
receiver $40; Clerk of court $50;
Treasurer 500; ordinary $40; survey
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09

or So; coroner $3.50; judge of city
court $50; solicitor of city court $50;
county commissioners So; legislative
candidates $40.
Elections are expensive, and the
candidates pay the freight
All OF the present corps of officials,
Sheriff Bell, Treasurer Williams,
Clerks Allen and Heys, Tax Collec-
tor Small, Receiver Speer, Ordinary
Cobb and the other officials will be
candidates to succeed themselves,
several having announced already.
Judge Charles R. Crisp of the city
court and Solicitor Zach Chi1ders will
announce later for the offices they
now fill very ably.
Legislative candidates and county
commissioners have not developed as
yet, but as the campaign has just
opened there is ample time Several
legislative aspirants are mentioned,
and this feature Of the race will not
be duh one.
zThe date of primary is yet more
than two months off, and the candi-
dates will have ample time wherein
to meet the able voters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
FOR CLERK OF COURT
Mr.. ALLEN IN RACE
An Efficient Court Officer
of Sumter.

Mr. H. E. Allen, the very efficient
clerk of the Superior court, announ-
ces today his candidacy for reelection.
This is one of the most responsible
of 1.-The county offices, and certain is
it that none other is administered with
more care. Clerk Allen is regarded
as one Of the most capable court
clerks in Georgia and oftimes has the
grand jury complimented him upon
the conduct of his office, while mem
bers of the bar and the public gen
orally have only words of warmest
commendation for this popular Off
cial and his very capable deputy, AS
sistant Clerk S. r. Heys, who with
Mr.. Allen asks reelection at the
forthcoming primary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
JUDGE MOTT TO ENTER
RACE FOR ORDINARY
Announces for This Office
Today.

Among those asking the support of
the voters of Sumter is Justice l. N.
Mott, who makes his formal announce
ment for the office of ordinary. Judge
Mott has for many years been a resi-
dent of Sumter and is at present JUS
tice of the peace of the 7S9th, or city
district, to which he was elected sew
eral years ago. He is a lawyer by
profession and is held in high esteem
among a wide circle of friends and
these and the voters generally will
give him their support in the prim-
ary on April 18th, when county Off
GERS are to be nominated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
THE MAYOR ON ARRIVAL
Is SURE AN OVATION
Great Audience to Welcome
TOkiOkdn.

No where in his march through
Georgia will the Mayor of Toxic re-
ceive a greater ovation than in AM
ericus, where an audience of a thou
sand people will greet this favorite
son of Nippon. The advance sale OF
seats has been phenomenal, hundreds
having been checked already, and it
is safe to assert that when the cur
tain rises tomorrow night there will
will thus spend two days here. Such
The company, which is one of un-
usual excellence, arrives here this
morning from Atlanta, and the Mayor
will thus spend two days h re. Such
in the demand for seats that the man
agement will not hold longer than II
o'clock Monday any seats that have
been checked but not paid for al
ready.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
is AGAIN A CANDIDATE,
OFFICE OF TREASURER
Capt. Williams Has Entered
Race.

In the column of announcements
this morning is that of Capt. P. H.
Williams, for the Office of county
treasurer, which position he has
filled with ability and to the entire
satisfaction of the people of Sumter
during the past two years. Than
Capt. Williams no citizen of the coun-
.ty has a wider acquaintance or staun-
cher friends, and these will see to it
that his administration of the office
of treasurer is given unqualified en-
dorsement at the primary on April
18th. Genial, capable, upright and
popular withal, he will be given a
rousing vote in the primary, to be
sure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
THIEVES ARE FOUND IN
A STORE AT PLAINS

Three negroes charged with rob-
bing the store of the Oliver-McDonald
Co, at Plains, were brought to Am
ericus yesterday and jailed. The
trio are Bill Prince, Bose Statham,
and Wesley Davenport Mr., Ross Dean
had occasion to go to the store late
at night to use the telephone and
caught two Of the trio in the store,
while the third buck was doing guard
mount at the door. They had car
ried away a lot of goods, and Mr.
Deans arrival at the store was most
OppOrtune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09

The deceased was very estimable
lady and her death brings sorrow to
many friends here. Her husband and
several children survive her. The
funeral will take place tomorrow, the
exact hour not having been fixed,
pending the arrival of one of her
daughters who is out of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
A MATTER OF MATING

The A. w. Smith Furniture Co. re-
ceiyed yesterday shipment of the
handsomest Jap and Chinese mat
ting ever displayed by that reliable
house. Get ready for spring by put
ting down new mating. and be sure
to inspect the lines carried by the
A. w. Smith Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-09
DEATH OF MRS. BOWMAN
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. J. W. Bowman passed away
yesterday morning at her home on
Elm avenue, the ending coming after a
painful illness of three or four months.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-29

preachers, or their assisting evange-
lists, undertake to regulate civil gov
ernment, touch up the trusts and dis
cuss the tariff; when they begin to ad-
dress themselves to financial, economic
and social issues, they must necessaril-
ly do more harm than good, for in the
very nature Of things they are unin-
formed upon such subjects and their
teachings being upon false basis
humanity is misled and hindered in it's
work Of Improvement and reform.
Government and politics can regulate
themselves without the aid of the pull
pit. The American government was
not pulpit made. 1t came into exist
ence in spite of the opposition of the
pulpit. 1t would be well, therefore,
for the church to severely let politics
alone and cOnfine its work to the bap-
tism Of babes and accounting for the
doctrine of infant damnation.
Social and economic reforms are no
doubt pressing and necessary, but this
very necessity has been created by the
pulpits of the world because of their
steadfast adherence to things as they
are and their refusal to encourage the
things that should be. The church is
the citadel of conversation and as
such it is incapable of growth or ex-
pansion. The very moment it begins
to seek other issues with which to in
wade the realm of thought it starts up
on a downward course that can only
lead to destruction.
Give the evangelists their full scope
and they would not only destroy the
state but wreck society by construct
ing an oligarchy. The church would
then be made the dominant factor.
Life would then be robbed Of it's
garden roses and our hands filed with
artificial flowers. Ignorance is swayed
through the sentiment, but intelligence
can only be reached by the reason of
the thing. The rulers Of both ancient
and modern times look upon religion
as the palladium of power and religion
has invariably strengthened the hands
of the tyrant while it has stoned the
prophets Of progress. Orthodoxy is
always retrogressive for it never learns
even with the accumulated wisdom of
the world before it.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-29
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Freethinker, London, Eng.
Truthseeker, New York City.
Wage-Slave, Hancock, Mich.
Peoples Press, Chicago, Ill.
Holcombe Journal, Holcombe, Wis.
Universalist Herald, Canon, Ga.
The Sunfiower, Hamburg, N. Y.
Daily Tribune. Great Falls, Mont.
Weekly People, New York City.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-29
RUSHING THE SEASON.

When the poet wrote,
In the spring lovlier Iris,
Sets upon the FURNISHED dove;
He might have completed the rhyme
by the addition of something like the
following:
And a preacher turns his thoghts to
Lots of cash and god above.
This is the busy season for the sac
riloquent evangelists. 1t is now or
never With the budding flowers of
spring, the leafing of the trees, with
all nature budlpg ED bursting into
fresh, new life, the preacher must
needs take advantage of the opportu-
nifty, and regarding this as an especial
ly appropriate season with line miJli-
merry on exhibition, he plies his pro-
fession with more than the usual
ardOr
There was, or maybe, there still is,
an old Scotch proverb which said
something about shaking the sinner
over hell" and it must have been
quite a salutary exercise tor both par
Elephants, that is, for both sinner and
preacher In these days of numerous
heresies and liberalities it is highly re-
freshing to observe an evangelist OF
the old schoo! picturing future punish
ment in the good and old fashioned
way with fire and birthstone and the
burning lake. Could modern evangel-
ism be confined more to the doctrine
of infinite love he would make the re-
ligion he breaches more attractive than
by converting it into a mere rain-crow
that loves to dwell on perdition and
confines it raucous preachment to the
direst Of human punishments.
Mans fear of the unknown has
made him the victim of innumerable
religious schemes. Philosophers and
psychologists have agreed that where
ignorance reigns religion can trade
upon mans fears and the more dark
and primitive these fears become the
stronger are the appeals. Such
fear, to ignorance, is greater than the
fear of any earthly punishment and
the doctrine of hell has been handled
with view to carrying message OF
warning.
In some respects preaching may be
made to count for good. There can
be no doubt that strong preaching goes
to regulate individual conduct but the
preaching must be of the right sort.
Actions that are wrought through
fear are not moral, although good
may result. The prompting motive
must always be considered. When
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-29


Just as a creedless church becomes a
dead church, so when a subscription
to and confession Of that creed is
made requisite of church member
ship, thought is no longer independent,
or free, for it is behedged with secta-
rian limitations and is prohibited from
reaching out and beyond that creed.
All creeds are representatives of
theological extravagances and absurd
tiles. These have been injected into
every known creed Believers. make
pretense at accepting them under
standingly through the eye of simple
faith and the whole of Christendom
is yet flOundering in the theology of
an atOning cross which human reason
rejects. The very claim that be-
lever can be thought free and retain
an orthodox standing is but a pre-
mOnitory symptom of turn in the
tide of intellectual thought. Chris
tians are compelled to believe in the
alleged verities of an incarnation and
an atonement In the free exercise of
our free thoughts men have grown to
regard these as negligible quantities,
The age is sickened with theological
concealments. Men ask for light.
They demand truth and will not be
satisfied with pretense.
Reason demands that men and wo-
men shall think for themselves,
Christianity insists upon belief with
insufficient evidence to justify it. Be-
lief is not thought, and yet thought
may lead to belief Of some sort, but
not in the direction of orthodox
Christianity. The believer willingly
accepts internal authority. The think
er insists upon external authority AS
theology is the body doctrine of
Christianity the intellectual mind in
sists upon treating it just as would be
treated a scientific thesis or a problem
in mathematics. Under such an in
vestigation the Christian faith cannot
survive. There is something exceed
ingly childish in the suggestion of free
thought in the pulpit. Ministers dare
not exercise it. The few who have
risked the experiment have met with
blank failure and swift punishment
has fallen upon them. But in the face
of such a claim being made we are
able to detect a progress even in the
illogical schools and sort of boldness
that is Indifferent to results.
From such a condition we are JUST.
fed in the inference that Freethought
is beginning to ride the popular wave.
By claiming to be thought free the
church advocates are looking for
popularity outside their own organi-
zation and the work Of the pioneers
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-29
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

for intellectual freedom has not been
in vain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02
Roosevelt Demands
Hughes for Governor

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Oyster Bay. Sept. 1.-President
Roosevelt in announcement this af-
ternoon declared the denomination u
Hughes absolutely necessary in his
Judgment The Presidents declara-
ton, made i'll response to renewed
efforts by State Commtteeman Ward
to induce Roosevelt to leave Hughes
fate in the hands of political leaders.
The President prefaced his demand
for Hughes by saying that he was
rot trying to dictate, but his office
force was being kept busy with letters
from Federal officeholders and polite
ians throughout the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02

10 the city. The city council was to
have given special consideration to
this at its meeting a week ago, but
due to several causes Il quorum was
lacking and the matter was put for
ward until next Monday The condi-
tons, however, are such that immedi-
ate action is Imperative The petition
is in the hands of Walter y. Trulock,
and it is hoped that work will begin
at once before the low water stage
passes.
The territory within the propose.
improvement district is described as
follows: beginning at the center of
the channel of the Arkansas river on
, a line extended north from the inter-
section OF Beech street with the river
land extending south along the center
Of this street to the north line of the
alleys in blocks 81 and SO, Wsodruff's
addition west to the city of Pine Bluff
thence east along the north line of
| this alley to it's intersection with the
center line of the street between
blocks 40 and 80, otherwise known
| as Walnut street. thence south to the
center line of the street between
blocks % and 3d. otherwise known
las Barraque street; thence east along
the center of this street to it's inter
section with the center line of the
|street between blocks 19 and 20. In
Original Town, otherwise known as
Chestnut street, thence south on this
street to the north line of the alley
in blocks 10 and 20, thence east to the
southeast corner of lot ., block q,
Original Town, otherwise known as
intersection OF the center channel of
the river, thence west to the point
of beginning"
It is understood that the county will
aid in the work, as the principal dan
ger al present is to the property at
the rear of the court house anJ Vi
entity. The city also, it is stated, will
Dear its share in reyeting the streets,
which is eminently proper The entire
movement is public in its nature and
it is hoped that the district will be
formed and the work rapidly com
pleted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02
new IMPROVE mEMT
DISTRICT ON FOOT

The movement recently inaugurated
by the property owners OF river
front property to prevent further de-
probation i'll land value of river
front property by caving and erosion
has finally assumed practical shape
and next Monday when the city coun-
Gil meets a petition will be presented
by the property owners interested
asking that the council create an I'M
proyement district to be known as dis
trict No. %, the purpose of which i'm
provement district shall be to revet
the river banks and otherwise prevent
further washing away Of the river
front property. This movement was
preached about month ago by United
! States Engineer Captain William D.
Conner. who in a letter to DR.. j. l..
Caldwell OF the board of trade made
clear the immediate danger to the
river front here and the urgent ne
cessity of prompt action by the pro-
PSA ~ "ASio ehAo Vic CilS vi llIc
Bluff and the county of Jefferson. The
only interest. however. that the Fed
eral government has in the situation
is the preservation of a good harbor
here, EngineerMonnor and Engineer
Parker have thoroughly examined the
local conditions and have made eX-
haustive soundings and in their opin-
ion the entire river front and Barra-
que street are endangered to say the
least To prevent this, according to
the estimate of these engineers. $24,-
600 is needed. $4,000 of which will
be provided for by the government
The extent of territory to be reveted
is in the neishborhocd of 1000 feet,
part Of this bein" streets belonging
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02
GAS EXPLOSION AT
DIR. A. C. JORDAN IS

The lire department Wis called out
about 4:30 yesterday afternoon to the
residence of Dr 4 c. Jordan It 15l9
South Cherry street due To a gas ex-
plosion. On account of a misundrr-
OF the alarm as sent in the
hire department made Il run to 115
South Cherry instead of lol9. DE-.
"ordanS home. The same number,
oi9, was received at all three sta
tons, though central stated that 1919
vas the one sent to the department
This misunderstanding caused slight
delayed confusion in reaching the
scene. The explosion was unaccount-
ed for as the plumber who Was at
work on the fixtures states that no
match Was struck nor was there any
fire near the gas fixtures The name
of the workman for the light company
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02
7 aft and Foraker
Not at Same Place

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Middle Bass Island. Ohio, Sept i
Rough water spoiled the fishing ex-
cursion which Mr.. Taft planned for
today and he spent his time working
on his speech to be delivered at To-
lcdo tomorrow at The G. !. r. reun-
ion Taft leaves here IN the morning
and runs down 10 Toledo on Commo-
core Richardson's yacht After the
G. \. r. reunion he will attend a
political reception at which Gov.
Harris and all the Republican legig-
lature will be present. Taft will re-
turn TO Middle Bass Island in the
evening. Taft did not attend the I'M
yelling Of the soldiers monument az
Fort Meiss today at which Senator
was TO be he chief speaker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02

Thy IA bottle Of our furniture polish;
il works wonders. Price 25c and SOC.
TDMLINSON 4 KNOX.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02
Actor Nat Goodwin
Denies Statement

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
New York, Sept IL do not know
Edna Goodrich socially. merely
know her as an actress There is not
the slightest reason for her believing
that | care for her or want to know
anything about her plans" This state
ment was made by Actor Nat Good
win. who arrived today from Europe.
He was told Of the assertion OF Miss
Goodrich that she had hard time
keeping away from him in Europe
THE woman has absolutely no reason
to say that ! chased her about did
no such thing. I did not know where
she was"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02

was Green, and rs a result of the
explosion he is painfully but not Sc
iiously burned and injured. The ex-
plosion seorched the wall paper of the
room, which Was on the second story
OF DE. Jordan's residence, and knock
ed good deal of plastering from
the walls, though fortunately no ig-
milton followed the explosion, as a
disastrous fire would probably have
resulted due to the fact that the fire
would have gained a good Roadway
on account Of the failure of the mum
Der to be recorded correctly. Assist
ant Chief King, who has charge of
the fire department in the absence of
Chief Briner at the Eagles convention,
is unable to account for the explosion,
as the plumber AYERS no fire was any
where near the gas fixtures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-09-02

colored drayman, was run away with
by his team. scattering stoy,s all the
way down Third avenue 70 State
street. Battles was loa!ia2 r. III
Car ON Third avenue betw en- Pine and
Chestnut when the NJ SEES became
frightened supposedly Al az engine.
and ran east down THIRD. Twelve
s,oNeS had already 10, Faced Oh
re faat and eight OF these were
smashed to pieces in the runaway.
Batt',s who has the reputation Of
being one of the most reliable dra.,-
men in the city, deposited $50 to
Reap and Crawfords credit for tae
damage done, as they were the n
ties to whom the stoves cons2ar,