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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
QUOTES FROM HUGHES.

"As you quote from Gov. Hughes, |
take it for granted that Mr.. Taft has
not yet expressed himself in satisfac-
tory manner on the subject, or you
would naturally prefer TO quote from
the Presidential candidate wherever
possible. You say, Let us repeat that
no lawdefying corporation has any
other reason to fear from you save what
it will suffer in general paralysis of
business &c.
"Referring to the last part of the
sentence first, | might question your
ability to act as an expert as to panic
preventives, since you now have one
on your hands, but as to your charge
that no law-defying corporation has
reason to fear the direct effect of the
antitrust remedies which [ favor, per-
nit me to suggest that your testimony
on this subject is not inclusive. You
are witness, to be sure, but your in
terest in the result of the election must
be taken into consideration in weigh
ing your testimony. There is better
evidence, and the trust magnates know
their own interests and they are sup
porting Judge Taft. Not one of the
trust magnates helped to secure my
nomination, while it is matter of
common notoriety that they were con-
spicuous in the Republican convention,
and it is equally mater Of common
notoriety that they are supporting your
party in this campaign.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
At Mt. Sidney.

A Bryan, Kern and Flood club was
organized at Mt. Sidney last Friday
night, consisting of about % members
fhe meeting was called to order by
Mr.. W. III. Norman, and Mr.. William
CARRIER was elected president, and Mr.
n. L. Shreckhise secretary and treas
urer of the club. After the organization
was effected the meeting was addressed
by Messrs. Peyton Cochran, R. S. Turk
and VIM CARRIER.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
PERHAPS YOU
WEAR CLASSICS

that some oceulist has pre-
scribed for you. You may
some time be unfortunate
and break a lens. Don't
send it back TO the occulist,
but bring the glasses with
the broken pieces to us;
we will analyze the frag-
ment and guarantee to du-
plicate the most complex
lens made at a considerable
saving of time and money.
We are Opticians with the
knowledge and experience,
and can fit the most COM
plicrated cases.
We grind the most com
plicated lens.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
SCORN FOR TRUSTS

eff you will name single official
connected with "a law-defying corpora
ton, monopoly, or trust who has de-
clared or will declare that he is sup
porting me, | will probably warn him
that | will enforce against him the
present criminal law, and will enforce
against him also the laws demanded
in the Democratic platform as soon as
these laws can be enacted.
"But there is another fact which
| raises presumption in favor of our
party against your party. [ referred to
it in my former letter to you, but you
inadvertently overlooked ii in your re-
ply, and the members OF your Cabinet,
called in for consultation, evidently did
not see it. l stated that we had not
knowingly received dollar from any
official connected with a corporation
known as trust, and that any money
so received would be returned as soon
as we received knowledge Of the fact.
| now remind you that your conven-
ton deliberately rejected, by vote of
8 to l, the plank favoring publicity as
to campaign contributions.
care you willing to say that any
public interest was served in 1904 by
cOncealing until after the election the
contributions make to the Republican
campaign committee by Mr.. Hartman
and those collected by him from 9th
ers?
PUBLISH CONTRIBUTIONS.
"Will you ask your national COM
mittee to publish before election the
contributions above 500, or do you re-
| gard this as too small a sum; the con-
tributions above 81 900, or, if this is too
small, the contributions above $40, 600
SIN conclusion, you say that you ask
support for Mr.. Taft because he stands
for the moral uplifting of the nation
81 dare to compare my efforts for the
moral uplift of the nation with his eff
forts, my deeds with his deeds, and the
policies to which | am committed with
the policies to which he is committed.
And more than that, if | may assume
that he will follow in your footsteps, ]
dare to compare my ideal of the Presi-
dency with his.
81 do not regard it proper for the
President to use his prestige, his influ-
ence, and his patronage to aid one
member of his party as against anoth
er who aspires to office and regard il
as violation of the obligations that
the President owes to the whole people
to use an office that belongs to the
whole people as a party asset.
Very truly yours
"W. j. BRY AM
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02

the planks, and do not deal justly with
those you do refer to. Our platform
declares in favor of the vigorous en-
forcement of the criminal law against
guilty trust magnates and officials.
Your platform does not contain any
such demand
"Our platform demands that corp0-
rations beyond a certain size be com
PEELED to sell at the same price in all
parts of the country, due allowance be-
ing made for the cost of the transporta-
ton.
"Will you deny that this is in the in
terest of the consumer and in the inter
est of the smaller competitors
cit has been stated that the United
States Steel Company, with your ex-
press consent, purchased one of its larg
est rivals and thus obtained control of
more than so per cent of the total out
put. Will you insist that in permit
ting this you showed less favor TO the
monopolistic corporation than | do in
opposing it?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
REMEDIES RIDICULED.

-"You quote at length from speech
made by Gov. Hughes in which he
ridicules one of our antitrust remedies
Did not Gov. Hughes have the support
of the Republican delegation in the
convention, and is not New York City
the home of many of the Republicans
most conspicuous in their connection
with the law-defying corporations?
"You are certainly aware of the fact
that in the statement filed by George
r.. Sheldon, the treasurer of the Re
publican State committee two years
ago, after Mr.. Hughes election, it APP
peared that the following contributions
were made to the campaign fund: J.
Pierpont Morgan, 500, 900; John d.
Rockefeller, $1,000; Andrew Carnegie,
IS, 900; Charles M. Schwab, $1,000; John
w. Gates, $1,000; w. E. Corey, $1,000;
w. Nelson Cromwell, $1,000; w. f.
Havemeyer, $500, and b. NJ. Duke,
$500
"Several OF these men are known to
be officially connected with the trusts.
Would the fact that these gentlemen
contributed to his campaign fund
strengthen or weaken his testimony
against the reasonableness of our anti
trust remedies
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
Lumber Wanted.

Black walnut and sycamore lumber
sawed strong inch. Best black walnut
butt logs to be sawed II inch. Liberal
prices paid.
w. w. PUTNAM & Co.,
Organ Manufacturers,
Staunton, VI.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02

When you go shopping don't simply
say, "a pound of tea" because you can
secure better tea, more delicious tea, if
you only ask for ''Salada."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02

Nearly 1900 Putnam Organs are in
use in Augusta and adjoining counties.
We do not know of one dissatisfied pur-
chaser
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02

Putnam Organs manufactured at
Staunton, Va, are sold in every state
in the Union and all over the world.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02

The ssTraitor" made a big hit at its
opening performance on last Monday
night.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-02
Day of Atonement.

Monday next, Oct. 9Th, is the Hebrew
Day of AtOnement and in observance
of the day the stores of all the Jewish
merchants in Staunton will be closed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
BOTH BARNS in ASHES
AND LOSS Is HEAVY
A Costly Fire on Broad
hurst Place.

Mr.. r. S. Broadhurst made care
full estimate yesterday of the loss sus-
tanned by fire on his farm near Amer
icus the night before, which swept
away two fine barns and all contents
and entailed loss of more than So
500.
The total amount of insurance car
ried was $3.50, the net loss being about
$4,000 although $3,50O even would not
nearly replace the property thus de-
stroyed
The blazing barns, located upon an
eminence, were plainly visible from
the city, and the fire was quite spec
tacular.
The barns were modern built and
among the largest in the county In
them were stored all feedstuff, wag-
ons, buggies, cotton and cottonseed
guano, and the full equipment utilized
in caring for the large peach orchard
on the farm
One barn contained sixty tons fine
hay just harvested, $50 bushels oats,
200 bushels cottonseed, two buggies,
a costly geared shredder, cotton and
corn planters; all a total loss
In the second barn was a ten horse
power gasoline engine used in general
farm work, 1000 lbs. sulphur, 500 lbs.
snuff, two barrels scalyside; besides
complete spraying outfit used, with
the material mentioned, in spraying
peachtrees.
In the latter barn were two bales
unginned cotton, all of which was a
complete loss.
Mr.. Cheek, the farm superintendent,
states that the fire caught in hay near
the barn door and was evidently caus-
ed by match dropped carelessly by
one of the men.
The shifting of the wind from the
direction Of the dwelling saved it
from destruction. Every thing in the
way of harness gear was lost, and a
new outfit had to be purchased yester-
day before wagon could be started
or any work done
Mr.. Broadhurst has a model farm.
and the loss sustained by the fire is a
heavy one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
A DOZEN fine RACERS
TO COME IN TODAY
Special Gar Race Horses to
Arrive.

Ten or twelve fine race horses to
be entered in the three days racing in
Americus next week will be brought
here this morning at 8 o'clock. This
fine string, occupying a special stock
car used only in transporting race
horses will be attached to the Sea-
board passenger train arriving at
$40 o'clock this morning and car
ried at once to the new stables of
Turpin Bros, on Lamar street This
stable, never before occupied, will be
fitted up especially for these dis
tinguished" equine guests. The horses
will be given practice on the new
track here today, Saturday and Mon
day, thus putting them in trim for
the real races beginning Tuesday and
lasting three days. Other horses
from distant points will arrive to-
morrow, and a great bunch of sprin-
ters will enter the races.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
SHOPPING IN ORDER AS
FALL COMES ON APACE
AmeriCuS Stores Brighten
ing Now.

Americus merchants had little cause
for complaint yesterday from the
standpoint of trade, especially those
handling the seasons novelties. Fol-
the fair sex thronged the stores, and
fingered everything from a near
sheath skirt to fall hat of the mod
ern battleship type with broad deck
and ample freeboard. The crowd was
largely made up of the look and
come back" class, although many
purchases were made in the way OF
fall suits, with lids to match, and
the fair purchasers now await the
coming of cooler weather suitable
for an outdoor pageant Merchants
are most optimistic this fall and
they believe, as the indications show
that the fall and winter trade will
be heavier this year than ever before.
Each morning and afternoon the
armies of shoppers can be found
taking advantage of the relief from
the hot summer days, and making
their purchases from the well-stock-
ed stores.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
NOW SOLD IN AMERICUS
IN SIGHT OF CANNERY
Canned Fruit From Ameri-
Gus Factory.

From the orchard to the pie com
ter and home kitchen, is the quick
route of the peaches that grew in
Americus orchards this year, and
it is far better than buying them
in Maine or California, whence comes
most of the canned fruit and staples
we consume
For just now the shelves of Ameri-
Gus grocers are filleu with cans OF
peaches bearing the label, made in
Americus'
And no better guarantee of quality
will be needed.
For this fruit was canned here
in July and August, about one and a
half million pounds of it. Ripe, lus-
cious Elberta peaches went into
the cans and the quality of the goods
will be found excellent.
Grown in Americus orchards. can
ned in an Americas cannery, sold by
Americus merchants and consumed
by Americus people.
That is patronizing home indus
tries, as it should be.
And the price of goods puts them
within the reach of all A pound
can of pie peaches sells for ten
cents, while other grades are 10 and
20 cents, the latter price buying the
pound cans of selected table
peaches, the very finest.
You can always tell the contents
by the label on the can. Always
see that the label bars the magic
legend Made in Americus.'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
ONE DEALER HAS PAID
TAX ON THE NEAR
Others Will Come Along in
Due Time.

The first payment of the state tax
of 5000 for selling near" beer was
paid by an Americus dealer yester-
day, and Judge Cobb of the court of
ordinary is just as willing and ready
to receipt for other amounts As sta
ted previously, there are nearly a
score of the near" dealers in Am
ericus, with half as many others scat
tered throughout the county, and
these will have to travel the same
route blazed out by the first payee
yesterday. In many Georgia towns
the dealers are going to make the
plea that they knew nothing of the
law until after it's passage and thus
were given no opportunity to quit the
near traffic in advance Under the
law all dealers are liable for the 5000
state license tax who were dipping
the suds on September 5th, the day
on which the bill became effective
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
DODSON CONTRACT
NOT RECONSIDERFD
City Council Stands by For
t0iture Resolution.

BY refusing the entertainment of
motion to reconsider the resolution
declaring the Dodson contract for
feited, the City Council last night
left open one way for the contract
to survive. That is for Mr.. Dodson to
put up a forfeit of $4,000 that the
contract will be completed within six
months
The matter came up Immediately
following the reading of the minutes
and previous to their confirmation
Alderman Eldridge moved that SO
much of the minutes be reconsidered
as related TO the declaring of the
Dodson contract forfeited. Alderman
Allen raised the point of order that
one who had voted in the minority
could not move to reconsider This
was overruled, as the City Council
had rule covering the case. and
which permitted any member to
object to confirmation.
The vote resulted as follows: Ayes,
Alderman Eldridge and ChiIders
nays, Aldermen Allen, Poole and Roo
gers. The motion to reconsider was
declared lost. The minutes were
then confirmed by the same vote.
Under this resolution, which can
not now be reconsidered, the deposit
by Mr.. Dodson of $4,000 by October
3, as a forfeit that he will complete
the street railway and power plant
by April /, and also carry out the
other provisions of the contract as
specified in the contract, is all that
will save the project from extinction
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
FOUR SHOTS ARE FIRED
AND WOUND is FATAL
Former AmeriCuS Man Shot
in OpeIika.

The dispatches yesterday told of
the shooting of a former Americus
man, Lee Allen, a saloon keeper of
Opelika, Ala. Allen was shot four
times and cannot recover. S. H. Bail
ey, another liquor man. with whom
he had trouble, is accused of the
crime, and is in custody. Allen is
said to have made a statement that
Bailey did the shooting. The tragedy
brought about great excitement, and
a later message says that others may
be involved. Allen was found alone,
lying on the ground, near the place
of business. Allen was engaged in
the liquor business on Cotton avenue
in Americus for a short time, the
firm name being Allen & Bailey, both
men being known here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
CHAUTAUQUAS HELP
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
Moral Awakening Due to
Their Influence.

Jefferson City, Mo, Sept 17.-In all
the States clustering around the
northern Mississippi and it's great
arteries to the east and the west, a
new factor with which the old-time
politician, or even the politician of
yesterday, never had to deal, has so
quickly entered the lists against the
political class that acute as is that
class to all conditions threatening it's
sway, it has failed to realize and, eX-
cept in Iowa to appreciate it's arrival.
Still this new influence, which will
be felt in this campaign, has come to
stay, at least, for some years, and an
investigation leads to the belief that
it has the earmarks of permanency
and growing strength. Already in it's
infancy, it has done more than all 9TH
er influences to change the attitude of
the country towards one of the two
presidential candidates standing for
election in this campaign; already it
has bridged with seemingly an un-
shakable platform, the two great par
tisan barricades between which, in
safety, special privileges have pursued
their course without fear, and corrup-
ton and official immortality enjoyed
immunity
From that platform, which has not
partisan prop of any kind under it,,
the new influence snaps it's fingers in
the face of the demand for blind al
legiance to party ties and from it Re-
publican La Toilette advocates the ell
ection of Democratic Folks and the
defeat of Republican Longs and Hop
kinses in the Senate; Democratic
Folks uphold the hands of Republican
Hanlys; Republican Hanleys strength
en- Democratic Folks. From it the La
Follettes, the Bryans, the Cumminses,
the Hanlys, the Johnsons, the Folks.
the Hochs-all irrespective of party
-unitedly demand higher civic ideals
purer and fairer government, bet
ter laws; the election of honest men
to office, men who can and who will
enforce law
The new influence is the latest
evolution of an institution that began
with the old camp meeting, that
evolved into the chautauqua and the
lyceum lecture course, and that has
now advanced until it is doing more
than any other institution in recent
years to awaken the peoples moral
consciousness in governmental mat
ters and to sever their old partisan
ties and amalgamate them for duty.
The chautauqua-lyceum has arriv-
ed" as a factor in American poll
tics
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18

100000 bushels, the fifth 33000,000
bushels. In 1906 Kansas, North Da-
kota, Minnesota, Nebraska. and In
diana led the procession of wheat
growing States The first named pro-
duced 82,00O,000 bushels. The second
in the list is credited with about
100000 bushels less. If the first
seven States are taken, South Dakota
is included, with nearly 100000 hu-
shells.
The statistics tell of shifting of
State leadership in the production of
wheat, They also point to Dalrym-
pie. In 1875 the pioneer looked across
the Minnesota line to Dakota. No
one had thought the Red River
valley particularly valuable for ag-
ricultural purposes But he CON
ceived a grand project, and proceeded
to carry it out. For five years he
broke and plowed 5000 acres each
year, He put this 10000 acre farm
into wheat The fine administrative
ability, partly inherited and partly
the result of education, enabled him
to get results from scientific farm
ing.
The great Dalrymple farm" be-
came one of the wonders of the land
The fame of the Red River valley
went around the world A tremen-
dous area of remarkable productive
ness was added to the domain OF
wheat A thousand influences radia-
ted from the personality of one indi-
vidual of large ideas, who knew how
to use the opportunity which nature
generously placed before him
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
TRAIN TO AMERICUS TO
De PUT ON OCT. is
The Chicago and Jackson
vile Flyer.

Mr.. John w, Blount, passenger
agent of the Central of Georgia
Railway, was in Americus yesterday
That new train from Chicago t.
Jacksonville, via Americus and AL
bany, will make its initial trip Octo-
Der 18th, Mr.. Blount said
1t will be an entirely new train
and will afford Americus quick
connection with Birmingham and the
West, while giving an ideal schedule
to Florida.
Both through trains will pass AM
ericus about midnight
Leaving Chicago, the flyer comes to
Birmingham over the Illinois Cen
tral, and thence over the Central of
Georgia to Columbus, Americus and
Albany At the latter place it will
take the Atlantic Coast Line for
Jacksonville.
The southbound train will leave
Columbus at 10 O'Clock at night,
Americus about y, and Albany at
1870, reaching Jacksonville at 7:3O
next morning, 7 - hours from Am
ericus.
Returning, the train leaves Jack
sonVille at 8 p. M, Albany at 2:15
a. NJ, Americus about $40 and
arrives in Birmingham at 11;55 a. M,
and arrives in Chicago the same
evening. This will afford a fine
schedule to all points in the West
Through sIeepers will be run be-
tween Chicago and Jacksonville, and
a great portion of the northern travel
to Florida will come this way on a
fast schedule
This train will carry day coaches.
One can leave Americus at 3;40 a.
m, and dine in Birmingham, the
schedule being even faster than that
between Americus and Atlanta by
the morning train The trip to Flor
ida is made just as quickly
The service will be the best and
the travelling public will greatly ap-
preciate it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
DARLYMPLE RAISED
WHEAT ON BIG SCALE

Chicago, Ill., Sept. 17-Oliyer Dar-
lymple is dead He was the first of
the great wheat farmers of the North
west. He is justly entitled to a
place in the roll of honor of "Ameri-
can men of energy" He had many
of the distinct qualities which have
marked the pioneer in all stages of
the development of the United States.
He led the way He created Those
who followed him to fortune owed
much to his breadth of vision and
his invincible faith
In 1870 the five leading States in
the production of wheat were Illi-
nois, Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, and Wis
consin. The range of yield was
from 30000,000 bushels for the first
named to 25,6O0,OOO for the fifth. In
1898 Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Califor-
MIA, and Minnesota made the quintet
at the top, the highest yield being
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
OLD NEGRO is ROBBED
AND SHOT AS WELL
Black Brother is Bored by
Bullets.

A successful highway robbery ana
attempted murder occurred a day or
two since near Americus, and the
black bandit bold is still in the high
grass. The story is that an old
negro was met in the road by an
other black brother who held him up
in true Western style and took his
money about a dollar in change At
ter releasing the old man he decided
that, after all, he probably had best
kill him and accordingly pumped two
loads of shot into him at close range.
The black Jesse James then coolly
meandered away to hunt other game
Friends of the. old man are still
mining lead in paying quantities,
picking out the shot, and he viii re-
cover
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-18
EARTH. SUN AND
MOON IN OBJECTIVE

The Board of Education has pur-
chased an ingenious device known
as The Hurst Planetarium, for the
purpose of assisting in the teaching
of geography and elementary as.
tronomy The apparatus shows the
movement of the sun, earth and moon
in their relation to each other, each
of the three bodies being represented
by a ball Eclipses of the moon
and its phases are shown in object
lessons. A spring motor drives the
mechanism 1t is claimed for il
that it furnishes an easy method fol-
teaching subjects which have been
hard to impart to children, and often
times to grownups as we'll The
Planetarium is the invention of Mr.
NJ W. Hurst, of Blakely.