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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

exquisitely dsliked being i'll.
So, when l read of his summons, was glad for
him, though the death of friend means a lonely
heartache, always. l know, YOU see, how. had the
choice been offered, he would have leaped the end
YOU deplore. He loved appreciation had long been
showered on him. knowing the unworthiness of their
origin. | think his tired soul must have 1uXuriated
in the knowledge that he would be recognized
hero and martyr. He longed to do fine things, al
ways, and / it not denied him to realize
how fine deed he accomplished in his earthly leave
taking. He believed as he has often told me. that
death in strange way but the gate to fuller
life and renewed opportunities for us poor. striving,
stumbling human failures. and am confident that
this faith together with the of closing the
happy life chapter in such splendid fashion, must
have sweetened the moment of physical sunder.
and trials he too brave and manly deliberately
evade, having made his own way into them and it
is not to be doubted that he died happy. / tele-
graphed for particulars early this morning, and |
learn that he looks like smiling saint. herading
angel in his coffin. Yes. have been glad for him
all day.
THE soft voice ceased and the listener. spebound
during the recital. wiped away the tears, which
were unshared by the elder woman, whose wide,
sweet eyes again studied the distant horizon. After
a brief hesitation, she leaned nearer and timldly
touched the other calm cheek
''You-you knew him very well, didn't you! she
asked with deprecating reverence.
Again the storyteler looked from the fading but
still glorious the dawnlke face at her side.
Yes, dear" the quiet but proud answer;
better than anyone else did will do.
For there is need to veil the truth now since
he is dead and YOU will never repeat what have
and whom, marriage or no marriage, he always
loved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

sonal gain and glory. mere technicalities are
so stretched and twisted as to circumvent
law and justice, the grandeur becomes but
a gilded and reproachful mockery That a
man should be snatched away in the full
tide of success, leave behind wife and a son
to miss him, seems to you terrible. and
justly; but it hurts me to know how little
and how briefly they will mourn him. ID
remember his hidden but perpetual pain
because his wife cared only for display.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

T NEVER did find it easy TO believe in an
j overrulng Fate or Providence, cried
the girl, impatiently throwing down the
daily paper, and every day it grows
harder. Did YOU ever know Bruce Stand
ish?"
Yes" answered the elder woman, gazing
dreamily skyward; Il have known him
ever since we both were babies. Few
people l think, have known him so well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

while MS son DAILY showed fOrtn
the poorest part of his own
nature. and / am frankly glad
he has gone.
And his case was even sad
der than | have stated. For
long years he had toiled to
store up enough money to
enable him to retire from the
legal world and devote himself
to the literary ambitions of his
boyhood; but when. of late,
he had tried to write, his
punishment for long lowering
of his ideals had been bitter.
He could not. try as he would,
write in the telling manner the
boy had found so easy. He
did not love his wife: long had
known that she never had loved
him: but it was none the less
hard to learn that she now con-
trasted him most unfavorably
with another. And. for the
last straw, his hitherto superb
health had failed for a year.
He had been credibly warned
that in all probability an ex-
tended term of invalidism lay
before him, And he a1yro1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

i OVerrul1ng r ate or fTOV1OenCe,
the girl, impatiently throwing dow1
daily paper, and every day 1t
harder. Did you ever know Bruce s.
ish?'
Yes" answered the elder woman. g
dreamily skyward; Il have known
ever since we both were babies.
people. think, have known him so v
You have heard of his
deatha' tragically indicating
the discarded journal
Yes" said the woman
again, her eyes still on the blue
distance; I've been thinking n
about it all day N
Then YOU know its man Y
ner.' and the girlish eyes were
bright with rebellious indigna- -
ton.
The woman nodded. 1t YIN
came as the result of an ocean /@f
rescue, didn't it! Bruce and lM'
a friend were surf bathing,
when two boys, out beyond ~
the safety line, shouted for
assistance The two men went
to them, and Bruce got his
charge to the shore without
trouble Then he went back
and helped his friend, whose
strength was failing, with the
second bov,-went back again
as he saw that the friend.
unused to such arduous effort.
was himself in danger of sink
ing. And"
And just as he got the friend
to the point of safety, cramps or
heart failure overlook him,
broke in the girl still more bitterly.
were saved; but he sank, and was hey
drawn from the water. Now that
waste-sheer, cruel waste-On the p
Providence or whatever you like to
yes, / know all the stock argument
pleadings, The lives of the two b
worth more TO the world than that O
saved them; though it s difficult to thi
of his known worth and brilliance, =
whom nobody has ever heard may
specimen of humanity. But why CO
been granted their savior to have
more strength necessary to save hi
what / should like to KNOW
THE eyes of the woman fell at last
clouds to the flushed face of h
resting there with tender sympathy
hension. Let me tell you story
said softly. Il can't hurt him now, '
and / think he'd like to have me do s
so loved to help people, especially you
10 know the facts may help you to sus]
a little And you must remember
whereof ! speak.
Bruce Standish had an odd nat
tinued, while the girl, with all youth
detail, turned steady attention upon
us have several character sides; but
least half dozen, and no two of the
compatible with each other. The
most contradictory of these tempera
were those of intense susceptibility
influence-more particularly outside
f1uence-and earnest desire to do ant
the best that was in him. Because OF
tendencies, have heard him condem
critic; but this he never was.
The boy was born with two gifts,
talents. He could speak and he CO.
you know, he won success in both liz
the success that might have been his. '
devotion to one Nor did he ever rea
personal possibilities. This was the I
- have said that he was susceptit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
LEE COUNTY WILL
GIVE CLOSE VOTE

LEESBURG, May 19.-(SpeciaD- =
Politics in Lee are slightly hot The
county two years ago went four to
one for Smith. Father is divided
against son, and brother against bro
ther; both sides claim it by small
majorities, and it will probably take
the official count to decide it. A hum
dred dollar bet was made a day or
so ago by two supporters of the res
pective candidates on the result 1t
is apparent that it will be close and
too close for either side to feel com
Portable. Local affairs seem to cut
as much ice in the race as the candi-
dates, however, and the issue is hard
ly square drawn contest
Lee County has about 400 white
voters. In the last election for coun-
ty officers they voted about twenty
five less than this number, With very
hot local contests on. 1t is probable
that between $50 and 375 will be poll
ed in this election with a small ma
jority either way The contest went
for w. Y. Atkinson three votes, for
Dupont Guerry three votes, for Hoke
Smith four votes, and if the record
is broken this year by large major
ity it will be the first time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
Joe Brown Buttons No Good

Joe rBown buttons are not good
enough for white men in Georgia.
Our fight is for the white man and
for morality" 1t was claimed by the
Governor that plans We're on foot to
run an Independent in October to
catch the negro vote, but the Cover
nor begged his hearers to vote for him
and give him such majority that
even with the negro registered vote,
t would be impossible to elect any
body else.
At the close of his address, Gov
Smith took a division, asking the
ladies and children to vote for him.
He asked everybody who favor
ed him to arise. A goodly share of
The male part of the audience was
already standing, and the ladies'
children and the remaining men gen
orally arose He then called for Joe
Browns followers to stand. There
were no responses.
Before he closed Gov Smith said
he would be glad to answer ques-
tions, but for some reason, perhaps or
account of the rebuke given to q
man who tried to ask a question ear
lier in the day, nobody seemed tC
want to know anything. else, and the
meeting closed
Gov. Smith arrived on the Central
of Georgia train at $50 in the morn
ing, and was met at the station by the
Reception Committee and driven to the
Windsor. Previous to the hour o1
speaking, number of friends called
on him at his room. The speaking
began about 10:30 o'clock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
BUSINESS EAST
IS VERY QUIET
Mr.. ChaS. |. AnSIey Back
From Markets.

Mr.. Chas l.. Ansley returned Mon
day morning from a trip to New
York and other Eastern points Mrs
Ansley and daughter did not return,
having decided to remain a week lon
ger, as the unfavorable weather of
last week prevented them from going
out.
Trade conditions in New York |
found to be very poor" said Mr.. Ans
ley yesterday Business among man
ufacturers, jobbers and retailers was
extremely quiet. 1t was the greatest
opportunity for buying I have ever
known. Big declines in standard
goods in the last ten days gave a
chance to buy on favorable terms.
And there We're fewer buyers in
the market than [ have ever seen at
this season. My purchases were
made on this favorable basis, and the
reductions in values will reach the
consumer"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
Mr.. f. II. CHEEK DIES
AT DAUGHTERS HOME

PLAINS, GA, May 19.-(SpeciaD-
After an illness of some duration, Mr..
e. H. Cheek, whose home is in
Plains, passed away Monday night
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Cheek was about rs years of age
and was highly esteemed among a
wide circle of friends, who will re-
gret to learn of his death. He was
a fine Christian gentleman, and a
member of the Methodist church here.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
seven children, as follows: Mrs. A.
" Parker, Columbus, Ga, Mrs. E.
A Stevens, Plains, Mrs. R. A Thet-
ford, Columbus, Mrs. J. L. Swain,
Columbus, and Messrs. J. r. Cheek
Americus, p c. Cheek Plains, and
w. G. Cheek, Columbus.
The remains were brought here at
noon today and were inferred in the
Eold family cemetery at o'clock in
the afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Clarence Roberts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
VISITORS ARE HERE IN
FORCE TO HEAR SMITH
Many Counties Are Repre-
Sented Here.

The crowd of 1900 or 500 people
who heard the Governor in Americus
yesterday was largely augmented by
delegations from four or five neighbor-
ing counties, among them many lad
les who thus graced the occasion.
Many representative people of Lee,
Schley, Stewart. Marion, Sumter and
Terrell counties came to hear the
speech, and the governor was doubt
less fiattered at the reception given
him in Americus by the people of a
half dozen different counties. Many
of these knew the speech by heart, it
being but a repetition of what they
had read for month past in the
newspapers, but it was a pleasing hol-
iday occasion, and doubtless all en-
joyed it in the spirit intended
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
OFFICIALS OF ROAD IN
THE CITY ON BUSINESS
CentrdI'S Men Looking
After the Fruit.

Supt Pollard, of the Central Rail
way, Mr. c. T. Airey, traffic mana
ger. Mr.. G.. l.. Gambler of the trans
pany spent yesterday morning in
Americus. They came here to look
over the peach orchards and probable
shipments of peaches, and are greatly
pleased with the prospect for good
business at this point. Americus
shippers will require $50 or 200 re-
frigerator ears during the fruit
shipping season, which will begin
about a month hence with the first
shipments of Georgia Bellies and
ending in July with the Elberta crop
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
CONGRESSMAN LEE
SUPPORTS BROWN

Gordon Lee member of congress
from the seventh district, announces
that he favors Joseph M. Brown for
governor. Mr.. Lee says:
Il shall support Joe Brown for gov
ernor. He lives in my district and is
my personal friend, l have known
him for twenty-five years. He is up
right, capable and we'll equipped to
discharge the duties of the high office
of governor If elected he will give
Georgia a clean, honest administra-
ton, protecting in every way the bus
mess interests Of the state. | shall
give Mr.. Brown my loyal support"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
AMFRICUS A WINNER IN
GAME WITH RICHLAND
Score 4 to 2 at Close of
the Same.

The eagle bird of victory again
went to roost upon the bat of Ameri-
Gus yesterday when the game with
Richland-Beuna Vista Lumpkin,
three punched into one, was finished.
The game was a pretty one and very
Well played, the combination putting
forward a select coterie of artists.
Hudson Burke of Beuna Vista pitch
ed for the visitors. with a Lumpkin
man as catcher. Bynum, the ever
dependable Bynum, was there to de-
liver the goods for Americas, and
the Three Graces" were neatly done
up by a score of 4 to 2. Burk's pitch
ing was a feature of the game, Am
ericus getting only one home run
at his expense when Lamar made
the circuit. A large audience enjoyed
the game, with gate receipts at near
the hundred dollar mark.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
STARS AND STRIPES IN
THE DUST ON ROOF
Old Glory Dips Folds to the
Gale.

The stars and stripes did not wave
proudly yesterday over the parapets
of the Americus Light Infantry arm
ory where for weeks past it has kissed
the breezes and floated it's folds The
last kiss was delivered in the gale of
Monday night and proved too strenu-
Gus, even for Old Glory Flag, pole
and all were sent whirling away in
front of the gale, and have not since
been recovered. The flag presented a
rather battered appearance even before
the storm, and doubtless its ragged
folds were torn into bits and sistri-
buted over a large area. Another flag
will be secured and better care taken
of it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
Not for Watson

Occasion was taken to throw bou-
quet at the Populists, though Tom
Watson their great leader, was not
even mentioned. In defending his
attack on foreign corporations, the
speaker said that the newspapers had
deliberately lied-this by the way be-
ing his chief stock in trade in answer
ing his critics. Even if he had at
tackled foreign corporations, the
speaker cOntended that the newspa-
pers were making the matter much
worse by repeating the charge again
and again
Gov. Smith denied that he was OPP
posed to foreign capital, and recited
a recent instance where he had con-
ferred with foreign capitalists and
assured them of a fair deal in Geor-
gia. He denied in spite of the fact
that the quotation was taken from
his own paper, the Atlanta Journal
that he had said in his former cam
paign that he wanted to force for
eign investors in railroads to sell out
to Georgians He said what he meant
was that he wanted them to form
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
DAMAGE BY STORM NOT
AS GREAT AS FEARED
Confined to Roofs, Trees
and Fences.

While several small buildings about
the city showed the effect yesterday
of the windstorm of the night prev
iOus, the damage wrought was not
as great as at first feared. All over
the city could be seen evidences of
the storm in trees uprooted and
fences prostrated. Not a few tele-
graph poles were snapped asunder
and piled up in the street beneath
their weight of wires, and linemen
were kept busy during the day restor-
ing order out of chaos Farms suf-
fered from the drenching rain, but
there was no destruction of proper
ty in city or country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
GREEN TO GANG AGLEE
AWAY TO.CHAIN GANG

Joe Green will not be here to enjoy
the peaches or revel in the delights
of the watermelon season along with
his black brothers. Joe is fifteenth
district niger, whose acrobatic abil-
tiles include jumping contracts. His
last jump landed him inside the stock
ade where the Paschal treatment will
be- administered until the spring
chicken crop of 1909 is ready for the
harvest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
Penn MUTUAL FIRST i
TO PAY POLICY
Savannah. Ga, May 16, 1908.

Mr.. T. NJ Everett, Americus, Ga.
My Dear Sir:-I beg to acknow-
ledge receipt of check for $4,000 COW
ering policies carried with your COM
pany by the late Mr.. Thornton Wheat
ley, and to think you for the prompt
manner in which same was handled.
For your information, | want to say
that your check arrived several days
before any of the others and | hardly
see how you were able to get the
papers to Philadelphia-wh / un-
derstand is the headquarters of the
Penn. Mutual--and back, in six days.
Thanking you for your kindness in
the matter, | am,
Yours truly,
G.. j. HUNTER,
Executor Estate Thornton Wheatley.
l9, 20, %, %, "a and 1w.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
GOV. SMITH DEFENDS
HIS ADMINISTRATION
MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC OF DESTRUCTION OF COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM
WAS NOT TOUCHED UPON CHARGED THAT BROWN MEN WERE
fITHfR "TlfD' OR BADLY MISLED MADE ANOTHER FLOP

state corporations, so that they could
not carry suits to the Federal courts.
In defending the charges against
MIN on the immigration matter, Gov
Smith declared that he did not get
a single immigrant to come to Geor-
gia.
He had merely gone abroad on a
pleasure jaunt, just to see what sort
Of place the ocean really was. While
i'll Germany he had seen some fair
haired persons whom he thought
would make good neighbors. They
were our kind OF people" The Gov
ernor wanted to exchange four or five
negroes for one German farmer. But
all of that homeopathic immigration
talk had occurred when the turpen-
tine camps and saw mills and Geor-
gia farms were calling for help
AS to the fertilizer tags, the re-
quest for the increase in price, the
speaker declared, came to him from
the Farmers Union. The act had not
passed ANYWAY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
WhOa Billy!

My boy has a goat and Stubebaker
wagon that he has out-grown. The
goat is smart and lovable and the wa
gon as good as new You may have
the goat by paying the original cost
of the wagon. Address Box 145, Ella
vile, Ga 2t-pd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
A FORTUNE is STORED
IN BARRELS OF SUGAR

Americus people addicted to the
habit of using sugar are paying a
trife more for that component part
of the blackberry pie and the mint
julep. For be it known the price
has scared to nights heretofore un-
attained and the Trust is still busy at
the hoist Retail merchants are now
selling 5 to 16 pounds for a dollar,
which barely covers the cost. One
of the wholesale firms here has a
small fortune invested in granulated
sugar, having bought prior to the rise.
A pyramid of 800 barrels on hand
represents about $4,000, a small
fortune in itself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20

in the darkness The liquor dealers
and the L. & n railroad were try
ing to strike Gov. Smith down, but he
refused to be struck. There you've
got it," declared the Governor
MY fight is for white supremacy
n Georgia. said the speaker" and
good government. | represent great
moral issue, and want the ladies to
support me. | would rather have their
intuition than a mans Judgment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
|NEW SECRETARY
BOARD OF TRADI

Mr. A c. Crockett, has accepted the
position of Secretary of the Board of
Trade, which was rendered him Fri
day night. He will enter upon the
duties of his Office at once, and
will in a few days call on the mem
bers for the quarterly dues.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
Negr0 Domination Scarecrow

1t was evident that Gov Smith
leaned heavily on the negro scarecrOw
to pull him through. His constant
aim was to identify Joe Brown and
social equality, and to leave the i'm
preston that the white men were
practically a unit in supporting the
speaker. The only very reputable
supporters of Joe Brown were those
he, Gov. Smith, was going to win over
before election day.
Social equality was played on, the
inference being that somebody was
in favor of social equality, but it was
not Gov. Smith Extracts were read
which purpOrted to come from negro
papers, in which for no apparent rea-
son, the election of Joe Brown was
predicted. The speaker even declar-
ed that the negroes who wore Joe
Brown buttons were foolish enough
to aspire to social equality, which
the speaker later explained to mean
ntermarriage An eXecrable pun
was attempted on the name Brown
when Gov. Smith declared that social
equality meant yellow and brown
for the cOlors of the future popula-
ton.
OF one class of voters Gov. Smith
was entirely hopeless. These were
those who were tied" by the millions
of the liquor dealers and the l.. & n.
| abroad. The speaker could not see
why the precedent should be broken,
which had obtained since 1877, of Civ
ing the Governor a second term.
Early in his speech somebody be-
gan to ask questions The speaker
answered one, but when others fol-
lowed, shouted: Il won't allow a little
fellow like that to mouth in my meet
ing" somewhat to the surprise of the
crowd who had an idea that ques-
tiOns were in order
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20
MYRTLE SPRINGS

VIII be in fine trim
this season. Large
swimming pool---
emptied and cleaned
every week. Finest
combination of min
eral water in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-20

Before an audience Of 900 people
of whom about 500 were women and
children, Gov. Smith yesterday de-
Tended his administration and with the
art of a skilled pleader begged for
another two years The speaking was
held in the grove at the corner Of
Jackson and Church streets Those
who heard him could hardly fail to
have been impressed with the fact
that the Governor realized that he
was on trial and that the jury, the
people, were pretty evenly divided. At
times Gov. Smith sneered at his op-
position, and at others betrayed the
greatest anxiety lest precedent should
be so far outraged as not to give
him another term.
Upon the most important issue Of
the campaign Mr.. Smith maintained an
absolutely unbroken silence-that of
the change from the county unit plan
to the majority vote. 1t has been his
custom to "side-step" this question
elsewhere when he was not forced
into saying a few words, but he was
saved even this chagrin by the silence
of the audience. The only questioner
Of the hour had been quickly hushed
up as a diSturber of the peace.
On only one point did the Cover
nor vary his usual speech which he
has been using over the state, and
that was, as might have been expected,
to execute another flop" This par
ticular summersault was in reply, pre-
sumably, to Question No A of the
Americus Times-RecOrder of yester-
day, in which he was asked regard
ing a speech at Athens in 1902 when
he was reported as using the following
language: I'VE must train the child
ren of both cOlOrs through eight
months of schooling to the highest
accomplishments
Gov. Smiths answer to this was
that he was not sure of the correct
ness of the quotation, but even if he
did use these words his views years
ago were not as clear as to present
and that he repudiated any such doc
trine now. His present position was
IF you give the negro any consider
able book learning. you ruin him for
all other purposes"