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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
FINDS COUPONS OF
OLD S. A. { N. ROAD
Eight UnCanCeIIed Ones Held
by Negro Woman.

Ignorant of the value of the find
if it had any, negro woman named
Willie Colvin brought to the store
of Mr.. George Wheatley yesterday
eight uncancelled coupons of bonds
of the old Savannah, Americus &
Montgomery road, which she had
found in the wagon road near the
home of Mr.. John Feagin, where the
woman is employed.
The first Of the coupons was due
in July, 1908, and the others at
semi-annual intervals Each payment
was $50, making the total face value
of the coupons $240 The woman was
over the possession of the paper, if
it proved valuable.
When asked regarding the coupons,
Col. E. A. Hawkins, who is of coun-
sci for the SeabOard, of which the old
S. A. & M, became a part explained
that the bondholders had been set
tied with when the road was sold in
1895 under decree obtained from
the Superior Court at Americus. The
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pany, of Baltimore, were trustees of
the mortgage bonds of the old road.
The bondholders received about 80
cents on the dollar for their claims
against the road
Col. Hawkins thought that it was
just possible that the trust company
named was holding back payment on
these bonds in the absence of the cou-
pons referred to. The coupons
found had the serial number of the
bond attached, and the trust company
will no doubt know who applied for
the money for the bonds from which
the coupons had been detached
No clue was found by the negro
woman as to how the coupons came
to be in thes road, and she has no
idea of who they belong to. In the
meantime she is holding them at Hhe
disposal of the bondholder who lost
them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
BOOKINGS THUS FAR
FOR OPERA HOUSE
Two Especially Fine Plays
TO be Presented.

For the coming theatrical season,
Americus theater goerS have some
choice attractions already listed for
them, while the full number of un-
booked shows will be sure to appear
during the winter
The list is about as long as last
year, but of slightly better quality
But last season some of the bookings
were cancelled by the companies for
various causes, and the actual turn
out was less than was expected at
the first of the season. Conditions
are better this year and the process
will be reversed.
Two attractions on the list of
Manager Dudley, are especially wor-
thy of comment These are ''The
Traitor" by Thos. Dixon, and The
Rivals, :" in which appear the two
sons of Joe Jefferson, who made
the play famous. 1t is reported that
Thos. Dixon will also take a part in
his play
Max Figman is to be here, presum-
ably in The Man on the Box Bus
ter Brown" will delight the children
while that old standby, East Lynne
will also put in an appearance.
One stock company has been book
ed for a week, and it is reasonably
certain that other companies of the
same kind will drift in Two well
known minstrel companies are dow
for Americas, and besides these Don
nelly & Hatfield will be around again
it is more than likely.
A colored company will give THE
Smart Set on October g.
The greatest rush is in early Nov
ember, when three plays come within
a period of eight days.
The season is formally opened with
Under Southern Skies on Oct. 19.
The following are the bookings so
far made;
Under Southen Skies" Oct. 19.
"On the Bridge at Midnight" Oct.
80.
The Three of U.s." Nov. g.
The Traitor" Nov. 12.
Human Hearts, Nov. 16.
THE Great Divide Nov "a.
BarloW's Minstrels, Dec II.
East Lynne" Jan. 6.
Hutton & Bailey Stock Co., week
of Jan. Is.
Max Figman, Feb 16
The Rivals" Feb %
Dixie Minstrels, March 16.
Buster Brown" March 26.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
COMP ANY Is SHIPPING
MANY FINE MONUMENTS


Out at the extensive yards of the
Butler Marble and Granite Co. yester-
day Artist Kelly made a photo of
very fine display of marble monu-
ments just finished and ready for
shipment. Prominent in the lot was
a very handsome and massive shaft
which will be shipped this week to
Pelham, Ga, and the price of
which ran well into the hundreds.
Mr.. Chas. Schneider, general mana
ger of the marble works, states that
this is one of the handsomest monu-
ments, both in design and workman
ship, ever built here The Butler
Marble and Granite Co., will ship a
carload of monuments this week Quite
recently the company shipped car
load to Cottondale, Ala, and another
TO Montezuma
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
LETTER TO CHILDERS & WHITE
(Atlanta Georgian.)

Dear Sirs: We reiterate:
Every job painted Devoe takes less
gallons than of any other paint.
Here's the proof:
Paint half your job Devoe; paint the
other half whatever you like. II
Devoe doesn't take less gallons and
cost less money, no pay
Yours truly,
72 f. w. DEVOE & CO.
P. S.-Americus Construction Co.
sell our paint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
TAGS BY THE MILLIONS
PUT ON GUANO BAGS
Output for Next Season is
Very Large.

Hon. T. G. Hudson, state commits
sioner of agriculture, spent yesterday
at his home in>Americus Col Hud-
sons department has the issuing of
fertilizer tags, and according to serial
bulletin No. 46, just issued by the de-
partment, the season just closed was
a record-breaker in the amount of
*ertilizer used. Tags were sold for
8s2,775.5 tons, surprising the preyi-
Gus record made during the season of
19C5-l9O6 by 1000 tons" When it is
considered that ten tags at a value of
10 ce1ts are attached to each ton of
fertilizer sold in Georgia and twenty
tags witt value of 10 cents are at
tached to each ton of cotton seed
meal the revenue derived from this
source is appreciable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13

Drop in and have cup of coffee and
hot biscuits at our store any day
next week. Will be glad to see you
if you intend to buy or not.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
NEW MUSIC HOUSE
TO OPEN OCT.

A new music house is to be opened
in Americus on Oct. 1 to occupy hall
of the building at present occupied
by the Duncan Mercantile Company
A number of makes of high grade
and medium pianos will be carried il
stock, as well as a fully supply Of
sheet music. The company, it is
understood, will have ample backing
and will be thoroughly up-to-date il
every way Fuller details will bt
given in a few days
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
Have a Bank Account
WITH THE
Americas Trust & SY'gs Bank

Anyone can make money,
but it takes a wise one to
save it. Begin with 81 and
get a Home Bank free. Call
and ask about our plan. 4 per
interest paid on Savings De-
posits Compounded. Office in
Americus National Bank
Building. Cotton Avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
GA. S LARGEST ORDER
FOR CANNED MEATS

Mr. r. F Mills, representing
Libby" celebrated canned meats,
took the order Saturday from the
Americus Grocery Company for two
thousand and seventeen cases to be
shipped at once to their Americus and
Albany houses.
Eight hundred cases being the
minimum car load, this order am
cunts to two and a half car loads, or
four thousand nine hundred and sew
enty-four dozen or fifty-eight thous-
and six hundred and Lightweight
cans of these famous meats.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13

There can never be any monopoly
of misery-N Y. Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-13
FILED PLEA OF GUILTY
GONE TO THE GANG

Two negroes were brought to the
city yesterday by the marshal of
Plains, charged with the theft of
cheese and candy from the store of
the Oliver-McDonald Co. there Both
negroes entered plea of guilty before
Judge Crisp, and two hours after
committing the theft they were in the
county chaingang under a,year's SEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
FOOT BALL RESULTS.

At Cambridge Mass.-Harvard, A.; Springfield
Training School, o.
At Princeton, y. J.-Princeton, 10; Virginia
Polytechnic. f.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 10; Brown, 0.
At Syracuse. y. Y.--Syracuse University, 3;
Rochester University, IL.
At williamstown. Mass.-Williams. o; Dart
mouth. o.
At Carlisle. Pa.-Dickinson, 8; Ursinus. 4.
Carlisle Indians susquehanna game Cancelled.
AT Easton, Pa.-Lafxyette. %; Medico Chirur.
gical College. o.
AT Portland. Me.-Holy Cross. IL: Bowdoin, 5.
At Medford. Mass.-Amherst. 6; Tufts, ).
At Orono. Mc.-University of Maine, s.; New
Hampshire State College, 4.
At AndOver. Mass.-Phillips- Andover, s; Prince
ton Freshmen. o.
At Middletown. Conn.--Wesleyan, 16; Stevens
Institute q.
At Harvard Freshmen. 8: Phillips
At Amherst-Massa chusetts Agricultural Col
lege. II; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 5.
Al Hartford-Trinity, IS: New York univer-
1t Waterville. Me-colby, 8; Bates. o.
At At ithaca, I. Y.|corneil. .: o. colsaie e 0:
At Ann Arbor. Acknowledgment. II; Notre
At Chicaeo-Chicago. IL; Illinois. 6.
At neapOli>-Mnnesota, o; Nebraska. o.
| At ST. Louis-st. Louis University, "a; Univer-
At Hnverford. Pa.-Haverford. 9; Franklin and
At Lewisburg. Pa.-Bucknell, 10; Delaware
| At State College. Pa.-Pennsylvania State, 81 !;
| At elphia-Central High School, 10:
baltimore City College; o.
MIA Freshmen. 5.
At Pittslurg University Of Plttsburg. I; Ma
AT Pittsburg-Carnegie Technical Schools, o;
West Virginia. l6.
At Lafayette. ind~Purdne, 80: Monmouth, o.
At Mac0n-Alabama Polytechnic Institute %;
At Wilmington. n. C.-Unversity Of North
At Richmond. va..washington and Lee Uni
versity. 81; Richmond College, 5.
At Norfolk, Va.-University of Virginia, o;
At Omaha. Neb.-Creighton College, 8; Grin
At Bloomington, Ind.-Indiana. o; Wisconsin.
At Asheville. n. C.-Asheville School. IS; Uni
versty OF Tennessee second team. O. o.,
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col
1t NashviIle-vanderbilt. Al; Clemson, o.
At New Orieans-Iousiana state University.
20: Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, o.
Al Knoxville-universty Of Tennessee, I: Ken
At acknowledgements High School. "a; Belle
At birmingham. Ala. -Univers.ty of Alabama.
18: University of Cincinnati. o.
At Austin, Textile University Of Texas, q;
At ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of Mississippi II;
| Missouri State Normal: o.
IL: Athens. o.
At Schenectady. N. Y.-Union College. is;
Hamilton i.
At Charlottesville. lnd.-Rose Polytechnic, II;
Wabash. H.
AT Lafayette, Ind-Purdue. 30; Monmouth, o.
At ST. Louis-Washington University. IL;
Knox College, u.
At Lexington. vn.-virgInia Military Institute.
.: st. Johns College, ANNAPOLIS. ~.
At Annston-Aabama Preshy terrain College OF
Ana ksaSpe Ali aa u; State Normal College at
At Lawrence-Kansas University, IL; Oklahoma
University,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
NO SCORE AT NORFOLK.
Players Rush Each Other Until They
Are Completely Exhausted.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va. October 17.-In a
cleanly played. hard-fought game last
ing two hours Virginia and Sewanee
battled until they were exhausted on La
fayette field in the presence of 5000 spec
tators this afternoon.
Neither team was able to score, al
though every trick of the gridiron had
been tried in attempts to force the ball
through the goal posts. Virginia's SPLEEN
did defense kept Sewanee from scoring.
though the Tennesseeans made several
successive short gains in the first half.
Once Sewanee forced the ball to V1r-
gina's 5-yard line, but was held for
three downs. and the ball was punted
safely.
Cloth, at center. played a star game.
and Yancey and Neff were great on the
offensive. Stantons work was first class
Virginia had her chance to score in the
first half, when she carried the ball to
Sewanee's 15-yard line on line plunges
and forward pass for 20 yards, but the
ball went over and Sewanee punted out.
The score: Virginia, o; Sewanee, y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
YALE WINS FROM SOLDIERS
PENALTY FOR TRIPPING LOSES
GAME FOR ARMY.
Neither Team in Good Shape for
Contest-Yale Plays old-Fash-
toned Foot Ball.

WEST POINT, " Y. October 11-Yaie
came to West Point this afternoon with
crippled foot ball team and left tongh.
victorious. The score. Go. tells t. story
of the cadets downfall. Except for a few
minutes in the first half Yale's goal was
never IL danger In justice 1t must be
said. however. that neither was the ca
dets'-except once. Still. that once. which
followed an unexpected penalty, brought
about their defeat.
Coy had punted TO Dean near the end
of the second half. Johnston. who had
replaced Carberry, was too eager to block
the opposing end, and the cadets lost me
ball and 10 yards to boot for holding.
This gave the pigskin to Yale on the
cadets 25-yard line West Point. hitherto
fighting desperately. lost heart and by
successive line plunges Yale carried the
ball across the goal amid frantic cries
of Hold EN-. Hold 'em.' from the gray
clad cadets. Coy made the touchdown.
and after the punting kicked goal.
The Yale fullback's name is the on'v
one figuring in the scoring, and deserv-
and plunging that was responsible for the
visitors victory.
AS her coaches had announced, Yale
relied solely on old-fashioned foot bau
She attempted no onside kicks. no for
ward passes and but one fake playa
double pass from punt formation. This,
however. failed to gain. West Point. on
the other hand. made two pretty gains on
onside kicks. one of 30 yards Her much
heralded forward pass. however. was In
evidence but once. and then il nearly cost
a touchdown. Dean had hurled the ball
clearly 80 yards to a waiting West
Pointer, but Goebel. the big Yale tackle,
jumping high in the air, blocked til. re-
volving pigsl1in Made, his teammate.
picked IT up and raced 40 yards for
what seemed a touchdown. However.
the referee had blown his whistle for
offside play by the cadets. who were given
the choice of accepting 5-yard penalty
or allowing the touchdown. They took
the penalty and Yale lost the score.
Capt Burch. the big linemen, Cooney
and Hobbs. and Logan were out of the
New Haven eleven's lineup owing TO in
juries.
Considering the excessive heat. subs l.
tutes were scarce, and there was only
one injury. Chamberlain. the cadets full
back who suffered a fractured collaruone.
Arrangements for handling the crowds
were excellent. and there were 1000
spectators. The lineup:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
ONE-SIDED SCORE.
Washington and Lee Whipped Rich
mond by 81 to 5.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, October 17.-Wash-
inston and Lee found Richmond College
an easy proposition and won one-sided
samr Of foot ball by 81 to ). The Lex
inStonians played all around the collesi
ans and seemed able to gain their yards
on almost any of their numerous we'll
massed and well executed plays. Wash
inSton and Lee failed at five out of six
goals, but this was due to the fact that
Capt.. Anderson had a bad knee and sent
inexperienced men to try at the goals.
Washington and Lee scored their first
touchdown three minutes after play COM
menced. at 23O o'clock. and from then
on throughout the twenty-minute half
they scored almost at exact intervals.
The score OF the first half was 20 to o.
Washington and Lees second touchdown
was made on a beautiful forward pass, in
which Cary, though crippled with a bad
hand, ran 30 yards. The other touch
downs in the half resulted from continued
line plungfnS and end plays. Richmond
College did not score her distance a sin
gle time during the half.
The second half opened with the ball
in possession of the collegians, who made
their ground in the first two downs. Rich
| mond lost the ball on a kick. and in four
minutes Washington and Lee had added
> more points to her score lizard took
the ball over again in a very short time,
and the score stood 30 to o. Capt AL
derson. despite his injury, kicked a beau
tifUl goal Richmond College regained
the ball about the middle of the field
made two gains, when StringfellOw, guard
got the ball on a fake pass and ran 40
yards for touchdown. The game ended
with the bail in Washington and Lees
territory.
The game showed Washington and Lee
to be an exceptionally strong eleven
capable Of playing any of the southern
colleges to a standstill. Capt. Anderson.
Feuerstein and Cary were the university's
stars. while Chambers and Saunders
played best for Richmond College. The
game clearly played and was wit
messed by nearly 1900 spectators.
Summary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
CHICAGO BEATS ILLINOIS.
Weather Too Hot for Good Work by
Either Team,

MARSHALL FIELD, CHICAGO. Octo-
Der 17-ChicaeO defeated Illinois by a
score OF IL to today, but the Chicago
players left the field as tired as they were
jubilant.
The heat, which seemed sufficient to
PROSTATE the players, undoubtedly aided
Chicago in its victory. The work Of Pet
tigrew, Sinnock and Raiisback surprised
the Chicago adherents as well as the
players. The puntinS OF Railsback added
materially to the great showing of the
team. Steften was aDle to make few of
the brilliant runs he made in the Purdue
and Indiana games. The line of Illinois,
was generally impresnable to the attacks
of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
BAN PUT ON.TAE NATIONALS
SUSPENDED FOR PLAYING OUT
LAWED CHICAGO TEAMS.
Drastic Action Taken by the Ma
tional Commission-Royal
Row Stirred Up.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, ILL.,, October 1.-THE stern,
clammy hand of the national commis-
sion Tell with a resonant PUNK To-Day
and the bad boys of the American League
received the said hand full upon the neck.
All national agreement players who have
been playing the Ineligible seml-proies-
s!onal teams of Chicago are declared in
eligible and out of swell society, and the
ban is not to be lifaed till the commits
sion chooses To rehnstate them No fines
were levied this being detail of ad-
justment in the reinstatements to be sub
sequently made. By this acton the
Washingtons and the Minneapolis team
of the American Association are read out
of the business, and the same penalty
goes on the White SoX If they play two
games they have scheduled with the out
lawed Logan Squares. The latter team,
Jimmy oaliahan's club, is barred for
harborlng Callahan himself, Meier OIL
Plttsburg and several minor leaeuers.
The national commission meeting was
attended by harry Puliiam Ban b. john
son and John +. Bruce. representing
Garry Hermann, who could not come.
Evidence was heard abou the semi-pro
games, and 1t was promptly agreed to
soak everybody who played against the
Logan Squares carry in the week. 1t
was decided to hold the question of swat
ting men who had played against the
Gunthers, another Semi-pro team, open TILL
investigation proved whether the Gunth-
ers were good OF bad. Callahan says twice
as many outlaws, under assumed names,
play with the Gunthers as are on the
Logan Squares.
Inc decision will stir up a royal row.
Various other affairs We're transacted. 1t
was agreed to investigate the charges Of
ticket scalping made against the Cub
management in the recent big series and
also TO hold a special meeting November
10 to see what could be done in aiding
the Pacific Coast League against the out
laws OF that district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
Barney Dreyfuss Closes Big Deal for
Land Near Schenley Park.

PITTSBURG. Pa. October ia deal
involving about 100000 was consum-
mated here today by Barney Dreyfuss.
president Of the Pittsburs base ball
club. whereby the club secures site OF
seven acres of ground at the entrance to
Schenly Park. to be used as an athletic
field.
1t is planned to have stands with a
seating capacity of 1000, making it the
largest sheltered stand park in the coun-
try. The STANDS will be wired for electric
lights so that the park may be used at
night for public meetings and other pur-
poses.
The park will not be completed at the
opening of the base ball season next
year, but Mr.. Dreyfuss expects to have
the games played there after the middle
of June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
1|GERS BUSY At BANQUET
HAVE ROYAL GOOD TIME AT
EXPENSE OF DETROIT FANS.
EAT, Drink and Be Merry the
Slogan-Divide Worlds
Series Money
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Mich. October 17-"Eat
drink and be merry is the slogan in the
Tiger camp tonight. Hughey Jennings
and his band Of ball players are the
guests of prominent citizens and business
men at a banquet rendered to the cham
pions of the American League at the
Hotel Pontchartrain. The citizens COM
mittee having the banquet in charge was
headed by George T. Moody, president
of the board of commerce, and Col. Will
liam Eaite, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, was the POSTMASTER.
Previous to the big banquet the Tigers,
headed by HugiIey Jennings, all attired In
evening dress suits, held a reception in
the parlors of the hotel and the ball
players were each introduced to every
big gun in Detroit and many of the
smaller guns After the introductions had
been made the Tigers and the prominent
citizens filed into the dining room. where
tables were arranged to form a complete
base ball diamond. When noses were
counted 1t was found that nearly 500 of
the faithful had dug down in their Jeans
70" Sc each and put it up for the privilege
of eating with Hughey Jennings twice
American que champions. The Tigers
ana the citizens were each called upon
for speeches. and 1t was Hughey Jen-
nings that made the hit of the evening
by declaring that next year he not only
wanted to bring the American League
pennant to Detroit but the worlds cham
pionship flag as well. He admitted that
the Tigers were beaten in the world
series by better team. but he said that
he hoped by next season Detroit would
have team that could beat any aggre-
cation the National League could put
forth. The Tigers this morning divided
up the worlds series money, and each
took $S7O.66. after paying Trainer Tuthill
$420, and Perry. the Southern Lacquer
who Joined the team several weeks ago,
but took no part In any of the games, $12O