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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-23
President Will Reply to Bryan
Today---Wiu be Busy During
Campaign and May Take Stump
Bryan Arrives at Columbus
For a Tour of 0hiO-Will
Make Reply to Hearsts
Charges.

Washington, Sept 23.-Presldent
Roosevelt returned TO duty today
finding but few important government
matters awaiting his attention, ana
will devote himself largely to politics.
He will direct the balance of the
and declared If necessary
would take the stump against Bryan.
II was announced at the white house
that he will reply to Bryan's message.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-23
Not In Salnnn-

The fight between Sam Evetts and
b. Reed did not occur in the c. A
Jones saloon, as might be inferred
from reading the publication of an
account Of the affair yesterday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-23

rHAw APPLICATION DELAYED
Question Of Jury Trial On sanity VIII
Come In saturday.

White Plains, \. v, Sept. 20 -
Argument on Harry X. Thaw's appl!-
cation for jury trial a. 10 his sanity
In habeas corpus proceedings before
Supreme Court Justice Isaac \. Mills
was adjourned today until next Sat
urday at I "A. m. at the request OF
District Attorney Jerome. who had
been unable 20 prepare his return to
the writ In time for today's hearing
Charles Morsohausr, attorney for
Thaw, agreed to the adjournment.
In the meantime Thaw will remain
In the white Plains tan
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-23
CLOUDY

Increasing cIOudiness and probably
showers tonight or Thursday. Cooler
In extreme western portion tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday, 90;
lowest today. II.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
HIGHER INTEREST
FOR CITY'S BONDS
Special Election Gould Raise Rate From 4 to 5
Per Gent.
Per Gent.
THE DULL MONTHS tMWfND BY CONSTRUCTION WORK.

The demand
vtrifed bricks material
unqualified
On all sides hears favorable Merchants
citizens generally realize
do
Only mistake providing
The call for the Lond election that
he
sold
The cities
advantage The is
where there profab
would probably o S
information
What a per centbo A per
of bring
probably %
To the
over again
This thirty days.
holding the election would within city
the
o June.
in to
the September
he made briskest known.
The matter neglected
On it much the city depends
paved Novem-
attract
manufacturers.
business section
mud or dust or well paved and upto-date.
Are sit down with
@ business sections
Public paving the city
demands
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
ICE COMP ANY TO BEGIN
WORK EARLY IN APRIL
Capacity of Forty Tons Per
Day.

The plant of the Americus Ice Co.,
with a capacity of forty tons per day,
will start up for the season in about
two weeks, or certainly by the first
of April This information was given
-out yesterday by Manager S. r. Sims
in reply to an inquiry.
This plant has capacity now OF
forty tons and machinery on hand
whereby the capacity could easily be
increased to sixty.
Mr.. Sims purchased the additional
equipment year or two ago but it
has never been installed as yet. Were
this done the local demand would be
supplied
The fact that the plant will soon
start up will be hailed with pleasure
by local consumers.
For three months the Americus
market, consuming tons of ice deaily
at this season, has been supplied with
shipments from Macon and other
points. Frequently the city has been
entirely out of ice, to the great dis
comfort of consumers.
Should several hundred carloads OF
peaches be shipped from Americus
this summer, as now seems probable
the ice problem would be a great one
and possibly insurmountable. The
cars, doubtless, would have to be
iced at other points.
Nothing definite is known about
the status of affairs regarding the
other ice factory here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
PROSPECT IS FINE FOR
BIG CROP OF FRUIT

Mr.. N. A. Ray, who is interested in
the big Bagley-Ray-Gober orchard
near Americus, was in the city yes
terday and talked enthusiastically
over the peach crop You may say
that at this time the prospect of an
abundant fruit crop is the finest we
have had at the middle of March"
said Mr.. Ray to the Times Recorder.
THE trees are heavily laden, their
physical condition is the very best,
and if the weather conditions remain
favorable from this date our peach
crop will be an enormous one," Mr..
Ray said. This big orchard con-
tains about 350,000 peachtrees, nearly
all of which will be in bearing this
year. Some of the finest fruit grown
in Georgia comes from this great
orchard, and with a handsome for
tune hinging upon the golden har-
vest, the solicitude felt for the safety
of the crop at this time may well be
imagined Aside from the Bagley-
Ray-Gober orchard, other large ones
here, particularly those of Messrs.
Ware, Raymond, Broadhurst, Josey
and Ansley, promise large yields of
peaches as we'll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
RETURNS OF TAXES AS
MADE TO THE STATE
Property Held March l4th
taxable.

March 14th is the date which has
been fixed by the Governor, controller
and state treasurer, in accordance
with legal requirement, as that to
which property returns for 1908 must
be referred.
For two or three years past the
date has been March 81, the last day
that could be fixed, and on which ap-
peared for a time to give the best re-
suits. - a@a
But it was decided that this year
there should be a change.
All parties who owned any real or
personal property on March IA, there
fore, are liable for state and county
taxes upon it, even though it should
be sold, or transferred twenty-four
hours later.
Tax receivers and collectors all
over the state will be instructed ac-
cordingly
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
SERVICES AT CALVARY
CHURCH THIS MORNING

Lenten services at Calvary Episco-
pal church today, and throughout the
week. The services today will consist
of morning prayer at 8 o'clock, and
evening prayer at D. M, conducted
by the rector, Rev. James B. Law
renee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
AGAIN THE SHED SUITS
COME TO THE SURFACE
Old Gases to Be Tried in
City Court.

Several of the suits against the
city resulting from the collapse of
the old shed on front of the Byne
property on Lee street nearly two
years ago will be disposed of this
week in the city court. The session
began yesterday, Judge Crisp presid-
ing, and the shed suit will probably be
reached today. In the collapse of the
old shed several negroes standing be-
meath were more or less injured,
though none fatally, and the damage
suits resulted Several of the cases
have been tried already, and probably
the entire list will be cleared from
the docket at this term of the court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
IS SOLICITING A CRIME
IF MADE BY MAIL
important Case is Before
Court.

Americus consumers who daily re-
ceive stacks of letters from localities
more moist, soliciting orders for hap
py water, are interested in the out
come of a case wherein liquor house
outside of the state solicited mail
orders in dusty Georgia.
Whether the United States mails
can be made an agent in the solicita-
ton of orders for liquors in violation
Of the state prohibition law is a ques-
tion of considerable interest and i'm
portance now pending before the State
Court of Appeals.
The question has just been argued
before the Appellate Court in case
from Barlow county, where Randolph
Rose and R. NJ Rose of Chattanooga,
were indicted for violation of the
state law for soliciting orders for
whiskey
Mr.. Rose had not in Barlow any
personal agent The alleged offense
consisted in sending to residents of
the county, through the mails, order
blanks and advertising matter in
which orders for whiskey were, by
printed word only, solicited"
The question for the court to deter
mine is whether the foregoing con-
stitutes solicitation by agent" such
as is forbidden by the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
WASHINGTON WILL
SURELY BE HERE

A letter from Booker Washington
was received by Prof. Reddick,
of the Americus Institute, stating that
he would be able to visit Americus in
April or May and deliver an address.
Prof. Reddick at once wired Prof.
Washington that either May 19, 20 or
81 would be preferable to other dates,
if it was convenient to Prof Wash
ington. These dates fall within COM
mencement week at Prof. Redick's
school and the lecture would be
something in the nature of baccal
aureate address.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
COMMITTEES TO
Be ANNOUNCED
For Board of Trade for
Coming Year.

At a meeting of the Board of Trade
tomorrow, Wednesday, night at the
City Hall, President Lee Allen will
announce the committees for the en-
suing year.
All members of the organization are
urged to be present In addition to
the announcement of committees
there will be a general discussion
along lines calculated to promote the
interests of the city
After the regular board meeting
there will be a meeting of Directors.
1t is probable that in the discussion
the question of street paving VIII not
be overlooked The prevailing opin-
ion among the members of the Board
of Trade is strongly in favor of the
paving, and it is probable that some
interesting talks will be made long
that line.
1t is hoped that every member of
the Board will be present
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
DELAY OF BUILDING OF
PRESS IN AMERICUS
Waiting on Adjustment of
Losses.

For just six weeks the Americus
Compress Co., has been waiting for
an adjustment of insurance losses
upon the plant burned here that
length of time since, but as yet the
agents of the insurance companies
have not effected a settlement.
And until this is done the Americus
company cannot begin the work of
rebuilding the plant.
Not only is this delay vexatious, but
the local company is sustaining con-
siderable pecuniary loss by virtue of
its contract with the Atlantic Com
press Co., lessees of the plant
The plant here, together with about
1900 bales cotton, was totaIIy des-
troyed by fire February 1st The
losses upon cotton were promptly ad-
justed, but thus far the companies
carrying risks upon the press have
effected no settlement.
The Americus company, anxious to
rebuild the plant for it's lesse, the
Atlantic Compress Co., is thus badly
handicapped.
Nothing in the way of rebuilding
can be done until the loss is arbitrat-
ed and a settlement with the insurance
companies effected. And the repre-
sentative of the company, expected
daily, has failed to materalize.
Under the law the insurance COM
panies have sixty days in which
to adjust claims, and this limit may
be invoked in this case.
The Americus company may or may
not use the burned machinery, a fact
which canot be determined until the
losses are paid. 1t is the desire OF
the owners to equip the plant to be
built with entirely new machinery, il
possible.
One million feet of lumber will be
required in building the new com
press sheds and platform, as the new
plant will be much larger than the
one destroyed. The platform space
will be greatly enlarged and other
needed facilities added.
1t is still hoped, and expected, that
the new compress will be completed
ere the opening of the next cotton
season in August.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
Mr.. WILKERS0N Is DEAD
AT HOME IN LESLIE

Information reached Americas yes
terday of the death of Mr.. Thad H.
on Sunday at his home near
Leslie. Mr. Wilkerson was an old
and highly esteemed citizen of Sum-
ter, where the greater portion of his
long and useful life was passed He
was a Confederate veteran and men,
ber of Camp Sumter U. G. V. The
funeral services, conducted at the
cemetery near his home, were attend
ed by a large concourse of relatives
and friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
AGED MOTHER is DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mr.. T. H. McGillis will return this
morning from Savannah, where he
was called several days ago by the
critical illness of his aged mother,
who passed to her bright reward on
Sunday evening. Mrs. McGillis was
eighty years of age, and had been a
resident of Savannah many years,
where she was held in the highest es-
TEEN for her many Christian virtues.
The funeral services were conducted
there yesterday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
JAS. BARTLETT Is DEAD;
FUNERAL ON MONDAY

James Bartlett, well known and
respected colored man of Americus,
died Sunday night at his home here.
The deceased was a brother of George
Bartlett, and was held in high regard
among all. The funeral services were
conducted yesterday afternoon from
Bethesda church and largely attended
by his friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
r. A. Mas.Ons Tonight

The regular convocation of Wells
Chapter No. AZ will be held tonight
at o'clock Work will be in the Mark
degree. All r. A. Masons cordially
invited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17

ger before advertising the bonds. Paw
ed streets and street cars would in
spire everybody. Paved streets mark
the passage from a country town to
city"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-17
DATE OF RECEPTION
HAS BEEN POSTPONED

The reception which was to have
been rendered the congregation Of
the Presbyterian church next We'd
nesday evening has been postponed to
Friday, March 9th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22

of these was the now famous Mime
apolis speech which the president de-
livered in that city April 4, 1908.
That speech was devoted to the elm
mediate revision" proposition and the
president took unqualified grounds in
opposition to any such program. Gov
ernor Cummins and his supporters at
once saw that unless they did some-
thing to save their faces they would be
overwhelmed. Desiring unanimous
denomination that year and dismayed
at the prospect of receiving any re-
nomination at all in face of the presi.
dents opposition, unless something
was done, the governor appealed to
Senator Allison, George d. Perkins
and J. W. Blythe to effect com
promise that would bring about the
governor S denomination on platform
that would be acceptable to all re-
publicans without making it too en-
barrassing for the governor. These
three gentlemen, contrary to the judg-
ment, be it said. of many of the lead
ing republicans, yielded to the COVER
nor's opportunities and got him what
he asked for. The chief planks in that
platform were agreed to in advance
and were unanimously adopted, yet
the governor repudiated them within
very few minutes after they had
been unanimously agreed to. in a
speech delivered before the convention
of that year, and when he came to
be inaugur ated for the second time he
added insult to injury, especially to
the men who had helped him, by ad.
vocating free trade with Canada and
general tariff revision.
Following the submission of this
inaugural address the governor an
nounced his intention of controlling
the delegation to the national conven-
ton of 1904 in order that he might
carry the immediate tariff revision
and the Canadian reciprocity conten-
tion into the national gathering of the
party. His challenge was accepted
and the governor and his heresies
were repudiated. He hadn't cor
poral's guard of followers in the 1904
convention which selected delegates
to the national convention. Once
again by courtesy of his political op.
ponents whom he had so short a time
ago betrayed he was given place
among the delegates at large at the
Chicago convention. Following his
election as such delegate he appeared
before the convention and solemnly
declared that no matter what the plat
form should contain he would be
found standing squarely in the center
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22
CUMMINS. THE DECEIvER.

According to the Des Moines Reg.
lister and Leader, Governor Gum
minis denies all knowledge of the
statement of his attitude and views
towards the Taft candidacy as sub
mitted to the gentleman who repre-
scented Mr.. Taft in Iowa through the
medium of a statement prepared by
Ora Williams. who has for years been
chief of the Cummins literary bureau
in Des Moines. The time was when
denial of this kind from the COVER
nor might have been of some force
and effect but such will not be the
case now.
In the first place. it is ridiculous
for the governor to say he never heard
of this statement. 1t has been mat
ter of common knowledge for months.
1t was seen and read by reputable men
in Des Moines and elsewhere very
shortly after it reached the hands of
Mr.. Taft's representatives. Extracts
from it were printed in the Chicago
Tribune prior to the late convention.
It had been published in full. at least
ten days before any paper devoted to
the interests of the governor could be
induced to say a word about it. Now
Mr.. Williams comes forward and
offers to accept responsibility for it,
and the governor denies all knowledge
of it.
No man who has been prominent in
the public life of this state ever sue.
ceeded in establishing for himself such
reputation for two-facedness and
deception as the present governor of
Iowa. 1t has been demonstrated over
and over again that he has noregard for
his word. no respect for any promise
or agreement. Let us 60 back little.
In 1908 Mr.. Cumniins had established q
reputation for himself as an enemy of
the protective tariff and as an imme-
diate revisionist which was nation
wide. He had announced that in his
opinion the consumer is more entitled
to competition than the producer is to
protection, which, if correct in prin-
cile. means that the whole protective
system isswrong and that we have no
business to pay any attention to
differences in wages here and abroad
or anything else. He had announced
that the time to revise the tariff was
not some time in the future. but
"now" (1903.) During the last days
of March of that year, advanced
copies of series of speeches to be de-
livered by President Roosevelt were
sent out by the Associated Press. One
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22

of it. without lettering or peering
over the edges Two months later
found the governor at Chicago fight
ing to have tariff revision and Cana
dian reciprocity plank inserted in the
national platform, despite the fact
that the state platform upon which he
had agreed to stand squarely declared
unequivocally against both PROPOSE
tions.
Then came his violation of all pre-
cedents when in utter disregard of
party welfare he insisted upon being
third time candidate for governor.
By resort to the most desperate
methods he secured this third pomina-
tion. Immediately it became apparent
that his election was in danger. The
friends of Senator Allison saw clearly
what was in the governors mind,
namely that he intended to displace
the man whom all Iowa had for so
many years delighted to honor. Fear
full of his scalp once more. as he was
in 1908, he made numerous pledges,
direct and indirect, in writing and
by word of mouth, that he had no
such intention. He denounced the
reports that he had no such intention.
He denounced the reports that he had
such intentions as "unmitigated rot
put out by his enemies to encompass
his defeat. Later he denied all these
pledges though they were made to
friends of lifetime. and in utter dis
regard of what an honest man holds
most dear. reputation for truthful
ness, he is an open opponent of Sena-
tor Allison, moving heaven and earth
to displace him.
Every fact above outlined is known
to all men who keep track of political
affairs in this state They can not be
gainsaid nor denied. Governor Gum
minis has proved himself to be the
cheapest kind of political trickster.
No one would think of taking his
word nor his pledge on any matter
affecting his political interests or am
bition. He is we'll named when he
is called "Cummins. the deceiver. -
Cedar Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22
Mr.. STILLMAN'S LETTER
Continued from page one.

Noheihuou rum page one.
Washington year or two ago, where
the flowers alone were said to cost
$50, 900.
In mixed society like that of
Washington the newcomer often makes
undesirable acquaintance, than
which there is a no more deplorabie
mistake; for undesirable friends stick
to one as barnacles stick to the bottom
of a ship; indeed, they cannot be so
easily gotten rid of as these tenacious
crustaceans unless one is willing to
commit voluntary rudeness and cut
them but that is the most shameful
social sin that can be committed and
would be impossible to either
gentleman or lady, hence care
should be taken to he quite reserved
on meeting strangers and deliberate
and careful in forming friendships.
Unfortunately. money goes great
way toward settling the social status
and many an adventurer has been ad-
mitted to the inner circles by display
of wealth.
Here endeth the tale of the woman
whose trade is society. 1t is present.
ed merely for information. There is,
as have previously remarked, MOTH
ing in it worth while or that the peo-
pie of the towns or country districts
of Iowa will want to substitute for
the real social intercourse that char.
acterizes the mingling of our people
and which stands for genuine person
al interest and regard.
No advice has been received by
your correspondent touching the ex-
tent to which the ladies of Iowa have
been attacked by the millinery disease
prevalent in the east, but if eastern
millinery is being shipped westward I
can see no reason why there should be
any idle freight cars in the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22
Cured Of Rheumatism.

Mr.. VIM. Henry of Chattanooga,
Tenn, had rheumatism in his left
arm. "Tbe strength seemed to have
gone out of the muscles so that it was
useless for work" he says. 81 ap-
piled Chamberlain Pain Balm and
wrapped the arm in flannel at night,
and to my relief l found that the pain
gradually left me and the strength re-
turned. In three weeks the rheuma-
tism had disappeared and has not
since returned" If troubled with
rheumatism try few applications Of
Pain Balm. You are certain to be
pleased with the relief which it
affords. For sale by Engbertson's
Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22
EUREKA!
Yes, l Have Found it at Last.

Found what? Why that Chamber.
lain's Salve cures eczema and all
manner of itching of the skin. I have
been afflicted for many years with
skin disease. l had to get up three or
four times every night and wash with
cold water to allay the terrible itch
ing, but since using this salve in De-
cember, 1905. the itching has stopped
and has not troubled me. Elder John
T. Ongley, ROCKVILLE, Pa. For sale
by Engbertson's Pharmacy. I'm