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The copper era., 1908-11-26
Mind Your BuSinesSI

If you don't nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all the trouble you can and you can and will keep out of liver and bowel trouble if you take Dr. Kings New Life Pills. They keep bIliousness, malaria and jaundice out of your system. 25c. at A. c. Co. drug department.
The copper era., 1908-11-26
Proceedings of the Board cf Super.
ViSOrS.
Continued from last week.

On motion duly put and carried, the following demands are allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the different funds in payment of the same:
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-26

White With blue stripes and the
shield of David in the center.
The Jews are in every respect
a nation. That is the main fact
that underlies their history and
their beliefs. They have fla
and language and religion
and country-everything but
the title-deed to their country.
They had written history and
an empire two thousand years
before the Turks appeared upon
the scene at all. They were a
fully civilized race before either
America or Europe was on the
map.
When Joseph Chamberlain
was Prime Minister of Great
Britain, several years ago, he Of
fered the Jews huge slice of
Africa, so that they could have
a country of their own. They
refused it, as might have been
expected. AS we'll might he have
gone to a bereaved mother and
offered to console her with an
other child. 1t matters nothing
to the Jew that Palestine is now
no more than the shabby back
yard of a Mahometan Empire.
| They love it none the less, per-
haps, because it has become a
semidesolation. It is Home.
1t is quite as easy to detach
Palestine from Turkey as we
found it was to detach Alaska
from Russia or the Philippines
from Spain. Turkey needs
money. She is five hundred mil
lions in debt.
There are many reasons why
the little land Of Palestine may
have a great future, as we'll as
: a great past. 1t is a halfway
! house between Europe, Asia and
I Africa. 1t is close to Egyptian
) cotton and the cheap foods of
Asia Minor. And it lies just
around the corner from the busy
! Suez Canal. All the ships that
link the East and West together
transfer to Palestine.
The Palestine of today is all
astir with new life. 1t is the
point where the West and the
East unite. Jericho is still a
melancholy heap of ruins; Cana
of Galilee is still tiny hamlet;
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1908-11-26

Congress ana forty In the BTU
ish Parliament; that the task of
getting back Palestine from the
Turks would be a comparatively
small matter. 1t would be a trifie
in comparison with the Panama
Canal.
Look at the facts in the case.
Palestine is a tiny scrap of
country. 1t would take ten Pal
estines to make one Arizona.
Roughly speaking, it is only 1913
miles long and rs miles wide. 1t
has MO good harbors, no gold
mines, no great natural re-
sources. 1t is incredible to think
that a little proposition like the
purchase of Palestine could not
be handled by the great Jewish
bankers who control so largely
the financial destinies of the civ
ilized world.
In it's present desolate and
neglected condition, a check for
five million dollars would be a
high price to pay for Palestin-
ian independence. To buy it bit
by bit from its present owners
would not likely require more
than ten times this amount, and
what is fifty millions to the piled
up billions of the Jews?
When the Jews lost their
country, two thousand years ago,
they were small, weak, money
less nation in the midst of armies
of barbarians; but today there
are, man for man, more Jews in
the world than Turks. They are
scientists, judges, artists, engin-
GERS. Five times a Jew has been
Lord Mayor of London; and the
present Mayor of Rome is mem
Der of the tribe of Nathan. In
certain districts of Russia, half
of the commerce and nine-tenths
of the newspapers ,are in the
hands of the Jews. In this coun-
thy they control the trade in
clothing, smelling, jewelry, and
cigars, besides owning most of
our department stores and dom
mating grand opera and the
drama. In fifty countries the
Jews have made good. They are
now a strong people, and the
dream of the strong comes true.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
FIGURES IN CENSUS TO
BE GIVEN OUT FRIDAY
Compilation of Figures is
Being Made.

Americus people will be informed
on Friday as to the city's population,
the work Of taking the census being
now practically finished, The figures
are being compiled by the publishers
of the new directory, and the result
will be announced on Friday.
Then will the mooted question of
population be settled.
The Times-Recorder will give the
result Friday, May 1st, and the hun
dreds who have filed guesses upon the
census count will see how far they
missed the mark.
Enumeration Persons still has a
number of names to add; those of
persons removing to Americus since
the census of the four wards was
taken. The names of thirty new
cOmers have been added within a
week, and there will be several others
still.
That the census will go near, or
over, the eleven thousand mark
seems assured, although he has Civ
en- out no information thereupon.
The Times Recorder offered a prize
of a years subscription to the one
guessing nearest the correct figure,
while Messrs. Ames and Fort, who
will issue the new city directory, will
give a copy thereof to the one guess
ing next the actual population.
Mr.. Fort stated yesterday that the
result of the recent count would be
made Friday morning, when the
prizes will be awarded
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
BIG TURNOUT is
EXPECTED TONIGHT
For Reorganization Board
of Trade.

Tonight there should be a generous
turnout of citizens for the reorgani-
ZatiOn of the Board of Trade. BY
the more equitable adjustment of
dues it is hoped that the membership
can be very largely increased, and
that every citizen who has the good
OF Americus at heart will come into
the organization.
Make every effort to come out to-
night, as an enthusiastic start-off
would of itself develop a large amount
of enthusiasm needed to carry the or
ganization to it's highest effectiveness
The meeting will be held in the
City Hall at s O'Clock.
With a membership of hundreds,
which seems entirely practicable, the
Board will be equipped for great
things 1t will add greatly to the
wave of enthusiasm which had al
ready set in strongly even before this
new scheme was devised.
One of the questions before the
meeting tonight will be the selection
Of permanent headquarters, where ex-
hibits will be made of every product
of soil and factory for Sumter coun-
ty. 1t will also furnish a place for
the entertainment Of visitors. The
Secretary's office will of course, be
located in this room, and the cores
pondence will be conducted from
headquarters. Up to the present time
the Board has been without a perma-
nent home, which has been in many
instances a handicap when visitors
were to be shown around
Come out tonight and help boost
the new organization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
new CANNERY READY
BY MIDDLE OF MAY
Machinery Loaded on Cars.
Letter Says.

By May Is the new peach cannery
will be ready for operation. This
information was conveyed yesterday
to Harold Bros, owner of the site,
by Roberts Bros, of Baltimore, who
are putting up the factory. The in
formation contained in the letter was
that the machinery was being loaded
on the cars as rapidly as possible,
and that the shipment would be start
ed in very few days. On its arri-
val here the machinery will ~be at
once put in place. AS there is moth
ing very complicated about the plant,
which consist largely of boilers and
cooking watts it will not take long
to put them in place.
1t is not expected that peaches in
any quantity will be offered to the
cannery before tho second week in
June, it will cen that Roberts
Bros. are prep,,..lg to more than
make good all their representations.
The cannery will run for some six
months, and will employ more than
200 hands during the busy season.
Peach growers of Sumter are for
tunate in having this opportunity of
disposing of their surplus crop, which
they could not ship to advantage,
either on account of its Oyer-ripeness
or of it's size.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
TAG DAY? JUST
WAIT AND FIND OUT
Saturday the Fair Ladies
Will Rule.

The question asked all over town
is What is tag day."
Those who have never gone through
a tag day in other cities must await
for next Saturday to find out. It's
quite enough to inform them that they
must come prepared with plenty of
change in theit pockets to meet the
demands of the ladies who will call
upon them or hold them up on the
street with the word Tag"
You might as well be without a
name as without a tag, and the
more tags you possess, the more the
ladies will smile upon you.
The ladies desire to tender their
thanks to each merchant who has
so kindly found space for the large
signs that are now displayed in the
stores and windows and on wagons
and feel that the cooperation so ex-
tended will do much to create en-
thusiasm on tag day, and thus en-
sure a great success.
Efforts are being made to make
next Saturday a day to be remember
ed in Americus, brim full of amuse-
ment from early morn to dewy eve.
BE prepared is the storm warning
sent out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
THIRTY-SK new
MEMBERS ENROLLED
Board of Trade Begins
Big Movement.

Thirty-siX new members were Sc
cured for the Board of Trade yester-
day under the new system of dues,
which will be put in effect tonight.
The following were the new mem
bers: l.. d. LOckhart, Otis Hands
ford, Frank Lamar, G. w. Raymond,
Edward Bell, G. W. Bacot, Turpin
Bros, ]. Roscoe Parker, DR.. P. F.
Bohnsen, T. B. Hooks, j. William
Walker, j. A. Fort, DR.. E. K. Crockett,
Capt w w. Dews, Mclaughlin &
Co., Estes & Yearwood, Walter Page,
Eldridge Drug Co., G. M. Eldridge,
Ben Mize, ]. G. Dixon, d. r. Andrews,
Kirby w. Jones, Frank Sheffield, G.
R. Winchester, B. H. Legg, H. P.
Trimble, ]. R. Williams, e. A. Nesbit,
]. B. Small, B. H. Worthy, c. Roney,
J. A. Davenport, T. NJ Furlow, H. B.
Mashburn.
The following institutions and firms
have enrolled in the top class and
pay the highest dues, $50 per year
Bank of Commerce, Planters Bank,
Americus National Bank, Bank Of
Southwestern Georgia, Lee Allen,
Chas L. Ansley, J. W. Shiver, Ameri-
Gus Grocery Co., Shefield-Huntington
Co., w. A. Mcdonald, G. S. Gardner
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
WIELDERS OF WILLOW
WELDED THE HAMMER

With zeal most commendable half
dozen young men, members of the
Americus ball team, doffed coat, cuffs
and collar yesterday and, with sleeves
rolled up, went to work at the ball
park. Carpenters had set the posts
and ratings for the fence enclosing
the grounds, and to the end of cut
ting expenses the young men decided
to do the remainder of the work
Hundreds of boards were sawed and
nailed upon the fence, land before
night the task was half finished. Soon
the grandstand will be built, and if
to the amount on hand it will be in
fine financial condition for the season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
AMERICUS is ASKED TO
SEND AID TO STRICKEN
Citizens of ChipIey Appeal
for Help.

Americus is asked to help the
stricken people of Chipley, Ga.
where the cyclone of Saturday vented
its fury, demolishing more than half
the little town. Chipley is in Harris
county to the north of Columbus, and
directly in the path of Saturdays
destructive cyclone
The people are sorely stricken and
calling for help.
Yesterday Mayor E. A Hawkins re-
ceived the following letter. the same
appeal being sent out to othGI Ci,ies
of the state as well.
Chipley Ga, april 27, 1903.
To the Mayor of Amercus, Ga.
Sir: Our town is in distress, A
terrific cyclone struck us about 100
a. M, of the 25th inst, completely
demolishing half of our town. leaving
death and desolatiOn in its wake.
The utter misery and destitutiOn
which confrOnts us, is awful to con
template. No pen can describe it,
and to add to this chapter of hor-
rors, we were visited on the 26th, by
one of the severest rain storms known
to this section in years. The stocks
OF merchandise III the stores unrOOf-
ed by the cyclone were almost to-
tally ruined.
A conservative estimate of damages
will reach over two hundred thousand
dollars. Will need all the aid we
can get, assist us if you can. Send
all donations to H. Magruder, Chair
man of the relief committee, Chipley,
Georgia. H. A. PGER, Mayor.
In response to this appeal for help,
Mayor Hawkins requests that any
citizens of Americus desiring to as
sist the stricken town will leave
their contributions at the Times-Re-
corder office and he will sae that it
is forwarded to the place desired;
Chipley or any stricken community,
Other localities were devastated as
well, but Chipley is the only one
asking Americus for aid thus far.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29

business men are intent upon show
ing the rival city just how battle
ship fleet should be entertained.
To a misinterDretation of some or
ders sent out from the Navy Depart
ment to Rear Admiral Evans. seems
to be due the controversy between
Santa Cruz and Monterey. On ac-
count of this misunderstanding it
was originally decided that Santa
Cruz should have the whole fleet,
leaving Monterey in the cold. There
upon Monterey citizens got busy
They set forth that their town was
entitled to as much consideration as
Santa Cruz; that it was the first
capital of the State and had many
historical attractions for the men of
the fleet; that with it's own popula--
ton and that Immediately adjacent
more residents would find it conven-
lent to go to Monterey than to Santa
Cruz and that in any event Santa
Cruz had not the necessary facili-
ties to entertain all the fleet, either
in its harbor or in it's hotels.
Messages flew back and forth be-
tween Washington and the rival
towns. Monterey put up a strong
fight and gained it's point. Hence each
town will receive half the ships for
the full period of the scheduled stay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
PROCEEDS TO AID
AGRlC. COLLEGE

For the purpose of providing funds
for a chemical laboratory, the Agri-
cultural College has secured the
services of, Prof. Chas. Lane, the
noted humorist and lecturer. He will
appear at the City Hall Friday
night. A good part of the proceeds
will be devoted to the needs of the
laboratory. Prof. Lane has a wide
reputation as lecturer, and press
notices have been of a most COM
plimentary character
The school is badly in need of a
chemical laboratory in connection
with scientific study of FARMING, and
friends of the school who attend the
lecture Friday night will no doubt
spend a most pleasant evening and
also give material aid to the school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
POLICE MADE BIG HAUL
OF MEAT AND MONEY
Found Treasure in Deserted
House.

A box filled with banknotes and
silver, besides a wagon load of stolen
merchandise, were found in an old
barn out on Jackson avenue yester-
day by Chief Feagin, and a more
thorough search is expected to de-
velop other treasure.
The money and goods together rep
resent a steal of seyeral hundred dol
lars from the Eulie Black store, eff
fected on Sunday morning.
Henry Jenkins, a cross-eyed negro
who can tell a straight tale of theft,
is behind the bars charged with the
crime, while another veteran offend
der. Otha Slappey, is with him.
The discovery Of the hiding place
and recovery Of the loot was an ex-
celIent piece of detective work.
The woman who owns the store
notified Chief Feagin Monday morn
ing of the robbery, but suspic bn
pointed to no one in particular. But
the police soon found a clue on
Jenkins, whom they had watched
closely since he got out of the chain
gang recently.
Jenkins worked not at all, yet
spent money lavishly.
Saturday morning, as the police
learned, Jenkins did not have the
price of marriage license, but Sun
day he not only got married, but
bought potted ham and tobacco.
This was the undOing of the cross
eyed Jenkins coon.
He was harpooned yesterday, and
told the police just how to find the
buried money and tobacco.
Chief Feagin went to the old barn
and there pulled from beneath pile
of straw, a cigar box filled with bills
and silver, the sum aggregating about
$160
Something like $50 stolen from the
safe in the store had already been
blown in by the thieves, the box
containing originally about 1925. But
$3.50 was recovered by the police,
together with big lots of canned
goods and tobacco, hidden under the
straw
Every dip down into the pile brought
a handful of groceries.
1t was about the richest find
made by the police in some time, and
the manner in which they worked up
the case was indeed clever, and could
only be done by experienced men
who know the nature of thieves and
how to deal with such gentry.
When he say the jig was up Jen-
kins talked very freely about it, but
negro like, declared that the "Other
fellow had done it all"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
SQUADRON DIVIDES
FOR RIVAL CITIES
Monterey Won in Fight for
Part.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-(Spe-
ciaD Friday will find the mighty
battleships again headed nOrthward
with the ports of Santa Cruz and
Monterey as their objective points.
These are rival towns, and, as the
ships of the fleet will be divided be-
tween them, each will seek to outdo
the other in the lavishness of it's
celebration. 1t was originally plan
ned to have the entire fleet rendezvous
at Santa Cruz, but the people Of
Monterey sent up such a cry and
clamOr that the Navy department sue
cumbed and ordered a division of the
fleet. This did not please the citi-
zens of Santa Cruz, who desired to
have the whole show to themselves,
but Monterey is jubilant and its
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
GEN. SCOTT IS MAKING
TOUR OF THE STATE
AmeriCuS Light Infantry to
Greet Him.

Gen. A. J. Scott, adjutant general
each of the fifty-six companies, troops
and batteries in the state organiza-
ton His object is not to make an
inspection of the organization or
their equipment, but to meet with the
officers and men and to show them
that he is taking a personal interest
in each AS his Office business re-
quires his presence for a large part
of the time it will require some
months for him to complete this
round of visits, but he proposes to
meet with each command before the
end of the year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
PARTY WAS GIVEN IN
HONOR OF VISITORS

Miss Fay Williams was hostess
Monday evening at very delightful
party, given at her home on Jackson
street in honor of Miss Myrtice
Strange and Miss Georgia Hair, fair
visitors here Amusement for the
large number of guests was afforded
in an unique contest, that of pinning
missing molar in the rosebud mouth
of the immortal Happy Hooligan,
which difficult feat was accomplished,
after great effort, by Mr.. Duke Crock
EFT. Another feature of interest was
that of progressive conversation"
in which the prize was awarded to
Miss Bell of Quincy, Fla. Refresh
ments in the form of cake and deli
cious ices were served, and the oc-
casion proved a most enjoyable one
Withal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
AMERICUS LADY SAVED
FROM THE CYCLONE
Mrs. Cryder Has a Fearful
Experience.

Mrs. r. L. Cryder, formerly of
as Miss Rutherford, had a frightful
experience during the cyclone which
swept Harris county Saturday morn
ing, escaping with her life, though
several others about her were in
stantly killed.
Mrs. Cryder wrote her mother, Mrs.
Nettie Rutherford, yesterday of her
terrible experience.
Aware of impending danger, MT.
and Mrs. Cryder seized their two
children and with the intention of
leaving the house, but just as they
reached the door the storm burst in
its fury.
In the inky darkness they could see
no object except during the inces-
SAINT flashes of lightning.
Their home was partially wrecked,
and furniture was blown out of the
house through the doors and win
dows. Husband and wife each held
a little child expecting momentarily
to be killed by falling timbers if
the dwelling collapsed.
And thus in agOnizing suspense they
crouched upon the floor of the dark
hurricane had passed.
And when day dawned the picture
was one of desolation and death.
Mrs. Cryder's colored nurse lay
dead in the yard. She had been hurl-
ed a hundred yards by the storm
and her neck broken. The old col
ored cook law in the yard with her
back broken, and will probably die
yet from her serious injuries.
In the lot six fine mules lay dead,
killing by falling timber.
The little village near which they
resided had been wiped from the face
of the earth, but one single house
remaining. There, and in the
country round about, as at the Cry
der farm, many had been killed out
right or sustained terrible injuries
1t will be several days yet until
full reports of the dead and injured,
and of the enormous property loss,
can be collected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
SPEER HOME is LEASED
TO FAMILY FOR TIME
D. A. Garter is Coming to
Reside Here.

Mr.. D. A Carter of Atlanta, and
his son-in-law, Mr. Leslie Riley of
with their respective fam
lilies, will come to Americus to reside
in May, the two families numbering
eight people. Mr.. Carter is a former
resident and brother of Messrs. j.
N. and w. c. Carter. They have leas-
ed the residence of Mrs. Laura c..
Speer, corner Church and Jackson
streets, for the summer, as Mrs.
Speer expects to be away the greater
portion of the season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
MOVING PICTURE SHOW
PROVED ATTRACTIVE

The moving picture show last night
proved of more than usual interest.
One film was Making a Daily News
paper" All departments of the pa
per, news, editorial, art, mechanical
and finally the paper in the home,
were shown. Another film was "a
Day With the Country Girl" giving
the daily program down on the
farm"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
CONTRACTOR HALL WILL
BUILD CHURCH AT SASSER

Contractor G. c. Hall returned
from Sasser yesterday, where he Sc
cured the contract to build the First
Baptist church There were a num-
Der of other bidders. The church will
be of brick and will cost between five
and six thousand dollars. Mr.. Hall
is interested in a number of out of
town jobs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
REPLEYINED WIFE; VALUED
HER AT $40 TO JUDGE

COLUMBIA, TENN, April 29.-
(SpeciaD J. Higgins, white
man, replevined his wife, formerly
Ada Templeton, from her parents yes
terday.
Esquire Farris required a bond of
twice the value of the property in
question, and higgins placed value
of $40 on his wife, giving bond in the
sum of $40.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-29
BEST OF PICTURES TO \
BE GIVEN AT THEATRE

Americus people who have been
delighted by the moving pictures at
the theatre for many months will
see them but four days longer, as
the picture show closes finally Sat
urday night. Delayed trains during
the past two days rendered necessary
the reproduction of films already
shown, but by yesterdays express
Manager Lucas received an entirely
new consignment, and the pictures
shown the balance Of the week will
be the finest yet flashed upon the
curtain and never before put on
here.