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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
FIRST WORK in PAVING
Is STARTED BY CITY
Square at ArteSian Well
Selected
Likely Paving of Busi-
ness Section Will Be
Extended Shortly.

A small section of Lamar and Lee
streets is to be laid in paving brick.
the square at the artesian we'll, and
while the area thus improved is small
it will serve as an entering wedge to
the paving proposition and make DOS
sible the paving of the entire business
section in the course of short time.
1t will be an object lesson well cal
culated to faVorably impress the pro-
gressive element of Americus citizen
ship In the general march of progress.
Already the paving brick are on the
ground and the actual work will begin
shortly
1t is the purpose of the city council
to thus pave the square Immediately
around the well, and bounded by the
four granite crossings at that point
This improvement has been contem-
plated for some time. and Is greatly
needed.
The city has on hand about 25 ,000gor
10000 standard paving brick of best
quality. These will be laid on the
area mentioned and when the general
paving of the business section OF
Americus is entered upon the work
can be extended along Lee and Lamar
streets. this portion being already mt
down.
And citizens generally would hail
such progressive step in the advance
ment of Americus.
Proof of this was given when, two
or three years ago, the voters of
Americus by practically unanimous
vote authorized the issue of bonds to
the amount of $4,000 for street paw
Ing Only two or three votes were
cast. against paving bonds, evldencing
the overwhelming desire of citizens
here for such Improvement.
But while the bonds were voted
unanimously, they have never been Is
sued, in accordance with the desire Of
the people, and Americus' streets re-
main unpaved-the dirt roads of n viii
lage instead of the well paved streets
Of a growing CITY. .t>..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
MANY GOING TO MACON
TODAY TO SEE TAFT
AmeriCuS Will Be Repre-.
SeRted There.

Three hundred Americus people will
cheer President Taft in Macon this
morning, and after his Marsupial
Htghness has passed on to the next
stand. enjoy the attractions of the
State Fair. Taft will be the big
splash and grand centre of attraction
until after noon, when he goes to Sa-
vannah for Fridays parade there.
Amerfcus Is already largely repre-
sented in Macon, several hundred peo-
pie from this city and vicinity having
gone to the fair already, while it IS
expected that great throng will go
up by the 7:44 special train this morn
ing. Macon is beside herself in prep
aration for the presidential party. All
business will be suspended there to-
day. and denizens of the City of the
Big Sleep will shout huzzahs at his
coming
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
OTHERS THAN AMERICUs FOLK
SOLD COTTON AT A DINE,
Farmers Generally Were Picked by
The Advance.

Americus cotton growers and those
In this immediate vicinity were not
the only suckers who bit at the ten
cents cotton bait and agreed to de-
liver at dime per pound cotton which
today is worth Is cents, or fifty per
cent more than when the contract was
sold. There are others all over the
state
And, like the Americas farmer who
thus lost, the other fellows seem to be
facing the music
The following good story, taken
from the Savannah News, expresses
the feeling of victims in that end of
the cotton patch. and will strike re-
sponsive echo In the hearts of the
Americus plungers.
THE man who can extract sun
beams from a cucumber is a genius.
Captain W. H. Johnson of Rocky
Mount, Meriwether county, is a genius
He was one of the "ten-centers" for
October delivery of cotton.
The other day he issued call for
meeting to be held In Greenville.
This Is the call:
"a repentance meeting of all per-
sons who sold cotton for October. No
vember and December delivery will
be held Saturday evening at Masonic
Hall.
THE 10 cents idiots will meet al
o'clock sharp. The II cents imbeciles
will be received at 1880 and the L
cents invalids promptly at 8.
Urgent business will come before
the Octobers, prophetic talks will be
made by the Novembers, and the De-
cemberB will sing something appro-
pirate. A Never Again resolution
will be introduced early in the even
ing.
The meeting will be closed by
singing that grand old hymn, Show
Pity, Lord; o Lord, Forgive
Americans are famous for their say
ing sense of humor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
EXCURSION RATES AND SPEC.
IAL TRAINS TO MACON.
Account of Georgia State Fair via Cen.
traI OF Georgia Ry,

Account or Georgia state FAR via Cens
traI OF Georgia Ry.
On account of the above occasion
the Central Of Georgia Railway will
sell tickets to Macon at very low rates
tickets on sale October 26th to Nov
5th and for trains scheduled to arrive
at Macon before noon November 9Th
Final return limit November 9Th.
In addition to regular schedules
special trains will be operated on No
vember 3rd and 4th from Albany and
Cuthbert.
Special will leave Cuthbert a. m.
leave Albany 6:20 a. m, leave Ameri-
Gus 7:44 a. m; arrive Macon 1915 a
m. Returning, special viii leave Ma
con $50 p. N. on both the above dates
November 3rd and 4th.
Good Roads Day, November 3rdi
President Taft Day, November 4th.
For full information call on ]. F
Hightower. agent, Americus. Ga.
Nov. 4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

Buy your Clothing, your
Boyden and Regal Shoes,
your Hawes Hats and
ECLIPSE Shirts now and get
the full benefit ola fullseas-
On's wear.
We have a stock full to
Iover-fIowing with the seas
'On's best styles.
The prices are the low
est, the variety and seleC-
tion now greatest. Come
and let us fit you up.
Boys Knee Pants Suits.
Odd Knee Pants and Over
coats, the greatest line we
have ever show n from ST.. 80
to $3.50 suit.
Bring your boys to be
fitted up correctly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
INVITATIONS ARE ISSUED TO
WEDDING ON SEVENTEENTH

Judge and Mrs. z. A. Littlejohn have
issued beautifully engraved invitations
to the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Julia Clotilde IAttlejohn, and DR.. 10
Rogers Hair on November 18th. The
rites will be solemnized at First Meth
odist church at II o'clock, noon, on
that date, the newly welded couple
leaving immediately thereafter for
Florida
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
SALE NOW ON
AT w. A. JOYNER'S.

Mr.. w. A. Joyner, the Cotton avenue
merchant, advertises the beginning OF
a great November sale in all lines OF
dress goods, clothing and household
linens at his store in this mornings
Times-Recorder. Tempting bargains
based on low priced cotton are fea-
ture of the sale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
SHOT UP
BY RIOTERS.
Election Night One of Ter.
rOr In Fued Town.
Especial to Times-Recorder. J

Lexington, KY, Nov 3.-Jackson,
the center of the bloody Hargis-Cal-
lahan feud, is in a reign of terror to-
day following an all-night election
riot in which dynamite bomb was
exploded and 5000 shots were fred by
rioters. The soldiers were unable to
check the disorder, which lasted until
early this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
TOM JOHNSON TO
STAY IN CLEVELAND.
And Expects To Be Mayor Again Two
Years Hence.


Especial to Times-Recorder
Cleveland, o.. Nov. 3.-"Tm going
to stay right here In Cleveland and I'll
be a candidate in two years. The city
will get tired of the Republicans be-
fore that" That is what Mayor Tom
L. Johnson said today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
GAYNOR THREATENS
NOT TO SERVE.
FUSiOniStS Have Control of
Board of Estimates.
{ Special to Times-Recorder,, ,

New York, Nov. S.--''Will William
j. Gaynor, newly elected mayor of
New York by at least 10000 plurality
serve his term in Officer" That is the
question asked today when he threat
ened to resign If the board of esti-
mate was not also Democratic. John
Purroy Mitchell, fusion president Of
the board of aldermen today said he
was ready to take up the duties nf
mayor should Gaynor quit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
MEETINGS CONTINUE TO
DRAW LARGE AUDIENCES.
pr@. Burrows and Cree Doing Effec-
tive Work at First Baptist.

The second week Of the meetings at
the First Baptist church have been
full Of interest. The meetings in the
afternoons and at night have been
we'll attended and the close interest
of all has been held without trouble
by the pastor and his magnetic assist
ant from Moultrie. DR.. Cree IL purely
a gospel teacher, speaking with di-
rect forcefulness that reaches all
hearts. The singing is bright and at
tractive and the meetings have proven
delight to the hundreds who have
been enabled to attend them. 1t is not
known whether they will continue
after the current week.
CauonlnYiop nnwder that gives ner-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

# you desire a clear complexion
take Foiey's Orino Laxative for con-
situation and liver trouble as 1t will
stimulate these organs and thoroughly
cleanse ycur system, which is what
everyone needs in order to feel well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

The thing that convinces a woman
her husband Is financier is for him
to win a $25 bet and buy her so cents
worth of flowers out Of 1t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

Handsome map of the United States
Free.-If you will send two cents to
cover postage, we Will mail you new
up.tO-date map of the United States
without cost. u. F. & c. p. Long,
jacksonville, Fla. 11-4-7t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
NOTICE OF MEETING.

The booth for the hospital bazar will
hold their weekly sewing at the home
Of Mrs. E. L. Murray this morning at
9 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

Colds cured in one night.
REMBERTS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
CO.

z Another shipment just arrived SIS to $40
LADIES SUITS. Better see them quick
They are fast sellers. Have had a dozen
shipments this season of this particular line,
and they sell on arrival.
Jet Belts, the seasons fad," soc to ST..
Jet Bandeaux's and our Famous" Pearl
Buttons, 10c dog, are in this weeks express
New plain and satin stripe Reps at 25c
yard Just arrived. Advanced patterns
brought out tor spring shipped out early
They are good now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

Fine pipes and tobacco, new lot,
REMBERTs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
SUPPLIES OF CORN WANTED.

The board of commissioners OF
roads and revenues of Sumter county
will buy one thousand bushels sound
heavy corn in the ear. Must be de-
livered at stockade barn in Americus
in quantities 20 bushels or more
J. F. BOLTON,
22-2wk-d&w Clerk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

A soft answer has no effect upon
soft person
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04
Chas. L. Ansley.

HE service render in this store is some
thing quite different from merely Sc ling
clothes, and taking in the money for them. It's a.
service of quality. We supply more than merely
clothes at price They're.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

Bath Sprays, Bath Brushes, Bath
Sponges. REMBERTS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-04

Complexion powder that gives per.
feet satisfaction. REMBERTS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-16

every day Loads Of fine merchandise are being CARRIED
ing that you may want for Christmas gifts By buying
money Do your Christmas shopping here and you may
made dependable merchandise
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
RAIN OF RICHES

n order to celebrate the triumph Of
Good Government in Los Angeles
Il there was a glorious downpour Of
generous rain. 1t was real rain-none
of your fizzling drizzles. 1t came down
with an honest forthrightness and di-
rectness of purpose that reminded one
of a Good Government voter casting
his ballot.
It was a rich rain for Southern Cali
fornia. Experts say it was worth at
least 81 200, 900 an hour, and we should
not be surprised if the grand total of
it's value exceeded that sum.
There is a great deal of good rain
wasted on some of the streets Of Los
Angeles. Instead of being drained off
to areas which would be helped by it
the water stands on thoroughfares
that cannot possibly be cultivated ard
cropped.
Los Angeles ere long viii have facili-
ties for carrying off or putting to good
use some of the rivers and lakes which
abound in the geographical area of the
south side when the good rain comes
down.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
HOLIDAY SHOPPING

A Ii the great stores of Los Angeles
n look like Christmas, and as no
IA city has finer stores, the citizens
of Los Angeles may rest assured they
have the best Christmas show in the
land. The expert window dressers of
Los Angeles are providing ever new
and ever varied window scenic effects,
and no entertainment is more attractive
than a promenade along our sidewalks
when the windows are lighted up.
This magnificent Christmas exhibit
ton, which from now on will present
more and more elaborate features, is
the result both of special training and
Of hard work. We hope the appreci-
ative public will not forget the human
element in the exhibition, and will not
take the great Christmas display only
as phenomenon which appears and
disappears every year. The act Of
remembering the human ingenuity and
industry responsible for the window
display should lead the members of
our kind-hearted generous public to re-
member the store clerks who will be
called on to minister to the wants Of
buyers during the Christmas season.
Let us urge every member of the public
who has Christmas shopping to do
to set about the task early. DO IT
NOW. Don't put it off. Let us all
work together, like good citizens, in
the Los Angeles way, for the purpose
of promoting the success Of an early
shopping movement and thereby we
will contribute to the Christmas cheer
Of thousands of hard-working clerks
and store attendants who are as much
entitled to a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year as we are, but who
are always exposed to the risk of being
deprived of both by the thoughtlessness
of otherwise good-hearted citizens who
Put off their Christmas shopping until
the last few days of the season.
SHOP EARLY!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
DEFENDS AMATEURS FOR
EFFORTS WITH WIRELESS

LOS ANGELES, Nov 22.-tEditor
Herald: 1 have been reading your ar
ticles about amateur wireless interfer-
ence, and 1 would like to say few
words in behalf of the amateur.
There are a few instances were anna
teurs, either Willfully of innocently, in
terfere with the commercial stations,
but these are rare, considering the NUM-
Der of wireless stations in Los Angeles.
There are nearly 200 stations in Los
Angeles, owned by boys and profess
sional telegraph operators. In most
cases these stations are far in advance
of the commercial stations. The anna
teurs have no trouble tuning each other
out, and l have heard as many as eight
amateur stations talking at once with
out interfering with each other. with
the commercial stations Ii is different;
with their old-style equipment they
cannot tune out the weakest amateur
station. why not give the amateurs a
rest and suggest that the commerclal
stations get up-tO-date equipment?
An incident connected with the burn
ing of the st. Croix will illustrate the
efficiency of the amateur station COM
pared with the commercial stations.
At about I o'clock on the evening of
the burning of the st. CroiX the big
station in Boyle Heights was calling
the st. OIOlN' not klioNlHS AIldN SiiS Aletu
burned. While he was calling "C&"
an amateur in town was copying the
story from the stations up north. After
he had copied the story he went to the
phone and called the commercial sta
ton, and told them it was no use to cali
"CX" as she had burned to the water s
edge, thereby giving the commercial
station it's first knowledge of the disas-
ter. This goes to show that the anna
teur stations can be useful as well as
| Troublesome.
1 fully agree with you that all sta
tions should be under supervision of
some responsible party and made to
register. Then, If declared a nuisance,
the station should be taken out. l
think that one or two reprimands
should be given first.
Wireless telegraphy is young yet, and
who knows but some OF these same
amateur experimenters may some day
invent something that will be of the
greatest value to this country? For
my part, l say: Help the amateur, not
hinder him.
FRANK G.. WHITNEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
JAPANESE SHIPPING

JAPANESE newspapers report the
japanese steamship subsidy which
- VIII go into effect next year pro-
vides for the payment of So 625,005 an
uuaily, Of which S500,5JC will go 70 the
hcV C'soha Shoshen route TO Pug.t
Soupi and $25O,OO annually to TIE Nip
pm Yusen Kaisha boats. The JapPrese
government has found it pays To s9hsi-
i;Ee OF governmentally conuol or Hll-
anee steamship lines. 1T is owiaS p the
appre ciative responsive activity of the
Jopahese government lully as mrch rs
TO the enterprise of japanese business
men that Japanese COMPANIES are abb
surL.ng the profits of carrying Amer
lean goods to Japan and Uncle Sans
pr6Ve1 bal business acdncn is far froni
being exemplified in the fuct tile peo-
ple Of the United States, through their
constantly increasing purchases from
Japan, ARE PAYING A LARGE
SHARE OF THE SUBSIDY which Ell
atlss Japanese STEAMSHIPS to opel ate
under circumstances di i3advantGccuus TO
upnsunsidized America competitors S.
lnqulries instituted or various ner-
chant marine leagues thai have bcan
established show a large majority If
the voters Of the Uni.ed States are
heartily desirous of having o merchant
marine. President TAFT has said that
our cf the profit of foc 'tgn roatage we
can lay our mail steamers for carrying
the mail.
But In order to de0"op commaTce,
freighters are needed in addition to
mali steamers.
IN defiance of economic laws tie
tariff highbinders of the Republican
party insist upon fas- -sn:ag nn the
countr. tariff schemo which is calcu-
lated to favor foreign shipping a the
eyrense of the American mercantile
mar.ne. 1t was not shipping subsi-
dies which gave the United Kingdom a
ru6e mercantile marine. If that sea-
falling country We're - sGDsidiZe its
vessels it's government would soon go
hrrAe." A tariff systeia which pcrmi,-
ted sLlpbuilding and encouraged ship
ping Duilt up the prrIigious foreign
trade of the United Kingdom, and most
oi Its mercantile ga,1s we're made
hile America was heavily "br9tected."
A most important consideration that
should not be overlooked is the great
sum Of spending money" the establish
rICnt Of a frst-class m srchanr marine
would distribute in the United States.
1t is reckoned that if this country today
operated on foreign TRACE q merchort
maine of about 5000 steamers, 30 pec
cent less than Great Britain owns,
there would be expended in the United
States approximately $50o,0jOO0) per
year for wages, subsistence, maiite-
nanCL, stevedoring, iusprance, etc.
The Pacific slope, because of its vast
coast line, would be ths greatest bore
| hc,ary, and the addition to the pros
! perity of Greater Los Angeles and its
| seapor san Pedro would be 80 marNrl
! as to initiate another chapter in lne
wonderful history of @ cater Los An
| ECleS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
GOOD GOVERNMENT

~ GOD government is as important in
T the county as in the city of Los
W Angeles. The presence Of a solid
three on the board of supervisors is
as cogent an argument in favor of re-
form in the methods and personnel of
the county government as may be ad-
duced, and yet it is only one of many
arguments founded upon instances
that are too numerous Of official inef-
ficiency, irresponsibilty and disregard
Of public interests.
In no respect is this shown more def
initely than in the results of Southern
Pacific influences brought to bear on
the administration of county affairs
and on the selection of men to do the
important work that must be done in
connection with the transaction of the
countys business.
The present condition Of affairs is
inconsistent with good government,
and there must be a change for the
better. 1t is the custom of certain
county government officials to use sub
ordinate positions in their offices for
the purpose of taking care of machine
supporters. This peculiar paternalism,
for instance, might find deputyships in
the office of a county official for some
of the defeated machine aspirants for
city council positions, especially when
the defeat is distinctly traceable to the
fact that the records of the whipped
candidates showed they had been OF
actual service to the machine at the
expense of the public. Doubtless the
next election will see the reform OF
the county government by the elimina-
tion of Southern Pacific influences and
the defeat of machine-controlled can
1idataa
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
PEOPLES WILL

JUDGE WORKS says he has never
seen a time in the history of the
- city when the Southern Pacific
with all its allied interests,
fought so desperately for success as
primary law in force the people were
able to dictate their own nominees and
to strip the election largely of any par
tisan character and thereby put the
machine at a disadvantage and enable
the people to overcome the enemy. In
the people was expressed more accu-
rately than was possible under the
political partisan convention system.
To every man who believes in Ameri-
canism there is great satisfaction in
the knowledge that the big victory Of
the good government candidates was
due not to politics" but was the re-
suit Of the return to the first principle
of Americanism that has been accom-
plished by the primaries system.
Men who are not students of history
have sometimes acted as If the conven-
ton were a time honored institution
and it's abolition radical inno-
walton which might lead to dear
knows what terrible changes in the
way of further radicalism. Such gem
t1emen, embarrassed in their judg-
ments and conclusions by a lack of
historical knowledge, evidently are not
aware the convention system is a make
shift; and, for that matter, so is the
presidential electoral college. These
makeshifts were compelled by the vast
territorial extent of the United States,
the difficulty of communication, the alb
sence of facilities for rapid Interstate
and intercommunity intercourse.
Couriers mounted on speedy horses
were the facilities employed by our
at-great- at-grandfathers to do the work
or rather to attempt to do a small
proportion of the work-now performed
by telegraph telephone and mail
service.
And much of the political machinery
of the United States is still in the
Courier" stage. Think of it!
Conventions were called because it
was easier for delegates to assemble
than for the population to register the
aggregate of its individual opinion. Is
there any good reason why the people
of the United States should not today
elect the president instead of choosing
electors?
And since the substitution of direct
primaries for conventions has been
shown to be a most excellent method OF
solving the problem of selecting men
worthy to hold public office is there
any good reason why the operation of
a most admirable principle should he
restricted? The people of the United
states believe in good government.
They are able to take care of their own
affairs, manage their own business,
conduct their own elections. How much
longer win the people of the United
States tolerate the middlemen, the
bosses, the professional politicians?