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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
CHANCE FOR FARMER
BOYS OF SUMTER
To Take a Trip to Washing.
ton Free.

| The farmer boys of Sumter and Other
counties OF the Tnird congressiona
district have an opportunity afforded
them to take a de!ighdfIl trip to tn,
national capital without one cent Of
expense as the guest of Congressman
| Dudley M. Hughes, Of this district
Col. Hughes made the offer at Cordele
last Saturday Speaking of it the
Macon Telegraph says:
In discussing his speecLI at DCordele
last night Congressman Hughes stated
th4t at that time he made an Offer
to the school boys of the Third district
comprising the counties of Crawford
Houston, Taylor, Schley, Stewart
Webster. Sumter, Lee, Walker, Wilcox
Ben Hal, Crisp, Dooley, Pulaski
Twiggs and Macon, which is bound to
/ result in much more corn cf ahizlei
grade being raised i'm his district. Tie
offer is simply this:
Congressman Hughes Will give tc
+, the boy making the best yield of cor
to one acre free trip to Washington
, to be followed by a week or ten days
/ of sightseeing, enfficient to delight the
heart of any GEORGIA lad. The contest
viii be carried out on the same pkan
as now governs the contests of the
| boys corn clubs throughout the state
and is open to any boy in the Third
congressional district
Himself a successful farmer, Con-
gressman Hughes believes that he can
not be of greater service to the people
in his district than to encourage t4am
in their agricultural pursuits and. he
is willing to do whatever he can along
that line. u
''In discussing the great progress
Ithat is being made along agricultural
lines in Georgia, Congressman Hughes
said that diversified and intensified
farming is bound to succeed and make
of Georgia one OF the wealth;C3t
states in the union He advised the
farmers to use only TIE best of labor-
saving machinery.
"He said we should encourage the
building Of G-ctories and especially
cotton mills, taking the raw material
and converting it into the finished pro-
duct right here ct home.
Recently Mr.. Hughes has been in
strumental in having demonstration
work done by the government in SIX
of the counties of his district and he
says that the results are indeed graft
flying.
Mr. Hughes was for four sears
president of the Georgia Agricultural
Society, and was also commissioner
general for Georgia at tie St Louis
worlds fair"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
KEEPS OPEN ALL night;
TInI & NOcCLOSING OF).DOORS.
Americus Office Of Western.
Union Open Tonight.

The doors of the Americas office Of
the Western Union Telekraph office
have been taken off their hinges, fig
Grativeiy speaking, and from this date
the Office will not be closed for busi-
ness at any time, div or night. Mama
ger Clark gave out this information
yesterday and it will be gratefully re-
ceived by the business public. In
stead of closing at 10 O'Clock at night,
as heretofore, the Western Union Office
viii now remain open all night, and
messages can be sent in for transmits
sion at any hour. This action upon
the part of the company lis an impor-
tant one and indicates a desire for
business. Never before in the history
of Americus has trere been continu-
GUS service here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
MEMBERS TO MEET and
ARRANGE FOR RACES.
All Interested viii Meet This
Afternoon. IIP

The. .lrfe .tlrfoetttisng races TO be pulled off
at the track Of the AInaricus Driving
Club Thursday and Friday of next
week, Gath and 25th, are Of interest
just now, and the series Will bei the
finest yet witnessed here. Not only
will Americus steeds go round the
hllf mile circle, but horses from otter
cities as we'll will be entered for the
several events scheduled here next
week. An important meeting of all
club members and others interested
in the races will be held this after
noon at 3 O'Clock at Turpmis stables,
and full attendance is urged by
President S. L. Sills, of the~local driv-
ing club,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
TO TELL OF The
GREAT CONVENTION
Big Meeting at the Y. NJ. c
A. Tonight.

Mr.. NJ. Woods White, of Atlanta,
chairman of the State Committee OF
tie Younk Mems Christi1n Association
and member of the International Com
mittee from Georgia, will spend today
in the CITY, together with MIR. j. V.
Read, who will be the guests of the
local association.
Messrs. White and Read have just
returned from the International Con-
vention of the Associations, held in
Toronto and cards Of invitation hay>
been mailed to the active membens to
meet these gentlemen and to hear q
report of this gathering, the largest
and, most notable yet held.
Luncheon wild he served at seven
o'clock at the association building with
the reports to follow All of the ac.
tive members are cordially urged tc
attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
WILL DIXON TAKE WATER
OR WILL HE FIGHT?
Public is Interested in Next
Move.

WIll Author Tom Dixon's next move
be towards the federal courthouse, OF
towards the wavelets where the water
is wettest
This is the question that greatly in
terests Americus just now, and the
general public sits up and takes no
tice of the human chess board.
The time limit prescribed by Dixon
is UP today and accordingly it is uQ
to him to be up and doing or else
shut ap.
What is he going to do about that
100000 law suit?
The state papers have been full OF
the Americus-Co -Councilmanic4 Dixonie-
Parsonic embroglio for a week m-lw,
and hundred thousand patient read
ers fmpatiently await Mr.. Dixcn'ls
next move.
will he sue the Americus aldermen
and clergymen, as threatened, or will
he hack off, as they apparently think
he will do eventually?
Was the hullabaloo for advertising 9
purposes, or will the Americus CON
tingent be requested to cough up the
ne6ded dCagh?
Evidently the threatened defendants
here do not regard the situation very
seriously and none of them are being
treated for insomnia at the fear off be-
ing divorced from any portion of their
fat rolls of long green as the result
of that threatened 100000 law suit.
1t is Dixon's next move. In wLllt
direction will it be?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
STACKHOUSE
BUYS OTHER
REALTY HERE
His Interests Here Increase
Largely.
Two Additional Farms Are Bought BY
South CaFOIiRian Who Already Had
Made Large Investments in VaIu-
able Sumter County Lands.

Backing his Judgment in the future
prosperity of Sumter county with his
cash, Mr. r. P. Stackhouse, of South
Carolina, continues to add to his al
ready large realty holdings here by
the purchase of other property Quite
recently he has thus acquired two
additional farms here.
These are the John t. Howell and
George &C. SballhRzs places, both To-
Gated near Americus
The purchase of these farms were
made through the Southern Realty Co,
of Americus, and the deals have been
fully consummated, and the transfers
effected.
The Howell farm consists of 775
acres and lies upon the beautiful Ella
ville-Americus road six miles from
the city. 1t contains a comfortable
dwelling and improvements. heprice
paid for this desirable farm was
So, 500.
Mr. StackhIouse bought this as an
investment only, and will try intensive
farming thereupon.
To Build Fine Residence.
The stallings property bought by
this thrifty and opulent Carolinian
lies almost Within the eastern limits
of Americus, fronting upon the River
acres of fine land, and Mr.. Stackhouse
is said to have paid a fancy price
for it.
This latter place will be his resi-
dence when he removes here shortly
and handsome and commodiousi home
will be erected thereupon Mr. Stack
house owns one or two other large
plantations >dn Sumter county, which
he bought recently.
He is a progressive and successful
planter and man of affairs, and Sum
ter county will have in him valued
and much esteemed citizen.
Ellis Farm Sells Also.
Another real estate sale effected
yesterday was that of the farm of
Col George r. Ellis, situated on the
River road, just beyond the incorpo-
nate limits The farm consists of 125
acres fine level land. and was Bought
by Mr.. Roy s. McGarrah, of Sumter.
Mr. Ellis bought the little farm few
weeks ago for $4,000 and sold it with
in a short while for $6,100.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
IS ABANDONED
TO CITIZENS
CLUB men.
Other Fellows Left Scene
Hastily.
They Had Called Meeting to Which
Only Four Faithful Came--.0ther
Club Rallied 43 Strong and Had
Things Their Own Way.

One of the local political factions in
Americus was given "a good-natured
roast yesterday by the other fellows as
the unexpected and rather crushing
result of the meeting called at the
city hall Monday might A more COM
plete fiasco could scarcely be imag-
ned.
1t vas to be the christening of the
new baby, dear little Conservative
but death overlook the infant ere the
wet nurse arrived.
The lights burned brightly within
the large auditorium, and the number
Of unoccupied chairs struck with
dismay the few faithful ones who
came to the feast
An anonymous dodger scattered
about Monday called for a general
meeting of citizens, the expressed pur-
pose being to nominate a brand new
.aldermanis ticket; rib roaster: un-
tied and untrameled; and wearing the
The godger bore the name of no
organization, and the only thing really
known as to it's identity was the able
accoucher who had it printed
BY $50 o'clock twenty-five citizens
had arrived. OF this goodly number
three belonged to one political faction
including the writer of the circular
The % others belonged to tie oppos-
ing political club.
"A half hour passed and twenty Other
voters dropped in, while three dropped
out, and beat it for home These
three were the faithful who had called
tie meeting. This left the hall in
possession OF forty-two, every man OF
whom belonged to the opposition elnlb
AS this fact doomed up like an cleo
tric headlight the forty7two liable
voters, all of one faith, made exceed
ingly merry 1t was not their meet
ing and, of course, they had no right
to adjourn it in the absence of the
god-fathens of the political waf 'who
had died in the borning.
AT o'clock the infant was an icy
corpse; little Conservative was deal
and deserted, and the forty-two at
tendants at the obsequies tearfurly left
the scene.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
COUNT TOLSTOI REPORTED
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
(special to Times-Recorder. J

Tulsa, Russia November lathe
condition of both Count Leo Tolstoi
and the countess was reported today
,as critical. The count appears to be
sucedmbing to the fever brought on
by mental DISTRESS and exposure in,
cident TO lbs voluntary exile from
home. while the deserted wife is dy-
ing OF broken heart.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
RIVER seine IS STILL
RISING In PARIS.
viii Reach Maximum By
Thursday.
Especial to Tfmes-Recorder.)

Paris France, November 15.-The
Seine rose at a rate of half a cent?
meter am hour today, and the official
statement that the maximum flood
would be reached on Thursday next
has not re-assured riverside dwellers
in the City and suburbs, who see the
waters advancing slowly in the streets
bordering the stream and fear another
disaster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
AT LAST PRICE OF
MEAT GOES DOWN.
Packers Have Reduced the
Prices Considerably.
Especial to Timets-Recorder.) }

Chicago, November 15.-Prices of
beef and pork are falling. Within the
last week the price of beef has been
reduced etween and i cents pei
pound by the meat packers.
The price of pork has declined about
3 cents from the price of IS to %
cents a pound week ago and whole
sale meat dealers say THAT mutton
veal and otLer products of packing
houses will take a downward turn
within the next few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
COOPER NOT GUILTY
is VERDICT OF JURY.
Final Chapter in Great Muir
der Case.
(Special to Times-Recorder.l J

Nashville, Tenn, November 15.-
Robin j. Cooper, charged with the
murder of Senator Edward W. Car
mack, was given a verdict of not gull
ty in the Criminal cofirt here this
morning on the Recommendation of At
torney-General A. b. ,Ander.on. Thus
was brought to close the final chip
known to the annals of the courts in
Tennessee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
AUTO TIRES ARE CHEAPER;
JOY TO THE AUTOISTS
Reduction of Fifteen Per Cent. ON De-
eember First.

New York, November 15.-lt is an
nounced here that the first day of De-
cember will bring a welcome surprise
to automobiles in new schednfe ol
prices for automobile tires, showing
a reduction of about Is per cent. on
the part of most of the companies,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
DeM0LAY C0MMANDERY
MEETS TONIGHT

There will he a regular conclave of
DeNfolay Commandery Wednesday ev-
ening, November 16, at Z o'clock. Work
in the Order of the Red Cross.
"a. B. HOWARD, e. C.
A. G. MILLER, Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
MONITOR PURITAN DAM
AGED BY EXPLOSION
Vessel is in Sinking COndi
ditiOR at. Norfolk.
Especial to rimes-Recorder.l

Fortress Monroe, Va, while expert
menting to test the effect OF an UNI
confined explosion of high explCsiye
nitro7g llcerine, the Monitor Puritan
was badly damaged in Hampton Roads
today, after two charges of 200 pounds
each had been exploded against Eer
after turret. In a sinking condition
the vessel was rushed to the Norfolk
navy yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
Madam,
Your
Husbands
Looks

are of Importance to
you. SO is his bank
account. You can see
him improve both if
you will insist on his
looking into The wis
dom of trying-on a
Stein-Bloch Suit or
Overcoat before he
goes elsewhere, es-
pecially TO his tailor's S
RYLANDER SHOE CO.,,
CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16

Remember you will find it greatly
to vour interest to instruct your d2cto
to have your prescriptions filled
Dodson's Pharmacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
FINE YOUNG MULES AND HORSES

We viii receive this week so head
Of young horses and mules Come and
see us If you expect to buy a mule o,
horse. TURPIN BROS.
16-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
PRETTY JAP CHINLAWARE.

Miss Nina Williams offers as q
specially ten dozen pieces fine Japan
ese China, all at ten cents each. Sais
begins Thursday at 10 o'clock. 1924
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-16
A Bargain i'm a wen Improved Farm

ST5 miles Albany, to n
NO. cleared 200
Good 5-room dwelling IL tenement ALI
glass Windows IL
bushels
Seed 10 to Is
hFashng outfit M
thing needed
work for another terms
A
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-29

! dynamite or giant powder, or other ex
ploslves, the basis or Which is nitro.
| Slyccrin, for the reason that the ex.
ploslVeS named viii not ignite gases
the action of these explosives being
instantaneous and practically without
/ f1ame. have known of dynamite or
giant powder being exploded in a. sec.
tlcn of q mine where gas was on fire,
for the purpose of extinguishinr rae
same; other efforts having previousiy =
failed"
Representative Wilson was chosen
for his expert knowledge on practical
mine work to handle the hearings be.
fore the Congressional committees tha.
reported favorably on the establish
ment of the United States Bureau OF
Mines. He read Hamptons article ON
the Los Angeles Times explosion and
gave the following opinion:
In my twenty-sevcn Years cXper.
ience asa miner, handling high cxplos-
ives and noting their action, 4 have
never known of a case where a great;
body of flame followed an explosion,
Su~li iS - dSScElSu 10 De Ine case IN
the Los Angeles Times catastrophe.'
One of the many inflamable state
ments in Palmer's article was placed
before Director J. A. Holmes. in his
Office in the Bureau of Mines, for cs.
pecial consideration. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
with hcllish foreknowledge and
precision the bomb was placed in
the aley between the sterotypinG
room and the press room, where
tons of ink We're stored. 1t was
set for that busy moment at one
O'Clock when the morning edition
is going to press. Swift as light
following the roar and chaos from
the explosion, the ink sent it's spray
OF flames through the building
Those who were near The doors ana
windows escaped: the others sank
down with the red blast in their
lungs"
Before answering the question as 10
whether or no dynamite could have lS.
nited rintcr's ink, Director Holmes
turned to a list Of what is ternea
permissible explosives. namely. those
that have passed the test of the l'u-
reau and will not ignite gas Q" duss
in mines Here he pointed TO the Cai-
ifornia brands turned out by jhe Giant
it is charged the dynamiters procured
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-29
Hampton's Los Angeles Dynamite
Story Proven False and La
bors Enemies Shown Up.
D1rector Holmes of the United States Bureau of
Mines Gives Evidence killing Pa1mer's Tale
---Union Haters Making Hard Struggle
to Manufacture Evidence to Sad
die Explosion on Unions

Washington. d. c., Dec. 2S,-Testi.
mcny, which destroys the entire fo,,n.
""''"h OF the fabric of charges printed
in the current number OF Hampton :
NA-azine, stating that the Los An
%"IrS Times newspaper plant was
hI"WE up by dynamite, has been given
N ihiS city by three OF the best. known
Am"rican experts in the use of mining
explosives. These men are DR.. + A
Holmes, Director OF United States Bu-
r"au OF Mines. and Congressman VIII
lam Il. Wilson and r. ID. Nichols. OF
PENNSYLVANIA, both practical miners
ut many years experience, to whose
expert knowledge is largely due the
establishment OF the United States Blu
rcHu of Mines.
Frederick Palmer's article in Hamp-
tons. written under the caption otis
town OF the Open Shop.-The story OF
Los Angeles. a city SO influenced by
onr man ard his idea that her labor
war eliminated i'll the use of nitro
GI!ccrtne, practically reiterates the
charges made by editor Otis, that dy.
namIt" III The hands of labor agita-
tors caused the catastrophe. The
mass Of suspicious voiced by members
IF the Times staff and private dctec-
uy"S hired by Otis. with which Fred
"Wck Palmer has made "a long and
most sensational article. are all de
pendent for their existence upon the
on" question:, namely. was the Times
blown mp by dynamite? If it was not
ana Gas. in conjunction with some
other terribly destructive and inflam
ahi" material such as inks and oils, de.
Suoy"d the building, then it would
seem that HamDton's Ma gazine has
~a5 iu
~ hoy Of seventeen. Representa-
'lT" Nichols commenced work in Il
coal mimc and continued his under
ground life until he was thirty. Alter
ihcS" wears Of daily, practical eXper-
I'nc" with explosives. he made an eX-
nauS'iye technical study OF them as
"'l. aud his conclusive statement
after having read "Otistown of the
"rnu shop" in Hampton's is given
q" follows:
II 10 not believe it possible that
dynamite" or giant powder could have
caused tn" explosion. for it is the rule
In roat mines or parts of coal mine
evolving intlammable gases to prohl-
'I the us" Of all explosives except
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-29
BERGER SEEMS TO WORRY ,EM.

Nothing has occurred in recent
years that has given sucn a shock to
the capitalist class as did the cleo
ton of Victor Berger to congll SIS
from Milwaukee,. They are exercised
over this event. that {, attested by
the frantic efforts now being made to
find some ground on which he: can be
denied the seat that the. people Of Mil
waukee :declared they wanted him to
fill. They say that he be1ie:es III
.'rewolation''. Sure, Mike-thes sort of
a revolution that will compel tie gen
try now comfortably seated on the
backs of the workers to get off and
get on the business end of 4 shovel
or some other useful simplinlent and
do something to lrecompense society
for the privilege of remaining on tn"
map. Again that revolution. that
Berger advocates will do away with
the sale of human beings in the mark
cts of lust in this little old country,
give everyone a chance to live, ana
ma yhaps. if they have the opportunity
to live. the people will find time t.
look after their spiritual welfare. Are
you afraid, T1cnrle lreader, o. this
naughty man Berger and the terrible
revolutionary doctrine that would do
these things?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-29
PLAN INTIMIDATION
OF ALL UNION MEN
Los Angeles Business Interests
Intend to Drive Them Away
and Rule the Town.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 2S.-Thc
Merchants and Manufacturers Assc.
citation makes no pretense at hiding
the fact that it is going to use the
explosion in the Llewellyn Iron Works
early Christmas morning. despite the
fact that ,here is not the slightest
evidence that union labor had any
thing to do with it as means OF start
ing Il concerted movement to crush
unionism in Los Angeles.
Fred Baker, president o1 the Baker
Iron Works, who is a notorious union
hatcr. has held a conference with the
secretary OF the Merchants and Manu-.
facturers' Association, at the close of
which he announced that campaign
will be started by that body 10 rid
Los Angeles of undesirable citizens.
Who the undesirable citizens arc
were then specified by Baker. Union
men, union officials and any radical
who sympathzes with organized labor
will be put undcr ban by the business
interests at Los Angeles.
Baker further intimated that vio-
lence will not be refrained from by
the manufacturers or their agents in
all effort to drive from the city any
union sympathizers.
Residents of Los Angeles who are
known to be union men or in sympathy
with union men will be visited in their
homes and told that they had better
sing small.
The open shop advocates here are
actually, gloating over the prospect OF
fighting the unions to a finish. They
are now planning vigilance commit
| tee, composed of business men to CO.
i opera te with the police" for the pur-
pose of making the life Of any union
| man in Los angeles unsafe.
= Union men in this city are watch
ing. the movement of the manufac'
turers will. keen interest. Tney pre-
i dict that before long the labor history
in California is going to be repeti
tion of The labor history of Colorado
The manufacturers here are laying
the scene for a labor struggle whcn
NAV be as spectacular as any tha'
,hc United States has ever seen.
"N-ho is to be Pettibone in Cali
fornia ?" is the question that the un
ion men here ask each otncr a1te'
they veruse the capitalist papers here
which are fairly reekinS with dlrec
inciting to murder and violence Oh
union men and union leaders.
The unionists have not yet attempt
ed to send ont warming to ORGANIZED
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-29
ON WITH OUR
CIVILIZATION

OF supply, monopolized the market
and charged any price it pleased for
supplying the neceass,.es of the ma
tons commerce.
The millions Carnegie is giving Tor
lne promotion of human happiness
We're wrung from human misery.
VIII his benefaction of blood mon.
ey buy him an Immortality OF graft
tude as one OF the benefactors of the
race:
No. not il he gives the last penny
to chlsel his. name on libraries, hos.
pitals and peace temples.
Immortality is purchased with the
gold coin OF unselfssh sacrifice, not
with the bonds OF industrial, monopo.
lies. And the undying love OF the
race is reserved for the soldiers or
liberty, not Tor the exploiters and on.
pressors OF mankind.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-29

labor all over the United StateS-to be
on guard against atrocities sand mas.
union men by the capitalist vampires
of Los Angeles. If the yelled MEETINGS
to violence in the capitalist press con-
tinue. however, and if the vigilance
committee incomes reality and the
life of labor men and leaders is made
unsafe in California, organized labor
Of America will be called upon to
unite in a nationwide protest against
turning Los Angeles into another Col.
orado city. .