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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-19
REWARD LOYAL
old INDIANS
Government to Pension Brave Crows
Who Rendered Aid in Time
OF Need.

WASHINGTON, d. G.. May 10
An echo of the Indian wars was
heard in the senate few days ago,
when Senator Dixon. Of Montana,
called up the cases of Bull Snake
and Old Coyote, Crow Indians. with
war records but no pensions. A
committee recommended that Bull
Snake and Old Coyote. be paid $12
each a month but Dixon insisted on
making the rate $40.
"Old Coyote and Bull Snake" he
said, these two Grow Indians were
wounded in battle with General
Crook on the Rosebud reservation
fighting the Sioux thirty-four years
ago this coming June Is. When
Crook was hemmed in by the Sioux
on the Rosebud he sent couriers to
the Crows for help. They sent 100
of their young men and these two In
dams Old Bull Snakes leg was
shattered in the fight by musket
ball. Old Coyotes shoulder blade
was shattered. For thirty-four years
these old men have dragged over
the country without pension, without
reward of any kind from the gov
eminent. Both of them are old
men at this time, and do think $40
month under these circumstances
is certainly a pitiful allowance for
this great government to render to
these old men who were shot in
battle under these circumstances.
On that showing the rate asked
for by Dixon was granted by the
senate.
Fixing Railroad Rates.
Railroad agents in the west are
sometimes as plain and blunt in fix
ing rates as were the road agents
of the old days in debating terms, ac-
cording to a story told by Senator
Hepburn of Idaho. In one instance.
at least, they carried out this sim
pie plan.
"A stock raiser had large ranch,
said the senator, and he had hun
dreds of head of fine stock ready for
the market. He sent his agent to
the railroad company to get rates
He had already made up his mind to
ship so many cars of horses week,
They said, Where are these horses?
He told them. Well, what kind oil
horses are they?' He described them
Well, they are worth so much. How
much are you getting for them?
Then he demurred He said, Now
that is none of your business Bul
they said, 1T is our business; you
will find 1t is our business If you
want cars to ship them in This
man finally had to tell them. The.
look pencil in his presence and
hgured out his profit. They said
Your profit on those horses is %
md So and they divided II in two
nat is the practice. They said, W.
III furnish cars to ship your horses
that rate | know the Instance.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-19

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Nj. May is.
Telling his neishbors that be believed
the comet would destroy the earth
last night and that he did not want
70 see the spectacle. Augustine Para
Siae, q wealthy ranchman, committed
suicide by drinking poison.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-19
CAUSE OF
FARMERS SUICIDE
SuperstitioHs Italians La New York
kneel In Prayer, Dreading
Calamity.


ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ. May To-
Telling his neishbors that be believed
the comet would destroy the earth
last night and that he did not want
TO see the spectacle. Augustine Para
sise. wealthy ranchman, committed
suicide by drinking poison.
Remove Lightning Rods.
NEENAH. VIA. May is.--Fearfuf
that the rods might attract dangerous
substances that might accompany the
comet. many farmers in this vicinity
removed the lightning rods from
their homes and barns and took 9th
er extra precautions.
Leave Lake Homes.
DULUTH, Mimi, May ia tenn
porary general exodus took place yes
terday from Minnesota points along
the narrow strip af land containing
the homes OF several thousand peo-
pie, located between the finger OF
Lake Superior and st. Louis bay,
reaching between Duluth and Super
Tor, Wis.
Negroes scared.
ATLANTA, Ca. May I9.--Dealers
In 'conjur" bags In the negro sections
of the city carried on thriving busl-
ness yesterday as the result OF the
scheduled trip OF the earth through
Halley's comet.
Meetings also were held In the
churches. thousands of negroes re-
fnsing 10 return to work until the
passing of the comic.
On Their Knees In Prayer.
NEW YORK. May IA child OF
nine. gazing for the comet through
broken bottle-the best telescope
she had shot during a street
battle last night In Little Italy. Her
spine was shattered and she Will die.
No arrests were made.
In another street In the same
quarter 400 Italians fell to their
prayers when they saw bearing down
on them from the heavens a bright
ball of flame. There was q panic In
which many were trampied when the
supposed aerollte exploded Into small
fragments. Somebody had been un-
kind enough on this, OF all nights, TO
send up FIRE balloon
At Bayonne, N. j.. Italians quit
work for the day In a body and spent
most OF their time IN church.
There was an impressive demon
stration In front OF old st. Patrlck's
cathedral. now a parish church. In
the Italian quarter. with which the
police dealt taetfully and senslbly.
Down the street came 200 little folk
In white dresses. chanting a tiffany.
Behind them, intoning supplicatlons
In deeper voices, paced their elders
The police inquired what Il was all
about. and the elders silently pointed
10 30 much OF the western sky as
sould be seen above the roofs of the
tenement houses. sosIy the process
sion filed into the ehurchyaFd aud
then knelt on the stone tagging. In
fear of a psnie. the reserves we're
called out. and going from one to
another, persuaded the children 10
leave their prayers for their beds.
The presence Of the police treasured
them and many fell asleep agains!
blue shoulders rs they were carried
gently away.
Keep CIaiIdnen From school.
FORT COLLINS. Col. May IS.
Russians and Mexicans. hundreds Of
whom are employed In the fields IN
this vicinity. were greatly excited
over what they believed was an APP
preaching catastrophe. due to the
earth's transit OF the comets tail.
children were kept from school
during the day and most OF the time
was devoted to prayer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
PHARR TO SERVE TERM
FOR ROBBING HIS BANK
Gov. Brown Has Refused
TO Pardon Tim.

Atlanta, Ga, May 16.-For the
second time within year Governor
Brown HAS declined to grant clemen-
cy in the case of olin Pharr, the de-
faulting bank cashier, of McRae, Ga.
Pharr has served two years of a
four years sentence for embezzling
$4,000 from the bank at McRae.
Strong pressure was brought to bear
upon the governor to grant him pa
role. Pharr is a man of excellent fam
lily, and has powerful friends in Tel
fair and adjoining counties
In declining a parole the governor
said in part:
ct was shown in the trial that
Pharr had embezzled $4,000 from the
bank. He was indicted on eight
counts, on any one of which he might
have received a sentence of seven
years. He was tried on one and got
a sentence of four years, which, in
my opinion, was ye~y light.
"It seems to me that to Hberate a
man after he had served only two
years of a sentence for such. crime
would be only to invite repetitions
of like offenses. This l cannot, as
governor of the state, sworn to exc
cute the law, conscientiously do"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
AUDITORS ARE BUSY IN
CHECKING UP BOOKS.
All Departments of City
Examined.

Messrs. Charles ]. Metz, w. E.
Spiers and G. R. Stephens, the ex-
perienced auditors employed by the
city council of Americus to inspect
and audit the books and accounts iii
all of the several departments of the
municipality, arrived yesterday morn
ing from Atlanta and entered without
delay upon the work before them. The
auditors first work took up the water
works department and will check over
all books and accounts belonging
thereto, and to that end ascertain how
the department has been conducted in
recent years. The office of the city
clerk and treasurer, and that of the
police and fire departments will like
wise be fully and carefully audited
and reports thereupon made to the city
council. A week, or possibly longer
will be required wherein to complete
the work in detail
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
DOC" Will SON TO PITCH
THE GAME FOR TECH.
In University Tech Contest
Friday.
Greatest Games of Sea-
son !, i'll Be Played
In Atlanta.

Americus fans are greatly interest
ed in the result of the titanic strug-
gle Friday and Saturday between the
Tech team and the State University
and several here, unable to muzzle
their balletic enthusiasm, will go to
Atlanta to see it. No other ball game
of the season arouses greater heart
interest.
This interest is heightened in the
fact that Doc" Wilson, who pitched
for Americus last season, will throw
the ball for~Tech.
Doc" Wilson and Henry Collier, the
Tech twirlers, have been pitching re-
markable ball this year for the yell
low Jackets. Each has participated
in nine games, or parts thereof, N
the box, and their record shows up
fine for college twirlers.
In the nine games in which he has
twirled Wilson has struck out ninety
men, or an average of ten to the game.
In the same number of games Collier
famed seventy, an average of eight
to the game. One hundred and sixty
strike-outs in the games in which
these tw!rlers have pitched is twirl-
ing some ball.
Wilson has walked nineteen men in
the nine games he has twirled, an
average OF two and a fraction to each
game, while Collier has walked but
fourteen, an average of one and one
half game.
These are the two twirlers that will
be pitted against the University Of
Georgia nine at Ponce de Leon on
Friday and Saturday.
These games will be most stubborn
ly contested, the cleanest played and
at the same time giving to the world
at large an idea of the high class
of ball played in college circles. There
is every reason for such a statement
In fact, there are several reasons.
These games will decide three
championships in one. TIE Champion
ship between the two colleges, the
championship of the state, and in a
great measure the championship Of
the South.
Tech has, without a doubt, the best
record of any of the Southern colleges
to date, and the outcomA of these
games will decide just how she stands
in the ranking of the teams. The
Jackets have played IS games and IA
of them have been won.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
DR.. HYDE FOUND GUILTY
OF KILLING COL. SNOPE
Verdict is Announced Mon
day Morning.
Given Life Sentence By
Judge When Verdict
is Announced.

Kansas City, May 16.-Dr B. C
Hyde, who has been on trial here for
several weeks, charged with the muir
der by poisoning of Col. Thomas T.
Swope, was this morning adjudged
guilty by the jury, and immediately
sentenced to lfe Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary. Upon the an,
nouncement of the verdict the wife og
the convicted man was yislbly affect
ed and burst into flood of tears, but
the prisoner himself remained i'm
mobile. A motion will be prepared
at once, asking a new trial of the
case, and should this be denied an ap-
peal will be taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
COM. WILLIAMS is HERE
ON TOUR OF CAMPS
Will Take a Spin Over Our
Fine Roads.

Hon. Wiley Williams, of the State
P~json Commission, is a prominent
visitor in Americus today, where the
number Of his good friends exceed
even the limit Of his acquaintance
and where the lachstring ever
bangles within his reach Commits
sioner Williams dropped in last even
ing coming over from Marion coun-
ty where yesterday he carefully in
spected the convict camp, recently
established there. While not in Amer
icus for that purpose, Commissioner
Williams was shown over the camp
here by Supt. Christian, and express
ed qualification at the very excellent
condition in which it was found-and
which condition obtains at all times
This morning Mr.. Williams will be
shown over fifty or a hundred miles
of Sumter's superb convict-built High-
ways aboard swift car that he may
see the result of the great and good
work in progress here for nearly tive
years past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
TWO BISHOPS NAMED IN
MEETING AT ASHE VILE
KiIgOre and Denny We're
Elected.
Especial to Times-Recorder.) }

NCPSC4etl " l. l14IIGo-IsCCOIu >
Asheville, N. c., May 16.-Dr. Col
Inns Denny, of Baltimore, Md, and
Dr. J. c. Klgo, president of Trinity
College, located at Durham, N. c.,
were elected bishops in the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, by the gen
eral conference now in session at this
place, on the first ballot today.
DR.. W. N. Ainsworth, president of
Wesleyan Female College, located at
Macon, Ga, was prominently mention
ed for one of the bishoprics, but his
name was not presented to the con-
ference today, owing, it is stated, to
the reluctance of DR.. A'nsworth 10
relinquish the work with which he has
been associated for a year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17

agreements by said municipal gov
ernment of said city to pay any sum
or sums of money annually thereafter
shall be binding on the said city dur
the time mentioned by said agree.
ment and said ordinance"
Contract Was in Perpetuity.
The contract between the City of
Americus and Mr.. Carnegie, signed by
Mayor Hawkins and the board at that
time was in perpetuity and pledged
the city to expend $4,000 a year in
the support and maintenance of the
library. Alderman Allen maintains
that what anw one outside of council
may have said relative to raising part
of the $4,000, or even all of it, by
popular subscriptions has no effect on
the binding power of the contract, on
the obligation of the city to carry out
the agreement. The Georgia law says
distinctly: "All agreements by said
municipal government of said city to
pay any sum or sums of money an
nually thereafter shall be binding on
the said city" Stress will be laid by
Alderman Allen and others on this at
the next meeting and the debate will
doubtless grow very animated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
MORSE UP AGAINSTIT
AS WRIT is REFUSED
Looks Bad For Banker in
Atlanta Prison.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

y
Washington, D. c., May 16.-The
Supreme Court of the United States
today refused to issue a writ of ha-
beas corpus in behalf of Charles w
Morse, now serving a 15-year SEN
tence in the Atlanta penitentiary for
violating the federal banking laws.
Morse was represented by Martin w.
Littleton, of New York, who gained
fame as one of Harry Thaw's attor-
neys during the trial of the famous
White-Thaw murder case. Ex-Gov-
ernor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, was
also associate counsel in the case, but
did not appear before the court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
BIG ADDITION TO PLANT
MADE BY M'NEILL BROS

McNeill Bros. are making extensive
additions to their already large lum-
ber plant and variety works on jack
son street, north. Extensive sheds
beneath which train loads of lumber
and the finished product of the variety
works may be stored are now being
erected. New and modern machinery
has recently been installed and the
plant put upon high plane. The
great plant of Mcneil Bros occupying
this same site was destroyed by a
conflagration one night = OCTOBER
last, involving loss of $4,000, with
less than $4,000 insurance, but the
new plant is better and more modern
one in every respect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
BURGLARS AT WORK IN
TOWNS NEAR AMERICUS
Three Safes We're Blown
Recently.

Three safe robberies in as many
days have been comVz&ted near Amer
icus and the crackssWn are still at
large, despite the earnest efforts of
Sheriff Feagin here to get a clue up
on them.
A hot chase Sunday morning fol-
lowed the two recent robberies, but
the cracksmen escaped.
EARLY Sunday morning Sheriff Fea-
gin was called to Friendship, where
the safe in the store of Mr.. Ross Nc
Garrah was blown by burglars SAT
urday night
The dogs ran the trail for some dis
tance but finally lost it.
The McGarrah store was burgla-
rized and the safe cut open by the
cracksmen. About $1OO in cash was
stolen from tlse McGarrah safe.
Another store at Lacrosse, three or
four miles away; was also entered and
the safe blown open.
ThlS gang OF craftsmen are un-
doubtedly the same who burglarized
the store of Mr. Wardlaw Num-, at
Huntington on Friday night last. In
the Num- store the thieves made a
mistake and spent their energies cut
ting into an old safe which Mr.. Num-
has not used in years.
Only short while ago the safe of
Easterlin Bros, of Andersonville, was
dynamited and a sum of money stolen,
together with fine shotgun from the
store. The same gang operating Sat
urday night probably did the work at
Andersonville, and other like jobs
near Americus.
The officers here will make every
effort to run down the yeggmen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
COURT OF COMMERCE
MAY BE STRICKEN
Iowa Senator Goes After Taft's Pet
Railroad Measure.

Washington, D. c., May 16.-Soon af-
ter the senate took up consideration
of the administration railroad bill, al
ready passed by the house, today, SEN
ator Cummins, of Iowa, presented an
amendment striking out the court of
commerce provision of the measure.
This bill is one of the pet administra-
ton measures, and is being vigorously
attacked by thei nsurgent republic
cans in the senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
RUSSELL NOT IN RACE
AS A LOCAL OPTiOWST.
Other Issues. He Declares,
in Campaign.
Especial to Times-Recorder.) }

Atlanta, Ca, May 16.-"Any state
ment made to the effect that my pro-
posed candidacy for the governorship
of Georgia would be based upon a
local option platform is absolutely and
wholly unauthorized. There are other
issues more important than local op-
ton" This statement was made to-
day by Judge R. B. Russell, of the
Court of Appeals, just as he was
leaving for Canada with Mrs. Russell
to attend the Grand Assembly of the
Royal Arcanum, in which Judge Rus
sell will represent the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
DATE FOR REHEARING
SET FOR NOVEMBER IA

Washington, D. c., May 16.-The SUI
preme Court today fixed November IA,
as the date for beginning a rehearing
of the suits instituted by the govern
ment to dissolve the American Tobac-
co Co. and the Standard Oil trust.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
PORTABLE BATH APPARATUS
SOLD IN AMERICUS

Mr. S. r. Johnson is selling a port
able bath apparatus which can be at
tached to a wall in any apartment,
and a hot or cold bath, with brush,
enjoyed as the bather stands in a rub
ber reservoir. 1t is a good one, and
sells for only $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
SOUTHERN LEAGUE RESULTS.

Atlanta 2, Montgomery 1.
Birmingham 4, Memphis 3.
New Orleans 2, Nashville 3.
Mobile 2, Chattan9oGl 8.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17

Fine drawn work covers and scarfs
to match covers as large as 54x54
scarfs as large as 18x72 inches worth
up to SO, all to close choice S5c. Dun
can Mercantile Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
REMBERT''S

is the place for Toilet Articles. Rembert'S is
the place for Drugs. Rembert's is the place for
Ice Cream and Soda Water. Rembert'S is the
place for Cigars and Tobacco and Prescriptions.
Il you are in doubt just come around and look
through. We will be pleased to show you a
ching Or tvVO.''
113 FORSYTH St.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
&. A. L, RESULTS.

Augusta 0, Macon 6.
Jacksonville II, Savannah 1.
Columbia 3, Columbus 0.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17

Let Shiver screen your residence
with Wheeler's patent window screens
at once. Order for special sizes is
being made up now. If
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE RESULTS.
Pittsburg Z, Philadelphia 4.
Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 2.
Chicago 4, Boston 8.
st. Louis 4, New York 2.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
COLLEGE GAMES.

University of Georgia 1, Washing
ton and Lee 8.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS.

Philadelphia G, Chicago 1.
New York 5, St. Louis 3.
Boston II, Detroit 4
Washington 3, Cleveland 1.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17

A man always tries to conceal his
vices 4nder his virtues.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
Rests on the State Law.

Alderman Allen rests his position
not only on the contract between the
city government and Mr.. Carnegie, but
also Gil the law of Georgia, passed in
1894, to cover this very matter of cit
les receiving donations from Mr.. Car
negie and others for public library
purposes and pledging themselves to
spend a certain amount every year for
the maintenance of such libraries. The
law in question (page 80 Acts of 1904
distinctly provides that any city MAJ
raise by taxation from year to year
and permanently appropriate money
for the purpose of establishing or
erecting or maintaining a public IL
! brary, to be expended under the direc-
ton of a boad of trustees elected by
the city council, the mayor to make
an annual statement of such expen-
ditures. Section of this Georgia
law is the particular section on which
those insisting that the city is liable
rest their claims. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
That the municipal government o1
any such city shall have authority to
enter into a legal and binding agree
ment 20 accept and receive any do
nation offered by any person or per
sons on such terms as may be agreed
upon between said person or persons
and said municipal government and
such agreement so made shall be le-
gal and binding upon said municipal
government and it's successors and al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-17
Mayor Felder's Position.

Mayor Fielder holds that the libra
ry is not in the hands of the city.
This appears to be true. Unlike other
cities, Americus has it's library in
the hands of Carnegie Library Asso-
citation, Neither the land nor the
building, nor the books, nothing con-
nected with the library, in fact, seems
to be vested in the city. This is ths
basis Of Mayor Felder's opposition TO
its electing directors or doing anything
save making an appropriations 70 help
the library along.
On the pther hand, it is claimed by
Alderman Allen and others that the
100000 was secured from Mr.. Car
negie by the mayor and aldermen of
the city of Americus, that they enter
ed into a definite contract with Nh
Carnegie to do certain things in or
der to get this money, that it was paid
in checks made out to the City of
Americus, was disbursed under it's di-
rection, and that the contract is a
legal and binding one on the city gov
ernment forever.