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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
TAFT LOVE FEAST
HITCHCOCK'S WAKE
Leaders Resignation to Be
Accepted.

Washington, Nov 2S-The first big
Republican love feast" preparatory to
the campaign of 1912, will be held at
the White House, ecember II, when
President Taft will have as his guests
TO dinner the entire membership of the
Republican National Committee, which
will meet here December II to select
a date and place for the convention
next year.
Previous to the dinner TO the Repub-
lican Committee the President on De
cember will give a dinner to the
visiting Western Governors, who at
that time will be making a get to-
gether" tour of Eastern cities.
At the meeting OF the Republican
Comittee, December 12, the resigna-
ton of Postmaster General Hitchcock
as chairman will be acted upOs. Mr..
Hitchcock himself will eb in attend
ance and insist that he be relieved Of
the Office and it's duties. 1t is expected
by followers of President TAFT and
hackers of Collector William Loeb for
chairman that Mr.. Hitchcock will then
announce his permanent retirement
from politics and especially from all
activity in the coming campaign.
In this connection it can be stated
upon the highest authority that there
has been no open break between Presi-
dent Taft and former President Roose-
welt.
President Taft was informed less
than two weeks ago, by one Of Colonel
Roosevelt's closest friends and
staunchest followers, that the New
York delegation would line up solidly
for the denomination of President Taft
The Presidents informer said that
both factions Of the Republican par
ty in New York were agreed on this
subject.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
SnOwstOrm In Seven States.

D Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 2S.-With
barge parts of Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and northern Texas covered with
snow from two to five inches in
siepth, the storm which yesterday
swept over the Missouri valley and
the southwest, abated this morning.
The wind, which last night became
almost blizzard, had died down.
Wire service in the southwest was
Stock raisers suffered
The greatest damage in farming COM
munities. Temperatures ranged from
no to 12 degrees in Nebraska, from
10 to IS in Iowa, IA to 20 in Kansas,
l6 to 26 in Missouri, and 16 to "a in
Oklahoma. 1t was "a at Abilene
Texas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
Will Their ASHES
Unite AFTER DEATH ?
Up to SOtheFn to Take First
Hubby'S Place.

Pittsburg, Nov 28.-Shall the ashes
Of all that is mortal of E. H. Sothern
after death be placed in an urn in 4
Pittsburg crematory and then scat
tered over the seas with those of Julia
Marlowe, his wife?
The crematory management cannot
decide the question and it is up to Jul
ia Marlowe to revoke a former order
and pact to which her first husband
agreed
Mrs. Sothern, while playing a week
of repertory here several years ago,
visited the crematory and purchased
the urn, in writing, she dcreed that the
receptacle should hold her ashes after
er death She purchased still another
with the understanding that the wish
es of her husband regarding her urn
will be respected after death and that
when both had departed the ashes
should be mixed and carried in one
urn and scattered to the winds or sea.
The actress later divorced Taber,
who has since died, and since her sec
ond marriage the crematory people are
wondering whether Mr.. Sothern will
assume that part of the pact agreed up
on by his wife's first husband The
wishes of the actress regarding her
urn will be respected, of course, but
so far neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Sothern
whose first wife was Virginia Harmed
shall fill the other urn. ...
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
YOUNG GIRL KILLS SELF;
BLAMES ANOTHER WOMAN

Nashville, Tenn, Nov 2S.-Miss Lucy
Fields, pretty brunette, 29 years OF
age, committed suicide here last night
at teh residence of T. M. Smotherman,
Where she was employed as house
Keeper, by shooting herself through
The head with revolver.
Death was instantaneous. The dead
Woman left a note in which she states
that another woman was at the bottom
OF her trouble, and asked that her
Triends be certain she was dead before
her burial was permitted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
BELIEVES that
POPE BROWN IS
A SURE WINNER
SO SAYS Mr.. |. A. MORGAN
MaNV Letters Received By
Pope Brown Club

81 believe from indications lately
received at the Pope Brown headquar-
ters that he will carry three-fourths
of the counties in South Georgia" said
Mr.. l.. A. Morgan, secretary OF the
local Pope Brown club yesterday aft
ernoon.
1t seems to me that the southern
section of the state is safe for Pope
Brown by a big majority continued
Mr.. Morgan. I'VE have received
large number of letters from all sec
tions of this part of the state, and
the tone of nearly all of them is such
as to lead one to believe that Pope
Brown sentiment in Southern Georgia
| is almost unanimous.
"A large number of letters have
been sent out recently, and are still
being sent out, for the purpose of
ascertaining the sentiment in regard
to the gubernatorial race in this sec
! ton. These letters have been sent to
editors of. papers and to other promi-
nent citizens in nearly every county
| in Southern Georgia, so that the re-
plies received cover large stretch
of territory.
Though some Of the replies came
back from men who were red-hot for
Joe Brown, the vast majority of them
Indicate that Pope Brown sentiment
lis very strong in the counties where
the writer's live. Certainly if these
letters are to be believed, Pope Brown
Twill literally sweep this section OF the
state in the primary, which is now
but little more than week distant.
at is not only Pope Browns great
strength in this section of the state
THAT would lead one to pick him as
a winner in the primary but also the
we'll recognized fact that the north
Ieastern section of the state is very
strong for the prohibition candidate.
In fact, it seems that that section of
the state is as strong for Pope Brown
as this. These things taken together
with the strong following Pope Brown
has over the state as a whole, would
indicate his election at the primary
by a good majority"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
HER LOVE FOR ANOTHER
THE SAME OLD STORY
Macon Nan and Wife WIN Secure
Divorce.

Macon, Ca, Nov. 28.-Claiming that
his wife has been too intimate with an
Atlanta man, Lens s. Mcconnell, a
well-known Macon merchant today fill
ed suit for divorce and asked for
the custody OF his three children. His
wife, Mrs. Bessie May Mcconnell, re-
Gently separated from him on an
agreement filed in court, that she re-
ceiye $45 per month. The husband
says that his wife has been to Atlanta
and Montgomery in company with G.
w. Mcconnell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29


some at 40 per cent and from that uI
to Is per cent. Corporate property
was valued at from to 40 per cent
of true value. and the real estate
owners staggered under unjust bur
dens.
The Ohio constitution provides that
all property shall be appraised fol
taxation at it's true value in money
Governor Harmon worked on the the
ory that if that provision was lived
up to there would be no cause fol-
complaint in taxation affairs. 1t was
foreseen that If that were done there
would be an enormous increase tc
the tax duplicate, and property own
ers feared 1t would be used by public
officers to get funds for extravagant
purposes. But the executive an
swered these complaints by obtaining
laws that reduced extravaganza by
limiting expenditures of public money
and, as a further safeguard, placed a
low maximum limit of l per cent on
the tax levy that could be made. Be.
fore these laws were enacted, there
was no limit to the amount of the
Taxpayers money that could be ex
pended by public officers, and, as a
result, expenditures by the state
county, municipal and township gov.
ernment officers mounted at the rate
of $4OO0,O00 a year. During the past
decade the population in OHIO in
creased 145 per cent, the tax dupli
cate only 35 per cent, while the
amount of money raised for taxation
mounted at the rate Of 68 per cent.
The following figures show how
much faster the taxes increased in
the past 10 years than the population
and tax duplicate:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
qlIITHLAND NOW
| IN The GRIP OF
A BIG Blizzard
|rOLD WAVE IS NOW COMING
Freezing Temperatures Re-
ported Far South

A blizzard with snow and high
Winds is raging to-day over a large
horton of the country, extending
Erom Minnesota to northern, Texas.
Zero temperatures have been re-
Iorded in the more northerly states
nd freezing weather is reported from
Loints as far south as northern Louis
ana.
The cold wave is sweeping eastward
'apidly.
Snow is predicted tonight for Ken
ucky, Tennessee and western North
,arolina with a decided drop in tenn
,erature in Mississippi, Alabama,
}eorgia. South Carolina and Florida.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
MRS. FRIESON OF CORDELE
is SOT BY ACCIDENT

Cordele, Nov. 2S.-Mrs. J. L. Erie
son, of North Cordele, accidentally
shot herself through the left arm with
a 80 calibre revolver, which she had
picked up on a dresser, meaning 10
put it under a pillow on the bed. The
bullet went through the fleshy part OF
her arm, causing painful, though not
serious, wound.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
ESTIMATE OF COTTON CROP
MADE BY EXPERTS
Looks Like a Yield of Fifteen Million
Bales.

Atlanta, Nov. 2S.-J. L. Julian Of
Atlanta, we'll informed cotton NAM
estimates. the crop at 15,22O,oOo bales.
F. c. Olds & Co.. Of Abilene, Texas
guess. it viii be 15.S45OOo bales,
If eighty-fye per. cent of the crop
was ginned up to Nov. IA, the crop will
be about 100000 bales.
If eighty per cent was ginned to
Nov. IA, the crop will be 14,0O0,00o
.h41ass ~ 8. f-g tss- ,1s
One guess is about as good as an
other at this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
BANKS OF WAYCROSS
MAKE FINE SHOWING

Waycross, Ga, Nov. 27.-One of the
greatest indications of the continued
growth and development of the city OF
Waycross is the splendid showing
made by the banks of the city. Recent
statements of the three principal fl
nancial institutions of the city sho"
steady gains, both in savings and
open accounts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
THREE ARE DEAD FROM
INHALING SMOKE AT FIRE

Nashua, N. H.. Nov. 25.-Three men
died in fire in the Denton hotel, near
the Union station here today. They
inhalel smoke Another man is in a
serious condition from smoke poison
ing. The flames burned out the inter
ior of the hotel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
MR.. STEVENS TO RETIRE
FROM OFFICE TOMORROW
Complete Long Term in States
Service.

Atlanta, Nov. 28.--Railroad Commits
sioner Obadiah Stevens term of office
will expire November 80, Thanksgiv-
ing day, and he will retire to be sue
ceeded by ]. A. Perry, who was elected
to the Office in the primary last year.
The departure of Mr.. Stevens from the
capitol will be regretted by all the
state house officials. They are all his
personal friends. Before serving ON
the railroad commission Mr.. Stevens
was for many years commissioner OF
agriculture, and before that member
OF the house Of representatives and
state senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
AGED WOMAN is BURNED
TO DEATH IN MOBILE

Mobile, Ala, Nov. 28-Horribly
burned from head to toe, the result OF
her dress catching fire from an open
CRATE, Mrs. Margaret E. Fleming, life
long resident of Mobile, passed away
last night at local infrmary. Mrs.
Fleming was asleep In chairNin front
of the CRATE, and was enveloped IN
ames before she could cry for assist
ance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
Snow in Texas.

Wichita Falls, Tex, Nov. 2S.-Snow
is falling today in northern Texas from
Childress to Texline, and extended FUR
ther south hourly. At Texline the tenn
perature was 20, while 80 degrees was
recorded at Childres. There was a
drop Of 80 degrees here overnight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29

Nanking, Nov. 28.-Some fighting
has taken place to the northward OF
the city. A bombardment is immi-
nent Shooting has been heard inside
the city. There is reason to believe
that the commander of the imperial
troops has discovered a treacherous
plot to open the gates of the city.
All foreigners except the Japanese
consul and his guard have left. =
All the foreign warships have with
drawn out of range.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
PLAY OF CHILDREN t
CAUSES BIG WRECK

Danville, KY, Nov. 2S.-A spike
placed between rail joints by, children,
resulted in the wrecking of Queen and
Crescent train No. yesterday after
noon, IL miles below Somerset. Two
locomotives were hauling the train.
Both fremen were killed and several
trainmen injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29

But one of the Harmon Iax laws
stopped that by providing that il
1911 no more money could be ex
pended than was paid out in 1910. q
definite scale of percentages for in
creases to take care Of additional ex
penses caused by natural growth OF
cities and towns is provided for in
succeeding years.
BY impartially appraising all class
es of property. the grand duplicates
have been so increased that the aver
age tax rate has been reduced from
9 per cent in 1910, before the Harmon
tax reforms. to mills, or Fraction
less tran per cent, in 1911,
Taxpayers In the cities and country
(Contnued on Page Five)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
Fertilizer Plant Burns.

McRae Ga, Nov. 28.-The oil mill
nd plant of the Telfair Fertilizer COM
pany, one mile from here was destroy
ed by fire during last night with loss
of $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
PUZZLE: WHY DID FATHER
OF FIFTEEN END LIFEi

Hazleton, Pa, Nov. 27--Leaying
behind widow and IS children, John
Wersinger, 90, committed suicide to-
day. No cause has been assigned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
WHITE WAY FOR ATHENS.

Athess, Nov. 27.-Business men Of
the city are interested in general
movement for a great white way,
which Is planned to cover practically
the entire business section of Athens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29
SLAUGHTER Of
Chinese WAS
MOST TERRIFIC
IN BATTLE FOUGHT RECENTLY
Nearly 1000 Are Among List
Of Dead

San Francisco, Cal, Nov, 2S.-Ter-
rife slaughter has marked the fight
ing at Nanking, according to a cable
gram received here to-day.
The report says that $500 regular
soldiers and 300 civilian volunteers
have been killed.
Dispatches received by the Chinese
Free Press state that the imperialists
and rebels are fighting to-day inside
Nanking.
The revolutionary navy is prepar-
ing to lombard the suburb Shia Kwan
occupied by the Manchus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-29

New York, Nov 28.-A dispatch
received at the Methodist board Of
foreign missions from Shanghai says
all the missionary women at Nankins,
in Kiang ST province, have gone up
the river to Kin Kiang This is part
of the general movement by the mis-
sionaries at interior points to come
down to the coast cities, and is a re-
suit of specific instructions sent out
by the legations at Peking.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-12
OCEAN MAIL BILL CP.
senator Ga,iinger Opens the Debate In
Favor Of Its Passage.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The great coun
tries of South America offer a much
better market TO American tfade In pro-
portion TO their population than the
countries OF the Orient. according 10
Senator Gallinger The Senator from
New Hampshire made this statement
in heginpinp tho Jeba,e in the Senate
-, .s.,Is. -, ,,a ,a,,,;,,is,.a,i,n
'-uaS u, o',a" ~ '''' ''"'''''''''' ''''
ocean hiai Dhi
These proposed lines TO South
America, said Senator Gallinger. run TO
,,h,, sh,,Il n. ,h., r,;toJ St,,,s Gonna M
:. .'. .o,.,t' -. =, ~ -,
~, az ''''7' ''a' u, NV "o' w :
me progressive South American repub-
lies are all Of them large consumers of
tho products Of the north ,empera,e
,,,a h,, ,rd,r ,,r,s.r, cona;,ions ,h.,,
49,, , ~ " .' - t,1I ~
The chief European nations have the
wisdom 10 provide adequate means by
mail nassanyer and freight communica-
49,. -, -, cas -.
.i"n' ''rea' nr''a'n' "er'nahy. rrance.
lta'y' SPAN even PORTUGAL ana sweden.
hav. steamship lines To South America.
all aided or encouraged In some way by
'h.;r r"ro,ruan,S =, - .asv t,r So,,S
,,,.,,;aa,, ,,,ar,,,a,,s ., - - ID
"'"' wan i"'' ''"h'' w e'"u '"'' o'"o''
to or receive their goods from Europe.
IL Is very difficult, indeed impossible,
for them To communicate in any quick
or .a,;s,,o,,r,, w,,, ,,i,b ,h. Irn;,ad
S'a'eS'
Comparing. for example. the annual
per capita imports Of China, which last
year amounted 10 only ~ cents, the
foreign per capita trade of Argentina
is 20 times that of China. the trade of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-12
STATE DINNER iTWHITE HOUSE
Given In Honor Of the Representatives Oi
the Dominion Of Canada.

WAsHINGlCN. Jan. THE President
and Mrs Taft were hosts tonight at a
state dinner given at the White House
in honor of the representatives. Of the
Dominion of Canada who are engaged
here in the recipr octy and fisheries
neeotiaticns. The dinner was formal
affair. but matters Of state were not the
subject of any oratory.
Among those present were the Am
hassador of Great Ertan and Mrs James
rrycc the Prime Minister of Newfound-
land the Minister of Finance of Canada
and Mrs. Fielding, Miss Edith Fielding,
the Minister of Customs of Canada and
Mrs Patterson, the Minister of Marine
and | ishrlics Of Newfoundland the
Minister of Justice of Newfoundland and
Lady Aylesworth, the Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Knox. Senator Penrcse. Senator
Cummins, Senator Smith Of Michigan
and Mrs. Smith, Representative Serene
+. Pavno of New York and Mrs. Payne
Whitelaw Reid, Ambassador from the
United States to Great Pritain, and Mrs.
Reid Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Anderson,
Mr., and Mrs. Charles NJ Pepper, Miss
Mabel Eoardman and Miss Helen Taft.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-12
UIICk-GET-RICH ARREST.
Joseph de ChampIaln Alleged to Have
Used Mails TO Sell BAD stock.

WASHINGTON. Jan. II The Post Office
Department made this statement to-
night:
The Postmaster General was advised
to-day of the arrest ~ Manchester. y. II d,
of Joseph de Champlain. president of
the New England Investment Company,
holding corporation, capitalized at
s5OoOOo charged with fraudulent Use
of the mails.
The corporation owns and controls
seven different companies. supposed TO
he operating in various parts 81 New
England, with an aggregate capitaliza-
ton of $685., 900. Stockholders in the
concern are numbered by the thousands.
being mostly working. people. Alluring
promises were made by De Champain
TO float the stock of the concern
Notwithstanding the fact that no sur
plus had been earned. the company de-
clared dividends last year of IS per cent D.,
frandulently reporting to the stockholders,
a profit for the year of $3.50 900. The cor
pOration during that period was receiving
enormous sums for stock through efforts
of its own agents. and as IA result of ad-
vertisements inserted in the publications
of the lie Reveil Publishing COMPANY.
one of its subsidiaries, which contained
many statements not borne ont by the
facts f."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-12
COOK BLAMES ARCTIC TRUST.
Says II Paid for or Influenced Prcss's Att'.
tude Toward Ills Achievements.

SKIDMoRE, Mo, Jan II The Rev. T. r.
Gray is in receipt of a letter from DR..
Frederick A. Cook in response to one
Mr.. Gray sent him expressing faith in the
explorer. The letter in part follows:
WALpoRF-AsToRTA.
New York. January 8, 1911.
To My DEAR MIR. GRAY: ] want to first
thank you for the splendid support which
you have given my cause in the face of
hostile attacks. There Is hardly a word
of truth In all that the press has printed.
For the last year and at present phrases
are being picked out OF my articles and
around these false meaning IL being built
to discredit me There is no plea of in
sanity. no bid for forgiveness and no doubt
of the actual accomplishment of either task.
the climb OF Mount Mckinley or the quest
OF the pole. But to determine the mathe-
maticai point of the pole with the accuracy
which the armchair geographers demand .
n physical impossibility.
The calculations upon which accurate
polar location is based are open TO such in
depreciation as friend or foe desire to ex-
press. That my self exile was a mistake
] know. When at last. dogged by the press.
abused by paid consprators and driven
to the verge Of despair by an unrelieved
tension of public excitement. | said to my
self. let the mill OF infamy grind ! will take
a much needed rest in seclusion where
can enjoy food and rest and get undis-
turved sleep. where | can be mere man
and not a freak to the excited crowds
When ] went away ] cancelled lecture
engagements for $liO.OOO At Copenhagen
refused contracts amounting to over
81 900. 600 Does this look like a plan to
hoax the world for sordid gain? ] have
made money. of course. but | have spent
most of it in the same cause out of which
IL came.
ask for nothing now except TO be freed
from an unmerited charge of press SLAM
der, all of which is paid or influenced by the
Arctic trust. Nverv phase of the bitter
battle of defamation will be met and then
watch for what comes next.
Believe me, that appreciate your kindly
attitude and your noble brotherly helpful
ness. Faith fully yours.
FREDERICK A. COOK.