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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
JOHNSON SMASHED
THE PITCHING RECORD
On Small Number Of Pitched
Balls In One Game

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 7.-Johnson's
record of balls and strikes by innings
was as follows
First inning-Graney hit first ball
pitched; Olson famed on three and
Jackson on four. Total, strikes;
ball.
Second inning-Lajoie lined to Me
Bride on fifth ball pitched; Birming-
ham clouted first ball; Ball hit the
second one to Morgan, the first being
strike. Total, strikes; balls.
Third inning and Smith
each hit the first ball, while Kaler
famed on three balls. Total, )
strikes.
Fourth inning-Graney and Olson
each hit first ball; Jackson drew bail
and hit the next; Lajoie hit the first
ball pitched. Total, strikes; 1 ball.
Fifth inning After Birmingham
had drawn ball and a strike, he went
out on the next ball; Ball had the
same record, and Turner was retired
on the second, a strike. Total, 6
strikes; balls.
Sixth inning hit the first
ball pitched; Kaler drew two balls and
bunted the next; Graney hit first ball
pitched, while Olson hit the second,
the first being a ball. Total, 4
strikes; l ball.
! Seventh inning-JacksOn famed m
five pitched balls; Turner had two
strikes and bal when he flied out;
] Birmingham had two strikes when he
lined to Morgan. Total, strikes, 3
balls.
Eigth inning-Ball famed on four
pitched balls; Turner famed on three;
Smith flied out on the second bal
pitched. Total, 8 strikes; l ball.
Ninth inning hit first
ball for a home run; Graney hit the
first on line to Morgan; jackson
drew a ball and hit safely. Lajoi,
fouled one and field on the next. To
tai, strikes; 2 balls.
Grand total-54 strikes; Is balls
SO pit he'd balls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08

tect our interests. 1t is up to US 70
get busy at once or get left"
"If any change is to be made in the
Seaboard schedules, it should be made
so as to cause the trains affected o
reach Americus earlier in the Gay
rather later" was the opinion of Mr..
G. NJ. Eldridge. Such a change would
benefit the merchants and general
trade of the city instead of injuring
them, as the proposed change is sure
to do. Every interest of the city de-
mands that the change be opposed as
strongly as possible"
Mr.. Tom Bell was positive in his
opinion that Americus wants no change
in the present schedules: "The bus1,
ness men Of Americus certainly op-
CONTINUED on Page Ffve)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
BIG STEAMER is FLOATED
DAMAGE Is SLIGHT

Savannah, Ga, Sept. News was
received here by wireless last night
that the steamer Lexington, of the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
line, which was driven ashore on Bot
any Bay Island in the hurricane last
week. had been loated by tugs and
was in safe position. She has not
taken any water and is not believed
to be seriously damaged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
NOONSHINING IN GEORGIA
STILL VERY FLOURISHING

Atlanta, Sept. Tt SENS that the
cheerful reports current about year
ago that moonshining was dying oIt
in Georgia were not based on very def
mite facts, for the report of the month
of August alone shows that Revenue
Ascent J. H. Surber and his raiders de-
stroyed 1O9 illicit stills, of which 4
were in Georgia and 80 in Alabama
Needles to say, most of those in this
tate were in the North Georgia noun
tain Businesses.
The figures for August are about
equal to those of other months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
NO PUBLIC REPORT TO
BE MADE BY COMMITTEE
On Investigation OF Department OF Az
riculture.

Atlanta, Sept. State Commission
er of Agriculture r. G. Hudson will not
make public the report of the affairs
of the department compiled by him It
the request of the Ault Legislative in
vestigating committee. The report
will be transmitted to Mr. Ault, vice
chairman of that committee at Ced-
artown, who vii have to call meet
ing of the committee to receive 1t
Therefore, the probability is that there
will be no public information on the
investigation for a month or more tC
come, possibly not until the next ses
sion Of the legislature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
SAYS HE WAS JOKING
WHEN HE KILLED WIFE

Alexandria, La, Sept. &c. w.
Boatwright, who killed his wife Au-
gust 26 because she would not get oat
of bed at midnight and prepare his
supper, after a preliminary trial to-
day was remanded to jail without bail
to await the action of the grand jury
The prisoner declares he was joking
when he said he told his wife he would
kill her, and that he did not know the
revolver was loaded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
BANKER OFT OF PRISON
Is LIBERATED ON PAROLE.
Georgia Cashier Gets Free From the
Penitentiary.

Atlanta, Sept. 7.-Olin Pharr, the
young McRae banker who was sent Up
for four years for embezzlement and
who was paroled some time ago, has
been recommended for a complete par
don by the prison commission. Pharrs
four-year prison term would have ex-
pired tomorrow, but his parole has
several months to run yet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
CHARGED WITH BEATING
DAUGHTER TO DEATH

Marshall, Texas, Sept. Charged
with whipping their 12-year-old daugn-
ter, Mary, to death, Alice and Abra-
ham Ingram, have been arrested and
lodged in jail here.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26

looked down upon him and esteemed
him as the limit
Besides being sweet young
thing, she was q peach. . dream, and
corker, and the soulful guy almost
punctured a tire trying to make good
He tried little offerings, he tried
tafry, verbally and by the pound, he
even went the length Of having two
straws inserted in her soda, but IL
was no 60. In her estimation he was
a Willy boy and q nonentity, and
she would have none Of him.
Finally, and at last, the soulful guy
determined that only poetry could
save the day. Whereupon he wrought
an effusion and stationing himself be-
meath the window Of the sweet young
thing. began to deliver It In q loud
voice.
Now 1t chawnced that the family
of the sweet young thing kept their
coal In the cellar; yet did the sweet
young thing and her four strong
brothers toll and moil until they had
nearly half a ton In the sweet young
things second-story front room This
did they pour upon the spoutinr
soulful guy below.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Vest Pocket ESSAYS
The Author of Siwash College Tales
Drawn for The wsshinston Times.

-HE world has long been in doubt.
but there should be no question
as to whether politics is or are.
Every one will admit that poll
tics is singular-extremely so.
Politics is the art of carrying a large
number Of votes in the vest pocket and
of straddling fences, hunting holes,
turning back-somersaults and jumping
onto band wagons without splitting any
of them. There are politicians so ex-
pert that they can be caught robbing
hen roosts and can be elected states at
torney on the strength of 1t; there are
men who are such poor politicians that
they would be defeated for dog catcher
for rescuing young lady from q burn
ing house without the Formally Of an
introduction. .'--
Politicians are born. not made. II
politicians were made. the act would
have become penitentiary offense long
ago. The politician believes that the
people should rule, but that II is a shame
to poster them with the job. He be-
lieves that the Office should seek the
man and he lies down In front Of It
and trips 1t up so as to make its job
easier. He believes that the majority
is supreme and he has 1S9 formulas for
making majorities that are just as good
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

Pop wawked in his sleap agen last
mite, and me and ma wawked with him
to see that he dident bert himself.
witch he dident.
The ferst thing pop did was to get
a kandl, witch he genrilly does wen
he wawks in his sleap, and then he
wawked into the setting room holding
the kandil and saying, Ill get that kat
vet. 1 don't see how one kat can make
sutch q noize.
Wat kat, ma, I sed, and ma sed,
Hush, don't wake him up, he Jest i'm
AGNES thares q kat avn the Tense.
No Kat at Anvil
Look At that kat, wood you, sed pop,
going to the setting room windo and
holding the kandil out 30 he Good see
bettir may be. He's 50 big its q won
dir he don't mock the Tense down, he
sed, shut up, you confowndid Feline
Then he took q vaze awf the mantil-
peece witch had nowirs b 1t and
throo II awl his mite out the windo at
the kat, witch thare wasent eny kat,
and the vaze maid a orfull noizs brake
ing agenst the Tense and Mr.. Jones.
witch IL our neokst sioar nayber, stuck
his he'd out the back windo ana SET
Wat was that.
Nobody ansered and Mr.. Jones stuck
his he'd in agen and then pop sed, Holy
smoakes, I nevtr evfn toutohed him. l
don't see how l evir missed q big KAT
like that. / nevir saw sutch q big kat
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
By George Fitch

1t nowadays Is to tie up legislature
at the last minute with a nlne-hour
speech.
There are all kinds of politicians.
some are so honest that their right
hands would be shocked to death II
they knew what their left hands were
doing. Others are so crooked that they
could wear a brass horn for a vest.
Statesmen are politicians who love
their country in words of six syliables
Grafters are politicians with steely
fingers. Reformers are people who would
like to play politics without catching it.
THE people" are to a politician what
circulation is to an editor. He has to
have them or go out Of business. A
political party is a politicians union.
Party Issues are the patent medicines
of politics. They will cure anything
A campaign is something that the poll
tician gives to the voter, to keep him
busy and happy until election. An
election is a frightful display of cor
ruption and unscEuplocity by the other
side
Politicians work twenty-five hours a
day and live on hope, campaign cigars
and party fervor. When a good poll
tician dies he gets lIbellous statute in
Washington: When bad one dies, St.
Peter locks his gates and puts Plaster
OF Paris In the keyhole.
Copyright, 1911. by George MaShew Adams
The Washington times., 1911-09-26

in my life, he sed. restohinE for snuthir
vazs.
Ma kwtck moved the vaze so he
coodent reetch It. 50 pop took the clock
insted and throo It at the kat, witch
'thare wasen any, and Il maid sutch a
neize hitting the tense you mite of
thawt It was the Forth Of July.
Jones, Agen
Mr.. Jones stuck his he'd out Of the
windo agen and sed very loud, Enuff
of this. kut II out, whoevirs doing 1t.
don't you think enyboddy wunts eny
sleap.
You think I kant hA you, don't ysu.
sed pop, meening the kat. I've got a
good mind to KUN down in the yard
and puntch yure Ease.
Who's that going to puntch my Ease,
sed Mr.. Jones, not old Tawker, Ill be
bownd.
Just then pop nocked his toe agenst
q chare witch he was going to pick up
to throw at the kat and he herd wat
Mr.. Jones sed. and he moshined to ma
and me 10 60 back to bed without max
ing eny noize. witch we did.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26

the beautiful young woman entered
Yes, ma'am?" inquired Clarence,
politely, not to say suavely and ur-
banely. ~ .-..r'..
"Is It true" she asked, sweetly,
shat one may have all one desires
20 drink If one but pays one nickel?"
"One may, IL one does" answered
Cfsrenae. -
Then here's q nickel. and give me
q chocolate soda, please, and keep on
dlling Il up until say stop;
"Yes'm," said Clarence, as he drew
one
Not to~take undue liberties with a
short story, suffice 1t TO say that
Clarence sprained his wrist filing
her glf-Ss for the forty-seventh time.
whereupon she arose from her seat
and walked lightly forth.
Sid. the side show man, wondered
at the performance that night why
Isabella, the Human Reservoir, dis
appointed the audience by baking at
her .sixty-seventh glass of water.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Excessive Realism.

Realism may be carried too far"
The speaker was Augustus Thomas,
the playwright. Mr.. Thomas was con-
demning certain over-realistic plays
that he had seen in Paris,
They. were 50 realistic" he said,
they inflicted pain and disgust on the
DUN.
Mrs. Dodledum was horror-struck to-
see her little daughter come home from
the beach one morning with her new
silk frock cut into about a hundred
holes Of various size. 49, Z.
What on earth the mother cried,
have you cut all these. holes in yo2r
frock for?
: We was playin'., store the little
girl replied, and L was the. Swiss
cheese. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

man That always seemed to me q
copyrighted thing for the leading lady
or the primG donna, q sort Of P. A..
or press agent yarn"
Forget IT," growled the s d. K
III bet that Julian has moro genuine
Ice than the majority Of these lea dIno
ladies who go around biting tbeir fr.
ger nails while they are trying TO think
up gags that will get them into print
And good rocks attract attention Of III.
crooks and arouse their cupiditv.
whether they belong to one of the gen.
tier sex or a big husky man who
scrapes the barbed wire OF of his man
at seven thirty every morning
DO don't worry any more about ~
and just think how lucky II Is MAJ
the story got into print, for I must
confess that the theatrical game and
the bauble robbery were brourbt mn
together and fed out Of tine saros-
bottle. There are some editor. 49,
feeltn enough to crab every storv .,
the KIND that floats along, but thi.
one got over all right.
What Gets Me
I've thought the thing all over and
and in a looking glass, bsye $500 ao
Julian since he was a kid, and saw
MN pun one Of his first inpersona-
uon stunts. was there when he put
over ms nrst success. I've seen him
shoot TO pieces the oldtime prefudice
asalnst female impersonator. But
'here Is one thing that gets me-
ans. anG mat Isl queried the 8. g. Y.
ana that Is, continued the 81 ID
X We'll to put II in a few words,
I'm wondering whore he was CA
ing his diamonds when he We.
roboed-in his stocking or in his corset
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
There's a Difference.

Two ladies, previously unacquainted,
were conversing at reception. After a
few conventional remarks, the younger
exclaimed:
II cannot think what has upset that
tall blonde man over there. He was so
attentive a little while ago, but he
won't look at me now"
Perhaps" said the other, he saw me
coming in. He's my husband. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26

Il like to died" said the stage-struck
youth. when l read about Julian FL
tinge gettin' maced for two thousand
dollars worth Of diamonds"
''Nothin' funny about his havin' that
much money tied up in sparks" said
the stage doorkeeper. He's been max
In money so fast that he might as
well spend it for jewels as touring
cars, and remember, kid, that he has an
opportunity to display diamond tara
FHs and stomaohers that no other gent
en- she American stage has"
Like a P. A. Yarn
81 didn't mean 1t that way said ths
8. g. Y. But it seemed so funny to
pun the diamond robbery stun on q
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Incorrectly Reported.

miss Fanny. 1 am sorry to learn
that you think am irascible."
who says think so?''
Mrs. Looper."
did she tell you thatT'
"She did, Miss Fanny"
well. either you misunderstood her
OF, she misunderstood me. 1 didn't say
you were irascible, Mr.. Feathertop. I
said YOU were impossible. .,-C Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Snappy Smiles
From Humor'S Isles
IN PLAIN WORDS

Father Ito daughter, whom he sees
whispering to her mother)-Elsie,
how often have told you not to do
that? Speak out II you want any
third.
Elsie-well, father, l wanted to
know why the woman near me has
such O red nose?
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Explained.

Now they claim that the human body
contains sulphur
I'm what amount?"
"Oh, In varying quantities"
We'll that may account for some
girls making better matches than 9TH
ers'-London Opinion.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Then He Passed On.

II am seeking local color for an
opera said the traveller. Have you
any merry villagers in this village?-
Not in this village" answered the in
habttant. IAN we have here Is bunch
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
On Alibis

she claims she has perfect alibi."
What IL her alibif
"She says that she can prove that
At the time the crime was committed
her little girl was brushing her hair"
That proves an alibi for her hair,
but how about herselfT'
The Washington times., 1911-09-26


under mothers supervision today the
of and housekeeping and begin
before, Homework honestly
that take college learn
It's of dear, and going have
where you shall hear the wheels round.
That's and you'll be comfortable and, hope,
tented that you may get fat Imagine fati
Truth tell it's getting hard to imagine all There
whole of
dressing table but the real living oh, badly
be that remember how eyes crnkle
when smile and the draw brows together
to own when lips laughing all the while
Wants Him in Person
hear the infections in voice that
nonplace rhapsode for and of
feel around again and kisses
my lips
Oh it's fine be engaged it's lovely getting
wonderful hear you every day.
could only just shoWyou all the things when them
only and tell all the little things every
writing hem could laugh failures proud
Of in housewifery would give Oh
! want you l want you.
Trying To Be Brave and Patient
there, didn't
doing best be brave and and
happy and that the be fleet night
we'll and the night be passing
day and night brings Thanksgiving when again
Do you think very foolish? Sometimes am
feel ought be older settled going to be
married but loving have started wprng
in and well honesly just bubble with and funny
thoughts so have write them you
I'm too tired to write more so good night dear H
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
What II Showed

And your husband gave s5s,ooe for
Chat old book?'
Yes" replied Mrs. Cumrox.
ITO show how much you care for lit
erature, suppose?"
mo. To show how little we care for
Ue, co.,
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Ma Exneriment Station

Eua-That young farmer tried to
kiss me. saying that he had never
kissed q girl before.
Stella-what did you tell him?
Ella-That / was no agricultural
experiment station.
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Don't Throw These
In the Waste Basket

ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY
We are all creatures Of habit. as
was the railway porter who came
nome blind to the world, pushed the
cat into the oven. slammed the door
and called out. 'Nexsht shtop Not
'am"-The Pink I'm. -
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Would Know Her

Mrs. Bacon-Look here! As true az
m alive there's hair on your coat
AR. Bacon-It's only a cat hair. nv
dear
Mrs. Bacon-I have no doubt. who
was the cat" please?
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
She Broke Training;
Or, Add a Cherry

II was Tuesday in the all-you-can-
drink -foT-a-nIckel soda emporium.
Holy fzz, but It's been a dull. dayF
O0nsrked Clarence, the clerk, just as
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
Moral: Even Poetry
Fails at Times

soleful guy who was enamored Of q
sweet young thing. who in turn
The Washington times., 1911-09-26

pound
night myself by promised myself and
for all its acquaintance forever.
know dentist thau do job like that and questions asked
and by all that painful I'd around that
chamber horrors first thing this ornin and beg him
feen the all but FOR the sake of
nerve % his monkey wrench and EXTRACT.
Mamie Almost Called II Names
That's night Belle evy tooth
felt black and blue that
tried beg off by ckin instead hurn I'd that
tooth by havin forcby elected in the morning
Meanwhile the tooth KEEP right playin hopscoch with itself
sleep Anyhow, woke and
mouth make the tooth there
enough that it'd stopped hurn It actually felt
pleasant.
But yellow forget all about that dentist?
NOnot right decided around thing after break
before breakfast the I'd fixed up las night
ben usual but somehow other fingered
long Then quito hat and walked slowly but
Look here, Mamie" thought, don't be hearess Maybe
for what did Would place your immortal
little thing death while begin
for FORGIVENESS? Mamie" thought don't be heartss"
nd wasn't hesrtess -
The Washington times., 1911-09-26

as the kind you get IN the ballot box.
The world had politicians long before
1t had chicken pox, influenza. grasshoo-
pers, poets, trusts, book agents, wars.
legislatures or other Affections. Noah
was the first great politician. He got
all his family in. out Of the rain.
Joseph worked the stock scare on the
Egyptions Samson slew ten thousand
Philistines with the jawbone of an ass,
while the best that can be done with
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
NJ A ME TELLS BELLE
May Be Better
In the Morning, But
IT'S AWFUL WHILE 1T LASTS

THERE'S anything on earth, Belle, better'n
toothache for maxim you feel how empty the world
is decline to be INTRODUCED to it For shown up
the downright useessness~ o Twin, a toothaches
got somepin' stubbed toes blighted affections
and bein dead broke.
Until you've got toothache, though, Belle,
you never know how brave you can be-while
you've got it. Next to invitin' your best fellow
try some o your cookin and telln' the telephone
girl to please hurry up, about the bravest thing
know OF is gettin tooth extracted.
That's what / made up my mind 10 do las
The Washington times., 1911-09-26
THE REAL LOVE LETTERS
That He Received
Telling the Plans
OF HIS RIDE TO BE

sAREST: That quaint little couplet of the we'll
loved writer that all know, declaring that 'Life
is made up of number of things, and I'm sure we
shall all be as happy as kings, has been singing
itself into my mind all afternoon, and am as happy
no, happier-than any monarch on his throne,
for no king have the fun OF sweeping and dust
ing, of marking dozens of napkins and tablecoths
or play at the joys of being wife in prospect.
But because the many things that fill the hours
sometimes trying TO the flesh than the
spirit. | very tired-so tired in fact, that this
is only going to be wee short letter to carry
my love and my good night message to you
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28
MILL ACCIDENTS GREATEST
Washington Industrial Insurance Re-
port Issued.

Olympia.-A preliminary report of
the state industrial insurance COM
mission covering the first six weeks
of the operation of the new work
mems compensation law shows that
during that period 9S5 cases of injury
to workmen engaged in hazardous
occupations were reported, and Of
this number 40 were fatalities. There
are ALSO employers in the AZ classes
defined by the law and total of
9S,835 employees.
The greatest number Of accidents
are charged up to saw and shingle
mill and logging operations, and this
class also came first in the number
of deaths. In proportion to the
number of employees. however, coal
mining had a greater number of &C.
cidents and fatalities than the lumber
industry.
The percentage of accidents as
compared with the number Of persons
employed in the At classes was .O0975,
while the ratio of deaths to the num-
ber employed was .O0O41 per cent.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28
EXCLUDE AMERICAN GOODS
Russia and Japan in League Against
United States.

st. Petersburg. = Intimation that
the commercial treaty which is being
negotiated between Russia and Japan
is to exclude all goods of American
manufacture from Manchuria was
made semi-officially here. 1t is said
to be part OF the tariff war which
Russia is preparing to wage against
the United States in retaliation for
the abrogation Of the Russo-American
treaty Of 1882.
The unwonted speed with which
the negotiations are being carried on
here and at Toxic in order to have
the convention ratified within the
next fortnight if possible, indicates
that both nations are acting from a
more important impetus than origin
ally mutual consideration.