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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07
AMOUNTS due ON BONDS
TO BE PAID BY CENTRAL
Directors Order Decision Of
Court Carried Out

Savannah, Ga, May 6.-The pur-
pose of the special meeting of tho
directors of the Central of Georg' a
was to effect a settlement with the
dissatisfied bondholders, who are SUI
ing the company for interest on in
come bonds.
President Markham, after the meet
ing stated that the decision of the ST.
preme court was rendered in this case
while Maj. Hanson was still president,
just one day before the death of the
latter.
There was an unavoidable delay in
filling the Office" said President
Markham" but an adjustment of the
matter will be made at once.
From a re-adjustment of the ac-
counts, in accordance with the decis-
ion of the court, it appears that the
amounts which the company should
now properly pay interest on the in
come bonds are as follows:
For the fiscal year 1908, $397,-
47S.45, which will pay the full inter
est ON the first incomes, and about
2S2 per cent. on the second For the
year 1909. 92,5OOOO, which will pay
about 2.31 per cent. on the first in
comes, and for the year 1910, the same
as 1909.
The board has taken action di-
recting payment as soon as the nee
essary procedure can be taken, and
this arrangement is understood to lie
acceptable to the bondholders,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07
AMERICUS TYPOS ELECT
new OFFICERS FOR YEAR
REGULAR Annual Election Held
Last Week

At the last meeting of the Americas
Typographical Union, No 435, officers
were chosen to serve during the ensu-
ing year.
Mr.. Bratton Kennedy, of The Times
Recorder composing room force, was
honored with the presidency Of the or
ganization. Among other officers
elected were Messrs. W. B. Blakey,
vice president; C. "A. Ames, secretary,
and E. l.. Stanfield, sergeant-at-arms.
The affairs of the organization are
now in a good condition and the Off
GERS report a membership embracing
practically every printer in this Sec
ton
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07
IT'S NIP and TUCK WITH THE
CONTESTANTS IN. OUR BIG RACE
Contestants are Gaining New Conf
dGnCe as Race Progresses There's
Plenty Of Time TO Enter the Race
and Win a Prize.

The list of contestants in The
Times-Recorder's Great Jewelry Con-
test is growing rapidly, The roaliza-
ton of the fact that this is one Of
lhe best times to enter the race has
come to many who before were doubt
ful, so that the Contest IS growing
Wider and warmer every day.
There is plenty of time for any
candidate who wishes to enter the race
to get into the Contest and to make
d winning run. Every one who en-
ters will enjoy the good natured com
etiticn that characterizes the effort 10
land first place.
Make up your mind at once to have
a part in the fun. It's anybody's race
now and for some time TO come. The
prizes haven't been won yet by a great
deal. Besides, there is a prize for
p,e~y district, which can be won by
some persistent and hardworking con-
tes' ant, not to mention the capital
Irize, a brilliant sparkler, which is
going to be won by some jolly, hard
working, never-say-die young lady.
If the contestants already in the race
only knew how their friends are rally
ing to their support, it would do their
hearts good There are so many, too,
who want other candidates to get into
tne Contest so that they can work for
them. You are likely one of the num-
0cr, ii you are not already in the run
ring, so take yourself into your own
confidence, get your own consent to
lc1 your friends back you up for a
winner-and then win!
We are publishing today list Of
tic contestants votes as they stood
yesterday at noon. One can easily see
that the race has just begun. Hence
forward places in the lead are likely
to be shifted from day to day, as the
race goes nip and tuck. The list will
not be published daily, but will appear
from time to time.
The lineup Saturday at noon was as
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07
To the Man Who Has Not

bought that straw. This is intended
for him or any other fellow who is
thinking of buying himself straw
hat. We have beautiful selection OF
imported hats, both i'm the rough and
and smooth materials i'm the small
narrow brim, for the man who wants
a conservative hat, or the stylish
broad brim for the young fellow.
One hat that we wish you TO see,
is hand woven, flexible hat, weigh
ing only two ounces. IT'S indeed
beauty. Price $3.50.
Come around to-day. DON'T be
bas hfuI any longer. Spring is here.
PINKSTON COMPANY,
Under the Windsor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

Midsummer Millinery in the latest
styles at Mrs. Gaines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

He who lives upon hope will probab-
ly die from starvation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

Of course you are honest, but did
you ever hear of any one going around
locking for you in the daytime with a
lantern?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

Have your prescriptions filled at
Dodson's Pharmacy. Best service,
reasonable prices, and only licensed
prescriptionists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07
SOLID WEEK OF PICTURES
AGAIN AT THE THEATRE
And Audiences VIII Enjoy Excellent
Offerings.

The comedy company, the Galvins,
here for three nights closed the en-
gagement at the Opera House last
night. and for a whole week Manager
Dudley will again feast his patrons
upon a sumptuous diet of pictures But
they are the best, and the audiences
will be delighted Herewith. At tn
Bijou the nightly menu will also be
one of high class moving pictures, with
three matinees on regular advertised
days, and vaudeville at all times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

Marriage frequently gives two other
wise agreeable people chance to tel
sach other the disagreeable truth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

It's easy for a woman who doesn't
pretend to know anything to make
fool of a man who knows it all,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

The best offices in Americus for
rent over our new store. Chas. J..
Ansley. 7-it
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

LADIES-We invite your inspection
of the beautiful Waists we have Just
received. PinkStOn Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-07

Cnildren'S Wash Dresses at reduced
rircS Monday and Tuesday only.
ChaS. i. Ansley. 1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
RUNAWAY GIRL
ACTS AS GOVERNESS
ouise swan Has Position In Phila-
deIphia and Writes Homo
to Her Parents.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Louise swan
has been found. A letter received from
her gave the parents the address OF a
home in Philadelphia, where she IS
employed as a governess. Her father
will not reveal the street and number
but declares that over her own sigma
ture he has heard that she IS well
and that the paternal anxiety has van
ished.
Ever since the 18-year-old girl van
ished from her home the mother has
been prostrated Since the receipt OF
the letter she has improved gTeatly
by the dissipation of fears.
"She told me in her letter where
she was" said Mr.. Swan. "She II
working as governess for a respect
able family under an assumed name
She SAYS she will come back home l
we insist. but is anxious to make he
own way. Her mother will go to se'
her in few days as soon as she
able to travel, and then decision VIII
be reached
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
MONEY SAILING
THROUGH THE AIR
Entire Population Of Town Is Engaged
In Exciting Game Of Finding
Bills.

HUNTINGTON, Ind, July 2s-The
entire population Of Plum Tree, from
the smallest child to the most feeble
resident, is hunting for money scat
tered over the village, the result OF
a high wind blowing s1T0 in bills from
the hand of Fred Sheets.
Lanterns guided the footsteps OF
MANY in the dark, and after about an
hours search part of the money was
found. 1t was the first time that
Sheets ever had s170 in real money
AS he mechanically reached for his
wallet to see if it still was safe, the
wind lifted his hat and Fred dropped
his wallet.
The wallet fell open, bills flying
right and left The lone policeman,
constable, was enlisted. A woman
learned of the affair, and soon the
whole town, composed of about 500
persons, began the hunt Several
1 bills were found on house tops and
others in cutters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
FIVE CARLOADS
OF SNAKES
WrIssly Shipment of $1,000 of the
Reptiles Sent to the Eastern
Zoos.

SAN BERNARDINO, July 2S.-With
the handling Of five carloads of snakes
out Of New Mexico, Arizona, Northern
Mexico and the southern part OF
California, the Southern Pacific prob
ably holds the record for the shipment
of the most unique load of freight
ever placed in cars. The shipment OF
live snakes will be delivered to Bal
timore, Chicago, Cincinnati and Bos-
ton ZOOS, and also to New York for
shipment to European points.
The snakes numbered 10000 and
represented twenty-four different
species. In length they are all the
way from five to twenty-five feet The
majority of the reptiles were classed
as deadly and were SO marked on the
boxes. The shipment represented
about ten months work on the part
of the consignors, who are said tc
be famous snake collectors of the val
lev of the Rio Grande. 1t cost $500
per car to ship them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
Old Lady Of Eishty.sIx Was stransled
In Her Bed by Brute Who
Was RansackIns the
House.
STRUCK IN THE MOUTH
Was Light Sleeper and Probably
Awoke When Thief Was in Her
Room During Middle
Of the Night.

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. July 27.-Mrs.
Martha Messamore, Sc years old, Was
killed by burglar at her home near
Murphysboro.
The fact that her aunt had been
murdered was discovered by Mrs.
Jake Artz at O'Clock in the morning,
when, on arising, she found where
burglars had forced an entrance to
the house.
Going to her aunt's room Mrs. Artz
found Mrs. Messamore dead.
She had been choked, as was shown
by imprints of thumb and fingers on
her throat and her lacerated lips
showed evidence of blow on the
mouth.
A small amount of money was miss
ing, but the burglar failed to find a
secret drawer in which she kept $l0O
to pay her funeral expenses. After
killing her the burglar pulled the bed
spread over her head.
Mr.. Artz, as was his custom, lock
ed all the doors and windows on re
tiring.
| The burglar prowled through the
entire house and misplaced articles
showed how he had hunted for valua
bles. But he failed to awaken an!
other member of the family.
Mrs. Messamore, light sleeper
evidently awoke while he was in he
room, and, for fear of detection. q
choked her to death.
I Two other homes in the same neigh
borhood were robbed and another wa
burned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
Weather Conditions.

The field of high pressure remains
over the eastern districts, its crest
moving out through New England, and
with the exception of showers on the
northeastern coast, the weather is
generally fair. and moderately cool,
east of the Mississippi Valley.
An area of low pressure extends
from Minnesota southwestward to
Western Texas. yesterdays depression
from North Dakota having moved to
Minnesota, and the temperature has
risen in its front with showers, in
the Central Missouri and Upper Mis-
sissippi Valleys.
small field of moderately high
pressure overlies Southern Montana
and Colorado, and the weather is gen
orally fair, and moderately cool
throughout the west.
Conditions indicate cooler weather
| with showers this afternoon or tonight
for this section, and fair weather Sat
urday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
GAMBLER WINS;
FARMER LOSES
Two Iowa Corn Raisers Fleeced Out Of
Their Hard Earned Cash by
Betting on Sure
Thing.
MoRTGAGED THE HOMES
Sharper Gained Their Confidence BY
Pretending to Win Small Sums
For Them at
First.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2s.-A
man who says his name is Morlan and
that he is one, OF two Iowa farmers
who mortgaged their homes for $16,-
600 and sent the money to ~. B. Hag-
gins" in Chicago, who was to bet 1t
on horse race and "clean up" a
small fortune, came to Kansas City to
get $4,000. the amount he put up. and
his share OF the winnings. He has
failed to find "Mr. Haggins.
Morlan made his trouble known to
J. A. Runyan. Industrial commissioner
of the Kansas City Commercial club
Morlan says Haggins several months
ago visited Iowa and made friends OF
many farmers. He was especially In
terested In Morlan and his neighoor
and when he returned to Chicago the
two often sent "Haggins" sfnal
amounts, which "Haggins" would be-
on horse races. The farmers wor
many times.
IA short time ago "Haggins" wrote
advising him and his neighbor t
raise all the money they could, sayint
he had "inside information" on a bil
race and would win fortune for each
A short time later he wrote then
he had won. Then he wrote to MOI
Ian to meet him in Kansas City an
get the money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
Old Man at Seventy Years Of Age
Refuses Parole and Declines
to Even Talk About
PERFECTLY coNTENTED
Was Sentenced 20 Ninety.nlne Years
For Murder and Has Served
Score OF
Years.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. July cs.-
Nineteen years ago Simon Begley. q
farmer of Cedar County, Mo-. then
past 80 years Of age. entered the Mis-
souri, penitentiary to serve what he
could of ninety-nme year sentence
for taking human life, and now he
declines to leave his prison home.
Gov. Hadley wants TO pardon him.
but the old man says he does not
want his freedom.
''rhe penitentiary is the only hons
I have and It's inmates are my only
friends he told the pardon attorney,
Charles A. Denton.
Recently Gov. Hadley sent Judge
Denton to see Begley. "Have talk
with the old fellow. Find out whether
he has any friends who will care FOR
him and 1 will release him." the gov
/ ernor said.
This is the pa,tlou attorney" said
Warden Andrea to Begley, when Den
ton called. HE has come to talk with
you about parole"
'"I won't talk to him. Begley said.
II talk only to my guardman'
"How would you like to be releas.
ed?'' asked the pardon attorney.
81 don't want out of here, said
Begley. "The penitentiary is the only
home have and its inmates are my
only friends. want to spend the re-
mainder of my days here
Begley for years has beer dreading
, parole. Warden Andrea says. When
the stripes were discarded, after An
: drea became warden, Begley hardly
could be persuaded TO put on one OF
the new blush gray uniforms which
were substituted. When the uniform
4 was left in his cell he refused to put
it on.
"You are trying to get me out OF
s here" he said, these are the KIND OF
r clothes they wear on the outside.
r Only when he saw the other con
l. victs in their new uniforms was he
u convinced 1t was not scheme to
L let him out"
The pardon attorney says he VIII
l. make no further attempt to get the
$ old man paroled.
If ut would be almost criminal to turn
y him out If he has no relatives OF
friends who VIII care for him." sale
g Denton.
is Begley was taken to the peniten
It. tiary October 10, 1892, and ls tint
e. oldest inhabitant' He has served
II more time than any other inmate II
er the institution except John D. Shea o
ee st. Louis, who entered July 8. 1888
is also under sentence OF ninety-nin
III years for murder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
MONEY TO BURN
AT WASHINGTON
TWO Billion Dollars Worth of Govern.
ment Bonds Are Being Fed
to Flames.

WASHINGTON. July Money
to burn"-that old slang phrase which
SO appropriately describes the position
of the chronic spendthrift-may now
be applied with unusual aptness 70
Uncle Sam. Not that the paternai
gentleman has a streak OF spending
money, for he has recently become
particularly economical, but because
he is now engaged in burning more
than s2,O00,OO0,0O0 worth of money.
A large number of queer materials
have been used for coal In time gone
past, but this is the first time that
there is any record of two billions in
real money being fed to the flames in
order that building may be heated
and the elevator machinery may be
run properly.
The $4,000, 100000 now being burned
represent nearly the entire wartime
issue of government bonds, the "7-30
variety, including those Issued for
the national bonded debt up to the
year 1898, when several new war IS
sues were made. A large portion OF
the bonds now being used for heating
purposes in the bureau of engraving
and printing, were originally used in
4 lieu of actual currency, the Union sol
diers being paid off in these bonds
after the war. They were dubbed
"seven-thirty's because they paid ~
per cent interest, the highest rate
ever paid by the United States gov
ernment.
When it was decided that this i'm
mense issue of bonds should be de
stroyed. the committee in charge o
4 the work at first ordered that they b'
macerated. The bonds were SO larg
/ however, that the macerator refuses
to work and an effort was therefor
made to cut them up into small pieces
J But the paper on which they ar
, printed is too tough to allow of thi
operation and therefore burning wa
, the only method of destruction LEI
J Accordingly, orders were given tina
i thew we're to be mixed with the Coz
: and burned in the furnaces of tn
same building where they were frs
, printed. 1t is estimated that the Ell
a tire issue of bonds will save the go'
+ ernment the price of only two tons
j coal-and soft coal at that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
DOCTOR TELLS
OF KILLING MAN
CAUGHT Him In Auto With His Wife
and Blazed Away With HIS
Gun.

ANsoN, Texas, July 2s.-Dr. j. NJ.
Alexander, the Abilene physician
charged with killing R. l.. o'Neil,
Dallas travelling salesman, testlneo
that some one in Abilene telephoneo
him:
Doctor, do you know paint drum
mer is out in an automobile with your
wife?"
Alexander said he armed himseii
and met the automobile on road
my wife," he testified, held the oaoy
between me and the auto. heara d
man jump out and run, and efnp'ieu !.
the weapon in the direction he ran.
Alexander said he learned the man 5
name was ONeil and he looked ioi
him the same night in Abilene "
kill him. A year before this occurreu'
the physician testified, he got a let.er
telling him to go to Mineral Welis'
because something was wrong fae
telephoned his wife, who SAID: olip'
II you will trust me FIVE minutes can
explain all.' she said she met OMEN
there.
Alexander said he told her 70 lease :
his house, but she promised never -
see o'Neil again and he took her paHS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
SCREEN FACTORIES
GETTING SWATTED
If People Swat the Fly Enough Man.
ufacturs Will all go
Bankrupt.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-lf there
is any slogan, any motto. that ac-
curately expresses the feeling and
attitude of the people during the sum-
mer months it is Swat the fly. All
over the country flies are flying ana
folks are swatting them, while en-
thusiastic boards of trade and cham
bers of commerce are Offering large
sums to those who turn in the greatest
number of the dead pests.
But it remained for DR.. L. .. How
ard chief of the bureau of entom-
ologv of the department. of agriculture
to noint out that there is at least one
mamfacture-the extent of which is
larger than is ordinarily imagined
that will be severely injured If not
totally destroyed If all the flies are
swatted. 1t is the fly screen INDUS
trv in which there is over $50ooo,ooo
invested.
according to DR.. Howard, who has
made a deep study OF the subject all
this money could be saved II sys'
tematic fy-swatting was engaged III
all over the country
aNot to speak of saving through
tho decrease in doctors biils
| and the infinitely greater conven
fences and comfort when these wingee
nosts are done away WITH the doc
~ added "The country will save al
onormous ~ amount of money ever.
20. by not having to buy fly screens
have found that there is close Z
sro ooo ooo invested in these hy-pre
yenters in this country today and tn' 4,
astarm;nation of the fly will naturall'
.saa, the saving of just this amour
Thin the next two or three years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
Took carboIic Acid Route.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 2S.-
A. Underwood, aged 81, left note TO
his wife stating that he was unable
to conquer his craving for drugs and
asked her forgiveness, and then COM
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid. This happened some time Mon
day. but his body was not discovered
until last night, when the people liv-
ing on the first floor Of the residence
occupied by him detected an unusual
odor and investigated. underwood's
wife left him recently.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
Lost His Life.

FAIRFIELD, iowa, July 2s.-Simeon
L, Thompkins, aged 27 years. was kill
ed while feeding dirt into the drying
machine at the Raney tile factory. He
had climbed upon some overhanging
beams to fix part Of the machinery
when he was caught in cog wheel
and his chest and right shoulder were
badly mashed and his right arm was
crushed to a pulp. The young man
was dead when taken out. He has
one uncle here, Mr. Luther Spry. Mr,
Tompkins home was in Canton, I'LL.
As vet no arrangements have been
made for the funeral,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
ANOTHER FISH
STORY FROM BOSTON
This Time It is About a SWordfish
With a Name Carved on its
Spotted Left Side.

BOSTON, Mass, July 2S.-A white
and blue swordfish with the name
Prank Doucette" carved in it's spotted
left side, is proving the puzzling
catch of the season to Boston fisher
mea. It was brought into the quay
fish market by the schooner Rita A..
Viator.
The fish is folr feet long, weighs
100 pounds and was harpooned OIL
Georges Banks by Captain William
Enos.
who crank Doucette' is and how
he came to sign his name on the side
of a fighting fish is mystery which
will provide the old salts of the feet
with material for whole winters
argument.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
De E7ysT|vES ARE
<dfTER N0T0R|ETY
:
!;
Perkins Charges Burns With Rum
masIns Around His Desk and
Carrying Away
Papers.
BURNS SAYS IT'S FALSE
Statement Made Public to Create
Sympathy for the Men Charged
With Dynamltlns
outrages.

NEW YORK, July 2s.-"Any state
ment that or my men rffled his pa
pers or took from the office of Gill
bert Perkins, records Of the dynamite
cases, is false" declared Detective
Burns today at the trial of Perkins,
who is on trial for sending threaten
ing letters through the mails.
Perkins circulated the statment that
records in his Office that Mcnamara
had nothing to do with the dynamit'
ing cases, had been stolen by Burnes
detectives.
Burns declares the statement is
false and libelous and has been cir
culated In order to create sympathy
for the McNamaras.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
COST FATHER
FORTY CENTS
c.,,dren Promised Ten Cents For
Each Meal They Sat Through
With Dignity.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Charies
yIi,,es secretary to President TAFT
cent &c Mrs. Hilles and his two chilare, ~,
sen. sew On ong Island for the summer
uos ..sara tbev left, he promised the chit !,
n. a.an 10 cents for each meal whicn
thev sat through without raising ssan +aay aay
s,stnrhance. srsg and during which taes u
olssu. ,aartad S themselves in dignified
fashion. o,od the white
house: ,,,,.a N Hi,les Broth
ers, Dr. 8 &C
~ four correct sittings .....'. '7N
Mr. Hilles has liquidateo lhe u00
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-28
ROBBED AND
PUT IN BONFIRE
Highwaymen at Dubuque Are More
Vicious Than the Highbinders
Of. China.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 2S. Brutally
murdered by highwaymen and his
body placed in bonfire and partly
cremated, was the fate of an uni
Identified man in the Illinois Central
yards here. Three other men were
held up and robbed at about the same
time.
More than forty men had been plac-
ed under arrest at noon as suspects