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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
THE PRICE In AMERICUS
LEADS The MARKETS
Buyers Here Claim To Pay
Higher Prices

Americus continues to hold its su-
premacy over other cotton markets in
this section by paying better price
for the feecy staple. Buyers here
assert that the local market paid this
week a quarter cent more for good
middling cotton than was paid at 9TH
er points in this territory, according
to published quotations, which were
8 1-2 cents there, compared with
8 3 cents in Americus. The outlook
yesterday for some slight improve
ment in prices seemed just a little
better, as, while the gain was only a
few points, the market did not slump
as it has lone every day for two
weeks past The best grades easily
brought 8 ga cents in Americus yes
terday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
IMPERIAL ARMY
and REBELS
IN BATTLE
FIRST BRUSH With ENEMY
Two Thousand Troops Engage
ReVOIutiOniStS

Hankow, Oct. 1S-An indecisive
battle was fought today in the north
bank of the Han river, just west Of
this city. The revolutionists tempo
rarily drove the imperial troops back
from their position, but in doing 50,
they exhausted their rifle ammunition
We're compelled to retire upon the
base Of WI Chang
The revolutionists with infantry
and artillery attacked the govern
ment troops, which were reinforced
from the Chinese warships in the riv-
er and supported by guns of the fleet.
During the fighting the thirteen
foreign vessels in the river landel a
Joint force in commanl of Vice Ad-
miral Sir. Alfred l.. Winsloe, COM
mander of the British eastern fleet,
who, because of his seniority, has
been given the direction of the men
engaged in the protection of the for
eign concessions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
STATE wide INTEREST IN
AMERICUS SOCIAL Event
Wedding Of Mr.. Stewart And
Mrs. Taylor Next Week

The Savannah Press of Tuesday un-
der the caption "An Interesting
Americus Wedding" says:
Considerable interest is felt in Sa-
vannah in the approaching wedding
of Mrs. Lucy Cobb Taylor of Ameri-
Gus, and Mr. Nathaniel B. Stewart Of
Stewart county, Georgia, but now
resident at Durham, South Africa, as
consul of the United States. The we'd
ding will take place at Calvary Epis-
.copal church, Americas, on Wednes-
day of next week, Rev J. B. Lawrence
b. other of A. A. Lawrence, Esq,
Of Savannah, officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart win spend some time
in the north before leaving for South
Africa, via London and other Euro
pean cities.
Mrs. Taylor is the daughter of Cap
tain John A. Cobb, for many years
ordinary of Sumter county, and the
granddaughter Of General Howell
Cobb one of the most prominent men
in GeOrgias history, She has an eX-
tensive and prominent family cOnnec-
ton in Savannah, Athens, Atlanta and
other Georgia cities. She has visited
Savannah relatives at intervals and
has a circle of friends here whose
good wishes will go with her to her
far away home in Natal. Mr.. Stewart
is a graduate of the University Of
Georgia. After some years service in
the PHILIPPINES in a civil capacity he
entered the consular service. For sew
eraI years he was stationed at Madras
India, going thence to Durham, an i'm
portant post in British South African
dominiOns. He is man of fine cul-
ture, with many friends scattered ov
er the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
KILLING OF YOUNG WOMAN
HAS AROUSED OFFICIALS
Stringent Speed Regulations for
Atlanta.

Atlanta, Oct. 18-The killing OF
pretty Miss Alline Edwards by an au-
tomobile Monday night as she alighted
from street car, has stirred the offic-
ials of Atlanta to action and in the fu-
ture automobile drivers will be sub
jected to far more stringent regula-
tions than ever in the past.
Councilman McClelland will intro
duce at the next meeting of council an
ordinance for more careful regula-
tion of automobile driving, and, al
though the speed limit will probably
not be Educed, chauffeurs will be re-
quired to be more careful, especially
when passing street cars and in the
congested districts.
Among other things Councilman Nc
Clelland will ask council to prohibit
automobiles from passing a station
ary street car or trolIeys just about to
stop. Such an ordinance would have
prevented the death of Miss Edwards.
Counmil will also probably take
steps toward preventing of parking
of automobiles on the main thorough
fares, since this tends to make the
main streets more congested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
GIRL "PLAYS POSSUM"
AND FOILS A BURGLAR
Tpigns UncOnsciOusneSs and Then
Kicks Thief SenSeless.

Mount Pleasant, Pa, Oct. 1S.-Mlss
Clara Carabaugh, aged seventeen, and
athletic, awakened at L o'clock TINS
morning to find masked burglar ran
sacking her room She was alone IN
the house. When the burglar saw
her open her eyes he dragged her from
the bed and choked her. Miss Cara
baugh pluckily fought back, using her
teenth on the thief's face. For nearly
a half hour she fought.
Realizing she was becoming weak
Miss Carabaugh resorted to strategy
Feigning Inconsistencies the burglar
threw her on the bed and for a min
ute held her throat to make sure she
was unconscious. Suddenly Miss Cara
baugh threw her feet up and kicked
the burglar in the face with terrific
force. With a groan the intruder fell
senseless to the floor. Miss Carabaugh
ran out and called the police, but the
burglar revived and jumped out OF
the second story window and escaped
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
Mr.. COUNCIL
SUBJECT OF
NEAT SKETCH
IN The FINANCIAL REVIEW
He Is Termed Representative
Of The New South

The current issue of the Financial
Reveiw" contains an interesting
sketch of Mr. Lee Council, which is re
produced herewith in full as it ap-
pears in the publication noted. The
sketch is accompanied in the Review
by an excellent half-tone engraving
of Mr. Council, which adds much to
the interest that attaches to the ar
ticle.
The article as 1t appears in the
Review is as follows:
That not all the wonderful develop
ment of the South in recent years is
due to the new blood" imported from
the North is emphasized in the person
ality and career of Mr.. Lee George
Council of Americlus, Ga. Born on
his fathers plantation within f1ye
miles of Americus, a son Of the old
South" Mr.. Council has since early
manhood been closely identified with
every movement looking toward the
industrial, financial, social education
al AMI religious advancement of his
community. AS a result of his activ-
tiles in all these directions he has be
come widely known througout not on
ly his own state but the entire South.
Mr. Council is one of the most ex-
tensive planters of Sumter county, is
| financially interested in a majority of
| the industries and enterprises of
| Americas, is president of the Planters
Bank of Americus, the strongest n
nancial institution in the city, which
was organized in 1892 with capital
of $4,000 and now has surplus and
profits of over 100000 and deposits
of nearly half million He is trus-
tee of Emory College, the education
al institution Of the Methodists in
Georgia. and as such is firm believ-
er in the Importance of agricultural
teaching in our colleges as a defense
against the lecadence of the nation.
Mr.. Council is an optimist of the
most pronounced type. He believes
in his city and her promising future
in the South and her agricultural,
industria and financial supremacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
THEY WANT LIVE DUMMIES
Lay Figures in Show Windows May
Soon Disappear.

Cincinnati, o., Oct. 18.-The dele
gates from Cincinnati who attended
the convention in Chicago of the ma
final Association of Window Trim
mers, have inaugurated plan, which
if perfected, will soon supplant the
Old-fashioned dummies" wearing
garments with human models.
The m,>e vas favored at the con
yention for two reasons. In the 2F3'
place, the 'wearaLility' and style OF
garments are shown 10 poore' ad-
vantage on the dummy figure than on
the human form. Then again ptet-
ty woman would attract attention TO
the whole window display. If tie
plan is adopted a new occupation
that of window model-will nave
been created.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
SCHOOL ROOMS
Of CITY ARE
VERY CROWDED
NO RELIEF AT THIS time
But New Buildings Must Come
Soon, Says Superintendent

The inadequacy of the present
school room facilities has been EN-
phasized by Superintendent Miller in
his first report to the Board of Edu-
cation for the school year.
The number of pupils in some OF
the rooms in the grammar grades
especially has caused the Superinten-
dent to call the attention of the mem
bers of the Board to the need of
roomier quarters for these students.
The exact words of that part of the
report in which Mr.. Miller refers to
the need of larger rooms for some Of
the grades is as follows:
by examining the statistics furn-
ished, you will see that the crowding
comes in the third, fourth and fifth
grades. The third grade gives us 9G
pupils, the fourth SO and the fifth 81,
nearly fifty pupils to each teacher.
At first glance this would not seem SO
bad since teachers in city schools Of
ten have to take care of fifty pupils.
But there are two difficulties in our
way. The rooms in Furlow School
building are too small. From thirty
to thirty-five pupils crowd them. The
rooms in that building are utterly
lacking in the proper means of venti-
latiOn and are, therefore, unsanitary
and unsafe. In any city of our coun-
try this building would be condemned
and its use for school purposes for
hidden. In crowding them as we are
now doing, we take risk for which
the public will hold us responsible
should any unfortunate results follow.
No immediate remedy for these
crowded condition has been suggest
ted by superintendent Miller, but he
does make the suggestion that the
Board of Education should be alert
oONui IOIo III East AlllGIlCuS,
South Americus, Brooklyn Heights
for school purposes before the prices
of these lots gou so high as to bring
heavy expenditure later. Refer
ence is also made to the fact that the
grades of the grammar school that
ave been given quarters in the High
School building must soon be moved
out, as the classes of the High School
proper are likewise very crowded.
Considered all in all it is a weighty
problem that the superintendent has
presented to the Board, and there is
no doubt but that the only solution
Imust come, as he suggests, in the
building of additional school struct-
ures in various sections of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
rain KNOCKED
FOURTH GAME
OF SERIES
CONDITIONS we're VERY BAD
Game viii Be Played To-Day If
Weather Permits

Philadelphia, Oct. 18.-Rain today
prevented the Philadelphia Athletics
and the New York Giants from play
ing the fourth game for the worlds
championship and it will be played
here tomorrow or the first day the
weather conditions will permit
Members of the national commits
sion and umpires came here before Il
o'clock. The umpires left the train
at North Philadelphia and went to the
grounds in an automobile. A brief
inspection satisfied them that there
could be no game today and they left
for the national commission head
quarters to make a report to that eff
feet.
How is it, Tom?" said President
Lynch of the National League to I'M
pire Connolly, as the latter entered
headquarters.
Conditions are very bad, and it's
up to the national commission 70
bring out the sun" replied Connolly.
1t took the national commission
about two minutes to arrive at a de-
cisiOn and then President Lynch polk
ed his head out the door and announc
ed; The game is off"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
CANDIDATES
FOR ALDERMEN
NOW IN field
THERE ARE five ALTOGETHER
Three Nominated At Mass
Meeting Last Night

At a representative and we'll at
attended mass meeting held last night
at the Armory Hall, Messrs. Lee Al
len, j. S. Bolton and }. E. Poole,
were nominated as aldermanic candi-
dates to run on the following plat
form:
| I'VE the undersigned announce our
candidacy for Aldermen of the city OF
Americus subject to the democratic
primary called for October 26. We
declare ourselves as opposed to any
policy that would relinquish absolute
control of the city's water works, or
that would in the least Interfere with
the complete rehabilitation of the
pumping station as provided by the
people of Americus in voting the nee
essary money in the last bond cleo
ton"
Each of the candidates named
was on hand and signed in the pres
ence of the assembly a copy of the
platform, which was read aloud as
voicing the sentiment of those pres
ent. The names of the three candi-
dates were offered to the meeting by
Mr.. Arthur Rylander, who predicted
they would be elected Mr. John r.
/ Taylor was elected chairman of the
meeting, and Mr.. Lee Hudson secre-
tar. A call for an endorsement of the
sentiment contained in the platform
and the list of candidates as presen
ted, caused nearly every person in the
building to stand.
Mr.. Lee Allen outlined at length the
purpose of the meeting and the plat
form adopted, as related to the pres
ent status of municipal affairs. In the
beginning of his talk Mr.. Allen pre-
licted victory for the ticket and the
principles outlined in the platform
He expressed himself as being conf
dent as ever that the principles in
volved would win.
The meeting was one of quiet but
determined enthusiasm, and the
speakers were applauded frequently
during their talks A number Of
questions were asked and discussed
with reference to the purposes of the
platform given at the meeting as it re-
lated itself to the question of munic.
jpal affairs in general.
The nomination of three candi-
dates for aldermen at last nights
meeting places the names of five can
didates in the field up to date, inclu-
ding the names of those previously
appointed There has been no sug-
gestion that tt &c will be other can
didates nominated, ri the supposi,
ton is that tic nominations for the
present primary have closed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
|NEGRO DRIVER JAILED
FOR death OF LADY
Atlanta Stirred By Latest
Fatality

Atlanta Oct. 1S.-This city has
again been shocked and aroused tC
reckless automobiling, by the acci-
dent of last night in which Miss Aline
Edwards was killed and her sister
Mrs. Alice Dobbs, was badly injured.
The accident occurred in binding
rainstorm. The ladies were getting
off a West Enl car, when the automo-
bile owned by Mrs. Jett Moody and
operated by Ed Hayes, an 1S-year-old
negro chauffeur, shot in between the
car and the curb.
Miss Edwards was so badly injured
when the auto struck her that she
died before the ambulance arrived
Mrs. Dobbs was not in front of the
machine. hence her life was saved.
Hayes is locked up, and asserts that
he was trying to slow up when the car
skidded. Eye witnesses, give testi-
mony different from this. y
One man says the car was running
at frightful speed Hayes claims he
did not get out of the car and go back
to where the injured persons lay,
because he heard shouts of Lynch
him" This is denied by people on
the street car.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
CONFESSES DOUBLE MURDER
Farm Hand Killed Woman Who
Spurned Him and Her Cousin.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 18.-Jas,
IN. Dygart has confessed the murder
of Mrs. Amelia Bolton and her cOus-
in, Frank E. Rhodes, on the Bolton
farm in Anoka county on September
18th Dygart, who was arrested yes
terday, was farm hand. He says he
killed Mrs. Bolton when she spurned
a proposal that she run away with
him. He murdered Rhodes to cover
up his first crime. Then left.
The police say Dygart is also want
ed at Superior, Wis, on the charge OF
numbering John Hefstedt, a farmer
who employed him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
"NOB0DY LOVES A
MILLIONAIRE" NOW
Eugene Zimmerman Says They Are
Only Targets.

Cincinnati, Oct 18-Eugene Zim--
norman, father of the Duchess of
Manchester, and millionaire, dis
cussed at the Business Mems Club to-
day the hard life of a millionaire.
Nobody loves a millionaire any
more" he said. "Once millionaires
were the popular heroes of the ma
tion-the brilliant exemplars set up
for youth to follow. But now every
body is throwing bricks or making
laws to hurl at the rich. The mil
lionaire, following the instinct of self
protection, has taken back seat. It's
awful. The millionaire daron't show
his head in government affairs any
more, for somebody is around ready
to throw something. All we can do
these days is vote. Is millionaire
sent to the senate? Well, right off
somebody accuses hi moi buying his
seat.
rs he given a Cabinet position? -?
Well no president dare do such a
thing if he values his political life.
"A Millionaire has no chances any
more. Instead of sending successful
men of affairs to Washington and %
our state legislatures to make our
laws, We are sending men who could
not run a peanut stand-political in
competents who can get the votes
The corporations are being hampered
by too much legislation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
CARRY OUT MR.. HARLAN'S
IDEA OF GREAT TEMPLE
Move to Erect One BY the Presby-
terianS.

Washington, Oct 17.-Plans for the
erection of a great Presbyterian tenn
ple in honor of the memory of the late
Justice Harlan of the supreme court
of the United States already are being
considered here. 1t is suggested that
$1.00O,000 be raised by subscription
throughout the country to build the
temple. Justice Harlan, during the
later years of his life, hoped to inter
est Presbyterians in the erection OF
temple to be the meeting place of the
governing body of the church and the
plan proposed by friens here is to
carry out his idea and at the same
time provide an appropriate memo
rial to the distinguished jurist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
TOOK THIEVES TO OPEN SAFE.

Winstead, Conn, Oct. 1S.-Burglars
in New Milford a few nights ago
opened a safe that had not been
opened before in fifty years. Darby
Gibbs obtained it after Cad Northup
died, but Darby could not open it.
Therefore he does not know what the
burglars got, but he does know they
left few shin plasters," three Span
ish dollars and a Mexican dollar IN
the safe, a sixpence on the floor and a
three-cent piece on the loorstep.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
MARRIED STUDENTS REVOLT
AND ORGANIZE CLUB
"Pink and White - is Battle Cry of Il
Benedicts' Club.

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. 18.-To prove
that being married is no handicap to
education or social life in school the
marred students of Ottawa Univer-
sity have perfected the organization
of a Benedicts' Club, and yesterday,
in violation of a recent order to segre
gate the sexes at chapel exercises,
marched in with their wives and took
their seats in a body.
AS they came in they gave their
yell Pink and white; pink and white.
Oh, Benedicts, they're all right.
There are ten couples in the club and
eleven children.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
TWO SISTERS TAKE LIVES
FOR LOVE OF ONE MAN
"YOu Know Why | Am Doing lhls'
Writes Last One to Mother

indianapolis, Ind, Oct lS.--LoFe
for the same man has cost the lives
of two sisters in one Indianapolis
hcme within a fortnight. FLORENCE
Wood, fifteen years of age, died yes
terday of poison, self-admlnlstereu'
She left this message for her moth"'
Il am sorry to leave you, but you
know why l am doing this
Two weeks ago on the day she hau
set for her wedding Florence's sister
Anna Wood, seventeen, killed hersei
It is said that Annals sweetnear'
transferred his affections to Florence
at Annals deathbed, but the mother ol
the two girls sternly forbade ln'
match.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
REBUFFED BY FRIEND, DIES
Jumps Into Sea When Companion
Wouldn't Drink With Him.

Norfolk. Va, Oct 18.-Robert Nc
Donald Of Camden, N. j., jumped from
the deck of the Bay liner Virginia in
to the Patapsco River and was
drowned soon after the vessel left
Baltimore for Norfolk last night
A friend had just refused to drink
with him. The friend was with diff
Guilty restrained from throwing him
self overheard n an effort to save
Nc Donald
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
SKIPPED TIE BANK VAULTS
TO ROB 4 MILLINER
Thieves Eade Haterhaul in BOnnet
Bazaar.

Macon, Ga, Oct. 1S,-While the
clerks in Miss Anna Worsley's milio-
cry store were busy waiting on Gus
tomas, three white men rifed her
money safe in the rear of he store
but securol nothing OF any value \
number Of papers valuable TO noboaj
but the owner were taken. The II q
were not noticed until they were max
ing their exit from the store and by
the time an officer arrived at the store
the crooks had made GOOD their es-
cape.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
FIREMAN Is KILLED;
TRAIN TURNS OVER

Tampa, Fla, Oct. 18-Julian Hen
dry. fireman, was instantly killed and
Engineer John Surrency had his left
leg so badly crushed that it will, have
to be amputated, when the engine on
"a phosphate train on the Mulberry
branch of the Atlantic Coast Line
turned over. Hendry's body was bur.
led beneath the overturned engine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
Shirt Initials Come High.

Washington, Oct 18.-Gentlemen's
shirts embroidered below the waist
line with initials must bear more M
port taxation than the ordinary, una
dorned garments of men. The United
States Court of Customs Appeals to-
day ruled that such articles made Of
cotton are dutiable as embroidered
cotton wearing apparel"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
ADVOCATES OF GOOD ROADS
MEET IN COLUMBUS
Several Counties Are Represented at
Session.

Columbus, Ga, Oct 18.-The annual
convention of the Georgia-Alabama
Good Roads association was held here
Every county was represented, Frank
G. Lunsford presiding.
The following officers were elected
for the new year
G. Gunby Jordan, of Columbus, pres
ident; Dr.. J. L. E. Bardwell, of Tai
bottom, vice president; e. F. Lammus
ct Columbus, treasurer; Julian r
Lane, of Muscogee, secretary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
HEART AND LIVER VICE VERSA,

Westfeld, Mass, Oct. 18.-The
heart of an eleven year old boy at
tending the Normal Training School,
is on the right side of his body and
the liver is pronouncedly on the left
side, according to DR.. Robert D. Hill
dreth and DR. j. Norton, medical in
spectors of the public schools.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
g.oOo DoRNLCKs IN HIS BODY.

Boston. Oct. 1S.-Dr Edmund My
ers, a surgeon, has brought suit here
for $4,000 for services in removing
1000 pieces of stone and other foreign
substances from the body Of B. F. w
Wright Of Newtonville. Wright is the
inventor Of safety" smokeles'
powler and was injured while demon
strating with the explosive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
WAYCROSS WILL PAVE IT'S
SIDE WALKS NEXT YEAR

Waycross, Ga, Oct. 1S.-Among the
improvements that are assured for
the city of Waycross within the merit
year or two will be the paving of about
35 miles of the sidewalks of the city.
The contractors think they will be
able to complete these improvements
within 18 months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-19
RATS FOUND THE MATCHES
AND STARTED A BLAZE

La Grange, Ga, Oct 1S.-Matches
supposed to have been ignited by rats
in the kitchen, caused the total loss by
fire of Chief of Police Reid's home on
Hill street, early yesterday morning.
Estimate value of house and furniture
is $4,000, which was partly covered by
insurance. The house was owned by
Henry Butler.