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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
1T SPELLS ruin
FOR TAFTS HOPES
Reciprocity Defeat Stagger-
ing Blow

Washington, Sept 26.-The crushing
and humiliating defeat of reciprocit!
by the Canadian electorate is general!
interpreted only one way in Washing
tomas a staggering blow to President
Taft and his administration, and as {
victory for the democratic candidate
for the presidency in 1912. 1t was free
ly predicted here that the outcome d
the Dominion election will prevent the
denomination of Mr. Taft as the can
didate for his party next summer.
That it will strengthen the position
of the democratic party by fortifying
the demand which the democrats have
been making for a revision of the tariff
as the only thing that can now afford
relief from the high cost of living is
regarded as certain. The LaFollette
people and Progressive Republicans
are pubilant over the news and take
the view that it will do more than any
other single factor in adding froce
and momentum to the movement for
the nomination of LaFollette instead
of Taft as the republican standard
bearer in 1912.
Leaders of the progressive move
ment, now well under way and thor
oughly organized have been contend-
ing for months that Taft should not
be nominated because he could not be
reelected and that it would be the
height of political folly for republicans
to nominate losing candidate. They now
assert that the inevitable effect of the
defeat of reciprocity upon the fortunes
of Mr.. Taft makes his reelection i'm
possible, and that the reasons are al
the stronger against his nomination
Even the presidents friends concede
that he has been weakened by the re-
suit in the Dominion.
While the full political effect of yes
terday's action cannet yet be fully
gauged, it is already intimated thai
many of the standpatters viii now turr
toward LaFollette as the only man IN
the republican party with a ghost oi
show of election.
The protective interests and the
standpatters generally were opposed
to the Canadian reciprocity arrange
ment and are disgruntled over the ac-
tion of the president in calling an ex-
ira session solely for the considera-
tion of reciprocity. That session has
proved to be a complete fiasco for the
administration, while 1t offered the
democrats just the opportunity they
needed, and of which they took prompt
advantage, to demonstrate to the couu-
try that they were not only capable
of constructive craftsmanship of high
character but willing and qualified 20
tackle the tariff all along the line in
a sensible, wise and conservative fash
ion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
JURY IN BEATTlE CASE
STICK BY VERDICT
Refused to Sign Petition For
CIGmGnCy

Richmond, Va, Sept. 27.-An effort
IS being made to secure communication
of the death sentence imposed upon
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., for the MUIR
der of his wife on the Midlothian turn
pike on the night of July IS, if the
appeal to the supreme court for new
trial should not be successful. 1t was
stated today that several of the jur-
ors who tried and convicted Beattie
have been approached with a view &c
their signing a petition for commuta'
ton of sentence, but that they one anc
all refused to consider the PROPOSE
| tion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
MACON IS HAPPY over
OWNING WATER WORKS
Pays 100000 to Acquire
Property

Macon, Ca, Sept. 27.-The city VIII
take charge of the waterworks plant
on October. The formal transfer III
the property will be made in New
York next Saturday, when the Macon
Gas Light and Water Company viii
receive $699,000 and in turn win hand
the deeds over to the city officials and
water commissioners. For long NUM-
Der of years the Macon waterworks
have been owned and operated by 4
private corporation, and there is gen
eral rejoicing here in the fact that
municipal ownership will in future
control Macon's water supply.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
ONE KILLED And
Others WOUNDED:
IN CAR SMASHUP
Mr.. ". D. ALLEN WAS KILLED
Mrs. Allen Seriously Wounded
and Others Shaken Up

While returning by automobile from
Americus to Ellayille early last night
Mr.. Will Allen, of Buena Vista, was
killed; Mrs. Allen, his wife, was Sc
riously wounded, and Mr.. and Mrs
Mason Wadsworth and the three
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
len. who were the other occu-
pants of the car, were badly bruis-
ed and shaken up, when the car be-
came uncomfortable near the Nc
Garrah place five miles out of Ameri-
Gus.
Definite information concerning the
cause of the accident and the manner
in which it occurred was rather mea3-
er last night, though it was understood
from the best information obtafnable
that the car probably got beyond con-
troll and veered from the road, run
ming into ditch and striking a stump.
This caused the complete overturning
OF the car, with the fatal results
enumerated heretofore.
A party of Americus people return
ing from Ellayille along the road lit
tie later in the evening saw the oy-
erturned car and the dead body of
Mr. Allen nearby No details of the
accident were learned by them, how
ever, further than have already been
gwen. 1t is understood that the car
was a large touring car, so that the
accident, occurring as it did when the
car was at high speed, proved especial
ly fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen and the other
members of the party had spent a pant
OF the day in Americus and were re-
turning home when the accident oc-
Cured. the time of the occurrence,
according to the best information, be-
ing about 80 o'clock. AS the stretch
of road where the accident occurred is
known to be one of the best in Sum-
ter county, a clear explanation of how
i happened has been difficult to OBJ
tain, unless, as has been said, the car
for some unknown reason became un-
controllable and left the road.
Mr. Allen was manager of the tele-
phone exchange and a we'll known citi
Zen of Buena Vista and had large
number of friends here, who viii: learn
with regret of his unfortunate end.
Though Mrs. Allen is reported as Sc
riously injured, hopes are entertain
ed of her recovery, as it is believed
that she is suffering largely from the
severe nervous shock sustained rather
than from internal or other injuries
more likely to prove fatal.
1t was later learned that Mr.. and
Mrs. Wadsworth were both seriously
hurt, Mrs. Wadsworth having been
bruised especially badly in the smash
up. Mrs. Wadsworth is we'll known
here, having been a Miss Buchanan
before her marriage several years ago
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
SAYS MEN ARE BETTER
TEACHERS THAN WOMET

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 27.-Whethe1
or not women can teach boys as well
as men was raised by the city board oi
education last night when the question
of filing a vacancy in the faculty oI
the high school came up.
"It is mistake to put more women
in the high school," Supt. j. J. keyeS
said. mo large high school can sue
ceed with predominant number o.
women teachers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
GEORGIA BANK is AWARDED
DAMAGES BY COURT.
Athens Bank Receivers in Suit for
$4,000.

Athens, Ca, Sept. 27.-In United
States Court this evening a verdict
was directed by Judge Newman for
the plaintiff in the case of the Amer
ican National Bank, of Nashville,
Tenn, against ]. Clarence Cooper,
formerly in the fertilizer business, the
total amount being for $15,366.S5 and
costs. Forcer Supreme Court Judge
A. J. Cobb, represented the bank and
John R. Cooper, of Macon, brother oi
the defendant, represented Cooper The
case ends litigation of years contin-
uance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
PRICE OF SEED
NOW FOLLOWING
that OF COTTON
OUTLOOK is not VERY COON
Quality Of Seed Has Been Very
Poor at Times

Following closely the condition If
the cotton market, the price of cOtt1a
seed oil and kindred products has gone
down considerably during the past
week The outlook as regards the
price of these products is anythine
but encouraging for the cotton seed
oil men at this time.
The first part of the season, howev-
err has proved a very good one for the
mills and the farmers, as seed have
been plentiful and the price has been
very good up to very recent days. As
the price of cotton has gradually de-
clined the tendency has been for the
seed market to follow in it's path, 70
that the price at present is not up ta
what it was during the first part IF
the season. In fact, the cotton seed
market seems to be following closely
this year the cotton market, thing
which is not necessarily true always.
AS regards the price to be obtained
for seed that come in during the re-
mainder of the season, some brokers
seem to think that the price will slump
way below what it is now. Local oil
men. however, though they are by 40
means pleased with the prospect, hope
that the price of seed will not go as
low as some brokers predict. Unless
conditions change materially from
what they now are, it seems that the
close of the season will not be as pleas
ing for the oil men as was the opening
Even though the supply of seed re-
ceived up to date has been good IN
quantity, the quality has been very dis
appointing. Many seed brought to the
local mills have been in bad condition
They were green and probably moist,
when gathered, so that they heated
rapidly when piled up in bulk, there
by reaching the mills in bad condition
If the farmers had kept these seed
stirred carefully this deterioatioR
would not have taken place, SO that
both the producer and the oil men
would have been benefited.
The objection advanced against the
heated and rotten seed is that the oil
made from them is not of the edible
variety, the grade which commands the
highest and most profitable prices
This rancid or inferior oil cannot be
used for other purposes than that If
making soap and similar products
Much of the seed received at the mills
this season has been of this inferior
quality, so that the supply of the high
grade seed has been very short.
1t is the special desire of the oil men
that the farmers cooperate with them
in trying to furnish the very best quai-
ity of seed, as this will prove far more
profitable for both the farmer and the
Oil man. Well matured seed that have
been carefully stored away and kept
occasionally stirred bring the best
prices. This kind of seed will continue
to bring good prices, though other
seed may create hardly any demand
at all if the market continues to de-
cline.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
NATIONAL PARK
CONTAINS TWO
new MEMORIALS
ARE EXAMPLES OF fine ART
New York and Illinois MOnu-
mCntS Soon to Be Unveiled

| Two more superb state monuments
have been added to the collection
adorning the Federal Cemetery at An
dersonville.
The new monuments are tributes tC
the soldiers of New York and Illin)is
in the Union army, those states hay
ing contributed largely to the Eorth-
ern forces and having now the re-
mains of many of their sons resting in
the famous Andersonyille cemetery
| These new monuments far exceed in
costliness and artistic beauty any OF
! the monuments heretofore erected
there. That of New York is peculiar
lJ massive and attractive in its c
feet. 1t is made of heavy blocks ot
plain granite, none of which, it is
stated, weighs less than twenty tons
with very large bronze tablets on the
front and rear. One is an exceed
ingly graceful feminine figure, symbo-
lizing victory, holding a wreath, with
an appropriate inscription. On the
rear is a symbolical illustration IN
bronze, the angel of hope passing ov-
er the stockade of the prison, bring
ing comfort and cheer to two -tattered
and emaciated soldiers, one hopeful
the other despairing. The conception
| is very fine and the execution repre-
scnts the highest artistic work. Al
in all, the New York monument is one
before which visitors are apt to lingo1
and the impression carried away I.
that of dignity and solemnity of theme
executed in a manner worthy of tht
subject.
The Illinois monument is not fal
from the New York monument and is
also an exceedingly attractive example
OF bronze work. The granite here is
of highly polished rich deep brown
harmonizing we'll with the bronze.
Here a feminine figure is directing the
attention of two children to the graves
that lie before them as mute evidences
Of patriotic devotion to country and
to duty. The thought is a beautiful
one and the artist was fully equal to
the duty of transcribing it effectively
in metal Two side pieces in rough
granite. however, will strike the aver
age eye as discordant elements in
monument that otherwise is rich in
suggestiveness and artistic execution
The two new monuments will not be
dedicated for some months. When
they are unveiled there will be the us
ual visit of governors and stats and
large escorts of prominent citizens
that have marked the unveiling OF 9th
er state monuments.
Each state monument that is erect
ed at Andersonville seems to display
better taste and a more gracious spirit
than it's predecessors. If all subse-
nuent ones are as fne examples OF
what genuine artist can do with
bronze and granite as these two that
now await dedication, the cemetery
will become widely known for its hhs
! collection of state MEMORIALS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
Tnft's Sister in Hospital.

Philadelphia, Sept. 27.-Mrs. William
Edwards, wife of DR.. Edwards of Los
Angeles, and sister of President TaiL
was a patient in the Germon Hospital
here Friday and yesterday. She feared
appendicitis and wished to consult DR.
John B. Deaver, the famous surgeon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
Kills Wife, Later Shoots Self.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Edward H.
Schuchards of Collington, Md, killed
his wife, Gertrude, early this morning
near canning factory in which she
was employed. Schuchards turned his
gun on himself when surrounded by a
posse in the woods nearby.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
LANDED EIGHT POUND BASS
AND SIX BOTTLES OF BEER

Tarrytown, N. Y, Sept 27.-When it
Gomez to fsherman's luck Charles
Peters and Julius Graverson Of the
Tarrytown Boat Club have first call
They went fishing yesterday afternoon
and landed an eight pound bass AID
six bottles of beer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
Chauffeur DOdges Team, But One Man
Is Dying, Two Hurt.

Yark, Pa, Sept. 27.-Ralph Thatch-
er was fatally and William Gemmlll
and William Wright were seriously
injured late last night when the chauf-
feur of their automobile tried to avoid
striking a team.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
CAN'T PLAY BASEBALL
LEGALLY ON SUNDAY
Case Will Be Carried to the
Higher Court

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 27.--Judse
A. B. Nell of the Davidson county
criminal court, today decided the 1e"'
nessee anti-Sunday baseball law vas
constitution. Therewere thirty-n'e
cases of alleged violation on the docN' d
ct for today and one, that of Manager
William Schwartz of the NashViii'
team, was tried on agreed sta'eile"''
Of facts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28
SnnrroM Training PAYS.

Pawtucket, R. l., Sept. 27.-PatrOl-
man Maco Bisordi has trapped 1000
English sparrows this month for Prov
idence and Boston restaurants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-28

Jacksonville Voted Half Million bOil"s
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. %-lntereS'
IN the bond election was missing yes
earday and only $50 votes were Cast
The Washington herald., 1911-11-11
Big Business Renssured.

There is no question that the accept
ance by the United States Circuit Court
of New York of the plan of disinte-
grafton and reorganization of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company has done much
to Teassure big business and stimu-
late confidence in financial circles.
AS a matter of fact. the financial COM
munity now manifests a greater degree
of confidence than it has shown since
the government began proceedings
against the Standard Oil Company. 1t is
believed that this action by the court
has shown the attitude of the courts to
be very liberal on the score of compul-
sorry reorganization of combines"
In some circles there were uneXpressed
apprehensiOns lest the demonstrative re-
jOiCinG of capital over the failure of the
governments prosecution to accomplish
more drastic disintegration might have
an unpleasant influence upon the public
and might induce the politicians to ad-
vocate with renewed force the amend
ment to the Sherman low in such a way
as to prove more revolutionary in deal
ing with delinquent combinations.
The law as it is now being applied is
regarded as likely in the long run to
produce sound industrial conditions after
the unsettlement Is over. just as the
regulation of the railroad rates. once
opposed bitterly, is now recognized as
valuable.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-11

New York, Nov. 1O.-R. G. Dun's
weekly review of trade, November II,
will say, in part:
Records of both bank clearinGs and
railroad earnings reflect the recent con-
servative expansion in trade activity
due to more spirited buying to replenish
stocks that became depleted through
long hesitancy. Deferred purchases by
railroads are becoming prominent, and.
in addition to recent large orders Tor
rails and further business in railroad
supplies, there is a better outlook for
structural materials.
In the dry goods trade. while there
is little disposition to buy largely for
tory business in the supply of current
requirements. and there is a notable In
crease of activity in print cloths.
Leather is less active, but there have
been heavy sales OF hide. with firm
prices. The government ginning report
again makes an unsurpassed record
clearly refecttng a remarkable aggre-
gate for the cotton crop. The recent
heavy rains have made excellent prepa-
rations for winter wheat. There is i'm
provement in the financial situation at
home, while foreign conditions have been
helped by the agreement in
the Morocco dispute. though the Tripoli
and Chinese complications still remain.
The situation, both in Europe and in
the United States, only needs that
Strengthening of confidence which opens
great stores Of capital to big undertake
ings to bring about a notable advance
The Washington herald., 1911-11-11
REAL ESTATE. TRANSFERS.

lLT Georgia aTenue southeast-Square ss7 lot Is;
Abraham Lsrner ct ux. TO Sarah Lerner SO.
G street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northeast, and fourteenth sheet, between c and
D streets nOrthesst-Square 1884 lots D9 DO
IA, 2l5. As to 2l, and lI; Blankenship Law
and Commercial Company to John H. Nolan.
Potomac Heishts-Lot l, block H5; Potomac
Heights Land Company to S. T. and J. D..
Dorsctt, SO.
Sixteenth and Fuller streets. Meridian Hishlands-
Parts Of lots l to ,. block n; Margaret Blaine
Damrosch. Harriet Stanwood Blaine Beale
James G. Blaine COppinger. and Conor Walker
Blaine Coppinger 10 John p. Henderson. SO
Columbia Heights-Lot IS, block q; Esra B. Thonp-
son to Catherine L spensleT. so.
Anacostia Addition-LOt Si6; Maude II. GriSwuld
to Felix J. DriScoI So
Oak view-LOt l, block I; Charles h. Taylor to
Louise Taylor. SO.
street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
northeast-Square 1890, lot 81; Newton NJ
Noblett ct ux. to George n. Schmidt ct ux-,
Madge c.. Joint tenants, SO
Mount Pleasant-Square So3, lot 81; Daniel D.
Mulcahy and William T. Willett, trustees, to
James F. Brennan 81 90
Massachusetts, Avenue Hcights-square 1898. lot Is;
American Security and Trust Company ind
Amos H. Plumb trustees. to Sarah A. Tuppe-,
Chevy Chase-Square E5O. lot 2: Colin McRae
Ct to Una Gielow Fisher 5000.
Saul's Addition-Square 2S0s lots % and 81 STANLEY
S. and Alice c. Wait to Edward McAleer, 80
Moore and Bsrbour'S Second Addition-Lot %,
block 5; Emma De Forest to George R. Huttel,
So.
Ksnilworth-Lot 2 block 2; EmeIine A. Long ct
vir 20 Allen W. Mallery, SIC.
Ehingham Place-Square 3oS5, lot 81 Harry A. Kite
ct ux to Bert Smith ct ux., Amor, joint ten
ants. SO.
Fifth street and New York avenue northwest
Square north Of SIS, lot 3; Bessie l. Brown to
Albert Carry, surviving trustee, National Capt.
tai Brewing Company SO
Ehingham Place-Square 3os5 lot 4; Harry A. Kite
ct ux. to joseph Henry johnson, so
sl7 French street northwest-SquArs 80, lot III;
The Washington herald., 1911-11-11
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Conditions Generally Favorable, and in Many
Lines Shop Marked Improvement.

New York Nov 10-Bradstreet's week.
Iy review of trade will say in part:
Changes in trade currents are not
especially marked, the turnover. on the
whole, have principally. at the South,
being of a fair to good substantial char
acter, not for stocking up purposes en-
tirely, but rather for near future dis
.tribution. But what is probably more
significant, financial and commercial, the
latter perhaps to a lesser extent than
the former, has become unjeniably bet
ter. This development can he traced to
the improved tenor Of thi lgs in the stock
market.
As regards actual distribution in
trade channels, the returns indicate
that retail trade is fair to good, except
in the cotton growing section OF the
South, especial demand being noted for
worlen's wear and seasonable furnish
ings. At the same time holiday de-
mands are attracting more attention, and
the outlook for this line in the in
dustrial sections, is better than ttNwas
a short while ago. The reports indicate
that pretty good business Is being done
in dry goods, hats. furs, shoes, and
groceries, the orders for which usually
request immediate shipment
Raw wool is active, and many mills
are reported running to capacity. In the
leather trade, prices are strong, and de-
mand absorbs production. High prices Of
hides, however. limit the profits.
Business failures for the week ended
November 9 We're 237. against 200 last
week, and 2O7 a year ago"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-11
Report of the Steel Corporation Highly Fapora-
ble-Large Orders for Freight
Cars AnnOunced
Cars Announced.

| be made for couple Of weeks, but when
mede it will be in the line of a tustifi-
cation for the rapid advance in prices Of
stocks. The steel corporation earned
nearly $4,000 900 in the last quarter, and
its business is increasing. The large or
ders for freight cars announced to-day,
together with rumors of large orders for
rails about to be made public, suggest
tthat Morgan has given the word to the
railroads to spend money. While Nor
gan may have given these orders with
an eye to the stock market. he is not
man who would issue them unless he felt
that the improvement in financial dis
tricts justified them. Business has been
waiting for somebody TO start something,
and Morgan has done it. There are
threats from Washington of drastic leg
islation to be attempted against the cor
porations next winter, but these threats
are receiving little consideration just
now
The movement upward in Lehigh Valley
and Reading has made the street pay
particular attention to the old rumoFs
that are current again of distribution
of assets by the coal roads. Some brok-
ers have ii that dividends will be in
creased by the Coalers, while others be-
lieve it will be an actual segregation
movement.
Late crop reports show that the ac-
tual shortage in tonnage and bushels of
this years harvests is only about per
cent compared with last year. The high
prices attracted an unusually early move
ment of crops, which in turn has pre-
vented any rise in prices. This advance
will come later, but at the moment there
is nothing actually beariSh in the crop
situation.