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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-11
INTENSE INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
AWARDING OF CITY CONTRACTS
Council Spends Lengthy Session in
Consideration Of BidS.--But Little
Definite Results at Late Hour.

After spirited bidding from the num-
erous firms competing for the con-
tracts represented, bids were closed on
the paving and sewerage work now
contemplated by the city at s o'clock
last night and the members of council
took up a consideration of the bids
with the purpose in view of awarding
the contracts before the close of the
session.
The record-breaking attendance
upon this session of council showed
the wide and intense interest that is
manifested in the awarding of the
contrasts by the people of Americus.
When the reading of the bids was TAX
en- up soon after 8 o'clock the couu-
Gil chamber was thronged with peo-
pie. A number of these were repre-
sentatives of paving firms, but the
major portion of the audience was
made up of citizens of Americus in
tent upon witnessing the outcome Of
the consideration of the bids.
AS eight o'clock was the hour for
the closing of the bids, no considera-
tion could be given the sealed esti-
mates until after that hour had pass
ed. AS council had assembled in un-
usually early session at 7:30 o'clock,
only very little routine business
was considered prior to the taking ZIP
OF the sewerage bids, which were
read first, item by item 1t became
apparent during this procedure that
the lowest bid on the sewerage con-
tract had been made by the Curran
Construction Cocpany, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, whose estimates were very much
lower than that of any bid read up to
that time.
The itemized reading of the con-
tracts consumed a long period of
time as each specific detail of the es-
innate was stated with minute exact
ines. It became necessary, of course,
afer this process for the items of
each bid to be tabulated, so that final
decision in reference to them would
be made easy. The carrying out of
the same process in the reaching rf
the lowest bid on the paving contract
necessitated the consumption of as
long or a longer time so that it became
manifest early in the session that i
would not be possible to reach definite
results before late hour of the night.
he night.
The strong rivalry between the va
| rious firms making different kinds #
paving material, as shown by the
reading of the itemized bids, gives as
surance that the people of Americus
will be fortunate i'll securing the work
on the paving of streets and the ex-
tension Of the sewerage system at a
very low figure The work of arous-
ing interest far and wide among firms
that bid on such contracts was accom-
plished with remarkable effectiveness.
At late hour of the night no def
mite results had been reached in the
decision concerning the winners on
the contracts, other than what has al
ready been given. The indications
were that it would be a very late
hour before these matters were SET
tied, in case they could be settled
before the session was over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-11
TO SETTLE in GEORGIA
ON Lines OF CENTRAL

Savannah, Ga, July 10.-Thrifty Eu-
ropean settlers by the hundreds will
begin pouring into Georgia through
the port of Savannah very shortly, if
project which has just been started
by the Central of Georgia Railwsy
proves anything like as successful as
is expected.
President Charles H. Markham an
nounced last night that the European
immigration agent Of the Illinois Cen
trail Railway. stationed in London, will
hereafter put forth special efforts 70
induce desirable settlers to move into
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-11
363 HORSES BURN IN
100000 CHICAGO FIRE.

Chicago, July 1O.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the stables of the Ar
thur w. Dixon Transfer Company,
burned 263 horses to death, and caus-
ed 100000 damages. Scores of fire,
men narrowly escaped death when the
roof caved in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-11

Mrs. w. w, Kendrick and Miss
Louise Kendrick, of Columbus; Mrs
Ralph Jones and Miss Virginia Jones,
of Arkansas, are guests of Miss Elean-
or Tillman at her home here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-11
FIFTY PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN
INSANE BY THE HEAT,
Fearful Record Of Temperature il
Washington City.

Washington, D. c., July 1O.-Driven
insane by the intense heat of the past
week, fifty persons twenty of them
women are being held in the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital for observa-
ton. DIR. d. Percy Hickling chief con-
sulting physician at the hospital, ex-
presses the belief that most of the pa
tents will recover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-11

No man can write a love letter who
is lacking in Imagination
Anannias must have been the orig
inaI fisherman
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30

Yes, the way of the transgressor
is hard. If it were otherwise justice
would be a farce There would, in
deed, be no justice. The laws both
of God and man would be meaning
less and without effect. Right would
be wrong, wrong would be right, and
mercy would be a quality unknown
in the world. Imagine, if you can,
what manner of world this would be
if the transgressor did not find the
way hard-if wrongdoing did not
lead to suffering and sorrow. If
there were no retribution there could
be no charity, no mercy. They
would not be needed. They would
be superfluous things.
When Temptations come to the
young man or the young woman they
are pretty apt to present only the
attractive side to view. That's the
way with things that are not good
for us. They spell pleasure with
large letters. They emphasize only
the smiling side of the thing they
would have us embrace. They some
how manage to hide the bitterness
and heartaches and sleepless nights
that lie on the other side.
The way of the transgressor is,
indeed, hard. 1t is not hard solely
because the law will rise in it's majes-
ty to demand that a crime be expi-
ated. The crime may never be dis
covered. The transgressor may not
even break a law of the land But
the transgression will demand it's
pound of flesh, and get it, too. There
may be no court scene, no states
prison, but there will be long vigils
with Conscience, whose proddings
are amending and whose handmaiden
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30

"It doesn't pay to have one citizen
in the county Jail because another
citizen sold him liquor.
1T doesn't pay to have fifty work
ing men poor and ragged in order to
have one saloon keeper dressed in
broadcloth and flush of money.
ct doesn't pay to have these fifty
working men live on bone soup and
half rations in order that the saloon
keeper may flourish on roast turkey
and champagne.
1T doesn't pay to have ten smart,
active an intelligent boys transform
ed into hoodlums and thieves to en-
able one to lead an easy life by SELL
ing liquor.
1T doesn't pay to have one thous-
and homes blasted, ruined and turn
ed into bells of disorder and misery
in order that one wholesale liquor
dealer may amass a large fortune"
Clarion Call.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
A RAILROAD IN OLD BAKER
The SnOrting of the Iron Horse Nav
Soon Disturb the Quietude
of That County.

1t begins to look as though Baker
county is at last going to get a
railroad. For years there have been
ott-recurring reports that the coun-
ty, one Of the few in Georgia not
traVersed by rails, was to have it's
rich resources opened up to the world
by the building of a railroad from
one direction or the other.
A Southwest Georgia enterprise
that appears to be going right ahead
is the Valdosta, MouItrie and West
ern, and it's surveyors are now in
Baker county. There has never been
very much of blow about this new
road, and it is not often mentioned
in the newspapers, but the men who
are back of the enterprise are evil
IDENTIFY not idle.
The road is now in operation be-
tween Valdosta and Moultrie, and
the survey has proceeded to Newton,
the county seat of Baker, and as far
as Elmodel, IN the northwestern part
of the county. The chief of the
corps says he is going to survey a
route through Arlington, which is on
the line between Calhoun and Early
counties.
This new line will open up some
of the best timbered and richest
farming lands in all Southwest Geor-
gia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
A 5OO-POUND FALL SUIT.
Light as Ordinary Wearing Apparel
When Under $50 Feet of Water.

Light as Ordinary Wearing Apparel
When Under $50 Feet of Water.
Only one man in the world knows
from personal experience how it feels
to be at the bottom of 23O feet of
water. That man is o. E. Candy,
chief machinist of the submarine boat
Shark. He made the plunge in Long
Island Sound. He wore a suit of ar
NOR weighing $40 pounds. At the
greatest depth he was in communica-
ton with persons on the surface by
means of a telephone.
The descent was made from a
.scow six miles from shore. The suit
lay on deck like two halves of an
oyster shell. Candy lay down in one
half and the other half was securely
bOlted on. Then the arms and the
talOn-fngered hands were secured
in the same manner, and last came
the 100-pOund shoes
With rope and Windlass the diver
was raised to an upright position,
swung over the edge of the scow and
dropped slowly into the water. AT
a depth of so feet he telephoned 20
his comrades above that daylight had
almost disappeared. Above there
was only a glimmering glow, while
before his eyes fioated what appar-
emily were phosphorescent objects,
the exact nature of which he could
not determine.
At the bottom of Long Island
Sound-230 feet-absolute darkness
reigned. Even with a strong electric
.searchlight he could not see objects
more than ten feet away. Yet, at
this depth, so great was the density
of the water, his 540-pound suit, with
its 1O0-pound shoes, seemed as light
as ordinary wearing apparel.
This made the strongest diving
suit ever made. The boiler of a To-
connective could not withstand a
greater pressure. At a depth of 23O
feet the weight of the water is 11O
pounds to the square inch, but the
builders Of the suit in which Candy
made his descent say it could easily
stand the pressure Of a hundred feet
more of water.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
STATE COMMITTEE AND PRIMARY RUL ES

overslaughed by the vote in the big
cues. That is what it said in the
last campaign.
County Unit Plan.
or course the prohibition people
Will agree with the Macon Telegraph
and uphold the county unit plan.
Inc local option people will insist
upon a return to the Hoke Smith
schedule and demand popular vote.
NO one knows how the state demo-
cratic executive committee will stand,
1t is feared a majority of them are
prohlbltionists, and they may hest
tate to give the big cities like Ma
con, Augusta, Savannah and Atlanta
the advantage of heavy local option
maJorltles in the coming race for
governor. Of course Judge Russell's
friends will clamor for the Hoke
Smith rule. The prohibitionists will
beg for the Joe Brown rule.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
CHICAGO LIKES PIGS FEET.
Consumes 10000, 900 a Year. Fin,
Food For Hard Workers,

An assidious and enterprising sta
tistician has made the discovery that
Chicagoans consume annually some
thing like 100000 pigs feet.
Chicago is said to consume more
pigs feet annually than any other
city in the country. The demand is
largest in the foreign colonies, but a
large number of Americans also are
fond of them. Germans and Scandi-
navians are said to be the largest
consumers, many of these nationali-
ties doing their own picking and eat
ing the meat the year round.
During the first six months of this
year nearly 100000 hogs have been
received at the Union Stock Yards,
and most of the feet have been sold
to dealers in Chicago and vicinity.
There is little or no demand for
pigs feet among the wealthy class,
but the man who tolls all day in the
shop or open air is, as a rule, fond
of pigs feet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
ruE ANTI-PROHIBITIONISTS MAY
ASK FOR RETURN TO MAJOR
TTY OF VOTE PLAN.
pROHIS WANT COUNTY UNIT

rha Injection of Liquor Question
VIII Show q Lineup of the Local
Ootionists for the Smith Plan of
domination by Popular Vote and
If ProhibitiOnists for the Brown
plan of Nomination by Counties,
ATLANTA.-THE declaration of
Judge Richard B. Russell in his
snaech at Lyons that he would favor
1oca1 option in the liquor question
has caused considerable comment.
If Governor Smith does not resign
un+iI winter it will be February be-
fore the special election will come off
for governor
Rules for the Primary.
Il is really up to the executive
committee. When Hoke Smith was
nominated in the primary in 1906
the democratic executive committee
fved it so that the candidate who
got the largest vote should be gov
ornor Then the Joe Brown execu-
five committee reversed this rule and
went back to the county unit plan.
That is, they returned to the sys-
tenn of selecting delegates. The
Brown people said that Hoke Smiths
committee had ruined the small
counties, and had left them at the
mercy of the big cities which might
roll up a large majority. 1t remains
TO be seen now what the present dem
ocratic executive committee will do.
viii it prescribe the majority vote,
as in the first Hoke Smith election,
or will it take the hint of the Brown
people and go back to the county
unit plan?
Chatham's Vote.
In case of a primary Chatham
county, under the Brown plan, would
only have six votes, no matter how
many votes were polled, and some
some small prohibition county would
have two votes, no matter how few
votes were polled. Chatham county
might give Dick Russell 10000 ma
jority under the local option plat
FORM but Chatham would only have
six votes in the convention. That
is, if the Brown rule were restored. |
Would Chatham prefer the Hoke |
Smith rule of nomination by popu-
lar vote, or would it prefer the |
Brown rule of the county unit plan? |
This latter is the plan so strenu-
Ously advocated by the Macon Tele- |
graph. The Telegraph will never
consent to see the small counties
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
w. c.. T. u. NOTES.
Contributed by the Dawson Cbanter

eve have preached against the
saloon, and we have preached we'll.
We have prayed against the saloon,
and have prayed with fervor. We
have written against the saloon, and
there has been logic in our sentences.
We have wept in the presence of the
saloon, and our tears have been sin
cere. But the day is coming when
We will do more-a day when our
sermons and prayers and arguments
anw agitations and heartaches and
tears will crystalize into the ballot,
and when, by the iron hand of the
prohibitive law, this red-lipped mon
ster shall be throttled and choked
and hurled back into hell from which
it me!''-Bishop Berry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
TURNIPSEED'S GUANO BILL
REPRESENTATIVE FROM CLAY |
AUTHOR OF IMPORTANT LAW.
VIII RevOlutiOniZe Fertilizer Indus
try, and Is Reported Manufacture
ers May Contest 1t in Courts.

A bill passed at the recent session
OF the legislature and has become a
law promises to revolutionize the fer
tilizer industry in Georgia, in that it
will enable every farmer to know
what he purchases in that line for
use on his farm.
The law is virtually the same as
was framed by Hon. B. M. Turnip-
seed, representative from Clay coun-
ty. The only change made was in
the senate.
The bill first considered was pre-
pared by Messrs. Cabaniss of Ogle-
thorpe and Johnson of Barlow. 1t
had the approval of the house com
mittee on agriculture, but was con-
sGdered too drastic by the house.
Before a vote was taken the less
drastic measure of Mr. Turnipseed
was accepted by the leaders of the
light for stricter regulations gov
erning the manufacture and sale of
commercial fertilizers, and the Tur-
n1pseed substitute was adopted.
Law Is a Strong One.
However, the new law is strong
one. 1t requires that the contents
of any commercial fertilizer be
branded on the sacks containing the
same. The formula must show the
derivation of the constituent parts.
II on analysis they are found to
be 10 per cent below the branded
standard in commercial value the
purchaser may recover for one
fourth of the cost, or the loss to him
up to one-fOurth of the stated value.
AS passed by the house the act
fixed the minimum leeway at 8 per
cent, but this was raised by the SEN
ate.
1t is reported that the fertilizer
manufacturers may contest the law
in the courts. They claim it compels
them to make secret formulas pub
lie, and fixes an arbitrary standard
that may be affected by conditions
over which they cannot always exer-
else control.
Miller COnfers With Governor.
Judge A. L. Miller of Macon had a
long consultation with Givernor
Smith regarding the law. 1t is not
known whether or not he advocated
executive disapproVal
Agriculturists claim that the law
will furnish protection worth hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to the
farmers.
1t is one of the several important
legislative acts of this year on which
the representative from Clay made
his impress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
Miller Confers With Governor.

More people, men and women, are
suffering from kidney and bladder
trouble than ever before, and each
year more of them turn for quick
relief and permanent benefit to Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy, which has
proven itself to be one of the most
effective remedies for kidney and
bladder ailments that medical science
has devised. Dawson Drug Co. and
Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
TWENTY YEARS FOR NOTHING
Man Who Served Time For AnOther's
Crime Allowed $40 a Month
by Andrew Carnegie.

NEW YORK.-Andrew 10th, the
Pittsburg steel mill hand who served
20 years in prison for a murder he
did not commit, and was pardoned
when the real murderer made a dy-
ing confession, sailed for his home
IN Hungary today to pass his declin-
ing years with his wife Andrew
Carnegie has given him a life pension
of $40 a month.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
A King Who Left Homo

set the world to talking, but Paul
Mathulka of Buffalo, N. Y, says he
always keeps at home the King of all
laxatives-Dr. Kings New Life Pills
and that they are a blessing to all
his family Cure constipation, head
ache, Indigestion, dyspepsia. Only
25c at Dawson Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
HAD JUST AS WE'LL QUIT.

The storekeeper who does not ad-
vertise and who does not systematic
his business might as well put up his
shutters. Judicious advertising means
financial success. Never in the his
tory of the commercial world has ad-
vertising occupied so prominent a
place as it does today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30

is Remorse. Some men smother Con-
science, we are told. We do not
doubt it. But of all the creatures
under heaven he who most deserves
our pity is the man whose Con-
science is dead! There is hope for
all others, but for him none.
His is the hardest of all the ways
of the transgressor.-Albany Her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
TWO SSx334 CITY LOTS
SEVERAL NICE HOMES

for the small investor.
We have property and
near Parrott, Ga, that
will give you a handsome
profit by December,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-30
MILK AT SIS A CAN.
Product of President Taft's Cow Will
Be Sold at Dairy Show.

do 0UIu at DaITy SHOW.
Milwaukee people will have an OPP
oprtunity to buy milk furnished by
President Taft's COW, Pauline
Wayne, during the international dali
ry show.
A dairy company has contracted
Tor the entire supply of milk given
by Pauline during the show. The
price specified in the contract is SIS
can of eight gallons, the highest
price ever paid for milk in Milwau-
kee. The milk will be bottled in
small bottles and retailed.
Pauline Wayne is said to give "a
quarts of milk each day. The SOU
venir bottles will sell at so cents
each.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-07
NOWINY
TELEGRAFICZNE
KONSTANTYNOPOL.

KONSTANTYNOPOL
wrze6nia. Cholera szerzy sic
tn zastraszajaco! w ciagu jed.
nego dnia notuja po 30 "a.
sta bniec i 20 zgon6w, zaraza
liczne ofiary porywa z gar.
nizonu wojskowego. Take
W innych miastach Turcyi
stwierdzono cholere; w}adze
ME moga opanowac epidemii,
czemu przeszkadza ME ma}o
takze i ciemna ludnosc, ME
rozumiejaca potrzeby desyn-
fekcyjnych 6rodk6w i zarza-
dze6. Read zamierza spalic
GAIA zydowska dzielnice Kon.
stantynopola, brudna i "a
niedbana, gdyz uwaza ia "a
siedlisko chor6b wszelkiego
rodzaju pozbawi dachu mad
g}owa tysiqce zyd6w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-07

| RZYM, 4 wrze6nia. Urze-
dowy komunikat wykazuje'
ze " ciagu ostatniego tygod.
mia przesz}o 600 os6b uleglo
we W1oszech epidemii. Maj
wiecej ofiar porywa zaraza "
=prowincyach i miastach po
.}u dniowach, g}6wnie W Nea-
po]u, Palermo i ma Sycylii.
Buda))eszt, Wegry, 4 wrzes.
MIA. Ma Wegrzech " kilku
.juz miejscowosciach stwier-
dzono wypadki cholery; "
.samej stolicy by}o ich try;
W po}udniowych Wegrzech
ma ich bye dose wiele, co
.budzi powrzechne zaniepo..
.kojenie. Podobnjez W Tyro.
.lu j Styryi mia}y sic po-
jawic pojedyncze wypadki
cbolery.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-07

PARYZ, 4 wrzesnia. Do.
bra poinformowanie Francyi
2 Nlsmcami q Marokko jest
teraz istotnie bliskie; rozcho.
d2i sic jua tylk5 3: koneesye
handlowe " Marokko, kt6-
r.|ch Niemey pododno zawie-
le 4adaje; go DO terytoryal.
nych wyr6wnah trudno6ci
i, z Anglia. Ma gie}dzie parry
skiej widsc wp}yw niepewnej
sytuacyi " miejscowych tran
sakcyach. Ostatni krok Hisz-
panii, kt5ra do Marokko po.
s1ala nowy oddziaf wojska W
okolice Agadiru, wywoluje
niezadowolenie i niepok6j.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-07

|chwila, gdy Siostry przykry'
to 6miertelnym za}obnym ca
}unem leza krzyzem ma ziemi
a ch6r spiewa mad mimi ia.
}obne smutne psalmy ns
znak, ze SiostrY umieraja
dla 6wiata, a pragna zyc ola
nieba. Drugi TAXI moment
wzrus7ajacy, to rota przysie
gi slubnej wypowiedziana
wobec Najsw. Sakramen'u.
Wreszcie, kiedy kap|an wk}a
da Siostrom na glove ciernio
wa korone. Wzruszenie tax
by1o wielkie, ze wszystkim
obecnym 1zy zakreci}y sic W
oczach.
Ma uroczystosc przyby}o
mn6stwo gosci, rodzic6w,
krewnych i przyjaci6} Si6str
sk}adajacych 6luby. PrzybyIi
go6cie. takze z poza Milwau
kee, jak z La Sale Ham !
mond. III.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-07

KILONIA Niemcy, 4wrze6-
MIA. Aresztowano tn dwu An
glik6w i.jedDego Dufczyka
pod zarzutem szpiegostwa;
wssystk;ch trzech observe:
wano, iak W }odzi motoro-
wei 6ledzili manewry wojen-
nych okret6w niemieckich
W po rcie. Poddani ostrym
.przes}uchom wyt}6maczyli
sic aresztowani Anglicy' ze
80 profesora1ni angielskimi i
2 czystego zainteresowania
patrzyli ma. cwiczenia z }odzi
od Du6czyka najetej. z braku
wszelkich dowod6w obciaza-
jacych wypuszczno icb ma
wolnosc.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-07

nizei lat 18tu, jezeli kto6 po
ME ME zglosi j ME da gwa-
rancyi, ze sic niemi zaopiee.
kuje. Uwiadomiony o tenn
ks. Czyzewski, poprosil 1p.
J6zefa A. Werwifskiego aby.
po dzici pojecha}, co tez p!
Werwi6ski uczynn zabrawszy
2 SODA papiery ! uwierzyte]-
niajace. Przedtem zatelegra4
fowa} do kongresmana Ba-
rnharta, z pro5ba, ably uwia-'
domi1 komisarza emigracyj-
nego,ss ze ma zatrzymac dzie1
ci W porcie, dop6ki sic p!
Werwi6ski ME zglosi. D.ie.@
XII tel energicznej akcyi pl
Werwi6skiego, dzieci, kt6-
re mia}y bye deportowane "
abieg1y wtorek zatrzymano
az p. w. je zabral do South
Bend, oddajac je pod opiek9
uradowanego stryja.