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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
PRESENT RATES
ARE DECLARED
CONFISCATORY
in ALABAMA RATE HEARING
Special HaStGFCaIIS Reduction
Violation Of Law

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. Special
Master w. A. Gunter, appointed 3y
Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones 70
hear testimony in the Alabama rail
road rate case brought by the Louis
vile e Nashville Railroad Company
against the state of Alabama, today
submitted to the court a report of ais
findings.
He finds that the Alabama rate
statutes, including both the 110 COM
modities law reducing freight rates
and the law decreasing passenger
rates 10 2 IL cents per mile are vio-
lative of the federal constitution upon
three grounds set up by the complain
ing railroad as follows:
First, that they directly control and
interfere with the interstate traffic
of the complainant. Second, that they
amount to class legislation against the
complainant and deny it the equal
protection of the laws and third, that
they are confiscatory in that they 10
not afford a fair return to complain
ant on it's property devoted to the
public as a common carrier. Pro-
ceedings will in all probability be
taken to the federal supreme court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
CONDITION OF
COTTON CROP
PLACED At Il
Much DETERIORATION NOTED
Estimate Reduced From 81
to II Points

Washington, Sept. IA total pro-
duction of 12,91S,200 bales of cotton
as the final yield of this year is iu-
dicated by the department of agri-
cultures official report OF the condi-
ton of the growing crop on August
%, which the crop reporting board,
from reports from its correspondents
and agents throughout the cotton
belt, estimated today at 1872 per cent
of a normal.
The estimate, based on the ratio
of the average condition of the crop
on August % for the past ten years,
would mean final yield of 1S1. 50
pounds per acre on the planted area
of approximately 34,000,O0O acres, al
lowing for an abandoned acreage CT
100000 and provided the crop does
not decline or improve from the date
the condition was estimated to time
of picking.
These estimates of production
while unofficial, We're reckoned by
the official method adopted by the le-
partment of agriculture and used by
the crop reporting board in it's month
ly estimates of the final yield of the
important cereal crops of the coun-
try
Unofficial advices from the cotton
belt indicate the most important de-
clines in the crop We're due to severe
droughts, hot winds and worms. Re
ports that heavy shedding caused by
hot weather was the chief factor OF
deterioration in practically all states
except Louisiana and Mississippi
where there was too much rain. In
all other states heat and drought
greatly damaged cotton during the
month, especially in Texas and Okla
koma.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
CRACKER JACK SHOTS
HAVE RETURNED HOME
Made Splendid Record at Camp Perry,
Ohio.

Atlanta Ga, Sept. 1.-Georgia's hi
fe team came in from Camp Perry,
Ohio Wednesday night, very much
pleased with the showing they made
at the national rife match there dur
ing the past two weeks.
The team, in the face of most un-
favorable conditions, landed twenty
third in the national team match, lead
ing many southern states and not a
few other section of the country, fin
ishing seven places higher up this
year than they did.
Major Mack E. Laird, captain of the
Georgia team, states that conditions
on the Camp Perry range were unus-
ally trying while a portion of the meet
was being held. The wind would vary
from 20 miles per hour to the mildest
zephyr between shots, he said, making
il extremely difficult for men unac-
customed to shooting on the range TO
guage their shots.
Sergeant w. S. Hale, who set a new
worlds record in the 200-yard rapid
fire match, was all but driven to des-
peration by the kodak fends, who
gathered about him in lusters for sew
eral days after his remarkable feat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
WOMAN IS POISONED BY
A "CULT" IN FLORIDA
HOpGIeSSIy III They Decided
Upon Murder

Kissimmee, Fla, Sept. 1.-Egbert
Gillett and Elizabeth Sears, members
of the Shaker colony near this city,
were placed in jail last night charged
with causing the death of Sadie Mar
chant, another member of the colony,
by use of poison.
Sadie, Marchant died Aug. % and
was buried on the colony land by Gill
lette and woman known as Sister
Amanda
The officers were notified of the oc-
currance and after an investigation ar
rested Gillette and the Sears woman.
They admit giving the poison, assert
ing that the woman was hopelessly III
and wanted to escape from her suffer-
ings. They acceded to appeals and
gave her chlOroform.
The dead woman was "a years Of
age, Gillette SO and the woman who is
implicated with him was "a yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
TOOTHSOME BACON WILL
BE SHOWN BY BROOKS
Many Displays to Be Given at Triton
Fair.

Quitman, Ga, Sept. John w
Greer, of Triton, has been here in the
interest of the South Georgia land and
Agricultural Exposition to be held in
Tifton, September 27-October 7, in
elusive
The Quitman Chamber of Commerce
and the citizens of Quitman extended
Mr.. Greer a cordial reception and made
most hearty response to his propo-
sition that Brooks county make IN
exhibit.
At this exposition forty-two south
Georgia counties will be represented
with an agricultural exhibit. Some
will make a general and other a spe-
cific exhibit. 1t has been decided that
Brooks county make a specific exhibit
of Brooks county raised bacon as the
leading feature and incidentally the
feeds that produc this article II
diet.
1t is notable fact that in addition
to raising all that is necessary for
home consumption, Brooks county
ships away considerable more than
100000 worth of home raised bacon
annually. In fact, the shipments from
Quitman alone exceeded that figure
last season, without taking into az
count the shipments that went direct
from five other towns in the county -
Paco, Barwick, Dixie, Morven and Bar
ney.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
SMITH is COMING BACK
WILL Be PROSECUTED
Many AtIdntaRS Are Nervous
Just Now

Atlanta, Sept 1.-Wylie Smith, the
alleged get rich quick" operator who
is wanted here, will not be brought
back for at least two weeks owing to
red tape in the executive department
in Washington.
The extradition warrant has not yet
come from Washington.
When it does the Pinkerton agency
will be notified by wire and a special
man will be sent through to Chihua-
hua, Mexico.
The warrant will be given him IS
the train goes through Atlanta.
1t is said there are some Atlantans
who are not specially anxious to have
Smith returned; for despite the fact
that no criminal guilt attaches 10
them, they made some money through
his operations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
BEATTIE Side
"CAME BACK"
VERY STRONG
BEATTIE'S BROTHER WITNESS
Witness Will Give Evidence
to Prove an AIabi

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Sept. /.
y $las Beattie, brother of Henry
Bcattic. admitted on the witness stand
today tLot he would not have rendered
the assistance he dn: to the detea;l>r IS
il ruraing lie i'll fated autom lie
u&cE aHG !0lth f,CI, the scene : tie
crime and placing il for them q tho
left and right of the big blood spot nn
the Midlothian turnpike as they di-
rected, and he known they would lay
the crime against his brother.
The prosecution drew forth this ad-
mission on cross examination, and by
its question sought to lay a charge
of destroying evidence upon Douglas
for having some blood washed from
the machine before the authorities
seized it. The witness was still on
the stand when court recessed for
luncheon, and indications were that
the testimony of the prisoner himself
would not be reached today.
A mysterious message to Harry VI.
Smith, counsel for the defense, inter
rupted the trial for a half hour, and
resulted in the discovery of a witness
in Richmond to account for the sOli-
taTy car, the woman on its running
board and the man in front of it,
which group of boys early in the
trial testified they saw on the night
of the murder and described as re-
sembling the prisoner and his wife
The prosecution had built up rs
case with the theory that Mrs. Beattie
was shot not while sitting in the ma
chine beside her husband, as the lat
ter alleges, but that she was standing
either on the running board or in the
road, the big blood spot resulting
from her fall on the turnpike
The new witness whose name was
withheld till he appeared in court was
expected to testify late today con-
corning the man and woman whom
the boys saw. His story it is said, is
that the man stopped to crank the
machine on the Midlothian turnpike.
While the woman stood on the run
ming board as the machine load Of
young boys coming from the dance az
Bon Air passed them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
FIREBUG is RESCUED FROM
FIRE HE STARTED.
Policeman RescueS Him Not knowing
He Was the Criminal.

Boston, September 1.-Overcome by
the fire he is said to have started
early today in an attempt to burn a
house, a man was rescued from death
ty q policeman, unaware of his crime
The blaze was set on the second
floor of the four and half story brick
tenement house at SO Minot street,
1t end, and furnished excitement for
Few minutes. An aged man was car
ricd from the third floor to the street
by policeman, and a family of six
fed over the roof to the next build
ing. The frebug disappeared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
SEVEN HURT WHEN CAR
AND ENGINE COLLIDE
LoganspOrt Limited COIlided With a
Traction Engine.

indianapolis, Ind, September l.
Seven persons sustained injuries when
the Logansport limited on the Indiana
Union Traction line, while running
40 miles an hou-, collided with a tit-
teen-ton engine of the American Con-
struction Company at Thirty-eighth
street this forenoon.
The injured:
Mrs. c. z. Benjamin, Conneat, Ohio;
Otis Bartholomew, Carmel, Ind; Ed
Harris, Upton, Ind; ]. E. Lowe, Tip
ton; Dr. ]. NJ. Jones, Arcadia, Ind
Mrs. ]. A. Jones; Motorman ]. w. VIII
son, Upton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02

Houston, Texas, August 91.-At the
close of the 1901 cotton season to-
day the Houston cotton exchanges
showed gross receipts of cotton at
Houston for the year as 2,464,107 bales,
compared with ,S37 ,6O7 bales the pre-
vious year. The total net receipts
were 757,25S bales compared with
SIS, $50 bales last year, and total ship
ments for the year We're 25657S bales
compared with 1,83S,752 bales the pre-
vious year.
Houston's August receipts were 242,-
074 bales, an increase of over 100000
bales over the previous high mark for
the same month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
GOVERNOR DIX INSISTS
ON DIRECT NOMINATIONS.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 1.-Governor
Dix insists that when the legislature
reconvenes in September some kind
of a direct nomination law should be
enacted. He makes this plain in let
ter to the editor OF The Albany Arg IS,
given out at the executive chamber to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
GOODS DISPLAYED
AT DANIELS JEWELRY STORE

We have made two trips alreaiy
this year to New York and other east
ern markets, to buy goods, and we now
have NEW goods and NEW PRICES
ready for your inspection. You will
find here the very latest creations in
the jewelry line, tastily arranged, p0-
lite and courteous attention. Posi-
lively nothing misrepresented here
Call and look around.
S. A. DANIELS, the Jeweler
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR BEATTIE
IN EVENT OF CONVICTION y
Would BE Put to Death In Richmond
Jail.

Richmond, Va, September 1.--If
Beattie is convicted his electrocution
would take place at the Virginia state
penitentiary on Oregon Hill, Rich
mond. In other death chambers the
man who actually pulls the lever ON
the switchboard that sends the death
Voltage into the condemned man is
concealed. In the state penitentiary
here the switchboard and the execu-
toner are in full sight of the man
about to die.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
SUFFRAGIST CONVENTION
Is CALLED TO MEET.

New York, Sept 1.-The formal cell
for the forty-third convention of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association to be held at Louisville,
KY, October 10 to 25, has just been
issued by the officers of the national
association here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
TRAIN STRUCK AN AUTO
GOING At HIGH SPEED
Mr.. StrGater Was Hurled ThiF-
ty Feet

Atlanta, Sept. 1.-As w. T. Streater,
vice president of the E. L. Adams Gro
Gerry Company, of this city, was cross
ing the Georgia railroad track scar
Social Circle last night in his auto
mobile the machine was struck by a
freight train and smashed. Mr..
Streater was hurled thirty feet through
the air, and although seriously hurt,
he was not fatally injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
JACKSON STREET Is AGAIN
FREE OF 0BST.. uTIONS.

Jackson street, from the Windsor
Hotel corner to the Y NJ. C. A. build
ing and blocked for week by change
of water mains, was again opened %
tarffic yesterday. Church street will
next be closed up while a twelve-inch
water main is substitute for the
smaller main there now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02

Memphis, August 31.-Gross cotton
receipts at Memphis during the season
of 1901, totalled 92O,SS7 bales, an
increase of 134,420 over last season,
according to figures compiled by the
Memphis Cotton Exchange. Net re-
ceipts totalled 547,49G, compared with
4S3,2G9 last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
BABY FALLS IN BATH TUB
WHILE MOTHER SLEPT

Atlanta, Sept. 1.-Zenobia Smith, IA
months-old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Smith, 408 Decatur street, just
learning to walk, fell into a tub con-
tanning six inches of water today while
her mother was taking a nap on a
lounge nearby and was drowned
When the mother awoke the child was
dead
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
TYRUS COBB ON STAGE
SIGNS FOR THE SEASON.
Georgia Peach viii Star in Light
Vaudeville.

Detroit, Sept 2.--Ty Cobb, the great
est outfelder in the American League,
today signed a contract to go into
vaudeville. Ty will enter upon his
new career at the conclusion Of the
present season. Just what line Cf
work the Georgia Peach will do Is not
known. but it will more than likely he
a baseball skit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
RECORDS BROKEN By RECEIPTS
OF COTTON IN MANY MARKETS.
Indications Are Clearly in Favor of
Big Crop.

Galveston, Texas. August 31.-At the
close of business the port of CAL
weston today showed the third largest
cotton receipts in the history of the
port. namely 2,94S,354 bales. This was
356,942 bales increase over last year.
The high record was in 1867 when
receipts were 1891 ,695.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
WATSON AND POUND TO
SPEAK AT CORDELE.

Cordele, Ga, Sept. II. w. Bivins,
president of the Crisp County Fair AS
sociation, has just received a letter
from Thomas E. Watson accepting an
invitation to deliver an address in C)r-
dele on October 5, the second day Of
the fair. The subject of the address.
has not been announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
VETERANS OF CAMP SUMTER
TO MEET ON TUESDAY

Camp Sumter, U. c. V. will hold its
monthly meeting next Tuesday, Sep
tember 5th, and at this time will elect
delegates to the annual state encamp-
ment at Rome, Ga, in October.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
PITCHF0RK MAKES BULL
:.. ATTAC KAN AGED MAN

Sandusky, Ohio, August 31.-Philip
Cassidy, aged II, used a iptchfork rs
weapon on a bull belonging to the
inirmary farm here today The animal
resented. Cassidy sustained broken
legs and internal injuries, from which
he will die. The bull escaped injury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-02
PR0HIBITI0N / FAILURE IN
DEAR OLD CONNECTICUT.
Man There Sees Forty Five Snakes in
Il Bunch.

Oxford, Conn. Spet. "A new rec
ord for killing snakes is claimed by
Clifford B. Hawley, an Oxford farmer,
who last night killed 1870 feet of black
snakes in seven minutes, assisted only
by his wood chuck dog, Spot. The
smokes nest was found by the dog and
Hawley went to her assistance with =
hoe. Between them they killed A.,
one of them five feet nine inches long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27

west shore OF the river. Cornell has drawn
No 2. Pennsylvania No. and Columoia
No 4. The tide will be just at the begin
ming OF the ebb when the crews are started
and there should be little interference ny
the swirls and eddies of the bridge PIERS
although the closeness OF the courses do
compared with other years, may mako '"e
steering n little more difficult
The freshman race will he roWed AZ f'i'
O'Clock, and will be at two miles also over
the lower half Of the regular course, lot
the stewards cup. Cornell has course NO
Columbia No 2, Wisconsin No. 8. syria
cuse No. and Pennsylvania NO o. Inc
tide conditions will not be changed much
from the earlier race.
The varsity race comes last and VIII be
rowed at sac O'Clock. II is at four miles,
and will be rowed downstream from krum
Elbow TO point just north Of yellow
Point. for tho varsity challenge cup. or
rered I'm 1898 by Dr. Louis /. Seaman. or
Cornell. The tide will be at the strongest
ebb. and conditions should be excellent tor
q record breaking performance. fenhsyi-
vania viii row nearest the snore, over
course No. l. Columbia will be at NO. z,
Syracuse at No. 8, Cornell at No: and
Wisconsin at No. 8, or on the outside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
JENNINGS WINS A TITLE
defeats A, F. Hammer for Staten
IsIand,GoIf Championship.
TAKES BIG LEAD AT START
Fox Hills Man Makes Plucky Up
hill Fight, but Winner
Holds His Own.

Percy IT. Jennings, a former Yale player
won the championship of Staten lsland over
m, links of the Richmond County country
rub Yesterday. He defeated a. +. KAN
uor. OF Fox Hills by up and to play al
thirty-six holes. The winner also mas inc
distinction of being the first man to gain
the title for the Richmond County Country
Club.
Although II rained part Of the time dur
ing the early hours, the showers did little
more than make the greens a trife heavy
This aided the putting. and as there was an
almost total absence Of wind. conditions
were ideal for scoring. This became evil
dent az the outset, when Jennings reeled
off the first nine holes in 81, stroke better
than the previous amateur figures. AS a
result of the fast pace Hammer found him
self down at the turn.
The outward Journey at Richmond Coun-
ty covers u playing length Of almost $500
yards. while the fifth. sixth and seventh
holes represent an aggregate OF 1,755 yards
practically q mile Jennings made these
IN sixteen strokes, having one and winning
the other two. Coming back he messed his
card UP with an at the tenth hole, where
he topped his drive. Hammer would have
had an exceptional incoming score had II
not been for a at the sixteenth, where his
tee shot landed his ball in the ditch. Al
though the hole cost him Z. the Fox Hills
man made up for it with cluster OF 80.
In fact. he had four 3s i'm the last five holes.
This enabled Hammer TO cut down his OPP
ponents lead to up. the card reading 10
80, ,z
After luncheon Jennings promptly in
creased his advantage by winning the first
hole where Hammer took puts, hut the
former Staten Island champion discounted
this with a fine at the second. laying his
approach dead From nearly every tee
Hammer had the longer ball, but the extra
distance did little or no good, especially
as Jennings was as steady as a rock on
the greens.
Hammer missed opportunity at the
fifth after his topped third shot had the
good fortune 10 run through the trap 10 the
; |, green. Jennings barely made the green on
the like and badly overran his approach put,
but then got long one down for a 5. where
as Hammer missed and took 6. The turn
found Jennings still leading by up. He
than the other.
When Hammer made a hash OF the short
fifteenth hole Jennings became dormie 3.
/; was then to do or die with the Fox Hills
man, who slapped up fine second shot
10 within yard Of the pin at the sixteenth.
Had he needed IT he would probably have
run the put down for 3. but he contented
himself with 4. good enough TO win, as
Jennings fell green shy on his approach.
Down the hill to the wee seventeenth Kam-
Incr made the green's edge with his mashie,
and then Jennings settled matters by drop
ping one less than a yard from the cup.
Hammer laid his chip shot dead, whereupon
Jennings hoed his put for 2. The winner
made the double round in 1876 as against
1G0 for Hammer
The On rds read as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
CHICK EVANS SCORES WELL
Makes Good Showing'in Play for
Open Golf Title Abroad.

Sandwich. England, June 3.-The fifty
first open golf championship began on the
links OF the Royal St Georges Club to-day
with record entry of 225 players. Amert-
ca was represented by Charles w.
C'Chick') Evans, jr.. of Chicago. an am
ateur and the Western open golf champion.
and j. G.. Anderson. another amateur, OF
West Newton. Mass.
The preliminaries will extend to Wednes-
day evening, when the field will have been
reduced to sixty players. who will compete
I'm the two final rounds.
In the first round Evans to-day returned
card Of Is. only strokes behind the best
mark of the day. Anderson made an S.,
AND is not considered a factor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27

likes to see in an eight. Bates and Lum' IN
particular, do not reach as far or SWING
hack as far as the other men IN the boat
and the bow oar. Elliott, does not row Win
the ease that bespeaks unlimited en-
durance. Krouse. at No. /, is the best OF
the four He swings along well beHlhu
Wakely, although he does not seem to gel
the power into his stroke that Is expected
of a man in the waist OF the shell Thefe
is not a better stern four on the river
however, than the quartet who row NO. o.
No 6. No. and stroke in the Red ana
White shell. Bowen is a capable and re-
sourccful stroke. and demonstrated last
wear that he could go the distance at the
highest pressure. His rowing reminds one
of that Of Cox, the great Cornell stroke OF
the middle Of the last decade. He gets a
mighty heave on the oar. digging In FOR
the catch at the full reach and heaving
back with a powerful leg drive. His re-
covery IS rapid and smooth and he drlVes
the crew with wonderful precision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
Columbia Crew a Good Ono.

II IS no eXaggeration 10 say that the CO.
hlmbia eight is the best OF the five good
crews that Rice has turned out since ne
has had charge of the rowing interests OF
the Blue and White. There are minor
faults in the Columbia shell. but as whole
the crew rows in by far the best form that
is 10 be seen on the river. The men 90
not swing exactly over the keel. but despite
that the boat does not roll. The new Eng
fish shell which Columbia will use rides the
water high in the bow, and If the DAY Is
the least bit rough the New Workers shouic
have the race at their mercy.
Downing. the stroke Of the COLUMBIA
eight. IS rowing his first varsity race as
stroke In 1909 he stroked the freshman
crew and last year he rowed No. i III the
varsity Early this year Rice selected MN
10 stroke. and he has not been out OF the
shell once He is not a husky" man, put
he IS one Of the most powerfully buit men
on the river In the early season race with
Annapolis he showed that he was a mar
vellous judge of pace, and although he
kept his men swinging along at high
stroke he did not tire them out Little