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The Washington times., 1911-11-05
Downs Family Thanks (
Friends for Sympathy

The family Of Michael A. Downs, the
fireman who was killed in the nre
which destroyed the Washington To-
bacco Company's store on Pennsyiva-
mia avenue, have adopted resolutions OF
thanks for the kindness shown them
during their bereavement. The card
reads.
Downs, a member of the Washington
Fire Department, who recently lost hi8
life In the course of duty, wish to exc
press their sincere thanks to the Com.
Chief Wagner and his assistants, thd
members OF the Washington Fire De-,
partment. the newspapers, and also to-
our friends and the public. who sympa.
thized with US u our recent bereayel
ment, and wish 6 assure them that we
appreciate to the fullest extent their
kind actions and words expressed to
u.s."
The Washington times., 1911-11-05
Pastor to Start Series
Of Lectures Tonight

The first Of a series Of lectures on
stirring chapters in the Old Testa-
ment, begins this evening at the First
Congregational Church, by the pastor,
Rev. 8. H Woodrow. The lectures are
to be given under the auspices. of the
Brotherhood of the First Church. To-
nights lecture is on "Othniel and
Ehud." On successive Sunday even
ing themes: Deborah and Barak,"
Gideon, Called and Prepared" Cid
con-. Warning and Winning" "Jeptha
and His Daughter" Samson, Early
Exploits" Samson, Danger and
Death"
The Washington times., 1911-11-05
Sunday School Teachers
To Form Association

At melting of graduates of teachers
training courses, whether they are
graduates of classes of the District or
elsewhere, to be held at the First Con-
gregational Church, Tenth and G streets
northwest, tomorrow evening at 7:3O,
an alumni association of all Sunday
school teachers training graduates will
be formed.
1t is announced the object of the
association will be to promote the in
terests Of the movement for the better
preparation Of Sunday school teachers
2or their work.
The Washington times., 1911-11-05
Rev. Charles w. Currier
To Lecture Tonight

The Rev. Charles Warren Currier, for
merly a missionary in Dutch Guiana,
will deliver a lecture in Knights Of Co.
lumbus Hall this evening on Wander
ings in South America" The lecture is
the third in the series under the aus
pices of Keane Council, Knights of
Columbus Father Currier travelled all
over South America, besides working
in the wilds Of Guiana, and his talk
with embrace descriptions of northern
Brazil. the Andes, and the great steppes
Of the South.
The Washington times., 1911-11-05
Referendum May Be
Termed Political

Congressman Henry George, OF New
York, who was an interested observer
OF the proceedings Of the oregon case
In the United States Supreme Court
yesterday said:
From the queries made by the va.
rious justices during the hearing. my
impression was that the court win de-
rioe that the Initiative and referenduu,
case Is political father than bi-
6Icial question and that II is therefore
outside the Jurisdiction Of the Court"
The Washington times., 1911-11-05
Commissioners Asked
To Lay New Sidewalk

Request for the laying of sidewalk
In Rhode Island avenue between Eight
eenth and Twenty-fourth streets north
east, was made to the Commissioners
today by a committee representing the
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citi-
zens' Association.
Assurances that the request will be
given consideration were given the COM
mittee by Acting Engineer Commits
sioner Markham.
The Washington times., 1911-11-05

The cnse has been set for trial in Mu-
nicipai Court on Novembr g.
The old contract was made with At
torney william r. Offlcy, who formerly
Equity building. Mr. Offley Is now
out OF the city, and the telephone COM
pany held Mr.. Edwards responsible for
the bill. and It was paid by him.
The Washington times., 1911-11-05
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
THREE STATES ARE
SWEPT BY Big STORM
Farming Districts We're Badly
Damaged

Kansas City, April 13.-Meagre re
ports received this morning from the
storm stricken districts of Oklahoma,
Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas indi-
cate that yesterdays storm covered a
wider area than earlier information
showed The number of fatalities was
in doubt
The wire service is so nearly de-
moralized that definite news from
many points was not obtainable. AT
Big Heart, Okla, two persons were
killed and sixty injured, thirty-six Sc
riously Every business house in the
town was destroyed, including two ho-
tells, school house and railroad sta
ton. The seriously injured We're TAX
en- in a special train to Tulsa, Okla,
where they were placed in a hospital.
The telephone wire over which this
information was received was in
working order only a few minutes and
the names of the dead and injured
were not obtainable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
INTEREST is GREAT IN
BUILDING OF CANNERY
People Elsewhere are Taking
Notice

That business people are ON the
lookout for business is fully evil
denced in the result of the publication
in the Times-Recorder of the propos-
ed building of an immense canning
factory near Americus by the United
States Canning Co., with headquarters
in Buffalo, N. Y The story appeared
in the Times-Recorder three days ago
and simultaneously in the larger state
papers, and was based upon the visit
here of representative of the United
States Canning Co, probably the larg-
est concern of the kind in the cOun-
try. Since that time railway repre-
sentatives, contractors, dealers in
building supplies and machinery have
been writing letters for mo~e detail
ed information, as they are anxious
to get into the game upon their own
account. There is no doubt of the
building of the cannery here, as stat-
ed, as Americus is advantageously sit
uated for such an enterprise, and il
will doubtless be in operation in time
to handle the crop of fruits, vegeta-
bles and berries growing abundans-
ly hereabouts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
NO CLUE TO PARENTS
WHO LEFT The BABY
Are Looking For
Guilty Ones

Parties from Buena Vista in Amer
icus yesterday could throw no light
upon the sensation developed there a
day or two ago when a handsome
male child was left at the home of a
negro, three miles from that town on
the Pineyille road.
Every effort to locate the inhuman
parents has thus far proved futile,
and the mystery deepens
In the darkness a stylish looking
buggy was driven up to the negro s
house and some one within the car
riage placed the infant on the piazza
and drove off.
The baby is white and a boy. 1t is
also reported to be a very handsome
child. But who its parents are, or
where they live, or where they came
from, is complete mystery to those
who found the child and turned it over
to a nearby white family.
The authorities have been making
all efforts to locate the parties re-
sponsible for the deed. The only pos
sible clue to start on was the SUP
position that the child was brought
from some distance above Buena Wis a
and deserted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
Big BILL IN VAUDEVILLE
At OPERA HOUSE
Two Nights Of Big Shows
Promised

At the opera house tonight Mana
ger Dudley will present a trio Of
exceptionally clever artists in refined
vaudeville, the "Imperiale Harmony
Three" presenting good acts and
clever, catchy songs. To meet the de-
mand of patrons for vaudeville Man
ager Dudley has secured this compa-
Ly at considerable expense for two
performances at the opera house-to-
night ana Saturday highland crowd
ed houses will greet these stars Of
the vaudeville stage. In connection
with tle moving pictures for these
two nights will be presented the best
photo plays. The scale of prices will
be Zoe, 1ic and 20c tonight and to-
NOR ow night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
STRIPPING HEARING IS
POSTPONED FOR A Week
Courtesy to Attorneys Granted
By Governor

Atlanta, Ca, April 13.-Thomas Ed
gar Stipling did not have any
hearing before Governor Brown today,
the case having been postponed until
some date next week, to be announced
later.
Governor Brown received a letter
Wednesday from Judge Price Gilbert,
who is pesiding over the present term
of court in Harris county, saying it
would be impossible for Frank Nc
aughlin, attorney for STRIPPING and
H. C, Cameron, attorney for the Cor
netts, to attend the hearing were it
held today.
Both OF these attorneys had express
ed desire to be present at the hear
iug, so the application for pardon
70" Stripping was postponed until a
later date. Governor Brown wired
Judge Gilbert that he would agree to
Il postponement, if the other attorneys
interested would agree, and also wir-
ID T. T Miller, Of Columbus, chief
counsel for STRIPPING, of his action.
When Attorneys Cameron and Nc
iaHghlin agree on date with Mr.. Mil
Ter when the three can be present
before the governor, Gov. Brown will
aame a new date for the hearing.
q remained up until 1890 last night
studying that case" said the governor,
and I am not quite through with it
yet"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
DO NOT DELAY

Come in at once and
select your spring suit
while our line is COM
pIete. There are lots of
patterns and styles to
select from, at prices
that are very reasonable,
New Hawes Hats, also
Boyden and Regal Shoes
and Eclipse Shirts.
CHAS. L. ANSLEY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
COTTON men RECEIVE
PRISON SENTENCES
viii Be Confined in Federal
Prison in Atlanta


Aberdeen, Miss Aprilk l3.-Judge
II. c. Niles in the fedesal district
court here today, sentebced J. H.
Miller who was found guilty of
fraudulentiy using the mails, to seven
years Imprisonment and 70 pay fine
Of S11, 600. He was a member of the
cotton firm of Steele, Miller & Com
pany.
T c. Steele and c. H. q Linde, who
accepted a verdict of guilty on the
same Charge, were sentenced to two
years Imprisonment and a. fine of $10.-
eco each.
The men were members of the cot
ton firm of Steele, Miller & Company,
of Corinth, Miss, which failed several
months ago. It was charged at the
tine Of the failure that bogus bills
Of lading amounting to millions of dol
lars had been issued by the firm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
AT CALVARY CHURCH

Morning service, 11:00 a. m; even
ing prayer 1880 p. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
old MAIDS BY choice
At PRICE OF $4,000
Girls Thus Inherit Under
URCIe'S viii

New York, April 13.-Three New
Haven, Conn, girls, the Misses Belle
Henrietta and Marietta Fouchtwanger,
will receive $4,000 each from the es-
tate of their uncle, Meyer FOUGHT
wanger, who died in this city April
6, for not marrying during his life
time. The young women hase just
filed a petition here, saying that they
had complied with their uncle :
wishes. 1t is reported that two of
the young ladies will marry as soon
as they receive the legacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
RAWLINS Boys PARDON
PLEA REFUSED As USUAL
CIemency Denied and Must
Serve Out Sentences

Atlanta, Ga, April 13-Governor
Brown today declined to grant the pc
tition of the three Rawlin8 boys, Mil
ton, Jesse and Leonard, for a commu-
tation of sentence Attorney John R.
Cooper, of Macon, made a strong plea
i'll behalf of the boys who are now
serving life sentences in a convict
camp, but the governor after carefully
reviewing the case, declined to inter
fere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
MEETING OF TEMPLARS.

There will be a regular conclave If
DeMoley Commandery Friday evening
at s o'clock. Election of officers for
the Templar year A full attendance
desired A. B. HOWARD, E. C.
A G. MILLER, Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
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= WEATHER FORECAST =

Y Forecast for Americus and vi =
= cinity: Unsettled tonight or Fri =
= day; warmer tonight; probably :
= cooler Friday. =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14

See details OF Grand Subscription
Contest on Page 6. Prizes: Diamond
Ring, Diamond Brooches, Gold
Watches, set with Diamonds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-14
SPECIAL NOTICE,

DR.. H. B. Allen has returned to
Americus, and can again be consult
ed at his office on Forsyth street.
14-3t
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
The kinaHsher.


The kingflsher is the greatest digger
of our birds. Deep into a sand or
clay bank he digs until he has built
a tunnel six feet or more long. He
then hollows out little underground
room at the end, In which his mate
lays her eggs. The kingfsher is much
larger than a robin-a handsome bird,
with blush gray back, crested
head and white breast with gray
band across 1t. He is usually seen
sitting on a tree or stump on the edge
of the stream or lake where he gets
his food. A ripple on the surface of
the water shows a minnow swimming
below, and down he dives, spearing 1t
with his long. sharp bill. Then he
flies back to his perch, shakes Off the
water and eats his catch. The Indians
think the king6sher stocks their lakes
with fish. They say that when king
fisher finds a lake without fish he
catches one In another lake and drops
1t into the lake which has none.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
SOCRATES ON PHILOSOPHY.

He Shows That a WlttieIsn May Do
Real Good.
Socrates-Glaucon, what would you
say philosophy is2
Glaucon--I should say that, broadly
speaking, It Is putting two and two
together.
Socrates-That is, to some purposef
Glaucon-Of course.
Socrates-Therefore to say that no.
body is very enthusiastic about our
great victory over the Cunningham
coal claims because It is not the time
of year when anybody cares whether
we defend our coal pile or not would
not be philosophy?
Glaucon-No; that would be q sort
of witticism.
socrates-Which is unworthy of a
philosopher
Glaucon-Yes.
Socrates-That is, 1t could serve no
other purpose than probably to make
somebody laugh?
Extraordinarily.
socrates-It would not be doing any
goodf
Glaucon-No.
Socrates-That Is to say, 1t would
not do the person who laughed any
good2
Glaucon--Well, yes. Laughing, I
dare say, does any one good.
Socrates-Therefore we have to con-
slider whether by doing good we mean
the Individual or society generality
Glaucon--Yes.
Socrates-Which do we mean?
Glaucon.-You are splitting hairs a
little too fine for me, Socrates.
acknowledgements. If one did an
individual good without doing society
harm would that be doing good?
Glaucon-Yes.
Socrates-Therefore to make some
one laugh might very easily be doing
good?
Glaucon-Certainly.
socrates-And to say that this is not
the season when any one cares wheth-
er we defend our coal pile or not prob
ably would make some one laugh2
Glaucon-It might
Socrates-And thus do him consider
able good?
Glaucon--You never can tell.
socrates-which would give it pur-
pose?
Glaucon-True.
Socrates-And make 1t philosophy?
Glaucon-By Jove, Socrates. you have
me nicelyl
Socrates-Very well. Now let us all
go down and see who can hold his
head under water the longest.-Clark
McAdams in st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
FOR THE CHILDREN
HoppY and EIoppY.

Next door there lives n little boy
With checks just like a poppy.
do not know his truly name.
And no call him Hoppy.
When mother calls him from his play
He hops up In a minute:
II she has work for him to do
He's eager TO begin IL.
II there's an errand TO be run
He hurries on TO do II.
II there's a hard thing to be done
He hops his way right through Il.
There also lives a little girl
In this same house with Hoppy.
And her name, too, do not know,
But have dubbed her Floppy.
Does mother call. straightway she dops
Down on chair or sofa
Or creeps into hiding place.
Just like a little gopher.
At sight OF work she fops right down
Wherever she Ia standing.
"All tired out!' and only moves
AT mothers stern commanding.
Now. which of these two children
Would you youngsters like to copy7
II you live In my neighborhood
hope 1t won't be Floppy.
Sunday School Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29

them. wnIrIpooIs or dust were hurled
upon the house by a bowling wind
that shook the very rafters.
Hour after hour OF intense dry heat,
combined with the screeching OF the
wind, rasped the nerves almost to the
breaking point. Edith strolled rest
lessly from room to room, watching
the dust sift In through the closed
window and under the doors. Finally
she approached Mr.. Alcott, who had
come In just after the storm broke.
HAS Mr.. Esterly come in7" she
asked. would you mind looking.
JimmyT
Mr.. Alcott sighed patiently and went
out into the storm. In a few minutes
he returned, looking a little anxious.
He's not there" he said. HE told
me he'd reach here by the time the
storm broke. It's letting up little,
and I'll send one of the men out soon.
though nothing could have happened
to an old timer like Harry"
Edith said nothing, but as the wind
lessened she stole softly from the room
and out toward the stables. Dusk was
just beginning to deepen as she rode
swiftly out toward the stopping place
of the morning
eff he got caught he made for that
little shelter, know" she said to her.
self. "But I know that that Josephine
has done something, even II he is
cowboy, and it's all my fault"
She drew rein by the hillock. Back
in its shadows sat Harry pale, but
calmly smoking, until he saw the star
tied eyes of the girl. Edith gave him
no time for questions.
"Oh," she moaned, 1T knew Joseph
inc would do something!"
Harry glanced In an embarrassed
way at his ankle, about which he had
awkwardly tied a handkerchief.
"An my own carelessness," he said.
IT stood In the saddle to look for the
herd, and If the blamed little imp
didn't buck without word of warn
ing and throw mel I'll never hear the
end Of this at the ranch. First horse
that's thrown me In five years. They'll
find us I'm q little while. They know
this place"
But Edith could not see the humor
of the situation.
was u bcih6ht CLuOi NhlhBt 5ho
moaned, "Oh, you poor. poor boyp'
Harry looked at her closely. Then he
leaned forward and quietly took pos
session of her hand
Edith" he said softly-"Edith, do
you carer
Edith looked out into the dusk. "a
cowboy" she thought, 'just a plain
cowboy! What would they say"
Then with deep blush she looked into
his face. "Yes," she half whispered,
I'm afraid 1 do. You see, always
said I'd never marry any but col
lege man."
els that so?" chuckled Harry. "Well,
you're keeping your vow. have
sheepskin kicking around in my stuff
somewhere"
"And you never told mew Edith
exclaimed
Harry looked up In surprise. "Gee,"
he said. I'D forgotten all about itr'
And he sighed In absolute content as
he felt Edith's face against his coat
sleeve.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
aeoaraphleal Names.

Smoky mountain" Mount Popocata-
petl; Gate of Tears" Strait of Bah
el-Mendeb; "Great river" Rio Grande;
BOAT Destroyer" Amazon;. "Foaming
river" Ebro; "Vale of Paradise" VAL
paradise; "Black mountain" Monte
negro; Long lake." Kennebec; "Tor-
toise islands," Galapagos; "Snow Clad
range" Sierra Nevada; mother Of
Waters" Chesapeake; Father Of Wa
ters," Mississippi; Lake of Album
Dance" Memphremagog; "River of
JOY" Guadina; 'Wind Blown Cloud"
Wabash; Mountain of Light" Ldch-
tenfels; erich lake." Raikal; Fruit
full mountain" Cerro Gordo; Land
OF Dawn" Asia; Swift Water" Tai
lapoosa; Prospect mountain" Monte
video; "Cats THROAT" Cattegat.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
Justification.

'T may have lost my golf ball."
thought the old man as he crept on
all tours round the bush into which 1t
had rolled, "but 1 will not lose my
temper"
So he continued to grovel and grope
and to wear persuasive, patient
smile. His knees bagged, his back
ached horribly, and the bush bestowed
upon his hands a generous quantity
of thorns. But he refused to discard
his smile and kept on repeating:
mo; will not lose my temper-I
will notp
Suddenly the elusive ball caught his
eye. Hopping fat, he stretched out
his hand toward 1t, grasped 1t among
its nest of thorns and gingerly with
drew 1t.
"Hoity toityp exclaimed an old
lady's voice behind him. you ought
to be ashamed, birdnesting at your
time Of lifer And then he did lose his
temper.-Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
haIf ron of Ionax.

Long ago, 100 years In fact, way
side tavern was built In Massachu-
sets. BY and by some wild bees, look
ing for place to settle down in,
swarmed into the garnet. There they
lived and stored honey, and there 9TH
err hives set up housekeeping until
there were fifty families. The peo-
pie downstairs did not bother them,
and SO the bees lived happily and put
aside honey for the rainy day that
never came until short time ago.
Then the hotel was sold and torn
down, and the wreckers found there
was honey enough In the garrett to
feed a whole Sunday school There
was 1000 pounds Of It.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
Mere Matter of Speed.

The Reading railways lawyer was
cross examining a negro woman who
had sworn that she saw train hit a
milk wagon, whose bandaged driver
had just testified. No, she had not
heard the engine blow any whistle
whatsoever.
How near were you to the train?"
the lawyer asked her sharply.
She didn't know exactly. 1t might
have been so far and 1t might have
been little farther.
"But how farT' the lawyer persist
ed. "a mile, or square, or what?
How long would 1t have taken you to
walk the distanceT
"Suh," the witness replied haughtily,
"dat would depend entirely on my
speed."-Clermont Courier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29
MaoIe Milk.

1t is not generally known to boys and
girls that, though limewater Is very
clear and transparent as common
spring water, If one chances to breathe
or blow on 1t the liquid becomes as
white as milk. The best way to try
this experiment is to put some pow
dered quicklime into bottleful of cold
water. Shake thoroughly at intervals
for a day. Allow the bottle to remain
undisturbed for a day, when the clear
limewater may be poured or from the
sediment which will have gathered.
FIJI wineglass or tumbler with the
limewater and blow through the liquid
with piece of clean straw or glass
tube. In few seconds the water will
be turned into milk. This Is a very
amusing experiment. and its result Is,
of course, unerring,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-07-29

Most careful cooks stone the cher
ries before they bake the pie, but that
is long and tedious operation unless
performed with the assistance of the
seeding machine invented by Penn
sylvania man and shown in the illus
tration. The machine clamps to the
edge of the kitchen table and has at
tached to 1t plate to hold the cher
ries before the stones are removed. A
plunger operates through ring that
holds the fruit. The cherry is laid over
this ring and the plunger pressed
down, returning by the action Of n
spring. The downward pressure push
es the pit ahead of the plunger, and 1t
drops into plate below. The good
part of the fruit, cleaned much better
and quicker than could be done by
hand, drops into another dish.