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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
CROP IN The Fifteenth
NEARLY ALL GATHERED
Cotton Will Be Out Of Fields
Shortly

Representative John T. Ferguson
who besides being a legislator is a
practical farmer, came up to Americus
ycstc- day from his home in the Fiji
tocnth district. Mr.. Ferguson stated
that the cotton crop of that section Jf
Sumter was rapidly being harvested,
and would soon be out of the fields and
marketed. He estimates that seven
tenths of the cotton crop in that por-
ten of Sumter has been picked, and
with open weather short work will De
made of the remainder. The crop, gen
orally speaking, has been a good one,
and but for the recent slump in prices
the farmers would have been in good
shape financially at the windup of the
cotton season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
AUTO FIRE APPARATUS
WILL SOON Be SECURED
If Small Concessions Asked
Are Granted

Formal announcement has been made
of the purchase by the city of a com
bination automobile hose wagon and
chemical engine, the contract having
recently awarded to the La France
Fire Engine Company upon condition
that the engine company will send a
demonstration to Americus for forty
days and consent to certain changes
in the tires if needed.
It seems very likely that the engine
company will accede to the demands
made by the city and send a demon
strator here for the period asked, also
that the change in tires demanded will
be satisfactorily adjusted if it pre-
sented. If these matters are salts
factorily adjusted, Americus should
have in short time the first addi-
ton of automobile fire apparatus TO
the equipment of the fire department
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
MASSENGALE AMONG
The GLIDDEN TOURISTS
Prominent Advertiser Uses
GaFfOFd Car

Mr.. St Elmo Massengale, President
of the Massengale Advertising Agency,
Atlanta, Ga. is one of the prominent
figures in the classic Glidden tour,
which is rolling through Georgia this
week.
Mr.. Massengale uses one of the new
1912 model four-forty, seven passenger
touring cars, and this is the first ap-
pearance of the new Garford automo-
bile in the Glidden Tour
The Garford Company, whose plant
is located at Elyri, Ohio, has been
manufacturing high grade parts for
the past nine years, but it is only dur
ing the past season that they have pro-
duced complete line of pleasure and
commercial cars over their own name.
The Garford Plant is acknowledged
to be the best in the United States
from the standpoint of economical
production and high grade work
MI, oI' GlIIo hdSSeh5dle ndo' uul
ing the past season used Studebaker
car, which was equipped by the Gar
ford Company and he was so well
pleased with the all round service
from his old machine that, when he
entered the Glidden Tour, nothing but
a new model Garford machine would
satisfy him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
ATTENDANCE
LARGE At THE
MASS Meeting
AT ARMORY HALL LAST NIGHT
City Executive Committee
Candidates Named

With what was reported at the meet
ing as the largest attendance that had
been present at any of the mass meet
ings held thus far by those who favor
municipal ownership, the assembly at
the Armory Hall last night of the
friends of this ticket was also pro-
nounced more enthusiastic than any
yet held.
A number of speakers who talked to
considerable extent were heard dur
ing the evening, while there still 9th
ers who spoke very briefly relative to
the discussions brought up before the
mass meeting Among the speakers
We're Messrs. Claud Mauk, S. L. Ham
mond, c. j. Clark, J, S. Bolton, Lee
Allen, J. E. Hightower. G. S. Gardener.
A. T. Oliver and w. w. Roberts. They
discussed the general issues involved
and the plans for getting out the
voters on Thursday.
Among these speakers were those
who represented the Seaboard shops,
Brooklyn Heights, East Americus and
the city in general. The reports re-
Ceived from all of them were optimistic
and expressed confidence in the tri-
umph CT the ticket which they will
champion at tho polls on Thursday.
The names of Messrs. j. A. Pinkston
chairman Thomas l.. Bell, Neon Bu-
chanan, e. ]. McMath, and w. w.
Roberts We're presented to the meeting
as candidates for the next city execu
tive committee, which will be named on
Thursday with the three aldermanic
candidates. A final mass meeting TO
be held at the Armory Hall tonight
was announced at the conclusion Of
last nights meeting and large at
tendance predicted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
BOOKLET OF WINDSOR
A Thing OF BEAUTY
Excellent Advertisement For
City And Section

Typical of the aggressive and enter
prising management that has re-organ-
lied it in every detail and made it
one Of the most comfortable and mod
ern hostelries in the South Atlantic
States, the booklet recently issued to
show the attractions Of the Windsor
Hotel is a most worthy herald of the
hotel which it introduces to the tour
lists of the nation.
Every feature of the booklet has
been supervised with the utmost care,
and the excellent results obtained are
most satisfying. Tastefully bound and
printed in the neatest manner on the
best quality of egg-Shell paper, the
interesting data and appropriate illus
trations are presented in a manner
that cannot fail to gain the consid-
GRAFTON desired.
The booklet will be used to place
before tourists the inviting attractions
which this section possess for all who
wish to come south to escape the
rigors of the northern winter. IN
addition to pictures of the hotel and
its interior, there are views of Ameri-
Gus and local good roads, making the
booklet an excellent advertising me-
dium not only for the Windsor Hotel
but for the entire county and section.
The management of the Windsor is to
be congratulated upon this exception
ally good bit of advertising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
COTTON WORM moth
WAS SWEPT NORTH
Million S OF Them Will Die
From Cold

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 24.-State Zoo
logist Surface has unidentified the little
brown moth, which recently invaded
urban and rural Pennsylvania IN
swarms of millions, as the adult of the
cotton worm. In its laryal state this
insect feeds on the foliage of the cot
ton shrub and is a pest to Southern
planters. The moth did no injury here
abouts beyond "specking' few peach
es of the lategrowing variety. The
northward migration of the insect was,
probably, involuntary and caused by
the long-continued southerly and
gOuthwesterly winds which prevailed
in September last. The cotton belt will
be- relatively free Of the destructive
worm next year, thanks to the count
less millions of the moths absenting
themselves against their will to be
sure-in the egg-laying season. And
this boon will be enjoyed by the South
without corresponding loss to us; for
the insects all pershed here and found
no congenial plant for ovipositing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
The CHURCHES TO MEET
SOON In CONVENTION
AmGFiCuS Sends Delegates
to Several Meetings

The Lutheran Synod of Georgia
meets in Savannah with the Lutheran
Chuch of Ascension from November LIST
to 5th Then in order the meetings
Of the representatives of Christian
churches of the state inAugusta, COM
.mencing November 6, and next the
Georgia Baptists' convention in Rome
on November 81
This will be followed by the South
Georgia Methodist conference in Balm
bridge on November 20, will make busy
times for the denominations named.
Augusta is making preparations for
the entertainment of the Christian
Church representatives who will gath
er there on November 6.
The annual convention of the Geor-
gia Baptists at Rome, commencing
November 81, will carry many dele
gates from among the BaptiSts OF this
city. Each church will be represented
by the pastor as well as lay delegates.
The question of tho removal of Mercer,
will take a prominent place in the de-
liberations of the convention.
Toward the latter part of the month
of November the Methodists will make
their annual pilgrimage to the general
conference Of the Southern District of
Georgia. 1t goes this time to Balm
bridge for several days work and de-
yotional service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
18th DISTRICT

Seventeenth District, Oct 24.-Mr.
T. G. williams and family spent Sun
day with Mr.. G. w. Israel, Sr, 1t
Sumter.
Mrs. H. w. Virgins and little son,
Henry Rainey, of Myrtle Springs, spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Virgins last week.
Little Miss Mary Nadine is perm
anent visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Israel, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Tedder, OF Daw-
son, visited the latter's mother, Mrs.
]. G. Israel, Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Evan Smith and Jcssey
Smith and Burrell McCrea spent last
Thursday in Leslie, going over in the
formers automobile
Misses Virgins and Mite Collins
will attend the fair in Dawson this
week.
Messrs. Burrell McCrea, Gordon
Mills, Alfred Salter, Earle Croxton,
Misses Mary Ella Mills, Della McCrea
and Jennie May Davis attended church
at Sumter Sunday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
LOCAL CARS TO
Speed IN TOUR
FOR GOOD ROADS
ONLY Two ENTRIES NOW
There Will Likely Be -Four
Others However

According to reports sent from At
lanta the latest entry in the Round
the-state tour is from Americus
though it is only the second one that
has been made. Mr.. W. A. Ayash is the
entrant referred to, and he is No. 81
on the list.
The only other car registered from
AmeTicus is that of Mr.. w. Z. Saw
yer who is No. among the entrants.
Mr.. Sawyer will drive the car that
is to represent the local Board of
Trade and the city Of Americus on the
tour. Arrangements to this effect have
already been consummated by Mr.
Sawyer with the officials of the local
trade organization.
The car will carry a large banner
on each side, with the inscription,
"Americus Beard Of Trade" in addi-
ton to other appropriate decorations.
Booklets advertising the city, county
and section will be included among
the equipment and these will be dis
tributed generously as the car makes
the trip.
In the car with Mr. Sawyer will go
Mr.. Bob Christian, Sumter county's
well known roal builder, and the two
will ably represent the city and county
on this important automobile trip. The
car that will represent the Board of
Trade is a forty-horse power Overland
which should easily hold it's own with
the other entries from all sections OF
the state
Though Messrs. Sawyer and Ayash
are the only two entries from AmericuS
now, it is practical certainty that
there will be at least two, probably
four, others who will enter cars.
There will be a representative number
t. make the trip, because the races will
attract more than usual interest this
year on account of the fact that two
great prize races instead of one are
to be seen. Interest in the tour IS
daily growing here, as this has been
named the first night control on the
trip and all the tourists may be seen
here during their stay. In order to
stimulate interest in the tour, Mr.. Ar
thur Rylander has offered every local
entrant in the tour garage space for
the night free of all charge.
The Constitution has the following
to say concerning Americus in gen.
eral:
Besides being one of the most hos
pitable towns in the state, Americus
and Sumter county are going to give
the tourists perhaps the best roads
they will have to travel over on the
entire route.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
NACK'S men
AGAIN BEAT
MATTHEWSON
SCGRE WAS -FOUR TO Two
Athletics Practically CinChGd
Championship

Shibe Park, PHILADELPHIA. Oct "a
In the fourth game of the worlds
championship series which had been
postponed for five times, the Athelet-
les today defeated the Giants by the
score of 4 to 2. The American league
champions outplayed their opponents
at all points of the game. They hit
Mathewson harder than he had ever
been baJJed in a worlds championship
game and the hits came when they
meant runs.
Bender, on the other hand. pitched
q steady, effective game throughout.
In 10 inning except the first were the
Giants able to bunch their hits. IN
the opening inning the visitors scored
their only runs on a single, a triple
and an in1eld out.
After this inning they gathered
hits. The local team started in Ma
thewson in the second inning, when
Murphy and Barry each singled.
The Waterloo came in the fourth
inning when successive doubles by
Baker. Murphy and Davis and infield
outs netted the Athletics three runs.
This seemed TO unnerve the wonderful
Mathcwson and he was not the same
steady, deceptive twirler that the Ath-
letics have batted against in the other
games. --- ...-...-
Mathewson retired in the eighth in
ming to allow Becker to bat for hin
and Wiltse finished the game with one
run.
Score by innings.
New York =. =. =. 200 600 OOO--2
Athletics E.. e.. E. e.. 900 310 0Ox-4
Summary-Two base hits, Murphy
2; Baker 2; Davis, Barry 2; Meyers,
Merkle. Three base hit, Doyle. Hits
off Mathewson, 10 in 7 innings; off
Wiltse / in one inning. Sacrifice hits,
Snodgrass, Thomas, Oldring, Collins.
Double play, Baker and Davis. Left
on bases, Giants 6; Athletics 8. Base
on balls, Mathewson 1; Bender 2,
Struck out, Bender 4; Mathewson 3.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
JOE BROWN SPEAKERS
TO STUMP THE STATE.
VIII Begin Their Work About NOTem'
Der First.

Atlanta, Oct. 24.-J. f. Smith, cam
paign manager for Joseph NJ. Brown
announces that speakers will take the
field and begin to stump the state IN
favor of the former governors guoer-
material candidacy in the present race
about November 1st.
The names of about 20 speakers VIII
be announced shortly by Mr.. smith,
with their itineraries.
Mr.. ]. r. Smith has also promised
that Volnep Williams, manager OF the
Pope Brown campaign, will receive
satisfactory answer to his question q
an early date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
COUNTRY CLUB WILL
Be WELL ADVERTISED
viii Have Space In Railroad
Booklet

Equal Hubli> 2tv VII be given tHs
Count'y Club F.use with that Of si."-
lar tiub houses u.rIL ghOut the Sou h
when the Cent ii E Georgia nj IT,
Limos Gent Il Talwa 5 issue the;
new booklet dile ctCry of these clubs
Requests were made recently upon
Secretary Clarence J. White, Of the
Board of Trade, for photographs OF the
local club house to be used in the
forthcoming booklet that is to be is
sued by these affiliated railroad lln@5
to stimulate the influx of tourists into
this section. 1t is fortunate that
Amcricus will be given this publicity
as the local club will be advertised
together with the most prominent OF
similar club houses throughout TINS
section.
The photographs needed for TINS
purpose have been secured and VIII
be forwarded before the end of the
week to the railroad authorities VINO
have the issuing of the folder III
charge.
A number of the folders will be sent
out through the regular advertlslhe
channels employed by the raiiroau
companies, so that the publicity se,
cured in this way should prove hloS'
valuable.
1t was only a short time ago that MT
J. F. Jackson, of the Central, was her'
and secured photographs for the reg
ular land and immigration builepi
soon to be issued by the railroad $
that Americus will secure its snar
of this publicity during the comiHl
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
EXECUTIVE COMMITTED
WILL MEET VERY SOON
County Unit Plan Likely To
Be Adopted

Atlanta, Oct 24.-The state demo-
cratic executive committee will meet
at the capitol day after tomorrow, on
the call of Chairman w c. Wright, to
make arrangements for the coming
gubernatorial primary. 1t is predicted
that the county unit system will be
adopted.
At this same meeting Chairman
Wright will present the suggestion of
State Senator W. J. Harris, that the
people of Georgia be given an oppor-
tunity to express their preference for
a democratic nominee for president Of
the United States
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
ONLY THREE CANDIDATE;
% W0MEN VOTED FOR 10

South Norwalk, Conn.,, Oct "a
Twcnty-threc women had the right to
vote for school visitors in the First
District yesterday. There were three
candidates on the ballots-Republican,
Democratic and Prohibitionists. The
twenty-three women voted for nine
teen different persons. In another dis
trict one woman voted for every Office
and lost her vote.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
TWINS ARE TOO NUMEROUS;
FATHER TAKES HIS LIFE

Mayesville, KY, Oct. 24.-Because
his wife had presented him with a pair
of twins, the second set to be born in
less than two years, Lee Hay, 30 years
old. committed suicide by swallowing
carbolic acid yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
DEMONSTRATION AGENTS
IN SESSION AT ATHENS,

Mr.. G. V. Cunningham, OF the faculty
Of the Agricultural College, is attend
ing this week meeting of the State
Association of Cooperative Demonstra-
ton Agents at Athens.
This an organization of the
various representatives of the Federal
government who direct the co-opera-
five demonstration work of the United
States Department of Agricultural
throughout the state. The session viii
close Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
EUGENE ELY BURIED
IN OXFORD GRAVE

Oxford, Iowa, Oct 24.-The funeral
of Eugene Ely, the aviator who was
killed at Macon, Ga, Thursday, was
held fro mthe home of his parents here
this afternoon. The burial was in the
local cemetery beside the bodies of
two sisters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
A HUNDRED HORSES PERISH
WHEN BARN is BURNED

Milton, Mass, Oct. 24-One hundred
horses, $4,000 worth of hay and har-
ness were burned here last night in a
fire which destroyed the Winslow con-
tracting company's barns on the banks
of the Neponset river.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
CORN CONTEST IN WILCOX
BRINGS FINE RESULTS
Yield of III Bushels Per Acre Wins
the Prize.

the Prize.
Abbeville, Ga, Oct. 24.-The Wilcox
County Boys Corn club had their eX-
hibit at County School Commissioner
E. S. Hamilton's Office yesterday.
Maceo Gammage, of Pine View, got
the first prize of SIS in gold, producing
1T bushels per acre at cost OF 40
cents per bushel.
Leonard Harvey pulled down the
second prize, raising 1T bushels at d
cost of So cents per bushel.
Third prize, steel beam plow, was
won by Travis Harvey, and a fourth
prize by Young McGlamory, of Seville
a steel beam plow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25
PANIC HAS SEIZED
CHI.KIANG RESIDENTS

Chi-Kiang, Oct. 24.-Conditions here
are serious. The well-to-do fear loot
ing on the part of the administration
population. Panic has seized the large
Manchu settlement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-25

Some men never accomplish any
thing because they are agfraid Of do
ing more than their share.
The Washington times., 1911-04-26
VIII Melt His Plate
For Southern Cause

James c. Bruce, of Halifax county,
Va, who is known to- be one of the
wealthiest men of Virginia, declares
his readiness to put at the disposal
Of his native state his entire pecun-
larry means. 1t is also his declared
intention, IL 1t shall be necessary, to
melt his plate, including his spoons,
and lay them on the altar of the
grand old commonwealth.
One hundred free negroes, departing
from Petersburg for Norfolk to work
on the fortificaticns there, are pre-
sented with a beautiful confederate
states flag made by ladies of the city.
In accepting the flag, Charles Tinsley.
one Of the negroes, stepped forward
and said: We are willing to aid Vir-
ginias cause to the utmost extent of
our ability. We do not feel that It Is
right for us to remain here idle, when
white gentlemen are engaged In the
performance Of work at Norfolk that
Is more suitable to our hands, and
of which it Is our duty to relieve
them. There is not an unwilling heart
among us-not a hand but will tell
in the work before us."
The Washington times., 1911-04-26
MR.. PEEVED PROTESTS

member the old proverb, If you capt
boost, don't knock Gumption indeed!
Why, didn't give the matter q
thought. And don't expect any praise
for simply going to my sons teacher
and telling her in plain language what
think of her methods.
Look here. I said to her, look
here: If you think for a minute
said. that l believe those reports"
Gee, pop" shouted Jackie, bursting
into the room, "ain't my teacher a
peach?"
"A peaoh" repeated his mother.
why, your father"
II thought I'd bust, pop" ran on
Jackie. when you told her she was the
prettiest-"
His mouth shut and his eyes widened
as he looked at the big silver dollar his
father was holding up behind his moth
er's back.
60 on" commanded Mrs. Peeved.
sharply. Go on!''
NO, he didn't" said Jackie, hur-
riedly. mo, he didn't. I was only
kiddin'." And with a meaning glance
at his father he strolled out Of the
room.
Mr.. Peeved followed in a few mo-
ments, and Mrs. Peeved glared suspi-
ciously at the closed door and shifted.
The Washington times., 1911-04-26

''Well,' inquired Mrs. Peeved, as she
SKINNED over the last pages of new
book preparatory to beginning it. did
you drop in to see Jackie's teacher to-
day."
Il did, responded her husband, fold
ing his arms and smiling self-satisfed
smile. Il did. I told you I'd find out
why Jackie continually brings home bad
reports when we make 1t our personal
duty to supervise his home studies. And
I. did. told that teacher what / think
of her. and 1 imagine that in the fu-
ture our sons reports will indicate his
merits instead of his teachers spite"
~ Thought So All Along
TIN glad to hear IT," commented Mrs.
Peeved II always did have an idea
that some old maid teacher was respon-
sible for those reports. Nobody can
tell me that my childs not bright. What
did she look like. John? Fifty years
old at least, I'll bet anything"
"Why-er-I don't know that I took
particular stock OF her looks. An Or
dinary teacher should say
We'll, anyhow" commented his wife,
I'm glad you had gumption enough to
go and protest"
"Gumption! There you go again.
Confound it. Mrs. Peeved. please re-
The Washington times., 1911-04-26
SHE HOLDS 1T UP TO THD
Girl Who Gissled at Grants Tomb

scientists never decompose. Be-
sides the mystery of death and its
sacredness, there Is the great sci
entific mystery battling all the SCI
entists of the world.
And 1 saw an American girl de-
nberately punch" the pillow on
which a Swedish countess rested,
just to see If it was soft"
Our Sense of Humor
We can talk about our national
sense Of humor and uiake II serve
for while as cover for our ir-
reverence. We did succeed in fx-
ing that idea of US in the minds
of foreigners. But we cannot de-
ceive ourselves all the time. And,
more especially, girls cannot de-
ceive men. Men want to love wom-
en- who love the holy, noble. good
things. And girls who go round
to tombs giggling, and insist on
punching their umbrellas into the
coff1ns of the respected dead, are
going to meet some dreary experi-
ence IL they do not reform You
cannot laugh at the good and the
great in this world-and get hus-
bands who have either quality.
The Washington times., 1911-04-26
Loretta's Looking Glass

THE MAN with you was embar-
i raised and Indignant. So were
some of the rest of US who
happened to be visiting the ma
tional shrine. Your laughter could
not hurt the hero buried there, but
1t did hurt several things scarcely
less important. 1t hurt the mans
ideal of you. Yet, I'll wager that
you laughed without any deep
thought. You were not trying to
show that you ridiculed a national
ideal. Probably you would have
flushed and your nice brown eyes
would have blazed with anger II
you had suspected. that. you were
blamed with such irreverence.
feel perfectly sure that you
laughed at some trivial thing that
was probably connected with some
thing that occurred before you en-
tered the sacred edihce.
But the man did not like your
laughter. And we could not know
what prompted it. So our hearts
leaped up as they might have done
II some foreigner had seemed to,
undervalue what was precious to
our country.