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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-16
]. WYLIE Smith GONE;
$l5O,OOO IS MISSING

Atlanta, Ga, June 15.-Three war;
rants, charging forgery, have been
sworn out here against j. Wylie
Smith, secretary and treasurer of
the Commercial Loan and Trust Com
pany, who has disappeared, leaving
behind an alleged shortage in his ac-
counts of $150,000
Smith is alleged to have borrowed
money on forged notes and other &C.
curities, paying interest in monthly
installments as high as 70 per cent
per annum. He has been absent from
his Office since Tuesday morning and
neither his creditors nor the police
have been able to locate him Indi-
yidual losses will run as high as 500,
900, it is understood, but the average is
believed to be about $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-16
THE DENTISTS TO MEET
NEXT In AMERICUS
State Convention Has AC-
CGptGd Invitation

Americus will welcome within her
gates next June the dentists of Geor-
gia the State Dental Society in annual
session at Macon yesterday, having ac-
cepted the invitation extended by the
Americus members of the society and
that of the City Council and Board Of
Trade to hold the next meeting in this
city
Americus won out over Atlanta,
Athens ard Milledgeyille, all Of these
cities extending similar invitations to
the dentists
The following telegram to The
Times-Recorder from Dr. S. H. Mckee
tells the story Of Americus' success:
Macon, Ga, June 10.
"Thc General States Dental Society
VIII hold its next annual meeting in
Americus, which wins over Atlanta,
Athens, Milledgeville and Indian
Spring S. H. MCKEE"
DR. Mckee, who with other members
of the society from Americus, worked
valiantly to bring the convention to
Americus next year, are due the thanks
of all our citizens to that end. This
lis one of the largest and most repre-
sentative bodies in the state, and
Americus will accord it a royal well
come here in 1912.
The Americus members remaining
over to the close of the convention
yesterday will return home this morn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-16
THE GREAT CONTEST IS over;
NOW FOR The JUDGES COUNT
Final Result Will Be Announced in To-
mOFFOW'S Issue Of The TimGS.Re-
COFdGF.--The Selection Of the Most
Reputable Business Men InSuFeS
Absolutely Correct and Impartial
AWaFdS--.COnteSt a Great Success.

The great subscription contest that
has been conducted by The Times-Re-
cordcr for two months past came to a
close last night, and now nothing re-
main s hut the counting of the votes
and the announcement of the names
Of tie winners.
1t is with pleasure that The Times
Recorder announces the names of the
judges who will count the votes in the
contest and make the official decis-
ions. Each one of them is a man of
the highest business standing and a
man of unquestioned integrity in the
community. The contestants and peo-
pie generally will endorse the selee-
ton of these gentlemen as placing
their interests in secure hands:
MIR Z. A. LITTLEJOHN,
Judge Superior Court, Southwestern
District of Georgia.
Llh. y. r.. MA IlIO.
Mayor of the City Of Americus; Dis
trict inspector of Agents, En-
pire Life Insurance Co.
MR. r. l.. MAYNARD,
City Attorney, Attorney at Law.
AS soon as possible during today
the judges will assemble and count
the votes of each candidate and consol-
idate them for the final decision. On
account of the necessity for the great
est care in counting the votes and in
securing an absolutely correct decision,
the announcement OF the awards will
not be made until Saturdays paper
appears Ali winners in the contest
will be announced at that time, in
Guiding the winner of the SIS in gold
offered short time ago.
The contest has been the most sue
cessful ever conducted by The Times
Recorder, and every contestant has
been in thoroughly good humor from
start to finish. The entire contest
has been conducted on the very highest
plane, with the endeavor always to
give to each and every contestant the
most impartial treatment. This has
been accomplished to most satisfac-
tory degree, as the results show.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10
Apnreclated at Home.

In Denver are couple Of sisters
who are trying TO make living as
artists. Their father, who lives In an
other town, Is fairly we'll to do, and
not month goes by but what the
girls have TO write home for money
with which to pay expenses. Recent
ly one Of the girls saw little story in
a magazine and thought It funny. In
Il one man asks another how his son
Is getting along Ia the city Very
well indeed" replied the other Hes
progressing Now he's spending only
$40 a week more than he earns"
The girl cut the story out and sent
1t TO her father. 1t hadn't been mailed
an hour when she received a clipping
from him. 1t was the same story
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10

Mt find any millionaires among the
newspaper publishers. Mr.. Cory of
Montpelier thought the bill unwieldly
and unnecessary. II would prevent
them having conventions and getting
together.
He said they had heard consider
able about graft, he supposed that 1t
might be called graft il he sold an
apple for five cents that wasn't worth
but three cents. He would like to
see conventions held the old way.
They had just erected fine conven-
ton hall in Montpelier and would like
them to come here and meet.
The debate was c osed on motion
Of Mr.. Holden OF Clarendon. Mr.
Webster of Swanton demanded the
yeas and nays and the result was
yeas lO7, nays 65 and the bill as
amended was passed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10

One of Troy's leading iron men. a
lifelong Republican. when asked 1on-
corning last years business, said: 1t
was fairly good year. but cherish
grave apprehensions In relation to
1911. Unless the government stops
It's habitnal prosecution of corpora.
tons and consequent intimidation Of
capital, It win prove poor year for
both business men and WAEe-earners.
Much depends on the Supreme Court
decisions. If the government suits
against the Standard Oil and Tobacco
Trusts shou fail, it would be a posi-
tive advantage to the country gener-
ally Take the bathub corporation for
instance, one with which happen to
be familiar. II is really n benedcent
familiar 1t is really a beneticent
trust Here is a big combination, a
large employer of well-paid labor, and
its product is sold cheap, on a small
margin-not over five per cent profit
is made by the corporation or retail
err. Yet it is bounded by the govern
lment as thought it were a public
lenemy, engaged in swindling the PEG
lple II the Taft Administration per
ssts in this hostile attitude toward
/ business interests, il will bring on
/ hard times, if not another disastrous
panic. ! am a Republican, but am
not so blind as to believe that every
thing my party does It right Our
informant is only one OF thousands
who deprecate the Taft business
knocking pollcies.-Troy Press.
Here is an indication that The ad-
ADMINISTRATION is making progress in its
campaign against the illegal comb.
nations of capital. Until lately the
corporations against whom proceed
ings have been instituted have as
sumed a defiant attitude and a dispo-
sition to fight the government to a
standstill and apparently with every
expectation of being able to hold their
own in the courts. Judging from the
reports sent out from Washington At
torney General Wlckersham has goi
The bath tub trust where the hair Is
short" and as a consequence we have
the Cd alarm of a threatened bust
ness depression unless the corpora
tons are permitted to maintain their
organizations for the purposes Of stiff
fling competitor. Neither the Taft or
the Roosevelt administrations ever
knocked honest business. The for
mer lnaugurated a crusade agains
many Illegal and pernicious features
OF modern finance and the presen
chief executive is apparently keeping
it up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10

said commissioners No appeal shall
be taken by the corporation after de-
post of the amount of the reward,
nor shall appeal be taken by the other
party after acceptance thereof
Section Z. The act of the General
Assembly Of 1910 entitled. An act
relating TO the Operation Of Rail
ways" approved November II, 1910.
is hereby repealed.
Section s. This act shall take eff
feet from its passage and shall be
deemed and taken to be public act,
and shall be construed benefcially
for the purposes for which the same
is intended, and shall at all times be
under the control Of the legislature
to amend or repeal as the public good
may require.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10

commonwealth, Does anyone believe
for a moment that If the present nor
NAL school building at Johnson was
located at Enosburg Falls that the
Peep Of Lamoile country would be
as strenuous in contending for it's
permanent location here? The same
would apply to Castleton
The Messenger covers the situation
fully when it says:
The condition and kind OF a school
in its physical aspect, is a part Of
the education Of the youth that at
tend IT, They are given correspond
ingly high or low ideals Of the desir-
ability and fitness Of things in this
regard that they are to carry into
their own life work by the model
that the state Itself sets before
them
This statement Is lncontrovertlble
and II no other argument was ad-
yanced this. in itself. should prove
the case -Enosburg Standard
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10

s4NS -oMe, edaor ava pcar
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10
THE STORY OF
FATHER JOHNS

Fifty years ago Rev. Father John
OBrien Of Lowell, Mass, recommend
ed to his parishioners and friends the
prescription that restored him to
health and strength. so the people
named it Father Johns Medicine. 1t
cures colds, heals throat and lungs
and builds up the body.
AS a guarantee that the story Of
Father Johns Medicine is absolutely
true, the sum of $4,000 will be given
to any charitable institution II It can
be shown otherwise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10

All subscriptions payable in advance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10
Tho Bad part.

II dreamed last night that 1 was
married." said the maid as she sat
down to breakfast the other morning
as that bad dream?''
''The only thing bad about it,"
growled her father. SIS that 1t isn't
true"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10
once was Enounh.

"Did you ever" said one preacher to
another, stand at the door after your
sermon and listen to what people said
about 1t as they passed out?"
Replied he:
Il did once"-a pause and sigh
"but I'll never do 1t again"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10
MoRe povERTY CONES RON

mismanagement than from lack of
earning power. There are few in
comes which do not al'aw something
to be saved from them. Endowment
Insurance not only saves but pro
tects. National Life Insurance Co.,
Montpelier, VI. (Mutual) Earle S.
Klnsley, Agent Rutland, VT.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
TREE TAKES fire.:
HOUSE: Is BURNED
HOME OF POLICEMAN GUS WICK
STRoM IN WEST HANCOCK
SUFFERS SERIOUS
DAMAGE.

The settling on fire OF a Christmas
tree in the home of Policeman Gus
Wickstrom on west Quincy street at s
o'clock last evening. caused a fire that
almost destroyed the residence and
consumed or ruined large portion OF
the furniture
The fire started In the basement
where a Christmas tree had been pro-
vided for the Wickstrom children. and
last evening the tree was lighted VI
in the customary manner with candles
In some manner the twigs of the tree
came in contact with the flame Of the
candles and In moment the evergreen
was blazing fiercely. An alarm was
telephoned to the city hall and all OF
the fire apparatus quickly turned out
box Il being sounded. 1t required
about two hours to get the fire entire
ly controlled and by that time there
was but little of the building lef
standing except the shell.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
TORCH LAKE eREvITlEs.


Allie James of Milwaukee is visiting
In Lake Linden
Fred Tregonning Of Butte is visiting
with his parents here.
The new officers of John Duncan
lodge +. & A. NJ. will be installed this
evening.
Morley Pascoe has returned from
Moline, ILL.,. and is visiting with his
parents in Hubbell.
Edward sullivan has returned from
Big Rapids where he has been attend
ing the Ferris Institute.
A. l.. Thompson of the Hubbell Phar-
macy left this afternoon for Plainwell,
this state, where he win visit his fam
lily.
John Mcleod Of Butte, a student at
the University of Wisconsin is visiting
his cousin, Miss EfIie Macdonald Of
Hubbell.
Patrick Began Of Hubbell fell on the
slippery sidewalk before the residence
Of DIR. A. f. Fischer this morning and
suffered fractured arm.
Miss Elsie Harry Instructor in Latin
and German at Allegan. Mich, is visit
| ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Harry of Hubbell.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
HANCOCK BREvITiEs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Dr. l.. M. Powers spent Christmas
visiting with friends at Green Bay.
Miss Agnes Mccarthy of Duluth
spent Christmas with relatives in Han
cock.
Albert Quandt went to Marquette
Saturday to visit with relatives on
Christmas.
Frank McKindles and wife spent
Christmas visiting with relatives at
Marquette.
John Mette, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Mette, is home for the holidays
from Ann Arbor.
Jack Delaney came up from Mar
quette TO spend Christmas with rela-
tlves here, and returned to Marquette
today.
Miss Dorothy Gregory is home from
Lawrence University at Appleton, Wis,
to spend the holidays with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. T. ]. Gregory.
| j. II. Jasberg returned Saturday from
a weeks business trip to Denver and
other Colorado points, on matters per-
tanning to a mining concern in which
he is interested.
| Hiram Hale and Fred Plummer who
spent Christmas at the home of Will
liam II. Hale of Franklin. leave this
AFTERNOON TO return TO their homes al
Beatrice, Nebraska.
c. T. Hayward and daughter, Miss
Ada Hayward, will arrive home next
Sunday from visit with relatives al
Boston and at Johnston City. Tenn
Mrs. Hayward will remain for some
time longer.
1.-THE Girl from Rector's" a populal
comedy, will be presented at the Ker.
redge theater this evening. There mas
been a large advance sale of seats anC
one OF the largest audiences Of tn,
season is anticipated.
The funeral of the late Arvid Wuopi,
was held this morning from the Yves
Hancock Apostolic Finnish church
Rev. Heideman officiating and inter
ment taking place at Lakeside GENE
terry.
The Baltic and Trimountain an,
Painesdale carol singers came to Han
cock on Saturday evening and sang a
the Scott hotel and at one or two 9th
or places about town. Their selection
were well rendered and gave addition
al life to the Christmas eve activitie
of shoppers on Quincy street.
A farmer is reported to have trappe
a large wolf on his farm near tn
Swedetown creek, inside the city limits
last Thursday night. Traces of 9th
I er wolves are said to have been OBJ
e served in this vicinity recently, one
is claimed having killed calf be
: longing to a Swedetown creek farme
q short time ago.
A special street car will be chartere
: by members of the Hancock counc
5 Of the knights of Columbus to atten
9 a social session of the Calumet counc
: on the evening on January 8. ia
ILanctot is chairman of the committe
= recently appointed to arrange for tn
r trip, and those intending to go shout
notify him.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL
MANNERCHOR ENTERTAINMENT
DANCE AND CONCERT AT eERMA-
MA HALL ON SATURDAY.
Plans Under Way For Twenty Fifth
Anniversary Observance Next July.

The annual entertainment and dance
OF the Hancock Lyra Maennerchor will
be given on Saturday evening next.
II has been customary for these enter
tainments to take place on New Years
eve, but as December 81 falls on Sun
day, II was decided TO have the concert
and dance on Saturday night. An in-
teresting and pleasing program of mu-
steal numbers, including choruses by
the Hancock and Houghton Maenner-
chof societies, and solos and duets by
several of the members, besides selec-
lions by the Kllngkammer orchestra.
After the conclusion OF the program
the floor will be cleared for dancing,
which will continue until midnight. An
effort has been made TO make this
years entertainment one Of the best
ever prepared by the society, and in
addition to the music, singing and
dancing. supper will be served during
the entire evening in the dining room
of Germania hall. A general invitation
is extended to the public.
The program in full for the enter
tainment is as follows:
Selection, Tell Teylors Tunes
Klingkammer's orchestra.
Grand chorus "Jaeger's Abschied
Mendelssohn, Arion Maennerchor oil
Iioughton and Lyran Maennerchor OF
Hancock.
"Steuerman," by Windig Comic
song sung by Mr.. Nicholas Brodel.
Honeysuckle Polka, cornet solo -
Walter Collins.
Kirmess, -Houghton Arior
Maennerchor.
Sermon on "The Collar Button"--Dr
p. Scholler.
Recruit Schwann, comic song, b!
Paul Linke-Nicholas Brodel.
Chris Welter and John Slim.
Comic Duet-E. Wivell and Franl
Slim.
Frohe Zecher, quadrille song, VIM
Wolf-Lyra Maennerchor.
Selection, THE Deep Purple
Klingkammer's orchestra.
Dancing-Music by Klingkammer'
orchestra.
This will be the twenty Fourth an
nual entertainment of the Hancocl
Maennerchor society, which is nov
making plans for celebrating in an ap
propriate manner in July next ii
twenty fifth anniversary.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
RESIDENCE PROPERTY RATE.
Figures Regarding Hancock in Report
of Commission Too Low.

The preliminary report of the COM
mission of Inquiry into Taxation of the
State of Michigan for 1911, contains,
among other data, figures relative to
the rate of taxation on residence prop
erty for the various cities of the state.
The rate in Hancock is given as $6:61,
which, says the report, "is entirely ex-
ceptional. The variation of rate in in
dividual cities was great. For in
stance. the lowest rate in II other cit
les was SLIP in Benton Harbor; the
highest, $3.50 in Cheboygan; the De-
troit rate was s1412; Grand Rapids
s12.9s: Lansing, $1T.39; Saginaw
$3.50 and Port Huron, $14.s6. The
average rate was s1472.
The rate quoted above for Hancock.
1867. IS declared by city official oil
Hancock, to be incorrect and that IL
should be much higher. This years
rate is s16.Ss. and last years should
have been as high or higher.
I,oST-Gold locket and chain, between
High school and Tamarack. Picture
inside. Finder return to News ONCE
81
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
Sherlock Holmes, oriainaI.

Sir A. Conan Doyle often recounted
incidents regarding DIR. Joseph Bell,
the distinguished Scottish surgeon
from whom his character of Sherlock
Holmes was drawn. One of the most
remarkable was this:
DR.. Bell was lecturing to his class In
surgery. of which Doyle was one, when
in regard to the subject he remarked:
"Of course this man has been SOL
dicr In q highland regiment and prob
ably a bandsman."
The man had the soldiers swagger,
but was too short to be anything but a
bandsman, the doctor explained. The
man vehemently denied this and said
he was a shoemaker. DIR. Bell, still
confident that his powers Of reasoning
and deduction had not led him astray,
had the man stripped and on the left
side of his chest found a little blue
I'D" branded on the skin. The doctor
then declared to his class:
"This man was a deserter. This Is
the way they were marked in the Cri,
mean days, though 1t Is not permitted
now"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE.
Day Pleasantly Enjoyed and Services
Well Attended In Hancock.


Yesterdays observance of Christmas
was one of the best that has been
enjoyed in Hancock in a long time, the
spirit of the season being apparently
felt to more marked degree, resi-
dents having regard for their less for :
tunate neighbors as well as looking to
the happiness Of nearer friends and re-
latives. Bountiful Christmas dinners
were partaken of I'm every home in the
city, no one being overlooked in the ef-
forts of the city and the salvation
Army. the Sunday schools and frater-
ral societies to give Christmas cheer
to those whose means were limited.
The services in the churches on Sum
day were appropriate to the occasion
and the programs given by the chill
dren of the Sunday schools were very
pleasing and well rendered. Yesterday
morning Christmas services were held
in the St Joseph's, st. Patrick's Ger
man Lutheran, and st. Georges Epis-
copal churches, a feature of the mass
at St. Joseph's being the music by the
st. Josephs Y. Nj. c. A. orchestra.
The mails during the past few days
have been very heavy, so that the bur-
dens of the carriers were materially
increased, necessitating the aid of as
sstants with sleighs in order to de-
liver the bulky Christmas packages.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
How the Dust Gets In.

When the barometer falls the ali
around expands into n larger volume
and the nir inside the bookcase, the
clothes closet and the cupboard also
expands and forces itself out at every
minute crevice. When the barometer
rises again the air inside the cupboard
"a we'll as outside, condenses and
shrinks and the air is forced back into
the cupboard TO equalize the pressure
and along with the air in goes Tho
dust. The smaller the crevice th'
stronger the jet of air. the farthel
goes the dirt. Witness the dirt tracks
so often seen in imperfectly Trained
engravings or photographs. Remember
whenever you see the barometer rising
that an additional charge OF dust Il
entering your cupboard and bureau
drawers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
REMAINING lndiane.

Some years ago in order TO make
their Inheritance of land more simple
and secure our government commits
stoned Dr. Charles A. Eastman, a.
Sioux Indian, 10 rename more than
$4,000 Sioux with their family names.
The task was a tremendous one and
full of difficulties. Where possible DR.
Eastman kept the original Sioux name
Of some member of Il family, as in be-
slowing the name "Matoska," meaning
white Bear" on the family of that
chief. Sometimes the combination or
wife's name and husbands name has
produced musical result, such as
"Winona Otana." The favorite name
for women means "she who has a
beautiful home" which DR.. Eastman
has Anglicized in the patronymic
"Goodhouse." But by far the hardest
task was in finding new names for the
absurdities of Indian nomenclature.
"Bobtailed Coyote" was a young In
dian who has come to prefer himself
as Robert Il. Wolf" After long
struggle with Rotten Pumpkin" DR..
Eastman at last recorded the owner of
the name on the tribal records under
the noncommittal title of Robert
Pumpian."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-26
When III. Duke Scrubbed.

When the Duke of Coburg-Gotha was
a very young royal highness he was
taken by his mother, the Duchess OF
Albany, to Mr.. Wesley's school for
boys. Before taking in the royal
youngster the master stipulated that
the new pupil must conform to all the
rules. This was agreed.
One day his royal highness upset O
bottle of ink on the floor. get buck
ct of water and wipe it up" said the
master.
"But," objected his royal highness
"you don't mean me to scrub 1t up
do your
Eyes, indeed"
"But you must forget my grandmoth
err is the queenT
"on the contrary" said the master
81 remember It very well. Get the wa
ter"
Whereupon his royal highness the
Duke of Coburg-Gotha scrubbed
Chicago Tribune.