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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
PRIZES Won BY
LOCAL FANCIER
At A BIG SHOW
White ORPINGTONS WINNERS
W. G. Turpin Successful Ex-
hibitOr at ThOmdSViIIG

Americus poultry came into notable
prominence at the recent session Of
the Georgia a-Florida poultry show at
Thomasville, when first second and
third prizes offered for white Orpins-
tons were won by Mr.. w. G. Turpin.
These three prizes were won by a
display of four chickens entered by
Mr.. Turpin. The first prize in this
group was captured by a cockerel, for
which Mr.. Turpin has been offered
$500. The second and third prizes
were won by two pullets, therby max
ing Mr.. Turpin practically the owner
in the display of White Orpingtons.
When it is considered that there
were more than 500 chickens on dis
play, the magnitude of the show and
the signal honor won by Mr.. Turpip
are easily recognized. Fowls were
entered from a large number of the
Couties of both Georgia and Alabama,
and the rivalry for the prizes was
spirited
MIR. Turpin himself was unable to
go to Thomasville, but he received tho
good news yesterday after the awards
had been made The prize Orpingtona
returned yesterday, also, little the
worse for wear and the rough hand
ling of the expressman. Mr.. Turpin
was the only contestant from Amer
icus in the show.
1t has been suggested that poultry
show in Americus would afford splen'
did results for both fancier and the
general admirer of high bred poultry
Among the fanciers here are Messrs.
w. c. Carter, W. T. Maynard, WIZ
Page, L. De Bruyn, W. G. Turpin,
George C. stallings, GeorgeD. Wheat
ley, Ell. Carswell and Burrell Rich
ards. A poultry show locally should
enlist much enthusiasm and interest
here and throughout the entire coun-
ty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
REV. 0. B CHESTER TO
ADDRESS POPE BROWN CLUB
Will Discuss Issues and Can.
didates Tonight

Gubernatorial issues and candidates
will be discussed freely at the meeting
of the Pope Brown club to be held
at the City Hall at 1880 O'Clock to-
night, when Rev. o. B. Chester, pastor
of the First Methodist church, will ad-
dress a large number of voters there.
Indications yesterday were that an
unusually large attendance would be
present at the meeting, the first one
held by the club where any formal
speaking took place. Mr.. Chester &
views on the gubernatorial race were
made clear at sermon preached ov
him last Sunday night, but he VIII
review the situation even more fully
tonight at the meeting Of the club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17

Louisville. Clayton, Eufaula, Junction
Fort Gaines, Coleman, Cuthbert, She'll
man, Dawson and Albany. The party
will remain until midnight at Albany
where the mayor and citizens will
meet them and discuss with them
problems of transportation. The bal
ance of the night will be spent at
Lockhart.
The party will leave Lockhart ear
ly Wednesday morning, visiting Flo
rala. Sampson, Hartford, Dothan, Co.
lumbia, Blakely, Arlington, Leary,
Albany, Leesburg and Americas. They
will put up at Americus for the night,
Dinner will be served on this day at
Dothan. There will be no long stops
at any point on this span of the
journey.
Leaving Americus early Thursday
morning, the party will visit Buena
Vista, EllavilIe, Americus, Oglethorpe,
Montezuma, Marshallville, Fort Val
ley, Perry Butler, Reynolds and Ma
con, from which latter point they will
return to Savannah arriving, there on
the following morning.
This will be one of the hardest
trips on the schedule that has been
prepared for the officials. Very few
long stops will be made. The men,
beEs of the party will be kept contin
ually on the jump, usually not get
ting a chance to rest until late at
night The party will be on the road
continually for four days.
Mr.. Airey stated that these trips are
proving very successful. The officials
are met at almost every point by rep
resentative men of those communities
who bring to their attention many of
the problems liable to create friction
between the road and its patrons.
The people throughout the territory
are enthusiastic. The officials are
nominating themselves as a board Of
arbitration for the settlement Of the
many questions that are brought be-
fore them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
r. R. OFFICIALS
WILL BE HERE
NEXT WEEK
i'm TOUR OF The SYSTEM
To Meet Business Men and
Become Acquainted

The officials of the Central railroad
will be in Americus next Wednesday
night and for a short time Thursday
morning on their Getting acquainted
trip over the system
The hour of arrival and departure
has not yet been received, but it is
presumed that there will be ample
time in which the business men of the
city can meet them and become per-
sonally acquainted with those charged
with the management of this great
railroad property.
AS soon as definite information is
received as to the hours that will be
spent here President Wheatley, of the
Board of Trade, will probably issue
a call to the members of that organi-
zation to take advantage of this op-
portunity to establish more direct per-
sonal relations with the Central Off
cials than may have heretofore ex-
listed
The party will include Mr.. Charles
7. Airey, freight traffic manager, who
is personally conducting the tour; Mr..
N. B. Wright, general freight agent;
Mr.. J. c. Halle, general passenger
agent; Mr.. w. B. Beymer, control
ler; Mr.. w. B. McKinstrey, freight
claim agent; Mr.. J. T. Johnson, gem
eral superintendent; Mr.. G. L. Cand-
ler, superintendent of transportation;
Mr.. w. H. Wright, division superin-
tendent; Mr. ]. M. Mallory, industrial
agent, and Mr.. R. c. Brookes, COM
mercial agent. This is practically
the same party that took the initial
trip a week or more ago.
Leaving Savannah Sunday night the
party will go first to Columbus, from
which point the start will be made.
The first stop will be at Hurtsboro,
where the party will remain twenty
minutes. Other stops will be made at
Union Springs, Montgomery, Troy,
Brantley, Andalusia, Eufaula and
Ozark, where the night will be spent.
The longest stop will be made at
Montgomery, where the party will re-
main two hours an a half. Mr..
Brue Kennedy, secretary of the Bust
ness Mems League of Montgomery, is
for an entertainment in
honor of the visit of the railway men.
On Tuesday the party will visit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
The Rosary

Seldom does an author portray sucn
an important character as that OF
Cotholic priest, and have it meet with
annroyal from the clergy. But this IS
inst what has happened to Edward E.
Pose author Of "The Rosary" which
will he seen at the Opera House next
Tuesday Nov. 81. In THE Rosary
Mr. Rose has drawn character o
Rev Brian Kelly, a Catholic priest
who interferes in domestic troubles
between man and wife, and eventually
shows the unlimited amount of good
that can be done by priest, not on
conventional stage character, but a
real man, big man of faith, strength
and conviction. The character has
been endorsed by the clergy all over
strongest character of the kind ever
the country, and 1t is said to be the
presented on the American stage
The character will be portrayed b.
Mr.. Harry Nelson an exceptional ar
fist. who goes through his work con-
vincing the audience that he has mas
tered the authors conception Of the
role.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
Misuse of PardOning Power.

present to your attention as a'yitak
issue effecting the very basework of
our civilization, an evil which the gov
ernor has the sole power to control
and which, despite it's positive en-
couragement to crime, the above two
gentlemen have entirely overlooked. |
refer to the misuse of the pardoning
power.
Now, let ME promise herewith, the
remark that the makers of our consti-
luton wisely pl divided that this power
should be exercised on proper occa-
SION and placed it in the hands of the
chief executive of the state. 1t WAS
recognized that only through it pal
pable miscarriages in justice, detected
AFTER conviction and sentence by the
court. could be secured. 1t was held
IN mind that in times of high excite
ment and turbulent passion juries and
even judges might be taken off their
feet and fix penalties which in cooler
moments would be confessed as be-
ing too exterme.
But l could not feel that the laws
We're made for enforcement save on
one basis, and that basis was equal
lty of obligation by rich and poor DS
great and small, by the college grad
uate and the illiterate. And coulo
not feel that personal friendships OF
sympathy should thrust the hano %
partiality into the very temple Oh Jus
tce wherein all by right are equai
And could not then feel, and do no
now feel that the penitentiary Is
city of refuge wherei maleiac'o
can be sheltered until the subsistence
Of the storm of popular indlgna'loi
and righteous resentment over nj
commission of a heinous crime
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
FY.GOV. BROWN
OFFERS VIEWS
TO The VOTERS
an ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN
Tackles Records Of Both His
Opponents

Atlanta Ga, Nov. 16.-Former Gov
.nor Joseph NJ. Brown to-day issued
address, to the people OF Georgia
tho important questions involved II
.,o present campaign. He urges 4
5irect referendum on the liquor issue
.na oives his views as to the handing
,ordons: takes note of the State
committee. and advocates uniform and
ctote-naid primaries to fill important
Offices. ,,,,.a
Tho gist of the governors address
/ is as follows: -
ovithin the last three months IN
coorgia we have seen the attempt by
tuo candidates for governor, to usurp
49, emotions which the Constitution
hoe allotted to the Legislature OF our
eta+e I refer to the pledges these can
& 5ao+as have been making as to "hat
tboy will do in the matters OF local
on,ion or prohibition in case either
shall be lected.
# is we'll known that the legislature
orocts the laws, hence, that Judge
PnesaIl if elected, cannot place local
Il on.io,, law on the statute books and
that Hon. Pope Brown, if elected, can
no+ odd a svlable to the present pro-
nibition law. And it is also we'll known
that if either be elected governor ne
will ba sworn to execute the present
aw.
While Judge Russell is running on
. local option platform, he claims ne IS
really prohabitiOnfSs::T, and, it would
annaar from his own utterances quite
a rabid one, who, if elected governor
nromises to put drastic restrictions on
s'local option"
A distinct development OF the cam
,oion is tho fact that the official rec
|ora shows that when Hon. Pope Brown
was q member of the LEGISLATURE
time and again he voted against pro-
lhibition.
And il Is not necessary for me to re-
|calI the fact that the same Hon Pope
Brown. who now seeks to make the
snpport of prohibition candidate for
governor the test of prohibition in 9th
ers in a past campaign, himself twice
supported local option candidates Tor
governor against the prohibition can
|didate.
Therefore, while the Hon. Pope
Brown is running as prohibitionist,
his record proves that he has ocnsis-
tently lined up with the ant-prohibi-
ttonists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
in The METROPOLIS
OF WEBSTER COUNTY.
Current News Happenings
Over in Preston.

Preston, Ca, Nov. 15.-Really, ha'
it ever been so quiet here in bus!
Preston before at this season of tn,
year? Could anyone suggest a cause
for this quietness? Low priced cotton
We hear from almost every one-anG
| indeed, it certainly has a depressing
effect on trade. while true enough no
one has complained dull trade" bu
suppose cotton had brought the price
| it should bring!
Tis bad, too bad that the farmers
have to take less for their cotton thar
it costs to produce it. And yet how is
this condition to be helped?
Perhaps the following from the En-
quirer-Sun will lend courage to those
farmers who may not have taken no.
tice of it before:
Southern farmers must withhold
from the market every remaining
baleo fthe present seasons crop OF
cotton, and follow this with CON
ce rted binding agreement to reduce
next years acreage at least % pc,
cent, if they hope to restore cotton 70
normal price level, and retrieve the
losses sustained on account of the low
prices. This plan was adopted at the
conference of Southern Governors in
the concluding session at Nav Or
leans"
This conference also adopted reso
lutions faYoring the establishment, ir
all cotton growing states of state
owned warehouses, which plan has
already gone into effect in one or two
of the Southern states, the purpose OF
it is to permanently protect the cot,
ton planter against low prices pro-
duced by a too rapid marketing early
in the season.
People are realizing more and more
the Importance of concerted actlon'
which it is believed, is all that is need
ed to raise the price of cotton. And
,et us hope that our farmers and our
state will soon fall in line with the
others who are taking active parts IN
the cause.
Mrs Dixie Morton, Of Parrott' Wis
tied Mrs. NJ. E. Lunsford and MRS.
f. Lunsford quite pleasantly lot d Kew
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Croxton' p
plains. are visiting Mr.. and MRS
Dukes for a few days this week =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
whence he could then be given a tlcke
of leave by the governor.
The Matter of the PRIMARY

whence lie COulu JlACAA ~ D. - -
of leave by the governor
The Matter of the PRIMARY
There is another thing to which
invite the attention of the people OF
the state as affecting their sacred con-
stitutional guarantee Of the right to
WOO refer to the partisan uses T.
which our primary election system is
heing put, and | take this occasion 10
canton the people of the state tha'
rn1ase thew take such action as VIII
safeguard their primaries from the on
slaught of politicians who do not hesl-
tate to use the machinery OF the party
to serve their selfish ends, the aver
age voter WILL some of these days
find himself shorn of even the hmlteu
mower which has been left him by an
antocratic executive committee.
If am elected l will appeal to tho
legislature to pass general primar
eection law that will establish fixed
method for the choice of governor anf
statehouse officers, so that the same
system of election may apply year in
and year out and be put above tho
touch of designing politicians who, tt
serve selfish ends, do not hesitate tt
cut the very tap root of the tree Of
public rights.
Re.establishing Peoples Rights.
I will urge the general assembly to
enact a law, establishing as per-
manency the county unit system il
state primaries; establishing a fixed
date on which primaries may be held,
and on which the delegates elected by
the people to formulate their views,
shall assemble in state conventional
right now denied them by a usurping
state committee; to provide that the
same principle that applies to regular
primaries shall likewise apply to spe-
cia elections filling vacancies either
for governor or United States senator.
| will urge that the utmost care be
exercised by the Legislature in framing
such law so that the interests OF
every voter in the state may be pro-
tected, with the fullest freedom OF ac-
cess to the ballot box that may be
consistent with reasonable registration
regulation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
Home Living
IS COMING HERE
in SUMTER
Low PRICED COTTON HELPS
Farmers See Folly Of Paying
High Prices For Food

The low prices of cotton have re-
vived again the talk of the Southern
planters living at home, that is, raising
their feed supplies, both for their
stock and their families and their
help, instead of using all of their sur
plus cash for Western produce, and
frequently running into debt for such
supplies.
In Sumter county the trend has
been more pronounced in this direc-
ton in the past few years, as is evi-
denced by the much greater crops Of
corn, hay and oats that have been
raised. A number of farmers, too,
latter have supplied themselves with
ample pork for their necessities. In
have supplied themselves with ample
pork for their necessities. In this lat
ter respect, though, it is still trus
that the greater number depend on
purchased instead of home raised
meats Still the movement away from
the West and toward home supplies
becomes more pronounced as the years
roll along and every time cotton drops
down to such figures as present quo
tations gives the theory of home living
very practical boost.
Before the war in Sumter county
farmers are said to have lived morN
at home than they do now. There
were not the same facilities to reac.t
the products of the North and West
as now. The West, too, was com
aratively undeveloped land and vast
meat and grain products of that sec
ton were in the istant future. Sum-
ter county farmers, those old citizens
who know, say, had an abundance of
home raised meats and their tables,
10 use the hackneyed expression, Fair
ly groaned" under the good things
of the home place. That day passed
away after the wars devastation
tions, but is now coming back, 1t IS
believed, by degrees and perhaps with
in a decade there will be few planters
who will not have an abundance OF
ham, bacon, salt meats, poultry. as
well as fruits and vegetables, at the
home place, of their own raising.
Brooks county Is away ahead of
us in this respect" said an Amer1cus
citizen yesterday. For twenty years
1t has been building up along that line.
can remember many years ago be-
Ing in Quitman one day and seeing
several wagon loads of hams and ba-
con come up to a store there. Now,
| understand, the farmer down there
who has not all such meats ne needs
is the rare exception and is possible
at any time to send to Brooks and
gather up a carload Of as fine hams
or strips of bacon as ever graced
table. That's what We can call liv-
ing. Farmers in that shape are NOS
knocked down when prices of cotton
go off anywhere near as much as thos'
who raise nothing but cotton and
have to buy their supplies. Fortu-
nately Sumter has been seeing the fol-
ly of the old system of buying sup
plies at fancy prices and | believe the
day is not far distant when western
grains and western meats will find
scant reception here, Then We will
be truly a great county, agricultural
ly speaking"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
MRS. MARY H. ARMOUR
TO SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
Will Champion Prohibition
Candidate

Announcement has been made
through the local w. c. 7. L. that Mrs
Mary Harris Armour will speak at the
Opera House at 1880 O'clock Satur-
day morning in behalf of the candi-
dacy of ]. Pope Brown for governor.
Assurance is given that Mrs. Armour
will have some interesting things to
say to those who attend the meeting.
Mrs Armour will also address a pro-
hibition rally to be held at the opera
House 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
ANDERSONVILLE

Andersonville, Ga, Nov 15.-Capt.
and Mrs. J. w. Bryant made bust
ness trip to Americus Wednesday.
Miss Helen Tondee, of Ellaville. IS
visiting friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Easterlin went
down to Americus last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. C. Easterlin spent
Sunday in Oglethorpe with relatives.
Mr.. c. A. Slappey speaks Of moving
to Andersonville in the near future.
Andersonville has been full Of tur-
pentine men recently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-17
GARAGE is AGAIN OPENED
TO PATRONS AND PUBLIC

The street work in front OF my gar
age is completed, and my place ~
again opened to the public this morn
ing after the blockade of several
11v .surAsd leens o. lusplou! sE9eA
compression for initiating tires for fref
use of patrons. Call at my garage and
see the latest in Overlands. H.
GORDON STATHAM
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-31

States office and the Senate and
Assembly committee rooms were on
the other side.
The third or principal floor Of the
building where the fire started, is
taken up in the west wing with the
state library, assembly library. the
room of the Senate, Finance and Co
des committees and the Senate lib
raTy. The Senate and Assembly
chambers are just off the west wing
on opposite sides of the building. In
the east wing, on the principal floor,
are the court room and other rooms
OF the Court OF Appeals
On the gallery or fourth floor of
the building in the west wing were
rooms occupied by the Department of
Education, the Superintendent of
Weights and Measures, the legislative
bill drafting department and the
Court Of Claims. The women's gal
lery of the Assembly chamber is just
off the west wing. In the east wing
are Senate committee rooms, the For
est, Fish and Game Commission, the
state architect, the clerk of the court
OF appeals, the Department of Labor
and tkc- Civil Service Commission
The State Department of Education
had the entire fifth floor on the west
wing while in the east wing are the
State Historian, the Fiscal Supervisor
of Charities and the State Department
Of Health with the examinations bur-
eau of the Department of Education.
The interior of the Capitol is large
ly the work of the commission which
included Richardson, Eidlitz and Per-
ry. Mr. Richardson designed the
Senate chamber and Mr.. Eidlitz the
Assembly chamber and both of them
designed the Court of Appeals room
and the Executive chamber. Mr..
Perry designed the western staircase
and the northeastern stairway, the
eastern approach to the capitol and
the western facade.
When the assembly chamber was
finished according to the plans of Mr..
Eidlitz 1t resembled the interior of a
church, the ceiling being of sandstone
supported by four columns of Tonnes
see marble, but this ceiling proved un
stable and was removed. 1t was de-
cided to substitute quartered oak,
and in this connection arose the pa
pier mache ceiling scandal"
The contract for the new ceiling
was awarded to John Smith of AL.
bany and he was expected to put in
quartered oak at a cost of $22S,000
In 1889 newspaper man discovered
that the quartered oak was peeling off
and he made an investigation that
showed 1t was papier mache. The
indictment of Smith and several as
ISOLATED with him in the work was
recommended. but nothing was done.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-31
Estate of William Hendryx Downs

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honor
- District Of Bennington. 81. able Probate
Court for the District Bennington:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
William Hendfyx Downs late of Bennington,
In said District, deceased. GREETING:
At u Probate Court, holden at Bennington
within and for said District on the 23rd day OF
March, 1911, an instrument purporting TO be
the last viii and Testament of William Hend-
ryx Downs late OF Bennington In said Dis
trict. deceast d, vas presented 10 the Court
aforesaid. for Probate
And II is ore erred by said Court that the 18th
day OF April. 1911, at the Probate Office in said
BENNINGTON, be ASSIGNED Tor proving said in
strument and that notice thereof be given TO
all persons CONF erned, by publishing this order
three weeks 81 coessively In the Bennington
Evening Banner a newspaper circulating in
that vicinity. in said District previous to the
time appointed.
THEREFORy. you are hereby notified 10 an
pear before said ourt, at the time and place
aforesaid. IND test the probate of said will.
II you have cause.
GIvTS UNDER MY HAND at Bennington in
Said District this card day OF March, 1911
GRACE b. HOLT REGISTER.