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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
LOOK OUT FOR
The Big CIRCUS
FOFGpaugh { Sells Brothers
Show Here Soon

1t is officially announced to-day that
the Adam Forepaugh and Sell Broth
ers' circus will give two performances
in this city on Wednesday, Nov. /. The
circus comes after an. absence Of sew
eral seasons with a complete new out
fit from beginning to end. 1t cost the
management $3,200,000.
This is the circus that makes its me
trcpoIitan home in the Madison Square
Garden in New York City. 1t is con
sidcred there to be the most popular
and largest Of the worlds tented
shows. There is not a country on
earth that is civilized where this cir
Gus has not at scme time during its
fifty years of existence pitched its
ton acres of tents. II has displayed its
thousand marvels before every crown
ed head Of Europe. 1t has brought
leasure into the lives of countless mil
lions of the earths people.
Not one but at least 100 big sensa-
Iti2ns are disclosed during the various
exhibitions of the day. There arc ele-
plants that play billiards, walk tighi
ropes and use the telephone; seals
and sealions that give an exhibition Of
Juggling, acrobatics and equilibrism
far beyond the abilities of any human
circus performer that ever lived, and :
funny monkey circus that is scream
of laughter. This seasons thriller is
double somersaulting automobile fiigh
through the air The daredevil fea
is accomplished by French girl scar
Icely ont Of her teens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
SUPREME COURT
NOW HAS HILL
IAS A JUSTICE
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
MurphGy Gambler Likely
Chairman Of Commission
Especial to The Times-RecorderJ

Especial to The Times -Recorder.)
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 23.-Late this af-
ternoon Governor Smith appointed H.
Warner Hill a justice of the Supreme
court to succeed Horace NJ. Holden,
who recently notified the governor Of
his intention to resign his position on
November L.
As chairman of the Railroad Com
mission for number of years, MI
Hill has become we'll known to the
people of Georgia through his excel
lent direction Of the affairs of that
judicial body. His service on the Com
mission has given Mr.. Hill invaluable
training in the consideration and de-
cision of matters that come before
such tribunal for adjustment.
To succeed Mr.. Hill as a member
of the Railroad Commission the GOV
ernOr has appointed Paul b. Trammali,
of Dalton, whose name has been men
toned recently as a prospective can
didate for governor in the race now on.
1t is understood that both Mr.. Hill ana
Mr. Trammell will accept the positions
rendered them.
The name most mentioned in con-
nection with that of the successor to
Mr. Hill as chairman of the Commis
sion is that of Murphey Gambler, one
of the best known members of thai
body Mr.. Gambler has always been Il
strong personal friend and supporter
of Governor Smith, SO that his appoint
ment to the chairmanship seems prac-
tically assured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
BANKER WALSH
Died MONDAY
IN CHICAGO
HAD A CHECKERED CAREER
PdFOIGd Banker SuCCumbGd
To Heart Disease

Chicago, Oct. 23.-John R. Walsh
former banker, recently paroled from
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
died today. Mr.. Walsh was "A years
old Death came just nine days after
his release on parole from the federal
penitentiary, where he had been sent
on charges of misappropriating the
funds of the bank to the use of other
enterprises.
Mr.. Walsh died of heart disease.
His release from the penitentiary
came a week ago. He was serving a
three year sentence for violating the
national banking laws.
Death was caused by myocarditis,
an inflammation of the heart muscles. p"
said Dr. JOS. II. Lowe, who attended
him
when Mr.. Walsh returned from the
penitentiary his muscles were swollen
badly from the disease
He is survived by the widow, three
daughters, Mrs L. Blake Baldwin Mrs,
Orville Babcock anl Miss Mary Walsh,
and his two sons, John and Richard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
GEORGIA CITY TO BUILD
ELECTRIC PLANT OF own
Little City OF Washington In
Progress Column

Washington, Ga, Oct. 23.-The city
of Washington has purchased a lot
from James Hynes near the Georgia
Railroad tracks at the depot upon
which the new electric light plant for
the city will be built. The contract
will be let within the next few days for
the erection of the power plant which
will cost $4,000. In addition to the
improvement in the present service, an
all-day current will be put on and a
ffltering plant will be installed at the
pumping station. The total cost will
be $4,000 which was made possible by
a recent bond issue which was carried
without a dissenting vote.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
ROBBED OF HER JEWELS
WORTH A FORTUNE.
Passenger on Train Swiped Her
Hand Bag.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Mrs. Warren Fair
banks, of Chicago, social leader and
wife of the son of former Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks has reported to the
police that a bag containing jewels
worth $4,000 has been taken from
her while travelling on a train en- route
from Boston to Chicago week ago.
Mrs. Fairbanks said she did not
learn of the loss of the jewels, which
were inclosed in chamois bag car
ried in a travelling bag, until yester-
day.
81 think they must have been stolen
the night before | arrived in Chicago"
she said. when the porter helped
me get my grips ready to leave the
train | don't think the bag was there,
although / did not notice its absence
at the time We discovered the loss
today.
Mrs Fairbanks who before her mar
riage was Miss Ethel Cassidy of Penn
sylyanit, was returning from a visit
with relatives in Boston when the jew
els were taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
AGAIN GAME
WAS DEFERRED
BY WEATHER
PHILLIES and GIANTS FESTIVE
Teams May Play Today If
Grounds Dry Off

/ Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. 23.-The
fourth baseball game between Phila-
deIphia and New York in the series
for the worlds championship was
postponed today for the fifth time.
The weather was fair, but the grounds
were too wet to play on.
Under instructions of the national
commission an early decision was
made by the umpires. Only two of
them, Klein and Brennan went to
Shibe park and it did not take them
many minutes to decide to call the
game off until tomorrow.
They found many puddles in the out
field and the infeld, especially along
the base paths was quite soft. The
grounds looked so bad to Umpire Bren-
nan that he expressed the opinion that
the sun would have to come out strong
to dry the grounds sufficiently to per-
nit game tomorrow.
He felt sure a game would be played
Wednesday, The weather forecast for
the week calls for more rain be
ginning Thursday.
The members of the Athletics team
donned uniforms as usual today for
practice along the side lies. The New
York players expect to work out on
the National league grounds. Over
head the day is fine for baseball, the
sun is shining brightly and good
breeze is blowing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
JACK FROST PAID
FIRST VISIT TODAY
Mercury Dropped Below Forty
Mark

1t is time for all GROWERS, who have
been howling about hot weather, to "a
into winter quarters, for the first cold
snap of the season materialized last
night and Sunday night with a vim.
And, then, it came after it had been
duly predicted which is bit unusual,
you know. That vigorous three inch
rainfall of Saturday night helped
greatly in rushing it in.
The minimum temperature of only
40 degrees, which was registered Sun
day night was even lowered a bit
last night, so that snappy cold and
light frost wero naturally predicted
as coming in the order of things
this morning. Yesterdays maximum
of less than so was also a very CRATE
full and pleasing change from the nine
ties that came during the first part Of
the month.
The present cool spell comes pret-
ty early for October as it is seldom
that there are nights that indicate
frost earlier than October, Is. Wise
weather sages say that had it not been
for the brisk wind that blew through
out all of Sunday night there would
have been frost here yesterday morn
ing.
Last evening white dresses, unless
they were of substantial serge in
stead of thinner weave, made their
weareTs appear chilly and shiVery
while feminnity in snugly fitting coat
suits looked both trim and comforta-
BILE. Overcoats and wraps We're more
in evidence last night than at any
lime this season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
SENSATION MAY DEVELOP
AT EMPIRE TRIAL TODAY
viii Investigate Case 0
Poisoning

Empire, Oct. 23.-The coroner's in
curry into the mysterious death last
Sunday night Of John w Perkins, a
prominent planter of this section,
scheduled to be held here today, was
postponed until Tuesday Of next week
and the sensations which were expect
ed to develop at the inquest did not
materialize. The inquiry was post
poned because the stomach Of the deal
man who is thought to have been
poisoned, and whose death set the
whole neighborhood in which he re-
sided by the ears. is ia the hands OF a
chemist in At'a~ca fer analysis to de-
termine whether or not his end was
due to poison or 10 natural causes
Because Of the peculiar features
connected with the case and its SINH
laritv to Other that have shocked this
community in recent years, the people
bore have manifested an unusual in
ta,cst q, and the outcome Of the
corone.. inquiry is awaited with ca
gcrness.
Friends of the dead man aEe out
c.,ol,a, II their belief that he was foul
Nv dealt with and do not mince words
in discussin the case They have con
nccted more than one name with 1t
and if their suspicious prove correc'
Pulaski county will furnish the W2iI.
with q trial rivaling the Beatte Cas-
in sensational deye' opments.
Mr. Perkins death is one oil sei'a'
Of mysteries tha has occupied tn'
minds OF the rconEa here for nearly
half score Of yeaia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
CAMPAIGN In STATE IS
Still ON The drag
Nothing New Among The
GubGrnatOriaI SpriDtGFS

Atlanta, Oct 23.-It is possible the
meeting of the state executive com
mittee next Thursday may succeed in
injecting some life into the campaign
for governor; nothing else has sue
ccoded in doing it so far
The past week developed practically
nothing. Judge R. B. Russell and
Hon. Pope Brown have been making
speeches at various points; former
Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown opened his
headquarters for the reception Of his
friends, and Judge Russell's accusa-
ton on local option has been about
the only news development in the
political situation.
Judge Russell says it has gotten so
that he can scarcely make a speech
without being misquoted. especially as
to his attitude IN local option
On the other hand Pope Btown's
friends are laughing over the pickle
which they assert Judge Russell IS
getting into.
The trouble with Dick is" said a
Pope Brown leader at headquarters,
is that he has different speeches for
different sections Of the state and they
don't look right when they get into
print in other sections.
Down around Macon" he continu-
ed, 81 have been told Judge Russell is
for the removal of the capitol to that
city, while up here he is silent about
it. Of course published quotations
don't look we'll under such circum-
stances.
All of this is helping us. We feel
confident since Joe Brown has come
into the race that he and Russell will
so divide the vote on the other side as
to insure Pope Browns election"
At Joe Browns headquarters j. r
Smith, manager, is busy thinking up
new political schemes, while the for
mer Governor is greeting his friends
and figuring on his platform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
WAR WAGED ON LOAFERS
ALL over THE STATE
Labor Needed In All Lines
OF Industry

Atlanta, Oct. 2S.-The war on va.
grants in Atlanta and at other Georgia
points, brought about by the scarcity
of labor at thin time of the year. has
revived the Calvin vagrancy law
passed in 1903, and which is permitted
to become practically dead letter until
some action lik tn present invokes
it.
Every time there is a shortage of la
Dor, about cotton picking time. the
police get busy with the idle negroes.
and either make them go to work or
run thlm into their holes.
Industrial plants are crying for la
Dor, while in sections of the state cot
ton is said to be going to ruin for
want of hands to pick it.
In one section of South Georgia it
was stated few days ago that they
We're paying negroes $110 a hundred
pounds to pick it, hauling them to the
fields in automobiles and furnishing
them three meals a day, and still they
could not get enough hands.
This state of affairs has served to
bring the Calvin law to the front once
more, and in it Georgia has one of
the most complete and sweeping va
grancy laws that could be devised. 1t
covers every man able to work and
who has no property and no visible or
legitimate means of support.
1t takes in the hobo" the profess
sional gambler, the profigate, the
man who lives by theft or other dis
honest means, and is, in fact as
sweeping as it is possible to make
such law.
There is one escape, however, for
the person found to be a vagrant un-
der the terms of the law. If he gives
bond assuring his industry and good
conduct for a period of one year, he IS
allowed to go as long as he makes
good; but if he fails to give bond, he
is treated as a misdemeanor and sent
to the chaingang.
1t is believed few vigorous prose
cutions under the Calvin law Will
frighten other idlers into finding hon
est employment or drive them out OF
the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
TO DISTRIBUTE A ROLL
AMONG The PLAYERS
Baseball Men To Receive A
Small Fortune

New York. Oct. 24.-Hats continue to
beplumed. But the plumes, now weep
less, will droop in two colors-blue
and black, silver gray and sulphur,
beaver and ibis, etc. The regulation
ostrich feather, or Amazon has re-
turned to favor, with fronds OF tul-
ness and feathery beauty which speaks
well for the perfection to which these
feathers have been brought. So We
have an invasion of plumes.
Aigrettes are a furore, too, and how
they cost
However, the feathers of the hamOle
b hornvard cock which we are also to be
allowed to wear on our hats, VIII Dc
we'll within reach of the most modesI
nurse. After the cock the guinea to"i
will lend his plumage to adorn our
heads Many little hats are complete
" ebea+bed in guinea-fowl feathers
rho "Corsician blackbird" will also be
ueed for high toques and we snail a'So
have tonnes in snow white, meta llc
green and black velvet-all Of feathers
Widely-spread wings, either stand
mo Nm or fiat lying, will be worn also
Co,,,a little hats will be entirely Gov
orad with tiny wings, and imitation
aigrettes are to return to favor. In ord
ar TO be able to meet the demand TO-
all kinds of feathers we shall have Jo
sacrifice hectatombs of ostriches, pea
cock, cocks, herons, vuItures' pheas-
ants, etc. which will not in the las
prevent us from being members OF III,
society for the Prevention OF CruelU
to Animals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
FEATHERS FOR
new millinery
Ostrich Plume Leader For
Dress Hat

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.Each players
share in the receipts of the worlds
baseball series this year will be big
ger than ever before A bankroll CT
$1O5, 1888 has been piled up for the
benefit of the diamond heroes.
About .$26,00O will be added to their
account from the fourth contest in
this city. This will make the total
somewhere around $4,000, as com
pared to $79,071.93, which was divided
up last year.
The players share in the receipts OF
only four games.
Sixty per cent. of this years total, or
$4,000. will go to the winners and ~
per cent. or $4,000 to the losers. This
will give $3,7OO in round numbers &c
each member of the victorious team
and $4,000 each to the losers for a
weeks work.
Last year tie Athletics received
about $4,000 each and the Chicago
Cubs $500. Thus the losers in the
present series will receive more than
the winners did year ago.
Some of the players will get more by
sharing in the worlds series proceeds
than they earned in salaries for tho
whole years work.
Last year the Giants received $l,lO'
each as the winning share in the re
ceipts of the post-season series witt
the Yankees, so that they are repidl,
piling up little nest egg against thel
departure from the big league.
Baseball has it's rewards, and it l
little wonder that the fight for the pen
narts in both leagues is waged s
earnestly from the opening game.
In this connection it would be inter
esting to know Matty's income for tn
wear as baseball pitcher, vaudeville ac
tor. newspaper writer and sharer i
worlds series pool. Sounds like SIS
900 at least.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
UNDERWOOD IS SILENT
ON WILSON AND HARMON.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 2S.-'l am
NOT taking any part between the canul-
dacies of Wilson or Harmon, which
are being urged now" said Congress
man Underwood, of Alabama last night
For myself, l am not in any sense a
candidate for the presidential nomlna-
tion on the Democratic ticket.
q will get the complimentary voie
Of my state, understand, and / APP
nreciate that. OF course, if the vote
is widely split nobody can tell Wha'
will happen
Congressman Underwood Will iea''
next week for Mobile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
HAIRLESS DOG HAS
- GOLD TEETH.
Animal Couldn't Eat, SO Dentist
Gave Him Teeth.

Chicago, Oct 23-MeXy, the three
year-old hairless dog of Dr.. B. II.
Grosser. 934 La Sale avenue, posses
ses a double row Of gold teeth. He
has twelve Of them.
DR.. Grosser, who is a post graduate
student at the Chicago Dental College,
gave MeXy the valuable masticators.
The dog, suffering from assesses
which prevented it from eating, was
presented to him a month ago.
DR.. Grosser constructed special
bridge for Mexy's mouth, and after ex-
tracing nine Of the natural teeth, sub
stituted the golden ones.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
COUNTING DAYS
KENNEDY MADE
HIM CALENDAR
IS HOPEFUL OF ACQUITTAL
ChiIdeFS Likewise Expects
Freedom Next Month
Especial to The Times-Recorder)

Especial to The Times -Recorder.)
Lcesburg, Ca, Oct. Counting
with eagerness the days to come be-
fore the Lee county superior court will
convene and the grand jury take UP
the consideration of his case, Robert
Kennedy has fashioned in his steel cell
in the county Jail here a calendar Of
his own to bear a record of the days
before the trial
A glance at the calendar, which has
been drawn off on a scratch pad with
a lead pencil, showed that it had
checked spaces with the number Of
the day inserted in each for October,
while the calendar for the coming
month extends only to November 6,
the day when the session of court be-
gins here.
Il don't care for November after
court week eomes,' said Kennedy, in
explanation. q nope I'll be free,
then"
He was standing in his cell looking
through the steel-grated bars as he
spoke and held up the calendar for in
,spection Through the openings in the
grating were thrust many newspapers,
which the prisoner receives daily from
relatives and friends. His brother, T..
M. Kennedy, who is saleman in one
of the stores here, had just brought
him morning paper.
Nearby in corner of the cell was
stack of magazines, which have ac-
cumulated since Kennedy was impris-
oned. He spends much of his time
reading both papers and magazines.
For pastime he also whittles, ana
showed with apologies a rather rude
" linked wood watch fob" which ne
had fashioned from white pine boards.
In a corner of the cell there was also
a rat trap, which helps to keep dull
care from hanging heavy on his hands.
He catches rats at night. Some OF
them are gray-headed, he declared.
Though the time spent in prison has
wearied him, Kennedy has not been
sick since he was first arrested. lie
complained of feeling just little un-
well to-day, as did Childers, who is
confined in steel cell, also, which IS
situated on the same floor of the jail
hut with a wall of solid masonry be-
tween in addition to the grated steel
walls.
Warmly wrapped up in a blanket TO
shield himself from the cold, as the
only walls to his cell were steel grated
and let in the air, Maud Childers lay
in a comfortable position and chatted
smilingly of many things. He seemed
not at all perturbed by anything. When
questioned concerning the trial, he had
nothing to say at first, though he hnal-
" admitted indirectly that he hoped
to come clear.
Childers appears to be in better phy-
sical condition than when he appeared
at the hearing during the last week IN
September. Like Kennedy, he passes
the time reading papers and maya
zine He said he lacked for nothing
that could be supplied, as practlcaIiy
every wish he made was granted
Roth Cbilders and Kennedy have
many callers, especially on SUNDAY
Several local young ladies visited heu-
nedy Sunday afternoon and inscrloeu
their names on the wall near his cell
Kennedy's brother, T. M Kennedy "n0
resides here and is employed III lnl
local telephone exchange, VlsltS 'n1
Jail often.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
ctrHnElT'5 SEW OFFICE.

Cuthbert Oct 23.-The city counciI
Of Cuthhart has created the office Of
city physician, and elected DR.. f. D.
Patterson to that position. He Will
be the chief health officer OF the Guy
and with the sanitary committee Oh
the city council, will constitute the
city board of health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
FIRE HORSES ON MARKET
ALONG WITH MACHINES
Macon VIII Use Auto Equipment Only
in Future.

Macon, Ga, Oct. 23.-The city of
Macon is in the market to dispose of
all of its horse-drawn fire apparatus
and the horses also. The purchase Of
automobile machines for every station
leaves the city with the old apparatus
on hand. Macon will have the distinc-
ton of being the first city to absolutely
abolish the horse in the fire depart
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
Frost King Rules sunny Southland.

Frost King Rules Sunny Southland.
New Orleans, Oct 23.-New Orleans
and the gulf state today are in the grip
of the frost king and in this city over
coats are in evidence. Cool weather
prevails generally over the southern
states and weather bureau reports
show that frost occurred this morning
over the cotton belt nearly to the gulf
coast
Fair weather and cool is indicated
for the west gulf states tonight, but
slowly rising temperatures over the
western and northern portions of the
district are promised by the weather
bureau.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
RIG BOOST TO BUSINESS
WAS GIVEN BY WhAlhhN'
tmericus Dealers are "iau VI
Change.

Yesterdays crisp October OIeV1e'
really the first cold weather Oh any ts
consequence, gave a needed boost 70
business and Americus merchantS E"
ioyed the consequent heaviest u -1 aU1
EearIv in the morning the shoppers
came in full force, both losal ana ou'
Of town buyers, and in all lineS OU''
nass was excellent. nor
This was especially true as ies@t
clothing ladies ready-to-wear' coa'
suits, shoes. millinery, drygooaS ana
in fact, all lines. One live adVer'lse'
in The Times Recorder decided yester'
day the best business day Oh 'ne i"'-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
EGGS TWENTY TENTS EACH
OR $2.40 PER DOZEN

Tuscon, Ariz October 29.-Eggs are
selling at 20 cents each in Guaymas,
Texico, and other foods are cores
pondingly high, according to delayed
mail advices which reached Tuseon to-
day. The high price of eggs is caused
by the drowning OF many hens in the
recent floods and because of damage
to transportation facilities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-24
THIS MARRIAGE IN ALBANY
OF INTEREST IN AMERICUS,

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gilbert Of Albany
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Dora Belle to Nj,
Thomas H. Miner, the marriage 10
take place at First Baptist church III
that city on December 9Th. Misc Gil
bert has a large number Of fc''0da in
Americus who will be interested in
the announcement of her engagement