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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-06

Somebody who was brave opened
the box the next morning to see the
dead snake and the camp nearly broke
up rs the RATHER winked one eye end
waved his tail at the Mortified med
der, having survived his choking, as
Mathers had known he would. Math-
ers paled before Clara Baysworeh's
accusing eye.
"You certainly have nerve" she
told him, ITO ask a girl to enoare
things like this the rest of her life!
! don't care whether 1t is science or
pot You might experiment with
guinea pigs or ducks!"
"Tll chloroform 'em!" Mathers Of
fered, miserably.
"You will mott" Clara told him.
They might have nine lives like a
cat and come to life again, and l can
not stand snakes for parlor compan-
ions, dead or sleeping! It's between
me and your squirming friends, Tur-
ley!"
For a long minute Mathers looked
at her. Then picking up the RATHER
he walked to the edge of the cliff apd
hurled him far out.
"There!" he said simply as he re-
turned and spread out his empty
hands.
"Do-do you suppose 1t h-h-hurt him
wh-wh-when he landed where you
threw him?" Clara wept
Then for the first time Mathers
laughed. ooh, you consistent wom-
en!" he said. 81 wouldn't have had so
much time to study snakes anyhow
since I've got you to figure out the
rest of my days."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-06

Henderson-You can't tell some
women anyway.
Henpeck-That's right. They won't
stop long enough to listen to you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

MIS-. King mas requested Sheriff Rob
erts to turn away all persons Other
than her relatives who cal to see her
unless the visitors want to pray with
her md give her spiritual encourage
ment She has not seen a single one
of her relatives since her Jail confine-
ment. \ Bible has also been furnished
her, by urgent request.
The woman is heartbroken at the
refusal of her children to visit her, and
today wrote Nina, her sixteen year old
daughter and favorite child, begging
her not to forsake her mother.
Sheriff Roberts allows no one TO send
Mrs. King articles unless first inspect
ed closely by him. He declines to per-
nit food 10 be given her other than by
himself.
A quart OF buttermill1 sent by a wom-
an was poured on the ground by him
today.
II don't know whether anything is in
that milk or not" he explained
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Judge Park Not Likely to Call
Special Session of Court,
Despite Petitions.
MRS. KING REFUSES TO
SEE ANY BUT RELATIVES
In Second Confession Woman
Tells of Other Plots to
Kill Her Husband.

MACON, GA. Dec 31-NotwIrh-
standing thai petitions for speedy
trial for Mrs. Katherine King and Jesse
Nick Wilburn are in circulation in Jones
county, it is not likely that the con-
lessed slayers Of James King will hear
their doom pronounced until the regu-
Lar April term Of the Jones county SUI
perior court.
1t is stated by those in touch with Tia,
situation that Judge James B. Parf
does 40, favor special terms of cour.
believing that they engender feeling al i
promote an unhealthy sentiment al
verse to the defendants No reques
for special term Of court will come
from Solicitor Joseph E. Pottle, SO il
one is ordered, the action viii be take.
in response to the petitions now being
signed al Round Oak. Hiusooro. Ora.
and Bradleys.
The petitions recite that the ki'iGs
Of James King by Wilburn. as the So.
suit of the plotting Of Mrs, King Il
he worst and foulest crime in the an
mails Of Jones county. ana that the good
people of the county. condemning suc
outrages desire that the guilty pariil-
shall be given early trials and ,ht iaN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
q ATLANTA GREEKS
WILL SAIL FOR HOME
TO HELPFIGHT TURK

In response 70 a call from their ma
tive land for volunteers in the war against
the Turks, twenty-one young Greek resi-
dents of Atlanta viii leave tomorrow
afternoon for New York, where. on Jan
uary 4, they will embark on the steam
ship Laconia, bound for Greece.
The party is made up of Greeks from
every part Of Atlanta, and is not bound
into an organization. They will leave At
lanta together, having secured transpor-
tation in a body. but the group will dis
integrate upon reaching the shores OF
Greece. each member betaking himself 10
the detachment representing his native
community.
A call was MADE by the Greek gov
eminent upon the declaration of the war
with Turkey The Greeks in. America
who still owed allegiance to the native
land were given four months grace in
which to wind up their affairs in this
country before leaving Impatient, how
ever, detachment of 100 left Atlanta
several weeks ago. and those who viii
leave Wednesday have yet much respite
left
Several of the twenty one who will leave
Wednesday are American citizens. and
owe no duty to Greece Each Of the
party will pay his own expenses Of trans
portation and subsistence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
HOTEL
PERMIT BRINGS 1912
TOTAL TO S9,970,O0O

A permit to build the Winecof hotel
at the southwest corner Of Peachtree
and Ellis streets has been issued by
Building Inspector Ed r. Hays This
permit was held up a few weeks ago
because the inspector contended that
the erection of the structure under the
plans would violate the building ordi-
nance. The objection was to a balcony
which would overhang the sidewalk.
This has been eliminated.
Building permits issued up TO noon
today brought the total for 1912 up to
within $4,000 Of the $1O,O0O,0O0 mark.
Unless some energetic citizen applies
tomorrow for a permit to erect an
apartment house. store or handsome
residence. Atlanta can't get in the $40
600, 900 class
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Tells of Poison in
Another Confession

In another confession to Detective
Moore last night Mrs King admitted
that sne had put morphine in his coffee.
but The poison hardly affected him A
second attempt was made when Will
burn, at her suggestion, but strychnine
in the husbands whisky, and this failed
because Mrs King saved his life with
a narcotic. The third attempt. when
the man was shot with his own gun.
was successful.
MIS-. King also declared that two
months ago she and Wilburn planned to
kin King with a pistol using a weapon
belonging to Frank Wilburn, Nick's
brother. They We're then to take the
discharged cartridge out Of the pistol
and put it In Kings revolver to make
it appear that he committed suicide.
This plan was never executed because
the could not get King alone. one Of
the children always being present.
Mrs. Kings second confession shows
that ior at least four months she and
wilbur daily plotted to end the life
OF her husband.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Army of Detectives
Wait With Subpenas
For VIM. Rockefeller
House Officer Bound to Serve
Oil Kings Brother to Pujo
Investigation.

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-A small army
of detectives under Sergeant at Arms
Charles F. Riddell, of the national house
of representatives, and his assistant.
Richard White, guarded the town and
country homes Of William Rockefeller
today in an endeavor to serve Mr..
Rockefeller with subpoena to testify
before the Pujo money trust investigat-
ing committee in Washington.
At MI. Rockefeller's town house at
$50 Fifth avenue the detectives divided
their activities by watching the adjoin-
ing mansions. The houses aanking the
Rockefeller mansion on both sides are
occupied by sons-in- law of the oil mag
nate and the three are known to be
connected by secret passageways
report was current in the morning
that the much wanted witness was
safely secluded upon mis- great country
estate at Tarrytown. but detectives on
guard there reported that Rockefeller
had not been seen.
1T IS now question" said MI Rid
dell, whether Mr. Rockefeller is big
ger man than the United States. 1t
seems TO me that it should not be pos
sible for one man to set the government
of this great republic at defiance. More
over if Mr., Rockefeller eventually es-
capes service the power and authority
of the national house of representatives
will fall into disrepute and it will be
difficult for us to get service on any
one in the future"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Other Reforms Urged
BY Georgian Approved.

The Georgian's editorial suggestions
fo sub-police stations and combining
he duties Of regular policemen and in
spectors also are concurred in, as well
as the plans to abate the smoke nui-
sance and discontinue secret sessions
Of the finance committee and other Of
fetal bodies
The time has come when we must
put into effect many such reforms as
Expert Sands recommends or the peo-
ple viii vote commission government
wipng out the whole present system"
said Mayor elect Woodward. THE sys-
en- is inefficient, and everybody in
Atlanta who stops TO think knows 1t.
There win be bitter opposition from
the men affected by these changes. You
IAN bank on that. Each is a little car
unto himself now They can do as they
please, for there is no one to direct
hem or see that they do their duty.
His criticisms of the construction
department. are very true That de-
partment has done poor work. There
is no common sense in having the CHEZ
elected by the people; he ought to be
appointed by the mayor or council
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
NEW YEAR LID TO BE
LIFTED IN CHICAGO;
CLERGY INDIGNANT

CHICAGO, Dec 31.-The I'D will be
tilted tonight in Chicago. Protest from
800 ministers who marched on the city
han failed to change the resolution Of
Chief Of Police McWeeny to allow cafe
and saloon proprietors to serve guests
who ordered liquors before ] o'clock
and choose to remain until a. m 10
consume it.
The ministers were refused au audi
encc with Mayor Harrison 50 indie-
uant were many Of them that plans FOR
the possible Impeachment 81 the ciNs
chief executive We're discussed today by
heads Of the various reform orsaniza-
tions represented In the parade. The idea
Of bringing impeachment proceedings
Was first suggested at q meeting pre-
ceding the parade The ministers held
that extending the closing time beyond
that fixed by law is sufficient grounds
for the action.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Shows Mayor Is
Without Authority.

He shows that the mayor is without
authority. Look at the police depart
nent: there's proof of that statement
The chief OF police ought to be directly
under the mayor. Police problems are
made the issues in mayoralty cam
paigns and when a man gets majority
of the votes for mayor he ought to have
some power over the department
With the police commission in con-
troll Of it he virtually has none.
II agree with him about the water
department Its organization is ridicu-
lous
THE council apropriates the funds to
operate the department. But council
can't say where a single water main
shall be laid
Council elects a commission to run
the. department. The people then elect
q general manager to run it. There
are the mayor and council the board
and the general manager, differently
selected. and. there fore. conflicting
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Mayor-EIeCt Will Insist on the
Adoption of Some of Sands
Reform Suggestions.
HEADS OF POLICE AND
PARK BOARDS ANGERED
Criticism of These Departments
Resented Report Backs Up
The Georgian'S Stand.

Mayo elect James G. Woodward TO-
dal declared that the Sands probe re-
uort was full Of excellent ideas for re-
forms and that besides urging a care
fol consideration of every item of it by
the general council, he would insist
upon the adoption of number of the
-usgestions.
on the other hand. many of the Off
ciars in the city hall bitterly resented
the criticisms.
The report absolutely backs up The
Goorgian's charges of inef1ciency on
the part of the construction department
and points out that not only a more
bustnesslike administration is needed
bet that the head of the department
should be appointed instead of elected
by the people, thereby removing the
department from so much political IN
vlunupp
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
MONEY TO BUY LAND
NEAR RESERVOIRS TO
BE REAPPROPRIATED

While Mayor Winn has vetoed the
resolution Of council appropriating $l6,-
GOO OF premium bond money 10 pur-
chase the private land which borders
the city water reservoirs. members Of
the water board and the bond commits
sion today prepared TO introduce an or
dinance at the next meeting Of council
making the money available
Mayor Wnn said he thought the
money should be used to purchase the
land. especially since the Health OIL
GERS had condemned it as in an iusani-
tary condition, but me said he was
forced to veto the resolution because It
was passed without the bond ordinance.
which provided that the money be- spent
for other purposes being repealed The
new ordinance VIII amend iha bond
ordinance. legalizine the expenditure.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
WHITES AND BLACKS
ALIKE MAY BID FOR
JOHNSON PROPERTY

CHICAGO, Dec I.-Auction Of the
Judson c, Sherman estate at Lake Cen
eva, on which an option was purchased
by Jack Johnson. negro prize fighter.
viii be held in Lake Geneva Thursday
morning The sale will be conducted in
front Qf the property, and whites and
blacks will be given an equal opportunity
10 bid
Sherman asserted that the members Of
the millionaire colony were trying TO
block any sale Of the property. He said
me needed cash and the place would be
sold TO the highest bidder. II the mil
lonaires in the neiehborhood wanted TO
bid against The blacks. he said they would
he welcome. hut ths no bid would be
barred
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Of SCUTAR|
ACITATESE ENJOYS
Real Crisis of Peace Conference
Billed for Resumption of Ne
gotiatiOnS Tomorrow.

LONDON. Dec. 31-Consternation
was caused among the Turkish peace
delegates today by telegram from
Belgrade that Scutari had fallen before
a combined attack OF Servians and
Mont.negrins Reicnad Pasha, Of the
Ottoman delegation. declared that if
this proved true. il would show ia
grant violation of the Chatalja armis-
tice.
Tomorrow will see the real crisis in
the peace conference. Representatives
OF the allies declare that if Turkey con-
tinues to balS the negotiations, when
they are resumed Wednesday, they will
declare their mission al an end ana war
VIII be resumed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Situation at
Durazzo Desperate

ATHENS, Dec. ETA desperate situa-
tion mas developed at Duraz2o, the Al
bantam port whose seizure by the Serv-
ians all but precipitated an European
war.
Dispatches received today from Durazzo
state that 800 Servians and captive Turks
there are IN and lack medical attention,
while famine threatens the populace.
Because of the armstice conditions, aid
can not be sent to the port by land and
the Greek blockade at Avona prevents
the sending Of succor by water.
Word from the scene says that hundreds
of soldiers have died from lack Of medical
care and from starvation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
WILSON'S ARE INVITED
TO CHICAGO ARABIAN
NIGHTS CHARITY BALL

CHICAGO, Dec 81 President-elect
woodrow Wilson, Mrs Wilson and Miss
Wilson have been invited to attend the
Arabian Nights charity ball to be held in
Chicago January 10.
The president-elect is scheduled to
speak in Chicago January ~, and those
in charge of the ball extended an invi-
tation in the hope that il might be pos
sible TO change his plans and arrive a
day earlier A special box has been or
dered decorated and reserved, pending the
answer from the New Jersey governor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
FAILED WITH MORE THAN
$1.O00.000 LIABILITIES

ATHENS. GA. Dee. 31-The sched-
ule in the Carr, Boyd & Co.'S failure at
Maysville has been filed here with the
United States deputy clerk and shows
that the firm and individuals failed
with more than 100000 liabilities and
but half that amount of assets The
s1,o89,2ofS6. and as
sets S5ASA2o.Qe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
TIE WEATHER

Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday unset
lied. probably local rains.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31

Continued On Page Two.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04

comforts of a Delaware farm home
for himself and family. Mr.. Mar vel
was a tax collector for the Tenth Rep
resentative district of Kent county
and resides in Milford, and he was one
of the most prompt and successful of
all the county collectors, but he has
found that the application of the
same energy at fruit and truck growing
and using his good business sense, has
brought him many times more in cash
returns. His health is better, he and
hs family are happy, and D. Frank
Marvel, of Houston, Del. /, is practical
demonstrator as to what. can be ac-
cOmplished on Delaware soil in the
fruit belt. Mr.. Marvel is taken as
an example of the large number of
progressive farmers in this section,
lots of whom ride in their own auto
mobiles and have the comforts of the
best of modern homes. Delaware
land is valuable and coupled with
good business sense will produce fine
returns for the energy expended upon
it. What Marvel has done, others
are doing each year.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04

What Town Council has done to
the approach to Smyrna at Lake Como
it can do to all approaches. No
one but will admit that the laying
of good pavements, curbing and gut
ters, has made vast improvement to
lower Main street, an improvement
that is generally commented upon as
"fine." 1t has been the wish of
pedestrians for years to have walk
on the north side of Main street from
HamiltOn's Lane to the Lake. Now
that this dream has been realized,
our citizens are enjoying it to the
fullest. A splendid improvement
has been made to that end of town in
the last few years. Now let Council
give attention to other approaches.
There is much work yet to be done
toward making Smyrna beautiful.
Keep up the good work.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04
ROBERT p. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Business Manager

1t is highly regrettable that vast
sums of money should be spent in the
construction of battleships which
within few years will be obsolete.
All sensible men should hope for the
early coming of a time when the
greater part of our naval expenditure
can be given up. Mr.. Ca rnegie is of
the opinion that we need practically
no navy at all. He defends his view
with strong logic. Mr.. Roosevelt be-
lieves that we should build the two
battlehips year, and for the present
keep our navy in its relative rank and
highly efficient. Those who hold this
view believe that the cost of strong
navy is small price to pay for peace
and security. They consider the navy
as a whole, in relation to its objects.
Since we have in any case large and
expensive navy on our hands, they
would argue that the entire expendi-
ture becomes virtually meaningless if
we are not willing to pay the addi-
tional sum that would make our navy
commensurate with it's objects. They
would say that an unfinished navy is
as useless as an unfinished ship. We
can easily afford to stand next to
Great Britain and ahead of Germany,
France, and Japan in naval strength,
if we believe that it is worth while
to build battleships at all. A navy
that is losing it's relative rank coulc
scarcely give us that sense of security
that must go with a navy that is gain
ing strength as fast as those of other
maritime powers. Holding to oul
program of shipbuilding just now may
help to hasten the date of an inter
national agreement under which sueE
lamentable expenditure of resources
can be rapidly and permanently rene
died For the present we must hav
a strong navy, because we owe it tt
ourselves and to the world that peac
shall be maintained. There is n,
international organization for peace
keeping, and we must do our part
The stronger our navy, the sooner will
come the welcome day when all tn
maritime powers can abandon at leas
three-quarters of their naval expend
itures. From "The Progress of tn
World" in. the American Review G
Reviews for September.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04

Visitors to Smyrna generally re-
mark as to the towns natural advan-
tages, location, resources and munich
pal improvements and wonder with
such facilities that Smyrna has not
more live and up-to-date industries.
And quite truel A few big indus
tries employing heads of families,
would mean much to the prosperity
and growth of our town. Smyrna needs
some industries to employ men. Our
Board of Trade has considered this
question for sometime, but it takes
more than talk, it takes capital to
swing it and inducement to bring them
here. What pity that Smyrna has
not some moneyed people to help the
thing also. Wilmington has its du-
Points; Salisbury its Jackson's; Mil
ford its Griers, and Dover its Rich
ardson's. Smyrna seems to have no
one with sufficient enterprise, if not
capital, to boost Smyrna in a similar
way as its sister towns. The con-
squenee is, our Board Of Trade is
powerless to make the headway il
would like However, it is up to the
Board to boost and agitated and keeT
alive to whatever opportunities come
our way. Continual agitation MAJ
some day bring some live industrie
here. Let notour Board of Trade die
Frequent meetings and discussion
are helpful if it does not bring i'm
mediate results.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04
WHAT KENT FARM LAND WILL DO
Striking Example of How Good Man.
ager Can Make Money on Farm

OlriNlnS Example OF TOW 0OOu WAN
ager Can Make Money on Farm
AS an illustration of what Delaware
land, coupled with little ambition,
will Go, the following is given: Frank
Marvel, who resides on his farm lOca-
ted between Milford and Houston, has
cleared about $500 from peaches this
year, and he has also a fine crop of
apples on his trees from which he ex-
poets to secure good returns. He has
fourteen acres of tomatoes, which are
exceedingly fine, and four acres of
late potatoes which are the best in
lower Kent county. He has about
six acres of sweet potatoes, which
will clear him fully $500 if prices of
last season are attained. He also
has a fine field of fodder which is
now being saved, and his cantaloupes
and watermelons will form another
factor of revenue from his farm this
year. Mr.. Marvel bought this farm
for $4, 900 only few years ago, and
in addition to the handsome cash re-
turns that it has paid him each year
he has had the best of living and
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04

Why not have a street clean
ing system put into effect that
will give Smyrna clean streets for
Sunday? Fine paved and macadam
street are nice to have but when not
kept clean, they are unsightly.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04

TIE SMYRNA TIMES is published at smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted 70
tue welfare of the town it represents and the
state OF which it is a part. II s.so gives the
TENS of importance of the Eastern shore OF
MARYLAND
ROBERT y. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Business Manager.
A AOVERTISEMENTS-TH SMYRNA TIMES Is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, empracing the towns of Clayton
Kenton, Cheswold, Leipsic, &c. rate of 90
cents an inch for first insertion and % cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
for transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. special
discount on all semi-annual and yearly adver-
tisements.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04
The SMYRNA TIMES
SMYRNA. DELAWARE.
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1912

Founded by Robert D. HOfecker July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February TO- 1907
oFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
Nlti0nal Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1912-09-04

We give Trading
Stamps on all Pur-
Chases except Sugar
and Cut Price Specials