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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
BRISK SHOPPING The
ORDER OF DAY HERE
Many Visitors in AmGriCuS
Yesterday

Crisp weather yesterday brought out
in force the holiday shoppers, kept
away by the rain on the day previous,
and merchants had all they could do
in waiting upon the trade. Many To-
cal towns were represented in the big
throng of buyers who came here. The
morning trains brought in many shop
pers, while from the country they came
to inspect the handsome stocks here
and make holiday purchases.
The express company here is anti
cipating the usual Christmas rush, and
Agent Garner will have additional help
and equipment. The mail order houses
evidently are out for business with a
vim, especially those with headquar
ters in Jacksonville. Girard and Chat
tanooga.
Americus people, very generally, are
needing the injunction to shop early"
and the more careful and conservative
ones are laying aside well in advance
the gifts they will need at later date.
Stocks in Americus stores are most at
tractive now, but will be greatly de-
peted with the rush of next week.
There remain but ten shopping days,
and these will pass by rapidly Get
ready to buy, and do it now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
NEGRO LAWYERS QUIT
NEGRO FIGHTER, JOHNSON
Marriage Of Black to White Woman
Turns Own Race Against Him.

Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. 12--Jack john
sons attorneys, w. B. Anderson and
E. H. Wright. both negroes, appeared
IN the United States dictrict court yes
tarday to ask that their names be
stricken from the records as counsel
for the fighter.
The lawyers said that Johnson's re-
cent marriage to Lucille Cameron, a
white girl, was disapproved by them
to such an extent that they did not
care to be longer associated with him.
Wright and Andersen represented
Johnson in the white slave cases yet
to be heard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
COLD and FAIR
TODAY'S FORECAST
Yesterday Was an Unusually
Cold Day

AS was shown by local thermome-
ters, yesterday was an unusually cold
day. And the thermometers didn't tell
half of the story, for it was humid,
penetrating cold-the kind that the
thermometer can't register accurately.
Today is to be another cold one, ac-
cording to the weather prognosticator
There will be freezing weather this
morning, if the prediction comes true.
But the weather is to remain fair; il
one has faith in the weather forecast,
SO it should be good shopping weather
after all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
EUGENE GRACE HAS
GIVEN UP ALL HOPE AT LAST
Says He VIII Be Paralytic For Life
In Divorce Allegations.

Atlanta, Dec. 12.-Eugene Grace has
given up hope at last Though he has
brayely sought the aid of many skilled
physicians. he admits in the divorce
suit filed yesterday against his wife.
that he has no hope Of ever recovering
lhe use of his body, and that he is
doomed to be hopeless paralytic for
the rest of his life
Grace may live for many years, ac-
cording to his physicians, but in all
human probability will never be able
to move from his bed. In the suit for
divorce he re-iterates his allegation
tbat his wife shot him while he was
aaleen In bed by her side, notwiths-
ltanding she has been acquitted by !
Jury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
AMERICUS ELKS
ARE TO secure
new QUARTERS
CALHOUN HOUSE is DESIRED
Plan to Have Neat New Club
Rooms

The Americus lodge of Elks will be
"at home" in short time at the
handsome Calhoun residence on La
mar street, the former Thornton
Wheatley home, for which the lodge
has negotiated, and basis of agrea~
ment reached. Only formal action OF
the lodge remains to officially con.
summate the purchase.
The Elks are greatly pleased with
this requirement of new quarters, and
will convert the old ante-bellum resi-
dence into one of the best equipped
club houses in the state. The pur-
chase includes the attractive grounds
with the exception of that portion
next the brick building on the east
side. The spacious flower garden goes
with the residence, and will be beauti.
ned Dy the Elks. Many changes ana
improvements in the large ten-room
residence will be effected.
The Americus Elks have long occa.
pied commodious quarters upon the
third floor of the Bank of Commerce
building, but desired rooms more ad.
vantageously located The residence
purchased at the price of $4,000, IS
suitable in every way to the needs OF
the Elks, and will be fitted up hand
somely. Possession of the new pur-
chase will be given early in the new
year, it was stated yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
ILLINOIS PARTY
CANNOT ACCEPT
INVITATION
MAYOR MATHIS is ADVISED
viii Not Come Here From
AndGrSOnVilIe

Americus will not be accorded the
anticipated pleasure of entertaining
Governor Deneen of Illinois, and par
ty of several hundred prominent citi-
zens of that state, who will come to
Andersonville next Friday, Goth, for
the purpose OF dedicating with inter-
esting ceremony the Illinois monument
there. )
The invitation to the party to visit
Americus was extended jointly by
the Board of Trade and city council,
through Mayor Mathis.
Last night Mayor Mathis received a
telegram from Governor Deneen, in
which he expressed his deep appre-
citation of the kindly invitation ex-
tended to visit Americas. The time
here will be limited the special train
leaving Chicago on the 18th inst, and
arriving in Andersonville for the ex-
ercises on Friday, goth
Gov. Deneen expressed to Mayor
Mathis his desire to visit Americus at
some future date and personally thank
the citizens here for the invitation ex-
tended himself and party to visit the
city next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
RECOGNIZES
UNFITNESS
OF prison
WILL PRISONERS Be MOVED?
Judge LittIejOhn Makes it.
Possible

IF the sheriff of Sumter county tells
me that he cannot be responsible for
the safekeeping of prisoners in the
county Jail, due to its unsafe condi-
tiOn, will order the removal of all
prisoners confined there to the Jail
of some other county until the Jail
here is again rendered safe for the
confinement of prisoners"
Such, in substance, was the state
ment of Judge q. A. Littlejohn to the
grand jury upon the adjournment Of
that body for the term bearing upon
the report made upon the condition of
the jail by the grand jury committee
which inspected the building.
/ Deputy Sheriff Fuller cannot con-
hSue prisoners in that portion of the
jain ordinarily supposed to be the
most secure, but from which many
prisoNers recently escaped and are
still aA large, and it is not improba-
BILE, irA view of Judge Littlejohn's
statement that all prisoners here win
be sent away. Deputy Sheriff Fuller
stated yesterday that no order to that
effect had( yet been given him, nor any
direction as to where the prisoners
might be caSried. There are today
eight prisoners in the jail, and all of
these are confped in cells built for
female prisoners, and which are not
considered very sscure.
The grand jury committee which in
spected the Jail recently recommended
that a special guard be employed to
watch the prisoners confined in the
women's ward, but this necessity will
be obviated if the prisoners are sent
to the Jail of some other county un-
til the prison here has been repaired.
AS is well known, seventeen negro
prisoners have escaped within the past
few months from the Sumter Jail by
means of tearing up the sanitary clos
the basement The floor in that por-
ton of the Jail is in bad condition, at
fording easy escape upon the part of
prisoners In some portions of the
steel floor, it is so badly decayed that
one can kick holes in it with the heel
of a shoe. This is in the main cor
ridor upon the first floor where the
strongest steel cells are located.
The women's ward, where all pris-
.oners are now confined, is too small
for the accommodation of many pris-
overs, and some now kept there are
rr0~ed to remain in the corridors for
lack of sufficient cell space. This con-
dition has existed for some time, and
such quarters are likely to become
overcrowded. The county commission
ers will look after the needed repairs
upon the Jail, no doubt, but this work
will require many weeks, as the en-
tire rs-fooring of the building seems
ABSOLUTELY necessary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
GRIST and feed Mill
PLANNED FOR AMERICUS
The Site Said to Have Been
Secured

A steam grist mill and plant for
the manufacture of mixed feed for
stock is the next enterprise assured to
Americus, the location for the plant
having been secured already and pre-
parations made for beginning work.
Mr.. ]. D. Dedman, of Missouri, is be-
hind the grist mill proposition.
1t was stated yesterday that the
Seaboard railway had granted lease
to MIR. Dedman of site for his plant
near the company's freight depot,
Buildings of sufficient capacity will be
erected at once, as Mr.. Dedman ex-
poets to have the new plant in opera
tion by the first of March.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
MASONS WILL ELECT
THEIR OFFICERS SOON.

The two Americus Masonic lodges
will shortly elect officers for the next
year, and the elections will, as usual,
be attended with considerable interest
among the large membership. Ameri-
Gus Lodge, No. 13, will elect officers
tonight, assembling at o'clock, while
NJ. B. Council Lodge, No. IS. will hold
its electiol next Friday night, one
week hence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
WILSON HAS RECEIVED
10000 LETTERS IN 5 MONTHS

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 11.-Forty thous
and letters in five months, represent
the total of Governor Wilson's mail
since he came into prominence as the
Democratic candidate for President
last July, according to the figures Civ
en- out by Joseph P. Tumulity, Gov
Wilson's secretary today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN WE'D
DING IN BROOKLYN

New York, Dec. 12.--Eighteen foxes,
thlrty-one wolves, four bulls. three
cranes, two lambs and one duck were
present at the wedding in Brooklyn
last night of Miss Birdie Wolf and
Robert Fox The couple will go to
Lyons, N. Y, for their honeymoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
TWO BEANS REMOVED
FROM HEAD OF LABORER

San Bernardino. Cal, Dec. 12.-Two
beans, one of which has sprouted into
an embryo plant, were removed from
the head of Mexican laborer today by
a physician
For months the man had complained
of severe pains. The beans had enter
ed his head through his left ear. Tha
growing plant was nearly an inch s@Ag
and apparently had aOurished Ia tha
lear tube.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-13
DOG WAVED AFLOAT
TO FLAG THE TRAIN
Red-Sweatered Bull Pup Used as Sig
nal When Regular One Is Mislaid.

nal When Regular One Is Mislaid.
Malba, L. l., Dec. 12.-when Freder-
ick de Belleville, the actor, left his
home at Malba, last evening, to go to
town for his theatre, Mrs. de Belle
VILE accompanied him as far as the
station; also the family bull pup, wear
ing a red sweater.
Suddenly the train shot around a
curve There was a dash for the flag,
with which to stop the train. 1t had
been misplaced. Would the Croesus of
''Everyman" have to walk? An inspir-
alton: Mrs. de Belleville seizes dog
gle and waves him aloft. The train
stops. Saved! !!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
Good Eaters
 Are Good Fighters
Whether at Work Play. Endurance Comes from Good Digestion, r-. Always Assured by Stuart's
 Dyspepsia Tablets.

Men and women must have quick wit and good grit to stand the dayis battles. dyspeptic may get away with his work. but is always at swords points with those around him. A good stomach and a good meal well diges- ted puts us in a good jolly fighting and commands the hearty co-opera- tion of our associates. The man at stomach and has behind him a good fighting force against competition and the daily nixups that are bound to take place. Tn fact well organized business is like our digestive system.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as soon as taken Unto the system go right to work as assistants to the Stona ch, rendering it an immense amount of help in working out the very complex processes of digestion, encour aging it in the performance of it's functions, thereby allowing it a temporary re- spite, and also toning up, strength en- ing, revitalizing its secretory glands, mucuous membranes, absorbing glands and muscular walls in such a way that the stomach soon recovers it's lost powers of digestion. motility as- similation and ultimately does it's work as well as ever without outside assistance
 These powerful little tablets con tain in concentrated form, every of food, whether meats. vegetabIes,s cereals, eggs, fish. etc.. and they act equally well in an acid or an alkaline medium ned ot d If L your tfo11i st1maeh is ailng Hing oughly as it should, and your entire system in consequence is suffering from malnutrition and nal-assimila- ton, you owe it to yourself to give the abused stomach assistance to help it out of it's present condition.
 The solution of your stomach trou- ble problem is easy: Go to your drug then take one or two after each meal or as required, then note the differ ence in the way you feel. All drug gists sell them Price 50 cents-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

ties litigant, but the public who De- lieve in speedy justice, and especial ly the taxpayers of the state who foot the bills for criminal prosecutions. To give a criminal a fair trial is manda- tory and righteous The taxpayer knows the great expense of this also but does not complain. It is where he is forced to repeat payment of the same bill because of some trif1ing, harmless error, which could in no manner have affected the result, and where tine prisoners guilt has been clearly shown, that the shoe pinches, and MT. Taxpayer objects, and, it may be added, that his objection is generally overruIed. However, courts are adjusting themselves to meet this objection fairly The Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, even though Oklahoma, as a state is yet in her in fancy, has taken the lead. An ex- ample is found in the recent case of GonzaIus vs. State, 123 Pacific Re porter, 705 The court says: '*The hab- it of reversing cases upon light and trivial grounds is to be reprehended from every standpoint. While it is true that price should never be plac- ed upon the admins tra tion of justice
 and no man who has been unjustly convicted should ever bedenied a re- hearing simply upon the ground of the expense of a second trial, yet this court will take judicial notice of the fact that the people of this state are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

square as brick The result was that Bowman was induced to put up several thousand dollars on Powers. Shortly after the race was run. It developed to be bogus in every respect Powers was defeated and Bowman lost his money. Powers in order to make it appear that he had honestly lost the race placed in his mouth, just before starting to run, small rubber buIb filled with a red fluid. When near the end of the course he bit this bulb, so as to discharge the fluid it contained. and fell to the ground, making it appear that he was unable to continue because of the bursting of a blood vessel Powers was prOsecut- ed and convicted under a charge of conspiring to commit the crime of ob- taining money by confidence game. The Supreme Court of Colorado holds that the evidence eSta b1ished his guilt, and aftirns the conviction.
 OILING UP THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE-A deaf ear can no longer be turned to the great cry which has long ernanated from the public de nouncing the laws delay and reversaIs, because of technicalitfes- Courts are forced to give heed to this strong de mand and the maxim is finding more and. more support. Justice delayed is justice denied Reversals, because of trif1ing technicalities in procedure, process, etc. affect not alone the par
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

have long since ceased buying gold bricks, we find other forms of the confidence game constantly cropping out, for the ingenuity of the confidence man knows no bounds or barriers. An example is the case of Powers Vs. People, 123 Pacific Reporter, 642. One Bowman was met at a hotel by Pow CTS and others. Powers informed Bow man that he had a foot race at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and wanted him to go there and act as stakeholder, and that the race was to be ''as straight as a string.'' Bowman knew that Powers was a swift runner, and believed him to be honest and square, so he finally consented to go. Powers was confident of an easy victory, and assured Bowman that he could beat his opponent. They then went to Council Bluffs. When they got there, a man visited them. who stated that he had B, GOO to bet on Powers, but did not dare to bet that himself and that he would turn it over to Bow man to bet, and that he himself would act as stakeholder Other men put in an appearance, who were introduce ed to Bowm&n as wealthy and reput
 able men. A contract was next drawn and signed. Bowman, upon seeing the stakes posted, and the ap
 parent fairness of everything, thought of making some easy money himself. Again he asked Powers if the game was square Powers replied, Tt is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

the company's interest in the water lines hitherto owned and operated by the New England Navigatfon com pany, and accordingly a sale of the physical properties has been made to the New England Steamship company, payment for which has been received in the capital stock and first mortgage bonds of that company.
 ''As all the stock of both these steamship lines is owned by the New Haven, this is not great change. It means that the steamship holdings of the road are being centralized in one company, the New England Steamship company, which formerly has been on ly the operating company for the oth- eFS.''
 How far will similar processes en- able railroad corporations to avail themselves of the marine privileges of the canal, to prevent which this leg islation was designed?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
STATE ATTORNEY
 DENIES CHARGE

New Haven, Oct. 1.-State Attorney Aning, when requested for a state m ent, made denial that any suggestion to remove Captain Dunn from the head of the detective bureau had or iginated in the states attorneys office MT. filling stated that he would like to hear pesonarlly from the friends of Captain Dunn, who claim that such a move originated with him. They could call at his office and they would be accorded an interview, and he would perhaps throw some light on the mat ter.
 MT. Alling' also said that he had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

already heavily burdened with taxa ton, and that one of the principal items of expense to the state is the enforcement of its criminal laws. It would therefore be unjust to the peo- pie of this state to add to this eX- pense by reversing convictions and sending cases back for retriai and thereby greatly. increasing the expen- ses of the government, unless neces- sity for doing so really existed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

never questioned the fact that Dunn reau. ~7
 As to the using of detectives to serve warrants and subpoenas out er the state and city MT AJlinF said thls could be stopped by the police board passing rule forbidding such work.
 Tonight the trials of the seven pa trolfnen charged with drinking while on duty, will be held. There was -sl report last night that the system would attempt to hold these trials be hind closed doors and shut the public out from any evidence offered but it Is not thought that the powers would dare do this. especially in view of the fact that the trial Of Patroiman Greene was in open session.
 T. R. Lynch. No. Deering. Maine says that during the winter and spring of 1911 he was afflicted with a cough and tried many remedies with no relief until he purchased bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound He says that relief came quickly ar ter taking it and he has had no re- turn Of the cough since" r. E. Brill. ~1 8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
EVA BOOTH.
Stamford Advocate.}

In it's way. a remarkable scene was enacterf in the Presbyterian Building where Comma ander Eva Booth kept an audience of clergy, laymen and wo- men, laughing. crying, praying and singing, while she told of the work of the Salvation Army among the poor and pledged anew the services of her workers to redeem the under life of the city While she spoke hearers often broke in with reproaches to the churches for their renissness in this form of work Some wept, others knelt and prayed loudly, and all join ed in revival hymns. The unusual feature of the affair was the deep feeling exhibited by an audience com posed mostly of people ordinarily dis posed to be more conservative in the expression of their religious feeling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

A GOLD-BRICK FOOT RACE many of our country cousins
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
INCONSISTENT
(Courier-Journal.O

The strangest thing about the Bull Moose party folks is that while they sing Onward Christian Soldiers with great zeal and fervor and shout for their leader as the fighter for the Lord at Armag ageddon, they are wholly obliv- ious to the Roosevelt Inconsistencies. IT MT Taft or MT. Wilson had been guilty Of the ungenerous. unkind de- famatoTy explosives that have char acterized MT. Roosevelt's campaigning tion they would put up Why can't the Colonel set a good example and practice what he breaches, and why can't his followers see his glaring de- partures from the square deal that he prStes so much about
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

. great showing of strictly all Nvo' and pure worSted suits in miA lures and plain blIIes. Sizes II to IS stout to fit hib E'heaV weight boys. Every new an becoming style in over- 6S 2 coats for big and little Ab boys, values unequalled eyN under $z.5O. Special
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
THE RAILROAD STEAMERS.
Hartford Times.p

At the time. of the passage of the I'anama canal bill there was not a lit ;ie criticism of that peculiar provision which compelled railroad companies to divest themselves Of any interest they had in steamship lines with which they could might compete. This provision, which grew out of objection 70 railroad ships in the canal was made to extend to all other waters. It uas declared that this would entail ter How serious it is in the case of tne New Haven road is shown by the following passages from the report of President Mellen:
 ..rt has been deemed advisable by - hoard of directors to segregate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11
BALKAN WAR.
CHartford Coufant.)

(HartfOrd COufant-)
 Montenegro has been a kingdom for a little over two years, and a war with Turkey would add new gem to the crown which Nicholas now wears Montenegro is about 14OO square miles smaller than Connecticut. and has a population of 225, 900. The land lies in a series of elevated ridges rising here and there into lofty noun tain peaks which are generally cov- cred with forests, so that it is much Ike a natural fortress. Tke people are thus secure enough in their own homes and d short spell of outside fighting is much to their taste The declaration of war made by Monten- esro against Turkey is of no great consequence in itself Its importance consists mainly in what it may lead i-- All the Balkan peoples are in fia1nmable, and all have grudges esinst Turkey. The Turks them selves are not over-patient, and they lave the. self-cOnfidence of d dominant .'gsce- It is solely question to i.ow much of a fire this match lighted sy Montenegro will kindle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-11

Soft felt hatS.L.On- don Tweed hats and black derby hats. all the new fall styles, regular $2 hats. Special