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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
TEDDY KEPT The
GATES WIDE Open
Never Said That He Wouldn't
Accept Nomination

New York, March 5.-To clear up
conflicting statements as to what he
had said in the past in regard to the
presidential nomination, Col. Roose-
Welt today made public letter when
he wrote last January to Frank A.
Munsey, the publisher.
Col. Roosevelts object in giving out
the communication, he said, was 10
refute the charge that he was break
ing promise in agreeing to accept
The nomination if it were offered to
him. tic called particular attention
To a rassage in the letter in which,
while stating that he would not be a
candidate, he said that he would not
60 on record as unwilling to accep'
the nomination.
The portion of the Munsey letter to
which the colonel called particular
attention follows:
What | have said to you and am
about to say to you, l have, for in
stance, said not only to other friends
who think / ought to be nominated
but to friends land even foes) whC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

peated, and then generally by re-
quest. The sermon on Sunday even
ing was upon the theme, I'll Advised
and Failing Disciples, and was pre-
ceded by brief remarks reciting the
fact of the 5000 sermons.
Dr. Burrows is one of the most wide
ly known ministers of his church in
the South. A careful student and pro
found thinker, man of commanding
presence and with the courage of his
convictions, he easily makes and holds
warm friendships wherever his field
of usefulness has been found.
For thirty-one years secretary of
the Southern Baptist convention, and
as pastor of several of the largest
Baptist churches in the South, DR.
Burrows enjoys a wide acquaintance
accorded to but few others. On Feb
ruary 1st he concluded his third year
as pastor of the Americus church, to
which he came in 1909, after resign
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
SUPT. WICKER
Will SUCCEED
CUNNINGHAM
AS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF United States Farm Dem
OnStFdtiOn Work
..s

Superintendent David Wicker, of the
Third District Agricultural and Me-
chanical College farm, has just re-
ceived an appointment to serve as
superintendent for Sumter county OF
the United States Farm Demonstration
Work, which was carried on SO sue
cessfully in this county formerly by
Mr.. G. V. Cunningham, who recently
accepted the position of organizer of
boys corn clubs for Southwestern
Georgia under the federal government.
Mr.. Wicker has just been notified of
his appointment to this position and he
has accepted the responsibilities Inn
posed upon him by the work, his duties
in this regard having already begun.
That he will make worthy successor
to Mr.. Cunningham goes without say
ing, as he has been thoroughly famil-
lar with the work, as it has been ac-
complished throughout Mr. Cunning
hams administration of it.
In speaking of Mr. Wicker, Mr.. Cum
ningham said that he commends the
newly appointed superintendent most
highly for the work that the federal
government has assigned to him. MFR.
Wicker is intensely practical and is
thoroughly equipped to give the best
service possible to the farmers of the
county For four years he has been
thoroughly in touch with the work of
his department at the college, which
has been administered in manner
that has proved most thorough and
satisfactory He will cooperate with
the farmers of the county in manner
that should bring results of the most
helpful kind. AS was true in the case
of Mr.. Cunningham, Mr.. Wicker will
attend to the duties bestowed upon him
by the government in connection with
his regular duties as superintendent
of the college farm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
DR.. BURROWS HAS PREACHED
HIS FIVE THOUSANDTH sermon
ACCURATELY KEPT RECORD SHOWS LENGTH OF SERVICE OF LOCAL MINISTER
HAS LIVED VARIED AND EVENTFUL LIFE

When Dr. Lansing Burrows pastor
of the First Baptist church, of Amer
ltus, addressed his congregation on
last Sunday evening, the occasion
marked the five thousandth sermon de-
livered from the pulpit by this able
and distinguished minister, a splendid
record, indeed, covering as it does
a period of nearly forty-six years.
Five thousand sermons have been
delivered from the pulpit by DR.. Bur-
rows, the record not including prayer
services, or addresses before stat :
bodies or conventions of which he has
a separate and complete record or
the 5000 sermons very few were re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

At meeting that was unusually
uarge and enthusiastic the local Con-
federate Veterans named delegates to
The approaching reunion that is to be
held in Macon and prepared their an
nual report to be submitted both 70
the headquarters of the Georgia divi-
sion and to the general organization
at New Orleans.
The meeting was held in the court
room at the county courthouse, which
was comfortably filled with veterans,
Notwithstanding the fact that the day
was an unusually bad one, with both
ram and cold in evidence. Delegates
10 represent TIE camp at the reunion
We're named as follows Messrs. ]. P.
Brltton, H. T. Davenport, w. A. Seals,
u W. Markett, T. j. Morgan and Cap
tam John A. Cobb, with Messrs. w. R.
Speer, H. D. Watts, Thad Aycock, H.
II Glover, w. E. Felts and ]. R. Gull
pepper as alternates.
IL Is expected that as many as 75
Ut 100 veterans will attend the meet
ing escorted by large number of
'He members of the newly organized
Vdmp OF Sons of Veterans. The an
"ual report of the camp which con-
SiSts OF the names and standing of the
present members of the camp, will be
prepared, so that it may be submitted
70 the proper officials of the Georgia
uIVIslon and also of the general divi-
sion
Inc meeting of the Sons of Veter-
aus which resulted in the organiza-
uoh OF large camp of that organiza-
Non was much larger and more sue
cesStul than had been expected. The
20 members who We're enrolled at the
meetings are as follows: Messrs. f.
a. Nsbet, Zach Childers, T. M. Fur
low S R. Heys, Carroll ]. Clark, L.
a Morgan, ]. R. Crabb, H. w. Weaver,
d. b. Lawrence, Walter H. Brown, G.
w. Hill, w. A. Bray, John w. Shiver,
" W. Walters, D. w. Chambliss, w.
- Smith, H. A. Deriso, ]. ]. Holiday,
"reen Bass, s. T. Wilkinson, H. E. AL
ZEN }, D. Suggs, R. A. Suggs, H. w
ouggs, ], R. Williams and George G
Cobb.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Messrs. E. A. Nisbet, com.
mandant; Carroll ]. Clark, first lieu.
'enant John w. Shiver, second lieu
tenant; S. R. Heys, adjutant; j. R
0'atham, surgeon; r. M. Furlow
quartermaster; George w. Walter
treasurer; ]. B. Lawrence, chaplain
., T. Wilkinson, color sergeant; L. A
morgan, historian. The membershiI
zee was placed at so cents, thi
amount to include 1912 dues. TIL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
AGED LADY Died At
I HOME In DGSOTO
- ...as.....,
Mrs. Wilson Had Reached
FOFGSCOFe Years

Mrs. Anna Wilson, an aged and es-
timable lady and long a resident OF
Sumter county, died at DeSoto yester-
day morning at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Alex Duncan, with
whom she resided.
Mrs. Wilson was eighty years old
and as her health had long been i'm"
paired, the end was not unexpected
Besides her daughter, Mrs, Duncan,
she is survived by her two sons,
Messrs. R. A. and I. H. Wilson, well
known residents of Sumter county.
The funeral will take place this
morning at Antioch church cemetery
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

General Terry, in command of the
federal troops at Richmond having or
dered the suspension of the publica-
ton.
During the progress of the war Dr.
Burrows had served with the Rich
mond Fayette Artillery and later was
made instructor for the Wise Legion,
Virginia troops Later he was trans
ferred to the ordnance department,
and assisted in transporting amunl-
ton to the Confederate ironclad Merri-
mac for her memorable fight with the
Monitor Made prisoner of war at
the Battle of Winchester, he was sent
| to dreaded Fort Delaware, where he
remained until exchanged. He then
| Joined the Sixth Alabama regiment
and remained with that command un.
til the surrender
1t was in July, 1867 that DR.. Bur-
l rows accepted the pastorate of his
| first church-that at Stanford, KY,
which he filled for one year. In that
! city in August, 1868, he married
Miss Lulie Rochester, who passed
away in 1891. In 1868 Dr. Burrows
accepted the pastorate of the First
Baptist church of Lexington, Mo-,
city with a large population of Ken
tuckians, remaining there nearly three
years. or until April, 1871, when he
was called to Newark, N. j.. For eight
years he was pastor of that large
church. and later of the church at Bor-
dentown, n. J.
Owing to the i'll health of Mrs.
RNrrows. he returned to Lexington,
KY, where he remained as pastor OF
the First Baptist church until the
autumn of 1888, when he accepted a
call to the First Baptist church of Au-
gusta. For seventeen years, contin-
uously. he remained pastor of the
Augusta church, having gone thence
to the First Baptist church at Nash
| Vile, Tenn. 1nere ne SerNeu d pas
torate of nine years, until in February
1909, he was called to his presen
charge.
DR.. Burrows first work in journal
ism was in 1859, when he reported TO
the Richmond Enquirer the proceed
ings of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion in session in the Virginia capita
He became a member of that grea
Southern church body in 1868 at Bal
timore. In 1880 the convention me
with DIR. Burrows church in Lexine
ton, KY, and at the next meeting, |
Columbus, Miss, he was elected sec
rotary Of the convention, which pos
tion he has since held, performin
faithfully the many arduous duties
that very responsible office.
DR.. Burrows has kept an accurat
record of his church work and that
his ministry generally, the whole MI
ing two very interesting volumes Ey
cry sermon, including the city of ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
VETERANS APPOINT DELEGATES;
SONS OF VETERANS ORGANIZED
Followed by Organization of
Who Will
Numbers, Escorted by Sons of Veterans

think | ought not to be nominated,
provided only l could trust their sim
rerity, intelligence and truthfulness.
For Instance, l have said the same
thing tc Secretary Stimson, Secretary
Meyer and Congressman LongWorth
who are supporting Taft; to Mr.. Pin
chot and Congressman Lenroot and
Congressman Kent, who are support
ing La Toilette.
81 am not and shall not be a car
didate. | shall not seek the nomina-
ton, nor would l accept it if it came
to me as the result of ami intrigue. But
| will not tie my hands by state
ment which would make it difficult or
impossible for me to serve the public
by undertaking a great task if the
people as whole definitely should
come to the conclusion that / ought
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
y extent within its bounds.

any extent within its bounds.
Not only that" continued Mr..
Stackhouse. But the county having
issued bonds to the extent of 100000
for road work, this large sum has been
dissipated in piece work along the
same unfortunate lines. AS a result,
after years of regular tax expenditure,
and the additional expenditure of con-
siderable bond money, the county has
not a single road that can compare
with any of the improved roads of
Sumter county
Similar conditions prevail in other
South Carolina counties The fact has
been clearly impressed on me that
the greatest mistake that any county
can make is to create a large board
of commissioners, or to select them
from neighborhoods or sections of
the county. The minute you do that
the time has come when you will get
no definite results from the eXpendi-
ture of the county funds. My expert
ence of years as a citizen of counties
where such methods have prevailed
has shown me the utter folly of them.
What should always be done, no mat
ter what the county is, or what state
it is in, is to select board of few
citizens, not over five, and three would
be preferable, who are competent to
lay plans for road improvements on
broad scale, improvements that will
benefit the greater number of citizens,
and that will be expanded, as fast as
finances permit, to meet the necessi-
ties of every section of the county,
and then to see that the work is well
and properly done, and a dollars
worth of good effective work got for
every hundred cents expended. Such
board is a tremendous factor in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
NO FLIGHTS TODAY
UNLESS WEATHER
SHOULD CLEAR UP
If Weather Proves Fair, However, the
Flights viii be made as Advertised
Otherwise They VIII Be Postponed
Until the First Fair Day That Comes

At late hour last night the an
nouncement was made by Manager
Charles L. Young in behalf of Aviator
Robert G. Fowler that no flights would
be made today, unless the weather
cleared up. 1t seemed last night
from the weather report and the con-
dition of the sky that bad weather
would still be in evidence this morn
ing. If this is true, no attempt will
be made to make a flight.
The postponement of the flights, in
the event postponement is made nee
essary, will be made until the first
fair day comes. Then the flights will
be pulled off as successfully as possi-
BILE 1t was at first thought that the
flights would be postponed until Sat
urday, if they do not ocSIr today, but
it was decided to hold them on the
first fair day that comes, if that should
happen to come before Saturday.
Unfortunately about the worst pc
riod of rains that have struck Ameri-
Gus in the last month was encounter
ed when the date was fixed for the
aviation meet today. But, nothing
daunted by the weather, Aviator Fow-
Ter will stay here until he does pull
the stunt off as has been arranged.
1t is hoped by him as well as by all
others, that a fair day will come today,
or at some very early time. Every
thing is ready for the flights as soon
as the weather is favorable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

ing the pastorate of the First Baptist
church of Nashville, Tenn, which he
filled for nine years.
1t was in December, 1866, that DIR.
Burrows delivered his first sermon as
Baptist minister at Stanford, KY
where he was teaching mathematics
and physics in Stanford Seminary, and
since that date he has been continu
ously engaged in five states At the
close of the civil war, through which
he served, DR.. Burrows entered jour-
nalism with the Richmond CONNER
cial-Bulletin, filling an important po
sition upon the staff until that paper
was suppressed by military authority,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

Therp is one man in Sumter county
who has seen the evil effects of too
large body of county commissioners,
and has also seen the bad results OF
divided councils in such board, and
+bo Generalization of work that en-
snos He is Mr.. R. P. Stackhouse, the
well known farmer, who removed to
Americas two or three years ago from
Dillon county, South Carolina, and
has heen instrumental in bringing
several other South Carolina families
here since then.
South Carolina has suffered, and
suffered greatly, in many of its coun-
ties. and especially suffered in its
road work, through having large bod
les of county officials to administer
such affairs" said Mr. Stackhouse yes
terday. Dillon county for example,
and it is but a sample of number of
others. Twelve commissioners,
charged with about the same duties as
the commissioners here, are in charge
of county affairs. They have been
chosen to represent and promote the
interests of their own especial parts
of the county. AS a result of this un-
fortunate system of selection it has
been an impossibility to unite them
on a system of road work of a con-
structive nature. The tax funds of
the county have been utilized for patch
work. a little here and a little there,
something done in this commissioners
neighborhood, and something done in
that commissioners neighborhood,
each pulling to get a little work done
here or there, and the result has been
a dissipation of the county funds and
the county left without good road Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

delivery, the topic, ETC., from the first
sermon in Stanford, KY, in 1866, un-
til that of last Sunday evening, which
ii numbered 5000 is recorded in this
volume. Another accurately kept
record. containing dates of every pray
er meeting service, funeral and
public address before literary, Ma
sonic or church bodies, is most In
tercsting volume In the possession &c
DR.. Burrows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06

to do that task. AS far as in me
les, l am endeavoring to look at this
natter from the standpoint of the
publ, interest, of the interest of the
cuple as whole and not in the least
from my own standpoint"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-06
CHINESE TROOPS KILL
NATIVE CHRISTIANS AT CHIFU

Pekin, March 5.-A letter from a
missionary at Hwang Hsien, near
Chifu, received here today states that
the imperial troops cast out the eyes
of forty Christian converts and then
beheaded them, saying that they
naturally were rebels.
The Washington times., 1912-04-18
SURVIVORS ARE TO
Be PERMITTED TO
GO ASHORE AT ONCE
Secretary of Treasury Mac
Veagh Issues Order to
Collector Loeb.

Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh,
IN an order sent last night to Collector
Loeb of the port OF New York, directed
that all survivors OF the Titanic dis
aster who may be on board the Car
pathia when she docks be permitted to
go ashore Immediately after the ship
reaches New York. Whatever baggage
the survivors may have will not be in
spected by the customs house officials.
II the owners of the Carpathia inter-
pose no objections, Secretary MacVeagn
directed that all visitors who may have
friends and relatives on board be al
lowed to board her.
The order is ss follows:
Collector of Customs, New York:
THE following statement has been
given to the press: In order to obyiats
all possible delays In the landing of the
passengers rescued from the Titanic the
Secretary OF the Treasury has waived
all customs regulations In connection
with the landing of passengers from the
Carpathia and the examination of bag
sage, and as the scout cruisers Salem
and Chester will convoy the CarpathIa
into port there will be no necessity for
the dispatch of revenue cutters for
either customs or convoy purposes.
There Is. however. no obstacle, so
far as the Government is concerned, to
the boarding OF the Carpathia by friends
OF survivors and by representatives OF
the press, provided the consent of the
owners Of the Carpathia is obtained. If
the authorities OF the Cunsrd line are
willing that representatives of the press
and relatives should board the Car
pathia before her arrival, the depart
ment will, upon being So. advised by
the Cunard company. authorize the use
of a cutter for this purpose. But thus
far the Cunard company has taken the
position that II will be impossible for
anyone. TO board the ship prior TO her
reaching the dock"
The Washington times., 1912-04-18
TITANIC REPEATEDLY WARNED OF .
ICEBERGS BY PARISIAN'S OPERATOR
Donald Sutherland Tells Floating of His
Constant Messages the Tianic-Night Was Clear and
Starlt, He Says-Believes Captain Smith Must
Have Known of Danger.

HALIFAX. Nova Scotia. April H.
With one expedition leaving this port
today to search for the Titanic dead
and another preparing to leave tomor-
row. the Allan steamship Partisan crept
through the fog to her dock tonight
bearing the first big authentic news
known OF the stupendous tragedy OF the
sea.
The great rslaring fact, as given by
Donald Sutherland, the wireless opera
tor Of the Partisan, was his UNQUALIFIED
statement that the night Of the disaster,
Judged from the position Of the Pari-
sian. which he estimates to have been
about hfty miles southwest oG the
Titanic at the time she struck. the
weather was remarkably clear. In all
the course through the dag. no fog had
been encountered.
1.-THE night was so clear" said
Sutherland. "that the Parlsian's look
out several times miStook stars on the
horizon for ships lights. You have
seen beautifully clear winter nights
when you went skating and 1t seemed
Just like day. 1t was Just such a night
You could have played a game of foot
ball"
And what is more. Sutherland says
that from his instrument through most
Of the evening he was sending out
warnings TO other ships as to the un-
usual condition of ice foes in the usual
winter course of Atlantic travellers.
All navigators agree that the condi-
ton was unusual, that constant north
easterly gales had driven ice hundreds
of miles further south than is usually
to be expected at this time of the year.
Usually the greatest danger from
derelict bergs is to be found in May
and June, and even as late as July in
the transatlantic avenue in which The
Titanic was passing.
Sutherland says that while he has no
positive information he Is sure the
warning that he and other wireless
operators sent out must have reached
the Titanic. He said: .-F
"On Sunday, the 14th, I was at my
instrument until 10 o'clock at night.
The Masaba of the Atlantic Transport
line was ahead of us. The Californian
was about fifty miles in our rear and
the Titanic was following the Califor-
nian at a distance. l judge, Of rs to lOt
miles. The Masaba was passing me
warning messages about the unusual
icy condition of the course and warned
me of the presence of big bergs.
passed the information TO the Cali
fornian. sent this message repeated
ly: Running into ice-very thick-and
big bergs"
II assume, although I do not know,
for did not talk directly to the Titanic
that the Californian passed to the Ii
tanic the messages / had sent and
which 1 had myself previously received
from the Masaba.
Il left my instrument at exactly II
| o'clock. l was ordered TO do so b.
Captain Hams because had been W
The Washington times., 1912-04-18
MANY MILLIONS
WERE REPRESENTED
ON BOARD TITANIC
Dozen Men on Crippled Boat
Estimated to Be Worth
$l62,OOO,OOO.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Twelve of the
men missing from the Titanic represent
ed wealth estimated at $l62, ,000 900. John
Jacob 'Astor, of course, heads the list
with an estimated fortune of S125, ,OO0,O 600
Then in order come the following:
Benjamin Guggenheim, fifth of the
Guggenheim smelter kings. sl0.00O.Oo0.
Isidor Straus, merchant and philan-
thropist, IS, 00O, 900.
George ID. Widener, PHILADELPHIA
traction promoter, $5,0O0,OOO.
Arthur Ryerson. Philadelphia, $1,000, 900.
Charles NJ. Hays, president Grand
Trunk railroad. $1,000. 900
. William C. Dulles, Philadelphia.
Harry Elkins Widener, son of George
p, 100000; G. Duane Williams, Phila-
Youngstown, $1,000 600.
Henry B. Harris. theater owner and
manager, 81, oO0, ,000
Frederick Sutton, Philadelphia. $500, 900
Mrs. George ID; Widener, who was
saved, carried with her three ropes of
pearls. insured for $4,000. Part OF her
insurance contract was that she should
wear them through the voyage, and not
intrust them to her baggage.