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The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
$5oo,ooo ASKED
FOR The PHlLLIES
Horace Fogel Says He Has Two
Offers for His Ball
Club.

Philadelphia. Oct. 8.-Horace kogel
president Of the Phillies. has placed an
upset price on the club Of $4,000. In
Fogel said:
THE Philadelphia club has not been
sold to-day and will not be sold on
Monday. Charles p. Taft has given no
orders for the selling OF the Phillies. be-
cause Mr.. Taft has nothing to do with
the Philadelphia club. I am still the
president and will continue as such un-
til I see fit to step out.
Even II Mr.. Taft should hold some
notes Of mine that is purely a business
matter between Mr.. Taft and myself and
does not concern the general public. Mr.
Taft does not dictate the policies Of the
Philadelphia club. nor has he any voice
in the matter. He cannot sell the club.
SO all the talk about four-iushing pro-
moters going to him is q waste of valu-
able space in newspaper columns.
II have never done anything that I
am ashamed of. and I will be vindicated
before the National League and the peo-
pie Of Philadelphia before I am through.
1T would be no trouble for me to sell
the club II I wished TO sell IT, have
received one genuine offer Of $500, 600 for
the club. and to-day got a telegram from
man who said he would give 81, 900 0oO
for the plant I notified him he could
come on and talk business"
On the advice of counsel. Fogel replied
briefly this afternoon TO the charges
made against him by President Lynch,
OF the National League. His answer con-
tained less than fifty words. and said
practically nothing. II was made. he
said. more out of respect to the National
League than to Lynch. The answer was
mailed
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Mother Of Noted Me. Dead.

Logansport. Ind. Oct. 26-Mrs. Mary
Lands. mother OF former Representative
Fred B. and Charles B. Lands and
Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands. died to-day
following a long illness.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
CARPENTER SUCCEEDS
MASSENET AS HEAD
OF ART ACADEMY

Paris. Oct. S.Discussion as to who
would NIL the chaipof the lamented and
beloved musician and composer. Massenet,
In the Academy des Beaux Arts. was
stopped to-day by the election Of Gus
tave Charpentier. the most modest and
retiring musician in France, who came
into prominence through the wonderful
success Of his opera. Louise"
Charpentier received twenty-one Of the
twenty EIGHT votes cast, which came a. q
surprise, as his reserved disposition and
eccentric personality are not conducive to
popularity
Charpentier has won this high honor
solely Sdpon appreciation Of his superior
genuine musicianship. which all are COM
PEELED to acknowledge in the little work
he has allowed to reach the public.
Before the success Of Louise" he lived
In penury with an anarchist. Indeed,
he threatened to blow up the theater II
the opera failed Upon the success Of
the opera. he exclaimed: Thank God:
Now III b abls 70 hisV . domsstia.s
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
BOY SHOOTS TAFT
WITH SLINGSHOT
Pea Hits President Beneath Right
Eye and Police Seek
Youngster.

Cory Pa, oct D.-Pressdent Isft,
who came hero on a special train this
morning, was shot at by some yo0ngster
with a slingshot as he emerged from
his car to address the people who
crowded the station
The missile. evidently q pea, seemed
to strike the President under tho right
eye, as he brushed at II, at nrst think
ing it the sting Of an insect; then he
started to enter the car, but thought
better Of It Oficers are searching for
the boy. and the citizens arc thankful
the pea did not touch the sye Of the
President.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.

Indianapolis, Oct A-An entire fam-
ily OF four persons was wiped out and
another person injured when an auto
mobile in which they were riding COL
lided head-on with a street car In Cen
trail Avenue. between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth Streets. to-day.
The dead: Albert 3. Haller. dean of
the Indianapolis College Of Pharmacy:
Earl Haller. ten years old, son: Mrs.
Albert F. Haller, Frances Haller. fve
years old. daughter. The injured: WILL
lam Haller, brother Of Albert F. Haller.
Albert F. Hallef and his ten-year-old
son were instantly killed. HIS vito and
little daughter died in . hospital early
to-day.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
WHITE HOUSE BABY"
REPORTED ENGAGED
TO SON OF PROFESSOR

Boston. Oct. S.-Linked with the an
nouncement from Tamworth, N. H, that
Miss Esther Cleveland. tho White House
baby. il to have her coming out party
at the Cleveland home IN Princeton. n
J.. on November IS, is the report tha,
the party may be followed by the formal
announcement Of her engagement &c
Randolph D. West. of New York, sor
Of Prof. Andrew West, OF Princeton Uni
versity.
Young West Is twenty, a year older
than Miss Cleveland. and the two have
known each other for years.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
WILSON ATTENDS.
FOOTBALL GAME
Democratic Nominee Denies State
ment Sent Out BY Hsw York
Ticker Service.
SAYS WALL STREET
CANNOT SPEAK FOB HIN
Governor Plans 70 Go to Bed Early
on Election Hight and Hear :
Returns in Morning.

Princeton, Oct. A-'Wall Street isn't
making any plans for me-" said Gov
| Woodrow Wilson tonight when he VA
| shown a statement on the tape Of Z
Wall Street ticker service saying tha
II elected he would not call an extrs
session to revise the tariff.
"Wall Street is not authorized Il
,, speak for me on anything" added tht
Governor. Il have not considered an,
such question and will not till I have
the right to do 20. am not deciding
| questions that a President-elect decides
| until I am the President-elect'
The Governor was sauntering alonl
Nassau Street mingiing with the crowt
| that attended the football game wheI
the correspondents met him. The nomi
| nee had in his hand an umbrella cant
| and was on his way to . shop to get !,
mended.
We might As well have q seanct
here" suggested the Governor. and thu
| regular evening interview with thu
Newspaper men was held on the side
walk.
The Governor said he would speak In
West Chester. Pa. early Monday before
the two big meetings there and that h<
would tour New Jersey in the next two
days.
Gov. Wilson got asgreat reception .,
the Observation-Disclosures football game
Practically all Of the 10000 people there
rose as he entered and cheered him
The undergraduate cheer leaders OF
both Dartmouth and Princeton wen,
through a series Of calisthenic motions
which produced yells from both sides OF
the field with Wilson, Wilson. VII.
son" on the end OF them.
IL interested Spectator.
As the Governor took his seat many
people crowded around to shake hands.
Graduates and undergraduates alike ap-
piauded him. The Governor was a keenly
interested spectator throughout the con-
test.
1T was an admirable game" he said
afterwards. and 1t certainly was inter-
esttnE. Both teams were 80 evenly
matched that every minute was excIt-
Ing"
The Governors voice prevented him
from yielding to his enthusiasm when
Beck ran through a broken field for .
touchdown. Il could not root very much" :"
confessed the nominee. because I was
saving my voice for other occasions.''
The Governor starts a speaking trip
next Monday. Gen. W. b. Haldeman. Of
the Louisville Courier-Journal. and WILL
lam Gonzales, editor Of the Columbia
tS- VI STATE, greeted the governor To-
day. He had a lot OF callers who also
came to see the game. National Com
raitteeman Edward F. Goltra. OF Mis-
souri,, was one Of these.
When asked how he intended to spend
the early part Of the night of Novem-
Der election night he said:
IT would rather sleep than stay up for
the returns, and IL follow my present
intentions. shall go TO bed at o'clock.
don't think would stay awake long.
either. I would rather get a good nights
rest and then read the returns the next
day
A telegraph wire was run to the Gov
ernor's home to-day. and he will get the
election returns At first hand. unless he
goes to bed.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

mobile industry.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
WILSON IN LEAD.

New York, Oct. T.-The Herald an
nounces that test ballots taken in thirty.
five States shows Wilson leading In
twenty-six. Roosevelt In five, and Taft
in four. In the totals, Roosevelt appears
to be gaining. while both Wilson and
Taft are falling back. Wilson. however.
appears to have q safe lead.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Joseph Hall Chase.

Any one can cut the price
of a cheap piano. I am the
worlds greatest price-cutter
on high-grade instruments.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
TO ABOLISH GRADE CROSSINGS
Baltimore apd Ohio shortens Lines
Between Capital and Baltimore.

Between Capital and Baltimore.
Special 70 Tho washinstnn Herald.
Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 26.-The Baiti-
more and Ohio Railroad will do away
with grade crossings between here and
Warrington. Having purchased seven
teen acres Of land near Halsthorpe. the
company has granted right Of way
to the state roads commissi,n to ex-
tend the Washington Baltimore turnpike
through this tract.
This in itself will.do awas with grade
crossings at 81. Denis and Elk Ridge
The railroad company also has prepai ed
plans to build q new line from West
Baltimore to Hanover. Nd. CO meeting
at the latter place with the present
tracks. This viii shorten thu distance
to Washington several miles, and do
away with two big curves. Through
this arrangement the station st Aaaay
wm have 70 b novel,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
eugene field
FOR CHILDREN
Delightful Stories at the Ii
brary This Afternoon

Some of the inimitable verses of ELL
gene Field, friend of children and his
torian of the child heart, will be the
offering made to the children of the
city at the story hour this afternoon.
Among the choice selections that
have been made are "Wynken, Blyken
and Nod" "Rockaby Lady" and The
Night Wind" WHICH are typical of the
spirit of childlike fancy and wonder
that characterize the poet at his best
There may be other selections added
later, while an animal story or two
will undoubtedly be On the program,
for the children never tire of these sto-
ries.
Interest in the work of the story
hour continues undated among the
children who are accustomed to at
tend. Friday afternoons are times Of
special enjoyment with the young peo-
pie, and the attendance at the story
hour is always good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
BROKE IN S. A. |.
DEPOT AT LESLIE
Other BuFglaFiGS Reported,
With Small Loss

Leslie, Ga, February burglars
last night made another successful at
tempt here, entering the office of the
Seaboard depot and five other places
of business In the town. The stores
burglarized were those of Renew
Co, the Leslie Hardware Co., the Les
lie postoffice, Griffin & Wallis and
Frank James Only in the store of the
Leslie Hardware Co was any consid-
erable loss sustained so far as is
known. the thieves getting $50 there.
AT Renew e Co. s store small guam
tity Of -four was taken. In the other
stores nothing could be missed fro'a
the stocks of goods. and it is not
X 1wn what quantity the burglars
really took away. This is the Sec
ond wholesale burglaric raid made il
Leslie within the past six months, and
with no clue to the thieves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
JOHN R. MERCER, OF DAWSON,
A VISITOR HERE YESTERDAY
WELL kNWF TERRELL COUNTY MAN and CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS SPENT
YESTERDAY IN AMERCUS GREETING FRIENDS and ATTENDING TO Rs
MESS INTERESTS

Friends of Mr.. John r. Mercer. OF
Dawson, who is well known here aud
throughout the entire Third district.
were pleased to greet him here yes
terday. Mr. Mercer is one of the best
of the many excellent farmers of Ter
rell county, which is one of the best
farming counties of the state. He is
also one of the three candidates for
congress from this district.
Mr.. Mercer came to Americus yes
terday to get chance to buy some
of the fine cattle that were offered for
sale at the special sale here. He Sc
cured what he believes to be two ex-
cellent specimens at a price that was
less than half what they are really
worth. Some of the offerings made,
according to Mr.. Mercer, were excep-
tionally good.
Special interest was manifested by
Mr.. Mercer in the Forward Edition of
The Times-Recorder, and he believes
NHS'b ~ "Aib plONC 6ECGhJ SuCCGS6 "a
every way 1t will be great adver-
tising feature not only for Americus
and Sumter county, but also for Ter
rell county and this entire section,
according to Mr.. Mercer.
If the special edition appeared at
this time Mr. Mercer would have a
large ad in it. setting forth the vir-
tues of the cotton seed which he has
himself bred and placed upon the mar
ket. Instead he has placed an ad IA
the regular editions of The Times
Recorder in order to get before the
farmers of this county the excellence
of these seed, the demand for which is
so strong that orders for them have
come from Oklahoma, Texas, Mexi %
and all of the cotton growing states.
About 1000 bushels of these seed.
which are known as MERGERS Toole's
Improved Early Prolific cotton seed.
are now ready for the market, and MT.
Mercer wishes to close them out inn
supply than Mr.. Mercer usually has
on hand at this time of the year, but
the season for the sale of the seed is
just beginning, so that he has no
doubt that they will be closed out
promptly and proftably. These seed
have been improved by Mr.. Mercer.
personally, and he terms them the
best cotton seed in existence.
The one thing that Mr. Mercer hard
ly mentione dduring his trip was the
matter of politics, which is certainly
not worrying him in the least. Though
be is a candidate for congress, Mr..
Mercer had practically nothing to say
concerning things political The one
great thing that interests him most is
the conduct of his wide and remuner-
ative business affairs. He has many
friends here who were glad to greet
him on his visit to the city yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
Did NOT BRING
down THE OIL ERICES
Have Been Going Upward
Since Dissolution

New York, Feb. 1.-Prices Of Oil
Lave been going up steadily since the
dissolution of the oil trust by the de-
cree of the United States Supreme
court, and representative of the
Standard Oil Company said today that
they would probably go higher.
Tn, increased cost of conducting
thirty-three companies into which the
oil trust was divided, as compared
with the expenses of the compact or
ganization which existed under the
old regime is advanced as a reason
for the rise in prices.
Gasoline has risen cents a gal-
on in the New York market Autorn0-
bile dealers estimate the advance
means an increase of more than 5000
600 a month in the cost of running the
automobiles in New York state.
Since the first of the year there
has been an advance of cents
gallon in the price established by the
Standard Oil Company for petroleum
delivered by wagon to consumers IN
this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
CITY IS NOW
PRACTICALLY
OUT OF DEBT
ENJOYS CLEAN LEDGERS NOW
Main Outstanding Indebted
ness Of the City Paid

To-day the city of Americus enjoys
for a time at least practically freedom
from Indebtedness. Yesterday there
was paid out $4,000 to meet all the
notes outstanding with the banks OF
the city, which meets the main in
debtedness of the city, outside of the
bond money.
The amount of the Indebtedness OF
the city to the local bank was approx
imately $4,000, so that this was wip-
ed out yesterday. With this indebted
ness wiped out the city practically
starts the new year with bright pros
poets financially, if the present stand
ing is maintained.
The general finances of the city
are good, anyway. as the recent addl-
tions to the Indebtedness are the ac-
counts made by securing the auto fire
truck and the traction engine. The
auto truck cost $500, and the time
given for the payment of this amount
is three years, so that there is no
heavy compulsion in this direction.
The amount to be paid for the traction
engine is not very large and should be
met easily
An inquiry into the finances of the
CITY shows that the fund for the
payment of the teachers of the city
which ranges from $4,000 to 100000.
will be available when needed. There
will also be money available for meet
ing the interest on the sinking fund
and for retiring bonds occasionally as
has been the custom with the city for
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
LESLIE IS NOW
The Scene Of
A BURGLARY
HARDWARE STORE ENTERED
Burglars Now Take to the
Smaller Towns

The burglary yesterday morning at
an early hour of the store of the Les
lie Hardware Co. indicates that the
Americus burglar is not alone in his
operation over this broad field. The
loss from the Leslie store was small,
but there is no clue to the perpetrator.
The Americus burglar confines his op-
erations wholly to residence, and has
plundered ten or a dozen here within
the past two weeks. Money, a watch
and other articles of value have been
stolen here recently, but the police
have no clew whatever as to the iden-
tity of the bold porch climber. In the
meanwhile a wholesome scare exists
among residents here, especially in the
suburbs, and the front door is kept
securely locked during the present
leign of the burglar bold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
Will CONDUCT
A WOMAN'S
EXCHANGE
TO Be Open ON SATURDAYS
Hospital Association to In
auguratG This Work

The ladies of the executive board If
the Americus Hospital Association,
Mrs. C. o. Niles, Mrs. R. P. Stack
house and Mrs. Linton Lester, with
the assistance of other ladies inter-
ested in the hospital, will conduct d
"Woman's Exchange" every Saturday
at the store of the Olin A. Williams
Hardware Co., at the Artesian corr
ner.
Each Saturday the ladies will offer
for sale a choice assortment of beat
tiful cakes, and housekeepers can
thus provide for their needs more read
lily and at less expense to themselves
than cooking cakes would entail.
The ladies will also sell for others
on commission basis, any fancy WORK,
preserves or other articles they de-
sire to sell.
The executive board is, in this way,
endeavoring to raise funds wherewith
to defray in part the current monthly
expenses of maintaining the hospital
and hope for the patronage their et-
forts so we'll merit
The first cake sale will be conduct
ed tomorrow at the Olin A. Williams
store, and each Saturday thereafter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
TRYING TO SAVE SEA
ISLAND COTTON FROM WEENlL

Atlanta, Ga, Ga, Feb. 1.-State En-
tomologist e. L. Worsham, WORKING IN
conjunction with Ira Williams, OF the
bureau of plant industry of the uhls-
ed States department of agriculture
is trying to perfect variety of cotton
that will resist in measure the raw
ages of the boil weevil when that de-
structive insect strikes the sea island
cotton belt, and will, at the same
time furnish a variety of cotton th&'
will serve the same purposes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
DRIVERS MUST
OBSERVE The
DRIVING LAW
VIOLATIONS BRING DANGER
Ordinance and State Law Be-
ing DisregaFded Here

Many drivers in the city need to
know that there is a state law as
we'll as a city ordinance, requiring
them to drive to the right in passing
automobiles and vehicles of any kind
That there is a vital need of this mat
ter being impressed on them has been
made manifest to Chief McArthut by
the experiences of the drivers of lie
new anto fire truck during the past
two weeks.
Sevalal rather serious accidents
have teen narrowly avoided here by
the carelessness of local drivers in
MOI regarding the simple requirement
to ,urn to the right when passing &C.
bicles. This should be done not only
when passing along midway a block
for instance, but also when passing
vehicles at corners.
Notwithstanding the fact that taH
state law is supposed to be pretty gem
erally understood, it has been found
that number of drivers disregard It,
often as in the case of automobiles
and the new fire apparatus, at peril to
themselves 1t is the desire of Chief
Macarthur to impress upon these care
less drivers the need of adherine
strictly to the well established rules
40 regards turning to the right n
passing vehicles that are meeting
them.
In the case of the new fire appara
tus, which has great deal more spec;
than the ordinary horse driven trucks
it is especially dangerous for drivers
to forget to turn to the right and +
give as open roadway as possible
as delay or carelessness in this par
ticular may prove fatal In order t
impress with sufficient emphasis thi
principle on the drivers of the city.
may be that the police force of tn
city will later receive special instruc
tions to correct this violation of tn
city's driving ordinance.
The need of care in this particula
cannot be too greatly impressed O
the drivers of the city, according t
the chief of the fire department 1t
likely that the drivers of the city viii
naturally become more careful afte
they have become more accustomed +
1.-THE new truck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
UP COTTON
WENT TO 10 CENTS
ONCE MORE
CONSIDERABLE STAPLE SOLD
Believed King Will Stay on
His Throne This Time

Back to ten cents, and evidently to
stay this time, King Cotton climbed
yesterday, to the delight of Americas
warehousemen who were fortunate
enough to let go scores of bales, long
held, at that figure. The demand was
excellent, and more cotton was sold
in Americus yesterday than on any
one day in several months, perhaps.
One buyer, Mr.. Couric, took a line
of more than three hundred bales at
prices around cents and above,
vi lie other large sales were made as
we'll
The market advanced sharply dur
ing the morning session and buyers
actiIel into the game once more
While rhe larger portion of the cotton
held was of middling and law middling
grades there is still quantity of good
quality, and this readily brought ten
cents.
Recently, as already noted, a fancy
lot of eighty-three bales sold here at
ten cents, but this was an exceptional
price at the time.
Now that values seem to be aero
planning once more, after the land
slide prior to the holiday season when
the price was a cent and half, or
two cents below the present level CT
values, there is a strong disposition
upon the part of farmers to let go
the bales they have held patiently IN
expectation of an advance, long de-
layed in coming.
Several thousand bales are still held
in Americus warehouses, to say moth
ing of thousand or more held on the
farms and in the fields, yet to be
marketed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-02
InF FOIIRTEEN BALES TO EVERY
PLOW OF SLXTY-FIVE PLOWS
cotton Picking Still Goes On at the Large Humber
Plantation
ErrFv7H DISTRICT FARMER WHOSE
'opFPlTI0NS pFpl ARE ON AN INTENSIVE
|Ivn PROFITABLE SCALE-GREAT
|rpops OF CORN, HAY, and GRAIN
I'M OLD PLANTATION.

mr. ". NJ. Humber, manager OF tne
i Humber plantation in Sumter am
If Americus' progressive citizens,
lilo many other planters still en-
rod in picking cotton in February,
ordition most unusual here. Mr..
rbar made a record crop on his
smter farm the past season, more
H. could be gathered during the
liking season in the fall.
During January just ended ninety
| es we're picked on the Humber farm
! there remain at least fifty bales
he gathered. Every bale will be
liked out and marketed.
sixty-fye plows are operated on the
,mbpr farm here, and the recent
tton crop totaled nine hundred bales
average of nearly fourteen bales %
! plow. Besides fine cotton crop,
ere we're produced great crops Of
,rp hay, grain and other money
ops on this fine old plantation of
300 acres, nearly all of which be-
nged to the former Cobb estate.
These fine lands are in the Fiji
enth district and are among the best
rm lands in Sumter.
Mr. Humber, with his father, is also
terested in farming operations IN
ewart county as in Sumter. Their
tai cotton crop for the current year
i'll exceed / 400 bales, and ran even
tier record is hoped for this sea-
II,