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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
TO CONSIDER
FUTURE OF
PHILIPPINES
is DEMOCRATIC DUTY soon
Would KputFaIize Islands By
a Treaty

Washington, D. c., March 26.-The
future of the Philippine Islands is to
be given consideration by the Memo
cratic majority of this Congress, Il
plans now formulated by Democratic
representatives interested in the Is
lands carry at one of the next eau
cuses.
What the Democratic members of
the House and Senate desire is the
creation of a naturalization of the Is
lands by a treaty to be negotiated by
the world powers. 1t is their wish TO
make of the Philippines a government
similar to that of Switzerland with all
nations of the world pledged to its
maintenance.
The Democratic members most deep
ly interested in the program are Rep>
resentative Cox, of Ohio, Representa-
tive Cline, of Indiana, and Represen-
tative Martin, of Colorado The latter
directed attention to the Philippines
in the last Congress in connection with
the sale of vast tracts of Friar lands
to former officials of the American
sugar trust. The sale was held to be
/ legal by the Republican majority of
the last Congress, condemned by the
then Democratic minority, and Repre-
sentative Martin has begun the un.
winding of the Legislative red tape in
this session to have similar sales
stopped by legal enactment
| Representative Cline is the author
of resolution introduced in the last
Congress, granting independence to
the Islands.
Representative Cox has an entering
wedge for Philippine independence in
his resolution calling upon the Wa
Department for an itemized statement
showing the cost to the United States
of the Islands since the Spanish-Am-
erican war. He is of the opinion that
the Islands have not been of the
slightest value to this country and
would prove a serious menace in the
event of war with Japan Military ex-
perts of all world powers are of opin-
ion that the Philippines are the weak
spot in the defense of the United
States should war involve this
country. These experts predict thai
eventually the United States will have
to fight Japan.
War with Japan would mean the
loss of the Islands within a week. TO.
in that period of time Japan could
rush more soldiers into the Islands
than we have in our regular army and
militia organizations combined The
United States would of course never
cease fighting until the Islands were
regained A war under these condi-
tons, said Representative Cox, would
have one of two possible endings.
First, long drawn-out fight that
would seriously attack the resources
of the nation and prove far more cost
ly than the Civil War, or else a defeat
such as no proud nation has ever felr
in the worlds history
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
Paul Gilmore Coming.

Coming Mr.. Paul Gilmore in the
peer of all comedy drama successes,
The Mummy and The Humming Bird"
which was originally produced by Sir
Charles Wyndham and played most
successfully for years by Mr.. Paul
Gilmore.
The motif of the play is one sug-
gestive of dramatic possibilities, the
consequences that flow from the neg
lect of the wife by the husband who
takes love for granted and forgets
that the woman Graves the continuing
evidence of it, the sympathy and heart
communion of the true welded wife
The theme is worked out with fine
dramatic insight and power The plot
with its plot within a plot, is admira
bly, conceived and developed in logical
sequence and directness. The action
is progressive, the incidents heighten
the interest and the acts are worked
up to the effective climaXes. The dia-
logue is exceptionally bright and
trenchant and the whole play takes
hold of ones sympathy and magma
ton.
Mr.. Paul Gilmore, the eminent ac-
tor, will lead this most excellent com
pany of players. The play and com
pany are meeting with the creates.
success everywhere, on their globe
trotting tour
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
GIRLS TAKE OFF
SHOES TO DANCE
Put in Heap for Boys TO
Scramble In

Lawrence, Kas., March 25.-The.e
is no place in the catalogue of dance
steps of the social set at Kansas Uni
versity for the turkey trot" or thu
bunny hug, But one of the frater-
mites has evolved something new-the
Cinderella dance.
At a recent party the lights were
dimmed suddenly. Each girls escort
politely asked her to remove her
dancing pumps. At first there were
protestations and it was several min
utes before dainty silk-stockiDged feet
were being tucked UP under silk
skirts of half a hundred dresses and
each blushing gill was watching the
men pile Their polished dancing slip
pers in a heap in the middle Of the
polished floor
Then the lights were turned up-not
"a foot in sight, only occasionally the
suggestion of a toe protrdiihg from
beneath a skirts fold The men took
places about the four sides of the
room and waited The orchestra struck
up lively waltz. there was a rush on
the part of the men and the next in
start they landed football fashion
upon the heap of dancing pumps.
In due time each man emerged fror
the mass grasping a shoe. 1t was
mated with those left in the shattered
pile in the middle of the floor and the
men sent out just as the unhapp!
prince in the fairy tale each to find mis-
Cinderella The stockinged feet an
dainty ankles were at last displayed
Each man fitted a shoe to the foot o.
its owner and claimed her as his part.
ner for the dance.
Once more lights were dimmed, the
waltz music was played more softl,
and the dancing-no matter the STEP
began.
The innovation has not yet been
sanctioned by the faculty or the stu
dent government association.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
Pinkston Co.
Americas, Ga.
Immense Phosphate Deposits.

Phosphate lands which a year or
two ago were withdrawn from entry
for settlement by the federal govern
ment, constitute, it is said the great
est known phosphate deposit in the
world. These lands comprise nearly
the whole of Uinta county in Wyo-
ming, and portions of Morgan, Rich
and Cache counties in Utah, and of
Bear Lake, Bannock, Bingham and
Fremont counties in Idaho, making in
all about 1900 square miles of terri
tory which is more or less underlain
by phosphate rock. Besides these
vast natural deposits, 1t is pointed out
that the gases from the shelters at
Butte and Anaconda, which are very
Injurious to vegetation, may be made
to yield sulphuric acid for the manu-
facture Of superphosphate fertilizers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
DYING OF EXCITEMENT.
First Arrest By Aged Missouri Town
Marshal May Prove Fatal.

st. Joseph, Mo-, March 26-Reuben
Harris, 81 years old, city marshal Of
Quitman, Mo-, is dying ASA result of
excitement attending his first arrest.
The aged officer was called from his
bed in the middle of the night to ar
rest man who had fatally stable :
another. The excitement proved toe
much for Harris and he collapsed
from stroke of apoplexy His pris-
oner got away but later was captured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
Advertising, even moderately
we'll managed, is one of the
shortest roads to success.-Ar-
temus Ward,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Conditions Same Today.

It is related that younger circus
proprietor said to the late p T. Bar
mum, who was wizard Of advertis.
ing, that he could not afford to adyer,
tise. You cannot afford not to ad.
vertise, you mean" came the terse
reply, So it is today. Few business
men can afford not to advertise, for it
is only through the means of adver-
Using that the world is advised as
to what they have to offer in a bust
ness wa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
Tit for Tat.

You'll have to send for another doc
tor" said the one who had been
called, after glance at the patient.
"Ah so Ill as that?" gasped the sur
ferer.
Il don't know just how i'll you are.'
replied the man of medicine, but
know you're the lawyer who cross
examined me when | appeared as an
expert witness. My conscience won't
let me kill you. and I'll be hanged ii
] want to cure you"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
WAYCROSS FINALLY
GUSTS sSIS COW"
Bannshment Is Voted By One Hundred
and Ninety.TwO Majority.

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Waycross, Ca, March 23-By a mo-
jority of 1872 votes Waycross citizens
today banished sis Cow" from the
city.
The election was spirited, but from
the opening of the voting places it wa;
evident that the anti-cow people wer,
in the majority. Nearly 700 votes wert
cast AS going against cows running
at large.
City council as result of this cleo
ton will Immediately pass an ordi-
nance prohibiting cattle running al
large within the city limits, to take
effect within at least ninety days from
date.
The Washington times., 1912-04-23
Cherokee Indians Sue
For Money and Lands

Involving the distribution Of 100000 900
within the next thirty days and the
ownership of 100000 acres of land, a
suit has been flied, In the District Su-
preme Court against the Secretary of
the Interior by organizations represent
ing the full-blooded Cherokee Indians,
and It is likely the litigation will prove
the most important of its kind ever
begun, as 1t covers all transactions be-
tween the Cherokees and the Govern
ment for nearly one hundred years.
An injunction restraining the distribu-
tion of the vast sum OF money and a
ruling on the rights of the full-blooded
Cherokees in relation to other members
of the nation described as freedmen"
and "colored" are sought in the action.
The Washington times., 1912-04-23
Presidents Wife Pays
Tribute to Major Butt

An impressive little compliment was
that recently paid by Mrs Taft to
Major Archibald Butt. the Presidents
military aid, who went down with the
steamship Tiianic moro than a week
ago, when she appeared at reception
and recital given in the East Room of
the White House by Miss Louise A.
Williams. Of Augusta, Ga. Major Butts
home town. All social frnctions at
the white oIGuss had been Cancelled for
the time being. The spring reception
and entertainment In which the 600
graduates Of ARiris' colleges and semi
narles Of washington annually partici-
The Washington times., 1912-04-23

pate. was scheduled 20 take place. Mrs.
TAFT. after learning that Miss Williams
was from the sar,e town as ior Butt,
decided to make an exception OF the
reception to school Rirls. and greeted
thom as has been the cisaom in former
years.
After shaking hands with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft. the guests enjoyed
In the spa cious East Room Of the White
House program Of dialect stories and
folk songs given by Miss Williams. and
piano numbers by Mrs Anne Atkinson
Burmeister.
Nils williams carried her audience TO
the Southland, into the cotton fields. the
nursery, and every phase Of Southern
;ife was depioted. Her negro melodies
were especially enjoyed. Mrs. Bru-
meistar is an artist who has had Eu-
ropean study. and gave several enjoy
able numbers. 'a>a
The Washington times., 1912-04-23

The bill is a lengthy document cover
ing nearly every transaction relative to
the disposition OF the funds OF the
Government, and tho allotment OF land
under acts of Congress. Absolute right
to the funds and lands In question are
claimed by the Cherokees by virtue of
the treaty of May 6. 1928 wherein the
"IIome Tract" which has so often been
the object of legal dispute, II Is claimed,
was vested b. the United States In the
Cherokees forever. A.
Such names as Bill Mankiiler. George
Duck, Thompson Huinmingbird, and
kindred cognomens give the slit a
smack of, the wild West. Tho plain
tiffs-in-chlef are tl1e Keetoowah Soci-
city, organized In 1859. and the Republir-
Gn Keetoowah Society. which are repre-
sented In Washington by Frank j.
Boudiro The sole defendant Is Secre-
tary of the Interior Fisher. ,
The suit has particular relation to the
ect of July 1, 1902, known as the "Cher-
okee agreement"
1t is pointed out in the bill that the
Cherokees served in the Federal army
The Washington times., 1912-04-23
Travel More Widely.

King Georges reign seems likely to be
marked by steadily increasing fashion
for society people to extend their trav-
els far beyond the well trodden paths
Of Europe. Edward VII, as King and
Prince of Wales, led society to Wies-
baden and similar health resorts. and
he was, of course, more Partisan than
the Parlslans. King George has al
ready given many indications OF his
interest in farther lands, especially the
British colonies. The bookings of sew
eral OF the great steamship lines are
sufficient to show societys new interest
in distant parts of the empire.
The Washington times., 1912-04-23
Absorbent Cotton, 19C ID.
81 Insured Fountain Syringe, 79C

Goldenbergs Insured" Fountain
Syringe, 2-qt- size. made OF superior
quality rubber. with hard rubber fit
tings and large rapid flow tubing.
Regular $1.O0 value, at 79c.
The Washington times., 1912-04-23

during the civil war. giving 1900 of
their 1000 men to the cause of the
Union. Several acts of these soldiers
are cited as evidence OF the good citi-
zenship prevailing among the full-blood-
ed Cherokees
The Washington times., 1912-04-23
Trip to Summer Camp
Is Offered as Prize

A twenty-two-day visit at the summer
camp at South River, near Annapolis.
Is offered by Albert M. Chesley 90 the
Boy Scout who sells the most tickets
to the Ernest Thompson Seton program
10 be given April "a at the Arcade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
HIGHLAND r. NO. 8.

Miss Lizzie Robertson who is man.
aging a millinery store in Kalona. Ia.
was called home Saturday on account
OF the sickness OF her grandmother
Mrs. Phebe Schertz.
Isaac Glandin Of Ottumwa is helping
George Robertson with his farm work
Miss Roe Bayne Of Agency who Is
teaching the Mt. Tabor district school
will close the spring term Friday.
Mrs. Tillie Robertson is at the home
Of her mother Mrs. Phoebe Sheriff who
is dangerously i'll from the third stroke
Of paralysis. Mrs. Sheriff Is "A years OF
age.
Miss Fern Jacobs OF South Ottumwa
Is assisting Miss Howard Haskins with
her spring work.
Mrs. ". P. Emery is i'll with appendi-
~'.'- n operation was performed on
Monday.
......s 5. Mason and Bond are laying
tile on the farm of Bert Shutes.
Mrs. Jennie Emery Of Highland spent
last week visiting with her daughter
Mrs Eva Siscoe and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Githins are the
parents of a son born Saturday May II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doak Of High
land spent Sunday with Bert and Daisy
Dezelum.
Miss Dora Cobler is confined to her
home with sickness.
Mrs. Geo. McReynolds has recovered
from here recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Woodland are the
parents Of a daughter born May 8.
Miss Cora Dezelum Of Ottumwa spent
last week with her brother Bert and
family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
JAMES SELLERS
DIEDIN OT7UMWA.
TUSCALOOSA MAN PASSES AWAY
At HosPITAL-FATHER OF
MRS. s. A. sPILMAN.

James Crawford Sellers, one Of
Oskaloosa's most prominent citizens.
father OF Mrs. S. A. Spilman of this
city, died at the Ottumwa hospital last
night at 10 o'clock. His illness was
OF ten days duration, Selling him at
his Oskaloosa home. He was brought
to the hospital here last Tuesday but
an operation failed to save his life.
Mr.. Sellers had been a resident OF
Oskaloosa for the past thirty years.
He had conducted a fire insurance
agency for many years and was still
actively engaged in his business a,
the time of his illness. Mr.. Sellers
was "a years of age. Although he has
never made Ottumwa his home, Mr..
Sellers had frequently visited his
daughter here and is we'll known tc
many residents Of this city. In Oska
loosa he was highly esteemed and his
death has cast pail Of gloom over
the city. -
The deceased was born in the state
Of Kentucky, January IA, 1928. With
his father he came at an early age Fte
Greencastle. Ind. Later he 4rena6vet..
to Abba and thirty years ago, tooksurs
his residence in Oskaloosa. Mr.. Sell.
ers was a member of the Christian.
church of Oskaloosa and was very ac.i
tive in it's work.
Surviving are his wife, three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Eva Bowling. Los Angeles,
Cal, Mrs. ETA. Brown, Nebraska City,
Neb., Mrs. S. A. Spilman, Ottumwa,
and one son, j. c. Sellers of London,
England. IT, - q, 2,4 n.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
los So. Market. Upstairs.
AGENCY.

The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church will give a bazaar and ice
cream social at the church Thursday
evening May %. The Ottumwa orches-
ira will furnish music. All are invited
Will Fair Of Sheridan, Wyo., is here
visiting his parents.
Andrew Giltner has let the contract
to Ankrum & Hanawalt to build a fine
residence on East Main street, the
work to begin Immediately.
Mrs. Frank Hill and children have
moved back to Agency. Mr.. Hill Will be
here in June
Rev B. G. Hawkins delivered a fine
baccalaureate sermon to the gradual
ing class Sunday evening.
Clifford Cremer received many hand
home birthday cards and wishes to
thank his many friends for their kind
membranes.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Allen have re-
turned home after spending the winter
in Washington and Idaho.
Mrs. N. J. Thomas left Wednesday
for Omaha for visit.
Word was received Tuesday that
Oscar Newell Of Belle Fouche, n. D.,
had died suddenly. He was born and
raised in this community. His father
and several sisters and other friends
live here. He will be buried at his homo
in Dakota.
Mrs. c. B. Hankins and daughter of
Hedrick are visiting friends here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
CHARLTON.

Mrs. G. l. Findley left yesterday for
Sterling Kansas, to attend the COM
mencement exercises at Cooper college,
her daughter Janet F'indley, being one
of the graduates Of the oratorical do
partment. Her husband, Rev. G. /.
Findley, departed yesterday for Seattle,
Wash, to attend the general assembly
Of the United PRESBYTERIAN church as a
delegate.
Mrs. w. l.. Livingston Of Corydon
came yesterday for a visit with her sis
ter Mrs Leroy Talcott. @ fs.t w Tssys
N. Leinen, district deputy for the
Woodmen Of the World. went to Des
Moines yesterday to attend a large
class initiation at that place.
Mrs. Isaac Phillips was called to AL
bia yesterday to attend the funeral OF
her sister Mrs. Rebecca Byron of Des
Moines, who died on Sunday morning.
Mrs. JOS Byram of English township
passed away at her home on Monday
after an extended illness with stomach
trouble. A brief service was held at the
home yesterday afternoon. and last
evening the remains were taken to FIRE.
mont where services will be held and
where interment will take place.
Mrs. Isaac Hough and Mrs r. A.
Westfall Of Chanute, Kans., returned
home yesterday after few weeks visit
with their mother Mrs. Martha Barnett
who accompanied them home and will
perhaps reside there in the future.
Miss Esther Wilson Of Paoli, Ind,
arrived yesterday for an extended visit
with her uncle JOS Hall and family.
Mrs. o. A. Bartholomew and daugh-
ter Ethel went to Des Moines last even
ing for brief visit.
Mrs. John Hamilton of Lucas visited
in this city yesterday with her sister
Miss Mary Bigham who accompanied
her home for a visit.
Mrs. Jas. Boylan went to Des Moines
yesterday to spend few days with her
son James and family.
Mrs. Fay McNabb and little son Lee
went to Corydon yesterday to visit her
parents.
H. E. Holmes returned yesterday
from Des Moines where he attended
the letter carriers convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
|PRESBYTER|ANS
OPEN ASSEMBLY
IOPENING CONTEST At LOUIS
WILLIE IS OVER APPOINTMENT
OF MODERATOR.

| Louisville, KY. May 16.-With
sermon by the retiring moderator
Rev. John F. Carson of Brooklyn. tc
be followed by the election OF new
moderator, nearly two Thousand
churchmen of the Presbyterian church
in the United States of America, or
ganized the 124th general assembly in
Louisville today the first in many
years to be held south of the Mason
and Dixon line.
Three men, with a fourth who at
any other than church assembly
would be called dark horse were
prominently named as candidates for
| the highest honor in the gift of the as
sembly, that of moderator. 1t was ex'
pected that Rev DR.. Mark A. Mathews
of Seattle would receive larger vote
on the first ballot than either Rev. Dr.
G. K. Mcclure of Chicago or Rev. DR..
Frank Woodford Sneed Of Pittsburgh
This would make it necessary, &C.
cording to the rules of procedure for
DR.. Mcclure or DR.. Sneed, whoever
,, received the lowest vote, to withdraw,
leaving the two others before the as
sembly In case several ballots mad
not resulted IN an election it was ex-
pected the name of Rev. DR.. VIM. G.
Taylor of Rochester. N. Y, would be
put before the assembly.
DR.. Sneed and DR.. Mathews are
southerners, both having been mem
bers Of the Southern Presbyterian
church before going to northern
churches. Dr. Mcclure is president OF
the faculty of the Mccormick Theo-
logical seminary, Chicago.
Nearly 900 commissioners. that is.
ministers and ruling elders with COM
missions to represent the various
Presbyteries, compose the assembly
and it was expected that fully 80 per
cent would be present either today or
tomorrow. Besides the men, commits
sioners. hundreds Of women are here
to attend the sessions of the church
organizations.
The Cumberland Presbyterians.
Warrensburgh, Mo-, May 16.-Dele-
gates from twenty states in the union
and men prominent in the affairs of the
organization were present today when
Rev. J. w. Duvall Of Salisbury. Mo-,
national moderate called the SD an
nual general assembly Of the Cumber-
land church to order.
The conference is being held In the
Cumberland Presbyterian church noted
for having stood out against union with
the Presbyterian church. When the old
er church attempted to take 1t over the
local trustees brought suit claiming the
property belonged to the Cumberland
as long as it maintained Its organiza-
ton. Their claim was upheld by the
courts.
yToday'sn session was occupied in or
ganizing the conference. go ,~'.s l.. ~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
M'KINLEY SAYS MIR.
TAFT is NEAR GOAL

Washington, D. c., May 16-Director
Mckinley of the national Taft bureau
issued a statement last night claiming
the twenty-five delegates from Wash
ington and Utah. (which increases
President Taft's total Of delegates to
Chicago to 525," he says.
He continues: THE president, with
SIS delegates. is within fifteen votes Of
actual control of the national conven'
ton. Tomorrow Montana's eight will
be added. reducing the number Of dele
gates necessary to bring about his re-
nomination to seven. Additional dele
gates yet to be chosen in COMPRESSION
al district conventions Of Texas and
Arkansas will put the president in con-
troll Of the convention, with the states
of Ohio. New Jersey, Arizona, Idaho,
North Carolina and South Carolina yet
to be heard FROM" go