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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
GREAT DEARTH IN EARLY
VEGETABLES FELT HERE
UDy Few Sweet Potatoes and ShaIOts Are Offered to
Please the Palate of the Vegetarian Promise of
Good Supply is Held Out However.

Those who love early spring vege-
tables have visited the grocery stores
in vain this spring, for there haven't
been any early spring vegetables
worth mentioning. The dearth of this
particular kind of produce is more
marked, perhaps, this year than in
many seasons.
Inquiry at several local grocery
ply of spring vegetables upto date is
limited largely to a few sweet pota-
toes and shallots. The supply of
these is none too plentiful, however.
so that the lot of the consumer of
spring truck" is, indeed, pathetic, as
he imagines he is about to have sour
Wy, or some other dire disease, on ac-
count of the fact that there is moth
ing green" to eat.
The supply of sweet potatoes, usu-
ally plentiful at this period of the
year, is very low at this time. There
are very few sweet potatoes to be had
now in comparison to the abundance
that is usually available at this time
of the year to tide the vegetarian over
until the time when spinach, turnip-
salad, lettuce, mustard and other SIM
liar vegetables come in to vary the
monotony of the diet. his is ce:-
tainly the CLOSED season" for the
vegetarian, unless he resort to ce.
reals, ETC., like unto the horse.
A hard blow is dealt the vegetarian
now when he learns that not even a
supply of turnip salad is available. be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
ANGLERS ARE
ALREADY OUT
AFTER SPORT
SPRING WEATHER STIRS EN-
AmeFiCUS Fishing Club Soon
to Be in Action

Americus anglers hail with delight
the opening of the fishing season, as
brought about by the fine warm wealth
er recently, and are preparing for the
campaign against the finny tribe in
the Wells Mill district. A meeting of
the Americus Fishing Club, an old and
honored organization and duly char
tered as we'll, is to be held in day or
two and officers elected for the cur
rent year
The club has for several years past
held a lease upon the fishing privil-
eyes at Wells Mill, and expects to
continue the lease this season, dat
ing from May 1st. Mr.. Arthur Ry-
lander is president of the local club,
while Col. Ed Littleton, the veteran
fisherman and major domo of the club
holds forth in his bungalow there to
welcome the club members and point
out the spots where the Dream bite
best.
Will Green Turpin, charter club
member and expert pole-wielder, de-
clares the fishing this spring will be
the best in years, all signs pointing
to that end.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
RATHER RATTLES AS
HARBINGER OF SPRING
Small Boy Killed First of the
Season Here

If lingering doubt existed that
spring had sprung" it was dispelle1
yesterday in the exhibition of the first
rattlesnake, which a party of small
boys killed on the branch beyond
Muckalee hill and dragged to Americus
in triumph
Several of the candidates have seen
snakes, the common grass species, and
patrons of the blind tigers here have
doubtless beheld boa constructors and
anacondas in terrible contortions, but
the real, genuine, built-at-home rattle
snake has just crawled into the lime
light as a forerunner of spring, and
the picnic period.
Strange coincidence is that of the
killing of the first snake of the season
in Americus on the same day as re-
ports from the Artesian City show his
snakeship made his first vernal ap-
pearance on the banks of the Flint on
the same day that the boys brought in
the first rattler. Unless snake signs
are misleading and the prophet of
snakedom is in error, there will be
snakes in abundance, if the present
warm weather keeps driving the rep
tiles from their holes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
LAW PERMITS OF
SINGLE-SHOTTING
IN The PRIMARY
Though NOT in The ELECTION
It May Be Employed in the
Primary Thursday

According to the laws of Georgia
there is nothing to prohibit the prac-
tice of "single-shotting' in the coun-
ty primary to be held Thursday. There
is likewise no provision against sin
gle-shotting made by the county dem
ocratic executive committee, so that
the practice may be indulged in at the
primary by all who see fit to employ
it.
In this connection investigation has
shown that, though there is a state
law to prevent single-shotting in cleo
ton, there is no provision against it's
use in primaries. The regulations of
the county democratic executive COM
mittee for the primary Thursday are
very explicit in allowing a voter to
cast his ballot for any one of a num-
Der of candidates for given position
where more than one candidate is to
be elected, in case the voter sees fit
to do So
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
new FIRM PUTS
ON Big SALE
Walker & BFittOn Gives Ia
irons Fine Bargains

Beginning tomorrow morning, Wal
ker & Britton begin a special sale at
their store on Forsyth street which
will continue until Monday, April 1.
This is the first big sale this new
and enterprising firm has had and it
is determined to make it a pronounc-
ed success by offering exceptional bar
gains. Being sagacious buyers who
thoroughly appreciate the demands of
the trads here, Messrs. Walker and
Britton are in position to offer a fine
line of goods that will appeal strong
ly to the ladies'.
In page notice elsewhere they tell
of some of the many bargains offered.
Call and inspect the goods and study
the trade here, Messrs. Walker &
Britton ask.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
STRAY BULLET
STRUCK BODY
OF POLICEMAN
THE WOUND is NOT SERIOUS
Policeman SummerfOrd AC-
CidentaIIy Shot Last Night

Policeman Perry Summerford was
shot last night on Cotton avenue by
Gus Anglin, near the latter's place of
business, and while the bullet was not
intended for the policeman, but rather
for Boykin Glover, who was under ar
rest at the moment, inflicted very
painful flesh wound in Policeman
Summerford's left shoulder.
The pistol ball entered on the
shoulder and striking the collarbone
it glanced and came out probably six
inches below the shoulder. The fact
that Summerfords arm was raised
high at the moment probably prevent
ed much more dangerous, if not fa-
tal wound. Policeman Summerford
went Immediately to his home on La
mar street, where DIR. Douglas Mayes
dressed the wound. DR.. Mayes ex-
pressed the belief that the wound was
not a very dangerous one
To those about him Policeman Sum-
merford told the story of the shooting
affray as follows: Gus and Dude An
glin, John Venable and Boykin Glover
were fighting. Policeman Summerfori
rushed in and seized Glover and ven-
able, one with either hand, and called
upon Sandy Hill, acting extra police
man, to take the Anglin brothers.
Summerford then started with his two
prisoners to the police barracks. Glow
er then cursed Anglin, applying an
epithet which resulted in the latter
drawing his pistol. Seeing that he
was about to shoot Glover, the police.
man thrust his prisoner partly behind
him, just as the pistol fired, and was
wounded by the bullet intended for
Glover.
This is Policeman Summerford's
statement of the shooting affray. Gus
Anglin was taken in custody by Dep
uty Sheriff Fuller, who was near the
scene. The policeman declares that
his wound was accidentally inflicted
That it was not more serious is due to
the fact that his arm was raised at the
moment The shooting produced con-
! siderable excitement until the exact
condition of Officer Summerford be-
came known later. The wound will
incapacitate him for duty for some
time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
MAY PRIMARY
TO WARM Up
LEE POLITICS
MANY CANDIDATES IN FIELD
While Primary is More Than
a Month Distant
Especial to The Times-Recorder.)

tSpeCldl 10 L ne 1lLheS-NeCOluolJ
Leesburg. Ga, March 19.-With the
fixino of the date of the county prim-
ary as May l politics has begun to
warm up here perceptibly, and it
now seems manifest that there will be
many candidates to try their fortunes
on the political field.
With the retirement of Sheriff Sid
ney B. Smith from the position which
he has filled so faithfully and accept
ably for many years, vancancy has
been created for which there are sew
eral aspirants Among those who
have either announced their intention
of running for this office or whose
names have been suggested in that
particular are Fort Hines, Roy More
land. H. +. Laramore and Flint Ford,
so that the race promises to be lively
one, as other candidates may enter the
field. Sheriff Smith will retire at the
end of his present term to devote his
time to farming.
The race for tax collector gives
promise of being a warm one, also, as
there are now three candidates in the
field. These are J. H. Randall, Sr., of
Smithville; D. W. Tison and B. F..
Fouche. Tax Collector Frank King,
who has filled this position in a
thoroughly creditable and efficient
maner for years, will retire at the
close of his present term to re-enter
the mercantile business
The retirement of Lee county's ven-
erable and capable ordinary, George
C. Edwards, of Smithville, leaves this
position vacant, also So far only one
candidate has announced for the place,
George H. Collier, of Leesburg. There
are five county commissioners to be
elected. OF this number four o3 the
old commissioners, Jack Powell w. c.
Laramore, Jack Fleetwood and W. H.
Turner will offer for reelection and
have no opposition. D. J, Minis, the
fifth commissioner, has moved from
the county, which necessitates the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20

cause THIS is one vegetable that is US
ualiy abundant at this time of the
year. The late freezes, however. and
the excessively wet weather have both
conspired to keep the turnip crop in
lash, so that there is nothing doing in
thls line, except in few favored gar .
uerls, where the supply of this vegeta-
bic is eagerly consumed as a general
thing by the owner of the crop so
that there is nothing left for the mar
ket.
A peep at the gardens about the city
shows that they are hopelessly left
Oehind IN the way of early gardening
SO that the prospect for green things
to eat is not anything like as good as
1t IS in an average year. Hope is
held out by the truck growers, how
ever, that there will soon be a supply
OF at least a few of these vegetables
on the market, as turnips and a few
other vegetables grow very rapidly
this kind of weather after the heavy
rains that have been experienced here
recently.
Strange to say, there is only limit
ed supply of vegetables being shipped
IN from Florida. The scarcity of the
FLORIDA products makes the price OF
them so high that it is almost prohibi-
tive. This is the straw that breaks
the camels back viewed from the
standpoint of the lover of vegetables,
as the Florida crop is usually the sal
vation of the vegetarian throughout
the winter and the early spring sea-
son.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
CITY BORROWS
MONEY To PAY
new EXPENSES
$4,000 LOAN AUTHORIZED
Extra Items FAKE Expens-
es Very Heavy

Al a special session of city council
held yesterday afternoon, resolution
was passed to the effect that the city
borrow the sum of $4,000 to pay ad-
ditional expenses that have been in
Cured out Of the ordinary lately.
These expenses are such that thew
are not met with often in the routine
of the citys expense account. Among
the items that are included are the
paving in front of the postoffice. the
proposed repairs on the city hall. the
lot recently bought from Big Bethel
colored church, the additional ground
for the cemetery and other items.
Of these items the cost of the nav
ing in front of the postoffice is So, 900;
the Big Bethel property, $4,000, and
the cemetery annex, $3.50. The cost
of the city hall renovating and re-
modelling will approximate at least ST.
600, so that it may readily be seen that
the loan as estimated is very much
needed at this time Last month tha
city borrowed $4,000 from the local
banks, so that the total Indebtedness
of the city in this particular will be
$4,000 since the books were cleaned
and accounts balanced earlier in the
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
MANAGERS HAVE
BEEN SELECTED
FOR ELECTION
TO Determine BOND ISSUE
Polls Will Open at 5 A. M,
Close at s ?. M. M

Managers and clerks were chosen
yesterday for the bond election to be
held here today and all the arrange
ments for the election have been COM
pleted. The fact that the polls will
open at o'clock in the morning and
close at o'clock in the afternoon
will serve to bring out the vote early
and insure the speedy counting of
the votes after they have been poll
ed
The managers for the election are
Mr. j. |, Hudson, justice of the peace;
Mr.. A. c. Crockett and Mr.. J. T. Cott-
ney. The clerks are Messrs. Ed Ev-
erett, T. l.. Caruthers and Lee Hud-
son. These men will have charge Of
the general management of the cleo
ton and the supervision of the cleo
ton from the time of the opening of
the polls tnlS morning until the close
this afternoon and the votes have been
counted.
Indications are that a very heavy
vote will be polled early in the day,
while, of course, heavy vote will
be polled during the entire election,
as the registration is the largest that
has been known in the history of the
municipality. The fact that many au-
tomobiles and other conveyances will
be employed by each side in getting
out the voters would seem to indi-
cate that there will be no hardness
in getting out all the registered vot-
ers who will vote in the election.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
"ooSEVELT HEADQUARTERS
BUSIEST IN CAPITAL

washington, D. c., March 19.-Up in
" Dig Munsey building on Pensyl-
ana avenue Col. Roosevelt's head
F'"''ers has a force of a hundred or
4 Z empioyes-men and women
'o'hihg like beavers and tearing
yuma like mad. They are getting out
'''ry dope" as the matter is called
gre and judging by the heavy mail
$50 'nat go out of the building at all
a., ''es of day and night. the Colonel is
ing land Office business. His
Eau makes enough noise every day
- we week to nominate him not only
he Republican ticket but on the
'iociatic one also if that governed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20

election of commissioner to take his
place. For this vacancy there are two
candidates E. j. Stocks and Nathan
Minchew, both of the Red-bone dis
trict, from which district this commits
sioner is to be chosen None of the
other county officials have opposition
at this time.
From the number of older officials
who are voluntarily retiring and from
the number of younger men who are
candidates for the vacancies, it may be
seen that Lee county is to have an in
fusion of ned blood after the May
primary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
Commission PUT
OFF ITS DECISION
Spent Two House Yesterday
Talking 1t Over

Atlanta. Ca, March 19.-The Geor,
gia Railroad Commission spent two
hours today celebrating on the Amer
icus Gas and Electric case, but reach
ed no decision. The commission will
take it up again tomorrow when /.
will probably be decided.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
final RALLY
WAS Held At
ARMORY HALL
With A GOOD ATTENDANCE
Victory is Claimed at the
Polls To-Day

In a final rally at the armory hall
last night those favoring the bond
issue held an enthusiastic meeting,
which was more in the nature of .
business meeting for the completion of
final arrangements forethe election to =
day than a political rally. Mr.. ]. E
Sheppard presided over the meeting.
Responding to a request for infor-
nation, Mr. Frank Sheffield gave re-
sumo of the history of the city of AL
bany in regard to the assumption by
that city of the ownership and con-
troll of its electric light plant and wa
terworks system. In regard to the
waterworks, Mr.. Sheffield showed that
as artesian wells came into use, only
the wealthier citizens of the city Sc
cured wells and began to furnish wa
ter. Later it became necessary to
wrest this authority from these pri-
vate citizens, and it was necessary to
hold an election for that purpose sew
eral times before the people won the
fight.
The getting of control by the city of
Albany over the lighting plant, ac-
cording to Mr.. Sheffield, was not op-
posed by the citizens who owned the
plant, so that it was readily effected.
In regard to the claim that the city
of Albany is buying its power from a
corporation, Mr.. Sheffield admitted
that this is true, but he said that the
city has it's plant kept in readiness so
that it is getting favorable rate from
the power company.
Mr.. Sheppard was the next speaker
and he opened his talk by saying that
for ten years a nationwide fight has
been under way to wrest the control
of municipal plants from the owner
ship of corporations and to place them
in control of the people. Dawson and
Columbus were referred to by Mr..
Sheppard as two examples of cities
which had been under the control of
corporations and had freed themselves
by coming to own their own plants.
The main objections offered by Mr..
Sheppard to corporation ownership
were that the people are forced to
pay interest on watered stocks and
bonds, and that the corporations are
continually thrusting themselves into
municipal politics.
Mr.. Lee Allen, also, was one of the
speakers, and he answered several
cards and circulars that have been is
sued recently. With reference to the
charge that he had at first asked for
$4,000 bonds for lighting plant and
now advocates the issuance of $780,
900 for the same purpose, MIR. Allen
said that the first estimate was not
upon a complete lighting plant, but for
a small generator and poles and wires
to furnish the city's buildings and the
streets with lights. Mr.. Allen also
charged that figures for municipality
owned and operated plants published
recently had been garbled and mis-
represented.
Among other speakers were Messrs.
M. K. Ford, Carroll J. Clark, George
M. Bragg, ]. L. William, Thomas L.
Bell and George Oliver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-20
ID. A. II. WILL MEET
AT THE LIBRARY TODAY

Council of Safety Chapter, D. A. R.
will hold an important meeting this
morning at IL o'clock at the Carnegie
Library Members are requested to
attend promptly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-02
Fifth Monday Social.

After the continued bad weather, the
ladies Of the Home Mission Society well
coined the pleasant day Monday, Jam
20, and good crowd was in attendance
Mrs. Cowden, our fourth vice president,
had prepared delightful program and
presided over the meeting with her usual
dignity. After scripture reading and
q prayer by Mrs Adams, Mrs. Steve
Harris opened the program with read
ing entitled The Missionary Barrel, I"
one that should be given before every
missionary society in the country, for
nothing could be finer lesson to care
less church members. Then Mary Hill
Mosier sang very sweetly, Counting
the Apple Seed, = and Louise Thompson
recited Mustn't Touch 1t" in her own
spirited way. Miss jamie Garner read q
very touching story, Cherokee Roses, 4
showing ability and careful training.
Miss Pauline Barney sang il very ac-
ceptable way, my Loved One, Rest" "
accompanied by Miss ouise Adams.
After Miss Beulah Allen had played a
piano solo, during which we listened with
the pleasure with which we always hear
her music, she accompanied Miss Mary
Andrews, who sang. Miss Mary & voice
seems to grow stronger and sweeter every
time she sings, and her solo was very
much enjoyed. The program closed with
d reading by Miss Mary Lawson, Keep
ing up with Lizzie, an exceedingly
amusing story 81 the social struggles Of
some foolish girls, and the social came
to an end with everybody in good hui
NOR. The next Fifth Monday social
will come the last Monday in April.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-02
MntorInn AZ Ire Reat.

Few motorists know OF motoring IN
all its fullness. They drive along coun-
try roads for hundred miles or so,
through towns SO closely set that they
virtually run through one long village,
and they think they have motored.
They cross the ocean and enjoy the
perfect roa Of France md Switzer-
land, and imagine they have exper-
fenced all there is IN life in the motor
car; but no one has ever been brought
to full realization Of what motoring
really Is. or what the wonderful mod
ern machine Of mans creative genius
is really capable Of doing until they
have sat In a racing car side by side
with an expert driver and tasted the
sport ais IL Is under such conditions.
Lord Byron once wrote: What de-
lightful thing is a turnpike road, such
d means Of speeding the earth as
scarce the eagle in the broad air can
accomplish He certainly spoke IN
prophecy OF the motor car. and espe-
cialIy Of the racing machine. which
defies distance and shrinks space into
the most tiny proportions.-The Co
iumbian
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-02
YOUNG UNTIL ThlRTY-FlvE
From That Time On Unmarried Won
en- Are "old Maids" Says 6os-
ton u. w. G. A.

When does woman cease to be
young? Woman herself, for reasons
that require no elaboration here de-
clineG, as rule, to fix hepericd. Mes
culine authorities, for the most part.
are chary Of venturing upon such darr
gerous ground Hence the question his
ever been involved In uncertainty and
1t would perhaps remain so were It not
that responsible authority none 9TH
er than the Young Woman's Christian
association, the title of which indi-
Gates its competency-c comes to the
front with decision which may fair
ly be accepted as conclusive. 1t is to
the Boston branch of the association
that the world is indebted for the so
luton Of the problem. The occasion for
solving 1t arose from the completion
Of new home for the young women
of the association In the Massachu-
sets city. In framing rules for this
establishment, 1t was found necessary
to specify precisely the limit Of young
womanhood, beyond with the bens-
fits of the home could not be enjoyed.
This has been fixed at IS years. Up
to that age young woman comes
within the meaning of the title as I'M
derstood BY the association and may
enjoy the advantages of membership
and residence in the home. On reach
ing her thirty-fifth birthday she must
resign her quarters. On that fatal day
her young womanhcod ceases and the
"old maid" label is placed upon her
indelibly and irrevocably. Thus the
matter is settled beyond further cavil'
or dispute. Pittsburgh ChronicleTel
egraph.