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The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
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q BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
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IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Fire starting in the Santa Fe rail
road shops at Cleburne, Texas, caused
an estimated loss of $250,000.
Reports say Mexican rebels have
been entering Texas from Mexico re-
Gently and stealing and driving away
horses.
A special commission to investigate
government reclamation projects was
proposed in a bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Borah.
At Los Angeles Leon Gutierrez, an
anarchist, is dead, and Policemen
Perry and Bains are wounded as the
result of riot in the Plaza.
Five persons were killed and several
injured when the westbound Olympian
train of the Chicago, Milwaukee IL
Puget Sound railroad broke through a
bridge half mile west of Keechelus,
Wash, sixty-seven miles east of Sc
attic.
The death sentence was passed up
on Idellus NJ. Dye at Salt Lake, con
victed of the murder of Joseph Rain
bow last November in an attempted
hold-up. Dye, who is the son of prom
inent lawyer Of Pueblo, Colo, is to be
shot September 16.
Sick and alone in his poorly furn-
ished home, William II. Spencer, car
penter sixty years old, of San Francis
co, received word that he is heir to a
fortune of $48,550 left by Isaac Spenc'
er, an uncle who died recently in New
Lexington, Ohio.
To be a true Christian, wear the
simplest of frocks, discard high-heeled
shoes and large hats. lay aside the
tight fitting gowns, and, above all
avoid the extremes in dress as laid
down by Dame Fashion. Such is the
text of a resolution adopted by dele
gates attending the convention OF
Seventh Day Adventists at Glendale
Cal.
A blood-stained halifax and blood
stained clothing found in the house of
a negro near the scene of the murder
and assault of Miss Signe Amelia
Carlzen in Denver led to the arrest of
H. L. Jonas, fifty-five years old, own
er of the cabin. Fresh scratches on
his body furnish further confirmatory
evidence connecting him with the
crime and he is being held as a sus-
pect
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Seats for the Vanderbilt cup race
meet to be held in Milwaukee in Sep
tember have been placed on sale and
blocks of the paste-boards were sent
throughout the country.
Canadian oarsmen proved their su-
periority again in the final events of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen regatta at Peorio. ILL.,, fin
ishing ahead of the Yankees in every
race in which they were entered.
The first Of the series of five yacht
races for the Great Lakes information
al championship cup, at Chicago, was
won by the Michicago, owned by a
syndicate of Chicago Yacht Club mem
ters, over the Patricia. the Canadian
contender, owned and piloted by Nor
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Queer Facts Surrounds Death.

Pueblo.-Peculiar circumstances sur
rounding the death of Mrs. DR.. A. C.
Scaife ten years ago, were unearthed
when her daughter, Mrs. d. G. McNutt,
requested permit from the health
department for the removal of the
body from Eden, ten miles north of
here, to Pueblo. Health Commission
or Provost discovered that the woman
died unattended by a physician, the
cervices of an undertaken had been
dispensed with and the funeral sermon
had been preached by her husband
The casket had been built by Mrs.
Scaife's. uncle.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
FOREIGN.

Santo Domingo is now menaced by
a widespread revolution.
During the three months, April l to
June 80, of the present year, 1884
immigrants arrived in Canada. OF this
number 121 1898 arrived at ocean ports
and 53,343 from the United States.
That Gen. Pascual Orozco, chief of
the rebels in the northern part of tn.
republic broke off peace negotiations
after he had agreed to leave Mexico
forever was the information given out
in public statement issued by Pres.
ident Madero.
Two hundred and ten residents of
the little town of Puruandiro, Michoa-
can, Mexico, at least half of whom
were boys, were slaughtered at the
behest of the jefe politico in June, ac-
eording to a story brought to Mexico
City by n commission which called up
on the minister of the interior asking
for guarantees.
Thirty-siX soldiers and more than
twenty passengers were slaughtered
by Zapatistas in a canon one kilo-
meter north of Ticuman, 11O miles
southeast of Mexico City, when pas
senger train southbound from Mexico
City was attacked from ambush. So
Ear as known only part of the train
crew escaped.
The Allan Line steamer, Corsican,
which sailed from Montreal with two
hundred passengers bound for Liver
pool, struck an iceberg west of Belle
JsJe near Newfoundland but aDpar-
entity sustained no serious damage.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
WASHINGTON.

The present high cost of beef and
other meats may cause congression-
al investigation of the so-called beef
trust.
President Taft sent to the Senate
the nomination of Jacob Schurman,
president of Cornell university, to be
minister to Greece.
This years grain crop in the United
States will be far in excess of last
years yield, as estimated by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
When President Taft vetoed the
wool bill, he had stamped with his dis
approval the twenty-fifth legislative
measure sent to him from Congress.
The fight to pass the S15O,OOO, 900
pension appropriation bill was lost by
one vote in the Senate and the meas
ure was sent back to the House for
further conference.
Friends of Lieutenant Becker.
charged with murder in connection
with the New York police scandal,
have raised $125,00O with which to
fight his case
Permission to erect a memorial to
Major Archibald W. Butt and Francis
Davis Millet, victims of the Titanic
disaster, on the capitol grounds in
Washington is granted in a resolution
adopted by the Senate.
By the narrow margin of five votes
the House passed the wool tariff revi-
sion bill over President Taft's veto.
The vote, ia to so, was made possible
only by the detection of twenty-one Re-
rublicans who voted with the Demo-
Gratis.
President Taft will veto the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill because it carries provision
limiting the tenure of Civil Service
employees in Washington to seven
years. Clerks now are appointed prac,
tically for life, being removable only
for cause.
Secretary Knox was designated by
President Taft a special representa-
tive of the United States at the funeral
of Mutsu-hito, the late emperor of
Japan, and has left Washington for
San Francisco and the Orient. The
funeral will be held September 13.
Knox is expected back in this country
in October.
By vote of 81 to 81 the Senate
adopted the Senate substitute to the
House provision in the postoffice ap-
preparation bill extending federal aid
to states in the improvement of high
ways. The amendment creates a com.
mission to investigate the feasibility
of comprehensive system of good
roads work. The House provision con-
templated an appropriation of S15,O00,-
600.
Past Assistant Surgeon r. B. Nc
Clintick of the United States public
health and marine hospital service,
6ied in Washington of Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever a martyr to the
cause of medical science. One of the
foremost specialists in this deadly mai
ady, which he virtually had eradicated
from the Bitter Root valley in Mon
lana, it was the irony of fate that DR..
McClintick should succumb to the
disease. He was thirty-nine years
cid.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

August l9-24.-International Photo-En'
gravers' Association, Denver.
Sept. 3.-Convention National Assocla'
tion State Game Wardens. Denver.
September 3-7-Jefferson County
Fair, Golden
September ST Arkansas Valley
Fair-Rocky Ford.
September 6-"Sugar Beet Day IN
Denver. Delegates from all sugar pee'
districts in Colorado will be in attend
ance and participate in special pro
gram.
Fair and Driving Club-Cahon City.
September 1921 - Colorado state
Fatr-Pueblo. -
Sept. 1S-2O.-San Luis Valley Fair Ala
mosa.
September 24-27-crowley County
Fair, Sugar City.
September 24-27-Las Animas County
Fair-Trinidad.
Sept. 2426.-Colorado State Medlcai
Sept. 26.Nopening Weld County Fair,
Greeley.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
State Federation of Labor Meets.

Cripple Creek.-With 200 delegates
representing every union of the state
in attendance, the seventeenth annual
convention of the Colorado State Fed
Grafton of Labor opened here Aug. 13.
The delegates were welcomed to Grip
pie Creek by Mayor Hassenplug Use
of the historic Miners Union hall by
the convention was rendered by Pres
ident Meyer of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
To Reoin Romeo Reservoir.

Romeo.-J. H. White, H. Neel and
E. S. Christensen have been elected
directors of the Romeo Reservoir dis
trict. Work will soon start on the new
proposition in the San Luis valley
which will furnish water to over 20
600 acres of land and involve $500,00O
n its construction.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Explosion Kills Two Miners.

Cripple Creek.-The unexplained ex
plosion of forty sticks of dynamite or
the 400-foot level of the Good Sover
death of Edward Floyd, thirty-five
and James Murphy, nineteen, miners
Murphy's body was horribly mangled
and parts were strewn seyenty-five
ieet along the drift.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
State to Pay Old Debts.

Denver.-The state of Colorado is
making plans to clean house of all its
old debts. Colorado is going to pay
off $2,115,000 of old warrants that
have Uttered the files of the treasur.
er's office many years-so long, in
fact, that only 100000 of the total
amount the warrants call for was the
original debt The remaining $1,315,-
600 is for interest.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Utes to Mark Trail.

Colorado Springs.-Seventy- Ute
Indians in full regalia will solemnlJ
conduct the ceremonies of marking
the old Ute trail above Manitou
Springs. The ceremony will take place
August 30, at the time of the Pixies
Peak summer carnival and Indian
Shan Kive.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Train Kills Ranchman.

Salida.-C. B. Kelso, thirty-five, a
wealthy rancher of Fremont county
was run over and instantly killed by
Denver & Rio Grande eastbound pas
senger train, No. 8, while he was
transferring cattle in the stock yards
at Howard, fourteen miles southeast
of Salida.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Government to Supervise Irrigation

Greeley.-Cognizanc taken by the
national government of the work of
the Weld county grand jury recently
may result in government supervision
of irrigation projects and a general
chakeup in the Department of Agri'
culture at Washington.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Student Crushed by Boulder.

Canon City.-Lawrence H. Serrey, a
student in the Denver University law
school, had his leg and foot crushed in
the Silica mine here. large boul
der which he was moving to protect
The machinery from blast rolled over
and caught him beneath the iron
rails of the car track
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
canteloupes Are Ready.

Rocky Ford.-Cantaloupes are now
being shipped from Rocky Ford in car
load lots. The hot weather is caus-
ing the melons to ripen rapidly. Com
mission houses from all parts of the
country are sending buyers here and
the crop is being readily disposed of.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
Another Rock Island Victim Found

Pueblo.-Lying in a marsh almost
inaccessible, the body of a man sup
posed to have been a victim of the
Rock Island wreck here July 81 was
found ten miles south of here on the
Arkansas river.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-17
New School for RanaeIy.

Rangely.-Although it is merely a
small oil camp Rangely is to have a
school house which will equal anything
in that line on the Western slope.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
FLOUR MILL
IS WANTED
FOR COUNTY
COMPANY TO Be ORGANIZED
Part Local and Part Foreign
Capital is Plan

Efforts are still being made to Sc
cure for Americus at some early time
a modern and strictly up-to-date
Touring mill that will be a boon for
the farmers of this section who wish
to raise wheat and at the same time
will AFFORD a profitable investment for
every local business man who wishes
to invest something in the stock of the
mill.
The plan as outlined is an inviting
one, as it contemplates the owning
of the mill by local capital in part,
while the other part of the capital is
to be owned by an outside investor,
who is a practical mill man and who
will install and operate the mill. AS
the plan has been mentioned, it is for
a number of representative business
men each to take $500 of the stock,
while the other is to be furnished by
the mill man who installs the plant.
Under this arrangement there would
be total of $12,50O of local capital
invested in the venture, while an equal
amount of outside capital would be in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
OFF FOR MISSISSIPPI
IN QUEST OF HEALTH
j. b. Mathis Jr., win Leave This
Morning.

Accompanied by DR.. j, w. Cham
bliss and his father, Master J. B. Ma
this. Jr., who has been rather Sc
riously i'll of late with nephitis, left
Sunday morning for Stanord
Springs, near Vossburg, Miss, where 1t
is hoped he will gain relief through
the change of climate and water.
For some time past the condition of
young Mr.. Mathis has been rather pre-
carious, but developments of recenf
date have been such as to necessitate
his taking the trip to Mississippi in
order to obtain relief. Or. Chambliss,
who will accompany his patient to
Vossburg, will be out of town until
Tuesday, while Mr. Mathis, Sr., will
remain at the springs about ten days
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
DELEGATES have
BEEN NAMED To
DRAINAGE MEET
MAYOR HAS CHOSEN Two
To Attend the Meeting in New
Orleans in April

Mayor Mathis yesterday named two
delegates to attend the meeting of the
Nationtl Drainage Congress that is to
meet in New Orleans next month. This
convention of those who are interest
ed in the reclamation of wet lands
throughout the entire country will be
attended by delegates from all sec
tions.
The delegates named Mayor Mathis
from Americus are Messrs. j. B.
Hudson and H. C. Horton. 1t is hop
ed that these gentlemen may be able
to attend the conference, as the trip
is a most interesting one at this sea-
son of he year, and the matters of i'm
portance that are to come up at the
convention are of special interest to
the people of Southern Georgia.
April 1913 are the days that have
been chosen for the sessions of the
congress, so that those who attend
may have three days to spend in New
Orleans. Every state in the union will
be represented at the congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
CAPT. DAVIS
TENDERS HIS
RESIGNATION
MILITARY SUFFERS A Loss
Has Made Active aud EffiC-
lent Officer

Captain Charles P. Davis of the
Americus Light Infantry, Company L,
Fourth battalion, rendered his resigna-
ton as commanding officer at a meet
ing of the Light Infantry last night.
The resignation of Captain Davis came
as complete surprise to the company,
as not man in the command had pre-
viously received the slightest intima-
ton of such intention.
That the resignation of this popular
and very efficient commanding officer
caused deep and sincere regret need
not be said, and this regret will be
shared alike by citizens of Americus
when made known to them this morn
ing.
Captain Davis has also forwarded
his resignation as captain of the A. L.
l. to Governor Brown and asked that,
in view of long service, he be put up
on the retired list of officers. The
resignation went forward yesterday.
Upon it's acceptance the command of
the company will devolve upon Lieut..
James Fort until an election can be
held to fill the vacancy.
Captain Davis retirement is due to
no lack of enthusiasm, or love for his
company, one of the best in the states
service, but is induced by pressure OF
business in his profession, dentistry,
which now demands his entire auten-
ton
1t was on November 7th, 1895, six
teen years and more ago, that Captain
Davis enlisted with the Light Infan-
try, then with the Second regiment,
and no more loyal member ever wore
the blue or the khaki. Besides COM
manding the company, he had prev
iously served on the battalion and reg
imental staffs, making good in every
department of the military service.
Like other company commanders
Captain Davis has held the Light In
fantry up to a high degree of excel
lence, a distinction now enjoyed. The
command has but recently passed an
nual inspection most successfully and
is in excellent physical condition. K
! is the strong right arm of Americus,
the county and section, and should be
fostered and given every cordial sup
port by our citizens.
Continual service for sixteen years
entities Captain Davis to place up
on the retired list, and this honor
doubtless, will be accorded one who
has worked so long and faithfully in
the military service of the state. Zeal
GUS always in the performance of his
duty, he lays it down now only to give
to his profession the time and atten-
tion which his business demands.
There Is no doubt that some assign
ment to staff position, or one upor
the retired list will be the merited re
ward Of this capable military off
Ger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
LARGE CROWDS
LAST SUNDAY
AT REVIVAL
At FIRST METHODIST CHTRCH
Or. Morrison Has Conducted
Successful Meeting

Large crowds again attended the re-
vival services at the First Methodist
church Sunday, and the large build
ing was we'll filled at both morning
and evening services.
DR.. Morrison has created great in
terest in these services, and many at
tend the meetings regularly to hear
the sermons which he breaches. Many
additions have been made to the
church already, both by letter and ex-
perience. .
Beginning today the three-service
per day program will be inaugurated,
so that throughout this week these
three services, in the forenoon at 9:45,
in the afternoon at $3.50 and in the
evening at 1880 o'clock, Will be held
each day. The forenoon service was
omitted yesterday, but it will be held
henceforward throughout the week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
WORK HAS BEEN BEGUN ON
REMOD[L|NG OF CITY HALL
Work Of Inside Carpentry on Second Floor Began YesteF
daV Afternoon, and 1t viii Be Carried to Completion as
OuCkIV as Possible Three Contracts Have Been Let

Earlv Yesterday afternoon the work
If remodeling the city hall in harmo-
nv with the plans which wererecently
arranged under the supervision of
CITY Engineer Ansley was begun. Dur
ing the afternoon considerable part
of the partition separating the coun-
cil chamber from the corridor without
was torn away.
This part of the work is mainly car
pentrv. and the contract for it was
LET some time ago to Mr.. T. l.. Gran
berry. of Americus. The work was
begun yesterday under his supervision.
Two other contracts have also been
let those for the painting and re-
pairing of the roof and for the hard
wood fixtures. The former was award
ed to Mr.. w. C. Hughes, of Americus,
while the latter was given to the Cru
ger Manufacturing Company, of At
lanta.
The only part of the work under
way at this time is that of the inside
carpentry, which has already been
mentioned. This work will require
considerable time, as there will be
work of this kind not only on the sec
ond floor, but also on the third, where
the new council chamber will be
placed This work will probably be
finished sooner than any of the other,
though the painting and repairing Of
the roof may go on simultaneously
with any of the interior work without
Interfering with it.
Assurances given already are that
the remodeling of the city hall will be
greatly helpful in many ways, as con-
yenience and economy will be served
ny the plans that have been arranged
in this particular, On the second floor
roomier and better quarters will be
afforded the city officials, while on the
third floor will be the council cham
Der, arranged with an eye toward
lending dignity and order to the de-
liberations of council, such as are not
available now
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-26
BETTER SERVICE NOW WANTED
ON BRANCH OF THE CENTRAL
Residents Along the Line Of the Central Of Georgia Between
AmeriCuS and Columbus Wish Better Freight and Pas
SGnqer Service Than Has Been Furnished.

Buena Vista is up in arms to Sc
cure better railway service along the
line of the Central from Americus to
Columbus, complaint having been
made against both the freight and tha
passenger service that is given that
section at this time.
A communication has just been re-
ceived from that city asking the CO.
operation of the local Board of Trade
in the matter of securing better SER
vice along the line of the Central be-
tween Americus and Columbus. In
this letter the comment is made that
Buena Vista and Ellaville, the two
largest places on this division of the
road, have already taken up the mat
ter of securing better service with the
Columbus Board of Trade
In the letter received from Mr.. Le-
Roy Hirschburg, editor and proprie-
tor of the Marion County Patriot, the
following comment is made THE
poor passenger and mail service given
Ruena Vista, Ellaville and all the
people along the line of the Central
of Georgia railway from your city to
Columbus, as published in The Patriot
last week, is not only unjust to our
people, but positive detriment to
Americus' trade as we'll" Ite
: This matter will come up before the
Board of Trade at its next meeting, at
which time some consideration will be
given it by the members of the Board
What definite steps have been taken
by the Buena Vista authorities in the
matter are not known here. 1t may
be that it has already been referred b.
them to me officials of the Central in
Savaarail, or it may be that no ftr
NAL action has yet been taken by
IT, EN-.
Investigation here shows that there
are two trains daily each way over
the Columbus division of
the Central The day train arrives
here at noon and returns westward at
245 o'clock in the afternoon, but this
train is in reality combination train
both ways, so that it's schedule Is
slow and troublesome at times. The
other train is the Seminole Limited,
which is practically through train,
with regular stops only at Ellaville
and Buena Vista. In addition it is
night train practically all the way
along the division.
The contention that the people along
the division are making is that the
day train should be made
a passenger train and a freight train
put on, thereby giving better service
in each particular. 1t has been learn
ed here unofficially, that the placing
of another train on this division of
the Central would probably not prove
profitable enough to make the VEN
ture a paying one for the road.