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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
Text of the Bill.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 27.-Re-
preventative Underwood today intro
duced in the house the Smith-Lever
compromise cotton futures tax pro-
vision, so that it could be printed
and read by all members before the
conference report comes up for con-
sideration. The provision is that
which it is expected the house will
next week instruct it's tariff confer
ees to adopt in negotiations with the
senate conferees.
The Smith-Lever compromise re
tains the tax of one-tenth of one cent
per pound on all purely speculative
cotton trading This tax however,
would be reduced to the nominal sum
of so cents for what is known as
contract" embracing 100 bales Of
500 pounds each; in case the contract
specifies certain provisions that make
in conform rigidly to the government $
standard of cotton grading.
The so-called contract would speci-
fy the number of bales of cotton in
volved in the contract, the price per
pound of middling cotton as the
basis grade at which the cotton is
contracted to be bought or sold. The
date of the purchase or sale and the
month in which the contract is to be
fulfilled or settled.
The contract also must provide that
the cotton mentioned in the contract
shall be within the grade limit fixed
by the secretary of agriculture which
is within the limit middling fair an3
good ordinary, inclusive, on the pres
ent existing government standard and
no other grade or grades and tle
contract must further provide, that
in settlement of such contract by the
actual delivery of the cotton involved
therein, where cotton, other than the
basis grade is delivered, the differ
ence above or below the contract price
which the receivers shall pay for
such grades shall be determined as
hereinafter provided"
This difference is to be determined
according to the further provisions d
the amendment by the actual "com-
mercial difference in value" of the diff
ferent grades of cotton established by
bona fide sales of "spot cotton of the
same grades" made in actual trade
upon the sixth business day prior to
the settlement of the contract in the
market where the future transaction
took place or is consummatec.
i If.there is no spot cotton market
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28

New Orleans, La, Sept 27.-Late
in the session of the cotton market
there was a sensational break of 26
to 81 points on the unconfirmed re-
port that another cotton future tax
bill would be introduced to the con-
gress similar to the Clark amendment
to the tariff bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
PUBLIC INVITED
To INSPECT PLANS
FOR new HOSPITAL
ON EXHIBITION ON MONDAY
Plans and Specifications Will
Be Shown at Library

The plans and specifications of tha
new hospital will be ON exhibition III
the Carnegie Library Monday after
noon from three to five The plans
have been accepted by the Hospital as
sociation, and the ladies are anxiOas
that every business man of Americus
look them over.
Actual work on the new building viii
be begun within the next two weeks
Americus is soon to have as up-to-dats
a hospital as the larger cities OF the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
WALT BROUTHERS
RETURNS TO CHARLESTON

Walt Brouthers, who has been on a
visit to Americas for the past week,
has returned to his home in Charles
ton. The "Adonis of the Empire Cir
cult" will winter in the Carolina burg
and will be on hand when the gong
rings for spring practice on the Muck
alec lot
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
ton and prosperity will go on.

ton and prosperity will go on.
If the value OF the seed from 12, 165
bales, the number marketed in Amer
icus to this date, is added to the sales
value of the lint cotton, the sum total
would be 1851 $50, as the seed from u
bale of cotton sells here for $40. From
49, 165 bales, the value of the seed
alone is $121,650, an important "item, ;
indeed.
The sales of cotton in Americus to
date has, therefore, given a wonderful
impetus to business in every line. The
banks are making the best collections
in years, as are the supply dealers,
while merchants both wholesale AMI
retail, are not only doing a splendid
business but are collecting up ac-
counts as we'll, many of them of long
standing.
The season, altogether, is the most
prosperous in many years, and a Pc
riod of plenty and prosperity has
dawned for Sumter county and south
Georgia as well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
l7.YEAR YOUTH ACCUSED
IN COURT BY CHILD MOTHER

Savannah Ca, Sept. 27.-1sadore
silver charged with a statuatory Of
fense. was fined $500 in the city court
today silver is II years old. HIS
accuser. who is a 15-year-old girl, sat
in the court room during the trial with
three-months-old baby, whose Ia
ther she claims Silver to be. Because
of the youth of the principals, the case
has attracted great deal Of atten-
ton
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
MEETING OF YOUNG
PEOPLES MISSIONARY SOCIETY

mere will be meeting of the
ioung Peoples Missionary society at
tue First Methodist church this afte :
"oon at $3.50 o'clock. All members are
requested to be present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28
LIFE SENTENCE FOR M'NAUGHTON
IS DECISION OF GOVERNOR
Governor SlaOD, After Lengthy Consideration Of McNaugh
TONS Case Announced Last Night That The Plea
for Pardon Would Be Refused and COMMITTED the
Death Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 27.-(special) -
Governor Slaton late this afternoon
commuted DR.. w. j. McNaughton's
sentence of death to life imprison-
ment. DR.. McNaughton was found
guilty of poisoning Fred Flanders, ana
at the October term, 1910, of Eman-
uel superior court was sentenced to
death.
The wife of Fred Flanders was joint
ly indicted with DR.. McNaughton, but
an entry of nolle prosecute against
her was entered at the August term,
1918, of Emanuel superior court.
The governor reviewed the case, the
record covering fourteen typewriter
pages of legal cap paper. He con-
cludes with this statement;
Il believe the evidence shows the
guilt OF DR.. McNaughton; yet the ex-
pert testimony offered since the trial
by physicians of high standing inr-
presses the fallibility of human judg-
ment
Careless remarks made by the de-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28

and already several have agreed to be
present. E. H. Hyman, of Macon, the
headliner of the attraction, has sign:-
fed his willingness to be on hand NJ:
Hyman is an authority on subjects per-
tanning to the advancement of cities,
and is live wire from the start to the
finish.
In addition to the feast of oratory
for the wise, and the feast of barbecue
for everybody, music will be on tap for
those who like music with Their
meals" An orchestra has been secur-
ed for the occasion and will play dur
ing the barbecue and during the inter
mission between speeches.
Every one is invited to attend, ana
the price of admission will be thank
you" The purpose is to boost Ameri-
Gus and to promote a general feeling of
good will among all Bury your ham,
mer and come out prepared to boost
Tuesday, October 7, at o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-28

ceased are quoted as significant CT
other causes. When the defendants
lawyers told DR.. McNaughton that f
he would admit giving arsenic for ma
larial fever he would be acquitted, the
defendant denied it, saying ne ha1
never administered arsenic, and the
sheriff swears to overhearing this con-
versation, unknown to each of the
parties.
after a full consideration of this
case from every aspect; after searea
for the truth from every available
source, | believe it my duty TO do
what the judge and jury would likely
have done.
"In the light of all the facts now be-
fore me, while 1 believe the evidence
strong, yet it is purely circumstanrsai.
One justice Of the supreme court dis
scented because of the inefficiency Of
the evidence. The entire prison com~
mission recommend clemency. l be-
lieve it my duty to cummute the sem
tence OF death to life imprisonmeags.
Iaad II IS SO ordered.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Christmas as San Francisco
Will Find It
The Evening Concert the Great Tree in Golden Gate Park
and the Little Trees All Round Town

Francisco celebrate with merry Christmas In
Golden Gate park the S there be great
for the children of the city, music games and other sports
sparkling few cities the United States
have that day. On Christmas the Musicians union
choir singers will perpeta the three year old tradition of
in Market Lotta's fountain.
Those who have done their Christmas shopping early and
those who have done their Christmas shopping late will assemble
appointed domestic worship and decorate the
which has been sugged into the house for the delight of the
young and the cheer of the elders.
should be of Francisco this
Christmas day
The history of the Christmas confused in myth but,
like the the may well have the label
made in Germany The Christmas undoubtedly
of German origin Tradition the lighted
sary the Christmas teeto Martin Luther Authentic though
casual mention of the has been found locating it in Sass
burg the Christmas early 1908 For 200 the
maintained itself along the Rhine and then the begin
ming of the nineteenth spread throughout Germany and
by of Asace With the marriage of Queen Vic
prince Christmas England
and into America quickly with the assimilation of the
German and English immigrants
Now the Christmas with its spicy, pny smell of the
Sierra with its tnng candles glowing electric lights with
its expctan cotere of bright faced children and its boun har
Santa Claus part of the Christmas equipment of every
home and is the richest part the Christmas association of every
child.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Fresh Fruits Bring SlS,5OO,OOO
Into California
And Moe Will Come With the Development of the Fruit
Eating Habit Among the People

With the of the dcduous fruit the dealers report
that shipments California fruits brought the state
the present year $80000o This includes only deciduous
frcherries aprco peaches, pus grapes and mis-
caneous fruits of the that shed their leaves The citrus
shipments included neither the canned goods dried
other agricultural products of the state
claimed that the year 1913 has been exceptional
productivity California orchards spell of dry
years which lain the for three but which
broken retarded any great swelling in
and crop but 1913 compares avoraby with other recent
During the there shipped 331 of fresh
fruit, dozen less than the 1912 shipment
California United States, fertile
other sections and splendid the fruits of Michigan Ohio
Indiana other California that furnishes the earliest
fruits and the latest California by has reached its
iu Of production fruits every year hundreds of thou
sands of coming bearing But there will be
dnuton the demand for the fruits they marketed wisely
for the consumption of fresh fruit is bound increase with the
increased prosperity of the nation and with the development
the people of idea that fruit diet is healtu diet
That knowledge is well illustrated in the of
twenty-five the American family the
something be found in the bottom of the Christ
stocking sticky packages of dates
and the bulging Brazil Now the commonplace
the dining scarcely unusual than the loaf OF bread
But the science of marketing the fruits perfected
although California just made $18ooooo its fresh fruits
shipped
this money the eighteen millions and money
for California money brought into the state in
for what the soil of the state gives forth
the freight that take California fruits eastward don't
back empies They craned with automobiles
for the California farmer.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
The Cold Storage American
Beauty Rose
The Evil Genius Of Plant Has Manipulated the Bios
Market Till the Price Will Be SlS Dozen

The cold storage medcates eggs keeps them in
icy dungeon would be burnt the stake it, fortunately
Salem ideas of wtchraft still influenced American ough-for
is he witch who charm egg into laying dormant
months order that the magician profit? Yes the
would have got his need of justice had his birth
been premature by $50 years.
AS the burning of witches and wizards gone fashion,
all that do initiate the lawyers pulate pro
tune, that the egg storage has been burnt witch
But what about the who the American beauty
cold storage thus of
The price of American beauty in San
Francisco is Sc dozen50 apece-hicI cost
but exoonate the minds of those who American
beautes and the whole very cheap the minds
girls who American Young
bank clerks who 500 the first day Of each month But
cold storage has grabbed the American beauty
put his dungeon where he will hold for paid
Christmas week--the aforesaid to be $18 dozen.
The complain that they responsible
high price Christmas bouquettey blame the cold storage
Where Calornas reputation state Of ndwnter flowers
going if the is cold stored and held for ransom7
of be United Order of Fances should
in and fall of the Basle of Rosehe
storage plant, cruelest plant Of the garden
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

him: for before his translation he had
this testimony. that he pleased Cod
(Heb., 1850 Elijah also was trans-
lated. This proves that full UNDER
standing Of Gods law and implicit
obedience thereto would abolish death.
as in the case of Enoch. who walked
with God"
Mary Baker Eddy never believed nor
taught that she had entered upon
life eternal in this body on earth"
She plainly states in Science and
Health, With Key to the Scriptures"
pages 4o2-17: The life of man il
Mind" and pages 4S5-1S; .Not death.
but the understanding Of Life. makes
man immortal. The belief that life
can be in matter or soul In body
{. -. Is the result of the mortal
error which Christ. or Truth. destroys
by fulfilling the spiritual law OF be-
ing, In which man is perfect. even
as the Father which is in heaven
IS perfect
On page 303, line 16, we read: .sDi-
vine Science lays the axe as the root
Of the illusion that life. or mind. 10
formed by or Is in the material body,
and Science will eventually destroy
this illusion through the self-destruc-
tion of all error and the beatified
understanding of the Science of Life:
and on page 325: He who has the
true idea OF good loses all sense OF
evil. and by reason OF this is being
ushered into the undying realities of
Spirit Such a one abideth in Life
life obtained not OF the body incapable
OF supporting life. but of Truth, un-
gave the true idea OF being, which re-
suits in infinite blessings to mortals."
Yours truly,
THOMAS F. WATSON,
Christian Science Committee on Pub
lication.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
An Answer to Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Editor San Francisco Call and Post:
Your paper recently contained an
article by Ella Wheeler wilcox, in
which she speaks OF death as a
great. good. beautiful Guide" and
asks the question: Instead of re-
garding death as foe. would 1t not
be more sensible to think OF 1t as .
friend?'' The bible answers this
question by saying. "The last enemy
that shall be destroyed is death" q
Corinthians, 1920. 1t is evident that
Jesus did not regard death either as a
friend or as the gateway to eternal
life, for he said: III man keep my
saying he shall never see death (John
S:51): and also This Is life eternal.
that they might know Thee. the only
true God, and Jesus Christ. whom
thou hast sent (John 17:13), showing
that spiritual understanding (not
death) Is the gateway to life.
Jesus healed the sick and raised
| the dead in accordance with the law
| OF God, for He said: Il came .
not to do mine own will, but the will
of Him that sent me-" (John. 6:3S.)
AS the Bible states, Christ hath
abolished DEATH" may Ii not be rea-
sonable to believe that In proportion
as we come into more understanding
OF the Christ consciousness, which Is
| the law of God, we shall see death
abolished in our own experience. as
I'm the case of wireless telegraphy.
which always was a scientific fact.
| but is governed by laws which had
to be discerned and understood before
thew could be demonstrated In daily
experience?
In Genesis, 5:24. we read: and
Enoch walked with God: and he was
not: for God took him." Also. by
faith Enoch was translated that he
should not see DEATH and was not
found, because God had translated
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
PETTY COMMERCE

Trade was bad. very bad: and Mr..
Buggins. tho chief grocer OF the dis
trict. found his takings becoming
smaller every day. All his old Gus
toners seemed to be leaving the
neighborhood. and no new ones arr
riving. Even old Mrs. Robinson.
whom the firm OF Buggins had sup
piled with the necessaries OF life for
many years. had not been near the
shop for weeks.
One morning. however, she again
entered the door; and Mr.. Buggins,
delighted, hastened to attend to her
In person.
And what may get for you to-
day?'f he inquired
a penny's worth Of soap" came the
reply.
11r. Bussins' face was wonderfully
expressive Of outraged feelings: 50
was his answer
~ pennyworth of soap." no replied.
Certainly. suppose you'll be wash
- the canary thtg u1taEnconf
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Curious Facts q

just become man and wife, have
drawn up q detailed agreement for
their future domestic relations. Two
Of the more important clauses pro-
vide that the husband shall help wash
the dishes. and the wife shall refrain.
IN case OF dispute. from sspeaking
back"
The origin Of the saying As clean
a. a whistle IS ascribed to the
whistle tankard'' OF oiden times. In
which the whistle came into play
when the tankard was emptied. or
cleared out" to announce to the
waiter that more liquor was required.
Among tho worst foes OF the mem
ory ars too much food. to much phys
icai exercise. and. strangely enough.
toe much sducafion
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

When provision dealer was cut
ting cheese he found a tin contain
Ing three pennies, the name OF q New
Zealand cheese manufacturer, and !
request that the finder would COM
municate with him and state whether
the cheese was sold to him as New
Zealand or Canadian. As = matter Of
fact. It was sold as Canadian, and the
tradesman replied to that enect.
Mr.. a. B. Myers Of Millersvilis, Pa,
who has lost both his hands. shot is
squirrels during . one day hunting
trip. His gun was strapped to the
stumps OF his arms. ana he pulled
the trigger with his teeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Maddox Of Los
Angeles. cal, who at the mature
ssvs u II ma II. rsspset1vely, havs
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Eueniing Calls

footpad isn't necessarily sosce for defeat Of the policemen
dealer in Christmas looks upon the
Boston planning worlds fair for 1920 II ought to be fine show
There will Be the 1915 fair for model
Grover Cleveland Hartley baseball player Twenty-Five years
A clergyman bane Darwin
the scientist been called the of
The notice should help the sale of his books
OF
politician wcr
Chicago would her
navy participate in tn
through the Panama But how about
the
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Pluck i'm Defeat

Charles Edward Russell. the socia-
list candidate for the mayoralty Of
New York. said OF his defeat:
"At any rate, we put up, we socia-
lists, a brave II hopeless fight. And
now, in our defeat we are as cheery
as the traveller.
"A traveller bought a ticket from
paint Rock to Nola Chucky, and then
going out on the platform said:
I How soon does the train starty
. why, there she goes now, said
q station hand. You've just missed
her
The traveller leaped on to the line
and set out In pursuit OF the train
with all his might But in two or
three minutes he came trudging back
over the ties.
"A laughing crowd had gathered,
and the station hand said:
Well. did you catch her?'
NO, said the traveller. but BY
lingo. ! made her pun
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

Cal Ewing plans to make Lonely during the ball
Domingo having fashions do change
in the tropics
in according the Common Law" the
result Of the blindness Virtue" the "TIeh Road.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels only collar buttons for
Why doesn't he the bureau and the old
evolutionary present fashion
dress they surely had better than
fo having
efforts strong
Of their in the Taft Root and Uncle
department Washington that chocolate Is
military
disbandng Soldier" opera
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Are Earth People Weary
ing the Gods?

What can they be talking
about so muchf How does it
happen that they can not rest
content with the speaking ap-
paratus that nature, already too
liberal to such petty creatures,
has bestowed upon them? Are
they wearying the gods with adj
vice, or wearying their own
weak brains with nonsensical
chatter? The next thing we
hear, perhaps, they will be send
ing their yawps up to It's. These
pestiferous little worlds are
enough TO make Jovian tiredl
We only speak when we have
something large to say, and
among US only wise men are
born with tongues"
Such might be the hasty re-
marks of the derisive philosopher
of the planet of Jove upon learn
ing of the vast extension OF the
telephone systems of the earth,
and the news that we are now
beginning to talk through the
ether, TO send our wandering
voices out into space on the tire
less wings of electricity, would,
doubtless, increase his irritation
and accentuate his scorn.
But what sad error he would
commit How his eyes would
be opened if he could but pay US
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Telephone Has Worked for
clearnesS of Speech

The telephone has done a
great deal for freedom of speech.
clearing it of obscurity, of pro-
li,ity, of pretense,. of false
modesty, and especially of that
element of personal shrinking
which affects the sincerity of
utterance, face to face, of all
but the most frank and fearless
spirits. Very few men express
their real thoughts as boldly and
straightforwardly in ordinary
conversation as they do in the
quasi impcrsonal converse that
occurs at the telephone. OF
course, there is another side to
the picture. The man who has
something to conceal behind his
speech probably finds relief in
the absence of the penetrating
eyes of his interlocutor when he
talks by telephone; he is, as it
were, protected by screen.
Still, the advantage remains
with sincerity and frankness, and
one can say a painful, but neces-
sary, thing much more easily by
telephone. Perhaps if the right
OF women to propose marriage
is ever put into practice, it will
first be done by telephone. The
truth would be told, and the
bushes and confusion spared.
1t is unnecessary to refer to
the enormous saving of time, and
the tremendous facilitation of
business that the telephone has
effected. AT the close of 1912 the
whole world contained 12,31S,-
600 telephones, of which the
United States had 1857, ,625, and
all Europe only 3,153,000. The
city of New York alone pos
sessed 44l,128, almost exactly
double the number possessed by
London. Chicago stood third
among the great cities of the
world with 27o,833 telephones.
But Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco held the percentage record,
each having one telephone for
about every four inhabitants.
After the Jovian Voltaire had
studied these facts on the spot he
would go back and change his
tune; he would then declare that
the United States was not the
storm center of useless babble,
but the great focus of talk to
the purpose, of speech concen-
trated to its real essence.