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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-09
TESTIMONY OF
DAUGHTER IN
MOTHERS BEHALF
TRIAL Of LYNNS At DUBLIN
Both Prisoners Made Their
Statements

Dublin, Ga, Feb. 8-The Lynn trial
today opened with C. W. Mccall,
detective, on the stand. He testified
that Mrs. Lynn was heard over the
.dictagraph telling her husband, "Oh,
God, l wish l had never told lie
about it." Mrs. Flanders, wife of She
riff Flanders, testified that in CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Lynn, she told her
the public did not believe she did the
shooting. Mrs. Lynn then said:
Il did some of the shooting"
Louthera Lynn, eleven year old
daughter, testified that her father was
in the field with her brother and
sister when the shooting was heard
and that she reached the house be-
foreh er father arrived.
Mr. Lynn then made lengthy
statement, stating that he had known
Mr.. Hightower for years and consi /
cred him warm friend.
There has never been a time Whe!.
| would not do anything for him. We
had never had dispute in our lives.
/ loved him almost as a father.
I'm December 1 spoke of going to
Wilkes county, and my wife said, let's
write Uncle Frank and ask him to
come and stay with me and the chill
dren while you are away. My wife
started the letter and l finished it.
Il did not object to MIR. Hightower
spending the night with my wife and
family. l thought he would be pro-
lection. 1 would not have done him
any harm for the world, because
AOV6u ulul. went W Lh0 hclu WIZ
the children and picked cotton until
heard the shots. Mr.. Gibbs testified
that he saw the children in the fell
just before the shooting, but did not
see me. This was because was back
of log house from where Mr.. Gibbs
was standing.
After the alarm l ran to the house
and Mr.. Hart said, your wife has kill
ed Mr.. Hightower' l said Lord. naro
mercy! Alice, why did you kill him: 2
She said, I had to do 1t; he insulted
me- l cannot explain how the bullet
holes were found back of where she
stood at the time.
Mrs. Lynn made her statement in
court today, which was about the
same as that made at the time of the
tragedy. She declared she shot High
tower in defense of her honor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-09
IS PLEASED With AMERICIJS
and SUMTER AS WELL
Representative Of Mutual Ben
Gfit Life Here

A visitor in Americus for several
days past is Mr.. H. o. Reeve, of New
ark, who has been here upon business.
Mr.. Reeve represents the loan depart
ment of the Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co., OF Newark, which does a
very extensive business here in the
placing of large loans. He is greatly
impressed with conditions generally in
Americus and Sumter county, and feels
assured that the material progress Of
both will be rapid and substantial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-09

New York, Feb. - An even two
dozen-some dead, some retired, some
still on the New York police force
were branded as grafters or go-be-
tweens yesterday in the recital of
James Purcell, a veteran gambler,
who told the aldermanic investigating
committee how he and his associates
had given up $4,000 protection money
in years.
There was no session of the alder
manic committee today, and it was
not made known whether Purcell
would be recalled to the stand on Mon
day. Interest centered largely at po-
ice headquarters though it was not
believed that Commissioner Waldo
would suspend any of those mention
ed by Purcell until he had confirmed
the truth of the charges by an indepen-
dent investigation. The aldermanic
committee is working hand in hand
with the district attorneys office, and
as the police department and the dis
trict attorney are at daggers points
neither is accepting the word of, or
the cooperation of the other in any
way.
On Monday Thomas Walsh, who re-
Gently confessed to grating, and inn
plicated Inspector Dennis Sweeney, is
to go before the grand jury and tell
his story. Both he and Sweeney arc
now under suspension After the
Walsh evidence is presented, Purcell
will tell his tale to the grand jury,
and a big batch of indictments is ex-
pected within ten days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-09
Live Stock Market null Here.

AlHN CNUOh mum
While Americus stock dealers have
sold mules to the value Of perhaps
$15O,O0O already this season, the vol-
ume of trade in that line Is not nearly
50 large as at this time last year Nor
90 the dealers expect any very great
increase in the volume of business
from this time until spring.
One dealer said yesterday that prob
ably not more than 500 or 500 mules
had been sold in Americus to this date,
which is about half the number sold
here last spring. While the local
demand has thus fallen off, the de-
mand for mules in other markets
keeps the price away up. This IS par
ticularly true, as regards Texas, it is
said, where thousands of mules are be-
ing shipped to make cotton. In some
of the Georgia markets the demand ia
heavy this season.
In the Americus territory, however,
farmers seem disposed to economic ia
the way Of buying stock this year, par
ticularly as money is not any too abun-
dant for this purpose. !
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION To
BE Held HERE This WEEK
Sumter Comfy Sunday School Convention VIII Assemble at the First Ba
fist Church Next Wednesday and Thursday TWODay Session.
Convention IRierDGnOmnaOnaI and All Students Of Sunday
Schools Are Invited

On Wednesday and Thursday, Febru-
ary 18th and 18th, the Sumter Coun.
ty Sunday School convention will De
held in the First Baptist church "a
Americas. This convention will be
similar to the Sunday school conven-
tions being held in a number of the
counties in the state. Georgia was the
last state east OF the Mississippi river
| to employ a general secretary for this
kind of work. The man employed last
June was Mr.. D. w. Sims, who has
had wide experience in Sunday school
work For about ten years Mr.. Sims
was a Sunday school teacher, then he
was made superintendent of a Sunday
school with a membership of 951, and
in little more than three years the
enrolment of the school was 2,O72. For
about five years prior to his coming
to Georgia, Mr. Sims served as gem
eral secretary of the Alabama Sunday
School association. Since taking up
the work in Georgia the first of last
June he has organized more than forty
counties
Sumter county is very fortunate IN
having on the program of the conven-
ton not only our own general secre-
tary, but also Rev W. Fred Long, OF
Jackson, Miss, general secretary of the
Mississippi Sunday School association.
Both Of these men come highly recon-
mended after years of experience in
every phase of Sunday school work.
They are both interesting speakers.
The program for the convention is as
follows:
First SesslOn-We Wednesday Afternoon,
February 18th.
Col w. P. Wallis, County President
presiding.
3:OO-Devotional Exercise, conduct
ed by Rev Lansing Burrows.
3:2O-The Banner School, by Mr. D.
w Sims, general secretary OF the
Georgia Sunday School association.
3:55-The Trained Eye, by Rev. w.
Fred Long, general secretary of the
Mississippi Sunday School associa-
| ton.
4:3O-Song.
4:35-Questions Answered. by Mr..
Sims and Mr.. Long.
5:00-Adjourn.
Second SessiOn-W Wednesday Night.
Col. w. P. Wallis, presiding.
7:30-Devotional Exercise, conduct
ed by Rev. ]. A. Thomas.
S:OO-Trained Workers; How and
Why? BY Mr. D. w. Sims.
S:35-Song.
/. S;4O-"Over Fool HILL" by Rev. W.
Fred Long.
9:15-Adjourn.
Third Thursday Afternoon,
February 18th.
Col. w. p. wallis, presiding.
3:OO-Devotiona Exercise, conduct
ed by Rev. J. w. Stokes.
3:2O-Principles of Teaching, by
Rev. W. Fred Long,
3:5O-Song.
3:55--Increasing the School Mem
bership, by Mr.. D. W. Sims.
4:25-Open Parliament Conducted
by Mr.. Sims and Mr.. Long. All Sun
day school workers are requested to
ask questions on any phase of Sunday
school work.
5:0O-Adjourn.
Fourth SessiOn-Th Thursday Night.
Col. w. P. Wallis, presiding.
7:3O-Devotional Exercise, conduct
ed by Rev R. L. Bivins.
S:OO-How to Get Men and Women
In the School, by Rev. w. Fred
Long.
S:35-Song.
S:4O-A World. National state and
County View of Sunday School WORK
by Mr. D. W. Sims.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
BROWN SPEAKER
AT BIC MEETING
Moline Will Be Represented at
Conference of Commercial
Clubs at Chicago.

Chairman r. B. Lourie and Secre-
tary \. G. Brown were authorized by
the Grea.er Moline committee at its
session Friday to represent it at the
Illinois fellowship conference TO be
held at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago,
next Wednesday. Mr.. Brown is slated
for an address of welcome at the
morning session. The fellowship con-
ference is annually held under the
auspices of the Chicago Association
of Commerce and is for the purpose
Of drawing the Chicago organization
and those of similar nature elsewhere
in the state into closer relations.
The morning session will be held
at 10 o'clock and the topic will be
How Can a Better Cooperation be
Developed Between the Chicago Asso
citation of Commerce and Other Sim
liar Organizations of the State?" Al
noon the visiting delegates will be
entertained at luncheon in the Hotei
Sherman, at o'clock they will be
taken for an auto ride, at they will
be dined at the Union League club
and at s there will be theatre party
for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
RECKLESS DRIVERS HIT
LETTER CARRIERS RIG

Peter Foufas and Harry Propapas
driving case brought by ]. A. Walker,
a city letter carrier, today. He
charges that the pair were driving at
high speed when their rig collided
with his delivery cart at Fourth ave
nue. and Twenty-seventh street yester
day afternoon, inflicting considerable
damage to the latter vehicle. The
accused pair were arrested by the
police at Fifteenth street but were let
go on promise to pay for the damage
Later Walker decided to swear out
warrants, which he did.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
CRIPPLED TEAM
GOES TO AURORA
Second High School Eleven Is
Playing at Alexis-Sched-
ule Completed.

Thirteen high school football play
ers, accompanied by Coach Burroughs
and Manager Fairchild, left this morn
ing at $50 on the Burlington road for
Aurora TO play the East Aurora high
school this afternoon They are due
at Aurora at l o'clock. giving barely
time to get into their gridiron toys
before the game. Kiel. Willis and
Shsllberg were suffering from injuries
which would handicap them somewhat
in their work.
The second team went to Alexis to
play the high school of that place,
Billy Dewend being in charge of the
squad III the absence of Karl Adams,
the coach. who had agreed to referee
the Rock Island-Macomb normal
game.
Changes have been made in the high
school schedule, Morrison high school
having been secured for a game in
place of Princeton and the only open
date filled by the Normal university
team. Following is the schedule FOL
the remainder of the season:
Oct 25-Monmouth, in Moline.
Nov Morrison. in Moline.
/ Nov S-Danville, at Danville.
I Nov 15-Normal university, in Mo
( line.
( Nov. 22-Galesburg. in Moline.
/ Nov. 27-Davenport, in Davenport,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
RED GASOLINE CAN LAW
GIVES DEALERS TROUBLE

Much trouble is being experienced
by Moline merchants in their efforts
to comply with the gasoline law,
which went into effect July l, and
which prohibits the sale of the ex-
plosive liquid in any but red cans,
with letters designating the contents
at least one and one-half inches in
height. Patrons, says William Car
stems, secretary of the Moline Retail
merchants association, are slow to
fall in with the idea and the mer-
chant has to bear the brunt of their
i'll will for complying with the act.
Despite the fact that the law is for
the protection of the consumer users
of gasoline generally object to secur-
ing new containers or having their
old ones painted and lettered. Mr..
Carstens hopes that the position OF
the dealer may be better understood
in the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
LOAN ASSOCIATION IN
SlLVIS PROMISES WELL

An encouraging response is being
given to the Silvis men who are en-
gagged in forming a building and loan
ASSOCIATION with the object of help
ing building development in the vii
lage. Pledges for shares TO the
amount of $4,000 have been given
and it is believed that the capital
Will be 100000 and perhaps more
when the organization is ready for bus
mess. With capital of 100000 from
$4,000 to $4,000 could be put in the
/ savings account annually TO be used
in home building. Those who have ap-
piled for articles of incorporation are
Charles Young, T. W. Crawford, Bert
wilson. c. E. Hunnicutt, George Suss,
Glenn Cathcart. Peter Boyle, James
/ Shannon, Charles Roach and A. D.
Marchant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18

Rio de Janeirc, Brazil, Oct. 49,
Brazil is planning to give Colonei
Roosevelt "the time of his life" during
his stay here. Dr. Lauro Mueller, the
minister of foreign affairs, has been
laying plans for Roosevelt's trip for
weeks. Among other things he has
telegraphed Colonel Candida Ruondo
to come in from the Matte Crosse,
where he has spent 20 years in explor-
alton, to meet Colonel Roosevelt and
act as his guide. Ruondo knows the
interior of the big state of Matte
Crosse better than any other man.
This state contains every variety OF
natural beauty and wonderful vari-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
WOULD SIMPLIFY
DESIGNATION OF
Moline STREETS
Commissioner Anderson Has
Ordinance Dropping Frac-
tional Numbers.
PROPOSES LETTER SYSTEM
Plan Calls for az Changes and Leaves
House Numbers Practically as
at Present.

Fractional street numbers are done
away with and a system of letters
substituted in an ordinance which
Commissioner Clark G. Anderson has
prepared and will present TO the city
commission at its meeting next Mon
day. In support of the plan the com
missioner submitted to the press today
the following statement:
"Change in street names IS not q
matter of one mans nor a few mems
opinions, as II effects every resident
and merchant Of our city, the postal
service and the convenience Of strang-
ers within our gates. II should, there
fore, be given a full and free discus.
sion with a view to the greatest good
TO the greatest number, without ref
arence TO temporary inconvenience Of
the individual.
1.-TWO and three names for the same
street is not alone source of con
fusion, but also an indication of the
carelessness on the part of the com
munity as a whole.
"A fractional street is an anomaly
naturally distasteful and inconvenien'
W the citizens living thereon.
SYSTEM INADEQUATE.
"The present ordinance governing
street numbers has become Anticipated
and as the city has developed the nu
merical system so far provided fol
numbering streets Las broken down in
several instances. thus necessitating &
further modification.
HThe change provided by the pro
posed ordinance, / believe has the fol
loving merits:
II does not cause radical changes
In present house numbers, as houses
between streets having fractional mum
hers will occur only between sucl
streets and avenues as are given al
entirely different number from tina
which they now bear. The numbe
for a house on a street, given a dit
ferent number from that which it nov
bears. will not change unless the pre-
ceding avenue Is also changed, whicl
occurs I'm very few places.
"UsinE the letters of the alphabe
as index letters, in place OF the fraC
lions now used, affords greater latitud
IN properly naming streets than do tn
fractional numbers.
"The use OF index letters gives a dis
tinctive name TO a street and the ide
OF a back road, as is the case of
fractional number. is done away will
"The use OF index letters dispense
with the confusion attendant with gil
ing streets names and also maintain
all the advantages Of location whic
Che numerical system is intended
give.
Il would ask that you request yoJ
readers TO notify any OF the city cor
missioners OF such additional CORE
tons in street numbers, as throue
accident may have been overlooke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
TWO GREAT STARS.
Sirius Is the Brightest of All, and Ca
nopus Comes Next.

The results of that instrument of
precision. the meridian photometer. are
that Sirius is seven-tenths of magni-
tude Brighter than Campus. which
easily teaches that Sirius is brighter
than any other star
Campus, next in briIliancy. is visible
from al! that portion of the world
south OF north latitude 81 degrees
since its deciination is south So degrees
and SO is the complement Of 81.
II therefore never rises above the
south horizon of any point 81 degrees
north. The latitude Of this OBSERVE
tory is 81 degrees II minutes: hence
Campus rises very nearly 3 degrees
above the watery wastes in the Pacific
sea. It's low altitude makes il much
fainter than higher Sirius, as the light
must traverse layers of dust and wa
ter vapor near the eaFth's surface.
Still it Is magnificent. especially when
standing over calm ocean surface.
Campus has no paralIax that the
highest power telemicrometers that
can be made are able to measure This
is one Of the most Overwhelming facts
within the entire range of human ex.
perience. This means that Ii one goes
TO Campus with the most powerful
telescope ever made, turns and looks
back this way. the base line. the entire
diameter Of the orbit of the earth
1SJ. T64 900 miles-dwindles 10 minut,
point too small to be measured by aBy
microscope. Some idea may be hat
Of the immensely OF the uniyerse b.
thinking Of this fact during each SPAR
minute. Better TO so think than Il
waste the precious noments.-E dga
! Lucien Larkin in New York American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
WOULD DELAY PAVING.
CITY MARKET WILL KEEP
OPEN TILL AFTER NOV,

The city market will remain open
till after Nov 1. This was decided at
a conference between Mayor Carlson
and Market Master ]. H. Mcbride to-
day. A number have indicated an in
tention of bringing farm and garden
produce to the market as long as 1t
remains open. Since there is no heat
in the building. however. it will be
necessary to close when the weather
becomes cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
@MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS
Day. New pg

agreement which was reached this
week at Port Byron, whereby the
Crescent and Independent companies
will make connections after period OF
several months, during which they
have had no relations with each other.
The present arrangement will hold
only until there can be a joint meet
ing of the directors of the two com
panies. 1t is believed that per
manent agreement will be entered into
by the directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
NO EVIDENCE TO HOLD TWO
MEN SUSPECTED OF THEFT

Emil and Axel Johnson, brothers ar
rested by the police Thursday while
trying to dispose of second hand cloth
ing and silverware, were sentenced to
10 days in the county Jail yesterday
afternoon by Justice Fred Entrikin on
the charge of disorderly conduct They
claimed that they obtained the stuff
from two trsmps and inasmuch az no
one has disputed their statement it
is impossible to hold them for lar
ceny
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
in preparing the ordinance, before the
ordinance is up for final action"
CHANGES PROPOSED.

ordinance is up for final action"
CHANGES PROPOSED.
Following are the new names pro-
posed in the ordinance. the present
ones following in each case:
IsB Nineteenth street, Six
teenth TO Twenty-ffth avenue.
1SC street-Twentieth street, Six
teenth to Twenty-fourth avenue.
Nineteenth street - Twenty-frst
street, Twentieth to Twenty-fourth av-
enue.
pa street - Twenty-second-an
half street from Seventh avenue south.
Twelfth Avenue Place - Twenty.
fourth street place, Twelfth avenue
south one and half blocks.
26A -Tweuty-seventh street
( Eleyenth-and-a-half to Eleventh-and
! three-quarters avenue.
! Twenty-seventh street-Twenty-sev
enth street. Eleventh TO Twelfth ave
nue., following line of Tri-City Railway
| company.
Thirty-eighth Street Place-Thirty
eighth street, Fifth to Eighth avenue
Thirty-ninth. Street Place-Thirty
ninth street. Fifth to Eighth avenue.
40A street-Forty-and-o street
Fourth to Sixth avenue.
ga avenue 49, Library avenue, FIT
tenth TO Sixteenth street.
Third avenue-River drive, Thirty
fourth to Fifty.ffth street
&c avenue-Second avenue, Fifty
fourth TO Fifty-ffth street.
lib avenue-Eleyenth- and-a-half ay
enue, Nineteenth to Twenty-niatl
street.
nc avenue - Eleventh-and-three
fourths avenue, Twenty-fourth Il
Thirty-fourth street
1SA avenue-Eighteent
avenue, Fourth to Twenty-fifth street
Twenty-frst avenue-Twenty-se
!, avenue. Nineteenth to Twenty-frs
street.
First to Third avenue.
A street-Fourth-a stree
Twelfth to Sixteenth avenue.
ia street Eleventh-and-a-hal
street, from Irving school south t
Sixteenth avenue.
12A street-Twelfth street place
Sixth to Seventh avenue.
Fourteenth street 49, Thirteent
street. Twentythird to Thirty-fourt
avenue
Fifteenth street-Fourteenth
street, Twenty-third TO Thirty fourt
avenue.
b 15A street - Fourteenth-and-a-ha
street Thirtieth to Thirty-fourt
avenue.
15B street 49, Fourteenth-and.a-ha
street, Thirtieth to Thirty-fourt
+ avenue.
! 15C street - Fourteenth-and-thr
? fourths street, Nineteenth to Thirt.
| fourth avenue.
T Fifteenth street place-Fifteeu,
+ street, Sixteenth to Nineteenth av
\ nue..
; Sixteenth street-Fifteent stree
b Nineteenth avenue south to ci;
limits.
I 15D street-Park Fifteenth stree
= Thirty first TO Thirty-fourth avenue.
e 15A street - Fiflsenth-and-a-ha
e street. Eighth to Seventeenth avenu
15B street - Fifteenth-and-thre
: fourths street, Eighth avenue SOU
a to high school property
a 1SA street 49, Eighteenth-and-a-ha
street Twelfth to Twenty-sixth av
IS nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
Clothing Is Stolen.

Clarence Gulick, a roomer at the
Arlington hotel. reported TO the po-
lice last night that two suits OF cloth
ing had been stolen from his room.
a fellow boarder who was registered
as Charles Randolph, who disappeared
yesterday, leaving an old suit of
clothing behind, Is suspected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
MAsoNs GOING TO QUINCY
Class Of % VIII Take the consistory
Degree Next Week.

twenty-five Moline Masons viii go
to Quincy next Monday afternoon TO
attend the autumn reunion there and
TO take the consistory degree. Eight
or ten others who viii no. be candi-
dates will accompany them A spe-
ciaI car will be furnished members of
the order by the Burlington road.
The reunion will be held Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
IS. OF v. WILL COOPERATE
Promise to Help Entertain confeder
ate Veterans

Moline Sons of Veterans are ready
tertaining the Confederate Veterans
association, which has been invited to
hold its next national convention in
Moline. A resolution TO this effect
was adopted ar last evenings meeting.
A committee was named to confer
with the G. A. R. committee in re-
gard to the joint bean supper and
camp fire annually held by the two
organizations Thanksgiving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-18
Johnson Property Sold.

J. l. Greer and Cecil Wood today
sold the property known as the John
son block in East Moline 10 Gene
Pope for $4,000. The property was
purchased in the spring from former
Mayor johnson for s145G0