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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
MAYOR LOWREY
ISSUES PRODUCT
DAY PROCLAMATION

Mayor NJ. M. Lowrey has issued n
proclamation calling on the people OF
Americus to observe November the
eighteenth as Georgia Product Day,
His honor, the mayor, realizes that
Georgia can be as self-supporting as
any state in the union. He wants to
see a practical demonstratitn of the
fact made all over the state, and he
wants Americus to prove that this ter
ritory of the state is as self-support-
ing as any other.
He heartily endorses the suggestion
of The Times-Recorder that the best
way to observe Georgia Product Day
is to make it Sumter Product Day"
He realizes that Sumter county is
Rich In products that tickle the palate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
MITCHELL FUSION MAN AND
MCALL, THE TAMMANY CANDI.
DATE, BOTH CLAIM yICT0RI
ON THE OUTLOOK.
SULzER MAKES HIS LAST
SPEECH FOR ASSEMBLY
Graft Investigation Continues by Dis
trict Attorney Startling DisclOs-
ures May YET be Made.

New York, Nov. 8. New York
city's bitter, mayoralty campaign en-
tered on it's last day today Closing
speeches of candidates will be made
tonight and tomorrow voters will de-
eide whether Edward E. Mccall, Tam
many, or John Purroy Mitchell, the
fusion nominee, shall be mayor.
William Sulzer, deposed governor,
seeking to return to the assembly as
a progressive, published today letters
and kilograms purporting to sho "
that Mccall offered to get Charles F.
Murphy, the, Tammany leader to stop
the impeachment trial, provided Sui
zer would endorse McCall's candidacy
for mayor, and stop the inquiries look
ing to the exposure of Tammany cor
ruption. The letters and messages in
question bear the purported sigma
ture of Fred Feigl, one of McCall's
campaign managers.
There was renewed talk today that
Suffers enerlies would seek his in
dictment in Albany county for sub
ornation of perjury in connection with
testimony before the high court Of
impeachment Sulzer will make his
final campaign speech on the East
side tonight, although he has said
that he has been threatened with as
sassinationfif he does.
John Hennessy, graft investigator
for Sulzer and star fusion campaigncr
in the present fight, will deliver his
final broadside against Tammany
Hall tonight. District Attorney Whit
man today resumed the investigation,
based on charges made by Hennessy
during the campaign. Startling dis
closures may results from the investi-
CATION.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04

The proclamation as issued by his
honor, the mayor, is:
Whereas, Governor John M. SlatoI.,
of Georgia, has issued proclamation
aiming Tuesday, November Eighteenth,
as Georgia Products Day" and has
urged that all the people of the stale
observe that date in the fashion pre-
scribed by the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce, and,
Whereas, The said Georgia Chamber
of Commerce, desiring to impress upon
all loyal Georgians the magnitude of
the Empire State of the. South in the
variety of it's products, has called upon
the citizens of the state to celebrae
Georgia Products Day. by public din
ners at p. M, at which only Georgia
products shall be served, and,
Whereas, 1t is believed that such a
plan will rebound to the material well
fare of the state of Georgia and its
inhabitants, by encouraging the use of
Georgia made goods and Georgia
grown foodstuff;
Therefore, |, M Nj. Lowrey, mayor
of the city of Americus, do hereby
commend to the people of this, one of
the best cities in the state, this plan
for the exploitation of Georgia prod
ucts, and urge upon all to fittingly OBJ
serve Georgia Products Day in the
manner desired by the Georgia Cham
ber of Commerce.
M. M. LoWREY, Mayor.
Attest:
II, w. WEAVER, Clerk & Treas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
COUNCIL MUST
I. MANDAMUS THE
COUNTY BOARD
If STREETS ARE WORKED
Commissioners By Vote Re.
fuse to Do 1t

By a vote of three to two the board
of county commissioners of Sumer has
ffatly refused to comply with the law
recurring that the county ehaingang
forces be employed upon the streets OF
the city of Americus, working such
roads as really are extensions of the
county highways into or through the
city, and as has been done for years in
the case of every other town in the
county.
The matter was brought up formal
ly by Commissioner Rylander, who
urged the justness of the proposition,
aside from the law as expressed in the
bill recently passed by the legislature
requiring that Americas be treated as
fairly as the other several towns of
Sumter in regard to road work within
their limits.
"It is only right and just, and upoa
this high ground / ask that the county
forces be ordered to work McGarran
street from the city limits to the Cen
trail depot" said Commissioner Ry
lander, in urging his motion.
The matter was discussed at length,
and when referred to a vote, Commits
sioners Johnson, Mitchell and Daniel
voted against the motion, while Com
missieners Rylander and Hooks voted
for it. 1t was somewhat expected that
Commissioner Mitchell would support
the proposition, but he voted to the
3 contrary. ''h az g
Now that the county board has thus
gone upon record as opposing the
proposition to allow the changing
forces to do certain amount of work
upon the streets, the city council will
be asked to institute mandamus pro-
-ceedings at once. If there is law and
justice in the bill recently passed by
the legislature, the fact should be
known, and council will defer such ac-
ton no longer, it is said.
The city council meets tomorrow
night in regular session and the ac-
ton of the board of county commits
sioners yesterday will be given cogni-
zance at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
WILSON OPPOSES
SENATOR'S Plan
DOES NOT LIKE THE
IDEA OF FOUR REGIONAL
BANKS UNDER NEW CURRENCY
MEASURE.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 3-President
Wilson said today he would not launch
any recommendations for antitrust
legislation until the currency bill was
passed and that it would be his aim to
keep the currency question the center
OF attention.
The president made it plain, how
ever, that he had some very definite
ideas on the trust question which he
had already discussed with Chairman
ewlands of the senate interstata
commerce commission, and Chairman
Clayton, of the house judiciary COM
mission, as we'll as Attornev General
McReynolds, and that all were thin.;~
iEg along the same lines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4, 1913.
JUDGE SPEER IS
GOING TO ATHENS
HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE AND
WILL BE TAKEN TO THE HOME
OF HIS SISTER IN ATHENS. a

Mt. Airy, Ga, Nov 3.-The condi-
ton of Judge Emory Speer continues
to improve steadily and plans are being
made to take him as soon as posi-
BILE to he home of his siser, Miss Laura
Speer, at Athens.
Judge Speer rested well last night
and physicians this morning are
hopeful of his being well enough 20
make the trip to Athens within a few
days. They state the move will be
made because OF the greater conver-
fences of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
GOVERNOR O'NEAL MAY
NAME ANOTHER SENATOR


Montgomery Ala, Nov, 3.'- Gov
ernor 'O'Neal is considering the ad-
visibility of naming United States
senator in place of Henry D. Clayton,
who recently relinquished the appoint
ment to remain in the house at the
request of President. Wilson.
If the governor makes another ap-
pointment it is thought it will be for
the purpose of having the senate fl
naIly define the exact manner in
which. the successor to the late Sen
ator Jos. F. Johnston shall be elected,
SO as to remove all future doubt: The
senate never confirmed Mr.. Clayton"s s
appointment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
'ANERICUs TRADE
Is WAITING ON
CROP ESTIMATES
IATEREsTIN COTTON MARKET
Centers on Crop Rather Than
On Weather

Americus warehousemen and The
cotton trade locally look for material
developments in market conditions
within the next week or two, the result
of reports and estimates upon the to-
tai outtlrn of the crop. Here in south
Georgia, and particularly in Sumter
county the gathering of the crop has
progressed rapidly, and while in NAM
localities the fields are still white, IL il
a fact that fully two-thirds, If not
greater part OF it, has been picked.
marketed and, for the most part, sold.
The cotton market this week will en-
ter into new phase Of the present
season. Weather conditions over the
belt will be more or less ignored and
the trade will turn its almost undivided
attention to the question OF the size of
the yield. Crop estimates. from vsr;-
GUS experts and private bureaus will
do more than anything else to cor
troll the course of prices day by cay.
The trade is having hard time in
forming opinions regarding this seas
on's crop. In about a month the d.
,partment of agriculture will issue its
annual estimate of the growth this
year and between now and that time
hundreds of guesses will be made.
Thus far, the experts have failed most
dismally to get together. in their crop
opinions. The highest serious esti-
mate on record is .15.7aO 900 bales.
while the lowest is vf3.50O,000-
OF late the trade Is beginning to ac-
cept 14,OOOO,OOO bales as the dividing
line Of opinion.
Another report on ginning by the
census bureau will be issued Saturday.
This report will carry the crop aa0#s
to October Is, and may have stats
tics in it which materially will aIteg
some crop views. BY probably the m.-
jority of cotton men it is considered
that ginning has made good feadway
in this last period, but there are many
bulls who think unfavorable weath,r
has hindered it because of its effect on
picking.
The spot situation, the export mova-
ment and mill takings all are likely 10
bring forth developments of import
ance at any time now, which may have
a decided influence ON values in tina
future market
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
This Couple Welded
Beside Poets Craze

Concord, Mass, Nov. 3.--Mutual vel-
GRAFTON of Ralph Waldo Emerson Led
Righard Wightman and Mrs. Patricia
Margaret, both of Saybrook, Conn, 90
have their marriage ceremony per-
formed today beside the grave of the
poet and philosopher in Sleepy Hol-
low cemetery. With their hands
clasped in front of the quartz bould-
er which marks Emersons murial
place, they were pronounced man ami
wife by the Rev. Loren B. MacDon-
aid, Of this city
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
MRS. LAKE ALSO HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 3.-A charge Of
murder "by aiding and abetting Meade
Barr" in the killing of Miss Florence
Brown here last July, has been filed
against Mrs. Ellis M. Lake, a young
widow with whom Barr claims tcquain-
tance. The charge was filed Saturday
and admitted to public notice today. A
charge of numbering Miss Brown has
already been filed against Barr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
STUDIES
MEXICAN TROUBLES
BUT HE REFUSED TO TALK-WAR-
SHIPS CRUISE IN MEXICAN
WATERS.

IS washington, u. T., NOV. 3.-Re-
ports from John Lind, President Will
sons personal representative in Mexi
CO, concerning his recent conferences
in Vera Cruz, with the Russian, Ge~-
man and Norwegian ministers to
Mexico, conveyed the impression to
President Wilson today that there
wasa disposition on the parts OF
those diplomats to cooperate with
the United States and lending their
support to the plans of the Washington
government for solving the situation.
No announcement was made here to-
day as to any future policy. Admin
istration officials did take occasion,
however, to say that there was moth
ing in the situation so far as the
Washington administration was con-
Cerned to warrant such an assump-
ton.
The arrival of Robert V. Pesquira,
an emissary from General Carranza,
the constitutionalist chief, raised the
question of whether the United States
government would receive represen-
tatives from the constitutionalists
President Wilson made it clear TO
those who discussed the situation with
him that officially the government
could not receive any formal repre-
sentations, but that in some way or
other the information which the con-
stitutionalists desire to lay before the
American government would be re-
ceived.
In that connection it became known
that the constitutionalists at recent
conference of chiefs decided not to ask
for recognition of belligerency but to
request that there be no interference
on the part of the United States in
their own efforts to solve the situa-
ton by arms. The constitutionalists
want the embargo on arms removed
so that all factions may be supplied
on an equal footing. The president
has been petitioned to remove the em-
barge.
Secretary Bryan had MT heard
today from H. A. Tupper, of the in
ternational peace forum, representa-
tions in behalf of the constitutional
lists, which he has agreed to consider
unofficially. At the state department
today it was said that Dr.. Upper
lad no official status and that Sec
retary Bryan in receiving any COM
munication does. SO in an unofficial
capacity.
The battleship Nebraska en- route TO
Mexican waters with three other ves-
sells of the third division of the At
lantic feet ordered today to Tam
pico to join the New Hampshire AS
none of the other ships have been or
dered home that will leave the two
battleships at Tampico and five at
Vera Cruz.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
CARR LOSES FINGER;
SUES FOR $1,000

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 3. Wilbur
Carr, pitcher and shortstop in sev-
eraI western and central minor leagues
during the last five years, lost finger
in shoe factory machine here and u
suing for $4,000. basing his demand on
his inability to play baseball with th "
finger gone. Jimmy Block, former
catcher for the White Sox, testified for.
him describing his own loss Of a base-
ball job through broken finger
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
HIGH TIDES Do BIG
DAMAGE IN NOVA SCOTIA

: Windsor, Nova Scotia, Nov. g.
Immense damage has been caused by
the recent high tides along the coast
between Windsor and Grand Pre-
Several miles of dikes have been
swept away and large areas of val
liable lands are under several feet of
water Crops are ruined and high
ways so badly washed out that they
are impossible
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
CONDITION OF MR. MCAFEE
is NOW VERY SERIOUS
Has Been Quite III During
Several Days

Mr. Fort w McAfee, who has been
quite i'll during the past week at hi :
residence on Lee street, was said ye; J.
terdsy to be very little, If any better
ard his illness is regarded as ~
ssriaus, the result, it is said, Of scs
esal troubles. Some appreh nsion i
expressed by members OF his fan v,
although the hope for recovery is stl!l
strong.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
lee COUNTY WILL
FORM TRADE BODY

Leesburg, Ca, Nov. Especial "A
rally meeting of the business men of
the town is called for tonight when All
effort will be made TO form chamber
OF commerce for Leesburg and Lee
county. The prospects for the meet
ing are that it will be success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
UNITED STATES SIGNS
TREATY WITH HONDURAS

Washington, D. c., Nov. 3Secre
tary Bryan and Minister Membreno
CT Honduras today signed treaty
embodying President Wilson's peace
plan, announced by Mr.. Bryan eaFIr
In the present administration. Hondu~
ras is the fourth nation to conclude
such treaty with the United States
The Others are salvador, Panama anj
Guatemala.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04

Sunday The Times Recorder began a
Sumter County Product" contest and
offered series of prizes for the best
menu for an All-Sumter dinner. The
menus were to reach the office not
later than noon of Monday the 10th AMI
were to be judged by experts. In addl-
ton to the prizes offered by The Times
Recorder the three best menus will be
sent to the State Chamber of Commerce
and entered in their contest for $40
Miss Nina Chambers Mexican, teach
er of domestic science in the city
schools, and MIR. c. U. Rodgers, mana
ger of the New Windsor hotel, have
agreed to act as judges in the con>
test
The rules of the contest are simple
All that is necessary is to make out
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
Women Are Interested
In Times-Recorder Contest

menu for a dinner consisting o.
things that grow in Sumter, send it
with the coupon published every morn
ing in The imes-Recorder, and have
it at the Times-Recorder Office net
later than noon Monday.
In addition to>the $40 offered by the
State Chamber of Commerce., as first
prize for the state, The Times-Recorder
offers the three following prizes: For
the best All-Sumter menu, years
subscription to the Daily Tfmes-Re-
corder For the second best All-Sum-
ter menu, a. $3.50 gold piece. For the
third best menu years subscription
to the Weekly Times-Recorder
Each person is limited to one menu
Clip the following coupon and "get
busy"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.

= Met at noon.
+ Banking committee in adjourn
= ment to Wednesday.
+ Senator Reeds bill to make nat
= ural gas pipe lines common car
? riers passed and sent to the house.
a
y House. <
y Not in session; meets Wednes-
y day.
Il 4 4 4 L L L L 4 1 l. L .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-04
THE WEATHER.

For Americus and Vicinity
, Warmer and Fair.
: y + \ y 4 \ y \ 4 \
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05
A JoLT EoR WoMEN

Indianapolis, Ind, July 5.-'The
average American woman Of today
! has the spirit of a pig" said the aged
Mother Jones, beloved champion of
the miners of America, when she ar
rived here.
'The modern American woman is
selfish, brutal Watch them on a
street car. I've seen women get fight
ing mad because their husbands gave
a shop girl their seat. Women are
much more brutal than men"
Mother Jones thinks the war in
the West Virginia coal mines viii
soon be settled.
''The trouble down there is the
system, she said, ga Shylock system,
that makes one man a bloodhound
preying on his fellow, a vampire
sucking his brothers blood"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05

THANKS, BUT WE DON'T MUCH
CARE FOR THIS IDEA
Another saVant has discovered a
cure for the high cost of living.
The gink is a German professor
named Rudolph Lennhoff.
Very likely Rudolph has been liV-
ing in case for the last decade or
two.
Anyhow, his wonderful discovery is
that If you wear a belt and tighten
the belt you viii reduce the human
appetite"
Rudolph IeaFnedIy explains that
the result is achieved through the
contraction Of the stomach by the
pressure of the belt"
RudoIph's all right; he ought to
have a medal and an extra degree or
two.
But we'd like to know why the
Vossiche Zeitung and the Journal of
the American Medical Association
felt called on to fall, and fall solemn
", for this stuff.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05

E1eve she said she was born for a
good time. No girls who stays at
home with her mother and works to
support herself and her child is look
ing for a good time.
'fOf course she did expect when
sshe married you, that she would have
Sahappy time. Every girl expects that
} of her husband. And If you are
man, you viii start all over again
/ and make her happy home. You
swoUld live with him, wouldn't your"
sthe Judge asked MIS- Louise.
eff he VIII provide for me and stop
shrinking" she answered.
But william was obdUFate. He Just
didn't ike the idea at all.
StiH, he may reconsider before
Dong, for the judge ruled that he must
/ give 81 each week out of his S12
Epresent salary to the support OF Lou
Eise and the baby, and, though VII
5liam's lawyer protested that this was
unfair as William couldn't possibly
Hoard and clothe himself on So a
week, the judge let the order stand.
So there Is a possibility that under
iEhe stress of paying Louise 81 a
week, William may conclude that
THAT idea of the judges about start
Ting over again isn't at all bad.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-05

''The worst experience 1 ever had
was when we ran out of port in a
gale of wind"
Gracious, I thought sailors always
drank rum"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-18
CONDUCTOR KILLED AT CAYCE
Joseph T. KOennecke, Sr., Run Over
by $. a. L., Engine-Brothcr OF j.
&. Koennecke.

Columbia, June 14.--Joseph T..
koennecke, Sr, conductor of a Sea-
board Air Line switching crew, work
ing in the Cayce yards, across the
Congaree from Columbia, was run
over by a locomotive last night and
so badly hurt that he died in a hospital
five hours later. Mr.. Koennecke was
found by the crew Of an incoming
freight train, lying on a track, uncon-
scious, with both legs crushed below
the knee, bruised about the body in
several places and with a wound In
his scalp.
Aboard train AZ, which arrived
shortly afterward from Savannah,
Mr.. Koennecke was brought. on "a
stretcher, to the Columbia station of
the Seaboard and thence was con-
veyed by ambulance to Columbia hos
pital. The attending surgeon did not
deem amputation of either leg ad-
visable at the time. because Of the
SioSh thC Pdticll ildu sustained. MT.
Koennecke died at 1.3O o'clock this
morning.
No one could be found last night
who could say just how the accident
occurred. The presumption advanced
by fellow employees was that Mr..
koennecke. i'm avoiding one locomo-
tive. stepped in the path of another.
Mr.. Koennecke. aged about As, was
one of the most popular veteran rail-
road men of Columbia. He was for
l5 years a yardmaster here Tor the
Southern railway. He had been in
the service Of the Seaboard Air Line
n the capacity of yard conductor and
night yardmaster. for six or seven
months A son, Joseph II. Kocnnecne,
Jr.. Is secretary to the president OF
The State company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-18
MISS EMMALA CAPERS HONORED.
Young Graduate of Columbia Insti-
tutc Given Delightful Reception.

Summerton, June 14.-On last Fri
uay afternoon the most enjoyable
event of the season took place when
Mrs. Ellison Capers entertained in
honor OF her daughter, Miss Emmala
Capers The guests were shown into
the parlor where they were received
by Mrs. Capers, Misses Emmala Ca
pers, Lucie Mood and Mildred James.
Passing into the dining room they
were served with a delightful sweet
course and then in the hall was the
ever acceptable punch bowl.
The guests were met at the door bv
Mesdames j. A. James and f. r..
Dlngle and Little Miss Mary Louise
James received the cards. Mrs. II. A.
Richburg ushered them into the dim
ing room, where Mesdames T. J. Da-
Wis and Gertrude Tisdale presided; re-
freshments were served bv Misses
Katherine Capers, Tiny Rogan, Vivian
Eadon and Martha Walker. Mrs. G.
L. Dingle was assisted at the punch
oowl by Misses May Davis and Myrtle
Allen.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed with pot plants and cut flowers,
white and green being the color
scheme. Delightful music added
much to the enjoyment of the occas-
ION. During the afternoon about
seventy-five guests called.
Miss Capers has recently returned
nome from Columbia, Tenn, where
she graduated at the Columbia Insti-
tute with high honors