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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
bright SKIES
GREETED THE
new YEAR
1918 OPENS BRIGHTLY
Even the Bill Collectors
Wore Smiling Faces

Amid dancing sunbeams and a day
altogether glorious, Americus well
coined the advent of the new year.
Threatening clouds in the early morn
ing were soon dissipated, and a per-
feet day marked the coming of 1913.
The city's streets presented an ami
mated appearance and business was
very good.
One or two of the larger retail stores
observed the national holiday only,
while in all other places of business
more than usual activity in trade was
evidenced.
The courthouse officials enjoyed the
holiday entirely, the building having
| been closed all day. The banks, of
course, took the usual day off, fact
which afforded excuse to some to stand
off the bill collectors. The several
hundred employees at the Seaboard
shops also had a rest.
The rural mail carriers rejoiced in
the fact that another holiday had come
their way and, consequently, any
great lot of packages to be transport
ed under the parcels post law will not
be carried out until today. The post
office employees generally had holi-
day.
Under bright skies and favorable
auspices in commercial way, Ameri-
Gus entered upon the glad new year
1913.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
new OFFICERS sworn
IN In LEE COUNTY
Only a Few Officers Held
Over

Leesburg, Ga, Jan. To-day mark
ed the swearing in of many new county
officers in Lee county. In fact, only
a few of the former officers hold over
into the new year, as successors for
them were elected at the last cleo
ton.
In the case of the ordinary,
George H. Collier, he had already been
sworn in, having taken the oath be-
fore Judge Littlejohn some time ago.
The other officers of the county who
were sworn in yesterday are D. K.
Moreland, sheriff; Goode Price, tax
receiver; ]. H. Randall, tax collector
J. B. Hoyle, solicitor of the city
court; A. w. Goodwin, justice Of the
peace for this militia district. The
new officers should make efficient ser
wants for the county during their terms
of administration.
AS a mayor and five aldermen, as
we'll as city clerk, are to be chosen
soon, there will be called at probably
very early date city election, which
will name these officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
inter SCHOOL
DEBATE WILL
BE ARRANGED
FOR The LOCAL HIGH SCHOOI.
Local DGbateFS Are to Meet
WayRGSbOFO

Students of the High School who
like debating will have an opportunity
to contest for honors with the repre-
sentatives of the Waynesboro High
School, as debate between tx 31tMo
institutions has been arranged 3 oc-
cur inyhe spring, probably in March
or AE1ri~
Representatives for the High School
here are yet to be chosen, and the
choice of those who will contest with
the Waynesboro High school will be-
an important matter. This will be a
place of special responsibility for the
young people who fill it.
The details of tae debate have not
yet been worked out, and these will
be made known later. Mr. C. C. YOU
mans, principal of the High School, 's
pleased with the prospects for the de-
bate and he will endeavor to make il
such a success that an inter-schoof
debate will be permanent feature OF
the high school life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
new MEMBERS
ON BOARD Of
COMMISSIONERS
At NEXT Meeting HERE
MGSSFS. Johnson, Mitchell
and Daniel

Next Monday the personnel of the
board of county commissioners will
be changed by the retirement of three
members, whose four-year term of Of
flee has just expired, and the advent
of their successors, who have been
elected to the board of county commits
sioners for four years each, from jan
uary 1st, 1913. The retiring members
are Commissioners H. J. Webb, A. F..
Hodges and ]. F. Bolton, while the
new members of the board are Messrs.
J. Lee Johnson, William E. Mitchell
and John F. Daniel
AS the new members have already
taken the required oath Of office there
will be no formality when the board
meets on Monday next, and the busi-
ness of the session will be entered up
on Immediately. The board, as now
constituted, consists of Messrs. Frank
Sheffield, T. B. Hooks, w E. Mitchell,
J. Lee Johnson and J. F. Daniel.
| The new members are among Sum-
ter county's substantial and progress
sive citizens, men who have succeeded
admirably in the conduct of their own
private business affairs, and who will
give to the affairs of the county the
same careful attention and painstaking
care always Mr.. Daniel, one of the
new members, is quite i'll at his hame
and may not be able to attend the
first session of the new year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
FITE NOT TO BE
ARRAIGNED AGAIN
Judge Hill viii Ignore Latest
Charges .

Atlanta, Jan. 1. - Notwithstanding
the defiant tone of Judge Augustus w.
Fite's latest criticism of the Georgia
court of appeals and despithe the open
challenge Of it, it does not seem likely
that he will be cited to appear at the
bar Of the court to answer rule for
contempt.
Chief Justice Benjamin Hill, al
whom the last Fite PRONUNCIATION was
more directly aimed, does not seem
particularly disturbed by the new
turn of affairs and stated very plain
! " that he will have nothing to say
by way of reply to the Cherokee Judge
The other judges of the court, Richard
B.. Russell and Robert N. Pottle, de.
lcline to talk about the matter 81 all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
PRES. TAFT HOLDS
final RECEPTION
Chief Executive and Wife
Receive Hundreds

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1.-Presi-
dent Taft's fourth and last New Years
reception at the white house was
greeted by day beautiful and bright.
Long before the time when the chief
executive of the nation was ready to
shake hands with every citizen who
cared to avail himself of the privilege,
line of men, women and children
stood in front of the white house door,
stretching to the distant gate and far
beyond toward the star, war and navy
buildings.
The president and Mrs. maft ap
peared at II o'clock to wish happy
New Year, first to members of the cab
met and their wives and to the diplo-
matte corps; these followed by the
members of the supreme court and
by the judges of the other courts
here; then former cabinet officers, am
bassadors and ministers; next MEM
and marine corps; after which came Il
bers of congress; then the army, navy
long line of favorite officials, members
OF commissions; then members of the
Grand Army of the Republic and a
number of other military societies.
After all these had been greeted the
doors of the white house stood open
to the humblest citizen in the land
and he, too, was assured of hearty
handshake and a smile.
The diplomatic line was led by Am
bassador Jusserand, of France. For
one ambassador viscount Chinda, Of
Japan, it was his first appearance at a
New Years reception at the white
house, while number of the ministers
had never attended one before, these
including the representatives from the
Dominican republic. F9ru, Sweden,
Siam, Honduras, Denmark and Panama
The army and navy contingent
made a brilliant spectacle, every Off
GERS wearing full dress uniform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
The ELECTORAL
COLLEGE MEETS
IN JANUARY
TO DECLARE The VOTE
Messenger Will Garry 1t On
To Washington

Georgia's electoral college will meet
on the second Monday in January in
the senate chamber at the capitol in
Atlanta to declare the presidential
vote in this state and to choose d
messenger to carry the vote to the
national senate at Washington.
There are fourteen electors, two
from the state at large and one from
each of the twelve congressional dis
tricts They were elected at the state
convention last May, following the
presidential primary,
Members of the electoral college
are:
State-at-Large-Judge A. J, Cobb,
Athens, and w. E. Steed, Butler.
First District-Judge E. C. Collins,
Reidsville.
Second District-B, W. Fortson, Ar
lington.
Third District. NJ. DuPree, Monte
yuma.
Fourth District-c. c. Minter, Gus
seta.
Fifth District. B. Suttles, Fair.
burn.
Sixth District-O. ]. Coogler, Jones'
boro s.,
Seventh DISTRICT. M. Lang. Cal
houn.
Eight DISTRICT. C. Williams,
Greensboro.
Ninth District-W. f. Simmons
Lawrenceville
Tenth District-H. p. Blount, Grove.
t,,wn.
Eleventh District-W R. Frier, Dou
glas.
Mr.. D. n Mccullough, of Atlanta
was elected from the Fifth district, but
was disqualified on account of his
owning stock in national bank Soor
after the convention MIR. McCollougt
resigned and Mr. Suttles, the alternate
became elector for the Fifth
Should any of the electors fail Il
attend the meeting January 13, thos'
present-provided they constitute I
majority of the college-will choose
other electors in their places
Each of the electors attending tn
college will receive $50 for his services
and in addition will be allowed tel
cents per mile for the distance travel
e1 from his home to the capitol ant
from the capitol to his home.
The secretary, who under the lav
cannot be a member of the college
will receive IS per day, and the mes
senger elected to take the Georgia vJt
to Washington will be paid twenty
1--we cents per milet rayeled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
No CHANGES
IN WORLD
OF BUSINESS
MERCHANTS ARE SANGUINE
Banks Have Vaults Well
Supplied With Money

Few, if any business changes in
Americus will mark the new year, SO
far as known, except the sale of The
Times-Recorder, and the commercial
enterprises of various kinds will con-
tinue as heretofore.
The past year proved quite a good
one in business circles generally here,
and merchants, as a rule, are optimis-
tic as to the future. They anticipate a
revival in the regular order of busi-
ness following the little reaction that
comes after the holiday season and are
confident that 1913 will prove one Of
the best years in the business and
commercial life of Americus
The several banks here have been
accorded fine business during the
past year, and probably have in their
vaults today a larger amount of
money than has ever been carried be-
fore at this season. This fund will, in
due time, be utilized, as heretofore, in
advancing the public interests and in
the general progress of the city and
county.
Altogether, conditions in Sumter are
favorable, and the new year should
prove one of continued prosperity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
few CASES FOR TRIAL
BEFORE POLICE COURT
New Year Starts Happily For
The Police

The new year began auspiciously
from a police court standpoint, as
when Mayor Lowrey convened the ses-
sion yesterday morning the absence OF
any over-exuberant revelers of the
night before was quite APPARENT Not a
case of drunk and disorderly appear
ed upon the docket, and the only
case to be refereed by his honor was
fisticuff argument which had oc-
CURED between two grocers the dav
before, and which netted the city'si
exchequer $3.50
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
QUIET WEDDING HERE
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Mr.. Yeats and Miss ROSSGF
Married

At a quiet wedding ceremony with
only few friends present, Mr.. Leo
Yeats and Miss Rossie Rosser, were
married Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Mathis.
Rev. J. B. Lawrence was the Off
ciating clergyman, the ceremony hav-
ing been performed about 10 O'Clock
Wednesday evening, just before the
New Year was ushered in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeats have many
friends here who will wish that thS
New Year. and many other years may
be theirs in happy married life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
OPERA STARS
Will DRAW
Big CROWDS
TO Bt HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Special Number on LyCCUm
Course

A performance of more than usual
merit will be that to be given on the
Lyceum course here Friday night by
the International Opera Company, who
will delight a big audience at the
High School auditorium.
Mr.. C. C. Youmans has secured this
attraction as a special number on the
Lyceum course for the benefit of the
fund to secure equipment for the High
School stage. 1t is not regular Ly-
ceum performance, and the tickets for
the regular series of performances will
not hold
Each of the artists to appear Friday
night are musicians of international
reputation. The four make up a musi-
cal company that has drawn large
crowds, even in the larger cities. Their
coming to Americus will be a treat to
the music lovers of the city, as the Sc
lections to be presented will be only
of the very highest character.
Each aria will be chosen from some
of the we'll known and popular operas
and some of the scenes will be pre-
sented with the full number of char
acters. The performance then will as
sumo the nature of a series of scenes
, from grand opera which will be ap-
preciated here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
FORMER MINISTER
Held FOR ASSAULT
Crime Alleged to Have Been
Committed in Florida

Owensboro, KY, Jan. Henry T.
Hoffman, formerly Methodist minis
ter and head of an orphan home at
DeLand, Fla, is under arrest here,
charged with criminally assaulting
an Syear-old girl an inmate of the
institution.
The warrant for his arrest was
mailed from DeLand. Hoffman, who
has made his home here since Septem-
Der, is SO years old and married Since
coming to Owensboro he has organized
band of holy rollers He declares he
is ready to return to Florida without
requisition papers, ard that he is ia
nocent. en.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
The Stores WILL CLOSE
AGAIN At 6 O'CLOCK
Following the Recent Holiday
Season

The 6 o'clock closing season again
became effective yesterday, and from.
this date business houses here will
close up at that hour daily, except
upon Saturdays and railway pay days.
During the Christmas holidays many
stores. under the closing agreement
in force, remained open until later
hour, but the 6 o'clock agreement is
again in force now for the new year,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
Wilbur DAVIS TO sing
TODAY AT OPERA HOUSE
Fine Bill There Thursday
and Friday

A program of unusual excellence
will be presented at the Opera House
this afternoon and evening, and again
on Friday at each performance. In
addition to the fine pictures to ba
shown, the management will present
Mr. J. Wilbur Davis, a fine singer, who
will delight the audience at each per-
formance. Mr.. Davis possesses an ex-
ceedingly deep, round voice, which
never fail to delight his audiences.z
Advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-02
NeMsnaner For York.

York, Ala, Jan. 1.-The York Enter
prise is the name Of new weekly
paper which began publication here
today. 1t has modern equipment and
is we'll editel.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
WATER F FAMINE
THREATENS AS
PUMP FAILS
Breaking Of AtIanta's Biggest
Machine Forces Double Work
on Smaller Ones.

Fast work by employees Of the the
City WHterworks Department IL all
that stands between Atlanta and a
water shortage. The $4,000. 900 gallon
pump at the river station broke down
Tuesday. leaving only a 10000, 900
pumping capacity. This is tho daily
demand OF the city. Should one Of
the smaller pumps break-and one Of
them has collapsed several times dur
ing the past year-Atlanta's only sal
walton from a water famine would be
the 500. 900, 900 gallons stored up In
the reservoirs at tho Homphill sta
ton.
The broken pump is the Frank P,
Rice, which has given considerable
trouble. One Of the cylinder heads
cracked, and anticipating a break a
new cylinder was ordered. Tuesday
the cylinder head fell apart.
Mayor Woodward and Zodo Smith
general manager Of the watsrworks
went out to look over tho plant Tues
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
Sufragists Urge
Reform Measures.

Georgia suffragists, who convene in
Atlanta Wednesday, have addressed
letters to every member of the Legis-
lature indorsing certain bills regu-
lating social and economic conditions.
The letters are verbatim copies Of
the report Of the committee on legis-
lation. composed of Mrs Amelia
WoodsIl. Mrs. Mary L. McLendon.
Mrs. Alice c. Daniel. Mrs. j. l.. GIL
lette, Mrs NJ. T. MCWhorter Miss
Emma V. Paul and Miss Katherine
Koch.
Child labor. compulsory education,
raising the age Of consent vital sta
tistics. the womans lawyer bill in
Discriminate sentences and the proba-
ton system are issues covered in the
bills which have won the Endorsement
of the Suffragists.
The sessions of the two-day con-
vention OF the suffrage association
will be held in the Labor Temple on
Trinity Avenue. Mrs. Walter B. Hill
Of Athens. will speak on Laws Con-
corning Women and Children in
Georgia"
Mrs. " H FELTON,, Of Gainesville,
viii speak Thursday night on the
subject, Getting Ready For the Bal
lot"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
MRS. CORA LANIER LEE.

to Chief OF Police Beavers Monday
morning and that he told her to sli p
Thompson's face. She then deter
mined to horsewhip him. She bought
a rawhide whip and in the evening
went to the Atlanta Envelope Com
pany at Nelson and Forsyth Streets
where Thompson is employed.
Thompson appeared shortly before
dusk. AS he stepped onto the walk
Mrs. Lee rushed toward him, swing
ing the whip.
You dirty blackguard!" she
screamed. I'll teach you to talk about
a woman!"
Mrs. Lee brought the whip down on
Thompson's face. The man threw his
hands over his head to protect him
self. Mrs. Lee, screaming with fury,
piled the whip. She dealt half a dozen
blows before he finally seized her. He
was taking the whip from her hands
when DR.. ]. c. Wright, a veterinary
surgeon, of Marietta Street. ran up
and separated them
Thompson went to the office of Jus
tice Of the Peace Ridley and swore
out a peace warrant against Mrs. Lee.
He says he supposes she attacked
him because Of ill-feeling growing out
OF divorce suit which, 1t is under
stood. her husband contemplates in
shutting, and in which Lee is said to
have asked him to appear as a wit
ness
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
ALL POLICIES ON
PAINTERS LIFE
NOT PAID
Insurance Publication Says Penn
Mutual Settled Only Minor
Portion of 100000 Claims.

The family Of e. o. Painter, the
wealthy Jacksonville fertilizer manu-
facturer who lost his life in St Johns
River on May % and who carried ST.
$4,000 life and accident insurance,
did not receive the full face value of
the 100000 policies in the Penn Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company as was
reported from Jacksonville. accord
ing to the current issue of The In
surance Herald
This paper says:
"A usually authoritative source of
information last week caused us to
carry an item to the effect that the
Penn Mutual had paid the entire
claim of about 100000 of the estate
| Of f. o. Painter, OF Jacksonville, who
Ia generally believed to have commit
ted suicide few weeks ago.
Premiums Returned.
TT appears at this time, however.
! that this was an error and that the
Penn Mutual merely paid few thou
sands of insurance taken out more
than year ago and returned about
H.7oo that had been paid in premiums
on the new policies"
Painter had three policies with the
/ Penn Mutual, only one of which had
been taken out previous to this year,
| when he piled up about $1,000 900 of
new insurance. That one old policy
was for but $4,000. the other two, is
sued this year. being respectively for
$4,000 and $4,000, evening up the
total to 100000.
The $4,000 policy was issued No
vember II, 1911, payable to Martha s.
Painter, his wife. The one for $50
600 was issued February "a, 1918.
payable also TO Mrs Painter. The
other policy. for $4,000. was issued
April is. 1913, and was payable to
his estate.
No Other Company Settled.
The dates OF these policies would
indicate. according to the Insurance
Herald's article, that only the $4,000
policy was paid and the cash, notes
and cash value OF stock in the e. O.
Painter Fertilizer Company, given In
payment Of premiums, were returned
to his estate.
No other company has made set
Element with the Painter family. so
far as known, and indications are
| NAAtAt A'AAN W III bS until ullkallOn lIldk
has been instituted by the Fidelity and
Guaranty Company at Baltimore over
the custody Of Painters viscera is de-
cided. That case is set for a hearing
on July Is.
An important development In the
| Painter case took place at Jackson
vile Monday, when the jury OF In
quest, impaneled by Coroner c. D.
Abbott completed it's Investigations
and returned a verdict that Painter
came to his death by accidental
drowning.
Attorneys Tor insurance companies
were not permitted to cross examine
witnesses before the Coroner's jury
This action likely will prove of Inn
portanCe in the impending litigation
between the companies and the Paint
er family
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08

latter body in favor of going right
through with the completion OF the
record, thereby putting the House ex-
actly opposite to the Senate in the
matter OF extending to the women the
courtesy they have asked.
Undoubtedly numerous members OF
the House have hesitated to take a
step that might be construed by the
Senate as a slap in the face, but
that hesitation has passed. Members
still insist that they do not wish TO
be considered as gratuitously hitting
at the Senate. but they Just as point
eddy insist that they do not wish TO be
left In the unenviRble attitude OF be-
ing discourteous to the women Of
Georgia
When the matter comes up for &C
ton tomorrow. there likely will be
some lively debate In the House, but
the impression Is gaining ground that
the sufTragists will meet Wednesday
night in the Capitol.
Appeal TO Stark Fails.
II Ia understood that an effort was
quietly made to induce Senator stark
who engineered the slaughter OF the
Senate resolution permitting the use
OF the Senate chamber to the suf-
fra gistA, to move to-day that the Sen
ate's action. because OF misapprehen-
sion, be reversed, and the desired per
mission granted.
The appeal appears to have been
fruitless, however, the Senator hold
ing to his original view that 1t would
I be an improper thing TO do
A delegation OF suffragists is en-
| pected "Wednesday morning 10 attend
! the session OF the House, in antiCtpa-
ton OF the rather lively debate likely
J to occur,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
Mrs. Cora |. Lee Fined by Judge,
Over Unique Plea Of Her
Attorney.

The unwritten law, invoked in her
aid by Attorney w. S. Coburn. failed
to obtain the acquittal Of Mrs. Cora
Lanier Lee, the pretty young woman
charged with horsewhiping T. D.
Thompson, in police court Tuesday
afternoon. Recorder Broyles fined her
S1O75.
Attorney Coburn's plea that Mrs.
Lea be freed by the unwritten law
that permits a woman TO protect her
honor and character, came after Mrs
Lee had told a dramatic story on the
witness stand. She said she whipped
Thompson because It seemed the only
way she could avenge herself for al
legged slanderous remarks made by
Thompson. 1T II had not been for
my little boy would have shot him."
she said.
In his plea for the acquittal OF his
client Attorney Coburn declared that
"womans character is all she has
and she should not be punished for
defending IT,"
Il am sorry can not turn Mrs.
Lee loose" said Judge Broyles. but
can't because she has violated the
law. do not believe in the unwritten
law. She should have resorted to the
courts TO clear her name"
The case against Thompson was
dismissed
Mrs. Lee is the wife Of ]. J. Lee, Ct
the Central of Georgia Railroad, but
has been separated from her husband
for two months. Several months ago,
before the separation OF the Lees,
Thompson and his wife resided with
them on Peachtree Street.
Mrs. Lee says she took her troubles