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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
Want LARGER
BUILDING FOR
SCHOOL HERE
ARE THE FUNDS insufficient?
Such Was Claim Made Last
Night

A strong argument was made last
night by some members of the Boarl
Of Aldermen in favor of a larger build
ing for the Grammar school here.
Alderman Bell led the discussion in
behalf of a larger fund He claimed
that the $4,000 allowed by the bond
issue is insufficient This sum is sur,
ficient for only first-class fourteen
room building, according to Alderman
Bell, whereas the present building has
sixteen rooms. An eighteen room
building was advocated by Alderman
Bell. If building this size is not
constructed, said he, the rapid growth
of the schools will soon cause a small
er building to become congested.
Alderman Allen claimed that the
$4,000 voted by the bonds is sufficient
for the building, if it is properly ei-
pended. He referred to the local Car
negie library as an example of what
had been secured for $4,000 in the
way of building. He said he would
be satisfied if as good building could
be secured for the Grammar school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24

irg, and also in the banking and ware
house business, Mr.. Council as much
as any one else, keeps an accurate tab
upon conditions as he sees them per-
sonally. He is also in daily touch with
representative farmers throughout this
section, and any change in the situa-
ton would be known sooner by no
one else in Americus.
The healthy condition of the growing
crop is attributed largely to thorough
preparation of the land this spring.
Farmers broke up their lands deep and
the beneficial effect is now being seen
in the green fields. Stalks are well
fruited on cotton of first planting,
while the young cotton, which consti-
tutes agout 40 per cent. of the total
crop here, is growing Vigorously
AS stated, the crop will be late this
year, but if Americus warehousemen do
not handle the usual crop of $4,000
bales there is nothing in the signs OF
the times. There will be no "first
bales" until late in August, perhaps
but once the fieecy tide rolls this way
it will be continuous until frost puts
On end to the crop in the field. The
earliest "first bale" ever received here
was on July 26th, but there win be ne
repetition of history in that direc'
ton this season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
MORE RAINS YESTERDAY
FOR SUMTER'S FARMERS
Yesterdays Rains With Those of the Day Previous
Make Rains Very General Throughout the Coun-
ty-Farmers May Soon Complain of Too Much

In fact, the fear is now being enter
tanned that dog-days may prove too
much the record that this period of the
year often has in the way of bringing
too much rain. The regularity with
which the rains have fallen each day
since they began last Saturday in the
basis for this anxiety. Beginning with
last Saturday not a day has passed
when rain has not fallen here and in
other sections of the county, soms-
times heavy showers. and at other
times light.
Though 1t has come late, the rair
has proved pleasing to farmers, mogt
of whom can profit by it. The corn
crop is being materially helped, where
itswas not too far gone, while the cot
ton crop is. gaining since the rains be-
gan. aA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
ROY FARMERS
GREET Rains
WITH Delight
WILL help CORN YIELD HERE
Drouth Threatened TO Reduce
Local Yields

Probably no farmers in the county
hailed with greater pleasure the arrl'
val of the recent rains than did the
vouno farmers of Sumter county who
ORC members of the boys corn club
They had been confidently expecting
rain. so that its arrival was especially
pleasing.
Unless the rains had come when they
did, the yield of the prize acres woull
have been materially reduced 1t is
feared that even now the yield will be
considerably short, as the drouth had
very bad effect on some of the prize
corn fields. The value of cultivatin5
corn so that the drouth would have the
least possible effect on it has been inn
pressed upon the young corn growers
in such manner that they will nos
soon forget it.
Excellent examples are shown among
the prize acres of the value of deep
plowing and shallow cultivation in the
retention of moisture in just such a
season as that which farmers have had
this year. Many who had paid little
attention to this method of cultivation
this year will undoubtedly fortify
themselves with it next year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
mr.. HAYNES WILL REGAIN
HIS LONG LOST VISION
Operation For Cataract Was
Successful

The many friends of Mr.. William u.
Haynes, one of the oldest residents
here, will be greatly pleased to learn
that an operation recently performed
upon his eyes for cataract has proved
successful, and that, in all probability,
his vision will be restored, to an ex-
tent, at least. Mr.. Haynes is more
than eighty years of age, and during
the past twelve months or longer haa
lost his eyesight entirely, the result q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
MOBILE SOCIETY GIRL HELD
AS BURGLARS ACCOMPLICE

Birmingham, Ala, July 23.-Mrs NE
dora Newton, daughter of s. H. Nc
Master, formerly president of Mo-
bile bank, is in Jail here charged with
being an accessory to alleged burgla-
ries by her husband, Louis Kittle-.
alias Newton. 1t is said that tha
young wife, dressed as man, aidetl
her husband.
Kittler had confessed to seventeen
burglaries in and about Birmingham
but steadfastly declares his wife was
not concerned in any OF them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
THE COUNTY'S
HIGHWAYS ARE
Being WORKED
SINCE The RECENT RAINS
Which Makes Work Much
Easier

Sumter's woodworking forces re-
sumed their labors with redoubled vi
gor this week, since the recent rains
have served to facilitate work in pro-
gress upon the highways. The groun
has been softened, and all work done
now is of more durable nature, accord
ing to the opinion of Supt Henry
Christian. "Our roads are already in
good physical condition, and the
greater portion of the more important
highways need only the top dressing
given by the drags to make them
Smooth" Mr.. Christian said.
1t is fact that there has been little
complaint recently regarding the roads
which, with the working force at hand,
are kept in as good condition as possi-
ble All of the ten or twelve graded
roads leading out of Americus to every
part of the county are in good condi-
ton and are easily maintained. As
Supt Christian states, where the roads
are we'll constructed they can be kept
in fine condition by the use of the
drags alone, which, cover twelve miles
per days, and at cost of only fifty
cents per mile.
In order to facilitate the road work
and get over as many of the county s
roads as possible, the woodworking
force of eighty convicts has been di-
vided into four camps and distributed
about the county, leaving one locality
for another as rapidly as the work is
completed
The main body of convicts has been
employed for some time in construct
ing the new highway, Americus to
Friendship, seventeen miles in length
and one of the most important of the
county roads, reaching as it does the
system of roads radiating to Western
Sumter, Schley, Marion and Webster
counties. The task of building the
Friendship road is nearly completed
and the work is well done. 1t will bo
entirely finished early in August, prob
ably two weeks hence, when the large
convict force will be transferred to
some other section of Sumter, where
work is needed.
The three bridges over Muckalee
creek, near the city, are in need of re
pairs, and the camp of white convicts,
consisting or nine or ten men, will
be put to work at bridge building here
in few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
EXPECTS NORMAL CROP
OF COTTON THIS YEAR
Mr. L. c. Council Believes Crop Now is Better Than at
This Time a Year Ago, With Good
Prospects

The condition of the cotton crop in
sumter county today is, in my opinion.
oetter than the crop last season at this
Gate; and with continued favorable
SEASONS, l see no reason why we
should not expect a normal crop this
faIl," said Mr.. Lee G. Council, while
discussing yesterday the crop outlook
l" sumter and neighboring counties.
Mr. Councils optimistic views are
'nose of others here who, like himself
closely study cotton crop conditions
'lu the changes that week may bring
lorth' In fact, it is the consensus of
opinion that the crop as whole, is ir
sood trim and, while late, will turn
out about the average yield this year.
Necent rains will prove of greatest
0eneht to crops of every variety and
p@rHcularly to the cotton crop, which
was beginning to need moisture. The
u'y weather had been conducive to
'"orough plowing and cultivation; the
Neius We're clean of grass, and the cot
'0n crop In just the condition to BE-
'enehtted by the rains this week.
r' Council stated further that he
eS'lmated present conditions at 80 per
0'"'' or normal, and his opportunities
" arriving at this conclusion are ex-
0eiient Largely interested in plant
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
HALF HOLIDAY Plan
HAS FALLEN THROUGH

On account of opposition that de-
voloped to it, the plan to have the
merchants of the city unite in ha13-
holiday has fallen through. Although
practically all the merchants who
had been approached on the matte",
about twenty in all favored the plan, it
was abandoned when it was found that
it could not be made unanimous among
all the leading merchants of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
CARS OF PEACHES
SHIPPED NORTH WEDNESDAY
Total Shipments Now Aggregate 95a
Cars.

Macon, Ca, July 23.-Indicating that
the fruit season is almost over, only
13 cars of peaches were shipped from
Georgia today to the northern markets.
This makes a total of 955 cars for the
season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24

cataract. This trouble has been elm
mated and it is said, his vision wit
again be restored. Mr.. Haynes is nov
in Atlanta, where Cor some time he
has been visiting his son, Mr.. Eugene
". Haynes. e''-''
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-24
WARSHIP OF UNITED STATES
p GOES TO PROTECT CITIZENS
Battleship Louisiana Is Hurried To
Tuxpan.

Washington, D. c., July %. - The
'hattleship Louisiana, which sailed
from Vera Cruz under rush orders.
has arrived at TuXpan, to protect the
Americans whose lives and property
are endangered by fighting between
the federals and the revolutionists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07

Continued or Page Ten.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07


TT is claimed by the complainant that
the unreasonableness of 2A cent pas
senger rate, as applied to 1t. has been
adjudicated in the equity cause, and for
that reason the commission cannot relitl-
gate It. Assuming this TO be true, though
1t may be that no more was adjudicated
in the equity cause than that the system
of rates established by the maximum
rate act, the eight group acts, and the
passenger rate acts, were In their en-
tirety and taken one in connection with
all the others conhscatory, leaving the
effects of the passenger rate act, when
put in force by itself and not In con-
junction with the freight acts, undeter-
mined vet the error of the commission,
if it was error IN assuming to decide
it In a proceeding instituted by 1t under
its general rate-making power would
not be a violation of an Injunction the
legal effect of which was merely to re-
strain it from enforcing the passenger
rate act AT most, such error, If it eX-
sted would subject the order of the
commission, when made, to reversal on
appeal or to be restrained upon show
ing that the rate established by the COM
mission as result of the supposed err
roneous method was confiscatory. The
failure of one court TO follow the rulings
of another, even when there exists re-
lation of subordinaton which makes the
rulings of the latter conclusive, is not
a. contempt of court. In this case there
is no relation of direct subordination be-
tween the two tribunals.
Method Immaterial
'"rhe complainant contends that 1t was
the 21h cent rate that was enjoined by
the district court, and that the method
or tribunal of it's establishment, whether
by act of the legislature or order of the
commission, is immaterial. The language
of the final decree is specific and forbids
the commission to enforce any of the
said several acts of the Legislature. The
language of the decree extends, therefore.
only to a 21a cent rate established by the
statute. 1t does not and could not extend
to a 21h cent rate to be established in the
future by the commission under its inde-
pendent rate making power. The court is
without jurisdiction to en1oin the COM
mission, in advance from exercising its
independent ratemaking power, but has
Jurisdiction only to enjoin the enforce
ment of the rate after its establishment
(railroad commission of Alabama VS..
Central of Georgia r. r. Co, 40 Fed. 225.)
IT is true that the commission could not
indirectly enforce the statutory rate under
the guise of action had under its own
authority to make rates. No motive on
the part of the commission to induce II to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07
GRUBB'S DECISION
GIVEN IN FULL FOR
THOSE INTERESTED
Remarkable in Power 1t APP
parently Gives Railroad
Commission
INTEREST is GREAT
ALL OVER ALABAMA
Commission Has Authority to Fix
Rates, Irrespective of Any Lit
igation Over Rates Fixed by
State Statutes

In view of the great interest all over
Alabama In the decision of Judge w. J..
Grubb of the federal court in the states
latest railroad rate case, The Age-H Herald
thls morning gives the decision in full.
The exceptional interest in the decision
arises from the fact that 1t apparently
aceords the state railroad commission
the most sweeping power in fixing rail-
road rates in the state. In other words
Judge Grubb holds that the commission
has sufficient authority to make such
rates as it sees fit irrespective of any
litigation pending over rates which were
fixed by the legislature, The decision in
fun is as follows:
louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany VS.. Railroad Commission of Ala
bama district court M. D., Alabama,
n. D., May 8, 1879 In equity, No. 264.
'0n petition of Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company. complainant, and rule
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07

act by such indireetion is apparent, in
view of the fact that the passenger rate
statute is sef-eXecuting and that re-
establishing the statutory rate by order
Of the commission after n hearing could
add nothing to its efficacy, either general
y or as against a decree of this court.
1t was competent for the legislature to fix
a reasonable maximum passenger rato
and having done so there was no occasion
for the commission, in order to enforce
the statutory rate, to hold hearings to de-
termlne its reasonableness and make an
order establishing a rate which the para
mont authority-the legislature-had al
ready declared In effect. The operation
of the legislative rate having been en-
Joined by the court necessity then arose
for the commission to resort to its nde-
pendent power to establish reasonable
rates. Its action under these crcum-
stances in establishing the 215 cent rate
sitter a hearing as to its reasouableness
would naturally, and without subjectng
the commission to the charge of acting by
mdirection, be attributed to its indepeu-
dent rate making power rather than to
the exercise of an usurped power to en-
force the statute. The fact, if it be a fact
that the commission had before it no
evidence of changed conditions is not
controlling since it's independent rate.
making power, at least after the statu.
tory rate was enioined, was not limited in
its operation to a situation of changes,
circumstances However, the decree OF
the court. in its effect on the statutory
! rates. may be said to have presented
changed situation. If one was essential IA
its right to act. The opinion of the com
| mission recites also that it used as tia
basis of its conclusion the results of COM
plainant's operations for the fiscal yea.
ending June 50, 1912, which could not have
been before the district court when it
| rendered the final decree In April, 1912
Would Be Valueless
"The complainant insists that the in
junction would he valueess If the COM
mission has the right contended for by 1t.
If the commission in making and enfore-
ing it's order acted as the instrument Of
the legislature In enforcing the enjoined
statute. and in that capacity is permitted
10 take such action with impunity. ths
insistence is justified. The situation. how
ever seems to arise from the co-existenes
of two Independent and coordinate rate
making tribunals in our state system of
government the Legislature and the rail.
road commission. Where there are two
such Independent rate making bodies it is
clear that an injunction that by its terms
restrains the enforcement of the act of
one alone will not be violated by an at
tempt on the part of the other to take
similar but Independent action. Such a
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Continued on Page Ten.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07
Evidence Before Commission

II is contended by complainant that
the character of the proceeding before
the commission, the limited scope of the
evidence adduced upon the hearing, and
the language of the opinion and of the
order made by il, show that its action
was In an attempt to enforce the statute,
rather than in the exercise of it's inde
pendent rate-making power The most
obvious answer is that no hearing and
no order of any kind could be appropri-
ate if the commission was acting in the
enforcement of the passenger rate act.
1t is said the evidence adduced upon the
hearing before the commission was
Identical with that which was presented
to the district court and upon which the
final decree in that cause was rendered !;
that no evidence was adduced before the
commission tending to show a changed
condition at the time of the hearing be-
fore it from that which existed before
and at the time of the final decree in
the equity cause, and mat the opinion
of the commission shows that the deci-
sion of the commission that the 21h cent
rate was a reasonable one demands ed
not upon a finding of a different act of
facts from those before the district
court upon the final hearing but upon
the adoption by the commission of diff
ferent methods OF apportioning values
and expense between the freight and
the passenger and the inter and the intra
state business of the complainant, and
which was in effect an overruling of the
decision of this court Conceding this
to be a correct analysis of the proceeding
before and the decision of the commits
sion. it seems to be peasuas sive not so
much of the fact that the commission
was enforcing the passenger rate act
through the proceeding before 1t, as that
1t merely adopted an erroneous method
OF reaching a conclusion in the matter
Of fixing the rate independently, over
which matter it had jurisdiction-an err
ror which was subject to correction by
the method of appeal provided for by
the state statute: or, If it resulted In the
establishing of a confiscatory rate, by
an application to this court on the part
of the carrier for an injunction against
its enforcement No rulings of the COM
mission upon the hearings before it,
though they were in conflict with the
rulings of the district in the equity
cause. could amount to a violation Of
the injunction. If the commission in hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07
Independent Power

49, The question remains as to wheth-
er the action of the commission was an
attempted enforcement of the passen-
ger rate act, or whether it was an order
made by it in pursuance of it's indepen-
dent rate making power. If the latter,
it was not a violation of an injunc-
tion which restrained only the enforce
ment of the passenger rate act
THE passenger rate act went into ef-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07
UnreasOnabIeness of Rate

ing the hearing was not engaged in en-
forcing the passenger rate act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07
Opinion of Court

"'The court is of opinion that the
present application by the appellants
In each of the above cases should be
granted. The general question argued
before us on the original hearing was,
whether the rates established by the
Nebraska statute. looking at them as
an entirety We're so unreasonably low
as to prevent the railroad companies
from earning such compensation as
would be just, having due regard to
the rights both of the public and of
the companies. In our examination Of
that question it was appropriate and
necessary to inquire as to the earn
ings OF the respective companies un-
der the rates which they had estab-
Misunderstanding at those rates, also as
an entirety In this way we ascer-
tanned the probable effect of the stat
ute in question. We did not intend, by
an affirmance of the several DEGREES,
to adjudse that the railroad companies
should not at any time in the future
II they saw proper, reduce the rates
or any of them, under which they We're
conducting business at the time the
final decrees were rendered. nor that
the state board of transportation should
not reduce rates on specific or par
ticular articles below the rates which
the companies were charging such
articles when the DEGREES We're entered
1t may well be that on some particular
article the railroad companies may
deem 1t wise to make reduction of the
rate, and it may be that the public
interests will Justify the state board
of transportation in ordering such re-
auction. We have not laid down any
cast IRON rule covering each and ev-
cry separate rate. We only adjudged
that the enforcement of the schedules
Of rates established by the state stat
ute, looking at such rates as a whole
would deprive the railroad companies of
the compensation they were legally en-
titled to receive. We did not pass judg-
ment upon the reasonableness or unreal
condolences of the rates on any par
ticnlar article prescribed by the statute
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Automobile Supplies

E. F. AUTO sUPPY co. Let us
 prove how we can save you 25 to 70 per cent. on your supplies 61o i AGaAA @G. Phone 4260
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Art Glass

BRIDGEPORT ART GLASS CO.,, 15s John St. Phone 1o17-6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Bakers

makes a feast of every meal Once tasted. never wasted. 155 Wood Av.
 Phone 23OS CROUCH & PLASSNLAN. Try Never Enough Bread" 6O1 Howard Ave.
 Phone 1657-5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Furnished Rooms to Rent

FOR LIGHT housekeeping. Running water. Bath. Address Reasonable care of Farmer. IT "u
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Automobile Dealers
H. M. FORD

Fl, M FORD Distributor Maxwell Cars and the R. c. Ill., $500. 1887 Main St. Phone 1272 sTARBUCK & MATTTCEs FORD BARS. S59 Fairfield Ave.
 Phone 4o75-2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Motor Trucks

general motor tRuein@. 10ng d14s 9Ance moving. oe0a Phon@ Blue Ribbon Garage. B4T ~6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Beaver Board

THE A. w. BURRTTT CO. KnowIton
 St, Phone sos
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Upholstering

PHOLSTERING, Furniture Repair ed and refinished. Prices always reasonable at Stram's Furniture
 Store. State, near Clinton. H 5 [" If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
eTEASIIsoATs
Bridgeport Line
 10 New York
FARE co CrrrTs

STEAMER NAUGATUCK leave Bridgeport Pequonuock Wharf. focs of Union Street, daily. except gafMFa day. mt 13 night Returning, 1@&w@ New York Pier 27. 1L R-.da1iVs eEospm 8sSo F. 1G.
 L. B. NKCKERsOW. AmG The New England SbemnaGRafp C0mpamI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28

Auto Tires and Repairing THE A. l.. sCHAvoR CO, s57 Fatr-
 field Ave. Phone 1662 CONN. AUTO TIRE co.
 Recovering and Repairing a Speciality New and Second Hand Tires in stock
 241 Connecticut Ave. Phone 963
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-28
Shoe Stores

s. E; THING 6 CO, 11ss Main s-. THE CARTWRIGHT SHOE CO saa
 41aIn SI. Phone 1agG