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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
FIRE MARSHAL
HERE TO START
INVESTIGATION
RELATIVE TO RECENT FIRE
Effort to ApprehGnd An In.
CGRdiary

State Fire Marshal w. R. Jeyner, OF
Atlanta, spent yesterday in Americus,
his visit here being for the purpose of
invest eating the burning of the barn
and livestock on Mr.. N. A. Rays farm
Sunday morning 1t is the duty of the
fire marshal to investigate thorough
sS~ch mysterious fires occurring in any
part of the state.
Mr.. Joyner was in consultation with
Sheriff Fuller and also with Mr.. Ray,
and while he feels assured that the
fire was of incendiary origin there Is
no clue yet, he stated, that would point
to the perpetrator of the deed Gov
Brown has offered reward of 5000 for
the arrest of the supposed incendiary,
with proof to convict, and this has
been supplemented with a reward of
$500 offered by Mr. Ray, Mr.. Joyner
called upon several of the county COM
missioners yesterday and suggested the
offering of a reward by the county.
Mr.. 'Joyner or Cap" Joyner, as he
was better known as Atlanta's former
mayor and former chief of the fire de-
partment, has many friends in Ameri-
Gus, and his time here, aside from his
official duties in the investigation OF
the Ray fire, was rendered very pleas
ant.
"Americus has a good fire depart
ment, but not quite enough of it," was
his comment, after looking through
headquarters here. Your city has
outgrown the present size of the de-
partment, and it appears to me, needs
additional equipment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
DROPPED CHARGE OF
NITRO-GLYCERINE

Tulsa, Okla, April 25.-While final
preparations were being made to
shoot" an oil well near Nowata, Okla
late today L. H. Miller dropped the
charge of nitro-glycerine to the floor
o. the derrick. AS result of the ex-
plosion which followed Miller is dead
John Hopkins, maehinist, lost both
lis arms and laborer was probably
fatally hurt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
FLOODS NOW
RAMPANT IN
MISSISSIPPI.
HAS REACHED VALLEY NOW
Messengers Warn Of Ap-
preaching Death

Remy, La, April 25.-The Missis-
sippi main levee at this place, 45
miles north of New Orleans, was till
standing the heavy strain of the
foodwaters this morning after des-
perate all-night fight in which 1000
laborers worked for the greater part
of the time in driving rainstorm.
The situation this morning was still
considered critical. Warnings were
telephoned early last night to all the
towns and villages in the threatened
territory advising the people to pre-
pare for a hasty departure, and
shortly after midnight, when it ap-
peared that the fight to hold the levee
would have to be abandoned, horse
men were sent out to warn the people
to flee.
After working until midnight on
the old levee, which early in the
evening began caving rapidly oppo-
site the Frey plantation, the engi-
neers abandoned all hope of holding it
and the laborers were put to work
raising the unfinished new levee just
in the rear of the old levee.
The fight last night was conducted
by the light of bonfres, which driv-
ing rain made it necessary to feed with
rosin.
The heavy rain and seepage through
the old levee made it difficult for the
workmen to keep their footing in the
soft mud.
Shortly before midnight the negro
laborers stampeded when a big sec.
ton of the old levee caved in with az
omnious crash and many of Their
could not be induced to return to the
job. When the big slide started the
warning cry lookout" spread terror
to the hearts of the men, who dropped
their tools and made a wild rush foI
places of possible safety.
Working With Feverish Haste.
Nearly a thousand men were work
irg on the new levee this morning
and also several hundred more were
brought ON q special train. Anothe
hundred arrived on the United States
steamer General John Newton, which
arrived from New Orleans with q
barge load of steel sheet piling, Il
pile driver and other equipment
Hunter c. Leake, president of the
Ponchatrain levee board, stated
that a stretch of the Batture, or rive,
bank in front of the levee, more thar
one hundred feet wide, had caved il,
during the night, undermining the
levee, which might be expecte t.
drop into the river at any minute.
If the fight to hold the levee is un.
successful, several million dollars
damage will be done in the parishes
of st. James and St. John the Bap-
tist. Fine rice and periffue tobaccl
plantations would be flooded, the
town of Lutcher and a score of vii.
Ii ges will be inundated and the Yazoc
end Mississippi Valley railroad be-
tween New Orleans and Baton Rouge
will be put out of commission. 1t is
not believed the backwater will reacr
south along the river beyond Kenner
which is twelve miles north of New
Orleans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
LAD PAINFULLY HURT
BY PET SHETLAND PONY

John Sheffield. Jr., the young son of
Mr.. John Sheffield, was painfully injur
ed yesterday by a kick from his pony,
while taking a morning ride in the su-
burbs. The pony's hoof struck the lad
in the face, cutting his lips seaere!y
and dislocating several of mis- teeth.
He was carried at once to his home,
where his injuries were attended 10.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
AUBURN TOOK OPENER FROM
THE MERCER|ANS YESTERDAY
Inability to Hit the Ball OppOrtunely Coupled With Costly
Errors, Lost Game for the BaptiSts Two Games
Today One in Morning One in Afternoon.

vhen they were needed caused him to
lose his game. His control at time was
off. but he did some nifty work in pull
ing out of some deep and gloomy holes
For the opening game good attend
ance was present, the crowd having
been estimated at 1000. Much larger
crowds will be present at the games to-
day, as it is holiday. The game
this morning will be called at 10
o'clock, the one this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Today will mark a great tug
of war. for many rooters from both
colleges will be present This is the
way the runs were made:
In the first inning Cochran was hit
by pitcher. Wills sacrificed. Rodden-
berry hit hot one to Mobiles, who
fumbled. Roddenberry safe at first.
Roddenberry purloined second. Cocn-
ran scored when Rice went out.
Auburn failed to score in its half o.
the first inning:
Grace got the first bingle in the game
in the second inning, when he sent n
slashing single over second. The Mer-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
JAPANESE SITUATION
STILL REMAINS UNCHANGED
Secretary Bryan OFF To Confer With
The CalifOrnians.

Washington, April 25 - With Sec
retary Bryan ready to leave late yes
terday for California to represent
President Wilson at conference with
Governor Johnson and members OF
the state legislature, the situation
over the anti-alien land legislation
in so far as it had to do with the rela-
tions of the United States and Japan,
was again in state of suspense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY !.
WITH APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
HGTOSm Of the Defenders of the CORfGderdCy viii Be
COmmGmOrated by Exercises Here Today Graves
Of Soldiers viii be Decorated at Cemetery

In commemoration of the heroism of
the defenders of the Confederacy, the
brave sons of the Southland, the la
dies of the Americus Confederate Me-
mortal association, the local Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, the Confed-
crate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, and
the people of Americus will celebrau
Memorial Day in appropriate exercises
at the High school auditorium this
afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock
AS is customary in exercises of this
nature the program will include an
Grafton, musical selections, an invoca-
tion and the beautiful and appropriate
feature of decorating the graves of
the soldiers in Oakgrove cemetery with
flowers. 1t is thought that the pro-
gram has been shorn of all unneces-
sary numbers, which will make ;t
pleasing and interesting.
superintendent j. E. Mathis, of the
local schools, will act as marshal OF
the day in the parade, which will be rs
imposing as the local military organ
izations and the number of those in
terested in the exercises can make it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26
Many Towns Flooded.

Melville, La, April 25.-The main
Ieyee of the Atchafalaya river, each
bank, Just north of the Frisco rail-
road bridge at Krontz Springs, broke
this morning shortly after midnight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26

about in the general appearance G.
the county farm and building up @
the cultivated lands has been worth a
great deal to tho county in a material
and financial way,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-26

The program as announced yestertlas
is as follows:
Hymn, How Firm foundation =
Choir and Congregation
Prayer-Dr. ]. A. Thomas.
Song, Aud Lang Syne"-Ch0ir and
Congregation.
Solo, "Oh, I'm a Southern Girl" -
Miss Alice Johnson.
Introduction of Speaker-Gen. II.
T. Davenport
Address-Mr. Arthur L. Hardy.
Medley of Southern Airs-Orches-
ira.
Delivery of Crosses of Honor-Pres-
ident of Daughters of Confederacy.
Song, Maryland, My Maryland"
Benediction-Dr. ]. A. Thomas.
March to oakgrove cemetery ami
decoration of soldiers graves.
Veterans of Camp Sumter, Sons OF
Veterans, A. l.. |. and military froER
tie Agricultural college will be in the
parade. The school children will met
by request at the High school in time
for the exercises, and will march from
there to the cemetery with their floral
offerings.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
FIND BOMB IN CHURCH
SUFFRAGETTES PLACE ExPLo-
sIVE IN CATHEDRAL.
Vercer Removes Internal Machine
After Hearing Ticking Sound
Near Altar.

London, May 9-Swift reprisals
came from the militant suffragists
following the defeat Of the bill giving
women the ballot Tuesday in the
house of commons.
The larson squad" and the "bomb
squad" were quickly at work. Police
precaution had been greatly increased
in anticipation of retaliation, but the
women pIotters were too adroit.
Manifestations of suffragette ter
rorism Wednesday were:
Planting of an internal machine in
st. Paurs cathedral, probably the
most cherished building in Great Bri-
tain.
Bomb placed in the entrance to a
newspaper office in Fleet street.
Bomb on the steps of a wholesale
drug house.
Burning of pavilion in the cricket
field at Bishops Park, Fulham, West
End of London.
Firing of a vacant house at Finch
ley, north OF London.
Firing Of timber-yard at Lambeth.
A plot to wreck St. Paufs cathedral
by bomb is attributed to the mill.
tant suffragettes. The verger who
conducts sight-seers through the mas
sive edif1ee was making his rounds
when he heard ticking sound neal
the high altar.
He found hidden heavy parcel
done up in brown paper.
The defeat of the woman suffrage
bill in the house of commons is gen
ernlly attributed by the newspapers
| to the women themselYes-the mill
tant ones, whose lawbreaking tactic:
aiienated the sympathies of suffrage
supporters.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
HONOR MEMORY OF scHURz
Civil War Veterans Dedicate Monu-
ment to Their Former Comrade
In Arms.

New York, May 10-Civil war vet
erans who fought with Carl Schurz
took part in the dedication of memo
rial monument to him at Morningside
drive and One Hundred and Sixteenth
street on Saturday. Prominent per
sons were present apd took part in
the ceremonies. Joseph H. Choate
presided and spoke, and speeches we're
made by Borough President McAneny,
Count Won Bernstorff. the German am
bassador,, and Congressman Richard
Bartholdt. Among some of the vet
Grams who fought with Schurz and
who were present at the dedication
today were Gen. p. j. Osterhaus, Gen.
Horace Porter. Maj. Gen. Grenville M.
Dodge, Gen. Adelbert Ames, Gen.
James H. Wilson, Gen. ]. Grant Will
son and Lieut.-Gen. Nelson A Miles.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
DEMOCRATIC MEASURE ADOPTED
BY HOUSE BY VOTE OF
281 TO 13e.
GOES AT ONCE TO SENATE
Flood Of Protests Awaits Its Ap-
pearance In Upper Body Of Con-
aress Republicans viii Make
Fipht for Public Hearing.

Washington, May 10.-The Under
wood tariff bill, proclaimed by the
Democratic party as the answer TO
its platform pledge to reduce the tar
i'll downward. was passed by the house
Thursday The vote was 2S1 to 139,
five Democrats voting against the bill
and two Republicans voting for 1t.
Floods of protest from manufac-
turer, merchant, producer and foreign
nations await the bill when it makes
it's appearance before the senate. The
bill will be started upon its stormy
way at once. Republican senators
will open the fight by demanding pub
lie hearings. This will be defeated,
but 1t is the purpose of the Democrats
to give full hearings in committee to
all classes Of objectors.
The tariff bill made record time
through the house, but little more
than two weeks having passed since
1t came from the ways and means
committee. All amendments except
| those proposed by the committee were
| defeated. With the exception OF
Broussard of louisiana, no Democrat
ic member of the house proposed
changes in the bill.
Republican leaders sought to make
political capital for their party just
before the final passage Of the bill
| through the house In an effort to
bring the Democrats to record vote
| on the creation of tariff commission
An amendment providing for such
commission was ruled out of order bl
Speaker Clark Mr.. Mann appealed
from the ruling and the speaker wa!
sustained, 274 to 143. Payne's mo
ton to substitute for the wool ant
cotton schedules of the bill his draf
of these schedules was defeated, 20,
to 1913. With Victor Murdock. leadin;
nineteen Progressives voted agains
the Payne substitutes.
On final passage the Democrats vot
ing against 1t were Eptopinal, Du
pree, Broussard, Watkins. Elder, MOI
gan, Lazare and Aswell Of Louisiana
and Charles B. Smith of New York
It received the votes of Kelly an
Ripley of Pennsylvania; Bryan O
Washington and Nolan of California
Progressives, and Cary and Staffor
} of Wisconsin. Independtn Republic
ans.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

Weehawken, N. j.. May 8.-Flames
Tuesday destroyed three floating
bridges, ten cars loaded with merchan-
disc and portion of pier jutting
into the Hudson river, causing a loss
of about 100000.
Washington, May 8.-The question
of whether medical science is getting
the best results from the methods now
employed in the fight against the great
white plague will form the keynote
Of the discussion of the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis, which convened here
today for it's ninth annual meeting.
Mexico City, May 9.-The rebels
have captured the town of Uzuluama,
in the state of Vera Cruz. 1t is re-
ported the revolution in that state is
spreading rapidly.
A government loan OF $50, ,000, 900
pesos has been obtained from a Lon
don syndicate, according to an official
statement given out.
Pikeville, KY, May 6.-Two special
deputies were killed and United
States Deputy Marshal Mark Potter,
of Pikeville, seriously wounded in a
battle Sunday with moonshiners on
top Of Cumberland mountain.
New York, May 1o.-The election OF
C. s. Funk as president of the Runae-
Iy company. manufacturers of agricul-
tural implements, was announced by
the interests anancing that corpora
ton. Mr.. Funk was for six years gen
eral manager of the international
Harvester company.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
MRS. THAW TO @coME BACK
Wife of Slayer Of Stanford White
viii Return to the Stage
In London.

Plymouth, May 10.-Evelyn Nesbit.
Thaw has abandoned. temporarily. at
least, her ambition to become a
sculptress and will return to the
stas,e. She has signed contract
with the Marinelli Agency to tour
music halls and vaudeville theaters
OF England and America Her salary
is given at $4,000 a week. She will
make her first appearance within q
few weeks at London music hall.
When seen aboard the Olympic.
Mrs. Thaw said that she was going di-
rect to Paris to. continue her study
OF sculpture for d short time and will
then go to London.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
ACCUSED AS "AXMAN''
MISSOURI CONVICT BELIEVED TO
HAVE SLAIN 25.
Expert MccIaughry Has Theory That
Henry Lee Moore Was Author
of Horrible Murders.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 10.-Twen-
ty-five murders committed in the last
three years in Missouri, Kansas, Colo
rado, Iowa and Illinois by means Of
blows from an ak are ascribed to Hen
ry Lee Moore-serving a life term in
the Missouri penitentiary-acco
to a theory announced Thursday by
M. w. McClaughry, special agent Of
the department of justice, after an
exhaustive study of the so-called ak
murders.
Mr.. McCloughry Is a son of Warden
McClaughry of the federal penitentiary
here, and has charge of the bureau Of
criminal Identification at the prison.
Henry Lee Moore went to the peni-
tentiary at Jefferson City after being
found guilty of the murder of his
Wilson and Mrs. George Moore, at
Columbia, Mo-, in December, 1912.
The ak murders ascribed to Moore
by McClaughry are:
H c. Wayne, wife and child; Mrs.
| A J. Burnham and two children; Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, September. 1911.
William E. Dawson, wife and daugh.
| ter. Monmouth, ILL.,, October. 1911.
William Snowman. wife and three
children, Ellsworth, Kan. October
1911.
Rollin Hudson and wife. Paolo
Kan, June, 1911.
J. B. Moore, four children and two
girl guests, Villisca, Ia, June. 1912.
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. J Moore al
| Columbia.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
WILSON'S GIVE GARDEN PARTY
President, Wife and Daughters Re
ceive Guests Under Giant Oak In
White House Grounds.

Washington, May 10.-The 400
focked to the first of a series OF gar
den parties to be given in the White
House grounds by President and Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson. The scene was
Ideally beautiful and the President
and Mrs. Wilson, assisted by the
Misses Wilson and Miss Helen Wood
row Bones, received their guests un-
der the giant oak just back of the
White House.
The celebrated White House punch
which is not made OF grape juice and
other refreshments. were served at
rustic tables stationed here and there
Throughout the grounds
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
PLAN Fight ON
WHITE PLAGUE
JOINT SESSION OF STATE BOARDS
OUTLINE COOPERATIVE PLAN
AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS.
EXHIBIT CAR TO COVER STATE
Many Suggestions Discussed-Tuber-
culosis Primer Proposed-Nurses to
Visit Schools in ALI Sections OF
State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Frankfort, Ky-At q joint session OF
the State Board of Health and the
State tuberculosis Commission, in
Gov. McCreary's Office, a committee
was appointed to outline plan for
cooperative campaign against tubercu-
losis this year. The committee will
meet in Louisville at the call of DR..
J. N. Mccormack, secretary Of the
State Board of Health. The commit
tee is composed of Dr. Mccormack,
DIR. c. A. Fish, of Frankfort, and DR..
G. 2. Aud, of Cscillian, for the Board
of Health and Drs. U. V. Williams and
H. S. Keller, of Frankfort; DR.. R. T.
Yoe, of Louisville, and DR.. Everett
Morris, of Sulphur, for the commits
sion. A committee of the commission
reported that the tuberculosis exhibit
car had been secured and will be sent
over the state this summer.
Educational work mostly was dis
cussed at the conference. One of the
plans is the Introduction of tuber-
culosis primer in the commen schools.
| A project for the future is the employ
ment of nurses to visit the schools
| in all sections of the state, as is now
! done in the cities. Roy L. French,
secretary of the tuberculosis commits
sion, left for Washington to attend the
national conference for the prevention
of tuberculosis.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
LIMIT FOR GOTHAM GRAFTERs
Four Former inspectors to Prison for
One Year and Must Pay
$500 Each.

New York, May 10-Dennis Sweeny,
John ]. Martha, James e. KuEsey and
James T. Thompson, former police in
spectors convicted of conspiring to OBJ
struct justice and to check graft rev.
elations involving them, were SEN
fenced to serve one year in the peni-
tentiary and pay fine of $500 EACH
This is the maximum sentence.
Sheriff Hamburger took Sweeney,
Murtha, Thompson and Hussey to
Blackwell's island to serve their terms.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
Local Option Decision.

When John Duff at the request OF
Bob Sizemore and Will Oliver, drew
the quantity of liquor they asked for
from a barrel in his house on the Per
ry county side of the North fork OF the
Kentucky river into jugs and carried
them across the river into Breahitt
county where he delivered the goods
and collected the price agreed on, the
court of appeals held that the deal
took place in Perry county and affirm
ed verdict in the Perry circuit court
of $100 fine and 80 days in jail. The
court said crossing the river was mere
ly a "subterfuge to evade the opera
tion' of the local option law as laid
down in Section 2570 of the statutes.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
CURE HIT
UNITED STATES EXPERTS CAN.
NOT ENDORSE FRlEDMANN's
VACCINE.
GIVES WARNING TO PATIENTS
Physicians Declare Experiments So
Far "Do Not Justify Confidence in
Remedy Which Has Been Inspired
by Widespread Publicity"

Washington, May 12.-In the opin-
ion of the government surgeons who
have been investigating the condition
of patients that were inoculated by
Dr. Frederick F. friedman with his
tuberculosis vaccine. the observations
do not justify that confidence in the
remedy which has been inspired by
the widespread publicity given the
cure
This first official conclusion from
the tests was announced here Satur-
day before the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis by DR.. John F. Anderson,
director of the governments hygienic
laboratory, and DR.. A. M. Stimson.
another public health surgeon, who
were assigned to observe the prog
ress of the friedman patients at
Mount Sinai hospital in New York.
I'VE believe that at the present
time" says their report, 1--WE are not
in a position to express an opinion
based on the conditions under obser-
vation. The disease for which the
characterized by periods of advance
ment and retrogression. 1t is also one
in which psychic influences are pow
erful factor. Time is therefore neceS-
sary to evaluate properly the effect of
therapeutic measures. Without pre-
senting in detail the condition Of pa
tients under observation, we are in a
position to state that the facts thus
far observed do not justify that con-
fidence in the remedy which has been
inspired by widespread publicity.
I'm our opinion harm may have
been done by this undue publicity in
so far as it has lessened the conf
dence of tubercular persons in well
| recognized methods of treatment ol
interrupted their use, and we are con
strained to advise against any lessen
ing of those well-known measures
which not only had effected cures but
which have reduced the incidence o
the disease.
In our series of patients, DR.. Fried
mann has almost exclusively made
use OF the intramuscular method alon.
in pulmonary cases, and very con
siderable proportion of them hav,
either developed no considerable in
filtrate at all or have suffered from
abscess formations. It is evident
therefore, that very considerable por
ton of these patients, may expec
their treatment at the hand of DI
friedman to extend over lon
period
Concerning the cultures submitte
to us, we may state that a series O
experiments fs under way. Tn
bacillus has been found to be an aci
fast organism having having proper
ties quite different from those of an
tubercle bacillus with which we ar
acquainted.
I'VE requested DR.. friedman I
furnish US with a large amount c
this material for examination. br
this he has declined to do. We ca
state, however, that living acid fas
bacteria are being injected by the II
stramuscular and intravenous met
cd. although we are ignorant of whs
medium they are suspended in {
what additional substance or su
stances may be contained in the fin,
mixture"