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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE INSECTS

washington Letter in indianapolis
News)
1t is now evident that if the Demo-
cratic party had put in the White
House man of less courage than
President Wilson the party would
have failed utterly on tariff revision.
Even in the House of Representatives
there was at the time the special SEES
sion convened a condition of affairs
that seemed to make a harmonious ac,
ton on the tariff impossible. The Pres
ident took hold of this situation AMI
within 10 days was in supreme power.
Without his leadership the Demo-
Gratis in the Senate would be in a
sorry plight at this time. Undoubtedly
many of them would have answereI
the call of the special interests. Two
of them have already responded to
that call. This leaves the Democrats
with only two majority. The problem
of the President now is to hold intact
the Democratic strength He believes
there is only one way to do this, ana
that is not to surrender a single point
This is the greatest tariff fight |
ever saw in the United States Senate,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
AMERICUS' CHAUTAUQUA SPIRIr

| Yesterdays Times-Recorder told 4
graphic story of the success of the
Chautauqua spirit here. From the fa2cs
related in that article there can be 40
doubt that the Chauauqua has made A
great impression here, one that will be
lasting and will do great good not on
ly to the people of Americas but CT
this entire section.
1t is gratifying to know that the
public generously expressed itself in
favor of the Chautauqua next year.
The guarantee demanded by the Chau-
tauqua authorities was soon made Up
in pledges after the announcement was
made that an effort would be made 40
have Chautauqua here next year.
The people of Americas were from
Missouri" as regards the Chautauqua,
but they were shown The great mum
Der of excellent and worthy attractions
given here was sufficient to prove to
the people that the Chautauqua as ii
hsa been conducted in Americas is
well worth while The giving to the
people here of high class attractions
at ten cents apiece on the
season tickets was sufficient prof OF
the worth of the ChautauQua system.
1t is to be regretted that the ladies
of the Hospital association, who labor
ed so faithfully in behalf of the Chau-
tauqua, did not receive any monetary
reward for their work The Chautap
qua was well worth while, and had the
people known it's worth in advance
there would have been a good su,n
earned for the benefit of the Hospital
fund. But greater success will crown
the efforts of the ladies next year, as
they are assured in advance of more
than enough support to pay the eX-
penses of the undertaking.
The Chautauqua should be made the
event of this entire section of tn
state next year. The parade, which
was such a notable feature this year,
should be made a pageant next yea,
which in size and impressiveness VIII
body forth the spirit of progress j
this city and section The ladies tf
the Hospital association intend to sell
900 tickets, over 200 more than have
already been pledged. They should be
able to do this. In fact, the people OF
this city and county should take 50
great pride in the Chautauqua that
they will not see this season come
again without securing an attendance
that will make the ChautauQua a
thing of permanence here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

steal being alleged TO have oee1
brought about by vest pocket delega-
cation from southern states, where the
actual republican vote is small. =
change in the basis of representation
would be necessary to limit southern
delegations in proportion to the party
vote in any state, and this change, the
standpatters claim, the national com
G!ittee is not authorized to make, be
ing a function vested in the conventio |
only.
On this point it is interesting to
note that Senator Sherman, of Illinois,
has just introduced a bill providing
for preferential presidential primaries
end for federal supervision of national
conventions. Under such lew con-
tests would be decided by states them
selves, depriving the national con-
yention of such powers, delegates not
chosen by primaries being excluded,
Democrats can view with compla-
cency divisions in the republican par
ty and the perpetuity of the progress.
s've party. All such only render tn"
democratic party's tenure OF power the
more secure. But even with the pro-
gressive party eliminated the repuh-
licans would find it very difficult, mora
likely impossible, to secure the reins
of government again within the next
eight years. The administration Of
President Wilson gives promise of so
recommending itself to the common
people that the party of high prices
and trusts will be debarred until
thoroughly purged of the forces at
present in control. This will take i
generation, in all probability.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

and greater and more bitter than |
ever dreamed would be fought there, "
said Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, today. Every senator of suffi3i
ent length of service in the Senate to
know corroborates Senator Tillman.
Never before have the big interests Of
the country poured so many men into
Washington, nor used so many power,
full and divergent influences on menu
bers of the Senate. Every arriving
train brings additions to the army Of
assault, and the hotels are choked
with guests individually and financia "
able to buy out the landlord on the
spot if such transaction were de-
sirable.
Apparently driven to desperation by
the admission of the Republican lead
ers in the Senate that the President
and party discipline were holding N
line all Democratic Senators but two
the form of attack has changed sud
denly. Today certain Democratic
members of the Senate, who are near
ing the end of their term in the Sen
ate, were served with notice that the
interests they were running would
spend their last dollar to defeat the
Senators who did it, This threat came
with peculiarly vicious energy from
the cotton manufacturers of the South
and was part of a savage attempt TO
force break in the Democratic ranks
in the Senate after milder methods had
failed.
In Georgia this form of attack 5
aimed at Hoke Smith, who comes up
for reelection next year, and who,
some of the cotton men say, is trying
to have the cotton schedule amended
In North Carolina Senator Overman
goes to the people next year and he
has had notice to jump the Presidents
tariff program or prepare to meet the
combined opposition Of the cotton in
terests of his state. TfNssouth Carolina
Senator Smith has to face the same
situation, as he also comes before the
people of his state soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
FREAKS OF THE TORNADO
Interest in the "Big Wind" Grows With
Increased Population
(Harper's Weekly.)

The weather bureau at Washington
has been collecting statistics and facts
about cyclones and tornadoes for many
years, and the experts have succeeded
in securing considerable valuable data
about the big winds; but, after all, the
freaks of the storm are the things that
give it special interest, and if all these
were properly classified some re-
markable readings would be furnish
ed. Every visitation of tornado adds
to this valuable storehouse of queer
freaks.
1t is not uncommon for the whirling
wind to cut a house in half, demolisr-
ing one side and leaving the other I'M
disturbed. This happened in an Iowa
tornado, and the part that was left
intact was so little disturbed that the
clock on the mantel continued ticking
as if nothing had happened, In the
Texas town of Sherman, which was
visited by tornado in 1896, two hous-
es were picked up and carried into the
air, where they exploded. Every one
in them was severely injured except Il
baby, which did not receive 50 much
as a scratch. A man milking a COW in
a shed saw the COW and shed carried
up in the air, but ne was not so mucn
as touched. Not a drop of the milk il
his pail was spilled or disturbed
In the St Louis tornado of the same
year carpet in the parlor of one
house was pulled up by the twister
and carried away a few hundred yards
without so much as rent being torn
in it. The lacks had been pulled up as
neatly as if extracted by a careful car
pet layer In another house the Ted
clothing and mattress were lifted from
the bed, and the bedstead was left I'M
hurt A resident was carried through
the roof of another house with the
bed and dropped a quarter of a mile
away without injury. The mattress
saved him in the fall, and he picket
himself up in vacant lot to dress
without knowing exactly what had
happened to him
| The "twisters" have been known to
pull nails out of shingles and then go
on to pick up chimney bodily AMI
carry it through the air. In Kansas
one picked up buggy and landed it in
the branches of tree. At another
time it ripped the harness off a horse
and left horse, buggy and man unin-
jured. In Louisville in 1890 a tornado
carried the roof off a house and pull
ed a child from the mothers arms and
carried it safely to another house six
blocks away.
| But these are merely among the
harmless freaks of the big wind. There
are others more heartrendering. 1t has
dismembered human beings, tearing
arms and legs from the body, and
twisted the hair of women into ropes
In Kansas it drove piece of scantline
inches square through the body of a
hog At another time it blew in the
door of farmers house and carried
the owner away on the door, to drop
him in the branches of a tree The
tornado did not hurt him, but he
broke his neck falling from the tree TO
the ground No one has succeeded in
measuring the full force of tornado
but it is known to travel at the rate of
200 miles an hour or more
Tornadoes are exciting more gen.
-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
AN AMAZING SITUATION
New York World.)

what an extraordinary situation has
been revealed by a few words from
Messrs. Underwood and Redfield! Not
only the journalistic press agents i
privilege on the one side and the
demagogy on the other, but numerous
sensible papers in between, have
greeted these warnings with emotions
ranging from hostility, through hor-
ror, to Mysteries.
ind what is this abomination with
which the leader of the House and the
Secretary of Commerce have menaced
manufacture?
Merely this: That the Democratic
party claims that the contemplated
/ tariff reductions will not hurt the le>
gitimate profits of business-like in
dustries That many protected in
dustries are retorting that the con-
templated tariff reductions will hurt
them so much that they will be com
PEELED to cut down their wages or go
out of business. That the Government
knows perfectly we'll that there are
numerous protected manufacturers,
fiabby by long lack of self-reliance,
paying top-heavy salaries to orna-
mental officers, using machinery nit
only for antiquity museums and bust
ness methods fit only for horrible ex-
amples of waste, sloth and general in
competency. That the Government
knows these protected manufacturers
would never dream of meeting new
conditions by increased efficiency, but
would with an almost pathetic instinct
meet them by an effort to reduce wag-
es. That the Government does not
intend that the whole great principle
of a competitive tariff shall be discred-
tied and even jeopardized by either
the bullying or the laundering of these
incompetents. That the Government is
willing TO stake the success or failure
of it's low-tariff schedules on the rev.
Citations of publicity. That if publicity
shows up-to-date manufacturers COM
PEELED to reduce wages in order to pay
reasonable dividends on bona-fide in
vestments, then these schedules are Il
mistake. But that, if publicity shows
that wage-cuts are merely efforts 10
continue an Legitimate existence by
sponging off labor instead of off the
consumer, then. in justice to itself the
Government certainly wants that fact
generally understood.
Can there be anything more reason
able than this? Let it be remembered
that Mr. Underwood and Mr. Redfield
are not dealing with industry in gen
eral, but only with the industry which
demands that the American Govern
ment support it by popular taxation.
Yet SO obsessed have even sensible
people and papers become with the
sacred right of business to act in
way that would cause an individual to
be locked up as a public nuisanc :,
that these people and papers actually
shudder at the thought of the Govern
ment indicating its public policy by
investigating and exposing their
worthless private inefficiency.
What an extraordinary situation!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
Great Mems Sayings.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER }


I'VE have buried the corkscrew.'-
w. j. Bryan.
Golf has its victories. w. H.
Taft.
Don't cheer, boys. The yellow dev"
lis are lying. Governor Johnson.
please help the dumb'-T. Roose-
welt.
Let me break the heads of the M
ton and / care not who breaks its
hearts. EN- Pankhurst. $&s.Ft ~.
Il regret that / have but 100000
blankey-blashed cuss words to gil
my party blind-dang the blatted-olig-
CITY, klam-swotted luck. Joe Can
non. ,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

sir said the office boy to his en-.
ployer, as you know very well that
my family is in perfect health, ask
you to let me off this afternoon to go
to the ball bame."
Young man" replied the boss
you are entirely too honest. / have
my suspicious of you. Your are fired.
Portland Express.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
TWO GREAT DETI uTivEs MEET

tLondon Letter in Kansas City Starr
There was an American detecto-
phone working for few minutes n
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's study 1t
Windlesham, his home near Crow
borough, in Sussex, last weekend, and
one wishes it had been kept going
straight on from Saturday afternoon
till Monday morning" as a popular
ditty says, and that the record thus
made was available for publication,
for one of Sr. Arthur's two weekend
guests was William J. BURNS, the fam
Gus American detective, and the other
NJ. Stefanson, the Attic explorer, who
now has left for the United States, en-
route for Canada
Il always have been one of the
keenest admirers of the Sherlock
Holmes stories," said Burns, and ]
was anxious to meet Sir Arthur when
] first came over here, two years ago,
but he then was in Germany on a visit
to Prince Henry of Prussia, the Kais~
er's brother. This time, however, on
hearing that | was here, Sir Arthur
called on me and we had fine talk,
lasting a couple of hours, at the end
of which he invited me to spend the
weekend with him, which, of course,
was delighted to do.
q hardly know which impressed me
the more about Sir Arthur" the detec-
tive went on, his astonishing sore of
information upon every possible sub
ject, or his quiet modesty. Most men
who had created a character like Sher-
lock Holmes, who | consider the great
est detective in fiction Qet alone the
other things Doyle has done, would
be so swelled up that you couldn't
hand them a peach on the end of
fishpole, but there isn't the slightest
indication in Sir Arthur's manner that
he realizes that he is big man. New
ertheless, without knowing who or
what he was, l could have picked him
out in any surroundings whatever for
exactly the man he is; and in Lady
Doyle he has charming wife, who
makes a delightful hostess. Windle-
sham in a fine house. cram full of in
terestir, t..-l-s, md landing in the
midst of the most beautiful country /
ever saw. 1t is several miles from
the railway station at CroWborough,
and Sir Arthur drove Stefansson, an
other remarkable man, and myself
both ways in his big automobile He
is only a few miles, by the way, from
Burwash, the home of Rudyard Kipl-
ing, whom | met on my former visit
over here.
Il often have been asked" Burns
went on, IF the principles outlined by
Conan DOYLE in the Sherlock Folmes
stories could be applied in real de-
tective work, and my reply to this
question is, decidedly yes The two
great qualities necessary in successful
sleuthing are imagination and re-
sourcefulness, added to an expert
knowledge of human nature, and eX-
actly those three qualities character
ize Sir Arthur We talked quite Il lot
about Sherlock Holmes-as a matter
of fact did most of the talking-and
l was surprised to discover that the
person who APPARENTLY is least Impress
ed with those wonderful stories is the
man who wrote them"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

1t was not only figuratiyely but lit
orally true that the recent rains n
Georgia were worth millions of dol
lars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28
OFFICIAL ORGAN
americuS, Ga, May ss, 1913


= THE DISAPPOINTED =
+ = = = y y
tBy Ella Wheeler Wilcox
There are songs enough for the herr
Who dwelEs on the heights of fame;
sing for the disappointed
For those who have missed their aim
sing with careful cadence
For one who stands in the dark,
And knows that his last, best arrow
Has bounded back from the mark.
sing for the breathIess runner,
The eager anxious soul,
Who falls with his strength exhausted
Almost in sight of the goal
For the hearts that break in silence,
With sorrow all unknown,
For those who need companions,
Yet walk their way alone.
There are songs enough for the lovers
Who snare l1ve's tender pain;
I sing for the one whose passion
Is given all in vain
For these whose spirit comrades
Rave missed them on their way,
| sing, with heart o'erfowing,
This minor strain to-day.
and | know the Solar System
Must somewhere keep in space
"A prize for that spent runner
Who barely lost the race
For the plan would be imperfect
Unless it held some sphere
That paid for the toll and talent
And love that are wasted here
The days are little DULL when thC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

The Vicar Ito the old lady, the last
of whose family has married)-You
must feel lonely Mrs. Muggins, after
having such large family.
Mrs. Muggins-Yes, | do sir. Some
times | misses 'em and sometimes !
wants EN-; but l misses 'em more nor
| wants 'em-Sketch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

Crop prospects seem to be brighten
ing every day now since the rains
came
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

Colonel Roosevelt will get into the
Iimelight again now that the libel suit
is under way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

If you cant go fishing, swat the fly
in your own home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

Atlanta SENS to be pretty thorough
iy photographed these days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

The Georgia peach will again BE-
the queen of the fruit stand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

Strange how every legislator thinks
his Job depends on his introducing
about a score of bills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

II is a matter of one big sensation
utter another in Atlanta now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

IL would certainly not be pleasant
business to have to scrap this weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

Tt will be like old times for some Of
the veterans in Chattanooga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

Two things that should never be
forced-love and singing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-28

The days are little Gull when the
teams's away
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-24
Pike Brsviuea

Mr.. and Mrs. mae rArOne. OF pa.,o--
son. - eut yesterday IN Pittsburgh me
guests of friends s-' 'Ne
hlaooia ate preparations have been
made Tor the supper to be served IA sc
~. OF =. nall Wednesday evening bx fbs
members or the Bessie Shaw Nissan
sand OF the stone church.
Marion Busn. OF Limestone has "a
turned nome after spending Saturday In
hin Grove and Wheeling.
lhe OFFICIAL board or tne First NJ y
church, or Elm Grove. viii hold an I'm
pprtaht session Wednesday evening. TO
discuss church affairs ~
EDWARD ONeil, Of Donora, Pa. spent
Edster AZ the nome OF his mother. Mrs
Elizaheth ONeil. Of Lakewood
Sptclai prayer service Will be held by
TIE congrt cation OF the stone (Fresbx-
teriauj church. at Elm Grove, ThursdSv
Afternoon at o'clock Rev T. Al No
Miilen. j.. ID. formerly Of Fast Liver
pool. viii have charge.
'tllcerS or the AUrgan-C hapline caup
royal NcighhOrs OF America At Elm
Grove. attended the social affair gwen
10 wheeling Saturday evening by Miss
Mae Morgan. hOnoring Mrs. LdEhtfoot
gsnization.
J"nH -"orts moved into tho sinms
property on Howell avenue. Patterson.
SATURDAY '
Mrs. Charles Rice Is ~ at her home IN
Elm grove
George =. Feeny. Sr, was removed 4,
DIS home 10 Woodsdale yesterday aften
noon from the North wheeling hospital
where be- mad been confined for the past
three weeks by illness.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-24
CORPORATION TAXES
DUE CITY OF WHEELING.

CityAuditor Geiger has received a
draft and statement OF corporation
taxes due the city OF Wheeling. the
statement being sent by State Audi
tor Darst. All taXations are subject
to the approval of the city council
and are levied on railroad. traction.
telephone and telegraph corporations.
The taxes are paid to the state
board OF public works and then sent
10 the various cities Of the state.
According to the present levy. Wheel.
ing will receive a total OF Si7.4s9 as.
The following amounts will be paid
by the various corporations holding
Interests in this city: Manufac-
turers' Gas Company. S17O62: b AZ
O. X. r. Company. S2.22132: Ohio
River Y. Il. Company. S2976 Wheel
ing Terminal r. X. Company.
S2,51O.2l; =. w. d Ky. r. r. Com.
pany. $l.366.15; r. Schenk Company.
SlO.24; Wheeling Traction Company,
S3.0s1.55; Panhandle Traction Com
pany. S5S.91: City < Elm Grove
X. r. Company. S2.3464s: Wheeling
Bridge Company SSS725: Wheeling
q Belmont Bridge Company. 81. O32. rs /.
Wells Fargo. S5.12: Pullman Car
Company. $3.50. G. u. & T.. Tele-
phone Company. $i.557.S9: National
Telephone. SS49.71: American Tele-
graph. Si5.69. Postal Telegraph.
S4.S4; Western Union. s42.43. Adams
Express. Si1.30. and 4. s. Express.
1924
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-24
SHORTEN SPELLING

NEW YORK. March 23.-The simpli-
fed spelling board issued today its
fourth list OF words to appear in new
fashioned photography. approximately
1000 words are shortened or changed in
spelling.
In considering these new rpeilings ."
the board said in announcing the list.
do not be too much influenced by the
odd appearance OF the word. Any change
must look odd at hrst. Consider rather,
whether the word will bring a real gain
II the public should accept it,"
Some OF the changes are:
Dropping the silent n in such words as
choas and chameleon: dropping the final
In words like hommock. changing
heart and hearth to hart and harth:
dropping the silent in money and
similar words: substituting laf for laugh
and cot for cough. emitting the < in
gnaL gnome and similar words: substi-
tuung nee for knee and nicnac for knic-
Inack and dropping the In similar
words: changing pranccd 10 pranst and
other words ending with need 20 nst