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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-20
CHAPTER HHvl.
AIs Sister confessor.

Tie death o. McSIsh vas lns,an-
taneoue Soy. with bulle, In his ab-
tomen. fingered for three days Dur
ing ths, time Miss Clement became
his sister contsssor. and SO there
drifted into our possession q hos, OF
facts which otherwise we might never
have learned Strange, uncanny crea-
ture that he vas. he seemed TO re-
pose the utmost confidence in the
gray. sweetisced missionary, and fair
ly unbur5ened his sin-charged soul TO
her. Those o. his fellow conspiralors
that she promised 10 protect. she pro-
tected Those that he believed to
have played him false. she protected
likewise. Her religion was one In
which personal Justice has no dwell
ing Vengeance is mine. | will re-
pay" her Lord had admonished. and
10 him she vas content 10 resign the
problem OF retribu,ion
Had been more familiar with the
Cameron town house and the town
habits OF its master. justice probably
would not have been tricked out o,
having her way With two as lawless
vretches as ever infested a comm.
nifty. ] should have known then that
one OF the drawers OF that quaint old
rosewood secretary was the hiding
place OF Ss-caliber Colt. and in all
likelihood have had Il removed before
McNish was capable OF searching for
II As II was, Mr. Bryan took no 1T.
tie blame upon himself for not hav.
ing been the frst TO discover II.
though 10 my mind he could hardly
be regarded IS recreant In failing 10
investigate a piece OF furniture OF so
intimate character.
The notcriety consequent upon the
murder and suicide was hideousiy in.
ordinate Inspired and stimulated nv
the sensational press. which did no,
hesitate 10 imply what II dared no,
state openly. the currency OF false
hood and misconception at one period
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-20

10 ro-ai> NesdsA vas x,vs> 20 - ~
Mons: s1zssH- he -sr.e1 ne %
scsp.r ); Il vas hss lzs; reso<s.
H.
SEJ.-ce,- crfec: .rc ih<r. Mr..
5-7s-- seg lin irto TIA; chair b~'ors
4. ss-sas. sacf,s TIE tear TD<ss
r~crle o--ss3< rss. ros - ksc. Walt
trs a-y lsass:-- TIth which tuned
.zt vfts .ar1 oc knot once EOrs
,azsec -1tl TIE ngrse lad rather
rDc3siT S1t ir al kAss. dragged ais
-tArre scross TIE soor ard 'a4rlT
ez-s ~ irto the izticzfe6 sea.
Il VA -ot un,il after the insns>I-
I.ely s-ccs@tirg occsrrencss that !
i-r-st rom OHsr. rtzt bad b~sn
II 20 Ioar soy or IFS way ~ town
= he t.Iicab. - I 11cer,,snc =,
its oczs- detectives had Informed aim
Ia; - Wss being take, 70 ;kis koUss
80 tezt -. chief scrus<r. who vas
zixh z--o ees;h, could make an ante
-cr-s- .srttscztio- Az 2 matter u
.zcr- e co-rse. tie s;,ss'iou rss prac-
ttcsIly ;e@ rsvsrss: We desired soy 70
1s--tsy NcSish. snd ycSish. ncer
Stress &c -ss eacozn.er. 70 admit his
oTr tcs-.i-T. Tie Errzsizn. hoEsTer
.tTtrs t%e- thss ris5r,orrn<t. vas 80
q cis-t-c- iissiTau'zxs 50. when !
drew e.cs t.e coor. and he Tss push-
&c to--&-t i-.s the room. Instead of
se@ErE = imagined himself sosgh'.
AID -i,k bcTst bea1 ard eyes On the
1oo-. s-oot sh-irkirziy III a. ease
To tkis 1is1rcerstsucfnz "a probs.
BIZ strrfs-'zble all ths, followed. Had
Sog sro~r he, NcSish vas regard
q. equally ~i,h himself. ss al az.
xrssso-. he might have controlled his
ozts-ezk ard Permitted the lz- 70
rr.zk ia izrty Justice But Soy did
-or knoT. and the tide o. sTents ne,
sztisr ctsuze
i 10. t-essd. scarcely couceiyatle.
tc- -zp.6ly It vas all enacted For
.-st . moment the -ezz zened figure
s-ooc s-.ll. -hiIe behind him crowded
he rest q us-the three detectives
Re tTo Cinnamon and myself
san NcSish struggle FOR ar IN
s-s,t 20 maintain bis pose % iudiTer.
srcs. ard hen nE his cheeks
5lz-ch. s-d bis little eyes widen 10
craven terror az he recognized he
.kzbby. silent thing before hin His
lips pared. his barred teeth clicked
together ard bis hands. Ike t2lons,
clutchsd tsns4ly his chair arms
In that strained moment the room
~ss strangely hushs6 know
scarcely brea,hed. zs nervously In
tent ! watched those tEo miserable
creatures; the one keenly conscious
IRE other blind to everything save the
-vz pattern q, his fee,
Then. Ike fash. Soy stole q glance
a. bis supposed zccuser. and ! saw
hin CULVER into steel Il was as
though an electric bolt had she.
through his shrinking frame and limp
limbs He seemed 20 sro~ out Of him
sell. TO ris@ inches taller. towering
-iih sti-ened neck and lifted head
To describe with any degree o, &C
curzry Shzs ensuet, carBot
kno~ only that McSish rose cum
b-ously 70 his feet. only 10 fan bach
again beneath the pouncing spring o.
the Eurzsizn- Then followed = Pisto
shot, nuffed. yet sounding le;hally
load sFzins, the grim silence ot the
chamber; and. a. with one accord ys
lesged forward, saw Soy roll over Ir
= spesrn Of oou'ortions, and McNish
ihus freed from his gripping hold
+ raise al arm and FIRE again. with th-
pistol pressed 10 kis own temple. JUS
ss Bryan, rho had been nearest tC
them. brzvely made s grab for tbs
weapon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-16
WRIGHT ACCEPTS
INVITATION OF
AMERICUS union
WILL DELIVER AN ADDRESS
In AmeriCuS On Saturday
Next 22

The Americus w. C. T. U. has ex-
tended to Hon. Seaborn Wright an in
vitation to visit this city and deliver
an address on Saturday next, 22nd, and
the invitation has just been accepted
by the distinguished Georgian and gift
ed speaker. The ladies of the w. c. T.
U. feel very much gratified at the
acceptance by Mr.. Wright of their in
vitation to stop here upon his return to
Rome from south Georgia, where he is
spending the week, Details of the oc-
casion here next Saturday, with i1ouT
and place of speaking. will be announc-
ed as soon as the ladies make up the
program for the day.
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CONTRACT GIVEN
IN BUILDING OF
new APARTMENTS
WORK TO BEGIN At Once
Contract for House Awarded
John ". SILVER

After a brief delay, awaiting the ar
rival here of Rev. Allen Fort, from
Chattanooga, to complete the award
of contracts, operations will be starte
tomorrow on the erection of the Fort
apartments on Lee street. The build
ing contract has been awarded Mr.
John w. Shiver, who stated yesterday
that he would begin work immediately
The new apartment house VIII contain
twenty spacious rooms and will occu-
py the site of the former Fort residence
on Lee street, one of the most eligibll
and desirable in Americus. The new
apartments will be entirely modern
handsome in architectural design AMI
an addition to that prominent resi-
dence section of Americas. 1t will re-
present an investment of probably $12,-
900 to $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-16

An even two dozen prisoners are now
on cold storage in Castle Sumter
awaiting trial for as many crimes III
the forthcoming session of Sumter ST.
perior court, which convenes one weeTS
hence. This is rather an excessive
number of jailbirds and the list will
be increased considerably when the
grand jury gets busy.
OF the number of prisoners thus held
two are white men, one of them
charged with burglary. The negro
prisoners are in for about every crime
in the calendar from pig-lifting to coon
killing.
Four murder cases, in which negroes
are the defendants, will be tried at
this term, and will probably consume a
week of the session
Judge q. A. Littlejohn called the
civil docket yesterday morning and
assigned cases for trial during th +?
first week. This docket is not heavy
one, as comparatively few new cases
were filed for this term of the court,
though untried cases carried over
from the last session will doubtless
keep the mills of justice turning some
time
Court convenes on Monday, oath,
and the session will continue through
three weeks at the least, in all proba
bility.
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be carrying federal soldiers to the
garrison. The rebels detrained un.
discovered, placed their artillery and
soon had everything in readiness to
fight At the first volley the astound-
ed government troops were assem-
bled and returned the fire, engaging
in a battle which lasted for two
hours. =
Bullets fell thick in Ell Paso, and
all residents here were awakened by
the sound of heavy artillery firing.
Americans were kept from the dan
ger zone by the detachment of United
States 18th cavalry, on patrol, under
Major r. E. L. Mitchie, and so far as
is known, no Americans in this city
were wounded. The formal surrender
of the city to the constitutionalists
was at 5 o'clock, when the federal
commander threw himself and his
soldiers on the mercy of the victo-
rious rebels. At once bands began 70
play on the streets, and the town
rang with "vivas" for the consti-
tutionalist conquerors.
1t was by one of the cleyerest
strategies in the history of Mexico
that Juarez was taken. General villa
with General Herrera, was near Chi
huahua City Thursday, reported to oe
attacking that town. The federal
troops were rushed to the reinforce
ment of chihuahua garrison, but Villa
never really pushed hfs attack there
BY pre-arrangement, trains were made
ready to convey his army in Juarel
last night, while all federal officers II
northern Mexico believed him to be ex.
erting energy to take Chihuahua.
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ANOTHER WEED NUISANCE
PROVES TO Be VALUABLE

Dodge City, Kas., Nov. 5.-Anoth-
er despised product of the western
plain has found it's place in the eco-
fomic plan of things. The soapweea
that has been the plague of the south
west is now being shipped to ST.
Louis firm, where it is being used In
making soap and rope. Four carloads
of soapweed were shipped through
Dodge City in one train this week. The
is baled like broomcorn ami
the demand for it is on the increase.
On account of its tough fiber and
qualities, it has been
one of the most persistent obstacles to
farming. 1t is almost impossible to
kill it. Now it has joined the ranks
of the Russian thistle and the sweet
clover, both of which were formerly
regarded as noxious weeds, but have
been found of value to the farmer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-16
IN HOUSE
DAVID MUST Be QUIET

Atlanta, Nov. 15.-The Rev. James
B. Tucker, who styles himself as ar
"Israelite of the House of David" and
who is accompanied by a inst assist
ant in the person of an attractive
young lady, is very angry with the
mayor and city government to day, and
is calling down divine vengeance on
Atlanta because his permit to preach
on the street has been taken awav
from him.
The revocation of fuckers license is
a part of the plan of the mayor to rid
the streets entirely of street-preach-
ing.
Il am irrevocably opposed to any
kind of preaching on the Streets" the
mayor is quoted as saying. ut clut-
ters up the streets, blocks traffic and
causes disturbances. The streets are
for public use and not for preaching
and when street preachers begin Il
cause trouble | can't allow them 10
have permits"
The objection to Tucker came up in
a queer way. Other itineralt preach
ers called on Woodward to protest that
Tucker was preaching doctrines con
trary to their own beliefs, and that he
did not have sufficient respect for the
orthodox doctrines of the Protestant
church.
They also insited that fuckers view
On the hereafter were in the nature Of
heresy.
Mayor Woodward, being no theol-
ogian, is thinking of cutting the CORD.
ian knot by taking away all the lie
enses with an impartial hand.
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FORTY PERISHED
when STEAMSHIP
SANK YESTERDAY
ANOTHER MARINE FATALITY
Collier Sinks With the Entire
Grew Aboard

Montreal, Can, Nov. 15.-The steam
collier Bridgeport, sailing from Sydney,
Cape Breton, with crew of forty-tw }
and cargo, of 10000 tons of coal, has
been lost and probably all aboard have
perished, according to an official an
nouncement made today by the Domin-
ion Coal company, which chartered the
vessel.
Wreckage found on the shores of
Bird Rock Island in the ST. Lawrence
river told the story Of the tragedy.
According to information received
by the Dominion Coal company, this
wreckage has been identified sufficient
ly to make reasonably certain the pre-
sumption that the lost vessel was the
Bridgeport. No word of the crew has
been received and the opinion prevails
that they met death in the icy waters
of the st. Lawrence.
The Bridgeport sailed from Sydney
on November /, with coal for Montreal.
She was overdue and fears have been
held during the past 48 hours that she
had failed to weather the storm of the
past week.
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AMERICUS HAS
TWEN7Y-EIGHT
THOUSAND BALES
COTTON At LOCAL HOUSES
Receipts In Excess Of Last
Season
TwentY-eight Thousand bales cotton,

Twenty-eight thousand bales cotton
in round numbers, had been received at
Americus warehouses up to last night,
representing the seasons receipts to
date. These figures compare with 23,,
225 bales received last season to No
vember 18th, an excess this year Of
nearly 5000 bales, with from 1000 to
10000 bales yet to arrive.
Receipts at the warehouses here are
exceptionally good and evidence the
fact that Sumter county, despite ad.
verse conditions at the planting sea-
son, has made good normal crop.
Besides having made fully an aver
age crop, the excess price for the
fleecy staple this season has added
enormously to the crop output. The
'28, 900 bales marketed here already have
brought nearly two million dollars tn
the farmers of Sumter county, while
an additional $2SO,OOO represents the
value of their cettonseed
Thus, the proceeds from $4,000 bales
exceeds $2,OO0,OOO very considerably
and to this is to be added another quar-
ter million dollars represented in the
remainder of the crop yet TO be mar
keted. With such enormous resources,
it is not surprising that business con.
ditions this fall in Americus are the
best in many years.
The cotton crop has served to put
the farmers and merchants at ease fl.
nacially, and holiday trade of vast
proportions seems assured.
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SOCIAL POSITION OF
WOMEN DEPENDS ON
CUT OF POODLES' HAIR

Paris, Nov. 15.-The freakish fall
fashions, having done their worst IS
far as costumes were concerned, left
the women alone for awhile to go II
the demnition boy-wows. The latest
things is to have your toy dogs hair
trimmed in the most fantastic manner
possible.
The recent Kennel club show at the
Crystal Palace brought out fashions Of
cutting dogs hair evidently designed
by post impressionist BARRIERS, who had
gone insane from absinthe. All man
ner of crazy tufts and bangs were re-
sorted to to make the unhappy and
defenseless animals look as impossible
as possible. The more hideous the cut
of the dogs hair the more secure is his
mistress in her social position.
This bizarre fad, coupled with the
new custom of dying the dog to match
the costume, has brought out some ma
terialized nightmares that has caused
many a gray old rate of the boulevards
to think he was seeing things, and to
make swift tracks to the nearest priest
who would accept the neyer-agail I
pledge.
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BURNS SALOON LICENSE
AND P0URS OUT WH|sKEY

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Nov. 15.--George
Borman, for many years successful
saloonkeeper in Nanticoke, publicly
burned his liquor license, destroyed
his stock OF beer and whiskey today,
and, after declining several offers for
his business, announced to his neigh
bors and friends that he was through
with the liquor business and that hence
forth he was to be an active member
the First Methodist Episcopal church
of Nanticoke.
Mathew Borrnan, brother of the sa-
loonkeeper, was converted few days
ago, and since then has been striving
to get George Borman to quit the bust
ness. He succeeded in getting the sa-
loonkeeper to attend few services,
and, finally, the latter says, he saw a
new light and decided to quit.
After publicly burning his license,
Borman knocked out the heads of sew
eral beer kegs and let the contents
run into the street with his wines and
vhiskies.
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Georgia Drubs Tech
Auburn Downs Vandy

The Red and Blacks, with Bob Nc
Whorter at their head romped away
from Tech in the annual Georgia Tech
game in Atlanta yesterday afternoon
IA to 0. At the same time Auburn was
handing vandy bitter dose in Birm-
ingham to the tune of IA to 6. Georgia
and Auburn, the winners, are due 70
play in Atlanta next Saturday. The
game will settle the championship of
the S. l. A. A.
The score in the Georgia-Tech game
was surprise as dope pointed to a
larger victory for the Red and Black
team. Georgia did all of her scoring
in the first two quarters. In the sec
ond half of the game Tech tightened up
and held Cunningham's crew scoreless.
McWhorter was at his best and it took
the whole Yellow Jacket squad TO STOP
him when he once got started
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-16
PIANO RECITAL MONDAY NIGHT.
900 to $4,000


The advanced pupils of the Bell
Piano school will give recital in the
auditorium Of the piano school Mon
day night. The public is cordially in
vited to attend. The concert will be-
gin at 8:15 o'clock.
In addition to regular pupils from
Americus, pupils of the branch schools
at Cordele, Montezuma, Marshalville
and Leslie will take part. A feature
of the program will be the ensemble
playing of characteristic European
airs.
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HUERTA'S TROOPS BEATEN
IN FIGHT AT JUAREZ

I'll Paso, Tex, Nov. 15.-Ciudad Jua-
rez, the most important northern port
OF entry in Mexico, was captured by
constitutionalists, under General Pan
enc Villa and General Maclevio Her
rera, early this morning, with small
loss on either SIDE Three Americans
were killed in Juarez during the fgh :
ing.
The occupation of Juarez by the
rebels at 2:so o'clock came after the
men under villa and Herrera had
reached the city in trains thought t.
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ADVISED BY GREAT BRITAIN THAT
HE MUST YIELD TO DEMANDS
OF UNITED STATES
HUERTA WOULD DELAY
NEGOTIATIONS IF POSSIBLE
Foreign Powers Are Taking Renewed
Interest in Mexican Situation.

Washington, D. c., Nov. is. = The
United States government today
awaited dispatches from Charge
-O'Shaughnessy in Mexico City, as
to the effect of instructions sent him
late last night by Secretary Bryan
informing Counsellors of Provisional
President Huerta, who have displayed
an anxiety to reopen negotiations, on
lust what conditions this government
would assent to further parleys.
AS the new Mexican congress, which
the United States has refused to rec
ognize as legally chosen, was to be
convened by official order late today, it
was expected here that definite devel-
.opments in the situation would mater
ialize.
officials are confident that Huerta
now realizes not only that the United
States is in earnest in it's intention to
depose him and may accomplish his
elimination by lifting the embargo on
arms, but also that Great Britain as
we'll as the other foreign powers hare
assumed more than a passive attitude
OF acquiescence in the American pol
icy.
The fact that Sir Lionel Cardena,
British ambassador to Mexico, is
communicating to Huerta intimations
of strong character that he must
eliminate himself in accordance with
the American contention, is said to
be the development upon which the
situation has turned within the last
two days.
Refusal to resign, or prevent the
new congress from complicating the
situation by giving oil concessions,
which this government would consider
illegal might mean that the American
government would go forward in it's
policy of morally supporting the con-
stitutionalists.
The capture of Juarez by constitu-
donalists, an important port through
which munitions of war might be
passed for a vigorous campaign in
Chihuahua and the large cities to the
south, is expected to have considera-
BILE effect in Mexico City. The cap
ture of Juarez by Madero in his re-
bellion against Porfirio Diaz. was the
turning point which brought the Diaz
regime to terms and forced the fight
of the president.
President Wilson went to the golf
links early today and Secretary
Bryan came to the state department
early to await dispatches from the
Mexican capital.
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Football Results.

Football Results.
Georgia IA, Tech 0.
v. M. /. 81, st. Johns 0.
Vanderbilt 6, Auburn IA.
Florida IL, Citadel 7.
Virginia 7, Georgetown 8.
Washington and Lee 81. West vir
ginia 0.
Harvard az, Brown 0.
Carlisle 35. Dartmouth 10.
Chicago 13, Minnesota o.
Michigan 13, Pennsylvania 0.
Cornell 10, Lafayette 3.
Army 55, vallanoda 0.
Yale 8. Princeton 3.
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down was scored by Hart and came rs
a result of heavy line plunges by the
Auburn backfeld. Hart kicked goal
following the touchdown. Vandy's
touchdown was scored in the second
quarter on a delayed fake forward
pass. Auburn's last score came in the
last quarter, when Bidez carried It
over after brilliant playing by Mike
Donahoo's boys.
Following are the scores of Satur-
days games:
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EMBASSY OF UNITED &T&TEg
WOULD ALSO BE NITHDRAWN
IN SUCH EVENTUALzTY
TROOPS FROM WARSHIPS
TO LAND AT VERA CRUZ
Secret Instructions Sent BE- Jehn Lind
From Washington Regarding Ea-
ture Actions In Emergency.


Mexico City, Nov. AZ Senators
and deputies elected recently to for.a
the new Mexican congress In place cg
that dissolved by Prerisionhl Prssl-'
dent Huerta met at O'Clock ahis
afternoon in their respective houses
to choose temporary speakers. Early
today President Huerta had given n.s
indication that he intended to alter
his program to comply with the d.
mands made by John Lind, personal
representative of President Wilson,
that he prevent the organization or
the new congress.
1t would be mo surprise in offlciR
circles here. If the American embassy
were withdrawn, Nelyon 0,Shaugll-
messy, charge d'affaires. received =
communication from the state depa4s-
ment at Washington last night. whifh
liz is believed contained Instructions
governing his actioRg
Unless the present plan is abandon-
ed by President Huerta within the
next few hours. the men chosen to re-.
place those senators and deputies now
prisoners in the penitentiary, win as
sembIe for preliminary meeting win
Manuel Cara Aldape. minister Of
the interior, as acting temporary chair
man. Ordinarily this post would fasf
to some member of the previous con-
gress.
Today's sessions were expected to
be confined to the formality oE select-
the temporary officers. Monday -
the day fixed for both houses 10 meet
and revise the credentials of their
members. This business will prot
bly, occupy two days at the mos :.
Since few contests are expected, fire
temporary Organization should be e7-
fected in time. Official returns of
the recent election show thot ali iep-
uties and senators had been elected
unanimously.
On Wednesday both houses os
congress are expected to elect their
permanent officers and appoint cora
mittees to notify President Huerta
and the supreme court of the official
opening of congress. The first reg,l-
lar session for the transaction of busf-
ness is expected to occur in the after
noon OF November 20. On that day
it is anticipated that President
Huerta will personally deliver his
message to congress, reviewing the
events since the dissolution of the
previous congress.
Rumors circulated with additional
persistency today are to the effect that
the American embassy will be with
drawn ON Monday or earlier. Mr.. Lind
is credited with the authorship OF these
rumors and with the additional state
ment that marines are to be landed as
la protest against President Hnerta's
defiance of the Washington govern
Iment,
Senior Cara Aidape. it was RI
ported today. was still making the
efforts through the American embas-
lsy to secure some modification OF Mr.
Lind's last statement to Presideas
Huerta. He is said TO have been in
communication with Charge o'shaug~
messy last midnight