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Evening journal., 1913-02-12
BURRIS FIGHTS
FOR GAS LIGHTING
Levy Court Commissioner Be-
lieveS County viii Save
Money Under Plan

Following the awarding Of the con.
tract for lighting the Court House
and the rejection Of bids for the
Washington street bridge by the Levy
Court there has been considerable
comment Levy Court Commissioner
Samuel L. Burris while at the Court
House today said
81 am satisfied perfectly as to my
stand in favor OF the taxpayers. Gas
lighting has given satisfaction dur
ing the four years it has been in the
Court House. While we get % cent
gas the electric lights are burned in
the court rom for the benefit of the
judges. But facts are stubborn
things which we cannot get beyond
Consider the record OF the gas light
ing in the Wilmington City Hall as
shown by the following letter from
George L. Bilderback, chairman of the
public building committee of Council
TO II. S. Schutt, general manager Of
the Wilmington Gas Co:
February 4, 1913
Mr. II. S. Schutt. General Man
ager, Wilmington Gas Co.. Will
nluBiOlt Dtls
Dear sir:
AS per your request ! beg TO
submit herewith comparative
cost Of lighting the City Hall and
city buildings for the year end
ing September 1st, 1912. when
gas was used for practically 90
per cent. Of the illumination,
against the year ending Septem-
Der 1st, 1911, when the lighting
of these buildings was done en-
tirely by electricity.
It is very gratifying to the
Public Building Committee. who
awarded the lighting contract, TO
be able to show such a large saw
ing in the cost of illuminating
and at the same time supply far
more efficient system than was
used before
IL Is the opinion of those who
are employed in these buildings
that the illumination is far SUI
perior TO that used heretofore
and more conducive to the elimi-
nation Of eye strain.
Your maintenance service has
been perfect and / have always
found the lights in frst-class
condition. I have never heard il
intimated by those connected with
the building that it was other
wise
In recognition Of these facts
and the saving Of over $500, Il
is very plain 10 me that il was
an act of wisdom on the part of
our committee TO make this
change in our lighting system.
Cost of lighting city buildings
with electricity. 191n-1a11.
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
M0MAN DIES srnpENLY.

Returning home from Bethel A. NJ.
r. Church on Monday evening, Mrs.
Margaret Harvey. Of No. 42i East
Twelfth street. was seized with an
attack Of heart disease and before
medical service could be called she
expired. The funeral will take place
from Bethel A. N f. Church tomor-
row afternoon with interment in Mt.
Olive cemetery.
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
Mr.. AND MRS. BUCHER
MARRIED 81 YEARS

Mr. and Mrs Emil J. Bucher well
known in Wilmington German circles,
celebrated their ffty-second wedding
anniversary yesterday. Last night
the couple were entertained at dim
ner at the home of their son-in-law,
Assistant Postmaster Leroy w Hick-
man.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Buchor are we'll
preserved for their age. Mr.. Buchel
is 50 years OF age and enjoys excel,
lent health. He is an expert wood
turner and went TO work this morning
for a local stair builder.
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
MAY LOSE
HIS LEG AFTER
CUNSHOT WOUND

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES, Del. Feb. 12.--While gun
ming near the Cedars gun in tho
hands Of Samuel Palmer was acct
dentally discharged and the load OF
shot entered the leg Of Thomas Rick
ards, iniuring it 10 such an extent
that the physicians fear amputation
will be necessary.
Several years ago Mr Richards lost
three of the fingers OF his right hand
in the machinery Of a woolen mill in
Philadelphia,
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
minutes for over six hours d

minutes for over six hours Of
continuous work performed.
The effect of these provisions are
to divide the week into periods in
which the female may work more
then ten hours in one day, but can
not exceed the limit Of fifty-fve
hours a week
A hearing on the proposed bills
will be held at Dover tomorrow and
in addition to the Directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce, a delegation
Of manufacturers will appear before
the legislators
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
ACCUsEp OF CLOTHING THEFT.

Charles Mcclure, when arraigned in
City Court this morning, on the charge
Of larceny of clothing, waived a hear
ing and was held under $500 bail for
Court William Berry, the prosecut-
ing witness. claimed that Mcclure
took clothing and jewelry valued az
Sf5 from him.
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
no PAINT WAGONS RED.

The local postofice has. received
orders from Washington to paint the
parcel post and city collection wag-
ons. They will be painted a YER
million red.
Evening journal., 1913-02-12
CONCORD CROSSING CONFERENCE

Andrew r. Sanborn counsel. and
civil engineers of the b. a o. r. r..
Co will appear before the Levy Court
tomorrow in reference to the Con-
cord station crossing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-09
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot ne cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F j Cheney & Co.. Toledo, OhioS
We the undersigned, have known
F. j Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honor.
able in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
National Bank of Commerce, To-
ledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
teInally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free
Price rs cents per bottle Sold by
all druggists. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-09
RAVEN0US ESKIMOS.
They Eat and Digest Food That Would
XIII an Ordinary Man.

They Eat and Digest Food That Woula
Kill an Ordinary Man.
We hear much Of American dyspep
Ella, but there is one native race c2
America that is certainly not troubled
In this respect. The Eskimo defos an
the laws Of hygiene and thrives. Ie
eats until he is satisfied, but 10 said
never to be satisfied while n shred Of
his feast remains unconsumed Ris
capacity is limited by the supply and
by that only.
The Eskimo cannot make any Rsts.
take about the manner Of cooking his
food, since, as a rule, he does not cook
1T. Nor, 80 far as the blubber or fet Of
the arctic animal is concecned, 10 Cae
Eskimo concerned about his maanaa
OF eating It, Indeed, he may be saN
not to eat It at all. He cats Il late
long strips an inch wide AND an iReh
thick and then lowers tho strip daesw
his throat as one missht lowsE q Rtgp
into n we'll.
Despite all this the Eskimo dOss ma
suffer from indigestion ne can utaap
good meal Off tho hssh and Glda 81
the walrus, provision 20 hara and sFik.
ty that In cutting up the animal tie
knife must be continually shaSpsnaa
The teeth of a littlS EzsAx7Eoo chsldi
will, 1t Is said by those IN q poziuaA
TO know, meet in n bic Of wa1FNs sssiS
as the teeth Of an AMERICAS cAst9
would meet in the flesh of an apple, a.
though the hide of tho walFus n feazA
half an inch to an inch in thickness
and bears considerable resemblance e
the hide Of an elephant The eskinas
child will bite It and digest It ana nev.
er know what dyspepsia means.-lsas.
per's Weekly,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-09
THE TOMB OF JONAH.
Said to Be In Mosque Adjoining the
Site of Nineveh.

Said to Be In a Mosque Adjoining the
Site of Ninoveh.
The site Of Nineveh Is almost per.
fectly level. But adjoining the western
wall are two huge mounds concealing
the palaces of the greatest kings of
Assyrla. The lower or southern mound
Is occupied by mosque and a village
Of considerable size. Its name is Nebi
Yunus. or the Prophet Jonah, for In
the mosque Is the tomb in which Jonah
Is said to have been buried. The age
OF the tomb is uncertain, yet probably
1t dates from long after the Hebrew
Prophets time. However, the place ia
now sacred, so sacred that pilgrims
visit 1t from afar.
| rode up the steep, narrow streets
OF the village to the mosque. and, to
the amazement of the natives, dis.
mounted and entered the mosque yard.
crowd OF excited men quickly sur.
rounded me. To a priest I,expIained
that | had come to see the grave of
Jonah, and with n motion OF the hand
made 1t understood that he would be
rewarded. Removing my shoes fol.
lowed the priest through a dark pas
sngeway. There he pointed to a wall
and said that the tomb was just be.
You'd. wished to enter the prayer
room from which the tomb itself might
be seen, but the place was considered
far too sacred for my profane feet.
However. the few Christians who
have been permitted to see the tomb
may took only through n small window
into a dark chamber in which cloth
covered mound is scarcely discernlble.
1t Is said that no Mosiem even will
enter the inner shrine.--Christian Her.
aid.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-09
Caus$io Whistler,

Most Whistler anecdotes have the
inevitable caustic note. One day an
English student was smoking a pipe
when Whistler entered the academy.
"You should be very careful" he OBJ
served. "You know you might get in.
terested In your work and let your
pipe go out" Then there was q
Scotch student who succeeded In get
ting Whistler to examine his sketches.
one of which was an old peasant WON
an, whose face was Illuminated by
huge candle. He examined all the
sketches carefully and then Remarked:
How beautifully you've painted the
candlei Good morning, gentlemen"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-09
ANCIENT RiME

VNHB law condemns the man or woman
Who steals the goose froua on tina
common,
But let's the greater felon Ioose
Who steals tho common from tho goose.
-Ssleotsd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01

Wohlwenders disastrous move in the
Gambler county issue, and it laughed
long and heartily. Thereafter, MI
Hammack was not interrupted.
At 1890 o'clock Mr.. Hardeman, OF
Jefferson, renewed his motion of tn
day previous, providing for an after
noon session from 8 to 5, and this time
he won, 10 to Sc.
Thereupen Speaker Burwell had the
clerk read Rule 1870, which specifies
that in such cases the absentees shall
be noted BY the clerk and their names
entered on the journal. 1t furthe.
provides that members absent without
proper leave shall not be entitled to
draw pay for the time absent.
Just before adjournment, Speaker
Burwell had Rules 131 and 1872 read
These deal with the speakers power
to compel attendance. The speaker
also stated that he felt it solemn du-
tr on every member of the house to
be present during debate and possible
action on a measure Of the Importance
of the one under consideration. He
also stated that no member would be
allowed to go to committee meetings
without proper excuse from the house
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
IPLAINS-BUENA VISTA
GAME FOR AMERICUS
Will Be Played Here This
Afternoon

Fans who like amateur baseball will
be pleased to know that Plains and
Buena Vista will play off today
at the local ball park the rubber III
a series of games that they have beel
holly contesting.
The game will be called at 4. clock,
and assurance is given that it will be
worth while. While the home team is
away, falls may enjoy going down II
the park and viewing the kind of base
ball that amateur teams put up when
they are on their mettle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
Sheppard'S Strong Point.

Here is the kind of appeal made b.
Mr.. Sheppard, which probably brought
for the protest from Mr.. Swift, a.
quoted above.
"In the name of the honest taxpaJ =
ers of Georgia, l appeal to you not to
place this power in the hands of a
few men, who sit in your capitol, and
will be clothed with authority to multi
fly your local laws"
Mr. Wimberly, of Bib, made q
vigorous speech in opposition to the
state board, as did Mr.. Greene, 81
Houston. Mr. Hammack, of Randolph,
advocated the board with the complete
common sense and homely language
for which he is noted. He has hab-
III of stripping the floss and flub-dub
from a proposition and getting down
tc hard, cold facts. He created roar
OF laughter when he shot down NJ
Wohlwender, of Muscogee In a face
tious spirit, Mr. Wohlwender, who op.
posed the Lipscomb bill, asked the
gentleman from Randolph.
do you think it is always safe to
move the previous question:"
81 am not an expert on parliamen-
tary usage" said Mr.. Hammack, and
then pausing moment, he asked ths
gentleman from Muscogee in the ut
most seriousness. But what is your
experience in this matter?'
The house had not forgotten Mr..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01

Atlanta, Ga, July 30-By a vote II
los to IS, the house has ripped the
vitals out of the Lipscomb tax equali-
cation bill in adopting the Stovali
amendment, striking section 16. This
section is the heart of the bill, and
reads as follows:
The Section Killed.
"The state board shall have super
visory relation over the county boards,
and it shall be the duty of the comp
troller general to lay before the said
state board the tax digests from the
several counties of the state as said
board may desire at any time in the
performance of its duties, and it shall
he the duty of the said state board to
compare the tax digests of the differ
ent counties for the purpose of as
pertaining whether there is uniform
valuation of the property of the state
for the purpose of taxation and to as
certain whether the valuation in sal
iigests are reasonably uniform, as
compared with the actual market
value of property of the said county
for the year in which said returns are
made. Said board shall have author
ity after making a full and careful
comparison of tax valuations of thu
several counties to add to the tax val
lations of any class of property of
any county, or deduct therefrom, such
a percentum thereof as may appear to
lie just and right between the counties,
such additions or deductions by said
state board to apply uniformly to all
property returned in the digest under
consideration. The county board
shall be informed as to the deductions
or additions provided by the state
board and shall follow the same as
far as it is practicable in their respec-
tive counties"
Debated in Two Long Sessions.
Debate upon this single section occu-
pied two long sessions of the house
and the roll call on the Stovall amend
!, ent, other amendments to the section
having been killed one by one, WAS
completed a few minutes before >
O'Clock this afternoon
Mr.. Henderson, of Jones, spoke for
the section as it stood He offered the
suggestion that IS per cent of the
people signing the tax receivers oaths
committed perjury Mr. Meadows, of
Wayne, said the bill got the tax-dodg-
ers and hurt no honest taxpayer.
Mr.. Myrick hit the nail when he said
to strike this section meant the end
of real tax revision. Many explained
their votes during roll call
To Force Sheppard Bill.
Talk today is to the effect now to
force the opponents of the state board
to take the Sheppard county board bill
it being argued that many favor no
legislation whatever on this score, and
that real revisionists owe it to them
selves to put the issue squarely up to
the other crowd
Belief is expressed also that the sen
ate will tear great chunks out of the
appropriation bill in order to keep
faith with the governor. 1t is be-
Iieved the fight will continue all day
today.
Could See Defeat Coming.
Often it is the case that sic senses
overpowering hostility to anything
more graphically than it can be ou.-
wardly and physically grasped. Sucn
n feeling dominated the house, and al
though the advocates of the Lipscomr
hill fought gamely, sturdily, unfalter-
ingly, it was evident that they, too
sensed that overwhelming attitude oil
hostility
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
Anthony Chapel
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Anthony Chapel, July 30.-The An
thony Chapel Embroidery Club net
with Mrs. Ed Allen last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Glaze and chill
dren were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George Walters Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Tinsley and Miss
Lois Tinsley attended protracted meet
ing at Anthony, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. H. Robinson.
Mrs. Jno. S. Murray, of Ellaville
was the guest of her parents last
week.
Mr.. Frank McAllister, of Cobb, ha:
been visiting his family.
Misses Mervin, Aline and Blanche
Dell were the guests OF the Misses
Simpson last week.
Little Pearl Walters has been Wis
iting her grandparents in Americas.
Master Harris happened to an acct
dent recently by getting his foot
caught in gasoline engine.
Mrs. Charlie Ansley, of Warwick,
Ca, is the guest of Mrs. Ed Allen fo;'
week.
The protracted meeting at Anthony
conducted by Rev. E. A. Saunders, OF
Leslie, and Rev. ]. A. Thomas, of
Americas, has been very beneficial to
the community.
Mr.. Bivins filled his usual appoint
ment at Midway Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Howard has been en-
tertaining her cousin, Miss Howard,
of Alabama.
G. W. Kite, of Sumter, visited Mr.. j
"A. worthy MOuudy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rodgers, of Sum
ter, and Miss Maggie Mae Adams, ot
Byromville, spent Tuesday pleasantly
with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peel entertained
Mrs. Charlie Ansley, of Warwick
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Saunders, Miss
Mary Saunders and Eugene Saunders
of Leslie, we're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Simpson Tuesday.
We are glad to welcome Prof. and
Mrs. ]. N. Robinson, from Leslie to
our neighborhood.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
STATE TAX BOARD WAS
KILLED IN THE HOUSE
BY Vote of 1O5 to IS House Killed Vital Section of Lips
comb Equalization Bill

battle line and pumping grape and
canister and small shot of argument
Upon the slender shoulders of M.
Swift, of Muscogee, fell the Spartan
work of measuring Iances with the
giant of the opposition, Mr.. Sheppard.
And right CALAMITY the dapper gentle
man from the Mill City met the obi
CATION. He hit into the meat of Mr.
Sheppard's appeal from the jump and
thrust homie the following
Il am not going to appeal to the
basest passions and prejudices of this
body" he said. This is deliberatite
body and l want to appeal to your
reason upon vital organic law which
the best interests of your welfare, tho
welfare of the Empire State of the
South, demands. The remedy the gem
tleman from Sumter comes to you Of
fering as a panacea for our ills is "A
sham, subterfuge, a fraud, intended
to deceive the people. Let's see if it
is true that the gentleman from Sum-
ter is the only original, true and trie
friend of the common people"
Then he went into details of figure;
and facts to show that real tax revis-
ion could not be obtained without d
central board; that efforts to secure
real equalization through county
boards alone was so much buncomh;
that without a state board any laws
passed would not be worth the paper
upon which it was written.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
SCHLEY'S CAPITAL
IS FULL OF LIFE
Many Happenings Of the Week
at EIlaViIle
Especial to Times-Recorder

Ellaville, Ga, July 31.-At her love-
ly home near Lacrosse, Mrs Grady
Killebrew was on Wednesday last host
ess to a spend-the-day party in honor
of Mrs Horace Waters, of Atlanta. An
elegant dinner was served and the
day was most delightfully."- spent by
the following ladies': Misses Dora Leg
gett, Irene Murray, Helen Tondee, and
Mesdames S. A. Royal, Horace Walters
and C. It. Rainey.
Rev. P. H. Crumples, of Florida,
preached most interesting sermon at
the Methodist church Sunday. This
week, he is assisting Rev. R. M Austin
in revival services at Andrew Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Williams arr
entertaining as their guests this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williams and
children of Glidden, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Herring spent
Wednesday in Americas with rela-
tives.
Mrs. James Dupree, of Americas,
visited her parents near here this
week
Mr. Walter Williams, of Columbus,
was a welcome visitor here this wees.
Mr.. Jared Bull, of Oglethorpe, came
over Monday for short time.
Mrs. A. R. Lewis and children Of
Broxton, are the guests of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. H. j. Williams.
Miss Claude Livingston, of Smith
vile, visited Miss Dollie Allen this
week.
Dr. B. L. Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. E
L. Bridges and Miss Jewell Bridges
autoed to Americas Wednesday.
Mr.. Arthur Murray and Mr.. and Mrs.
A, c. Murray were at Myrtle Springs
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Strange and fam
lily spent Sunday in Oglethorpe, the
guests of Mrs. ]. J. Bull.
Mrs. Edwin Stewart is spending
few days in Americas this week.
Miss Ruth Rustin is visiting friends
at Pavo.
Miss Dora Leggett, of Sylvester, is
the guest of Mrs. John Royal
Mrs. John Argo, of Americas, spent
a few days pleasantly with friends here
this week.
Messrs. John Royal and Gull Battle
were in Americas Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wall and Mr..
and Mrs. v G. Cunningham are camp,
ing at Myrtle Springs this week.
Miss Lucille Lindsey has returned
from very pleasant visit in Atlanta
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Collins left FRIDAY
for Gainesville, where they will spend
few weeks.
Mr.. A. A Arlington made business
trip to Ideal the past week.
Mrs. John S. Murray visited her par
ents near Americas last week.
Mrs. B. T. Rainey, of Mauk, visited
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. D. Sears,
this week.
Miss Ola Caldwell, of Americas, Is
spending this week in Ellaville.
Mr. and Mrs. z. L. Rollins and child
rem left last Friday for Florida, where
they will in the future reside.
Miss Minnie Jones is attending the
summer school at Athens.
Mrs. T. R. West, of Dothan, am
Oswald Spivey, of Herndon, Ala, Wis
tied relatives here last week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
Veterinary Surgeons.
DIR. PERCY W. HUDSON.
Veterinarian.

graduate A. P. |. Veterinary COLES.
Answers calls day or night Head
darters TurpiL's Stable. Phone 81
asidence phone 587.
am coming right now
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01

Atlanta, Ca, July 30-By vote II
los to IS, the house has ripped the
vitals out of the Lipscomb tax equali-
cation bill in adopting the Stovali
amendment, striking section 16. This
section is the heart of the bill, and
reads as follows:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-01
Could See Defeat Coming.

Often it is the case that sic senses
overpowering hostility to anything
more graphically than it can be ou,-
wardly and physically grasped. Sucn
feeling dominated the house, and al
though the advocates of the Lipscomp
hill fought gamely, sturdily, unfalter-
ingly, it was evident that they, too,
sensed that overwhelming attitude OF
hostility.
The Trojan horse of opposition, Nj
Sheppard, of Sumter, and author of tn ?
substitute bill, which eliminates any
state board, numbered his heavy ar
tillery and thundered against the Lips
comb bill 1t was an adroit speech
backed by physical exuberance and
mental vigor, a speech mastery in
it's appeal to the prejudices and mar
rowness, and it reached out and gath
cred into the entrechments of the ou-
position powerful tablespoonful IN
votes for that side.
Swift Fights Hard.
Many spoke during the long forenoon
4 session. The gage of battle waged up
and down, with both sides arrayed in