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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01

No White House Cat In Four Years
Washington, D. c., Feb. 28-Thre
has not been a cat in the White House
for four years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
PEACE FOR
BALKANS IS
VERY LIKELY
ADRlANOPLE FOR BULGARIANS
Turkey is Willing to Make
Concessions

London, Feb. 2S.-Pronounced be-.
lief is prevalent in official circles here
that peace in the Balkans is immi-
nent. Tewik Pasha and Hakan
Pasha, representing the Ottoman gov
ernment, paid successive visits to the
foreign office this afternoon.
Turkeys offer to conclude hostilities
IN the basis of the cession of Adrian
ople to Bulgaria, has created general
optimism. Turkey, it is understood,
demands that her frontier line shalt
Lc drawn from Midia, on the Black
Sea, to Enos on the Aegean Sea. il
she gives up Adrianople and it is b.
lieved that Bulgaria will raise no OBJ
lection to this proposal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
MUST FORK OVER DIME
FOR SAUCER OF CREAMI
Drug Stores United to Force up Price of Ice Cream An
nouncement Made That "Best" Cream Will Cost
Ten Cents Saucer in Future Instead of "Git"

Tell it not in Gath; whisper it not in
the streets Of Americus: "Ice cream T.
to cost ten cents a plate here in the
future!" That is the startling an
nouncement made elsewhere in this
issue of The Times-Recorder by three
well known drug stores.
Devotees of frozen dainties will
stand aghast this morning when they
read the announcement Such an
ice cream thirst" is likely to be gem
Grated by the mere thought of the fact
that one must pay ten cents instead of
five cents saucer that ones mouth
will begin to water Immediately for a
treat" The mere thought of ten
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
COHEN NAME TRUST;
CUPID SHOULD FRET

Brockton, Mass, Feb. 2S-When Miss
Celia Cohen, twenty-five, came of age,
she determined she would not marry
any one if it involved changing her
name. Her mothers maiden name was
Cohen and her sister married a Cohen.
Consequently two proposals to wed
were turned aside, until one Cohen, OF
Dorchester, pressed his love suit
His name is Cohen" Miss Cohen
said today, "and so l allowed him
pay some attention to me. I never
could marry man with any other
name"
The engagement was announced at a
party at which nearly all the CUES IS
were Cohens. Miss Cohen is a Jewess
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
CITY VISITED
BY ANOTHER
THUNDERSTORM
ARRIVED EARLY LAST night
Heavy Rain With Thunder
And Lightning

Americus was visited by it's seconl ]
thunderstorm in tive days when last
night heavy rain, accompanied by
thunder and lightning passed over the
city about $50 o'clock.
Last nights storm was far less Sc
we're than the one the day previous
however, and it did not do any dana &c
except probably in washing away the
soil in fields. Both the rain and the
J ghtning were noticeable, however, and
the rain fell here at intervals during
the night.
Last highs rain was even less well
come to the farmers than the one the
dey before, as the farmers here seem
to think that no more rain is needed
now. The lack of wind in last nights
Stolm was grateful to those who had
been rather frightened by the storm the
day before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01

cents a saucer will likely cure tho
thirst, however.
The announcement of the increase in
the price of ice cream at three of the
well known drug stores will likely
come as a surprise to the people os
Americus. 1t will be noticed that tho
price of ten cents is to be charged, ac-
cording to the announcement, for the
best" ice cream. The question is as &
ed as to whether the people of Ameri
Gus are willing to pay that much for
the best" ice cream, and the answer
will be awaited with interest. It would
not seem to be difficult job, however,
to forecast what public opinion will ha
in the matter
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
Light INFANTRY
HAS LEFT FOR
WASHINGTON
FOR THE INAUGURATION
Went By Way Of Columbus
to Capital

The Americus Light Infantry, forty
three strong with Captain James A.
Fort and Lieutenants j. E. B. McLen-
don and B. C. Hogue in command will
leave this morning at o'clock for
Washington The company will ar
rive in that city about noon tomor
row and remain until Wednesday, ar
irving at home on Thursday 1t is the
first time the Americus company has
participated in an inaugural occasion,
and the trip to Washington and stay
of four days there is anticipated with
a great deal of pleasure by officers and
men alike. 1t is a privilege which they
greatly appreciate.
The Light Infantry had planned to
go with the Macon companies, but as
the crowd there will be so great the
route was changed via Columbus,
where they will meet the Columbus
Guards this morning and make the
trip with them. Both the Light Infan-
try and Guards are in the Second regi-
ment. The Americus military win
occupy special sleeping car, going
and returning. This car will be at.
tached to the clock Central train
leaving here this morning and arrit-
ing in Columbus about noon, leaving
a few minutes later for Washington,
where they will arrive Sunday at noon
1t is probable that number of in
oividual members of the Albany Guards
will come up this morning and go with
the Light Infantry to Washington,
such invitation having been extended
since it was found that the Albany
Guards could not go as a company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
NORMAL CROP
OF COTTON WAS
GROWN HERE
AS SHOWN BY THE RECEIPTS
No Short Crop For Sumter
County

Thirty-three thousand, eight hum
dred and seventy-fiye bales of cotton
represent actual receipts at the
Americus warehouses for the season
to date, which, practically, has come
to close. While few bales may
still remain upon plantations here the
cotton season, so far as receipts b.
wagon are concerned, is regarded as
ended This total of 33,S75 bales
shows that Sumter county produced
normal cotton crop last year, des-
p,te adverse conditions which confront
ed the farmers early in the planting
season. Receipts of $4,000 to $4,000
bales indicates a good cotton crop
here.
This number of bales may be con
sidered Sumter crop, for while some
of it came from neighboring counties
to Americus, such receipts were fully
offset by Sumter county cotton which
went to other markets. Americus
warehouse receipts, by common con-
sent, are taken as the crop basis of
Sumter county. Up to January 1st re-
ceipts at the five warehouses here ag-
gregated 32,442 bales. Receipts during
January and February were 1,433
bales, or a grand total of 33,S75 bales.
These receipts, while far short of
warehouse receipts on March 1st last
year, represent a great deal more clear
money to the farmers because Of the
higher prices at which cotton has been
sold this season. At this date las.
year cotton was bringing about six
cents here, as against twelve cents at
=
present. The cotton last year, at this
time, was of very inferior grade, and
while something like $4,000 bales were
marketed here, a great deal of it was
practically unsaleable and scarcely
wanted at any price. Upon the other
hand, the cotton marketed during the
season now ending was, very general
ly, of good grade.
Estimating the price of the crop
just marketed at an average price OF
eleven cents per pound, the crop OF
1885 bales was worth the round sum
of $1,S63,1 ,125 to the farmers who pro-
duced it; nearly two million dollar
crop for Sumter county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
WAR IS FEARED
BY The BELGIANS
Think Their Country The
Battle Ground

Brussels, Feb. 2S.-Apprehensions
of possible war between the great
European powers appear to exist
among members of the Belgian cabi-
net and are shared by leaders of the
opposition parties. The latter have
been taken into the confidence of the
ministry, with the object of making
the pending increases of the Belgian
army non-partisan in character.
M. Hymans, leader of the liberals
in the house of representatives de-.
clared today: Belgium, in the event
of the outbreak of war, would become
the battle-ground of Europe. The ma
ton must do ints utmost to prepare for
its defense"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
USES "NANT AID" IN
PLAN TO SAVE GIRLS

Milwaukee, Feb. 2S.-The following
want ad" was published here TODAY
Wanted hundred married wo-
men willing to take into their homes
niro, clean young girls as maids and
to ,ake active interest in the girls
welfare Apply at Office of District Al
torney Edward J. Yocker."
A campaign to save young girls from
the evils and vices of big city is the
object of Mr.. Yockey Not the least
part of his plan is the solution of the
domestic service problem of the Mil
Uaukee housewife.
The district attorney is interested in
the protection of girls of tender age,
whose environment is of the worst and
whose young lives are endangered His
idea is to provide homes for young girls
who without other help would neces-
sarily work in factories or places
where their youth and unsophisticatcl l
nature would render them easy prev
to waiting snares and pitfalls.
Mothers have come to Mr.. Yockey
with pleas for help. Their daughters
are working for pitiful wage in a fac
tory or shop, with associates possibly
of questionable character, and mother
love has prompted them to seek advice
from the prosecuting attorney, and
these are the girls Mr.. Yockey seeks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
WILSON ESCAPES
RAILROAD WRECK
His Train Was Stopped in
Time

Philadelphia, Feb. 28.-President-
elect Wilson escaped a possible train
wreck today on his weekly journer
from Princeton to see a dentist. a
track walker on the Pennsylvania
railroad discovered broken rail near
Tacony, suburb, and the train on
which Mr.. Wilson was riding was held
up on the block three minutes later
The preceding train had broken a
chunk out of the track just beside
culvert.
The president-elect was delayed
forty minutes in getting to his deu-
tist.
The president-elect counted for
trains as they went by, and remarke /
that he could not understand why the
train was held up so long. The train
on which Mr.. Wilson was riding f.
nally was switched back to another
track.
Mr.. Wilson got off at West Phila-
delphia at 1915, hurried to a taxicaO
and dashed away to his dentist. He
had expected to spend only an hour
and half with the dentist before
going to New York later to see a per-
sonal friend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
new BAILEY Store
HAS Been OCCUPIED
Is Modern in Every Detail
~. and Fixture

Today marks the opening of the
new store that is to be occupied by
w. D. Bailey Company, the well known
clothiers. The new store is one that
surpasses the old both in accessible.
ty and in every appointment of the
clothing trade.
At the corner of Lamar street and
Cotton avenue, the new store is, in
deed, easily reached by every prospec-
tive customer and is most fortunate
ly situated in respect to general trade
conditions No store in the city is
more advantageously situated in this
particular.
With every modern fixture and con
venience known to the clothing trade
and with such surprisingly excellent
lines of clothing as those represented
by the Hart, Schaffner and Marx la
bel, together with others of the best
quality, the new Bailey store enters
upon an era of successful trade which
promises to grow much broader and
more popular than ever.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
1883 VOTERS
Registered FOR
The ELECTIONS
TO Be HELD NEXT TUESDAY
Is An Unusually Large Reg
iStratiOn

With a total of 1888 registered vot-
eers, it is believed her that the regis
tration for the elections to be held
here next Tuesday is exceptionally
large. AS a rule 1,7OO voters register
ed is considered normal registration.
The definite number of voters regis
tered for the elections on Tuesday was
act made known until last night after
the registrars had completed their
work and had finished the revision Of
the lists. AS soon as the lists were
tDade available, Captain John A. Cobb
ordinary. Immediately sent them out
to the various precincts of the county.
They will be kept by the managers at
the precincts until they are needed
next Tuesday.
1t was very we'll known that the reg
istration was large, but it was not
known here that as large a number OF
voters had registered their names as
was shown by the lists issued yester>
eGay. 1t may be seen from this that the
contest for the position of sheriff
%hich is the main point of interest to
most voters, will be waged warmly and
Lntil the last voter has cast his bal
lot Tuesday. The three candidates for
the position are very actively at work
The issue of road and culvert bonds
no the extent of $4,000 is matter that
will also claim the consideration of the
voters. AS two-thirds of the registered
voters must favor this issue in order
to secure it's passage, it will requi e
1,ccI9 votes to secure the issuance If
the bands. With the wide interest in
the sheriff's election it is believed that
these votes for the bond issue will be
secured In this particular it is be-
lieved that it is fortunate that the bond
election is held on the same day as the
sheriff's election.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
TAFT USES Veto ON
WEBB "PROHI" Bill.
President Declares 1t UnCOn-
StitutiOnaI

Aal hington, D. c., Feb. 2s.-Presi-
dent Taft, in a special message to
congress, today vetoed the Webb biz
70 prohibit shipment of intoxicating
liquors into dry states Questions OF
constitutionality were the presidents
principal consideration in his veto.
Before President Taft left the white
house today to attend the cabinet
meeting in the executive Offices, he
took up his veto of the Webb bill.
prohibiting the Illegal transportation
of liquor into dry states. The cabinsr
meeting was shortened into one hour,
instead of the usual two, in order that
the president might work on the mes
sage in time to return the bill to the
house of representatives before it
journed
The president, Attorney General
Wickersham, most of the lawyers In
the cabinet and in the senate and
house have held that the bill Is un-
constitutional, and the veto message
was written largely from that angle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
MARSHALL DUE In
WASHINGTON TODAY
Arrangements for IRaugura.
tiOn Completed

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2S.-Theve
was great excitement today in demo-
cratic ranks and among the members
of the inaugural committee in antici-
patton of the arrival here of Vice
President-elect Marshall, who with
Mrs. Marshall, is expected tonight.
Governor Marshall's arrival is an
event, for it is the first time in six
teen years that the rank and file of
the democracy have had an oppor-
tunity to welcome vice president
elect Long before his train was du,,
to arrive crowds thronged the union
station to witness the reception.
Joseph Tumulty, secretary to Presi-
dent-elect Wilson, who arrived yes
terday, began bright and early to-
day the preparations for moving his
family here. He also was kept busy
arranging accommodations for the
members of the new cabinet, all of
whom are expected to attend the in
auguration.
Arrangements for the Inauguration
ceremonies have been completed and
tonight test will be made of the
lighting effects on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and the approaches to the white
house and capitol. The illumination
it is declared, will be the most briI-
liant ever attempted in any city II
the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
U. $. TEA PARTY, NEW STYLE.
Loeb viii Dump 10000 Condemned
Packages Into New York HarbOr.

Washington, Feb 2S.-Collector
Loeb will on March 8 dump 20,0Ol
packages of tea into New York har.
bor The tea belongs to the Carter
Macy Company, but was excluded last
April as not up to the standard.
The law provides that tea reject Il
must be removed within six months
from the government warehouse Or he
destroyed The time is up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-01
CAMP PAIGN FOR
CLEANING UP"
IS COMMENDED
CHILDREN ARE At WORK
Stimulating Letter From Mrs,
Estes

Hearty commentator is given to the
suggestion of The Times-Recorder
that the city institute ''cleaning-up
campaign in a letter just received from
Mrs. w. H Estes. In adding her ap-
proval to the cleaning up" plan, Mrs,
Estes cites an instance of the worK
that is being done by the boys and
girls who are members of the Reese
Park Civic club, who have recently
cleaned up Reese park and have en-,
deavored to make that part of the city
neat and attractive.
The discussion of the matter by Mrs
Estes is a timely and vigorous one.
She makes practical suggestions which
are most valuable. The conditions re-
vealed relative to the dumping of pa
pers and similar trash on Reese park
deserves the immediate and careful at
tention of the officials of the High
School, Such discussion as this from
Mrs. Estes is welcomed, and her letter
is given herewith
Your clean up plan certainly ought
to receive the hearty endorsement Of
every person in Americus. The me-
jority of the front yards are gems of
beauty but step to the rear, please,
and look under the house! And our
city streets outside the fire limits
would be a shame to 'Possum Trot.'
81 wish to hold up for imitation and
commentator the plan Of the Reese
Park Civic Club, about ten children,
whose civic pride has led them, un-
aided, to undertake the 'cleaning-up'
of Reese Park. With their own hands
they have raked off the beds, restor-
ed the walks, burned the papers and
are now devising plans to make some
money to buy flower seeds. And y3l
have no idea what Herculean tisk it
was This little plot of ground which
could and should be made the pride
of the city is used as garbage dump,
for the public school, 1t was strewn
and in places was drifted half foot
deep in examination papers, exercises
newspapers, boxes, tin cans, pickle
bottles and the etceteras of high
school lunch.
"Now, cannot the city give them
some garbage cans, say two, to be
placed conveniently for the use of the
pupils? 1 am sure that the efforts of
these dear little girls and boys will
have the cooperation Of the High
School teachers, and with little'home
coaching the pupils would be mora
apt to remember the use of the cans.
And this most commendable spirit Of
civic pride could be extended to every
neighborhood in the city, and might
prove as efficient as a curfew law ia
keeping the boys home after supper
for after good, healthful wrestle with
the rake and hoe no compulsion is
needed to turn in early
Yours for a City Beautiful.
MRS. w H. ESTES"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18

;Deerfng. for - lifetime Mr.. Deer-
Ing PROVIDED, $ 6u1nber Of 4year1 ago.
Richard Howe. his son-tn-laW. II given
$4,000. and 100000 ID left to the
the estate IL distributed one-third to
the son. ChaRsea Reering. one-third to
the SON. J6mAs Deering. and the re-
manning one-third In equal shares to
I'VE grandchsldren: Charles ~. g.
Oeering, Roger Deering. Barbara
Dee-ing Daniclson and william Deer
Mr.. Deering believed in bestowing
his gifts to- charity and education
while he WAS alive and could see that
they were used In accordance with his
intentions. He gave about q million
dollars to Northwestern university and
other large gifts to the Theological
school at Evnn1ton. Wesley hospital in
Chicago and numerous other institu-
tions and charities The will itself
leaves nothing to charity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
1T WAS MS, FATHER
Uncle Joe Denies Playing Poker With
Young john Quincy Adams.


Washington Dec. 1s.-They wouldn't
stand up for Uncle Joe Cannon last
night.
Some of his former colleagues in the
house had arranged a session at the
national game-ltGf baeeban--for the
old warhorse OF Atnndpatism and he
renewed 3ssyoqf6 from ehortly after,
10 O'Clock unth Meil along In the MORN,
ing.
Every time IL = Zoe fried 20 SCI
away with q nf3dek. raise on q good
hand everybody dropped. Every time
he tried to make Jacks up do the
work Of a. real hand he was competed
to take q look AZ three small ones. :"
His ''fiushes' would not flush and his
"straigkts' had kinks in them and
after a seven hour session In the big
game, where the blues were worth a
dime and the chocolate drops stood for
a quarter, the former speaker coughed
up $3.08 in currency and withdrew in
disgust.
His dOwnpour broke up the game and
as the group was separating one of the
other players took occasion to remark:
WELL Uncle Joe. for a man that has
played draw poker all his life, you're
pretty punk. To think of a man who
sat in with John Quincy Adams put
ting up such an exhibition :ss you
have tonight"
Uncle Joe scratched his head and
thought a minute. Then he drawled:
IT'S a DIN lie. I never played poker
with the boy. 1t was his father"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
after FIFTY YEARS.
Masonic Lodge No. II Will Celebrate
FIfty-Sjxth Anniversary.

Masonic lodge No. II, the oldest Ma
sonic lodge in Topeka, held its fifty
sixth annual communication Wednes-
day evening and elected officers for the
coming year of 1914. The newly elect
ed officers are as follows:
Nathan Brumsey Thompson, master;
Ralph Wallace Squires, senior warden;
George Swieler Badders, Junior war
den; Daniel Vert Nellis, treasurer and
Carl Woodbury. Nellis, secretary. Mr..
Thompson, the newly elected master.
selected the following assistants for
the coming year: Glenn Merrill Bryan,
senior deacon; Peter Couture, junior
deacon; Flavius Otto Burket, senior
steward; Francis A. Stevens, junior
steward; George william McClelland.
tyler; Dwight Heaton Seymour, organ
list and William 8. McCallan, master of
properties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-18
MANUFACTURED MILK.
Indianapolis People Drink for Months
and Don't Know It


Indianapolis, Dec. 18.-When the
inspectors for the city health board
here found a large number Of bottles
OF milk In which the cream settled
upon the bottom of the bottle instead
or rising to the top, it uncovered the
fact that for q month or moro many
Indianapolis people have been using
a manufactured milk which was being
sold for the real product. The manu-
featured milk In made by mixing q
powder with water and adding enough
cream to give the mixture the proper
amount Of butter fat This fluid
stands all the tests required Of real
milk.
During the street car and team
sters' striker here little milk was
shipped into the city. yet the supply
apparently remained normal. The
health board sent out inspectors and
great numbers Of samples of milk
were analysed. The samples were up
to the required standards but the
search for thu sour OF the milk
supply was icontinuet-.
The discovery of the manufactured
milk was brought about when. one
the newly made supply. This caused
the cream to settle to the bottom of
the bottles. The company is one Of
the largest in the city and admitted to
city officers that it had been selling
the manufactured milk for some time.
When it was found the manufac-
tured milk fulh1led all requirements
as to the various standards the board
ordered that commencing on Friday
all manufactured milk must be SO la
belled. sss