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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
AWAITING REPLY
OF JAPAN upon
The SITUATION
ALL WASHINGTON is WAITING
Question to Come on Strictly
Legal Basis

Toxic, May 2O.-News that Cali
fornian alien land ownership bill
had been signed by Governor Johnson
was received here with regret although
it had been discounted in official and
non-official circles. 1t was hoped up
to the last moment. however, that
Washingtons Intervention would be
successful. The newspapers publish d
extra editions with the announcement
that the bill had been signed.
Efforts of the Japanese government
are concentrated at present on paci-
flying public opinion, but the task is
regarded in many quarters as a more
difficult one than at the time of the
Californian school controversy, or ev-
en- year ago.
Since the death of the old emperor
the authority of the government has
steadily diminished in resisting the
growing influence of public opinion,
and the spirit of democracy is aug
menting throughout the empire.
Arthur Bailly- Blanchard, secretary
of the United States embassy, visited
Baron Noboaki Maxine, the Japanese
foreign minister, today and reiterated
the determination of the United
States government to exert every eff
fort in order to find friendly solution
of the question. He emphasized the
fact that it was Californian and not
an American question and thanked
the Japanese governmet for it's fried
illness and for it's attempts to restrain
excitable public opinion of Japan.
1t is generally believed here that
Washington will find solution of the
problems, but the more conservative
elements in Japan are now echoing
the public agitation for equal treat
ment of the Japanese.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
CONDITION OF Mr.. WALKER
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE

Macon, Ga, May 2O.--The condition
of Mr. B. Sanders Walker, who swal-
lowed poison by mistake last Wednes-
day, was a trifle improved over yes
terday, according to DR.. M. M. Stapler
who visited his brother-in-law today
and remained in his room for more
than an hour That he has a still
better chance for life than yesterday
is the opinion of his physicians this
afternoon.
DIR. Stapler stated that his tempera-
ture was normal, his respiration was
80 and his pulse 11S.
With slight improvement from day
to day the hope of his recovery is
gradually strengthened.
He has been given no nourishmen'
and the doctors say this is one cause
of his high pulse. He is fully cons.
cious today and has the same realiza
ton of his critical condition that hi
has had since this information wai
given him several days ago. He wa
able to converse little this mornins
with his physicians.
While it is feared that his kid
neys have been completely paralyzet
from the deadly effects of the mer
curry his slight improvement in the
past two days strengthens the faitt
of his physicians and family that h
will recover The interest to the
general public is still intense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
|AUSP|C|OUS OPENING FOR
FIRST CHAUTAUQUA SEASON
Preceded by Big Parade the First Attractions Of the Chau
tauqua Season We're Presented Here Yesterday At
ternOOn and Last Night to Very Large Crowd.

During these days will be given here
some ofsthe foremost attractions offer
ed the public in America.
The musical feature yesterday after
noon by the Redpath Grand Opera
Company was an especially pleasing
opening number. Then followed Bish-
cp j. H. Vincent, the dean of the Chau-
tauqua, who delivered his perenniaIIy
fresh and stimulating lecture ON THAT
Boy The manner in whicn Bishop
Vincent relates Chautauqua work 10
the everyday life of the boy grown
us is vital and entertaining always,
This address was most pleasing to the
Chautauqua visitors.
The grand opera selections in the
evening, especially the singing of
Warnery, the noted tenor, we're great
~ ShJ05Cu II 10 uOI OlI6U LHdL Cuau-
tauqua system secure such high-pria-
ed musical attractions as have been
gotten together by the Redpath Chau-
tauqua management The musical Sc
lections here, which always prove pop
ular Chautauqua season. are assured
ly of the best when they are present.
ed by this capable company.
The program for today will shoR
further features of interest Each day
two attractions will be given, and those
who are fortunate enough to see therl
all will be lucky, indeed. The Times
Recorder will cary each day the pro-
gram for the days exercises, so that
each portion of the program may re-
ceiVe the proper attention daily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
BAPTISTS ARE
BUSILY ENGAGED
in CONVENTION
TO ENDOW negro SEMINARY
Church Will Engage in Social
Service Work

st. Louis, May 20.-The Southern
Baptist convention decided before
final adjournment this afternoon to
enter social service work and appoint
ed committee for that purpose,
which will cooperate with the COM
mittee from the Norther Baptist
convention.
The Southern committee includes
W. L. Poteat, of Greenville, S. c.; D.
T. Cody, of Greenville, S. c.; T. B. Ray
of Richmond, Va; ]. T. Henderson, OF
Bristol, Va; A. C. Crea, of Atlanta
Ca, and Boyce Watkins and j. ~
Prestridge, of Louisville.
A. ]. Dickinson, of Birmingham
said the Baptists could not afford
longer to keep out of social service
work.
Since the enactment of the Mann
law, he said, the social evil has be-
come a local question He said the
segregated district of Birmingham
contaminated the entire state of Ala
bama, because all women there were
recruited from Alabama
Similar conditions, he said, prevail
ed in other Southern states, where the
inmates were natives.
Rev. A. j. Barton, OF Dallas, Texas
reported for the temperance commit
tee, that the passage of the Webb bill
by the national congress, was th-
greatest victory for temperance 10
half century
The convention favored endowment
of a seminary in Louisville to train
negro preachers, and appointed a COM
mittee to work out details.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
HENRY FLAGLER
IS CLAIMED BY
DEATH TUESDAY
Died At us FLORIDA home
Did Much for the States
Development

West Palm Beach, Fla, May 20.--
Henry NJ Flagler, the Southern rail-
road magnate and hotel man, who has
been i'll here for the past several
weeks, died at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing. He had been deaf, blind and out
of his mind for three weeks. Death
came quietly and without pain.
At Mr.. Flagler's bedside were his
son, Harry, who arrived yesterday
from Europe, and the Rev. Dr. George
Morgan, his pastor, who will conduct
the funeral services at st. Augustine,
where the body will be inferred in the
Flagler mausoleum.
Henry M. Flagler was born at Ca
nandaigua, New York, in 1880. Little
is known of his early life, except that
he was clerk in country grocery in
Orleans county, Michigan, while yet
in his teens.
Becoming interested in the possibili-
ties of the petroleum industry, ht
organized the company of Rockefeller
Andrews and Flagler, engaging in the
refining of oil. The Standard Oil Com
pany was the outgrowth of this ven-
ture.
In 1885 Mr.. Flagler paid his first
visit to Florida and became impressed
with the business possibilities pre-
sented there by the railroad field, in
connection with the development OF
winter resorts.
Entering actively into the work OF
turning Florida into one vast wint sr
resort, Mr.. Flagler built the Florida
East Coast railroad and later erected
the Ponce De Leon and Alcazar hotels
at cost OF $3,OOo,ooo.
His greatest achievement. however
was the extension of his railroad from
Miami to Key West. For many years
his plan was ridiculed as impractica-
BILE and was called "Flagler's folly
The opening OF this overseas" line
is listed as one Of the engineering
triumphs of the age.
Mr.. Flagler was vice president and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
I'm, I'm, UM---HOW We SWIPED
THAT SECOND Piece OF PIE!
ThomaSville Didn't Even Get a Mouthful-Muck aIees
Played Rings Around Thomasville Aggregation,
Which Took an Extensive Aeroplane Expedition
in the First Session

1t was merry May day at the park
yesterday with not even May shower
to interfere with the massacre infiiet-
ed upon Manager Dudley and his men
by the Muckalee Braves, who had don
ned their war paint and were on the
war-path. When the smoke cleared
away the scalps of the Thomasvilia
braves had been strung to the belts of
the Muckalees.
When the heavy hitting Muckalees
opened up in the very first session the
rain of hits that fell like hailstones
from summer cloud drove Hurler
Roth from the mound before the end
of the first spasm That crestfallen
twirler sought the seclusion of the
bench, from which he watched the
Muckalees hand the same dose to his
successors, Elliott and Murphy.
Everybody hit it yesterday, except
Thomasville II was an off day for th1
visitors in the hitting line, and the
few hits they garnered off Werners
delivery did little harm. When the Wis
itors finally circled the bases in ths
eighth. the fans cheered the per-
formance.
Roth was slaughtered in the first in
ming. Every local batter who faced
him in the first slammed out the bali
most of them for safe hits, many
for extra bases. So -briskly vas be
peppered that every man on the bat
ting list came up in the first inning
and Bowen came up as repeater be-
fore the side was retired. The Muck
alees annexed six runs in this one
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21

Co., carried bags of COX Brand" fertil-
izer, and was drawn by spirited
OK, which easily kept the pace of the
more modern autos.
The float of the Messrs. Johnson, i
Ford car, carried several heavy bales
of cotton.
Least in the parade, but feature
of interest, was the goat float" a
wagonette drawn by two well-harness-
ed goats, driven by two little daugh-
ters of DR.. c. K. Chapman. The cart
was dressed in colors and attracte
much attention..
There were many other cars-too
many to be recalled accurately, but all
lending aid to the success of the pa
rade. President Carroll ]. Clark, OF
the Americus Board of Trade; EXPIRES
ident G. R. Ellis, and Mayor M. NJ.
Lev ry occupied cars in the long line
partial list of which follows here:
Fire truck; Coco-Cola truck; H. B
Mashburn, Ford car; Ford Motor Sales
Co.; o. c. Johnson, Ford car; L. =
Gartner, Ford car; NJ. N. Edwards
Ford car; c. j. Clark, Ford car; H. r
Johnson, Ford Motor Sales Co., Ford
car; B. o. Easterdin, Baby Maxwell
decorated; Americus Auto Co., Studs
baker %; J. R. Parker, Studebaker 25
Miss Mary E. Shepherd, StudebakeI
49,; w. A. Joyner, Studebaker '35.
Ameriucs Auto Co., Studebak II
25; Amercus Auto Co, Studebaker 25
Ameri-Cola Co., Studebaker 80; G. R
Ellis, Studebaker Sc; D. Peai1.
man. Studebaker 80; "The Ayash
cry" Meat Market truck; Americus
Construction Co., truck; o. A. williams
Co. Overland 40; W. D. Bailey, Ca tel
car 40; Will McKim, studebaker 3Oi
ordon Statham, Overland As; MS.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21

Under the most favorable auspices
the first season of Chautauqua was
ushered in here yesterday afternoon.
The beginning was favorable not only
for the present season of Chautauqua,
but for the perpetuation of this pop
ular educational institution.
The Chautauqua which began yes
terday will continue throughout the
v eek, ending on Monday, May 26, with
two attractions each day for grown
ups, and three, counting the boy scout
meetings to be held each morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21

director Of the Standard Oil Company,
president and chairman of the board
of directors OF the Florida East Coast
railway and Jacksonville Terminal
Company. director of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, Morton
Trust Company and other corpora
tions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21

Continued on Page Five.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21

Seldom do the people of AmerICus
turn out in such large crowds and
take On the holiday spirit as they did
yesterday for the Chautauqua parade
The event was one which attracted at
tention from everybody in the parade.
Early in the morning large crowds
collected uptown to see the floats
pass by. They were well rewarded for
their trouble, as large number of
contestants entered the parade, while
an even larger number entered mere
ly for the fun and the pleasure af-
forded. Altogether it was a great
success, one that is worthy of repetl-
ton.
The floral parade, which marked the
opening of the Americus Chautauqua
yesterday, proved in every respect the
splendid success which it's projectors
anticipated, and more. To say that it
was beautiful-magnifce in fact
would scarcely describe the splendid
pageant of more than sixty artistically
decorated floats then wended its way
along the business and residence
streets shortly before noon, amid the
plaudits of hundreds of interested
spectators.
II have seen larger and more elabo-
rate pageants, but nothing anywhere
which surpassed in artistic beauty and
completeness this one in Americus, "
was the comment of Mr.. J. P. Chase,
of Atlanta, one of the committee of
judges. And his criticism was that of
many others.
The floral parade was suggested by
the Americus Board of Trade as a
pretty feature marking the opening CT
Chautauqua week, and the call made
upon the ladies and merchants to take
part therein met with generous re-
sponse. The time was short, it is true,
but Americus "ent in to score a sue
cess. and that success crowned the ef-
forts of those taking part is undenia-
BILE. No prettier event has ever been
witnessed in this or any Georgia ciry
o. its size.
While prizes were offered for decor
ated automobiles alone, there were
many other vehicles in the long line
which, while not contesting for prizes
added to the beauty and completeness
of the occasion Many of the business
houses, trades and professions were
thus represented.
Particularly beautiful was the equip
page driven by MIR, and Mrs VIII
Green Turpin; a carriage dressed in
white drawn by four white
stteds harnessed in pink trappings
the whole combining to make the fioaI
one of striking beauty and which elic-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
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TODAY'S PROGRAM.

= Boy Scouts. 4
Literary Interpretation, "The \
= Singer of the Seven Seas"
= Afternoon.
= Concert 4
= Weatherwax Brothers Quartet 1
= Interpretive Recital, THE 4
= World and His Wife. Isabel 4
= Garbhill Beecher 4
= Evening. 4
= Concert. 4
= Weatherwax Brothers Quartet ."
= Debate, "Is Socialism Desira-
= BILE for the United States?" At /
= firmative, Hon. Emile Seidel, of 4
= Milwaukee; negative, Hon. ]. 4
= Adam Bede, of Minnesota. =
4 + 4 \ \ \ \ y \ y y =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
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THE AWARD OF PRIZES.


y Prize for the best decorated car, =
. $25, offered by the Americus =
> Board of Trade, was awarded =
= Mrs. Clarence o. Niles. =
= Prize for the best decorated =
= studebaker car, $25, offered by "
= the Americus Automobile Com =
y pany, was awarded Mrs. ]. E. =
Prather. =
\ Prize for the best decorated =
y Ford car, Firestone casing, Of :
y fered by H. R. and J. E. Johnson, y
y was awarded Mrs. H. B. Mash :
. burn.
\ Prize for the prettiest young la =
= dy in the parade, five pounds of =
= candy, offered by H. R. and J. E. =
\ Johnson, was awarded Miss Flora ,
y Denham. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03

feet from the time their drive left
Shad Pond until it arrived below
Midway where the quantity WAS re-
duced to about $500 second-feet water
being taken from Millinocket Lake and
an additional amount being furnished
| by the East Branch. 1t is probable
that at the present time 5000 second
feet, used in heads, together Win the
water supplied by East Branch and
bower tributaries, win drive this part
Of the rlA er
The amount of water necessary to
drive the East Branch is net definitely
known, but it is probably between 1908
and 5000 seccnd-fect At the end Of the
average year the Chamberiain-Tales
and Grand second Grand fal~ stor-
age reservoirs are drawn down 70 Il
very low stage, mary years flowing
with all gates UP at tho end OF the
driving season.
kennebec River.
The smaller tributary streams Of thi.
basin are driven Just as soon as the
ice goes out of them in the spring,
usually about the latter part of April.
The Moose River drive usually Peaches
Moosehead Lake in the latter part Of
Nav and at about the same time the
Dead River drive enters the kennebee
River Moosehead lake Is clear of ice
usually. at least; by May 10 anu from
that time until perhaps about Aug. l.
descending on the season, water Is let
out of Indian Pond (Which IS used as
a recIating basin) for varying perl
DDS each day.
For the past three years, special stu
dies of records at The Forks gaginS
station have been made. During TIE
drive the gates at Indian Pond dam,
about Is miles above the Forks, are
raised and lowered daily creating the
daily head" or hoist" This head
lasts. on the average. from SIX
to ten hours and the gates
are then closed For the years 1914
1911 and 1872, the quantities on tae
lines marked average are the aver
age daily discharges for each month II
question. On the lines marked maxi
l,,umn the quantities are the aNerase
of the maximum discharge of each day
or the quantity used at the peak oil Inc
hoist. This amounts to about 100 Sec
ond feet on the average.
1911 was an unusually low year on
the rivers of Maine and the quantities
used proba blv represent the minimum
quantity on which drives can ecohnihi-
callv be handled on the hcnhfpee'
The average for the log-driving season
is about 260a second feet and TINS
quantity has been used in later com
putations on the regulation of M9eSe-
head and other lakes as storage basins.
Androscogein River.
The average amount of water re-
CONTINUED on Page Twelvc.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03

WHITE FOX TERRIER, MARKED
with brown about face, black spot on
side answers to name of Foxey. Had
collar without name. Finder please
communicate with Mrs. c. 3. Burleigh
and receive reward. apr2sdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03

AccLiMATED HORSES CONSTANT
~ on hand. II. T. Cummings, Augusta,
Tel 231-2l Augusta may1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03
A SUM OF MONEY BETWEEN THE

store of A. G.. Robinson, American. Ex-
press and Gray-Hildreth Co. Finder
please return to Kennebec Journal office.
Gardiner, and receive reward. apr30dlW
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03
FOR SALE-HORsES, CATTLE.

4 black horse. weight 100. sound and
good worker fair driNcf and in good or
der, for s65. O. Blouin 50 Mill St.. Au-
eusta. Maine fnavldlM~
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LOST

a FOX HOUND, FINE BLACK
spots. tan ears, collar with name; also a
young fox hound nearly all white black
spot on left side and light tan ears. with
cut collar Finder hold and telephone
Or. $. II. Gilman, Manchester, Maine
TEL. 32i-42. may3dtf
LAP ROBE, TUESDAY NIGHT, BE-
tween Bridge st. and postofiice. Return
TO +. Z. Worthing, Tel CIR, Augusta.
maN1d3t*
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The average amount OF water re-
Continued on Page TWelVc)
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LOTS FOR sALE-oN JOHNSON,

LOTS FOR SALE-ON JOHNSON,
Cushman. Drew and Pike st. Not the
little pinched city lots, with barely room
for house. but big suburban lots, each
containing GOO square feet, Near good
school and electric road. The public ser
vice of city water. gas and electric lights
available for each lot. j. r. Townsend,
Augusta, Name. 31S Water st House
telephone 2l6-M fehll0tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03
LIVE sTock-LoT WEEKS OLD

pigs, also for sale or exchange, i 5-pas-
senyer auto at your own price, must be
moved for something. Robinsdale, VIM
throp. Maine. Phone 23-3i apr2SdlW~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03

FEARLESS ALL ROUND GOOD
black horse, weight 1850 lbs, price sl25
if taken at once. Elwood Howard, X: +.
u. Il, Winthrop, Maine. Tel 1911 Mon.
mouth. apfZSulW
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-06
The New Tin Plate Duty

The First COMPRESSION district of West Virginia produces
$1O0O00OO worth of tin plate annually Tin plate is now
selling at $4,000 per ton.
The labor of manufacturing tin plate in West Virginia
$500 in the tin plate factories and about 2S 90 per
the material preceding its receipt in the tin plate mills
A total cost of $4800 per ton.
The labor of producing ton of tin plate in Great Brit
ain and Wales is $500 per ton
Under the present bill the protective duty
tin plate has been $240O ton enough cover the difference
in the cost of labor between West Virginia and Wales
The Underwood bill cuts the protective duty tin plate
Is cent advaorem Approximately $3.50 ton about
$500 per less than enough the difference in labor
cost between West Virginia and Wales.
Under the Underwood BILL how will the West Virginia manu
acturers of tin plate continue hold their markets their
present of against WEIGH and British competition?
Can the 1000 tin plate workers of the First congressional
district look upon the Underwood bill anything else than
attack upon their industry and their employment?
for Julian G. Hearne will be vote of protest against
this American unprotecve and destructive legislation and
will be inspiration proteconists not only West Virginia
but every section of the country evidence that the working
men, and bushes men, the farmers intend to stand by the
American system of protection and to reeabh at Washington
party which has built up and maintained that system
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-06
WILSON is OPPOSED
TO SENA TE'S ACTION
OF Taking Deputy Marshals
and Deputy Collectors Out
of Civil Service.
IN AsaoelArEs s.rsn

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. g.
President Wilson indicated today
that he did not favor exempting
civil service deputy collectors OF in
ternal revenue and deputy United
States marshals, provided in the
urgency deficiency bill as passed BY
the Senate. he said that it was
originally intended that only special
agents should be exempted because
OF their confidential relations with
collectors.
The civil service commissioners
protested to President Wilson today.
characterizing the exemption as det-
rimental to the civil service. objec-
lions have also been raised by many
organizations.
Commissioners McHenry and Gal
loway conferred with the president
in an EFFORT to amend the provision
in the House.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-06
BILLY SUNDAY
Is to Be Invited to Hold a Ser.
les of Meetings in
This City.

A large an enthusiastic congrega-
ton of churchmen and others at
tended mass meeting in the First
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
afternon for the purpose of passing
on the question of inviting the Rev.
BILLY" Sunday to come here and
hold series of meetings. twas de-
cided to invite him and a commit
tee headed by L. *. Richards was
appointed to go to steubenviiie, o.,
tomorrow to confer with the Rev.
Mr.. Sunday. Other members of the
committee are the Rev. Or. w. Q.
Taylor, Felix o. Sutton and pohn So
pher. The fixing Of the date Of Mr..
Sundays coming here, If he accepts
the invitation, will be left to him.
All the protestant churches of the
city will be represented in the dele
cation to steubenville and still
others will increase the delegation to
twenty-five or thirty. 1t will leave
on the 1880 street car for Fairmont
tomorrow forenoon.