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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
KILLED
when lightning
STRUCK Church
BURNED UNDER THE BELFRY
FirGmen Lose Lives Fighting
The Flames

Stratford, Ontario, May 13.-The
tall spire of the Knox Presbyterian
church, towering 100 feet above the
street, was struck by lightning early
today and in the ensuing fire three
men were killed and another mortally
injured. The three men who lost their
lives were buried beneath the burning
belfry when it toppled and fell; the
fireman was laid out with a blow on
the head from a flying timber
The dead:
J. A. Mccarthy, chief of oplice.
High Durkin, fire chief.
Matthew w. Hamilton, policeman.
The injured man is Sidney Van
Stone.
The steeple, visible over a grea,
radius, burned without hindrance as
the puny streams of water far below
fell many feet short.
Showers of blazing embers fired the
roof of the church and Mccarthy
Durkin and Hamilton, dragging hos
had scrambled up ladder to the root
when the belfry fell
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
UNDERWOOD
WAS NABBED
YESTERDAY
5 BARRELS WHISkEY SEIZED
Bond Was Promptly Given
For $1,000

Sheriff Fuller and Deputy Sheriff Lu-
cius Harvey yesterday raided the stand
of c. E. Underwood at the corner cf
Cotton avenue and Wilde street and
secured five barrels of whiskey in pint
bottles. The whiskey was not in the
main store room of Underwood, but n
the rear of the adjoining store room
rented by him. ,..
Sheriff Fuller went armed with a
search warrant and searched the prem
ises thoroughly first in the main store
room. When he found no whiskey in
the main store room he searched the
rear of the adjacent room, which con
tanned about twenty-five empty barrels
with five barrels filled with whiskey.
Underwood was arrested and taken
before Judge w. NJ, Harper, Of the city
court, where he made bond promptly
in the sum of $1,000, thereby securing
his release until the case is called for
final trial Several charges have been
lodged against Underwood prior to this
time for violation of the prohibition
law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
BAPTISTS ARE
GATHERING FOR
The CONVENTION
Meets TODAY IN ST. LOUIS
Session of Southern Baptist
/. Convention

st. Louis, May 13Registration oi
delegates for the opening session of the
Southern Baptist convention began
today. More than one thousand reg
istered with the veteran secretary, Rev
Lansing Burrows, of Americus, Ga.
The Southern convention territory
includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Viz
ginia and the District of Columbia, with
a total membership og 2,449,296 divided
among 23,9S9 churches.
The opening session will be at ?
o'clock tomorrow afternoon At the
same time the Womans Missionary un.
ion, an auxiliary, will assemble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
BURNS MAY INVESTIGATE
ATLANTA MURDER CASE
However, He Has Not Yet
Been Employed

Atlanta, Ca, May 13-The story m
yesterday afternoons issue of Mr.
Hearst's newspaper, the Georgian.
that Detective Burns had been se-
cured to take hold of the Phagan mur-
der case is important, but not true.
The story came out as a scoop on
the other local newspapers. They i'm
mediately investigated and found that
the only basis for the sensation wass
the fact that Col Thomas B. Fielder,
who has been retained as attorney BY
the relatives of the slain girl, will re-
quest Mr. Burns, when that famous
detective arrives from Europe, TO
come to Atlanta on this case. Wheth-
er or not Mr.. Burns will come, there
is no way CT saying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
.ORATORY WILL
BE INDULGED IN
BY The SENATE.
in Fight UPON THE TARIFF
PCDrOSG Would Refer Bill
to Committee

Washington. May 13.-The tarife
fight was resumed today in the SEN
ate on the motion of Senator Penrose
to refer the Underwood bill to the e
nance committee, with instructions for
public hearings. Chairman Simmons.
of the finance committee, was busy ear
ly in the day urging all the democrar-
ic members to be on hand in case the
question came to vote and he felt
confident that the republicans first.
move against the majority would ba.
checked.
Some republicans who have declar-
ed they would not support the Penrase
amendment argue that hearings on n
tariff for revenue bill would avail
nothing and that were the bill writ
ten from a protective standpoint they
would favor hearings.
Senator Penrose and other republi-
can senator's planned to talk ON the
amendment at length when the senate
convened and it looked as though 1T
might be several days before a vote
was reached
President Wilson has taken the po-
stion that he ought not to commit HIM
self in any way with respect to num-
erous minor amendments to the tariff
bill being suggested by democrats.
Secretary Redfield had half hours
talk with the president before the cab
met meeting and declared that he be-
lieved unimportant changes would be
made, but that if the president consent
ed to certain ones, he would be besieg-
ed with requests to open up other
schedules.
Secretary Redfield said that since
it had become known that an inquiry
was to be made into wages and in
dustrial conditions in connection vita
the tariff bill some requests had
come from manufacturers themselves
inviting investigation. These, Mr.
Redfield declared, were based, how
ever, more on the belief that the in
quily would be the basis for tariff rates
than an examination as to the effects
of the bill after it had become law.
Senator Simmons declared that many
manufacturers notified him that thay
did not want open hearings. The sem
ator said the finance subcommittee
was making some changes, but that
they were not material. Reduction Of
the proposed duty of II per cent. on
structural steel to 9 per cent was said
to have been considered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
FLAGLER is FAST SINKING
At home IN FLORIDA
RailWay5WizaFd at Door Of
Death

Jacksonville, Fla, May 13.A tele-
phone message from St Augustine to
The Metropolis, says that Henry NJ
Flagler's death is momentarily ex-
pected. Flagler is virtual owner Of
the East Coast railroad, a system en-
bracing main line from Jackson
vile to Key West, and numerous
branches on the east coast of the pc
ninsular. He was former vice presl-
dent of the Standard Oil Company and
for years was right hand man to John
d. Rockefeller.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
tom HUDSON is i'll
With APPENDICITIS

Mr.. Thomas G. Hudson, of Americus,
is i'll in Atlanta, with an attack of
appendicitis, and an operation may be
deemed necessary. Mrs. Hudson reach
ed his bedside yesterday morning, and
telephone message sent by her short
Iy before noon announced that Mr..
Hudson was resting more comforta-
bly,
At that hour the attending physicians
had not determined whether an opera
ton would be necessary Mr. Hudson
left Americus for Atlanta Sunday
morning in his usual good health, and
friends here were greatly surprised
yesterday to learn of his sudden and
serious illness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
FORT VALLEY SUNDAY
SCHOOLS PICNIC HERE

The Sunday schools of Fort Valley
have decided to come to Americus for
their union picnic, and have selected
Friday Of next week as the date for
that occasion. A committee represent
ing the Fort Valley Sunday schools
addressed a communication TO Mayor
NJ. N. Lowrey yesterday advising him
of their coming here upon the date
mentioned, and asking if one of the
parks here might be placed at their
disposal.
Mayor Lowrey assured the 7--,nnnt-
tee that they might have whatever
they desired here, and that a cordial
welcome awaited them. The Fort Val
ley Sunday schools have picnicked
here in previous years and the occas-
ions were always enjoyable. The com
mittee will decide in the meantime
whether Magnolia Dell or Prospect
park will be chosen for their unioi
picnic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
PRESBYTERIANS
HOLD A History
MAKING SESSION
WILL ASSEMBLE In ATLANTA
-Four Branches of Churches
Represented

Atlanta, Ca, May 13.-Scores Of
delegates to the Presbyterian assembly,
which it is predicted will be history.
making in Presbyterianism, arrived
yesterday and today, and by the time
the first general meeting is held
Thursday, nearly 1900 are expected
to be in attendance. Four Presbyte-
rian church organizations, the north
ern, southern, united and associated
reform, comprising a total member
ship of approximately two million
people will be represented.
Among the questions for discussion
at today's educational conference
was that of the proper relation be-
tween the church organization and So
called church colleges.
The conferences, six in all, will
consider every phase of the institu-
tional problems of the three great
Presbyterian organizations, the north
ern the southern and the united Pres
byterian churches. The conference on
educations commenced this afternoon
in the First Baptist church and will
continue throughout Wednesday with
a united conference at the Harris
Street Presbyterian church that even
ing. at s o'clock.
This will mark the ending of the
pre-assembly conferences and make
way for the one-day session and joint
gathering in the auditorium-armo
which closes Thursday night with an
address by James Mcdonald, one OF
the most powerful lay members OF
the church Mr.. Mcdonald is manag
ing editor of the Toronto Globe.
The several conferences Wednesday
and Thursday will bring to a conclu-
sion all of the separate meetings or
the subjects mentioned in the program
of the pre-assembly conferences.
On Thursday night at the auditor
ium-armory the first joint conference.
of the three branches of the church
will take place, Present will be COM
missioners from the northern, tina
southern and the united Presbyterian
churches, besides a special commits
sion of twenty-five from the Associat-
ed Reform Presbyterian church.
This will be the first joint meeting
of this nature ever held in the history
of the Presbyterian church, and hun
dreds of commissioners and delegates
will be present for the gathering.
Dr. H. H. Bell of the United Presby-
terian church, and DR.. J. II. PRESLEY.
of the Associated Reform Presbyte-
rjan church, both moderators, will de-
liver addresses. ]. X. Orr, of Allan
ia, who is one of the commissioners
to the United States assembly from
the Atlanta Presbytery, will be an
other speaker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
METAL ROOF PLANT
HAS Begun BUSINESS
Yesterday Marked the Open
ing Of Work

Yesterday marked the opening of the
Southern Art Metal Company, which
began operations in it's new plant here.
The operations of this plant should
continue regularly and afford work
for number of skilled laborers. The
manufacture of metal roofing and
shingles will be the main feature Of
the work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
Mr.. Hudson Is Better.

Later advices yesterday evening
from Mr.. Hudson's sick room in At
lanta were to the effect that his con-
dition had improved and an operation,
perhaps, would not now be necessary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-14
CENTRAL PAYS A DIVIDEND
UPON PREFERRED STOCK
Seal Annual Three Per Cent. Divl.
dend Declared.

Savannah, Ga, May 13.-At the
meeting of the directors of the Cen
trail of Georgia railway today a semi
annual dividend of three per cent
was declared on the preferred stock
payable June 80.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Labor Man Convicted of
Hiring Trio of Gunmen
to Attack an Inf0rmer

JERSEY CITY. Nov. 12.--County
Judge Tenant will pronounce SEN
tence tomorrow or Friday on Peter
y. Murphy, whom q struck jury yes
terdav convicted on charge of as
sault with intent to kill. The jury
was out several hours.
Murphy was accused of hiring three
gunner for $50 to kill John w.
Burke. Both men were members of
the Hosting Engineers Union. and
Burke had. some time before the
shooting, preferred charges against
Murphy to the central body in New
York. The three gunner opened
fire on the night of January 80 of
this year in Peter Krug's saloon, at
45S Hoboken avenue. Three bullets
struck Thomas f. Conroy, who was
standing in the barroom with Burke
Burke escaped unhurt, although two
bullets cut his clothing. Domfnick
de Lappe and Ernest Wildhaber,
two of the gunner. were arrested,
the third. known as Slim escap-
ing.
Wiidhaber wrote a letter from his
cell to the county prosecutor saying
that he and his companions had been
hired by Burke to kin Murphy. This
letter resulted in the release on bail
of Murphy, and a day or two later
the two gunner were caught in an
attempt to break Jail with outside
aid.
Wildhaber admitted that Murphy
had visited him in his cell and pre-
vailed upon him to write the letter
accusing Burke. Wildhaber and dc
I4appe Doth became witnesses for
| the State at Murphy's trial. ana the
ATTEMPT of the defense to fasten the
murder plot on Burke failed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
RECORD GENERATOR
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
New Machine Can Give Power
Equal to 20, 600 Horse
power.

! There has just been placed in oper-
alton In New Jersey the largest unit
of Its kind for the generation of cleo
| trical energy to be found anywhere
in the world. 1t is a 10000 kilowatt
turbo-generator of the horizontal
type, for the production of sixty
age of 1920 volts.
The machine-and it might be said
here that the term largest is used to
denote capacity rather than size-oc-
cupies one end of the Public Service
Electric Company's power station at
Marion. Steam was turned into 1t
yesterday for the first time by Gen
| eral Manager Dudley Farrand. and
several days will be given to tuning
up and adjusting the mechanism be-
fore the giant power producer is
called upon to assume it's share of
the daily burden of supplying energy
| for turning the wheels of industry;
moving street cars and lighting the
homes, shops and highways of a sec
ton of northern New Jersey, embrace
ing several counties.
! The new machine is an object les
son in the progress being made in
| the electrical industry. Until recently
a 10000 kilowatt unit was unheard of,
and IL is not many years ago t0ar
the electrical experts of the country
were amazed by report that one of
the great manufacturing companies
was going to attempt a 5000 kilowatt
unit The first unit of that size was
built and hailed as a wonder when
lit was put into service. 1t is now,
after a few years use, standing in
the scrap yard of the concern that
made it, obsolete, a monument to
the wonderful strides which have
been made and the rapidity of
changes which have marked the de-
Ivelopment of the art. There are two
or three other generating units in
the country of as great or greater
! capacity as the new one at Marion,
! but they are of the twenty-five cycle
] type, for power purposes only, while
the Marion generator, with it's
greater frequency sixty-cycle current
will supply both light and power.
1t Is not easy, perhaps, for the ordi-
i nary person, unfamiliar with cleo
trical terms, to realize what a 10000
/ lcilowatt generator means. Twenty
thousand kilowatts OF electrical
lenergy Is the equivalent of about &c.
800 horsepower, and IL one can realize
that a. hundred horsepower steam en-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Between
Ourselves

You have probably read our
numerous "shop on transfer
talks which we have been run
ming for the past few weeks. To
show how widely the subject is
being discussed we shall en-
deavor 10 jqt down converse
ton overheard in a Clinton ave-
nue. trolley few days since:
Pm doing my Christmas buy
ing now" gurgled Miss Clinton
Hill No. 1, sand Pm almost
through with it, too--thank
goodness OH what a conve-
nience it is TO shop on a trans
fer. 1t saves lots of time and
worry"
"Why, Grace!" exclaimed Miss
Clinton Hill No. 2, "aren't you
afraid TO do that? Ii used to be
safe enough before the trolley
company found out what was go
ing on, but now they say that
any number of people have been
arrested for using other peoples
transfers. I'd be awfully afraid"
my DEAR" laughed Miss Gin
ion Hill No. 1, "you don't know
what | mean. A transfer, you
know"
At this point the car stopped.
and the man who overheard this
remarkable dialogue had TO
alight.
Funny-wasn't it?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Special Values in
Wall Paper

The following special prices
will be in force Thursday:
10c Wallpaper. Sc Pretty
satin stripes, in many colors; for
bedrooms; special ......... sc
Sold with borders only, plain
or cut out, yard ..,........ sc
l5c and 1Sc Wallpaper, Sc and
l21c-In neat allover and floral
stripe designs, in new and pretty
designs; special at Sc and 12hc
Perfectly matched borders, at,
yard .............. &c and Sc
25c Wallpaper, 1Sc-In hand
some gold designs, in reds,
greens and tans; suitable for
parlors; special, roll -. .1sc
doc Wallpaper, 25c--Imported,
fadeless oatmeals, wall colors
for libraries, dining-rooms and
halls; special, roll ....... 25c
FOURTH FLOOR.
MARKET STREET
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12

gine is capable of doing all one has
20 do is to multiply that result by 266
ana the answer will show what the
biggest generator of its kind in the
world can do If the entire energy
OF the generator We're to be devoted
to supplying current for the ordinary
incandescent lamps used for house,
hold or store lighting it would keep
an even 100000 Of these lights aglow
with light tWenty-four. hours q day.
To show how the giant unit COM
pares with apparatus of the earlier
days 1t may be stated that Mr.. Far
rand, who turned the steam into the
machines for the first time. recalls
within the limits of his own active
experience in the industry the install
lation of 600-lamp incandescent ma
chine in Newark, which was the
largest of its kind then known. That
machine. had a capacity of thirty
kilowatt; the Marion giants capacity
Is 10000. And less than thirty years
Will bridge the gap between the two
installations.
As to the physical aspect of the
Marion giant, it is forty feet long.
fifteen feet wide and nine feet six
inches high. 1t weighs 6S2, 900 pounds
The generator is mounted upon a
steel structure twenty feet in height
between the supports of which are
the condensors. The latter are in two
sections and contain 8 900 brass tubes,
each tube being one inch in diameter
and more than seventeen fee long
Laid end to end the tubes would
reach distance of twenty miles, and
in their casings they present n cool
| ing surface of $4,000 square feet A
centrifugal pump, operated by sep
arate steam turbine of 300 horse
power, will drive cold water through
these tubes al the rate of 37,5C0 gal
Ions per minute, while the generator
is turning at the rate of 1880 revoIu-
tons per minute. The frame of the
generator is of the inclosed type so
that with all It's potency and power
tits operation is practically noiseless.
With the new giant installed the
Marion station has total capacity
Of $4,000 kilowatts, more than twice
as much as the capacity of the entire
Public Service system in the State
ten years ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Fire Captain Reinstated
by Boards Unanimous Vote

JERSEY CITY, Nov. 12.-The Board
of Commissioners yesterday, by a
unanimous vote passed a resolution
reinstating John Sweeney as captain
In the fire department. Sweeney was
retired october 81, 1911, by the Witt
penn board just before civil service
went into effect. Sweeney made ap-
plication for retirement. 1t .was
claimed that he was physically in-
capacitated from doing fire duty.
Recently Sweeney was examined by
tho department physician and de-
clared to be in perfect health. Tho
commission then proceeded to have
the former captain reinstated.
1t was necessary to obtain the
sanction of the State Civil Service
Board before this action could be-
taken, as q peculiar situation was in
VolVed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Maine Guide Killed

MILO. Me. Nov. 12.-Mistaken for
deer. Charles Dodge, a guide, OF
Gilberts. was shot and killed yester-
dav in the woods at Schoodic Lake
by Lucien Cable. of New York.
Dodge's death was the third hunting
fatality in Piscataquis county this
season.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
The Greatest Waist Event Newark Tia
Charming BIouSeS at One-Third to Nearl
1.5O and 200 BIouses, LOS

In this group you will find cotton
voile blouses and allover blind en-
broidery garments in the newest
models. The style features are: Long
drop shoulder, Jokes front and back
finished with narrow beading; round,
square yokes and v Jokes of neat
laces and embroidery or set-in me-
dallions; some have frill of net; round
and square embroidered sailor collars
81 so to $500 blouses ........1.0 5
THIRD FLOOR, WASHINGTON STREET
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
LOO New BIOuses, 65c

Grouped in this collection are; Fine
quality lingerie, cotton wolfe and ba-
tiste blouses, also some with embroid-
cred fronts. Style points seen at a
glance are: Regulation and bishop
sleeves, yokes of allover lace and edg-
ed with bands of insertion down front
and back, frills, neat collars, some
tucked, others hemstitched, long and
short sleeves. S1.00 blouses. -. Csc
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
200 and 300 Blouses, LBS

In this collection are blouses made
of French and cotton voile and others
of fine batiste. New yoke fronts and
back, with frill around neck and down
front are seen in profustion. Some
waists are hand-embroidered and have
medalIions of Irish and fine laces;
plain net and lace Jokes are also en-
ployed; drop and raglan shoulders;
regulation sleeves; styles are by the
scores. $500 and $500 blouses, 1.35
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Csc French
Gold Paint
for 17C

Thursday we will offer for
special sale in the arts and
crafts department., regular Csc
gold paint at Tic. This paint is
suitable for general purposes.
Special price will be in force
Thursday only; the bottle. i7c
SIXTH FLOOR,
MARKET STREET
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Soiled Dolls
at One-Third
to Half Off

Five hundred dolls that
have become slightly soiled
from handling have been
taken from regular stock and
marked at a third to half
less regular prices. There are
jointed dolls, a colony of
dressed kid dolls, baby dolls,
mother dolls-dolls of all
kinds and sizes. Many of them
are apparently as good as
new; all are very exceptional
values. Formerly sold at 10c
to $4.25 each; while they
last ............., &c to ESQ
SIXTH FLOOR. MARKET ST
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
Shoe Bargains for the Family

will
chndrens
The aret sea
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
WOmen's Cardigan
Jackets at 39C

These jackets sell regularly
for 69c. They are made of wool
yarn. Short jackets, bolero eff
feet; neatly bound with braid.
In black only; regularly 69c, spe-
cial for Thursdays selling,
only ....... 39c
TGRD FLOOR,
lWASaxkGTON STREET
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
WOmen's 400 Button
Shoes for 3.15

Gunmetal calf button shoes
with dull kid or cravenette
cloth tops; made with the new
shape toes and kidney heels;
shoes sold regularly for $500;
special .......3.1 5
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
CopIey Prints. Third OF

Copley Prints, the Sepia-lke reproduc-
tons of famous paintings, may be had here
at one-third off list prices. None to deal
ers). Sixth Floor.