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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
LITTLE BOY is BURNED
BY ESCAPING STEAM
Young Son of ". ". McNeiII
Slightly Hurt

While playing about the yards OF
the Americus Construction Co. yester-
day Willie McNeill, the young son OF
Mr.. W. w. McNeill, proprietor of the
plant, saw steam issuing from pipe
in the engine room and wondered if it
was warm The little fellow un-
Willingly placed his foot upon the
pipe with the result that he was pair
fully burned to his knee, although the
injury was not serious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
'nAISY HOPKINS RIDDLES
TALE OF WITNESS DALTON
She TpDps That She Ever Visited the Pencil Factory
With Him-She Never Saw Drinks in Franks
Office.

white mans life. Today the negro )
evidence stands corroborated-and bS
white man.
c. B. Dalton has sworn that Frank
received women visitors in his office
under improper circumstances, and
that the negro, Jim Conley. acted as
Franks lookout" and knew what
was going on, some time prior to the
commission of the Phagan murder.
If Judge Roam had ruled out the
most sensational part of Conley's tes-
timony, branding Frank, it would
have been impossible to get the evil
dence of Dalton in the record.
After getting Dalton to testify, the
state Immediately closed, feeling that
it's case was complete.
The defense is first endeavoring to
break down the expert testimony of
Or. H. F. Harris as to the time wheil
the girl was killed.
Some of the defense's witnesses will
be subjected to just as gruelling d
cross examination as that which Con-
ley went through. 1t is believed
that the solicitor is planning particu-
larly to go after the testimony of Min
cey, if Mincey is put on the stand, and
that an effort will be made to impeacn
other witnesses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
ALABAMA BROTHERS-IN-LAW
MAKE TARGETS OF EACH OTHER

Huntsville, Aug. 8.--A. L. Wimber-
ly and Milas Lanford, brothers-in-law
engaged in a fight with guns at Lex
ington as the result of family quar-
rel. Wimberly was shot through the
arm and Lanford in the head, the lat
ter's wound being probably fatal. The
wives of both men are daughters oi
Squire Ayers. The trouble had been
brewing some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
DEATH OF ALABAMA
SENATOR lessons
Dem. MAJORITY
SEVERAL BILLS endangered
Alabama Legislature Must
Elect Successor

Washington, d. G., Aug. s. The
death of Senator JOS T. Johnston, of
Alabama, weakens the democratic ma
jority on the administration tariff bill,
though party leaders insist that there
still will be no serious difficulty IN
passing the measure
In the democratic senate caucus, il
was announced that 49 senators had
declared they would support the bill
on it's final passage. At that time
Senators Ransdell and Thornton, of
Louisiana, were the only ones to de,
clare they would vote against the bill,
because of the sugar schedule. On
the basis of the caucus alignment,
democratic leaders figured that the
vote on the tariff bill, without defiec-
tions from either side, would be 40 to
AZ for its passage. The death of
Senator Johnston leaves the calcula-
ton 4S to AZ.
In the event that any western sel.-
ator, who does not strongly favor
free sugar might possibly vote
against the bill, the democrats had
been counting on the vice president to
carry the day in the event of a tie.
Senator Johnston's death, provided
his seat is not filled before the vo.o
on the tariff bill, removes the vice
president from the range of possi-
bilities on any strict alignment.
Should one vote be lost to the demo :
Gratis on the basis of present fore
casts, and no member or the minority
come to their aid, the vote would
stand 4S to AZ against the bill There
still is the possibility that at least
one member of the minority may vote
for the democratic bill
Danger of the democrats losing
their majority may be obviated bv
the legislature of Alabama, under the
seventh amendment to the constitr-
ton providing quickly for the filing
of the vacancy caused by Senator
Johnston's death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
FARMERS Will
MAKE CHANGES
AT GINNERS
REDUCING Size COTTON BOLLS
Regulations Will Be Regarded
Here

Americus warehousemen, it would
seem, will have little trouble re-
garding the size cotton bales stor-
ed here, as there is a disposition upon
the part of the owners of public and
private ginneries to conform to the
mandate of the steamship companies
regarding the uniform cotton bale.
The warehousemen here have al
ready taken up the subject with the. +
patrons in Sumter and neighborins
counties, and the standard bale 54x27
inches, will be the rule rather than
the exception when the crop is mar
keted in the fall
Farmers and gin owners, as did the
warehousemen, took philisophlc
view of the matter and as resistance
to the ruling of the steamship lines
was out of the question an acquiesc-
ence to the demand laid down for =
uniform cotton bale, both in length
and width, was the only thing to do.
AS a rule the ginneries in Sumter
turned out a bale 54 inches in length,
but 80 inches in thickness, whereas
the steamship lines require the bale
to be 54 by 81 inches. It was only
necessary, therefore, to reduce the
width of press boxes three inches N
order to meet the requirements.
Little as it would seem, this has
entailed considerable work and ex.
pense, but it will result in uniform
bale all over the cotton growing
South, and will facilitate the loading
of bales for shipment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
FIRST BALE IN SELMA
SELLS FOR is CENTS

Selma, Ala, Aug. S.-The first bale
of cotton this season sold at auction
on the Selma cotton exchange at nool
yesterday for Is cents pound. Th1
firm of w. l. Thompson G Co, was
the buyer. The movement of the crop
will become general in the next few
days. Fields are now white with open
staple hereabouts. Two other bales
were received today at this market
The season starts ten days earlier
than last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 8. = Efforts by
tho defense to repudiate the test!-
monv of states witnesses continued
+odov in the trial of Leo M. Frank,
charged with the murder of Mar
Phagan.
Miss Daisy Hopkins, mentioned in
+ba testimony of James Conley and
G. p. Dalton, repudiated statements
made by Dalton. She denied that she
had visited the pencil factory, where
the murder occurred, with Dalton or
that she had introduced Dalton to the
defendant. The witness also denied
that she had been in Franks Office
when drinks were being served, or in
company with other women.
Two street railway employees testi-
fed today that they manned the cac
on which the Phagan girl came to the
pencil factory, two blocks away.
James Conley has already testified
the girl came in the factory a few
minutes ahead of Monteen Stover,
another employe Miss Slower on the
witness stand stated that she entere,.
the factory at 1905 and left at 1910
The whole status of the Frank case
has changed within the past twelve
hours. Yesterday was the uncor-
roborated word of a negro against 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
Call Dances Infamous.

He said that the information upo.f
what he based his decree came from
the Knights of Columbus of the state
who took the stand that they would
expel members attending entertain
ments where the dances were carried
on.
"They call them infamous dances,
he said, "the spawn of the red light
district, and the prolific means Of se-
curing from the homes or purity ana
virtue recruits for bawry houses.
These are strong words, but they
come from gentlemen who seemingly
know what they are talking about.
and justify me in warning Catholics.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

offenders in the city police court. In
eight cases this morning Mayor Mer~
Ger cut the fines as previously aa-
sessed practically in half.
Money is too scarce just now to
place fines at the same hgures a.
during the winter" said the mayor
as he cut them down as low as sa.sl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
RUNNING CLOSE
TO Eight MILLION
DOLLAR returns
SUMTER SHOWS AN INCREASE
Total Property Values Exceed
$7,779,9OO

Americus and Sumter county have,
as usual, rolled up a handsome in
crease IN property values this year al
compared with valuations given last
year AS a slight decrease in values
.inlght really have been expected. in
view of the general st~ingency prevail
ing this year, the fact that there is an
1ncrease instead is all the more graft
flying.
II indicates the steady upward and
inward march of progress in the ban
ner county of south Georgia. whicn
temporary periods of depression can
not affect. It demonstrates the fact
that values here are upon a substan-
ial basis.
Tax Collector John T. Howe,,
completed yesterday the task of COM
plnng the tax returns for the cure #
year and the result shows a net gain
@"4oS over the returns for 1912
iHiS may not seem a great deal, but
." Is gain rather than an exnecte,
'oSS and any gain would be eratifv-
ing.
OloSe to the eight million dollar
mark the total property values are
running now, and this magnificent to
VIII De attained within year or
'"0' as land values are increasing
'''ahiy' while city property of every
A'uo SHOWS decided upward trend.
Total valuations of property this
eaf are $7,77s,s17, which compares
with s7.772,4S4 as the returns for ,a,a
gain of $7,453. AS nearly half
counties of the state show de-
''e IN values this year, sumters
~ puts her in the progressiv col
umn.
snt million dollars will be the to-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
O'Neal Asked to can Extra Session

Washington, D. c., Aug. S.-After
an informal conference of senate
democrats today, it was decided that
Senator Kern, the majority leader,
and Senator Simmons, chairman of
the finance committee, would join in
a telegram Sunday night or Monday
to Governor O'Neal, of Alabama, urg-
ing him to call a special session O.
the Alabama legislature Immediately
to act on the senatorial vacancy in
that state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
DAVID C. BARROW NAMED
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS

Washington, D. c., Aug. s.-The
president has sent to the senate the
following nominations:
Minister to Haiti, Madison r. Smith,
|of Michigan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

tai two years hence, figure reached
by none Of the agricultural counties o.
southwestern Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
TIGHT MONEY CAUSES
REDUCTION OF FINES

Eufaula, Ala, Aug. 8--The Ugh,
money market is providing a boon tc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
Confession Would Be Curse.

Should any priest attempt to az
solve such penitient, the absolution
would be worthless, and the conmes-
Ision would be curse rather than q
blessing.
1T is principle of Catholic morals.
as related to the sacrament of pen
ance, that no pentent who is not sin
cerely contrite for his sins can be abb
solved
Sincere contrition for sins means
that. the penitent is sorry for the past
sins and resolved not to commit thea
again in the future. Such sorrow
penitent must have to be worthy OF
absolution.
"The application of these principals
is obvious. If these dances are an
occasion of sin to those who indulge
in them. or IL by indulging in ther1
they themselves become an occasion
of sin to others, and if in the tribunal
of penance they refuse to cease i'm
dulging in them, it follows that thay
are not sincerely sorry for their sins.
and hence cannot receive absolution. :.
Bishop Byrne said these principles
were understood by all well instruc--
ed Catholics, and he merely requested
the priests of his churches to call ar
tention to what he termed "the vie
-dnnnon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
BISHOP BYRNE
EXCORIATES new
TANGLED DANCES
>
NO ABSOLUTION FOR DANCERS
"Such Dances the Spawn Of
RedIight Districts"

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. S.--The Right
Rev. Thomas B. Byrne, bishop Of the
diocese of Nashville, has issued ..a
order to the churches of Tennessee
forbidding the members to dance tne
tango turkey trot" and othe.-
dances of this character, and he takes
the position that absolution is not fos~
those who indulge in such pastime, he
says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
A Busy Waiter 'BiIP' Has Been;
Fed I, 600 Daily for 23 Years.

is-starts about 0 o'clock and continues until
he leaves. High tide flows in about or 80
and doesn't ebb again until after Bill leaves
For twenty-three years William Roberts mas
worked in place. He has been a fixture.
but you can't fix him md he seldom is still.
Men may come and sandwiches may go, but
Bill runs up and down continually. Andy
and Alonzo and Little Chocolate !" have left
their jobs and pleasant memories, but Bill
still holds forth at the old stand
Sixteen years ago he started serving Cali
fornia horseradish and thereby gained his nom
de lunch. Although not a sad subject in fact
an attractive one when moderately used, Cali
fornia horseradish has brought more tears to
the eyes of the citizens of Chicago than Little
Eva or the Two Orphans.
Bill was the first free lunch man In Chi
cago to dispense with forks, but this dspensa-
ton did not necessitate the use of natures
free lunch grabbers-far from it. Bill is an
inventor so he supplied toothpcks in place of
the forks. Bill runs a sanitary lunch counter,
not sanitarium lunch counter-one that is
clean, that is, and the individual toothpicK
fork is the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Says American Men Are Rude
And DO Not Knou Ho1O to Flirt.

will nirt and the lady who will not. No;
will not" This latter was in response u
the half asked question if she had learned
this by actual experience.
:. The American continued the Spanish
singer. cannot treat lady like she is az
eustomed to being treated by the gentlemen
Of Europe. They do not know how. On
The train they would come and sit down be-
side me and We would talk. When they
waited to be playful they would take hold
of my hand or arm. | cannot stand to be
touched, but they always wanted to be
holding to me to help me walk here and
there | can walk alone. 1t was rude of
them.
The trouble is that in America there is
nothing exclusive The common people
the peasants-are all SO rich. They go
everywhere, they live in the best hotels, and
ride in the parlor trains, and you do not
stop them.
1t would not be so bad, but they all
seem to want to firt, even if they dom.
know how. Their ignorance in this gentle.
manly art is really pitiable Poor thingsl
I firt with an American gentleman? No.
could not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

~ TEP forward, men. and take your
~ punishment! Steady. there-no side
as/ stepping! All ready2
You are rude.
You are bosterous.
You don't know how to treat a lady.
You lack the finesse of a European.
And-and you don't know how to hirt
This terrible indictment is brought against
the American man by Nine. del Garcia lie
Paelcere, famous opera singer of Europe:
and as proof that she should know gen.
tleman when she sees one she points with
pride " to her ancestry. which runs back 10
the Castilian grandees.
It is the idea of the American, Nine del
Garcia, etc., says, to haul around by tie
arm the lady they wonld charm, when tho
lady's arm has nothing whatever to do with
her heart. They have no manners; they
cannot tell whether a lady would irt or
not and the rich ones are the worst of all.
She began her little speech with a shrug
of her shoulders that was almost shudder
Your American gentlemen" she said
know nothing about lady. They do not
know the difference between the lady who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
He Has Refused 1875, 65A Drinks;
But He Threatens to Take One.

" I go into a saloon to deliver my beer,
continues the driver "und all those might
wou1dbe sports ask me to take a drink L
say, No, nein, Nix und deliffer my beer
Und den when they see 1 always refuse, those
cheap sports, they also ask me. They know
that it is a cheap way to get a chenrous rep
utation. Ach, some day l fool 'em. Some day
l say Yes, I take drink und 1 take for
mine 25 cendt seegar Der ist such
thing, sop
Being assured that cigars were made that
cost as much as that, Mr.. Schoenberg reiter-
ated his dire threat.
For over twenty years William Schoenberg
has been driving beer wagon for various
firms in Chicago. With each firm he has had
route assigned him which covered many
saloons.
Originally teetotaler, not on principle
but as matter of business, he steadfastly has
refused to look upon the wine that was red,
the absinthe that was green, or the beer that
was cold-or, looking on them, he has scorned
them. Circumstances and the mans strong
will, hooked up with common sense, have con-
tributed to the making of this record break
ing performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
This Is Why You Laugh and Why
You Sometimes Cry in Doing So.

intermittent respirations, insufficient to free
the lungs from the semi-asphyxia produced
by the contraction of the throat muscles. The
face shows the congestion of the blood ves-
sells of the head; apoplexy may in rare cases
result. These muscular contractions COM
press the external carotid, which can no
longer supply the brain with blood In con
sequence this rushes up the internal carotid,
which becomes choked and dilated. 1t can
stand the pressure only because the ophthal-
mic artery relieves it. Taking this route the
blood congests the tear glands, which over
flow. Tears are exactly the same as the
liquid part of the blood; so it is fair deduc-
tion that the action OF crying is equivalent
to a certain loss of blood, which relieves the
congestion of the BRAIN This is why women
feel so much better after good cry The
facial contortions of Weeping persons are
caused by the automatic contraction of such
muscles as are needed to compress the tear
glands and so help to squeeze out the tears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
An Old Question ANSWERED;
What ir, Name? Maybe 500.

spent for names since the sleeper came into
general use.
No two cars bear the same name. Every
car is register, l under its name, and with the
number far up into the thousands it is not
surprising that, even at $100 per, inspirations
come few and far between.
When a Pullman is wrecked beyond repair
its successor can take its name but in this
case only is a name repeated.
Why names for sleeping cars?
For identification purposes, first, and for
appearances, second No other reasons.
Every large city is represented by one
sleeping car now on the road. Somewhere
the Chicago" is flying over the road with
its passengers aboard. But the prize was not
paid for the name Chicago" 1t was not
until after the list of easy ones had been
exhausted that some one was paid to pro-
pound the unusual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Wedding Gifts in Olden Days
Were Giuen With a String to 'En1.

TvHIS custom one writer traces back TO
England to the time of the Norman
conquest, if not before. AT first the
articles bestowed were understood to
be mere loans, to be returned when the
couple were well established in their new
home. But when the feudal lord increased
in power he grew to expect presents for his
newly welded children from those de-
pendent upon him. Later laws were passed
compelling present in value up to one
twentieth of the yearly rent of the tenant
To such an extent did this custom grow
that among the nobility and others #
action. When Elizabeth, the daughter of
King James l., was married her father re
ceved the sum of 900. With this greed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
If You Fear You Will Go Crazy
Get Married, 7hat'H Cure You.

insanity Others say that the responsibilities
of married life act as balance on mans
temperament and keep his mind in reason
ing condition, Still others affirm that after
a man is married he is kept so busy support
ing his family that he hasn't time to go crazy.
Still the report from the government hos
pital has robbed the jokesmith of series of
presumably comic jokes that have withstood
both years and weather No longer may the
funny man write about the wife who drove
her husband crazy no longer may he picture
the poor husband jumping into, the lake in a
fit of temporary insanity on account of nag
ging mother-in-law The crazy husband joke
is dead.
But the professional jokesmith has a new
avenue-he can make jokes about the single
man who goes crazy-even picturing him 30
crazy that he doesn't care what he does, SO he
gets married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

for money and other presents " the poorer
people originated the bidding" or "penny
wedding. At this light refreshments were
served and a plate was passed around for
cash offerings" The sums collected often
lent to $1,000 in modern money!. 1t was
from this custom that the modern one Of
the pound party, often given for the
newly married in America, was derived.
In order to increase the gifts there wns
prepared an entertainment called an ale"
A green bush was stuck up in front of the
house and everybody made welcome.
These entertainments proved highly profit
able, but so riotous did they become that
many of the shires of England passed laws
allowing only thirty-two at any one ale.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
And Here Is Firm That Deals
in Second Hand False Teeth.

well worn sets of false teeth. Those pearly
teeth that you admired in the theater last
night even now may be on their way to
Oxford street, for the chorus girls also have
their times of financial depression.
Says the villain in the play, Letitia De
Lorme, l have you in my power. You have
hooked your last limousine and have nought
to hook or the wherewith to pay my mort
gage The old plantation will be mine. Ha
and again, ha ha! !"
"'Tis false" cries Lefty, drawing out her
pearly teeth from between her ruby red lips.
" still have these and l will sell them and
pay the mortgage. The old place shall not
pass from the hands of the De Lormes while
l have teeth to SELL"
And what does this firm do with them when
they get them? There's the secret. They
don't tell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Wedding Ring Ancient Token;
This Tells You Why 1t Is Worn.

- OR ages the wedding ring has been
- token of binding authority. The gold
symbolizes the purity of affection; the
circle the endless love; the price paid
for it takes the place of the ancient purchase
money If the ring is lost it is a warning
if broken, that he will die soon.
. Tradition has been responsible for many
stories concerning the wedding ring; one of
these is that the first ring was made by Tubal
Cain for Prometheus. This ring was OF
iron and adamant, the iron sgnifying last
ingness and the adamant perfect concord
The early Romans commonly used a plain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
ALIFORNIA BILL" has hant
:

ALIFORNIA BILL" has handed
out 11,4S1,600 sandwiches and
~ then some. You don't believe it?
California Bill has worked six
days a week fifty-two weeks in the year for
twenty-three years handing out sandwiches
at free lunch counter During this time he
has fed the multitude at a rate of 1000 sand
wiches day.
The only possible mistake in these figures is
in the 1600 part but California Bill is author
ity for the statement that he has averaged that
many day and on rush day has delivered
as high as 5000 across his counter. He knows
how many slices he cuts out of a loaf of
bread twenty-three years of experience ought
to teach that much. He knows how many
loaves he uses in a day. And there you are.
One hundred pounds of beef and fifty pounds
of ham are cut up on average day to make
these sandwiches. Besides this, Bill handles
cheese, celery, and other odds and ends, and
invariably handles fhe crowd skillfully.
A few minutes tpent near the lunch counter
during Bills busy time would lead one to be-
lieve that his figures are if anything too small.
The business of the day-Bills end of it, that