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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
TO MAKE DRY STATES DRIER
New York World.)

States that prohibited the sale of in
toxicating liquors have had a reason
able grievance because under the pro-
lection of Federal laws contraband
goods could be shipped for sale within
their borders. What is aimed at in
the Webb bill, which passed the House
Saturday, is not prohibition by Fede"-
FL legislation, but recognition of the
police regulations of dry states. The
delivery of liquor to individuals who
want it for their personal use is not
prohibited but the local authoriti IS
are empowered to seize shipments
sent to dry states, where intended fos
sale.
The efforts of the prohibitionists. as
through the ability of Illicit liquor
dealers to secure unlimited supplies
through the ordinary channels. But
no temperance town ever sheltered q
system of blind pigs" or drug store
back rooms without the encourage
ment of considerable part of the
local population The law was violat-
ed because it was offensive to large
element.
So long, however, as a state votes
to close its saloons, it is only fair that
Congress should do what it can toward
helping to make state laws effective
So long as the shipment of liquors
anywhere and for any purpose is free
and legal the dry states are at the
mercy of the Federal authority. Where
the two systems of law have overlap
ped, the states have been helpless.
Whether the Webb bill is constitu-
tional in all its provisions is another
question. But if it becomes law and
holds good in the courts, it will prove
serious obstacle to the sale of liz
uor IN prohibition states, as liquor in
terests testify by their determined oD-
position.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
6.MONTHS.OLD CHILD
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Child of Mrs. W. II. ChOsSne Thought
to Have Been SmOthered in Bed.

Quitman, Ga, Feb. 14.-When Mrs
". A. Chossne went to take her six
months old infant from the bed this
morning she found it dead
The child was a large one for its
age and was apparently healthy yes
terday. 1t is thought that in some
manner it was accidentally smothered
during the night, as to all appear
ances it had been dead several hours
when the mother found it. 1t was
several minutes after she took it OUT
Of the bed before she could realize T.
was dead, and the shock was great to
10th parents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
WILSON TRUST BILLS
PASS NEW JERSEY SENATE

Trenton, N. j.. Feb. 14.-Governor
Wilson's seven antitrust bills passed
the senate yesterday. All of the bills
received at least IA votes, those #
the twelve democrats and two republi-
can senator's, Nichols and White.
Only three of the bills were seriously
opposed the others going through
practically unanimously. The three
bills opposed were the main bill which
defines trusts, prohibits acts calculated
to create monopoly and makes a viola.
ton of the provisions of the bill mis-
demeanor; the bill to prohibit the for
nation of holding companies and pro-
hibiting existing corporations from ac-
curing additional stock of other cor
porations, except in certain stipulated
instances and the bill prohibiting
merged companies from acquiring
stock of other corporations.
No serious opposition to the bills in
the house is anticipated and they are
expected to pass that body next week.
The debate in the senate on the bills
lasted from the opening of the session
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, TO
which hour the senate sat continuous
iy The debate was largely one of con
tention upon the part of the demo-
Gratis that the bills were necessary to
effectively prevent monopoly and curi,-
ing big trusts that hold New Jersey
charters, while the republicans claim
ed the bills We're too drastic, that they
would not accomplish their purpose
so far as the big corporations were
concerned and those who would really
suffer were the small traders of the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
CASE OF SOCRATES is
RE.OPENED IN COURT

Athens. Greece, Feb. 14.-One would
have imagined that Greece had other
than the guilt or innocence of Socra-
ties. Yet in al seriousness the case
of the great philosopher has been re-
of the great philosopher has bee nre-
opened before the courts here after
over 1000 years. at the instance II
an eccentric old barrister named Per.
adopulos.
Ten years ago Peradopulos retired
TO study his case and he appeared in
court with hundreds of bundles Of
documents, He argued that not only
was Socrates unjustly sentenced 10
drink from the poisoned cup, as ne
had not perverted the youth of Athens
but that there were several breaches
of the law in his trial.
After listening patiently to the oil
mans advocacy, the presiding judge
regretted that he did Aot see his way
to referring the case to a higher tri-
bunal. as Socrates had long since
been recognized by humanity as one
of the greatest and best men Of all
times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
WENT TO PIECES
And GOT LICKING
So President Taft Describes
Plight of 6. 0. P.

Philadelphia, Feb. l4.-President
Taft, five members if his cabinet, two
governors and a score of other distin-
guished men were guests at the fl
teenth anniversary dinner of the I'M
ion League club, at banquet given in
honor of the memory of Abraham Lin
coin.
The president, first speaker on the
progI am, praised Lincoln; declared
that if he were alive today he would
be joined in line with the republican
party and said he hoped to see that
element of the party which deserted
the standard last fall swing back into
line again to insure the continuation
for fifty years more of the policies of
that party.
The president made no reference in
his speech to conditions in Mexico, al
though hundreds OF the diners eX-
pected him to do So He was expected
to leave here shortly after midnight,
but changed his plans so he could
drop in for an hour at the home of
e. T. Stotesbury, who gave an enter
tainment in honor of the Chicag J.
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
He planned to leave Tor Washington
with the members of his cabinet who
came to the dinner early tomorrow
and is due in the capital at 7:14 a. m.
The president began his speech WITH
a tribute to Lincoln. He finished wit
an attack upon the progressives, bu,
hoped, he said, they would line 10
once again with the republicans.
What of the future of the repub-
lican party?" asked the president.
I'VE have had division and we
have had beating.
We're a great, strong people, and
we can stand a great deal. 1t NAV
be that this defeat will benefit us
this time. 1t may be that through t
we will come to recognize again the
principle of recognized government.
One of the characteristics of the re-.
publican party is that it has shown
in the last fifty years an ability t,
get together and organize and carry
into effect the great principles for
which it stands. Therefore, all We
ought to do is to make the declara-
ton that our basic principles cannot
be overcome by the nostrums of dem
agogues. Those principles We canno,
depart from
Would Lincoln be with us if he
were alive?"
Well, of course he would.
Why?
Because Lincoln understood popu-
lar government as few men have un-
derstood it. Because he understood
the constitution and loved it as few
men have loved it He understood
practical government better than "
man who ever lived. differ from
those who claim him as trade
mark for the claims they make DIFF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
\ = = = = = 4 y y y
SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE =
NOUGHT AVAILETH =

= = y y = \ = \ \ y \ y
(Arthur Hugh Clough)
Say not the struggle nought availeth,
The labor and the wounds are vain,
The enemy faints not, nor faileth,
And as things have been they remain.
If hopes were dupes. fears may be
liars:
1t may be in your smoke concealed,
Your comrades chase cen now the
flyers,
And. but for you, possess the field.
For while the tired waves. vainly
breaking.
Seem here no painful inch to gain,
Far back through creeks and inlets
making,
Comes silent, flooding in. the main.
And not by Eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes in the
light;
In front, the sun climbs slow, how
slowly
But westward. look. the land is
bright
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
MINUTES OF MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
At Its Regular Session Wednesday.
February II, 1918.

Regular meeting of the Mayor and
City Council of Americas, February
18th, 1913. Present Mayor Lowrey.
presiding; Aldermen Allen, Oliver.
Poole and Mashburn. Absent, Alder
men Bolton and Bell.
Minutes of the last regular meeting.
read and confirmed.
The Cemetery committee reported
; that they declined to take any action
in the matter of Mrs. Walters petit
ton. On motion report adopted.
The Finance committee reported that
they declined to make any reduction
in the taxes of MIR. A. j. HamiI for
1912. On motion report adopted.
Alderman Bell came in.
Report of the arbitrators in the Dr..
w. S, Prather claim for damages y.
his property on Lee street referred to,
the Street committee.
The Finance committee recommend.
ed that the taxes for 1912 of Mr.. w. H
Scarborough be made the same as lie.
returned them On motion recomme -
dation adopted.
The Light committee recommended
the addition of fifteen new street
lights. On motion matter referred to
Light committee with authority to ac...
An ordinance to determine whether
or not the city shall increase it's bond
ed Indebtedness in the sum of forty
I'VE thousand dollars, as follows: $40
10000 for the completion of the Sc .
erage system; $20000.O0 for Furlow
school; $1,000 90 for the repairing or
the negro school and building an addi-
tional colored school; 100000 for Il
school building in Brooklyn Heigh.s
and 100000 for a school building -
East Americas, was read first time.
On motion adopted the contract for
the city printing for 1913 was award
ed the lowest bid, namely the South
Georgia Progress.
Petition of L. s. Mathews was reaF
and referred to the Street committee.
The Ordinance committee was in
structed to draft an ordinance crpa,
ing the Office of electric inspector AM
report at next regular meeting.
On motion adopted the city marshlT
was instructed to have Town GREGG
cleaned out as far as the bridge at
Church street.
On motion adopted the chairman Of
the Finance committee was instructed
to renew the notes now due at the de.
ferent banks Bill of DR.. F. A. Tbom-
as referred to the Finance committee.
with authority to act. a
All approved bills read and ordered
paid.
On motion Council adjourned
II. w. WEAVER,
NuNt Clerk and Treasurer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Tailor-You want your trousers
pockets to run up and down, l sup.
pose?
Facetious Customer-If you can
make them do so And say. have them
run up and down 50 fast that my wife
can't get into them. wifi your"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

At this rate there should be espHc-
tally choice weather served up IN
Washington for the inaugural parade
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Americas citizens were congratulate,
ir~ themselves on the choice weather
enjoyed here this winter when the
blizzard package Was handed out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Things are certainly looking up N
the corn club business when the boys
commence writing verse about corn
raising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
THE MENACE OF THE INCENDLARY

Little snort OF marvellous are INC
revelations that are being made in
New York city and elsewhere through
out the country as the result of an
investigation of professional arson
as it has long been practiced in New
York city. One unacquainted with
the risks and other elements of the fire
insurance business can hardly con-
ceive of the conditions as they have
been shown by the New York inyesti-
CATION.
More Illuminating still than the re-
ports from New York alone are the
series of articles that are being pub
lished by Golfers Weekly, prepared
as they have been with great care by
Arthur f. McFarlane from all avail
able statistics on fires and fire insur-
ance losses. These articles shed 4
food of light on the i'll managed con.
ditions of American insurance and il
is probable that the investigation ot
fire insurance methods in this country
will be as thorough after they have
been finished as were the disclosures
concerning life insurance several
years ago
In the beginning Mr.. Mcfarland
takes up the reasons ordinarily. ad
vanced by the fire insurance compan-
les as to the great loss by fire in this
country and shows that they are false
He shows that the loss by fire in this
country is far greater than in Europe,
though the American fire departments
are far superior to those on the Con-
tinent and though other conditions
physically have far less risk risk here
than there. THE chief reason why
We have more fires than Europe is
because we have more fires that are
set, procured to be set, or permitted
to arise, by people who want their
Insurance money At least one hall
of our fires, probably two-thirds, are
actively or passively criminal"
In his further sensational disclos-
ures concerning the fire losses in this
country the writer shows that the in
surance companies are largely to
blame for these conditions. Of this h
says that, THE business of fire in
surance in the United States and Can
ada has reached a condition which
Bct only encourages the incendiary
but leads weak brothers to follow in
his steps" To make it palmer, tn.
fire insurance companies here have
practically fostered the business Of
arson, which is a crime almost un.
known in Europe.
These revelations should serve to
bring about complete renovation OF
the fire insurance business in Amer
lea Americas is being throttled by
the fire insurance trust in such a
manner as is almost unbearable. There
is. of course, no systematic arson here
such as is referred to as being prac-
ticed in New York and other parts Of
the country, but are not local bust.
ness men helping to pay for the ire.
mendous fire losses that the insurance
companies are permitting elsewhere
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Tiff county farmers are setting a
good example TO the other farmers Of
the state in forming a cotton breeders
association.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Now comes the agitation of an in
ice-to reclaim it from itself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Banquet viii have 10 hurry il he
lives up to his name in this present
Mexican crisis
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

II might be 4 very wholesome thing
Mexico a good. sharp spanking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

As last resort the British suffra-
gettes have resorted to snuff. Oh, pif-
fest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

What if there should be wholesale
slaughter of politicians who break
ti.eir promises to their constituents!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Perhaps nobody enyies Diaz, unless
1t be Madero himself, who should
know better
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Ii appears that our old friend :.
Ham Lewis, may yet land that senat-
Grial plum in Illinois
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

After all the Americas Light In
fantry will have that trip to WASH
tngton-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

1t isn't the suftragettes in Japan
who are causing all that trouble over
there, is it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Well. we came very near having :,
blizzardly St. Valentines day again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

1t isn't a very pleasant time these
days for progressives down in Mexico.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Winks-That fellow De Blow is Ger.
tainly born actor.
Dinks--Think SO? lex r..
Winks-Yes; one never realizes
until after his speeches appear In
print that he doesn't say anything,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

FER radically from what we know his
ideas were.
snail We re-enact the role of the
dog in the manger in Aesop's fla
bles?
We have government of strength.
OF permanence, of power and force
Shall we throw that away and take n
step backward?
Il hope not"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
A NEW ONE

Evelyn (edging away)-No, Harold.
you mustn't try to railroad yourself
into my affections.
Hafold-To railroad myself?
Evelyn-Yes; you seem to think
your arm has the right Of way around
my waist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

OFFICIAL ORGAN:
City of Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
u S. Court, Southern District OF
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15

Americas, Ga, February Is, 1918
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11
And Then the Brick Winged Krazy
FODDER FOR FANS

After winning fourteen straight vic
tories the Giants tripped and lot out to
the Cubs. Mathewson tried his hardest
to hold down the Chicago batsmen, but
the break went against him.
Pitcher Hall, who twirled the Detroit
Tigers to victory, struck out ten mem
bers Of the Washington Senators in yes
terday's game
Sixteen members of the Cleveland
Maps have just Joined the baseball play
ers' fraternity. The addition of the
Cleveland club gives the fraternity rep
resentation in every club Of the two
major leagues and increases the mem
bership to more than 400
Since the opening Of Ebbetts' Field,
the new home of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
more than 10000 children have attended
games as guests of President Ebbetts,
Of the Brooklyn club In Brooklyn they
call Charley Santa Claus"
Charles Williams, secretary of the
Cubs. denied to-day that the Chicago
club has been fined $1,000 for "stallng'
in Sundays game. However, II Is likely
at the fine will be imposed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11
VETERAN CUBS TO REUNITE
AND BATTLE WHITE SOX

NEW YORK, July l1.-If plans
outlined to-day by Managers Evers
and Tinker Of the Cubs and Reds
materialize, Chicago fans may see
the "old guard" reassembled and
wearing Chicago Cub fighting toys
some afternoon late in September
The idea is to have Tinker, Brown,
King and Sheckard, now of the
Reds; Chance, of the Yankees: Zim-
norman, Schultz, Evers and Reul-
bach, Of the present day Cubs, and
Artie Hoffman. recently released to
Nashville reunite and battle the
White SoX on either the South or
West Side grounds. The receipts
are to be turned over to the widow of
Jimmy Doyle, former Cub third base
man, who died in February. 1912, fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11

Shortstop Raymond Move, of the Troy
team in the New York State League, has
been sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for
70.
The Giants will raise the 1912 pennant
at the Polo Grounds on July Is. The
Cincinnati Reds will play in New York
on that date.
Ryan and Carisch. of the Cleveland
Maps, got six hits between them in the
Lme with Philadelphia yesterday.
Two members of the Yankees were
victims of an exceptional play by the
White Sox in which both were put out
at the plate. One was out In the sixth,
Peckinpaugh was on third and Knight
was on second when Smith hit to Pitch
er Russell. who threw the ball to Catch
er Schalk, tagging Peckinpaugh after a
chase toward third Smith kept on for
second and drew a throw Knight had
reached third and sped on toward home,
but Rath dashed in, took Weaver s
throw and got knight by a close margin.
Miner Brown, who pitched for the
Reds yesterday and won, is still suffer-
ing from an injury to his knee although
his arm Is as strong a. ever. His rum
ming Is badly handicapped.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11
IN
GOLF JOURNEYS
ADDS3STROKES
By Chick Evans
TT HE inexperienced player usually
plays from two to three strokes

LII inexperienced pay Fl usually
plays from two to three strokes
poorer in a tournament than
in his practice rounds, while the FL,
sOned golfer, as a rule, plays just
the least bit better when a tourney
makes the extra demand for ski. =
tournament "rattles" one player an
stimulates the other. OF cours
trained players do go to pieces ia o.
tournament, but it is their standins
that makes this noticeable.
Formally UnnerVes Youngsters
Generally speaking. players Of
certain ability can he depended upon
to reach a definite place in d tourna
ment with j certain average of eE-
cellenCe, while the inexperienced play
er. who is capable of a fine score in
informal games, either fails to qualify
or makes a very high score The
formality of the occasion and the
presence of many first class golfers
destroy the confidence of the novice
and ruins his game The experienced
golfer has his troubles, too; has I'M
expected defeats, but ordinarily, his
game is played with clocklike regu-
lartty. He has learned his weakness
es in many a tournament and he
knows what to expect His mental
forces are not so easily stampeded,
and when he fails in the first round
it is before the skill of fine player
Experienced Players Nerves Good.
The experienced player sleeps we'll
before important matches How es-
"ential that is only the golfer who
has felt an absolute collapse of his
physical energies before the end of
the day knows. l we'll remember that
IN my early tournament experience
slept not at all before even the
smallest events, and lost many of
them from sheer lack Of strength, and
was i'll in bed for days after. 1t took
years of training to take that out
of me. Now l know that I can only
do my best, and it is useless to worry
Training does many things; it is in
dispensable in every branch of human
endeavOr, but, alas. it does not en-
able one to entirely escape his tenn
perament.