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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
MURPHY BREAKS
EARTHLY TAPE"
Death Due to Complication Of
Diseases

Philadelphia, June 5,-Michael C.
Murphy, famous as a developer o:
athletes, died shortly after O'Clock
this afternoon. Death was due to a
complication of diseases. Never a
robust man, Mike" Murphy had been
practically dying for the past fifteen
years. About eight years ago he was
at deaths door, but he pulled through
and was later able to render great SER
vice in his chosen calling.
Murphy was born in Natick, Mass.
in 1860 and early in life became prom
inent as trainer of athletes. He had
charge of the American team at three
Olympic meets, the last being the vic
torious team of last year.
Many of the best college athletes III
America have been developed by Muir
ply. To his wonderful knowledge Of
conditioning men was due his selec-
ton as the trainer in charge of three
foreign invasions, all of which turned
out successful.
Murphy became physical director of
Yale in 1887 and since then had been
considered the greatest coach of track
men and trainer of men in other
branches of sport that America has
ever known.
Later he came to the University o.
Pennsylvania then went back to Yale
but returned here in 1905 and has been
at the University of Pennsylvania ever
since. Murphy was classed as the dean
of American trainers. He never had
a team finish worse than third in the
intercollegiate track competition anil
for five years straight he won the
championship for Pennsylvania.
Before he was "a years old, he be-
came the trainer of John L. Sullivan
After one year with the great pugilist
Murphy conceived the idea of finding
a man able to defeat Sullivan. He
searched for year through the wilds
of Canada and the lumber camps Of
the great Northwest, but he faile /
tc find Il 9 man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
DYING WOMAN is Still
HOPEFUL OF RECOVERY
Doctor Thinks Her Death
Near At Hand

Thomasville, Ga, June 5.-Dr. j. ?.
Palmer, who is attending Mrs. King,
who took three tablets of bichloride
of mercury Sunday morning, says
that she displayed unusual symptoms,
She complained because she was given
nothing to eat and accordingly she
took a bowl of soup and apparently
enjoyed it.
She demanded breakfast and ate two
soft boiled eggs, a piece of toast and
drank a cup of coffee, retaining 1t
and being better afterward. DR.. Pal
mer also says that the kidneys a"e
working, something most unusual in
this sort of poisoning.
The woman says she is going to live,
and apparently has no doubt in the
world but that she is speaking the
truth. She says she feels much better
than at any time since the day she
took the dose. The doctor, however,
says that her condition is hopeless and
that death can be expected sometime
before the end Of the week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
SENTENCED TO 12
HAIRCUTS A YEAR
Convicted of Larceny, Begs Judge To
Send Him to Jail Instead.

CVhFiObCu VI A0ACChyS DCSS 0uuSC AO
Send Him to Jail Instead.
ClearfelG, Pa, June 5.-One of the
oldest sentences ever recorded in this
state was imposed on Harry Lawson
Drew, young member of a prominent
family of this city, by Judge Smith
yesterday. Judge Smith was disposed
to be lenient and intimated that he
felt like suspending sentence.
Attorney Marshall, Drew's counsel
then whispered to Judge Smith, who
turned to Drew and said:
81 sentence you to have your luxur',
ant shock of black hair clipped once a
month for the next year"
Drew, who is very vain of his hair,
begged the court to send him to Jail,
but spare his hair. The judge refused
and Drew, sobbing, left the courtroom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
GRAND JURY IS
HOT AFTER The
SLOT MACHINES
INDICTMENTS ARE RETURNED
Against Owners and Opera.
tors of Machines

r. A decided stand has been taken by
the members of the Sumter county
grand jury as regards slot machines,
as we'll as against other forms OF
gambling, and indictments were re-
turned yesterday against several OWL
ers and operators of these machines.
Last week the grand jury took up
the Indictment of several persons here
who were charged with gaming. Car
rying this work further the inyestiga-
ton of slot machines and raffling de-
vices was undertaken, with the result
that several indictments were return
ed yesterday, with the possibility of
more.
More interest ON the part of the pub
lie is being manifested in the blind
tigers is being undertaken, according
to those who claim to have an intima-
ton of the work of the grand jury AMI
further developments in this particu-
lar are expected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
ATTENTION IS
I DIRECTED TO
ORDINANCE
GOVERNING CITY TRAFFIC
Policeman Enforcing it Yes
tGrday Afternoon

Yesterday afternoon the efforts of
the police department to enforce the
traffic ordinance as regards driving IT,
the right of the street, were contin-
ued. Policeman Davis was again sta
toned at the corner of Jackson and
Lamar streets, with instructions 10
enforce the ordinance as carefully as
possible.
1t was found that the drivers of We
hicles were much more careful yes
terday afternoon not to disregard the
ordinance than they were the after
noon before. A number had to be
warned, but great many obeyed the
regulations without any warming from
the policeman on duty.
1t has been suggested that signs be
placed at the busy corners like Lamar
and Jackson streets, bearing the in
junction to keep to the right, so that
drivers of vehicles may constantly
be reminded of the requirements OF
the traffic ordinance in that particu>
lar. 1t may be that this plan will be
aG0p ed here, as it has been used else
where with good results.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
SOCIAL MEETING HAS
Been POSTPONED Week
For Young People of First
Methodist Church

Announcement was made yesterday
that the social meeting for the young
people of the First Methodist church
which was to have been held this ev.
ening at the residence of Mrs. R.
Stackhouse, has been postponed for z
week.
The meeting, then, instead of occur
ring this evening will occur this ev-
ening one week hence, which will be
June 13, The place of entertainment
has not been changed, only the time
All the youg people who are interest
ed are requested to take notice of this
change.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06

ly no idea as to who could have perpe-
trated the deed. Government officials
were notified and secret service men
are working on the case. What poison
was in the whiskey is not known.
That it was intended that Mr. VIM
berly should get the poison is not
generally believed. The general theo-
ry is that the label with the address
on it had rubbed off somewhere and
that some man with murder in his
heart is now Travelling over the hor-
rible miscarriage of his ingenius death
plan. Mr. Wimberly had not knowA
enemy in Wilcox county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
POSTMASTER DEAD; 4H
POISON GIVEN HIM
Much Mystery About Sudden
Death of L.P. WimberIy

Abbeville, June 5.-United States Sc
cret service officers are in Abbeville
investigating the death of Leon z
| Wimberly, postmaster at this place
which took place Wednesday morning
under circumstances which give rise
to decided suspicion of a murder plot
that killed the wrong man.
That Mr.. Wimberly came to his
death from poison in whiskey, which
was thrust into the mail box at the
postoffice and found, unaddressed, BY
him Sunday morning, there is not tn
slightest doubt in the minds of Abba
vile people. What the nature of tn
poison is cannot be known until the
chemical analysis, which will be made
by Uncle Sans sleuths. is made.
About to Retire.
Mr.. Wimberly, whose term for post
master would have expired shortly and
who had announced that he would nor
seek to retain the place. went early
Sunday morning to the postoffice, ac-
companied by two nephews, John l..
Mcleod, of Savannah, and Wimberly
Mcleod, of Abbeville There Mr.. VIM
berly thought that some joking friend
had taken this means of making him a
present.
He took the bottle home and with
the two young men made lemonade,
which they strengthened by a portion
of the whiskey mixed in. Wimberly
Mcleod, after they had all taken a
drink, went home and ate a hearty
breakfast. Mr.. Wimberly did not eat
breakfast at all. Shortly after eating
Wimberly Mcleod vomited violently
John L. Mcleod, who is from sayau-
nah, was not affected in any way, but
Mr. Wimberly was taken violently i'll
during the day.
Leaves No Clue.
Despite all the doctors could do he
died Tuesday morning with absolute,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
SENATE court
SEARCHING FOR
BOLD LOBBYISTS
smith DEFINES A LOBBYIST
Other Senators Give Opinions
as Well

Washington, June 5.-Although more
than half the senate has testified 10
the absence of a numerous an insid-
ious lobby" with designs upon the ia
riff bill, the senate investigating COM
mittee today resumed the hunt deter
mined that the sergeant at arms woull
issue more subpoenas.
Although Chairman Overman would
not admit that the committee was re-
ceiving aid from the white house, the
opinion prevailed about the capitol
that the names of some of the men
summoned as witnesses have been sug-
gested by President Wilson.
Friends of the president are sure
that some interesting information will
be secured from those summoned.
Senator Goff, as a witness, today
said his West Virginia coal property
brough him about $4,000 a year IN
royalties; while his oil properties
paid him about $4,000 year.
1--WE sell our oil to subsidiaries of
the Standard Oil company There is
no one else to sell to- he said, and
added that his property interests
might be somewhat affected by the
tariff, but he did not expect it. No
one had approached him on the tariff
and that he knew of no lobby influ-
.ence in Washington.
Senator Sherman said his interest
in the tariff was limited to farm pre-
ducts and only because he made farm
loans. He had no professional con-
-nection with any one affected.
Naming persons who had called on
him about the tariff, he said J. ].
Berry, of Chicago, was the only sugar
man who came.
81 have seen none of the sugar
lobby, so-caIled," he said "but have
received great deal of their litera>
ture and have preserved every scrap
of it."
Chairman Overman at once asked
Senator Sherman to furnish the liter
ature to the committee. 1t will prop
ably furnish the basis for more re-
search into the sugar lobby" activI
ties.
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
after a talk with President Wilson at
the white house, today defined lob
byist":
every one is entitled to his daH
in court" said the senator, "and
have always considered that a legis-
lative body sat as a court.
ANY attempt to influence it's
Judgment after the argument is pre-.
sented, by seeking again and again
Tn create sentiment and work upon
the Judgment of the members of con-
gress is insidious and highly objec-
tionable lobbying.
81 think it will be perfectly ap-
parent at the end of the investigation
now being conducted that there has
been organized forces here on sugar
and wool, which have maintained
their Offices long after they had pre-
scented their arguments.
"I have always held that legisla-
tor ought not to be approached any
more than a court outside Of thu
courtroom.
"The effect of this investigation
will reach, am sure, Legislative
bodies throughout the country and
will radiate benefcient influence on
Hesitation"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
JAMESON IS
NO Longer
PRESIDENT
rendered HIS RESIGNATION
Mhnn Rnnuncfnd hu pnnnd
When Requested by Board
of Trustees

Macon Ga, June 5.--After holding
one of the longest and stormiest ses-
sions in its history the board of trus-
tees of Mercer university adjourned
yesterday afternoon with a short meet
ing at the Hotel Dempsey, at which
the resignation of President Jameson.
the members of the prudential commit
tee and DR.. e. c. Dargan, as president.
and E. N. Jelks, as secretary of
board of trustees, were rendered and
accepted
While it was expected that DIR. Jamc-
son would retire as president and A.
w. Lane, chairman; A L. Adams and
L. Y Mallary as local members of the
prudential committee would resign, DIR.
bargains and Mr.. Jelk's' desire to sevec
their connection with the board is an
official capacity, came as a surprise.
They, however, desired to be remoy-
,e6 from the prudential committee, ami
to keep within the bounds of the con-
stitution, it was necessary for them ta
resign. 1t was not the pleasure of the
special committee which held the in
vestigation of the troubles reported to
exist between President Jameson AMI
the prudential committee that DIR. Dar-
gan and Mr.. Jelks should cease their
official connection with the board, buts
both men insisted and their resigna--
tions were finally accepted. The boari
was re-organized with Judge J. G. Nc.
Call, of Quitman, being elected as pres.
ident, and DR.. G. w Gardner, off Ma
con, as secretary of the board.
Sellers Temporary Head.
Prof. ]. S. Sellers, member of the
faculty Of Mercer. was named to act al
president of the college until DIR. Jamc-
sons successor is chosen.
Prof. Sellers has been a member Of
the Mercer faculty for the past twenty
years and is one of the oldest men IN
the faculty. Several years ago when
Mercer was without a president during
one summer, Prof. Sellers had charge
of soliciting students for the college,
and attracted number of boys to the
college
No Successor to jameson. -
DR.. Jameson's successor has not been
named as yet The matter of consider
ing names for nomination has been le;r
with a special committee, which will
be appoited by Judge Mccall, with him
self as ex-officio. This committee, as
well as the members of the prudential
committee, will be named at subse>
quent date.
While many prominent Baptists oS
the state and the South have been sus-
gested as president of Mercer, DIR. ".
l. Pickard, of Savannah, and President
Poteat, of Furman university, South
Carolina, seem to be the most talked
of. Both are leading men in the de-
nomination and the trustees of Mercer,
though not officially have expressed
themselves as believing that Mercer
would push rapidly to the front with
either as its chief executive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-06
Leaves No Clue.

Despite ali the doctors could do he
died Tuesday morning with absolute,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
TWO KILLED, MANY HURT.
Explosion in Mine Shaft, Followed
by Fire. Near Shamokin.

SHAMOkIN Pa. June Two miners
We're killed and more than a dozen were
in iUrcd in an explosion in the Scott shaft.
four mics from here. operated by the
Susuuehanna Coal Company Officials of
the company announce that no men were
.ntombcd bu. the mine workers declared
they believe other men We're in the mine.
The explosion occurred in second lift OF
a slope. almost a mile under ground ana
the slope Immediately caught fire. John
Weir. inside superintendent. and his as
sistants organized a rescuing party and
within an hour two dead and fourteen in
iured were brought to the surface. The
dead were foreign speaking miners and
nearly all the injured are also foreigners;
OF the injured at least two are expected
to die.
Director Holmes of the bureau of mines
has ordered mine rescue car No. ] from
WiIkes-Barre to the Shamokin disaster.
II is in charge of Jesse Henson and car
rjed trained rescuers with oxygen equip
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
GARRISON IS CHACR|NED
Secretary Wanted Railway
Loop Formed to Aid Veterans
in Reunion Camp.

Secretary Garrison, who is charged
with the preparation for the veteran re-
union camp at Gettysburg next month,
was chagrined today upon the receipt
of "A telegram saying the railway com
panies would not merge their lines to
form loop. so that trains bearing the
veterans to and from the reservation
could move continuously in one direc-
ton.
IF l had the power l should order
the loop to be made said Secretary
Garrison The War Department will
be responsible for the care Of the vet
Grams once they are on the reservation
We feel that the veterans will be sub
iected to a grave risk if an attempt IS
made To run the trains over single track
Ines in both direct ions, with the addi-
tional danger to them from having To
change at Gettysburg TO shuttle train.
which it is Planned to run into the feart
OF the camp.
President Baer of the Philadelphia and
Reading railway, to whom Secretary
Garrison suggested the idea of loop.
said in his reply that such an arrange
ment would be ''impracticable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
MUST PAY FOR WINDOWS
Judgment for $1,840 Given in
Damage Suit Against
Suffragettes.

LONDON. June 7.-Mr and Mrs Peth-
ick Lawrence, Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
Miss Christabel Pankhurst and Mrs. Ma
bel Tuke, representing the WOman's So
cial and Political Union We're today con-
demned by the kings bench court to pay
81 $40 damages in a suit brought by a
number of West End London shopkeep-
ers for damage done in smashing win
dows during suffragette raids.
The hearing lasted three days. AS this
was a test case, it Is expected that many
similar suits will follow.
The police magistrate today refused to
grant a postponement for the preparation
of their evidence to three suffra a.ettes
who We're brought UP in connection with
an attempt to interrupt the deliberations
of the Balkan peace conference al St.
James Palace yesterday.
The Women's Freedom League lad en-
deavored 10 hold q demonstrat ion outside
the palace as protest against the gov
ernments supposition that it was able to
secure peace abroad while unable to
maintain peace at home.
Each Of them was fined 81. alter
native fourteen days Imprisonment.
The prisoners unfurled suffragette BAN
closure and other suffraSettes present in
court shouted protests against the mag
istrate for refusing a postponement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
HOUSTON SUSPENDS
TWO WEATHER MEN
Accused of Having Backed
Prof. Moore for Secretary
of Agriculture.

d. j. Carroll chief clerk of the wealth
er bureau and n. J. Heskell. professor
of meteorology, We're today indefinitely
suspended by order of Secretary of Agri-
culture Houston on the ground of their
participa ton in the recent campaign for
Secretary of Agriculture made by Prof
Willis l.. Moore. late chief of the wealth
er bureau.
There were twenty-nine other demotions
for the same cause but these were scat
tered among field workers throughout the
country. and consisted merely in their
acen receiving before being promoted by
Frof. Moore. These reductions were
made without prejudice to their standing
in the service.
This action is a part of the campa ign
of investigation that has followed the
dismissal of Prof Moore for his alleged
activity in seeking to be made Secretary
of Agriculture in the Wilson cabinet The
action was recommended by the solicitor
of the Agricultural department. after an
investigation by Me Department of JUS
tice. 1t follows ami is parallel to the
case of Charles Burns. assistant foreman n
Of the weather bureau printing office who
recently WAS suspended. and later rein
stated, at a reduced salary, for his par
ticipation in the Moore campaign
AS one Of the officials OF the department
put il; the solicitor of the Department OF
Agriculture has made a sort of aericul-
tural and biological survey of the weather
bureau.
Charges have been preferred against
fifty employees in all. alleging that they
procured increases in salary or promotion
i'm grade i'm return for promoting Moores
candidacy.
Copies Of the charges and all other
in laiI ha-
fore the civil service commission Four
teen cases are held in abeyance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
Turks Are Stubborn.
ACCUSED OF MALINGERING
California Industrial Accident Board
Refuses Workman CONDENSATION

san FRANCISCO, June THE first
case OF alleged mainsering or simula-
ton TO come under the notice of the
state industrial accident board has re-
suited in the refusal of that BODY to
order increased compensation for ].
Goncalves. who was injured while in
the employ of the Standard Oil Com
pany.
Goncaives was slightly injured Decem-
Der -, and refused light work offered
by the company. although two physi-
clans testified that he was able to per-
form IT. The industrial accident board
fixed his compensation at S1.95 per week
the difference between his wage from the
oil company and what he could have OBJ
tanned laborer.
Goncalves appealed. In denying his
petition the boa rd SAYS:
The case under consideration belongs
To that class of malingering or simula-
tion which causes very great concern 10
those VINO are skeptical In regard to the
merits OF compensation as a system for
dealing with industrial injuries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
President Wilson Doesn't Ex-
pect to Answer Senator
ToWnsend's Attack.
CUMMlNS WILL PRESS
FOR WHITE HOUSE DATA
Wants Senate Furnished With In
formation Which Was Basis of
"Insidious" Lobby Charge.

Senators on the lobby investigating
committee were of opinion today that Sen
ator Townsend's sensat t!onal charge that
President Wilson himself virtually had
been lobbying fer the tariff bill would not
be taken up by the committee as an issue
unless some specific charges were made.
Senator Townsend, testifying late yes
terday, while declaring that White
House influence had been exerted on
certain senators, declined to give any
names. Unless those are presented the
committee is not likely to follow up that
phase.
Senator Reed, acting chairman of the
lobby inquiry committee, called early at
the White House to talk with the Presi-
dent, but went away after a conference
with Secretary Tumulty, who appeared
to be uneXcited over the latest develop
mentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
RACE OF 1900 MILES.
Cowboys to Compete for Prize of
One Thousand Dollars.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June "A 80
mile cowboy race for price Of S1OD
stared from Kansas City Yesterday.
Miller Hawk of Spur, Tex William Ben
ton Sierra Blanco. Tex. and T. .. Hen
derSon Coayama. Mex. are the contest
ants and their destination is Winnipeg.
Canada Each of the riders has pack
ponv besides his mount They will go by
way Of Omaha over the same route 10
Minneapolis There each will choose a
separate trail
1--WE will make twenty-five miles a day
at first" said one of the riders, but on
the homcstretch We will make seventy
miles day.
Mayor Jost. who sent letter with the
racers to the mayor OF Winnipeg. acted as
official starter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
BIG TIM" SEEKS HEALTH
Representative Sullivan Sails on
Round Trip Across Ocean.

NEW YORK. June 7.-Representatiye
Timothy ID. Sullivan was booked as a
passenger on the steamer Cincinnati, sail
ing today from Roston for Hamburg
Big Tim the East Side leader OF Tam
many. expects to make the round trip on
the steamer for the benefit of his health.
which has been So poor that he was
obliged some time ago 20 give up political
activity.
He VAS recently committed To a sana
fprium ON account of an alleged mental
iitf. CtIon. but this well his physica |
health j. declared to be much improved
and no hopes 10 resume his political in
tereSts in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
INQUIRY INTO AUTO DEATHS.
Chicago Coroner Will Attempt to Fix
Blame for Accidents.

CHICAGO. June 7.-coroner Hoffman
began an investigation today of condi-
tons which are responsible for the deaths
of forty-four persons who were struck
by automobiles during the fist five
months of the present year. This total
is more than double the number Of ia
talities for the same period in 1872.
The inquiry. it is expected will result
in a report on the strength of which the
coroner will seek legislation which he
hcpes will decrease the number of auto
mobile accidents He believes there
should be law under which careless
drivers could be convicted of man
slaughter.