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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-12
Roads Welcome Mediation.

railroads would welcome, VIII first at
tempt a direct settlement OF the points at
issue. Failing in this. AS 1t is supposed
they will. they will take up the question
Of arbitration. And IT is at this stage
that they are expected to effect an agree
ment Both sides want 20 arbitrate, but
the fremen wish arbitration under the
terms OF the Erdman Act while the rail-
road managers insist upon the appoint
inent OF a .arger board. sucn one as
settled the dispute between the Eastern
railroads and the Brotherhood oTLoco-
motive Engineers.
The conference between the represen-
tatlves OF the two sides held at the
United Engineering Societies Building.
No - East Goth street. lasted three hours,
breaking up a. little before two o'clock.
Before parting, Mr.. Lee said this to the
union men across the table:
we have discussed your suggestion
Mr. Carter. that we attempt 70 settle
this matter without arbitration. and.
taking your statement as made. that you
are not prepared 10 come down from
your original proposition very much, we
cannot feel we are able to make any
offer anywhere near that. SO IL would
seem TO us that IL would be impossible
To get together az we are so far apart.
We did not suppose you would stand on
that proposition. In regard 20 the arbi-
tration, We are prepared TO arbitrate in
a fair and impartial manner. We be-
Iieve that the board should consist OF
more than three men. That is our posi-
ton We believe the interests are too
great 10 let il be decided by one man"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
get Together
MEETING' IS
COMING STRONG
BARBECUE FOR EVERYBODY
Leave Your Hammers and
Come to Boost

The success of the "Get-Togethec
Meeting" next Tuesday night is assur-
ed by the appointment of the commit
tee in charge Of the arrangements and
the announcement of the list of speak
ers for the occasion.
The meeting is to be an old-fashion-
ed love feast. Every single citizen of
the town is expected to be on hand
with his boosting spirit on top. In ad-
dition to the local speakers who viii
be called upon to expound for the linn
tied space of five minutes a sure
enough live wire has been secured for
the main feature of the evening. E. H.
Hyman of the Macon chamber of COM
merce, will be on hand and will make
the address of the evening
If you doubt that the barbecue and
banquet will be a success, look at the
men who have it in charge With S. R.
Sims and G. NJ. Bragg in charge, those
present are going to have chance to
stick their teeth into the best barbs-
ce in all Georgia.
The committee in charge wants il
distictively understood that the meet
ing will not have the least semblance
of political gathering. The first man
that mentions politics of any nature
will be thrown from the room. The
meeting is to be booster affair and all
things that will tend to separate those
present must be left outside the door
The place of the meeting has been
changed from the city hall to the ar
mory of the A. L. l. The large drill
hall will amply provide room for all
corners.
The following men have agreed tC
make short speeches between mouth
fu1s of barbecue: Mayor M. M. Low
cry, w. T. Lane, Frank Sheffield, G. r
Ellis, Frank Lani er, Crawford Wheat
ley, Lee Allen, w. A. Dodson, Jno. w
Shiver L. G. Coun Gil, J.. E. Mathis and
E. A. Nisbet.
Bury your hammer and come out
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
BU Id own SCHOOL
NOT LIKING COUNTY'S

Rome, Ga, Oct. 1.-Residents of the
fashionable neighborhood west of the
city, dissatisfied with the school build
ing furnished them by the county board
OF education, raised fund of $500
for the erection of new building
which was completed and turned over
to the county today. The school is q
modern and sanitary one, built after
the most approved ideas of school
construction, and is in charge of Miss
Lily Hardin, graduate of Shorter col
lege.
In accepting the school the county
superintendent, ]. c. King, asserted
that his feelings were not hurt at all
by the action of the people, but that he
hoped others would do likewise. The
school has been named "Glenwood,
in honor of the late Judge Augustus K.
Wright, whose home bore this name.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
FORCE Is BUSY
NOW REBUILDING
CENTRAL'S line
FROM AMERICUS TO OCOLUMDUS
Heavier Rail is Laid the En-.
tire Distance

With large working force pro-
ceeding from Americus and another
force coming this way from the Colum-
bus end, the work of rebuilding the
CenMals Americus-Columbu divi3-
ion of sixty-eight miles is progressing
rapidly. Just now the two gangs are
taking up the lighter rails and replac-
ing them with rails weighing so pounds
to the yard length, thus insuring great
er safety to trains. The S0-pound rail
is about the heaviest used on the entire
Central system, and this division will
be made one of the best. The Cen
trails handsome tourist trains, Chicago
to Florida, are routed this way, while
heavy freight raffic from the west, and
the rapidly increasing local business
west of Americus, rendered imperative
this substantial improvement in the
roads physical condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
|. J. SLAUGHTER gets
JACKSON POSTOFFICE

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1.-Presi-
dent Wilson today sent to the senate
the nomination Of Colonel Dan G.
Kingman, of the United States army
corps of engineers to be chief of en-
igneers with the rank of brigadier
general.
Alabama - S. P. Rainer, Union
Springs.
Florida-L. M. Caswell, Perry.
Georgia.. J. Slaughter, Jackson;
j. H. Rucker, Athens.
Louisiana - A. ]. Afford, Amite;
Jane McWilliams, Longville; L. l..
Bordelon, Marksville.
Mississippi-Myrtle A. Mckay, Pc
lahatches.
South Carolina. F. Rickenboker
Lake City; H. M. Huff, Piedmont.
Virginia--S. c. Cox, Galax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
FEW AMERICANS AMONG THE HUN
DREDS OF REFUGEES, ACCORn-
ING TO GOVERNMENT OFF,.
GALS.
WAR DEPARTMENT is
NOT AT ALL ALARMED
A San Antonio Publisher Claims That
United States is Discriminating i'm
Favor OF FederalS.

Washington, D. c., Oct, 1.-Senator
Morris Sheppard, of Texas, took Up
with Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Hamlin today, a complaint
from H. T. Beach, one of the publish
ers of the San Antonio Light, that the
government, was discriminating
against the Mexicon constitutions
lists in favor of the federals in decis-
ions relating to the neutrality procla-
nation.
Mr.. Beach says federal representa-
tives are buying horses, saddles and
forage at San Antonio, and that AS
sistant Secretary Hamlin has ruled
the purchase not in violation of neur
trality proclamation as not manufac-
tured for military purposes. On the
other hand Mr.. Beach declares that
Col. Orego, Of the constitutionalisJs
army, has been prevented from ex-
porting lard, flour and sugar for the
constitutionalist troops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
PICK BALE OF
COTTON A DAY

Rome, Ca, Oct. IA bale a day is
the record of two cotton pickers in
Floyd county, Walter Lane and John
L. Payne, who reside on the Hiles
farm in the Fosters Mill district. The
two men have picked bale of cotton
per day every day for the past week,
until interrupted by today's heavy
rain. The high mark made by Lane
was 497 pounds and that by Payne Az
pounds, though neither fell below 459
pounds on any day. Both are prosper
GUS white farmers who do a large part
Of their own work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
HEALTH RECORD
FOR SEPTEMBER
WAS EXCELLENT
AMERICUS MADE fine SHOW
Only One IntermGnt For The
Month

While September is generally sup
posed to be the "sickly month" of the
year in south Georgia, if such conditio i
can justly be charged to this favored
section, the record made in Americus
was one of unusual excellence. City
Clerk H. W. Weaver, who has charge or
the mortuary reports upon file, states
that there was but one interment ia
Oakgrove cemetery during the entire
month of September. With such a
large school population as Americus
has, besides a general population ex-
ceeding 10000, the health record main
tanned during the month just ended
fully attests health conditions here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
MOTION FOR new
HEARING UP TODAY

Atlanta Oct. Attorneys for the
defense in the case of Leo M. Frank,
convicted for the murder of Mary
Phagan, are fling today with the CLERK
of the superior court their formal nc.
ton for new trial.
1t seems to be generally expected
now that Judge L. S. Roam, who pre-
sided at the original trial, will hear the
motion. 1t is not likely that the So
lictor will hear the motion 1t is hear
ing, but even though postponement
be necessary it is said that Judgs
2oan desires to hear the case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
DEATH OF MRS. MATHIS
FOLLOWS LONG ILLNESS
Funeral Held at BrOnWOOd
Wednesday

Mrs. Eliza Mathis, an aged resident
Of Americas, died Tuesday night at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. w. ].
on Lamar street, where sha
had resided for some time. Mrs.
Mathis was seventy-six years of agss
and had been in declining health for
some time. She is survived by two.
Mrs. McKissick and Mrs.
Blackshear, and two sons, Thomas
in Texas The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon in Bronwooi.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

Albany, N. Y, Oct. Direct con-
nection between account 900" and
Governor Sulzer was established to-
day when ]. B. Gray of the stock ex-
change firm of Fuller & Gray, who
handled the account, testified before
the impeachment court that Fred l..
Colwell told him that the stock trans
acions in the account were for the
governor.
Colwell was Suffers alleged dunn
N.Y."
Most of the morning session was
devoted to an effort by the managers
to show how and why Governor Sui
ger rewarded his campaign secre-
tary, Louis S. Sarecky, by procuring
him $4,000 job in the state immi-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
ONLY ONE OF THE CANDIDATES
BACKED BY WOODWARD sue
CESSFUL IN ELECTION.
Il AM DISAPPOINTED"
SAYS MAYOR WOODWARD
Ii "Open Town" Men Had Been Chosen
Picture Shows Would Have
Opened Up on Sunday.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. l. The liberal
policy" issue which candidates sup
ported by Mayor James G. Woodward
raised in the aldermanic primary, held
yesterday, was rebuked by the voters
of Atlanta.
Only one candidate backed by the
mayor-C. C. Mcdonald, of the Thir
ward-was elected to the aldermanic
board.
Mcdonald gained plurality of only
Sc votes over James E. Warren for
the seat in the aldermanic board
Warren's total vote all over the city
was only 2,46O, against Mcdonald 5
2.516.
Mayor Woodwards other two can
didates for aldermanic places were de-
feated.
John S. Owens and W. A. Hancock
ran a close race in the Eighth. Owens
piled up a plurality of 108 over Han
cock.
The Owens vote for the entire city
was 1858, against 2,455 cast for Han
cock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
DEFEATED CANDIDATE
MAY PICK CITY HEADS
THAT MILLER, DE-
FEATED FOR MAC0N'S MAYOR,
WILL NAME DEPARTMENT
HEADS.

Macon, Ga, Oct Though Wallace
Miller was not elected mayor of Ma
con, it is stated by those who keep up
with the inside dope on politics, that
all of the heads of departments are to
be passed on by him before they are
named by city council. Ten of Mr..
Miller's aldermaniR board were elece-
ed to council and they will have the
majority voice in the naming of sucn
city officials as are not appointed by
the mayor.
1t is reported that Cliff Vigal, at
present deputy internal revenue COL
lector, is to be made chief OF police;
David Jones, city clerk; L. A. Miller,
chief of the fire department; Will
Gum, city recorder, and Walter De-
fore. city recorder,
Walter B. Chapman is the present
chief of police; Bridges Smith is nov
city clerk; NJ. L. Jones holds the job OF
fire chief; A. W. Lane, city attorney
and Augustin Daily, city recorder
Judge DAILY was recently elected judge
of the municipal court, so it will not
be necessary for him to hunt new
job when the new city officials steT
i'm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
COMPANY READY
TO Begin WORK
Upon new PLANT
BUILDING ON Wild STREET
viii Be Erected BY Local
Company

Mr.. J. T. Warren, manager of the
Americus Coca-Cola Bottling company'
stated Yesterday that his company was
now ready to begin the erection OF the
coca-cola plant Wild street, which
has been under consideration for some
time. The building will be two stores
with ample capacity for the company s
large business.
With a frontage on Wild street, near
the Central passenger depot, the new
plant will prove an addition to that
portion of the city.
The building will be constructed OF
brick, while the east and west SIDES
will be of glass, affording ample llght
Concrete floors below and aloft, will
;rsure absolute cleanliness, while the
building will be screened throughout
The bottling department will be upon
tho ton floor. Entirely new machinery
will be installed.
The business of this company, Mana
ger Warren states, has vastly increased
within the past year or two, necessitat
ing new and larger quarters. Building
nlans for the new plant were designec
hy curran Ellis, the well known Macor
architect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
ORDERED FOR
OFFICIAL CONFERENCE

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1.-Forme--
Assistant Paymaster Arthur Middle
ton, U. S. N, who has been reported as
declaring that "snobbery" and caste :"
are rampant in the United States navy,
will be called upon by Secretary Dam
iels to give specific instances of the
evil which the former pay officer al
leges exists.
Secretary Daniels today wrote let
ter to Middleton, who is now in Wasa-
ington, asking him to call at the navx1
department
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
THAT THE ANONYMOUS ACCOUNT
WITH BROKERAGE FIRM WAS
DEFINITELY PROVEN YESTER.
DAY.
us APPOINTMENT OF
SARECKY is TAKEN UP
Handwriting Experts Summoned To
Identify Signatures-PrOscuetiOn
Still Offering Evidence.

Albany, N. Y, Oct Counsel for
the board of managers rested their
case in the Impeachment trial Of
Governor Sulzer at 2;3O O'Clock this
afternoon.
Judge Herrick, of counsel for Coz
ernor Sulzer, then requested that the
court adjourn until Monday next. On
motion Of Senator Brown, the court
went into executive session to decide
the question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
BACK TO sunny GREECE
AMERICUS MAN is GOING

Mr. John Pittmark, a resident of
Americas during several years and ell
gagged in business here, left yesterday
for New York, where he will take pas,
sag Saturday for the Island of Samos.
in the Aegian sea, where his family
await the homecoming, after an az
sence of ten years Mr.. Pittmark viii
return to Americus in January, accom-
panied by his wife and children, whop
come here to reside permanently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

The executive committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association has
furnished The Times-Recorder with the
exact amount that is due on the Y. NJ
C. A. building. The outstanding in
debtedness is S18,5OO. The committee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02
TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS OF Y. NJ. {. A. $4,000
$l2,5OO FORMERLY SUBSCRIBED BUT NOT PAID

wants to raise this much an NO MORE
at present.
A large part of this amount, $12,500,
is money that was subscribed when
the building was first erected, but new
er paid in. Did you subscribe then?
Ii you did COME ACROSS and pay It.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

The board of directors of the local
Young Mems Christian Association has
decided to make one final effort to
save the Y. N. C. A. for the city of
Americus. On the fifteenth OF October,
unless the outstanding bonds are paid
I'D, the building will be sold at pubic
Outcry to the highest bidder before the
courthouse door.
The members of the board have al
ready done their share, but they are
willing to do more than their share
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

The Y. Nj. C. A. is not making a
great huIlabaloo over the proposition.
They are putting it up to the people of
the town in cold facts. The building
is there. There is a debt on it. AMI
on the fifteenth Of this month the
sheriff will sell it before the court
house door unless something is done.
Can Americus afford this step back
ward? Can Americas men afford 20
see a public building already over half
paid for lost to the city for the lack OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

They are willing to contribute to the
necessary fund 1t is only fair to
them and to the city that The people
of the town come to the assistance of
the Y. NJ. C. A. and help pay the out-
standing bonds.
The equestion evolves itself into this.
Does Americus want Y. NJ. c. A?
Are the people of the city willing to
see a good thing lost? Are they will
ing to lose a good investment? Are
they willing to be disgraced?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

a few thousand dollars? Are the faith
ers and mothers of the town willing u
deprive their growing sons of a place
where they may receive physical and
mental instruction? The question is
up to you What are you going to do
about it?
You'll at least manifest enough inter-
est to come out Sunday morning to the
mass meeting. Won't you? Now is the
time to show your Americus spirit.
How about it?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-02

CONTINUED on Page Eight
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-30

: Cincinnati, O., Sept. 3o.-Jerry, the
famous pure food detective, in the
service of the Health Department, is
dead-a martyr to duty. -
Jerry died while at work on the
great gum drop mystery. With his
last breath he solved this case, and
he goes to his grave with his task
finished.
:. Only the other day when Chief
Food Inspector Blume assigned Jerry
to find out whether there was any
Injurious matter in some gum drops
that had been seized by the Health
Department, Jerry went cheerfully to
his task, proceeding Immediately to
nibble at the gum drop without
thought of the possible consequences.
1t is thus with all brave detectives.
Taste Is Fatal. 49,.
He began clearing up the gum drop
mystery as soon as he! started his
investigation.
He took sick and then it became
fairly sure to his chief, Inspector
Blume, that there was injurious ma
terial In the confectionery.
When he finally died, Jerry proved
beyond peradventure of doubt that
the gum drops were no good, where
upon Blume condemned them. Thus,
although he died in the effort, Jerry
finished his greatest case.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-30
The banana .diseas

The banana disease has caused
great loss to the growers during the
last year, but the United Fruit Com
pany has been spending large sums
of money in experimenting and study
ing this plague, with the result that
it has discovered plant, called the
Australian banana, that is immune to
the disease, and seems to flourish
where the former variety would
wither and die.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-30

Jerry, as should have been stated
at the beginning, belongs to the white
mouse and rat squad that the Health
Department has bought to act as
food detectives. Suspected food is
given them. If they get sick or die,
the food is put under further obser-
walton. If they survive, suspicion is
lifted from the food. ...-,.
Give En- Your Cases.
Sometimes when the detectives
don't like to eat the food assigned
to them for investigation, it is inject
ed through their skins with a needle.
The other day dairyman lost IL
cows through sudden death. The salt
the cows had consumed was suspect
ed. Some of the same kind of salt
was injected into a rat detective. He
solved the mystery. It WAS the salt
that killed the cows, because it also
killed the detective.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-17

ment secured ty said deed OF trust,
and having been requested by the
said Citizens Savings Bank and Trust
Company of Jackson, Mississippi, the
holder of the note secured by said
deed of trust, l, as trustee in said
instrument. will on
the 18th day CT April, 1918.
within legal hours, at the front door
of the county court house in said
county, proceed to sell at public out
cry to the best bidder for cash, the
following described property, to-wit:
A part of lot 2 in block 26, of the
Hardy and Scott survey of the City
of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, more par
ticularly described as beginning at
the northwest corner of said lot 2
and running east 60 feet, thence south
120 feet. thence west go feet, thence
north 100 feet to the point Of begin
ming, together with the improvements
thereon; also part of lot 1 in block
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-17

ia of the Hamper and Whinnery sur
vey or addition to the City of Hatties-
burg, Mississippi, and more particular
Iy described as beginning at the cor
ner of said lot 1 at the intersection of
Mobile street, with Sixth street and
running north along said Mobile
street rs feet, thence at right angles
and east 60 feet, thence at right
angles and south rs feet, then at right
angles and west 60 feet to the point
of beginning, together with all i'm
provements thereon. All of the above
described property is situated in the
City of Hattiesburg, Forrest County,
Mississippi
The title TO the above property is
believed to be good, but I will convey
only such title as is vested in me as
trustee.
This the End day of April, 1918.
s. L. Heidelberg,
3-4thurs Trustee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-17

question If 1t served for wheel traffic
or merely as pack-horse trail. Any
how, it was long used for the trans
portation of the precious metals of
Peru destined for shipment to Spain.
Old Panama was much enriched by
this means and tempted Morgan, The
English buccaneer, who made a clean
sweep of the place.
Cortez, meanwhile, had been unable
to establish water connection be-
tween Mexico and Panama. A Span.
ish decree in 1884 directed the explo-
ration by experts of the region be-
tween the Chagres and Panama, to see
if it were possible to find an outlet to
the river into the Pacific. Governor
Pascal Andagoya drew up report in
which he stated that "insurmountable
difficulties" forbade the junction of
the two oceans. This, in fact, was
the first canal commission.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-17
OLD PANAMA.

Christopher Columbus did his best
by a painstaking exploration of the
Central American isthmus between
Honduras and Darien, to find an out
let to the orient. He was born too
late for that Recent geological inves-
legations have shown that there was
a time when the region at present oc-
cupied by the Panama canal was well
below sea-level. with the exception Of
certain elevations which, before Co
lumbus, had the appearance of is
lands.
After the discovery of the Pacific by
Balboa in 1913 Spain took a lively
interest in the isthmus, since explora-
lions had revealed the presence of
valuable metals on the west coast of
South America. The following ten
years saw the undertaking of numer-
GUS expeditions of vessels of small
tonnage on the Atlantic side of the is
thmus. These boats were shipped in
pieces to the Pacific coast and there
put together again, and placed on the
water. In 1923 the Spanish King
wrote to Cortez, then in Mexico, d.
recting him to find a navigable pas
sage to connect eastern with western
ports. There had already been con-
structed, from Nombre de Dios, forty
| miIas east of Colon Citv a route that
had it's terminus at Old Panama, the
ruins of which are about five miles
northwest of the present town. This
roadway was paved and it is an open