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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
LECTURER OF
STATE W.C.T.U.
TO Be HERE
FOR SERVICES ON SUNDAY
Mrs. billiard to Deliver Two
Lectures Here

Announcement was made here yes
terday by the local organization of the
Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion that the state organization will
send a representative to Americus 20
deliver two addresses here Sunday.
One of these services will be at ST.
Paul Methodist church in the morning
at II o'clock, and the other at the
First Methodist church at the regular
evening service.
Mrs. Leila billiard, state vice presi-
dent of the organization, will be the
lecturer who will be in Americus Sun
day. Mrs. billiard is one of the best
known workers of the w. C. T. U. in
Georgia. Her coming is awaited here
with interest, as the local organiza-
ton of the w. c. T. U. is endeavor-
ing to give this well known speaker
a cordial reception.
The exercises in which this w. c. 7.
U. leader will participate Sunday will
follow within one week those held here
the Sunday before in honor of Frances
E. Willard the founder of the organi-
zation, which were unusually well at
tended and most successful. The local
w. C. T. U. is in excellent condition
and is fourishing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
MINISTER WAS
CALLED down
DURING PRAYER
CALLED A POLITICAL SPEECH
Sensation in The Indiana
Assembly

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 20-Lieu-
tenant Governor O'Neal caused sem
sation in the senate today when he
stopped Rev. E. r. Henry, of the
Emmanuel Baptist church of this
city, who was making the opening
prayer and said;
Stop making political speech!"
The minister had prayed for the
separation of the rum traffic from the
state, and for the day when Indiana
would refuse to sell to men the
right to make other men drunkards,
nurderers, filling prisons and bene,
olent institutions"
The lieutenant governor pounded
the marble slab with his gavel and
commanded the minister to stop.
Then he ordered the journal to be
read and Rev. Henry Immediately left
the chamber.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
LARGE ADDITION TO ARMY
is WANTED In FRANCE
New President to Stand For
Preparedness

Paris, Feb. 20.-Raymond Poincare,
new president of the French republic,
in a message to parliament today
made some pointed references to the
necessity of increasing Frances mil
itary forces.
ut is impossible for any nation to
be effectively pacific unless it is al
ways ready for war;" said the presi-
dent.
"a France exposed by her own fault
to defances or humiliations would be
France no more.
ct would be a crime against civili-
zation to allow our nation to decrease
its forces while other nations develop
theirs without cessation"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
MARCHING LINES
FOR INAUGURAL
PARADE FILLED
FIFTY THOUSAND IN PAGEANT
According TO Estimates Of
Committee

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2O-Whe1
Col. r. H. Burch, military aide to
President-elect Wilson, finished his
conference today with Senator Crane
and other members of the congress-
ional reception committee, all prepa-
rations for the Inauguration ceremon-
les March 4, were completed.
Maj Gen Wood, grand marshal OF
the inaugural. procession, announced
today that everything connected with
the parade had been attended to.
One feature of the Inauguration
ceremonies will be the prominent part
taken by the collegians from Prince
ton and the University of Virginia.
When President-elect Wilson leaves
his hotel to go to the White House
for his ride up Pennsylvania avenue
to the capitol, he will pass down i
lane of college men, one rank being
composed of Princetonians and the
other of members of the Southern uni
yersity which gave him his degree
in law.
The committee has made arrange
ments to handle the greatest parade
that ever marched down the capitals
principal avenue Prospects today
were that at least $4,000 persons
would be in line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
COMPRESS RECEIPTS ARE
BELOW NORMAL LOCALLY
Season at the Compress Has
Been Short

While the Americus compress is still
being operated at intervals, handling
the few shipments of cotton turned in.
tie volume of business to this date is
juts about one-half what it was at this
date last season. Supt. ]. M. Tobin
stated yesterday that less than 10000
bales had been handled at the press
during the entire season, against some-
thing like $4,000 bales for the pre-
ceding season.
The shortage this year is attributed
to the poor crop last year, not in Sum-
ter, particularly, but throughout the
territory tributary to Americas, AMI
also to the fact that great deal OF
cotton has been shipped, not compress
ed, from Americus recently to the cot
ton mills in Columbus, Augusta and
South Carolina mill cities. The total
press receipts for the current season
will exceed 10000 bales very little, it
is said
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
EDUCATORS
Will 60 TO
PHItADELP PHIA
ARE TO LEAVE TOMORROW
Mathis and
COlIum to Go

Superintendent J. E. Mathis, of the
local public schools, and Superintend-
ent Collum, of the Third District Agri-
cultural and Mechanical School, will
go tomorrow to Philadelphia to attend
the annual meeting of the department
of superintendent of the National Ed
ucation Association.
With these representative educators
in attendance at the Philadelphia
meeting from Sumter county it is
certain that the interests of this coun-
ty and the entire district will be in
competent and intelligent hands.
Though Messrs. Mathis and Collum
will leave here tomorrow, they will not
leave directly for Philadelphia until
the following day, as they will spend q
short time in Atlanta en- route.
1t is fortunate that representative
of the Third District Agricultural and
Mechanical School is to go as one o.
the educational representatives from
Sumter county. Hitherto the district
school here has not been represented
ct these meetings, which are of special
Importance in view of the changes that
are being wrought in modern educa-
tional systems.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
PLAYERS To
APPEAR HERE
THIS EVENING
IN "ALL-OF-A-SUDDEN PEGGY"
Wide Seat Sale Shows Great
Interest

This evening the members of the
Americas Dramatic association will
present at Nhe Opera House the brill
liant comedy, "All-Of-A-Sudden Peggy
This is the English comedy in which
Henrietta Crossman starred, with a
strong supporting company, several
years ago.
Arrangements for the performance
have been in progress here for some
time. The young players have striven
hard to prepare themselves for what
is undoubtedly the most difficult per-
formance which they have attempted,
but which with sympathetic appreciA-
ton on the part of the audience should
prove a signal triumph for the rocsr
amateurs who will take part.
Yesterday, which was the second day
of the seat sale, marked the purchase
of large part of the available seats
From this advance sale the financil IL
success of the performance is assure /,
as there is a steady demand for seals
that will continue throughout today
and until the performance begins this
evening. 1t is felt that every playgoer
in Americus who attends will be amply
repaid by the pleasing and excellent
nature of the performance this even
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
REGISTRARS HAVE
BEGUN REVISION
OF The TAX LISTS
WORK COMMENCED THURSDAY
Total Number Registered is
Still Not Known

Yesterday marked the beginning of
the work of the registrars on the reg
istration lists turned over to them b.
Tax Collector l. B. Small. The work
of the registrars is tedious, and it viii
require some time for them to COM
plete their work of revising the list
The number of those registered IS,
Of course, unknown Tax Collector
Small has not given out any official an
nouncement relative to the total num-
Der of voters registered, and he will
not give out such information until it
has been carefully ascertained exactly
what the number is.
After the completion of the revis
ion of the lists by the registrars, pro-
badly before, this information will be
available AS soon as the lists have
been revised, they will be printed and
prepared for use at the polls, accord.
ing to the established custom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
MEXICO REMAINS
The Scene Of
RED REVOLUTION
TRANQUILITY NOT RESTORED
Though Fighting Ends. Pol.
itiCS at The Fore

Mexico City, Feb. 2O.-The activity
of the followers of Zapata has been
turned against the new administra-
ton A small force of rebels was re-
ported today in the neighborhood Of
the capital and government troops
were sent out against them. An ul-
confirmed dispatch says that Cuerna-
vaca has fallen in Zapatas hands.
Feliz Diaz will enter the race for the
presidency. Probably General Huerta
will not run against him. One reason
why Diaz made no effort to secure the
provisional presidency for himself was
his wish to be entirely free to organ
ize and direct his party in the coming
campaign.
The Mexican capital was in a state
OF uncertainty this morning over the
fate of the old administration chief.
General Huerta's order, preventing the
departure of Francisco Madero gave
rise to many rumors and conjectures.
Meanwhile the attitude of Zapata
and Gomez, leaders of the southern
and northern rebels, is occasioning
anxieties.
The closest estimates obtainable of
the casualties during the fighting in
the streets show that about 5000 per-
sons were killed and 1000 wounded.
In most cases no official records
were made of the bodies, which were
gathered up, carted to open spaces
outside the city and burned.
Numerous entire families were
wiped out by exploding shells or ny
machine gun fire.
The majority Of the dead were nom
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
WAYCROSS IS
PREPARING FOR
g.
The PYTHIANS
PROBABLY A 3-DAY SESSION
300 knights Are Expected to
Attend

Waycross, Feb. 20.-Active prepara-
tions are being made here by the local
Pythians for the 1913 meeting of the
grand lodge of Knights of Pythias to be
held in Waycross May 81, % and pos
sibly through the 23d.
1t is believed that no less than q
thousand persons will attend the grand
lodge. Of this number about 800 will
be members of the uniform rank and
the others will be Representatives If
the various lodges and visitors. If the
present plans for an encampment Of
the uniform rank are carried out the
grand lodge will remain in session here
three days, the third day being given
over almost entirely to the uniform
rank members. Efforts are being made
now to secure a sufficient number Of
tents and cots to care for those of
the uniform rank who propose to at
tend.
The executive committee on ar
rangements is composed of ]. A.
Jones, chairman; C. N Wilson, secre-
tary; J. F. Harbn, J. L. Crawley, AL
len James, NJ NJ. Johnson and j. G.
Smith.
subcommittee have been named as
follows:
Refreshments - ]. T. Strickland,
Fred Ficken.
Hotels and Publicity. s. Williams,
J. E. T. Bowden, Fred Brewer, W. E.
Sirmans.
Reception - c. H. Lowther, H. L..
Maryil, " L. Stanton, J. c. Mcdonald,
] P. McFarr, W. ~ Jones, Rev. W. II.
Scruggs, J. w. Seals, T w Morrison.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
PLEA OF INSANITY Is
MADE in SNEED CASE
Unexpected Turn in CeIGbra.
ted Trial

Vernon, Tex, Feb. 2O.-The defense
If ]. B. Sneed, charged with the mur-
der of AL Boyce, Jr., at Amarillo, Tex
last fall, today Unexpectedly offered
testimony of two local physicians who
have attended the present trial that
Sneed's testimony showed he was in
sane when he killed Boyce.
The prosecution objected, halting
the trial in legal tangle for time
Sneed, on cross examination, precious
Iy was asked whether his wife, after
eloping to Canada with Boyce, had re-
t!ned to Texas on account of charges
filed against Boyce in Forth Worth
Sneed replied, "No, sir. She came
back because I told her l had come
there for her"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
INFANT DAUGHTER OF
MIR. AND MRS. SCHNEIDER DEAD
Funeral Exercises Conducted Yester.
day Afternoon.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Schneider havs
the sympathy of all their friends in
the death of their baby daughter, Ruth,
which resulted at an early hour Thurs
day morning. Although but two weeks
of age the little one had already grown
dear to the hearts of her parents. The
little form was laid away yesterday
afternoon, DR.. Lansing Burrows hay.
ing conducted the funeral service at
the cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
NO BETTER
WORK Than
GOOD ROADS
Mr.. RAY FAVORS BONDS
Believes the Issue viii Be
Carried

81 am fully convinced, after a care
full study of the situation, that the pro-
posed bond issue for the improvement
of the county's bridges and culverts
is move in the right direction and
should be put through by decisive
VOTE said Mr.. Neil A. Ray yesterday,
while discussing the forthcoming bond
election on March 4th. Mr.. Ray s
one of the county's successful farm
ers and large taxpayers, and in the
bond issue he sees not only mate
rial betterment of the roads, bridges
and culverts, but reduction in taxes
as a consequence.
Sumter county must and will MAIN
tain its prestige for good roads, and
this cannot be done without the ex-
penditure of money. 1t is the best
investment the county can make and
in the improvement of our roads and
enhancement of land values, posterity
will share in the benefits
Interest in the forthcoming election
increases as the date draws near, aaI
Ill city and country alike the propo-
ssition is discussed favorably. From
reports received from various locali-
ties it would seem that the bond cleo
ton will go through all right. Such
is the belief expressed here.
One feature that interests citizens, is
that of the possible increase in taxa
BILE valuations of property. While such
'eventuality is scarcely entertained
should the bond issue be defeated 1t
would result, inevitably, in an in
creased levy of taxes to meet the de-
mands for road building, to say moth
ing of the constantly increasing cos1
of maintaining wooden bridges. This
expense account is gradually growing
greater.
In order to meet these increased de-
mands it would be necessary for the
county authorities to increase the tax
return valuations of property, if he
bond issue is voted down. This step
would be detrimental, in that the state
would get half the extra amount rails
ed while the county would get only
.one-half. In this way the taxpayers
would be paying a larger sum an
nually into the state treasury than at
present, while under the bond issue
proposition Sumter alone, would be
benefited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
GUNNERS NABBED AT
A BAITED FIELD
Violation Of Law Was Prose-
Cuted

Just a half score of Americus sports-
men found out early yesterday morn-
ing, to their sorrow, that it was con~
trary to law to shoot doves in or near
a baited field. The ten gunners had
gone to a farm beyond Muckalee
creek and were just getting busy with
the birds when a deputy game warden
appeared upon the scene and called q
sudden halt. The ten sportsmen will
answer to charges preferred, and will
likely steer clear of baited bird fields
in the future
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21
GHOST TOOK
A STROLL YESTERDAY
Much to The Delight Of Merchants an
Others. III

Yesterday was monthly pay day with
the Seaboard railway and the small
army of employees in Americas re.
joiced accordingly. About $4,000 is
paid out in Americus monthly by the
seaboard and pay day is recurring
occasion of interest in local trade cir
cles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-21

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
HITS WALKING RULE IN NAVY
DR.. c. F. Stokes Says Regulation
Works Hardship and UufairDess.

Abolition of the require ment that
all naval officers walk at least ten
miles once q month is recommended
in the annual report of DR.. G. F..
Stokes. Sdrgeon-General of the Uni
ted States Navy.
The order works hardship aud un-
fairness in many cases, the Surgeon
General believes, and is irksome to
all concerned. He favors more at
tention to physical exercises on the
part OF al officers and a substitution
Of healthful and pleasureable exercise
fbr compulsory walks.
Dr.. Stokes renews his criticism of
the damaging effects of competitive
athletics which involve extreme ply
steal strain. He recommends the
substitution of khaki uniforms for
white uniforms of officers and men, g
general study Of methods for deter
mining the mental and tempersmental
fitness Of officers and men, construc-
lion of hospital ships for each feet
and reduction of the length OF tours
Of duty of ships in Central American
waters
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
Amaze Arundel Delegates Appointed To
Ccnyenii0n al Columbus.

The great national Anti Saloon
League convention at Columbus or
dered that a committee of at least
1000 men, representing every state
visit, Washington on December 10
to present to Congress a prohibition
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, which the convention
declared for. Maryland, on account
of its proximity to Washington, was
all jtted 100 Of the fret 1000.
A total OF 237 have reported their
acceptance Of appointment on this
committee those ia excess Of 100
counting on the second 1000, the
committee being not strictly limited
but to insist of at least /, 600 men.
Of this number "a are from Balti-
more and 1853 from the counties. Of
the total SO are preachers and 1a4
lsymen, including many of the best
known men Of the State.
The Baltimore members and those
from the counties who come by way
of Baltimore, left this morning at 8
clock over the b. & o. from Cam.
by the others. At 10 O'Clock the
entire body started from the Raleigh
Hotel, pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street and marched to the Capitol for
the call upon Congress. After lunch
they will start again from the Ra-
leigh and march to the White House
to pay their respects to the Presi-
dent.
Tonight great mass-meeting is to
be held in the d. A. r. Hall, and to-
morrow morning st 80 or O'Clock,
breakfast at Rauscher's, corner
Connecticut avenue and L street, N.
W., for Council of War. This
is the greatest body that has ever
visited Washington in behalf of the
temperance movement. The official
committee ismade up of men but la
dies who desired to accompany il
were not excluded. This large at
tendance from Maryland in behalf OF
national prohibition is regarded as
peculiarly significant. coming right
after the declaration of the Maryland
League for statewide prohibition as
an immediate issue.
TIE delegates to Washington from
| Anne Arundel county are as follows
w. Z. Miller, Eastport; Benjamin
Collision, Edgewater; Rev. ]. B. Hup-
man. Woodwardyille; Bev. W. d.
Hanks, Brooklyn, F. c. Stoll, Brook
lyp.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
BEAUTIFUL CHINA
Given Away 1T The Eolsuisl Every
Night This Week.

Last night Manager Irons gave
away a beautiful set OF Blue DELPHI
China, consisting of thirty
pieces, and the winner wss Miss Eliz-
abeth Thomas. Conduit street. Miss
Thomas held the third number called.
Toni yht there will be another set
given away after the first perform
ance.
You will get coupon with your ad-
mission ticket. These coupons will
be good for every drawing, so save
them each night. There il a set of
this beautiful china on display in T..
Kent Green's drug store window on
Main street. REMEMBER, a coupon
with every admission ticket. Last
night the patrons witnessed a splen-
did show, aladdin and His Wonder
full Lamp"
The fairy story was a gorgeous
production as presented by the War
ner Company of players, and it GER
tsinly took one back to their child.
hood days. You forgot your petty
troubles and was again happy kiddy
without care in the world and found
yourself wishing you haG a wishing
ring and the wonderful lamp, and
what great and wonderful things you
would wish tor, just as you did a
thousand times in those dear old
days when you listened TO the story
as told by your mother or father, OF
perhaps you we're old enough to read
it yourself.
There were many persons last
night that were carried away by its
magnitude and awoke from their
dreams and wishes when those hate.
full words flashed upon the screen
1.-The End Those who missed il
surely missed a rare treat. Yet,
there is another in store for you.
Hansel and Gretal, one of Grimm /
fairy tales will be shown Thursday
matinee and night. Don't miss il, and
be sure 10 bring the Riddles.
Tonight will bring forth splendid
pro gram of good things, too. "In The
Tolls OF An Adventures is a thrill.
ing and gripping three part drama.
IL is filed with daring and powerful
scenes and situations, story Of love
and intrigue. A story with a moral,
a stirring plot and thrilling action.
Three other pictures with a special
musical program will complete the
program. Get the Coloni Al habit.
An array Of good things every night.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
LES MISERABLES.
Mise Reel Classic at The Colonial
Theatre Next Monday.

Manager Irons wishes to announce
among some of the really big fea+
lures be has secured for his patrons,
that wonderful classic, LES Miser-
able" in nine reels, the same produc-
tion that has been running in Balti-
more for the last three weeks
Ii is without a doubt one of the
greatest Photographic masterpieces
ever made. A magnificent 500, 600
production of the literary master
piece Of Wet ir Hugo. acted by a
splendid cast of French stars. The
picture itself is che acme of dramatic
technique, applied TO one of the great
est narratives of classic fiction. The
following is part OF the fret reel
20 refresh your memory:
jean Valje an, rugged, stalwart
SOD OF toll, in early middle life finds
himself facing a.condition al poverty.
He is obliged to provide for his in
valid me Their. They are reduced to
immediate want and his sick moth
er is actually starving in the hum
Bile place they call home. Jean,
with his great strength, is eager
and willing to work, but no man
will give him any. He wanders
from shop to shop without success
and returns home again at night,
empty handed to his dying mother.
"Alas, in desperation, he steals a
loaf of bread. The baker cries an
alarm and Jean is pursued by
motley mob TO his home. He does
not care what becomes of him, so
long as he is able to provide the good
woman who raised him with the food
she needs so badly The baker is a
stern man of business. He insists
upon the arrest of Jean, and the poor
fellow is sentenced to Eve years al
hard labor in prison.
The seats are reserved for LES
Miserables" and will be on sale Fri
day morning of this week.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-10
REHEARSING FOR SHOW
Severn Goat Club Members Show Great
Interest in Coming Minstrel Per-
lcrmapce

Great is the interest among mem
oers of the Severn Boat Club in the
minstrel chow which is to be pro-
duced at the Colonial Theatre the
latter part Of January. The exact
date has not been determined, bat il
will probably be during the last
week 10 the month.
The troupe numbers about forty
men, thus indicating the interest
shown by the club members. Every
man who knows tow to sing a bit,
tell a joke, or perform in one way or
another, re sponded to the call fer tai.
emit With the assignment Of parts,
the tentative program has also been
arranged. and rehearssls are nov
being held
There was rehe arsal at the club 4
quarters last night, and another viii
be held tonight The show promises
to be che Of the greatest successes
ever given BY amateurs in this city.