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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
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Saturday,,
AUGUST 9Th
Admission 5 and 1Oc

Always something good
for Saturday. Remember
that the performance begins
every Saturday at II o'clock
and continues until IL p. m.
Mr.. Hamstead Rentley,
Southland's sweetest tenor,
will sing at 400, 600, 500
and $50 p. m.
The pictures are great. |
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
GROVER CALLS MEETING
OF EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE

A meeting of the Empire league will
be held in Thomasville next Monda5.
The Americas management has been
after a meeting for three weeks AMI
Cordele has been seconding the mo-
ton. Grower has been deaf to the
call but at last they have forced his
hand. Ike Kalmon will attend as u
delegate for the local association.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
THE LOCALS GET REVENGE
With PRATT IN The BOX
JordanS Grew is Unable to Repeat Bitter Dose Utter
Catches Swell Game -BrOuthers and Manchester
Star With Willow.

Fifth Innig: Brouthers retires
Wise; Zellers singles; Van singles but
Zellers is caught going to third en-
Manchester's pretty peg to Bowen;
Jordan fouls to Griff. Runs 0; Hits 2.
Pratt flies to outfeld; Bernie is in
field out; kaufman doubles; Griffin
skies to left. Runs 0; Hits 1.
Sixth Inning: Hurley is slaughter
ed by Chancey; Hawkins hits but is
caught stealing; Brewster fans. Runs
0; Hits /.
+ Chancey walks and steals; Bowen ia
infeld out. Runs O.; Hits 0.
Eighth Inning: Zellers is out, Pratt
to Griff; Van is out the same route;
Jordan skies out to Chancey. Runs o.:
Hits 0.
kaufman lofts one for Medlock;
Griffin is taken care of by Hurley,
Chancey flies to center. Runs 0; Hits
o.
Ninth Inning: Hurley is infield out.
Chancey retires both Hawkins and
Brewster and ends game.
The official box score follows:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Naughty Gentleman (atsseaside ho-
tel--Can have private byths
Proprietor Certainly, sir. AT what
time Of day would you like u reserve
the ocean Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Summary-Two base hits, Kuhlman,
Brouthers, Jordan, Hawkins; stolen
bases, Americas 8; base on balls, off
Pratt 0, off Zellers 8; hits off Pratt T.
off ZeIlers Z; struck out by Pratt 8, by
Zellers 2; passed balls, Wise.
Time of game 1875. Umpire, Gentle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
EDISON.
"Rule ThySeIf"

Poor Smilax has a tempeA
with a pair.trigger attach
ment that is always getting
him into difficulties He
ref.rms until he arrives
home and finds his wife in
the arms of a stranger whom
he kicks out. But it is her
long lost brother returning
home rich.
EDISON
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

The average man would like to
have the Stock Exchange regulated SO
that he could press button and have
to go up and down at his bidding like
an. elevator.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

The young son of the rich man Is
to be pitied for to him it doesn't
mean anything to get his first goli
watch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

rs your father regular attendant
at church,"
yes, he goes once year, whethec
he thinks he needs it or not Chi
cago Record Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Even the silent man is unable to
keep his ignorance under cover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Chief Werner will be on the mound
against the visitors this afternoon. The
Cincinnati boy is in fine snaps and
should win his game.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Exen an empty head may contain a
lot of useless information.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
"The Capture Of the Wild Cat
PATHE.
"The Snap Shot,
A beautiful Pathe Play

School children, all ages, admit I'd
to afternoon show for sc; after six
o'clock children under twelve years
old sc; all others 10c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09
FACTS, FIGURES and FABLES FOR FANS
(BY QUIMBY MELTON.)

1t was a case of Mercer VS.. Alabama
in yesterdays game. Zellers was
MERGERS mainstay once upon a time,
and Pratt was a winner of ten out OF
eleven for Alabama this spring. The
Alabama boy copied from the Maco l
youngster in good style.
Utter caught fine game behind the
bat. The last FIVE innings he was him
.dered by a split finger, but he kept
right after Pratt and made him pitch
good ball.
Brouthers and Kuhlman pulled some
big league fielding stunts in the game.
Kuhlman's stab of a line drive was
sensational.
The short right field fence hurts the
pitching averages of the twirlers here
in Americas. Several of the hits that
commonly go for two bags here could
be handled easily by the right fielder,
if the fence were not there.
Now come on out to the rubber
game. The boys want to win, can.
they will do it if you give them the
proper encouragement.
To play under Jordan is worth more
than dollars and cents to youngster.
The old general can teach youngster
bunch of ball if he Will just half try
and follow his Instructions. OF is
playing good ball around the keystone.
The attendance at the ball games g
not any too encouraging at this stage.
Why don't every one come on AMI
swell the receipts for the next two
weeks?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-09

Hawkins for the visitors is dan
gerous. batsman. He wades into
ball and stings it good and hard. It,
always a relief to see him retired in a
game
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07

Meridian, Miss, Aug. s. =
Chief Bludsworth il having a
time with crazy negro women,
two being taken to the city Jail
Monday. During the past six
months the police have been COM
PEELED to take up six persons
whose minds had been affected.
The county is also burdened
with two or three crazy persons.
who are confined in the county
Jail. Those taken up by the city
ultimately find their way to the
county jail, where they remain
g9til thsy are provided for in the
state institution.
The states institution in Sc
crowded that many times It i.
pecessarY to keep the crazy per.
sons in Jail for a considerable
length of time befcfe room car
be provided, and II il aaid thal
conditions in other parts Of tn,
state are similar,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
HAVE NOT ABANDONED HOPE
Of HAVING SMITH RELEASED
Effort VIII be Made to Secure
Bail for Convicted Peniten-
tiary Trustee.

Jackson, Miss. Aug. q. At
torneys for Charles G. Smith,
former penitentiary trustee. who
is in the Kinds county Jail here
awaiting the outcome of his ap-
peal from his conviction and SEN
tence on a charge of fraudulent
~ selling, or permitting to be
sold, to the state, his former
secondhand automobile, have
not abandoned their hope of Sc
curing his release on bail. The
attorneys will. feel their way
carefully before taking any posi-
tive step. and instead Of taking
the case to the circuit Judge. may
endeavor to secure Smiths re-
lease through one of the justices
of the supreme court.
Mr.. Smith has not been a
strong man. physically, for sew
eral years. and his incarceration
in and confinement to the Jail in
closure is having no tonic effect
on his system. His attorneys
will make a move shortly.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
No Change in Plan.

Washington, Aug. 5. AS the
result of conferences between
representatives from the cotton
growing states and experts of
the department of agriculture it
was announced today that prac-
tieally no change would be made
in the present plan Of campaign
against ths cotton boil weevil.
Extension Of the present methods
of improved culture. 1t was de-
cided offered the best means of
combating the spread and in
crease of the pest.
Many plans for the eradication
of the weevil had been offered.
The pest is said to be slowly Wild
ening its gone Of activity and to
threaten states net heretQfare
invaded t9 any great extent.
One plan was to establish a
quarantine strip Of country, sey-
eral miles in width and running
thraugh several states on which
no cotton would not be planted
for one and possihly two ssasons.
In this way, 1t was hoped to
check the spread of the insect
and permit concentration 10
fighting 1t. The cost Of the plan
however. was found to be prac.
tically prohibitive, while experts
were MT agreed On Its efficacy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
DepOsed Steward Of State In
sane Hospital Faces Charge
OF Embezzlement.
JUGGIED CATTLE SALES
Witness Declares He Bought
Horse for $40 and Sold II to
Turley for S176.

7. n. Turley, the deposed stew
ard of the State Insane Hospita
at Jackson. who was indicted or
the charge of embezzlement. is
now on trial at Brandon. the
hearing having been transferred
to that place on a change of ven
ue from Kinds county.
Turley is under indictment in
four counts charging embezzle-
ment. The State elected to try
him on Indictment 6,798. which
charges defrauding and cheating
the State by paying 1910 for
some cattle.
According to testimony of wit.
nesses for the State. Turley Is.
sued a warrant for $810 purport.
ing to have covered the purchase
of seventeen cows, when in real
ity he only bought twelve, and
then reported the death of a
cow every few days until the
number was reduced to a dozen.
thus hoping to cover his pecula-
tion.
The State finished its testimony
Tuesday afternoon, and Judge
Groom of counsel for defense
asked the court to exclude all
testimony ON the ground that the
indictment charged that Turley
had paid money to his cousin. E.
w. Weatherly. and this charge
had not been sustained.
The motion was overruled by
the court. and defendant took
the stand in his own behalf. He
said the trustees had approved
all transactions but on cross-ex-
animation admitted that only two
of the trustees had seen the cows
in question, and then they were
in a lat with other cattle.
The case was expected to go
to the jury last night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
Property was ResoId Monday
TO Original Purchasers at
Original Price.
BUT ONE BID SUBMITTED
!. is Understood that Handsome
Edifice will be Erected on
The Lot.

The lot at the northeast cor
ner of College and Twelfth
streets. which belonged to the
estate of the late Torrey McCol-
loeh. was sold under a decree of
the ehancery court by B. A.
Lincoln. acting as commissioner.
Monday. and was purchased by
the congregation of the Second
Methodist church for 81, 100.
This is the second time the
property has been sold. The
first sale occurred last June.
when the lot was sold to the
church for the same price.
Chancellor McCool declined to
confirm the first sale, having, so
it is understood. been advised
that the property did not bring
any thing like its real value. A
second sale was ordered and was
held Monday with the above
stated result, the only bid offer
ed having come from the church.
1t is understood TO be the in
tention of the congregation Of
the Second Methodist church to
abandon their present building
on Bell avenue and erect a new
house of worship on the recently
acquired property. The princi-
pal reason for the contemplated
change is that the lot at the cor
ner Of College and Twelfth
streets is much more centrally
located than the one on Bell ave-
nue.. being in densely popuIat-
ed neighborhood and within one
block of a street car line.
While no plans have as yet
been adopted for the new church,
1t is understood that it will be a
large and commodius brick struc-
ture, with spacious auditorium
and all modern conveniences.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
AFTER l0aG alaESS DEATH
CONES IoAS. BROOKS


MIR. N. S. Brooks local freight
agent Of the Southern Railway
died at his home. No. l.124 Main
street. at three O'Clock Monday
afternoon. his death having fol-
lowed an illness Of long duration.
He suffered from 3 complication
of diseases. and several months
ago went to Mobile for treatment
by a specialist. His ailments,
however. stubhornly refused to
yield to treatment. and after re
turning to Columbus he grew
steadily worse.
Mr.. Brooks was forty. three
years of age. and Is survived By
his widow. several step-children
two brothers and two sisters.
The brothers are Mr., R I'D. Brooks
of Graham. KY. and Mr.. 7. {.
Brooks of Cartwell. Mo. The
sisters are Mrs. ]. c. Davis of
Southland. Mo-. and Mrs. Viola
Northrup of this city. He was
a native of Southland. Mo. F.. and
had been livirg IN Columbus
since 1908. when he came here to
accept q position with the South
ern Railway.
The funeral occurred at the
family residence at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday morning. having been
conducted by Rev. W. W. Wool
lard. pastor of the First Metho-
dist church. Interment was at
Friendship cemetery, Messrs. H.
A. Moody. G. v. Gage. ]. H. At
kins. 7. / Halbert and A. H.
Nichols having oftlciated as pail
bearers.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
SElRGFdG0 GIER
ROAD CONTRACT
Viii Reconstruct Public High
ways in Second Supervi-
sor's District.
CONTRACT PRICE s84,8ss
Work is to Begin Within Thirty
Days and Be Completed in
Six Months.

To r. C. Searcy & Co., OF
Greenville. Ala. has been award
ed the contract for the recon-
struction of the roads of the Sec
ond supervisors district of
Lowndes county as provided for
in the bond issue of $50, 600 some
time since authorized by the
qualified voters of the county at
a special election held for that
purpose.
The contract was awarded at
a joint meeting of the board of
supervisors and district highway
commissioners which was held
Tuesday. the price stipnl ated for
the work being $94,899 Other
firms substituting propositions,
together with the amounts bid,
were as follows: Newell Broth
ers. Birmingham. Ala. S27. 971 ;
Worthington Construction Co.,
Birmingham, s37,479. %; ]. H.
Henning, LaGrange. Ga, $48,-
6l4.40.
The roads to be improved all
lie in the second supervisors dis
trict, and are as follows: Mill
tary road. five miles: Wolf road.
two miles; Pickensville road. five
milesI Robertson road. three mil
es, Aberdeen road. four miles.
The work will commence with
In the next thirty days. and will
be completed within six montLs
from the time of the commence
ment. 1t has not yet been de-
cided which road will be improv.
ed first.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
LOCAL WOOOMEA ENVOY
An OUTING At LAKE PARK
Members Of Queen City Camp
No. % Give Delightful En-
tertainment.

A delightful entertainment
was given at Lake Park Tuesday
night under the auspices of
Queen City Camp No. rs. Wood.
men of the World. and was
greatly enjoyed by the members
Of hhe cainp and their friends,
Addresses were delivered by
Messrs. H. F. Simrall. Lee Caine,
W. C. Coffey, and ]. ]. Wind
ham, and the program included
delightful music. with Miss Ange-
lique Higgins and Prof. Mejia as
violinists and Miss Stella Clardy
as pianist.
Ice cream was served, and the
affair was altogether a most de-
lightfll one.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07

Mr.. j. d. Cook, Jr.. of Rose
dale. Miss, and Miss Vera
Stewart of Pickensyille. Ala,
were married Tuesday afternoon
the wedding having taken place
at Fayette and having been quite
a surprise to friends of the con-
tracing parties.
The groom is the son of Mr.,
j. ID. Cook. a well known
local citizen. and holds . re-
spansibie position with an oil
mill at Rosedale. while the bride
is the daughter of Mr.. Farley
Stewart, one of the wealthiesi
farmers in Pickens county. and
is a charming and highly accom-.
plished young lady,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
EEaESS RATES lRE Io
G wTEGAllY REDUCED
Inssrssal. csmnsres csanis-
sloa Orders Rsdurtisns q
10 Per cent

Washington. Aug. 4 -Reduc-
tious In express rates which will
cost the companies fully S26. 900. :
600 a year. approximately 16 per
cent of their gross revenues.
were ordered by the Interstates
Commerce Commission today. to
become effective on or before
Oct. Is. 1918 Notable reforms
in practices also were ordered.
The most important change
prescribed by the order is by
way Of modification ON the pres
ent graduated scale of parcel
rates. One hundred pound rates
for short distances either have
been left unchanged or slightly
reduced; for longer distances
they have been lowered. For so
pounds of less all rates have been
practically reduced. For pack
ages of more than four pound. go
ing more than 200 rifles and less
than 1900. the new express rates
are generally lower than the par
eel post rates; for more than 81
600 miles the rates are practically
the same.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
POPULAR RAILROAD MANS
CALLED TO FINAL REWARD
J. W broome, Southern Engineer
Dies After Illne.ss Of Short
Duration.

Mr.. j. w. Broome. a well
known engineer on the Southern
Railway. died rather suddenly at
his residence on South Third av-
enue at 3:l5 o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon. Dr. MOlIoy. the attend
ing physician. gave heart trouble
as the cause Of death.
Mr.. Broome had his arm badly
cut in a railway accident some
two weeks ago and while the in
jury was exceedingly painful, it
is not believed to have been the
direct cause of his death.
Deceased was for;y-three years
Of age, and is survived by his
widow. four sons and two
daughters. The sons are Messrs.
Harold. j. f., f. B. and j. w.
Broome, Jr.. and the daughters
are Mrs. j. NJ. Englebert of Tus-
caloosa, Ala. and Miss Mary Lou
Broome of this city.
The funeral occurred at the
family residence at 4.3O O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. having
been conducted BY Rev. w. w.
Woolard, pastor of the First
Method / church.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
OFFICER NORWOOD PICKS up
yOUNGSTER WHO RAN AWAY
Robert Black, Who Left His
Home At McCrary Month
Ago, Has Been Found.

Robert Black. the twelve-year-
old boy who ran away from the
home of his uncle. Alonzo Black.
near McCrary. Miss, about a
month ago. was located in this
city last Monday night. having
been picked up by Policeman
John Norwood at the Mobile and
Ohio depot.
The officer had a good descrip-
ton OF the boy, and recognized
him when he saw him loafing
around the depot, The young
ster admitted his identity. and
was taken into custody. Tuesday
morning his uncle was notified
over the long distance telephone,
and Immediately came to Column
bus. having taken the recalci-
trant kid back home on an after
noon train,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
WHITE HOUSE BEING RENOVATED
FOR THE W!LSQN-SAYRE WEDDING

guests, Secretary Tumulty and
pr. Cary T. Grayson, y. s. NJ.
his physician,
The big east roam Is being re-
finished and those sections of the
white house hitherto open to
the public. have heen closed for
repairs. The white house Is be-
ing renovated in preparation for
the wedding Of Miss Jessie vii
son and Francis 3. Sayre, which
'Ia to take place during The
Thanksgiving season, the last
week in November. It Is not
expected that the Wilson family
will return from eprpish, n. \.
the summer capital. much before
that time.
! Keeping bachelor hall" ia Z
trying ordeal for president WI
son. % he has rarely been away
from the family circle for an,
extended period. No friend.
have been invited to visit and al
4 u
though ordinarily he dimes Will
a cabinet member. the presiden
Is content with the companv o
Secretary Tnmulty and Or. Gray
/ son.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07

Washington, August 3; Rresi-
dent Wilson has entered into the
summer life OF the national caDi-
tai with the toiersnt spirit af q
veteran resident. Declining to
leave Washington while congress
Is in session. he Is making the best
OF the hot weather by.a methodi-
cal program of work and r.crea-
ton.
Fond Of long automobile rides
snd golf, the president devofes
two hours in the late afternoon
to refreshing himself from days
Of congested engagements and
conferences. In the evening he
is frequently at bis Office and
there always is a stack of cores
ppndence or official papers for his
esamination.
The white house Is by no
means the quiet and comfortable
place these days that it appears,
as a small army Of paper hang
ers. painters and carpenters arr
busily remodIing the interior
'fhe only rooms that have MOI
been disturbed are those occupied
BY the president and bis two
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
NEGRO REQUESTS PRES. WILSON
TO WITHDRAW HIS NOMINATION

Washington. Aug. 2-Presi-
ent Wilson to-day withdrew the
nomination Of Adam L Patter-
son, of Oklahoma. a negro. to be
register of the treasury. Patter-
son declined the appointment.
and the president nominated in
stead Gabe +. Parker. of Okla
homa. a Choctaw Indian. recon-
mended by both senators from
Oklahoma and the congressional
delegation from that state.
In view his letter to President
Wilson. Patterson says:
in view of recent develop
ments caused by my name hay-
ing been submitted to the United
States senate for confirmation as
register of the treasury. | beg to
request that you withdraw my
nomination for that position. /
had hoped that the nomination
and confirmation would be made
without protest.
Il refuse to embarrass your ad-
ministration by insisting upon
ny confirmation. ard else be
liega il is best for my race that
! | itadraw my name from fur.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07
Lille MobIey, Thirteen Years
Old. Claims She was As
saulted.
TWO MEN ARE IMPLICATED
Crime Alleged to Have Taken
Place Between Steens and Co
lumbus Last Sunday.

Sensational charges are made
BY Lille MObley. thirteen year
old white girl living with her
step-father. G. w. Reeves. near
Steens. Miss. against Noel Shell
ton and another white man as
yet unidentified, who. according
to the story told by the girl. in
dueed her TO leave her home near
Steens last Sunday afternoon.
and later assaulted her.
The girl declares that the as
sault was committed between
Steens and Columbus, and that
when the trio reached Columbus
the two men put her on a Mobile
& Ohio train. and sent her to
Artesia. She states that she
landed in Artesia without a cent
but was there met and question
ed by kind-hearted Columbian,
who after hearing her pitiable
story. furnished her with a tick
ct to this city, and also gave her
a note to the proprietor of a local
hotel requesting that she be TAX
en- care of until the matter could
be thoroughly investigated.
The unfortunate girl arrived
here Monday from Artesia, and
the proprietor of the hotel to
which she went placed himself
in telephone communication
with her step-father, Mr. Reeves
who was located at his home near
Steens. Mr.. Reeves came imme.
diately to Columbus. and soon
after his arrival here went before
Justice of the Peace Beverly
Matthews, and swore out war;
rants against Shelton and the un-
known man who accompanied
him. AS soon as the warrants
were issued officers started in
search of the two men, but neith-
er one could be located.
Shelton's father was located,
and stated that his son and the
young girl came to Columbus for
the purpose of being married,
but the girl denies this. Extra
Officer Charles Oakley. who was
on duty at the Mobile and Ohio
depot Sunday night, says that
the man and his alleged victim
boarded the train together. but
that Shelton was put off at the
bridge because he had no money
to pay his fare. The officers be-
lieve, however. that this was a
ruse, and was resorted to by
Shelton in order that he might
escape from the girl without
|arousing her suspicious.
The search for Shelton aud his
alleged partner in crime will con-
tinue,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-08-07

ther consideration for that posi-
ton"
Patterson worked in the Dem
oeratic national headquarters
during the last presidential cam
paign in the colored mems bu-
reau. and was recommended by
National Committeeman Hud-
speth, of New Jersey. Opposi-
ton in the senate from Southern
senators brought about the with
drawal of Patterson's name.