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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-03
Statement of Lcdyard.

The statement outlining his various
with Lamar's operations, read to the
committee by Mr.. Ledyard, was. in part.
as follows:
''On February 4 had a conversation
over the telephone with Congressman
p He asked me if I knew who he
was from that description, and upon re-
plying in the negative he said: If I add
that L represent one of the Eastern dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, will that help
you 1 said. No: that doesn't help me.
He said, Then / will spell 1t. Palmer
(as he spelled the name he turned to
Lamar, sitting beside him, and the lat
ter nodded with each letter., and he
added, The middle name commences
with M. Are you able to identify me
now 1 said, Yes, 1 am He said, I
understand that you have been made
fully acquainted with existing plans af-
fecting your people
II told him 1 did not know to what he
referred. He said he referred to the
Steel Corporation. 1 told him did not
represent the Steel Corporation. He re-
piled that he understood that had had
a conference with a gentleman at which
the policy Of the Democratic party in
the coming Congress as affecting that
company had been disclosed to me.
told him I had had no such conference
He said he referred to the conference
with a gentleman named c. 1 asked
him what the initial of this gentleman
was and he said - told him the only
thing I knew about any such matter
was that gentleman had told me that
Mr.. c. would wish to see me and had
appointed a time: that was quite sure
from what this gentleman said that he
had no idea that the subject of the pro-
posed conference was the Steel Corpora
tion."
Il told him that Mr.. c. had tele-
phoned thse he could not keep the
appointment. Mr.. p. again expressed
himself as greatly surprised.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
Empty Stocking Fund Will Be
Closed Tonight at Eight O'CLOCK

they. will take the billy goats and
rocking horses and doll carriages. etc /,
out, too. !..s
They want several of the auto own
ers of the city to lend them their cars
today to carry the Christmas" out to
the homes. Anyone who is willing to
let them have the use of their car for
an hour this morning will help them
out quite a lot. Cars should be sent
to the store on Cotton avenue, next to
Buchanan's at eleven o'clock this
morning, or o'clock this afternoon.
Remember the fund will be wound up
tonight at o'clock and if you want to
get in on the list you must send your
contribution by that time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23

Santa for. There are thirty little tots
who will have their hearts gladdened
by the visit of these ladies. These
kiddies ara going to get horns and
footballs and goats, and .dollies, and
tea sets, and other things just like the
richest child in Americas. They are
going to have a merry Christmas this
year.
Already lots of the toys and other
things have been purchased and the
ladies have them stored away in an
empty store on Cotton avenue next to
Buehanan's. They are filling the little
stockings and. getting everything ready.
for delivery. This afternoon they are
going to take the stockings out to the
houses of these kiddies and put them
where Old Santa can find them when
he comes tomorrow night Tomorrow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
MEXICO'S BIG BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS

Mexico City, Dec. %. - The Bank
of London and Mexico closed its doors
today The bank was unable to SCI
cure currency with which to pay de-
positors and was forced to suspend.
Bankers here generally agree with the
management of the Bank of London
and Mexico in the opinion that the in
stitution is solvent and the closing
may be only temporary. The bank is
believed to have excellent collateral.
Today's suspension was not due to
lack of assets, but to the scarcity o.
currency. Silver and gold have
both long been scarce in the country
and recently state bank bills have
been refused, except in the states
where they were issued. The London
and Mexico bank has been emharrass-
ed more than other concerns be-
cause it has for a long time been ac-
cepting deposits, while the others have
been refusing them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
PARKER IS HONORED
BY OFFICERS or GINA.

The many Americas friends of Leon
ard C. Parker will appreciate COM
pliment bestowed upon him day or
two since Mr.. Parker, who is taking
postgraduate work lat the Georgia
Military academy in College Park. was
honored by the school authorities when
he was requested to receive the review
of the cadet corps. This is the first
time in the history of the school such
an honor has been paid student. Mr..
Parker is captain of Company C and
will enter the naval academy at An
napolis in the spring, if he passes the
exams, for which he has been studying
at the College Park school, from whica
he graduated the past summer with the
first honors of his large class.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
THIRTY BOOZE JOINTS
RAIDED IN SAVANNAH
Wholesale and Retail WbiSkey
Shops Shut

Savannah Ca, Dec. %. - The ex-
pected raid on the wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers of Savannah began
this morning, when officers were
given % warrants against the retail
dealers and Z injunctions against the
wholesale dealers in near beer and
wbiskey. The retailers have given
bond, or will do so. The injunctions
will stop the sale of liquor by those
senjoined during the holidays. The
warrants were signed by Mr.. w. B
Stubs and were issued by Judge
Davis Freeman of the city court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
MONEY AWAITING
CITYS employees
WEDNESDAY EVE
SALARY LIST WILL Be PAID
Every Man Will Get Cash
For December

Miss Americas, generous old girl
that she is, will see to it that those
who labor in her behalf will not lack
the needed dough for getting Christ
mas cake, and will fill every sock,
from the silk article worn at the city
hall to the brogan-encased cotton
sack of the negro ditchers, with the
coin of the realm. In keeping with
time-honored custom here, all De-
oember salaries are payable on the
day before Christmas, and there will
be the usual dollar handout at high
noon tomorrow. Even Mayor Lowrey
and the aldermen will be paid enough
on their salaries to aid them in seek
ing Santa, while all the city hall force,
the policemen and firemen, and those
of the waterworks department viii
have cause to bless Old Santa's heart
when they shake out their sox tomor-
row.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23

The Empty Stocking Fund went
soaring again yesterday and by night
the total had been run past the $125
mark. The fund will be wound up to-
night at 8 o'clock and the money n
hand will be given to the committee of
the Woman's Benevolent society who
have already made their plans for dis
tribution of the toys and goodies
that the money will buy. Today is
your last chance to contribute to the
fund. If you want to join the 800
people who have already contributed,
send in your donation today.
The committee of the Benevolent So
ciety has already prepared list of
the children that they are to play
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
WALKER ESCAPES
The ROPE FOR
LIFE SERVITUDE
SENTENCE PASSED MONDAY
Upon Slayer Of Negress Jes-
sic Williams

| Will Walker, the mulatto convicted
recently in Sumter superior court for
the murder of the negro woman, Jessie
Williams, with whom he was alleged to
have. been upon very friendly terms,
will not hang for the crime, despite
the fact that the trial jury rendered a
verdict OF murder in the first degree.
which had the effect of consigning
Walker to the gallows.
Sentence was not imposed by the
court at the time, this having been de-
fererd until the date of final adjourn
ment yesterday.
In imposing sentence upon Walker,
Judge Littlejohn took into considera-
ton the fact that the evidence upon
which the condemned man was convict
ed was largely circumstantial, though
of the most convincing nature, and,
while quite satisfied as to Walker
guilt, nevertheless, imposed the life
penalty, instead of death upon thu
scaffold, as recommended in the YER
dict of the trial jury,
Walker therefore escapes the death
penalty and will do term of life SER
viture, instead. Walker was very
much elated when he realized that he
had sidestepped the halter for a turn
at the pick and shovel on the county
roads. The case will, OF course, be
appealed.
The crime of which Walker was adj
judged guilty was the cruel murder or
t1e young woman, Jessie Williams, who
lived near his home. The body was
weighted down with iron and flung in
to Flint river to conceal the crime.
But murder will OUT and after few
days the waters fell bit and an out
stretched hand of the dead woman was
seen above the muddy surface.
Walker was strongly suspected of
the crime, and in the trial very
strong chain of circumstantial evidence
was woven about him, resulting in his
conviction of murder in the first de-
gree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
PRACTICAL BUSINESS MAN WANTS
TO OPEN FIRST CLASS DRY
GOODS STORE IN AMERICUS
ALL STORES IN AMERICUS
OCCUPIED AT PRESENT
Is Backed by a s3,0OO,O0O Concern
and Will Mean a Big Addition to the
City

Americas has chance to land an
other big business concern. A practi-
cal merchant with $4,000 capital and
backed by a $3,O0O,O 900 concern, is
looking for location in Americas for
a first class dry goods and department,
store. This party has Investigated and
finds that there is not a single store in
the city that he can secure.
It's up to someone to build store
for this man. He will take a long
lease on it, as he is especially anxious
to locate in Americas. But unless 4
building con be provided for him.
Americas is going to lose this chance
to land this business concern. 1t will
take three-story building with 5000
or 5000 feet of floor space on each
floor to accommodate this concern.
1t is a good indication of the pros
perity of city when all the stores
are occupied by successful business
firms like those of Americas, but it is
also mighty good thing for outside
capital to be able to secure a location
for a new concern. This propositio !
that Americas has a chance to land is
a large one, and would mean lots
to the city
We have the facts in the case and
can supply the name of the party who
wants to locate here and also of the
concern that is backing the PROPOSE
ton. This man means business. He
prefers not to have his name mention
ed unless he is able to make trade in
Americas, as he will have to, locate
elsewhere If he is unable to secure a
building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
AMERICUS HELD
MONSTER CROWD
HOLIDAY BUYERS
GREATEST THRONGO OF SEASON
Stores Had Excellent Trade
Yesterday

Americas was the Mecca of ten
thousand busy buyers who came yes
terday to make the deferred purchases,
or else to complete their shopping list
three days before the holiday. From
every town in south Georgia, it seemed
the multitude came, this being the best
market and leading shopping city
south of Macon. Stores were throng-
ed to the capacity point, while the
business district, with cars and other
vehicles damned in seemingly inextri-
cable confusion, made replica of At
lanta's busy Five Points" There
have been other very busy days here
during the holiday buying season, but
yesterday was a record breaker, and a
dollar coiner for the merchants. The
weather was not propitious for shop
ping, a drilling rain falling durine
the afternoon, but the spirit of the
Xmas buyer was not dampened there
by, and the split skirt for one tim )
at least, seemed serviceable in the
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
WANT TO BORROW
YOUR AUTO FOR
sAATA's USE

The committee of the Benevolent So
cisly that has been appointed to act
IS Santa Claus for the Empty Stock
NJ Fund asks that anyone who is will
N " to lend them the use of their auto
f1nobile today for few hours, send
Ahs cars down to their headquarters
: in the empty store room next to Blu
chanans grocery store.
They want to put the stockings
where Old Santa can find them to-
morrow night and as they have stock
Of toys and goodies as high as the
courthouse to distribute they will
have to have several autos to help out
Send your car down at II o'clock. II
they can use 1t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
WITHOUT FRIEND
DURING THE GLAD
CHRISTMAS TIME
NOTHING DOING FOR The king
Decline is More Than a Cent
a Pound

AS utterly friendless as red-headed
stepchild at Christmas time is poor
old King Cotton, and none are there
SO poor as to him him reverence. Re-
Gently the market seems to have
busted wide open" and the remnant
of the crop yet unsold may bring the
low price of the season. Recently the
decline has been steady and sure, with
the result that the price in Americas
today is one cent per pound, or So per
bale, lower than it was a very short
time since.
From IL to 10 1-2 cents, the price
has sagged to Il cents, the top figure
quoted in Americus yesterday. AS
there are $500 or 5000 bales in loca-
warehouses yet unsold this decline
means very considerable loss to the
farmers of Sumter-at least $4,000
or $4,000.
Americas warehouses up to yester-
day had received total of just $4,000
bales, the greater portion of which has
been sold at excellent prices ranging
from IL IL to 10 IL cents. This has
brought very nearly two million dol
lars to Sumter, most of which has cir
culated in Americas.
Just now the outlook for restora-
ton or prices is none too bright-at
least not until long after the news
year has been entered upon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
An Appeal.

o, Santa Claus. dear Santa Claus,
l wonder if you know
How many poor folks stockings hang
All in gaping row;
How anxiously you're waited for
BY many a girl and boy,
AS you dash by with jingling bells,
And never leave a toy!
When from its merry midnight round
Your sleigh comes dashing back,
And all the toys are given out
From every Christmas pack,
Could you not bring some last years
drums,
Or skates, or balls, or sleds,
Or dollies who have lost their hair
Or cracked their arms or heads?
o, Santa Claus, dear Santa Claus,
I don't believe you know
How many poor folks stockings hang
All in gaping row;
How anxiously you're waited for,
Or you would ride this way,
And cram the empty stockings full
On every Christmas day.
r. Exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
LAWSON STAPLETON
HURT WHEN MOTOR
CYCLE THROWS HIM

Lawson Stapleton was painfully in
jured yesterday afternoon when a
motorcycle that he was riding threw
him as he was running through a sand
bed. Late last night the attending
physical said that his injuries might
prove of a serious nature,
Young Stapleton was on his way to
aid an automobile that had broken
down several miles from the city when
the accident occurred. His many
friends will be sorry to learn of his
accident and will be anxious to hear
good news from the sick room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
FUNERAL OF MRS. COOK
IS HELD ON MONDAY

The funeral services of Mrs. W. r.
Cook, woh passed away Sunday morn
ing at her home on Forsyth street,
were held yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, Rev. J. A. Thomas conducting
the obsequies Mrs. Cook was seventy
four years of age and had long been a
resident of Americas and held in high
esteem among her friends and ac-
ouaintances.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
DANCE AT The ARMORY
WILL BE ENJOYABLE
Public Invited to Occasion
There T0Right

An enjoyable dance at the armory
tonight will be an occasion of social
interest ushering in the holidays The
young society people of the city gener-
ally will be among the participants,
and an invitation to attend is extend
ed the public. Music will be rendered
by Guttenberger's orchestra of ten
pieces, and an event of pleasurable in
terest is assured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
CURRENCY BILL
WAS PERFECTED
MONDAY MORNING
MEASURE IS ABOUT READY
Guaranteed Bank Deposits Is
Cut Out

Washington, D. c., Dec. 22.-Under
the conference agreement cities where
regional banks are located will be
selected by the secretary of the treas
ury, the secretary of agriculture, and
the comptroller of the currency. The
conference agreed to leave Alaska ont
of the new system. The administra-
ton currency bill, in its final form,
was reported to both houses of con-
gress today to be written into law.
The members Of the conference COM
mittee which labored until dawn this
morning settling differences between
the two houses, presented perfected
measure which followed closely the
lines laid down for currency reform.
The conferees agreed on practically
all of the fundamentals of the meas
ure as it passed the senate, including
the provision that not less than nor
more than II regional banks should
be created. The reserve requirements
for banks entering the system which
had been slightly let down by the
senate, were strengthened in confer
ence, an amendment allowing the use
of the present bank notes and the
proposed new federal reserve notes III
bank reserves being stricken out
The conference accepted the senate
amendment increasing the gold reserve
behind the new notes to be is
sued from SO 1-3 per cent, as fixed
in the house bill to 40 per cent, with
graduated tax on depletion as ar,
ranged in the senate 1t was under
stood that President Wilson and Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo let
the conferees know that they favored
the increase.
A compromise plan for retiring the
2 per cent. bonds on which the present
currency is based, is written into the
bill by the conference.
Under the plan $36,000,0O0 worth
Of these bonds will be purchased each
year, beginning two years. after the
system is placed in operation, by
the new regional banks from the
present national banks. On one-half |
OF its holdings each regional bank may
issue currency. The remainder will De
refunded in per cent thirty-year
bonds or 8 per cent one-year not,s
of the treasury, which the banks must
agree to renew each year for thirty |
years.
The elimination of the federal
guarantee of bank deposits from the |
new currency bill is to be followed |
soon by the introduction, of a sepa-
rate bill to establish such guaran-
tee. Chairman Owen, of the senate
banking committee, expects to intro
duce it early next month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
READY
TO SURRENDER
Internationally
TO MANDATE OF The LAW
Or Else Be Dissolved As
Corporations

washington, d. u, Dec. zz.-PreSl-
dent Wilson let it be known today
that some other corporations besides
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company had shown a DISPOSE
ton to take the initiative in re-organ-
ization to conform with the Sherman
antitrust law. The president did not
specify what corporations he referred
to, though in informal discussion of
the subject with callers today he spoke
of having some in mind. He reiterated
that there seemed to be very gen
eral disposition to inquire what the
pected of "big business" and a desire
to comply with the spirit of the law
Mr.. Wilson made it clear to his
callers that it would be the policy of
his administration to cooperate in
every way it legitimately could, to
bring about a satisfactory under
standing of the law by the business
of the country, and that the execu-
tive departments did not wish to
raise barriers against those who
wanted to obey the law The presi-
dent pointed out that the attorney
general would cooperate and heartily
desired and welcomed the impulse on
sthe part of business to take the initia-
Ative.
The president learned from the
conferees early today that a salts
factory agreement had been reached
YIN the currency bill. He expressed his
qualification that the organization
committee had been retained as pro-
vided in the house bill, because it gave
the president so days to select mem
bers of the federal reserve body, while
the organization was making it's in
vestigations. The president has been
consulted on the telephone by the con-
ferees and indicated to them his APP
proval Of the way the bill had finally
been completed.
It was pointed out to the presi-
dent today that the organization COM
mittee would include the comptroller
oi'lthe currency, post that is now
to discuss this subject with Secre-
vacant, and the president expected
tary McAdoo during the day.
Department OF justice officials de-
clare that every day representatives
of business concerns are calling to
learn what they can or cannot do I'M
der the law. While officials stated
emphatically that prosecutions would
not be discontinued where they
were warranted, cooperation would
be used wherever possible to secure
an observance of the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23
Mass On Christmas Day
At Catholic Church

Announcement is made of the cele-
bration of mass at the Catholic church
here on Christmas morning, Rev. FIR.
schonehardt conducting the impressive
service The hours are seven, seven
thirty and nine o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-23

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