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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
SITUATION At
POSTOFFICE IS
YET UNCHANGED
ACTION OF SENATE DELAYED
Mr.. Davenport Expects Ap-
pOiNtmeDt Soon


Contrary to the expectations of M.
D. F. Davenport, who has been en-
dorsed by Representative C. r. Crisp as
postmaster of Americus, there has
been no official action taken so far as
known here, and the status quo at the
postoffi remains unchanged, Post
master Mitchell continuing in charge
of affairs there.
However, it may be matter of short
time only until the appointment sug-
gested by Representative Crisp IS
made as there is no opposition what
ever thereto, and the recommendation
will, in due time, receive the consideril-
ton of the president and senate.
1t is pointd out that in the recon-
mendation of congressman for appoint
ments in other postoffices the same de d.
lay prevails as in the Americus case,
the department probably giving atter-
ton to more momentous matters, or to
postoffices where there is a contest
among the applicants.
Even when the appointment of M.
Davenport is confirmed by the senate,
as it will be beyond doubt, some delay
will ensue in the making of bond by
red tape matter connected herewith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
CUE CLUB TO ASSEMBLE
TODAY OUT AT HOLLY
FOrtnightIy Feast Of That Or
ganizatiOn

The Americas Cue club, one of the
most congenial aggregations of bon vi
wants, will assemble today at Holly
Springs for it's fortnightly feast. The
hour will be high noon, and the pig
lets will be prepared in the highes;
style of the art culinaire. There will
be no absentees, as the records oi
the club show full attendance of six
ty epicures at every fortnightly meet
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
METHODISTS HOLD
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Prayer Meeting is Devoted to
Sunday School Work

A special prayer meeting was held AZ
the Methodist church Wednesday
night. The evening was devoted to
Sunday school work and the meeting
was in the nature of a teachers insti-
tute. Several short speeches were
made by the pastor, the superintendent
of the school, Mr.. Tim Furlow and the
different teachers.
After the meeting was over the la
dies of the church served light re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
BATHERS HAD A VERY
CLOSE CALL In SURF
AmeriCus Couple Came Near
Drowning

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh L. Mize return
ed yesterday from an outing of ten
days pleasantly spent at Pablo Beach
near Jacksonville. One incident which
came near marring the pleasure of a
day at Pablo, was the near drowning
OF Mr. and Mrs Carl Murphy, formerly of
Americus, and whose many friends
here will congratulate them upon
their escape.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
EVELYN ALL STIRRED
UP AT FEAR OF HARRY
FanCieS He viii Come and
Kill Her

New York, Aug. 21.-Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw does not want reconciliation
with her husband, and does not be-
lieve reports from Sherbrooke that he
want a reconciliation with her. "Th7
last reports of Harry are simply
frightful," she said today. "They are
the worst yet. What shall | do If that
man gets back to New York? He wants
TO get free in order that he may take
his revenge and kill me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
THAW IS WINNER
IN FIRST round
OF latest fight
Commitment IS DEFECTIVE
Officials Hope They viii Be
Able to DGpOrt Him

Sherbrooke. Quebec, Aug. 21.-Thc
lawyers for Harry K. Thaw, fencing
in his fight to resist deportation to
the United States after his fight
from Matteawan, won an advantage
in Sherbrooke today by delaying his
appearance in the superior court Oh
a writ of habeas corpus.
Dominion immigration officials
and with them the district attorney
and sheriff of Duchett county, N. Y,
had hoped that Thaw would be pro-
duced at ten o'clock today, indirectly
charged in the present defective COM
mitment, and be allowed to fall into
their hands for deportation at point
on the border as yet undecided.
Thaw's lawyers, however, believing
in the advantages of delay, declined
to serve their writ on the jailer, or,
as locally known, "the governor Of
the prison." and Thaw remained in
his hospital cell chatting with his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. an
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie.
Superior Judge Globensky was
sought by the immigration authorities
and the officers from New York to
insist On the service of the writ,
ostensibly returnable forthwith, but
the court held that Thaw's lawyers
were within their rights.
AS ten o'clock came around 4
crowd, most of them well dressed
women, gathered in the courtroom,
They had not heard that the proceed
ings were off for the day and were
apparently in for a long, disappoin-
ing wait. There was standing room
only at ten-thirty o'clock. Groups or
girls gathered on the street corners
in the vicinity of the jail others
sat on the green courthouse lawn.
Thaw's principal worry just now
seems to be how much of the synopsis
of Jerome's speech to the jury in
1908, which he handed out to the
press with a request that it be pub
lished, was used by the American
and Canadian papers. The synopsis
emphasized Jerome's opinion that
Thaw was not insane.
The prisoner has telegraphed to a
number of papers and requested to
be supplied with copy of what was
published by them of this speech. All
day yesterday and today kilograms
marked collect were arriving from
these papers for Thaw. This curiosity
cost him over hundred dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22
CURRENCY BILL
gets A JOLT
Regional Reserve Banks May
Not be Established

Washington, D. c., Aug. 21-Senator
Owens change in regard to the cur
rency bill precipitated another col-
ference today among democrats OF
the banking committee, which dis
eussed the declaration.
Important changes relative partic-
ularly to regional reserve banks,
must be made before it can pass the
senate, they say.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-22

ference today among democrats OF
the banking committee, which dis
eussed the declaration.
Important changes relative partic-
ularly to regional reserve banks,
must be made before it can pass the
senate, they say.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 21.-Un-
expected developments in regard to
the currency reform legislation in the
senate last night promised serious
complications for President Wilson's
plans for the passage of a currency
bill at this session of congress. At a
conference of democratic members Of
the senate currency committee, Chair
man Owen, who has been considered
one of the original trainers of the
bill now before the democrats of
the house, made it clear to his as
sociates that he was opposed to sew
eral features of the bill, including the
plan for the twelve region reserve
banks and that he would recommend
important changes in the measure.
Opposed to Regional Banks.
The result of the senate conference
| has been to leave the currency situa-
ton open so far as the senate's &C
ton is concerned. Senator Owen did
not suggest a definite plan to his col
| leagues, but said he was opposed to
| the regional reserve bank plan, to
the proposal to compel every national
banks to enter the new federal sys-
i tenn and to other features of the
| bill as it was introduced by Chair
man Glass, of the house currency
committee The attitude of other
democrats on the senate committee
including Senators Hitchcock, O'Gor-
man and Reed, is such as to indicate
that there will be material changes in
! the administration measure, if not =
complete remodeling of it, before il
comes to the senate for action.
Several members of the committee
inclined to the opinion that the SEN
ate ultimately might be asked tc
consider some measure of a tempo
rary character, similar to the bill re-
Gently introduced by Senator Lea
democrat, which would amplify the
Aldrich- -Vreeland emergency currenc,
law, and so change it's provisions as
to bring a form of special currency
within the reach of all national
banks.
Senator Owen said he believed in
conferences to be held in the senate
that changes that might be made ir
the currency reform plan would mea-
definite action on the currency legis-
lation at the present congress. Other
senators said if law was passed i
probably would be of temporary
character.
Expects Amendments.
"When l introduced the presen
bill in the senate, l did not foreclos(
myself against amendments o:
changes in its form,' Senator Over
said.
Many changes have been made il
the bill by the house committee, ami
III believe more will be made in tbs
house before it is passed. l do no
know what the senate will do witt
the bill, but / think changes will ht
made in some of the provisions
The change in the situation in tht
senate came at time when admins
tratiop supporters were endeavorint
to reconcile all elements among dem
ocrats in the house caucus and brint
about united support of the measur
there.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
THEY ARE AL AGAINST 1a

From the lights before us, we are
bound to advise our readers to vote
down Joint Resolution No. 1S.-Waco
Times-Herald.
You win be giving your readers
wholesome advice. Politicians will
learn yet the people have some sense.
Athens Review.
New evidence is presenting itself
daily tending to show that much in
terest is to be attached to the election
in July. AS usual thing, elections on
proposed amendments to the Constitu-
ton go one way or the other by de-
fault, but some of the boys seem to
have found "a niger in the wood
pile" in the proposed amendments to
be voted on in July and the boys in
the forks of the creek are stirring
around. Think it over.-Houston Post
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

Governor Foss, though Democrat,
has displayed his Americanism by
signing bill which passed the Massa-
chusetts Legislature prohibiting the
carrying in any parade of any flag
other than the flag of the United
States. The law is directly aimed az
the Red Flag of Socialism" and the
Governor and Legislature of Massa-
chusetts are to be congratulated on
the quality of their patriotism. 1t is
an exhibition of genuine Americanisn
that might well be copied by every
State in the Union.-Texas Republic.
We have always been of opinion that
Maj. Nose Harris, editor of the Re-
public, was loyal Southerner and for
that reason The Eagle is surprised at
his declaration that ut is an exhibit
ton of genuine Americanism that
might well be copied by every State
in the Union" Massachusetts can
pass whatever flag regulation laws it
chooses, but the people of the South
would die in droves before they would
suffer law excluding from parades
the old "Stars and Bars" of the Con-
federacy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

A general howl is going up from all
parts of Texas that Austin is getting
all the pie coming to this State. To
date the list is aboBt as follows: A. S.
Burleson, postmaster general; T. w.
Gregory, special solicitor for the gov
eminent; David F. Eouston, secretary
of agriculture, resident of Austin until
a few years ago; Thad Thompson,
minister to South America; PGstmas-
ter General Blirleson's private secre-
tary and confidential clerk. President
Mezes, brotherin-law of e M. House,
close friend of the President, has been
rendered the commissionership of ed
ucation of the United States, and A S.
Walker is slated for an internal rev.
enue collectorship. The original Will
son boys are protesting that Austin is
not all of Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The Roosevelt libel suit came to a
|quick ending late Saturday afternoon.
Editor Newett, who made the publica-
tion that was the basis of the suit,
went on the stand and acknowledged
his error and retracted the statement,
and by an agreement between all par
ties, a verdict for six cents was re-
turned in Colonel Roosevelt's favor.
The result of the trial was a complete
lvindication of Colonel Roosevelt on
the charge of drinking, even to the
entire satisfaction of his bitterest en-
Iemies.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
IN MEMORY OF LIlTTl.E JESSIE
VERA WILL ANS.

On last Monday, May 70, the death
angel visited the home. OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Williams and claimed for
its victim little Jessie Yer a. She was
taken ill on Friday afternoo y, but only
slightly, and no one realizet that she
was so near deaths door unit the last
few hours. All that loving he mds and
medical skill could do was d one for
this precious little darling, but God
saw fit to call her home, and at 2:3O
the little soul left this worlCt and
winged its way to that beautiful home
beyond.
Little Vera was born october 20,
1909, making her years, months
and q days old. This precious little
flower has been plucked from our gar
den and transplanted in that home
above where pain and sorrow are I'M
known.
She was laid tenderly to rest Tues
day afternoon at Old Bethel Cemetery.
Many friends and loved ones gathered
to pay the last sad tribute of respect
Rev. ]. NJ. Bullock conducted the In
neral services.
Gone is little Jessie Verai
But our darling we hope to meet
At the shining gates of Heaven,
There at our Saviour's feet.
She has gone to live in Heaven,
And has left vacant chair;
But among the treasures she left us,
Is tiny lock of hair.
We miss her, Oh, how we miss her,
In the house and everywhere;
But the earnest prayer of her auntie
Is some day to meet our darling
there.
Her Auntie,
L. H.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The farmers of Texas debate the
question seriously before they will
vote for a good roads bond issue when
they are directly the beneficiaries.
They are therefore dead sure not 60
ing to tie a milestone of bonded in
debtedness about their necks for the
penitentiaries Of the State, as they
would do should they vote for Reso1u-
ton IS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
Why 18 Should Not Pass.

To The Eagle:
have been very much interested in
the different opinions expressed by diff
ferent writers as to the effect to be
obtained should Senate Joint Resolu
tion No. IS, amending Sections 49, and
SO of Article 3 of the Constitution
which will be voted on by the people
July 10, be adopted. And / am sure
that like thousands of citizens over
the state that this amendment is q
dangerous and would be a very expen
sive change in our constitutional law
Different reasons have been ad
vanced why this amendment should be
defeated, such as giving the Legisla'
ture unlimited authority to issue
bonds; that it submits seven separate
propositions in one proposed amend
ment, whereas the voters should have
the privilege to vote for or against
each and every question separately;
for the reason that the penitentiaries
of Texas should be made self.sustain.
ing and not have to be supported by
extravagant bond issues.
| have very carefully studied the
wording Of this proposed amendment,
together with the proposed ballot by
which this amendment is to be either
adopted or defeated and find that
there is a fatal discrepancy between
what the amendment purports to be
and what the voter is led to believe
that he is voting for when he casts
his ballot. This discrepancy is found
in the following words; Section 40,
Article3, of the Constitution as amend
ed would read: No debt shall be ere.
ated by or on behalf of the State,
except to supply casual deficiencies of
revenue, repel invasion, suppress in
and defend the State in war
or pay existing debts. and no debt
created to supply deficiencies shall
ever exceed in the aggregate at any
one time 100000. The Legislature,
however, shall have the power to au-
thorize the issuance of bonds, to be
by the Governor, for the pur-
pose of purchasing additional ground
and erect necessary buildings for the
of Texas, including medi-
cal department and an agricultural and
college, and all depart
ments and activities of complete uni
versity of the first-class. The revenues
received from the permanent Uniyer-
sity fund shall be available for the
payment of interest on these bonds
and for the creation of a sinking fund
for their redemption at maturity, and
the Legislature shall also have power
to issue bonds for the construction of
necessary buildings for State institu-
tons. The Legislature shall also have
power to authorize the issuance OF
bonds secured by lien on the real
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
A FEW REASONS WHY SENATE JOINT RES.
OLUTION 10 SHOULD BE DEFEATED

property OF the penitentiary system, to
be approved by the Governor, for the
purpose OF constructing buildings and
making permanent improvements"
Now let us turn to the ballot by
which the voters are to express their
preference in this important change
in our constitutional law. The Legis-
lature provided that the following mat
ter should be printed upon the ballot
for the voters inclination In this ques-
| ton: For amendment to Sections 40
and so OF Article of the Constitution,
authorizing the issuance of bonds for
the University OF Texas, Agricultural
and Mechanical College, State peniten-
tiary system, and other public i'm
provements, and building of ware
houses for agricultural products.
Those voting against its adoption shalT
have written on their ballot the fol-
lowing: Against amendment to Sec
lions 40 and SO of Article of the
Constitution, authorizing the issuance
bonds for the University of Texas,
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
State penitentiary system, and other
public Improvements, and building of
warehouses for agricultural products"
1t is evident from reading of the
body of this amendment and the read
ing OF the proposed ballot pertaining
to the amendment that a very vital
change was made in the body of the
amendment during its passage through
the Legislature, but that this change
was never made In the proposed bal
lot. There is no question from care
full reading OF the ballot but that the
writer of It intended and the intention
of the Legislators was that the Uni
versity of Texas. the Agricultural and
Mechanical College and the State pen
itentiary system were and always
should be three distinct and separate
institutions, while the changing in the
body of the amendment has made the
Agricultural and Mechanical College a
department and part of the University
of Texas.
If there was no other good and valid
reason why this amendment should
be defeated, this fatal discrepancy be-
tween the ballot and the body of the
amendment is the strongest reason in
the world why this amendment should
be rejected by the voters of the State
of Texas.
The constitutional law should re-
ceive the most careful attention that
all discrepancies and errors should
not be allowed to creep in as am
biguity in any law is a constant
source of contention, discord and liti-
cation, and where an error is allowed
to creep into the Constitution it often
causes even the highest legal author
tiles to disagree in their interpreta-
ton of the wording.
L. NJ. HEWITT,
Bryan, Texas, June |, 1913.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Smetana school closed last
week with a picnic, at which County
Superintendent T.. w. Parker, Secre-
tary l.. M. Hewitt and Farm Demon
strator A. w. Buchanan made ad-
dresses. The school was under the
management of Prof. W. l.. Powers,
with Miss Onie Williams as assistant,
and the session has been a most salts
factory one. The school work is excel
lent, and a remarkable feature in the
history of the school is that in the
four years since the school building
was erected, the pupils have never
broken a window pane, nor are the
desks and school furniture cut and
marked. This care for the school on
the part of the pupils is most unusual,
and it is not surprising that such
pupils are good students.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

Speaking of the great amount of
building in progress in Bryan, re-
minds us that the Houston and Texas
Central Railroad would do the proper
thing if they would give US an elegant
new brick passenger station Or, bet
ter still, a union station, erected joint
ly by the Houston and Texas Central
and the International and Great North
ern
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

We wish to acknowledge receipt of
a copy of the prosperity edition of
The Bryan Eagle, and to say that it
is a hummer, and one wishing knowl-
edge of Bryan or Brazos County has
only to refer to this issue. If properly
distributed this edition would be of
untold value to that community
Trinity County Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

When the advocates of consolidating
the A. and NJ. College and the State
University saw their game was
blocked, they set about devising a
plan to accomplish the same thing
under a different guise, and Resolution
IS was Matched out,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The Suburbanite has received
copy of the, prosperity edition of
The Bryan Daily Eagle. 1t was surely
properly named. After looking it over
we must say every inch of it shows
the accent is on prosperity" Hurrah
for Bryan, Brazos County and The
(Houston Heights) Sub
urbanite
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The Eagle has one cherished ambi-
ton, and that is that Brazos County
will not give one single vote in favor
of Resolution IS. Will the voters Of
the county help us to realize it?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The boys over the State are getting
their bearings on Resolution IS and
they are swatting it to a fare-you-well.
Fifty thousand majority against it is
now a conservative estimate.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

Examinations for perm lanent certifi-
Gates will be held next III thursday. FRI
dav and Saturday the St ate examina.
lions for second and first grade work
will be conducted by PROF Parker.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
TELEGRAPH|C NEWS FLASHES

Seattle, Wash, June 2.-University
of Washington's rowing crew started
east to wrest honors in intercollegiate
matches on the Hudson later in the
month.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
THE BRYAN DAILY EA(Llt

Franklin tomorrow. Prof T. w. Par
ker will leave tonight for Franklin,
where he will assist in he conducting
of the institute.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The sweet girl graduates have had
their inning, now let the June brides
appear.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

son succeeded ]. Bruce Ismay (rescued
from Titanic) as president Of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine Com
pany.
London, June 2.-Home rule for Ire
land bill presented for second reading
in House of Commons. Bitter discus
sion is expected.
Denver, Colo, June 2.-Denver goes
under commission government, five
commissioners ruling the city.
Paris, June 2.-World's Congress OF
Women convened to discuss every
possible subject bearing on advance
ment of women. Every Nation is rep
resented.
London, June Eddie Moran
fights digger" Stanley at the Ma
tional Sporting Club tonight for Lord
Lonsdale belt, $500 side and purse OF
$3.50
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

Work was begun today adding an
additional room to the Millican school
building.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

Glen Cove, N. Y, June 2.-Womens
metropolitan golf championship tour
nament began at Nassau Country Club.
Record list of entries.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02

The summer normal will open a