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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
LOCAL BANKERS WILL
ASSEMBLE IN ALBANY
AT Convention Of Banks of
Group -Four

The five banks of Americus will be
well represented in Albany on Tues
day next when the bankers of Group
-Four, of the Georgia State Bankers as
sociation, assemblies there in annual
convention. Group Four includes th7
banks of all of West and Southwest
Georgia cities between LAGRANGE and
Moultrie and the attendance upon the
annual conventions usually exceeds
two hundred.
The annual meeting of Group Four
was held in Americus one year ago,
and the royal entertainment extende
the bankers is still remembered with
such pleasure that they may vote to
assemble in Americus again next year,
as guests of the local clearing house as
sociation, when such invitation is eX-
tended by the Americus\ bankers at
tending the Albany meeting on Tues
day next.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
WESTERN SENATOR IS
INVOLVED in SCANDAL
Senator Charges Attempt to
BIaCkmaiI

Washington, D. c., April 4. =
Charges involving the moral conduct
of a democratic senator from a west
ern state have been presented tc
United, States Attorney Wilson here
who is investigating them. A mar
seeking federal office charges thaf
when his wife went to the senator Il
his behalf, the senator acted in an
improper manner, and later repeated
this action when he called upon the
woman at a hotel where the husband
claims to have posted witnesses.
The senator declares that the
charges of blackmail and part of
a plot to ruin him politically He
declares that the witnesses against
him are persons who have been, or
represent his political enemies in his
own state.
The affair charged against the SEN
otOy. Sc cold +o bova boDporo5 n ,uooi-
ago. No attempt to keep it quiet
was made by the woman concerned,
her husband or the witness, but no
official steps were taken at that time
Later the parties stated that they In
tended to drop the affair, but finally
decided to get the advice of a law
yer. The charges were then brought
to the attention of the United States
attorney.
United States Attorney Wilson viii
not confirm a report that he has pre-
sented the witnesses to the grand
jury A grand jury would have no
jurisdiction over a senator after con-
gress goes into session next Mon
day The name of the senator IS
withheld by the authorities as the
case is under investigation and no
official action yet taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
STREETS OF CITY FREE
FROM ROWING CANNES
New Dog Ordinance Seems to be Effective. But Few
Dogs Seen on the Streets. Dog Owners Yield
Gracefully to Municipal Legislation That Should
do Good.

Since the passage of the ordinance
against allowing dogs to run free on
the streets, there have been but few
dogs noticed down in the business
section of Americus. 1t would seem
that now the law is being pretty ef-
fectively enforced.
Though some of the owners of val
uable dogs were a little piqued when
the ordinance was first passed, these
have gracefully come across in this
particular, and it is thought that
these very dog owners will later re
most enthusiastic in favor of the ney
ordinance. Its enforcement should
serve to win all citizens over to the
support of 1t.
Under the provisions of the new or
dinance all members of the police force
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

fuence, he followed King into the
woods, crept up behind him, and then
shot him down with Kings own gun
He admitted he and Mrs. King had
been intimate for months.
His confession was followed by that
of Mrs. King Feeling ran high IN
the county and the authorities took
prompt measures to guard the two
from the wrath of the Jones county
people.
The approach of the trial before
Judge James B. Park, at Gray's, has
revived the talk of mob violence. Il
is known that Wilburn's attorney
fears for his clients life, but official
application for troops must CONF
from Judge Park,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
Death CLAIMED
MRS. M'GARRAH
THURSDAY night
WHILE She WAS ON VISIT
Had Many Relatives in The
County

The announcement yesterday morn
ing of the sudden death of Mrs. Mitti4
McGarrah was heard with deep regret
among her friends in Americus and
throughout the county, inasmuch rs
she had not been i'll previously and
vas in her usual health, apparently,
only few hours preceding the end.
Mrs McGarrah, who resided on Har-
rold avenue here, had gone upon a
visit to the home of her son.. Mr.. Sam
uel McGarrah, near Friendship, and
it was there that she passed away
about the midnight hour on Thursday
night.
The deceased was we'll advanced in
years. She was the widow of Moses
McGarrah, for long period of years a
we'll known resident of Sumter county,
and the greater portion of her years
We're spent here. Mrs MeGaRrah was
esteemed among a large circle of
friends and relatives; and her death
is generally deplored
She is survived by her son, Mr..
Samuel McGarrah, and one daughter.
Mrs. r. NJ Everett, of Americus, be-
sides other relatives, among them Mrs
Sion Ross and Mrs. Bran Goodwin, both
of this city. The funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at the family
cemetery west of Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
ALBANY Will
PLAY LOCALS
TWICE HERE
Two PRACTICE GAMES GIVEN
Sally Leaguers viii Play Here
April l4-l5

Final arrangements have been made
by the management of the local CLUB
for rWo games with the Albany Sally
league team, and these games will be
played here April IA and Is.
On account of the fact that the Wis
itors at the time will be on their way
to Columbia, South Carolina, to open
dhc season there, exceptionally favora
BILE terms were made for the games
The Sally league season opens on
April H.
MAJ ager Weber was in Columbus
yesterday scouting for recruits. He
will return to the city today and make
preparations for active practice work
to begin Monday. 1t is thought that
practically all the men signed for the
local team will report here either to-
day or tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
FARMER wins over KAISER
and GETS DECORATION
German Emperor Gets Rid of Tenant,
But Retracts Statement As To
His Inefficiency.

Berlin, April 4.-The German em-
peror's trouble with his tenant, HeI-
muth Sohst, on his estate at Kadinen,
has been settled amicably after being
before the courts for several months.
The tenant has consented to vacate
his farm voluntarily before the ex-
piration of his lease, which has an
other five years to run.
The consideration paid to him is
100000, and he is to receive the o.
der of the Royal Crown as a token or
the emperor's retraction of the state
ment he had made that he had
thrown his tenant out, because he
was utterly inefficient"
The settlement was formally ar
ranged by the Agricultural Council OF
the Province of West Prussia, but
the credit for it is understood to be
due to the crown prince, who under
took to inform his father of the ex-
tent to which he had been misin-
formed by his representative on the
Kadinen estate and of the necessity
of making amends to Helmuth Sohst.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
ORANGE 6 BLACK,
ORANGE and Blue
WILL CLASH HERE
MERCER R-AUBURN GAMES SOON
They Will be Played on April
25th and 26th

Definite arrangements have been
completed with the local baseball man
agement for the series of games to be
played here on Memorial Day and the
day before by the Mercer University
and the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
teams.
Though Memorial Day comes this
year on Saturday, the visiting college
teams prefer to play on Friday ana
Saturday, rather than on Thursday
and Friday, as was suggested to them
by the management of the local cluJ
AS Memorial Day comes on Saturday,
the store here will not be closed. The
real Memorial Day exercises, therefore,
will be celebrated the following Mon
day.
There will be a series Of three
games played between the Mercer and
Auburn teams. Last year, it will be
recalled, Mercer took two out of tho
three. This year there will be, from
all indications, much lievlier contest
than last, as Auburn comes with an es
pecially strong team.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
.DANGLED At
ROPES END
HALF HOUR
MOOSE SLIPPED ON JONES
-Four Met Death on GaIIOWs
Friday

Montgomery, Ala, April 4.-Folr
persons, convicted of murders in
Montgomery county, were executed in
the county Jail early this morning.
The first person to mount the scaffold
was c. Walter Jones, a white mar,
convicted of the murder of Sloan
Rowan, in a railroad train at the ter
minal station. The trap was sprung
under Jones at 6;1S o'clock. In rapid
succession Arnold Gilmer, also white,
John Adams and Coleman German,
negroes, gave up their lives in eX-
piation of their crimes.
A grewsome spectacle was present.
ed to those who by law were allowed
to witness the execution. The rope
slipped when Jones fell and gradually
Jones strangled to death, the fall fail
ing to break his neck. When Jones
dropped, his toes touched the cement
floor and deputies had to hold his
body off the floor Half groans cou-
pied with the gasps of the dying man
were heard by the spectators and for
"a minutes Jones body quivered and
jerked. The trap was sprung at 6:13
o'clock, and Jones was not pronounc-
ed dead until 6:54 o'clock.
The next man to mount the scaffold
was Arnold Gilmer, a white man, con-
victed of the murder of Mrs. Lucille
Tippetts in a rooming house on Madi-
son avenue, December 23, 1911. Dep
uty Mattel turned the trap door loose
at 7:1S o'clock and physicians pro-
nounced Gilmer dead at 1925.
John Adams, negro, who killed
Policeman T. W. Berry, almost three
years ago, bade every person good
by before he went to his death, and
told his pastor Rev A. J. Stokes, to
meet him in the other world. He
reiterated his declaration that he was
going above, and made a speech IN
which he requested ali to see him in
the other world. The trap was
sprung at 7:5O o'clock and Adams
ded at 8:O4 o'clock.
Coleman German, a negro, was sent
to his end at S:1S o'clock, and his
heart stopped beating at S:34.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
MAYOR LOWREY SKILLED
WITH HOOK AND LINE

Mayor NJ Nj. Lowrey is an ardent
disciple of Izaac Walton and one of
the most enthusiastic pole-wielders in
Americus when he can snatch an
hours respite from his duties. Yes.
terday, with Mr.. G. D. Wheatley, Jr.,
he spent an hour at Wells mill, the
noted fishing resort, and these two
fishermen led the host there with "A
catch of 1O6 fine fish to their credit.
AS the "catch" did not violate any
provisions of the state game and fish
laws. the exact number Of fish was
reported unhesitatingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
LIST OF INDUSTRIES
SHOWS CITY'S GROWTH
Varied Industries in Americus, With Large Amount of
Capital Involved. Partial List is Given Here
with
Annericus

That Americus is making steady
strides along industrial lines is evi-
denced in list made yesterday of
the various manufacturing plants her q,
representing a vast amount of capital
invested, and which afford employ
ment for al arge number of skilled and
unskilled laborers, whose earnings are
invested or otherwise spent here. The
list was prepared for a foreign publ
cation, and discloses the fact that
Americus is up and doing. Among the
industries included in the statement
are the following:
Seaboard railway shops, employing
250 to 300 men, with a payroll amount
ing annually to something like $780,
600.
-Four large fertilizer plants and one
acid plant, representing a total invest
ment of perhaps $150,000.
Two cotton seed oil plants, with cap
ital of 100000, combined.
One gas and two electric plants,
worth approximately 100000.
Two ice manufacturing plants, with
combined capital of $150,000.
Two large wood manufacturing
plants, with invested capital of $780,
600.
One complete scales and boiler
manufacturing plant, employing a
large force and with invested capital
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

of probably $4,000.
Two marble and stone factories, en-.
ploying considerable forces of skilled
artisans.
Three cigar factories, manufacture
ing more than two million cigars al
nuallS and employing large forces OF
operatives
Three complete job printing estab-
lishments, working full forces.
A plant just being completed for the
manufacture of metal roofing and meC-
al building supplies, representing an
investment of $4,000 and which win
employ thirty to forty operatives.
Two complete fruit canning plants,
which employ large forces during three
months of summer
Two door, window and screen facto-
ries.
Five automobile garages, employing
several skilled men, each.
Cotton compress, representing an in
vestment of $4,000.
In addition to the above enumerat-
de plants there are many smaller en-
terprises, including wagon factories,
collar and harness factories, handle
factories, shingle factory and NUM-
erous other small but needed indus,
tries, which go to make up busy,
hustling city. The list also included
the FIVE banks here, with combined
deposits of nearly $1,1SO.O0O,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
FREE WOOL BILL
and FREE SUGAR
BOTH CAN'T PASS
PRES. FAVORS CONCESSION
Louisiana Members Hold Pow
CT Balance

Washington, April 4. = President
Wilson would like to see free sugar,
but recognizes that a concession may
be necessary to Southern planters,
and would consent to duty of prac-
tically one cent net per pound, pro-
yided all duty would be removed
within three years. This would mean
for the present a duty of 1.20 to all
countries, except Cuba
If the president can arrive at an
agreement with the Louisiana sena>
tors on the sugar schedule, there will
be enough votes, it is generally as
sumed, to pass a tariff bill with free
wool. On all other schedules there is
substantial agreement between tile
president and congress.
The president has been told thai
either free wool or free sugar might
pass, but that both could not
This was the status today of the
informal tariff conferences between
the president and members of con-
gress.
The president canvassed the situa-
ton first today with Representati, e
Broussard, senator-elect from Louis
lana. Mr.. Broussard told the presi-
dent that while his constituents could
stand a tariff cut, they believed the
sugar industry of Louisiana would be
destroyed by the complete removal Of
the duty.
The president declared that he had
no desire to destroy any business, but
hoped that within three years such a
readjustment of the sugar business in
Louisiana could be effected that the
rest of the Unitd States could have
free sugar and the Louisiana planters
continue to take part in the industry
This, Mr. Broussard told the presi-
dent, was practical question, which
he would have to discuss further with
the business men of his state.
The president has been canvassing
the senate and has a general idea G:
the extent to which a free sugar or
free wool bill would be opposed.
He expected to hear more definite
ly on the attitude of the senate after
the senate finance committee met to-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS CAME
BACK IN BALL GAME

The small boy was busy upon th ?
backlot diamond yesterday, and in a
contest between the East Americus
and Brooklyn Heights agregations the
latter won out by a score of ten %
eight. B. H. Marvin and Buford Jones
constituted the winning battery, with
Cluff Pantone and Shy for East
Americus
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
WILL use MILITIA
FOR WILBURN TRIAL?
Such is The RumOr In Ma
con

Macon, Ca, April 4-When the su-
perior court of Jones county convenes
on Monday, April 81, and grand jury
is organized, there may be serious
trouble there. The chief matter for the
attention of the grand jury and the
court is investigation of the death of
I'm King, the farmer, who was shot
and killed by Nick Wilburn.
Wilburn is now in the Bibb county
Jail Mrs. King, who is charged
:olntly with the crime, is in the Jones
county prison.
The grand jury will indict both dur
irg the first week, and then Solicito:
Fcttle will assign the cases for trial.
The trials, for they will be arraigned
separately, will hardly begin before
April 80.
The Governor Advised.
In its edition yesterday, the At
lanta Georgian published the follow
ing:
Rumors that residents of Jones
county fear an outbreak of mob vio-
lence and desire the presence of state
militia when Nick Wilburn and Mrs.
James King are brought to trial April
81, reached Governor Brown today
The governor was told that a tragedy
was probable if troops were not sent
to the scene.
Wilburn is the self-confessed slayer
of James King, wealthy Jones coun-
ty planter, and Mrs. King, in her cell,
confessed to plotting with Wilburn to
kill her husband so she might marry
Wilburn.
b, Wilburn was saved from a mob ut
the time of his arrest only by ruse.
Mrs. King was teld in the Bibb county
Jail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
Held In Jail at Macon.

The fear that an attempt would be
made to storm the Jail at Grays and
lynch Wilburn resulted in the author
tiles spiriting him to Macon, where
he has been Ike pit since the tragedy
which stirred all the state last De-
cember.
King, who owned a large plantation
near Round Oak, disappeared Decem-
Der 70. His body was found the mex
day in the woods. Several bullet
wounds showed the cause of his death.
A gun clasped in his hand led to the
first impression that he had commit
ted suicide, but detectives arrested
Wilburn December 26, and the young
farm hand weakened at once and sail
Mrs. King begged him to shoot her
husband.
Blamed Woman For Crime.
He said that, under the woman's in
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
DIRECT INCOME TAX
 AMENDMENT RATIFIED
Bill Will be Introduced at Extra Session to Raise Revenue By
 This Method.

session opens. Its exact terms have not been decided upon but it is be- lieved they will exempt all incomes below S4,000 or $5,OO0 and will pro vide tax of one per cent on the majority of personal incomes that don't run to an excessive figure.
 Informal notice of final adoption was given the Senate by Senator Brown of Nebraska who introduced the discussion in 1909 upon which the proposal was submitted to the states. Up to date the State De partment has received notices of ap- proval by the legislatures of only 34 states and already some question is raised as to the legality of the re- turns. Some time will be required before official action can be taken.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05

stitution. It was defeated in Wis consin and Michigan in November. Its failure in Wisconsin, where it has been championed for years by Ar. LaFollette, surprised the coun- try, but the liquor interests of Mil waukee were more powerful than the senator The same element was chiefly responsible for its defeat in Michigan. Out of a total of 550,000, it failed in Michigan by a margin of about 600.
 During the past few days while Parliament was being convulsed by theproposition, suffrage quietly and in an entirely orderly way pushed itself through both branches of the New York legislature, with only a few votes in opposition. If it passes the Legislature a year hence it will be referred to the people for final action in 1915. The proposition has passed one or both branches of the legislature of Montana, Nevada and South Dakota also, and will be talk en up immediately by Ohio, Wiscon- sin and Michigan, which defeated it in 1912. It is also before the legislatures of Massachusetts, New Jersey and other Eastern states, and will probably be introduced in the Missouri Legislature in a week or two. And everywhere the propagan- da is being pushed in an orderly way.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05

ed. Writing of the encounter Long street says: "A little uncomfortable at his retired position, and seeing that the battle was forming against him, Gen. Sickles thought to put the Third Maine Regiment and the Berdan Sharpshooters on outpost in bold woodland cover, and present. ly throw his corps forward as far as the Peach Orchard, half mile forward of the position assigned to it in the general line"
 It Is impossible to say that any one man saved or lost Gettysburg, but Sickles is entitled to as much credit as any officer there Long street had his troubles after the war, though not connected with any financial trust He wrote a letter on reconstruction containing advice that offended his associates in the South and for the most part they turned against him. Longstreet re- lates that while under this cloud he met an old army servant in Mis- sissippi town who asked him if he belonged to any church. The gen eral replied that he tried to be a good Christian. The old negro laughed and said: Something must have scared you mighty bad, to change you so from what you was when I had to care for you" But Longstreet never lacked friends or defenders in his later years One of the most steadfast was Gos. Grant.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
ABROAD AND AT HOME.

The differences in the methods of the British and the American suf- fragists in pushing their propaganda are being shown in a striking way these days. After a contest lasting three or four years the suffragists at last were enabled to bring their is- sue up in Parliament When it came up there it encountered as great violence of language as was shown against the Irish home-rule bill in its recent passage through the House of Commons, with this excep- tion that while the opponents of home rule were Tories solely, the cabinet was divided on suffrage, nine of its members, among them being Premier Asquith, being hostile and seven of them favorable. The speak CT ruled that the form and sub stance of the franchise bill had been altered so completely by the amend ment striking out the word male" that the measure ought to be pre- scented in the shape of a new bill Then the cabinet dropped the bill, and the direct action wing of the suffragists, under the lead of Mrs. Pankhurst, have decided to resume their war on members of Parlia- ment and on society in general
 Now contrast these violent meth. Ods with the peaceful programme under which the American suffra. gists have been working. In the campaign of 1912 they won in Ari- zona, Kansas and Oregon, making nine states in all in which women have the ballot on the same terms as men The other six states, in most of which women have been voting for years, are Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington and California. Suffrage was defeat ed in a special election in Ohio in 1912, when it was voted on as one of the forty-two propos- cd amendments 10 the state con