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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
FESS GARDNER WILL BE GIVEN IN
UP-TO-DATE OFFICE IN WHICH
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS GF
BOOSTER ASSOCIATION.
OFFICES IN OLD
T.-R. BUILDING
Every Man in Americus Should Joia
And Get Busy Boosting Americas,
The City With High Ideas and The
Cash to Back 'Em Up"

The Americus chamber of commerce
has secured new quarters and will
move into them on the first of NEXT
month. No longer will the booster
club be housed in upstairs offices, but
the Americus body is to have as classy
headquarters as any commercial or
ganization in Georgia.
Quarters in the old Times Record n
building on Forsyth street have been
leased and are being put in first class
shape. They will be fixed up in tip-top
style and furnished to suit a queens
taste. Heretofore the organization has
been hampered for lack Of permanent
headquarters. True, small ofice In
the city hall was used by Secretary
Gardner, but there was no place that
could be designated as the headquar-
ters of the Americas chamber Of com-
merce. From now on things will be
different
The new location will not onty be
be&atified on the interior, but Judging
from the specifications that have beel
prepared by local architect, the OUT
side is going to have some "eiass" ii
self A white way" will be installed
on the sidewalk and the entire front
will be decorated with lights and "nif-
ty' signs. The city council has agreed
to furnish electricity for the office
free. IS
The chamber of commerce has taxed
on new life. With an increased mem
bershiH, new up-to-date headquarters,
new ideas, an increased working fund,
end Fess Gardner at its head, it is go
ing to do great things for Americas
and Sumter county. Any citizen of the
town that does not join the organiza.
tion at this time will miss good
chance to help Americus. Every mau
in Americas should put his name down
on an application blank and join the
chamber of commerce. With the new
organization hard at work, Americas.
'the city with high ideals and thA
cash to back 'em up" will have go 099
by 1920", or even more.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

still holds an interest, to learn mining
from practical experience.
j. G. Roberts, chief of the United
mine rescue bureau in this distric5,
is in charge of the rescue work. M.
Roberts said it was impossible to tell
what caused the explosion, but that
IL was of such violence as to cause
him to lose hope for the rescue alive
of any more of the men.
In the mine at the time of the expios-
ion were 284 miners, and that the
death list will reach so great figure
is attributed to the fact that the
great fans which kept the air circu-
lating within the mine were rendered
useless by the force of the explosion.
Not until four hours after the explo-
sion were the fans repaired.
Some of the rescue parties tonight
declared their belief that a party of
the entombed miners had reached q
room and had sealed it in time to keep
the gas from overcoming them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
sumter EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS NOTICE
LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY OF
FAIR SEE BARNUM & BAILEY'S
ELEPHANTS DO MARVELLOUS
STUNTS.
SATURDAY COLLEGE
AND SINGERS DAY
The Fair Gets Better Every Day-Ex-
hibits Are All First Class and At
fractions o. X.

Fair Grounds, Macon, Ga, Oct. "a
Especial THE circus was the all alb
sorbing topic at the state fair grounds
today. 1t was the extra attraction that
brought thousands and thousands t.
Central City park.
The drift of multitudes to the
grounds was apparent early this
morning, and became all the more
manifest when the sun peeped out
from behind the clouds.
The several special trains arriving
here before noon added their eno+-
nous quota to the already immense
number of visitors in the city and the
regular trains, too, brought all they
could carry. The weather was ideal.
It is conservatively estimated that
the attendance at the fair today viii
almost equal the record set on "TaIt
Day" several years ago. In fact,
President Otto declared at II O'CLOCK
after observing the enormous crowd
then surging in the grounds, that he
would not be surprised if today's at
tendance surpassed all previous rec
'ords. The circus people are looking
for fully 25 900 admissions at each per-
formance.
One of the most interesting exhib-
IS in the live stock display is from
Sumter county, and comprises an ex-
cellent showing of horses and col-s.
Horsemen have found much to inter-
est them in this exhibit.
The alfalfa clubs of which Loring
Brown, of Smyrna, is president, will
also hold their first annual meeting
tomorrow morning, and farmers from
all sections of the state who are in
terested in alfalfa culture and in the
home raising of feed stuffs, will be in
attendance. This convention is in
tended to stimulate interest in alfalfa
growing and to demonstrate to the
farmers how easily they may secure
a stand of alfalfa.
College Day, Saturday will of course
be the occasion of the presence of the
charming young ladoies of Wesleyan
college, and the students of Mercer
University. The public school pupils
VIII also be in the concourse of young
folks. Then another efature. son e.
"hat new to the present generation
OF Macon people, will be the all-day
singing by the Georgia gospel sing
ers, who arec oming from more than
three score of towns. This singing OF
Well known gospel hymns will last all
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
CHICKEN DINNER
HE GOES TO GALL0WS

Somerset, Pa, Oct. 24.-The execu-
ton of John w. Maus, condemned to
die here this morning for the murder
of Marrison Brown, mail CARRIE,
was delayed until l o'clock in ord n
that Maus might enjoy a chicken din
ner. When he had finished his break
fast, Maus asked Sheriff Hochard foc
a good dinner The request was grant
ed but the meal could not be prepared
without delaying the hanging. Maus
was taken to the scaffold a few min-
utes before 1 o'clock. and hanged at
1:01 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
OF JUDGE LITTLEJOHN
DELAYED COURT SESSION
Business VIII Be Resumed On Mon
day Morning.

Judge a. A. Littlejohn has been cou-
fined to his home here for the past
day or two by slight illness which ren-
dered imperative the taking of a re-
cess at Stewart superior court, where
he has been presiding this week. Judge
will return to Lumpkin Mon
day morning and complete the session
there during the forthcoming week
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
NOTHING DOING, SAY
LEADERS OF THE GIANTS

Ottumwa, Ia, Oct. 24.-Manager Nc
Graw, of the Giants, Scout Kinsel'a
and President Hampstead of the Giants,
deny the rumor that First Baseman
Konetchy, of ST. Louis, would become a
member of the Giants in an exchange
for a New York player.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
MISS CLARK JOINS WAR ON TANGO
SPEAKERS GIRL CUTS 'EM OUT
OLD-LINE DANCES GOOD enough

WASHINGTON girl at least in the CAPITOL
who's not "ju perfectly he new
She other pretty daughter Of
Champ Clark speaker Of the house o representatives
She has openly declared ganst
ultra modern
THE waltz the pretty
quite said
else those the socad going
dance then becausewel, just
she smiled a fashioned SMILE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
Ed HART GOES TO
HELP PRINCETON SQUAD

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 24.-Eddie Hart,
former Princeton football star, will
start for the east in a day or two to
help coach the Princeton eleven. Hart
has just returned from Alaska. He
will help coach the team for the Ha:-
ward and Yale games.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25

daughter
something
President Wilson official position
by cntnentif With millions
regnng
menage n Berlin will be marked by simplicity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
WOMAN'S LITERARY CLUB
MEETS This AFTERNOON

The postponed meeting of the Wos
mans Literary club, to have been held
Thursday, will be held this afternounl
instead at the residence of Mrs. Laura
J. Bagley, on Taylor street, beginning
at $3.50 O'Clock. The usual very enter
tanning program will be rendered
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THE WEATHER.
' For Americus and Vicinity. :
\ Cooler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
THAW SURPRISED
With INDICTMENT
FOR CONSPIRACY
He ISSUES A STATEMENT
Appears Not Disturbed at
Situation

New York, Oct 24.--A blanket in
dictment charging Harry K. Thaw and
four others with conspiracy in connec-
ton with his escape from the Mattea-
wan state hospital for the criminal in
sane in August was returned by the
grand jury here. 1t will be used as "A
weapon by William Travers Jerome
in his efforts to extradite Thaw from
New Hampshire.
The others indicted were fci mer AS
semblyman Richard Butler, Michael
O'Keefe, Gentleman Roger Thomp-
son and Eugene Duffy, who are alleged
to have been Thaw's companions in
the automobile in which he escaped.
These are the same men for whom
warrants were issued in Dutche IS
county after Thaw's. flight.
Bench warrants on today's indict-
ment were issued by the court and
turned over to detectives of the dis
rict attorneys Office. Mr. Jerome an
nounced that he would at once ask
Gov. Glynn for extradition papers,
based on the new charge, to be sent .,
the Governor of New Hampshire.
Moses H. Grossman, counsel for
Thaw, was in the building when the
indictment was returned. He denoun :
ed it as subterfuge.
Aperson who has been committed
to an ansylum as insane cannot be
adjudged guilty of conspiracy" he sail
I"I do not believe the indictment will
stand and seriously doubt if it win
in any way affect the status of he
case in New Hampshire"
IDAW is surprised
Concord, N. H., Oct. 23-When in
formed that an indictment charging
conspiracy had been returned against
him in New York today, Harry h
Thaw seemed surprised at the quick
ness with which it had been accom-
plished, rather than at the fact of it's
being done.
After some consideration he issued
signed statement, which said
Does it not appear plain that no in
ldictment can be legal from the fact
that Judge Seabury of the supreme
court of New York within six months
instructed the New York county jury
of the April 1913 term that | was to be
considered by the grand jury as under
commitment in New York as an ire
sponsible? What answer can be
made?"
Thaw gave no outward indication
that he was disturbed over the latest
turn in the case. None OF his counsel
is here now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-25
SECRETARY DANIELS
TO DELIVER ADDRESS

washington D. c., Oct. 24-Secra-
tary Daniels at President Wilson's re-
quest today accepted an invitation tc
speak in Kansas City, November 10, at
celebration of the 118th anniversary
OF the conclusion of the Jay treaty.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
THE WOMAN WHO
UNDERSTANDS

Somewhere she waits to make
you win,
Your soul in her firm white hands
Somewhere the gods have made for
The woman who understands.
When the tide went out she found hin
Slashed to q spar of despair;
The wreck Of his ship around him,
The wreck Of his dreams in the air
Found him, and loved him, and gath
cred
The soul of him to her heart;
The soul that had sailed an untrod
den sea,
The soul that had sought to win
and be free
The soul of which she was q part.
And there in the dusk she said to the
man
Win your battle-you can, you can.
Helping and loving ard guiding,
Urging when that was best;
Holding her fears in hiding
Deep in her quiet breast
This is the woman who kept him
True to his standards lost,
When tossed and torn by the stress
and the strife,
He thought himself thru with the game
Of life,
And ready to pay the cost.
Guarding, guiding, whispering still
Win, you can, and l know you will.
This is the story Of ages,
This is the woman's way,
Wiser than seers or sages,
Lifting us day by day.
Facing all things with a courage
Nothing can daunt or dim;
Treading life's path wherever it leads
Lined with flowers, or choked with
weeds,
But ever with him, with him,
Guardian, comrade, and golden spur
Inc men who win are helped by her.
Somewhere she waits, strong In
belief,
Your soul in her firm whito hands:
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
A Modern Mayors Proclamation

Rule Pedestrians crossing boule.
Yards at night should wear a white
light in front and red light in the
rear. u
Rule 2-Pedestrains before turning
to the right must give three short
blasts on a horn at least three inch.
es in diameter.
Rule 3-Pedestrians must, when al
unexpected automobile driver Is made
nervous by a pedestrian, hide behind
q tree until the automobile has passed.
Rule 4-Pedestrians should not car.
ry in their pockets any sharp sub.
stance liable to cut automobile tires.
Rule 5-Pedestrians shall, not, in
lodging automobiles run faster than
twenty miles an hour.
Rule 6-Pedestrians must register
at the beginning of each year and pay
q license fee of IS. Number license
tags will then be issued to them. No
rebate will be allowed If they do not
live through the entire year.
Rule pedestrians before license
tags will be issued to them, must
demonstrate before an examination
board their skill in doging, leaping
crawling and extricating themselves
from machinery. a.s,Ok
Rule s-Pedestrians not wearing
number license tag will be held res
ponsible for all damages done to auto.
mobiles or their occupants by COLI.
Sions.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
THE PROBLEM OF
THE COUNTRY CHURCH

Rural pastors and educators are
meeting July 81 at Manhattan, Kan.
to consider what is the matter with
the country church. The announce
ment of the meeting states that 1900
country churches have been abandon
ed in Kansas because of lack of in
terest. Probably that is an exaggera-
ton, yet everywhere the country
church Is finding hard rubbing.
People went to church more faith
fully in the strenuous old days, but
partly because there was no other
place to go. The desire to hear the
pastor expound that disputed text In
Ecclesiastes was not the only motive.
After church they stopped on the
steps and snapped village news. To-
day the automobile is waiting out in
the shed, nd liable to get rusty II 1t
is idle over Sunday.
In past years people were very
particular about their own individual
brand Of theology. The minister who
merely preached faith, hope. charity,
the love of God and the message O.
Jesus, did not cover the ground, If
he failed to conform to one of the
~ articles, the congregation knew it
before he did. Another church across
the way was the result There were
double bills to pay, while the contri-
button box was no bigger.
In religion as in all else you get
what you pay for. The church with
only half a revenue is only half
church. Where all the energy goes
into competition, there is precious lit
tie left for Christian work.
The country church will prosper
when people become able to cut out
side issues and consolidate up to the
point of efficient service. Then the
country church will cease to be
place where seminary fledgelings are
tried on the dog. There will be some
encouragement then for a bright man
to stay and build up permanent
work.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
THE NEWSPAPER EXCHANGE

There is no section Of a newspaper
that comes home closer to the real lift
of the people than the classified ad'
vertising. The news dispatches tell
of things that are very important, but
distant. The classified advertising
tells Of things that closely affect the
daily lives of home people.
One learns more of what is gOint
on in town from reading these col
umns than from the best edited news
stories. The housewife is anxious tt
see who is advertising for positions
as servants. Working people wan1
to know who desires help. People VIII
own, or who want to buy or sell rea
estate, are interested in the transfer.
that are going on. 1t is hard to fine
a class Of people who do not follow
these notices.
Hence it is perfectly astonishing
how many answers one can otter
get from a simple little notice in the
To Rent. For Sale, or Want columns
Anything you can do by personal In
Quiry is multiplied hundred folt
through the newspaper press.
Some people will put in hours OF
days making inquiries and running
around haphazard, when they wan,
to rent a place or sell a piece OF
property. They devote dollars worth
Of time, when a few cents spent in
the newspaper would reach hund.
red times as many people.
This kind of advertising permits
the buyer to get the best price, be.
cause he soon learns whether there
is to be any competition 1t gives the
seller the most advantageous trade.
because he finds whether there is
really q demand.
Farmers could do a rushing bust.
ness, If they would advertise their
products in nearby towns. They
could develop trade that would
pay special prices rather than buy
through middlemen. The classified ads
are a time saver and q money saver.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
ADVERTISED LETTERs

List OF letters remaining uncalled
for in the Post Office at Blackfoot.
Idaho. for the week ending July Is
1913.
Persons calling for these let
ters will please say Advertised
July 18th. 1913"
Anderson, Mrs. Lena
Arce, Mr.. Jose A. '5,.-f
Baldivia, Mr.. OnofEe
Brown, Mr.. John
Bay, VIM. A. iaIi4lai
Comstock, Miss Ada
Gardner. Mr.. H. s. !
Gunnell. Mr.. A.
Harpe, Mr.. Ambers
Jacobs, Mr. Frank -
Johnson, Mr.. Bert
Kirwan, Mr.. Ed.
Lemon, Mrs. A. N.
Lowe. Mrs. A. e. ca
McNeal. Mrs. Vordie
Rider, Mr.. VIM. G.
Stewart, Bud s.t
Schwatke. Mr.. Erich
Taylor, Mr.. William
Thomas, Mrs. A. B.
Wilson, Mr.. Ed. T..
Wright, D. r.
VIM, Mr.. H. r.
Postage due on each - the above,
one cent. All of the above letters re-
uncalled for two weeks from
the date of this list will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office. Letters bear.
ing the return request of sender will
not be advertised
Persons are requested to advise cor
Of their correct address.
To avoid delay in delivery. have your
mail addressed to street and number,
p. o. Box, General Delivery. or
r. D. No. H. B. CURTIS,
Postmaster.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
THE LUXURIOUS AUTO

The coming Of the party Of automo-
bile manufacturers to this city over
the mid-continental trail, calls renew
ed attention to the tremendous change
that have been wrought along all this
route in the last sixty years, or less,
Beginning with the immigration to
Oregon in 1886, which attained its
maximum in 1843 and 1874, establish
ing the great Oregon trail' across
the plains and mountains to the coast,
the transportation was chiefly by OK
team. Then some improvement was
made by the putting on Of trains
drawn by horses and mulesI Then. at
a considerable interval, came the fast
stage coach service, the pony express,
and, finally, the railroad within the
period named. At first the railroads
were hardly the sort of conveyance
that we understood by railroads in
these times. The lines were discon-
nected, the service was slow and poor,
but with the demand of commerce
that improved, until We have now the
magnificent railroad service across the
continent, over main and continuous
lines between the seas, and from the
north border to the south boundaries
Of the Republic.
A~O"s AASWSvOAS We A0v0 WAot A1io
be considered even a more luxurious
and desirable service. The old over
land trail is marked by distance posts
from time to time. The traveller finds
fields Of grain, of clover, and Of vege-
tation of many kinds. He has his
own automobile, subject to his own
orders and control, running as fast
as the railroad or as slow as the OK
team, as he desires; aend that automo
bile is equipped luxuriously with
every facility for convenience ana
comfort.
The party Of automobile manufac
turers is now west Of the Mis-
souri, river. They will make their
approach to this city in about ten
days, and they will be warmly wei
coined when they get here. Their trip
will signify the beginning Of a new
era in transcontinental travel, where
the wealthy and the exclusive will
have at first something Of an ad-
vantage, but later on, just as in the
matter Of railroad service, all will be
served alike with the new luxury.
And SO, waiting with hospitable
anxiety for the coming Of this auto
mobile party. Salt Lake City Is
ready to give them q genuine Western
welcome, and aid as 1t may in speed
ing the day for coast-to-coast travel
over q well made automobile TRAIL
Salt Lake Tribune
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17

Congressman Smith has arranged
with the Commissioner Of Fisheries
for his active cooperation with the
State Game Warden and the various
rod and gun clubs in their effort to
and game fishes. The Commissioner
expressed himself very favorably to-
ward the establishment of a Govern
ment fish hatchery in Idaho, aud
Congressman Smith has introduced a
bill providing for an appropriation o.
$4,000 for this purpose
Appropriate blanks will be furnish
ID BY Congressman Smith to any one
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
FADING sEcnoNALIsM

When Blue met Gray at Gettysburg
there were more than perfunctory
handshakes. 1t was not merely that
rancor had been blotted out by
the gray mists of so years oblivion. 1t
was not merely that whatever mis-
Understandings have occurred between
North and South have been created
more by politicians and grafters than
by the old soldiers.
Kindly Father Time heals all scars.
The men who once stood against
each other in deadly hate now seem
to have q p0sitivee affection. Their
common share in an awful experience
creates. kinship The man whom
you fought so years ago seems closer
than the Indifferent youth Of today,
to whom war is merely disagreeable
because it has to be studied about
in school.
Railroads and travel arc greater
forces for peace than arbitrati0ns and
organizations. In the old days a
business man who penetrated from
one section to another was looked
at with some awe as globe trOtter.
In those times one assumed that the
opinions pronounced by the wise men
Of your own village comprised the sun
Of this worlds wisdom. That other
ways of looing at life might find
justification in the basic facts of hui
man nature was dreamed by but few.
It Is out of those conditions that
sectional hostilities and civil wars pro.
coed. Happily they are past. The
more you see Of people from some
other section, the moro you are in
fluenced by their point of view. The
journey between South and North to-
day is but a holiday excursion or a
business incident.
The Southecner returns from the
North more than ever with the feeling
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17

that the stars in their courses fought
against the beloved Lost Cause. The
Northerner comes back from the
South with the feeling that those fell
lows have got to work out race prob
lens in their own way.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
BRYAN TO LEAVE ON
LONG LECTURE TOUR

Washington, July 11.-Secretary
Bryan will leave here July Is for 81
weeks lecture tour, principally in
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. In his
absence j. Bassett Moore, counsellor
of the department, will be acting Sec
rotary Of state.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17

Thank we'll the gods when she comes
to you,
The woman who understands.
u. Appleton.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-07-17
Improve Your Complexion

Your complexion as well as your
temperis rendered miserable by dis
ordered liver and by constipation.
Take Chamberlain Tablets and you
will improve them both. For sale by
all druggists. adv.