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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
AMERICUS MILLS
PREPARING FOR
Big BUSINESS
WILL BEGIN IN TWO WEEKS
Manufacturing Fertilizer For
Current Season

The four large fertilizer plants in
Americas are prepared for the begin
ming of the seasons business, and ten
days hence all Of them will be manu.
featuring commercial fertilizers upon
a large scale. These plants are the
Tennessee Chemical, the Empire State,
the Virginia-Carolina and the Home
Mixture Co., all of which manufacture
highs grade fertilizers. Besides these
plants, there are the three large fac
tories the Americas Oil Co., the Far
mers' Oil Co., and the InternationaI
Agricultural Corporation, the latter
manufacturing acids exclusively, while
the oil mills manufacture vast quanti-
ties of cotton seed meal, also generally
used for its fine fertilizing properties.
The seven plants will give employ
ment to several hundred operatives,
and form very important addition to.
Americas list of industries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
SUMTER COUNTY
Will CONSTRUCT
MODERN BRIDGES
Open BIDS IN SHORT TINE
For Structures Over MuCka-
lee Near City

Muckalee creek, which flows by the
western limits of Americas, as well
as Town creek, which flows into the
larger stream at the foot of Church
street, will both be spanned by endur-
Jig concrete or steel bridges very
shortly The county commissioners
have advertised for building contracts,
and bids submitted for the work will
be opened on February 10th and the
awards made. The building of these
bridges is very essential as the wooden
structures now there are in an adj
Vanced state of dilapidation and likely
to collapse under the strain of any
unusual weight. The estimated cost OF
the Muckalee bridge is about $4,000,
and it is expected that both will be
completed during the early summer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
SPEER CASE is SHIFTED
I MACON TO SAVANNAH

OF the facts he desired to present to
the committee. He principally charg-
ed Judge Speer with driving his at
torney out of the case to the prejudice
of his interests. He also asserted that
his chief complaint in his case was
that the sale of The property had net
been properly conducted.
The afternoon session today mark
ed the conclusion of the sitting of the
committee in Macon. So far the com
mittee has heard over thirty witnesses.
majority from out of town 1t is ex-
pected that more than that number
will be summoned in Savannah. The
committee hopes to return to Washing
ton during the first week in February.
Six or seven weeks will then be de.
voted to studying the record and the
collateral evidence submitted by tn >
defense.
AS usual today, an immense audi
ence was in attendance, not only
every seat, but every available foot
Of standing room being occupied.
Scores of persons were denied admit
lance.
Chairman Webb, of the congress
sional committee that is investigating
charges Of official misconduct against
Judge Speer, announced today that the
scene of the inquiry would on next
Monday, be shifted to Savannah. Wit
nesses summoned to Macon, including
T. S. Fielder, attorney general Of
Georgia, will appear before the com
mittee at Savannah The scope and
character Of the investigation was do
, fined in a statement Mr.. Webb made
this morning He said:
Our report and recommendation
will be filed with the house judiciary
committee of 21 members as soon
as we return to Washington. The
judiciary committee is not bound to
adopt our recommendation, but in
such cases, it usually does so.
IF we should recommend impeach-
ment and the judiciary committee
should sustain our findings, then
articles of impeachment would ba
drawn and submitted TO the house
with the recommendation that they
be adopted
Should the house concur in tn
action Of the committee 1t would
stand as an indictment against Judge
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
INVESTIGATION All MACON CAME
TO A CLOSE SATURDAY After
NOON AFTER EXAMINING MANY
WITNESSES
COMMITTEE MAY RETURN
SHORTLY TO WASHINGTON
Col Huff is Again Called to Stand and
Tells More of His Letter to Judge
Speer-Weeks Yet Ere Result VIII
Be Known.

Macon, Ga, Jan. 24-The final day
of the Macon end of the investigation
of the charges against Judge Emory
Speer was occupied largely with thu
confederation, elaboration, or elucida-
ton of evidence previously adduced in
the probe, for the purpose of complet-
ing the record. NThe principal witness
of the day was R. C. Lewis, special
agent for the department of justice,
who originally investigated the charges
against Judge Speer and who examine /
the records of the court. Mr.. Lewis
testified as to the number of fees paid
Messrs. Talley and Hayward in recent
years
George 5. Jones, of the firm CT
Hardeman, Jones, Park & Johnston
testified as to what he considered ey;-
dences Of unfairness arbitrary con-
6uct and oppressiveness on the part
Of Judge Speer. Another member Of
the firm Orville A. Park, is one Of
Judge Speer's counsel
Col. w A. Huff, more vigorous and
'self-poised than ON his previous APP
pearance on the stand, again went
before the committee, principally to
identify and read various letter that
passed between him and Judge Speer
and his attorneys relative to his bank
ruptcy case
Col. Huff talked in firm voice, and
seemed to have a comprehensive grasp
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
SERVICES TODAY
ANNOUNCED IN
CHURCHES HERE
where PEOPLE MAY WORSHIP
Church Services, Morning
And Evening

Services at First Methodist church
today, both at II O'Clock and at I
this evening, will be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. j. A. Thomas.
Rev, Robert L. Bivins will fill the
pulpit of Furlow Lawn Baptist church
today, both at II a. m. and tonight
at o'clock.
At the Presbyterian church, Rev. ].
w. Stokes will preach today at both
services, II O'clock and at tonight.
DR. Lansing Burrows will conduct
services today, as usual, at First Bap-
list church, preaching at II this morn-
ing and at 7 tonight
At Calvary church there will be holy
communion at 1880 a M; morning
prayer, litany and sermon at IL
o'clock and evering prayer at 1880 b.
the pastor, Rev. ]. B. Lawrence.
The usual services, morning and ev-
ening, at First Church Of Christ, Scien-
fist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
HAS TWO WIVES
BOTH WANT HIM
To Be JAILED

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. IA. w Will
liams, the youth who is acucsed of
having two charming wives in Georgia,
has been formally indicted by the Full
ton county grand jury for bigamy and
will soon be confronted in open court
my the two young women with whose
affections he is alleged to have triaed.
Both the young women appeared be-
fore the grand jury and will appear
in the prosecution. One Of them was
Miss Ruth Dunn, of Rome, Ca, who
said she married Williams last year,
and the second was Miss Georgia High
tower, of Atlanta, who is said to have
been welded to the already married
man on the eleventh of the present
month.
Both young women say that Williams
is i wicked man, and that they hope
to see him put in prison.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
AMERICUS GIVEN
ASSURANCE Of
new PLAYHOUSE
THEATRE TO COST $4,000
viii Be Built This Year II Is
Said

While Americas has had several
promises of a new and modern theatre
in recent years, there comes now the
clearly defined statement that Ameri-
Gus and Macon parties will build one
during the current year and have it
in readiness for the next theatrical
season. This statement is emphasized
with the further one that the new
playhouse will cost about 100000 and
will be of sufficient size and attract
iveness to catch all the good shows
coming this way-many of which give
Americas "the go-by'' now for lack
of attractive facilities. The local peo-
ple interested declare that the house
will go up this summer, beyond doubt,
and Americas playgoers will thus be
afforded opportunity of seeing the best
shows on the~southern circuit The
need of new and modern playhouse
here has long been apparent, and the
public will join heartily in the hope
that this latest report regarding a new
building will be fully verified.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25

speer and. would then be presented to
the senate which would sit as al
impeachment court in the case.
R. G. Lewis, special agent for the
department Of justice. who made the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
CONVICT STEALS
COUNTY AUTO AND
Gets CLEA AWAY

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 24-The sheriff O.
Rockdale county is going through the
Decatur street dives with fne-tooth
comb, aided by the Atlanta police in
the hope of locating Walter Whitfield
the life-term convict who escaped in
county commissioners automobile
last Wednesday. The auto was found
wrecked six miles from the camp but
Whitfield and a companion named
jones got eway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
BIG MEETING OF STATE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE WILL BE THE
LARGEST MEETING OF BOOST
Frs THAT HAS EVER BEEN
HELD IN STATE
PARADE OF CITIES
WILL BE FEAT URE
Speakers of National Importance viii
Be on Hand-VisitOrs Will be En-
tertained in Honor by People Of
Macon.

Macon, Ca, Jan. 24.-Stirred as sell
dom before, the citizens of Macon
through the Macon chamber of com
merce, have practically completed ar
rangements for what they believe is
going to prove one of the epochal con-
ventions in the history of Georgia =
the approaching midwinter meeting Of
the Georgia chamber of commerce, at
which the final steps in the organiza-
ton of the state chamber will be con-
summated.
From the standpoint of the great con
structive. work for the state which will
result, of the nationwide Importance
of those on the list of speakers and
the prominence of those on the fist o.
speakers and the prominence of the
gathering promises to be one of the
most significant held in Georgia in
many years. Advices received at the
Macon chamber of commerce and at
the headquarters of the Georgia cham
Der of commerce in Atlanta, indicate
that the splendid results already ac-
complished by the state chamber have
struck a responsive chord in every
county in Georgia, and that the large
delegations, accompanied in many in
stances by brass bands and drum corps
will be present from every city in the
state, with smaller delegations from
practically every town in Georgia
Probably no two days program pre-
pared in this state in many years has
had the names of so many speakers of
national reputation on it. Prominent
among those who will address the
meetings will be Governor John NJ.
Slaton, Senators Hoke Smith and A.
10. Bacon, Hon. Bradford Knapp, of
the U. S. department Of agriculture:
Hon Chas. S. Barrett, president of the
National Farmers union; NJ V. Rich
ards, industrial agent of the Southern
railway; n. o. Nelson, the st. Louis
philanthropist, who has gained ma
tional reputation from his work for
rural uplift, and many others.
In talking of the meeting, President
Haden of the state chamber said Sat
urday:
I'VE have known that the wide in,
terest that has been manifested in the
work Of the chamber of commerce
would probably result in a very large
meeting at Macon on the goth, but
am frank to say that we are amazed at
the hundreds Of letters we are receiv-
| ing containing the statement that the
writer's will be at the meeting. There
will certainly be an attendance of over
a thousand and it may run up to IF
/ teen or sixteen hundred
Briefly what we hope to accomplish
At this meeting, besides the details Of
completing the organization of the
state chamber is:
First To arrange with the delegates
from each county to return thoroughly
informed about the purposes of the
movement to form county chamber
of commerce in each county in the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25

Who will attend jubilee meeting OF
State Chamber of Commerce and de-
liver an address.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
DAVE CASTOR SIGNS UP SEVERAL
STARS AND MAILS OUT CON.
TRACTS TO VETERANS FROM
LAST YEARS SQUAD
COLUMBUS LOSES OUT
COMMISSION DECISION
MuckaIees win Have a Team That
viii Bear Watching When the Um-
pire YelIs ''PIay Balr in April.

Bowen scores winnig run for Muck
alees
Pretty double is started by Bowen.
Such heads will be seen in the local
paper when the season opens in April.
This much was assured yesterday
when Secretary Farrell wired Pref
dent Kalmon, of the Georgia State
league, that the peppery little guard
ian of the hot corner had been award
ed to Americas by the National com
mission.
In spite of the fact that Columbus
put in claim for Grady Bowen, and
he signed Columbus contract, he
will be seen on the local lot. What
the National commission says goes.
And the National commission has seen
fit, in view of the claims of both cit
les, to award the lad to Americus
Needless to say the fans will be
more than glad to get this bit of
news There was not more popular
player on the whole team that this
little speed merchant OF course, there
is possibility that some team in the
Sally will try to buy the lad, but we
have a bunch that it will take neat
pile of kale to separate this boy from
Gastons squad.
A letter from CASTOR in Chattanooga,
received yesterday by the writer, con-
tains bunch of dope that will inter
est the bugs.
First of all the new mogul writes
that he has mailed out his contracts to
the old men and expects to hear from
them soon. In addition to this he has
signed up several promising men.
For instance, Bret Bowman, an in
fielder, has fixed his John Hancock
to a Muckalee contract. Bowman is
G semi-pro who hits we'll and is fast
and is touted to the skies. The man
who discovered" Doc and Jimmy
Johnston tipped Dave off to this man
He hit for grand total of .443 in
semi-pro ranks last season.
Dave is dickering with three pitch
ers and has firstbaseman on the
string who clouts the. pellet for over
300.
In addition to these men, Secretary
Humber and former Manager Kuhlman
have signed up j. NJ Powell, a fast
Businessman from Cincinnati; Robert
Gueary, the pitcher who struck out 10
men in an exhibition game with the
Cincinnati Reds, and was offered two
Class A contracts; Gordon We'll, ;
college shortstop who is highly tort-
ed: w r, Barber, an infelder VIII"
halls from Atlanta: Hugh LeBlanch, q
six-foot outfelder with speed. from
Louisiana, and r. Landsay, a catcher
from south Alabama.
With these men and a majority of
last years squad back Americas is GO
ing to have a sweet team for the fans
when the umpire yells play Bawl!''
in April
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25

CONTINUED On Page Five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-25
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
To WAGE CAMPAIGN

Now that Americas has caught her
breath from the Y. N. C. A. campaign
the Hospital association has decide.
to go out after funds to complete the
new building that they are erecting.
Yesterday the building comittee report
ed several donations.
Several large sums have been pledg-
ed for future payment But the asso-
citation needs every cent that they can
raise The donations reported in The
Times Recorder represent actual cash
payments on-pledges.
If you have not yet helped out this
worthy cause phone Mrs. r. L. May
nard, treasurer of the Hospital asso-
citation or mail your contribution 70
the Times-Recorder.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-23
Further Cut Reported, Although
No Definite information
Can Be Secured

That the mainland jobbers are play.
ing the Hawaiian pineapple packers
che against the other in order to beat
down the price CT the island fruit, is
the opinion which seems to be held
not only by at least a part of the
packers themselves, but by the bust
ness community generally. A further
reported cut Of per cent under the
lately announced quotation of 81 SO
per dozen for No. 1-2 extra, Is gen.
orally credited in canning circles, al
though few assume to know any.
thing definite concerning the matter.
The fact that the selling end of the
pineapple business is to very large
extent entirely in the hands of main
land agencies accounts for the fact
that the changes in quotations usually
reach here after they have been put
into effect This is true particularly
Of the three largest canneries. ~.
1T is entirely likely that pineapples
have been offered at under 81 so, "
stated a prominent packer this morn
ing. IN fact the prices have been
constantly cut in the past by practi-
cally all of the firms, more or less
openly. Months ago certain packers
are known to have been offering No.
2 I-2 extras for 81 so. This was known
positively among the packers, but
the open announcement of this rate
only came about a week ago.
There is no way that local inter
ests can get together that know OF
to maintain prices, that would not be
in violation of the federal laws; and
In the meantime, so long as every
packer has unsold fruit on his hands
there will be independence Of action
in making prices" ....>.-. :. E +.
II is the buyers that are in the po-
sition to be independent, and they are
taking full advantage of this fact to
bear the market as much as possible.
In order to effect sales, special dis
counts are in many instances the
rule. : d r.. ~ It. Il
II seems unlikely that growers will
be able to secure over $40 per ton for
their fruit this year, IL indeed the ay-
erage price is not considerably under
this figure The manager of one OF
the eanneries stated this morning that
he has been offered within the past
week a considerable amount of fruit
at SI0sf 80. .4< r.
This price is perhaps 50 so to So
less than the average cost of growing
pineapples, so that it is evident that 1t
is but a question of time until a re-
adjustment viii be necessary. II the
big reduction in prices of packed pine.
apple has the effect of moving the
pack rapidly this may come next year,
but should the pack still remain a
drug it is likely that next year will
also be a bad one for the growers.
owing to the fact that an even larger
acreage than this year will then be
producing. After that, regardless of
what happens to the market. prices
are likely to go up, through the re-
duction in paintings which is sure to
come ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-23
PINEAPPLE MEN BELIEVE JOBBERS
PLAYING ONE AGAINST THE Other

AS published in the Star.Bulletin on
Saturday, Hawaiian pineapple is now
quoted (. O. b. San Francisco at a
lower price than almost any other
class Of fruit, According to recently
published quotations Of the California
Fruit Gamers Association. the only
fruit on the list of mainland fruits
selling as lew IS pineapples. is p'ums,
for which $3.50 is asked for No. . 10
extra, the same being the price of
corresponding grade pineapple. More
over prices CT California fruits are
tIending upwards instead Of down
ward. The following note from the
San Francisco Chronicle under date
Of April IA indicates the reason:
Owing to the rapid rate at which
the 1913 pack is cleaning up the Cali
fornia Fruit Gamers Association has
announced further changes in it's
price list. These viii be found in ap-
ricots. cherries. grapes. peaches and
loganberries In the No. and 2 1-2
cans; in cherries. peaches, plums and
loganberries in No. 10 cans and in the
asparagus list"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-23
WHAT AMBASSADORS PAGE
SAID AT COMMERCE DINNER

A London dispatch gives the follow.
ing account of the speech delivered
by the American Ambassador, Walter
H. Page, at the dinner of the associ-
ated chambers of commerce:
Il will not say that We have con-
structed the Panama Canal for you
tlaughterl for | am speaking with
great frankness and not with what is
sometimes called diplomatic indirec-
ton" 0aughterl but | will say most
truly that it adds greatly to the
pleasure Of building that great work
that it is you who will most profit by
it." (Laughter.)
Il can say similar thing about the
recent lowering of our tariff. We did
not lower it in order to please you. y
Haughter) 1T was for purposes that
We considered economically for our
selves" (Cheers) Nevertheless, it
added to the pleasure of doing that to
reflect that thereby we should receive
more trade from you" (Cheers)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-23
DIRECTORS OF -. !.
.:
!. N. c. A. ARE
Being chosen

The active members of the Young
Mems Christian Association have
been calling at the building during the
day and registering their votes on the
men selected by the nominating COM
mittee to. serve as directors Of the Or
ganization during the coming three
years. Those who have been named
as directors are w. A. Love, w. G.
Hall, H. G. Dillingham; and F. D. Low
rey-who succeed themselves-and
Judge c. A. Cummins, whe for the
first time has been nominated as di-
rector. These five will fill the an
nual vacancies. George Potter has
been nominated to fill the position on
the board left vacant by the depart
ure of George F. Davies for England.
The active members may vote either
aye or nay on this ticket
The officers of the association and
one trustee will be elected by the
new board of directors at meeting
to be held within two weeks. B. F.
Dillingham; has been nominated to sue
coed himself as trustee. Throughout
the United States it is the policy Of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton to make as few changes in the
official personnel of the organization
as possible. The results of today's
election will not be made known un.
I'll 6 o'clock this evening, at which
time the ballot will be counted.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-23

and then refused to take il, was the
statement raade this morning by Spen-
Ger Bowen, manager OF the Associated
Charities. OF the Il persons whom
the charities recently sent to the
windward side to go to work for thu
Koolau Agricultural Company. all but
10 have returned to Honolulu and are
making their headquarters at the of.
flee of the association. OF the 70 who
remained on the plantation, Ia were
Filipinos and five Porto Ricans.
Those who have returned say that
they want to work for wages and not
by contract As Manager William Nc
Quad of the Koolau Company stated
this morning, they want to be assured
CT daily wage whether they work or
not.
THE people who refused 20 go TO
work have the. idea that, since they
have been brought into the territory,
they have to be fed and taken care Of
whether they work or not" said Mr..
McQuaid. The way they have acted
thus far in the matter Is disgusting
At the Koolau plantation they were
given a chance to go to work by con-
tract with a free house and free wood
and water. They claim they cannot
make money by the contract scheme.
Well, know of one and his small son
who today are making nearly 81 a
day"
Mr. Bowen, Mr. McQuaid and T. F.
Sedgwiek, the Spanish consul, held
a lengthy conference at the office of
the charities this morning. The mat
ter of the unemployed. refusing work
when it was offered them was taken
up fully. Mr.. Bowen has decided that
the charities viii give no more aid
to those who refused work at Roolau,
saying that, IL necessary, he would
call upon the sheriff and have them
arrested as Migrants.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-23
HEADACHY, BILIOUS, CONSIIPATED,
CLEAN YOUR LIVER dime A BOX

You're bilious! You have a throk-
bling sensation in your head, bad
taste in your mouth. your skin is yell
low with dark rings under your eyes,
your lips are parehed. No wonder
yoI feel ugly, mean and ill-tempered.
Your system is full of bile and consti-
pated waste not properly pasted of,
and what you need is a cleaning up
inside Don't continue being q bilious,
these who love you. and don't resort
constipated nuisance to yourself and