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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-07-30
HEAT CAUSES DEATH.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July 20
Extreme heat caused one death here
today. The official temperature was
104, the highest of the season and for
"a years. Ardmore recorded a max
imum temperature of no.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-07-30
BOLD H0LDUP IN
NATIONAL PARK
TWO BANDITS STOP TWENTY
FIVE COACHES AT DIFFER
EMIT TIMES IN CANYON.
COMPEL PASSENGERS TO DEPOSIT
THEIR money IN 4 feed SACK

he two Men, Headed for the Jack
son Hole Country in Wyoming, are
6eing Pursued by Large Party
Under Command Of Lieutcnant-Co-
cnel Brett, Who are Reported to be
Close Upon the Heals OF the Ban
dts, But Il Is a Hard Country to
Continue Chase; 165. Tourists
Were Robbed.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-07-30
BERLIN AHEAvY
PURCHASERHERE
DIPS IN STRONG ON THE NEW
YORK STOCK MARKET IN
GRABBING BARGAINS.
ON THE OTHER HAND PARIS AND
LONDON CONTINUE TO UNLOAD

In Fact, Berlin Is Almost the Only
Foreign Center Where Anything
Like Normal Conditions Prevail.
London and Paris Doing Their
Utmost to Restrict Trading, While
/ Other Foreign Exchanges Went to
the Extreme Of Suspending Opera.
tionc Altogether. Gold Shipments
Temporarily Restricted.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-07-30

Continued on Page Twelve.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
ALL CHIEFTAINS
PLEDGING PEACE
WARFARE CEASES
Dove OF PEACE ON The nest
CarFGnza And Villa Not To
Cut ThROatS

Washington, D. c., July 24.-Direct
advices today from Provisional Presi-
dent Carbajal, General Carranza, Gen
eral Villa and Emiliano Zapata, the
four elements in the Mexican problem
renewed the hopes of officials here for
peace.
Carbajal officially declared he was
willing to transfer the executive power
to CarIanza and had sent delegate
to arrange with the constitutionalist
chief. Carbajal reiterated that he
merely wanted an amnesty for polit-
ical offenders.
Carranza, through the American
consul accompanying him, manifested
his readiness to be lenient with the
fees of the constitutionalists and give
the desired guarantees.
Villa, in a message phrased in most
courteous terms, spoke of his desire
to see peace established on a basis
of justice and liberty and give assur-
ances that he would do his utmost tc
restore normal conditions.
Zapata sent official word of his de-
sire to join with Carranza in rehabil-
itating the government machinery.
Emissaries from Carranza to Zapata,
with authority to promise a program
of agrarian reforms, are expected to
reach the southern chief within few
days.
The program of peace in Mexico,
according to officials and others con-
versant with the situation, is thus:
A declaration of a complete armis-
tice within few days between Car
rama and Carbajal.
Singing of an agreement for an am
nesty and guaranty for the protection
of property.
Dissolution of the present congress
and reassembling of the deputies and
senators elected under President Ma
dero, whose terms do not expire until
next September.
Resignation of Carbajal to the Ma
dero congress and designation by the
latter of Carranza as provisional pres
ident.
Conference of chiefs in Mexico City,
including representatives from Zapa;a
and Villa, for formulation of reform
program for the new administration.
The influence and power of the
American government is being exerted
toward such an end.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
SHEPPARD BILL
FINALLY PASSES;
LARGE MAJORITY
INTEREST OF CHILD LABOR
Measure Passed The House
Vote go TO "a

Atlanta, Ga, July "a. - The house
of representatives tSday passed the
Sheppard child labor bill, with the
borough amendment by a vote of SO
to A. The vote was taken by a count
of hands and came at the close of a
debate which occupied all of Friday S
and Thursdays sessions of the house.
The Borough amendment, introduc-
ed by Representative T. G. Borough,
of Franklin county, and agreed to by
Representative j. E. Sheppard, o.
Sumte~, author of the bill, exempts
stores, hotels, restaurants, bootblack
stands and the delivery of merchan-
disc, and the carrying of messages
from the provisions of the bill, so
that the bill, as passed by the house,
applies to cotton mills, factories of ail
other kinds, laundries and places of
amusement.
The bill prohibits the employment
of children under IA years of age, ami
prohibits the employment of children
under 16 years of age, unless they at
tended school twelve weeks during the
year previous to employment and un-
less they acn read and write.
The duty of certifying to age and
educational qualifications is imposed
upon the superintendent of the city or
county schools where the child is en-
ployed.
A copy of the certificate he fur
nishes the mill owner is fled with the
state commissioner of commerce and
labor and the latter is clothed with
authority to inspect the mills at any
time and to revoke any certificate he
sees fit. The bill now goes to the
senate.
The house and the senate on Satur-
day will go to Athens, Ca, to be the
guest of the Chamber Of Commerce of
that city at the fourth annual bar
becue given to the general assembly,
A special train will leave the union
passenger station at o'clock satur-
day morning, and will bring the so
Ions back TO Atlanta Saturday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
AMERICUS SHOWS
EXCELLENT fire
RECORD IN YEAR
REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR
Total Of II Alarms and Only
$4,000 Losses

If there is one institution more
than another about which Americas
shows pardonable pride it is her effic-
lent fire department which, since its
installation more than twenty years
ago, has maintained an excellent rec
ord and is as near a state of perfect
efficiency now as that Of any depart
ment in the state. Official figures
bear abundant testimony of this as
sertion.
Fire Chief Macarthur has just made
up and filed with the city council his
report for the fiscal year ending July
1st and, as usual, it reflects no little
credit upon the department
During the twelvemonth the de-
partment responded to seventy-seven
alarms of fire, seventy three of which
came by phone and four verbal calls.
Of this large number, six proved false
alarms, one was caused from fire.
works, enc gas stove explosion, eight
from defective flues, nineteen from
chimney sparks, eight from ashpits,
three from lamp explosions and three
from lightning.
Several fires resulted from the
careless habit of putting live ashes in
wooden boxes and leaving them on
verandahs, or near a board fence.
Remarkable as it may seem, the
total fire losses sustained during the
year was only $3,O79-a splendid rec
ord indeed for city the size of Am
ericus, and proving the efficiency of
the Departmental proof upon that
score were required.
The value of buildings and contents
wherein fires originated was $297 070,
while the total insurance upon prop
erty thus endangered was $192,S10.
The damage to buildings was, $1,734, to
contents 81 ,345 or total loss of only
S3,079. When the amount of fire in
surance paid annually in Americas is
considered it is seen that the profits
of the insurance trust here is enorm-
Gus.
The entire cost of maintenance for
the Americas department, including
salaries of chief, assistant chief and
five iremen, maintenance of automo-
bile truck, horses, engine, ladder truck
and miscellaneous expenses, was ST.
s1s.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
TRUE ATLANTA FINANCIER
gets IN GOOD WORK
His Scheme Better Than Run.
ming a N NatiODaI Bank

Atlanta, July 24.-By selling the
state board of health the same ia
rabbits, thirty different times, Sam
Williams a negro who lives at But
Ter street has put over new one in
matters of high finane feeced the
health board of $74 and run himself
into the tolls of the law. Williams
was arrested on complaint of mem
ber of the state health board. At po-
lice headquarters he admitted that he
sold the ia rabbits to the health Of
ficers for experimental purposes stole
them later from the pen on Capitol
avenue, where they were kept, and
repeated this operation for thirty
consecutive times. The deals netted
him just $74, he claims, which he now
offers to return if allowed to go
free.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
FUGITIVE WAS
NEATLY NABBED
NEAR AMERICUS
BROUGHT TO SUMTER JAIL
]. B. Harper Is Captured At
+. De Soto

The vigilance of Mr.. L. K. Bagley, CT
DeSOto, resulted in the capture last
night of j. B. Harper, who is Bald to
be badly wanted at Rebecca, a Httl
south Georgia town, on the charge Of
rape. The man, Mr.. Bagley stated,
first denied his identity and ran away,
pursued by Bagley, but was captured
after a short chase.
After he had been neatly nabbed
the man confessed that he was Har-
per, all right, but strenuously denied
the alleged crime that is charged to
him.
Early last night a stranger entered
the Bagley store at DeSoto and called
for cold drink. Mr.. BagIey had read
the story of the recent crime COM
mitted at Rebecca, and began ques-
tioning the newcomer, who made eva
sive replies and, finally dashed from
the store with Bagley in full pursuit.
The chase was short and the fugitive,
who was unarmed, gave up and con-
fessed his identity.
Mr.. Bagley brought Harper to Amer
icus last night, and he is now in jail
here, awaiting arrival of officers from
Pebecca. He is a mn of good aJ,
pearance, and expresses some fear, it
is said, at the idea of being carried
back, as excitement at Rebecca over
the recent crime is running high, and
he fears possible personal violence.
The recent assault case there Great.
ed wild excitemnt in the community,
and a hot chase has been kept up
since.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
COMPLAIN ABOUT
THAT CONTINUED
WATER SHORTAGE
CITIZENS MISS The WATER
Daily at the Uptown ArtGSiaD
Well

When Americus people addicted TO
the water habit go daily to the artes-
ian well near the postoffice where
hundreds have long been accustomed
to obtain their supply for home con-
sumption, and find the limpid waters
flowing not, their comments upon the
situation are far from complimentary
The we'll is operated at long intervals
only and Oftimes it is shut down dur.
ing several hours, despite the all
prevailing thirst.
This we'll supplies a larger percent
age of the people of Americus With
water than does ay other well in the
city, and the present schedule of op-
Grating it is far from satisfactory.
The water supply from this we'll is
lifted by air pressure, generated at
the pumping station a half mile dis
tant, and it is claimed that the de-
mands upon the machinery and air
lift apparatus is so great just now, in
keeping UP the water supply for the
city at large as to curtail the opera
tion of the uptown we'll.
The water supply at the station
practically all of it artesian water
and which is pumped through the
city's mains, is more than sufficient
and practically inexhaustible, but the
pumping process there renders it eX-
pedient, it is said, to cut out the air
supply from the uptown well contin-
uously, and operate it at intervals
only. This well flows several hours
in the morning, and citiztns preferring
it can get a supply then.
Alderman Bell stated yesterday that
it was the purpose of council to in
stall an electric pump at the uptown
well as soon as the city could afford
it. and thereby do away entirely with
the air lift feature which he says, is
expensive, costing about SO per
month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
CARLOADS fine
PEACHES CANNED
AMERICUS PLANT
The BEST SEASON in YEARS
Supply Fruit GUOd And Ex-
CGllGnt Quality

The Americus canning plant, under
the management of the Messrs. Lam
grell, of Baltimore, is now in the
midst of one Of the most successful
seasons in recent years and is easily
one of the busiest industries here in
midsummer. While the fruit season
is, necessarily, short, the work is ex-
pedited with care and precision and
excellent results are attained in the
way of canning all of the available
peaches produced in this immediate
vicinity.
Not only does the plant supply
market fer all the fruit produced
about Americus, but three to four
carloads peaches additional are ship
ped there daily from the Fort Valley
territory.
AS each car contains, upon the av-
ersGe, 500 bushels peaches, the enor-
nous output of the Americus plant
can be more readily comprehended.
Besides the large amount thus paid To-
cal peach growers for fruit, the plant
employs about 300 laborers, and the
weekly payroll is to be appreciated by
local merchants. 1t is interesting, in
deed, to watch this small army of
skilled workers at their duties, and
the care bestowed in handling and
canning the fine peaches.
The Baltimore company controlling
the AmeIicus plant has three other
canneries at Fort Valley and the four
are now in the seasons rush. The
Georgia peaches put up here and in
Fort Valley are of the most select
quality, and find a market in every
city and town in the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
SUMTER'S THIRD
WAS MARKETED
HERE YESTERDAY
FORREST HAS SECOND BALE
Thirteen Cents at Parker
Warehouse

Americus received yesterday her
third new bale cotton and the fourth
bale marketed in the entire state t.
date, fact which gives to Americus
with three new bales already, a prac-
teal monopoly of the new cotton
crop. The bale marketed yesterday
was from the fine farm of Albert A.
Forrest, near the city, Sumter coun-
tvs first bale" man and who came
within two days of landing Georgia's
first bale last week. The bale weighed
over 400 pounds at the Parker ware
house, classed good midd,ing and was
sold for the round price of thirteen
cents. Cotton is beginning to open
quite freely on Sumter county farms,
and when July steps off the stage a
week hence there will have been mar
keted here quite large number. of
July bales" with at least 5000 or g.
coo bales promised Americus during
the month Of August.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
TEDDY TALKING
TELLS TERSELY
fearful TALES
REPLY TO BARNES SUIT
viii Continue His Attacks,
He Says

Oyster Bay, N Y. July "a. - The
reply of Colonel Roosevelt to the
$4,000 libel suit of VIM. Barnes to-
day was a renewed attack on the re-
publican state chairman and a prom
Use to help the suit forward.
Il regard the action of Mr. Barnes
as the most striking proof that could
be given" said the eX-president,
that the bosses recognize in me per-
sonally the one enemy that the type
of machine government for which
they stand has to fear, and further
more, recognize that the most dan
gerous menace to the present system
of bipartisan politics in this state is
contained in the movement to elect
Mr.. Hinman as governor on nom
partisan ticket.
Il shall continue with increased
aggressiveness to 'attack Messrs.
Barnes and Murphy and the kind of
machine politics which they tyPify."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
GAMBLERS ARE
TOUCHED LIVELY;
TAX PROHIBITIVE
Ten DOLLARS PER BALE
Tax Proposed on Futures
Trading

Washington, D. c., July "a. - Con-
ferees of the senate and house on the
bill to regulate cotton futures sales
agreed today on a measure which pro-
vides a scheme of taxation for gam
bling transactions, and adopts the
standard of grades to be established
by the department of agriculture.
The tax agreed upon is two cents
pound, or $40 bale, which is regard
ed as absolutely prohibitive and cal
culated to prevent practices of cotton
exchanges which prompted the pro-
posed legislation.
The taxation plan, as proposed in
the original house bill, was accepted
by the senate conferees in lieu of the
senate plan to bar cotton exchanges
from using the mails in promoting
gambling" transactions. The house
bill, however, proposed a tax of only
one cent a pound.
The standard grades are to be es-
tablished by the agricultural depart
ment, the bill provides, shall become
effective six months after the meas
ure becomes law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
SLATON WORKING
FOR TAX EQUALIZATION

Atlanta, July Ex-Governor John
NJ. Slaton, though very busy with
guebernatorial affairs, still finds time
to slip away for a halliday occasion
ally and deliver an address on the
tax equalization law. He spoke We'd
nesday in Gainesville before a big
crowd, going into the merits of the
law and showing how much good it
already has done the state. He was
given a most courteous welcome, but
he declined to discuss the senatorial
race, adhering to his policy of doing
no public campaigning while in the
governors office
The governors reply to Tom Hard
wick, as published this week, has
been widely discussed and highly
praised. The governor seems to have
effectually disposed of the various
Hardwick charges and to have proven
that his own record is one he can well
afford to stand on. The Georgia press
has been very favorable in its re-
marks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
CONGRESS WILL
Finish BUSINESS
SEPTEMBER 18th

Washington, D. c., July "a = De-
termination to expedite trust legisla-
tion and bring congress to an ad-
journment as soon as possible, was
demonstrated when the senate adopt
ed the plan for the democratic caucus
to hold daily sessions from II a. m.
to 6 p. m, with recesses from day to
day in order to dispense With what is
known as "the morning hour for mis-
cellaneous business.
Many republicans voted with the
democrats and it was agreed that
trust legislation should be pressed un-
til disposed of. The interstate trade
commission bill, already discussed at
intervals for more than week now,
will be pressed until a vote is reached.
The Clayton bill to supplement the
Sherman act will follow and last will
come the railroad securities reg
ulation bill, which was reported to-
day by Senator Newlands, chairman
Of the Interstate Commerce commit
tee.
Aftermath of the democratic eau
Gus, which regulated program the river
on the legislative program the river
and harbor appropriation bill brought
more indications of an early adjust
ment than recently ad been hoped for.
Although some attempts were made
to cheer the champions of river and
harbor legislation with the assurance
that congress will wait long enough
after trust legislation to pass their
bill, there is such opposition to the
measure that few members believe a
quorum could be held to consider it.
Administration leaders have set their
hopes for adjournment by Sept Is
with possibility of concluding ear
lier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-25
.FIREMEN ARE GIVEN A RUN
RESULT Of SLIGHT BLAZE

An alarm of fire yesterday morning
called the department out Hampton
street to a point near the Seaboard
railway. The blaze was upon the roof
of a negro house and was extinguish-
ed with a property loss os few dol
lors only.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21

himself until NE could succeed in get
ting permanent employment.
only sample of Many.
The above cases are only few that
were attended to yesterday. During
the entire day there was a line or
from ten to twenty people at the
Associated Charities Office and none
OF those VINO applied for food and
fuel went away emptyihanded Many
told Or. Buchanan that they did not
have a bite to eat IN the house. The
general secretary and his associates
were kept busy throughout Saturday.
and no less than two hundred people
were supplied with food and clothing
During last week Or. Buchanan gave
2l0 men work. while 357 families
were furnished with groceries and
their other needs supplied. There
were 81 special distress cases. all Of
whom received checks from the office.
Those checks amounted to s262.
There were 1871 homeless people who
applied for places to sleep. and DIR.
Buchanan took them In and gave them
Il place to sleep and food at the
"Wayside Inn" while $40 meals We're
given away in the six days There
were seventy five emergency loads OF
fuel furnished. This alone speaks for
itself of the good work that Is being
done by the charitable institution.
BuitermiIk for Many.
one man has offered 100 gallons
of buttermlik. and anyone desiring At
can receive q supply by applying at
the office any time this week until it
is exhausted A check for $500 was
received at the office yesterday from
DR.. Clifton Miller, treasurer of the
Richmond Academy Of Medicine, this
amount being left from the Southern
Medical Society meeting held here re-
Gently.
T. 5. Nelson, Of +. a, Saunders
Song Company. turned over large
amount of bread and cakes, and the
money secured from the sales OF the
cakes There were various small con-
rributions received by Or. buchanan
yesterday at the office.
DR.. Buchanan announced last
night that he Will be glad to send
after any shoes or clothing that peo-
pie desire to contribute. WAGON
win call as soon as the office is mott
fed.
Anything that will help prevent the
suffering among the local poor Will be
gladly received by the Associated
Charities. Even though they may not
be able toNeXperience the joys OF the
more fortunate people. the hearts OF
the poor will be aladdened by help
In this their time of need.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
cd ,b1e nomination of Henry A. Greene
to be n hrigadier general to Suc-
Cccd Funston.
OBITUARY
Rev. }. =, Lynn.

Rev. James Shirley Lyn died Friday
afternoon at hts home ia bedford
city. Of heart failure. aged sew
enty-eight years He was born and
reared in Prince William County, the
SON OF Seymour Lynn. an aute~bellum
squire and member ~ the Virginia
General Assembly. who refugeed at
the outbreak OF the war TO Cumber-
land Counts. Here IL was that he
married Helen Margaret Daniel,
daughter OF Robert Daniel planter.
and of thar union eight children sur
Vive~-Robert Marshall Lynn, of Rich
mond Shirley Seymour Lynn. county
surveyor Of Bedford and the follow
ing daughters Ruth. Leah Lucy.
Mamie, Esther and Mary The widow
also survives.
Al the outbreak of the war, MI
Lynn was 4 clerk in the employ Of
the old Virginia Midland Railroad
He served In Hrawner's Cavalry and
afterwards As member OF Mosby.s
Rangers. He WAS Imprisoned at Point
Lookout several months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-21
YEAR FARES TO
BALTIMORE VIA YORK RIVER
LINE--s3.5O ROUND TRIP.

Southern Railway~-York River Line
announces greatly reduced Christmas
New Year Holiday fares to Baltimore
via Richmond West Point and Chesa-
peake Bay-sS-50. Dates of sale. De-
cember s to rs. inclusive; December 81
and January l. 1915. Final return limit
January 5. 1915. prior to midnight or
which return trip must be completed
Stopovers allowed at Richmond upon
deposit of ticket with agent on arri-
val.
The service from Richmond Bal
tinore via Southern Railway steamer
Train" leaves Richmond $40 F. M.
daily except sunday for West Point.
thence York River Line out York
River and up Chesapeake Bay. \ very
beautiful and enjoyable trip. The new
steamers of the YORK River Line are
strictly up-to-date In every respect
and the service in its entirety In
comparable.
For further information apply 20
nearest agent or write II, l.. BISHOP,
Division Passenger Agent. RtehT ond.
Va