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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
JACK SLATON MAKES
HIT WITH EDITORS

Atlanta, July 16.-Before the mem
bers Of the Georgia Weekly press ac-
sociation in convention at Commerce
Ga, Governor John NJ. Slaton deliver
ed an address last night which the ed
itors are discussing with marked ap-
proval today. 1t was considered by
many the most important feature of
the convention at which are the lead
ers of thought and public spirit in the
state.
The governor responded to the toast
THE Empire State of the South" and
after paying compliment to the
editors as sustaining more than the
city papers the ideals of journalism,
he took up the tax equalization law
for which he had worked so hard and
which he deems of such inestimable
Importance. He did not make cam
paign speech" There was no refer
ence to his candidacy for senator, but
he pleaded that the tax bill be given
the support of the weekly press until
it had been given a fair trial.
I al 6O
states finances were bordering on de-
moralization," he said There was a
deficit of a million and a half dollars.
Veterans of the Confederacy We're
dying while awaiting their pensions.
Poorly paid school teachers were
hawking their claims at 10 to % per
cent discount.
Something had to be done. The
state had to have more money. Tie
burden had been falling on the small
taxpayers while the rich were escap-
ing. l adopted the course whichSha1
been recommended by many commit
tees and commissions, but met with
many difficulties.
Then l came to you at LAGRANGE
and laid the case before you. You re-
sponded to man. You went home
and urged tax reform, and thank
you.
THE additional money raised will
not be wasted. If the total increase
as great as we expect l assure the
tax rate will be reduced this year"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
ATLANTA LANDS
Big UNIVERSITY
COST S5,OOO,OOO
GAMBLER GIVES A MILLION
Great Victory For GeOrQia.is
Scored

Atlanta, Ca, July 16.-Atlanta was
selected as the site of the university
to be established east Of the Missis-
sippi river by the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, at a meeting here
today of the education commission
appointed by the general conference
of the church to choose location for
the proposed institution. Birming-
ham, Ala, and Hendersonville, N. c.,
were strong contenders for the uni
versity.
The vote selecting Atlanta was an
nounced as 12 to 2.
Announcement by Bishop Warren
A. Gambler, chairman of the commits
sion, that Atlanta had been selected
was Immediately followed by official
confirmation. of the report that ST.
100000 had been given to the new
university by Asa G. Gambler, of this
city, brother of Bishop Gambler.
In announcing the donation, M.
Gambler said that he had determined
to make the gift regardless of the
commissions action in selecting the
location for the university. In his
letter. Mr.. Gambler sad that he made
the endowment because he was "im-
PEELED by deep sense of duty to God,
and an earnest desire to do good to
my fellow man"
1t was stated on reliable authority
today that the university as contem-
plated, will represent an investment
of $5,000000. 1t is expected that
work upon the buildings will be start
ed before next winter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
METHODIST FOLK
ENJOYED OUTING
THURSDAY NIGHT
auto DRIVE and A FEAST
Officers And Teachers Thus
Get Together

Of all the annual church occasions
none other except, possibly, the May
picnic and the Christmas event, is an
ticipated with keener interest than is
the midsummer dinner rendered the
officers and teachers of the First Meth
odist Sunday school here. 1t is an oc-
casion that brings all together in hap
py unison around the festal board
where dull care is a stranger and
where all get together" with cha.-
acteristic Methodist spirit.
And just such an occasion was that
here last night when the Sunday
schools officers and teachers were
thus complimented by the good folks
of that very large congregation.
At six o'clock the invited guests, a
half hundred or more, assembled on
the church lawn, where automobiles
were in waiting to take them upon d
delightful drive of two hours over
the good roads of Sumter. The down
pour of rain, however, broke up the
joy ride, and the party went direct to
the picnic rendezvous instead.
Even such a downpour failed to cast
damper upon the spirits of the hap
py throng assembled beneath the bar
becue pavilion out Lee street, where a
veritable feast awaited their coming.
Barbecue as only the clubs chef pre-
pares it, filled the long tables under
the pavilion, together with other choice
viands prepared to please the palate
Methodistic. The feast could be com
pared only to one of their incomparq-
BILE annual picnics.
1t was jolly occasion withal, and
the only regret expressed by the
guests, aside from the weather, was
the fact that a whole year must elapse
before like event would be celebrated /
again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
COREY'S FORMER Wife
WEDS A music DEALER

Pittsburg, Pa, July 16.-Mrs. Laura
Cook Corey, former wife of William S.
Corey, once president of the United
States Steel corporation, was married
in New York Friday to Glenn Duck
worth, and the couple sailed Saturday
for Europe, according to announcement
cards received by friends here today
Duckworth is a wealthy music dealer
in New York. Announcement of the
marriage was a surprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
YOUNG WOMAN IS SHOT
BY MAN IN STRUGGLE
Bullet Wound in Lung May
Prove Fdtalto Her. Alone
In Carroll Home.

LAGRANGE, Ca, July ia promin-
ent young lady who lives near Carroll
ton, and who was on a visit to rela-
tives at the home of H ]. Stokes, three
miles from Standing Rock, Ala, and
nine miles from Roanoke, Ala, was
this morning assaulted by a white man
and in the struggle was shot.
The young lady was left at the
house alone, and when leaving M.
Stokes told her that he was leaving
his pistol on the table and not to be
afraid to use it for her protection.
She then stated that she did not
know how to use a gun of any kind.
The 1S-year-old young lady gave out
a statement to the effect that two
hours after the people had left the
house, she was making up a bed in
one of the rooms of the house that
had only one outlet to it, this door
opening on the front porch, and the
pistol laying on a table in the room,
when young white man wearing
boots and dirty tan suit of clothes
came to the door and asked her if she
was alone. She answered him in the
affirmative and he then attacked her.
She says the only thing that she
remembers was scuff1e over the pis-
tol. An old negro woman, who came
to the house about thirty minutes lat
er to help clean up, found her lying
on the bed wounded and the pistol
laying on the table with one empty
shell in it. She quickly circulated the
report and three doctors were called
to attend the wounded woman. They
found that bullet had gone through
her body, penetrating the left lung.
The first doctor to reach the house
was Hugh Green, of Standing Rock
A little later another doctor arrived
with friends of the wounded woman
from Lagrange. The third doctor was
from Roanoke, A,a.
The physicians here said that the
wound was dangerous, but that the
woman still had a chance 10 live.
Several men have been arrested so
far, but none answers the girls de
scription of her asasilant. Several of
fcers and posses of men have passed
through LAGRANGE, which is only
about fifteen miles from the place OF
assault in search of the man, but as
yet the search has been all in vain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
ANOTHER Rain IN SUMTER
BOOSTS The GOOD CROPS

Rain yesterday afternoon and last
night appeared to have been quite gen
eral in this section and towards Plains,
while other localities may have been
favored likewise. One good genera!
rain. extending throughout this Sec
tion, is all that is needed now to in
sure the crops, corn, hay and cotton
The seasons have been favorable tc
this time, and crop prospects are very
fattering
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17

Haven, Kan, July 16.-Edwa" /
Lewis, the village blacksmith, as he
sharpens the plows for the farmers
living round about Haven, or nails
new shoes on their horses feet, talks
earnestly of his candidacy for gov
ernor
IF rail-splitter could become pres
ident, why should not l, a blacksmith,
become Governor" Mr.. Lewis argues
with the farmers who come to his
smithy to have their tools repaired &c:
summer work.
This village blacksmith is a Demo
crat, but he is out of harmony with
his party in Kansas on two vital
questions-rum and women suffrage
Some man should have the courage to
stand up for reason and commo /
sense, he argues, as the outlines of his
platform upon which he will run for
governor.
First of al my aim is to get law
passed for open Saloons" Mr.. Lewis
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH PROPOSES
TO RUN FOR GOVERNORS JOB

says. 81 favor licensing the saloons,
letting the city collect the licenses,
and then require the city to turn over
one-half the money to the commission
er of the poor, to be used in caring
for poor widows and orphans"
The second plank in this unique
Kansan's platform declares that no
city should have the right to make a
levy or contract debts, or vote bonds
which the people of the county will
have to help pay.
Third no woman should be allow
ed to vote who does not pay taxes on
either real or personal property"
Candidate Lewis does not intend to
submit his claims to the Democratic
voters at the primary election in Au-
gust; his name will go on the general
ballot as an independent candidate by
retition. These petitions he will send
to every county in the state, urging
his friends, and especially his black
smith co-laborers, to get behind his
candidacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
Young Dental Student
Has to Break His Date

who had tied him because they had
donned war paint and feathers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-17
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Evening journal., 1914-05-21
memorial DAY plans
Than EVER
Veterans to be Assisted This
Year in Celebration by
Younger Men
CITY OFFICIALS
WILL TAKE PART

! Plans for the Memorial Day parade
were announced this morning by Will
liam Forbes, chief marshal. The vet
Grams have planned what they believe
will be the best parade of its kind
ever attempted in Wilmington With
most of the retail stores closed on
that day, the parks open and ball
game in the morning between the
Chicks and Trenton, iemorial Day
promises to be a great success.
Beside the various G. A. r. and 9TH
or orders in the parade, the city and
county officials will take part In the
morning, squads from the different
posts will decorate the graves in VIII
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
rn nERATE nLn pARTIEs.

Resolved, That the fundamental
principles of the Republican party
are preferable to those of the Demo-
cratic party" will be the subject of
a debate to be held by the High School
civics class on Friday afternoon. The
pupils participating N the debate are
Affirmative, Leslie Stone, Selma
Bacharach, Mildred Booker, William
p Rheuby and W. Grafton Ladd. They
will be opposed by Laura Wilson
John McDermott, Thomas Carswen
Laurence Witsil and Frank Horty
The debate promises to be very in
teresting from start to finish, as tn,
subject is a very broad one. and boil
sides declare they have fully prepared
themselves for the contest.
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
Mn.n nrcks PAVING MELL.

GEORGETOWN. Del, May 21. II
From so wild ducks which he has
kept for breeding purposes, Frisbee
Kirby has received 2,7OO eggs and has
Matched out 500 young ducks. He has
sold 2,2OO eggs to state game commits
sions for breeding purposes and re-
Gently shipped S5 of his old ducks to
the Delaware Game Commission
breeding farm fin Gumboro. A few
years ago Kirby found a number of
wild duck eggs, which he set under
tame ducks. From that beginning he
built up a large wild duck farm and
supplies many of the big New York
hotels with game. He devotes most of
his time to the business.
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
FUNERAL OF MRS. HOMES.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, May 21.-Many Of
Dover's citizens attended the funeral
here yesterday afternoon of Mrs.
Annie Lofand Jones, wife of George
F. Jones, who died on Sunday. The
Rev. A. W. Lightbourne. d. D.. pas
tor of the Peoples Christian Church,
had charge of the services and a
double quartet from the church choir,
including Mrs. w. ]. Benson, Mrs. e.
B. Louderbough, Mrs. M. NJ. Wolcott,
Mrs. r. h. Lewis and John CarrOw,
h. B. Louderbough, H. c. Taylor and
e. E. Benson, sang selections by re-
quest Of the family. Mrs Wolcott
also sang solo, Let Me Go. 'Tis
Jesus Calls Me-" Interment was
made at Lakeside cemetery.
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
SHIP FIRST STRAWBFRRTFs.

DOVER. Del. May Delaware
farmers this week will ship the first
Strawberries to market. With ideal
weather the berries are ripening ra-
pidly and reports received by Prof.
Wesley Webb. secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture. are that several
hundred crates will be hurried to
markets on time for Sunday dinners.
Arousing the jealousy of neighbor-
ing residents, Louis ]. Hayes. OF this
town, has a patch Of berries which
are ready for picking.
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
MONEY UNDFR HORSES FOCT.

A passenger on a Brandywine
Springs car late. yesterday afternoon
proved that he possessed an eye as
keen as an giles. The man left the
car at Seventh and Market streets
and hastily ran back along the tracks
to where a horse and carriage were
standing about the middle OF the
block. Lifting up the left hind foot
of the horse the man picked up
half dollar which he pocketed with a
smile of satisfaction and walked
away.
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
HUERTA z1z LIMOUSINE :. .
noTo @ l9lS en asaEs.esA eRsss AssoelAIlon

This is an unusual picture Of HUI
erta, the dictator of Mexico, cause Of
all the trouble with the United States.
He was photographed as he passed
in Mexico City seated in a big limous-
inc with one of his official family.
The strong lines of Huerta's face
stand out boldly in this picture. He
does not lock like the type Of mon
who would resign unless he was ALSO.
lutely forced to.
Evening journal., 1914-05-21
Look at Me
L am Well.

Il cannot say
too much for Pc
runa- 1t has en-
tirely cured me of
my trouble. MY
eye lids were
thick and red
nearly all tn e
time. My eyes
W ere especially
sensitive to light.
Catarrh was my
trouble. 1 had
h ad m y eye s
treated and took
q great deal Of
m e dicin e, but
nothing seemed to
help me until I
tried Parma /
Evening journal., 1914-05-21

always use Peruna when my family
need It. Always find It very good;
it helps wonderfully. You can use
my testimonial anywhere you wish
to-" So says Mrs. c. Skehan, No.
Ga S. Leavitt St., Chicago, Ills.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
"THE MYSTERY OF
EDWIN +DROOD."
Attempted Completion OF Dickens
Unfinished Tale Results in
COMPROMISE

London, Jan. S.-Students of Dick
ems met at Kings Hall, Convent Gar
den, last night and gathered up the
threads of Dickens unfinished tale,
The Mystery of Edwin brood"
The entertainment took the form of
court proceedings in which John Jas
per was place on trial for the muir
der of Edwin brood. G. X. Cheser-
ton, the novelist acted as Judge.
midnight the jury rendered this YER
dict.
I'm the British spirit of compromise
we adjudge the prisoner guilty of
manslaughter."
A rider to the verdict left the
prisoner to the judges mercy and
threatening those daring to question
the verdict with committal for con-
tempt of court
Bernard Shaw was foreman of the
jury, and his sallies with Chesterton s
pompous gravity as Judge, gave an
enjoyable turn to affairs
j. Cumming Walters, a well-known
authority on Dickens, was leading
counsel for the prosecution. w. Wal
ter Crotch. author Of Charles Dick
ems AS Social Reformer," acter for
the defense.
The wholly spontaneous character
Of the proceeding-the opposing
counsel not having conulted with
each other or seen each others griefs
added to the zeal Of the affair The
trial had never been rehearsed. The
stage in the hall was set as a court
scene and all the witnesses, who in
Guided impersonators of Dickens
characters, appeared in the costumes
OF the period.
The Judg's summing up was a
humorous wavering between the real
and make-believe. When the jury
was bidden to consider the verdict
the foreman sprang up and announc-
ed that the jury already had arrang-
ed the verdict in the luncheon in
tTeval.
When the verdict was given couu-
sci for both sides protested that the
ilry ought eo be discharged. The
foreman retorted that the jurymen
were too ready to be discharged. The
Judge then committed everybody
present except himself for contempt
of court and the proceeding ended.
There has been a universal demand
for repetition of the trial.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
COUNTY NEWS
HEATH SPRING.

Special to The News.
Heath Spring, Jan. S.-Edwin
Brush, magician, illusionist and en-
tertainer, charmed a large and APP
preciative audience in the Masonic
hall Tuesday night. This entertain
ment was the second in the lyceum
course recently provided for by a
number of our progressive citizens.
Brush is exceedingly skillful and
deXtrous, and with his large and ex-
pensive equipment he gave an enter
tainment which included a wide va
riety of illusions. His wholesome,
clean and refined humor would of it
self furnish a delightful evenings
entertainment. He also made a hit
with his audience by pausing go COM
ment wholesomely on what Jesus
called 1.-The greatest commandment"
and the other like unto it." Truly,
"A merry heart doeth good like
medicine" And so
Instead OF pills and doctors bills,
A hearty laugh is more than half
The secret of life's JOY and health
And these compose the truest
wealth."
The w. NJ. u. of the Baptist church
is observing the week of prayer for
China. The initial meeting was given
over to talk on Adoniram Judson's
life and work by the pastor. The
meetings continued through Friday.
Mr.. II. A. Aldrich left Thursday for
Orangeburg on a business trip.
Miss Rosa Cook OF TaXahaw is
spending the week with Miss Alice
Morris.
Mr.. H. II. Horton OF Lancaster
visited Mr.. II. A. Horton Tuesday.
Mrs. II. E. Williams has moved in
to and is operating the Heath Spring
Hotel.
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Williams December 27th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fraser McMackin of
Catawba Junction are visiting Mrs.
II. A. Aldrich.
Mr.. II. f.. Williams is so much i'm
proved as to be again on our treets.
Mr.. A. f. Hammond has sold his
stock of goods in the Enterprise Mer-
camille Company.
Was the joke on the young man
who didn't know one card from an
other or on those who laughed at
him?
Mr.. d. NJ. Jones of Woodruff has
been here for several days.
Mr. James w II. Wearner and
family have moved into the Bridges
house just opposite w. T. Mobley's.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
HER RIGHTS IN THE HOME
Woman Contends That Wlfe's Services
Are Worth More Than Food and
Ralment-Her Remedy.

Is a woman's life worth only her
food and clothing? In every position
on earth, except that of wife, a per
son is entitled to wages. A wife gen.
erhlly does all that a servant would do,
and a great deal more, works more
hours a day than a man and goes
through ordeals that are almost beyond
human endurance. yet many wives do
endure this for half a century with
only enough to eat and keep them
warm. never having an extra dollar to
spend They even have to ask for
money TO buy postage stamps.
] think a woman should have abso-
nte control OF all household affairA-
She should watch corners and know
how TO deal wisely. She should be al
nWed To manage her house In what
ever EHy Beems best to her. She
should have enough OF an allowance To
cover necessary expenses. and a spe-
cal allowance for her individual needs,
and shOuld never have to ask for tt
Extract from letter written by q
woman on the subject of a wife's e1-
panditures, in Farm and Fireside.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
EILiIN.


Special to The News.
Elgin, Jan. 8.-The health of this
part of the world is good, except bad
colds.
Mr. c. b. Johnson and family have
moved back to Elgin to DR.. j. r. w.
Haile's place, to look after his farm
Our school is open again with two
teachers in charge. Miss Athleen
King and Miss Harson.
This community was aroused last
Saturday morning with a mad dog
about o'clock. After biting several
COWS, calves and pigs, chickens and
dogs, he was run down and killed by
the aid of Mr.. Paul Duren and Mr..
Ernest StogneT and G.. p. Caskey,
two hound dogs, three guns and a
light. Mr. Caskey has killed his dogs
and calf to prevent any further
trouble. " &C.,. ~.
Mr.. Fl. o. Duren and Mr.. G.. p.
Caskey have nearly completed a house
for Abe Patterson, colored, near Mr..
Caskeys house, on place purchased
by Abe from Mr.. T. r. Small. Abe
is a Woodworking darkey and has
saved his earnings and bought him
a nice farm, which other daTkies
could do if they would stir like Abe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
OPPORTUNITY.

Walter Malone.
They do me wrong who say come no
more
When once 1 knock and fail to find
you in;
Forevery day 1 stand outside your
door,
And bid you wake, and rise to fight
and win. ...... ,..
Wall not for precious chances passed
away,
Weep not for golden ages on the wane
Each night l burn the records OF the
day;
At sunrise every soul is born again.
Laugh like a boy at splendors that
have sped;
To vanished joys be blind and dear
and dumb;
My judgements seal the dead past
with its dead,
But never blind a moment yet to come
Tho deep In mire, wiring not your
hands and weep;
lend my arm to all who say II can!"
No shame-faced> >outcast ever sank so
- deep '.' '-s,
But yet might rise and be again a
~ 'trst man. ''r
Dost thou behold, thy lost youth all
aghast?
Dost reel from righteous retribution's s
blow?
Then turn from blotted archives of
the past
And find the furture's pages white as
snow.
Art thou a mourner? Rouse thee from
thy spell;
Art thou a sinner? Sins may be for
given;
Each morning gives thee wings to fee
from Hell,
Each night a start to guide thy feet
to Heaven.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
A Glorious Roll OF '78.

And the men who led the hosts of
Hampton in Newberry county in 1876
where are they?
James n. Lipscomb, for the senate
dead many years ago.
Young John Pope, William M. Dor
roh and Ellison S. Keitt, for the
house Of representatives-all dead.
Daniel b. Wheeler, for sheriff; Eb-
enezer p. Chalmers, for clerk of
court; Sampson Pope, for probate
Judge; Henry S. Boozer. for school
commissioner; John Belton Werts,
for coroner-not one left.
William Lester, Rolly Wood and
Luther p. w. Riser, for county COM
missioners-all dead, and their
names a meaningless sound to all but
a few survivors of those stirring days
when all South Carolinians were for
country and none for self.
How time flies!-Newberry OBJ
server.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-09
LAND FOR SALE.

265 Ac|es. about four miles west
of HeatH Springs and lying on east
side of/Pinckney Lynn's place and
being the Lynn place. This is a good
tract of+ahd aAd has fine lot of saw
timber. Will Saw about one million
feet of lumbfr. Timber alone Will
pay for placer See me at once. Price
$2,S50.
95h Acr4, Mrs. John Bells, near
Tank, one-h4rse farm open and good
houses, nite place. Price $40 an
acre.
100 Acres, =, "Shute place." A. c..
Rowells, two miles east of Dwight
and on Wild Cat creek, a good place
and a nice lot OF timber, one-horse
farm open. Price for quick sale
$1,000. This, / think a good bar
gain, as surveyed the land in part
and know the place.
t. NJ. BELK, Agent. ,-