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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-03
Southern Insurance Company
Americus is State Agency

Tenn, and its general counsel is ex-
Judge W. E. McAlister, of the supreme
court, of Tennessee. The other officers
are men of great prominence in the
business world and have made this
company a favorite,
The Americas Security Company are
state agents for this splendid little
company, and have many agents
throughout the state and all of the
business is disbursed and handled
through this Office The increase Of
insurance in force for the year OF
1918, over 1912, is $23S,S76.O0.
In his great book, "Frenzied FL
nance" Hon. Thos. w Lawson states
that he himself had insured in five diff
ferent companies, but he did not con-
slider it indispensable for himself or
others to insure in the largest COM
panies. What he desired was the SAT-
est companies, that are most conserva-
lively managed and freed from graft
There is more in the man than there
is in the land"
The south can never become finau-
cially independent until it can keep
its money at home. 1t is perfect folly
to think that foreigners can manage
our financial institutions or our money
better than the southern men The sue
cess of this excellent company for
many years doing so large and conser-
vative business, demonstrates the fact
that the home company can succeed.
This institution is doing a great and
prosperous business throughout the
state. The general agents for the state
of Georgia are to be congratulated on
the NICE excellent amount of clean
business done. The city of Americas
will share it's prosperity. The officers
of the Americas Security Company are
j. E. D. Ship, president; ]. E. Shep-
pard, vice president, and H. B. Shipp,
secretary and treasurer.
All of these are enthusiastic in be-
half of this excellent insurance com
pany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-03

In another column will be found the
annual statement of the Southern In
surance Company, of Nashville, Tenn,
OF which the Americas Security Com
pany, of Americas, are general agents.
The Southern Insurance Company,
while not the largest, is one of the
best and safest companies ever organ
lied in the south. The president is
Hon. Frank NJ Searight, of Nashville,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-03

The way money talks you'd think a
woman would be jealous of it, but she
is not-she and money are the best Of
friends (and the best of friends must
part)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-03
Liabilities.

Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in ..... 800, 10000
Undiided profits, less cur
rent expenses, interest and
taxes paid .......... 3O,8oO.85
Due to banks anu bankers
in this state ........... 18,s91.06
Due unpaid dividends 49,. 2O5.OO
Individual deposits, subject
to check .............. 132,794.e7
Demand certificates anna. 3,949.T
Time certificates ...... 75,6SIS5
Cashiers checks ....... 77.C}
Bills payable, including time
certificates representing
borrowed money ...... 71,500.03
Total ..................$ 434, 0OO.S3
| STATE OF GEORGIA, Sumter County:
Before me came N. M Dudley, CASH
ier of Bank Of Southwestern Georgia,
who being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is q
true condition Of said bank, as shown
by the books Of file In said bank.
MN DUDLEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this End day Of March, GA
PHILo H. SMITH,
N. p, 8. c., Ga.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-19

following closely on the Empires
Of iceland disaster, comes the report
Of a collision between the Kaiser
Wilhelm II and the grain steamer
Incemore. The time is aeoJt ripe
for serious study OF the proven.
ton Of ayoidable acc dents st sen.
Twenty-Five hundred lives were
lost in the Titanic and the EMPIRES
of Ireland disasters This nay De
good method II Riding ourselves
of the surplus population, { there
is such thing, but we deem hu
man life entirely too precious fol
such rude extinction.
Water tight compartments ana
bulkbeads may have proven value
less in some eases steamship Off
cials are racking their brains tor
new devices to prevent sinking
Why not turn to the saner study o
tho prevention of collisions?
Mast lights, red blue or rainbow
are hardly effective in an oYerhang
ing fog Instruments for telling {
ships approach at a distance of {
mile are being discussed The En-
press of ireland and the St9rstad.
saw each other shortly before th.
collision, but that didn' prevent the
smash.
Some. steamship companies eH
press themselves as Wiling to IN
dergo any amount of expense in Or
venting more sea sepulchres
There is only one remedy. an.
that is to provide every ship whic'
is launched for sea-eong purpose
with at least one powerful search
light, and with six If possible The.
both ships would he discernible a
two miles IN clear weather and u
half a mile in togsy weather Thu
some thousand or more odd live
could be saved
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-19
Professional Diplomacy

Presidels Wilson has been slo"
in filling posts in the diplomatic Sc
vice for the simple reason that h
has found much difficulty In find
ing men to fill them.
There are hundreds OF applicant
for nearly every diplomatic office
but the applicants are merely lcoR
ing for appointment without Cifer
ing any qualification to show tha
they could fill the office after re
ceiving it,
The post of United States am
bassador or minister or consul even
requires certain amount of diplo
macy. Just because man happen
ed to have been instrumental i
carrying his district In the presi
Dental campaign, or because H. wa'
the means Of aiding in the re-ele
ton of a congressman. is no reasU
that he Is mentally fitted to repre-
sent the United States in a fareigI
court, where ne is sure to come il
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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-19
Y.hZfBUe COMPANY HAS
Applied TO SFCRTThRv
STATE TO CHANGE NAME

Sarin@feld H. June is -Tha
Lazarus Co, uhole-al, liquor house
a CAIRO, m. has certified - the Sec
rotary Of State TO change the name
of the eorhany TO the Kentucky
Distillery Distribution Company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-19
typographical Error.

We wish 10 apologize for an err
ror in yesterday mornings paper lH
which Rev. James Gillen was refer
red to as Mr.. Gnlen instead of r.
Gillen. 1t was a typographical er
ror which we deeply regret,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-19
Source Of Slang.

For I said. Perhaps they might re-
ioice over me; when my foot Slip
meth. they might magnify themselves
over me.-Psalms SSH
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-19

Money expended in educating our
future diplomats would not be
wasted Memphis Commercial Az,
Peal.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18

the state by condemnation pro-
ceediugs and the selling of them
to actual settlers on long tina
payments. The idea may be
a good one but it could not b
carried out without an amend
ment to the state constitution
and even such an amendment
might be held cOnray to the
United States constitution which
forbids the taking of private
property for any private use.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
Governors Will
Hold Conference

The governors Of Idaho, Utah,
Oregon, Washington and Mon
tana will hold a conference at
Portland according to a call is
sued by Governor West on Nov.
&c and p in conjunction with the
opening Of ths Pacific Northwest
Manufacturers & Land Products
exposition, for the purpose of
discussing ways and means of
having the 1915 travel to San
francisco routed through the
northwest and to care for visitors
Governor Haines will probably
attend.
Governor Hiram Johnson of
California has been invited to
this conference as also have the
officials of the California Expo
sitiOns at San Francisco and
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
Adopt
Platforms
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
Republicans Have Nothing to Say.
PrOereSSiVeS favor Division

The candidates nominated on
each OF the democratic repub-
lican and progressive tickets met
at Occur d'Alen Tuesday, as
provided by law for the purpose
of adopting county platforms on
which the candidates on the diff
terent tickets will make their
campaign for election.
The platform adopted by the
derlu' rats was short and vigOr
Gus. 1t first commends in
strong language the policies of
President Wilson and the work
of the present democratic con-
gress. The national and state
democratic platforms were re-
affirmed and adopted. The re-
publican state and county ad-
ministratiOns were arraigned in
strong terms for their extrava-
gerce and inefiiciency and the
democratic candidates were
pledged TO All economical ana
business like administration Of
The affairs of the county.
The republican candidates
met at noon as the law requires
and adjourned until evening.
After considerable discussion at
the evening meeting it was de-
cided not to adopt and file a
platform. The candidates evil
IDENTIFY realized that there was
nothing in either the state OF
county administration to be com
mended and hey preferred to axe
tleir chances of election with
out beink bound by the state
platform.
The progress ives were the
only one of the three parties who
touched upon the question oi
county division and their plank
ives so worded that it could not
offend the voters of either St
Maries or Plummer and was evil
IDENTIFY intended as an Effort tC
draw votes from each of these
sections. The following is tn,
plank:
Believing in the largest mea-
sure in local self government, we
favor a division Of the county
along such lines as will bes
serve the interests of all sec
tiOns."
Another Of the planks of tn,
Progressive party's platform
is worthy of note. II favors tn,
laking over of cut over lands b,
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
p city fiOme
Wedding Wednesday

Wednesday evening shortly
after nine o'clock occurred one of
tne prettiest home weddings
that has taken place in this city
for some time. The contract
ing parties were both we'll known
and exceptionally we'll liked local
young people, the bride being
Miss Stella Rasdell and the
groom Captain A. A. Arnold of
the steamer Flyer of the Red
Collar line.
The ceremony, which was per-
formed by Judge William D..
Keeton, took place in the home
of the brides sister, Mrs Lulu
Hamilton, the house being beau
tifully decorated for the occas-
ion About twenty friends of
the couple were present and af-
ter the short wedding ceremony
the entire party adjourned to the
steamer Flyer where an elabOr-
ate wedding supper was served.
The st. Maries band boys
hearing of the wedding We're
present on the boat and as the
newly weds" stepped on board
the band started playing. After
several selections the boys gave
the happy couple their best wish
rs and concluded their serenade
with Home Sweet Home"
The wedding supper was a
most elaborate one of six
courses and it was an early hour
before the guests departed Civ
ing the happy couple theiI
wishes for a long and happy
welded life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold will re-
side in this city and are at hoIn,
to their many friends, all oi
whom are delighted at the fac
that they are to reside here, thu:
rOi losing two so congenial ac-
quaintances as both Captain anC
Mrs. Arnold have proved to be
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18

Sar Diego.
Together with the requests
for attendance sent the govern
ors will go invitations to iul-
migration commission officials
of the states interested. Ac-
cOmpanying the official invita-
tions sent out by Governor West
will be letters urging attendance
from Mayor H. r. Albee; Thomas
C.. Burke of the Oregon state
immigration commission; A. II.
Averill, president of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce and
H. ID. Ramsdell, president of the
Portland Commercial club.
The presence of these notable
officials AMI the Importance of
the conference are expected to
make an auspic;ous opening for
the Land Products Exposition.
A banquet will probably be Civ
FEN in their honor at the Com
mercial club.
Among the commissioners to
whom invitations have been
sent are: H. f. Giles, deputy
commissioner bureau statistics
and immigration, Olympia, Wn. 4;
+. r. Reed, commissioner i'm
migration, labor and statistics
Idaho; C. A. Teller, commission
er of agriculture, Sacramento
Cal; II. Il. Haines, commission
,I immigration Salt Lake City
M. Kennedy, department rf a.;
rrulure and publicity Helm.
The conference will convene
at 2 p. m. Monday, November
&c, in the headquarters Of the
Jregon safe immigration COM
mission. The purpose of the
conference is to devise methods
of cooperation between the sew
eral states to induce 1915 ex-
position travel visit these
states en- route and to make
stops therein at other than the
principal cities to the end that
the agricultural, timber, mining
and other natural resources may
be seen to better advantage thar
n mere hurried inspection from
ear window.
Receptions to the governors
ny former citizens of their states
are being arranged for amOns
clher plans of entertainment due
ii,g their stay.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
Committee To
Make explanation

Boise, Idaho, Sept. i5-State
Treasurer Q. V. Allen was put
on the committee, which was Oh
ganzed here today, to make an
explanation of a charge made and
published against him that he
had used dummies" to secure
loan of $4,000 from the public
school funds of the state through
!he land board, and had used tie
It uncy to speculate in a land deal
The land was appraised for
$40 an acre by the state, but Al.
lens accusers charge that he
made arrangements with he
"dummies to buy it for $3.50
and had them deed it to a com
"pany he organized, known as The
Bcisc Investm, Mt company, of
which he was president, and that
,a:ri he "a, g. to meet the in
terest, amounting to 1891. The
committee delivered the ultima
tum to him to pay the interest
forthwith or resign from the tick
Ct. The Session was executive,
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
Democrats
Win Elections
In MAINE AND ARKANSAS
Defeat Republican Governor In
Maine by Large Vote

The democrats were success
full in both of the states where
elections were held this week.
In Maine the democratic can
didate for governor, o. C. Cur
It's was elected by between three
and four thousand plurality over
Governor w. T. Haines, his re-
publican opponent who was
candidate for reelection, while
the progressive candidate was a
poor third.
While Wilson carried the state
two years ago for president the
republican candidate for govern
or was elected and as he was a
candidate for reelection and the
campaign was fought on the
same issues it makes the victory
for the Wilson administration
the more pronounced, especially
as this is an off year and it is
hardly to be expected that the
democratic could hold the big
vote that they received two
years ago.
The returns show that they
not only held the vote cast for
Wilson but made a gain of about
twenty-five per cent. The re-
publicans gained over the vote
received by Taft two years ago,
the gains of both the old parties
coming from the progressives
The congressional delegation
remains the came as in the pres
ent congress, three republicans
and one democrat, although the
republicans were elected by re-
duced majorities.
1t speaks volumes for the con-
fidence of the people in the dem
ocratic administration when tn,
democrats are able to carry sucl
an old rock-ribbed republican
state as Maine and it is some in
dication of democratic success,
in November.
The other state in which al
election was held is Arkansas
IL was expected that this STATE
would go democratic and the ex-
pectation was lived up to. Thl
democrats elected their candi-
date for governor by over thift.
thousand majority. The resul
mere, as in Maine, shows tina
there is no falling of in tn
presidents popularity and tina
he is as strong or stronger thar
he ever was before.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
Boost County
Division
DEMOCRATS IN FAVOR
Democratic County Chairman and
Candidate OutSpOken For 1t

County division received a big
boost at the meetings of the
different county committees and
of the candidates to draft party
platforms. This is especially
true of the democratic meeting.
Ii was not only favorably talked
of in the meeting but George f
Weeks, county chairman of the
party, and the man who will con-
dIct the democratic campaign is
an ardent advocate Of division
Oh the lines agreed upon by the
committee appointed by the
Occur d'Alene Chamber of Com
merce and the st Maries county
division committee He sin
Cerely believes that division will
be for the best interests Of the
county and is ever ready to give
the reasons fr his belief, public
t. as we'll as privately and will
continue to advocate it through
out the campaign
Another earnest and influen-
tial worker for county division
among the leading democrats is
James H. Frazier, nominee for
state senator. He not only
favors county division but is not
afraid to come out in the open
and let people know how he
stands on the question. I'm
like some of the candidates for
the legislature on the republic
an ticket who say that they will
support the measure if the ad-
visory vote is favorable, Mr..
Frazier is in favor of It low
Y without waiting to see hov the
ladyisory vote stands and will do
all in his power to convince the
people that the county should be
divided and to make the vote in
lavor of it as large as possible.
Chairman Weeks is planning
a get-tOgether meeting and ban
quet to which the people of st.
Maries will be invited to come in
a body, bringing all their argu-
ments in favor of division and
he will do his utmost to assist
them nj convincing the people of
Occur d'Alene of the justice of
their cause. Later, if it is the
Wish Of the people of St. Maries,
he proposes to return the cOur-
Lesy by bringing crowd of
one hunlIed and fifty live wire S
from Coeur d'Alene up here to
boost towards the same end.
With a man like Mr.. Weeks in
The position that he is as secre-
tary of the Coeur d'Alene Cham
Der Of Commerce and chairman
of the democratic county COM
'nittee doing his utmost to boost
for it in the north end and with
the help that we shall reveiNa
from republicans and democrats
~like county division cannot help
nut win.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
Mrs. RObt Hopkins
Commits Suicide
SHOOTS HERSELF THROUGH THE HEAD
Was DeSpOndent Over Necessity OF UNDERGOING
A Second Operation

WOfu was received mere yes
terday that Mrs. Robert Hop
kins had committed suicide at
Herrick be shooting herself. The
first reports were conflicting as
to whether her death was froE
suicide or accidental shooting
but investigation settled the tact
that she took her own life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins have
been living at Herrick for the
past few months where he has
been praeticing dentistry. They
have been living in a cabin about
a half mile above Herrick. We'd
nesday evening they had been up
to William Saugstedts for sup
per and had remained quite late.
Mr.. Hopkins had agreed to LOOK
after Saugstedt's saloon the
next day for Claude Quinn, who
was going to Spokane, and as he
had to be up early, determined
to stay there that night and sent
his wife home with another par
ty by the name of Miller who
lives in an adjoining cabin with
John Lych, a brother of Hop
kins' former partner.
About a half hour after Mrs
Hopkins had arrived home,
Lynch and Miller heard tw,
shots. They rushed to the other
cabin and as they approached
Lynch, who was in the lead,
looked through the window and
saw Mrs Hopkins standing by
the table with a revolver in her
hand. "Was that you" he call
ed to her and she answer ed yes,
and at the same time raised the
revolover to her head and fired,
the bullet entering the right
side Just below the ear and
passing through, coming out on
the opposite side. Luych and
Miller burst in the door but she
was dead before they reached her
The weapon with which the deed
was done was a thirty eight re-
volver.
The following note was found
on the table:
Dear Mother
l have been disappointed il
life.
Your unfortunate daughter
Kathleen
1t is said that she has beer
despondent for some time.
short time ago she had an oper-
alton performed and it did no
prove successful and the doctors
said she must have another
She was dreading it and ha'
made the remark several times
that she would rathe die thar
to have another operation.
A cOrOner's inquest was hel
yesterday and a verdict was rem
dered that she came tn her deatl
by her own hands. The bod
was brought to this city thi
morning the funeral arrange
ments will be postponed until ne
mother who resides in POrIlan
can be heard from.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18
important Cases
In District Court

The September term of the
district court for Kootenai coun-
ty which convened Monday, has
"a very large calendar, but no very
important cases are scheduled
for trial. Altogether there are
1876 cases on the docket. OF
these 27 are criminal, so are
civil law, % civil trial, i8 equity
trial and i3 divorce cases. This
apperas to be the first time that
the divorce calender has been OF
sufficient dimensions to be as
signed to a separate subdivision
of the calendar.
The criminal cases are gener
ally of a petty character, mostly
accesations of bootlegging, et-
although there is one case lf
murder in the first degree.
The jury was drawn Friday
with instructions to report for
duty next Monday, at which
time it is believed the criminal
docket will be taken up for trial.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18

y. P Brennan has received the
pa'eat for his homestead situaI-
cd on Mica Greek His is one of
the celebrated Marble Greek
cases that was hid up so long be
cause of the controversy with
lie state over the right TO the
land and which was decided by
Secretary Lane in favor Of the
fOmesteaders
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18

S. E. Renfro of Santa was in
the city attending to business
matters Wednesday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18

William Rafter Of st. Joe was
a business visitor in this city
yesiol day.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-09-18

Frank Scott of st. Joe was in
the city yesterday. He had been
to Spokane and stopped off here
on his way home to try and pur-
chase some milch cows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-07
Northwestern HOTEL
MEN IN MEETING

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug 6.-The an
nual convention of the Northwestern
Hotel Mems Association began its
three days session in this city today
conformity with the annual meeting or
the Wisconsin Hotel association. Del
egates from six states are present:
Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the
two Dakotas and Wisconsin. shop
talk" will characterize all meetings.
Greater efficiency in bookkeeping
and raising the standard of the hotel
business will be discussed. The social
part Of the program includes water
trips, which to many delegates will be
a novelty for few come from lake
country, and the conventions have
heretofore been held in inland cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-07
NEGRO CRAP SHOOTER
SUES CONVICT BOSS

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 6.-The only ne
gro who ever was skinned alive was
Exhibit A in suit against Fulton
county yesterday afternoon, and pieces
Of the removed cuticle were Exhibit P
Walter Moseley, the plaintiff, averred
that when he was serving six months
sentence in the chain gang for shoot
ing craps, the convict guards made
him tare away lot of poison ivy
from some construction work. The
ivy and poison oak with which It was
mixed, put Mosely in the hospital and
caused the loss of skin practically
from all over his body. He can never
work again.