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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
FOR JUBILEE MEETING.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 2S-(Special.) y
Probably never before in the history
oc Georgia have so many men of ma
tion vide Importance along develop
mtnt lines been gathered together al
one time, as will be heard by the
thousand or more delegates which Will
att 10 the mid-winter meeting Of the
Georgia chamber of commerce which
c2nvenes in Macon on Thursday. The
program for the meeting was announc.
ed today at the headquarters of the
state chamber n Atlanta, and contains
the names of score of prominvnt
Georgians who will speak on construc-
tive development subjects, as well as
hals dozen or so experts Of national
reputation who are coming to Geor
gia for the meeting.
Aware of the widespread results to
be obtained from the addresses made
before the thousand or more dele
gates which will attend the Macon
meeting, the officials of the state
chamber put forth every effort to Sc
cure speakers recognized all over the
country as experts along their various
lines. The success with which Their
efforts met is eloquently testified to by
the names which appear on the pro
gram.
The meeting will be presided over by
E w. Stetson, the prominent Macon
banker, who is vice president Of the
Georgia chamber Of commerce. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
WILL LEAVE FROM THE HOTEL
WINDSOR AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS
MORNING = PRESIDENT CLARK
OF LOCAL CHAMBER WILL
CHECK OUT CARS
Americus Will Be In
Big Parade Tonight
Convention viii Last Two Days and
Every Minute viii be Worth Attend
ing

This morning at 10 o'clock the Amer
icus boosters will leave for Macon t.
attend the jubilee meeting of the
state chamber of commerce. The trip
will be made in automobiles and Amer
icus is going to make a showing at the
big rally. Thirty-fve or forty have
signed up to make the trip and sew
eral big touring cars will carry them
along.
President Clark of the local cham
Der of commerce will be at the Hotel
Windsor from $3.50 to 1920 to check
the cars that will make the trip AMI
assign seats to those that want to go
along. All parties are asked to as
semble at the hotel within these hours,
The parade OF the cities of the state
will be held tonight and will be the
big feature of the meeting. Amricus is
going to be in line, and will make as
good showing as any other city. The
following have signifed their inten-
ton Of attending the meeting. Others
will probably join the crowd this
morning.
c. J. Clark, O. Q. Melton, F. J.
Payne, DR.. S. F. Howell, V. H. Gaines,
J. c. Lehman, c. j. Sherlock, Crawford
Wheatley, c. ]. White, Carl D. McBath,
G. w. Riley, Geo. Graham Thos L.
Bell, S. A. Moses, ]. E. Mathis, 2
Hightower, Jno. w. SILVER, G. S.
Gardner, ]. T, Warren, H. C. Garner,
L. G. Council, E. ]. Eldridge, F. b.
Arthur, w. L. Dupree, R. P. Stackhouse
Carl Ansley, w G. Turpin, Frank La
nier, R. S. Broadhurst, M. M. Lowrey,
Arthur Rylander, Thos. Harold, w. E
Brown, w. T. Maynard, w. E Hamil-
ton, w A. Ayash.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
MARRIED WHILE AUTO
SPEEDS ALONG ROAD

Bristol, Va, Jan. 28-While speed
ing at the rate of so miles an hour in
an automobile, Roy Cloyd, the son Of
a prosperous farmer of Washington
county, Tenn, and Miss Fannie Mae
Collins, IS years old and pretty, were
married an evening or two ago. Cloyd
boarded the automobile in the town of
Jonesboro, accompanied by Magistrate
A. S. Murray. A mile away, Miss Col
Inns, who had stolen away from her
home, joined the party The chauffeur
turned the machine loose at almost
full speed, and while the machine was
rounding the curves Of the highway
Magistrate Murray solemnly pronounc-
ed Cloyd and Miss Collins man and
wife. Without making single stop
after the bride-to-be entered the ma
chine the couple arrived in Johnson
City, Tenn, man and wife,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
light INFANTRY
ENJOYED SMOKER
WEDNESDAY, EVE
OCCASION INTERESTING one
Speeches We're Very Greatly
Enjoyed

The commissioned officers of the
Americas Light Infantry, Captain
James Fort, Lieutenants. ]. E. B. Nc
Tendon and B. C. Hogue, were hosts
genial at a very delightful occasion az
the A. L. l. armory last night, and III
response to handsome invitations sent
out quite one hundred or more guests
enjoyed the smoker arranged by these
popular officers; the eloquent address,
es of prominent speakers, and the su-
perb menu prepared by lady friends of
the company.
The Light Infantry has a deserved
reputation for hospitality, but no prev
ious occasion compared in any man
ner with that of last evening.
Besides the rand and file of the Light
Infantry, the guests included Hon. ].
h. Mathis, Hon. Crawford Wheatley
and DR.. H. B. Allen, as speakers of
the occasion, together with other
guests of prominence, guests of this
the strongest and best military organ
ization in southern Georgia.
When the tempting viands had been
fully enjoyed and the cigars lighted
{ aptain Fort introduced in turn Messrs.
Wheatley, Mathis and Allen, who in
manner eloquent and forceful compli-
mented Company l, Second regiment,
upon it's fine personnel and the gen
eral excellence of the organization
which for more than thirty years has
stood as the strong bulwark of law and
order in the preservation of the peace
of this section of Georgia.
The speakers were felicitious in their
remarks and there is no doubt but that
the addresses left an excellent impress
upon all, and more particularly the
young men of Americas, both within
and without the organization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
CHM Wills BIC
SUM FOR FEAGE

Boston, Jan. 28.-The continuance of
the work o. the World Peace founda-
ton, established in 1910 by Edwin
CHM, is assured h. a provision of his
Will, made public today.
Mr. CHM, who has contributed $780,
000 annually for the support of the
foundation bequeathed S1,OOO,OOO for
the same purpose, the income to be adj
ministered by the trustees of the foun>
dation The abolition of war through
education inathe advantage of peace IS
the object of the foundation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
BAHNSEN MAKES
DEMONSTRATIONS
BENEFIT FARMERS
I'm INCUBATION OF HOGS
Valuable Work Of State VET
eFinarian

DR.. Peter F. Bahnsen, of Americas,
state veterinarian, made practical de-
monstrations of inoculation of hogs
yesterday morning at Lizella in the
presence of about thirty of the most
prominent farmers in that section Of
the county. The demonstrations were
made on the farm of H. A. Newberry,
of Lizella, and sixty hogs were inocu-
lated with the serum that it is claimed
will prevent hog cholera,
Great interest was shown in the
work and in the suggestions had to
offer" said DR.. Bahnsen, yesterday Of
ternoCn. Il was glad to see the farm
ers take time to investigate the matter,
as many Of them doubt its value.
Il don't blame the farmers for look
ing with suspicion ON our system OF
IinOculation, for they have had so many
fake schemes perpetuated on them
The state and government departments
of agriculture, however, have thor
oughly tested out the plan of inocula-
ton and it has proven a success.
I'VE plan to convert Bibb county
farmers to the value of incubation by
making actual demonstrations and
then having them watch the develop
ments in the hogs inoculated.
If Bibb county farmers will inocu-
late their hogs and dip their cattle tc
eradicate the ticks, they will soon b,
in position to stop trying to borrow
3 and per cent money, but will havc
! it to lend to their less progressive
Ineighbors."
County Agricultural Agent w. G.
Middlebrooks was with DR.. Bahnsen
yesterday and assisted him in his
work. The veterinarian will return Il
Macon this morning to attend the
meeting of the state chamber of com
MERGE and outline the plans of his de-
partment which at this time has to do
principally with tick eradication and
the stamping out of cholera among the
hogs.
In about one month DR.. Bahnsen
will make another public demonstra-
ton in Bibb county and the farmers
are urged to be on hand and see the
actual tests made. By that time the
hogs inoculated yesterday will begin
to show marked signs of improve
ment. 1t is particularly desired that
this feature be given careful attention
by the farmers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
OutrageOusly Treated.

Mr.. Fielder said that Judge Speer's
treatment of him and his case was SO
outrageous that members of the Ma
con bar considered calling an indig-
nation meeting to protest Upon the
suggestion by me that such meeting
would not be proper during the trial,
none was held The jury acquitted my
clients. A few weeks later their fell
low citizens of Pulaski county ar
ranged to give a barbecue to celebrate
their acquittal. 1t was printed in the
papers that the barbecue would be
given and that the jurymen would be
invited.
Judge Speer, after reading this in
the papers, caused to be published in
the newspapers a warning to the
jurymen that if they attended the
barbecue they might be held in con-
tempt of court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
Speer Dominated Judy.

In overriding my motion to direct
a verdict for the defendant, Judge
Speer disertated on the sweetness
of liberty the American flag, etc, at
the end of his remarks taking occa-
sion to say in the hearing of the
jury that if there ever was a case
of peonage this is one Juge Speer
took me to task before the jury for
using the word Niger and he ever
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
THIRTY MINUTES AFTER HE BE-
BINS OPERATIONS IN CITY HE rs
CAUGHT AND PLACED BEHIND
BARS OF JAIL
E1- ConOict Changes
Opinion of Police
Officer Summerford Has Tussle With
Man For Gun, But OyerpOwers Himh
Small Negro Scared Till lie is Pale

1t took the Americus police just
thirty minutes to change the opinion
that 7. H. Boyle had Of Americas. Last
night he thought Americas would be an
easy town to "flim-fam," so be hogan
operations. Thirty minutes later h.
was safe behind the bars of the city9
barracks, sadder and wiser young
man. His opinion of Americas and
her police force has been considerably
changed
Boyle, who it is alleged, is an ex-
convict and bad" man, tried to pull an
original stunt last night Just before
the closing hour he phoned the Ry-
lander Shoe company to send out
pair of shoes, two shirts and some
silk socks to number on Prince
street He told the clerk that answer
ed the phone that he would pay ths
10y that delivered the goods if they
would send along change for a ten
dollar bill.
A small negro boy was sent out VITA
the goods When he arrived at the
house he was met on the steps by
man who asked him if he Lad the
bundle and change. The negro said
yes, and the next thing he knew he WAS
looking down the muzzle Of a ASSOC
cial The man commanded him to
shell out. The boy handed him the
change and in obeyance with his order
beat it, for the city.
Over-confdent with the success d
his scheme he then phoned the Wind
sor Pharmacy and tried the same
scheme. In few minutes Thad Reese
passed by and was stopped by Boyle
Are you the boy with that change from
the Windsor Pharmacy?" he asked.
Reese told him no, and continued on
his way. But as soon as young Reese
got home he 'phoned the police and
reported that suspicious man had
stopped him on thes treets.
In the meantime the negro had rush
ed breathlessly back to the store and
reported to Mr.. Andrews that he had
been held up by a man who had
cannon totin it around"
The police put two and two together
and officers Summerford and Worthy
rushed to the scene. Worthy went
around the block one way and Summer
ford the other Summerford ran no
on the man and asked him if he had
seen a negro pass that way. He then
jumped from his wheel and grabbed tn
man.
Boyle, according to reports, at
tempted to draw his gun, but Summer
ford grabbed him in vice-like grin.
and threw him to the ground. By the
time officer Worthy arrived he had him
overpowered and had taken his apa
away
Had List of Stores.
When searched at police headouar
ters a list of business houses that tmm
alleged crook intended to awork,' .
found. There were six stores in thAI
list. The two that he had phoned werl
checked. The list included besides ths
two houses that he had already at.~
tempted to "fiim-fam" the. A5asherg
Remberts drug store, the once sa
loon and Sherlock's market. From the
Confined ~ Page five
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
Tells of HUFF Case.

Mr.. Fielder testified that he wos
one of the attorneys in the famous
Huff bankruptcy case, of Macon, he
having represented Col. W. A. HUFF
who had been thrown into bankruptcy
by Judge Speer.
After holding an ex parte hearing
on a creditors bill the claims OF
which aggregated about $4,000, Judge
Speer appointed a receiver for the
Fluff estate, which later sold for
100000, said the witness.
Sold Huff's Home.
For more than two hours Mr. Eel
der related the details of the Huff
litigation.
I've were especially anxious to save
Col. Huff's little home place" said
Mr.. Fielder. He had a child buried
on the place and had lived there for d
long term of years. We brought these
facts to Judge Speer's attention, and
showed that Col Huff's debts could be
paid without selling the home place,
but Judge Speer ordered the commits
sioners to sell it,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
Broke Up Barbecue.

After Judge Speer published his
warning, the people of Pulaski called
off the barbecue, notwithstanding the
jurymen intended to be present"
Mr. Fielder went into the Brannon
case, stating that all through the
trial Judge Speer had indirectly in
vited plea of guilty. ut was only
the backbone of my clients" said M.
Fielder, that kept them from pleading
guilty, for the overtures of Judge
Speer were of such a nature as to
cause the innocent to plead guilty.
My clients were acquitted by the
jury"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
Had List of Stores.

Confined ~ Page Hive.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA
is CAUSTIC IN HIS TESTIMONY
IN THE SPEER INVESTIGATION
Amazed That People
Could Stand Speer
Declared That His Duty to the People
of Georgia Demanded That He Tell
Facts in His Possession

! Il L
| Savannah Ga, Jan. 2S.-A scathing
denunciation of Judge Emory Speer by
Attorney General Thomas S. Felde'
featured the hearing of the congress.
ional committee on the charges against
the judge today Mr.. Fielder charged
the judge with improper administration
of bankruptcy estate, with picking"
juries contrary to law, with oppressive
and unfair conduct in the treatment Of
lawyers, with having "favorites" for
the dispensation of appointments, and,
generally, with conducting himself as
to give dissatisfaction to the people
and the attorneys of the United States
court for the southern district of Geor-
gia.
While he thus testified, Mr.. Fielder
looked Judge speer squarely in the
eye. He was on the stand all of the
morning, and upon conclusion of his
direct testimony, he underwent an ex-
animation by Judge A. J. Cobb-a
questioning that failed to shake his ev-
idence, however
Another crowd that packed the court
room attended the proceedings, but on
account of yesterdays admonitiSn by
Chairman Webb, there was no APP
plause, and good ordeD7 was maintain
ed throughout.
Attorney General Fielder declared
that Judge Speer's handling of the
Huff case had not been above criticism.
and he also dwelt upon the judges
conduct in the peonage cases.
Fielder ON the Stand.
Mr. Fielder said he had known Judge
Speer for more than twenty years. He
said that in 1910 he represented two
young Dolly county farmers named
Brannon, who were charged with peon-
age. He said that just before the
trial he got jury list and found that
all the judymen were Macon men.
81 Immediately became suspicious, .
said the witness, because realized
that if the jury. had been legally
drawn, all the jurors would not have
come from Macon. AS understand
the law, the jurors should be drawn
il open court by the judge from the
jury box. I found that the jury in the
Brannon case was selected by Mar
shall White from among the names
on the jury list
Judge Speer put an order on the
| minutes after this jury was drawn
his object being to cover up what had
already been done.
"In the peonage case Of Chauncery,
OF Pulaski county, Judge Speer ap-
parently sought to coerce my client
into pleading guilty. We had many
character witnesses on hand, but Judge
Speer would allow but few of them to
testify.
Speer Dominated judy.
''In over"uling my motion to direct
verdict for the defendant, Judge
| Speer disertated on the sweetness
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
SPEER GETS~A ROAST
AT HANDS OF F[LDER

threatened to strike my name from
the list of attorneys authorized to
practice in his court. All of this, /
believe, was done to influence the
jury against my clients"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29
AMER|CUS BOOSTERS WILL
co TO MACON IN AUTOS
DIRECTORS
WILL MEET At $3.50

A meeting of the directors of the
Americas baseball club will be held
this morning at $50 o'clock at the OF.
fee of President Lanier, instead of at
10 O'Clock, as previously announced.
This change is made to allow several
of the directors to take the trip to
Macon with the Americas boosters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-29

fee of President Lanier, instead OF at
10 O'Clock, as previously announced.
This change is made to allow several
of the directors to take the trip to
Macon with the Americas boosters.
sessions will be held in the city audi
torium, while the various committees
will meet in the different hotels of the
city.
The morning sessio on Thursday
will be addressed by Hon. Bridges
Smith, mayor of Macon; Hon. j. S.
Davis, U. S. marshal for the southern
district of Georgia; DR.. K. G. Mathe-
son. president of Georgia Tech; M. V.
Richards, of the Southern railway, and
Hon. ]. D. Price, commissioner of ag
riculture.
The speakers of the afternoon SEES
sion Thursday will be A L. Wellman,
of New York City; L. G. Hardman, OF
Commerce; N. O, Nelson, the million
aire philanthropist of st. Louis; Judge
w. F. Eve, of Augusta, and R. Il.
Duckworth, of the Farmers union.
The night meeting will be addressed
by DIR. A. NJ. Soule, of Athens, and
DR.. Bradford Knapp, of the U. S. de-
partment of agriculture.
The first days committee meetings
will be held from 4 to 8 o'clock, and
the dollar dinners arranged by the
Macon chamber of commerce will take
place at $50. Following these din
ners will occur the monster parade
gotten up by the Macon chamber.
The full program for Thursday and
Friday is as follows
Morning Session; City Auditorium;
II a. m. to 1870 p. m, E. W. Stetson, or
Macon, presiding.
Address of Welcome-Hon. Bridges
Smith. Response-Hon. ]. S. Davis,
OF Albany.
Addresses: Industrial Training in
Georgia, K. G. Matheson, Atlanta; Re
lations of Railroads to the Public
Good" M. w. Richards, Washington,
III. c.; Agricultural Possibilities in
Georgia" j. D. Phice, Atlanta.
Afternoon Session; City Auditorium.
Addresses: Boil Weevil Ravages,"
A, L. Wellman, New York; The I'M
portance of Good Roads" L. G. Hard
man, Commerce; Farm Life Improve
ment," N. o. Nelson, St. Louis, Mo;
Proposed Good Roads Law" w. F.
Eve, Augusta; Better Marketing Fa-
cilities,' R. +. Duckworth, Union City
Committee meetings 4 p. m. to p. m.
: o'clock, Monster parade of cities.
Night Meeting, January 29th:
Addresses: Agricultural Educa-
ton" A. NJ. Soule, Athens; Farm De
monstration. Work" Bradford Knapp,
Washington, D. c.
Second Day, January 3Oth, 10 a. m.
Addresses: The Self-Supporting
Farm" S. B. Byron, Byromville; "Ru
raj Credits" B. w Hunt, Eatonton;
Boys Corn Clubs in Georgia" }.
Phil Campbell, Athens; Rural Cred
it's J. A. McCord, Atlanta; Fruit
Growing in Georgia" R. G. Berckmans,
Augusta; Studying the Resources Of
/ Georgia" J. Lindsey Johnson, Rome;
Some Cotton Problems in Georgia" e.
Lee Worsham, Atlanta Attracting
investments and Settlers to Georgia,
Moultrie NJ. Sessions, Marietta; "Safe-
/ ty of Real Estate Loans in Georgia :"
O. A. Coleman, Macon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
NEW HOME FOR O. @. JENNINGS.
si50,OOO Residence 60 lie BuiIt on
Upper Fifth Avenue,

Oliver q. Jennings filed plans yester-
da" through his architects, Waiter r.
Chambers and Stephenson & Wheeler,
Tor dwelling to cost $4,000 which he
VIII erect at $50 Fifth avenue, Just
south OF Seventeen street The dwelling
VIII be six stories In height and will
hnv" frontage of 80 feet The depth
VIII be 1bs feet The facade will be
OF brick and limestone In the French
Renaissance style with a mansard roof
with dorrner windows. and will be orna-
mented with n metal balcony across the
entire front at the fourth floor and a
stony balcony across the entire front at
the second floor The building will be
hreproof. The garage In the rear will
be three stories
On the first floor OF the dwelling will
De reception room and library COM
bined' with large dining room In the
rear. The second floor will have a salon
In front, with a stair hall and a main
hall leading into a large ballroom The
third foor will contain the individual
Chambers OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings, with
several guests chambers In the rear
On the fourth floor will be two chambers
for the boys and n large sitting room
for them In the front and the servants
quarters In the rear. The ffth floor will
be entirely occupied by the maids and
the sixth floor will contain the laundry.
The dwelling will be equipped with an
electric elevator.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
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FLOPS AND ROLLS THREE
MILES TO WIN $500 BETS
j. Howell Parr Mops Macadam-
lied Road With His Clothes
for Fifteen Hours.

BALTIMORE, May ID. Howell Parr,
we'll known In society here. qualified to-
day as the champion roller OF the world.
At II 10 A. NJ. to-day he finished polish
ing of three miles OF macadamized road
with his clothes. but II took fifteen hours
and thirty-four minutes for him to do n.
Parr and his friends were talking last
night about various things when some one
brought rolling into the conversation. Parr
descanted at length about what fine roll
Ter he was. When he said IL was Just as
easy for him to roll a few miles as /,
would be for another mortal less gifted
to roll OF log bets were In order
Parr accepted them all, his friends be-
lieving that oven II he could roll three
miles he wouldn't and $500 Of PARIS
money against that much OF his friends
was put In the hands OF the shareholders
before Parr performed a single roll
Then he sent for pads for his elbows and
knees and bandages for his hands, a thick
sweater. and winter golf trousers. Then
he began to roll, carefully and thought
fully. like u man who has given much
attention to the art. He would flop over
Ave times. covering about twenty feet, and
then would sit up and rest. Toward morn
ing he took his rest lying down, however
over pillows fixed for him by those of his
friends who had not bet against him. He
kept at 1t all night, and this morning a
number OF girls followed his work care.
fully. subJecting him to much jollying the
while.
When Parr got four and seven sixteenth
yards away from the finish line an In
disnant mother, named Mrs. Parr. APP
peared and created scene by taking
hold of her son and commanding him
to get up. Parr made four quick fiops "a
the finish line. at University Parkway. and
then obeyed