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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
MURDERER FOR
LOVE IS HANGED

Hartfrd, Conn, March 5.-James
Plew, who murdered William Wake
field, at Middlebury last June in order
that he might marry Mrs. Wakefield
was hanged in the state prison at
Wethersfeld early this morning
Mrs. Bessie ]. Wakefield, widow of
the slain man and herself also CON
victed of the crime, was sentenced to
die at the same time as Plew, but her
counsel appealed to the supreme court
and this acted as a stay.
Wakefield was lured from his home
by Plew and shot and stabbed to
death in the woods last summer. The
state charged that his death was de-
liberately planned by Mrs. Wakefield
and Plew.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
TRAIN WRECKED
YESTERDAY MORN.
AMERICUS YARDS
SEVERAL CARS ARE SMASHED
Cars We're TGlGSCOpGd on
SidGtraCk

A Central railway freight train COM
ing into the Americus yards at 4
o'clock yesterday morning from Ma
con, was wrecked to a considerable
extent, the debris of smashed cars
blocking the track until the wrecking
train, summoned from Macon, could
clear away the wreck. Several trains
were held up in the Americas yards
during five hours.
The long train, upon arrival, STOP
ped near the junction, a mile or two
out The engine and several cars came
on down to the station, where the cars
were backed into a siding.
In the meantime the entire rear
of the train slipped cog" and came
rapidly down the grade and side
wiped" the front section as it was
backing into the siding. Three or
four cars loaded with merchandise
were thrown off the rails and badly
smashed, the contents being scattered
around.
Three passenger trains and one or
two freights were bottled up here un-
til the wreck was cleared away short
ly after 9 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
CITIZEN LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES PLATFORM

Atlanta, March 5.-Leaders of the
new Citizens League refuse to have it
said of them that they are seeking for
d wide-open town, or that they hay,
the slightest idea or desire OF bring
ing back the segrated district. They
admit that it is good thing it has
been closed, it is stated, but they be-
lieve that the reform wave" is now
in danger of going too far under fan
atical leadership They want things
to remain in statu quo. They do not
believe that all the locker clubs and
all the near beer saloons should be
closed, and they do believe that the
continued agitation of such questions
has seriously hurt the town.
What effect the new league will
have on the Beavers question is prob
lematical. Beavers processes to see N
it an effort to oust him, but if this is
the purpose of the league it has not
yet been made apparent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
INCOME TAX IS A
SOURCE OF WORRY

Washington, March g. The various
branches Of the internal revenue
the country report a great
rush at the last moment of citizens
to pay their income tax in order to
avoid the punishment prescribed by
those failing to carry out the govern
ments demands before the expira-
ton of the time allowed The law
is very stringent and it is expected
that those who have not carried out
its condition will begin soon to take
advantage of the excuse of sickness
or absence. This must be proved
or in addition to being fined
from $40 to $4,000, violators will have
so per cent added to the tax assessed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
WILSON
ASKS CONGRESS TO
REPEAL CANAL BILL

Washington, D. c., March 3. i.
President Wilson personally appealed
to congress, assembled in joint ses,
sion today, to sustain the national
honor of the United States in uphold
ing treaty obligations by repeating
the Panama tolls exemption against
which Great Britain protests. He
asked congress to do that "in support
of the foreign policy of the United
States" and added that an exemption
for American ships not only was a
mistaken economic policy" but was
in contravention of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty.
Il shall not know how to deal with
other members of the diplomatic corps
and nearer consequence If you do not
grant it to be in ungrudging meas
ure," said the president.
THE large thing to do is the only
thing we can afford to do; voluntary
withdrawal from a position every-
where questioned and misunderstood.
We ought to reverse our action without
raising the question whether we were
right or wrong and so once more de-
serve our reputation for generosity
and the redemption of every obliga-
tion without bubble or hesitation"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
RECENT CONTEST
UNDER AUSPICES
LOCAL CHAPTER
PRODUCED MANY fine ESSAYS
Three Prizes We're Given to-
Contestants

An interesting contest was held re-
Gently under the auspices of the
Americus chapter, d. A. r.. and the
result was highly gratifying. u prize
vas offered at the agricultural col
lege for the best essay submitted BY
the pupils on Georgia Day." the sub
ject being THE Life and Character Of
Oglethorpe"
A prize was also offered in the high
school for the best essay submitted on
Washingtons Birthday, with the great
general and statesman for its subject.
AS many excellent papers were writ
ten, the committee found it extreme
ly difficult to decide among them, but
by common consent the finest essay
was declared presented in Mr. o. 4.
Johnson's paper and the prize was
awarded to him. Mr. Johnson is from
Thomasville, Ca, and he will graduate
in June with a brilliant record.
Mr. Edison Harrison, of Sparta, Ca,
received honorable mention for his
splendid paper
In the High school Miss Catherine
Thomas of the Tenth grade received
the prize and the essays have been
presented to the D. A. r. chapter and
will be read befort it at some future
time. The prizes were Revolutionary
Readers, compiled by Mrs. S. o. Fos-
ter, state regent and are stories :
early colonial life in Georgia found
Cd on fact.
The book IS an excellent record of
hitherto unwritten history and will be
valuable addition to any library
They were presented by Mrs c. A.
Fricker, regent of the Americas chap
ter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
MADE BY WHITE BOY
WITNESS FRANK CASE

Atlanta, March 5.-That the Atlanta
city detectives actually bribed witness
os to swear away the life of Leo NJ
Frank, knowing fully at the time that
the testimony was untrue, is charged
by George Epps, a white lad whose
evidence figured conspicuously in the
case, in a sensational affidavit Just
made public.
The testimony given by Epps for the
state which hurt Frank most was that
in which the boy told the jury that
Mary Phagan had confided to him that
Frank had acted "suspiciously" to-
ward her. Epps, who is now repre-
sented as being thoroughly frightened
and repsntent over what he did, de-
clares that Detective Black manufac-
tured that feature out of the whole
cloth, drilled him in the lie, and prom
ised him money if he would swear to it
Coming from a white boy, who
would scarcely have any ulterior me-
tives in the case the Epps affidavit is
about the ugligest and most serious
charge made against the detectives in
this famous case.
In the same affidavit, to make it still
worse, he declares that Solicitor
Dorsey knew of the false story and
encouraged it.
The Epps boys affidavit is several
thousand words long, and explains IN
detail just how Black cooked up the
damaging testimony against Frank
and encouraged the boy to stick to It
on the stand.
Coming on top of the confession u
the other state witness, Mrs Formby,
who has declared that she was mad
drunk by the police and then terroriz-
ed into giving the false evidence
which she gave against Frank, the
question Of how many state witnesses
perjured themselves. and to what pos
sible criminal lengths members of the
detective department went in their
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
KILLS BURGLAR;
MORTALLY BORED
SECOND YEGGMAN
PLUCKY WATCHMAN ON JOB
Punctures Pair Of Macon
Safe Crackers

Macon, Ca, March 5.-M. ]. Eth
ridge, watchman at the Masse-Felton
Lumber company's plant, in making
his rounds about o'clock this morn
ing. saw two men lowering about the
safe inside the office. He approached
them and demanded to know what they
we're doing there. The men attempted
to put up a fight, and desperate
struggle followed.
Etheridge fired at both men, kill
ing one and seriously wounding the
other. The dead man, viewed by po-
lice officers and others later in the
morning, is said to be Charles Cars
WELL an alleged professional yegg>
man, for whom the police have been
locking for months. The wounded
man, who has chance to get well,
is ]. L. Waites. Both are said to live
in Atlanta
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
BowLing By Telegraph

Saginaw, Mich, March 5. - Michi-
gan Y. M. c. AS have planned a
novel bowling tournament by tele-
graph for today and tomorrow.
Twelve different "Y's" have entered
the tournament, each represented b.
one five-man team, three two-man
and six single-man teams
The sets will be bowled on the
home alleys of the contestants and
will be governed by the same regl-
lations. At the conclusion of eacn
set the results will be telegraphed
to F. w. Boswell, general secretary
Of the associations here. The com
plete scores will be compiled and
cups and prizes awarded according
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
GEORGIA BANKS PAY
BACK 100000 WITH
LITTLE TROUBLE

Atlanta, March 5.-The big banks of
Atlanta and the whole cotton states
paid back to the United States this
week practically all of the $50,OO0000,
which was borrowed from the federal
government to help move the cotton
crop.
The Atlanta banks experienced no
difficulty in meeting the big obliga-
ton when their share of it fell duo,
aid telegraphic advices to the local
clearing house indicate that the same
situation was true of banks in other
sections of the South.
The big loan of fifty millions was
made last fall, and was distributed
widely through the principal banks
ci each of the cotton growing states.
The readiness and ease with which
the gigantic loan was paid back is
taken to indicate that the spring will
be prosperous one from a financial
standpoint in the South, and that the
tightness in money which everybody
felt more or less last fall has about
come entirely to an end.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
ENDS LIFE AS WIFE
AND CHILD LOOK ON

Albany Ga, March SIN the pres
ence of his wife and daughter, another
woman who was passing at the time
and j. w. Lord, who had just taken
him home in his automobile, G. M.
Harvey, a blacksmith at Pelham, Ga,
committed suicide at he door of his
residence by draining 2-ounce phial
Of carbolic acid. He had been drink
ing excessively.
Harvey had resided at Pelham
number of years and was well known
in Mitchell county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
FORMAL OPENING
CHURCHWELL CO.'S.
AMERICUS HOUSE
TEN O'CLOCK IS The HOUR
Immense Display Of Goods
Await Corners

The formal opening at 10 o'clock
this morning of the immense new de-
partment store of the Churchwell Co.
marks an interesting epoch in the mer-
camille hisiness of Americus and will
be an occasion long contemplated with
keen anticipation by the general trade
O. Americus and this entire section. 1t
viii he an interesting display of sixty
'htlsdnd dollars of fine goods, fresh
tom importers and the factories, and
Americus people are interested.
For several weeks the MessrB.
Churchwell and their local manager,
Mr.. W. E. Taylor, have been busy in
preparation for Opening Day., AMI
they want 10000 people to visit their
new store today and witness the veri-
ication of every statement made.
The goods are there; 100000 worth
as beginner.
Dresses and coat suits are there, the
finest made, and prices will surprise
many.
In ladies' ready -to-wear, from hand
some suits and dresses at medium price
to the finest weaves, are there for gen
eral inspection. One entire floor IS
devoted exclusively to ladies' ready-to-
wear and fine millinery, which will
compare with lines carried by any
house in Atlanta or Macon. Mrs.
Rawls, lady of several years expe-
rience, has charge of the ready-to-
wear floors.
The clerkical force of sixteen people
includes Mrs. Rawls, Misses Hattie
Walker, Alice Guerry, Annie May Crew,
Rosa Jeter, Messrs. Samuel Harrison,
W. e, Taylor, H. D. Hansford, D. B,
Slappey, H. s. Walker, G. L. Herring
Jr., D. F. Taylor, ]. f. Griffin and A.
R. Royal. Hany of these are we'll
known to the people of Americus and
vicinity and all will be pleased to greet
their friends in the big department
store.
The Chnrchwell Co. will carry high
class lines of clothing, shoes and hab-
erdashery and lay particular stress up
on their lines of ladies goods. They
invite the entire people Of Americus
and the surrounding country to visit
"the big store" today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
CENTS
PAID YESTERDAY
AMERICUS BALES
LARGE LOT is SOLD HERE
Values Range From lIctS.
to l3CtS Pound

Five hundred bales cotton, sold ia
one lot at L. G. Councils warehouse
yesterday, brought to the owners the
round sum of $S1 ,OOO and constituted
the largest single sale made in Amer
icus this season. At this late dategS
when stocks are low, the sale of1sucn
a lot of cotton is something unusual.
The 500 bales were owner by var
ious customers, and in thus consolidat.
ing it, according to grades a better
price was secured for the lot. The
prices yesterday varied from IL cents
to 12, and even 13 cents.
The purchaser of this large lot of
500 bales was Mr.. B. B. Ford, Of Ma
CON-, frequent buyer in Americus.
The cotton is for export and will be
compressed at once. This sale of 500
bales will reduce the stock in Ameri-
Gus warehouses to 1000 or 200 bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
Child WALKS In FIRE
and BURNS To Death

Chester, S. c., March 5.-A child
of Sam Raney was burned to death
Or Cemetery street on the outskirts
of the city. The child's mother had
gone out to do some washing and left
The child sitting by the fire. When
she returned she found the little one
lad valked into the fire and was lying
oead amid the burning wood.
1t is thought that as the child ste J.
ped into the fire it's clothing was ig
Mi'od and it inhaled the flames, causing
1nsant death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
WOMEN TOO NEAR NAKED
DRIVES THE QUEEN AWAY

Paris, France, March Queen
Mary, it is believed, will not come to
Paris with King George in April, 1t is
understood that the Queen has abso-
lutely refused to meet Paris society
women wearing costumes character
lied by exaggerated decollete.
Lady Berie, wife of the British Am
fassador here, has reported on the
spectacle at the opera this week when
society leaders appeared in low-cut
gowns with decollete calves and san
daled feet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
MARRIAGE OF MRS. THOMPSON
and Mr.. CULLEN HORNE
Was SOIGmDized at Madison
Fla. Wednesday

The many Americus friends Of Mr..
Cullen S. S. Horne, as well as those
throughout the county, are interested
in the announcement of his marriage
his fair bride being Mr.
Thompson, of Madison, Fla. The mar
riage rites were solemnized Wednes-
day evening ct the brides home in
Madison, and the happy couple viii be
"at home" after today at their resi-
dence on Church street here MI
Horne is one Of Americus most es-
teemed citizens and congratulations
await the coming touay of the rewly
welded pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
War on Mercury Sale.

New York, March 5.-The city put
into effect today a new law providing
that in future no bichloride of mercury
shall be sold except upon the prescrip-
ton of a physician, a record of which
shall be kept. The drug must be put
in a distinctive manner" which shall
prevent it from being mistaken for any
other drug.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06

determination to convict Frank, is
beginning to be as important public
question here as the guilt or innocence
Of the man at the Jail.
Ever since l made that affidavit
before Chief Lanford," says Mrs.
Formby, my conscience has troubled
me. realize | have done a great and
terrible wrong to an innocent maa,
and l firmly believe that the entire
case against Frank is nothing more
nor less than a police frame-up."
With these new features on top of
the Mcknight confession of perjury,
and the developments about the hair
on the lathe not being Mary Phagan's
all three Of the Atlanta newspaper
are given as much space to the repa-
diation of the testimony which con-
victed Leo Frank, as they gave to the
testimony itself when it was offered
Each day there are columns after col
umns of it from various state Witness
es who are rushing to deny in part or
in toto the evidence they gave against
Frank on the witness stand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
LOWRY HOME NOT SOLD
ACCORDING TO STATEMENT
MAY Sell ii at Later Date,
However

A report generally cirrent during
the past day or. two was to the effect
that MIR. NJ. NJ. Lowrey had sold his
Lee street home Thinking, perhaps,
that Mr.. Lowrey might desire to sell
the property, he has had several offers
for it, but it is a fact, he stated last
night, that no sale had been effeced,
or probably would be at this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
.SLATON ADDRESSES ATLANTA
PARENT TEACHER AsS0.

Atlanta, March 5.-The mission of
the parent-teacher and association be
tween the school and the home were
discussed by School Superintendent
Slaton yesterday afternoon, before the
recently formed Parent-Teachers As
sociation.
1t was practical plea for CO.
operation between parents and the
public schools, and was heard by 4
large audience of Atlanta mothers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
MARRIAGE LAST EVENING
OCCURS At PARSONAGE

Last evening at the residence of
Rev. Robert L. Biyins, pastor of Fur
low Lawn Baptist church, Miss Gladys
Roach and Mr. Thomas Summers wsrs
united in marriage. Several near
friends witnessed the marriage cere-
mony and extended congratulations to
the newly welded couple.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
YEBGS BLOW BANK
SAFE At WARWICK

Sylvester, Ca March 5. - The bank
of Warwick, Ca, was robbed of fif-
teen hundred dollars at o'clock this
morning. The robbers completely
wrecked the vault with a charge of
ritroglycerine. The yeggman left no
clue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-06
DutN on Raw smear Redneed.

Washington D. c., March 5-The
lower duty on raw sugar went into
effect today and it is predicted as a
result that a great change will take
place in the manufacture of products
made from unrefned sugar.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-31
CHURCH is BUILT
ALONG new LINES
New Christian Science Struc.
ture One of Finest in
the State.

The new church now in the course
CT construction for the First Church
OF Christ, Scientist, at Twenty-second
street and Seventh avenue, when COM
pleted will be one of the finest church
edifices in the state. 1t will cost
$4,000. The building is to be complet-
ed of blue Bedford stone n the classic
style of architecture and it will be sur
mounted by a large dome which will
admit light through art glass to the
auditorium.
There will be no basement. as the
ground floor will be above the grade
line.
The main entrance will be from
Twenty-second street through a vesti-
bule into a large foyer, with ceramic
tile floor and marble wainscotting and
Ornamental plaster paneled ceiling.
Other rooms on the ground floor
viii be the check room, directors
rooms and a large Sunday school
room.
The auditorium, seating 500. will be
located on the main floor. which will
be reached from the foyer by three
stairways. the principal one located in
the center of the auditorium.
The structure throughout will be
finished in curly birch and with white
enamel finish,
Heating will be with steam and a /
modern ventilating system is to be |
provided, with an exhaust fan.
The cornerstone was laid with sim
lie ceremonies in November. Excel
mt progress is being made on the
york. and those in charge plan to
ave the edifice completed in the
! ring.
William G. Jones. church architect.
Z Chicago. designed the building and
as a superintendent on the work
'oking after its construction.
A $4,000 pipe organ, given by Mrs. ]
. G. Denkmann will be installed. {
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-31
BIC INCREASE IN
FORCE EMPLOYED
AT The ARSENAL
Twenty Five Per Cent Added in
1914 and Present Num-
Der Is 2,100.
EXTENSIONS IN THE SHOPS
Years Disbursements Ss,s4s, eos, With
s1,5oo.ooo Of This Sum
Paid for Labor.

The yeaT 1914 has been marked by
continued expansion OF business at
the Rock Island arsenal. The total
number Of employees and the disburse-
ments for labor and material all show
Increases over the preceding year.
In the fall OF 1913 the immense
small arms plant at the arsenal prac-
20 about 500 operatives, and while
when running full gave employment
for about 500 operatives, and while
th9necessfty for closing # down was.
from the government point Of view.
manifest, the event itself was marked
by forebodings on the part OF en-
ployes directly Interested in its opera
tion. Realizing that the cessation OF
small arms manufacture at the local
plant was necessary. the ordnance de-
partment had taken steps a couple OF
years previously 70 provide for the ex-
pansion OF the arsenal work IN other
lines. Estimates for an appropriation
OF S25O,OOsifor doubling the capacity
OF the field artillery plant at the ar
senal had been made by the command
ing officer and approved and hecom-
mended TO the secretary OF war by the
chief of ordnance.
Now Practically Expended.
This appropriation was obtained and
became available for use in July oI
1913. With this appropriation the field
artillery plant has been expanded 70
include all OF Shop I building. in addi-
~FnvT 70 Ehar 81
atins force has been largely increased.
Practically all OF the appropriation o.
SeoO.0OO has been expended during
the past year. The result has beea
that the arsenal management has been
able TO actually increase the volume OF
work. inspite OF the fact that the end |
Of the tear 1913 saw the actual clos |
ing down Of large part o. the plant |
heretofore operated.
In 1914 the total disbursements ot f,
the arsenal haveIbeen SO ,64s. .sOs.Is. an /
increase OF 16 percent over the pre- 4
ceding year. OF this amount s1.5OO.-
600 was expended for labor and has
gene directly 70 the citizens OF the
tri-cities employed at the local plant
a large part OF the remaining disburse-
ments. amounting TO ~--ar 1900 00o
has been paid 20 local merchants for
material. h
Increase in Employees 25 Percent.
The average number of employees
during the year 1913 was 1,522 The !
average number OF employees for the !
year 1914 is 1906, an increase of 25
percent The number OF employees at
The present time is approximately I
100 and is gradually increasing. II
The amount OF work in hand IS very I
arge. and the continued operation pt 7
he arsenal on the present scale or ]
even on an increased scale seems as I
Iured. la