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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-24
MAN ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 24-J. H. Miles,
proprietor of rooming house, is on
trial for his life in the superior court
here today, on the charge of numbering
nderson NJ Eady, a Macon man, whom
he shot to death on the night of jan
uary 18th.
The courtroom scene is made dram
attic by the presence of Mrs. Eady, wi
dow Of the slain man and Of Mrs.
Miles, wife of the prisoner at he
bar.
Miles has entered formal plea of
not guilty, and will present as his de-
tense that when he shot Eady he was
acting in defense of himself and his
home.
Eady, who was said to have been
drinking, was in front of the Miles
home when Miles emerged and protest
ed against Eady's boisterous conduct.
row followed, the result Of which
was the killing.
A principal witness for the state
will be Mrs. Elizabeth Berkey, of At
lanta, sister of the slain man, who
will testify, it is stated, that she was
with him on the fatal night, and that
he was shot while she was holding him
in her arms.
This version of the tragedy is denied
by the defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-24
$4,000
SUITS
$1,000

lie stands chance to get twenty times
its value, and it is the pressure of this
chance that continues the progress of
the game and makes it a game OF
chance. In order to commit the Of
Tense of gaming it is not necessary
that money be the stake; the statute
penalties also playing for anything OF
value. The twenty trade checks, &C.
cording to the statement of facts have
a value of $1.O0; and as gaming does
not necessarily consist in playing for
money, it is not necessary to consti.
tute violation of the law against
keeping gaming house, that money
shall be hazarded One who permits
others, with his knowledge, to come to-
gether to play in a house or room.
which is under his control, for arti-
cles of value other than money, is lust
as guilty as if money alone was the
stake"
There will be more tomorrow
OBSERVER"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-24
Dear Editor.

Dear Editor.
Approaching your kindness in giving
space for Observer to state what the
supreme court of Georgia and the court
Of appeals have held in regard to the
operation of lotteries and slot ma
chimes, Observer complies with his
promise in his first letter and states
below what has been said by our high
est courts on this subject.
The penal code says: For any per-
sen to play or bet for money or other
things of value played with cards,
dice or balls, or shall play and bet for
money or other things of value at any
table or in whatever manner, kind or
description for gaming, or shall bet at
any kind of nine pens or any other
number of pins or at any billiard or
pool table, he shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor."
Section 397 provides: IF any person
either by himself or his agent, shall
sell or offer for sale, or procure for or
furnish to any person any ticket, num-
ter, combination or chance, or a ny
thing representing a chance, in any
lottery, gift enterprise, or other SINH
lar scheme or devise, whether such
lottery, gift enterprise or scheme shall
be operated in this state or not, he
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-24
HERO OF SOVG HERE

You've heard the Billy" song-"For
when l walk, l always walk with Billy,
cause Billy knows just where to walk;
and when talk l always talk to Bully,
cause Billy knows just how to talk;
ard when l sleep, l always dream of
Billy" ETC., etc. Well, that song is
dedicated to Billy Single" Clifford,
who in musical satire, Walk This
Way" The song, famous the country
over, particularly among Elks, was
written by Joe Goodwin, the music is
by Kendis & Paley, and on the cover
piece appears the same picture of Billy
Clifford which has been spread on the
billboards the past week.
When Clifford isn't starring in mus
ical comedy, he is a headliner-one of
the big ones in vaudeville. He's said
10 be as funny as can be and his COM
rany promises to keep the audience
laughing from beginning to end. He
F2n sing some. too.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-24
The Public
Safety ValUe

' 80 ~AEt'A i5tNNP AOV A@NsAt
Editor Times Recorder:
Once upon time land it was not in
ancient days, ether railroad was
proposed from the seaboard to the cap
ital of our state. In making prelim-
mary surveys through this section,
Americas was considered the logical
point for this proposed railroad-the
A, B. and A.-to cross the Central of
Georgia and Seaboard Air Line rail
ways. Efforts were made to get the
citizens together in a big mass meet
lug; the city was visited by represent
atives of the enterprise, trying to en-
list the active cooperation of citizens
to bring the road along this route. The
Newspapers did their utmost to inter
est our people to the point of action.
However, Americas was in slumbe-
wrapt, and continued to sleep, while
wide-awake Cordele secured the covet-
Ell prize and Montezuma and Ogle
thorpe gobbled the trunk line railway
that logically belonged to Americas
and could have been secured by her
had the proper effort been put forth.
It's too late to cry over the split milk,
now, but we can at least profit by the
lesson.
Another opportunity is hard by us
ard now stands knocking at Americas
doors. 1t is the lumber road that has
been constructed from Games, Ca, to
Flint river The projectors are now
engaged in building the trestle to span
Flint river near the old Chambliss
mill in the northeastern portion of the
county, and the road will be construct
ed from that point to John Methvin' 8
store, about IL miles east of Ameri-
Gus If there is no further effort made
by our city, it is the purpose of the
builders of the road to put in turn
table and make Methvin's store the
terminus of the road. The road is GO
ing to be built as far as Methvin's store
by summer-regardless of whether the
people of Americas believe it or not.
If the road stops at that point, a new
town will grow up there in short
time, to draw trade directly from
Americas.
Can we afford this; or worse STILL,
can we afford for this road to be built
elsewhere? No wide-awake citizen can
argue that we can. A stroll about our
city reveals the fact that we have many
vacant dwelling and a number of
stores without occupants. The build
ing of new railroad into our city
would bring many families here, who
must necessarily have homes and buy
Our wares. Other enterprises would
open up with the advent of another
railroad, and cur city would experience
new era of prosperity.
No one denies that it will cost us
something to get this railroad. But a
most flattering proposition has been
recently purchased, and a daily SEIZED
ule will lie arranged shortly as far as
it is completed.
Let Americas wake up and get to-
Gether on this proposition, and let our
Chamber of Commerce go after this
enterprise with the determination of
getting it. FELIX.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
DEMOCRATS OF FLORIDA
MEETING IN JACKSONVILLE
State Executive Committee
Holding Most important
Session in Years


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 6.-Lead-
ing Democrats from every county in
Florida gathered in Jacksonville this
morning for what promised to be the
most important meeting OF the state
Democratic executive committee held in
years. The committee is in session for
the purpose Of arranging details for the
holding of the general state primary
on June next.
Because Of the fact that the national
convention meets in st. Louis but eight
days after the Florida primary the ques-
tion of seating the delegates from this
state is occupying paramount attention
1t is believed it will be necessary to
appoint a special committee of the state
committee to canvass the returns for
delegates and that it will be necessary
to inform the successful candidates of
their election by wire so that they may
lose no time in leaving for st. Louis.
Their credentials will await them at the
convention city.
A movement was on foot to take GER
tain offices out of the primary, includ-
ing circuit judges, states attorneys, So
licitors and clerks of courts. Others
favored the inclusion of all appintive Of
fees in the primary.
Another important question scheduled
is the selection of a state campaign
committee to conduct the primary, draft
an itinerary which would take candf7
dates for all offices to each county Of the
state twice before the primary, and TO
levy an assessment against candidates
to defray this expense.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
DATA GIVEN SENATORS ON
INTERNATIONAL SITUATION
Foreign Relations Committee
Will Hold Meeting Friday It
Is Announced
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-The general
international situation, including the
crisis in the relations between the
United States and the central powers
over submarine warfare, will be consid-
cred at meeting tomorrow of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee. The
meeting has been called by Chairman
Stone.
The compittee had before 1t today a
mass of data bearing upon Great Brit
aims attitude toward neutral shipping
and negotiations with Germany. over
submarine warfare. The information
was sent by Secretary Lansing in re-
Spouse to a senate resolution. All avail
able data on the destruction of the
British steamer Persia also was said to
be before the committee.
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing still were without definite informa-
ton upon which official action in the
crisis arising from the Persia incident
is to be based. Meanwhile. officials
still are reserving judgment.
American diplomatic and consular
representatives abroad today had in
structions from Secretary Lansing to
hasten the collection of the facts.
The question of national prepared
ness again today occupied the center of
the stage in congressional committee
activity.
Hearings on the administrators ma
tional defense program were begun to-
day before the house military affairs
committee with Secretary of War Gar
rison as the star witness, and the house
naval affairs committee continued it's
hearings on the annual naval apprODria-
tion bill.
Secretary Garrison had prepared de-
tailed statement of the army's part of
the preparedness plans.
Rear Admiral Stanford, chief of the
navy's bureau of yards and docks, re-
sumed his statement as to the needs
of additional naval stations when the
naval committee again took up the
yards and docks section of the. naval
bill. It probably will take some time
to reach the all-important construction
provisions in the measure.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
CHARGES AGAINST STATE
PRISON FARM DENIED
Chairman of Prison Board Re-
plies to Statements OF
Robert AVera

Emphatic denial was made by Chair
man Robert E. Dawson, of the prison
commission, to sensational reports of
mistreatment in the state prison farm at
Milledgeville given out in Atlanta Thurs
day by Robert Avera, who was released
from the farm Wednesday.
Chairman Dawson branded as "abso-
lutely false" a statement by Avera to
the effect that the men on the farm were
fed cabbages and other vegetables in
which were worms and grit and dirt.
1--WE raise all sorts of vegetables
there in large quantities, and the food
for the prisoners is we'll prepared and
sanitary" said Mr.. Dawson.
Chairman Dawson also said AVera' s
statement that Warden Smith cruelty
beat the prisoners, hitting some from
thirty to forty ticks with heavy strap.
was absolutely false.
warden Smith in the best warden we
have in the state of Georgia" said Mr..
Dawson. Ills treatment of the prison
ers is most humane.
1.-The trouble down in Milledgeville
now is that Atlanta and Fulton county
are dumping large numbers of dope
fends onto the farm-men who are unfit
for anything but to give trouble. They
can't work; they need medical attention
constantly; they are sent to a prison
farm when they ought to be sent to a
special sanitariu NOR hospital where
they can get decent treatment"
Avera had other things to say about
the farm, all of which Mr.. Dawson
branded as false. Avera has been in the
prison for over a year, having been
sent from Judge Andy Calhoun's court
for kidnapping his wife from her father,
he said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
BELGIANS ALSO HAVE
LAUNCHED OFFENSIVE
AGAINST FOES LINE
Petrograd Claims Russians
Have Penetrated Teuton
First Line of Defense in
NeighborhOd of CzernoWitz
CBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Russlan
pressure on the Austrian lines from
Volhynia southwark to Bukowina con-
tinues heavy and official reports from
both sides indicate that the fighting is
of a desperate and sanguinary charac-
ter.
Reports of the evacuation of Czerno-
WITT by the Austrians have not been
confirmed. Petrograd unofficial adj
vices today only claiming that the Rus
SLAMS have compelled the city's defend
ers to fall back to their secondary line.
The French are pounding heavily on
the German trenches in the Champagne
and between Scissors and Rheims, and
claim to have inflicted notable damage
by the bombardments. The BeIgians
have also taken the offensive on their
front.
Bulgaria, whose armies have nowhere
been actively engaged since Serbia was
cleared of entente troops, has appro-
priated S100,000,000 for war purposes.
Saloniki dispatch states. All parties
united in support of the vote of credit
At Washington. the senate committee
on foreign relations will meet tomorrow
to consider the international situation.
including the conditions growing out of
the submarine warfare in the Mediter-
ranean.
At conference to be held in London
today British laboring men will deter
mine upon the attitude of their organ
izations toward compulsion.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
RECALL IS DEFEATED
BY A BIC MAJORITY
= IN EVERY CITY WARD
Only One Out of 10 Precincts
Carried by Recall, and Vote
There Was Only DO to 30
For 1t

The recall movement, begun last fall
after the removal of ]. L. Beavers from
the Office of chief Of police, ended We'd
nesday at the polls. The defeat of the
recall was overwhelming, decisive and
conclusive, the majority in every one
of the ten wards in the city and in sew
enteen out of eighteen voting precincts
being against the recall of Mayor James
G. Woodward and all OF the six police
commissioners.
Mayor Woodward was one of the CEN
trail figures in the fight, as many of the
politicians allied with the recall had
been urging the voters to GUST him even
if they voted against the recall of the
other commissioners. The result was
that more votes against the recall of
Woodward than against the recall Of
any other commissioner were polled,
and also more votes were polled for the
recall of Woodward than of any other
commissioner. The vote was 6,299
against the recall of Woodward and
1899 for his recall
The smallest number of votes for the
recall of any commissioner was cast in
the instance of Robert c. Clark The
vote for the recall of Clark was 3,272;
against his recall, 6,225.
The fact that the vote on all of the
commissioners ran so evenly, most vot-
ers casting a straight ballot for or
against the recall Of them all, was
decided surprise to many fthe work.
ers for the recall.
While not varying materially at any
of the precincts the majority of Mayor
Woodward would have been smaller
than that of the others had 1t not been
for his heavy vote at precinct A of the
Second ward.
The result Of the election became APP
parent early Wednesday evening, when
the returns from the Fourth and
Seventh wards, the supposed recall
"strongholds" came in, both wards
showing a majority against the recall
While the vote was not quite two to
one the conclusive character of the vic
tory of the commissioners is shown by
the fact that the only precinct carried
by the recallers was Second ward "B''
where only LOG ballots were polled, and
even there the majority for the recall
was only six votes. In one of the other
small precincts the vote against the re-
call was at ratio of more than to 1.
A most significant feature of the cleo
ton is the fact that the recall polled less
than 500 votes in excess Of the number
of signers to the recall petitions.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
CALLS FOR REPORTS
OF NATIONAL BANKS
Comptroller viii Learn if
Money Is Being Loaned at
USuriouS Interest
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The comp
troller of the currency today, issued a
call to all national banks requiring them
to report to him their condition at the
close of business Friday, December 81.
The comptroller in today's call goes
further than at any previous time TO
learn if money is being loaned by ma
tional banks in violation of state usury
laws. He asks for list of loans by all
banks during 1915, upon which interest
was charged or collected either in the
shape of interest, discount or commits
sion, at rates which would amount to
more than the equivalent of per cent
per annum."
Banks are cautioned" says the call,
ito prepare this statement with care
and accuracy. When this report shall
have been received national bank ex-
aminers will be instructed to verify the
reports submitted by some banks, ana
if errors or discrepancies should be dis
covered which may seem to make it
necessary in order to secure accuracy
to verify the reports submitted by all
banks, the examiners will be given in
struct:ons accordingly"
The call also asks banks to state
whether 1t is their custom to require
borrowers to carry deposits when loans
are granted, how much they are now
loaning to non-depositors and how much
is loaned and not secured by collateral
The aggregate of amounts which Dor
rowers have refused to pay banks be-
cause of alleged usury is asked and
also the total payments made by banks
as penalties for usury. The call asks
for complete information as to the con-
nections of officers and directors of
any bank in other banks or trust COM
panies. their salaries, liability as pay
ers or indorsers and guaranteers of pa
per and the amount of overdrafts against
them
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
Berlin Confirms Offensive by
Allies but Claims Advantage

BERLIN. Jan. S.-(By Wireless to
saExille)-A French hand grenade at
tack against the German lines northeast
Of LIE Mesnil was easily repuised, Ger
man army headquarters announced to-
day.
Allied artillery has been uninterrupt-
edly Smelling the important town of
Lens, northeast Of Arras
1t is announced that an allied air craft
attack upon Douai failed German AVA
tors shot down two British aeroplanes
One of the machines was brought down
by Lieutenant Boelke, this being the
seventh aeroplane that he has succeed
ed in disabling. There have been artii-
lery duels at several places along the
western front
On the Riga-Dvinsk front in Russia,
a German accommodating detachment
that was advancing in the forest south
of Jacobstadt withdrew before the at
tack of a superior Russian force, the
statement says.
In Volhynia the Germans attacked an
advanced Russian position and succeed
ed in dislodging its defenders. the state
ment declares.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
STEAMER HITS PIER IN
STORM AND GOES DOWN

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Jan. g.
Captain Brady NJ. Berry and sixty-two
of the passengers and crew of the steam
er Kanawha, which sank in the Ohio
river at dam No. 10 last night, arrived
here early today on a special train sent
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company to pick up the survivors scat
tered along four miles of river front
on the West Virginia side.
Captain Berry said that although he
saw no one in the water and did not
know that any had been lost he felt
there had been fatalities and would re-
turn to the scene to make a thorough
search on the West Virginia and Ohio
shores.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
WAYCROSS, GA, HAS NEW
COLD STORAGE PLANT
Especial Dispatch to The Journal,

NSpeCldi OiSpdtSh " Inc OOulhaI''
WAYCROSS, Ga, Jan. 6.-Waycross
now has a cold storage plant, which
will be followed shortly by a modern
abattoir and packing plant. The cold
storage plant has been opened by the
Ware County Light and Power company
TO enable producers to kill and cure
their meat without having to wait on
weather conditions. Arrangements have
also been made by the same company
to store apples, butter, eggs and other
produce. 1t is expected that the plant
will enable producers of this section to
save thousands of dollars.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
Vienna Denies Russians
Have Made Slight Advance
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN. Jan. 6.-(By Wireless to
Sayville.) "A denial of news agency
dispatches from Petrograd reporting
/, that the Austro-Hungarian had evacu-
ated Czernowitz and Of the Russian of
fetal claim to advances near that city
is made by the official press bureau in
Vienna, the Overseas News agency an
nounced today. Its statement says:
vienna further states that the Rus
clans have not advanced beyond the po-
sitions which they have occupied fot
months on the frontier east of Czerno-
WITT, so that the Russian headquarters
report of January 8, which tells of a
continuous Russian advance is untrue"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
Man Is Roasted
By Boiling Tor
But MGy Recover

Sentenced to the stockade ffty-eight
days ago, Joe Long, colored, 26S Chapel
street, was serving the last day of his
term Thursday at the corner of Eighth
and Peachtree streets. where the as
phalt was being repaired.
Joe was one of the group putting
down tar binder. AS he stopped above
the street, his arm knocked off the tar
hose. It's nozzle turned full in his face
and hot, black tar squirted all over him.
In an instant he was black and burning
from head to foot
The Grady ambulance was called and
Joe was rushed to the hospital. There
it was stated that he will probably re-
cover despite the fact that he is we'll
night roasted from top to toe
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
SUus Americans
Still Feel Like
Emgland's Colony
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN (Via London). Jan 6.-Dr.
Bernhard Dernberg, the former secre-
tary for colonies. who returned some
months ago from the United States, dis
cussed at the Lyceum club for Women
today "the difficult position of the Ger
man-American.'
Germany" he said, must not exag-
gerate the chase for wealth in Amer
lea. Americans still regard themselves
as a colony of England, temporarily faI-
len away The pro-possession against
Germany has been promoted by the
Puritan strain, a sentimental attitude,
besides an anti-militarist spirit"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
a Children Die in Fire

NEW HARTINSVILLfs, w. Va, Jan. Sc.
Four children of John Morgan, ranging
from four to fifteen, were burned to
death in their home today. Morgan
saved one daughter, and while attempt
ing to reach the others was so badly
burned physicians feared he would not
recover.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-07
Moderate Cold
WGUe Reported
Tracking East
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a moderate
cold wave prevailed today and will con-
tinue tonight and Friday, from the Mis-
sissippi river eastward to the Atlantic
coast the cold extending southwark to-
ward the gulf states.