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Americus Population
12.00.
Sumter County
35.000.
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
25 Per
Cent Off
here’s Your Chance
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Men!
Men, you know that you have to wait a whole year to get 4
percent, in a Savings Bank. We’re going to beat the Bank’s
Y time. We are going to give you an opportunity to make 25 per
cent in a single day.
You can do it by simply investing at our Clearance Sale.
All our Men’s, Boys’,' and Children’s Suits, Trousers and
Clothing of all sorts we shall now offer for a short period,
only at the tremendous discount of—
One Fourth Off the Regular Price.
Our chief work now is getting ready for Fall and Winter
business and we’ll hammer away until everything is sold.
Come expecting ?reat value. There’s no juggling with
the truth here.
The old price tickets are on the goods—take off one-fourth
—that’s all there is to it.
$30.00 SUITS NOW $22.50.
25.00 SUITS NOW 18.75.
22.50 SUITS NOW 16.90.
20.00 SUITS NOW 15.00.
' 12.50 SUITS NOW 9.40.
10.00 SUITS NOW 7.50.
100 Suits at 50 Cents on the Dollar.
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This includes all the Odds and Ends and broken sizes in ,
the store. .
Don’t miss this greatest of all opportunities. s
W. D. BAILEY.
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' Fw Garden Parties
VAvW ' " and Summer Hotels t lie woman of
fashion innst adorn herself with
neat trinkl.-ts in Summer jewels
lUr'k-P* th it are not too heavy for the sea
- 11 y. /■ jjff\[) «on. We have beautiful pins,
(If (it W * *«»*t**» hr tre’ets and necklaces that
will ornament your beantiful Sum
nier C/Cstuines wi'hout being too (
Eugene V. Haynes Co.
SHAW’S MALT j
. • Rich and invigorating. Delightful as a
Ain r, fccic.-
ARChIYBCT. invaluable as a tonic; recom
"tEMis St. A Cotton avei . «y S J C |||ns. Sold by lead
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A MER IC I S TIMES-RECORI )ER
GOES INTO EFFECT JtNOtRT 1, 1908
VIRGINIA NOW
GETTING READY.
Rate War Will Soon Be On
in That State-
SENATOR DANIEL IS COINSEL
May Be a Repetition of the Incidents
in North Carolina-Somewhat Dif
ferent Procedure Thus Ear in
the Old Dominion.
RICHMOND, VA„ July 30.—United
States Senator John W. Daniel, upon
request of the governor of Virginia,
will aid the State in resisting the at
tack of the railways upon the new
rate law. He will be associated with
the attorney general and A. Caperton
Braxton, counsel for the State. The
attorney general sajs:
“It is understood that Senator Dan
iel was retained pursuant to a con
ference between the State corporation
commission and the attorney general
and Mr. Braxton in accordance with
the wishes of Gov. Swanson.
Want Daniel's Counsel.
“Senator Dainel .was not retained,
as has been inaccurately suggested,
because the attorney general and Mr.
Braxton cannot probably give the liti
gation all the attention it requires,
for in this phase of the litigation it
is not regarded as necessary for the
State to have as yet any large num
ber of lawyers, but because of Sena
tor Daniel’s great ability as a law
yer, his high character as a man and
his devoted patriotism, it was deemed
wise to have ‘now the benefit of his
counsel and assistance in these six
important cases which involve so
much for the State.”
The railroad companies have the
benefit of the services of twenty or
more able and experienced lawyers.
North Carolina has retained some
seven or more of the ablest lawyers
of the State, besides her attorney gen
eral and district solicitors. Virginia
so far has only retained Mr. Braxton
and Senator Daniel as special coun
sel, in association with Attorney Gen
eral Anderson and with ..his cordial
concurrence.
Awaiting Proper Moment.
The unqualified statement is made
that the governor, attorney general,
or any member of the commission
would gladly go to jail for contempt
of court, were any actual good to be
accomplished by such self-sacrifice.
They do not feel, however, that the
exigencies of the situation demand
such a course. Nor do they see the
immediate necessity for using their
power, although they are storing up
their ammunition awaiting what they
regard as the proper time for ac
tion.
Under the Virgina law the mandate
cannot become effective imtil it Las ,
been published for a month, so the
railroads when they sought asylum
in the Federal courts first got a res
training order forbidding the publica
tion of the decree. This restraining
order, which was designed only to
serve the purpose of a few days, was
followed by the interlocutory Injunc
tion now in effect.
In North Carolina conditions are
altogether different. There the legis
lature, without any examination what
soever as to the equity of its course
on the finances of the roads affected
decreed the reduced rates, which
were to have become effective July
Ist.
A Hundred Mules Wanted.
I will be in Americus next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Aug, 1, 2
and 3, and will buy 100 stout young
mules, paying highest prices.
28-3 t. J. C. CLARK.
The Modesty of Women
.Naturally makes them shrink from tho
indelicate questions, the obnoxious ex
aminations, and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment of diseases of
women. Yet, if help can be had, it is
better to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
is that so often the woman undergoes all
the annoyance and shame for nothing.
ThonsandsNM women who have been
cured bv Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip
tion writh, in_uJsm'ciation of the cure
which disiVh4?VNyMi the examinations
and local is no other
medicine so sun- and safe, fur ilclmilU
women as "Favorite Prescription." It
cures debilitating drains, irregularity and
female weakness. It always helps. It
almost always cures. It is strictly non
alcoholic, non - secret, all its Ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con
tains no deleterious or habit-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition lias the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
of these numerous and strongest of pro
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
will lie found in a pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed
free on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional ep
dorsenients should have far more weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
non-professional testimonials.
The most intelligent women now-a-days
insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
, whatever is offered them. "Favorite Pre
■ scription" is of KNOWS COMPOSITION. It
■ makes weak women strong and sick
' women well. \
! Dr. Pierce’s Mediial Adviser is sent free
on receipt of sttunas to pav expense of
mailing only. R. \ - Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y., 21 nilCwivitamps for pa
per-covered, or 31 slid goo«’*or ■ th-lwuud.
If sick consult tlneat h».or. free of charge
by letter. All smJjabV.iinnunications aro
held sacredly eoniifitfliMal.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleas&nt Pellets invigorate
and regulate^Uim^u^lverjiJnd^bovuiU.
AMERICUS GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 31. 1907.
VOTED LIQUOR OUT GEORGIA
Prohis Stood Pat and Turned Down the Amend
ments
THE ANTIS FOUGHT FOR LONGER I IMF
Eighteen Changes Suggested But the Dry Were Deaf to Ante Arguments
and Voted Like an Old Roman Phlanx-Einal Vote Settled Great
Eight By 9 O'clock. Vote Was 139 to 39.
ATLANTA, July 30. —The House at
8:30 o’clock tonight passed by a
strictly prohibition vote the Hardman
bill as it came from the Senate. All
amendments were overwhelmingly de
feated, and the bill will become ef
fective on January Ist, next.
Long Fight iu House.
ATLANTA, July 30.—While realiz
ing the odds against them in the final
vote upon the Hardman prohibition
bill in the House today, the minority
prolonged the battle by proposing
amendments to the bill, and not un
til far in the uight was a vote final
ly reached.
Eighteen amendments were propos
ed. and the reading and discussion of
these consumed time.
Extension of Time Asked.
As was to have been expected, the
House was at a tension as the vote
ujion the several amendments offer
ed slowly progressed. The main fight
was upon the Barrow amendment re
questing an extension of the operation
of the bill to January i; 1909.
The debate upon the amendments
offered was quiet and orderly.
No Quarter is Granted.
It was easily seen, even in the
beginning, that the victorious prohis
were in no humor to grant conces
sions of any nature to the minority.
The fight for an extension of a
year was quickly ended and the antis
stood unhorsed and defeated. Upon
final vote, taken about 8:30 tonight,
the Hardman bill was passed by the
House practically as it was trans
mitted by the Senate.
Georgia is in the dry column after
a strenuous fight.
In Effect in January.
The passage of the bill carries
the provision that it becomes effec
tive five months hen£p, or on Janu
ary Ist, 1908. It was hoped by the
minority to secure an extension to
July Ist next, at least, but the bill
was passed without any change made
CITY COUNCIL HAS MEETING
Adopts Form oE Bond Required of Electric Railway
Company.
The last formality demanded in (he
launching of the street railway and
power company, which will establish
this great enterprise here, was taken
yesterday morning by the city coun
cil in special session. This related to
the form of surety bond in the sum
of $25,000 required of the company
by the city council for the faithful
compliance with all terms of the con
tract entered into with the city. Col.
W. A. Dodson, representing the Am
ericus Railway & Light Company,
readily agreed with council upon the
form of bond submitted, and left im
mediately for Philadelphia by the
noon Central train to submit same to
the subscribers of the company's
GEORGIA IS EORGING AHEAD
Many Additional Enterprises Located in the Prohi
State.
COLUMBUS, GA., July 30—The
Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex published at Columbus, says:
“Twenty-one new industrial and
manufacturing plants to be estab
lished two new railroads projected,
sixty two buildings of substantial
character to be constructed, propos
ed municipal improvements to cost
over $300,000 and twenty new corpo
rations with total minimum capital
stock of $675,750 are consolidated
items of advance reports to the In
dex for the week ending today, that
illustrates the steady development and
upbuilding in progress in Georgia and
Alabama. The figures, though large,
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f\ ! rt I yourdoctor. Ts you think you nerd
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: as to time.
Is Received With Cheers.
. While there was but little demon
stration upon the floor of the House,
the announcement of the result spread
quickly to the corridors where hun
dreds anxiously awaited. There it
was greeted with cheers, and the en
thusiasm spread rapidly.
in the streets it was taken up by
the forces of the prohis who made the
welkin ring with loud huzzahs. In
the hotels and other places of resort
the news spread and was variously
discussed over the city.
How Stood the Voters.
The passage of the bill was by a
strictly “party vote” of 139 to 39,
the ranks of the ipinority thus stand
ing firm to the finish. The only con
cession they thus gained was a
slight modification of the drastic
measure regarding the sale of alcohol
by druggists.
The bill, as passed tonight, • was
just as drastic at its most enthusias
tic advocates could desire.
It Goes to Senate.
The fact that the bill was amend
ed slightly respecting the sale of al
cohol by licensed druggists renders
it necessary that it be sent to the Sen
ate again for ratification ere it goes
finally to Governor Smith to receive
his official signature.
The transmission of the bill back
to the Senate, however, is a mere
formality only. Just when it goes
to Gov. Smith is not known at this
hour, but it will not be long delayed.
Georgia a Desert Now.
The passage of the bill by both
l’ouses and its signature by the Gov
ernor makes of Georgia one of the
very few dry states in the Union.
While the bill is not of force until
January Ist, next, its effect wili be
felt immediately in business circles
generally.
Just what this effect will be re
mains to be seen as there is a wide
diversity of opinion thereupon.
bonds for their signature and ratifi
cation. Mr. Dodson will return to
Americus within three or four days
and on August 6th the bond for $25,-
000 will be duly filed with the city
council. This will effectually dispose
of all formalities, and the early be
ginning of building operations will
then follow. As the Times-Recorder
has stated already the new power
. plant will be erected near the city
reservoir, and probably upon the line
, of the Central Railway. Work upon
i the brick buildings will be started
• immediately, and soon thereafter the
i survey of route for the electric street
i railway will be made and the work
i of construction begun.
are not unusual. The Index reports
such figures week after week. They
explain why the 37 Georgia counties
that so far have sent tax digests to
the state comptroller's office show
a net gain in property values of $5,-
653,677 over last year. They explain
too, why the eyes of the American
business world are upon Georgia and
Alabama as never before in their
history and why more and more capi
tal is being placed with that which
demonstrates profitable investment in
the two states. _
“Coincident with the general up
building is an increasing demand for
lands of all kinds and a steady up
ward tendency of prices.”
t MORE PROSPERITY
SEEMS AHEAD
Crops Clro Firm Basis for
Tear of Good Times.
SO SAYS BANKER JAMES SPEYER
Presidential Election May have Sligh
Effect But Already Partly Dis
counted-Attacks on Business
Evils Bringing Reforms.
CARLSBAD, GERMANY, July 30.
Fears for America’s present unbound
ed prosperity do not possess the mind
of James Speyer, the promient New
York banker, who is spending July
here. He declares it to be on a
basis so sound that neither the com
ing of the Presidential election nor
the international money stringency
nor tile attacks of corporation evils
can dislodge it. There may be a
slight shrinkage, but in his opinion
it is bound to be readjusted.
“Many persons look for a business
contraction in the United States, but
if the growing crops in America turn
out fairly, or if America realizes high
prices for her surplus crops, espec
ially cotton, there is no reason to
expect a serious setback.
“Os course, in considering a possi
ble business contraction one must
not forget that we are nearing a
Presidential election, which generally
has a restricting influence.
“However, I believe, with many
thoughtful observers, that the Presi
dential campaign has already actual
ly begun, as shown by the many at
tacks on corporations and capital
which are largely due to political
maneuvering, and that, the fight hav
ing begun so early, it may be prac
tically decided before the usual time.
Political Attacks to End Watering.
“Many attacks on railroads are no
doubt due to politicians who think
they can carry public favor in that
way, but I believe that unfair war on
corporate interests will not succeed.
The politicians will find that the
American public cannot be misled.
“Os course, the investigations and
exposures that have taken place
have had some unfavorable effects .
ou the business situation, but I be
lieve that ultimately all this agita- ,
tion will result in legislation’ prob
ably Federal, which will prevent
many abuses and make railroad in
vestments in the United States* sqfer
than ever.
“I think stock watering will be *
more difficult in future’ and what
ever has been done in the past’ we
must not forget that the immense in
crease in population and wealth of
the United States’ together with the
conservative policy that has been
followed by many corporations dur
ing the last 10 years’ when hun
dreds of millions of dollars out of
net earnings have been put back in
to the properties’ has largely com
pensated for any original stock
watering. '
"But the land has risen out of the
water and Is still rising. The
United States, like all other self
govering people of present times, has
to solve difficult problems which
have risen through changing condi- .
tions and the modern socialistic
trend of opinion generally.
FINE VOILS GOING AT 85 CENTS
Big Reduction in Seasonable Goods
at Duncan’s.
The entire stock of voils, both
black and colored, at Duncan’s is to
be closed out at once, and at a price
that will make them go. These are
the finest goods shown in Americus
this season and have sold heretofore
at sl, $1.25, $l5O ffnd ashlgh as
$1.75 pen yard. Today the choice of
the stock is offered at 85 cents. The
goods are 44, 46 and 50 inch width,
and at the price, 85 cents to close,
the ladies will appreciate the bar
gain.
SOCIAL SESSION IS A SUCCESS
Washington Camp Will Probably Se
cure New Members as a Result.
The social session of Washington
Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of Am
erica, at its hall on Monday night,
proved an exceedingly interesting af
fair. The talks were entertaining
throughout, explaining the work of
the order and its high mission as a
patriotic educator. A fine lunch was
served at the close, which was highly
enjoyed by those present. It is the
impression that the Camp will re
ceive several new members as a re
sult of this public exposition of its
purposes.
WILL ESTABLISH A NEW BUSINESS
Another hardware Store Assured
Americus.
Mr. Eshton Buchanan has leased
the building on Cotton avenue here
tofore occupied by the Pinkston Com
pany as an annex, and will engage in
the hardware business there. The
Pinkston Company has removed the
entire stock of ladles ready-to-wear
goods to the main store preparatory to
final removal to the spacious build
ing on Lamar street, soon to be oc
cupied by that popular house.
; CLEANOUT SALE.
I We want to finish cleaning up
and clearing out lots of summer
[ stuffs and we shall make extraor
dinary reductions this week as we
leave in a davs for New
York. • '
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sc, Per Yard.
We throw out this week nearly
all the wash goods we have on the
center counters and in order to
dump them quick and give us room
we will sell Muslins,Ginghams,Cal
icoes, Chambrays, figured lawns
and various other wash stuffs which
formerly sold from 10c to ISC yard
for the ridiculous price of 5c yard.
7 l-2c PER YARD.
On this counter you will find some of the best fabrics we
have in the house. Nothing on the][count er less than about
12 l-2c and from that up to 15c and 20c yard but this week in
order to clear them quickly we say 7 l-2c yard, 1 v
SPLENDID VALUES IN LADIES SHIRT WAISTS,
HOSIERY, LACES, WHITE GOODS, UNDER VESTS, RIB
BONS. ETC ETC.
Special attractions in prices this week on Ladies wash
skirts as we want to sell every one in the house now, while
the season is on. Former prices will be no criterion during
this weeks selling.
Chas, L,Ansley
Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.J
(See Ad on Fourth Page.)
HAMILTON CO.
PLANTERS BANK BUILDING
Americus, Ga.
REMOVAL SALE.
We will move to our handsome
new store in the Holliday building
on Lamar street opposite Windsor
Hotel about August 15th. Our buy
ers ?eave for the eastern market July
31st. Just three more weeks to close
out our present stock. Everything
goesjnothing reserved, -
Specials in embroideries \
and laces, 10c val laces
at 5c yd.
8 in embroidery edging
at lOc^yd.
Fine wide swiss embrofcd
v
ery at ..20cyd.
50c shirt waist at 399 '
75c shirt waist at s^^
SI.OO shirt waist at ' ■
$1 25 shirt waist at
$2 00 shirt waist at
$2.50 shirt waist at. 1.95
$3.00 shirt waist at. .2.25
$4 00 shirt waist rA .y. 95
$7.50 shirt waist at. .4.95
$7.50 ladies’ oxfords . .1.95
HAMILTON SO,
Proprietors.
The Heart of the
South’s*Finest
Country,
NUMBER 79
$3,00 Queen Quality ox
fords at. 2 5O
$3-50 Queen Quality ox
fords 2.65
One counter of children’s
slippers all w' , . c e
per
*i —)" flic. »ml SI.OO »t Druggirt. 1
1
5O large tapestry hall
portieres, red and green
per pair .4.98
iOc figured muslin per
yd 7&C
Good yd wide bleaching
per yd 10c