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oericus Populatiou
12.000,
Sumter County
35.000.
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR.
# BECAUSE
We know what
goes into
Imperial Hats
we are willing to warrant the wear
you’ll get out of ’em. As many
styles as there are types of faces—
therefore a certain shape sure to be
come you Always smart. 0 Qflfl
always dependable, always r ~-_ —.
We've a Humber of
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IMPERIAL
rmsi
Soft Hats
here. that for
want of better de
script ion we call f >'
Collegy. A dash and a hint of aban
don about them that is characteristic
of a certain type of swagger dresers.
Meant for young chaps, and chaps
who don’t want to grow old. The
price never grows. It’s always $3.00
IMPERIAL $3.00 HATS
ANu
l KNOX $5.00 HATS
SOLD BY
W. D. BAILEY.
Outfitter for Men and Boys
Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave. Americus Ga.
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The
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Our Methofls are Good
The
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We Invite Your Trade.
REM BERT’S
DRUG STORE
113 FORSYTH ST,
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JUST JEWELS
l rut fM-fcwpon »nr bind of jewelry
! ? n ' the other sort there’s a
v.ut tied of differonc-', a dis
fereuee you will appreciate onlj
Ms //J& when you have looked over oui
-1 essortnitnt thoiough'y with ai
* -f \/ If 1 to 1 cauty, novelty aud rea
-v, | worth Cheap jewelry we don’
l ia ban le but genuine gems,gold an<
silver-ware, cheap for the moue;
we is to be found here always
Eugene V. Haynes Co.
37 Whitehall St Atlanta Ga.
AMKlil<rs TIMES-REOOKORTT
NO REPLY COMING
FROM SMITH
Commissioner Not to Notice
Attack of Oil Trust.
COMPANY WAS GIVEN HEARING
Official Denies Report Was One
sided and Declares That in Effort
to Get at Facts Government Met
Deception in Men and
Methods.
WASHINGTON, August 9.—No offi
cial notice will be taken by officers
1 of the government of the claims
made by Standard Oil officials that
the report of Commissioner of Cor
porations Herbert Knox Smith on
the “price and profits of the Stan-
I dard Oil Company” is misleading
and untruthful, or the allegation
from the same source as to the
justice of the proceedings against
that monopoly. Nothing the officials
of that corporation may say will
cause a public debate on the part of
Federal officials.
The statement of Vice President
Archbold, of the Standard Oil
Company, that in the preparation of
the report of the commissioner of
corporations the Standard was not
given an opportunity to be heard,
however, was met with a vigorous
denial by those Federal officials in
position to know all the facts.
, Very naturally such officials will
not permit the use of their names,
but one of them yesterday said:
Government Was Deceived.
"I will say this, that in every step
w;e have taken in our efforts to get
at the facts concerning the opera
• tions of the Standard Oil Company
we have met deception in men and
> methods. I might use shorter and
uglier words, but these convey my
meaning.”
In the inquiry made by the gov
ernment prior to the institution of
{ suits in the rebate cases, which re
sulted in the Standard being fined
, $29,240,000, the officials say that
’ Standard representatives absolutely
denied that rebates had been paid.
They came near making good in
their assertions, and the govern
-1 ment was about to abandon the
prosecution, when special agents
accidently ran across the bills of
laiding in the Alton case. It was
shown beyond a doubt that false
1 and misleading schedules were
1 filed with the Interstae Commerce
Commission by the railroad com
pany. Then the government de
cided to go ahead.
In the preparation of the report
on “prices and profits,” it is learned
they submitted to officials of the
1 Bureau of Corporations hooks and
papers of a marketing company in
New York. These showed that the
I Standard was making a very small
profit, hardly enough to pay a fair
’ return on the investment.
Company Resented Inquiry.
“We were stumped for a time,”
said an official, “but struck a new
lead, and finally learned that once
more had an effort been made to
deceive us. We discovered that the
Standard refineries sold the product
to its own marketing companies at
an enormous profit, and that the
marketing company was in all prob
ability devised in anticipation of
just such inquiries as is now being
made. When we advised the Stan-,
dard representatives of our discov
eries they told us it made no differ
ence what the profits of the con
cern were; that we were meddling
and prying into matters that we
should not touch.”
FOR RENT. —7-room dwelling house
on Church st, now occupied by Philo
H. Smith. Possession given Sept
Ist, 1907. Apply N. M. Dudley at
Bank of South Western Georgia.
10-12 t.
What Ails You?
TV) you feel weak, tired, despondent,
have frequent headaches, coated tongue,
bitter or bad taste in morning, "heart
burn,” belching of gas, acid risings in
throat after eating, stomach gnaw or
tufa, tool breath, di/./.y spells, poor or
variable appetite; -nausea at times and
kindred symptoms? ~~ —■ —■*_
If yoTNqjwe any considerable number o!
you aro suffering
liver with indi-
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The "Golden Medical Discovery * is not
a patent medicine or secret nostrum, a
full list of its ingredients being printed
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| oath. A glance at its formula will show
• that it contains no alcohol, or harmful
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made with pure, triple-refined glycerine,
of proper strength, from the roots of the
yi following native American forest plants,
a' viz.. Golden Seal root, Stone root, lllack
» Cherry hark, Queen's root, I’.loodroot, and
1 Mandrake mot.
y The following leaillng n.« Ural authorities,
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H.C Wood. 1. D.,of I'nlv.oi a.: i’rof.Edwtn
al M. Hale. M. !>., of Halinetne:.:i Med. College,
t Chicago: Prof, John King, M o . Author of
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yy of Materia Medina and Pi ' ,e Iteonett Medl
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AMERICUS GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10. 1907.
RAIDING OF THE RAILROADS
GEORGIA LINES BEAR ADDITIONAL TAX
Gross Receipts Are to Be Taxed One Per Cent for
Schools.
Senate Passes the Dykes Bill Putting Penalty Upon Telegraph Companies—
Other Legislation.
ATLANTA, August 9.—The rail
roads of Georgia received another
stunning blow today when the House
adopted the amendment to the gen
eral tax bill imposing a tax of one
per cent upon the gross receipts of
all railway lines operated within the
State.
This squeezes an additional four
hundred thousand dollars from these
corporations.
Railroads Protested.
The railroad companies had en
tered a vigorous protest to this pro
posed legislation which is to wring
from them nearly a half million dol
lars annually, in addition to taxes al
ready imposed but the protest avail
ed not.
The State needed the money, and
the deficiency in the treasury as the
result of other legislation had to
be met in some way.
Goes to School Fund.
This tax of $400,000, wrung from
the railroads by the imposition of
the income tax, is to go to the State
school fund, which will be sorely in
need of replenishing as the result of
the loss of the state liquor licenses.
There is no doubt but that this j
amendment to the general tax act
will stick all right enough.
Penalty of Fifty Dollars.
A sidewipe was also given the
17 CENTS THE NEXT PRICE
Americus’ First Bale Brought a Round Figure in
Macon.
Seventeen cents was the price paid '
yesterday by a Macon firm for Ameri
cus’ first cotton bale of the season,
the arrival of which was noted by
the Times-Recorder yesterday morn
ing, the bale having been brought in
late the night previous.
This was the bale sent in from Mr.* 1
G. M. Eldridge’s plantation, and weigh
ed at the Oliver Warehouse.
It was sold the same night at the
round price of 15 cents, netting Mr,
Eldridge about $65; a pretty good
price for a “first bale.”
The cotton was sent by express on
yesterday morning to B. T. Adams
& Co., of Macon, and received there
about 8:30 a. m. An hour later Mr. .
Oliver received a wire to the effect
that the bale, Macon’s first had just
been sold again at the round price
of 17 cents. \
This was either the third or fourth
bale of the new crop marketed in
Georgia, Americus and Dawson each
STTAION AT COLLEGE HERE
Government Experiment Station May Be Established
in Americus.
Americus, in all probability, will
soon have a Government experiment
station established in connection
with the Third District Agricultural
College and maintained under the
direction of the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
The recent Congress made provis
ion for the establishment of such
experimental stations, and the one
proposed for Americus will be estab
lished under such provision.
Mr. C.*H. Kyle, a representative of
the Department of Agriculture,
was in the city yesterday for the
-purpose of inspecting the lands of
the college-femL to _ the end ot de '
termining their ex *
perimental purposes, such
tended.
And to say that he was highly
pleased would be but to express his
views very mildly.
Accompanied by Mr. Arthur Ry
lander, Mr. Kyle was permitted to
IN HONOR
OF MISS CULLER
I Miss Rose Sherlock Entertains
Wednesday Evening.
Rose Sherlock entertained
quite a number of her friends Wed
nesday evening in honor of her
charming guest, Miss Lollie
Lovely refreshments were served by
’ Misses Kathleen Culler and Maude
. Sherlock, while Miss Lucile Sherlock
! presided at the punch bowl.
; 252 v Ask your doctor ..‘..out these throat cough*. Hevn!
*3 tell you how deceptive they are. A tickling in t!;
!, S/ $i CjCl* throat often means serious trouble ahead. Better
* I explain your case carefully 1° your doctor, and »>•*.,
A! f him about your taking Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Then
/ 1 0/7 Cl IIS do as he says. Get the best medicine, always.
1 We have no secrets! We publish
4,/ the formal*# of ell our prsparatlons.
telegraph companies, but not to the
extent of the railway knockout, when
the Senate today passed the bill im
posing a penalty of fifty dollars upon
said companies where messages are
not delivered promptly.
The justices of this measure is
generally questioned, but the bill
will go through along with dozens of
others of similar nature.
Senate to Work Saturday.
The usual Saturday idleness char
acterizing the capital will not be in
evidence tomorrow, as the Senate,
at least, will be in session during the
morning hours. Business must be
expediated, and the grave and rever
end statesmen will keep busy.
Seven Senate bills and three min
or House bills were put through in
the upper house this morning, none
of them of special importance.
Just One .More Week.
Unless Gov. Smith convenes the
General Assembly in special session,
as threatened, Atlanta will see the
last of the “statesmen” one week
hence, as next Saturday is the date
of final adjournment. Hope is gen
eral that adjournment will be final.
Aside from the railroad tax im
posed by the House today the busi
ness transacted by the body was of
little general interest. *
1
receiving their first bales Thursday.
Albany had the two first ones.
The Americus bale came two days
later this year than last season when
Mr. Eldridge, who again had the
! distinction of getting the first of the
I crop, marketed it on August 6th.
1 Two years successively he has brought
the first new hales to Americus.
His plantation, superintended by
Mr. Robert Allen, has a splendid cot
ton crop this yeas, as is generaily-the
case on that farm.
Good cotton prices are going to be
obtained this season, along with the
fine crop now maturing in Sumter.
A Savannah dispatcli yesterday to
an Americus firm quoted middling
cotton there at 13% cents, which is
equal to 13*4 cents here.
But if it brings 12 cents, even, the
farmers of Sumter will be in tiie best
humor imaginable this year, while
business conditions will be the best
in many years.
thoroughly inspect the soils of the
college farm, and in addition thereto
was shown other model farms in
that vicinity, upon which magnifi
cent crops are growing.
Later, Mr. Kyle expressed himself
as very highly pleased with,, agricul
tural conditions here.
The purpose of the Agricultural
Department is to make experiments
with certain crops in conjunction
with the college and under direction
’ of the principal and fafm superin
, tendent.
■ Here in Sumter, it is proposed to
r grow and develop, principally, cer
• tain varieties of corn, experiment
- ing both with fertilizers and culti
_ vation. The crops are to lie the
of the college and sold
along
t Theestablishmen^^SL^' 111 * 1 ex '
perimental station here wilt'S'iA.fii^
- impetus to farm work at the Third
) District College.
AVliat A New Jersey Editor Says.
M. T. Lynch, Editor of the Phillips
burg, N. J., Daily Post, writes: “]
have used many kinds of medicines
for coughs and colds in my faniil]
but never anything so good as Fol
ey.’s Honey and Tar. I cannot sa:
too much in praise of it.” Sold by al
druggists. Ini
LOST —On Jackson street, Jacksot
i avenue or College street, stick pil
with crown with small diamond. Re
turn to W. O. Barnett, residence 11
Jackson street 10-lt.
: ROOSEVELT DESIRES ££
TO WEAR THE TOGA
Has One Ambition to Go lo
. Senate, Friends Say.
THAT’S HIS REAL AMBITION
Has No Desire for a Third Term,
But Hopes for a Permanent
Seat in the Upper House
of Congress.
WASHINGTON, August 9. —Presi-
dent Roosevelt has but one ambition
for his own future. He wants to be
a Senator of the United States from
the State of New York when he has
finished his term as President, and
he doesn't want anything else.
The authority on which this state
ment is made is the highest possi
ble. President Roosevelt is not per
sonally going around telling every
one what he wants, but there is 'no
room whatever for doubt that his
personal desire is to step from the
White House into the Senate cham
ber, and, as the successor of Thomas
Collier Platt, be present at the first
roll call of the extra session that his
Presidential successor will call, and
which will come to order on March
5, 1909.
>'o Idea Os Another Term.
All of the talk about the possibilty
! of President Roosevelt succeeding
himself has been the veriest moon
shine, so far as the President him
self was concerned. Undoubtedly
there is a large number of citizens
that would like to have Mr. Roose
velt in the White House for sou years
after his present term expires, and
it is equally true that a few months
ago there were some tentative efforts
to crystalize and organize this senti
ment. These efforts, which might
have resulted in stampeding the next
Republican National Convention for
the Rough Rider, did not have the
President’s sanction. On the con
trary, as soon as they were brought
to his attention he took the most es
. fective means of squelching the pro
ject of his fool friends.
From the moment of his triumphant
election in 1904 he lias never for a
1 moment seriously considered himself
a possible candidate for the nomina
tion in 1908, and there is the best of
reasons for believing that when he
made his declaration that he would
not accept a re-election he had al
ready* determined on a course of ac
tion calculated to bring about the cul
mination of his real ambition—a seat
in the Senate.
CHILD IS SPIRITED
AWAY TO AMERICUS
Father Takes Babe From Home
In Savannah.
SAVANNAH, August 9.—L. T. Ty
son Friday afternoon took from the
Day Nursery of the Julia McLeod j
Chapter, The King’s Daughters, two
year-old Winnie Tyson, whom a de
cree of the court had awarded to the
mother of the child, Mrs. Virgina
Tyson. She gained the child some
two or three months ago through ha
heas corpus proceedings.
It was placed in the nursery, where
it was being cared for while Mrs.
Tyson, the mother, was employed
elsewhere.
1 During the momentary absence of
the matron of the home Tyson, it is
said, put the babe in a hack and
dpove rapidly away.
The children at the nursery fol-
I lowed the cab for some distance and
I say that Tyson directed the driver to
go to the Union station. It is said
that he has gone to Americus or
Leesburg, where it is stated he has
' relatives living.
' About the only thing that- Mrs
i Tyson can do to recover the child b
■ to take out habeas corpus proceedings
to regain ewgtbdy of it.
f This she will probably do, though
■ up to this time no steps have been
taken to recover the child. It is
I reported that there is no statute
3 against a parent taking a child un
i less there has been an order of the
i court placing it in the custody of
- either the father or mother.
The matron at the nursery stated
:> this morning that she was very care
- ful with the Tyson child and never
- left it alone with Tyson but the one
- time.
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II CORPORATION TAX
‘ ARBITRATION BILL
GcnT His Signa
ture to the
‘I ATLANTA, August 9.—Governor
is Smith signed the corporation tax
y arbitration bill by Mr. Alexander of
1- Dekalb which has just passed both
iy branches of the General Assembly,
11 and becomes a law at once. This
□. law requires that all arbitrators ap
pointed to pass on the valuation of
corporation property for taxation
m shall take an oath to reach a find
in ing in accordance with the law, and
B ‘ shall assess such property at its
true market value. It also gives the
arbitrators in such cases the au
“ thority to summon witnesses and
- put them on oath and to compel the
production of any necessary papers
; in determining the true value of the
I property in disqute.
See that new line of gold Shell
j bracelets at Bell's, the Jeweler.
HAMILTON CO.
PLANTERS BANK BUILDING
Americus, Ga.
• REMOVAL~SALtT"
We will move to our handsome
new store in the Holliday building
on Lamar street opposite Windsor
Hotel about August 15th. Our buy
ers leave for the eastern market July
31st. Just three more weeks to close
out our present stock. Everything
goes;nothing reserved.
Specials in embroideries
and laces, 10c val laces
at 5C yd.
8 in err broidery edging
at !0c yd.
Fine wide swiss embroid
ery at ..20cyd»
50c shirt waist at 39c
75cshirt waiet at 55c
SI.OO shirt waist at. .78c
$1 25 shirt waist at. 95c
$2.00 shirt waist at.. 1.50
$2.50 shirt waist at.. 1.95
$3.00 shirt waist at. .2.25
$4 00 shirt waist at.. ..9s
$7.50 shirt waist at. .4.95
$7.50 ladies’ oxfords. .1.95
HAMILTBN. CBr
Proprietors.
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Made of Selected HAVANA TOBACCO. Hand Made and
Quality Uusurpassed. Sold at All Americus Cigar Stands
A Prime Ten Cents Cigar for 5 Cents
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South’s Purest ‘
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NUMBER 88
i $3,00 Queen Quality ox
fords at 2.50
$3-50 Queen Quality ox
fords < 2.65
One counter of children’s
slippers all one price
per pair 50c
40c matting by the roll
vd r.7L.TT22^j (•►v
25c matting by the roll
yd -• 15c
$7 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