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THOMAS GAMBLE, JR.
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«C. W, CORNFORTH,
Associate Editor.
4. W. FURLOW, City Editor.
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The Times-Recorder is the
Oak 1 --: »rzan of the City of Americas,
■ 31.':.. Orasn of Sumter County.
a«cld> i-i an of Webster County.
<S3o;ia. ‘>rsran o* Railroad Commission of
G i or the Sd Congressional District.
»r; * rus ga., oct. 23 1907,
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Emperor Francis Joseph is reported
to be some better. The tears of the
Austrian and Hungarians can be dried
for a time at least.
■ Baltimore is to get the next meet
ing of the American Bottlers' Asso
ciation. Is somebody trying to bottle
op the Oriole City?
Over the proper location of a com- ,
aia the counties of Laurens and John
son are in a snarl. Its not the first
time that punctuation has set the
courts to working.
. -
A census expert is in Macon col-j
lecting statistics on marriage and j
divorce for the past twenty years. He
'vi” :o c'.oubt find that the marriage
drill exceed the divorces, anyhow.
Rent at the rate of more than SI,OOO
12. day has been offered for a New
port cottage. Here's a chance for
;some good carpenter to build a few ■
houses and live on the rental.
Hi -ing sucked the Juice from the
'Bryan mange, Atlanta is now to have
: another "greatest day” frr the fair
■ with the coming of Lieut. Gov. Chan
ler, -of New York. "The King is dead;
Jong live the King.”
Walter E. Emerson, a former Wash
ington correspondent, has announced
Bus candidacy for the Republican con
gressional nomination in the First
■district of Maine, Thomas B. Reed’s
•aid district.
'Bishop Potter has gotten into
rtouble by giving a dinner in honor
-•of a negro Bishop during: the recent
convention of the Episcopal church
■at Richmond. Imitators often get
*nto trouble.
Taft’s manager reports that things
are coming his way with considerable
rapidity and that the Ohio statesman
looks like a winner. But Taft is quot
• ed us saying that he will be a private
citizen two years from now. He and
his manager should get together on
their statements.
In Saxony a girl prepared a sur
prise for her fiance, the man had
•willed her $2,500. Tinder the pretence
of giving him a pleasant surprise she
blindfolded him. While in this condi
tion the girl shot him dead. It was
-a surprise, but hardly a pleasant one.
Peace at any price seemed to have
been the motto of the ‘confabers” at
Hague. The expenses of the dele
gates is estimated at nearly $3,000,-
000. This includes $323,000 for 317
iinners. It is said that the delegates
were frequently "laid up” as the re
sult of partaking of these rich din
ners.
It is now proposed to widen the
Panama Canal 100 feet over the pres
ent plans. The change is called for
by the increase in the size of the
merchant marine. Even though it
takes longer, the canal should be
built to supply the needs of shipping
for a long time. It is said that the
return to the sea level project is
being considered.
When we get at the bottom it is
doubtful if there is a millionaire in
the country who has observed the
golden rule in the obtaining of his
fortune- He has lobbied legislation;
he has beaten the people out of fran
chise; he has sold impure food; he
has inferior goods In the market; he
has sold at exhorbitant prices; he
has paid starvation wages to his em
ployes.—-Talbotton New Era.
Perhaps the millionaires have trans
posed the words and make them read
"rule of gold” instead of golden
zrule.
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1907.
DISEASE, >Ol CRIME.
Plain crime is becoming a thing
of the past and in its place is ap
pearing a variety of scientific names
for things which in days gone by
were considered flagrant violations of
moral and criminal law.
Kleptomania has long been a mild
j name for stealing and in legal trials
I has been used with great effect. It
jis to be remarked, however
that the disease only afflicts the ap
parently well-to-do. When a poor
men "swipes” an article which does
| not belong to him it is plain stealing.
Brain -storm is the new defence for
j violent crimes. Degeneracy also helps
out the defence. An uncontrollable
emotion impelling a certain act is
urged an extenuation of any wrong
| doing.
But the very latest is “crime-blind
ness,” which a learned German alien
ist has sprung on an unsuspecting
public. The professor is oculist to
the Berlin police department and
first discovered the disease by exam
ining the eyes of detectives dismiss
ed from the service. He says that
j when the criminal is poor, crime
blindness never occurs. It is also
claimed that the New York police
suffer from the same disease when
they fail to pursue very rich men who
violate the law.
But after all it will not make so
much difference even if the detec
tives are afflicted with crime-blind
ness. Criminal trials are becoming
more and more battles between alien
ists. Private sanitariums are needed
now instead of prisons, for an offen
der who is suffering from a disease
which leads to violations of the penal
code, should be healed rather than
incarcerated in a place where the
germs are liable to spread still fur
ther.
If crime is all a disease, its up to
the doctors to find the virus which
will cure the patient. Vaccination
might even be rendered compulsory
on the entire population, to be kept
up until it “took.”
DELICATE OPERATION
BY AMERICLIS DOCTORS
Saves Life of Smithville
Man.
On Monday Mr. E. S. Adams left
the Americus hospital for his home in
SmithvilJe. For five weeks Mr. Adams
has been in the hospital. He was
brought there in a desperately criti
cal condition, a condition that threat
ened death within a few hours and
required heroic measures. He left
the hospital a thoroughly well man,
demonstrating the skill of the phy
sicians of Americus in the line of
modern surgery.
Mr. Adams was stricken down with
a strangulation of the bowels. The
small intestine had become looped
and glued together so as to abso
lutely close it up, there being sev
eral obstructions through the pecu
liar manner in which it had become
twisted.
Required Immediate Action
When brought to /. uerici.i !t w as
seen ti at it was a case requiring
speedy surgical treatment if Mr.
Adams life was to be saved. Doctors
Prather, Cato and Chambliss took hold
of the caw; immediately. On an in
cision being made it was found that
gangrene had set ri over a space
of six inches of the small intestine.
This gangrenous section was a I
off. requiring the removal of about
eight irches of the bevel, a bettor,
of nicale was inserted, the healthy
ends straightened out and brought
together and sewed over the button,
and the patient put to bed about as
I near death as men generally got with
out crossing the river.
So well had the delicate operation
been performed that there were no
set backs. Within a fortnight the
wound was healed. Strength gradual
ly returned and on Monday Air.
Adams was discharged in fine condi
tion.
First Time Done Here
This is the first time such an oper
ation has been performed in Ameri
| cus. It was one requiring exceed
ingly skilful surgery and the physi
-1 eians undertaking- and carrying it
out were naturally delighted with
the successful ending of it.
Such cases as this demonstrate
what a valuable factor the Americus
hospital is, not only to this city, hut
to the entire section of country here
ing rom, with all modern appliances,
ing room, with al modern appliances,
physicians are now in position to
undertake operations like this that
otherwise would probably be either
impossible or carried under such con
ditions as to prevent success.
Any man is apt to kick if you call
him a mule.
Even in colder weather the poli
tician is apt to get roasted.
AMERICUS JOBBERS
IN_HIGH SPIRITS
Collections Good and Or
ders Crowding Dealers.
"I have never known collec
tions to be better than they have been
this fall."
This was the statement made to a
Times-Recorder representative by
Mr. Frank Lanier, president of the j
Americus Grocery Company yester
day afternoon, in discussing the busi
ness conditions in this vicinity.
"September collections,” he con
tinued, “were exceptionally good, and
October is showing up remarkably
well. The planters throughout our
territory have sold enough cotton at
good prices to enable them to pretty
well square accounts with their local
merchants, and we jobbers have felt
the direct benefit of it in the better
ment of collections generally.”
“How is the demand for goods at
this time?” Mr. Lanier was asked.
"Excellent, almost too good, if such
a thing is possible. There is un
doubtedly a very healthful demand
throughout this section of country j
and the orders are ahead of the us-|
ual run even at this time of the year
when business should naturally be
brisk. The South is undoubtedly in
better condition than other sections, j
The high prices that have so far pre- j
vailed for cotton have put our people 1
solidly on their feet. By being mod- i
erately conservative they can stay j
there.”
“How about the panicky feeling in
New York?”
“Well, we are all apt to be influen- j
ced in some degree by such things j
and perhaps made nervous, but I real
ly think that the South's prosperity'
is so well based that_ we can look
more complacently on the situation
than other sections. The world wants
our cotton, the world must pay for
it, and there is still a vast volume of
money to come this way and keep the;
situation healthful here as well as
assist in the relief of the general j
siutation.’
President Glover’s Views
"How do you find things?” was
asked of Mr. G. W. Glover, president I
of the Glover Grocery Co., the other
wholesale house of Americus.
"Never better in collections that
I can recall, and with an astonishing
demand for goods. In fact the de
mand for supplies is so great that
the 'open accounts are not being ma
terially reduced by the collections,
larger than usual though the latter
are. I think the demand for goods
is entirely legitimate, to meet the
actual demand for goods from con
sumers, and I do not think there will
be much abatement of it until after
the holiday season. January will
probably find reductions in accounts
through a lessening of demand for
supplies at that time.”
"How about the financial pressure
North? Will it affect the situation
here?”
“Well, I should say that our inter
ests are so interwoven with those of
other sections that what affects one
must naturally affect another, al
though in a much less degree. Busi
ness affairs generally hereabout are
conservatively managed and are now
in a very healthful and most prom- i
ising condition. A continuance of
the conditions now on in New York
may render it difficult for a time to
secure loans, except at high rates of
interest, and in a smaller extent, but
T see no reason to believe that we
will feel any storm wave breaking
over us in this section. It is doubt- j
ful if Georgia has ever been in bet- ]
ter state than today, and if we pro- *
ceed with care and moderation I do j
not see why we should not keep a!
smiling face, regardless of the Wall
street conditions.”
PRESIDENT STANDS
EIRM IN POLICIES
Eradicating Gambling Like
Cuttiing Ont Cancer.
NASHVILLE, TEXN., October 22.
(Special)—President Roosevelt in an
address here today made reference to
lhe financial situation in New York.
He declared that it was the removal
of the gambling element which was
causing the decline, and compared
their eradication to a cancer which it
was impossible to cut out without j
making the patient sicker than be- j
fore, though his cure was rendered \
thereby certain in the long run.
“My policies,” said Mr. Roosevelt, j
“summed up in a brief sentence rep-j
resent an effort to punish dishonesty. |
I doubt if the carrying out of these
policies had any material effect in
bringing about the present trouble,
but if so it will not alter in the slight
est degree my determination to push
forward unswervingly.”
NEGROES CONTEMPLATED
OVERTHROW OE WHITES
Eurther Light on “Council
of God-"
NEW ORLEAINS,, LA., Oct. 22. :
( Special!—Further light has been |
thrown on the organization of ne
groes involved in the recent trouble j
during which a policeman was killed ■
and police and negroes badly shot up.;
Created nearly four years ago by a ,
discarded preacher of the negro Bap
tist faith the abominable creed grew
in the imagination of its founders un
til they contemplated not only the
overthrow of the white race and all
of its religious beliefs, but went so
far as to plan the enslavement of all
blacks who were not believers in the j
new church.
So bold had the “high priests” of
the cult grown that it was determin- 1
ed to attempt to sweep the country j
with a terrible black war and to force |
the removal of the words, “In God [
We Trust” from the Coinage of the
Union.
This appalling idea was suggested 1
as a world wide and open emphasis j
of the cult's non belief in the trust of {
God.
>o God For Black Man.
“There is no God for the black j
man. God is a white man’s salvation ]
and the earth is the negro's hell. The |
black man's prayer to Heaven brings j
him nothing; all of its blessings are
showered on his natural enemy—the |
white man,” was their creed.
Real Title “Black Jews.”
The real title which has been giv- !
en the cult by its founders is that of!
“Black Jews,” that name being chos
en because many of the features of
the Jewish religion were appropri
ated and made part of the rites of j
the creed.
Like all other unholy faiths the j
Black Jew cult is based primarily on
immoral ground. Its marital ritual I
recognizes what has so recently be
come prominent as the affinity of the
soul and free love is one of the blots
on civilization that is countenanced.
Earth is looked upon as the negro’s
hell and his departure from this life
is celebrated as the black man’s re
lease from eternal punishment and
misery.
Must Select Paramour
One of the rites of the Council of
God is that when a married woman ■
fails to bring her husband into the
“faith” she must select a paramour
from among the ‘church” One negroes
wife was forced to follow this teach
ing and the unfortunate fellow’s home
was destroyed. This proved Antoine’s
undoing, for he was taken off his il
literate pedestal and thrown into jail
and prosecuted so vigorously by the
good negroes that he gladly gave up
his Claiborne Avenue house and went
into the downtown section.
Ask City to Give Money
Affairs of the “cult” appear to have
progressed rather to the liking of the
coterie. Several attempts were made
to establish a second church in the
downtown district. Out on London
Avenue between Tonti and Miro
streets “high priests” and their pro
phets and “children of God” under
took to erect a big temple. It was
proposed to force the city council to
donate SIOO,OOO for the structure.
But not only was the crowd turned
down with derision at the Mayor’s par
lor but they were also driven out of
the London Avenue neighborhood by
the white people of that section.
Two weeks ago the crowd turned
their attention to a little cottage on
Roman street between Allen and An
nette streets and all plans had been
laid to make this the Temple of the
“Council of God.” Last Sunday Hon
ore and a “committee” .inspected and
rented the premises and they intended
to decorate the inside with altars and
other accessories. \
POSSUM HUNTING
IS ALL THE GO
Hardly a night now but one or
more parties are out in the woods
about Americus hunting “Brer Pos
sum.”
Possum diners are all the go. Flank
ed by choice sweet potatoes no more
savory dish can be set before the gen
uine Georgia epicure.
Plenty of possums are in the terri
tory within two or three miles of
the city. Col. Shipp and party brought
in four Monday night. The Colonel
has the best dogs in the town for
this work and they are in steady de
mand.
downed Project
NEW COURT HOUSE
ATLANTA, GA., October 22.—(Spec
ial) —The grand jury today declared
a new court house an unnecessary
luxury, and instead recomended that
the county build a $50,000 fire proof
record building.
WARLICK’S STORE,
PLANTERS BANK BUILDING. ‘
Read This List of
' Goods at Low Prices.
Good outing sc. yard; sea island 5 cents yard, bleaching 5 C yard
Wool cashmere in all colors at 25c a yard. Better grades of
cashmere in colors and plaids at 35c and 50c a yard.
"i ard wide taffeta silk in black and colors, SI.OO a yard, good
value. Also a pretty line of solid colors and plaids at 50 cents and
upward in waist silks.
Wool underskirts at 50c and 75c each. Wool flannels in red,
white and all colors at 20c. TricO Waist flannels at 20c yard. Good
heavy cotton flannel at 10c a yard.
Best sheeting made, 8c yard.
Good' large comfortables SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50 each. Also
blankets and buggy robes.
Underwear of all kinds for men, women and children 25c, up-
Full line of tin ware, enamel ware, and glass ware, and our
prices are not much more than half what you generally find on these
goods.
These goods were bought for much less than the regular price- so
you get the benefit.
W arlick’s Store,
THE STORE THAT SELLS THE SAME GOODS TOR LESS MONEY
ORCHESTRA 10c BOX SEATS 15c BALCONY 5c
First Class Pictures
AND ILLUSTRATED SONGS, EVERY DAY AT
Glover’s Opera House
5 TO 6 and 7 to 10.
Our Americus friends are thoroughly pleased
with oar daily performances, and have clearly de
monstrated that they love clean pictures and good
songs. Our shows will please you regardless of
the disposition that you might have.
TODAY
“The Romance of a Singer.”
Rube Brown in Town.”
“Motor Car and Cripple.”
SONG—“Tho Town at the End of the Line.”
WEDNESDAY __
“Western Justice” “Toothache” “Policeman’s Boots”
“Daring Maid” “Two Fowls.” “Sacramento.”
The Hub and Comedy Theatre Co., New York.
MR. HARRY K. LUCAS, Local Manager.
SALE MADE OF
THREE SMALLHOUSES
Mr. Lee Allen yesterday sold three
negro houses on Ashby street to Mr.
H. K Mize. The consideration was
S6OO.
These small houses generally prove
“Bearsfoot”
For all Blood Taints.
PR!CESIOR3FIIR $2.50
Made only by
Davenport Drug Co.
Americus, Ga.
an excellent investment in Ameri
cus. The properties referred to have
increased in value during the pa st *.
year and are regarded as a good/
investment.
In a small or a large wa ythere is
generally something doing in real
estate in Americus.