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values. Every day the
same fact is brought
home to you. No other
hat has the Imperial
goodness of making—
the fitness and the
rightness of style.
Spring styles just re
ceived.
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AMERICUS TIMEB-RECORDER
LITTLE ONES FOUND IN
HUNGER AND POVERTY
Mother Dead and Deserted
by Father.
Ragged and unkempt, hungry pen
niless, alone and deserted, four little
children were found here yesterday
in direct want and distress. Accord
ing to report made by Police Chief
Feagjn, who investigated the case,
the mother of the little waifs is dead,
and their father has seemingly aban
doned them and gone to parts un
known. The oldest child, a girl of
twelve years, >Yas doing the part of
a penniless little mother to her three
baby brothers, all as ragged, unkempt
and hungry as herself. The picture
of the cheerless and abandoned room
j.i? which they were found, cold and
all aVme, was a most pathetic one.
! Jt is proposed to send the four moth
erless little ones to the Orphans
Home in Macon by the noon train
today if a collection sufficient to pro
vide clothing and pay railroad fare
can be had this morning. Surely the
good women of Americus and citi
zen» generally will come to their re
lief instantly. Contributions of cash
can be handed this morning to either
judge Charles R. Crisp, Sheriff Bell
or Chief Feagin, who will look after
these poor little abandoned, mother
less babes,
AMERICUS TO HAVE BUT
FEW MORE BIG SHOWS
High Rates is the Cause
of Trouble.
AmeiMeus, in common with other
Georgia cities, lias had fewer thea
trical attraction ibis season than in
any other for twenty years past.
Scarcely a half dozen good attractions
have come this way, and bookings at
this time do not indicate that many
others are on the way.
And the same may be said of other
towns. Albany lias had more attrac
tions, perhaps, than Americus, or
other lovyns of our class.
“There is only one reason that can
l»e assigned for the trouble. Since
the passage of an act by the Railroad
Commission, prohibiting the issuance
of a reduced rate to anyone the thea
trical companies playing South, have
had their transportation expenses
doubled.
No matter how large the show
the rate remains the same.
The managers of the South have
organized a protective association for
the purpose pf obtaining some relief
from the present stringent state of af
fairs, and a joint meeting was held on
February fith. in Atlanta, Southern
roads, the effect of which will he
learned later.
Americus is known among the
managers as a good smow-town. The
decrease of patronage due to the
present dullness of the money market
and particularly the action of the
railroads is alone responsible for the
small number o f attractions seen
here this season.
COM. HUDSON EN TOUR
AND MAKES A SPEECH
Is Touring With Agricultur
al Train.
Hon. T. G. Hudson of Americus,
state comissioner of agriculture, is
touring the state with the agricultural
train, and at Douglasville a day or
two since made his first speech en
tour, addressing the farmers upon the
subject of pure stock feed and other
feedstuff coming under the provisions
of the pure food laws.
Colonel Hudson, speaking as an
expert in matters of pure food legis
lation, evplainred the law recently en
acted for the protection of consum
ers of foodstuff. The purposes of the
law were summed up by the commis
sioner, who made them clear to his
listeners.
Colonel Hudson showed how, under
the present regulations, a manufac
turer is required to register with his
department whatever food or stock
feed he may offer for sale. The mater
ials composing the feed must be
shown, so that no adulteration may
be imposed upon the farmer and harm
less ingredients may he removed.
The commissioner showed that in a
recent case a brand of stock food
was refused registration because its
manufacturers objected to register
ing its component materials.
Hhe showed the ingredients of this
feed, as determined by the agricultural
department.
Colonel Hudson also touched upon
the standards of wheat bran, showing
the adulterants used in manufactur
i ing this stock sped. He stated that
[ manufacturers have been known to
I use as much as 50 per cent rice
hulls or peanut hulls in bran sold as
j pure wheat bran prior to the enact
s ment of the new law’.
\ He related how the other day 20
[ car loads of purported wheat bran
f were seized by the department. This
bran was found to contain 7 1-2 per
cent protein, instead of the 15 per
cent required by law’. It w r as adulter
ated with nut hulls, and w r as sold for
$33 per ton as “mixed” food.
In this manner unscrupulous manu
facturers who have heretofore impos
ed upon the farmer and stock-breeder
are being brought up short by the
agricultural department.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 14. 1908 •
DR. E. F. REESE IS NEW
BISHOP GA. DIOCESE
Placed in Nomination by
Capt. John A Cobb.
Dr. F. F. Reese, rector of Christ
church, Nashville, Tenn., was yester
day elected as Bishop of the Diocese
of Georgia at the Episcopal conven
tion in Augusta. Dr. Reese’s name
was placed In nomination by Capt.
John A. Cobb, of Americas. The new
ly-elected Bishop is one of the fore
most rectors in the Southern states,
his charge at Nashville being one of
the richest and largest of Episcopal
churches in the South. He succeed
ed Rev. J. R. Winchester, whose
name was also favorably mentioned
in connection with the bishopric.
Seven months ago the Diocese of
Georgia was divided into the Diocese
of Atlanta and the Diocese of Geor
gia, and since that time Bishop Nel
son, who was in charge of- the o*igi
nal Diocese of Georgia when it also
included the Southern portion of the
State, has continued in charge. The
election of Dr. Reese as Bishop will
relieve Bishop Nelson of the double
duties which he has-been performing.
It is not known where the new Bish
op will make his home,
MEETING OF LODGE NO.
THIRTEEN THIS EVENING
Regular Conclave of Amer=
icus Lodge.
There will be an important meeting
tonight at Masonic Temple of Amer
icus Lodge No. 18, F. and A. M. at 7
o'clock sharp. There will be work in
the E A degree, and all Masons in
food standing are cordiajy invited to
attend the session. The meeting is
’ailed by L. J. Blalock, worshipful
master of Americus lodge,.
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111 Interest of' School.
Mrs. A. Stafford will give a free
lecture at 7:80 o’clock tonight at the
city hall in the interest of the Indus
trial Bible School and Orphans
Home, at Vega, Ga. Subscriptions to
the work will be sought at the close
of the address,
MR. BLALOCK IN RACE
SOLICITOR CITY COURT
Asks Support in Democratic
Primary.
Mr. L. J. Blalock announces today
his candidacy for the office of soli
citor of the City Court of Americus
at the democratic primary on April
15th. Mr. Blalock requires no intro
duction to the voters of Sumter,
among whom he has lived for so
many years and who know well his
qualifications as a lawyer. He is re
garded one of the best attorneys at
the Americus bar and is especially
well versed in criminal law, a re
quisite for the position he seeks. His
friends will give his candidacy their
hearty support in the primary.
NOT LIKELY TO PLANT
THE GARDEN TODAY
Americus gardeners, according to
tradition and the almanac, usually
get busy in the garden upon this date.
February 14th, and the tender bean
and toothsome squash are given all
attention. But there will be nothing
doing in the planting line today, un
less it be water lilies, as the ground
is well soaked to a depth of twenty
feet or more. Incessant, rain has de
layed all farm work and the planting
of gardens as well, and a late crop
is’ now inevitable. The birds will go
ahead mating today, and the old spins
ters will send valentines, hoping to
mate ere leap year crumbles beneath
them, ,but the man of the house will
sidestep the garden work all right
enough.
NAVY OFFICERS NOT
FOR PINK TEAS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.—
(Special)—Vagrancy, mendicancy, in
toxication and disorderly conduct or
disturbance of the peace are hereafter
to be dealt with severely by the offic
ials of the Panama Canal Zone. This
is made evident by the issuance of an
addition to the penal code of the laws
of a section authorized and signed by
President Roosevelt. Persons charged
with offenses of this character are to
be held guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction are to be punished
by a fine not to exceed $25 or by im
prisonment not exceeding thirty days,
or both.
The world hates a pessimist as
much as he hates himself.—Chicago
News.
Old Coughs
Keep in close touch with your family doctor.
No medicine Was ever made that could take
his place. Trust him at all times.
AMERICUS HAS NO NEED
LONGER FOR SCRIP
No Certificates in Circula
tion Here.
-
Americus banks have practically
called in all of the clearing house
certificates circulated here during the
holidays, and one of these bills is rare
-ly seen in trade circles now. A local
j banker showed the Times-Recoi’der a
: little bunch of six or eight of the
well wprn certificates yesterday, stat
ing that these were the pnly ones
presented his hank in nearly a month
and that practically the entire issue
of $25,000 made by the Americus
Clearing house had thus been re
deemed. The bills, if any still cir
culate, are just.as good as gold and
have only to be presented to any
bank here for redemption. Americus
banks issued less than $25,000 of the
certificates, finding this small amonnt,
with the actual currency in their
vaults, sufficient for all commercial
needs. Occasionally an Albany, Ma
con, pr Atlanta certificate shows up
here, but the Americas note is prac
tically “all in- down and out,” hav
ing served well its purpose.
BIG AUDIENCE IS GOING
TO SEE THE PICTURES
Best Attraction of Season
Today.
The big benefit performance at the
theatre this evening will attract the
record audience of the season. The
Kindergarten Association reaps the
proceeds today, and the hundreds of
friends of these ladies will attend.
The first performance begins at 5
o’clock and lasts two full hours; the
second at 7 o'clock and tjie third at
9, each of two hours duration. The
six handsome films to be put on today
cost the producers more than SI,OOO,
and are the best yet. shown by Mana
ger Lucas of the theatre. As the length
of performance is doubled today, mak
ing it equal to a , ygular theatrical
event, the prices of admission are: gal
lery 10 cents, orchestra 20 cents. And
the finest picture show during the
season awaits the hundreds who will
attend this evening,
PRIEST FROM SYRIA IS
HERE FOR A VISIT
lhe Guest of Brother in
Americus.
The Rev. Paul Azar, a Syrian, and
a priest of the Catholic church is a
visitor in Americus, coming here to
spend some time with his brother, E.
Azar, who has been a resident here
for two years. The visitor is a man
of probably sixty years and very in
telligent, although he speaks no Eng
lish. The meeting of the brothers
was a happy oile as they had been
separated for a long time, E. Azar
several months ago renounced alle
giance to the “Sick man of the East,”
the unspeakable Turk, and will soon
become a full fledged American citi
zen.
CUT PRICES ON LACES
TODAY AT DUNCAN’S
Another wholesale cutting of values
in laces today at Duncan’s. There
will be placed on sale this morning,
8 o’clock, a lot of more than 10,000
yards “val” laces at an average of
40 cents to 50 cts on the dollar Edg
ings and insertings to match, some
very wide and showy patterns and at
5 cents per yard. The Duncan Mer
cantile Co., has also just received a
big shipment of Rajah and Suesine
silks, offered at 49 cents and 59
cents the yard.
WORE STRAW HAT AND
AND STARTED RIOT
PHILAADELPHIA, PA., Feb. 13.
(Special)—A man wearing a straw
hat on Broad street yesterday after
noon caused so much excitement that
a detail of police frory the Nineteenth
district had to be called before the
crow’d ' would disperse. No arrests
were made, but the venturesome man
with the out-of-season headgear was
peremptorily ordered to get off the
street.
The man refused to give his name,
but said that he had made a bet with
a friend that he had the “nerve” to
appear in a straw' hat on Broad
street. He emerged from his board
ing house on the w'est side of Broad
street. The crowd began to gather
and by the time he had reached
Spruce street on the return trip over
100 people were jostling each other to
get close to the straw-hat-man. Snow
balls and pieces of ice began to fly in
every direction, and the timely arriv
al of the bluecoats probably averted
serious accident.
Oldcoughs, desperate coughs, rasping
coughs, extremely perilous coughs,
coughs that shake the whole body. It
takes n strong medicine, a doctor’s
medicine, to master such coughs. A
great many people rely on Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral.
CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
ASKS REELECTION
Announces Retirement Af
ter One More Term.
Congressman E. B. Lewis, of the
Americus district, has formally an
nounced his candidacy for re-election.
Coupled with the announcement of
his candidacy is the statement that if
elected this time, he will npf he
a candidate for re-election. His
platform is tariff revision and ciir
rency reform,
Reference Is also made to the fact
that Representative Lewis has been
honored with a seat in the halls of
national legislation for the sixth con
secutive time. At the present session
Congressman Lewis is the ranking
Democratic member of banking and
currency committee, which is just
now one of the most important. In
the event of a Democratic victory, he
would no doubt be made chairman of
the committep.
The following L Congressman
Lewis’ card in full:
To the voters of the third congres
sional district: After very thought
ful consideration I now announce my
candidacy for the sixty-first con
gress. Ip doing so lam prompted by
the following reasons: I have very
great confidence that in the coming
election the democrats will be success
ful in electing the president, ancj, a
democratic house of representatives.
“The tariff is the most important of
any legislation that is to be consider
ed, and the country is looking to the
democratic party as the only party
united in an honest effort to secure a
proper revision of the present exist
ing high and protective tariff. The
tariff is and lias ever been respon
sible for favoritism, and many evils in
our industrial affairs.
“My constituents know that I have
at all times honestly espoused tariff
revision. Banking and currency will
continue to be a conspicuous proposi
tion, requiring corrective legislation.
Having given this much study and at
the present being the ranking demo
cratic member of that comittee, am
justified in the belief that, in a demo
cratic house of representatives, 1
would very naturally be the chairman
of banking and currency committee.
“[ succeeded hi passing through the
last house a bill permitting the nation
al banks to loan money on real es
tate, and will continue to urge the
position that the good farm lands of
the south and we'st are of the very
best security, and that the farmer
should not be denied the privilege of
obtaining money, at lowest competi
tive rates of interest from any and
every loaning institution.
“I am also much concerned in se
curing the passage of pending bills
for appropriations for several public
buildings in the district, also a sold
ier’s home to be located at Fitzgerald.
Therefore, in the belief of coming
democratic supremacy, I feel it a
duty that I owe to my friends, as well
as myself, to announce my candidacy.
In making this announcement for the
next congress I desire to heartily
thank the people of the district who
have always been so generdus and
good to me and now take this occasi
on to say that under no consideration
will I be a candidate after the sixty
first congress. I will then have given
of the very best years of
my life to the public service, and
will, at the expiration of that time,
retire and give my attention to my
private business affairs, which have
been subordinate to my public dut
ies. Yours very respectfullv,
“E. B. LEWIS.”
TWO BATTLESHIPS
INSTEAD OF FOUR
House Committee Cuts Na
vy’s Estimate.
WASHINGTON, 6. C., Feb. 13.
(Special)—Because of the knowledge
that it would not receive favorable
consideration at the hands of the
House, the Committee on Naval Af
fairs, has by a vote of thirteen to
five rejected the President’s urgent
recommendation that Congress at this
session authorize the building of four
battle ships at a total cost of $38,-
000,000.
Representative Hobson announced
after the committee meeting that he
would submit a minority report, rec
ommending an increase of the num
ber to four. “But the authorization
is not enough,” said he, “The bill
should provide an actual appropria
tion so that the work might begin im
mediately. This country has no
time to lose.”
Allows Navy $101,000,000
The navy appropriation bill, as
amended and agreed upon by the
committee, carries a total appropria
tion of $101,000,000 for the navy es
tablishment for the next fiscal year,
about $24,000,000 less than w'as ask
ed for in the department estimates.
Under the head of new authorizations,
for whose fulfillment Congress is
bound to appropriate money at the
next session if the bill as recommend
ed passes the House and Senate, the
committee included two battle ships,
to cost $19,000,000; ten destroyers,
$8,500,000; eight sub-marine torpedo
boats v $3,040,000; total $30,540,000 or
$38,739,000 less than the total for new
authorizations asked for by the Navy
Department.
The new authorization estimates re
jected by the committee comprised
the following; Two battle ships, $19,-
000,000; four scout cruisers, $10,000,-
000; one ammunition ship, $1,750,000;
one repair ship, $2,000,000; two mine
laying ships (cruisers to be convert
ed), $500,000.
The committee raised from four
to eight the number of sub-marine
topedo boats asked for.
A horse is still a horse, even when
turned into a pasture.—Chicago News.
A New. Photograph
Studio for Americus
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LANGFORD'S STUDIO on the corner near
the artesian well is now open ready for business.
We have been delayed about thirty days
owing to the delay of the skylight, but we are
now ready.
\ou are cordially invited to call and inspect our work.
Why go to a larger city when you can get just as good work
at home as you can anywhere in the state?
Don t take our word for it, but come and see for yourself.
\\ edo all kinds of photograph work. Amateur finishing.
Penny pictures for the school children. View work of any
kind- But high grade portraits a specialty.
We are not transient, but have leased a place and located
permanently. Make our Studio your headquarters. You will
always find a hearty welcome. *
LANGFORD’S STUDIO.
Corner Lamar and Lee Streets.
EAST SIDE SCHOOL
CHILDREN ARE FED
Two Men Vie in Serving
Lunch.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. (Special)
Fully 700 little children of the East
Side had a new experience today—
full stomachs at noon-time. Hundreds
of them were fed at Public School
No 114, at 73 Oliver street, as guests
of Henry Balfe, while other hundreds
ate table d’hote dinners with Adolph
Lorber in his restaurant, on Grand
street. The competition between Mr.
Balfe and Mr. Lorber to feed these
poor children, many of whom have
all winter gone without anything to
eat between breakfast and supper,
was the happiest warfare ever known
to them.
Every little boy and girl who had
passed Lorber’s today looked in won
derment at this sign: “All school
children are Invited to dinner.” Those
who attend school at the big building
down on Oliver street were in as
great a quandary when they heard that
at noon Henry Balfe would give each
a sandwich. However, an empty stom
ach reasons not, and the cause of all
this generosity didn’t worry any one.
At the noon hour each teacher,
formed her young charges into single
file and marched them off to the as
sembly room.
Every boy received a sandwich, one
of cheese, or liam, or corned beef;
every girl was given an apple and a
glass of milk, and the lines filed on
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DODSON PHARMACY
All kinds of contracting for brick or frame
buildings. Also house repairing. All work
guaranteed. Let me bid on your work.
W. A. DAVIS, 216 Jackson St., Americus, Ga.
Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds,
FINE CABINET MANTLES A SPECIALTY,
Full stocks of cement, lime, plaster, shingles
and all builders supplies. Paints, in car load lots.
Grates, medium to the finest.
out to the halls. /
Lorber’s bounty spread over a wider
territory and more food. By 12
o’clock Grand street in front of his
place was jammed, and when the
doors opened scores of little ones,
some of whom had come from schools
west of Broadway, rushed up stairs,
where he had six tables, each of
which could seat fifty children, laid
out.
A dozen or more waiters brought
the food to the children, here was
soup, a pot roast with carrots, here
was peas, all kinds of vegetables, and
lastly, a charlotte russee with a cup
of coffee, tea, or milk.
Lorber stood at the front door to
say good-bye as they filed out to
school.
“1 am going to do this again,” he
said, as lie beamed in satisfaction.
“It made me happier than it made
the children. ' My thermometer of joy
has gone up seventy-four degrees in
an hour.”
IIAKI> OX ISTHMIAN
LAW BREAKERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 13.
(Special)—Officers of the United
States Navy are not pampered pets of
society, but real sailormen. So says
Secretary Metcalf in a report sub
mitted to the Senate.
His communication was sent in re
ply to sarcastic charges in the Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs that
“social pull” was the greatest lever
age for promotion, and that soft
berths ashore went to those who
shone with most grace at afternoon
teas.
Secretary Metcalf shows that the
promotion of officers on sea duty is
increasing.
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