Newspaper Page Text
THIRTIETH year.
,/ Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffner 4 Marx , . J
|F you go summer-resorting,
better go in good clothes;
no telling who you’ll meet, and it
may make some difference to you what
they think of you. If you’re inside one of our
Hart Schaffner & Marx
fine suits, you’re sure to make a good im
pression, if you behave yourself as well as
your clothes look. We’ll show you some
very stylish, snappy two piece suits —coat
and trousers; you can wear a fancy waist
coat if you like—such clothes as are much
wanted. All-wool, light, dressy and well
tailored.
$20.00 to $30.00.
This store is the home of
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes.
W. D. BAILEY,
Outfitter for Men and Boys.
M \ t/
v.. - v i mt*
•** * ;
** * *
YOU
NEED
SOAPS
Os Fine Quality
R EMBER T’S
Is the Place
to Get
FINE SOAPS,
CHEAP SOAPS,
DAINTY SOAPS,
The Best SOAPS.
"** * *
** * *
REMBERTS DRUG STORE
113 Forsyth Street.
NEXT TO POSTOFFICE.
Get Ready For Fly Time
. £y having John W. Shiver Wire Screen your dwelling.
Greatest comfort at slightest cost.
IF READY TO BUILD A HOUSE
See John W. Shiver for Everything needed, from Foundation
to Tile or Shingle roof. Full stock of cement, lime, plaster,
shingles and all builder’s supplies. Paints, in car load lots.
_____ -- c HALL
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER *
BRICK WORK A SPECIALTY
Contract work solicited in Americus and surrounding towns
All Work Guaranteed. 4 Busisess Phone No. 418
\ Residence Phone No. 416.
AMERICUS 1 TIMES-RECORDER
MAY FORCE THE CITY
TO PURCHASE A PUMP
Old Compressor is Patched
Again.
The city council, after all, may be
forced to spend $2,500 or such large
sum for an air compressor for the
waterworks station. In view of the
fact that the company to which the
pumping contract has been awarded
is not yet ready to enter thereupon;
and will not be for a long time, the
matter of water supply becomes para
mount. City Engineer Poe was in
consultation yesterday with the rep
resentative of a' company selling air
compressors, such as needed here,
and while the city council has taken
no steps in the matter of buying an
other compressor it may have to do
so unless the old one now in use can
be made to do its duty until the new
waterworks system is installed. Such
is the demand for water now that the
machinery at the pumping station is
run day and night to keep up the
supply, and even then the uptown well
is shut down half the time. There
is an abundance of water to be
had, hut the matter of pumping it is
the problem.
TEACHERS OE CITY TO
STUDY IN VACATION
While Enjoying the Sum
%
mer Elsewhere.
While enjoying the vacation sea
son elsewhere, several of the teachers
of the Americus public schools will
apply themselves to gtudy during the
long summer. Prof. Crockett, Mrs.
Ruby Hoyl and Mrs. Gnospelius will
study at Knoxville, Tenn. Miss Kate
Thornton will again spend the sum
mer at the New York Chautauqua,
while Miss Sarah Wheeler is at the
University of Chicago, where she
has spent several of her summer va
cations pleasantly. Misses Yonah
Buchanan, Foy Mott and Alice Boyd
are going to Athens to study at the
State Normal School during July, and
perhaps longer. Supt. A. G. Miller
will remain at his work in Americus
during the greater part of the sum
mer.
SCRAP IN THE ALLEY ~
HAS FINISH IN COURT
Ten Bucks Per Scrapper is
the Price.
Americus in black and tan filled
ihe police courtroom yesterday when
Mayor Protein Zach Childers sat in
judgment to referee the “mill” of
the day before wherein Mary Schell
and Marguerite Barbier butted each
other bloody near the livery stable.
Despite her apparently French cog
nomen Mademoiselle Marguerite is
just a plain little yellow negro and
a product of Sumter, but her charms
(?) ensnared the husband of the
lorn Mary Schell, and they wan
dered together. Upon the return of
the pair from an airy flight, Madam
de Schell was in waiting in a hack
street with warpaint on and decks
cleared for action. The fight was
to a finish, a Schell game in which
Marguerite resembled a worn foot
mat when the second round ended
with Mary on top, twining her fingers
in the Marcel waves of the Barbier,
who needed a barber to straighten
her out. The fight has since been
the talk of colored Americus, and
was given in detail in court yester
day when His Honor touched each
scrapper ten dollars for the June
event.
A RUMOR OF INEEREST
ABOUT THE SEABOARD
Interest in Americus is felt in
regard to a rumor coming from At
lanta to the effect that upon reorgan
ization the Seaboard Air Line may
become the property of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic, and that
the two big systems will he operated
jointly. It is not improbable that
the Seaboard will be sold as soon
as its affairs are gotten in proper
shape by the receivers now in charge.
The rumor that it will be purchased
by and amalgamated with the Atlan
ta, Birmingham and Atlantic is given
some credence because the Old Col
ony Trust Company of Boston, is much
interested in both properties. None
of the officials of either road discuss
the report.
RAIN IN SUMTER IS
} HELPEUL TO CROPS
i
| Rain which appeared to he general
over the north and west portions of
the country fell shortly after noon
yesterday. In Americus it amounted
to little more than a shower, but
beyond the city it was much heavier.
About Plains there has been no rain
In nearly two months, and it is hoped
that section was relieved yesterday.
; In other portions of Sumter it con
' tinues very dry.
| The only secret there is about a
girl being able to do anything she
wants to with a man is she knows
how to talk to him about himself.—
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. IUNE 24. 1908.
AMID MUGH ENTHUSIASM
BROWN IS NOMINATED
PLATFORM PLEDGES EQUAL PROTECTION TO ALL CAPITAL- PROHIBITION
LAW UPHELD AND STRICT ENDORCEMENT URGED - CRAWFORD
WHEATLEY WILL BE DELEGATE AND THOS. GAMBLE, JR. ALTER
NATE*—DELEGATION UNINSTRUCTED—WILL PROBABLY VOTE
FOR JOHNSON.
ATIjANTA, GA., June 23.—(Spe
cial)—With the greatest possible en
thusiasm the nomination of Joseph M.
Brown for Governor was made offi
cial, by the Democratic party in con
vention assembled today. The con
vention was held in the Grand theatre.
Over 1,700 delegates were present,
this being probably the largest con
vention the party has ever held in
Georgia. The presence of a thousand
spectators added to the political de
lirium of the hour.
From the opening address by Tem
porary Chairman Pendleton to the
close of the Convention, there were
three hours of good natured jubilation
over the recent great victory.
The speaker who received the great
est applause was Gov. Teirell, who
responded to calls and was given a
flattering ovation.
The nominating speech by Judge
Twiggs, of Chatham, at times carried
the vast assemblage off its feet, es
pecially his reference to tho dismis
sal of Brown, and the statement that
he will never be kicked out again.
Throughout the convention there wau
the utmost harmony, and the good
feeling extended to the opposition,
especial care being taken to avoid
stinging remarks about the present
administration.
The only time when there seemed to
he a possibility ot a political scrap
was towards the close, when a dele
gate introduced a resolution endors
ing Tom Watson for vice-president.
As it had been decided to send the
Georgia delegation to Denver unin
structed, the resolution was quickly
tabled.
Delegates to National Convention.
As delegates to the national con
vention at Denver from the Third
district, the following selections were
made: Delegates, Crawford "Wheat
ley, of Sumter, and J. T. Hill of
Crisp; Alternates, Thos. Gamble, Jr.,
of Sumter, and W. W. Poole, of Pu
laski. For Presidential elector, W.
M. Lassiter, of Dooly, was named,
with L. L. Holton, of Wilcox, as al
ternate.
The following were selected to rep
resent the district on the state com
mittee: G. R. Ellis, J. J. Harvard, of
Pulaski; NV. C. Hamilton, of Crisp,
and J. E. Hayes, of Bibb.
Features of Platform.
Leading platform declarations were
“We pledge not only to citizens of
this state, but to citizens of other
states, that all capital invested in
legitimate enterprises in Georgia,
whether foreign or domestic, corpor
ate or private, shall have the equal
BANNER YEAR IN FRUIT
HERE IN OLD GEORGIA
Central Railway is Moving
Peaches.
The Central is handling nearly a
hundred car loads of peaches a day
and the Eastern and Western markets
are being plentifully supplied with
the Georgia fruit. The best part of
the situation is that crops in other
states have practically failed, which
makes room for the Georgia crop
without running the prices down.
Shipments of peaches by the Cen
tral Railway are as follows.
To June 20, 1908 1,145 cars
To June 20, 1907 9 cars
The foregoing figures show the in
crease of the peach crop this sea
son. The figures represent the move
ment of peaches over the Central of
Georgia Railway, the officials of
which say no. such season has ever
been enjoyed in Georgia before.
The movement so far is almost as
heavy as the entire movement by the
Central last year, when about 1,500
car loads were taken out of Georgia.
The officials of the Central expect to
move at least 2,500 more car loads
this season.
The “Elberta” peach, the prize fruit
of Georgia, has not showed up, hut,
it is expected, will come on the
market sometime the latter part of
this week. When this variety does
appear it will increase the movement
of the Central about fifty per cent.
The “Elberta” season is expected to
be short but fruitful.
The fruit will he of a better varie
ty and will be more plentiful than in
years.
Georgia canteloupes are on the mar
ket, hut in small Tpiantities, and
movement has hardly begun.
Only forty-two car loads have been
moved out of southwest Georgia on
all railways touching the district.
This season’s canteloupe crop should
he unusually large as over 4,000 acres
were planted as against about 1,200
acres, the largest planting ever done
in the state.
By the first of next week the can
teloupe crop will he moving freely.
15 CALLED TO BEDSIDE
OE SON IN CAROLINA
The condition of Mr. Max Littlejohn
of Americus, ill with typhoid fever in
.i-_
JR / V K.ii-hJ-’iuiil Outii'o Repremsntii
$ / S SarcaparUla Root, 10 G-re. Senna Leaves - - aSrt.
1 1 tm J*/3 0 C* Ycilowr Book Boot, 8 Ors. Black Cohoah Root • 2 Ora.
W t/I #W.I .# Licor".tie Root -- 8 0r«. Pokeroot lflr.
j- x “ ™ V'' W' %O>%J CinehonoßeUßark, OClrs. loilid ofPcitaaaium - 4 Op*
9 , ~ , Buckthorn Bark - 4 Ora. Glycerin, C. F., 8 1 2 Drams
your doctor if he approves of this £ Ui I da Root - - 4 cjro Oil Sassafras
J. , ■ .1. i; 7. ,1 . BuiiU-ck Boot - - I Ors. * lavorirg} oil Winterjrreen
iprescriptionjor (runblood , impure brood. W atc:■ — Suliici6.it to moke on© fluid ounce.
i Accept his answer without question. ‘ >ijto nc neon >a • Wo publiati J.C.AyerCo.,
( .. ... _ . Um»- •Mnnlaaofallonr Lowail. Maaa.
protection of the laws and the equal
friendly consideration of those who
administer the laws.
“We believe in the strict control and
firm regulation of all public utility
corporations, recognizing that such
corporations, within their proper
spheres, are a positive good and an
essential force in the development of
our country.
“We favor prescribing such freight
and passenger rates as will be just
to the corporation and to the travel
ing and shipping public, and such
rules as will give to shippers expedi
tious and -safe transportation and
quick adjustment of all claims for
overcharges, damage and demurrage,
and to passengers regular schedules,
comfortable coaches, commodious,
well lighted—and in winter well-heat
i ed—waiting rooms, with the necessa
ries for comfort.
"To further insure the accomplish
ment of the above aims, we favor the
requirement that the common car
riers shall maintain their roadbeds in
safe condition, and shall provide such
warehouses and other terminals and
way-station facilities as the expand
ing commerce of our state demands.
Such public utility corporations as
are purely local in their operation
should be left to the control of the
municipalities in which they are lo
cated.
“We favor a return to the payment
in one sum of Confederate pensions.
As to Prohibition.
“The successful candidate for Gov
ernor, having by his public utter
ances removed the prohibition ques
tion from the field of legislation for
the next gubernatorial term, we
should therefore discourage by all
legitimate means, any effort to repeal,
emasculate or weaken the present
law, and favor its honest and strict
enforcement.
“We favor such constitutional re
strictions on suffrage as shall pro
tect the ballot from the venal and
corrupt.
“Confidently relying upon the rati
fication of the proposed franchise
amendment next October, we pledge
ourselves to the strict and impartial
enforcement of the same.”
At the meeting of the Georgia dele
gation to Denver, Gen. Peter W.
Meldrim, of Savannah, was elected
chairman, Albert H. Cox was nominat
ed as Georgia's member of the plat
form committee, and W. Lindsay John
son to serve on the Notification Com
mittee, he being the only Bryan man
on the delegation.
The unit rule was adopted and
Georgia’s vote will probably be cast
’for Johnson, of Minnesota.
HOURS OE PUMPING AT
THE WELL UP TOWN
Public Can Get Water at
That Time.
During four hours daily, at least,
the public can get water at the up
town artesian well, these hours be
ing distributed at intervals, morning,
noon and evening. City Engineer Poe
has fixed the water pumping schedule
at sto 7 o'clock in the morning; 12
to 1 o’clock, noon; and 6 to 7 In the
evening. During these stated hours
consumers can feel assured of find
ing the well running, and whenever
possible it will flow for an hour or
two longer. Engineer Poe is doing
everything posible to the end of sup
plying the very unusual demand for
water at this time, and whenever the
uptown well can be operated outside
the schedule of hours mentioned, it
will he done.
CENTRAL IS GOING TO
GET BUSY AT SHOPS
Increase in Working Hours
Ordered.
All machinists, boilermakers, black
smiths and helpers in the locomotive
repair shops of the Central of Geor
gia had their working time increased
to ten hours a day by an order sent
out from General Manager T. S.
Moise’s office yesterday.
The orders affect all the shops. They
are located in Savannah, Macon, Eat
onton and Columbus, about 600 men in
all receiving the benefit of the in
crease. •
Os this number 125 men work in the
Savannah shops.
The increase means each man will
work sixty hours a week, the-regular
time made when the road is busy. The
men had been cut down as low as
eight hours a day. General Manager
Moise said the change was made for
the purpose of putting the locomot
ives iu repair for the fall business.
He said while the change is not
definite, it is hoped the business of
the road will so increase as to en
able it to keep the men working on
the ten-hour schedule.
Greensboro, N. C., is quite serious,
so much so as to created much un
easiness upon the part of his par
ents, Judge and Mrs. Z. A, Littlejohn,
who are now at his bedside. A tele
graw yesterday announced him a
very sick man. His many friends in
Americus wlli hope so * an early
and more favorable chcnge in the
condition of this popular young man.
(FINISH OE THE FISCAL
YEAR WITH THE CITY
Reports Made By Depart
ments.
Next Tuesday, 31st, closes the
fiscal year with the city, and each
department will render annual re
port covering the past twelve months.
City Engineer Fire Chief McAr
thur, Clerk Hawkes, Police Chief Fea
gin, and other departments will ren
der detailed reports of business dur
ing the year thus ending. It is ex
pected that these reports will he of a
nature highly fratifying, as the city
as in excellent condition and has
inaugurated many needed improve
ments during the twelvemonth. The
annual reports will doubtless he
made to the council in regular ses
sion on Thursday night, July 2nd.
FREE LICENSE A CINCH
IN SAVING OE TAXES
Big Houses Take Advant
age of It-
The fact that the negro show
which has assailed the olfactories of
many in Americus for weeks past is
conducted under an “old vet” free
license, thus escaping the special tax
imposed upon such aggregations, has
caused considerable comment here
and invites the inquiry as to whether
the law was intended to cover such
a thing. Such a black hunch as has
infested the city recently, strapping
black bucks and slatternly looking
negro women, would appeal less to a
Confederate veteran than anyone else
on earth, and they abhor such exhibi
tions which are given free license
under a law intended to benefit needy
soldiers. That the law is more absurd
than used is evident in other direc
tion, as it applies to all veterans wish
ing to take advantage of the State’s
generosity 1o her sons of the sixties.
Here in Americus several of the
largest and most influential business
houses are conducted under veterans
license, and pay not a penny of spec
ial tax to the city. Under the law
the proprietors have the legal right
to thus stand exempt, and have done
so since the privilege was given
them years ago..
AMERICUS IS EASILY A
WINNER WITH LUMPKIN
Beat Visitor By Score of
4 to 2.
Victory still hovers in the camp of
the Champs, as it really should, and
the scalp of Lumpkin now dangles at
the belt of the Americus bunch along
with that of Albany, Cordele, Vienna,
and a dozen others.
The Stewart county contigent came
over yesterday and were very neatly
trounced to a finish.
The lads of Lumpkin had strength
ened their bunch with choice additions
from Columbus, Buena Vista, Richland
and other centers, and just knew
they were the “its.”
But they forgot Ansley, and his
amazing grace with the ball.
He was there with the goods, and
to hit a hall from his digitis was like
striking at a telegram in full flight.
They didn’t hit.
Despite the had weather a goodly
audience saw the game, of which the
following is a summary:
LUMPKIN:
AB R H E
c. f 3 0 I 0
Thompson, 2 h 4 0 0 C
Maneul, 1. f 3 0 1 0
Phillips 1. b 4 0 0 2
Reileigh, 3 b 4 0 0 1
Knighton, r. f 4 0 0 0
Me Gregor, c 3 1 0 0
Burt, p 3 1 0 0
Towing, s. s 2 0 0 1
Total 30 2 2 4
AMERICUS:
AB R H E
Kiker, s. s 3 1 0 0
Hooks, 2 b 3 11 0
Rylander, 3 b 3 1 0 0
Wheatley, lb 4 0 0 0
Shipley, r. f 4 0 0 1
Bostick, c 4 0 1 0
Ansley, p 4 0 0 0
McClesky, 1. f 3 0 0 1
Watkins, c. f 3 1 0 0
Total 28 4 2 2
By Innings: :
Lumpkin ....0010 1000 o—2
Americus .. .. 1 0 100002 x—4
Summary—Struck out by Ansley 10,
Burt 2, McGregor 2; Hit bv Burt 2
Ansley 1; infield hit Kiker, Hooks'
Philips: sacrifice hit Kiker; Umpire
Sanford, (P. C.) Time 1:42.
NEAR TO A COLLISION
WAS AUTO AND ENGINE
What might have been a frightful
casualty was averted by a hairs
breadth at the Jackson street rail
way crossing an evening or two ago
when a big automobile dashed in
front of a locomotive. The car, filled i
with young people, came dow'n to
the crossing from College street at
high speed, the occupants not seeing 1
the fast approaching train. But the
engineer saw the pending catastro
phe and reversed his engine just as
the auto car cleared the rails, al
most brushing against the iron mons
ter. It was indeed a miraculous es
cape upon the part of the auto
party.
TO CLOTHING BUYERS.
There are many, many men who have not
as yet bought them a spring and summer suit of
clothes but are still sweating out that last winter’s
suit. Now that is the poorest economy for you.
If you do not feel inclined to buy one of those
SUITS—S2S.OO to $35.00.
why simply let us show you some of those,
broken lots of odd suits, made by the same high
class tailors, same grades fine wool fabrics, same
linings, in fact same everyway except price—
which is exactly half—for the suits which were
SIO.OO to $25.00 are now:--
$5.00 to $12.50.
We will “show you”:--
The Best line Sicilian and Alpaca Coats.
The largest line and swellest styles
of PARAGON TROUSERS.
The most beautifully made MENS LINEN SUITS
of America’s most famous makers for whom
we are sole agents in Americus.
The greatest line “Eclipse” negligee shirts—sl and $1.50.
Largest line Scriven’s nainsook and drill underwear.
Bej>t 50c Balhriggan and check nainsook shirts and drawers in
America.
Unmatchable line lislen sox, blacks and colors, 25c and 50c.
Nightrobes, Pajamas, Neckwear, Suspenders, Collars, etc.
We are head-quarters in these lines and it will repay you
to see us.
CHAS. L. ANSLEY.
These Coupons as Good as Money
* C. Each package of Piedmont Cigarettes now contains two
coupons. 100 of these coupons will be redeemed for 50c in
cash. Saving Piedmont coupons is like saving money.
PIEDMONT
CIGARETTES
afford thousands of smokers enjoyment no other cigarette could
give, because they are made from the choicest selections of
tobacco grown in the world-famous Piedmont district Pied
mont Cigarettes make a fragrant smoke, and you can get cash
or valuable presents for Piedmont coupons.
10 for 5c
Piedmont Cigarettes are packed in TIN FOIL
W. T. DAVENPORT & SON
Write Exclusively
FIRE AND TORNADO INSURANCE
REPRESENTING THE BEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD
We insure ail country prop rty: .
Dwellings, Furniture, Barns, Provender, Mules, Horses and
Houses. System or old style Gins for 6or 12 months.
Insure your Automobile with us.
We are also sale agents for the American-LaFrance Fire
Extinguisher and Chemical Engines.
Phone 66 W. T. Davenport & Son, Agts.
I FOR SALE CHEAP — 3OO acres good land located
iin Lee county, 41-2 horse farm open, 2 miles from Adams
Station. Joining Holis place. Known as Clifton place.
THE ALLISON REALTY CO..
R. E. Allison, Pres. &
Office in rear of Allison Furniture Go’s J
; Allison Building, Phone
NUMBER 150