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Copyright Hart Schaftner & Marx
If you like smart style in clothes,
and like to have it last; shape-keep
ing, service, fit, you'd better buy
our
HART SCHAFPNER & MARX
new models in suits and trousers. All-wool
stands the wear; cotton-mixed doesn’t.
Suits $ 18.50 to S4O.
Extra Trousers $3 to SB.
Come in and see the greatest line of Straw
Hats it has ever been our pleasure to show.
Made by Blurn & Koch and Knox.
THE W. D. BAILEY CO.
Warlick Bros. Co.
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Best Line Men’s Popular Priced
Clothing in Americus.
Thi sis where you get intrinsic value, $lO to
$22.50.
Toy’s Wash Suits. Why sew yourself to
death, they are great, 65c to $2.50 a Suit.
La rrancs Shoes for Women. Best in Amer
ica, 1: 4.00 to $5.00 values, our price $3.50.
Tack Cat” line for Misses and Children-No
better made.
Crossetts” line for Men, best of all leathers
at s4.oo.—Why pay more?
ivlost conservative prices in Georgia on all
nncs of Ladies’ Ready to Wear. Complete stock
m every line to select from.
Positively the b st made, best fitting, plain
tailored Linen Waist you ever bought, $2.00 up.
v ill appreciate your visits whether buying
or looking.
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Warlick Bros. Co.
SUCCESSORS TO PINKSTON CO.
,, l' r Motto—Your Money Buck if You Want It—But You Won’t.
EASTER GIFTS.
" A jewelry store is the natural place
R. to seek gifts of ,asting va -l ue - There
. •.■Cx; I are many things here that are beautl
> _. r ' ful and useful, that will hold their
' worth almost Indefinitely. Look In
'-PiY our windows in passing and then come
c
v " in and let us shl ° w you the many
3 f things we have that are especially
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1 'U >1 suited for Easter Presents.
James Fricker & Bro.
Jewelers and Opticians.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
INSURANCE,
J* A. Davenport. Phone 66.5
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
MUST 60 TO ATLANTA
FOR COMMISSOIN LAW
Will Probably Be City At*
torney’s Advice.
Plans Toward Extend
ing Commission Gov
ernment in City.
All eyes, polit'eally speaking, are
now turned on the next meeting of the
City Council. At that session of the
'local solons City Attorney Lane is to
present a written report on the right
of the city to create a commission tc
have entire charge of .the water works
and such other departments as it may
be deemed advisable to turn over to it
this being a step preparatory, it is
stated, to another move toward the
proposed municipal lighting plant.
Already the police department is in
the hands of a commission, all that the
Mayor and Aldermen having to do with
it being the establishment of the
salary list and the providing of the
funds for the men’s payment. Whether
the fire department will also eventual
ly get into the hands of a commission,
if the commission idea prevails, is not
known, but it would not be surprising
to many to see it either put under the
police comnvssion eventually, or
transferred to a commission created
for it especially.
A commission created by the City
Council, by resolution or ordinance
would, if such a th’ng were pissible,
be little more than a subordinate com
mittee of Council. A commission cre
ated by resolution or ordinance could,
of course, be repealed at any time by
resolution or ordinance, its powers
could be modified at any meeting oi
council, it could be entirely shorn of
authority, if the majority of the Board
of Council thought it proper to do so,
at any meeting, and, in fact, its tenure
of life and its powers business
would be entirely at the mercy of the
majority of Council at any time.
Such a commission would amount to
but little, even if it were possible for
Council to legally create such a body
by resolution or ordinance. It is
doi bted by many, though, whethei
suoh> a power to delegate the authority
vested in it by legislative enactment,
by the city charter, is posessed by
Council. A well-known lawyer stated
yesterday that the only way to pro
ceed would be through the legislature
as was done in the case of the Police
Comission, providing for the creation
of the proposed commission, setting
forth its powers, and providing for the
appropriation of funds by the Council
which) always retains that power, tc
meet its necessary expenditures.
It is regarded as quite probable that
at next Wednesday night’s meeting
City Attorney Lane will so advise and
that Alderman Allen or Clark will
then move that the City Attorney draft
a measure to be presented at the next
session of the legislature carrying
out the majority views of Council. It
is understood-that the idea is to con
stitute a cimmission of five citizens tc
whom tine entire management of the
water works, and the lighting plant, if
established, will be transferred. This
commissiin will engage and dismiss
all labor, control the operations of
the plant, and make report at stated
periods to the city. The city engineer
would continue the superintendent of
the water works, as at present, and
presumably of the lighting plant, if
established, and the finances would
all pas through tihe City Clerk’s of
flee as at this time.
FRESH SHIPMENT
FANCY CHEESE
By express, today, new shipment
Purity Brand Cream Cheese, Neuf
chatel, Potted Cream
and Pimento Cheese.
SPARKS GROCERY CO.
DR. AINSWORTH IN AMERICUS
TONIGHT AT FIRST METHODIST
Will Deliver An Address Upon Lay
men’s Movement.
At the First Methodist church to
nig’ht Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, president
of Wesleyan College, Macon, will de
liver an address on “The Laymen’s
Missionary Movement.” The men of
Americus especially should hear Dr.
A'nsiworth on this subject. All are in
vited, and people who have beard this
eloquent divine will be unwilling tc
miss this opportunity.
BARGAINS IN BEST
GRADES DRESS GINGHAMS
Fine Lot of Silk Remnants At 16 2-3 c
a Yard.
100 remnants, best grade of Amos
keag Dress Ginghams, in lengths 7 1-2
to 10 yards, at 8 l-2c yard; also good
Sze lot of silk remnants, lengths from
1 3-4 to 10 yards, at 16 2-3 c yard.
DUNCAN MERCANTILE CO.
Solid Gold Top Cull Pins,
39c Per Pair.
New Line Belt Pins,
Genuine Leather Handißags.
THOS. L. BELL.
The Leading Jeweler.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL?. 1910
The cornerstone of Americus’ hand-'
some public school building, now in
advanced process of erection, will be
laid this morning with Masonic honors,
'the local lodges under direction of
Grand Master Henry Banks, s os the
Grand Lodge of Georgia, officiating.
The occasion will be one of interest
and importance, marking as it does
an event in the educational progress
of Americus.
Besides tbe Americus lodges, repre
sentatives from the lodges at Plains,
De Soto,'Smithville and others in near
by towns are expected to be present.
The City Council and Board of Trade
will attend tbe exercises, while the
pupils and faculty of Furlow and Rees
TO BUY MO IOR CAR
10R SUPERINIENDENI.
The County Will Save Much
Valuable lime.
An automobile is to be bought by
the county commissioners for the use
of the superintendent in his work on
the roads. At the last meeting of
the Board a committe composed oi
Messrs. Hodges, Webb and Bolton was
appointed to make the purchase.
This is an investment -that will at
once commend itself to the good sense
of the entire county. It is a step in
the way of an economizing of the time
of the county superintendent and will
more than pay for itself in the saving
of his time and tbe ability to better
handle the convicts in the’r road
work.
As it is now the superintendent fre
quently loses a half day’s time in go
ing from one camp of convicts to the
other. The convicts at the present
time, for instance, are working in two
gangs ten or twelve miles apart. To
drive this long distance takes a great
deal of the valuable time of the sup
erintendent and prevents him from
keeping that constant, supervision over
the work of both bodies of convicts
that is essential to the best results.
When the auto is secured the super
intendent will be able to get from one
body of convicts to another in a very
short time. Just now, for instance,
the run could be made inside of a
half hour where a horse would take
two hours or more.
The commissioners thoroughly dis
cussed the matter from every stand
ipcfint, and were unanimously of the
opinion that the best interests of the
taxpayers would be served by an in
vestment in an auto ti be used exclu
sively for county purposes. The
committee will make its selection in
a few days and Sumter county will
then get even better results than in the
past from the operations of tbe 75 or
more convicts it has at work building
up the fineset system of roads in all
Georgia.
THIS MARRIAGE OF INTEREST
TO FRIENDS IN AMERICUS
The marriage last evening, in Daw
son, of Mrs. Claire Dean and Mr. J. E.
Morris was an occasion of greatest
social interest in that city and a very
beautiful church wedding. Both bride
and groom are well known in Ameri
cus, and numerous friends here will
congratulations and 'best
wishes.
Cheney’s Expectorant-a quick relief
for coughs, colds and grippe. All
Druggists 25 c.
Attention, Shriuers and Friends!
See me before making arrangements
for your trip to New Orleans. I have
something very special to offer.
H. P. EVERETT, Agent,
Seaboard Air Line Ry.
'
Park schools will take part in the ex
ercises. Following is the official pro
gram for the cornerstone laying and
fr the Masonic rites this evening.
9 a. m.—'Masons assemble at Ma
sonic Hall.
9:30 a. m.—Grand officers received
with Masonic honors. Grand lodge
then to be opened by Grand Master
Henry Banks.
10 a. m.—Procession formed and
body to march to high school building,
Rees Park.
10:30 a. m.— of building
will be laid wit.'jE clremony;
immediately following "idress on “Ed
ucation and Masonry,” by Rev. O. B
Chester.
IMMIGRATION AGENT IS
INVITTD TO AMERICUS.
Board oE Trade Wants Him
As Its Guest.
Yesterday President John W. Shiver,
of the Americus Board of Trade, wired
an invitation to Mr. J. F. Jackson, im
migration agent of the Central of
Georgia railway, to be sure and in-1
elude Americus in his itinerary and.
to be the guest of the Americus Board j
of Trade while in the city.
Mr. Jackson is the new official sent
to the Central by the Illinois Centra!,
his business being to study the country
along the line of the Georgia Central
and devote bis energies to making its
advantages and possibilities known tc
the farmers of the west and northwest,
with a view to inducing immigration
from those sections to the territory
traversed by the lines of the Central
of Georgia.
Sumter county is particularly inter- !
ested in the work of the new official
of the Central road. This county ha*
now the finest system of highways in
the state, its climate is recognized as
superb, and its lands are coming into
an enviable reputation as among the
most productive in the south. All that
is needed to induce some of the mo3t
desirable immigrants to this county
is to let them know what is offered
here. That will be the business of the
new land and immigration agent.
There is hardly any doubt that Mr.
Jackson will accept the invitation of
the Board of Trade. When he arrives
he will be shown over the county
brought into touch with the business
men, and otherwise given as intimate
a knowledge of conditions here at
first hand as is possible.
WHY SALVES FAIL
TO CURE ECZEMA
They Clog the Pores—Only a Liquid
Can Reach the Inner Skin.
Since the old-fashioned theory of
curing eczema through the blood has
been given up by scientists, many
different salves have been tried for
skin diseases. But it has been found
that these salves only clog the pores
and can not penetrate to the inner
skin below the epidemic where the
eczema germs are lodged.
This—the quality of penetrating—
probably explains the tremendous suc
cess of the only standard liquid ecze
ma cure, oil of wintergreen as com
pounded in D. D. D. Prescription. Af
ter ten years of cure after cure, the
world’s leading skin specialists have
accepted this as the true eczema cure.
We ourselves do not hesitate to
recommend D. D. D. Prescription at
SI.OO a bottle, but for the benefit ot
those who have never tried the pre
scription, we'arranged with the D.
D. D. Laboratories of Chicago for k
special large trial bottle alt 25 cents
in a special offer now. This first bot
tle ought to convince every sufferer,
and, at any rate, it will surely take
away the itch at once. Dodson’s
Pharmacy.
ATTENTION, MASONS!
All members of Americus lodge No.
13 and M. B. Council lodge No. 95 will
please assemble at Masonic Temple at
9 o’clock Thursday morning, 7th, to
participate in laying the cornerstone
of the high school building. All Ma
sons in good standing are cordially
invited. By order of
L. J. BLALOCK, W. M. No. 13.
E. A. NISBET, W. M. No. 95.
Some men boast of their luck be
cause none of their relations ever visit
Afternoon Exercises.
3 p. m.—Masons assemble at Ma
sonic Hall.
3:15 p. m.—*Floral Drill by Lad'es
of the Order of Eastern Star, open to
the public.
4 p. m.—Automobile ride over the
city.
5 p. ra.—Conferring of the Entered
Apprentice Degree.
7 p. m.—Conferring of the Masters’
Degree.
Program for Banquet.
E. A. Nisbet, Toastmaster.
Georgia in Masonry—Grand Master
Henry Banks.
The Fraternity—Grand Junior War-
SOUTHERN OPERATORS
VOTE 10 STRIKE.
For twenty Per Cent In
crease in Wages.
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Washington, D. C. April 6. —Ninety-
five per cent of 2,107 telegraph opera
tors of tbe Southern Railway have
voted to strike for a 20 per cent wage
increase, and only the intervention of
Labor Cimm ssioner Neil and Chair
man Knapp, of th» Interstate Com
merce Commission, can avert a walk
out. Attempts at mediation were be
gun today.
Five Per Cent Increase Offered.
At the offices of the Southern Rail
way in Atlanta it is stated that the
report exaggerates the number of men
who favor the strike, and an increase
of 5 per cent has been offered the op
erators.
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS
CANCELLEI> ENGAGEMENT
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Washington, D. C., April 6.—Presi
dent Taft has cancelled his engage
ment to visit Indianapolis May sth.
While no statement has been issued
in regard to his decision, it is believed
to be the direct cause of the state
convention in that city yesterday.
The man who digs the hardest does
not always get out the most dirt.
They Entered the
Englishman’s Home.
No other ready-to-wear
clothes in America could
leap the barrier of Lon
don Town.
STEIN-BLOCH
SMART CLOTHES
FOR A GENTLEMAN.
Rylander Shoe Company,
CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS.
Have You looked at Those
FOUNTAIN PENS,
All Makes and Prices, From $1 to $lO Each
Somethin .That Has Become
a Necessity.
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REMBERT’S DRUG STORE.
113 FORSYTH STREET.
Weather forecast for today! FAIR
,den, N. H. Ballard.
Relation of Masonry to Woman, Dis
trict Deputy O. H. McDonald.
The Deputies—District Deputy F. F.
Baker.
The Eastern Star—Miss Lula Atkins.
Tbe Real Joys of Masonry—Hon.
Crawford Wheatley.
The automobile rite at 4 o’clock will
prove a feature of interest for the vis
iting Masons, who will thus be shown
a half hundred miles of Sumter’s fine
roads.
The banquet this evening, at 8
o’clock, wall be served at the armory
by the Order of Eastern Star, and a
delightful occasion it will be.
TAFT IS OPPOSED TO
BOYCOTT PRINCIPLE.
Makes Statement to Busi
ness Men.
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Wiashingtn, D. C., April 6.—Presi
dent Taft today declared hie is “utterly
opposed to the principles of a boycott.”
He made the statement to a delega
tion of fifty business and professional
men of Bethlehem, Pa. who called to
refute the charges made by the strik
ers in the plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Works that inferior work is being
turned out by the plant on government
iwork for'the army and navy.
MEETING AT FURLOW LAWN
BAPTIST CHURCH YESTERDAY
Splendid congregations heard Rev
J. Clyde Turner at Furlow Lawn Bap
tist ehnirch yesterday, and the revival
meetings in progress at this church
since Sunday last are creating unusual
interest. Services are held daily at
4 and 7:30 p. m., Rev. Mr. Turner
preaching at each service. A cordial
invitation is extended to all the peo
ple to hear this gifted and consecrated
young minister.
Every new subscriber earrles a
special certificate entitling yon to a
certain number of votes in the trip-to-
New York. Contest, Sec the schedule
under ti e coupon on page 4.
COPYRIGHT foio
'the PtcnnEiMEß Mshel Co*
N.
If you want a Swell Spring Suit you
will conserve your own interest by ex
amining our magnificent line of the famous
• rschtieimer-Fishel
And
Hackett-Caitet sailor-Made Clothes
§13.00 to §30.00 Suit.
Regal Shoes, §3.50 and 4.00 Pair.
Hawes Hats, §3.00.
Mantague & Gillett’s Straws §1.50 to $4
Eclipse Shirts, §I.OO, 1.50 and 2.00.
SEE US FOR YOUR NEEDS.
Chas. L. Ansley.
DIAMONDS!
Have Advanced 20 per cent
since last August.
Wo purchased heavily before this advance and are selling ours under
the old prices as long as they last. Write us now.
EUGENE V. HA.YNES CO.
JEWELERS, Atlanta, Ga.
VOTING LIST IS LARGE
IN SUM.tR FOR 1910
Number of Voters Regis
tered 1,500.
Fifteen hundred voters are register
ed in Americus and Sumter county for
the state and legislative primaries this
year, according to official figures given
out yesterday .by Tax Collector Small,
the registration list having closed fi
nally the night previous.
Os the number about 1,225 are white
voters' and 275 colored. Not a few of
the latter may be thrown out for cause
when the lists are revised later.
The registration in Sumter last yetr
was 1,800, showing a decrease of 300
votes this year. This decrease is due
to the unusually early closing of the
registration books, under the new state
law, this year, w T hicb will result in
many voters of Sumter county being
disfranchised.
The new law is entirely needless
and works a hardship, in that it re
quires all vc-'- • rs to register this year
by April sth, six months prior to the
state primary.
IMPERIAL COUNCIL,
A. A. A. 0. N. M. S.
Through Sleeper From Americus To
Now Orleans Sunday, April 10th.
Excursion rates via Central of
Georgia railway. Tickets on sale
April Bth, 9th, 10th and 11th.
Final limit April 25th, but can be
| extended to May 10th by complying
with certain conditions. Round trip
rate $13.00.
Through sleeper starting at Ameri
cus will be attached to Train No. 5,
leaving th : s point on Sunday, April
10th, at 2:07 p. m.
Double daily service via Central o
Georgia railway.
For full information call on
■ J. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent.
Beware of the man who pais you on
the back. He may be trying to ascer
tain if coin gingles in your clothes.
Some people can keep out of mis
chief by being asleep.
NUMBER 80
LOCAL FANS IN GLOOM
AT OUTLOOK FOR BALL
Directors Held a Meeting
Yesterday.
Whether Americus fans will be al
lowed to root this season will depend
upon the action of the directors of the
local association during the next few
days. Just at the moment, it may be
said in all truth, the prospect seems
none too roseate.
The players and their friends are
working industriously and hopefully,
and the situation, now so hazy, may
! clear up a bit.
The loss, financially, sustained in
the circus venture is discouraging,
while upon the top of that comes an
increased demand of fifty per cent for
rental of grounds used in ball playing.
While the grandstand and other im
provements was made there by the
ball team at an expenditure of proba
bly s.>oo or SGOO, the three acres of
field are private property, and tv de
mand of $75 rental for the current
season is now made, or $25 more than
last year.
The directors held a meeting yester
day, but no definite steps were taken.
Some favored a continuance of ball
this season, since a start has been made,
while others were willing to quit now.
The only resources of the club are
from private contributions, and these
are itane too lavish up to date. The
sale of season tickets will help to
some extent, but tickets will not be
offered until assurance is given the
public that Americus will have ball
this year.
Tlwoor three playere have been en
gaged, but affairs balletical are in a.
decidedly unsettled state just at this
juncture.
UNANIMOUS VOTES AGAINST
COTTON GAMBLING IN COTTON
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Washington, D. C., April 6.—The
house committee on agriculture practi
cally unanimously agreed today to re
port favorably on the bill prohibiting
gambling in cotton futures.
How a woman does hate to be told
that she is “well preserved,”