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A MERT(WW TIMES-RECOBDER
■hirty-third year.
Copyright Hart Schaffncr A Marx
Vherever you happen to meet
our friends, you ought to want
a be properly dressed for the
cc&sion. If you’re wearing
lese
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
lothes you needn’t worry about the way
>u look.
Suits $lB and up
V. D. BAILEY CO.
Outfitters to Men and Boys
AMERICUS, GA.
WEDDINGS
i have the most attractive line suited for
WEDDING GIFTS
ever shown in
lericus. We cannot enumerate the many
lutiful and appropriate items we have dis
yed, so invite all who are interested to
1 and see what a choice selection we have
them to choose from.
antes Fricker & Bro.
'.IFWFT FRS
411 LAMAR STREET ' # AMERICUS, GA
[hat’s Your Choice?
About all you’ll have to do here, now, is
Ite your style preferense, and we can sup
w it at once from our new stock of “Alco
Item” Clothes for Spring and Summer.
We know we can, because we
have every good and seasonable'
fabric, pattern and style that Is pop- *
I ular. “ALCO” Garments come from >
Mm Mthe tountaln-head ot style authority
■ ,n ,hls country ’ and Ewe know they
m r,flhl, Many °* the raode,s m
IwiMpHtf excius,ve “ Aicr creati ° ns ’ and m
I jyi tailored with that carefulness and
■Plj mmmm thoroughness "which makes “ALCO
I SYSTEM” Clothes superior to all
I wtjß&S 01hers-3
*•' We can please jcufjlt you,Hand
fit your purse, too.
|V arlick Bros. CO.,
I Lamar Street.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 2. 1911
WORK HAS BEGUN ON
LEE COUNTY LINK
Direct and Modern Roadway
Will Be Completed
Work has commenced on Lee coun
ty road between Smithville and Lees
burg, one of the two bad links in the
A.ndersonville-Thomasville route be
tween Fort Valley and Albany.
Thursday morning of last "week the
Lee cou ty convict squad of 25 men
took up the work of transforming this
road into one of the best and most
modern roads in this section, for that
is what the road will be, according to
reports, when it will have been com
pleted.
The general plan of the work is to
commence at the northern end of the
road, entirely changing the present
route by crossing the railroad at a
short distance below Smithville and j
then following on the western side the;
railroad to Leesburg. As the railroad'
track from Smithvil'le to Leesburg is
almost a straight line, the directness
gained by the new route will be nota
ble.
The devious windings of the road
from Smithville to Leesburg, especial
ly throughout certain portions, has :
proved the discomfort of many an au- i
tomobilist This unpleasant feature 1
will be entirely removed by the new .
road. The sandbeds encountered in i
several places will also be replaced by j
a splendidly surfaced road the equal (
of any in this section. 3
It fs the purvose of the Lee county <
commissioners to build the road for '
all time, now that the matter of con- ]
structing it has come up for public i
consideration and decision. Tardiness r
in taking up the matter has served to i
impress upon them the necessity of
selecting the most direct route and of •]
making the best possible roadway.
It is the purpose of the Lee county
force of Lee county can be kept at ap- I
proximately the present strength, the
road can be completed in about six or
seven months. No doubt is entertained
hut that the work will be thoroughly j
and capably done and that Lee county
may feel proud of its road system
when the road under consideration is
completed.
It is interesting to know that Oliver,
the Climax “financier,” is considered
one of the most valuable men at work
upon the squad that is constructing the
new road. Oliver Is serving a four
year sentence, one year of which will
be completed In May. Deducting the 1
time allowed for good behavior, he
should finish his sentence in a little
less than two years.
Americas and ISumter county auto
mobilists are gratified to know that
the work of building the new road has
been commenced and that it will be
carried to completion as rapidly and
as thoroughly as possible. As work
has already commenced on the Ma
con county link, it is hoped that the
Andersonville-Thomasville route will
soon be a reaility.
If you are not in the Subscription
fontest, one of yonr lady friends will
he. Start saving Coupons today. Cou
lon on Page 5.
All r»oc articles 39c. Warllck Bros.
Sale.
PENNSYLNANIA R. R.
SHOPMEN STRIKE
Claim That Company Discrim
inates Against Union Men
Pitsburg, Pa., May I.—Pennsylvania
railroad shop men to the number of
1,500 unexpectedly struck at points
between this city and Altoona today.
A. E. Ireland, general organizer of
the railroad department of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, asserts that
8,000 men will be affected by the
strike. At Pitcairn the company had
laid ofT 2,500 men, but the 500 men re
maining quit promptly.
The strike was a complete surprise
as there was no clear indication Sat
urday night when these men held
meetings that they would take such
quick action.
The grievance of the shop men is
that the company has been discharg
ing and laying off men who have
been with the company many years be
cause they belong to the union. The
men went out without any excitement.
»>v lot of Velvet Pumps just re
ceived by express, sale prices. Mar
lick Bros.
1 All 25c Articles 19c. Warllck Bros.
Sale.
If you are not In the Subscription
” Contest, one of your lady friends wil
lie. Start saving Coupons today. Con
| pon on Page 6.
A woman may feel helpless even in
an employment agency.
MRS. JAMLS W. GUERRY
PASSED AWAY MONDAY
Death Follows a Protracted
Illness
Mrs. Mollie Guerry passetj. to peace
ful rest yestefday morning, the end
following a long and painful illness
extending over a period of more than
a year. In view of her critical condi
tion for several weeks past the end
was expected at any hour, though de
plored among her loved ones and
friends.
Mrs. Guerry died shortly before 10
o'clock Monday morning, the summons
coming to her peacefully.
Throughout the months of trying ill
ness she bore her sufferings with
i Christian fortitude, never murmuring
or complaining of the burden im
j posed upon her. Few have suffered
more than did this good woman in her
ilong illness.
Mrs. Guerry was the relict of James
W. Guerry, who passed away nearly
t o years ago. Soon thereafter she,
t-jo, was stricken by illness.
Os the immediate relatives Mrs.
Guerry is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Charles Smith and Mrs. Don Good
man, of Macon; four daughters, Mrs.
Carl Murphy, Misses Julia, Marie and
Frances Guerry, and a young son,
James Guerry, who mourn the -loss of
sister and mother.
The funeral services will "he con
ducted at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
First Methodist church of which the
deceased was a consistent member, (
Rev. O. B. Chester officiating. The ,
pallbearers will be Messrs. J. A. Pink- ,
ston, J. W. Shiver, Julius Hogue, Ed
ward Argo, John T. Argo, C. A. Frick
er, Price Tompkins.
Friends of the family are respectful
ly invited to attend. * ,
Pepperel Mills bleached and un
bleached 10-4 Sheeting 25c a yard.
Warlick Bros. Sale.
LEE SUPERIOR COURT
IS NOW IN SESSION
Second Largest Murder Dock
et in History of Court
Leesburg, Ga., May I.—Lee County
iSuperior court convened to-day with
the second largest number of murder
cases on docket in the history of th?
court. There are five cases of mur
der on the criminal docket. The lar
gest number of murder cases known to
be on docket at the opening of a ses
sion of the court is seven.
Os the five murder cases to be heard,
oi’ly one defendant is white. The oth
ers are negroes. The presence of so
many negro murder cases on the dock
et is explained by the fact that what
seemed to be an epidemic of crime
swept over the negroes of Lee county
last fall, resulting in the death of four
negroes at the hands of their own
race.
In comparison with the criminal
docket, the civil docket is light.
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, of Ameri
cus, was on hand to preside over the
session with his usual splendid ability
and excellent judicial poise and acu
men. Solicitor-General J. R. 'Williams
was also at his post of duty. Among
i the Americus attorneys in attendance
, at the session are Messrs. E. A. Hawk
ins, Hollis Fort and J. B. Hudson.
i
Mrs. Palmes has the newest Shapes
in Summer Millinery.
Every article in the house included
1 In the sale at Warllck Bros. Sale. La
mar sireet.
i
Did You Ever Stop
to Reason it Out? 1
How :|many friends of yours wear
ready-to-wear clothes made by Stein-
BlochPJ&We know that a good many
of them do.i.DO YOU?
You oughtjgto. [You cannot give a single
valid reason why you ought not to, as far as
fit, as style, workmanship and above all, val
ue is concerned. All these things enter into
your clothes problem. Stop to reason it out
and stop in to try on a fresh new Stein-Bloch
* • A
suit.
RYLANDER SHOE CO.,
Clothers and Furnishers.
MRS. CHILDRESS IS DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
The Funeral in Americus on
Monday
Relatives in Americus were ap
-1 prised yesterday morning of the death
> of Mrs. G. W. Childers, which oecur
t red Sunday evening at her home >n
■ AJ.con and followed an illness of many
. me nths. The body, accompanied by
he: - husband, Rev. G. W. Childers, their
daughter and sister of the deceased
arrived here by the afternoon train,
i the funeral taking place from the de
i pot, where a number of friends met
t e bereaved ones and extended sym
pathy. The service at the grave was
. c nducted by Rev. 0, B. Chester, <f
First Methodist church. -Mrs. Child
ers was formerly Miss Carrie Addison,
of Americus, and beloved among many
f. ends here.
That new Hat you want now can he
found at Mrs. Palmes.’
ENGLISH TO TRY TD
, RAISE OUR COTTON
Buy Plantations in the Delta
for That Purpose
Jackson, Miss., May I.—lt develop
ed today that 'English spinners are in
terested in the purchase of the two
Scott plantations in the delta, result
ing in the formation of two large cor
porations, and that, for the first time
in the history of cotton culture, tho
spinners -will begin to -produce the
staple.
Two separate corporations were
formed by a group of spinners, who
have associated with them Memphis
and one Jackson capitalist. Most of
the money -invested is from 'London,
and the companies will engage two
experienced men to conduct the farm
ing operations for them. It is said
that another British group is consid
ering the purchase of some of the cut
over lands in Southwest Mississippi
for cotton purposes.
Representatives of the English fi
nanciers have been in Mississi sev
eral days looking into conditions and
it is these same capitalists or their
associates who are looking over the
Mississippi Central railroad and Unit
ed States Lumber Company. It is re
ported that options have ‘been secured
on these properties and that an ef
fort was made to get an option on the
New Orleans Great Northern railroad
-but failed.
The statement is made from a re
liable source, that foreign capitalists
are looking to Mississippi for invest
ments, and that other syndicates may
get into this state in a short time.
(Some of these corporations, it is isaid,
may take over extensive agricultural
interests, while others are looking for
investment in various lines.
1 Foreign spinners are going into the
cotton producing business because
' they believe that, in a few years, the
price of the staple will advance to a
‘ point where it will be impossible to
? go into the open market for the pro
’ duct and make purchases at figures
‘ that will allow a fair margin of profit
3 to the manufacturer. In other word 3
’ they believe it will be cheaper to
s raise their own cotton than to buy it
" through the usual channels, and the
cotton! raised on the Triumph and
Eake Vista plantations will be ginned,
s compressed and shipped direct from
these plantations to the cotton mill 3
in England.
1
. Ail $3.50 Shoes at $2.75. Warllck
Bros. Sale. I.amar street.
The Higher
Polish. m
The distinction of
EFF-EFF Clothes Amß|
lies in sheer quality II !
Finest fabrics re- 111 ’
fined styles, thor
ough tailoring, per- W|M c
feet fit. mil
is the Higher
The Fechheimer-Fishel Co^
€ # - New Yorfc Ci»>
Polish.
Chas. L. Ansley
«
Agents—
Warners Rustproof
and Redfern Whalebone
Fittings to be had Free at Coaset Dep t.
PINKSTON COMPANY,
Under the Windsor.
Funeral Directors
And Embalmers,
J. H. BEARD, - - Director.
The Allison Undertaking Co..
Americus. Ga.
Telephone 80 and 106. Day Phone 25
Hot, isn’t it? Soda water
and ice cream are the
most desired articles ‘
now-a-days. Just visit ,$r
our fountain and you 1
will no longer wonder at ’ ipHL
our great popularity.
CARL HAWKINS’ CAFE
Money Loaned
I can get you money on your improved
City property or plantation in amounts of
SI,OOO and up on long time and on easy
payments. If you need money and fail to
figure with me you will be the looser^
J. J.Hanesley, AmericusGa.
NUMBER 103.