Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, March 16, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Americus Times-Recorder lHlt' r Y- FOIIKTH TEAR. registration for bond election LARGEST IN HISTORY OF THE CITY 815 Names Registered For the Election Which is to Be Held on March 20—Registra tion Surpassed That of Last Monicipai Election, Which Was More Than 730 and Which Surpassed all Previous Records A registration which surpassed any ever known previously in the history of the city was completed yesterday afternoon when the books for registra tion tor the city bond election to oc cur March 20, closed at the city "hall yesterday afternoon. A total of 815 names were registered on the books, as shown by a casual count. That the registration for the elec tion would be large was expected gen erally, but that it should so far ex ceed that recorded for the municipal election last fall came in the nature of a surprise, as many who were well informed concerning city politics had predicted that the registration even tor the bond election would exceed very little, if at all, the registration which had been recorded at the last municipal election. From the time that the office open ed yesterday morning until it closed yesterday afternoon City Clerk and Treasurer Harvey Weaver was kept busy in placing names upon the lists and in receiving the payment of taxe3 needed in many cases for registration. The office of the clerk was well filled throughout the day with citizens reg istering, while at times it was crowd ed. It is believed, however, that prac tically all who could be registered had their names placed upon the lists, as the large number of 815 names would indicate that every nook and corner of the city had been scoured for available voters. Discussion has arisen recently con cerning the meaning of that part of the call for the bond issue which re fers to the closing of the registration hooks five days before the election. Some contend that the books should have closed Thursday, while others claim that the closing of the books yesterday was clearly what was in- . tended by the call. Another conten tion made was that each one who reg istered for the bond issue should either have registered prior to that time for the county primary or should register for the primary before the registration books close for that event. The record registration gives assur ance that the election next Wednes day will be hotly contested by each side. WILEY RESIGNS PUREFOOD JOB WorHed For Peace But He Failed to Get It Washington, March 15.—Dr. Har vey W. Wiley, chief of the United • s fates bureau of chemistry, resigned 'oday He announced he would de- . ' ote the remainder of his life to urg ug the creation of a national health department entirely separate from any other branch of the government service. The resignation became ef fective at once. Dr. Wiley said that he had a number off(, rs under consideration. One is rom a lecture bureau and others ar an editorial and commercial na irff He declared positively that he " ou *d not enter business. Dr Wiley for a long time had been unhappy j n his connection with the department of agriculture. He has ' 'aimed that he has been hampered ln ,fle a dministration of his office and ■'trussed by other officials. The re •f t Wiley-Wilson-McCabe contro ‘ rs y was hut an outcropping of ex friction, a house committee u un-h recently investigated the affairs >f th<> department complimented Dr. lIe > in the highest terms. "ANUOUT HELD UP the concert company h W ns To Have Appeared Here w Last Night. ° naacc ount of a washout which they x T'ei ienced on their way from Jack woruii]e, t,he Fisher, Shipp Concert Co. t as dnable to appear here on the Ly -I'll,ll c °urse last night, as had been announced. The company will appear here later, another date will be arranged for t ' m Every one who has a ticket to Min' °' rSe attractions may feel as r‘ d that the concert company will 1 Pra r at a later date. 7.7 PER CENT OF POPULATION ISJILITERATE HEPOMEB IV LIST CENSUS Native Whites Show Least Illiteracy Washington, I). C., March 15.—A preliminary statement of the results of the thirteenth census enumeration regarding illiteracy in the United States was made today by Director Durand of the bureau of the census, department of commerce and labor. IE is based on tabulations perpared by W. C. Hunt, chief statistician for pop ulation. The figures are preliminary and subject to later revision. The statement show's that in 1910 there were 71,580,270 persons 10 years of age or over in the United States of whom 5,517,608 w T ere unable to read or write, constituting 7.7 per cent, of the population. The native whites w'ho constituted nearly 75.0 per cent, of the entire 'pop ulation had the smallest number of illiterates 1,530,530, or 3.0 per cent. The foreign-born whites had 1,650,- 'l9 illiterates, or 12.8 per cent, of their number. WEATHER HAS REDUCED GREATLY THE SALE OF FERTILIZERS HERE Without Exceptinn Local Fertilizer Plants Repnrt Reduction in Sale of Their Products —Duration of Bad Weather Shown Plainly By the Decrease in Sale of Fertilizers. Without a single exception the fer tilizer manufacturers who have plants in and near Americus reort a notice able reduction in the demand for their loducts this year. So great has been the reduction in sales that it has been noted by every fertilizer manu facturer here. Among these are numbered not on ly those who mix and sell regular fer tilizers but also those who, like the cotton seed mills, sell only cotton seed meal to be used as a fertilizer. The reixsrts from all are of one trend and show unmistakably the effects of the rainy weather in delaying afrming op erations. The six manufacturing firms of this kind who are operating here have been interviewed by a representative of the Times-Recorder in order that author itative statements might be secured from them relative to the reduction in the amount of fertilizers sold. While all agree that the sale of fertil izers is off, no statistics were given as to the exact amount. “Fertilizer sales with us held off late this season,’ said Mr. Holloway, f with the Tennessee Chemical Co., “but the demand has been active since it began. Still there is a marked dif ference between this season and last as regards sales. Last season this time we were rushed to fill the or ders on hand, while this season we have just sufficient orders to keep us busy. We are not rushed to fill or ders. The reduction in the sale of fertilizers is marked as regards our business.” Mr. W. M. Riley, of the Farmers' Cotton Oil Company, agrees that the demand for fertilizers this year is not as strong as it was last year, though the trade that his firm has had since the season opened has been 'pretty good. “We have exported some of our products.” said he in speaking of the matter, “but the local demand is off. We are not rushing to fill orders this season as we did last year." Mr. W. T. Huff, of the Virginia-Car lina Chemical Company, voiced the opinion of that management by saying that the demand for fertilizers is con siderably off. That is evident in the sales room of the company withonut reference to the files. Mr. R. L. Parker, manager of the International Agricultural Corpora- AMERICUS. GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 16. 1912. WASH-OUTS ARE CAUSING DELAYS ONJAILROADS BAINS AFFECTTKE SCHEDULES General Rains Affect Tracks Widely - f Several washouts on the Seaboard, resulting from the heavy rain yester day morning, delayed traffic to some extent, although the property damage was small. The morning “Shoofiy” due in Americus at 10 o’clock did not arrive until after noon, having been held up by a washout near Cobb. Three other washouts on the east ern division were reported here, bui repairs were effected as rapidly as possible and trains were not consider ably delayed. The track was under mined by a torrent of water in the deep cut between the Barlow and Lee street bridges here, but it required only a short while to effect repairs. Railway trainmen report very heavy rains at all points between Sa vanah and Montgomery and the same conditions prevail along the Central’3 lines in this part of the state, result ing in soft tracks and delays in sched ules. tion, which is the only new firm in the manufacture of fertilizers here, says that the demand for the only product which the factory is making, acid lihosphate, has been as good as was expected for a new firm. The general demand for fertilizers, he feels sure, is off from what it was last year. “I believe there will be one-third less cotton grown this year than last, ’ said Mr. L. L. McCleskey, of the Amer icus Oil Company, “if the deficiency in the demand for fertilizers is to t> taken as a basis of judgment. It will be that much off in Sumter county, I feel sure, for the demand for our pro ducts covers the county pretty well. I can't tell what percentage the demand for fertilizers has been decreased by the rainy weather, but I know that it is off The Americus Home Mixture Guano Company rendered the same opinion with reference to the decrease in the demand for their products as was given by the other manufacturing firms who produce fertilizers for the trade. Their trade is considerably off at this time, and business is rather dull with them. Some of the managers interviewed are of the opinion that when the sale of fertilizers does set in again after the bad weather that the total sales will not be very far behind at the close of the season. Others believe that the aggregate sales will ultimate ly be smaller than usual. NO CAKE SALE ON PROGRAM FOR TODAY On Account of Absence of Mrs. Niles From City On account of the fact that Mrs. C. O. Niles, who has charge of the cake sales, is out of the city today, there will be no cake sale conducted for the benefit of the hospital. The sale will be renewed next Saturday, however, so that there will be no repetition of the lack of cakes for sale a week from to day. THE WEATHER— Fair and Colder. LOCAL SCHOOLS INSPECTED CY COOLBRITTAIN Bros HIS STIV YESTERDAY He Will Address the County Teachers Here Today Yesterday was a busy day with State School Commissioner M. L. Brittain, who arrived in the city yes terday morning to visit the schools here and to address the county teachers here today at their regular monthly institute meeting. In the morning, Mr. Brittain, ac companied by Superintendent Miller and County Commissioner Moore vis ited the High School. The building was inspected, and the students of the school were seen at their regular routine of work in the various de partments. After leaving the High School, the party went out to the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical College, where a trip was made through the buildings and around the grounds. Upon the return from the college, the grammar schools were visited by Mr. Brittain, The state school commissioner was very highly pleased with the schools; of the city, and he had words of high j praise for the management of the lo cal school system. In the afternoon he left for Plains, where he will stay until time for him to return to the city to address the teachers of the county at the county courthouse to day. If it does not rain this morning, Mr Brittain will speak to the teachers at the courthouse this morning at 10:30 o’clock. In case of rain the address will be 'postponed until 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the regular hour so: the meeting of the teachers of the county when they assemble here for institute work. FURLOW LAWN REVIVAL TO BEGIN SOON Sunday, March 31 is the Date Definite announcement has been made by Rev. R. L. Rivins, pastor of Furlow Lawn Baptist church, that the revival services to be held soon at that church will begin on Sunday, March 21, and will continue probably for two weeks after that time. The services will be in charge of Rev. W. P. Price, pastor of the First Baptist church of Waycross, who has had much experience in evangelistic work. He was formerly one of the evangelists employed by the Southern Baptist Convention for general work, and in this work he was engaged for several years prior to assuming the pastoral work at Waycross. The coming of Mr. Price will be awaited with interest, as he has a reputation as a speaker who is both effective and devoted to the work which be endeavors to do. He will probably preach at the services here for two weeks, being assisted in the conduct of the meetings by the pas i tor. Talked Too Much; Divorced. San Francisco, March 15. —Intoler- able loquacity was the ground upon i which Mrs. Coila Moore today obtain |ed a divorce decree from Thaddeus I Moore in Superior Judge Mogan’s court. “He was a good husband, judge, but he talked too much,” complained the wife, saying she had been kept awake at night by a continuous discourse on baseball, woman suffrage, national politics, the war in China and other current topics. “I simply could not make him desist.” Moore is a barber, and offered no defense. SWOLLEN STREAMS HAVE OVERFLOWED SUMTER LOWLANDS IN MANY PLACES Recent Heavy Rains Have Added More to Handicap tinder Which Farmers are Labe ring. Both torn and Cotton Planting Have Been Greatly Delayed. Relief Looked Forward to With Anxiety By Farmers. Sumter's farmers and those in this section generally were given another setback in the heavy rain that fell yes terday morning. The rain gauge at 7 o’clock showed a precipitation of two and three-fourths inches for the 2* hours preceding, and as a result of this downpour many fields are flooded and streams out of their banks. Muckalee made a spread yesterday morning, covering much of the low land south and west of the city. Town creek is also swollen and during the morning hours rose to the floor of the concrete bridge on Lee street. Several brick and concrete retain ing walls on private premises collaps ed under the pressure of water, and the already thoroughly soaked earth. Farming operations will, necessari ly, be suspended during a part of the current month, as large areas, now RECOOD RAINS OAR TRAFFIC' AT BRONWOOD CENTRAL TIB HU IIP One of Many Washouts In This Section (Special to Times-Recorder.) Bronwood, Ga„ March 15.—Record breaking rains here early this morn ing have flooded the tracks of the Cen tral railway between Kinchafoonee creek and Bronwood and even at some points beyond the city. The Central passenger train today was held up for some time between Bronwood and Kin ehafoonee creek, while the crew cleared away two pine trees from the track. At the place where the pines were cleared away, the water was running across the track between the wheels of the train. At several other places piles of crossties and other debris was washed up on the track, making it im possible to pass without clearing these obstructions away. Traveling over the road here was very dangerous to day. Seldom in the history of this sec tion have such heavy and continued rains been known as those which have fallen here since the beginning of the year. The work of the farmers has been badly handicapped by the exces sive rainfall. DYNAMITING OF FISH MUST BE STOPPEDIN GEORGIA STREAMS State Fish and Game Commissioner Mercer is Diligently Seeking to Enforce the Law With Reference to Killing Fish With Dynamite. “Killing fish by means of dynamite is the main thing which must be cor rected now to preserve the fish in Georgia, and it is the thing which 1 am striving with all my might to prevent," said State Fish and Game Commis sioner Jesse Mercer, who was a visit or in Americus yesterday in the work which he is accomplishing so well in protecting the fish and game of the state. “The dynamiting of fish is in reality a barbarous custom, but it is surpris ing to see in some counties that some of the best citizens, men who have their names in the grand jury box, are guilty of engaging in it either direct ly or indirectly. The habit of dyna miting fish has been so publicly car ried on and with such immunity from punishment that it has become a cus tom in some esctions. “I am doing my best to enforce the laws for the preservation of our fish, and it is with this end in view' that I came to Americus. The dynamiting of fish is the chief violation of the law in this section, which differs from other sections of t.h e state in that particular, as elsewhere traps are us under water, would not be dry enough to cultivate in several weeks, even though the rains ceased now. This is especially true in the southern anc!| eastern portions of the county, and near Flint river. The usual period for corn planting is here, but little of the crop has been planted, nor has much of the ground been broken and put in prep aration for planting. Cotton planting time is now at hand, but the same un favorable conditions render it impos sible to plant cotton. In fact, the farmers are up against it. Kven the vegetable gardens have, perforce, been overlooked in the del uge of rain, and little work has beer there. Local seed dealers feel the effect of adverse conditions as the de mand for their stocks of seed has been decreased. SEVERESTOI SWEPT PORTION OF THE COUNTY WAS SEVEREST AT FLINTSIDE Heavy Rains Fell in Path nf the Storm A severe storm swept the eastern portion of Sumter county early yes terday morning. <The storm was most severe at Fiintside, eighteen miles east of Americus, on the Sea board railway. On the Huguenin plantation pine trees were uprooted or twisted off at the base, while at least one small dwelling was blown down. Havoc was played with the magnificent avenue of stately cedars, reaching from the railway depot to the Huguenin resi dence, a half mile away, more than thirty of the trees having been de stroyed. The storm came from the south west and went in a northeasterly di rection, the usual course followed by cyclones. A deluge of rain fell after the windstorm had passed. Peopls were alarmed at the severity of the storm and many arose and dressed in order to fly for their lives, if neces sary. ed more widely than here. In order to prevent dynamiting of fish here, I have conferred with Solicitor Childers of the City court and informed him that if he will give me information concerning any violation of the law here in that particular that I will come to Americus and aid the grand jury and the trial jury in placing the vio lators of the law behind the bars. “County Game Warden W. T. Mc- Math has been one of the most effi cient wardens of the many who have resisted in carrying out the law throughout the state. He has been faithful and active in the performance of his duties. He has done much to enforce the game law in Sumter county during the : past season, and he has promised that he will be equal ly vigilant in aiding to enforce the laws for the protection of fish. The good results of the new game law have doubtless already been noticed here as elsewhere throughout the state. “Wherever I go, I have many people to come to me and tell me that Geor gia’s laws for the protection of game and fish are the best that the state MASS MEETING HELD 01 THE CITIZENS’ CLOD IT TIE UNIT LIST Klin Many Speakers Were Heard and Applauded Members of the Citizens club met a mass meeting at the Armory Hall last night in the third public meeting of this nature held during the present campaign. The attendance was large and enthusiastic as usual. Mr. Carroll J. Clark acted as chair man of the meeting. The matter ot registration and other things con nected with the approaching election were discussed. The plan was then adapted of having questions asked by any one who wished in order that these questions might be answered. Among those who took part in these numerous discussions were Messrs. Ceorge Bragg, Frank Sheffield, Arthur Rylander, Lee Allen, John T. Taylor, S. R. Sims, Ceorge Rogers, C. J. Clark and T. B. Holton. Among other arguments advanced by Mr. Lee Allen was that a munici pally owned and operated lighting plant would save $7,000 alone in mu nicipal lighting expenses. This, said Mr, Allen, would be enough to build a new school house each year. The car rying of the bond election would mean the installation of water meters, also, which would mean economy and sav ing in the administration of the wa terworks system. Mr. C. J. Clark predicted victory for the bond issue in the election next Wednesday. Mr. Clark said he knew of so many citizens who had deserted the ranks of the opposing party to vota for the bond issue in the coming elec tion that he did not see how the issue could fail. Mr. Clark insisted that the issuing of bonds is necessary for the progress of a city. Cheaper mo tive power could also be obtained by the installation of a municipal light ing plant. Mr. T. B. Holton said that one of his many reasons for advocating the bonds was that a municipal lighting plant would mean cheaper lights so that he and many other men like him could afford to use electric lights. Another meeting of the Citizens club was called for next Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock, and every member of the club and every registered voter was invited to be present. STATE SEN ATOR FOUND GUILTY OF BRIBERY Columbus, 0., March 15.—“ Guilty as charged in the indictment” is the sub stance of the verdict returned yester day evening by a jury in the case of State Senator L. R. Andrews, charged with having accepted a bribe of S2OO in connection with an insurance bill. The case has been on trial for ten days. Sentence was deferred. “BATH TUB TRUST” JURY IS DISCHARGED Detroit, Mich., March 15.—The jury which has been trying the case of the government against the so-called “bath tub” trust in the federal court here, failed to reach an agreement and was discharged by Judge Angell tonight. Big Builder Is Dead. New A’ork, March 15.—Charles T. Harvey, who lanned the first elevat ed railroad oerated in this city and built the Sault Ste Marie canal, is dead at his home here. He was eighty three years old. For many years Mr Harvey was one of the best known civil engineers in this country. He had a art in arctically every big en gineering roject during the civil war and reconstruction eriods. has ever known and that they are be ing enforced more diligently and ef fectively than ever before. I want the aid of every agency for good in th» state of Georgia to help me to en force the law still better, and to make it a better law, as there is need fog that from time to time.” NUMBER «3

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, March 16, 1912, Image 1