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The Americus Times-Recorder rHI YEAR. SLATON TRIES TO DODGE THE DEAL WITHJOM WATSON Forgets His Visit to Watson in Watson’s Room Just Before the Convention—Now Claims He Was Not a Party to the Caucus and the Deal (Atlanta Journal, May 29.) The peace convention to Mr. Watson mv. Slaton’s friends during Tuesday ami Tuesday night apparently having 1 ailed to develop a completely satisfac tory situation, former Gov. John M. Slaton wso as a candidate to succeed Co v. Joseph M. Brown, called upon Thomas E. Watson in the latter’s rooms at the Kimball, Wednesday morning, and at 10 o’clock was closet ed with him. Mr. Slaton’s arrival at the hotel wa3 . notable development of the morning. His rooms at the Aragon, reserved 1 y him for the reception of his friends ■among the delegates, were abandoned by him for the Kimball lobby. For a while he circulated around among his friends in the lobby, shak ing hands and exchanging greetings. Then he disappeared, and was seen a moment or two later as he entered the looms of Mr. Watson on the second floor. Since the break between Mr. Watson nd those whom Mr. Watson has dub bed "the city politicians” has grown more and more radical. Mr. Slaton’s friends have been worried, fearing that his candidacy would go down to ruin with the opposition in case Mr. Wat son availed himself of the victory that seemed to approach him more and more closely with each hour. Some of Mr. Slaton's friends held a conference in Luther Z. Rosser’s law office, Tues day, to agree upon measures for the pacification of Mr. Watson at least so far as Mr. Slaton was concerned. These same friends, represented later in con ferences, dealing with the situation more broadly, declined to consent to SLAM, BANG! AMERICUS 2, DOTHAN 14 CHIP’S [HUSHING DEFEAT Alabamians Put One Over on Americus Dothan, Ala., June 3. —Dothan nearly annihilated the highly-t®uted Americus semi-professional baseball outfit hero today, and the visitors met the first (rushing defeat they have sustained this season, a total of fourteen runs heing piled up on Woods’ delivery, w hile two errors figured no little in the run-getting stunt. Courtney apeared on the mound lor the visitors at the opening and ior six innings was pounded upon by the local batters, giving up five runs. '' °o'ls then went in, with Tommy o °ks behind the willow and nine more tallies were scored in two in- ! “bigs in which Wood performed. The Kamp "'BB called in the eight on ac !'"l|nt of darkness. The score was as follows: R H E Ij °than 14 10 3 Americus .... 2 3 2 batteries—Dothan, Filinger and Bar "" Americuß, Courtney and Mona hain, Wood and Hooks. A good crowd saw the game, and the ' ’ su 11 ' Vi »s a distinct disapolntment, 1,11 'tutors having been “touted" as '" haps the strongest semi-profes !'lon,|l tigregation in this section. ,IM| OHIO CONVICTS J hack at contract (. WORK AND STRIKE ( " iminis, Ohio, June 3.—One hun * I'i'isoners at the state peniten a ’ " p 'it on strike today because 1 ' " ere ordered to continue contract ,!l work. Warden Jones immediate -1 “ lc ed the strikers in the idle house, was no disorder, the men sim " fUßlng to begin work. They will imnlshed according to the prison rp K'dations. contractors had been ordered 1,1 'he penitentiary by the state , programs for harmony offered by i others in the conferences, and pro posed their own programs, which were with equal alacrity and positiveness rejected by those others. Mr. Slaton’3 interests and the interests represented directly by Mr. Felder were said to be so involved and at odds with each oth er that it was practically impossible to reconcile them in attempting pace with Mr. Watson. Mr. Slaton's visit to the sanctum of the man from McDuffie, Wednesday morning indicated that he had taken affairs concerning himself in his own hands. Following ex-Governor Slaton’s visit G. R. Hutchens, called on Mr. Watson and held a long conference with him. One after another the leaders made overtures to the Thomson man. (Savannah Morning News, June 2.) “I was not invited to participate in any conference with or about Mr. Watson, and I did not attend any, neither was I in any way a party to such a caucus, if such a one was held," said the Hon. John M. Slaton, candi date for Governor who spent yester day in Savannah and at Tybee.' “I would appreciate the support of Mr. Watson just as I would appreciate the vote and support of the men of Chatham ymd other counties. I want everybody’s good will and it is a source ofjgratitude when I receive such assurance. The reports that have been in circulation since the state convention, whieh linked me and oth ers of my friends with Mr. Watsoi are entirely unfounded, and were no doubt invented for the sole purpose of injur ing me in my race.” ’GATOR SWIMS DAILY [ACROSS THE POND? . . r nr*r Such is Story Coming From Wells’Mill Americus fishermen who go daily to Wells’ Mill to enjoy the sport are not deterred by the presence of a large alligator, evidently an old settler. The ’gator is said to be twelve or fourteen feet long and swims lazily across the pond every day in full view of the fishermen lining the banks, several of whom have shot at him, but without effect. __ board of administration, but had been granted several extensions of time, and the men struck as a protest against the delay. WE HAVE WITH US TODAY— THE HAPPY BRIDE OF JUNE! She is the Wonder of the Matrimonial Year, a Delight to the Lucky Man Who Has Won Her and to the Many Friends Who Wish Her Happiness Always We have with us today, and for the i remainder of the month, the June « I 1 bride — | ] Who is a smile-illuminated and awe- ( inspiring collection of satins and con-1 versabions. Her dainty hand has been leady for a wedding ring ever since the early centuries were rocking in the j cradle of time. When sprayed with a Niagara Falls veil, shaking hands with long-handled gloves and armed with with that heart-melting torch, a bou- j qnet of orange blossoms, she presents a scenic beauty that would make snow tiped mountains of Switzerland look like an overworked set of embossed chromos. The June bride has inhaled a long winded contract with the magazine publishers, and is the original outhor of the hug-and-cllng-to-him cover de sign. She carries in her little head the architectural blue prints to more hardwood-floored air castles than anv other day-dreamer in existence, and I adores fenceless bungalows, old brass, i mission wood, bridge whist and Rook wood pottery. This bride of June does I her Sherlock-Holmesing for a husband - during the sealskin months, as covey AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 4. 1912. WILL ADDRESS ALUMNI FROM A. M. TODAY IMfr SPEWS Mill He Will Deliver the Annual Oration This morning the alumni and stu dents of the Alabama Polytechnic In stitute will have the pleasure of lis tening to the annual address that will be delivered there by Mr. J. E. D. Shipp, of Americus, who will be heard at his best before the alumni and students of the Alabama college. The subject of the address to be delivered by Mr. Shipp will be, “The Ten Thousand Dollar Man.” The sub ject is one that is especially suited to the alumni and graduate students of any institution, and Mr. Shipp will have a message of genuine interest to day when he speaks to the Auburn alumni and students. Mr. Shipp left yesterday morning for Auburn, and he will remain there several days, spending the time most pleasantly with friends and members of the class of 1879, of which he was a member. He will return to the city the latter part of the Week. FAKMING CONDITIONS ARE VERY FAVORABLE Cotton, of Course, is Late This Season Mr. Jesse Hill came up yesterday from Cobb, down in the prosperous Fifteenth district of Sumter, and re ported farming conditions favorable there. While there had been no rain recently the farmers were not com plaining at all, and are very well up with work. Cotton, while small for the season, due to late planting, is showing up We)l and promises a good yield. The fields are free of grass, the crop well worked to this date, and the outlook encouraging. The cotton crop this season is quite, three weeks later than that of last season, when conditions ware far more favorable, but is growing rapidly, as is the corn crop. Farmers are nearly through harvesting oats, and with good weather will finish gathering this week one of the best oat crops of recent years. DIVORCED ONE MONTH, COUPLE MARRY AGAIN Vincennes, lad., June 3.—Philip Delur vea, a contractor, and Mary Deluryea were married yesterday by Justice E. A. Becher. In April, 112, the pair were divorced and a division of property made after 30 years of married life. Through their children a reconciliation was affected. after of him is flushed evetv open season and several sizes bagged. Anally towing one or two in by har pooning them with a well-aimed twin of soft blue (or brown) eyes. She has been known to cause a fi nancial earthquake in a young man’.: bank account, and by merely exhaling a few pale Alice-blue remarks has i caused the entire flat or house to b? upholstered with bird’s eye maple. She can be seen filing down the aisle on the thin arm of something sticking j up through a Chinese wall of collar and fitted to a spring-back pompa dour. After a solemn-looking minister does the four-in-hand, rude acquain tances stand around and throw curves at her with high-priced rice. The June bride may be observed on the verandahs of beautiful bungalows and cosy cottages reading a pale yel low volume of fiction, otherwise known as a “best seller,” while her first me ringue is on the gas stove rehearsing a Vesuvius. She is now aeroplaning on the arched portions of creamy clouds, but she will soon do an Arch Hoxey glide back to terra firina, w here, lurking in her first leaden biscuits, crouches that ferocious love-devouring germ, “The First Quarrel." THE WEATHER. Local Showers Today. FARMERS MAY GAIN GREAT ASSISTANCE FROM IMPLEMENT EXHIBIT To Be Held a! Agricultural College Grounds Farmers of the entire county and section should attend the implement exhibit and farmers meeting to be held at the Agricultural college grounds all day Wednesday. The fact that the exhibit, which will be con * ducted by experts, will last all day will give every one interested an op portunity of gaining the valuable in formation that will be made availa ble. All the larger manufacturing con cerns will have implements on dis play, and these implements will em brace every practical make that is needed on the farm. The display of modern farm machinery to be made will be well worth while for any farm er to see and to understand. Experts will be ' present to demonstrate the machinery, thereby making the meet ing one of unusual practical value. In addition to the display of imple ments there will be practical addresses on farming topics of vital interest. Mr. J. A. Evans, assistant in charge of the Farmers’ Co-operative Demon stration work, will give information concerning the “801 l Weevil and How Best to Prepare For It.” Mr. E. Gen try, state agent of the same work, will discuss, “Necessary Horsepower and I How to Secure It.” Mr. Alford, of the International Harvesting Compa ny’s service bureau, will tell “How to Care for Farm *Machinery. In addition there will be two repre sentatives of the Southern railway, ( who will have important topics to dis cuss. The demonstration is not an ' advertisement for any manufacturer’s 1 implements, but all manufacturers I will be given the same opportunity to j show the farmer just what their im plements will do. LIEUTENANT McKELLAR HERE ON VACATION Will Enter Service in the Northwest Lieutenant Rex McKellar, of the United States army medical corps, re turned to Americus yesterday from Washington, D. C., where he gradu ated on Friday last from the Army Medical school, with the rank of first lieutenant. Prior to entering the Washington school, Lieut. McKellar spent one year in the medical department of a Phila delphia hospital fitting himself for the duties of his profession. Lieut. McKellar is one of the most popular young men to go out from Americus, and his friends predict for him a bright future in the army service. After spending several days at his home here, Lieut. McKellar will leave for Washington stat&, for service in the Northwest, and will be assigned to duty at Vancouver Barracks. GIRL AND SQUIRREL IN LONG BATTLE; GIRL LOST Memphis, Tenn., June 3.—After flbht ing for several hours with a squirrel, Miss Edna Smith, afed sixteen, of Ov erton Park, fainted from loss of blood I The animal is believed to have rabies. 1 Direct From the Diamonds | Southern League. Atlanta 9, Montgomery 1. Nashville 6, Mobile 3. Chattanooga 3, Birmingham 1. Memphis 4, New- Orleans 1. South Atlantic League. Savannah 4, Columbia 1. Albany 4, Columbus 2. Macon-Jacksonville; game off on ac count of rain. National League. Chicago 4, Boston 3. Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 4. St. Louis 3, New York 8. Pittsburg 2, Philadelphia 4. American League. Philadelphia 8, Chicago 4. Washington 6. St. Louis 4. New York 1, Detroit 4. Cleveland 4, Boston 3. HONORED THE MEMORY OF . JEFF DAVIS AT VETERANS’ MEETING HERE A Quiet Observance of Day Locally Camp Sumter, 642, United Confeder ate Veterans, met yesterday in observ ance of the Jefferson Davis birthdav anniversary, and with a very good at tendance. In the absence of. any program ar ranged by the local chapter, U. D. C. the camp was entertained with short talks by Commander H. T. Davenport and other members upon the life and character of the president of the Con federacy. There was no distribution of crosses of honor yesterday in the absence of U. D. C. officers, though several of these emblems remain to be distribut ed and will be given the veterans for whom they are intended at some later date. MISS ROBERTS’ PUPILS GAVE PLEASING HECITAL At the Close of the Term Last Friday Many of the parents and friends o f the students of Miss Florence Roberts’ music class attended the recital given by the class last Friday evening. The following varied program was well rendered: Hazel March (Lerman) —Mary Alice Lingo, Selma Whitten, Anna Harden. "I’ll Try” (Spaulding)—Ruby Fuller. Waltz, any Major or Minor key (Faelton) —S. L. Hammond, Jr. Waltz, from “Faust”( Gounod) —Eu- genia Sheehan and Rena DuPree. “Daisy Chains” (Spaulding)—Geral dine Ryals. “Bicycle Galop”—Mary Alice Lingo. “Learning to Waltz” (Mussa) —Ru- by Fuller and Leta Cameron. Tarantella—Anna Harden. (a) “At Play,” any Major key, (Faelton); (b) “Undismayed” (Fael ton) —Mary Sue Chambliss. “A May Day” (Rathbun —Violet Tu ten, Rena DuPree, Eugenia Shehan. “Learning to Waltz” (Missa) —Kath- leen Cameron. “I Begin” (Willy)—Geraldine and, Frances Ryals. “Little Bird" (Lincke) —Selma Whit ten. “Triumphal March (Fucik) —Violet Tuten and Miss Roberts. GRADUATING RECITAL AT BELL STUDIO LAST NIGHT Miss Luella Fields, the Only Graduate, Gave a Recital That Was of the Most Artistically Satisfying Kind In Every Particular Last evening the many friends of Miss Luella Fields, the graduate, and a large number of the music lovers ot the city had the pleasure of hearing a highly pleasing recital given by Miss Fields, who is the only graduate of the Bell music school this year. The program for the recital had been arranged so as to embrace a large number of musical selections, which in their nature and scope show ed admirably the grasp which Miss Fields has of both the technique and spirit of music. The execution of these numbers was indicative of the skill and musicianly qualities of Miss Fields and her efficient instructor, Miss Bell. While every number on the pro gram was effectively rendered, proba bly none were more generally pleaa !ng than the three selections from Mac Dowell, the American composer, “To A Wild Rose,” "From An Indian Lodge,” and “Autumn.” The subtle spirit of the woodland and the out-of doors was held captive and interpreted in these marcellously sympathetic strains of music. In “Autumn,’ ’one can feel the very falling of the leaves and the nameless pathos of the dying year as caught by the delicately sen- I FIRST COTTON BLOOMS HAVE BEEN SHOWN •» ONE RECEIVED FROM LEARY Mr. Simmons Reports Cotton Knee High The first cotton bloom received at « The Times-Recorder office arrived Sunday from Leary, Ga., where Mr Ed. J. Simmons, formerly a resident of Sumter county, is in charge of one of the best farms in this section of the state. The bloom was a fully matured one, having been taken up from the ground after it had fallen from the stalk, it was mailed to The Times-Recorder, and it is the first one of which definite knowledge has been gained and to which the seeing and believing test * . has been applied. Mr. Simmons re ports a field of two hundred acres ;<£ cotton knee- hfgh, with numerous blooms appearing throughout the field. Though the bloom was not brought to the office of Tfie Times-Recorder, it is reported that Mr. Hannon, living near Americus, has also found a bloom in his cotton fields, which is the first one reported locally. The Hannon cotton bloom was seen last Thursday, so that it was first seen about the 1 same time as the one which was re ceived from Leary, though the latter ] did not reach Americus until Sunday. Mr. John T. Methvin sent to Americus by rural mail carrier yesterday a ful ly developed bloom, the first sent to ] Americus from Sumter county. MRS. FEAGIN DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE HOME Interment Will Occur There Today • Mrs. J. Gordon Feagin died Monday morning at the residence of her fa ther, Mr. Thomas J. Wicker, near An dersonville. The death of Mrs. Fea gin followed an illness of some length | and is deplored among many friends. She was a niece by marriage of Mr. W. H. Feagin, of Americus. Her hus band and three children survive her. The funeral will take place at 9 o’sclock this morning at the family cemetery near the Wisker home. “Polonaise Brilliante” (Deceree) Rena DuPree. “Early Morn" (Lindsay)—Frances Ryals. (a) "Polka Brilliante” (b) “Rustle of Spring” (Sinding)—Violet Tuten. sitive soul of the composer. From the opening number, “Prelude and Fugue” from Bach, the program embraced a wide range of musical work, which was most sympathetically rendered to the closing number, “Hun garian Rhapsodie,” from Listz. Miss Fields, it will be recalled, won the gold medal at the Chautauqua musical contest in Albany. Her graduating recital w'as an appropriate close for her exceptionally meritorious musical course. After the awarding of the di ploma, an informal and delightful re ception was held. The program was as follows: Prelude and Fugue, No. 2—Bach Sonata, Op. 7—Beethoven. "To A Wild Rose,” Op 51.—MacDow fcll. “From an Indian Lodge,” Op. 51. Mac Dowell. "Autumn,” Op. 51—MacDowell. Concerto, D. Minor—Mozart. Allegro. Cadenza—Hummell. (First Piano, Miss Louella Fields; Second Piano, Miss Bell.) Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 4— Schubert, Nocturne, Op. 62, No. I—Chopin.l—Chopin. Etude, Op. 10, No. I—Chopin. Hungarian Rhapsodie, No. 6 —Liszt. RECITAL AT DELL STUDIO FOR TONIGHT NUMBER OF SFIJIEKIS Program Includes Various Selections Tonight is the time for the second of the student recitals to be given by the pupils of the Bell music school, and the recital this evening will be gin at 8:30 o’clock just as the grad uating recital of last evening did. A large number of students will take part in the recital this evening, and ihere will be several ensemble selec tions of special merit and charm. The complete program for the recital is as follows: Ensemble— Pauline Broadhurst, Orlean Ansley, Miss Johnson, Mamie Bragg, Anne Ellis, Mable Ellis, Nella Weeks, Myrtle Patterson—Polka, Op. 451. No. 2. (Behr.) Mable Ellis— Spanish Dance—Jas. Rodgers. Ensemble— % Myi tie Baldwin, Pauline Broadhurst, Nella Weeks, Orlean Ansley—■ "Morning Prayer,” Op. 78, No. L (Streaborg.) Marjory Kalmon— “ln the Boat"—Schytte. Ann Ellis— Tarantelle—Jas. Rodgers. Elizabeth Harris— “ The Miller’s Wooing”—Lynes. Ensemble Sarah Hightower, Marjory Kalraoa, Sarah Horne "Sunny Hours” (Lynes.) Frankie May Webb— " Reverie” —Rathburn. Alice McNeil— "Gypsy Dance” —Schytte. Annie Lucile Allen— “ Vivacity”, from Fontalre. Ensemble— Roy Parker, George Hook, Will Dud ley—“ The Rooster” (Maxim). Elizabeth Davis— “ Flying Leaves,” Op. 147—Koeling. Sarah Sheffield— “ Gypsy Revel,” Op. 15—Harding. Ensemble— Eva Weeks, Hattie Ma’rshall Mar . tin, Conradine Lane, Florence Hook—“Viense Waltz,” Op. 17S, No. 1. (Gurlitt.) Heins Hannon— Valse Noble—Bohn. Madre Rodgers— “ Chasing the White Rabbit”—Lynes. Mary Hawkins— “ Dream of Spring”—Beaumont. Ensemble— Mamie Bragg, Agnes Gatewood— “Chasing the Butterflies.”—((De nee.) Thelma Bragg— * Tarantelle, Op. 77—Nollet. Ruth McArthur— “Sans Souci,’ Op. 97, No. I. Smith. Ensemble— Agnes Gatewood, Elizabeth Harris, Miss Johnson, Mamie Bragg, Kath leen Jossey, Madre Rogers—“ Fire Balls” (Behr.) Mattie Beulah McMath—- Valse Brilliante, Op. 103—Drum heller. Mary Parker— Polonaise Brilliant—Otto Merz. Ensemble— Marjory Kalmon, Sarah Horne, Katherine Hamilton, Sarah High tower—“Negro Dance,” Op. 147, No. 5, Gurlitt. Lou Ellen Bragg— “Charge of the Hussars”—Spindler. Leta Merritt— Les Elfes Valse Elegante—Behr. Kathleen Jossey— Mazurka, E major—Lynes. Watson Hannon— Neapolitan Boat Song—Wachs. Alice McGehee Minuett—Paderewski. Ensemble— Louellen Bragg, Thelma Brrgg, Miss Argo, Frankie Mae Webo, Mattie Beulth McMath, Leta Merritt, Alice McGehee, Sarah Sheffield— Waltz from “Ballet Doenrosohen”— Tschaikowsky. KISH USED TO MAKE FERTIL. IZER AS MEAT PRICES SOAR New York, June 3.—While the cost of living is mounting materially and beef is bringing civil war prices, ton? of fresh food fish are being shipped daily from Fulton market, the head quarters of the New York fish trade, to be made into fertilizer. On som<* days more than 200 barrels of fish ; have been destroyed—enough to sup ply 40,000 meals. Wholesale dealers say they have to destroy the fish because the public ap parently is afraid to buy at low prices. . It jj| NUMBER ITT: