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THE AMERICUS TIMES
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Consolidated Ap.Tl 1891.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN.
City of Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For;
Third Congressional District. j
C. 8. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americas. Ga., June 11. 1912
The Taft people at Chicago began to I
yell for help before the performance j
began.
The West Virgina Convention went
wild over Champ Clark. If he is nom
inated we hope the country will do
likewise.
They may trim Roosevelt at Chicago j
but it will be nothing to the trimming j
the people will give Taft in November
it he is the nominee.
A Congress of Freaks is to be hehl
in Berlin next month. Isn't it possi- j
trie to induce one oi two well adve:-;
tired Georgians to attend.
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The moving picture men will ti :7 |
to photo the Chicago convention. But |
we doubt if their machines aie swi.'ti
enough to keep up with Teddy.
With Teddy at Oyster Bay the Taft
committeemen appealed for police pro
tection. Would they call out the reg- !
nlar army if Roosevelt moved to Chi-j
cago?
An English actiess took a love af
fair so seriously to heart that she
committed suicide. Cnlike the Amer- i
jean actress, she failed to recogniz *
its advertising value.
At the general conference of the
I’nited Brethien last week consider
able discussion was held as to whether
the Brethren should wear neckties or
not. Os course that is a vital thing in
leligion. Saint Peter will be very
particular to ascertain that when the
spirit asks for permission to enter the
pearly gates.
Poor Georgia congressmen are said
to-be seeking to have the case agaius’
Watson dropped. It is to he hoped
they will not succeed, it is just as well
to have it settled as to how far a per
iodical can go along the lines Watson
has undertaken. Why the congress
men from this state should interfere I
we fail to see.
Os course I'ncle Sam will expect
Cuba to foot the bills incurred in the
* rotection of foreign interests there.
While hs is about it. the long-whisk
ered gentleman should give the rebel
lious blacks a lesson that will last
them for a long time. That will be
an act of mercy to them and to the
island as a whole.
The delegates from the South no
doubt are honest in their expressed
determination to stand to Taft
through thick and thin. But they
don’t realize the entrancing qualities
of the Rooseveltlan voice. He is a
Firpn that even stronger men than
Federal office holders of the South
have been unable to lesist. despite
their armor of good intentions.
Whittier resented the idea that Bar
bara Freitchie was not a genuine her
oine. The Quaker poet wrote to ;i
friend, ‘ The brave old lady is aiithon
five as George Washington or Ben
1* rankllu. But we are just beginning
to know the real Washington and
Franklin now. The old accounts we -
lar from authentic.
If the cas' against Watson is now
dropped it will indicate to the ru
es that a political “pull”’’ reaches in
to the courts —or rather into
the Federal Department of Justice at
"Washington. And this idea of
"pun” is one of the very things that
Is undermin'ng public confidence :t
He aiminfrtratlcn of justice and giv
ing a foundation on which to buil 1 1
tv - demand for judicial referendum:-, j
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AMERICI'S FORGING TO THE
FRONT.
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A new railroad headed this way, M .
which Americus will make liberalj (
stock subscriptions, and which will,.
cj en up a fine new territory tor i
trade, augurs well for the expansion '
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of the business and importance of ,
Americus in the near futuie. !,
Americus has suffeied in the past i
| :rom its holdings in a great railroad <
1 But that railroad, after all, 1
I Americus what it is to-day. The new
: ailrcad project does not call for the ,
I heavy financial sacrifice that the old
! Sam did. It is not as ambitious i :
project and the burden of the con
struction is divided, as it should b J , ,
among the communities that will be .
j mutually benefittted. 1
The determination with which Am
ericus is taking hold of this and other
J
j projects demonstrates that a new .
i spirit has come over the town —or ;
lather that the new spirit that be- i
j came so manifest four or five years
. ago is taking new root, establishing
itself more firmly, and preparing to”
I a. greater sweep of its power as a dc-! i
| veloping agency.
Given a new railroad as a feeder,
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given more homes for the people who
i are endeavoring to locate here, given
| more farmers in the country round
| about, given the expansion of general
j business that must ensue, what is
| there to check a wholesome, health
! rul, highly satisfactory growth to
I Americus in population and wealth in
the next few years?
Americus is not seeking a boom. Ii
i does not* aspire to have one. But it
I does want a steady growth along safe
lines, a growth that will stick and
rest on solid foundations. That is
what it is steadily working for, and
that is what seems in prospect.
Americus is a fine town to stay in
■ and grow up with. Little differences
|C the past are passing away and the
; spirit of unity that accomplishes big
j things is taking possession of the
I people as a whole. There is accoivl
”
mgly every reason to face the future
| in a spirit of confidence.
MU, BRYAN PROVE A PATRIOT?
Will William Jennings Bryan pro
? patriot at the Baltimore convention,
rising above self, putting the inter
ests of the party and of the country
above individual ambition, or will he
permit the desire to try once more
tor the presidency to govern him,
| and imperil the party’s opportunity
und risk the country having Roosevelt
; i e-established in the seat of power?
That, is a question that is being
I ask< d from one end of the country to
J the other. It is recognized that
Bryan lias’ a tremendous influence
and that in the convention he w;l>
probably hold the balance of power.
His support of both Wilson and Claii
has been regarded by many as sinis
ter, as indicating an intention, or
j wiiingness, on his part to play the
one against the other while, at the
same tife, looking for the opening to
| throw himself into the breach and
carry off the nomination.
The Baltimore Sun is anxious about
j Bryan’s conduct at the approaching
convention. It recognizes his great
opportunity. It asks “What will he
do with it?” At is regards it, Bryan
will And in Baltimore the greatest
opportunity of his life—the opportun
ity to re-establish himself in tlie af
■ieetions of his party as a whole, as
well as to set that party on the road
; to victory.
Hie Sun says in this connection:
"Mr. Bryan is a good man and in
some respects a great man, hut he U
j human like the rest of us, and in the
past he has sometimes allowed the
elf-will and the autocratic disposi
tion, which is inherent in strong men,
•to carry him to lengths which have
impaired his influence in the party
■’ nd weakened him before the public.
If he will keep these traits under
control and bring to Baltimore with
him the simple and single-minded
! purpose to serve only his party and
liis country, without regard to past
alliances or past antagonisms, he will
become He hero of the occasion and
will be hailed as the man who made
ertain the triumph of Democratic
principles and the refoims in govern
ment which those principles repre
sent. From a persona non grata to
many he would become the idol ot
-he whole party, a leader beloved, not
a. dictator feared and disliked by
many Democrats who have never done
him full justice.”
,O,| N H. SLATON THE NEXT GOV
KKNOK.
1 1 ere mav be some sporadic effort 1
0 lndl:0( Pther men to enter the gub !
rratorial lists, but it mav as well be s
!aton ‘ ex-Rovemor, will, if he lives ’
ntß inauguration day, be the next »
’’overnor of Georgia. i
No. man in what has become pon
ular’v known as the Brown faction— f
cltboigh it is fully time that the ’
Smitli-Brown factions disappeared - 1
an he expected to come into the floH 1
B. this Ir.te date to oppose Mr. Slu-J
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ton, who has the support of Gov. i
Brown and of all the leaders, practi-!
cally, of that faction.
So far as the Hoke Smith faction'
is concerned, the cold deal that was J
given Tom Hudson is sufficient to
suppress any desire than any man of
integiity and standing might have - o
lead its forlorn cause. A leader wh >
induces a man, directly or through
his lieutenants, to enter a race, and
then, to protect himself, stands from
under and throws ■ that candidate
down, is not apt to enthuse any one
rise into taking the vacant place.
it was a raw deal that Senator
Smith and his chief satellites gave
Commissioner Hudson. The public at
large realizes that fact. Other men
in Georgia public life have been biv
en somewhat similiar treatment in
the past three or four years, but none
in quite such a contemptible manner
as the former Commissioner of Agri
culture.
It may all be considered good pol
itics just now. But, as the old saying
goes, "There’s a time coming.” Sen
ator Smith and some of his lieuten
ants are laying up a big pile of
scores against themselves that must
be settled at some future time.
President Slaton is assured the el-
ection. All over the state there were
hundreds, thousands one might say,
of staunch friends of Mr. Hudson
who, now they are relieved of the
necessity of supporting him, will
cheerfully turn to Mr. Slaton. Chat
ham county, for instance, was strong
ly in the Hudson column, it ca:
now be put down for Mr. Slaton.
Many other counties have also bee
transferred to the Slaton column bs
the political events of the past wee*:.
The chief objection to Mr. Slaton is
not personal. It arises from the boos!
that his election gives to the fuithei
dominance of Tom Watson in Geor
gia state politics. Personally Mr.
Slaton is clean, an agreeable, high
toned gentleman, one well versed in
state affairs, fully competent to give
an excellent administration. His long
legislative experience will be of de
cided value to him and the s\ato
when he occupies the gubernatorial
chair. While we naturally regret that
Mr Hudson is not to be the next gov
etner of Georgia it is a satisfaction to
know- tHat a man as able as Mr. Sla
ton is to be the next Chief Executive.
That his administration will be such
as to entitle him to the customary
second term, without the wrangle of a
fight such as has been seen for the
past few years, is clearly within the
range of political probabilities.
USING MONEY IN THE GUBERNA
TORIAL RACE.
Much attention has been drawn tc
the necessity of candidates expending
large sums of money in a gubernafty
ial race in Georgia by Mr. Hudson
candid acknowledgement that h
was unable personally to finance sue*)
a race on his own part and that th*
politicians who had agreed to assis’
him thre whom down at the cricica'
moment.
The Savannah Morning News de
livers a lecture with this as th etheme.
So does the Jacksonville Times-Cn
ion. So do other papers. They are
tot condemning Mr Hudson, nor
criticising him for his frank avowal
■ of this one of the reasons why he
■ withdrew from the field. What fhe\
■ aie criticising and condemning is the
i necessity a candidate is under of
making heavy outlay in order to con
duct a successful fight.
Mr. Hudson is not the first candi
date in Georgia who has been up
gainst this proposition. The Hok •
Smith campaigns were generally un
derstood to have cost a tremendous
amount of money. No one knows
what was expended in the Brown cam
paign. When ‘‘Little .Joe” became :i
; candidate last time it was printed in
the newspapers of the state that he
made it a condition that the carried
* ver debts of the previous campaign,
aggregating quite a large sum, should
. be paid. Mr. Brown is not. wealthy
man and his friends undoubtedly
1 helped him to meet the financial ne
cessities of his races
It has come to the point where .i
requires a large outlay to make tho
race for governor. Expensive head
quarters must be maintained, a liter
ary bureau must be supported, news
papers no longer insert stuff gratis,
but require checks with the plate mat
ter or the copy, traveling expenses enl
up money, and friendly orators can
not be expected to foot their own
bills. When the late owner of the
-avannah Morning News, one of the
'blest, business men in the state, ran
or governor he found it necessarv,
just as (Pd his competitors, to meet
heavy hills. They all do It is sim
)ly part of the system that has grown
■up in recent years. It does not re
flect on the candidates. It does no r
mean that they have sold themselves
‘o any one. The men who help to fin
ance these races are friends, eager
c or the victory of their friends. That
these friends should have influence
with the subsequent administration is
not to its discredit. Men in office
have recognized their friends ever
since office holding became a profes
sion. And they are apt to keep on
"Ting so, if they are level headed and
have a proper sense of personal grat
itude, until the end of time.
Os course it would be very delight
ful f men could run for governor
without having to pay bills. But the !
prospects p*-e that no successful can-!
didatn until the milleniuni comes will I
1 o able to make thg race without the
TH. L AMERICUS DAIUi TIMES-RECORDER.
i expenditure of consideiable money on
: h.s part and the part of his friends.,,
j Such money is not Used corrupt l /, it
! if net used improperly, it is not an ex
penditure to be ashamed of. News
paper space, railroad fares, hotel
| bills, stenographers' salaries, office
| ents—these and other vital expenses
speedily run up into the thousands ->f
dollars as political campaigns are
nbw conducted.
it may have been in the “good old
imes.” about which we hear so much,
that it is not true, that men ran for
like without cost to themselves or
their friends. It is pretty certain that
in the present time they do not and •
cannot But that is no reason for j
caching the conclusion that they are
any more open to corrupt influences
than they were in former generations, j
The times have changed, conditions
have changed. That’s all.
With two electric lighting compan-'
ies Americus may yet take away from
Savannah the unique honor it now
rolds of having the cheapest lights
and power in the state, if not in the
South.
NO DIFFERENCE IN THE MUSIC,
C... f-c /-? /
“What’s the difference between a
sacred concert and an ordinary con
cert?"
“One is played on Sunday and the
other isn't, that’s all."
SHE’D USE ALL HIS MONEY.
The Tall One—Have you a bank bal
ance?
The Short One—Yes, but 1 can’t tell
which side it is on. Met my wife take
my checkbook this morning.
STRIKE DECLARED OFF
Tom —Another railroad strike sup
pressed.
Jack —What strike was that?
Tom—l struck the president of the
road today for a pass and got turned
down.
THE BURDEN OF WEALTH.
Haystack Ike —How wud yer like
ter be a millionaire?
Sleepy Bill—Dat wouldn’t be In my (
line De feller wot’s got so much ,
money dat he needn't work Is de one
dat does de most. |
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COOL WEATHER HOLDS ON
WITH A CHILLING GRIP
East Win ? s, Low Temperature, Clouds and Rain Caused
Unseasonable Weather Last Few Days.
People of Americus and this entire
section have been treated to some un
seasonably coo! weather the last feu
days, which has been accompanied by
easterly winds and rains. Winter
clothes and wraps? have been very
much in demand since the coo! wave
blew in, and fires have added their
cheerful warmth to many rooms.
Instead of a cold day in June, there
have been several cool days in suc
cession, which have made themselves
felt by even the most even-tempered |
and cold-natured individuals. Having '
begun on Friday, the cool wave has
I shown a tenacity that was little ex
( pected. Saturday, Sunday and yester
day showed unseasonably cool tem
peratures, while from yesterday's fore
cast it could not be told but that to-
MYRTLE SPRINGS
Myrtle Springs, Ga., June 10.—Rev.
A. B. Hawkes filled his regular ap
pointment at Shiloh Sunday morn
ing.
. Rev. J. B. Daniel delivered a very
1 interesting sermon at Shiloh Sunday
i ftc’Poon on "The Agonies of Jesus
| Christ in the Garden of Gethsem
anae.”
Mrs. Emmett Daniel and children
spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. J.
E. Johnston.
Mr. Emmett Reid spent Saturday in j
Americus.
Mr. ami Mrs. J. E. Johnston and ]
daughter, Bertha Kate, spent Satur-!
day night (juite pleasantly, theguesth ;
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Daniel.
Mr. John Tison spent Saturday in
Americus.
Mr. Joe Wynn and daughter, Ira, j
spent Sunday quite pleasantly the j
gr**sts of Mrs. Ernest Arrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dupree were
guests of Mrs. Aubrey Daniel Sun
da v.
i
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pilcher and |.
children, from Andrew's Chapel, were j
auests of Mr. and Mrs. Cull Jor- j ,
dan Sunday.
Miss May Belle Johnston spent Sun- j'
'lay very pleasantly with Miss Jewell
! .lordan.
Miss Berta Mae Pilcher, from An-
I (Pew's Oharel, was the attractive
I guest of Miss Jewell Jordan Sun
day.
Mr. Olar Jordan and little daughter.
Gladys, of Ellaville, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Syd Jordan.
Messrs. Charley'and Childers Shep
pard spent Sunday quite pleasantly
at the home of Mr. Cull Jordan.
Misses Irene and A1 lie Mae DeLoach,
of Concord, were guests of Mrs. John
Tison Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Carter visited
friends at New Point Sunday.
Mr. Tildon Hagerson and Miss Nan
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day may be likewise.
The thermometer's hovering for a
good part of the day in the seventies
has made weather that is a little too
cool for cotton and peek-a-boo waists
according to authorities in each cf
these matteis. Certainly the average
resident has felt more or less the
change in the temperature, especially
after a night wherein a still hunt for
extra cover, while fighting the odor
of moth balls and similar fragrant
preventatives against moths had to ha
| made.
But the ccol weather has its better
Aie also. It is like a tonic that makes
one forget the sweltering days of June
that have already been experienced.
It makes one feel even more like
beeting philosophically the sizzling
days that are sure to come.
i:ie Buchanan were visitors in our
community Sunday afternoon.
Miss Annie Belle Carter spent Sun
day quite pleasantly at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Bell were guests; j
of Mrs. Emmett Daniel Sunday.
Messrs. Cleve Bell and Claude John
ston called on the girls at Andrew’s j
Chapel Sunday night.
Messrs. Alton Dupree and Charlie;
Hagerson, of Concord, were visitors in ,
this community Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bettius Beckwith and
' children returned Thursday to their
[ home in Atlanta, after spending th-* I
j Past week at the home of Mr. A. L. \
J Beckwith.
j Miss Bertha Bell left Wednesday to I
| spend seveial weeks with relatives at
I Preston.
Mrs. Charlie Sheppard returned
home Sunday afternoon from Adams'
Station, where she has been visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Dupree spent Sat
urday with .Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Du
pree.
Mr. and Seaborn Halsted and child
ren siient Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Carter.
Mr. J. s. Mott and Miss Katherin"
Mott, of Andrews’ Chapel, were visit- 1
ors in our community Sunday '•
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Justisville, Va.
! During the time I have been han
dling
Ilf IS HE
HUE MINT I
it has given hntire satisfaction *o
both customers and myself. I have
not had the first complaint.
Yours respectfully,
„ , C. R. JUSTIS.
For sale by .1. W. Hams.
TUESDAY, JUNE If. l9li
SAGE TEA WILL
DARKEN 71 HAIR
Restore Esited and Gray !,;>
to Natural t olur'
There is’nothing new about the -;
ct using Saze for restci e th«» ec
of the hair. Our grandmathers hr*--',
their hair dark, glossy and abußdan
by the use of a simple "Sage- Tea *
Whence er their hair fell out*or too
on a dull, faded or streaked app.ea ,
ante, they made a brew of Sage leave ,
and applied it to their hair with won*
derfully beneficial effect. ' ‘
Nowadays we don t have to resort r ,
the old-time tiresome method of gar
meg the herbs and making the t* n
This is done by skillful chemists be -
ter than we could do it ourselves; a
‘1 we have to do is to call for t >
ready-made product, Wyeth’s Sage
and Sudphur Hair Remedy, containing
Sage in the proper strength with
addtion of Sulphur, another old-ti: *
scalp remedy.
--*» preparation gives youthful
•olor and beauty to the hair, and is
’ "«* -p'liedies vou can us ■
for dandruff, dry, feverish, itching
jL, eip and iallmg hair. Get a fiftv
cent bottle from your druggist today
and you will be surprised at the quint
, ’te. All druggists sell it, under
guarurkee that the money will be re
funded if the remedy is not exactly
as represented.
The Augusta Chronicle fears that
Watson plays the part of a Buchard to
the Underwood boom. Burchard, it will
be recalled, is credited with destroying
Blaine with his alliterative "Rum,
romanism and rebellion.’’
A Chicago judge has ruled that a
wife is a necessity. This will reliev
many a man’s conscience who ha;
leared that he was really supporting i
luxury.
ENIKALUF dtOßSifi
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Current Schedules Corrected to Dale
Trains Arrive.
From Savannah, Augusta
Atlanta and Macon *7:30 p >u
From Columbus and in
termediate points *ll:4f> p m
From hocbhart. Dothan.
Albany, Troy and Monty *10:35 p m
» From Lockhart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont’y * 2:0? p m
| From Atlanta and Macon .* 2:15 p m
j From Augusta. Savannah
| Atlanta and Macon * 5:30 a m
Front Columbus and in
termediate points ! 7:10 p m
| From Columous and in
termediate points * 10:00 a i;r
[ From Albany and Jack
somille . * 3:55 a m
i From Albany * 6:40 a. m.
Trains Depart.
For Macon, Augusta and
Savannah * 6:40 a. in
os \lbany. Dothan Lock
hart, Troy and Mont
gomery * 5:30 a m
For Albany, Dothan, Lock
hart, Troy and Mont
gomery * 2:15 p ro
For Macon and Atlanta ..* 2:05 p m
For Macon, Atlanta, Sav
annah and Augusta ....*10:35 p m
For Columbus \* 3.45 p in
For Columbus ! 8:00 a .it
For Columbus, Birming
ham and Chicago * 3:55 a m
; For Albany * 7:30 p O
For Albany and Jackson
ville *11:45 p m
*l)aily.
! Except Sunday.
! iSunday only.
Sleeping cars between Americus and
| Atlanta on trains leaving Americus
10:35 p. m., arriving Americus 5:30 a.
m. Connects at Macon with sleeping
i cars to and from Savannah. Pullman
| sleeping cars between Chicago, St.
I-on is and Jacksonville on “Seminole
Limited.” which leaves Americus for
iacksonville at 11:45 p. m. Leaves
Nmericus for St. Louis and Chicago
.
;ta Columbus and Birmingham, at
3:55 a. m. For further information
apply to S. B. Ellis, Ticket Agen',
Nmerieus,, John W. Blount, District
Passenger Agent. Macon, Ga.
FOR SALE
5-room house, ceiled throughout, on
j ly SBOO.
5- house, large lot, on one ■’
the main street, S9OO.
6- house, with barn and crib
on lot, desirable location. $2,000. one
fourth cash.
126-acres, 6 miles of Americus. 40
acres open; plenty wood and timbe ,
running water, healthy. Price
per acre, worth sls per acre.
300 acres, 2 1-2 miles of railroad
station, 200 acres open, one 5-room
and one 4-room house, one 2-room
house; land lays well and feitil
Price sls per acre.
460 acres 3 1-2 miles of Americas w
graded road (none better); 300 acre
open, 5-room house, barns, cribs, et* - .
healthy, running water, soil red and
gray. This is one of the choice tarn
of the county; don’t miss this if ;
want land; terms easy. Come to f
me if you want to buy or sell
P. B. WILLIFORD,
526 Cotlon Avenue,
AMEHICII?, OA.