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The Americus Times-Recorder
<rHIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
DIAMOND IS
BEING PLACED
IN CONDITION
AT WORK ON IT YESTERDAY!
Traction Engine Smoothing
Out Rough Spots
Considerable work was done on the
local baseball grounds yesterday af
ternoon, especially with reference io
the smoothing out of the- rough places
on the diamond. The traction engine
was introduced for this purpose, and
the grounds were gotten into much
better shape;
As the bleachers have already been
rebuilt, the progress oil the renova
tion of the ball park is going on very I
well. There is still considerable workl
to be done, however, before the
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grounds will be ready for the opening
of the season.
Albany wants to play the locals
about the 14th and 15th of the month.
At that tirfie the Albany- team will be
on its way to Columbia to open the
season in the South Carolina capital,
so that the expenses for railroad fare
would not be counted- It may be that
Manager Weber will have his men in
shapa for a brace of games with the
Albany aggregation, though the offer
has not yet been accepted.
The local manager was expected to
return last night from Savannah, with
n bunch of me* ready-to get down to
practice. So the first practice of the
-season may be held at the ball park
this afternoon. There will probably
be a number of players trying out for
the various plaees on the team.
MANY FLOWERS DECKED
MONEY KING’S BIER
Funeral Service Simple and
Impressive
Rome, April 2.—A funeral service
c-f simple and impressive character
was solemnized over the body of tne
late J. Pierpont Morgan today. Th»
mourners were few in number. They
stood amid a profusion of floral trib
utes sent by friends from many coun
tries.
Beside Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L.
Satterlee, the son-in-law and daughter
of the deceased, stood Miss Helen
Hamilton, his granddaughter; Thomas
J. O’Brien, United States ambassa
dor, and Mrs. O'Brien, Prof. Giuseppe
Bastianelli, Dr. Allen M. Starr and
Dr. Geo. A. Dixon, the three physi
cians who had attended him during his
illness; Mrs. Woodworth of New Yora,
and Charles Lanier, of New York.
Later in the day arrangements for
the dispatch of the body to the United
States were discussed. It will be sent
by * way of the Simplon railroad
through Switzerland and France to
Havre, where it will be placed on
board a liner sailing Saturday.
On the request of Ambassador
O’Brien today the Italian government
immediately granted all the necessary
concessions to have the body leave oa
an- express train at 6:15 o'clock to
night, reaching the Simplon tunnel
tomorrow morning.
The coffin will occupy a special car,
draped with black and silver fringe.
Next to the funeral car will be a
sleeping car for Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.
L. Satterlee.
The transportation of the coffin
from the hotel to the station In Rome
will be absolutely private.
NO APRIL FOOL
!N SUSPENSION
FOR STUDENTS
WHO RAN AWAY TUESDAY
High School Pupils Struck a
Rough Snag
Yes, it was no April fool for the stu
dents who ran away from the High
School Tuesday, with the belief that
they had put one over on the manage
ment of the school. But it is a case of
the one who laughs best who laughs
last.
There were a number cf High School
students, mainly those in the immature
years of Freshman studies and who
have not long been weaned from the
grammar grades who thought that All
Pools Day was an appropriate occasion
I on which to take a hike, without per
mission. Consequently they hiked.
Now they have two weeks in which
to think it over, because each of these
April foolers was suspended for twi
weeks by the High School principal.
And that isn’t all that happened t >
some of them, according to unofficial
reports, such as private seances in a
quiet room, where a strong, muscular
arm wielded a —a —well it doesn’t
make any difference what it was, be
cause it hurt—with unerring aim and
with merciless regularity.
It seems very likely that there will
not be any celebration of April Fool
day next year by the absence of stu
dents from the High School classes.
TURKEY HAS ACCEPTED
TERMS OF THE ALLIES
Peace at Last Secured For
Europe
Constantinople, April 2. The
terms of mediation offered by the
European powers to Turkey and the
Balkan allies and whch Turkey has
accepted, folljw:
1. The frontier of the Ottoman
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empire in Europe shall start at Enos
and following the course of the Ma
ritza river, and then that of the Ere
gene, shall end at Midia. All terri
tories situated west of this line shall
be ceded by Turkey to the allied
states, with the exception of Albania,
the delimitation ,of which 'shall be
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fixed by the powers.
2. The question of the Agean 13-
lands shall be settled by, the powers.
3. Turkey shall # abandon all claim
to Crete.
4. The powers can not favorably
entertain the demand for indemnity,
but will admit the allies to partici
pate in the discussion in the inter
national commission in Paris for an
equitable settlement of their partici
pation in the Ottoman debt and in
the financial charges of the districts
to be handed over to them. Turkey
is to be asked to take part in the
labors of this commission.
The great powers declare at the
same time that as soon as these base 3
are completed hostilities shall cease.
On Friday last (March 28) Bul
garia notified her acceptance of the
offer of mediation, but persisted in
the demand for • war indemnity and
proposed to substitute a frontier ilne
from Midia, on the Black sea, to the
Gulf of Saros, at the top of the
peninsula of Gallopoll. The ambas
sadors have since been considering
the situation, but have not reached
any definite conclusions. The fall of
the fortress of Adriawople is consld
> ered likely to have some influence on
future negotiations.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 3. 1913.
COTTON SEED
MILLS CLOSE
POOR SEASON
THE SEED WERE TOO HIGH
To Afford Crushers Much
Profit
Americus mills that manufacture
cotton seed oil and meal have closed
down for the season, both the Farmers’
Oil Company and the Americus Oil
Company having about finished tin
crushing of all see'd on hand. While
the season just ended was not as pro
fitable and successful as have been
other periods, both companies have
been kept busy since the crushing sea
son opened in September.
The two Americus plants consumed
about two thousand tons of cotton seed
each, but the unusually high price at
v.hich seed were purchased, together
vith the poor quality, rendered the
1 andling of them less profitable than
usual. Manager G. W. Riley, of the
Farmers Oil Company, stated yester-
Ci.y that cotton seed this year had
yielded less oil than heretofore, due
• to the inferior quality, while prices
f or seed w-ere very much higher.
The Americus mills paid as much as
$22 per ton for seed during the season
lust ended, w-hich was $4 to $3 higher
than prices paid in previous years. The
i mice of oil and meal was satisfac
. tory, Mr. Riley said, but-poor seed and
i.igh prices paid for them combined
to render the season an unprofitable
one for the mills.
COUNTY CONVICTS TO
GRADE CITY’S STREETS
Commissioners ta Give City
700 Days Work
. Griffin, Ga., April 2. —Upon request
of the mayor, J. Henry Smith, and the
members at the street committee, th ?
countj«*commissioners Tuesday agreed
to allow the county convicts to do 7UO
days’ work itpon the street of Griffin
during the present year. The mayor
and street committee appeared before
the rommissioners at their meeting and
the latter readily agred to the request
, made for the working of the convicts
upon the streets of the city.
It is the intention of the mayor and
street committee to use the county
convicts in grading certain streets of
the city and thus doing permanent
street work. The mayor has sug
gested that South Hill street be
graded and as this meets with the ap
proval of the street committee that
street will probably be one of the
first streets to be graded. Other streets
will be graded later and the county
, convicts used to the very best advant
age possible.
FLAGLER’IS DYING
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AT FLORIDA HOME
i
Says Special From West
Palm Beach
Jacksonville, Fla., April 2. A spe
; cial at noon today from West Palm
! Beach, Fla., says:
S “Henry M. Flagler’s condition very
- grave; liable to pass away any min
i ute; suffering very severely from brok
-1 en hip.”
THE WEATHERS Probably Thunderstorms, Warmer.
STILL A CONVENIENCE.
English Militant* Hir* "Bouncer*" to Protect Them From the Mob.
—Robinson in New York Tribune.
HELPFUL PUBLICITY FOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS
Given by Central nf Georgia
Road
As a form of helpful publicity for
Georgia and Alabama, the Central of
Georgia railroad has printed in thr-
Manufacturers’ Record, of Baltimore,
pictures of several of the winners of
first prizes in the corn club and other
contests conducted last year in' these
two states.
For the counties in these states
which have exceptional agricultural
opportunities, such as Sumter county,
this publicity should serve an end that
will prove profitable. Records of the
results obtained on the test farms con
ducted in these states were also in
cluded in the data published by the
Central in this manner.
Dr. A. M. Soule, president of the
Georgia State College of Agriculture,
said of the test farm work:
“No service of greater importance
can be rendered the agriculture of
Georgia and Alabama than is being
done through the maintenance of te.-.<
farms such as these. The Central r.vl
rtad should feel proud of what it has
accomplished through its test farms.
Os all The work being carried on by
rai':oad agencies, I know of none
which has made so deep an impression
on me as this.”
PRIMARY RFCiTAL BY
MISS CHAPMAN’S PUPILS
Will Occur al Residence this
Evening
•Pupils of the primary classes in
music by Miss Louise Chapman wi'l
give a recital at Miss Chapman’s resi
dence on Forrest street this evening
at 8:15 o’clock.
The recitals given at the close of
the music term are usually divided by
Miss Chapman into two evenings, with
the younger pupils first. The primary
recital will occur this the
other later. The public is -
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NEW OFFICERS
INSTALLED BY
LOCAL ELKS
IN THEIR RENOVATED HOME
Exercises Accompanied By a
Banquet
Americus Lodge, No. 762, Benevo
lent and Protective Order of Elks in
stalled last night the full complement
of officers recently elected for the
current year, initiated several new
members, and closed the occasion with
a luncheon during the serving of which
good cheer prevailed in the ranks )f
local Elkdom.
The lodge room was rendered very
attractive with its new furniture of es
pecial design, and the Elks felicitated
upon the possession of such handsome
surroundings. The furnishings were
completed recently at a cost of very
nearly SI,OOO.
The newly elected officers installed
last night were Dr. H. B. Allen, exalted
ruler; Mr. O. M. Physioe, esteemed
leading knight; M H. C. Garner, es
teemed lecturing knight; Mr, Reese
Horton, esteemed loyal knight; Mr.
Robert H. Whits, esquire; Mr. C. J.
Sherlock, treasurer; Mr. W. L. Mor
gan, secretary; Mr. Frank Marshall,
tyler.
There was a large attendance of lo
cal Elks, and the ceremonies of in
stallation were made both impressive
and interesting. Following this cere
monial was the initiation of several
new members, after which the Elks as
sembled about ths banquet board for
the repafet served.
Americus Lodge, No. 762, has a mem
bership of more than two hundred and
is among the largest of the Elks or
ganizations in the state, flandsonie
quarters in the Bank of Commerce
building are occupied by the lodges,
and great interest in its affairs ,s
manifested by its loyal members.
Artie Riggs Shaping Up.
Selma, Ala,, April 2.—Artie Riggs 'S
rapidly shaping up the local ball team
for the season's work. Many old faces
are to be seen on the diamond.
CAIRO STILL
THREATENED
BYWATERS
WBICH SEEP TBRIIUGH LEVEE
Railroad Traffic is Complete
ly Suspended
Cairo, 111., April 2.—The inunda
tion of the drainage district of north
Cairo was complete this afternoon.
There are between seven and nine
thousand acres under from seven to
twenty feet of water.
The greater number of small plants
in the section are submerged up to sec
ond story windows.
Suspension of railroad traffic into
th’s city is complete. In the event ot
r. 1 r!‘ak in the city levees the inhabi
tants, not more than one-third cf
whom remain here, would have to flee
in boats.
Wi h these conditions facing the
people the supply of food becomes a
question.
Cairo Has Respite.
Cairo, 111., April 2. Cairo had n
day because the Ohio waters were at
a standstill from midnight. The read
ing at that hour was 54 and if anv
thing the gauge showed a little less
at v o’clock today. However the crest
of the Ohio river floodwaters is stl’.l
to coma and It is expected that be
fore night the gauge readings will
again ascend.
One cause for the standstill was
said to be due to the vast volume of
water now flowing into the lowlands
of the drainage district. It. was re
ported that the water was flowing over
the Big Four tracks in that sec
tion for a distance of three-fourths of
a mile.
Those who are looking out for the
reinforcement of the levees did not
allow for it to abate even though the
rise had stopped. Train service into
the city had not been resumed early
today.
Conditions in the drainage section
were at a standstill; All business
was abandoned and it was said that by
tonight the great area would be under
at least 12 feet of water.
Water in Evansville.
Evansville, Hid., April 2. Lower
Ohio river flood relief by federal and
state authorities was centered here
today. The river's stage is 46.6 feet,
within four-tenths of the 1884 stage,
and the rate of rise Indicated that the
highest previous flood mark would he
passed late this afternoon. Water
lrom the river was flowing in gutters
on the inside of Water street this fore
noon.
Mayor Heilman estimated that 400
families of this city, in Oakdale, on
the lower east side and along Pigeon
creek had been driven from their
homes. Conditions are somewhat im
proved at Shawnetown, where since
the levee was cut yesterday, people
are resuming emergency work inside
the town.
Urgent telephone messages from
the river observer at Mount Vernon.
Ind., picture the desperate condition
of Wabash flood victims in the neighbor
hood of Maumie and Grand Havpn,
111. Scores without food have been
fighting for existence against the wa
ter since Sunday. Help will be sent
to them. *
, Special Flood Bulletin.
Washington, D C., April 2.—Th's
is today's special flood bulletin from
the weather bureau:
“The Ohio river at Cincinnati has
fallen 0.3 feet since Tuesday morn
(Continued on Page Five.)
TARIFF BILL
DOESN’T SUIT
THEPRESIDENT
SUGAR TARIFF AN ISSUE
Conference Was Belt) Yes
terday
Washington, April 2. President
Wilson’s attitude toward certain fea
tures of the new tariff bill was the
subject of a conference today by the
democratic members of the house
ways and means committee.
Chairman Underwood laid before
the committee the results of his talk .
with the president, during which Mr.
Wilson urged several changes in the
rafces proposed by the committee.
The sugar tariff issue has become
more acute because of reports today
that the president and Mr. Under
wood practically had agreed upon the
removal of all duties from suga',
v 'ith a provision that such change
would not take effect mraediately
but that sugar growers would have *
an opportunity to readjust them
selves to the altered conditions. Such
a provision, if decided upon, would
be advanced In the senate in the
hope of staying some of the opposi
tion from Louisiana and other states.
The points upon which' President
Wilson has failed to agree with the
house tariff makers are of sufficiert
importance to leave in doubt the time
when the bill finally will be com
pleted. M
That the president is giving careful
attention to views of those who op
pose free sugar was indicated to
day when he sent for Colonel Robert
Ewing, democratic national commit
teeman from Louisiana.
Mr. Ewing declined to discuss his
visit, but it. was believed the presi
dent endeavored to suggest a com
promise arrangement so that when
the tariff bill reaches the senate its
sugar provision would not be opposed
there.
The president told several of his
callers that he had not made up h'S
mind about the income tax rates. Hs
said it would be impossible to deter
mine this until there had been an
agreement upon tariff rates, as not
until then would it be known just
how much revenue would be required.
The tariff will be discussed tonight
at the white house among the presi
dent and Senators Simmons, Stone
and Hoke Smith, of the finance com
mittee.
MI LE DRAGS MAN BY
FOOT HUNG IN HARNESS
Moultrie, April 2.—An accident
which came near proving fatal to J. H
Jeter, a wealthy farmer living just
across the line over in Mitchell count. ■,
occurred yesterday afternoon.
Seeing a cloud coming up Mr. Jeter
called to all of his hand! in the field
to stop work and go to the house, he
himself mounting a mule to ride home.
After reaching the barn, in attempting
to dismount his feet became entan
gled in the harness and this frightened
the mule. The animal plunged througa
the lot gate and crashed through ont
or two fences, draging Mr. Jeter’s un
conscious body with him. Mrs. Jeter,
in the meantime, had run out of the
house trying to arrest the frighten
ed mule. Failing in this with a heroic
effort she managed to catch the ani
mal's bridle as he swerved by and fi
nally brought him to a standstill.
Mr. Jeter was extricated from the
harness and carried home and examina
tion revealed that he had been se
riously Injured, but it is thought ha
will recover from- the deplorable acci
dent.
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