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The Americus Times-Recorder
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(THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
FIRST PRACTICE
OF LOCAL TEAM
NEXT MONDAY
MANAGER WEBER RETURNS
Men Signed Should Come in
Pretty Soon
Not before Monday will the locv.l
baseball team get its first practice.
Manager Weber has returned fro n
bis trip to Savannah and reports tin
securing of a bunch of good players.
These will not likely report here be
fore Saturday or Sunday.
Manager Weber 'has been in con
ference with members of the local ball
club since his return from Savahnan.J
He hopes to have a strong contingent j
of young players on the local diamond
for practice next Monday. At that
time nearly all, if not all, the players
he has signed will have reported for
practice.
Gratifying progress is being made on
the baseball diamond and grounds. The
traction engine has leveled off the
diamond and part of the outfield, so!
that the grounds are in very good
shape. A good deal of dirt has been
added to build up certain places, 30
that the small clods in these places
make the surface rather irregular. It
may take some time to get the surface
well leveled. The fence and grand
stand are in much better shape, while
the bleachers have been rebuilt.
SULZER ON WARPATH,
IS LOOKING FOR BARNES
Says G. 0. P. Leader Must
Quit Meddling in Senate
Albany, N. Y., April 3.—Govern >r
Sulzer tonight accused Wm. Barnes,
Jr., chairman of the republican state
committee of having instigated a res
olution requesting the senate judiciary
committee to determine what, if any.
action should be taken by the senate or
the legislature in relation to a pub
lished letter in which the governor
was quoted as having made a pre-elec
tion promise to sign the full crew bill.
“If Barnes doesn’t keep out of the
senate I will go after Mr. Barnes," de
clared the governor. “Barnes is the
man who instigated that resolution
He is a part of the invisible govern
ment. He has no business meddling
with the legislature. There would be
a howl if Mr. Murphy came here and
went into Senator Wagner’s room and
drew resolutions against the governor.
I want Mr. Barnes to keep away from
the capital. He is the republican boss.
The people do not want bosses up
here. The people are the bosses now.
“Even if I had promised 1 would sign
the full crew bill, it would be all right.
Governor Hughes and others promised
they would sign certain bills if thev
could get them passed. There is noth
ing wrong in that. I notice Governor
Fielder signed a full crew' bill yester
day over in New Jersey. Between the
railroads and the people, I am with the
people. In my opinion, one human life
is worth more than a train of freight
cars."
Senator Brown denied that Mr.
Barnes had any part in drafting his
resolution. Governor Sulzer said ta
day that John Fitzgibbons, of Oswego,
a legislative representative of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, had
denied the authorship of the letter ac
credited to him in which the statement
was made that th governor had prom
ised to sign the full crew bill if el
ected.
PRES. HARAHAN
IS MAKING TOUR
OVER SEABOARD
MAY STOP HERE SATURBAY
Returning From Montgomery
to Portsmouth
President Harahan and a party of
prominent officials of the Seaboard
railway are in Georgia upon a tour of
inspection of that property, and today
will make a trip over the Americus, or
Alabama division, Savannah to Mont
gomery, where a day and night will be
spent. The special train conveying the
road's officials will pass through
Americus some time early this morn
ing, the exact hour not having been an
nounced here.
On fact, information of the move
ments of the party w r ere very meagre
beyond the fact that they would spend
today in Montgomery and would prob
ably stop in Americus tomorrow upon
the return trip to Savannah. If th.s
is true, due announcement will be
made of the arrival of the party here
Saturday.
If President Harahan and party wi ! l
accept such courtesy the Americus
Board of Trade will be very glad to
entertain them while in the city.
COTTON SALES YESTERDAY
LARGE FOR THIS SEASON
238 Rales Were Disposed of
io Lot
The sale yesterday of 230 bales of
cotton at the warehouse of Mr. L. G.
Council was the largest effected here
in several months, and was of interest
in local warehouse circles. The cot
ton was of several grades, and own
ed by Sumter county farmers who had
been holding for an expected advance
in the market, the sale netting them
an amount near $13,000. The cotton
was sold to Mr. Robert Lipscomb, lo
cal representative for Weil Bros., and
the shipment of this large lot will
serve to reduce warehouse stocks in
Americus to 700 or 800 bales.
GEORGIAN IS TO SHARE
IN A LARGE ESTATE
Lester Canady of Mt. Vernon
One of Heirs
Washington, D. C„ April 3.—Les
ter Canady, of Mount Vernon, Ga.,
will probably inherit a share of a
$15,000,000 estate left by' James Ty
son, who died intestate in Australia.
Representative Hughes, of GeorgH,
at tl)e request of Mr. Canady, ask
ed the state -department for informa
tion concerning the Tyson estate, and
has just received a reply from James
P. Bray, United States consul gen
eral at Melbourne, Australia, stating
that the estate consists of property
located principally in the colonies of
Victoria, New South Wales and
Queensland.
NEWARK’S BIG BUNCH
HAS LEFT SAVANNAH
Savannah, Ga.. April 3.—The New
ark International league ball players
will leave Savannah this afternoon
for the return trip home. The team
is in good shape and the players are
anxious for the season to open,
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 4, 1913.
IS SUPT. POOLE
TO LEAVE PLACE
WITH SEABOARD?
RUMORED HERE HE WILL
No Official Confirmation of
Report
Os general interest in railway circles
in Americus is the report current to
the effect that Mr. A. J. Poole, general
superintendent cf motive power for
the Seaboard Air Line with headquar-.
ters at Portsmouth, Va., has been ten
dered a similar position with another
railway system, and that he has the
proposition under consideration.
The report is not authenticated here,
but is believed to be true, inasmuch as
it comes from several sources and ’s
being generally discussed among Sea
board railway employes. Mr. Poole
has for several years held the respon
sible position which he now' occupies
and is esteemed alike among officials
and employes of the entire system.
Mr. Podle is a native of Americus,
having seen here the first years of
service of his long connection with
the Seaboard system, and.his friends
w'ould regret to see any severance of
his relations W'ith it.
SCORE OF YOUNG WOMEN
ARE LOST IN TRANSIT
Fears They May Be White
Slave Victims
Chicago, April 3.—C. D. DeWoodv,
chief of the federal department >f
justice here, has been notified of the
alleged disappearance on March 26
of twenty young immigrant women
en route from New York. They were
of a of 150 men and women,
and are said to have been left behind
in a small Pennsylvania town, appar
ently missing their train, and fears
were expressed that they have fallen
victims to an organized band of
“white slavers." Officials refused to
divulge the name of the town in
which the young women are said to
have been stranded. DeWoody will
take up the matter with the immigra
tion officials today.
OFFICE OF MORGAN & CO.
AGAIN OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Notice of Financier’s Death
Taken Down
\
New A r ork, March 3.—J. P. Morgan
& Co. opened for business today for
the first time since the former head
of the banking house died last Mon
day in Rome. The notice of Mr.
Morgan's death was torn from th >
front door and the office gave no in
dication of the event that had caused
a suspension of the firm’s far-reach
ing activities for the past three days.
WORK OK PRESBYTERIANS
IS PROGRESSING WELL
Nashville, Tenn., April 3.—The ex
ecutive committee for foreign mis
sions for the Southern Presbyterian
church announced today that collec
tions for the year ending March 21
will exceed $600,000, enabling the
committee to meet all demands for
the past year and pay off the debt of
SIOO,OOO.
THE WEATHE-B: Probably Thunderstorms, Warmer.
—Harding in Brooklyn Eagl*.
PRESIDENT WILL
ME GOVERNOR
Wilson Will Select the Man
at Manila
Washington, D. C., April 3.
President Wilson is carefully consid
eding the appointment of a governor
general of the Philippines. Today he
talked with Representative Jones, of
Virginia, chairman of the insular af
fairs committee, w’ho announced he
will re-introduce at the coming ses
sion his bill providing for Philippine
independence.
Mr. Jones urged the selection of a
responsible and courageous man be
cause of the problems ahead. Tne
president said he had not yet fixe 1
upon any one. He will confer with
Secretary' Garrison and others inter
ested in Philippine problems before
making the appointment. The Philip
pine resident commissioners, Quezon
and Earnshaw, have arranged to see
the president tomorrow and will pro
test against free sugar.
Representative Carter Glass, of
Virginia, ranking member of the
house committee on banking and cur
rency, saw the president today and
arangfd for a conference next wee!’
Mr. Glass has been working on a cur
rency bill and expecs tot show the
president the progress of his work.
SECOND RECITAL BY
CHAPMAN MUSIC CLASSES
Will Be Held This Evening
at 8:15
Following the recital given by the
primary students last evening whicn
was largely attended and greatly en
joyed, the second of the recitals to be
held by Miss Louise Chapman’s music
classes will be given this evening at
her residence at 8:15 o’clock.
These are not the closing recitals of
the classes, but they are none the
less interesting. The advanced pupils
will participate in the program that,
has been arranged for this evening.
The public is cordially invited to at
i tend the recital this evening.
MRS. PANKHURST
GIVEN SENTENCE
OF THREE YEARS
LEADER OF SUFFRAGETTES
Sent to Work House for In
citing Riot
London, April 3. Mrs. Emaline
Pankhurst, the leader of the militant
suffragettes, was today found guilty
and sentenced to three years penal
servitude at the Old Bailey sessions
on the charge of inciting persons to
commit damage.
The jury added to its verdict of
guilty a strong recommendation for
mercy, and when the judge pronounc
ed the heavy sentence of three years,
the crowd of women in the court
room rose In angry protest.
As Mrs. Pankhurst stood up in tho
prisoner’s enclosure her sympathiz
ers cheered wildly and then filed oiit
c she court room singing, “March On,
March On,” to the tune of the “Ma"-
seilleise.”
Mrs. Pankhurst’s closing address
to the jury- lasted 50 minutes. She
informed the court that she did not
wish to cail any witnesses. In her
address she frequently wandered so
far from the matter before the court
that the judge censured her.
Mrs. Pankhurst denied any mali
cious incitement. “Neither I nor the
other militant suffragettes are wicked
or malicious,” she said.
“Women are not trieS by their
peers, and these trials are an exam
ple of what women are suffering in
order to obtain their rights. Per
sonally, I have had to surrender a
large part of my income in order :o
be free to participate in the suffrage
movement.”
Speaking with much feeling, Mrs.
Pankhurst fiercely criticised man
made laws and said that the divorce
law alone was sufficient to justify a
revolution by the women.
In impassioned tones she declared:
“Whatever may be my sentence, I
will not submit. From the very mo
ment I leave the court I will refuse
to «at. I will come out of prison,
dead or alive, at the earliest possible
moment."
WILL CLOSE
SERVICES AT
FURLOW LAWN
WITH THE SERMON TONIGHT
Dr. Gavin Has Been Well Re
ceived Here
Tonight will mark the close of the
revival sei vices at the Furlow Lawn
Baptist church, which have been in
1 regress now for the past two weeks
Hr. R. S. Gavin, who has been assist
ing in the services, will preach the
last sermon of the series this even
ing.
Since his coming to Americus to con
duct these meetings, Dr. Gavin has
made many friends. His services hare
been largely attended, and the enthus
iasm aroused has been wholesome and
helpful to both the members of the
church and to those who were not
members.
The fact that the services come to a
close this evening will doubtless bring
out an unusually large crowd to attend
them. The public is cordially invited
to hear Dr. Gavin, who will preach two
of the best sermons of the series of the
meeting this afternoon and the one
this evening.
CHURCHMEN NAME
THEIR OFFICERS
At Congress in Session at
Charleston
Charleston, S. C., April 3. —At the
session of the Church congress, a
national Episcopalian organization,
this morning, officers were elected as
follows: General chairman, Rev. Dr.
Charles Henry Babcock, New York;
general secretary, Rev. Dr. A. G. Cars
tenson, New York; treasurer, Thomas!
j
Whitaker, New York; assistant secre-j
taries, Rev. Cornelius B. Smith an-1
Rev. Dr. John M. Ericssen. Mr. Whit
taker begins his fortieth year of ser
vice as treasurer.
These ministers were elected to fPI
vacancies on the executive commit
tee: Dr. Robert Rodgers, Brooklyn;
Mr. John M. Ericssen, Yonkers, Ne v
York; Mr. George Alexander Strong,
Brooklyn; Mr. J. Townsend Russe 1,
Washington. Frank K. Meyers, of
Charleston, was made a member of the
general committee.
At the forenoon session the congress
considered “How Can the Holy Scrip
ture Be Made More Edifying in Pub
lic Worship?” the writers being Rev.
Dr. Henry P. Nichols, New York, and
Rev. Dr. Harry J. Mikell, Nashville,
Tenn., and the speakers Mr. Arthur \.
Mitchell, New York, and Rev. Mr. Wti
liam Norman Guthrie, New York. The
congress will continue in session dur
ing tomorrow.
ILLNESS OF MRS. SMITH
A SOURCE OF ALARM
Her Condition is Said to Be
Serioos
Washington, D. C., April 3. Mrs.
Hoke Smith, wife of the senator from
Georgia, is seriously ill at his home
here.
She" is suffering from a genera!
breakdown, following an unusual'y
vigorous social season.
Phyisicians today announced that
she showed some slight improvement.
PRESIDENT AND
COMMITTEE BUSY
WITH PROBLEMS
WRESTLE WITH INCOME TAX
Question of Free Wool is
Settled
Washington, D. C.. April 3. The
democratic majority of the house
committee on ways and means has
assembled today at what Is expected
to be the final meeting before the
tariff revision bill is laid before the
democratic caucjjs next Tuesday. Wit a
the points of difference between Pres
ident Wilson and the committee set
tled by an agreement on free raw woo l ,
the interest shifted to a large extent
to free sugar and the details of the
income tax plan.
Members of the committee wera
prepared to receive a final word from
the president regarding the tariff
measure and to devote muen err today
to consideration of the income tax.
There is a possibility of a change
in the provisional rate of 1 per cent,
on amounts above the exempted •$!,-
000 a year, running up to 4 per cent,
on SIOO,OOO or more a year. In con
nection with the framing of the new
permanent feature of the government
revenue system, a consideration of
the question of flexibility of the rates
so as to meet emergencies in the gov
ernment’s needs has invoked an issna
as to the constitutionality of any
provision that would permit the presi -
dent by proclamation or otherwise to
change any income tax rate.
The income tax plan will absoi
much of the administrative details of
the present corporation tax law; will
be administered by the present, hut
enlarged internal revenue machinery
of the treasury department and will
be based on the incomes for a single
year’s operations instead of an aver
age of a number of years as had been
suggested to the committee.
The cost of collection of the tax, it
is estimated, will not exceed 1 p*
cent, of the aggregate revenue from
that source.
It is figured that probably at least
two-thirds of the income tax can be
collected under the principle of col
lection at the source. The purpose of
this method is to minimize the in
quisitorial features and lessen th=>
basis of individual complaint. This
ic largely based on the workings of
the law in Great Britain, which, ac
cording to information laid before the
committee, collected $200,000,000 from
an income tax.
As to all incomes by which the tax
is so measured and paid, the Individ
ual taxpayer would not be required
to make a personal return. The gov
ernment. corporations, co-p*rtner
ships and persons paying annual
earnings to employes or other per
sons in excess of the minimum taxa
ble income, now provisionally $4,000,
would deduct and withhold this D,x
and turn it over to the government, a
method that would likewise apply to
mortgages and lessees of real or per
sonal property. The taxpayer under
the proposed system would not In
the bulk of cases come in contatct with
a revenue official.
Truck Farmers Satisfied.
f
York, Ala., April 3.—Truck farmers?
in this sectiton are elated over the out
look for this season’s* crop. Thet re
cent freeze did not appreciable damage
to fruits and vegetables in this S" •
tion and already many farmers ate
preparing their early vegetables tor
market. Strawberries arb plentiful
In this county and prices are better
Than in many years past
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