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The Americus Times-Recorder . (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 NTHREB 79