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(THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
8 BARRELS
• OF WHISKEY
' WAS SEIZED
CLAIMED TO BE FRAZIER’S
Sheriff Fuller Made the Raid
Yesterday Morning
As the result of a raid made yester
day morning by Sheriff Fuller and
Deputy Sheriff Harvey, eight barrels
of whiskey in bottles were seized in
an outhouse on the Guerry place about
two and a half miles west of the city.
It is claimed by Sheriff Fuller, witn
what is thought to be most excellent
evidence, that the whiskey was the
property of H. D. Frazier. The key to
the outhouse, which is an old building
remote from the public road, was found
on the person of Frazier.
It is also said that the raid was made
within a very short time after the
whiskey was taken out to the outhouse
by Frazier, as he is believed to have
taken the whiskey to the Guerry place
at some hour between midnight and
dawn yesterday morning. Sheriff Fuller
followed the tracks of the wagon i.i
which the whiskey was moved to the
building, and these were still fresh and
plain. This njakes a total of about
nine barrels of w-hiskey which Sheriff
Fuller has seized from Frazier recent
ly, the other having been taken when
Frazier’s stand just outside the city
limits on the west was raided.
Frazier had just finished serving a
term in jail for contempt of court, his
sentence having expired about two
weeks ago.
A case has been made against Fraz
ier, who has persistently violated tbo
prohibition law for more than a year
as is shown by the actual dates of the
cas^ docketed against him by the mu
nicipal and county authorities. He was
driven from the city by the repeated
raids made upon his stand by the city
authorities.
REPORT OF HOMICIDE
NEAR ROCHELLE
Was Received Here Yester
day
Parties from Rochelle in Americu3
Monday related the particulars of a
homicide occurring there in the early
morning wherein Peter Coleman, a
wealthy and well known resident of the
county, killed Leon Melvin, a lad of
seventeen years. From statements re
garding the tragedy it appears that
Coleman was incensed with young
Melvin for having testified against him
n a case before the grand jury where
in Coleman was charged with having
fired a gun into the Melvin residencp
recently. There were several eye-wU
nesses to the tragedy and it is said that
feeling against Coleman is very
strong. He was arrested and commit
ted to the Wilcox county jail.
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REV. CHRISTIE MAY ACCEPT
CALL TO ROME PL’LPIT SOON
Columbus Pastor Has Received Call
From There.
Columbus, Ga., April 7.—Dr. L. R.
Christie, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Columbus is considering the
call recently extended him by the First
Baptist churcji of Rome. It is un
derstood that during the coming week
Dr. Christie will meet the members o’
the Rome church committee in At
lanta and confer with them.
The Americus Times-Recorder
SEASON OF
PRACTICE IS
PRIED OPEN
SNAPPY PRACTICE YESTERDAY
Manager Weber is Rounding
Men Into Shape
Manager Harry Weber , the sandy
haired leader of the Muckalee braves,
led forth a band of eight warriors yes
terday morning to pry open the prac
tice season. The morning practice was
short and snappy and followed by -the
same kind in the afternoon.
In addition to the men trying for
positions on the team in the afternoon,
John Wheatley was on deck to limber
up and enjoy a little ball chasing. The
day's work was as satisfactory as could
be expected, and Manager Weber hopes
to have more men out this afternooj,
as they will be floating In on various
trains during the week.
Manager Weber has strings on a
number of players who will arrive very
soon. He is constantly on the lookout
for others. Many of those who signed
for try-outs would be here now if it
were not for that fact that it was
tfought at first that the practice season
would not begin here until April 13.
Those who are here will be in prettv
good shape for the games with Albany
next Monday and Tuesday.
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
IS TO HOLD MEETING
At 3 O’clock] This Afternoon
at Mrs. Murray’s
Announcement was made yesterday
that a meeting of the Hospital asso
ciation will be held this afternoon at
3:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. L
Murray, who is president of the or
ganization. This is the regular month
ly meeting of the association, and the
largest possible attendance is urged.
BRYAN TALKS RELIGION
IN’A CAPITAL THEATRE
Men and Women at Future
Meetings
Washington, D. C., April 7.—Secre
tary Bryan, laying aside affairs of the
state department Sunday, delivered
before a religious mass meeting the
first of a series of Sunday afternoon
addresses which he will make under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor
union of the district of Columbia. He
spoke in one of the downtown thea
ters, every seat being taken.
It originally was planned to have the
meetings for men alone, but it was de
cided that the remainder of the series
should be open to men and women
alike.
Mr. Bryan said he always was glad
to address religious meetings for men
in an effort to counteract growing ten
dencies toward skepticism. Resenting
the implication often heard that a man
who lives a spiritual life is narrower
than he who confines himself to purely
material things,” Mr. Bryan said: “If
a man felt his spiritual starvation as
keenly as he does physical starvation,
or if his spiritual leanness showed as
plainly as his material leanness, It
would be easier to give him spiritual
food.”
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 8. 1913.
FREE WOOL
FEATURE OF
TARIFF BILL
FREE SUGAR SOON, TOO
Duty on Luxuries Instead of
Necessities
Washington, D. C., April 7.—Remov
al of all tariff from any articles of
food and clothing, broad reductions
in the rates of duty on al! necessaries
of life; an increase of tariff on many
luxuries, and a new income tax • that
would touch the pocket of every
American citizen whose net income
exceeds $4,4000, are the striking fea
tures of the new democratic tar'tf
revision bill presented today to the
Louse.
Sugar would he free of duty 'n
1916, the bill proposing an immediate
25 per cent, reduction and the re
moval of the remaining duty in 1916.
Raw wool would be made free at
once with a correspondingly heavy
reduction in the tariff of all woolen
goods.
All these other articles are put on
the free list, namely: Meats, flou r ,
bread, boots and shoes, lumber, coal,
harness, saddlery, iron ore milk and
cream; potatoes salt, swine, corn,
cornmeai, cotton bagging, agricultural
implements, leather, wood pulp, bibles,
printing paper, not worth more than
2 1-2 cents per pound; typewriters
sewing machines, typesetting ma
chines, cash registers, steel rails,
•
fence, wire, cotton ties, nails, hoop
and band iron, fish, sulphur soda,
tanning materials, acetic and sulphu
ric acids; borax, lumber products, in
cluding broom handles, clapboards,
hubs for wheels, posts, laths, pickets,
staves, shingles. These principal
items are taken from the free list and
taxed:
Diamonds and precious stones, furs,
coai tar products, 10 per cent.; volatile
oils, CO per cent.; spices from 1 cent
ic 2 cents per pound.
Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee in his state
ment accompanying the new tariff bill
submitted a complete comparative
table to show reductions in tariff du
ties made upon necessaries of life. In
each item a substantial reduction Is
shown under the proposed new law.
The new rates are estimated to re
duce the customs revenue approxi
mately $80,000,000 a year. This is ex
pected to be made up by the income
tax.
Endorsed by President Wilson, the
measure represents the efforts of the
president and the house tariff mak
ers to carry into effect democratic
pledges of downward revision and of
concessions to the American consum
ers. Protection to the farmer would be
cut throughout by more than 50 per
cent, in an effort to reduce the cost of
food.
Protection to the steel and imple
ment manufacturer would in turn be
cut by fully as wide a margin.
The heaviest reductions fall upon
foodstuffs, agricultural products,
woollen and cotton clothing.
The free wool proposal, backed by
President Wilson and accepted by
the house committee, is expected to
provoke a severe fight within the
democratic ranks of both houses.
Tt had not become clear today as
to whether the democratic opponents
of free wool and free sugar in the
senate would be able to force a com
promise on one or both those pro
visions.
The decision to make a gradual re
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THE WEATHER: Fair, Increasing Cloudiness.
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES
HIT-PERHAPS.
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AGENT FOR
DIRECTORY
NOW HERE
*
IS SEEKING CO-OPERATIONN
To Give the City An Excel
lent Directory
That lonig-wished-for city directory
should soon be here, for Americus is
to get in line with the progressive cit
ies of the state in this particular. A
representative of the R. L. Polk Com
pany, of Birmingham, is in Americus
for the purpose of concluding the work
commenced by that company here last
May, with the purpose in view of giv
ing the city a complete and accurate
new directory.
It will be recalled that an advance
Gj-rnt of the R. L. Polk Company was
iii Americus last May and secured the
pledges of a number of business men
No aid in getting out the new directory.
Mr. Alexander S. Murie is the special
representative of the directory compa
ny who is now in Americus, and who
will be busy here for some time in se
curing advertisements and other da f a
for the new directory.
The R. L. Poik Company is well
known as makers of directories, and
they promise to give the people of
Americus the best one that can be se
cured in a city of this size. In speak
ing of the practical features of t he
work of making a directory, Mr. Murie
said last night that it is unfortunate
that the streets of the city are not
numbered accurately and in scientific
manner, as that would enable him
get out a much better directory than
will be possible under the present ar-
SPECTACULAR RUN
. TO A SMALL FIRE
Made By Automobile Truck
Lasi Night
A very spectacular run made by the
automobile fire truck down Jackson
street last night just before 10 o’clock
aroused every one on the streets up
Nown at that time.
The alarm had been sent in from the
residence of Mr. Henry Stanfield on
Finn street where a portiere in the hall
had caught fire and was burning.
Tfte- chemical engine soon extin
guished the blaze with very little re
sultant damage.
COMMISSIONERS
DENY REQUEST
OF CITY COUNCIL
FOR PART OF COUNTY GANG
To Be Used In Working Roads
Through City
. .... _
The county commissioners in session
Monday refused the request made by
city council for the use of a certain
portion of the county chaingang forces
to work the main roads of the county
that lead through Americus, and as is
done in other cities of the state. For
n.al request having been refused, the
city council will take other steps to
the end of attaining this result.
Mandamus proceedings will, in all
probability, result, and the issue will
be tried out in superior court before
Judge Littlejohn, as the law upon this
point is very clear, it is claimed.
The committee from the city*coun
cil consisted of Aldermen Lee Allen,
George Oliver and T. L. Bell, City
Attorney Hollis Fort and City Engineer
J. B. Ansley. Alderman Bell, as
spokesman for the committee, express
ed at length the wishes of council in
the premises.
It was not asked that the entire
force of convicts be brought here at
any time, but instead, that a squal
of twenty men, with ten mules, be
placed at the disposal of the city en
gineer and under his direction, th; t
this comparatively small force keep in
repair the main roads of the county
that lead through the city.
The fact was cited that in all other
towns of Sumter county the streets
therein have been for years kept in
repair by the county gang, and that
Americus only asked as much as has
been accorded these sister towns, ft
was also pointed out that in Albany,
Macon, Atlanta, Columbus and other
cities of the state this was done.
Mr. Allen stated that, inasmuch as
the city of Americus returned more
than $4,250,000 of the $7,000,000 of
property tax of the county, and that
as the city was essentially a part of
the county, it was entitled to at least
a share of the benefits arising from
taxation, the burden of which the city
taxpayers had always borne uncom
plainingly during the period of roads
improvement.
When the request of the committee
was refused by the commissioners, for
mal notice was served upon them of
the intention of council to take other
'steps to attain the end desired.
ESTIMATE
LOSS AT
IN RELENT SMITHVILLE FIRE
Practically No Insurance on
!l:e Buildings
In Smithville yesterday a represent
ative of The Times-Recorder present
to secure a first-hand view of the
wreck left by the fire was told that
the loss would undoubtedly reach as
high as $25,000, one merchant alone,
B. F. Christie, having lost property to
the amount of $12,000.
It is claimed that these figures are
conservative estimates, as there was no
insurance at all on the buildings, which
were completely burned, so that no
excessive estimates of loss would be
placed upon them for the purpose or
endeavoring to secure fire damage. On
ly the store of J. A. Hill was insured.
This store was only partly damaged,
being the brick store which prevented
the fire from wiping out the business
section of the town.
Another story of the origin of the
fire was told in, Smithville. It was to
the effect that Douglas Turner, the boy
whose leg was burned by the flames,
caused the fire by dropping a cigarette
stub in a puddle of gasoline in the
pressing club room. This is the sub
stance of the story told by the negro
presser as to the origin of th fire,
while the Turner boy claims the ne
gro started it by sousing a heated iron
In a can of gasoline.
$6,500 DAMAGES GIVEN
TO MRS. G. A. REDDICK
As Result of Compromise in
Suit Against Seaboard
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Preston, Ga., April 7.—As the result
of a compromise reached between the
counsel representing Mrs. C. A. Red
dick in her suit for $30,000 damages
against the Seaboard railway for the
death of her husband, C. A. Reddick,
an award of $6,500 was accepted bv
Mrs. Reddick. This prevented the case
from going to trial in the Webster
superior court, which met here to
day.
As the original claim made by M' , :s.
Reddick was for $30,000 damages, the
suit had aroused much Interest here
and throughout the county. Finally
however, a compromise was agreed up
cn, where the plaintiff is to receive the
amount named, and the defendant com
pany must pay the costs of the suit.
The civil docket of the court will he
greatly shortened by the removal of
this case, so that the criminal docket
will likely be taken up today. The ses
sion here will likely reach a conclus
ion before mid-week, or very soon
thereafter.
SCHOOL WORKERS WILL
MEET THIS AFTERNOON
Members of the local branch of the
Parent-Teacher association have been
asked to meet this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the library room in the
High School building. This is the reg
ular monthly meeting of the associa
j tion, and there vylll be matters of more
than usual Interest to come up for con
| sideration.
HANKERS LEAVE
THIS MORNING
FOR CONVENTION
FIVE BANKS OF AMERICUS
Will Attend the Meeting of
Group Four
Americus’ banking fraternity, almost
as a unit, will go to Albany this morn
ing to attend the annual convention cf
Group Four of the Georgia State
Bankers’ association, which assembles
in that city at It o'clock. That all may
leave in time, the banks here will open
for business at 8 o’clock and close at
9 30 o’clock.
The Americus delegation will go by
automobile, and the several banks here
will send the following named repre
sentatives;
Americus National: M. M. Lowrey,
G. D. Wheatley and E. C. Statham.
Bank of Commerce: Frank Sheffield.
F. D. Sheffield, Lee Hudson and M.
Rewis.
Planters Bank of Americus: L. G.
Council, Harris Council, Emmett Bol
ton, Joseph Bryan, Thomas McLendon,
E. B. Everett, T. B. Glover.
Commercial City Bank: Crawford
Wheatley, R. E. McNulty, Edwin Mur
ray, John Mathis. | %
Bank of Southwestern Georgia: N.
M. Dudley, Philo Smith, T. M. Merritt,
Jr., H. P. Edwards.
Mr. M. M. Lowrey, as chairman of
Group Four, will preside at the busi
ness session of the convention this
morning. Upon the conclusion of the
business meeting the many visiting
bakers will be entertained handsomely
by the banks and citizens of Albany.
The Americus delegation, as already
announced, will extend to the conven
tion a cordial invitation to hold its
next annual meeting in this city i
year hence.
RAINFALL BELOW
NORMAL THIS WEEK
This is the Prediction of the
Weather Bureau
Wahington, D. C., April 7.—-Tmpera
tures near or slightly below the seas
onable average in northeastern and
eastern states and near or above the
normal in the gulf states, the midd'e
west and far west districts are promis
ed in a bulletin issued by the weather
bureau.
“The precipitation during the week
will be generally below normal, except
in the northwest, where rains will be
frequent,” according to the bulletin.
“A disturbance that now covers ttsa
Rocky Mountain region will drift slow
ly eastward, preceded by a rise n
temperature, attended by local rains
nnd followed by cooler weather, and
cross the great central valleys Tuesday
or Wednesday. Another disturbance
w>'i . I’pear in the west Tuesday or
Wednesday, travel eastward, attended
fy -Mil a’eas of precipitation ai'i
cross the middle west about Friday and
the eastern states at the close of the
week.”
VAILS WERE DELAYED AS
RESULT OF AUriDEM’
The Central’s morning train, No. 11.
which brings the Atlanta and Eastern
mails, arrived five hours late yester
day, the result of an accident. The en
gine broke down near Andersonvilie,
and it was necessary to send out an
other engine from Macon before th*
train could proceed to Americus.
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