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The Americus Times-Recorder (THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR. CHAUTAUQUA SEASON FOR 19H HAS ALREADYBEEN ASSURED More Thao the Requisite Number of Mels Has Already Been Pledged—Contract for 1914 Season Was Signed Yesterday—Better Attractions Next Year So generous has been the response to the demand for pledges of Chautai - qua tickets for the 1914 season that the number has already been subscribed. The contract for the 1914 season was signed yesterday by the management of the Hospital association, under whose auspices the recent Chautauqua season was conducted. It was only necessary for one sea-, son of the Chautauqua to be given here | in order to convince the people of Americus and this section of its mer't. The response made when pledges were requested for next season has been so generous that already the amount necessary for the guarantee, $1,500, has been pledged. The ladies of the Hospital associa tion will not stop at this, however, as they hope to sell 1,000 tickets be fore the Chautauqua actually mences next season. It is necessary to secure 750 tickets in order to guarantee the Chautauqua season, and the ladies believe that it will be easy VALDOSTA TOOK THE OPENER FROM THE LOUIS YESTERDAY Errors Cost Locals the Game in a Hard Fought Contest Hitting Was Almost Equal, Though Locals Failed to Bunch Hits Opportunely. Valdosta, Ga., May 26.—Valdosta took the opener from Americus in the series of three games to be played here by defeating the visitors this after noon by the score of 4 to 1. Winges was on the mound for the locals, and his work was effective, is the visitors got only six scattering hits from his delivery. The locals on the other hand bunched hits oppor tunely, especially in the first inning, when two runners were pushed across the rubber, and cinched the game. The locals scored another run in the fifti and one more in the seventh. Americus made its only run in the ninth by a batting rally that might have meant more for the visitors if it had not come so late In the game. On ly one run was scored, however, which was not enough to overcome the hea\y lead of the locals. The game tomorrow )))MI ir -ii(ffrffr hardware dealers to DE INVITED TO COME To Americus lot Next Annual Convention An invitation will be extended to the retail hardware dealers of the state to come to Americus for their next annual convention. The conven tion is to meet this year in Atlanta, and the Invitation from Americus will be extended at that time by President Carroll J. Clark, of the Board of Trade, who will |>e backed up by Messrs. J. E. Mathis and J. E. High tower. So far this season there have been very few conventions to come to Americus. As this city affords ex cellent accommodations for moderate sized conventions, it will be the ef fort of the Board of Trade to bring after the excellent season given here to increase the number to 1,000. Mrs. Emmett L. Murray, president of the Hospital association, said yes terday: “We are gratified at the re sponse given by the people of the city after they became convinced of the merit of the Chautauqua. The contract tor the 1914 season has already been (signed, and the Chautauqua here wMI be made a permanent institution. I Though the association has already pledged more than enough tickets to 1 guarantee the next season, we shall work to make the number 1,000. “Though we failed to make anv money for the hospital from the Chautauqua season here this year, we hope to do so next year. Many more people would have bought tickets and would have attended the many excel lent attractions, if they had known the worth of them. We realized the difficulty of making the first season a paying one, but now that the people know what the Chautauqua is we hope to make the next season a big success.” and Wednesday will both be hotly con tested, as Manager Griffin says he will take the series. Wolfe will likely pitch tomorrow' afternoon. The score: R- H, U- Americus 1 8 1 Valdosta 4 6 0 Batteries—Werner and Manchester: Winges and Pierre. Umpire, Carter. Empire League Games. R. H. K. Prunswick 2 3 3 Cordele 4 7 J Batteries —Hawkins and Pike; Wil der and Eubanks. R. H. E. Waycross 5 ? ’ Thomasville 1 6 t. Batteries Clark and Wahoo; My ers and Dudley, i FUNERAL YESTERDAY OF LITTLE RIGSBY GIRL Exercises at Residence in Brooklyn Heights The funeral services of little Annie Pauline Rigsby, who passed away Sun day evening, were conducted yesterday afternoon from the family residence in Brooklyn Heights by Rev. R. L. Bivins, and attended hy many friends of the bereaved parents. The little girl was sixteen months of age, and had been ill but a few days when stricken by the death angel. The parents have the sympathy of many friends in the deatn of their much-loved and only child. not only the convention of the retail hardware dealers but all others which may be induced to hold their annual gatherings here. AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 27,1913. HE TOOK POISON, BUT PROBABLY WILL LIVE Case is Similar to That of Banker Walker Chicago, May 26.—W. L. McCutcheon, an automobile salesman who took three bichloride of mercury tablets by mis take and whom doctors yesterday thought was sentenced to death, re ceived his reprieve today. Physicians decided that McCutcheon had eliminat ed most of the poison from his stomach before it had entered the intestines and concluded that in all probability he would recover. McCutcheon was tau en to his home tonight. It will be necessary to watch his condition care fully for several days, however. The. automobile salesman suffered little today. He retained conscious ness. Frequently he disucssed the case of B. Sanders Walker, the Ma con, Ga., banker, who died last week from the same poison, accidentally taken. Before the doctors told him of his chance for recovery, McCutcheon spoke of the statement attributed to Walker before his death: “If this is dying,’’ the Georgia man p. quoted as saying, "no one need have fear of death.’’ Prospects of an “ea3v death’’ apparently reassured him. Except for the nauseation immediate ly following his taking the poison, Mc- Cutcheon has felt no sickness. “It is hard to believe that a person who feels perfectly well is in any danger of death,’’ he said. McCutcheon declared he would ac cept the assurance of recovery and prepare for life by remaining in be! under the constant watch of his phy sicians. JACOB S. KITCHENS HAS PASSED AWAY Aged and Respected Citizen of Lee County (Special to Times-Recorder.) Leesburg, Ga., May 26. —Jacob S. Kitchens, an aged and widely re spected citizen of Lee county, passed away at his home about three miles north of Leesburg this afternoon about 4 o'clock. He had -reached the ripe age of 61 years when the death sum mons came. Mr. Kitchens had been In failing health for some time, so that his deatd was not unexpected, heart failure be ing given as the immediate cause. Among the surviving relatives are his widow and two brothers, W'right Kitch ens, of this place, and Guerry Kitch ens, of Orange, Texas. Born and reared in Lee county, Mr. Kitchens for years had been one of its most highly esteemed and generally respected citizens. He was a man of splendid character and numbered his friends by his acquaintances. He was for years a member of the county board of education and was prominent in other affairs. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity here, and the fun eral services, which will be conduct ed here tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, will be accompanied by Ma sonic honors. Mr. Kitchens had many relatives In the county, who will lament his death, A wide circle of friends will likewise grieve for this venerable citizen who has passed 4 ; away. BEER FOR EVERT BASE HIT; PITCHER’S DRINK WHOLE KEG Milwaukee, Wls., May 26.—A base ball game, featured with a drink of beer for every base hit, resulted to- TFB WEATHffIBi Fair Today. , STUDENTS OF MISS ROBERTS GAVE RECITAL AT RESIDENCE LAST EVENING Annual Recital of Class Was , Pleasing Affair Pupils of Miss Florence Roberts in music gave a recital at Miss Roberts' residence last evening, and the eveut was greatly enjoyed by the pupils and the many friends present. The follow ing varied program was well rendered and greatly enjoyed: Waltz (A. Giebel) —Mary- Alice Lingo and Mary Sue Chambliss. To Spring (Hellen) —Beauford Har vey. (a) A Fairy Tale (L. Oesperie) (b) Watermill (L. Oesperie)—Eveyln St. John. May Day (Jos. Schulz-Weida)—An na Harden. (a) Close of School; (b) Waltz—B. L. Hammond, Jr/, and Violet Tuten. Boy at Play (A. Sartorio) —Ethel Mae Hart and Miss Roberts. Country Fair (Gurlitt) —Ruby Ful ler. Mennet (Mozart)—Myra Perry. On the Sea (O. Hackh)—Frances Ry als. March Militaire (Koelling)—Reva DuPree and Violet Tuten. In the Woods (H, Smith). Taran tella (S. Heller) —Selma Whitten. Ensemble—March (Lerman) —Mary Sue Chambliss, Nellie Worthy, Evelyn St. John. In Spring (Pabst) —Mary Alice Lin- Intermission. Ensemble—March (Lerman) —Thel - ma Bradley, Ruby Fuller, Ethel Mae Hart. Village King (C. Hines)—Anna Har den and Miss Roberts. Valse Arabesque (Lack) —Reva Du- Pree. After School (H. Lichner)—Thelma Bradley. “Hunting Song” major or minor (Gurlitt-Faelten) —Olive Howard. Youthful Joy (T. H. Espen)—Nell'3 Worthy. Better Be Good (Armond-Fillmore) —Frances Ryals. Cabaleita (T. Lack) —Mary Alice Lingo and Miss Roberts. Ensemble —Waltz (Webster)—Selma Whitten, Thelma Bradley, Anna Har den. A La Fontaine (Gael)—Mary Sue Chambliss. Valse Chromatic (Godard) —Violet Tuten. Hunters’ Chorus (Von Weber)—Ru by Fuller and Selma Whitten. Barcarolle (Behr)—Ethel Mae Hart. Ensemble (Ringuet)— Reva DuPree, Violet Tuten, Myra Perry. Reception. day in the arrest and conviction of James Allman and Alexander Demski on a charge of assault and battery preferred by a gang of sewer diggers. Before the game a keg of beer was purchased by two Figgville teams, with the rule that every time a batter made a clean hit he was to get a stein .of beer. Allman and Demski were the opposing pitchers and so excellent was their work that they alone were able to connect safely. When the keg was empty the twirlers quit the gam.. They were not satisfied, however, with hitting, the ball hard, but immediately started out to "baet up” a gang of sewer diggers who were working near by. Police interference stopped the “ne v batting rally’’ and the heavy hitters were taken to court They paid fines of $5 each. GRAND STAND BURNED AT THE ALBANY BALL PARK Fans Hope “Hoodoo” Went With it Albany, Ga., May 26—The grand stand and players’ club house at the South Atlantic league baseball park in this city were destroyed by tire at an early hour Sunday morning. The origin is unknown. The clubhouse was located under neath the grandstand, and was pro vided with lockers, shower bath, hot water heater, etc. All the club’s uni forms, baseball shoes and other base ball paraphernalia were destroyed. The grandstand was insured f or SIOOO, which only partially covers th» loss. The structure was built when Albany entered the South Atlantic league three years ago. It seated about 1,700 people. ’i he ifcireshment stand and player's bench house were also de stroy t u 1 lie 1 leachers were saved from the flames. The entire grandstand was in flames t when the alarm was turned in, and the firemen did well to save the bleachers, A meeting of the directors has been called for an early hour tomorrow morning to take immediate steps t.i build a new grandstand, The team goes on the road for a three days trip tomorrow, and efforts will be made to transfer six games, three with Charl eston and three with Savannah, t> those cities instead of playing then on the grounds here. That will give nine days in which to get the grand stand under way and partially com pleted, so that sufficient seating ca pacity will be afforded. Albany plays Columbus today, Tues day and Wednesday, and will doubtless have to borrow the Foxes' road uni forms, as new uniforms can hardly be secured by that time. Local players and fans consider the fire an omen of good luck, and express the hope that the jinx which has been pursuing the team all season perished in the flames. SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF SUCCESS. The Southern Mutual Insurance Co , of Athens, Ga., during the sixty-five years since organization has paid $5 • 300,000 for tire losses, and during the same period has returned to its pol icyholders over $7,000,000 in dividends, and has accumulated assets for the protection of policyholders amounting to $1,250,000. This company is purely mutual and belongs to its policyholders. At the end of each fiscal year the amounts paid for fire losses and ex penses are deducted from the receipts for premiums and interest collected on the assets and the profits remaining are divided pro rata with all policy - holders. During the past year, ending May 1. the company has been very successful and at a meeting of the directors on May 23, it was agreed to declare a dividend of 65 per cent, on the past year’s business. As the rates are the same as in other companies this means a clear saving of $6.50 on every $lO paid in, and while this is a slightly larger dividend than usual, yet the average for the past twenty years has been 62 per cent, an 1 for the past forty years It has aver aged 60 per cent. The policyholders In Americus wUI receive 65 per cent, profit on last year’s business, which is a clear, clean, sav ing to its policyholders. The Southern Mutual is a Georgia company, and does business only in Georgia, and Is represented In Ameri cus by J. A. Davenport, who Is pre pared to write business on all accept pt»P> property la the city of Atflerictn.^ REMNANTS OF HEROES IN GRAY MARCHING TO CHATTANOOGA Thirty-Third Annual Reunion of Confederate Veterans — Reunion Proper Begins Today.—Many Visitors Are in Chattanooga With the Veterans Chattanooga, Tenn., May 26.—Mod ulation of l nited Confederate Vet erans here for the 33rd annual re union continued rapidly throughout the night and today. Large crowds ct civilians thronged the two railroad terminal stations and watqhed the veterans detrain. More than a thou sand veterans spent the night ai Camp Stewart, and this number was greatly augmented today. Gen. Bennett H. Young, of Louis ville, Ky., commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, is al ready in the city. After a careful in spection of the arrangements made for the accommodation of the veterans he pronounced them equal, if not superior to those at any previous re union. General Young has been in close] communication with railroad officials and predicts that more than a hundred thousand visitors and veterans will b : in the city when the annual reunion is formally opened tomorrow at the auditorium. Hotels Rapidly Filling. The assignment committee kept its headquarters open throughout the night. Civilians and soldiers were directed to homes and to Camp Stev art immediately upon their arrival. The capacity of the hotels already is taxed to the utmost,, many of the reservations having been made months ago. The first business meeting of re union week is scheduled for tonight. Members of the Confederate States' Memorial association, an organization of the women of the Confederacy, will hold a welcome gathering, at whim addresses will be delivered by Mrs. VI. T. Armstrong, president of the local association: Gen. Bennett H. Young, in behalf of the veterans; Gen John B. Hickman, for the Tennessee division, U. C. V.; Mrs. Alexander B. Whit.-;, in behalf of the Daughters of the Con federacy, and others. Tonight the opening session of the Sons of Veter ans convened. J. P. Norfleet, of Mem phis, commander in chief of the or ganization, presided over the gath jr ing. An interesting feature of the meet ing last night was the presentation of sponsors. Visiting Battle Scenes. Interest of those arriving early con fers largely in visits to the scenes .■*■ some of the most important battles during the war between the states DIVORCE MILL GROUND STEADILY YESTERDAY A Dozen Nuptial Knots Were Untied by the Superior Court —Civil Docket Was Taken Up Yesterday and Will Continue Probably Until Wednesday. A dozen nuptial knots were untied in i the superior court yesterday morning, I as the opening session of that court i was devoted to the hearing of these I eases. Os the twelve cases tried, how- i ever, only four were whites. After the divorce cases had been dis- i posed of in- the morning session, the ; trial of the regular civil cases com menced. This occupied the remainder of the day, with the prospect that th • ■ civil docket will consume the time of the court until after the session Wed nesday. , i Though a number of civil suits were i tried yesterday, they were all practical- i ly of minor Interest. The civil docket < V The government has established a n t tional park where the famous battle of Chickamauga was fought. In this struggle more than 100,000 Confed erate and federal soldiers are said to have been engaged. More than 15,0t><5 perished on each side before (he en gagement ceased. General Sherman also started from Chattanooga on his “march to the sea ’ and it was in this vicinity that the battle of Missionary Ridge and the celebrated "battle above the clouds” was waged. The scenes of Andrews' raid, the battle of Ringgold Gap and other noted engagements are within a short distance of this city. The United States government an I many individual states have expended large sums in beautifying and mark ing these historic sites. During th» present reunion monuments erected on Chickamauga battlefield by the states of Alabama and Florida will be un veiled. More than 200 monuments and 400 markers already have been erected, including those by the. states of Connecicut., Georgia, Illinois, In diana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mary- land, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mis souri, Michigan, New Jersey, Neve York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and South Carolina. At Camp Stewart. Scenes of activity late yesterday fcec; n at Camp Stewart where a ci*y of tents has been erected for the visit ing veterans. Headquarters of the three departments and eighteen di visions of the veterans organization already have been established, and the registration of visitors has begu... rivis’on and department tents a;--» distinguished from the host of others '■)’/ banners or streamers bearing tho names of the divisions and the name-* of the commanders. Living and “mess” tents were ten dered by the United States govern ment lor the use of the veterans, an.! » imle Pam’s “army city” near the Mex ican border. An interesting program of social en tertaliiments, business sessions and impressive street pageants nas been arranged for the three day or the re tin.on. None of these events is looked forward to with keener anticipation i nan the parade of the veterans Thurs day H orning. Since the first reunion t ie march of the rapidly aging veter ans to the strains of "Dixie” and their Irequent “rebel yells” has been th» feature of their annual gatherings. nearly always embraces a large nut »- I er of such cases, many of which are disposed of in a short time or are post poned until a future session of the court The grand jury was busy yesterday, also, and a number of indictments wer» i by that body. The cases con tinue u yesterday were all negro cases, most of whom are already in jail. To day's session of the grand jury wiR iikeiy bring more important develop- * meats, though there seem to be m cases of special interest up for consid • eration. Taken as a whole the present session of the court is a rather quiet one. . d *■ NUMBER IS*