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j-hirty-fifth year.
FIRST TAXPAYER !
TFT TO APPE AR
FOR SETTLEMENT
COLLECTOR SMALL WAITING
Rate a Fraction Higher Than
Last Year
Collector I. Brown Small, in a
state of perfect preparedness, awaits
at his office in the courthouse the*
onrush of taxpayers the first one of
whom, by the way, has not yet ap
peared to settle his dues with the
state and county. But the divorce
from the* dollar cannot long be de
ferred. and soon the county will reve'
in the possession of new tax money.
The rate in Sumter is just a trifle
higher than it was in 1912, but reas
onable withal, the combined rate for
the state and county being sls per
SI,OOO. Os this amount Sumter coun
ty receives $lO and the good state of
Georgia $5.
The slight increase this year is in
the county tax rate, and is only $1
upon each SI,OOO of taxable property
returned. The state rate of five mills
remains the same as last year.
The additional $1 per SI,OOO put
upon the county rate by the board of
commissioners will raise an additional
$8,500 for county purposes. The tax
payers of Sumter on the rate of sls
assessed, will pay in the sum total of
$120,000 this fall. Os this amount
SBO,OOO will go for county expenses,
while the state will receive $40,000.
The assessed value of property of
every kind in Sumter county this year
is $7,702,058, which is a substantial
W increase over the property returns
made last year, and reflects the rap
idly enhancing values of real estate
and other property in Sumter county.
Os the $120,000 tax money about
three-fourths or $90,000, will be pa7l
by citizens of Americus.
The tax books for the collection of
the current year’s taxes will he held
open until December 20th, and not a
few taxpayers will “play the limit of
time" as usual.
LEE STREET
- WINS 65 OUT
OF 75 GAMES
Lee street lias a ball team they are
proud of. It is composed of the small
boys living along the “Boulevarde. ’
They have played 75 games so far and
have managed to win 65 of these.
AMERICUS FIRMS
WILL BE ADVERTISED
AT STATE MEET
Next Tuesday is going to be a big
day in Macon for the entire stat J .
The "home of the next capitol” is go
ing to entertain the state chamber of
commerce and judging from rer>or*s
from the city the visitors.will be royal
ly entertained.
Americus is going to send a strong
dtlegation td represent the local cham
ber of commerce. Albany announces
that they are going to be there strong
ti4mselves.
Several of the manufacturing firms
of the town are planning to disribute
advertising novelties at the meeting.
1 hey realize that the entire state wilt
be represented at the meeting, and
that the advertising they get there will
be worth a great deal to them. Every
manufacturing firm of Americus should
get ready and send up something by
the delegates.
JEROME FREED
ON CHARGE OF
PLAYING POKER
LAWYER IS NOT PROSECUTEB
Charge Was Dismissed With
out Trial
Ccaticook, Quebec, Sept. 9. —Wil-
liam Travers Jerome was acquitted
last night of the charge of having
gambled on Thursday last on the sta
tion property of the Grand Trunk
railway here while waiting for the
immigration authorities to pass on
the case of Harry K. Thaw. In dis
charging him the court apologised for
the humiliation to which he had been
subjected.
Mr. Jerome stepped off the train
from Montreal at noon ready to ap
pear in court.
Samuel Jacobs, K, C., of Montreal,
chief counsel for New York state, ac
companied Jerome. They alighted
from the train almost directly be
neath the window of the detention
room, where Harry Thaw is held.
The crowd dispersed quickly and
drifted toward the court house,
where the hearing was set for 4
c'clcck. It was predicted that the
charge would be dismissed on a tech
nicality, in that it specified that Je
rome played cards in “a railroad sta
tion,” when as a matter of fact, he
was more than 50 feet from the sta
tipn.
Jerome was reeased last week un
der SSOO bail, and with his departure
for Montreal to make arrangements
to oppose the habeas corpus on which
Thaw- is to be arraigned next Monday
many of those here antagonistic to
him remarked that "Jerome has
jumped his bail. He’ll never show his
face in Coaticook again.”
It was with considerable surprise,
therefore, that they heard Jerome’s
counsel had put his case forward to
day.
CHIEF M’ARTHUR IS BACK
FROM MEETING OF CHIEFS
Ten Bays Stay in New York
Enjoyed
Chief W. P- McArthur, of the Ameri
cus fire department, has returned from
New- York, where he attended the an
nual convention of fire chiefs of the
United States, the session having last
ed throughout the past week. All of
the larger cities throughout the coun
try were represented and numerous
features of interest pleased the fire
men during their stay in “Little Old
New York.” The next convention will
be held in New Orleans a year hence.
GOVERNOR SLATON
WILL APPOINT
NEW OFFICIALS
Atlanta, Ga„ Sept. 9,-Governor
M. Slaton will appoint a number of
new officials this week, though he
has so far refused to make any inti
mation as to his choice. He will namu
the five managers for the newly-crcj
ated Home for Wayward Girls, two
trustees for the Soldiers’ Home, two
Etate-at-large members of the Wes
tern and Atlantic railway commission
and two members on revision of the
judicial system.
The governor has been beseiged by
a host of applicants for these places.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING.SEPTEMBER 10. 1913.
PROSPERITY IN
SOUTH PLEASES
THEMERCHANTS
A WELCOME IS GIVEN THEM
When They Go North to Buy
Goods
The glad hand is more than ever giv
en Georgia merchants and those of
other Southern states as well, when
they go to the Northern markets this
fall,” said Jack Britton, who has just
returned to Americus from a stay of a
month with his house in Baltimore
looking after the Southern trade that
goes into the Monumental City from
every Southern state.
“The South is setting at the steering
wheel this season, and the wholesal
ers and jobbers are alive to the fact, :
continued Mr. Britton. “They have all
heard of bounteous crops in Georgia,
and they know 7 well that good trade
follows in the wake of a good cotton
crop.
“The Southern merchant is ever a
welcomed guest in a Baltimore house,”
continued Mr. Britton. “Not only is it
their nearest and best market, but, be
ing essentially a Southern city, they
feel more nearly identified with condi
tions there. This season, more thai
in several years, Baltimore is fillei
with Southern buyers.”
While representing a Baltimore
house upon the road as traveling sales
man Mr. Britton is in close touch w-ith
7 •mtUgeneraTtrade and fPPft.v' iHifeiwr u r
, on conditions in the mercantile world.
He travels extensively over this sec
tion of the South vith Americus as
headquarters, and keeps tab on condi
tions at home as w-eii.
“Georgia has a good cotton crop this
year and with present excellent prices
for cotton maintained this fall is go
ing to be one of more than usual pros
perity,” he says.
MRS. PURVIS IS CLAIMED
BY HEATH AT RICHMOND
Former Americus Lady is
Dead There
Telegrams received in Americus last
night conveyed to friends here the dis
tressing intelligence of the death at
Richmond on yesterday of Mrs. Hugh
. Purvis, a former resident of this city,
i but more recently of Jacksonville, to
which city Mr. Purvis was transferred
a year ago as division superintendent
of the Seaboard railway.
Quite recently Mrs. Purvis became
ill and was taken to a sanitarium
at Richmond, where for a time shi
seemed to grow better. Quite recent
ly an unfavorable change came .about,
and yesterday she passed peacefully
away.
Mrs. Purvis was in the flush and
bloom of young womanhood, a lady of
charming and engaging personality,
and during a residence of nearly a year
I ir> Americus she drew- about her many
sincere friends who will sorrow- at her
death and extend to the stricken hus
band heartfelt sympathy in the hour
of his deepest affliction. •
1 Mrs. Purvis, before her marriage waa
a Miss Love, of Hamlet, N. C., where
1 her devoted parents reside. She is
also survived by one sister. The fam.-
' ly was a most devoted one, and this
' first death to occur is a sad blow, !b
--' deed. The deceased was about thirty
1 years of age and the younger of the
“ two sisters.
The funeral services will take place
' on Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at
. Hamlet.
THE WEATHER:— Generally Fair Today.
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—Chicago Record*Herald.
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
WILL BEGIN
NEXT WEEK
MUST RAISE SIOO
Strong Schedule Will Be Ar
ranged for High School
«
Devotees of the- pigskin in Americus
are going to witness some classy
games this fall. At a meeting of the
High school athletic assocaition Tues
day morning it was decided to put a
football team on the field. A manager
was elected and two committees ap
pointed.
Joe Frank Reese will hold the man
agerial reins and will immediately go
to work on the schedule for the team.
Ihe two committees will solicit contri
butions from the people of the town
Wednesday afternoon. It is necessary
that at least SIOO be raised before the
teams can go to work.
Active practice will begin the latter
part of next week. Coaches Reeves
and Jones have called for candidates
and twetfty-five aspiring warriors have
handed in their names. Ten of these
are veterans from last year’s squad.
With these as a nucleus Americus is
going to have a team that is going to
beat everything in sight.
The schedule will probably include
games with Columbus High. Gresham
High, of Macon; Warrenjon High.
Waycross High and other strong teams.
The local team is determined Eo win
the championship of this territory.
It is necessary that the people of
, Americus help the boys out in financial
way. Two committees have been ap
pointed and they will make the rounds
this afternoon for subscriptions. It’s
up to you to come across. A winning
team will be an advertisement for the
city and anyways it’s up to every citi
zen to encourage clean sports.
The two committees are:
Committee No. I.—Thomas Harrold.
James Gardner, Dan Chappell and John
Taylor.
Committee No. 2.—Cliff Wheatley,
£d Mathis, C. C. Jones and George Earl
Andrews.
PERRY LIFE IN AMERILUS;
IS GIVEN A WELCOME
May Spend th.e Closed Ball
Season Here
Big Chief Perry Lipe, of the Savan
nah Indians, having again snatched
the “Sally” rag for his team, has re
turned to Americus, and will probably
remain here throughout the closed
season for baseball, as he did last year.
Manager Lipe has made no plans as
yet for the fall and winter, but will
get busy ere long. Last year he swum;
a lantern upon the caboose of a Sea
board freight train, and made good
there, as he had done upon the Savan
nah diamond before, and as he has
done since. As first mate on a Sea
board gondola Perry kept tab upon
the diamond polishers throughout the
closed season and with the return of
gentle spring was back upon the job
down where the Yamacraws mixed u
up with Gen. Oglethorpe some years
since. Col. Lipe is popular in Amer
cus, and as Mrs. Lipe and petite Miss
Lipe are here for the winter at the
l home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. McAfee, the genial Perry will not
stray far away.
MANY KILLED IN WRECK
OE PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN
Running at Speed of 55
Miles an Hour
New Madison,' Osio, Sept. 2.—Re
ports reaching here are that thirty
five to forty persons have been in
jured in the wreck of the Pennsylvania
fast passenger train five miles west
of this city. Reivorts of deaths have
not been confirmed.
Farmers who live in the vicinity of
the scene of the accident telephoned
here that many were killed.
The engine, tender and all but the
rear coach of the train left the track
and rolled over, according to reports.
The train passed through New Madi
son three minutes before the wreck
and was traveling at an estimated
speed of 55 miles an hour.
Many persons from here have gone
to the scene of the disaster.
CURRENCY BILL
DULY REPORTED
BY COMMITTEE
WILL CORRECT MANY EVILS
Republicans Make a Minority
Report
Washington, D. C„ Sept. 9. The
administration currency reform bill,
as approved by the democratic cau
cus, was reported to the house today
from the committee on banking and
currency by Chairman Glass. A vol
uminous report, including a lengthv
technical discussion of theory of the
bill, accompanied the measure, setting
for the views of the democrats on
the committee.
Representative Hays, of California,
presented a report from the republicans
criticizing the measure and opposing
various amendments. The majority
declared that the bill “is Intended to
bring about necessary changes in the
present banking and currency system
of the United States, and to correct
long staining evils that have had a slow
and deep-rooted growth. It aims at
the rectification of the essential defects
of the present system, although it does
not seek to make all the innovations
that might, from an ideal standpoint,
be deemed desirable.”
BUILDING COMMITTEE
SUBMITS REPORT TO
HOSPITAL'ASSOCIATION
The Hospital association met with
Mrs. E. L. Murray yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was well attended and
was an enthusiastic one. The building
committee made its report and an
nounced that material was already be
ing moved to the new grounds.
The association voted to donate a
curtain for the stage of the High school
auditorium. Other business oif routine
nature was also attended to.
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“Tir SULLIVAN'
ESCAPES FROM
IRE SANITARIUM
cornui IS IFUGITIVE
Gone a Week and Wherea
bouts Unknown
New York, Sept. 9.—Congressman
Timothy D. Sullivan, nicknamed “Big
Tim” by the Eastside, has been miss
ing a week. He disappeared at 2
o’clock last Tuesday morning from
the country home of his brother in
Williams' Bridge, eluding his guard*
while they slept, and no trace of him.
has been discovered since.
His relatices fear that he has met
harm. He had but one dollar when h«
got away.
“Big Tim” had a nervous break-*
down after the last election and us’
consequence never took bis seat itt
congress. Instead, he was placed in al
sanitarium. The courts ajudged hinz
! incompetent to manage his estate off
several millions, and a committee off
I four was appointed to Take charge
of his person gild affairs.
After a trip to Europe, the repre-*
semtative was taken to his brother’*
home and three men were hired tar
guard him. He slipped away, however,
about a month ago and revisted hi*
haunts on the Eeastside. Friends rec
ognized him and he was under sur-jt;
veilance again within a few hours.
' On the evening of September t
“Big Tim” played cards with hi*
guards till after midnight. Two of
them fell asleep and the third followed
suit about 2 o’clock. When this guard
awoke he found himself and his two
sleeping companions in the room. \
quiet search was begun, but without
results.
“Big Tim” was born in 1862, an if
started life as a newsboy.
UNDERWAY
RUN FOR SENATE
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 9.—That Os*»
car W. Underwood will be in the race
for the United States senate to sue*
ceed the late Senator Joseph F. John
ston ig considered almost a certalntc
following the receipt of a telegram
from him to a friend in Birmingham
today.
The telegram is as follows:
"I am disposed to enter the race,
but feel that my first duty is to stay
,;ith the tariff bill until it t comes
law. I am reasonably confident that
i will become a law within the next
lew weeks. Should it fail to become
a law, it would be my duty to remain,
ir the house. Shortly after the pres
ident signs the bill, if it is passed!. >
will make an announcement of mv
intentions in reference to the sena«*
torial situation.
(Signed) “O. W. UNDERWOOD.”
The telegram from Mr. Underwood
is just a bit stronger than letters that
have been received so far by his
friends. For two weeks Mr. Under
wood has answered all inquiries to
this effect, “I may get into the re
after the tariff bill is passed thougn
it Is not certain, I will come back
to Alabama after the tariff is passed
and there confer with my friends.”
The telegram indicates that Mr.
Underwood has passed a bit further
along towards his probable announce
ment, for his telegram would indicate
that it is almost certain that he will
run if the tariff bill is passed and t
it regarded as a practical certainty,
that such will be the ultimate result*,, i
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