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The Americus Times-Recorder
irty-fifth year.
AMERICUS BOOSTERS ATTRACT
ATTENTION AT STATE MEETING
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Americus Sends Up largest Delegation es All—The
Times-Recorder Makes a Decided Hit With Its Spe
cial Edition—Crawfoi d Wheatley and J. E. Mathis
Are Appointed to Responsible Official Positions-
Charles J. Haden is Elected President of New Or
ganization-Luncheon Served by Macon Chamber
of Commerce at Hotel Dempsey.
(By 0. Q. Melton.)
Macon, Ga., Sept. 16.—(Special.)
Americus was strictly in the limelight
at the meeting of the State Chamber
oi Commerce in Macon. The Sumter
delegation took Macon by storm anj
attracted more attention than any
ether three bunches taken together.
In spite of the threatening weather
sixty or seventy boosters made the
trip in the special cars. Every one of
them was decorated with Americus
pennants. Good humor and noise was
cn tap with the bunch and they at
tracted attention all along the way
to Macon. When they arrived in Macon
they marched double file to the Hotel
Dempsey.
The special booster edition of The
Times-Recorder was the hit of the da f.
Fifteen hundred copies of the issue
were distributed to the delegates and
business men of the city.
Dr. W. G. Lee, a member of the Ma
con chamber, voiced the sentiment of
the meeting when he concluded his
address of welcome with a compliment
to Americus and its daily newspaper.
He said:
4C “I have in my hands a copy of the
special edition of the Americus Times-
Recorder. This paper reflects credit
on Americus and its people. It shows
that they have an enterprising news
paper that is wide awake to its oppor
tunities. Its editor is to be compli
mented. The state needs more towns
like Americus and mote papers like
The Times-Recorder.”
CONTRACT IS SIGNED
WITH COPPER PEOPLE
Places Sum of $16,500 An
nually With State
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16.—Governor
Slaton today signed the contract be
tween this state and the Tennessee
Copper company, as provided for and
set forth by a resolution passed by
the last general assembly. Howard
Cormick, attorney for the copper peo
ple, .was here, and after the contract
had been approved' by Attorney Gen
eral Felder, it was signed up.
I nder this resolution the copper
company places the sum of $16,500 an
nually to settle claims for damages
to crops and vegetation filed by citi
zens in north Georgia. The ■ state
names an arbitrator on such claims,
end Governor Slaton has designated
for this position E. S. Griffeth, of Bu
chanan, a well known lawyer and for
mer state senator. The copper people
8;so name one, but they have not na
nounced their selection. The resolu
'ion also provides for an investigator
b|B named by the governor and this
will stay in the section where
' amage occurs from April 10 to Octo
r fhc period w*hen vegetation Is
sreen andlthe greatest damage occurs.
Thls inv estigator will probably be J.
1 Brown, although he has not finally
Cl 'en his answer to the offer.
In tlle case of the arbitrators being
Ildl,le 10 a £ r ee, an umpire may be
111 f i in, and this official is to be nam
-1 a * So by the governor.
Americus was also honored by the
choice of two of her sons to importai.t
official places. \Crawford Wheatle.'
was appointed on the executive > com
mittee of the organization. Supt. J. E.
Mathis was selected to on the
committee on laws and constitution.
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Charles J. Haden, of Atlanta, was
elected president of the newly formed
organization.
The other officers elected were E. W.
Stetson, of Macon; L. A. Bush, of Ca
milla; R. F. Maddox, of Atlanta, ami
H. D. Reed, of Waycross, vice presi
dents, and M. B. Powell, of Colum
bus, secretary.
There were about 800 delegates pres
ent. The morning session was de
voted to addresses by prominent men.
Luncheon was served by the Maco.i
Chamber of Commerce. Immediately
after lunch, business was resume!
The constitution adopted was framed
on the same plan as the Texas chamber
of Commerce.
A feature of the convention was
the address of Miss Cresswell, formal
ly of Sumter county. Miss Creswell is
head o,f the Girls’ Canning clubs of
the entire state.
The Decatur delegation, with its
boy scout drug and bugle corps, at
tracted a great deal of attention. This
delegation came from Decatur to Ma
con in automobiles.
The meeting was a success in every
way. The Americus delegation was
the whole show. And the Times-Re
corder was the talk of the convention.
JUDGE HILL WILL BE
SUCCEEDED BY RUSSELL
When Court of Appeals 1$ Re
organized in Fall
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16.—Under the
rules fixed for the court of appeals, the
position of presiding justice goes auto
matically to the judge whose commis
sion gives him seniority. Under the
operation of this rule, Judge R. 11.
Russell will succeed Judge Ben Hill
when the court is re-organized.
The date for the general shift inci
dent to naming the new superior court
judge of the Atlanta circuit has been
fixed for October 6, but some condi
tion of the court calendars may change
this date somewhat. Announcement
has been made that no cases will be
argued before the court of appeals
prior to October 13, and it may be a
week or so later than this date.
In this connection it is said upon
very good authority that Judge Hill
would' probably have resigned from
ti e appelate bench shortly if he had
not been selected as the new circuit
jrdge here at an increased salary of
SI,OOO per annum. It is becoming in
creasingly difficult for judges of lh3
higher courts of the state to live upon
the salaries paid them, and when va
cancies occur it is being more and
! more difficult to get able lawyers to
accept appointments to the bench. It
is said that Judge Roan is independ
-1 ently rich, and as he prefers the court
* of appeals work, the change works no
| hardship in that particular.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 17. 1913.
D, F. DAVENPORT
TAKES CHARGE
AS POSTMASTER
HAS ENTERED UPON DUTIES
Succeeding Frank P. Mitchell
There
It is now Pastmaster D. F. Daven
port, in fact, that gentleman as the
appointee of President Woodrow Wil
son, having officially taken over the
affairs of the local office yesterday
morning, with Mr. A. B. Howard as
assitant postmaster, a strong and cap
able pair of officials who will render
the public excellent service in their
respective departments.
No form or ceremony marked the
transfer of business from the former
administration to the new, Postmaster
B’rank P. Mitchell simply retiring
from the position which he had filled
during so many years.
The affairs cf the office had beei
fully prepared for the expected change
and the routine of daily business pro
ceeded yesterday uninterruptedly. The
clerical force remains unchanged, and
thfe same pleasant and familiar faces
in that department, as heretofore, will
continue to greet the public served
there. ,
Mr. Mitchell has, it is said, not fully
determined as to what line of business
he will engage in, but may take a va
cation after his period of ten years’
continued service as postmaster be
fore getting down to hard work again.
MRS. MYRIGK IS A VISITOR
HERE FOR A FEW DAYS
Is Welcomed to Her Former
Home City
The many Americus friends of Mrs.
Marie Louise Myrick, of Savannah, ex
tend her a welcome to her former
home city. Mrs. Myrick has been in
Tennessee during the summer season,
and is spending a few days pleasantly
with Americus friends while en route
to Savannah, being at present the
guest of Mr., and Mrs. L. G. Council.
Americus was for many years the
home of this brilliant and gifted wo
man, and it still holds for her strong
ties that can never be severed. To her
pen and her strong personality, love
and loyalty Americus owes much for
its progress and development, and as
an honored guest within the gates of
the city she helped to build no other
visitor is ever more welcomed or ac
corded more distinguished considera
tion.
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN
BIG EXPRESS ROBBERY
Officials Say When Questioned About
The Case.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 16—“ Nothing
new” was the laconic comment yester
day of officials who are trying to
solve the disappearance of $71,000 in
cash between New York and Savan
nah from a Southern Express com
pany strong box.
C. C. Wolfle, superintendent for the
company of the Savannah division, de
clined to amplify this reply to a query
as to whether there had been any
developments of importance.
Officers of the express company and
detectives were busy in Savannah,
however, and their activities were sa d
.to be equally vigorous elsewhere. No
prediction regarding arrests could be
obtained, but it is expected inves
' tigation will bear fruit in some defl-
Inite move soon.
THE WEATHER:—Probably Light Local Showers Today.
UNCLE SI’S HOME GROWN SPEEDOMETER.
—
”lO mile p., hw..
jest *
15 mite , X r.cfcirs .
AO mil., I
30 mil.! by KcK!
Ha! -teuckin* my hat |
40 mil. by
—Fox in N.w York Evening Sun.
SHRINERS WILL
ATTEND SESSION
OF ALEC TEMPLE
WHICH MEETS IN COLUMBUS
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Fez Wearers Will Alteed in
Numbers
Americus Shriners, .fez-wearers who
owe allegiance to Alee Temple, are
getting in form for another ceremon
ial joyfest, which will be pulled off at
Columbus. These occasions are of
great interest and have the attracting
qualities of a bargain sale or a split
skirt parade for the wearers of the red
fez and spiketails.
To initiate a large class of pros
pective nobles into the mysteries of the
Shrine and treat them to a real camel’s
back ride over the “hot sands”, the of
ficial divan and nobles of Alee Temple
will go to Columbus, October 7, in a
special Pullman train.
The ceremonial will be one of Alee
Temple’s most important of the year.
Alee’s Special Ambassador J. E.
Chancelor is making big preparations
for the event. A great barbecue ami
numerous automobile rides will be
some of the entertaining features, and
the session will wind up with a ban
quet at one of the hotels.
JUDGE SPEER ASKS FOR
ANOTHER JUDGE TO PRESIDE
Over the Fall Terms of the United
States Courts.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 16. —Judge Speer,
of the United States district court will
not preside over the fall terms of hi 3
court.
He will request Judge Pardee to
name another judge, as he does not
care to serve while the impeachment
proceedings against him are pending.
Court terms are to be held in Ma
con in October and in Augusta and
Savannah in November.
WEEKLY PRESS EDITORS
TO MEET AT COMMERCE
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16.—The execu
tive committee of the Georgia Weekly
Press association held a meeting in
the office of Commissioner of Labor H.
M. Stanley here yesterday and decid
ed upon Commerce as the next meet
ing place of the association. The date
of the meeting was fixed for July 14
and 15.
COUSINS ENGAGE
IN DEADLY DUEL
TWO ARE KILLED
HOGG BROS. THE VICTIMS
Os Family Fight in South
Carolina
) Augusta, Ga., Sept. 16. —J. V. and XV.
H. Hogg, brothers, of Kline, S. C., ”
miles from Allendale, were shot and
killed last night at nine o’clock, ac
cording to long distance telephone in
formation to an Augusta newspaper,
by J. W. Hogg, a third or fourth cous
in. The load entered the right should
er of one and the left shoulder of the
other. One shot ended the life of both
men.
J. W. Hogg the alleged assailant, is
now confined in the jail at Barnwell,
S. C., where he went and gave himself
up last night.
The fight which ended in the dou-
Dle tragedy started in Ullner’s store. A
white man named Barnett and W. H.
Hogg began a quarrel which soon ter
minated in a fist fight. The latter ran
to the store of his brother, J. V. Hogg
a short distance off, to bring him back
that he might see that he was given
fair dealing. There was considerable
profanity used and presently two shot
guns appeared on the scene.
At a moment when J. V. and XV.
H. Hogg were standing close to
gether J. W. Hogg who, it seems,
evidently took sides in the affair with
Barnett, fired one load at the two
brothers. J. V. Hogg expired in
stantly and the other wounded man
lived but a few moments.
John Hogg is alleged to have fired
one shot and wounded his brother’s
assailant in the back and neck and
the deadly fighting was brought to
an end. The alleged slayer surren
dered without any difficulty.
W’. F. DORSEY IN RACE
FOR MAYOR OF ATHENS
Athens, Ga., Sept. 16.—The an
nouncement of Hon. XV. F. Dorsey fo> -
mayor of Athens to succeed Hon. H.
J. Rowe, who declined to offer for re
election to a third term, opens the lo
cal race in Athens. Regardless of the
pending campaign for a change of ,he
municipal form of government, an
nouncements for council are dropping
in daily. j,
COUNTERFEITER
AND MURDERER
WASJUCHMIDT
PRISONER A GRIME LEADER
Insanity Charge Is Exploded
in Discovery
New York, Sept. 16. Stripping
from New York’s river murder its
mysteries, the police found today i
nest of crimes, fathered they claim
by the Rev. Hans Schmidt, confessed
slayer of Anna Aumuller, parts of
whose body were found in the Hudson
river, and his associate, Dr. Ernest
A. Muret, dentist by day, alleged
counterfeiter by night.
Muret is under arrest on a technical
charge of having in his possession a
revolver in violation of the Sullivan
law. He was arrested this morning
after detectives ransacking Schmidt's
apartments found a S2O gold certificate
counterfeiting plate, tending a she#
that Schmidt was a counterfeiter.
Schmidt and Muret, the janitress
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of the building said, and Muret ad
mitted, had spent long hours together
in the flat. They told the renting
agents that they were medical stud
ents and wanted the flat as a place
for making experiments necessitated
by their studies. What they really
did, the police allege, 1 was to experi
ment in counterfeiting.
After detectives had placed Muret
under arrest they took Into custody as
a material witness, the maid em
ployed in his dental office. She sgid
she wad Bertha Zech and protested
with sobs that she knew nothing of
the crime of which her employer was
suspected.
The police, busy with Muret, had
found little time to ply the maid witq
questions this morning, but expected
later to learn from her whatever she
may know concerning the counterfeit
ing operations.
Schmidt’s pretentions to insanity,
in the opinion of Coroner Feinberg,
have been dealt a death blow by the
baring of his record as a counter.eiter.
William Flynn, chief of the United
States secret service, reached New
York today and began an investiga
tion of Schmidt and Muret's counter
feiting methods and plant. Muret
told the police he was born in Chicago.
WARRANTS CHARGE MEN
AS WOULD-BE ROBBERS
Turner Farmers Are Now
Under Bail
Ashburn, Sept. 15.—Warrants charg
ing assault with intent to rob were
sworn out yesterday morning against
Jim Lambertson and Bullis Kearce.
two white farmers of Turner county,
by Tom and Jake Harris, sons of J. M.
Harris, a prosperous farmer of near
Ashburn.
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The two Harris boys claim, they were
held up on the public highway about
three miles west of Ashburn between 8
and 9 o’clock at night as they were
returning to their home after selling
theic cotton and with a considerable
amount of money in their possessio|.
The mule they were driving to a buggv
became frightened when the two men
hailed them and by the aid of a negro
man who was in the buggy with the
boys tyey were able to escape without
injury C£ loss of their money.
Lambertson and Kearce both male
bond and will be given a trial befo.’e
Judge Roberts tomorrow.
TM WINNER
IN FIGHT FOR
EXTRADITION
UEUM IS Mil BEIEBBEB
Judgl IbDdiibs Nay nitr
ate Thaw
Littleton, N.' H., Sept. 16.—Harry*
Kendall Thaw, fugitive from Matte*-
wan, won a victory in the United
States district court here today when
Judge Aldrich Indefinitely suspended
a hearing on a writ of habeas sorpua
obtained bj the Thaw lawyers. This
means that Thaw will have a federal
writ to check his immediate return to
New York, in the event Governor Fel
ker orders Ws extradition after the
hearing to he held at Concord. •»
In an open discussion with Wa
Travers Jerome, special counsel for
New York state, after announcing
the suspension of the hearing, Judge
Aldrich said that search ot the stat
utes had failed to reveal to him anv
law under which a man in Thaw’s po
sition, a lunatic, charged with a crime,
could be extradited.
Jerome tried to block the postpone-;! (
nient on the ground that the writ had
been obtained as a matter of expe
diency.
“XVbat do you propose to do, then?*
insisted the judge.
Jerome hesitated.
“The immediate question,” contia
ued the court, “is whether the pro
ceedings go on or be suspended. It ts
the Judgment of the coiy-t that a sus
pension would not menace the inter
ests of either side.
“In view of the fact that the gov
ernor hesitates to proceed with ttn*
extradition haaring until the status «£
this matter is assumed, I suspend It.
It is not adjourned, but suspended,
and I suggest that either side notify
me within six days when they are pre~*>
pared to go on with it.”
Thaw sat with his eyes riveted oa
the court.. His lawyers were grin
ning. Thaw was remanded back to the
Joint custody of Sheriff Drew of Coo**
county, who arrested him after hi*
recent deportation from Canada, and
United States Marshal Nute.
Counsel for both sides, after talk
ing with the governor by telepbon.s
agreed that the extradition hearing
would not be held until Tuesday, Sep-,
tember 23. The lawyers then went
into conference to decide where to hold
the fugitive meanwhile.
PROTO IN HUB’S POCKET
LED TO DIVORCE SUIT
Atlanta Man Is Caught With
Goods en Him
■i ■ wmm
Atlanta, Sept. 16.—When Mrs. Dell
Foret, wife cf a prosperous Atlanta
tailor, looked through her husbands*
pockets in search of small change to
pay the laundryman at the door, she
was amazed to discover the photo
graph of a woman acquaintance, scant
l.v clad, and engajged in drinking at.
bottle cf beer with Mr. Foret.
The scandalized wife didn’t gi>
through the form of asking her hus
band what the picture was doing itg
his pocket She just took a good Ioo«c
and then ‘called up an attorney. Now .
divorce suit is pending, and the pic-*.
ture, said to be that of a handsome
young Atlanta woman, will be "EiSph-*
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