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The Americus Times-Recorder
rHIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
COUNCIL MUST
MANDAMUS THE
COUNTY BOARD
If SHEETS AIE DIKES
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Commissioners By Vote Re
fuse to Do It
By a vote of three to two the boar!
of county commissioners of Sumer has
flatly refused to comply with the law
requiring that the county chaingang
I
forces be employed upon the streets of
the city of Americus, working such 1
roads as really are extensions of the
county highways into or through thj
city, and as has been done for years in |
the case of every other town in the
county.
The matter was brought up formal
ly by Commissioner Rylander, who
urged the justness of the proposition,
aside from the law as expressed in the
bill recently passed by the legislature
requiring that Americus be treated as
fairly as the other several towns of
Sumter in regard to road work within
their limits.
“It is only right and just, and upo 1
this high ground I ask that the county
forces be ordered to work McGarrau
street from the city limits to the Cen
tral depot,” said Commissioner Ry
lander, in urging his motion.
The matter was discussed at length,
and when referred to a vote, Commis
■sioners Johnson, Mitchell and Daniel
voted against the motion, while Com
missioners Rylander and Hooks voted
for it. It was somewhat expected that
Commissioner Mitchell would support
the proposition, but he voted to tho
contrary, ”
Now that the county board has thus
gone upon record as opposing the
proposition to allow the chaingang
forces to do a certain amount of work
upon the streets, the city council will
be asked to institute mandamus pro
ceedings at once. If there is law and
justice in the bill recently passed by j
the legislature, the fact should be
known, and council will defer such ac
tion no longer, it is said.
The city council meets tomorrow
night in regular session and the ac
tion of the board of county commis
sioners yesterday will be given cogni
zance at once.
Women Are Interested
In Times-Recorder Contest
Sunday The Times-Recorder began u
“Sumter County Product” contest and
offered a series of prizes for the best
menu for an All-Sumter dinn-er. The
menus were to reach the office not
later than neon of Monday the 10th and
were to be judged by experts. In addi
tion to the prizes offered by The Times-
Recorder the three best menus will be
sent to the State Chamber of Commerce
and entered in their contest for $lO.
Miss Nina Chambers McKean, teach
er of domestic science in the city
schools, and Mr. C. U. Rodgers, mana
ger of the New Windsor hotel, have
agreed to act as judges in the con
test.
The rules of the contest are simple.
All that is necessary is to make out
I SUMTER PRODUCT DAY. ' !’
NAME I;
ADDRESS j!
I submit the following menu in The Times-Recorder “Sumter Prod- ;
!uct Day” Contest: 1
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WILSON OPPOSES
SENATORS PLAN
!• RESIDENT DOES NOT LIKE THE
IDEA OF FOUR REGIONAL
BANKS UNDER NEW CURRENCY
MEASURE. ,
Washington, D. C., Nov. 3. —President
Wilson said today he would not launch
’ any recommendations for anti-trust
(legislation until the currency bill was
passed and that it would be his aim to
keep the currency question the center
ol attention.
The president made it plain, how
ever, that he had some very definite
( ideas on the trust question which he
had already discussed with Chairman
Jewlands of the senate interstate
commerce commission, and Chairman
f Clayton, of the house judiciary com
| mission, as well as Attorney General
Mcßeynolds, and that all were thinn
ing along the same lines.
GOVERNOR O'NEAL MAY
: NAME ANOTHER SENATOR
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Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 3. Gov
ernor‘O'Neal is considering the ad
visability of naming a United States
senator in place of Henry D. Clayton,
who recently relinquished the appoint
ment to remain in the house at the
request of President. Wilson.
If the. governor makes another ap
pointment it is thought it will be for
j the purpose of having the senate, fi
nally. define the exact manner in
which- the successor to the late Sen
ator Jos. F. Johnston shall be elected,
so as to remove all future doubt: The'
senate never confirmed Mr. Clayton' 's
!
appointment.
; * THE DAY IN CONGRESS. ♦
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I 4 Senate. 4
■ 4 Met at noon. ♦
[j 4 Banking committee in adjourn- •
j ♦ ment to Wednesday. ♦
. 4 Senator Reed’s bill to make nat- 4
♦ ural gas pipe lines common car- 4
4 riers passed and sent to the house.
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4- House. 4
4 Not in session; meets Wednes- ♦
4 day. ♦
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a menu for a dinner consisting ol
things that grow in Sumte r ; send it
with the coupon published every morn
ing in The Times-Recorder, and have
it at the Times-Recorder office net
later than noon Monday.
In addition toUhe $lO offered by the
State Chamber of Commercce, as first
prize for the state, The Times-Recorder
offers the three following prizes: For
the best All-Sumter menu, a year’s
subscription to the Daily Times-Re
corder. For the second best All-Sum
ter menu, a $2.50 gold piece. For the
third best menu a year’s subscription
to the Weekly Times-Recorder.
Each person is limited to one menu
1 Clip the following coupon and “get
busy.”
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4. 1913.
PRESIDENT STUDIES
MEXICAN TROUBLES
BUT HE REFUSED TO TALK—WAR
SHIPS CRUISE IN MEXICAN
WATERS.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 3.—Re
ports from John Lind, President Wil
son’s personal representative in Mexi
co, concerning his recent conferences
in Vera Cruz, with the Russian, Ge
nian and Norwegian ministers to
Mexico, conveyed the impression to
President Wilson today that there
wasa disposition on the parts of
those diplomats to coo-perate with
the United States and lending their
support to the plans of the Washington
government for solving the situation.
No announcement was made here to
day as to any future policy. Admin
istration officials did take occasion,
however, to say that there was noth-'
ing in the situation so far as the
Washington administration was con
cerned to warrant such an assump
tion.
The arrival of Robert V. Pesquira,
an emissary from General Carranza,
the constitutionalist chief, raised the
question of whether the United States
government would receive represen
tatives from the constitutionalists.
President Wilson made it clear to
those who discussed the situation with
him that officially the government
could not receive any formal repre
sentations, but that in some way or
other the information which the con
stitutionalists desire to lay before the
American government would be re
ceived.
In that connection it became known
that the constitutionalists at a recent
conference of chiefs decided not to ask
for recognition of belligerency but to
request that there be no interference
on the part of the United States in
their own efforts to solve the situa
tion by arms. The constitutionalists
want the embargo on arms removed
so that all factions may be supplied
on an equal footing. The president
has been petitioned to remove the em
bargo.
Secretary Bryan had n:t hea''d
today from H. A. Tupper, of the in
ternational peace forum, representa
tions in behalf of the constitutional
ists, which he has agreed to consider
unofficially. At the state department
today it was said that Dr. Tupper
had no official status and that Sec
retary Bryan in receiving any com
munication doer, so in an unofficial
capacity.
The battleship Nebraska en route to
Mexican waters with three other ves
sels of the third division of the At
lantic fleet nrdered today to Tam
pico to join the New Hampshire. As
none of the other ships have been or
dered home that will leave the two
battleships at Tampico and five at
Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz Harbor, From Which Fore qners Will Flee in Case of War
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If more serious trouble breaks out in Mexico—for instance, if the Unred States is compelled to intervene—
most foreigners will probably flee the country to esoape attack at the ha de of the natives. Most of them,,
ail of those within the territory surrounding Mexico City, will have to take the tortuous railroad which car
ries them to Vera Cruz. This photograph of the harbor was taken while me Ward Line steamship Morro
Castle, which was recently held -o a few hours at the command of Presdent Huerta, and released when
President Wilson protested, was there' She is shown far out ready to Ba 1 The trip down from the heights of
Mexico City is on a railroad which winds about the mountains. I ncase <f a great exodus it would be taxed
to the utmost to carry a quarter of 'hose who would seek passage. Which may bfr one reason why President
Wilson long ago urged Americans to 1 >ave Mexico.
NEW YORK VOTERS
BALLOT FOR MAYOR
MITCHELL FUSION MAN AND
H
MTALL, THE TAMMANY CANDI
DATE, BOTH CLAIM VICTOR £
t ON THE OUTLOOK.
SULZER MAKES HIS LAST
SPEECH FOR ASSEMBLY
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Graft Investigation Continues by Dis
trict Attorney—Startling Disclos
ures May YeJ be Made.
New York, Nov. 3. New York
city’s bitter mayoralty campaign en
tered on its last day today. Closing
speeches of candidates will be made
tonight and tomorrow voters will de
cide whether Edward E. McCall, Tam
many, or John Purroy Mitchel, the
fusion nominee, shall be mayor.
William Sulzer, deposed governo-,
seeking to return to the assembly as
a progressive, punished today letters
and telegrams purporting to sho-v
that McCall,offered to get Charles F.
Murphy, the Tammany leader to stop
the impeachment trial, provided Sul
zer would endorse McCall’s candidacy
for mayor, and stop the Inquiries look
ing to the exposure of Tammany cor
ruption. The letters and messages in
question bear the purported signa
ture of Fred Feigl, one of McCall s
campaign managers.
There was renewed talk today that
Sulzer’s enenies would seek his in
dictment in Albany county lor sub
ornation of perjury in connection with
testimony before the high court of
impeachment. Sulzer will make his
final campaign speech on the East
side tonight, although he has said
that he has been threatened with as
sassinatknr'if he does.
John Hennessy, graft investigator
for Sulzer and star fusion campaigner
in the present fight, will deliver his
final broadside against Tammany
Hall tonight. District Attorney Whit
man today resumed the investigation,
based on charges made by Hennessy
during the campaign. Startling dis
closures may results from the investi
gation.
MRS. LAKE ALSO HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 3. —A charge of
murder “by aiding and abetting Meade
Harr” in the killing of Miss Florence
Brown here last July, has been filed
against Mrs. Ellis M. Lake, a young
widow with whom Barr claims tequain
tance. The charge was filed Saturday
and admitted to public notice today. A
charge of murdering Miss Brown has
already been filed against Barr.
JUDGE SPEER IS
GOING TO ATHENS
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HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE AND
WILL BE TAKEN TO TH£ HOME
OF HIS SISTER IN ATHENS.
Mt. Airy, Ga., Nov. 3.—The condi
tion of Judge Emory Speer continues
to improve steadily and plans are being
made to take him as soon as possi
’ble to he home of his sißer, Miss Laura
Speer, at Athens.
Judge Speer rested well iast night
and physicians this morning arj
hopeful of his being well enough to
make the trip to Athens within a few
days. They state the move will be
made because of the greater conven
iences of the city.
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HIGH TIDES DO BIG
DAMAGE MA SCOTIA
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Nov. 3.
Immense damage has been caused by
the recent high tides along the coast
between Windsor and Grand Pre
Several miles of dikes have been
swept away and large areas of val
uable lands are under several feet of
water. Crops are ruined and high
ways so badly washed out that they
are impassable.
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LEE COUNTY WILL
FORM TRADE ROOT
Leesburg, Ga . Nov. 3. —(Special.)— A
rally meeting of the business men of
I the town is called for tonight when an
effort will be made to form a chamber
of commerce for Leesburg and Lee
( county. The prospects for the meet
, ing are that it will be a success.
This Couple Wedded
Beside Poets Grave
Concord, Mass.. Nov. 3.—Mutual ven
eration of Ralph Waldo Emerson lei
’ Righard Wightman and Mrs. Patricia
i
i Margaret, both of Saybrook, Conn., to
j have their marriage ceremony per
formed today beside the grave of the
poet and philosopher in Sleepy Hol
. low cemetery. With their hands
j clasped in front of the quartz bould
er which marks Emerson’s murial
place, they were pronounced man an!
wife by the Rev. Loren B. MacDon
ald. of this city.
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4 THE WEATHER. *
4 For Americus and Vicinity.— 4
♦ Warmer and Fair.
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ISSUES NONET
DAY PROCLAMATION
Mayor M. M. Lowrey has issued a
proclamation calling bn the people of
Americus to observe November the
eighteenth as “Georgia,Product Day.”
His honor, the mayor, realizes that
Georgia can be as self-supporting as
any state in the union. He wants to
see a practical demonstrate n of the
fact made all over the state, and he
wants Americus to prove that this ter
ritory of the state is as self-support
ing as any other.
He heartily endorses the suggestion
of The Times-Recorder that the best
way to observe “Georgia Product Day '
is to make it “Sumter Product Day."
He realizes that Sumter county is
rich fti products that tickle the palate.
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Hon. M. M. Lowrey.
The proclamation aB issued by his
honor, the mayor, is:
Whereas, Governor John M. Slator.,
of Georgia, has issued a proclamation
.amlng Tuesday, November Elghteentn,
as “Georgia Products Day,” and has
urged that all the people of the state
observe that date in the fashion pre
scribed by the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, and.
Whereas. The said Georgia Chamber
of Commerce, desiring to impress upon
all loyal Georgians the magnitude of
the Empire State of the* South in the
variety of its products, has called upon
the citizens of the state to celebrae
“Georgia Products Day” by public din
ners at 6 p. m., at which only Georgia
products shall be served, and,
Whereas, It is believed that such a
plan will redound to the material wel
fare of the state of Georgia and its
inhabitants, by encouraging the use of
Georgia-made goods and Georgia
grown foodstuff;
Therefore, 1, M. M. Lowrey, mayor
of the city of Americus, do hereby
commend to the people of this, one of
the best cities in the state, this plan
for the exploitation of Georgia prod
ucts, and urge upon all bo fittingly ob
serve Georgia Products Day in the
manner desired by the Georgia Cham
ber of Commerce.
M. M. LOWREY, Mayor.
Attest:
H, W. WEAVER, Clerk & Treas.
CONDITION OF MR. McAFEE
IS NOW VERY SERIOUS
Has Been Quite 111 During
Several Days
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Mr. Fort W. McAfee, who has been
quite ill during the past week at hi
residence on Lee street, was said ye;-
terday to be very little, if any bettei
<i"d his illness is regarded as < u*;
the result, it is said, of s<-i
crnl troubles. Some apprehension ! s
expressed by members of his feu y,
although the hope for recovery is still
AMERICUS TRADE
IS WAITING ON
CROP ESTIMATES
INTEREST IN COTrON MABItEr
Centers on Crop Ralber Tkm
On Weather
Americus warehousemen and th*
cotton trade locally look for material
developments in market conditions
within the next week or two, the result
of reports and estimate* upon the to
tal outturn of the crop. Here In south
Georgia, and particularly in Sumter
county the gathering of the crop ha*
progressed rapidly, and while in nun/
localities tho fields are still white, it
a fact that fully two-thirds, if not a
greater part of it, has been picked,
marketed and, for the most part, sold.
The cotton market this week will en
ter into a new phase of the present
season. Weather conditions over the
I
belt will be more or less ignored and
the trade will turn itß almost undivided
attention to the question of the size of
the yield. Crop estimates, from vari
ous experts and private bureaus wiii
do more than anything else to con
trol the course of prices day by eay.
The trade is having a hprd time in
forming opinions regarding this seas
on’s crop. In about a month the de
partment of agriculture will issue its
annual estimate of the growth this
year and between now and that time
hundreds of guesses will be made.
Thus far, the experts have failed most
dismally to get together in the|r crop
opinions. The highest serious esti
mate on record is 15,7.1*0 000 bales,
while the lowest is >3,500,000.
Os late the trade Ib beginning to ac
cept 14,0000,000 bales as the dividing
line of opinion.
Another report on ginning, by the
census bureau will be issued Saturday.
This report will carry the crop down
to October 18* and may have statis
tics in it which materially will alter
some crop views. By probably the ma
jority of cotton men it is considered
that ginning has made good headway
in this last period, but there are many
bulls who think unfavorable weath- r
has hindered it because of its effect on
picking.
The spot situation, the export mov?~
ment and mill takings all are likely to
bring forth developments of import
ance at any time now, which may have
a decided influence on values in the
future market
CARR LOSESIii; I
SUESJR Mi
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 3.—Wilbur
Carr, pitcher and shortstop in sev
eral western and central minor leagues ’
during the last five years, lost a flng°r
In a shoe factory machine here and i>
suing for $2,000, basing his demand on
his inability to play baseball with tbds|
finger gone. Jimmy Block, former
catcher for the White Sox, testified for
him describing his own loss of a base- •
ball job through a broken finger^
UNITER STATES SIGNS j
TREATY WITH HONDURAS
Washington, D. C., Nov. 3—Secre
tary Bryan and Minister Membrenoi
of Honduras today signed a treaty |
embodying President Wilson s peace.
plan, announced by Mr. Bryan earlr':
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In the present administration, Hondu
ras is the fourth nation to conclude
such a treaty with the United States.
The others are Salvador, Panama *»<#’,
Guatemala.
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