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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
EFFORTS BEING MADE
TO BRING PITTSBURG
TEAM HERE TO TRAIN
Telegrams Sent to
President And
Manager
THEY HAVE NO
miNED YET
Means Much To
The City For
Team to Visit
Americus wants the Pittsburg base
ball club of the National league to
train in Americus this spring.
Efforts looking towards securing
this club to visit Americus were made
Jest night by Mayor L. G. Council and
the editor of the Times-Recorder. An
invitation was extended to President
Barney E. Dreyfuss, of the club, an I
Manager James J. Callahan.
It was learned that the Pittsburg
team had made no arrangements for
their Southern training camp, and
only their pitching staff had been pro
vided for. This was the opening hint
which prompted Americus people to
get busy.
Should Americus not secure the visit
of this prominent big league team, it
will mean much to the city anyway,
and lay a good foundation for their
claims to a training camp when the big
magnates begin to look around next
fall for training quarters.
The Toledo team of the American as
sociation trained here three years ago,
and were delighted with the climate
find people. •
The visit of such a formidable ag
gregation of baseball players puts
Americus on the map—it gives them
advertising which can hardly be secur
ed in any other way, and by no means
s? cheap. When the Cleveland team
trained here and staged several ex
hibition games, it meant much to the
name of Americus, for it went all over
the United States. Over 800,000 words
were telegraphed out of Americus dur
ing that month about the club and city
—nothing else. 800,000 words scatter
ed broadcast over the United States is
something more than a fairy dream.
It is to be hoped that Americus did
not get into the game too late for a
tig league team, and that arrange
ments can be made to bring the Pitts
burg team to this city.
SUSPICIOUS MAN IS
NMIISMIffIILIE
SMITHVILLE, Ga., Feb. 7.—A sus
picious character was apprehended
here Sunday afternoon and is now
under arrest for trading postage
stamps for merchandise. This party
was seen in Albany Saturday night. He
claims to have come from Quitman to
Cochran, Hawkinsville, Marshallville,
Americus to Smithville. He has blonde
complexion, is about 5 feet 10 inches
in height; weighs about 160 pounds.
The man calls himself R. S. Bowen,
and says he is a printer. He is about
G. OF Gft. TO MAKE
CHANGE AT THEIR
DEPOT IN GIH
iX" 1 ’ '
The Chamber of Commerce makes
the announcement that Americus .s
soon to have a splendid depot at the
Central of Georgia railway.
A committee was appointed by Pres
ident Carr S. Glover about the first of
November for the purpose of securing
better railroad facilities for those who
travel to and from Americus. This
committee was headed by Frank La
nier as chairman, and the following
gentlemen composed the committee: R.
1.. McMath, Frank Sheffield, Lee G.
Council, W. M. Jones, Geo. R. Ellis, J.
W. Harris, Jr., John Sheffield, J. El
more Poole and Secretary Hyman.
The committee sent a letter to Pres
ident W. A. Winburn on January 20th,
inviting him to come here and inspect
this depot. The following Mondav
morning bright and early Mr. Win
burn arrived on the scene and went
over the depot matter very thoroughly
and agreed that it was not what it
should be and that he would instruct
his architects to spend quite a sum of
money on the depot.
On February 3d, Architect S. P. Wil
liams arrived in Americus and there
was a meeting held at the depot, com
posed of Chairman Frank Lanier,
President Carr S. Glover, Secretary E.
H. Hyman, J. E. Hightower, agent for
the Central of Georgia railroad, and
Architect Williams, when the matter
was gone over thoroughly and quite a
lot of extensive improvements were
agreed upon by those present.
The Central of Georgia railroad is to
be congratulated for its quick response
to the committee’s request for a better
ifiepot, and also Mr. J. E. Hightower,
deesrves the thanks of the committee
the railroad’s agent in Americus, who
deserves the thanks of the committee
for his untiring efforts in assisting
them in their work in every way pos
sible.
The Chamber of Commerce is always
alert to the needs of Americus and is
the proper channel through which all
these matters should be taken up, ft
being the commercial clearing house
for the entire city.
The matter of a new depot for the
Seaboard Air Line is now being taken
up with President W. J. Harahan, of
the Seaboard, and some good results
can be looked for.
BRING PAPER 10
- COHRT’S PRESENCE
It is learned that the Topeka, Kans.,
Plain Dealer, a negro paper, which is
alleged to have published incendiary
attacks relating to the lynching of five
negroes at Starkesville, will be brought
to the attention of the federal court
now in session at Albany.
<22 years old.
C. H. Butler, chief of police, is
hclddng him to see if he is not wanted
' at some other point.
AMLRIEUSTIMES-REEOROER
THREE ACTS FOR
HEALTH OF GIH
BE INTRODUCED
Dr. Douglas B. Mayes, city physician,
Mill present several ordinances at the
meeting of the mayor and city council
Tuesday night with his recommenda
tion that they be passed. They all
dealt with the department of health,
under whose supervision the ordi
nances would be enforced.
The head-notes on the ordinances
are:
“An ordinance to provide for Die
registration of mid-wives with the
Board of Health to practice their pro
fession within the city limits of Amer
icus.’’
“Requiring the digging up and cut
ting down of weeds on the sidewalks
and lots in Americus during certain
months.’’
“An ordinance to regular the pro
duction and sale, and to provide for
Jhe inspection of milk and dairy prod
ucts in the city of Americus; to pro
vide for the inspection of dairy prem
ises and! implements used in and
about the dairy business, and to pro
vide a penalty for the violation of this
ordinance.”
The ordinance concerning the prac
tice of mid-wlfery or attending obstet
rict cases in the absence of a physi
cian provides that permits shall be
secured from the chairman of the
Board of Health, and the penalty for
violation is prescribed in section 19 of
the charter of the city of Americus.
The act concerning the digging up
and cutting down of weeds provides
that the owners of land shall com
mence on the first of June in each year
the work of clearing the streets and
i premises of this growth.
The ordinance concerning milk pro
duction and the inspection of dairy
products is quite lengthy and makes
all provisions for this feature of t he
city.
Dr. Mayes has been very attentive to
the needs of the city in the health de
partment, and the three new proposed
ordinances are the outgrowth of his
recommendations for the best inter
ests of the city.
Oil TD SPEAK IT
TOIDITONUM
Edward Amherst Ott, who will lec
ture in Americus on February 12th,
under the auspices of the Americus and
Sumter County Hospital association,
will appear at the High school audi
torium instead of the Opera House.
This change was made necessary be
cause the Opera House is engaged for
this night.
School children will be admitted for
25c, and the regular tickets are on
sale at sl.
The subject of Mr. Ott’s address will
be “Spenders” or “The Ballot of the
Dollar.”
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4 ARKANSAS FLOOD VICTIMS 4
4 ASK CONGRESS FOR HELP ♦
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 7. ♦
♦—A telegram to Senator Robin- ♦
♦ son and by him turned over to 4
♦ the war department, says many +
♦ of the flood sufferers in Arkansas +
4 will perish from cold unless con- +
♦ gress helps. +
4 Several thousand army blan- 4
4- kets stored at St. Louis, will be 4
♦ rushed to the scene and supplied 4
4- the destitute, and congress will 4- 1
4 te asked to pass an emergency 4
4 relief appropriation of $50,000. 4
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON
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* “0.-B” NOT TO FACE 4
| 4 ANTI-TRUST SUIT. 4
4- CHICAGO. Feb. 7.—The Federal 4
1 4 Leagues’ anti-trust suit against 4
4 organized baseball magnates was 4
4 dismissed by Federal Judge K. 4
4 M. Landis here today. 4
4- The suit was filed when antag- 4
4- onism between the Federal or- 4
4- ganization and the two major 4
4 leagues of baseball was at its 4
4 highest pitch, and today’s decis- 4
4 ion marks the final step in end- 4
4 ing the “war” started two years 4
♦ ago. 4
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MABGHISTHDATE
SET FOR GDUNTY
SD MTf R PRIMARY
The Sumter County Democratic Ex
ecutive committee met Monday morn
ing in the office of Captain John A.
Cobb, ordinary of Sumter county. The
committee named March 15th as the
date for holding the county primary.
Chairman Hollis Fort presided at
the meeting, and Fred B. Arthur was
chosen as secretary of the body.
It was decided that all assessments
ard announcements must be paid on
or before March 4th, and unless this
rule is complied with those failing to
do so will not have their names to ap
pear on the ballot.
It was decided that all assessments
were payable to F. B. Arthur as sec
retary, and if any amount is left as
surplus after all expenses for holding
the primary are paid, the balance is
to be pro rated among the candidates.
The hours for holding the election
and the qualifications of the candi
dates are to be the same as those gov
erning the state democratic primary.
The voters must have all taxes paid,
including 1915. It was decided that a
citizen may vote on a written certifi
cate from the tax collector showing
that all taxes were paid.
The following amoutns were decided
upon as the assessments for each can
didate to pay the cost of holding the
primary: Judgie of City Court, $20.00;
Solicitor of City Court, $20.00; Sheriff
and Clerk Superior Court, $25.00; Tax
Collector and Tax Receiver, $ 15.00;
County Surveyor, $5.00; County School
Commissioner, $10.00; County Commis
sioners (each), $5.00; Ordinary, $10.00;
Coroner, nothing.
An election was ordered on the same
date for two delegates to the national
(democratic convention from the dis
trict; four delegates from the state-at
large; four members of the county ex
ecutive committee.
TURPIN’S BUILDING
IS NOW OCCUPIED
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W. G. Turpin & Co.’s new store .
building has. been completed, and they ,
have moved their handsome line of ,
cars in for display. The emporium (
presents quite an attractive and neat ,
appearance, and their display of pretty ,
cars is worth the while of interested i
v isitors. j
MR. FULLER HAS
(
LEG AMPUTATED
i
William Fuller, who lives near <
Americus on the Bruce Hall farm, was <
operated on Sunday at the Plains hos- 1
pital. Mr. Fuller was suffering with i
blood poisoning, which necessitated the i
amputation of his leg. While Mr. Ful- 1
lor is in a serious condition, there is i
hope tor his early recovery. i
FEBRUARY 7, 1916
GOVERNOR NAT E.
HARRIS TD OPEN
CAMPAIGN TODAY
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 7.—Governor
. Nat E. Harris will launch his cam
. paign for re-election with a speech to
night at Macon, his home city. The
governor’s friends have made great
preparations for the event, and a very
large audience is expected. The gov
' ernor, it is stated, will review the
events if his administration and call
i attention to what he has accomplished
I in the way of fulfilling platform prom
ises.
He will tell the story of how a ma
jjority of the house and senate were
prevented by means of the rules of
procedure which prevailed in this bod
ies from passing prohibition laws at
the regular ression of the general as
sembly in 1915; of how the prohibition
majority of the house forced an ex
tra session of the legislature by ad
journing before passing an appropria
tions bill; of how the friends of the
liquor traffic importuned him not to
include prohibition bills in his call for
the extra session; of how the people
from one end of the state to the other
gave unmistakable evidence of their
desire that h should include prohibi
tion in the call; and of how he com
plied with the wishes of the people and
thereby made possible the enactment of
the laws at the extra session hid last
fall.
Now that the laws are passed, the
governor will tell his Macon friends,
the next great thing to be accomplish
ed is enforcement of the laws, and to
this he will pledge every power at the
command of the governor, if re-elected.
He will lay stress upon the fact that
Georgia’s almost unbroken custom is
to re-elect a governor for a second
term, except in some rare and excep
tional case where a chief excutive has
gone contrary to the will of the peo
ple in a matter of paramount import
ance and he will claim the same en
dorsement of his administration that
the people have given his predecessors
time after time.
Were it not for this custom, which
is based upon reason and logic, the
governor will contend, a governor un
der the present two-year term, would
be practically running all the time he
was in office, and would have little 1
time to devote to the duties incumbent
upon him.
The governor’s friends say he is
growing stronger every day, and they
express the utmost confidence in his
re-nomination and second election.
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TEUTOmCJKTORY •
MILAN, Italy, Feb. 7.—An uncensor
ed despatch printed this afternoon 11
Secold, under Bucharest date, says an ’1
explosion at the Skoda arms facto r y 1
killed 195 workmen and injured many
others, besides doing extensive dam
age. Three buildings used in connec- I
tion with the plant’s operations were |
badly damaged, and one is said to be
beyond repair.
The cause of the explosion is un
known, and Austrian authorities are
doing everything in their power to pre
vent news of the occurrence leaking ’
through the battle lines about the <
country. At Skoda is manufactured 1
a large percentage of the heavy artil- <
levy used by the Austrians, and t he '
greatest gun i nuse by the Teptons is •
a product of the plant there. It is 1
impossible to state whether operations 1
must be entirely suspended pending I
repairs to the works. <
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4 GU LI AN DEAD AT 112; 4
♦ OLDEST “CHINK” IN SOUTH 4
♦ TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 7—Gu Li An, 4
♦ a Chinaman, who was said to be 4
| 4 112 years old, died at the county 4
4 poor farm here last night. Death 4
1 4 resulted from a complication of 4
♦ diseases. 4-
4 Gu Li An, was reputed to be 4
4 the oldest Chinaman in the South, 4
4 and had long been a resident of 4
4 Tampa, conducting a laundry in 4
4 this city many years before in- *
4 creasing infirmities made his re- 4
♦ tirement imperative. The body 4
4 will be embalmed and shipped to ♦
4 China. ♦
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REIGNING PATH
OF BANDIT VILLA
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 7. —Francisco
Villa, with only about twenty-five men,
is on the defensive in Nldos Canyon
of Santa Clara Ranch, and his escape
is almost completely cut off by Car
ranza troops.
Official advices reached Juarez to
the above effect this afternoon. The
hunt for Villa has been pushed relent
lessly since the de facto government
received recognition by Washington.
Villa Threatens Lives of Grlngoes.
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 7. —Francisco
Villa is again terrorizing the Mexican
state of Chihuahua near the border,
according to reliable information
brought to El Paso by travelers from
that section this morning. The latest
I ;
trouble stirred up by Villa occurred
Monday at Laguna. No American lives
were sacrificed during the disorder.
1
Today for the first time in eight days
the Mexican railways succeeded in op
erating a train through from the south
i
to Juarez. Mexican refugees crowded
eiery coach, and some of these told
vivid stories of conditions as they ex
ist in the interior of the republic. On
Monday Villa, accompanied by a
)small band of outlaws, suddenly ap
peared in the mining camp at Laguna,
threatening to “kill all the gringoes”
he caught. There were no Americans
'in the camp, and bloodshed was fortu
nately avoided.
On Wednesday, the outlaw again ap
peared in Laguna, being acompanied
on this occasion by two hundred armed
men. Villa told all the laborers em
ployed in the mines, which are owned
by American interests, to leave Laguna
at once. He backed up the command
with threats of violence to be visited on
all remaining after forty-eight hours.
I
The bandit chief told the laborers he
was determined to stop American-own
ed mines in northern Mexico from op
erating altogether, and that Americans ‘
within the republic would be killed
wherever found. The exodus from La
guna following Villa’s peremptory or- ;
der to leave was practically complete, j
' I
I
EIGHT MONTHS DR
540 IS THE FINE !
1
Four negroes who were corailed
while gaming Sunday by Officers Low- ,
ery and Summerford pleaded guilty be- <
fore Judge William M. Harper, of the ,
City court Monday morning. They ,
Were John Crawford, Green Cheffield, ]
■Arthur Watson and George Johnson. >
Each received a sentence of eight j
months or a fine of S4O. All the ne- j
groes were placed in jail for the pres
ent.
CITV
edition!
PRESIDENT ANO
SECRETARY WORK
DN FOREIGN NOTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.—Ger
many has agreed that “reprisals mast
not be directed against neutrals.” Thn
. expression has been offered from Ber
lin to take the place of a phrase w
taining the word “illegal,” as incorpor
ated 1 in the Lusitania agreement draft
ed here by Secretary Lansing and Am
bassador Bernstorff.
The German proposal is now ante
scrutiny by President Wilson and Sto.
retary Lansing, and in view of earlfar
announcements bearing upon the ne
gotiations, it is likely the wording <
the text will prove acceptable to the
United States. Monetary damage ftw
American lives sacrificed will be
by Germany.
Not To Insist on Specific Wording.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. B.—Ad
ministration officials this afternoon ML
it be known that a mere choice of
words will not be permitted to stonH m
th.? way of a successful culmination «T
the Lusitania negotiations. The infor
mation has considerably lessened ten
sion existing in official circles, though
such action on the part of the Wilson
administration was not unexpected.
The United,States, It is now known,
will not insist upon the use of the
word “illegal,” by Germany in it*
note of regret, to be tendered the
Washington government, nor will It
specifically insisted upon that the wort
“disavowal” be incorporated within the
phrasing of the communication. The
Germans will, however, be required te
acknowledge that the sinking of the
.liner without warning, Involving the
loss of one hundred and fifteen Ameri
can liv.es was wrong. The monetary
indemnity to be paid for the sacrifice
of these lives, thus far, has offered ne
obstacle to the negotiations.
Official announcements substantial
ly as above stated, have had! the effect
of greatly clarifying the situation, and
a distinct atmosphere of optimism now
envelops the negotiations.
“New Demands” Denied by Lansing;
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.—Sec
retary Robert Lansing flatly denied
this afternoon that any new demands
made been made in the Lusitania case
at a time when the German govern
ment considered the negotiations prac
tically at an end. Speaking of Berlin
dispatches quoting references by Dr.
Zcimerman, under secretary for for
eign affairs, to "new demands,” Secre
tary Lansing expressed the opinion
that Dr. Zcimerman had been misquot
ed. He said Dr. Zeimmerman could
not possibly have made the statement*
attributed to him in the news des
patches, as he must have known then
to be absolutely untrue.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.—Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary Lansing, it
is announced this morning, will confer
today concerning the latest phase ct
the Lusitania negotiations. The re
cent note from Berlin has already bee*
considered, and a tentative draft «f »
reply to be sent the German gthrert
ment is ready.
It has been arranged to go carefully
fever the latest tentative draft of;the
American reply, and hope is expressed
that the communication may result in
fen agreement 'being reached between
the two nations. The note may be con
sidered by the entire cabinet before
being sent to Ambassador Gerard
who will formally present the message
to the German foreign office. Am
bassador Count Von Bernstorff, having
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