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THE AMERICUS HMES-RECORDER
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
NEW RAILROAD WILL
RUN INTO SUMTER BY
FIRST PART OF NAY
Bridge Is Almost
Complete d
Across Flint
METHVIN’S STORE
MIL POINT
Americus Must
Speak to Main
tain Business
A party of prominent Americus peo
ple will visit the site on the Flint
river Thursday afternoon, April 16th,
where the railroad trestle of the
Georgia Lumber Co., has been con
structed, which is near Copperas
Bluff.
The trestle has been constructed,
and the final details of the work such
as laying the cross-ties and the steel
rails, will be completed during the
next few days.
The railroad bed has been laid and
is in operation wtihin four-fifths of a
mile of the river on the east side. A
huge trestle over the river swamps on
the east side has been built to the river
bridge, and within the next few days
the first train on the railroad of the
Georgia Lumber Co., will run into
Sumter county.
The right-of-way to the farm of J.
L. Chambliss has been cleared and
immediate work will be begun on the
road to John Methvin’s store. It is
estimated that trains will be operated
to Methvin’s store by May Ist.
The question of this railroad being
extended to Americus has been dis
cussed very much in this city. The
matter has taken various forms, but
up to this time no definite action has
been taken.
The matter of a new railroad in
Sumter county should be the occasion
of much rejoicing by all of her patri
otic people. It means a new day for
the county, with the 28tli district
opened up to the commerce of the
world toy steam power. This section
of the country has been the only dis
trict without a railroad, and when the
first whistle blows at John Methvin’s
store, many Americus pople will wit
ness the event with pleasure.
The day is rapidly approaching
when Americus must speak finally,'
definitely and unequivocally. The ne.v
railroad has an outlet on the A. B. t
A railroad at Games. All of the bus
iness of the 28th district will receive
an outlet on, the new road, over the
river, to Games —unless the road is
brought to Americus, and in this event
the wheels of trade will turn to
this city.
There is a possibility—no dream of
a possibility, that should the new
road be brought to Americus she will
witness a movement unlike any
which she has ever known. The care
ful citizen can take his map of Geor
gia and Florida and with a few min
utes of study will see where a railroad
into Americus from this section —and
an outlet at Games, will open a new
avenue of trade.
The eyes of the world have turned
towards the Panama canal, and with
the construction of the new road to
Americus there is a possibility that
it will be finally extended to Darrott,
Shellman, Edison, Columbia and on
into Marianna, Florida, or some other
port on the gulf.
Americus would be the center ;
around which these wheels would
work —a gateway to the gulf. But
first comes her own preservation and
the business of the 28th district.
Undoubtedly, when the first train
moves into the 28th district and stops
at John Methvin’s store, Americus
will get busy. She must move.
It is 12 1-2 miles to Methvin’s store,
and 2 1-2 miles to the river from that
point. The railroad will soon span
2 1-2 miles of this route, and then it
remains for Americus to say whether
she cares for the road to come into
this city.
It is learned unofficially that when
the road is constructed to Methvin’s
store, and Americus continues to main
tain her silence, then the road will be
extended on the east side io Hawkins
ville.
Americus stands before a wonderful
opportunity. Her business life de
pends on it.
She will act.
soiwifEt
H OF LOUIS
BRINBEIS NAME
WASHINGTON, D. C., April I.—The
senate judiciary sub-committee voted
three to two to recommend to the full
committee the nomination of Louis D
Erandeis for conformation. The
name was sent to the senate several
weeks ago by President Wilson to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar.
Senator Chilton, Walsh and Fletch
er, democrats, were in favor of the
conformation. Senators Cummins
and Works, republicans, opposed the
recommendation. The full committee
is about even on the matter.
SMITH ESTATE IS
OVER TWO MILLION
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SAVANNAH, Ga„ April I.—The fed
eral court appraisers have placed a
value on the estate of the late James
’M. Smith, the millionaire farmer of
. Oglethorp county, Georgia, who
, died several months ago, at $2,105,-
■ 359.32. The report shows realty on
, ten counties amounting to $1,411,-
715,01.
SMOKING PIPES NOW
VIENNA, April 1. —Owing to the
■ shortage of cigarettes and cigars, the
[ people of Vienna are taking to smok-
I ing pipes, which have never before at
' tained any considerable popularity
here. For some time past, it has been
I practically impossible to get cigar
i ettes in Austria, although the supply
> for the army seems unlimited.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 2, 1916
COMMISSION OF
LADIES 10 MAKE
CUI BEAUTIFUL
The ladies of Americus will assem
ble in a meeting on Monday afternoon
at 4:30 o’clock for the purpose of
forming a Woman’s Improvement
commission that will be an adjunct to
the Chamber of Commerce.
The ladies will talk the matter over
on Monday and officers will be elected
and other matters taken up.
In nearly every city where thev
have a Chamber of Commerce or other
business organization, there will be
found a Woman’s Civic club connected,
for there is a certain amount of “City
Beautiful’’ work that must be handled
and carried out by the ladies.
One of the first thnigs tat will be
taken up will be the beautification of
the “Dixie Highway” along its line
through Sumter county. In many of
the other counties where thia highway
runs, the women have taken the mat
ter up and have done noble work along
this line.
The ladies will join in the movement
to secure a city park that shall be in
keeping with the beauty of the city.
Many of our ladies will come to the
meeting with suggestions that have
come under their attention, and which
suggestions are for the good of Amer
icus. When they take up the w’ork in
earnest and have a year or two of
careful planning, our citizens can look
for a really beautiful city, full to over
flowing with flowers and beautiful
shrubs.
AMERICUS HI WINS
THE FIRST_ WEE
The ball tossers who represent the
Americus High school returned Fri
day night from Ellaville where they
had a poor afternoon’s sport Friday.
The locals completely out classed the
boys of the Ellaville High school and
when the dust had cleared, the offic
ial scorer announced that as far as he
could determine, Americus had scored
twenty-one runs, while Ellaville had
succeeded in tallying twice.
The Americus boys, as the score in
dicates, handled the willow carelessly,
and kept the Schley county boys
chasing over the fence for homers.
Mathis and Webb were the fence
busters for the Americus nine, each
securing a home run, and these two
were guilty also of causing the Ella
ville pitchers quite a fey pangs ot
regret that they had ever taken up
ball pitching as a pastime. Johnson
was on the mound for the local High
school nine and he took advantage of
the big score and held his stuff in re
serve.
At the end of the seventh inning
Ellaville announced that they’d
enough and the umpire kindly consent
ed to stop the torture.
STATE OFFICIALS BOOKS
ARE BEING AUDITED
ATLANTA, Ga., April I.—he Audit
company of the South, which under a
t esolution of the general assembly is
making an audit of all accounts of the
state house departments, has begun
work in the office of Secretary of State
Phil Cook. All books of this depart
ment are now in the hands of the audit
ing agents and it is expected that their
work in this department will be com- i
pleted in the next few da"S.
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♦ THIS OLD WORLD WILL 4
♦ ROCK OCCASIONALLY ♦
4 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1. ♦
♦ —Pronounced earth shocks were 4
♦ recorded at Georgetown uni- *
♦ versity this morning. They began ♦
4- at 6:24 a. m., continued until *
4-7:30 o’clock and reached their 4
4 greatest intensity at 6:35 o’clock. ♦
♦ The disturbance is estimated to -4
*• have centered about 3,300 miles 4 -
4 from Washington. *
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ELKSBOSY WITH
PLANS FOR GOFOT
CONVENTION NOW
The Executive committee of the
Elks’ convention will meet on Monday
afternoon at 6 o’clock for the purpose
cf going over some important mat
ters connected with the convention
As the date for the convention draws
near, this committee will have its
hands full. Letters are coming to
Convention Secretary Hyman giving
the assurance that a record-breaking
crowd will be here on that occasion.
Official notice comes in that Colum
bus lodge has appointed Miss Gertrude
Joseph as sponsor for their lodge. The
same letter says that Columbus is get
ting more and more enthusiastic over
the convention every day, and those
tnat cannot come in their private cars
will come over on the second day,
April 28t.h, by auto, and the letter
says the whole city is coming.
A letter from John W. Blount, sec
retary of the Macon lodge, says that
there is a possibility of their lodge
sending a big delegation and bringing
the Macon Drum and Bugle corps.
This will be fine.
It is a surprising fact that many
homes are being offered to take care
of the great crowd. It is well to bear
in mind that the housekeepers should
not go to a single dlolar’s expense, but
j-ely upon taking some of the delegates
without any expense at all. If you
go ahead and spend any money to
take them, you will not clear any, and
it is a warning to the good women
who will help us to take care of the
convention, that they should do what
they could without incurring expense.
On Monday and Tuesday the five
thousand invitations will go out al!
over the state of Georgia and each
Elk will reecive one for the names of
all members have been received in the
office of the secretary. This is fine
edvertising for Americus. Think of
the railroad depots all over the state
having a cloth banner hanging in their
places for nearly a month advertising
Americus and what she has to offer
for this convention.
PROOF STILL LACKING
WASHINGTON, D. C., April I.—Am
bassador Gerard has cabled that the
German government knows nothing
| officially of the attack on the English
vessel Sussex. The English are in
vestigating.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 1.--
With President Wilson away and posi
tive proof still lacking that submarine
attacks are responsible for the recent
sea disasters to merchant ships carry
ing Americans, the latest submarine
issue is at a standstill today.
Further developments probably will
await word from Ambassador Gerard,
at Berlin. Gerard on yesterday inquir
ed at the German foreign office con
cernlng these attacks. Unofficial ad
vices say the German response may
fiwait reports from German submarine
commanders now at sea.
PETITIONS FOR
BOARDS SENT TO
CLERKS OF COORT
Monday and Tuesday morning there
will be presented to the chairman of
every board of county commissioners
•ot the eighteen counties comprising
the Third Agricultural district a pe
tition from Secretary Hyman asking
( them to appropriate the sum neces
sary to defray the erection of their
county, a building on the fair grounds.
(The petition has been sent to the
clerk of the superior court, with a re
quest that they give it to the chair
man of the board. In most of the
I
counties they know that It is coming,
and it is to be hoped that there will
be a ready response to the petitions.
On Monday morning Agricultural
Agent J. G. Oliver and Secretary Hy
man will go to Buena Vista in the in
terest of a building for Marion county.
On Tuesday morning they will go to
Ellaville to appear before the com
missioners in behalf of Schley county's
building. There are good prospects
that these two counties will come
t
across at once.
A big force of workmen under the
direction of H. J. Prance, horticultur
alist of the Third District Agricultu
ral school, set out the four hundred
roses that were received Saturday.
These roses are being set out two to
each panel of the fence and being
three year old roses they will make a
big show’ by this fall.
Numerous letters are being received
daily asking for information about our
fair and it looks like the Third Agri
cultural District Fair will be one ot
big features this year.
LIRCEST EfflCE 111
HL GEOfieiA BEING
BUILT 111 THE CITI
Dirt has been broken, and work ac
tually begun on the new garage being
built by the Americus Automobile
Company.
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The building will be a three-story
brick building fronting Lamar street
80 feet running back 125 feet, the
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site directly across the street from
the present headquarters of the com
pany. The front windows will be of
' plate glass, as will also the side front,
on the 16 foot alley between the build
ing and the Holt building.
The shop will be supplied with all I
the latest up-to-date machinery, with
expert machinists as they now have,
vulcanizing, painting and trimming
shop; electric elevators to the top
( story, and all machines will be driven
, by electricity. Office and show rooms
( will be 40 x 75 feet. Well supplied
with windows all over the building
will make the ventilation perfect and
when completed will be the largest
. garage in Georgia as well as the best
. equipped.
, The plans for the building were
drawn by Architect Lockwood. Work
. has already started and the building
, will be ready for occupancy by Sep
tember Ist.
Arthur Rylander, president of the
Americus Automobile Company, has
found it necessary to have a larger
building, and while he is building de
cided to build one that would not
- only meet the demands of his business
. for the present but for sometime to
come.
INJURIES OF VILLA
MAY MAKE RACE SLOW
TO SOUTHERN LANDS
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*■ HIGH COST OF LIVING 4
4 BEING FELT IN ARMY. 4
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30. 4
♦ —Rapid advancement in the cost ♦
4 of living are being felt in the ar- 4
4 my, the house military affairs 4
4 committee was told today by 4
, 4 Brig. Gen. Sharpe, acting quar- 4
4 termaster general. 4
4 A few months ago an estimate 4
4 of 27 cents a ration was obtain- +
4ed by the quartermaster’s de- *
4 partment, and today the cost is 4
4 30c. 4
♦ General Sharpe denied emphat- ♦
♦ ically a charge recently made in 4
♦ the senate that the United States 4
4 army was poorly provisioned. “It 4
4 is the best fed army in the world,” 4
' 4 he said. 4
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MR. R. J. PERRY
DIED SATURDAY
IT SCHLEY HOME
Mr. Robert J. Perry, a prominent
and influential citizen of Schley coun
ty, passed away Saturday afternoon
at 4 o’clock at his home, near Ella
ville, on the Americus-Ellaville road.
Mr. Perry was 41 years of age and
had been ill a few days, blood poison
ing developing which brought the en 1
with much sorrow to many friends.
He was an industrious farmer of
Schley and was the representative of
his county in the Georgia legislature.
! The funeral of Mr. Perry will be
held at Ellaville at 3 o’clock Sunday
afternoon attended by saddened friends
who will gather to pay the last trib
ute.
He is survived by a wife, six child
ren, a half-brother, Dr. R. J. Perry, of
Americus;" John H. Perry, of Kerens,
Texas; sisters; Mrs. Thomsa Took and
Mrs. P. A. Wimbish, of Schley county.
INSANITY PLEA IN
THE POISON CASES
I
NEW YORK, April I.—Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite, indicted on a charge
of murder of his father-in-law, John
E Peck, the Grand Rapids million
aire, will be placed on trial within a
month.
The prosecutor says he will be ar
raigned on two indictments Monday
if able, charged with poisoning Peck.
The attorney for the defendant wants
to prove him insane. Waite is said to
oppose this.
AUGUSTA HIS ANOTHER
FIRE JOSS $70,000
AUGUSA, Ga., April I.—Fire early
this morning destroyed the maincom
partment of Lesser’s warehouse here.
About one thousand bales of cottou
stored in the compartment were com
Speculation O n
Late Events In
Mexico
VILLA INJURED
OSERIOIISLI
May Have Fallen
From Horse Is
a Belief
EL PASO, April 1. —The capture of
Villa is believed by army officers to
be only a question of days. His forc
' eg are scattered after a smashing de
feat Wednesday.
Villa is reported to be seeking saf
ety at a recess on the continental di
vide. The injured leg of the bandit
was broken by a gunshot wound or a
fell from his horse. The injury will
iioubtless prevent a long flight.
The report heard that Villa had al
' ready been captured is not credited.
Mexican Consul Garcia had no
word today of further fighting.
Rumors From Carranza.
WASHINGTON, April I.—The war
department had further advises on
Dodd’s dash at Guerrero. There are
rumors on the border that Carranza
troops are massing opposite Douglas,
Arizonia, but are unconfirmed .
not credited by officials.
Pershing’s Men Still After Villa.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April I.—Col.
Dodd's cavalry force resumed their
chase of Villa’s bandits following the
dashing attack Wednesday at Guer
rerro, after resting only briefly. Sup
porting forces first covered the rail
roads towards Chihuahua, while small
er detachments began beating the ad
jacent country for signs of Villa.
Overnight despatches to Funston
to General Funston from Mexico told
hew General Pershing’s'forces are dis
tributed, though none of these brought
additional details of the fighting
around Guerrerro. All of the des
patches received by General Funston,
bore the filing datt of Thursday, or
early Friday.
Officers here hope another success
ful encounter with the bandits may
soon occur. The regular army head
quarters are expectant today, yet con
fident of the ability of the American
troops to drive their quarry into the
open and force a decisive battle there.
Just where Villa went after being at
tacked by Americans at Guerrerro is
unknown here. g
Reports concerning Villa’s Conditioa
after the clash with American cavalry
continue to reach San Antonio, many of
these being of conflicting nature. One
report says the bandit chief escaped
uninjured after the fight.
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pletely destroyed, and a number ot
other tales damaged by water, sn»’.:e
and fire. 1
At noon today the loss incurred was
conservatively estimated at $70,000. Ne
statement concerning insurance carri
ed has yet been made.
NUMBER 79.