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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
THIRTY-EIGHTH TEAK
THREE HUNDRED
PFRISH IN SHIP
COLLISION AT SEA
LONDON, Nov. 4.—The steamers
Connemara and Retriever collided last
night just outside of Carlingford bar
during one of the worst gales ever
known in the Irish Sea, both vessels
sinking immediately. Latest estimates
of fatalities incurred states that one
hundred persons perished, there being
only one survivor from the Connemara.
Earlier reports placed the number
drowned at three hundred, but later
reports disclosed the inaccuracy of
these estimates. It has also been es
tablished that no Americans were on
board either the Connemara and the
Retriever.
A statement issued this afternoon
by the superintendent of the London
and Northwestern railway, says that
so far as he knew? there were only fifty
passengers on board the Connemara,
which vessel was operated in connec
tion with the railroad. The collision
occurred off Carlingford Lough, an in
let on the Irish coast between Down
and Louth counties, the Retriever be
ing inward bound. Several bodies of
victims have already been washed
ashore on the county Downs coast.
First Reports of Disaster.
LONDON, Nov. 4. —It is feared late
tcday that fully three hundred per
sons perished when the London and
Northwestern passenger steamship
Connemara, collided with the steam
ship Retrieter in the Irish Channel,
after midnight last night. Many of
those lost are women and children. .
Both vessels sank quackly follow
ing the collision, and so far as known
here there is only one survivor. Be
cause of tills, details of the accident
are meagre, and it is impossible to
ascertain accurately the cause of the
disaster.
The Connemara was bound from
Greenore for Holyhead, and railway
officials this afternoon were unable
to say whether or not any Americans
were on board. The vessel seldom
carried saloon passengers, it was an
nounced.
J. G. OLIVER GOES TO
ATHENS FOR CONFERENCE
J. G. Oliver leaves tonight for Ath
ens, where he goes in response to a
call for a conference with Dr. . M.
Soule, J. Phil Campbell and W. B.
Burley. These gentlemen will meet in
Athens Monday to formulate plans for
hog and hominy versus boll weevil. A
campaign will be put on in co-opera
tion with county agents throughout
south Georgia to organize boll weevil
preparedness clubs. The clubs will
be organized among the business men
and farmers.
LEE ALLER IN HUGE
for mn iif tin
Lee Allen is a candidate for mayor,
his formal announcement coming yes
terday.
It was generally expected that Mr.
Allen would become a candidate, and
his statement was not greeted with
much surprise. The race is now be
tween Mayor L. G. Council for re
election and Mr. Allen, which promises
an interesting and lively political bat
tle for the city.
Mr. Allen has been conspicuous in
the political and business life of the
city. He has served on the city coun
cil, and was a candidate two years
ago for the mayoralty nomination.
Many friends will support Mr. Allen.
He is a strong leader and numbers
hosts of admirers.
H. B. Mashburn announced his can
didacy for aiderman Friday, which
places four candidates—E, L. Bell, H.
O. Jones, Hugh L. Mize and H. B.
Mashburn, it is reported S. L. Ham
mond has said that he would be a can
didate for aiderman, although no ad
vice has been received by the Times-
Recorder.
THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN AMERICUSJAND THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WITH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
OCILLA CITIZEN VISITS SUMTER
AFTER ABSENCE OF 14 YEARS
.1. T. Bolton, of Leslie, was in Amer
icus Saturday. Mr. Bolton was accom
panied by H. H. Jordan, who now re
sides near Ocilla. Mr. Jordan form
erly lived in Americus and Sumter
county and this is his first visit here
in fourteen years. He will be the
guest of Mr. Bolton at Leslie, for a
few days.
CHILD BURNED TO
DEATH SIX MILES
EASTOFAMEHICDS
News of a most distressing acci
dent, which occurred on the place of
Mr. Ed Morgan, six miles east of the
city, reached Americus early Saturday
afternoon, the accident resulting in
the death of young Howard Morgan,
two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mor
gan. The little fellow' was alone in a
room during the afternoon, and when
discovered by his mother who was at
tracted by his screams, was enveloped
in flames. Before he could be rescued
the blaze had eaten its way into
his little lungs, and the young child,
after lingering a few hours, passed
away.
It is impossible to state accurately
the manner in which the unfortunate
victim came into contact with
the flames that so quickly consumed
his young life, as the fire in the room
was in a stove, and well protected
against accident. It is believed,
though, that in some manner the stove
door was opened, and that little How
ard’s clothing became ignited. Scream
ing at the top of his voice, the little
fellow ran out of the room and about
thirty feet aw'ay was overtaken by his
mother, who quickly smothered the
flames The accident occurred about
3:30 o’clock in the afternoon, and at
7 last night the young victim died.
Mrs. Morgan was startled by the
cries of her young son and in exting
uishing the flames in which he was al
most entirely enveloped was badly
burned about her hands and face. Her
condition last night, however, was not
considered critical. Dr. W. S. Prather
was summoned from Americus immed
iately after the accident, and rendered
medical assistance to both victims.
The accident is one of the most re
grettable that has occurred in this
community during many months, and
many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
will learn its details with extreme re
gret. The funeral will occur this af
ternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. J. A.
Thomas officiating, and interment will
be in Oak Grove cemetery.
I HITE MAN BOUND OVER
FOR SHOOTING AT NEGRO
Rufus Revels, a middle-aged white
man had a commital trial beofre Judge
W. T. McMath Saturday morning,
charged with shooting at another. He
was charged in the warrant as shoot
ing at another, and was bound over for
that offense to the November term of
superior court by Judge McMath in
the sum of S2OO bond. Revels is charg
ed with shoting at an old negro man
with a shot gun, on the premises jf
the old negro. Revels, it is said, de
nied being there or doing the shoot
ing. Revels was arrested last Sunday,
it is said, and placed in jail.
LEE SUPERIOR COURT TO
CONVENE MONDAY MORNING
Lee Superior court convenes Mon
day, and Judge Z. A. Littlejohn and
Americus attorneys having business
before the court will go down to Lees
burg either Sunday night or early Mon
day morning. l. J. Blalock will rep
resent Solicitor General J. R. Williams,
at this term of court, and W. Thad
Glover will act as official court sten
ographer.
Among the cases to be considered by
the Lee county grand jury at this ses
sion of Superior court is that of Early
Brown, a resident of Sumter county
now confined in jail at Leesburg,
charged with the murder of H. A.
Stewart, the homicide having occurred
in that county. |
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 5, 1916
SIXTY ENTOMBED
IN BESSIE MINE
AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 4. —Sixty
men, and perhaps more, were entomu
ed today by an explosion which oc
curred in the Bessie mine of the Sloss-
Sheffield Coal and Iron Company. The
mine is located twenty miles west of
here and was badly wrecked by the
force of the explosion.
According to reports received at the
Birmingham offices of the SlossShef
field Co., late today, more than half
of those imprisoned in the Bessie
Mine are white miners, practically all
of whom have families. State mine
inspectors are now on the scene, and
rescue workers are endeavoring to
realese the imprisoned men, many of
whom are believed to be already dead.
OFFICIALS TAKE IIP
THE GUP SHORTAGE
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 4. —Commis-
sioner McCord today announced the
receipt of a telegram from the Inter
state Commerce commission, saying it
had entered an order for a general in
vestigation into the supply, exchange,
interchange and return of freight cars,
together with all regulations and prac
tices relating thereto. The first hear
ing in the investigation will occur here
next Wednesday.
The order w r as entered because of
the existing nation-wide car shortage,
which has already seriously inconven
ienced business interests in many
states, and because of which many
complaints have recently been filed not
only with the interstate commerce
BOYS OF SUMTER COUNTY RECEIVE THE
AWARDS OF PREMIUMS FOR THEIR CLUB
WORK AFTER CAREFUL AND HARD WORK
The exhibition of prize pigs anti
farm products held here Saturday 27th,
at the Croxton building, and partici
pated in by members of the Sumter
County Boys’ Corn clubs, the Four-
Crop club, the Pig club and the Girls'
Canning club, resulted in the award
ing of many valuable prizes, announce
ment of the winners, together with re
sults attained, being made yesterday
by County Demonstration Agent J. G.
Oliver, who managed the exhibition
here, and to whom much praise is due
for the excellent showing made. Ta
give something of the value of what the
beys of the Pig club did in their ef
fort, it was demonstrated at the ex
hibition here that twenty-five of she
pigs exhibited, during a feeding period
of five months gained a total of 4,901
pounds, at an average cost of $.04 5-23
per pound. This means an average
gain of 200 pounds per pig for the pe
riod, or forty pounds per month, or
an average daily gain of 1 1-3 pounds.
When it is considered that the most of
these pigs had but little grazing of a
weight-giving nature, these gains
serve to show that the boys cared for
tnem, with just a few exceptions, ex
ceedingly well.
Twenty-one boys were awarded 5
pounds of crimson clover seed each
for the best-kept record books produc
ed at the exhibition, the seed being
donated by the Planters Seed Co., with
the stipulation that the seed be unsed
in planting one-fourth of an acre of
grornc for grazing their pigs. These
boys are William Grant, John Cato
Murray, Judson Morgan, Austin Green,
Harrison Walters, Douglas Freeman,
Uriah Morrell, Arthur Darden, Ross
Jennings, Jim Peel, John Edd Peel,
Willis Holman, J. D. Bolton, Stonewall
Shirley, Rollin Chambliss, Robert Mc-
Neil, Alvin Salter, Atis Morris, Dewey
Salter, Willber Lee Clifton, Neal
PRIZES AWARDED IN
CIGARETTE NUMBERS
The Sovereign cigarette contest
which has been attracting the atten
tion of quite a few people, who .have
been guessing at the number of cig
arettes placed in the window at Hooks’
I harmacy. closed yesterday. Several
hours were consumed in counting the
cigarettes and the prizes to
successful contestants. George A.
Moltz and W. G. Raines, representa
tives of the American Tobacco Co.,
counted the cigarettes and awarded the
prizes.
The number of cigarettes in the
window’ was 36,450, and the exact
lumber was guessed by the following
five persons, who shared equally in
the $25.00 in gold, which had been des
ignated as first prize, each receiving
$5.00: A. E. Hopkins, Mrs. O. C.
Johnson. E. M. Prather. S. J. Clark
and C. E. Dunnaway. Jr.
The second prize was $lO in gold,
Mrs. O. C. Johnson receiving the prize,
having guessed 36,444.
The following were tied respectively
for third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth prizes: W. H. Buckalew,
Mrs. O. C. Johnson (2), Charles E.
Dunnaway, Jr., J. T. Darden and J. E,
Cutler, receiving $2.50 each, and 250
Sovereign cigarettes in addition. Ninth
and tenth prizes were awarded C. M.
Smith, Mrs. O. C. Johnson, D. M. Low
ery and Carl Hawjkins, each receiving
250 Sovereign cigarettes.
It is understood that the contest was
in every way a success, and that all
participating therein have expressed
themselves as well satisfied with the
results.
George A. Molt?? and W. G. Raines,
the representatives of the American
Tobacco Co., in charge of the contest,
made many friends while in the city,
being recognized as hustlers for their
company.
commission, but also with many state
railroad commissions, especially in
Southern states.
Ray, Jr.
I
Pig Club Awards.
The names of premium winners in
the Pig club exhibits, together with
the net gain attained, cost and prem
ium, follow:
1. Ross Jennings; gain, 272 pounds,
cost, .02 1-3; premium, scholarship to
State College of Agriculture, awarded
by Commercial City Bank.
2. Jno. C. Murray; gain, 267 pounds,
cost, .03 1-2; premium, trip to State
Fair, donated by Frank Lanier.
3. Edward DcLoach; gain, 252
pounds; cost, .02; premium, pair o f
shoes, donated by Rylander Shoe Co.
4. Stonewall Shirley; gain, 215
pounds; cost, .02 5-7; premium, trip to
State fair, donated by P. A. Feni
mort.
5. Johnny DeLoach; gain, 246
pounds; cost, .02 6-7; premium, hat,
donated by Pinkston Company.
6. Austin Green; gain, 225 pounds;
cost, .04 1-25; premium, hat, donated
by Churchwell Brothers.
7. Elizabeth Base; gain, 225 pounds;
cost, .04 5-37; premium, handbag by
Pragg Furniture Co.
8. Rollin Chambliss; gain, 225
pounds; cost, .03 1-3; premium, flash
light, donated by Hooks’ Pharmacy.
9. Z. A. Young; gain, 196 pounds,
cost, .02 1-5; premium; SIOO Deposit
in Planters Bank, donated by Planters
Bank.
10. Port Parker; gain, 181 pounds; 1
cost, .03 2-25; premium, SI.OO Deposit
in Planters Bank, donated by Plant
ers Bank.
11. Carlisle Buchanan; gain, 190
pounds; cost, .03; premium, SI.OO De
posit in Planters Bank, donated by
Planters Bank.
12. Douglas Freeman; gain, 191
pounds; cost, 02. 3-5; premium, SI.OO
Deposit in Planters Bank, donated by
Planters Bank.
LINEH DOUKLfi
BEAT DEF SUB.
WITH POOP GUN
TOULON, France, Nov. 4. —The
French line steamer, which arrived at
this port today, reported having en
countered a submarine which was
beaten off after a battle lasting three
quarters of an hour. The fighting was
at six thousand yards’ range, and
most exciting during its continuance.
The attacking submarine, according
to passengers and officers on board
the Doukla, fired seven shells at the
liner, none of which found their mark.
WAR NEWS SHOWS
HEAVY FIGHTING
Heavy fighting continued Saturday in
Galicia and along the Rumanian fron
t?ier, neither side being able to make
pronounced gains.
Friday night and early Saturday was
quiet along the Somme front in north
ern France, the British announcing,
however, the repulse of German at
tacks near Guinchy and east of Guede
ccurt.
Teptonic forces made little progress
Saturday in their campaign against
Rumania and Petrograd and Bucharest
both stated the Rumanian advance in
the Jiul valley continued. Bucharest
also announced a Rumanian advance at
Table Butsi.
Berlin claimed that during Staur
day’s fighting the Teutons captured ad
ditional ground from the Russians on
the Narayuvka river, southeast of
Lemberg, in Galicia.
13. Uriah Morrell; gain 159 pounds;
cost, .02; premium. SI.OO Deposit in
Planters Bank, donated by Planters
Bank.
14. Willber Lee Clifton; gain, 168
pounds; cost, .03; premium, SI.OO De
posit in Planters Bank, donated by
Planters Bank.
15. J. D. Bolton; gain, 166 pounds;
cost, .03 1 1-0; premium, SI.OO De
posit in Planters Bank, donated by
Planters Bank.
16. Ellis Park Green; gain, 172
pounds; cost, 06 1-2; premium, $1.09
Deposit in Planters Bank, donated by
Planters Bank.
17. William Grant; gain 168; cost,
.07 9-28; premium, SI.OO Deposit in
Planters Bank, donated by Planters
Bank.
18. Bums Moorehead; gain, 154
pounds; cost, .05 4-5. *
19. Otis Morris; gain, 139, cos',
.05 4-13.
'O. Louis Moorehead; gain, 130
pounds; cost, 06.
21. Willis Holman; gain 213; cost,
C 5 7-10. This contestant’s pi 3 died
before date of exhibition, hut hi', re
cord was kept straight.
22. Dewey Salter; gain, 92; cost,
.01,
23. Claude Johnson; gain, 85; cost
.12 6-17.
24. Madison Summerford; gain, 171
pounds; cost, .02 1-2; premium, SI.OO
Deposit in Planters Bank, donated by
Planters Bank. The awarding of th s
premium was delayed, owing to the
failure of contestant to bring in his
record book until Saturday, Nov. 4th.
Except for this delay, this contestant
would rank as No. 18 among the prize
winner;.
There were five pigs on exhibit at
the contest for which no records were
(Continued o” Page 8
NOTHING OFFICIAL ABOUT
GERMAN U-BOAT CONVOY
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 4.—No
official confirmation has been received
here of the report that the naval sub
marine U-57 would convoy the mer
chant submersible Deutschland back
to Germany. In some quarters, how
ever it is regarded as highly probable
that either the U-57 or some other na
val submarine will act as a convoy for
to Deutschland.
FLAMES EAT BIG
DAMAGE IN WORK
FDR ELEIIILEE
ELLAVILLE, Ga., Nov. 4. —The ex
plosion of an oil lamp in an upstairs
of the residence of H. J. Williams, at
Ellaville tonight, started a conflagra
tion w’hich at one time threatened to
destroy the greater portion of the lit
tle city. The Williams home wos to
tally destroyed, with an estimated loss
of about $2,000.
The fire spread to the Ellaville school
house, which was soon destroyed. It is
said that the school house might have
been saved had the water supply been
suflicient to fight the fire. The wind
was very favorable and did not enter
into the damaging wrath of the flames.
Several barns and small houses were
destroyed, and it is estimated that the
total loss is about SIO,OOO.
D ARKEN BLANCH DOESN'T
( ARE TO GO TO CONNECTICUT
One of the most industrious old ne
groes in the state, perhaps is Warren
Blanch, who gives his age at 82 years
old, and resides in Schley county. War
ren and his wife cultivate fifty acres
or land with one mule, do all the work
themselves, and always make good
crops, excepting this year, Warren
claiming the boll weevil hurt his crop.
He has lived in Schley county for
fifty-two years and for a good many
years has been a tenant on Solicitor-
General J. R. W’illiams’ land. Warren I
says lots of his race are going to
Connecticut, but he is going to be
right where he is when they get back, I
providing he is living on their return,!
that he does not care to leave Georgia. I
This old negro is well and hearty at j
the age of eighty-two, and plows as'
regular as he did when he was much
younger.
ADORABLE MARGUERITE CLARK
\T THE ALCAZAR ON MONDAY
Come in, dear, and meet your fu
ture husband." If you were a little
g:ri suddenly taken out of school and
your father thus summoned you into
his library, wouldn’t your knees fair
ly creak with fright and wouldn’t you
feel like turning and running as fast
as you could? And if the man to
whom you were introduced as your fu
ture husband leered at you in a terri
fying way wouldn’t you wish that some
good fairy would show you the way to
escape from this man?
That is the situation which confronts
’ Little Lady Eileen” in the Famous
Players production in which irressisti
bie Marguerite Clark is being starred
on the Paramount program at the Al
cazar Theatre, and will be here Mon
day
Among the players who appear in
support of Miss Clark are Maggie
Hallowell Fisher, Vernon Steele, John
L. Shine, Harry Lee and Russell Bas
sett.
JARVIS SHOWS HERE
DURING THIS WEEK
The William Jarvis shows will pay
Americus their first visit during this
week, opening their shows tomorrow
and continuing through Saturday,
William Jarvis, owner of shows, says
that he expects to give the people of
Americus a week of high-class enter
tainment and wishes to state that he
enters to the ladies and children es
pecially.
The shows will be located at the
baseball park.
GEDHGIA LIUUOR
LAW IS ATTACKED
IN STATE COURTS
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 4.—Will the
prohibition laws of Georgia stand the
test of constitutionality in the courts?
Lawyers of Atlanta and other cities
and towns throughout the state are
discussing this question with absorb
ing interest, following the action o»
the tsate court of appeals in certifying
to the state supreme court a number
of interesting constitutional questions
involving the validity of the laws
which have been raised in cases com
ing from Savannah, Augusta and other
cities.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the question raised in the
Savannah case were formulated by
Alex Lawrence, a prominent Savannah
lawyer, who was a member of the
Georgia state senate during the gen
eral assembly of 1915-16 and who led
the fight, in the senate against the
enactment of the prohibition laws. The
questions raised in the cases from Au
gusta and other cities are substanti
ally the same as the questions raised
in the case from Savannah, which
was prepared by the law firm of
which Attorney is a mem
ber.
Six constitutional questions and two
questions of statutory interpretation
are raised in the case which the court
of appeals has certified to the supreme
court for decision. This action by the
court of appeals is taken in accord
ance with the laws and constitutional
provisions which limit the authority
of the court of appeals to statutory
questions. In other words, all ques
tions involving the constitutionality of
acts of the legislature must be decid
ed by the supreme court.
Among the constitutional questions
to be decided by the supreme court
are
Was the general assembly legally
in session when it passed the prohi
bition laws at the extra session of
1915? Was the governor authorized
by the constitution to include prohi
bition in his call for the extra session?
Do the prohibition laws invade pers
onal rights guaranteed by the consti
tution of the state and the United
States? Does the so-caller “omnibus’
act, which is the principal act of the
three, violate the section of the con
stitution limiting an act of the legisla
ture to one subject matter?
J. 1 CANNON WITH SAM
HOFFMAN, ON COTTON AVE.
J. P. Cannon, who formerly traveled
for the International Harvester Com
pany, but for the past year has been
off the road, has accepted a position
with Sam Hoffman, on Cotton avenue.
Mr. Cannon is well known throughout
the county and has many friends who
will be glad to call on him at Mr.
Hoffman’s.
FAIR OFFICIILS 10
MEET Os TUESDAY
It is announced that on Monday
morning at 10 o’clock, there will be a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Third Agricultural District Fair as
sociation, to be held in the offices of
tne Chamber of Commerce on Forsyth
street. The meeting of the executive
board has been arranged in connection
with the effort to bring Howe's Great
London Shows to Americus, along with
the John Robinson’s circus, which has
already contracted to make winter
headquarters here. The two big show
organizations are closely allied finan
cially and otherwise, and with proper
co-operation on the part of the people
here, both shows can be induced to
go into winter quarters at Americus. It
is the desire of the Chamber of Com
merce to secure these two circuses as
regular winter visitors here during a
stated number of years, and if satisfac
tory trackage facilities and other need
ed accessories are provided it is con
sidered probable that a contract cov
ering probably ten years will be ar
ranged.
NUMBER 27*