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AMtRICUS twenty-nimth year AMERICUS,GEORGIA,-[WEEKLY]--FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 22. 1907. NUMBER 29. Youv overlooked something you want, if you haven’t-been in here to see our Hart Schaffner & Marx Varsity suits. There’s no style for men . so pop ular as the Varsi ty. Other makers imitate it, and other dealers [sell the imitation; but they lack the style that Hart Schaffner & Marx get into them; and for the most part they lack the all-wool quality. CITIZENS NAMED A TICKET MEETING WED. NIGHT A MOST ENTHUSIASTIC ONE Lee Allen, frank Sheffield and 6. M. Eldridge Named Unanimously by Citizens Meeting as the Citizens Ticket in the Primary. FOR ALDERXEN: v Lee Allen Frank Sheffield G. X. Eldridge Such was the aldermanic ticket named Wednesday night at the thuslastlc and largely attended meet ing ot citizens and business men that has assembled In Amerlcus In years, and characterized by that feeling of unanimity Insuring success. It is bn excellent ticket; one that will receive the loyal and cordial sup port of hundreds of citizens. It Is Indeed a "Citizens Ticket” and was so characterized. Two hundred earnest citizens crowded Into the council chapiker of city hall Wednesday night and filled corridors leading thereto. This fact, In Itself, attested eloquently and forcibly the feeling of the people. the the by and Hart Schaffner & Marx If you give us a] chance] we’ll show you some clothes that are really worth while; such clothesjas will be a credit to you and to us. Varsity sack suits $20 to $40, all-wool; [per fectly tailored; correct in style. W. D. BAILEY. Outfitter for Men and Boys. Forsyth St. Next to Postoffice. Amerlcus . Oa. These men braved the rain and cold to assemble there and give voice to their sentiments In the naming of men who will control the affairs of Amerlcus and guard her every Inter est. Utmost harmony characterized the meeting, and within an hour all business was completed and the "Citizens’ Ticket” selected. In the assemblage were men from every line of trade and profession in Amerlcus. To the meeting came men from the forge and workshop; the store, the office; merchants, mechan ics, clerks, manufacturers, bankers f lawyers—all these and others, came. It was the most spontaneous, em phatic, united and harmonious meet ing, perhaps, that has been held, and it gave full expression to . the sentiment of the people at large. And the result cannot be otherwise than gratifying. At the appointed hour the meeting opened with Mr. J. E. Mathis presid ing as chairman; and J. W. Furlow, of the Tlmes-Recorder, as secretary. Chairman Mathis briefly stated the object of the call for a citizens meet ing—the nomination of an aider- manic ticket In the primary, gnd ask ed for expressions of opinion. Brief but very pointed addresses followed this call of the chair, Mr. J. E. Sheppard, Mr. A. W. Smith, Mr. G. S. Gardner and others respond ing. The trend of these speeches, which at this late hour cannot be given In full, .was unanimity of action for the good of Amerlcus. The city Is at a critical Juncture, they said, when busi ness men, real business men, should direct Its affairs.. Each address was followed by rounds of applause. Mr. Sheppard, in closing hla elo quent appeal in behalf of Amerlcus, proposed the name of Mr. Lee Allen for a place upon the ticket ■A round of applause greeted the suggestion, and when the question was put Mr. Allen was unanimously endorsed, as were Mr. Sheffield and Mr. Eldrldge when thus named. Mr. Allen thanked the meeting for the confidence thus imposed and pledged hli earnest efforts, if elect ed. He sa d he had nothing to sell the city, n > thing to buy from city, and ^ ould labor, only in city’s inter -sta. Mr. Eldr dge's nomination was rising vote, unanimously made, „.. u while he begged that another than he be named, he will thus accept the duty Imposed. 4 Mr. Sheffield * was not present, though heartily endorsing the citi zens’ meeting. A committee of fifty waited upon him at his residence la ter and apprised him of the unanimous action of the meeting. The ticket, the "Citizens’ Ticket thus completed, .was given the hearty endorsement of all present. Col. J. E. D. Shipp, In giving ap proval to the action of the meeting, expressed universal sentiment In saying that a time had been reached when personalities must be put In the background and all stand united ly for the ticket. Three hundred citizens bad signed the call for this meeting and all would abide Its action. More than these, other citizens would endorse the action of such a representative gathering of the busi ness men of Amerlcus and heartily support the ticket thus named. They would stand together, re gardless of any likes and dislikes, In support of the ticket. Personalities must be laid aside, Mr. Sblpp declar ed, and for once the business men of Amerlcus should stand and work en thusiastically for the ticket The meeting closed amid the great est enthusiasm, subject* to the call of the noitfli&qs. It was a splendid meeting, marked by splendid results, and the effect will be felt at the ballot box or eleotion day. ballot box on election day. Look to us for the new styles in mens suts and over-coats.J v ou know our reputation as leaders. 1 ] [ We've never disappoint ed you in giving; you the latest and best at the low est prices and we won’t do it now. Take a glance at / . our suits and over-coats, com-- pare the fabrics,, the styles, the prices, with what you find in other stores and you will find no diffi- / culty in seeing that you will save $2.50 to $7.50 on your suit or overcoat by buy ing of us. / The Most Superb Line We’ve Ever Shown. Prices $10.00 to $40.00. Fall Coughs — Damp weather an^ sudden changes in temperature this month start many a cough and cold. Rembert’s White Pine and Tar checks the coughing, heals the soreness, and drives out the cold. It is the best family toiizh remedy—pleasant, safe, and quickv effective. Fine for children. Contains no morphine or opium. Price—25 cents. Rembert’s Drug Store. Next Postoffice. WRECK OF FAST MAIL WAS ATTEMPTED ATLANTA, OA., Nov. 20.—(Special) —A dastardly attempt to wreck train No. 38) the Southern’s fast mail from the East, was made near Doravllle, 18 miles from Atlanta, at midnight last night. A switch was opened and into this the train plunged. The engine and the mall and express cars were smashed. Engineer Askew was badly Injured, but not fatally. No clew has been obtained to the Identity of the wreckers. No Rebating In Atlanta ATLANTA, OA., Nov. 20.—(Special) —The Southern Bell Telephone offi cials deny that they have been guilty of rebating In Atlanta. On yesterday Vice-President Gentry admitted that such practices had been carried on in Savannah. Charles C. Nichols Dead ATLANTA, OA., Nov. 20.—(Special) —Charles C. Nichols, advertising agent of the Constitution, died at Chicago today ot heart failure. The body will arrive tomorrow. BEGIN BUILDING IN JANUARY Engineers Now Preparing Plans for New Power Plant iUnpNTI-GRiPINE jNf kd GRIP. BAD COLD. HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA. REMBERT’S DRUGSTORE FARM LOANS NEGOTIATED. ., My Eastern money arrangement are such that I can obtain I 'ne best rates obtainable in Georgia on choice improved farms, wnen in need of money call on me and you will be the winner. | « J. J. HANESLEY. Plans for the immense new power plant of the Amerlcus Railway aud Light Co., were put In the bands of engineers Wednesday, and the positive statement made by officers of the company that qctual work ot con struction will begin January 1st. Specifications for the full comple ment of high power machinery will be placed In ten days. Contracts for equipment will call for January delivery. The work of constructing the exten sive buildings at the new site out Lee street, north, will begin during the first week In January, and opera tions will be pushed ns rapidly at possible, as it Is proposed to have the buildings completed May 1. Construction work upon the electric street railway will begin, with work upon the plant, in January. Both will be completed by May 1st. Barring accidents, It is the purpose of the Amerlcus Railway and Light Co., to have the great new power plant completed, and tbo street rail way of four .miles circuit likewise completed and in full operation by May first, next Such was the information given the Tlmes-Recorder Wednesday by, President Walker, of the new com pany. and Railway. d Ann of a li And Amerlcus Is near the realiza tion of a long cherished dream. For several days President A. N. Walker of the Southern PubHc Ser vice Co., has been in Amerlcus In consultation with others interested In the enterprise, and all'details pre limlnary to the beginning of actual work aro now complete. Dirt will be broken in January, he states, and the entire plant and rail way finished by May 1st. The company. President Walker states, will equip Its power station with the most modern electrical ma chinery, In duplicate. The electric railway line, he fur ther added, would be equipped with cars of the most modern type and construction, as It Is Intended that the system shall be second to none In the state, not even barring the lar ger cities. Both Mr. Walker and Air. Kane, the Philadelphia capitalists who Is also here in'the Interest of the enterprise, are pleased with Amerlcus, and feel assured that the city’s future is am ple guarantee of the great Investments being made. The Amerlcus Railway & Light Co., is capitalized at a quarter million dollars, and both Northern and’Am- erlcua capital will be Invested there in. CHAS. L ANSLEY. Eaton Hulburts Stationery Buy the Best IT COSTS NO MORE AND IS SOLD BY Thos. L. Bell. The Leading Jeweler. L- Say It If your doctor tayt this b all right, then ray U Headaches. Biliousness. Constipation. Ayer’s Pills. Sugar-coated. Easy to take. Don’t forget. Headaches. Biliousness. Constipation. Ayer’s Pills. Sugar-coated. Easy to take. Don’t forget. Headaches. Biliousness. Constipation. Ayer’s P ; Us. Sugar-coated. Easy to take. fiSAraae CHINAMAN KIDNAPS HIS SCHOOL TEACHER Wily Celestial Sought to , Get Reward. PITTSBURG, PA., Nov. 20.—(Spe cial)—Still under tho influence of a powerful drug, which had Men given her before she s was kidnapped, Airs. W. L. Reese, wife of a wealthy boiler manufacturer of Altoona, Pa., was picked up by the police on Fourth Avenue about 3 o’clock In company with A1 Sing Dean, a -Chinese, who had been a member ot her 8unday school clans, and who had kidnapped her. After a desperate fight with the police Dean was also arrested, and is now being held at Central Station Without ball! Mrs. Reese has almost, recovered from the effects of the drug. She is about 30 years old. With her husband she lives In a magnificent house at 1,804 Fourth street, Altoona, which her husband deeded to her gome time ago. Mrs. Reese Is a member of the First Lutheran Church of Altoona, and because she bad so much time on her hands she became Interested In the Chinese Sunday School that had Just been formed. .^Teaching Celestials. Teaching the Celestials was a novel pasting, and Mrs. Reese became muclr Interested. She had a class of Chinese, and was finally elected as sistant superintendent ot the Chinese HL York a new Chinese, A1 Sing Doan. He spoke excellent English, and im mediately entered Mrs. Reese’q class. When ho voluntered to act as inter preter for her class Bhe was delight ed. Dean told Mrs. Reese much about the Chinese and their troubles in this country, and found that she sympathized with him. He told her that ho was In the employ of Mock Duck of New York, who was organ izing a society to bo known as the “Little Hatchet Alen,” whoso object would be to right the wrongs In flicted on the Chinese. Airs. Reese was very much Interested In it all. Cave While Drug. While Airs. Reeso and her mother wero at luncheon at their home In- Altoona, Dean called, ire had fre quently been at tho house and was welcomed. Soon after his arrival tho telephono rang, and Airs. Reese’s mother went to answer. While she wns away, Dean turned the conversa tion to the subject of opium and told' her that the report that the Chinese- wero opium fiends was outrageously false. He said that the Americans mistook some little white crystals which the Chinese frequently took as an appetizer for opium. He produc ed some of the crystals, took one, aud offered one to Mrs. Reeso. At first she hesitated, but when Bhe saw the Chinese nppifrently swallow one she did likewise. Mrs. Reese remembers little of what happened after that. “I do not remember leaving my homo with him,’.’ she said, “but I distinctly remember being at the sta tion and boarding a train with him.. It seemed to mo to he the most natur al thing In the world for me to do I had forgotten my home, my hus band, my mother, and every one else, and I looked upon tho world and ev ery one in It from the eyes of a Chi nese. I can believe nothing else than that I was hypnotized.” The kidnapping was thought to bo " re- -