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AMERICUS TIMES- wentv-ninth year AMERlCUS.QEORQIA,—[WEEKLY]--FRIDAY MOPNING NOVEMBER 29 19o7 NUMBER 30. Our Thanksgiving Feast Our tables are heavily laden. Your coming has been antic ipated and we’re ready to serve you. MENU THANKSGIVING OVERCOATS A la mode $10, $15, to $30 Served for Men in all the walks of life. THANKSGIVING SUITS Creme of Style $8.50, $15 to $25 Served in all sizes. THANKSGIVING HATS Creme de la Creme $2, $3 to $5. Served to fit and suit every head. THANKSGIVING TOGGERY Selected Styles For Men of Taste Everything That’s Good. TRIED TO KILL GIRL, THEN CUT OWN THROAT Enoch Sanders Was Infact- uated With Niece. LITHONIA, GA., Nov. 27.—(Spe cial)—Because of his Infatuation for his niece, Bertha Sanders', aged 14 years old, Enoch Sanders, a stone cut ter, today attempted to cut the girl’s throat, seriously stabbed the girl’s mother who tried to save her daughter, and then cut his own throat. His condition Is serious. He has been taken to jail. He tried tc get the girl to run away and marry him and when she refused he made the murderous assault. His infatua tlon dates back three years. ACRES OF TOBACCO IN SIGHT OFTHE CITV Served until noon on Thanksgiving Day. Come to the Feast. W. D. BAILEY. Outfitter for Men and Boys Forsyth St. Next to Po*toffice. Americus, Ga Americus Will be Tobacco Market. The success attending the growing of tobacco near Americus this year, though upon a small and experimen tal scale, has encouraged others to that end and a much larger acreage will be planted next spring. Mr. Sven- denbory made an excellent crop this year on his little farm one mile west of the city and Becured good prices for It right here In Americus the buyer going to his barn to In spect and purchase It. Mr. E. J. Me- Gehee, who Is interested In tobacco, has leased a farm on Brooklyn Heights and will plant five or ten acres In tobacco next spring. Mr. McGehee will go about the business systematically, building rrames for the proper shading of the plant dur ing Its gfowth. Considerable expense Is thus entailed In the growing of i crop, but prices will warrant the out lay. Americus has a well established cigar factory which uses large quantities of selected leaf tobacco In the manufacture of flue cigars. At present the factory buys Its tobacco in Cuba, Florida, and Connecticut, but If It Is demonstrated that as good to bacco leaf can be grown In Sumter county a line market is already at hand for the output of several farms right here at home. AMERICUS COMMAND m CONTINUES DUTY Fourth Regiment is Abol ished as Such. DEPOT AT D’SOTO BURNS WITH 1 ALL CONTENTS ire Sweeps Away Station There. WE HAVE| THE GOODS If you know it we want to supply you—If you do not, we will be delighted to show you. PURE DRUGS FRESH DRUGS Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Shoe Brushes, Flesh Brushes, Hand Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Soaps, Perfumes, Candy and everything that is sold in Drug Stores. Rembert’s Drug Store. Next Postoffice. Ofllclal orders have been given abol Ishing the Third and Fourth Reg! ments of State troops, but while this is true, technically, the same number of companies will remain In service, though the formation of the troops will be upon a different basis. The Americus Light Infantry, as a company of the Fourth Regiment, will now be Included with the Columbus and Albany companies as the First Battalion, instead. There are now forty-four Infantry companies, eight troops of cavalry, and two batteries of light artillery In the service of the State. All of these will remain but the regimental head quarters for three will be abolished, with a consequeuta! saving of several thousand dollars to Georgia. In speaking of the order General Scott said: "For years Georgia has tried to keep up too many troops on too little money. We had to do this In order to equip the troops properly. Every company in the State will be taken care of, and expense of maintaining headquarters will be reduced.” The State war department is now receiving from Georgia and the Unit ed States government about $97,000 a year which goes to support and equip the national guard of Georgia. MR. THOMAS Z. DEES DIED IN WASHINGTON / T p CURE THE GRIP/ .-•IN ONE DAY. : H ANTI-GRIPINE IS guaranteed xo cure I GRIP, BAD COLO^HEIlDflCHE AND HEUBAL6IA. REMBERT’S DRUGSTORE FARM LOANS NEGOTIATED. My Eastern money arrangement are such that I can obtain the best rates obtainable in Georgia on choice improved farms. »\ hen in need of money call on me and you will be the winner. J. J. HANESLEY. Mr. Thomas Z. Dees, a former res ident of Americus, died quite recently in Washington City where he has been In the employ of the Southern Railway for several years. Informa tion of the death of Mr. Dees was con veyed in a letter to friends here yes terday. Farms As Bank Security ATLANTA; GA., Nov. 25.—(Special) —Edwin P. Acsley, of this city, has asked President Roosevelt to allow farm lands to be used as security for loans by national banks. He says that this step would protect the farm er from manipulation of his product by speculators. COM. T. G. HUDSON IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT Americus Man Honored by Southern Association. COLUMBIA. S. C., Nov. 21.—(Spe cial)—Commissioner Thomas O. Hud son, of Georgia, was today elected President of the Southern’■'Association of Commissioners of Agrlcul ture in session here. In the morning the convention listened to an address by Secretary J. H. Pat ten, of the American Immigration Restriction League. The Sort of Clothes to Wear :s£ivk?g Day Commissioner Hudson Is a resi dent of Americus, and hts many friends In Sumter county will be gratified at the honor shown him.’ He was elected at the last state election to serve two years, and previous to that he had filled, out an unexpired term. He Is a popular official all over Georgia, and the compliment ex tends to the whole state as well as to Americus, his home. SHOPPING FOR XMAS IS GOING AT SWIFT PACE Americus is Getting Susy Already. While Santa's coming is still a tri fle more than three weeks In the fu ture, holiday shopping in Americus Is already well under way. Careful people always take time by the fore- Jock and buy gifts before the jam and rush of the holiday season be gins, and stocks arc depleted. Just now Americus dealers are Bhowing the prettiest lines In holiday goods, and while other shipments are yet to ar rive the early buyer Is not neglect ing present opportunities. As yet the window displays are not changed much for the Christmas spirit has not quite reached that dagree, but in a week or so they will be bedecked in all the finery and trimmings of the festal season and the wonders of the magic realm of "Toyland” will be set out to delight or wring the hearts of the children according to the con dition of the paternal pockets. AND EVERY . OTHER DAY: on which you wish to be correctly— fashionably— dressed at moderate cost, are here ready-for-serv ice, in all the author itative styles of ad vanced cut and in the highest class fabrics of exclusive weaves. Indeed, you will see uncommon, out-of- the-ordinary gar ments if you come to look over our collec tion of “EFF’EFF” Fashionable Clothes You will find every garment at everv price so vastly supe rior to all other cloth ing selling at similar prices, that you will marvel how we can give you such re markable value in ... these Smart Sack- Suits and Overcoats at $10 to $40. CHAS. L ANSLfY. The Seaboard Railway freight and passenger depot, at DeSoto, one large structure, was burned at an early hour yesterday morning together with the greater part of the freight stored there. The building was well aflame ere the fire was discovered, and con sequently but little could be saved. Stored In the freight department was large lot of miscellaneous freight and many bnrrels of whiskey for the holiday trade, and nearly all of this was destroyed. Several telegraph poles were burned, thus cutting off wire connection with Americus. For tunately there was no cotton on the yard at the time, as Is usually the case at small towns, and burned cotton bales are not added, therefore, the other losses. DeSoto has no fire protection and the depot fell a prey to the flames. The loss will to tal several thousand dollars. BELL’S,. : The Leading and Popular Jewelry Store We Sell Most of the People Why Not You? Thos. L. Bell. RS.J.S. GLOVER DEAD AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS ’asses Away on Tuesday Afternoon. After an Illness of but a few days Mrs. J. S. Glover passed away shortly after 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, her residence here. The an nouncement of the death of this esti mable lady caused surprise as well as sorrow among a wide circle of friends who, while aware of her ill- ness, did not think her condition sc critical. ' Mrs. Glover bad typhoid fever for several days and quite re cently. pneumonia developed, hasten ing the end. She was about 29 years of age and is survived by her hus band only. The funeral will take place this atternoon at Concord Ceme tery west of Americus. CONVENTION WAS A DECIDED SUCCESS Postmaster Mitchell Has Returned From Macon. SUPPLY OF MULLET IS HFLD UP FOR TIME Americus and Blackville in Trouble. Preacher Under Charges BRUNSWICK. GA., Nov. 27.—(Spe cial)—Charges have been preferred be fore the Methodist Conference In ses sion here, of immoral conduct on the part of Rev. S. H. Bryan, late of Mil- len. Postmaster Frank P. Mitchell has returned from Macon where he went* to attend the convention of the Geor- ‘ gia Association of Presidential Post masters. ’’The convention was a profitable one for Georgia,” said Capt. Frank P. Mitchell yesterday. "The attendance was large, out of a possible 127, the number present being 120. “This remarkable proportion was due to the desire of the postmasters to meet the officials of the Postofflcc Department, particularly First As sistant Postmaster General Hitch cock. This official has the appointing] power and also looks after the matter of salaries. "It was a source of regr-t to all that Mr. Hitchcock was unable to be present However, the addresses by Mr. Temple, of the Registry and Money Order Department, and of Mr. Bpllhnnn, of the Rural Free Delivery, were much appreciated. Many valuable points were given. rere freely asked the ” * cleared ' w — Sixty years of experience with Ayer’s Cnei O V n Pectoral make us have great confidence i ears **"****'* *»«»* - iW'lhcwathlvMl'C'inourr, your doctor t :;it. Ift •' have i Savannah, and with as s postmasters." Beware of There’s trouble In Blackville. from Peppermint Alley to the - Dog district a protest—nay a of anguish, went up yesterday the statement that mullet ship.. would cease until January. Ame dealers have received such ni and while a few barrels may through and land here safely heavy shipments will cease fo time. It is at this season th patient old domlnecker fiiotho: seeks the seclusions of her bo the deep and coos-gently to 71S babies deposited there sum. and the game lawa pro gentle creature until the "kids” i scamper forth on their or~ "— ’ Unbleached Americus ca elate this protection of and as the Children of 1 aloud for the fleshpats, raise their voices in mL>~, and howl for the aromatic mullet, and refuse to be e ~ ‘ — giving Day mky bi mas it possuuj, r—nothing can the i _■ present? cash if tl. Phlladelph