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THEAMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1910.
THE TIMES-RECORDER.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
THE AMERICAS RECORDER,
Established 1879.
THE AMERICUS TIMES,
Established 1890.
Consolidated April 1891.
Entered at the postofflce at Anieri-
eus as second-class mall matter.
part of the population in recent years, j a -easonable share of these. Dut they
First offences are now treated differ- ■ do understand the need of a home,
ently from crimes that show the cul- ■ they appreciate the value of physical
prit to be incorrigible. It has been ! comforts In keeping love to a prop-
learned after many sad centuries of er degree of intensity. To smiies and
barbarous treatment of those who ■ tender caresses they add the joys of
have gone astray, that men frequently j a well kept home, the allurements of
fall into crime who would, if given the a tasteful dinner are united to the
opportunity, redeem themselves and charms of a neat person. Having
remain upright citizens. The world profited by her mistakes with her first
now believes that it Is better to give husband, she lavishes upon the second
them this chance than to incarcerate the benefits that accrue from the ex-
them in jails and make confirmed crim ' perlences of her original venture
FARMFRS GETTING IN
ON CORN CONTEST.
ANNOUNCED IS.
No Red Tape About It and
All Are Welcome.
Fur Clerk of Coart.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election tothe office of
Clerk of Superior Court of Sumter
THOS. GAMBLE, Editor and Manager
J. W. FURLOW City Editor
W. L. DUPREE, Asst. Business Dept.
Official organ of the City of Americus.
Official organ of Sumter County.
Official organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commls
slon of Georgia for Third Congres
sional District
Official organ U. S. Court, Southern
District of Georgia.
Editorial Boom, Telephone 99.
Americus, Ga., February 19,1910.
VACCINATE AXD EXJOY COMPAR.
ATIVE IMMUNITY.
Despite the outcries of the few who
are oposed to it, .vaccination has
been shown by the practical expert
ence of mankind the world over to be
a fairly good specific against small
pox. To enjoy comparative immuni
ty from the disease it has been shown
that al lthat is necessary is to resort
to vaccination at varying periods. Gen
orally it is claimed that exemption
from attacks of the disease is secured
for seven years by vaccination. Some
people wh-*n once vapclnate* seem
immune for ihe remainder of their
lives, at least to the extent that suc
cessive vaccinations, in the popular
phraseology, do not "take."
Just at the present time when there
is more or less small pox in the
state, although of a very mild type
and almost entirely confined to the
negroes, it lsweli for all to take
advantage of the protection that vac
cination accords. In Germany small
pox was once a dreaded plague. In
recent times it has become the rarest
of diseases, unknown in the vast ex
t pause of the Empire for years at a
time. This is undeniably the result
of the compulsory vaccination that is
enforced without regard to the age or
social position of the subject. All ba
bies must be vaccinated within a cer
tain period after birth. The result
bas been the elimination of the di
sease. It was in exactly the same
business like way that the Germans
wiped out hydrophobia. Every dog
In the country was required to be
muzzled for a long term, every dog
that displayed symptoms of the di
sease was promptly killed, and as a
result hydrophobia became unknown.
Up in Atlanta there is a decided
scare on at this time n3 a result of
the existence of small pox among a
number of negroes. This bas lead
to a wide spread resort to the vac
cine point. Health Officer Konnedy
In discussing the matter has this
say, which is Juat as applicable
Americus and other towns as to At
lanta.
"Vaccination is the only remedy for
small pox. The disease is contract
ed by actual personal contact with
person who has it. It may be con
tracted when the fever la on the pa
tient prior to breaking out and It may
be contracted at any period after the
eruption starts and until the patient
inals of them. The entire policy of the j wedlock. Happy the man who is court- o1 Sumter county and there is now
law in its dealings with crime has I ed and won by iter—for no man, even ’ ila doubt but that there will be a large
been modified or completely altered I though lie thinks it is otherwise, ever j number who will make special ef-
In some states. The effort now is :o courted and won a widow. She lets, forts to -win pne of the prizes that
save the criminal if possible, to convert him believe that he Is the suitor even I are off.red and demonstrated what
estly solicit the support of the people
of the county, and pledge a faithful
Interest in the corn growing con- performance of the duties pertaining
test is increasing among the farmers t0 Ba id office. Subject to the action of
LtGAL aDVF.RTJSKM.nVs
For Leave to SenT-imT'
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
Ta All Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that applica
tion will be made to the Court of Or
. .. , , , ,, _ „ „ , dinary cf Sumter Coun’. Georgia at
county. If elected Mr. Sam R. Heys the first regular tern, after the exni
will act as my deputy, and we earn- I ration of four weeks from this notice
.... . • for leave to sell the land belonging to
the estate of John Hooks deceased
This February 8th, 1910. io-j.
L. G. COUNCIL, Executor.
him into a self-respecting and self-1 while she is playing the winning hand,
supporting citizen instead of driving . And in that power to please his van-
hint lower and lower In the scale of ho [ ity lies one of her most subtle charms,
manity. In other words, in the past few
years more of a genuine Christian spir
it has been infused Into the handling
of this class of men and women. The
old eager desire to punish severely
has not entirely passed away, but
the day of excessive sentences, of the
entire destruction of hope, of the com
plete crushing of whatever sparks of
honorable' manhood were left. Is rap
idly passing away, never, it Is to be
hoped, to return.
Under Senator Bacon s bill the pris
oner who has served a year may he
released on parole, subject to rigorous
restrictions as to his future behavior.
The man who violates the parole goes
Iback to the prison. He who lives up
to It has another oportunity to se
cure a foothold in the world and lice
doyn the stigma that has come upon
him. To day there is more opportuni
ty to do this than ever before. While
men do not condone crime, they are
more willing to give a helping hand
to the man who Is trying to do right
and to demonstrate by his daily life
that he regrets the evil that he has
done and is Intent on a career of hon
estv and uprightness. The spirit
one sentence of the Lord’s prayer has
sank deeper into men’s souls than ev
er before and is bringing a harvest of
gentleness toward the erring. ‘‘For
give us our trespasses as we forgi
PROTEST THAT BROUGHT AX
APOLOGY.
can be done in the raising of corn in
this county.
There are few restrictions thrown
about the contest. It is especially de
sired that there be no red tape regula
tions, hut a free for nil contest that
— will permit of every farmer getting
Washington, Feb. 8.—Secretary of into the field and doing the pest pos-
“Pt^thK aga ‘ D ,iersona j Klble with the acre of .and that he
A note from him explaining that he 1 sets aside as most likely .to yield the
had not Intended to contravene the largest output of corn and win for
senate rules by sending up a bill for j,j ni a pr | ze
consideration as he did last week and, 1 .
promising not "to do it again” was on ‘ } restriction is that the
the Democratic primary.
H. E. ALLEN.
For Connty Treasurer.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for re-election tothe office of county
treasurer of Sumter, subject to the ae
tion of the democratic primary March
17, and solicit the support of the
voters of the county promising as in
the past a faithful discharge of the
duties of the office. Respectfully.
P. H. WILLIAMS.
those who trespass” means more today
than It has ever before meant in the
history of mankind. And the various
measures intended to give the crimi
nal one more chance, to save him
from complete and crushing ruin, arc,
after all, but a practical application
of the spirit that breathes In this sen
tence.
the subtle charms of the
WIDOW.
is entirely cured.
"There is no prevention for small
pox except vaccination, and there is
no treatment for It. It muBt be left
to run its course. All that can be
done Is the isolation of the victim
and some local treatment to allay the
itching and burning sensation. In
violent cases the attack Is treated us
a ease of blood poisoning would be
treated.
"Smallpox is npt so dangerous now
a* it was several years ago. In the
past two yeare we have had no death
rro mthe disease In Atlanta. Why
the attacks now are less severe than
formerly it is impossible to state.
Vaccination doubtless has done a great
deal toward eliminating the danger,
but what the other contributing caus
es have been no one can tell. It may
be that the disease Is running ita
course and will soon die out. No one
can tell what causes it and the only
thing we know about it is that we
have it, and that vaccination will pre
vent it"
Every citizen who believes in pro
tecting his family from an offensive,
•ven though in these days not very
fatal, disease, will see to it that all
of the members of it are properly
vaccinated. This is assuredly one of
the cases where the ounce of pre
vention Is to be called into play.
SENATOR BACON'S PABOLE BILL.
Senator Bacon’s bill providing for
h tbe parolelng of Federal prisoners at-
^ ter they have served a year of their
sentences, providing their behavior
Las been such as to justify clemency,
bas passed tlie Senate and stands
felr chance of passing the House and
becoming tbe law of the land.
This Is In keeping with the modern
method of handling convicts. Several
of the states have materially altered
‘their law $ dealing with the criminal
Who will ever forget the sage ad
vice of the Immortal Weller to his
youthful scion Samlvel: "Bevnre of
the vidder.” And how few are the
men who have ever profited by .t
but how great the army that have
defied it only to find themselves en
snared and lead as helpless, even
though willing, victims to the altar.
Beware of the widow! Down
through the ages the alluring charms
of the widow have been celebrated in
prose and in poem. Man long ago
recognized his utter inability to es
cape from the widow once she set
about his capture. The joy of the
chase has compensated them for the
ending, and quite often the aftermath
has been a matrimonial experience of
continued bliss. Statistics, we believe
will show conclusively that few wid
ows who have married again are
found figuring In divorce proceedings.
In their first experience they learned
the gentle art of subduing man and
retaining control of him bo perfectly
that he never seeks to escape from
the net Into which he is enticed. Hap
py the man who marries a widow is
almost a proverb. One thinking cf
them Is almost tempted to alter Ten
nyson and to sing, " ’Tls better to have
loved and lost that one may love
again.” The number of men who trail
behind the fascinating widows of the
land Is ample evidence that they pos
sess a subtle charm to please that
their more youthful competitors have
failed to grasp, and that Is wholly
denied to those who have passed In
to the prim and puckerish period of
a desolate old maidenhood.
Recently the attractions of the wid
ow have engaged the attention of
several New York gentlemen of
nown, that Is, engaged the services of
their pens in a symposium devoted to
the advertising of her charms, if such
a thing were necessary when all men
know them to their fullest extent from
practical observation. But while ail
men realize the irresistible Influence
the widow exerts upon the mind ,f
the average Individual of the other
sex few are able to express their sen
timents In words that really convey
the feelings that surge through their
brains and overflow their souls when
brought Into contact with such a rav
ishing handiwork of nature as tbe
widow who has set out tj please.
Judge Dittenhofer, for Instance, in
sists that they are life’s choicest com
panions. They understand men bet
ter than the callow maidens of imma
ture years, devoid of the practical ex
perience of actual life. They have
read to th? senate today and was re- ground must not be in the bottoms
ceived with satlsfacton. j and must not be irrigated. In other
This Is the result of the calling words it must be the ordinary up-
down administered by Senator Ba- land, subject to the natural conditions
con, of Georgia. ‘ that apply to the great bulk of the
One of the strongest speeches made lands of Sumter county.
In the Senate so far tins session was’ The farmer can use whatever seed
that of the senior senator from this be prefers, whatever fertilizer he de
state dealing with the continued en- sires, in just as little or Just as great
croachments of the executive and the a quantity as he wishes, and cultivate
cabinet and deartment officers' on the acre in whatever fashion he pre-
the prerogatives of Congress in orig- f er s.
inatlng and forcing hills to passage. | What Is desired is to learn exactly
In the Ballinger Instance, which what can be done ln Sumter countv
provoked the Senator to an extempor in the corn , )roduclng Ilne when |t8
aneous but nevertheless very forcl- lntelligen t farmers puts their minds
bis. address to his colleagues, the t0 lt
Secretary o fthe Interior deliberately .
*« .i. o _ . , _ _ * | When the time comes to harvest the
sent to tlie Senate a draft of a meas- 1 „ ...
llp , , crop then a committee or committees
ure accompanied by a note express-' ... . , . .
ing the desire of his department that ' b * a ‘’ P “ t0 ,nperv ^ the
it he enacted into law. j ® atherln8 of the corn on the acre
The cool effrontery of such a pro- T * 1 ‘ S d f lgnated by each farmer -
cedure was too much for Senator- E ' ery farmer ln the county stands
Bacon and he proceeded to de- : ° n tbe same b ° t,0m ln thls contest
molish the pretences of the depart- i and every one 8tands an equal show
ment heads and their assumption of, to Bet ° ne of the prlzes ’ The
the right to draft bills and call on the I prlze is * I0 ° cash and a corn Pinter,
lawmakers of the country to pass' the second ls * r >° cash an <i a ™rn
them. j shelter, the third is $29 cash. The
The speech was evidently very much ! prizes are worth strlvin S for. and the
needed and it had the desired effect. ! resultant crop aml thc experience
The truth was driven home by the that ,3 Sained will repay every one,
Georgia senator that the time had |,rize or no l ,rlze -
como to call a decided halt on thej when the prizes arc awarded the
assumption by the executive and his I’ rlze winners will he expected to
subordinates of privileges that were teI1 what seed was used, the quantity
In nowise vested in thefr official po-' of fertilizer and the methods used In
sitlons. Already, he declared, the| cultivation,
lawmaking body which was designed
as the greatest of the three great co
ordinate bodies of tho government,
has been sunk to a position of Inferi
ority to the executive and judicial de
partments. If it was desired to pre
serve the prerogatives of the Congress
In any degree at all a peremptory
For Sheriff of Sumter.
I am a candidate for re-election to
the office of Sheriff of Sumter county
at the democratic primary March 17.
If again thus honored Mr. Q. W. Chiller
will continue ns deputy and we prom
ise, as in the past, a full and faithful
discharge of the duties of the office.
W. H. FEAOIN.
For Tax Receiver.
I am a candidate for re-election to
the office of tax-receiver in the dem
ocratic primary on March 17th. I
have ever discharged the duties ol
this office faithfully and conscien
tiously, and will so continue if again
thus honored. Respectfully,
W. R. SPEER.
For Tax Receiver.
To the Democratic voters of Sum
ter County. At the earnest solicita
tion of many friends to run for the
office of tax receiver and a desire to
again be elected to the office so I can
make a better support for myself and
family, I earnestly solicit your un
divided support. .Yours very truly,
J. P. RAIFORD.
For Tux Collector,
I anonunce my candidacy for re-
election as tax collector of Sumter
subject to action of tho democratic
primary, and respectfully ask the
support of the voters therein.
I. B. SMALL.
28th DISTRICT
28th District, Feb. 9.—A very pleas
ant event of the past week was an en
tertainment given by Miss Eula Can-
halt must be called on the pretentious 1 n ° n- U Was largely attended ’ an(I a »
arrogating to themselves by Cabinet
officers and others of such rights as
Ballinger had assumed in this • in
stance.
Senator Bacon’s position was so un
questionably correct, and his protest
was made in so strong a manner, th.it
the senate with wonderful unanimity
sustained his views by declining to
receive the measure that Ballinger
had sent to It. This rebuke was ade
quate and the note of apology from
the Secretary followed.
What the Senate needs is more men
of the type of Senator Bacon, men
who are not continually pressing
against the pie counter and clamor
ing for patronage, who are not be
holden to the administration for their
positions or for their political strength
at home, and who have convictions
that are well based and the courage
to express and sustain them when
ever the occasion arises.
In nil likelihood but for the Indig
nant protest of Senator Bacon Secre
tary Ballinger’s bill would have been
meekly accepted by the Senate and a
precedent established that would have
come home in the future to plague
that body. It is a source of gratifica
tion to the Democracy of Georgia that
its representatives nt Washington are
over on the alert to protect the leg
islative department from further en-'
croachments of this nature. Tne
Democratic party stands for the prin
ciples enunciated by Senator Bacon,
but it has sadly needed champions of
late who were true blue.
report a delightful time.
Elder S. A. McMahen filled his reg
ular appointment at Bethel Saturday
and Sunday, with good attendance.
Mr. Harvey Holloway made a busi
ness trip to Americus Monday.
Mr. Perry Cannon made a business
trip to Americus Saturday.
Elder S. # A. McMahen and daughter,
Mattie Ruth, spent Saturday night .at
Mr. S. M. Clement’s.
TO DISTRIBUTE THE FL’XDS
AMONG THE STOCKHOLDERS
ATTACKED ON STREET
BY A MANIAC.
Alabama Woman Had Nar
row Escape.
F'or County Surveyor.
I am a candidate for re-election as
county surveyor of Sumter, subject
to the action of the democratic primary
March 17th, and will appreciate the
support of my friends and the voters
generally. Respectfully,
R. R. HOWE.
County School Commissioner.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of county school
Commissioner of Sumter county, sub
ject tothe action of the democratic
primary of March 17th. I have al
ways discharged the duties of thy of
fice faithfully and conscientiously In
the past and promise a faithful per
formance of same In the future. I will
appreciate the support and votes of
my friends. Respectfully,
W. S. MOORE.
(Special Times-Recorder.)
Cuimnn, Ala., Feb. 9.—Mrs. Rosa
Houk was attacked on the streets
here by a young man named Cassou
The alleged maniac was wounded on
the head before help could reach her.
Placed In jail he had to be strapped
to the bed to prevent violence to him
self.
For County School Commissioner.
To the Voters of Sumter County and
Americus: ,
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for tho office of County School
Commissioner, subject to the Democrat
ic primary, under the recent act of the
Legislate re providing for the election
of said officer by vote of the people.
I pledge you a faithful and efficient
discharge of the duties of the office.
R. E. WHITE.
MIL Ilinxs HAS RETCRXED
TO HOME IX AMERICUS.
For Loiters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
Whereas, Mrs. Winifred Sumerford
represents to the Court in her applll
cation duly filed and enterej on rec-
Admlnlstratrix of Nathan Barwick
ord, that she has fully administered’
Nathan Barwlck’s estate: This | 8
therefore to cite all persons concern
ed, kindred and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can, why said Ad
ministratrix should not be discharged
from her administration, and receive
letters of dismission on the first Mon
day in March, 1910.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
10-4t pd
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
■Whereas, J. R. Ixjgan, Administra
tor of Arnold Godwin, represents to
tbe Court in his petition, duly filed
and entered on record, that he has
fully administered Arnold Godwin’s
estate: This is therefore to cite all
persons concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can,
why said Administrator should not
be discharged from his administra
tion, and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in March, 1910.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
10-4t
For Letters of Administration
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
J. J. Hogue having, In proper form,
applied to me for permanent Letters
of Administration on tbe estate of
Miss R. L. Hogue, late of Said County,
this ls to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin of Miss R.
L. Hogue to be and appear at my of
fice within the time allowed by law,
and show cause, If any they can, why
permanent administration should not
be granted to J. J. Hogue on Miss R.
L. Hogue's estate. 10-4t pd
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 7th day of Febr., 1910.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
Notice for Leave to Sell Land.
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
To Ail Whom It May Concern:
Aire. J. E. Kirvln, as executrix of
estate S. W. Kirvln, deceased, lias ap
plied for leavq to sell lot of land in
2Gth district, Sumter County, Ga.,
place where said S. W. Kirvln resided
at time of death: This Is to cite all
parties concerned, to show cause, if
any they can, why said leave should
not be granted, and If no objections
filed before noxt Term of Court, will
proceed as required by law. Sale for
purpose of paying debts and distribu
tion. Witness my hand and seal, this
7th day of Feb., 1910. 10-4t-pd.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
Order to Sell Land.
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
By virtue of nn order of the Court I
of Ordinary of aaid County, granted
at February term. 1910, will be sold
before the Court House door of said
County, on first Tuesday in March
next, within the legal hours of sale. I
the following property of the estate cf I
Robert Dinkins. (Col.) deceased. To-J
wit: Five acres, more or less, of land, |
near Andersonville, Ga., on which the |
deceased resided. Terms cash.
This February 7th, 1910. 10-4t
. , , H. E. ALLEN.
Administrator of Robert Dinkins,
Deceased.
For Leave to Sell Itcal Estate.
GEORGIA—Webster County.
Whereas, S. L. Adams, Admlnlstri-L
tor of the Estate of W. A. Adams, hav-l
Ing applied to the Court of Ordinary!
for leave to sell the real estate of I
said deceased: AH persons concerned!
are required to show came in said!
Court by the first Monday In March I
next, If any they can, why said appll-f
cation should not be granted.
This Feb. 7, 1910. 10-4t
W. H. COSBY, Ordinary.
ENGINE GIVEN A SIDE WIFE
IX YARDS OF CENTRAL.
Car Crashes Into Monster Engine
Derailing It.
Owners of Hotel Slock, Will Get
Money on 20th Inst
Nine thousand dollars will be dis
bursed on Saturday, 2$tb, among hold
ers of stock ln the Windsor Hotel Co.,
or rather the old Americus Manufac
turing and Improvement Co., resulting
from the sale of that property recent
ly- The funds are in the hands of
Mr. Crawford Wheatley as former re
ceiver and were to have been dis-
I bused last Saturday. Several parties
had not intervened at that date, how
ever, and by direction of the court the
time therefor was deferred until 28th
me wwow nerseir does not disdain Inst.
A monster freight engine was partly
derailed 1 nthe Central railway yards
here yesterday morning by a string
of cars “side-wiping” lt while being
shifted. The huge leviathan was
knocked off its base, and the wreck
ing train had to be sent to Americus
from Macon to effect repairs.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE
COAL MINE ACCIDENT.
After an Illness of Several Weeks In
Macon.
The many friends of Mr. Arthur
Bivins welcomed his return to Anie.-i-
cus yesterday after an absence of
six weeks, during which time he was
critically ill with pneumonia In Ma
con. Ho has entirely recovered and
shows little evidence of his long con
finement. Mr. Bivins may go to Ma
con shortly to reside permanently, al
though he still’ has the matter under
advisement.
ENDORSED PRESENT
STATE CONVICT SYSTEM.
Good Roads Federation Pleased With
Results.
HYDE GAVE HIM
POISON IN CAPSWAI
But Jury Declines to Pa
on His Intent.
(Special Times-Recorder.)
Kansas City, Feb. 9.—The coronel
Jury today decided that Colonel Tb|
Swope, the philanthropist, died
strychnine administered in a caps!
by Dr. B. C. Hyde, but whether f
felonious Intent or not the Jury
unable to say.
(Special Times-Recorder.)
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 9.—Six men
were killed and a score Injured by an
explosion of gas In mine No. 1 of
Stearns Coal Company at Steam’s Ky.
tbta morning.
(Special Times-Recorder.)
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9.—The Georgia
Federation of Quod Roads today ln Its
second annual session endorsed the
present convict system. Governor
Brown and others addressed the con
vention.
The man who says the nicest things
to the mothers seldom get tbe not-at-
bome sign.
SOOT BLAZED IN CHIMNEY
THEN THE HOUSES 1
Slight Blase on CoUege Street 1
Stir There.
A biasing chimney of the real*
of Alderman C. C. Hawkins on
street gave the fire department
of exercise yesterday morning,
blase was communicated to the
Kies, bnt was extinguished
damage had been done tbe
home.
ere <
There doesn’t seem to be more than
haU a dozen ways to make money, m.
PDLEYSHONEMttR
There was a large attendant J
the carnival yesterday
scores of ladles and children
there to see the fine attractions.
SI