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I • THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. AUGUST .=■ )T RACE EOR THE SEATS AT ATLANTA Senatorial Scrap is Arou: Jng Great Interest. id the Fight for the ?>;»• Getting Warmer Dai- ly~a Clean-Cut Strug gle to the Close. Foliticg of a local variety seem to be reaching the boiling point in Amer icus and Sumter county j|st now, For the next ten days there is apt tie as pretty a struggle on the home run as one could wish to see. Interest centers on t^e legisla tive race, of course. Gubernatorial conditions are being lost sight of, to some extent, in the absorbing que tion as to who is to represent the district In the senate and which two of the aspirants for the house mvil have the proud privilege of answer ing the roll call at Atlanta the nex two sessions of the legislature. Chief Interest may he said to cente in the scrapfest between Col. J. E. Shepard and Col. Jeff Taylor for the senatorship. This is a political contest that has reached its warming- up influence Into every part of the county and aroused as much interest as any local battle of recent years. Both candidates for the senatorship have warm friends at work for them in every school district and there wlU he no lack of effort to bring out the full vote in their behalf. Col. Tay tor has been doing some very effec tive campaigning, Ms friends state, and will be vigorously In the fienl from now until the ballot boxes close COl. Sheppard has been kept at At lanta by his legislative duties. He will be back this morning and iwiil cast off his duster and make the fur fly in shirt sleeve garb for th<e next twelve days. Col. Sheppard Is a hard worker and a vigorous and effective electioneer %nd backed up by enthus iastic friends will lose no time in cov ering the county. With both candi dates leaving no stone unturned, and with friends rallying to their support in all directions, ttie senatorial scrap is apt to grow -more and more intense in Interest from now until election day. One of the Issues of the campaign is the bill Introduced by Col. Shep pard to compel the cc^.nty commis sioners to work the atreets of Amer!- cus with the county convict force. Col. Taylor hag made an Issue of this, tak ing the ground that this should not b< reyured until all of the county roads have been put In first class condi tion. Col. Sheppard has not been beard from on this issue, but will Undoubtedly have something to say on bis return to the city. The draw ing In of the city limits is also apt to out some figure In the fight, it is not Improbable that Col. Sheppard will do some heart-to-heart talking with the country voters and explain bis side of these questions thoroughly before election day. With- the personal pop ularity of both candidates, and the In troduction of these and perhaps other Issues, the fight Is regarded by some ehrewd politicians as apt to be a .very close and stubbornly contested one to the end. While no mass meet ings have been arranged for, it THREE HAVE TAKEN UP THE COUNTY PUN Will Join forces With it in Road Work. OUR TOM WILL BE IN THE NEXT RACE The proposition made by the coun ty commissioners some time ago, of- r-p u o , • fering to co-operate with the citizens J. WO Mouse seats 18 0 f an y section of the county who de sired their neighborhood roads -work ed and improved, to the extent of fur nishing a workman and a team for every workman and team that the neighborhood would furnish, is be ginning to bear fruit, and there is every likelihood that from now on there will be a hearty spirit of co-op eration between the county and citi zens along th'is line. By this method the working force is doubled for the particular work that is undertaken, and a spirit of interest and direct as sistance is engendered In the public that must promote the good roads movement greatly hereafter. In three neighborhoods the commis sioners’ suggestion has been accepted and arrangements are being nude to work under It. Mr. Sam McGarrah has offered to put on a certain num ber of men and teams for the Friend ship road and the county will put a: equal number to work and have tha job done under it3 superintendency. Mr. Bob Williams, down In the lower edge of the county, has also 'ccep;- ed the county’s proposition end wl'l have a number cf teams ready to co operate with the county force in .put ting In effective work on the roads around Ms home. KJp In |he Andersonvllle district, too, parties are arranging to furnisa number of men and teams and when the county adds an equal number the force will be adequate to do some very good work In a short space of time. The county commissioners are well pleased with these acceptances of thielr proposition. Once the benefits to he immediately derived by a neighbor hood from this co-operation of forces become better known It Is quite pro ;- able that there will be an even more general response. In fact It wou’.d not he surprising If from Uhls time on part of the county forces were al ways engaged in co-operative work of this character. This will tend mate rially to the betterment of roads thru mlgbt otherwise not be handled In some time. .. - » j - This neighborhood and county co operative plan is being worked very successfully in some other states anl is regarded as one of the finest de velopments of the good roads prop aganda. In some states large num bers of men and teams have been put to work In conjunction with the regu lar forces, under skilled superinten dence, and the results have been highly gratifying. Sumter Is proba bly the first Georgia county to In troduce the system, and the result* here may lead to its general adop tion, at least throughout the south western part of the state. Will Run for Congress in Next Go Round. Atlanta Politicians Ac cept That As One of the Fixed Facts of the Political Future In Georgia. AN APPEAL To the Mothers of Americas and Sum ter County. (Special to Tlmes-Recorder.) Atlanta, Ga., August 10.—The ad journment of the legislature has turn ed loose a lot of hardworking poli ticians for the next twelve days. Brown legislators and Smith legislators wlil all shell the woods for the ne^ few days, exerting their personal Influ ence In thtelr respective localities In behalf of their favorite gubernatora', candidates. Some of the legislators, who are candidates themselves for re-election, may doJge the guberna torial iss-ue as much as possible, but there are many who are so warm in clvelr advocacy of the present governor, or of his opponent, that they can be relied upon to add to the din and hur rah that is regarded as assured for the closing days ot the campaign. It Is generally recognized in poll cal gossip about tire capital that the senatorship is the real objective aim of ex-Gov. Smith, and that in his third gubernatorial fight he Is not over looking the importance icf electing legislators favorable to his senator ial ambition. In every county, almost Smith men are running for the house, and it Is probable that there Is hard ly a senatorial district where some candidate Is not in tide field who can be relied upon, if elected, to further the candidacy of Gov. Smith for the next vacancy In the senate chabbe; at Washington. While comparatively little attention bas been given to this by tbe general public It Is one of the deep undercurrents ot the present, campaign, the Importance of which is not to be overlooked. Among the side notes on state poll tics, it can be stated that It is garded here as an assured fact that Commissioner of Agriculture Torn Hudson will be a candidate for con gress from the Third district two years hence. It la generally recog nized that the commissioner would make a strong gubernatorial candidate In 1912, but his aspirations are not In that direction, and It is now accepted as one of the fixed facts of future pot ltics In Georgia that he will be candidate for Hughes' seat two years hence, with every prospect of winning the coveted prize. It has been matter of current gossip here thpt Hudson could have made the seat this time, but yielded to the persuasion of friends not to make the race, but to continue for another term as the head of the Important agricultural depart ment of the state government. Na state officer las as strong a personal following throughout the state as Hud son, and included In his following are men who are strongly for Smith as well as other who arc equally de termined in their support of Brown. I want to make a photograph of ery child in Amerlcus and Sumter county. In order to do It 1 make this offer. It costs you absolutely noth ing but tbe time and trouble to bring them to my studio. |>’ow I want them and I need them FIRST BALE IN MARKET BRINGS A GOOD PRIGE Americus Has First of the New Crop. Fully two weeks behind the first bale of the new crop marketed here last year, Americus received yesterday tbe first ibale of tbe new crop mar keted here. The bale really arrived tb night bofore. but was not delivered until yesterday. This first bale was grown by Mr. S. J. Powell, of Lee county, and was sent to Harrold Bros, warehouse In Americus. As usual the first bale of the new cotton crop created considerable In terest and many of the local cotton fraternity went down to take a look at it and unite. In the general felici tation. The bale weighed 458 pounds, classed good style middling, and was sold by Harrold Bros, for 20 cents a pound the bale thus netting $91.00, or about the value of two ordinary bales when the season is more advanced. It was shipped later by express to Johnson Bros., warehousemen, of CO' lumbus, and thus afforded that town the first bale also. KILLED AND MAIMED IN BAD WRECK Of AUTO. n.l'LKV 110V RUSH ES r ' A CHILD FROM DEATH not Improbable that Col. Sheppard.:* 0 ° Ut mr I)uri ’ 06e v Thcre i8 1 v no conditions nor catch. You are not who is an effective public speaker. Will have one or more gatherings to address within tbe next few days. In. tbe fight for the house the con test, while not as spectacular as that for the senate, is also attracting In creasing attention. The four candi dates, Messrs. E. A. Nlabet, J. E. Mathis, Calvin Carter and J. T. Fer guson, are losing no time, even though they may be losing some sleep, and with thielr friends equally as hard at work In their lutersst, no vot er Is apt to escape having their oner its brougnt to bis attention, t It appears to be a race In which expected to buy unless you want to. But you are expected to bring your Ibaby rich and poor alike. ’Phone 521 If you want to make an engage ment. If not come on. It’s a big un dertaking and I can't accomplish it unless the .mothers assist me. If they do I can—come on. I want eveny baby In Sumter by October 1st. STEPHENSON” STUDIO Opposite New Postofflce. Americus, Ga. r Sometimes a girl pretends to whistle for the purpose of calling a young man’s attention to the lovely pucker - ©very candidate is running on Ms own can on ^ Ier Hps. merits and without the making of any - ■ > combinations whatsoever The Issues in tbe senatorial race are not cutting any figure In the race for the hutise. Neither does the gubernatorial issue •eem to be mixing up with either of the legislative’ races. Voters are Seemingly not going to let the ques tion of Brown and Smith enter into th* selection of Sumter's lawmakers for the next two yeara. but are be ing governed by personal friendships and their judgment of the ability of the respective candidates to servs the people of this county satisfactorily at Atlanta. ■With a total white registration of X 481 votes It is regarded as quite probable that almost the entire vn*e will he polled. It would not be sur- ' prising If the proportion of vote to teglstraUou was the greatest 8umtcr i ever known. Braves Death in Wuter But he Saves Little One. (called L. L. L. for short) Is the vegetable substitute for CalomeL It acts gently and very effectively on the Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Cures Biliousness, Indigestion and Constipation by dissolving the impurities in the system and restoring,in a natural way, the original activities of the intestinal organs. L.L.L. purifies the blood, mak ing it rich and healthful. Prevents Malaria. Is a fine remedy for young and old. It has cured thousands after other remedies have failed. Sold by leading druggists. Bristol, Pa., August 8.—Horace Dempsey, a 14-year-olil J boy, heroically escueil Percy, the year-old sonot John Earll, from drowning in the Delaware last night. The baby was strapped in a heavy coach) in charge cf its aunt, 14-year- old Annie Earil. While the girl was standing at the top of Walnut street fci.l Percy jumped about in bis coach, starting it down the Incline, and It roiled over tho edge of the wharf before the girl could grasp it. Dempsey wag standing by, and, a though not a very good swimmer, he plunged into .the river, fully dressed, and with one leg held the coach above the water while with) his teeth he un loosed the strap holding the infant in. j Clutching the baby In one arm, | struck out for the shore and was as- j sisted out by workmen. QUAY FORTNEY STABBED: WAS IT ACCIDENTAL! RatlinII Lad Met Death at the Hands of Mis Friend. (Special to TimeB-Recorder.) Dothan, Ala.', August 19—-Pierced through the heart by a mattress needle in the hand of his friend. Quay Fort ney lies dead at his home here. James Pointeveet, who did the stabbing, In sists ttie killing was accidental. Ev erything points tbat way. Flattery will open a woman's heart much quicker than it will a man's pur,e ’ A-lilaa ''tgtoMU-tfjEJLdi ATHENS MEN LOOK AROUND HIRE FOR LAND Three gentlemen from Athens, men of financial standing in that section of tbe state, were in Americus yes terday and put in part of the . day- studying the lands of Sumter connty, being shown over them by Mr. English, of the Southern Land Company. A considerable extent of territory was unrolled to the eyes of ttie visitors and a good general idea of what Sum ter bas to show in progress and pros perity was given to them. They seem ed thoroughly pleased with the coun ty, the lands and the prices appealing to them, and it is regarded as quite probable that some Investments will result RAINS IN PR0SPEC1 WOULD HELP 6REATLV Strictly local showers have bene- fltted the cotton crop on a few plan tations greatly this week, and with a prospect of tbe Intense heat ot the past two or three day* bringing Its own cure In a general thunder and rain storm that will similarly bene fit cotton throughout the county, the Dope Is being entertained that tbe crop may run up to about seventy to seventy-five per cent of an av erage crop, although some believe tbat 65 per cent is a tout all that ca.i be looked for even with favorable con dition from now on. The outlook'at present would seem to favor local receipts of over 25,009 bales against approaching 35,000 as a good average crop for the district, bringing Its cotton to this market If ■tbe receipts run higher than this I; will be a piece of positive good for tune, It Is said. But there are not miss ing those who cling to the hope that the decrease will not be so great titls, and tbat the outturn of the crop. If the fall Is late, will be better than evlen the optimists have pre dicted. Given good price?, such as 14 to 16 cents, and that price may yet rule If Texas, Oklahoma and other states continue to show deterioration, Sumter will not be In suck bad shape after all. No new bales made their appear ance yesterday, but the week Is not expected to close without several com ing to market. Saturday Is more than apt to bring in a few bales. But Au gust Is not expected to show up at all favorably in this respect by com- parison with former years. Express Train Strikes a Crowded Car. Several Are Killed Out right and Others Are Fatally Hurt-Bad Ac cident Sunday. Birmingham, Ala., August 8.—Two persons were killed outright, three fa tally injured and two others may die ag the resu.t of an automobile ac cident near West Lake, below Besse mer, Sunday afternoon. G. O. Warner was th. only passen ger who escaped uninjured. Hi jumped from tbe car before the en gine struck it. The automobile maintains a regular passenger schedule between Besse,- mer and West Lake and It was.car rying eleven passengers to the lake this afternoon. TO BUY RICH STOCK TOR HIS NEW STORE Mr. Ansley Will Visit Sow Leading Markets. Mr. Charles L. Ansley leaves to-day for a two weeks trip to Cleveland, Cin cinnati and New York. While away he will purchase large supplies 0 f the latest goods for his new store la- eluding everything In the various line, carried by him that would be apt to please the critical tastes of the buyin - public of Amerlkus. Work is being pushed rapidly as p; B - slble on tbe Ansiey building at Forsyia and Jackson streets, and it is already evident that it will be one of tho finest structures in this part of ti-e state. The building Is a decided ad dition to the business section of the city and gives i completed appaeranco ance to the Jackson street block, juakl Ing it a credit to tbe town. Th© whole front and side of tho lower floor, to be occupied by Mr. Ansley, will be French plate glass windows. These will be the fluust display windows in Americus, and The machine was struck by the fast passenger train on the Southern rail- no * * 3e ex eelled by the display way and was almost completely de molished. There Is a steep Just before West Lake Is reached and as to the high- Lake Is reached, and as the highway Is in a cut it was impossible for tho chauffeur to see ll.e locomotive. Those of the automobile passengers who es caped with injuries state that foe lo comotive whistle' wos not blown for the crossing. The front wheels of the large aut> mobile bad Jnst run on to the rail road tracks when the engine struck it The passenger train was running at a high rate ot speed and ploughed Its way through the forward end of th; machine. As It was only one and a half miles from Bessemer ambulances and phy sicians were quickly summoned from that city. The injured all were taken to the Boblnson Hospital In Bessemer. BROWN CLUB LEADERS ARE VERY SANGUINE. windows of any store In a city 0 f the class of Americus In Georgia. The building, It is now aparent, will not be finished by September 1, as originally planned, and It may bo near October before Mr. Ansiey wlil be In possession of It and prepared to fully display the rich array of goods that he will select, on the trip he begins today. THIS QUI1MAN BOY TRIES SUICIDE. LEE GILBERT ASSASSINATES TWO GIRLS IN BIRMINGHAM President W. W. Dykes, of the Joe Brown club, announces that there will be a meeting of the club at the head quarters in the armory hall tomor row, Friday, night at 8 o'clock. There will be some good speeches made and the meeting will prove au Interesting one to all." declared Pres ident Dykes. ''We are thoroughly en thused over the prospect of carrying friends." Sumter county for Governor Brown He went to the City drug store about (Special to Tlmes-Recorder.) Quitman, Ga., August 10.—Lester Williams, a youth of eighteen, attempt ed suicide last night at the City drug adore and was saved only by the most Strenuous efforts. After swallowing five grains of strychnin; he lost his nerve and told wh'at he had done. The fact that be did and that the doctors got to 'work wltin twenty minutes after he had taken this drug, was all that saved hit life. He was a student of pharmacy and had worked at the City drug store and McMuller's several years. He left Mc- Muller’a for same reason several days ago and his associates said he was in a fit of despondency, presumably about being out of a job, as he was heard to say he “had no job and no and regard tbe outlook In that direc tion as Improving every day. In fact we feel confident now that the gov ernor wUl probably carry every pre- lalnct, except Plains. Our reports from all over the county are. encour. aging. A change of seventy votes In the county gives It to Gov. Brown and there are more than that number who have changed. We have check ed the lists carefully, aided .by men fi miliar with all parts of th county, and the sentiment in them, and with the good work kept up from now until election day Sumter should have tbs honor of being enrolled in the ma jority column that ensures another term for Governor Erown.” President Dykes stated that'the hour Judge Enoch Callaway will speak on Monday Is not yet known, but endeavor will bo made to have It about 5 o’clock in tbe afternoon, In the va cant lot on Forsyth street an 1 across from ti.ie opera house. Mr. J. W. Waters, of Albany, who was expected to make a speech here Saturday, has wired tbat he is ill and will not bo able to make an; speeches. WILL ANGLE FOR WHALES IN WATERS OF THE GULF Dastardly Deed Committed by Emploje of Cotton MUI. (Special to Tlmes-Recorder.) Birmingham. Ala., August 10.—After sneaking up ibetilnd two young girl Willie and Lee Graham, Lee Gilbert shot to death Willie Graham and per- hapo fatally wounded Lee Graham to day. After the act Gilbert attempted to escape, but was caqfured in \ shop nearby. Both the girl worked In a lo cal cotton mill. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Hie Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the Signature of Than Col. Thad Glover there Is no more enthusiastic angler, and to tht fin: of giving full play to his amhl tions he I.os hiked to the Gulf of Mex ico. A week will be spent at Ilemp- den Springs, a noted fishing resort, frequented by Ameri.uS disciples of Izak Walton. Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache ( strengthen your kidneys, cor rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. ' Pre vent Bright’s Disease and Dia- bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes.' 7 o’clock and helped himself to tho strychnine. Coming out he met Mr. Jelks, the proprietor, and told him he had a job in Savannah. Then he said: . “Mr. Jelks, I ave Just taken fiv* grains ot strychnine.’’ Mr. Jelks took Mm in the store and administered an antidote. Convul sions began and the young man's con dition was critical until the morn ing, when he was pronounced out o» danger. He had been taken to the- hotel and was this morning removed to the home of his father, L. A. Wil liams, Not Like Men. “The moon can get full, t:o, can't “Ye, but she can’t be full and get to her last quarter at the same time." tb=u Do You Get Up With a Lame Back? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost everyone knows of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, be lt cause of its remark- 11 able health restoring II properties. Swamp- j. Root fulfills almost every wish in over- 13, coming rheumatism, li pain in the back, kid- r _ ,,J9neys, liver, bladder 'Qrp'cB a »d every part of tbe urinary passage. 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