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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RBCORDER. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER
fiORT IN AMERICUS
IDOliT 3.200 BALES.
In Receipts Far Be-
[hind Last Year.
Price is Higher
r, But the Cotton
lot Here and Crop
ihort.
shortage of 3,204 bales
wltti ware.^juslj receipts
Ills date last year. Amadeus
day upon the new cotton set-
| less confidence than charac-
’ situation last season. There
doing here, nor will there
ne tme yet.
date lost season Americas
had weighed a total of
uo August bales cotton and
st night leas than three hun-
of the new crop have yet
lie ted. a difference of 3,200
compared with September
last year.
}ement of cotton is late thu
in fact than ever known
| UJia date, and It will yet
or ten daps before ware-
|l>ts will be in quantity euffl-
hierst the buyer and ship
(rariant the operation of the
little doing in the local
receipts daily continue
[during August has done
lury to the growing cotton
lie yield in Sumter will be
■poorest in several years,
1* >
rence in prices may com-
[an extent, as cotton Is
$122>0 more per bale to-
thls date last season,
nlddllng-was quoted here
[and middling at 11 XH to
against 14 1-4 cents to-
ent indications local re-
eason will go well unis.'
bale mark, the usual re-
p'exlon as well as your
[dered mlaerable by a di.i-
By taking Chambe -
bh and Liver Tablets you
| both. Sold by all deai-
! KILLED
DIU DOSS BULLFROG
(Ilud Indigestion From n
gl of Heel let.
August 29.—Smoke and
ot related to each other
hive reduced many pet
|condltlon ot restaurant
teum of Natural History
S. I. The commit*
nals was shocked yes-
when Informed that
pss bullfrog, a native of
died la bis tink on
unable to stand the at
St. George, laden with
DltUe waa further ap-
|id that the ten green
tide old Indian Terri-
^gue, S. I., after much
hed In the night, from
uble acute indigestion
en Island oil beetles,
re not safe In the mu-
terrapin, was
devouring Bufo, n
who had been his
nths. ’The attendant
| save Bufo. as all his
left leg. had d!sap*
bhee's throat.
CALL ON GOVERNOR
FOR PROTECTION.
Americus Urges Regulation
Fire Insurance.
Believed Whole State
Desires Redress From
Present Conditions of
Absolute Monopoly.
Last night's mall carried a special
communication from Americas to Hon
Hoke Smith, Georgia's next governor,
signed by many of the leading business
and professional men of the city, en
tirely without regard to past political
lines, requesting that. If deemed ad
visable, there be introduced a plank'
In the platform on which Mr. Smith
will stand as the democratic candidate
for governor, providing that fire insur
ance companies operating iu Georgia
shall be placed, as are other public
utility corporations under the supervi
sion and regulation of the raiiroal
commission.
The communication pointed out tb'at
Georgia is entirely at the mercy of
the fire insurance company trust, the
greatest of all trusts operating in
this country, and that ail competition
has been effectually stilled.
No redress is now to be had from
any source and the citizens of tb»
state are entirely and completely nr
the mercy of the association of fire In
surance companies. It is felt that
these companies should be no mo-o
immune from proper regulation than
transportation companies, or electric
light or gas companies, and that, if
ible, some steps should be taken
to protect tbs interests of the citizens
of the state.
It is felt here and throughout the
state that if Governor Smith can bring
about some proiter protection for the
people of the state la this important
respect during bis next administration
that he will have won, and fully de
serve, the heartiest commendation of
every Georgian.
THINK OF
Mexican Mustang" .Liniment
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU.
Relief from pain that might otherwise
cause you hours of agony.
Tired out muscles eased up and made
ready for another day’s work.
Lameness in the back and shoulders
promptly cured and stiff joints limbered
up.
Bums, Scalds, Cuts and Mashes ren
dered painless and quickly healed.
. Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica
robbed of their anguish and banished
forever.
Ulcers, Old Sores and Open Wounds
healed promptly and permanently.
Prices 25c., 50c., $1.00 perbottle. F«r<ai*w«s
The first application of Mexican Mus
tang Liniment subdues the pain but it
continues its work until every quivering
nerve is soothed and quieted.
The great penetrating power of
famous remedy enables it to do
quickly and positively.
In all cases of Sprains, Bruises or Lame
ness. Mexican Mustang Liniment
should be rubbed in persistently.
The antiseptic qualities of this old relia
ble household remedy make it safe and
sure.
LYON MFC. CO. 41 to 45 So. 5th St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Life on ranaum Canal
has had ono frightful drawback-mala
ria trouble-that has brought suffering
and deahh to thousands. The germs
cause cUHs, fever and ague, bllllous-
nes9, Jaundice, lassitude, weakness
and general debility. But Klee trio Bit-
tors nevor fnll to destroy them and
cure malaria troubles. “Three bottles
complete ly cured • 'e of a very severe
attack of malaria,” writes Win. A.
Firetwoll, of I.ucama N. C„ “and l’vo
had good health ever since." Cura
Stomach, Liver and Kidney Troubles,
and prevent Typhoid. 50c. Guaranteed
by Gldridge Drug Co.
FARMER FIZZLED BY
MYRTEKIOUR WOMAN
Disappeared as Myslertonsly as She
tame.
LESLIE ANDDS0T0
HAVE STRAIGHT ROAD
Takes Place of the Old
Roundabout Highway.
The construction of the new road
conecting the towns of DeSoto and
Leslie Is about completed. Now. In
stead of taking the round-about course
and crossing the railroad twice, the
SHEFFIELD DOES
NOT ACCEPT THEORY
Disagrees With Goveiwnt
Road Experts.
DROUTH IS BROKEN BY
RAIN IN THE COUNTY
Some Relief is Afforded
Wednesday.
The disMtroua drouth prevailing
heie for three or four weeke was
Chairman Frank Sheffield, of the
Sumter county commissioners, is not
very much impressed by the argume it broken to an extent yesterday, a good
of the oonimlseloners sent abroad lay rain falling In. tbe eastern portion o.*
the United States government to study the county, between Americas* »n I
residents of either town can drive' European roads, who have recently re- Flint river, although the preclplta-
over a abort distance along the new | ported in favor of making American tlon here was not at all heavy. Thu
highway that connect! the twin en- roadways narrower, claiming that this drouth has worked great disaster to
terprlsing burgs.
Ti.w new road la a great conven-jand or maintenance wlttiout Interfe--' U'J rain haa come too late to be pro-
lence to the residents of both places ng with their- use aa public hlgh-.ductive of much good. It ■will help
and to the general public as welLjways. v I to an extent, however, and will great
The old abandoned rood was a mean I “i will not presume to speak as to ly benefit other frops thin cotton, bo
piece of public highway and no one J macadam roads, but aa for clay or skies affording relief from dust anl
regrets Its elimination from jhe coun-1 clay-sand roads 1 am decidedly op- the Intolerable beat. /
ty topography. | posed to the conclusions of the ex-
cu
The convicts have built and graded
the road the Usual uniform width ot
thirty feet. AH that now remains is
tor a goo.l, heavy rain to fall upon
and settlo the ne wdlrt so that it can
be surfaced and put In the some con
dition the other Improved highways
of Sumter arc. Then it will rank
among the bounty's best avenues of
travel and be accepted by the residents
thereabouts a, one of the blessings
t,'at 1910 conferred uimn them.
LARGE CROWDS FOR
APPALACHIAN EXPO.
Adequate
Burlington, N. J.. August 31.—Th*
disappearance of a richly-gowned wo
man and child, wrap.ied In a blanket
and sleeping peacefully In his corn
field, gave Edward Marter, a farmer
and siperlntenileiit of the Odd Fel
lows cemetery, th" surprise of his
life this morning. Tie case is myall-
tying the local police, as tbs strange
>palr disappeared soon after, their
hiding place was found.
Manor, who Is a former Burlington
IHo'iceman. had been missing truck
front his farm for several days, and
had traced the thefts to foreigners,
but had been unable to Identify thorn.
He decide to Mde In the corn field
before daybreak, hoping tp catch the
thieves. None appeared and Marter
was returning to bis home when he
wat amazed to see the imprint of a
woman's shoes in the field. Follow
ing the tracks, he came upon what
looked like a huge, brlglit-oolored
bundle. He pulled back a corner of
the b'ankrt and wae dumfounded to
soe the woman and child sleeping
beneath its folds.
The woman awoke and sprang to
her feet, but when the farmer ques
tioned Lor as to what she was doing
there, she declined, to answer. Think
ing that while on a Journey (he bid
lllonr of Life
pnie great deed or dU
[erfill fan.. This hour
, of Rocky. ML N. C,
■ring Intensely, ns he
brat cold I ever had,
Mr great satisfaction,
iol.l and Cough cure
scovery Is. For, sf-
Vle, I was entirely
say anything too
'edy *f»r "diseased j become abort of funds. Marter prof-
LaGrippe. Asth-jferod financial assistance, bat conld
by Throat or Lung
, Trial 4>ottle free,
Mge Drug Go.
at of Nicaragua,
ther one of those
rlcsn revolutions.
- you!
nltc Purpose
give quick re-
I bladder all-
, Terre Haute,
aae. "Af
front a
able and
so called
ney Pills th r
t permanent
> up and at-
er hesitate
by John R.
evoke do response from the woman.
'Hastily ahe awoke the child, which
was alto well dreased and wrapping
up the automobile blanket, gave It to
the child to carry, while the womao
picked up two heavy ault cases they
had used as pillows and started for
the road.
Marter could get no answer to far
ther qaosOoaa. and thinking bis wife
might get some Information from the
woman, he hurried to the house, but
the strange pair hid disappeared
again almost aa soon as they reach’d
the public highway. Marter taps the
woman, who was a person of undoubt
ed refinement, appeared to be Itbo--
Ing under eome great mental strain.
FOUEWRONEr^TAI?
Cures Seidel Prevents Pm
Arrangement*
Them.
to Handle
(Special to Times-Recorder.l
Knoxville, Tenn., August 31.—To
hand'e the great crowds which a-e
expected to be drawn to this city by
tbe Appalachian Exposition, Septem
ber 12-October 12. tbe Southern Rail
way has completed arrangements for
a regular passenger train service of JEIV PLATFORM TO
perta In question)" said Chairman
Sheffield. "My belief, and 1 base It ou
actual ptnervatiou and experience Is
that a narrower road than our pres
ent unform system would actually giro
a poorer service and cost a* much, If
not more, for maintenance. On such
a road teams would Inevitably take
to tbe center of t'.:e road, wearing it In
ruts, wberas, with a fine 30-foot wide
highway they do not travel along one
-line, but use tbe road generally. The
30-foot road consequently gives a mu M
greater traveling surface than the
mere difference between it and a 20-
foot highway. I should consider It a
decided step backward to build 20-fo.it
roads in this section. And even with
the macadam roads It Is. I should
think, an open question aa to whether
the contention of these men la right.
It certainly does not apply to. tbs
day-sand roads of tbit section and It
would be poor polcy for our roa-i-
builders to be gorerned by it"
24 trains In and a like number out
of Knoxville every day during tbe ex
position. giving one train in and out
of Knoxville every boat of the day.
Nig! t trains in each direction be
tween Chattanooga and Knoxville dud
between Mristol and Knoxville will
lie a feature of tbe through service
will be extensive and ample. In each
BE ADOPTED TODAY
Atlanta Is In the Hands of
sire Democrats."
AtAaati. Ga.. August 31.—Atlanta
will be the -Mecca on Thursday of
prominent men 'from every nook and
corner of the state who will be hero
SAYS CH0A1E HAS
. DISGRACED THE BAR
(Special to Tlmea-Recorder.)
Chattanooga, Tenn., August . 31.—
Charging Joseph U. Choate hat
"brought disgrace and dishonor on
the American bar," Jame* D. Watts,
or New York, today at the meeting
of the American Bar Asaoclatlon here
demanded tho disbarment ot 'the for
mer ambassador to England, an ex
president of the association and one of
the foremost lawyers of the world.
. The disbarment of CiJoote is do
minded by Watte who alleges neglect
of duty and failure to protect clients'
property rights, sntalllng a loss cf
between <500,000 and <1,000,000. Mr.
Chiate's dlsralrgil from the associa
tion Is the Immediate object of tbs at
tack. .
WATCH OF COMEDIAN IS
STOLEN FROM ROOMS
While He Was Doing Stunts
on Stage.
The police were endeavoring to lo
cate a handsome gold watch yesterday
which mysteriously disappeared tho
ught previous from a dressing room at
tbe opera home. The watch was the
property of the comedian playing In.
vaudeville there tUs week. The own
er or the ticker waa doing his stunt
on tbe stage and apon returning to
dressing room found his watch
and other effects missing. The dis
appearance of the watch has not yet
been unravelled by tbe police 'put upon
the case.
KICKS ON BILLY TAFfH
DOES REV. MORGAN.
direction there will be 5 trains per day l atten<1 tl)e , ute < fe m:>cra lc
from the South and Southwest, 3 from ven ,| on . Delegates, over a thousand
the South anJ'SoutheaU, 6 from 11
North and East and C from the North
and 2 from tbe Northwest. For the
various special occaelons which Vxve
been arranged the Southern will op
erate extensive special train service.
Shu.tie trains to tbe exposition site
will also be operated.
Fifty-two officials and represents-
tires of the passenger department of
tbe Southern met recently In Knoxville
and after a full Inspection of the ex
position which resulted In the great
est enthusiasm concerning tbe pros
pects of the big show, completed all
arrangements for running this exten
sive train service. The Appalachia*
will set a splendid mark In prepared
ness. All the buildings are now com
plete. many exhibits are being put !i
n>ace. and the exposition will be at
IU best on opening day.
The latest dance Innovation is the
aeroplane two-step and waits.
FINE KENTUCKY BRED HORSES.
Mr. Georgs A. Turpin, of Turpin
Bros', stables, U now In Kentucky,
selecting a carload of exceptionally
fine Kentucky saddle and baggy, horses.
These animals are not afraid of autos
id can be highly recommended to
y one here contemplating buying a
good home. TURPIN BROS
31-1
~ -• -
in number, will be seated In tbe andl-
torlum-armory for the purpose of
nominating a governor and state house
officers and adopting a platform of
principles. The convention promises
to be one of the largest ever held In
the state.
As* previous reports have indicate I,
the platform which will be adopted by
the convention will follow closely af
ter tbe Maoon platform adopted when
Mr. Smith was first elected governor
In 1906. Here arc some of the things
as advance stories have Indicated that
wHl be embodied In tbe pUtform:
Endorsement of port rates. -
Passage of an anti-lobbying bill will
be recommended.
Continued supervising and regula
tion of railroads, corporations and oth
er public utility corporations will be
urged.
Legitimate investment of foreign
capital will be Invited.
The new registration law will be
endorsed and the enactment ot law*
which will throw stronger restrictions
around the ballot box will be recom
mended. .
Aside from the adoption of ■
form, tbe body will nominate
ernor and state house officers at
lect a new executive committee.*
The convention will open at 10
m„ and will probably be In neulon
throughout the'day, possibly having a
night session.
HEROIC WOMAN RAVER
HER BABY’S LIFE
Kept Lillie One’s Head Abate Water
Eight Hours.
Sedan, Kane., August 30 -Standing
In five feet or water In tbs bottom of
a cistern at her home near here, Mrs.
John Burch', wlfj of a farmer, for
elk-t hours held aloft her two-year-
old ohlld. until tbs arrival boms of
her husband today.
The child bid fallen into the deters
•raj the mother, who saw tbs accident,
Immediately sprang attar U, seized the
baby In her arms, raised it above tbe
•urface ot tbs water and called for
help. No one waa within hearing of
the woman*! colli and tbroagbout tbe
greatvr part or the flay, Mrs. Burch
stood, tbe water reaching almost to h
neck, and waited until tbe return of
her husband from his work In the
fields.
After being token from the cistern,
Mr*. Burch collapsed and to danger
ously III, but the child suffered no
Illness. Friend* hare determined to
onn'v for a Carnegie medal for Mrs.
Burch. ■
ENGINEER OF SEABOARD IB
KILLED XEAB SAVANNAH
Fred Flcfcc Dies When Engine Rons
In W'osbout.
Savannah; Go., Aug. 31—Engineer
>, of tbU city, was Instantly
Seaboard Air Line paJ-
o. 60-north bound, ran
r Exley, Ga... north
i Sam Dnkes,
illy Injure!
season’s first
(Special to Tlmes-Rejorder.)
Wlnlna Lake, Ind., August 31.—Al
though the name of William Howard
TafL.appeared upon the printed pro
gram for today's session of the Wi
nona Assembly, the entiling face of
"Funny Bill* was nowhere to be
seen among those present, nor was his
silvery voice heard by the thousand*
who are attending tbe meetings hero.
There's a reason. It was to satisfy th >
tender conscience ot Dr. G. Campbell
Morgan, of London, tbe famous En-
gHsb preacher, that the name of tt e
president of the United State* was
wiped from the Winona program.
Dr. Morgan gave a* a reason for h'a
snub to President Taft tbe statement
that tbe American chief executive to a
Unitarian, and asaerted that be would
never—no, never—speak from tho
same plttfor", with an mhe'lever In
the divinity of Christ. Br. Morgan In
a Presbyterian.
.Wloons /nimbly haa lacked notjJ
speakers since Dr. J. WlJY.r Chap
man withdrew the light of his pr.'S-
tqce Th-- Kag'lsh dlvene wsi look
ed upon as a treat drawee ovi.
MU. PETTIT WILL ACCKIT
A POSITION IN FLORIDA
Take* Another Place Tliere With Ike
Southern .
Tbe, Americus friends of Mr. O. It.
Pettit, who frequently come* bare up
on railway business, m passenger
agent ot tbe Boutbern Railway, wi*l
regret that be to to leav* Macon, but
they rejodee la bis promotion to tin
position of district passenger agent at
Jacksonville. Mr. Pettit to one ot
tbe ablest young railroad men In thto
section, and bas a vary bright futuro
WITH A LITE SNAKE
THE CAT CAME HACK
Wlnsted, Conn., August 31.—Tbs pel
cat ot Mrs. E. L. Stump, ot Tbomaston,
yesterday brought home a young but
(lively rattlesnake and Ink It loo**
In tbe boose. Mrs. Stump killed th*
rattler, which waa twenty inches Ion,?.
"The cat always brings borne the ganus
It catches for Its mistress to oee," Mr*. '
Stump said.
New facet la old places, speaking
elerkutlctlly, may be expected today
In the general shift'of forces for th*
busy season.
If somt local doctor would only pro
scribe mud baths a* a cure for all I
his patients in Americus
strictly In 1L
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