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Only $1.00 For 1 Years Subscription To the Semi -Weekly. * * * * jut * * * * ** Why Wait? SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION Send in Your Subscription NOW. VOL. 1, No. O. THOMASVILLE GEORGIA, j TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913 SUITES WILL HOT LEI TROOPS TO MOB LUKE MADERO HAS CUT OFF COMM UN ICATIOX OF PLANS OF THE J -V TALK YESTERDAY AFTER- FIGHTING FORCES — STAT ED THAT THE END WOULD COME IN A SHOUT TIME WITH NOTHING DEFINITE 'AS TO TODAY’S FIGHTING — BEI.LIGERANTS TAKE ANOTHER BORDER TOWN AND BRIDGE IS CLOSED—TROOPS AND WARSHIPS BE ING MOBILIZED FOR IMMED FATE ACTION. (By Associated Press.) Mexico City, Feb. 17.—The brisk lighting continued this forenoon. There were indica tions, however, that develop ments of a character which may soon relieve the situation to a mcasurcable degree. It is not possible to transmit the details, liecause of the close censorship by the oillcials hero. ■ The lighting throughout the morning was very heavy, and the big calibre guns in the arse nal were almost constantly in use., The Federal Artillery brought another big siege gun into no tion, but didn’t succeed in sil encing the Rebel guns. Tile engagement was very severe almost till noon, but the flring then dwindled into an ex change of volleys of rille shots. The Rebels tried to pick olf the Federal Artillerymen at the service guns. The United States Embassy and the district surrounding it was untourhed by any pro jectiles, after the removal of the Federal battery, which had heretofore drawn the lire of the Rebel gunners. to Madero'B telegram would go for ward. | Meanwhile, the Army and Navy continued to move int opositions to do instant work. The thing now causing the most concern, is the maintenance of communication with Mexico City, or any attempt In the censorship of dispatches to this gov ernment. The lsolaton of the United States Embassay and foreigners will be one of the first things to force the landing of troops at this Juncture. NOON TO THE PARENT-TEACH ER ASSOCIATION, HE URGED PROGRESS—INTERESTING SES SION HELD IN FLETCHER- VILLLE. Madcro Says He AA’lll Yet AVIn Out. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 17.—Two pri vate dispatches from President Ma dera to personal friends here, ceivei today, simply said that he "expected definite results very soon.’’ Senator Cullom, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- after a short talk with Presi dent Taft, declared that he was still opposed to Intervention, and said further that there was practically no sentiment for It in the Senate. (By-Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 17.—President Taft’s reply, to Madero's appeal to withhold the United States troops was made public today by Secretary of State Knox. President Taft pointed out that - President -Madcro was somewhat misinformed on the United States policy toward Mexico, or the United States measures of precaution, that reports which appeared to hare reached him, that orders had al ready been given to land troops were Inaccurate. The President urged on Madero the vital Importance of an early es tablishment of real peace and or der. Mexican Soldiers in Charge of Inter national Bridge at Brownsville. (By Associated Press.) Brownsville, Tex., Feb. 17.—All communication with Mexico City closed at this point at fire o’clock this uornlng, when a company of Mexican soldiers, stationed at the International Bridge and a company of Rura’.es at the Ferry, Issued an order forbidding the crossing of passengers at either point. Two bridges on the National lines near Matamorac were burned Saturday. The Rebels peacefully occupied Matamoras early this morning, mak ing It the second town on the border taken by the Rebels since the Diaz revolt, the other being Nuevo Laredo. Anti-American Feeling Reported. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 17.—Rear Ad miral Sutherland, commander of the Pacific fleet, has gone 'with the Cruiser Colorado from Mazatlan to Manzanillo, In response to A re quest from the United States Consol there, who reported several ant* American demonstrations. Censorship Very Rigid. (By Associated Press.) Cabinet Meeting Lasted Into Morning Hours. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 17.—President New York, Feb. 17.—The censor-j Taft’s reply to Madero’s appeal to ship on news about the operations ent at the first meeting of the Par- keep the United 3tates troops out In Mexico City are today absolutely ^.Teacher -Association Mrs Joe of Mexico, pending his further at- rigorous, ^othln^to ,‘o | HobIsoni vice-president, gave a In -spite of the cold, threatening weather, a large number of interest ed parents met with the Thomas- ville teachers, Friday afternoon, at the Fletchervllle school. After a beautiful prayer by Rev. Mr. McCarty, pastor of tho Presby terian Church, and a warm welcome by Prof. Dunran, Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. J. Carlton Dugon In troduced each teacher to the par ents. Mrs. Dugon then introduced the speaker of the day, as one upon whom Thomasrllle had placed the highest approval—His Honor, May or Luke. Mr. Roscoe Luke gave a splendil talk on. ‘‘Present 3chool Needs,” holding his audience by the force of his remarks and the magnetism of his presence. One remark was that it had been a little over eighteen years since he left this same school building, and In all that time it had not improved one lota—this In an age of Progres sion, and progress we must, other wise we retrograde. One grave thing Is the poor light In which the pu pils have to study: no use putting book-learning In a child’s head un lees It goes along with a sound body. The system of heating and venti lation were altogether bad and all this would afreet the physical child, and In turn, the mental, moral and spiritual. The Mayor made a plea for the teacher to Instill, alor.T with the three R’s, those great principles of character so necessary for tho grand rounding out of a mild’s education. In closing his heart-to-heart talk, he said he hoped for the passage of the school-bond issuer-which would Insure Thomasville children the best—and the very best It should be. for Thomasville, as the garden spot of the earth, and Thomasvll’.e people, ns the chosen people, only the best will do. For the benefit o’ those not pres- LIKES SUGAR SECOND GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN GETS PUBLICITY FROM FOND NESS FOR LUMP SUGAR DUR ING STRENUOUS AYORK. When a man gets Into public life and comes prominently Into the lime light, he hears many things about himself that he -never , knew, and that are in the nature, of news to him. The following little news item about Congressman Roddenbery, published In the Standard Union, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was a surprise to him and may make amusing read ing to his friends hers: "Washington, Feb. 8.—Represen tative Roddenbery of /Georgia, who achieved fame through several sin gle-handed flllibusterai against pen sion measures during the session, has started a new* fad In the House. It Is eating lump sugar—not a lump here and there, but a good, sub stantial auantity. In tour days when he was In the chair ^recently, he consumed four pounds of loaf sweet ness." Tosco nor Mini punts Figuring on Lighting and Laundry For the Hotel, Befraae of Ex pense of the Two as Fur nished Now. The owners of the Tosco Hotel have an expert In fhe city now, to Investigate the cost of installing Department of Civics and Health The General Federation of Wom en’s Clubs has set. apart March 10th for the annual observance of clean ing up day by the Southern States It is desirable to keep a uniform date for this purpose, not only for the sake of unifying our work, but because of the well known phycho- logical fact that when many ener gies are concentrated upon a com mon cause at the same time, a sen timent is aroused that gives an im petus to zeal not to be gained by any other condition Your Civic Duties. Civic problems are your prob lems. What are you doing to solve them? Ask yourself the question, whether •your city is as clean as it should be, and your health conditions ideal? What are you doing to develop a high standard of citizenship for the future? You should promptly have all me naces to public health removed. A person has no more right to poison the air that his neighbor breathes than he has to poison the water that ho drinks or the food that ho eats. Do you know that the health of the entire city is likely to be affect- a lighting plant In t*e building This ed b rondltlons one t? gentleman will get the cost of In- : , 1 stalling a plant which will light the) Intelligent care and attention entire house and tho owners believe it will be less expensive with their own plant than with the present rate of lighting In the city. At the samo time they will Install an up-to-date and well-equipped laundry to work in connection with the hotel. They feel that with the present price of both these commod ities it would be much less expense to have their own work done there is plenty of room in the -base ment for the machinery and the boilers fully adequate to tho needs of both plants, they are seriously considering the Installation. TAVO MEN KILLED A8 RESULT OF LOUWFAJfA LABOR ROW. Lake Charles, La., Feb. 17.—Two men were killed and several others wounded in a fight early today be tween non-union men employed by the American Lumber Company, at Merryvllle, and Union men, mem bers of the brotherhood of timber workers, who went on a strike In November last. Both the men kill ed were negroes. tempt to put down tho revolt, Is Pass over the telegraph wires which going forward today. While the exact nature of tho re ply has not been disclosed. It Is un derstood to be practically a rc-afllr- mat'on of this government’s atti tude as previously expressed, cou pled with n strong warning to Ma dero that the United Stated has a right to land troops In Mexico to protect Americans and other for eigners, should a state of anarchy come about. refers In any way to the plans or i short, concise explanation, as to prospects of either of the bellger- ents. should be given sewerage prob lems. The principle upon which most sewers have been !ai 1 was to dispose of the waste of life by get ting it out of sight se quickly as possible, and one essential was that they should not smell. The pollution of the streams into which these sewers empty has never received the proper attention. Scientific sewerage engineers should be consulted, as vital health conditions are Involved. Dr. A. G. Fort, of tho State Board of Health, in a recent address, -gave an Illustration which made plain the dangers arising from ignorance of sanitary laws. At one of the "large schools of tho state,” the sewerage was emptied Into a "dry well,” 60 feet deep, and the drinking water came from a well twice that depth. Tho Infected water gradually soaked through tho 60 feet of underlying strata, thereby poisoning the drink ing water supply. T ON SCHOOL SITES RY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 17, 1913. To the People of Thomasville: Tho Board of Education having decided at its meeting held Fri day, February 7th to submit to the voters of Thomasville the matter of selecting a site for a school, in the event the bond issue of fifty thousand dollars, ordered by the council, passes, does agree to abide in the expenditure of said bond money as a majority of the registered voters in said city shall decide. The vote shall be cast on a ballot pre pared by the Board of Education containing the following words: Vote For One: For Young’s College Property. For Mallctte Heights Property. Congress Wants to Know .tbout Mexican Affairs. (By Associated Prons.) Washington, Feb. 17.—A resolu tion asking President Taft to trans mit to Congress such correspondence just what the Association stood for It was indeed a pleasure to have present Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the new It I s the source president of the Georgia State Fed- co’ds. eration of Women’s Clubs. Mrs. Fitzpatrick delivered a short talk on the value of the federation and Issued an invention tor the An epidemic of typhoid fever was two-session term: many children the consequence. Referred to the bringing their dinners, and the State Board of Health, the water, Each ballot 6hall bo cast with a Manager to be selected by this body, at each of the voting precincts of the city, on the 12th day of March, between the hours of eight A. M., and five P. M., said elec tion to be conducted separate and apart from the bond election. The returns of this vote shall he canvassed by a committee to be select ed by the Board of Education, immediately after the polls have been closed and as certified to with the ballots, shall be handed to the President of this Board. The result of this election, as certified to by the committee, shall decide the location of the school, in the event tho bond issue is passed. This Board has prepared approximate estimates of how the money should be expended on both sites, as in their judgment would best serve the interests of the public schools of the cllfy. In the event Young’s College is selected, the expenditure of the money would be as follows $20,000.00 for one block of four aerps, between Dawson, Young, Monroe and Washington Streets, containing building* of the College. - , 16,000.00 approximately for repairing and remodeling said buildhig* as estimated by three local contractors, Messrs. James Gribben, J. H. Rast and J. B. White. 8,000.00 approximately on South Georgia College building In Fletchervllle. 4,000.00 approximately on Negro Schools. 2,000.00 approximately on equipment and furniture. In the event Mallette Heights Property is selected, the expendi ture of the money would be as follows: $ 9,500.00 for four blocks containing twelve arres, bounded by Jack- son, Hansell, Washington and Mitchell Streets. 28,500.00 approxifately on new buildings and equipment for same. Fletchervllle. 4,000.00 approximately on -Negro schools. Tho Hoard of Education asks that, the voters of the city care fully inspect both sites and surroundings in order that they may decide on the most desirable plac© for a school and vote intelligent ly thereon. Respectfully, BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF THOMASVILLE, E. R. JERGER, President, J. H. FLOWERS, Vice-Presdt., * ■ ; B. H. WRIGHT, LEE NEEL. J. A. CHASTAIN, W. B. COCHRAN, ; J. T. CULPEPPER. regarding conditions in Mexico as j Parent-Teacher Association to Thom- Federa- The latest phases of the situation may not be incompatible with the asville to Join the State were considered at a cabinet meet- public interest, was introduced to- [ t j on which stands solely for th ins: last evening, which lasted until, 1 day by Senator Ashurst, of Arizona,:, ’ . . . ... an early hour this morning. At its] and Representative Ayres, of New i betterment of human kind - close, it was announced that a reply A York. Quality in Buying Stationery Quality and correctness are the principal features which interest purchasers of stationery. This is assured you every time that you make your purchase here We have the very latest of ex quisite colors, in linens, basket weaves, and the besUof all the newest in white. The prices are from 10c to $1.50 per box. Come in and let us show you our exclusive line of stationery. This invitation will be considered at the next meeting, which will be held at the East Side school, Miss Sarah Harley, Principal of that School, being In charge of the pro gram. Every teacher is invited to take part, as it will be a ‘Teachers’ Af ternoon. ground is no place to sit upon, and by unmistakable analysis, proved to many severe be the unmistakable cause. No disease can ever be prevented A prize, which will bo either a or cured until the cause of infec- plcture, a fern or a piece of stat- tfon Is removed. \ nary has been offered to the schoo’- room which has the greatest num ber of parents present at the Par* Junior .Republic*. during cho That ihe civil conditions of the ent-Teacher meetings next three months. . next .^aeration may excel those of The Secretary, Mrs. Thomas Ross, ,lle preBent ' l( 18 essential that the will keep a strict tally of the num-, public IM:ho018 should Instruct our her present at each meeting, and youth in ROO<1 cltlzenslilp. This may each teacher is requested to plain this to the pupils. 3r. Cochran represented the School Board and he was given a hearty welcome. After sincere thanks were ten dered Miss Agnes Upchurch, of 417 Remington Avenue, for the use of A committee composed of Mrs. her automobile, in transferrin? the be done by establishing Jun'or re publics or school city clubs in the upper grades, and junior civic leagues or good citizen clubs In the lower grades. James Evans, Mrs. John Lamb and East Side teachers to and fro from Mrs. Wm. McKay, was appointed to their homes to this meeting, a so- confer with the sehoolboard in rc-jcial half half was enjoyed, thus I gard to procuring benches for the bringing the Parent and teacher into | school yards. These are sadly need- closer relation—the keynote of the ed since the Inauguration of the Parent-Teacher Association. Peacock-Mash Drug Co. Phones 10S-106 Your City Clean. 1. Take away all the ashes anti dirt from your back yard Immed- Iztely. Send your rubbish to tilt dumping ground. 2. Clean out your cellars, stables, and sheds. Whitewash your cellar walls, fences and hen-houses. 3. Burn all rubbish that will burn. Cloan your meant lots and tilley-ways. 4. Avoid mixing ashes and gar bage. This Is against the law. You may ho lined five dollars. 5. Retrain from throwing old pa per, banana or orange skins Into the stroets. Plant some grass and flower seeds to mako your home beautiful. Every house should have a little green grass and a few trees. When you have Clean-Up day keep your yard rlean all tho time. Dirty yards cause files, sickness, death. PENSION MONEY HERE ":li •fudge Jones Wants all Pensioner* to (Apply for Their Share as So m. as Possible, ns Time Is Short. Judge Jones wishes the old Con federate pensioners all over the county to know that the pension money for Thomas county, has ar- rivei and is now waiting for them. There will be only thirty Mays In which they can receive this money as the time for paying it out ex- Old tin cans hold water; water |P ires on the 15th of March and he is anxious that all the pensioner* come as soon as possible and get their share. The amount to be paid out thi* year is -7,220*. The number of pen sioners is one hundred and nineteen just one less than last year. Sever al of the old Veterans receiving those pensions have died since last year but more have come in to take their places, so making Just one short. breeds mosquitoes. Rotten garbage makes had bad air makes weak bodies, bodies make big doctor’s bills eak Civic Health. As cleanliness is the only safe guard to health, civic health neces sarily means civil cleanliness. Fertilizers Fertilizers MANUFACTURED —*>y— ThomasviMe Fertilizer Company THESE FERTILIZERS ARE MADE WITH THE GREATEST CARE AND EVERY INGPTOIENT IS THOROUGHLY TESTED AND MUST COME FULLY UP TO THE RE. QUIREb STANDARD BEFORE BEING USED. OUR FERTILIZERS ARE COMPOUNDED OF PLANT FOODS THAT WILL ALIKE CROPS GROW. As a man grows older, he takes better care of his clothes, and he is a lot better satisfied with them. ALL KINDS AND BEST BRANDS —For Sale— Cash or Credit THOMAS UNION WAREHOUSE COMPANY Office Thomas Union Warehouse, Thomasville, Ga. K. K. MOORE, Mgr. yHE service of this store is not confined to young men. Any man of any age can be well fitted, and conservatively dressed in these fine spring HART SCHAFFNER & MARX suits. Now is the time to see them. Louis Steyerman. This store Is the home of Hart SchnfTncr & Marx Clothes. The Shop of Quality, on the Comer m . 4 J