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SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES-ENTEUPRIS E, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1013
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TWO WIDE-AWAKE MOVING
TOWN'S.
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION’
Issued Every Tuesday mid Friday Editor Jerger, of the ThomasvTl'
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED 1‘KESS.
Times Enterprise,
isitors to the cit;
s anions
esterday.
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terpriee Company, Thomasvil e, Ga. Empire State League. ‘This is
—“ " ^Editor. ' first visit to Brunswick,” sail
B. li. JERGKIl - ,
W. D. HAIWHAVE .... Biw. Mgr.; Thomasville editor” and I must con-
— “ Z7 ... I fess that I am more than surprised
Entered at the Thomasville I ost (
Office for Transmission Through the at Brunswick. It is one of the prei-
M&lls as Second Class Ma’l Matter.; t | cs ^ most U p_to-date and thorough-
THE CITY’S SPUING CLEANING.
The prom.se of an early spring am
1,500 POLICE
a long summer makes it especially
important this year that every possi
ble precaution be taken for me safe
ty of the public’s health. If the j
task cf cleansing the city and of
ducing the
Subscription Hates: (ly wide-awake towns in Georgia.
One Year , The writer recently had the
Six Months bf I
- ■ - , pleasure of spending several hours
Washington, Feb. 12.—More than
sources of disease to a'fifteen hundred special and regular
. , , ... , ... policemen and detectives will guard
minimum is undertaken forthwith, lhe inauguration crowds, during
it will be comparatively simple, but, j the induction of President -Elect Wu-
,, , . , ... .. son into office, according to plans
if neglected until warm weather ar-. completed to day.
rives and the swarms of infectious Included in the total are four
hundred members of the
MOPLANE IS
. BULGARIAN AIRSHIP OVER
ADKKIXOPLE IS HIT BY A CA.V-
XOX HALL AND FELL IX THE
CITY.
WILSON TO 00
TO
Girls are all
making.
affected—by love
Who is going to be at the inau
guration?
, both in Brunswick and Waycross
■and found in each place a stimul.it-
; ing and invigorating forward raove-
j ment. Brunswick presents a most
| attractive appearance
! number of handsome business hou
insects are on the wing, it will be
come a difficult and baffl'.ni prob
lem . ‘
The sanitary department and the came known that the city of Balti
board of health have announced
Constantinople, Feb. 22.—A Bul
garian military aeroplane, while
reconnoiterlng over the fortress of
„ special Adrianople to lay, was hit by a Turk-
eommiltee having the policing pro-, |sh ghell and f € n inside the lines,
gram in charge. ' The aeroplane was piloted by a
A new feature of the inau a ur I Russian officer, Lieutenant Nickolas,
parade was announced when it
WILL REMAIN HOWEVER IN
WASHINGTON FOR SIX MONTHS
REFORE MAKING ANY OFFI
CIAL visrrs.
I who was made a prisoner.
plans for an immediate campaign to
this end. Their foresight is corn-
men dahlo. They should have the
It has any
I hearty co-operation of every house-
Adrianople—both
forgotten.
beseiged and i eg> j ts streets are wide, well paved j
| and clean, its residence section at-1
~o i tractive and evidently carefully kept |
Purely Democratic—the inaugu-1 fr<le of E0 m any dirty slovenly nuiJ-j '
ral parade. ! ances that are characteristic
hold and every citizen: for sum
work in order to be duly effective,
requires this public's faithful sup-
more and the rest of Maryland
send a delegation of several thou- j
sand marchers, all of whom will be J
decorated with the Maryland colors, j
orange and black, which is the same j
as that of Princeton University. They!
will be given a special place in the j
procession.
Many men plan their
don’t work their plan.
| some communities. The sidewalks
\ork but! ... , !covers.
Pavo is going to have
band and the boys are
looting.
a town;
already
They are dancing the turkey trot,
on the East Coast of Florida, in
bathing suits!
| of the town are paved almost univer- j
1 sally and the streets well kept, j
| There is an air of the progressive |
cities of the middle west about it to i
which is added the refreshing tangj
of the salt air, and the sight of
freight ships once in awhile in the I
harbor.
Waycross is stretched as far as
its business is conceded on a series
If Thomasville ever starts hustling, I of right angles, facing a modern
con-1 comfortable and splendid passenger
| station. The buildings are modern
we hope it will immediately
tract the habit.
0 ! in every respec t and here and there;
The American eagle will never be! are signs of more Improvement,
forced to dig its talons into the ] rents they say In Waycross arc as
side of the Mexican hawk. I high as in any town of the state and
o tke.e are no vacant stores. The
The Waycross Journal is right; town has just comp’.eted a series of
when it says that producers nor con- 1 municipal improvements, that lu-
sumers are what we need now. j elude sidewalks, schools, better fire
0 ! equipment and sewers. The people
Those seven thousand soldiers of j hustle, they have builded on a sand
Uncle Sams could take Mexico! bank, a town that resembles not one
without half trying, but they wont, bit the proverbial and oftquoted bib-
0 ‘ ■ li al house that fell down.
In South Carolina a man who buys j There is something of a lesson
blind tiger liquor is as guilty aa the i from both of the towns. They are
seller, legally of course. i 110t a ]jit e an( j y e t there is a forward
0 ; movement in them both that shows
Champ Clark and Underwood will^ w j d e-awake people, a desire to get
be the main assistants to the man ! a pr0 per share of the things that are
who defeated them for the nomlna-j , 0 j, e had and an appreciation of the
Hon.
Winter is an antiseptic to a num
ber of maladies which summers un-
This very fact, however, is
likely to Invite a certain careless
ness of sanitary rules that should be
observed the year around. Mid-Feb
ruary is none too early to begin a
searching survey of backyards anJ
the premises of stores and shops for
the purpose of making every nook
and corner In the community clean.
municipality’s house-cleaning
should begin while winter is abroad,
and It should be complete before
spring Is at hand.
iU
MINISTERS REGRET
OR. HARRIS CHANGE
ARSON TRUST
TELLS
NEW PASTOR FOR FIRST RAP-
TIST CHURCH OF THIS CITY, J
WAS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM I
BY PEOPLE OF TEXAHKANA.
New York, Feb 22.—President
Elect Woodrow Wilson went back
:o Princeton today for the last week
at home before ho goes to Washing
ton to become President.
He remarked this morning that
this was probably the last visit he
will pay New York for a long time.
The next President expects to stick
pretty close around Washington
during the first six months, after
the inauguration. The trip to the
Panama Canal is the only plan defi
nitely arranged thus far for the sum
mer. Because he doesn’t know when
the extra session will permit him
to depart, this Journey is yet indefi
nite.
j The following news ite.n from
• a Texarkana paper, in regard to
j the resignation of Di. W. M. Harri3,
! who will comes as pastor of the
| First Baptist Church here, will b*'
i read with interest In Thomaevilll:
•At a meeting ot the Ministerial
Chicago, Feb. 22.—The syutemlzed , Ag80C f at ion of Texarkana, on Mon
efforts employed by the members of
the alleged ‘ Arson Trust” were dis
closed today by a number of wit
nesses examined by Assistant States
Attorney Johnson.
The witnesses explained that in
COLUMBIA REFUSES
PANAMA TREATY
day, a committee consisting of Rev. |
M. E. Chappell, of the Pine Street
Presbyterian Church; Rev. C. S.
Weaver, of the Central Christian
Church, and Rev. L. D. Connell, of
the Second Baptist Church, was ap-
arson circles. Incendiary fires are. | 0 inted to draft resolutions anent
divided into two classes, namely, j me removal of Dr. W. M. Harris to I
••blow-outs,’- or where the building j Thomasville, Ga., the same to bej
and its contents arc destroyed; |published in the local papers, and a!
'•Hashes,” where only the contents [copy to be sent to the clerk of the
I of a building are burned. i Church at Thomasville.
Bogota, Columbia, Feb. 21.—The
newspapers here declare today that
the Columbian Government has re
fused the proposed settlement of the
existing dispute between the United
States and Columbia, over the par
tition of Panama, which they say
was offered by the Taft Government.
It is further asserted that Colum
bia expects to obtain better terms
from tho Incoming administration,
at Washington.
ITEMITI MS'OIIOND flOBBEHY
I The witnesses described how the
There are thousands of promises
on every peach tree in this section,
Lnd the majority of them will ma
terialize.
Clean up day March tenth. Ono
iady has recently told us that she
>ould wash her hair if that would
aelp any.
fact that it takes co-operative and
! constant work to do It. We like the
spirit, the action, the town prid«\
that is characteristic of them both.
1 We are free to confess that we hope
* for a similar step forward in Thom-
j asville and a desire on the part of
| its people to improve the appearand j
, as well as Increase the commercial;
' values of the town.
Only thus can the public be as
sured of protection against the il’s
which are feathered by uncleanli
ness. It is far better to starve the
fly than to swat it and far easier to
remove the breeding place of mos
quitoes tnan to battle with them
when they are arrayed. A little
sweeping scrubbing now will accom
plish more than all manner of labor
a month or two hence.
Let everyone join with the health
officials in this timely and all impor
tant campaign for clean yards and
streets and alleys. Much depends
upon tho authorities: hut more de
pends upon the individual. Let us
prepare for the fly and for other
enemies of health «d time of peace
and when summer comes we shall
have no war.—Atlanta Journal.
fire bugs regulated the fires, by a
careful distribution of the gasoline
which they use in causing the fires.
KILLED TWO
Memphis, Tenn., 'Feb. 21.—-As
result ot drinking whiskey contaiu-
I The committee prepared the fol-,
'lowing paper: j
] ‘‘Rev. W. M. Harris, D. D., has j
j been a resident of our city, pastor;
j of the First baptist Church, and a
j member of this association, during j
i the past six years. In all of these
1 relationships he has acquitted him-
I self with credit.
j ‘‘As a citizen he has not endeav
ored to dodge his duty, hiding be-
hini his clerical robes, but ^has
sought to further the interest of
the community in every way possi
ble.
“As a minister of the Word, he
is scholary, courageous, and true.
“As a member of this association.
ing a great quantity of acid in a I he has been particularly faithfu!
boarding house here today, Bernard i and helpful. No one has been more j
Atlanta, Feb. 21.—Another dia
mond loss or robbery occurred on
Peachtree street this morning, when
Mrs. J. B. Greenfield lost a $2,000
chamois bag of gems while shop
ping.
She is not absolutely certain
whether the bag was taken from
her or whether she accidentally drop
ped it or left it In some place where
Bhe was shopping.
The Jewels included two Tiffany-
set diamond solitaire rings, a Scot
tish Rite ring set with a big dia
mond, and several pins set with dia
monds and pearls.
The detectives have been furnished
with a description of the gems.
ANICJITS
ft;,
y
SUCCESSFUL
DECISION' HANDED DOWN IX
XEIV YORK WHICH WILL PAVE
THE WAY FOR TEX MILLION
DOLLAR DAMAGES.
New York, Feb. 22.—Tho Federal
Circuit Court of Appeals today hand
ed down a decision which permits
the relatives of the Titanic victims
to begin suits Immediately against
the steamship company for full dam
ages.
This decision opens the way for
suits the aggregate of which is ex
pected to exceed ten million dol
lars.
All the suits, however, must he
commenced before April 15th, which
date will be a year after the disas
ter.
Gas In the stomach comse from
food which has fermneted. Get rid
of this badly digested food as quickly
as possible If you would avoid a bil
ious attack. DR. M. A. SIMMONS
LIVER MEDICINE is a proper rem
edy. It purifies the stomach, liver
and bowels and strengthens the di
gestion. Price 25c per package.
Sold by R. Thomas, Jr., and Pea
cock-Mash Drug Co.— fadr.)
DOVES KILLED UNLAWFULLY
Atlanta, Feb. 22.—That thou
sands of doves are being slaughter
ed in South Georgia unlawfully just
on the eve of the close of the hunt
ing season, Is the word that has
come to 3tate Game Wlarden Jesse
Mercer. The report is that pot
hunters are baiting fields, and firing
Into the doves on the ground, slay
ing them by the scores. Dove bait
ing Is one of the things expltclty
prohibited under the Georgia law.
Only one more week remains for
any kind of bird hunting In Geor
gia, as the season for quail and
hunting doves In the legitimate
manner closes March 1.
Famous Stage Beauties
look with horror on 3kln Eruptions.
Blotches, Sores or Pimples. They
don’t have them. For all such trou
bles, use Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It
glorifies the face. Excellent for
Eczema or Salt Rheum, It cures sore
lips, Chapped hands, chilblains;
heals burns, cuts and bruises. Un
surpassed for piles. 25 cents at all
druggists.—'adv.)
Deaver, of Allentown, Pa., and Jack
Hartman, of Nashville, Tenn., are
dead and two others were severely
burned about their mouth and
throat.
The police say Deaver arranged a
"suicide party," and severed tho
poisoned whiskey to his friends as
refreshments.
His going is deeply regretted!
by every member.
"He will be sorely missed by the'
moral and religious forces of the |
city." j
"Dr. Harris will leave Monday fori
Thomasville, and his departure wll' |
be a source of considerable regret, ■
not only to the members of the j
Ministerial Association, but to the
people of Texarkana .generally.”
Money Loaned
Three million cigarettes and three
hundred thousand glasses of Coca
rosco WHITE WAY COMPLETE
WOULD LEASE* GA. PROPERTY 1 !
Cola soil during one year in Thom-j Current Turned on New Awning
Last Night For the First Time— : That is Unimproved anil Gain
FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE
At 6% Interest, payable annually.' The borrower has the
privilege of paying part oral! of the principal at any Interest
period, stopping Interest on such payment. I will save you
money. Come to see me, or write. Prompt attention given
aJ' written Inquiries.
W. M. BRYAN,
j asville, and Thomaavllle isn’t iffer-
jent in that respect from any other
town its size in the state.
Complete Except For l'nlnt.
Some fellows speak the
The White Way lights of the Tosco
Hotel were turned on for the first
time last night. The awning haa
literal been erected and completed with the
t.uth when they tell her they are .• e *<«D t i°n of the finishing coat ol
paint. It is a very handsome aQdl
THE WORTHLESS CHKCK-GIVKRj
“crazy about her.’
Be ready to vote on the twelfth of
March. The future welfare of the Perhaps the most coutemptahli
Ihildren of Thomasville will be set- the many varieties of swindlers
/led at that time. the man who under the guise
EX-GOVERNOR NORTHERN IU
of ;
_ , Atlanta, Feb. 24.—Ex-Governor
friendship prevai’s upon you for Northern is in a more serious con-
At the Thomasville Press succinct- various and sundry personal reasons i dit,on t!,a “ U108t of hl8 friends
" ' " Al-
ly says, ‘‘Which shall it be, brother,' , , , , , . 'throughout Georgia realize. Al-
J " Pressing needs, to cash a ohec* | though the principal thing he Is suf-
vote bonds and go forward
bonds and stagnate.’ 1
Huerta anil Diaz seem to have put
one over on Madero, but it was a
piece of treachery that will proba
bly be meted out to the successful
•nes before they have 1*»en enjoying
Jhe spoils for long.
uses his friendship and
knowing that he has not the money | fering from is simply a carbuncle
....... .... i °n the neck, it has been ne.essary
i ie ank w th whic.i to pay «t. | to operate twice on the aged Geor-
He is a cheater of the worst sort, Rian, and while the operations were
successful, his condition, the physi
cians state, is still bordering ou
personal relations to secure money | critical.
For several days past he has been
nefely holding his own, and this
A local merchant was recently: morning, while lie had not become
stung by several of these pests,and wor8e » were no symptoms of
j Improvement.
decided on a novel way of paying
them hack . He pasted four checks
he knows
is not able to pay.
tlon to the building and is quite or
namental in many respects.
The lights add materially to the
appearance of this hoatlery at night,
bein.? on two posts at either end of
the awning and with one large cen
ter light, surrounded by four smal-
ler lights on each post. They at
tracted no little attention last night.
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, lec-
the insiue of a glass show-case.
GIRLS DENY ANNOYING RUMORS
lures Mr. Roddenbery, of Georgia, where every person who came into i
aad, of course, Mr. Roddenbery will the store could readily see and read I
lecture back. Old Miss Democracy of the acts of the
mist shudder to think where that! names were signed.
•ort of thing may lead
Georgian.
ventual'y.-
BOMK KK4L COl \TY NEWS. I
We do not mean to accuse every
person who gives a check that is
turned down, of being •naturally de
praved or a thief, because in many
i instances it is given w-ith a-provision
which would of course clear him of
J that, stigma. The majority of them
' however, are not of that calibre and
' they deserve punishment. It would
he a splendid thing if the merchants
l and others of every town would get
a regular bulletin board and post in
This is interesting news to Thom- a conspicuous place with the checks
as County folk* and a somewhat' of each I )er » on the hank had
new departure from old and estah-1 turnel down - 11 w °uld rid the city
llshed customs, if there is anv real * of some of this BOrt of K raft and ex *
thought of takJn? the Duncanville I,OBe HOm * of the K raf ters so they
Hon. Hansel 1 Merrill. of
Thomasville was a visitor to
Cairo last Friday. Through him
we learn that Thomas County
would like to trade for a little
atrip of Grady county—the Dun
canville district. if Thomas
wants to swap up Meigs district
for Duncanville, we believe the
deal would through—Grady
County Progress.
District. That portion was lost
with the rest and there are many of
os who are sorry that any of It had
to go . As far as swapping Meigs,
Grady will exist for many years
without any such addition. Proba
bly they wouldn’t want to take it
when tho bow county anpiretions of
tfcftt tows ond surrounding territory
tmtm
»oulil not be allowed to work thei
(tame on others who are unsuspect
ing.
They are having a right warm
fight In Moultrie over the Postmast
ers' job . Congressman Roddenbery
lias already, asked (or the names of
all candidates, jnat aa if they hadn't
Set him know
Atlanta, Feb. 24.—Pretty working
girls of Atlanta, interviewed thi.i
morning, deny the truth of the sen
sational story given out yesterday
by one of their number to the effect
that workmen women as a class are
continually annoyed and insulted on
the streets of Atlanta.
The young woman who said she
was, furnished the newspapers with
photographs of a revolver and
black-jack, that she said she had to
carry to protect herself from mash
ers.
“The idea!” says the other girls
this morning. “There are few silly
mashers here, as there are in all
cities, but most Atlanta men are
made of more decent stuff. Carry a
pistol In Atlanta to shoot mashers?
Did you ever hear of anything more
stupidly ridiculous?’’
TO SE FORMED
A meeting of several of the prom
inent' citizens of Thnmasvllle inter
ested in the organization of an As
sociated Charities fo rtbe city was
held this week and matters were
put In shape for the organization of
•he association. Another meeting
will be held soon and the time fixed
fo rthe general mass meeting of the
citizens to be called at which the
formal organization will take place
Mach Interest is beltrg taken In
‘he matter and repora are being hal
from other titles where the Ansoclat-
Itfe* bare done a great work.
Enormous Revenue in Addition
to the W. & A. Earnings.
Atlanta, Feb. 22.—A proposition
to lease the unimproved property of
the State of Georgia, independent of
the improved \V. & A. railroad prop
erty, following out the ideas of
Senator W. J. Harris, will be sub
mitted to the incoming legislature,
and will, it is stated, receive the
endorsement of Governor Slaton and j
the incoming administration.
It is exected that a Western Ar I
Atlantic commission will be created j
by the legislature this summer. It i
will be recalled that a bill provld- J
Ing for the creation of such a com- j
mission was framed by Senator Har
ris last year and passed the Senate; I
the session closed before It could be j
put through the house, so the meaa-1
ure will he introduced to the assem-1
bly again.
Senator Harris’ idea of leasing the!
® @ ® ® ® V’•§?® ® ® unimproved property Independently
HIGHEST BRICES— Raid Tor Fur* of the railroad property is based oi.,
Hides and Wool. J. B. Watkins|estimates showing that the revenues
* Go. from the former would be. equal to
! the revenues from the road Itself;
also the leassees would be required
to put up substantial buildings, which
in the long course of time, would
eventually revert to the state.
The whole W. & a. problem wi’.l
robably be settled during the Slaton
The L. & N. no*
OFFICE OVER POST OFFICE, THOMASVILLE,, GEORGIA.
: - WANTS i
MAKE MONEY—Spars time. Easy-
Work. Almond Sales Co. Cnar-
lotte, N. C. Mon and Fri.
DESK SPACE \n Singer Sewing
Machine office for rent. Apply ai
Local Office No. 121* S. Broad St.
FOUND ON DAWSON STREET—
Two bunches of Keys, owner can
obtain by calling at this office and
settling for advertising. tf
LOST—Ladies gold hunting case
watch, evening of Feb. 21, west oi
Hotel Tosco. Finder will be lib
erally rewarded if returned to
this office. 24-2t.
WANTED—A lar.se tract of good
land (timbered land preferred/
.Must be a bargain: give full de
scription and lowest price first
letter. L. A. Wood, Carrollton,
Ga. 26-tf.
BAKERY FOR RENT—New, said to
be the best oven south of At
lanta. Apply to J. H. Jenkins,
202 West Jackson 3t., Thomas
ville, Ga. 22-tf.
WANTED—Two men with teams to
sell and collect on sewing ma
chines in Thomas and Brooks
County. Apply to Singer Sewing
Machine Co., Valdosta, Ga.
21-3td-4tw.
administration.
JUST RECEIVED SHIPMENT
UNION SUCCESS
and PRIDE 0F|THE|!UNI0N
FLOUR
MADR EXPRESSLY FOR OUR TRADE.
Thomas Union Warehouse [Co,
Thomasville, Ga. K. K. Moore [Mgr.
pays $35,000 a month in rent, which
goes to the public school fund. This
lease runs out in six years. Senator
Harris’ plan has already been ap
proved by Mr. Slaton. It Is esti
mated that the property at Chatta
nooga alone is worth about $0,000,-
000.
SLAPPED AT A PIGNIG
Wife Raised a Row With Husband
Who Chastized Her With a
Blow on the Cheek.
Atlanta, Feb. 22.—That a Sunday
School picnic is an Inappropriate
time afid occasion for a husband to
slap his wife's face, even though he
deems that she needs correction, is
set forth in a divorce suit filed this
morning by Mrs. George Page Por-
terls against Victor P. Porterls.
The young woman sets forth that
it was not the pain she minded, but
the terrible humiliation of belns
struck In the face In the presence of
her friends .
GENUINE 8EED POTATOES—
Spaulding Rose No. 4. per 150-lb bag.
12.65; Red Bliss Tilumph, per 150
lb. bsg, 12.65. Can furnish seed
GRIGAGO IN SLEET STORM
Chicago, Feb. 22.—The damage
caused by the sleet storm which
griped this city for thtrty hours, Is
grown either In Maine er New York today estimated at a million dollars.
State- We guarantee our eeed to V
the best and true to name. 10 yea
Hi the eeed business, not. a dlsa*tl»
fled customer. American Produce
Co.. Jackaonville. Fla.
Although the rain and sleet stop
ped this morning, the city Is stl'.l
practically Isolated from the out-
elde world. Nearly all wires are
down and It will bo 24 hours before
Cantaloupe Seed
We offer for sale our Celebrat
ed Eden Gem Stock seed, grown
and reselected at Rocky Ford, CoF
orado, under the personal supervis
ion of our Mr. S. C. Mayo, of Red
dick, Fla. There are none better.
Pr.ces on application.
JOHNSON-BROWN Co., Albany,[Ga.
or S, C. Mayo, Reddick, Fla.
W ateremlon
Extra select Tom Watson Watermelon Seed, fifty cents per
pound. Theee seed were saved from large shipping melon* ot
my own growing. No seed were saved from culls, 111-shaped, or
off-colored melons. The end ■ of melons were clipped off so aa to
avoid saving faulty seed. M y supply of ttese select seed is lim
ited. Send In yonr order at once.
W. B. RODDENBERY,
CAIRO, G\.
Ate.
the repairs can be completed.