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SEMI-WEEKLY ,Ttins8.ENrf.«T*H' E, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1013
ICE FAMINE
IS
IN NEW YORK AND THE EAST,
BECAUSE OF UNPRECEDENTED
WARMTH OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY.
New York, Feb. 21.—An lee fam
ine in probable in the East because
the Ice-cutting in the Hudson river
has been suspended after a few da^s
harvesting because of the sudden
moderation in the temperature.
The temperature yesterday in this
city was the warmest February 20th
since 1872, the mercury reaching
55 degrees at three o'clock in
afternoon.
MUCH DIRT
FALLS BACK
WATER TO HE TURNED IN THE
PANAMA CANAL ABOUT OCTO
BER FIRST, IT IS NOW ESTI
MATED.
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
Said
U JORGIA, Thomas County.
To the Superior Court of
County:
The petition of J .T. Clark, A.
Clark, J. E. Golden, W. E, Golde.i
and J. M. Golden of said county and
state, respectfully shows:
I. That they desire for them
selves, their associates and succes
sors, to be incorporated and made a
body politic under the name and
style of CLARK’S RESILIENT TIRE
FILLER COMPANY, for a period of
twenty (20) years.
2nd. The principal office of said
company shall be in the County of
Thomas, and State of Georgia, and
petitioners desire the right to
tablish branch offices and agencies
at other places within this State or
any other states, whenever and
wherever the business Interests of
said corporation shall make It ad
visable.
3rd. The object of said corpora
tion Is pecuniary gain to itself and
Its share-holders;
4th. The business to be carried
on by said corporation is, the manu
facture and sale of a Tire Filler for
use in automobiles,* bicycles and
other vehicles: to place the same in
said tires; and to establish agencies
and appoint agents and make con
tracts with others for the manufac
ture, sale and insertion of such tire
Slier.
5th. Petitioners desire the right
in connection with this business to
buy, to Bell and oti.3rwiso deal in
any and all articles that It may be
desirable to use in the manufacture,
sale and Insertion of such Tire Fil
ler: to buy and to sell any and all
kinds of machinery appliances and
equipment for use in connection
Washington, Feb. 21.—More than
two million cubic yards of earth and
ro.k are in motion along the Pana
ma Canal, the slides showing more
than usual activity, according to
Information receivel from the Canal
Zone today.
There still remains about four
million cubic yards of excavation
j before tko work Is completed. It 13
j expected that water will be turned
Into the n anal bed about October
n.'3t.
SHOE SHINER ONLY MAN
Outside of Train Crew, Dho Will
Travel on The Train Which Will
Take Chicago Suffragettes
To Washington.
Chicago, Feb. 21.—Only one man,
besides the train crew, will ride on
the special which will carry the Illi
nois Suffragettes to march In their
parade In Washington. This man
will be utilized to shine shoes and
perform all menial tasks -necessary.
Girls will take the place of por
ters on sleeping and dining cars.
TAFT GIVEN
PEARL STUDS TO BE INDICTED KEEP MEMBERS
CONFESSED THAT SHE CONSPIR
ED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
LLOYD-GEORGE HOME— WILL
CAUSE CRIMINAL ACTION.
AND WIFE GETS DIAMOND NECfC-
LACE FROM FRIENDS THEY
HAVE MADE DURING THEIR
STAY IN THE NATIONAL CAPI
TOL.
London, Feb. 21.—Mrs. Emma-
Washington, Fel\ 21.—A magnifi-jUne Pankhurst’s assumption of the
cent of pearl studs for President full responslbilty for the explosion
Taft and a diamond necklace of pure,which wrecked Lloyd-George's coun-
white stones for Mrs. Taft, will he .try residence, and her confession
presented at the White House to- that she conspired and incited her
night from the circle of close friends J followers to carry out the scheme,
whi-h the Tafts have made during)has been seized upon by the authorj-
their long residence in the capital. ties as grounds for her prosecution.
The Tafts tonight will give their Law officers of the Crown have
last formal entertainment. The ( taken steps toward bringing crimi-
dlnner will be followed by a musi- nal charges against Mrs. Pank-
"ale. I hurst.
Miss Mable T. Boardman, of the A half dozen Suffragette window
\merican Red Cross will probably smashers were sentenced today
make the formal presentation speech.
BATTLESHIP ARKANSAS HAS
HOLE THROUGH ITS BOTTOM
Washington, Feb. 21.—With
hole stove through its bottom plates
and four compartments filled with
water, as a result of bumping over
the coral reefs off Caimenera, Cuba,
several days ago, the battleship Ar
kansas sailed from Guantanamo to
day for Hampton Road*
WHITE SLAVE
IS
THOMASVILLET0 BE CLEAN ,
Washington, Feb. 24.—The Fed-
I eral White Slave Act of 1910 was
, „ „ , , _ upheld as constitulonal today by tbo
Interesting Steps Taken in Regard Cupreme court, in an opinion hand-
to General Observance of Clean- ed down by JlI8tIce McKenna.
Up Day.
The Thomasville Study Class is
working hard to ”Clean-Up' Day”
which will be on March the 10th, a
general one throughout the county
and to this end has sent circular let
ters to the teachers of all the coun
ty schools. They will also wish all
of the citizens of the county 'general
ly to co-operate in this movement to
make Thomas county the cleanest In
the state and the department of Civ.
ics and Health, has prepared a cir
cular letter which will be sent out
for that purpose. It is interesting
to note that the Thomasville Study
SENT INDIAN HEAD
. . was the first club In the the state to
with this business; to lease and to. ( g 0 , n ^ 0 tke matter of getting the
buy and to sell both real and P er “.county to observe Clean Up Day.
sonal property In connection with
the conduct of this business; to bor
row money and pledge Its property
by mortgage, or security deed or
otherwise for the payment there
of; to endorso or otherwise become
liable for obligations of others; to
buy and sell promissory notes, and
other chooses In action; to buy and
sell and deal in any and all kinds
of personal property and real es
tate that may be taken in exchange
for their Tire'Filler, and all rights
and privileges in connection there
with: to bargain and sell to others
the right to handle and deal In said
Tire Filler in any particular terri
tory of any atate or county, and to
do any and everything that may be
conductive to the profit and benefit od that may occur to you to interest
Copy of Letter Sent the Teacher,
of Thomas County.
Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 14 1913
The Georgia State Federation 01
Women's Clubs has designated Mon
day. March 10, sb 3prlng clean-up
day throughout the state.
We are particularly anxious
have this day observed uniformly in
our county, and ask your co-opera-
tlon In securing the desired enl.
We believe the children will enter
enthusiastically into the plan, and
would suggest that you accompany
the announcement by a short talk
on sanitation and Its relation to
health. This, and any other meth-
of the business of the corporation
not violative of the law of this
State or of the United States or of
any other atate in which it may do
buslnesa.
6th. The amount of the capital
atock of said corporation shall be
Ono Hundred Thousand (6100,000)
Dollars, with the privilege of In
creasing the amount to any sum nut
exceeding 6200,000 by majority vote
of the stockholders; said stock to
be divided Into shares of One Hun
dred (6100) Dollars each.
Petitioners desire the right to
have the subscription of said capi
tal stock paid in money or prop
erty to be taken at a fair valuation,
and especially the Formula for the
manufacture of Clark’s Resilient
Tire Filler at such prices as may
b» agreed on between the parties
Interested.
7th. Patlticners desire for said
corporation all powers and authori
ty given to corporations of Its kind
by the laws of the State of Geor
gia, Including among others the
power to sue and be sued, to have
and use a common seal, to make by
laws for the regulation of Its busi
ness; to buy, to bold and to se'l
real and pergonal property In con
nection with lta business; to apply
for and accept amendments to ltr
chatter, or renewals thereof:
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name and
style aforesaid with all the powers,
privileges and Immunities herein
set forth, and all others as are now
or may hereafter be allowed to cor
porations of a similar character un
der the lawa of Georgia.
' J. T. CLARK,
1 A. B. CLARK,
I J. E. GOLDEN,
l W. E. GOLDEN,
\ J. M. GOLDEN,
\ Petitioners.
J. H. XERRILL,
Petitioners’ Attorney.
FcbruatV 20, 1616. ' -SKI
GEORGIA, Thomas County.
I, J. W. Groover, Clerk of the Su-
porbr C«nrt of Thomas County, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Is
a tiue aid correct copy of the ap-
pllcttlon for Charter of Clark’s Re-
alllmt Tire Filler Company, as the
sane appears on file in this office.
Vltnesa my official signature and
■ea!ofy* Court, February 20, 1913
—J. W. GROOVER, Clerk.
Suprior Court, Thomas County, Ga.
Foils a Foul Plot.
Then a shameful plot exists be-
twen liver and bowels to cause dls-
tre* by Wefusing to act, take Dr.
Kin's New Lite Pills, and end such
abao of your system. They gently
coipel right action of stomach, liver
an, bof els, and restors your health
asi all good feelings. 65 cents at
•lldrautaU.—(aav.)
the children and through them their
parents, will be of matt-rial aid to
us In securing a state clean-up-day.
Yours Fraternally,
Thomasville Study Class,
By Mrs. Z. I. Fitzpatrick,, cbm.
If not asking too much of you,
we should be very glad to know to
wkat extent the day was observed
In your community..
We are enclosing under separate
cover, circular letters, which we ask
you to distribute among the pa
trons of your school.
Tliomasvllle Study (lass.
TO THE CITIZENS OF THOMAS
COUNTY:—
The General Federation of Worn
en’s Clubs Las set apart March 10th
for tbe annual observance of CLEAN
ING-UP-DAY by the Southern
states. The Thomasville Study Class
has adopted thlB date in ThomasvilL
and we ask for your co-operation
that we may have a uniform obser
vance In Thomas County. In esse
weather conditions prove unfavor
able In your locality, another date
may be chosen
The unprecedented rains of the
past year, and the mild winter, have
made conditions peculiarly favorab
le for the development of disease
germs, and for this reason we urge
a general observance of the Nation
al Clean-up-Day.
Then, here's to a long pull, a
strong pull, and a PULL ALL TO
GETHER on the 10th of March,
and the hope that Thomas county
may emerge the cleanest county in
tbe state.
Thomasville Study Class
By Mrs. John F. Lamb, chin,
Olvlcs and Health.
Announcement will be made from
the pulpits of all the colored church
es In the city asking the colorel cit
izens to unite with ue on March the
10th. In observing clean-up-day. The
mayor has promised the use of the
carts to haul off trash and If the
day Is generally observed this year,
ns It has been In the past, the re
sult will ho highly satisfactory.
Through the Mall as Parcel Post
Package—Found to lie Nothing
lint Highly Carved Co-
coonut.
Atlanta, Feb. 21.—There was
great excitement In the home of
Postmaster McKee last night wnen
a package from Florida, sent by the
parcels post, was opened. When the
brown paper was unfolded, out on
the floor rolled the brown and ap
parently mumifled head of an old
Indian chief. The eyes were set In
glassy stare and the feeth were shin
ing white.
After the McKees had gotten over
the first shock, they found that’ the
head. Instead of being real, was a
wonderful, carved cocoanut, decor-
uted with paint and feathers, fitted
out with earrings Of Indian bends,
with white shells for the eyee and
six months imprisonment.
Sofia. Bulgaria, Feb. 21.—Oue
hundred Christians were massacre 1
by Turkish troops yesterday in the
village of Kerminlo. according to
dispatches received by the Bulgarian
government today.
Similar massacres have been re
ported throughout the Tchatalja
district, a large portion of which has
been left unprotected by tbe par
tial withdrawal of the Bulgarian
troops.
LABOR TRUST
IS
Chicago, Feb. 24.—The alleged la
bor trust was attacked by the Fed
eral Government In a civil suit filed
here today against the local unions,
numbers 9 and 134, of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, who are now engaged In a
strike against the Postal Telegraph
Cable Co.
As the Hart labor war against the
Telegraph Company, the Government
charges the officers antj employees
of the unions^ with a combination,
conspiring through acts of violence
and deprediations, to injure the
Postal wires and to Interfere with
the transmission of government aud
commercial messages in Interstate
Commerce.
The Sherman law was not specifi
cally mentioned in the Government’s
ON MARCH THIRD, DURING THE
SUFFRAGETTE PARADE IT IS
THOUGHT—WILL THY TO GET
THROUGH THEN.
Washington, Feb. 21.—From all
appearances the Sergeant-at-Arms
of both the House and Senate,
have a hard time on March third of
keeping a quorum in Congress, dur
ing the passage of the Suffrage pa
rade.
A number of leading members of
both bodies, accordmg to a state
ment given out today, have an
nounced that they will march in the
parade .
Among those quoted were Sena
tor Miles Poindexter and Represen
tative Victor Murdock.
| Want Indians to Be in Parade.
Washington, Feb, 21.—A special
invitation to attend the inaugural
ceremonies here March fourth was
sent today to 25 Indians, who are
now in New York City, attending the
laying of the cornerstone for an In
dian monument in New York har
bor.
If the Red Men accept the invita
tion, they will be provided with
mounts and will be given a special
place In the procession.
The plans for the civic section of
the procession, which were approved
at a meeting of the committee last
night, were forwarded today to Ma
jor-General Leonard Wood, who will
be Grand Marshal of the Parade.
teeth. On closer acquaintance, the
cocoanut Indian, who was named'hill of complaint.
“Billy-Bowlegs,” proved to be a gro- The labor troubles between the
tesque rather than grewsome, and Postal Telegraph Company and the
CABBAGE
PLANTS
Farmers: Order your Cabbage
plants freah and direct from our
teed beds, and save the mid
dle-mans profit. Our plants are
grown near tbe tea-coast and
will stand severe cold, without
Injury. All varieties. Prices 61.25
per 1,000 or 5,000 for 65.00, or
10,000 for 63.00. Address all or-
ders to:
THE SfEGGETT PLANT CO..
Box 10. Meggett. 8. C.
will have an honored place In Mr.
McKee's den.
Drives Off a Terror.
The chief executioner of death in
the winter an 1 spring months Is
pneiimenla. Its advance agents are
cold and grip. In any attack by ons
of these maladies no time should be
lost in taking the best medicine ob
tainable to drive It off. Countless
thousands have found this to be Dr.
King's New Discovery. "My hue-
hand believes It has kept him from
having pneumonia three or four
times,’’ writes Mrs. George W.
Place, Rawsonvllle, Vt., and for
coughs, colds and croup we have
never found Its equal.” Guaran
teed for' nil bronchial affections.
Price. 50 cents and 61.00 at all drug
gists.—(ndv.)
COLE BLEASE CAPTURED
Atlanta, Feb. 24.—Cole L. Bleasc’s
namesake is in serious trouble
Atlanta. He doesn't blame it on
the name, but Cole L. Bleaso ’Gib-
sou, a lu-year-old medical student
from Orangeburj, E. C„ was Jailed
yesterday on the charge that he was
implicated In tbe running away from
home of lifteen-year-old Mary Clark,
a pretty Atlanta girl with whom he
had been friends. The police charge
that Cole Blease Gibson eatlced tbe
girl to run away from home.
The young student had been
hoarding at the Clark residence.
Telegrams caught the girl at Bir
mingham, where Bhe, too, was jailed.
Gibson was arrested here.
FAMOUS FRENCHMAN DIED
IN PARIS TODAY; AGE 70.
Paris, Feb. 24.—Paul Maurio
Pierre Thureau Dangin, who was
known as the "perpetual secretary’
of the French Academy, died today-
aged 76. s
EX-GOVERNOR SAY'S WOMEN
WILL VOTE IN WESTERN STATES
(By Associated Press )
Chicago, Feb. 24.—Robert S.
Vensey, former Governor of South
Dakota, In a church address here
last night, predicted that the entire
West will give Suffrage to women
within a few years.
Tcigraphers
September.
Unions started last
Pal.uU
Traoc Marks
Ocsions
Cop. .sights die.
Anyone Mmlln* a sketch and description may
lion* acridly couUdautUI.HAHQP 55 *"
«ont free. Cfldaat aaancy for •*:
I'atanta taken tnrourh Munn A <
lyeclaifiotlct, wlUioui Umr ry, lha
Scleffiific Jissta*.
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DISTinSHEDiSIU HERE
Janfiolski, Noted Russian Baritone,
Is Spending a Short Time in the
City With Mr. and Mrs.
George S. Cox.
(From Monday's Daily.)
Albert G. Janpolskl and his wife
arrived In the city today, to be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. George S.
Cox for a week or more. Mr. Jan-
polskl comes here after an extended
tour of the Pacific Coast, where he
gave concerts In several of the larger
cities both on the coast and In Mon
tana and Idaho.
His voice Is one which has at
tracted attention throughout the
country and he is In demand espec
ially during the winter months In all
sections of the country. He has con
sented to give a concert In Thom
asville at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the
Ladles Study Clasa. The people of
this city will be delighted to attend
that affair and are happy over the
opportunity of hearing such a ■dis
tinguished artist.
Mr. Janpolskl was one of the
eingers at the music festival given
In Valdosta several years ago and It
was there that Mr. Cox met him.
Afterward they were together for
several weeks In New York. This
visit is the result of the Valdosta
meeting.
VANDERBILT TRUSTEES
ARE IN RIG MUDDLE
Nashville, Tenn.. Feb. 21.—Chun-
cellor Allison handed down a decis
ion toda^ In the Vanderbilt Univer
sity case, Involving the right of the
Board of Trustee to elect Its own
members.
The decision is a sweeping one in
favor of the College of Bishops ot
the Southern Methodist Church, as
against the Board's claim.
Among the findings, It was held
that the “Board of Trustees of the
University were never and are not
now members of the Corporation:
do not hold, and never have held the
right to elect persons to fill vacan
cies bn the Board.’*
The decision further li©ld that
N. E. Harris, of Macon, Ga., A. W.
Biggs, of Memphis and V. A. God-
bey, of Austin, Tex., already elected
by the General Conference, are en
titled to seats on the Board.
It Is expected that the case will
be appealed.
;e smi
RILL TO PASS
ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION OF
RADICAL CHARACTER WILL
RE SUGGESTED TO CONGRESS
—MANY MATTERS UP FOR SET
TLEMENT.
Washington, Feb. 21.—Senator
Hoke Smith's bill to create a divis
ion or markets in the Department of
Agriculture, Senator Gronnas* bill
for a commission to investigate the
co-operative farm land mortgage
banks in Europe, and other meas
ures have been added to the amend
ments to the Agricultural bill by the
Senate committee, bringing the to
tal to more than $18,500,009.
Willi* L. Moore, Weather Rtireau
Chief Was Attacked.
Washington, Feb. 21.—A resold-
tlon attacking Willis L. Moore.
Chief of the Weather Bureau, was
introduced in the House today by
Representative Aiken, of New York.
The resolution charges that Moore
Is using his office to secure endorse
ment from the employees, for his
candidacy as “Secretary of Agricul
ture in the next cabinet.”
■i i
Miss Marta Russell of Oochlodc-
nee, is spending Sunay In the city.
Mrs. F. C. Jones of Boaton, was
among the visitors in Thomasville
today.
Mr. W. L. Lewis, of Dawson, was
among the guests at the Tosco last
night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ball left this
morning to spend Sunday with reju-
tives in Quincy.
Mr. R. L. Redfeam of Boston was
among the visitors in the city Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. 3ara Harrell of
Whlgham spent a short time in the
city yesterday.
Captain 3pengler, of Boston, was
among the prominent visitors to
Thomasville Saturday.
Mr. J. A. Bowers of Meigs, was
among the prominent visitors to the
city Sunday.
Mr. J, H. Cunningham of Hamp
ton. S. C., spent Friday In Thom
asville on business.
Senate Adds to Public Building Bill
As Passed By tfie House.
Washington, Feb 21-Approxl-j , er Bpend|ng the „ ast few „. ek ,
mately twenty million dollars have H ton s ,
been added by the Senate Commit-1
tee to the authorizations of the om-j
nlbus public buildings bill, as j
passed by the House, making a total
of about forty-five million dollars.
Meta Lucas has returned af-
Mr. .1. H. Flowers has returned af
ter spending the past three days in
Jakin on business.
Messrs B. B. Adams and J. H.
Roberts, of Pavo, were in the city
for a short time Saturday.
Mr. R. G. Mays is spending a short
time in Jacksonville as the guest of
Holmes.
Yashti Notes.
Dr. W. S. Brown, who has been
doing dental work for the Vasl-M
eirls, this week, gave us a helpful
lecture concerning the care of the
teeth, Wedesday afternoon.
Mr. Bishop was recently called to ! his sister, Mrs,
Atlanta, to give a talk concerning \ ■
the work done at Vrshti. j „
The program given by the George an( * *' ,r0 - W* Gay, Mr. T. P.
Washington Society, Saturday was | Wilcox and Mr. Alfred Baxter, of
one of the very best given this year, i Grand Rapids, Mich., are spending
Most of the girls went shopping | a skort time in the city at the Tosco.
Monday afternoon. j “
Mr. Freeborn, who has charge of MIm Martha White will arrive In
Vashti farm and garden, recently I the city tonight from Macon, to
opened a dairy and Is already sup- spend the week-end with her par-
plying a number of customers with eats, Dr. and Mrs. J. E. White,
milk. - ■
We continue to receive letters! Miss Alice May Ansley left Sat-
from persons in various states, ex-1 urday to be the guest of Mrs.
pressing their interest in Vashti an.li James A. Mallette la Boston for
asking for further information con-[several day*.
cerning the work. |
The work of Vashti is growing so j Mr. Louis S. Moore left Satur-
fast, that we are sorely In need of day for a trip to North Carolina,
another building. We could double where he will spend a few days
the number of girls, any day, If wo with friends.
had room for them or the
to support them
Mrs. Mobley spent Tuesday
her daughter.
WOULD PAY FIRE IN COTTON
Atlanta, Feb. 21.—If a country
editor is forced to take cotton and
sweet potatoes and eordwood as pay
ment for subscription to bis paper,
why should not a city judge be will
ing to accept a bale of cotton
payment of a fine? W
That's what 'V. I). Farmer, '
is a farmer, wants to know.
He was fined 65.75 by the recorier
for drunkenness. He did not have
as much as 65.75 lu cash, but he
had a bale of cotton outsldo on the
wagon, hi said, which he would be
glad to have brought In and offorod
to the court as security.
“I am not running a pawn-shop,”
remarked the JuJge. Farmer was
given an opportunity to go out and
sell the cotton and pay the fine.
PELHAM TOOK ANOTHER GAME
Pelham took another janie from
the Thomasville basketball quintette
last night, the game being played
under disadvantages in Pelham. Two
autos left here in the afternoon for
Pelham, but one failed to arrive,
due to various mishaps and patched
up team went into the game. The
following played: T. L. Spence,
Will Grantham. Tharin Cooper,
Reggie Hawthorne and Joe Flow
ers. Messrs. Vallie Hawthorne.
Campbell Ansley and Wallace Neel
were In the auto which had the ae-
ident. The score was declared at
the end of the game to be thirty-
one to twenty-five in favor of Pel
ham.
money
j Mr. Leon A. Wolters of Chicaio
Ii' spent two days in the city with his
[ family, who are spending the winter
here at Miss Stark's.
TROOPS OF GA.AT WASHINGTON- -c. a ^
i nent citizen of Boston, spent the
day in Thomasville, and while here
was the guest of his brother,
•A. J. Stanaland.
Mr.
350 bushels nice white corn, re-
Atlanta, Feb. 21.—Adjutant Gen
eral Van Holt Nash announces this
morning that he has completed all
arrangements for the handling anil
comfort of the Georgia militia troops tailed at 83 cents per bushel. Clarke
who are going to Washington to Bros., successors to Golden Broc,..
take part In the. inaugural parade, j > ”
General Walter Harris, oi Macon, J Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Philip#, left
has been designed as thtf commander | yesterday for Jacksonville, whero
who will be In direct charge of the j he will attend the meeting of the
Georgia troops, and he will lead the J Goorgia-Florida Saw Mill Aesocla-
Georgia detail in the parade. Cap-; tion.
tain P. Meikleham, of Rome, has)
been delegated as the state’s offl-1 Rev. Will Denham has returned
dal military representative for the [after attending the Laymen's Meet-
inauguration, and as such he wllljing in Memphis. He reports a most
ri*.le as a member of Gen. Mills* | delightful and splendidly attended
staff. ' meeting. Rev. S. L. McCarty and
Brigade headquarters in Washing- Mr. W. A. Watt will return Tuesday,
ton for the Georgia troops will be ——
912 Nineteenth street. All the more ; , _ , OI . ,
important Georgia towns and cities , M1 “ L *7 n ? e „ nny >I „, '
will be represented with the Pxfe|) .; daughter of Illshop Collins Deane,,
tion of Atlanta. II ,s barely i of the Southern Methodist Church,
hie that one company of Atlanta I "* ,he clt 5' spend several weeks
troops will go, paying their own ex- ““ ,hf ' Kue8t of Mrs - w - "' Jarrel1 '
ponses.
- | A wagon loaded with fertilizer,
.. >.« j broke down on Broad Street this
Ml "» MCTr " J'-nt'-rtolnH For Usltora. I 0 rnin g , one of the wheels having
In compliment to her guest, | broken. The load waa transferred
wf ry »?' h0 . fle i’l °/ ^ e ,' V Y t rk a, Rn i to another wagon and the broken
MIbs Nannie Tlmberlake, of ® t f un " I vehicle taken to the blacksmith shop,
ton, Va., the gue«t of the Misses,
Watt, Miss Katherine Merrill enter-1
tained most charmingly last night I
at her home on Dawson Street
THREATS AGAINST CHILDREN
Of President of flock Inland Itallrond
Causes Presence of Detectives
At His Home.
Kansas City, Feb. 24.—Detectives
are ronatantly on the watch at the
home here of George P. Mudge, a son
of H. U. Mudge, President of the
Rock Island Lines, who last Thurs
day found a letter In his doorway,
threatening the lives of his two
small children. No demand for
money was made, and Mudve says
he cannot account for the threats.
TELEGRAMS N
FUTURES UNDER BAN
Washington, Feb. 24.—Federal
legislation to prohibit the transmis
sion by telegraph of Information
concerning cotton futures and op
tions Is coming before the Senate
tomorrow.
3enator Smith, of South Carolina,
gave notice today that he would ask
to have the Judiciary committee dis
charged from a further consideration
of the bill now before It.
This measure passed the House
lait summer.
STOP RUNNING FAST
First Tim© is a Fine in Atlanta, ami
on the Second Occasion, It is
Choingniu; For Sure.
Atlanta, Feb. 22.—A new system
has been devised at police court for
dealing with speed-fiends in Atlanta.
An automatic rule is going to be
made whereby an auto driver
chauffeur who is convicted of a first
offense is fined and solemnly warn
ed; when the same driver or chauf
feur Is convicted of a second
fense, he is denJed the privilege
paying a second fine and sene
straight to the chaingang.
Every auto driver who now faces
the recorder is warned that it will
go 111 with him If he is ever con
victed on the same charge again.
Ponce de Leon residents have
been complaining every day recently
that parts of the thoroughfare are
being converted into a regular race
course by recklesa drivers.
Internal Cramps, Nervous Weak
ness and Misery produced by the ir
regularities from which women suf-
cr»n bo qu ckly checked and heal-
''ondltions restored through the
of DR. SIMMONS SQUAW VINE
WINE. Tt is a remedy for women
only. It is a flno flavored pleasant
remedv, n^t* rrfHly In the stomach
and does a grand work In bringing
ba^k health, strength and cheerfu’-
ne*s. Price, $1.00 per bottle. Sold
by R. Thomas, Jr., and Pearock-
Ma*h Drug Co.—fadv.)
Th decorations for the rooms and
hall were entirely In yellow, qua*i-
itles of lovely yellow jonquils be
ing used for the purpose.
The game with which the guesls
ere entertained was the guesting
of Mother Goose Rhymes, the pic
tures illustrating a number of the
i *: ost fami’iar of them being drawn
on a blackboard and the rhyme
M h ! ch they belonged told by the
guests .
The first prize for ladies was won
by Miss Lucy Wiltshire and the
' entlemen’s prize by Mr. John Watt.
Pretty guest prizes were presente 1
to the honorees. Miss Schofield and
Miss Tlmberlake.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the game, after which danc
ing was enjoyed for a short while.
Among those present were Misses
Mary Schofield, Nannie Tlmberlake,
Lucy Wiltshire, Jessie Watt, Mari
anne Watt, Goodie Mitchell, Clifford
Mitchell, Mary Eva Mallette, Norma
Hines, Deborah McCrea. Margaret
Huston, Edith Huston, Cecilia Hus
ton, Mary Jerger. Strong, Johnson,
Fielder.
Messrs Grover Balfour, Robert
Balfour, Hugh MacIntyre, Remer
MacIntyre, Will Cooper. Jack Tur
ner, Harry Jerger, George Neel
James Pringle, Ix>uis Moore, Leb
Dekle, E. C. Ayer, John Watt, Joq
Jerger, Ed. Jerger, Charlie Thomp
son.
Pie<l nt Hospital.
Mr. W. 3. Bright died at the City
*o«iT>!tnl this morning. He was
brought here two days ago by Mr.
•’d KineKberrv, who is an employee
• f the Tatum Iron Works, tf Chaly
beate Springs, and who was an as-
©elate of Mr. Bright. This gentle-
^n is an inventor and worked for
he iron works for some time. Thev
made arrangements to have him a*
he local hospital and aieo wired to
have him hurled In this city at three
o’clock this afternoon.
Dr. Nat Springer is again at his
stand in the Peacock-Mash Drug
Co., after an illness of several days
at the City Hospital. His friends are
delighted to know that he Is well
aiain.
Both hotels it, Thomasville were
almost filled yesterday with travel
ers who spent Sunday here. Since
the opening of the Tosco, the number
[J !of those who spend 3unday In Thom
asville has materially increased and
it works to the advantage of both
hotels.
The fire lads are preparing to
beautify the spot between the bar
racks of the city and the City Hall.
They are building a fence around a
small plot which has been planted
in grass and will, in addition have
a very attractive flower garden. This
will niake the place attractive and
will be a notable Improvement on
Its present appearance.
MAKE OUR STORK YOUR HEA1V-
QUARTFRS WE BUY WHAT YOU
SELL AND SELL WHAT YOU BUY.
CLAKKK BROTHERS,
Successor* to Golden Bros.
The members of the Thomasville
High School Athletic Association de
sire to extend their thanks to Mana
ger Dobbs of the Broad Street
Theatre for the proceeds from the
benefit last Thursday evening. The
Association received twenty-eight
dollars and «fxty cents from the
Manager as their part of the night’s
proceeds.
Mrs. C. L. Lane returned to the
city yesterday after a ten-day trip
North with Mrs. Spence . She also
stopped over for a most delightful
visit with friends In Bristol, Tenn.-
Va. Miss Lola Overton returned
with her. Miss Overton’s friend*
will remember her as Mrs. Spence
* Co.’s trimmer for last season.
man'* fr'ends who will be
•»*r ’ t© know she will be here again.