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VOL. J. No. 15.
THOMASVILLE GEORGIA. TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1912.
KILLED BY
IN HALTIMOKE HARBOR THIS M ORNING—LIST OP INJURED IS
ALSO VERY LARGE—TWO OTHER BOATS DESTROYED BY
THE EXPLOSION, ONE OP TH EM BEING U. S. NAVAL COLLIER
JASON EXPLOSION HEARD FOR MANY MILES AROUND, AND
MANY BUILDINGS IN BALTI MORE SHAKEN.
0,
IN IDE SENATE
FOR PLACE OP PRESIDENT PRO-
TEM—CLARK OP ARKANSAS
WINNER—HOUSE GETS HEADY
FOR TARIFF MEASURES IN
NEW SESSION.
(By Associated Press.) alongside the Alum Chfae, were
Baltimore, March 7.—It Is be- killed and the tug was practically
lleved that at least fifty men were destroyed,
killed and an equal number Injured I The latest reports place the dead
in an explosion of more than 300 at twenty and injured at forty,
tons of dynamite, while It was be- Forty stevedores are yet unae-
ing transferred to the steamer Alum | counted for H and If they were on the
Chine, in the lower harbor this j steamer, it is considered certain
morning. they had perished.
Many of the victims were mem-| Shock F'elt For Miles Around,
hers of the crewe of the vessels an-. The tremendous explosion -shook
ehored nearby. I the country for miles around, and
—. . windows were broken and chimneys
soon , 0 wr.mpSesi°bie k to^lke^'aI “ d ‘own a dozen miles from
definite death list. V th « scene '
•At Sparrows Paint, Maryland,
Fire Followed Explosion.
(By Associated Press.)
Baltimore, Marcli 7.—'The British
school house was partially wrecked
and several children were hurt.
Baltimore was sfhaken a3 If toy an
steamerTluauTohiW, f C "^ 1U 0 a f ke ; h a e nd cl ^ 11 ^ dl B rken ‘by*
mite for use at the Panama Canal, snaKen uy
was wrecked hy an explosion, fol
lowed by lire this morning. In the
lower harbor.
According to the police, four men ' a ‘'"r^^'tv or“ more' of* the” Inlurtd began toJay ' and wlth onIy three
were killed and 25 Injured. , were taken to Baltimore hospMs'"« nlher3 « **• .^“.ocratlc
A barge alongside the steamer. | stevedores were busy loading thelf‘ d ®' .‘L 8 !?^2, d P ractkaUy aer . tala
with 340 tons of dynamite, was vessel when a puff of smoke came ° r **“ n
completely destroyed. j up from tlhe vessel’s bold,
the tremendous shock.
Scores of vessels hurried to the
scene of the explosion. The floating
I bodies were drawn from the wreck-
Washington, March 7.—The Dem
ocrats of the Senate today chose
Senator Clark, of Arkansas, for
President Pro-tern, over Senator Ba
con, of Georgia. The vote was 27
to 14*. The outcome was a great
surprise ,a sit was considered that
Senator Bacon would be elected to
this position.
A caucus choice is equivalent to
election In the Senate.
After nominating Senator Claris,
the caucus chose Rev. F. J. Pretty-
man, Methodist, as chaplain, to suc
ceed Rev. U. G. B. Pierce, Unitar
ian.
After an ineffectual effort to elect
a Secretary, the caucus adjourned.
Y SPECIAL SESSION
HAVE ADOPTED PROGRAM FOR
THE CONVENTION WHICH
MEETS IN THIS CITY NEXT
MONTH.
Ways and Means Committee is Now
Quite Busy
Washington, March 7.—WitJh the
House Ways and Means Committee
meeting to organize for real tariff
work in the Sixty-Thjird Congress
Naval Collier Damaged.
The force of the explosion swept
away the upper works -of the United
States Naval Collier “Jason,” kill,
tng three men and injuring twenty-
nine others.
The “Jason” was about three
hundred feet away at the time of
the explosion. She ha3 just been
completed and was soon to have her
governmental trial trip.
Six members of the crew of tihe
tug “Atlantic,’• which was lying
One member of the crew’ noticed
it, and ran screaming toward the
dock. He was followed toy as many
others as had time to escape.
A few minutes later, hundreds of
tons of the dynamite let go, with a
deafening roar. Columns of flames
shot out from every portion of the
vessel, and the air was filled with
fragments.
, Portions of the hull, weighing
several tons, were shot hundreds of
feet Into the air.
READY FOR THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION APPOINTS MANA
GERS AND CANVASSING COM
MITTEE ON THE blTE QUES
TION. .
CASTRO AFTER
SAI DTO HAVE OFFERED COM-
MANI> TO HAVANA OFFICIAL,
WHO WOULD NEITHER AFFIRM
OR DENY THE REPORT.
that the tariff measures framed at
the last session will be accepted by
the new committee, and laid before a
caucus before the extra session be
gins on April first.
In addition to the tariff work,
the Ways and Means Committee is
confronted with the problem of re
organizing the entire Democratic
side of the House, through its func
tions as the committee on commit
tees.
These committee appointments are
expected to develop some lively
contests.
There is some sentiment also for
immediate currency legislation,
arising from the impression that
President Wilson desires early ac
tion in that direction, bul it is said
that the House leaders are urging
President Wilson to confine his ac
tivities of *he extra session to the
tariff.
» . *
Jacksonville, Fla., March 8.—A
special dispatch received in this city
Wednesday IS election day forl‘° dfty f T°™ Havana, says « Col
, Edmond I. Frederick, late Chief ot
school bonds. The council tonight;'Artillery, under Gen. Maximo Gom-
"wlll appoint managers and get ez. was offered the command of a
things in readiness for the opening
Want Wilson to Let Miss Lathrop
Continue In Her OIDcc.
Washington, March 7.—Friends of
Mrs. Mrs. Julia Lathrop, who is at
the head of the Children's Bureau,
are now urging President Wilson
that she be continued In office, al
though she was appointed by Presi
dent Taft.
Letters have also been teceived in
behalf of Mrs. Robert C. Wiekliffc.
widow of the Louisiana Congress
man, who was killed hy a train near
Washington a year ago.
President Wilson will probably
of the polls at eight o’clock Wednes
day morning. The polls close at five
o’clock and both precincts are to ho
opened.
The President of the Board of
Education has appointed two mana
gers to hold the special ballot box at
the City Hall' Mr. -3. W. Davis, and
at the Court House, Judge J. S.
Montgomery. The tickets for the
site will be distributed all over the
city and will be available at the
polls. Anyone who was registered
for the last city election can vote on
this qestlon and his vote will he
taken and placed In a box by the
Castro expedition to Venezuela, by-turn the matter over to the Secretary
Gen. Castro, while the latter was In of Labor.
Havana recently. J
Col. Frederick has neither^ affirm
ed or denied the report.
Two years ago, he refused
command under the late President. nnmiiTn nmninr
Madero, in Mexico. COMMITS SUICIDE
a J. E.
manager.
After the polls close, a commit
tee composed of Judge H. W. Hop-
jcins, Mr. R. S. Pardee and Mr. F. H.
Smith wi’l take the two ballot boxes,
By Hanging—Horrible Accident Oc
curred This Afternoon in Front
of Times-Enterprise Building.
(From Saturday’s Daily.)
from the two precincts and counti m iu°dTuteldeliy 8 hangfngThTs after-! ClrcIe a:ld thf ' ,r lfamllll 's are invtt-'of juiy bribing, reported shortly af-
. ...... m . ... ...Ill “ . . . _ . Ad. for ton nVIfW'.tr thin mnrn i-v (T thui
The committee of the local lodge
of Woodmen of the World, held an
important meeting last night at the
Y. M. C. A., to complete arrange
ments for the State Encampment of
Woodmen, which will meet here
next month.
Heal Consul R. R. Marlin, of
Dawson, and Head Clerk W. C.
Bennett, of Atlanta, were present.
Mr. Marlin came, as he stated, to
find out what had been do-ne in the
matter of making arrangements for
the entertainment of the visitors,
and tJhe perfecting of the program.
He was pleased to find that the local
Woodmen had everyhlng under way
and the program sketched out.
Mr. Marlin stated that there would
be about 350 delegates at the
meeting next month and about five
hundred visitors, and he was inter
ested in k.lowing what arrangements
had been made for taking care
them. It was shown that the mem
bers of the Woodmen’s Camp
visiting delegates would have their
headquarters at the Tosco hotel, and
the ladies of the Woodmen’s Cir
cle would lie entertained at the
Stuart Hotel.
Mr. Marlin read a note from Miss
Louise P. Dowdell, of Rome, Grand
Clerk of the Ladies Circle, asking
if arrangements had been made for
,ho coming of representatives of the
State Circle and he was assured
that everything would be done for
their entertainment and pleasure,
and a large delegation of them is
expected.
Mr. Marlin has visited sixty
camps of the Woodmen and he has
found much interest anJ enthusiasm
taken in the meeting to be held
here in April, and every indication
that it will be one of the largest
an *. best in the history of the
ganizatlon.
A full program of the sessions ifor
three days was arranged at the
meeting, last night and it Is pub
lished below. It has many interest
ing features, both to the visiting
Woodmen and the citizens generally:
Tuesday, April 8th.
Meeting called to order by Consul
Commander W,. H. Burch, Jr., of
TourlBt City Camp No. 4 3.
Invocation.
Welcome address to joint session
of the Woodmen and Ladies Circle,
by Mayor Roscoe Luke.
Response in behalf of visiting
delegates by prominent Woodman
Trom the State Encampment. (To be
named ’ater.
Music by -band.
Adjourn for dinner.
2:00 P. M.—Regular order
bt siness
8:00 P. M.—Entertainment.
Wednesday, April Oth.
8:00 A. M. —Session called to
ot der.
10:00 A. M.—Election of Officers.
Adjourn for dinrfer.
2:0*0 P. M.—Competitive Drill.
7:30 P. M.—Illuminated Parade.
8:00 P. M.—Initiation of candi-
lates.
Thursday, April 10th.
8:00 k. M.—Business Session.
11:00 A. M.—Adjourn for Wood
men Barbecue, which will be held
in Paradise park, and to which all
Woodmen, members of the Ladies
TARIFF ONLY IN
IS THE PLAN OF THE PR ESI
DENT—SAYS THAT CURREN
CY MEASURES CAN GO OVER
UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR
SESSION.
of
Washington, March 7.—President
Wilson’s present purpose, it was
learned today, is to accept the pro
posal of the House leaders, recom
mending that the tariff alone be act
ed upon at the extra session.
President Wilson looks favorably
on the Idea of having tho House
pasq a set of tariff measures and put
them squarely berore the Senate,
so that the attention of the entire
country will be focussed on that
body and enable public opinion to
locate the responsibility for suc-
ces or failure of the measures.
It is the feeling at e this time that
the currency reform can go over,
because there is no uniformity of
the measures proposed, and their
discussion in the extra session,
would detract attention (from the
progress of the tariff measures.
President Confers With Fitzger
ald.
President Wilson took under con
sideration today the economy of the
administration and the so-called
class legislation.
Chairman FLzgerald, of the House
Appropriations Committee, discuss
ing with President Wilson the ques
tion of appropriations, recalled
tho fact that President Taft ve
toed the sundry civil bill because of
the provisions to prevent the gov
ernment from using a certain sum
to enforce the Sherman anti-trust
against labor unions or farmers
organizations.
President Wilson took a firm po
sition, it is said, behind Chairman
Fitzgerald, for rigid economy.
Some of President Wilson’s confi
dantes think that if the provision
exempting labor unions from prose
cution is included in the Sunday civil
bill again, the President will be In
clined to influence their elimina
tion until a revision of the Sher
man law is attempted.
MASS MEETING BEARD 2 STRONG
SPEEGRES FOR SCHOOL RONDS
MAYOR LUKE AND JUDGE HOPKINS BOTH INSISTENTLY URGED
THE VOTERS OF THOMASVILLE TO CO.ME OUT ON WEDNES
DAY NEXT AND VOTE FOB THE CHILDREN'S WELFARE.
(From Friday’s Daily.) | Mayor Luke was followed by
Last night at the City Hall, la the ,“ dpk , ln f’ *“ 0 **» owed
presence of over two hundred men . , d f? sites pro-
and women, of Thomas* Hie, Mayer ! ?, y h th ,® Board , for the
Itoscoe Luke and Judse H. W. Hop- ani ?. hic . h . tho ^Vlo are to vote
kins discussed the school bond is
sue for fifty thousand lollars, whl h
is being agitate! prior to the elec
tion next Wednesday. The hand of
lovely woman was apparent in the
hall, which never looked as well as
It did last night, made presentable,
clean and neat and effectively dec
orated with vases of lovely cut flow
ers and a few palms an! ferns.
Tne Thomasville Band was in the
council chamber an! played several
selections, before the program
proper began. Mayor Luke started
the discussion with one of the most
logical, clear and foreful bond j
speeches that was ever r.card in th
on. He did not go into any partisan
discussion of either one site or tho
other, but he explained the location
and situation of them both, and
urged the people to go and see both
places before voting. He discussed
the proposition of the Board of
Education to let the peo'ple settle
the question and state! that it was
one of the most fair propositions
he had ever seen in a simi’ar cir-
(umstanoe.
Judge Hopkins also urged strong
ly upon the citizens of 'I.iomaaville
to come out on the day of the elec
tion and vote for school bonds. He
said that the man who bad regie-
city. Ho discussed the dire need of ,,,r ' d and dl , no ‘ v0 ‘® virtually
school facilities In Thomasville, the casting a ballot against the Issue,
duty to the coming generation, the bl9 ™te was counted la
gravo responsibility oa the part of | ma king the two-thirds, necessary to
the present generation to provide
carry the issue.
adequate, comfortable and sanitary I Both gentlemen wero generously
schools. Ho took up the bond issue j applauded and both speeches wer®
from every side and quashed what-j wor ^y reproduction in both
ever argument he heard advanced I newspapers of the town, in order
against it. One feature which had ftoat the people, one and all, anight
never been discussed befere in pub- read.
IFc was the cost of bonds. Mr. Luke
said that the school board would
have to build on credit. If they
simply borrowed the money and
built schools, it would cost them
eight per cent. If bonds were is
sued in regular form, by The city, it
would cost four and a half per cent.,
clear and decided saving.
The ladles who instigate! and
fostered the meeting were compll*
mented and praised for their splen
did work, by both speakers and wer®
urged to further acts of civic re
sponsibility in the advancement of
the children of this generation.
The meeting was a decide! success
from every viewpoint. •
T AGREE
MISTRIAL WAS REPORTED- TO
THE JUDGE TODAY, AFTER
SEVERAL ATT EMITS — EIGHT
TO FOUR LAST VOTE.
HOKE SMITH
MAY RESIGN
Washington, March 8.—The break
in the Senate Democratic ranks yes
terday, with the endorsement of
Senator Clarke over Senator Bacon
for President Pro-tern., has Inten
sified the feeling that has existed
between the party factions.
When the caucus was resume! to
day, the candidate for secretary and
one or two other minor selections
ere still to be made.
Senator Hoke Smith’s threatened
resignation yesterday from the
Steering Committee, because of the
'defeat of bis colleague, Senator Ua-
Los Angeles, March 8.—The jury is still being talked in Senate
trying Clarence S. Harrow on the circles as indicating a possible breach
NO LIQUOR IN THE WHIT II
HOUSE AND BRYAN AND CLARK
LIRE ALSO OF THAT DISPOSI
TION.
charge of jury-bribing, reported to
day that it was unable to agree, and
the jury was discharged.
The last ballot stood eight to four,
but whether for acquittal or convic
tion, it was not stated.
Harrow's counsel will ask for a re
trial at once.
between the leaders.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
IS LAYING NEW RAILS.
Valdosta, March 10.—The Atlan
tic Coast Line work train, with 200
. «« , ,, . . . ,, .... jhanJs, reached this city today to be-
•Miry Had ICeiMirtcMl It Couldn't Agree,: , , . , ....
Imt Wan Sent Back. ;*>" layin « the S;.-po«n.l rail aim.,-
Los Angeles, March X.—After dc- the Montgomery division from Way-
liberating sine© eight thirty yes- crocs to Thomasville. On yes cr-
t_erday morning, Ute Jury tirt tried 1 cl . ly ,, trainload of frogs and switch-
?s were brought here to be used i (
Clarence 8. Darrow, on the charge
and consolidate the vote. They will
then declare the result to the Presi
dent of the Board of Education.
ed.
noon at three o’clock in front ui ^ „
The Tlmes-Enterprise office. The ^OO ^ M-Buslnee. session.
horrible catastrophe was discovered! * l '‘.\ el gat ™ ha ' p answer all
k.. .... .. .... .m... ... roll cal’s and lie present at ad-
journment, in order to receive their
compensation.
THE FIT OF
GLASSES
WHATEVER KIND OF GLASSES YOU WEAR, THEY
SHOULD BE PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE ON THE FACE.
THIS COMFORT DEPENDS ON THE SKILL OF THE OPTI
CIANS FITTING THE GLASSES. OF COURSE THE LENSES
MUST RE CORRECT—THAT’S THE MAIN THING. WE’VE
SPECIALIZED IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE EYES AND
THE FITTING OF GLASSES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
WONT YOU FELL PRETTY SUE AND SURE TO GET THE
CORRECT LENSES IF WE FIT Y’OUR GLASSES?.
Our Optical department is the
most complete in South
Georgia.
Peacock-Mash Drug Co.
Exclusive Optical Dep’t.
Phones 10S-106
by one of the office boys, Sp&rro
hanging from one of the wires, i
regular hangma-n’a noose bring.abou
his neck and life extinct.
The cause of the suicide was un
known, but it was probably because
of the death of his wife, who was
killed yesterday morning by the ac
cidental aim of a boy who was
shooting an air gun and aiming it in
her direction.
The sparrow, one of the numerous
English variety, has evidently got
ten a long piece of string from
PACIFIC ISLANDS ARE OURS
Said to be Three Miles From Panama
Shore and to Contain Valuable
Pearl Fisheries.
Panama, March 8.—An official sur
vey is reported to have astablished
the j the fact that the Pacific Islands of
ground and In taking it to a place Tortola and Tortila are a part of the
of safety, became entangled in the Canal Zone, coming within three
wires, a noose forming about its'miles of the coast limit.
•neck and causing death. . This finding i° regards! aa impor
ter ten o’clock this morning, tho.t j tli« yards of this city and at the
they couldn’t decide on a verdict. 'switches near here. The entire
The vote on the hist ballot, ac- road-bed is to be rebuilt aud new
cording to the announcement of the
foreman, stood eleven to one, but
track laid, making it one of the bsst 1
Washington,. March 10.—The Wil
son administration will be “dry.”
The President and his family ar«
averse to the use of liquor or wine
In any form, and intoxicating liquor*
111 have no place in the Whit*
House during the next four years,
unless the President’s views undergo
a sharp change.
Secretary of State William J. Bry
an has also been a prohibition advo
cate for many years.
Speaker ( lurk has been known as
a “teetotaler’’ for many years, and
the fact that a large portion of tho
Demo- ratic majority in both houses
of Congress, from the South, wher%
prohibition is general, makes certain
tho fact that there will be less wine
and wassail than has been known 1*
Washington for many years.
roads in the South. The S5-pouni
rails art* to take th* place of th®
0-pound rails.
for acquittal or con
viction, he declined to say.
"The Judge said if there were no
objections, lie would issue further
instruc tions and send the jury back.
This was done and the jury retired
again at 10:20.
Fred S. Petting!!!, a contractor,
who is foreman of the Jury, request
ed further instructions for the bene-1
fit of Silas Setehell, a music mas
ter, and the juror who voted against
the other eleven.
tant, as both islands have rich pearl
fisheries.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers
MANUFACTURED
Thomasvilie Fertilizer Company
THESE FERTILIZERS ARE MADE WITH THE GREATEST CAItE AND EVERY
INGREDIENT IS THOROUGHLY TESTED AND MUST COME FULLY UP TO THE RE.
QUIRED STANDARD BEFORE BEING USED.
OUR FERTILIZERS ARE COMPOUNDED OF PLANT FOODS THAT WILL MAKE
CROPS GROW. .
ALL KINDS AND BEST BRANDS
—For Sale—
Cash or Credit
OUR GRAND
SPRING OPENING
Is now in full swing. Never
was so great an event so en
thusiastically welcomed by
the discriminating buyers
of this community.
Here milady who is never satisfied with any •
thing, but the best will find unmatchable creations of
such rare money.saving values as to positively sur
prise het. Here she will find the very things that
she has long been wishing for, at prices well within
her easy reach. You owe it to yourself, to at least
see this great Fashion display.
THOMAS UNION WAREHOUSE COMPANY
Office Thomas Union Warehouse, Thomasville, Ga.
. . ; . ■ -J... : :' - . i : .
K. K. MOORE, Mgr.
Its the sensation ot the hour.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality On the Comer.