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B l I * tmmst Only $F.OO For 1 Years Subscription To the Semi -Weekly. Si J*t*t*J*Jt#J*# SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION * * * * * AS * SJt J Why Wait? Send in Your Subscrip NOW. #*##&***** VOL. 1. No. 18. THOMASVILLE GEORGIA FRIDAY MARCII 21, 101.1. 14,295,51 conoN miftei 10 years DURING THE YEAR 1012, SECOND I ATLANTA WOMAN REGAIN HER LARGEST IN HISTORY—GEOIt- MENTAL BALANCE AND RE, GIA WAS BEHIND 1011 IN PRO- DVCTIOX. TWENTY MEMBERS THINGS YEARS AGO, Atlanta, Ga. f March 1S.-—Local , physicians are puzzled today over ■The sec-' the case of Mrs. Carrie B. Jordan Washington. March, 20 ond largest cotton crop ever -grown J of Atlanta, who yesterday sudden- amounting to 14,,295,500, equiv- ly regained control of her mental elent 500-pound bales. Including ! faculties, after suffering for the (Inters, was produced by the farmers I Past nineteen years from a form of of the United States during 1912,I aberaglon, which had rendered her the Census Bureau announced to- 1 entirely oblivious of her surround- day In Its preliminary report of the! |,a 8s. , total production of cotton as re-; 'awoke ’ in a hospital where turned by ginners and delinters. ; 8 ^ e was recovering from an opera- The number of running bales, I “°2 I16r , formcd flve w * eks ?*?• counting round as half bales and For nlnetecn years her mlnd has Including lintera was 14,076,430. been blank, though ehe remem- ... bered happenings prior to that Tile crop compares with 16,2a 1 ), t| me Her first request was to see 276 equivalent 500-pound round her daughter who she last "saw" as bales In 1911, 12,00.»,688 in 191),i a two-weeke'-old baby. That daugh- 13,587,306 In 1908, 13,595,498 In t<sr , 9 now th e mo ther of two chll- 1906 and 13,679,9o4, In 1904, Com- fl ron _ parlsons of runnlgg bales are 16,1 , 109,349 in 1911, 11,965,962 ia 1 ■■ — —— 1910; 13.432,131 In 1908; 13.305, 265, in 1906, and 13,679,310 In 1904. ‘845,799 bales lit 1911; 1,820,610 In 1910; 1,853,276 bales In 1909; _ „ . ....... and 1,980,077 bales In 1908. De- The Department of Agriculture s | ))artnlent 0 j Agriculture eetlmated of-statistics on December 12, estl-1 1 701 000 bale9 exc i U slve of iin- mated the total production of the ter9 «rop. not Including llnters, at, ,.o Ul9 i ana : Tot al production 393,- 13,820,000 bales of oOO-pounds 1 314 bales> spared wlt h 403,482 ea<,h - bales In 1911; 253,733 bales In Round bales Included In the pro-]i9i0; 264,676 la 1909; 486,350 ductlon figures are 81,528, for bales in 1908, and 694,066 bales In JURY FAILED TO AGREE ON A VERDICT THIS MORNING, AND WAS DISMISSED—COURT STILL BUSY TODAY. (From Thursday's Daily.) The City Court continued grind out civil cases this morning and will probably be In operation through tomorrow, owing to the large number of such cases on the docket. There was declared a mistrial in the case of Hadden versus Cherokee Saw Mill Co., suit for twenty thou sand dollars damages for personal Injuries. The Jury could not agree and at nine o'clock this morning Judge Hammond dismissed them, and declared It a mistrial. Attorneys Shipp and Kline, ol Moultrie and J. F. Mitchell repre sented the plaintiff in the case, and the Cherokee Saw Mill Company was represented by Mr. Roscoe Luke. 1912, 101,5-54, for 1911; 112,887 tor 1910; 242,305 for 1908; 268,889 for 1906 and 296,151 for 1904. Sea Island cotton producted dur ing 1912 amounted to 73,641 bales, compared with 119,293 bales in 1911; 90,368 In 1912; 112,539 In 1905: 104,317 In 1904; 104,933 in 1902. Llntcr bale.' Included in the to tal amounted to 605,704, compared with 556,276 for 1911: 397,628 to' 1910 313,478 for 1909 and 346,126 for 1908. The average gross weight of the tale for the crop, counting round as half bales end including linters. was -507,8 pounds for 1912, com pared with 504.4 pounds for 1911, 501.7 pounds for 1910: 496.6 pounds for 1909 and 505.8 pounds for 1908. Production of States In equiva lent 500-ponnde bales, Including lis ters, comparisons for other years and the Department of Agricultures December estimate, which does not includ linters follows; Alabama: Total production 1,380,- 756 bales, compared with 1,757,- 207 bales In 1911; 1,223,285 bales In 1910: 1,049,770 bales In 1909; end 1,374,140 Jn 1908. Depart ment of Agriculture estimated 1, 330,000 bales exclusive of linters. -Arkansas: Total production 825,- 169 bales, compared with 972,296 bales In 1911; 847,874 bales in 1912 734,084 bales In 1909 and 1,058, 089 bales In 1908. Department ol Agriculture estimated 854,000 bales exclusive of llnterr. Florida: Total production, 53,- 874 bales, compared with 5S.08X bales In 1911; 60,049 balee In 1910 54,947 bales In 1909; and 63,221 bales in 1908. Department of Agri culture estimated 68,000 bales ex clusive of linters. GEORGIA; Total production 1,843,303 bales, compared with 2,- 1907. Department of Agriculture estimated 435,000 bales, exclusive of linters. Mississippi: Total production 1,092,552 bales, compared with I,- - 252,322 bales In 1911; 1,306,068 balee In 1910; 1,120,676 bales 1909 and 1,704,972 bales In 1908. Department of Agriculture estimat ed 1,109,000 bales, exclusive of lin ters. Missouri: Total production, 13,- 399 bales, compared with 101,189 bales In 1911; 62,159 bales in 1910 47,070 bales In 1909 and 64,532 bales In 1908. Department of Agri culture estimated 59,000 bales elusive of linters. ■ North Carolina: 'total produc tion 891,880 bales, compared with 1,104,781 bales In 1911; 726,850 bales In 1910; 615,662 bales 1909, and 663,167 bales In 1908. OLD RELICS ters. Oklahoma; Total production. 1,- 074,149 baleB, compared with 1,602,- 006 bales In l9ll. 958,955 bales In 1910; >a56.069 bales In 1909, and 706,815 bales In 1908. Depart ment of Agriculture estimated !, 039,000 bales, exclusive of linters. South Carolina: Total production 1,215,373 bales, compared with 1,684,096 bales In 1911; 1,191,911 bales In 1910; 1,126,049 bales la 1909, and 1,195,235 bales In 190S, Department of Agriculture estimat ed 1,184,000 bales, exclusive of llntcrB. Tennessee: Total production 299,- 338 bales, compared with 479,145 balee In 1911; 349,476 bales In 1910; 259,719 tales In 1909, and 359,859 bales In 1908. Depart ment of Agriculture estimated 280, 000 bales, exclusive of linters Texas; Total production, 5,120,- 252 bales, compared with 4,4 4 7,- 648 hales In 1911; 3.172.48S bales in 1910; 2,607,492 bales In 1909, Atlanta, Ga., March IS.—The Georgia State Capitol, like the na tional building at Washington, Is becoming more and more of a his toric museum. Its halls and corri dors are being gradually enriched with relics and trophies that make It a chief point of Interest to all who know the history of the South. One of the most recent additions to the front niche, located in the southern end of the capltol corri dor, consists of five Iflags carried by Georgia soldiers In the Spanish- Amerlcan war. These flags are put there by Quartermaster W. G. Obear, In compliance wltl- a legis lative resolution. Two of these flags were carried by the First Georgia Regiment, two by the Sec- ORDINANCE REEFING THEM OFF STREETS IS INTRODUCED— HEALTH OFFICER MAKES TALK TO CITY FATHERS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION. *teBWtne?> Ofend regiment and one by the'. Third ed 878,000 bales, exclusive of TUT- revlment. These are the first Snan- If you are going to plant garden seed, you had better hurry. We have all fresh seeds that you need,’our stock it guaranteed to be fresh. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE OF GARDEN CITCTIC FLOWER OE-E.LO Just call for what you want, you will find it here. Peacock-Mash Drug |Co. Exclusive Optical Dep't. Phones 105-106 regiment. These are the first Span ish-Amerlcan flags to take their place along with Georgia’s battle- torn banners of the Lost Cause. Another valuable acquisition that will Bhortly adorn the walla of the capltol corridors will be the hand some painting of the late Howell Cobb, of Georgia, who was Speaker of the 31st Congress during the years 1849-51. This portrait is do nated to the State by special reso lution of the United States Con gress. Another treasure of the capltol recently rescued from oblivion, Is the ancient seal of King George 3rd which was recently dug out of a musty cornor of the Secretary of State’s office. When found, it looked more like an ancient cake of butter or bees-wax than anything else. It was a great round disk an Inch or more In thickness and pon derous, with Latin acclalma of God and the King. This seal was placed on an act of the General Assembly j In Colonial times. It bears the date of 1775. and 3.913.0S4 tales In 1908. De partment of Agriculture estimate.! 4,850,000 hales, exclusive of linters. Virginia: Total production 24,- 385 bales, compared with 29,891 tales in l$ll; 14,815 bales In 1913; 10,096 bales In 1909, and 12,326 bales In 1908. Department of Agriculture estimated 24,000 bales, exclusive of linters. All other States: Total produc tion 16,036 tales, compared with 24,417 bales In 1911; 17,797 bales In 1910; 5,891 bales In 1909, and 5,439 bales In 1908. The Census Bureau announced that the statistics of this report for 1912 are subject to slight correc tions in the full report to be pub lished about May 1. (From Tuesday's Daily.) The bond election was formally declared carried last night, at the meeting of the City Council. Im mediately after the opening of tho body, the Managers for each pre cinct certified to the scaled returns as filed with the Clerk of the Council, and they were formally opened, the returns consolidated and the result declared. There were twenty-five votes against and three forty-four votes for bonds for schools. Immediately after this, Alderman Elder sprung a bomb Into the ranks of the on-lookere, at least, when he Introduced an ordinance to shut up the cows all the year round. This was the same ordinance which had been on the books of the city for a year before the last council held the reins of government. There was some discussion ’of the proposi tion after it was, ordered to the Ordinance Committee for re port, and the introducing alderman demanded that It -be put on its first reading. He asked for a second reading but Alderman Hambleton objected and It was not done. Reapir City Hall. Atderman Hambleton asked that the. Couacll authorize him to have the roof of tho City Hall repaired. He stated that there was a part which needed re-oovertng and other portions of it were In bad state of repairs. He was authorized to get busy and was given the neoessary authority to ..spend the money to put it in good shape. New Water Mainz. The Mayor then asked that coun-* cil order at once three thousand feet of slx-inCh water malne. He stated that there were several plac es In the city badly In need of water, both for use and for fire protec tion, and that this three thousand feet would get at least to three sec tions not now touched by city wa ter ; He stated hat he had' bids oa he cost and found that the pipe could be bought and brought here for sixteen hundred dollars and that* the only ot®Sf expense would be the ditching, which could be done, by the city hands. This, he thought, would make a wonderful Improvement for many people living In the city. The Council unani mously voted to buy the pipe and, at tho same time, to Investigate other places for similar Improve ment at once. Talk on Health Condition;. At this Juncture, after the council had exhausted all the regular busi ness, Dr. Daniels appeared and stated that lie had requested a talk on general health conilltlous from Dr. O'Shea, of Lynn, Mass., and had asked the Board of Education come to tho Chamber for tho pur pose of hearing what he had to Bay, also. Dr. O'Shea Is at the head ol the health department of the city o Lynn, and his remarks were inter esting In the extreme. He told of the methods employed In that ctly to keep milk up to the standard, both in Itseif and cleanliness. He discussed at length on the different phaees of Its pro- 1 Auction and the ease with which it I is kept clean and healthy for k hll- Idren. lie pronounced the fly as the most deadly enemy of health, the connecting link between health and disease. Dr. O'Shea also discussed the In spection of school children by medi cal experts of the Health lioara, and told of the great good that this phase of health work had done In making such unhhealty children well again, and calling attention and treating defects which, If allowed to go on, would seriously impair, il not entirely kill, the vitality and energy of tho child. Maor Luke thanked Dr. O'Shea for his talk and then he proceeded to give the council one ot the best health talks that they have ever lis tened to. He told tlie Council that FINANCES IRE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR WILL TAKE UP MUCH TIME STUDYING AND PLANNING SITUATION. NEGRO DROWNS GAME UW WA! LI Atlanta, Ga., March 18.—Legisla tors In Atlanta on business a,~d looking forward to the summer ses sion of the assembly, seem to bo unanimously agreed that tho big problem facing that body and tha slaton administration will be one of finances! They realize that tue assembly must either authorize an Issue of over $3,000,000 in bonds to refund the bonded indebtedness that be comes due 1*1 1915, or must provide for a special tax to retire that in debtedness. State Treasurer W. J. Speer is now engaged In preparing his annual report. This document will simply 9tate the situation and will make no recommendations om> way or the other. While making -no recomraenda tions, the treasurer will put the sit uation squarely up to tho legisla ture. It will show that th^e bonds, which will become due in 1915, will amount to exactly $3,679,000. Of this total, $287,000 will come due in May, 1915, and $3,392,090 will become due in July of that year. Mr. Speer’s report wilt also show that collections by the state treas ury are very poor, and that as a result of these slow payments, tho distribution of pension money, amounting to about $500,000, will be seriously delayed. It Js known that Governor-elect John M. Slaton is already devoting a large part of his time to a study of the state's finances, and^iis mes sage to the Legislature, it is said, will deal with the financial prob lems as the most serious that the State 'will have to confront during hie administration. MR. DUREN HAD NARROW ES- j\ THE CASE OP MR. E. “79 CAPE FROM DEATH TESTER- DAY—PARTIES OUT SEARCH IXG FOR ItODY* OF NEGRO. MISS WOODSONS HOME DINED (From Wednesday's Dally.) A telephoned report from tho northern part of the county morning stated that Mr Clarence Duren narrowly escaped death the Chastain bridge and that a gro, who was with him was drown ed. It seems that Mr. Diir r 'n was driving across the river at that point and before reaching the bridge In a pretty swift current, the mule stumbled Into a deep hole. Mr. Duren and the negro were both thrown from the buggy. Tho current was very swift and there was an unusually large amount of water in tho river, be cause of late freshets. Mr. Duren escaped from the place, only by hard efforts and later rescued the mule which was entangled in trees and brush some distance from land. The negro had disappeared. It Is believed that he fell under tho buggy and was drowned, the body later being carried down stream. This morning a number of men in that section of the county went to the river and made an effort to dis cover the body of the ne<ro. No report from there was had by 12 o’clock. Negro Found. A telephone message from the home of Mr. Will McMath at two thirty this afternoon, stated that lu« negro had been found In the bole, where the buggy ran over him. It Is supposed that tho buggy wheel held him under water ami caused death. The gentlemen at the place had to eelne tho hole and other surrounding places before they could find the body. WILKES WHO WAS ACCUSED OF BRINGING DEER FROM FLORIDA—SUIT FOR $20,000 AGAINST CHEROKEE SAW MILL COMPANY. INQUEST SHOWS ACCIDENTAL DEATH (From Wednesday’s D?.ily.) This afternoon at two o’clock, the residence of Miss Woodson, Fletcherville, caught fire and a part of the roof of the dwelling wae de stroyed. The alarm was sent In by Miss Woodson, who discovered tho flames only after they had spread to a large portion o! the roof. Tho fire deimrtment arrived shortly af ter the call was sent and In the course of half an hour had the (lames under control. The fire caught from a defective flue in the chimney and spread un der the roof to the main portion of the house. It was blazing fiercely when discovered. Many people rushed to the scene and before the lapse of fifteen minutes much of the furniture in the house was taken out. The damage Trom fire Itself confined to the roof, but water has seriously affected the interior or iery room in the house. Miss Woodson and her guests. .Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mies Fitzger- ld, ot Danville, Va„ were Jn the house when the fire was discovered. To the Negro Henry Dawson Who Was Drowned While Trying to Have Mule in the Ochlock- nee River Tuesday. (From Thursday’s Daily.) The Inquest held 'over the body of Henry Dawson, found In the hole at tho roadside where he was drowned Tuesday night, was held yesterday at Coolldge. The Jury brought In a verdict of accidental death from drowning near the eleven-mile post, on the river road, and was signed by Messrs. A. D. Fleetwood, FdVeman, T. C. Smith, H. S. Dennard, J. O. Newton, H. W. Owen a7id J. D. Murphy. The only witness, of course, was Mr. Clarence Duren, and he stated that the mule stepped into the holo which had been washed at the river and a road made around It. He held the mule but the animal slipped into the hole, the negro first having Jumped from the buggy to try and hold him. When the buggy was going into the hole, Mr. Duren jumped, but was run over by the buggy, and when he next remem- hers was on the bank, spitting up water. » then stated that be heard (From Wednesday's Dally.) The City Court has been busy ! day as usual. Yesterday afternoon .Mr. E. E. Wilkes, of Meigs, wan found not guilty of a misdemeanor, a case having been made against him for bringing deer from Flori da into Georgia, that being against the game laws of this state. The witnesses were vague and not at all certain in their testimony, and the jury promptly found him not guilty* The prosecution was caused by publicity which was given the inci dent after he had passed through Thomasville in his car. A large crowd collected .about him as he stopped in front of Watt’s store for short time. It was reported by ' several of the gentlemen in the crowd to a Times-Enterprise repor ter that he had two deer In tho auto. The following item appeared on the afternoon of December 26th. 1912, in the Times-Enterprise as a result of that stop in Thomasville: Mr. E. E. Wilkes passed through tho city today, en route from Pin- hook, and brought back with him two deer and three wild turkeys, j bagged during his stay at that Hap py hunting ground.” It was at that time known by but , few that bringing deer from Florida j was againsf the law. The witnesses didn’t have the best of memories while they were on the stand and none could establish the date he passed through here. Mr. Titus, acting as Prosecutor Protem., had charge of the state's case and several attorneys defend ed Mr. Wilkes. The verdict was generally approved, as nobody de sired to see him punishd for this sort of thing, - - ^? Hnridon Vs. Cherokee Saw Mill Oa ihe case of W. S. Haddoa against the Cherokee Saw Mill Company, suit for twenty thousand dollars damages for an Injury received last fall, which broke hit hip, was start ed this morning and continued un til afternoon, when the cate went to the jury. Mr. Luke represented the defendant and Mr. Titua the plaintiff in the case. The court will doubtless be in session tomorrow and Friday in the disposition of civil cases. struggle In the water, some dl*. tance down stream and went there. found the mule tangled in the un derbrush and trees. He had flret thought that it was the negro. The mule led him to land and he then tried to ?et help to search for the negro. He was found in the hole Into which the mule stepped, yes terday at twelve o’clock. The negro was drowned while trying to save the mule. Tiio negro, Henry Dawson, was well and favorably known in Thomasville and had many friends among the white people, who regret hIs untimely end. He had secured employment with a Thomasville groceryman and was to have begun a this work there within a short time. it was his intention to draft an or- tomorrow nance which would force tne people of the city to either connect with sewers or have their surface clos ets sanitary and fly-proof, and fur ther that he was going to see that it was done, because of the absolute need for the health of the city. He was very earnest and forceful in his remarks, and showed that he had been studying the proposition an*’ was ready to make a move toward a cleaner, healthier town. The body then adjourned. The minutes, because of the delay i certain matters, could '.tot be fur nlghed the Timee-Enterprise until Fertilizers MANUFACTURED Thomasville Fertilizer Company THESE FERTILIZERS ARE MADE WITH THE GREATEST CARE 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 GROAV. ^ ALL KINDS AND BEST BRANDS •For Sale— Cash or Credit THOMAS UNION WAREHOUSE COMPANY ta*. Office Thomas Union Warehouse, Thomawilfe, Ga. K. K. MOORE, M*r. * • a&'u a* A tip for a trip. Wear" 1 Crossetts. This new model “talks right out’’ when it comes to style. And as for tit and comfort—it’s a Crossett. Style JO. CrossettShoe “MAKES LIFE’S WALK EASY' TRADE MAIN PSO to 96.00 F.vtryixker) Lrwl, A. Cresset*. lac.. Mi Art. Um. Louis Steyerman.