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SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES-K.VTBRIfllSE, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1013. Making a Profit Surpose had to find a new customer every time we made a sale? Trade would soon run out, and we wouldn’t have any business, would we? We’re agreed on that, so it’s plain the only way to make a profitable business is to sell again and again to the same customer. Dut the customer w mt come back to buy again and aaatn unless he is satisfied the first time. Sj we find that its giving satisfactory goods, satisfac tory pri'es, and satisfactory service that brings the cus tomer back, and makes business profitable. Ingram Drug jjCo,* Fast Motorcycle Delivery.]^ NEVUS FROM THE COUNT! “BEUir UroL (\ E. Duggar made a busi ness trip to Thomasville Saturday. Mr. Fondren Sasser spent Satur day and Sunday with his friend, .Mr. Kiisseii Bullock. We are sorry to report that Miss .Laura Davis is on the sick list this week. We hope for her a speedy recovery. • Mr. and Mrs. Austin Pilcher, of Oehlocknee, spent the week-end with Mr. R. J. Merritt. Mr. Will Pullen, of the Center! Hill Community, speut Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Robison. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hall, of Meigs, spent the week-end with the for-, mer'B parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hal!. Miss Annie Bell White spent Sunday with Miss Fannie Mae Hall. Mr. Henry Hall called on his best Kiri Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Bullock, spent Sunday with Prof and Mrs. C. E. Duggar. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hill spent the week-end with Prof, and Mrs. C. E. Duggar. .Miss Mamie Sasser was the dinner vuest of Miss Maggie Merritt Sun day. Mr. John Braswell was $ut riding with his best girl Sunday afternoon. We were glad to have so many of the New Spring Hill people at Church and Sunday School, last Sunday. Come again. Rer. J. 3. Thunderbolt gave an interesting talk on Missions, at the Beulah Church last Sunday. Rev. J. S. Thunderbolt and Rev. C. E. Dell took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hill Sunday. Mrs. J. M. Bullock spent Sunday with Mrs. H. H. Hill. Miss Genie Saddler spent Sunday with Miss Ella Laing. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rogers spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Russell. Master Carl Russell took dinner with Master Rufus Bullock Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Sasser spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. • J. F. Bullock. Wedding bells will soon be ring ing, In this community—so I have heard! SCHOOL BOY. NEGRO, LIVING NEAR BOSTON GETS BLACK HAND LETTER. G. W. Marrable, a negro farmer living in the Dry Lake district, not far from Boston, recently received a "bla-vk hand letter,” and is now terror stricken over its contents The contents was a large card corated with a coffin and containing a typewritten warning that he must leave the neighborhood within ten days. “if you don’t, you will be made to go in a way not very nice.'* With these words, the warning ended. Since Marrable received the letter, some of the fences on bis farm have been burned and that naturally added to his fears. The peculiar letter was po6tmark- <r\ in the Boston postoftice and the negro found it in his mail box. In formation has been sent to the post- ufli<*#> department and an inspector will probably be down within the next few days to look Into the mat ter. Marrable owns the farm he lives on, having bought it through the Rountree & Leak Real Estate firm, of Boston, and so far as is known, has done nothing to incur the en mity of anyone. Voting Negro Drowns at Boston. Henry Robinson, an eight-year-old son of Roxle Robinson, colored, met death by drownina last Friday morn ing. The accident happened in a little branch near Mr. Tom Taylor’s “PATTEN” Barwick, Ga., March IS.—The constant showers for the past ten days has caused the farmers *to get somewhat behind with their work. A goodly number of the people in and near Patten are attending City Court in Thomasville this week. Miss Estele Austin of Dixie and Miss Annie Jim Turner of Savan nah, spent the week-end with the Misses Gardner. Rev. O. C. Hough and Miss Pearl Gardner spent Sunday in Dixie. Mrs. R. R. Gardner is spending the week with her father, in Dixie. Mrs. Ad. Way has been sick, but we are glad to learn she is im proving. Mr. Bob Dixon has been in for several days with lagnippe, but will soon be out again. Justice Court was a very impor tant feature in Patten last Satur day, during which -several cases were disposed of. Our school Is progressing very nicely. We trust that the day isn’t far distant when local tax will be arried in this district. The dis tricts which have local tax have bet ter school facilities. May the day speedily come when every rural district will be advanced with a flourishing institution of learning. Then our hearthstones will be ele vated, our communities enlightened and a mighty wave of inspiration will sweep throughout our county. E" Coolidge, Ga., March 24.—This section <vas visited last Friday with one of the hardest down-pour of rain that we nave ever experienced, uceonipau.ww . *iU a pretty stiff blowing wind. No damage was re ported in the immediately com munity. Yesterday was bright, beautiful and pleasant, being one of the moat admiral Easter days we have seen In quite a while. No special ser vices were held here. Rev. J. P. McCann failed to reach here to fill his regular appointment at the Baptist church. Rev. H. B. Nesmith, our fellow townsman preached at both the morning and evening services. Mrs. J. oamster was taken to Moultrie, last week, where a very critical operation was performed upon her. Lust reports from her are that she is doing nicely. Her !je-1 * fiends and they are legion, are hoping for her speedy recovery. Mr. J. D. Rozar has been in bed lor several days with a good case of measles. Trust he will soon be out, and on duty again. Coolidge now has another mi’lin- ery store, owned by Mr. J. T. Carlton, and operated by Misses Lo- rene Adams and Lula Adams. It is situated in the Dureu building, next to the Farmers’ and Merchants’ bank. Another ginnery for Coolidge seems to be an assured thing. If it does materialize, it will give us ample accomodations for ginning the farmers cotton crop, as we al ready have one good ginnery. UNCLE SI. place, not very far from town. The child, accompanied by an el der brother, was fishing on the stream and it is supposed that he fell into the water while under the influence of a fit, he being a subject to them. His brother, upon missing him, decided that he bad gone back to the house. The body was found Friday afternoon in water hardly knee deep.—South Georgia Home. Poultry Raisers For the most effective way to keep your poultry free from mites and lice use TobaccolDust Just sprinkle It in your neats and poultry houses'and you'will be rid of the pests, only 7 l-2c a pound at The City Drug Store, PHONE 284 A FULL’LINE OF FIELD SEEOfJUST RECEIVED. r- WHITE IN IN TALLAHASSEE AND WHITE SLAVE CASE WAS THOUGHT 1MISSIBLE — WANTED HEBE FOB BEATING BOARD BILL AT STUART HOTEL. (From Monday’s Daily.) The authorities at this place are making an effort to get extradition papers to bring one Arthur Nichols Rose alias A. Nichols, from Talla hassee to Thomasville. The man is wanted in this city on a warrant charging that he beat the Stuart Hotel out of forty dollars board, etc. He is said to have stayed there with his wife and left owing that amount, sneaking his baggage out of the hotel. Mr. Milton went to Tallahassee and found that the man had been arrested there, charged with shoot ing dice and in addition, an effort was made to have him held for vio* Iation of the white slave act. The woman who is said to be his wife, and who traveled with him, was the one against whom he is said to have been involved In the latte! barge. The officers here at one time made en effort to investigate the case on that charge, but did not be lieve that it could be proven. <Ait soon as extradition can be secured, Nichols will be brought back here for trial. His wife is held in Tal lahassee as a witness Nichols is said to be from Alex andria, Va., and his wife from Lake City. He posed as a cigar sales man while here. OMAHA VISITEO BY STORM (Continued from Page 1.) business thoroughfares were also in the destroyed area. Many of the best parka in the city were ‘in the area swept and also many schools, morgues and hospi tals were besieged all day by friends and relatives of the victims of the storm. Although a line of soldiers were thrown around the devastated area, soon after storm had passed, much looting was reported. A relief fund was started last night and within an hour severa* thousand dollars had been raised. PM BEATEN BF TIE L “TY COBIV* COOPER PITCHED GREAT BALL, ALLOWING BUT ONE HIT AND STRIKING OUT FIFTEEN MEN. (From Monday’s Daily.) Saturday afternoon, the Thomas ville High School baseball team, playing for the first time this year, defeated the Pavo school team by the score of ten to one, the lone tally of the Pavoites resulting from a base on balls and a three bagger which F. Reddick knocked to right field. The locals started the con test strong and although the fam ous amateur Reddick pitched after the second -inning, the locals gar nered seven runs from his deliv ery. Cooper for the locals—the dimin utive "Ty Cobb—pitched a great game, striking out fifteen and al lowing only one hit in the whole of the nine innings. His work was the feature of the contest. The locals errored not one time during the en tire game and the only drawback was an accident which happened to Spence as he crossed the plate for the third time, in three times at bat. He sprained the ankle which he hurt -In the basketball contest, last month, and had to retire from the game. The Pavo team was slow in get ting to the city zr* started the game with a muchly patched-up team. Reddick and Rabun got. here after one inning had been played, and went into the game. They were unable, however, to stop the on- slaughter of Thomasville’s team, and the merry contest, went through j the nine innigs without much en thusiasm because of the easy vic tory for T. H. S. Dudley, the Thomasville manager in the Empire League, umpired the game and there was, for the first time on the local diamond, not the semblance of a kick on a decision: Rox Score. Thos. H. S. AB R H 1*0 A E Pittman, c. . . 5 1 2 15 1 0 Cooper, p. . . 5 1 0 0 4 0 Upchurch, rf&ss 3 2 10 10 Spence, 3b .. 3 3 2 0 0 0 MTntosh, se&3b 4 110 2 0 Ansley, lb.. . 4 1 1 9 0 0 Grantham, Price, If. 2b. All hospitals of the city are now ^ ur ?f r * filled to their capacity with the In jured. Mayor Dahlmnn Says at Least Two Hundred Killed. * Ry stsbouated Press, i Omaha,’Via Telephone to Lin coln, Neb., March 24.—Governor Morehead, Mayor Dahlman and Po lice Commissioner Ryder stated at Smith, rf. TOTAL. Pavo H. 8. Foss, If 3 Threat, 3b. . .4 Reynolds, c . . 1 L.Wheeler lb-rf 3 H.Reddick, p&2b 3 Shelley, ss. . . 3 Peacock, 4 1 2 3 0 0 .4 0 0 0 0 3 .4 0 0 0 0 0 .1 0 0 0 0 0 .3? 10 9 27 8 0 AB R H I>0 A E .3 0 0 0 0 0 .4 0 0 0 1 0 .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 nooa today that at least two bun- j/ whee , ' lb ; „ „ o 7 1 2 nPtOfl tinnnlo lioH Imnn Irlllnrl na .«* ra. • 9 dred people had been killed ns a re sult of last night’s storm. Reports from Council BIufTs were that four more bodies have been found in ruins of homes. The list of injured in this section is expected to reach seven hundred, and many of .these have been found today In homes of friends, where they had taken refuge. Damage Will Total Twelve Million. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, March 24.—The Western Union officials here have been advis ed by its Omaha office that the dam age from the tornado will amount to twelve million dollars, and it is believed thht more than one hundred lives have been lost. Death List Totaled Between One and Two Hundred This Morning. (By Associated Press.) Omaha, Neb., Via Long Distance to Denver, March 24.—At eight o’clock this morning, the best pos sible figures place the number of dead between one and two hun dred, as a result of yesterday’s storm, with three or four hundred injured. All the fires throughout the city had been put out at that hour. Barrow, 2b. W. Peacock, cf . 3 Rabun, c. . ..2 F. Reddick, 2b-p 3 Alderman, If. . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eleven Hundred D*ad, Says On© Dispatch* (By Associated Press) De» Moines, la., March 24.—Elev en hundred people are dead in Omaha. This message was unoffi cially received by a railroad opera tor here this morning, who reported that the city of Omaha was burn ing. Rig Railroad Bridge Destroyed at Omaha. Lincoln, Neb., March 24.—Per sons arriving here, state that the Illinois Central bridgo across the Missouri river at Omaha was de stroyed by the tornado, and that the hospitals and hotels there are filled with the injured. Ten persons are known to be dead and it is believed the death list will reach fifteen at Yutan, town about thirty miles southwest of here, where the tornado, which ater hit Omaha, first began its de structive work. TOTAL. . .29 1 1 24 13 7 Summary: Bases on balls, oft F. Reddick 1: off Cooper 2; struck out, by F. Reddick, 10; by Cooper 15; 2-base hits, Spence, McIntosh :;-basc hits, F. Reddick; double plays. Rabun to H. Reddick; passed balls, Rabun; left on bases, Pavol; T. H. 4; Stolen bases, Pittman 2, Cooper, Upchurch, Ansley, Gran tham 2, Rabun 1. Time of game, one hour and 28 minutes. Umpire. Dudley. Attendance 100. be called out to extinguished the fires.* Whole Village Reported to Have Been Dstroyed. Lincoln, Neb., March 21.—A re port was current here today that villag of Berllng, fifty -miles South of Omaha, was wiped out by yes terday’s tornado. This report lacked ccAiflrmation, however, as all wires are down In that direction. American Red Urohs Goes to the Rescue of Injured. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 24.—Ernest P. Blcknell, Director of the Ameri can Red Cross Society, has tele graphed Gov. Morehead, of Nebras ka, tendering the services of the Red Cross.in the Omaha tornado. Blcknell also wired other towns where the storm of last night^s re- ported to have cause great loss of life. He planned to send relief trains to Omaha, with nurses, doc tors and supplies as goon as possi ble. Blcknell himself left later In the day for Omaha, to take personal charge of the relief measures, had previously instructed Red Cross agents at Chicago end St. Louis to go on ahead of him. RECEIVED MENS AND YOUNG MENS New Straw Hats EXCLUSIVE STYLES Values from $1.00 to $4.00 OUR PRICES RANGE FROM 69c to $1.98 The Fair. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY 0. lAI’S ARE VERY ACTIVE FIFTY NEW MEMBERS HAVE UEEX ADDED TO TOURIST UITY CAMP — EVERYTHING HA VOIt A HUE TO SUCCESSFUL ENCAMPMENT HERE IN APRIL. —COMMITTEES APPOINTED. Troop- Will lie Sent to Scene if They Are Needed. v (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 24.—As the Second Division of the Central De- Terre Haute, Ind.. March 24.— I part-meat of the Army, whose head- with the known death list at six teen, reports brought by messen gers from the Southern part of Vigo ounty Indicated that toll of last night’s tornado, which visited that section would be Increased to fifty. Three hundred homes were destroy ed and the property loss will exceed a half million dollars. Twenty-four victims of the tor nado which swept this section last smashed as a result of a storm In this city at two o’clock this morn ing. Every piece of Are apparatus In the North and West sides had tn night had been Identified today, and more than seventy-live Injured arc being cared for. More bodl«» arc expected to be found when the ruins arc searched. quarters are at Chicago, is now mohollzed at Galveston, the only Federal troops near Omaha Is a company of signal corps, stationed at Fort Omaha. These have been placed at the disposal of the civil authorities. The War Deparemont officials say if more troops are needed, they wll’. be drawn from the Eastern Depart ment rather than from the mobilisa tion camp. (From Saturday's Dally.) Tourist City Camp, Nc. 43, Wood men ot the World, is now making Anal arrangements looking to the entertainment of the State Encamp ment or Convention, of this order, which convenes in Thomasville for three days, beginning April 8th. At tho meeting last Friday night, several committees were appointed. In addition to those previous nam ed, to further look out for the com fort of the visiting Woodmen. Committees WIU Meet Trains. A committee was appointed to meet the several trains which are expected to bring a majority of the Jelegstes to Thomasville. The A., A. & A. will run a special train out ot Atlanta, leaving that city Sunday night and arriving In Thomasville Monday morning, April 7th. A ommittee from the local Camp will go up to Coolidge that morning, board tbe special at that place, and will endeavor to have all the dele gates assigned to their places of stay, by the time the train reaches Thomasville. This was thought to be the best way to assign the visi tors to hotels and homes, and make their stay while to Thomasville as comfortable and pleasant as posst ble. Information Bureaus will be es tablished at both the Coast Cine and A. B., & A., depot, but it has been deemed advisable to send these committees out on the trains, be cause of the confusion that usually results, when a crowd of this kind arrives in a city. These bureaus will also assist in locating the visi tors to comfortable places of stay while attending the Convention. Fiddlers’ Convention Plans. Every effort in being made to get a number of Addlers from this sec tion of Georgia to be here on the night of April 8th, to participate in a regular, old-time fiddler’s con vention. Every person who can ’’wield the how,” should notify either Col. Boscoe Luke or Mr. W. P. Grantham, at once, in order that reservation can be made for them. No entrance fee is charged to enter this contest, and valuable prizes will lie awarded to the fid- diers who win them, lh-epartions For Baritccue Well Un der Way, ABE SIGNED THOMASVILLE HAS TWELVE TRY-OUTS HEADY TO START PRACTICE ON THE FIRST OF APRIL—WILL FIX GROUNDS AT ONCE. (From Saturday's Dally.) •Manager Dudley has already sign ed (or trial twelve players. They are to report on tbe Arst day of April and will begin practice at once. He has others in view who desire to come, and contracts, etc., will be forwarded them at once. It is the deetre of the local man agement to have a team in good shape by the middle or the month, when practice games will be arrang ed with Albavy and other teams in this section, if they van be secured. This will give the games before the the season on May Arst. The committee which has In charge the duty of Axing up the grounds is making arrangements to have the fence repaired, bleach ers erected and other necessary matters attended to, so as to have it ready for occupancy by the Arst reporting day. CITY COURT ROYH GET TWENTY-FIVE DOI, LAR VERDICT FROM COAST LINE BECAUSE TRAIN FAILED TO STOP FOR THEM. (From Fridays Dally.) The Appearance Docket of the City Court was called this morning by Judge Hammond and many mat ters in that docket were disposed of. The Jury was dismissed yester day afternoon, all of the cases in which they were to officiate having been disposed of. One of the cases of local interest was that of Frank Murray, against ' J the Coast Line. This young man, with two others, was waiting for tho Albany train, at Pasco, last fall and they claim the engineer failed to locals so.no gtop at their signal. The case was opening of taken to court and suit entered by Col. T. N. Hopkins, and Mr. Theo. Titus who represented Mr. Murray and his brother. The Jury brought In a verdict of twenty-Ave dollars In the case of Mr. Frank Murray and his brother later was given a like sum by consent. The other boy, Mr. Pittman did not enter suit. DR. MORGAN GOES TO TEXAS To Take Charge of tile State Agen cy for the Clark Resilient Tire Filler. Dr. W. C. Morgan left last night lor Texas, waere he goes to take charge of that state for the Clark Resilient Tire Filler Company. Morgan recently bought the state right for Texas and had already disposed of Ave -counties therein, to prospective dealers in this filler, which Is said to be better than air. Mr. Morgan has closed hie dental office here, and will make bis home there. Mrs. Morgan and children will go to Texas at a later date. Thomasville friends will be very sorry Indeed to know that Dr. Morgan will not continue to live here. The regular March term of the Justice Court was held In the Grand Jury room at the Court House this morning. Only a few cases were disposed of, as all of tho attorneys were busy at the City Court, and could not attend. These cases were postponed until next month by Jus tices Doss and Mallard. Anal degree on Wednesday night, of the Convention week. Means Much to Thomasville. ___ This la an opportunity for Thom- Mr. B. W. Stone, who, as chair- | Seville that is second only to the man of the entertanlment commit- [hlg Odd Fellow Convention, which tee, has charge of the barbecue was held here a few years ago. The 1EGR0JRRESTED General Green Who Hit Mr. Egnal In the Heuil is Taken By Meigs Marshal anil Lodged in Jail. (From Monday's Dally.) General Green, the negro who hit Mr. Egnal, in the head a short time ago was captured last week, by the Marshal of Meigs, in that city. The negro went to Meigs where his former boss, Mr. Yawn, has a contract and the officers got after him. He left and came to Thomasville, the Marshal following him and making the arrest as he came to Mr, Yawns house to make ahrangements to have hie case set tled. He was arrested under a charge of assault and battery and is now in Jail. UMG« FIGHTS DM Brisbane, Australia, March 1U.— | Sam McVey and Sam Lan<~ fough a twenty-round draw here! day. In a previous meeting, LangtorJ won by a knockout. which will be given on Thursday, April 10, is working to the end that it will be one of the most success ful affairs of its kind ever given In South Georgia. In addition to the barbecue, a basket dinner will be served, and tc ’his barbecue and dinner, every ’’ oodmen and mem local Woodmen relalze its impor tance and ask the co-operation of every citizen, to assist them in giv ing the Ave or Blx hundred visitors a real South Georgia Welcome, and show them that we have the best convention city In Georgia. The merchants will be asked to bers of his fa”ii : y, in this section of|decorate their various places Georgia Is most cordially invited buslnees during the time of tb» to attend, nt the same time bringing j Convention, and at a later date will well-filled baskets. ; be notified as to the Woodmen col- Muny New Member*. jo’”’ »*- Tourist City Camp Is thoroughly j alive and up and doing now, and at the meeting last might, ten new ' Tnaoc Marks Designs .TIGHTS &c* " An tom MfuMnc « gkoirhYnd dtoerlptlofi nty : nnfeklT uccrtain our opinion fraa whether an , I Scientific American* n&Knncs&jsa; iessw Mm&sm President Wilson Offers Assistance. (By Associated Tress.) Washington, March 24.—Presi dent Wilson telegraphed Mayor Dahlman, of Omnha today, as fol low*: [ am deeply distressed at the new* from Nebraska. Can we help jin any way?” Chicaao Had Big Storm Today. President WiUon later In the day Chicago, -March *4.—One person received a telegram front Mayor was killed, several are mining, fires I Dahlman, of Omaha, thanking broke out In many parts ot the city (him, but stating that Federal as- and -hundreds of windows were 'eistance was needed at this time. members were inflated, and four teen new applications for member ship were passed on. These will be Initiated at the next meeting night, two weeks hence. It might be stated also, that a total of fifty members will have been added to the membership of Tourist City Camp, by the time the Encamp ment opens. This is a record that has not been equalled by any city in Georgia, previous to an Encamp ment session, and the local Wood men are enthusiastic over their suc cess in the membership campaign. A large share of the credit for this increased membership is due to Capt. George W. Derrick, one of tbe State Organizers, who has beyi a tireless worker In this campaign. These member* will be given their ' GOOD ENOUGH FOR A WHILE YET before sending it to the repair ihop is the mistake that is often mad^hy the man that Is given to pro) nation. Why run the risk of dent when it may cost you so di when you can have your carriage or wagon orer-haulel and made eoui at ao little expense by A. W. Palin & Son. AUTOMOBILE PAINTING AND TRIMMINC