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Official Organ Thomas County SEM I-WEEKLY EDITION Why Walt? {jSend in Your Subscription NOW. jijioioijiji.jijijijijidi VOL. I. No. 24. THOMASVILLE GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL IT, 1013. I ID BIENNIAL SESSION OF WOODMEN CLOSED THURSDAY PRONOUNCED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ENCAMPMENT EVER HELD IN GEORGIA—DR. L- F. ROSENTHAL, OF COLUMBUS MADE HEAD CONSUL, AND OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED AT WEDNESDAY’S SESSION —FIDDLER'S CONVENTION, TORCH LIGHT PARADE AND BARBECUE FEATURED ENTERTAIN- MENT PROGRAM — RESOLUTIONS PASSED, THANKING LOCAL WOODMEN 1A1ND AND CITIZENS FOR SUCCESS OF SESSION. HE Third Biennial session. Head Camp Jurisdiction of Georgia, Woodmen of the World was called to order Tuesday at ten o'clock A. M„ at the Opera House by Council Commander W. H. Burch, Jr., of Tourist City Camp No. 43. After the formal all to order, the - opening ode of the camp was sung by three hundred delegates, standing, and this was'ollowed by the invocation by Rev. J. M. Outler, of this city. ~ Immediately then Mr. Roscoe Luke, Mayor of the city, welcom ed the delegates to Thomasville, and in his hearty, eloquent and force ful manner assured them of the appreciation of their attendance and the hope that they would be as happy hore as the city*of Thomasville Is happy in having them hero. He was cheered several times during hla short talk and he paid a tendor and loving tribute to th^ fraternal Ideals of the order and to Its Insurance feature. * This was followed by a respoasi by Dr. J. W. Simmons of Bruns wick, who spoke for about fifteen minutes and his address was char acteristic of the good city of Brunswick and of the Woodmen of the World. He thanked Thomasville for its hospitality, for its beauty and for the keys of the city which wera tendered by Mayor Luke.’ Several W. 0. W. CIRCLE H. H. WERE ELECTED AT THE MEET ING THIS MORNING—MRS. MIN NIE VANN. OF COLUMBUS, SE LECTED AS GRAND GUARDIAN —MRS. ,T. U. AVHITE Ob’ THOM. ASVILLE IS HONORED. (From Thursday's Dally.) The Wodmea’s Circle Is the wom- been in session nere several days, has had a most enjoyable meeting, and the members have been delight fully entertained. The Wodmen’s Circle Is the worn en’s Auxiliary to the Woodmen of the World, and convenes at the same time and place. It Is self- supporting, ns Is the Woodmen, and has the unusual advantage of giving Insurance and protection to Its members in the same manner as the Woodmen of the World. Women are at the head of this Institution, though men also may Join. . Officers of this institution for the coming two years were elected this morning and are as follows: Grand Guardian, Mrs. Minnie Vann, of Columbus; Grand Advisor, Mrs. Flora Hatchett, Manches'er; Grand Banker, Mrs. Bobble Fergu son, DeSoto; Grand Clerk, Miss Lois 2,800 VISITED' TTHE Y. M.C. A, HEAD CONSUL W. O. AV. FOR STATE OF GEORGIA, HAS MADE EXCELLENT RECORD IN THAT CAPACITY’ — RETORT SHOWS GREAT GROWTH DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS. DURING THE MONTH JUST PASSED, ACCORDING TO SEC RETARY'S BETOBT—TWELVE HUNDRED BATHS TAKEN. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Mr. R. R. Marlin, of Dawson, who for the past two years has been at the head of the Georgia Division: Woodmen of the World, which Is officially known as "Head Camp Jurisdiction T," made his report at the opening session of the Conven tion thlB afternoon. That his lias been a most successful administra tion Is shown by the large increase In membership In Georgia, since the last Head Camp 'Session, which was held at ColumbUB two years ago. During that time the membership has grown from 13,529, the total number of Woodmen In Georgia on December 31st, 1910, to 17,333, which number composed the total membership on December 31, 1912. This is a clear gain of 3,803 mem bers. .And since this report was P. Dowdle, Rome; Grand Chaplain, imade. It has been materially ln- ,Mrs. Mary Greene, Brunswick; Grand |creased, until tho number of Wood- very pleasant and witty allusions to various Interesting features ol I Attendant, Mrs. Sarah Ann Cherry, men In Georgia total will probable Mayor Luke’s address, and to Thomasville were brought In by that gen tleman. Dr. J. W. Simmons said that he represented seventeen thousand Georgia Woodmen, and was delight ed In finding some red clay hills and beautiful woods and tree-lined walks in this section of Southwest Georgia. During his talk, reference was made to the Woodmen of the Worlds history. Ho said there were n arly nine hundred thousand Woodmen, that they had a surplus in their In surance treasury of seventeen mi’.-, Hons, had erected thirty-five thous-| end monuments to departed mom' bors and paid out fifty five millions of dollars to widows during the ex istence of the order. It was found ed In 1890, this being the twenty- third year. After these brief ceremonials, the mooting was adjourned until two o'clock for the business session. Paraded Down There. The Woodmen Circle, and the -members of the Woodmen Camps of the state .marched to the Opera House this morning, following the bsnd. The parade was started at tho headquarters at the Tosco at fifteen minutes before ten. There woto about forty ladioB In the line and two hundred Woodmen dole- gates. They wore comfortably seated In the Opera House. Fiddlers Convention (From Tuesday’s Dolly.) Tho feature of tho entertainment will be a Fiddler’s Convention at the Opera House tonight at eight o’clock. This going to a very attractive entertainment and It Is hopep that all of the delegates will be present. In addition to this a group of sixteen young ladles who have been trained for several weeks will pnt on a drill during the in termission between contests. WEDNESDAY,SESSION OF THE HEAD CAMP CONVENTION. (From Wednesday's Dally.) The Woodmen of tho World were In session yesterday afternoon for two hours, and during that time tho plans for organisation were perfect ed and arrangements for real busl- DR. P, L. ROSENTHAL OP CO LUMBUS, WHO WAS WEDNES DAY ELECTED HEAD CONSUL FOR THE GEORGIA JURISDIC TION WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. ness to start this morning was for mally prescribed. The report of the Head Consul was read and formally accepted as a part of the proceed ings. Resolutions by the Head Camp were suggested and forma'.’y Buena Vista; Grand Inner Sentinel, Mrs. Emily Reynolds, Columbus; Grand Outer Sentinel, Mrs. Mary Leben, Eastman; Orand Managers, Mrs. Ivle Henderson, Savannah, Chairman; Mrs. J. B. White, Thom- nsville; Mrs. Mary Beasley, C'edar- to«p: State Delegate to Supreme Convention, to be held In Jackson ville, Fla., la June, Mrs, Minnie Vann, Columbus. Alternate, Mrs. Nora James, Waycross. The election of Mrs. J. B. White, of this city as one of the Grand total close on to 18,500. The number of Camps in Georgia on December 31, 1912, was 395. This was a gain of 124 Camps, for the two years that have elapeed since the last Convention report made at Columbus. The report which Head Consul Marlin made to the Convention this afternoon, Is in part as follows: "Esteemed Sovereigns: rn tho regular order of God's doings, the days have lengthened into weeks, the weeks into months, the months Managers Is a deserved compll- into years, until two more years, ment to that lady and one much with their lights and shadows, with appreciated. - Puckett and A. J. Deas. Jr. Memorials—T. W. Chandler, C. O. Nobles and George C. Bond. Railroads, and Hotels—W. C. Ben nett, H. S. Davenport and W. H. Burch, Jr. Special committee on Orphan's Home—E. F, ' Bass, George R. Williams, W. J. Lewis, F. L. Ros enthal and W. H, Coker. iA few reports of minor Impor tance were road and adopted and then the formal election of officers was called. The election of officers was call ed at ten o’clock this morning, and until- twelve thirty o'clock, only six officials of the order had been for mally declarod elected. Dr. Rosenthal Head Consul. their Joys and sorrows, with their succeses and failures, have gone lr- resistably, and almost unconscious ly Into the silent Irreclaimable past, since our last Head Camp Conven tion In the city of Columbus, yet, by tho grace, and under tho watch ful eye of the ever true and living God, the Father of all mankind, we are once more .permitted to gather In Bi-ennlal Convention, In order to review our accomplishments -during the time elapsed, which Is counted as twenty-four months, and to rec ommend such legislation for our fu ture as must be consistent with tho Sovereign Camp In Its wisdom. My colleagues, who wore In at tendance at the Sovereign Conven tion with me, Sovereigns Joseph L. Stopplebeln, Junior Past Head Con sul, and Henry LoVert, will no doubt present to you a report of their stewardship at that gathering, but Dr. F. L. Rosenthal, of Columbus was unanimously named as Head 11 1 ,on me. I take It, there develops adopted also, after which It was an-J Consul of the order for Georgia dur- 'Pleasant and much coveted duty nounced that the report of the Cre-jing the coming two yoars. This Is a rendering an account unto you of dentlals Committee had been defer-, compliment and an honor which the ni ^ work as It was performed at red until this morning. {well known Rabbi will fill with dis- the Sovereign Convention during the tlnctlon.' .term of my office os your Head Con- Dr, J. W. Simmons, of Brunswick,I 811 * Session Today. The session of the Head Camp was opened at eight o'clock and the folldwing committees were an nounced by the Head Consul; Coustltuion and By-laws—TV. R. Hewlett, J. \V. Bale and G. R. Wil liams. Reports—Harry Davis, W. J. Lewis, and C. Bangs. Motions and Resolutions—Dr. W. Simmons, W. Y, Allen and Geo. W. Derrick. Press—M. L. Fleetwood, Dr. M. : Welcome *Woodmen of the World was selected as Head Advisor, Mr. T. J. Johnson, of Eastman, as Head Banker, Mr. E. M. Bass, of Carroll ton, Head Clerk; J. H. Balcom, Jeffersonville, Asst. Clerk; and G. R. Williams of Macon, Head Escort. Adjournment was taken at twelve thirty for dinner, reeumlng work at two o’clock, when the election will N. Y., June 13-24, 1911 he concluded. ! privilege that you thus "In rendering you this report, dear Sovereigns, I desire first to tender unto you my sincere thanks and appreciation for having so kindly chosen me as your Head Consul, thus creating me a member of the Sovereign Camp, at its last Conven tion, which was held In Rochester, In the conferred The General Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association submitted the following report to the Board of Directors at their monthly meeting yesterday. Considerable of the -Secretary’s time has been given to the collec tions of the building fund, the 3rd Installment of which fell duo April 1st. The building has been open daily from 9 a. m„ to 10 p. m„ with an estimated attendance of: Men 1,800 Boys 1,000 Total attendance 2,400 Dally average of 93 The attractions which have brought them to the building have varied from the physical to spirit ual, Including attendance upon gym nasium classes: Men 223 Boys 60S Daily average 32 A class for working boys was or ganized and meets three evenings each week, from 7 to 8:30 and has had an averago attendance of 10. No. baths taken 1,249 Dally average IS 2 basket ball games were played with attendance of 135. Four Sunday afternoon meetings were held with an attendance of 229; dally average 55. 30 magazines were subscribed for nnd placed upon the two reading room tables. \A Junior Department was regu larly organized with James Evans as President. They have held one meeting with an attendance of 50. The W. C. T. U. held one meeting in the parlors at which time the Association was presented with a picture of Francis E. Willard. Tho ceremonies connected with tho -pre sentation were very impressive. Rev. Dr. Harris delivered the address. Ail the pastors of the city partici pated. Respectfully, J. S. HUNTER. The directors discussed many tbinga of vital Interest to the work and to the city. Chief among them was the. holding of special evange listic meetings for young men October. A Committee will be ap pointed at once who will confer with the pastors, perfect the organiza tion of a working committee and secure the strongest available man In the country for the meeting. OF GROUP ONE OF THE RANK ERS OF GEORGIA AT THE MEETING HELD YESTERDAY IN VALDOSTA. FINE CATTLE Valdoeta, Ga., .April 8.—Group One. of the Georgia Bankers' As sociation, had a a enjoyable session hero yesterday, beginning at o’clock. F. S. Jones, of Balnbridge, prcslled. The address of welcome was delivered by John T. Blalock, after prayer by Dr. A. L. Johnson, of the First Baptist Church, After the speeches, officers were elected as follows: J. T. Culpepper, of Thomasville, chairman; A. Winn, of Valdosta, vice chairman; C. H. Seldon, of Bruns wick, secretary. Yesterday afternoon, the bankers were given an automobile ride over the city and were later taken to Ocean Pond, where a barbecue and fish supper was served. The meet ing here was well attended and was full of Interest. The bankers have enjoyed the social side of the ses sion very much. They expressed themselves as very much pleased at tho entertainment which was given them here by the bankers of Val dosta. • IS FOLK KILLED WHEN TWO THOU HIND GALLON TANK OF AM MONIA EXPLODED AT ICE SEVENTY HEAD SHIPPED THIS MORNING TO SAVANNAH— HEREFORD HERD SOLD TO LOCAL DEALER THIS WEEK. Sixty nine boad of Thomas county raised cattle were shipped this morning to Savannah by the Thom as County Stock Company. Th« steers were raised in Thomas coun ty and bought by this company about the first of the year. They had boon fattened during the past three months and when driven into th» city this morning, attracted no lit tle attention. The cattle were weighed at th* scales of James F. Evans & Son., and the combined weight of the six ty-nine head was forty eight thous and pounds. An average of over seven hundred pounds. This Is but one Instance of the ability of Thom as county to raise splendid beef cattle. Hereford Cattle. Mondayabout twenty-flbe head of Hereford cattle were driven lat* the city from the place of Messrs Watson and Gibson six miles from town on the Moultrie road. This bunch of cattle was the finest that has ever been raised In the county and were sold to Mr. H. H. Vann the meat man. The cattle were raised on the range of land owned by the* Watson and Gibson company. A picture was taken of the herd and It will be used In the advertise ments to boost Thomas county. AUTO FIDE TRUCK ORDERED DY THOMASVILLE Tho Combhmtlon Chemical en gine and hose car recently ordered from the American La France En- **XT — FI MRS OVERCOME j j| n e Company, will arrive in the (By Assoclited •.) E IS Pensacola, Fla., April. 10—Four men were inetantly killed by the explosion of a two thousand gal lon ammonia boiler, at the plant of the Moore Ice Works. Windows for half a dozen btocics were shattered, and the explosion was heard for more than five miles, The dead are: W. H. Handel, chief engineer, C. J. Floyd, night engin eer. Jim Pierce, laborer, 3am How ard, colored, oiler. Pierce’s head, which was blown from his nody has not yet been found. The fumes from the escaping am monia overcame several firemen who were attempting to enter the building which was partially de molished. The ladies of the Woodmen Clr-|upon me, you gave me an oppor- <»#«««« Our store is headquarters. Make yourself right at home. | We wili answer all questions regard* © ing our city, and be sure and make 1 © your appointments with your friends I || here. | i We extend you a hearty and cor= S A? dial invitation to spend your leisure § time at our store. ©©@@@@© © © | PEACOCK-MASH DRUG CO„ 1 f PHONES 105*106. « sssttsssssttsgsssssssssssssst C Hewlett Snv»n.l“"‘ l~r.o.iui iavuriusi.1, i>- Rosenthal, the’ newly lnK flrml)r that our order and cle were taken In and around Thom asvllle this afternoon In autos and viewed the lovely places In and adja cent to the city. They wore delighted with the City of Roses and the beau ty of Its verdant spring. THURSDAY IX THE HEAD CAMP CONVENTION. (From Thursday’s Dally. The session of the Woodmen of be Wocld Head Camp, Jurisdiction of Georgia, held yesterday after noon, laBted for about two hours, and during that time, the remain- lag ofiloers, not elected In the morn ing session were selected. They are as follows; Head Watchman—E. P. H. Ru- ,’and, of Augusta: Head Sentry, J. S. w-T-sford. of Elberton: Head Mana gers, J. R. Ruff, of Macon; H. B. Allen, Americus; H. H. Wilcox, Hartwell; M. M. Puckett, Dalton; C. It. Wind, Lizella. Dele,iates-at-Lar.se—L. C. Hoyle, of Dawson aah. Dr. elected Head Consul, Is a delegate- at-large by virtue of his office. The Morning Session. Tile session this morning was called to order by Head Consul Mar lin, and It was in session for sev eral hours. During that time all resolutions were acted on. There were quite a number of them, at- tecting the good of the order in Georgia, and many were adopted. The adjournment took place In ti ne for the barbecue at the Park. Thomasville Thanked. The following resolution was unanimously passed mis morning: ’Be It resolved by this Head Camp assembled, that It hereby most hear tily convey to the City of Thomas ville. 3tate of Georgia, Its sincere thanks for Its warm, typical South- rn hospitality. ’’Be It further resolved. That the Head Camp most heartily con gratulates the said city of Thom- -Rvllle upon Its selection of Sover eign Jloscoo Luke as Mayor and that this Head Camp extends to him lu enthusiastic appreciation as a man, a mayor and a Woodman. "Resolved further, that a copy of tunlty to apeak In your behalf, and thus you placed me within the cir cle gathered for the purpose of con sidering and enacting such laws and regulations as enabled the many jurisdictions that form the Sover eign Jurisdiction to govern them- selves for the two years that have |endangered crew; tile revenue"cut" (By Associated Press.; V.’ashington, April 10.—Secretary McAdoo’s "gag order," has non been extended to every bureau, and division chiefs In that department are giving out nothing until the Secretary’s office pasccs on Its de sirability. Surgeon General Blue Is forbid den to give out any news of the progress of the Government’s tests of the Friedmann vaccine, or to warn the public of the danger ot disease or epidemic; the life-savin? service |s forbidden to make known the news of vessels In distress or measures taken for the relief of an followed after Its adjournment and through which all whose names compose the sturdy and loyal band known as the Woodmen of tho World, were enabled to attain the greatest good for those who kno thorn as fathers and brothers, and who, when called to their final re- .ward. may know ‘.ha! their widow and ornhans shall feel neither wan or trial. • * * Official Visits. "During the two years that have elapsed since you selected me preside over the destinies of our jurisdiction, I have mado every fort to fulfill flu duties of my ofre in a manner, sincere, and this with out any personal favoritism, bellor- (Continued on Page 4.) * ’ -v ? V*’ r - •. Us sucrea8, should ever bo paramount to the Interests of any Individual or his personal ambition. I hare vis ited officially thirty-eight camps, and some others unofficially, during the term of my office, and this at no small sacrifice, and. I assure you, II it were in my power, I would have visited each and every camp In our jurisdiction, but not being endowed with too much of this world’s goods, and my dependent ones be ing entitled to at least part ot my time, this then was Impossible. Jurisdiction of Georgia and Its Condition. “I give below a statement of conditions and from this you can see Just how Georgia has grown, but even though we have assumed a fair state of Increase, i.i my esti mation, the Empire State of the South has not yet found the proper stride to keep pace with other Juris dictions: Membership In Georgia, Dec. 31. 1010 13,529 Membership In Georgia, Dec. 31, 1912 17,322 Gain for the State 3,803 Camps In the State, Dec. 31, 1910 332 Camus organized 1911 and im ii4 »> ter service la forbidden to send pub lic warnings of derelicts in the path of navigation or give news of the eending of one of its ships to a dis tressed vessel. All this must b« made known only through Secre tary's McAdoo’s office. IS QUITE SICK London, April 10.—Mia© Zollir Emerson, an American Suffrages, is unable to sleep because hor nerves have been shattered by ner Imprisonment, according to a state ment made today by her doctor. • Even when she sleeps, she has horrible dreams,” he said, "and suf fers great pain above the appendix. city sometime within the next six ty days. This car is of the latest design and Is equipped with all ot the modern devisee calculated to make It more effective and result ing from several years of consistent and steady tests in the larger cities of the country. The speed of this machine is six ty miles per hour and it will carry twelve hundred feet of hose. It Is equipped with two thirty-five gal lon capacity chemical tanks with two hundred feet of % Inch chemical hoee. This Is to be used In smaller fires and will prove instrumental In saving property which In many rases would be seriously damaged by water. The gasoline capacity Is twenty- eight gallons, the wheel base 140^ inches, wheels beings of the artillery type. The lighting system is*com posed of two 8 Inch acetylene gas Reflector lamps and one 9 Inch searchlight. There is a locomotive bell on the engine and a hand op erated siren horn. The fire fighting equipment is composed of four standard lanterns, one twenty-foot extension ladder, and one twelve foot roof ladder with books, one standard fire axe, one Pike pole, one steel crowbar, one tool box, two three-gallon Bab cock fire extinguishers and it wlL carry seven men. This machine will be housed in the room which Is being prepared by the fire department members ad joining that where the hose wagon now stands. The floor has been ce mented by them and while the wori* Is not completed it Is being splen didly done. Tamps in State Pec. 31s 1912 . Certificates issued hi 1911. Certificates Issued 1n 1912. Deaths incurred in 1911. Deaths incurred in 1912. 395 4,057 4,570 115 123 . $155,099.8.* , . 153,275.00 176,854.50 Losses paid in 1911 Losses paid In 1912. Beneficiary fund re ceipts, 1911... . Beneficiary receipts 1912 198,992.13 The Ladies Circle. As to the Woodmen Circle, the la dies auxiliary to the Head Camp, Counoui Marlin said: “Realizing that our auxiliary. Th* Woodmen Circle, composed of our wives, sisters and mothers, is estab lished on a sound and healthy finan cial foundation, and that the exis tence of a Grove of the Circle in each locality where this is a camp of the Woodmen of the World is a ouroe of inspiration, pleasure and advertisement to us, I recommend that the officers and members of the various local ctmp? encourage and promote by their individual effor’s. the organization of prosperous Groves in connection with their re spective camps, and to assist them in every legitimate manner. I fur ther recommend that this Head Camp assist and encourage the meetings of the Head Conventions of the Circle. The presence of tne ladies is always a source of pleas ure to us, and we should help and encourage them in their work.** Th© report closed with a number of suggestions mad© by the Head Consul, and which are to be acted on during the tessi^* In Thomas- Tllle. Young men’s clothes with the right air of distinction VOU get some idea of the smart * new models which you young men will find this Spring, ready, at this home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes Most young men of the present day realize the importance of.being well dressed; and they’ve learn- that for $25 they can buy, ready, as good clothes as father wears, who is old fashioned enough to pay his tailor $50 or $60—or more. We have them as low as $18. The tact is, you’re all coming to this ready-clothes idea sooner or later; it's just as natural a develop ment as buying ready shoes or hats; more so-clothes are more important. You’ll get the best style, the best qual ity of materials, the best tailoring, and a good fit, in ready c'othes. Louis Steyerman This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes t-M:,