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VOL. 1, No. 28.
THOMASVILLE GEORGIA. » FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1013.
EMPLOYEES OF A., U & A., FROM
FITZGERALD AND OTHER CIT
IES WILL ARRIVE OX .MORN
ING TRAIN—ODD FELLOWS TO
CELEBRATE ALSO.
The annual picnic of the employ
ees of the A., B. & A., railroad
SCUTARI HAS
EEH CAPIUHED
MONTENEGRINS SURPRISE TIIE
TURKS AND TAKE THE TOWN
BY VIOLENT ASSAULT—EIGHT
THOUSAND KILLED IN BAT-
TLE.
V. H. WILSON AVRITES VALDOSTA
MAN THAT HE IS GOING TO
DIE, BUT FRIENDS SCOUT THE
IDEA AS A FAKE.
ISTRINGER GOT
RICK VERDICT i YEAR ID IF
Cettlnje, Montenegro, April 23.
Alter a final desperate attaek, last-
the Fitzgerald division, will be held lng 24 hours, the .Montenegrin
on Saturday at Paradise Park.
The train bearing the picnickers
and their friends will start at Fitz
gerald , others from all along the
line joining them at the various sta
tions, making anywhere from five to
eight hundred people. The Odd Fel
lows and Rebekahs of Fitzgerald
will also come down on a special
car.
Every year this crowd of picnick
ers visit ' Thomasvllle for their
spring outing and that they have a
good time Is proved by the fact that
they always come back. Thomas
vllle extends to them a cordial wel
come and the wish for a general
good time.
The day will be the ninety-fourth
Anniversary of the founding of Odd
Fellowship and plans for a joint
meeting between tbe Thomasville
and Fitzgerald Lodge are on foot.
The local lodge at its meeting last
night decided to co-operate In any
plan which Fitzgerald had made,
forces have entered Scutari, it was
officially announced here this morn
ing, and the act of capitulation was
signed by Essaad Pasha, the Turk
ish Commander.
The Montenegrins took the offen
sive along the entire front, surpris
ing the Ottoman defends by pushing
up to the Turkish positions, whore
they engaged in bayonet fighting.
Valdosta, April 23.—The wife of |CRIME oi SATURDAY BRINGS
Situation More Complicated As 'to
suit of Fall of Scutari.
London, April 23.—The situation
created by the decision of the Great
Powers to Include Scutari in the
future State of Albania, is believed
to be complicated by the capture of
Scutari, by the Montenegrins, but
this view of the European capitals
Is not held in Balkan circles.
There the opinion prevails that
V. B. Wilson, a printer. Is much
worried over hiB disappearance and
by the receipt of a letter to a friend
yesterday, in which Wilson stated
that he intended to commit suicide.
Wilson was for several months
employed In the Job department of
the Valdosta Times, but quit his job
three or four weeks ago, jnd has
been out of work most of the time
since. He got in deb*, to a number
of people In the city and recently
has been very despondent.
The letter in which Wilson threat
ened to make way with himself was
written to J. AV. Gamble, and sent
by hand. The writer stated that he
had made a failure of life and pro
posed to end his troubles tor all
time. He asked Mr. Gamble to as
sist his wife and baby in getting
back to the former’s old home at
Thomasville, and stated that his
body would be found near the tres
tle of the Valdosta, Moultrie and
VERDICT OF GUILTY TODAY
IN NEGRO'S CASE—MR. PAUL
PLATT RELEASED TESTER.
DAY. J ,
(From Thursday’s Dally.)
the Montenegrins have accomplished Western railroad, three miles west
the idea aimed at since the begin-, of the city.
nlng of the war, and it therefore will
find it easier to accept the decision
and will meet that lodge at the n ' L Ike Powers, and that the latter
train, which bears their special car.: JJH *> e more ready to grant the
They will hold a join*, meeting and I Alontenegrin rec -ificatlon of the fron-
have other exercises which are sure Uer.
to prove Interesting.
GEORGIAN GOT
The Montenegrins report that
I * they lost three thousand, and the
Turks five thousand during the 24-
hour siege.
>SC-U' ■ ■■ '
CONGRESSMAN HOWARD SETS
TRAP FOR- CLEVER CROOK
WHO TRIED TO HEAT HIM OUT
OF $450.
Washington, April 24.—Clever de
tective work and a lucky combina
tion of circumstances has OHd Re
presentative Howard, of •eorgla
|460, and caused the arrest of a man
giving his name as Henry M. Thorn-
toa, who, the police say, is a con
fessed swindler.
Thornton called Mr. Howard on
the long distance telephone a few
days ago. He said he was Helllns
■N. Randolph, an Atlanta attorney,
and suggested that he have his mall
sent in care of the Congressman.
A letter bearing Mr. Randolph’s
card in the corner, arrived soon af
ter, but while waiting Us claimant,
Mr. Randolph called at Mr. How
ard's office and pronounced -it a
fake. He opened the letter, and
found that It contained a draft for
$450 on Randolph.
A trap was set for Thornton, who
arrived soon after. He chatted
about Georgia affairs, until con
fronted by the Secretary to Senator
Martin of New Jersey, who declared
that Thornton had swindled him the
same way last February-
The prisoner acknowledged that
his name was a fictitious one, and
said he' was n son of a field officer
who served In the
army.
CENSOR ILL SONGS
Not Taken Seriously.
A majority of Wilson's acquaint
ances In the city do not take any
stock In the suicide theory of his
disappearance, and believe that he
has simply gone to some other sec
tion.
It developed today that a number
of checks for small amounts, which
Wilson manipulated here, are no
good. In two or three instances,
the bad checks were drawn on al
leged banks which do not exist
They are made out to Wilson’s or-
.der, signed presumably by a fleti-
Itlous person and indorsed by Wll-
ofjson. 3o far as learned none of the
worthless checks are for more than
The Superior Court has been ex
tremely busy this morning and its
business Will doubtless extend
through tbB afternoon and probably
into the morrow. The number of
cases dlspifeed of is unusual and
pleas of guilty in several have made
the work njoro rapid than otherwise
might hav* been tbe case.
The cai<£ disposed of are as fol
lows:
John ike versus Eliza White;
divorce: st verdict.
'rell, a negro, pleaded
urglary. It will be re-
that It was he who en-
tore of Mr. Tobe 3an-
locknee, some time ago,
ay with some merctan-
SEXTEXCED WAS -IMPOSED YES
TERDAY AT JESUP, AFTER HE
HAD ENTERED’ PLEA GF GUIL
TY — PETITION PRESENTED
SHOWING GOOD CHARACTER
OF STRINGER,
WERTZ FAMILY
BEGIN BIG SUIT
IX WHICH ESTATE OF FIELD
.MARSHAL OF HOLLAND FIG-
I RES—ONE IS A RESIDENT OF
THIS CITY.
TO DISCUSS IN PERSON THE AL
IEN BILL—WILSON ASKED IF
THIS COURSE WOULD PROVE
ACCEPTABLE.
Chicago, April 23.—a Boar;
Censors to. pass on all songs pub
lished In the United States, will beja few dollars, and In one or two In-
>rq$a$ei’ it today's session of tbe
laSfima) legation of Musical Clubs,
by Mrs. Jason Walker, of Memphis,
who Is chairman of the standing
committee on American Music.
"The modern songs have become
so degrading that wo are forced to
take this action," she said today,
while diseasing the Federation's
plan to suppress all suggestive
songs.
stances, Wilson received less than
a dollar on them. Wilson has here
tofore borne a good reputation here,
and while much sympathy In felt
for his family, It Is not seriously
believed by his acquaintances that
he has killed himself.
HEAVY RAIL STORM IN’ FLORIDA
Corn and Watermelons Are Ruined
and Stones Were Six Inches
Deep in Gullies.
Wilson was formerly foreman of
the job department of The Tlmes-
Enterprlso and was married just be
fore leaving this city for Whlcham,
where ho edited a paper in that city
for a short time, before going to
Valdosta.
His wife was a Miss Tavlor, and
her mother, sister end brother r».
Bide In Falrview at this time.
Further reports from the district
between Montlcello, Waukeenah and
Miccosukee. are In effect that the
hole territory was visited by a
most disastrous hall storm last
Sunday evening. '
William Edwards, a brothor!
of Mr. W. W. Beasley, of this city,
states that the hail was six Inch
es deep in eome of the gullies,
and that It practically covered that
entire section.
Many of the crops were irrepara
bly damaged, corn being killed.
G'RLS WAGES DISCUSSED
Men Will Cry Minimum Wages and
Then Ilcfu-- Girls Job., Says
Man Who Is Interested in
This Work,
Boston, April 23.—Testimony m
v.hlch ho has figured in published
discussions on Industrial conditions,
given by girl strikers in the textile
mills, who wanted a raise from 36.00
watermelons ruined and other crops to $6.00 a week, was the subject of
hurt to an amazing extent. Tne.nn nddress by Edwin F. Greene,
storm evidently covered the terri-. President, at the opening of the an-
tory between Montlcello, MlecoBukee nual meeting of the National Asso-
and Waukeenah. I*, was the heav-
Coufederate lest hall storm known in many years
in that section.
The Finest
Candy* Made
Dsnw
There,'can be no purer, more delicious candy than
the kind we handle.
Nunnally’s
EVERY PIECE A LUSCIOUS MORSEL*THAT
MELTS IN YOU MOUTH*
Perfect freshness it one of the many reason’s
that NUNN\LLY’S candy is always good.
Put up in neat hoses that make a fitting con
tainer for this delicious cand *.
Peacock-Mash Drug Co,
PHONES 105-106.
__ —-
elation of Cotton Manufacturers
He said: "An employer will pay a
girl six dollars, paying her more
than she’s worth, with no Indus
trial training. Tho services of these
girls are for gale. What will you
hid? Give her a chance ia tho world,
but all of you cry, ‘We don't wait
her,’ but make the mill-man pay her
a living wage. The mills of this
country are today transferring thou
sands of Ignorant foreigners into
skilled, educated Americans."
DUST WEDNESDAY
Criminal Business Started uud Work
Busily Pushed by the Judge
and Solicitor.
Superior Court has been busy all
day in the trial of criminal rases.
Several cases were disposed of be
fore dinner and Immediately after
the call to order at two o'clock work
was again begun. It is thought
that this afternoon and tomorrow
will he consumed la the trial
those on the docket.
The Grand Jury was In session
all morning and It is rumored that
several matters of sensational Inter
est are beln consldeerd by that body.
No indictments have been returned
which are subject to public inspec
tion today.
Contempt proceedings in which
Mr. Berry Johnson is interested will
be heard this afternoon or tomor
row.
i, a white man, plead-
burglarizing the de
pot of the I Coast Line at Boston,
some tew fnonths ago.
General (Ireen, the negro who at
tacked Mr. Ben Egnal, while he was
going with him to see about some
furniture, ivas charged with as
sault with intent to murder. The
Jury brought in a verdict of assault
and battery.
Mr. Walter Winn, the man from
Oehloeknee. who was brought from
Texas by Mr. Jim Elwell, after re
quisition had -been secured from
Governor Colquitt, an old Thomas
connty boy, pleaded guilty to as
sault and battery. He made an as
sault upon Marshal Vick, of Meigs,
and broke his collar-bone. The ac-
Jesup, Ga„ April 24.—When the
Superior court opened hero yester
day, the first case called was that
against J. Dillard Stringer, charged
with stealing $5,000 from the
Southern Express Company Wednes
day night. Stringer was brought
into the court room, accompanied
by his old father, who arrived from
his home, Pine Park, Sunday night.
Stringer and his father, who is an
old gray headed man, were fright
ened very badly and were apparent
ly bewildered at the way things were
going. In the bill of Indictment
Stringer was charged with embez-
zlemeat and larceny after truct.
His attorney, James R. Thomas, en
tered a pica of guilty for him on
the second count.
Judge E. tiranam, who Is presid
ing this week for Judge Conyers,
sentenced Stringer to one and one-
half years in the penitentiary, first
lecturing him on the dangers and
evils of attempting to get wealth
not honestly earned. A petition was
presented to Solicitor General
Thomas, telling of the prisoner's
good character and excellent stand
ing at home, and asking that the
sentence passed be as light as pos
sible. This petition was 3lgned by
almost every citizen of the little vil
lage of Pine Park.
A merchant of Pine Park, Mr. B.
A. Alderman, was in tho court and
made a plea for mercy in behalf of
Stringer. ' He said he had known
him for several years, that he did
not drink, that he had employed
him at times, and always found him
to be honest.
Stringer's Statement.
Stringer made a patnetic state
ment to tho court, saying:
"I took the money nut I was
arunlc when I did It. I brought it
here and burled it tor safe-keeping.
After I had burled it, I began to
Chicago, April 23.—The Wlrtz
family Associations of America,
Germany and France, representing
one thousand claimants of the cs-
Washlngton, April 23.—President
Wilson today telegraphed Governor
Johnson, of California, asking
whether the anti-alien legislation
tale of Paul Wlrtz,’ a field marshall | could be held up until Secretary of
of Holland, will consolidate to begin [State Bryan could go to California
legal proceedings, according to an
announcement made today by Kstel-
ryn Snyder, the American President
of the Association, oa his return
from Washington, where he unsuc
cessfully sought to Interest the State
Department in their case.
The estate of Paul Wlrtz is valued
at two hundred and fifty million
dollars.
Mr. M. .V. Wertz, of this city, is
personally and explain the position
of the Federal Government, and
urge a re-adjustment of the contro
versy.
The President’s message was In
response to Governor Johnson's
message yesterday, in wnich he
stated that California desired to
co-operate with the Federal govern
ment, and thereby avoid an Inter
national difficulty.
At the White House today It was
ono of the beneficiaries la this es- felt that the conflicting advices
fate and he is taking a part in the
which are being inctl-
BRYAN INIS
cused came from Texas without any
trouble when taken .in hand by Mr. I jo'ber up, thought of my father, my
mother and my God, and I decided
Elwell
M. C. Reynolds and wife, Tnma
Reynolds, .were accused of stealing
a hog. —TW-Jffrjr found M. C. Rey
nolds guilty and dismissed the case
against hie wife. ,
Norman Walker was accused of
assault and battery on another ne
gro and was adjudged guilty.
Rosebud Butler made a" assault
with Intent to murder u. a the
person of another negro, ,„id rhe
was found guilty.
Mr. Platt Freed By Jurv.
Mr. Paul-Platt, who killed Mr.
GENERAL PLAN IS THE DESIRE
OF SECRETARY BRYAN AND
IIK IS IN CONFERENCE WITH
FOREGIX RELATIONS COM-
MITTEE.
over the situation made it practi-
to return the money to my route
agent, Avery. I didn’t want to a lye
it - to tbe-detectiveep-eo I told the
agent in Brunswick to wire Avery to
come at once, but he wouldn't do it.
"I have never been In anything
like this before and I never wilt
again. I want to ask for the mercy
of the court.”
As he finished his statement.
Stringer nervously sank into his
seat before the Judge could begin
the sentence and had to be told to
stand up again. During the hearing
years ago. was tried and found not'an effort that he held himself quiet.
guilty. It will be remembered,that
he was found guilty at the first "‘rial
of voluntary manslaughter, and sen
tenced to eight years In the peni
tentiary. The case was taken to the
Supreme Court, and a new trial or
dered, on the ground that the ver-
Until the time he left home
work for the express company, about
seven months ago, Stringer, who Is
a member of the Baptist church,
was serving as clerk of the Pino
Park church. Tho entire commun
ity was Bhocked when the news of
diet should have been either murder Stringer’s arrest reached them. If a
In the first degree, or not guilty, jflne had been imposed. It la proba-
The young man has been In Jail Ibis that his friends would have
for about fifteen months, and was i helped him pay it.
dismissed yesterday afternoon. Hie
brother made a slight demonstra
tion in the court room, when the
verdict was declared, and went to
thank the Jury, bn* the Judge died
him five dollars for contempt.
Negro Guilty of Mariler.
Perhaps the quickest action In a
murder case ever registered in thla
section of the State, was concluded
this morning when Will Malone was
found guilty this morning nt twelve
thirty and a recommendation made
to the mercy of the court. This ne
gro killed another negro with a
piece of scantling at Dr. Howard's
piaee near Bos'on Saturday, was
brdught to Boston and thence to
Thomasville. The Grand Jury
IUiIh Father Farewell.
It was a touching aceno when, af
ter the sentence had been passed,
the old man and his son stood nt
the Jail door taking leave of each
othqr. As the jail door wns opened
the young man threw bis arms
around hla father’s neck and cried
bitterly. Then, recovering, he hand
ed hla father a letter and told him
good-bye. He then stepped Inside
and the door closed.
Superintendent Knowles, of the
Southern Express Company, was in
the court room, hut did -jot take
any part In the hearing. After
leaving the court room ho was In
terviewed. hut would only say fiat
he expected the sentence would be
Washington, April 23.—America’s
relations with foreign nations were
discussed today at a conference be
tween Secretary of State Bryan, and
the Foreign Eolations Committee o(
the Senate.
The Japanese, Mexican and Brit
ish affairs evoked many questions
and the resolution on the Mexican
situation and the Chamberlain reso
lution for the abrogation of the ca
nal treaties with Great Britain, both
of which are now before tho com
mittee, figured In the discussion.
Secretary Bryan urged the “Sen
ate committee to agree to a general
plan for arbitration of these treat
ies,
conference with the entire mem
bership of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, Secretary Bryan
stated that the committee had given
its general approval to his outline
of a plan designed to bring about
International peace.
Secretary Bryan said the detal’v
of this plan would not bo given nut
until he had talked the matter over
with President Wilson,
caliy necessary for a representative
of the Administration to explain
the government's exact position in
person.
There is no feeling, the officials
said, that the suggestion will not
be welcome, because the Governor's
telegrams are regarded as express
ing a desire for the fullest co-operi-
tion between the State and Federal
Government.
Representative Kettner, of Cali
fornia, today brought to President
Wilson some telegrams. Indicating
that while there was a strong senti
ment to drop the anti-alien land
holding legislation entirely, on ac
count of the approaching exposition
and the opening of the cajial, there
was also a formidable movement to
put the bill through at this session.
Tho news of President Wilson’s
suggestion to send Secretary Br7an
to California, soon spread through
diplomatic circles. The opinion was
freely expressed that this course
would satisfy Japan that the Fed
eral government was doing every
thing in its power to maintain the
treaty relations between the two
countries. It Is understood that
the attitude of the Washington gov
ernment Is regarded with satisfac
tion at the Japanese embassy.
Japanese Want Wilson to Oppose
Toklo, April 23.—A retol- »Ot. ad
dressed to President Wilson ana
other influential persons In the Un
ited States, urging them ia tbe
cause of the good relationship be
tween Japa-n and the United Staten,
to oppose the passage of tho Cali
fornia anti-alien land ownership bill,
and similar measures, were adopted
today at a congress of the Cham
bers of Commerce of Japan.
The speeches delivered during
the gathering were of a pacific na
ture.
MIES STOP SUNDAY SHOWING 1 "
Atlanta, April 23.—The cl*.y ordi
nance prohibiting the motion pic
ture shows on Sundays, which was
expected to stop the showing of films
not only In theatres but in tb®
churches and at the Associ.i'ncl
Charities as well, has been tabled.
The Sunday movies In theatres have
alreatfty been abolished.
The motion picture men. finding
l.at the ordinance would be passed.
They were not a little amazed
that It was not passed and particu
larly in view of the fact that several
councilmen admitted that the ordi
nance was tabled in order that the
churches might continue lo have
their motion pictures if they wanted
to. The picture men feel that they
have been unfairly deal* with and
the first time a film is put on as an
attraction at any of the churc'aes,
it is understood that the picture
men will either re-open their theat-
that a majority of council were I ree or employ counsel to so luto the
against them, decided to close up | courts and see whether tli"y can
rather than wait and be forced to be discriminated against in favor of
It. They were practically certain ' the churches.
turned a true bill for murder Mon- heavier than it was. Tho express
day and the trial took place this j officials claim that it was nccespary
morning, with the above mentioned to prosecute all cases, “ u ““
iesult. The sentence will,
likelihood, be for life in the peni
tentiary.
Sentences In all convictions »vill
be passed before court adjourns.
Grand Jury-' Husy.
The grand Jury has been ex
tremely busy all day and many af
fairs are being thoroughly Investi
gated. Indictments In all Jail cares
have been returned into court and
other matters started. I* is expect
ed that the Jury will be nusy to
morrow and will adjourn then over
Into the next week, as It wi'.l be im
possible to set through in that
time. The indictments where no
warrants have been served, are not
being given out to the public and of
cotiree the deliberations of that
body are a secret even after an Indb t-
ment has been returned and the
bench warrant served.
GEORGIA NOT
fOUY DEMWET
Atlanta, Ga., April 24.—With all
of Georgia's wonderful development,
this state still possesses the advan
tages of the old "frontier" aa com
pared with many very crowded and
over-crowded sections of tho coun
try;
even when
the money Ib returned
A feature of the case Is the shor*
time taken by the ca«te from the
time the money was stolen until the
man who took It was sen'enced to
tbe penitentiary. Last Wednesday
night, the money was stolen; Stron
ger was arrested and confessed Sat
urday morning; he was indicted
Tuesday and sentenced Wednesday.
The entire time consumed was less
than a week.
AMATO FUSSED ABOUT WRITE UP
Atlanta, April 24.—There was
rage unspeakable In the armrtmeit
of Pasnuale Amato, when ho vroke
up yesterday. Mrs. Amato cried a.id
the fnmous bari'one was so sore
j that be was reported to have said
*for h«s part that did not care
divest has brought to light at the' wnrth**r Metropolitan ever came
capitol some facts, that are scarce**! back to A'lanta uny more, it »*. a’l
!y realizable. The digest shows!on i-vourt of n «tupld bull in a
that wild lands decreased nearly a i morning newspaper,
million acres in extent during last! Amato mode i wonderful o r crt ?tf
year alone, and naturally Increased j f h© rorforir n vrr> of Travitfa an.l
materially in values. Farm lands icover** ’ b*tn*d? with s"'h glorv i*»
throughout Georgia increased both in' onc f ho arias that fhe applvise
acreage and Intrinsic value. The exceeded anv ovation that has b«'-n
advance in values in Georgia is lot . riven to anv singer this yn»r. The
limited, however, to farm lands, or a ?| dferce gfov’y •forced *rt" rnr ‘-
to any special groin* of Interests, j formanco and insisted on an encore
It appljes also to urban territories, j before it could proceed. Such things
Towns and city property was val- are read of as happening In the
ued at two hundred and fifteen mil-*European orern bouses, but n r o
lion, six hundred and forty-nine 1 rare, indeed fn America. j
thousand, four hundred and te.n| Low and behold. in the either ito-
dollars In 1911; In 1912. It was write-up of the opera the i\pw»nsper !
raided at two hunded and thirty*ldev»ll ,r d the vonderfnl «lnghnT and
two million, ono hundred and aev-ttrene* dr>^ ovation to Marne*, n
. - _ _ _ . enty-nfno thousand, two hundred sh-oV rote tenor who was also fn
Thq consolidation ot Georgia', tax and .Ighty-fiye dollars. th. case!
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