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YOL. 1. No. 34.
THOMAS VILLE GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1013.
RUNNING ACROSS TRESTLE, HE
SLIPPED AND SECTION CAR
RAN OVER HIM NEAR MITCH
ELL’S POND TODAY.
(l‘*« m 'VPtlne* !av * Oii’.v >
Lonnie Walker, a negro, was des
perately wounded this morning on
the A. B. & A. trestle, over Mitch
ell's pond. The hand car In charge
of the section foreman, was passing
over the trestle about seven thirty,
and a negro on the trestle at the
time saw the car coming and started
MEETING HERE
ON FRIDAY AT THE COURT
HOUSE AT TEN O’CLOCK-
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTEN
DENT BRITTAIN WILL MAKE
AN ADDRESS.
AND IT MEANS LAWS AGAINST
MISCEGENATION IN MANY OF
THE STATES—FIVE YEARS OR
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR
ROTH THE PENALTY.
There will be a big educational
rally in Thomasville, Friday at ten
o’clock. At that time State 3chooi
Superintendent, M. L. Brittain will
be present a-nd will make an ad
dress. It Is the' desire of the Coun
ty School Supt. J. S. Searcy,
have all of the Trustees of county
running across. He got almost to
^schools, the school teachers and as
the other end, when he slipped and
fell.
The section foreman on the car
was running slow and stated that if
the negro had not fallen, he
would have gotten ofT without any
trouble. As soon as the negro fell,
the driver rammed on the brakes
of the car, but the track being slip
pery the car slipped along with
the wheels locked and ran over the
body of the prostrate negro.
Dr. Jarrell was called in and gave
immediate medical attention. The
negro has had several hemorrhages
and Is internally injured, so ser
iously that It is expected that ho
may not survive. The negro is a
stranger in the city and is not known
to any of the officials.
many of the parents as can come to
be present at that time.
He has also invited the Study
Class of Thomasville and the Par
ent-Teachers Association ol this city
to attend. These organizations are
attempting to do some very impor
tant work for the schools and it is
urged that they attend.
The Corn Club boys and the Can
ning Club girls are to be present,
and the official roll will be made
from those attending or reporting
at that time. The corn club agent
for this district Mr. J. G. Oliver
will be here and will make a talk
and perfect plans for the clubs for
this Bummer.
Chicago, May 14.—The con vie* ion
of Jack Johuson, the negro pugul-
ist, last night for a violation of the
Federal White Slave law, is a fore
runner of lawB in all states forbid
ding miscegenation, declared 1 Assis
tant United States Attorney Parkin,
who was Johnson’s prosecutor.
Johnson was convicted on seven j mile away, and then returned
counts. The maximum flue in his {suicide beside his dead wife,
case is five years in the penitentiary, 1
a ten thousand dollar fine or both.
OLD ill MSjFLORl 1IIT UPS ORE VERT LEBE MEETS
BIT EIVES BE DIVIDED
KILLS WIFE, DAUGHTER, FA
TALLY WOUNDS HER HUS
BAND AND THEN CUTS HIS
OWN THROAT.
Sparta, Wis., May 14.—William
Hogue, age seventy, today beat his.
aged wife to death with a poker,
fatally shot his daughter, wounded
her husband, Guy Wilson and then
killed himself by cutting bis throat.
Hogue, who was angered at the
turn he fancied his family affairs
had taken, killed his wife first, at
tacked the Wilsons, who live a half
NEGRO WALKED DIED YESTERDAY
(From Thursday’s Daily.)
NEGRO WOMAN GUTS
ANOTHER WITH RAZOR
Ella Hardy was cut with a razor
Lonnie' Walker, the negro, who,across the back, between the shoul-
was run over by a motor car on the ders Tuesday night, about eleven
A. B. & A. trestle yesterday morn-1 o'clock. Ella was talking to the
lng, <s dead. No hope was enter- husband of another negro in town,
tained for him after the careful ex an(J the w |f„ came „p. She didn't
amlnation, internal injuries of a w a jt long to begin operations and
most serious character being sus- tho flr9t 6 i asi wit h a razor got Ella
tained by hint. He died yesterday 'f,om shoulder to shoulder, making -t
afternoon,about four thirty, at tho B ng bt skin cu , a n way across. She
Hospital, where he had been taken, madc ano ther slash but the Hardy
WAR ONLY WILL
MAKE THE PEACE
IX MEXICO, ACCOKDIXO TO A
ART TREASURES
ARE IN DANGER
PLAN PROPOSED IS UXCXIXSTI
TUTIOXAL SAYS ATTORNEY-
GENERAL — WEST VIRGINIA
CASE IS CITED.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 14.—The
plan to divide Florida Into two states
and to add two Democratic senators
in Congress, received a set-back to
day when the Attorney Genera!
gave his opinion of the plan as un
constitutional.
The attorney-general meets the
West Virginia precedent by saying
that it was a war-time measure and
therefore unconstitutional.
ABOUT THE ALIEN MATTER-
GOVERNOR JOHNSON CREATES
STIR WITH HIS TREATY LAW
(QUOTATIONS.
Tokio, May 15.—The Japanese
Foreign office is still optimistic ove~
the outcome of the California alien
land controversy. High officials say
they expect to reach a friendly and
permanent solution of the presen
difficult, within a short time.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELEC*
IXG A PRESIDENT AND PER
FORMING OTHKK NECESSARY
FUNCTIONS— GROOVER ASK
ED TO RUN FOR THE POSI
TION.
London, May 15.—A harmless suf
fragette “bomb” was found today,
Secretary of State Rryan Informs
Japan of Johnson’s Stand.
Washington, May 15.—Governor
Johnson’s decision, to sign the Cali
fornia alien land bill, despite Japan’s
protest, was unofficially communi
cated today to Ambassador Chindn,
with the understanding that Secre
tary Bryan may later present Gov.
Johnson’s answer officially, with such
•omment as he may wish to make in
Acting Preiident, O. Groover, ol
the Empire State League has called
meeting of the officers and Direc
tors, of the league for the nineteenth
of this month, Monday next at
Brunswick. The meeting will be
called to orler at twelve oclock and
formal acceptance of the resignation
of President Vaugh, will be made
after which a new president and
other necessary officers will be
elected.
At that time it is the idea of
President Groover, to make by !av|
for the league, carefully go ov$r
the expenses and other matters df
grave moment to the success of the
league and then have the newly
elected president take over the bus
iness in good shape. >1
The friends of Mr. Groover Ip
this city are anxious for him to he
President. They think he
MISSIONARY’S STATEMENT AT .just outside of the National Art
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION IN
ST. LOUIS.
He was buried today.
Mr. Joe Battle Seriously Wound*
Mr. Walter Brown During a Fight
Over a Mule.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
Mr. Walter P. Brown was shot
and seriously wounded yesterday in
Moultrie according to reports from
that city. The wound was inflicted
by Mr. Joe Batt’e and the trouble
arose over litigations over a mule.
It ie said that Mr. Brown came
woman was protected by whale
bones, the cut being further down
the back. The police are after the
negress who did the clashing.
MB. VINSON MARRIED.
Wedding of Thomasville Man In Co
lumbus Occurred Last Week.
Great surprise in Thomasville was
evinced when news of the wedding
of Mr. Thomas S. Vineon. to Mrs.
E. C. Dickinson, of Troutman, Ga.,
which occurred in Columbus last
week. The Enquirer-Sun, of a re
cent date has the following reference
to it, which will be interesting news
the Battle stables and an altercation to Mr. Vinson’s friends in Thomas-
immediately arose. The two got into ville:
a fight and then Mr. Brown was “A quiet marriage occurred at the
«»hot by Mr. Battle. {residence of Dr. W. I. Thurmond, on
The bullet is said to have enter-[Rose Kill, on yesterday morning at
ed "his groin and Mr. Brown is in 10:30 o’clock, the contracting par-
a very precarious condition. The ties being Mrs. E. C. Dickinson,
two have been in court before, Mr.'aunt, of Mrs. Thurmond, and an es-
Brown having been fined by Judge timable lady of Troutman, Ga.,
Thomas for irregularities. jMr. Thos. S. Vinson, of Thomasville,
« „ | Ga, The marriage ceremony was
UNION PACIFIC ANNOUNCES I performed by Rev. E. H. McGehee,
NEW DISSOLUTION PLAN, pastor of East Highlands Metho-
St Louis, Mo., May 15.—“Armed
intervention by the United States
is the only thing that will restore
peace in Mexico,” said Missionary
P. Mahon, of Morelia, Mexico, In
an address before the Southern Bap
tist Convention today.
Continuing, he said, “I have been'
unable to return to my work in
Mexico tor two months on account
of the resolutions. That country is
in absolute chaos."
The Convention considered the
missionary reoprts today.
“More than fifty per cent of Mex
ico’s population cannot read or
write,” dec’ared Mr. Mahon. “More
than 75 per cent of the Mexican men
are unfaithful to their families.”
Secretary Lansing Burrows said
that Missouri, by ten thousand, and
Oklahoma, by five thousand, had de
creased in the number of members
during the past year. The mem
bership has increased in Georgia by
nine thousand, in North Carolina six
thousand and in Tennessee ten thou
sand.
Gallery, containing invaluable
treasures, in the very heart of Lon
don. One of the triangular Suffra
gette in boxes, was tilled with car
tridges and labelled, ‘ Pills to break
the gallery windows.” No mechan
ism was found with the explosives.
GETTING CLOSER
Washington, May 15.—Plans for
co-operation between the Democratic
National and Congressional Com
mittees will be discussed at a con
ference which President Wilson will
have tomorrow with Representative
Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylva
nia, Clark Howell, of Georgia, Hom-
Cummings, of Connecticut, Ca
to ‘Jells, of Texas, and Fred B.
Lynch, of Minnesota.
A wrangle arose in the Senate as
to whether the tariff or Senator
Kern’s resolution for an investiga
tion of the West Virginia coal strike
situation be given the right away.
Senator Kem finally
behalf of the United States.
When Ambassador vJhinda has re
ceived Secretary Bryan’s formal
communication, he will communicate
it to V.'c Japanese Foreitrn Office ana
BY THE GOVERNMENT, COLLECT-! from there receive instructions for I elected
ED OUT OF CORPORATIONS preparing Japan’s rejoinder. is qualified to act In that capacity
FOR TAXES—SUPREME COURT Much interest has been excited'and feel that he would make the
CHANGED THE STATUS. here by Gov. Johnson’s quotation of'league an official who would by
a portion of the California law, strict and impartial action keep itf
Washington, May 15.—More than which appears to limit his action so;«ffalrs in shape to insure the sa«A-
oae million dollars, which have been far as It recognizes the Japanese cess of the league this year. His
collected in corporation taxes must rights to the treaty, and there is advancement from Vice-President
be surrendered by the United States much speculation as to whether I*, they consider a natural and logical
treasury, as a result of the Supreme ! wo* Intended to foreshadow a re- step.
Court's decision that a corporation, fusal on the part of California,
leasing its property and deriving its 'The authorities are to be bound
only income from the lease, is not by stipulations of any treaty here-
“doing business,” within the mean* ; after negotiated i*n conflict with the
ing of the law, and therefore is not j new law.
taxable.
MITCHELL DAVENPORT
WITH PITTSBURG
Dope From Atlanta Hays That Thorn-
asvllle Hoy Gets Contract With
Clarke’s Pirates.
I President Wilson has arranged
'conference with Secretary of State
j Bryan for tomorrow, before the cah-
j inet meeting to draft a reply to Ja
pan’s protest against the California
i land bill.
The indications are that the ad
ministration’s attitude toward leg
islation and questions of discrimi
nation will be fully defined in this
reply.
Woman's Missionary Union In Ses
sion Today.
St. Louis, May id.—The Conven
tion of the Woman’s Missionary Un
ion met here today.
The address of the President and
the report of the Corresponding Sec
retary featured the opening session.
(By Associated Press.)
San Franofeco, May 15.—The
Chronicle today publishes a state
ment tnat the Union Pacific now has
a plan of dissolution of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific, and has
prepared to submit Us plan to the
Attorney General.
The Chronicle, in its news item.
diet church. Mr. and Mrs. Vinson
will buy a home in Columbus. At
present they have rooms at the Per
ry residence, on Hamilton avenue.’
stated that the Union Pacific wai
willing to withdraw its previous de
mand for exclusive privilege over
Southern Faciflc property.
LIQUID VENEER
Makes Old Things New
Woodwork, Pianos, Furniture,
Carriages, Automobiles
and Bicycles.
Use it for dusting—Water soap, a dry cloth or duster used
on your furniture and woodwork, are positively Injurious, re
quire much time and labor, and are not effective. Soap #r wat
er gradually destroys the finish or glass; a dry cloth Is harsh
and scratchy and simply distributes the dust;
A piece of cheese cloth moistened' with (.Iquld Veneer and
rubbed over your furniture will remove grease, dust, dirt, stains
and all foreign matter, disinfecting and renewing at \he samo
time.
It will carry this dust and dirt away not distribute It, and
will leave tho surface with the clean, brilliant appearance of
newness, It had when leaving the factory.
The labor required in using Liquid Veneer is very slight
compared with the results obtained.
Bottles ot- Liquid Veneer, 23c—50c and 11.00.
Peacock-Mash Drug Co,
PHONES 105-106.
The Atlanta Journal this morning
contains an interesting item of base
ball dope, In effect that Mitchell
Davenport has signed a contract to
greed to do-j Play with the Pittsburg Nationals,
fer the resolution until five o’clock. A teiegram to Mr. DavenpoTt this
The agreement to vote on the pub- morning has elicited no reply, nor
He hearings was blocked by Senator does his brother In this city know
Smith, of Michigan, and the debate'anything of the contemplated move.
was resumed on the question.
LEW S1ILD
MIKE PROVISION
R. E. & I. CD. HIVE MEETING
Directors and Officers Elected For
Another Year—Same Officers
Serve as First Elected In
the Year 1888.
ROBBERS CET
FAMOUS MAIDEN LANE JEWELRY
HOUSE VICTIM OF DARING
HOHHEHY OF TEN THOUSAND
IN GEMS.
New York, May 15.—Two robbers
bound the watchman at a Malden
Lane skyscraper early this morning’
and looted the safe of Sigmond Kohn
of diamonds valued at ten thousand
dollars.
BURNS WILL WORK INCOGNITO 1
Studying Marketing
iVoducts.
Mitch was scheduled to come to
ThomaFviile and play on the local
team, as soon as he graduated in
June nt the A. P. I.
The Journal says In part:
“With the advent of Davenport,
of Auburn, and Ezell, of Clemso-n,
into the professional ranks of base-!the year. They are Messrs. James
I ball, the ranks of baseball will fur- Watt, C. P. Mansell, L. H. Jerger,
Form ther be swelled by that class of L F. Evans, J. T. Culpepper, B. 11.
player that makes the game better Wright, 3. Steyerman, J. II. Mer-
and cleaner. Davenport is one of.rill and W. A. Pringlo.
the cleanest players that has ever A report from the Secretary an ljc
A. G. MILLER IS
(From Thursday’s Daily.)
The Thomasville Real Estate and'
Improvement Company hid its an-’-, ... __ ..... .
mini meeting of stockholders this F °!T"
eek, and directors were elected for
played college ball and will make a Treasurer showed the company
Atlanta, May 15.—The buncomb "The Georgia farmers are not mak-
8tory about Detectives Burns coming in £ money on what they produce. ,
to Atlanta to take charge of the', The reason is to be found in two good man for the Pittsburg team, pood snaps and the usual
Phapan case, has taken a humorous things largely; these are, bad farm with which he has signed for the .cent, dividend was declared,
turn. The latest reports of the news * * *
of Knight Templars at Columbus .
—Way cross (Jets Next Meet
ing Place.
veil per
Columbus, Ga., May 15.—Way-
rosH was today chosen as the next
in [ meeting place of the Grand Corn-
paper which first predicted his com
ing, are now to the effect that he
will come here incognito, and wor.c
in secret. What form of disguise
he will wear is not specified, but
small boys and other credulous peo
ple are holding their breaths.
MB. OLIVER CHOKE HEBE
Has Bene Offered a Place With the
Aboru Opera Company For
Next Year.
Cooke, who threatens to be
come, after Congressman Rodden-
bery, Thomasville’s most distin
guished citizen, is among the visi
tors to the city this week. He ar
rived yesterday to be the guest of
his father for a short time. Mr.
Cooke has been studying music for
several years and has a voice which
has attracted national attention.
management, and improper methods 1 season. He will leave Auburn at The company has bee'n opera’ed
of marketing. jonce and report for work at the endj’dnce 1*88, and in that time many
Our state and national govern- of the college season. Davenport (homes have been built on the |n-
ments are spending millions annual- will be used in some of tile regular j stallment plan, the company flnanc-
ly to ’each the farmer how to make [games at once, as he is a good.,i n P those who desired to pay install-
“two blades of grass grow where j ball player, has a cool head and will fronts and own their own places,
only one grew’,” but have % been not have to be broken kito ways of The directors elected the
spending practically nothing to teach J tho big league as much as the usual
him how to finance and market prop- [recruit that takes a place on the hi ;
erly the one blade. I team.”
The German Government hai j
taught her farmers to make more
and at the same time how to finance
and market.
The Farmers’ Union hai agitated
this “balance” of information until j
the national government has decid |
MR. MCCARTY
ATTENDS ASSEMBLY
cers who have served since the com
pany was organized and ’.hey are J.
H. Merrill, President. W. A. Prin
gle, Vice-President and John F. Par
ker, Secretary and Treasurer.
Knights Templar of Geor-
nianders
gia.
Offl -ers for the ensuing year were
electe 1 and they are as follows:
A. C. Miller, of Wavcross, Grand
Commander.
W. S. Bowes, of Augusta, Deputy.
John W. Murrell, of Atlanta, Sen
ior Warden.
Fred W. Clark, of Savannah, Jun
ior Warden.
M. A. Weir, of Macon, Treasurer.
C. S. Wood, of Savannah, Re
corder.
ed to establish a department
markets. They have appropriated |
$50,000 to study the subject. Cot-:Of United Presbyterians Which
gress appropriated $30,000 to study ! Meets in Atlanta—Represents
Rev.
Wo.lMLidn:
McCarty
rural credits,
It seems to me that Georgia could
not do better than to spend a few
thousand dollars along similar lines.
Our methods are out of date, not
keeping pace with the times. The
farmer cannot be prosperous on 4 2 night to attend the meeting of the
cents on the dollar and have to hup- j General Assembly of the Southern
port his school, church, pay his tax* • Presbyterian Church which will he
.liuiJs i. I es . keep up his farm and support fri session in Atlanta during the
" ’ . - / ' n “ kj s family, out of the 42 cents. If i next ten days.
the South attains the position flnan- There will also be in session at the
daily that she should, her farmers [same time the General Assembly of
must become prosperous. {the Northern Presbyterian church,
The Farmers’ Union in working the General Assembly of the United
- . for this prosperity. Every legi’.I- Presbyterian church, and an ad-
“O. H. Cooke, of Tnomasvilie,, mate business in the South will be journed meeting of the highest
Georgia’s famous tenor singer, who ji helped by our work. 'court of the Associated Reformed
was hailed several years ago as the| j^ocal Unions in all parts of Presbyterian churches. This is the
Southern Caruso, has returned to. the state are asking their ropresen-1 first time that these great repre-
his native state after two years J tatives for an appropriation fo’* the sentative bodies of the Presbyterian
study in New’ York, U’nder ° scar studying of financing and marketing church in this country have ever
Sanger and other masters. p ar niers’ Union has alw’aya met in the same place and they meet
“Mr. Cooke, or ‘Boots, as he # »aken an advanced position on all this year in Atlanta by special in-
known^to j questions of general interest to far-. vitation.
mers. We have seen many of ourj The Northern church has a mem-
demands put into laws, and many bership of 1,500,000 the Southern
of our suggestions put into prac- church a membership of 292,845,
tlce. We could have done more it and th.j United Presbyterian church
more farmers had helped. Some-)a membership of 170,000. There
Abom Opera Company, which is one
of the best opera troupes in this
ountry, with the exception of the
Metropolitan Grand Opera.
The Atlanta Journal of a recent
date says in that connection
ped off in Atlanta for several days
with his friends in this city, before
going home where he will visit rela
tives. He is a soa of A. H. S. Cooke,
of Thomasville. „ ».»« I1V1 ,, VU . w
“During Mr. Cooke’s study in New times a f arn ier will stay out of the will he about fifteen hundred com
York, he was the center of interest Union, then ask why such and such missioners present to represent these
at many concerts, and drew’ favora-| a t blng has not been done. Each • different branches of the Presby-
ble criticisms from some of the f armer has a duty to perform in be-:terian church, besides numbers of
wmj.A ]?*£!„ un "*I h ft lf of agricultural progress and he [visitors from all parts of the United
can best perform that duty by join-'
ing hands with his fellow farmers.
•’In organization there is strength,
united we stand, divided we fall.”
Is just as true with the farmer as
any other class.
This is an age of organization
and co-operation and if the farmer
Mildenberg, in Carnegie hall, and
learned % the tenor scores in ’Faust,’
‘Carmen’ and ’Butterfly.’
“His voice attracted such atten
tion In New York as to draw an of
fer from the Abom Opera company
for Tiext season. This offer is being
considered by the Georgia tenor,
and Mr. Cooke may be 8Cea ^^1® j falls to use these means, he and his
vinter with some of the leading
English singers of America.”
the
Misses Anna and Eleanor Hop
kins left last night for Tampa, to j uuuic, uuu mis iau none n
visit their sister, Mrs. J. R. Dekle. * farmers will Join in the effort. . k
Mrs. Hopkins is also visiting Mrs.‘cannot be done by each one stand-
family must suffer loss, and
whole country is injured.
We aTe anxious to bring finan
cial prosperity to every farmer’s
home, and this can be done if the
It
Dekle.
ing alone. R. F. DUCKWORTH. I sessions.
States and many from other
tions.
Atlanta will be put to its best to
entertain this great crowd and the
citizens of all denominations have
opened their homes to assist the
Preebyterians in taking care of them.
Many questions of vital impor
tance not only to the church but of
general interest will come up before
these bodies and the discussions on
them will attract much attention.
It is probable that there may be
several from the ThomasviPe Pres
byterian church, who will go to At
lanta for a few days during these
Beginning Monday
Will Place on Sale 1 Lot of
FLOWERED AND S TRIPLDVOILES
at 12]c a yard
These are rare values come
early and get first Choice.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of quality
On the Corner.