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Official Organ Thomas County aiu m Send in Your Subscription , / • NOW. SEMI-WEEKLY EDI flON JtXSSf&SfSS** 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.