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VOL. I. No. 37.
THOMASVILLE GEORGIA. E, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1013.
NTD
SENSATIONAL FIT IN
HAS BEEN SOLD U. S. IS
T. B. FELDER AND T1IE MAYOR BOTH TRAPPED BA' INSTRUMENT |
AND STARTLING THINGS ARE PUBLISHED BY THE NEWSPA
PERS—T. B. FELDER CHARGED WITH OFFERING THOUSAND
DOLLAR BRIBE FOR THEFT OF l’APEP.S—MAYOR “HAD IT
IN FOR BEAVERS,’' AND DICTOGRAPH SO REPORTED.
MR. LIVINGSTON, OF ST. PAUL,
PURCHASED THE PROPERTY
AND WILL USE IT FOR WINTER
HOME—PAID TWENTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS.
The Country Club property has
been sold to Mr. Crawford Living
ston, of St. .Ppul, Minnesota. The
the trail n his South Carolina ene
mies, with results which will
vividly recalled by the reading pub
lic.
Later Mr. Felder had one ol the
dictographs hers with him ra At
lanta, and at the Transportation
Club he exhibited Its workings to
a group of admiring friends.
‘■You can’t get away from the dic
tograph,” he told them, and today
ills words are being recall’d in con
nection with the declaration of the
detectives that they have trapped
Felder himself.
Atlantians do not yet understand
exactly what is behind the charges
made against Felder, or what the
donversations which were dteto-
graphed mean. So far as can be
seen, the reporters who handled the
sizzling news story, and the head
line writers who put the box car
headlines on. didn’t understand
what it all means—or, if they did.
they purposely refrained from tell
ing It.
.Who and wnat interests was Fel
der trying to serve ia his alleged
efforts to bribe? Is there back of
the other accusation a deeper charge
that while employed to prosecute
the Phagao murlerers, ho Is trying
to muddy the waters aad savs
Frank? Or Is thers a suspicion
thut he wanted to get affidavits out
of the hands of the police in order
to get Chief Boavors’ goat? What
is the real milk in the cocoanut?
; The pubic hasn't been told In plain
'words, and as the public always
Atlanta, May 24. "Hoist by bis thinks slowly, It hasn’t yet been
own retard,” has taken on a n’ w 1 able t0 (j gure |t ou t, it wan’.u to b
meaning in Atlanta since yesterday, told
when Col. Thomas B. Folder wae
caught by a dictograph
The city detectives put a dicto
graph in the Williams House, and
obtained records of an alleged bribe
which they swear Felder offered for
tho purloining of certain alBiavlts
bearing on the Frank case In ' the
hands of the police.
The humor of the situation—
which is in itself grave onough from
every viewpoint—lies in tho fact
that Tom Felder was the man who
introduced the dictograph in the
South.
Felder is the original guy who put
the graft In "dlctographed” over In
South Carolina, in connection with
the abolition of the state dispen
sary system.
When Felder had his b:g
with Colo L. Blease, ho put
Burns men and the dictograph
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta. May 24.—The stir which
was created In political circles here
yesterday, by the knowledge that a
fight between a certain poitical ele
ment and the police department had
reached a stage where city detec
tives had employed a secret tele
phonic device against Thomas B.
Felder, a prominent attorney of At
lanta, and who is connected with the
Mary Phagan murder case, was
greatly enhanced today when the
Atlanta Journal published a record,
ehow that the same telephonic de
vice had been used against Mayor
James 0. Woodward, by detectives.
e stenographic report of Attor
ney Felder’s conversation with G. C
Febuar, who is secretary to Chief
of Detectives Langford, purported to
show that Attorney Felder sought to
get possessions of certain papers in
the Phagan case, which he doclared
tho police had manufactured, and
which he believed would l>e suffi
cient to “drive Chief Beavers' and
Chief Langford from their office.”
Mayor Woodward, In the record
obtained by tho telephonic device,
is quoted ns saying that he ‘was
looking for evidence against the
police Department, especially Chief
Heaven.
CHARGES MADE AGAINST
FELDER YESTERDAY; DIG
SENSATION WAS RESULT.
IF IT ATTEMPTS TO OVERRIDE
THE WILL OF CALIFORNIA FOR
THE SAKE OF FOREIGN POW
ER.
Washington, May 23.—Represen
tative Sisson, of Mississippi, la his
announced speech in tho House to
day on the Japa-nese-Callfornia land
legislation, disclaimed any lntentioa
of making a "war” speech, but he
attacked the position that the
treaty-making power of the United
States Btipcrred the law-making pow
ers of the individual states.
“If any nation,” Mr. Sisson de
clared, “should dictate to us about
our land laws, then we should be
unworthy of national existence if we
submitted to such dictation. It VI
no declaration of war for the United
'States to decline to over-ride the
rights of a sovereign state at the
dictation of a foreign power
ACCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR
TOWN AND YOUNG MAN BUS-
TUI NED SEVERE SPRAINS AND
BRUISES.
Mr. John Beverly, Jr., was hurt
Saturday afternoon In an au’.o acci
dent which happened near the
Boulevard. The car was owned by
Jake McGrlff, and Mr. Beverly and
Mr. Taylor were la the car, bound
fer Coolldge. The driver had Just
passed a buggy and before ho had
gotten into the middle of the road,
the young men, who were In a hur
ry to get to their detsinatlon, urged
him to faster speed. His hat fell
over his eyes and before he could
replace it, Jako saw that ha was go
ing to run into a post and turned
the oar lnstaator.
The swift turn toppled the car
over and all there were thrown out.
Mr. BeveTly was the only one hurt,
If the United States^ government 1 * ,e * n ' unconscious for some time,
should deliver a state over to ih. Hla bne ° allocated and. ankle
NEW HOME FOR GREECE WEIRS
OLD VETERANS
WIFE OF ADMIRAL DEWEY IX
CHARGE OF CEREMONIES
WHEN NEW HOME IS OPENED
FOR THE SOLDIERS OF THE
SIXTIES.
HORSE IAXD BUGGY GONE.
Strong Man Hired One and Then
Went Away and Hasn’t Been
Seen Yet.
John Smith *■> minus a horse and
buggy today and he thinks that
Carl Van Auetenberg, tho strong
man who exhibited himself a id , Ms
physical prowess on the streets Sat
urday night, has taken it. John
rented him a buggy Sunday, the
man promising to be back by five
o’clock. He has not been sc^n yet.
and towns nearby have been notified
to be on the lookout for him.
The buggy was a practically new
row Somers vehicle and the animal was
th° a brown mare with white stockinged
on feet.
n
^Uniformity
of Excellence
is a distinct characteristic of Nunnally’s
candy. The last piece in the box is as good
as the first, and the bottom layer possesses
those same qualities of purity and delicious*
ness as does the top.
C.The question always is which piece to eat
first. All are so tempting, it is hard to
decide.
property, comprising about two
hundred and thirty-five acres,
brought twenty-five hundred dol
lars. Mr. Livingston purchased tho
property with the idea of converting
it into a winter home, plans for
which have not yet been announced.
The sale was consumated this week.
This place is one of the most
beautiful in the whole of South
Georgia, and for many years it has
been kept in a state of beauty for
the purpose of entertaining the win
ter visitors who come tb Thomas-
ville. Some of the most illustrious
men in the history of the past twen
ty years have been entertained with
in its confines and very few visitors'.mercies of a flood of aliens, from any
lo the city ever failed to drive J nation, the Federal government
through its miles of beautiful road, would have prostituted its author!- A rplewhito home and remained
• there until today when ho was
* moved home. Mr. Taylor had but a ;
and hip sprained. Dr. Palmer was
summoned and he was taken to the
FIGHTING SEVERE NEAR SALON.
IKA AND GRAVE FEARS .ARB
EXPRESSED AS TO THE OUT
COME.
London, May 24.—Severe flght-
Washlngton, May 24.—Headed by ini has been resumed between the
the wife of Admiral Dewey, the Greek and Bulgarian troops, near
women of the Southern Relief As- Salonika, the infantry and artillery
The club feature has been neglected! ty.
since the big hotels were given up
and the place has been kept up by
the company owning it until they
could arrange to sell it to some one
who would make a winter home of
it.
Mr. Livingston has visited Thom-
asville and his son is very well
known here, having been a visitor
to the city for several consecu
tive years. The people of Thomas-
vi’Je will be delighted to know that
Mr. Livingston has purchased the
property and will live there durin
the winter months.
Mr. 'Sisson pleaded for an epea
dtor during the treaty sessions of the brul99 on the h “> &aA the n ®-
Dl.STINGl’ISHABLK FROM WHIT*
MAN'S BLOOD, SAYS EXPERT—
GORILLA AND BEAK ItUKID
ALSO DISCUSSED.
Senate so the people may know all
the delays bearing upon the negotia
tions.'
Mr. Sisson declared that in Cali
fornia the corporations owning large
tracts of lands are Importing Hin
doos, Mexicans and Japanese to cul
tivate their lands. This clues of land
monopolist oppose all restrictions
upon labor Importation, he said.
firo was unhurt.
NDICTMENTS
ARE ABOUT TO BE BROUGHT
AGAINST PROMINENT SOUTH-
KKN MEN BY THE DEPART
MENT OF JUSTICE.
LEO Afl. FRANK
NEGRO .TAMES COXOLLY AL
LEGED TO HAVE ADMITTED
WRITING PHAGAN NOTE FOR
HIM—NEWT LEE NOT INDICT
ED BY GUAND JURY.
Atlanta, May 24.—Leo. M. Frank
was today indicted by the Fulton
county grand Jury, on the charge of
murdering Mary Phagan, whose
body was found in the basement of
the National Pen 11 Factory, April
27th.
No action was taken by the Grand
Jury in the case of Newt Lee, the
negro watchman, who lias also been
held in connection with tho murder.
Negro Connnlly S«*d Frank Made
Dim Write* Notes-
James Oonnally, a negro, ^vlio is
held in jail here in connection with
New York, May 24.—The Depart
ment of Justice has decided to seek
the indictment of Frank B. Hayne
and William P. Brown, of New Or-
Philadelphla, May 24.—A report leans, Eugene Scales, of Texas, and # ^
of recent research work, which wa« Rober ^ M. Thompson, of New llle n ,„ r d er G f Mary Phagan. is al
. ... . *. . York, on the fcharge that they con- .—^ .- ».—
made public hero yesterday, states SI)|red t0 corner th „
that experiments conducted by Dr. market,
Howard T. Reichert, of tho Univer-i Subpoenas were issued today by
sity of Pennsylvania, shows that the the Federal authorities for appear-
blood of the negro can bo clearly ance next week before the tedera.
Grand Jury of witnesses upon whose
testimony the indictment now
standing against these men was
found.
It is understood mat tho indict
ment contains some (laws which
kpod to h.'*. VA admitted today that
190J cotton |j l0 Wrote tho -notes found beside the
dead girl’s body, for Leo. M. Frank,
the Superintendent of the National
Pencil factory, wher? the girl was
employed
sociation here, today opened their
new home for Confederate Veter-
ans. ,
Several prominent society women
have fitted out rooms in tin home,
and a number of dependent Con
federate Veterans and widow* are
being cared for.
ADAMSON GETS
BIG COMMITTEE
INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COM
MERCE TO BE UNDER HIS
CHARGE — ARISA.NGE.MEX T S 'CHAUFFEURS AND COOKS AR*
ARK ABOUT MADE. | ALLOWED FREEDOM I* OHIO
of both armies being engaged, ac
cording to dispatches received hen
from Athens today.
The situation is declared to b«
extremely grave, and both side* hare
lot*, heavily.
King Constantine, of Greece, who
has Just arrived at Salonika, with
his staff. Is trying to arrangi a neu
tral zone.
EVERY IN
III
Washington, May 23.—The Demo
cratic members of the Ways and
Means Committee, are understood
to have tentatively agreed upon
number of House committees.
It is understood that I.e.er, of
South Carolina, will he chairman of
the Agricultural Committee, and
Adamson, of Georgia, chairman of
the interstate and Foreign Com
merce committees.
PEPPER AND
di&'inguished from a white man’s
blood.
In a statement issued yesterday,
. Reichert says he is confident
that scientists in the future will be (he government feft „ mlght prev , nt
a hi * to distinguish all nationalities conviction.
by information of the subject's' It l» charted that tho four men
blood. /mentioned, anl James A. Patten.
, leonsplred to create a bull pool, with
that tile blood ln .,„r „
Dr. Reichert reports t
corpuscles of the gorilla have
certain likeness to those of the ne
gro, a.id he declares that tho bear
is closely related to seals, and not
related to the dog family, as has
been the belief of scientists here
tofore.
VETERANS ARE
Peacock-Mash Drug Co.
AT CHATTANOOGA FOR THEIR
TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL EN
CAMPMENT — MANY GREAT
THINGS EXPECTED.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 2(j.—The
United Confederate Veterans are
mobilizing here for the twe ity-thlrd
annual encampment, which formally
opens here tomorrow.
General Bennett H. Young, of
Louisville, Is Commander-In-Chief of
the Confederate Veterans.
The first business meeting of the
the Intention of artificially raising
tile price of cotton, in order to get a
million dollars profit.
Patten last February pleaded guil
ty to the sixth count In the In
dictment. aliasing that tho defen
dants made a contract to buy all
the raw cotton produced in 1909,
and hold It out of the mnrket until
November, 1910, Patten paid a
four thou land dollar fine, and by
agreement the other five counts
weie uoll prosacd.
All the five defendants originally
pleaded guilty.
JR FELLOWS IN SAVANNAH
IMney Woods Lodge Will be Splendid
ly Represented ut the Meeting
to Ik* Held ut Suvannah.
The Thomasvllle Lodge of Odd
Ftllowa will be well ropreuented at
the meeting of the Grand I^odge of
the State, which will be in eesslou
this week in Savannah.
Two special cars will leave here
tomorrow morning over the Coast
Line and both will be well-filled with
delegates and visitors from the town
and county, as well as seviraj from
some of tho nearby towns.
Piney Woods Lodge of title cl*-y
Dorsi
v Wanted Both Frank and
Negro liOe, Indicted.
Itc-Unlon week la scheduled for this!*' 111 be represented by Messrs. O. II
afternoon, and the members of the Lee an< * Zaagwlll. The Mil-
Confederate States Memorial Asso
ciation and the Women of tho Con
federacy will hold their welcome
gathering this afternoon.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
open their sessions tonight.
•Indications here to lay are that the
order of General J. P. Hickman,
grand marshall of the Veterans' pa
rade, prohibiting women riding as-
tr!dgo in the parade, will be rigidly
enforced. There is much protest
and commendation regard!thei
order.
dred Rebekah Lodge will be repre
sented by Mrs. W. X. Austin.
The Grand Lodge convenes in Sa
vannah on Wednesday morning and
indications point to a largo atten
dance from all over the state.
Among those who expect to go
from here are Messrs. B. M. Zang-
v.lll, O. B. Lee, S. W. Davis, Roscoe
Luke, W. N. Austin, W. M. Single
tary, A. S. Vann, A. B. Milton, J. C.
Cash, L. P. Green, C. T. Candy and
probably others.
Some of those from out of town
Atlanta, May 21.—Solicitor Gen
eral Hugh Dorsey has asked the
grand Jury to In lict both Leo M.
Frank and Newt Lee for the Pha
gan murder. No other name has
been presented as a suspect.
The grand jury worked all day
yesterday on the case, and re-con-
vetted this morning to herr more
witnesses.
j Leo Frank, a prisoner In the
Tower, is said to have regaled an
almost complete composure, and
while he refuses to be in'erviewed.
is ouoted ns saying to the Jailor that
he is confident of the outcome.
Mr*. Gover lk*ad.
Friends here have received news
o* the death in Baltimore Saturday
pf Mrs. Jesse Cover, formerly Miss
Sallie Bailey, of this city.
Mrs. Gover before her marriage
was a resident of Thomasville and
Is still well remembered by many
bore. She has relatives both here
and In other sections of the state,
vho will regret to learn of her d°ath.
Mr. Gover died in Baltimore sev
eral years ago and she will be bur
led beside him there. She is sur
vived by two daughters. Misses Hel
en and Anadelle Gover and one
son, Mr. Jesse Cover.
IS FORMER TO RESCUE THE
COST OF LIVING BY GUTTING
OUT THE MIDDLEMAN'S PROF
IT I.V FOOD STUFFS.
Washington, May 26.—A sharp cut
tho cost of living, through the
elimination of the middleman and
the direct delivery of farm products
to the consumer, is the aim of the
“Salt and Pepper Company, In which
many prominent people are eaid to
be interested, Including Gifford Pin
t-hot, and B. V. DeGraw, former j broke th
Assistant Postmaster General. v.us splii
TOWN AND THEY ALL ATTEND
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Cincinnati, May 26.—Every In-
habitant of Wyoming, a euburb of
Cincinnati, wi*h a population of
three thousand, went to church yes
terday as *.he result of a house to
house canvass by The Moral Uplift
Committee.
This suburb ,3 the home of rich
Cincinnatians who gave their chauf
feurs a day off and trudged to-Church
beside them. The cooks were ?*•
cosed from preparing the Sunday
diLners and were given seats In their
employers' pews. All street ear
gongs were silent, and the golf
links were deserted.
The "company" today applied to
the District Commissioners for space!
in the municipal market to receive!
and disburse goods to the stock •
holders.
The plan announced is to cater
ten thousand families at the start.
Mule Ran Away.
Mrs. Jack Braswell was the victim
of an accident while driving Sunday
afternoon. She was driving a blind
mule and with her in the buggy was
'tr little daughter. Tho animal be-
•ame frightened, at the intersection
of Clay and Madison streets and ran
or the sidewalk, by the residence of
Dr. T. S. D°kle and then into a post.
The child was thrown out but was
.1‘hurt.
The mule, in trying to set away,
shaft of the buggy and It
cred, a piece of the wood
nteriug the hand of Mrs. Braswell,
chile she sat In the buggy. The
,ood penetrated down the entire
Ido of her first flngsr of *he right
j bond. Tho wound was dressed by
>. Dr. Dekle and will not prove of any
material injury.
who will accompany the party from
here aTe Dr. J. N. Isler, of Meigs.
Hon. L. G. Collins, Camilla, W. J.
Perry, Hartsfield, J. F. Singletary,
Ochlocknee, W. T. Willis and J. B
Singletary, Union, J. F. Williams.
Moultrie, T. C. Smith, Coolidg r -, J.
I. Robison, M. L. Ledford, Cairo,
W. B. Thomas, Pelham, C. F. Reh-
berg, Reno, J. I. Perry, Sale City,
L\ B. McNair, Bainbridge.
Among the ladles going from the
Rebekah Lodge are Mrs. W. N. Aus
tin, Mrs. A. B. Milton, Mrs S. W.
Davis, Mrs. W. M. 3in.?leUry, Misses
Audrey and Cornelia Woods.
Last week we advertised the arriv
al of our re-order of mens shoes.
NOW we announce the arrival of
some new
Ladies Oxfords
and Pumps
in the latest styles.
Also some extra low heel gun-metal
and patent pumps, (with and
without straps) in small
sizes for young ladies.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of QusJit/
On fheCorne r.