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VOIi. I. So. 38.
THOMABVOJ.E GEORGIA. K FRIDAV, MAY 3f,. lit 1:1.
T
IS SICKENING
DETAILS OF THE POLITICAL
FIGHT RISGrST THE WHOLE
STATE AND FELDEIl ARREST
HAS SOT CODE 1UT.
GOSSES DIE
EATING
si pecan aaento veterans go to killing near
T
I LIVERY ANIMALS EAT SACK [
OF THE BHWAILMAKIXG PROD-j
VCt AXI> THEN DIE—OWNED j
HV MR. M. SAMPSON.
ANYTHING EXCEPT LIGHT WINES
AND NEVER REEK—TAKES
LIQUOR WHEN DOCTORS PRE-
SCRIRE IT.
Atlanta, May 27.—It has turned
out that when the sensational charg
es were sprung last week ajainst
Attorney T. B. Felder, they were I
supposed to be followed by Mr. Fel
der’s arrest, but that the police lost
their nerve.
About the time the affidavits were
given to the public, the detective
department, which, with
Beavers, it is understood, had de
cided to press a criminal charge of
bribery against Mr. Felder, found
out that A. S. Colyer, Jr., who had
worked up the charges against Fel
der, had an alleged criminal record
of his own. This knowledge, it is
said, caused the police to abandoii
their idea of immediately arresting
Felder.
Ac to whether Mr. Felder is to be
arrested now or not, the whole
question will be put up to the grand
jury the latter part of this week.
ft seems pretty certain that Fel
der will not figure in the Frank
trial. The prosecution say they do
not want his assistance.
Mr. Mitch Sampson has lost two
horses in the past two . days and
their death is due to a most unusual
and peculiar circumstance. Both
horses ate part of a fifty-pound sack
of Hour on Fiiday night, the flour
being stacked in a wauon in which
Mr. Sampson delivers his groceries.
Both beasts were see-.i to be ftek
Chief t * ie nex ^ coming an(i t,I<3 empty |
flour sack explained what they had I , , ....
. ~ ^ ... 0 ..„. . ... light wines with his meals, but said
clone. One died Sunday and the ’
.. „ „ . .. . - i he never touched strong liquors ex-
other yesterday, both from the ef-j , , , ... /
feet of the flour. They wore..both
healthy and in good condition be
fore they ate the stuff from which |
the staff of life is made and died
GOME AGAIN
WILL MEET IN THOMASVILLE
AGAIN NEXT YEAR—MR. R. W.
STONE MADE PRESIDENT AT
MEETING LAST NIGIIT—ALTO
HIDE TODAY.
Marquette, Mien., May 27.—Col.
Theodore Roosevelt took the wit
ness stand here today in his suit
charging libel against George A.
Newett, who, in an editorial, charg
ed Col. Roosevelt with drunken-
neM.
Col. Roosevelt entered a denial
of the charges. He admitted using
POLICE OF ATLANTA ARE LOOK
ING FOR YOUTH WHEN THEY
FIND HOl'SK BURNED AND
BODIES OF TWO WOMEN IN
THE RUINS.
Atlanta, May 2D.—The police are
bending all their efforts to locate
Wade Stevens, the sixteen-) ear-old
boy, whose mother and adopted
sister were found murdered and
burled in the incendiary fire which
^destroyed the Stevens home on Mc
Donough road yesterday.
While they know nothing, circum
stances justify the police, they say,
in at least suspecting the lad of
the horrible crime. That murder
<was committed there can be not
be slightest doubt, according to
the evidence already obtained, Mrs.
son. Subsequently Tillotson kid- Stevens skull was crushed, and that
napped the child at Topeka and was of Nellle Stevens, the fourteen-year-
coivlcted, but Toble was not eon-' c!<! adopted daughter was eleaved as
nerted with the Topeka kidnapping.." w-lth a heavy knife or hoe blade.
"J. W. F. HINGHE3, I Wade Stevens, ine son, dlsap-
"Chlcf of Police, Topeka. Kan.” peared from home Tuesday after-
| noon, after quarreling violently
with his mother and sister. Neigh
bors say that the boy was fractious.I
and that once he snatched a handful
of money from his mother and tried
to run away with it.
The police realize fully *hat tlies**
things may be only circumstantial
and that the boy may never have
come back home since he left Tues
day afternoon, but they feci that
there Is no use *o proceed cn other
lines of investigation until they
and ques-
Xow Trying to Discredit Burns De
tective.
Atlanta, May 27.—Details of the
wrangle over the Phagan case are
becoming petty and sickening. No
body connected with the investiga
tion seems to believe that anyboiy
else is honest. The Atlanta police
are now trying to prove ' that the
Burns detective, C. W. Tobie, who
has been working on the case, has u
crlmi’iu. record of his own.
Th© trend of the investigation is
shown by the following telegram
which Chief Beavers got this morn
ing from Topeka, Kansas:
"Tobie tried to kidnap incubator
baby at Sedan, Kan., but failed, be
ing employed by Detective Tillot
PINK BOLL WORM INVESTIGATION
Washington, May 29.—The *T>ink
boll worm,” will be the subject of
a hearing before the Agricultural
Department June 12tli, to consider
the advisability of barring cotton
seed and cotton seed hulls coming
to tho United States from Hawaii.
The Department learns that this
worm enemy of cotton, has invaded'have at least arrested
Hawaii.
tioned him.
Purity
Wholesomeness
Deliciousness
All apply to Nunnally’s Candy — add to
these elements artistic arrangement, stylish
packages and fresh goods, and you have
about caught the idea^ve intend to present.
C. Comparison with other brands is wel
comed, as the best means of proving the
superiority of our product.
cept on the* advice of his physicians,
He declared he does not smoke or
drink beer.
Col. Roosevelt gave the Jury a
brief sketch of his career, from nis
birth, including his political post
tious. Ho then declared:
‘‘I never drank a cocktail or high
ball in my life. I never drunk red
wines at home. At dinner I often
drank a glass or two of white wine,
Madera or occasionally sherry,
summer I often drink a late glass of
white wine and Poland water.
Pudice dinners, which is on
average of one a month, I drank a
glass or two of champagne or mint
julep . 1 rarely drank at tho White
House. We had mind rod and
drank on an average of six Juleps
yearly.
"Since leaving the White House,
1 have drank juleps only twice.
"During the last fourteen years
1 haven’t drank whiskey more than
six times. On my African ‘.rip, we
tbok champagne, whiskey and bran
dy. I drank just seven ounces
brandy on that trip, and never
touched whiskey or champagne.
"I never drank whiskey or bran
dy except on a physician’s advice.
"I haven’t drank any brandy for
over twenty years or been in a saloon
m that time. On my campaign trips
I drink no liquor at all, excepting a
teaspoonful of brandy in a goblet of
milk at night, Just beforo retiring,
or occasionally when at a friend’*
house or at a public dinner I (Iran’,
a glass of white wine or cham
pagne.
"Once I drank some whiskey Dr,
Bixby gave me, after a hundred
miles ride. I disliped to tab
much after a few' sips. I would
take no more and got a cup of
instead.
"At the Gridiron Club dinners and
on Sieaker Cannon’s seventieth
birthday celebration I drank* only
glass or two of champagne. At this
dinner celebration I drank neither
whiskey or brandy and nobody i:i-
•• it“d me to drink whiskey.”
Horace Andrews, attorney foi
Editor Sewett, cross-examined Col
Roosevelt, who stuck to h!s original
testimony about the amount and
kinds of liquor he drank. He denied
that the carried a flask of whiskey
or brandy on his trips, but admitted
keeping brandy and wine in the
White House, while ho was Presi
dent.
Jacob A. Rlls testified that he had
known Col. Roosevelt for fifteen
years and he never saw him under
the influence of liquor. He declared
Col. Roosevelt was not a blasphem
ous man
1 South Ceor*
Growers As-
osterday after
urve dur-
Tl.omas-
WOMAN ABDRESSES
Lansing, Mich., May 29.--Masonic
precedences, since the foundation of
that ancient order were broken yes
terday when Mrs. Minnie K-»ycs
who is Grand Worthy Matron of the
Eastern Star of Michigan, address** 1
the Grand Lodge of Masons, which
is in Convention bore.
FIFTH WOMAN
Peacock-Mash Drug Co.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, May 2f*.—A fifth woman
appeared la9t night in tho myster
ious case of Hom°r Edward Mor
rison, "the man of many widows,’’
who died a week ago.
Morrison left three widows, two
t'a.ices and tho police belle\e still
‘••her women are mourning him as
heir husband or betrothed.
Eleanor Ostrander, the latest
woman in the case, who was found
’ r-sterday, says she was to have)
The meeting
gia and Florida
sociation closed
« most interesting two Uaj
The officers elected to s
ing the coming year were:
President—B. W. Stone,
ville.
Vice-President — R. C. Simpson,
Montieello, Fla.
Secretary—W. W. Bassett. Mou
th ello.
Treasurer—D. I, Williams, Cairo,
By unanimous vote, Thcmasville
was chosen as tho next place of
nite’ing, which will be a year from
now, the visitors all being so de
lighted with the courtesi‘8 shown
them and the general advantages of
Thoinasville as the center of the pe
can belt of this sedlon that no other
.place seemed to suit so well for the
next annual meeting.
This morning the delegates and
visitors to the Association weire tak
en in cars to visit tho various pecan
grovea around the county and of
special interest to them was the ten-
acre gro\e of Mr. John I. Parker,
which received first premium at the
National Nut Growers’ Association,
as showing the bes J general
suits. The visitors w’ere algo taken
through some of the beautiful es
tates here belonging to the North
ern winter residents about which
they had all heard so much and
which had so many things of inter-
OITH’ERS RE-ELECTED AND
OTHER BUSINESS DISPOSED
OF AT THE SESSION TODAY—
WEATHER IDEAL.
CAIRO TUESDAY GETS RIG SLICE
WILL HOLLAND KILLED Ills
BROTHER HENRY, WHO IS
SAID TO HAVE KEEN AFTER
HIM WITH IAN AXE.
Chattanooga, May 21.—Veterans
irescnting every Confederate
State gathered early today to jar-
ieipate In the twenty-third annual
parade of the United Confederate
.’oterans. The weather Is ideal.
Tho business sessions of the Vet-
Tans and other organizations were ’ Uillinf?
on« luded yesterday and this morn- writing,
Cairo, (!a., May
Times-Ent‘*rprlse.)—At
hour tiifs morning, Will
killed Ills brother, Hen:>
(Special t.
an early
Holland
!en:y Holland.
They resided in this county, eight
or nine miles north of Cairo. Full
particulars as to what led up *o the
re not obtalnaldo at this
ing. Jacksonville was selected for
the 1911 Ke-union, and General
Bennett 1\: Young, Commander-ln-
Chief and the various Departmental
officers were re-elected.
More than one thousand school
children will participate in the pre
sentation of the "Pied Piper of
Hameiin,” for the Veterans this af
ternoon.
The Re-Union closes tonight wi*h
a ball tendered 'o the Sons of Con
federate Veterans.
Thousands Cheered Parade.
Proudly bearing their tatteied,
bt.ttle-scared batMe flags, the gray-
dad survivors of the Confederate
Army today marched through the,
principal streets cf Chattanooga,!
which were lined on each side by j
cheering thousan Is.
The* parade was headed by G**ii-j
oral Young, Coniniander-in-Chiof and |
bis staff, followed by the Klweah;
re-j United States Cavalry band, surviv
ors of the Departments of the Mis-1
sissippi, North *rn Virginia, Tonnes- \
see, Forrest Cavalry (’or; s«* and one |
thousand Veterans mounted on
horses loaned by the Eleventh Uni*-
e:J States Cavalry from Fort Ogle-
OF TIIE ESTATE OF TIIE FLORI-
DA >11LLIONAIRF—CHI ROHES
AND SCHOOLS A HE ALSO ILK.
MEMBER ED.
St. Augustine, Fla., May 27.—
Henry M. Flagler’s will was filed
for probate here today.
I nd* r the will, J. It. Parrott is to
be at the head of the Florida East
Coan Railway as long as he desires
that position.
The estate
Sheriff and Coroner
telephone message this morning t»j
go to the s-'ene of the klllin.
they have not yet returned.
It i« report'd here that the trou
ble between the Holland brothers
has existed for some time, over
domestic affairs, Henry w
at the homo of his broth
'Holland. From a giafe-vin
said that Henry nnd nr
demanding admlttum
as killed, fie fell wiH
r him. No sympathy
ed for tile dead HoP
estimated at betweei
ty and seventy million do’lar®.
istly goes to his widow.
Harry Flagler, tho son, gets the
nd | Standard Oil stock, valued at five
j million dollars.
mi- j Various bequests include $7',000
I Presbyterian church
• over,here; $r,o,00h to the University of
killed J Florida: $7."».000 to Stetson Univer-
Willidty: $100,0011 to J. It. Parrot, and
uurce. I lio.ooo to James Maguire, who Is
e and! connected with Mr. Flagler's East
whet; [Coast Hotel interests.
DEAR AT 108 YEARS
shlngton. May 29. — pen*,* Snlp-
a na’ivo of Russia. oi ft d her'*
day, at tli » age of on.* hundred
dghf y«ars. His mother lived
one liiimired and ten years ol I
is father one hundred years.
est for them. In connection with thorpe.
this, a vote of special than es was Among the different commands
given by all of the visitors to Mes-j were the sponsors of the divisions
superln- |G f the Confederate Veterans, fol
lowed by the aged soldiers in auto-
Loveless and Round,
tf iulents of the Payne and Wade
estates for courtesies shown them.
This meeting has been o'ne of the
best attended and most satisfactory
f those held sin e the organization
f the Association and shows the
interest taken In this’Industry, which
means so much to South Georgia
and Florida. The pecan Industry
irf one which has come to stay and
it has passed the experimental stage
:d in future will be classed as one
the standard industries of this
section.
Many interesting talks wore made
»y the members, all of whom are
hems- Ives actively engaged in the
»ecan business or who have money
invested in it an i the general re
port was that th? crop this year
on Id be a good cue. The trees are
in fin-* condition and many of the
oeng groves are coming into be;
ng with the older ones showing an
increase in yield.
Among the prominent members
the Association present
A. VanDuzee, President of the Na
tional Nut Growers Association, J.
Wight, of Cairo, one of the for
mer presidents of the Nation'll Asso-
latlon; H. K. Miller, of Moa’.icello,
.’so an ex-president of the National
Association; Editor Wilson, of the;
‘Nut Grower,” published a*. Way-
cross: W. W. Cairoll, R. (’. .simpso i
and W, W. Bassett, of Montic°llo,
largely Interested in the pecan
business: C. A. Snedeker, of Way-
cross, H. C. White, If. II. Hume,
W. Smith wick and a numbe- of
others.
mobiles.
The Richmond Howitzer?, l *elhan»
Guards, Macon and Alabama mlli-
*ln and two companies of Tennes
see Militia acted cs the official mili
tary escort to the Veterans.
The Trans-Mississippi department
wan headed by Lieutenant-General
K. M. VanZamlt, of Fort Worth
Next came *he Northern Virginia
Department, headed by Lieutenant-
General Theodore S. Gam-tt, of
Norfolk. In this section. General
Julian 3. Carr, State Commander,
led the South Carolina hrigaie.
Lieutenant-General Geo. P. Har
rison, of Opelika, Ala., h**ad'*d th?
Army of Tennessee. In this section.
ATLANTA MAN. HELD
DESERTION
•'OR
GETS RELEASE
NEGRO’S IIODV
STRUNG UP AT
C., (AFTER HE
GREW SOM E SIGHT FOR RAIt.V
WELL COUNTY.
TAKEN AND
IIAMIT ON, A
HAD DIED—
Atlanta, May 29.—Luther J
Glenn, the contractor who left hi
own wife and children to elop? wit 1
Mrs. lone I’ideocK, wife of a Son11
Georgia railroad magnate.
re-
Augusta, Ga.. May 29.—The re-
mains of Richard Henry Austin, th*
negro who killed three men near
Lwray, South Carolina, April thir
tieth, and who died of his wound*
last night while b? was being taken
leased front tho Fulton county Jail to Hampton, 9. C., are hanging in
this morning on $1,000 bond, in the court house square at Hamp-
the ease charging him with aban- tor. today, according to a telephone
donment of his minor children. (message to the Augusta Herald this
j afternoon.
Austin’s head, hands, and toe*
ere cut off and singed early today
MRS. MILTON HONORED
lie (Jo
bii-ade
led
Bridge Over Creek on Montieello
Road Will be Fine For Trav
elers—Old Road, Through
Water to he ln*ft.
>n e good work is beln.* done o i
Thomas county end of the Mon-
ticello road and the gang has now
reached Olive Creek, whore the
rellminary grading and filling is
being put f.n for the new concrete
T and steel bride that will epan that
L stream.
Tho road Is being straightened at
the creek where it gives a decid *d
end and the bridge will be put
over that part of the water course
th'* new* piece of road, leav
ing ‘.h«* old road where the creek
runs across It for watering horse.?,
es, etc. This settles this question,
which seems to have bothered som'*
of the country people and gives a
road with a fine new' bridge, which
can be crossed in the wettest weath
er " hen the creek gets far beyond
i»s bonks, as It often does.
The high hill on the other side of
married Morrison yesterday.
the cree': |s also being cut down.
thou-
This
General II. A. Davenport.
Bringing up the rear was
‘•oud mounted Y< terans, pr
by the Cavalry corps of th
General Nathan B. Forrest,
corpse was mounted on its own
horses. It is said to be the only or-
grnlzed <-or; so of Forrest Cavalry
men in the country. General Ik A
Taylor commanded this division.
TF
San Fran 1 isco, May 27.—The fall
ure of another expedition, which
har been ranting for ’.lie legendary
eighteen million dollar treasure on
Cocos Island, hi the South Seas, was
recorded here today with the arriv
al of the steamer Melmore.
This last expedition was conduct
ed by Mrs. Barry till and Miss Davis,
English woni‘*n, who were backed
by British capitalists.
A dyin.; sailor told the women of
a treasure burl**d on Cocos Island
by officials of the Peruvian church.
!y in the last century. After
many months of searching, the party
ig unsuccessful returned home.
by a mob. A rope was tied around
|a portion of the body, which
Wife of Thoitinsville (Tilef is Given! pit for
A Pisco on Hie State O/Ilren List! gruoson
of the Reliekas.
Savannah, May 29.—After a spir
ited contest, Mrs. Hester Milton, of the lea<
Thomasville was yesterday elude 1 withd.-»*
grand wurd«*^i of the Rebekah As- Mrs. M
Htmbly, defeating Miss N-R Rodri- Thor,, v
quez, of Macon. .tin* or In
These w*re the only candidates, low:
Mrs. Milton, the new grand wa.‘
den, has held the office of Insid
guardian for th.* last year. .Mi
Rodriquez has b“*n the gran 1 con
dtictor of tho assembly. Moth an
stlong factors in the organization
a -rent d*ai of interest con
tered around their fight.
The vote was close, hut :n*er it ; Tr
was seen that Mrs. Miltor. -’as in Au,iri
was
th*
Rodriquez gracefully
the assembly mad*
detion unanimous,
contests over any o!
s. Those elected fol-
Presldent—Mrs
Mill' d Seville.
Vi.-e-Pro'dilenf--
derson, Savannah.
Grand War dm-
ton, Thomasville,
Socrd-T.v Mrs.
Fitzgerald.
* Mrs.
Mrs. IP's tor Mil-
Just Received
thus materially improving tint road
When the work Is c ompleted th *ro
will he a highway from Thomasville
to Montieello, which will be one of >
(* best In this section. j
Montieello people do much of their j
shopping in Thomasvlll**, many of 1
them comint: over in their cars for 1
; urpos** and there has bee a ^
much complaint of late that
the Thomas county end of ta? road
was not in as good condition as the
Florida end.
This will be done away with iti a
short time now and when their cot
ton is r°a !y to haul to town, the
people from the country will real
ize the gain this improvement in
the road will be to them also. .
A LARGE SHIPMENT
—OF-
Boys
Norfolk
Suits
IN GRAYS AND BLUES.
Sizes from 6 to 19.
BATHING SUITS FOR EVERYBODY.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On the Comer,