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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. 1. No. 89.
thohasvHjLE Georgia. Tuesday, jure a, 101.1.
CONLEY WILL
BE
SCHOOL CENSUS TARIFF LOBBY
OF THE COUNTY
AS ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT
IN PHAGAN CASE—BELIEVE
FRANK MAY BREAK DOWN IF
NEGRO PERSISTS IN STORY".
Atlanta, May 31.—Solicitor Dorsey
and the Atlanta police believe they
have come to ■ the end of the trail
today In the Phagan murdor mys
tery. The last step will be the con
fronting of Leo M. Frank with the
negro sweeper James Coni y.
If Conley persists In his straight
story when actually ia the pres
ence of the man whom he accusses,
the police believe they can hung
Frank on the strength of It and
the other testimony. If Conley
breaks down and fails to stick to
his story In Frank's presence, the Total G.203. The county s gain over
police believe they can hang the 190 s being SG3, not quite 14 per
SHOWS A GAIN OF FOURTEEN
PER CENT IN THE PAST FIVI!
YEARS — CENSUS HAS BEEN
TAKEN CAREFULLY.
TOOK DOSE OF
The census of the school children
of Thomas county has been com
pleted. The work ,was done by ex
perienced census-takers, every one
. ... .. .which was recently denounced
of whom has more than once been •
employed In the same capacity.
There were found to be of whites
1,433 males and 1,376 females; col
ored, 2,028 males and 2,231 fe
males. Grand total, 7,066 between
the ages of six and eighteen.
The census of 1908 showed:
Whites 1,267 females, 1,226; col
ored, males 1,842, females 1,868.
POST OFFICE
; WASJEHIND
AM> SHOWED CONSIDERABLE
DEFICIT WHEN* HITCHCOCK
CLAIMED IT WAS MAKING
MONEY, SAYS INVESTIGATORS.
Washington. May 31.—Postmaster
General Burleson today made public
he report of the special investiga
tion of the fiscal affairs of the postal
sendee, charging that du r ing former
Poitmaster-General Frank H. Hltch-
codk’s administration, as head of
that department, the postal service
mine whether he has any personal Fletcher street, took three hl-chlor- j diefo’t become self-supporting, was
ST/ARTED TODAY WHEN SENA-
TORS WILL ANSWER ELEVEN i
QUESTIONS— PRESIDENT HAS j
TOLD WHAT HE KXOW3. I
Washington, June 2.—The Senate
Judiciary sub-committee today began
an Investigation of the tariff lobby,
by
President WUson.
Every Senator has prepared to
answer eleven questions to deter-
THKEE TABLETS CONTAINING
TWENTY-TWO GRAINS WILL
MEAN HER DEATH—END WILL
NOT BE LONG, SAY PHYSI
CIANS.
Mrs. George King, a woman living
with her seven-year-oid daughter on
Jiegro, for he has now told so much
that there is no doubt possible that
the negro was In the building, that
he wrapped the girl’s body in sack
ing and carried her or helped carry
her to the basement where the
body was found.
Conley will be indicted within
the next twenty-four hours as ac
cessory after the fact.
There is definite hope at last that
the murder of Mary Phagan will be
avenged by the law. The man on
whom the vengeance will be meted
will be either Frank or Conley o
both.
“With such evidence as we hav
now got in hand, it would be a poor
detective department indeed that
couldn’t get to the full bottom of
the crime,” said a leading member
of the police department this morn
ing, “Conley’s confession means the
noose for somebody.”
E
JUNIOR SENATOR FROM GEOR
GIA GETS BULK OF AVORK AND
HAS TO HIRE EXTRA HELP.
cent.
The number of whites over ten
years of age who can read, but can
not write in 1908 was 44; co’.ored,
261. The present census ehows for
the same, whites 38, or a decrease
of about 14 per cent; colored, 347,
an increase of about 33 per cent.
Of children over ten years of age
who can neither read nor write, the
census of 1908 showed, white 61;
colored, 570. The present census
shows, of whites 18, or about 70
per cent decrese: of colored, 151, or
about 73 per cent.
FEW ROBINS THIS YEAR
Gallberries and Holly Berries Are
Left—Usually Picked Clean by
the Spring Birds.
Thero have been fewer robins this
year than I have ever seen,’’ said a
prominent farmer a few daye ago.
There were so few about the country
that he really couldn’t remember
having seen even one. Last year,
there were thousands and they could
be seen in the city and anywhere in
the woods that you might look. This
year it is not so.
The robins are the only known
animals or insect that will eat the
piney woods gall-berries. The flats
Interest in the tariff or other legis-
lat‘on and to ascertain who ap
proached him In an effort to influ
ence action on tariff schedules.
A Senate resolution asks Presl
ide of mercury tablets yesterday
morning about Tour thirty o’clock.
After the lapse of about two hours,
Dr. Jarrell was summoned and went
at once to the house. The woman
dent Wilson to give any information 1 then was suffering horribly and
he has. |vomiting blood. The antidote for
Before the Investigating commit-1 mercury poison is the white of an
tee met, Senators Overman and| e -»" aR d as woman had tak^n
Reed conferred with President Wil- three tablets of seven and a half
Atlanta, May 30.—Information j are thick this year with the black
conies from Washington that Sena
tor Hoke Smith, who is plunged up
' to his neck in tariff work, is now
so bdsy on the big measure that he
has only a few minutes left each
day to give to the affairs of his own
office. For several months he has
b°en forced to employ additional
office help at his own expense.
The preparation of the tariff bill
is the first great work of the Wil
son administration, and Senator
Smith feels forced to give It hia
principal consideration just at this
time. On Senator Smith has rested
mainly the task of conducting the
examinations and investigations in
the rooms of the majority members
of the senate finance committee.
The hearings have been going on
all day and have taken up all of
the time of the senators who are
working on the committee. From
now on until the time the bill can
be prepared for report to the Demo-
bewies when usually the most of
them have been picked clean by the
robin, who likes the bitter morsel.
The holly berry is also a selected
delicacy for the robin and this year
the berries have been practically
undisturbed and the trees are as red
with them as at Christmas time.
Just why the robins didn’t come
in any material number is not
know’n.
cratic caucus, night sessions will be
held.
The hearings have been going on
ever since the bill was sent over
from the house, and the ten men
who are preparing the bill for the
consideration of the Senate are
working under tremendous pres
sure.
TALCUM
POWDER
We have 500 cans of Borated
Talcum powder regular
5c cans that we are
closing out
at
2 Boxes for 5c
While they last we will sell
them at the above price.
They wont sell long
at this price.
Peacock=Mash
Drug Company.
PHONES 105-106.
8071 at the White House. After the
conference President Wilsou stated
that he had made suggestions to the
Senators but he declined to state
their nature. The Senators did not
ask the President to appear before
the investigations, and it is believed
he will not do so.
It is stated that President Wilson
had placed all his information
the lobby In the hands of the Sena
tors. The impressions preval’a that
President Wilson later may furnish
list of names of the alleged tariff
lobbyists.
Senators Give Their Testimony.
Senator Ashurst told tho investi
gators that several persons had
talked with him about the present
tariff legislation, but not Improper
ly. He declared he believed that a
man named McMarray, of Oklahoma,
had been attempting to Improperly
Influence Senators In trying to pre
vent the concellation of contracts
which McMdrray held with the
Cherokee Indians, for the sale of
land, whereby MoMurray would re
ceive three and a half million dol
lars.
Senator Bacon said he owned a
small farm in Georgia, which pro
duced a few articles which the tar
iff might affect. He said, however,
that he hadn’t tried to Influence
Senators, except generally to reduce
the tariff. Nobody had approached
him improperly, but he said he had
heard there were two “sugar” or-
ganizatons, one for aTid one against
free sugar in Washington.
Senator Borah testified that iron
and wool representatives had talked
to him about the tariff, also sugar
representatives, but none of them
had attempted to Improperly influ
ence him. He said lie had seen no
lobbyists at this session.
Chairman Simmons, of Finance
Committee, Hopes to See Com
pletion of Work This Week.
Washington, June 2.—Chairman
Simmons of the Senate Finance
Committe«, today urged the three
sub-committees, which are now
working on the tariff schedules, to
do their utmost to complete their
work this week.
Senator Williams’ sub-committee
expects to determine today the
question of equalization of raw ma
terials and their products in the
agricultural schedule, and whether
to put live stock and grain on the
free list or to put duty on meats and
flour.
SHERIFF KILLS NEGRESS
has been often asserted, but that In
19ll there was mc r r Man one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars de
ficit
me report further charges that
“an apparent surplus was attained
by ^unjustifiable methods of book
keeping: that the efficiency and
morale of the service were sacrificed
to th » ruthlessly enforced policy of
false economy to make a self
maintenance showing.”
Mr. Hitchcock, in his various re-
MILLIONS OF NEW KIND OF IN- IN PRESENCE OF NOTABLE COM-
SECT FORM BLUE LINE DOWN
ROAD—REMAINED JUST ONE
IX\Y.
gTalns each it was necessary to give
seven eggs.
This was done, tne poison already
having begun to tear out the li“ln*jp 0 r<ii, claimed that in 19.19 a $17.-
of the stomach and get in its deadly
work. Dr. Jarrell ordered that this
treatment should be continued, but
after he left It is stated that the
woman would not take it but Bent
for another physician in the hope of
getting relief from the pain. Dr.
Ainsworth was called and later Dr.
Palmer.
The latter took her to the City
Hospital, where she might be more
comfortable than in the small house
in the negro quarters, where she
was living. This morning she was
still alive,, hut Dr. Palmer says
there is no chance for her recovery.
She Is suffering intense pain.
The woman said that she had had
lots of family troubles and wanted
to “end it all.” After the realiza
tion came of what she had done, and
how sure was impending death, she
made no pretense of regret, but said
that It was the best thing for her.
Mrs. King came here from Brii-
son or Balnfrrldge, some time ago,
having left her husband. She was
found herb, at his request, and it is
stated went back to him. She had
been here for some time, however,
and with her was her seven-year-old
daughter. Her son and her hu<s-
band are at Brinson and have been
notified of her condition.
500J000 deficit had been eliminated,
and (that in 1911 a surplus exceeding
two]hundred thousand dollars was
attained.
However, the report made at
Postinaster-General Burleson’s direc
tion states that there has been no
legitimate surplus In the Postal
revenues since 1883, and that the
Postal Department, under Hitchcocli
was under a large delict.
The report also charges that Mr
Hitchcock, just b“fore President Wil
son-took office fill°d many long
standing vacancies, made promo
tions and otherwise “saddled on the
new administration greatly increased
expenses.”
The fiscal statement of the pos
tal service in 1912 purported to
show a deficit of more than $1,709,-
000, but tho Investigators say that
the actual defict was underestimated
by one hundred thousand dollars.
The report is signed by four As
sistant Postmaster-Genesis, /.id the
chief clerk in the Postofflce Depart
ment, who made tho recent 1nv°stl-
gatlon.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
•Millions of blue bugs were seen in
i Thomas county field one day and
hey went away as unaccountably
as they came. A prominent farmer
iding through his field one day this
t’»*ek saw a blue line stretching some
distance on both sides of the road.
s line was about an inoh wide and
ran with the wagon ruts.
He got out and examined and
found that it was made of millions
of little bugs, the movements of
which could be plainly seen when
the line was stirred up and the bugs
scattered. The farmer says that
they disappeared that night and he
has never seen any brace v f them
since. " J
Just what kind of a bug it was
cannot be imagined as none have
ever been seen in this section be
fore. nor heard of. They a: pnrent-
ly did no damage to any crops.
PANY, SECRETARY OF STATH
BRYAN TODAY PUTS HIS SIG
NATURE TO THE RILL.
tho
If AS BEEN INVENTED FOB THE
BENEFIT OF LIGHT SLEEPERS
—OUT A CHORD IN TilF.
THROAT AND HURTS NOT THE
CHICKEN.
Washington, May 30.— ’Crow-
less” roosters, guaranteed sound
less and calculated to solve the
problem of light sleeping city dwel
lers, are now the subject of the Ag
ricultural Department experiments.
A correspondent declares that a
simple, painless operation, of cut
ting one of the vocal chord-* of a
rooster, permits the rooster to go
| through the evolutions of crowing,
but eliminates *he sound.
Woman Jumps in Front of Man in j
Order to Allow Him to Reload (
Gun and She is Killed. i
Reports come from Cairo that ■
Sheriff Nichols of Grady County, j
shot and killed a negro woman I
Saturday. The report Is In effect;
that the Sheriff and Mr. Mathews,
■went after the negro, and as they
approached the place where he was,
negro shot at the men with a
shot gun. He then attempted to
reload and the n°gro woman step
ped between him and the officers In
T
WIFE OF MERCHANT OF NEW
ARK FOUND WITH HEAD CUT
OFF—TWO HUNDRED DOL-
LARS MISSING FROM STOCK-
ING.
Bloomfield, N. J., May 30.—The
body of Mrs. Alvlra Cerclello, wife
of a Newark merchant, from which
the head had been severed and re
placed, was found in a vacant lot
here today.
The body was Identified by the
J. S.
order to allow him to put in another victim’s name being written on a rtiarp, June 13th.
ehell and the bullet intended for him \ handkerchief, which was found
struck her. She died almost in- n0 *r bjr * . . . . n . . . .
. | Two hundred dollars, which her
staIU,y ‘ ihusband said she carried in her
The officers then arrested the ne-1 stocking, wajj missing.
June 13-14 the teachers of the
|state will stand for licenses under
•the new regime recently laid out by
the State Board of Education.
There will be a primary and a sec
ondary license as heretofore. Those
certificates are for teachers who
teach in the grades lower than the
eighth. There is another certificate
required of all teachers who teach
branches above those in the
eighth grade. This is called thi
High School license and embraces
an examinatinn on the following
groups
(1) . Arithmetic, Algebra, Geom
etry (through quadratics.)
(2) . English Grammar, Rhetoric,
English and American Literature.
(3) . Agriculture Physics, Bi
ology.
(4) . Latin, Greek, French, Ger
man, Spanish. (Take any ‘wo.)
(5) . Ancient History, Modern
History, English History.
The groups selected must Include
the branches that are to be taiuht
by the holdfcr of the license. Be
sides all these, the examination must
Include Manual of Methods, and
Hollister’s High Schol Management.
County teachers will please govern
themselves according to the above,
and no* allow themselves to be
caught napping.
Special examinations will be hard
to obtain. A fee of $1.00.14 required
by the County Board of each ’appli
cant who Is granted a special ex
amination. Each applicant Is re
quired to furnish his own paper
(fool's cap), and pencils for the
examination. I am requested by the
State Superintendent to be more
strict in both holding the examina
tion and grading the papers.
Work begins at' eight o’clock.
TURKS EVEN
AS SOLDIERS BUT THE ALLIES
WERE PREPARED AND THERE
FORE VICTORS IN THE WAR.
Washington. June 2.—Tho Army
War College experts have completed
•heir study of the Balkan war.
The experts agree that tho fight
ing qualities of the Balkan Allies
and of the Turks were even, but
Turkey fought a losing fight from
start because of Its unprepared*
ness, while the Allies had carefully
prepared for the struggle.
Washington, May 31
I resence of a notable company in
cluding many legislators who had
aided in its adoption. Secretary of
State William J. Bryan today signed
the formal announcement of the
Seventeenth Amendment to the Un
it “d States Constitution, providing
for the direct election of United
States Senators.
Bryan Has Own I*rlvnt« Seal.
Washington, May 31.—Secretary
of State Bryan has a private seal and
stamp, bearing, besides hie name, a
reproduction of the design on a cola
which was circulated in th^ time of
Alexander the Great. The design
discloses a man holding a bird aloft
which Mr. Bryan insists Is the Dot*
of Peace.
79.1 PER CENT
Washington, June 2.—The condi
tion of the United States cotton crop
on May 25th, was 79.1 per cent, of
normal, the Department of Agricul
ture announced today.
The condition by states was as
follows:
Virginia, S3; North Carolina, 76;
South Carolina, 68; Georgia, 68;
Florida. 8:*.; Alabama, 75; Missis
sippi. Si; Louisiana, 83; Texas, 84;
Arkansas, 85; Tennessee, 87; Mis
souri. 90; Oklahoma, 87; Califor
nia 96.
PRESIDENT HAS
APPOINTMENTS BEADY
WHEREBY SEKVIA IS ELIMINAT
ED FROM THE TROUBLE, AND
THE BULCIVRIAN COMMANDER
STOPS THE WAR.
Salonika, Juno 2.—It Is reported
here today that a commercial and
political understanding has been
reached between the Greeks and
Servians against the claims ot Bul
garia.
he Bulgarian commander at Elu-
thera, has therefore, informed the
Greek commander that the Bulgar
ian troops will cease their advance
on this city.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 2.—President
Wilson ‘old a com;any of newspa
per correspondents today that he
had virtual’y decided on the person
nel of the new Industrial Commis
sion, and he »*aid that he might send
the names to the Senate this week.
President Wilson also said he had
nearly completed the list of diplo
matic appointments. He declared he
■had decided upon tho name of the
ambassador for Mexico but will de
fer the appointment until conditions
warrant th? recognition of the Mexi
can Republic.
The President said the changes in
the Civil Service Commission will
await the outcome of the Senate’s
investigation of the civil service.
?ro and took him to Jail.
Boy Scouts on Vacation.
It is probable that the Thomaa-
ville Boy 3couts will leave next
week on the camping expedition to
which they have been looking for
ward with so much interest. The
xact location where they will camp
has not been definitely decided upon
yet, but Manager Watt is investigat
ing the advantages of several places
The woman’s fingers were seve-ed
'from her hand, and the ground ia
the vicinity indicated that there had
been a terrific struggle for life.
with the view of selecting the on 1 *
best suited in every way for the
uses of the camp and also one which
has a clean record for health.
Several well known gentlemen
with experience in camping will ac
company the boys and assist Mr.
Watt in looking after them.
SEARCY, Supt.,
County Schools.
YELLOW PINE LUMBERMEN
INTERESTED IN BY-PRODUCTS.
(By Associated Pre*z.)
Kansas City, Mo., June 2.—The
Yellow Pine Manufacturers Asso
ciation, which controls about two
hundred and fifty mills, mostly in
the Southern states, opened its
semi-annual meeting here today.
The utilization of by-products of
saw-mills Is the principal topic
to be discussed.
Just Received
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 Qualit/
On the Corner.