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Official Organ Thomas County ##********+$ Why Wait? Send in Your Subscription NOW. 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.