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VOL. 1. No. 42.
THOMASYUjLE GEORGIA. . FRIDAY JUNK 13, 1013.
SARRETT BODY
FI
BODY CYMK VI* FORTY-EIGHT
HOURS AT ABOUT THK SAME
SPOT IT WENT DOWN—MEN
BROUGT IT TO SHORE AT
ONCE.
The body of young Edward Bar
rett was found Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock, net thirty yards from
the place where he was seen to go
down Sunday morning. Quite a
party had been searching below the
place ever since the accident and
they happened to be there this
morning when the body rose and
was being swiftly carried down
stream. They swam out immediate
ly and brought It to shore.
There was no bruise or mark on
the body, but it was very much
swelled. Otherwise It was in good
state of preservation, considering
its forty-eight hours in water. It
was stated that forty-eight hours
was the limit of time it would re
main on the bottom and the search
ers were expecting it to rise. The
time was exactly forty-eight hours
from the time it went to the bot
tom. The body was taken to the
Sarrett residence at once.
Those who assisted in bringing
it to shore and who have worked
faithfully and well since the drown-*
ing to discover it, are Messrs.
George and Jack Singletary, C. 3.
Barwick, Dave Golden, W. A. Cum-
by and, of Course, Mr. Sarrett.
GETTING WELL
MRS. GEORGE KING WILL MOST
LIKELY RECOVER AND WILL
GO HOME—TOOK THREE TAB
LETS.
GIBL DEPORTED LOST
Is Safe and Well, in Toxas Home,
According to Letter to Vasil-
ti Home, Here.
The following article appeared In
The Constitution yesterday and Mr-
Bishop was astounded aB he had Just
received word, by letter from the
authorities at the Texas home that
the child had arrived safely and was
in good health.
The article and the report from
the home are as follows:
"GEORGIA GIRL LOST.
"Falls to Arrive In Fort Worth
as Expected.
"Fort WoTth, Tex., Juno 10.—
After meeting every train from the
east for two days, Mrs. Mae Wright,
in chargo of the Young Men’s Chris
tian's Association’s travelers’ aid
headquarters at the Texas and Pa
cific station, is wondering what has
become of little Llmmle Harvllle,
who should havo reached Fort
Worth last Thursday, from Thom-
asvllle, Ga.
"A message received Thursday,
requested Mrs. Wright to take
charge of the traveler, presumably
a little girl, until called for by a Mr.
Norris. Efforts to trace the little
girl and to locate Norris have so
far failed."
The letter received by Mr. Bishop
from the Superintendent of the Tex-
Mrs. George King, the woman who
took three bichloride of mercury
tablets Sunday, June first, Is rap
idly getting well. There seems to
be little doubt now but that she
will recover from the effect of the
poison. Mrs. King now eats hear
tily and apparently digests her food
without any trouble, her kidneys
are In good order and her general
conditions seem to preclude a re
lapse from the effects of the poi
son.
r. Palmer, who has had the
case in charge, states that ho was
surprised at the outcome, but attri
buted it to the soda which was put
into her blood. He also believes It
possible that too much of the poi
son was taken to be retained and
the vomiting immediately after
taking It caused her to lose more of
the poison than if she had taken a
smaller dose. Her mouth was
burned by the action of the mer
cury, when she vomited, showing
that it must have been unusually
strong.
It is possible that Mrs. King will
be dismissed from the Hospital In a
day or two and will go home. Her
husband is In the city with her and
he stated to a physician that this
ESTIMATED THAT TWENTY MIL-
LION JKJLLARS WORTH OF
SHOES ALONE WERE SENT TO
A HUNDRED COUNTRIES.
Washington, June 10.—The Bu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce statement Issued today, de
clared that about one hundred
countries and dependencies are
buying boots and shoes from the
United States.
It is estimated that the sale of
this class of merchandise by manu
facturers of the United States
foreign countries in the flscal year
ending this month, will exceed $20
000,000.
GRAND VIZI R AND HIS AIDE
SHOT DOWN IX STREETS OF
CONSTANTINOPLE WHILE EN
ROUTE TO PORTE— VICTIMS
OF PLOT IS CHARGE.
Constantinople?, June 11.-—
Mahmoud Shefket I'osha, the
Turkish Grand Vizer, was as-
snssinnted here today, at noon,
by two men, who shot him dead
ns he was riding in nn auto*
on his w’uy to a meeting of the
Sublime Porte. •
Ibraham Hey, the Grand Viz
or's aide, was also assassinated.
Government ofllcials believe
the assassinations were the re
sult of a plot against the
Young Turks.
SENATORS ARE
DYNAMITE CHARGE FORTY
YARDS BELOW SI*OT WHERE
HE DISAPPEARED DROUGHT
BODY TO TOP—HI NG ON HOPE
STRETCHED IH>WN RIVEIt.
THE AVERAGE OF LAST YEAR
ACCORDING TO FIGURES —
MANY STATES SHOW A DE
CREASE OF PERCENTAGE.
The body of W. E. McGinnis was|
found Wednesday morning about 12
o’clock forty yards from where it
sank in the OchJocknee river Sunday
Washington, June 11.—Tennessee
and Mississippi wore among the
few states east of the Mississippi
river in which crop conditions on
June first didn’t fall below their
afternoon.The parties who have been ave rago condition on June first in
• recent years, according to an an-
MORE RAIN THUN WHOLE OF
LAST JUNE AND TEMPERA
TURE BELOW ALL BUREAU
RECORDS.
The first eleven days of Jane have
been the coldest and wettest on
record here since the establishment
of the Local Weather Bureau Of
fice.
The lowest temperature Wednesday
was the second attempt Mrs. King. mornlng wa3 53 , or 5 be , ow any
previous record for June and
had made to kill herBelf, the other
time In Bafnbrldge taking a great
quantity of laudnum, her life being
saved by a stomach pump, a doctor
holng in the Immediately neigh
borhood when it happened.
WHAT’S THIS? IVHjr, TKDDY
MAY GO TO ARGENTINA! I
(By Associated Press. 1 ,
•New York, June 12.—Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt's private secretary
today confirmed the report that the
Colonel contemplates a trip to Ar
gentina, to lecture on Progressive
Issues.
as Children's Home and 'Aid Socie
ty, Is as follows:
"Ft. Worth, Tex., June 5, 1913.
"Prof. E. E. Bishop,
Vashtl Home,
Thomasville. Ga.
"Dear Brother: The girl, Lena,
arrived safely this morning on the
8:15 train. I have received her
Into my detention home. I pre
sume the purpose of her coming to
me is to find her a home in a prl
low the cold weather of June last
year. The precipitation since the
firs', of the month amounts to G.47
Inches, which lacks but a few hun
dredths of being as much as the to
tal for the entire month of June
last year.
STURIHVANT-HAWTIIORN.
Wedding of Prominent Young Cou
ple Occurred at High Noon at
St Thomas Church.
THE WEST VIRGINIA STRIKERS
CONDITIONS WHEN ONE HUN-
DEED AND FIFTY MILES WAS
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Charlestown, W. Va., Juno 11.—
The members of the Senato Com
mittee which was appointed to in
vestigate conditions in the West
Virginia coal fields, today proceed
ed to lay bare the .process by which
ore than one hundred and fifty
square miles of this state were
placed under martial law during the
coal strike.
Senator Borah took charge of the
inquiry. Under the section of the
resolution directing an investigation
of the charge that citizens had
been deprived of their constitu
tional rights, the military ofilcers
who were concerned with the pro
clamation of martial law and with
the administration of affairs there
j under martial law, were the first
! witnesses called.
j Former Congressman Joseph H.
| Gaines told the committee that
' three courts wero conducting busi
ness in the strike zono throughout
the period when the military trib
unal had charge of the strike *&■
trlct.
In the group of lawyers repre
senting the miners sat "Mother"
Jones, one of the leaders of ths
strikers. She directed the ques
tioning of the lawyers.
The Senatorial committee today
planned to make a trip Into r.he
A very pretty marriage and one
in which much pleasant interest
centered, wae that of Miss Kather
ine Sturdivant and Mr. James Val-
nere Hawthorn, which took place at
high noon Wednesday at St. Thomas
Episcopal'church.
The decorations of thtj church
were in white and green and they
were among tho handsomest ever ,
•seen at a wedding here. Hows of *\ r . ke terr,tor y to **e **tual con-
evergreens in pots were placed down dltIons -
the side aisles, and magnificent Adjutant General Chris. D. El-
palms on cither side of the large liott . of Wesl Virlnglnia, who corn-
center aisle formed a perfect aven- manded the slate militia during
ue of green down which the bridal th " «*rike. was '.lie first witaess.
party passed. T*ese stately plants He presented copies of the requests
vere alfeo grouped around the lec
searching during the past two days
decided that the body had been
caught on some obstruction, either
at the side or bottom of tho river,
and began exploding dynamite from
the spot where It went down
the place where it came up. The
last charge was the smallest and
was thrown In the water mid-chan
nel.
Hardly had the explosion hap
pened when the body came to the
surface of the water, back up and
lodge on a piece of rope which Mr.
Miller had stretched up and down
the river on which to draw his
boat. The body was immediately
caught by Messrs. W. B. Burnett and
J. C. Trammell, who were in a boat
about twenty yards away. With
the help of Mr. A. J. McMath. who
had charge of the dynamiting and
Mr. McGinnis, a cousin of the
drowned man and Ell Abraham, the
body was brought to shore aid
towed up stream. It was later stink
ip shallow water to await the com
ing of the undertaker who was
summoned from town.
The body was brought hero and
nouncement made t.oday by the De
partment of Agriculture.
The general crop conditions in
the United States on June 1st, last
averaged 5 per cent, lower than on
the same date last year.
The best condition reported is In
Nebraska where crops are 12.7 per
cent, above the average, while the
lowest conditions aro In California,
with 2.9 per cent, below' tho aver
age, Georgia, 14.3 per cent., and
South Carolina, 12.9 per cent, be
low the average.
DEFENCE IS
TI U MUSE
OF Till’. HIGH COST OF
INSTITUTE
HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE STATE COLLEGE OF AG
RICULTURE, (ATHENS, GA., AT
MEIGS, GA*, WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 18, 1013.
Morning Session, 10 A. M.
Invocation.
Introductory Remarks, Mr. Thom
as Davis, President Thomas County
Farmers’ Institute Organzaltion.
Lecture, “The Dairy Cow as a
Source of Profit on the Farm/*
Prof. J. L. Bishop, Adjunct Pro
fessor of Animal Industry.
Lecture, “The Value of Vegeta
bles on the Farm,” Prof. J. W. Fir-
Adjunct Professor of Horti
culture.
•Afternoon Section, 1:30 P. M.
Lecture: “The Best Method of
Increasing the Productiveness . of
our Soils,” Prof. P. O. Vanatter,
Superintendent of Field Experi
ments.
Lecture: "The Result® of Farm
Demonstration Work,” J. K. Giles.
Assistant State Agent, in co-opera
tion with the U. S. Dept, of Agri
culture.
I Miss Lilia Forrest, Canning Club
. 1 Agent, will give a canning demoa-
kl^VlVK'J.S^T <" afternoon. Thomas
LAND STANFORD UNIVERSITY i County Canning Club Members will
IN AX ADDRESS YESTERDAY. | bo present. An expert from the
•— U. 3. Department of Agriculture
Paul, Minn., June 1L—-David will discuss the boll weevil prob-
. . *”• i .'iinn., Juno i i.— isaviti wi]|
shipped to oewanee, Georgia, at the S(arr j ordant President gt Loland..
direction of Mr. W. W. McGinnis. Stanford University, yesterday told! em
TALCUM
m _ _ of sheriffs of three counties fo
ue m ii/ uuu „ HVH>0 ... „ r .. tern and the pulpit and behind the t ro< >I )8 afi d orders from Governor
at. familv which is my system of altar, where they formed an eltec- j Gla » c0,:k ; “stahlishlni martial law.
. an -kiiar.n j tfv e setting for the beautiful white T!le documents which Gen. Lt
handling dependent children. y UCC a blossoms massed against I llott Produced showed that lltty-one
“If you have any information them. The soft light from the tall 1 men hatl ^ een sentenced by the
w’hlch would he helpful to me In j wax candles at the altar shed a I military court. The mine guards
placing her, I will thank you for,soft radiance over the scene, ™ak-i .menu Wi ‘ b l ’° ,lre dUty a *
the same Please give me a state- lns “ one of «reat beauty. | non-residents.
' * . Many friends of the young couple Thirty-two prisoners were sen-
ment ns to the receipt of the check, assembled at the church before the teciced to six months for In'.laii-
transportation, and her expenses, (ceremony, where an enjoyatile dating workmq/i. Elliott said the
"Praying God's blessing upon j progrnm of music was rendered by militia was now working under *:■
tile organist, Miss McCrea. ! 11 courts.
I The ushers were air. Reginald I Kllloti said the troops captured
j Hawthorh and Mr. Carl \lolle-. i six machine guns in the strike dis-
Just at twelve o'clock, the glad j trlct - He t0| d of the operations of
notes of the Lohengrin Wedding 1 tko armored train on which ma*
-March rang out and the bridal party j chine guns were mounted, and which
{entered the church. train made four trips up into the
First came the maid of honor. J Pulnt Creek and Cabin Creek dls-
Miss Ethel Miller, who entered , tr * cts -
alone down the center aisle and Gen. Elliott said he had been In-
was followed by the bride and her [ formed Just prior to the first de-
father, Mr. L. J. Sturdivant, who j claratlon of martial law, the bodies
gave her in marriage. They were i of armed miners parade the Paint
met at the chancel by the groom I Creek district, and a watchman
your work, I am,
“Your Brother.
"I. Y. T. MORROS."
POWDER
We have 500 cans of Borated
Talcum powder regular
5c cans that we are
closing out
at
2 Boxes for 5c
killed from ambush the next day.
The village of Mucklow was at
tacked by men firing from the
hills. He said the strikers and
United Mine Workers official' urg
ed martial law, but the mine opera
tors protested this course.
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.
with hia best man, Mr. Hubert Haw
thorn, of Macon, Tho party as
cended to the altar where the beau
tiful service of the Episcopal church
was performed by tho Rector, Rev.
W. Ii. Higgins, the organist render
ing soft music during tnc cere
mony.
At the close of the ceremony,
Mendellsohn Wedding March was
played as a recessional.
The .bride was a dainty and girl
ish figure |n her handsome traveling
suit of champagne broadcloth, with
hat and other accessories to match.
Her bouquet was of pink carna
tions.
The maid of honor was prettily
jowned In white mull and lace over
Pink and she carried an armful of
daisies.
After the ceremopy, the bridal! the Sraa '° a few weeks ago, was
party and a few relatives and close taken up ln the House today, after
friends were entertained ft the a fight,
residence. I 'A test vote showed enou.cn sup-
Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorn left -to l ,orters t0 Pass the measure at this
the 2:05 train over the Atlantic scsslon of the Legislature.
Coast Line railroad for a bridal I ——
trip to New York and other points
In the North.
A large number of elegant and
beautiful wedding presents were
received from the numerous friends
and relatives of the young couple.
The bride is tho lovely young
daughter of Mr. L. J. Sturdivant,
and has grown to womanhood ln
Thomasville. the center of a large
circle of admiring relatives and
friends.
Mr. Hawthorn is one of Taomas-
ville's prominent young men, popu
lar both in business and social life.
They will make their home at
•he Sturdivant residence on Broad
Street.
The body is supposed to be In good
condition, unusually so for having
been in the water for three days.
The swelling had distended the
bathing suit so that it was hard to
get a hold, but the features wore
unmarred and the skin white, ex
cept where it had been bruised find
these Bpots were red.
8,000 BUILD
LONG HIGHWAY
Springfield, Ill., June 11.—Tho
Woman’s Suffrage bill, which passed
MISS PAINTER
ELECTED PRESIDENT
•VMM . * • ySIUUIH
« Company.
Daughter of Man Who Died With a
a Million New Insurance Gets
Office of His Fertilizer
Worki.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 11.—Miss
Ok ley Painter, daughter of E. O.
Painter, the fertilizer manufacturer
who met his death in the St. Johns
River May 22, was today eleoted
President of the Painter Fertilizer
BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS
OF MICHIGAN CONSTRUCT A
HIGHWAY TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILES LONG IN ONE
DAY.
Alpena, Mich., June 10.—Eight
thousand business, men, profession
al men and farmers in Northeastern
Michigan yesterday constructed
more than two hundred and fifty
miles of roadway between Bay City
and Mackinaw City, which is
form a part of the state highway
from Detroit to Markina* City.
Twenty-five hundred women
sisted in the work by feeding
workers.
GOES TO MEXICO
Paris, June 11.—A brother-in-
law of President Diaz left for Mexi
co City today to discuss with the
Mexican Government the question
of the return of former dictator
Porflrio Diaz.
Diaz recently received a delega
tion of Mexicans, who requested him
to return to Mexico and assist In
restoring peace. It is reported that
he would like to return to hls na
tive country to reside, but not to
participate in Mexican politics.
ATLANTAITHE RENO
J[_THE SOUTH
Atlanta. June 11.—That Atlanta
has become the Reno of the South,
and that married wives and hus
bands from South Carolina ard
other adjoining states come here
for the sole purpose of obtaining
easy divorce is charged ln connec
tion with the case of Mrs. Jennie
Ritchie, of Greenville. S. C., who
was granted a divorce from William
C. Ritchie, in the Fulton Superior
Court yesterday.
Mrs. Ititchle admitted that she
bad come to Atlanta for the pur
pose of getting a divorce, and that
she had acted on the advice of her
father. Judge Ellis carefully ex
plained that residence ln Atlanta
for the mere purpose of getting a
divorce does not constitute resi
dence within the true meaning of
the law. but the Jury nevertheless,
as Juries have done in many simi
lar cases, granted the divorce.
Barring the question of resi
dence, Mrs. Ritchie had causes
enough to want to be divorced, ac
cording to her story. She said her
husband was cruel to her ami
the students of Hamlin University This is the regular Farmers In-
that tho high cOBt of living was stitute meeting and every farmer
th0 cxpond Hond every member of his family !■
cordially Invited to attend. There
peace
turcs for naval defense.
Dr. Jordan approved tho
plans of the Wilson administration,
and he declared that a war between
the United States and Japan was
an Impossibility.
He said further that the New
York Bankers control the war sit
uation of the world.
BOTH SUICIDE
WITH TEX MILLION DOLLARS,
SWISS COUPLE GOT TIRED OF
LIFE AND LEFT IT WITH ITS
MONEY.
Zurich, Switzerland, June 12.—
Eugene Muggi and wife, who wore
believed to ho the wealthiest per
sons In Switzerland, committed
suicide today, because of sheer lack
of Interest in life. The couple were
childless.
Their joint estates were estimated
to be worth ten million dollars.
Mrs. iPerce Harley returned to
day after spending a short time
with relatives in Eastman. i
will be something new and interest
ing in every address delivered, and
it will be well worth while for ev
ery one to be present. If you have
some farming problem to be solved
bring it to the meeting. There will
he features of Interest on the pro
gram for the boys and girls.
ANDREW M. SOULE,
President of the Ga. State College
of Agriculture.
GUY W. FIRROR,
Secretary of Extension Depart
ment.
J. PHIL CAMPBELL,
State Agent in Farm Demonstration
Work.
THOMAS DAVIS,
President Thomas Co. Farmers’ In
stitute Organization.
( aril of Thanks.
It is beyond our power to express
in words, our thanks to the many
kind people of this community and
other places, who so kindly helped
and sympathized with ue Jn our
great bereavement. But God knows
our thoughts and may He, in Hls
infinite mercy and goodness, bless
and sustain each of you.
Very sincerely,
J. A. SARRETT and Family.
Bulgarian
Neckwear
and the new
English Collars
for
men.
COME AND SEE THEM.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On’the Corner
J x threatened to cut her throat.