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VOL. 1. No. 50.
THOMABVttLE GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JIXY 11, 101.1.
1 IU)M REUiRADK, ACtXIRDING TO
LATE DESPATCHES — MOKE
FIGHTING EXPECTED IN TIIE
BALKANS BEFORE MANY
HOURS.
BATTLESHIP
KEEL OF THE NEWEST ADDITION
TO UNCLE SAMS NAVY HAS
BEEN LAID—WILL BE LARG
EST IN YHE WORLD.
Vienna July 9.—After repulsing
the small Servian forces, the Bul
garians have penetrated to Vranyis,
the War Commissariat station of the
Servian army. A news dispatch
from Sofia, Bulgaria, is authority for
this statement.
Tho Bulgarians are now advanc
ing along the Monrava river, and if
this report is correct, the Bulgarians | thousand tons,
have cut off a huge body of Servian ‘ Th „ warshlp he , l!C huadred
! feet long, with a ninety-seven foot
jbeani, and a draught of twenty-
' eight feet, ten inches.
•New York, July S.—Preparations
were begun at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard today for the laying of the
keel of the latest United States bat
tleship, which has been tempofarl’y
named "Number Thlrty-Nme.”
This ship, when completed, will
cost sixteen million dollars, and will
be the largest warship afloat, having
a displacement of over thirty-one
troops from Belgrade.
E TAX
$79,110,00 00 ■ ™
0.8.
WOULD STRIKE! FINE SESSION OVER PRESIDENT!MANY DEMANDS TOE LOBBY
RESULT OF STRIKE VOTK MAI>K
PUBLIC TODAY, SHOWS THAT
04 PER CKXT. OF TRAINMEN
WOULD WALK OUT.
New York, July S.—Ninety-four
per cent, of the members of the Or
der of Railroad Conductors, and
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, in nearly seventy-seven thou
sand participating in the strike vote
in their wage dispute with the
Eastern railroad, favor a strike.
The figures were announced this
morning at a joint meeting of Un
ion Representatives and railroad
managers.
The Erie Railroad announced that
it had withdrawn from the pro
ceedings, because It wouldn’t meet
any advance which might result,
This move practically invites a
strike on that road.
Washington, July 8.—Chairman
Simmons of the Senate Finance
Committee received this morning
from the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, on estimate of the money
to be derived from the income tax
as revised by the Democratic Sen-
ate and caucus. The House estimate
wns seventy million dollars, while
rhe Senate estimate was about sixty-
nine million yearly. For this year,
two months will be lose, cutting the
revenue to fifty-eight million dol
lars.
FOOLED ROBBERS
Pasalc, N. J., July 8.—Having been
robbed of one hundred and fifty dol
lars a year ago, Ben. Goldberg ard
Julius Verban, business partners,
have since carried a quantity of bo
gus money, ready to fool highway.
Yesterday two masked men held
■ip their wagon and took ten thou
sand dollars in bogus bills. The
robbers then fled, leaving over one
hundred dollars in real money be-|
hind. |
OXK OF THE BEST OF UNCLE
SAM’S FLYING MEN IS KILLED
—MAKES TEN DEATHS FROM
AVIATION MANEUVERS.
SHELL PASSED iSLATON GETS GEORGIAN IN
AND BIG SHELL WAS IIEAIU)
ABOARD THE MAYFLOWER.
WITH WILSON ABOARD.
Washington, July 8.—While the
officers of the President yacht, "The
Mayflower,’’ and, the officials of the
Navy Department, are reticent con-
eming the incident, it is believed
that an investigation of a near acci
dent, when a shell from tho Indian
Head, Md., proving grounds, re-
CON V E NT ION OF SECOND DIS
TRICT ADJOURNED THIS
MORNING — OFFICERS ELECT
ED FOR COMING YEAR—SYL
VESTER GETS NEXT MEET
ING.
The Second District Masonic Con
vention was formally closed this
morning, at nine thirty, after the
usual business had been completed.
The work yesterday afternoon aud
last night was witnessed by three
hundred Masons and in the evening I ported to have narrowly missed the
Grand Master Glover, of Florida, was | ship last week, while President
in the city and attended the meet-i Wilson was aboard, will bo ordered,
ing. He was accorded a warm and It was declared today that the
hearty welcome by the convention, shell itself passed over the May-
The work in the Third Degree was flower at a safe height. The danger
exemplified by a selected team. was caught by the dislodgement
This morning, all of the business t from the shell of a rotating band,
of the Convention was disposed of, whi< h fell close to the vessel. The
the session opening at seven thirty, shell shrieked so loud that the May-
in order to allow all delegates who j flower crew rushed to the deck to
desired to catch the trains home., learn the trouble. The President
The officers selected are as follows: 'was sitting with I)r. Grayson on the
S. L. Hays, Hartsfleld, Worshipful deck, and so far as is known, Presl-
1*110VINO GROUNDS CARELESS,) FOR PARDONS—HIS OFFICE IS INTERESTED IN COTTON, HE
WAS MESSED UP IN SUGAR
LOBBY — MANY WERE ANX
IOUS TO INFLUENCE CON
GRESSMEN.
DELUGED WITH ANY NUMBER
WHO WANT FREEDOM FOR
THEIR LOVED ONES OR
FRIENDS. i
Havana. July 8.—Gen. Armando
Riva, Chief of the Cuban National
Police, who was wounded in a pistol
fight yesterday, was still alive this
morning, but the attending physi
cians say he can’t live.
Bail was refused Gen. Ernesto --
Asbert, Governor of Havana prov-j Houston, Tex., July 8.—Lieuten-
ince. Senator Vidal Morales and Re-! ant I*>ren H. Call, of the United j
presentatlve Arias, who were ar-jStates Aviation Corps, was killed
rested for participating in the fight-(this morning when his aeroplane
ing following a raid by Gen. Riva on. collapsed -north of Texas City,
the Asbert Club, where many mem-j Lieut. Call had started on a flight
bars were arrested for gambling. * from the aviation field to the Sec-
Gen. 'Asbert says he didn’t fire ond Army Division mobilUat oa
a shot, but that Representative Ar-! cam P*
ias fired once when he was assault- The accident occurred several
ed by Gen. Riva. j miles from the troop camp, and the
However, many witnesses say officers have gone to investigate the
that three men who are now in Jail, affair. The first information was
fired many shots during the course that the machine was completely
Master.
S. L. Knowles, Cuthbert, District complained of the Incident
Deputy Grand Master. j return.
R. A. Hudson, Jakin, Senior War-'
den.
E. R. Jerger, Thomasville, Junior
Warden.
I. F. Brimberry, Albany, Secre
tary and Treasurer.
J. E. Hall, Albany, Senior Dea-
on.
J. A. Rauch, Dawson, Junior Dea-
Atlanta, July 9.—Governor John
M. Slaton is being literally deluged
with petitions for pardon. Scores
of them come in with every* mail.
Some prisoners are actln? through
attorneys or members of their fami
ly, but many, borrowing a lead pen
cil from the chalngang guard and
picking up a scrap of paper along
tho road, aro sitting down on ai
stump and inditing their own appeal!
for clemency.
Governor Slaton is having his sec- !
retary inform them all that such j
petitions must first be presented to I
the prison commission, and that
they must be accompanied by the
trial record.
In any event, few pardon cases
ill be considered by the governor
.lent Wilson hasn't condemned or I before the adjournment of tho leff-
since his
islature. His direct interest in the
proposed financial reforms and the
appropriation bill, will make him
one of the busiest men in Georgia
i»ii*iI after the dose of tli** session.
Washington, July 9.—A. D. Bald
win a Cleveland lawyer, was th#
first witness this morning before the
Senate Lobby Investigating commit
tee. He said he was interested in
Hawaiian sugar stock, and had spent
some time in Washington, talking to
Senators and mem berg of the Houee
about the sugar tariff rates.
He stated further that he had
nothing to do with the literature
sent out by the Hawaii sugar men.
He represented the firm of Alexan
der & Baldwin, of New York, while
in Washington, at a salary of thirty
dollars a week. While here he said
I lie had written arguments to Sena
tors. but he didn’t appear before the
subcommittee hi charge of sugar.
A. S. Smith, of Tennill*, Ga., Vice-
President of the State branch of
the Farmers’ Union was another
witness. He told the committee
he reckoned he was a farmer. The
■committe then asked him about a
meeting of a committee from tho
National Farmers Union, at New
Orleans, where a scheme t Q increase
•the cotton consumption was to bo
Smith
-aid he
of the fight.
dead
AMA. SALE AND
THE STATE
wrecked and that Call
when foiled.
Lieut. Call was regarded as one
of the army’s best aviators. Yes-.^ |>lendi<1 rat ertalnn. e nt which
terday he flew twenty-live mile. «n I provldod . These expressions
twenty-five minutes. Il e was pro-j of raost graclou , kla d and show-
jed beyond a doubt that they were
i glad to have been in the
f thanks was
... Deariso, Sylvester, Senior
Steward.
T. G. Todd, Elm, Junior Steward.
Rev. W. H. Higgins, Thomasville,
Chaplain.
Next Convention in Sylvester.
Sylvester asked that the Conven
•tion meet next yepr
of that place, and the invitation was
accepted unanimously. It will be j 1,ut later awol<e ' 31,6 bPcan,( ' a,a " ra -
•held according to custom on tho «<l because he hadn't returned . to
second Wednesa^-In July. j bed ' and Rolnl; toward the batV
The Convention thanked Thomas-! room - ,hc <l00r Iocked - She
vllle people, the Thomasville Ma-! |,eered boneath ,he door and ,aw
eons and the Eastern Star for their! the <1< ' ad bod y 0:1 tho floor,
most hospitable treatment and the j An alarm was given and the door
Atlanta. July 9.—Dr. George S
Tigner, a prominent Atlanta den
tist, committed suicide this morning
by cutting his throat.
The tragedy occurred in his apart
ments in a local hotel. His wife
the Lodge I avvoko and saw hi,n ® et U P and 8°
to the bathroom. She went to sleep
was !
vere
moted to First Liutenant
1911.
July,
RUMOR HAS IT THAT LOUISVILLE
AND NASHVILLE MAY PUR
CHASE FORMER SYSTEM, AND
EXTEND ITS LINE TO (M EIN.
Among those purchasing Ford
cars within the past few days were
Mr. W. C. Ham, Mr. Pat Bullock and
Mr. Robert McMillan, of Ochlocknee; ,
Mr. J. \V. Horn, of Metcalfe, Mr. 4 Atlanta. July 10.—The coming
Frank Carter, of Merrillville, Mrs. sale of the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Duncan McKinnon, Mr. Robert Par- Atlantic Railroad, under foreclose-
dee, Mr. John M. Dekle, of Thom- ure proceedings, and the rumor that
a«vllle, and Mr. It. H. Burgess, of the Louisville and Nashville has Its
Coolidge. These cars were sold eyes upon it, has started something •
through the local agents of the Ford of a* panic among Georgia iegisla- J AMERICAN YACHT AND BIG
Is (lie Tenth Army Aviator to Meet
Deatli—Native of Missouri*
Washington July 8.—The death
of Lieutenant Ixiren H. Call makes
a total of ten deaths of United States
Aviators since the experiments in
flying heavler-than-air machines was
started at Ft. Myers, Va., in 1908.
Lieut. Call was 23 years of age.
He was a native of Missouri, but
was appointed from Kansas in 1909.
He has been attached lo the artil
lery corps.
f the
lust evening
re heard and adjournment'^ in9tn „. ti
i the
Company, the
change.
Logan Auto
tors, particularly
Legislature likely
as the present
vil! roa» ; rfer ser-
For the
Bath
Rose and Violet Perfumed
Borated Talcum [Powder,
in|one pound cans. Putfup
especially for us.
15c per can.
PEACOCK-MASH DRUG COMPANY
Phones 105-106
special vote
to the 'retiring Worshipful Master,
< olouel R. L. Wylly, for his untir
ing work and individual efforts in
behalf of Masonry in general and
this body in particular.
The reports of com nil’.tees and
lodges w<
taken.
Twenty-five dollars was donated
to Vashti Home, twenty-five dollars
to tho Orphans Home, in Macon, and I
fifty dollars to the Masonic Home. |
An Interesting relic was shown the!
visitors by Mr. J. Willis Moore, whe
had with him a Masonic apron
v hi h was over a hundred years old i
land was owned by his grandfather, • I* 1 * j"
Kiel. Germany, July 10.—The j Mr. William Stone. It was beauti- 1 nt
American steel yacht. "Cassandra,” fully preserved and. with a (limit
which is owned by G. J. Whelan, of. which was issued in Connecticut in
Now York, collided with tho German) iso.3, made a very interesting and
cruiser Stettin today. Both vessels • attractive relic, for the Convention
were somewhat damaged, and re-, to view.
turned here for repairs. Nobody Those of the Convention who re
forced open, whore she found that
iter husband had b«»en dead for some
time.
Ill health is thought to have
ity. Aj can8 °d the rash act. j
cccrded i — !
UNSETTLED
■No
York
July 9. — Preliminary
to the general meeting of *he com-1
mittee of one thousand on Saturday, j
at which the strike vote, lecently
taken, will be ratified, the minor j
committees of the Railroad Broth-)
erhoods conferred here today to
discuss the wage dispute with the
Eastern railroads.
'All negotiations with the roa Is
was practically ended yesterday,
when the managers refused to con
sider tho demand of twenty per
cent, wage increase and the situa
tion* was further ronii>ll<;tto<I by tho
withdrawal of the Erie Railroad from
the proceedings.
Boy
Scouts Inspect Weather I -
Hurt-mi. j AKIIOI'I.AXK IIKOKK AM)
.Ration of Manager Hadley; LONG FLIGHT ENDED.
Veathor Bureau, too Boy)
ent in a body to his home, Johannisthal. Germany, .1.■ 1 y !*.
d a most pleasant Edmond Audemars, a Swiss aviator,
time was sieit. j left here this morning at four
•xplained to them | o'clock, on a flight to Paris. A frao-
r thu Bureau: iiow! tured propeller forced him to land
the weather was forecasted. Indira-j ut Gnsterstoh. eleven miles away,
tions of approaching storms or any, and ho returned to Berl
noticeable change in the
heard many argu-
t the bad effect of
fr»o g.ar on the cotton industry,
which talk led him to believe hu
was in the wrong place, because he
said it was more of a manufactur
ers’ meeting than farmers.
Mr. Smith said that when he re
turned to Georgia, be found he had
mixed up in a bad crowd. He said
his letters to Senators Bacon and
Smith asked that the farmers’ In
terests be looked after.
SAFE BLOWN
YEGGS GOT {ill
hint a. July Yeomen early
nomine blew the safe of Scott’s
Store, at Scottsdale, near here,
■secured three hundred dollars.
hel 1 off the nightwatchman,
made their escape.
. Hadley
workings
lalming to ’e a
rested later In
the evidence
oly circumstan-
or any,
Feather: | - ■
GERMAN CRUISER COLLIDED.
; how the fold waves can be traced,
jthough there are not any to be no-[
1 just now, and many other very
resting things in connection with |,j.
Card of Thanks.
desire to express my most sin-
thanks to the many dear peo-
of Thomasville. who have been
tli.'
ted
Bures
•d up.
me in this time of my
ay tile blessing of God
ch and every oue. who
f comfort and cheer to
Sincerely.
MRS. J. O. J. LEWIS.
tion ilia
good (I-
•After
instruc-
v or tli a
vas hurt.
! main
asked
lit Vashti
Ionic
ated
to
low them the place.
Committee Offers Thank
e Refreshment com:iiitt« *
nasville Lodge desires ?<
nost cordially the good ladi
ver»* so generous with tneii
mice during the convention,
ommittee realizes that til'd;
'.•ps largely instrumental
Th
of the
thank
of the occi
ion
r work
ard the
ants to
all.
I
: iously the problem of the Western
! and Atlanta’s re-lease in 1919.
| There are two parties in the pres-
i ent Legislature with respect to the
I Western and Atlantic Railroad. One
■ favors the re-lease of the State's
j road as it now stands, the other the
j extension of the road to tlie Atlan-
seaboard.
If the L. & N. gobbles the A-. B.
I oc A., it is held by some that it
thereby will have strategic advan
tage over the State road in the mat
ter of extension to the sea. Indeed,
if the L. & N. gets the A., B. & A.,
it is predicted that the railroad map
(of Georgia likely will be pretty well;
changed within a short time. serv»
There are those in the General 1 nian
Assembly who are advocating thej d ° n *
purchase of the A., B & 'A. by the ! '- '
State, thus extending the W. & A. \ ‘ n ro,,n '
to the sea. Others hald that the
State should keep hands off the A.,
B. & A. road and confine Itself to! STER^ SURROUNDS DEATH
such railroad property as It now I \OUXG PENNSYLVANIA GIBI.
possesses, with Its fine terminal fa-1
they I.
more ;i
had di
rt. feeling til
SMALL FIDE THIS MORNING
Truck Leaves llorso Wage
Behind in Race to Variety
Works Vicinity.
thank them, one a
r. e. McDonald,
Chairman.
This committee worked consist-
t*n*ly and hard throughout the two
lays and they deserve special men-
ion for the effective work that wn
lone. The meals were beautifully
terved and the enjoyment by every
I An
alarm
eir to the depart-
rning ir
inent this i
ferson street, when* th
eupied by l.ila White w
house h situated ju-t
street from the Variety
for a short time th** p*-<
thought this mill
Works
vho
ction.
dlities in Atlanta and Chattanooga
If the L. & N. gets the A., B. &
A., it is figured by some legislators
that it will immediately provide for
entry into Atlanta by some other
way than that over the State road,
as it now comes In. If this i« done.
It is now contended that the W. &
A., will be pretty well put out of
business.
people up town
* ill flames. The
xtinguished, al-
t there was quite evi- ti, OUR i| th© flames had about eiitire-
Mr. R. E. McDona'd and Mr. j v ©©vered the roof. The house is
Stuart were especially active owne ,j j,y \j r Lebbeus Dekle. Prac
tically tio:i© of the effects of the ne-
gress were destroyed.
The new truck started for tho
fire at the same time as the horse
drawn wagon. The difference in
time of arrival, even at that short
distance and a down-hill run, too.
v.as quite noticeable. This is the;
first time the fire truck has had an
actual demonstration.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., July 10.—The
mystery surrounding the drowning
of elghteen-year-old Alice Crishell,
js still unsolved today. The body
•was found In Harver’s lake Monday. ! "
One hundred witnesses have been attacked the girl, after her sweet-
summoned to the inquest, which is 'heart. Herbert Jcfhns, left her on
to be held tonight. 'the night of July Fourth.
Th# police are now searching for Many theories have been advanced
a possible rival aultor who may have as to the cause of the girl’s death.
Your choice of any Suit in
the house for:-
$15
No charges, no /approvals,
Just a chance to get dressed
right, in the best that Hart
Schaffner & Marx and
Kirschbaum can make.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On the Corner.