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H I ^ Jt 0( Jl *• j( j( J« Jl Official Organ Thomas County ************ Why Wait? Send m Your Subscription NOW. SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION VOL. 1. Xo. 152. DAILY TIMES-EXTERPRISE, FRIDAY JULY IS, 101.1. •1.00 PER ANNUM. HOTTEST DAY WttiSTBEETj IN MANY YEARS «REAT STREAM OF HARAOVE 102 WAS REGISTERED AT THE PUT FORTH AGAINST THE ••MONTE CARLO OF AMERICAN 1 FINANCE." j WEATHER BUREAU THE HOT- TES T8IXCE 1000, WHEN THE WEATHER BUREAU, AND LO CAL WEATHER STATION HAS ESTABLISHED RECORD. Washington. July 13.—Senator Thomas, of Colorado, a Democrat, | la a Senate speech today defended I This is the hottest day that Thom the Wilson tariff bill of 1893 from I aivllle* has ever known. The Weath' the responsibility of the financial! ef Bureau records at one thirty panic that followed. I showed the mercury at 102, which Senator Thomas charged that j stamps the day unusual in every way President Grover Cleveland and the J In that this section of Georgia, New York hanks conspired to pre- j where cool gulf breezes blow, and clpltate a calamity to force a repeal sunstrokes are an unknown thing, of the Sherman silver act. He brand- Thls record was never equaled, but ed the New York Stock Exchange as'on the twenty-first day of August, the most prodigies gambling hell of 1900. a temperature of 101 was any age, and the Monte Carlo of'registered. Many have expressed American finance. He called it ,hp opinion that last night was the the swindler's paradise, and a "huge j warmest that they have experienced vampire, sucking the blood arteries | £ nd scorching weather was ex- of Industry," aud the "moBt pernl- j fleeted for today. The expectations ••clous Influence in the land.” I have been more than vertlfled. when ■ If disaster." he said, “overtakes* the Observatory report of 102 came the country |n tlie near future. It MEIGS MEN IRODDEUY ion! GOMPUMEITED TO THE CHARGE THAT THEY!CONGRESSMAN FROM THE SEC- DECEIVED THE OOIILOCKNEE FOLKS—INTERESTING STATE- \ MENT OF THE NEW COUNTY I MOVEMENT. will not be caused by tariff legisla tion, but the same Influences that brought the other disaster.” MBS. IIUFIII THE BllilON wis Emu '(.AIMED THAT SHE HAS IIAD MATRIMONIAL CAREER, AND SAID SHE WAS NOT -LEGALLY DIVORCED WHEN SHE MAR RIED AGED MAN—WARRANT ISS.VHD FOR ARREST OF Ah LEGKI) ACCESSORY. OXD GEORGIA HAS INCREASED HIS INFLUENCE 11Y FEARLESS FIGHTING OF PENSIONS—GETS LOHI1Y COMMITTEE APPOINT MENT. Meigs, Ga. July 14, 1913. ! Editor Tlmus-Enterprise: I Congressman Roddnbery was re- Referring to a communication ofjcently made a member of a special Mr. J. B. Stubbs, of Ochlocknee, committee of seven to Investigate Ga., ill your issue of July 12th, aud the aflldavlt of Messrs. J. T. Lane, .1. B. Stubbs, and others, of July 9th, 1913, we, the undersigned wish to say in answer to same, that the statement of Mr. J. B. Stubbs and the aflldavlt referred to above, Is a fabrication out of tile whole cloth, and which we at flrst thought we ould treat with silent contempt, but for fear some of our friends might think otherwise, we have de cide to make a statement. The fuel ot the cae is, we, (that is, the cltUens of this section ol Thomas, Colquitt, Mitchell and out this afternoon. But It didn’t take a Weather Bureau to discover Grady)< 6onle time ag0 decided t0 the fact that it was mighty hot_! have „ new county created t0 be eierybody knew It. known'as Hansell, which county would include Ochlocknee und leave out Pelham, and to secure such county the town of Meigs, the pro posed county seat, and as is usual In all such cases, proceeded to take a census of the inhabitants of such .proposed new county, as well as secure all the signatures possible favorable to such county. To secure such census and signa tures to our'petition, we the under signed were appointed a committee to work Ochlocknee and the adjoin ing territory for that purpose, and we so proceeded, giving all a chance whom we could see to sign, and when such petition was presented, which is a printed document, setting forth in full its full meaning, as to the Intents and purposes, we, the com mittee. would try to explain that Pelham was also seeking the crea tion of a Hansell county, with a dlf- Ol’TSIDE OF EXPENSES BY TUB CORPORATIONS OF THE UNIT. ED STATES LAST YEAR, BREAKING ALL RECORDS. Washington, July 15.—The United "j States corporations earned three bu llion, three hundred and four million Atlanta, July 16.—A bill has been'dollars above expenses in 1912, ex* drawn up in the criminal court at-| c< ‘ ed,n » all records since the corpor- facking the valadlty 0 f the marriage’a* 1011 tax law was enacted, accord- of Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford with!»‘K to a statement Issued this morn- fhe aged J. B. Crawford, who died ,n * the Internal Revenue Bureau. and left her his entire fortune, one The increased prosperity of the j ,erent boundary line, with Pelham month after their alleged marriage corporations yields the government | a£ the c0,,at y seat * and was clr ' took place. more than thirty-six milUoa dollars | stating petitions for signatures to revenue It Is exnected nn.l renre- lJ,e sar n e - Therefore, It was neces- This charge is brought in connoc-. ruB - lue ' 1C 18 e*ptcieu, and repre- . .. . . tion with the bill charging that sont8 the greate8t aniount of cor- sar > for aI > * ho favored Meigs to — • ‘by the- Rn 0,,r petition, which would j he gets an assignment desired by the lobby scandal in the House, aud this Is one of the most Important appointments of the present session. He is to be complimented sincere ly upon* this distinction. Mr. Tiller’s article follows: The following article appeared In a current issue of the Washington Times, and was written by Theodore Tiller, a man who formerly made i Ills home In Balnbridge, but who. has been in Washington for some years on the capital papers. The ar ticle is one of the most compllmen-j tary and, perhaps, the most truth ful things that have been said of Congressman Roddenbery, and his friends in this district will be de lighted to read It. "It pays sometimes to insurge — IOl* to be different from the fellows who are for the popular thing. "Take the case of Congressman Seaborn Ajiderson Roddenbery, of Georgia, who burst Into Congress two years ago with quite ON JULY MTU. AT THAT TIME THE MATTER OF HANSELL COUNTY WILL BE HEARD BEFORE THE COM MITTEE OF THE LEGISLATURE. A wire from Judge H. W. Hopkins this morning was in effect that the Hansell county hearing would be had before the committee of the Legislature on the twenty-fourth of this month, which is Thursday, of next week. i delegation of citizens from Thomas county are planning to be present at that time to oppose the movement and to do- all possible, toj prevent the formation of the county, It 1s hoped that the bill will meet its death before the committee. BACON COT GOOD VOTE HORRIBLE ACCIDENT HAPPEN. ED AT THE KIIUIY MILL NBAK BOSTON—SON OF MR. PltlNC* HORRIDLY MANGLED. SMALLEST ELECTION, BUT NICE COMPLIMENTARY VOTE FOR THE SENATOR—THOMAS VOTE WAS 1MB. ^ Senator Augustus O. Bacon re-1 Thi^ twelve-year-old son oC Mr. Jltm ceived two hundred and elgty-thrco J i’rlnee was horribly mangle! by an otes in Thomas county. The elec- engine at the Kirby Mill, near Bos- WOULD STOP BOLL WEEVIL SOUTH CAROLINA. HAS A FLAN WHICH THE GOV ERNMENT MAY TAKE UP AND WORK TO PREVENT SPREAD. tion was the most quiet ever held In the state and reports from all sections show an abnormally small ote. This, however, was to be ex pected, the special friend* of the Senator going to the polls to give him a big complimentary pledge of support from the people of the State. The returns for Thomas county were counted this morning and duly certified, with the exception of the Ways district, which did not come In. The results are as follows: Thomnsvllle 82 Boston 30 Meigs 4 7 I Pavo 28 I Murphy 23 j Metcalfe 2 Barwlck i; Merrillville l; Ellabelle J Ochlocknee i: ton, today. The young fellow, who is a son of the mill Inspector, was near the track and the engine caught him. One leg was almost entirely mashed ofT. the other legal mangled below the knee and one arm almost entirely mashed off. The boy was brought to the city for a doctor’s care, but reports from Boston say there is almost no hope for his recovery. MANY HOUSES ENTERED Washington, July 15.— A confer- positivo j eaCe was held today by Senator ideas concerning legislative matters: Smith, of *>011111 Carolina, and ofll- and methods of House procedure. ! c,aI * of the Departments of Justice, Agriculture and Labor, in regard to 1 ' .Smith’s proposal to grow a cotton belt in Alabama, as a boll weevil barrier. The Government officials endorsed the plan. The Department of Justice will study on the methods which the government can adopt so that It can co-operate with the slates to ellmi- i "Speaker Clark has just appolnt- Congressman Roddenbery as one of the seven members who will con duct a lobby investigation on be half of the lower branch of Con gress. The assignment Is an impor tant one: It will keep Mt*T Roddon- bery and his colleagues before the public eye possibly for several months and there's every chance for . man to make a record as an In- estlgator of the ‘insidious lobby’ denounced by President Wilson. "Mr. Roddenbery hasn’t always trained with the House organization when he thought the organization be wrong. Yet the Speaker has signally recognized the Georgian as fighter and as a man of ability and TOT A l 2 S3 The Managers and Clerks for the local precinct wore Captain It. P. Goss, Judge J. S. Montgomery, Hon. It. K. 1.ester and Messrs. A. A. Ri nd Walter Pittman. WOMEN SENT TO SUITE FOAM nat the pest. Vagrant* of Female Sc\ Will Im at MillcdKcvillc For Some Time— Thieves -Also Go There For « Year's Term. Mrs. Crawford murdered J. B. Craw-1 ,)oration * ax ever a88esse 'J ford by administering morphine and - F '. ederal treasury * other opiates. I -'lost of the assessments have ai mak** Meigs the county ided Hansel) county wa eat The validity ot the marriage 1,'ready been paid, while some ot them ™’ oulr |K ' t "‘ cn pla,nl >' ° * ’*11 who can rend may see for them- attacked on the ground that Mrs. Crawford had not been legally di vorced from her former husband, when she entered Into the marriage contract with J. B. Crawford. It Is declared that Mrs. Crawford, who Is now a buxom middle-aged i *—— woman, had made several venture,j Mr. It. Thomas, Jr., has on display on the matrimonial sea before shejin |,j s gtore an egg plant which wedded the aged Georgian who CUtj v e i K | 13 .i VL , , onnds one and onc-half off all his heirs at law in order to^ ounces. It Is one of the New York, leave her an estate valued at’ a spineless variety and was grown by quarter million dollars. ! Mr. Charles Pittman, on his farm selves. Now, in conclusion. will say will be fought In the courts. Georgia’s assessment is $293,536, which is an increase of $50,4 49. North Carolina, and the Fourth a ^ a * n * that Wo tried to deceive District, including, South Carolina , one ’ and an 5 r statement made that $207,581, an increase of $71,791. " e intentionally or wilfully attempt- _ j ed to misrepresent the facts In any way to the would-be signer of our petition, is positively untrue In ev ery particular. Furthermore, we are willing to let the public, who know us, decide for themselves whose word, ns men of truth and \!r« fVnwfnr,! 1 . .honor, will stand the highest test — Mrs. Crawford w.io uas arrested three miles from town. It is a splen-undersigned or the signers of and sent to the Fulton county tower did specimen . * 0 3 on the murder charge, .pent only _ <»e amdavlt of July 9th. Mewwara. one day In jail, her attorneys having Messrs. D. A. Autrey and C. E. If^ ' , " a “ 0 ’ B ' s,uhb8 . n !d oUl ' secured her release on the following Benll, of Moultrie, wore ameng the day under heavy bail. visitors in the city yesterday. As the communication of Mr. •Stubbs and the affidavit shows tnvj and malice so plain, on its face, we have decided to say, that we will pay no attention to any further printed communications on the subject. Respectfully, W. H. BRASWELL, J. M. PILCHER, J. F. BULLOCK. pro-.'more than one ambitious and com- reated, j pnratively new member. “Made Self Unpopular. "For a while after he came to th® House Mr. Roddenbery was unpop ular with certain committee chair-j men and so-called leaders. He fill-* blistered against pensions and for legislation to restrict immigration, in addition to having other legisla tive sidelines. "The Georgian, greatly to the an ger of th«* rank and file, used to rise !n his place and make points of no quorum to delay the passage of omnibus pension hills. "He held that these omnibus bills. :»ut through under a virtual gag rule, were placing men on the pen- ion rolls who had no right there because they had never seen any ac tual fighting. Pensioners were also getting increases which they did not Jeserve, from the Roddenbery view point. ‘Tim** and time again. Mr. Rod denbery talked for hours against a ‘grab’ pension bill. Leaders scowled ! it him and members dragged back ;narl from their homes to make a quorum i^ om hurled disapproving words In the direction of the small, but fiery Georgian. Mr. Roddenbery stood MANY THOUSANDS OF UNCLE SAM’S CASH COUNTED DURING THE YEAR—MARKS IT RIG- GEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD. Washington, July 16.—Seven bil lion. seventy-one million, five hun dred and twenty thousand dollars in actual cash were handled by the United States treasury, during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth. This breaks all previous records, stamping the treasury, the officials declare, as the greatest banking In stitution in the world. This amount exceeds the cash transactions of the previous year by nearly five hundred million dollars, and it equals nearly twice as much ns the total stock of money In the United States. Including bonds, checks and i rants, the Treasury Departn handled over ten billion dollars < i'.lg the pa**t fiscal year. , Three negro women from this • county have been ordered to the ! state prison farm, at MUledgevlUe. J within the past two days. One negress was brought here for trial for vagrancy. She had been running at large in the Ochlockneo- district and was guilty of the of fense. The Judge of the City Court I sent her to the prison farm for a per- j lod of eleven months. I Two other dusky maids were guilty jof theft. Lucy Wilson stole a dia mond ring from Mrs. Kate Wilson , nnd admitted It. 3he was sent to • the same place for twelve months. • ' .Minnie Moore stole a watch from Mr**. \\ | Mr. J. C. Conley and she, too, was! 7*11** l «wit ifp for twelve months. Tlie'terday three will be taken as soon as rangements p.re made. Small Epidemic of Burglaries—-Mrs. Wilson Loses Diamond Ring Which Police Recover. Lula Wilson, alias Ardelia Buew- er. Is in Jail and she Is charged with theft. Last Saturday. Mrs. Kate W'ilson, who lives on North Broad Street, missed a handsome diamond ring, which she had on her dresser during the day. The next day Lula failed to <otne back, having beea ! employed the dav before, and work ing only one day. She reported th® matter to the police and search was instituted. They found her this morning at the A., B. A* A. station, and on her finger reposed the diamond. Th® •negress was locked up immediately and will l»o given a trial in the City Court. Mr. Mr.Math. In East End. report ed that a negro had entered hi® home last week and badly fright ened the ladies in the house. H®. however, did not miss anything of value. . Professor Searcy also stated that he believed seme one had tried to enter his home a short time ago. I There are also other reports of tb® same nature from various parts of the town. They are In such mini- I hers as to warn everybody to keep- their premises locked or stay acound. ■ The police are making an efTcrt to run out of town all suspicious char acters and with that end In view, have an extra man to watch out for Wiley eterv. • M. Miller lliirioif Yesterday. last sad rites were said yes- over the remains of Mrs. Y. Miller, at Laurel Hill cem- he funeral service being con- . ducted at the house and the inter- I’.XI-I/OSIOX IV STEAMER'S mPIll taklnc plar e (a the family lot. IIOIM-.lt ROOM KILLS MAN. R f . v . j, B. Johnstone officiated. —* % j Mrs. Miller died at the City Hov Nciv 3orl(, July IT. Engineer. utat Monday morning Just a little runiinnaa, of the British freight, after eight. She had been ill with steamer Fairmead, was hilled today, fever for some few days which later by nn explosion In the boiler room. 1 developed into continued fever. The vessel was taking a cargo of oil i Friends throughout the countv wilt "ff Constable Horn, N. J. l rC gret to learn of her death. Your Friends Know It is just as important to use good stationery as it is to use good English; Either is an index to character. Station' ery may tie in good form v-iihout being expensive. See our new line. PEACOCK-MASH DRUG COMPANY, Phones 105-106. :i i! Attn For Fine Condia IT TALLAHASSEE BODY FOUND IN STATE OF DE COMPOSITION NEAR TOWN — SUPPOSED* TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED FOR PUK!*OSE OF ROBBERY. whii ibl ntinmd to filibustf* noth* nine of would ’ ohl heads anywhere.* •The l ,r0- 1 pur htng I tip. uber has defied tin nil" pensions bill, how- ver. s«*enied to In* more carefully rawn after Roddenbery had kept up is warfare for a few mouths. Per- •cus, tin-re were :ior 'quite so many ■;f tri-n. and members having such ’ ills in charge grew more concilia tory in their explanations of the merits of the pending measures. Roddenbery was making progress. “Berated Committee. "Then he berated the Rules Coin mittee one day for its alleged stlflln. of a rale for the consideration of the immigration bill. The old-tim ers again shook their heads. It was awful to see a new member Jump on the almost sacred Rules Committee. But Mr. Roddenber Hied House i ested against sigant appropt at lo an Trlbbl. econd ill i ‘•tion of the insurge.it. of Georgia, w» fight for c ■s and ageinst !•■ i- lriKl- Con- •ono- ’gag -O Tallahassee, Fla., July 16.—Tlu* body of a young white man. believed to be that of William 3teinhausen, of Helena, Fla., an agent for a New York publishing house, was found late yesterday on the outskirts of Tallahassee. He had been shot in .... . .. . , . , (committee. But .Mr. Roddenbery the bead, and his body was bady de-, 4 , tM ,„ . . . . , , . jumped every chance he had and he (played his part In the final passage jof the Immigration bill, which was j vetoed by President Taft. He now has pending an Immigration m<?as- J ures of his own. j “Meanwhile, the Georgia member (By Associated Press.) ; went after such other reforms as New Port, R. I. v July 17.—Th® the prohibition from Interstate com- House Committee on Naval Affairs merce of all prize fight films and made a submarine trip in Narragan- pictures. The bill was adopted. eora posed. Robbery was apparently the mo tive for the crime. NAVAL COMMITTEE IN SUBMARINE BOAT. .sett Bay today. Ollier Work lo being a Mr. Roddenb* 1 litii lobby I i- H on tin* *'ublic Buildings Committee, which helps a felF.w to get things for his' district ot>aslonally. and he has other committee assignments which are worth while. The Georgian has his best chance to shine, however, as a lobby h-ntiter, and he possesses the , inquisitorial ability to make it un comfortable for witnesses with something to tell. "Mr. Roddenbery hails from Thom- asville. Ga., where ho was once a lawyer and judge of the county, court. He is small of stature, but! full of determination and energy.) ami tb® word ‘tired* Isn’t in his vo cabulary. | "Sometimes It pays to insurge and draw attention to one’s fighting 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 cap make. Then he detailed Jack Johmon and ability.” Louis Steyerman, The Shop of Quality Onithe'Corner.