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4-* ******** 4 * Official Organ Thomas County SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION ***********$ Why Wait? Send in Yotur Subscription NOW. A.*********** VOL. 1. No. 03. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1013. *1.00 PER ANNUM. i 12 GIRLS IN GINNING CLUB BRING BIS DROP BUSH LILIjA FORREST, THE DI RECTOR FOR THOMAS COUNTY SAYS WORK IS SUCCESSFUL— MANY PRIZES OFFERED FOR BEST PRODUCTS. IF TEMPERATURE, ACCORDIXG TO IXVESTIGATIOX —LINERS SHOULD WAIT FOR FOG TO CLEAR BEFORE MOVING. Washington, July 19.—Captains C. E. Johnson and A. A. Gamble, n( the Revenue Cutters Seneca and Miami, which from April to July patrolled the trans-Atlantic line of travel, to prevent the repetition of another Titanic disaster, report that year in having a line tomato crop, j 1 * 10 onIy ro t'°nal course for a navi- and that they are doing well in the'P ator to ad °' ,t ' whra a (0 S a PP eara wor jj I in the vicinity of icebergs, is to atop This co-operative demonstration and for ‘ be baze “» dl8appear work is a very recent thing in this 1 Tbe8e ° fflcial9 fu ? tbe - refuted the section but already ifts such great ' ,rpvalent 8tory that a ’ udden drop ~ interest been taken In it by many ln ^Perdture meant close proxlml- of the prominent business men that ,y t0 lceberg ' and tbey 8ay further that icebergs can't be detected with ' any degree of certainty. Boston, Jkly 21.—Miss Lilia For rest. the local director of the girls’ canning club of Thomas county, ■ states that there are 82 canning club girls'under her supervision. Miss Fovrest states that the young canners are fortunate this ICE BERGS OONTJ. IN. BELL success is assured. Some of the prises offered for ex cellence ln the work are as follows: For best showing on all four points of work, a scholarship to the short course in agriculture at the 5tate University, is offered by J. H. Flowers. For second best showing on all four points, a trip to the canning club show In Macon ln October, 1913, is offered. For third best showing, Neel Brothers, of Thomasvllle, offer a girl's suit. For fourth best showing, a can ning outfit is offered. , For fifth best showing, Jas Watt ft Bro., of Thomasvllle, offer 82.50 worth of capping steel. 'Several special prizes have been offered to members of the canning club for excellence in culinary. A gold bracelet, valued at $7, Is to be given to the canning Hub girl who can bake the best loaf of light bread, given by L. H. Jerger, of Thomasvllle. For the best dozen biscuits made by a canning club girl,, 85 in gold Is offered by J. H. Merrill, of Thom asvllle. The members of the Ti.omas County Girls' Canning Club are as follows: Misses Jessie Herring, Mattie Lou Duren, Nannie Lou Wilson, Frances Knapp, Lillie Wood, Janie Futch, Nannie Lou Ward, I.cona Jackson. Mamie Lou Belcher, Allcemae Wads, Eva Dukes, Zeima Hicks,Della Hicks, Jessie Miller, Effle Miller, Lottie Miller, Jane Turner, Ruby Akrage, Dora Reichert, Laura Methvln, Mary Gibson, Leafy Mae Stephenson, Lais Lester, Birdie Sherrod, Hanah Han cock, Willie Turner, Alma Hickey, Velma Fletcher, Ethel Reh'berg, Ol- lle Beasley, Erie Watson, Salllo Murphy, Irene Kennedy, Their report refuses to recommend that searchlights be established at stated Intervals, as the effect would prove too blinding, and therefore, wouldn't be of any service to sea-go Ing vessels. R. H. DIXON TO Union Warehouse Officers Select Him to Superindent Their Plant During the Coming Year. Mr. R. H. Dixon was Saturday, at a meeting of the Thomas Union Ware house Company, made the Manager for the coming season. This step was taken after careful considera tion and thought, and as Mr. Dixon is local Manager for the Thom asvllle Compress he will be right at hand and can take care of the ware house interests quite easily. He is also an experienced and competent man and will make a splendid of ficial for the warehouse. This warehouse has grown steadi ly since its start and with the addi tion of the gin Is now one of the busiest places ln the county during cotton picking and ginning time. The year to come promises to be a prosperous one and the warehouse stockholders anticipate a good busi ness. ren, Adel Pilcher, Ruby Ward, Cau- dy Ward, Laurie Green, Blanche Baker, Hazel Smllh, Grace Newton. Annie Wilson, Della Hancock, Kath erine Shepard, Bertha Smith, Rosa Myrtle Lee Herring, Ollle Wincey, Qretta Alllgood, Annie Lou Smith, Willie Mae. Montgomery, Lois White, Mary Gllison, Jessie Monroe, Mattie' Will Kerr,' Ruby Law, Ida Pilcher, Susie Palmer, Leah Sblrah, Ethel Pope, Ruby Lewis, Sarah Ferguson, An nie Belle Langly, Alpha Davis Odessa Johnson, Dollle Mae War- Pnul, Lillie Paul, America Sapp Janie Wincey, Sallie Golden, Louise Webb, Lora Rodgers, Pearl Nor wood, Ruth Wheeler, Mertlce Carter, Opnl Norwood. Sallie Thompson. Emmie Lee Sills, Myrtle Sanders, Ruby Dekle, Irene Carter, Bernice Carter. PROMINENT CITIZEN DIED LAST THURSDAY XIGT OF APOPLEXY —WAS FOUND AT TEN OCLOCK FRIDAY MORNING. Tile whole community was shock ed Friday morning when the news of the sudden death of James Walker Bell was communicated generally about the city. Mr. Bell was found in bed Friday morning about ten o'clock by Mr. C. H. Billings, who rooms at the house and he was then dead. Mr. Billings summoned phy sicians Immediately and they exam ined the body, coming to the con clusion that he had died from apo plexy during the night. Death came mum suudenly and upexpcctedly. Mr. Bell last night was up town with hie nephew, Mr. Charles Waters, of Savannah, and was as happy and healthy as could be Imagined, talking and laughing with a party of friends on the streets, until after ten o'clock. Ho then accompanied Mr. Waters to the midnight train, expecting at the same time that Mrs. Bell and three children* would return at'that time from Pablo Beach, where they are spending n short time. Mr. Bell met his eon, Charles, who returned from Donaidsonville, on the night train, and the two went home together and went to bed. Mr. Bell was found by Mr. Billings, who stated that his wife Informed him at NO RELIEF FROM HOKE SMITH MIXES SPEECH MACON AND THOMASVILLE RE- I'ORTEI) HOTTEST WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES YES. TERIXAV—101 THE FIGURES. (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 19.—No immed iate relief from the extremely hot weather was promised the Southern States by the Government Weather experts today, who declared that the temperatures would remain high through the South during the next thirty-six hours, and perhaps even longer. Florida and Tennessee, the ex perts said, might get relief tonight, but the other sections must suffer. Macon, Ga., was the hottest place in the South on today’s weather map, with a temperature of 8Cat eight o'clock this morning. Thomasvlie, and Macon Ga., car ried off the honors f the highest of ficial temperatures ln the United States yesterday, each reporting lot degrees of heat. TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE HAS BEEN IN THE SENATE—WAS A NOTABLE OCaXSION. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, July IS.—United States Senator Hoke Smith, while address ing the Georgia General Assembly this afternoon, heartily endorsed the Glass Currency bill, and in this con nection he said: "it will free the country from dependence on Wall Street, and make a panic impossi ble." He paid President XVIlson a high tribute for his determined stand on the tariff bill, and predicted that it would be a law within six weeks from this date. A SUICIDE' GOES J WALL FOUND AFTER TWO DAYS IN HIS j FIRST NATIONAL OF LAFAYETTE HOME, WITH PISTOL IN HAND and bullet xvound through ; CENTER OF FOREHEAD. IS IN THE HANDS OF BANK INSPECTOR OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. .lack I.a.vKon, a negro section hand, Washington, July 19.—The First of tho A., li. & A., was found dead ] National Bank, of LaFayette, Ga., in a house on South Street Friday | failed today, on account of a large morning. Tho negro occupied one; shortage of funds of the houses owned by Will Aiken | This announcement was made by and had not been seen since Wed-! Thomas P. Kane. Acting Comptrol- nesday. Aiken thought the negro j ler of the Currency, who has ap- was In the barracks, having seen j pointed National Bank Examllfer him drunk Wednesday, and he | Thomas C. Dunlap, as temporary re- went there title morning to get him' celver. out. Marshal Milton Informed him 1 The situation will be reported at that tho negro had not been there, j once to the Department of Justice. Tho two then went to tho house; Examiner Dunlap discovered tbs which the negro rented, and broke shortage yesterday, and closed. ths open the door. The negro was j bank today, on the authority and Senator Smith came here as a re-, found lying on the bed with a thirty I approval of the board of directors. suit of a special the Legislature. Invitation The Senators S|ieerh Enthusiasti cally Received. It Is reported that the l/stitutlo* is insolvent. The capital and snrplnff of 858,500 has been wiped out The resources and liabilities of the bank on June 4 aggregated 8260,927, da-, posits of 8137,331, circulation, 826.* 103)4 Here. The Observer today stated that the 104, from Thomasvllle, was cor rect, betag sent in after the regular day’s report, observation being tak en about two thirty o’clock, and registering 103M, which Is officially given ln at 104. There are other towns In this sec tion which have no weather sta tion. which report higher tempera- a late hour, nearly ten o'clock, that t „ ome g0|ng tQ 1# , Mr. Bell had not gotten up, which was a most unusual thing for him, as he was always up and out before seven o'clock. Mr. Billings entered the room and found Mr. Bell lying on the bed In a natural position, and imagined him asleep. He tried to awaken the sleeper, but found the tody cold ln death. WAS THE DOG MAD? His Holt's Strange Premonition. Mr. Charles Beil, who has bees away for several days, states that he returned quite unexpectedly last nfght from Donaidsonville, after he had gotten on the train to go Dothan, to visit friends. He said that he had a dream or vision of his father in a coffin. In the parlor of their home, and he could not shake off the horror of It. He decided to go home at once. He was Immense ly relieved when he saw his father at the train and found out that ev erything was alright. He was hor ribly shocked this morning when he was Informed that his father had been found dead. The young man was quite unnerved by his strange experience. An Inquest Held. As is usual ln cases, where there were no eye-witnesses lo the death, an inquest was held. Mr. Groover, who talked with Mr. Bell at the train last night, was examined, and he stated that Mr. Bell was In good spirits and laughed and talked with him nt two o'clock. His son, Charles also stated that lie met bis father at the station and that, except for omplalnlng that he was tired be- Mrs. King's Boy Brings In Dog Which Had Symplons of Bailies' XVus Given Away to Negro. ^Mrs. J. B. King of this city is very anxious to And a small poodle dog, which she believes Is mad. The dog was brought to her home by her lit tle boy and she noticed that It was restless and always Jumping about, believing that ffees were bothering It she washed the dog, using her hands, on one of which was a cut place. The boy also handled the dog and be has cut places on bis legs. Th& dog was given away to a negro by the lady and afterward Dr. Schwencke, from the symptoms front ( WO o w | Head In his hand, his thumb on the trigger and n bullet ! hole in the renter of his forehead. He had probably been dead for a couple of days. No trace of any reason for the act was found, and Atlanta, July is.—"as this Is the the coroner's Jury, summoned on J 000, and loans, 8393,406. Arst time I have addressed my con- the case brought in a verdict of sul- stituents since I entered the Senate," oide. said United Slates Senator llokn Tile neKro pad been In the employ Smith today, at the Capitol, tn open- ot tllp A „ & A an(1 w „, a very Ing the speech he delivered by the p ea ithy, |u-go negro, who did good unanimous invitation of the General road work . Thl , , 9 th e second ne- Assembly. "I wish to speak of what , ro p vpr known to have committed suicide In (his county. has been done at Washington and to give some account of my steward ship." 'And a magnlArently complete ac count he gave, while the members of the Legislature and hundreds of other Georgians who thronged the Notice Members Gilds' ('mining Club. Miss I,ilia Forrest, of Boston, wifi :e a running club demonstration galleries and the back of'theTan ot ,,f prezervlng and <,annln * fru " 8 and THE TREATIES Washington, July 19.—Secretary of State William J. Bryan had aa executive conference today with th« 3enato Foreign relations committee. representatives listened attentively • eae,a '- 1 " 8 at Ocdilocknee Tuesday, While the Mexican situation was for an hour, apparently forgetting ,uly 29lh ' and at , ' aw ' 8 s<h ° o1 t0Mched u ‘ ,on ' tho |,r,mary obJec t of all about the heat, and applauding Hous0 ' "> the Mel * 9 dl8trl<!t ' 0:1 t!,e Tf"* w " t0 , ron8,der a vigorously when the speaker struck ! Thur8day ' July 3l8t - ThoaB de8lrln * npwal of lhe arbltrallon trPa ‘l p8 a home chord ' taking part In the demonstration, Great Britain, France and other The speech was full of high lights. 1 arp ret l ,,p * tpd *» br ‘"K pba8 ' J ar » and ! roiatrlp8 Telling how he spoke In tile Senate! ,rult8 - In favor of the bill to create a Chll-J " . .. . _ . . , , . dren’s Bureau, he declared, "libest advantage. H© declared that;^^® 4U would rather see the national gov-j the senato democrats had made the eminent raise the money by Income tariff bill more de^jiocrntlc than It taxes and spend it for such causes, | was when It reached the senate. tie than to leave the people Indebted 1 went In detail Into the senate’s ac- to men of great fortunes for charl-|tlon on tho tariff and explained its ties.” ; reasons. Senator Sui"n m»x?. rook up the j “And I want to ten you that we part the Senate had played in fram- ; have the votes ln the senate to pass The renewals of these # treaties was delayed recently on the object feared that the United States might have to arbitrate the Panama Canal dispute. Secretary Bryan predicts that the ' treaties will all be renewed at an ; early date. amll Ing the general arbitration treaties, ( this bill” he thundered out, and told how the treaties were ap-'great applause. Proved only after a .proviso had Ho predicted that currency legls- described stated that he believed the' becn added " ,nt ,bp trea,ip8 *° uId 'latlon fould free the country rrom dog was mad. Mrs. King and her;^ 0 ' authorl,e ,llH >* ul "»l 8 »lon to ar- dependence on Wall street and son arc both being given the treat-j bltratl °" of ,,n >' clalm concerning would make a currency panic im- the question of tho alleged lidebt- j possible, lie ended with ft tribute edness or moneyed obligations of to President Wilson, any state of the l nlted States. j Senator Smith’s speech Is said to Senator Smith expressed sympa-jbe the most complete resume thus thy with the efforts of the Califor- j f ar compiled by any democrat of nlans to protect themselves against j. w hat the V. S. senate has accom- Asiatic immigration and said that j plished since tho jlemoorats came from the troubles out west, *‘t| Into power. It was a thrilling re whole country Is realizing tho diin* j view, from the senate standpoint, of cutties with which we have to con-jai| that has taken place In Washlng- tend, and they are helping us make | ton since March. NEGRO MAMMY VISITS MGADOO nient, from Atlanta by Dr. Jarrell, but she desires to know the where, abouts of the dog, In order that she may die certain whether it was mad. In the event the dog was not mad the treatment, which Is painful, could be discontinued. SECRETARY OF WAR AND PARTY AT MEMPHIS TODAY Memphis, Tean., July 19.—Secre tary of War Garrison, Chief of Staff cause he had stayed up so late, be-l*- eonard Wood and other officers Ing unaccustomed to It, he- was ln tho best of spirits. Mr. Billings told of Andlng the body this morning in his room and the details' The phy sician. Dr. Little, stated that he was convinced that the deceased came to his death from apoplexy, which was probably caused by an attack of asthma, a disease which Mr. Bell had been suffering with In past years. The verdict of the Jury was tnat he came to his death from natural causes, the Jury being composed of J. T. Culpepper, foreman, J. F, Ev- ans, W. A. Curtis, J. L. Pittman. B. H. Wright and E. R. Jerger. who are on a tour of Inspection "f the United States army posts, ar rived In Memphis today. The party was escorted over toe proposed government highway, which would connect the City parks and National cemetery. The officials planned to leave for Little Rock, Ark., this afternoon Washington, July 19.—Julia Gib son, a duuBhter of an old-fashioned negro "mammy.” who served in the McAdood family, In Georgia, many years ago, visited Secretary of th« Treasury MoAdoo today. She re minded him that she and her brother played with him, and her brother was uncustomed to thrash the Secre. tary, when they were all small. Tpe woman received an auto- raphed photograph of the head of the Treasury Department, and a col lection of new nickels, for her chil dren. Was Prominent Citizen. Mr. Bel) was Dorn Afty-two years ago. In Aticllla, Florida, near Mon- tlcello. He lived there until bis early manhood, and then moved to Fort White, where he was engaged in the genral merchandise business for twenty years. He then went to 'Sanderson, Florida, and stayed there for several years, moving to Thom asvllle nine years ago. Since com ing .here, Mr. Bell has been Identi- Aed with tho progressive interests ot i.the city, and only recently organ- I lzed and was made head ot the 1 ThomasvHlfy Fertilizer Company, ['operating a large factory near the I city limits. He has been highly re garded as a man, strictly snd un swervingly honest ln all of his deal- | Ings, friendly snd charitable to all i mankind and s' man tn whom rspos- ' ed (boss characteristics which In- etlnctlvely generate complete trust and conAdence. His death will cause genuine sorrow throughout ounty. Mr. Bell is survived by hts wife, who beforo her marriage was Miss Kate Martin, of Mlkesvllle, Fla., and four children: Mrs. J. 3. Johnson, of Moultrie, Mr. Charles \V. Bel! and two smaller hoys. J. W. Bell. Jr., and Joseph Bell. Mr. Bell is also survived by one brother, Mr. C. G. Bell, a prominent and wealthy business man of Savannah. Mr. Roll Taken To AurlUn. The body of .1. W. Bell was lakc t this morning to Aucilla, Florida for interment. The body was escorted to the train and placed aboard by a delegation composing ait honorary oscort from the Thomasvllle Lodge of Masons, Mr. Bell having been a member of that order. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at Aucilla, being postponed until that time in order to alow Air. Bell's only brother, to arrive from Richmond. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Johnson with the two young boys arrived last night from Psblo Bench, and accompanied the body to Ancills today. The body will bs met by s delegation of Mon- ttcello Mesons snd transferred st that point. Ancills was the. old home of Mr. Bell.snd a number of' tnls relatives liv. - -- converts to the doctrine that we must be left to handle our troubles tor ourselves." Telling of tin* stand be took in connection with the enormous sums I>aid ottt of the I'. /. treasury for pensions to civil war veterans in the North, ho said, "Eleven Southern States-have paid to union pension ers of the civil war the entire value. In 1870. of their agricultural lands, all Improvements thereon, togeth 1th their agricultural Impieme and live stock." He said ho believ ed It the duty of Southern Senators to resist ln every proper wuy any Increase In the enormous payments of these pensions. Senator Smith said that white not ! opposed to the printlples of the Workmen's Compensation Act, he fought the Dill because the payments I to be made were so small that he considered it really a hill to save the railroad torporations from their lust liabilities. "I gave my cordial srp; ort to the Income tax," he said, "berattse I lleve that the great wealth of the •ountry should bear its full propor tion of tile burdens of government." 3enator Smith declared that for Georgia the great value of the par cels post lay In the fact that It would not merely facilitate the ex change of products between mer chants and customers, but would fa cilitate the sale by the farmer of his smaller farm products. He said the government should make some ar rangement to take care of the ex penses which rural carriers will have because of the addition of the par cels post. He said he favored na tional aid to road-building. He urg ed the value of vocational training. He explained the measure of which he himself was the author, estab lishing a division of markets, to Childrens Rompers / \ They are Cool and Comfortable. Fast Colors 50c to $1.50 Louis Steyerman, The Shop of Quality On the Corner.