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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1013.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
VETO THE BILL
I-OR APPROPRIATIONS, SAYING
THAT THE LEGISLATURR IS
PAYING OUT MORE THAN IT
IS GETTING IN.
BOISE KILLED
BY ELECTRICS
WHOLE TOWN
OX SOUTH BROAD STREET MON
DAY NIGHT, JUST AFTER THE
STORM—MR. FLOYD NARROW
LY ESCAPES IN HIS AUTO.
Atlanta, July 30.—“Unless the
Legislature provides some definite
and sure means for raising money
to meet the deficit, the appropria*
tions bill as now reported will have
to b? drastically and unspcirelngly
cut,” declared Governor John M.
■Platon this morning, in the course
of an exclusive interview to this
news service.
"The stat € of Georgia will have a
big bond issue to sell In 1915,” he
said, “and the state has enemies who
have fought our bond issued every)
time in the past and will fight us j . . A A Ai J „ „ „
... . ... I anto about that time and Mr. Briley
this time, in their eftort to force, . A
r . ... i *i ., . . yelled to him to stop. He did so,
Georgia to take up the repudiated , , 1
. i ... . ... juat in time to roll one wheel of the
bonds that were forced on iii* with
the bavonet ! auto over the " Ire - In hacking off,
•‘In meeting this attach. »>-. must j th . e , wlre J " nipPdto ,he metal part
not be handicapped by laying our.
Monday night about nine oclock
horse owned by Mitchell Gasher was
killed by electricity on Broad street
in front of the office of Dr. Jarrell
The horse, driven to a hack by Al
lie Mitchell, was knocked down when
it came in contact with the wire
which was lying on the street,
boy who was driving the hack, got
out and at the suggestion of Mr.
Briley, who was in the hack, cut
the horse loose from the hack. Hi
did not at that time know the trou
Mr.
Floyd came up in his
selves open to the accusation that
we are continuing to appropriate
more money than we have revenue.
“The present House of Represen
tatives has sent a general appro
priation bill to the Senate appro
priating $280,000 more than we
have revenue to meet. Such a Sys
tem is indefensible. While the tax
rate Is limited to five mills, the Leg
islature has been appropriating forj
the past three years on nrp’oxi-
mately a basis of six mills. Thi 8 ; dan,aEPS *° thcir p n.ployees or
must mean dishonor to the Slate. or| pubI|p ' but tbpre la »° Provision for
a drastic tax system to make up the|" n,mn,s or Property, and It Is proh-
defleit. It Is simple Justice that all' aJ,1 ° ,hat E bMI for ,bp horse "
citizens should bear the burdens of:' ,c pres ^ ,ted ne flt - v for pa r mont
government in equal proportion, and
of the auto and the whole machine
was charged with electricity.
Floyd got out as quickly as possi-
and without any serious Injury,
although severely shocked.
The light company was 'phoned
and the wire soon removed from
the spot. The trouble was proba
bly caused by the rain and a cross
current, which burned the wire
fell to the street and it Is a wonder
that a more serious accident did not
occur. The city is insured against
at the same time these burdens
should be made as light as possible.
Invisible property should bear Its
burdens as well as lands, but no
body can complain if the same per
centage of assessment is put on all
classes
"We are taxing inheritances, dou
bling the occupation tax on corpora
tions, placing special taxes or. auto
mobiles, and in addition arc equal
izing the taxes with the idea that
we may maintain the institutions
of the State, as tjiey should he main
tained.
“But to proceed further on the lfae
that the legislature is now upon
means dishonor to the state, Illim
itable damage to Georgia’s reputa
tion, enterprise and credit. It 1"
the duty of every Georgian to aid
in bringing this destructive proced
ure to a halt.’*
1. S. SUES FOR LAND
Another Sinmlnl Developed in the
West Through the Southern
Pacific Holdings.
WIPE-DESERTERS, liOOK OUT!
Portland, Oregon, July 31,.—Tile
filing of another suit by the Gov
ernment, for the forfeiture of lands
held by the Southern Pacific Rail
road, was announced hero today.
Approximately one hundred thousand
acres of land are at stake, and sev
eral persons who were Instrumental
In the building of the Southern Pa
cific are named In the suit. It Is al
leged they took over the one hun
dred and sixty-acre filings from In
dividuals. making them holdings
the Southern Oregon Improvement
Company. Just nfter the Civil War.
Subsequently the Improvement
Comnaty passed Into the hands of,
the Southern Pacific, through bank
ruptcy proceedings, and many framl-
TWO HUNDRED OUT OP TWO
THOUSAND IN ONE TOWN
HAVE APPENDICITIS CITS —
MORE COMING RAPIDLY.
FRANK WAS
VERY COOL
WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE
AFFAIR, SAID DETECTIVE —
DORSEY SURPRISED AT THE
STATE’S WITNESS.
Colebrook, New Hampshire, July! Atlanta, July 31.—Harry Sco*t,
.—In this town of two thousand | representative of the National De
inhabitants, over two hundred real- j tectlve Agency, who was employed
dents recently have undergone oper
ations for appendicitis, and the oper
ations continue at the rate of two
week.
In many Instance* dinners or
dances are arranged either before or
after the operation The patient
convalescing takes part in the cele
bration, and another name is added
to the appendicitis list.
by the National Pencil Company, to
investigate the murder mystery, in
connection with the death of Mary
Phagan, was the first witness called
Y
GOT VERDICT
OF GUILTY AGAINST ONE OF
THEIR SEX FOR DISTURBING
PEACE OP THE NEIGHBOR
HOOD, IN ILLINOIS.
E
NEAR DEAIH
GEORGIA PITCHER WHO WENT
TO BIG LEAGUE. IS PATAU,Y
INJURED IN MOTOR CYCLE
CLASH.
GLEAN UP DAYS
T
MAYOR LUKE WILL HAVE AN.
OTHER DAY SET ASIDE IN
VARIOUS PARTS OF TOWN TO
HAVE ALL TRASH REMOVED.
East St. Louis, Ill., July 30.—The
first women jury to be empannel in
Illinois, since the recent enfran
chisement of the female sex, yester
day convicted a woman in the jus.
tice court here.
Mrs. Blanche Thomas, who was
by the State, In the trial of Leo M.r harged dlst,irblnE tbe pPaPP
Frank, for that crime todav. j of bpr neighborhood. asked for a
Scott surprised Solicitor General J,,ry of wom ”' A llne of ” ve do1 '
E
Pekin, China, July 30.—The re
turn of Nanking to the Gove r nment
Is considered in official circles here
as taking away the cornerstone of
the Southern rebellion.
The Chinese Senate today approv
ed the nomination of Hsung Haeling
as Premier, and it is believed that a
permanent-cabinet will be formed
at once.
The Chinese Northern troops cap
tured Hukow Forts on Friday, after
flrece bombardment, and they are
today continuing their advance on
Nanchang. *
GLEOK MAKES STATEMENT
'onnty Commissioners Minutes Ex«
plained by Judge Montgomery,
Answering Some Criticism
or Inquiry.
Legislature May Pass Drastic Law „lent transactions are all
For Their Special Benefit. ’set forth in the suit filed today.
Atlanta, July 30.—The Legisla- (
bill that will!
OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONERS ROADS
AND REVENUES.
THOMAS COUNTY.
Thomasvllle, (la., July 30, 1913. j
i the Public:
Referring to the minutes of the
July meeting of the County Commis
sioners, some complaint has been
made, that the amount of money to
be borrowed was not stated in the
minutes. As published, a motion
was made and passed that the Chair
man be authorized to borrow a.suf
ficient amount to meet casual defi-
|clencies. The Chairman of Finance
• Committee was endeavoring to get
J the money at a low rate of Inter
est and at the time was unable to
I say what amount he could get, and
minutes therefore went to p-ess
Hugh M. Dorsey at the outset, by
declaring, in answer to the prosecu
tor’s question, that Frank was “a3
cool when he discussed the crime as
he is right now."
Mr. Dorsey then stated that ho
had been misinformed as to the
probable nature of Scott’s evidence,
and asked permission to read from
the record to refresh his memory.
The defense objected to this, and
the judge sustained the objection. |
“New Evidence” Today.
In the testimony of R. P. Barrett,
machinist, the State today pro
duced the first new evidence offered
in the trial, so far.
Barret* who was employed
the factory where the body was
found, stated that he discovered
blood spots on the floor of the room
where the murdered girl worked, and
also found several strands of halt'
on the handle of a iathe. Later he
said he found a portion of her pay
envelope while cleaning the machine
which she used.
lars and costs, was fixed by the Jury,
which took less than ten minutes to
agree on the verdict.
j Mayor Luke, vigilant and vigor-
Cincinnati July SO.—Hu he nen-| ous in his afforts to keep Thomas-
ton, the st.1- pitcher for the Cio- villp hi Its proper place In the eoa-
ckinati Nationals, was probably fa- "foliation of Wiregrass cities, has
tally Injured In a motor-cycle aecl-1 decided on a cleaning up day In Au-
dent, 111 the Walnut Hills section of;<f us! ’ ,f e believes that the folks
thiB city, at an early hour this morn-, should he proded a hit on this ques-
ing, .when Ills motorcycle collided! tio, ‘ <> f cleanliness and, |n order to
IS THREATENED
New Evidence” Not in Evidence So
Far in Trial—Jury Won’t Get
The Case This Week.
Atlanta. July 31.—The great sur
prise of the Frank case, apparently,
is going to be that there will be no
surprises at all. When the case
opened, and for days previous, there
were mysterious and intensely In
teresting rumors abaout secret evi
dence held against Frank, by tho
prosecution, and aaglnst the negro
Conley by the defense.
But newspaper men who have beei
in the court-room every hour since
Paris, July 29.—Dispatches from
Portugal today, received by way of
the Spanish frontier, indicate the
tact that there is at present great
revolutionary activity in Portugal.
It is reported that the movement
is gaining ground rapidly, and a
revolution may break out at any
moment.
Serious street fighting occurred in
various places last night, says one
report.
Strict censors are preventing dis
patches, descriptive of actual coil-j
dltions. from going forward, it is;
believed here.
ith a street car.
Benton is said to have sustained a
fractured Jaw, concussion of the
brain, multiple bruises and internal
injuries.
Benton Is unconscious at a local
hospital and little hope is entertain
ed for his recovery.
Ho was on his way home when
the accident occurred. Some wit
nesses said lie was colng at a high
rate of speed, lost control of his
motor-cycle and ran Into the street
* ar. while others say tho car ran
into Benton, and that tlu* metorman
was at fault.
til©
Renton Reiter at No
<’i:i
ton
who w
motorc
nati. July 3u.— Rub» ; Ben-
('hninn.iti National pitcher
injured this morning in a
le accident, recovered eon-
•iousness today shortly after noon.
The attending physicians announc-
1 that his condition was not so ser-
iih ns at first thought, though they
re very dangerous, and if he re-' | r
ivers, he will be unable to play forrit
i any game tills season.
rly impress them with th*
willingness to co-operate, he
{•pointed a series of days when
itv wagons will haul away tin
cans, and trash of that character,
which nay be placed outflld^ the
: residence in the city.
in o~der to make it systematic and
effective, he will confine the wag-
i'ihr to certain portions of the < ity on
appointed days.
August sixth, the wagons will
cart trash from Falrview.
August seventh and eighth, they
will take trash from the section
east of Jackson and South of Broad.
That includes the section of the town
between Broad Street and Jackson,
out to the city limits, taking In tho
thickly populated negro section back
of Fletcher street, and the property
between that section and the heart
of town.
August twelfth and thirteenth.—
That section of town South of Broad
and West of Jackson. This includes
from the Mitchell House down Jack-
son to Falrview and out Broad to
limits, and all included
NEW OPEMIINE ROOM MRS. COX HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Work is progressing well on the , |ll(| (1> Tllrll Car i nt) , Dltc i, (o Avoid
new operating room for the City; Fnst Coming Freight Train on
Hospital, and it is expected that the! Coast Line Crossing,
building will be completed and i yesterday afternoon, Mrs. George
equipped ready for uve sometime in , s Cox wag forced to run her auto
October. When finished, this will
be one of the most up-to-date and
into a ditch
tion
order
it the A., B. & A. sta-
to avoid being hit by
til re in considering
put the ball and chain on all wife-; without support shall first he dealt I th
deserters in Georgia if it becomes a 1 with by the probation officer, and | with the amount blank,
law. ! that in tho event persuasive nieth-j there is any fault, it lies
The bill provides that a husband ods fall to work, he be given a term
who deserts his wife and leaves her on the chalngang.
vitii
We Believe
In Service
There is no feature of
our business that receives
more careful personal atten
tion than our Candy
Department.
FINE CANDIES
Wear# special agents for
Nunnally's fine package
Candies, and receive fresh
shipments by fast express.
This insures your getting
fresh Candies here at all
times.
You know Nunnally’s
reputation for quality. We
back it up with our personal
guarantee.
PEACQGK-MASH DRUG CO.
Agent for Nunnally’s
tho Fieri: and not with the printer
or the Commissioners. The amount
borrowed was $7,250.00.
Respectfully,
J S. MONTGOMERY,
Clerk.
modern operating rooms in this state - Coast Llne fro , Rllt trahl .
or in the 3outh. • ^ rs f « ox Wag RO | ng down Dawson
Tlle l p t prior will l>0 finished and , . . . . . k . , ,,, lt
t.ie trial started, are now expressing ■ f urn | a | 1<1(1 (n t ; )P handsomest style. \ a | )out ten feet from the Coast Lite
the opinion that neither the prose-| an .j everything about it will he an . '
rntinn tho „„ v everytmng anoui it win oe a* ((rackSf & freUht trajn gl|d( |e n |y ap-
ration or Ihe d< fens has got any-L, cnr perfect as It Is possible to , , hl , of ti
thing up Its sleeve that the news-it JPea.ed eomlni. at a hign r.iti
papers have not already published.'' ", ‘ spPod down * rade and raalil,1K ' nH '
They think Prank will be convicted', Ho » pltal ; '*> " 1P ' s f '''' *nondh noise to attract attention.
or acquitted on the chain of Cro,.,,,-' ’ ,S, f n °". an " VV .'iu 7 Z er Z' ^ ^ ^
Rents who would like to *nter bu- <i 8f »d unusual presence of mind and
Ann not for lack of room. This insti- turned the car Info a ditch at field
tutlon has become very popular sJ(1 „ of the A n & A depot, In or-| Th()r
outside of Thomasvllle and many der to avoid a clash with the train, j j, aVt .
patients are brought here for treat- The ,. ar was nof Rolng at a rapi d| ‘ _
ment from other towns In this see- ra t e D f speed jmd while the contact
tIon. It is probable that before <)f the wheels against the side of th -
very long, it will he necessary to
add rooms to the building for tho
accomodation of a larger number of
patients.
August Fourteenth and Fifteenth.—
This will take in North of Broad and
Fast of Jackson Street. including
Park Front and all proper in Fast
End to the center of town.
August nineteenth and twentieth.
—North of Broad and West of Jack-
son. Tills will Include the property
out Dawson and Clay Street, and all
that section of the city.
Mayor Luke Is very anxious to
have all trash possible moved away
rnd ho is also very desirous of hav
ing the folks place it outside, or
fust inside their gates in those sec
tions on tlie appointed days.
This will cause no confusion and
will have everything taken away dii
in order.
the
SEG. DANIELS
IS THREATENED
LETT I RS TOME AS RESULT OF
HIS SPEECH IX SEATTLE AND
1JIS GUARDS ARE BEING VERY
CAREFUL.
stantial evidence with which
public Is already familiar.
Prospects of the case going to
the jury by Saturday night are now
so scant as to he practically not
worii considering. The evidence
will scarcely nil lie in by that time,
and the speeches of the lawyers, the
judge’c charge and other finalities
will take nearly two full days. If
seemn likely now, therefore, that a|
verdict may he reached the latter I
part of next week, possibly Thurs
day. i
Mot Weather in Atlanta and E*pec>-
iuly Warm in Court Room. j
Atlanta lias become intensely hot
again, and the court-room where tliej
Frank trial is going on is perhaps j
tile hottest spot in Atlanta. Elec
tric fans and ozonators are constant-j
ly in operation, and the windows are j
kept open from both top and Dot-1
tem, hut the room is not large and ;
it is packed with people* from morn- j
i:ig to night.
The newspaper reportei
only men who are a Howe
in their shirt-sleeves. L:
bailiffs have to keep the!
f nl
vill
Whitfield of Dunnelon,
pending some time with
ler Williams. Miss Whit-
a former resident of
her friends here
cordial welcome.
| Mr. M. M. Gregg, of Wilmington.
the city for a short
uddenly, Mr
and the car
18 FOOT BALLOT
ditch stopped it
was not Injured
slightly damaged.
This is hut another of the
narrow escapes that the people
thp'ci»y are experiencing al
every week at these crossings
Cox
X.
stay.
railrowl has promised the installa
tion of an alarm system, but, like
everything that is done by that
company, if is promise,| tong ere the
promise is fulfilled.
Helena, Mont., July 31.—Secre
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
lia£ received a numner of threaten
ing letters from members of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, as a
result of his patriotic utterances,
and the riots which occurred while
he was visiting in Seattle.
Although the Secretary says he
lias 7io fear of the numerous threats
being made good, his aide is taking
extra precautions to safeguard him.
FIRST BILE SOLD
FOB 18 CENTS
DEMOC R\TI< I’ltl.MARY P
TWENTY-THIRD DISTIUC
X ECESSITATE IM SI AI
FEEDINGS—NO I’RESS LARGE
ENOUGH TO I'll I NT THEM.
THE
WILI.
PRO-
Now York, July
loot ballot will bo
cratic primaries in
Assembly Distil t
An oiglite
in tlie Den
the Tw«*n*v-Third
ARE ARRESTED
fall.
There is no press in New York bi-
nough to make these ballots at :
ingle impression, and they will hav«
o lie printed in a six-form section,
j and then pasted together like
bills.
TRAVELING IN PRIVATE OAR,
IT IS ALLGED THEY WORKED
•’SKIN GAME,” AND GOT THOU
SANDS OF DOLLARS.
Savantiah.. July 30.—The
bale of new crop cotton, grown ki
Georgia, was sold at auction on the
Cotton Exchange today, bringing
eighteen cents a pound.
The bale was grown In Dougherty
county, Georgia.
Philadelphia, July 31.—Com
plaints continue to pour in against
the ‘'Oklahoma boosters,” who have
been touring the country in a gaudy
private car, selling lots in Oklahoma.
Seven warrants, in connection with
their operations have been sworn
out.
It is alleged that these, “Boost-
first ers,” two of whom have been ar
rested, have collected more than
on* million dollars throughout the
country. Pennsylvania’s contribu
tion is said to have been in the
Berlin, July 31.—The sensational
charges of corruption in the Ger
man army, as made by Dr. Karl
Liedknecht, a Socialist Deputy In
Parliament, July 18th, came up to
day when the courtmartial conven
ed to try a number of military offi
cers on the charge *>f accepting
bribes.
This alleged information canie
about, through the pending contracts
neighborhood of two hundred thou-} for arms and ammunition as given
sand dollars. out by the army officers.
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S
•uits
They are Cool
and
Comfortable.
Fast Colors
50c to $1.50
Louis
The Shop of Quality
Steyerman,
On the Corner.