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VOL. XXV. 'No. 00.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1913.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
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Thomasville Won th@
Pennant in the Empire
League Yesterday
I
IN TESTIFY
DUDLEY'S HORNETS DEFEATED VALDOSTA IN THE FOURTH
STRAIGHT GAME OK THE PO ST SEASON SERIES—SCORE WAS |
FIVE TO NOTHING, AND WAG NOX’S HOME RUN FEATURED !
THE GAME.
Thomasville won the first Kmplr
League pennant yesterday afternoon
by defeating Valdosta the fourth
straight game on the local lot by a
score of five to nothing.
Wagno-n scored in the first round
when Walker, pitching for Valdosta,
fumbled Davenport’s slow grounder.
Dudley scored In the second on Par
ker’s hit. In the seventh; the thou
sand fans at the ball park went
wild when John Wagnon knocked a
homer, his first of the year, over the
light field fence, with two men on
bases.
Cheney l*itclie«l For Hornets.
Cheney pitched for tne locals and
held the Otters safe at all times.
The biggest rally was In the ninth,
when Walker, first up, doubled and
another got on with a base on balls.
Cheney then'steadied down and there
was no h'ope for the Valdosta crew'.
The last hall hit by a Thomasville
player la the first year of the league
was a line drive by Barnett Into
Med lock’s hands, in centerfleld. Man
ger Dudley retired the last man of
Valdosta, Hawkins, by catching his
high foul.
Largo Crowd Saw uame.
The game was witnessed by fans
from every town In this section of
the state, and gives the locals the
distinction of having beaten five of
the most progressive towns In this
section of the state in their first
regular league season.
Wagnon was given a purso of over
eighty dollars by enthusiastic fans for
his home run.
ms score by innings:
Valdosta . .000 000 000—0 C
Thomasville 110 000 30x—5 3
Batteries: Walker ami VanLand-
tngham; Cheney and Dudley. Um
pires, Pender and Derrick.
THAW FREED;
BE-HESTED
IV THE FAMOUS McNAUGHTON
CASE—.MESSRS. TAYLOR AND
STANALAND SAY THAT 'ME
WAS ALWAYS TAKING MEDI
CINE.
JUDGE RELEASED THAW ON
HABEAS CORPUS AND THE IM.
MIGRATION AUTHORITIES IM
MEDIATELY NABBED HIM.
I
HER! BUSY
JUDGE RECHARGED THE GRAND
JURY OX BLIND TIGERS—
STATE VERSl"S LINTON SIN
GLETARY ASSIGNED FOR TO
DAY.
Cairo. Sept. 3.— (Special.)—Judge
Park had the Grand Jury brought
into the court room this morning
and re-charged them, in regard to
t lie sane ft y of their oaths. He In
structed them forcibly and very
plainly as to their duty as grand
jurora.
The judge most thorougnly In
structed the Jurors in regard to the
illicit sale of liquor in this county, I
CONVICTS IE
FIRE FIGHTERS
RESIDENCE PORTION OF KANSAS
TOWN SAVED BY VALIANT
WORK OF CONVICTS WHO
WERE UNGUARDED.
Leavenworth, Kan., Sept. 3.—The
residence portion of Lansing, Kan
sas, was saved from burning last
night by a number of prisoners from
the state penitentiary, who used the
fire fighting apparatus from the prls-
The convicts soon controlled
the flames. The men were unguarded
while they were acting as firemen.
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Sept. ii.
—Thaw was sent for shortly
after two o’clock this after
noon, and this foot indicated
that the decision would be an
nounced hy Judge Hutchison.
Judge Hutchinson this after
noon sustained the writ of hall
oas corpus, thus releasing Harry
K. Thaw.
He was immediately placed
under arrest by the Immigra
tion authorities.
Trial of “Gentleman Hoger” Thomp
son Postponed Today.
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Sept. 3.—The
trial of “Gentleman Roger Thomp
son, the chauffeur, who aided Thaw
in escaping from Matteawan, was
today postponed for another week.
Roth sides consented to this course,
and the same bond was continued.
Thaw’s attorneys and his oppo
nents are on the alert today, mind
ful of the fact that Judge Hutchin
son might at any time hand down
a decision on the habeas corpus writ,
arguments on which were heard yes
terday.
The immigration authorities have
made all arrangements for Thaw’s
deportation, in the event tne writ is
sustained.
L. A. Falmme, ono cf the most
eminent lawyers in the Dominion of
Canada, today re-Inforced Thaw’s at
torneys. It is roported that Thaw’s
mother Is soon to arrive here and
arrange with counsel for their fees
and expenses.
The following acdount of the lat
est development in the McNaughton
case will be read with interest, as It
concerns the statement of two
Thomasville citizens Mr. \V. J. Tay
lor and Mr. A. J. Stanaland, who
siy that he took lots of medicine and
said it would eventually kill him.
The Georgian gives the story.
“Statements that Fred Flanders, al
leged to have been murdered by Dr.
W. J. McNaughton the Emanuel
County physician, under sentence of
death, took his own life by slow de
gree poisoning In an effort to com
bat with the ravages of Brights dis
ease were made in affidavits of two
Thomasville citizens, filed with the
’ B) INSECT
PHYSICIAN SAYS THAT IT IS THE
REAL MEANS OF COMMUNICA
TION ALTHOUGH LITTLE REAL
LY IS KNOWN.
Spartanburg, S. C., Sept. 3.—Pel
lagra, its agencies of dissemination
and possible preventatives, was the
subject of an important conference
of Southern Physicians, held here
today.
Nearly two hundred students of
the disease, from practically every
Southern state were present. Dr.
Louis Samhon, head of the School of
Tropical Medicine, of London, was
the principal speaker at today’s ses
sion.
Dr. Samhon, who is the chief ex
ponent of the insect theory of dis
semination, declared that pellaga is
rapidly becoming the subject of
world-wide concern. He said that
fiftyt-hree cases have been discovered
in the British Isles, and he said fur-
Prison Commission Tuesday morning*‘her that hundreds of cases probably
by Judge Saffold, McNaufihton’s at-, *’*'*“ undiscovered, because of the
torney j physicians’ ignorance of the disease.
Judge Saffold personally presented! Dr. Samhon said that extensive
to the commission the evidence, j research work had convinced him
which he declared to be absolute and i that tj^e disease was transmitttd by
indisputable proof that Flanders died insects, but he had not yet reached
hy his own hand and not hy the hand
of Dr. McNaughton. The new affi
davits, he asserted further, could re
sult only In an absolute pardon for
the Emanuel County man. The com
mission will consider the new evi
dence with other affidavits filed Mon
day afternoon.
a definite conclusion of the ag
identltfy. He sug'ested that
“buffalo gnat” seemed the
likely suspect, since the di:
spreads most readily along fio
streams.
FANLE1AI ILL
DEATH LIST J
I STOOD AT 21
LOSS OF OVER HUNDRED THOUS- j THIS MORNING ON S. Y.
AND DOLLARS IN DISASTROUS
FIRE TUESDAY NIGHT.
AND H. B. II.—INTERSTA'
COMMERCE COMMISSION TC
INVESTIGATE AT ONCE,
One of the most destructive fires.
known In this section of the state!
occured at Fanlew Tuesday night;
New Haven, Conn., 3ept. 3.—Thl
death list In the Wallingford wreck
stood at twenty-one this . morning,
3aw Mill was burned. The fire
started about nine oclock near the
boiler room, fire being kept up to
make heat fo rthe dry kiln. The
watchman was on duty and as soon
as he saw the flames gave an alarm ;
So dry was the place and so sat.urat-j
ed were certain parts with oil, 'hat
the fire spread like whirlwind and
In an Incredibly short time the en-!
tire plant was In flames and consum-.
ed.
The dry kiln and planing mill ad-!
ditions were not destroyed but the!
saw mill Is a complete loss. The
mill cost the owners, one of whom ]
is Mr. i' L. Philips of this city who:
was present at the time, something,
like two hundred thousand dollars, i
It was insured for fifty-eight thous-,
and dollars, the loss being close to;
‘ The railroad employes playing thl
' leading parts in the tragedy, are stili
(under detention, hy the coroner's or*
i der. Meanwhile the machinery foi
the usual county, state and federa
(investigations has been put In mo
tion.
The coroner and chief engineer ol
the Public Utilities Commission, thli
morning resumed their secret Inves
tigation.
Notwithstanding the explicit
ders from the Interstate Commerce
Commission, that the wreckage m
left undisturbed, when the official in
vestigators arrived this morning,
they found that the road’s official
had burned the debris.
Interstate Commerce Commission To
Muke Investigation.
Washington, Sept. 3.—Commla-
announced today
hundred and fifty thousand. . %t „ . t
...... . . isloner McRehert
e friends of the owners In this .. . .
.... . , . 1 that he would personally conduct tm
v will regret ve-v much to hear * . ; . s*
if the loss. Tim mill had been shut
vestig
for
Swears lie Took Medicine Daily.
and their duty in trying to stop this the tiger only sella liquor to those
violation of the law. whom he (the tiger) believes would
The Judge told them he wanted .perjure themselves to protect the
“nothing but men on the jury,” and ! tiger in his violation of the law. He
men who would comply strictly with I therefore instructed the jury how
the oath each of them had taken. He I to deal with those wou’d-be protec-
further said that if, for any cause,
any of them felt that he coild not
measure lip to the standard of a
faithful and upright juror, all that
juror had to do, to he excused from
further service, was to ask the fore
man to excuse him. The Judge in
structed the foreman that if any
juror asked to be excused, to excuse
him promptly.
Judge Park is of the opinion that
lUEDJBIES
WONT DO ON MS
Atlanta, Sept. 4.—For letting her
tors of those who wilfully violate babies romp naked on the front
the law. ! lawn in the sunshine, for all the
If this grand Jury carries ' Jt the world like frolicsome little puppies,
instructions of the court, to the let-! Mrs. Annie Hanrfon was arrested on
ter, the blind-tigers will have a hard ’ the complaint of neighbors this
road to travel in Grady. | morning.
The case of the State vs. Linton -Mrs. Hanson did not deny the
Singletary, who is charged with 1 charge, but made the plea that the
killing Hardy Rawls, will be taken. children were such tiny little tots.
up this afternoon, or rather, It Is as-; and the weather bo hot that she did
The affidavits were made by W.
J. Taylor, clothier and A. J. Stana
land, County Surveyor of Thomas
County. Both swear they tyecame
acquainted with Flanders on the oc
casion of his Visit to Tliomhsvi’le,
when he was interested in the lum
ber business lor several weelts.
They also corroborate each other
in the statement that Flander* seem
ed to be ill and took medicin* dally,
sometimes several times dutrfig the
day. They assert further that Flan
ders remarked every time he to.ok
the medicine that It was going to
EXPLORER
TAKE OATH
Al j DQj]7j| NOT TO CM aim: when <
III I mm/ II I 'RUED DUTY, and sue
IILL UI IIIl.IL. i catch one of tiieir
ux-
:ak
MEM
BERS TRYING TO GET AWAY.
RETURNED TRAVELERS STATED
THEY HAD FOUND PECULIAR
THINGS AND TOUCHED LAND
NO HUMAN EVER SEEN RE-
FORE.
j New York, Sept. 3.—Dr. Hamilton
Rice, an English explorer, and Lieut.
signed for this evening.
vrong.
Durham Duplex
Safety Razor
cents
not know it
fined $10.75.
Without knowing it, perhaps, Mrs.
Hanson was trying to introduce into
tills community a custom which Is
regarded as perfectly proper among
the poor people of over half the civi
lized world. In Rome, Naples, Mar
seilles, In fact, nearly all the cities
of Southern Europe, and even in the
beautiful Florence, It is regarded as
just as proper for children under |
rs of age to run I
three or four
19
| about and play naked in the sun-j ro ,wra, ‘* s •' ,r -
I shine, as it is for them to run hare- that Flanders
foot here. i tf >ok his P‘*m
each
IPEKRINT MSI DEW:
ONE BLADE FREE
Shaves as Well
$5.00 Style.
as
the
Two Weeks Will Sri* the Trial—
Committee lias Kvlilenee anil
Ollier .Matters Ready for the
Event.
New York, Sept. •!.—The Legis
lative committee, which Is Investi
gating the charges against Governor
Sulzer, will finish with Us work' to
day ,so far as the public inquiry is
concerned. The Impeachment trial
Is still two weeks off. The commit
tee will tarn over to the Roard of
Impeachment Its (ladings, after which
the lawyers will begin work on plans
for the Governor's impeachment.
Agent*: NUNNALLY’S CANDIES.
Notice, W. O. W.
There will be an im
portant meeting of tour
ist City Camp, ^Woodmen
of the World/held at
the Masonic Hall, Fri
day evening, September 5, at 7:30.
| The members of this order are
j urged to be present at this time, as
j business of Importance Is to corns
up, besides other matters of In
terest to all Woodmen.
! ' B. F. HERRING, Clerk.
kill 1dm some day. Hero is Stana-
land’s statement:
“I recall distinctly Mr. Fred Flan
ders. who came to Thomasville for
rpose of looking over some
mill timber which he and a Mr.
Thompson afterward bought. I ac
orn panled them over the property
is guide and surveyor, and was with .
them daily for a. week or ten days.
member Mr. Flanders took j
medicine daily, sometimes several I
es during the day while with me. J
We always stopped for lunch where!
mi id get water, so that he touldj
Ids medicine. Some of it was
liquid, and some small tablets or
Sometimes he would take one •
other, and again I have seen •
him take both. !
“I remember I was in the store of,
W. .1. Taylor, on Broad Street, in
Thomasville, and Mr. Flanders said 1
to Mr. Taylor, 'Would you mind me,
taking some medicine?* .Mr. Tay- j
lor said, ’Certainly not.’ Mr. Flan-j
ders then walked to the water!
bucket, and while prepar ing the med-,
bine which lie had put in a glass,;
said, ‘This Is going to kill me some
day.’ ”
Mr. Taylor in his affidavit eor-'
roborates Mr. Stanaland, and adds!
eral occasionsJ
and mashed *
while stirring,
in the glass remarked that “This:
going to 1 ill me some day.” j
Flanders, he swears, made this,
I statement every time he took the'
' medicine in his presence, which*
was th~ee or four times , I
The good character and reputation
of both Taylor and Stanaland Is at- *
tested In the affidavit by W. H. Roek-j
well. President of the First National
Bank vf Thomasville.
Judee Saffold and Colonel John!
Bennett, attorneys for I)r. MeNaugh-j
ton, are being aided in their fight j
for the physician’s life by Rev. Dr.
John S. Wilder, pastor of the South
Side Baptist Church, of Savannah,j
who has been McNaughton’s pastor
during his Incarceration. Dr. Wll-’
der arrived In Atlanta Tuesday
morning. He declared that I)r. Mc-J
Naughton was confident of receiving
a full pardon.
The condemned man, he said, had
put his faith In God with the de
claration* that, “The truth of his
Innocence would come out through
the works of the Almighty.’’
VonBauer, of Vienna, have just
Joilett, Ill., Sept. 4.—Forty-ftv
convicts, who have been picked fo
an open-air working gang, took
solemn oath, which is unknown t
the officials, to deal summarily wltl
any man violating the trust imposei
Ion thorn. It is whispered that th*
rived here from an expedition into
South American jungles.
These explorers claim to have dis
covered the fact that the Amazon
and O'onoco rivers have their origin
near the same spot. They searched
for thirty months for the sources of
these great South American rivers.
They a’so state they believe they
traveled through a country which
they believe no human being ever
before saw.
eremony was overheard
let in a cell bouse, an
r» tile pledge, a convict
i» be hunted down by
onvlctsf and delivered r
uthoritles.
according
•scaping is
his fellow-
ordered by the Inter-
State Comme-ce Commission, fnt<
the Wallingford, Conn., wreck.
The Commission’s purpose is to
make a rigid investigation, search;
ing not only to fix the responslbllitf
•'or t!i:* disaster, but to secure a ba-
*»is for recommendations to Cotfc
gi-.-s lor the ena tment of leglsl
Con to further promote the / safi
nger service.
>■ Pullman Car Company will
a party to Interest, at
nrree Commission’s invest!]
of the Wallingford wreck F
The Commission will lliqull^
that company continued opera!
ooden sleeping < ars on throu;
nger trains.
tof the
the
ThomnM’ille Car Went In Ditch,
The Times of yesterday told about
a Thomasville i
on top of a pi 1*
and flipped a s<
ar which climbed on
of brick In Tfili city
•mersault, landing ;
flu* street, without
• or breaking any-
FREE SMOKES TO CIGAR MEN
that nigh
washed o;
nu* car did another stun
>us!ey station and the rivet!
The recent heavy rain
it a hole in the road, an4
he autoists are very care-
ng by it. This particular
633 RAVE DIED
Washington. Sept. 4.—Secretary
of the Treasury William G. Mc.\doo
has just issued now regulations, gov
erning the grant of free smokes to
employees of cigar factories. The
•igars which are exempted from tax
ation must not exceed twenty-one
weekly, and must be smoked by the
•mployee to whom they are issued.
ful in
car. however, was not so careful.
When it reached the edge of th$
wash-out, instead of going over,. U
merely made a dive dowm the eta-
bun kn
All
throe of the cre-upants of til
>»r*» • onsiderably bruised,, but
some rime and by the asslfli
if : oino passers-by, they g<
r back on the roadway aaffi
lo-I with their trip.—Valdosta.
ngton, dept. 4.— Eleven avia-
* been killed in the army and
Ten of the victims were i
ith the army aviation corps
and (
kith tU
something.
As a result of aviation accidents
the wcrld over, 633 persons have
been killed since 190N, and of this
number, 113 have met their death
Coat Suits
this
ar.
NEARLY THROUGH
Atlanta, Sept. 4.—A decision will
probably be reached this afternoon
by the prison commission in the
hearing on the petition for com.nuta-
iu the
of Dr.
McNaughton,
death for the
under sentence of
murder of Fred Flan-
This
Ision will in all probability
decide McNaughton’s case. While
Governor Slaton has In no way ex
pressed nfmself in this particular
affair, it is known that he believes
as a g moral thing- in adhering to
the recommendations of the State
Prison Board, when reached after :»
thorough and exhaustive hearing.
If the recommendation Of the
board is favorable, it is predicted
that the Governor’s action will like
ly be so too, but If the board refuses
to recommend any clemency what
ever, McNaughton will be closer to
promin e \' 0 ;«in. 0 . , .“r 8e io W T“hom‘: the * allo * s than he ha ’ evcr been !
before.
aavllle yesterday.
Visit our Coat Suit Department
and let us show you what really
is new and stylish.
This season we have purchased
suits from the leading houses of
Chicago, Baltimore and New York
in order to get the best variety
It’s up to you to take advantage
of this.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On i the Comer.