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VOL. 1. \o. 07.
THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 0. 1013.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
IT SPRINGS BURNED WITH ID TEL10W5
LOSS OF OVER SIX MILLIONS IT GOOLIDGE
TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS HOMELESS TODAY,
ACCORDING TO CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES — FIFTY-FIVE
BLOCKS SWEPT BY TREMENDOUS BLAZE THAT STARTED IN
SMALL NEGRO SHANTY—NO ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR SLATY
DAYS. BUT THERE MILL BE NO WATER FAMINE—BUSINESS
SECTION WAS NOT STRUCK SO HARD AS RESIDENCE.
Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 6.—Gov.
Hay is today personally supervising
th* task of providing for those made
homeless last night in the lire which
laid waste properties valued at one
million dollars, in the Eastern sec
tion of Hot Springs. ~
Under the Mayor's orders, all sa
loons are closed today.
As yet no serious disorders have
been reported. Two hundred and
fifty citizens, who were sworn in
when the fire was at its height,
continued to patrol tho fire-swept
area today.
Definite figures as to the actual
losses are unknown.
State 1 reops < entered Out.
Mayor McClendon has accepted
Governor Hay's offer for state as
sistance in keeping order, and two
companies of state militia has been
ordered to this city.
A mass meeting of citizens has
been called for later in the day,
when It will be decided when the
city will call upon other cities for
assistance.
Property Loss Is $6,000,000.
Fifty-five residence and business
blocks were swept by the flames, and
the financial loss Is estimated at
six million dollars.
It Is conservatively estimated that
two thousand five hundred persons
are homeless as a result of the Are.
These are now. camped at the State
Fair grounds.
There Is no danger of a water
famine, as there are many cold
springs about the town.
It was announced this afternoon
that the city would be without elec
tric lights for at least sixty days.
High Wind Fans Flames.
The fire was tanned by a terrific
wind, which at midnight was driving
the flames nearer and nearer to- the
main business district of the city.
Tho loss at that hour, according
to Sidney Dillon, Superintendent of
public utilities, was enormous.
Among the buildings burned were
the city’s gas and ligh^ plant, tho
watqr plant, which has resulted in
the cutting off of Jhe water supply;
the Iron Mountain railroad station,
the county court house, the Moody
hotel, the plant of Swift & Com
pany, the Ozark 3anitarlum, and
the high school' building.
The Park and Jefferson hotels
caught Are, and but little -could be
done to save either of them.
The wind that caused the havoc
appeared to be as violent as that
which has swept the Atlantic coast.
It drove the flames from the start
ing point near the reservation south
ward. Frame buildings on several
streets south of the reservation
seemed to break out In flames at the
same moment.
The situation Became so critical
that Little Rock was appealed to for
aid and that city furnished what
flre-flghtlng apparatus could be
spared, though the run to this city
Is more than 50 miles. The firemen
from Little Rock came by special
train.
The city was practically In dark
ness all night, save for the light
that was furnished from the flames,
as the lighting plant of the city was
destroyed.
Wind Shifts Three Times.
Fifteen minutes after the lire
started, It was beyond the control
All business generally I* , - . .
. .... . ... of the Hot Springs lire lighting force
standstill today throughout the city. ... , „. . .
and aid was asked of Little Rock.
FIRE STARTED IN NEGRO
CABIN AND SPREAD OVER
MANY BUSINESS BLOCKS.
Hot Springs. Ark., Sept. 6.—Fire
that started la a negro dwelling near
the government reservation late
yesterday afternoon, swept over the
entire city of Hot Springs last
night. By midnight it had already
wiped out more than thirty city
blocks, and at that time was still be
yond the combined control of the
fire fighters of this city and Little
Rock, the latter having responded
to a call from the mayor of the
city.
The city water supply was cut off
and the flames had the right of way.
Dynamite was resorted to In an at-
Speclal trains brought additional
apparatus from that city, but water,
dynamite and every available means
of fighting fire failed to check the
flames, six hours after the Are
started. The firemen many times
endeavored to destroy buildings yet
untouched but the flames swept
over them and broke out In half a
dozen other places.'
Shifting winds changes the course
of the Are three times.
At times, early in the night, the
gale reached a velocity of 40 miles
an hour and three times the shifting
wind currents changed the course of
the Are. Twice It was headed for
the main business district, the last
time shortly before 9 o’clock, when,
by the free use of dynamite, the
combined Are fighting force sue-
DISTRICT MEETING TO BE HELD
ON THE TENTH OF SEPTEM
BER AND DELEGATES WILL
GO IN LARGE NUMBERS.
The Odd Fellows of the Second
Division of the Grand Jurisdiction
of Georgia will meet on the tenth
and eleventh of September, with
Satnaritant Lodge No. 360, of Cool--called just before he
DUDLEY Dlffl
SI 001 SILL
WINNING HORNET MANAGER
AND HIS TEAM GET MONEY
FROM FANS—DUDLEY’S EN
GAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
A few of the fans and the Direc
tors of the local club yesterday pre
sented Manager Dudley with a hun
dred dollar bill. The Manager was
IS GUILTY
tempt to check the progress of the ceeded In diverting the course of the
flames, but little headway was made. Are toward South ’Hot Springs.
Durham Duplex
Safety Razor
19 cents
each
ONE BLADE FREE
Shaves as Well as the
$5.00 Style.
Agents: NUNNALLY’S CANDIES.
idge. Plans are being made for
one of the banner meetings of the
second district and the preparations
for the entertainment of the guests
at Coolldge is such as would lead to
the conclusion that they will be
taken care of In the style which
has made that town popular with
fraternal bodies.
The meeting Is to be In charge of
District Deputy B. M. Zangwill, of
this city, and he has been working
hard to make it successful and
secure adequate representation from
every lodge In the Jurisdiction,
The Second Division consists ol
the counties of Baker, Berrien,
Brooks,. Colquitt, Decatur, Dough
erty, Echols, Grady, Lowndes, Mitch
ell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth.
It has at the present time forty
lodges and a membership of about
sixteen hundred. The Division
Deputy Grand blaster fs elected
annually by the Division and ap
pointed by the Grand Master. The
present Division Deputy Grand Mas
ter Is trying to bring about a new
era In the Division by creating new
offices, the appointments of 'which
will be made at the next meeting
which arouses great Interest among
the membership.
The program in details Is as fol
lows:
Wednesday, Septcmoer 10th.
PUBLIC EXERCISES.
10:30 A. M. t at the Baptist Church.
Invocation, J. E. Chandler.
Address of welcome, n. B. Ne
smith.
Response, Bro. C. T. Gandy, P. G.
Address on Odd Fellowship, Hon.
W. B. Sloan, Deputy Grand Master.
3:00 P. M.—Business Session.
Roll Call of Lodges.
Reading Minutes of Last Session.
Reading Reports of Lodges and
Comments made by Delegates.
Reading Reports of Officers.
Appointment of Newly-Created Of
ficers.
Appointment of Committees.
Selection of next Meeting Place.
Adjournment.
8:00 P. M-, at Odd Fellows' Hall.
Exemplification of "Work" In the
Third Degree.
Thursday, Sept, tlth, 8:30 A. M., at
Baptist Church.
Convention called to Order.
Invocation, Rev. G. W. Stewart.
Reports of Committees.
Good of Order.
11:00 A. M.
Address on Odd Fellowship, T. M.
Hoynes, Grand Master.
Address by Roscoe Luke, Mayor
of Thomasvllle.
Closing with Prayer.
Committees.
On Arrangement—T. C. S.nlth,
.1. W. Johnson, M. T. Martin.
On Entertainment—H. Megnhee,
C. 5. Dennall, .T. W. Carlton.
On Finance—V, B. Hay. G. W.
Canady. J. .1. Prosser.
On Reception—L. P. Murphy, W.
N. Austin, J. W. White.
leaving
for Valdosta, and in the office of
the President, Mr. Mack made a
short presentation speech, compli
menting him on his success and as
suring him of the sincere apprecia
tion and high regard of the many
people of ThomaBVllle. And then
handed him the hundred dollar bill
MAN WHO SHOT HARDY RAWLS
WHILE HUNTING FOR ED LK-
OONTE, IS ADJUDGED GUILTY
AND WILL GO UP FOR LIFE.
Special to Times-Enterprise.
Cairo, Sept. 5.—The case of the
State vs. Linton Singletary, charged
with the murder of Hardy Rawls,
was taken up Wednesday afternoon
at two o’clock P. M, Ten witnesses
-were sworn In the trial of the case.
Sollcltoi R. C. Bell and M. L. Led
ford represented the State, while
L. W. Rigsby, W. J. Willie and Ira
Carlisle appeared for the defense.
Argument was concluded at noon
yesterday, and Judge Park then ad-
ED LECONTE PROBABLY WONT
BE MB IN BRADY COUNTY
I
WITNESSES SUMMONED TO TES
TIFY IN REGARD TO FEELING
AGAINST NEGRO, STATE THEY
THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE HE
WOULD NOT BE TRIED—MAY
MEAN THAT HE WILL BE
TAKEN TO ANOTHER COUNTY
TOR TRIAL.
as a substantial token of the year’s journed court until two o’clock. Upon
work.
To say that Dud. was surprised
and delighted was putting It quite
mildly. He expressed his thanks to
the men present and to the people
of Thomasvllle for the support of
the team through all the trials and
re-convening of the court, the Judge
gave his charge to the jury.
The Jury deliberated about one
hour and a half, and reported that
they had reached a verdict. Their
verdict was:
"Guilty of murder, with reeom
tribulations of the season. Dud. f mendatlon for mercy."
also stated that It was the first hun-| Judge Park Immediately sentenc-
dred dollar hill that ho bad ever
owned. ' 1
Roys Get Gold.
At a reception tendered the play
ers last night, at the Elks Club, the
fans had gotten up a purse of 'ten
dollars each for the members of
the Thomasvllle club, and in a short
speech, President Jomison, in behalf
of the fans, presented each one a ten
dollar gold piece. An informal
dutch lunch was served and the boys
made merry for several hours, many
being present and the occasion prov
ing a most delightful one.
Dudley’s Engagement Annonnced.
During the course of the evening,
a telegram was received by Mr. Jeml-
son which he read to the crowd,
ft was from Manager Dudley and
stated his permission and pleasure
In being able to announce to the
fans present his engagement to
Miss Mary Bondurant, of Valdosta,
the wedding to occurs on the tenth
of October.
Miss Bondurant Is one of the most
charming and attractive of the debu-
tantees of Valdosta and the ro
mance with the Tbomdsvllle mana
ger began at the time of the first
game, when mutual friends Intro
duced them.
ed the defendant to life Imprison
ment.
Counsel for the defendant gave the
usual notice sf a motion for a new
trial.
TO MISSISSIPP
RANKER WHO MADE A SPLUGE
IN CLIMAX GETS HIS NEXT
BAR SENTENCE IN OLD HUNT
ING GROUND.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 6.—"Walling
ford” Oliver, the Get-Rich-Quick
artist who put over hla game at Cli
max, Ga., several years ago and got
a prison sentence probably will fin
ish hi3 terra in the Mississippi peni
tentiary. when he leaves the Geor
gia convict camp next week, his
term expiring then. Requisition
proceedings are being heard today
before Governor Slaton.
Oliver opened a bank In Climax.
Miss Bondurant was’ bought farm lands, posed as a rich
formerly a resident of this city, her investor and married a beautiful
father later moving to Valdosta, South Georgia girl, before hla bub-
where he Is In the drug business. ble burst. He was Identified as an
Mr. Dudley comes from a splen 'escaped convict from the Mississippi
did family of Mississippi and he has penitentiary, prosecuted for bigamy,
proven himself a man, under all.and sent to the Lee County camp.
conditions, and a gentleman In
every particular. He bears the
distinction of being one of the
cleanest managers In organized base
ball.
FIRST COTTON
IS
DINNER'S REPORT SHOWS THE
AMOUNT THIS YEAR IX EX
CESS OF TH AT OF 11113.
Washington, Sept. x.—The cotton
from the 1913 growtu ginned to
September 1, amounted to 791,000
the Census Bureau announced to
day, In the first glnners’ report of
the season. Round bales are count
ed as half bales.
These figures are compared with
730,935 hales last year to Septem
ber first; 771,297 bales In 1911;
353,011 bales in 1910
Oliver Is resisting requisition on
the plea that he Is not the man
wanted In Mississippi, but a twin
brother, and the real ex-convict Is
safe la South America.
MESSRS. \V. J. TAYLOR AND A. J. | Cairo, Ga., Sept. 5.—(Special.) —
STANALAND OF THIS CITY, j J udgt . Frank Park appointed Col.
APPEARED IN PERSON RE-j R „ Terrell to look after the Inter-’
FORE STATE PRISON COM- j est9 n ; the neg ro LeConte. who mur-
MISSIOX, IN ATLANTA. AES- ] derously assaulted the Bodlford
TERDAY 1 family several weeks ago. ,
Atlanta, Sept. 2.—». J. Taylor' col. Terrell then had several wlt-
and A. J. Stanaland, of Thomas* npasej gummoned before court this
vine, appeared irt person yesterday j mornlngi and several of them swore
before the state prison com-1 „ wa , thelr oninion that If LeConte
mission to further substantiate the', brought here for trial, the peo-
affldavlts made by them and Med ■ plo wou]d lynch h | m .
In the W. J. McNaughton case, In ■ After the9e witnesses were sworn,
the eat ly part of the week. the judge gave those assembled In'
On yesterday, R. N. Thompson, a( the court r00m a atron g talk along
former business partner of Fred j the „ ne of Iaw and order . H e said
Flanders, testified to the affidavits he had „ ot clearly made up hl> mlnd
of the two men, refuting their alle- a<( t0 w b a t course he would pursue,
gallons that Flanders, while In He u|d he might declde t0 have ^
Thomasvllle, had appeared unwell ; Conte brought here next week for
and had frequently took medicine. tr|a , pr he m , gllt decide differently.
Yesterday Messrs. Stanaland and I The generaI op | n i on here this af-
Taylor on the stand, swore to thej tern00n la that j„ d g e Park will
correctness and truth olf their; hav0 (h „ ne g. 0 trIed , n mother
original affidavits and the state- l county . -phis would be a terrible
meats made therein. They were arralgnment of the people of Grady
< ross-exapilned by Attorney Bradley,
but were not shaken In their evl.
dence.
This <oncluded the submission
of evidence In this famous case, and
the prison commission now has It
under advisement. As there Is quite
a large record In the rase, It Is pos
sible that it will be several days
before a decision Is rendered. Mc-
Naughtcn’s respite does not expire
until October 5, so there is ample
time for final action.
Judge Saffold and Col. John W.
county, yet some of our best cltlsena^
swore that tills Is not a law-abiding
people and perhaps the Judge thinks
from what they swore, that they
know the people of Grady county
better than he possibly could know
them. If the citizens think the peo
ple here would not abide by the law,
then the Judge cannot risk them.
This Is a bad showing for Grady
county, hut It is of record, as sworn
to In open court by several cltliens.
Can Irfotit Get Fair Trial In Grady
Bennett, McNasighton’s attorneys,
seem confident of winning at least County? Many Relieve He Can.
commutation for tbelr client. Cairo, 3ept. 5.— (3peclal.)—
- Several prominent citizens received
Police Court Yesterday. _ (summons to appear la court today v
Mayor Pro-tem ArdlB McDougald! to testify as to whether or not they
presided over Police Court Monday
afternoon, and tho following cases
came up at that time:
Sarah Brown, disorderly conduct,
five and cost, or 10 days; Bertha
Flowers, disorderly conduct, five and
cost or ten days; Will Taylor; dis
orderly conduct, drunk and cursing,
ten and coat or twenty days; Henry
Henderson, disorderly conduct, drunk
and cursing, ten and cost or twenty
days; Henry Washington, riding bi
cycle without light, five and cost;
John HarrlBon, drunk on street, five
and cost: John Kirsey, drunk on
street, five and cost; James Glover.
believe the negro, Ed LeCont could
get a fair trial In this county.
LeCont is the negro who murder
ously assaulted the Bodlford family.
It Is presumed that the citizens who
have been summoned to testify as
to what they believe in regard to
LeCont receiving a fair trial In this
county, will be sworn In open court.
Certainly there will be no "closed-
doors" business In Grady county.
Your correspondent will add that
he has talked with many citizens
this week about the case of ths State
vs Ed. Lecont and every one of them
expressed themselves as believing the
drunk on street, ten and cost; Will negro should have a fair trial. Not
Rhodes, street-tax defaulter, five:a citizen of the county who has been
and coRt: Elbert Williams, disorder-(approached, ever heard of, or saw
ly conduct; drunk, five and cost, or (anything like a lynching mob, In-
39 days: Ed. Green, disorderly con- tending to lynch LeCont. It la con
duct. five and coat: J. M. Warren, ceded that some of the over-zealous
drunk on streets, five and cost or concocted the lynching organization
ten lays. | In tholr fertile Imagination.
BOSTON DARKIES FOUND WITH
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN GEMS IN THEIR TOSSES-'
SION.
Diamonds amounting in value to
$3,000 were found on Will aud
Bertha Ward, two negroes of Bos
ton. The ward woman was staying
with another woman named Lizzie
Brinkley. Lizzie stole a little bag
containing some stones from the
Ward woman, who requested Officer
Burney to get them for her. The
stones were secured from the
AND IT MAY RE THAT
WILL BRING ABOUT PEACE,
AND THE EXCLUDING OF
HUERTA FROM THE FIELD.
Washington, 3ept. 5.—Manuel de
Seamaconae Inelan, formerly Mexi
can minister to United States, and
until recently the financial for the
Mexican government In London, ar
rived In Washington today. The ul
timate object of his coming is to ob
tain for Mexico a loan which the
United State’s declared in its second
note it would encourage, If the
Huerta Government accepted the
Chief American proposals.
His coming naa produced much
optimism in official circles. Though
there Is no positive assurance, posi
tively excluding Huerta from the
President Huerta, the Washington
government is taking It for granted
that he wont run, and It Is likely
this government will encourage the
loan, under conditions that will fur
ther effect to bring about a consti
tutional election and a cessation or
the hostilities.
The round halos Included in to-! Drink!*
THIS | day's report numbered 7,584, com-jder 1.
woman and taken to Jew-'
Ramsey, who pronounced,
pared with 7,430 last year. j them real diamonds, valued at
The number of sea island hales'53,909 at least. The negro could
Included was 430, compared with not tell a straight story as to where
230 last. year.
The ginning by states, to Septem
ber first, was as follows:
Alabama 44,525
Arkansas 2,200
Florida 2,99s>
GEORGIA 72.622
Louisiana 7.566
Mississippi 2,027
North Carolina. ... 188
Oklahoma 4,943
'South Carolina 7,272
Tennessee 9
Texas 649,694
AH Other* 4 '
they found them, hut finally said they
found them in the woods, near Ma
con. The negroes were put In Jail
on suspicion, and notices have been
sent out to various cities.
Report Today a Reoord-Breaker.
Washington, Sept. 8.—The great
est quantity of cotton ever gfnued
In the cotton season orior to Sep
tember first, was reported by the
Census Bureau today.
Misses Hattie Brandon, Mary Pat
terson, Florence Vaughn and Blanche
McDonald returned Saturday from
North Carolina where they were
members of the camping party at
Bat’s Cave. Miss Katherine Balfour
who was also of the party, stopped
In Savannah a short time with re
latives. arriving home yesterday.
of the crop, and the efforts of the
farmers to heat the boll weevil.
All states reported Increased gtn-
nlng for the period, over last year’e
The heavy ginning this year Isj totals, with the exception of North
■aid to be due to the early maturing Carolina and Texas.
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