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J - T T? . ■* ************ Official Organ Thomas County ************ SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION ******** *■* *■$ Why Wait? Send in Your Subscription NOW. ************ YOU. 1, -Vo. 08. THOMASVILIiE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY^HKMttaillKB 18, 1013. *1.00 FEB ANNUM. MERCHANTS WILL GIIIE HI jKILLK NEtR « 1.400 DOLLARS III PRIZES GREAT CONTEST STARTS TODAY AM) LASTS UNTIL JANUARY TENTH—AUTO TO BE GIVEN TO (HOST POPULAR PERSON, ANI) HORSE AND BUGGY TO BE SECOND LARGEST VOTE GETTER—PRIZES ALSO FOR EVERY ONE OF FIVE DISTRICTS OF THOMAS COUNTY—SIXTEEN MERCHANTS INTERESTED IN THE CONTEST. Son..' of the merchants of Thom- that portion within the City Limits ntviile have organized a contest. MR. HILL CLARK WAS KILLED AT THE HOME OF MR. CROSBY ABOUT A LANE LINE DISPUTE. that portion within the City of Thom'asville. °iyi!‘ on ...oi.“ ha .L‘ e “o. r . a< ifJ 1 . 1 . mi the killing tal •News of a tragedy, near Autrey- ville, was brought to this city today by Sheriff Boyd, of Colquitt county. It was in effect that Mr. Bill Clark, was killed by Mr. Fulton Crosby, FI LL PAIHJOX RECOMMENDED NOVEMBER ELEVENTH, TWEL TO THE GOVERNOR BA' THE PRISON COMMISSION — CASE ONE OF LONG-STANDING. THREE DAYS FOR THE FAIR FTH AND THIRTEEN DECIDED ON IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE POULTRY MEN A CHANCE TO SHOW. Which will prove on the moat excit-! ' wTthin“"the'' city"'limit's '“oiI the kUling taklllg place at t,le home | ing and interesting affairs of its kind 1 Thomatville only. of the former yesterday. It is stat- I ever conducted in Thomas county.! 3. The party receiving the high-I ed that a dispute arose about a land! They arc going to give away four- ! Pat number of votes east, irredpec-1 line, and Mr. Clark, came to the | en hundred and seventy-live del- '-“'J, “LTJn®™®; 7?^If- m.™.* ! Cr08by !l0,ne wlth a 8UB and was- shot as he entered the gate. j in or out of'Thomas County, shall be declared, in prizes to the most popular ^he dose of the contest, the win- Atlnnta, Sept. Hi—The State Prison Commission, today rec^ omniended a full |>wm1oii for Dr. W. .1. McXuiighton, who is nrtw , tinder sentence of death for the murder of Fled Flandcrx, at Suainsboro, more than three years ago. This case was one of um Yesterday afternoon, after a con sultation with Mr. H. W. Lester, the [ President of the South Georgia and I Florida Poultry Association, the j date for the Thomas County Far- ! mers Fair was changed. This change ! was made in order to allow the j,, I poultry exhibits, which for three I j in-j years has been a decided ami rfis-} DEATH MARCOXIED TO ENGLAND AND THEN CABLED TO THIS ('OtNTHV AT NOON TODAY—BELIEVED IT WAS HEART FAIL- I ItK, Sl'PEItINDITED BY COTGIIING—WAS PREPARING TO ENTER POLITICAL FIGHT I X NEW YORK—WAS WEAK FROM VVOr.ND WHEN SHOT SOME TIME AGO, AND WANTED A VA- CATION. people in the county. The first grand prize is a Ford tomoliiie, which gees to the one ting the most votes. The second | S ] )e4 tiv e of residence, whether In ui . . .. ... prize. If. a line horse and buggy, j out of Thomas County, shall he de-, scc,,on " hcre bo,h are wel1 know3 - There are five divisions ot the comity and in each one of these divisions, there will be a first and second prize to be selected from several articles mentioned. in terest here, Flanders havin ’, at one • tinctlrc feature o? the fairs. Adamson, the Mayor’s private “Father died Wednesday ner of the First Grand Prize—Five] Both are men or prominent .j Passenger Ford Touring Car. j that ruction and both well to do j time owned a smawmiil near Thom-j The dates first sot were November I retary pn ,j reat j as f 0 n 0 \v ! The party receiving the second farmers. The occuFence has caused j asville. He was poisoned and the I fifth, sixth and seventh. The dates highest number of votes cast, irre-! a grea t an ,ount of surprise in that] murder was laid at the door of Dr. j have been changed to November j noon at ono oVlock Mc-Naughton, and the'wife of the d^-j eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth. (lllP to heart failure, ceased. McNaughton was convicted iThis will give the poultry men a eP# *» and the case aaginst the woman was: c hance to show without embarrassing j M aV nr Guvnor sailed with his never pushed. .conflicts and will insure a good ex- Two Thomasvllle gentleman tes-'jjjbit. tifled that Flanders was taking med-j The comn::‘»ee of the Managers (By Associated Press.) {Tammany had refused him re-nomi- Xew York, Sept. 11.—Mayor W5S- J nation. His nomination was brought liam G. Gaynor died on the steamer about by a non-partisan movement, Baltic, in mid-ocean at one o clock representing mainly Gaynor's «per- Wednesday afternoon, according to! g 0 nal popularity. ablegrum received here today from just prior to his departure, the so:i, Unfits W. Gaynor. ] Mayor said of his condition: message came to Robert ; l ave ] )f . en for near | y f 0ur dared, at the close of the contest, the winner of the Second Grand j Prize—The Beautiful Horse, Rubber Tire Buggy and Harness. 4. The parties winning the First and Second Grand Prizes shall not ] . ...„ participate in the awarding of the This conta* Marts today and the p rii!e! , | votes are already being sought. The j The party receiving the second { merchants who arc included are Lo- liiulies: vote, residing in '.he same rail Auto Exchange, H. If. Vann,: division as the winner of the First' j . ... . Robison Hardware Co., Thomasville' , ' r } VP < “’ll 111 h ® declared l ' la , team, will lie a candidate foi coun- o! tile First Division Prize, iDILL SMITH Minin FOR COUNCIL lis death wa- Notify moth- expecting to spend Km ope, reeuperat- I ■ years -Mayor of New York, and have i not had a vacation. I suppose that afto. - j almost everyone will conclude that oinr.::"ep oi tno Managers i j n idno while here, and that he said, 1 will go around in a short Mme and' “This will kill me sonie day,” while get up the money for the prem- taking it. This testimony was prob-‘ iums> The merchants and others in eft New York Sept. I. Atlanta, Sept. 10.—Biliy Smith,. , linger of the champion Cracker ahl> ' " ,strumental ln /" e <lc<lslon of .tiiR city who are interested should the case before the Commission. It, i, e ready to give what they have dc- xvm Proth I'' "i"" 1 ' of t:ie : ' irst Divl8lon Prize,! _ 1 the nivtli I ,s P rohnhIp that Governor Slaton elded on for that affair, at that time. Mock Company, Reel Biotn-| llud !he party receiving the second C 1 ' rom lus “° me " ard - * le f .5* I will follow (heir recommendation. ' ers, Pringle Company, It. V. Bal- highest vote shall he declared tliojin the approaching race. ,Mr. Smith i lard, Smith-Harley Shoe Co., W. E. j winner of Second Division Prize for has jest <jualifled as a citizen after! Beverly, Grand Theatre, Ingram - division. Except in tno possi-1 several years absence from Atlanta, I Drug Company, John Dixon, Thom- j hmlPbe awarded°'to j :uul his frlcnds nre boostl:1 « kim for I asville Steam Laundry, I., H. Jerger. 1 contestants residing in ^he same di*!^ ie ofir * ,co *. The fan flock of Atlantal Evans & ?on, \V. H. Burch & Son, vision, then the party receiving the-is just crazy over Billy and an ama-j Mrs. Laura .Tone'*. Thoniasville Press Hiird highest vote would be dcelar-. teur campaign committee was or-t and The Times-Enterprise. . ed the winner of tlie First Division Uanized last night to work for him.! .'Prize for that Division, and thof* STATE EXPERT yor < : ay,ior sailed from Now Pojitember fputth. Fji to an liefore ho railed, no one out- >f his immediate family and in order to decrease as much as pos- j his Private Secretary, new of his slide ilie work which this commit-1 plans. tee is of necessity forced to do. 1 \t th«* time, he announced that The rules for the contest arc as follows: Rules and Regulations. 1. Tills contest is open to all persons, not to any society or organ!- party receiving the Fourth highest vote would he declared the winder of the Second Division Prize fo*' that Division. * ' a. The party winning tlie First ... . . . . . Dlviskr.i Prize in any or all of ‘In* zat.on ol any kind, contestants being pive Dlvl „ ong may seIect for u>em . recorded in the division or territory selves any one of the prizes in the in which they reside, except! ij st headed Division First Prize. The for the two grand prizes, which; party winning the Second Division is open to the world. A Five Pas- r Prize may select for themselves any senger Ford Touring Car being the one of the Prizes in the list headed first grand prize, and a Beautifu". Division Second Prizes. Horse, Rubber-Tire Bug?y and Har- j None of the Firms. Proprietors. :iess being the second grand prize, {their employees, or members of their 2. Thomas County shall ue ill- jdmmediate families shall be eligible vided into five separate divisions, ’ to participate in this contest, designated by. the letters A. D. 0. i 7. i n the event cf any question D. E., and in addition to the two about the conditions cf this con first grand prizes, there shalJ be a j test, the issue shall he referre d to first end second prize offered for. the conductors of the content, * 'bo each of the five separate divisions, j shall bo qualified to render decis Division A., shall consist of the ions, following territory: All that sec tion west of Little Ochlocknee river j No opposition has developed so far. The only drawback to Smith being a councilman is that council meets in the afternoons, just when the manager is directing the game from the bench. Blit the fans suggest that council meet only on rainy af ternoons in the baseball season. | Tho county farmers are going to , [j,,. i make splendid crops this year, and j ir .;,. | they are all anxious for the appear-‘that jance )f the premium list, in order 1 i, J that they might know Just what , j 1 prizes will be given and how . they i t o;m jare to be divided. There is no rea-j^j,,, j son to believe that there will be any ~~ I radical changes from last year. Bh AT THE TOSCO TO IMS-j The managers will get the premium was for a n, believing aid him in I may have one now. I have been laid up for a few days with one of the -.bap attacks 1 occasionally have as a result of my mishap a few years ago, but I am now over it, and { shall never have another.” r.;leaking of the political situa tion, he made an attack on the Tam many leaders, and other political opponents, referring to them as “mhorable scamps.” and he assert ed tin y worf seeking his “moral as- snssinetion.” In the absence of any details sup- li’ementlng the cablegram* which was relayed from Crookhaven, Mayor Gaynor’s relatives and friends are inclined today to believe that heart failure was brought on by* a fit of fo ■.-hing, attendant on hlr, old throat AY! I Cl SS THE PHASES OF HOG j jj H t ready in a short time and it CHOLERA AND EXPLAIN THE [ then be given io the public. METHODS OF IXOCCLATIOX. \ vil! BURLESQUE IN ATLMTI Atlanta. Sept. 10.—Burlesque, that naughtiest of naughty theatri cal attractions”!* going to make an other attempt to break Into Atlanta today, according to the mnoirnce- ment of a theater which has leased lr, the event of the w'th.Irawa! t ,, Wal| siree ,, cl0s „ to th , , ,... ...... candidate, such candidate 1.. , , , , 'here it empties Into the-Biff 0<-h-| 8llaM r , ot be allowed to transfer, to 1 " l ‘*“ ,1 '" '•' ov to 'raveling ahother candidate, any votes already J trade. cast. J A burlesque company from Cincin- U. All voting tickets issned by| I)atl , IPen fo - tlm open- tbY» merchants during the month of!. . .. , , September wllf show Sentemher on lug. It If »uld. nnd nuests will ho their faces and all voting tickets I allowed to smoke if they so desire, issned daring the month of OrtoherJ It has been five will show the name of the month on. rf . a j burlesque wr their face, and so on for each month L. fr .„ .. i> ., , . , , , ,* , ilanta. The times during the contest, arid it shall be} necemary to cast all votes before tliej an ” ^ lo VPn ^ ,,re v tenth day of the following month., m^y be that Atlanta Is ready for j otjierwlse^they will not he counted most anything these days. j D( For instance, September votes must I } by I’ be cast before the 10th of October ] ' mirln and October votes must he cast bo fore the 10th of November and so ! The farmers of the county who j have suffered loss of hogs by cholera o" fear that disease, will have a I chance Friday of consulting one of j the experts of t'*e jtate, on that dis- ■MBS. GLOVERS BROTHER KILLED locknee river, then all of that sec tion west of Big Ochlocknee to the ■ ouiity line. Division B., sha’l consist of all that territory west of the A., B. & A. railroad, to the boundry line of division A., and South to city lim its of Thonmsville, then following tho Montgomery branch of the A. C. L. Railroad to the county lino. Division C.. shall consist of all that territory east of the A., B. & A. .railroad and north of the A. C. L. Railroad, going east from the City Limits of Thoniasville, to the county line. Division !>,, fchall consist of all that territory in Thomas or six years since j presented in At- j .vere not ripe then | is a loser. But It ; This gentleman will be in the city Friday and will give demon strations of the inoculation and dis cuss various phases of the disease with any who are interested. It may be that it would bo advisable for all who raise hogs to have a talk with him in reference to this matter, as tho destructive qualities of the disease are well koown in this county. id tl: ug died Gaynor’s sail hundred uisland, a tomb'* ••lock this morning, •. tho Baltic was ad fifty miles off I is.due there at two o’clock tomorrow morning. Adolph L. Kline, acting President of the Board of Aldermen, will be come Mayor until Gaynor's siicces- Xew Haven and Hartford railroad, near New Haven last week. Dr. Glover went up there and after some difficult} was able to find and Identi fy the bodies. Mrs. Glover is pros- T ho letter to Judge Hopkins is as trated by the horrible accldopt ami <• c of his trip at ion on the ocea salt air would !*'s lost health al.ie "ill reach , the Mayor hav was nearing thn'i lews of May oi ls wirelessed to C i cabled to New V Gaynor expected rerpool on his return Sep-* dghteenth. I His private secretary issued a stat'umiit, jur-t before his depar ture. denying the rumors of the* Mayor’-, serious illness , and also' denied the published statement that the Mayor was suffering from the bullet wounds Inflicted by the ,|^»uid^e. aa6U^Ja.mea,J^.Cj^jag- | (By, Associated Press.) her. ?n August 10, 1010. I New Y6fk, Sept, ll— Mayor Gaynor had intended to en- Gaynor was born on a farm, near ter the coming mayoralty campaign Whitestown, X. Y., in 1851. Ho wIGi his old time vigor, on bis re- was born of poor parents and had to to obtain education delegation represent ing Independent political orraniza- ! prep; tions, notifying him that he had' led 1 been selected by them to succeed ] went himself. Being too weak fo respond.. repor ho had his secretary reach his speech ho w Mnticello Woman Loses Brother, Sister and Niece in Fatal Wreck X. V. X. II. and X. If. Railway. 4 .j-jtfrin Friends of Dr. G. B. Glover, Monticello, will regret to learn that the brother of Mrs. Glover, Dr. Ben son Marvin, of Louisville, Ky., with his wife and daughter were killed in the ratal wreck of the New York '" ,rn h, " m ‘ A ,lay bftf,,r « he 8alleJ -, str, ' g Si\ty-Tuo Had Yuri November/takes! tiblican. ears Old and Hud Experiences. follows: Hon. and. .Iannary tenth, County on throughout, the contest, except as I niusf lie voted by G P Sont'| of the A. C. L. railroad, except to voter issued between January first Durham Duplex Safety Razor 19 cents 10th. which votes j femhe M., January [servlc each ONE BLADE FREE Shaves , as Well as the $5.00 Style. DivisioiiH First Prize*. Selection of Out?— :: Piei e Parlor. Suit. Piece Parlor Suit. I Piece Library Suit. :t Piece Bed Room Suit. 1 Sowing Machine. Nice Range. 110 Piece Ilavlland China Dinnei I’nifold Davenport Bed. Graphaphone htu! 3L Records. Studebaker 1-horse WarQn. One Phonograph Machine. Divisions Second Prizes. Selection of One— Set Double Harness. 35 Pound Genuine Texas Saddle. Ladies’ and Gents (Sold Watch. Gentleman’s Tailored Suit. Duofcld Davenport Bed. 9x12 Willow Velvet Art Square. Breach-Loading Shot Gun. Colored Division. The above divisions shall not af fect the colored population. All col* Atlanta. (In., Sept, in, 1913. I li. W. Hopkins, Thoniasville, Ga. Sir: I have been Instructed j P. F. Bahnsen, State Veteri-j to call on you Friday, So.)-* 12, 1913, If I can be of, to you, or any of your} i friends in our line, I shall be very'.a } glad to offer my services. i ; '•! am prepared to Inoculate to} {prevent hog cholera, or give any! 1 j instructions toward tick eradication. | dru ! “Any engagements that you may fin*' •*“ | make for me will be cheerfully at-1 whi* Ii > l tended to. 1 will arrive Thursday i an< * w ‘' i evening or Friday morning. will! tbs* I"' j sir.;, at Till- Tosco Hotel. ! to I"- lit “Very respectfully yours, jeountv. ! “II. r. IfPTCHENS. I 1 , " s “Asst. State Veterinarian.” j slor *' '' will remain for returning. The ? tire city goes o trouble. short time before mpathy of tlie on to her in her from EGYPTIAN WHEAT i\ Product Destined to Bo [qiiilar in Thomas County •re are on exhibition at store of R. Thomas, .1 niv. pels of Egyptian wi re grown in this !ii< !i ale the fir<t specinn ! of acceptance of their nomination. His sudden death has completely overturned the municipal political ’ warfi situation, and leaves only the Fus- rings fonir.fs and Democratic candidates was ■ in t!i v field. Tho former ticket is Supri head** i by John Purroy Mitchell the latter by Edward McCall. Tammany’s endorsement. r'du lled from tlie public and i.tory schools and then stud- v in a Ftica law office. Ha <* Brooklyn as a newspaper ■r in ls73. Two years later ■? admitted to the bar, and bat moment until his death 0 had lived In the midst of political arfare. He fought various political ngs. winning notable victories. He as elected a Justice of tho StatO iirt in 1893, and chosen md Mayor of Xe*v York City in 1909. itli Ills career in this office bore tho ’marks of his quaint personality. Ho name was placed at the was prominently mentioned for ' Independent ticket after President during the last election. Ltd :i in T! is ; MERCHANTS PJPBLARITY liONT-S! INTERESTING ! plIl'pO; Thom; vhici iieai i- noil <i as a food for well as for poultry, and it is grown in Texas for that Desiring to test it. Mr. of the seed of the wheat had a friend plant for him e, a short distance in the New Silks Agent*: NUNNALLY'S CANDIES. ored people living i;i Thomas County, whether in or out of Thoniasville. may contest for the three Gold Cash Prizes, as listed in the Colored Sec tion of Prizes . Colored Prizes, v 1st Cash Prize (In Gold).. ..$50.00. 2nd Cash Prize (in Gold)... 30.00 3rd Cash Prize (In Gold)... 20.00 The Plan Is Simple. The named merchants will give with every 25 cents paid them fori merchandise, or on an account with them, twenty-five- votes In this con test. No votes will be given for a payment of less than 25 cents, nor 'will any votes be given for the frac tional part of a quarter. Votes will also be given for all credit purchases closed by note at the time the transaction Is made. Locked boxes for receiving votes will be kept in ’plain view*, by each of the merchant^ in their places of business. Votes can be deposited at any time prior to the 10th of the month following their issue, except January votes, which must be voted by G P. M., January 10th. ^he votes may be cast for any can didate the customer ranv choose. The standing of candidates will be announced weekly In The Dally and Semi-Weekly Times-Enterprise. and the Thomaavllle Press. country. It was found that the plant ; rew very rapidly and luxur- Several Thousand Votes Issued midiiantly and Its yield is almost won- on the First Count Master Ju<ik jderfuL showing that It is eminently Cov Starts Off in the Lead. j^dapted to the soil and climate of .South Georgia. One groat feature in its favor, too, is that it bear*, Tho first votes wero cast in the, two crops a year. It should be Popularity Contest this morning and planted In March and after the first it Is evident that it will be a warm 1 crop matures, it Is cut off and isj contest. Several thousand votes followed by another, have been issued, but up to one, It is said not to be affected o’clock today only 5,115 votes had either drouth or heat, and for that! been deposited in the voting box at reason Is grown so much In Texas. Ingram Drug Company. * Mr. Thomas Is very enthusiastic I Master Jack Cox starts off in the over the results of his experiment! lead with 3,875 votes, with Miss'with this wheat, and thinks It will Eleanor Hopkins second with 1,125 be a great crop for this section of votes. Miss Irene Kennedy of Cool-! the state, and Is destined to he very idge has 300 votes, Miss Louise j popular with all who try it. Grantham 100 votes and Mrs. J. T.' Chambers 50 votes. i ~ For the colored prize, Olive Les-1 Professor Smith, of the Fniversity ter has been nominated with 25 .of Pennsylvania, was among the dis- votes. titiguishcd visitors to the city yes- The contestants are requested to.terdav. He is making a tour through deposit their votes daily, so that [this section of the country, inspect- their exact standing can he known. . ing pecan properties, and seemed very much impressed with Thomas- Mr3. H. M. Mathews returned to- vllle. While ho-e he visited the day after spending a short with relatives in Quitman. 1 time, world famous grove, of Mr. John I. Parker. Just Inside the city limits. and WOOL GOODS BROCADED CREPE METEOR Waist Silks NEW LACES HAVE JUST ARRIVED Louis Steyerman, The Shop of Quality On i the Corner. m