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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1013.
< $1.00 PER ANNUM.
E LUKE ANNOUNCED
THURSDAY FOR
RESIGNS AS SOLICITOR OF THE CITY COURT OF THOMASVILLE,
AND COMES OUT IN A SHORT STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE SECOND DISTRICT ASKING TO RE ELECTED TO
CONGRESS. .
CETT0G0AeRESSl3.2S7.351
OR 00 BROKE
SAID AN ELECTED CONGRESS.
MAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE COP TOLD ON HIM.
Koscoc I,uke of iliis city formally announces today his candidacy
for Congress to succeed the late S. A. Hoddenbery. Mr. Luke states
that he does this, realising fully the work which the position en
tails and the necessity for honest, conscientious, zealous effort for
his constituents and the country at 'arge.
In entering the race, he has formally tendered his resignation
as Solicitor of the City Court, to Governor Slaton, the same having
been written and sent to the Governor yesterday. This lie believes
Is the onlyvthlng to do, in view of the fact that he will bo actively
and solely interested in this racs until it Is settled.
The name of a successor, to lie appointed by the Governor, has
not been selected.
Mr. Luke’s announcement and his resignation to the Governor,
are as follows: 4
/ FOR CONGRESS.
To the People of the Second Congressional District:
I announce my candidacy to succeed Hon. S. A. Roddenbery.
our deceased friend and Congressman.
Let me say I shall conduct a clean campaign, free from under
hand methods, political trades and dirty politics. Of the other as
piring gentlemen, I have nothing unkind to say. It is the privilege,
and as a right ought to be, for you or me, your boy or my boy, to
aspire to fill this high office. I have never, and never will, cast a
vote as a private citizen or as an office holder, that will deny equal
privileges to every white man in this country. No man holds, or
has ever held, office so high or flnancia] or social station so ex
alted, but that the humblest white man should have an equal right
|o cast a freeman’s ballot.
My candidacy is no more in tlie interest of the mechanic than
the doctor, no more in the interest of the lawyer than the farmer;
no more In the interest of the rich than the poor. I am opposed
to bossism and boss rule; every man in this district can command
my service at all times.
If you can vote for me, I sh ill appreciate it and give to you the
best service I am capable of rendering: if you do not agree with me,
wo shall nevertheless be friends.
Sincerely yours,
R03COE LUKE.
BALES GINNED
MR. VEREEN jCHILO BURNER
T ill AT GOQLIDGE
Washington, Oct. 1.—The House
Elections Committee today began an
investigation of the charge that Re
presentative Richard 3. Whatley, of
South Carolina, obtained tho nomi
nation with an expenditure of more
money than is allow'ed by law. 1 announced that 3,2*37,851 bales
• II. F. Hogan, a Charleston police- j cotton of the growtth of 1913 had
man, testified that Henry W. Feind | been pinned prior to September 25,
told him that Whatley .pent two | romul a8 halt Ua i e3 .
thousand, five hundred dollars in his; ...... „
first campaign for Congress. He fur-j that date last year, S.OOo.Jul
tlier said that Whatley fold him he bales, or 22.3 per cent, of the en-
was “going to Congress or going tire crop had been ginned; In 1911,
broke in the attempt." that date 3,676,594 bales or
Sieve S. Sargeant. an employee or illo „ , , , . , .
the Atlantic Coast Line, said he was 23 6 > ,er cent - nad been sinned; in
a party worker against Whatley in! 1908 to that date 2,590,039 bales or
the second primary. He testified j 19.8 per cent of the crop had been
the second primary. He testified j ginned, and in 1906 to that date 2,-
nad spent *13,000 in the Ninth ward oon . . 0 . .
of Charleston, and he was under the! 057 - 283 ha,es or 1i> ’ 8 " er cent ’ of
impression that the Whatley forces jibe crop had been ginned,
had put up eight thousand of thati Included in the total glnaings were j
amount, 27,321 round bales, compared with
MISSOURI GRANTS TENSIONS l 19 - 574 round hales ginned to 3ept.
TO CONFEDERATE YETS. 33 1 :iM year; 27,91 S round hales 111
RETORT OF THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IIE' INFANT A YEAR OLD CATCHES
TOD IV SHOWED INTERESTING! COULD NOT ENTER THE RACE; FIRE AND REFORE IT COULD
FIGURES AS COMPARED WITllj «» CONGRESS AT THIS TIME. I
TREVIOUS RECORDS. | The Times-Enterprise has received '
I intelligence from Moultrie today; Tho year old child of Mr. and Mrs.
W-I.hiiietnii o,, .. 'pi.,, Kncond I lllat lloa - Vereen declines to .John Wilson was burned to death at
\\ dsliinglon, on. -.—in- setonu | \r. . _. . .
HE EXTINGUISHED HAD BEEN
BURNED FATALLY.
BOLL WEEVIL
iS
SPECIMEN SENT TO STATE EN
TOMOLOGIST PROVES TO BE
ANOTHER KIND OF BUG WHICH
IS NOT NAMED.
rim for Congress. Mr. Vereen is;the home of Its grand-parents ...
cotton ginning report of the Censui one of the best men i:i the Second I C'oolidge yesterday mo-ning. The
Bureau, issued at in A. M. today. District and Ills friends have been I accident was a most peculiar one.
urging him for several days to en- The child was standing near a sma'.i
ter the race to (111 Congressman j quantity of turpentine stain on the
Roddenbery’s shoes. ^fter the mat- floor, when the mother noticed the
ter was brought to Ills personal at-jfl u | d 0 n the floor ami taking the
tentlon by his friends, he flrmly and child a short distance away, struck
kindly declined. !a match and lit the oil, in order i w na
■Mr. Vereen slated Ulat Ills husl-'| 0 burn |t up . The child, while the! 1 " P
iipss interests, both In Moultrie and stuff was burning went ton near I boil
in this section of Georgia, at this and )ts clothes caught lire.
pa-tic"ar time, demanded his undl-! The . 0 W8g a slllal| amoullt of th „ '
vided attention and that he °*' «' red ' turpentine , ta , n 0 „ th „ ch „ ( ,. 9 oloth .
he could serve his People and hose , and lmmedlateIy lt was aflam0 .
a! The little one Inhaled the flames and
hi addition was burned about the
Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 2.—The
first pensions under the new Mis*
1911, 3S.02S round bales in 1910
and 18,070 round bales in 1909.
at home than attempting the race for
Congress. He was not insensible to
the honor which his friends thought
worthy his efforts and without re
gard to what the result of the race
might lie, should he enter, he was
of tile opinion that he could not at
this time consider the proposition.
Others Mentioned.
. It -is conceded
Mr. Rosroe Luke in this city that
he will make the rare, although -he
Is ready to make no formal an
nouncement at this time.
Judge Frank Park has been
urged to run by a delegation of clt!-
and he
the friends of the
thia ritv Hint
body severely. The mother and
grandmother made valiant efforts to
put on the fire, using their hands
and they were burned bad
ly. The child lived for thr f *e hours
and then died from the effect of the
burns. If was one of the most dis
tressing and horrible aecldeits of
sour! pension law, were sent to Con- j number of bales of Sea Island
federate ^Veterans today, sixty-three I rotton included was 10,555 bales,
old soldiers receiving the benefits J compared with 3,051 bales last year,
of the law Only Indigent Veter-* 11 hales in 1911, 13,832 bal^sjzens from Decatur county
ans are eligible ae pensioners ' j' 9 » a " "- 437 !-••>'<« 1909. | ^ Btated "' a ‘ "°" ,d
— — C,innings prior to September 2
by states follow:
Alabama. 322.002
Arkansas 09,003
Florida • 16,210
(I LORO IA 191,093
til"
from
YEGGS BOB
A
* j No expressions have
Judge Hopkins of this citv. Mr.
! Perrv, of Camilla. Senator Smith of
^Edison, Judge Pottle, of the Court
of Appeals, or from Mr. J. L. Hand. <
SEPTEMBER IS
COLOEA THAI OJiKL
J.es.s Rain Than Last Year by Fight
•tudge H. W. Hopkins has received
letter from the office of the State
Entomologist, stating that the speci
men which he sent was not the boll
weevil. The State Entomologist
himself was not in the office and no
statement was made as to Just
what hug it was, but the gentleman
rive that it is not ihe Mexican
eevil, stating, however, that
there is only a slight difference.
His letter. Is as follows:
Atlanta, Oa„ Oct. 1, 1913.
Hr H. \V. Hopkins.
Thomasville. Ga.
Dear sir: Your letter with the
specimen of supposed boll weevil Is
at hand. Thi* weevil looks very
much like the boil weevil, but it is
not that insect. The chief differ
ence will be found in the front leg
of tlie insect. In the boll weevil
there are two large spines on the
front leg, which in the specimen you
sent are not like it. In all other re
spects the boll weevil looks very
similar to the one whlci! you sent
in. Very sincerely yours,
C. 8. SPOONER,
' ** • _ Asst. Entomologist.
RESIGNS AS SOLICITOR CITY COURT.
Thomasyillfe, Ga., Oct. 1, 1913.
Hon. John M. Slaton,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Governor: I am herewith enclosing you my resignation
as Solicitor General of our Court here.
I have decided to enter the race for Congress to succeed our la
mented Congressman, Hon. 1. A. Roddenbery. I do not think that i
should seek a higher office while holding a commission from ihe
State of Georgia requiring my time. •
The Bar and the People have been most kind to me and I make
no suggestion as to my successor.
I am, with respect.
Yours very truly,
ROSCOE LUKE.
AND AFTER RATTLE WITH CITI
ZENS OF DARDAXELLE, ARK..
GET AWAY WITHOUT MUCH
TROUBLfe AND WITH MUCH
ROOTY',
Fort Smith, Ark., Oct, 1.—Yegg-
Loutsiana 77,349
Mississippi 49,525
Oklahoma 148,556
South Carolina. . . . 142,304
Tennessee.. .. . . . 18,341
Texas 1,726,630
All Other States . . . 5,617
The ginning of Sea Island cotton
prior to September 25, by States,
South Carolina.
6,419
4,058
78
I men early today dynamited and then : follows:
I looted the First State Rank of Dar- j GEORGIA
I danelle, Ark., sixty miles east of this J Florida
•city. . ;
After a gun battle with the eitl-;
zens they escaped with booty esti- j
mated at several thousand dollars. jConditiun of Cotton Crop Estimated
| Sixteen charges of dynamite i n t 414.1 ^ ; Georgia’* is 72%.
were used In wrecking the building.! .. lt
j The gang Is said to have number-j Washington, Get. The fondl
ed eight armed men. Several eiti-jtlon or the cotton crop of the United
zens engaged in almost an hours bat-j states on Thursday, September 25,
I tie with the yeggs in front of the: was $4 j p Pr pent, of normal, com-
: bank. One of the robbers was’ , ... _ .
] wo,171 (it'd but he eaenpeii. , ' ,arrd " 38 2 "" on A "-
I | gust 25, 1913. 09.6 per eent on
September 25, 1912, 71.1 per cent.
TEXAS FLOOD
IS
h* sunshine in Thomasville)
ei * * month of Septembe •
* record which is almos*;
of. the usual average run- .
ve sixty and sometimes.
'itv. The total sunshine
li .mired and nl iety-thrce ; |.s<;.v(;k.I1 IIV FANS TO WAIT ALL
EF
Houston, Tex., 0<’t. 1.—The gravi- h
ty of the flood situation in South-!,
eastern Texas and Southwestern i
Louisiana was Increased today by |
ours. Tlie highest temperature
tiring September was ninety-two on
ie third and tlie lowest fo-ty-slx
.i the twenty-second. Tho great-
>;t daily range was thirty-one on
NIGHT IN OKDER TO GET
TICKETS ON TIIE MOliXIXG
FOR KASEHALL SERIFS.
another night of rain. All streams the twenty-third. The mean for the
throughout that entire section are month was 75, as against seventy-
becoming almost mountain high. All n i np . .
railroad service East of Houstqn Is j
completely paralyzed . Early reports; highest on
Philadelphia. Oct. 1. — Baseball
fans, anxious to secure tickets for
the approaching world's series, to bo
played in this city and in New York,
this! are engaging boys to stand in line
1 all •night before the ticket tale
received here today, tell of hun-j month was 99 and the lowest 45, j h
drcils of houses In Lake Charles,, just one fleereo rnl.ler d,.Hmr the ° .
degree colder during the Messenger companies are prepar-
1IAHKY THAW WANTS STATU
DKI’ARTMI5XT TO AID HIM.
(By Associated Pres3.)
Washington, Oct. 2.—Solicitor
Folk, of the State Department re
ceived a prdtest today which Harry
K. Thaw sent to the Department,
protesting against his deportation
from Canada. Mr. Folk declined to
say what action would he taken in
the case.
Thaw asked the State Department
BOSTON RETAIL DEALERS
ADVANCE PRICES OF COAL.
(By. Associated Press.;
Boston, Oct. 2.—The .e’JiJ prices
on coal were advanced twenty-five
cents per ton by the coal dealers of
this city today. They say the In
crease was necessary as a result of
the high cost of handling.
MEXICANS ABE
Piedras Negras
Every responsible
4 titntionaIist
to ask for an explanation from the I from the Military capital
Canadian Embassy regarding tho; tween midnight and
action of the Canadian authorities.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU
NEED FOR YOUR
Fall Garden
this
1 morning. The town was thus left
I at tlie mercy of tTie Federals, should
I they attack from the American side
l of tlie river.
1 It is said this action resulted pnr-
j Hally from the Implied ultimatum
j which was to the effect thM. United
States troops would be used to pre
vent the destruction of the Interna
tional bridge.
on September 25, 1911: 05.9 per
‘•cent, on September 25, 1910, Hnd
08.6 per cent, the average /6f the
past ten years on September 25.
This announcement was made at
i noon today by the Crop Reporting
j Board, Bureau of Statistics. United
'States Department of Agriculture, In
jits final condition renort of the sea-
Mex. O-t. j. • son, the condition being estimated
chief of Shu Co*- from reports of Its correspondents
mem disappeared jwd agents throughout the cotjon
belt.
During the early parr or the
growing season this year, conditions'
were favorable in the western cot-j
. ton'states and unfavorable In ♦he!
(Eastern < orron states: as the season'
advanced, however, prospects do-
cold spell, which was pronounced Ing to furnish boys, some of them
near the middle of the month, than charging as much as thirty cent* an
Orange, this month showed in past jears. 'hour for this service.
” „ * l nder the rules this year, no mail
t yj Tlie rain fall amounted to 2.30 : or( j ors will be honored, and each
inches as against ten inches a id a purchaser must buy tickets for three
half last year for the same month.! Panics. No one will be allowed to
thousands of dollars have been lost' normal for September, how- P'Tciiase more tha.i two for the
as a result of the flood. jever, is only 4.25. same game,
. . , prevailing direction o
CONDITION OF SEX\T.>K LODGE wind was toward the East, i
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE, total movement of 3.401 mile
I By Associated
The flood condition at
Texas, is also reported to
serious this afternoon.
The rice and lumber Industrie.}
have already suffered heavily, and
.Valiant.
States
toda> <
mem f
operatic
clans a;
ger of
Hem-
2.—United
Cabot Lodge
tinned to show i.nprove-
t the effects of a recent
The attending pliysl-
now certain that tlie dan-
ious results has missed.
Cant of Thunks.
! We desire to thank those friends
j who were so good to us during tho
• long illness and after the death of
our father. We cannot properly
»I express ur appreciation of every
'•vi average velocity of 4.7 miles. It
blew to nineteen miles on Hie 2 Of li,
coming from the Southwest.
There were nine clear days,
pnrtlv cloudy and nine cloudy. ft I kind act that was performed for
rained on eleven days. Thunder- us, but we are deeply grateful to
storms occurred on the 2, 3. 4. 5, 6. J every one.
7. 15, IS. 20. 21. There was no! MR*?. H. C. QUAKTERMAN,
frost, fog, hall, sleet, snow or auro-' L. H. DICKEY,
rns. ! M. H. DICKEY. «
WHAT SNAKES ABE POISONOUS?
Irish Potatoes
Onion|Sets
All kinds of] smallf seed
and Buists Winter
Lawn Grass.
Our seeds of proven worth always make good,
and you never miss a crop that is a
credit to any gardener.
Agents: NUNNALLY’S CANDIES.
Favor* Shown Federal*?
, Washington, Oct. 1.—Senator Shep
pard. of Texas, took up with Assis
tant Secretary of the Treasury Ham-
!em the complaints that the govern
ment Is discriminating against the
Mexican Constitutionalists, in favor
of the Federals, in decisions relating
to the neutrality proclamation.
Mr. Sheppard said he would also
call President Wilson’s attention to
the charges.
Although there was a great exo-
•ius of refugees from Piedras Negras
Into Eagle Pass’. Texas, within the
lust twenty-four hours, only a small
uortlon of them were Americans..
This report was received at the State
Department today.
'lined in the west
somewhat in the East
Until the latter part
which today’s report <
■vms severe drc’ght In
l ioni:i and Southern
id improved 1
Mai
I lie
\VIm*»
Hie month
erod, there 1 A riant a,
p\ is. Okla- spectacular
so'iri, but J * 1 A . n .°
imiite to Blow Out
‘•••lion or Hi* Maud
luil Been Bitten.
I. Following the
adv
lid ha
of T. R. Bo
died fre
this
ns broken
hr* third >
ek
•ally <1
<• period
in thosf
[•(I some damage to
ton. During the «
end
)d ill
v i.ids
were thought to ha*,
damage in Eastern N
hi that week, the
eported as severe ovc
if Tonne
lake-bite ii his brother had not
lowp Ihe wound to pbces with gun-
nwder, investig.ition is being made
* to how many kinds of poisonous
lakes there are i:i Georgia and
'" how numerous.
ip cans- w.*. •- j Hie Grady hospital
n cot- 1 seriously I’l from the shock of tho
■eV of gun-powder explosion, which made a
heavy Inti with his life
_ , saved. He had been bitten by a
• water moccasin on the hand, and
tn Car- Die physicians say he would have
drouth lied i efore h-dp <oeld have reached
his brother had not adopted
Me did it
ere over much ^
w ami portion, of South
•vhile tlie drought in *“
YOUTH KILLED
WHOLE FAAAILf
THEN WENT TO RED AND SLFIPT
SOUNDLY, PENDING THE FIND
ING OF THE BODIES TODAY.
Nantes, France, Oct. 1.—A boy of
fifteen years Is today charged with
the murder of seven people, In the
Village of RaBebriagen, Department
of Laundreau .
The lad, whose name Is Moral
Redureau. was employed as a vine
utter. Yesterday he quarreled with
his employee, Geo. Madit. A *hort
time after the quarrel he killed
Madit, his wife, mother, three chil
dren and a servant.
The young niuiderer then went to
bed and slept calmly until the bod
ies of his victims wc4e fdtnd this
morning.
J Carolina
jkansas was considerably relieved.
| The conditions by states, on Sep-
| u mber 25th, was as follows:
shdl
der from
P. C. of
Normal.
Virginia 75
■North Carolina 70
•South Carolina 71
GEORGIA 72 j
Florida 78 !
Alabama 67 ‘
Mississippi 63
Louisiana 60
Texas 03 !
Arkansas 63
Tennessee 68 i
Missouri 04 j
Oklahoma 42 1
California 100
The first official figures estimating
the size of this year’s crop will be
announced by the Crop Reporting
Board on Friday, December 1
shot-gun
touching it off with a match.
Research at the capitol develops
the fact that there are bet three
kind* of poisonous snakes in Geor
gia, and that ail other varieties are
harmless. Of tlie three, the rattle
snake, the copper-head and the moc-!
casln, the latter Is the most vicious,
end the only one that had **ather
attack than run away.
The ratt'esnakes are th- most
numerous of the poisonous reptiles,
and their poison is generally deadly,
hut they are not of a fight-seeking
nature, and will never get into a
rucus with a human being unless It
is forced upon them. The rattle
snake prefers to be left alone, and
his rattle Is not a battle cry but a
fair warning. If allow ed hr if a
chance, he will leave the field, pro
viding opportunity is given him to
retreat with dignity.
The moccasin, however, is vicious
by nature as well as poisonous. j
|ion of cotton for the season 1913-
at j 1914 will be Issued, showing
2 P. M., when the Department ofjquantity of cotton grown In each
Agriculture*! report on the produc- state expressed In 500-pound bales.
Buy your clothes
Heady-made
and know what they are,
how they fit and how
they look on you
before not after you buy
Then you wont walk down the
street, with that worried looking,
“wonder if I’m dressed
right” smile on
your face.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On the Comer.