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jl M jt jt Jt jt Jt J Jt Jt Jt Official Organ Thomas County tines SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION * * * jt jt Jt jt Jt Jt Jt Jt* Why Wait? Send in Your Subscription NOW. JtjSJtjtfJLMjtJIJtJIJt 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.