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VOL. J. No. 84.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA . FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1013.
SELECTED CONGRESSMAN
DEFEATING LODE BT SOD DOTE!
OFFICIAL RETURNS NOT IX FROM ALL PRECINCTS IN DECATUR
AND WORTH, HUT RESULTS AR EALMOST SURE — WORTH
GAVE PARK TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY OVER LUKE,
AGAINST THOMAS' ONE THOUSAND FOR LUKE OVER PARK—
LUKE CARRIED TllT, MILLE.i. THOMAS AND GRADY, WHICH
LATTER COUNTY GAVE HIM SIX HUNDRED OVER.PARK.
ROSCOE LUKE THANKS PEO
PLE OF HOME COUNTY.
I To the 'white People ot Thom-
] as County: •
j 1 have never forgotten a friend.
| You gave me the largest vote
| that any candidate with opposi-
| iion has ever received from you.
| My heart Is full of gratitude and
j I love you. Your expression eft
| confidence in me is worth more
| than office. I shall try and see
I each one of you in (person and
thank you.
The “latch-string" to my
| heart and my borne hangs on
i the outside for you.
| Sincerely yours,
j ROSCOE LUKE.
[ Thomasville, (la.,
4 November 6th, 1913.
Luke llad Great Vote in Thomas.
The vAte in Thomas county was a
surprise to many friends of Mr.
Luke. His plurality over Judge
Park was nine hundred and ninety-
nine, his majority in the county,
eight hundred and twenty-one, esti
mated -before the eioction at six hun
dred.
IS. JONES
FOR THE DEATH OF HER SON AT
THE CHERO-COLA IlOTTLING
WORKS MAY Oth—CLAIMS TOO
.MUCH CURRENT IN LIGHT.
It seems from all Indications, at
three o’clock P. M. Thursday that
Roscoe Luke is beaten for Congress
hy about five hundred votes. The
complete returns are in from' all ex
cept three small precincts In Deca-
tnr and three precincts in Worth.
Hie vote in Miller county Is estl-
vnated. It Is not believed that the
final result will vary fifty votes from
♦he returns as given below.
Luke's plurality over Park
Tnomas did not balance the unusual
plurality of Park in Worth, esti
mated now at twelvo hundred and
fifty votes. Luke carried Miller and
Tift and got two hundred and sixty
more than Park in Colquitt.
Covington -got a mighty small vote
in every county except Colquitt,
which he carried by only one hun
dred and thirty qver Luke.
The vote as given at three o'clock
is os follows:
, The Thomasville district gave
I Luke foui hundred and fifty-six over
Park. Covington’s vote in the coun-
. I ty was very light as It was over me
I, district, being seventy-three less than
| j Park's total vote. Pavo, and Meigs,
| two precincts thought to be close
j i gave Luke very , handsome majori
ties. The vote of Park fell on two
hundred from the claims his friends
made before the election.
Luke polled more votes than any
man ever did in a congressional race
In Thomas county and his friends
are very much delighted at the flat
tering strength shown among his
home folks.
The vote in the county as officially
consolidated this morning at the
Court House is ns follows:
County—
Luke
Thomas 12ft
Tift 41#
Mitchell. ... 624
Miller 290
Park
246
Cot.
Grady. . .
-Early. . .
Dougherty
Decatur. .
Colquitt . .
Calhoun. .
Baker... .
Worth. .
902
252
213
472
19
41
C$6
150
254
322
48$.
734
210
405
266
1312
172
174
77
75
47
133
9
115
604
45
TOTAL
.4821 6398 1617
Total vote cast In district... .11,736
Lake's Plurality Over Park.
Thomas 099
Tift 84
Miller.. 140
Grady 648
Colquitt.. 262
TOTAL 2133
Park’s Plurality Over Lake.
Mltcholl 162
Early 70
Dougherty 275
Decatur 335
Calhoun 386
Thomasville
Boston .. .
Pavo. . . -
Metcalfe. . .
Ochjocknee .
Ellabello. .
Merrillville.
Meigs, . .
Barwick. .
Murphy. .
Ways. . .
r.40| 9} 84
,| 111 88
77 31
.1 52|
TOTALS.
25
At council meeting Monday night,
very little business was transacted.
Mrs. Nancy E. Jones, asked council
to give her twenty-five thousand dol
lars for the death of her son, Hal
comb Jones, who, it -will be remem
bered, met his death at the Chero-
Cola Bottling Works, on the sixth
day of May, this year. He died
very suddenly and Mrs. Jones,
through her attorney, Mr. Titus,
claims that he met his death'be.ause
of the mrelessnesH and nogllgence
of the light plant employees, who
allowed twenty-three hundred volts
of electricity to flow through the
small incandescent wire, when
there should have been normally
but one hundred and ten volts.
Council promptly refused to pay the
bill.
The first payment' on the fire
truck, amounting to fifteen hundred
dollars, was ordered paid. A gen
eral discussion of the jmllce depart
ment was had in which more or less
interesting 'join's were brought
out, nothing, however, of offlclnl
acts being recorded in the matter.
T
ME ADVICE FIRST ELECTION
OF
VOTE IX THE CAMPAIGN WHEN
| IIE RAN TO SUCCEED JUDGE
! GRIGGS IS INTERESTING '
i THIS OCCASION.
ATTITUDE OF THE MEXICAN GOV-1 The vote In the special election.)
ERXMEXT IS XOT CHANGED— 1 when Roddenbery was selected over'
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS DIS-, Spence and Knight is interesting at
CUSSED SITUATION—AVARSHIPs
ORDERED TO REMAIN IN MEX
ICAN WATERS INDEFINITELY’.
LEAGUE MEETS
.\lexi--o City, {iov. 6.—The real
future purposes of Genera) Huerta
were voiced this morning by a per
son who is close to the Provisional
President.
Huerta is determined to reject all
the demands set forth in the latest
American communication, and he has
resolved to seat the Congress just
elected. If that Congress, however,
declares that t'he recent presidential
election was null, and makes ar
rangements for another election,
Huerta then would be disposed to
abide hy the decision of that body.
In that case, It is said, Oen.- Huerta
will submit to the people t£e ques
tion of their choice or*a man who
would occupy the presidency until
the autumn of 1916
There were still no indications
here later in the day, whether Gen.
Huerta would make a formal reply
to the United States’ demands. The
nature of the American communica
tion, It is said, calls for no other re
ply than compliance. How long
Washington expects to wait, after
failing to receive a reply, is a mat
ter o-f great interest. The city is
filled with rumors and endless spec
ulations as to Huerta’s •fourse of
action.
STHMIOT PAL IN FML PEN
Atlanta, Nov. 6.—Dr. Ernest Ilu-
ret, who was convicted of counter
feiting in connection with the Crimea
of Hans Schmidt, In New York, has
become a member of the “high
brow” criminal colony at the Atlanta
Federal Prison. A highly cultured
and educated nmn, he will probably
be put to work in the office, along
with the embezzling bankers, capi
talists and caught Wallingfords -gen
erally. He will serve a sentence of
7 44 years, having pleaded guilty to
the charges.
Dr. Mtiret wns originally arrested
on suspicion that he had helped
Schmidt, the mad priest, dispose or
the body of the murdered girl, but
no evidence was found against him.
SESSION OF DIRECTORS CALLED
IN THOMASVILLE ON THAT
HAY FOR PURPOSE OF ELECT.
1XG PRESIDENT, ETC.
President Groover has called a
meeting ot the Directors of the Em
pire State league for Wednesday.
November twelfth, at Thomasville.
The meeting is called for the pur
pose of electing new officers and
making whatever arrangements are
necessary for the conduct and con
tinuance of the League next year.
The meeting will probably be held
at noon.
This meeting selects the President
to serve for the coming year, and at
the same time acts on the proposi
tion for the admission of Dothan and
possibly another town into the
League. The present franchise ar
rangements are to bo continued, ac
cording to reports, none of the towns
being willing to surrender their
rights In that respect.
TUEfDUCK SEASON
OPENS ON NOV. 20
So roniment on Huerta’s Latent
Move Heard in Wellington.
Washington, Nov. 6.—The new*
that Provisional President Huerta,
of Mexico, would reject the United
States demands for his elimination
was received in official eludes here
this morning without comment.
Secretary of State Bryan had
Mritl*IIY AM) Ills GANG GOT WORST BEATING SINCE TIME OF
HUGHES’ RACE—AUSSAC’II V SETTS DEMOCRATIC, AND SO IS
NEW JERSEY—KENTUCKY IN RIGHT COLUMN, AND MARY-
LAND ELECTS DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BY GOOD MAJORITY—
FULL TICKET ELECTED IN BAY STATE.
this particular time, as a rei>etition
m a way of that result can be an
ticipated hy. the friends of the
Thomas County candidate.
Roddenbery carried nearly every
county and got unusual and aston
ishingly largo votes in what might
be termed the enemy's country.
The vote in that election, which (
was to fill the unexpired term
Democratic Governors were elect- j
ed yesterday in each stat6 where j PRESIDENT WILSON ELATED
Congressman Griggs,
lows:
as fol-
. 483
County
Thomas.
Oradj. .
I»ecatu/r.
Colquitt.
Miller. .
Baker. .
Mitchell.
Early 41S
Tift 451
Worth 099
Doughertv . . . . ft9
Calhoun ‘ 210
pence Knight
194 34
326
230
213
.359
.106
.360
391
154
OCTOBER FULL
Of
that office was filled, namely in M
sac I hi.set In, New Jersey and Virginia.
With the exception of New York
Slate, where Tammany was defeated,
more Democratic than
victories were reported.
In Maryland, Blair Leo, a Demo
crat, was elected to the United
States Sennte.
Of the four representatives in Con
gress elected throughout the coun
try, three were Democrats. The ex
ception was C. D. Paige, of Massa
chusetts.
In the state of Massachusetts,
there was a Democratic landslide.
Tammany, in New York state, was
condemned in a manner that left lit
tle solace to the leaders.
John Vurroy Mitehelf, me Fits-
ionist nominee for Mayor, was elect
ed hy 121.200 votes.
William Hulzer, the deposed Gov
ernor, was returned to the Assembly
from New York City. The Assembly
of that state will lie safely Hepuhli-
In New Jersey, .land's F. Fielder,
OVER ELECTION RETURNS^
J
Washington, Nov. 5.—President
Republican' Wilson today made no official com-
1 ment on tho Democratic victeirie*
yesterday. He told his callers, how
ever, that he was much encouraged
because in New Jersey, Massachu
setts and Maryland, the tariff and
currency legislation were the main
issues. He said he felt that the
administration's policies had been
upheld.
.Secretary Tumulty was particularly
pleased that his home county should*
have given Felder such a big ma
jority.
Many Senators and Congresomen
feJephoned and telegraphed their
congratulations to the White House.
President Wilson sent telegrams
of congratulations to Fielder and
Blair Lee.
Secretary Bryan today declared •
that yesterday’s elections afforded
thi' first o|>oprtunity the country had
had to endorse the Wilson policies.
idle Deinotratie nominee, was elected j Secretary Daniels said the elec-
«tier nor, and Hie Democrats will} Gone were more overwhelmingly an
mtrol both house* of the State | approval of the \\ ilson admlnlstra-
Leglslatiirc
' tion
St ii
elected Governor of
Virginia.
the first elections usually
are. He said In every state the
vote showed the people trusted tho
ndministration.
October was full to the brim with
sunshine, according to the official
report from the Weather Bureau in
this city. The total hours of sun-
. - ... _■ ^.rbineL-amounted to 281.7, eighty
SI? per cent, of the possible percentage.
Senator Bacon, Chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee, was also
among the early White House cal
lers.
The talk of an embargo on fire
arms has been revived In Congres
sional circles. Some of the Senators
havs told President Wilson that
there is an overwhelming sentiment
In Congress, which would favor the
Constitutionalists by the Importa
tion of arms. They have pointed
out that the only way to force Huerta
to resign Is to lend moral support
to the Constitutionalists.
The Constitutionalists agents here
derlaro they don’t wnnt recognition
of their bellgerency, only the lifting
‘of the embargo on fire-arms,
j State Department officials declined
I to spy whether or not they had re
ceived an answer from Huerta, to
the last demand of the United States.
Baker 225 [Detectives, however, found n coun-
Worth 1257 j forfeiting ■■,;*#' in his possession.
[and he au.-ilt’cd ho hail been making
TOTALS 2710 [bad money.
TIRED EYES
Did you ever take off a tight hat. ill-filling pair of shoes
and slip your feet Into a pair of cool, soft slippers? If you
you have, you know the meaning of genuine relief and solid
comfort. That Is exactly what a properly fitted pair of glasses
will do for weak, tired, worn-out eyes. Modern business con
ditions necessitate long hours of close eye-tlrlng work, and It
Is not surprising that yon • eyes give out easily, ache, pain,
burn and finally break dawn.
Glasses are the remedy, and the only remedy, unless, of
course, you stop using your eyes altogether.
Glasses, properly fitted win strengthen and preserve your
eyos and enable you to dr. your work easily and with com
fort. We are equipped to make a thorough and modern ex
amination and will fit the correct lenses In an up-to-date frame
or eyeglass mounting at a very moderate figure.
Come In and talk to us about your eyes. If you don’t
need glasses, after we have made a careful examination, we
may be able to give you some good pointers on how to take
care of your eyes.
Exduihre Optical Department.
Phones; 105> 106.
VIOLATIONS WILL BE CALLED TO
THE ATTKNTION OF THK VEIL
KRAI. GRAND JURY, IF THEY
ARK DETECTED.
Brunswick News.
Among local sportsmen there is a
great deal of uncertainty concerning
the new national game laws relating
to migratory ducks. During the past
week or so a large number of these
wild water fowls have been seen in
this county, and good hags could
have been made hy locul sportsmen
If they had been certain that It waH
not against the federal law to kill
them.
The county game warden stated to
a News reporter yesterday that he
intended to report all violations of
the national law coming to his atten
tion and he further stated that his
instructions as to the open season for
ducks were very plain.
"Under the national law the sea-
ron for killing water fowl, duyks,
geese and brant does not o|tcn until
November 20. The law is very plain
on the subject, and It will he
tluty to report nil violations coming
to my attention on special blanks
furnished me for that purpose. All
such cases will he brought to the at
tention of the federal grand jury.
The season ends February lGth.”
A letter from the state game war
den states that it is the |>ol!cy of
the Georgia game department to co
operate with the national authori
ties, and therefore he desires to give
warning to all sportsmen in Glynn
county not to kill any migratory
ducks or other fowls named above
rnfil the 20th of this month.
Additional Battleshpls Dispatched to
Mexican Waters.
Washington, Nov. 6.—The battle
ships Louisiana, Michigan and New
Hampshire, which were ordered to be
relieved from duty in Mexican wat
Vrs, were today formally ordered to
remain on duty at Vera Cruz. They
were to have been directed home
ward on the arrival of the four bat
tleships of the Third Division.
Seven battleships will now be sta
tioned off Vera Cruz. The armored
cruiser California has also been or
dered to remain in Mexican Pacific
waters, although the original or
ders were that it would bo relieved
Immediately by the cruiser Pitts
burg.
EIGHTY PER CENT OF POSSIBLE
PERCENTAGE REGISTERED AT
WRATHER STATION — RAIN
WAS THREE INCHES.
The temperature rose to 93
the tenth and went down to 31 on
the twenty-first. The mean for tho
month was 65. which Is three de
gross below the normal.
The total rainfall was 3.32 inches,
most of its falling on the 23rd and
24th. This Is almost the norma’,
for the past seven years and Is three
Inches above that of last year, when
less than an inch was noted.
The wind blew from the north
west, with a total movement of
3.43S miles, and an average velocity
of 4.6 miles: It mounted to twen
ty-five miles per hour on the twen
tieth and caiue from the south
west.
There were 23 clear days, 3 partly
cloudy and five cloudy. Light frost
was noted on the 22, 31, and a
heavy frost on the 2let,
VOLTUINO SURVIVOR INSANE
Woman Wlio Escaped Goes Mad anil
Tried Drowning—Nurse Is Recom
mended For Bravery in Savina
Her Life.
Washington. Nov. 6.—Martha Xo-
vKk, an Immigrant girl, escaped the
torrors of the burning Volturno, only
to become temporarily Insane at the
Ellis Island ihoepltai. She e'uded
her nurse and threw herself into the
Bay. The heroism of the nune. Hiss
Anna Olson was today made the sub
ject of a special Investigation by
Surgeon General Blue. The nuns
Is said to have plunged into the wa
ter sifter the demented fcrl. and
brought her safely to shorf.
Mexican Rebels Await < lutcoine.
Eagle, Pass Texas, Nov. 6. -The
Mexican Constitutionalists apparent
ly have halted their proposed attack
>n Pledrns Nesras, until the further
developments have shown themselves
in the intense situation at the capi
tal. where Huerta Is still consider
ing the United States’ demands.
The. Rebels have posted their
troops in a semi-circle around the
<ity Both of the forces are small,
as tnest of the troops, both Federals
and Rebels are no* stationed near
Monterey.
Advices received here
h ahua thi* afternoon, said that
Rebel force, estimated at six thou
sand men, began an attack on that
city at ten o’clock last night.
JVOULD KILL
ALL OFFICERS
IT JIT TO ASSASSINATE THK OF-
FRIERS OF THK NICARAGUAN
GOVERNMENT IS NHT'KD IN
THE Ill'll.
TAMMANY GETS WORST
REBUKE OF MANY YEARS.
New York, Nov. 5.—Each succes
sive recapitulation today re-alfirmed
the crushing defeat of tho Tam
many forces In yesterday's elections.
Tile famous organization was not
only rebuked tn the city, where John
Purroy Mitchell was elected hy more
than ono hundred thousand plur
ality. but also In tho up-stato dis
tricts, where many Republican
were named assemblymen, Tammany
received its first jjefeat since the
memorable days of Governor Hughes.
William Sulzer, who was depn
by Tammany’s exposure of his cam
pnlgn contributions, was ro-elected to
public of!lco within less than three
weeks after his removal. He will re
turn to Albany In January, as n mem
ber of the State Assembly. Many
of the legislators who voted to Ini-
liench him met a stinting defeat.
The next State House of Represen
tatives will be anti-Tammany. It Is
estimated that the next assembly
111 be composed of eighty-five Re
publicans, seventeen Progressives
and forty-eight Democrats. Many of
the Democrats, it Is said, are men of
Progressive-Independent tendencies.
Murphy Has Figures Turned on Hint.
The Fuslonirtg won the mnyoralty
Tammany by fourteen to two.
Two Democratic Congressmen war*
elected In the city, when George W.
Loft was chosen to succeed the late
Timothy I). Sullivan, and Jacob H.
Cantor was elected to succeed Fran
cis Burton Harrison, the latter har
ing resigned to accept the appoint
ment of Governor-General of the
Philippines.
Possibility of Ntilzer Being Speaker
of lsower House.
Albany, N. Y.. .Nov. 5.—With tha
Republican control of the Assembly
conceeded, speculation today turned
on the probable nominee for Speak
er. Harold J. HInman, Is generally
regarded as the choice of William J.
Barnes, the leader of the Republican
forces In this state.
The friends of William Bulzer
today professed to see a possibility
of his being elected as presiding O®-. -
cor. but his only hope in this direc
tion lay in a division of the Assem
bly into three almost equal parts.
fight in New York City with a plur- j over Edward
nllty almost as large as Charles F. !Rc«n nominee.
Demociut Won iu New Jersey.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 5.—The lat
est figures indicate that James F.
Fielder, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of New Jersey, has a
plurality of twenty-two thousand
C. Stokes, the Repub.
Murphy, the Tammany leader, said
yesterday he would elect Edward E.
McCall, the Democratic nominee.
The late returns indicate that
Mitchell won by 110,000 to 115,000
votes. Brooklyn gave him more than
half of this remarkable plurality.
The Fusionists also elected Wil
liam A. Pendergrast as Comptroller
nnd George McAneny as President, of
the Board of Aldermen. The Presi
dency of the three principal boroughs
re won by Fusionlst candidat
The
The Democrats also won contro.
of both houses of the State Legis
lature.
Maryland Kintal Democratic For
the V, S. Senate.
Baltimore, Nov. 5.—The Mary
land election returns were still In
complete this morning. However
the Indications ape that Blair Lee,
the Democratic candidate, was elect
ed to the United States Senate by
thirty thousand plurality.
The Democrats claim a majority
Board of Estimates will bo anti- of each house of the Legislature.
i
RAILROADS ARE KICKING
Managua, Nicaragua, Nov. 6>--Tiie
frustrated plot to assassinate Presi-
•in Adolfo Diaz, of Nicaragua, and
I of his rahinet ministers, on Octo
ber 29th. was said to have been laid
with remarkable care, according to
detail* ol the alleged plot, pull
ed here today for the first time,
ho plotters v.ere members
fie Liberal party. They divided th
selves* into three groups. The first !
group was to kill the President and |
two of l.is cabinet members. The j
second was to assassinate the Vice-1
President and Minister of Foreign!
Affairs, while the third group was to
hurl a heavy charge of dynamite into!
('hi- j * I** Chamber of Deputies.
The discover*' of tin* conspirators. I
while they were holding one of J
their meetings, to arrange for the
final details, was entirely accidental.
Nearly all of the would-be assassins
have been lodged in jail, on "barges'
ct' "high treason.”
Geiatisc They Are Not Paid
More For Parcel Post
Carrying.
SI. AUGUSTINE CARS STOP
Atlanta, Nov. 6.—That the juinels
post as now operated is "immoral” j
and that the innocent receivers of
parcel post packages often become
"receivers of stolen goods,” is alleged
by leading conservative railroad men
in Georgia, who have been studying
the new department in Uncle Sam’s
postal service.
It Is estimated, according to these
gentlemen, that the government has
received an income of $14,000,000
Pidic«> Wout lad Them Bun Because J
Franchise Tax Unpaid — May
Take Matter to Courts. j
8t. Augustine, Fla., -Nov. 6. -All j
street cars of this city are at a stand-1
still today, as a result of the ordor;
issued by Mayor Corbe*» not to run |
until the xompany had paid the fran-J
chine tax. The franchise has been
during the six months the' panels ™° ked ' an ‘> ‘LT.Tu',
■ ed to sue out an injunction, and thus
V’ 1 " 1 f0U t‘o'ce,m:„ were at the barns this
roads* P °* ,U l0 “ upon the r 1 ' morning and refused to allow the
Th; railroads. It has been raid. ; motormeD *° ,lart tb * car *
lmvo first tost the revenues they
tiled to derive when Dockages were |
_ . , . . sent through the express coxrpan- been paid ot all. It Is these consld-
Dr. Blue has recommended that tea, and. eeoond, have been required crations which bare led to the charge
Miss Olsen s bravery he rewarded to do a lot ot extra work tor the gov- that the system Is not only “tueoou-
by s substantial Increase ta her par eminent tor which they have not oafe,**. hat “immoral.-
. Tr
TPHE
1 his
man who blows
own horn often
meets some pointed ob
jections, but we are go
ing to be rash for once. We
are so proud of these new
Soft and Stiff Stetson’s
for Fall that we have just got
to blow about them a little.
It is not merely that they are
Stetsons, but that they are
such a fine assortment of
Stetsons. Come in and see m
them. Choose for yourself, ]
or call on us for help, as you
like.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On the Corner.