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VOL. 1. No. 80.
THOJ1ASVILLE, GEORGIA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER S3, 1013
S1.00 PER ANNUM.
WHO IS HUNDRED AND THREE
YEARS OLD AND CLAIMS AS
HIS SHARE OF PUBLICITY BE
ING HER COUSIN.
Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 24.—Rich
ard K. Rowers, ft'ho claims rela
tionship with the original ‘'Mary,”
who is the heroine of the nursery
rhyme about the Iamb, has just cele
brated his one hundred and third
birthday anniversary here.
"Mary,'* whose full name was
Mary Sawyer, was Rowers' cousin, J
he asserts.
BEAT WIFE
LADY FINALLY REBELLED AND
HAD HIM ARRESTED—ADMIN
ISTERED A WEEKLY BEATING
AND IN BETWEEN TIMES.
Pittsburg, Pa., Noy. 24.—Peter
Edwards, of this city, was today
sentenced to servo thirty days in the
public work-house, on complaint of
ills wife that he had beaten hor
on an average of once a week ever
since they were married.
ON HATES
MESSRS. SNODGRASS AND Mncl.V
TYRE REPRESENTING THEM
GAIN CASE BEFORE INTER
STATE COMMERCE COMMIS
SION.
Washington, Nov. 24.—The Inter
state Commerce Commission has or
dered the .Atlantic Coast Line and
their railroads to give to Pelham, Ca
milla and Sylvester the same rates
from points outside the state, as
The wife figured that she had been!Albany, Tifton and Thomasville.
beaten by her husband two t*iou-| The inherent reasonableness of the
p.nd and eighty times.
rates was not raised in tue petition
but only their discrimatory cliarac-
WIIjHON thinks that all
SIGNS POINT TO THE DISINTE
GRATION OF THE ADMINIS
TRATION.
As evidence of discrimination the
I petition cited the water and rail
j class rates in effect from eastern
I cities and the all-rail rates from
!the Ohio river crossings and the
] Virginia cities; also the rates/on coal
from Birmingham and on flour from
Chattanooga to the (complaining
places, as compared with the rates
from the same points to the basing
points.
Other rates referred to were those
Washington. Nov. 24.—President
Wilson today reiterated his belief
that the Huerta government in Mexi
co is slowly crumbling, and as an
evidence of the ability of Huerta to
create a false impression through
the Mexican press, the President
cited the statements published
throughout Mexico a few days ago,
that the United States recognition
was near. It is Unown here that
there was absolutely no foundation
for this report.
There were no new developments
today, but there is added interest in
the situation because of the Presi
.JAMES McGUIRK FORMER MAYOR
OF SYRACUSE, INDICTED FOR on cotton seed products from Pel
VIOLATING LAWS—IS NOW UN ]i a in, Camilla and Sylvester to Jack-
WAV TO SOUTH AMERICA. sonville, Birmingham, Montgomery,
Nashville, Chattanooga and other
Sew York, Nov. 24.—James K. competitive points in Florida, Ala-
McGuire, former Democratic Mayor i, an ia and Tennessee, which are al-
of Syracuse was indicted by a grand i e ged to be higher than from the
Jury today for soliciting campaign i basing; jwints.
contributions from corporations. f —
The penalty on conviction of the ^ Messrs. Snodgrass and MacIntyre
charges of the indictment, is a yearj 0 j this city have had several cases
in prison and a thousand dollar fine. ; 0 f this character in the past two
or both, in the discretion of the j years and they have been unusually
court. i successful in winning out, before the
* 'Interstate Commerce Commission.
The above cases were handled by
the Thomasville firm.
FELL FROM AUTO ON BROAD
STREET SUNDAY AS IT
CROSSED MANSELL— SUSTAIN
ED FRACTURE OF SKULL, RUT
IS IMPROVING AS RAPIDLY AS
POSS1RLE.
ago Monday, and explain to KecJ- J ftarton,
’rovatt h*ad| eral Judge Kennesaw M. Landis how ] ia j f m 'iiii 0 n dollars,
Groover to take* him 1 1,0 induced Mrs. Mary Panek, a wid-j Rhe alienated his
with two! ow * to accept seven hundred and | T*i, e defendant
McGuire Sow on High Sea
For South America.
Bound
New York, Nov. 24.—District At
torney Whitman today placed
ino situation ueiuuMj oi me * rest- , . r ,___ , T ...it
rfent’s forthcoming message, which j . u '®
he will personally read to Congress. , -
President Wilson today expressed i“ mea K ; M ^ ulre '
satisfaction at the attitude of the .ll'
mony relative to the allegations that
European governments, and he indi
cated that they were wholly friend
ly to the United States and had
showed a desire to co-operate with
this government.
TIAIENTT PISTOL
SHOTS UNO NONE HIT
Atlanta, Nov. 24.—How on earth
twenty pistols could be bred, with
intent to do murdlr, In a crowded
street car, and yet not a single soul
be wounded, is the problem that the
police are trying to ilgure out. They
can’t work it, even by trigonometry
and algebra, except by concluding
that all the men who wielded pis- j
tols Wore drnnk or crazy from ex
citement. |
The street car riot resulted In an I
T
lated the law foy soliciting from cor
porations funds for political pur
poses. McGuire is now said to be
on his way to .South America.
Filmore Condit, agent for a local
oil company, went before the grand
I CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND SAYS
IT LS IMPOSSIBLE NOW BE.
GET THE VOTE
he will swear that McGuire offered
him all the state business, if he
would contribute to the campaign j
fund, and give McGuire a commis
sion on the sales
I)r. T. It. Crovatt was seriously in
jured about ono thirty Sunday
afternoon, when lie fell from an auto
at the intersection oi Broad and
Ilanseil streets,
asked Mr. O
home that morning
other friends, Mr. Archer and Mr.
Evans, they were going out Broad
Street, to Dr. Crovatt’s residence.
Dr. Crovatt was leaning over to
ward the front seat, jollying
Evans about their various hunting
experiences, when the machine struck
the iburnp which has been made by
excessive washing at that point in
the macadam road. Dr. Crovatt was
sitting with his face toward the .road,
ami the jolt of the bump 7* as just
enough to knock him out of the open
car to the J running board. He tried
to stay‘on and grabbed at Mr. Ar
cher as he fell from the running
board, knocking off his hat.
The machine was stopped immed
iately and the men rau back to see
n what condition Dr. Crovatt was-
He had previously called out twice,
and the men naturally supposed
that he was probably bruised, but
not seriously hurt. Mr. Evaiis got
to him first and found that (blood
spurting from his ear. Mr.
Groover went rapidly up town and
brought Doctor Jarrell to the scene.
Dr. Crovatt was found to be ser
iously injured by the physician, gnd
he was taken at once to the City
Hospital, a block away. Dr. Dan
iels was called in and an examina
tion showed that there had been a
fracture at the base of the brain,
causing a very serious wound.
Friends of Dr. Crovatt wired for Dr.
White, of Savannah, and he arrived
| Monday morning and made un exam
ination at once.
i Reports at noon Monday were in
effect that while nothing definite
(could be asserted, the case appeared
to be ono, recovery from which could
be expected, unless unusual compli
cations set in. Dr. Crovatt will not
WANTS THE COIN ItL IT DUPONT
FOR SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIF
TY DOLLARS FOR DEATH OF
SON, AND AGENT WHO GAVE
MONEY, CALLED ON TO SHOW
HOW HE DID IT.
HUES Ills MOTHER-IN-LAW FOR'TAKEN TO WAYCROSS TO THIS
ALIENATING HIS AFFECTIONS
AND ASKS HALF MILLION DOT*. |
LAICS.
HOSPITAL, AFTER ATTACK OF
INDIGESTION—HEAD OFFICIAL™
OF COAST LINE VERY ILL.
Chicago, Nov. 22.—R. J. Chester,
of Mobile, Ala., who is a claim
agent for the Mobile & Ohio Hali-||u this L ,|ty for soimf time, today
load, has Ibeen ordered to he in Chi- i brought salt against Mrs. Isabella
" '" *~ -- his mother-in-law, for a
alleged that
- a*ectlons.
lives is
Waycrcss, Ca., Nov. 24.—T. A.
President of the Atlantia s
Coast Line Railroad Company, is in
fifty dollars for the death of her j fornla. The daughter was
CAUSE THE PEOPLE AREN’T
WITH THEM.
NEGRO CAUGHT RT OFFICERS
' Oxford, Eng., Nov. 22.—Chancel
lor David Lloyd-Georgo believes it
Is impossible now for women to ob
tain the ballot, through a parlia
mentary act, as they haven't a ma
jority of the people behind them,
neither have they the support of
Parliament.
The Chancellor gave this reply to
deputations thut waited on him here
this morning. The speakers for the
deputation, frankly told the Chan
cellor that It was their conviction
- —- ------- Saturday afternoon, on the cap- that he would wreck the British
°..T ^L" e i r “‘ t he^ nlval groun<U ’ Poll cen »n Poole, I government if the women were
Will Ilenfroe Gave a Merry Clinse
up the A. B. & A. Tracks Satur
day Aitcrnoon, But Was Landed.
one side and white men
other. Four negroes nnd several
white men were arrested, still light
ing, after a riot call had been turn
ed in, and a squad of motorcycle
-lmllcemen had appeared on the
scene.
Castleberry and Naxworth spotted'granted their parliamentary fran-
Wlll Renfroe, a short negro who-chlse. The .Militant tactics of the
lives near town. He was wanted jsutfragettes had set public opinion
for shooting at Will Martin about (against them, the Chancellor is said
two weeks ago, the shooting accur- to have declared, and there is no
Ing in the city limits near ‘'Nigger-
foot.'
The man saw the eagle eye of
ANTI-SLAVE BILL IS NOW LAW. j the officers turned In his direction
almost as soon as thew saw him, and
Manilla, Nov. 22.—The Philippine
Commission today passed the anti-
slavery law, which was adopted by
the Philippine National Assembly
November thirteenth. A few amend
ments wore added to correct the leg
al defects.
a merry chase begun. The negro
ran across the grounds to tho A. B.
& A., through the yards and then
ap the track. The officers gave
chase and landed him Just before he
reached the Hanse'.l street crossing.
He was taken to jail.
use trying to pass a Suffrage hill
against the wishes of the people.
MESSRS, COCHRAN
bdfully recovered Cor some time, i>iit
la improving a» rapidly as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Reports last night were in effect
that recovery was uullkely and It
caused great sorrow throughout the
city. The expression of the physi
cians this morning that he would
recover lias been received with
pleasure among Dr. Crovatt’s many
fribnds.
The accident was of unusual
character, the fail being severe be*
cause of the blow which was re*
ceived on the head, the impact o!
the body against it causing a frac-
ture of the skull. Such accidents
are frequent, hut none in this sec
tion has resulted seriously before.
Mr. Groover, in whose car Dr. Cro
vatt was riding, had a similar acci
dent some few months ago, and
while the car was going fit a very
slow rate of speed. He was uncon
scious for a short time, and then
ompletely recovered.
This particular place in the street
is, as many others in Thomasville
are. not as smooth as a paved street
and It is a matter of wonder that
more Just such accidents have not
son, Edward Panek, who was
United States soldier. j
Panek lost Tiis life in the troop j
train wreck, which occurred near
Buckatunnae, Miss., October .six
teenth. j
Mrs. Panek sued the railroad com
pany for ten thousand dollars, but j
when the suit was tailed, she noti
fied the court thut she had settled
her claim for seven hundred and j
fifty dollars. , ;
Judge Landis said he would like j
to know how'the claim agent *Por-1
suuded the woman to accept seven I C-o PI I*
hundred and fifty dollars for her
son’s life, and he has ordered Ches
ter appear and explulr the matter.
New York, Nov. 22.—Telamon
Cuyler, a young law yer, formerly of j Emerson
Ulanta, Ga., but who has resided
.. hospital here today, suffering from
a severe attack or acute Indigestion.
He was brought here from DuPont, i
Ga., this morning, where he was
.stricken. His condition is consid-
jj l ~ j ornrl grave by the attending * physi-
from Cuyler in the California courts.
HUERTA HAD THE THE RAILROADS
ELECTION FIXED! ALSO COMPLAIN
OF PAPERS SHOW THAT,
IIE ORDERED THEM TO HE;OF TIIE HIGH COST OF LIVING
MADE FAVORABLE EVEN AND SAY THAT IT HAS HURT
THOUGH THEY WEREN’T.
THEM AS MUCH AS THE INDI
VIDUAL.
M. & O, Issued Statement.
New York, Nov. 22.—Facsimiles j
cf the printed instructions, pur-
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 22.—Tiie gen- j porting to be those issued by Huer-
era| counsel 'for the Mobile &. Ohio * j f or t lie* recent Mexican elections,!
suit
railroad issued a statement today,! been received here
baying that the Panek damaM
was settled through a confe
of attorneys, at „\vhl h Mrs. I
was present.
PARCEL POST
S
The translation of thos
tions are interesting, as
tiie precautions taken by
Keep himself in power as I
President.
One part of tnese j,\
scads as follows:
“Blank ballots will be
[ polling ballots, which may be estab
lished so that an absolute majority of
[the votes cast shall give the follow-
ling result: ‘Huerta, President; Blan-
,«|net. Vice-President.’ ”
Another section reads: “if a
Washington, Nov. 2 s.—That the
(roads of the United states havo
•n hit by the high cost of living
« everybody else, out haven't
■n allowed to raise their rates to
ct It. was the ( declaration made
mictions' l °day by Daniel Willard, President
-!o r the Baltimore and Ohio, when he
used in I appeared before the Interstate Com-
Instruc- ; I
showing i
uerta to j ,
•visional j
tual returns don’t
FIFTY POUNDS NOW THE MAXI- the *e Instructions,
Ml’M, ACCORDING TO RULING
OF THE .POSTMASTER GEN
ERAL TODAY.
lamination reveals the fa t that tho |
nit.rce Commission, asking tor per
mission to increase the freight tar
iffs on his road.
President Willard asserted N that
| the railroad earnings during the paat
not been* such
ith
or respond
e ‘Jefes Politi
must make arrangements s<
thut returns shall correspond.”
WIN CORN CONTEST e “ pwlnlly 10 car8 w,,hom
Washington. Nov. 2 L— Postmas- j PROFIT FRQM fiMII I
ter General Burleson announced to-! ,,,ul, ‘ • llUlal UIIInLL
day that the limit for parcels post
packages would be increased from
twenty to fifty pounds, for all dis
tances. Before the limit Is-increas
ed, however, It will he necessary
for a commission to pass affirmative
ly on the recommendation, but it is
expected this action will be taken
at an early date. The proposed
change wont affect the rates.
Tlioinnsville Veterinary Made I*re»-
blent of tiie Georgia State An.
sec hit inn Yesterday at Meet
ing in' Atlienx.
PIECE OF GROUND
Mr. J. W. Bloodsworth, who won
second prize at the Fair, this week
for his exhibit of garden truck, has
made a great success, from a finan
cial point of view, from a small lot
of land.
Mr. Bloodsworth has only three
quaVters of an acre of land on his
Place, within the city limits nnd
that he has made this year, two crops
realizing him, $171.65. This profit
exclusive of what Mr. Bloods-
worth used and gave away to his
friends; This showing looks as if
money could be made from a very
small 'piece of ground in this section
if anyone has the energy and ability
to cultivate It.
Dr.* .1. (’. Schwencke. o| this city,
has been honored with the office of
President of the Georgia State Vet- j
erlnary Association. The election MG LINER WENT AGROUND
occurred late yesterday afternoon, |\ JAPANESE STRAITS,
at the seventh annual session of this!
society, in Athens, and came after) Yonkosama, Japan, Nov. 24.—The
day of brilliant and Interesting [steamship Minnesota, plying between
addresses by various men in the (Manilla and Seattle, ran aground
Ralph Newton Second in the Fail*
Record Tills Year—One Dis
qualified With 110 llusli-
els Raised.
j The first prize in the corn con-j
host at the Thomas County Farmers •
'Fair was won by Messrs. George and!
|Pal Cochran, with a record of over)
j eighty-nine bushels. Second was!
J Ralph Newton, with eighty-five bush- *
South, prominent in this profession, j yesterday In the Stairts of Shimon-
Dr. Sehwencke's friends in this joaekI. All tho passengers aboard
:*ity are delighted at the honor which | are safe, and the vessels is appar* j
| his associates have paid him, and jently undamaged, and it Is believed
feel sure that no better man could iIt ‘‘an be floated soon.
Il.ave been secured in tho stat
inspire the support of a rigid in-
estigation by the public. He *de-
jc hired that in those three years, the
(railroads in the territory in which
| an increase was asked, had spent
[six hundred million dollars in prop-*
. erty Jnvestinodts, but the profits llluf
| dwindled sixteen million dollars be-,
|!cw tho profits of 1910. He also
called attention to the increased pay \
granted the workmen, the compensa
tion and liability acts of Legislatures
and the increased taxes, nil of which
had served to decrease the earning!
rl his road.
Frederick A. Deaney, President Of
the Wabash, and George Stuart Pat
terson, General Solicitor of the Penn
sylvania system, also presented ar
guments for Increased rates. »
This hearing is considered of the
utmost importance to all railroads
in the Culted States, and should the
interstate Commerce Commission
grant the increases the roads are
asking for, it might be extended to
other railroads of the country. A
mass of testimony will be taken be
fore the decision is announced.
Statistics to show that tho oper
ating expenses had increased faster
than the gross earnings, were pre
sented by George M. Schriver, vice-
president of the Baltimore and Ohio.
At the opening of the hearing to
day, approximately two hundred and
fifty representatives of fifty-two Eas
tern Railroads were present.
Louis D. Brandels and Frank
Lyon are the opposing counsel for
the commission to develop facts In
opposition to the proposed rate in-
The
.1. (\
Thomu
ville
T
[’resident.
H. I). Carnes. Atlanta, Vice-Presi
dent.
els.
Stall* Veterinarian peter F. Ra!
Ison, Secretary and Treasurer.
J The Convention is completed to- |
day.
NEW
Washington, Nov. 2*. Brui
and badly shaken up. but otherwise
Your Friends Know
It is just as important to use good
stationery as it is td use good English:
Either is an index to character. Station
ery may be in good form without being
expensive.
See our new line.
Peacock-Mash Drug Co,
Phones 105-106
Thomasville, Georgia.
George and Cal Cochran,
1 bushels—Prize of $25.00,
Second price. Ralph .Newton, 85.28 eninjiired. Major General Leonard
'nnahels—$1-5.00. Wood, Chief of Staff of the United
Lonnie Sherrod raised 110 ‘huBli- ■ States Army, Is today receiving the
els on an acre, but did not comply Lenity congratulations of ills many
, "ith the rules as to measurement r:!(nds and admirers, thut the rail
and was therefore ruled out. The [ r(m I,t„ favorite horse hadn’t re.
corn should have been measured byL ; ,,u ( » i | more serionslj.
a Director of the Fair or by three' Major General Wood, with his
witnesses, while Mr. Sherrod s was young daughter. were canterln*
.measured by only two witnesses. cross the Ft. Myer parade ground
I Mr. 3. I., llenld won tile prize of yesterday, when the officer's mount
fifteen dollars for the best half acre ' L if,idenlv retired at a ditch. Gen-
ot peanuts, with 53.05 bushels. Mr. ; pra | Wood fell to the ground un-
|W. C. Bean had a fine crop, but, conscious, but he was ipiiekly re-
■was disqualified because he /il'.ed tojvived.
(furnish the measurements of the)
BROAD STREET THEATRE
IS BEING REMODELED!
TIES
Ml*. Dobbs, tiie Owner, is .Making j
Extensive Changes iu Tills Popu
lar (Measure Resort.
Atm
For
Fine
Candies
land, as required by the rules.
The com records for the contest
Aere as follows: Bushels.
Lonnie Sherrod 110.00
G. \V. and Cal Cochran
Ralph Newton. .' . .
J. W. Whlddon
J. L. Welch 72.96
ChaTles Pittman 70.54
W. H. Dearborn 67.70
Elmo Duren 67.70
Thomas Logtfn $3.37
Thomas Hough 59.90
AU1STS FLIRTING WITH DEATH
■8 sn Many Spun Along Bond Where
Dynamite Hail Been Strewn l>y
Hand of Would-be Murderer.
(By Associated Press.)
MAKINKS OltllMItKIt FROM
PHILADELPHIA TO PENSACOLA
Washington, Nov. 24.—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels today ordered
; seven hundred and flfty marines
[from Philadelphia to Pensacola,
jFIa., and they leave for the latter
point later In the week.
• This order was the result of a
favorable report from Assistant 'Sec
retory of the Navy Roosevelt.
Secretary Daniels Intends to con
centrate the marines at several prin
cipal station* in the South.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 21.—Autolsts
have been flirting with death durln'4
the past three weeks, as fiiey mo
tored along Grant Boulevard here,
according to a statement Issued by
the Chief of Police today.
During that lime patrolmen have
picked up more than one hundred
sticks of dynamite, which appar
ently had been scattered along the
drive-way.
Herman Leldman, a well-known
character in police circles, was ar
rested late yesterday, in connection
with the finding of these explosives.
The police believe he can throw
some light on the presence of dyna
mite In that vicinity.
The Broad Street Theatre Is un
dergoing some changes which will
make.it very attractive Indeed. Mr.
Max Dobbs has had tiie theatre
i losed for several days and during
that time a complete change has |
been made. The front has been re
modeled after the fashion of the-
most up-to-date places and the .lob
by, which is larger than formerly, 1
will he tiled and attractively liiiinh- j
ed in paneled wood-work and mar
ble. The entry to the /-alcony has
been placed inside, the orchestra box
remodeled and the woodwork and
walls finished atrtactlvely, to cor
respond with tiie front.
When completed It will make a
very handsome anti comfortable
Place.
Mr. Dobbs hopes to be able to be
gin the operation of the theatre
again In a short time.
and New
Collars
WILL INVESTIGATE COLD
STORAGE COMBINATION'S.
Washington, Nov. 24.—Agents of
the Department of Justice today be
gan a rigid investigation of the al
leged combination of cold storage
concerns, which Attorney General
UcReynolds says may be responsi
ble for the high price of eggs and
other like products. ,
LET US SHOW
YOU WHAT’S
NEW
Louis Steyerman,
The Sh$p of Quality.