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Jt # J* J» * Jl it Jt .« Jt Jt Official Organ Thomas County Why Wail? Send infYour Sul SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION NOW. dijijijijijijijijijiji, VOL.-1. No. 00. THOMASVLLLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1013. $1.00 PER ANNUM, J SUIT- FILED ;LWIS GETS MW CITKi FOB TWENTY FIVE THOl'SAND FOR TILE WIDOW OF SOLDIER DOLLARS — THOMASVILIjE WILL HAVE TO PAY ALL OVER FIVE TH OP SAND IF VERDICT IS RECEIVED. WHO ACCEPTED SEVEN HUN DRED AND FIFTY FOR HIS LIFE FROM M. & O. Monday night City County held a speciaj meeting for the purpose of taking formal notice of the suit which has been filed against the city by Mrs. Jones, for twenty-five thous and dollars charging that her son Malcolm Jones, came to his death, Chicago, Nov. 28.—The inquiry recently instituted by Federal Judge Kennesaw M. Landis, into why a sol dier’s life was worth only seven hundred and fifty dollars, was an swered today. Judge Landis' curiosity was arous- by the settlement made by the /lue to the carelessness of the city I Mobile & Ohio Kail roan, with Mrs, officials in the light .plant. • (Mary Panek, for the ueatli of ner The death took place on May I soldier son for $7o0. less l-u*. at- *Ixth at the (fhero Cola Bot- torney’s fees. tling works, and it' is -.laimed! When the case was called today, was caused by touching an incan- it was settled for $2,500, and Judge descent lamp, through which the! Landis said this was more satisfac- l-laintiff claipis twenty-three hun-jtory. dred volts of electricity were pass- J T OFFICE IS SETTLED ,1 URGE PARK WIRED THIS AF TERNOON THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND MRS. RODDEX- BERV FOR THE POSITION. Sylvester, Ga„ Xov. 28, ’13. Tinies-Enterprise, Thomas vl lie, Gt^ The Postmaster at Thotnasville hail not been settled before Con gressman Rodilenbery’s death. N 1 am therefore endorsing Mrs. S. A. Roddenbery for the posi tion. Our people ran ilo no more worthy act than to help those he left behind. FRANK PARK, M. C. IN THIN LAYER ARE ATTACKED BY COYOTES NEAR EL PASO — HORRIBLE SCENES ARE REVEALED TO VISITORS TO TIIE KEHKL FIGHTING GROUND. AFTER TIGER YOUNG ORPHANS BIO ORGANIZATION NOW BEING FORMED IN NEW YORK CITY FOR AVOWED PURPOSE OF ASSURING BETTER CONDI TIONS IN POLITICS. New York, Nov. 26.—*The first fifty members of the committee of two hundred and fifty,, which committee I plans to organize in New York City I a political party in opposition to El Paso, Texas, Nov. 28.—Coyotes Tammany Hall, have been named, attacked the bodies in the | Many .prominent Democrats are graves of the Mexican Federal and j active in the new organization, which Hebei soldiers, who were killed and (ast twenty-five thousand votes for buried this \yeek, on the battlefield the Elision ticket in the recent city nf Ttorr*! R1nrw.n Tim lf'ln/1 has .n • of Tierra Blanca. The Wind has election. ing instead of the regular hundred and ten volts. The city is insured for five thous and dolldrs damage, and the' com pany In which the insurance was placed, is represented by Mr. Roscoe Luke. The city lathers discussed the advisability of hiring counsel to attend to the city’s part in the case [ GEORGIA GHURGHES AGAINST NEW RANGES Atlanta, Nov. 28.—Following al and the matter was left to the may-’ mos t directly in the lines laid^lown or, with power to act, as he sees fit. • i, v the Catholic churches of Geor- ln the event Mrs. Jones recovers g j a a feiv -weeks ago, the Protestant anything over five thousand dollars! religious bodies of the state ure the city will be forced to pay the ‘ planning to lend their weight to a difference, between the -verdict and : j» ene ral campaign against tangoes, the five thousand for which it is in- turkey-trots, bunny-hugs, slit skirts land sex dramas. i The Episcopalians have already •taken action and the Baptists, it is \ reported are on the verge of fol lowing, while the movement has al lready received the informal en- Idorsement of leaders in the other *ured. PRESIDENT EMERSON BURIED Dr. Taylor Also Notified. Dr. A. I*. Taylor this after noon, at three thirty, received a telegram from Congressman Park, stating that he would recommend the application of Mrs. S. A. Roddenbery for the Post Office at Thbniasville, stat ing that he felt assured that his chivalrous nature would approve the step. Dr. Taylor made no state ment in regard to the matter, except to give out the intelli gence. This news conies a verifica tion of the statement in The Tinies-Enterprise a few days ago that this would probably hap- I>en. blown away the thin layers of sand which was thrown over those bodies, jin the guise of burying them. | Americans visiting the battlefield (Thanksgiving day, also found two j hundred- wounded soldiers, whom j they sent to hospitals. | At Samalayuca, the bodies of Reb- i el soldiers who were taken prisoners in battle, were found hanging to trees, where they had been sum marily executed by the Federals. The Federals have torn up all j It is expected that the committee will hold its first meeting early in Jan-uary. A platform will bo adopt ed, it is said, calling for a simplifi cation of the election laws: shorter ballots, and a revision of the direct primary laws. HOIS FOR THE IS THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY WHICH MISS McKENNA REPRE SENTS — LADY IN TIIOMAS- V1LLE NOW. Miss Agnes McKenna, district agent of the Georgia Children's Home Society, has been spending several days in Thomasville, In the interest of her work and will be here until Monday. Miss McKena is engaged in the interesting and beneficial work of finding children who have no homes parents to care for them and placing them where they will have tho attention they require. She Mates that she has found several IDE CONTEST MI SIi HOPKINS LEADS, MLSS WEN DOX SECOND AND MISS DIN A CLOSE THIRD. Miss Kleanor Hopkins leads the list in this week's vote in the big merchant’s prize contest for slxtceai hundred dollars in .prizes. Miss Minnie Weldon is seednd and Miss Gladys Cardin Is thfrd, with a vote nearly as large as that of the two leading her. tjS ■ {railroads running south of 3ainala yuca, to prevent Gen. Villa’s troops from pursuing them. However, the work of repairing this damage has been started, so that Gen. Villa can roceed to Chlhiinhua City. A string tof cars, which was attached to the 1 Rebel train, was burned by the : Federals. The Rebel scouts have found over •three hundred cavalry horses, which Other Appol,Cush.* Spec.!«« !?* Federa ' 8 ’ "* This is the most sensational change that the contest has shown since it was started. The vote as counted shows the fol lowing standing, those whose vote did not change during the past week hnro , , ♦ several I t being listed in the standing, as here in whom she is interested and ,. n ~ a ,i »hn , . .. , . | the committee announced at tne lasq hopes to be able to benefit. , /a .. icount would be the case: r Miss McKenna also states that »j*| 10 standing. she has two bright little boys, both j Mrs T q pj 0 y d under two years of age and of good J Irene* Kennedy, parentage, that she would like to j Miss Fannie Mae Hall! ! place with families wishing to j j SH Maidie Lilly. underJ^ijgg Gladys Cardin adopt them. The children 86,20<K ■58,675 .1,352,4261 . 158,225 3,390,525 uf the Society are placed in * Miss Groce Porter 307,800 their retreat after the battle of Tuesday. Funeral of Departed Head of Coast j denominations. Line Held Yesterday at \\Billing- The movement is viewed askance, ton Local Offices in Mourning. !however, by Atlanta society folks,! Wilmington, N. C Nov. 28—Fun-| eve „ wlthln tUo ( . ;iurch . rionl( , or oral services yesterday were held | the la(lle3 of the most „ 1)r | gln aml over the body of the [ate president r!gld notl()ns 0 f morality, take Ihu of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, T. M. Emerson, who jJIed at his Lome here Tuesday night. After the ceremony, the body was borne to Oakland -Cemetery. , The pubHc service was held at, bllndly condemn all tangoeing, for Bt. John 6 Episcopal Church, tllG i Inotnnop nr nvon nil tnrlinv.(pntt<n(r Rev. William E. Cox, rector of John’s, and the Rev. William lew that the modern dances danced in the social clubs of Atlanta have been divested of the objection- ble qualities seen sometimes in cafes and public places, and that to Instance, or even all turkey-trotting, would be a mistake. . Milton, rector of the St. .Runes’ Epis! T he >' say that the tango or the <opal Church, officiating. hesitation waits, when properly M&e’ttraii 100 officials of the <! anced . * s M modest and ns beautl- road of which Mr. Emerson was | tl as 11(1 o d time waltz, while the head and of other rnilrond arid! new dances carried to extremes are steamship companies, with which he an entirely different proposition and was connected attended. Many of something no self-respecting woman them left last night for Washington [should engage In, even though the to attend the funeral today of w.! churches have not already sneciH- W. Finiey, late president of thei ,al '>' I 1 "* their ban on it. Southern Railway. — Savannah! _________________ Morning News. The Coast Line offices, passenger station and freight depot wore drap-' ed in crepe this morning honoring j the memory of the President. The Logan Automobile Exchange has moved its quurters to”tne NEW YORK’S FAMOUS PARK j building formerly occupied by COMMISSIONER STILL MISSING | Mallnrd-Vnrnadoe ' Co. next „ „ , . ~ ... restaurant. The |)lace has New York, Nov. 28.—The friends of Chas. B. Strover, the City Park Commissioner, who mysteriously disappeared October 15th, are begln- the the been lotion lAt This Time. In connection' with the above, the iollowlng dispatch, which was sent; * out from Washington this week, j will he read with interest:' !Scenes nt Victoria, Where Rebels Washington, Nov. 2o.—Represen-1 ' Vl ’ ro Victorious, Almost Re- tative Frank Park’s action on the yond Description. Main,bridge postoillce case is awaited J With much interest by the members Mexico City. Nov. 28.—Blood and <>f the Georgia delegation, since It j family ties didn’t halt the vengeance became understood hero that the| of 1I)e Constitutionalists when Mcxl- lale Representative Roddenbery had j ( . an Kcdera 1 oflice-holders fell into decided whom he would appoint nt the their hands, at the capture of Balnbrldge In the ovent that the in-1 the city of Victoria. All State and fumbent should lie removed on j Federal officers were summarily oxe- I barges of undue political activity, j cute d without quarter. Inquiry nt the Postofflco Depart-j Among those killed was a civil- .nent, however, bIiowh that Mr. Rod- | an _ and cousin 0 f Enrique Cabal- denbery had not hied his recommeri-L er0 . He was condemned to (lie be- dnUon. ieaU30 he helped the Federal troops Mr. Roddenbery and Senator lloke j defend th— '-Jtv. The young tnan' Fleeced I’liiladclphiH llmiking Houses. Smith, it was reported, bad agreed ! mother, on her bended knees, beg- upon J. M. Scott ns tho appointee at'gcd the Rebel leaders to save the llalnbridge. As soon as .Tudge Park jure of her son. Caballero’s only re heard of this he wrote the depart- ply wns to have his cousin stand in inent asking if their recommendation i front of a firing squad, where he had been tiled, saying that he desir- was shot down before his mother's ed to carry out Mr. Roddenbery’sjeyee. wishes in tho appointment. | ' Details of the capture of Victoria As there was no record ot such j reached here today. The Rebels en- » wish, however, Judge Park left for tered the city when it was evac- Geurgla without having made up his uated hy the Federals, pillaging 4 **“ ' ” land burning houses. It is said they Wank certificates, forged them, Hnd murdered many citizens of tho town, , * len Bold l^cm to a Philadelphia families for three months trial and, i|| ss Sarah Amazon , ir at the end of that time they are^jiss Katie Hinson, found to he what they arc represent- j ji rs T g Singletary, ed and the families taking them are t uHio Cmvatt satisfied they are allowed to be Mr B j t Chambers ' adopted. The Society keeps in touch| Mtw Kittle Murphy.' . with the children and If. as has been ! j. t. Scarborough the case once or twice, the child-ji;| ss |, UO y Carter ren are not treated kindly, they are ■ j Irs A j f . Baker, taken from their foster parents. \!|ss Minnie Shepherd. Tho Georgia Home Society was >; r s. n. Hudson. IX BANK. MAX ARRESTED IX XKW YORK TODAY, AS HE STEPPED FROM ,, , , TRAIN—H \l> BEEN EMI*M)VEI) two years ago by Governor , Miss Ethel Gt ‘Northern and has done a fine work. ( Master Earl Redfearn The object of the Society is to find Mi suitable homes for children with . Mr thost* who are willing to adopt them Mi: and give them the proper care, and Mi already two hundred children have Mr been placed in «*nch homes and h dreds of application? for child •n received. McKenna is stopping Jackson Terrace and anyone wishing j New York, Nov. 2G.—James Ed ward Foye, who was once tiie private secretary to the late John \V. Gates, today awaited arraignment on the charge of stealing a quarter of a million dollars worth of securities, | UIV( , last week. He was employed by the j VI| Farmers Loan & Trust Company, of New York, as a clerk at seventy-five dollars a month, until throe months Ethel Rehberj?. . M. If. Goodwin. Mis® Kaf»e Parramore. Miss Pearl King. . . Mrs. \V. A. Curtis. . Miss Lillie Mae Rice, j Mi*s Emily McRae. . ' Miss Annie Herring. ; Miss Ruth Williams . Menton Foye was arrested last night as lie stepped from a train from Philadel phia. In his pockets detectives found a certified check for $97,000, and hank notes worth five tliou- band„ Detectives also found evi dence that Foye was about to 4T.W for Europe. Foye-today retained William Trav ers Jerome, as his counsel. Philadelphia,. Nov. 2fi.—A war rant charging James Foye with for gery and publishing fraudulent stock certificates was placed in the hands of tho Philadelphia police today. Foye is alleged to have stole the mind as to his course. Mr. Scott is said to have been nc to interview her with the idea adopting a child can find h the 357,65# 177,95# 133,80# 305,675 2,832,426 887,450' 122,475 13,30 241,425 53,S2£l 657.525 169,250 1,035,200 216,10# 402,550 114,275 4,025 71,575- 158,85# 107.525 283,900 340,200 12,709 130,350 87,550 23,500 . 44 ftCA C R. E. LEST’R Rev. ! Mis® RT YESTERDAY Riiimniiy Mules Teur Up Ills Buggy and Cause Him tu ho Thrown to the Ground and Injured. 73,660.’ 27,275 .1,591,225 71,175 ’ 89,525 . 143,400 . 23,125 . 59,325 . 111,375 17,800 .3,583,700 . 459.7711-- .3.152,275' live for Roseoe I.like In the con- und the Spanish Consul is among gresslonal race, while some of the,those said to have been killed. other candidates at;e Judge Park friends of VE UP MONEY FOR HER GUILD beautifully fitted for the company and in the rear a warehouse for storing their cars has been erected. , - - _ , The show rooms will be very at- nin* to despair of finding him allre. tractive in every way. Nevertheless, the widespread j ] n the store formerly occupied by search for him continues unabated, the Logan Auto Excifange, Mr. F. B. Moving pictures taken of him are Harris has opened up a semi-whole- being shown in fcnany theatres thru- sale merchandise' business, and wllliques Bradley Swift, the beautiful out the country, and it is estimated in a short time have a full and com-j chorus girl bride, who was deserted that these pictures were seen .by not plete stock of merchandise. He has by her husband in 1910, gave up I less than fifteen million people yes- already lmwun to receive shipments | $:i0,000, in order to retuin posses-j terday, in various sections of the of stuff and will make the sjocklsion of her darling baby daughter. It is declared the Rebel troops 'nre moving on Tampico now, and jail train service .between Victoria j and Tampico has been suspended. Spending further developments. bond broker. Mr. R. K. Lester was severely bruised yesterday afternoon when a runaway wagon struck the buggy in which he was riding. Mr. Lester, with his son, was returning from his place south of town, when tin saw approaching them a pair mules hitched to a wagon, the ani- , , :nals evidently running away. Mr. The money was ad- Lester turned his horse as far out vaaced by the First National Bankl ot tho road „ posgll)le of Philadelphia. to avoid BLIND BLIND TIGER GAUGHT Atlanta, Nov. 26.— How Mrs. Jac- tact with the wagon, but the rear i wheel struck the wheel of his buggy. | tearing It off and throwing Mr. Les- | ter to the ground.^ j He was run over bv the buggy •wheel and sustained a very heavy fall. A doctor was summoned and IS country. complete In every respect. re.omited In superior court hills " Inmde public today, In connection MANY RILLS ALREADY 1‘RKl’AR iMiiiili Jenkins .the liliml Negro, found that his head hnd recei Attain Soaked by the Mayor j ttasli. his cheek mul forehead had For Reddling Ibnr/e. j been bruised and his knees sprained j by the fall. He is palnftiny but not Mayor Beverly made it another seriously hurt, his physician. Dr. \V. hundred this morning, when ne (W. Jarrell stated this afternoon, soaked the old-time, and only blind ; The many friends of Mr. Lester will be i dent, 1th a settlement of the litigation The court fight has been averted ; by this settlement, under terms of j which Mrs. Swift retains the baby, but accepts $:!,00ft, in lieu of ali mony which would have amounted • to more than $30,000. I Tom Swift, husband of tiie former | actress, made a hard fight to wrest t fewer than a dozen bills have the baby from Its mother’s control, \ ,-ead.v been introduced. It is and place it in the custody of him-j that'half of these measure bn voting. for penny postage outright blind tiger, Isaiah Jenkins. Spe cial Officer Woodward got the goods '•n him again today, and the Mayor j "III be up and out decided that the evidence was quite, time, sufficient to lead to the conclusion —. that he liad sold the stuff mat makes the negroes crazy. Ih* put _ the usual fine to the negro. Nalah was also hound over to the Washington, Nov. 26. -One-rent e itv c nMrt r ,„. SP ]H ng ||, |ll0r an ,i |„ postage .promises to be one of the <)ut mnv lln ,|,. r a tlvc hiintlreil <!>>■- livest issues to he fought out In tho ; )ar p,,,,,! t „ ,|, 0 Superior Court, mi- tar session of Congress. No; ( |,. r indictment for the same of- .1. H. Allicood. . ?r G. D. Hines. . Fleming. . . . Carrie Sanford. . Mattie Lou Yawr J. M. Cutler, . . Eva Rast.... J. B. Logan. . . . Miss Grace Newton . . Miss Edith Tuttle. . . Miss Clarice Waterman Miss Lee Shepherd. . Ralph Pike Miss Eleanor ftopkins. Mrs. VanVatilkenberg. Miss Minnie Weldon. . Colored Section. Lillie Smith Georgia McLeod Mary Rock ley Olive Lester. . Mrs. S. W. Jnmeison. . . Mrs. John Row Jonas Goss Eliza Hawkins Charlotte English Mary L. Williams 184,80# I.eola Fountain . r >4,825 Frank Delaney 11,15# E. M. Russell 325,700 Allie Anthonv 3,300 Lillie May Thomas. . . . 394,800 F. L. Jackson 28,45# 57.175 21,125 291,505 168,10# 57,925 23,05*0 7,225 53,875 100,4## Dll. WILEY SLATED TO HEAD X. V. 4TTY HEAI/TH DOARD v Washington. Nov. 2 8.—The frlendft of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the former government pure food chief, admit ted today that he was now seriously msidering an off4»r to become the health commissioner of New York j City. Dr. Wiley is now on his Vlr- hort’pfnla farm, and could not ’he reach ed today. EI> TO MAKE ONE CENT. ENOUGH TO CARRY A SEALEDj LETTER. al*; hto elf or his mother, but the yc j woman was willing to sacrifi thing In order to retain the child Your Friends Know It is just as important to use good stationery as it is to 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 105-10S Thom isvilleJGeorgia. A«cm For Fine C*ndia D W. W. FINLEY IS OURIED pointed out by the members inter- j |j R( , r ) {n [csted in cheaper postage, that the | jjnarked increase in the parcel post j j revenue would make penny postage a possibility, without seriotisly ham pering the Hnames of the postal de- partment. | Other advocates contend that the panel post should bo given a fur- j titer opportunity to demonstrate its learning capacity before a possible been* u li , rlbutor to the city for several ye provide .j op tfiat same offence. is perhaps the only real id Ivilizatlon. OM- Body of President or Southern Bail roud Borne to Chureli by Six Negro Porters of that Bond. Washington, Nov. 28.—The fun-(larger loss even to the Postal Be i oral services for the late W. W. j partment Is incurred. ) Finley, President of the Southern I — — ■ . | Railway system, was held here to- 1 day. The funeral was attended by many ‘ government officials and associates t in the busiii^ss world. As the body was being carried into the church at eleven o’clock, all activities on the Southern’s seven thousand miles of track ceased, and employees of that road everywhere laid down their work for a brief period, and all trains came to a standstill. The body of Mr. Finley was borne to the church by six negro railway porters, who are veteran employees of the company. Successor to be Named Dee. 12th. Washington. Nov. 28.—A meeting of the Directors of the Southern Railway is to be held in this city some time before December 12th, to select a successor to the late Presi dent W. W. Finley. It has 'been suggested that this election be delayed, because of the unusual situation arising from the recent death of T. M. Emerson, * President of the Atlantic Coast Line, POTION OF CRUELTY TO ENGLISH-LANGUAGE Chicago, Nov. 28.—Joseph Jas- trow, a professor from the Univer sity of Wisconsin, while speaking here today before the National Coun cil of English Students, suggested the immediate formation or a So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to the English Langauge. F. N. Scott, of the University of Michigan, scored the newspapers of the country for not having better written matter In their columns. A. C. L. Depot Rurned. Cairo, Nov. 28.—-The Atlantic Coast .Line depot at Pine Park, a small station several miles east of here, was burned to the ground this morning at one o’clock. The loss was about five hundred dollars. By hard work of the citizens, nearby stores and residences were saved. The can bo of the fire la unknown. irbieb road I# 4 #tron* competitor -hut It t* generally toileted that or the Southern BattMy.. rats raused ft. PANAMA CELEBRATING l’od ay is Ninety-Second Atmivc i-vm of independence From Spain— lias Had IntereMting History. Panama City, Nov. 28.—The Re public of Panama is today observing the ninety-second anniversary of its independence from Spain. It was the last of the South American colo nies to shake of European rule, when in 1821 it declared its freedom. Then! it be ame for a time a part of the l,p\v Republic of Colombia, and its Independence from Colombia was declared In 1903. The treaty with the United States, giving that country the. ri-ht to build the Panama Canal, was mado in 1901. and Panama then virtually bef-ame a protectorate of tho United States. ATLANTA SCHOOLS A DISGRACE TO THAT CITY Atlanta, Nov. 28.—The achool beard row continues. It is doclared today that some of the schools are in such dilapidated condition that the stoves have to be held together with bits of wire, and that the ether furniture and furnishings are in equally bad condition. Will Place on Sale FRIDAY and SATURDAY about two hundred Remnants of Woolen Dress Goods. These are all new and of the latest qualities. It will pay you to come early * Louis Steyerman, The Shop of Quality. On the Corner.