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THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1013.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN, TO
DETROIT, FLORIDA WITHOUT
ANY TIRE TROUBLE.
Traveling all the way from De
troit, Mich., to Detroit, Flu., Mr. W.
Brewster and his wife reached j
Thomasville yesterday afternoon in!
their Ford car, which showed little j
signs of having made such a long!
journey. ,
Ir. Brewster and his wife left
SAYS THAT THERE MUST HE I
MOKE EXPERIENCE OX LAND j
BEFORE THE WATER CAN IIE
TO IN EX PERIENC E.
New York, Dec. IS.—The present
. WflNTSJTHEET! IN THE COUNT!
FINDS THAT HE CANNOT KENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN
SMALL STORE OX HANSELL! SHERIFF WAS CALLED TO THE
STREET AND WOULD BUY Me-1 SCENE TO CATCH SUPPOSED
LEAN AVENUE — TAX HOOKS MURDERER.
CLOSE DECEMBER 31st.
j Wednesday afternoon considerable
' The City Fathers were in session excitement was caused in the city
about an hour Monday night and dis- j by the report that the son of Mr.
posed of several petitions, discussed Noah Singletary had been killed and
several “would be nice” ordinances; his body dropped in the creek. Sher-
and then adjourned. jiff Singletary was advised by the
Or. J. H. Jenkins presented a. Mayor of Ochiocknee to coine to Mr. t
unique petition, asking Council to Noah Singletary's house at once, p Sth“dav of October ! method of flying on land must first
sell at auction the part of Maclean stating that there was a report that ‘ ! ‘ tr V ® ’
avenue, running from Hansell Street a man had been killed by his father. I ana ,la ' e maae ul ® lmb
to Smith Ave., eighty j
He desired to use this
with his small lot at the Intersection thing else, hut the Sheriff at once,|-j - hauf'the!'»“> last night by the Aero Club,
of the streets, on which he has built with several parties, repaired to the “7*^^ a M ‘“'Brewster says ! of America,
a cheap wooden store. He said in the scene. ““*• D ‘,,l, 1.™
petition that if the city would sell. They found that Mr. Marshal j * I. 3 ®!..?? 1 !®'*'
it, he would build a house thereon.! White had stopped at some -person's j? s . h , co J ia ... * f -
It developed after some discus-j house and 'phoned for help, stating P® 1 ® by goln S a »- tle b >t out ot his
sion that Dr. Jenkins purchased the that bis son had been killed and j" ... _ , .
lot from Captain Maclean, for a thrown in the creek. He was under L. 1,0 , trl ‘' here was made via
hundred dollars and that, as soon as .the Influence of something stronger i Plrn'lngham and Montgomery, Ala-
the people of that section found It : than water, and imagined that his bama - " bl( - b lfl lather °, ut o£ . b ®
out. and knew what he /as going son, whom he had sent back for usual . rout ® fo " car “ coming to tMp
to do, they offered him two hun- something, was murdered. The mat-. aocll ® u - ■' lr - Btwster says that he
drede dollars spot cash for the plot, ter was soon straightened out, af-1 *® und tb ® roads in very good con-
agreeing to give it to the city for a ter the Sheriff arrived on the scene.!' 1 ' 11011 alld the weather has been for
park. Dr. Jenkins scorned the of-j There was considerable excitement the niost^ pnrt^ideal for such a Jour-
fer and said he wanted four and a for several hours In that section of ®® > ’;
half times what he paid for It. He the county.
! OUTRAGE
IN OLD mu
PASSENGERS ARRIVING TODAY
AT FRISCO TELL MANY STOR
IES OF BRUTALITIES INFLICT
ED BY ROVING RANDS OF IN
DIANS AND OUTLAWS.
San Francisco, Dec. 17.—Passen
gers arriving here on the mail steara-
BE TACKLED—ACCIDENTS DUEjer San Jose, have added fresh chap
be improved before an attempt
feeMn length! The misunderstanding was** due ’to “ a^te^Tm^ bToVSWt'!
,71".®,°“!,°!!®“ V°. n h,l a S h .rJET the mud once and having to employ!who ?Poko at a reception tendered
ters to the long list of stories of
the violence, pillage and general
demoralization prevailing through
out Mexico at this time.
James B. Sexton, of Minneapolis, | morning.
Minn., who was amohg the passen- aiah come up
IN THE FOOT
NEGRO ORDERED TO CUT WOOD
GETS IMPUDENT AND SHOOTS
SON OF MR. JIM THOMPSON
NEAR OCHLOCKNEE.
CARNIVAL TRAIN PDAYE# HAV-
cm; WITH CARLOAD SHIP
MENTS OF ORANGES IN F: \H1jY
MORNING HOURS.
The young son of Mr. Jim Thomp-j Two carloads of oranges were
son was shot in the foot Wednes- scattered broadcast over the A. C. L.
day morning at his father’s place, yards near “The High Bride” Mon-
Mr. Thompson told his son. who is I day morning at an early hour,
about eighteen years ot age, to put (The Wise Amusement Company was
Isaiah Johnson, one of the negroes j cn route from West of here to Florl-
staying on the place, to work | da, on a special-train, which came
cutting wood, when he came that Into ‘be yard early in the morning.
The young man saw is- Owing to some misunderstanding of
up. with a shot gun, and witching arrangements, or the
gers arriving on the boat, told of the j told him to cut the wood. The ne- j heavy fog. which was at that time
1 - ... . 1
murder of a youzg California named i gro became impudent and stated
built the store and because of the i
attendant boycott, etc., in that sec-1
tion, he cannot rent the place. He |
now wants the street In order to |
build a house. One alderman want
ed the petition tabled, hut the oth
ers insisted that it he refused point-
blank and this was unanimously j
done. j
Tax Books Close Dec. 31. |
The taxes of the city must be j
paid by the first day of January, or, I
to be more exact, the tax books closo I , v ,. v . TEn
on the thirty-first of December. j ‘^smt^fxpFCTS IDF cOUV
Several minor matters wore! Ij,v !fT/v«iw niJ , ll4 ;
brought up, among them a statement I ° lT 0t 118
of the City Fish market, that’otherj 4*«MULLS.
dealers In oysters In the city were
He came here from Bain-
bridge, leaving there yesterday and
arriving here In good time yester
day afternoon late.
“From Detroit, Mich., to Detroit,
Fla.,“ painted on the side of me
car was a little puzzling as the lat
ter place Is not known to fame,
least It was not to the reporter, and
Mr. Brewster stated that all along
the journey he had been obliged to
explain that Detroit, Florida, was a
little town just below Miami; it
very small with only a few stores
and houses, hut hopes some day to
be larger.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewster left today
for Valdosta, where they expect to
strike the National Highway from
there to Jacksonville.
Mr. Brewster’s car Is equipped with
the Brictson tires, which are said
The occasion! wsa the tenth anni
versary of the first power flight
made by the Wright Brothers.
Mr. Wright {would not predict
however, that the Atlantic would not
be crossed by' airships within the
next few years. What is needed
most, Wright said, was thoroughly
experienced fliers. He said that
fully ninety per cent of the accidents
In aviation we/e caused by the inex
perience of present-day aviators.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Secretary
putting water"or‘°lce“in'theirVotK!° r stat ® Br - van t° da >'‘°' d th ®, H °T
thereby enabling them to sell cheap- b o^ 1 " 11 Affair* Committee that he „„
er than the ones who were obeying j J* ad grea * * aith n future. | tQ be p unc t u re-proof, non-skid, rut-
the state law which forbids that l IJ e I4 sa ? d 7® saw no ^ ea&0I J. * y , proof, blow-out and rim-cut proof,
practice. The state pure food ln-! BnBed states sll0U1<I h ® s tate about , He Baj( j that he ha(1 come a]] the
spector Is here and the matter will' Buyin.gr Embassy property there, and distance from Detroit without a punc-
he called to his attention. I 1 ’®. asbcd tb ® Uommltteo to a PP ro ' ture or any tire trouble, at all, and
inflate one hundred and fifty thou- that tBese Brlct , on tlres carry with
‘ sand dollars ° purchase and equip them a 10i000 . mlle wr | tten guaran .
embassies at Mexico City and Tokio. ! tee
^ Ir ;e'npluulzed tho fact! ai „, „ 8ea0 the Harrls 0 „ en .
that he United S ates should Pro- t|rely wMch , 8 8oId by t hc Thomas-
vide these embassies, so the Poor I vllIo Moto . Company .
Mr. Brewster looked to bo In fine
health and said that both he and
his wife had enjoyed every mile of
their long journey and were feeling
much improved by It.
LOCKED CLUB LICENSES
WONT OE RENEWED
Atlanta, Doc. IS.—The first
the year, now less than two weeks
off, many bring radical changes to
the saloon and locker club situation
In Atlanta. It Is stated oh good au
thority that many licenses which ex
pire at that time will not be renewed.
No locker club licenses will be
renewed-"as a matter of course,"
though some will ho renewed as a
matter of fact. Each application,
however, will be considered on Its
merits, and If the club lias been In
trouble during the past year on
the charge of violating the prohibi
tion law, the license will probably
be refused. This means that If the
seven clubs just raided are found
guilty of the charges, they will not
be fined, but they will not be al
lowed to operate after tho first of
January.
The saloons do not know where
they stand at all. For a year past
they have been selling real beer In
open violation of the law, with tho
tacit sanction of the city government
and police court.
men wouldn't hesitate to accept di
plomatic tests, when they -were of
fered them.
“HONOR CODE” sDOITED
AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
FOR GHRISTiS
Chicago, Dec. 18.—Under tho
terms of a “code of honor,” which
has Just -been adopted by the Uni
versity ot Chicago student body, the
board ot student commissioners will
attempt to stop cheating on exami
nations. Students charged with dls- (
honesty will be tried by the commls-'
slon and punished with the faculty’s
approval. !
The honor code proposal, drew a
big majority vote for the now sys
tem.
strict about never selling whiskey
or spirits over the bar, and ns a sort
of compromise they have been per
mitted to handle every brand of real
beer they choose, and are forced no
longer even to make any pretense of
Belling near-beer.
But tho law hasn't changed, and
there are those who want to see It
vigorously enforced from January
They have been first on.
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VXOLE SAM CAUGHT THREE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE
PERSONS AT THE ILLEGAL
BUSINESS.
Christmas Ideas
You are wondering what you
can select for Gifts as the Christ
mas Season approaches. Come
to our Store and inspect the fol
lowing list of useful articles.
Thermos Bottles $1 BO to $5.7o
Sanitary Drinking Cups. Sets of six $1.2.1
Imported Extracts ar.d Toilet Waters 23c to $10.00
Combs and Brushes 25c to $4.30
Stationery 10c to .$1,23
MANICURE SETS.
Fountain Pens $1.00 to $7.30
Cigars—(Box) $1.00 to $3.73
Pipes 23c to $10.00
NUNNALLY'3 CANDIE 3 40c to $0.00
Hand Mirrors 50c to $3.00
Phones 105 • 106.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Three hun
dred and sixty-five persons were ar
rested during the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, for counterfeiting in
the United States. This fact was
made known In the report of W. J.
Flynn, who is chief of the Treasury
Department’s Secret 3orvlce De
partment.
The amount of alleged counter-
»J felt notes confiscated aggregated
two hundred thousand dollars; the
amount of counterfeit coins totaled
I twenty thousand dollars.
I Of the total number arrested, one
I hundred and seventy-five were con-
jvjeted: and one hundred and thirty-
five are being held to await final ac-
jtion by the courts.
SHOOTS WIFE OF NINE DAYS
HUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT
IT WILL HURT THE HOLIDAY
TRADE TO ANY MATERIAL
EXTENT.
So Christmas weather is in sight
for the coining week.
According to a bulletin issued by
the central weather bureau in Wash
Ington, for this section, there is
no cold weather In sight, and that
light rain will fall throughout the
early part of the week. This pre
diction was verified yesterday by the
foggy mist which fell most of the
day.
According to the bulletin, the rain
is expected tc* be general through
out the SotnWfr’n states. • - • —u
Reports of precipitation came from
Atlanta, Augusta, Birmingham,
Montgomery, Mobile, .New Orleans,
Charlotte, Memphis, Nashville, and
other iplaces.
It Is not thought by Thomasvllle
merchants that tha weather condi
tions will seriouslly affect the
Christmas trade. Yesterday the
stores were thronged with shoppers
and the Indications are that a rec
ord breaking Christmas trade will
be experienced.
This Is a sure sign, say tho mer
chants. that prosperity is among us.
Another notable thing about the
trade this season, is that the shop
pers seem to be buying for the most
part, things with practical utility,
and that “sensible" buying Is tbs
rule.
Juan Edson. said that Edson
was slain on his ranch, near Topic,
by a lawless band of Corra Indians,
who, being killing him, admlrtlster-
ed awful tortures, in the presence of
Edson’s wife and small children.
The Indians afterwards looted the
ranch,
According to Sexton, the robber-
fiatly that he wasn’t going to do it, j Hded
that he was going bird hunting. joran?
In the course of the argument, j
the negro became angered to a i
point beyond control, and shot at | . .
young Mr. Thompson, several of the H,,ak
bird*shot entering his foot, but fall
ing to inflict any appreciable in
jury. Tho negro immediately made
the carnival train col-
th the carload shipments of
bands haven’t confined their depre-jaway to the woods. He is about 11
dations to natives. The store of feet, nine inches tall, weighs about a
Adolph Ludeke, a prominent Ger- hundred and forty, is black and is
man merchant at Acaponat, was loot- | apparently about thirty years of
ed of $40,000 worth of merchan- j age. lie left that section with a
dise. a double barrel shot gun.
Americans Not Mistreated. ■
Washington, Dec. 17.—Reports,
that Americans in the City of Chi
huahua were without foundation,*
Consul Letcher has so informed the j
State Department, which today is- j
sued a statement, denying these rum-
umn tons
OF COTTON SEED
Rear Admiral Fletcher today re
ported that normal conditions h d
been restored at Tampico. He said
the refugees were returning from the j u\|> hkkx CRUSHED I
ships to the city. Few Americans
were left on the War liner Moro
Castle, which sailed Tuesday. The
Constitutionalists are reported to pe
camping eighteen miles from the
City of Tampico today.
CEMBER FIRST, ACCORDING
KEUORT ()Y GOVERNMENT
TIMATK TODAY.
Zapata Again Takes Hand.
Mexico City, Dec. 17.—Tho Reb
els around San Lorenzo are said to |
be directed by Emillano Zapata, and
the Rebel officers in the field are
reported to be In direct communlca- J
tlon with him. Zapata is said to
have taken possession of ;
once used by Porflrio Diaz.
Washington, Dec. 18.—Tho first
cotton seed products statistics for
tho present season, made public to
day by tho Census Bureau, sho
that 2.201.27C tons of cotton seed
had been crushed prior to Decern
her first.
The running bales of Hirers ob
talned numbered 2S9,118.
|jlJU lu . The cotton seed oil mills and other
ranch {denting plants, in active operation
'throughout the country, numbered
RAFT F
ioO.
Georgia’s one hundred and flfty- . ... o „ . . . .
Wo ’cotton seert- «sl&Mishment«i
rushed 335.00A tons nf cotton seed, heart S blood spumfifc
crushed 335,000 tons of cotton seed,
and obtained 48,896 bales of linters.
South Carolina, with ninety-eight
establishments, crushed 172,000
tons of seed, and obtained 19,108
bales of linters.
he two hundred people of the
sement company were asleep at
time and they were considerably
and rudely awakened from
n deserved slumber, when the crash
came. Some were thrown from their
berths, and more or less injured,
while others were just shaken up.
The train came from Cairo and the
two cars of oranges were on the
main line. The coach next to the
en-ino in whi h several of the. car
nival people were sleping, was dam
aged more than any of the others.
Tho cars in which the oranges were
loaded, were considerably damaged.
A special train was immediately
made up and the train left a short
time after, for Lake City, where they
show this week, it Is said that the
bn lses of tho carnival people were
not serious.
STABBED IN HEART
Ami That Organ Sewed Up and .Man
Lived, is the Statement of Phy
sician in Atlanta Meeting.
Atlanta. Dec. IS.—How a man was
stabbed through the heart, and had
his heart sewed up, and now lives
to tell the tale, was recounted by a
leading surgeon at the big surgical
congress, now in progress in At
lanta.
It i3 tne rarest ana most dramatic
feature of the week, and the detain
make the operation almost a mira
cle to the lay mind. Just think of
a man stabbed to the heart in a
street row, late at night; rushed to
the charity ward of the
-1th a gash in his chert:-r
Then Calmly Sits Down and Tells
His Mother All About it in a Let
ter—Blames Relatives.
(By Associated Press.)
j Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. IS.—Af-
j ter shooting his wife, to whom he
| had been married only nine days,
John Conrad today wont to a writ
ing desk, and wrote a letter to his
mother,' describing the tragedy.
Conrad’s bride, who Is believed to
he fatally shot, refused to talk when
he sought her forgiveness.
Conrad, who is a salesman for a
well-known firm, said he shot his
wife because she had threatened to
leave him. He blames his sister-in-
law- for the trouble.
POPR GRIEVED AT DEATH
OF WORLD-FAMOUS CARDINAL
JOHN BURKE, .COMMISSARY
MANAGER, ACCUSED OF AC
CEPTING BRIBES—INVESTIGA-»With Fusion Politicians to Get Can-
TION HAS BEEN UNDER
FOR PAST SIX MONTHS.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Charges of
irregularities in tho dealings be
tween John Burke, the Commissary
manager for the Panama Canal
work and tho contractors who fur
nished tho supplies, are being In
vestigated by the Government. So
far no loss to the government has
been discovered, but tho amount of
didate for Waldo’s Job—Ohje«
Because of Short Term and
Little Power Given Him.
Ne’*- York, Dec. i7.—Jonn Pur-
roy Mitchell, Mayor-elect, has called
a conference of the Fusion Political
organisations to discus# a successor
to Rhinelander Waldo, tho present
Police Commissioner.
This course was irtcen, it is said,
ded surgeon pries open the wound
in the man’s chest, sews up the silt
in the heart with cat-gut, the heart
hrat'ng all the while, and heboid,
the stricken man is dragged back
from the very gates of death’
The patient was only a poor day
laborer, but the operation made sur«
gleal history, and will be recounted
In text books for a century to come.
The marvel about the operation Is
that, according to the big surgeons,
any surgeon of ordinary ability, can
/perform it, provided the patient is
reached in time, and provided, of'
course, the wound in the heart Is
not too large.
XMAS TREE AT PATTEN.
There will be a Christmas tree at
Patten Church on Wednesday, the
__ _ .. because Mitchell’s dflvlsors have re-j^lth of December, which is Christ-
money involved has not been deter-' fused to suggest the name of a man 1 mas Eve Day. The event will take
mined. > suitable for that place. J place in the afternoon, and every-
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec, 17.—Tho De
partment of Agriculture today an
nounced tho winter wheat average
at 36,500,000 acres. The condition
of the crop Dei ember first was 97.2
per cent, of normal, against 93.2 , pa y r ’ 0 u
;ier cent 'or the same date last year.
The ten year average is S9.2 per
cent.
The rye acreage was placed at 2,-
02,000. The condition of the crop
was 95.3, against 93.5 last year. The
ten year average for this • rop is
Rome, Italy, Dec. 17.—The Pope
this morning showed great emotion
when he was told of the death of. —- —
Cardinal Rampolla, and later Issued ^having run away, presumably with
Georgia's WSuut Crop.
Washington, Dec. 17.—The Geor
gia wheat crop acreage is estimated
at 14 4,000 acres, a condition of 92
per cent, and a ten year average of
92 per cent
The South Caroilna wheat acreage
is 82,000; condition 95 per cent.,
and a ten-year average of 91.
Spent the Night In the Rurrucks and
Then Got Married This
Morning.
Two young people, living west of
Bainbrldge, were married this morn
ing at the Ordinary’s office, after
spending a larger portion of the
night in the police barracks. They
came to the city on the night train.
The War Department is trying to
ascertain If Burke has received com
missions from contractors. This
charge was made against him by
Charles R. Walker, who formerly
held a position under Burkef
Walker alleges also that Burke
placed contracts with a comp:
which he was financially interest 1
Burke is now somewhere in
United States, on a leave of
sence', and is still on the government j
It is admitted officially
that this investigation has ibeen un
der way during the past six months,
but it was made public only today.
Neither the Republicans nor Pro- is cordially invited to attend.
gressives will advance a candidate J —
unless the term of office is length-' Dr. and Mrs. Harry Ainsworth
ened, and the Police Commissioner have returned after spending a short
given more power. time in Savannah.
rifYou
are a
a statement, In which he said that
Cardinal Rampolla was one ot the
greatest men In the church.
Cardinal Rampolla worked with
Pape Ldo, in his movement for a re
union of all the Christian churches.
The Cardinal was taken 111 yes
terday, and grew worse last night,
dying hetore a physician could be
summoned.
Mr. Tom Livingston and son, of
Fitzgerald, are spending a short
time with relatives here.
BBBIE1 -11 i 1
the intention to get married here.
They went to the Stuart House and
were followed by a kinsman of the
young lady, who had them arrest
ed and taken to the barracks. They
got married th'% morning, about nine
o’clock, Judge Jones performing the
ceremony. The contracting parties
were Mist Lizzie Oaks and Mr. G. S.
Strickland.
Railroad OfliHals Hurl Heard Charg
es Made Before.
New York, Dec. 17.—The officers
of the Panama Railroad today said
they only knew by hearsay of the
charges against John Burke, the
Commissary manager for the Canal
work. Burke’s accounts were ap
proved by the railroad auditors, but
the officers say they had no other!
relations with Burke.
Burkr is about forty-five years
old, and was formerly a resident of
Indianapolis. The railroad officials
don’t know where he is spending his
vacation.
ROW IN METHODIST CHURCH ,
“Spug”
The President of the UnitedJStates
is a Spug; Cabinet members, Sena
tors, Congressmen, Judges,] every
body from workman to captain of
industry is a “Spug” or wants to be.
>-p-u-
Sy.y. v .
P;.
U-c
ia! letters of
Vjj Giving.
Mr. Lawrence Stoycrman Is at
home tor the Christmas holidays
. fcorn Davidson College. N. 0.
Soinrthlna Xoiv W’lion Puhlicutlon
Attacks the llisliop and His )
Cabinet.
Atlanta, Dee. 18.—A state-wide
row Is on because no inheritance I
taxes have found their way into the
state treasury, though the Inherl-1
tance tax law has been in fort e j
theoretically for four months.
The ordinaries are held to bo prln-|
cipally to blame, It Is declared at the
Comptroller General’s offlee, and
equally to blame with them are the
executors who have failed to make
proper returns.
Although considerable estates are
passing Into the hands of heirs al
most every day, and have been do
ing so ever since the law became ef
fective, not one penny has yet been
collected for the state, under the In
heritance tax law.
! Formal notice has been served i
that this law must he obeyed.
We reccomend
Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits
and Overcoats
to all Spiles
Useful gifts. That’s the whole idea in the
word Spug, not to spend iess for Christmas, but
to spend wisely.
Come] and see some of our “Spug” overcoats,
fine, warm.fwinter coats at $18 to $30. Excellent
values at $25. Useful gifts.
Joinjthe Spugs today. You are a member the
minute you buy useful a present.
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of’Qoality. On the Corner.