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mem , Jl Jl Jl jl Jt Jf .S Jt JC * Jl Official Organ Thomas County jtjtjtjtjtjtjcjtjljtjtjc SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION Wliy Wait? Send m3 Your Subscription NOW, VOI/. 1. Xo. 00. 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. 1- 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.