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1 ****** * * * * * Official Organ Thomas County ********** *% Why Wait? 'S ************ SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION Send in J Your Subscription NOW. VOL. 1. No. 08. THOS1ASVILLE, GEORGIA FIUDAV, DECEMBER 20, 1013. *1.00 PER ANNUM. TAX BETORNS 14 WILLIS Sill IT II SID F1W SEA SPLENDID REPORT OF LIFE SAV ING SERVICE SHOWS UNUSUAL Nl'MHF.Il OF W RECKS AND LIFE AND PROl'ERTV SAVED. CORPORATION RETURNS SHOW SMALLER INCREASE THAN OTHER PROPERTY—INCREASE ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SEV- KNTY THOUSAND. The tux returns of tho city of Thomasvlllo show an Increaso of but a hundred and seventy-three thou sand dollars this year. Tho figures, | Washington. Dec. SC.—The re- 11 ort of S. I. Kimball, General Sup erintendent of the United States Life Saving service, just issued, I shows a sp|eu:|id record for the ser vile during the past year. I BY A QUACK CHICAGO ATTORNEY. WHO PROS. ECUTKD MAN, GETS FATAL WOUND AND THEN DOCTOR SHOOTS lll.VJSELF. PRESIDENT SLEEPS ILL tEI’AIHNG TO TAKE EXERCISE ami increase strength — AY ILL CONSIDER RESERVE hoard or ( i brency bill A.VI) TKl’ST message TO CON GRESS. ?* ^rnpiled In the Cork’s office show j 8aved thro . lnh the efforts of hat the increase is proportionate in thft gervi( . e . a(1( , V83SC , 8 and cargoes. tho white ami negro property turns, the corporation returns be-! ing but about nine hundred dollars in excess of last vonr’s returns. The figures are as follow.-,: 1912 1913 White. . . , , $3,339,101 $3,376,193 Colored. . . 337,120 373,656 TOTAL . 76,221 33.719.S19 ▼ . a . a . a . n , 1 fT (1 d O O I a I * c"ntl V 1II 'll *• i tlihU UI Ill’ll I, "!“ ,0 i 1813 over J. 9 , 1 . 2 '' inJ.»». 2 B S i 5S2 V0S3,S frora rl| nnlng into dan- This Is a very meager increase, 1 but in accord with the returns of Chi-ago, Dec. 24.—A sensational attempt was made on the life of Charles Ailing, Jr., a former member of the Hoard of Aldermen, and now attorney for the State Hoaid of Health, this morning, by Frank Of the 17 I casualifles at'sea, whicn j Klimk, an alleged quack doctor. j 1 figures are the highest ever recorded I Ailing was shot in the eye and may 1 .... vlt .. I he snrvico only slxty-nlno ships die. Klimh then turned the pistol) lass Christian, Miss., Pe- -6 — re lost S rt venty-three persons ! on himself and Inflicted what is be-j President Wilson today mapped out lioevd to he a fatal w ound. ! his program lor rest and reel cation. The shooting occurred in Ailing’s during his three weeks’ vacation office, and Brew out of Ailing's | here prosecuting Klimk for practicing without a license. Klimk was fined two dollars recently, and today lie called on Ailing and asked for a reduction of the fine. He claimed he was destitute and unable to pay the fine. Ailing saM he would recom mend a reduction in the fine to half, whereupon Klimk drew his pistol and began shooting. I*. H. Schwaba, Ailing’s assistant, was slightly wounded by a stray bul- iii il lion allied at nearly fourteen dollars were caved. The life-saving service, with the assistance of revenue cutters and wrecking vessels, assisted 461 ships in distress,, with cargoes valued at more than six million dollars, and carrying more than five thousand passengers. Life-saving crews also warned *or, and also furnished emergency .. . . . . , . ... _ * i ,'Ilotf* to several hundred other boats EE* ,li,, °* cce( l | during the year. Of the total number of accidents, a large percentage were composed of small, undocumented motor-boats, more than two-thirds of the persons pored to danger at sea, occupying those of the year before, The returns of the corporations! as given the Clerk by the State are as follows: 1912 $ 7,090 499 Sou. Ex. Co. . Postal Tel. Co.. W. U. Tel. Co. . So. Hell Tel. Co. A. C. L. Ry A. B. & A.. . Fla. Cen. R R.. 484 30,913 150,756 13,9.19 2,218 1313 $ 6,315 1,005 730 33,347 this class of craft Among the recommendations glv en In the report Is one urging the of power lifp-bouts, instead of 1” 1 2 r 3 ,,pP of power Ure-boats, in: 13 876 tho P resent " dl y "ow-hoats. CHRISTMAS QUIET HERE 864 j vns ‘’Safe nnd Sane,” Hilt. Ev erybody Seemed to Have Good Time. TOTAL $306,499 $307,390, The property returns or some of i the corporations seem all out of pro- ] portion, especially when tho Wes-: Day tern Union puts on less than the Postal, nnd the Florida Central has! decreased to about a third of what! It was Inst year. These returns, how- Christmas seems to have been in ever, are fixed by the State. It Jin most part :i “homo day” yester- " — — | day. Everbody who had a homo I spending a good part of it there, or nth relatives or friends. Nearly an STOLE IAS DAY RECEIPTS ORPHEUM THEATRE WATCHMAN BOUND AND G AGGED AND BOLD HOBBEBS SECURED TWO THOU- SAND DOLLARS. New York, Dec. 26.—Two thou- there was no chance for anything sand dollars, the- receipts of the big of the M rt, as Jupiter Pluvlus had of the places of business were closed and the clerks enjoyed a holiday. A good portion of the population of tho city visited the “movies’’ either yesterday afternoon or last nlglit, and both tho Grand and the Broad Street theatres had especially good pictures on. Probably owing to the unpleasant weather conditions or perhaps to the fact that tho big cannon crackers aro no longer allowed here, tho amount of Christmas fireworks soom- ed a little “off.” On Christmas Eve ChrlBtmas day business, waa stolen from the Orpheum theatre box office this morning by four men, who hid under the balcony seats after last night's performance. 'They surprised the night watchman, bound and gagged him, and then ropped a door off Its hinges and escaped. SCHMIDT TRIAL CONTINUES. New York, N. Y„ Dec. 26.—Hans Schmidt's attorney today Introduced hypothetical questions, 30,000 words long, and he expects to spend more than two hours reading these ques tions to the alienists who waa called by tho State to prove that Schmidt was sane when he killed Anna Au- m ullar. a monopoly of affairs, and evon last night, except for the early part of tho evening, the supply was rather Bhorter than usual and by ten o'clock at the latest, everything reemed quiet. Everybody reports a “good time," however, and tho day was certainly a “safe and sano’’ one In Thomas- vllle. let. BE INTERESTED IX TIIE PARCEL POST IX ORDER TO BRING DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IS THE AIM OF SOCIETY. Washington, Dec. 26.—A move ment has just been started here to interest farmers in the parcels post, in an effort to reduce the high cost of living. The local * Housekeepers’ Alliance plans holding a meeting at an early date, to formulate a cam paign for securing new e?g and milk containers, and getting them into the hands of the farmers. The latter will then he urged to ship Ills pro duct direct to the consumers s. D.5. ARCTIC ZONE Alderman A. Bennett evidently believed In tho old adage that whero there Is smoke Uero Is fire, but twisted It so that “where there Is a flremn there should bo some smoke. 1 He presented each, member of the department a box of cigars for Christmas present. The boys were very much delighted at this kindly remembrance from a member of tho Flro Commutes. Christmas You are wondering what you can select for Gifts as the Christ* FIRST WIRELESS CALL EVER IS SUED FROM THE FROZEN ZONE GAME TO HEltGKN TUESDAY London, Dec. 24.—The first wire less call for help ever received from the Arctic Clrclo was announced to day. At one o’clock Tuesday morn ing. the wireless station at Bergen, Norway, sent out tho call, “Bergen Is working 3. O. S. Walt, listen.” The signals wero so faint that they couldn’t he heard until all ships re ceived tho Bergen call nnd hushed their wireless. Then camo u mes sage from tho Kleamshlp “Sarvald Jarl,” that It was ashoro oa Lofo- den Islands, six hundred miles north of Bergen. This was all tho Intelli gence that was learned by the weak signals, and no further news, of the accident has been received. mas Season approaches. Come to our Store and inspect the fol lowing list of useful articles. FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE FED ERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF BANKS—SENATOR SMITH PUTS IN ATLANTA’S BID. The Pr^klent experts to .deep not loss than 9 hours, the quota ho has always hoped to get, but which he has frequently missed since assum ing his presidential duties. After breakfast each day he will motor to the Mississippi Country Club, thir teen miles away, for a gamo of golf with Hr. Grayson, his private phy sician, nnd then dispose of all Ira- jortant letters and telegrams nt noon. In the afternoons he will go for motor rides, accompanied by members of his family. He will | then take a long walk alon? the j beach and will spend tho openings readings. Thus ho hopes toJregain his vigorous health, which liar, been somewhat impaired, n& a result of :i severe attack of cold. President Has Plenty to D». Two important matters are now occupying the President's mind, they being the selection pf the members <d the newly created Federal Re serve board, and the writing of bis special address to Congress on tho question of me government’s rela tion/ to big business and trusts. No Appointments Yet. If is not thought likely that the President will finally decide on the personnel of the Federal Reserve Board while here. However ho will add a number of now names to his tentative list of prospective appoln- tee=». and then start a rigid inquiry concerning the qualifications of those concerned. It Is also believed the President will employ tho shifting process, which he used In the selec tion of his cabinet, carefully scru tinizing their previous affiliations. On returning to Washington, It is believed the President will confer with his cabinet advisors^.fpr sug gestions regarding the selections. It is further oelieved that there wont he, any t»v uinations until the sixty- day period Allowed by law expires. The present prospect Is that the President 'will make a rough draft of his anti-trust address, while here, and then submit It to the Adminis tration leaders lator on. The In creasing desires of big business to ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOT UNAN IMOUSLY SELECTED, MRS. ELLA FLAGG YOUNG WILL HEAD CHICAGO SCHOOLS. NAME OF .1. M. SCOTT HAS HEEX t SENT THE PRESIDENT, AL THOUGH CONGRESSMAN PARIvi HAD RECOMMENDED GEORGE! II. FIELDS, Chicago, Dec. 24.—Although she did not receive ‘.ho unanimous vote cf the. Board of Education, when she was yesterday re-elected Snperln* undent of the Chicago Public School Washington, Dog 23.- T lie nanu ot J .M. Scott was sent to the Presi dent by the Postmaster Genera late yesterday afternoon to bo post nil, Mrs. ICIla Flagg Young will pt tlie position. wo weeks ago, Mrs. Young de fined re-election because she was Bainbrid tntive Park's recommendation asked for the naming of George il Fields lor the pla«*o. The noimn&i:oii has SUPREME COURT WILL BE ASK ED TO PASS ON LOSSES SUS TAINED BY RICHEST WESTERN CARAVAN THAT EVER WENT TO CALIFORNIA. not chosen on the first ballot, saying 11 reached the Senate. die wanted the undivided support l) t * cir winstances tie of the Board members. r.t Tryon, N. C\, but is expected to return to Chicago and take up ho? duties the first, of the year. John D. Slioop, wna was elo-ted to suc ceed Mrs. Young, will continuo as her assistant. It Is thought that the members of the Board, who.<a resignations were, accepted two weeks agq, but who yesterday refused to vacate their! seats, will contest the election of Mrs. Young. 3ho ia now j naming of the BainLnd'o postniast- been unusual in the i v: r« • T The vacancy in the office vas creat ed after tho election of Represen tative Park in tho Second district. During the life time of Mr. Kodrien- ! rry. however, the postmaster was •.rider fire and his removal was ex pected. When Judge Park camo in to office one of the first tilings he did was to write the Postoffice De partment, asking if Mr. Boddenbery had made a Recommendation. He was told that Mr. Hoddenbery had not. Ifo was told by Senator Hoke Smith, however, that Senator Smith .Mr. Roddenbery -and Mr. Burleson had agreed on .Mr. Scott. This was corroborated by Mr. Burleson. Ron- Wash in gton, Dec. 24.—The Su* pr* me Court of tiio United States will he asked to pass on the claims against the Federal Government for financial liability for property lost iiy the California emigrants, who were massacrced at Mountain Meadow, Utah, in by alleged Mormons nnd Indians. The brief, submitting tho claims of MaJinda Thurston,, a daughter of Willi.m Cameron, who was among those massacreed, for $9,500 worth or property and stock have been pre sented to the Court for a decision. Tile Government is resisting the e Mountain Meadow massacre one of the harrowing tales of •arly Western rush. All but or four of a string of twenty- wagons. constituting the rich- train” that over crossed the Western plains, were lost, together tli rec ] resentatlve Park, lining assn rail by wlth mnny mul( , 3 hcrsc9 and hun . in dor HORRIBLE CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY WHEN YOUNG MAN KILLED HIS MOTHER THINKING SHE WAS BURGLAR. rnith that the latter would Mr. Fields also if the denar incut chore to follow Mr. Park's rei oiiiiik ndntiou, recommended Field: A Georgia member or Congm told Judge I'ark this morning how- Jj" ever, that the department had select- Scott, that Mr. Koddenbury tl) that a telegr 'cnator Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26.—A terri- blye tragedy marked the close of the Christmas season lien*, when Carl F. Carbon, at an early hour this morning shot and instantly killed bis n.other, whom be thought was a burglar. The mother and st and feared burglars. ■planned to sleep out last night, but tho son didn It. He saw her shadow' through the next. and Senator Smith him last May, and - i:th l.:»d sent Scctt grntiilating him on postmaster at Bain-midge. The member conveying ihh> Information is close to Senator Smith. Tho fact that Mr. Scott was chosen «us veri fied by later investigation. Judge Park said today that this statement by his colleague •'as the lived alone, knowledge he had of II mother Kram , and that he had been drhds of cattle. It la claimed that after an unsuc cessful attack, a Mormon leader, by name of John Leo, washed the paint off his face and approached fh** band of onii rants under a Mag, offering to escort them »ty with a Mormon militia. But when the march was resumed, it Is alleged that the militia shot th** .emigrant**, and with the aid of a hand of b’ood-thlrsty Indians tor tured the women and children to deatii. Ml tO Mrs. Thurston’s present claim was filed under the Indian depredation law. The first claim, which was filed in 1877, named only Mormons as defendants. The circuit coarts held that it was not an Indian claim, nd disallowed It. Tho the window*, and killed her ’•<■ Porch Lel,cve that tho question was wholly annialLJro. n’t know | n t)lf , hands of the department, that th ° oPPcalml to the nipreme Court. hole point of issue was wheth- KILLED IN NEW or or not ho or Mr. Boddenhnry had the right of recommendation, tho vacancy occurlng the term of Judge Park. Senator Smith had said all along that his position Is neutral, 'that he woiiTfl Indorse either man If BRYGE PRESIDES OVER CONFERENCE his opinion of either was asked by'Former British Ambassador to U. 8.* the department. YORK STREETS j ROME FIRE WAS DISASTROUS ^operate" with the Ydminlrtratlon 'iV, 3 !™2'2 S f5 J LSHSv59'^ f .! , J r HowntodliS 1 'bavftaen touiiYln“the I1 associations, which BMt Honored by Large Educational Organization in London This Week. London, Dec. 26.—James Bryce, former British Ambassador to the United States will preside at the •No addl-|°P en,n K conference of thirty-one to the Sherman anti-trust low, will * te dwelt on by the President. AND TAXICAB KILLED THEM. , was destroyed yesterday by an ex- don. This conference promises to be Important Commission May be Cre- factory was housed In a two-story on . c of the greatest educational gath- ated at Karly Date. ’i p m^S a retired United state? b,,ll<lln « wh,ch *“ loc ’ ltc, > at tho ° r CB ° VCr a8;iem,,|e,1 bere - Every The ultimata establishment of an: “ rotlre< * Lnlted sute8 '* — -• interstate trada commission, to fur nish information to business regarding details of tho Sherman law's requirements, la thought to bo favored by tho President. This commission would not have any reg ulatory powers whatever, b it it would be a bureau of information end in vestigation, assisting tho courts in carrying out the dissolution decrees, by observing whether those decrees are actually put into effect. President Wilson expects to de liver his anti-trust address to Con* | press Immediately after the* Holi nf Mnnnf Vesuvius ^Mirteen:fi art,c, fi at,n & a3Soclatlonha8Rmem ’ army officer, was Instantly killed, and * kJlle(1 ' nvo others' b0r of moro ?han twent y thousand, men . Hop husband, Kichard Leo. Jr., sor- *™f’° ye v S8 J‘‘V'®":"™ “T”; and most of these are expected to ’ iously, If not fatally, Injured when "°*J a “ »i. attend, thoy wero run down by two auto- 1 . cau *° ot tho X| 1 ' a n I Fifty meetincs, to be held In var- ninhllnn thlo nnrnlmr KROW mobiles this norning. The Lees wero crossing a crowded : street, struggling under an um-j brelln, in a ilriv’ng rain, when a ius auditoriums, have been planned for tho week, and the subjects for discussion cover an extraordinary Mr. T. R. Barrow, who lives near range, big limousine knocked them down. Chastain, Mr. T. S. Barrow and Mr. The subject of Mr. Bryce’s address A taxicab, which wus Just behind L. A. Barrow, who live near Cool- will tie "Salient Educational Issues.’’ tho llmousind ran over them before idge, passed through tho city Thurs- Many other distinguished men will the rhauffeur could stop. day, to visit their uncle, Mr. William also speak at the meetings during The chauffeur of the taxi cab was Hart, at Avon Park, Fla. the week, at onro arrested, but when the aoci- in vested. dent yn. perhaps January 19. after can- ^’ofThe limousine. he was released, j .•e not caught tin* vanning the subject thoroughly with his official family. ■TIiiT nr, I jiilb HMCM 1 This is the Season Thermos Bottles *1 SO to $5.7u Sanitary Drinking Cups, Sets of six 9IJ25 Imported Extracts ar.-l Toilet Waters 23c to $10.00 Combs and Brushes 23c to $1.30 Stationery 10c to .$1.23 MAMCUItE SOTS. Fountain Pens '.. .$1.00 to $7.30 Cigars—(Box) $1.00 to $3.73 Pipes 23c to $10.00 NUNNALLY’3 CANDIES 40c to $0.00 Hand Mirrors BOc to $3.00 Washington, Dec. 26.—Moic than four hundred intional banks and trust companies, representing every state, and nearly every large city in the United States, have already ap- i lied for membership in the Federal Reserve system of banks, according to the Treasury department’s unoffi cial estimates. The officials ot that department haven’t been able to keep pace with the rush of applications, but a care- 1 mustn’t be any question of mistrial ful record, including tho time the in tho case, applications were received, will bei kopt. | The New York Boston and Chi- Masonic Officers Appointed, cago banks haven t applied 4 n great numbers but Secretary of the Treas-1 At the meeting of tho Thomasville New York, Dec. 2 1.—Tho fourth alienl.stH called by the defense agreed with his predecessors that Ham Schmidt, the slayer of Anna Aumul- ier is insane. Dr. S. M. Gregory of tho Belle- ' ue Hospital said tho Protest was so obsresved with the idea of making a sacrifice, when ho killed tho girl, that he didn’t think of any laws. The presiding judge toid the Ju rors that the trill must end before December 31st, the date of the ex plration of his term. of Good Will INM.ICE WOMAN OF C HICAGO j GIUBBEI) BIG FELLOW AND j HELD HIM UNTIL THE PATHOL | WAGON CAME ALONG. i Chicago, D*\ 26.—Mrs. Mary Boyd, one of the clt>*s ten police women yesterday arrested a power-1 ful man who was quarreling with a street-car conductor over the ques tion of fares. She separated the two men, showed her star and told the man she was under arrest. He re sisted, but Mrs. Boyd pulled him from the street car, stood hl.u He said there! a " ft,nst a telephone post and called patrol wagon. Up mi arriving at the station house, i Mrs. Boyd preferred a disorderly' conduct charge against tho prison* Phones 105 • 106. ury McAdoo thinks their applications I Lodge of Masons last night, the ap- will arrive soon. ipoiutlve officers to serve during the Secretaries McAdoo and Houston, I year 1914 were announced. They of the Treasury and Agricultural 1 are as follows: B. M. Zangwill, Departments respectively, began'Senior Deacon; Dan Darley, Junior their hard work this morulnj of ( Deacon; C. L. Folsom, 3enior Stew- planning the location of the re-lard; J. S. Powers. Sc<ond Steward, serve banks, and an official an-land R. W. Davis, Thirl Steward, nouncement of their plan Is expect-1 The lodge is making preparations ed soon. The Socretaries probably'for a public Installation or. the night will make a personal tour of In- of Thursday, January eighth, at spection, covering most of the coun- the Young’s College auditorium, try. | Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia,I' today visited Secretary McAdoo.; from Florence and Lancaster, 3outh er. POLICE DO SAAALL BUSINESS Unusually Quiet Here Chrlxtinaa— Negro Girls Get Drunk and are Locked Up. *‘‘ h », m *“ of (UtlaUcj, In j Carolina, Salisbury, North Carolina, , IS. , u *** *™** boaineaa ac- and other polnta, bringing the total J tlrlty la shown. He la leading tho!much higher. «!*» *» location of one of The Hndaon Trait Company, of ‘ko.Tt er * 1 MUM there.- New York, baa alio appllad, making They were given a time to sober up Other applications arrived today New York's total tbrse. in the etty barracks. The Christmas business o( tiio polic-e this year was decidedly dull, and less arrests were made d’urln-t the week than on any other year iu tho past ten. Tho matinee Monday therefore will not be as larye as was reasonable to anticipate. Judging by past years. One caso which was un usual was tho arrest of five little negro girls, all under fifteen years of age. and all hilariously drunk. We extend ours to everybody; to those who buy our goods, and to those who dont; even to those—if there are any— who say they never will buy them. There is always room in this world for good wishes, and we want you to accept ours. Here’s to you and your family, may you live long and prosper! Louis Steyerman, g j 4