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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION
VOIi. 2. No. 10.
THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1011.
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WILSON ACTED
T
AGREED WITH BRITISH FOR RE
PEAL OF TOLLS EXEMPTION,
IF THE MONROE DOCTRINE
WOULD BE KEPT INTACT—CIV.
IL WAR BONDS BROUGHT INTO
TALK.
Washington, March 18.—It was
charged in the Senate today that
President Wilson had determined to
ask (or a repeal of the Panama lolls
exemption as a result of a confer
ence which he recently held with Sir
Lionel Carden, the British Minister
to Mexico.
This broad assertion was made by
Senator Jones, a Republican, of
Washington. He declared that the
President’s action was the culmina
tion of the negotiations with Great
Britain, for the presemtlon of the
Monroe doctrine, which had been
seriously threatened by the Mexican
situation.
Senator Jones, in the course of
his speech, strongly intimated that
the repeal of the tolls exemption
was the price of non-interference in
Mexico by other powers. He fur
ther declared:
"It Is reported, as one condition
that Great Britain will seek repara-
•tion on its losses through Confed
erate bonds Issued during the Civil
war by a plan sanctioned .by this gov
ernment, and under which, the bur
den of this reparation will fall upon
the Southern States."
Senator Jones maintained that
recent developments have shown
their basis for this report.
“What Is a foreign policy that re
quires such humiliating, cowardly
and craven action on our part?" Sen
ator Jones demnaded. “Have we
become so inert, so weak, so supine,
so servile that the Monroe Doctrine
must be sustained and invigorated
by the very powers against which It
was invoked?
BURIED FOR
MAN TAKEN FROM ST. LOUIS
BUILDING APPARENTLY UNIN.
Jl'RED BUT LATER DIED IN
HOSPITAL.
8t. Louis, Mo.. March 19.—Thirty-
Seven hours after being burled in the
ruins of the 3t. Louis Seed Com
pany’s building, Thomas Burke was
rescued early today. He apparently
was not in a serious condition, but
was sent to a hospital for treatment
of his feet.
This building was demoralized
Tuesday by a falling wall of the Mis
souri Athletic club. The rescuers
who had been digging in the ruins
all the time heard Burke's cries for
water, and a force of eighty men
searched a half hour before he was
located. He was pinioned under a
section of flooring. Neaqhtm was
found another body, maiklng the
total dead recovered from the seed
building six.
After being taken to a hospital,
Burke collapsed and died several
hours later.
CUT COURT
WORKS FAST
TWENTY CASES DISPOSED OF ON
CRIMINAL DOCKET IN THE
FIRST DAY AND HALF OF THE
SECOND.
DISABLED SCHOONER TOWED.
INTO PORT OF NORFOLK, VA.
(Bv Associated Prnss.)
Norfolk, Va., March 19.—The dis
abled schooner Elisha Atkins, for
which grave fears had been felt,
was brought into the Virginia Capes
today by the Revenue Cutter Onon
daga, and is apparently not badly
damaged. She was sighted six days
ago, in distress, and the Onondaga
searched for her forty-eight hours
before she was located.
take into consideration that the
curse has, in this case, proved .a
•blessing in one way, in that it has
ruined the business of the truck
growers in Florida, and given us an
opportunity never enjoyed before
by this section of the country. The
HcThe'n "introduced a resolution, tor^gh‘SSm^tion"
calling on President Wilson for full 8 through thl * sectloD ‘ to plant
The City Court disposed of twen
ty cases up to Tuesday noon. The
court has been unusually active, and
the criminal docket had been al
most cleared by the noon recess
Tuesday.
The following disposition was made
of cases already tried:
Monday.
State vs. Charlie Wright; larceny;
discharged.
State vs. Charlie Wilson; larceny;
discharged.
State vs. Patle Brown; larcehy
plea of guilty; 12 months.
State vs. Patle Brown; verdict,
guilty; no sentence passed.
State vs. John Johnson; Jumping
contract; Judgment not guilty.
State vs. Will Wells; larceny; ver
dict of guilty; six months.
State vs. Ida Sanders; •selling liq
uor; $150 and cost, or four months
in Jail.
State vs. Fred Alford; larceny
mistrial.
State vs. Wesley Hadley; dis
charged.
State vs. Tony Jones; dismissed.
State vs. Walter Davidson, dis
charged.
State vs. Cleo Smith; discharged.
State vs. Robert Hutchinson; dis
charged.
State vs. Lncy Peterson; larceny;
Judgment not guilty.
State vs. Nell Cargill; discharging
firearms on public works. Plea of
guilty and sentence of $25 and cost
or four months.
State vs. Roscoe Chastain: ■ carry
ing pistol; verdict not guilty.
Tuesday.
State vs. Tom Curry; se'llng liq
uor; verdict guilty; no sentence yet.
State vs. Baby Guyton and Will
McKinnon; drunk on hlghawy;
Judgment not guilty.
State vs. Penny Lewis; larceny;
Judgment not guilty.
and complete Information regarding
the tolls controversy.
Senator Jones also demanded that
the American people be told what
were the ‘other matters of greater
delicacy and nearer consequence,’’
which were referred to by the Pres!
dent In his Panama tolls message.
President Wilson has urged a re
peal of the tolls, so that the United
Staton might be untrammeled I
dealing with these “other matters.
The Jones resolution wont over
without a vote.
DEMONSTRATION AGENT
WRITES TRUCK GROWERS.
To The Thomas County Farmers:
Dear Sirs:—I am very anxious to
get an accurate account of. nil the
track that is to be planted in this
territory in order that I may better
secure for you a market for same.
I have the promise of a large num
ber of Commission men to send
buyers her to take the atufT f. o. h.
cars at this point or at points thru-
out this territory, provided a suffi
cient quantity Is raised to make a
good shipment dally from each con
venient point along the line.
The cold weather has has pre
vailed throughout this section of the
country for the past month may
have discouraged some of yon and
weakened your determination to
plant truck this season, but please
truck and lots of It. If you have
planned to plant some, plant more.
If you haven’t yet considered the ad
visability of starting this most re
liable and profitable branch of South
ern agriculture, take off your coat,
spit on your hands and get busy.
We want truck growers In this sec
tion. Wo have'arranged to take
care of the crop, and see that your
profits are coming from the north.
■Now, all you have to do Is to raise
the stuff.
If you have planted or expect to
plant truck thl syear, pleaso 1111 out
the blank at the bottom of this let
ter and mall to me. Do this, even
though you have already glvon me
the required Information. By so
doing, you will enable me to keep
my records straight, and will great
ly obllgo. Very truly yours,
W. R. TUCKER,
Demonstration Agent
Moultrie, Ga,
No Acres Planted or to bo Planted
in Truck During Year 1DI4.
Melons
Sweet Potatoes
Irish Potatoes '
Tomatoes
Cabbage
Roasting Ears
Canteloupes
Onions ..
String Beans .......
Squash
Cucumbers
Other Crops
MMEDIATELY SIXTY THOUSAND
TAX COLLECTOR IIEETH WILL
BE AT THE COURT HOUSE BE-
GINNING SATUBDAY,] UNTIL
THE SIXTH OF APltlL FOR
THAT PURPOSE.
Tax Collector P. S. Heeth an
nounces that he will be at the Court
House regularly now beginning Sat
urday for the purpose of registering has been asked to wrestle with.
POLITICIANS SUED IN NEW OR
LEANS FOR THAT AMOUNT
BECAUSE ENEMIES CUT IT OFF
AT ELECTION TIME.
Washington, March 19.—What is
the value of a beard?
This is a question which the Su
preme court of the United States,
AAR. BAGGETT
STRICKEN WITH HEART FAIL
URE TUESDAY WHILE AT
HIS HOME—WIFE BUSHED FOB
AID. BUT WAS TOO LATE.
SUED MUD FOB
LOSS OF LEG
Important:
Use the same care in Selecting
your Druggist that you would in Se
lecting your Doctor it is just as Im
portant to have a Prescription Com
pounded properly, as it is to have
Ingredients to put into it.
We Employ only Registered Pre
scription Clerks and use only the
Purest Chemicals. Yet our prices
are Reasonable, we safeguard your
Pocket Book as w-1 1 as your Health.
PEAGDGK-MASH DRUG GO.
Phones 105-106.
Agents:
for Nunnally’s Fine Candies
and
S. W Paints.
. • ... ..
K3 '-a-—-V-.ir .1 ■OBSuMaa'J4 :> ITuT-VA, - --
Negro Who Had Leg Cnt Off by Train
Sued for Ten Thousand But Got
Three Thousand.
Thursday morning was taken up
at the City Court In the trial of tho
damage suit against the Atlantic
Coast Line by Tom Mitchell, a ne
gro, who hsa his leg cat off at the
Jackson Street crossing In this city
In the latter part of 1911. The
negro, through his attorney, Mr. Ti
tus sued for ten thousand dollars,
claiming damage for his leg and an
arm, which was mutilated. The
Coast Line's side of the case was ar
gued by Mr. S. S. Bennett, of Quit-
man, and Mr. J. H. Merrill, of this
city.
The case against the city, for tho
death of Malcomb Jones, at the
Chero-Cola plant last May, will he
argued Monday, the case being post
poned because of the absence of Mr.
Luke, who Is In the defense, repre
senting the liability company.
Negro’s Gets Three Thousand.
The Jury In the case of Tom Mitch
ell, versus the Coast Line, late
Thursday afternoon renderod a ver
dict of three thousand dollars dam
ages. The case will proFably be ap
pealed, as Is usual with this kind of
business.
The case of Mrs. Jennie Hurst
those in the county who so far have
failed to have their names enrollod.
The state law is concise and plain,
in effect that every man who in
tends to vote must register In per
son before the slxtn day of April,
whloh is six months before the first
Wednesday in October, when the
State election Is to be held.
It is necessary to register. There
are many, especially in this district,
who have failed to do so, and Mr.
Heeth will be at tho Court House
each day until the closing time.
HDEBTi IF
E
NO COMMUNICATION ASKING FOR
PEACE, HOWEVER HAS BEEN
RECEIVED—TROOPS GO . TO
THE BORDER TODAY.
Washington, March 19.—The pos
sible resumption of the negotiations
with the Huerta government, and
the battle of Torroon, occupied the
principal attentions of officials who
are in touch with the Mexican sit
uation today. It was Indicated that
this government Is willing to listen
to any new proposals that Provis
ional President Huerta might make,
for a peaceful settlement of thej
E. O'Sullivan, aged 65, and a Lou
isiana lawyer, was the owner of the
particular beard in question. He says
it was worth sixty thousand dollars.
He also claims that he was forcibly
deprived of it by several of his po
litical enemies on election day,
1908, when he went to the polls to
advise In a certain election. His
alleged assailants were first convict
ed or assault, and then O'Sullivan
entered suit for damage. The de
fendants now claim that the damage
suit is barred by the statute of limi
tations.
O'Sullivan was formerly District
Attorney. State Senator and City At
torney of New Orleans.
Mr. Tom Baggett died suddenly
Tuesday afternoon, at his home on
Horrocks street. Ho had been
town during the afternoon and feel
ing unwell went home about four
oclock and lay down. His wife who
was at home at the time was In the
room and heard him gasp for breath
several times. She rushed out
help fearing something was seriously
wrong. When she returned a short
time after, he had died.
Dr. Ferguson attended him as
soon ns possible but found that he
had died before he could get there.
He made no post-mortem examina
tion, hut was o[ the opinion that he
died of heart failure. Mr. Baggett
wns a carpenter here and was well
known. His friends regret exceed
ingly to hear of his untimely death.
His wife has the sincere sympathy
of the people of the city in her loss,
tho funeral occured Wednesday.
trouble.
No official woro, however, has
been received here regarding the
report of the sending of the Moxlcan
foreign minister to Vera Crtise, to
resume his parleys with John Lind.
A critical turn In the strcfngtti and
prestige of the contending factions
Is expected to result from the battle
of Torreon. Should the Rebels be
reverted at Torreon, it was said that
a compromise candidate for the Pro
visional Presidency of Mexico might
be agreed upon. There was appar
ently no official Information, how
ever, to bear out sudh a belief.
Ft. McPherson Troops Go to Border,
Atlanta, March 19.—Tho main
body of the Seventeenth Infantry
which has been stationed at Ft. Mc
Pherson, left today for Eagle Pass,
Texas, to Join the border patrol
there.
Three special trains carried about
eight hundred men. A detachment
of elghty-flve left yesterday with the
field equipment.
■too Troops Leave Arkansas Fort.
Little Rock, Ark., March 19.—
Companies I., K . L„ and M„ of the
United States Infantry, left Fort Lo
gan H. Root today, for Laredo. They
will report for border duty. The
detachment numbered about
hundred men.
In this Issue of the .3emMV'eekly
Tlmes-Entenprlse appears the formal
announcement of Will Rehberg, for
the office of Sheriff of Thomas
County. Mr. Rcbberg comes out In)
a plain, open promise to perform the
duties of the office, sb best he can,
and those who have watched 41s
work as deputy for the past five
years, can he well assured that this
promise is worthy of sincere con
sideration.
Mr. Rehberg has made many
friends since he started this work,
and he has done everything that he
has had to do in a very efficient and
willing manner. He is a very pleas
ant, affable officer and one in whom
a trust Imposed Is ns safe as in the
hands of any man that the county
possesses. In admitting that he is
no .politician, Mr. Rehberg, probnbly
unknown to himself, has entered
strong appeal to the masses of the
people of the county, and relies oo
them for a recognition of his work
as second officer in the Sheriff's of
fice for that period of time.
AND EXCITED
OVER KILLING
•DEATH TO CAILLAUX!” CALLS
FORTH EXCITED MOBS IN ALL
PARTS OF THE CITY OF PARIS
THIS MORNING.
Ml. REH.EBI FOB SHEtIFF 4,750,395 TUNS
SEED CRUSHED
HOTEL MAN GASHED
A BOGUS CHECK
700 Men Left Ft. Thomas Today.
versus the A., B, & A. railroad, was
Cincinnati, March 19.—Two bat
talions of the Ninth Infantry, com
prising about seven hundred men,
settled in court, Judgment being
taken in her behalf against the rail
road for five hundred dollars. She
was suing for damages when she
fell over some suit cases In alight
ing from an A.. B. A A. train at the
Thomasvllle station, claiming that’ it
was too dark where the train stop
ped for her to see the way to the
station. Her arm was broken, and
she suffered other Injuries.
Snow and Rain in Middle West.
Memphis, Tenn., March 19.—Snow
and rain, accompanied by a biting
wind were experienced throughout
various sections of Oklahoma, Tex
as and Arkansas today.
leave Ft. Thomas late today for La
redo. They will take up the duty of
patrolling the border.
Mrs. H. D. Paine, of Pine Park,
Is visiting her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. R. G. Jackson In Thomasvllle.
Mrs. G. C. Thomas of Cobb, Ga.,
Is visiting the family of Rev. R. G.
Jackson on Stevens Street.
Mrs. J. G. Mebane, of Pine Park,
is visiting the family of Mr. Jeff
Golden for n few days.
Good Looking Traveler at Moultrie
Got Away With 875, and Also
Pulled Off Same Stunt Here.
Soventy-five dollars is the sum in
United States money that R. D.
Bevorly, proprietor of the Colquitt
Hotel, is mourning in the departure
of H. C. Cartwright, whose smooth
tongue and genteel appearance per
suaded him to cash a check without
any investigation in the affiant's
past or present liability.
Well, you couldn't hardly blame
the hotel man. The paper looked
good. In bold red type, printed
on the check there wns the name of
no less famous firm than the Chesa
peake Iron Company, whose rating
three in Bradstreet would make John D.
• Robeverybody sit up and take no
tice. So when Mr. Cartwright pre
sented it with much self-confidence
and evident pride of the financial
standing of the firm that he claimed
to represent, ho was readily count
ed out seven ten-doliar bills and one
five.
The check was sent on Its way to
Baltimore, but when It reached there
the Chesapeake Iron Company re
fused to pay it on the very good
grounds that they didn’t issuo It—
in other words, It was a rank for
gery.
Mr. Beverly learned tho painful
nows this morning and is trying to
get In touch with the before-men
tioned Cartwright, who.-n he would
be pleased to see a member of Col
quitt's road-working force.—Moul
trie Observer.
The same experience occurred here
when Manager Burns, acting or
what appeared to be thoroughly suf
ficient evidence, cashed a check for
Washington, March 19.—The Cen
sus Bureau today reported that 4,-
750,295 tons of cotton seed had
been crushed from the 1913 crop,
and that 629,019 running bales of
linters had been obtained.
The 1912 figures showed 4,579,508
tons of seed crushed, and 602,324
bales of llnters.
BANK ORGANIZED AT METCALFE
With Capital of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars—Plans For Building and
Equipment iAre Made.
Metcalfe is the latest town In tha
county to have a bank. The citizens
of that progressive and active com
munity organized the Bank of Met
calfe last Tuesday, and made plnns
to 3tart the erection of a suitable
building at once.
The capital stock is fifteen thou
sand dollars, and the bank will be
boused with proper equipment in a
building which will be n credit to
the town and fully adequate to tho
needs of the Institution. The offi
Paris, March 18.—The Intense
excitement prevailing throughout the
city as a result of the assassination
of Gaston Calmette was augmented
today by the appearance of an
armed detachment of Republican
guards at several strategic points of
Paris, At every point where there
was any likelihood of trouble, sol
diers supported the police.
The office of the Figaro, where
Calmette was killed, the prison
where his assassin. Madame Call*
laux Is held, the residence of her
husband, the former Minister of
Finance, and the Chamber of Depu
ties were surrounded by dense
throngs. In various other quarters
the police cleared away threatening
groups, but they assembled Immed
iate ns the officers passed on.
It was only necessary for some
one to shout; "Death to Calllanx,"
to be surrounded by noisy throngs.
Madame Calllanx seems to have
become a .popular heroine among the
excited crowds. She was talked of
as the victim of love for Calllanx,
and his Instrument in committing
a crime which has robbed France of
one of Its most prominent writers,
and the cabinet of Its leading spirit.
No incident since the Dreyfus
case has so aroused Paris, and ex
citement prevails In every quarter.
MRS. LUKE DIED THURSDAY
Well-Known and Beloved Woman
Passed Away Thursday, af
ter Illness of Some Weeks.
After an Illness of many weeks,
Mrs. Sarah A. Luke passed sway
Thursday morning about 5:30.
Mrs. Luke was first taken sick early
in the winter with pneumonia and
her death was hourly expected. She
rallied, however from that disease,
and It was hoped by those near to
her that she would recover, but she
failed to regain her strength, and
lingered on until recently she again
became very 111 and It was seen that
the end was approaching.
Mrs. Luke wns the widow of the
late Daniel F. Luke, and before her
marriage was Miss Sarah E. Ed
wards.
She was seventy-four years of age
cers selected were: E. M. Smith, ani1 for sixty of these years she had
President; J. W. Horne,-Vlco-Presi- 1 '’"on « mom her of the Methodist
dent: and W. O. Carter, Cashier, [church.
The neople of the county are de-1 ^ was * n ber home life that Mrs.
lighted at the progressive sp.rit I ' uke Mas best known, as It was
shown hy Metcalfe and Its citizens, - ,,iern that lu ' r Interests were great-
and predict a prosperous and sue- an [* , sbe was. the object of the
cessful career for the newest Thom
as County bank.
similar amount. This check was
cashed the day before the transac
tion at Moultrie. The bankB of the
state have been notified to be on tho
look-out for the chap, and should it
occur again, he will be arrested. It
Is, however, more than likely that
he has skipped a good distance be
fore commencing such operations
again.
devoted love nnd care of her chil
dren.
Mrs. Luki la survived hy three
children, Mrs. George Beverly, Mrs.
C. E. Hay and Hon. Roscoe Luke, of
this city.
The funeral services were held
at the residence this morning being
conducted by Rev. O. F. Cook of the
Methodist church, assisted hy Rev.
W. M. Harris, of the Baptist church.
The pall-bearers were Messrs.
J. T. Culpepper, J. S. Montgomery,
W. B. Cochran, Joe Robison, W. A.
Pringle, and J. A. Chastain.
W<e have the best
MAINS WORK SHOE
In Thomas County.
We want you to try a pair next time.
They are light soft and durable.
Price $2.50.
Smith-Harley Shoe Company.
N. B. We don’t sell any but GOOD Shoes.
One very marked advantage you get in
such a clothing stock as ours, where
yeu find a good assort
ment of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
clothes, is the wide range
of choice you get in style
and [fabrics. In suits
you’ll find here a big va*
riety of models; we show
one of the best ones here in
our [illustration; we have
lots of others.
But you’ll see a big va
riety of fabrics, too; import
ed labrices never before
made up in ready clothes;
America’s best weaves also.
It’s a wonderful style
display; and we’ve got it
here especially for you.
We don’t want you to
miss the benefit of it.
LOUIS STEYERMAN,
The Shop of Quality On the Corner.
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