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VOL. 2. No. 11.
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TIIOMASVILLK, GEORGIA
TURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1014,
*1.00 FEB ANNUM.
V
DEATH SAYS
INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT
VILLA'S STATEMENT THAT FIR
ING SQUAD Dili IT TO BE UN
TRUE — WENT UNARMED TO
HIS OFFICE AND WAS MUR
DERED.
Washlntgon, March 23.—British
Consul Perceval’s official report on
the hilling of William S. Benton,
says that no pistol shots were fired
In the fight which caused the ranch
man's death, leavlg the Inference
that he was stabbed to death.
The report was submitted to the
British Embassy here today. It
doesn’t make any definite charge as
to the manner of Benton’s death. It
establishes definitely, however, that
he didn't como to his death at the
hands of a firing squad, as Villa has
previously declared.
The fact that Benton was stabbed
seems to corroborate the rumor here
that he was killed with a knife by
one of Villa’s officers.
Consul Perceval’s report also says
that Benton went to Juarez unarmed,
to make a protest against the theft
of his cattle.
VILLA READY TO
TAKE TOBREON
CONSTITUTIONALISTS ARE EN.
TRENCHED, WAITING THE AT-
TACK—FEW MORE HOURS BE
FORE BATTLE.
FALSE RUMOR
IS
REV. 0. C. HOUGH DEAD
Young Minister, Ordained But Two
Months, Passes Atvay With Pneu
monia Friday Night.
Rev. O. C. Hough died last Friday
night after an Illness of several
days with pneumonia. The course
of the disease was so swift and sure
that death came to this beloved
young man before his friends and
relatives realized the grave condition
of tbe Illness.
Mr. Hough was a school teacher
at the MacIntyre school, near Och-
locknee, for two years, and had just
passed, his twenty-second birthday.
He was recently ordained as a min- „ ,
ister of the Baptist Church, and ?®l d /'.““A 9 :
was called to the church at Bacon-
ton two months ago. He was a
splendid young man, and one in
whom there was great promise of a
work of service and de'otlon for
the Master's cause.
He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
N. G. Hough, of this city, and la
survived by bis parents, two sisters.
Misses Lillie and Cole Bell Hough,
and two brothers, Messrs. John and
Tom Hough, also of Thomasville.
Mr. Hough has preached at the
two Baptist churches In Thomas
ville, and has many friends scatter
ed throughout the county, who will
regret exceedingly to hear of his
death
Hough Funerald Held Sunday.
The funeral of Rev. O. C. Hough
occurred Sunday, at the residence of
his parents, on Hardaway Street.
Rev. D. H. Parker, assisted by Rev.
R. Q. Jackson, officiated In the ser
vices at the House, after which the
body was taken to the grave at Lau
rel Hill cemetery, and the services
there were conducted by the Wood
men of the World, of which the de
ceased was a member. The cere
monies were In charge of Rev. H. B.
Nesmith, of Coolldge.
The following members of that
order from Merrillville and Cool
ldge were present, In addition to the
number from the Thomasville Camp:
Messrs. H. W. Hayes, R. K. Gaston,
Gaston Wilson, R. E. Aldridge, J.
Brown, Horace Strickland, H. C.
Giles, J. B. Giles, of Merrillville;
Rev. H. B. Nesmith, w. H. Moncrlef,
J. L. Banister, Oscar Moncrlef and
Herbert Canady, of Coolldge.
Bermejlllo, Durango, Constitution
1st Field Base, March 23.—Marked
by several sharp brushes with the
enemy. Gen. VIlla’B spectacular
march against Torreon was nearing
an end today, and only a few su
burban towns remained between his
army of twelve thousand men, and
the actual seige of Torreon.
At no point does Gen. Villa expect
any sharp resistance unless it Is at
Ledro, a town located a short dis
tance north of Torreon. It is re
ported that a formidable garrison
has been placed there by the Feder-
als.
General Villa Is confident, he said
today, that only a few more hours,
and little fighting, would Intervene
before his army Is Investing Torreon
proper.
Gen. Villa believes that the Fed-
erals wish to keep the Torreon gar
rison Intact for the defense of the
city Itself.
The skirmishes so far have been
mere play for the Rebels. The eag
er soldiers have seemingly delighted
In the cavalry charges, which have
put to rout several small outpost
guards.
Officers from the extreme front re
turned today after viewing some
the Federal fortifications through
They reported that
the defenses had been elaborately
laid out. according to the latest mili
tary methods, so that the defending
troops might move from trench to
trench without exposing themselves.
Fresh earth was said to mark the
lurking places of the enemies big
guns, and some barbed wire fences
were visible on the northern side of
the Federal fortification.
Troops continued to pour Into
Bermejlllo from the North today, and
nearly all the supplies from Yermo
are now here.
Reliels Surrender to U. S. Forres.
Delrlo, Tex., March 23.—Twenty-
seven Constitutionalists soldiers, of
the garrison of Atlas Vacas, oppo
site Delrlo, who were driven across
the International border yesterday
by the Federals, surrendered to the
American border patrol here today.
This was the garrison which was
reported to have been annihilated. In
yesterday’s Eagle Rasa dispatches.
WEST WANTS MS milTED
Washington, March 23.—Senator
West, of Georgia, today asked Presi
dent Wilson to appoint A. Pratt Ad
ams, of Savannah, as Federal Attor
ney for the Southern Judicial Dis
trict of Georgia.
Senator West said the President
seemed willing to appoint him, If
Adams would dissolve tbe law part
nership, of which he Is now a mem-
jber.
STATEMENT THAT TEACHER OF
THOMAS COUNTY HAD THROWN
CHILD IN WELL IS NOT THUE,
SAYS BUPT. SEARCY.
The following communication Is
3ent to the papers by 3upt. Searcy,
of the County Schools. It Is In ref
ence to a rumor which -was circu
lated some few days ago in effect
that a chi d had fallen Into a well
while the> teacher was whipping it,
and had died, and that she had been
arrested.
The Tlmes-Enterprlse Investigated
and found that It was rumor and
without the slightest foundation In
fact, and consequently paid no at
tention to the rumor, beanuse of
the publicity which It would have
necessarily demanded for the young
wonrar In question.
Mr. Searcy’s card In that connec
tion, is published as requehteu, and
Is as follows:
Thomasville, Ga„ Mch 21, 1914.
Editor Tlmes-Enterprlse,
City.
Dear Sir: The report that a
teacher In this county had thrown
pupil of her school Into a well,
breaking its back. Is absolutely false.
I have been kept busy donying It,
and finding that there Is no staying
Its progress, I
help me.
It Is Bald that tue affair happened
In the Summer Hill School, where
Miss Clevle Hand Is the teacher.
The well at this school Is a 6-Inch
bored well. Miss Hand is one of the
best teachers In the entire county
EXCITEMENT
IS INTENSE
JONES CASE
IS
TROOPS RUSHED HERE AND
THERE AND GRAVE FEARS
ARE FEW FOR THE FATE OF
THE UNIONIST MOVEMENT —
—ENGLAND ON THE QUIVIVE
AND ARMY HEADKUARTERS
RUSHED.
Belfast, Ireland, March 21.—Ul
ster this morning presented a very
martial aspect, A41 Important towns
are occupied by soldiers of tbe regu
lar army, and other detachments
are marching along the country
roads. I-ong trains of baggage and
ammunition traversed the country
on their way to various garrisons.
At all the Unionist centers, there
was grave animation among the
“Ulster Volunteers,” and Intense
excitement prevailed everywhere.
A torpedo boat destroyer arrived
this morning at Kingstown, and
landed five officers and one hun- Kato Pringle, a negro man, was
drede and fifty men of the Yorkshire, jailed early Sunday evening on the
regiment. iouren place, near Meigs. The man
Government Troops Arriving In was slabbed In a fight with another
Large Numbers, [negro. Details of the killing are
Within the past twenty-four hours i meagre but it Is statod that the two
more than throe thousand regular ] got Into a fuss and the killing
ATTORNEY TITUS FOR THE
PLAINTIFF ANNOUNCED THAT
HE WOULD BRING THE SUIT
AGAINST CITY AT ANOTHER
TERM. *
The case of Mra. Jones versus the
City of Thomasville for twenty-five
thousand dollars for the death of her
Bon Malcomb Jones, at the Chero
Cola plant last 'May was withdrawn
by the plaintiff’s attorney, Mr. Titus
this morning at the session of the
city court.
’This turn of the case was most
unexpected, Mr. Titus announcing
when the case was called, that owing
to the absence of testimony which
he believed necessary to the case he
would dismiss the suit and bring It
again at another term.
WILSON TREE
IS
GIFT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES TO THOMAS
COUNTY PLACED IN THE
GROUND IN FRONT OF MAIN
ENTRANCE TO COURT HOUSE.
Last Friday at the Court House
at twelve o’clock, the tree which was
given to the county by President
Woedrow Wilson was 'Planted with
appropriate ceremonials. The tree
TRICT LEI
FOR»DEPOT
MESSRS. LITTLE AND PHILIPS,
OF CORDELE AWARDED THE
CONTRACT—TO COST ABOUT
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The contract for the erection of
the new passenger station of the
Coast Line In Thomasville was let
Saturday by the officials who have
that matter in charge. Thero were
something like twenty-seven bids
arrived this morning, addressed to t f rorn contractors In this section of
Mr. William Miller, who requested i Georgia. After a careful conslderm-
it of the President, and It was taken j of the JtW** It
NEGRO STABBED TO
DEATH NEAR MEIGS
am asking you tojtroopa, Including four batalllona of
Infantry, with machine guns and two
batteries of field artillery, all equip
ped for active service, have arrived
in Ulster. This Is said to be the,
advance guard of a large armed
force which the military authorities
are sending to the Northern prov-
system, Is doing excellent work, and! Inv e or Ireland to prevent the as-
seems undisturbed by the report. 1 sumption of tho local government
There may be a teacher In soraei b y the antl-Home Rulers. Other
other county of the State guilty of .'troops are already
the deed, but not In this county. 11 their army stations,
am glad to make this doniai, and I These preparations so far have
am doing so without Miss Hand's!not created any public demonstra-
knowledgo. There has not been!‘Ions in Belfast. There is great
even the shadow of an excuse for! an5t, cty. however, lest the over-en-
the report on Summer Hill school, thuslastl. Unionists should preclpl-
To the general public. I will sayitate riots during tho week-end, glv-
that the schools of the county arei ln S their opponents s long sought
suited. Ed Thomas, the negro doing
the killing, left the farm for parts
unknown.
from the White House grounds, the
expense of Its transportation and
preparation being born* by tbe
President hlmselt.
Thll tree is about five feet in
height and Is of tbe Catnlpa s. ecles.
It has, when grown, large cordate
leaves, and bears a white and sdme-
tlmes varlagated flower. It is es
pecially adapted to this country and i
Messrs Little and Philips, of Cor-
dele.
It Is stated that the bid made
by this firm was something like two
thousand dbllars lower than the
nearest bid to theirs, and that the
price Is twenty-seven thousand dol
lars. This firm has erected many
structures In this section of the
State, and are regarded as highly
activity prevails at the British War
office and other departments of the
government which are affected by
the apparently grave situation in
the Ulster district of Ireland.
All Secretaries of State today
.cancelled their usual week-end (rips
moving from ; to the country.
An official announcement today
confirmed the resignation of some
nrmy officers, who were serving In
Ireland. It was stated these cases
would be dealt with in due form,
at a later tlmb.
Rumors were In circulation today !
that many other officers would re-
is used us a shade tree, and tor its j responsible. Mr. Little of that firm
singular beauty in the White House | ' 9 a brother of Dr. A. D. Little, of
grounds. 'this city.
Tile tree was placed in position ■ The work on the erection oi a tsm-
by Mlsa May Hawthorne and the dirt porary depot at the side of the pres-
was thrown around It by Mr. Wil-! ent structure will begin at once, and
Ham Miller. The tree was tnen ac- as soon a > this '* completed the other
cepted on behalf of the people by
Hon. W. I. MacIntyre In a fow ap
propriate and witty remarks, calling
nttentlon to the fact that It was Mr.
MUller. who first planned and sug-
ested the Improvements to the
Court House square twelve years
ago. and that It was due to bis en
ergy and Ingenuity that the present
plans for Improvement were made.
The tree was named "Woodrow Wil
son," and was planted directly In
front of the main entrance to the!
court room. Quito n number of|
people witnessed the ceremonial. I
will be torn down and work will
commence. The news of the award
ing of the contract and the assur
ance that work will commence at
once will be received with glad ac
claim by the traveling public of
Thomasville.
OKLAHOMA IS* LAUNCHED
POLITICAL POT BOILING
AGAIN IN GRAOY
Philadelphia, March 23.—With the
launching today of the dreadnaught
.Oklahoma, another first class battle-
jshlp Is practically ready for service
i in the American navy. She is five
i hundred and eighty-three feet long*
I and has a displacement of twenty-
| seven thousand, five hundred tons,
i In both her armor and armanent,
I the Oklahoma is far ahead of the
resent American warships. She 1
running smoothly along, with now I opportunity for enforcing rigorous! sign if they were ordered to report Kevenil ITomlnent Ci’Jxen* Have 11 <“" 1 'jj, .Lateen
and then a ripple, to show that there repressive measures. for duty In Ireland. | Been Mentioned In Conner!Ion ° .
is still "life in the old land." Sir Edward Carson, the Unionist j The Police In Ulstor have been | With legislative Places. |*“*.
I ask the papers of the adjoining leader and h!s associates desire that! orderd to enforce tho "gun ordl-, , ! Linn, .moment Her irmor belt is
counties tn copy. J. S. SEARCY, the Government take tho first pro-1 nance," in all cases where the mem-1 I half hi., thirk and
Supt. County Schools, Thomas Co. vocative step, and today they urged I hers of the Ulster Volunteers are I .. , Ca . r ?’ a , a ' K ,i ' 1 f ch 20 -—The , d hundred feet alon-earh
the Ulstermen to keep cool. [found to possess arms. This act «“*> bae *» bu « lD 8 a s, a| n over m,extends four hundred feet alon, each
Tho old Town Hall, In Belfast, .empowers the authorities to seize! 1 * 118 ne ®* °‘ tlle woods, sever:. >■ •
which Is tho official headquarters of!all unlicensed firearms. I? 1 ! 11 !? 8 h ? Ve been j 0 ® 01 * 01104 ! * or *®S-j
the “Provisional Government,” has | — — llalatlve honors—if it can be called stationed a little further up the
been closed to all visitors, and tho j MANY OFFICEK8 OF an b0,l0r - Among them is J. M. [street. The cow-boy show had the
Important documents, ciphers and QUEENSTOWN HUSSARS | Blackshear. of the Duncanville tils- j largest audience end the largest col-
other special paraphernalia has. HAVE QUIT THEIR POSTS. f rlct . Col. J. Q Smith, VV. II. Col-1 lection, however.
Jbeen removed frorti that building! Dublni. Ireland, March. 21.— Huh, \V s D. Barber, Judge John R. t And this was not all the spice for
,and hidden In a variety of places. -Nearly all officers of the Fourth Singletary and perhaps there are. the veek. Yesterday we had sever-
I — {Queenstown* Hussars, who are sta- nthers to be mentioned later. jal carnival people who had been en-
jMVCH DISSATISFACTION Itioned at Currngh Camp, are said! • -None of these gentlemen are, tertaining Whigham with a carnival,
I EXISTS IN RANKS OF to have resigned their commissions, \ avowed aspirants, but it is presum- j having t ome over here to appear be-
j BRITISH OFFICERS. I according to a semi-official state-|f‘* that none of them would refuse fore tho court for "aming. The peo-
jment received here today
London, March 21.—The prlncl-,
WHITE WAY
Standing of- Contestants in
the Grafonola Contest
WEEK ENDING MARCH 18.1914.
1— 3060
39— 2000
76— 2000
113— 2000
2— 6000 ■
40— 2000
77— 2000
114— 2000
3— 5000
41— 2000
78— 2000
115— 2000
4— 2000
42— 2000
79— 2001)
116— 2000
5— 2000
43— 200u
80— 2000
117— 2000
6— 2000
44— 2000
81— 2000
118— 2000
7— 2000
45— 2000
82— 2000
119— 2000
8— 4000
46— 200o
83— 2000
120— 2000
9— 9000
47— 2000
84— 2000
121— 2000
10— 7000
48— 2000
83— 2000
122— 2000
11— 2000
49— 2000
S8— 2000
123— 2000
12— 10180
5ft— 2000
87— 2000
124— 2000
13— 2000
51— 2000
SS— 2000
125— 2000
14— 2000
32— 2000
S»— 2000
126— 2000
15— 2000
53— 2000
90— 2000
127— 2000
;6— 2000
64— 2000
91— 2000
128— 2000
17— 2000
66— 1000
92— 2000
129— 2000
18— 2000
36— 2000
93— 2000
130— 2000
19— 2000
57— 2000
94— 2000
131— 2000
20— 2000
21— 2000
22— 2000
23— 2000
24— 2000
25— 2000
58— 2000
P*— 2000
132— 2000
69— 2000
fH— 2000
133— 2000
60— 2000
97— 2000
134— 3000
61— 2000
98— 2000
135— 2000
62— 2000
99— 200ft
136— 2000
63— 2000
100—12305
137— 2000
2 6— auOO /
64— 2000
101— 2000
138— 2000
27— 2000
35— 2000
102— 2000
139— 2000
66— 2000
103— 2000
140— 2000
30— 2000
3t— 2000
32— 2000
33— 2000
34— 11525
35— 2000
36— 2000
67— 2000
104— 2000
141— 2000
68— 2000
105— 2000
142— 6000
69— 2000
70— 2000
71— 2000
106— 2000
107— 2000
108— 2000
143— 2000
144— 2000
145— 2000
72— 5960
109— 2000
146— 2000
73— 2000
110—* 2000
147— 2000
37— 2000
74— 2000
111— 2000
148— 2400
38— 2000
75— 2000
112— 2000
149— 2000
PROBABLE THAT THIS STREET,
WILL BE LIGHTED WITH I l' a > nejys from Ireland today was
WHITE LIGHTS IN A SHORT i ,be dissatisfaction among the regu- j
TIME. j lar nrmy officials, who aro under or-
dors to proceed to Ulster. The ac-
jtual number of resignations Is prob-
lomatlc, but it was evidently con-
It Is more than probable that Jack-1 s tdernLIe, as several earnest confer-
aon St^et from the Intersection o „f the Cablnet nllnl8ters wer0
Madison to the A. C L. StatIon. will . Qn 8 „ bJect . The arIny |8
have a white way. The matter waal lread 8erlollgly 8bort In the num .
takea u , p '^ th property aw “ers by bBr 0 , commissioned officers.
Mr. C. L. Thompson a short time Pall Mall Gazette today pub-
ago, and lie has already secured thei„ 8hG(i an llQ verified report of a
consent of many of the people onj n , ut j n y of two companies o? the
that street to have the way Installed. Dorsettahlre Regiment, in Belfast.
This would make a very attrac- was generally thought that this
tlve approach to the new A. C. L. j report was somewhat exaggerated,
station and would eventually mean i i, arKC bodies of troops today con
the other blocks of Jackson, and, tinned to leave various stations for
Broad Streets would probably come j ulster *
In with the white way lights, too. Word has come from the Ennls-
Mr. Thmpson makes the posts for
the lights at the Thomasville Iron
Works plant, and the cost |s less ex
pensive than If they were made and
shipped here.
Mr. William Heron, of Martin,
Maine, who has spent the past two
winters In Thomasville. has bought
the J. D. Stringer 12-acre tract of
land, which lies between Mr. Strin
ger’s residence and the residence of
Mr. William McMillan, on Oorden
Avenue. Mr. Heron has already
begun erecting a cozy bungalow, and
he expects to become one of the
many winter residents of Thomas
ville,
ULSTER KEEPS
to aceej t If elected. | p| e n f Whigham did not request
! Some seim to think that J. M. their arrest. It seems that a Deputy
I Blackshear would make an excellent .Sheriff went over from Cairo, and
| representative. He has refused to. on j.j s motion, arrested several of
! become a candidate in the past. t |, P members of the carnival com-
|however, but that does not prevent ,, anv for gaming. The people of
: his many friends from wanting aim Whigham say they were not gam-
to represent Grady. Many of hiajing. because every time the wheel
friends and armirera hope that ho j went around you got something,
will accede this time to their wishes. 3everal witnesses Trotn Walgham
The Grady County farmers are ap- came over and testified tu bnfcalf of
j predating this fine weather, and they ) the defendants, but the court oecld-
jare making good use nf it. ^ *ed against them, and the coffers of
i It has often been said t-at variety the county were enriched as a re
sult of the trial
TO WITHSTAND BEING PIT EN
DED A GOVERNMENT WHICH j is the spice of life. If that is true
IT DETESTS—NO FURTHER Cairo has certainly had the spice
OCTWA RII EXCITEMENT.
Belfast, Ireland. March 23.—The
capital of Ulster today is perhaps the
least excited city, outwardly, in the
airo has certainly had the spice
th/s week. One day we had a wi.’d
west cow-boy show at one end of the
street, and Immediately after his
exhibition ended, a bugle sounned.
United Kingdom. -No more troops | calling the people together to hear
have arrived today, and none are a woman street preacher, who was
.expected. I -
Ulllon army officers that they had I Under the surface, however, It Is I
received official notification, calflng(known that the Unionists continue
for definite statement as to whether u 0 prepare for the eventualities. Sir
they would be prepared to continue Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster-
Calro has had a clean-up day and
our citizens have their places look
ing dean and healthy. The city
fathers should now see that several
nlat es. which comes undir • isir
Jurisdiction are properly looked af
ter. The uuestlon is. will they?
their commissions. If hostilities ac
tually broke out In Ulster. If not,
they were instructed to resign forth
with. Similar notices are said
have been received by all the offi
cers with troops In the North of
Ireland.
King George was In conference
with several cabinet ministers thru-
out the day.
BRITIRH WAR OFFICE
KEEPING IN TOUCH
WITH THE SITUATION.
London, March 21.—The utmost
men, when he read Premier As
quith’s statement, that the troop
movement was merely precaution
ary, said: “That statement merely
represents the position which the
Prime Minister has been driven to!
take. The Government has put It- j
self in a ludicrous position, but Its
action makes no difference to us.
We have proceeded steadily with
our preparations and organization. •
We will keep steadily in view our:
main object, which is to prevent
ourselves being put by force under a
government which we detest.”
PEACOCK-
We. still have a complete stock of
GARDEN SEED
on band.
After this rainy spell it will be the time to plant
if you are one of the late ones:
Try some of our
Early Mohawk Bush Beans
also those
Low Bush Butter Beans
and be pleased with tbe results.
LET US SHOW YOU
SOME NEW
COAT
SUITS
The prettiest of the season.
Phone 160.
Ask to be shown the new
Red Cross Shoes
for women.
LOUIS STEYERMAN,
The Shop of Quality
On the Corner.